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Maddy, of course you can answer them and get the points for those as well. :)
Ora, you can do the completion post earlier, if it suits you and answer the questions as they get posted. We can add the BOM points later, once you post the threads with your answers.
Ora wrote: "I have a question about DQ's for BOMs. Do we have to do all DQ's before doing a completion post? With Pachinko finishing Saturday. I am planning on finishing it by Wednesday (break day) or Thursday."To get points for DQ participation, it's generally expected that you answer at least half the question sets (so for Pachinko that'd be 3 days as there are 6 parts) to get the points. But it doesn't matter if you finish the book before all the DQs are out. You can do your completion post and still answer them and post the links later, if you want :) (we only need 2 to give as evidence on the spreadsheet anyway)
Maddy wrote: "Here is one from me too - if I write DQs, do I answer them as well or do I only get my DQ points and that is it, no points for answering Q?"You don't have to answer your own questions - I haven't done mine when I did DQs cause that just felt weird ;) when you answer other people's questions, you will also get points for that. So you'd get 60 points in total for the participation (40 for DQs and 20 for the other responses).
Guess we were answering at the same time ;)
Ha ha, thank you both ;D Yeah, I was thinking the same thing - answering my own questions would just be weird :D
But good to know I can answer other questions :)
Completion PostTitle: Not Dead Yet
Author: Jenn Burke
Pages: 300
Date read: 7/31
Letters: B- author, R - character Hudson Rojas, A - character Lexi Aster, E - character Evan Fournier
Tag: No
Task: 1 Read a book set in Canada
BOM: No
Planning sheet updated
Maddy wrote: "
country scene?"Looks good to me :)
Completion PostTitle: An Unattractive Vampire
Author: Jim McDoniel
Pages: 309
Date read: 7/31
Letters: U - title, B - character Yulric Bile, A - character Amanda
Tag: No
Task: 158 Read a book written in third person point of view
BOM: No
Planning sheet updated
Cool. Just wanted to make sure Pachanko could be used this week with it being one of our tags and also looks like an U character is in it.
Completion PostTitle: Dying in the Wool
Author: Frances Brody
Pages: 368
Date read: 7/31
Letters: B - author, E -character Evelyn
Tag: No
Task: 39 Read a book with a country scene on the cover
BOM: No
Planning sheet updated
Hiya team :) You now have two captains on holidays ;) my family drove down to Italy today where it's currently hotter than hell. I hope I'll get some excellent reading done at the pool over the next couple of weeks!
My internet here isn't quite as sketchy as I expected - it just... doesn't actually work in the house, but we're all good outisde and at the pool. Just a heads up, it might take me a bit longer to get back to you or update the spreadsheets, but I'm still very much present!
On to some more excellent reading - we've been losing a bit of ground over the past few days but I'm sure we can get back our clear lead by the end of the round!
Completion PostTitle: Stolen
Author: Kelley Armstrong
Pages: 551
Date read: 8/1
Letters: A, E, R
Tag: No
Task: Read a book with MPG Urban Fantasy
Planning sheet updated
Judy wrote: "Hiya team :) You now have two captains on holidays ;) my family drove down to Italy today where it's currently hotter than hell. I hope I'll get some excellent reading done at the pool over the n..."
Have fun! We will do our best to get our lead back!
Completion PostTitle: The Poisonwood Bible
Author: Barbara Kingsolver
Pages: 688
Date read: Aug 1
Letters: B- author, R - character Ruth May Price, A - character Adah Price, U - character Mrs. Underdown, E - character Elizabeth
Tag: No
Task: 70 Read a book set in sub-Saharan Africa
BOM: No
Planning sheet updated
Have a great holiday, Judy! :)I managed to wrestle control from my husband for his laptop, so I try to be a bit more active from now on. :D
Dear Team!
Lovely BBQ-ing so far!
We are quite good on the "U"s, but if you can, please keep a few Q-books coming! :)
Thanks!!
Completion PostTitle:
Author: Paula Berinstein
Pages: 388
Date read: 8/2
Letters: A, B
Tag: No
Task: Read a book with a phone (landline or mobile) on the cover - Audio is 10 hrs 47 min
Planning sheet updated
I just checked out Spin the Dawn and will have it for the next 21 days.
Melindam wrote: "Have a great holiday, Judy! :)I managed to wrestle control from my husband for his laptop, so I try to be a bit more active from now on. :D
Dear Team!
Lovely BBQ-ing so far!
We are quite go..."
I am planning on starting Queen's Gambit tonight or tomorrow, depending on when I finish my current book. It shouldn't take me long if this one is like the other books in the series for me where I will read as much as possible until I fall asleep reading. I can always listen to another BDB series with a Q character.
Completion PostTitle: Be Still My Heart
Author: Charlie Cochet
Pages: 308
Date read: Aug 2
Letters: B - title, R - character Russell “Red” McKinley, E - character Eduardo "Lucky" Alejandro Morales, A - character Ace
Tag: No
Task: 48 Read a book with MPG Contemporary
BOM: No
Planning sheet updated
i'll try to do another Q book, i need one for my author alphabet challenge
Completion PostTitle: Little Fires Everywhere
Author: Celeste Ng
Pages: 348
Date read: Aug 2
Letters:
B character Bebe
A character Anita
R character Lexy Richardson
E character Elizabeth
Tag: Freedom and Winter
Task: Read a book with MPG Family
Have a screen shot of book page if needed
Completion PostTitle: The Last Star
Author: Rick Yancey
Pages: 338
Date read: 8/2
Letters: R, E, B
Tag: No
Task: Read a book with MPG Dystopia
Planning sheet updated
DQ Day 2 - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...I won't be finishing the book tonight, but DQs are done :)
Completion Post
Julia Quinn
August 2nd
Works for q
on the planning sheet
Maddy wrote: "DQ Day 2 - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...I won't be finishing the book tonight, but DQs are done :)"
Thanks for posting them early! Love that I do not have to wonder when I can answer the next set of DQ's
You are welcome ;)Although it was mostly for selfish reasons - I would be at work tomorrow / later today so not able to post them timely ;D
Whatever the reason I’m just happy I don’t have to stalk the thread tomorrow.
COMPLETION POSTLast Words from Montmartre by Qiu Miaojin
date read: 8/2
pages: 161
tags: no
bom: no
task: read a book with mpg lgbt
letters:
Q: Qiu [author name]
Our word for the last round is out... HIGHWAY SIXTY-ONE!What a way to go out, woah! But we can totally rock this 💪
Oh wow. Just wow :D 2x I
2x H
2x Y
Lovely :D
I didn’t even register the Is and Hs, oh boy 😂 was still stuck on another X and all those Ys... Good thing we have so much time to prepare now 😂
and 1 X, Maddy... don't forget about that one! :D
I think I might holf off on finishing Pachinko then. It has most letters- I, Y etc
Yep Maddy, I was thinking the same thing - less stress for me to finish by Friday, too!
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Good question. Here is one from me too - if I write DQs, do I answer them as well or do I only get my DQ points and that is it, no points for answering Q?