Challenge Corner discussion

so i read a buddyread book that someone did originally say they'd read with me.. and thyv'e yet to post in the thread. does that sstill count as a buddyread or no? ;x

if it doesn't, does anyone want to read the book so it will? it's novella lenght.

Jammin Jenny wrote: "Do you think this would work for
5. Read a book with a star on the cover


Wil Wheaton (a star) is on the cover"

hm, i guess it depends on if they're being strict aabout it being the shape of a star or a celeb / star?

Kade wrote: "so i read a buddyread book that someone did originally say they'd read with me.. and thyv'e yet to post in the thread. does that sstill count as a buddyread or no? ;x

if it doesn't, does anyone wa..."

I think so, but maybe double check with Alaina in the Q&A thread?

Jammin Jenny wrote: "Do you think this would work for
5. Read a book with a star on the cover


Wil Wheaton (a star) is on the cover"

Ooo, I'd ask in the Q&A

are we done with the Lawyer List?

I am almost done with 2 books from the Lawyer List

Ashley wrote: "Jammin Jenny wrote: "Do you think this would work for
5. Read a book with a star on the cover


Wil Wheaton (a star) is on the cover"

Oo..."

Okay, going to ask in Q&A - hope Alaina (or whomever) is open to liberal interpretations :)

Kade, I moved your T book (The Mermaid's Voice Returns In This One) to I, so I could add Educated by Tara Westover... can't find anywhere else to put it!

Here is the line up for Detour:

Kade Locked Up Liars
Amanda The Street Lawyer (John Grisham)
Amanda If I Never Met You (Mhairi McFarlane)
BabyLunLun Justified (Aurora Rose Reynolds) marked read
BabyLunLun Legal Affairs (Sawyer Bennett)

Roadblock/Spellout:

V Vicki Bound by the Scars We Share
A Kade Depraved by aj merlin Read
T Ashley Educated (Tara Westover)
I Celia Into the Woods Read
C Kade liar's beach
A Kade heart like a broken arrow
N
C Kade Bite Club
I Kade The Mermaid's Voice Returns In This One Read
T Kade baby drag queen
Y Kade dare you to hate me

We need an N book and to update Read dates. If you won't finish by midnight on Friday, please move out your book and let us know!

ETA: If needed, Celia read and posted "The Nonentity" for Route Info. We would move that to the spellout if no one has another N-Book

I’ll be posting my V book later today.

I just posted my review for the street lawyer...and will most likely finish if i never met you today...so i will review that either tonight or tomorrow morning

Ashley wrote: "Here is the line up for Detour:

Kade Locked Up Liars
Amanda The Street Lawyer (John Grisham)
Amanda If I Never Met You (Mhairi McFarlane)
BabyLunLun Justified (Aurora Rose Reynolds) marked read
Ba..."

Ashley I cant access the SS but I can read for N that is not a problem...if you would like to add me to the SS

added it for you!

This round will cover seven (7) days.

Start: May 6th at 12:00 AM (in your time zone)
End: May 12th at 11:59 PM (in your time zone)

Please check in on May 12th between 4:00 - 6:00 PM Eastern. This doesn’t mean you can stop reading for the round, it’s just the team checking in for bonus points.

Route Info: These will be generally easy tasks to complete for each leg of the race. This portion will have at least 15-20 tasks per leg. All repeatable.

1. Read a book set in New Zealand
2. Read a book with a red cover
3. Read a book with a white cover
4. Read a book with a blue cover
5. Read a book with a crown on the cover
6. Read a book that has a title ending with a letter in NEW ZEALAND
7. Read a book from an author that is from or currently lives in New Zealand
8. Read a book that has a boat on the cover
9. Read a book with the word 'ISLAND' found in text (pg/% & quote)
10. Read a book that with at least 2 people on cover
11. Read a book where 'LAND' is found intact in the title/subtitle.
12. Read a book where the author's first and last initial are in AUCKLAND
13. Read a book where the main characters first name starts with a letter in WELLINGTON
14. Read a book that has New Adult for an MPG
15. Read a book where the series title has the letters K, I, W, I in it (in any order)

Detours: This will be a list related task. Teams will have two lists to choose from and will need to read 5 books from one list. This can be completed by at least two people from a team (one person cannot complete this task).

