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Amanda wrote: "MN Lisa wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "Hello - the mini 3 Holiday tab doesn't seem to be populating when I enter the info on the Round 2 tab. Maybe I'm doing something wrong?"fixed it. I had the tab name..."
Fixed.
LaurLa wrote: "Hello - the mini 3 Holiday tab doesn't seem to be populating when I enter the info on the Round 2 tab. Maybe I'm doing something wrong?"fixed it. I had the tab name wrong in the formula.
Round 1 is complete. Books from Round 1 that were not completed I have moved to Round 2. If you no longer plan to read those books, just delete them. Looking forward to Round 2 and I should be more present this round!
OK. Christmas is our holiday. Books used in Round 2 work for this mini.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...For the new Holiday Mini we have to, as a team, select a holiday. Then we complete tasks based on that holiday in regards to food, decor, drinks and entertainment.
This goes for books read in this round (Round 2).
I'm thinking Christmas would probably be the easiest....or maybe we want Thanksgiving? Other ideas?
Make sure any books you finish are documented in the next 3 hours. That will give us captains an hour to move things around and finalize our list. Thanks!
14 Hours until the end of round 1. Round 2 Word:
Hungary
There is also a new mini - Holiday.
Shannon wrote: "Just a reminder that once you finish reading a book and put it on the spreadsheet, make sure to add it to your wheel-a-thon shelf so it can be used :)"Totally helps to pick the right shelf. Most of mine were shelved to my last Tower Teams Shelf. I fixed it now,
To max out on our books (not just what we signed up for but the max we can), we can do 12 full spells outs and 4 additional letters. That means we need:12 Zs
12 Is
12 Ms
24 B
12 A
12 W
12 E
We have 6 Zs and 4Is right now, so I see those as being the hard ones, plus just the volume of Bs.
We have 9 Days : 2 Hours : 36 Minutes until the end of the current round.
The light grey fields are the ones you can fill out. The Blue and White will populate automatically. If you don't assign your book to a letter (Column G), one of the captains will do it for you.
If you don't assign your book to a mini game (Columns J & K), one of the captains will attempt this for you.
Maritza wrote: "For the road trip mini, the tasks are not populating to the right spots. Please verify."Fixed. Thanks!
If you can that would be great. I will be reviewing the books as they are finished and try to place them, but I'm not good at strategy to know which ones we should go for first....
So excited to get started. I've started to add my books to the spreadsheet.
Hey everyone! I’m Lisa — your fearless (or maybe just overly caffeinated) Captain for this round. I read about 90% MM Romance because, honestly, after a long day of work, I want happy endings and emotional comfort food, not plotlines that make me question my life choices. Lately, I’ve been wandering a bit outside that lane and — shockingly — have found a few non-romance reads I’ve actually liked. Character growth? Possibly. Temporary chaos? Definitely.I recently started a new job after 23 years at my last one, and I love it — which still feels surreal to say. Outside of reading, my favorite way to unwind is… spreadsheets. I know, it’s weird. My husband even got me a can coozie that says “Freak in the Sheets” with an Excel background, and honestly? Accurate. There’s just something relaxing about formulas behaving themselves.
I’m not especially competitive, but let’s be real — no one wants to be the team limping across the finish line in last place. So let’s keep it fun, stay chill, and maybe stir up just enough chaos to make it interesting. Here’s to good books, good vibes, and the perfect mix of enthusiasm and mild dysfunction that makes every wheel great.
Post 4Information Central
🦦 We'll post all of our claims and completions here.
🦦 FYI - We can only leave 1 word set incomplete...so we'll want to try to complete a set if we possibly can before moving to the next.
All About Wheels
🦦 Read it carefully, make sure you're getting notifications, and ask here when in doubt!
🦦 Only books started after the challenge begins can be used!
🦦 Please add the books you've read to your challenge shelf! As captains, we have to verify your books, and this really helps us!
