The Procrastinators Book Club discussion

TIS TIME...FOR OUR BIG TEAM GAME!!

Fright Night starts October 1st and ends November 30th.

HOW TO JOIN
1. Reply to this thread with "I want to participate in a group" or "I want to participate by myself," and the number of books you read/listen to each year (this isn't to judge your reading habits but to attempt to create balanced teams).
2. The deadline to join a team is September 24th.
3. Anyone can join Fright Night as long as the competition lasts, but after September 24th all newcomers will be soloists.

RULES
✧ Members will be broken out into up to 3-5 separate teams (or go solo) before the start date (October 1st). You will work together to complete a series of tasks together and complete as many of them as you wish.
✧ Books must be read and reviewed during October 1st through November 30th. Any books or audiobooks started before October 1st or finished after November 30th will not count.
✧ If you read an Audiobook version of a book convert the hours to pages using this site: https://alamantus.itch.io/time-to-page or use the print equivalent on Goodreads.
✧ Graphic/Manga novels are accepted but will only count for half of the listed page count
✧ You must post at least 3 status updates OR a review. It doesn't have to be super detailed but try to not just say "this was good" for the book to count.
✧ For prompts: if it doesn't fit, it doesn't fit, and it will not count.
✧ Minimum Lengths:
• Books: 150 pages
• Graphic Novels: 200 pages (halved=100 pages)
• Audiobooks: 150 pages (use GR print equivalent length)

POINT SYSTEM
+1 point for every book that has been read and reviewed that correlates with a prompt
+2 points for participating in a buddy read (must take place in the group)
+3 for one completed category
+4 points for reading/participating in a group read (must take place in the group)
+5 points for every 1,000 pages read
Note: Mods keep track of all points in a shared Google Sheets spread to keep everything as organized as possible.
Note 2: You must actively participate in a buddy or group read for the points to count. Lack of participation means no points!

TEAM ROSTER

1. Runaway Brides of Frankenstein
Jen K (12)
Katie (28)
jime (5)
Rosina (42)
✨faith✨trust✨pixiedust✨ (29)
Cousin It (25) (view spoiler)[Please set your profile to public, or add your team and the mods as friends so we can see your reviews (hide spoiler)]
♛primadonna♛ (40)

2. Heathers From the Black Lagoon
✨ Brianna Raquel ✨ (34)
Lexie (15)
Melanie (51)
Bopeep (3)
°.~ aliana ~.° (16)
LiteraryCryptid (19)

3. The Breakfast Club Body-Snatchers
Laura ☾ (53)
Leslie (7)
HeatherH (39)
Allyson (44)
Cat (30)
Ashley (55)

4. A Few Good Wolfmen
Lia (36)
Mina (26)
Gaea (54)
Tesseract (27)
Diné *The Lazy Kitsune* (41)
Lexus (10)

Soloists: The Single Creature Features
Laurel
Dolinka (9)
Miranda (13)
Kristina (21)
Kira (31)
Brianna (32)
Mara
Isabella (45)
Roksy
Mara
Jeeya

CATEGORIES

Smells Like Teen Wolf Spirit
1. Read a book with a mostly black cover
2. Read a book where the main character is royal (prince, princess, queen, king)
3. Read a book featuring shapeshifters
4. Read an book by a transgender or nonbinary author
5. Read an #ownvoices LGBTQ fantasy book

Don't Tell the Mummy the Baby-Sitter's Dead
1. Read a book with a mostly purple cover
2. Read a book where the main character has special powers
3. Read a book featuring golems or djinn
4. Read an book by a Latine and/or Black author
5. Read a book that was published posthumously

King Kong's Delivery Service
1. Read a book with a mostly orange cover
2. Read a book where the main character is a witch
3. Read a book featuring ghosts, poltergeists and/or a haunted house
4. Read a book by a West Asian or South Asian author
5. Read a dark academia book

10 Things I Hate About Dracula
1. Read a book with a mostly red cover
2. Read a book where the main character has an enemy who becomes their lover
3. Read a book featuring vampires/bloodsuckers
4. Read a book by a bisexual or asexual author
5. Read a book with blood in the title

Good Will Zombie Hunting
1. Read a book with a mostly green cover
2. Read a book where the main character is an orphan
3. Read a book featuring zombies
4. Read a book by an East Asian author
5. Read a horror book written by a person of color

Honey, I Shrunk the Sea Monster
1. Read a book with a mostly blue cover
2. Read a book where the main character's mom stays alive and active throughout the book
3. Read a book featuring sea monsters or mermaids
4. Read a book by an Indigenous author
5. Read a book published before 2000

Also, notes from last game:

1. Poetry books and plays count as books with a page limit of 150 pages *unless* you read more than one. If you read more than one, they are going to count as graphic novels with the 200 page limit and pages halved.

