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**titles exclude leading articles (a, an, the)
2. Title 'L'
3. Cover Item: Food/Drink
4. Author 'B'
5. North America
6. Cover: Red
7. Published 2015-2016
8. MC has a pet
9. Cover Item: Sun/Moon
10. Set in a place you've visited
11. Romance
12. MC has at least one child
13. Published 2019
14. Cover Item: Jewelry
15. Book that a teammate rated 5 stars
16. Cover: Pink
17. Four or More Words Title (excluding articles like A, An, The) The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet or Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
18. MC is older than 60
19. South America
20. Title 'G'
21. Cover Item: One person
22. Set anytime between 1600-1837
23. Female Author
24. Cover: White
25. Set sometime before 1600 AD
26. Non-Fiction
27. Cover Item: Hat/Helmet/Other Headwear
28. Author uses their middle name/initial (e.g. Robert J. Sawyer, Rita Mae Brown)
29. Cover: Black
30. Cover Item: Animal
31. Young Adult/New Adult
32. Author 'S'
33. Australia
34. Seasonal Theme (i.e Christmas, Halloween etc)
35. Author 'O'
36. GR average rating >4.0
37. Number in the Title (Third Grave Dead Ahead or Every Fifteen Minutes)
38. Originally published in a language other than English
39. School/College/University
40. Cover Item: Furniture
41. Title 'E'
42. Cover Item: Weapon
43. Published 2011-2012
44. Author 'M'
45. LGBTQ+
46. Cover: Green
47. Set in the future
48. Africa
49. Author 'P'
50. Cover: Blue
51. Published 2017-2018
52. Cover Item: Water
53. Set in a Fictional Location/Universe
54. Author 'I'
55. Set anytime between 1837-1901
56. One Word Title (excluding articles like A, An, The) The Witness or Divergent
57. Cover: Purple
58. Fantasy
59. Author H
60. Europe
61. Several authors
62. Author 'R'
63. Award Winner (must state which/when)
64. New to You Author
65. Published 2013-2014
66. Title 'T'
67. Cover Item: Hands/Arms/Feet/Legs (no other body parts visible)
68. MC travels by train
69. Title has a subtitle
70. Cover Item: Mode of Transportation
71. Title 'J'
72. Published 2001-2010
73. Cover Item: Lamp/Candle
74. Book to Movie/TV (must state how book qualifies: listopia, imdb, precis)
75. Male Author
76. Two Word Title (excluding articles like A, An, The) Deadly Silence, The Hunger Games
77. Title 'F'
78. Cover: Yellow/Gold
79. Debut Novel or Debut Author
80. Author uses a pseudonym
81. Title 'C'
82. Cover Item: Building
83. Published between 1950 and 1999
84. Author 'D'
85. MC is in their 20's
86. Title 'V'
87. Cover Item: Book
88. Science Fiction
89. Title 'B'
90. Cover: Orange
91. Published 2020
92. Three Word Title (excludes articles like A, An, The) Behind Closed Doors or Etched in Bone
93. Asia
94. Author 'W'
95. Cover Item: Dress
96. Mystery/Thriller
97. Cover Item: Two or more people
98. Published before 1950
99. MC travels by airplane
100. Author 'L'
101. Four or more Words Title (excluding articles like A, An, The) The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet or Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
102. Cover: Brown
103. Published 2020
104. Author 'F'
105. Title 'G'
106. Romance
107. Anthology/Short Stories
108. Cover: Green
109. Title 'N'
110. Favorite Author
111. Author 'Y'
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✸ Communication is key. Please make sure to check in regularly with your team.
✸ Let your team know if it looks like you won't get your review posted by Thursday, 11:59pm. You do have all of Friday to submit your review, but it can be intensely frustrating for your captain if they don't know when or if they can expect your review before the deadline.
✸ If you know beforehand that you won't be able to read and review a book during a certain week, you can request a pre-arranged absence from me, either by posting the request in the discussion thread or by sending me a pm. The request has to be submitted before the team rolls for the week in question, can only be approved by me as the mod in charge of running the game, and has to state a reason for the absence. (Reasons for pre-arranged absences can include e.g. going on vacation or work trips, planned hospital stays, exam period, etc.)
✸ If you do not have a pre-arranged absence and won't be able to finish your book in time for an unforeseen reason, please let your team know as soon as possible. If the team has earned the free pass, it can be used to cover the missing review. Without a free pass, the team has to sit out the next roll.
✸ We all know that real life gets in the way sometimes, be it through family emergencies, work emergencies, natural disasters, technical problems making it impossible to get online, or in other ways. That being said, please do keep in mind that this is a team challenge and your team relies on you to do your part unless an emergency occurs.
✸ If you find that the pressure of keeping up with the pace of the game gets too much for you or you wish to stop playing for any other reason, you can drop out of the challenge at any time. In that case, please let your team captain and/or me know that you wish to drop out rather than just disappearing without a word so your team won't be penalized when you fail to turn in your review. Thank you!
