Team 2: The Nutcracker Knights

[Hafs, Games Procrastinator]

RULES
✧ Members will be broken out into up to 3-5 separate teams (or go solo) before the start date (October 1st). You will work together to complete a series of tasks together and complete as many of them as you wish.
✧ Books must be read and reviewed during November 1st through December 31st. Any books or audiobooks started before November 1st or finished after December 31st will not count.
✧ If you read an Audiobook version of a book convert hours to pages using this site: https://alamantus.itch.io/time-to-page or use the print equivalent on Goodreads.
✧ Graphic/Manga novels are accepted but will only count for half of the listed page count
✧ You must post at least 3 status updates OR a review. It doesn't have to be super detailed but try to not just say "this was good" for the book to count.
✧ For prompts: if it doesn't fit, it doesn't fit, and it will not count.
✧ Minimum Lengths:
• Books: 150 pages
• Graphic Novels: 200 pages (halved=100 pages)
• Audiobooks: 150 pages (use GR print equivalent length)

POINT SYSTEM
+1 point for every book that has been read and reviewed that correlates with a prompt
+2 points for participating in a buddy read (must take place in the group)
+3 for one completed category
+4 points for reading/participating in a group read (must take place in the group)
+5 points for every 1,000 pages read
Note: Mods keep track of all points in a shared Google Sheets spread to keep everything as organized as possible.
Note 2: You must actively participate in a buddy or group read for the points to count. Lack of participation means no points!

CONTENTS

(view spoiler)[ ACT I Curtain Call
1.Read a book featuring a ballerina or a performer
2.Read a book where the MC prepares for a big show/event
3.Read a book that has been adapted into a play/film/musical
4.Read a book with an unreliable narrator
5.Read a book featuring a royal court/palace

ACT II Black Swan White Swan
1.Read a book with a black or white cover (or both!)
2.Read a book with a morally grey character
3.Read a book with a bird in the title or on the cover
4.Read a book with a tragic romance/star crossed lovers
5.Read a fairytale retelling

ACT III The Dreamer's Waltz
1.Read a book featuring a masquerade ball
2.Read a book set mostly at night or within dreams
3.Read a magical realism novel
4.Read a book with a whimsical setting
5.Read a book with a dreamy (subjective) cover

ACT IV Land of Snow
1.Read a book set in winter
2.Read a book with 600+ pages
3.Read a book with snow/ice or frost in the title
4.Read a cozy mystery
5.Read a book set in the mountains/forest

ACT V Candy Cane Sugar Rush
1.Read a book featuring a candy shop/bakery/magical market
2.Read a historical fantasy book
3.Read a book featuring a magical curse
4.Read a book written in an unsual format (letters/verse)
5.Read a book that is short and sweet (over 150 pages though!)

ACT VI The Grand Pas de Deux
1.Read a book co writte by TWO authours
2.Read and participate in PBC buddy read
3.Read a book with the fated mates trope
4.Read a book with a dual POV
5.Read a book where an unlikely pair work together or become allies

LINK TO SPREADSHEET:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...


Reminder: Mods will NOT use your spreadsheet to record points. This is for your team purposes only! Please make sure to post an accurate completion post or we will not count it. (hide spoiler)]

[Hafs, Games Procrastinator]

PARTICIPANTS
Michelle
Leslie
Brianna
Hafs
Ilsen
Kang

[Brianna]

I'm excited - I need this to help keep me reading. Depression has been real but not letting myself stray from favorite activities would be bad. I'll update this with my plan later tonight!

Prompts with a * are the ones I have buddy reads planned for.

ACT I: Curtain Call
01: featuring a ballerina or a performer → The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes
02: the MC prepares for a big show/event →
03: adapted into a play/film/musical → Mickey7
04: with an unreliable narrator → The Girl on the Train | Poor Things
05: featuring a royal court/palace → The Selection

ACT II Black Swan White Swan
01: with a black or white cover (or both!) →
02: with a morally grey character →
03: with a bird in the title or on the cover → O Caledonia | November
04: with a tragic romance/star crossed lovers → When the Moon Hatched
05: a fairytale retelling → The Dragon Wakes with Thunder

ACT III The Dreamer's Waltz
01: featuring a masquerade ball →
02: set mostly at night or within dreams →
* 03: magical realism novel → Where the Library Hides | November
04: with a whimsical setting →
05: with a dreamy (subjective) cover →

