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GISH Scavenger Hunt II - Rules

Duration: June 10, 2024 - August 4, 2024

Team Members
✅ Apoorv
✅ Kat
✅ Lisa
✅ Lynnette
✅ RaeRae

How to Play:
* Each team member will need to read one book each week.
* The book must match a task from that week's list.
* Books must be at least 140 pages. Audio book page length is determined by the first paper version that shows up.

IMPORTANT POINTERS

🛎️ Tasks will be posted Friday Morning.

Start Time: NOT BEFORE before Monday morning (12:01 am)
Reporting Time: NOT AFTER Sunday night (midnight).
All timings are your own time zones.

🛎️ Each task gets points. The points may be higher if the task is trickier.

If the book you're reading fits a second GISH task, you can claim those points as well.

🛎️ Only a maximum of two (2) tasks can be claimed per book.

BUDDY reading a book for a task is worth additional 50 points.

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For example, a single book can yield us:

1. You get points for the 1st task you read for.
2. More points if your book obviously matches a second task.
3. 50 more points if you buddy read a book with someone on your team.

You can add 2 and/or 3 to the mandatory 1 for additional points.

Example:
Task 566. Read a book with an MPG of 'Classic Literature'.
Task 568. Read a book where the MC's name is Elizabeth.
If you Buddy Read Pride and Prejudice, you get points for 1, 2, and 3
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🛎️ Team members can read the same task.

PLEASE NOTE

🛎️ If a team member has scheduled an absence, someone else on the team can match their book up to 4 different tasks so as not to miss points.

🛎️ If someone misses two deadlines, they will be removed from the game.

SCOREKEEPING

Tracking Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

✅ 📝 Week 1: Reporting Post | Total: 593 points
✅ 📝 Week 2: Reporting Post | Total: 503 points
✅ 📝 Week 3: Reporting Post | Total: 747 points
✅ 📝 Week 4: Reporting Post | Total: 609 points
✅ 📝 Week 5: Reporting Post | Total: 679 points
✅ 📝 Week 6: Reporting Post | Total: 557 points
✅ 📝 Week 7: Reporting Post | Total: 538 points
✅ 📝 Week 8: Reporting Post | Total: 599 points

GRAND TOTAL : 4,825 points

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Sample Completion Post

Book and Author:
Date Read:
Pages:
GISH task: #?
2nd GISH task: #?
Buddy Read: (provide link to Buddy Read thread)

BUDDY READS

✅ 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Week 1 | Water for Elephants | Apoorv & Lisa | BR Thread
✅ 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Week 3 | The Spanish Love Deception | Lisa & RaeRae | BR Thread
✅ 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Week 3 | Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: An Introvert's Year of Living Dangerously | Apoorv & Kat | BR Thread
✅ 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Week 4 | Butcher & Blackbird | Kat* & Lisa | BR Thread
✅ 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Week 4 | Knot My Type | Apoorv & RaeRae | BR Thread
✅ 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Week 5 | The Berry Pickers | Apoorv, Lisa, & Lynnette | BR Thread
✅ 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Week 6 | What Alice Forgot | Apoorv & Lisa | BR Thread
✅ 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Week 7 | The Light Through the Leaves | Apoorv & Lisa | BR Thread
✅ 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Week 8 | Today Tonight Tomorrow | Kat* & Lisa | BR Thread
✅ 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Week 8 | A Psalm for the Wild-Built | Apoorv & Lynnette | BR Thread

*No submission

WEEK 1 TASKS

1. Read a book where a scene happens at a beach.
2. Reread a book that you read when you were younger.
3. Read a book with all the letters of ART in the author's name
4. Read a book with a wedding in it
5. Read a hardback or paperback book
6. Read a book with 3 Ps in the title
7. Read a book where the MC is a grandparent OR under 30 years old
8. Read a Science Fiction book
9. Read a book set during the wintertime
10. Read a book set in Italy or with an Italian character in it
11. Read a ghost story
12. Read a book with clouds on the cover
13. Read a book with illustrations or drawings in it
14. Read a book where the MC is a first responder (firemen, paramedics, ER medics, nurses, police)
15. Read a book with fruit on the cover or in the title
16. Read a book first published 10 years ago (2014)
17. Read a book that some might consider spicy
18. Read a book where the MC is an immigrant (has moved to a new country)
19. Read a book where the MC has a pet
20. Read a book that is tagged 'Adventure'
21. Read a book with 3 or 0 in the page count
22. Read a book a mythical creature in it
23. Read a book tagged "Fairy", "Faery" or "Fairy Tale(s)"
24. Read a book with a hat on the cover
25. Read a book that is not a WOMBAT (a Waste of Money, Batting and Time), it must be on the BOOKS THAT WON'T WASTE YOUR TIME list
26. Read a book with a person's first name in the title

