Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

The Meet & Greet Challenge
1 February 2014 - 31 March 2014

This is a challenge for the hordes of members who need help selecting their next book to read :) This is basically a group Pick-It-For-Me challenge WITHOUT the new book recommendations or categories. It is a two (2) month challenge and will be repeated every two months so long as there is significant interest.

This challenge is limited to members who are 18 years or older. This is the only age-restricted challenge in our group. There are many other challenges to choose from for those under 18.

The RRRC Group moderators would like to thank the MM Romance Group for this challenge :)

Depending on the number of sign-ups for this challenge, groups will consist of 15-20 people.


INSTRUCTIONS: Step by step
1. Each participant must create a shelf and include on that shelf books that they would like to read in the coming two months. You will need to have at least 30-40 books on this shelf and you must post the link to that shelf when you sign up. If you participated in the last MnG, you may use the same shelf.

2. Sign up by 20 January in the Sign Up/Discussion thread, posting the link to your shelf.

3. Once sign-up closes, each person will recommend to every other person in their group three (3) books selected from each member's nominated shelf. Recommendations will be sent via PM (private message) - NOT in the thread. If you have a private profile, you will need to 'friend' the other members in your group so that they can see your shelf.

4. Members choose ONE (1) book from each set of recommendations, removing that selected book from their nominated shelf (to reduce multiple selections of the same book) and placing it in another shelf to track this challenge. I would suggest that you create a second shelf for these selections for ease of tracking.

5. When picking starts I will open the participants thread for each member to post their list of selected books.

6. Once the challenge opens on 1 February, mark off each book on your challenge list as it is finished, noting the date completed. Update your completion rate at the top of your list throughout the challenge - eg "Completed: 1/15". If wished, post feedback on each book in the discussion thread :)


To complete this challenge, you must read at least five (5) books from your chosen list. You may, of course, complete the full list.


SIGN UPS close 20 January at 5PM US EST. Please allow at least 3 hours for the groups to be posted. Sorry, no latecomers due to the massiveness of the picking!
PICKS for all group members must be completed by 28 January.


I have created two threads for this challenge:
* the Sign Up/Discussion thread. All sign-ups, chat and questions occurs in this thread.
* the Participants' Lists thread. This is only for the final book list for each participant. The participants' thread will be locked until we are ready to start picking.

You cannot start picking for your team members until groups are posted.


RULES/TIPS:
* You must not recommend new books.
* You only select from the pickee's nominated shelf.
* You must nominate 3 books for each set of picks.
* Book nominations and selections do not need to be in any order.
* You can add/subtract books at any time during the sign-up and picking process. (If a book has already been recommended during the picks, this recommendation stands valid.)
* If you recommend a book from a series, please ensure that it is the next book for the reader in that series.
* You may put re-reads on your nominated picking shelf if desired. (This means the book may already be 'read' and rated - but if it is on that shelf, these books are fair game for the pickers.)
* You must have completed the picking for your group members by 28 January.
* You may use books planned for other challenges in this challenge and vice-verse unless otherwise specified in the alternate challenge(s).
* There is NO minimum page number requirement in this challenge.
* Books may be from any romance sub-genre, but we are a romance group so please keep your books on your nominated shelf to the romance genre.
* Remember - if your profile is private, you will need to 'friend' the other group members as they will not be able to access your nominated picking shelf otherwise.
* Feel free to 'friend' all the members of the group, as this will make picking much easier and faster :)
* A member can ask for repicks from another member if they have already selected all three of the nominated books. For this reason, it is important that members move books off their nominated picking shelf as soon as they have made their selection.
* If a book from a series is recommended but it is not the next book for the reader in that series, please feel free to substitute the appropriate book for that recommendation.


Our members read a variety of romance sub-genres. You do not need to have read the book that you recommend, nor do you have to have knowledge of the sub-genre that may predominate any of the shelves. How you select books from the nominated shelves is entirely up to you.


How to create a new bookshelf

* Go to My Books
* Click on edit next to 'bookshelves' on top left
* Type in the name of your shelf and click 'Add'
* Customize the shelf as desired



A kindly reminder:
YOU ARE NOT SIGNED UP UNTIL YOU POST A LINK TO YOUR SHELF.
Thankewwww :)

