Hooked on Books discussion

Duration: January 2025 to December 2025

Join us for an exciting year of reading with the Book Quest Adventure! This themed reading challenge kicks off in January 2025 and runs through December 2025. It’s your chance to dive into diverse genres and themes while bonding with fellow book lovers! 🎉

🌟 Teams
• Team Up: Form a team of 5 members! You can request your teammates or be placed randomly. Just a heads-up: teams will be balanced based on your individual BPM (Books Per Month), so placement isn’t guaranteed.
• Reading Requirement: Each member must read a minimum of one book per month, with a maximum of 10 books per month allowed per member throughout the year.

Commitment Requirement
We understand that a year-long commitment may seem daunting. To make it more manageable, we've kept the reading requirements minimal, allowing us to enjoy the camaraderie without an overwhelming obligation. However, we kindly ask that you only sign up if you can commit to reading one book per month for the entire year. It's important to be considerate of your teammates, as mid-year dropouts can disrupt the group dynamic. While we understand that unexpected circumstances may arise, we appreciate your dedication to seeing the commitment through.

📅 Monthly Themes
Each month features a unique theme, from "New Beginnings" in January to "Hope and Renewal" in December. Each theme includes specific reading tasks to spark your creativity and exploration! 🌈 Earn extra points by completing tasks, reading from the bonus monthly genre, and joining in discussions.

🚀 Get Started
Are you ready to embark on this literary adventure? Sign up below by listing your:
• Name
• BPM (average books read per month)
• Team Request (if applicable)

Secure your spot and prepare for a year filled with reading, discovery, and fun! Don’t miss out on the chance to explore new worlds through books while making lasting friendships.

Join the Book Quest Adventure today! 📚✨

Teams

Page Pioneers
✨ Jenny
✨ Angie
✨ Sammy
✨ Judith
✨ Donna

Novel Navigators
✨ Claire
✨ Char
✨ Rachel Anne
✨ Eunice
✨ C
✨ Prinzess
✨ Michelle

Quill Questers
✨ Amanda
✨ Jackie
✨ Janeylou
✨ Kirsten
✨ MN Lisa

Bookworm Brigade
✨ Alyana
✨ Melissa
✨ Geri
✨ Kari
✨ Karen

Tome Trekkers
✨ Tianna
✨ Brieanna
✨ Jax
✨ Risa
✨ Cindy
✨ Chris (The Paper Fan)
✨ Princesspint

Plotline Pathfinders
✨ Richard
✨ Shan ~A~
✨ Anastasia
✨ Wishbear
✨ Jayme(theghostreader)

Storyscape Seekers
✨ Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*
✨ Robin (Saturndoo)
✨ Bernadette
✨ CassieCruel
✨ Maritza

Chapter Champions
✨ Teddie
✨ Jammin Jenny
✨ Trisha
✨ Anna
✨ Vicki

Prose Pursuers
✨ Christene
✨ Elli
✨ Teresa
✨ Catsalive
✨ Carrie
✨ Jessica H

Narrative Nomads
✨ Sharon BD
✨ Jessica L
✨ Kat
✨ Erica
✨ Christine

Saga Scouts
✨ Jessica S
✨ Skye Blue
✨ Ariel
✨ Mrsgeo
✨ Iliana

Fable Finders
✨ Jill
✨ Michelle's Empty Nest
✨ Shandrea
✨ Holly
✨ Catherine

R

I’m in as long we can read any genre

Kat
6 bpm
Need team

I'm in. I read 6-8 books a month but they may not all fit tasks so figure more like 2-3? I need a team.

I'm signing up but I'm waiting for my teammates to join me.

I'm signing up too. I'd like to join Alyana please :)

Include me, please, 4-5 bpm. I'm inviting some peeps:

Tianna, msg 12
Rachel, msg 13
Chris (The Paper Fan), msg 17
Michelle, msg 21

I'd like to play with Shan A & Anastasia.

My BPM: 150 approx

Richard wrote: "I'd like to play with Shan A & Anastasia."

Agreed!!
BPM 20

I’m in at 2-3 per month

Tianna Twyman
1-3
Celeste Fox

Rachel Anne
4-5 bpm
I’d like to join PrinzessBookDragon msg8

I would like to join whichever team needs me :) I can commit to 2-3 books/month

Question: I have a group of people that I usually play with. If we all sign up for the max books (10 per month), does that mean we won't get put together? Or are you looking to make sure all team members read about the same?

There are 5 of us and if we have to break out into different groups we can, but just wondering if all 5 could be together or not.

I would like to join
Maritza
4bpm
Need a team

I would like to join
5-7 bpm
I would like to be on a team with

🐉 PrinZessBookDragon 👑🌶

I would like to join with Robin (Saturndoo) and Bernadette
We can both do 5-10 each month as needed I'm sure for me and Robin, I'm not sure on Bernadette numbers but estimating the same from past challenges

I’ll join with 8-10 bpm

Richard wrote: "I'd like to play with Shan A & Anastasia.

My BPM: 150 approx"
Signing up with Richard and Shan A

My BPM: 2-3
Please put me in a group with Celeste Fox

I'll sign up.
Bpm : 4 to 5
Thanks!!

I'll sign up. 4 books a month, need a team.

I'd like to sign up, 8 books a month.

