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Meet & Greet Challenge Round 9 (Apr/May): READING
BONUS PICKSSome members like to receive more picks than from just their group. If you would like to participate in bonus picks, please note this in your sign up post. If you sign up for bonus picks, you MUST pick for every other person in the bonus picks group. This includes members who were in your original group - they will receive two sets of picks from you. Please do not recommend the same books to a member that is in both your original group and the bonus pick group - a clean set of picks is required.
Please be aware that the bonus pick group could be comprised of only a few people OR be at least the size of another full group.
Since the completion of this challenge is directly tied to the Groupings, please delay your bonus picks to other members until 22 Mar.
Sign ups: by 18 Mar 6pm US ESTJane(PS) - picking shelf
Katie - meet and greet 9 to read
Dee - rrrc meet n greet
MKat - meet n greet options
KarenH - meet and greet
Breann - 1 mg pick me
Sadie - pick it for me
~Melissa~ meet n greet
Zara - rrrc mngc aprmay 2015
fleurette - meet n greet
* Katherine - meet and greet options
* Sunshine - upcoming reads
Amy (GreenFairy) - pifm 3
Sallie - rrr 2015 meet greet
LaurLa - challenges to pick
Nadine - m g pick shelf
* Nichole - mng to read
Skandia - rrrc m g
Tracy - tracys 1st challenge
* Penney - meet and greet options
Lily - 2015 challenge picks
* Ezinwanyi - meet greet
* Shelby - meet and greet to read
* Amy - 2015 meet greet round 9
* Becky - meet n greet
Debbie - meet greet
* beppy - meet n greet rated books incl for reread :)
Christina - meet greet options
* Karla - april and may m g
Cristina - meet-and-greet-picking-options
Rebecca - rrrcpicks
Jojo - 2015 meet and greet
Diane ~Firefly - mng picking
Donna - meetandgreet
* Grace - meet and greet
* Catherine - rrrc meet n greet pics
Poongothai - to ponder
* Gle - rrrc tbr meet and greet
Amanda D - own have not read
* Aarati - rrc meet and greet
KathyD - pick it for me
Larissa - on deck tbr
Anita - meet and greet
Preethi - meet and greet to pick
AndaM - the meet greet
Melissa - meet and greet picking
* Kait - meet and greet
* Joyce - meet greeet rrrc challenge
Holli - meet and greet pickables
Amie - meet greet picking shelf
Sherri - meet and greet
Stacie D-struction - tbr have
Logan - meet greet to pick
Ty - mng
Kristy - Kristy
Bonus picks:picking from Sunday 22 March
Aarati - rrc meet and greet
Amy - 2015 meet greet round 9
Anita - meet and greet
Becky - meet n greet
beppy - meet n greet rated books incl for reread :)
Catherine - rrrc meet n greet pics
Ezinwanyi - meet greet
Gle - rrrc tbr meet and greet
Grace - meet and greet
Jane(PS) - picking shelf
Joyce - meet greeet rrrc challenge
Kait - meet and greet
Karla - april and may m g
Katherine - meet and greet options
Katie - meet and greet 9 to read
LaurLa - challenges to pick
Nichole - mng to read
Penney - meet and greet options
Sadie - pick it for me
Shelby - meet and greet to read
Sunshine - upcoming reads
Zara - rrrc mngc aprmay 2015
GroupsGroup 1
Amanda D - own have not read
Amy (GreenFairy) - pifm 3
Becky - meet n greet
Catherine - rrrc meet n greet pics
Cristina - meet-and-greet-picking-options
Donna - meetandgreet
fleurette - meet n greet
Holli - meet and greet pickables
Kait - meet and greet
KarenH - meet and greet
Katie - meet and greet 9 to read
LaurLa - challenges to pick
Logan - meet greet to pick
Nichole - mng to read
Penney - meet and greet options
Preethi - meet and greet to pick
Sherri - meet and greet
Ty - mng
Group 2
Aarati - rrc meet and greet
Amie - meet greet picking shelf
AndaM - the meet greet
beppy - meet n greet rated books incl for reread :)
Christina - meet greet options
Debbie - meet greet
Ezinwanyi - meet greet
Gle - rrrc tbr meet and greet
Grace - meet and greet
Jojo - 2015 meet and greet
Joyce - meet greeet rrrc challenge
KathyD - pick it for me
Melissa - meet and greet picking
Poongothai - to ponder
Sadie - pick it for me
Skandia - rrrc m g
Stacie D-struction - tbr have
Tracy - tracys 1st challenge
Group 3
~Melissa~ meet n greet
Amy - 2015 meet greet round 9
Anita - meet and greet
Breann - 1 mg pick me
Dee - rrrc meet n greet
Diane ~Firefly - mng picking
Jane(PS) - picking shelf
Karla - april and may m g
Katherine - meet and greet options
Kristy - Kristy
Larissa - on deck tbr
Lily - 2015 challenge picks
MKat - meet n greet options
Nadine - m g pick shelf
Rebecca - rrrcpicks
Sallie - rrr 2015 meet greet
Shelby - meet and greet to read
Sunshine - upcoming reads
Zara - rrrc mngc aprmay 2015
Quick off the mark, Katie :)
Jane (PS) wrote: "Quick off the mark, Katie :)"Of course... :P
mee! shelf to follow (after i clean it up a bit)
MountainKat wrote: "I'm in, but seriously how is it time for this again already?!Here is my shelf: meet-n-greet-options"
What she said! But I'm in!
