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Meet & Greet Challenge Round 8 (Feb/Mar): READING!!
BONUS PICKSSome members like to receive more picks than from just their group. If you would like to participate in bonus picks, please note this in your sign up post. If you sign up for bonus picks, you MUST pick for every other person in the bonus picks group. This includes members who were in your original group - they will receive two sets of picks from you. Please do not recommend the same books to a member that is in both your original group and the bonus pick group - a clean set of picks is required.
Please be aware that the bonus pick group could be comprised of only a few people OR be at least the size of another full group. Last round, 40% of the participants signed up for bonus picks.
Since the completion of this challenge is directly tied to the Groupings, please delay your bonus picks to other members until 22 Jan.
Sign ups: by 17 Jan 6pm US ESTJane(PS) - picking shelf
Katie - meet and greet 8 to read
Dee - rrrc meet n greet
~Melissa~ - meet n greet
Breann - mg pick me
LethalLovely - meet and greet
Ezinwanyi - meet greet
Unusual Child (beppy) - meet n greet
Zara - rrrc mngc febmar 2015
Amanda - pifm
fleurette - meet n greet
Debbie - meet greet
Laurla - challenges to pick
~Leslie~ - meet and greet
Skandia - rrrc m g
Sadie - pick it for me
Sarah - meet greet
AndaM - the meet greet
Sallie - rrr 2015 meet greet
Amy - pifm
Larissa - on deck tbr
Kait - meet and greet
Tania - rrrc meet and greet
Penney - meet and greet options
Katherine - meet and greet options
Jojo - 2015 meet and greet
Diane ~Firefly~ - mng picking
Logan - meet greet to pick
MountainKat - meet n greet options
~KarenH~ - meet and greet
Poongothai - to ponder
Cristal - meet greet challenge
Nadine - m g pick shelf
Kathy - pick it for me
Sherri - meet and greet
Amie - meet greet picking shelf
Donna - meetandgreet
Cathy - meet and greet
Martha - rrc 15
Tina "coffee and books" - pick me meet n greet
Nichole - mng to read
Shelby - meet and greet to read
Grace - meet and greet
Becky - mng
Karla - february and march m g
Kristy - rrrc
Christina - Christina
Vi - book pool
Sunshine - pick for me
Macwolf01 [Elise] - meet greet
Shannan - m g shelf
Catherine - rrrc meet n greet pics
LIZZ NEILL - mag picking shelf
Susan A - meet greet 8
Preethi - meet and greet to pick
~Leslie~ - meet and greet
Lily - rrrc mg8 challenge picks
Emelie - meet and greet challenge
Joyce - meet greet rrrc challenge
Kay - meet greet pool 8
Becky - beckys meet n greet picks
Ty - mng
ilovedbakedgoods (Teresa) - mngpick
Bonus picks:Jane(PS) - picking shelf
Breann - mg pick me
Katie - meet and greet 8 to read
Ezinwanyi - meet greet
Unusual Child (beppy) - meet n greet
Zara - rrrc mngc febmar 2015
Aarati - rrc meet and greet
Laurla - challenges to pick
Sadie - pick it for me
Kait - meet and greet
Katherine - meet and greet options
Nichole - mng to read
Shelby - meet and greet to read
Grace - meet and greet
Becky - mng
Karla - february and march m g
Sunshine - pick for me
LIZZ NEILL - mag picking shelf
Penney - meet and greet options
Catherine - rrrc meet n greet pics
ilovedbakedgoods (Teresa) - mngpick
Joyce - meet greet rrrc challenge
Emelie - meet and greet challenge
Becca - meet n greet picks
GroupsGroup 1
Penney - meet and greet options
Joyce - meet greet rrrc challenge
Debbie - meet greet
Ezinwanyi - meet greet
Christina - meet greet options
LethalLovely - meet and greet
Martha - rrc 15
Sarah - meet greet
Sallie - rrr 2015 meet greet
Tania - rrrc meet and greet
Katherine - meet and greet options
Kristy - rrrc
Unusual Child (beppy) - meet n greet
Macwolf01 [Elise] - meet greet
~Leslie~ - meet and greet
Sadie - pick it for me
Group 2
Sherri - meet and greet
Kait - meet and greet
Vi - book pool
Sunshine - pick for me
Amie - meet greet picking shelf
Poongothai - to ponder
