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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!
Feb 27, 2023 01:46AM
DQs assigned - hope this works for everyone!I haven't put a break day in as it seems like a fast, easy read, but we can revisit that if needed :)
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Decades Challenge
~ Diamond Coin How to Earn:
1 Diamond Coin for completing Level 9 of the Decades Challenge in Lite Version 1 Diamond Coin for completing Level 5 or higher of the Decades Challenge in Full Version 2 Diamond Coins for completing the Millennium Level (Level 8) of the Decades Challenge
FULL VERSION
The number of books you have to read for each of the years is the number corresponding for that year and must be published within that year.
For example:
2023 = 23 books published in 2023
2022 = 22 books published in 2022
2021 = 21 books published in 2021
2020 = 20 books published in 2020
2019 = 19 books published in 2019
2018 = 18 books published in 2018
etc...
2012 = 12 books published in 2012
LEVELS
Level I = 10 books.
Read one (1) book for 2014 to 2023.
Level II = 23-32 books.
Read corresponding ending number for one (1) year of your choice (2014 to 2023) then one (1) book for others.
Level III = 37-53 books.
Read corresponding ending number for two (2) years of your choice (2014 to 2023) then one (1) book for others.
Level IV = 68-92 books.
Read corresponding ending number for four (4) years of your choice (2014 to 2023) then one (1) book for others.
Level V = 103-127 books.
Read corresponding ending number for six (6) years of your choice (2014 to 2023) then one (1) book for others.
Level VI = 142-158 books.
Read corresponding ending number for eight (8) years of your choice (2014 to 2023) then one (1) book for others.
Level VII = 185 books.
Original challenge
Read fourteen (14) books for 2014, fifteen (15) for 2015 etc., on through the corresponding ending number to 2023.
Level VIII = 276 books.
Millennium challenge
Read one (1) books for 2001, two (2) for 2002, etc., on through the corresponding ending number to 2023.
Start date: 23 Feb 2023
End date: 23 Feb 2024
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Decades Challenge
~ Diamond Coin How to Earn:
1 Diamond Coin for completing Level 9 of the Decades Challenge in Lite Version 1 Diamond Coin for completing Level 5 or higher of the Decades Challenge in Full Version 2 Diamond Coins for completing the Millennium Level (Level 8) of the Decades Challenge
LITE VERSION
The number of books you have to read for each of the years is the number corresponding for that year and must be published within that year.
For example:
2023 = 3 books published in 2023
2022 = 2 books published in 2022
2021 = 1 book published in 2021
2020 = 10 books published in 2020
2019 = 9 books published in 2019
etc...
2012 = 2 books published in 2012
LEVELS
Level L-1 = 10 books.
Read one (1) book for 2014 to 2023.
Level L-2 = 19 books.
Read one (1) book for 2014 to 2021, then the corresponding ending number for 2022 to 2023.
Level L-3 = 28 books.
Read one (1) book for 2014 to 2020, then the corresponding ending number for 2021 to 2023.
Level L-4 = 34 books.
Read one (1) book for 2014 to 2019, then the corresponding ending number for 2020 to 2023.
Level L-5 = 40 books.
Read one (1) book for 2014 to 2018, then the corresponding ending number for 2019 to 2023.
Level L-6 = 45 books.
Read one (1) book for 2014 to 2017, then the corresponding ending number for 2018 to 2023.
Level L-7 = 49 books.
Read one (1) book for 2014 to 2016, then the corresponding ending number for 2017 to 2023.
Level L-8 = 52 books.
Read one (1) book for 2014 and 2015, then the corresponding ending number to 2023.
Level L-9 = 55 books.
Read four (4) for 2014, then (5) for 2015 etc., on through the corresponding ending number to 2023.
Start date: 23 Feb 2023
End date: 23 Feb 2024
Feb 21, 2023 05:29AM
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Feb 21, 2023 05:29AM
DQ VolunteersSonia
Cat
Judith
Karen (1st or last day please)
Lexi (1st day please)
Feb 21, 2023 05:29AM
Chapter Breakdown
Date Chapters End %age MPDQs
2 Mar 1 - 6 21% Lexi
3 Mar 7 - 12 40% Sonia
4 Mar 13 - 21 60% Cat
5 Mar 22 - 32 78% Judith
6 Mar 33 - end 100% Karen
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
Feb 21, 2023 05:28AM
They've spent their lives as the deadliest assassins in a clandestine international organization, but now that they're sixty years old, four women friends can't just retire - it's kill or be killed in this action-packed thriller.
Billie, Mary Alice, Helen, and Natalie have worked for the Museum, an elite network of assassins, for forty years. Now their talents are considered old-school and no one appreciates what they have to offer in an age that relies more on technology than people skills.
