Pass The Parcel Round 13 - Team 9 WON!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Week 4

Option 1
13. Archibald Prize
The Archibald Prize is awarded annually to the best portrait, 'preferentially of some man or woman distinguished in art, letters, science or politics', painted by any artist resident in Australasia.
* Read a book set in Australasia or written by an author from Australia or New Zealand.
Australasia comprises Australia, New Zealand, and some neighbouring islands.

Please post 'proof' of the author or book's setting - a link to the main GR page, author's page, shelving, wikipedia or something similar.


Option 2
Book chosen from a team member's shelf that was read on the date below or more recently and rated at least 3 stars.
Key Date: March 29, 2019


Please ensure you follow the format shown in msg 3 of your team threads. when you post your selection and completion posts.

[Shannon]

My bad!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Shannon wrote: "Week 4 Selection Post
Option 1: Australasia


Made for You by Anyta Sunday
Pages: 258
Qualification: Precis Set in New Zealand, Made For You (Love &..."

In the wrong thread Shannon :D

[⚣Michaelle⚣]

The instructions say an author from Australasia, or a book set there...and the Archibald Prize description says "resident." Can I get a ruling on whether L.J. Hayward counts? It says she lives "on the Gold Coast in Queensland" on her bio page but not whether she is from there.

Thank you!

[Shannon]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Shannon wrote: "Week 4 Selection Post
Option 1: Australasia


Made for You by Anyta Sunday
Pages: 258
Qualification: Precis Set in New Zealand, Made..."

Dammit!! :)

[⚣Michaelle⚣]

Can I please have a ruling on my author up in message 54 so I can start my book? Thank you!

[Hazel]

⚣Michaelle⚣ wrote: "Can I please have a ruling on my author up in message 54 so I can start my book? Thank you!"

When I go on the following google link the 3rd or 4th link down says website of Australian M/M writer.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?safe=...

[MountainKat, Moderator]

⚣Michaelle⚣ wrote: "Can I please have a ruling on my author up in message 54 so I can start my book? Thank you!"

I would think that you are good - 'from' to me means both where you were born/grew up as well as well as where you currently reside. At least I think that is a valid argument and that is the only location info on the GR author page. Jane would have the final word though, I expect she will be around before too long.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

I'm sorry - I didn't get these notifications!! No idea why!

LJ Hayward is fine though. She's currently from the Goldie, so she is currently 'from' there.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Week 5

Option 1
8. Olympics
The modern Olympic Games are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.
* Read a book with an MC who plays sport from one of the following lists:
Sports Romance
Romance with hero/heroine are athletes
Best Gay Athletes

If you use this option, your book selection MUST come from one of these lists. Please note which list and preferably the book's number on that list.


Option 2
Book chosen from a team member's shelf that was read on the date below or more recently and rated at least 3 stars.
Key Date: April 5, 2019


Please ensure you follow the format shown in msg 3 of your team threads. when you post your selection and completion posts.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Hi everyone - its taken time but I have finally made my way through all the team threads. I just want to reiterate a couple of points (for which no-one was penalised but I will start enforcing now that I am home and on top of things).

Please make a SELECTION post if you use the PASS option.

For option 2, you must be reading a book that was read by your teamie WITHIN the last 6 months, using the date I provide each week. That is, the book you select must have been read on our AFTER that date. Not before. If this occurs from now on, and it is not picked up in the theme week (and changed) the book will be recorded on my list as permanently outstanding and the team will not be able to win. So everyone please double-check your dates and your teamies dates.

THis is a general reiteration - you cannot use a book for this challenge if you have already started reading it - UNLESS you start from the beginning again. This is the case for every challenge in this group.

[Mamacita aka MawMaw]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Hi everyone - its taken time but I have finally made my way through all the team threads. I just want to reiterate a couple of points (for which no-one was penalised but I will start enforcing now ..."

I made a selection. Then i used the free pass option for the first time. Do I still read the selection or am I good?

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

If you changed your mind and now want to use the pass, please repost your selection for this week and put PASS with the week number & Selection post title .

When it is just in conversation it is really easy for me to miss 😊

[Sassafrass]

Hi Jane,

Welcome back! Now that you've gone through all the threads, did you make note of mistakes any of the teams have made? So if we don't see any comments, can we assume that we're ok?

