The Procrastinators Book Club discussion

SUMMER DAYS 2025

MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN...


HOW TO JOIN
1. Reply to this thread with "I want to participate in a group" or "I want to participate by myself," and the number of books you read/listen to each year (this isn't to judge your reading habits but to attempt to create balanced teams).
2. The deadline to join a team is May 25th.
3. Anyone can join Summer Days as long as the competition lasts, but after May 25th all newcomers will be soloists.

RULES
✧ Members will be broken out into up to 3-5 separate teams (or go solo) before the start date (June 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 during June 1st through July 31st. Any books or audiobooks started before June 1st or finished after July 31st 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
✧ 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 prompt
+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: 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!

CATEGORIES:

This is a hen party!
1.Read a book featuring a love triangle
2.Read a book published in the '70s
3.Read a book where the character is a chef/cook
4.Read the third book in a series
5.Read a book with a white cover

Fountains don't flower
1.Read a book featuring a close friend group
2.Read a book set in a country you've never visited
3.Read a book with a flower on the cover
4.Read a book from your least favorite genre
5.Read and Participate in a PBC Group Read

He's got a boat
1.Read a book where a character gets on a boat/airplane
2.Read a book where a character goes on a road trip
3 Read a book with multiple POVs
4.Read a book with a map in the beginning
5.Read a 2025 new release

It's very Greek
1.Read a book set in Greece
2.Read a book with a blue cover
3.Read a Greek Mythology retelling
4.Read a book translated from Greek
5.Read a 600+ page novel

Honey, Honey
1.Read a graphic novel
2.Read a book by a WOC
3.Read a book with an MC in their 20s
4.Read a book with a beautiful FMC
5.Read a book with the fated mates trope

Our Last Summer
1.Read a book set in summer
2.Read a book set on an island
3.Read a book with a yellow cover
4.Read a book featuring mermaids/sirens
5.MC is bilingual or speaks multiple languages

TEAMS:
Team 1: The Dynamos
Team 2: Super Troupers
Team 3: The Dancing Queens
Team 4: Backup Girls

WE ARE SO BACK...

I want to participate in a group :)
And I read around 100 books a year.

I want to participate in a group. I read around 80 books on average a year.

Put me in coach! I’d like to join a group and my average is about 50 a year!

I am going to sign up but this time I think I will stay solo - still getting back into the reading flow and don't want to drag a team down!

I would love to participate in a group and I read about 50 books a year!

Count me in for participating in a group. I read between 50 to 75 books a year.

I want to participate in a group. I read around 60-80 books on average a year.

I would like to participate in a group! I read between 25 and 35 books a year.

I would like to participate in a group. I read about 37 books a year.

I want to participate by myself, but will join a group if you need an extra person. I read about 250 bpy.

include me on a team please, 75 books a year

Ooh yay!! So excited for this! I would like to join a team and I read about 30 books a year!

Sign me up!......so far this year I read 50 books

I'd love to join a group! - I usually read about 90 books a year

I'd love to participate as a soloist! Maybe it will help me beat the reading slump @_@

I'd like to be in a group and I read 80 books a year

I'd like to join a group, I read around 150 books a year! :)

I would like to be apart of a team. I read about 50 yearly

I would like to participate on a team - I read about 100-150 books a year (about 11-13 per month).

Updated

@Jacqueline

Are you looking to be a part of a group or a soloist?

Sophie wrote: " @Jacqueline

Are you looking to be a part of a group or a soloist?"


I would like to be a TEAM player...

I'd like to be on a team! I average about 120 books a year!

Updated

I'd like to be on a team! I read ~25 books per year.

I’d like to be on a team! I read around 200 books a year

I'm signing up as a soloist!

I would like to participate as a soloist

Updated

I want to participate solo

I'd like to join a team, please! I read about 75 books per year.

I'd like to join solo, I read around 100 books a year

I'd like to join solo, I read around 190-200 books per year.

I'd like to join solo and currently reading 40 books per year :)

updated

Hi Procrastinators, below are the official teams for Summer Days 2025. Use the next few days to strategize and plan books but remember that only books started from the 1st of June will count.
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TEAMS

Team 1: The Dynamos
Brianna Raquel
Kang
Paige
Anushka
PrinZessBookDragon

Team 2: Super Troupers
Laura
Juliane
LiteraryCryptid
Jacqueline
Marti

Team 3: The Dancing Queens
Leslie
Katie
Hafs
Allyson
Josie

Team 4: Backup Girls
Sophie
Sarah-Vanessa
Edith
Samantha
Ilsen
Lexus

Soloists: I'm a lone wolf!
April
Chloe
Isabella
Catsalive
Brianna
Aikaterine
Mara
Christina
Peyton

Can I still join? Solo please

Would Mixed Signals work for This is a hen party! prompt 3? She’s a baker

Do we make threads for BRs or can we just DM each other?

@Christenene
Of course you can join :D

@Sophie
I would allow that *shrugs* Let's see what Hafs says.

@Anushka
You need to have a BR thread made. I saw that you requested the BR so I'll make them in a bit. However, I would ask in the future not to ask for a thread today for today because you may not get it in the time you wish, as I'm not checking GR that much.

@Anushka You need to have a BR thread made. I saw that you requested the BR so I'll make them ..."

I'll remember that Mina. Thanks a lot and my apologies for the last minute request!

Hi I would like to join (solo) please ! :)

@Sophie I'll count the baker lol

I'm in the soloist thread but wasn't sure if I missed what the completion post should look like? (no rush as I have not even come close to finish a book yet)

hi brianna! Apologies for that! Updating the thread now, (forget soloists are different 😅)

Edith wrote: "hi brianna! Apologies for that! Updating the thread now, (forget soloists are different 😅)"

No worries & thank you so much! :)

If I'm reading an LN (Light Novel), should I put that under Graphic Novel? It's different than a manga/manhwa genre. There are graphics thrown in but it's more text heavy.

@Anushka Light Novels don't count as graphic novels

@Hafs thanks a lot for the clarification!