The Procrastinators Book Club discussion

RULES
✧ Members will be broken out into up to 3-5 separate teams (or go solo) before the start date (October 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 from October 1st through November 30th. Any books or audiobooks started before October 1st or finished after November 30th 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. They have to be on the Goodreads database. (view spoiler)
✧ 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 category
+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 1: 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! This means commenting your updates in the designated thread for that book.


Hocus Pocus
1.Read a book with a mostly orange cover
2.Read a classic horror novel
3.Read a book featuring witches
4.Read a book that takes place during Halloween season
5.Read a book with a snake on the cover

You Only Moved The Headstones
1.Read a book with a mostly black cover
2.Read a book set in 1800s
3.Read a book featuring zombies
4.Read a book where the MC is a villain
5.Read a paranormal or gothic romance

Mommy’s with the Maggots Now
1.Read a book with a mostly green cover
2.Read a fairytale retelling
3.Read a book featuring vampires
4.Read a book where a character suffers from depression
5.Read a horror book published in 2024

Phantom’s Lair
1.Read a book with a mostly purple cover
2.Read a cozy mystery
3.Read a book featuring a cathedral or church or chapel
4.Read a book by a POC author
5.Read a book where a character goes on a midnight adventure

Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun
1.Read a book with a mostly red cover
2.Read a dark fanstasy
3.Read a book with a skull on the cover
4.Read a book featuring a haunted house
5.Read a gothic horror book

It was the Bogeyman
1.Read a book with a mostly white cover
2.Read a Dark Academia book
3.Read a book featuring djinns
4.Read a book with blood and or bone in the title
5.Read a book set in a small town

LINK TO SPREADSHEET
To help track your team points, strategize and communicate, we've created individual team spreadsheets:
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
Anushka
Tori
Lexus
Sophie
Abigail

Yay! Excited to be one of the Carrie Coven!

Looking forward to starting, what books do you guys have planned?

Just as a reminder, below is the template for completion posts:

Title:
Author:
Start Date:
Finish Date:
Category and task:
Graphic novel: (yes or no)
Buddy read: (yes or no)
Group read: (yes or no)
Pages:
Review: (link to your review)

I've updated the spreadsheet so you don't have to fill out the completion post manually. Copy and paste your completion post from column M, but please be sure to link your buddy reads.

Using this to mark my spot and list out my reads :)

01. hocus pocus~
01: with a mostly orange cover ~Bright Side
02: classic horror novel ~ Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
03: featuring witches ~ The Bell Witches
04: takes place during Halloween season ~ Pumpkinheads
05: with a snake on the cover ~Vow of Deception

02. you only moved the headstones
01: with a mostly black cover ~ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Dance of Thieves
02: set in 1800s ~
03: featuring zombies ~Affliction
04: the MC is a villain ~Lady Macbeth
05: a paranormal or gothic romance ~ Alpha's Burden

03. mommy’s with the maggots now
01: with a mostly green cover ~Final Offer
02: fairytale retelling ~Heir of Fire
03: featuring vampires ~
04: character suffers from depression ~My Year of Rest and Relaxation
05: horror book published in 2024 ~The Eyes Are the Best Part

04. phantom’s lair
01: with a mostly purple cover ~Someone I Used to Know
02: cozy mystery ~Potions, Poisons, and Peril
03: featuring a cathedral or church or chapel ~Legendary
04: by a POC author ~ Before I Let Go
05: a character goes on a midnight adventure ~Caraval

05. ghouls just wanna have fun
01: with a mostly red cover ~Finale
02: dark fantasy~
03: with a skull on the cover ~Nocticadia
04: featuring a haunted house ~ How to Sell a Haunted House
05: gothic horror book ~

06. it was the bogeyman
01: with a mostly white cover ~The Boyfriend
02: Dark Academia book ~ If We Were Villains
03: featuring djinns ~ A Master of Djinn
04: with blood and or bone in the title ~Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
05: set in a small town ~The Cinnamon Bun Book Store

Hi everyone :) I'm doing some Christmas dark romance books since I have a bunch that meet several different prompts

If a book falls in multiple categories, does it get more points?

Title: If we were villains
Author: M.L. Rio
Start Date: 1st October
Finish Date: 7th October
Category and task: it was the bogeyman #2
Graphic novel: no
Buddy read: yes
Group read: no
Pages: 432
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

UPDATED

@Anushka, unfortunately not. The only way to earn extra points on book completions is to buddy or group read them!

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Fright Night 2024 Update October 7th

We try to post updates each Sunday of this challenge for teams and solo participants. As true procrastinators however, this update comes to you on a Monday (surprise, surprise 😂)

TEAMS:
The Carrie Coven: 3
The Wayward Sisters: 3
The Scream Queens: 26
Flying By Nightmares: 14

Soloists: The Crypt Keepers
Aikaterine: 0
Dia: 4
Rosina: 0
Bopeep: 3
Tina: 0
Melissa: 0
Edissa: 0
Catsalive: 9
Miranda: 0
Princesspint: 0
Isabel Rose: 0
Trizi: 0
Mara: 0
Gaea: 0
Sarah: 0

The Scream Queens start the week off strong, but fret not as we are only in week 1 of the competition! We love to see all those buddy reads going on—make sure to join some if any of you would like to earn extra points on those completions!

