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 during November 1st through December 31st. Any books or audiobooks started before November 1st or finished after December 31st will not count.
✧ If you read an Audiobook version of a book convert 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!

CONTENTS

(view spoiler)[ ACT I Curtain Call
1.Read a book featuring a ballerina or a performer
2.Read a book where the MC prepares for a big show/event
3.Read a book that has been adapted into a play/film/musical
4.Read a book with an unreliable narrator
5.Read a book featuring a royal court/palace

ACT II Black Swan White Swan
1.Read a book with a black or white cover (or both!)
2.Read a book with a morally grey character
3.Read a book with a bird in the title or on the cover
4.Read a book with a tragic romance/star crossed lovers
5.Read a fairytale retelling

ACT III The Dreamer's Waltz
1.Read a book featuring a masquerade ball
2.Read a book set mostly at night or within dreams
3.Read a magical realism novel
4.Read a book with a whimsical setting
5.Read a book with a dreamy (subjective) cover

ACT IV Land of Snow
1.Read a book set in winter
2.Read a book with 600+ pages
3.Read a book with snow/ice or frost in the title
4.Read a cozy mystery
5.Read a book set in the mountains/forest

ACT V Candy Cane Sugar Rush
1.Read a book featuring a candy shop/bakery/magical market
2.Read a historical fantasy book
3.Read a book featuring a magical curse
4.Read a book written in an unsual format (letters/verse)
5.Read a book that is short and sweet (over 150 pages though!)

ACT VI The Grand Pas de Deux
1.Read a book co writte by TWO authours
2.Read and participate in PBC buddy read
3.Read a book with the fated mates trope
4.Read a book with a dual POV
5.Read a book where an unlikely pair work together or become allies

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. (hide spoiler)]

PARTICIPANTS
Michelle
Leslie
Brianna
Hafs
Ilsen
Kang

I'm excited - I need this to help keep me reading. Depression has been real but not letting myself stray from favorite activities would be bad. I'll update this with my plan later tonight!

Prompts with a * are the ones I have buddy reads planned for.

ACT I: Curtain Call
01: featuring a ballerina or a performer →
02: the MC prepares for a big show/event →
03: adapted into a play/film/musical →
04: with an unreliable narrator →
05: featuring a royal court/palace → The Elite | December

ACT II Black Swan White Swan
01: with a black or white cover (or both!) → The One | December
✓ 02: with a morally grey character → He Sees You When You're Sleeping | November
✓ 03: with a bird in the title or on the cover → O Caledonia | November
04: with a tragic romance/star crossed lovers →
05: a fairytale retelling →

ACT III The Dreamer's Waltz
01: featuring a masquerade ball →
02: set mostly at night or within dreams →
✓ 03: magical realism novel → Where the Library Hides | November
04: with a whimsical setting →
05: with a dreamy (subjective) cover → The Selection | December

ACT IV Land of Snow
✓ 01: set in winter → Lights Out | November
>> 02: with 600+ pages → Alchemised | November
✓ 03: with snow/ice or frost in the title → Snowglobe | November
04: a cozy mystery → The Maid's Secret | December
✓ 05: set in the mountains/forest → Honeymoon Phase | November

ACT V Candy Cane Sugar Rush
* 01: featuring a candy shop/bakery/magical market → The Baby Dragon Bakery | November
✓ 02: historical fantasy book → What the River Knows | November
03: featuring a magical curse → Quicksilver
04: written in an unusual format (letters/verse) → Janice Hallet
05: short and sweet (over 150 pages though!) → Nancy Drew

ACT VI The Grand Pas de Deux
✓ 01: cowritten by TWO authors → The Scorpion's Tail | November
* 02: read and participate in PBC buddy read → The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk | November
* 03: with the fated mates trope → A Strange Hymn | December
✓ 04: with a dual POV → The Baby Dragon Café | November
* 05: where an unlikely pair work together or become allies → The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year | December

Let’s get this W. I’ll either begin the challenge by reading the Hannibal series (I’ll have to start over the first book) or the Dexter books.

