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Just in case it was missed, I posted my completion post for Disability and have made my selections for Fantasy (new selection), Suspense/Thriller, and Animals
Selection PostShelf: Animal
Book: Lucy's Chance
Author: Brittney Joy
Pages: 194
Qualification: Tagged "Animal" 10 times
Week 4: Suspense/ThrillerSelection Post
Shelf: Suspense/Thriller
Book: When You Dare
Author: Lori Foster
Pages: 448
Qualification: Tagged Suspense 137 times
Week 4: Suspense/ThrillerCompletion Post
Shelf: Suspense/Thriller
Book: When You Dare
Author: Lori Foster
Pages: 448
Qualification: Tagged Suspense 137 times
Date: 7/7/2019
Rating: 3 Stars
Review: This book was hard for me to get through. The pace of this book just slogged for me and it took me forever to get into and finish it. Plus the narrator annoys me and so I was switching back and forth between audible and the paperback.
Completion Post: Shelf: Animal
Book: Lucy's Chance
Author: Brittney Joy
Pages: 194
Read: 8/7/2019
Rating: 3*
Qualification: Tagged 'animal' 10 times
Review: This was a fun quick read about a 16 year old girl who takes a summer job on a horse ranch and finds herself the carer of a wild black horse she calls Chance. They develop a bond while at the same time Lucy develops a crush on her fellow ranch hand, Casey. It's been a long time since I've read a sweet, wholesome YA horse story, in fact I think I was a kid the last time I did and it was a nice change of pace.
Celia wrote: "Just in case it was missed, I posted my completion post for Disability and have made my selections for Fantasy (new selection), Suspense/Thriller, and Animals"I noticed them, I just have a busy life right now and don't make my update to the team postings until either Monday or Tuesday before each new call.
SHELF #5: Animals/PetsSelection Post
Shelf: Animals
Book: Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter
Author: Blaize Clement
Pages: 320
Qualification: Shelved "animals" 25 times
Week 5: Animals/PetsSelection Tracking
Jennifer: Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo | Post
Celia: The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan | Post
Jill: The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis | Post
Plethora: Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter by Blaize Clement | Post
Sophie (UK): Lucy's Chance by Brittney Joy | Post
Suzanne (Esmeralda1): A Good Dog: The Story of Orson, Who Changed My Life by Jon Katz | Post
Week 5: Animals/PetsCompletion Tracking
Jennifer: Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo | 413 tags | 07/13/19 | 5 stars | Review Post
Celia: The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan | 15 tags | 07/27/19 | 5 stars | Review Post
Jill: The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis | 12 tags | 07/25/19 | 3 stars | Review Post
Plethora: Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter by Blaize Clement | 25 tags | 07/16/19 | 3.5 stars | Review Post
Sophie (UK): Lucy's Chance by Brittney Joy | 10 tags | 07/08/19 | 3 stars | Review Post
Suzanne (Esmeralda1): A Good Dog: The Story of Orson, Who Changed My Life by Jon Katz | 81 tags | 08/01/19 | 5 stars | Review Post
Let me know if I missed a selection/completion post. Here is what I show ahead of the new shelf call today.Current Standings
Link to post with links to all selection/completion post
Free Space
Selections have been posted for everyone. (Jill while you didn't post a selection, you did complete your book. Celia changed book selection)
✔ Jennifer: Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde - Completed
✔ Celia: Journey from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran by Roya Hakakian - Completed
✔ Jill: On the Come Up by Angie Thomas - Completed
✔ Plethora: Arsenic and Old Books by Miranda James - Completed
✔ Sophie (UK): The Friend Zone by Sariah Wilson - Completed
✔ Suzanne (Esmeralda1): The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas - Completed
Week 1: Historical
Selections have been posted for everyone.
✔ Jennifer: The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict - Completed
✔ Celia: A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab - Completed
Jill: The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
Plethora: Napoleon's Last Island by Thomas Keneally
✔ Sophie (UK): The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman - Completed
✔ Suzanne (Esmeralda1): Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng - Completed
Week 2: Disability
Selections have been posted for everyone.
✔ Jennifer: It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini - Completed
✔ Celia: A List of Cages by Robin Roe - Completed
✔ Jill: My Sister's Keeper - Completed
✔ Plethora: The Boy Next Door by Annabelle Costa - Completed
✔ Sophie (UK): You and Everything After by Ginger Scott - Completed
Suzanne (Esmeralda1): The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Week 3: Fantasy/Paranormal/UF
Selections have been posted for everyone.