2. One prompt per book. You can complete multiple prompts multiple times, but you'll need a different book each time.

3. Please use the pages listed in Goodreads for the edition of the book you are reading (if it's an audiobook, use a comparable printed edition on Goodreads). Don't go hunting for the edition that's 100 pages longer than everything else.

4. Have fun!

I'm in! I read 50-60 books a year!

If the prompts could be somehow related to halloween characters (ghosts, vampires, witches, monsters...) would be awesome for me!

(view spoiler)[And what's that these are the last games you'll be hosting? We'll miss you! (hide spoiler)]

Bopeep wrote: "I'm in! I read 50-60 books a year!

If the prompts could be somehow related to halloween characters (ghosts, vampires, witches, monsters...) would be awesome for me!

[spoilers removed]"

Sorry, that was misleading! I'm not going anywhere. I'll still be the challenges mod, but I won't be hosting the team games anymore (we'll still have the team games, but I'm not going to be the lead mod on them).

I'd like to be in a team! I read about 80 books a year, but I'll be reading less these months :(

I had actually put together some prompts as if I were doing a theme challenge. I tied some of these to the Tackle Your TBR challenge for this year. I wanted to give little stories/factoids with each of these, but never finished the research, Feel free to use any/all of these. All but the first category are titles of songs.
I made the theme: Gods And Monsters
Category 1:With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility (gods, divine leaders, superheroes)
1. MC or title is someone with great power (god, queen/king, president, pope, tsar, etc.)
2. MC has a superpower or special ability (incl. witchcraft/sorcery, magic, alien)
3. Mythological story or retelling
4. MC is the "chosen one"
5. Gold or silver on the cover or in the title
Category 2: Children Of The Grave (zombies, devils)
1. "Dead", "Die", "Death or similar variation in the title
2. Book published posthumously or adapted/continued on by another author after death of original author (e.g., Micro by Michael Crichton, Millenium series continues by David Lagencrantz after Stieg Larsson, Anne Hillerman books continuing on Tony Hillerman's Leaphorn and Chee series, adaptations of Jane Austen books such as Pride Prejudice and Zombies)
3. Subject or theme is a pandemic, virus or fatal disease (such as cancer) or where the MC is impacted heavily by these.
4. Author is from or book is primarily set in Mexico/Latin America
5. Black or grey colors on cover or in title (incl. ebony, slate, charcoal)
Category 3: Spirits In the Material World (ghosts, teke teke, pontianak, preta, dybbuk, diao sigui)
1. Theme of book is a haunting or involves some sort of ghostly spirit(s)
2. MC is haunted by an event or series of events in their past
3. Book published before you were born
4. Translated best seller
5. Cover is primarily (or all) white or has white in title (incl. vanilla, cream, snow?)
Category 4: Howlin' For You (werewolves, were creatures, shapeshifters)
1. "Wolf", "Wolves" or similar variation in the title
2. Canine or feline is either a MC or is on the cover
3. MC or primary environment undergoes or deals with a significant metamorphosis (e.g., onset or resolution of a mental illness, changeling, terraforming)
4. Author or MC is indigenous
5. Author or MC is transgender or non-binary/nonconforming
Category 5: At Dawn They Sleep (bloodsuckers, vampires, adze, manananggal, chupacabra)
1. "Blood", "Bleed", or similar variation in the title
2. A book in the gothic or horror genre
3. A paranormal romance or urban fantasy
4. A political or legal non-fiction or fiction book (joking that politicians and/or lawyers are bloodsuckers)
5. Cover is primarily red or the title has a shade of red in it
Category 6: Scary Monsters And Super Creeps (basilisk, minotaur, dragon, hydra, tsuchinoko, etc.)
1. Book involves a creature(s) from legend
2. Cover or title has a serpent, reptile or dragon on/in it
3. Cover is primarily green or title has a shade of green in it

Also, I am in for the game. I am at/over 130 books toward my goal of 175 books this year.

