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Tips/FAQSince this is a new challenge, there will probably be questions that we haven't thought of. As they come up and are answered, I'll copy them below.
Tips for choosing your book:
♥ Check out your buddy's "short list". If your buddy has a shelf designated for the PIFM or M&G challenges, look there to see if you can find something you're interested in reading. Or, if either of you doesn't already have a short list, create one! Give your buddy a list of 10 or so books that you're hoping to read soon to see if they have are interested in any of them.
♥ Consider trying something new and different. If you can quickly find something that you've both really been looking forward to reading, that's great! But if you can't, think about looking for something you've been hearing some buzz about but haven't gotten around to reading, or an author or sub-genre that your buddy enjoys but you've rarely or never read before.
♥ Check Amazon for freebies If you can't find something that you both already have (or that one or both of you are fine with buying), check Amazon for freebies. They generally have quite a selection, a combination of new/indie authors and frequently you can find the first book in a series by an established author.
♥ Consider book length when making your selection This challenge is only one book, but since so many of our members tend to participate in multiple challenges and read a lot of books in a month, you might want to discuss whether or not you want/need to try to find a shorter book to read.
♥ Above all, BE WILLING TO COMPROMISE! You've given a general idea of what you like to read, but within that there is still a wide range of options, so please be flexible. I wouldn't expect someone to read something that is completely outside their comfort zone (like asking someone who doesn't read m/m to read it for this challenge), but conversely, you must be willing to consider books that may not be right at the top of your short list.
FAQ:
PairingsLisa
HeatherMarie
Jane(PS)
Nadine Bookaholic
MountainKat
Stacie
Chiara
Ezinwanyi
Michaele
Nicole P
Chan
KarenH
Irene
Nicole S
Tracey
Alyssa
I'm inI read MM exclusively.
Contemporary, paranormal, historical
Yes please. m|m m|f f|f.
1. Historical 2. Paranormal
I'm in again as well!MM only
Contemporary and then paranormal (but little real preference :)
Me please! I read a mix of M/F and M/M. And for genres, I would say Contemporary, then PNR. But I'm open to historical too.
I'll try it. I'm primarily M/F but I read M/M as well. Genres would be contemporary then paranormal and then historical but I'm picky about it.
I’m in!I read both m/m and m/f. My fave genre is contemporary and second I’d say paranormal
I'm in again! I primarily read m/f, but willing to read m/m or f/f. Contemporary please! But I'm willing to do either historical or paranormal if need be.
I’m interested! I read mainly m/f, but I’m open to read m/m. I love paranormal and contemporary.
I'm in again. My favourite genre is contemporary and then surprisingly paranormal. I read both m/f and m/m.
I'm back.Favorite Genre: 1) Contemporary 2) PNR 3) HR
I read both m/f and m/m
I want a buddy. All of my reads are some form of HEAs.1) Action 2) Suspense 3) Contemporary
No thrillers or spooky stuff. I'm a wuss.
Mainly f/m, but recently branched out to m/m and f/f.
I'm in again :)Contemporary, please. If need be, paranormal.
I mainly read m/f.
I’m in! I love contemporary romance. I’m down for anything:
Funny, emotional, dark, sharpness, etc!
M/f
Thanks!
I'm in again historical or paranormal i mainly read m/f but don't mind.
Hi all! Signups are closed, but I had a bit of an unscheduled interruption this morning so it will probably be an hour or two before pairings are posted. Sorry for the delay - I'll get them up as quickly as possible! =)
aaaahhhhh shit, I missed it :(
I'm still working on it...can put you in if you want, Nadine!
~KarenH~ wrote: "I'm still working on it...can put you in if you want, Nadine!"Yes please! THANK YOU!!!!!
M/F or M/M
contemporary
erotica
paranormal
my challenge pick shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Thanks everyone for your patience...pairings can be found in message #3, and your individual buddy read threads are here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group.... Enjoy!
Irene wrote: "I haven't heard from my buddy :/"Irene, I've sent a message to Nicole S, and if either you or I haven't heard back from her by about this time tomorrow, we'll make other arrangements for you - either pair you up with someone else if there are any others who haven't connected with their buddy, or add you to an existing pair.
~KarenH~ wrote: "Irene wrote: "I haven't heard from my buddy :/"Irene, I've sent a message to Nicole S, and if either you or I haven't heard back from her by about this time tomorrow, we'll make other arrangement..."
Karen, I'm cool with Irene joining our group.
I havent heard from my partner either would be happy to read with irene.
Thanks Chan and Tracey...Irene's buddy has posted in their thread now so hopefully they're set. Tracey, I sent a message to Alyssa, but if she doesn't respond by tomorrow you can join in on any of the existing groups. Unfortunately you said you read mostly historical and PNR and I think most everyone is reading contemporary, but hopefully if it comes to that you can find a group that's reading something that interests you. Chan and I are reading Show No Mercy by Cindy Gerard (the March FAC author), so that works for another challenge too if you're interested (LOVE multi-tasking!)
Hi KarenH,I don't mind doubling up and reading another book.