✔ Jennifer: Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft - Completed
Celia: The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
✔ Jill: Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo - Completed
✔ Plethora: The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs by Katherine Howe - Completed
✔ Sophie (UK): How to Save an Undead Life by Hailey Edwards - Completed
✔ Suzanne (Esmeralda1): Circe by Madeline Miller - Completed
Week 4: Suspense/Thriller
Selections have been posted for everyone.
Jennifer: Nexus by Ramez Naam
Celia: The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee
Jill: Recursion by Blake Crouch
✔ Plethora: Small Spaces by Katherine Arden - Completed
✔ Sophie (UK): The Falling of Everything by Jessica Sorensen - Completed
✔ Suzanne (Esmeralda1): When You Dare by Lori Foster - Completed
Week 5: Animals / Pets
Jennifer: Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Celia: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Jill:
Plethora: Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter by Blaize Clement
✔ Sophie (UK): Lucy's Chance by Brittney Joy - Completed
Suzanne (Esmeralda1):
Completed:
Please review your completions to stay on track, 3 shelf books behinds is grounds for disqualification. This is week 5, week 6 shelf will be announced 7/9
Jennifer: 3/5 + free space
Celia: 2/5 + free space
Jill: 2/5 + free space
Plethora: 3/5 + free space
Sophie: 5/5 + free space
Suzanne: 3/5 + free space
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Call: Tuesday July 9, 2019 SHELF #6: Humor/Satire
Time to post your shelf selection book for shelf 6.
Selection Post Example
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Completion Post Example:
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Review: Just 3-4 sentences. Tell us what the book is about, what you thought of your read, what you liked or disliked, and would you recommend this book to your friends.
SHELF #6: Humor/Satire Selection Post
Shelf: Humor
Book: Dog Day Wedding
Author: Rich Amooi
Pages: 290
Qualification: Shelved "humor" 5 times
SHELF #5: Animals/Pets
Book: A Good Dog: The Story of Orson, Who Changed My Life
Author: Jon Katz
Pages: 240
Qualification: Tagged Animals 81 times
SHELF #6: Humor/Satire 
Book: Why Girls Are Weird
Author: Pamela Ribon
Pages: 306
Qualification: Tagged Humor 15 times
SHELF #6: Humor/Satire Completion Post
Shelf: Humor
Book: Dog Day Wedding
Author: Rich Amooi
Pages: 290
Qualification: Shelved "humor" 5 times
Read: 7/9/19
Rating: 4
Review: I think this should have more than 5 tags for humor, there was some seriously funny lol parts. The male MC has been jilted at the alter twice....seems like a nice guys finish last scenario. He has a good heart, but keeps picking the wrong woman. His mom can get over the top, which is where most of the humor comes from. The female MC just wants a safe lifestyle.
Completion Post 
Shelf: Disability
Book: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Author: Stephen Chbosky
Pages: 222 Pages
Qualification: shelved 8 times as disability
Date: 7/11/2019
Rating: 5
Review: This book was HEAVY! I haven't see the movie yet but now that I have, I'm not sure I want to. The main character is brilliant but broken and the end just rips your heart out. Makes me want to hug him.
Selection PostShelf: Humour
Book: The Radleys
Author: Matt Haig
Pages: 352
Qualification: Shelved 'humour' 19 times
Hey guys. sorry I've been really absent lately. I'm on vacation and I haven't had much time to read. August should be better but July is just not a reading month for me. If you guys want to kick me off, I would be fine with that, as I do realize I have not been keeping up at all with this challenge. sorry.
Completion Post Shelf: Humour
Book: The Radleys
Author: Matt Haig
Pages: 352
Read: 16/7/2019
Qualification: Shelved 'humour' 19 times
Rating: 3.5*
Review: The Radleys is a story of a family of 'abstaining' vampires trying to fit into middle-class rural England. Parts of this book were hilarious, particularly husband Peter's struggle with his crush on the vapid next door neighbour, Lorna. I felt for Helen and Peter's teenage children, Rowan and Clara, who find out the hard way that they're vampires and not just 'intolerant' to the sun.
I'll fix the tracking post this afternoon. Sorry I started early this morning and didn't get posted before hand.