How to post a 'link' on the Planning Spreadsheet
1. Copy the link from Goodreads
a. From Series Page, hover over the Book Title, Right-Click, Copy Link Address
b. From the Book Page, Copy the address bar
2. On the appropriate line on the Planning Spreadsheet
a. Right Click, Insert Link, Paste, Apply
b. Ctrl+K, Paste, Apply
🦦 OUR PLANNING Sheet 🦦 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
This is a planning spreadsheet that we are going to use. My thought process in creating this was to make it easy to use and easy for Amanda and I to move books around as needed.
Books are added to the Rd X Books tab. Information added includes Title (with link), Page Count, Author(s), Main Character(s), and Narrator Name(s). You only need to complete the grey colored fields. If the field is blue or white, there are formulas on those and should populate as needed.
To place the book on a word, enter the corresponding Ref in the Letter Ref Column. This will populate the Round X Tab with all the appropriate information to complete the line and help when it comes to moving those to the official spreadsheet. Only Amanda, Shannon and I have permissions to edit the Round X tab. If you see an issue with information moving onto the Round X Tab, please let me know.
If you don’t like and/or don’t want to use the spreadsheet, feel free to enter a completion post in the thread. Make sure to include:
Title (Linked), Page Count, Author, Main Character, Narrator
It can be added to the spreadsheet by the captains or any other helpful teammate.
Any questions, please ask!
***Please keep in mind that there is an individual cap on books read. The cap is per round which is two weeks. You can add everything you read to the tracking spreadsheet still but we will only be able to use your individual max number so everyone will have to be strategic
Announcements
🦦 Hey everyone! Welcome to our latest reading adventure — where we’re keeping it laid-back, having fun, and doing our best to not be last (because, c’mon, we’ve got standards).
Your Captains are keeping things low-key this round. Life’s doing its thing, and we’re here to enjoy reading — not turn it into a full-contact sport. We’ll still aim to snag points where we can, especially from the mini-excursions, but there won’t be any “please read this one for the team!” guilt trips. If you want to strategize and maximize every page, go for it — but the big goal this time is simple: have fun, read good books, and don’t finish dead last.
Team guidelines:
🦦 Read what you actually want to read.
🦦 Assume the best of each other — this is supposed to be fun, remember?
🦦 Share your great finds! We love book recs and reading rants.
🦦 Check in weekly so we don’t have to hunt you down. If you’re going quiet for a bit, just let one of us know.
🦦 If we don’t have your challenge shelf listed below, please drop it here so we can add it.
We do have a tracker (because yes, even chaos needs organization sometimes) — you’ll find that linked further down in the posts.
And while we’re getting started, let’s do quick intros! Nothing formal — just a bit about who you are, what you like to read, or how many wheels you’ve been part of before.
🦦 So, here’s to a new round, a fresh start, and another shot at literary glory — or at least not being that team at the bottom of the standings.🦦
Which past wheel or favorite book are you hoping this one reminds you of?
Team Wheel Shelves
🦦 MN Lisa | a-wheel-10 Wheel24 | MAX Books Per Round - 15
🦦 Amanda | *wheel25 | MAX Books Per Round - 23
🦦 Shannon | around-the-world Wheel24 | MAX Books Per Round - 8
🦦 Kirsten | 2025-wheel MAX Books Per Round - 15
🦦 Maritza | wheels-10 | MAX Books Per Round - 10
🦦 LaurLa | nbrc-wheel-10 | MAX Books Per Round - 14
🦦 Cindy | wheels10 | MAX Books Per Round - 11
🦦 Haley | wheels10 | MAX Books Per Round - 12
🦦 Alaina | nbrc-wheels-10 | MAX Books Per Round - 8
🦦 Joyce | 2025-wheel | MAX Books Per Round - 7
OK....I'll be done....I picked those specifically to fill harder letters. I read a bunch that were under 150 pages.I'll add to the banked books if finish any more...