As recorded in the 2018 census, Samoan is the most widely spoken non-official language (2.2%), followed by "Northern Chinese" (including Mandarin, 2.0%), Hindi (1.5%), and French (1.2%). New Zealand Sign Language was reported to be understood by 22,986 people (0.5%); it became one of New Zealand's official languages in 2006.

Read a book found on the Samoa Books or Sign Language Books listopia

Roadblocks begin at line #225 on the spreadsheet tab. There’s about 6 spell-outs available - please let me know if you need more.

Roadblocks: This will be a spell-out task. Each team will get the same word. It can be completed as many times as you can. If you start a spell-out and don't complete it, you will be penalized by 5 bonus points per uncompleted word.

MĀORI: ✤ MĀORI ✤

Māori (Māori: [ˈmaːɔɾi], or te reo Māori ('the Māori language'), also known as te reo ('the language'), is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the Māori people, the indigenous population of mainland New Zealand.

Yield: Each team will have up to 3 yield opportunities (once per month). After the task has been revealed and read for, the team will then decide who to use their 'Yield' against. By yielding, you will be taking away 20 bonus points from that team.

Today, the majority of New Zealand's population of 5.1 million is of European descent; the indigenous Māori are the largest minority, followed by Asians and Pacific Islanders. Reflecting this, New Zealand's culture is mainly derived from Māori and early British settlers, with recent broadening of culture arising from increased immigration. The official languages are English, Māori, and New Zealand Sign Language, with the local dialect of English being dominant.

If you want to use your yield this week - please read for the following:

Read a book that someone else on your team rated 5 stars (please tell me who) and the main character is a minority

Intersections: This will be a buddy read related task. Meaning you will have to work with someone new (whether on your team or another) and read a book together. The buddy can also be someone in the group but not participating in the challenge. You will need to have at least 4-5 comments per buddy read.

Read a book with someone new within the group. BOTM can also count for this task. This can be repeatable.

U-Turns: Just like the yield task, each team will have up to 3 U-turn opportunities (once per month). After the task has been revealed and read for, the team will then decide who to use their 'U-turn' against. By forcing another team into a U-turn, you will be taking away 10 bonus points from that team.

The first European visitor to New Zealand, Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, named the islands Staten Land, believing they were part of the Staten Landt that Jacob Le Maire had sighted off the southern end of South America. Hendrik Brouwer proved that the South American land was a small island in 1643, and Dutch cartographers subsequently renamed Tasman's discovery Nova Zeelandia from Latin, after the Dutch province of Zeeland. This name was later anglicised to New Zealand.

If you want to use your U-turn this week - please read for the following:

Read a book with a title that has a double vowel in it. [It must be the same letter and be intact.] (ex: Nova Zeelandia) and has the word 'EXPLORER' found in text (pg/% & quote)

Speed Bumps: After check-in day, if your team was randomly selected for last place, you will have this task to complete. It will be a super easy task that one person can complete. For example, 'Red hair on cover (any book edition will count)' or 'Published in January (any year)'.

Read a book where the main character has at least one pet

Switchback: This will also be revealed after check-in days and will be a task related to where the team was previously.

Italy covers an area of 301,230 km2 (116,310 sq mi), with a population of about 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area.

Read a book that is either #3, #6 or #10 in a series

Not available at this portion of the challenge:
(view spoiler)[Fast Forwards: This will be a random secret task that will be available only once throughout the entire challenge. It will also be the hardest to complete. If a team completes it before or by check-in day, they will be awarded 100 bonus points. Again, only one team can win this opportunity. (hide spoiler)]

I just have to review mine. :)

Alaina approved as a book with a star on the cover :)

Jammin Jenny wrote: "Alaina approved as a book with a star on the cover :)"

Awesome!

Yep. I'll finish that one up tomorrow for sure.

Okay, I'm going to catch up on reviews and such. Do we need anything filled?

Both of my books are now posted.

for next cycle, i think we should do books off the sign language list. but i'm okay with either one!

if we do the sign language list, i can claim these;
Archer's Voice
Set Me Free
It Ain't Me, Babe
Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust
Love Language
Wrong Way Home

if we do the samoan list, i can claim at least one or two of the following for it;
Illumine Her
Vā : Stories by Women of the Moana
The Right Swipe
Pua's Kiss

of course, everytime i'm about to get things done, i start feeling naseous. ; x so if i don't get the reviews done / posted tonight, i definitely will tomorrow. I've finished all my books in the spreadsheet, and I also have a few others to review on top of it. So let me know if we still need a spell-out or anything else!

