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Archive - Pass The Parcel
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PtP - The Spine Crackers (1)
1. Introduce yourself to your team. Let your team members know where you are from. This is a great to know when themes 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 International Awards, come up with an award from anywhere in the world for your team name. 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 early Wednesday 4 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 names 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 within 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 Annoucement 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 if Option 2 is used, members must select their book from another team. This will be advised in the week 11 announcement.
Key selection and completion post information. You must have ALL elements in your book posts.The format for selection posts Option 1:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
How the book qualifies - please link or name the qualifying bookshelf/list where applicable (link if possible).
If the theme is based off the bookcover or a letter in the title etc, please just repeat the theme.
The format for selection posts Option 2:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
Name of the team-member, their star rating, the date they read the book.
Format for completion posts:
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.
Book Selections: Week 1: Golden Raspberry - 6/6 (view spoiler)
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Week 2: Cover: Animal - 6/6 (view spoiler)
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Week 3: Palme d'Or Cannes Film Festival - 6/6 (view spoiler)
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Week 4: Archibald Prize - 6/6 (view spoiler)
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Week 5: Olympics - 6/6 (view spoiler)
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Week 6: Pulitzer Prize - 6/6 (view spoiler)
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Tracking Post DosWeek 7: Global Music Awards - 6/6(view spoiler)
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Week 8: Darwin Awards - 6/6 (view spoiler)
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Week 9: UNESCO Peace Prize - 6/6(view spoiler)
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Week 10: Booker Prize - 3/6
☑AliciaJ: Coast to Coast
☑Calila: In this Bed of Snowflakes we Lie
☑Emeli: The Senator's Secret
☑Shannon: An Unlocked Mind
☐Shelby: The Color of Magic
☑Trio: On the Same Page
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Week 11: Academy Awards - 0/6
☐AliciaJ: Sink or Swim
☐Calila: Love and Linguistics
☐Emeli:
☐Shannon: Kel's Keeper
☐Shelby:
☐Trio:
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Themes Called:Week 1: Golden Raspberry
Week 2: Best In Show
Week 3: Palme d'Or Cannes Film Festival
Week 4: Archibald Prize
Week 5: Olympics
Week 6: Pulitzer Prize
Week 7: Global Music Awards
Week 8: Darwin Awards
Week 9: UNESCO Peace Prize
Week 10: Booker Prize
Week 11: my link text
Passes Used: Week 1: None
Week 2: Calila
Week 3: None
Week 4: None
Week 5: None
Week 6: None
Week 7: None
Week 8: None
Week 9: None
Week 10:
Week 11:
Outstanding Books: Emeli:
Shelby:
Trio:
Hello to all the friendly faces. :) Nice to see some old friends in this group. Looking forward to playing with all of you.
Hi everyone i'm emeli a half swedish half latina from sweden where i live with my boyfriend and our cat seymour i have done this challenge so many Times that i lost count i Read mostly mm but i like mf also so looking forward to thisAs for teamname
HERE are some suggestions
The grammy girls
Priceless
The Best of The Best
The Chosen Ones
I Can’t Read This
Hi everyone, I'm so excited to be playing again! I live in Northern California, and I read a mix of just about everything except horror books. Emeli, I sent you a friend request :)
Oooh names! I know! Hi Shelby, Alicia, Trio, and Emeli!!!
Wow, only 5 people a team this year!
Hi Calila! I was so psyched when I saw I was on your team again!!!
So the only team member I don't know is Emeli - I sent you a friend request :) and I'm looking forward to talking books with you!I'm Trio and I live in NYC. I really only read LGBTQ books, but I might be willing to make an exception when necessary *wink*. As for genres, I like them all.
Mmmm - team names... I'll give it some thought.
Trio wrote: "So the only team member I don't know is Emeli - I sent you a friend request :) and I'm looking forward to talking books with you!I'm Trio and I live in NYC. I really only read LGBTQ books, but I ..."
Hi trio so good to have a fellow mm lover on the team
There's a fair number of us mm lovers on the team it looks like. :) Though I'm trying to use all my challenges right now to get through my backlog of books and I'm more behind on my mf than on my mm. Still love my mm more.
Trio wrote: "Hi Calila! I was so psyched when I saw I was on your team again!!!"Aww! It'd be so weird to have a team in this challenge without you!
yeah Shelby, I wonder if they've sequestered us (hahaha)What's everyone reading right now?
