Coffee, Chai, Cocoa & Chat

[LaurLa]

I'd be up for another backroom BOM!

[Alysa]

Oh god no, Kushiel’s Dart is waaaaaay too long a time commitment. Someone on my team is already reading it (started this morning) too.

I would nominate something by ZA Maxfield (tons of stuff via library) or LA Witt ( Where There's Smoke , currently free on Amazon for example)

[Sammy]

Eldarwen wrote: "How about Kushiel's Dart?

Considering that it's a fairly big book (almost 1k pages) and that this wouldn't be the only book we're reading for the challenge, it would be a good idea t..."

Ordinarily I'd be totally on board for that one, but I re-read it only just about 6 months ago... Although by July it would definitely be over six months... Is the 6 month rule in place for WoB as well?

[SandyL]

Alysa wrote: "Oh god no, Kushiel’s Dart is waaaaaay too long a time commitment. Someone on my team is already reading it (started this morning).

I would nominate something by ZA Maxfield (tons of stuff via libr..."

I'm with you, Alysa! Too long, plus there have been plenty of other fantasy BOM's in the regular group.

[Emma (M)]

I’d be up for a back room BOM for sure :)

[Shelby]

Eldarwen wrote: "How about Kushiel's Dart?

Considering that it's a fairly big book (almost 1k pages) and that this wouldn't be the only book we're reading for the challenge, it would be a good idea t..."

I'd love to reread this one. It's been YEARS! Soooooooo good.

[Sonia]

Oh about the new Top Secret by Sarina Bowen and Ellen Kennedy? I loved HIM and US.

[Alysa]

Sonia wrote: "Oh about the new Top Secret by Sarina Bowen and Ellen Kennedy? I loved HIM and US."

Can’t seem to get that one from library :(

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

Alysa wrote: "Oh god no, Kushiel’s Dart is waaaaaay too long a time commitment. Someone on my team is already reading it (started this morning) too.

I would nominate something by ZA Maxfield (tons of stuff via ..."

I have to agree with Alysa, I'd rather keep it light and fun for a backroom BOM. To me Kushiel's Dart seems a bit high fantasy/historical and slower reading. I haven't read it but it looks intimidating

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

Sonia wrote: "Oh about the new Top Secret by Sarina Bowen and Ellen Kennedy? I loved HIM and US."

This one looks cute!

[Eldarwen]

Maybe a future BR... ;-))

[Eldarwen]

I just had a look through freebies I still have lying around:

Save the Date is a bit on the short side though.
Come Away with Me (NA tag, too)
All Fired Up


Oh and I just stumbled back across Caged Wolf *shudder* if you want a baaaaaad one, I can suggest this haha. I will not touch it ever again and certainly am not nominating it, but just thought I'd throw it out there for those of you who like to read terrible books from time to time for entertainment hehe.

[Alysa]

Eldarwen wrote: "I just had a look through freebies I still have lying around:

Save the Date is a bit on the short side though.
Come Away with Me (NA tag, too)...”


Save the Date has potential, for those of us who prefer MM. And it is free. You’re right that it’s short though.
Did you look at Where There's Smoke? Also MM and free, but about 100 pages longer...

[Eldarwen]

I did look at that one as well. It would definitely be longer, but unfortunately isn't free for me. Might be a country thing?

[Paula]

Hello I just found out about this challenge today, I filled the google form, to be considered as a replacement player =)

[Eldarwen]

A team mate spontaneously read and said it had a lot of lols. Title and synopsis sound like fun! And it's currently free on kindle. So I figured I'd share here, since I know some of you like to read these kinds of books from time to time :-)

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

By popular demand nominations have opened for a July Backroom BOM!

Make your nominations on the thread in the backroom here: noms close on 23rd and the poll will run 24 - 30 June.

[Alysa]

Once the July Backroom BOM is selected, what will the reading start date be?
ETA: sorry, got carried away before I had a chance to check the Backroom Group. I mean, is it always the 17th of the month, or is there possibly some wiggle room? It would be great if we could start a few days earlier, is all. 😁

[Cat]

Alysa wrote: "Once the July Backroom BOM is selected, what will the reading start date be?
ETA: sorry, got carried away before I had a chance to check the Backroom Group. I mean, is it always the 17th of the mon..."

Sorry, no. Logistically it's too stressy to bring the start date earlier.

[Cat]

Soooooo......

Week 3 rolls are up, and it looks like we've got a couple of teams with a repeated word.... Should we try and corral the Chipmunks for a ReSpin?

[Judith]

I’m just grateful we aren’t going to have walnut for a third week in a row.

[Cat]

Judith wrote: "I’m just grateful we aren’t going to have walnut for a third week in a row."

I think the Wheel gods decided that was too mean to inflict on anyone!

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

DQs have been assigned for Daisy Jones & the Six

check out if you have been lucky here, and let the mod account know ASAP if you can't do your day anymore

[Cat]

The Backroom BOM has been voted for, What Remains won!

Go over here to volunteer to write DQs.
The read starts on 17 July, volunteers will be randomised on 14th

[Cat]

Looks like this week is Fright Week in the Wheel, with three teams on HORROR shelves and two more on SUSPENSE!

eeeeek! lets all dive behind the sofa or hide under the duvet & read!

[Eldarwen]

[Melindam]

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

The Chipmunks were so terrified by the number of teams reading horror & suspense that they accidentally hit the genre respin button, and ALL teams have a word linked to those two genres.
Teams with new genres should note that their word has NOT changed.

