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Pass The Parcel Round 23 - Q&A/Calls
Q&AAbout the Challenge
Q: I see in the directions that a theme will be called each Friday. Under what circumstances would I need to read more than one book per week? Just if I fall behind?
A: Yes. You will only be reading more than one book in a week if you are behind in your reading. However if you can use your 'pass' (option 3) during the challenge you could read only 9 books in 11 weeks. This will be entirely dependent on how your team works those 5 available passes in each 5 week block - remembering that there likely 6 team members in your team.
Falling behind by more than two books: you can't fall behind by more than two books. If you have two books outstanding at the theme announcement, you will need to have read at least one book in the new theme's week. If another theme is announced and you have three books unread, then I will have to remove you.
PLEASE NOTE - I will not remove, nor accept retirement from, any players in the last two weeks of the challenge. This will mean that the team cannot win if their players are MIA in the last two weeks.
Q: For a theme call, can I use a book I'm already reading ?
A: No. Books must be started after the theme call. This is the same for all RRRC challenges. (You can start a book after a theme call but before you have posted your selection post.)
Q: Do we have to report anywhere when the team is done with a week's theme?
A: Each group will have their own thread, and members will post their progress there. Team Captains will summarise team progress at the front of their team thread. I will maintain an overall progress chart for all the teams - and will post progress sporadically (hopefully weekly depending on my time commitments), but definitely in the last week ;)
Q: Completion post. Rather than including my review in the completion post, can I insert a link to my review?
A: No. Please include your actual review in the completion post.
Q: Option 2. Select a book from the 'READ' list of a team-mate that they read in the last 6 months AND that the team-mate rated at least 3 stars. Can we have a firm date set for the full challenge, eg 1 August, to allow for planning?
A: No. The six months will recalibrate each week - you can't plan until you have your team and it is only up to 6 members whose shelves you can pick from. I'll provide the six month date limit each week to avoid confusion.
Q: Does the 'series' rule only apply to Option 2?
A: Yes
Q: Under Option 2, can I use the same book from my team-mates shelf in multiple weeks under the 'series' rule? eg. continuing a series but using the same qualifying book.
A: Yes. But this can only continue whilst the book on your teamie's shelf continues to meet the 6 month key date timeframe.
Q: Under Option 2, can you use the book even if they didn't put a date read?
A: No.
It has to have a read date to show that it was read in the last six months. Otherwise it wouldn't qualify for Option 2. You can ask your teammate to add a date if you know they have read it though.
Q: Regarding the option to 'pass'. Do we have to decide that week who's passing or could we choose later on? Let's say that during week 1, everybody decides to read their book but once week 2 starts, one player realizes she cannot read week 1's book for whatever reason. Assuming that nobody else from the team passed, could she then decide to pass on last week's book?
A: No. The book selection or pass needs to be specified in the theme announcement week.
Members can only change their book selection in that theme's week. Once the next theme is announced, books are set in stone and cannot be changed.
Q: If a team member uses a pass (option 3) in week 5, when can they use the pass option again?
A: Each team member can only select option #3 once each 5 (five) weeks. AND each team may only have ONE person 'passing' for the round each week.
However - if a teamie used one in week 5 (covering weeks 1-5), they can use one more between weeks 6 and 10.
No-one can use the pass in week 11.
Q: Must people follow the format you provided exactly? Or does the captain just need to make sure they include pertinent info? Week, book, # of pages, option and in the case they pick a shelf/listopia, a link to that?
A: I absolutely need the information requested here. I don't mind what the format is, although I would prefer it set out in the order of the list.
A booklink or bookcover MUST be used. You cannot just type out the book title. And where the book is from a list or bookshelf, you must note which list/shelf. I have removed the need to insert a link.
The reasons:
* If you don't have the link to the book, the Captain and I will have trouble checking that the book qualifies. There are a lot of books out there with the same title. You don't want to be told AFTER you have read the book that it doesn't work.
* I need the week that the book relates to since some books may be read out of order.
* The page numbers makes it so much easier for everyone to know that the books complies with the rules.
* The same for the bookshelf name/tag or the qualifying note referencing the GR summary (ie how it qualifies for the theme).
It is important that the members do their bit to help out the Captain and the organizers to show compliance without us having to go digging.
