Moderators of NBRC’s Comments (group member since Jan 22, 2011)

Moderators of NBRC’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Randomiser

There were 12 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

Sammy (Disaster) last day
Preeti (Roof)
Alisha (Endless)
Tina (Car)
Fiona (Noisy)
Judith (Jam)
Catherine (Sorting)
Insiyah (Pet)
Jenny (Tax)
Mel (Painting)
Lexi (Jam) extra entry not day 1/2
Sammy (Disaster) extra entry last day

Timestamp: 2024-11-20 10:22:27 UTC

Volunteers

nom: Carrie (Overdue)

Sammy (Disaster) last day
E (Disaster) backup
Mel (Painting)
Alisha (Endless)
Karen (Painting) backup
Judith (Jam)
Preeti (Roof)
Jenny (Tax)
Lexi (Jam) backup not day 1/2
Lexi (Jam) extra entry not day 1/2
Tina (Car)
Angie (Tax) backup
Catherine (Sorting)
Insiyah (Pet)
Sammy (Disaster) extra entry last day
Fiona (Noisy)

Chapter Breakdown

Date		MPDQs			Chapters 	
22 Nov 		Carrie (Overdue)	Ch 1 &2 (pages 1 to 103)
23 Nov 		Preeti (Roof)		Ch 3 & 4 (pages 104 to 172)
24 Nov 		Alisha (Endless)	Ch 5 (pages 173 to 274)
25 Nov 	**** Break Day ****
26 Nov 		Tina (Car)		Ch 6 (pages 275 to 376)
27 Nov 		Fiona (Noisy)		Ch 7 to Ch 8 "...twisting blind and helpless on the rain dark sheets of slate." (pages #77 to pg 489)
28 Nov 		Sammy (Disaster)	Ch 8 "In class on Tuesday, Julian..." to end (pg 489 to 559)

Guidance for DQ setters
Aim for a reasonable number of questions: 4 - 5 is typical. Please don't post too many - any more than 7 gets unwieldy!
Use consecutive numbering of the DQs for your days. So, for example, if Day One is posted as questions 1-4, Day Two should start at number 5 etc.
Don't worry too much about your questions: you aren't being tested on how clever your questions are!
Hints and tips:
- Is there a quote that jumped out at you? Use that in a question.
- What about the characters - do they generate strong feelings? No feelings? - either way, we can explore that!
- What about that plot twist?!
- Explore the writing style: is there an unusual structure being used? what's the tone of voice like? or the point of view?

Want more information about how NBRC runs their Book of the Month discussions? Check out the information here

Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of normal morality they slip gradually from obsession to corruption and betrayal, and at last—inexorably—into evil.

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nominator: Carrie
official page count: 629 pages

Please nominate an Adult Fiction or a Non Fiction book that you would like to read in the month of January 2025.

Nominations will be open until 27 November, UK evening

***Please pay special attention to the Rules and Guidelines listed below.***

Rules and Guidelines
1. Books nominated after the deadline will not be included in the polls. Sorry.
2. Each person is limited to nominating ONE book per category.
3. Please use the add book/author tool located at the top of the comment box when nominating a book. (Please make your nomination clear because side conversations do happen and we don't want to accidentally miss a nomination)
4. Please add the Goodreads synopsis for the book you nominate; optionally you can include a reason why we should read your nomination.
5. Books that were read as a past BOM will not be considered for the poll. (link to the sheet under the spoiler (view spoiler)[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/... (hide spoiler)])
6. Books that are #2 or higher in a series will only be considered if all earlier books in the series have been a past BOM.
7. Books must be published at the time of nomination.
8. If your book is successful in being picked as the BOM you are expected to actively participate in the discussion. This will include writing a set of DQs as well as engaging in conversations.

Also, please be aware of your nomination's genre and list them in the appropriate BOM category.

Genres that DO NOT go here:
Young Adult
Middle Grade / Children's
Erotica

The BOM nominations are for our members to nominate a book they are truly interested in and have no affiliation with. Promotional activity is NOT permitted and nominations that the Moderators perceive to be promotional will be deleted without warning

The theme for January 2025 is Jet Setters!

Will we be travelling around the world with Phineas Fogg, the original jet setter, or some modern day equivalents? Which far-flung locations will we touch down on? And will we be finding the point where wish-fulfilment turns into envy?!

