The Procrastinators Book Club discussion

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SPRING FLING update 26 June 2022

We try to post updates each Sunday of this challenge for teams and solo participants. It might not be Sunday yet in some parts of the world but this is for consistency purposes.

TEAMS:
Full of Secrets: 453
We're a Mouse, Duh!: 277
The Plastics: 331
You Go Glen Coco: 211
Personally Victimized by Regina George: 335

You Can't Sit With Us!

Laurel: 113
Rosky: 21
Allyson: 32
Angelica: 2


4 more days! The final update and announcement of the winners will be on Saturday, July 2nd, so be sure to post your completion posts by then.


Happy Spring Fling

❤︎ From the Procrastinator Mods

Title: The Dead of Winter
Author: J.C. Kenney
Start Date: 6/19/22
Finish Date: 6/20/22
Category and task: Jingle Bell 5 - Cozy Mystery
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 189 https://www.amazon.in/Dead-Winter-All...
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Cruise Millions
Author: A.R. Winters
Start Date: 6/20/22
Finish Date: 6/20/22
Category and task: Jingle Bell 5 - Cozy Mystery
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 247
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Watch Out For Her
Author: Samantha M. Bailey
Start Date: 6/20/22
Finish Date: 6/21/22
Category and task: Vintage 4 - Less than 5,000 GR Ratings
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 336
Status updates: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Kiss me In New York
Author: Catherine Rider
Start Date: 6/21/22
Finish Date: 6/21/22
Category and task: Vintage 4 - Less than 5,000 GR Ratings
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 189
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: A bramble House Christmas
Author: C.J. Carmichael
Start Date: 6/21/22
Finish Date: 6/21/22
Category and task: Vintage 4 - Less than 5,000 GR Ratings
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 224
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: The Bread the Devil Knead
Author: Lisa Allen - Agostini
Start Date: 6/21/22
Finish Date: 6/22/22
Category and task: Vintage 4 - Less than 5,000 GR Ratings
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 209
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Lemon Drizzle Mondays at the Little Duck Pond Cafe
Author: Rosie Green
Start Date: 6/22/22
Finish Date: 6/22/22
Category and task: Army Pants 1 - Animal in title/ cover
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 187
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Rebel Rose
Author: Emma Theriault
Start Date: 6/21/22
Finish Date: 6/22/22
Category and task: So fetch 1 - Flower in title/ cover
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 294
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Apple Die
Author: Chelsea Thomas
Start Date: 6/23/22
Finish Date: 6/23/22
Category and task: Jingle Bell 5 - Cozy Mystery
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 178
Status Updates: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Engaged to the EMT
Author: Piper Rayne
Start Date: 6/22/22
Finish Date: 6/23/22
Category and task: Vintage 4 - Less than 5,000 GR Rtaings
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 261
Status Updates: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Last Breath
Author: Robert Bryndza
Start Date: 6/22/22
Finish Date: 6/23/22
Category and task: Ex Wives 3 - GR Choice Award Nominee
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 610
Status Updates: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Queerly Beloved
Author: Susie Dumond
Start Date: 6/24/22
Finish Date: 6/24/22
Category and task: Vintage 4 - Less than 5,000 GR Ratings
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 400
Status Updates: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Cruises are Murder
Author: Kathy Cranston
Start Date: 6/24/22
Finish Date: 6/24/22
Category and task: Jingle Bell 5 - Cozy Mystery
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 192
Status Updates: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Too Much Lip
Author: Melissa Lucashenko
Start Date: 6/24/22
Finish Date: 6/25/22
Category and task: So Fetch 2 - #Ownvoices by Indigenous Author
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 328
Status Updates: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Too Good To Be True
Author: Susan Coventry
Start Date: 6/23/22
Finish Date: 6/25/22
Category and task: Vintage 4 - Less than 5,000 GR Ratings
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 205
Status Updates: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Feather and Flame
Author: Livia Blackburne
Start Date: 6/25/22
Finish Date: 6/25/22
Category and task: So Fetch 5 - Fairytale Retelling
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 336
Status Updates: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: The Violin Conspiracy
Author: Brendan Slocumb
Start Date: 6/25/22
Finish Date: 6/26/22
Category and task: Jingle Bell 2 - #Ownvoices by Black author
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 345
Status Updates: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Station Eleven
Author: Emily St. John Mandel
Start Date: 6/26/22
Finish Date: 6/26/22
Category and task: Army Pants 3 - Locus Award Nominee
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 333
Status Updates: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Malibu Rising
Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid
Start Date: 6/26/22
Finish Date: 6/27/22
Category and task: Ex Wives 3 - GR Choice Award Winner for Historical fiction
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 369
Status Updates: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Kira wrote: "Title: The Dead of Winter
Author: J.C. Kenney
Start Date: 6/19/22
Finish Date: 6/20/22
Category and task: Jingle Bell 5 - Cozy Mystery
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 189 htt..."

Woah!! You are on fire!
They should have put you in a separate group with just you in it!

