The Procrastinators Book Club discussion

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 book with a beautiful FMC

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 2025 new release
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

LINK TO SPREADSHEET:
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
Leslie
Katie
Hafs
Allyson
Josie

I have plans! Since I am in a number of book clubs, I'm listing those in bold since those will be etched in stone. All the rest are subject to change. I hope to get at least 20-25 books done for this (hopefully more).

This is a hen party!
1.Read a book featuring a love triangle
A Court of Mist and Fury?; Storybook Ending

2.Read a book published in the '70s
Dragonflight; Year of the Unicorn; The Chinese Lake Murders

3.Read a book where the character is a chef/cook
Knife Skills for Beginners; You Sexy Thing

4.Read the third book in a series
Oathbound; Mirrored Heavens; Onyx Storm; The Excalibur Curse; Promises Stranger Than Darkness

5.Read a book with a white cover
The Third Rule of Time Travel


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
On the Calculation of Volume I

3.Read a book with a flower on the cover
Mistress of Lies

4.Read a book from your least favorite genre – probably self-help
Atomic Habits

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
What Happens in Amsterdam

2.Read a book where a character goes on a road trip
The Ornithologist’s Field Guide to Love

3 Read a book with multiple POVs
Ruthless Vows

4.Read a book with a map in the beginning

5.Read a book with a beautiful FMC


It's very Greek
1.Read a book set in Greece

2.Read a book with a blue cover
One Puzzling Afternoon ; Serenade

3.Read a Greek Mythology retelling
Wearing the Lion

4.Read a book translated from Greek
Seven Lives and One Great Love; Why I Killed My Best Friend

5.Read a 600+ page novel
Eye of the Bedlam Bride; Court of Mist and Fury; The Bright Sword


Honey, Honey
1.Read a graphic novel

2.Read a book by a WOC
Light From Uncommon Stars ; Julie Chan is Dead; Death of the Author; The Reformatory

3.Read a book with an MC in their 20s
Swordcrossed

4.Read a 2025 new release
Greenteeth ; Dream On, Ramona Riley

5.Read a book with the fated mates trope
Our Infinite Fates


Our Last Summer
1.Read a book set in summer

2.Read a book set on an island
The Day the World Ended

3.Read a book with a yellow cover
Yellowface

4.Read a book featuring mermaids/sirens
When the Tides Held the Moon

5.MC is bilingual or speaks multiple languages

Title: A Quiet Life in the Country
Author: T.E. Kinsey
Start Date: 06/01/25
Finish Date: 06/01/25
Category and Task: Fountains don't flower2
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 257
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

We got the BEST team name!! Let's dance the month away to victory!!!!

Title: Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear
Author: Seanan McGuire
Start Date: 6/1/25
Finish Date: 6/2/25
Category and Task: Our Last Summer 5 (MC is bilingual/speaks multiple languages)
Graphic Novel: No
Buddy Read: No
Page Count: 160
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: The Sixty/Forty Rule
Author: Ellie K. Wilde
Start Date: 6/2/25
Finish Date: 6/3/25
Category and Task: This is a Hen Party 3 (Character is a chef/cook)
Graphic Novel: No
Buddy Read: No
Page Count: 319
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Let Us Dream
Author: Alyssa Cole
Start Date: 06/03/25
Finish Date: 06/04/25
Category and Task: Honey, Honey2
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 179
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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Title: Born a Crime
Author: Trevor Noah
Start Date: 06/04/25
Finish Date: 06/06/25
Category and Task: It's very Greek2
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 289
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Queerly Beloved
Author: Susie Dumond
Start Date: 06/02/25
Finish Date: 06/07/25
Category and Task: Our Last Summer3
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 400
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Five Total Strangers
Author: Natalie D. Richards
Start Date: 06/07/25
Finish Date: 06/07/25
Category and Task: He's got a boat2
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 302
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Author: J.K. Rowling
Start Date: 06/01/25
Finish Date: 06/08/25
Category and Task: Fountains Don't Flower - 1
Graphic Novel: No
Buddy Read: No
Page Count: 333
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Five Survive
Author: Holly Jackson
Start Date: 06/05/25
Finish Date: 06/07/25
Category and Task: He's Got a Boat - 4
Graphic Novel: No
Buddy Read: No
Page Count: 391
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Bunny
Author: Mona Awad
Start Date: June 4, 2025
Finish Date: June 7, 2025
Category and task: Honey Honey 3
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? Yes
Group Read? No
Pages: 307
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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Summer Days 2025 Update: June 8th