Q: When you say "the Captain will also double-check that your book selection complies with the rules": Does this mean that if team-members say 'book is in this shelf' the captain must verify that the book is actually on the shelf? And that if they say the theme is in the GR summary, we also have to verify that?
A: I don't want the Captain to be a policeman but we do need someone in each team following how the rest of the team is progressing. If the info provided by the member looks reasonable to the Captain, fine - there is no need to investigate each shelf/tag or how the book otherwise qualifies.
But if we are reading a theme and the book selected looks dubious for that theme or how it qualifies, I would like the Captain to check it out further.
Q: If I want to change my book within the week of the theme call, can I also change my option - eg from Option 1 to Option 2 or 3
A: Yes.
Q: If I read two books during the challenge that qualify for an announced theme, does our team earn more points?
A: No. We don't actually accumulate points in this challenge. You and your team-mates either complete all your reading and are ready to 'read-off' in the last week (week 11), or you aren't...
About the Book
Q: What is the precis?
A: The precis is the blurb on the back of the book cover; the summary; the synopsis. Any of the details that are posted on the GR book description page will qualify.
Q: My book doesn't have a page count on Goodreads but I have the word count. Can I use the word count and what is the minimum acceptable?
A: Yes - a 35,000 minimum word count will be accepted as a substitute for the 100 page minimum. Because the word count to page conversion varies greatly, I have gone at the high end for this conversion.
If there is a page count on GR, this must be used. This is only available where the page count does not appear on GR.
Q: My book doesn't have a page count on Goodreads but Amazon does have a page count. Can I use Amazon's page count?
A: Yes. Please provide a link to the Amazon book page.
If there is a page count on GR, this must be used. This is only available where the page count does not appear on GR.
Q: If a team member is reading a book in another language, should they post the book link in the selection & completion posts to the non-English version or to the English version?
A: Please link all books to the English version of that book. The book MUST have an English version to qualify for use during this challenge. (Apologies to everyone that is affected by this rule, but I need to know that the book qualifies for the theme etc.)
Q: Are re-reads allowed?
A: Yes. But each book can only be read once during the round/challenge.
If the theme specifically excludes a re-read, eg First in a new (to you) series, then obviously you must select a book you haven't read before.
Q: Does the book have to be a romance?
A: No, but it does have to be a novel. Textbooks will not count. Biographies and autobiographies are OK.
Q: Do the books we use have to be on a particular bookshelf?
A: In some cases yes. Books must be selected from the lists provided if I don't have "(stated in the precis or shown on listopia or shelf)". Where I have noted "(stated in the precis or shown on listopia or shelf)", if a book is chosen from one of the optional lists, it is automatically approved.
Q: If I pick a book off a team mate's shelf it has to be a book that fits the theme? Or can it be any book at all, as long as it got 3 stars and was read in last 6 months?
If you use Option 2, you do not need to fit it to the week's theme. As you said, it can be any book so long as it was rated at least 3 stars by your teamie and was read no more than 6 months prior.
AND if the book is in a series but does not match where you are up to, you may read another book from that same series.
Q: Can I use the same option 2 book from my team-mates shelf more than once during the challenge by invoking the series rule?
Yes. So long as the book remains 'read' within the last 6 months with reference back to the week's key date, you can use the same book from your team-mates shelf. You just can't read reread a book previously used with this round.
Q: Option 2 - If the book I want to read isn't on my team-mate's shelf but they have read it during this challenge, can I just link to their completion post in our team thread?
A: No. The book MUST appear on their 'read' list.
Q: Can I DNF a book?
To DNF a book you must have:
* read at least 50% of the book
* the minimum page requirement of 100 pages must have been read in addition to having completed 50% (that is, if the book is only 105pp in total, you will need to have read through to and including page 100. If the book is 400pp, you need to read 200pp before you DNF the book.)
* note in your review that it was a DNF and explain why
* rate accordingly (no higher than 2 stars) and shelve the book as DNF
* in the 'completion post', you will need to note the pages read out of the total pages.
If it is a current week book, you can of course change the book. Once we have rolled into the next call, your book selection is set and cannot be altered.
Q: Do graphic novels and comics count?
A: Graphic novels count if they meet the 100 page rule. Comic will not be accepted.
Does the book need to be tagged 'main page genre' (MPG) romance?
A: No - it just needs to be fiction or a biography. Romance is preferred but not required. Text books are not accepted.
