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Me trying not to be intimidated by the complexity....but feeling ready for this challenge!
Audiophile Archives wrote: "Me trying not to be intimidated by the complexity....but feeling ready for this challenge!"Once it starts you will understand better. Not as complicated as meets the eye and if anything Q&A definitely helps.
Checking in. I'm so behind in getting prepped for January as I juggle wrapping up December! Ugh!
Audiophile Archives wrote: "Me trying not to be intimidated by the complexity....but feeling ready for this challenge!"agreed!
Hi all :)
I don't think I've done a monthly challenge here before. Do we divvy up or claim tasks before we start reading?I can keep track here:
Capricorn:
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Aquarius:
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Pisces:
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Aries:
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Taurus:
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Gemini:
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Cancer:
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Leo:
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Virgo:
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Libra:
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Scorpio:
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Sagittarius:
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Year of the Fire Horse:
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Trisha wrote: "Checking in. I'm so behind in getting prepped for January as I juggle wrapping up December! Ugh!"You and me both! Im going to power through my last two tonight.
Jessica wrote: "I don't think I've done a monthly challenge here before. Do we divvy up or claim tasks before we start reading?."Typically, unless the task is really specific (like reading from a challenge list), I only claim a task after I've finished my book so I don't hold up a spot someone else could take. . .but totally up to everyone how we do it!
Diana wrote: "is there going to be a spreadsheet?"Came to ask the same.
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No team spreadsheet for this challenge since all tasks are repeatable. I will provide a link in score updates to the tracking spreadsheet. The tracking is only for the one time bonus points for completing every task.
Becky Q. wrote: "Checking in!"
Got you checked in.
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Alaina wrote: "Diana wrote: "is there going to be a spreadsheet?"No team spreadsheet for this challenge since all tasks are repeatable. I will provide a link in score updates to the tracking spreadsheet. The tr..."
Ok, thank you!
Alaina wrote: "Adding Magdalena to the team everyone!"Hi Magdalena! Glad you're with us.
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Got you checked in!
BR - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...join if you need a PIECES, ARIES, GEMINI (FMC's name is Grace/book recommended to you...by me :D), CAPRICORN (published over 10+ years ago)... yes, I just realized I'm oversharing.
Hayley & I are starting this 4-book series if anyone wants to join.BR (series): https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Happy Monday! I'm looking ahead to the week's TBR...anyone up to buddy read:
Elizabeth wrote: "Audiophile Archives wrote: "Me trying not to be intimidated by the complexity....but feeling ready for this challenge!"Once it starts you will understand better. Not as complicated as meets the e..."
Thanks, Elizabeth! If there's a book you want to BR, let me know and I'll see if the title is available for me on libby. It seems BR / BOTM really helps bump the point tally.
Amanda & I are starting Agatha Christie's 39-book treasure trove of her Belgian detective Hercule Poirot on 1/25....if anyone wants to join. Buddy Reads will DOUBLE your points.
BOTM will TRIPLE your points.
BR (series): https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/....
Book #1 in the series is The Mysterious Affair at Styles.
so many good reads in there! I hope you guys have fun digging in!
Trisha wrote: "so many good reads in there! I hope you guys have fun digging in!"Join us, Trisha...will be fun. Or do you have any books you want to BR? Looks like that'll help us with points in this challenge, maybe?
anyone want to BR a 500+ pg mystery? I can start this weekend...it's a 7-day libby "skip-the-line" title:
Here One Moment.If you were told you only had a certain amount of time left to live, would you do things differently? Would you try to dodge your destiny?
Liane Moriarty’s Here One Moment is a brilliantly constructed tale that looks at free will and destiny, grief and love, and the endless struggle to maintain certainty and control in an uncertain world. A modern-day Jane Austen who humorously skewers social mores while spinning a web of mystery, Moriarty asks profound questions in her newest I-can’t-wait-to-find-out-what-happens novel.
Oooh, Netflix has her ‘Seven Dials Mystery’ available to watch….while not in the HP series, might be fun to watch before 1/25.
Audiophile Archives wrote: "Trisha wrote: "so many good reads in there! I hope you guys have fun digging in!"Join us, Trisha...will be fun. Or do you have any books you want to BR? Looks like that'll help us with points in ..."
I normally would but I am so so so behind my in current buddy reads!! lol AND I'm behind on my arcs! I'm doing a terrible job of keeping up UGH! lol
I'll definitely join you guys if I can!
