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Pass The Parcel Round 16 - Q&A / announcements
Q&AAbout the Challenge
Q: I see in the directions that a theme will be called each Friday. Under what circumstances would I need to read more than one book per week? Just if I fall behind?
A: Yes. You will only be reading more than one book in a week if you are behind in your reading. However if you can use your 'pass' (option 3) during the challenge you could read only 9 books in 11 weeks. This will be entirely dependent on how your team works those 5 available passes in each 5 week block - remembering that there likely 6 team members in your team.
Falling behind by more than two books: you can't fall behind by more than two books. If you have two books outstanding at the theme announcement, you will need to have read at least one book in the new theme's week. If another theme is announced and you have three books unread, then I will have to remove you.
PLEASE NOTE - I will not remove, nor accept retirement from, any players in the last two weeks of the challenge. This will mean that the team cannot win if their players are MIA in the last two weeks.
Q: For a theme call, can I use a book I'm already reading ?
A: No. Books must be started after the theme call. This is the same for all RRRC challenges. (You can start a book after a theme call but before you have posted your selection post.)
Q: Do we have to report anywhere when the team is done with a week's theme?
A: Each group will have their own thread, and members will post their progress there. Team Captains will summarise team progress at the front of their team thread. I will maintain an overall progress chart for all the teams - and will post progress sporadically (hopefully weekly depending on my time commitments), but definitely in the last week ;)
Q: Completion post. Rather than including my review in the completion post, can I insert a link to my review?
A: No. Please include your actual review in the completion post.
Q: Option 2. Select a book from the 'READ' list of a team-mate that they read in the last 6 months AND that the team-mate rated at least 3 stars. Can we have a firm date set for the full challenge, eg 1 August, to allow for planning?
A: No. The six months will recalibrate each week - you can't plan until you have your team and it is only up to 6 members whose shelves you can pick from. I'll provide the six month date limit each week to avoid confusion.
Q: Does the 'series' rule only apply to Option 2?
A: Yes
Q: Under Option 2, can I use the same book from my team-mates shelf in multiple weeks under the 'series' rule? eg. continuing a series but using the same qualifying book.
A: Yes. But this can only continue whilst the book on your teamie's shelf continues to meet the 6 month key date timeframe.
Q: Under Option 2, can you use the book even if they didn't put a date read?
A: No.
It has to have a read date to show that it was read in the last six months. Otherwise it wouldn't qualify for Option 2. You can ask your teammate to add a date if you know they have read it though.
Q: Regarding the option to 'pass'. Do we have to decide that week who's passing or could we choose later on? Let's say that during week 1, everybody decides to read their book but once week 2 starts, one player realizes she cannot read week 1's book for whatever reason. Assuming that nobody else from the team passed, could she then decide to pass on last week's book?
A: No. The book selection or pass needs to be specified in the theme announcement week.
Members can only change their book selection in that theme's week. Once the next theme is announced, books are set in stone and cannot be changed.
Q: Do the books we use have to be on a particular bookshelf?
A: In some cases yes. Books must be selected from the lists provided if I don't have "(stated in the precis or shown on listopia or shelf)". Where I have noted "(stated in the precis or shown on listopia or shelf)", if a book is chosen from one of the optional lists, it is automatically approved.
Q: Must people follow the format you provided exactly? Or does the captain just need to make sure they include pertinent info? Week, book, # of pages, option and in the case they pick a shelf/listopia, a link to that?
A: I absolutely need the information requested here. I don't mind what the format is, although I would prefer it set out in the order of the list.
A lbookink or bookcover MUST be used. You cannot just type out the book title. And where the book is from a list or bookshelf, you must note which list/shelf. I have removed the need to insert a link.
The reasons:
* If you don't have the link to the book, the Captain and I will have trouble checking that the book qualifies. There are a lot of books out there with the same title. You don't want to be told AFTER you have read the book that it doesn't work.
* I need the week that the book relates to since some books may be read out of order.
* The page numbers makes it so much easier for everyone to know that the books complies with the rules.
* The same for the bookshelf name/tag or the qualifying note referencing the GR summary (ie how it qualifies for the theme).
It is important that the members do their bit to help out the Captain and the organizers to show compliance without us having to go digging.
