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This round will cover seven (7) days.
Start: February 5th at 12:00 AM (in your time zone)
End: February 11th at 11:59 PM (in your time zone)
Please check in on February 12th by 3:00 AM Eastern. (Midnight in PST)
Welcome to reputation night everyone!
This week's theme will only have two tasks, just like all the future theme's coming your way. Friendly reminder, you only need to read for ONE of these tasks. We also need THREE different people reading for this task.
Here are this week's tasks:
*Read a book from Asexuals in Fiction List, OR
*Read a book from Non-Binary (Genderqueer, Genderfluid, Gender-Unspecified, etc) Fiction and Memoirs List
Vicki wrote: "I had posted some tasks for The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing, but when I went to add more I saw that someone else had added 3 or 4. I d..."
Hi Vicki! So sorry, this sounds like it was probably my fault. I'm guessing I was copy-pasting something from one cell to another and accidentally over-wrote your cell with info from another one. Sorry again! I hope it didn't take you too long to put back the right information
Hi Vicki! So sorry, this sounds like it was probably my fault. I'm guessing I was copy-pasting something from one cell to another and accidentally over-wrote your cell with info from another one. Sorry again! I hope it didn't take you too long to put back the right information
No worries, Saige. I had only put a few things down because I hadn't read it yet and I could only put a few things like "in text" etc., but I was concerned that someone else might've needed the info for their book.
Just posting an update for you all. Here is what's claimed/working on and what we need:
Theme task - Read a book from the Best Books to Read for Halloween List, completed/posted
Judge - Carrie, completed/posted
Host - Samantha, completed/posted
Dance #1 - Paso Doble, completed/postedw/ Brandon (Professional dancer), completed/posted
w/ Katniss (star/book character), completed/posted
Dance #2 - Contemporary, completed/postedw/ Witney (Professional dancer), completed/posted
w/ Iris (star/book character), completed/posted
Dance #3 - Foxtrot, completed/postedw/ Daniella (Professional dancer), completed/posted
w/ Chaol (star/book character), completed/posted
Dance #4 - Merengue, completed/postedw/ Gleb (Professional dancer), completed/posted
w/ Xander (star/book character), completed/posted
Dance #5 - Jive, completed/postedw/ Emma (Professional dancer), completed/posted
w/ Grayson (star/book character), completed/posted
**Remember you can do more than one dance per week, just know that for EACH dance you read/complete - you need a professional dancer and a star. You only need to read for a judge and a host once a week.**
Thank you all for checking in!
I did a random wheel decide to see which Judge would give you extra points IF you read for them AND they gave you a 10. Today's check-in judge winner was. . . .

LEN GOODMAN!
Let's see how everyone did score-wise for EACH dance you completed.
Team Xochitl Gomez:
(view spoiler)
Team Jason Mraz:
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Team Ariana Madix:
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I did a random wheel decide to see which Judge would give you extra points IF you read for them AND they gave you a 10. Today's check-in judge winner was. . . .

