The Procrastinators Book Club discussion

Spring Fling starts May 1st and ends June 30th.

RULES
✧ Books must be read and reviewed during May 1st through June 30th. Any books or audiobooks started before May 1st or finished after June 30th 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

Army Pants and Flip Flops
1. Read a book with an animal in title or on the cover
2. Read an #ownvoices book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author
3. Read a Hugo (https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-hi...), Locus or Nebula (https://nebulas.sfwa.org/awards-by-year/) winner or nominee
4. Read a book that's been on your TBR over 4 years
5. Read a book that features a love triangle

Pink Polo Shirts
1. Read a book with a celestial title or cover (stars or moon)
2. Read an #ownvoices book by a trans or nonbinary author
3. Read a book on Rory Gilmore's reading list (https://www.julesbuono.com/rory-gilmo...)
4. Read a book that was published when you were 9
5. Read a dystopian book

Jingle Bell Rock
1. Read a book with a crown in title or on cover (tiaras count too)
2. Read an #ownvoices book by a Black or biracial author
3. Read an Alex Award (https://www.ala.org/yalsa/alex-awards...) or William C Morris Award (https://www.ala.org/yalsa/morris-awar...) winner or nominee
4. Read a book over 700 pages
5. Read a cozy mystery

Ex-Wives
1. Read a book with "bone" in title or on cover
2. Read an #ownvoices book by an asexual or aromantic author
3. Read a Goodreads choice winner/nominee
4. Read a book published before 1900
5. Read a book set in space

So Fetch
1. Read a book with flowers in the title or cover (or a type of flower in the title)
2. Read an #ownvoices book by an Indigenous or Latine(x/a/o) author
3. Read a Vivian Award (https://www.rwa.org/Online/Awards/The...), RITA ( https://www.rwa.org/Online/Online/Awa...) , or Swoon Award (https://www.theswoonawards.com/catego... or nominee
4. Read a book with a 4.5 or higher GR rating
5. Read a fairy tale or mythological retelling

Vintage...so adorable
1. Read a book with blood in title or on cover
2. Read an #ownvoices book by a neurodivergent or disabled author
3. Read a Stonewall Book Award (https://www.ala.org/rt/rrt/award/ston...) or Lambda Literary Award (https://lambdaliterary.org/awards/pre...) winner or nominee
4. Read a book with less than 5,000 GR ratings
5. Read a gothic or dark academia book

LINKS TO SPREADSHEET AND DISCORD
To help track your team points, strategize and communicate, we've created individual team spreadsheets and team discord channels. Any errors within it are mine—please let me know if you spot anything wonky.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

PARTICIPANTS

✨faith✨trust✨pixiedust✨ (31)
Ashlynn (40)
Daisy (54)
Diné *The Lazy Kitsune* (49)
Josie (46)
Lexie (12)
Lexus (18)
Mythos (74)
Steph (56)
Vaibhev (35)

COMPLETION POST:
The mods are going to be needing this from every participant for every book they finish for us to be able to track everything better. Only books that have a completion post will be considered for scoring points. Here is the template:

Title:
Author:
Start Date:
Finish Date:
Category and task: (only one task per book read)
Graphic Novel? (Yes or no)
Buddy Read? (Yes or no)
Group Read? (Yes or no)
Pages: (if a graphic novel, please post original and halved numbers)
Review: [link of your review]

Please ensure you include the category and task number. It really helps us when we input into our master spreadsheet <3

Here are some of the books I'm planning on reading if anyone wants to do a buddy read with me!
Army pants and flip flop:
1. House of Earth and Blood
2. Crying in H Mart
4. Eragon
5. Shatter Me

pink polo shirts:
1. A Deadly Education
2. Red, White & Royal Blue
3. Wuthering Heights
4. The Cruel Prince
5. Prodigy

jingle bell rock
1. Glass Sword
2. Everything, Everything
3. The House in the Cerulean Sea
4. House of Sky and Breath

ex-wives
1. Daughter of Smoke & Bone
3. Divergent
4. The Picture of Dorian Gray
5. Dune Messiah

so fetch
1. It Ends with Us
2. Mexican Gothic
3. The Love Hypothesis
4. All My Rage
5. Cinder

