The Procrastinators Book Club discussion

HOW TO JOIN
1. Reply to this thread with "I want to participate in a group" or "I want to participate by myself," and the number of books you read/listen to each year (this isn't to judge your reading habits but to attempt to create balanced teams).
2. The deadline to join a team is May 25th.
3. Anyone can join Summer Days as long as the competition lasts, but after May 25th all newcomers will be soloists.

RULES
✧ Members will be broken out into up to 3-5 separate teams (or go solo) before the start date (June 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 during June 1st through July 31st. Any books or audiobooks started before June 1st or finished after July 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
✧ 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 prompt
+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: 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!

CATEGORIES:

This is a hen party!
1.Read a book featuring a love triangle
2.Read a book published in the '70s
3.Read a book where the character is a chef/cook
4.Read the third book in a series
5.Read a book with a white cover

Fountains don't flower
1.Read a book featuring a close friend group
2.Read a book set in a country you've never visited
3.Read a book with a flower on the cover
4.Read a book from your least favorite genre
5.Read and Participate in a PBC Group Read

He's got a boat
1.Read a book where a character gets on a boat/airplane
2.Read a book where a character goes on a road trip
3 Read a book with multiple POVs
4.Read a book with a map in the beginning
5.Read a book with a beautiful FMC

It's very Greek
1.Read a book set in Greece
2.Read a book with a blue cover
3.Read a Greek Mythology retelling
4.Read a book translated from Greek
5.Read a 600+ page novel

Honey, Honey
1.Read a graphic novel
2.Read a book by a WOC
3.Read a book with an MC in their 20s
4.Read a 2025 new release
5.Read a book with the fated mates trope

Our Last Summer
1.Read a book set in summer
2.Read a book set on an island
3.Read a book with a yellow cover
4.Read a book featuring mermaids/sirens
5.MC is bilingual or speaks multiple languages

LINK TO SPREADSHEET:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...


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
Brianna Raquel
Kang
Paige
Anushka
PrinZessBookDragon

Hi guys! I put some of the books I'd like to read into the spreadsheet (:

Hey Dynamos! Let's win this thing and read A TON of fun books!

Paige wrote: "Hi guys! I put some of the books I'd like to read into the spreadsheet (:"

Hey, I'd love to buddy read Problematic Summer Romance and Bunny with you. Let's start PSR on June 1st? And Bunny once we finish that?

Anushka wrote: "Paige wrote: "Hi guys! I put some of the books I'd like to read into the spreadsheet (:"

Hey, I'd love to buddy read Problematic Summer Romance and Bunny with you...."

Sounds good to me! When should we aim to finish PSR?

Ali H has always been a fast read for me. So, 4-5 days should be good?

checking in... 🌶️🫶🏽💕🏕️

Let’s get this win

Anushka wrote: "Ali H has always been a fast read for me. So, 4-5 days should be good?"

Let's aim to have it finished by the 7th!

Kang wrote: "Let’s get this win"

YESSSS!

Paige wrote: "Anushka wrote: Let's aim to have it finished by the 7th!"

Perfect! Do we need a thread as proof that it was BR?

hey anushka, i was unable to get a copy of PSR. could we do bunny first instead?

Sure. Bunny would be fine. Do we start today?

I've put in a BR request in the June BR thread for Bunny (June 1-7) and PSR (June 8-14). Hopefully we will have a chat thread for them soon.

Anushka wrote: "Sure. Bunny would be fine. Do we start today?"

yes! starting it tonight. thank you :)

Title: Desert Echoes
Author: Abdi Nazemian
Start Date: 06/01/25
Finish Date: 06/01/25
Category and Task: Fountains don't flower2
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 320
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: As Long As We're Together
Author: Brianna Peppins
Start Date: 06/01/25
Finish Date: 06/01/25
Category and Task: Honey, Honey2
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 250
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Witchlings
Author: Claribel A. Ortega
Start Date: 06/02/25
Finish Date: 06/02/25
Category and Task: Fountains don't flower1
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 334
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

@Anushka, do you want to br sunrise on the reaping?

✨ Brianna Raquel ✨ wrote: "@Anushka, do you want to br sunrise on the reaping?"

Yes. I'd love to. Let's schedule it for June 13th or after?

Title: The Annihilator
Author: RuNyx
Start Date: 06/02/25
Finish Date: 06/03/25
Category and Task: He's Got A Boat 1
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 257
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Orient 1
Author: Shinobu Ohtaka
Start Date: 06/02/25
Finish Date: 06/04/25
Category and Task: Honey, Honey 1
Graphic Novel: TRUE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 208
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: The Best We Could Do
Author: Thi Bui
Start Date: 06/03/2025
Finish Date: 06/04/2025
Category and Task: Honey, Honey 2
Graphic Novel: True
Buddy Read: False
Page Count: 336
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: God of Pain
Author: Rina Kent
Start Date: 06/04/25
Finish Date: 06/05/25
Category and Task: Fountains Don't Flower 3
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 528
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

@Anusha, that works for me! I'm flying through my June tbr, so any schedule will work.