Nominations will be open until 27 November, UK evening

***Please pay special attention to the Rules and Guidelines listed below.***

Rules and Guidelines
1. Books nominated after the deadline will not be included in the polls. Sorry.
2. Each person is limited to nominating ONE book per category.
3. Please use the add book/author tool located at the top of the comment box when nominating a book. (Please make your nomination clear because side conversations do happen and we don't want to accidentally miss a nomination)
4. Please add the Goodreads synopsis for the book you nominate; you should also include an explanation of how it fits the theme for the month.
5. Books that were read as a past BOM will not be considered for the poll. (link to the sheet under the spoiler (view spoiler)[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/... (hide spoiler)])
6. Books that are #2 or higher in a series will only be considered if all earlier books in the series have been a past BOM.
7. Books must be published at the time of nomination.
8. If your book is successful in being picked as the BOM you are expected to actively participate in the discussion. This will include writing a set of DQs as well as engaging in conversations.

The BOM nominations are for our members to nominate a book they are truly interested in and have no affiliation with. Promotional activity is NOT permitted and nominations that the Moderators perceive to be promotional will be deleted without warning

Participation Verified

Lisa AG https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Melindam https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Judith https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Insiyah https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Melissa https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Preeti https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Angie https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

List Randomizer
There were 24 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

Kaley (Prep)
Lexi (Jam) backup
Fiona (Noisy)
E (Disasters)
Keely (Roof) backup
Louise (Noisy) backup
Carrie (Bill)
Judith (Jam) extra entry
Alisha (Endless)
Angie (Tax)
Lisa AG (Painting) backup
Angie (Tax) extra entry
Kelly (maybedog) (Pet Cage)
Lexi (Jam) Extra entry
Judy (Commute)
Mel (Painting)
Judith (Jam)
Jenny (Tax)
Tina (Car)
Mel (Painting) extra entry
Preeti (Roof)
Insiyah (Clean)
CB (Disasters) backup
Catherine (Sorting)

Timestamp: 2024-11-15 11:21:11 UTC

Volunteers

Mel (Painting)
Mel (Painting) extra entry
Judith (Jam)
Judith (Jam) extra entry
Fiona (Noisy)
Insiyah (Clean)
Catherine (Sorting)
Angie (Tax)
Lisa AG (Painting) backup
Louise (Noisy) backup
E (Disasters)
CB (Disasters) backup
Alisha (Endless)
Keely (Roof) backup
Jenny (Tax)
Kelly (maybedog) (Pet Cage)
Preeti (Roof)
Lexi (Jam) backup
Lexi (Jam) Extra entry
Tina (Car)
Angie (Tax) extra entry
Judy (Commute)
Carrie (Bill)
Kaley (Prep)

Chapter Breakdown

Date		Chapters 	MPDQs
16 Nov		1 - 4		Aikaterine
17 Nov		5 - 7		Kaley (Prep)
18 Nov		8 - 10		Lexi (Jam)
19 Nov		11 - 13		Fiona (Noisy)

Guidance for DQ setters
Aim for a reasonable number of questions: 4 - 5 is typical. Please don't post too many - any more than 7 gets unwieldy!
Use consecutive numbering of the DQs for your days. So, for example, if Day One is posted as questions 1-4, Day Two should start at number 5 etc.
Don't worry too much about your questions: you aren't being tested on how clever your questions are!
Hints and tips:
- Is there a quote that jumped out at you? Use that in a question.
- What about the characters - do they generate strong feelings? No feelings? - either way, we can explore that!
- What about that plot twist?!
- Explore the writing style: is there an unusual structure being used? what's the tone of voice like? or the point of view?

Want more information about how NBRC runs their Book of the Month discussions? Check out the information here

Agatha Christie's debut novel was also the first to feature Hercule Poirot, her famously eccentric Belgian detective.

A refugee of the Great War, Poirot has settled in England near Styles Court, the country estate of his wealthy benefactor, the elderly Emily Inglethorp. When Emily is poisoned and the authorities are baffled, Poirot puts his prodigious sleuthing skills to work. Suspects are plentiful, including the victim’s much younger husband, her resentful stepsons, her longtime hired companion, a young family friend working as a nurse, and a London specialist on poisons who just happens to be visiting the nearby village.

All of them have secrets they are desperate to keep, but none can outwit Poirot as he navigates the ingenious red herrings and plot twists that contribute to Agatha Christie's well-deserved reputation as the queen of mystery.

