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Kelly (Maybedog)
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Sep 25, 2025 05:29PM
If you like reading M/M romance, every year the M/M Romance Group runs a scavenger hunt where you have to find books that fit multiple categories and you are trying to get points so you want to find the book with the best fit. It's done once a year starting in April usually and goes for 6 months. We're just finishing for this year, but keep it in mind for next year.
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Lisa, do you do the Aussie Readers individual challenges? They have some really fun ones. The Aussie author quota makes me read much more widely.
I’m in the group but a bit maxed out with individual challenges after 10+ years on Goodreads. I much prefer the camaraderie of group challenges these days. 😀
Same here, those individual reading challenges get so lonely. I like to feel I'm contributing to something in group challenges and seeing what everyone is reading.
I like having something going between the team challenges 😀
Is there anywhere we can check if our sign up went through correctly? My internet connection has been acting up recently and I couldn't make out if my entry went through.
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You are on the sign up list!
Jhmingos wrote: "Same here, those individual reading challenges get so lonely. I like to feel I'm contributing to something in group challenges and seeing what everyone is reading."I used to have a million individual challenges going for years and then I just got burnt out, and yes you're right it got lonely. Now the only individual challenge I do is the Seasonal Reading Challenge. I like SRC because most tasks have a wide variety of options, but when they do get more specific and challenging it pushes me to read something different I wouldn't normally pick up. :)
Um this one sounds like we may have to search high and low for some off letters, but game on...😍
Judith wrote: "Preeti wrote: "Is there anywhere we can check if our sign up went through correctly? My internet connection has been acting up recently and I couldn't make out if my entry went through."You are o..."
Thanks, Judith!
I use this challenge to clear out my kindle ;)))
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Good luck with that! ;-)
This year's TT made me add almost as many books as I read haha.
I have to start clearing up my currently reading shelf now before the 11th!
kat (wanderfulbooks) wrote: "I have to start clearing up my currently reading shelf now before the 11th!"Me, too ☺️!
Joining in the fun :) I love a wheel challenge !
I figure between now and the 11th is definitely the time to focus on any .5's or under 100pg books I have dangling around. :D
Eldarwen wrote: "Maritza wrote: "I use this challenge to clear out my kindle ;)))"Good luck with that! ;-)
This year's TT made me add almost as many books as I read haha."
Same here, I don't do a good job paring down my TBR because I keep adding books that would fit the reading challenge
I seem to read enough books that are on my TBR to balance out adding new ones at the moment because my TBR number doesn't seem to change much. Hopefully it will go down a bit by the end of the year.
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Eldarwen wrote: "Wishful thinking there, Keely, I'm telling you ;-))"🤭
Earlier this year I pared it down 1500 books but now it just stays the same, probably same as Keely.
Maybe I'll have to make a deal with myself that for every book I add, I have to read/delete two from my TBR. I also have the problem of having some short books on there that are generally too short for challenges so they just sit there 😐
My tbr has been going down slowly, despite reading so many audible+ freebies, as I've been on a book-buying ban this year, so haven't been increasing it 😆
Good for you! I get most of my books from the library so I can't guilt myself into slowing down.
Mt tbr is huge. I get books from the library but when I get the slip that shows how much I’ve saved borrowing from there, I reward myself by buying a book at the store 😜
My library is awful! they have very few books (unless you want very old reference books), and audio-wise there is virtually nothing too.Besides, I don't count a book as being on my TBR until I own a copy. Otherwise my TBR would consist of all the books I haven't read yet 😆
So I generally have to buy a book if I want to read it. I have close to 3000 print books, but have read the majority of them at least!
I've also got over 1000 audio books and have read all but about 70 or so.
Sammy wrote: "My library is awful! they have very few books (unless you want very old reference books), and audio-wise there is virtually nothing too.Besides, I don't count a book as being on my TBR until I ow..."
Are the audiobooks mostly electronic (like Audible) or do you have physical copies? Audiobooks have become really challenging for libraries. Some people really want the audio CDs, but most cars can't play them. So we'd kind of switched to the Playaway mp3 players, but the newest cars don't have the aux port either. But relying solely on streaming can be hard for some people, too. I'm always curious about how people listen to audio, especially "on the go."