Vintage...so adorable
1. Children of Blood and Bone
3. The Black Flamingo
4. The Murder Game
5. My Dark Vanessa

I'll add more later, I'm free to buddy read pretty much any book, just ask! (I'm probably not going to read all of these, I just want to know what books to prioritise)

Hi team! Not sure if I’m the Steph listed here. I’m planning on at least starting with the own voices disability rep prompt. I have s few EArc’s Sartre that won’t count for this, but I’ll try and add some Ebooks as well.

I'm excited to read with you all!! :) Since I'm a mod also, please direct any questions you have about the rules to me and not Laurel. We don't want to overwhelm her ;)

Lexie wrote: "Here are some of the books I'm planning on reading if anyone wants to do a buddy read with me!
Army pants and flip flop:
1. House of Earth and Blood
2. [book:Crying in H Mart|548146..."

Those look awesome, Lexie!!! Props to you for planning so well!! I'll have to look this over and see if I want to join you on any of these :)

Steph wrote: "Hi team! Not sure if I’m the Steph listed here. I’m planning on at least starting with the own voices disability rep prompt. I have s few EArc’s Sartre that won’t count for this, but I’ll try and a..."

The names are linked. You can check to see which you are by clicking on the link. (Just so you know, you are the correct Steph! Welcome to the group!!)

For conversation convenience, does everyone have Instagram or Discord? I love Goodreads but I think we all know it has many limitations 😂

✨faith✨trust✨pixiedust✨ wrote: "I'm excited to read with you all!! :) Since I'm a mod also, please direct any questions you have about the rules to me and not Laurel. We don't want to overwhelm her ;)"

haha thank you faith!

Yeah I have both and I feel like Discord or Instagram is better for planning. I also plan to read How To Find What You’re Not Looking For next month. It’s a Historical Fiction and Middle Grade. I’m also reading the fourth book of The Heroes Of Olympus next month. I don’t have slots for them but most of the prompts are open if anyone wants in. Trying to work in Aru Shah next month as well.

✨faith✨trust✨pixiedust✨ wrote: "For conversation convenience, does everyone have Instagram or Discord? I love Goodreads but I think we all know it has many limitations 😂"

Me and Josie both have discord, she just hasn't responded to this yet. Me and Josie know each other irl so we are planning on doing a lot of buddy reads.

Hi Everyone!
I have both and I love buddy reads!

Lexie wrote: "Here are some of the books I'm planning on reading if anyone wants to do a buddy read with me!
Army pants and flip flop:
1. House of Earth and Blood
2. [book:Crying in H Mart|548146..."

I would like to join you in reading It ends with us, the love hypothesis, children of blood and bone, and my dark vanessa.

Lexus wrote: "Lexie wrote: "Here are some of the books I'm planning on reading if anyone wants to do a buddy read with me!
Army pants and flip flop:
1. House of Earth and Blood
2. [book:Crying in..."

I'm down to read almost anytime in may or june but I can't do the week of the 16th because I have finals to study for so I probably won't get much reading done. Also I read pretty fast so you can choose whatever pace you want.

Hi everyone I have both Insta and Discord. I'm down to read Mexican Gothic, All My Rage, The Murder Game, etc...

ok most (if not all) of us seem to have Instagram, and that's the easiest to make a group chat in imo so here's mine: @faith__trust__pixiedust

please add me so I can make our group chat :)

if you don't have an Instagram and want us to use a different method, please let me know!!

My insta is @carirc08 I think I already added you

SPRING FLING STARTS MAY 1ST

I'm so happy so see you all talking and coordinating plans! You are all off to a great start. I do have a couple of notes/best practices before we kick off.

