Giselle's Random Nonsense Book Club discussion

So here's the thing. I don't want to not be able to start any new series in 2018 (despite the fact that I already have 70 ongoing series.) There are so many series I've been wanting to start for years that I want to get to this year! Not even including all the book clubs and buddy read that I have. So this is what's going to happen. I'm going to limit the series that I start but also reward myself for finishing series and reading sequels. Here are the rules.

1. For every sequel that I read I get $1 to spend on books. (this will come into effect after 10 books are read for an easy way for me to track it.)
2. For every 4 sequels that I read I will be allowed to start 1 more series
3. For every 3 series that I catch up on I will be allowed to start 1 more series
4. For every 2 series that I complete I will be allowed to start 1 more series.
5. No books will count for 2 things. For example, if I read 4 sequels but one of them finishes a series for me it will be split up ie. 3 sequels & 1 finished series.
6. Buddy Reads & Book Clubs wont count as my rewarded series. (I thought about this a lot and the reason I decided this is because I love doing those 2 things and don't want to feel like I'm missing out on books because I don't have enough sequels read. As it is, I usually have 4-6 buddy reads and book club books every month that are the start to new series. So I'm going to work on what I can and keep up with my new series.)

This is a very good idea, i like the money one, for every book you read you put $1/ $2/ $3 and so forth to books, i love this

Oh, I love the idea of putting aside a set amount of money for every sequel read. I might try this, but for finishing books in general, not just sequels. As it is now, I spend practically all of my money on books! I need to figure out how to buy less books, or at least buy less books if I'm not going to read them soon after buying.

Libby wrote: "This is a very good idea, i like the money one, for every book you read you put $1/ $2/ $3 and so forth to books, i love this"

I've done different versions in the past but I think this one will work best for me.

Rebekah wrote: "Oh, I love the idea of putting aside a set amount of money for every sequel read. I might try this, but for finishing books in general, not just sequels. As it is now, I spend practically all of my..."

One version that I did was for every book I finished I would get a $0.01 per page. So then if I read a 368 page book I would get $3.68 to spend on new books. I feel like it's more forgiving than just a $1 per book. And that way you wont feel like shying away from longer books.

Money Tracker #1

1. Talk Sweetly to Me
2. Star Witch
3. How to Be a Pirate
4. Spirit Witch
5. The Viscount Who Loved Me
6. The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets
7. Echoes of Scotland Street
8. Moonlight on Nightingale Way
9. One King's Way
10. When the Marquess Met His Match


Money Tracker #2

1. A Lot like Love
2. Sweet Filthy Morning After
3. Dirty Rowdy Thing
4. Dark Wild Night
5. The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan
6. Wicked Sexy Liar
7. The Butcher of Anderson Station
8. Days of Rakes and Roses
9. Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage
10. Sweet Dreams


Money Tracker #3

1. The Many Sins of Lord Cameron
2. The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline
3. The Case of the Gypsy Good-Bye
4. Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord
5. How to Speak Dragonese
6. The Bollywood Bride
7. A Distant Heart
8. Hello Stranger
9. An Offer From a Gentleman
10. Flying Too High


Money Tracker #4

1. Hooked
2. One True Pairing
3. A Tale of Beauty and Beast: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast
4. Animal Magnetism
5. Midnight in Austenland
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Sequels to Start New Series Tracker

#1

1. Star Witch
2. How to Be a Pirate
3. Spirit Witch
4. The Viscount Who Loved Me
New Series Started: Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake


#2

1. The Viscount Who Loved Me
2. The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets
3. Echoes of Scotland Street
4. Moonlight on Nightingale Way
New Series Started: Something About You


#3

1. One King's Way
2. When the Marquess Met His Match
3. A Lot like Love
4. Sweet Filthy Morning After
New Series Started: Sweet Filthy Boy