Title: Notes on an Execution
Author: Danya Kukafka
Start Date: 06/02/25
Finish Date: 06/02/25
Category and Task: He's got a boat3
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 306
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Four Eids and a Funeral
Author: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Start Date: 06/03/25
Finish Date: 06/03/25
Category and Task: Our Last Summer5
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 321
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Homeless Bird
Author: Gloria Whelan
Start Date: 06/03/25
Finish Date: 06/03/25
Category and Task: Fountains don't flower2
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 192
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: My Roommate is a Vampire
Author: Jenna Levine
Start Date: 06/03/25
Finish Date: 06/03/25
Category and Task: Fountains don't flower4
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 341
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: One-Star Romance
Author: Laura Hankin
Start Date: 06/04/25
Finish Date: 06/04/25
Category and Task: It's very Greek2
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 400
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: I Think We've Been Here Before
Author: Suzy Krause
Start Date: 06/05/25
Finish Date: 06/05/25
Category and Task: He's got a boat1
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 310
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: The Deep Dark
Author: Molly Knox Osterstag
Start Date: 06/05/25
Finish Date: 06/05/25
Category and Task: Honey, Honey1
Graphic Novel: TRUE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 480
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Long Time No Sea
Author: Portia MacIntosh
Start Date: 06/05/25
Finish Date: 06/05/25
Category and Task: This is a hen party!1
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 298
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Not What She Seems
Author: Yasmin Angoe
Start Date: 06/05/25
Finish Date: 06/06/25
Category and Task: Honey, Honey3
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 390
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Sweet & Bitter Magic
Author: Adrienne Tooley
Start Date: 06/06/25
Finish Date: 06/06/25
Category and Task: He's got a boat4
Graphic Novel:
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 367
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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Title: The Complete Persepolis
Author: Marjane Satrapi
Start Date: 06/02/25
Finish Date: 06/07/25
Category and Task: Honey, Honey2
Graphic Novel: TRUE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 352
Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Bunny
Author: Mona Awad
Start Date: 06/01/25
Finish Date: 06/08/25
Category and Task: Fountains don't flower1
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: TRUE
Page Count: 305
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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Summer Days 2025 Update: June 8th

We try to post updates each Sunday 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 Dynamos: 46
Super Troupers: 0
The Dancing Queens: 21
Backup Girls: 6

Soloists: I'm a Lone Wolf!
April: 0
Chloe: 0
Isabella: 0
Catsalive: 11
Brianna: 4
Aikaterine: 0
Mara: 0
Christina: 0
Peyton: 0
christene_littlelibrary: 0
Heloise: 4

Hello everyone and happy summer games! The first week of June is now over and we've got a good start across most the board. This is the time to plan out buddy reads or join group reads as the competition is just starting. As usual, remember to double check your completion posts with everything linked correctly. Other than that, happy reading!

❤︎ From the Procrastinator Mods ❤︎

Great job team!! Let's keep this lead <3

Title: Bunny
Author: Mona Awad
Start Date: 06/01/25
Finish Date: 06/09/25
Category and Task: Fountains don't flower4
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: TRUE

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Page Count: 305
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic Volume 1 Light Novel
Author: Kurokata
Start Date: 06/02/25
Finish Date: 06/09/25
Category and Task: Fountains don't flower 1
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 219
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Light Novel #1
Author: Fuse
Start Date: 06/02/25
Finish Date: 06/09/25
Category and Task: Fountains don't flower 2
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 306
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: A Returner's Magic Should Be Special, Vol. 1
Author: Usonan
Start Date: 06/02/25
Finish Date: 06/09/25
Category and Task: It's very Greek 2
Graphic Novel: TRUE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 288
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Tiny Daggers
Author: Caroline Corcoran
Start Date: 06/06/25
Finish Date: 06/07/25
Category and Task: Fountains don't flower1
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 325
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Ballad for Sophie
Author: Filipe Melo
Start Date: 06/07/25
Finish Date: 06/07/25
Category and Task: Our Last Summer3
Graphic Novel: TRUE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 320
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: You, with a View
Author: Jessica Joyce
Start Date: 06/07/25
Finish Date: 06/07/25
Category and Task: He's got a boat2
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 352
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: The Seventh Veil of Salome
Author: Silvia Moreno Garcia
Start Date: 06/07/25
Finish Date: 06/07/25
Category and Task: Our Last Summer5
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 336
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Author: Emily Dickinson
Start Date: 06/08/25
Finish Date: 06/08/25
Category and Task: It's very Greek5
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 716
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Truly, Madly, Deeply
Author: Alexandria Bellefleur
Start Date: 06/08/25
Finish Date: 06/08/25
Category and Task: Honey, Honey4
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 336
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: The Brightness Between Us
Author: Eliot Schrefer
Start Date: 06/09/25
Finish Date: 06/09/25
Category and Task: Honey, Honey5
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 464
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Pritty
Author: Keith F. Miller Jr.
Start Date: 06/09/25
Finish Date: 06/10/25
Category and Task: Fountains don't flower3
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 416
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Togetha
Author: Keith F. Miller Jr.
Start Date: 06/10/25
Finish Date: 06/10/25
Category and Task: Our Last Summer1
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 448
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: This Is Not a Personal Statement
Author: Tracy Badua
Start Date: 06/11/25
Finish Date: 06/11/25
Category and Task: Honey, Honey2
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 336
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Somadina
Author: Akwaeke Emezi
Start Date: 06/12/25
Finish Date: 06/12/25
Category and Task: Fountains don't flower2
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 300
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

@Brianna Raquel wow. You're living the life I wish to, haha. Thoughts on when we should start Sunrise on the Reaping?