Thanks!

[Mamacita aka MawMaw]

Jane (PS) wrote: "If you changed your mind and now want to use the pass, please repost your selection for this week and put PASS with the week number & Selection post title .

When it is just in conversation it is r..."

No Problem. Will Do.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Sassafrass wrote: "Hi Jane,

Welcome back! Now that you've gone through all the threads, did you make note of mistakes any of the teams have made? So if we don't see any comments, can we assume that we're ok?

Thanks!"

Yep - no comments means I didn't see a mistake :) And I wasn't worried that I'd missed a post somewhere.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Week 6

Option 1
6. Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States.
* Read a book with the letter 'U' or 'Z' in the title.
(Anywhere in the title; does not need to be a capital)


Option 2
Book chosen from a team member's shelf that was read on the date below or more recently and rated at least 3 stars.
Key Date: April 12, 2019


Please ensure you follow the format shown in msg 3 of your team threads. when you post your selection and completion posts.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

We had a big electric storm here last night - and now no electricity at the moment. The strike was somewhere nearby on our property. Working off batteries.

I'll try to check for comments, but we hadn't recharged our phones prior to getting the storm! But I'll be in civilisation later today so will be back to normal then.

[Diane]

Question, can the “U” be in the series name portion? i.e. Ghost Pain (Haunted Souls Book 6).

Hope y’all get electricity back soon!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

No - it must be in the actual title. Not the series name.

[Trio]

Diane wrote: "Question, can the “U” be in the series name portion? i.e. Ghost Pain (Haunted Souls Book 6).

Hope y’all get electricity back soon!"

I was just going to ask the same thing Diane :( bummer
yes Jane, I hope you're back online soon!

[Diane]

Jane (PS) wrote: "No - it must be in the actual title. Not the series name."

Thanks Jane!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Back online 😊

[Diane]

Jane, another question, neither Goodreads or amazon have a page number but the ebook is over 3000 kB. Can I still use it or does it need an actual number, I’m thinking I might have to pick a new book 😊

Thanks

[Miriam]

Diane wrote: "Jane, another question, neither Goodreads or amazon have a page number but the ebook is over 3000 kB. Can I still use it or does it need an actual number, I’m thinking I might have to pick a new bo..."

If you have Calibre you can use that to calculate a page count that can be used on GR.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Diane wrote: "Jane, another question, neither Goodreads or amazon have a page number but the ebook is over 3000 kB. Can I still use it or does it need an actual number, I’m thinking I might have to pick a new bo..."

Hi Diane - these are the only two rules on page count:

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.

Q: My book doesn't have a page count on Goodreads but Amazon does have a page count. Can I use Amazon's page count?
A: Yes. Please provide a link to the Amazon book page.

If it can't fit into these two rules and you can't get a GR librarian to upload a word/page count, then you won't be able to use the book :(

Sorry.

[Diane]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Diane wrote: "Jane, another question, neither Goodreads or amazon have a page number but the ebook is over 3000 kB. Can I still use it or does it need an actual number, I’m thinking I might have to..."

Thanks Jane

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Week 7

Option 1
9. Global Music Awards
Global Music Awards is a top-tier music competition that honors talented musicians around the world. It is a showcase for musical gems and unique voices.
* Read a book with an MC who is a musician, from one of the following lists:
The ultimate bad boy / rock star list
Musically inclined heroes/heroines in romance
MMR profession musicians / rockstars bookshelf If you can't see this shelf from the MM Romance group, let me know and I'll look into providing a list of the books.

If you use this option, your book selection MUST come from one of these lists. Please note which list and preferably the book's number on that list.


Option 2
Book chosen from a team member's shelf that was read on the date below or more recently and rated at least 3 stars.
Key Date: April 19, 2019


Please ensure you follow the format shown in msg 3 of your team threads. when you post your selection and completion posts.

[Sassafrass]

Jane, if you read from one of the lists, the MC still has to be a musician right? Because some of the books on the lists don't have a MC who is a musician.

I just want to make sure.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Sadly. If they are on the list then regardless they will count.