Q: The book I chose is released next month. Can I use this for the current call?
A: Only if you already have the ARC for the book and won't hold up your team. If it hasn't yet been published and you don't have the ARC, you can't use the book. Publication dates are often deferred which means you may not be able to read it for this challenge.
Q: What is the rule on page count and the correct edition to use?
A: You must quote the page numbers for your selected book to match the goodreads page numbers.
You may use any edition of the book is fine so long as it is in english.
(Previously noted: If you read a book in another language, please use a qualifying english edition and its matching page numbers.)
About the ThemesQ: If I don't find a book I like in the lists of theme books, can I choose any book that fits the theme?
No. You MUST select a book from a list where lists have been provided and where they do not have '(stated in the precis or shown on listopia or shelf) optional lists:' That is, if the only option for the theme are lists, then you MUST choose a book from those lists.
Other lists have 'optional' in front of them simply to help people. I won't question books that come from those lists. But you can also choose books that fit the theme via the blurb/precis, through bookshelves or other lists not provided. You just need to state how it fits and where the information came from.
REMEMBER: you may also select to use option 2 or 3 that week unless it is the last week, in which case only option 2 is a viable alternative.
Q: If a book is on a specified theme list but does not (in my opinion) meet the theme, can I still read it?
A: Yes. If the book is on the mandatory (or optional) lists/shelves in the theme post it qualifies whether it meets the theme or not.
Q: If a team member is going to be away during the week of a theme, can they leave a list of pre-selected books (for all remaining themes) with the Team Captain to post that week?
A: Yes. If the team member has already highlighted that they will be away for a particular week, or has an operation etc, I am happy for the Team Captain to post that participant's book selection post. They must have pre-selected a book for that theme though.
The alternative is for the absent member to pre-select a book that complies with option 2, taking into account the 6 month date that will apply during that week.
Q: Will any of the themes be repeated?
A: No, not within the round.
Q: Do we have to support that the book shows up in a particular shelf (eg showing you a link of how many people shelved a particular book as 'stalking') or just saying 'there's a stalker shelf' would suffice?
A: You must state the full name of the shelf/list/tag or provide a link to that shelf/list within your selection book post.
Tip from Calila: After you've decided on your book, If you go the book page, scroll and click on "Lists with this book" and then click on the appropriate list and copy the url, you'll link directly to the book's ranking on the list rather than just copy/paste the list in general.
This is not a requirement - just an easy way to link to your book in a list.
Q: What happens if a book is mis-shelved?
A: If books have been incorrectly shelved, and the shelf fits the theme, they still count. (I would appreciate them being removed if it is an RRRC shelf AFTER the round is finished.)
Where a theme has optional lists - the theme must be apparent in the title, the goodreads summary page or must be shelved by a GR member using words that show eligibility.
Q: Does the book HAVE to be on a bookshelf?
A: Where a shelf has been listed for a 'list-mandatory' theme, YES.
Q: Are listopia lists sufficient for proof of eligibility for the non-mandatory list themes?
A: Listopia will work for eligibility where it's name is apparent and correlated to the theme.
Q: Where a theme is based on a bookcover, can we use alternate edition covers of the same book?
A: Yes
Q: Book length - Some books straddle the page minimums depending on format (eg all books must be at least 100 pages). Can I choose, for example, to use the paperback page count per goodreads even though the hardback page count for the same book does not qualify?
A: Yes. If there is a goodreads edition that cites 100 pages or more (any edition), that book is fine to use.
Q: When the themes are announced is there going to be listopia or Readers shelves suggested to help us pick?
A: Not necessarily - where the task requires that a book is selected from a list, they are included. There may be other tasks that have optional lists noted.
Q: Does the 100 minimum page count still apply where books are included on a list/shelf that are under 100 pages.
A: Yes - the 100 page minimum still applies.
When a team member departs the challenge and the team
If a team mate leaves the challenge, the player may be replaced by a mod if the game is near the beginning of the challenge. If the player is not replaced the team simply continues on with the challenge with the lower number of players.
If a player is replaced, the new player will start on the next announced theme. They do not need to make up for any weeks not completed by the departing player.
Q: If a player has dropped out of the challenge, is their bookshelf available or not for Option 2?
A: No. Once they are out, you can't use their shelf.
