Auxiliary Challenge (2019): Rules & How To

[Maraya21, Disco Muffin]

A Brief History Of: I created this challenge in 2017, to start the following year. I wanted to reinvigorate it and this idea popped in my head. I got some minor aspects from another group I am a member of, my very first group here in fact, and moulded everything into this.
2018 came and went and it was decided by you all that we will continue with it for 2019.


What It Is: The Auxiliary Challenge will see the group take on books chosen by set parameters/themes with complete freedom as part of the Group Reads.

We won’t just make a schedule/list of books like normal people though, oh no. We will do it like the crazies do it (which is the only way to do things) and you will help out to make the challenge your own.


How It Works: Each month we will give you a set of parameters/a theme, you will suggest books based on those (not something you have already read), the suggested books will be put to a poll and the one most voted will become next month’s reads. Each book choice will have its own discussion thread each month.

If there are “left over books”, meaning too many from previous poll(s), then we will pool them together for you to make a choice.

You can start each book whenever you wish within the year, although it is recommended to start it within the month it was chosen. You can finish it whenever within the year.

• You can only suggest books you haven't read yet •

You can make a special shelf for this if you want but it is not obligatory. There will be a token challenge in the Challenges, so if you decide to make a shelf go declare it there.


You will have one (1) week to nominate a book and then one week to vote


Clear? No? Ok let me give you guys an example:

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Suggest one book for the given parameters/theme:

• A book with a purple cover (⬅ Parameters)
Person 1: Trickery of the Gods by Jaymin Eve & Jane Washington,
Person 2: Nomination
Person 3: More Nominations

• Time Travel (⬅ Theme)
Person 1: Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor
Person 2: Nomination
Person 3: More Nominations

Gather all suggestions to a Poll. Vote. Two most voted are in next month’s Reads. Too many books with high votes? Save and use on later months.
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•• The Challenge will start on January 1st, 2019. The actual suggestions and subsequent voting however will be done in December. ••


If you are wondering why I decided to go with that method of selection it’s simple: It gives everyone the opportunity to suggest their many different books that have somehow something in common. As mentioned above this is what I took from the other group I participate in, not in quite the same way we do it though. It allows people freedom.


Additional Info:
Tracker is located Here
Challenge
Start: January 1st, 2019
Finish: December 31st, 2019
Prequel Preparation: December 1st – 31st, 2018


Curious about the 2018 one? You can see it HERE