When the foursome is sent on an all-expenses paid vacation to mark their retirement, they are targeted by one of their own. Only the Board, the top-level members of the Museum, can order the termination of field agents, and the women realize they've been marked for death.
Now to get out alive they have to turn against their own organization, relying on experience and each other to get the job done, knowing that working together is the secret to their survival. They're about to teach the Board what it really means to be a woman--and a killer--of a certain age.
Nominator: Sonia
DQ VolunteersJudith
Cat
Kate S
Chapter Breakdown
Date Chapters %age MPDQs
16&17 Mar 1 - 11 33% Judith
18&19 Mar 12 - 25 69% Cat
20&21 Mar 26 - After 100% Kate S
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
When Type-A Manhattan lawyer Dannie Kohan is asked this question at the most important interview of her career, she has a meticulously crafted answer at the ready. Later, after nailing her interview and accepting her boyfriend's marriage proposal, Dannie goes to sleep knowing she is right on track to achieve her five-year plan.
But when she wakes up, she’s suddenly in a different apartment, with a different ring on her finger, and beside a very different man. The television news is on in the background, and she can just make out the scrolling date. It’s the same night—December 15—but 2025, five years in the future.
After a very intense, shocking hour, Dannie wakes again, at the brink of midnight, back in 2020. She can’t shake what has happened. It certainly felt much more than merely a dream, but she isn’t the kind of person who believes in visions. That nonsense is only charming coming from free-spirited types, like her lifelong best friend, Bella. Determined to ignore the odd experience, she files it away in the back of her mind.
That is, until four-and-a-half years later, when by chance Dannie meets the very same man from her long-ago vision.
Brimming with joy and heartbreak, In Five Years is an unforgettable love story that reminds us of the power of loyalty, friendship, and the unpredictable nature of destiny.
Nominator: Judith
Feb 14, 2023 03:38AM
days have been assigned, except for the last one, which will be a battle royale between E and Kate as to who gets to do it! Let us know the outcome :)
Spreadsheet has now been updated- we should now have everyone on there. If you're missing, let me know
- anyone from 2022 who hasn't signed up has been removed
Current status
11% of the year is done, so if you are 30% or more to goal, you may want to consider increasing your goal.
If you haven't yet started, this month may be the time!
Name % Progress to goal
Carmen 43%
Gwen|| Bookish 38%
Tari 38%
Sammy 34%
Elena 33%
Snowtulip 30%
Tricia 30%
Sophie (mod) 29%
Jenner 28%
Melindam 27%
Cordelia 24%
Alisha 19%
Karen ⊰✿ 18%
Trinia 18%
Truitt_T 18%
Jillypenny 17%
Karen ♐ 16%
Laurie (Tole 16%
Gabriella 16%
Keely 14%
Vicki Willis 13%
Briana 12%
Jennifer 11%
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Aeia_auia_aaia 10%
Cat 10%
♞ Pat 8%
Karen (library 8%
Sophie 8%
Lexi 8%
Beth 8%
Chrissie 7%
Rocsana 7%
The other Sandy 7%
Janis 6%
LiteraryCat 6%
Jodie (JT) 5%
Ricka 5%
Jenny 5%
Kat 2%
Suzanne 2%
ResultsCongrats to everyone who achieved their goal, and to Rebecca (Adventurer) for claiming the most points!
Member Name Points Books Read % to goal
Rebecca (A 3550 91 182%
Kira 2670 77 193%
Ivelisse 2280 50 167%
Kylie 1760 31 155%
Alyana Ortiz 1570 22 147%
Ricka 1550 23 230%
Jane 1350 30 120%
Michelle's Em 1260 21 105%
Preeti 1120 24 240%
Lucy 1080 14 108%
Ashley Basile 1040 18 120%
Darren Compton 920 21 175%
Ann-Marie 890 15 150%
Louise 870 18 100%
Jill Ward 850 10 100%
Varsha 820 9 225%
Sharon A 770 11 138%
Danielle 610 13 108%
Kylie 500 7 140%
Nate 450 4 133%
Caraina Edwards 440 9 60%
Dominique 430 8 267%
Kaley 400 9 90%
Marissa 390 10 100%
Samantha Al 370 2 50%
Jennifer 240 4 57%
Jodie 220 4 40%
Dee 200 4 80%
Saar Owl 200 2 67%
Elli 200 3 30%
Vicki 190 4 16%
Mandy Pinckley 170 5 50%
Natasha 160 6 38%
Vian 100 1 25%
Mama 50 1 10%
Shan~A~ 20 1 7%
