Team Lily (S)- Chat

[Sibil]

Yes! I just written her before post here, but I post it anyway because it can give us an idea of how to start :) obviously once she said what she can read we can change things around :)

[Abby]

Right, and I'm sure most of us will end up reading other books than what we had planned initially. It's always good to have a starting plan though.

[Rebecca]

Ok, sorry I haven't checked in I didn't realise team threads were up yet. It looks like you guys have sorted everything out but I would very much like to join in so let me have a look and a think and I'll sort it all out tomorrow- if that's ok

[Brooke]

Okay i found one for Suit and Or Forever Hold Your Peace and Adult. Updated my list :D I will be putting holds for most of my books in tonight so i'll know for sure which ones i can get a hold of ASAP. luckily i have access to 2 different library branches :D

[Sibil]

@Rebecca we sorted out the things but it's just to give us an idea. As soon as you post your list we'll arrange things around, obviously!!! :)

@Brooke That's great! :)

[Heather]

That looks great but, we each have to read 12 books or was that a mistaken rule?

[Sibil]

No, it's right, we have to read at least 12 book, but in the "planning" I've just signed the first round :) We would arrive at 12 each with at least the second round :)

[Heather]

oh okay! I was like wait I only have 10 books there lol

[Rebecca]

My plan
Part 1 - The Bride and Groom
1. A couple on the cover-
2. a dress on the cover-
3. a tiara or veil on the cover-
4. Book told from a male point of view-
5. Book told from a female point of view-
6. A New Book (from 2015 onwards - ARCs are fine too)-
7. a blue book (either a book with a blue cover on goodreads, or with 'blue' in the title)-
8. a borrowed book from the library
9. make up or Jewellery on the cover (or title)-
10. A man in a suit on the cover- Really can't think of any for this

[Rebecca]

Part 2 - The Ceremony
11. a venue for a wedding- Really can't think of any for this
12. ring(s) on the cover,-
13. flowers on the cover,-
14. Camera or photograph on the cover- Really can't think of any for this
15. a car or transport on the cover- Really can't think of any for this
16. a cover or title portraying your perfect wedding weather-
17. Book with a man on the cover (best man)-
18. Book with a woman or girl on the cover (bridesmaid)-
19. "or forever hold your peace" - Titles with Quiet, Silent, Whisper in the title- Really can't think of any for this
20. 'Mr' or 'Mrs' in the title- Really can't think of any for this

[Rebecca]

Part 3 - The Reception:
21. Cake (or food)on the cover (or title)-
22. gifts, or invites, on the cover or in the title.-
23. read a book with wedding-themed title/ or 'love' in the title-
24. champagne or a beverage on the cover (or title)- Really can't think of any for this
25. A white cover, or a romance novel-
26. something music related on the cover- Really can't think of any for this
27. A book tagged as 'wedding' on Goodreads- Can i come back to this one
28. An Adult novel- Can I come back to this one
29. Shoes on the cover (or title)-
30. a beach or location for a honeymoon (this can either be on the cover, or a location from a book, again, if you want to honeymoon in Narnia that's fine)- going to be a geek and honeymoon in a library

[Rebecca]

Part 4 - The Happily Ever After
Read books whose titles start with the following letters:
F.
O.
R.
E.
V. will come back to this one
E.
R.

[Rebecca]

Do you think that's okay?

[Heather]

I think so!

[Rebecca]

I will try to read as many as I can but next month is already looking quite busy so I may not be able to read all of them. Does each reader have to complete the categories or is it a group effort on each category?

[Sibil]

That's great! :)
We are trying to do an effort as a group because all the books are really a lot! And if we try as a group we have more chance to finish more categories and earn more point.
Tomorrow evening if it's ok with you all I'll post a new "schedule" for the first round and insert your reading too, so we can try for the best result :)

[Abby]

rebeccasneverendingbookshelf wrote: "I will try to read as many as I can but next month is already looking quite busy so I may not be able to read all of them. Does each reader have to complete the categories or is it a group effort o..."

Group effort. We split them up however we like as a team. But each person can only do a category once. For example, even if I had two books that fit the 'ring on the cover' category, I could only do one.

[Rebecca]

That sounds great :) and I will try to read to your schedule. Also I apologise for not responding to the group chat earlier, I honestly just didn't notice teams were up.

[Abby]

I'm intending to start with . It doesn't fit any of my assigned categories though. I'm sure we can swap something around, but it may take most of the month since it's lengthy. Just a head's up.

[Sibil]

Abby wrote: "I'm intending to start with . It doesn't fit any of my assigned categories though. I'm sure we can swap something around, but it may take most of the month since it..."

