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Wheelathon 5
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Team The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Recs:
Hello Team WW Oz!Greetings from Team Orient Express. 😉
You can find our collected recommendations here: Book recommendations by Team Orient Express
Please feel free to drop by and recommend books in return, you will always be welcome aboard.
My recommendations...The Help
The Shack
Something in the Water
Faceless
The President Is Missing
All Fall Down
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As we Hitchhike through the galaxy, my team is collecting recommendations. Ours can be found here. And you may want to check it periodically as some members appear to of gotten lost in their travels and we also plan to update it with good books read during Wheel.
Happy Reading!
Ooh, I'm not good at recommendations....but I'll try to get mine up tonight.
Hello Everyone! I'm excited to meet you all.Sorry for the delay of introducing myself. I took yesterday off from Goodreads after Donna and I had an exciting Quidditch match on Friday and Saturday. Before I forget my wheel shelf is:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
I enjoy reading almost anything not always too keen on High Fantasy or Sci-Fi but I'm going to try them again. Maybe I just haven't found the right books yet. I think this is my third time playing wheel and it's always been a good time.
Some of my favorite books are:
Pretty much anything by Jenny Colgan.
This was a real surprise!
Fantastic vampire series!
Wonderful classic
This was another surprise. I had a friend recommend it and he didn't think I would enjoy it but I loved it.
If you like romantic comedy this series is hilarious!
Tammie wrote: "Hi all! Looking forward to another great Wheel adventure! I've done this challenge several times. It's fun!
My husband and I are empty nesters...I'm a Realtor so my schedule is dependent on my c..."
J.R. Ward is great! I devour her books. I cannot put down any of her books. Her writing style is one of the best.
Tammie wrote: "MPG means 'main page genre'. If you look at the primary page for your book...on the right side there is a list of genres. If the challenge says MPG...it means it must be listed on this page.
@ A..."
Participating in the discussion for BOM gets us big points!
Donna wrote: "Everyone! I have created checkbox lists in the task tab. Anyone who wants a separate tab can have their own as well. Please let me know and I will add it while I am working in the SS. Link is in ms..."Could I please have a separate tab? Thank you!
Rebecca wrote: "Donna wrote: "Everyone! I have created checkbox lists in the task tab. Anyone who wants a separate tab can have their own as well. Please let me know and I will add it while I am working in the SS...."Hey Rebecca...I added a tab for you!
How do you link shelves... i totally forget. Sorry
To share with the team, you can just copy the URL from your browser here To link your book on the SS
*Go to the version of the book you read
*ctrl + c to copy the address of this book from your browser
*Go to the spreadsheet
*Place your cursor in the space where you want your book link to go...you can even type the name of your book in the space...then
*Find the icon in the toolbar at the top...it looks like a link...click on that
*The name of your book should now be in the 'text' box...if not, just type it in here
*ctrl + v to paste the address in to the box labeled 'link'
*Be sure to 'apply
:)
Hi Team! 😊I think it's my 1st time playing Wheels (?!). I'm gonna be participating in the 2nd BOM Five Feet Apart that was in my TBR for a while.
My favorite genre of books is Romance. I read M/F Romance but also love M/M Romance. I read only fiction and about every other genre, really...with the exception of Historical fiction & historical romance, which I don't like much.
I mainly Love books that are high on the feels or simply make me smile (and swoon).
I'm a slow reader... Read about a book a week. So, I'll probably only be able to read 2 books per round in this challenge.
So, besides the BOM, I'm planning on reading Lick by Kylie Scott which is tagged "Music", so will get us some extra points there.
Here's the link for my shelf for Wheels - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
And some Recommendations of books I've read and Loved:
M/F Romance
M/M Romance
Hope we have lots of fun in this challenge! ☺️
My recs: 
And pretty much anything written by Ilona Andrews -- but that's a lot of books. :)
Vivi wrote: "Hi Team! 😊I think it's my 1st time playing Wheels (?!). I'm gonna be participating in the 2nd BOM Five Feet Apart that was in my TBR for a while.
My favorite genre of books is Ro..."
Hey Vivi...we share the love for romance. I liked the Stage Dive series quite a lot...I hope you do too. I just read Closer which, I think is the last/most recent volume.
Stacey wrote: "My recs: [bookcover:Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount ..."Ilona Andrews is one of my favorites as well.