Here is my plan of attack. I am putting some at the end of the list that I am not sure how they will fit yet (some can work in multiple places). Anything with asterisks ** I will definitely read (mostly for my IRL book clubs)

ACT I: Curtain Call
01: featuring a ballerina or a performer →
02: the MC prepares for a big show/event → Romantic Comedy
03: adapted into a play/film/musical → The Underground Railroad
04: with an unreliable narrator → Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, Some Desperate Glory ** (Nov)
05: featuring a royal court/palace →A Court of Mist and Fury

ACT II Black Swan White Swan
01: with a black or white cover (or both!) → Holy Cow, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
02: with a morally grey character → Too Old for This
03: with a bird in the title or on the cover →
04: with a tragic romance/star crossed lovers → Ruthless Vows, [i] Mate ** (Nov) [/i]
05: a fairytale retelling →

ACT III The Dreamer's Waltz
01: featuring a masquerade ball →
02: set mostly at night or within dreams →
03: magical realism novel → Kitty St. Clair's Last Dance ** (Nov)
04: with a whimsical setting → The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy, A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic
05: with a dreamy (subjective) cover →To Sleep in a Sea of Stars ** (Dec)

ACT IV Land of Snow
01: set in winter → Any Trope but You, Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal ** Nov
02: with 600+ pages → Oathbound
03: with snow/ice or frost in the title → Snowglobe **
04: a cozy mystery →
05: set in the mountains/forest → Jackal

ACT V Candy Cane Sugar Rush
01: featuring a candy shop/bakery/magical market →
02: historical fantasy book → The Once and Future Witches
03: featuring a magical curse →
04: written in an unusual format (letters/verse) →
05: short and sweet (over 150 pages though!) → Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret

ACT VI The Grand Pas de Deux
01: cowritten by TWO authors → Cursed Fates
02: read and participate in PBC buddy read → Shadow of Night
03: with the fated mates trope →
04: with a dual POV → (Nov) Wild Reverence ** (Nov)
05: where an unlikely pair work together or become allies → The Improbable Pair

Other books I am reading TBD on where I will put them:
Good Spirits ** (Dec)
The Island of Last Things ** (Dec)
Migrations
Yellow Brick War
Xalan Claimed
The Reformatory ** (Nov)
Butter
The Devils
Hidden
Record of a Spaceborn Few
Recipes for an Unexpected Afterlife
War

Hi all! I am super pumped for this! I'll go through my TBR tonight and come up with an attack plan. We got it!

Okay here is my plan:

ACT I: Curtain Call
01: featuring a ballerina or a performer →
02: the MC prepares for a big show/event → The Hunger Games (Nov) ✅
03: adapted into a play/film/musical → The Notebook (Nov) ✅
04: with an unreliable narrator →
05: featuring a royal court/palace → The Demon Court (Nov)

ACT II Black Swan White Swan
01: with a black or white cover (or both!) → It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Puck This✅
02: with a morally grey character → Her Soul to Take
03: with a bird in the title or on the cover → Mockingjay (Dec)
04: with a tragic romance/star crossed lovers → The Cruel Prince(Dec)
05: a fairytale retelling → The Last Lost Girl (Dec)

ACT III The Dreamer's Waltz
01: featuring a masquerade ball →
02: set mostly at night or within dreams → Dream by the Shadows
*03: magical realism novel → Fallen Academy: Year One
04: with a whimsical setting →
05: with a dreamy (subjective) cover →

ACT IV Land of Snow
01: set in winter → The Christmas Catch (Nov) ✅
02: with 600+ pages → Direbound: A Dark Romantasy✅
03: with snow/ice or frost in the title → Snowed In With Jack Frost: A Small Town Christmas Romance✅
04: a cozy mystery →
05: set in the mountains/forest →

ACT V Candy Cane Sugar Rush
01: featuring a candy shop/bakery/magical market → Spellbound Scones
02: historical fantasy book → The Song of Achilles
03: featuring a magical curse →
04: written in an unusual format (letters/verse) →
05: short and sweet (over 150 pages though!) →

ACT VI The Grand Pas de Deux
01: cowritten by TWO authors → A Jingle Bell Mingle (Dec)
2: read and participate in PBC buddy read → Catching Fire (Nov)
03: with the fated mates trope → A Strange Hymn
04: with a dual POV → Night So Silent (Nov)
05: where an unlikely pair work together or become allies →

Books on my TBR for the rest of year. I'm not sure if they fit any where

Direbound: A Dark Romantasy
Good Spirits
The Lies We Steal
Sovereign
Elf on the Edge: A Holiday Romantic Comedy
The Stars Are Dying
Alchemy of Secrets
Thorn Season
Steel King

@Hafs: The spreadsheet linked looks to be for Team 1 and not our team.

