The Procrastinators Book Club discussion

RULES
✧ Members will be broken out into up to 3-5 separate teams (or go solo) before the start date (November 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 from November 1st through December 31st. Any books or audiobooks started before November 1st or finished after December 31st 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. They have to be on the Goodreads database.
✧ 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 category
+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 1: 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! This means commenting your updates in the designated thread for that book.

THE CHALLENGES

Winter is Coming
1. Read a book with a black and white cover
2. Read a book that features a wolf or other large canine
3. Read a book about an orphan
4. Read a book written by an author whose (first or last) name starts with a W
5. Read an epic fantasy book

You’re As Cold as Ice
1. Read a book set in the wintertime
2. Read a book with a blue cover
3. Read a dark fiction book of any genre (dark fantasy, dark romance, dark academia, etc.)
4. Read a book with fewer than 10,000 ratings on Goodreads
5. Read a book written by a Black author

It’s Giving…Thanks
1. Read a book with an orange or yellow cover
2. Read a historical fiction book
3. Read a book written by an Indigenous author (native/indigenous to whatever their home region is)
4. Listen to an audiobook (for page count, use the hardcover edition; if there is no hardcover edition, use whatever is the default)
5. Re-read a book

Let’s Get Lit
1. Read a book by a Jewish author
2. Read a book with fire on the cover
3. Read a book set in the Middle East
4. Read a middle-grade book
5. Read a book with more than 100,000 ratings on Goodreads

She Might Have a Camel-toe…But You Can Meet Her Under the Mistletoe
1. Read a romance book
2. Read a book set in South America
3. Read a book originally published in the 1900s
4. Read a book written by an author who was over the age of 50 when the book was published
5. Read a book with a red cover

New Year, New Me
1. Read a dystopia book
2. Read a book with an unusual format
3. Read a book in a genre you don’t like (or one you don’t read very often)
4. Read a book set in the future
5. Read a book that is the first in a series



LINKS TO SPREADSHEET
To help track your team points, strategize and communicate, we've created individual team spreadsheets and team discord channels. Any errors within it are mine—please let me know if you spot anything wonky.

Spreadsheet:
*We won't be making Discord channels UNLESS you request it.

Reminder: Mods will NOT use your spreadsheet to record points. This is for your team purposes only! Please make sure to post an accurate completion post or we will not count it!

PARTICIPANTS

Alex (The Scribe Owl)
Carly
Elizabeth
Ilsen
Jen K
Katie
Steph

COMPLETION POST:
The mods are going to be needing this from every participant for every book they finish for us to be able to track everything better. Only books that have a completion post will be considered for scoring points. Here is the template:

Title:
Author:
Start Date:
Finish Date:
Category and task: (only one task per book read)
Graphic Novel? (Yes or no)
Buddy Read? (Yes or no)
Group Read? (Yes or no)
Pages: (if a graphic novel, please post original and halved numbers; ex: 244/122)
Review: [link of your review]

Please ensure you include the category and task number. It really helps us when we input into our master spreadsheet <3

Hey team and happy Halloween! Excited to read some wintry books with you all.

Since some teams wanted to use Discord, it is easier to make channels for everyone there.

If you aren't already part of the Discord, here is a link to join: https://discord.com/invite/3hBXPyt2Fa

Winter Wars channels are at the bottom.

Happy Halloween! I loved the summer version of this one so I’m excited to do this one! Hoping to read a lot!!

Happy Winter Wars start day! I finished up my last October yesterday and added my first Winter War books to the spreadsheet. Also excited to read some good ones.

Been a bit hectic in RL so I haven't managed well with the BRs yet but will try to join a couple and will read both Group Reads.

Anyone in this group planning to use Discord?

Hi Team!!! I'll be making my TBR for this over the next few days but I'm excited!

Re Discord: Yes I will be

I did get the invite but I am down to using Discord as well. I’m active on both here and Discord.

Title: Demon in the Wood
Author: Leigh Bardugo and Dani Pendergast
Start Date: 11/1/2023
Finish Date: 11/1/2023
Category and task: Let's Get Lit 1--not sure about the artist, but Leigh Bardugo is Jewish
Graphic Novel? Yes
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 203/101.5
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

UPDATED

Hey everyone! Just making a clarifying statement about It’s Giving…Thanks #3: Read a book written by an Indigenous author. What is meant by this statement is this dictionary definition:

(of people) inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists.

Because ethnicity and history can be really tricky to determine sometimes, if you aren't 100% sure about something, feel free to ask and we can work through it together. I wanted this prompt to include indigenous groups that we don't often think of as indigenous, like African tribal groups, Polynesian or Micronesian Islander peoples, or even the Welsh, Gaelic, or Basque peoples of Europe. This isn't a gatekeeping space for indigenous identity, but there needs to be some clear evidentiary justification behind the claim :)

Completion Post

Title: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
Author: Sangu Mandanna
Start Date: November 1, 2023
Finish Date: November 4, 2023
Category and task: Winter 3: Orphan
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 318
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Completion Post

Title: Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World
Author: John Vaillant
Start Date: November 1, 2023
Finish Date: November 5, 2023
Category and task: Ice 4 - Fewer than 10k ratings
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 432
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

UPDATED

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WINTER WARS update November 6, 2023

We try to post updates each Sunday (but we fail 😅) of this challenge for teams and solo participants. It might not be Sunday yet in some parts of the world but this is for consistency purposes.

