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PtP - The Broken Book Spines (2)
1. Introduce yourself to your team. Let your team members know where you are from. This is a 'nice to know' when categories are announced and when team-mates can expect other members to post their book choices.2. Lead Rapper - reserve a couple of posts in this thread tracking your team's book selection and completion. (Alternatively they could convert a chat comment to the tracking post/s.)
3. Name your team. Using this round's theme of BTS, come up with a fun name. Given we are an open/public group with no age limit, so please make sure any chosen name is smart, not smutty ;)
Please PM your name to Jane(PS) by 31 March.
4. If you have a private profile, please 'friend' your team-mates. This is really important, because without this, your team-mates can't see your shelves to select a books under option 2. (It will also help with one of the categories in this round!)
5. Please post your book selections/completions in the format provided below. (This format is also posted in both the Q&A and Sign-Up threads.) We need to know the week that each book corresponds to, the page numbers, and how the book qualifies including links to lists/shelves (where applicable), etc. I can't stress this enough. When in doubt - link it*!
* don't link to your review in your completion post - reviews in your completion posts should be included in full in that post.
You don't want to start reading a book and then find it doesn't meet the requirements because some information (eg page count or theme link) was missing from your original post.
I will be monitoring this and your book will not be considered complete until I am satisfied that your selection and completion posts comply with the format rules of the challenge.
Remember - you can ONLY change your book selection in the week that the theme is called.
6. You MUST check in with your team each week, ideally once the theme is announced. Please let your team know if you expect to have spotty communication or are on holidays or having an operation, etc.
7. When you post the completion of your book, you must post a review; enough for us to know you have actually read the book. Please don't link to a review. You must post the review in this thread.
8. Re-reads are allowed but you can't read the same book twice within this challenge.
9. There is no prize for the winning team - bragging rights only :)
10. Each week, the theme will be announced in the Q&A/Announcement thread. The full list of themes announced during this round will be maintained in msg 1 of that thread.
The Rule on the Pass Option
* Each team can only have ONE member using their pass each week.
* Each member can only use that pass once each 5 weeks.
* This means that one or two team members (dependent upon the size of your team) will miss using a pass in each 5 week block.
* No-one can use the pass option in the last week of the challenge.
* In the final week Option 2 has altered and I will be allocating each team another team from which their book selection must be chosen :)
Key selection and completion post information. You must have ALL elements in your book posts.For selection post Option 1 you must have:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
How the book qualifies - please note which qualifying bookshelf/list you are using or the tags that justifies that it works.
If the theme is based off the bookcover, post the cover. If there is a letter count in the title, publication date etc, please note these details.
For selection post Option 2 you must have:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
Name of the team-member, their star rating, the date they read the book.
For selection post Option 3 you must have:
Week #
PASS
For the completion post you must have:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Rating (1-5)
Review
Please DO NOT CHAT in these selction/completion posts. It needs to be super clear.
If you 'waffle' about your decided book - please REPOST your selection once you decide. DO NOT go back and edit your waffling post.
IF YOU NEED TO CORRECT A POST FOR MISSING INFORMATION or because the didn't qualify etc, please REPOST this inforamtion in a NEW post. I don't want to have to keep going backwards in the thread.
K-Pop featuring BTS
WEEK 1 â€� ðŸÕÊ 10. RM (Rap Monster) was the first BTS member recruited. â€� read a book with a main page genre paranormal or fantasy tag
Qualification Note: Please state the applicable main page genre in your qualification post.
WEEK 2 � 🎧 16. Jungkook—the youngest group member and the main singer—is also very competitive and sporty. � choose a book from one of the following lists
Qualification Note: Your selected book MUST be on one of these lists.
Sports Romances
Romance with Hero/Heroine That is an Athlete
Best Gay Athletes
Best Books About Being in Love with a Pro-Athlete
WEEK 3 � 🎶 7. Fashion is part of the vibrant presentation. � read a book with a well-dressed or brightly-dressed person/s on the cover
Qualification Note: The person(s) MUST be ‘put together�; not just jeans and a tee-shirt or no shirt.