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 Dynamos: 46
Super Troupers: 0
The Dancing Queens: 21
Backup Girls: 6

Soloists: I'm a Lone Wolf!
April: 0
Chloe: 0
Isabella: 0
Catsalive: 11
Brianna: 4
Aikaterine: 0
Mara: 0
Christina: 0
Peyton: 0
christene_littlelibrary: 0
Heloise: 4

Hello everyone and happy summer games! The first week of June is now over and we've got a good start across most the board. This is the time to plan out buddy reads or join group reads as the competition is just starting. As usual, remember to double check your completion posts with everything linked correctly. Other than that, happy reading!

❤︎ From the Procrastinator Mods ❤︎

Title: Vampire Academy
Author: Richelle Mead
Start Date: 06/08/25
Finish Date: 06/09/25
Category and Task: Honey, Honey4
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 332
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Promise Boys
Author: Nick Brooks
Start Date: 06/08/25
Finish Date: 06/08/25
Category and Task: He's Got a Boat - 3
Graphic Novel: No
Buddy Read: No
Page Count: 292
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Across the Many Skies
Author: Jay Haque
Start Date: 6/8/2025
Finish Date: 6/9/2025
Category and task: He's Got A Boat 5
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 259
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Untouchable
Author: Talia Hibbert
Start Date: 06/06/25
Finish Date: 06/10/25
Category and Task: Fountains don't flower3
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 340
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng
Author: Kylie Lee Baker
Start Date: 06/09/25
Finish Date: 06/11/25
Category and Task: He's got a boat5
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 304
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

updated

Title: Lover Awakened
Author: J.R. Ward
Start Date: 6/6/25
Finish Date: 6/13/25
Category and Task: Honey, Honey 5 (Fated Mates)
Graphic Novel: No
Buddy Read: No
Page Count: 486
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Catch Your Death
Author: Ravena Guron
Start Date: 06/12/25
Finish Date: 06/13/25
Category and Task: This is a hen party!5
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 432
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Tender is the Flesh
Author: Agustina Bezterrica
Start Date: 06/10/25
Finish Date: 06/14/25
Category and Task: Fountains don't flower5
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Group Read: TRUE
Page Count: 209
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Sheets
Author: Brenna Thumler
Start Date: 06/13/25
Finish Date: 06/14/25
Category and Task: Honey, Honey1
Graphic Novel: TRUE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 288
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Greenteeth
Author: Molly O’Neill
Start Date: 6/7/2025
Finish Date: 6/12/2025
Category and task: Fountains Don’t Flower 3
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 279
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Title: Knife Skills for Beginners
Author: Orlando Murrin
Start Date: 6/3/2025
Finish Date: 6/14/2025
Category and task: Hen Party 3
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 313
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Wild and Wrangled
Author: Lyla Sage
Start Date: 06/14/25
Finish Date: 06/15/25
Category and Task: Fountains don't flower1
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 368
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: In the Market for Murder
Author: T.E. Kinsey
Start Date: 06/12/25
Finish Date: 06/15/25
Category and Task: Fountains don't flower4
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 270
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

UPDATED

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Summer Days 2025 Update: June 15th

It is now WELL past Sunday everywhere in the world😭 but we try our best to put the procrastinator in The Procrastinators Book Club so here is last week's scores brought to you by...well procrastination

TEAMS:
The Dynamos: 106
Super Troupers: 79
The Dancing Queens: 57
Backup Girls: 57

Soloists: I'm a Lone Wolf!
April: 0
Chloe: 0
Isabella: 0
Catsalive: 20
Brianna: 15
Aikaterine: 0
Mara: 1
Christina: 0
Peyton: 6
christene_littlelibrary: 8
Heloise: 4

AAAAAND that's a wrap on week 2 folks! The Dynamos are still in the lead but anything is possible with the magic of a few group and buddy reads to boost points. Make sure to regularly update your completion posts!!

