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Meet & Greet Challenge Round 55 (Dec/Jan) - Finished
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.
Since the completion of this challenge is directly tied to the Groupings, please delay your bonus picks to other members until 20 November.
Everyone may start on their bonus picks once it hits 12.00 am in New Zealand
Local time: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock...
(12 hours ahead of UTC/GMT)
Sign ups by Thursday 17 November 4.00pm EST US*Jane - picking shelf Rereads OK
Connie N - meet greet options Rereads OK
*One Sentence Audio (Benita) - meet greet challenge 2 dec 2022
Diane ~firefly~ - mng picking
*Shelby - meet and greet to read **diff shelf for bonus**
Lisa Marie - meet greet book club
KathyD - pick shelf audio Rereads OK
*MKat - meet n greet options Rereads OK
Nadine Bookaholic - 2022 challenge pick shelf
Kaylin - pick a book Rereads OK
Maggie - mng picks 2022
*Chan - to read
Heather - meet and greet
Myriam - meet and greet
Cheryl - meet greet picking
*Sexyladi - sexyladi group 1
Christy - up next
*Suzanne - meet
Bray - meet and greet books
Grace - meet and greet Rereads OK
Gelaskaca - mng55
*SusanA - mg xmas pick from here **diff shelf for bonus**
*Wealie - 0 picking
Hazel - mng selects
Elena - challenge dec jan 22 23
Mary-Megan - meet and greet
Jessica - meet and greet
*Tink Magoo - challenge picks **diff shelf for bonus** Rereads OK
LaurLa - 01 pick me please
Akshara - meet and greet Rereads OK
RaeRae - meet and great
*Roger - meetandgreet pickfrom Rereads OK
Vanessa - 0 rrrc mag dec 2022 list
Carmen - meet greet picks
Chiara - meet greet challenge Rereads OK
Portia - meet greet read Rereads OK
Laura - pickforme
*Melissa - meet n greet
Allie - meet greet dec jan Rereads OK
*Mony - 1 reg dec meet greet **diff shelf for bonus** Rereads OK
*KarenH - meet and greet Rereads OK
Jodi - meet greet shelf Rereads OK
*Aminko - pifm2022
UC[beppy] - meet n greet
Kim - mng pool
Bonus pickersstart picking at 12.00am 20 November NZ time for all participants regardless of your country
Local time: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock...
*Wealie - 0 picking
*Tink Magoo - challenge picks bonus **diff shelf for group** Rereads OK
*Suzanne - meet
*SusanA - bonus xmas pick from here **diff shelf for group**
*Shelby - current challenge to read **diff shelf for group**
*Sexyladi - sexyladi group 1
*Roger - meetandgreet pickfrom Rereads OK
*One Sentence Audio (Benita) - meet greet challenge 2 dec 2022
*Mony - 1b bonus dec meet greet **diff shelf for group** Rereads OK
*MKat - meet n greet options Rereads OK
*Melissa - meet n greet
*KarenH - meet and greet Rereads OK
*Jane - picking shelf Rereads OK
*Chan - to read
*Aminko - pifm2022
and
Vanessa - 0 rrrc mag dec 2022 list
Groups allocatedsoon after 17 November 4.00pm EST US
Group 1
Aminko - pifm2022
Christy - up next
Gelaskaca - mng55
Hazel - mng selects
Jane - picking shelf Rereads OK
Jodi - meet greet shelf Rereads OK
Kaylin - pick a book Rereads OK
Maggie - mng picks 2022
Mary-Megan - meet and greet
Melissa - meet n greet
Myriam - meet and greet
Portia - meet greet read Rereads OK
Roger - meetandgreet pickfrom Rereads OK
Shelby - meet and greet to read **diff shelf for bonus**
SusanA - mg xmas pick from here **diff shelf for bonus**
Group 2
Akshara - meet and greet Rereads OK
Allie - meet greet dec jan Rereads OK
Chiara - meet greet challenge Rereads OK
Connie N - meet greet options Rereads OK
Diane ~firefly~ - mng picking
Heather - meet and greet
Jessica - meet and greet
LaurLa - 01 pick me please
Mony - 1 reg dec meet greet **diff shelf for bonus** Rereads OK
Nadine Bookaholic - 2022 challenge pick shelf
One Sentence Audio (Benita) - meet greet challenge 2 dec 2022