Happy reading!

❤︎ From the Procrastinator Mods ❤︎

"Title: Edin
Author: Lily Mayne
Start Date: 10/01/24
Finish Date: 10/01/24
Category and Task: Phantom’s Lair 1
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 410
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
"

"Title: Alphas Burden
Author: Luna Lark
Start Date: 10/01/24
Finish Date: 10/08/24
Category and Task: You Only Moved The Headstones 5
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 348
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
"

Title: Worth the Wait
Author: Kate Hawthorne
Start Date: 10/01/24
Finish Date: 10/02/24
Category and Task: Phantom’s Lair 3
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 289
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: The King's Men
Author: Nora Sakavic
Start Date: 10/01/24
Finish Date: 10/02/24
Category and Task: It was the Bogeyman
1
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 431
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Beauty Bound
Author: Megs Pritchard
Start Date: 10/07/24
Finish Date: 10/07/24
Category and Task: Mommy’s with the Maggots Now 2
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 167
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Impromptu Match
Author: Lily Mayne
Start Date: 10/08/24
Finish Date: 10/08/24
Category and Task: Phantom’s Lair 5
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 422
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Frankenstein
Author: Mary Shelley
Start Date: 10/01/24
Finish Date: 10/10/24
Category and Task: Hocus Pocus 2
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: TRUE
Page Count: 273
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Fright Night 2024 Update: October 13th

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 Carrie Coven: 22
The Wayward Sisters: 14
The Scream Queens: 50
Flying By Nightmares: 43

Soloists: The Crypt Keepers
Aikaterine: 4
Dia: 10
Rosina: 0
Bopeep: 4
Tina: 0
Melissa: 0
Edissa: 0
Catsalive: 11
Miranda: 0
Princesspint: 0
Isabel Rose: 0
Trizi: 0
Mara: 1
Gaea: 0
Sarah: 0

Looks like things are finally kicking off in the second week of the games with multiple teams getting some points in! Be sure to get those buddy and group reads in for those extra points y’all!

Happy reading!

❤︎ From the Procrastinator Mods ❤︎

Title: Caraval
Author: Stephanie Garber
Start Date: 10/08/24
Finish Date: 10/14/24
Category and Task: Phantom’s Lair 5
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: TRUE
Page Count: 405
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
"

Title: Where Fools Have Tread
Author: Jennifer Cody
Start Date: 10/13/24
Finish Date: 10/13/24
Category and Task: You Only Moved The Headstones 2
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 179
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

updated

"Title: Lady Macbeth
Author: Ava Reid
Start Date: 10/15/24
Finish Date: 10/18/24
Category and Task: You Only Moved The Headstones 4
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: TRUE
Page Count: 320
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

"Title: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Author: J.K. Rowling
Start Date: 10/01/24
Finish Date: 10/19/24
Category and Task: You Only Moved The Headstones 1
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 800
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
"

Title: The Bell Witches
Author: Lindsey Kelk
Start Date: 10/08/24
Finish Date: 10/19/24
Category and Task: Hocus Pocus 3
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 416
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
"

Title: Jade City
Author: Fonda Lee
Start Date: October 9
Finish Date: October 21

Category and task: Mommy’s with the Maggots Now
1.Read a book with a mostly green cover

Graphic novel: FALSE
Buddy read: FALSE
Group read: FALSE
Pages: 540
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 13
Author: Yoshihiro Togashi
Start Date: October 22
Finish Date: October 22

Category and task: Phantom's Lair
5.Read a book where a character goes on a midnight adventure

Graphic novel: TRUE
Buddy read: FALSE
Group read: FALSE
Pages: 200
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Updated

Title: Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 14
Author: Yoshihiro Togashi
Start Date: October 22
Finish Date: October 23

Category and task: It was the Bogeyman
5.Read a book set in a small town

Graphic novel: TRUE
Buddy read: FALSE
Group read: FALSE
Pages: 208
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Ninth House
Author: Leigh Bardugo
Start Date: October 08
Finish Date: October 27

Category and task: Hocus Pocus
5.Read a book with a snake on the cover

Graphic novel: FALSE
Buddy read: TRUE
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Group read: FALSE
Pages: 461
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Saw Sophie doing it and thought it's really handy so I'm using this to mark my spot and list out my reads :

01. hocus pocus :

01: with a mostly orange cover ~ Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 26
02: classic horror novel ~ Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 19
03: featuring witches ~ Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 20
04: takes place during Halloween season ~
05: with a snake on the cover ~ Ninth House

02. you only moved the headstones :

01: with a mostly black cover ~ Solo Leveling, Vol. 2 and Solo Leveling, Vol. 3
02: set in 1800s ~ Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 18
03: featuring zombies ~ Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 24 and Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 29
04: the MC is a villain ~ Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 28
05: a paranormal or gothic romance ~ Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 30

03. mommy’s with the maggots now :

