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message 1: by Jenn (last edited Jan 10, 2026 03:59PM) (new)

Jenn (tellingmelies) | 10484 comments Mod
Team Year:
Abbie ✔️
Leah ✔️
Jenn ✔️
Prisha ✔️
Katie ✔️
Aneta ✔️
Sarah A ✔️
Stacey ✔️
Ashley W ✔️
بيان ✔️
Stormy ✔️

Team Reviews: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


message 2: by Aneta (new)

Aneta | 1444 comments Checking in!


message 3: by Sarah A (new)

Sarah A (sarahreadstoomuh) | 1705 comments Checking in


message 4: by Jenn (new)

Jenn (tellingmelies) | 10484 comments Mod
Got you both!


message 5: by Prisha (new)

Prisha | 972 comments Checking in!


message 6: by Prisha (new)

Prisha | 972 comments Happy new year everyone 🥳


message 7: by Abbie (new)

Abbie | 1526 comments Happy new year


message 8: by Abbie (new)

Abbie | 1526 comments Okay, I keep rereading the rules and they are just not making sense to me as I am massively sleep deprived can anyone please put it super simply for me


message 9: by Katie (new)

Katie | 3404 comments Checking in!


message 10: by Katie (new)

Katie | 3404 comments I also don't quite understand how the points work for scoring.

I just started Theo of Golden by Allen Levi and Metal Slinger (Fire & Metal, #1) by Rachel Schneider .

Both of these authors are new to me, but is it better to try reading new authors that other people on our team are also reading? (that's the part of the scoring I don't quite understand)

Happy New Year everyone!


message 11: by Saar The Book owl (last edited Jan 01, 2026 10:13AM) (new)

Saar The Book owl | 5727 comments Mod
If you read a book from an author new to you, you don't get bonus points. If 4 other members read a book from that same author, you then get bonus points.
There's a minimum of 5 members needed to earn bonus points. (10 bonus points per YA or adult book, 5 for other books.)
Or you yourself can read 5 books of the same new author and then you earn also bonus points.

If you've got any questions still or help needed, you can ask us :)


Saar The Book owl | 5727 comments Mod
If you are the only one reading those 2 books and no one else, there won't be any bonus points.

If you, f.e., read a book of Stephen King and 4 others or yourself reads books of Stephen King, because he's an author you've never read before or the 4 other members haven't read before, then you can earn bonus points.


message 13: by Katie (new)

Katie | 3404 comments Thank you Saar!! Makes sense now! :)


Saar The Book owl | 5727 comments Mod
You're welcome :)


message 15: by Stacey (new)

Stacey Labissiere (slabiss) | 588 comments checking in


message 16: by Jenn (new)

Jenn (tellingmelies) | 10484 comments Mod
Everyone is checked into here!


message 17: by Leah (new)

Leah | 117 comments Happy New Year Everyone - Checking In!


message 18: by Jenn (new)

Jenn (tellingmelies) | 10484 comments Mod
Everyone is checked in!


message 19: by Stacey (new)

Stacey Labissiere (slabiss) | 588 comments Hey y'all I posted this in a buddy reads request, but just want to know if anyone was down to read any other these to get some bonus points

Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor , Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1) by Rebecca Roanhorse , Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir , I, Medusa by Ayana Gray , The Ever King (The Ever Seas, #1) by L.J. Andrews Faebound (Faebound, #1) by Saara El-Arifi


message 20: by Sarah Elizabeth (new)

Sarah Elizabeth (bookworm_sarah) | 91304 comments Mod
The following people will be joining the following teams -
(Apologies Ashley W, I don't know how I didn't have your name on the list 🤦‍♀️)

Team Happy:
+Joleen
+ ✩ Kristen ✩
+C
+ WinterFantasyGirlReads
Team Chat: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Team Reviews: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...



Team New:
+Maisha
+ Muhammad Adib
+paige
Team Chat: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Team Reviews: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...



Team Year:
Ashley W
+_ بيان _
Team Chat: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Team Reviews: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...



Team 2026:
+Brittany
Team Chat: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Team Reviews: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


Solo:
Krystal
Solo Chat: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Solo Reviews: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...



message 21: by Ashley W (new)

Ashley W (starfallreads1) | 6043 comments Checking in


message 22: by Jenn (new)

Jenn (tellingmelies) | 10484 comments Mod
Got you checked in!


message 23: by Abbie (new)

Abbie | 1526 comments Saar The Book owl wrote: "If you read a book from an author new to you, you don't get bonus points. If 4 other members read a book from that same author, you then get bonus points.
There's a minimum of 5 members needed to e..."