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nominator: aikaterine
official page count: 174

Participation Verified

Melindam: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
RachelG: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Judith: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Ariana: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Insiyah: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Sammy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Judy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Melissa: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Preeti: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Angie: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Randomiser

There were 11 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

Cat (roof)
Judith (Traffic Jam) extra entry
Insiyah (Pet Cage)
Judy (Long Commute)
Alisha (Endless Meal Prep)
Catherine (sorting Recycling)
Cat (roof) extra entry
Cordelia (Overdue Bill)
Judith (Traffic Jam)
Fiona (Noisy Neighbours)
Sammy (DIY Disasters) last day

Timestamp: 2024-10-30 15:39:35 UTC

Volunteers

Mel (nom) day 1
Judith (Traffic Jam)
Judith (Traffic Jam) extra entry
Alisha (Endless Meal Prep)
Cordelia (Overdue Bill)
Fiona (Noisy Neighbours)
Insiyah (Pet Cage)
Catherine (sorting Recycling)
Sammy (DIY Disasters) last day
Ashley (Overdue Bill backup)
Louise (Noisy backup)
Judy (Long Commute)
Cat (roof)
Cat (roof) extra entry
Christina (Commute backup)

Chapter Breakdown

Date		Chapters 	%age		MPDQs
2 Nov		1 - 7		21%		Mel (Painting)
3 Nov		8 - 13		40%		Cat (Roof)
4 Nov		14 - 21		59%		Judith (Traffic)
5 Nov		22 - 29		80%		Insiyah (Pet Cage)
6 Nov		30 - 36		100%		Judy (Long Commute)

Guidance for DQ setters
Aim for a reasonable number of questions: 4 - 5 is typical. Please don't post too many - any more than 7 gets unwieldy!
Use consecutive numbering of the DQs for your days. So, for example, if Day One is posted as questions 1-4, Day Two should start at number 5 etc.
Don't worry too much about your questions: you aren't being tested on how clever your questions are!
Hints and tips:
- Is there a quote that jumped out at you? Use that in a question.
- What about the characters - do they generate strong feelings? No feelings? - either way, we can explore that!
- What about that plot twist?!
- Explore the writing style: is there an unusual structure being used? what's the tone of voice like? or the point of view?

Want more information about how NBRC runs their Book of the Month discussions? Check out the information here

The Spellshop is Sarah Beth Durst’s romantasy debut–a lush cottagecore tale full of stolen spellbooks, unexpected friendships, sweet jams, and even sweeter love.

Kiela has always had trouble dealing with people. Thankfully, as a librarian at the Great Library of Alyssium, she and her assistant, Caz—a magically sentient spider plant—have spent the last decade sequestered among the empire’s most precious spellbooks, preserving their magic for the city’s elite.

When a revolution begins and the library goes up in flames, she and Caz flee with all the spellbooks they can carry and head to a remote island Kiela never thought she’d see again: her childhood home. Taking refuge there, Kiela discovers, much to her dismay, a nosy—and very handsome—neighbor who can’t take a hint and keeps showing up day after day to make sure she’s fed and to help fix up her new home.

In need of income, Kiela identifies something that even the bakery in town doesn’t have: jam. With the help of an old recipe book her parents left her and a bit of illegal magic, her cottage garden is soon covered in ripe berries.

But magic can do more than make life a little sweeter, so Kiela risks the consequences of using unsanctioned spells and opens the island’s first-ever and much needed secret spellshop.

Like a Hallmark rom-com full of mythical creatures and fueled by cinnamon rolls and magic, The Spellshop will heal your heart and feed your soul.

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nominator: Melindam
official page count: 384

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Feed Your Readers, the NetGalley Challenge

Duration: Monthly

How to Participate:

The NetGalley Challenge is designed to not only get you to read your NetGalley books, but to also advertise your reviews for others to see because after all, that's what NetGalley is all about.

Though you may pop in/out at any time, the NetGalley Challenge will run on a monthly basis so you are able to see progress being made.


1. At the beginning of the month, post any/all of the following:
a: How many books on your NetGalley shelf
b: What books are on your NG shelf
c: What your Netgalley feedback ratio is

2. During the month, read the NetGalley books that you can AND update your post with your reviews. (You can do this after each book or wait until the end of the month.)

3. At the end of the month, update your post and with:
a: What books you read
b: Link(s) to your review(s)**
c: Your updated shelf count
d: Your updated books to read
e: Your updated ratio

Then start a new post for the next month!


**When linking your reviews, please link only to the book(s) here at GoodReads. At this time, linking to a personal blog is not allowed. Thank you!