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[Suzanne]

Life does indeed happen!

I'm a bit over 6 hours in for my battle book and greatly enjoying it. It's 22+ hours, so I have a ways to go, but so far so good.

[Melindam]

I'm so glad you do, Suzanne. :))

[Catherine]

I’m half way done with my book. Should be finishing up soon but having a lazy weekend watching booktuber videos 🤣

[Sophie, The other one]

Life has been keeping me v occupied this weekend! My sister, her husband and their son all have their birthday on 21st June so we spent yesterday at a family party and left much later than planned.

Then today we've had church, going to my dad's for lunch and a swim (yay the sun is finally here!) and then making cookies with my daughter. I will find time to read somehow!



In terms of planning for this round...
Given Suzanne's comment here (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...) do any of you have opinions on how we split the resources?

Into 3 piles when we can protect them all and potentially miss out on the increase?
4 equal piles?
3 protected piles and a smaller unprotected so that the points change isn't so much if it drops, but we might still gain some?

[Teddie]

Here's my 2 cents:

Because our team reads a good amount of books, I think we are better off protecting from losing points rather than trying to get that .15 extra points on a pile.

I would say put everything in 1 (or 2) piles, protect those, and save the last supply drop for a mini task or something. But, I still am not sure whether we'll need specific resource piles for something at some point (and so would be bad to have no points in a certain pile, for example) so, I guess I'd take the same approach as we did last round: light on the unprotected pile, the rest divided in the other 3 and protect those.

[Suzanne]

I'd vote for the:
3 protected piles and a smaller unprotected so that the points change isn't so much if it drops, but we might still gain some?
but I really have not much of an idea what will happen. I suppose that is the point!

[Cecily]

*Looks up from book* Protect our points, it hurts watching them disappear but saying that I have no idea how we do that lol

[Melindam]

I would also go for 3 protected pile and a smaller unprotected one. :)

[Melindam]

Sounds like a very nice w/e, Sophie. :))

[Sophie, The other one]

Thanks everyone! Find it helpful to know how you are thinking about things so we can plan and move things across in a way that makes sense to everyone. Will let you know what the captains decision is because we know it's not a straightforward choice.

[Sophie, The other one]

Thanks Mel. We had a wonderful time and the kids have had a great time playing with their cousins and charging about everywhere.

[Melindam]

Sophie wrote: "Thanks Mel. We had a wonderful time and the kids have had a great time playing with their cousins and charging about everywhere."

🥰

[Maritza]

Happy Monday Guys. I thought it was an interesting experience with book selections.
I hate losing points after all the hard work. I say protect what we can.

[Teddie]

Here's the link to nominate books for July's Backroom BOM:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

It's a quick turnaround time to ensure people have time to read and participate before the end of the challenge, so if you have a nomination, head over before EOD July 28Th

[Marty]

Catherine wrote: "Since Lauri, Ushashi, Marty, Maritza and Lucy hasn't responded and time is winding down should we just choose the next book and anyone can pick it up? Here are some ideas of books on KU
[bookcover:..."
Sorry, sorry, sorry, I was caught up in some post-move issues. So all the battle books are spoken for, am I reading that right?

[Teddie]

Marty wrote: "Catherine wrote: "Since Lauri, Ushashi, Marty, Maritza and Lucy hasn't responded and time is winding down should we just choose the next book and anyone can pick it up? Here are some ideas of books..."

Yes, I think we're covered this round - we'll have another 10 battle books next round, so just in time for you to settle into your new place :)

[Marty]

Teddie, drinker of the bitter invention of Satan wrote: "Marty wrote: "Catherine wrote: "Since Lauri, Ushashi, Marty, Maritza and Lucy hasn't responded and time is winding down should we just choose the next book and anyone can pick it up? Here are some ..."

Thanks, I should have all the issues sorted by then. This has not been the smoothest of relocations.

[Sophie, The other one]

Well my battle book is nearly done which is just as well...

"his erect reproductive muscle moved in and out of her tunnel of commitment." I don't need to read more prose like this ever.

[Teddie]

Sophie wrote: "Well my battle book is nearly done which is just as well...

"his erect reproductive muscle moved in and out of her tunnel of commitment." I don't need to read more prose like this ever."

LMAO - oh wow. That is, wow.

[Sophie, The other one]

This is in the final 5%, but the writing of the rest of it hasn't left me surprised that this is the way the author is writing the climax of the book.

[Teddie]

Sophie wrote: "This is in the final 5%, but the writing of the rest of it hasn't left me surprised that this is the way the author is writing the climax of the book."

No pun intended, I'm sure *snort*

[Melindam]

O...M...G...

[Melindam]

This would have made a hilarious Backroom BOM :D

[Sophie, The other one]

It's the only sex scene in the book so would have disappointed a lot of people.

[Catherine]

Ok I finished my book and onto a really long book to help with our piles hopefully but I do not have it on audio so I can only read before and after work :)

[Catherine]

Sophie wrote: "Well my battle book is nearly done which is just as well...

"his erect reproductive muscle moved in and out of her tunnel of commitment." I don't need to read more prose like this ever."

LOL thats horrible and so funny

[Marty]

Sophie wrote: "This is in the final 5%, but the writing of the rest of it hasn't left me surprised that this is the way the author is writing the climax of the book."