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WEEK 1 READS

✅ 📚 Apoorv | Water for Elephants | Sara Gruen | 12Jun2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #7 & #20 | Buddy Read |

✅ 📚 Kat | Hotel Tango 23: Responding To The Unknown | Benjamin Pearson, Patricia Sutcliffe | 16Jun2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #5 & #14 |

✅ 📚 Lisa | Water for Elephants | Sara Gruen | 15Jun2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #21 & #25 | Buddy Read |

✅ 📚 Lynnette | Black Wolf | Juan Gómez-Jurado | 12Jun2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #9 & #21 |

✅ 📚 RaeRae | Alien Zoo: A Neurospicy Posessive Monster Romance | Deiri Di | 11Jun2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #8 & #17 |

WEEK 2 TASKS

27. Read a book where the MC uses the Internet.
28. Read a book set at a boarding school
29. Read a book set in a hemisphere opposite than where you live
30. Read a book with a lonely MC (your definition)
31. Read a book that is tagged 'Mystery'
32. Read a book written by a woman
33. Read a book where the MC flies on an airplane
34. Read a book with all the letters of LOGO in the title (there must be two Os)
35. Read a book with flowers on the cover
36. Read a non-fiction book
37. Read a book with any type of vehicle on the cover
38. Read a book that has more than one cover
39. Read a book written by an author whose first, middle or last name begins with C, P, or K
40. Read a book from the Books with a Song Name as the Title list
41. Read a book from your own personal TBR list
42. Read a book set during the summertime
43. Read a book where the MC bakes bread or cookies
44. Read a book first published in the 1980s
45. Read a book where the MC has a tattoo
46. Read a 4th book of a series
47. Read a book with a title that begins with H, O or A (you may NOT use a title that begins with "The")
48. Read a book with a non-rooster farm animal in the book (The animal must have a name. It can be just a mention.)
49. Read a book that is on the Girl Power list
50. Read a book where the MC is or was a professional athlete
51. Read a book where the MC is or was in the military
52. Read a book where a president, prime minister, king, or queen is a significant character

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WEEK 2 READS

✅ 📚 Apoorv | Holy Cow | David Duchovny | 17Jun2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #47 & #48 |

✅ 📚 Kat | 20 Minutes On Holiday | Daniel Hurst | 22Jun2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #41 & #42 |

✅ 📚 Lisa | The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi | Shannon Chakraborty | 23Jun2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #37 & #39 |

✅ 📚 Lynnette | Unbecoming a Lady: The Forgotten Sluts and Shrews Who Shaped America | Therese Oneill | 21Jun2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #34 & #36 |

✅ 📚 RaeRae | Heartless | Marissa Meyer | 23Jun2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #40 & #43 |

WEEK 3 TASKS

53. Read a book with an author as a significant character
54. Listen to an audiobook.
55. Read a book written by a Mary or Poppins, or the MC's name is Mary or Poppins
56. Read a book that is your favorite genre
57. Read a book set in Croatia, California, or England
58. Read a book set during a war, battle, or conflict
59. Read a book from the Best Friendship Books list
60. Read a book where the series name begins with a letter in STRANGE
61. Read a book that was nominated for or won an award
62. Read the first book in a series
63. Read a book where the MC's first name begins with 'L'
64. Read a book with "lobby" in the text of the book
65. Read a book with 3 Ds in the title
66. Read a book that has been made into a movie
67. Read a book with two Bs in the author's full name
68. Read a book with a lot of yellow on the cover
69. Read a book tagged "MidGrade", "Middle Grade" or "Childrens"
70. Read a book with a "hot" person on the cover (your definition)
71. Read a book that someone on your team considered 'flat' (rated 1 or 2 stars)
72. Read a book where the MC might attend a board meeting
73. Read a book that you purchased
74. Read a book with "alien" in the text of the book and set on Earth
75. Read a book where all the letters of LAW are not in the title
76. Read a book tagged "Historical"
77. Read an anthology
78. Read a book with a caption or blurb on the cover

