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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!

December posted
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

~ Monthly Audiobook Challenge ~

Each month we will have a different theme of audiobook for you to listen to.
Read one, two, three, or thirty. Up to you! Just post at the start of the month which books you will read in the category, update through the month and post a link to your Goodreads review (no links to external sites).

Let's find some great audiobooks together!

Duration: Monthly


December 2023 Theme:

Anything festive or related to holidays

How to Participate:

The Audiobook Challenge is designed to not only help you to read your audiobooks, but to also find out about other great audiobooks from other challenge participants!

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

There are no minimum page requirements, and you can read abridged or unabridged audiobooks!


1. At the beginning of the month, post :
a: How many audiobooks in total you want to read for the month
b: How many audiobooks in the monthly category you want to read
c: Post the audiobooks (as you decide on them) by linking them to Goodreads in your post

2. During the month, read the audiobooks 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) - note: can only be linked to Goodreads and not an external site
c: How many audiobooks you have read for this challenge this year


Then start a new post for the next month!


FORMAT YOU CAN COPY AND PASTE:


Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read:
Audiobooks in monthly category to read:

Books in category:

FINISHED


End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year:
Audiobooks in monthly category read:

MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):

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EXAMPLE : (under spoiler)(view spoiler)[

Start of Month

Total audiobooks to read: 6
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 2

Books in category:


FINISHED


End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: 9
Audiobooks in monthly category read: 1

MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):

Great story about women, culture and love set in Nigeria. I loved the characters and the setting, and the audio narrator was great with the different voices and bringing the story to life (hide spoiler)]

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Participation Tokens

Lisa (Aussie Girl)
Angie

DQ Volunteers

Carrie (nom)
Lisa (AG)
Eunice

Chapter Breakdown

Date		Chapters 	Pages		MPDQs
16&17 Dec	1 - 7 		33%		Carrie
18&19 Dec	8 - 14 		65%		Lisa (AG)
20&21 Dec	15 - 21 	100%		Eunice

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

After years of seeing her sisters suffer at the hands of an abusive prince, Marra—the shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter—has finally realized that no one is coming to their rescue. No one, except for Marra herself.

Seeking help from a powerful gravewitch, Marra is offered the tools to kill a prince—if she can complete three impossible tasks. But, as is the way in tales of princes, witches, and daughters, the impossible is only the beginning.

On her quest, Marra is joined by the gravewitch, a reluctant fairy godmother, a strapping former knight, and a chicken possessed by a demon. Together, the five of them intend to be the hand that closes around the throat of the prince and frees Marra's family and their kingdom from its tyrannous ruler at last.

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nominator: Carrie

Participation Verified for Token

Beth
Aoife
Cat
Lisa (Aussie Girl)
Sammy
Melissa
Christina
Judith
Tammie
Lexi
Angie

Randomised List

nominator not in randomiser

There were 17 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

Lisa (AG) (Rock)
Cat (Britpop)
Christina (Pop)
Beth (Hip Hop)
Melindam (Heavy)
Stacey (Punk)
Angie (Punk) (extra entry)
Aoife (Pop)
Lexi (Jazz) (extra entry)
Melissa W (Opera)
Judy (Pop)
Alisha (Jazz)
Lexi (Jazz)
Angie (Punk)
Sammy (Country)
Judith (Jazz) (extra entry)
Judith (Jazz)

Timestamp: 2023-11-30 11:50:16 UTC

Volunteers

Melissa (Country) - nominator (3 Dec)
Lisa (AG) (Rock)
Sammy (Country)
Judith (Jazz)
Judith (Jazz) (extra entry)
Beth (Hip Hop)
Melindam (Heavy)
Aoife (Pop)
Stacey (Punk)
Angie (Punk)
Angie (Punk) (extra entry)
Alisha (Jazz)
Christina (Pop)
Lexi (Jazz)
Lexi (Jazz) (extra entry)
Judy (Pop)
Melissa W (Opera)
Cat (Britpop)

Chapter Breakdown

Date		Chapters 	%age		MPDQs
2 Dec		1 - 12		19%		Lisa (AG) (Rock)
3 Dec		13 - 22		42%		Melissa (Country)
4 Dec		23 - 31		59%		Cat (Britpop)
5 Dec		32 - 45		79%		Christina/Aoife (Pop)
6 Dec		46 - end	100%		Beth (Hip Hop)

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 Keeper of Stories meets The Lost Apothecary in this evocative and charming novel full of mystery and secrets.

‘The thing about books,’ she said ‘is that they help you to imagine a life bigger and better than you could ever dream of.’

On a quiet street in Dublin, a lost bookshop is waiting to be found…

For too long, Opaline, Martha and Henry have been the side characters in their own lives.

