The Challenge Factory discussion

Team #3 Players
Captain: Moondance
Christina T
Erica
Talia
Lexi
Sunshine

REFERENCES
Book Bingo Rules
Discussion Thread
Shelf Thread
Stamp Me

REFERENCES
Book Bingo Rules
Discussion Thread
Shelf Thread
Stamp Me

Samples:

SELECTION POST
Shelf: Dual Authors
Book: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett and Terry Pratchett
Pages: 412 pages
Qualification: Two authors


COMPLETION POST:
Shelf: Dual Authors
Book: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett and Terry Pratchett
Pages: 412 pages
Read: 2/15
Rating: 5 Stars
Review: Just 3-4 sentences. Tell us what the book is about, what you thought of your read, what you liked or disliked, and would you recommend this book to your friends.



Team Captain's Progress Post - here

Free Space - Team Completion Post
Week 1 - Historical - Team Completion Post
Week 2 - Disability - Team Completion Post
Week 3 - Fantasy/UF/Paranormal -Team Completion Post
Week 4 - Suspense/Thriller - Team Completion Post
Week 5 - Animals/Pets - Team Completion Post
Week 6 - Humor/Satire - Team Completion Post
Week 7 - Goodreads Choice Nominee - Team Completion Post
Week 8 - Multiple/Dual Authors -
Week 9 - Books to TV/Movie -
Week 10 - Pregnancy/Child -

Hi Team, checking in! I didn't want to take the first spot in case we need that to post some sort of tracking info, so I reserved it and can update it with whatever we need.

This is my first time ever playing Bingo so I'd prefer not to be captain. I'm coming up blank for a clever three-related team name :( .


Possible selections:
Beartown - Sports, Male Author, Location not USA, Part of a Series
Shadow of the Storm - Pregnancy/Child, Set in the Past or Future, Part of a Series

Greetings! I've been playing Bingo for years! I love it so much that I am a co-moderator on a Cozy Mystery Bingo group. This one will have me reading outside my comfort zone. I look forward to meeting everyone.

Hi Moondance, glad we have some experience on the team! :) I used to read mainly cozy mysteries for years! Now I've switched over to fantasy but I still get a cozy in every now and then. I love the covers like this one that's one of my current library loans .

FREE SPACE Completed STAMPED
Talia Kill the Queen by Jennifer Estep library book REVIEW 06.11.19 4 stars
Sunshine Beloved by Toni Morrison Library book REVIEW 06.11.19 3 stars
Lexi Ever Alice by H.J. Ramsay ARC REVIEW 06.05.19 2 stars
Erica Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen Library book REVIEW 06.07.19 5+stars
Christina See No Evil by Allison Brennan Library book REVIEW 06.13.19 4 stars
Cheryl House Immortal by Devon Monk Library book REVIEW 06.06.19 3.5 stars

Week 1: HISTORICAL STAMPED
Talia The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller REVIEW 06.09.19 3 stars
Sunshine The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris REVIEW 06.05.19 4 stars
Lexi The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton REVIEW 06.08.19 3 stars
Erica The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939–45 by Władysław Szpilman REVIEW 06.11.19 5 stars
Christina The Duke with the Dragon Tattoo by Kerrigan Byrne REVIEW 06.09.19 5 stars
Cheryl Cleopatra's Shadows by Emily Holleman REVIEW 06.08.19 3.75 stars

Week 2: DISABILITY STAMPED
Talia Me Before You by Jojo Moyes REVIEW 06.15.19 3 stars
Sunshine Catch a Ghost by S.E. Jakes REVIEW 06.12.19 3 stars
Lexie Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson REVIEW 06.29.19 4 stars
Erica The Missing Kennedy: Rosemary Kennedy and the Secret Bonds of Four Women by Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff REVIEW 06.13.19 3 stars
Christina Never Seduce a Scot by Maya Banks REVIEW 06.17.19 5 stars
Cheryl Me Before You by Jojo Moyes REVIEW 06.14.19 5 stars

Week 3: FANTASY/UF/PARANORMAL STAMPED
Talia Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve REVIEW 06.22.19 4 stars
Sunshine Brothers of the Wild North Sea by Harper Fox REVIEW 06.26.19 3 stars
Lexi The Waking Forest by Alyssa Wees REVIEW 06.22.19 3 stars
Erica Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman REVIEW 06.23.19 4 stars
Christina Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews REVIEW 06.28.19 5 stars
Cheryl Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs REVIEW 06.21.19 5 stars

Week 4: SUSPENSE AND THRILLER STAMPED
Talia Golden Buddha by Clive Cussler REVIEW 07.01.19 3 stars
Sunshine Fair Game by Josh Lanyon REVIEW 06.30.19 4 stars
Lexi The Witch Elm by Tana French REVIEW 07.12.19 4 stars
Erica The Redbreast by Jo Nesbø REVIEW 07.04.19 4.5 stars
Christina Ice Cold by Tess Gerritsen REVIEW 07.02.19 4.5 stars
Cheryl Origin in Death by J.D. Robb REVIEW 06.28.19 5 stars

