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PtP - 101 Readers (1)
1. Introduce yourself to your team. Let your team members know where you are from. This is a 'nice to know' when categories are announced and when team-mates can expect other members to post their book choices.2. Team Captain - reserve a couple of posts in this thread tracking your team's book selection and completion. (Alternatively they could convert a chat comment to the tracking post/s.)
3. Name your team. Using this round's theme of Disney, come up with a fun name. Given we are an open/public group with no age limit, so please make sure any chosen name is smart, not smutty ;)
Please PM your name to Jane(PS) by 9 September.
4. If you have a private profile, please 'friend' your team-mates. This is really important, because without this, your team-mates can't see your shelves to select a books under option 2.
5. Please post your book selections/completions in the format provided below. (This format is also posted in both the Q&A and Sign-Up threads.) We need to know the week that each book corresponds to, the page numbers, and how the book qualifies including links to lists/shelves (where applicable), etc. I can't stress this enough. When in doubt - link it*!
* don't link to your review in your completion post - reviews in your completion posts should be included in full in that post.
You don't want to start reading a book and then find it doesn't meet the requirements because some information (eg page count or theme link) was missing from your original post.
I will be monitoring this and your book will not be considered complete until I am satisfied that your selection and completion posts comply with the format rules of the challenge.
Remember - you can ONLY change your book selection in the week that the theme is called.
6. You MUST check in with your team each week, ideally once the theme is announced. Please let your team know if you expect to have spotty communication or are on holidays or having an operation.
7. When you post the completion of your book, you must post a review; enough for us to know you have actually read the book. Please don't link to a review. You must post the review in this thread.
8. Re-reads are allowed but you can't read the same book twice within this challenge.
9. There is no prize for the winning team - bragging rights only :)
10. Each week, the theme will be announced in the Q&A/Announcement thread. The full list of themes announced during this round will be maintained in msg 1 of that thread.
The Rule on the Pass Option
* Each team can only have ONE member using their pass each week.
* Each member can only use that pass once each 5 weeks.
* This means that one or two team members (dependent upon the size of your team) will miss using a pass in each 5 week block.
* No-one can use the pass option in the last week of the challenge.
* In the final week Option 2 has altered and I will be allocating each team another team from which their book selection must be chosen :)
Key selection and completion post information. You must have ALL elements in your book posts.For the initial selection post Option 1 I need:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
How the book qualifies - please insert a link to the qualifying bookshelf/list.
If the theme is based off the bookcover or a letter in the title etc, please just repeat the theme.
For the initial selection post Option 2 I need:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
Name of the team-member, their star rating, the date they read the book.
For the completion post I need:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Rating (1-5)
Review
Please DO NOT CHAT in these selction/completion posts. It needs to be super clear.
If you 'waffle' about your decided book - please REPOST your selection once you decide. DO NOT go back and edit your waffling post.
I'll be tracking each team's progress separately, using the Captain's summary in each team's thread to check for accuracy.
Week 1:
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Week 2:
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Week 3:
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Week 4
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Week 5
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Week 7:
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Week 8
Shannon
Option 1
Beautiful Oblivion by Jamie McGuire
Initial Selection
Kait
Option 1
Marked in Flesh
Initial Selection
Completion Post
KathyD
Option 1
Sins of the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Initial Selection
Completion Post
Zorina
Option 1
A Scot in the Dark by Sarah MacLean
Initial Selection
Completion Post
Grace
Option 1
Tricked by Rebecca Zanetti
Initial Selection
Completion Post
Carmen
Option 1
Shadow Spell by Nora Roberts
Initial Selection
Completion Post
Week 9
Shannon
Option 1
How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks
Initial Selection
Completion Post
Carmen
Option 1
The Duchess War by Courtney Milan
Initial Selection
Completion Post
Kait
Option 2
No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole
Initial Selection
Completion Post
Grace
Option 1
Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan
Initial Selection
Completion Post
KathyD
Option 1
Lethal Rider by Larissa Ione
Initial Selection
Completion Post
Zorina
Option 1
No Man's Mistress by Mary Balogh
Initial Selection
Completion Post
Week 10
Kait
Option 1
Shadow of Night
Initial Selection
Completion Post
Zorina
Option 1
Some Like It Scot
Initial Selection
Completion Post
KathyD
Option 2
The Home Court Advantage by N.M. Silber
Initial Selection
Completion Post
Carmen
Option 2
El Diablo by M. Robinson
Initial Selection
Grace
Option 2
Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs
Initial Selection
Completion Post
Shannon
Option 1
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
Initial post
Completion Post
Week 11
Kait
Option 1
Rock Chick Renegade by Kristen Ashley
Initial Selection
Grace
Option 1
Rock Courtship by Nalini Singh
Initial Selection
Shannon
Option 1
The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole
Initial Selection
Carmen
Option 1
The Warlord Wants Foreverby Kresley Cole
KathyD
Option 1
Cooper by Harper Sloan
Initial Selection
Week 1Option 1 - compulsory lists
2. Mickey, Pluto and Donald - read a book with pets in the storyline
Favourite Romances with Pets
Romances with pets or animals in them
Dogs: Great Pets in Romance
Cats: Wonderful Pets in Romance
Gay men with pets
Option 2 - Key date: 9 March 2016
Week 2
Option 1:
15. Walt Disney died of lung cancer - read a book with illness, sickness
Best Gay Couple in Health and In Sickness
In Sickness and in Health: Romance Novels that deal with Illness
Nurse Themed Romance Novels
OMG You Almost DIED: MM with hospital scenes
OMG You Almost Died: Straight Edition
Climatic or Romantic Suspense: Villain Stalker, Fight to the Death, Hero/Heroine is attacked, almost killed, fight scene or almost die (Geez - what a long title!)