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WEEK 3 READS

✅ 📚 Apoorv | Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: An Introvert's Year of Living Dangerously | Jessica Pan | 29Jun2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #57 & #65 | Buddy Read |

✅ 📚 Kat | Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: An Introvert's Year of Living Dangerously | Jessica Pan | 29Jun2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #53 & #65 | Buddy Read |

✅ 📚 Lisa | The Spanish Love Deception | Elena Armas | 29Jun2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #60 & #61 | Buddy Read |

✅ 📚 Lynnette | Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me | Whoopi Goldberg | 26Jun2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #54 & #64 |

✅ 📚 RaeRae | The Spanish Love Deception | Elena Armas | 30Jun2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #62 & #63 | Buddy Read |

WEEK 4 TASKS

79. Read a book tagged "Supernatural" or "Paranormal"
80. Read a book with a cover that you might find embarrassing
81. Read a time travel book
82. Read a book set in Canada
83. Read a book that comes in at least three different forms (paperback, hardback, ebook, audiobook)
84. Read the 2nd or 3rd book in a series
85. Read a book with “insect” or “space” in the text of the book
86. Read a book on the Magical Creatures list
87. Read a book where the MC wears a costume
88. Read a book with a three-word title
89. Read a book that is on the Lips and Lipstick list
90. Read a book where the MC is a mother
91. Re-read a book that you didn't leave a review of the first time, but write a review this time
92. Read a book that a friend has rated 5 stars
93. Read a book that is required for a different team or partner challenge you are currently participating in
94. Read a book with no humans or animals on the cover
95. Read a book with a recipe in it (but is not a cookbook
96. Read a book that has between 140-199 pages
97. Read a book with a type of bird in the title or on the cover
98. Read a book published this year (2024)
99. Read an Epistolary book
100. Read a book that is tagged "Mythology"
101. Read a book that might have merchandise based on it
102. Read a book with 400+ pages
103. Read a book set in Iceland or a similarly sized island
104. Read a book with two people on the cover

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WEEK 4 READS

✅ 📚 Apoorv | Knot My Type | Evie Mitchell | 07Jul2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #88 & #104 | Buddy Read |

📚 Kat | Not submitted for the week

✅ 📚 Lisa | Butcher & Blackbird | Brynne Weaver | 05Jul2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #92 & #97 | Buddy Read |

✅ 📚 Lynnette | One of Us Knows | Alyssa Cole | Jul2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #83 & #98 |

✅ 📚 RaeRae | Knot My Type | Evie Mitchell | 07Jul2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #85 & #93 | Buddy Read |

N/A

WEEK 5 TASKS

105. Read a book centered around a holiday in December
106. Read a book with a 6 and 0 in the publication date
107. Read a book with three of these words in the text of the book: walk, jog, run, love, hope, or kindness
108. Read a book that has been translated from or into French
109. Read a book where the MC does something heroic
110. Read a book with three words in the title that begins with T
111. Read a book set in a place that begins with F or C
112. Read a book where the first and second words in the title are found in CLIFFHANGER
113. Read a book where the MC does or has spent time in jail or prison
114. Read a book set while the MC is on holiday or vacation
115. Read a book that has 4,000 to 4,999 reviews
116. Read the 5th book in a series
117. Read a book where the MC takes a cab or rides a bicycle
118. Read a book with at least three Ds in the series name
119. Read a book with an apostrophe in the title (could be in a contraction like don't, or a possessive word like dog's or Charlotte's)
120. Read a book while wearing your pajamas, for an hour at least
121. Read a book with a house or church on the cover
122. Read a book where the MC is British
123. Read a book published in August of any year
124. Read a book where the MC goes through hard times
125. Read a best seller (your definition)
126. Read a book where the author's name begins with a 'J'
127. Read a book where the author's name is in black letters on the cover
128. Read a book on a small device, such as a cell phone, tablet, or ereader
129. Read a book that is in the public domain
130. Read a book with all the letters of TACT in the title

