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Jun 04, 2023 10:04AM
This book is a CHUNKSTER! When we sat down to do the breakdown, it turned out that splitting into 12 made the most sense. Given 12 teams, each team has been given a day - entirely up to you who writes questions for it!For those people who put in extra entries, we'll be refunding those for you :)
The other Sandy wrote: "Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Are we all ready for the line? It is coming....."[Insert Jaws theme here]"
lol
May UpdateCongrats to those tracking to goal (above 41%)!
Name % Progress to goal
Sammy 94%
Carmen 87%
Gwen|| 87%
Truitt_T 85%
Sophie (mod) 79%
Elena 78%
Tricia 77%
Melindam 74%
Cordelia 68%
Karen ⊰✿ 67%
Linda C 64%
Tari 63%
Jessica (Gold 62%
Jenner 60%
Judy 60%
♞ Pat 58%
Snowtulip 52%
Gabriella 51%
Annalisa 50%
Sophie 50%
Karen ♐ 48%
Trinia 46%
Jillypenny 45%
Roe 44%
Angie ☯ 44%
Cat 43%
Chrissie 43%
The other Sandy 43%
Heather 41%
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Jenny 39%
Keely 38%
Christina 35%
Alisha 33%
LittleRedR 33%
LiteraryCat 31%
Amanda 30%
Keli 27%
Laurie B 27%
Lexi 24%
Insiyah 24%
LaurLa 23%
Rocsana 23%
Yasmine 23%
Laurie (Tol 22%
Suzanne 22%
Charlie 20%
Janis 20%
Jennifer 20%
Vicki Willis 19%
Melanie 18%
Natasha 17%
Briana 16%
Jamila 15%
Eldarwen 14%
KelB 13%
Jenn (tellin 13%
Aeia_auia_aaia 10%
Gem ~Zero 8%
Karen (libra) 8%
Beth 8%
Jodie (JT) 5%
Ricka 5%
Kat 2%
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Please nominate an Adult Fiction or a Non Fiction book that you would like to read in the month of August 2023.Nominations will be open until 27 June, 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
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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Theme Book Of the Month
Each month we have a themed BOM. In the aftermath of Tower Teams, we could all do with some peace and rest! Happily, that's the theme for August's BOM!
As ever, feel free to be creative with your connections!
Nominations will be open until 27 June, 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
May 29, 2023 08:55AM
Days have been assigned!As ever, if you can't do your date, you can pass it to a listed backup team mate. If you (and backup) are late, then your day will passed to the next unique team on the randomised list
May 28, 2023 01:13AM
Tammie wrote: "Please add one additional entry for DQs - Team TiHere's my tracking info...
Book Lovers - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/......"
used - no more extra entries left now
May 28, 2023 01:09AM
Cordelia wrote: "So would I be asking questions for the first day?"Yes, unless you need another day
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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!
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)
~ 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
June 2023 Theme:
◈ Books that are 2nd in a series
May 25, 2023 08:34AM
Yasmine wrote: "I would like to request an extra entry for DQs - JeihUsing BOMs from 2022:
Ariadne
The Witch's Heart
And Kings of the Wyld on BOM spreadsheet"
Recorded and used