SIGN UPS


*updated to post 88* 1/14/14 0530 EST

Ty MnG
Jane (PS) picking shelf
MountainKat - meet-n-great-options
Sallie(Shuga) - rr2014meetgreet
Nadine - books on deck to read
Melissa - meet greet picking shelf
Sassafrass - meet-n-greet
LethalLovely - Meet and Greet
Kristy (Passion for the Page) - rrc-mng-picking
Runell - M/F To-Read
Cathy - picking shelf
Emma - MnG picking shelf
Rachel- Goodbye Borders - need-to-get-to
Larissa - meet-greet-challenge
beppy - meet n greet
Zara - rrrc-mngc-2014
Nichole - rrrc-mng
Juliet mngpicks
Lili take your pick
Joanne rrrc-meet-n-greet
Tina "coffee and books"pick-me-meet-n-greet
Grace Meet and Greet
Dami mng base
Karla rrrc-meet-n-greet
Diane ~Firefly~ mng picking
Lauren 2014 meet-and-greet
Dragana meet-n-greet-picks
Nikita meet-n-greet
Jane meet-greet-challenge
Aarati rrc-meet-and-greet
Gea 2014-meet-greet
Victoria meet-and-greet
Katie meet and greet to read
Elizabeth meet greet picking
Jaime meet-and-greet
Ezinwanyi meet-greet
Hadley pick-for-me-mng
Skandia rrrc-m-g
Christina meet-greet-options
Chris reading challenge
Fran meet-greet-shelf
Tina W 2014-meet-n-greet
KarenH meet-and-greet
Amie meet-greet-picking
~Melissa~ meet-n-greet
Angi meet n greet
Turtlecollector mng
Jojo 2014 meet-and-greet
Bre meet-and-greet
Valerie meet-and-greet-pick
Gianna mng title choices
Megan L meet greet to pick
Breann mg pick me
Pam books owned
Kitten 2014 meet & greet
Carrie rrrc mng shelf
Beth meet n greet 2014
Sarah meetngreet2014
Shan meet and greet
AndaM the meet & greet
Penney meet and greet options
Becky meet n greet
Larissa romance on deck
Mandy S meet n greet
Mandy B meet n greet choices
Shelley like to read next
Anayha meet&greet2014
Becca meet n greet picks
Shelby meet and greet to read
Kaileigh meet greet
Donna 2014meetandgreet
Joyce meet greet rrrc challenge

Please excuse me if I shortened your name! It was easier for my Excel sheet....

*Also, there are multiple people with the same or similar names. I've differentiated it as best I can (last initial, different punctuations, etc). Please make sure you recognize your link to figure out your group.*

GROUP 1

1. Shan meet and greet
2. Elizabeth meet greet picking
3. Nichole rrrc-mng
4. Zara rrrc-mngc-2014
5. Jane (PS) picking shelf
6. Megan L meet greet to pick
7. Kaileigh meet greet
8. KarenH meet-and-greet
9. Diane~Firefly mng picking
10. Becca meet n greet picks
11. Runell M/F To-Read
12. beppy meet n greet
13. Lili take your pick
14. Larissa romance on deck
15. Emma MnG picking shelf
16. Sarah meetngreet2014
17. Victoria meet-and-greet
18. Mandy S meet n greet

GROUP 2

1. Beth meet n greet 2014
2. Penney meet and greet options
3. Dragana meet-n-greet-picks
4. Pam books owned
5. Christina meet-greet-options
6. Aarati rrc-meet-and-greet
7. Chris reading challenge
8. Joyce meet greet rrrc challenge
9. Carrie rrrc mng shelf
10. Tina W 2014-meet-n-greet
11. Cathy picking shelf
12. Amie meet-greet-picking
13. Juliet mngpicks
14. Mandy B meet n greet choices
15. Bre meet-and-greet
16. Hadley pick-for-me-mng
17. Ty MnG
18. Becky meet n greet

GROUP 3

1. Turtlecollector mng
2. ~Melissa~ meet-n-greet
3. Sallie(Shuga) rr2014meetgreet
4. MountainKat meet-n-great-options
5. Melissa meet greet picking shelf
6. Dami mng base
7. Angi meet n greet
8. Nadine books on deck to read
9. Grace Meet and Greet
10. Lariss meet-greet-challenge
11. Karla rrrc-meet-n-greet
12. Jane meet-greet-challenge
13. Sassafrass meet-n-greet
14. Breann mg pick me
15. Anayha meet&greet2014
16. Nikita meet-n-greet
17. Skandia rrrc-m-g
18. Valerie meet-and-greet-pick

GROUP 4

1. Shelley like to read next
2. Rachel~goodbye need-to-get-to
3. Gianna mng title choices
4. AndaM the meet & greet
5. Gea 2014-meet-greet
6. Katie meet and greet to read
7. Jaime meet-and-greet
8. Kitten 2014 meet & greet
9. Donna 2014meetandgreet
10. Shelby meet and greet to read
11. Kristy (Passion) rrc-mng-picking
12. Fran meet-greet-shelf
13. Lauren 2014 meet-and-greet
14. Joanne rrrc-meet-n-greet
15. Tina "coffee" pick-me-meet-n-greet
16. Jojo 2014 meet-and-greet
17. Ezinwanyi meet-greet
18. LethalLovely Meet and Greet

res

I'm in Ty!!! ;)

Ooops! Sorry Ty - here it is: picking shelf

I definitely want to play again!

Here is my shelf - meet-n-greet-options.