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WEEK 5 READS

✅ 📚 Apoorv | The Berry Pickers | Amanda Peters | 11Jul2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #107 & #124 | Buddy Read |

✅ 📚 Kat | Just One Day | Gayle Forman | 12Jul2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #114 & #127 |

✅ 📚 Lisa | The Berry Pickers | Amanda Peters | 11Jul2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #120 & #128 | Buddy Read |

✅ 📚 Lynnette | The Berry Pickers | Amanda Peters | 12Jul2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #111 & #125 | Buddy Read |

✅ 📚 RaeRae | The Mad Women's Ball | Victoria Mas | 12Jul2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #108 & #119 |

WEEK 6 TASKS

131. Read a book that you got from a public space (read a library book)
132. Read a book published a year ago (in 2023)
133. Read a book where one of these endangered animals is mentioned: gorilla, rhinoceros, sea otter, tiger, Tasmanian devil, orangutan
134. Read a book that is NOT trendy (has 100 or fewer ratings)
135. Read an autobiography
136. Read a book from the Mythology/Folklore list
137. Read a book with a 7 or 0 in the page count
138. Read Pride and Prejudice or any book tagged 'Jane', 'Austen', 'JAFF', or "Fanfic'
139. Read a book that somehow reflects your team's name
140. Read a book with all the letters of DRUM in the title
141. Read a horror or thriller story
142. Read a book where the MC rides a horse
143. Read a book set or published in the 1960s
144. Read a book that is NOT on your TBR list or have scheduled for a different reading challenge
145. Read a book for Week 1 of the 2024 Jenga Bingo Reading Challenge (https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview...)
146. Listen to at least part of a book while running errands
147. Read a book where the author's first or last name begins with a D or N
148. Read a book where the MC dresses up for a formal occasion
149. Read a book where a significant character holds an elected position
150. Read a book set in Ireland
151. Read a book first published in 2010
152. Read a book a type of dwelling on the cover
153. Read a book from the Windy Titles list
154. Read a book with a 6 or 3 in the page count
155. Read a standalone book
156. Read a book with 'Romance' as an MPG

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WEEK 6 READS

✅ 📚 Apoorv | What Alice Forgot | Liane Moriarty | 16Jul2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #151 & #156 | Buddy Read |

✅ 📚 Kat | The Teacher | Freida McFadden | 21Jul2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #139 & #141 |

✅ 📚 Lisa | What Alice Forgot | Liane Moriarty | Jul2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #146 & #155 | Buddy Read |

✅ 📚 Lynnette | Good Material | Dolly Alderton | Jul2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #147 & #154 |

✅ 📚 RaeRae | Your Dad Will Do | Katee Robert | 15Jul2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #137 & #144 |

WEEK 7 TASKS

157. Read a book published in 2021
158. Read the 6th book in a series
159. Read a book tagged "Poetry" or with some poetry in it
160. Read a book starting on Tuesday and finishing on Thursday
161. Read a book written by a David, Dave, Davy, Davida, or even Davis
162. Read a book with two words in the title that begin with 'L'
163. Read a book from the Must Have shelf
164. Read a book that has a cover that is at least 50% red
165. Read a book with three of the letters of ZENXV in the title
166. Read a book written by two or more authors (it could be a co-operative work or an anthology)
167. Read a book with 1, 2, and 5 in the publication date
168. Read a book where the MC uses a candle or oil lamp
169. Read a book from the Popular Books that Annoy You list
170. Read a book with a significant character who is angelic (your definition)
171. Read a book published in 2017 and is tagged 'Fantasy'
172. Read a book from a Listopia list that you have voted on. If you haven't voted on any lists, read a book from a list that a teammate has voted on
173. Read a book that is self-published
174. Read a book where the MC stays at an inn, motel, hotel, hostel, or an Airbnb
175. Read a book that is tagged 'Western'
176. Read a book where the MC drinks coffee
177. Read a book set in Scotland
178. Read the third oldest book on your TBR list (It could be the 3rd book you added, or the 3rd oldest published.)
179. Read a book with "dream" or "diary" in the text of the book
180. Read a book with a cover that is 50% black or white
181. Read a book with a pregnant character in it
182. Read a book from the Does This Dress Make Me Look Anachronistic? list