❤︎ From the Procrastinator Mods ❤︎

Title: Blood Over Bright Haven
Author: M.L. Wang
Start Date: 06/08/25
Finish Date: 06/16/25
Category and Task: Honey, Honey2
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: TRUE
Page Count: 430
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Damaged Goods
Author: Talia Hibbert
Start Date: 06/15/25
Finish Date: 06/18/25
Category and Task: Our Last Summer1
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Page Count: 181
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Games Untold
Author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Start Date: 06/10/25
Finish Date: 06/19/25
Category and Task: He's Got a Boat - 1
Graphic Novel: No
Buddy Read: No
Page Count: 448
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: The Martian
Author: Andy Weir
Start Date: 06/17/25
Finish Date: 06/19/25
Category and Task: Fountains don't flower1
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 384
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: To Read Stuff You Have to Know Stuff
Author: Kelly Gallagher
Start Date: 06/13/25
Finish Date: 06/20/25
Category and Task: Fountains Don't Flower - 4
Graphic Novel: No
Buddy Read: No
Page Count: 184
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

updated

Title: Oathbringer
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Start Date: 6/1/25
Finish Date: 6/21/25
Category and Task: It's Very Greek 5 (600+ pages)
Graphic Novel: NO
Buddy Read: NO
Page Count: 1233
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: The Princess Bride
Author: William Goldman
Start Date: 06/16/25
Finish Date: 06/21/25
Category and Task: This is a hen party!2
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 399
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Note: Goodreads refuses to switch my record over to the correct edition with the correct number of pages. I read the 25th anniversary hardcover edition (it has a brown cover). Just for accuracy's sake :)

Title: Blood Over Bright Haven
Author: M.L. Wang
Start Date: 6/9/2025
Finish Date: 6/15/2025
Category and task: Honey Honey 2
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? Yes
Group Read? No
Pages: 422
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Title: On the Calculation of Volume I
Author: Solvej Balle
Start Date: 6/12/2025
Finish Date: 6/17/2025
Category and task: Fountains Don’t Flower 2
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 161
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Title: Swordcrossed
Author: Freya Marske
Start Date: 6/14/2025
Finish Date: 6/19/2025
Category and task: Our Last Summer 1
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 372
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Akata Witch
Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Start Date: 06/9/25
Finish Date: 06/22/25
Category and Task: Fountains Don't Flower - 1
Graphic Novel: No
Buddy Read: No
Page Count: 349
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

For some reason, the spreadsheet isn't counting Akata Witch as fulfilling "Fountains Don't Flower - 1", which is causing us to lose out on points since it completes that subgenre. Does anyone know if we can manually fix that?

Title: The Fury
Author: Alex Michaelides
Start Date: 06/19/25
Finish Date: 06/24/25
Category and Task: It's very Greek1
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 298
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Title: Dawnshard
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Start Date: 6/22/25
Finish Date: 6/24/25
Category and Task: Our Last Summer 2 (on an Island)
Graphic Novel: NO
Buddy Read: NO
Page Count: 304
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Strange the Dreamer
Author: Laini Taylor
Start Date: 06/21/25
Finish Date: 06/25/25
Category and Task: Honey, Honey3
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 532
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
Author: Grady Hendrix
Start Date: 06/21/25
Finish Date: 06/25/25
Category and Task: Our Last Summer - 1
Graphic Novel: No
Buddy Read: No
Page Count: 482
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Dead of Winter
Author: Darcy Coates
Start Date: 06/18/25
Finish Date: 06/26/25
Category and Task: He's got a boat2
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 352
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Fortuna Sworn
Author: K.J. Sutton
Start Date: 6/24/25
Finish Date: 6/26/25
Category and Task: This is a Hen Party 1 (Love Triangle)
Graphic Novel: NO
Buddy Read: NO
Page Count: 314
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Muse of Nightmares
Author: Laini Taylor
Start Date: 06/25/25
Finish Date: 06/28/25
Category and Task: He's got a boat3
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 522
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Note: goodreads once again doesn't let me switch up the edition. I read the UK hardback with the red cover, which is 522 pages.

Title: A Treacherous Curse
Author: Deanna Raybourn
Start Date: 06/24/25
Finish Date: 06/28/25
Category and Task: This is a hen party!4
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 308
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...