ACT IV Land of Snow
✓ 01: set in winter → Lights Out | November
* 02: with 600+ pages → Alchemised | November
03: with snow/ice or frost in the title → Snowglobe | November
04: a cozy mystery →
05: set in the mountains/forest → Honeymoon Phase | November

ACT V Candy Cane Sugar Rush
* 01: featuring a candy shop/bakery/magical market → The Baby Dragon Bakery | November
* 02: historical fantasy book → What the River Knows | November
03: featuring a magical curse → Lightlark | Quicksilver
04: written in an unusual format (letters/verse) → Janice Hallet
05: short and sweet (over 150 pages though!) → Nancy Drew

ACT VI The Grand Pas de Deux
01: cowritten by TWO authors → The Scorpion's Tail
* 02: read and participate in PBC buddy read → The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk | November
03: with the fated mates trope → A Strange Hymn
* 04: with a dual POV → The Baby Dragon Café | November
05: where an unlikely pair work together or become allies → The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year

[Kang]

Let’s get this W. I’ll either begin the challenge by reading the Hannibal series (I’ll have to start over the first book) or the Dexter books.

[Leslie]

Here is my plan of attack. I am putting some at the end of the list that I am not sure how they will fit yet (some can work in multiple places). Anything with asterisks ** I will definitely read (mostly for my IRL book clubs)

ACT I: Curtain Call
01: featuring a ballerina or a performer →
02: the MC prepares for a big show/event →
03: adapted into a play/film/musical → The Underground Railroad
04: with an unreliable narrator → Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
05: featuring a royal court/palace →A Court of Mist and Fury

ACT II Black Swan White Swan
01: with a black or white cover (or both!) → Holy Cow
02: with a morally grey character → Too Old for This
03: with a bird in the title or on the cover →
04: with a tragic romance/star crossed lovers → Ruthless Vows
05: a fairytale retelling →

ACT III The Dreamer's Waltz
01: featuring a masquerade ball →
02: set mostly at night or within dreams →
03: magical realism novel → Kitty St. Clair's Last Dance ** (Nov)
04: with a whimsical setting → (not sure of the book yet, but my IRL Fantasy book club's December pick's description indicates this will likely fit) **
05: with a dreamy (subjective) cover →To Sleep in a Sea of Stars ** (Dec)

ACT IV Land of Snow
01: set in winter → Any Trope but You
02: with 600+ pages → Oathbound
03: with snow/ice or frost in the title → Snowglobe **
04: a cozy mystery →
05: set in the mountains/forest → Jackal

ACT V Candy Cane Sugar Rush
01: featuring a candy shop/bakery/magical market →
02: historical fantasy book → The Once and Future Witches
03: featuring a magical curse →
04: written in an unusual format (letters/verse) →
05: short and sweet (over 150 pages though!) → Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret

ACT VI The Grand Pas de Deux
01: cowritten by TWO authors → Cursed Fates
02: read and participate in PBC buddy read → Shadow of Night
03: with the fated mates trope →
04: with a dual POV → Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal ** (Nov)
05: where an unlikely pair work together or become allies → Romantic Comedy

Other books I am reading TBD on where I will put them:
Mate ** (Nov)
Wild Reverence ** (Nov)
Good Spirits ** (Dec)
Some Desperate Glory ** (Nov)
The Island of Last Things ** (Dec)
Migrations
Yellow Brick War
Xalan Claimed
The Reformatory ** (Nov)
Butter
The Devils
Record of a Spaceborn Few
Recipes for an Unexpected Afterlife

[Michelle]

Hi all! I am super pumped for this! I'll go through my TBR tonight and come up with an attack plan. We got it!

Okay here is my plan:

ACT I: Curtain Call
01: featuring a ballerina or a performer →
02: the MC prepares for a big show/event → The Hunger Games (Nov)
03: adapted into a play/film/musical → The Notebook (Nov)
04: with an unreliable narrator →
05: featuring a royal court/palace → The Demon Court (Nov)

ACT II Black Swan White Swan
01: with a black or white cover (or both!) →
02: with a morally grey character → Her Soul to Take
03: with a bird in the title or on the cover → Mockingjay (Dec)
04: with a tragic romance/star crossed lovers → The Cruel Prince(Dec)
05: a fairytale retelling → The Last Lost Girl (Dec)

ACT III The Dreamer's Waltz
01: featuring a masquerade ball →
02: set mostly at night or within dreams → Dream by the Shadows
*03: magical realism novel →
04: with a whimsical setting →
05: with a dreamy (subjective) cover →