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WEEK 7 READS

✅ 📚 Apoorv | The Light Through the Leaves | Glendy Vanderah | 26Jul2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #174 & #179 | Buddy Read |

✅ 📚 Kat | Lost Innocence | M.A. Comley | 28Jul2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #173 & #180 |

✅ 📚 Lisa | The Light Through the Leaves | Glendy Vanderah | 26Jul2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #157 & #162 | Buddy Read |

✅ 📚 Lynnette | Black Love Matters: Real Talk on Romance, Being Seen, and Happily Ever Afters | Jessica P. Pryde | 28Jul2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #159 & #166 |

✅ 📚 RaeRae | Hot Head | Damon Suede | 28Jul2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #167 & #176 |

WEEK 8 TASKS

183. Read a book with a sinister character in it (your definition)
184. Read a book from the Clean Romance list
185. Read a book with trees on the cover
186. Reread a book that you first read over three years ago
187. Read a book from the Book Titles with Hyphens list
188. Read any book you want
189. Read a book with a 4-word title
190. Read a book where the MC spends time in a bar, saloon, pub, or tavern
191. Read a book with 5 in the page count
192. Listen to an audio book at a slower setting for at least 5 minutes
193. Read a book with a 0 in the publication date
194. Read a book written 50+ years ago
195. Read a book where the MC rides in a bus or some other public transportation
196. Read a book with 'thunder' in the text
197. Read a book where a real well-known person is mentioned
198. Read a book that has over 250,000 ratings
199. Read a book with a number in the title
200. Read any book, but you must post a review of it on social media
201. If you live in the USA, read a book set outside the USA; if you outside the USA, read a book set in the USA
202. Read a book where a significant character spends time at a hospital (either as a patient, visitor, or as a job)
203. Read a book with 1 and 8 in the publication date
204. Read a book where the MC has to escape from somewhere
205. Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in DEPOSIT
206. Read a book in a genre you overlook or hardly ever read
207. Don't begin reading a book until Friday
208. Read a book with no one (1) in the page count (any number but 1)
209. Read a book tagged 'Magic'

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WEEK 8 READS

✅ 📚 Apoorv | A Psalm for the Wild-Built | Becky Chambers | 01Aug2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #187 & #201 | BR Thread

📚 Kat | Not submitted for the week - removed from the challenge for two misses, per rules.

* ✅ 📚 Lisa | The Unquiet Dead | Ausma Zehanat Khan | 03Aug2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #190 & #191 |

✅ 📚 Lisa | Today Tonight Tomorrow | Rachel Lynn Solomon | 01Aug2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #193 & #208 | BR Thread

✅ 📚 Lynnette | A Psalm for the Wild-Built | Becky Chambers | 01Aug2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #192 & #206 | BR Thread

✅ 📚 RaeRae | Roommaid | Sariah Wilson | 04Aug2024 |
Completion Post | Tasks: #184 & #193 |

* Per rules, an additional book read by Lisa used for the missing 5th member.

Heya, everyone!
I am Apoorv, currently live in Boston, MA - on the east coast of North America. I have been around the GoodReads aisles for a long long time now and absolutely love all kinds of team challenges. So, when I saw this one and realized that I never did the first one - I wanted to correct that immediately :P

Excited to be in the same team as all of you. This challenge seems low-key, but I am pretty intrigued about our tasks. It is one of my favorite parts of any team challenge when we have to go find an obscure book that fits a crazy category and then try and finish it before the time runs out. The scavenger hunt is indeed excited (and massively frustrating pretty much every time :P)

I am looking forward to hearing from each one of you.
Housekeeping wise, nothing crazy - let's just have fun! But if you happen to be delayed in your completion for any week or real life suddenly decides to be painful - please do ping me (either here as a comment or a message in my inbox), so that I don't send a search party after you! :P

Okay, finally here are some team name suggestions (since we are Team 5). Feel free to add yours to the pool and then we can choose the one that the majority likes. :-)

- I Plead the Fifth!
- High Fives
- It's 5 o'clock Somewhere!
- Five Alive and in Overdrive
- Cinco de Mayo
- The Quintessentials
- The Five People You Meet on GoodReads

Hi Everyone

Hello, I'm checking in!