Leslie wrote: "I had actually put together some prompts as if I were doing a theme challenge. I tied some of these to the Tackle Your TBR challenge for this year. I wanted to give little stories/factoids with eac..."

Oooh these are fantastic! I already have the team names and prompt categories (and I think you'll all really like them), but I might...steal a couple of those prompts! Thank you!

I would like to participate. I read about 25-40ish books a year :)

I would like to participate! I read about 20-50 a year

Leslie wrote: "I had actually put together some prompts as if I were doing a theme challenge. I tied some of these to the Tackle Your TBR challenge for this year. I wanted to give little stories/factoids with eac..."

Impressive list! The themes prompts are always super fun for these games!

I can't resist! I would like to join a group please.

I've read 173 books so far this year and usually manage over 200. Disclaimer that I am in a "slump" though, reading only half my usual average this month. Life/ work is just too busy these days.

I would like to try solo. I would say I read close to 150-160 books a year. One year I did REAL good and did 250 lol

Categories:
Smells Like Teen Wolf Spirit
1. Read a book with a mostly black cover
2. Read a book where the main character is royal (prince, princess, queen, king)
3. Read a book featuring shapeshifters
4. Read an book by a transgender or nonbinary author
5. Read an #ownvoices LGBTQ fantasy book

Don't Tell the Mummy the Baby-Sitter's Dead
1. Read a book with a mostly purple cover
2. Read a book where the main character has special powers
3. Read a book featuring golems or djinn
4. Read an book by a Latine and/or Black author
5. Read a book that was published posthumously

King Kong's Delivery Service
1. Read a book with a mostly orange cover
2. Read a book where the main character is a witch
3. Read a book featuring ghosts, poltergeists and/or a haunted house
4. Read a book by a West Asian or South Asian author
5. Read a dark academia book

10 Things I Hate About Dracula
1. Read a book with a mostly red cover
2. Read a book where the main character has an enemy who becomes their lover
3. Read a book featuring vampires/bloodsuckers
4. Read a book by a bisexual or asexual author
5. Read a book with blood in the title

Good Will Zombie Hunting
1. Read a book with a mostly green cover
2. Read a book where the main character is an orphan
3. Read a book featuring zombies
4. Read a book by an East Asian author
5. Read a horror book written by a person of color

Honey, I Shrunk the Sea Monster
1. Read a book with a mostly blue cover
2. Read a book where the main character's mom stays alive and active throughout the book
3. Read a book featuring sea monsters or mermaids
4. Read a book by an Indigenous author
5. Read a book published before 2000

Looking forward to it

I’m in. I read about 100 books a year. I'd like to be in a group.

I'd like to participate! I'd say I average about 30-40 books a year :)

I'd like to be in a group and I read 50-60 books a year

laurel [the suspected bibliophile] wrote: "Sorry, that was misleading! I'm not going anywhere. I'll still be the challenges mod, but I won't be hosting the team games anymore (we'll still have the team games, but I'm not going to be the lead mod on them).
"

I thought you were going to take a break, but I'm glad you're going nowhere ^^
BTW, I want to participate in a team -I've forgot to say it on my first post haha ^^'

@Leslie OMG your prompts are amazing!

I'd love to join a group! I read anywhere from 30-60 books/yr. Love the spooky season and look forward to busting through this years reading goal.

@laurel [the suspected bibliophile] It's not "stealing" if it is given freely ;)
@Bopeep Thank you!

I bombed the summer games, and didn’t not help my team out at all. So, I would like to participate solo. I am having a slumpy reading year. I also had a change in career the beginning of this year and that made it difficult to make time to read. So, hopefully that changes with Fright Night. It truly is my favorite one.

Kristina wrote: "I bombed the summer games, and didn’t not help my team out at all. So, I would like to participate solo. I am having a slumpy reading year. I also had a change in career the beginning of this year ..."

We're two years deep into a pandemic (and a career change!!)—it's okay if you're not okay, and with that in mind, you absolutely did not bomb the games.

Fingers crossed that Fright Night brings you out of your slump!

The first three team names (and the prompts) are unlocked!