Had the most fun with Round 1 that Im definitely in for Round 2....

need a little help with linking my bookshelf...anyone have any instructions everything I have tried is not working....

ok here is my shelf rrr2014meetgreet

thank you MountainKat for the help...for some reason I was having major brain block with getting this to work....ive tried the link & it works Yeah!!!!

sigh.... Where are your shelves?? haha

I'm in again, you can choose books from my books on deck to read shelf

Once books are chosen I will remove them from the above shelf and move them to my meet and greet shelf for Feb-March

Again! Again!

meet greet picking shelf

Me! I'll get my shelf together tonight.

I'm in again! meet-n-greet is my shelf of choice

Sallie(Shuga) wrote: "Had the most fun with Round 1 that Im definitely in for Round 2....

need a little help with linking my bookshelf...anyone have any instructions everything I have tried is not working...."

Try this - start by clicking on (some html is ok) in the upper right corner of the reply box. Copy -

< a href=" http:// www . goodreads . com " >my link text< / a >

I added spaces so it wouldn't make a link. Copy the URL from your shelf page and put it between the quotation marks. Then where it says 'my link text' put your shelf name or whatever you want. Hope that helps. You use the same process for any link you want to post, but if you want to post to a specific message, click on the date/time of that message before you copy the URL.

DEFINITELY signing up again. I didn't manage to read all 18 books from the first M&G challenge (read 14 & am starting #15 tomorrow) but M&G pushed me to read quite a few books that had been languishing on my shelves in a short period of time. MY NEW FAVORITE CHALLENGE!

Again, can pick from my Meet and Greet shelf.

I'm in again. Really enjoyed round 1!

My shelf: rrrc-mng-picking

Here's my shelf

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Ty, I've been trying to resist this challenge (it sounds so great. lol) but am finding it increasingly more difficult.

I have a couple of questions though:

1. Am I right in thinking that we end up recommending between 45 & 60 books in total?;
2. When we choose the books we're interested in reading we'll end up with between 15 & 20 books of which we need to have only read 5 to say we've completed the challenge?

I'm in!

My shelf to choose from is:

M/F To-Read

I would like to try this.
picking shelf

I'm in!

MnG picking shelf

Zara wrote: "Ty, I've been trying to resist this challenge (it sounds so great. lol) but am finding it increasingly more difficult.

I have a couple of questions though:

1. Am I right in thinking that we end u..."

Yes Zara, you got it :)

I hope you don't mind me jumping in Ty!

I'm in again.
Need-to-get-to

I'm in! My shelf

i'm in again.
meet n greet

LethalLovely~I Was Born in a Big Gray Cloud wrote: "DEFINITELY signing up again. I didn't manage to read all 18 books from the first M&G challenge (read 14 & am starting #15 tomorrow) but M&G pushed me to read quite a few books that had been languis..."

It is definitely my favourite challenge :) I clearly need a push to pick up some of these books that I've bought but haven't allocated to a challenge etc.

Fran wrote: "Zara wrote: "Ty, I've been trying to resist this challenge (it sounds so great. lol) but am finding it increasingly more difficult.

I have a couple of questions though:

1. Am I right in thinking ..."

Thanks Fran. I'll join up and see how I go. I'll work on my shelves shortly. I'm trying to get cool but with not much success. lol

Here's my shelf:
RRRC MNGC 2014 shelf

I missed the last one and have been waiting for this to come up again! rrrc-mng

I'm definitely joining again!

Please use my mngpicks shelf.

This sounds great, I'm in!!

Here's my shelf:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/3105804-lili?shelf=take-your-pick

I'm in

My shelf rrrc-meet-n-greet

Loved the first round and I'm in again!

My shelf rrrc-m-g

I'm in! I've had so much fun with the first round. Truly one of my favorite challenges.

Pick me meet n greet

I want to try. Here's my link:

Meet and Greet

I think I'd like to try this challenge

My shelf is: mng_base

I missed the last one too, and would like to try it this time.

RRRC-meet-n-greet

I'd like to join again. Use my mng-picking shelf.

Please sign me up too. My shelf is 2014 Meet & Greet

I'm in!

My shelf is 2014 Meet & Greet

This sounds like fun and the heardest part for me is always picking a next book to read. So I'm in. :)
Here's my shelf: meet-n-greet-picks

I'm in!

My Shelf: meet-n-greet

I'm in here is my shelf
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I'm in. rrc-meet-and-greet- https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I'm in again 2014-meet-greet

Me too please! I'm in! Meet and Greet

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I am clueless to what I am doing or where this came from. If it didn't work, I will do a self challenge on my 35 books. I have spent 90 minutes to get this when I could have been reading

I failed this in epic fashion last time, but I'm in again!

Will add books to this soon! Meet and Greet To Read

I'm in!
Here's my shelf: Meet & Greet

I'm in...meet-and-greet

Skandia wrote: "Loved the first round and I'm in again!

My shelf rrrc-m-g"

Skandia - you linked back to this challenge. ha.