ACT IV Land of Snow
01: set in winter → The Christmas Catch (Nov)
02: with 600+ pages →
03: with snow/ice or frost in the title → Frosty Nights (Dec)
04: a cozy mystery →
05: set in the mountains/forest →

ACT V Candy Cane Sugar Rush
01: featuring a candy shop/bakery/magical market → Spellbound Scones
02: historical fantasy book → The Song of Achilles
03: featuring a magical curse →
04: written in an unusual format (letters/verse) →
05: short and sweet (over 150 pages though!) →

ACT VI The Grand Pas de Deux
01: cowritten by TWO authors → A Jingle Bell Mingle (Dec)
2: read and participate in PBC buddy read → Catching Fire (Nov)
03: with the fated mates trope → A Strange Hymn
04: with a dual POV → Night So Silent (Nov)
05: where an unlikely pair work together or become allies →

Books on my TBR for the rest of year. I'm not sure if they fit any where

Direbound: A Dark Romantasy
Good Spirits
The Lies We Steal
Sovereign
Elf on the Edge: A Holiday Romantic Comedy
The Stars Are Dying
Alchemy of Secrets
Thorn Season
Steel King

[Brianna]

@Hafs: The spreadsheet linked looks to be for Team 1 and not our team.

[Brianna]

Michelle wrote: "Hi all! I am super pumped for this! I'll go through my TBR tonight and come up with an attack plan. We got it!

Okay here is my plan:

ACT I: Curtain Call
01: featuring a ballerina or a performer ..."

@Michelle re: A Strange Hymn -- would you want to buddy read this in December?

[Michelle]

@Brianna yes definitely!

[Kang]

My current plan

ACT I Curtain Call
1.Read a book featuring a ballerina or a performer - Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 13
2.Read a book where the MC prepares for a big show/event - Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 11
3.Read a book that has been adapted into a play/film/musical - The Silence of the Lambs
4.Read a book with an unreliable narrator - Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 1
5.Read a book featuring a royal court/palace

ACT II Black Swan White Swan
1.Read a book with a black or white cover (or both!) Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 16
2.Read a book with a morally grey character - Darkly Dreaming Dexter
3.Read a book with a bird in the title or on the cover
4.Read a book with a tragic romance/star crossed lovers Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 5
5.Read a fairytale retelling

ACT III The Dreamer's Waltz
1.Read a book featuring a masquerade ball
2.Read a book set mostly at night or within dreams - Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 7
3.Read a magical realism novel
4.Read a book with a whimsical setting
5.Read a book with a dreamy (subjective) cover - Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 15

ACT IV Land of Snow
1.Read a book set in winter - Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 14
2.Read a book with 600+ pages
3.Read a book with snow/ice or frost in the title
4.Read a cozy mystery
5.Read a book set in the mountains/forest - Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 14

ACT V Candy Cane Sugar Rush
1.Read a book featuring a candy shop/bakery/magical market - Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1
2.Read a historical fantasy book
3.Read a book featuring a magical curse
4.Read a book written in an unsual format (letters/verse)
5.Read a book that is short and sweet (over 150 pages though!)

ACT VI The Grand Pas de Deux
1.Read a book co writte by TWO authours
2.Read and participate in PBC buddy read
3.Read a book with the fated mates trope
4.Read a book with a dual POV - Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 5
5.Read a book where an unlikely pair work together or become allies - Dexter by Design

(TBR) Books that don’t fit anywhere else or fit in spots already occupied. (Edit later)
Red Dragon
Hannibal
Hannibal Rising
Dearly Devoted Dexter
Dexter in the Dark
Dexter is Delicious
Double Dexter
Dexter's Final Cut
Dexter Is Dead
Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 2
Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 6
Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 7
Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 8
Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 9
Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 10
Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 12
Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 2
Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 3
Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 4
Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 6
Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 7
Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 8
Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 9
Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 10
Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 12

[Edith, Group/Buddy Reads Procrastinator]

hi everyone, dropping the correct team sheet here, if someone could please confirm that it works that would be awesome! (I'm on mobile lol)

will try to get hafs to edit the main post!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

[Michelle]

@Edith its the correct one :)

[Brianna]

Edith wrote: "hi everyone, dropping the correct team sheet here, if someone could please confirm that it works that would be awesome! (I'm on mobile lol)

will try to get hafs to edit the main post!

https://do..."

Thank you Edith! :)

[Brianna]

Title: Lights Out
Author: Navessa Allen
Start Date: 11/01/25
Finish Date: 11/02/25
Category and Task: ACT IV Land of Snow 1 (takes place in January)
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 397
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...