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Team Dos and Don'ts1. HAVE FUN! remember that whilst this is a challenge, there's nothing riding on it, so do balance reading for the challenge with not getting overwhelmed
2. BE KIND :) This is text based communications, and the danger is to read unintended tone into words. Please take a beat and assume that if a message is rubbing you up the wrong way it wasn't intended that way. Read messages in a positive light and respond the same way
3. KEEP IN CONTACT. The rules require a check in once a week. This can be as simple as a post saying "still here" or a completion post - just enough that we know you are still around and playing. If you know you are going to be less present, please let us know so we don't panic! As GR has removed the ability to PM, we'll have to be more ruthless about replacing no shows - you have been warned! Note too, that just updating the spreadsheet isn't enough for keeping in contact.
4. ACCEPT CHANGES. There are a few minis going around. Whilst you might have read for a specific task, the Captains may move your book to a different place.
5. POST READING. Either add your book details to the planning sheet (link in post 8 below) and doa quick "finished" post OR provide a completion post with:
Book title link
Author name
number of pages
date finished
Any additional information for minis etc, inc if it is on the TBR list
LINKS
PLANNING SHEET
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Rules
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Time to Climb Mini
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Maze Mountain Mini
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
BOM INFO
🔺 May BOMs
16th | The Will of Many | discussion thread
25th | The Astral Library | discussion thread
🔺 June BOMs
2nd | This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me | discussion thread
16th | Memoirs of a Geisha | discussion thread
🔺 July BOMs
2nd | Three Bags Full | discussion thread
16th | Yesteryear | discussion thread
23rd | Game Changers | discussion thread *BACK ROOM
🔺 August BOMs
2nd | Foundryside | discussion thread
9th | Dungeon Crawler Carl | discussion thread
Welcome to Tower Teams 12.I hope you all have fun and get to read some good books. Hopefully tackling some of your TBR books and making our lists smaller and not just increasing them :)
We will be using a tracker sheet, please feel free to put planned books in there. Captains will assign them against the mini tasks, but do note how they fit.
planning sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Please post a link your Tower shelf, and remember to add the books you read to the shelf :)
Hi my name is Danielle (she/her) and I’m from Wales. I’m excited for another Towers, I’ve been playing TT since the 3rd edition way back in 2014. I like this years theme and do hope to read a few off my list.
I mainly read romance with an occasional fantasy or mystery thrown in.
My shelf is tower
Hi everyone! I’m Sanskriti and I’m from Mumbai. I have been playing Towers on and off for many years and I’m excited that this year the theme will see my TBR stack get smaller (one can at least hope so).I’m also your co-captain so feel free to tag me in case you get stuck anywhere. Excited to get to know you all!
PS: I’m typing this on my phone so it’s not the best way to link my shelf. Will link to it later tonight when I get to my laptop.
Hello all! I'm Sarah from the UK. So many people here I've been on teams with before, it's lovely. Once upon a time I remembered which challenge and which team I 'knew' people from, but after so many years it's all become rather fuzzy... Hehe! And exciting to 'meet' new people too.I'll have to come back later to add the link, but my shelf is tt-xii.
There are so many books I want to read on the TBR list, it's great. Going to do my best to read as many as I can, although of course library books already borrowed or on hold won't always fit.
I would try and list my favourite genres but it would get ridiculous, as I read almost everything. I don't particularly like reading lots of the same thing in a row, so tend to switch genres up and leave gaps between series books. Which backfires when I can't remember what was going on when I get to the next instalment...
Excited to start on Saturday!
Hi everyone!I am Rina from Switzerland.
I enjoy reading different genres, but my favorite is probably Urban Fantasy and my least favorite is Non-fiction.
My shelf: tower-teams-12
By the way, I really can't stop recommending
, the June BOM. I read it right after its release and it was amazing, I might re-read it now that it is a BOM. :-)
Yay, we're open! I'm Camilla from Finland. I've participated in TT before, once as a co-captain, but took a break from team challenges for a while, now back. I enjoy fantasy, scifi, horror, thrillers, and non-fiction. Looking foward to playing this time!I'm currently in the middle of three books, pretty sure I won't manage to finish all of them before the challenge starts, so my start might be a tad slow. I'm going on a hopefully very relaxed one-week trip with my older daughter to Greece (leaving 27th May), just planning on doing nothing except enjoying the sun and reading.