Teams:

1. Runaway Brides of Frankenstein
2. Heathers From the Black Lagoon
3. The Breakfast Club Body-Snatchers

Categories:
Smells Like Teen Wolf Spirit
1. Read a book with a mostly black cover
2. Read a book where the main character is royal (prince, princess, queen, king)
3. Read a book featuring shapeshifters
4. Read an book by a transgender or nonbinary author
5. Read an #ownvoices LGBTQ fantasy book

Don't Tell the Mummy the Baby-Sitter's Dead
1. Read a book with a mostly purple cover
2. Read a book where the main character has special powers
3. Read a book featuring golems or djinn
4. Read an book by a Latine and/or Black author
5. Read a book that was published posthumously

King Kong's Delivery Service
1. Read a book with a mostly orange cover
2. Read a book where the main character is a witch
3. Read a book featuring ghosts, poltergeists and/or a haunted house
4. Read a book by a West Asian or South Asian author
5. Read a dark academia book

10 Things I Hate About Dracula
1. Read a book with a mostly red cover
2. Read a book where the main character has an enemy who becomes their lover
3. Read a book featuring vampires/bloodsuckers
4. Read a book by a bisexual or asexual author
5. Read a book with blood in the title

Good Will Zombie Hunting
1. Read a book with a mostly green cover
2. Read a book where the main character is an orphan
3. Read a book featuring zombies
4. Read a book by an East Asian author
5. Read a horror book written by a person of color

Honey, I Shrunk the Sea Monster
1. Read a book with a mostly blue cover
2. Read a book where the main character's mom stays alive and active throughout the book
3. Read a book featuring sea monsters or mermaids
4. Read a book by an Indigenous author
5. Read a book published before 2000

Amazing prompts!! This worst part is second guessing every book I read this month as one I should "save" for Fright Night!

So excited for the books coming out this month! (Nona the Ninth and The Golden Enclaves especially)

This is my first time participating in a team game, so I’d like to be a part of a group please. I read about 50ish books a year.

I'm joining too, and in a team please.
As for my reading... I honestly don't know what to say 😅 So far I read 80 books, but I'm also in a slump what feels thought out the whole year so far, so I don't know how much I'll read. And there's also the fact that I usually was more active in the wintery games, but again the slump 😅 so... I have no idea.

I'd like to be in a group! I read about 120-130 books a year on average.

I want to participate in a group. I've been doing closer to 50 books a year recently

I want to participate in a group. I think my average would be 50 books per year :D

I'd like to play solo

Normally I join a group but I think this time I will go solo. I have a couple things going on in Oct/Nov so probably better to go solo this time. :)

TEN DAYS LEFT TO SIGN UP FOR A TEAM

I would like to join a team. I won’t be reading as much as I usually do for these challenges, but I do want to participate.

I'd like to participate by myself 😄. I think I read about 30-40 books per year.

I would like to sign up. Thank you!!

Melissa wrote: "I would like to sign up. Thank you!!"

Would you like to join a team or go solo? And how many books do you read a year?

Been awhile since I've done any games/challenges but spooky season is my fave so I'm in for a team please! I've read 53 books this year so far and been averaging around 5-6 a month.

I'd like to participate in a group. Hopefully this time I can help out alot more. I read between 20-50 books a year usually but this year ive only read 14 so far. I may be lucky if I finish the year out with even 10 more.

I want to participate in a group. I read about 40-50 books a year

I'm in again....read about 70 books a year....

oh on a team please

I would like to join a team, please! I read about 70 books a year.

I would like to participate by myself - I read about 150 books pr. year I believe.

This must be the oddest request ever but can I maybe un-sign up because I have just been informed that the next 3 months of the year are my worst ones yet 3 I'm so sorry if this is a hassle

It’s ok Hafsah! I hope the next three months aren’t too brutal <3

FIVE DAYS LEFT TO SIGN UP FOR A TEAM!

4th team unlocked: A Few Good Wolfmen

Also the soloists are: The Single Creature Features

Hi I signed up earlier but can you switch me to going solo? I just got the dates for my exams and I don’t think I would be much help to the team I’ll be in, thanks!

Dolinka wrote: "Hi I signed up earlier but can you switch me to going solo? I just got the dates for my exams and I don’t think I would be much help to the team I’ll be in, thanks!"

Sure thing! Good luck with school!!

Sign me up for a team please. I read about 75-books a year.

ONE MORE DAY TO SIGN UP FOR A TEAM!