Week 5: ANIMAL/PET STAMPED
Talia Death Waits in the Dark by Julia Buckley REVIEW 07.09.19 3 stars
Sunshine A Shared Range by Andrew Grey REVIEW 07/08/19 4 stars
Lexi Competence by Gail Carriger REVIEW 07.15.19 3 stars
Erica My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman REVIEW 07.11.19 5 stars
Christina Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews REVIEW 07.14.19 5 stars
Cheryl Black Cat Crossing by Kay Finch REVIEW 07.06.19 3.5 stars

Week 6: HUMOR/SATIRE Stamped
Talia A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman REVIEW 07.17.19 3 stars
Sunshine Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston REVIEW 07.23.19 5 stars
Lexi Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews REVIEW 07.13/19 5 stars
Erica Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple REVIEW 07.19.19 4 stars
Christina Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews REVIEW 07.23.19 5 stars
Cheryl I'll Mature When I'm Dead: Dave Barry's Amazing Tales of Adulthood by Dave Barry REVIEW 07.13.19 4 stars

Week 7: GOODREADS CHOICE NOMINEE Completed
Talia The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang REVIEW 07.18.19 3 stars
Sunshine The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer REVIEW 07.17.19 4 stars
Lexi The Passage by Justin Cronin REVIEW 07.31.19 3 stars
Erica Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney REVIEW 07.20.19 3 stars
Christina Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews REVIEW 07.29.19 4 stars
Cheryl Year One by Nora Roberts REVIEW 07.21.19 4 stars

Week 8: DUAL/MULTIPLE AUTHORS
Talia The Wife Between Us Greer Hendricks REVIEW 08.03.19 4 stars
Sunshine The Nobleman and the Spy by Bonnie Dee REVIEW 07.24.19 3 stars
Lexi An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks
Erica Buddhism: The Illustrated Guide by Kevin Trainor REVIEW 08.05.19 3 stars
Christina Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews REVIEW 08.08.19 5 stars
Cheryl One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews REVIEW 07.27.19 5 stars

Week 9: BOOKS TO TV/MOVIE
Talia The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein REVIEW 08.01.19 4 stars
Sunshine
Lexi Tales from Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin REVIEW 08.04.19 4 stars
Erica The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander
Christina Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J.K. Rowling
Cheryl One for the Money by Janet Evanovich REVIEW 08.01.19 4 stars

Week 10: PREGNANCY/CHILD
Talia Shadow of the Storm Connilyn Cossette
Sunshine
Lexi The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin REVIEW 08.07.19 4 stars
Erica
Christina Daddy Defender Janie Crouch
Cheryl Remembering One Wild Night Kathie DeNosky

I've done bingo before but not with this version. I'm excited to start and a few of these will be a stretch for me. What shelf are people most and least excited for?

I think we should be named "Fish and Visitors"

I'm in Michigan, so I'm on Eastern Time as well.

Hi Lexi! I'm looking forward to Goodreads Choice Nominees as there are a lot of those that I've been wanting to read.

Any reason behind the name Fish and Visitors? Is that from a book?

So the name generator seems a bit off today. This is what I got:

Psychic Marsh Squirrels
Rabid Booklovers
Runners of Coffee
The Renegade Readers
Titans of Three
Raw Rocky Readers

Fish and Visitors stink in three days in an old phrase.

Starting June 1 - Aug 28, I will be India, but I live in Boston so for now I am in the EST.

Lexi wrote: "Fish and Visitors stink in three days in an old phrase."

I like that!

Lexi wrote: "Starting June 1 - Aug 28, I will be India, but I live in Boston so for now I am in the EST."

Nice! Is this an annual trip?

Lexi wrote: "Starting June 1 - Aug 28, I will be India, but I live in Boston so for now I am in the EST."

Oh wow, India, cool! My husband has been in Japan for the last 10 days so it has been interesting to hear about his interactions with the people there. I don't know anyone who has been to India so that would be interesting to hear about!

I like Rabid Booklovers but I'm okay with Fish and Visitors too to stick with the 3 theme.

I am doing research this summer, and I have never been in India for so long before.
Let's see what the other three think on names.

Lexi wrote: "I am doing research this summer, and I have never been in India for so long before.
Let's see what the other three think on names."

I hope it is a wonderful adventure for you!

Hi everyone. I've played Bingo before but I think maybe with another group. Or maybe this one, I can't remember. I'm in Iowa which is Central time. I cannot captain, unfortunately. My RL always interferes with that much of a commitment. My mom had open heart surgery the second of this month and we have 3 rehab appointments every week in addition to one doctor's visit as well so my online time is short.
Between helping my mom and my full time job I tend to be pretty quiet in my groups. I'm very laid back though and will go along with the majority when it comes to our group game. Although I do like Rabid Booklovers.

