Challenge Corner discussion

Ya'll are great!

I'm using the book "funny guy" for the E in roadblock. For the author's first name. I'll have that review and my other roadblock one up shortly if i can get the youngest to bed soon. If not, then tomorrow with like 3 others. I feel like the day got away from me, hah.

Melanie wrote: "I added a banked tab to the sheet for ones we're not using right away."

Great!

We need to have everything posted by midnight on 7-April, correct?

From what I can tell these books are finished and need to be posted in the Review thread:

Celia - Choosing Light (Viral Dalal)
Kade - Funny Guy
BabyLunLun - Buried Secrets (Carolyn Keene)

Ellen-Arwen
It Ends With Us (Colleen Hoover)
The Atlas Six (Olivie Blake)
The No-Show (Beth O'Leary)
The Princess and the Fangirl (Ashley Poston)


And these books need to be finished:

Amanda - I Call Upon Thee (Ania Ahlborn)
Kade - Your Coping Skills Aren't Working (Richard Brouillette)
Ashley - Wild (Cheryl Strayed)

Jammin Jenny
The Twisted Dead (Darcy Coates)
The Ravenous Dead (Darcy Coates)

Yes. Ans I think we have to check in sometime
Tomorrow right? Or is that the other challenge ?

It's this one.
April 7th between 4:00 - 6:00 PM Eastern

Oh, I found one more for you Kade!

Kade Finally Free (Elena Aitken)

Do we all need to check In or just one person from
Our team?

I'm not sure, but I feel like it just has to be one person. I don't see how we could make sure everyone was available at that time! I'm not sure what "checking-in" actually means, either. Do we just say, "Hi!" or do we have to explain our progress?

I will ask in the Q&A

Hi everyone! sorry im late! Goodreads wasn’t notifying me if anything! 😭😭 but I’m new here and this is my first time. I’m reading the rules and everything right now!

Hi all. I think we get bonus points if we check in between 4-6 pm Eastern, but can keep reading for the round until 11:59 pm our own time.

From the Review thread:

This round will cover seven (7) days.

Start: April 1st at 12:00 AM (in your time zone)
End: April 7th at 11:59 PM (in your time zone)

Please check in on April 7th 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.

I'll have Ravenous Dead done by tonight, but I was going to take until 11:59 (hopefully a bit sooner) to finish my other PCT list book. Does someone want to read another book on the PCT list instead? I definitely won't finish it by 4 pm Eastern tomorrow.

Jenny, I don't think you have to finish anything by 4!

is it maybe the more people that check in the more points you get

question because i dont want to "cheat"
so the two books i read i call upon thee and the pretty ones are two stories in 1 book called apart in the dark by ania ahlborn...do you think i could use that for the prompt of author initals in mountain?

I think it probably depends on how you shelve it on Goodreads. I usually separate books, even if they are in one bundle, since I'm reading 2 books, and I often don't read them all at the same time. That being said, you should probably do whatever feels correct to you.

i mean in the end its only going to give us about 3 or 4 points i think so not too many

i posted for i call upon thees review...i also finished the island of doctor moreau if that is still needed

Hey everyone!!

It has been chaotic over in my life this week. I just wanted to let you know that you will receive information about your next leg tomorrow after 12 pm EST. **

Check in's will be between 4-6 pm EST but you can still read for the leg until 11:59 pm (in your time zone).

Check in - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

**This will be the only time you will receive information about the next leg on check in day. Moving forward, I will have it to you the day before check in.

Alaina said we only need one person to check-in. Who would like the honor?

Ashley wrote: "We need to have everything posted by midnight on 7-April, correct?

From what I can tell these books are finished and need to be posted in the Review thread:

Celia - Choosing Light (Viral Dalal)
K..."

Hi, I've posted for three of them but I'm not going to finish The Princess and the Fangirl tonight - I am SO sorry. can anyone rejig things to make the spellout fit? I am so so so sorry; you all accommodated me and then I let you down :(


On another note, intensely confused about the check-in time. I'm not sure when 4-6pm EST is exactly but I'm pretty sure I'll be asleep? Can someone check in on my behalf? I'm a little fuzzy on this one. I should finish The princess and the fangirl tomorrow so it can count towards the next round, whatever that may be!

And hopefully I will be just a little less confused because I seriously have no idea what's going on rofl

GO TEAM :D

No worries Ellen, I'm sure we can wiggle things to make it work!

Also, only one team member needs to check in, so don't worry about that! One of us will be around then. I know I will.

Ashley wrote: "No worries Ellen, I'm sure we can wiggle things to make it work!

Also, only one team member needs to check in, so don't worry about that! One of us will be around then. I know I will."

Thanks so much Ashley, and sorry again <3

Celia! Your finished book Choosing Light (Viral Dalal) needs to be posted in the Review thread for Roadblock (letter C)

Kade! Your book Your Coping Skills Aren't Working (Richard Brouillette) isn't marked as completed on the SS. Will you be able to finish it? Also, I moved Finally Free (Elena Aitken) to Roadblock (letter A), which needs to be posted in the Review thread. And Funny Guy looks like it also need to be posted in the review thread for Roadblock (letter E).

BabyLunLun! Your book Buried Secrets (Carolyn Keene) needs to be posted in the Review thread for Roadblock (letter C)

Shia! Your book On the Way to the Wedding (Julia Quinn) needs to be posted in the Review thread also!

Jammin Jenny How are you on your Detour books? I know you weren't sure you'd finish both?