01: with a mostly green cover ~ Jade City
02: fairytale retelling ~
03: featuring vampires ~
04: character suffers from depression ~ Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 17
05: horror book published in 2024 ~

04. phantom’s lair

01: with a mostly purple cover ~ Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 27 and The Striker
02: cozy mystery ~
03: featuring a cathedral or church or chapel ~ Solo Leveling, Vol. 1
04: by a POC author ~ Becoming and Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 15
05: a character goes on a midnight adventure ~ Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 13 and The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

05. ghouls just wanna have fun :

01: with a mostly red cover ~ Jade War and Apprentice to the Villain
02: dark fantasy~ Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 25
03: with a skull on the cover ~ Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 21
04: featuring a haunted house ~ When the Moon Hatched
05: gothic horror book ~ Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 22

06. it was the bogeyman :

01: with a mostly white cover ~ Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 23
02: Dark Academia book ~ The Secret History
03: featuring djinns ~ Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 16
04: with blood and or bone in the title ~
05: set in a small town ~ Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 14

Title: Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 15
Author: Yoshihiro Togashi
Start Date: October 23
Finish Date: October 27

Category and task: Phantom's Lair
04: by a POC author

Graphic novel: TRUE
Buddy read: FALSE
Group read: FALSE
Pages: 208
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 16
Author: Yoshihiro Togashi
Start Date: October 27
Finish Date: October 27

Category and task: It was the Bogeyman
03: featuring djinns

Graphic novel: TRUE
Buddy read: FALSE
Group read: FALSE
Pages: 200
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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Fright Night 2024 Update: October 27th

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 Carrie Coven: 59
The Wayward Sisters: 70
The Scream Queens: 127
Flying By Nightmares: 122

Soloists: The Crypt Keepers
Aikaterine: 10
Dia: 10
Rosina: 0
Bopeep: 15
Tina: 1
Melissa: 0
Edissa: 0
Catsalive: 26
Miranda: 0
Princesspint: 0
Isabel Rose: 0
Trizi: 0
Mara: 2
Gaea: 0
Sarah: 0

We're almost to the halfway point of the challenge, and everyone has been doing great! Please remember to post your completion posts as we don't follow the spreadsheets.

Happy reading!

❤︎ From the Procrastinator Mods ❤︎

Title: Final Offer
Author: Lauren Asher
Start Date: 10/15/24
Finish Date: 10/26/24
Category and Task: Mommy’s with the Maggots Now 1
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: TRUE
Page Count: 594
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
"

"Title: Pumpkin Heads
Author: Rainbow Rowell
Start Date: 10/27/24
Finish Date: 10/27/24
Category and Task: Hocus Pocus 4
Graphic Novel: TRUE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 219
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Title: Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 17
Author: Yoshihiro Togashi
Start Date: October 27
Finish Date: October 28

Category and task: 03. mommy’s with the maggots now
04: character suffers from depression

Graphic novel: TRUE
Buddy read: FALSE
Group read: FALSE
Pages: 208
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

"Title: The Eyes Are The Best Part
Author: Monika Kim
Start Date: 10/22/24
Finish Date: 10/29/24
Category and Task: Mommy’s with the Maggots Now 5
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 274
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
"

Title: The Secret History
Author: Donna Tartt
Start Date: October 03
Finish Date: October 30

Category and task: It was the Bogeyman
02: Dark Academia book

Graphic novel: FALSE
Buddy read: FALSE

Group read: TRUE
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Pages: 660
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 18
Author: Yoshihiro Togashi
Start Date: October 27
Finish Date: October 30

Category and task: 02. you only moved the headstones
02: set in 1800s

Graphic novel: TRUE
Buddy read: FALSE
Group read: FALSE
Pages: 208
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 19
Author: Yoshihiro Togashi
Start Date: October 30
Finish Date: October 30

Category and task: Hocus Pocus
2. Classic horror novel

Graphic novel: TRUE
Buddy read: FALSE
Group read: FALSE
Pages: 208
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

"Title: The Cinnamon Bun Book Store
Author: Laurie Gilmore
Start Date: 10/21/24
Finish Date: 10/30/24
Category and Task: It was the Bogeyman
5
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 347
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
"

"Title: Potions, Poisons & Peril
Author: Shea MacLeod
Start Date: 10/28/24
Finish Date: 10/30/24
Category and Task: Phantom’s Lair 2
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 212
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
"

"Title: Nocticadia
Author: Keri Lake
Start Date: 10/01/24
Finish Date: 10/30/24
Category and Task: Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun 3
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 682
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
"

Title: Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 20
Author: Yoshihiro Togashi
Start Date: October 30
Finish Date: October 30

Category and task: Hocus Pocus
3. Featuring Witches

Graphic novel: TRUE
Buddy read: FALSE
Group read: FALSE
Pages: 208
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Updated

Title: Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 21
Author: Yoshihiro Togashi
Start Date: October 30
Finish Date: October 31

Category and task: 05: Ghouls just wanna have fun
03: with a skull on the cover

Graphic novel: TRUE
Buddy read: FALSE
Group read: FALSE
Pages: 208
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...