Jane(PS) - picking shelf
Catherine - rrrc meet n greet pics
Lily - rrrc mg8 challenge picks
Jojo - 2015 meet and greet
~Melissa~ - meet n greet
Nadine - m g pick shelf
Preethi - meet and greet to pick
Logan - meet greet to pick
Shannan - m g shelf
Group 3
Kay - meet greet pool 8
Donna - meetandgreet
Kathy - pick it for me
Tina "coffee and books" - pick me meet n greet
AndaM - the meet greet
Shelby - meet and greet to read
Skandia - rrrc m g
Laurla - challenges to pick
Becky the bookworm - beckys meet n greet picks
Emelie - meet and greet challenge
MountainKat - meet n greet options
Amanda - pifm
~Leslie~ - meet and greet
Amy - pifm
Becky - mng
Cathy - meet and greet
Group 4
LIZZ NEILL - mag picking shelf
ilovedbakedgoods (Teresa) - mngpick
Nichole - mng to read
Susan A - meet greet 8
Ty - mng
Karla - february and march m g
Dee - rrrc meet n greet
Breann - mg pick me
Grace - meet and greet
Zara - rrrc mngc febmar 2015
Katie - meet and greet 8 to read
~KarenH~ - meet and greet
Diane ~Firefly~ - mng picking
Cristal - meet greet challenge
Larissa - on deck tbr
fleurette - meet n greet
LethalLovely~Live Through This and You Won't Look Back wrote: "In."Need your picking shelf LL :)
Katie wrote: "If I have time, I'll try to shrink my shelf."LOL - that task will swallow you whole for a day ;)
Jane (PS) wrote: "Katie wrote: "If I have time, I'll try to shrink my shelf."LOL - that task will swallow you whole for a day ;)"
LOL - I think I need to add some to mine :)
Jane (PS) wrote: "LethalLovely~Live Through This and You Won't Look Back wrote: "In."Need your picking shelf LL :)"
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Oops. I'll make my profile public the week of the picks.
LethalLovely~Live Through This and You Won't Look Back wrote: "I'll make my profile public the week of the picks. "OK - thanks :)
i'm in. sign me up for bonus picks as well. ps. i've had my shelf ready for ages! yes, yes i am that big a geek.meet n greet
please sign me up and put me down for bonus picks as well thanks.please use my rrrc-mngc-febmar-2015 shelf
Ezinwanyi~the Impish Angel wrote: "I'm in. Will add my shelf when I get to computer.**Thanks ~Melissa~"
:D
First timer!Meet & Greet Shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
I'll start off with only picks from my group.
Ezinwanyi~the Impish Angel wrote: "I love this challenge BTW"me too. it's a great way for me to at least *start* to clean out my tbr pile.
I participated in the previous ones before I had to step away from everything for health reasons. I'm totally in...again! I will edit in a few minutes to include my shelf!PIFM
Jane (PS) wrote: "Katie wrote: "If I have time, I'll try to shrink my shelf."LOL - that task will swallow you whole for a day ;)"
No kidding! I also forgot to say that I'd like to be in for bonus picks, too. :)
Welcome to our first-timers and our returners - my fav challenge on GR :D
I'll update the lists tomorrow - I have family staying for another day :)
I'm in again - love this challenge!!My shelf - meet-n-greet-options. (OMG - I need to get that shelf updated!)
MountainKat wrote: "I'm in again - love this challenge!!My shelf - meet-n-greet-options. (OMG - I need to get that shelf updated!)"
What she said! =P Except this is my shelf...meet-and-greet
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1 February - 31 March 2015
This is a challenge for the hordes of members who need help selecting their next book to read :) This is basically a group Pick-It-For-Me challenge WITHOUT the new book recommendations or categories. It is a two (2) month challenge and will be repeated every two months so long as there is significant interest.
This challenge is limited to members who are 18 years or older. This is the only age-restricted challenge in our group. There are many other challenges to choose from for those under 18.