Captain's Handbook
✸ The team's captain is its chief organizer. This includes rolling the dice, posting the team's new spot to the team thread and the Post Your Spot thread, collecting links to team members' review posts in a single post to be linked in the Post Your Spot thread, doublechecking that books and review posts comply with requirements, reminding team members to post their reviews in time if necessary, etc.
✸ The captain may delegate some tasks, such as rolling and posting the new spot to the team thread, to another team member if they so choose. (Either a designated roller who fulfills this role every week, or whichever team member is online first once rolling is possible.) Collecting reviews into a single post and posting to the Post Your Spot thread should always be handled by the captain.
✸ Instead of having everything handled by a single team captain, teams can also choose two co-captains to handle the workload.
✸ Selection posts are not strictly required by the game's rules and I won't be checking for them. It's up to the team captain to decide whether they want them.
✸ If the team captain requests a pre-arranged absence, it's their responsibility to arrange for another team member to step in as temporary captain.
✸ The team captain is my primary point of contact for the team and should allow receiving private messages.
Hey team, checking in ☺
Do we have any name Ideas? Also who wants to be Captain?
I'm not good with names but how about Eleventh Heaven? and I've done it before so if anyone doesn't want to be captain, I can do it :)
Ann wrote: "I kind of like that name"LOL Thanks
i’m fine with that name and you being captain :)
Sounds great, Carmen, on both counts (name and captain)!
Hey Team! Totally excited to do this!
Checking in and I'm fine with Eleventh Heaven also!
No worries. I guess we only have to wait for Luisa
Our first Roll!Week 1
Previous Space: Start
Roll: 6 + 1 = 7
New Space: 7
Can read a Series #7th in series - Alternate: Published 2015-2016
Completion Post
Carmen -
Natalie -
Katelyn -
LaurLa -
Ann -
Luisa - Completion Post
Carmen, I have a question (I definitely don't want to read the wrong thing). Since we landed on "7" doesn't that mean we have to read the 7th book in the series (or the alternate)?Thanks,
Natalie
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Not Carmen, but I'll take the liberty to answer that one anyway. ;)
You've got it right, Natalie! You need to read a book that corresponds to the spot you're on, not to the dice roll.
Two more questions... 1)Do we post what we're reading now, or do we wait until we've finished the book and just post the review? 2) Where do we post the review?
Natalie wrote: "Two more questions... 1)Do we post what we're reading now, or do we wait until we've finished the book and just post the review? 2) Where do we post the review?"All of that is done here and I'll post our completions in appropriate thread. You can post a selection post here too. It makes it easier.
Would you know it... I have already read 2 #7s this month! And I have 2 OTHER #8s (different series) on my next up list.... gonna have to go hunting now!
Hahahaha LaurLa I'm in the same position 😀
Perfect number I am just starting Harry Potter book seven
Ann wrote: "Perfect number I am just starting Harry Potter book seven"Lucky you 😊
Hi guys, sorry for being late, school called me for a bit. I don't have any series that go up to 7 on my tbr right now, so I'll have to go for the 2015-2016 books.
Hi Lu. Glad to see you. Some of us are having the same issue. I'm still looking. ☺
I don’t have a “7” book to read either, so 2015-2016 it is. I checked every series that I wanted to start and non of them were published 2015-2016 🤦🏾♀️. Rather than waste time searching and pondering, I decided to go completely random and step out of my typical reading pattern (it is a challenge after all). I’m reading...Unexpected: A K-Pop Romance (Saranghaeyo Series, Book 1) by Sarah G.
Publication Date: March 30, 2015
184 pages
Looking at the alt list, I have a feeling that this won't be my only random title.😉
Completion post - Week 1Spot 7: Published in 2015-2016
Book: Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton
Qualification: Published in 2016
Finished: 9/20/2020
Rating: ★★★★☆
Review: I liked the book. It isn't one of my favorites but it made me want to keep reading the series and I loved the characters. The introduction of the world was a little confusing to me but it all made sense in the end and I never felt like I didn't want to keep reading.
Completion Post ~~ Week 1Spot: 7
Book: Playing for Keeps
How it fits: #7 Heartbreaker Bay
Date Read: 09.23 ★★★★
Review:
One of my favorite authors - I continue to love her and this series. But truth be told my favorite thing about this book was the dog they co-adopted - super cute puppy dog! She allowed the MCs to come together, break the ice so to speak and gave an excuse to keep talking when conflicts inevitably came up. Banter, as always, was great between the MCs. Looking forward to the next... and then I think I'll be caught up!
COMPLETION POST Week 1SPOT 7: Published in 2015-2016
BOOK: UNEXPECTED: A K-POP ROMANCE (Saranghaeyo Series, Book 1) by Sarah G.