Sammy wrote: "My library is awful! they have very few books (unless you want very old reference books), and audio-wise there is virtually nothing too.Besides, I don't count a book as being on my TBR until I ow..."
How's the Libby selection? For such a big city, my local library isn't the best either, but the Libby system isn't bad. That's how I get most of my books.
Jhmingos wrote: "Sammy wrote: "My library is awful! they have very few books (unless you want very old reference books), and audio-wise there is virtually nothing too.Besides, I don't count a book as being on my ..."
I have 3 different library cards linked in my Libby. I'm in LA so I have both the LA County library (which is massive), my smaller Burbank library, and then I have my mom's library card for her library back in WA. It's nice because it will always find which library has the shortest wait list for popular books, but also expands the number of books I can pick from as not all the libraries carry everything. If you have a family member in a bigger market or close friend, sharing that library card number in Libby can be really helpful.
Denise wrote: "Are the audiobooks mostly electronic (like Audible) or do you have physical copies?"they don't have any CDs, and only a dozen or so e-audiobooks.
Apparently I'm pretty much the only one that wants to listen to them (most of the members are quite elderly and technology-shy!), so it's not worth it for them to buy any in.
We don't have Libby. We do have Borrowbox, which is where the dozen audiobooks live.
My local library is also quite terrible, and so is their Libby selection. A friend of mine gave me access to her Libby account (she's in Houston), so now I have a huge selection of books hehe, but it was really annoying to get books before that because I had to buy every book I wanted (and that isn't good for the wallet!)
I was on vacay in Florida for a month and barely saw this today! Thank goodness I was still able to sign up. I'd be SO disappointed if I had to miss this one! I'm "competitive" too; however, I don't feel bad if my team on any challenge doesn't take 1st, mainly because it's rare we do. lol I know that some people read far less than others and some (like Richard) read so much they surpass your own annual total. That being said, we all have a love of reading and these challenges are for the FUN! IF you happen to win 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, great! If not, it's just a game/challenge and there's no loss!!! I'm 101% so excited for this one even though I am also playing TW's and the page counts kind of conflict. I still do my best to fit each challenge as well as possible. I just try to be the best participant I can be and have fun. Being with all of you makes me smile, laugh, roll my eyes at times, sympathize with you at times for RL heartaches, and so forth. Goodreads friends are now a part of my world, so I'm playing come hell or high water! lol
How was Florida? Did you wrestle a gator? I don't know how to get my computer to spell "rass-ll a gayter" which is, of course, the correct pronunciation. Glad you are going to play!!!!
Sammy wrote: Besides, I don't count a book as being on my TBR until I ow..."
I add books to my TBR shelf when I read about or remember a book I want to read. It’s my way of remembering all those interesting books that if they aren’t written down go out of my brain when I’m at the library or the secondhand bookshop.
Jenny, absolutely — wrestled him right behind the Publix for my debut. Named him Earl. We’re pen pals now.” 🐊✍️ AND I’m holding off on my second gayter-rassllin’ until Wheel-a-thon kicks off. Gotta leave the crowd wanting more and keep the drama high for October 11. 🐊🔥🎡
"Earl the Defeated Gayter" (I assume you won of course.)What a great name!!
Unfortunately what's in Libby is just what the library pays for. Some people have mentioned that their library uses Hoopla but I don't know anything about that. I, too, have access to three libraries which helps a lot. I don't even look in the regular library catalog, just online, so I stream or download all my audiobooks. I also have an audible subscription for the stuff my library doesn't have. That gets pricey though.
Kelly (Maybedog) wrote: "Unfortunately what's in Libby is just what the library pays for. Some people have mentioned that their library uses Hoopla but I don't know anything about that. I, too, have access to three libra..."
hoopla is great, but it's very expensive for libraries. Around here, a lot of the medium-sized libraries used to have it, but have recently cut it due to budget constraints. I miss having it, but completely understand that budget cuts mean tough decisions.
I have been super envious learning of all these library systems. In Hungary, e-book lending is just a dream and e-audiobook availability is very rare even if you try to buy them.
Also, as a small country, the book market is limited, most translations are of dubious quality and most books I'm interested in are unavailable, so 95% of my reading is in English.
We're so spoiled here in the US, although with the huge uptick in books being banned by our own administration, we're losing ground. I'm still very appreciative of all the stuff I have access to. I'm very lucky.
