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Aug 29, 2024 01:47AM
Participation VerifiedCatherine - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Ariana - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Angie https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Insiyah https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Aug 29, 2024 01:47AM
VolunteersCatherine
Ariana (nom)
Alisha
Preeti
Aug 29, 2024 01:47AM
Chapter Breakdown
Date Chapters %ages MPDQs
17 Sep Prologue - 12 24% Catherine
18 Sep 13 - 24 49% Alisha
19 Sep 25 - 35 75% Preeti
20 Sep 36 - end Ariana
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
Aug 29, 2024 01:47AM
When two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, they must face the depths of hell, in a war among gods, to seal their fate forever.
After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again. But eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow just wants to hold her family together. Her mother is suffering from addiction and her brother is missing from the front lines. Her best bet is to win the columnist promotion at the Oath Gazette.
To combat her worries, Iris writes letters to her brother and slips them beneath her wardrobe door, where they vanish―into the hands of Roman Kitt, her cold and handsome rival at the paper. When he anonymously writes Iris back, the two of them forge a connection that will follow Iris all the way to the front lines of battle: for her brother, the fate of mankind, and love.
Shadow and Bone meets Lore in this epic enemies-to-lovers fantasy novel filled with hope and heartbreak, and the unparalleled power of love.
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nominator: Ariana
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Theme Book Of the Month
Will we see throwback titles to high school reading lists, some classic titles, or books set in old school times? Whatever your reason, we are looking forward to your suggestions!
Nominations will be open until 27 September, 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))
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
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Please nominate an Adult Fiction or a Non Fiction book that you would like to read in the month of November 2024.Nominations will be open until 27 September, 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))
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
After a hard fought three months, the winners of Book Games were District 11!
Congratulations to them and to all the other teams!
Book Games
2024
This team challenge riffed on The Hunger Games series for it's minis and various mayhem.
Winners were District 11
The struggle for survival in the arena is a never ending cycle. Sometimes a tribute will luck into a boon but they are just as likely to be a victim of sabotage.
The Randomizer was let loose on all of the teams' resource supply piles. The Arena Masters are not heartless, the news isn't all bad. But the Arena is an unforgiving landscape and in the final hours the randomizer takes one last spin through the resources.
In Round 3, teams may receive a boons (15% page point increase), or sabotages (10% or 15% page point decrease). Teams can received the same boon or sabotage more than once. Impacts to resource supply piles are team specific.
Your team's randomizer results
Weapons: 15% increase (protected, no change)
Shelter: 10% decrease (protected, no change)
Food: 15% decrease (protected, no change)
Defense: 15% increase (protected, no change)
The struggle for survival in the arena is a never ending cycle. Sometimes a tribute will luck into a boon but they are just as likely to be a victim of sabotage.
The Randomizer was let loose on all of the teams' resource supply piles. The Arena Masters are not heartless, the news isn't all bad. But the Arena is an unforgiving landscape and in the final hours the randomizer takes one last spin through the resources.
In Round 3, teams may receive a boons (15% page point increase), or sabotages (10% or 15% page point decrease). Teams can received the same boon or sabotage more than once. Impacts to resource supply piles are team specific.
Your team's randomizer results
Weapons: 10% decrease
Shelter: 15% increase (protected, no change)
Food: 10% decrease (protected, no change)
Defense: 15% decrease (protected, no change)
The struggle for survival in the arena is a never ending cycle. Sometimes a tribute will luck into a boon but they are just as likely to be a victim of sabotage.
The Randomizer was let loose on all of the teams' resource supply piles. The Arena Masters are not heartless, the news isn't all bad. But the Arena is an unforgiving landscape and in the final hours the randomizer takes one last spin through the resources.
In Round 3, teams may receive a boons (15% page point increase), or sabotages (10% or 15% page point decrease). Teams can received the same boon or sabotage more than once. Impacts to resource supply piles are team specific.
Your team's randomizer results
Weapons: 15% decrease
Shelter: 10% decrease
Food: 15% decrease
Defense: 15% decrease
The struggle for survival in the arena is a never ending cycle. Sometimes a tribute will luck into a boon but they are just as likely to be a victim of sabotage.
The Randomizer was let loose on all of the teams' resource supply piles. The Arena Masters are not heartless, the news isn't all bad. But the Arena is an unforgiving landscape and in the final hours the randomizer takes one last spin through the resources.
In Round 3, teams may receive a boons (15% page point increase), or sabotages (10% or 15% page point decrease). Teams can received the same boon or sabotage more than once. Impacts to resource supply piles are team specific.
Your team's randomizer results
Weapons: 15% decrease (protected, no change)
Shelter: 10% decrease (protected, no change)
Food: 10% decrease
Defense: 15% decrease (protected, no change)
The struggle for survival in the arena is a never ending cycle. Sometimes a tribute will luck into a boon but they are just as likely to be a victim of sabotage.
The Randomizer was let loose on all of the teams' resource supply piles. The Arena Masters are not heartless, the news isn't all bad. But the Arena is an unforgiving landscape and in the final hours the randomizer takes one last spin through the resources.
In Round 3, teams may receive a boons (15% page point increase), or sabotages (10% or 15% page point decrease). Teams can received the same boon or sabotage more than once. Impacts to resource supply piles are team specific.
Your team's randomizer results
Weapons: 10% decrease (protected, no change)
Shelter: 15% decrease (protected, no change)
Food: 15% decrease (protected, no change)
Defense: 10% decrease (protected, no change)
The struggle for survival in the arena is a never ending cycle. Sometimes a tribute will luck into a boon but they are just as likely to be a victim of sabotage.
The Randomizer was let loose on all of the teams' resource supply piles. The Arena Masters are not heartless, the news isn't all bad. But the Arena is an unforgiving landscape and in the final hours the randomizer takes one last spin through the resources.
In Round 3, teams may receive a boons (15% page point increase), or sabotages (10% or 15% page point decrease). Teams can received the same boon or sabotage more than once. Impacts to resource supply piles are team specific.
Your team's randomizer results
Weapons: 15% decrease (protected, no change)
Shelter: 15% decrease (protected, no change)
Food: 15% increase (protected, no change)
Defense: 15% decrease
The struggle for survival in the arena is a never ending cycle. Sometimes a tribute will luck into a boon but they are just as likely to be a victim of sabotage.
The Randomizer was let loose on all of the teams' resource supply piles. The Arena Masters are not heartless, the news isn't all bad. But the Arena is an unforgiving landscape and in the final hours the randomizer takes one last spin through the resources.
In Round 3, teams may receive a boons (15% page point increase), or sabotages (10% or 15% page point decrease). Teams can received the same boon or sabotage more than once. Impacts to resource supply piles are team specific.
Your team's randomizer results
Weapons: 10% decrease (protected, no change)
Shelter: 10% decrease (protected, no change)
Food: 15% increase (protected, no change)
Defense: 10% decrease
The struggle for survival in the arena is a never ending cycle. Sometimes a tribute will luck into a boon but they are just as likely to be a victim of sabotage.
The Randomizer was let loose on all of the teams' resource supply piles. The Arena Masters are not heartless, the news isn't all bad. But the Arena is an unforgiving landscape and in the final hours the randomizer takes one last spin through the resources.
In Round 3, teams may receive a boons (15% page point increase), or sabotages (10% or 15% page point decrease). Teams can received the same boon or sabotage more than once. Impacts to resource supply piles are team specific.
Your team's randomizer results
Weapons: 15% decrease (protected, no change)
Shelter: 10% decrease
Food: 15% decrease (protected, no change)
Defense: 15% decrease (protected, no change)