TEAMS:
The Cool Kids: 33
The Frozen Chosen: 15
The Sassy SADs: 3
The Incredible Icicles: 17
The Glowing Snows: 19

The Hermits who live in Isolated Mountain Cabins:

Christene Paula: 2
Jasmine:
Jen: 1
Jesa:
Kira:
Madhuparna: 1

The Cool Kids are keeping their team one, number one in this weeks update. The other teams are doing pretty well too.

Happy reading!

❤︎ From the Procrastinator Mods

Completion Post

Title: The Rage of Dragons
Author: Evan Winter
Start Date: November 4, 2023
Finish Date: November 6, 2023
Category and task: Winter 5 - Epic Fantasy
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? Yes
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 578
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: A Children's Bible
Author: Lydia Millet
Start Date: November 5, 2023
Finish Date: November 6, 2023
Category and task: New Me 1 - Dystopia book
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 240
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Hey Team!! Slow start but plenty of time. What is everyone reading? Any trouble meeting the prompts? I'm side-eying the re-read one.

I'm trying to finish up a historical fiction and an X book for the alphabet challenge and then Iron Flame!!

I’m trying to finish my current read from the previous month so I can focus on the books that will count for the challenge! Currently I’m reading The Secret History and I really like it!

I’m hoping to put Bookshops&Bonedusts for this

Ilsen wrote: "I’m trying to finish my current read from the previous month so I can focus on the books that will count for the challenge! Currently I’m reading The Secret History and I really like it!"

I meant to read The Secret History last month and ended up returning the book to the library without opening it. Some day I will read this! Glad you are enjoying!

Steph wrote: "I’m hoping to put Bookshops&Bonedusts for this"

Got this one from library at midnight and super excited for it!! Hoping to join the BR but also got Iron Flame and considering another BR. It is a good week for books.

I'm finishing up Empire of Storms and also just finished an audiobook, so my next post will be my points post for that. I've been reading a ton of high fantasy as I've been blowing through the Throne of Glass series, so I may give myself a brain break and let my next physical read be a bit more relaxed, like a romance or something.

Also if anyone is looking for recommendations for a book by an Indigenous author and you like spooky stuff, may I recommend Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology? I started it last month so I won't be able to count it for the game, but it's an incredible anthology. So many of the short stories are 5 stars and I'm only about halfway through.

Title: None of This Is True
Author: Lisa Jewell
Start Date: 11/2/2023
Finish Date: 11/8/2023
Category and task: Mistletoe 4--author over 50 when published
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 384
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Empire of Storms
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Start Date: 11/2/2023
Finish Date: 11/8/2023
Category and task: Lit 2--fire on the cover
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 689
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Spy x Family, Vol. 1
Author: Tatsuya Endo
Start Date: 11/2
End Date: 11/4
Category and Task: Lit 5: more than 100k ratings
Graphic Novel: Yes
Buddy/group read: No
# pages: 212/2 = 106
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Katie wrote: "I'm finishing up Empire of Storms and also just finished an audiobook, so my next post will be my points post for that. I've been reading a ton of high fantasy as I've been blowing ..."

I read Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology last month and it was fabulous!!

Completion Post

Title: Xeni
Author: Rebekah Weatherspoon
Start Date: November 6, 2023
Finish Date: November 7, 2023
Category and task: Ice 5 - Black author
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 263
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

UPDATED

Completion Post

Title: The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
Author: David Grann
Start Date: November 7, 2023
Finish Date: November 9, 2023
Category and task: Mistletoe 2 - Set in South America (Patagonia)
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 329
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: The Vaster Wilds
Author: Lauren Groff
Start Date: November 6, 2023
Finish Date: November 9, 2023
Category and task: Thanks 2 - Historical fiction
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 272
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

UPDATED

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WINTER WARS update November 12, 2023

We try to post updates each Sunday (but we fail 😅) of this challenge for teams and solo participants. It might not be Sunday yet in some parts of the world but this is for consistency purposes.

TEAMS:
The Cool Kids: 76
The Frozen Chosen: 58
The Sassy SADs: 30
The Incredible Icicles: 17
The Glowing Snows: 52

The Hermits who live in Isolated Mountain Cabins:

Christene Paula: 2
Jasmine:
Jen: 10
Jesa:
Kira: 54
Madhuparna: 1

The Cool Kids are still on top but we're only almost half-way through November and the games have just begun ;)

Happy reading!

