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PtP - Fairest of Them All (9)
1. Introduce yourself to your team. Let your team members know where you are from. This is a great to know when categories are announced and when team-mates can expect other members to post their book choices.2. Team Captain - reserve a couple of posts in this thread tracking your team's book selection and completion. (Alternatively they could convert a chat comment to the tracking post/s.)
3. Name your team. Using this round's theme of SNOW WHITE, come up with a fun name. We are an open/public group with no age limit, so please make sure any chosen name is smart, not smutty ;)
Please PM your name to Jane(PS) by 7 March.
4. If you have a private profile, please 'friend' your team-mates. This is really important, because without this, your team-mates can't see your shelves to select a books under option 2.
5. Please post your book selections/completions in the format provided below. (This format is also posted in both the Q&A and Sign-Up threads.) We need to know the week that each book corresponds to, the page numbers, and how the book qualifies including links to lists/shelves (where applicable), etc. I can't stress this enough. When in doubt - link it*!
* don't link to your review in your completion post - reviews in your completion posts should be included in full in that post.
You don't want to start reading a book and then find it doesn't meet the requirements because some information (eg page count or theme link) was missing from your original post.
I will be monitoring this and your book will not be considered complete until I am satisfied that your selection and completion posts comply with the format rules of the challenge.
Remember - you can ONLY change your book selection in the week that the theme is called.
6. You MUST check in with your team each week, ideally once the theme is announced. Please let your team know if you expect to have spotty communication or are on holidays or having an operation.
7. When you post the completion of your book, you must post a review; enough for us to know you have actually read the book. Please don't link to a review. You must post the review in this thread.
8. Re-reads are allowed but you can't read the same book twice within this challenge.
9. There is no prize for the winning team - bragging rights only :)
10. Each week, the theme will be announced in the Q&A Annoucement thread. The full list of themes announced during this round will be maintained in msg 1 of that thread.
The Rule on the Pass Option
* Each team can only have ONE member using their pass each week.
* Each member can only use that pass once each 5 weeks.
* This means that one or two team members (dependent upon the size of your team) will miss using a pass in each 5 week block.
* No-one can use the pass option in the last week of the challenge.
* In the final week if Option 2 is used, members must select their book from another team. This will be advised in the week 11 announcement.
Key selection and completion post information. You must have ALL elements in your book posts.The format for selection posts Option 1:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
How the book qualifies - please insert a link to the qualifying bookshelf/list.
If the theme is based off the bookcover or a letter in the title etc, please just repeat the theme.
The format for selection posts Option 2:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
Name of the team-member, their star rating, the date they read the book.
Format for completion posts:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Rating (1-5)
Review
Please DO NOT CHAT in these selction/completion posts. It needs to be super clear.
If you 'waffle' about your decided book - please REPOST your selection once you decide. DO NOT go back and edit your waffling post.
I'll be tracking each team's progress separately, using the Captain's summary in each team's thread to check for accuracy.
Weekly ThemesWeek 1
Option 1
1. Read a book set in Europe.
If you aren't sure, please use this wiki link to determine if your book qualifies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of....
The countries on the lists will quality (Recognised States and States with Limited Recognition).
Option 2
Select a book from the 'READ' list of a team-mate that they read in the last 6 months AND that the team-mate rated at least 3 stars. (This essentially passing on a recommendation.)
Key date: 8 September 2017
Week 2
Option 1
7. Snow white was 'fair' - read a book with an MC with blonde hair and/or fair skin. You must either quote the optional list used OR include in your post the sentence that qualifies that the MC is fair or blonde.
Optional lists in case you need to know your book's MC is 'fair'.
Sexy Blonde Heroes Historical Contemporary and Paranormal Romance
Best Blonde Heroes of Contemporary Romance
Sunlight Blonde Heroines in Contemporary Romance Novels
Blonde on the cover
MM readers - you'll have to do a word search if a book isn't already added to a list!
Option 2
Key date: 15 September 2017
Week 3
Option 1
3. Read a book with a 5 AND 3 in the book publication date and/or the page numbers (any combination) on the GR page for the book you choose. You cannot substitute a month for a number (3 = March; 5 = May).
Please note how this qualifies in your selection post.
Option 2
Key date: 22 September 2017
Week 4
Option 1
2. Read a book with the main page genre 'historical'.
Option 2
Key date: 29 September 2017
Week 5
Option 1
13. Read a book with an MC as the housekeeper or similar from one of the following lists:
Helping Hand Romance Hero Or Heroine Hired As Butler, Housekeeper, Cook, Chauffeur, Maid and More
Feather Duster: Housekeepers in Contemporary Romance
Better Homes: Housekeepers in Historical Romance
MM bookshelf "Profession - Servant' This link takes you to the group front page-you need to join the group to see the page
Manny [MM]
Servant Heroes/Heroines In Romance
Nanny Governess Romances
If you use Option 1 your book MUST be chosen from one of the above lists.