Q: When you say "the Captain will also double-check that your book selection complies with the rules": Does this mean that if team-members say 'book is in this shelf' the captain must verify that the book is actually on the shelf? And that if they say the theme is in the GR summary, we also have to verify that?
A: I don't want the Captain to be a policeman but we do need someone in each team following how the rest of the team is progressing. If the info provided by the member looks reasonable to the Captain, fine - there is no need to investigate each shelf/tag or how the book otherwise qualifies.
But if we are reading a theme and the book selected looks dubious for that theme or how it qualifies, I would like the Captain to check it out further.
Q: What is the precis?
A: The precis is the blurb on the back of the book cover; the summary; the synopsis. Any of the details that are posted on the GR book description page will qualify.
Q: My book doesn't have a page count on Goodreads but I have the word count. Can I use the word count and what is the minimum acceptable?
A: Yes - a 35,000 minimum word count will be accepted as a substitute for the 100 page minimum. Because the word count to page conversion varies greatly, I have gone at the high end for this conversion.
Q: My book doesn't have a page count on Goodreads but Amazon does have a page count. Can I use Amazon's page count?
A: Yes. Please provide a link to the Amazon book page.
Q: If I read two books during the challenge that qualify for an announced theme, does our team earn more points?
A: No. We don't actually accumulate points in this challenge. You and your team-mates either complete all your reading and are ready to 'read-off' in the last week (week 11), or you aren't...
Q: If a team member is going to be away during the week of a theme, can they leave a list of pre-selected books (for all remaining themes) with the Team Captain to post that week?
A: Yes. If the team member has already highlighted that they will be away for a particular week, or has an operation etc, I am happy for the Team Captain to post that participant's book selection post. They must have pre-selected a book for that theme though.
The alternative is for the absent member to pre-select a book that complies with option 2, taking into account the 6 month date that will apply during that week.
Q: If a team member is reading a book in another language, should they post the book link in the selection & completion posts to the non-English version or to the English version?
A: Please link all books to the English version of that book. The book MUST have an English version to qualify for use during this challenge. (Apologies to everyone that is affected by this rule, but I need to know that the book qualifies for the theme etc.)
Q: Are re-reads allowed?
A: Yes. But each book can only be read once during the round/challenge.
If the theme specifically excludes a re-read, eg First in a new (to you) series, then obviously you must select a book you haven't read before.
Q: Does the book have to be a romance?
A: No, but it does have to be a novel. Textbooks will not count. Biographies and autobiographies are OK.
Q: If I don't find a book I like in the lists of theme books, can I choose any book that fits the theme?
No. You MUST select a book from a list where lists have been provided and where they do not have '(stated in the precis or shown on listopia or shelf) optional lists:' That is, if the only option for the theme are lists, then you MUST choose a book from those lists.
Other lists have 'optional' in front of them simply to help people. I won't question books that come from those lists. But you can also choose books that fit the theme via the blurb/precis, through bookshelves or other lists not provided. You just need to state how it fits and where the information came from.
REMEMBER: you may also select to use option 2 or 3 that week unless it is the last week, in which case only option 2 is a viable alternative.
Q: If a book is on a specified theme list but does not (in my opinion) meet the theme, can I still read it?
A: Yes. If the book is on the mandatory (or optional) lists/shelves in the theme post it qualifies whether it meets the theme or not.
Q: If I pick a book off a team mate's shelf it has to be a book that fits the theme? Or can it be any book at all, as long as it got 3 stars and was read in last 6 months?
If you use Option 2, you do not need to fit it to the week's theme. As you said, it can be any book so long as it was rated at least 3 stars by your teamie and was read no more than 6 months prior.
AND if the book is in a series but does not match where you are up to, you may read another book from that same series.
Q: Can I use the same option 2 book from my team-mates shelf more than once during the challenge by invoking the series rule?
Yes. So long as the book remains 'read' within the last 6 months with reference back to the week's key date, you can use the same book from your team-mates shelf. You just can't read reread a book previously used with this round.
Q: Option 2 - If the book I want to read isn't on my team-mate's shelf but they have read it during this challenge, can I just link to their completion post in our team thread?
A: No. The book MUST appear on their 'read' list.
Q: Can I DNF a book?
To DNF a book you must have:
* read at least 50% of the book
* the minimum page requirement of 100 pages must have been read in addition to having completed 50% (that is, if the book is only 105pp in total, you will need to have read through to and including page 100. If the book is 400pp, you need to read 200pp before you DNF the book.)
