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R13: SSS Team 2 - Novel Nerds
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R13 SSS Post Your Spot
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**titles exclude leading articles (a, an, the)
1. Set in a Fictional Location/Universe
2. Title 'F'
3. Author 'L'
4. Cover: Blue
5. Cover Item: Umbrella/Parasol
6. Title 'B'
7. Published 2016-2019
8. Originally published in a language other than English
9. GR average rating >4.0
10. Female Author
11. Cover: White
12. Less than 100 ratings
13. Author 'D'
14. Title 'T'
15. Cover Item: Hat/Helmet/Other Headwear
16. Book that a teammate rated 5 stars
17. Title 'J'
18. Author uses a pseudonym
19. Set anytime between 1600-1837
20. Author 'I'
21. Cover: Red
22. Australia
23. Cover Item: Dress
24. Set in the future
25. New to You Author
26. Cover: Purple
27. Book with a funeral in it
28. Debut Novel or Debut Author
29. Cover: Black
30. Author 'S'
31. Published 2020
32. Cover Item: Sun/Moon
33. Cover: Yellow/Gold
34. Non-Fiction
35. Cover Item: Food/Drink
36. Author 'B'
37. Set on an island
38. MC is in their 20's
39. Title 'G'
40. Published 2021
41. Title 'L'
42. Author 'H'
43. Romance
44. Two Word Title (excluding articles like A, An, The) Deadly Silence, The Hunger Games
45. Mystery/Thriller
46. Cover Item: One person
47. Africa
48. MC is older than 60
49. Cover Item: Building
50. Author 'M'
51. Seasonal Theme (i.e Christmas, Halloween etc)
52. Published before 1950
53. Cover: Pink
54. Published 2011-2015
55. Fantasy
56. Author 'O'
57. MC has a pet
58. Cover Item: Animal
59. Book to Movie/TV (must state how book qualifies: listopia, imdb, precis)
60. Cover Item: Hands/Arms/Feet/Legs (no other body parts visible)
61. Published 2001-2010
62. One Word Title (excluding articles like A, An, The) The Witness or Divergent
63. Cover Item: Book
64. Favorite Author
65. LGBTQ+
66. Author 'R'
67. Cover: Brown
68. Set sometime before 1600 AD
69. Four or More Words Title (excluding articles like A, An, The) The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet or Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
70. Author uses their middle name/initial (e.g. Robert J. Sawyer, Rita Mae Brown)
71. Title 'Z'
72. Author 'W'
73. Asia
74. Cover: Green
75. Title has a subtitle
76. Cover Item: Mode of Transportation
77. Title 'C'
78. Book with a wedding in it
79. South America
80. Cover Item: Weapon
81. Europe
82. Award Winner (must state which/when)
83. Set in a place you've visited
84. Cover Item: Two or more people
85. School/College/University
86. Cover Item: Water
87. Title 'N'
88. Cover: Orange
89. Set in space
90. Cover Item: Lamp/Candle
91. Title 'E'
92. Three Word Title (excludes articles like A, An, The) Behind Closed Doors or Etched in Bone
93. Author 'F'
94. North America
95. Published the year you were born
96. Cover Item: Jewelry
97. Author 'Y'
98. Several authors
99. Set anytime between 1837-1901
100. MC travels by train
101. Number in the Title (Third Grave Dead Ahead or Every Fifteen Minutes)
102. Title 'G'
103. Young Adult/New Adult
104. MC has at least one child
105. Published between 1950 and 1999
106. Cover Item: Furniture
107. Male Author
108. Author 'P'
109. Science Fiction
110. Title 'V'
111. MC travels by airplane
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� Communication is key. Please make sure to check in regularly with your team.
� Let your team know if it looks like you won't get your review posted by Wednesday/Saturday, 11:59pm. You do have all of Thursday/Sunday to submit your review, but it can be intensely frustrating for your captain if they don't know when or if they can expect your review before the deadline.
� If you know beforehand that you won't be able to read and review a book during a certain period of time, you can request a pre-arranged absence from me, either by posting the request in the discussion thread or by sending me a pm. The request has to be submitted before the team rolls for the time period in question, can only be approved by me as the mod in charge of running the game, and has to state a reason for the absence. (Reasons for pre-arranged absences can include e.g. going on vacation or work trips, planned hospital stays, exam period, etc.)
� If you do not have a pre-arranged absence and won't be able to finish your book in time for an unforeseen reason, please let your team know as soon as possible. If the team has earned the free pass, it can be used to cover the missing review. Without a free pass, the team has to sit out the next roll.
� We all know that real life gets in the way sometimes, be it through family emergencies, work emergencies, natural disasters, technical problems making it impossible to get online, or in other ways. That being said, please do keep in mind that this is a team challenge and your team relies on you to do your part unless an emergency occurs.
