Pass The Parcel Round 22 - TEAM 5 WINS!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Kat wrote: "Is non fiction allowed? Such as this Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat?: True Stories and Confessions"

thats fine

[Kat]

Sorry me again. Is this allowed to count for week 2? Even though it isn’t out yet https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

[CB]

Shan ~A~ wrote: "I would like to know that if anyone else knows. KU definitely needs better search options"

I think I figured it out! I hope this link will work since I am logged into my Amazon Account but I found a search page! https://www.amazon.com/b/?ie=UTF8&...
Looks like you can put in a keyword, so Austria for example, and then select the "subject", which I select Romance, and then clicked search and it brings up all kindle books but you can then further filter down to KU specific search.

[Kat]

C wrote: "Shan ~A~ wrote: "I would like to know that if anyone else knows. KU definitely needs better search options"

I think I figured it out! I hope this link will work since I am logged into my Amazon Ac..."

Just goes to amazon.com, where did you find it?

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Kat wrote: "Sorry me again. Is this allowed to count for week 2? Even though it isn’t out yet https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2..."

It isn'tpublished until Dec 2024 so not sure how you will read it for the challenge?

BTW - I couldn't see how your non-fiction 'Does this Beach make me fat' fits with mainland EU but if there's a tag or list that shows an EU mainland country, then it is fine...

[Kat]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Kat wrote: "Sorry me again. Is this allowed to count for week 2? Even though it isn’t out yet https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2..."

It isn'tpublished until Dec 2024 so not ..."

It’s out in kindle next month and I have for an arc from net galley. That was for the beach prompt not this one was just making sure it was allowed so I can save it for that one. Gone to Pieces: The whip-smart moving and uplifting comedy fiction debut of 2024

[CB]

Kat wrote: "C wrote: "Shan ~A~ wrote: "I would like to know that if anyone else knows. KU definitely needs better search options"

I think I figured it out! I hope this link will work since I am logged into my..."

So I went to Amazon Online (not the app), went to All, clicked Kindle EReaders, which then pulls up more selections, I then clicked Kindle Books, then at the top of the Kindle Books page in fairly small print there's a list of different selections - Buy a Kindle, Kindle Rewards, Kindle ebooks, Kindle Unlimited, etc., so if you keep looking at that list of selections on the top on the further right side of the list you'll see Advanced Search. Click that and then that will be the page I shared! I hope that explains it well.

[Shan ~A~]

C wrote: "So I went to Amazon Online (not the app), went to All, clicked Kindle EReaders, which then pulls up more selections, I then clicked Kindle Books, then at the top of the Kindle Books page in fairly small print there's a list of different selections ..."

Thank you! The link went directly to the advanced search, so I'm going to bookmark that.

[Sexyladi]

I need to know if this book fits the criteria the series is based on a Sicilian mobster it is a KU but it is on the mp by genders only. This is the 8th book in the Series and doesn't have any tags?

Omerta: Part 1

[Sexyladi]

This is the first book in the series!
Destino

Destino
It has the location in pres is for the series.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Sexyladi wrote: "I need to know if this book fits the criteria the series is based on a Sicilian mobster it is a KU but it is on the mp by genders only. This is the 8th book in the Series and doesn't have any tags?..."

Hi S - the Amalfi Coast is in Italy, so Omerta works due to its precis :)

(Qualifications need to be found on the book's page/tags/lists that you are reading, not the first book in a series since series can jump all over the place in terms of settings etc.)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

I understand that Russia isn't part of Mainland Europe for some, however I am leaving it in for this task.

Here is a more definitive list prepared by one of the teams (thanks Shan):
Austria | Belgium | Croatia | Czechia | Denmark | Estonia | Finland | France | Germany | Greece | Hungary | Iceland | Italy | Latvia | Liechtenstein | Lithuania | Luxembourg| Malta | Netherlands | Norway | Poland | Portugal | Slovakia | Slovenia | Spain | Sweden |
Switzerland | Russia | Romania

Wiki specifically states the western side of Russia IS part of Europe.