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Anushka wrote: "@Brianna Raquel wow. You're living the life I wish to, haha. Thoughts on when we should start Sunrise on the Reaping?"

It doesn't matter to me! I can slip it in whenever you're ready.

Will you make a schedule starting from June 17 and spanning for 10 days, till June 27?

I posted it!

Title: You Will Never Be Me
Author: Jesse Q. Sutanto
Start Date: 06/12/25
Finish Date: 06/12/25
Category and Task: He's got a boat3
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 336
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: I Leave It Up to You
Author: Jinwoo Chang
Start Date: 06/13/25
Finish Date: 06/13/25
Category and Task: This is a hen party!3
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 308
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Audre & Bash Are Just Friends
Author: Tia Williams
Start Date: 06/13/25
Finish Date: 06/14/25
Category and Task: It's very Greek2
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 379
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Sofi and the Bone Song
Author: Adrienne Tooley
Start Date: 06/14/25
Finish Date: 06/14/25
Category and Task: Honey, Honey3
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 412
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Always the Almost
Author: Edward Underhill
Start Date: 06/16/25
Finish Date: 06/14/25
Category and Task: This is a hen party!1
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 310
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

UPDATED

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Summer Days 2025 Update: June 15th

It is now WELL past Sunday everywhere in the world😭but we try our best to put the procrastinator in The Procrastinators Book Club so here is last week's scores brought to you by...well procrastination

TEAMS:
The Dynamos: 106
Super Troupers: 79
The Dancing Queens: 57
Backup Girls: 57

Soloists: I'm a Lone Wolf!
April: 0
Chloe: 0
Isabella: 0
Catsalive: 20
Brianna: 15
Aikaterine: 0
Mara: 1
Christina: 0
Peyton: 6
christene_littlelibrary: 8
Heloise: 4

AAAAAND that's a wrap on week 2 folks! The Dynamos are still in the lead but anything is possible with the magic of a few group and buddy reads to boost points. Make sure to regularly update your completion posts!!

❤︎ From the Procrastinator Mods ❤︎

Title: I Am Not Jessica Chen
Author: Ann Liang
Start Date: 06/16/25
Finish Date: 06/16/25
Category and Task: Honey, Honey2
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 318
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Problematic Summer Romance
Author: Ali Hazelwood
Start Date: 06/08/25
Finish Date: 06/16/25
Category and Task: Honey, Honey4
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: TRUE
Page Count: 416
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: The Sound of Stars
Author: Alechia Dow
Start Date: 06/16/25
Finish Date: 06/16/25
Category and Task: He's got a boat3
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 322
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Britt-Marie Was Here
Author: Fredrik Backman
Start Date: 06/17/25
Finish Date: 06/17/25
Category and Task: Fountains don't flower2
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 304
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: And They Were Roommates
Author: Page Powars
Start Date: 06/17/25
Finish Date: 06/17/25
Category and Task: Fountains don't flower1
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 320
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Plus Size Player
Author: Danielle Allen
Start Date: 06/17/25
Finish Date: 06/18/25
Category and Task: Honey, Honey2
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 364
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Homebody
Author: Theo Parish
Start Date: 06/18/25
Finish Date: 06/18/25
Category and Task: Honey, Honey1
Graphic Novel: TRUE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 224
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Just Our Luck
Author: Denise Williams
Start Date: 06/18/25
Finish Date: 06/18/25
Category and Task: He's got a boat5
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 399
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Ready to Score
Author: Jodie Slaughter
Start Date: 06/18/25
Finish Date: 06/18/25
Category and Task: Honey, Honey2
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 320
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Dream On, Ramona Riley
Author: Ashley Herring Blake
Start Date: 06/19/25
Finish Date: 06/19/25
Category and Task: He's got a boat1
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 412
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Triple Sec
Author: TJ Alexander
Start Date: 06/19/25
Finish Date: 06/19/25
Category and Task: He's got a boat3
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 316
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: The Three Lives of Cate Kay
Author: Kate Fagan
Start Date: 06/20/25
Finish Date: 06/20/25
Category and Task: This is a hen party!1
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 298
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Come As You Are
Author: Dahlia Adler
Start Date: 06/20/25
Finish Date: 06/20/25
Category and Task: He's got a boat5
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 320
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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Title: Atmosphere
Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid
Start Date: 06/20/25
Finish Date: 06/21/25
Category and Task: Fountains don't flower4
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 352
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: My Friends
Author: Fredrik Backman
Start Date: 06/21/25
Finish Date: 06/21/25
Category and Task: He's got a boat2
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 435
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...