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

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

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DQ Volunteers

Sonia
Cat
Judith
Karen (1st or last day please)
Lexi (1st day please)

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

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

Participation Verified

Judith
Cat
Angie

DQ Volunteers

Judith
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

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%

Results

Congrats 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%

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Please nominate an Adult Fiction or a Non Fiction book that you would like to read in the month of April 2023.

Nominations will be open until 27 February, 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


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. April's theme is Humour


Nominations will be open until 27 February, 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

Sorry, I didn't realise how big this book was when I nominated :o
(18 hours of audio)

I have the hardcover and have done a breakdown. Apologies the last section is big, but I was trying to make sure we always start with a new book #. It was either that or a 50 page section at the end which is a bit short!

I've done the sections as to be read over two days and included a break day.

Any changes on days for DQs just let me know.
(I've put myself as day 1 as I am a slow reader !)

-Karen

Participation Verified

Judith
Karen
Lexi

DQ Volunteers

Karen Mod
Judith
Kate S
Lexi