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message 1: by Sarah Elizabeth (new)
Jun 29, 2025 01:08PM

Sarah Elizabeth (bookworm_sarah) | 90931 comments Mod
Please post reviews as follows:

The Host (The Host, #1) by Stephenie Meyer
Type of book: (YA/ Adult/ Children's/ Illustrated/Poetry)
Description:
Review: Link
Buddy: Link
Pages: (Number+link)


message 2: by Sarah Elizabeth (new)
Jun 29, 2025 01:17PM

Sarah Elizabeth (bookworm_sarah) | 90931 comments Mod
Team Fun:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0



message 3: by Melanie (new)
Jun 30, 2025 01:03PM

Melanie (lovebeingvegan) | 13891 comments

✩ Tagged YA
✩ Buddy Read thread present on group.
✩ Has an edition published between 2012 and 2025.
✩ Is a current GBR, or has been a GBR in the past. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
✩ Has the letters M or C anywhere in the title/series name/author name.
✩ Has at least 1 of the following letters - Y, A, B, U, D, R, E, S, C, O, or N anywhere in the title/series name/author name.
✩ Has the number 1 or 3 anywhere in the title/ISBN/ASIN/average rating/number of ratings/number of reviews/page count/date published/year published.
✩ Is number 1 or 3 or 13 in a series.
✩ Has a page count divisible by 13 (which gives a whole number).



message 4: by Fernanda (last edited Jul 01, 2025 09:54AM) (new)
Jul 01, 2025 09:53AM

Fernanda Fonseca | 393 comments Nanny for the Neighbors by Lily Gold
Type: Romance
Description: Has at least 1 of the following letters - Y, A, B, U, D, R, E, S, C, O, or N anywhere in the title/series name/author name.
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 552 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


message 5: by Abbie (new)
Jul 01, 2025 01:50PM

Abbie | 1355 comments Death Row (Alibis Collection, #1) by Freida McFadden
Type Mystery
Description Buddy Read
Buddy https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages 74
Review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 6: by Maddie (last edited Jul 01, 2025 04:23PM) (new)
Jul 01, 2025 02:14PM

Maddie (maddisonbruce) | 53684 comments Mod
Team Fun:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|___1___|___1___|_____1___|___1___|___0___|_____3
Fernanda__|___1___|___0___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____22
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|___2___|___1___|____12___|__12___|___0___|____25



message 7: by Shae (new)
Jul 01, 2025 04:00PM

Shae Petersen | 6944 comments Death Row (Alibis Collection, #1) by Freida McFadden
type: adult
description: buddy read
buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
pages: 74


message 8: by Maddie (new)
Jul 01, 2025 04:23PM

Maddie (maddisonbruce) | 53684 comments Mod
Team Fun:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|___1___|___1___|_____1___|___1___|___0___|_____3
Fernanda__|___1___|___0___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____22
Shae______|___1___|___1___|_____1___|___1___|___0___|_____3
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|___3___|___2___|____13___|__13___|___0___|____28



message 9: by Lara (new)
Jul 02, 2025 04:04PM

Lara Knight | 1057 comments Cover Story by Mhairi McFarlane
Type: Adult
Description: Published between 2012 and 2025
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 416 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...


message 10: by Maddie (new)
Jul 02, 2025 05:08PM

Maddie (maddisonbruce) | 53684 comments Mod
Team Fun:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|___1___|___1___|_____1___|___1___|___0___|_____3
Fernanda__|___1___|___0___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____22
Lara______|___1___|___0___|_____8___|___8___|___0___|____16
Shae______|___1___|___1___|_____1___|___1___|___0___|_____3
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|___4___|___2___|____21___|__21___|___0___|____44



message 12: by Maddie (new)
Jul 02, 2025 07:08PM

Maddie (maddisonbruce) | 53684 comments Mod
Team Fun:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|___1___|___1___|_____1___|___1___|___0___|_____3
AsYouWish_|___1___|___6___|_____6___|___6___|___0___|____18
Fernanda__|___1___|___0___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____22
Lara______|___1___|___0___|_____8___|___8___|___0___|____16
Shae______|___1___|___1___|_____1___|___1___|___0___|_____3
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|___5___|___8___|____27___|__27___|___0___|____62



message 14: by Sarah A (new)
Jul 03, 2025 12:18PM

Sarah A (barrowerofbooks) | 1495 comments Seven Year Itch (Mountain Men Matchmaker, #2) by Amy Daws