RaeRae - meet and great
Sexyladi - sexyladi group 1
UC[beppy] - meet n greet
Vanessa - 0 rrrc mag dec 2022 list
Group 3
Bray - meet and greet books
Carmen - meet greet picks
Chan - to read
Cheryl - meet greet picking
Elena - challenge dec jan 22 23
Grace - meet and greet Rereads OK
KarenH - meet and greet Rereads OK
KathyD - pick shelf audio Rereads OK
Kim - mng pool
Laura - pickforme
Lisa Marie - meet greet book club
MKat - meet n greet options Rereads OK
Suzanne - meet
Tink Magoo - challenge picks **diff shelf for bonus** Rereads OK
Wealie - 0 picking
Remember:If you have a private profile, you MUST OPEN YOUR PROFILE for the duration of the picking. No exceptions.
BONUS picks may start 20 November 12.01 am NZ time
Time converter: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock...
(12 hours ahead of UTC/GMT)
PLEASE - remember this challenge takes effort and time for members to go through your reading list.DO NOT SIGN UP unless you are prepared to participate and reciprocate with picks.
PLEASE post IN THIS THREAD if you have been delayed with your picks for whatever reason (we ALL understand real life getting in the way and are very happy to wait). Just let us know what is happening. (I don't have a lot of time to chase members when they are late, so I would greatly appreciate not having to do this 🥰)
I STRONGLY suggest that everyone clicks on the 'Notify me when people comment' link at the bottom of this thread so that they know when activity/commenting is happening. That way you should not miss people asking where your picks are :)
Please count me in, regular and bonus.This is my shelf for the next Meet & Greet
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
I'm in for regular and bonus please. :)Regular - Meet and Greet to Read
Bonus - Current Challenge to Reads
Hannah wrote: "I’m in!"Hi Hannah - you need to post a shelf for us to pick from before you a fully signed up :)
Never done this before but I’ll attempt!! Hope I get it right 🤣 regular pick, no rereads for me! Thanks! My shelf:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Lisa Marie wrote: "Never done this before but I’ll attempt!! Hope I get it right 🤣 regular pick, no rereads for me! Thanks!"Welcome Lisa Marie! You just need to add the shelf that you want us to select your books from :)
Lisa Marie wrote: "What is a romance sub-genre?"This is like paranormal romance, historical romance or gay romance. There are a heap of them - its just a further classification of a type of romance.
Me! 🙋🏻♀️ Group and bonus - rereads more than ok!Please use my meet-n-greet-options shelf that needs to be updated. Thanks!
Jane (PS) wrote: "Lisa Marie wrote: "What is a romance sub-genre?"This is like paranormal romance, historical romance or gay romance. There are a heap of them - its just a further classification of a type of romance."
Okay! I picked some self-help romance books!
Jane (PS) wrote: "Lisa Marie wrote: "Never done this before but I’ll attempt!! Hope I get it right 🤣 regular pick, no rereads for me! Thanks!"Welcome Lisa Marie! You just need to add the shelf that you want us to ..."
Understood! Here it is:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
I can’t believe it’s that time again. I’m in for regular pleaseMy shelf - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
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Hi guys! I've never done this...so if I do something wrong, let me know. Here's my shelf (it's also my featured shelf on my profile): https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Doing regular; rereads are okay!!
Kaylin wrote: "Hi guys! I've never done this...so if I do something wrong, let me know. Here's my shelf (it's also my featured): https://www.goodreads.com/review/list......"