* note in your review that it was a DNF and explain why
* rate accordingly (no higher than 2 stars) and shelve the book as DNF
* in the 'completion post', you will need to note the pages read out of the total pages.
If it is a current week book, you can of course change the book. Once we have rolled into the next call, your book selection is set and cannot be altered.
Q: If I want to change my book within the week of the theme call, can I also change my option - eg from Option 1 to Option 2 or 3
A: Yes.
Q: Do graphic novels and comics count?
A: Graphic novels count if they meet the 100 page rule. Comic will not be accepted.
About the ThemesQ: Will any of the themes be repeated?
A: No, not for this round.
Q: Do we have to support that the book shows up in a particular shelf (eg showing you a link of how many people shelved a particular book as 'stalking') or just saying 'there's a stalker shelf' would suffice?
A: You must state the full name of the shelf/list/tag or provide a link to that shelf/list within your selection book post.
Tip from Calila: After you've decided on your book, If you go the book page, scroll and click on "Lists with this book" and then click on the appropriate list and copy the url, you'll link directly to the book's ranking on the list rather than just copy/paste the list in general.
This is not a requirement - just an easy way to link to your book in a list.
Q: What happens if a book is mis-shelved?
A: If books have been incorrectly shelved, they still count for that round. (I would appreciate them being removed if it is an RRRC shelf AFTER the round is finished.)
Where a theme has optional lists and the theme must be apparent in the title, the goodreads summary page or must be shelved by a GR member using words that show eligibility.
Q: Does the book HAVE to be on a bookshelf?
A: Where a shelf has been listed for a 'list-mandatory' theme, YES.
Q: Are listopia lists sufficient for proof of eligibility for the non-mandatory list themes?
A: Listopia will work for eligibility where it's name is apparent and correlated to the theme.
Q: Where a theme is based on a bookcover, can we use alternate edition covers of the same book?
A: Yes
Q: Book length - Some books straddle the page minimums depending on format (eg all books must be at least 100 pages). Can I choose, for example, to use the paperback page count per goodreads even though the hardback page count for the same book does not qualify?
A: Yes. If there is a goodreads edition that cites 100 pages or more (any edition), that book is fine to use.
Q: When the themes are announced is there going to be listopia or Readers shelves suggested to help us pick?
A: I have included in the themes the lists/shelves that can be used to select books in most cases, where applicable.
Q: Does the 100 minimum page count still apply where books are included on a list/shelf that are under 100 pages.
A: Yes - the 100 page minimum still applies.
When a team member departs the challenge and the team
If a team mate leaves the challenge, the player may be replaced by a mod if the game is near the beginning of the challenge. If the player is not replaced the team simply continues on with the challenge with the lower number of players.
If a player is replaced, the new player will start on the next announced theme. They do not need to make up for any weeks not completed by the departing player.
Q: If a player has dropped out of the challenge, is their bookshelf available or not for Option 2?
A: No. Once they are out, you can't use their shelf.
How to insert a link into a post
To insert a simple link to a shelf there are a couple of options:
* Copy the https address in the address bar of the page where the book is found - highlight the web-address, copy the address, and paste into your post
or
* Find a link to the shelf that you want (eg on my lists of shelves to use for the themes), right click with your mouse, select 'Copy Link Location' and then paste into your post
If you want to make it pretty and have a specific name:
* Type <*a href="insert the link that you copied as per above">name the location<*/a> but without the asterisks.
How to add in book links
* Click on 'add book/author' on the top right of your message box
* Type on the name of the tilte (if its popular I often add in the first or last name of the author as well)
* Select the correct book from the list and click 'add'
* At the bottom of the pop-up box you may choose whether to add a simple link or use the book cover.
Theme tracking1. Couchsurfing is a global app that connects travellers with couches in new locations
* Read a book with furniture on the cover.
* Read a book you bought on sale, at no charge, or you accessed for free (Kindle Unlimited counts).
* Read a book with a 'dirty' colour on the cover - eg black, brown, tan.
* From this round's players, find another member whose books interest you - select a book (any book, does not have to be one that they have read) to read from their bookshelves and become friends. Select your book from a player who is not already a friend.
You may friend each other and use each other's bookshelves - but it must be a new connection since the beginning of this round. A player in your team that you friended at the beginning of the challenge counts.