QUALIFICATION: Published March 30, 2015
FINISHED: Thursday, 24 September 2020
RATING: 3 Stars
REVIEW: This is a very cute story. The author definitely hit all of the romance beats. Other than the main characters not being Caucasian, I would have like to have liked to have read something else more out of the box. I do appreciate the author’s attempts to create a diverse cultural settings. Major drawbacks were the typos and grammatical errors. There were way too many, and they took me out of the story. I hesitate to recommend this because of that fact. I can forgive a lot, except numerous typos and grammatical errors. It’s a problem that could have been solved by a proofreader.
Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsCompletion Post Week 1
Spot 7: 7th book in a series
Book: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
qualification: 7th Book of the Harry Potter Series
Finished: Wed 23rd Sept 2020
Rating 4 stars
Review: I really enjoyed this book. It is classic Harry Potter and I have always loved the amazing themes of sacrifice and friendship that are shown in this book. The death of Dobby still breaks my heart and reminds me not to take people for granted. Also I love Snape in this book and how they finally do reveal his true loyalty. This is a great book and I only take one start away because JK Rowling is the one who authored it.
hey guys!! i won’t be able to get my completion post in tonight since i’m only like 20 pages into the book but i will definitely get it in before the deadline which is 11:59 pm cst right? just wanna make sure :)
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Completion Post ~~ Week 1Spot: 7
Book: Westward Dreams
How it fits: #7 Montana Mail Order Brides
Date Read: 09/24
Rated: ★★★★
Review: Well this historical romance was an enjoyable story. Love can be found in all shapes, sizes, race or nationality. I have to say I really enjoyed Owl. He's such a great person and easy to make part of your family but when the others see him falling for a white woman, things become complicated but not for everyone and the love of family can always be the strength anyone needs.
Even though I've read this series out of order, each of their stories are still enjoyed but hopefully I'll get them read in order. LOL
Week 1Previous Space: Start
Roll: 6 + 1 = 7
New Space: 7
Can read a Series #7th in series - Alternate: Published 2015-2016
Completion Post
Carmen - Completion Post
Natalie - Completion Post
Katelyn - Post
LaurLa - Completion Post
Ann - Completion Post
Luisa - Completion Post
Completion Post - Week 1Spot 7
Book: The Bassoon King: My Life in Art, Faith, and Idiocy
How it fits: published 2015-2016
Date Read: 09/25
Rated: ★★★
Review: It doesn't feel right to me to rate or review memoirs haha. As someone who normally listens to audiobooks of memoirs, I felt that reading this book physically impaired my enjoyment. I found the second half much more enjoyable as the 70s and 80s references in the first half went right over my head.
Week #2 Previous Space: 7
Roll: 3+5=8
New Space: 15
Can read a Series #1st, #5th or 15th in series - Alternate: 15. Book that a teammate rated 5 stars
✸ Standalone books can be used for a 1 or a 0
✸ First in a series can be used for a 1
Bonus Point Tracking
✸ One point can be earned for reading three or more books in a series.
✸ One point can be earned for reading a book with >500 pages.
✸ One point can be earned for starting and finishing a series. There must be at least 4 books in that series. Series + spin-off totalling ≥4 books also counts. For series with >9 books, point will be awarded for reading books 1-9. For still ongoing series, all books published to date (OR up to #9 in longer series) must be read.~ No re-reads on this one.
✸ 2 in 1: One point can be earned for reading a book that fits both the series number and the alternate for the spot you are on.
Earned Week 1 - Everyone's book except Suzanne's fit!
✸ One point can be earned for never picking a book from the alternate lists. This point is awarded when your team rolls past 90.
✸ Halloween Bonus: One point can be earned for reading a Horror/Paranormal/Urban Fantasy book for the roll on 10/30.
Selection PostWeek 2
595 pages
Tasks: #1st in series & Alternate: 15. Book that a teammate rated 5 stars
Bonus: Points: 1
Fits: LaurLa has rated 5 stars and is 1st in Magdalene series in favorite shelf.
Eragon Book 1 fits first book in the series
Halcyon: An Alien Sci-fi Romance (Colony: Aqua Series, Book 1) by Demelza Carlton fits 1st Book in a series.
CHANGING MY BOOKI decided to go deep into the bowels of my Kindle and look at some of the books that I first purchased when I got it but haven’t read yet.
I’m reading THE NIGHTLIFE: NEW YORK (Nightlife Series, Book 1) by Travis Luedke. It qualifies as the first book in a series.
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Selection PostWeek 2
Tasks: #1st in series & Alternate: 15. Book that a teammate rated 5 stars
Bonus: Points: 1
Fits: LaurLa has rated 5 stars and is 1st in Magdalene..."
This is yummy!!!! As are all KA books (well, mostly) ;-)
I need to read Quiet & Kilted for the Q and it is #1 in The Quiet seriesHowever, depending on how the week goes with other challenges, I reserve the right to change my mind ;-)
LaurLa wrote: "☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Selection PostWeek 2
Tasks: #1st in series & Alternate: 15. Book that a teammate rated 5 stars
Bonus: Points: 1
Fits: L..."
She's one of my favorite authors and I know we mostly like the same books so this was an easy bonus. LOL
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