Michelle wrote: "Hi all! I am super pumped for this! I'll go through my TBR tonight and come up with an attack plan. We got it!

Okay here is my plan:

ACT I: Curtain Call
01: featuring a ballerina or a performer ..."

@Michelle re: A Strange Hymn -- would you want to buddy read this in December?

@Brianna yes definitely!

My current plan

ACT I Curtain Call
1.Read a book featuring a ballerina or a performer - Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 13
2.Read a book where the MC prepares for a big show/event - Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 11
3.Read a book that has been adapted into a play/film/musical - The Silence of the Lambs
4.Read a book with an unreliable narrator - Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 1
5.Read a book featuring a royal court/palace

ACT II Black Swan White Swan
1.Read a book with a black or white cover (or both!) Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 16
2.Read a book with a morally grey character - Darkly Dreaming Dexter
3.Read a book with a bird in the title or on the cover
4.Read a book with a tragic romance/star crossed lovers Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 5
5.Read a fairytale retelling

ACT III The Dreamer's Waltz
1.Read a book featuring a masquerade ball
2.Read a book set mostly at night or within dreams - Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 7
3.Read a magical realism novel
4.Read a book with a whimsical setting
5.Read a book with a dreamy (subjective) cover - Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 15

ACT IV Land of Snow
1.Read a book set in winter - Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 14
2.Read a book with 600+ pages
3.Read a book with snow/ice or frost in the title
4.Read a cozy mystery
5.Read a book set in the mountains/forest - Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 14

ACT V Candy Cane Sugar Rush
1.Read a book featuring a candy shop/bakery/magical market - Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1
2.Read a historical fantasy book
3.Read a book featuring a magical curse
4.Read a book written in an unsual format (letters/verse)
5.Read a book that is short and sweet (over 150 pages though!)

ACT VI The Grand Pas de Deux
1.Read a book co writte by TWO authours
2.Read and participate in PBC buddy read
3.Read a book with the fated mates trope
4.Read a book with a dual POV - Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 5
5.Read a book where an unlikely pair work together or become allies - Dexter by Design

(TBR) Books that don’t fit anywhere else or fit in spots already occupied. (Edit later)
Red Dragon
Hannibal
Hannibal Rising
Dearly Devoted Dexter
Dexter in the Dark
Dexter is Delicious
Double Dexter
Dexter's Final Cut
Dexter Is Dead
Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 2
Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 6
Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 7
Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 8
Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 9
Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 10
Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 12
Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 2
Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 3
Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 4
Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 6
Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 7
Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 8
Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 9
Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 10
Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 12

hi everyone, dropping the correct team sheet here, if someone could please confirm that it works that would be awesome! (I'm on mobile lol)

will try to get hafs to edit the main post!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

@Edith its the correct one :)

Edith wrote: "hi everyone, dropping the correct team sheet here, if someone could please confirm that it works that would be awesome! (I'm on mobile lol)

will try to get hafs to edit the main post!

https://do..."

Thank you Edith! :)

Title: Lights Out
Author: Navessa Allen
Start Date: 11/01/25
Finish Date: 11/02/25
Category and Task: ACT IV Land of Snow 1 (takes place in January)
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 397
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: What the River Knows
Author: Isabel Ibanez
Start Date: 11/01/25
Finish Date: 11/04/25
Category and Task: ACT V Candy Cane Sugar Rush 2
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: TRUE (here)
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 396
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

UPDATED

Title: The Notebook
Author: Nicholas Sparks
Start Date: 11/5/2025
Finish Date: 11/6/2025
Category and Task: ACT I: Curtain Call; Task 03: adapted into a play/film/musical (made into a movie)
Graphic Novel: False
Buddy Read: False
Group Read: False
Page Count: 227
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

UPDATED

Title: The Christmas Catch
Author: Hannah Gray
Start Date: 11/6/2025
Finish Date: 1/6/2025
Category and Task: ACT IV Land of Snow : Task 1: Set in Winter
Graphic Novel: False
Buddy Read: False
Group Read: False
Page Count: 226
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Puck This
Author: Izzy Elliot
Start Date: 11/7/2025
Finish Date: 11/7/2025
Category and Task: ACT II Black Swan White Swan Task 01: with a black or white cover (or both!)
Graphic Novel: False
Buddy Read: False
Group Read: False
Page Count: 214
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

UPDATED

Title: Romantic Comedy
Author: Curtis Sittenfeld
Start Date: 11/02/2025
Finish Date: 11/06/2025
Category and task: Act 1 Curtain Call 2
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 425
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

UPDATED

Hi everyone!! Sorry to be late to update but here is my TBR that I made. I don’t expect to get to all of these but I try to be open in case my mood changes! I hope to try to narrow down what I want to read soon!