Shelby wrote: "There's a fair number of us mm lovers on the team it looks like. :) Though I'm trying to use all my challenges right now to get through my backlog of books and I'm more behind on my mf than on my m..."We do this on purpose - sometimes mix you through the teams but mostly put you together so that option 2 is a real option :D
There weren't many solid MMers this round so Shelby (who reads both mm and mf) joined you :)
Yes, I’m an MM reader too 😊, but I like to mix it up with other genres as well. Right this minute I’m reading Yours to Keep
. Team name...hmmm. I’m drawing a blank at the moment, but I’ll think on it some more.
Lol Jane. Yeah I certainly read enough of it for that to qualify. ;)
Trio wrote: "yeah Shelby, I wonder if they've sequestered us (hahaha)What's everyone reading right now?"
I have just started on
Black Gold
I'm working on
at the moment. :) Anne Bishop is one of my all time favorite authors so I'm in my happy place right now.
I've been on an ABO kick lately and I've been doing DJ Heart's Alpha series. Also just started listening to Make Me Give In which is surprisingly good. New author for me, but Charlie David is narrating - and he's killing it!I've been dragging and dragging on this book I'm reviewing for the blog. It's called Design for Loving. It's a unique relationship - told from the gay man's POV. It's a triad relationship MMF but the gay man doesn't have sex with the woman. Very well written which is why I'm persisting.
So some team names from googleRaging Readers
B.A.G. Ladies (Books Are Good)
Readers Delight
Happy Bookers
The Spine Crackers
So I finished the Shannon Stacey book, it was meh, ok. Now I’m re-reading the Guild Hunter series by Nalini Singh. I have a challenge where I need to read 4 angel books, and since her new one is coming out soon, I figured it was a good time to go back to the beginning. I adore Elena and Rafael! 😊
AliciaJ wrote: "So I finished the Shannon Stacey book, it was meh, ok. Now I’m re-reading the Guild Hunter series by Nalini Singh. I have a challenge where I need to read 4 angel books, and since her new one is co..."I'm gonna start on that one once I get fully caught up on her Psy-Changeling series. I'm so closer there. :)
oh my gosh - I LOVE The Spine Crackers, that's awesome!
I'm good with that if we can awardify it?
I'm easy about the names, and honestly they're all good - The Spine Crackers just totally 'cracked' me up, it's so fitting!
Yay! The Spine Crackers was my favorite too 😊
Calila wrote: "I'm good with that if we can awardify it?"I’m not sure what you mean?
AliciaJ wrote: "Calila wrote: "I'm good with that if we can awardify it?"I’m not sure what you mean?"
"Using this round's theme of International Awards, come up with an award from anywhere in the world for your team name. "
like...make it sound like an award or something?
Calila wrote: "AliciaJ wrote: "Calila wrote: "I'm good with that if we can awardify it?"I’m not sure what you mean?"
"Using this round's theme of International Awards, come up with an award from anywhere in th..."
HI Calila - I think you may be one of the few that actually read that! LOL. Thank you!
If you can 'awardify', then great - but otherwise just go with a name everyone is happy with :D
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Just read that 'Cracker' was a TV series that won a few BAFTAs in the mid 90s if that helps :)
In Australia, a 'cracker' is a slang term that means that it 'went off like a firecracker'.
COTY - Chiropractors of the year*laughcry emoji*
We can be The Spine Breakers. I like that lol. 4 votes for it so far, I think?
Saw this - Spine Crackers (Love Your Books, Break Their Spines)
I'm fine with whatever name you guys all want to be. :)
okay, so let's just be The Spine Crackers (fun fact...my fave Kpop group have a song called Spinebreaker, though it is not a flattering term there lol)
Jane (PS) wrote: "Just read that 'Cracker' was a TV series that won a few BAFTAs in the mid 90s if that helps :)."This was the show with Robbie Coltrane if I remember right. Awesome show!
hahaha - in the southern US a "cracker" is usually a country bumpkin white guyI LOVE The Spine Crackers, it's perfect!
AliciaJ wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Just read that 'Cracker' was a TV series that won a few BAFTAs in the mid 90s if that helps :)."This was the show with Robbie Coltrane if I remember right. Awesome show!"
Yes it was Robbie Coltrane - but haven't seen the show :)
LOL - just added Shannon to your team! :DWatch out - she'll be over soon!
Hey everyone!! Can't believe I forgot to sign up.
Week 1 Option 2 selection
[*book:Sinders and Ash|26872506]
167 pages Read by Shelby 15th august
Rated ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Presenter:
★ Calila
Nominees:
☆ Emeli
☆ Trio
☆ AliciaJ
☆ Shelby
☆ Shannon