#4

1. Dirty Rowdy Thing
2. Dark Wild Night
3. The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan
4. The Butcher of Anderson Station
New Series Started: Half Magic


#5

1. Days of Rakes and Roses
2. Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage
3. Sweet Dreams
4. The Many Sins of Lord Cameron
New Series Started: Artemis Fowl


#6

1. The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline
2. Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord
3. How to Speak Dragonese
4. Hello Stranger
New Series Started: A Wrinkle in Time


#7

1. An Offer From a Gentleman
2. Flying Too High
3. Hooked
4. One True Pairing
New Series Started: Someone to Love


#8

1. Animal Magnetism
2. The Case of the Left-Handed Lady
3. Game of Hearts
4. Valentine
New Series Started: The Will

#9

1. The Arctic Incident
2. Beck and the Great Berry Battle
3. Surprise Island
4. Animal Attraction
New Series Started: Level Up


#10

1. The Yellow House Mystery
2. Rescue My Heart
3. How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse
4. Too Wilde to Wed
New Series Started: Desperately Ever After


#11

1. Rumor Has It
2. Alpha and Omega
3. The Princess Test
4. Soaring
New Series Started: The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet


#12

1. Phoenix and Ashes
2. Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep
3. Cinderellis and the Glass Hill
4. For Biddle's Sake
New Series Started: Act Like It


#13

1. Vidia and the Fairy Crown
2. Yotsuba&!, Vol. 2
3. Yotsuba&!, Vol. 03
4. Yotsuba&!, Vol. 4
New Series Started: The One Real Thing


#14

1. Yotsuba&!, Vol. 5
2. Yotsuba&!, Vol. 6
3. Lily's Pesky Plant
4. Scandal Above Stairs
New Series Started: The Trouble With Tink


#15

1. Caliban's War
2. Duchess By Night
3. European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman
4. Born to Be Wilde
New Series Started: Beezus and Ramona


#16

1. What Happens at Con
2. A Duke by Default
3. Yotsuba&!, Vol. 7
4. Yotsuba&!, Vol. 8
New Series Started: Ada Lace, on the Case


#17

1. About That Night
2. The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets
3. Lair of Dreams
4. Realms of Mist and Ash
New Series Started: A Bear Called Paddington


#18

1. Yotsuba&!, Vol. 9
2. Hatter M, Volume 2: Mad With Wonder
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New Series Started:


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New Series Started:

Oohhh these rules are great ideas!

I loved this idea, I may have to find a way to put this down in a journal or something. do you have any ideas?

Completed Series to Start New Series Tracker

#1

1. Talk Sweetly to Me
2. Wicked Sexy Liar
New Series Started: Once Upon a Marquess


#2

1. A Distant Heart
2. A Tale of Beauty and Beast: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast
New Series Started: The Friendship Code


#3

1. Midnight in Austenland
2. The Fairy's Return
New Series Started: The Fairy's Mistake


#4

1. Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart
2. Kiss of the Spindle
New Series Started: Yotsuba&!, Vol. 1



#5

1. Sparkle Witch
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New Series Started:



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So here's the thing. Keeping up with this and reading new releases which are often book 1 in a new series just isn't possible for me. So I've decided that new books that don't have a sequel out yet don't count. But I still want to keep track of them so here they are. (I'm including books that are only out on audio even if the physical sequels are out. If more are coming on audio, I'm waiting for that.)



Death Below Stairs
The Cruel Prince
Hot and Badgered
Hate to Want You
Realms of Ghosts and Magic
A Princess in Theory
The Kiss Quotient
Aru Shah and the End of Time
Wicked and the Wallflower
Peanut Butter and Jelly
Texas Destiny
The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins
Box of Frogs




And here are the books that I'm just plain behind on.



The Prince of the Pond: Otherwise Known as De Fawg Pin
Betsy-Tacy
The Raven Boys
The Highwayman
Firefighter Dragon
Cinder
Her Halloween Treat
The Princess And The Goblin