Curtain Call:
1. A book featuring a ballerina or performer: Tiny Pretty Things or Wish Upon a K-Star
2. A book where the MC prepares for a big show/event: I'll Be the One or K-pop Confidential
3. A book that has been adapted into a play/film/musical: Little Women
4. A book with an unreliable narrator: We Were Liars or A Flicker in the Dark
5. A book featuring a royal court/palace: The Queen of Nothing or A Vow So Bold and Deadly

Black Swan White Swan:
1. A book with a black or white cover (or both): The Girl from the Well or Aftertaste
2. A book with a morally grey character: If We Were Villains or The Summer I Ate [book:Cinderella Is Deadthe Rich|208840704]
3. A book with a bird in the title or the cover: The Bird King or Tilt
4. A book with a tragic romance/star crossed lovers: The Sun Is Also a Star or The Corruption of Hollis Brown
5. A fairytale retelling: The Grimrose Girls or

The Dreamer’s Waltz:
1. A book featuring a masquerade ball: Belladonna or House of Marionne
2. A book set mostly at night or within dreams: The Midnight Library or They Bloom at Night
3. A magical realism: The Raven Boys or Lobizona
4. A book with a whimsical setting: The House in the Cerulean Sea or This Poison Heart
5. A book with a dreamy cover: The Teller of Small Fortunes or You Had Me at Hola

Land of Snow:
1. A book set in winter: The Fox Wife or The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
2. A book with 600+ pages: The Goldfinch or The You I've Never Known
3. A book with the words snow/ice or frost in the title: My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich or Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess
4. A cozy mystery: Four Aunties and a Wedding or Sprinkle with Murder
5. A book set in the mountains/forest: The God of the Woods or These Vengeful Wishes

Candy Cane Sugar Rush:
1. A book featuring a candy shop/bakery/magical market: Chef's Kiss or Crumbs: A Graphic Novel
2. A historical fantasy: The Once and Future Witches or Dark and Deepest Red
3. A book featuring a magical curse: Starling House or Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow
4. A book written in an unusual format: Blood Water Paint or Truth Is: A Novel in Verse
5. A book that is short and sweet: Days at the Morisaki Bookshop or Horror Movie

The Grand Pas de Deux:
1. A book cowritten by two authors: Obsidio or Homegrown Magic
2. Read and participate in PBC buddy read: Oathbound or The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year
3. A book with the fated mates trope: Blood Moon or Bride
4. A book with a dual POV: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow or It Happened One Summer
5. A book where an unlikely pair work together or become allies: The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels or Only Lovers in the Building

Title: Where the Library Hides
Author: Isabel Ibanez
Start Date: 11/06/25
Finish Date: 11/09/25
Category and Task: ACT III The Dreamer's Waltz 3
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: TRUE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 383
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: The Book of Gothel
Author: Mary McMyne
Start Date: 1st Nov
Finish Date: 6th Nov
Category and task: Act II Black Swan White Swan 5
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 374
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: All's Well
Author: Mona Awad
Start Date: 7th Nov
Finish Date: 9th Nov
Category and task: Act 1 Curtain Call 2
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 384
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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Winter Wars 2025 Update November 9th

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 Sugar Plum Fairies: 36
The Nutcracker Knights: 28
The Mouse King’s Minions: 25

Soloists: The Prima Donnas
Aikaterine: 3
Katie: 0
Josie: 0


Aaaand the Sugar Plum Fairies start the week off strong! Great job everyone on the first week 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, and of course, don’t forget to please link your buddy read thread along with your completion post or your entry will not be counted!

Happy reading!