Option 2
Key date: 6 October 2017
Week 6
Option 1
10. Read a book set in the woods or featuring a home/cottage from one of the following lists:
Nature Lover-Romances With Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Backpacking, Mountain Climbing And More
Cabin Romance
Gay Romance that Takes Place in the Woods
Gay Romance Featuring Sex in the Great Outdoors
So You're a Homeowner
Renovation Romance
If you use Option 1 your book MUST be chosen from one of the above lists.
Option 2
Key date: 13 Ocotber 2017
Week 7
Option 1
6. Read a book with something from the list below found on your bookcover:
*a mirror
*a shiny/reflective surface (eg glass, sheet metal, body of water)
*an item that would shine if the sun or a light was directed on to it (eg knife blade, spurs, watch, jewelry).
Please show the bookcover and note the item in your selection and completion post.
Option 2
Key date: 20 Ocotber 2017
Week 8
Option 1
15. Read a book that has 2,000 or more ratings.
Option 2
Key date: 27 Ocotber 2017
Week 9
Option 1
16. Read a book with an actor or entertainer in the storyline.
Hollywood Romance Novels
Romance With Actors/Actresses/Acting
Actor and Actresses in Category Romance
Romance with Extra Drama!
Best Gay Romance Involving Performing Arts
MM bookshelf 'Profession - Actors'
If you use Option 1 your book MUST be chosen from one of the above lists.
Option 2
Key date: 3 November 2017
Week 10
Option 1
11. Read a shorter book with 100-200 pages.
Option 2
Key date: 10 November 2017
Week 11
Option 1
9. Read a book with an MC who earns their living from the land using one of the following lists:
Grizzly Adams: Romance Heroes Who Are Mountain Men
Farmers in Romance
MM bookshelf 'Profession - Farming'
Best Gay Cowboys
Love on the Range: Romance Novels Set on Ranches
If you use Option 1 your book MUST be chosen from one of the above lists.
Option 2
Key date: 17 November 2017
This week if you choose option 2, you will choose your book from the bookshelves of the team I have randomly allocated below (NOT your own team).
So team 9 will select their book from team 2
Selection/Completion Posts - Weeks 1-4Week 1 - Read a book set in Europe. COMPLETED
LindaC - selection post, completion post
Maddison - selection post, completion post
Alexa - selection post, completion post
Loriidae - selection post, completion post
HeatherMarie - selection post, completion post
Sarah - selection post, completion post
Week 2 - read a book with an MC with blonde hair and/or fair skin - COMPLETED
LindaC - selection post, completion post
Maddison - selection post, completion post
Alexa - selection post, completion post
Loriidae - selection post, completion post
HeatherMarie - selection post, completion post
Sarah - selection post, completion post
Week 3 - Read a book with a 5 AND 3 in the book publication date and/or the page numbers (any combination) on the GR page for the book you choose. COMPLETED
LindaC - selection post, completion post
Maddison - selection post, completion post
Alexa - selection post, completion post
Loriidae - selection post, completion post
HeatherMarie - selection post, completion post
Sarah - selection post, completion post
Week 4 - Read a book with the main page genre 'historical'. COMPLETED
LindaC - selection post, completion post
Maddison - DROPPED OUT
Alexa - selection post, completion post
Loriidae - selection post, completion post
HeatherMarie - selection post, completion post
Sarah - selection post, completion post
Selection/Completion Posts - Weeks 5-8Week 5 - Read a book with an MC as the housekeeper or similar from one of the following lists: 7 lists are linked under msg 5 - COMPLETED
LindaC - selection post, completion post
Alexa - selection post, completion post
Loriidae - selection post, completion post
HeatherMarie - selection post, completion post
Sarah - selection post, completion post
Week 6 Read a book set in the woods or featuring a home/cottage from one of the following lists: 6 lists are linked under msg 5 - COMPLETED
LindaC - selection post, completion post
Alexa - selection post, completion post
Loriidae - selection post, completion post
HeatherMarie - selection post, completion post
Sarah - selection post, completion post
Week 7 Read a book with something [shiny] from the list below found on your bookcover: see list under msg 5 - COMPLETED
LindaC - selection post, completion post
Alexa - PASS - pass message
Loriidae - selection post, completion post
HeatherMarie - selection post, completion post
Sarah - selection post, completion post
Anna - selection post, completion post
Week 8 Read a book that has 2,000 or more ratings. COMPLETED
LindaC - selection post, completion post
Alexa - selection post, completion post