I think still you would have been on top of the chart

Title: She Gets The Girl
Author: Rachael Lippincott
Start Date: 20/6/22
Finish Date: 27/6/22
Category and task: so fetch 1 - flowers on cover
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 384
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Pushkar wrote: "Kira wrote: "Title: The Dead of Winter
Author: J.C. Kenney
Start Date: 6/19/22
Finish Date: 6/20/22
Category and task: Jingle Bell 5 - Cozy Mystery
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
P..."

Believe me when I signed up for this challenge I used to read a book in 2 days and then something snapped in me maybe lol

Title: As Good As Dead
Author: Holly Jackson
Start Date: 6/27/22
Finish Date: 6/27/22
Category and task: Ex Wives 3 - GR Choice Award Nominee for YA fiction
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 458
Status Updates: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Apples Never Fall
Author: Liane Moriarty
Start Date: 6/25/22
Finish Date: 6/27/22
Category and task: Jingle Bell Rock
5. Read a cozy mystery
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 467
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Clean Sweep
Author: Ilona Andrews
Start Date: 6/27/22
Finish Date: 6/28/22
Category and task: Army Pants 5 - Features a love triangle (Between Dina, Sean and Arland)
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 225
Status Updates: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Cold Blood
Author: Robert Byndza
Start Date: 6/28/22
Finish Date: 6/28/22
Category and task: Vintage 1 - Blood in Title
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 616
Status Updates: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: For the Wolf
Author: Hannah F. Whitten
Start Date: 6/28/22
Finish Date: 6/29/22
Category and task: Army Pants 1 - Animal in title
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 437
Status Updates: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: The Charm Offensive
Author: Alison Cochran
Start Date: 13/6/22
Finish Date: 17/6/22
Category and task: Army Pants and Flip Flops 5. Love Triangle
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? yes
Group Read? No
Pages: 358
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

UPDATED

TWO DAYS LEFT!

Title: Where the Crawdads Sing
Author: Delia Owens
Start Date: 21/6/22
Finish Date: 26/6/22
Category and task: Army Pants and Flip Flops 5. Love Triangle
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 384
Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: The Lion of Mars
Author: Jennifer L. Holm
Start Date: 29/6/22
Finish Date: 29/6/22
Category and task: Army Pants and Flip Flops 1 - Animal in title
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 259
Status updates: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: The Good Sister
Author: Sally Hepworth
Start Date: 29/6/22
Finish Date: 29/6/22
Category and task: So fetch 1 - Flowers on cover

Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 309
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Author: Becky Chambers
Start Date: 27/6/22
Finish Date: 30/6/22
Category and task: Ex Wives 5 -Set in Space
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 518
Status updates: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Maybe in Another Life
Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid
Start Date: 2/6/22
Finish Date: 7/6/22
Category and task: Army Pants and Flip Flops 5
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 342
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Never Let Me Go
Author: Kazuo Ishiguro
Start Date: 14/6/22
Finish Date: 23/6/22
Category and task: Vintage 5
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 288
Updates: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

UPDATED

Today is the last day! Remember, final posts will be up July second so that you have one extra day to log your June 30th reads :)

Last book completion! :)

Title: Wish you Were Here
Author: Jodi Picoult
Start Date: 30/6/22
Finish Date: 30/6/22
Category and task: Army Pants 1 - Animal on cover

Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 310
Status updates: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I am sorry I have not been updating my books - I have been undergoing some health issues and while I have managed to be reading, I have not been keeping up with the tracking. So here we go.

