The Campfire

[Sophie, The other one]

You've got 2 whole weeks break!

[Trio]

this sounds fun! I do love camping...

[Lauri]

Cris (The Biblio Blonde) wrote: "Well... without further commentary on our linguistics lesson above... hello book friends!! :)

I was thinking I was ready for a break after Uno, but best laid plans and all that."

Me, too, Cris! But what the hell, right?

[Judith]

Sophie wrote: "You've got 2 whole weeks break!"

We are very giving like that. hehe

[Kaley]

Cris (The Biblio Blonde) wrote: "I was thinking I was ready for a break after Uno, but best laid plans and all that."

Me every year! LOL

[Sophie, The other one]

Judith wrote: "Sophie wrote: "You've got 2 whole weeks break!"

We are very giving like that. hehe"

I don't feel like people appreciate our generosity

[Judith]

Sophie wrote: "Judith wrote: "Sophie wrote: "You've got 2 whole weeks break!"

We are very giving like that. hehe"

I don't feel like people appreciate our generosity"

Should we tell them it almost started on May 1st providing no break?

[Sophie, The other one]

We can tell them, hopefully they'll admire our restraint.

[Judith]

Dignified and restrained, describes the mods to a T.

[Sophie, The other one]

Definitely. Have they not seen us drink tea with our little fingers sticking out as we are such refined ladies?

[Jenny]

You know, when people come home from work, and open a tasty beverage, and check GR to see what they missed, stuff like this will make said tasty beverage spew forth from places it perhaps shouldn't.

Just saying.

[Melindam]

Jenny, please tell us that your little finger was sticking out while spewing. That makes it ladylike. ;)

[Jenny]

Of course it was! I am a delicate flower.

And I have watched all of Downton Abbey. (Except the movie.)

[Melindam]

[Melindam]

Sophie wrote: "Definitely. Have they not seen us drink tea with our little fingers sticking out as we are such refined ladies?"

"The sound of the gentle rattle of china cup on china saucer drives away all demons, a little known fact." (extra points for being A LADY if you know who the quote is from. ;)

[Sophie, The other one]

Cat definitely will be able to identify that.

[Melindam]

🥰

[Cat]

wasn't sure precisely which City Watch book it was from (though obvs post Sybil & Sam marriage)

[Melindam]

Cat wrote: "wasn't sure precisely which City Watch book it was from (though obvs post Sybil & Sam marriage)"

❤️
(view spoiler)[
It is from Snuff. 😊

When Sam and Sybil travel to their own Downton Abbey. (hide spoiler)]

[Sammy]

Melindam wrote: "Sophie wrote: "Definitely. Have they not seen us drink tea with our little fingers sticking out as we are such refined ladies?"

"The sound of the gentle rattle of china cup on china saucer drives ..."

I know! I know! 😁

[Sammy]

Melindam wrote: "Cat wrote: "wasn't sure precisely which City Watch book it was from (though obvs post Sybil & Sam marriage)"

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It is from Snuff. 😊

When Sam and Sybil travel to their own Downton..."

Because I did things very weirdly, that was the second City Watch book I read, when I stumbled upon the paperback in the supermarket. 😁

[Sophie, The other one]

Sammy wrote: "Melindam wrote: "Sophie wrote: "Definitely. Have they not seen us drink tea with our little fingers sticking out as we are such refined ladies?"

"The sound of the gentle rattle of china cup on chi..."

Sammy joins the group of being a Lady!

[Sammy]

Sophie wrote: "Sammy joins the group of being a Lady!"

First time anyone ever accused me of that! 😆

[Melindam]

Lady Sammy

courtsies and DOES NOT giggle.

[Melindam]

This week appropriately and obligingly amazon delivered my year's worth of Yorkshire tea variations (just ran out). They are guaranteed to drive demons away. ♡

[Melissa]

Really excited to start this! I was also hoping for a month break but alas the reading challenge addiction is real :D

[Andy]

excited to start

but... noticing a counter-intuitive effect,
the more team challenges I join the faster my TBR list grows 😭

[Melindam]

There's a support thread for that. giggles)

[Navi]

Hi Mods, I signed up to participate in the Book Games but would like to remove my name from the competition. Upon further reflection, I do not think I am in the mood for competitive reading at this time. My sincere apologies for the inconvenience!