Sign me up with Erin & Robin - see message #18 - I can commit to 10 books per month. I can read less per month for this challenge if that is needed.

MN Lisa wrote: "Question: I have a group of people that I usually play with. If we all sign up for the max books (10 per month), does that mean we won't get put together? Or are you looking to make sure all team m..."

The max books you're allowed to read per month is 10, so higher than that isn't super relevant. I am more looking to make sure that people who ONLY read 1 or 2 per month aren't all together on a team.

Anastasia wrote: "Richard wrote: "I'd like to play with Shan A & Anastasia.

My BPM: 150 approx"
Signing up with Richard and Shan A"

Melissa wrote: "I'm signing up too. I'd like to join Alyana please :)"

Alyana wrote: "I'm signing up but I'm waiting for my teammates to join me."

Can I get BPM's for each of you please? Thank you!

🐉 PrinZessBookDragon 👑🌶️ wrote: "Include me, please, 4-5 bpm. I'm inviting some peeps:

Tianna, msg 12
Rachel, msg 13
Chris (The Paper Fan), msg 17
Michelle, msg 21"

Prinzess, et al! I am happy to make this team of 5 for you, BUT only if you are ok with everyone's BPMs being below half the max books. If you think you'll be at an unfair advantage, I can split you into 2 teams and add in some heavier readers to help balance.

Kat wrote: "I’m in as long we can read any genre

Kat
6 bpm
Need team"

You can read whatever genre you want as long as you can find a book to fit the task, but there are bonus points for reading different specific genres each month, along with other bonus opportunities!

BPM about 15-20

Ashley wrote: "Can I get BPM's for each of you please? Thank you!"

Mine is 15-20 bpm..

We would like to sign up as a team please.

Jenny
Angie
Sammy
Judith
Donna

We all read over the ten books cap, but will sign up as ten BPM.
Picking and choosing is fun!!!

Alyana wrote: "I'm signing up but I'm waiting for my teammates to join me."

Please sign me up with Alyana (msg 6) and Melissa (msg 7).
I read 20-25 bpm

I'd like to sign up,
Name: Risa
BPM: Depends on the tasks but I'll say around 3-5 for sure (I assume I can just not count books if I go over the limit? I'm a mood reader 🙈)
I can join whichever team is available.

I can read up to 10 BPM - whatever amount is needed to balance a team.
Thanks!

We would like to sign up as a team. We will all read more than 10 per month.

Amanda
Jackie
Janeylou
Kirsten
MN Lisa

❡Risa wrote: "I'd like to sign up,
Name: Risa
BPM: Depends on the tasks but I'll say around 3-5 for sure (I assume I can just not count books if I go over the limit? I'm a mood reader 🙈)
I can join whichever te..."

Everyone is allowed up to 10 books per month, but in order to properly assign teams and possible bonuses, I need a reasonably accurate number of what you plan/usually read. So if you normally read 5 books a month, say 5.... if you read 10, that's fine. BUT if you normally read 5, don't say 3, because that will way throw it off.

hi!
I'd like to sign up, please
10 books per month. Thanks!!

hi Char, I had you down previously for 4-5, are you updating to 10? Just double-checking!

Signing up with Alyana's team (msg 6) please.
10 bpm

This year I read on average around 15 books per month, but I'm planning to slow down a bit to around 10ish BPM 🤔 I hope that's accurate enough to assign me, I'm so sorry but I'm changing my reading pace so I don't know exactly myself yet 🙈

Ashley wrote: "🐉 PrinZessBookDragon 👑🌶️ wrote: "Include me, please, 4-5 bpm. I'm inviting some peeps:

Tianna, msg 12
Rachel, msg 13
Chris (The Paper Fan), msg 17
Michelle, msg 21"

Prinzess, et al! I am happy to..."

You can split us, can Rachel & Michelle still be on my in team please?

Ah, yea
I'm updating to 10
Sorry for the confusion !

Geri wrote: "Alyana wrote: "I'm signing up but I'm waiting for my teammates to join me."

Please sign me up with Alyana (msg 6) and Melissa (msg 7).
I read 20-25 bpm"

Please sign me up with Alyana (msg 6), Melissa (Msg 7) and Geri (Msg 33). I read approx 15-20 bpm

Sign me up please. Elli with 7 Books per month.
Thank you

Sign me up please.
Tonya Owens {Princesspint}
BPM ~ 40+
Team with
Chris {the paper fan}, msg 17
Tianna, msg 12
Also waiting to see if my friends Jessica wants to play on my team.

We would like to sign up as a team, but we need one more person to make it 5. We all read 10 bpm

Jammin Jenny
Trisha
Anna
Vicki (aka Me)

Teddie, drinker of the bitter invention of Satan wrote: "I can read up to 10 BPM - whatever amount is needed to balance a team.
Thanks!"

Teddie, see msg. 47. Would you like to join us since we all can commit to 10 bpm?

Vicki wrote: "Teddie, see msg. 47. Would you like to join us since we all can commit to 10 bpm?."

That would be great - thanks Vicki!

**Teams Made to here**
If you do not yet have a team, don't worry, I haven't forgotten you, I'm just waiting for more players to help even out numbers. You will have a team :)

Those who have a team are welcome to converse in your threads and message other members to check-in.