Potential team name: Rummaging Readers

Lisa wrote: "Hello, I'm checking in!

Potential team name: Rummaging Readers"

I like that

Hello everyone. I’m from Glasgow in Scotland. I haven’t done this challenge before so I thought I’d join in. I like thrillers, crime and romance. Mainly contemporary romance but I’ve dipped my toe in paranormal romance recently. I’ve noticed there’s 26 tasks each week which is helpful. What kind of genres does everyone else like so we can do buddy reads and get extra points?


Team name ideas
One more chapter
Bookworms central

Week 1's tasks have been posted in the GISH II info, rules, and tasks thread.

Hi everyone. Just checking in here. I really like I Plead the Fifth! for a name. I am from Fargo, North Dakota middle America. I read a mish mash of genres but I enjoy romance of all kinds the most and then I would say it would be cozy mysteries and thrillers. All over the board. I would love to do some buddy reads and tackle this massive TBR.

RaeRae wrote: "Hi everyone. Just checking in here. I really like I Plead the Fifth! for a name. I am from Fargo, North Dakota middle America. I read a mish mash of genres but I enjoy romance of all kinds the most..."

Sounds like we could do some buddy reads. I recognise your name so May of being in another challenge with you.

Alrighty! We have everyone checked in! Yaay! :D
The Tracking Spreadsheet is up and the link is in Message 3 above.

But again, feel free to add a completion post here, if spreadsheets are not your thing. I just created one, so that everything stays in one place and it would be easier to track things.

We should definitely do Buddy Reads, because that is a whole bunch of extra points and we can use the same book in multiple locations. Easy points! Haha!

Do you folks think a certain tasks speaks to you from the list?
Which ones do you think might have more point valve?

I like I Plead the Fifth! too. :)

I'm thinking I might read Water for Elephants - it is on the BOOKS THAT WON'T WASTE YOUR TIME list. It has been on my TBR for a long time! I think it would also work for character under 30 years of age (although don't know for sure yet). It was first published in 2006 (not sure if that works for first published 10 years ago as the prompt seems specific to the year 2014 as it doesn't say "at least 10 years ago") and has a "3" in the page count. So it will work two prompts. Is anyone else interested in reading this book?

Also, it looks like we don't find out how many points a prompt is worth until after we complete the week?

Another book I have checked out from the library that works is The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi as it is tagged ADVENTURE. It would also work for prompts: first name in title, hard covered book, ART in author's name, "3" in page count, and it's possible there could be a mythical creature in it too, but won't know until I read it. Anyone interested in reading this one? This one might meet more difficult prompts and be worth more points, but I'm not sure how to guess....

I love Plead the Fifth too as well as The Quintessentials. I'm originally from Boston, MA, but I currently live outside of Phoenix, AZ. I am thinking of reading Black Wolf: A Novel if anyone wants to Buddy read with me. It checks at least two of the boxes.
I don't like Romances so much anymore, I'm not a fan of Memoirs and not really into Fantasy. Otherwise, I'll read whatever.

Also considering as it is shorter and fits at least one of the tasks, maybe two if I can convince the team that the bowl of fruit is a hat? Any takers?

Apoorv wrote: "

Heya, everyone!
I am Apoorv, currently live in Boston, MA - on the east coast of North America. I have been around the GoodReads aisles for a long long time now and absolutely love all kinds of ..."

Can you fix the spelling of my name please?

The buddy reads aren’t my thing but I’m sure I’ll find something with someone.

Remember we can’t start until Monday

Hotel Tango 23: Responding To The Unknown is one of my options anyone interested?

I’ll have a look at peoples lists later

Lynnette wrote: "Can you fix the spelling of my name please?"

That's probably my fault :)

I live on the west side of Phoenix, almost into Glendale. Are you surviving the heat?

Lynnette wrote: "Can you fix the spelling of my name please?"

Oh, so sorry, Lynnette!
Should be all set!

These are the tasks that I think might be worth more points, based on them being slightly more tricky to satisfy.

