Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Team members


beppy
Vi
Lindy
Becky
* Logan
Nichole

* Team Captain

1. Introduce yourself to your team. Definitely 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. Pick a Team Captain. The team captain will track the books read by the team and double-check that your book selection complies with the rules - eg make sure that the selection and completion posts are as per the formatting and information requested below (msg 3).

Anyone is free to ask questions in the Q&A/Announcement thread - here. If you are unsure, please ask.

Once a Captain has been decided, the Team Captain should reserve a couple of posts in this thread to track their team's book selection and completion.

3. Name your team. This is not mandatory, but it is fun. 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 me by 28 May.

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 (where applicable), etc. I can't stress this enough.

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.

Remember - you can ONLY change your book selection in the week that the theme is called. This is different from Round 1.

6. You MUST check in with your team each week, ideally once the theme is announced. Please let your team know if you except 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 past themes will be maintained in msg 1.


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 4 weeks.
* This means that two team members will miss using a pass in each 4 week block.
* No-one can use the pass option in the last week of the challenge.

Posting format

For the initial selection post I need:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
How the book qualifies

For the completion post I need:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Rating (1-5)
Review


Please DO NOT CHAT in the post. It needs to be super clear.

As a change from the last round, I will maintain the final tracking of each team's completed books in a separate thread.

I still need the Team Captain to track for their team as I will be using this list to check with my list :)

Please be patient while you wait for me to update each team and their books. I am sometimes out of internet range, so it can take time to manage this process. As the modbot though, I'm hoping to rope in some of the other moderators sometimes ;)

*reserved*

I guess i am in here. I am blind and live in Ct. I read a book a day. I just need to know clearly what you want from me.

Hi Everybody!

Woohoo! Team 9! I'm Becky and I live in Oklahoma. Since I'm going through "empty nest" syndrome I've lots of time on my hands to read. I'm new to GR's and this is my first PtP challenge. I'd rather not be captain during the first round, but look forward to having fun and getting to know everyone!

Lindy...when we get started, if you need any assistance just let me know what I can do to help. : )

Just beppy, Vi and Logan to still come visit - I know they will be here soon since they are regulars in the group :) I suspect one of them will be happy to be Captain!

TEAM PROGRESS

Week 9: Main character is mega-wealthy
Option 2 key date: 22 January 2014
✔ Becky: Fair Game (Option 2/Read by teammate Nichole 6/12/14) Post #373, Review Post #385
❒ beppy: Don't Look Down (Theme/precis) Post #378, Review Post #
❒ Logan: The Teacher's Billionaire (Theme/precis) Post #375, Review Post #
✔ Nichole: If I Stay (Option 2/Read by teammate Logan 7/9/14) Post #376, Review Post #381
✔ Vi: Rescue Me (Option 2/Read by teammate beppy on 1/28/14) Post #382, Review Post #383

COMPLETED WEEKS - FOR WEEKS 1-6 SEE MESSAGE 14
I was running out of characters in this comment, so I moved the first 6 weeks of our completed weeks to Post #14.

[COMPLETE] Week 8: Book set on an island
Option 2 key date: 15 January 2014

✔ Becky: Spellbound in His Arms (Theme/precis) Post #335, Review Post #339
✔ beppy: Carolina Home (Theme/precis) Post #338, Review Post #388
✔ Logan: PASS USED
✔ Nichole: The Force of Wind (Theme/precis) Post #346, Review Post #347
✔ Vi: Seduction (Theme/"England" shelf) Post #353, Review Post #354

[COMPLETE] Week 7: Book mentioned in one of the 2014 'What are you reading?' topics
Option 2 key date: 8 January 2014

✔ Becky: Daughter of the Forest (Option 2/Read by teammate Nichole 6/17/14) Post #314, Review Post #328
✔ beppy: The Only One Who Knows (Theme/May thread Post #16) Post #318, Review Post #329
✔ Logan: My Fair Captain (Theme/June thread Post #2) Post #315, Review Post #349
✔ Nichole: Tangled Threads (Theme/January thread Post #21) Post #319, Review Post #323
✔ Vi: Light In Shadow (Theme/June thread Post #4) Post #320, Review Post #352

PASSES USED:
Week 1: None
Week 2: None
Week 3: None
Week 4: None
Week 5: None
Week 6: None
Week 7: None
Week 8: Logan
Week 9: N/A

hi, i'm passionate kisses (or beppy; whichever). i'm currently living and working on a ranch in the okanagan region of british columbia in canada, so i'm on pacific time. i'm working 10 hour days, but i still manage to average a book a day reading. this is my first time doing this challenge, and this type of challenge, but i'm looking forward to it.

Hi Logan and beppy!

It's nice to meet you!

I'll toss the first vote for Logan as team captain. Does anyone have an idea for a team name? I've been drawing a blank...

Hi everyone - Vi isn't feeling too good after her travels. I think we'll need to give her a day or so before we can expect her to post in.

Great idea to start discussing your name and 'Captainship', Becky :)

Jane (PS) wrote: "Hi everyone - Vi isn't feeling too good after her travels. I think we'll need to give her a day or so before we can expect her to post in.