❤︎ From the Procrastinator Mods

Completion Post

Title: The Mummy Case
Author: Elizabeth Peters
Start Date: November 9, 2023
Finish Date: November 12, 2023
Category and task: Lit 3 - Set in Middle East (Egypt)
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 327
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Remember Us
Author: Jacqueline Woodson
Start Date: November 12, 2023
Finish Date: November 12, 2023
Category and task: Lit 4 - Middle-grade book
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 192
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Completion Post

Title: Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes
Author: Elizabeth Lesser
Start Date: November 12, 2023
Finish Date: November 13, 2023
Category and task: Thanks 4 - Audiobook
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 304
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: A Merry Little Meet Cute
Author: Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone
Start Date: 11/8/2023
Finish Date: 11/16/2023
Category and task: Ice 1--set during winter
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 418
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: The Patient
Author: Jasper DeWitt
Start Date: 11/16/2023
Finish Date: 11/17/2023
Category and task: Ice 3--dark fiction
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 224
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Completion Post

Title: Bunny
Author: Mona Awad
Start Date: November 9, 2023
Finish Date: November 13, 2023
Category and task: Ice 3 - Dark fiction
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? Yes
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Group Read? No
Pages: 305
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Bookshops & Bonedust
Author: Travis Baldree
Start Date: November 12, 2023
Finish Date: November 16, 2023
Category and task: Ice 4 - Fewer than 10k ratings
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? Yes
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Group Read? No
Pages: 352
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History
Author: Dan Flores
Start Date: November 13, 2023
Finish Date: November 16, 2023
Category and task: Winter 2 - Wolf/Other Canine
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 271
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Completion Post

Title: The Suite Spot
Author: Trish Doller
Start Date: November 16, 2023
Finish Date: November 18, 2023
Category and task: Mistletoe 1 - Romance
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 288
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Buried in a Good Book
Author: Tamara Berry
Start Date: November 16, 2023
Finish Date: November 18, 2023
Category and task: New Me 5 - First in the series
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 312
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Mistborn: The Final Empire
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Start Date: 11/12/2023
Finish Date: 11/18/2023
Category and task: Winter 5--epic fantasy
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? Yes https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Group Read? No
Pages: 664
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: The House in the Cerulean Sea
Author: TJ Klune
Start Date: 11/9/23
Finish Date: 11/18/23
Category and task: Thanks 5--reread a book
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 396
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

UPDATED

WINTER WARS update November 19, 2023

We try to post updates each Sunday (but we fail 😅) of this challenge for teams and solo participants. It might not be Sunday yet in some parts of the world but this is for consistency purposes.

TEAMS:
The Cool Kids: 117
The Frozen Chosen: 91
The Sassy SADs: 71
The Incredible Icicles: 64
The Glowing Snows: 128

The Hermits who live in Isolated Mountain Cabins:

Christene Paula: 2
Jasmine:
Jen: 16
Jesa:
Kira: 69
Madhuparna: 1
Josie:
Allyson:

The Glowing Snows take the lead this week with The Cool Kids close behind!! Remember to put in the category and task (ONE CATEGORY FOR EACH BOOK!) as some of you forget and I can't count your entry without that information.

Happy reading!

❤︎ From the Procrastinator Mods

Team! I finished a blue cover book. I’m going to try to log it now.

Steph wrote: "Team! I finished a blue cover book. I’m going to try to log it now."

Magical! Love seeing categories completed!

Title:Iris Kelly Doesn't Date
Author:Ashley Herring Blake
Start Date:11/1/23
Finish Date:11/18/23
Category and task: Ice-2 Blue Cover (only one task per book read)
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? NO
Pages: 402
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Carrie
Author: Stephen King
Start Date: November 1
Finish Date: November 14
Category and task: New me 2 - unusual format
Graphic Novel? (Yes or no) No
Buddy Read? (Yes or no) No
Group Read? (Yes or no) No
Pages: 322
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Hamlet
Author: William Shakespeare
Start Date: Nov 1
Finish Date: Nov 13
Category and task: Winter 4-author's name starts with W
Graphic Novel? (Yes or no) no
Buddy Read? (Yes or no) no
Group Read? (Yes or no) no
Pages: 377
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Hey guys, sorry I've been AWOL, I'm back and ready to get some of these books in!

Alex (The Scribe Owl) wrote: "Hey guys, sorry I've been AWOL, I'm back and ready to get some of these books in!"

Glad to have you back and welcome!!

Completion Post

Title: To Shape a Dragon's Breath
Author: Moniquill Blackgoose
Start Date: November 18, 2023
Finish Date: November 19, 2023
Category and task: Thanks 3 - Indigenous author
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 528
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Feminasty: The Complicated Woman's Guide to Surviving the Patriarchy Without Drinking Herself to Death
Author: Erin Gibson
Start Date: November 18, 2023
Finish Date: November 19, 2023
Category and task: Thanks 1 - Orange or Yellow Cover

Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 288
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Welcome back to the party, Alex! <3