You must link to the bookshelf of your new friend to show their book that you have selected.
* Read a book where at least one MC travels to a new location (on holiday, for work, relocate - whatever).
Qualification may be found in precis, main page, tag/shelf or list.
6. Couchsurfing is a global community of 12-14 million people in more than 200,000 cities who share their life, their world, their journey. There are 550,000 events across the world to meet up with members.
* That's a lot of numbers! Read a book with at least three zeros in its page numbers, average rating, total ratings and publication date combined.
This may alter during the week that you read the book (in the case of ratings), so please take a screenshot or have it verified by your Captain, another team member or me - whoever is available. You may use any edition of the book, but please make sure the link goes through to the correct edition that is to be verified.
7. The concept was created when Casey Fenton found a cheap flight to Iceland but didn't have anywhere to stay. Being an enterprising fellow, instead of settling for a pricey hotel Fenton hacked into the University of Iceland’s student database and e-mailed 1,500 students asking for a place to stay. Almost 100 people replied.
* Read a book on one of the following lists (sadly, the hacker lists aren't long enough ;):
Gay Romance with Bookish, Nerdy, Geeky Characters
I love your quirks - Best Romance Heroines that are odd in a good way
Romance novels with STEM heroines
Nerdgasms
Jazzy Creature Feature - Nerds, Geeks, Geniuses, Hackers, Klutzes
8. The app was created by Casey Fenton, Daniel Hoffer, Sebastian Le Tuan and Leonardo Bassani da Silveira - encouraging a mingling of cultures.
* Read a book with interracial/interspecies MCs.
Qualification may be found in precis, main page, tag/shelf or list.
* Read a book set on your continent.
Asia, Africa, Australia and New Zealand can combine to allow a greater book selection.
Please state your region in your post.
* Read a book tagged 'adventure'.
Qualification may be found in precis, main page, tag/shelf or list.
* Read a book that is not currently on your bookshelves.
The DATE that you add the book to your bookshelf must be in the week that this task is announced. State the date you added the book to your shelves.
* Read a book set in a beach town or on the coast.
Cities that sit on the ocean will count.
Qualification may be found in precis, main page, tag/shelf or list.
13. Surf your own shelves.
* On your preferred TBR shelf, look at the beige bar at the bottom of the page - on the sort function, click on 'random' and then read one of the first 3 books that now appear at the top of your shelf.
Click on the drop-down Browse menu (next to My Books in the top GR banner), click on Explore, click on Romance under the Genres listing on the far right, click on your preferred type of romance (keep refining as wished using the Genre lists).
* Read any of the books that appear on that actual page without clicking further on the lists, OR read a book by one of the authors that appear on that page. If you select the author option, you many read any book by that author.
* Read a book with the letters W I T S in the title, series and/or author's name (any combination).
The requirement to include a link to a list or shelf is no longer required in the selection post. BUT you MUST include the full name of that shelf/list in the post so that the book can be checked if needed. The name of the list or shelf MUST indicate that the book would likely fit that shelf.If you aren't sure - please include a link.
The Captain may request a link be provided by a team member if they need to verify that book.
Hi Jane, I have some questions and apologise in advance if you are going to cover this at some point.For task 2 - read a book you bought on sale, no cost, free - how do we qualify this and would an arc count?
task 4 - how do we qualify that the friendship occurred as a result of the challenge?
Task 13 - sort TBR shelf randomly and select one of first 3 books - how can we qualify this?
Task 14 - explore the browse section, again how do we qualify this?
Hazel wrote: "Hi Jane, I have some questions and apologise in advance if you are going to cover this at some point.For task 2 - read a book you bought on sale, no cost, free - how do we qualify this and would ..."
Hi Hazel - these are all honesty answers. I realise they can be mildly manipulated but I think there is plenty of leeway for members to find books that suit them within these parameters, so I hope everyone plays by the rules.
For #2 - an arc book will count if there is a version you can link to on GR.
Jane (PS) wrote: "Hazel wrote: "Hi Jane, I have some questions and apologise in advance if you are going to cover this at some point.For task 2 - read a book you bought on sale, no cost, free - how do we qualify t..."
Thanks Jane
I have a question about #8 - * Read a book with interracial/interspecies MCs.Qualification may be found in precis, main page, tag/shelf or list.