But when a vanishing bookshop casts its spell, these three unsuspecting strangers will discover that their own stories are every bit as extraordinary as the ones found in the pages of their beloved books. And by unlocking the secrets of the shelves, they find themselves transported to a world of wonder… where nothing is as it seems.

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nominator: Melissa

official page count: 448 pages

Round 5 Bonus



The instruments have been gathered, genres played, bands formed, and world tours commenced. Now it's time to read the stories, fact and fiction of the musicians.

Read books written by or about musicians. This could be non-fiction about a musician or band; or it could be fiction - in which case the main character(s) should be a professional musician (or aspiring). Someone who plays an instrument for personal pleasure only doesn't count.

Each book read will earn an additional 5 bonus points and a maximum of 10 bonuses.

Days assigned and breakdown is up (sorry for the lateness - world gone to shambles around me)

As ever, if you can't do your day, you can pass to a listed backup teamie. If you don't have one that can cover, of if you are late in posting, we'll move to the next unique team on the randomised list.

ROUND FOUR BONUS UPDATE!


This is for Round 4 only.

Tier 1: bonuses capped as already stated

Tier 2: 10 colour covers, increased limits on genres found in text subject to: - must have 10 different unique genres; after that can only find a genre 2 more times (i.e. max 3 Polka)

Tier 3: no colour cover caps, no limits on genres subject to having 10 different unique genres in text



Tier One Teams

Classical
R&B
Hip Hop
Heavy Metal
Rap

Tier Two Teams
Pop
Country
Jazz

Tier Three Teams
Britpop
Rock
Punk
Soul
Opera

October update
Just two months to go!!

Congrats to those >83% and on track :)

Name		% Progress to goal
Karen ⊰✿	117%
Gabriella 	114%
The other Sandy	110%
Keli		107%
Sophie (mod)	104%
Elena		104%
Carmen		103%
Cordelia	102%
Sammy		102%
Chrissie	100%
Sophie		100%
Truitt_T	100%
Yasmine		100%
Gwen|| Bookish 	99%
Cat		98%
Angie ☯		98%
Melindam	98%
Karen ♐	96%
Jenner		94%
Jillypenny	94%
Tricia		93%
Linda C		90%
Annalisa	87%
Jessica 	86%

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Trinia		82%
CiCi		80%
Judy		80%
Keely		78%
Jenny		73%
Laurie B	73%
Snowtulip	73%
Christina	70%
Tari		63%
Lexi		62%
♞ Pat		58%
LittleRedRidin	57%
Sarah		56%
Jennifer	55%
Insiyah		52%
LiteraryCat	51%
✿Danielle✿	50%
Janis		50%
Suzanne		46%
Charlie		43%
Heather		41%
Vicki Willis	41%
Amanda		38%
KelB		37%
Rocsana		37%
Alisha		33%
Eldarwen	32%
LaurLa		23%
Laurie (Toledo	22%
Melanie		22%
Briana		20%
Pandamunky	20%
Natasha		17%
Jamila		15%
Jenn (tellin	15%
Aeia_auia_aaia	10%
Gem ~Zero Shel	8%
Karen (lib	8%
Beth		8%
Jodie (JT)	5%
Ricka		5%
❣ Jo ❣		3%
Roe		2%
Kat		2%

Round 4 Bonus



It's time to explore the many varied musical forms from around the world.

Find these musical genres in your books! You need to find the exact word (see below and yodelling caveat), and you need to find ten different genres.

Each genre you find in the text will earn an additional 5 bonus points. Only one bonus word per book and a maximum of 10 bonus words.

Genres
(view spoiler)[Baroque
Bhangra
Bluegrass
Calypso
Electronica
Fado
Folk
Grunge
K-Pop
Mambo
Mariachi
Merengue
Motown
Noh
Polka
Rautalanka
Reggae
Salsa
Shashmaqam
Ska
Spiritual
Sufi
Tango
Yodeling (or Jodeling) (Note: either English or US ll / l variant acceptable)
Zydeco

Note: you must find the words exactly (so you can't find "electronic" - it has to have the -a ending), but if you find an exact match that isn't talking about the music genre (e.g. "he was a spiritual person" you can still claim it). And yes, we mean you can't use plurals, possessives or verb ending changes (bad luck if you find "he yodels" but no yodelling!) (hide spoiler)]

ROUND THREE BONUS UPDATE!

As we have a wide spread of points, the Mods have decided to do a remix of the bonus points for round 3, based on three tiers of teams (see bottom).

This is for Round 3 only.

Tier 1: bonuses capped as already stated

Tier 2: increased from 5 to 10 colour covers, and 10 to 20 instruments on cover

Tier 3: no colour cover caps, no limits on instruments on cover


Tier One Teams
H Metal
R&B
Classic
Rap
Hip Hop
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Tier Two Teams
Pop
Britpop
Jazz
Country
Rock
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Tier Three Teams
Punk
Soul
Opera