� If you find that the pressure of keeping up with the pace of the game gets too much for you or you wish to stop playing for any other reason, you can drop out of the challenge at any time. In that case, please let your team captain and/or me know that you wish to drop out rather than just disappearing without a word so your team won't be penalized when you fail to turn in your review. Thank you!
Captain's Handbook
� The team's captain is its chief organizer. This includes rolling the dice, posting the team's new spot to the team thread and the Post Your Spot thread, collecting links to team members' review posts in a single post to be linked in the Post Your Spot thread, doublechecking that books and review posts comply with requirements, reminding team members to post their reviews in time if necessary, etc.
� The captain may delegate some tasks, such as rolling and posting the new spot to the team thread, to another team member if they so choose. (Either a designated roller who fulfills this role for every roll, or whichever team member is online first once rolling is possible.) Collecting reviews into a single post and posting to the Post Your Spot thread should always be handled by the captain.
� Instead of having everything handled by a single team captain, teams can also choose two co-captains to handle the workload.
� Selection posts are not strictly required by the game's rules and I won't be checking for them. It's up to the team captain to decide whether they want them.
� If the team captain requests a pre-arranged absence, it's their responsibility to arrange for another team member to step in as temporary captain.
� The team captain is my primary point of contact for the team and should allow receiving private messages.
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I'm Denise, your friendly neighbourhood mod, 34 for a couple more weeks, residing in wintery Finland, owner of definitely absolutely not too many books and owned by two demanding felines.
I've been running this challenge for quite a while now and playing it for even longer, so I know all the rules and have the privilege of making up new ones if needed. :P
I'd prefer not to be captain as I'll likely be having my hands full with general administration stuff.
Hi Team, I'm Louise from a rather cold Wales. I'm a certified challenge addict, can't resist a team challenge. This is my first time playing SSS but have played SS many times and needless to say that I am doing both this time around. Hopefully the dice will be favourable and I can make my weekly SS roll fit my SSS roll, and hopefully fit them into my other team challenges.
I'd prefer not to Captain I'll be busy Captaining UNO and don't want to risk letting the team down .
TRACKING✓Week #1
Thursday: Spot 3
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Sunday: Spot 7
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Thursday: Spot 12
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Sunday: Spot 16
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BONUS POINTS:
(D)� One point can be earned for reading three or more books in a series.
(K)� One point can be earned for starting and finishing a series. There must be at least 4 books in that series. Series + spin-off totalling �4 books also counts. For series with >9 books, point will be awarded for reading books 1-9. For still ongoing series, all books published to date (OR up to #9 in longer series) must be read.~ No re-reads on this one.
� One point can be earned for never picking a book from the alternate list. This point is awarded when your team rolls past 90.
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Denise wrote: "Krissy, can we convince you to be captain?"I haven't captained in like 4 years but I can give it a shot as long as it hasn't changed much since then.
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Novel Nerds
Rapid Readers
Twice the Books, Twice the Fun
Literature Lovers
Book Hoarders
... yeah, creativity? Not so much.. XD
Krissy wrote: "I like Novel Nerds"Sounds good to me
I guess I'm captain and we should just go with Novel Nerds. Is that okay with everybody?
WEEK #1- ThursdayRolled: 3
Spot: 3
-3rd in a series
-Alt: Author 'L'
SELECTION POSTWeek 1, Roll 1, Spot 3
My Choice: Fakers by Lucy Lennox
Pages: 324
How it Fits: Author starts with L
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Works for me!
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Book: Hannibal by Thomas Harris
Qualification: Hannibal Lecter #3
Pages: 564
That'll be bonus point #1 taken care of! :)
I will post my selection once we roll for SS
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Spot: 3
Book: Hannibal by Thomas Harris
Qualification: Hannibal Lecter #3
Pages: 564
Finished: 20 Jan 2022
Rating: ★★�
Review:
Looks like this is turning into a case of "getting worse with every book". The first one was pretty damn good, the second one not bad, and this one started out promising enough - the first half, especially the section set in Florence, had me hooked - but went rapidly downhill towards the end. I mean... WTF was that ending? Did someone challenge Harris to write the most ridiculously improbably ending to this book that he could come up with?
* Bonus point earned: 500+ pages
I am not able to message Reed because her profile is private.
COMPLETION POSTWeek #1 - Roll #1
Spot #3
Fakers
Completed: 1/21
Rating: ★★�
Review: I am not a huge fan of the fake relationship trope. Which is unfortunate since it seems it's all the rage right now. Every other book seems to be about a fake bf or fake gf. There's even a few series' that centers around that trope. But I usually enjoy Lucy Lennox and this seemed like a cute take on an overused trope. Ex-bf and ex-gf both show up back home with fake boyfriends. The ex-bf brings his straight best friend while the ex-gf brings her gay best friend. Then while they are all together they each fall for the other's fake bf.
Cute idea and the story started out okay. Then it got really slow in the middle. There was a lot of focus on the town and the people. The MCs don't spend a whole lot of time together. I was actually getting kind of bored.
