YA Buddy Readers' Corner ♥ discussion

Welcome to the Team. Please try to check in below, before 1st February.

Team Peter:

Dannii ✔
Karen ✔
Sibil ✔
Jenn ✔
JBask ✔
Melanie ✔
+ Megan ✔
Sharon ✔
Andi ✔
Haley ✔
Book_Fairy ✔
Brandee ✔
Hannah

Review thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Link to Team spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

I copied the spreadsheet template from when we did the challenge last time. No pressure to use it at all. (If you do decide to use the spreadsheet, please only place a book in once you've started reading it).
Once we've got everyone checked in we can start to think about how we want to tackle this.

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Checking in 😊 I'm on holidays for a week so will be reading but not able to post until I'm home.

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The following people will be joining the following teams -

Team Alan:
+ Natalie
Team Chat: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Team Reviews: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


Team Sarah:
Natalie
+ Natalie
Team Chat: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Team Reviews: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


Team Judy:
+ ♛Vanessa♛
Team Chat: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Team Reviews: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


Team Peter:
Hannah
Team Chat: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Team Reviews: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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Just finished my last book of January, so having a bit of planning time for next month. I'm going to start with the GBR for .

To start off with are we all okay with reading as we want and slotting books in where we can once they're finished? We can always be a bit more strategic as the month progresses.

I'm fine with slotting books in the spreadsheet only after we've finished and are posting in the review thread. Makes it more seemless to not have to worry about "taking someone's task"....

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I agree with only adding books to the spreadsheet once they've been read. makes it easier to keep track and then we aren't waiting if someone claimed a task that another could have already completed

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I’m for posting after finishing read the book. It saves us time and we can accomplish more if we do it that way.

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Now we’re about halfway through I’ve added a page to the spreadsheet to show categories that need filling.

On the spreadsheet description 22 is classed as done with the book 'Heated' (message 38). That's not the book posted, which was done for task 88. And (I think it was), can you check this and amend the spreadsheet when you get the chance.

Think descriptions 1 and 2 are now done.

I was double checking and there are some things that aren't adding up:
1) part 1 and 2 of the descriptions should be complete but they didn't count the book for description number 20 (and I have asked about this in the review thread so the mods should see it shortly)
2) on the spreadsheet task 22 is counted as done by Ashely, but we don't have an Ashley in the team, and the message listed (number 38) is for another book. So that task is not taken even if it's "deleted" from the spreadsheet

I haven't checked more, but I think that it should be worth double-checking more if someone has the time

I'll look at it now and see what I can make out

Ok I went through it. I removed the Ashley one - I'm not sure how that got there but she's on another team.

Also #48 is marked off on the spreadsheet by Dannii, but it doesn't look like she's posted the review for it yet.

I corrected the grid so that it shows sections 1 & 2 closed now.

Everything else looked correct to me.

Thank you Jenn!!

np! sometimes while doing scores my eyes go a little cross-eyed staring at that grid haha

Thanks for all the work you and the other mods do! As someone who just shows up to read I really appreciate the time you give.

Just started Undead Girl Gang, to try and fill the prompt with ‘dead’ in. If someone has something to post for it before I finish, please do.

I'm so sorry, I thought I'd be finished with no.48 last night but I just finished it up now. I'll get it reviewed and posted asap :)

No worries Dannii :)

I've marked off 46, 48, 51, 56, 78, and 91 as I'll be posting reviews for them all today :)

Hey, do any of you have any short reads that are your favourites? If so, I can try and get to one of them in the next few days, as I have a few days off work, and we can tick off that prompt :)

Go for it Dannii.

Descriptions 1-5 are now complete.
We have quite a few books read, but might not get full descriptions done - are the mods okay with us requesting changes as we draw to the end of the challenge? Another way to go is to prioritise missing slots to maximise points.

Does anyone have a preference/suggestion for the last week or so?

Maybe we could try and complete as many sections as possible going forward? Im fine eith however we do it though 😊 I have a few graphic novels I'll be flying through today and I've already put them in the spreadsheet for some of the more difficult prompts.

I have a lot of books that fit section 11. I am almost finished 2 J books for that section.

Posted my book for 107. Book beginning with N in author's name, and 103. Book beginning with J in author's name.

Yay, Sharon! I have a bunch of reviews to post today and have two days off work so plan to read as much as possible during them :)

I'm hopeful we can finish all the categories in time, although I don't think i have any I'm going to read that will work for either of these:

115. Read a book which was first published before you were born.

79. Read a book with at least 600 pages.


Anyone have one they can read?

I'm reading books that'll work for these and should be done with most today/tomorrow.

112. Read a book which is one of your teammates 'favourites'.
94. Read a book with an average rating of 3.0 or less.
71. Read a book which has the word 'road' as part of the title or series title.
70. Read a book which has at least 100 reviews.

I've marked in the spreadsheet, but can remove if that is an issue.

I marked off 106 (starts with A) and should finish it tomorrow

For 115 I’ll try and read a short classic I’ve been trying to get to. Says only 120 pages on Libby so it’s doable.

I can complete 67, 77, 79, 84, 87, 105, 109, 113, 114, 118, 120 today. I've read most of them and just have the reviews to write.

These are the categories we still need to fit that haven't got a book attached to them on the spreadsheet, if it helps anyone:

74. Read a book which has a building on the cover, or the word 'home' in the title or series name.

93. Read a book with the letters 'H', 'E', 'L', and 'P' anywhere in the title/series name/author name.

96. Read a book which has a settling listed on Goodreads.

98. Read a book which you really want to read before you die.

100. Read a book with a 4-letter long word anywhere in the title/series name/author name.

101. Read a book that was recommended to you.

113. Read any book.

115. Read a book which was first published before you were born.

116. Read any book to get it off your TBR.

119. Read a book which you have never read before.

I’m away for another day, so will check these when I get back and look at slotting books in.

Does anyone understand task 96? Can't tell if I'm being dull or not haha.

96. There just has to a named setting - there’s a section on my book The Guncle that says ‘setting’. Guess it’s for where the story takes place. I think most will have that.

Aaah, that makes sense. Thank you! :)

I can do 101, 113, and 116. I have books for those that I can finish by tomorrow.

Also have a book for 115 I can use:

Can you help me with description number 96? I don't get what it means!

Sibil wrote: "Can you help me with description number 96? I don't get what it means!"

In the book's detail section on Goodreads it lists setting. Some books have it listed - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...
Setting
London, England (, 1991), Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (United Kingdom, 1991)