Adult
Description: Has the number 1 or 3 anywhere in the ISBN (9781335081612)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 372 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...


message 15: by Maddie (new)
Jul 03, 2025 01:22PM

Maddie (maddisonbruce) | 53684 comments Mod
Team Fun:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|___1___|___1___|_____1___|___1___|___0___|_____3
AsYouWish_|___2___|___6___|_____9___|___9___|___0___|____24
Fernanda__|___1___|___0___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____22
Lara______|___1___|___0___|_____8___|___8___|___0___|____16
SarahA____|___1___|___0___|_____7___|___7___|___0___|____14
Shae______|___1___|___1___|_____1___|___1___|___0___|_____3
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|___7___|___8___|____37___|__37___|___0___|____82



message 16: by Lara (new)
Jul 04, 2025 12:43AM

Lara Knight | 1057 comments My Friends by Fredrik Backman
Type: Adult
Description: Buddy Read thread present on group.
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy read: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 436 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...


message 17: by Saar The Book owl (last edited Jul 04, 2025 01:26AM) (new)
Jul 04, 2025 01:26AM

Saar The Book owl | 5329 comments Mod
Team Fun:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|___1___|___1___|_____1___|___1___|___0___|_____3
AsYouWish_|___2___|___6___|_____9___|___9___|___0___|____24
Fernanda__|___1___|___0___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____22
Lara______|___2___|___8___|____16___|__16___|___0___|____40
SarahA____|___1___|___0___|_____7___|___7___|___0___|____14
Shae______|___1___|___1___|_____1___|___1___|___0___|_____3
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|___8___|__16___|____45___|__45___|___0___|___104



message 18: by As You Wish (new)
Jul 04, 2025 06:45AM

As You Wish | 1867 comments Calling In How to Start Making Change with Those You'd Rather Cancel by Loretta Ross

Adult
Desc: published 2025
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 288-120 read in June=168 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...


message 19: by Abbie (new)
Jul 04, 2025 02:37PM

Abbie | 1355 comments Soul of a Witch (Souls Trilogy, #3) by Harley Laroux Type Fantasy
Dedcription buddy thread in group
Buddy Yes https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages 591https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Review


message 20: by As You Wish (new)
Jul 04, 2025 10:21PM

As You Wish | 1867 comments The Serviceberry Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Adult/illustrated? every chapter has an illustration
Description: published 2024
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...


message 21: by Abbie (new)
Jul 04, 2025 11:15PM

Abbie | 1355 comments The Ex-Wives Club (Alibis Collection, #2) by Sally Hepworth
Description Mystery
Task Buddy in group
Buddy yes https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages 83
Review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 22: by Sarah Elizabeth (new)
Jul 05, 2025 08:30AM

Sarah Elizabeth (bookworm_sarah) | 90931 comments Mod
Team Fun:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|___3___|__13___|____13___|__13___|___0___|____39
AsYouWish_|___4___|___6___|____15___|__15___|___0___|____36
Fernanda__|___1___|___0___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____22
Lara______|___2___|___8___|____16___|__16___|___0___|____40
SarahA____|___1___|___0___|_____7___|___7___|___0___|____14
Shae______|___1___|___1___|_____1___|___1___|___0___|_____3
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|___8___|__28___|____63___|__63___|___0___|___154

* Update to team total as was out.
* Message 20 scored at 169 pages - 10 pages for illustrations = 159 pages.


message 24: by Abbie (new)
Jul 06, 2025 01:19AM

Abbie | 1355 comments Heartless (Chestnut Springs, #2) by Elsie Silver
Deacription 1&3 in ISBN (ISBN10: 0349437696)
Review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages 476


message 25: by Sarah Elizabeth (new)
Jul 06, 2025 06:45AM

Sarah Elizabeth (bookworm_sarah) | 90931 comments Mod
Team Fun:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|___4___|__13___|____22___|__22___|___0___|____57
AsYouWish_|___5___|___6___|____21___|__21___|___0___|____48
Fernanda__|___1___|___0___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____22
Lara______|___2___|___8___|____16___|__16___|___0___|____40
SarahA____|___1___|___0___|_____7___|___7___|___0___|____14
Shae______|___1___|___1___|_____1___|___1___|___0___|_____3
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__10___|__28___|____78___|__78___|___0___|___184



message 27: by Abbie (new)
Jul 08, 2025 11:04AM

Abbie | 1355 comments Powerless (Chestnut Springs, #3) by Elsie Silver
Romance
Description 1 & 3 in ISBN ISBN