Loriidae - selection post, completion post
HeatherMarie - selection post, completion post
Sarah - selection post, completion post
Anna - selection post, completion post
Selection/Completion Posts - Weeks 9-11Week 9 Read a book with an actor or entertainer in the storyline. COMPLETED
LindaC - selection post, completion post
Alexa - selection post, completion post
Loriidae - selection post, completion post
HeatherMarie - selection post, completion post
Sarah - selection post, completion post
Anna - selection post, completion post
Week 10 Read a shorter book with 100-200 pages. COMPLETED
LindaC - selection post, completion post
Alexa - selection post, completion post
Loriidae - selection post, completion post
HeatherMarie - selection post, completion post
Sarah - selection post, completion post
Anna - selection post, completion post
Week 11
LindaC - selection post, completion post
Alexa - selection post, completion post
Loriidae - selection post, completion post
HeatherMarie - selection post, completion post
Sarah - selection post
Anna - selection post
Passes UsedWeeks 1-5
Week 1 - None
Week 2 - None
Week 3 - None
Week - 4 - None
Week - 5 - None
Weeks 6-10
Week 6 - None
Week 7 - Alexa - pass message
Week 8 - None
Week - 9 - None
Week - 10 - None
Themes called - approximate time per team memberLindaC - New York - Fri 6-9 pm
Maddison - New Zealand - Sat 12 noon-3 pm
Alexa - Minnesota - Fri 5-8 pm
Loriidae - Queensland, Australia - Sat 9 am-12 pm
HeatherMarie - Dallas - Fri 5-8 pm
Sarah - Toronto - Fri 6-9 pm
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Hi Team,My name is Linda and this is my first time as Captain. But I have been in this challenge several times and felt it was time to make the leap. I love this challenge!
I live in Upstate NY/EST and am a retired librarian, i.e., have time and am organized. Hope that makes this easy.
If you have questions, please check the introductory post first; if you are still unclear, ask. If I can't answer it I will get your answer.
Looking forward to getting to know each of you. Please introduce yourself and throw out a suggestion for a team name (SNOW WHITE related)
Hi everyone, waving hello from the steamy tropics of far north Queensland, Australia. I am a retired teacher, and now teach embroidery, and other art techniques at my local craft group. My hubby is currently working out of town, so lots of evenings to read. (The television hasn't been switched on since he left a week ago - so peaceful) We have a 26 year old son (still currently at home but working long hours) and a very spoiled kitty cat, named Georgiana (after Mr Darcy's sister).
Love to read, have always preferred it to any other activity. Over the last couple of years I have become adicted to audiobooks, and now housework isn't so much of a drag, they also make the gym bearable.
As to names, I am no good at that sort of thing - hopefully someone else has a brainwave.
Hello!I'm HeatherMarie from a town near Dallas/Fort Worth. Historical and paranormal are my favorite romance genres. Also LOVE audiobooks. This is my first time doing this challenge.
Brainstorm for team name?
Poisoned Apples
Lucky Number Sevens
Darling Dwarves
Mirrored Misfits
Fairest of Them All
Hello everyone! I'm Alexa and am very excited to join in. This is one of my favorite challenges.I'm an elementary school teacher in Minnesota. Tired of the snow and very excited that this challenge should take me up into the warm season. It makes it feel as if it's not far away now.
I read mainly at night after my family has gone to bed. I have recently fallen in love with audiobooks. Although, I struggle to follow them perfectly as I tend to multitask. I have mainly been using them as a method or rereading favorites. I'll read pretty much anything in the romantic genre. I think contemporary is still my favorite... But it is really hard for me to tell. I love any good love story. I do read some mm, not a ton but once in awhile one will catch my interest.
Names are hard for me. I'll have to think on that tonight.
Hi everyone,I forgot to mention that I like anything with a bit of romance, particularly urban fantasy, paranormal (except vampires), and mysteries of all types.
I like HeatherMarie's suggestion of Fairest of Them All - can be taken as beauty or fair-minded - both work for me ;-)
I forgot to mention that when you look at my read shelf count, it's very low. For the last 6 months of books you will need to look at 2017 read and 2018 read. :)I read a lot of urban fantasy and pnr - preferably with romance, romantic suspense and historicals. I rarely read contemporaries, hence this challenge - spreading my wings.
Hello everyone! My name is Sarah and I am from Toronto, Canada.