I think it could count for jewelry on the cover (and maybe female POV?) but the thinkg is that you have to read at least 12 books. If you think that you wouldn't because this one is really long you have to tell it to Sarah and Abby, so they can switch you on a fun team :)
So... I'll try to not count you in the first round, so you have more time for your book and if you remain with us it's not a problem, you'll go with the second turn, and if you change team we try to cover :)

[Sibil]

rebeccasneverendingbookshelf wrote: "That sounds great :) and I will try to read to your schedule. Also I apologise for not responding to the group chat earlier, I honestly just didn't notice teams were up."

It was not a problem :)
And the schedule is just a suggestion :)

[Sibil]

So, I've tried to redo the schedule without Abby, that maybe would be active more far in the month or maybe would change group.. so we'll see. But for now, we try to do so:

Part 1 - The Bride and Groom
1. A couple on the cover, HEATHER
2. a dress on the cover HEATHER
3. a tiara or veil on the cover REBECCA
4. Book told from a male point of view BROOKE
5. Book told from a female point of view SIBIL
6. A New Book (from 2015 onwards - ARCs are fine too), REBECCA
7. a blue book (either a book with a blue cover on goodreads, or with 'blue' in the title)SIBIL
8. a borrowed book BROOKE
9. make up or Jewellery on the cover (or title)HEATHER
10. A man in a suit on the cover BROOKE

Part 2 - The Ceremony

11. a venue for a wedding HEATHER
12. ring(s) on the cover,REBECCA
13. flowers on the cover,REBECCA
14. Camera or photograph on the cover, BROOKE
15. a car or transport on the cover BROOKE
16. a cover or title portraying your perfect wedding weather, HEATHER
17. Book with a man on the cover (best man)SIBIL
18. Book with a woman or girl on the cover (bridesmaid)BROOKE
19. "or forever hold your peace" - Titles with Quiet, Silent, Whisper in the title BROOKE
20. 'Mr' or 'Mrs' in the title SIBIL

Part 3 - The Reception:
21. Cake (or food)on the cover (or title)BROOKE
22. gifts, or invites, on the cover or in the title.HEATHER
23. read a book with wedding-themed title/ or 'love' in the title REBECCA
24. champagne or a beverage on the cover (or title) BROOKE
25. A white cover, or a romance novel SIBIL
26. something music related on the cover HEATHER
27. A book tagged as 'wedding' on Goodreads BROOKE
28. An Adult novel SIBIL
29. Shoes on the cover (or title)SIBIL
30. a beach or location for a honeymoon (this can either be on the cover, or a location from a book, again, if you want to honeymoon in Narnia that's fine) SIBIL

Part 4 - The Happily Ever After
Read books whose titles start with the following letters:
F. SIBIL
O.HEATHER
R.REBECCA
E.REBECCA
V.SIBIL
E.HEATHER
R. SIBIL

[Sibil]

It's just a suggestion and it could happen that we want or need to read books for task that are not ours in this round (maybe I have to read a book for another challenge that can count for "champagne" that now is assigned to Brooke. I can read it and count it for the next round. (And I speak about me for the example but it's about everyone!).

And also we can change with someone, and if we read all the book for this turn we can go on and read for the next or read for this one (example: maybe I've read 5 of my assignation and Brooke has finished. So she want to read some books that can cover the next round but that can also cover some of my goal for this round. All she has to do is say to me: I've a book for the "R" and I want to read it now, I'll take your place for this round" and it's done. I'll read the R book for the next.).

I've tried to write some example just to shows that the schedule is a suggestion for a team effort, but that it's not set in stone, we can make change, we can go ahead and then came back later, and we all can read at our own pace!

It's that good for you? (I can be a little bit bossy, but I really do not want to boss you around, girls, so I'm sorry if it seems so! :) )

[Heather]

That seems like a really good idea! That way if someone uses a book for the next round it won't take as much to complete that round either!

[Abby]

I didn't mean that would be the only book I'd be reading. I'll just be reading a bit of it at a time with other books in between. I'll definitely be finishing a lot of other books during the first round.

[Heather]

Abby you are quite the genius! Lol I am reading Outlander a little bit at a time!

[Abby]

Heather wrote: "Abby you are quite the genius! Lol I am reading Outlander a little bit at a time!"

I own the whole set on Kindle and I read one every couple of months or so. I've read them for challenges in the past and it doesn't interfere much at all when you read smaller books in between.

[Heather]

Abby wrote: "Heather wrote: "Abby you are quite the genius! Lol I am reading Outlander a little bit at a time!"