My GR profile ID: 2077536-navi

Hope you all have tons of fun!! :)

[Sophie, The other one]

Andy wrote: "excited to start

but... noticing a counter-intuitive effect,
the more team challenges I join the faster my TBR list grows 😭"

Yeah that's an unfortunately side effect of time spent on GR.

[Sophie, The other one]

Navi wrote: "Hi Mods, I signed up to participate in the Book Games but would like to remove my name from the competition. Upon further reflection, I do not think I am in the mood for competitive reading at this..."

Thanks for letting us know Navi. Just let us know if you change your mind over the next few months.

[Insiyah]

Melindam wrote: "There's a support thread for that. giggles)"

Support or enablement? :D

[Melindam]

Insiyah wrote: "Melindam wrote: "There's a support thread for that. giggles)"

Support or enablement? :D"

A perfect combo, I should say. ;)

[Eldarwen]

Insiyah wrote: "Melindam wrote: "There's a support thread for that. giggles)"

Support or enablement? :D"

Does one have to exclude the other? ;-))

[MN Lisa]

I'm debating signing up as Cap or Co-Cap....I'm really stressing over this decision, so can someone decide for me. :)

[MelanieJoy]

Sophie wrote: "Andy wrote: "excited to start

but... noticing a counter-intuitive effect,
the more team challenges I join the faster my TBR list grows 😭"

Yeah that's an unfortunately side effect of time spent on..."

this only happens for me if I'm on chatty teams. a lot of players post completions but if I don't recognize the book I don't follow up and ask if it was good. and a lot of people don't volunteer that info, so sometimes my list grows and sometimes it doesn't.

[Navi]

Sophie wrote: "Thanks for letting us know Navi. Just let us know if you change your mind over the next few months.
"

Will do. Thanks, Sophie!

[Michael]

Excited!!!!!!!! I love anything Hunger Games - and have been wanting to re-read and re-watch the series so this is just a fitting time! :)

[Michael]

Andy wrote: "excited to start

but... noticing a counter-intuitive effect,
the more team challenges I join the faster my TBR list grows 😭"

I feel this pain so hard! Haha!

[Jhmingos]

Welcome Michael! Did you watch the latest Hunger Games movie yet? Just started reading the series this year but I've liked all the movies.

[Michael]

Jhmingos wrote: "Welcome Michael! Did you watch the latest Hunger Games movie yet? Just started reading the series this year for the first time but I've liked all the movies."

Ive read the book, but I’m waiting for the movie to hit Streaming next month! (May 14 on Starz, what perfect timing!!) I read the initial books when they first released and the movies as well!

[Laura]

Kaley wrote: "Cris (The Biblio Blonde) wrote: "I was thinking I was ready for a break after Uno, but best laid plans and all that."

Me every year! LOL"

Me too. I get to the end of Uno, and after a few books, when my Goodreads challenge updating only takes seconds, I look around. And usually I've missed the signups for here. But this year I remembered that I will start missing it!


I just finished Red Rising, and all the Hunger Games references are making me want to hurry to the next one!

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

How did you like Red Rising, Laura?

I also thought I'd be done with team challenges after Uno, but this one looks like you'll have a little more freedom/flexibility with reading. I hope! Because I'm done looking for colored covers, lol.

[Laura]

T, I loved it! It’s very intense.

[Annalisa]

So nice to get back from vacation and find sign ups open for a new challenge! This sounds like fun.

[Upton]

Excited for this challenge! I'm loving the campfire, the beverages, and the *ahem* awkward comments. Keep them all coming!

[Christina T]

Hi all! I had no idea we were gathering around a campfire. Did anyone bring some chocolate and Graham crackers? I brought some marshmallows!

[Christina T]

MN Lisa wrote: "I'm debating signing up as Cap or Co-Cap....I'm really stressing over this decision, so can someone decide for me. :)"

Well, your captaining abilities are amazing!

[Mamacita aka MawMaw]

How many are on a team? Can you sign up with as a team with friends?

[Preeti]

Hi. Where can I check if my sign-up went through or not? Thanks.