These are compulsory lists. If you select this option, your book must be on one of these lists and you must link to the list and note which page/which number it is on that list.
Option 2
Key date: 16 March 2016
Week 3
Option 1:
14. Disney World opened in Florida in 1971 - read a book set on a beach, is a great beach read or set in one of the Disney parks.
Gay Beach Summery Reads
Best Beach Reads 2013
Beach Reads Mysteries Thrillers
Fiction books set in Disney theme parks
Option 2 - Key date: 23 March 2016
Week 4
Option 1:
8. Walt Disney died 15 December 1966 - read a book where its stated number of pages on GR repeats a number eg 112 pages, 200 pages or 303 pages etc.
Option 2
Key date: 30 March 2016
Week 5
Option 1
7. Walt Disney started his company on 16 October 1923 - read a book published in October of any year.
Option 2
Key date: 6 April 2016
Week 6 - Theme Announcement
17. Disney was a shy, self-deprecating and insecure man in private - read a book from the nerds/geeks lists:
Books With Nerdy, Geeky or Genius Heroes and Heroines
Brainy Genius Romantic Heroes
Nerdgasms
Best Gay Romance with Bookish Nerdy Geeky Characters
Nerdy Geeky Heroines of Romance Novels
These are compulsory lists. If you select this option, your book must be on one of these lists and you must link to the list and note which page/which number it is on that list.
Option 2
Key date: 13 April 2016
Jane's original post with shelf links can be found HERE
Week 7
Option 1
1. Disneyland: The Happiest Homecoming on Earth - read a book with a child/children as a central character (NOT main character)
Best Gay Books Dealing With Children
Single Fathers of Romance / Great Family Men
Children in Romance
Best Romance with Children Characters
Historical Romance with Children in the Plot
Paranormal Romance / Urban Fantasy books with Kids (NOT YA)
These are compulsory lists. If you select this option, your book must be on one of these lists and you must link to the list and note which page/which number it is on that list.
Option 2
Key date: 20 April 2016
Hi Team,Shannon/Wckdktty here. I am a veteran of this challenge and love playing it. I think I am even more excited that its based on Disney this round.
I am soon to be 45 and live in Jacksonville, Florida. I am married and have a son that will be 8 soon. I currently am pretty busy volunteering at my sons school as a teacher assistant for all of the elementary grades. I do all the copies, laminating, and such.
Possible group names: Steamboat Willie (first appearance of Mickey Mouse), The 6 Dwarfs (Snow White was the first Princess), 101 Readers (based off being team 1 and 101 Dalmations), Gnomeo and Juliet (Disney movie and book reference), Disneylandettes (Disneyland first park opened), Carousel of Progress (cause we will progress through PTP). I will stop here or this message will be too long. Guess you know I am a Disney Nerd now.
Shannon/Wckdktty
Hi Team! My name is Grace and I live in San Diego. I'm on Pacific Time, which means themes are usually called after 3 for me. I read mainly MF books and will read any genre of romance. I'm a big Disney fan and am super excited about the theme! I'm not the best at names, but I'll think of some tomorrow, when I'm not so tired.