Does the qualification need to be stated in one of those places? I have a book in mind that I saw in an author talk, but nothing on the Goodreads page labels it interracial. Could I qualify it based on the author talk or does it need to be on Goodreads?
Mary-Megan wrote: "I have a question about #8 - * Read a book with interracial/interspecies MCs.Qualification may be found in precis, main page, tag/shelf or list.
Does the qualification need to be stated in one of..."
That one will need some sort of qualification on GR.
Is there an appropriate tag or or the MC names sort of obviously different? I'm not trying to make it hard if you can make a case for it :)
Can you add it to a list before the start of the challenge? If you are confident it is interracial then that will make it work if the category is called...
For furniture on cover would a bar stool work like in this cover:
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Roger - president of NBR United - wrote: "For furniture on cover would a bar stool work like in this cover: ?"Yep :)
for 5 can we see a MC Arrive in the new location at the start or do we need to see at the old place first then travelling? I am thinking of Red Dirt Heart
For interspecies/interracial would a paranormal book with a vampire and a human, for example, work? would two different kind of cat shifters work, a lion and a cheetah?
Roger - president of NBR United - wrote: "for 5 can we see a MC Arrive in the new location at the start or do we need to see at the old place first then travelling? I am thinking of Red Dirt Heart"The qualification will need to be from the precis, lists, tags etc. (even though I know this story very well ;). The precis in this case shows it pretty clearly that Travis has travelled so its fine...
Jane (PS) wrote: "Mary-Megan wrote: "I have a question about #8 - * Read a book with interracial/interspecies MCs.Qualification may be found in precis, main page, tag/shelf or list.
Does the qualification need to ..."
Thanks for your help and I know you weren't trying to make things difficult. I had a feeling it needed to be on the page but I just wanted to double check. The book hasn't even been published yet, so maybe in time a qualification will arrive (if that theme is even called). Thanks!
Still waiting on an answer for msg 15.
I am on hoopla through my public library, I can borrow a certain number of ebooks at no charge to me. The library has to pay a fee to offer hoopla to its patrons. Will books borrowed from hoopla work for cat two?
Roger - president of NBR United - wrote: "I am on hoopla through my public library, I can borrow a certain number of ebooks at no charge to me. The library has to pay a fee to offer hoopla to its patrons. Will books borrowed from hoopla wo..."Yes.
Roger - president of NBR United - wrote: "For interspecies/interracial would a paranormal book with a vampire and a human, for example, work? would two different kind of cat shifters work, a lion and a cheetah?"Sorry - didn't see this.
Both those examples will work. Just not lion + lion etc.
We are waiting on two more members to check in. They have until Friday's kick-off to join their teams (4pm US EST).If teams can get their names sorted by the end of Wednesday, I will call the first theme early 🤗
Ok - all teams are now named.Any team members who are yet to check in have until Friday 4.00pm US EST to go to their teams. I will remove them from the team after that. (I sent them a PM a few days ago.)
First theme will be posted soon!
Week 1Option 1:
4. "You have friends all over the world, you just haven't met them yet."
* From this round's players, find another member whose books interest you - select a book (any book, does not have to be one that they have read) to read from their bookshelves and become friends. Select your book from a player who is not already a friend.
This doesn't have to be from your team - it can be anyone who is playing in this round.
You may friend each other and use each other's bookshelves - but it must be a new connection since the beginning of this round - from sign up - NOT from today. A player in your team that you friended at the beginning of the challenge counts.
You must link to the bookshelf of your new friend to show their book that you have selected. If linking to a bookshelf is hard, note the date that they added the book to their shelves.
Note the date you became friends (which you can find on your friend list). I don't need to see a link or other justification - just the date.
The series rule can be applied to this task - that is, you may use the next book that you are up to in a series to the one you find on your new friend's shelf.
Option 2:
Key date - 4 September 2020
A book on your team mates 'read' list AND rated at least 3 stars and read on or after the key date.
Option 3:
Pass
This can only be used once each 5 weeks. Only one team mate can use this option each week.
Question Jane - does the series rule apply to this task?
~KarenH~ wrote: "Question Jane - does the series rule apply to this task?"Yes - I'll allow that since you all have to find the friend as much as the book! 😀
Jane (PS) wrote: "~KarenH~ wrote: "Question Jane - does the series rule apply to this task?"Yes - I'll allow that since you all have to find the friend as much as the book! 😀"
Phew...thanks!