This is my second time doing the challenge and I had a blast the first time around :)
I love contemporary, historical and romantic suspense. Favorite authors are Kristan Higgins, Heather Graham, and Julia Quinn!
This is my second time doing the challenge and I had a blast the first time around :)
I love contemporary, historical and romantic suspense. Favorite authors are Kristan Higgins, Heather Graham, and Julia Quinn!
I am really struggling to come up with names.I like Mirrored Misfits... but I think I just like the alliteration of it. I also like Fairest of the them all.
I'm really not picky at all with group names though. I'm happy with anything.
I like Fairest of Them All as well!
Fairest of Them All sounds good to me too :)
Maddison and HeatherMarie,How are you with Fairest of Them All? Four of us OK with it? Shall we go with it?
Jane said she is hoping to announce the first theme on Wednesday evening. Getting close!Maddison, want to tell us something about yourself?
Linda C wrote: "Jane said she is hoping to announce the first theme on Wednesday evening. Getting close!
Maddison, want to tell us something about yourself?"
I can't wait!
Maddison, want to tell us something about yourself?"
I can't wait!
Hhhhmmmm so I live in New Zealand, which is the first country in the morning to see the sun. Also home to Narnia and Lord of the Rings :D I'm 21, in my last year of uni, which is going to be very tough. Not so much reading this year due to uni, gym and work as well as study.
I'm living out of home with my boyfriend, who you'll probably hear me talk about in the future.
I've just gotten my insta recently up and running if anyone's interested in that :)
Linda C wrote: "Jane said she is hoping to announce the first theme on Wednesday evening. Getting close!Maddison, want to tell us something about yourself?"
Oh! I didn't think the first theme would be called until Friday. Thanks for letting us know!
I guess Jane is responding to the anxious ones, but the rest will be at the regularly scheduled time.
Alexa wrote: "Linda C wrote: "Jane said she is hoping to announce the first theme on Wednesday evening. Getting close!Maddison, want to tell us something about yourself?"
Oh! I didn't think the first theme wo..."
It has become tradition to announce the first theme early :) All other themes will be announced on Friday 6pm EST US.
Jane (PS) wrote: s"It has become tradition to announce the first theme early :) All other themes will be announced on Friday 6pm EST US. "Thank you that makes sense now says the newbie.
Loriidae wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: s"It has become tradition to announce the first theme early :) All other themes will be announced on Friday 6pm EST US. "Thank you that makes sense now says the newbie."
Is this your first time with this challenge Loriidae? I thought you'd played before but maybe its just 'cos I've seen you in other challenges...
No first time for a team challenge. Meet and greet is one of my favourite challenges in this group. I have done lots of individual ones.
Loriidae wrote: "No first time for a team challenge. Meet and greet is one of my favourite challenges in this group. I have done lots of individual ones."Ah - there you go :) Well welcome Loriidae ~ hope you have a heap of fun!
Welcome Loriidae! I love PIFM and M&G as well, but I stopped doing those challenges after realising that having a tbr shelf honestly just doesn't work for me. Since they are pretty necessary for those challenges I dropped them. PTP is definitely a favorite though, they are a lot of fun.
Thanks. I am looking forward to starting.
SelectionWeek # 1
Bookcover/link:
Avalanche of Desire
Page numbers: 134
How the book qualifies - Book set in Europe - French Alps to be specific.
I can't remember or find it for some reason (probably just blind). Is the page count minimum 100 or 150? If my book is too short I do have a backup, just let me know.
Alexa wrote: "I can't remember or find it for some reason (probably just blind). Is the page count minimum 100 or 150? If my book is too short I do have a backup, just let me know."This question from the Q&A section should answer your question
Q: My book doesn't have a page count on Goodreads but I have the word count. Can I use the word count and what is the minimum acceptable?
A: Yes - a 35,000 minimum word count will be accepted as a substitute for the 100 page minimum. Because the word count to page conversion varies greatly, I have gone at the high end for this conversion.
Selection Post - Week One - Set in Europe
The Darkest Night #1 Lords of the Underworld Gena Showalter
Pages: 379
How it Fits: Set in Budapest, Hungary
Isn't this Option Two?2. Select a book from the 'READ' list of a team-mate that they read in the last 6 months AND that the team-mate rated at least 3 stars. (This essentially passing on a recommendation.)
Or has it been changed to the date of September 8th 2017? If so, does that person need to have read it after 8th September 2017 for me to be able to read it?
THANK YOU ALEXA FOR ACTUALLY READING A LITTLE YA! Everyone who does these types of challenges only reads paranormal/urban fantasy or smut/romance and that's not my cup of tea.
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