Hi! :) I'm Kait. This is my first time playing pass the parcel. Not sure why it took me so long to join in! I love the pick-it-for-me and meet and greet challenges hosted here.A little about me... I live with my two fur children (Padfoot the yorkiepoo and Harley the wheaten puppy) in Maine. I am actually a dog groomer too so I'm constantly snuggling dogs. My favorite genres to read are urban fantasy and paranormal romance (the Kate Daniels, The Others and Arcadia Bell series are my favorites) but I read and enjoy a variety of genres.
I LOVE Disney. I used to watch Robin Hood several times a week as a kid :P I'll keep thinking about team names but I'm not great at that until after the fact, then I come up with something perfect. My only idea thus far is Bibbidi Bobbidi Book Lovers.
Hi Shannon! That's awesome that you're so involved at your son's school. I bet you're a lifesaver :) Cute name ideas, very clever!-
Hiya Grace! Ohhh San Diego. I loved my visit there a few years ago. I also read MF.
This group should be predominantly MF readers. If not, I've stuffed up ;)
hi all! I'm on my kindle, so I'll check in properly tomorrow...just wanted to say "hi!!"
Hi ladies. Sorry I didn't introduce myself. I was popping in late last night, well for me :) I live in New York with my hubby, 3 out of 5 children and my dog Dutchess.
I mostly read M/F too. I'm also not great with names. It's a rare moment when I have good ones that pop in my head. Of course I'm a big Disney fan. I've watched everything that Disney has made may 10x with my daughter who was and still is a big fan.
I wouldn't say I'm a vet with this challenge but I've participated in a few of these and I've had a great time. I have also participated in the Pick for me but I've never tried the Meet and Greet. I also seem to miss it and to be honest I'm not sure if if I've read the rules on how that works. LOL.
Kait wrote: "Hi Shannon! That's awesome that you're so involved at your son's school. I bet you're a lifesaver :) Cute name ideas, very clever!"
Hi Kait! I love to volunteer and his teacher this year is extremely happy to have an active parent. I know it keeps me from going crazy being a stay at home mom.
Hi KathyD! :)-
Hi Carmen! I've seen most Disney movies multiple times too but have only myself to blame :P I like having them as background noise when I'm reading or doing busywork.
A new meet and greet signup just opened today :) It's sort of like pick it for me but only books on your shelf are picked and a group of people pick 3 books each for you which you then narrow it down to one per person.
Kait wrote: "Hi KathyD! :)-
Hi Carmen! I've seen most Disney movies multiple times too but have only myself to blame :P I like having them as background noise when I'm reading or doing busywork.
A new meet a..."
Thanks Kait. I just might have to pop on over. Oh boy you just fed my challenge addiction LOL and I have to say I look at them too because I really enjoy them even though they are for kids but who isn't a kid at heart and love HEA :)
Hi everybody!!I'm Zorina, I moved to US 2 years ago from Romania (Transylvania) and leave in NJ with my hubby.
I read M/F books mostly paranormal, SF and historical romance. I'm not a fan of any contemporary romance (too real, or possible), but if I have to I'll read it.
New at this challenge I hope I'm going to do it right, if not I count of you to correct me.
I love Disney, I had my honeymoon at Disney World in Florida and we go there every October for the Food & Wine festival.
I love Shannon's idea 101 Readers.
Let the reading begin!
Glad you made it over here Zorina.Team 1 is now all checked in. Yay!
Hi Zorina. Wow Transylvania that's awesome. No worries you'll be fine and we'll have a great time and all the help will be available. I have to agree that I quite like 101 Readers. It sounds catchy :)
Carmen - ;D I have the same addiction.Some Disney movies are heartbreaking! I couldn't watch The Lion King when I was a kid. The endings are so satisfying though.
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Hi Zorina! Wow, that's a big move.
I also prefer paranormal/fantasy for that reason, I'm not interested in 'real life' problems in books, I get enough of that everyday. I still like most contemporary romance but tend to enjoy humorous ones best.
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101 Readers sounds good to me! :)
OMG I loved Lion King and another of my favorites is Tarzan.
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "OMG I loved Lion King and another of my favorites is Tarzan."My favorites were Robin Hood, The Great Mouse Detective and The Rescuers <3
OK Team,I think I have added you all to my friends list. If I missed anyone please let me know.
Shannon/Wckdktty
Are we all good with the name
Of course I am good with that name.Shannon/Wckdktty
I guess KathyD won't mind that we go with 101 Readers. She's a good sport :)
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "I guess KathyD won't mind that we go with 101 Readers. She's a good sport :)"not at all! sorry i wasn't around this weekend! i was at my mother-in-law's house for the most part and didn't get online at all! 101 Readers is a great name! There were quite a few good ones put out there!