And if you don't mind reading the book Nicole and I picked you could join us. We are reading Temporary by Sarina Bowen.
Michaele wrote: "And if you don't mind reading the book Nicole and I picked you could join us. We are reading Temporary by Sarina Bowen."Yeah! The more the merrier :)
Hi all! I haven’t heard from Ezinwanyi in 4 days what should I do? Technically she connected with me ‘cause she wrote a message on our post on the 23rd. But then she never replied to my messages.
Is there a deadline to choose the book?
Chiara wrote: "Hi all! I haven’t heard from Ezinwanyi in 4 days what should I do? Technically she connected with me ‘cause she wrote a message on our post on the 23rd. But then she never replied to my messages. ..."
Chiara, I sent a message to Ezi, and hopefully we'll hear back from her tomorrow. If not, we'll make other arrangements for you, depending on what happens with the others.
As far as a deadline to choose your book, there isn't one...if you're talking and just haven't made a decision before the first of the month that's fine. It's only if you haven't heard from your buddy at all (or very minimally) that matters.
~KarenH~ wrote: "Chiara wrote: "Hi all! I haven’t heard from Ezinwanyi in 4 days what should I do? Technically she connected with me ‘cause she wrote a message on our post on the 23rd. But then she never replied t..."
Ok thanks a lot, KarenH!
I think Ezi can only access her internet from work so she is a bit time restricted. I suspect she’s just been away from a computer...
Jane (PS) wrote: "I think Ezi can only access her internet from work so she is a bit time restricted. I suspect she’s just been away from a computer..."Ok thanks for the info, Jane!
I have bound to submit and dyeing to be loved so would be happy to join either of those groups if that would be ok thanks.
Tracey wrote: "I have bound to submit and dyeing to be loved so would be happy to join either of those groups if that would be ok thanks."Hi Tracey - Nadine and I would love you to join our read on Dyeing To Be Loved if you'd like :D
Our BR is here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Nicole and I will be reading Moments of Weakness by Katie Fox
Tracey wrote: "I have bound to submit and dyeing to be loved so would be happy to join either of those groups if that would be ok thanks."The more the merrier as far as I'm concerned!
Chiara, since we still haven't heard anything from Ezi, you're welcome to join in with any of the other groups. I think most aren't planning on starting their books for a few days, so take a look at what everyone is reading and see what looks good to you.
Hi KarenH,If it’s ok for you I’d like to wait a couple more days for Ezinwanyi, cause maybe, as Jane said, she’s just having pc/Internet problems. If she doesn’t reply by then, I’ll join one of the other groups. Thanks so much :)
First,Thank you to my partner Chiara, and mods Karen & Jane for your patience and for not giving up on me! I was away from internet and doing kid activities.
Second,
Chiara and I finished our first book One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid and really enjoyed it. We rated it ♥♥♥♥.
We have decided to continue our BR with our 2nd choice with American Queen by Sierra Simone
Thanks for a fun challenge
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One True Loves (other topics)American Queen (other topics)
Show No Mercy (other topics)
Bound to Submit (other topics)
Temporary (other topics)
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Taylor Jenkins Reid (other topics)Sierra Simone (other topics)
Cindy Gerard (other topics)
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Aimee Nicole Walker (other topics)
One of the best things about this group is having other romance readers to chat with about books, since often few (or even none) of our RL friends read the genre...if they read much at all. So, we decided it's time to get some action going in our Buddy Reads folder! The premise is simple...everyone who signs up will be paired with someone with some similar reading preferences. Together you will choose a book that you would like to read and discuss. You will then have a month to read your book and chat about it in a dedicated thread in the Buddy Reads folder. There are no hard rules about how the discussion should progress...you can read at the same pace and discuss as you go or wait until you both finish the book before chatting about it - or some combination of the two.
For those of you who are interested, here are the details:
Sign up in this thread by telling us your first and second favorite romance genres (contemporary/historical/paranormal), and also whether you read exclusively (or almost exclusively) m/m, m/f, or some of both.
Signups close Friday, February 23 at 3 PM EST. Matchups will be posted as soon as possible after signups close - hopefully within an hour or less. If you have not connected with your buddy by February 27, please let me know...either by posting in this thread or by PM. Anyone who hasn't heard from their buddy by then will either be added to one of the other pairs (the more the merrier, right?) or if there are 2 people without buddies who have similar enough interests, they will be paired up.
Plan on reading a Romance novel for this challenge. In order to match people with similar interests, we need to limit this to romance only. The one exception to this is if AFTER you are matched up, you and your partner discover a non-romance title that you both really want to read, that is acceptable. This should be an exception though, rather than a common practice, and you should go into the challenge expecting to read romance.
Connect with your buddy and choose your book. Once the pairings have been posted, find your discussion thread in the Buddy Reads folder. When you have decided on a book, please post your choice here so the name of your thread can be changed to include the title of the book.
You will have the entire month of March to read and discuss your book. When you're all done reading and discussing, please come back here and let us know how it went!
Happy Reading and Chatting!