Europe is commonly considered to be separated from Asia by the watershed of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Greater Caucasus, the Black Sea, and the waterway of the Bosporus Strait.[12]

Europe covers about 10.18 million km2 (3.93 million sq mi), or 2% of Earth's surface (6.8% of land area), making it the second-smallest continent (using the seven-continent model). Politically, Europe is divided into about fifty sovereign states, of which Russia is the largest and most populous, spanning 39% of the continent and comprising 15% of its population.

Please note, this task is based on geography only.

[Kat]

The book I choose has kindle out next month Gone to Pieces: The whip-smart moving and uplifting comedy fiction debut of 2024 can I use this for week two?

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Kat wrote: "The book I choose has kindle out next month Gone to Pieces: The whip-smart moving and uplifting comedy fiction debut of 2024 can I use this for week two?"

Does the book's page or shelves mention one of the mainland EU countries?

[Sally906]

Depends what part of Russia - its land mass is SO big it covers both Eastern Europe (23%) and Asia (77%). BUT because majority of Russians live on the west side of Russia (or in the 23% bit) it is considered as part of Europe.

This is recognised diplomatically as well as geographically.

[Kat]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Kat wrote: "The book I choose has kindle out next month Gone to Pieces: The whip-smart moving and uplifting comedy fiction debut of 2024 can I use this for week two?"

Does the boo..."

Blurb does: Learn to drive on motorways.• Use above skill to run away to France.• Begin new life in France under assumed name.Rebecca is a wife, mother and the author of an unmanageable number of to do lists.

Her attempts to coerce her life into something she has any hope of controlling are failing. Her family can’t manage without her but she’s starting to think they should. So she makes a decision. Only it doesn’t quite go to plan.

Rebecca finds herself in therapy with a doctor poking around in her brain, asking questions about her childhood. She wants to get better but that means telling someone how she feels. How she really feels.

She’s gone to pieces. Can she put herself back together?

[Sexyladi]

If the tag just says Europe is this a qualification?

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Sally906 wrote: "Depends what part of Russia - its land mass is SO big it covers both Eastern Europe (23%) and Asia (77%). BUT because majority of Russians live on the west side of Russia (or in the 23% bit) it is ..."

Yes - because it is both, I left it in :)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Sexyladi wrote: "If the tag just says Europe is this a qualification?"

No - it needs something more specific.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Kat wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Kat wrote: "The book I choose has kindle out next month Gone to Pieces: The whip-smart moving and uplifting comedy fiction debut of 2024 can I use this for week t..."

Yes. Its fine to use since you already have the ARC.

If it hasn't yet been published and you don't have the ARC, it won't count. This is due to publication dates being deferred quite regularly. I will add this ruling to the Q&As at the beginning of this thread.

[Kat]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Kat wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Kat wrote: "The book I choose has kindle out next month Gone to Pieces: The whip-smart moving and uplifting comedy fiction debut of 2024 can I use thi..."

Thanks

[olivia ୨୧ (semi-hiatus)]

can i read a book in a different language?

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

olivia *ੈ✩‧₊˚ wrote: "can i read a book in a different language?"

Yes.

How to manage your posting is covered in the Q&A at the beginning of this thread :)

Q: If a team member is reading a book in another language, should they post the book link in the selection & completion posts to the non-English version or to the English version?
A: Please link all books to the English version of that book. The book MUST have an English version to qualify for use during this challenge. (Apologies to everyone that is affected by this rule, but I need to know that the book qualifies for the theme etc.)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Week 3

Option 1
16. Around the World in 80 Days
Read a book with 8 and 0 in the publication date of the book's first Kindle edition

If you aren't sure how to insert links (book-link or list/shelf/tag-link) in your posts, please read these instructions in the Q&A thread:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


Option 2
Key date: 13 October 2023
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars


Option 3
Pass

A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose - INCLUDING A PASS
Refer msg 3 in your team thread for formatting of all 3 options.

[☘KathyD☘]

does a book published in August work since it is the 8th month...or is based on date and year only?

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "does a book published in August work since it is the 8th month...or is based on date and year only?"

Hi Kathy - yes. I'll take the month converted to a number :)

[Kat]

Would the 0 in 2024 count? Or any year with 0 in it?