I own the whole set on Kindle and I read one every couple of months or so. I've read them for cha..."

Was book 1 super slow paced to you?

[Abby]

I actually didn't care for the first one too much after I read it. But after watching the TV series and letting it stew in my mind for a while, I warmed up to it and now I really enjoy the book series.

[Heather]

Oh geez! I hope it doesn't take me all year to read the first book lol

[Rebecca]

the plan looks great Sibil and you guys are now making me want to read Oulander which I've had for a while but haven't got round to reading

[Sibil]

I'm sorry Abbie! I've completly misunderstood!!! Sorry!!! :( Or later or tomorrow I'll insert you too in the first reading! :)

[Kristal]

I can do a book called "Husband" what about "Marie's World" anyone interested in that one

[Abby]

Sibil wrote: "I'm sorry Abbie! I've completly misunderstood!!! Sorry!!! :( Or later or tomorrow I'll insert you too in the first reading! :)"

No worries, Sibil. It did look like I meant reading that book all month! :)

[Heather]

Who is Kristal??

[Kristal]

Hi am Kristal, I joined the group. Am I not allowed here?

[Heather]

oh are you participating in the challenge? I didn't know if you got added to our team lol sorry if I came off rude!

[Kristal]

You did a bit. It's okay. I was hoping/trying to join

[Heather]

Go comment on the Wedding Challenge main thread to see if they can place on you on a team! We were placed in these teams

[Kristal]

Ah okay

[Kristal]

Ah okay

[Heather]

We have monthly challenges :)

[Abby]

Yeah, Kristal's not on our team.

[Sibil]

Ok, I've rearrenged the first round and now we are all aboard!

Part 1 - The Bride and Groom
1. A couple on the cover, HEATHER
2. a dress on the coverREBECCA
3. a tiara or veil on the cover ABBY
4. Book told from a male point of viewBROOKE
5. Book told from a female point of viewSIBIL
6. A New Book (from 2015 onwards - ARCs are fine too), REBECCA
7. a blue book (either a book with a blue cover on goodreads, or with 'blue' in the title)SIBIL
8. a borrowed book BROOKE
9. make up or Jewellery on the cover (or title)HEATHER
10. A man in a suit on the coverABBY

Part 2 - The Ceremony

11. a venue for a wedding HEATHER
12. ring(s) on the cover,ABBY
13. flowers on the cover,ABBY
14. Camera or photograph on the cover, BROOKE
15. a car or transport on the cover BROOKE
16. a cover or title portraying your perfect wedding weather, HEATHER
17. Book with a man on the cover (best man)SIBIL
18. Book with a woman or girl on the cover (bridesmaid)BROOKE
19. "or forever hold your peace" - Titles with Quiet, Silent, Whisper in the title ABBY
20. 'Mr' or 'Mrs' in the title SIBIL

Part 3 - The Reception:
21. Cake (or food)on the cover (or title)BROOKE
22. gifts, or invites, on the cover or in the title.HEATHER
23. read a book with wedding-themed title/ or 'love' in the title REBECCA
24. champagne or a beverage on the cover (or title) BROOKE
25. A white cover, or a romance novel SIBIL
26. something music related on the cover HEATHER
27. A book tagged as 'wedding' on Goodreads ABBY
28. An Adult novel SIBIL
29. Shoes on the cover (or title) REBECCA
30. a beach or location for a honeymoon (this can either be on the cover, or a location from a book, again, if you want to honeymoon in Narnia that's fine) REBECCA

Part 4 - The Happily Ever After
Read books whose titles start with the following letters:
F. SIBIL
O.HEATHER
R.HEATHER
E.REBECCA
V.SIBIL
E.REBECCA
R. SIBIL

Is it ok for all?

[Heather]

Yes :) How are we going to keep up with round 2 reads that get completed before round 1 is over?

[Abby]

Thanks for doing this for us, Sibil! I know how stressful tracking can be. :)

[Sibil]

@Heather: we ask the point with the review as usual and then if the mods do not check out our progress in the progress' thread I'll do it :) and every now and then we'll regroup here to plan if there is the need :)

@Abby it was a pleasure! :)

[Heather]

oh okay!

[Sibil]

I think that we could also do some buddy reads for because I, Brooke and Rebecca listed it. If you girls are ok with it we can organize something (and gain more point).
The same think it would be possible for : Rebecca listed it and I own it (I didn't think of it for the challenge, but I can read it with you) and I am not sure at 100% but I think I can manage also a buddy read for that Brooke has listed (i think I own it on my e-readers, but I'll know for sure later).

So what do you think, girls?

[Heather]

that's a smart idea!