Sorry I am having a moment, if I have read a book by an author new to me and she has a series (Redstone Bad Boys) will i get bonus points for each book in the series?


Saar The Book owl | 5727 comments Mod
Yes, for each book in the series you get bonus points.


message 25: by Abbie (new)

Abbie | 1526 comments Saar The Book owl wrote: "Yes, for each book in the series you get bonus points."

Thank you


message 26: by بيان (new)

بيان القارئة | 234 comments Sorry for not checking in earlier


message 27: by Jenn (new)

Jenn (tellingmelies) | 10484 comments Mod
Got you checked in!


message 28: by Sarah Elizabeth (new)

Sarah Elizabeth (bookworm_sarah) | 91304 comments Mod
The following people will be joining the following teams:

Team New:
+Anna
Team Chat: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Team Reviews: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...



Team Year:
+Stormy
Team Chat: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Team Reviews: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...



Team 2026:
+Jammin Jenny
Team Chat: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Team Reviews: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


Thank you ☺



message 29: by Stormy (new)

Stormy | 2546 comments Hi everyone


message 30: by Stormy (last edited Jan 10, 2026 07:35AM) (new)

Stormy | 2546 comments I'm reading this and I thought this author was new to me but it seems like I read it back in 2021 but I can't remember anything about it
Evermore (The Immortals, #1) by Alyson Noel


message 31: by Jenn (new)

Jenn (tellingmelies) | 10484 comments Mod
Hi Stormy, welcome and I got you checked in!


message 32: by بيان (new)

بيان القارئة | 234 comments Hey guys I’m gonna be doing the housemaid series, if anyone has a Freida McFadden book in their TBR do it this month so we can make extra points!


message 33: by Stormy (last edited Jan 10, 2026 09:07PM) (new)

Stormy | 2546 comments بيان wrote: "Hey guys I’m gonna be doing the housemaid series, if anyone has a Freida McFadden book in their TBR do it this month so we can make extra points!"
Thought we didn't make extra points unless it the author was new to us or have I got that completely wrong


message 34: by Jenn (new)

Jenn (tellingmelies) | 10484 comments Mod
Correct, bonus points are only earned if the author is new to you.


message 35: by Stormy (new)

Stormy | 2546 comments Jenn wrote: "Correct, bonus points are only earned if the author is new to you."

Yeah cos I picked up a book thinking the author was new to me not knowing that I'd read it in 2021 so that won't count right even though I have no knowledge of this


message 36: by بيان (new)

بيان القارئة | 234 comments Jenn wrote: "Correct, bonus points are only earned if the author is new to you."

So the author has to be new to all of us? I thought if one of us got them as a new author that would count..


message 37: by Saar The Book owl (last edited Jan 11, 2026 10:49AM) (new)

Saar The Book owl | 5727 comments Mod
بيان wrote: "Jenn wrote: "Correct, bonus points are only earned if the author is new to you."

So the author has to be new to all of us? I thought if one of us got them as a new author that would count.."


No, the author has to be new to at least one member to count for bonus points. If someone read a book from an author that is not new to them, then no bonus points. If someone else is reading the same book, but has never read something by that author before, then it's new to that person and then there are bonus points.


message 38: by بيان (new)

بيان القارئة | 234 comments Saar The Book owl wrote: "بيان wrote: "Jenn wrote: "Correct, bonus points are only earned if the author is new to you."

So the author has to be new to all of us? I thought if one of us got them as a new author that would c..."


Okay so let me see if I got it right… the author is new to me so if I read three books by her and 2 other members read 2 more books we get the bonus points or not?


message 39: by بيان (new)

بيان القارئة | 234 comments Sorry to bother you..


Saar The Book owl | 5727 comments Mod
Yes, if the author is also new for those 2 members, then you get the team bonus points. If it's only new to you, then you get individual bonus points.

You're not bothering me :)


message 41: by بيان (new)

بيان القارئة | 234 comments Got it! Thanks!


Saar The Book owl | 5727 comments Mod
You're welcome :)


message 43: by Stormy (new)

Stormy | 2546 comments Anybody want to read

Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1) by Toshikazu Kawaguchi


message 44: by Abbie (new)

Abbie | 1526 comments Sorry my readings been slow so aiming for small books that I can easily get through with a baby that hates sleep

How do the bonus points work after 5 books do you get bonus points for every book read after 5?

Trying to decide on my next read as I’ve got both Ivy Starck and Darcy rose to 5


Saar The Book owl | 5727 comments Mod
*Explenation to team bonus points:
for the first 5 books, it's 10 team bonus points in total. For every additional book it's 10 team bonus points extra.



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