Random Chitchat

[M'rella]

Anyone Fall or Winter? Anyone?

[Steph ☀️]

I'm good with what the majority wants :)

[M'rella]

ha-ha :)
but seriously, we only have spring and summer b-day months.

[Tammy]

Fall here. October

[M'rella]

Yay! First fall month :)

[Kendra]

Is anyone here participating in the Ultimate Challenge? August looks crazy! lol

[Erica]

Kendra wrote: "Is anyone here participating in the Ultimate Challenge? August looks crazy! lol"

I am! I'm on your team, in fact. And it does look crazy! I've only skimmed the post so far, but I'm going to try to read it in detail sometime today.

[Kendra]

I'm so sorry I didn't make the connection! Hi Erica!!!

[Lisa ~ Books Are My Drugs ~]

I'm a fall birthday too, September.

@ Erica & Kendra - I'm on your challenge team too!

[Erica]

Hi there!

[M'rella]

March, April, June, July, August, September, October. So far :D

Ultimate Challenge? I am afraid to ask!

[~ Lei ~ Reading Is An Adventure ~]

M'rella wrote: "Ultimate Challenge? I am afraid to ask!"

Me 2. I don't think I've done any challenges this year, just trying to keep up with my 2017 GR Reading Challenge and had to reduce the count, and still been behind!

[Kendra]

The Ultimate Challenge is an all year challenge. It's actually pretty cool. Different games every month, but participating in the mini challenges isn't a requirement. It's nice where everyone can go at their own pace. 2 books per month is the requirement. It's a great challenge. I love doing challenges and have done a ton, but this one seems less stressful overall. I love it.

[Sunshine]

Lisa ~ Books Are My Drugs ~ wrote: "I'm a fall birthday too, September.

@ Erica & Kendra - I'm on your challenge team too!"

How did you not know that you're on the same team...
..too funny

[M'rella]

@Kendra

I am doing 5 challenges a month. Some of them are just one book, some are five. So :/ I am also way behind. Mostly because of the series. Once you read book one, you have to finish. That messes with my challenges all the time :/

[Kendra]

Sunshine wrote: "Lisa ~ Books Are My Drugs ~ wrote: "I'm a fall birthday too, September.

@ Erica & Kendra - I'm on your challenge team too!"

How did you not know that you're on the same team...
..too funny"

Right??? I remember seeing it at the beginning. I think it all went out of my head and these were 2 separate worlds in my brain. hahaha

[Kendra]

M'rella wrote: "@Kendra

I am doing 5 challenges a month. Some of them are just one book, some are five. So :/ I am also way behind. Mostly because of the series. Once you read book one, you have to finish. That m..."

Whenever I look for books in the TONS OF CHALLENGES I have done over time, I always look for ones that don't have a series # attached.

;-)

[M'rella]

Unfortunately, if it's a challenge where another person picks for you, you have no choice. Plus, sometimes you read a stand alone only to find out 4-5 months later that the author just. came. out with book 2!!! @.@

[Kendra]

That's true. I used to do the ones where people pick for you, but I have a ton of ARC's that I read and I need to find challenges to fit those in now. I'm actually really enjoying the Ultimate Challenge. Very low stress levels with it.

[M'rella]

@Kendra

Can you post the link to the Ultimate Challenge? I need to check that out!

[Kendra]

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[M'rella]

Kendra wrote: "https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/..."

Thank you! :)

[~ Lei ~ Reading Is An Adventure ~]

Thank you Kendra for putting this together. And all my fellow elfs who were so generous.

I think this was a good trial to see if we could still have an exchange even with the loss of ARe.

Santa is Coming (in my best GoT voice)

[M'rella]

I think we did a fantastic job! Even without ARe. I mean, who knew - you can actually send a real book via snail mail! :D

Thank you, Kendra! Thank you all! It's been a great month! =)

[Jane (PS)]

Thanks from me too Kendra for organising this fun mid-year exchange :) I really liked the smaller group element too!!

BTW - I'm an August birthday. Does that make me summer? Definitely winter over here ;)

[Lisa ~ Books Are My Drugs ~]

Jane (PS) wrote: "BTW - I'm an August birthday. Does that make me summer? Definitely winter over..."

It just depends on perspective. For you it's winter, for me summer. So maybe the best of both?

[Diane]

Again, thank you Kendra for putting this together and since you did such a great job this year, I think you should run it again next :D

Thank you Lei my amazing SS I loved all the books you sent me - you're the best.

I'm so happy M'rella that you enjoyed your books. I wanted to spread them out so you got a little somethin somethin each day.

Thank you Kenda for the awesome book I recd from you.

Thank you Golemn Elf for the book I recd from you.

Thank you to the elf that was figured out and used a different....or whatever ;) for the book I recd from you.

And those who recd some random books under random names, I hope y'all enjoy them.

((H)) to all and see ya at the end of the year for the next one xoxo

[Kendra]

It was my pleasure everyone! I will definitely do it again next year!!! :-)

From,
The Elf that was figured out... HAHAHA

[Diane]

Kendra wrote: "It was my pleasure everyone! I will definitely do it again next year!!! :-)

From,
The Elf that was figured out... HAHAHA"

I couldn't stop giggling on that one

[Sarah (is clearing her shelves)]

Kendra wrote: "It was my pleasure everyone! I will definitely do it again next year!!! :-)

Yayyy!!

[Tammy]

Thank you Kendra for doing this! I had so much fun seeing all the generous gifting going on. Thank you for the invitation and hope that you do it again next year :)