Everything's been so intense lately I've managed to forget about this entirely so sorry for my late check in! I'm gonna try to get all the stuff I need to tell y'all in this post but let me know if I miss something. My favorite genres are fantasy, science fiction, history, and anything super queer.
My Wheelathon shelf is here.
Recommendations:
- the Books of the Raksura Series, starting with The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells
- literally everything by N.K. Jemisin because she is a GENIUS
- Hazel's Theory of Evolution by Lisa Jenn Bigelow
- An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
- Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors and Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev
- The Alpennia Series, starting with Daughter of Mystery by Heather Rose Jones
- The Agency Series, starting with A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee
- The Deep by Rivers Solomon
- No Man of Woman Born by Ana Mardoll
- The Woman of Colour by Anonymous, ed. Lyndon J. Dominique
- Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn
Hello Oz Wizards!I'm drifting over from Watership Down to wish you safe travels as we embark on this voyage of book exploration. My shipmates are tossing out recommendations for each other to use during our trip and I wanted to invite you to come aboard and have a look in this post , if you so desire. We promise not to let the bunnies attack!
BUT, in the spirit of team interaction, I would also like to invite each of you to drop by anytime to ask for specific recommendations for your favorite type of book or when you want something totally random to read!
If you happen to read a book our team recommended, please come back and let us know what you thought of it - good or bad!
Happy Travels and Happier Reading!
Morning everyone, sorry for the delayed check in!I'm a wheelathon newbie so I hope I don't mess it up. I've added my first book to the spreadsheet and think I've done it right? I've added Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America for I (Ibram X. Kendi), and task 170 (MPG history).
I'm a science teacher by day, but when I'm not teaching I'm either blogging, animal crossing or reading. I love sci-fi and fantasy in particular, but read a real mixture, pretty much open to anything.
Recommendations:
The Poppy War
Assassin's Apprentice
Red Rising
Reasons to Stay Alive
Wolf Of The Plains
Throne of Glass
Ape House
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo
Woohoo! I finally got the link to my shelf to work on the SS after several tries!Good way to start my day. I'm getting the hang of this. Should be fun.....
Hey Oz travelers!We've begun packing book recommendations in preparation for our Odyssey and will continue updating the list throughout the challenge.
Book Recommendations from Team Odyssey
Happy reading!
Tammie wrote: "Here's an invite link for scrib if you want to try it. Both BOMs for June are on here audio for sure. Full disclosure...I get free 30 days if you go for this. I think you get 60 days free. https:..."
Tammie wrote: "Here's an invite link for scrib if you want to try it. Both BOMs for June are on here audio for sure. Full disclosure...I get free 30 days if you go for this. I think you get 60 days free.
https:..."
Oooh, thanks for the link. I'll definitely check it out.
My recommendations areThe Cruel Prince - ya/fantasy
The White Tiger - fiction/contemporary/India
The Death of Bees - ya/contemporary/fiction
Finding Master Right - bsdm/erotica/romance
The Big Sleep - classic/noir crime
Could we consider this Task 52, "Text only on cover"?
Ashlee wrote: "Could we consider this Task 52, "Text only on cover"?"
Yeah Ashlee...thank you for breaking the mold with our first book question!!!
We are challenged as a team to tackle these serious book matters.
I'm seeing paint on this cover...I think the task is looking for something closer to this...
or
Anyone else have an opinion for Ashlee??
3 more days until we start! So exciting. Has everyone lined up your books! I'm working on my master plan. So it occurred to me that strategically pages read are critical for points BUT if we can apply the bonus points for our list and/or the bonus for the tag by reading more books (shorter) that's a good thing right? Just something to think about.
I'm really going to try to stick with what I want to read this challenge...so I'm spending some time ahead figuring out what works with what.
I think I'm going to start with the BOM...The Jetsetters...I hope it's good :)
I thought it would be considered because when you look up text only covers "World War Z" and "Ugly Love" pop up and they have fire/water on them 
Tammie wrote: "3 more days until we start! So exciting. Has everyone lined up your books! I'm working on my master plan. So it occurred to me that strategically pages read are critical for points BUT if we can ..."
It's close to 2 days until we can start the book sat least in EST time! Im also super excited!!
Someone break the tie for Ashlee!I see BOM for July are up...both look pretty good
7/2 - The Sun Down Motel -> https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
7/16 - Dear Martin -> https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Hello Team Wizard of Oz,I'm flying around from Harry Potter to wish you all a safe, fun voyage through reading land. My witches and wizards are sharing recommendations for everyone to use during our voyage wanted to invite you all to take a look here and we would love it if you would come over and share your thoughts with us. No matter what if its good or bad we would like to hear your thoughts on the book you picked.