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Work around for GR's lost shelf extensions:
To see the tags on books that don't have the direct link, go to the editions page, in the URL replace 'editions' with 'shelves' and it will take you to the top shelves pages.
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Abbreviations
MPG = main page genre
MC = main character
DNF = did not finish
MM= male male (gay)
MF = male female
How to insert a link into a post
To insert a simple link to a shelf there are a couple of options:
* Copy the https address in the address bar of the page where the book is found - highlight the web-address, copy the address, and paste into your post
or
* Find a link to the shelf that you want (eg on my lists of shelves to use for the themes), right click with your mouse, select 'Copy Link Location' and then paste into your post
If you want to make it pretty and have a specific name:
* Type <*a href="insert the link that you copied as per above">name the location<*/a> but without the asterisks.
How to add in book links
* Click on 'add book/author' on the top right of your message box
* Type on the name of the tilte (if its popular I often add in the first or last name of the author as well)
* Select the correct book from the list and click 'add'
* At the bottom of the pop-up box you may choose whether to add a simple link or use the book cover.
To find the correct version of the book to add:
*** To get the correct version of that book if it isn't the first one:
- click on the 'other editions' (hyperlink under the 'add' button)
- select the correct book
The way I know which version to select from the list is when I look at the book on bookshelf and hover over the cover or the link, down the bottom of the page it shows the hyperlink that GR uses. Remember the last 4 digits on the longer number, then hover over the books in the 'add' list, look for that sequence.
You can also open each book in a new tab if you click on the book in the insertion pop-up window.
I do all this on the desktop version, not in the app.
If you are using the App
To get your posts right for links etc, you need to open your browser window (Safari or Edge etc) on your phone/tablet, go to the GR website and use the desktop version.
Theme tracking* Read a book set in Africa or Europe.
* Read a book with MPG historical.
3. Many took on the challenge of sourdough during the 'COVID years'
* Read a book first published in the year 2020 or 2021.
4. It begins with making/buying a 'starter'
* Read the first book in a series.
* Read a book that has been 'fermenting' on your bookshelf for at least 12 months. (Added to your shelves at least 12 months ago.) Please state the date it was added.
If you haven't been tracking books on GR for 12 months yet, then select a book that was added to your shelves in the first month.
You can also reread a book but it must have been originally added at least 12 months ago.
* Read a book with a title comprised of 3 words.
You must include A, An or The in the count if they are in the title.
7. Water & Salt
* Read a book set on or near a beach or at sea.
8. Add flour = 'Sour'dough
* Read a book from one of the following lists:
Best Grumpy Sunshine Romances
Reversed Grumpy Sunshine Romance
Grumpy Hero in Clean Historical Books
Ultimate Grump x Sunshine
A MM romance tagged with 'grumpy' 'grump' or 'sunshine'
* Read a book from a popular new author. Their first published book must be from the year 2020 or later.
Please note their first published book in your qualification. You do not need to note how/why they are popular.
* Read a book from one of the following lists:
Can't Wait Books of 2024
Can't Wait Books of 2023
Can't Wait Books of 2022
Can't Wait Books of 2021
Can't Wait MM Romance 2021
Can't Wait MM Romance 2020
Gay Romance featuring 'Need You Now' Sex
(Sorry MM readers - the lists didn't go up to 2024)
* Read a book with the title or series name starting with the letter 'B'.
You can ignore The, A and An if they are the first word in the title.
12. Flavor can be added including seeds, cheese, chili or sultanas
Read a book from one of the following lists:
Diverse Genre Romances
Diverse Romance with Famous Leads
Best Diverse Retelling of Classic Tales in Romance
Historical Fiction with a Dash of Magic
Read a romance featuring a sporty MC or a law enforcement MC.
14. Bake at 450F (or 230C)
Read a book with an avg GR rating of at least 4.3 stars.
* Read a book from one of the following lists:
Romances With Home in the Title
Best Return Home Books
Coming Home to Roost
Prodigal Returns
MM Romance based in Australia ('cos that's my home ;)
16. The finished boule will have a lovely crust
Read a book with a wealthy MC.
Qualification may come from GR blurb, lists or tags.
Read a book from one of the following lists:
Best Seasonal Romance_Christmas & Winter
Comtemporary Christmas Winter Romance
Best Gay Winter'ish Holiday Romance
Best Gay Winter Themed Romance
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For location/setting tasks, the book does not have to be solely set in that location; it simply needs at least one scene set there. The usual precise, main page, tag or list will need to be provided to show how the book qualifies.