1. To see everything in the thread, use your internet browser not the app. The phone app cuts off comments.

2. Aless has set up discord channels for each team for your use. If you're not a discord fan, I recommend creating an Instagram chat group with all of your teammates for faster communication.
https://discord.com/invite/3hBXPyt2Fa

3. Buddy and Group Reads:

Like last year, we are expecting participation beyond "the book was good" for Buddy and Group reads to count. Mina puts a lot of time into creating the threads.

With that being said, anyone can participate in an open Buddy Read without being added as a participant. If there is no meaningful participation, it will not count.

If your buddy is not participating, that's okay, it happens. Continue to comment in the Buddy Read thread. We will count it for the participating member.

Lastly, I'm so happy that you all are requesting BRs to be made—but please don't expect them to be instantaneous. Please allow up to three days for the threads to be created.

If you have any questions, please continue to address them in the Sign Up thread—it's easier for us to catch that way.

Thank you all for joining us for Spring Fling—I hope you all have a lot of fun!

For vintage… so adorable, I’m going to read Everyone dies famous in a small town for a book with less than 5,000 gr reviews :)

I am starting with Army Pants and flip flops. I am reading The Hate U Give for a book that has been on my TBR for 4 years! :)

Home from my trip so here are my plans for the month. I've got a number of E-ARCs that won't work for this so hopefully in June I can knock out more.
Army Pants and Flip Flops

2. Read an #ownvoices book by an Asian or Pacific Islander authorAru Shah and the End of Time


5. Read a fairy tale or mythological retellingThe House of Hades

Vintage...so adorable

2. Read an #ownvoices book by a neurodivergent or disabled authorThe Chance to Fly

4. Read a book with less than 5,000 GR ratingsHome Field Advantage

Title: Sometimes I Trip On How Happy We Could Be
Author: Nichole Perkins
Start Date: May 1
Finish Date: May 2
Category and task: Vintage....so adorable/ Read a book with less than 5,000 GR ratings
Graphic Novel? (no)
Buddy Read? (no)
Group Read? (no)
Pages: 272
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

title- Everyone Dies Famous In A Small Town
author- Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
start date- 1/5/22
finish date- 2/5/22
category and task- Vintage… so adorable 4. less than 5,000 GR ratings
graphic novel?- no
buddy read?- no
group read?- no
pages- 246
review- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: The Lightning Thief
Author: Rick Riordan
Start Date: May 1
Finish Date: May 2
Category and task: Army Pants 4, read a book that's been on your tbr for over 4 years
Graphic Novel? no
Buddy Read? no
Group Read? no
Pages: 377
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: The Hate U Give
Author: Angie Thomas
Start Date: May 1
Finish Date: May 3
Category and Task: Army Pants Task 4, a book that’s been on your TBR for over 4 years
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 444
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title:Heartstopper: Volume Two
Author: Alice Oseman
Start Date: May 2
Finish Date: May 3
Category and Task: So fetch 4, Read a book with a 4.5 or higher GR rating
Graphic Novel? Yes
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 160 (320 halved)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

UPDATED

Title: The Maze Runner
Author: James Dashner
Start Date: May 1
Finish Date: May 3
Category and Task: Pink Polo 5, Read a book with a dystopian society
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 378
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Heartstopper: Volume Three
Author: Alice Oseman
Start Date: May 3
Finish Date: May 3
Category and Task: So fetch 4, Read a book with a 4.5 or higher GR rating
Graphic Novel? Yes
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 197 (384 halved)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

UPDATED

Title: Destined
Author: Morgan Rice
Start Date: 5/2/2022
Finish Date: 5/3/2022
Category and task: Vintage 4
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 198
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

UPDATED

Title: Heartstopper: Volume Four
Author: Alice Oseman
Start Date: May 3
Finish Date: May 4
Category and Task: So fetch 4, Read a book with a 4.5 or higher GR rating
Graphic Novel? Yes
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 192 (384 halved)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: The Problem with Forever
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Start Date: May 3
Finish Date: May 5
Category and Task: So Fetch task 3, A Vivian, RITA, or Swoon award winner or nominee
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy read? No
Group read? No
Pages: 441
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Maybe Someday
Author: Colleen Hoover
Start Date: May 5
Finish Date: May 7
Category and task: Army Pants and Flip Flops task 5, a book that features a love triangle
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy read? No
Group read? No
Pages: 367
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