Shelf: meet-and-greet
LOL - amazing how quickly some of these challenges come around! I'm having a day of catching up here, now that all my travel fun has ended ;)
I'm in! I will get my shelf updated here in a bit. One of my favorite challenges :DHere's my shelf (still adding to it though)
PIFM3
I'm in too but I need to clean my shelf up some alsohere's is my new & improved shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
I made a shelf now I need to post it to the thread? How do I do that
Tracy wrote: "I made a shelf now I need to post it to the thread? How do I do that"the easy way- copy and paste the url of your shelf.
Yep! Just make sure you are looking at the shelf that you want to list.
If you want the fancy version do this exactly-<*a href="past url here ">type name of shelf here <*/a>
Remove both *
Sounds like a lot of fun - sign me up for a group and the bonus picks too please!My self can be found here: Meet & Greet Shelf
i'm in, even though i seem to be failing spectacularly at the previous one. enh, i still have over half a month to come up to snuff.my shelf mng
also, even though some of the books have been rated, i would like to re-read them.
yes to bonus picks.
Ezinwanyi~the Impish Angel wrote: "I'm in."*Squee* :D
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1 April - 31 May 2015
This is a challenge for the hordes of members who need help selecting their next book to read :) This is basically a group Pick-It-For-Me challenge WITHOUT the new book recommendations or categories. It is a two (2) month challenge and will be repeated every two months so long as there is significant interest.
This challenge is limited to members who are 18 years or older. This is the only age-restricted challenge in our group. There are many other challenges to choose from for those under 18.
Depending on the number of sign-ups for this challenge, groups will consist of 15-20 people.
INSTRUCTIONS: Step by step
1. Each participant must create a shelf and include on that shelf books that they would like to read in the coming two months. You will need to have at least 30-40 books on this shelf and you must post the link to that shelf when you sign up. If you participated in the last MnG, you may use the same shelf with updated books.
Participants also appreciate not having too many books on that shelf - they want to select something you really want to read or be pushed to read. Try to keep the shelf under 100 books.
2. Sign up by the sign-up close date in the Sign Up/Discussion thread, posting the link to your shelf.
3. Once sign-up closes, each person will recommend to every other person in their group THREE (3) books selected from each member's nominated shelf. Recommendations will be sent via PM (private message) - NOT in the thread. If you have a private profile, you will need to 'friend' the other members in your group so that they can see your shelf.
4. Members choose ONE (1) book from each set of recommendations, removing that selected book from their nominated shelf (to reduce multiple selections of the same book) and placing it in another shelf to track this challenge. I would suggest that you create a second shelf for these selections for ease of tracking.
5. When picking starts I will open the participants thread for each member to post their list of selected books.
6. Once the challenge opens on the first day of next month, mark off each book on your challenge list as it is finished, noting the date completed. Update your completion rate at the top of your list throughout the challenge - eg "Completed: 3/15". Please feel free to post feedback on each book in the discussion thread :)
Do not repost your list in the Participants Thread - you will maintain your list in the original post.
To complete this challenge, you must read at least five (5) books from your chosen list. You may, of course, complete the full list.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
18 MARCH 6PM US EST - SIGN-UPS close date! Please allow at least 3 hours for the groups to be posted.
27 March - PICKING due date! Picks for all group members must be completed.
1 April - OPENING date - Start reading!
There will be two threads for this challenge:
* the Sign Up/Discussion thread. All sign-ups, chat and questions occurs in this thread.
* the Participants' Lists thread. This is only for the final book list for each participant. The participants' thread will be locked until we are ready to start picking.
You cannot start picking for your team members until groups are posted.
RULES/TIPS:
* You must not recommend new books.
* You ONLY select from the pickee's nominated shelf.
* You must nominate 3 books for each set of picks.
* Book nominations and selections do not need to be in any order.
* You can add/subtract books at any time during the sign-up and picking process. (If a book has already been recommended during the picks, this recommendation stands valid.)
* If you recommend a book from a series, please ensure that it is the next book for the reader in that series.
* If a book from a series is recommended but it is not the next book for the reader in that series, please feel free to substitute the appropriate book for that recommendation.
* You may put re-reads on your nominated picking shelf if desired. (This means the book may already be 'read' and rated - but if it is on that shelf, these books are fair game for the pickers.)
* You must have completed the picking for your group members by the picking due date.
* You may use books planned for other challenges in this challenge and vice-versa unless otherwise specified in the alternate challenge(s).
* There is NO minimum page number requirement in this challenge.
* Books may be from any romance sub-genre, but we are a romance group so please keep your books on your nominated shelf to the romance or popular fiction genres.
* Remember - if your profile is private, you will need to 'friend' the other group members as they will not be able to access your nominated picking shelf otherwise.
* Feel free to 'friend' all the members of the group, as this will make picking much easier and faster :)
* A member can ask for repicks from another member if they have already selected all three of the nominated books. For this reason, it is important that members move books off their nominated picking shelf as soon as they have made their selection.
* When providing feedback in the Discussion Thread, please ensure that key plot points are hidden behind the spoiler 'tag' - <'spoiler>blah plot point blah<'/spoiler> (ignoring the apostrophes which have been inserted to show the formula.
* If you have a book that you can't finish (DNF), you are welcome to go back to the original picks from that member and select another book. You cannot ask for new picks. You may count as 'finished' a DNF book that you have read at least 50% but that book must then be marked as a 'DNF' in either your review or appropriately shelved as such on your GR bookshelf.
Our members read a variety of romance sub-genres. You do not need to have read the book that you recommend, nor do you have to have knowledge of the sub-genre that may predominate any of the shelves. How you select books from the nominated shelves is entirely up to you.
How to create a new bookshelf:
* Go to My Books
* Click on edit next to 'bookshelves' on top left
* Type in the name of your shelf and click 'Add'
* Customize the shelf as desired
Please remember:
YOU ARE NOT SIGNED UP UNTIL YOU POST A LINK TO YOUR SHELF.