Challenge Corner discussion

License to Chill:

Alaina 🗸
Felicia 🗸
Cindee 🗸
Melanie 🗸
J.D. 🗸
Saige 🗸
Celia 🗸
Shan ~A~ 🗸
Luca 🗸
Vicki 🗸
Maria 🗸
April 🗸

Q&A: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
SS: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Please check in by January 1st!

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Hey License to Chill!

Adding Vicki to your team!

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January TBR

Here I am :)

Potential reads:

Cindee wrote: "January TBR..."

Nice list, Cindee. I can vouch for and

Celia wrote: "Cindee wrote: "January TBR..."

Nice list, Cindee. I can vouch for and "

I have read the giver but I never realized it was a series. I need to read more Brandon Sanderson.

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The Giver series is made up of very different stories. As long as you don't necessarily expect a continuation of the first book, I think you'll enjoy them.

Yes, on Sanderson! Mistborn was my first, and it hooked me all the way. I've finished several of his series now. I'm honestly putting off the Stormlight Archive because he still has 6 books to write and I hate waiting in the middle of a series... *looking at you, Rothfuss* :P

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Cindee, do you want to buddy read Mistborn? I wanted to reread the series in 2021 :)

Also Celia do you want to buddy read Piranesi in January? I've been eyeing this book for a little while now

Kelly wrote: "Also Celia do you want to buddy read Piranesi in January? I've been eyeing this book for a little while now"

Sure! I've never done a buddy read before, so I may need some coaching. I'll check out the instruction thread after work today :)

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Adding Maria to your team!

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So I just wanted to see if you all wanted your own team spreadsheet? So that you can add books and such. Or if you want me to do one giant tracking and scores for the teams and you all can just look at it. Not edit or add anything to the spreadsheet but just see what you, as a team, have posted for.

Up to you, please let me know!

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Alaina wrote: "So I just wanted to see if you all wanted your own team spreadsheet? So that you can add books and such. Or if you want me to do one giant tracking and scores for the teams and you all can just loo..."

Personally, I like being able to add and reorganize stuff as needed before we post it.... Seems best for maximizing points.

I'm good with whatever though :)

Celia wrote: "Kelly wrote: "Also Celia do you want to buddy read Piranesi in January? I've been eyeing this book for a little while now"

Sure! I've never done a buddy read before, so I may need some coaching. I..."

For a buddy read, we agree on a date, ask for a thread and there we try to read the book around that time but it's ok if we don't read it exactly at the same time.

When did you want to read ? :) I'm free anytime

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Celia wrote: "Alaina wrote: "So I just wanted to see if you all wanted your own team spreadsheet? So that you can add books and such. Or if you want me to do one giant tracking and scores for the teams and you a..."

I agree, I prefer to have a team spreadsheet. It's a nice way to plan stuff out, and I usually find them easier to digest than the huge ones

Kelly wrote: "When did you want to read ? :) I'm free anytime"

I should get it from the library by the 14th. Is that okay, Kelly?

Yes it's fine with me. I'll ask the thread once I'm on my laptop.

The spreadsheet has been added to message one - enjoy!

Alaina wrote: "So I just wanted to see if you all wanted your own team spreadsheet? So that you can add books and such. Or if you want me to do one giant tracking and scores for the teams and you all can just loo..."

Personally, I would absolutely like a SS! My "vote" is late, so thanks for making it.

Hey Alaina,
May my mom join our team? She has never done a book challenge before and we'd like to be on the same team. She only wants to commit to 1-2 books for the month because she hasn't really been reading lately. I had her join the group. Her profile is here: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4...

Celia wrote: "Hey Alaina,
May my mom join our team? She has never done a book challenge before and we'd like to be on the same team. She only wants to commit to 1-2 books for the month because she hasn't really ..."

Sure, it looks like we were next in order to get the next person who joined. I just added her to everything.

Alaina wrote: "Sure, it looks like we were next in order to get the next person who joined. I just added her to everything."

Thank you so much! :)

Thank you for letting me join. Anyone want to buddy read ? I’m going to start January 1 :)

April wrote: "Thank you for letting me join. Anyone want to buddy read ? I’m going to start January 1 :)"

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I also haven't read that series in a while. After Prince Caspian, I never dove into the third book.. and that was in 2017. Oops? Maybe I should dive into that. I think I own all the books now.

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aaa hello I am checking in :}

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Just wanted to let you all know that I've updated our team's SS with what has been posted on the review thread. I've also moved some books around that were already on the SS for spots that were posted for the current round.

Hope that's okay with everyone!

Question, now that we've finished our first pass of round 1, do we move on to round 2 or do we do the second pass of round 1? I wasn't sure which way it worked.

Round 1 - First 10 Tasks
Round 1 - Second 10 Tasks
Round 2 - First 10 Tasks
Round 2 - Second 10 Tasks

OR

Round 1 - First 10 Tasks
Round 2 - First 10 Tasks
Round 1 - Second 10 Tasks
Round 2 - Second 10 Tasks

Melanie wrote: "Question, now that we've finished our first pass of round 1, do we move on to round 2 or do we do the second pass of round 1? I wasn't sure which way it worked.

Round 1 - First 10 Tasks
Round 1 - ..."

You post for the leftover tasks of Round 1. Once Round 1 has been fully completed, you post for Round 2.

Thanks. Now that you've confirmed it, I see in several places where it says that. Sorry for my apparent inability to read!

Melanie wrote: "Thanks. Now that you've confirmed it, I see in several places where it says that. Sorry for my apparent inability to read!"

Oh no it's all good! I sometimes forget the rules of challenges.. and I create them.

The one I just finished doesn't fit into round one, so I dropped it in the SS for round 2 and I'll add the review when we get there