Kat wrote: "I See Life Through Rosé-Colored GlassesCan I use something like this ?"From the Q&A :
Q: Does the book have to be a romance?
A: No, but it does have to be a novel. Textbooks will not count. Biographies and autobiographies are OK.
Your book is a biography, albeit in essay format. Its fine to use.
Jane (PS) wrote: "Kat wrote: "I See Life Through Rosé-Colored GlassesCan I use something like this ?"From the Q&A :
Q: Does the book have to be a romance?
A: No, but it does have to be a novel. Tex..."
Thanks.
Before I announce the first theme in 9 hours, remember to add books to those lists in msg 5 if you haven't done so yet! They must, of course, fit the guidelines for the specific list ;)*hint hint*
Week 1Option 1
15. Home cooking at its best
* Read a book from one of the following lists:
Romances With Home in the Title
Best Return Home Books
Coming Home to Roost
Prodigal Returns
MM Romance based in Australia ('cos that's my home ;)
Books must be selected from one of the lists above. Please state the list in your selection post.
Option 2
Key date: 5. April 2024
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars
Option 3
Pass
A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose - INCLUDING A PASS
Refer msg 3 in your team thread for formatting of all 3 options.
To insert links in your posts, please read these instructions in the Q&A thread:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
What time do each week finish? I’m in U.K. so trying to work out what time I need to finish my book by.
Kat wrote: "What time do each week finish? I’m in U.K. so trying to work out what time I need to finish my book by."Hi Kat - this isn't a timed finish each week. If you need to, you can carry your book into the following week.
All you need to make sure is that you post a selection in that week - which you can't change once the next call is announced. Which is why it is always better to make sure the book you select is one you will enjoy by starting it within that week's announcement.
You also need to make sure you don't fall behind by more than 2 books!
Is there a place for the Captain's to check in? Or are we mostly for collecting the info within our thread?
Laura wrote: "Is there a place for the Captain's to check in? Or are we mostly for collecting the info within our thread?"Hi Laura - just within your thread. Thanks!
Jane (PS) wrote: "Kat wrote: "What time do each week finish? I’m in U.K. so trying to work out what time I need to finish my book by."Hi Kat - this isn't a timed finish each week. If you need to, you can carry you..."
That’s good news. In so many challenges so hard to remember rules for each one.
Week 2Option 1
1. Sourdough originated in Egypt and spread through Europe
* Read a book set in Africa or Europe.
Books set in the UK, Ireland, Greenland and other similar islands work. Egypt has a foot in both Africa and Asia therefore books set in Egypt will also qualify.
If you aren't sure how to insert links in your posts, please read these instructions in the Q&A thread:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Option 2
Key date: 12 April 2024
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars
Option 3
Pass
A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose - INCLUDING A PASS
Refer msg 3 in your team thread for formatting of all 3 options.
Jane, will you accept a book where they start off in the US and then go to europe on vacation for 80 or 90% of the time or does the book need to be entirely set in europe or Africa?
Lisa wrote: "Jane, will you accept a book where they start off in the US and then go to europe on vacation for 80 or 90% of the time or does the book need to be entirely set in europe or Africa?"Hi Lisa - for location based tasks, the book does not have to be solely set in that location; it simply needs at least one scene set there. The usual precise, main page, tag or list will need to be provided to show how the book qualifies.
Can we read a memoir or do the books need to be only fiction?
Avigail wrote: "Can we read a memoir or do the books need to be only fiction?"Its in the Q&As :)
Q: Does the book have to be a romance?
A: No, but it does have to be a novel. Textbooks will not count. Biographies and autobiographies are OK.
Jane (PS) wrote: "Theme tracking1. Sourdough originated in Egypt and spread through Europe
* Read a book set in Africa or Europe.
2. The use of sourdough in bread leavening developed in approximately 3000 BC
* R..."
In PTP #2. The use of sourdough in bread leavening developed in approximately 3000 BC (* Read a book with MPG historical.) What is MPG?
Also does MC stand for Male Character?
MPG = main page genre.These are the genres that show on the main page of the book on GR. You click once on the 'more' button to extend the listing of genres, but not on 'show all' ~ which goes on to the full page of tags.
