Ashley’s Comments (group member since Apr 27, 2022)

Ashley’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Hi Team! We've had a lovely update from the Gamekeepers!

Hunger Game Buddy Reads

Informal buddy reads will be held for the original trilogy of the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. One informal buddy read for each month of the challenge.

Informal buddy reads means there will not be formal discussion questions as with our groups BOMs.

However, in order to earn the 20 points for participation, players need to post at least 3 posts that provide a reasonable contribution to the discussion of the book. You do not need to provide a school worthy book report, but the posts need to be more than "Katniss is awesome" or "I love this book" to count for participation points.

The Buddy Reads for each book will run as follows:
The Hunger Games: May 15th to June 15th
Catching Fire: June 15th to July 15th
Mockingjay: July 15th to August 15th

On the tracking sheet, you can check the same box you would for the BOM participating!

Hi Laurie! Welcome!

Hi Cass!!

I'm so jealous of people who know other languages. I find them so challenging!

Hi Chava!

Great to have you Jean!!

If anyone is interested in volunteering to write Discussion Questions for the BOMs, you can find them here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

Karen, I'm so jealous of your trip to Thailand! One of my good friends here is from Thailand and wants us to go visit with her. We need to go! All her family lives there (minus a brother who lives in Munich) so we would have locals to stay with! I need to get it together and go!

Now I'm envisioning Sir Hemsworth in tire pants...

Hello Brigia! Lovely to have you! My husband has family in Germany (Munich). We visited in 2017 and it was amazing!

We didn't travel by train, I was quite disappointed, but we were doing some extensive traveling through Europe and ended up deciding to rent a car instead. It is so expensive to travel that way, but we had unreliable bits to our traveling and felt that the car would give us more flexibility, but in hindsight I think we were wrong. I was also pregnant at the time, so... well, when we go back I'll do the trains. I was a bit traumatized in Paris in a car!

Hi Andy! Long time no see! Glad to have you and your pup!

Hello Sonia!

Laura..devouring books like crumpets wrote: "Hey guys look forward to aying alongside you all, im a mummy to two young boys 9 and 7, i work seasonally in our families taverna or boutique in Greece, season started yesterday so its all go now, ..."

Laura, when you get a moment, can you send me your book games shelf link?

Welcome Keri, Laura, Nous, and Lisa! So glad to have you!

Certainly not a bloodbath. Of course not.

Never.

Melindam wrote: "Wow, those are some pants."

I've been laughing since I found them!

Welcome!!! to Jurassic World! Oh.. wait, wrong book...

AHEM...

Welcome District 6 Tributes! Head to the Training Arena to check in. Don't forget your TIRE PANTS!

I'm in for District 6

Hi Team! I'm so excited to play Book Games with everyone! We have an excellent team and some brilliant co-captains (who are probably going to show me up! 🤣🤣)

A little about me... I'm a small-business owner (dog & cat-related, feel free to spam us with your pet pics) and I like to read most anything. My favorites are Fantasy (and related sub-genres), Romance, and Historical Fiction. My least favorite is Mysteries (but I enjoy Thrillers now and then).

I have participated in all the main Team Games around here (Wheels, Towers, UNO), but I skipped the last "different" one, the Restaurant one (I've heard it was... fun 😆)....

My favorite color is usually purple and I was a big fan of the Hunger Games books when they first were published, (the movies were good too), so I think this game will be a cornucopia of fun!

P.S. Sammy, tribute of District 1, has introduced a... we'll call it a side quest, the "Thirst Games". Feel free to join in on the fun!

Round 3 Dashboard
15-Jul to 15-Aug

Round 2 Dashboard
15-Jun to 15-Jul

Books of the Month:
Salt & Broom by Sharon Lynn Fisher - 25-May to 25-Jun
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow - 2-Jun to 2-Jul
Back Room: The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by K.J. Charles - 10-Jun to 10-Jul
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer - 16-Jun to 16-Jul
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo - 2-Jul to 2-Aug
The Book That Wouldn't Burn by Mark Lawrence - 24-Jul to end of challenge

Informal Buddy Read Bonus:
Catching Fire: 15-Jun to 15-Jul

Round 1 Dashboard
15-May to 15-Jun

Books of the Month:
The Malevolent Seven by Sebastien de Castell - 16-May to 16-Jun
Salt & Broom by Sharon Lynn Fisher - 25-May to 25-Jun
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow - 2-Jun to 2-Jul
NBRC Back Room: The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by K.J. Charles - 10-Jun to 10-Jul

Informal Buddy Read Bonus:
The Hunger Games: May 15th to June 15th

Supply Drops:
Sent: (SDS11) The Malevolent Seven (Sebastien de Castell)

Round 1 Mini: Race to the Cornucopia
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Attention District 6 Tributes!



Welcome! Today begins your training! We want to be ready for all the twists and turns from the mods Gamemakers! I recognize a few names (Andy - you’re stuck with me again!), but please introduce yourselves with your name (or what you'd like for us to refer to you as) and a link to your Book Games Shelf… and anything else you'd like to tell us. No need to go into detail if you do not wish to! Can’t think of anything to say? Try an Ice Breaker Question (or 2)!

🏹What Team Challenges have you participated in?
🏹Do you have a favorite Hunger Games District?
🏹What’s your favorite color?
🏹Since District 6’s industry is transportation, what is your favorite way to travel?
🏹What book are you most looking forward to reading in the near future?

If you’re not talkative, that’s ok, but please check in once a week so that we know you are playing, even if you haven't read anything! If you are chatty, it’s welcome, feel free to tell us anything, and everything! 🙂

Important Links:
🏹Official Team Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
🏹Current Points Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

📑 Team Planning Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
This is our MAIN way of logging books and seeing what we need to complete rounds! Please fill out all the information you can, to make it easy for your captains to transfer things to our main sheet.

Are you a "Planner"? EXCELLENT!!! You can start adding books now if you want to! Are you a "Read by the Seat of Your Pants-er"? PERFECT!! You can add books as you start or finish them! Do you HATE and DESPISE spreadsheets? That is alright too, you can do a completion post in the thread, but make sure you provide us with more information than you think we will need! 😉

⚠️ SO IMPORTANT!
All finished books must be marked as read (with a date) and added to your Book Games Shelf. This helps us verify your book! Don't forget to add the edition you actually read. For audiobooks, you can use the audio edition -or- the Goodreads default edition (this is what we will use for the page count).

All About & Rules:
Official "All About Book Games" Thread
Please read the rules carefully and if you have questions, your Captains are here to help! We don’t want any fallen Tributes!

📖 Book Length:
Books must be at least 100 pages in length. If your book has an MPG of Childrens / Kids / Poetry / Play / Graphic Novel / Illustrated / Photography / Art (or has "Illustrated" in the title or an "Illustrator" contributor in the metadata), the word count must be verified as more than 25,000 words on arbookfind.com (.co.uk, .com.au) or the audiobook length must be over 3 hours on audible.com (or a similar reputable site). If in doubt, ask!

📌Make sure that you have notifications turned on, so that you don't miss anything!

May the odds be ever in your our favor!
P.S. we’ve been hearing rumors that District 6 has been having problems with morphling use, so… let’s try to keep our wits about us!