Ah, that's understandable. We have plenty of time yet. I've received everyone's friend requests, including Vi's. I've been plundering shelves and finding some great books to read. Bwahahaha!

TEAM TRACKING

COMPLETED WEEKS

[COMPLETE] Week 6: Theme: Main character is a musician (singer counts)
Option 2 key date: 1 January 2014

✔ Becky: Lick (Theme/precis) Post #283, Review Post #292
✔ beppy: Play (Theme/precis) Post #282, Review Post #325
✔ Logan: If I Stay (Theme/musicians shelf) Post #299, Review Post #305
✔ Nichole: Sins & Needles (Theme/musicians shelf) Post #289, Review Post #304
✔ Vi: Louder Than Love (Theme/precis) Post #309, Review Post #321

[COMPLETE] Week 5: Set on a ranch/property which uses/raises horses
Option 2 key date: 25 December 2013

✔ Becky: Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold (Theme/precis & "voc-rancher" shelf) Post #256, Review Post #263
✔ beppy: Crooked Tree Ranch (Theme/precis) Post #257, Review Post #324
✔ Logan: Crime Scene At Cardwell Ranch (Theme/title and precis) Post #266, Review Post #267
✔ Nichole: Duncan's Bride (Theme/precis) Post #259, Review Post #311
✔ Vi: True Betrayals (Theme/precis) Post #265, Review Post #297

[COMPLETE] Week 4: Main character has a pet (animal with name)
Option 2 key date: 18 December 2013

✔ Becky: Blood Bound (Option 2/Series read by teammate Nichole 6/20/14) Post #221, Review Post #240
✔ beppy: At Piper's Point (Theme/"pets" shelf) Post #235, Review Post #253
✔ Logan: A to Z (Theme/cat Geisha) Post #220, Review Post #241
✔ Nichole: Caressed By Ice (Option 2/Series read by teammate Becky 5/30/14) Post #238, Review Post #243
✔ Vi: The Passion Of Patrick MacNeill (Theme/cat Blackie & dog Silkie) Post #242, Review Post #264

[COMPLETE] Week 3: Read a book with at least 450 pages per GR
Option 2 key date: 11 December 2013 (must be rated at least 3 stars, and you can't go back further than this 'date read' if you select from a team-member's bookshelf)

✔ Becky: Comanche Moon (Theme/480 pages) Post #167, Review Post #195
✔ beppy: Do or Die (Theme/576 pages) Post #179, Review Post#252
✔ Logan: The King (Theme/775 pages) Post #169, Review Post #196
✔ Nichole: Daughter of the Forest (Theme/560 pages) Post #181, Review Post #197
✔ Vi: Green Rider (Theme/560 pages) Post #188, Review Post #211

[COMPLETE] Week 2: Book by an author whose first or last name starts with the letter 'J'
Option 2 key date: 4 December 2013

✔ Becky: The Gamble (Option 2/Read by teammate Nichole 1/23/14) Post #118, Review Post #132
✔ beppy: Secrets (Theme/author Jordan Castillo Price) Post #124, Review Post #178
❒ Lindy: [book choice] (Option/justification) Post # - left challenge
✔ Logan: The Fault in Our Stars (Theme/author John Green) Post #129, Review Post #141
✔ Nichole: Tempting the Player (Theme/author J. Lynn) Post #123, Review Post #153
✔ Vi: It Happened One Wedding (Theme/author Julie James) Post #120, Review Post #159

[COMPLETE] Week 1:Read the first book of a new (to you) series
Option 2 key date: 27 November 2013

✔ Becky: Slave to Sensation (Theme/First in new series) Post #57, Review Post #70
✔ beppy: Sacred Waters (Theme/First in new series) Post #62, Review Post #110
✔ Lindy: Light In Shadow (Theme/First in new series) Post #98, Review Post #147
✔ Logan: Zero at the Bone (Theme/First in new series) Post #59, Review Post #99
✔ Nichole: Ruthless (Theme/First in new series) Post #60, Review Post #95
✔ Vi: Keegan's Lady (Theme/First in new series) Post #100, Review Post #101

If you can't think of one, I have a 'nine' one in the back of my head based off an English comedy show from the 80s :)

what do we need to think up, I am very good at it

Lindy wrote: "what do we need to think up, I am very good at it"

A team name Lindy. It can be anything, but often teams base it off the team 'number' on allocation; in this case, the number '9'.

There have been a couple of comments in other team threads about not chatting in the thread too much.

Please please please chat - the only time I don't want extraneous chat is IN the actual posts when you select or finish a book. When you post your selected or completed book, please just follow the format in msg 3 at the front of your team thread and click post. You can then start a lengthy conversation, no prob. I just need the actual FINAL book seletion and completion posts to be 'clean' so that I can see them easily.

Logan wrote: "I wish I was better at names. I can't ever think of anything clever. I was trying to think of ways to play with 9, but the best I got was 99 Problems & a Book Ain't One. lol"

That's hysterical! I thought of "Booked to the Nines" a play on 'Dressed to the nines".

Meh...

What was your idea, Jane?