Two votes each so far for Rabid Booklovers and Fish & Visitors and two to go.

Oh wow. Just now checking in. I like Rabid Booklovers but am also drawn to Fish & Visitors. Not sure that helps... ??? I live in northwestern Illinois, so one time zone west of most of y'alls. If we need 3 names for a team, why not Rabid Book Lovers?

Christina T wrote: "Hi everyone. I've played Bingo before but I think maybe with another group. Or maybe this one, I can't remember. I'm in Iowa which is Central time. I cannot captain, unfortunately. My RL always int..."

Hi Christina! I understand being a caregiver. Be sure to be good to yourself, too. I look forward to playing with you.

Erica wrote: "Oh wow. Just now checking in. I like Rabid Booklovers but am also drawn to Fish & Visitors. Not sure that helps... ??? I live in northwestern Illinois, so one time zone west of most of y'alls. If w..."

Hi Erica! I look forward to getting to know you.

Hi Everyone,
... checking in and saying hi
I'm a challenge junkie, so I have played some type of Bingo, many times.
I like Rabid Booklovers, as well.
Fish & Visitors - Nope

I live outside of Chicago and will read most anything, but partial to romance. I'm looking forward to seeing what you read.

Sunshine wrote: "Hi Everyone,
... checking in and saying hi
I'm a challenge junkie, so I have played some type of Bingo, many times.
I like Rabid Booklovers, as well.
Fish & Visitors - Nope

I like outside of Chic..."

Hi Sunshine! I think that is all of us checking in. I'm interested in seeing what everyone reads as well. Maybe I'll find a new genre that I like.

I tend to read mysteries as a default but enjoy fiction, history, biography, historical fiction, some fantasy, and YA too. I've never played bingo so not entirely sure how this goes. When it starts do we start with the free square, or is a shelf picked that we need to read a book for?

Rabid Booklovers seems to have won for our name. Did someone want to be captain? I saw a few people who could not. Everyone has checked in as well.

Erica wrote: "I tend to read mysteries as a default but enjoy fiction, history, biography, historical fiction, some fantasy, and YA too. I've never played bingo so not entirely sure how this goes. When it starts..."

Free Space you can read as the game starts. I always try to get it read in the first week if I can. Each week a theme will be called and we each pick a book that fits the theme.

Hi Christina, Erica, and Sunshine!

No on me for captain but I’m looking forward to getting started tomorrow.

The only categories that are out of my wheelhouse are sports and disability so it’ll be interesting to read books in those areas. 🧐

So, I'll put it out there
...does anyone want to be captain

...not me

Moondance, it looks like no one else wants to be captain. I can be backup if there are periods where you need help.

Lexi wrote: "Moondance, it looks like no one else wants to be captain. I can be backup if there are periods where you need help."

Thank you, Lexi!

I'll start a tracking thread for us.

I guess we are going with Rabid Book Lovers for a team name?

That is the one that one. Though, I think the two word version won.

Talia wrote: "Hi Christina, Erica, and Sunshine!

No on me for captain but I’m looking forward to getting started tomorrow.

The only categories that are out of my wheelhouse are sports and disability so it’ll..."

Hi Talia. The good thing about the categories is we can use a book that someone has shelved as that category as well. This will help me out in those categories you mentioned as well. I have some romance books that are bound to be shelved "sports". The Non-fiction one might be a little more difficult for me though.

Thank you Moondance for being our captain. And thanks to Lexi for volunteering to back her up. I can't wait for the game to start!

Is everyone looking forward to shelf call tomorrow? I haven't decide my Free Space yet. I have tons of freebies on my tablet. I'll see what strikes my fancy tomorrow.

I read a lot of library books so I was going to read an ebook from my library. I assume that counts?

I have a pile of library books waiting for me to choose one for the free space.

Those both count!

WEEK 1: HISTORICAL

Of course the Historical book I think I would like to read is over 1000 pages! I am going away for a retreat this weekend so I guess it would be as good as time as any to read it.

You may read your FREE SPACE book anytime now as well.

Selection Post: FREE SPACE

House Immortal by Devon Monk


336 pages

Qualification: Library book

For Historical I'm debating between 1139 pages and 500+pages. Both are by Margaret George who is my all time favorite historical writer.

SELECTION POST

Shelf: Historical
Book: Mycroft Holmes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Pages: 336 pages
Qualification: Historical shelf

Updated Selection:
Shelf: Historical
Book: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Pages: 352
Qualification: Historical shelf

SELECTION POST

Shelf: Historical
Book: by Władysław Szpilman
Pages: 222
Qualification: Historical Shelf