I was stumped...one of my prompts for January is to read a 600+ page debut novel and GR doesn't cross-reference this...I can find lists for *books over 600 pages* and *debut* but since 99% of debut novels are urged by publishers to be 200/250 - 350-400 pages...it's taken me daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaays to navigate the prompt, a virtual venn diagram of libby/overdrive availability, 600+ pages, and debut novel. kudos to MODs for this impossible task
popping another tracking post in here so we know what's been used and what's not - since I think we get big bonus if we get every task done!* Updated Through: 1/26 through Alaina's update
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Trisha wrote: "popping another tracking post in here so we know what's been used and what's not - since I think we get big bonus if we get every task done! * Updated Through: 1/18>oh man,I forget that we're not supposed to do these tasks individually...looks like there a few from today that we knocked off. Only 87 more to earn that 150-point bonus.
at what stage in points should we chat/strategize to "get 'er done?"
I think when we're down to just a few days - unless you are reading one for one of the lists (which are more difficult)otherwise, I think we just try to get through as many as we can! lol There are SO many!
Trisha wrote: "I think when we're down to just a few days - unless you are reading one for one of the lists (which are more difficult)otherwise, I think we just try to get through as many as we can! lol There a..."
:D ...ok. 87 isn't as daunting as it was. We've done a great job of chipping away.
Anyone want to buddy read:
...I can start in 2 days,
I'm reading for the Scorpio task: on the Psychological Thriller shelf!I'll be finished today!
Book: Anatomy of an Alibi
on page 16
checking off "morally gray" now.
going to complete Taurus>>MC's first name starts with letter "T"Will be checking it off today.
Need to leave this hereGenre bending
House of Leaves - page 1
The Hounding - page 4
Grave Empire - page 6
We Live Here Now - page 6
Real Americans - page 7
The Fifth Season - page 7
Home Before Dark (reread 5 years ago) - page 12
Nightbitch - page 12
I'm starting The Cinnamon Bun Book Store tonight for Capricorn: Food in title! I should be done tomorrow or the next day!
These are what is left. Just wanted to have a cleaned up edit. I will try my best to clean up as we submit.Capricorn
- ‘Capricorn’ in text (pg/% & quote) : Capricorn Dragon (Elizabeth)
Aquarius
- ‘Aquarius’ in text (pg/% & quote)
- Q in title or series title
- Read a book from the Genre Bending shelf
Pisces
- Fish on cover
- ‘Pisces’ in text (pg/% & quote)
- Green cover
- Author’s initials in PISCES
Aries
- MC is considered dramatic
- MC is considered bold
- ‘Aries’ in text (pg/% & quote)
- ‘Ram’ in text (pg/% & quote)
Taurus
- MPG Cozy
- Reread a favorite book
- ‘Taurus’ in text (pg/% & quote)
- White cover
Gemini
- MPG Anthology / Short Stories/ Novellas
- MC is considered vibrant
- Book was recommended to you
Cancer
- ‘Crab’ in text (pg/% & quote)
- Published between June 21st to July 22nd
- Read a book from the Books That Made You Cry list
Leo
- Cat on cover
- 5 star book (either you rated this way or a MOD for the group did - please state which MOD if you go this route)
- MC is considered confident
- MC is an extrovert
Virgo
- Read a book from the World Building Books shelf
- Title starts with V
- Features a reliable character
- Set in the fall
- Brown cover
Libra
- Tagged ‘Fairytale’ or ‘Retelling’ at least 10 times
- MC is considered charming
Scorpio
- Set at night (mostly)
Sagittarius
- Tagged 'Memoir' at least 10 times
- Features a quest
- Arrow on cover
Year of the Fire House
- Set on a farm
- MC is independent
- Read a book from the Banned Books shelf
- Published in 2026 (any month)
I may have found a series to help with two of the zodiac signs in text 🙌
mark me down for Leo/orange..
and set in space...
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Books mentioned in this topic
H is for Hawk (other topics)Tender Is the Flesh (other topics)
Wet Kisses: Pisces (other topics)
A Tea Witch's Grimoire: Magickal Recipes for Your Tea Time (other topics)
Voracious (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Erin Sterling (other topics)Agatha Christie (other topics)
Team Read Between the Signs:
⛎Diana
⛎Trisha
⛎Audiophile Archives
⛎Joud
⛎Jessica S
⛎Elizabeth
⛎Becky Q.
⛎esther ⭐ (in school)
⛎Aneta
⛎Lys
Magdalena
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