I think that's it for the moment!

if you can finish the book by tomorrow midnight no worries...if you know you definitely cant i am sure i can find something to substitute for P if that will lessen the burden

Amanda wrote: "if you can finish the book by tomorrow midnight no worries...if you know you definitely cant i am sure i can find something to substitute for P if that will lessen the burden"

We had a book that worked Amanda, so I just moved it in!

Oh and an update for myself. I will finish Wild (Cheryl Strayed) for Detour either tonight or tomorrow night. I should have it done before midnight.

awesome sauce...back to reading heartsick then haha...i cant access the SS at work so thank you for giving an update i truly appreciate it

all my books are done. i just need to post as soon as i'm off my meeting.

Can someone post my review for - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... - I have a lot to do and might not get it in on time otherwise

I read a P book that we can use but I can’t post it for about 2 hours because my husband and I are going out to dinner.

okay so the review for finally free was already posted, but i edited it for the roadblock.

sorry Kade! I looked, but I guess I missed it!

Ashley wrote: "sorry Kade! I looked, but I guess I missed it!"

no worries! i just needed to edit it to reflect the change from route into to roadblock so i did that. i'm posting the rest of the reviews, just wanted to finish the reviews before i started posting so i didn't forget any. my brain is FRIED lately.

all reviews are posted. i may have one more to post if i can find something on the route info to fit it.

i can probably do the checkin, but if someone else will definimtely be on feel free to just in case.

I can check-in if you can't make it Kade. I should be around.

Status Update

Roadblock
our Roadblock is totally posted, so that's great!

Detour
I should finish my Detour book this evening. I kept falling asleep last night, so I'll finish it up today.
Jammin Jenny - we need an update from you on your books. Will you finish? If not, Kade are you able to switch your book to Route Info or can anyone do a book from the list? I won't be able to.

Route Info
Shia and BabyLunLun have finished books that need to be posted today. :)

if we're worried... I can do wild just in case if that helps...I will be able to get that done by tonight

Amanda wrote: "if we're worried... I can do wild just in case if that helps...I will be able to get that done by tonight"

Up to you Amanda! That's what I'm reading now. I am really enjoying it, and if I'd been able to just sit and read it, would have been done days ago! I have only been able to read that one at night, after I put my youngest to bed and I manage to fall asleep fairly quickly!

haha I have about 11 hours at work today on a holiday with minimal interruptions...I rather have a back up just in case if not we can use it for either route info or bank it

If we neee one more book for the PCT list, I can find a short one and do it asap.
Just let me know asap.

I'd say go for it worse case we bank it for next week

omg about 20% in and I literally laughed out loud with her pooping story

I’ll finish six rooms for the PCT list.

What's the PCT list? I've finished The Princess and the Fangirl now if that fits anywhere, otherwise I'll put it in banked books for next go round (I thought the deadline was in the middle of my night but I was wrong lol)

Sorry to be so hopelessly clueless

This round will cover seven (7) days.

Start: April 8th at 12:00 AM (in your time zone)
End: April 14th at 11:59 PM (in your time zone)

Please check in on April 14th 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 Europe
2. Read a book with a red cover
3. Read a book with a white cover
4. Read a book set in a large city
5. Read a book with the word 'RED' and 'CROSS' found in text (pg/% & quote)
6. Read a book where the main character is bilingual
7. Read a book from an author that is from or currently lives in Switzerland
8. Read a book that has water on the cover (any edition works)
9. Read a book with the word 'GLACIAL' found in text (pg/% & quote)
10. Read a book that has mountains on the cover (any edition works)
11. Read a book where the title has the letters Z, U, R, I, C, H in it (in any order)
12. Read a book where the author's first and last initial are in SWITZERLAND
13. Read a book where the main characters first name starts with a letter in JURA
14. Read a book that is tagged '16th Century'
15. Read a book where the series title has the letters A, L, P, S 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).

Switzerland is the birthplace of the Red Cross, one of the world's oldest and best-known humanitarian organizations, and hosts the headquarters or offices of most major international institutions, including the WTO, the WHO, the ILO, FIFA, and the United Nations.

Read a book found on the Set in Switzerland Books or Humanitarian 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.

MONTE ROSA: ✤ MONTE ROSA ✤

Monte Rosa (Italian: massiccio del Monte Rosa; German: Monte Rosa-Massiv; French: massif du Mont Rose) is a mountain massif in the eastern part of the Pennine Alps, on the border between Italy (Piedmont and Aosta Valley) and Switzerland (Valais).

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.

The Matterhorn is a mountain of the Alps, straddling the main watershed and border between Switzerland and Italy.

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

Read a book that is set in at least two places (states/countries/etc.) and has the word 'SNOW' found in text (pg/% & quote)

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 Swiss climate is generally temperate, but can vary greatly across localities, from glacial conditions on the mountaintops to the near-Mediterranean climate at Switzerland's southern tip. Some valley areas in the southern part of Switzerland offer cold-hardy palm trees. Summers tend to be warm and humid at times with periodic rainfall, ideal for pastures/grazing. The less humid winters in the mountains may see weeks-long intervals of stable conditions.

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

Read a book that is set in the Mediterranean and has the word 'HUMID' 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 published in 2023 (any month - ARCs can be used as well)

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

The Pacific Coast Trail is about 2,650 miles long.

Read a book that has 3 of these numbers in the page count (ex: 265, 650, 250, etc.)

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)]

Checking for the 4-6 est time for us!

haha i was actually just about to do it too...haha great minds think alike

Ellen, there’s a l Goodreads list of books that we could choose books from from detour.

Haha amanda! I figured I saw the notification so why not.

for leg two detour; i think "set in switzerland" is the better option.

oh good! I just had a chance to pop over, it's been crazy at work!

edit: Kade, I added the post to the check-in thread!