WEEK 4 â€� ðŸÕÊ 2. Breaking into the Japanese market allowed K-pop to really take off. â€� read a book set in Asia or with an Asian main character
Qualification Note: The location MUST be evident in the précis, main page location, list, or shelf.
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WEEK 5 � 🕺 1. The more modern form of the genre emerged with the formation of one of the earliest K-pop groups, the boy band Seo Taiji and Boys, in 1992. � read a book with a publication year ending in 2 (i.e., 2022, 2012, 2002, 1992, etc.)
Qualification Note: Please state your edition’s publication date in your qualification post.
WEEK 6 � 🕺 5. The French Institut national de l’audiovisuel defines K-pop as a “fusion of synthesized music, sharp dance routines and fashionable, colorful outfits.� � read a book with a colorful (energetic) cover
Qualification Notes: The cover MUST have at least five separately identifiable colors from: white, yellow, orange, red, pink, purple, blue, aqua, green, gray, and black. Please state the identified colors in your qualification post.
WEEK 7 � 🕺 13. J-Hope is a rapper as well, but with his independent release of the song ‘Chicken Noodle Soup,� he is also the wealthiest. � choose a book from one of the following lists
Qualification Note: Your selected book MUST be on one of these lists.
Millionaire, Billionaire, King, Wealthy Man
Billionaires, Millionaires, Tycoons, and Other Utterly Rich Romance Heroes
MM Romance with a Millionaire/Billionaire and an Everyman
WEEK 8 � 🎧 8. Some K-pop artists have suggested that the uncertainty and pressures of their jobs as entertainers may be detrimental to their mental health. � read a book with an main character who is either struggling with mental health or works in the medical industry (e.g., doctor, nurse, psychologist, etc.)
Qualification Note: The qualification MUST be evident in the précis, shelf tag, or list.
WEEK 9 � 🎶 11. Jin is the eldest member of the group and was recruited for both his looks and singing. His tag name is World Wide Handsome. � read a book with a handsome* man on the cover (*your interpretation)
Qualification Note: Facial features MUST be seen clearly.
WEEK 10 � 🎧 4. The first known use of the term ‘K-pop� occurred on Billboard on October 9, 1999. � read a book with a 9 in the page count
Qualification Note: The minimum page count is 109 because any lower page count will not qualify; any English language edition is acceptable.
WEEK 11 â€� ðŸÕÊ 14. Jimin—fabulous dancer, great singer, and Gucci loves him as they sell out of everything he wears—is also the member that many men would turn gay for (even though Jimin is not actually gay). Is he almost perfect? â€� choose a book from one of the following lists
Qualification Note: Your selected book MUST be on one of these lists.
The Mary Sues of Literature
The Gary Stus of Literature
Dream Guy
YA Contemporary Romance with Perfect Guy
Best Gay For You
Any book written by Mary Calmes
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Potential Option 1 Tasks
🎶 3. Previously, South Korean pop music was called gayo. Gayo is an old form of Korean traditional poetry. � read a book with a main character who writes (e.g., author, poet, journalist, PhD student writing a thesis) or an LGBTQ+ character
Qualification Notes: The career or character MUST be evident in the précis, list, or shelf.
ðŸÕÊ 6. A feature of K-pop groups is their systemic training from a young age. â€� read a book with a main character who is a student or in training (e.g., athletes, musicians, dancers, apprentices, someone who ‘trainsâ€�)
Qualification Notes: The location MUST be evident in the précis, list, or shelf and this task excludes actors.
🕺 9. The biggest K-pop band at the moment is BTS. � read a book with the letters ‘B,� ‘T,� and ‘S� in the title and/or series name
Qualification Note: The author’s name does not count for this task.
🎧 12. Suga is a rapper and possibly the quietest of the members. His personality profile is (supposedly) ‘introverted,� ‘intuitive,� ‘thinking,� ‘perceiving.� � choose a book from one of the following lists
Qualification Note: Your selected book MUST be on one of these lists.