Not The Nine O'Clock News

Had Rowan Atkinson, Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith and Pamela Stephenson who married Billy Connelly...

Not sure if it would mean anything over there though :)

hmmm. the flying 9 (flying nun). nine wire. cloud 9. hawaii nine-0. nine lives. 9 things to overlook when reading a book. umm. now i'm just degenerating into silliness.

i kept thinking of 99 problems, too, becky.

nine coaches waiting (not a serious suggestion, but *sigh*, mary stewart.)

Just Vi missing. I'll PM her to let her know her team number :)

I've PM'd Vi - no doubt she will be here soon.

In the meantime I am giving you a sixth member! The wonderful Nichole! Nichole will also drop by to introduce herself soon :)

Hiiii everyone! So after much of this going on.....



I decided that I can handle 4 team challenges, lol. I just can't stay away!

I, also, live in Oklahoma so I'm on CST. I'm happy to have Logan volunteer for captain too :) I'm easy on names. I'm sure it's already been used somewhere but I thought of Naughty Niners. Like I said though, I'm easy! I can look through the team name generator unless you guys have already decided on something?

LOL Nichole :) Love your giffs (or whatever they are called)!

passionate kisses (aka beppy) wrote: "hmmm. the flying 9 (flying nun). nine wire. cloud 9. hawaii nine-0. nine lives. 9 things to overlook when reading a book. umm. now i'm just degenerating into silliness.

i kept thinking of 99 probl..."

The more I think about it, the more I like 99 problems, but I'm still open to suggestions! : )

Nichole wrote: "I, also, live in Oklahoma..."

Howdy neighbor!!! *waves* Welcome to the team! Sent you a friend request!

Hi Nicole! Glad to have another teammate who takes on so many challenges! I'm up to 4 team challenges myself. I keep asking myself why I do it, but it's too much fun!

I'll step up and be captain again. The one nice thing about this challenge is that it's pretty easy to track. Plus Jane is really on top of things! :)

I like the sound of Naughty Niners. Once Vi checks in, I'll list the names we have so far and we can all vote.

Happy Birthday Becky!!!

Here's a present for you :D

Nichole wrote: "Happy Birthday Becky!!!

Here's a present for you :D"

ROFL! Woohoo! Aw, thanks, Nicole! That made my day!

Logan, thanks for taking on the captain role! I'm signed up for one more challenge and I'm waiting on the second, so I'll be in three. I did two last month and had a blast, but I'm really looking forward to this one.

I spent the last twenty plus years raising my kids, so I'm just now finding time to enjoy books again. I have a LOT of catching up to do! Everything is a "series" these days!

What did I say about your giffs, Nichole?? ...Love them ;)

Aaw thanks! I'm off for the night. The husband has demanded we spend time together in the form of watching Pompeii, lol. Ya know, sitting there near each other but not talking or anything :)

hmm. i'm kinda liking naughty niners.

I hear you Becky! Series after series after series...

Hey, team. Hey, Nichole, Logan. Glad to see you in another team challenge. And in the same team too!!

Sorry for the late check-in. I had a bit of mild food poisoning. It was not fun at all.

Oh Vi, food poisoning is about the worst you can feel! I shudder just remembering it.

Well I'm off to make some lists for the themes. I love lists. I'm kinda OCD about them. I probably need medication for it :)

Welcome back, Vi! Hope you are over the worst of it. So not fun....

I've spent hours going through listopia! It really helps with finding good books for theme challenges, etc. I'm OCD about keeping my shelves streamlined before they get out of control.

I like Naughty Niners, too!

It's getting closer!!! I just asked if we get the first theme early like last time. **crosses fingers**

So, shall we be The Naughty Niners?

I still haven't made a list for the themes!! *gasp*

Lindy or Vi, let us know if The Naughty Niners is an okay team name. If I don't hear any objections by tomorrow, I'll tell Jane that's what we're going with.

Luckily we are sticking with some themes that didn't get called last time so I can reuse those books! But I still need to put together picks for the new ones. :)

heh. when people mentioned lists, i was like "lists? i LOVE making lists! i make lists for everything; why haven't i made one for this challenge?" then i scurried off to make one, so now i'm good to go.

Me too, Beppy!! I made my lists for the themes. Now I'm gonna make a list for y'alls read shelf!

What am i suspose to be doing?

Lindy, for now we just need to pick a team name. Do you like The Naughty Niners? We'll officially start the game this Friday. I can't wait!

grea name

Sorry Logan - I thought I said I really liked the Naughty Niners name. I've had limited GR time for the past two days. I should be logging into GR more frequently.

[We just shifted houses so unpacking is also going on. Did I mention I don't enjoy moving houses?]

It's no problem! Ugh, moving is the worst.

Sooo, the gif begging payed off! Well actually, she already planned it but it was fun!:)

I AM going to announce the theme for this first week early (Wednesday between 6-9pm US EST), like last time. All future themes will be announced on the Friday though :) (Can't break with a new tradition. ;)

Yay!

Wheee! So excited!

I PMed Jane about our new team name.

It is 6 pm

It is 6pm, but too bad for us it is only Tuesday! We'll get the first theme this time tomorrow.