LEN GOODMAN!
Let's see how everyone did score-wise for EACH dance you completed.
Team Xochitl Gomez:
(view spoiler)
Team Jason Mraz:
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Team Ariana Madix:
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I don't think so! I probably won't have time to read for the theme task this week, so I figure others should decide
I selected a read from the Non-Binary. It happened to be on my TBR and available through my library.
Sounds good! I'll be curious to see what you think of that one - Rivers Solomon is a favorite author of mine
I don't know if I have time to read one from the list this week. I went through it, but I don't have any of those on my TBR so hopefully there's someone else that can pick up one.
Unfortunately, I'm in the same boat. I went through it on the day it came out but didn't find anything I have or want to read. I'll go through the Non-Binary list again today and try to find something if nobody else can. I'll let you all know later in the day. BUSY day today and I have my grandkids all day Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, so those are difficult days to get a lot accomplished.
It has to be three different people. I found Love & Other Disasters on the list and it’s available at my library, but I doubt I’ll be able to read it by Sunday and post a review since sun supposed to go camping this weekend.
Just posting an update for you all. Here is what's claimed/working on and what we need:
Theme task - Read a book from Non-Binary (Genderqueer, Genderfluid, Gender-Unspecified, etc) Fiction and Memoirs ListIvelisse - Sorrowland [marked complete, not posted]
Saige - The Collection: Short Fiction from the Transgender Vanguard
Vicki - The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse
Judge - Bruno, completed/posted
Host - Erin, completed/posted
Dance #1 - Salsa, 1 completed/postedSaige - Dune, Tagged 'Popular' at least 10 timesw/ Brandon (Professional dancer), completed/posted
w/ Chaol (star/book character), 1 completed/postedIvelisse - Pucking Around, MC has brown eyes
Dance #2 - Freestyle, 1 completed/postedJamie - Shift, 'Free' and 'Style' in text (pg/ % & quote)w/ Sasha (Professional dancer), 1 completed/postedSaige - Woman on the Edge of Time, MC has never won anything
w/ Aaron (star/book character), completed/posted
Dance #3 - Paso Doble, completed/postedw/ Daniella (Professional dancer), completed/posted
w/ Xander (star/book character), completed/posted
Dance #4 - ContemporaryAshlyn - Tempting the Best Man, MPG Contemporary
Ashlyn - Counting on a Cowboy, Features an independent characterw/ Daniella (Professional dancer)Ivelisse - Kings & Chaos, MC's first or last name starts with D
Raquel - Breaking the Ice, Published in December (any year)
w/ Xander (star/book character)Ivelisse - Kings & Carnage, MC is considered a leader
Ivelisse - Starlight, 'Dragon' in text (pg/% & quote)
**Remember you can do more than one dance per week, just know that for EACH dance you read/complete - you need a professional dancer and a star. You only need to read for a judge and a host once a week.**
Ivelisse, do you have a review for Pucking Around? There isn't one in the SS, but you filled out all the category details so I'm guessing you finished it?

This round will cover seven (7) days.
Start: February 12th at 12:00 AM (in your time zone)
End: February 18th at 11:59 PM (in your time zone)
Please check in on February 19th by 3:00 AM Eastern. (Midnight in PST)
Welcome to Motown night everyone!
This week's theme will only have two tasks, just like all the future theme's coming your way. Friendly reminder, you only need to read for ONE of these tasks. We also need THREE different people reading for this task.
Here are this week's tasks:
*MC is a POC, OR
*Character plays a musical instrument
I have a book for either. Also, do we need one for non-binary? I can probably finish one today if we need it :)
We might need another one? I'm not sure about Vicki, but my non-binary book will be posted in a few hours
Just to make sure, I have until midnight PST, right? Because pretty soon we're heading over to my daughter's for the Super Bowl and I still need to finish reading it. But IF someone else (Betsy?) has one finished, please feel free to post it.UPDATE: I just found the answer to my question and I do have until 11:59 PM my time tonight. I won't be that late posting it though since I have to get up at 4:00 AM to watch my grandkids. lol So as I said, if anyone already has a book to post and makes it before I do, that's fine by me.
I'm so sorry ya'll - I'm partway through but I won't be able to finish it tonight. I should be able to post a little more this next week though.
Thank you all for checking in!
I did a random wheel decide to see which Judge would give you extra points IF you read for them AND they gave you a 10. Today's check-in judge winner was. . . .

BRUNO TONIOLI!
Let's see how everyone did score-wise for EACH dance you completed.
Team Xochitl Gomez:
(view spoiler)
Team Jason Mraz:
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Team Ariana Madix:
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I did a random wheel decide to see which Judge would give you extra points IF you read for them AND they gave you a 10. Today's check-in judge winner was. . . .