Depending on the number of sign-ups for this challenge, groups will consist of 15-20 people.
INSTRUCTIONS: Step by step
1. Each participant must create a shelf and include on that shelf books that they would like to read in the coming two months. You will need to have at least 30-40 books on this shelf and you must post the link to that shelf when you sign up. If you participated in the last MnG, you may use the same shelf with updated books.
Participants also appreciate not having too many books on that shelf - they want to select something you really want to read or be pushed to read. Try to keep the shelf under 100 books.
2. Sign up by the sign-up close date in the Sign Up/Discussion thread, posting the link to your shelf.
3. Once sign-up closes, each person will recommend to every other person in their group THREE (3) books selected from each member's nominated shelf. Recommendations will be sent via PM (private message) - NOT in the thread. If you have a private profile, you will need to 'friend' the other members in your group so that they can see your shelf.
4. Members choose ONE (1) book from each set of recommendations, removing that selected book from their nominated shelf (to reduce multiple selections of the same book) and placing it in another shelf to track this challenge. I would suggest that you create a second shelf for these selections for ease of tracking.
5. When picking starts I will open the participants thread for each member to post their list of selected books.
6. Once the challenge opens on the first day of next month, mark off each book on your challenge list as it is finished, noting the date completed. Update your completion rate at the top of your list throughout the challenge - eg "Completed: 3/15". Please feel free to post feedback on each book in the discussion thread :)
Do not repost your list in the Participants Thread - you will maintain your list in the original post.
To complete this challenge, you must read at least five (5) books from your chosen list. You may, of course, complete the full list.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
17 Jan 6PM US EST - SIGN-UPS close date! Please allow at least 3 hours for the groups to be posted.
27 Jan - PICKING due date! Picks for all group members must be completed.
1 Feb - OPENING date - Start reading!
There will be two threads for this challenge:
* the Sign Up/Discussion thread. All sign-ups, chat and questions occurs in this thread.
* the Participants' Lists thread. This is only for the final book list for each participant. The participants' thread will be locked until we are ready to start picking.
You cannot start picking for your team members until groups are posted.
RULES/TIPS:
* You must not recommend new books.
* You ONLY select from the pickee's nominated shelf.
* You must nominate 3 books for each set of picks.
* Book nominations and selections do not need to be in any order.
* You can add/subtract books at any time during the sign-up and picking process. (If a book has already been recommended during the picks, this recommendation stands valid.)
* If you recommend a book from a series, please ensure that it is the next book for the reader in that series.
* If a book from a series is recommended but it is not the next book for the reader in that series, please feel free to substitute the appropriate book for that recommendation.
* You may put re-reads on your nominated picking shelf if desired. (This means the book may already be 'read' and rated - but if it is on that shelf, these books are fair game for the pickers.)
* You must have completed the picking for your group members by the picking due date.
* You may use books planned for other challenges in this challenge and vice-versa unless otherwise specified in the alternate challenge(s).
* There is NO minimum page number requirement in this challenge.
* Books may be from any romance sub-genre, but we are a romance group so please keep your books on your nominated shelf to the romance or popular fiction genres.
* Remember - if your profile is private, you will need to 'friend' the other group members as they will not be able to access your nominated picking shelf otherwise.
* Feel free to 'friend' all the members of the group, as this will make picking much easier and faster :)
* A member can ask for repicks from another member if they have already selected all three of the nominated books. For this reason, it is important that members move books off their nominated picking shelf as soon as they have made their selection.
* When providing feedback in the Discussion Thread, please ensure that key plot points are hidden behind the spoiler 'tag' - <'spoiler>blah plot point blah<'/spoiler> (ignoring the apostrophes which have been inserted to show the formula.
Our members read a variety of romance sub-genres. You do not need to have read the book that you recommend, nor do you have to have knowledge of the sub-genre that may predominate any of the shelves. How you select books from the nominated shelves is entirely up to you.
How to create a new bookshelf:
* Go to My Books
* Click on edit next to 'bookshelves' on top left
* Type in the name of your shelf and click 'Add'
* Customize the shelf as desired
Please remember:
YOU ARE NOT SIGNED UP UNTIL YOU POST A LINK TO YOUR SHELF.