Happy Travels!
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I've ventured out from Middle Earth to invite you all round whenever you would like. It's never more than 5 minutes from a meal (speaking of which is it time for lunch yet...).
We've got a lovely selection of recommendations here to tempt you all and would love it if you stick around to tell us what you thought.
Tammie wrote: "Ashlee wrote: "Could we consider this Task 52, "Text only on cover"?"
Yeah Ashlee...thank you for breaking the mold with our first book..."
For text only, I would go for the ones you posted even if there is a list of text only covers because then there's no debate.
I'm furiously trying to finish up the 2 books I'm in the middle of before Friday! I have my first few books planned just because I already have them checked out of the library. I also think the more plain the better for the letters only cover.
Tammie wrote: "Here's an invite link for scrib if you want to try it. Both BOMs for June are on here audio for sure. Full disclosure...I get free 30 days if you go for this. I think you get 60 days free. https:..."
Just joined, so I have The Jetsetters lined up to go. Is there a time limit that you can keep the books?
Stacey wrote: "Tammie wrote: "Here's an invite link for scrib if you want to try it. Both BOMs for June are on here audio for sure. Full disclosure...I get free 30 days if you go for this. I think you get 60 days..."You know what...I just joined as well. I don't think there is. It's different in that you don't actually 'own' the books like you do with audible. They just go away when your subscription runs out.
So far I've read 2 books. They were books I would have had to pay for via audible...I like that this just gives me another option.
I also marked my calendar so I don't forget to cancel if I don't like it. Worth a try I think...love getting things free.
I've also grown to love audio reading...I read a lot more and drifted away from t.v. watching actually.
Keli wrote: "Tammie wrote: "Ashlee wrote: "Could we consider this Task 52, "Text only on cover"?"
Yeah Ashlee...thank you for breaking the mold with..."
This book will work for several other things on our list...so you should be good to go...I wondered if it wasn't a recommended read from someone...I haven't read it, or I would do so...it looks pretty good...I've added to my tbr...look forward to hearing how you like it :)
On scribd? Nope. I have had books on my saved list for months. Occasionally, a book is taken off of the platform but they will email you before it happen so you have time to read it.
Donna wrote: "On scribd? Nope. I have had books on my saved list for months. Occasionally, a book is taken off of the platform but they will email you before it happen so you have time to read it."I think this app may be especially good for those who don't subscribe to the 'amazon' world. What do you think Donna...do you have all of the Amazon apps as well?
Yes, I have Amazon's Kindle Unlimited & Prime Video but not Prime itself.
I love Scribd. There are a lot of books on there that you can't find on Kindle Unlimited.
Donna wrote: "I love Scribd. There are a lot of books on there that you can't find on Kindle Unlimited."Thanks Donna :)
Tammie wrote: "Keli wrote: "Tammie wrote: "Ashlee wrote: "Could we consider this Task 52, "Text only on cover"?"
Yeah Ashlee...thank you for breaking ..."
Thanks, everyone. I'll just choose something else so there won't be any confusion.
Donna wrote: "On scribd? Nope. I have had books on my saved list for months. Occasionally, a book is taken off of the platform but they will email you before it happen so you have time to read it."I think I'm just in library mode -- If I don't buy it there must be a time limit on how long I can keep it. I know a lot of people on here use it a lot, I'll just have to see how it meshes with my other subscriptions and then decide which ones to keep. :)
For the BOMsI will read Five Feet Apart but I am experiencing issues getting a copy of The Jetsetters so I won't be reading it. The wait time is astronomical. The only copy I found was an audiobook and I can't focus on those. I could theoretically buy a copy but it really isn't my thing. If it was a different genre, I would have already bought it. If the rest of the Carnegie library system opens up and I can get it from another branch, I will grab it later.
Stacey wrote: "Donna wrote: "On scribd? Nope. I have had books on my saved list for months. Occasionally, a book is taken off of the platform but they will email you before it happen so you have time to read it."..."Another thing I noticed it that sometimes it will say it is unavailable. If I want to read it, I save it anyways. Usually it is available within a week.
Donna wrote: "For the BOMsI will read Five Feet Apart but I am experiencing issues getting a copy of The Jetsetters so I won't be reading it. The wait time is astronomical. The ..."
#editing...I just noticed it's only audio...sorry
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