Brainy Romantic Heroes
Nergasms
Gay Bookish, Nerdy, Geeky Characters
Nerdy Geeky Heroines of Romance
🎶 15. V says he would have been a farmer if he hadn’t been in BTS. � read a book with a rural setting (e.g., ranch, farm, wilderness)
Qualification Note: The location MUST be evident in the précis, main page location, list, or shelf. “Small town� also qualifies for this task.
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â€� (view spoiler)ðŸÕÊ 14. Jimin—fabulous dancer, great singer, and Gucci loves him as they sell out of everything he wears—is also the member that many men would turn gay for (even though Jimin is not actually gay). Is he almost perfect? â€� 6/10/22 â€� choose a book from one of these lists
☘K²¹³Ù³ó²â¶Ùâ˜� â€� At Your Service, Lexi Blake â€� Option 1 â€� #320 on Dream Guy
Avigail � [title], [author] � Option X � how the selection qualifies
Grace � Declaration of Courtship, Nalini Singh � Option 2 � Alpha Night read by CB
LaurLa � [title], [author] � Option X � how the selection qualifies
Tink Magoo � Glass Houses, Rachel Caine � Option 1 � #33 on The Mary-Sues of Literature
☘K²¹³Ù³ó²â¶Ùâ˜� â€� At Your Service, Lexi Blake â€� [completion date] â€� ✮✮✮✮âœ�
Avigail � [title], [author] � [completion date] � ✮✮✮✮�
Grace � Declaration of Courtship, Nalini Singh � [completion date] � ✮✮✮✮�
LaurLa � [title], [author] � [completion date] � ✮✮✮✮�
Tink Magoo � Glass Houses, Rachel Caine � [completion date] � ✮✮✮✮�
Team Name Options
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Hellooooo!! So happy to begin one of the first team challenges I ever did on GR ðŸ˜. Thanks Kathy for stepping up to be a captain!
Hello, my name is Avigail, and I am from Israel. I read any genre that falls to my hands; I usually give a couple of chances.
I am an avid reading challenge participant, and I am acquainted with Kathy. We are teammates in another reading challenge.
As for the name of our team, well, I am not known as the BTS group. But I googled around, and I saw that one of their songs is Broken spines so that we can call ourselves The Broken Book Spines. Another name that I thought of is Kimchi Reading pals.
I am open to other suggestions.
I am looking forward to starting with this reading challenge. Let's have a lot of fun.
Hi team,I'm Tink, I live in England so things are usually posted late evening for me.
I can't think of any names right now but will have a look.
Hey everyone. My name is Sanjana and I'm from India. I use Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ once in two days so bear with me if I'm late to reply.
I mostly only read romance books.
Well even tho I love BTS I can't think of a name right now.
I'm so happy to be part of this challenge
Hello Team! I'm Grace and I'm from San Diego. I'm on Pacific Time, which means themes are typically called around 3 pm for me.I love reading romance books. I'm primarily a MF reader. I read all romance genres and my favorites tend to be paranormal. I've also really been into college sports romance.
In addition to reading, I like baking, puzzles and Disney.
hi team! looks like I'm the last to check in! sorry about that...I've been sick for the past few days...I'll get our tracking posts set up over the next day or so...any one have any name ideas? I've actually never heard about our theme for this round...I can't remember the last time I listened to a radio station since I'm an audiobook lover and I'm not good at thinking up names.in case it wasn't obvious, my name is Kathy...I live in the south east suburbs of Chicago so I am on central time...like LaurLa, this is the first challenge I played on GR after I joined this group and I've played every round since then...I read almost any subgenre of romance...lately I've been on a contemporary kick with some paranormal thrown in, but that could change at any time! 😉
As for the name of our team, well, I am not known as the BTS group. But I googled around, and I saw that one of their songs is
Broken spines
so that we can call ourselves
The Broken Book Spines.
Another name I thought of is
Kimchi Reading pals
.I am open to other suggestions.