If you can remove any books that shouldn’t be there after the week is over, that would be good 😊

[Sassafrass]

Ok thanks, that's great! I wanted to make sure I wouldn't get dinged!

I was hung up on the part that said "Read a book with an MC who is a musician..."

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Week 8

Option 1
11. Darwin Awards Chlorinating the Gene Pool.
The Darwin Awards recognize individuals who have supposedly contributed to human evolution by selecting themselves out of the gene pool via death or sterilization by their own actions.
* Read a book from one of the following lists:
Death gods and reaper protagonists
OMG you almosts DIED mm with hospital scenes
Gay romance featuring a grieving MC
OMG you almost died - straight edition
Best near death angst books - romance historical
Best injured or ill heroine with hero angst
Black widow/widower romances - hero/heroine is suspected of killing spouse or lover
Grim reaper theme

If you use this option, your book selection MUST come from one of these lists. Please note which list and preferably the book's number on that list.


Option 2
Book chosen from a team member's shelf that was read on the date below or more recently and rated at least 3 stars.
Key Date: April 26, 2019


Please ensure you follow the format shown in msg 3 of your team threads. when you post your selection and completion posts.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Jane is it ok to use even though its not part of any of the list? Since we all know that Charley is the grimm reaper

[Sassafrass]

I don't think it counts, Carmen because of Jane saying:

If you use this option, your book selection MUST come from one of these lists.

But she, of course, has the final ruling.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Sorry - has to be on the list. No exceptions.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Hi Carmen - this is where you should have added the book at the beginning of the challenge! 😊

[Mamacita aka MawMaw]

If I have 2 books on the list, I need to read one of those before I can post a selection for this week? Or I just have to have a book read by end of week, so I only carry over 2?

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Mamacita wrote: "If I have 2 books on the list, I need to read one of those before I can post a selection for this week? Or I just have to have a book read by end of week, so I only carry over 2?"

Just have to post a completion by the end of the week, before the next call. Go ahead and post your selection :)

[Mamacita aka MawMaw]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Mamacita wrote: "If I have 2 books on the list, I need to read one of those before I can post a selection for this week? Or I just have to have a book read by end of week, so I only carry over 2?"
..."

K Thx

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Thanks, I didn't see that but its all good. I have more than enough to pick from. LOL

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Week 9

Option 1
7. UNESCO Peace Prize
The Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize is intended to honour living individuals and active public or private bodies or institutions that have made a significant contribution to promoting, seeking, safeguarding or maintaining peace.
* Read a book with one of the following words in the precis/blurb on the book's main page:
'peace', 'happy', 'cooperation', 'good' or 'tranquil' or words that have the same root word.
Eg 'peaceful', 'unhappily', 'cooperate', 'goodness', 'tanquility'.
Edit - no hyphens.


Option 2
Book chosen from a team member's shelf that was read on the date below or more recently and rated at least 3 stars.
Key Date: May 3, 2019


Please ensure you follow the format shown in msg 3 of your team threads. when you post your selection and completion posts.

[Sassafrass]

Hi Jane, will you take "happy-hour" since happy isn't broken up?

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Sassafrass wrote: "Hi Jane, will you take "happy-hour" since happy isn't broken up?"

No - no hyphens. Sorry Sass.

[Sassafrass]

No problem. Thanks!

[Shannon]

Whoops!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Shannon wrote: "Week 9 Selection Post
Option 1


Digging Deep by Jay Hogan
Pages: 354
Qualification: Good & Happy in Precis ..he likes his job and is good at it. He..."

Hahaha - you strike again Shannon!! Wrong thread :D

[Shannon]

I can't even....

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Jane I had a teammate ask "I noticed in the back of the book. There is a blurb that says "All she wants is a little peace..." would that be able to fit the challenge? " I was wondering if this was ok to use?

[Mamacita aka MawMaw]

With the - issue, would it be OK if it's part of a phrase rather than the word? Like in the blurb it says "their partnership a classic cliche: total opposites, good cop-bad cop, the odd couple."

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Jane I had a teammate ask "I noticed in the back of the book. There is a blurb that says "All she wants is a little peace..." would that be able to fit the challenge? " I was wondering if this was..."

It needs to be in the blurb as it appears on GR's main page. If that is repeated on GR's main page for that book, then it will work :)