Luckily I was listening to the audiobook so I was able to get through the slow chunk and finish. I'm not sure if I want to continue the series if all the books follow the same pace as this one did.
Final Rating 2.5 rounded up because the audio was good.
Week #1 - Thursday ReviewsSpot #3
✓K: msg 28
Fakers, ALT
✓Ldzܾ: msg 30
Consumed by You, Fighting Fire #3
✓DԾ: msg 26
Hannibal, Hannibal Lecter #3, bonus pgs >500
Completion PostSpot: 3
Consumed by You by Lauren Blakely
Pages: 192
How It Fits: #3 Fighting Fire
Date Read: 1/22
Ratng: 3*
Review
This was a rather enjoyable if predictable story. Cara and Travis were a couple in high school and hook up for a last summer fling whilst Cara helps Travis train his dog. The problem is they have never stopped loving each other but aren't able to admit it to themselves let alone each other. Will probably look at other books in this series.
Great job, ladies. Now what, Denise? Without Reed even checking in can I even roll tonight?
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WEEK #1- SundayRolled: 4
Spot: 7
-7th in a series
-Alt: Published 2016-2019
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Yay Ezi! That'd be awesome if she could join 🙂🙂
SELECTION POSTWeek 1, Roll 2, Spot 7
My Choice: The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket
Pages: 272
How it Fits: A Series of Unfortunate Events #7
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My name is Ezinwanyi and I am excited to jump in ❤️
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Week 1: Roll 2
Spot: 7
Book:Devil in Disguise by Lisa Kleypas
Qualification: Ravenels, Book 7
Pages: 384
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Happy New Year Krissy 🥰
COMPLETION POSTWeek #1 - Roll #2
Spot #7
The Vile Village
Completed: 1/25
Rating: ★★�
Review: I'm slowly making my way through this series with my oldest daughter. Cute at first but after a while they all kind of run together. A positive note is that Tim Curry narrates some of the audiobooks and I could listen to that man every day for the rest of my life and never get bored. So I definitely enjoyed the narration even if the story itself was a little simple.
Week #1 - Sunday ReviewsSpot #7
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The Vile Village, A Series of Unfortunate Events #7
✓Ldzܾ: msg 48
Creed, Kate Redman Mysteries #7
✓DԾ: msg 47
A Veiled & Hallowed Eve, Soulbound #7
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Devil in Disguise, The Ravenels #7
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Week 1: Roll 2
Spot: 7
Book:Devil in Disguise by Lisa Kleypas
Qualification: Ravenels, Book 7
Pages: 384
Read: 1/26
Rating & Review:3-Stars
*Sigh*
Unfortunately, the Ravenels series doesn’t have the magic that the Wallflowee had for me.
The heroine Merritt is the daughter of Lillian & Marcus from It Happened One Autumn which was Wallflower Book 2.
Merritt’s a widow and business woman running a shipping company where she meets Keir, a Scottish whiskey distiller who uses Merritt’s company to ship his whiskey. Keir and Merritt have a tense exchange when some of Keir’s whiskey is lost in a shipping accident. But their chemistry is immediately apparent. But Merritt is highborn and Keir is just a common Scottish man. It doesn’t stop them from wanting each other. It was insta love which I don’t mind but I just never connected with the story. I haven’t connected with this generation of the series and that’s unfortunate.
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Spot: 7
Book: A Veiled & Hallowed Eve by Hailey Turner
Qualification: Soulbound #7
Pages: 485
Finished: 26 Jan 2022
Rating: ★★★★
Review:
Hailey Turner promised an epic ending for this series - and she certainly delivered.
It's all out war in this book, with mages, zombies, fae, vampires, werecreatures, valkyries, deities and pretty much anything else imaginable fighting it out in New York City as the Veil tears and Ethan is about to reach the goal he's working towards for decades. Patrick has some difficult choices to make, risking everything on a dangerous gamble with enormous consequences.
There's not much time for quiet moments and romance amidst all the action and chaos, and I still think less might have been more with the mixing of dozens of mythologies and supernatural beings in these books, but this final book delivers a satisfying ending and ties up all remaining loose ends.
Completion PostWeek #1: Roll #2
Spot: #7
Creed by Celina Grace
How It Fits: #7 Kate Redman mystery
Date Read: 1/26
Rating: 3*
Review
This is a series I dip in and out of over the years. It is an enjoyable British series with a female protagonist in a male dominated environment.This installment was just as enjoyable as others I’ve read in the series although I did feel I was missing out on some background from previous books. We see a Kate teetering on the brink of depression in this book as she struggles to deal with the death of her mother and her relationship with journalist Tin. Her mental state has her doubting her usually reliable gut instinct as they investigate a rash of apparent suicides at a local art college. As the case progresses Kate’s mental state worsens as decisions she makes reaches crisis point. Must go back to the beginning of this series and fill in the gaps
I might not be up in time to roll. I had a long day at work today. So if anybody is free in a little over an hour feel free to roll for us. Thank you!
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