Ok - time to get that name sorted :)I'm going ahead with announcing the first theme early. Are you happy to go with the Broken Book Spines?
I like Broken Book Spines - I'd be good with that.
Week 1Option 1
ðŸÕÊ 10. RM (Rap Monster) was the first BTS member recruited. â€� read a book with a main page genre paranormal or fantasy tag
Qualification Note: Please state the applicable main page genre in your qualification post.
Option 2
Key date: 1 October 2021
team mate read this book or a book in the same series on or after this date and rated it with at least 3 stars
Option 3
Pass
Note: A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose � including a pass.
and we’re off! please
do not delete
posts; you can
That's a good easy one to start with :)
Week 1Selection Post � Option 1
The Gravedigger’s Son, Darynda Jones
first-edition Kindle � 103 pages
How the Book Qualifies � main page genre paranormal
I am going on vacation starting Saturday which will be a travel day and tomorrow will be a get my act together for vacation day, so I may not get back to this thread for a couple days. Just FYI so you all don't feel like I've abandoned you ðŸ˜I will make my selection post shortly!
selection post - Option 1
Week # 1 ðŸÕÊ 10. RM (Rap Monster) was the first BTS member recruited. â€� read a book with a main page genre paranormal or fantasy tag
ðŸÕÊ Barbarian Mine by Ruby Dixon
Page numbers: 182 pages
How the book qualifies - tagged 137 times as Fantasy Barbarian Mine > Top Shelves
LaurLa wrote: "I am going on vacation starting Saturday which will be a travel day and tomorrow will be a get my act together for vacation day, so I may not get back to this thread for a couple days. Just FYI so ..."thanks for the update LaurLa and enjoy your vacation!
selection post - Option 1Week # 1 ðŸÕÊ 10. RM (Rap Monster) was the first BTS member recruited. â€� read a book with a main page genre paranormal or fantasy tag.
link: magic bites
By Ilona Andrews
Page numbers: 276 pages
How the book qualifies - first page genre is
link: paranormal
I'm actually not able to add a cover so I'm really very sorry.
Sanj_and_her_OTL_"books" wrote: "selection post - Option 1Week # 1 ðŸÕÊ 10. RM (Rap Monster) was the first BTS member recruited. â€� read a book with a main page genre paranormal or fantasy tag.
link: magic bites
By Ilona Andrews
..."
no worries! if it becomes a necessity, we'll figure it out. =)
Completion post - Option 1
Week # 1 ðŸÕÊ 10. RM (Rap Monster) was the first BTS member recruited. â€� read a book with a main page genre paranormal or fantasy tag
Barbarian Mine by Ruby Dixon
Rating: ðŸÕÊðŸÕÊðŸÕÊðŸÕÊ
Review
Selection Post -Week - 1 --- Option - 1
Book: Throne of Crimson
Pages: 400
How the book qualifies: MPG of Fantasy
Week 1 Selection Post
Book: Crying Wolf by Rochelle Paige
Pages: 165
Qualification: MPG tagged "Fantasy/Paranormal"
Completion Post � Week 1
The Gravedigger’s Son, Darynda Jones � 4/2/22 � ✮✮✮✮�
Review � Like many fans of the Charley Davidson world, I loved watching the relationship between Amber and Quinten bloom over the course of several books. So when this book was announced, I was over the moon that these two friends turned romantic love interests would finally get their happily ever after. I pushed this to a four-star rating because the story had all the humor and snark that I love from the original series. However, I was disappointed that this story was so short and seemingly rushed. I don’t have a problem believing Amber and Quinten worked past what drove them apart at one point, but it was too easy. I was also disappointed that UB and Cookie were only mentioned in the story and never made an appearance.
Week 1 Completion Post
Book: Crying Wolf by Rochelle Paige
Rating: ðŸ¶ñðŸ¶ñðŸ¶ñ
Review: Average shapeshifter read. I thought the pacing was too quick, but that generally is the case with novellas.