❤︎ From the Procrastinator Mods ❤︎

Title: The Baby Dragon Cafe
Author: A.T. Qureshi
Start Date: 11/01/25
Finish Date: 11/09/25
Category and Task: ACT VI The Grand Pas de Deux 4
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: TRUE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 309
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: He Sees You When You're Sleeping
Author: Alta Hensley
Start Date: 11/09/25
Finish Date: 11/10/25
Category and Task: ACT II Black Swan White Swan 2
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 322
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: O Caledonia
Author: Elspeth Barker
Start Date: 11/08/25
Finish Date: 11/11/25
Category and Task: ACT II Black Swan White Swan 3
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 188
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

UPDATED

Title: Wild Reverence
Author: Rebecca Ross
Start Date: 11/01/2025
Finish Date: 11/11/2025
Category and task: Act VI The Grand Pas De Deux 4
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 527
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

"Title: Direbound
Author: Sable Sorenson
Start Date: 11/05/25
Finish Date: 11/13/25
Category and Task: ACT IV Land of Snow 2
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 605
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
"

updated

"Title: Snowed in with Jack Frost
Author: Lara Roth
Start Date: 11/12/25
Finish Date: 11/14/25
Category and Task: ACT IV Land of Snow 3
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 179
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
"

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Winter Wars 2025 Update November 16th

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 Sugar Plum Fairies: 71
The Nutcracker Knights: 46
The Mouse King’s Minions: 51

Soloists: The Prima Donnas
Aikaterine: 9
Katie: 10
Josie: 0


Good job at logging your books everyone, keep those entries coming! Gentle reminder that December's buddy and group reads threads are posted here and here for extra points :)

Happy reading!

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Title: Honeymoon Phase
Author: Amy Daws
Start Date: 11/13/25
Finish Date: 11/17/25
Category and Task: ACT IV Land of Snow 5
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 411
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

It looks like we are pretty close to completing a couple different categories!

ACT I: Curtain Call → 3 prompts remaining
01: featuring a ballerina or a performer
04: with an unreliable narrator
05: featuring a royal court/palace

ACT II Black Swan White Swan → 1 prompt remaining
04: with a tragic romance/star crossed lovers

ACT III The Dreamer's Waltz → 4 prompts remaining
01: featuring a masquerade ball
02: set mostly at night or within dreams
04: with a whimsical setting
05: with a dreamy (subjective) cover

ACT IV Land of Snow → 1 prompt remaining
04: a cozy mystery

ACT V Candy Cane Sugar Rush → 4 prompts remaining
01: featuring a candy shop/bakery/magical market
03: featuring a magical curse
04: written in an unusual format (letters/verse)
05: short and sweet (over 150 pages though!)

ACT VI The Grand Pas de Deux → 4 prompts remaining
01: cowritten by TWO authors
02: read and participate in PBC buddy read
03: with the fated mates trope
05: where an unlikely pair work together or become allies

Title: Snowglobe
Author: Soyoung Park
Start Date: 11/11/25
Finish Date: 11/17/25
Category and Task: ACT IV Land of Snow 3
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: TRUE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 372
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

updated

"Title: The Hunger Games
Author: Suzanne Collins
Start Date: 11/11/25
Finish Date: 11/18/25
Category and Task: ACT I Curtain Call 2
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: TRUE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 374
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
"

UPDATED

Title: The Scorpion's Tail
Author: Preston & Child
Start Date: 11/18/25
Finish Date: 11/21/25
Category and Task: ACT VI The Grand Pas de Deux 1
Graphic Novel: FALSE
Buddy Read: FALSE
Group Read: FALSE
Page Count: 401
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Shadow of Night
Author: Deborah Harkness
Start Date: 11/1/2026
Finish Date: 11/15/2025
Category and task: ACT VI The Grand Pas de Deux 2
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? Yes https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Group Read? No
Pages: 527
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Title: Some Desperate Glory
Author: Emily Tesh
Start Date: 11/12/2025
Finish Date: 11/17/2025
Category and task: Act I Curtain Call 4
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 441
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Title: The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy
Author: Megan Bannen
Start Date: 11/7/2025
Finish Date: 11/18/2025
Category and task: Act III The Dreamer’s Waltz 4
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 449
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Title: Mate
Author: Ali Hazelwood
Start Date: 11/18/2025
Finish Date: 11/20/2025
Category and task: Act II Black Swan White Swan 4
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 448
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...