The Challenge Factory discussion

Sign ups for SS this is the one book a week game
Please use this thread for sign ups only. Here's the link for the how to's, help, & discussion.

1.Sue
2.Lauren
3.Logan
4.Becca-Rawr
5.Maria Helena
6. Sandy
7. TheButterflyEffect
8. Dalene
9. Christal
10. Hina
11.NayNay
12.Tineke
13.Belinda
14. Skandia
15.Steph Ann
16.Catherine
17. Jennifer J
18 Megan
19. Mandy
20. Kay
21. Camilla
22. Talia
23. JoAnne
24.Lesley
25.Turtlecollector
26. ~♥ Kat ♥~
27. Book Concierge
28. D.G.
29. Monica Happy Reading All!
30. Rhonda
31. Shreya
32. jennifer
33. Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔
34. Vicky
35. Andrea
36. Nichole
37. Jennifer C.
38. Elishia
39. Sheila
40. Samantha
41. Joanne♥~Bookworm Extraordinaire

I'm soooooo ready for this...

One book a week is better for me this time. Please sign me up :0)

I'm going to try the one book option. Thanks!

I'm in for one book, :) But I definitely need to go for the alternate option. Reading books out of order makes my skin crawl...

Sign me up!

I'm in for the one book option this time around.

Count me in!

I am in for one book a week!

ETA - would prefer not to be captain since I am already captain on one challenge and possible adding a second one soon.

I am going to choose this one for my first challenge, I may have questions along the way. I am looking forward to doing my first challenge and making new friends also.

One series book a week works perfect for me since I read so many ARCs. Count me in!

I am in!

I would like to play, count me in!

Yes please. I can handle this one much better!

Yay! One book a week is perfect for me :)

(Can be a captain if required)

I'm in!

I'm in!

I think I can manage this one :)

Sign me up for this one. :)

I'm in!

I'm in for one.

Please sign me up!

Yay! I'm in - was really hoping there'd be a 1 book/week version of this :)

I'm in!

I'm in since there's only 1 book per week but prefer not to be a captain.
Roll is on Friday, except the first roll which is on a Sunday?
Book info and reviews have to be posted by all members of the team by Friday before the captain can roll again, correct?

I'm in. I somehow kept up with the 2 books per week last round, but I'm going to just go with this one this time around.

As far as being a captain, sometimes my schedule is squirrely around here with my kiddo's hockey games so would prefer to be a co-captain rather than taking on the whole captaincy on my own.

I am in for this round.

I'm in for this round. I did SSS last time and want to be able to relax a little more this time around :)

~♥ Kat ♥~ wrote: "I'm in for this round. I did SSS last time and want to be able to relax a little more this time around :)"

:)
Me too - well said - I felt stressed looking for books to fit the challenge + having to complete them on time, write the review, etc.

JoAnne wrote: "~♥ Kat ♥~ wrote: "I'm in for this round. I did SSS last time and want to be able to relax a little more this time around :)"

:)
Me too - well said - I felt stressed looking for books to fit the ch..."

Are books hard to find for challenges? I perused the categories and it didn't seem so terrifying, but of course I haven't had to choose yet...

Becca-Rawr wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "~♥ Kat ♥~ wrote: "I'm in for this round. I did SSS last time and want to be able to relax a little more this time around :)"

:)
Me too - well said - I felt stressed looking for book..."

Becca not if you find challenges in genres you like if they are genre specific.
This one isn't bad if you like series since unless a zero or one is in the space you land you have to read a book that's part of a series OR read the alternate posted that week which I did about 1/2 the time last challenge.
Plus when part of a team challenge I always found my teammates very helpful when I needed assistance finding the right book.

I have a feeling I'm going to do alternates most of the time, unless it miraculously lands on a series number I can pull off. I don't like jumping into a series anywhere, especially since most of the series I read are in a specific order for a reason.

Becca-Rawr wrote: "I have a feeling I'm going to do alternates most of the time, unless it miraculously lands on a series number I can pull off. I don't like jumping into a series anywhere, especially since most of t..."

I do reviews for several sites and sometimes when I get a book I realize it's part of a series. I don't have much choice but to read it and review it since there are time constraints. I tend to go with the flow and don't mind too much reading out of order if I really have to.

That's one thing I hate about reading arcs. If I can, as long as it's not too far in the series, I'll binge read up to the book I need to review. Otherwise it feels uncomfortable.

Becca-Rawr wrote: "That's one thing I hate about reading arcs. If I can, as long as it's not too far in the series, I'll binge read up to the book I need to review. Otherwise it feels uncomfortable."

I find some authors give enough background even if it is a series that I can read a later book and still have a feel for what's going on. Of course, it's not perfect but it is what it is.
I don't only get ARC's that are out of order but books that are newly published too.

That's where most of my arcs from from. Something that's just been published, but it's the third book in a series I haven't read. Which means it needs to be reviewed and out before the release date. Oh well, I like it, :)

Becca-Rawr wrote: "That's where most of my arcs from from. Something that's just been published, but it's the third book in a series I haven't read. Which means it needs to be reviewed and out before the release date..."

Who do you review for? I review for RomanceJunkies.com and Romancing-the-Book.com.
Plus for two years I was a Fool's Gold Cheerleader for Susan Mallery.

I have my own blog, I prefer to review for myself. I mostly review YA or literary fiction. It's very exciting, :D

Becca-Rawr wrote: "I have my own blog, I prefer to review for myself. I mostly review YA or literary fiction. It's very exciting, :D"

That's great - I'm not a blogger.
I like mainly romance genre + mysteries too.

I like mysteries. Sometimes I wish I read more romance, like paranormal romance. There seem to be SO MANY good series that I feel I'm missing out on, :/

Becca-Rawr wrote: "I like mysteries. Sometimes I wish I read more romance, like paranormal romance. There seem to be SO MANY good series that I feel I'm missing out on, :/"

I recently read the first three books by Sandy James in the Alliance of the Amazon series. Urban fantasy with some paranormal. Out of my comfort zone but asked by the author to review so I did. Better than I expected. She's now going to send me book 4 and also sent me another series - this time historical romance set in the West. Looking forward to reading that as well.

Cool, I'll check them out, :)

I'll try one book a week.

I'd like to give this one a try. :)

I am going to give this a try so count me in!!

I would like to do it

Total newbie to this sort of thing. I am also desperately trying to get out of mt Reader's Block (I am a 1/3rds there. This might just be the thing to get me out. I AM IN!!!

Please sign me up for this one. thank you.

I'm in!

I'm in for one book a week, much more manageable for me! :)

Count me in.