BRUNO TONIOLI!
Let's see how everyone did score-wise for EACH dance you completed.
Team Xochitl Gomez:
(view spoiler)
Team Jason Mraz:
(view spoiler)
Team Ariana Madix:
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I noticed on the spreadsheet that for this weeks Judge, the same prompt was used for both book selections. I'm not sure this is correct.
You're right Jamie. Sheepy, it would be great if you could add those books to the banked tab instead of directly on the weekly board! We can definitely use one for the award once you're done with it, and there are other books on the banked that will fit Derek's other task
Got it! I will remove my books from this week's judge. I have just begun learning about the spreadsheet and its tasks at week 6 of the challenge ;^; Until I get the hang of it I'll leave my books in the banked tab
I’m going to add some books to the banked tab. I’m on my phone, so I can’t add what they go with. But if you have questions about where it might fit, just ask.
Just posting an update for you all. Here is what's claimed/working on and what we need:
**Remember you can do more than one dance per week, just know that for EACH dance you read/complete - you need a professional dancer and a star. You only need to read for a judge and a host once a week.**
Theme task - MC is a POCSaige - The Salt Roads
Ivelisse - Party of Two
OPEN - TBAJudge - Len, completed/posted
Host - Brooke, completed/posted
Dance #1 - Contemporary, completed/postedw/ Witney (Professional dancer), completed/posted
w/ Elizabeth (star/book character), completed/posted
Dance #2 - Samba, completed/postedw/ Jenna (Professional dancer), completed/posted
w/ Grayson (star/book character), completed/posted
Dance #3 - ContemporaryJamie - Until Fountain Bridge, MPG Contemporary
Raquel - First Lie Wins, Features an independent characterw/ Emma (Professional dancer)Jamie - What Moves the Dead, Features twins
Ashlyn - An Affair with a Notorious Heiress, Set in England
w/ Katniss (star/book character)Ashlyn - Face the Night, Features a poor character
Vicki - Hidden Pictures, 'Volunteer' in text (pg/% & quote)
**Remember you can do more than one dance per week, just know that for EACH dance you read/complete - you need a professional dancer and a star. You only need to read for a judge and a host once a week.**
Is there anyone that can finish another book for the theme task? We need three separate people, so Ivelisse and I can't fill that last one
I just read one. It's only 134 pages, but it will work since the once MC is black. I'll add it to the sheet.
Ok I posted on the review tab, added to the spreadsheet and checked off that it's posted. So we are covered for the week on the theme task.
Just posting an update for you all. Here is what's claimed/working on and what we need:
Theme task - MC is a POC, 1 completed/postedSaige - The Salt Roads
Ivelisse - Party of Two
Judge - Len, completed/posted
Host - Brooke, completed/posted
Dance #1 - Contemporary, completed/postedw/ Witney (Professional dancer), completed/posted
w/ Elizabeth (star/book character), completed/posted
Dance #2 - Samba, completed/postedw/ Jenna (Professional dancer), completed/posted
w/ Grayson (star/book character), completed/posted
Dance #3 - Contemporary, completed/postedw/ Emma (Professional dancer), completed/posted
w/ Katniss (star/book character), completed/posted
Dance #4 - Freestyle, completed/postedw/ Artem(Professional dancer), completed/posted
w/ Inej (star/book character), completed/posted
Dance #4 - Merengue, completed/postedw/ Emma (Professional dancer), completed/posted
w/ Iris (star/book character), completed/posted
**Remember you can do more than one dance per week, just know that for EACH dance you read/complete - you need a professional dancer and a star. You only need to read for a judge and a host once a week.**

This round will cover seven (7) days.
Start: February 19th at 12:00 AM (in your time zone)
End: February 25th at 11:59 PM (in your time zone)
Please check in on February 26th by 3:00 AM Eastern. (Midnight in PST)
Welcome to guilty pleasures night everyone!
This week's theme will only have two tasks, just like all the future theme's coming your way. Friendly reminder, you only need to read for ONE of these tasks. We also need THREE different people reading for this task.
Here are this week's tasks:
*Read a book from the Guilty Pleasures - Crap You're Embarrassed to Love List, OR
*Read a book from the Don't Judge Me! List
If needed this next week, I can read a book from either list, but have more from the Don't Judge Me list that I could read.
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Also, I'm back from Vegas and have added my reviews for all 3 books I read most recently. Working on another one right now.