Title: The Lost Apothecary
Author: Sarah Penner
Start Date: May 10, 2022
Finish Date: May 24, 2022
Category and task: Ex-wives 3 0 Goodreads Choice winner/nominee
Graphic Novel? NO
Buddy Read? NO
Group Read? NO
Pages: 475
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: The Blood Of Emmett Till
Author: Timothy B Tyson
Start Date: June 3
Finish Date: June 6
Category and task: Vintage...So Adorable 1 - Blood in title
Graphic Novel? NO
Buddy Read? YES
Group Read? NO
Pages: 291
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Klara And The Sun
Author: Kazuo Ishiguro
Start Date: May 30
Finish Date: June 1
Category and task: Pink polo shirts 1 - celestial title
Graphic Novel? NO
Buddy Read? NO
Group Read? NO
Pages: 403
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: A Holly Jolly Diwali
Author: Sonya Lalli
Start Date: May 23 2022
Finish Date: May 28 2022
Category and task: So Fetch 3
Graphic Novel? NO
Buddy Read? NO
Group Read? NO
Pages: 336
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: The Heart Principle
Author: Helen Hoang
Start Date: June 24 2022
Finish Date: June 25 2022
Category and task: So Fetch 3
Graphic Novel? NO
Buddy Read? NO
Group Read? NO
Pages: 339
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: The Obelisk Gate
Author: N.K. Jemison
Start Date: June 10 2022
Finish Date: June 15 2022
Category and task: Jingle Bell Rock 2
Graphic Novel? NO
Buddy Read? NO
Group Read? NO
Pages: 410
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Riot Baby
Author: Tochi Onyebuchi
Start Date: May 26 2022
Finish Date: June 1 2022
Category and task: Jingle Bell Rock 3
Graphic Novel? NO
Buddy Read? NO
Group Read? NO
Pages: 176
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Fevered Star
Author: Rebecca Roanhorse
Start Date: June 9 2022
Finish Date: June 17 2022
Category and task: So Fetch 2
Graphic Novel? NO
Buddy Read? Yes
Group Read? NO
Pages: 388
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Tokyo Ever After
Author: Emiko Jean
Start Date: June 10 2022
Finish Date: June 12 2022
Category and task: Jingle Bell Rock 1
Graphic Novel? NO
Buddy Read? NO
Group Read? NO
Pages: 323
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Tokyo Dreaming
Author: Emiko Jean
Start Date: June 21 2022
Finish Date: June 25 2022
Category and task: So Fetch 1
Graphic Novel? NO
Buddy Read? NO (it was supposed to be but I did not participate like I had planned)
Group Read? NO
Pages: 344
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Anatomy: A Love Story
Author: Dana Schwartz
Start Date: May 20 2022
Finish Date: May 29 2022
Category and task: Army Pants & Flip Flops 5
Graphic Novel? NO
Buddy Read? NO
Group Read? Yes
Pages: 339
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: A Master Of Djinn
Author: P. Djeli Clark
Start Date: May 26 2022
Finish Date: June 7 2022
Category and task: Army Pants & Flip Flops 3
Graphic Novel? NO
Buddy Read? NO
Group Read? NO
Pages: 392
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: The Calculating Stars
Author: Mary Robinette Kowal
Start Date: May 5 2022
Finish Date: May 20 2022
Category and task: Pink Polo Shirts 1
Graphic Novel? NO
Buddy Read? NO
Group Read? NO
Pages: 432
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Red Tigress
Author: Amelie Wen Zhao
Start Date: May 22 2022
Finish Date: June 9 2022
Category and task: Army Pants & Flip Flops 1
Graphic Novel? NO
Buddy Read? Yes
Group Read? NO
Pages: 432
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Beloved
Author: Toni Morrison
Start Date: June 2022
Finish Date: June 30 2022
Category and task: Pink Polo Shirts 3
Graphic Novel? NO
Buddy Read? NO (supposed to be but I did not participate)
Group Read? NO
Pages: 324
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: A Likely Story
Author: Jenn McKinlay
Start Date: June 16 2022
Finish Date: June 17 2022
Category and task: Jingle Bell Rock 5
Graphic Novel? NO
Buddy Read? NO
Group Read? NO
Pages: 292
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Broken
Author: Jenny Lawson
Start Date: June 19 2022
Finish Date: June 23 2022
Category and task: Vintage... So Adorable 2
Graphic Novel? NO
Buddy Read? NO
Group Read? NO
Pages: 285
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Harrow The Ninth
Author: Tamsyn Muir
Start Date: June 7 2022
Finish Date: June 30 2022
Category and task: Ex-Wives 1 (bone(s) on the cover)
Graphic Novel? NO
Buddy Read? NO
Group Read? NO
Pages: 556
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Wow ! Way to go Leslie! :)) We have until July 2 I guess to update our books so it's all good!

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FINAL UPDATE

Congrats Team 1!

TEAMS:
Full of Secrets: 600
We're a Mouse, Duh!: 355
The Plastics: 381
You Go Glen Coco: 218
Personally Victimized by Regina George: 369

You Can't Sit With Us!

Laurel: 137
Rosky: 21
Allyson: 32
Angelica: 3

And look at that battle for second place! I don't think I've ever seen a grouping so tight. Well done everyone!

Here are some fun stats, but remember: it's not how much you read (for the most part), but how well you strategize with your team, and how many people participate. Team 3 had a lot of Buddy Reads and Group reads spread across their team, in addition to working on completing as many categories as possible as a team.

Read over 20 books

Kira (1) - 118
Laura ☾ (5) - 59
✨ Brianna Raquel ✨ (2) - 55
Laurel (S) - 44
Jen K (3) - 39
Leslie (1) -27
Lexie (4) - 21

Read over 10,000 pages

Kira (1) - 37,003
Laura ☾ (5) - 23,978
✨ Brianna Raquel ✨ (2) - 21,416
Laurel (S) - 15,261
Jen K 93) - 13,567

Most BRs/GRs

Jen K (3) 12 BRs/2 GRs
Mina (3) 9 BRs/2 GRs
Leslie (1) 6 BRs/1 GR
✨ Brianna Raquel ✨ (2) 5 BRs/2 GRs
Rosina (2) 5 BRs/2 GRs
Melanie (5) 5 BRs/2 GRs
Brianna (3) 5 BRs/1 GR

Read all 30 prompts
✨ Brianna Raquel ✨ (2)
Laurel (S)

Thank you for joining us for Spring Fling! We hope to see you in October for Fright Night (sign-ups will open in September)

❤︎ From the Procrastinator Mods