Call: Tuesday July 16, 2019 SHELF #7: Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee
Time to post your shelf selection book for shelf 7.
There is a whole page for Choice Awards, includes links to other years.
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Please go to the Stamp Me Thread and take a look at what you should be doing. Let me know if you have any questions
I am here! Sorry I haven't been online for a week - we went camping and when we go, the rule is NO DEVICES. It's important to me that my son learn that everyone has to take time to unplug and appreciate the outdoors.Anyway, I have a completion to post right after this and then a selection. I am still reading madly!
Also, I have no idea what stamps are and how to apply for them, or is that the captain's job?
Suzanne wrote: "Completion Post Shelf: Disability
Book: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Author: Stephen Chbosky
Pages: 222 Pages
Qua..."
The movie is both sweet and heartbreaking. It is really wonderful though, just like the book.
Completion Post Shelf: Animals
Book: Because of Winn-Dixie
Author: Kate DiCamillo
Pages: 182
Read:7/13/19
Qualification : Protagonist owns a dog
Rating: 5 stars
Review: Incredibly touching story about a girl and her dog. Expect to be crying by the end - I know I was. Would recommend to anyone who likes a quick, sweet story about loss and acceptance.
Selection Post Shelf #6: Humor/Satire
Book: Job Hopper: The Checkered Career of a Down-Market Dilettante
Author: Ayun Halliday
Pages: 256
Qualification: Tagged Humor by 6 users
Selection PostShelf #7: Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee
Book: Nine Perfect Strangers
Author: Liane Moriarty
Pages: 453
Qualification: Nominated for Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction in 2018
Ezinwanyi wrote: "Have you guys been applying for your stamps???"The only stamp before I review the latest post was the free space. I was going to do it and hope that we can ask for another stamp this afternoon when I get off work and catch up on post.
Jennifer wrote: "I am here! Sorry I haven't been online for a week - we went camping and when we go, the rule is NO DEVICES. It's important to me that my son learn that everyone has to take time to unplug and appre..."Jennifer - that is for me to request. However, all members have to have read and posted a completion for a space/shelf before I can put in a request.
The only shelf prior to me checking the latest post after Msg 161 we have met that requirement for is the Free Space.
I will review everything in a few hours and post an update.
SHELF #5: Animals/PetsCompletion Post
Shelf: Animals
Book: Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter
Author: Blaize Clement
Pages: 320
Qualification: Shelved "animals" 25 times
Read: 07/16/19
Rating: 3.5
Review: This was a good start to a series. Dixie, ex-cop lost everything in life when her husband and daughter were killed, after a few years of complete withdrawal she has moved on to be a pet-sitter. Nothing like stumbling upon a dead body during your pet rounds and the next days don't go any better.
SHELF #7: Goodreads Choice Awards NomineeSelection Post
Shelf: Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee
Book: The Wedding Date
Author: Jasmine Guillory
Pages: 320
Qualification: Romance 2018 Nominee
Week 6: Humor/SatireSelection Tracking
Jennifer: Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West | Post
Celia: An Abundance of Katherines by John Green | Post
Jill: Dating You / Hating You by Christina Lauren | Post
Plethora: Dog Day Wedding by Rich Amooi | Post
Sophie (UK): The Radleys by Matt Haig | Post
Suzanne (Esmeralda1): Why Girls Are Weird by Pamela Ribon | Post
Week 6: Humor/SatireCompletion Tracking
Jennifer: Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West | 371 tags | 07/29/19 | 3 stars | Review Post
Celia: An Abundance of Katherines by John Green | 414 tags | 07/27/19 | 5 stars | Review Post
Jill: Dating You / Hating You by Christina Lauren | 19 tags | 07/16/19 | 3 stars | Review Post
Plethora:Dog Day Wedding by Rich Amooi | 5 tages | 07/09/19 | 4 stars | ReviewPost
Sophie (UK): The Radleys by Matt Haig | 19 tags | 07/16/19 | 3.5 stars | Review Post
Suzanne (Esmeralda1):
Week 7: Goodreads Choice Awards NomineeSelection Tracking
Jennifer: Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty | Post
Celia: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell | Post
Jill: Elevation by Stephen King | Post
Plethora: The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory | Post
Sophie (UK): The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner
Suzanne (Esmeralda1): Year One by Nora Roberts | Post
Week 7: Goodreads Choice Awards NomineeCompletion Tracking
Jennifer: Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty | 2018 Choice Award Nominee | 09/01/19 | 5 stars | Review Post
Celia: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell | 2013 Young Adult Nominee | 08/06/19 | 5 stars | Review post
Jill: Elevation by Stephen King | 2018 Choice Award | 08/01/19 | 2 stars | Review Post