Hi! I am new as well! As far as I understand you pick 3 books for everyone involved from their destinated dec/jan meet greet shelf!
Lisa Marie wrote: "Kaylin wrote: "Hi guys! I've never done this...so if I do something wrong, let me know. Here's my shelf (it's also my featured): https://www.goodreads.com/review/list......"
Got it, thanks!
Kaylin wrote: "Hi guys! I've never done this...so if I do something wrong, let me know. Here's my shelf (it's also my featured): https://www.goodreads.com/review/list......"
Hi Kaylin - your second example is correct:
Percy picks books for Elsa from Elsa's designated bookshelf that she posts in this thread on sign up :)
That's why I need your bookshelf that you want us to pick from.
Everyone in the group that I allocate you into will jump into that shelf you post and pull 3 books from it to suggest you read.
You then pick ONE of those suggestions to actually read. That is, you will pick ONE book from each set of picks (from each member in your group), finishing up with about 15 books to read over the coming 2 months.
For this to work effectively, the bookshelf that you post here should have about 50 books on it. That's enough to prevent too much doubling up of picks.
You only need to read 5 books to official complete the challenge.
The fun is in looking through the books on other members' shelves, suggesting books to read and then receiving suggestions in return.
It will become more clear as the picks start to flow.
I'm in! It will be my first meet and greet so direct me if I do something incorrectly. Meet and Greet
RaeRae wrote: "I'm in for regular"Hi RaeRae - I can't sign you up until you post your shelf :)
I'm in for regular and bonus Using my normal picking shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
:)
I would join the challenge but did make my Meet & Greet Read shelf and only have 23 books instead of 30 that I wanna read for it. 😂
Portia wrote: "I would join the challenge but did make my Meet & Greet Read shelf and only have 23 books instead of 30 that I wanna read for it. 😂"If you were on the ball and moved books off the list as soon as you decide which ones to read, you could still play I think. You'd have to monitor your PMs at least daily. Its preferred that you don't go back to your group members for new picks just because there aren't many books to choose from 😎
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1 December - 31 January 2023
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 one of the very few age-restricted challenges 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.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
17 November 4.00PM US EST (THURSDAY) - SIGN-UPS close date! Please allow a few hours for the groups to be posted. Once the groups are posted, picking for the groups will then commence.
20 November 12am NZ - picking starts for the bonus group.
30 November - PICKING due date! Picks for all group members must be completed.
1 December - OPENING date - Start reading!
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 close date, 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 MUST OPEN YOUR PROFILE for the duration of the picking. No exceptions.
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 - e.g. "Completed: 3/15". Please feel free to post feedback on each book in the discussion thread :) You cannot start your book until the first day of the month.
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.
There will be two threads for this challenge:
* Sign Up/Reading thread. All sign-ups, chat and questions occurs in this thread.
* 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 group members until groups are posted.
RULES/TIPS:
* You ONLY select books 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 on your own picking list at any time during the sign-up and picking process. (However if a book has already been recommended during the picks prior to swapping it off your list, 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 and it is on your nominated shelf, 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 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 OPEN YOUR PROFILE FOR THE DURATION OF THE PICKING PERIOD otherwise members will not be able to access your nominated picking shelf.
* 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 Reading 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).
* If you have a book that you can't finish (DNF), you are welcome to go back to the original picks from that member and select another book. You cannot ask for new picks. You may count as 'finished' a DNF book if you have read at least 50% but that book must then be marked as a 'DNF' in either your review or appropriately shelved as such on your GR bookshelf.
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
How to include the link to your new bookshelf:
(Once you have your bookshelf created)
* Right click on the bookshelf hyperlink (green text that takes you to the page)
* Select 'Copy link' from the menu that appears
* In your sign up post, right click again and select 'paste'
-> the link to your bookshelf should now show in that post
Please remember:
YOU ARE NOT SIGNED UP UNTIL YOU POST A LINK TO YOUR SHELF.