We'll be running a mini-challenge during Fright Week (5 - 12 July)!

Teams are on a scavenger hunt to round up Fright Week words, finding them in the title, text or cover (if it fits) of their books.
Teams can find up to 25 of the words, across the standard and tricky words.
All words must match, the only variations allowed are singular/plural, verb tenses (eg defenetrated) or different hyphenation. Tricky words must be found together as the phrase
Each word can only be found once
Only one word can be found per book read (though of course multiple people could read the book to find different words)

STANDARD WORDS - 5 points each

blood		chills		Dracula		Jason		Winchester
gravestone	bone		Frankenstein	defenestrate	Carrie
scream		anxiety		Jack the Ripper supernatural	poison
rollercoaster 	cliff-hanger	Rebecca		Sam		serial killer
horror		Caleb		Exorcist	Dean		Salem
suspense	Annabelle	Damian		Satan		cat
fright		Chucky		devil		witch		hide
creepy		Pennywise	Pyscho		knife		sofa
terror		spider		Jaws		gore		death
stalker		clown		Scarecrow	behead		maim
invoke		cabin		woods		night		monster
shadows		dark		nightmare	conjure		flay

TRICKY ONES - 10 points each

Freddie Krueger
Black Dahlia
Black Widow
Andrea Yates
Charles Manson
White Woman
Michael Myers
OJ Simpson
Marie Antoinnette
Lucrezia Borgia
Bloody Mary

sheets will be added in the next day or so

ReSpins will not be possible this week - the Chipmunks are hiding under the sofa

[Deanna]

Could I get a Goodreads librarian to fix a page count for me please?

The book is:

It's currently listed as 292 pages.

Amazon lists the Kindle version at 468 pages here, which matches the count for the paperback version published this year. (The audio is 13 hours if you need further confirmation that the original page count is incorrect.)

Thanks in advance for the help!

[Alysa]

@Deanna —
Done!

[Cat]

Chaps! Whilst the Wheel will be over, we can carry on chatting about books in the BOMs, and you never know what's in the pipeline....

Nominations for September's books are now open:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Tati]

any news on Tower Teams?

[Sonia]

Cat wrote: "and you never know what's in the pipeline...."

Weeeeeeeeelllllllll.....

*giggles*

[Sonia]

Tati wrote: "any news on Tower Teams?"

what is this tower teams you speak of?

[Cat]

Tati wrote: "any news on Tower Teams?"

Last I heard they were sunning themselves on holiday ;-P

Seriously: Mods are brewing stuff, and TT will emerge when it's good & ready :)

[Ora]

How much longer for wheel? Between being burnt out after the captain's challenge over at Perks and then vacation I didn't want to commit to anything when I could not read as much as I usually do for intense challenges. I guess what I am curious about if there is a chance I could be a back up player.

[Tati]

Cat wrote: "Tati wrote: "any news on Tower Teams?"

Last I heard they were sunning themselves on holiday ;-P

Seriously: Mods are brewing stuff, and TT will emerge when it's good & ready :)"

I'll patiently wait for the chipmunks then :)

[Cat]

Ora wrote: "How much longer for wheel? Between being burnt out after the captain's challenge over at Perks and then vacation I didn't want to commit to anything when I could not read as much as I usually do fo..."

We're at the halfway point, Ora. Fill in the form and we'll see if you can fit you in. We might ask you to limit the number of books you submit for Wheel though, so you don't completely skew team dynamics :)

[Ora]

OK. I will keep my competitive urges in check.

[Cat]

Ora wrote: "OK. I will keep my competitive urges in check."

or read looooooooong books ;)

[Ora]

Lol😀

[Cat]

For all you BOM point addicts, and those who can't reread Good Omens in August, we've got a bonus BOM, starting 22 July.

Sign up to write DQs here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

We'll randomise 3 days before the start of the BOM

[Cat]

And the question setters for Dry have been allocated.

Shout if you or your team's back up cover can't make the assigned day.

[Mary X]

Totally missed that Good Omens is BOM. I just checked it out of the library.

[Mary X]

So does that mean I have to save it for the last week if I want points? Not sure how often Hoopla lets you renew something.

[Jenny]

I think you can read it now, but if you want the BOM points, you have to participate in the discussion once it happens.

[Alysa]

Jenny wrote: "I think you can read it now, but if you want the BOM points, you have to participate in the discussion once it happens."

I thought for BOMs, you have to be actively reading at least part of it during the period when DQs are posted, or within 1 month after...? So you cannot read an August BOM now and get the points in August...
(I could be confusing this for a BOM rule that came up in a different context though.)

[Cat]

Backroom BOM DQs have been assigned! Head over to check it out.

As ever: shout if you or your back-up (if you are lucky enought to have one) can't do that day.

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Week 6 words have been revealed!

Teams need to decide if they want to keep their word or want to do a Chipmunk ReSpin. Post in the ReSpin thread of the Captain's Group if you want a ReSpin. Deadline for ReSpin is Thursday, 5pm UK time.


Deadline for the end of Week 5, when all books must be on your official team sheet is Friday 10pm UK time. Click the clock for the countdown.
Week 6 starts at that point.

Remember, no books finished in Week 5 can be used for Week 6!

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

DQs are assigned for the Mod Takeover BOM:

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

As ever, shout if you or your backup (if you have one) can't do your day....