- Read a book where the MC is a grandparent OR under 30 years old
- Read a book with illustrations or drawings in it
- Read a book where the MC is a first responder (firemen, paramedics, ER medics, nurses, police)
- Read a book that some might consider spicy
- Read a book where the MC is an immigrant (has moved to a new country)
- Read a book a mythical creature in it
- Read a book that is not a WOMBAT (a Waste of Money, Batting and Time), it must be on the BOOKS THAT WON'T WASTE YOUR TIME list

So, if any of your books fits multiple of these, that is the one we probably should target.
What do you folks think?

Possibly it’s hard to know I thunk it will be random

I will be be reading with a police officer Hotel Tango 23: Responding To The Unknown

Lanelle wrote: "Lynnette wrote: "Can you fix the spelling of my name please?"

That's probably my fault :)

I live on the west side of Phoenix, almost into Glendale. Are you surviving the heat?"
Ughh. It's awful and way too soon!!

Apoorv wrote: "Lynnette wrote: "Can you fix the spelling of my name please?"

Oh, so sorry, Lynnette!
Should be all set!"

In the weekly posts it's still wrong at least on my end. Two Ns please

Lisa wrote: "I like I Plead the Fifth! too. :)

I'm thinking I might read Water for Elephants - it is on the BOOKS THAT WON'T WASTE YOUR TIME list. It has been on my TBR for a long time! I think it..."

I might be down for this. Been meaning to read it for a bit.
Let me check if my libraries have a copy.

Also, it looks like we don't find out how many points a prompt is worth until after we complete the week?

Yeah, that's what makes it fun! And gives us no idea how to proceed. Haha! :P

Anybody got thoughts on their books their choosing?

I'm definitely reading . I don't have a whole lot going on next week so even though it's long I'll be able to get it done. It meets # 12 and #21

Book and Author: Black Wolf Juan Gómez-Jurado
Date Completed: 6/12/24
Pages: 372
GISH task: # 21
2nd GISH task: #9

12 didn’t really work, it was mist, not clouds

I'll be doing either Water for Elephants or The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi as I have both from the library and both could meet two prompts.

I’ll definitely be doing Hotel Tango 23: Responding To The Unknown and possibly another one if I can finish in time. I need to look at the pages needed for this one as I have a short read as well

I have added the currently selected books in the Week 1 comment up top. Also highlighted the potential tasks we are aiming for.

Will keep that updated as things proceed.

Lisa wrote: "I'll be doing either Water for Elephants or The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi as I have both from the library and both could meet two prompts."

Lisa, I will probably read Water for Elephants as well, just got it from my library. So, we can do a buddy read on that one.

Sounds good Apoorv - do we need to set up a thread to discuss? Should we make some sort of schedule? I'm not exactly sure what we need to do, but will look into it.

I will be reading since I have family coming into town the later part of the week. It fits Science Fiction and some might consider spicy prompts. I would be interested in doing a buddy read with someone next week when I have a little more time.

Just created a folder for us in the Buddy Read section.

Buddy Read: Water for Elephants

We can continue to track our progress there and create a schedule as well. Haven't seen the chapter breakdown yet, plan on starting later today.

Apoorv - I requested a thread for us in the buddy read section of this group - I think that is the correct protocol, although it also looked like I might just be able to start a topic on my own? So if no one sees the request in a timely manner, we can try that.

ETA: I deleted my request since you got us one! thank you

Book and Author: Alien Zoo: A Neurospicy Posessive Monster Romance
Date Completed: 06/11/2024
Pages: 278
GISH task: #? 8
2nd GISH task: #? 17
Buddy Read: (provide link to Buddy Read thread)

Week 2's tasks have been posted in the GISH II info, rules, and tasks thread.

Anyone interested in reading A Great and Terrible Beauty? It works for Girl Power list (#22) and set at boarding school.

I panic there I thought i am sure I have to Sunday to post my book!

Lisa wrote: "Anyone interested in reading A Great and Terrible Beauty? It works for Girl Power list (#22) and set at boarding school."

The first list and second list I’m sure has to be separate books? As the first challenge ends on Sunday

Kat wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Anyone interested in reading A Great and Terrible Beauty? It works for Girl Power list (#22) and set at boarding school."

The first list and second list I’m sure has to be..."

Yes, I'm reading Water for Elephants for the first week. And suggesting A Great and Terrible Beauty for the second week.