Challenge Corner discussion

looks like we need amanda's book for detour too.

Can we repeat a task?

Vicki wrote: "Can we repeat a task?"

Yes.

Adding Christene to the team everyone!

Hi checking in

Hey, Christene, welcome!

hey yall.. sorry to ask again, but what detour list are we going with? I'd like to start reading from it.

I have one book on the sign language list (Congo by Michael Crichton which is technically my husband's but hey it's in the house so I can read it) and nothing on the Samoa one. So if we go sign language then I can contribute the one book.

Melanie wrote: "I have one book on the sign language list (Congo by Michael Crichton which is technically my husband's but hey it's in the house so I can read it) and nothing on the Samoa..."

I'm fine with either option. It does look like the sign language list has more pages, and therefore more options overall.

Posting all my books read since April so hopefully, it helps a little.

Ok, so sign language list it is.

Melanie! will you run through your books that are banked and review whatever will work for this week?

Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "Posting all my books read since April so hopefully, it helps a little."

Awesome Wolf, are you putting them on the banked tab of the spreadsheet?

Ashley wrote: "Melanie! will you run through your books that are banked and review whatever will work for this week?"

Will do! I ended up being too busy this past weekend so I'll work on them throughout this week and post what I can fit.

Melanie wrote: "Ashley wrote: "Melanie! will you run through your books that are banked and review whatever will work for this week?"

Will do! I ended up being too busy this past weekend so I'll work on them thro..."

Perfect!

Okay! so who can read from the sign language list?
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Kade wrote: "Okay! so who can read from the sign language list?
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/..."

I'll take 1 with Congo by Michael Crichton.

I claimed 3 for the sign language list just in case. Feel free to replace one of my mine if someone else wants to / can!

I have archers voice from the list so I can read that one

Archers voice is an amazing book!! Have you read it before?

Currently adding my books since April to now to the banked books tab, but I don't normally add reviews. It will take me a minute to get to reviewing them all.

I haven’t read archers voice yet! And I also have to write reviews for all my books and then I’ll add them to this round’s location

Awesome guys! Thanks for doing that!

We can probably do a second spell out with your additions.

Got everyone checked in up to here!

I started a new Spell Out with Banked Books. There are more available that work for the missing 2 letters, but they aren't reviewed. If you have a book there, please add a review and move your book to the missing letters! Thanks!

M Melanie Magic Slays (Ilona Andrews)
A BabyLunLun Wicked Forest (V.C. Andrews)
O Jammin Jenny The Oscar Wilde Collection (Oscar Wilde)
R
I

Also, the Switchback task was revealed, in case we have a book that works in the Banked tab:

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

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

Will work for Switchback (from Banked) needs review:

Melanie: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Raquel: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Raquel: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Ashley wrote: "Will work for Switchback (from Banked) needs review:

Melanie: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Raquel: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Raquel: https://www.goodread..."

I added reviews for these two and a few others today.

I’ve been able to read a lot already this week( the good part about reading shorter books. ), so I’ll be adding reviews shortly.
Ashley - if we think my books work better somewhere else, let me know. I put a few in the spell out and detour.

Raquel wrote: "Ashley wrote: "Will work for Switchback (from Banked) needs review:

Melanie: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Raquel: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Raquel: https..."

Awesome! Can you post those two in the Review thread? I added them to the Week 6 tab for Switchback.

Added another book to the Spell Out. Nothing has been posted.

M Melanie Magic Slays (Ilona Andrews)
A BabyLunLun Wicked Forest (V.C. Andrews)
O Jammin Jenny The Oscar Wilde Collection (Oscar Wilde)
R
I Raquel It Happened One Summer (Tessa Bailey)

I've added some things to the Week 6 tab, so please check before Friday check-in and post to the review thread. If you will be unable to post before then, please let the team know and one of us can do it for you.

Ashley wrote: "Added another book to the Spell Out. Nothing has been posted.

M Melanie Magic Slays (Ilona Andrews)
A BabyLunLun Wicked Forest (V.C. Andrews)
O Jammin Jenny The Oscar Wilde Collection (Oscar Wilde..."

I have some on week 6 that can fill the R too.
We may even be able to do another spellout based on some others on week 6 and dthe spreadsheet.

I think we can definitely do another spell-out (if reviews are completed). Everyone is more than welcome to go WILD on the spreadsheet, adding books, etc! No need to bank a book unless we can't use it at all (then we can save it for next week, etc)

most of my books in the spreadsheet for this week have been linked with a review. I didn't post them in the reviews yet just in case I need to move any around.

Was I supposed to add my books to the banked books tab or a specific week?

Raquel wrote: "Was I supposed to add my books to the banked books tab or a specific week?"

if they fit a prompt for the current week [ which is week 6,] they go there; otherwise banked.

Ashley and others - we can do one more spellout if we move some things from route info over. Is it okay if i do that?

absolutely, go for it

Ashley wrote: "absolutely, go for it"

You got it! Just wanted to make sure it was okay to move people from route info to spellout.

Does anyone know which gets us more points if any?

no difference

the vigg3st difference in points I think is the buddy reading

biggest

That makes sense. So I suppose moving things from
Route info to spelllut doesn’t make much sense. But if we can move things from banked over, that would help.

hey! sorry I've been quiet - was on holiday! but I just posted a review for a book I just finished which fits multiple prompts for route info. there is also sign language in it but it's not on the list so I didn't think I could count it

I posted the following to the review thread:

M Melanie Magic Slays (Ilona Andrews)
A BabyLunLun Wicked Forest (V.C. Andrews)
O Jammin Jenny The Oscar Wilde Collection (Oscar Wilde)
R Raquel You Shouldn't Have Come Here (Jeneva Rose)
I Raquel It Happened One Summer (Tessa Bailey)

Raquel The House of Eve (Sadequa Johnson)

I'm working on finishing 2 more books. I know I'll finish one before Friday, but the other is taking me longer than usual, so I'm not sure I'll finish in before midnight Friday.

Melanie:
Would you be able to review the following? They could be used for page points:

Drive James S.A. Corey
Gods of Risk James S.A. Corey

Also, Melanie and Raquel! If you could review the following books, we could complete another spellout!

M: Melanie The Missing Ones Patricia Gibney
A: Melanie A Treacherous Curse Deanna Raybourn
O: Raquel Maggie Moves On Lucy Score
R: Melanie Die for Me Karen Rose
I: Raquel Icebreaker Hannah Grace

I will work on getting those specific ones reviewed.

Just double checking, when is the deadline for the week? It's end of day tomorrow (Friday), right?

Sorry I've been quiet too. I've been sick, then I lost (and then found) one of my cats, and work has been crazy. Let me go see what I can do this week.