Plethora: The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory | Romance 2018 Nominee | 07/22/19 | 3 stars | Review Post
Sophie (UK):
Suzanne (Esmeralda1): Year One by Nora Roberts | 2018 Fantasy Nominee | 08/06/19 | 5 stars | Review Post
Let me know if I missed a selection/completion post. Here is what I show ahead of the new shelf call today.Current Standings
Link to post with links to all selection/completion post
Free Space
Selections have been posted for everyone. (Jill while you didn't post a selection, you did complete your book. Celia changed book selection)
✔ Jennifer: Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde - Completed
✔ Celia: Journey from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran by Roya Hakakian - Completed
✔ Jill: On the Come Up by Angie Thomas - Completed
✔ Plethora: Arsenic and Old Books by Miranda James - Completed
✔ Sophie (UK): The Friend Zone by Sariah Wilson - Completed
✔ Suzanne (Esmeralda1): The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas - Completed
Week 1: Historical
Selections have been posted for everyone.
✔ Jennifer: The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict - Completed
✔ Celia: A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab - Completed
Jill: The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
Plethora: Napoleon's Last Island by Thomas Keneally
✔ Sophie (UK): The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman - Completed
✔ Suzanne (Esmeralda1): Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng - Completed
Week 2: Disability
Selections have been posted for everyone.
✔ Jennifer: It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini - Completed
✔ Celia: A List of Cages by Robin Roe - Completed
✔ Jill: My Sister's Keeper - Completed
✔ Plethora: The Boy Next Door by Annabelle Costa - Completed
✔ Sophie (UK): You and Everything After by Ginger Scott - Completed
✔ Suzanne (Esmeralda1): The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky - Completed
Week 3: Fantasy/Paranormal/UF
Selections have been posted for everyone.
✔ Jennifer: Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft - Completed
Celia: The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
✔ Jill: Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo - Completed
✔ Plethora: The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs by Katherine Howe - Completed
✔ Sophie (UK): How to Save an Undead Life by Hailey Edwards - Completed
✔ Suzanne (Esmeralda1): Circe by Madeline Miller - Completed
Week 4: Suspense/Thriller
Selections have been posted for everyone.
Jennifer: Nexus by Ramez Naam
Celia: The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee
Jill: Recursion by Blake Crouch
✔ Plethora: Small Spaces by Katherine Arden - Completed
✔ Sophie (UK): The Falling of Everything by Jessica Sorensen - Completed
✔ Suzanne (Esmeralda1): When You Dare by Lori Foster - Completed
Week 5: Animals / Pets
✔ Jennifer: Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo - Completed
Celia: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Jill:
✔ Plethora: Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter by Blaize Clement - Completed
✔ Sophie (UK): Lucy's Chance by Brittney Joy - Completed
Suzanne (Esmeralda1): A Good Dog: The Story of Orson, Who Changed My Life by Jon Katz
Week 6: Humor/Satire
Jennifer: Job Hopper: The Checkered Career of a Down-Market Dilettante by Ayun Halliday
Celia:
Jill:
✔ Plethora: Dog Day Wedding by Rich Amooi - Completed
✔ Sophie (UK): The Radleys by Matt Haig - Completed
Suzanne (Esmeralda1): Why Girls Are Weird by Pamela Ribon
Week 7: Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee
Jennifer: Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
Celia:
Jill:
Plethora: The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
Sophie (UK):
Suzanne (Esmeralda1):
Completed:
Please review your completions to stay on track, 3 shelf books behinds is grounds for disqualification. This is week 5, week 6 shelf will be announced 7/9
Jennifer: 4/6 + free space
Celia: 2/6 + free space
Jill: 2/6 + free space
Plethora: 5/6 + free space
Sophie: 6/6 + free space
Suzanne: 4/6 + free space
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I am re-doing a selection post because I couldn't get one of the books.Selection Post
Shelf: Suspense/Thriller
Book: All the Missing Girls
Author: Megan Miranda
Pages: 384
Qualification: Tagged "thriller" by 650 users
I just re-read the rules for this game, and in order to win, we have to be the first team to get bingo. There is zero chance of this happening unless we start completing some categories. Right now we only have 2 in addition to the free space and we are starting week 7.May I make the (possibly unpopular) suggestion that we drop the team members that are unable to maintain the reading schedule? I believe this would result in our being allocated replacement players. I'm not sure what then happens to the categories that have already passed - we will have to check with the mods - but I suspect that we would have a much better chance of catching up.