My shelf https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Hi I am Marie she / her from UK. I have played TT many times and know lots of you on the team. Looking forward to another round.My shelf is
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
I read almost anything but lots of mystery / thriller. I have read some of the TBR books and not heard of many others so I have raandomised 5 to try first along with the 3 of my own
Just a heads up I have a day surgery planned for next Friday 22nd. If everything goes to plan (and I definitely have the plan in mind) I will be home and recuperating with lots of time to read rather than gyms and dance classes.
Enjoy your holiday, Camilla.Good luck for your surgery, Marie.
Hi, I'm Silje from Norway. Many familiar faces this time around! I've played Tower a few times before, and I love this year's theme. I have a few books in mind I want to check off the list.I dabble in many genres, but prefer fantasy, romance, and thrillers. I'm also a bit of a mood reader and do many re-reads of favourite series.
My shelf tower12
Best of luck with the surgery, Marie. I have one scheduled as well, but not until the end of June.
Hi everyone! My name is maria helena, or MH for short, and I live in Sweden. I've played most rounds of TT and it's great to see so many familiar names here :)
My shelf is TTXII
I read mostly mysteries and especially love nordic crime, but I'll be happy to venture outside my comfort zone occasionally.
Good luck with your surgery, Marie! I had surgery in early April, not quite day surgery, but managed to talk myself out of the hospital after one night. Just returned to work this week. Luckily this week is a bit shorter workwise, as today is Ascension Day, which is a public holiday in Finland. I took tomorrow off to make a four-day weekend. Going with hubby on a day trip to Kustavi and Uusikaupunki (we live in Turku, on the southwestern coast of Finland), planning on some thrift store shopping and geocaching.
Camilla wrote: "Good luck with your surgery, Marie! I had surgery in early April, not quite day surgery, but managed to talk myself out of the hospital after one night. Just returned to work this week. Luckily thi..."sounds like you have a lovely weekend planned
Silje wrote: "Hi, I'm Silje from Norway. Many familiar faces this time around! I've played Tower a few times before, and I love this year's theme. I have a few books in mind I want to check off the list.I dabb..."
i hope yours goes well too Silje I cannot wait for mine to be done and hopefully to feel truly well again. It has been a long 15 months
Hello team! My name is Cynthia, and I am from Spain. I used to participate in lots of reading challenges, but during the last 2–3 years, I have been in a huuuuge reading slump. I am slowly starting to read again, so I thought I’d try joining one challenge to motivate myself even more.I am hoping to tackle some of the books on my TBR and finish some of the series I started a long time ago! I mostly love romance, fantasy, and thrillers.
Nice to meet you all, and I’m looking forward to getting started :)
Hi guys! I'm Heli from Finland. I've played Tower Teams many times before. I enjoy reading mysteries and thrillers, police procedurals are the best. Lately I've noticed that I enjoy a good fantasy too.I look forward to reading with you all!
My shelf: tt26
Hi! I'm Midu from Karachi, Pakistan. I think I've played TT once? My shelf for this game is nbrcttxiiSending good thoughts and prayers your way, Marie :-)
Hi, Danielle, Sanskriti, Sarah, Rina, Silje, maria helena, CynRo ☾, & Heli
Hope your mini vacay's a good one, Camilla.
Caps & Co-Caps, I can do questions/participate with answers for the June BOM, This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me, if no one else offers :-D
Hello team! I am excited to embark on another Tower Teams adventure. And what better theme than to take down our own personal TBRs?I am Kate from the USA. I read widely. I am drawn to thrillers and mysteries but can find just about anything in my library bag from one week to the next.
Next week, I start collecting for my bi-annual library book sale and will be touching all the books we are going to be selling. In the meantime, I have a short stack of library books to read and a large backlog of books I have picked up from previous book sales.
I am looking forward to re-engaging with GoodReads and logging my books as I read them and discover future TBR chaos.
It sounds as if we will be a busy group over the next few weeks. I wish health and healing to Marie and Silje. Safe travels to Camilla.
Happy reading to the rest of us!
My shelf is pico-tt
I see I have the first two BOMs available as audio on Storytel, so I might give those a go.