Oy...

[Lauri]

I’m here. Can’t get over the tunnel analogy! Commitment? There are SO many different tunnels there could be… But commitment! Seriously?!

Enjoying both BOMs a LOT, which is a nice surprise. Probably not going to read any door stoppers, but I’ll go up to the 400 page range….

Still having fun, which is my ultimate goal! Hope everyone else is having a good time, too.

[Melindam]

:D I wonder how long it took the author to come up with those. lol, Imagine a brainstorming meeting on how to rename the V- and P words.

[Lucy]

Maybe they were looking for a way that hasn't been used before. I do think I haven't seen 'tunnel of commitment' used like that. Sometimes original doesn't always mean better...

[Teddie]

Lucy wrote: "Maybe they were looking for a way that hasn't been used before. I do think I haven't seen 'tunnel of commitment' used like that. Sometimes original doesn't always mean better..."

It just seems so .. claustrophobic.

[Teddie]

Lauri wrote: "Enjoying both BOMs a LOT, with is a nice surprise. "

I'm glad you're enjoying the BOMs! Sometimes I wonder whether those little things that irk me about a book aren't made that much bigger when I read that those things also irked a bunch of other people, and then it snowballs - lol. I'm still always glad I participated tho.

Speaking of, July BOMs are gearing up. Our DQ Queen Melindam suggested the first book, , so will automatically be doing DQs for that one - yay! This one starts soon: July 2. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

The second BOM starts July 15:
Here's the link to the thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I volunteered for DQ's but please sign up if you want, or let me know if you want to use BOM credits to get an additional entry - I can delete mine.

[Melindam]

🤭😳

[Sophie, The other one]

Lucy wrote: "Maybe they were looking for a way that hasn't been used before. I do think I haven't seen 'tunnel of commitment' used like that. Sometimes original doesn't always mean better..."

Definitely some times where things haven't been said/written before for a reason!

[Sophie, The other one]

Teddie - I know exactly what you mean about the snowball effect of negativity with some of the aspects of some books we pick up as a group.

[Maritza]

Good Morning Guys. Really liking my battle book. Hoping to finish by tonight.

[Suzanne]

Sophie wrote: "Well my battle book is nearly done which is just as well...

"his erect reproductive muscle moved in and out of her tunnel of commitment." I don't need to read more prose like this ever."

Lol wow! That's hilarious Sophie!

[Marty]

Teddie, drinker of the bitter invention of Satan wrote: "Lauri wrote: "Enjoying both BOMs a LOT, with is a nice surprise. "

I'm glad you're enjoying the BOMs! Sometimes I wonder whether those little things that irk me about a book aren't made that much ..."
Ooh, I would read both. I have The Familiar on my TBR. I volunteer as tribute for that one.

[Melindam]

Marty, if you volunteer as back-up for The Familiar, I'll happily give our team's guaranteed DQs to you. (no hardship at all, had my share ;)

[Catherine]

Teddie, drinker of the bitter invention of Satan wrote: "Lauri wrote: "Enjoying both BOMs a LOT, with is a nice surprise. "

I'm glad you're enjoying the BOMs! Sometimes I wonder whether those little things that irk me about a book aren't made that much ..."
OOH yay those both sound so good and are on my TBR. If needed I can do DQ's or be backup.

[Maritza]

Finished my battle book will update ss later.

[Sophie, The other one]

Yay! 5 battle books down and 5 to go! Only glitch is that the ones that are finished are primarily the later ones.

Can someone who has read The Wishing Game please fill in the resource categories for it? Once it is done for one we can copy and paste to the other 3 copies. Lauri, Suzanne, Teddie and Vicki - I'm looking at you all!

[Suzanne]

Oh sure - will do with the Wishing Game.

I'm more than half done with my Battle book - it's long, but so interesting. And no "tunnel of commitment"....although that sounds more like a Lord of the Rings Term than how your book used it.

[Cecily]

I am really enjoying my Battle book as well! This is why I love these challenges as I pick up stuff I might not otherwise and find little gems!

[Cecily]

Just to refresh my memory, when do we need to have our battle books finished by?

[Teddie]

Sophie wrote: "Yay! 5 battle books down and 5 to go! Only glitch is that the ones that are finished are primarily the later ones.

Can someone who has read The Wishing Game please fill in the resource categories ..."

I copied all of Suzanne's to the other 3 - thanks Suzanne :)

[Teddie]

Cecily wrote: "Just to refresh my memory, when do we need to have our battle books finished by?"

Books have to be finished by 9am UTC on Saturday 29th June!

[Cecily]

Teddie, drinker of the bitter invention of Satan wrote: "Cecily wrote: "Just to refresh my memory, when do we need to have our battle books finished by?"

Books have to be finished by 9am UTC on Saturday 29th June!"

Thank you!

[Vicki]

Sophie wrote: "Well my battle book is nearly done which is just as well...

"his erect reproductive muscle moved in and out of her tunnel of commitment." I don't need to read more prose like this ever."

OMG! lol I'm curious what you rated it. It sounds too much for me too. Taklng one for the team!

[Vicki]

I'm curious if anyone knows what Lauri meant when she said, "I'm out...sorry" Did she leave the team or was she saying she was out for reading battle books?

I think we should protect what we have absolutely!