We actually have only request two spaces, the free space and the disability shelf.I did PM the mod yesterday that yes, we are struggling because books aren't being read consistently.
I have not heard anything back at this time.
ARGH! Changing selection post AGAIN. I hated the last book. Stopped after 50 pages. Life is too short.Selection Post
Shelf: Mystery/Thriller
Book: The Widow
Author: Fiona Barton
Pages: 324
Qualification: Tagged Mystery by 239 users, Thriller by 210 users
I have no idea why I'm having so much trouble with this genre - I've got a ton of things on my list that qualify. My selections just have been bad for some reason.
Selection PostShelf: Goodreads Choice Nominee
Book: The Mars Room
Author: Rachel Kushner
Pages: 352
Qualification: 2018 Fiction nominee
Selection PostShelf: Goodreads Choice Nominee
Book: Year One
Author: Nora Roberts
Pages: 419
Qualification: 2018 Fiction nominee
Hi all, totally not offended that you are looking for a replacement for me. TBH, I've been struggling with reading in general. I'm pregnant and nauseous all the time, and have a hard time reading physical or audio. I usually read 12+ books per month, but read 9 books last month and am on track to read like 5 this month.Anyway, I've finished my book for week 4, so I'll post that for you guys. Sorry I couldn't make this challenge work :(
ETA: Also realized I read a book that fits the humor category. Posting that as well
Completion Post Shelf: Week 4 - Suspense/Thriller
Book: Recursion
Author: Blake Crouch
Pages: 336
Read: Jul 10
Qualification: MPG Thriller
Rating: 5 stars
Review: I really enjoyed this book. It is addicting and keeps you guessing how and what'll happen. It goes into detail about how the memory machine works, and there's some time travel involved. Some of it went over my head, but it was pretty easy to follow. It had the same feel to Dark Matter. The main characters are racing against time, so the pacing is pretty fast.
Selection Post Shelf #6: Humor/Satire
Book: Dating You / Hating You
Author: Christina Lauren
Pages: 350
Qualification: Tagged Humor by 19 users
Completion Post: Shelf: #6 - Humor/Satire
Book: Dating You / Hating You
Author: Christina Lauren
Pages: 350
Read: Jul 16
Qualification: Tagged Humor by 19 users
Rating: 3 stars
Review: This was so fun to read. Evie and Carter's connection jumps off the page and captures the reader. I loved it. When they became "enemies," it was hilarious. I kept reading it with "One Way or Another" by Blondie in the back of my mind.
Jill wrote: "Hi all, totally not offended that you are looking for a replacement for me. TBH, I've been struggling with reading in general. I'm pregnant and nauseous all the time, and have a hard time reading p..."Sorry to hear that you are feeling rough with your pregnancy Jill. I think it affects us all in different ways (I suffered with horrific SPD throughout mine and it killed me). You've probably tried all sorts of things already but I have heard that ginger tea is good for nausea :)
Sophie wrote: "Jill wrote: "Hi all, totally not offended that you are looking for a replacement for me. TBH, I've been struggling with reading in general. I'm pregnant and nauseous all the time, and have a hard t..."Thank you! Yes, def did ginger tea. The best thing so far is just sleeping it off :P I just finished my 1st tri so it's been better but ugh so hard :/
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Completion Post
Shelf: Suspense
Book: Small Spaces
Author: Katherine Arden
Pages: 224
Qualification: Shelved "suspense" 12 times
Read: 07/03/19
Rating: 4
Review: I'm such a wimp, I prefer to handle the mild books labeled horror. LOL. Well, I usually only sleep about 4 hrs a night, so I want to sleep and not have nightmares. This is a good spooky story for those just wanting to tip toes into horror genre. Ollie recently experienced a tragedy in her life and checked out of the things she used to love to do at school. Now she just wants to be left alone. But Ollie is a very curious girl and that curiosity leads her on an interesting trip with a few classmates.