Hi all! Sorry I'm so late to the party; I've been stuck in a hellscape at work and crashing out when I get home. I AM looking forward to the challenge, and will have to get my skates on to finish current books for a clear start tomorrow.my shelf: tt_xii
one thing to note is the bonus for reading from the nominated lists of books of all the players TBRs. The list is on the sheet, and we get bonus points for reading the book or one from the series! So do keep an eye on that list as you are picking books :)
Cat wrote: "Hi all! Sorry I'm so late to the party; I've been stuck in a hellscape at work and crashing out when I get home. I AM looking forward to the challenge, and will have to get my skates on to finish c..."I didnt know it included one from the series I am off to dust off the second in the Kingsbridge series by ken Follett
Didn't manage to come back with a shelf link yesterday, maybe I'll manage it tonight! Oops.I just listened to the audio of The Will of the Many during Uno and highly recommend it. Due to library holds I couldn't postpone and read it for the BOM, sadly. I have book 2 on hold already, and really looking forward to it.
I'm really out of luck so far with BOM. Although I have Kate Quinn on hold it's not due in until July, so very doubtful it would be in time, unless someone returns it early. And I can't get hold of (also don't really want to read anyway) the June ones. I have my fingers crossed for better luck in July.
Cat wrote: "Hi all! Sorry I'm so late to the party; I've been stuck in a hellscape at work and crashing out when I get home. I AM looking forward to the challenge, and will have to get my skates on to finish c..."That sounds awful! Hope work will eventually settle down for you.
Sarah wrote: "Didn't manage to come back with a shelf link yesterday, maybe I'll manage it tonight! Oops.I just listened to the audio of The Will of the Many during Uno and highly recommend it...."
I’ve grabbed your shelf link :)
If you are trying to get books have you tried Ocean of books you can download for free Mine wont go onto my kindle but will go onto ipad or or phone https://oceanofpdf.com/ the Kate quinn is on there
Silje wrote: "I see I have the first two BOMs available as audio on Storytel, so I might give those a go."I did not realize that The Will of the Many was there too. I already own a physical copy, so now I can alternate between formats. Thanks, Silje.
Marie (UK) wrote: "If you are trying to get books have you tried Ocean of books you can download for free Mine wont go onto my kindle but will go onto ipad or or phone https://oceanofpdf.com/ the Kate quinn is on there"Thanks, Marie, I'll check it out.
Storytel looks interesting too, might be a good replacement for Everand once my year on the old system is up and I cancel rather than pay their ridiculous prices for one book a month.
✿~Danielle~✿ wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Didn't manage to come back with a shelf link yesterday, maybe I'll manage it tonight! Oops.I just listened to the audio of The Will of the Many during Uno and highly..."
Thanks Danielle!
Well I have finished all my currently reading and am ready to start tomorrowI will be reading The Shapeshifter's Daughter 285 pages pun 2025
and listening to Death in the East t 2019 pages 384
Do we have to ask for permission to be able to edit SS?
Hi all, I’m Keli. I live in England but am a Texan. Though I haven’t lived there for 25 years…🤔 Maybe, I’m just generic American now. Anyway, I will read anything, but my fave genre is UF. So I will be immediately buying that IA book Rina recommended.I don’t know how many TT I’ve taken part in, but more than not is my guess. I wasn’t going to join any group challenges this year and try to get through my tbr, but how could I not join this one!
I recognise so many names, it’s good to be on teams with many of you again. Happy reading everyone.
❤️🩹Marie, I hope your surgery is successful and that you have a speedy recovery.
🛫Camilla, have a wonderful vacation.
ℹ️And thanks for the heads up about series books, Cat.
☝️Sarah, I just cancelled my Everand subscription. It felt like most of the books I wanted “weren’t available in my region.” I paused it for ages and realised I didn’t miss it and that I would rather pay for a physical copy.
My shelf
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
I do not appear to be on the spreadsheet. 🫤 I saw my name and link?
Keli wrote: "I do not appear to be on the spreadsheet. 🫤 I saw my name and link?"I'll put you back but you were almost swapped out as the game starts shortly and we are trying to have completed teams.
Glad you are still with us!
Ok, we’re all here no and under 12 hours to go.A new maze mini has been announced
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Sorry, I didn’t get any notifications. so I had to go through each team and see if I was on it. But I’m here! Also, just an fyi, that link for Lauri did not go to a Lauri. It linked to some man not called Lauri
We can only go east with our first maze task, which is Task: Read a book with MPG Mystery
Direction: East (Even Number of Pages)
The book you read must meet:
1. the requirement for the direction you want to travel, and
2. the requirement for the task you have drawn.
Team Members
• Cat - Captain
• Danielle - Co-Captain
• Sanskriti N - Co-Captain
• Silje
• Rina
• maria helena
• Sarah
• Heli
• CynRo ☾
• Camilla
• Marie Riley
• Keli
• Midu Hadi
• Kate
Team Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Challenge Status: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...