MC = main character
Week 3Option 1
9. After mixing, let it rise
* Read a book from a popular new author. Their first published book must be from the year 2020 or later.
Please note their first published book , along with its date of publication, in your qualification. You do not need to note how/why they are popular.
Option 2
Key date: 19 April 2024
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars
Option 3
Pass
A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose - INCLUDING A PASS
Refer msg 3 in your team thread for formatting of all 3 options.
Early call! I'll be back for any questions in an hour or so :)
Kat wrote: "Could I use Daniel HurstHis first book came out In 2020
https://www.fantasticfiction.com/h/da..."
Hi Kat - the link needs to be to the books on GR. So you just need to post his first book per GR showing that it published no earlier than 2020.
Jane, just to double check my interpretation of the task: we don't have to read the debut novel, correct? Just that the author's debut novel has to have come out in 2020 or later?
Jane, I have the book Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid based on Goodreads Listopia 2020 Debut Fiction and Goodreads 2020 Debut Award is a book published in 2020, but when you go to the book profile it says that the firts publication date is December 31, 2019. My question is, can I use this book for the prompt of the 3rd week?
Hey Jane, will an author whose first solo title was published in 2020 but has shorter works included in anthologies before that work?https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...
Laura wrote: "Jane, just to double check my interpretation of the task: we don't have to read the debut novel, correct? Just that the author's debut novel has to have come out in 2020 or later?"Yes. That's correct. Any book by a new author whose first published novel (not short stories) was no earlier than 2020.
~KarenH~ wrote: "Hey Jane, will an author whose first solo title was published in 2020 but has shorter works included in anthologies before that work?https://www.goodreads.com/author/list..."
Yes.
Avigail wrote: "Jane, I have the book Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid based on Goodreads Listopia 2020 Debut Fiction and Goodreads 2020 Debut Award is a book published in 2020, bu..."Damn - no. I have to hold the line on the year and the qualification comes from posting their first published book per GR, so this author's books won't work.
Sorry.
Wk 3 Read a book from a popular new author. Their first published book must be from the year 2020 or later.
If its written by 2 authors and only one is new , will that count
Jane (PS) wrote: "Avigail wrote: "Jane, I have the book Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid based on Goodreads Listopia 2020 Debut Fiction and Goodreads 2020 Debut Award is a book publis..."Perfect that is why I asked the question. To be sure and not read a book and then not be an error for my group.
Janeylou wrote: "Wk 3 Read a book from a popular new author. Their first published book must be from the year 2020 or later.
If its written by 2 authors and only one is new , will that count"
I'll allow that :)
***Edit***
More than 2 authors will not count. Eg anthologies.
Early call ~ I'm not sure whether I can get this posted early tomorrow...Week 4
Option 1
17. Eat it straight away or freeze for another day
Read a book from one of the following lists:
Best Seasonal Romance_Christmas & Winter
Comtemporary Christmas Winter Romance
Best Gay Winter'ish Holiday Romance
Best Gay Winter Themed Romance
If you use this option, your book MUST be on one of these lists. Please note which list you have used.
Option 2
Key date: 26 April 2024
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars
Option 3
Pass
A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose - INCLUDING A PASS
Refer msg 3 in your team thread for formatting of all 3 options.
Week 5Option 1
2. The use of sourdough in bread leavening developed in approximately 3000 BC
* Read a book with MPG historical.
MPG = main page genre.
This means the genre must show up on the book's main page on GR. You can click on 'more' but you can't go to the full page of tags (once you click on 'show all')
Option 2
Key date: 3 May 2024
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars
Option 3
Pass
A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose - INCLUDING A PASS
Refer msg 3 in your team thread for formatting of all 3 options.
Week 6Option 1
11. Its not ready until there are bubbles through the dough
* Read a book with the title or series name starting with the letter 'B'.
You can ignore The, A and An if they are the first word in the title or series name.
Option 2
Key date: 10 May 2024
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars
Option 3
Pass
A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose - INCLUDING A PASS
Refer msg 3 in your team thread for formatting of all 3 options.
Hi Jane! For Week 6, are we able to ignore articles in the series name too? You specify title, so I wanted to be sure.I'm asking about this book, Inheriting Miss Fortune. The series is The Billionaire Brotherhood. Thanks!