I'm in a meeting for the next hour or so but will check back for questions after that :)
I have to say I am so confused on this one... the line "it must be a new connection since the beginning of this round - from sign up- NOT from today throws me" ... can I not use someone if I befriend them today? I didn't friend everyone in my team but could I use something from their shelf if I do?
Mary-Megan wrote: "I have to say I am so confused on this one... the line "it must be a new connection since the beginning of this round - from sign up- NOT from today throws me" ... can I not use someone if I befrie..."Yes - I was trying to say that anyone friended since the signs ups went up for this challenge may be used - up to and including 'now' whenever 'now' is.
So you may not look at this task until tomorrow, but if you friended someone somewhere between 16 February through to when you choose your book, that 'friending' is good to be used.
Jane, does the series rule work in reverse? Teammate has book 7 or 8 on their to read shelf and I haven't read the series. Can I start with book 1?
Laura wrote: "Jane, does the series rule work in reverse? Teammate has book 7 or 8 on their to read shelf and I haven't read the series. Can I start with book 1?"I haven't been asked that one specifically before...
Yes - you can start a new series based off a book read by a team mate so long as they have read a book in that series in the last 6 months and rated it at least 3 stars.
Jane (PS) wrote: "Laura wrote: "Jane, does the series rule work in reverse? Teammate has book 7 or 8 on their to read shelf and I haven't read the series. Can I start with book 1?"I haven't been asked that one spe..."
Me again, Jane. Just asking for further clarification as your reply above seemed to refer to option 2. Does option 1 also require that criteria since this call we can choose either a book from their read shelf or to read shelf.
Laura wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Laura wrote: "Jane, does the series rule work in reverse? Teammate has book 7 or 8 on their to read shelf and I haven't read the series. Can I start with book 1?"I haven't been ..."
Yes. For Option 1 you can read any book on their shelves and if they don't have book 1 but have read book 5, you can apply the series rule and read book 1.
If you are trying to work out the date that you added a member as your friend:* Go to your friends listing (top right people symbol next to your profile on the beige ribbon at the top of the page).
* Go to 'sort by' near the top of the page (next to 'edit friends') and click on 'date added'.
This will show the date that you added your friends - by the most recent.
I know I put this somewhere else, but I can't find it 😂
Week 2Option 1:
12. So now I digress - its time to just surf!
* Read a book set in a beach town or on the coast.
Cities that sit on the ocean will count.
Qualification may be found in precis, main page, tag/shelf or list.
Option 2:
Key date - 11 September 2020
A book on your team mates 'read' list AND rated at least 3 stars and read on or after the key date.
Option 3:
Pass
This can only be used once each 5 weeks. Only one team mate can use this option each week.
Can the qualification be in the series name? Would something like Patterson's Bluff or Puffin Island work?
MountainKat wrote: "NYC ok?"Yes
Mary-Megan wrote: "Can the qualification be in the series name? Would something like Patterson's Bluff or Puffin Island work?"It needs to still fit in context for those, since there could be islands in lakes, and bluffs on rivers... But I'm sure if you check the shelves or location settings, they would work :)
Karen ♐ wrote: "Would New Orleans be okay?"No - needs to be on the coast. New Orleans is on the Mississippi River - not the coast?
Jane (PS) wrote: "Karen ♐ wrote: "Would New Orleans be okay?"No - needs to be on the coast. New Orleans is on the Mississippi River - not the coast?"
Okay, my hubby didn't think it was either...lol
Does Wales work? It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, and the Bristol Channel to the south. :D
Nevermind...changing books. :D
I was looking at reading A Matter of Circumstance by Heather Graham. It states that the cop is from Miami and that it takes place on the Bahamian coast in the description. Would this count?
☘KathyD☘ wrote: "does Maui work?"Yep - Maui works.
Sarah {The Bookish Knitter} wrote: "I was looking at reading A Matter of Circumstance by Heather Graham. It states that the cop is from Miami and that it takes place on the Bahamian coast in the description. Would thi..."Yes.
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I will also announce the themes each Friday in this thread and keep track of those categories announced in this message.
The themes will be announced between 3-6pm US EST.
Themes Announced:
(view spoiler)[Week 1
Option 1:
4. "You have friends all over the world, you just haven't met them yet."