UPDATED

Title: Heartless
Author: Marissa Meyer
Start Date: May 4
Finish Date: May 8
Category and task: So fetch 5 Read a fairy tale or mythological retelling
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy read? Yes (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...)
Group read? No
Pages: 453
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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SPRING FLING update 8 May 2022

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:
Full of Secrets: 79
We're a Mouse, Duh!: 23
The Plastics: 66
You Go Glen Coco: 29
Personally Victimized by Regina George: 35

You Can't Sit With Us!

Laurel: 9
Rosky: 4
Allyson: 10

It's our first weekly update! Woohoo!

If you're feeling a little behind, that's okay! In the past it's not always the groups that jump ahead in the beginning that win in the end. Points can change dramatically from week to week—the goal is to keep reading, keep posting updates, and rack up those bonus points!

Four housekeeping notes as we roll past our first week:
1. Please plan for your Buddy Reads to start at least 3 days after you request them.
2. Don't forget to put the prompt category and number in your completion post. It helps us out a lot!
3. If you are participating in a Group or Buddy Read, don't forget to post in that thread!
4. Have a question? Ask in the sign-up thread (because other folks might have the same question)...and check to see if anyone else has asked the question before :)

Happy Spring Fling

❤︎ From the Procrastinator Mods

Faith I added you on IG. I’m paiges_pf_novels . I’m still making progress on my books. I’m a slower reader so I’ll update my books closer to the end and of the month .

I didn't see you follow me so I think you accidentally followed someone else! I found you anyway and added you to the chat :)

Title:Take My Hand
Author: Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Start Date: 5/3/22
Finish Date: 5/8/22
Category and task: (Jingle Bell Rock Task 2)
Graphic Novel? (no)
Buddy Read? (no)
Group Read? (no)
Pages: 359
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Love At Fourteen Volume
Author: Fuka Mizutani
Start Date: May 7
Finish Date: May 7
Category and task: So Fetch - Read a book with flowers in the title or cover (or a type of flower in the title)
Graphic Novel? Yes
Buddy read? No
Group read? No
Pages: 396 pages doubled (Halved - 198)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Fairest
Author: Marissa Meyer
Start Date: 5
End Date: 10
Category & Task: Jingle Bell Rock Task 1
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy read? No
Group read? No
Pages: 288
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: The Lost
Author: Natasha Preston
Start Date: 8
End Date: 10
Category & Task: So Fetch 1. Read a book with flowers in the title or cover (or a type of flower in the title)
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy read? No
Group read? No
Pages: 301
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Heartless
Author: Marissa Meyer
Start Date: May 4
Finish Date: May 8
Category and task: So fetch 5 Read a fairy tale or mythological retelling
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy read? Yes (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...)
Group read? No
Pages: 453
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Red Queen
Author: Victoria Aveyard
Start Date: May 6
End Date: May 7
Category & Task: Army pants 5 Read a book with a love triangle
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy read? No
Group read? No
Pages: 388
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

UPDATED

Mythos wrote: "Title: Love At Fourteen Volume
Author: Fuka Mizutani
Start Date: May 7
Finish Date: May 7
Category and task: So Fetch - Read a book with flowers in the title or cover (or a type of flower in the t..."

The edition you reviewed has 196 pages (and none of the other editions are over 200 pages). I cannot count this.

Mythos wrote: "Title: Fairest
Author: Marissa Meyer
Start Date: 5
End Date: 10
Category & Task: Jingle Bell Rock Task 1
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy read? No
Group read? No
Pages: 288
Review: https://www.goodreads.com..."

The edition you reviewed lists 222 pages. I am using 222 pages.