Team Banana Split (M) Chat

[Karen]

Team Banana Split:

Karen ✔
Maddison ✔
Agnes ✔
Mona ✔
Hannah


Welcome to Team Banana Split...looking forward to chatting with you all! Please check in as soon as you can...

[Maddie]

Hey :D Keen to play with you guys!

[Maddie]

Hoping to be reading quite a bit, but no guarantees haha.

[Maddie]

Yeah I'm camping, so I'm not too sure. And then I have to sort out a flat to move into, as well as work.

[Karen]

I've got major building work/renovations which is why I've gone for medium this time. Going to try and set up some buddy reads to maximise points. I'll post my physical to read pile later if anyone wants to buddy up.

[Maddie]

I'll see but I probably won't be able to. I've got a few other books to read as well. But I am planning City of Bones on the 7th, not sure if the br is in this group so if anyone wants to read that then please do with me :D

So for the month at the moment I'm reading and maybe Do books count if we've started them ages ago? Because doesn't this one go by page numbers? So we count the pages we read in the month?

[Karen]

Yes, we just count pages read from Jan. 1st

[Maddie]

Oh and also the rest of

Just checked and City of Bones is in another group. I've also got a br for RP1 which is in this group, but I've started that one already. Paused it, so hopefully it counts.

[Maddie]

Awesome! So I can read books that I've started before Jan? That's awesome :D

[Maddie]

But I'll also need to read books for the Eye Found It challenge over at AMMP. It's one based on items on book covers, so I can't plan those.

[Maddie]

Also need 4 books for my Twister challenge also on AMMP.

[Maddie]

Thought I had a challenge where I had to read a book a week based on categories that were randomised, but I have no idea where that challenge's gone, because I forgot to bookmark it, so I may have to forget about that one XD

Sorry for the spam, I always tend to do this.

[Karen]

This is the physical TBR first-wave...if anyone wants to buddy any, let me know.


There's also a lot of ARCs from NetGalley, so I'll keep dipping into those too.

[Karen]

Agnès, in case you lose track of it as the BR thread hots up...can we BR The Song of Achilles after 10th?

[Karen]

Just requested the thread for 15th-good idea to buddy where we can.

[Maddie]

Oh right I want to read The Song of Achilles too! I'll see if I can get it from my library in time to read it with you guys :)

[Maddie]

Otherwise I'll just buy it. It looks awesome.

[Maddie]

Awesome requested it from my local library. Really hoping it gets to me in time!

[Maddie]

Assuming it's by Madeline Miller?

[Maddie]

And hey Agnes, I'm around 50% through Snow Like Ashes, so if I br that with you in January, then I can count half of the book but double the points because of the br :)

[Karen]

It is by Madeline Miller. Great if three of us can do it and get extra points-just have to remember to post comments.

[Mona]

I'm ready :D

[Maddie]

I'm good as posting comments :p

Yeahp I'll join in :) Starting 15th?

[Karen]

Hi Mona, nearly all checked in now.

[Maddie]

Anyone want to read any of my books?

[Maddie]

:) Same. We'll get heaps of points together.

[Karen]

Just posting my first review - internet issues! Still haven't heard from Hannah...

[Karen]

Agnes, go to the YA group home page and find the 2017 New Year challenge thread.
Click on the team banana split reviews thread and post your review following the format set up.
If you have any issues/questions, just message.
What have you finished?
I just finished Emily Barr's The One Memory of Flora Banks - well worth a look.

[Maddie]

I've finished my second book, although it was just half of one xD I'll have quite a bit of udating to do when I get home in a week and a bit, so I'll be review dumping xD I should have another 2 by then as well

[Maddie]

Alright finished 5 today xD 4 of them were 90 pages and one was 40, but they're still counter as a series so I'll still get 1 point per book. not sure the novella will count because too short. so I've got 1 full buddy read to count, 1 half one and 4 extras.

[Karen]

Excellent effort Maddison. I've got behind with decoration stuff, so reading will dip a little this weekend.

[Maddie]

and impulse reading another br in this group which I should get done tomorrow so double points for that too :) I'll make an effort this month :)

[Maddie]

pleased this month is getting off to a good start reading :)

[Maddie]

awesome I'm 20% through uprooted and 17% through fallen. I'm reading uprooted at the moment :) really good.

[Maddie]

ah that's quite long :)

[Sarah Elizabeth]

As this team only has 2 active members currently, I will be disbanding it and moving you both to different teams since so many people haven't shown up.

Karen, you'll be going to Peanut Butter -
Team Chat: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Team Reviews: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Agnès, you'll be going to Cool Mint - Team Chat: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Team Reviews: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Maddison will also be moving to Cool Mint once she returns from her holiday.

Mona and Hanna, if you still wish to take part please message me.

[Karen]

Okay, Sarah, thanks for letting me know. I'm guessing what we've already read will count for the team we move to.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Yes, I'll be moving scores over to the new teams ☺

[Maddie]

how come we are being disbanded? I thought we had 4 active members

[Maddie]

actually no mona. hmm.

[Karen]

Hannah never showed up, and only Agnes and I have posted reviews. Sarah posted today that we are being switched to different teams - I think this has happened with a few groups. Shame really.

[Maddie]

I have 8 or 9 reviews to write and post and Sarah knew this, but I suppose it isn't fair with only 3 people where some teams have 5.