* From this round's players, find another member whose books interest you - select a book (any book, does not have to be one that they have read) to read from their bookshelves and become friends. Select your book from a player who is not already a friend.
This doesn't have to be from your team - it can be anyone who is playing in this round.
Option 2: Key date - 4 September 2020
Week 2
Option 1:
12. So now I digress - its time to just surf!
* Read a book set in a beach town or on the coast.
Cities that sit on the ocean will count.
Qualification may be found in precis, main page, tag/shelf or list.
Option 2: Key date - 11 September 2020
Week 3
Option 1:
2. For a small fee each month, you access a global database of couches.
* Read a book you bought on sale, at no charge, or you accessed for free (Kindle Unlimited counts).
Gifts and presents count.
Please state WHY it was cheap or free in your selection post.
Option 2:
Key date - 18 September 2020
Week 4
Option 1:
10. This is an adventure!
* Read a book tagged 'adventure'.
Qualification may be found in precis, main page, tag/shelf or list.
Option 2: Key date - 25 September 2020
Week 5
Option 1:
9. Rediscover your own city.
* Read a book set on your continent.
Asia, Africa, Australia and New Zealand can combine to allow a greater book selection.
Please state your region in your post.
Option 2: Key date - 2 October 2020
Week 6
Option 1:
14. Surf GR
Click on the drop-down Browse menu (next to My Books in the top GR banner), click on Explore, click on Romance under the Genres listing on the far right, click on your preferred type of romance (keep refining as wished using the Genre lists).
* Read any of the books that appear on that actual page without clicking further on the lists#, OR read a book by one of the authors that appear on that page. If you select the author option, you many read any book by that author.
# = meaning don't click on the lists at the base of the page and read a book from that list. If it appears on the page though as the part of the list showing, you can read it.
Option 2: Key date - 9 October 2020
Week 7
Option 1:
15. No matter where you stay on your adventures when couchsurfing or otherwise, please keep your wits about you.
* Read a book with the letters W I T S in the title, series and/or author's name (any combination).
Option 2: Key date - 16 October 2020
Week 8
Option 1:
5. Couches are available all over the world.
* Read a book where at least one MC travels to a new location (on holiday, for work, relocate - whatever).
Qualification may be found in precis, main page, tag/shelf or list.
Option 2: Key date - 23 October 2020
Week 9
Option 1:
3. Not sure about you, but those couches sounds dirty!
* Read a book with a 'dirty' colour on the cover - eg black, brown, tan.
Option 2: Key date - 30 October 2020 (hide spoiler)]
Week 10
Option 1:
11. One of Couchsurfing's values is to 'stay curious'.
* Read a book that is not currently on your bookshelves.
State the date that you added the book to your shelves IN YOUR SELECTION POST.
The DATE that you add the book to your bookshelf must be in the week that this task is announced.
Option 2: Key date - 6 November 2020
Week 11
Option 1
13. Surf your own shelves.
* On your preferred TBR shelf, look at the beige bar at the bottom of the page - on the sort function, click on 'random' and then read one of the first 3 books that now appear at the top of your shelf.
You may use any of your TBR shelves so long as there are at least 15 books on that shelf. If the page count for any of the three books does not qualify for the challenge (that is, is less than 100 pages), you may select the next book that has appeared randomly on the list. You must use a list that does not contain books that you have already read IF you do not want to read them again. You cannot substitute for the next book on the list, as allowed with the page count. If 3 books are at the top of your list that you have already read, you must select one of them.
Please note again - there must be at least 15 books on your TBR shelf.
Option 2 Key date: 13 November 2020
If you use this option, this week you must select your book from the team shelves immediately below your team in this list. The last team picks from the first team.
10 Couch Potatoes
7 The Lounging Lovelies
3 Couch Cruisers
8 Relax, Ride and Read
5 Have Books, Will Travel
4 My Couch or Yours
2 Surfing the Stacks
6 Our Couch Pulls Out, But We Don't
11 CouchSurfers Wipeout
1 Bargain Basement Backpackers
9 Six Slouching Surfers
Eg. Team 10 picks from team 7's members bookshelves. Team 9 picks from team 10's members bookshelves.
DO NOT PICK from a team member who has left the team during the game. Picks must come from current members.
Option 3 Not available this week
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How the teams are going:
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