There was only 1 book I saw that I could potentially read from either list (Samoa), but I can't guarantee that I'll get to it, as I have a couple from the library that I need to read before they have to be returned.

Ashley wrote: "There was only 1 book I saw that I could potentially read from either list (Samoa), but I can't guarantee that I'll get to it, as I have a couple from the library that I need to read before they ha..."

Yeah, the lists aren't as exciting as the last few, but I can definitely claim a few from each list. Some of them are under 200 pages so it'll be easier.

I just posted my detour book review and started on the N book

All of my books will be posted today in time. Promise.

Adding Raquel to the team everyone!

Hi Raquel, welcome to our team! :)

Hey welcome aboard!!!!

Hi Raquel! So great to have you!

Added some books to your banked tab. I did see a lot of books read by Melanie but they just need a review written.

Alaina wrote: "Added some books to your banked tab. I did see a lot of books read by Melanie but they just need a review written."

If there is a review for either Ellen or Melanie, can we use and post them if they work? Even though we haven't heard from them?

Ashley wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Added some books to your banked tab. I did see a lot of books read by Melanie but they just need a review written."

If there is a review for either Ellen or Melanie, can we use and ..."

Yup, it's why I'm adding things to the banked tab :) for either people who haven't posted yet or in a while.

Adding Wolf (Alpha) to the team everyone!

Checking in. Am I allowed to add my books to this round or wait for the next?

Welcome y’all!

I’ll have my reviews done and posted in the next 3-ish hours or sooner.

Did we decide which detour list to use for next round?

Welcome Wolf and Raquel! You can post any books you've read since the challenge started on the banked books tab. And if you can do any of the tasks for our current location or the next location, just post in here to let others know!

Sorry, haven't had a chance to check in recently!

I have around 10 books I've read that I still need to write reviews for. I'm hoping to get around to doing those this weekend.

Melanie wrote: "Sorry, haven't had a chance to check in recently!

I have around 10 books I've read that I still need to write reviews for. I'm hoping to get around to doing those this weekend."

I think I added them all to the banked tab?

I've gotten behind on my reviews which is why I end up posting for the next week most of the time. After the 13th I expect my reading to double or even triple

Alaina wrote: "Melanie wrote: "Sorry, haven't had a chance to check in recently!

I have around 10 books I've read that I still need to write reviews for. I'm hoping to get around to doing those this weekend."

I think I added them all to the banked tab?"

Yup, you got them all. Thank you!


If we need any one in particular first, let me know and I'll do the review for that one first before the others.

So I can wait until the next location to post mine?

Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "So I can wait until the next location to post mine?"

Yes you can wait. The next location starts tomorrow.

I went ahead and posted what I could from Ellen's books. I'll let you (Melanie) decide what and when to post your books!

You all checked in! Here are the results for bonus points -

1. Coast Busters - 30 pts
2. Shadow Sprinter - 20 pts
3. Backroad Bandits - 10 pts

Yields & U-Turns are back in play!

Winners were chosen via list randomizer and bonus points were decided in a wheel decide (other options were - 20,10,0; 30,15,5; 20,10,5).

Bonus points will be added in your next score update. Points are awarded for the whole team - not individually. Also, tasks for Speed Bumps and Switchback will be revealed tomorrow.

See you all in New Zealand tomorrow 😊

posted review links and the BR links to Depraved and The Mermaid [ in the spell outs ] in the spreadsheet to start. .. if someone wants to post for me.. if not ill be back to do it.

Hi Everyone! Not quite sure how this works yet but excited to be here. Tomorrow I will look at the spreadsheet and add my books and try and get up to speed with this challenge!

Happy Reading!

We will have all detour books done by midnight right? Or do we need anything else?

I think both mine are up and posted

I don't have computer access at the moment, so I can't post, but it looks like BabyLun's books are done just need to be posted. Can anyone do it?

Ashley wrote: "I don't have computer access at the moment, so I can't post, but it looks like BabyLun's books are done just need to be posted. Can anyone do it?"

I think she's on a different time zone if i recall correctly. Ifi t's the same person i remember, she is like 8 hours or more behind us. but i can try.