☘KathyD☘ wrote: "☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "I guess KathyD won't mind that we go with 101 Readers. She's a good sport :)"not at all! sorry i wasn't around this weekend! i was at my mother-in-l..."
No biggy KathyD. I figured its Labor Day weekend and we were all over the place. I went to my sister in law's house. It was ok but I wished I was home just hanging out since it wasn't that nice out but it wasn't too bad.
Best Labor day ever! Slept till 9, read a book, took a nap and read some more while taking a bubble bath....haven't been so relaxed in a while.
I am so jealous Zorina ;) Lucky you
Zorina wrote: "Best Labor day ever! Slept till 9, read a book, took a nap and read some more while taking a bubble bath....haven't been so relaxed in a while."You just described my perfect day, lucky! I had to work today, bleg. I did sneak in a little nap too though :P
That sounds like a great day, Zorina! I can't complain too much about my Labor Day since I got to read for quite a while between folding laundry and helping my husband get dinner together! =)
Naps? What are those? LOL
OK...since I never made it back here to properly introduce myself, I'm going to fix that!This is my first time participating in PtP and I'm excited to be starting with a Disney-themed challenge. I am a huge Disney fan! While I love most of the classics, my all-time favorite animation is Sleeping Beauty with Lady and the Tramp and the Aristocats close behind! Mary Poppins is my favorite live-action.
I read all types of romance books and look forward to seeing what's in store!
When I'm not reading or listening to a book, I'm an editor and wife. I've been married just shy of 8 years (our 8th anniversary is in October)...we don't have any human children, but do have two fur kids...Lily is our 9-year-old pit bull princess and Callie is our 2-year-old calico/tiger-stripped/tortoise kitty queen...needless to say, they rule the house...they just let us live there and care for them! =)
OMG I loved Aristocats. The ducks were too funny with their walk and when the uncle was calling out their names. LOL
LOL...I love them too! They were downright funny when I was a kid and freaking hysterical as an adult!!
Every so oftenmy daughter pulls it out and we sit and watch about 2-3 before someone starts complaining. :)
LOL...when I was young, my aunt had bootleg copies of some of the Disney films, including Sleeping Beauty. My sister and I would watch it on repeat...day after day...eventually it was "lost" and she introduced us to Lady and the Tramp, the Aristocasts, the Jungle Book...years later she told us she thought there was something wrong with us wanting to watch the movie over and over...she didn't have kids yet, thus didn't understand that's what kids did with their favorite movies! =)
Yep, it's me hijacking another team's discussion again... =PBut I just had to add to this line of conversation, my youngest when he was two had to watch Cinderella everyday! If he sensed that the day was getting away from him and dinner was approaching without watching it, he got very upset! I tried many times to add variation, but it was always Cinderella! I think it was the animals and the music, so light and bubbly. He is heading on 30 now, we still tease him about it. He is a good sport though and my Disneyland buddy - we love to go for our birthdays. =)
MountainKat wrote: "Yep, it's me hijacking another team's discussion again... =PBut I just had to add to this line of conversation, my youngest when he was two had to watch Cinderella everyday! If he sensed that the..."
awwww...that's so awesome!
MountainKat wrote: "Yep, it's me hijacking another team's discussion again... =PBut I just had to add to this line of conversation, my youngest when he was two had to watch Cinderella everyday! If he sensed that the..."
That's just too cute :D
MountainKat wrote: "Yep, it's me hijacking another team's discussion again... =PBut I just had to add to this line of conversation, my youngest when he was two had to watch Cinderella everyday! If he sensed that the..."
Thanks for sharing. My son watched our Finding Nemo til it would not play in the player any longer. He was also a big fan of both of the Monsters Inc. movies.
Shannon/Wckdktty
I love how they get so attached to one thing like that! =)
☘KathyD☘ wrote: "OK...since I never made it back here to properly introduce myself, I'm going to fix that!This is my first time participating in PtP and I'm excited to be starting with a Disney-themed challenge. ..."
:P So generous of Lily and Callie to allow you to live with them. I totally understand how that is! I had a kitty growing up who definitely thought of me as his personal servant.
(Happy early anniversary!!)
aaaawww ...thanks Kait! yes, we think they are so generous also...especially since Lily sleeps with me...all 80 pounds of her...it wasn't easy sharing a queen bed with my husband, i never thought i'd have bigger issues sharing with my dog! LOL!
Hi everyone the first week announcement is in the top and the links are attached too :)
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Hi everyone the first week announcement is in the top and the links are attached too :)":D Yay!! Your post looks awesome.
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