9780349437712 (ISBN10: 0349437718

Review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages 504 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...


message 28: by Maddie (new)
Jul 08, 2025 02:55PM

Maddie (maddisonbruce) | 53684 comments Mod
Team Fun:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|___5___|__13___|____32___|__32___|___0___|____77
AsYouWish_|___6___|___6___|____30___|__30___|___0___|____66
Fernanda__|___1___|___0___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____22
Lara______|___2___|___8___|____16___|__16___|___0___|____40
SarahA____|___1___|___0___|_____7___|___7___|___0___|____14
Shae______|___1___|___1___|_____1___|___1___|___0___|_____3
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__12___|__28___|____97___|__97___|___0___|___222



message 30: by Maddie (new)
Jul 08, 2025 09:19PM

Maddie (maddisonbruce) | 53684 comments Mod
Team Fun:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|___5___|__13___|____32___|__32___|___0___|____77
AsYouWish_|___7___|___6___|____37___|__37___|___0___|____80
Fernanda__|___1___|___0___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____22
Lara______|___2___|___8___|____16___|__16___|___0___|____40
SarahA____|___1___|___0___|_____7___|___7___|___0___|____14
Shae______|___1___|___1___|_____1___|___1___|___0___|_____3
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__13___|__28___|___104___|__104__|___0___|___236



message 31: by Lara (new)
Jul 09, 2025 03:53AM

Lara Knight | 1057 comments No More Tears The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson by Gardiner Harris
Type: Adult
Description: Published 2025
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 464 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...


message 32: by Sarah Elizabeth (new)
Jul 09, 2025 12:27PM

Sarah Elizabeth (bookworm_sarah) | 90931 comments Mod
Team Fun:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|___5___|__13___|____32___|__32___|___0___|____77
AsYouWish_|___7___|___6___|____37___|__37___|___0___|____80
Fernanda__|___1___|___0___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____22
Lara______|___3___|___8___|____25___|__25___|___0___|____58
SarahA____|___1___|___0___|_____7___|___7___|___0___|____14
Shae______|___1___|___1___|_____1___|___1___|___0___|_____3
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__14___|__28___|___113___|__113__|___0___|___254



message 33: by Melanie (new)
Jul 09, 2025 02:09PM

Melanie (lovebeingvegan) | 13891 comments Secondary Target (The Secrets of Kincaid, #1) by Angela Carlisle
Adult
Has an edition published between 2012 and 2025.
Review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages 489 https://www.goodreads.com/work/editio...


message 35: by Maddie (new)
Jul 09, 2025 09:19PM

Maddie (maddisonbruce) | 53684 comments Mod
Team Fun:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|___5___|__13___|____32___|__32___|___0___|____77
AsYouWish_|___7___|___6___|____37___|__37___|___0___|____80
Fernanda__|___1___|___0___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____22
Jamie_____|___1___|___6___|_____6___|___6___|___0___|____18
Lara______|___3___|___8___|____25___|__25___|___0___|____58
Melanie___|___1___|___0___|_____9___|___9___|___0___|____18
SarahA____|___1___|___0___|_____7___|___7___|___0___|____14
Shae______|___1___|___1___|_____1___|___1___|___0___|_____3
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__16___|__34___|___128___|__128__|___0___|___290



message 36: by As You Wish (last edited Jul 10, 2025 05:26AM) (new)
Jul 10, 2025 05:25AM

As You Wish | 1867 comments Aces Wild A Heist by Amanda DeWitt

YA
Desc: Published 2022
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 352 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...


