YA Buddy Readers' Corner ♥ discussion

Team Members

✔️Nikki
✔️Stella
Ari
✔️Tiffany
Kelly
✔️Kirsty
✔️Jordan


This is a team reading challenge that will run from May 1st to May 31st inclusively. Results will be announced on June 1st.

For this challenge we will be going back to basics, and that means counting how many pages we read ☺

To earn points in this challenge, all you need to do is read and review your books as normal, and tell us how many pages you have read! At the end of the challenge pages will be converted to points at 5 points for every 1000 pages read. Buddy reads will continue to earn extra points ☺ The team with the most points at the end wins!
- books with pictures, middle grade books, poetry books, and graphic novels will all only count for 33% of their page count on goodreads due to the lower word count per page.

This challenge will be a team challenge. When signing up please let us know if you want to join a 'Serious' team (reading 12 books or more), a 'medium' team (reading 8-12 books) or a 'Just for fun' team (reading any number of books). You may also choose to only take part in the 'solo' part of the challenge (those people in teams will be automatically entered into the solo challenge as well).

Teams will be picked on April 25th, and team threads opened. Each participant will need to comment on the team thread, confirming that they are 'ready' for the challenge to start, by 0:00 May 1st (Goodreads time). If you do not confirm that you are playing, you will be removed from the team.

PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF OUR SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT RULES AND POINTS FOR THIS CHALLENGE.

Points:
• 5 points for every 1000 pages read.
• 1 point for buddy read of a book with 200-449 pages.
• 2 points for buddy read of a book with more than 450 pages
(Bonus points for buddy reads will only be given if the buddy read has taken place in our group, and the book read is over 200 pages.)


Rules:
• Books must be read between the 1st of May to the 31st of May inclusive.
• Books can be any length, but must be over 200 pages to count for a buddy read point.
• 1 re-read is allowed.
• Our regular challenge rules can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

-Waves- I'm here!

Hi, checking in :)

Checking in :D Hi everyone

I'm a late add but I'll be joining this team :)

~Jordan

Hey Jordan better late than never :)

Hi everyone:) 1st of May is tomorrow for me and I cant wait to start this challenge :)

Me neither Tiffany :)

So what has everyone started reading or have you started reading?

I haven't been reading due to my eldest child being sick and now it's kinda passing to me so hoping it bipasses me would like to get some reading done tomorrow :)

I am currently reading I've read about 45% so far. I'm hoping to finish it within the next couple of days.

I'm almost finished and will hopefully be reading

Hope you feel alright Nikki!

Hi! Checking in!

Also, just have to share, I find it ironic that I'm on team melon, when I'm allergic to melons, lol :)

I am currently trying to finish up ...I'm at the 60% mark right now.

I did read on Sunday... so that's one book down! I just need to write up a review.

I'm currently participating in the #AYEARATHON readathon this week to finish or catch up on some series... My tentative TBR for that is Not sure that I'll make it through all of these but I'm working on it!

Next week is also Bout of Books 16.0 which I intend to participate in... I don't have a TBR yet for that or for the rest of the month but I do have a couple of library books out that I want to get through and a book on loan from my boyfriend's mom so I might try to get through these.

I'm also currently listening to on audiobook so I want to finish that by the end of the month. I'm only about 30% through it right now.

Looks like a busy month for you sensai lol

Kerry we'll try not to get too irritating ;)

Stella- I'm not feeling great but not too bad so hopefully this is the tail end of it.

Should be starting to read.
Wish I may by lexi Ryan
An unexpected love story by Rachel schurig

I've finished and I will review it later tonight
Nikki - well, I hope it passes quickly. Being sick is really annoying, woke up with a sore throat today and been sneezing a lot so I hope I'm not coming down with anything to bad.

I've finished and posted my review. I ended up really enjoying it. I have started and I will be starting tomorrow.

Me too Stella :) it's getting better

I finished today and I am starting and .

sorry i haven't been active everyone! Just been feeling pretty rubbish and not up to reviewing. Reviewed and wondering where the link is to post our reviews? I can't see it up the top anywhere..

Stella wrote: "sorry i haven't been active everyone! Just been feeling pretty rubbish and not up to reviewing. Reviewed and wondering where the link is to post our reviews? I can't ..."

That's fine Stella, everyone goes through those phases :) Here is the link to the review page: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Kirsty wrote: "Stella wrote: "sorry i haven't been active everyone! Just been feeling pretty rubbish and not up to reviewing. Reviewed and wondering where the link is to post our re..."

Thanks so much, Kirsty!

So sorry team I've not read anything yet been major busy with my sons birthday now got to paint the living room out then got his birthday party this weekend so it's been busy to say the least.
Hoping to get some reading done Friday at least

Moving Ally to your team ☺

Hi everyone! just got moved to your team!:)

Welcome to the team :)

Hey there! Welcome :)

Adding Maya to your team ☺

I plan to get some reviews up later

Hi Maya!

Sorry, I haven't posted for awhile, I've been really busy the last couple of weeks with uni work. I finished earlier today and I am no reading which I am not loving at the moment. I hope to get another couple of books read before the end of the month. What is everyone else reading?

So sorry I've been awful with reading this month am redecorating and literally passing out daily before I even sit down to read, will try to get a few in before the end but I can't promise anywhere near my normal amount sorry team :(

I'm currently trying to get through





before the end of the month. I'm not sure if I'll make it through all of these but...

How are you liking ? It is one of my favourite classics.

Kirsty wrote: "How are you liking ? It is one of my favourite classics."

I've read the abridged version of GE a long time ago and wasn't much of a fan of it then.

I wanted to give it another go, though, because I like a lot of Dickens' other works but to be honest, I'm finding it tough to get through.

I don't much care for Pip's dismissal of his friends and family for a higher class (although, it's not unrealistic) and I hate his obsession with Estella, when she treats him like crap. I am intrigued by the convict side of the story, though, and am hoping that will go somewhere!

@CallMeSensei: I really enjoyed it but I haven't read any of Dickens' other books yet although they are on my TBR. Which is your favourite Dickens novel?

I really love A Tale of Two Cities. It's been awhile since I've read it and I'm considering a reread.

@CallMeSensei: I have his books on my TBR but I just haven't got around to them yet.

It was awesome being in a team with you guys! This month went so well, over 10,000 pages?!?!?

Sorry guys I wasn't a contribution I thought I wouldn't have been as busy as I was :( you all did a good job though so well done