Completion Post � Week 1Option 1
Call: 10. RM (Rap Monster) was the first BTS member recruited
Task: Read a book with a main page genre paranormal or fantasy tag
Book: Dark Moon
Pages: 184 pp (GR kindle, linked edition)
How it fits: mpg paranormal
Date Read: 04.03 ★★�
Review:
Not the best developed story I've ever read, but not the worst either. There wasn't a lot of continuity between book 1 and 2 (this one). It didn't even really feel like the same series except for the leader/owner of Decorah Security character. The relationship between Cole and Emma was too sudden, even for me who likes insta-love romances. I'll keep with the series... as needed for challenges ;-)
LaurLa wrote: "Completion Post � Week 1Option 1
Call: 10. RM (Rap Monster) was the first BTS member recruited
Task: Read a book with a main page genre paranormal or fantasy tag
Bo..."
Hey LaurLa - you posted your selection over in the Q&A thread. Could you please post it back over here?
Thanks!
Jane (PS) wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "Completion Post � Week 1Option 1
Call: 10. RM (Rap Monster) was the first BTS member recruited
Task: Read a book with a main page genre paranormal or..."
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Selection Post � Week 1Option 1
Call: 10. RM (Rap Monster) was the first BTS member recruited
Task: Read a book with a main page genre paranormal or fantasy tag
Book: Dark Moon
Pages: 184 pp (GR kindle, linked edition)
How it fits: mpg paranormal
Nas_and_her_"books" wrote: "selection post - Option 1Week # 1 ðŸÕÊ 10. RM (Rap Monster) was the first BTS member recruited. â€� read a book with a main page genre paranormal or fantasy tag.
link: magic bites
By Ilona Andrews
..."
Hi Nas/Sanj - your book link isn't working. I'm not sure if this is a GR timing thing (just wasn't working for you at the time of posting) or if you just aren't sure how to do it?
You don't need to include the book cover unless that is part of the task requirement, eg #5 & #7.
There are directions provided to get these links correct. Please follow them and get the book link correct for msg 32. Let us know if you need further help.
Here are the directions :) -> Q&A thread msg 4
Completion Post � Week 1Option 1
Task: Read a book with a main page genre paranormal or fantasy tag
Book: Throne of Crimson
Pages: 400
How it fits: mpg paranormal
Date Read: 5th April
Rating: 3 stars
Review: I liked the story itself, the setting and the characters but we were told too many things rather than being shown them and the end was too abrupt, hence only 3 stars.
Completion Post � Week 1Option 1
Task: Read a book with a main page genre paranormal or fantasy tag
Book: link: magic bites
Pages: 400
How it fits: paranormal
Date Read: 5th April
Rating: 3.5stars
Review: okk so I don't know how to say it but it's like I liked this book. A lot . but I don't think I will ever read the next part. Obviously I'm gonna try ...
I loved Kate. seriously she's one of most bada heroine I've read in fantasy at least.
I think it must be the fact that this has very less focus on romance that is bothering me. And I'm a romance reader through and through.
Just checking in that I will have my book and review by tomorrow!
LaurLa wrote: "Just checking in that I will have my book and review by tomorrow!"thanks LaurLa! could you also make sure to post your selection post in this thread? I believe you posted it in the Q/A & Announcement thread.
hey team...I'll update our tracking tomorrow, but I believe everyone has at least post their selection so we should be good for the second call! =)
☘K²¹³Ù³ó²â¶Ùâ˜� wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "Just checking in that I will have my book and review by tomorrow!"thanks LaurLa! could you also make sure to post your selection post in this thread? I believe you posted it in the..."
L snuck it in when you weren't watching K! Its at msg 42 🥰
Jane (PS) wrote: "☘K²¹³Ù³ó²â¶Ùâ˜� wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "Just checking in that I will have my book and review by tomorrow!"thanks LaurLa! could you also make sure to post your selection post in this thread? I believe you..."
thanks Jane! and sorry I missed it LaurLa! 😊
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