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Kat wrote: "Would the 0 in 2024 count? Or any year with 0 in it?"

The zero in 2024 counts. As would 2000.

[Kat]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Kat wrote: "Would the 0 in 2024 count? Or any year with 0 in it?"

The zero in 2024 counts. As would 2000."

Thanks

[PurpleLadi]

Jane, so will a publication year of 2018 or 2008, regardless of the actual month and day also count?

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

PurpleLadi wrote: "Jane, so will a publication year of 2018 or 2008, regardless of the actual month and day also count?"

Yes.

[PurpleLadi]

Awesome, thanks

[Em]

*patiently (or-not-so-patiently) waits to pick next book *

[☘KathyD☘]

Em wrote: "*patiently (or-not-so-patiently) waits to pick next book *"

I hear that!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

LOL - sorry, slow start to the day. Give me 3 minutes :)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Week 4

Option 1
15. BUS
Read a book with the letters B, U and S in the name of the title, series and/or author.

If you aren't sure how to insert links (book-link or list/shelf/tag-link) in your posts, please read these instructions in the Q&A thread:
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Option 2
Key date: 20 October 2023
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars


Option 3
Pass

A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose - INCLUDING A PASS
Refer msg 3 in your team thread for formatting of all 3 options.

[Aiswrya]

Does the BUS have to be in order? For eg: B and U from author name and S from title in An Impossible Impostor by Deanna Raybourn

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Aiswrya wrote: "Does the BUS have to be in order? For eg: B and U from author name and S from title in An Impossible Impostor by Deanna Raybourn"

No. Any order. Your example works.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Week 5

Option 1
3. The Americas
Read a book set in a country in North America or South America
..https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America...... if you are unsure, please check on wiki for the countries included.

If you aren't sure how to insert links (book-link or list/shelf/tag-link) in your posts, please read these instructions in the Q&A thread:
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Option 2
Key date: 27 October 2023
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars


Option 3
Pass

A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose - INCLUDING A PASS
Refer msg 3 in your team thread for formatting of all 3 options.

[Kat]

Does a book based in one of the states count? I don’t think it does but want to be 100%

[Jill]

Kat wrote: "Does a book based in one of the states count? I don’t think it does but want to be 100%"

It would count because the United States is a country in north America.

[Kat]

Jill wrote: "Kat wrote: "Does a book based in one of the states count? I don’t think it does but want to be 100%"

It would count because the United States is a country in north America."

When I did my list I thought it counted but then saw the list from wiki and got confused, On the list I didn’t see that it was mentioning lots of others

Thanks

[Jill]

Kat wrote: "Jill wrote: "Kat wrote: "Does a book based in one of the states count? I don’t think it does but want to be 100%"

It would count because the United States is a country in north America."

When I d..."

You're welcome, happy to help. Scroll all the way down and you'll find it on the list.

[Kat]

Do either these books count please?

Right Behind You

Or

Alone

[CB]

Alone should work as it states they are in Massachusetts in the precise. Sorry I couldn’t reply to the comment, I’m on Mobile.

[Kat]

C wrote: "Alone should work as it states they are in Massachusetts in the precise. Sorry I couldn’t reply to the comment, I’m on Mobile."

Thanks

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Thanks Jill and C for answering Kat questions.

In summary, any book set in the USA will work, no matter which state. I will even allow Hawaii since I didn't exclude it up front and it is one the US states!

Kat - your two books both work. One precis mentions Oregon and the other Massachusetts.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Kat wrote: "For the prompt 3 Read a book where someone is kidnapped. This is the sentence in my book Knowing full well they intended to use it to house a kidnapped woman. Does it have to be in blurb that their..."

I believe you have posted in the wrong thread Kat :)

[Kat]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Kat wrote: "For the prompt 3 Read a book where someone is kidnapped. This is the sentence in my book Knowing full well they intended to use it to house a kidnapped woman. Does it have to be in blur..."

Wondered where that had gone so sorry!

[Kat]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Thanks Jill and C for answering Kat questions.

In summary, any book set in the USA will work, no matter which state. I will even allow Hawaii since I didn't exclude it up front and it is one the U..."

Thanks