message 37: by Saar The Book owl (new)
Jul 10, 2025 05:28AM

Saar The Book owl | 5329 comments Mod
Team Fun:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|___5___|__13___|____32___|__32___|___0___|____77
AsYouWish_|___8___|__13___|____44___|__44___|___0___|___101
Fernanda__|___1___|___0___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____22
Jamie_____|___1___|___6___|_____6___|___6___|___0___|____18
Lara______|___3___|___8___|____25___|__25___|___0___|____58
Melanie___|___1___|___0___|_____9___|___9___|___0___|____18
SarahA____|___1___|___0___|_____7___|___7___|___0___|____14
Shae______|___1___|___1___|_____1___|___1___|___0___|_____3
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__17___|__41___|___135___|__135__|___0___|___311



message 38: by Sarah A (new)
Jul 10, 2025 09:34AM

Sarah A (barrowerofbooks) | 1495 comments Cash (Lucky River Ranch, #1) by Jessica Peterson

Romance
Has at least 1 of the following letters - Y, A, B, U, D, R, E, S, C, O, or N anywhere in the title/series name/author name.
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 423 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...


message 40: by Maddie (new)
Jul 10, 2025 04:20PM

Maddie (maddisonbruce) | 53684 comments Mod
Team Fun:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|___5___|__13___|____32___|__32___|___0___|____77
AsYouWish_|___8___|__13___|____44___|__44___|___0___|___101
Fernanda__|___1___|___0___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____22
Jamie_____|___1___|___6___|_____6___|___6___|___0___|____18
Lara______|___4___|__20___|____37___|__37___|__12___|___106
Melanie___|___1___|___0___|_____9___|___9___|___0___|____18
SarahA____|___2___|___0___|____15___|__15___|___0___|____30
Shae______|___1___|___1___|_____1___|___1___|___0___|_____3
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__19___|__53___|___155___|__155__|__12___|___375



message 43: by Shae (new)
Jul 12, 2025 03:19AM

Shae Petersen | 6944 comments The Ex-Wives Club (Alibis Collection, #2) by Sally Hepworth
Type: adult
Description: buddy read
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 83


message 45: by Abbie (new)
Jul 12, 2025 07:32AM

Abbie | 1355 comments Reckless
Task Has at least 1 of the following letters - Y, A, B, U, D, R, E, S, C, O, or N anywhere in the title/series name/author name.
Review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages 516 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


message 46: by Saar The Book owl (new)
Jul 12, 2025 09:35AM

Saar The Book owl | 5329 comments Mod
Team Fun:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|___6___|__13___|____42___|__42___|___0___|____97
AsYouWish_|___9___|__22___|____53___|__53___|___0___|___128
Fernanda__|___1___|___0___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____22
Jamie_____|___1___|___6___|_____6___|___6___|___0___|____18
Lara______|___4___|__20___|____37___|__37___|__12___|___106
Melanie___|___1___|___0___|_____9___|___9___|___0___|____18
SarahA____|___2___|___0___|____15___|__15___|___0___|____30
Shae______|___3___|__11___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____33
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__23___|__72___|___184___|__184__|__12___|___452


*Message 42: review not counted yet, because it's too short.


message 47: by Saar The Book owl (new)
Jul 12, 2025 09:35AM

Saar The Book owl | 5329 comments Mod
Lara wrote: "A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Type: Adult
Description: Buddy read
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy Read: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...-..."


Hi Lara, can you add some more details to your review? It's really short and then we can give points. Thanks x


message 48: by Abbie (new)
Jul 12, 2025 09:54AM

Abbie | 1355 comments False Note (Alibis Collection, #3) by David Lagercrantz
Task Buddy read
Buddy https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages 41 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Will post another book shortly to make up the page numbers


message 49: by Sarah A (new)
Jul 12, 2025 11:22AM

Sarah A (barrowerofbooks) | 1495 comments Rook & Rebel (The Mavericks, #1) by Kate Crew

Task: Has an edition published between 2012 and 2025
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 381 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...


message 50: by Saar The Book owl (new)
Jul 12, 2025 11:35AM

Saar The Book owl | 5329 comments Mod
Team Fun:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|___6___|__13___|____42___|__42___|___0___|____97
AsYouWish_|___9___|__22___|____53___|__53___|___0___|___128
Fernanda__|___1___|___0___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____22
Jamie_____|___1___|___6___|_____6___|___6___|___0___|____18
Lara______|___4___|__20___|____37___|__37___|__12___|___106
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SarahA____|___3___|___0___|____22___|__22___|___0___|____44
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