MountainKat wrote: "Hi Jane! For Week 6, are we able to ignore articles in the series name too? You specify title, so I wanted to be sure.I'm asking about this book, Inheriting Miss Fortune. The ser..."
Yes - sorry, I meant both title and series name :)
Jane, can you stop by the thread for Readers Dough it Better and settle something for us, please? Discussion starts here.
Laura wrote: "Jane, can you stop by the thread for Readers Dough it Better and settle something for us, please? Discussion starts here."Hi Laura - sorry, I've been offline for too long! I had a quick look and it seems everything in back under control. If there are any issues, I'll let you all know in the thread :)
I'm posting this evening (my time) as we could lose power due to severe storm activity and then we are leaving very early on a day trip, before the call is due.Please note, anyone with selections outstanding or needing to catch up on their completions posts, you have until the normal posting time to get them in :)
Week 7Option 1
6. Including the starter, sourdough is made of only 3 ingredients - flour, water & salt
* Read a book with a title comprised of 3 words.
You must include A, An or The in the count if they are in the title.
Option 2
Key date: 17 May 2024
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars
Option 3
Pass
A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose - INCLUDING A PASS
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Jane for week 7 would a hyphenated word count as one? I was thinking of reading Homicide and Halo-Halo
Does '&' count as a word?
The ampersand ‘&’ counts as a word.I’ll tidy this up later but keep checking for questions as when we stop on our travels 😊
Apologies - I’ve had time to check ~ hyphenated words are counted as 1 word.Sorry for the confusion.
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I will also announce the themes each Friday in this thread and keep track of those categories announced in this message.
The themes will be announced between 4-6pm US EST.
Called themes
Week 1
Option 1 15. Home cooking at its best
* Read a book from one of the following lists:
Romances With Home in the Title
Best Return Home Books
Coming Home to Roost
Prodigal Returns
MM Romance based in Australia ('cos that's my home ;)
Option 2
Key date: 5. April 2024
Week 2
Option 1
1. Sourdough originated in Egypt and spread through Europe
* Read a book set in Africa or Europe.
Books set in the UK, Ireland, Greenland and other similar islands work. Egypt has a foot in both Africa and Asia therefore books set in Egypt will also qualify.
Option 2 Key date: 12 April 2024
Week 3
Option 1
9. After mixing, let it rise
* Read a book from a popular new author. Their first published book must be from the year 2020 or later.
Option 2 Key date: 19 April 2024
Week 4
Option 1
17. Eat it straight away or freeze for another day
Read a book from one of the following lists:
Best Seasonal Romance_Christmas & Winter
Comtemporary Christmas Winter Romance
Best Gay Winter'ish Holiday Romance
Best Gay Winter Themed Romance
Option 2 Key date: 26 April 2024
Week 5
Option 1
2. The use of sourdough in bread leavening developed in approximately 3000 BC
* Read a book with MPG historical.
Option 2 Key date: 3 May 2024
Week 6
Option 1
11. Its not ready until there are bubbles through the dough
* Read a book with the title or series name starting with the letter 'B'.
You can ignore The, A and An if they are the first word in the title.
Option 2 Key date: 10 May 2024
Week 7
Option 1
6. Including the starter, sourdough is made of only 3 ingredients - flour, water & salt
* Read a book with a title comprised of 3 words.
You must include A, An or The in the count if they are in the title.
Option 2 Key date: 17 May 2024
Week 8
Option 1
13. When shaping, the dough is often referred to as either a 'boule' or 'baton'
Read a romance featuring a sporty MC or a law enforcement MC.
Option 2 Key date: 24 May 2024
Week 9
Option 1
5. A sourdough starter is a live fermented culture of fresh flour and water
* Read a book that has been 'fermenting' on your bookshelf for at least 12 months. (Added to your shelves at least 12 months ago.)
Please state the date you added it to your shelf.
Option 2 Key date: 31 May 2024
Week 10
Option 1
10. Patience is required
* Read a book from one of the following lists:
Can't Wait Books of 2024
Can't Wait Books of 2023
Can't Wait Books of 2022
Can't Wait Books of 2021
Can't Wait MM Romance 2021
Can't Wait MM Romance 2020
Gay Romance featuring 'Need You Now' Sex
(Sorry MM readers - the lists didn't go up to 2024)
Option 2 Key date: 7 June 2024
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