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Team 10 - Just 10 More Minutes

Captain: Laila Jane
Co-Captain: Joyce
Cindy
Sha
Suman
Rosina

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Bonus Points:
Earned: 5
Used: 0

Helpful Links:

Dice Roll: (2 dice on Fridays, US Central Time)
R13 SS Post Your Spot
R13 SS Discussion Thread

Time Zone Converter:

ALTERNATE LIST:
**titles exclude leading articles (a, an, the)


2. Male Author
3. Cover: Red
4. MC has a pet
5. Mystery/Thriller
6. Set in space
7. Cover: Orange
8. Cover Item: One person
9. Several authors
10. Cover: Pink
11. Author 'N'
12. Cover Item: Book
13. Title 'B'
14. Two Word Title (excluding articles like A, An, The) Deadly Silence, The Hunger Games
15. Cover Item: Sun/Moon
16. Asia
17. Title 'D'
18. Set in a place you've visited
19. Less than 100 ratings
20. Set in a Fictional Location/Universe
21. Favorite Author
22. Set anytime between 1837-1901
23. South America
24. Book to Movie/TV (must state how book qualifies: listopia, imdb, precis)
25. Published 2011-2015
26. 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
27. Title 'Y'
28. Europe
29. MC is older than 60
30. Author 'E'
31. Set on an island
32. Title 'L'
33. Cover Item: Hat/Helmet/Other Headwear
34. MC travels by airplane
35. New to You Author
36. Author uses their middle name/initial (e.g. Robert J. Sawyer, Rita Mae Brown)
37. Title 'M'
38. Book that a teammate rated 5 stars
39. Three Word Title (excludes articles like A, An, The) Behind Closed Doors or Etched in Bone
40. Cover Item: Building
41. Author 'V'
42. MC travels by train
43. Set anytime between 1600-1837
44. Book with a funeral in it
45. Title has a subtitle
46. Cover: Yellow/Gold
47. Science Fiction
48. Cover Item: Lamp/Candle
49. Author 'Z'
50. MC has at least one child
51. Title 'O'
52. Originally published in a language other than English
53. Cover: Purple
54. Australia
55. Cover Item: Umbrella/Parasol
56. Author uses a pseudonym
57. Young Adult/New Adult
58. Cover Item: Jewelry
59. Non-Fiction
60. Cover: Brown
61. Title 'H'
62. North America
63. Set in the future
64. Published 2021
65. Author 'G'
66. Fantasy
67. Cover Item: Food/Drink
68. LGBTQ+
69. One Word Title (excluding articles like A, An, The) The Witness or Divergent
70. Published 2016-2019
71. Author 'F'
72. Romance
73. Africa
74. Title 'S'
75. Published 2001-2010
76. Cover Item: Animal
77. Author 'L'
78. MC is in their 20's
79. Number in the Title (Third Grave Dead Ahead or Every Fifteen Minutes)
80. Published before 1950
81. Title 'P'
82. Author 'B'
83. Published between 1950 and 1999
84. Title 'W'
85. Cover Item: Hands/Arms/Feet/Legs (no other body parts visible)
86. Seasonal Theme (i.e Christmas, Halloween etc)
87. Title 'R'
88. Cover Item: Mode of Transportation
89. Set sometime before 1600 AD
90. Author 'G'
91. GR average rating >4.0
92. Cover: Blue
93. Award Winner (must state which/when)
94. Cover Item: Weapon
95. Author 'T'
96. Published 2020
97. Title 'I'
98. Book with a wedding in it
99. Cover: Black
100. Author 'J'
101. Cover: White
102. Female Author
103. Title 'F'
104. Cover Item: Water
105. Cover Item: Two or more people
106. Published the year you were born
107. Cover Item: Furniture
108. Author 'C'
109. Debut Novel or Debut Author
110. Cover Item: Dress
111. Cover: Green
112. School/College/University

A couple of things to keep in mind:

� 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 Thursday, 11:59pm. You do have all of Friday 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 week, 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 week 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 every week, 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.

Hi. //waves

I've never done this before. Is there any kind of etiquette that needs to be followed?

Hello everyone. @sha no particular etiquette just be sure to post which book you are reading to meet that weeks challenge. And then a completion post when you are finished. It’s a fun game. You don’t have to make a selection post but it helps the captain to know you are aware of that weeks tasks.

Hi all, this is my first time doing this also!

Is there anyone on the team that is interested in being captain?

Hi everyone! I haven't played this in a while, but if no one wants to I don't mind being captain. Or even co-captain if anyone is interested in partnering up with me

I should probably be a follower this time around because I'm not even sure how the bonus points work. :D

Hello,
We also need to find a suitable team name.

Rosina will be joining your team. :)

Hi....just a quick hello before i dash off to work....will drop by later tonite...

Hi Rosina~ And also everyone else~

Also, we get to pick a team name? I was thinking the number was the team name.

Thanks Laila Jane, I’m good with you being captain. Anybody have name ideas?

I'm not very good with coming up with names, but to get us started here's what I came up with:

Speedy Readers
We’re Bookin� It
Serial Readers
Literazzi

I couldn't come up with anything that incorporated the word Ten. Other suggestions would be greatly appreciated =D

Here are the bonuses. We work on this as a team throughout the challenge. Let us know if there are any that stand out to you. I for sure can do the Valentine's Bonus since all I read are romances.

� One point can be earned for reading three or more books in a series.
� One point can be earned for reading a book with >500 pages.
� 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.
� 2 in 1: One point can be earned for reading a book that fits both the series number and the alternate for the spot you are on.
� One point can be earned for never picking a book from the alternate lists. This point is awarded when your team rolls past 90.
� Valentine's Bonus: One point can be earned for reading a Romance book for the roll on 02/11.

NOTE:
� Each point can only be earned once per team.
� The series-specific bonus points (3 or more books/ starting and finishing a series) must be two different series.
� Single book bonuses (>500 pages/ Valentine's/ 2 in 1) may overlap with a series bonus.

How to use bonus points:
� Bonus points can be added to your roll to move you further along the board. Each bonus point can only be earned once and spent once.
� Bonus points may be used for the win. Example: Your team rolls and lands on spot 97. Your team has earned 4 bonus points. You can use your bonus points to move to spot 101 and compete for the win.
� You don't have to use all your bonus points at the same time.
� You can also use your bonus points earlier in the game. Example: Your team has earned 3 bonus points. Your team rolls and lands on spot 88. A team member doesn't have a book that is either #8 in a series or fits the alternate. They do however have a #9. Your team may decide to use 1 bonus point to move to spot 89 and have 2 bonus points remaining for later use.

some team name ideas
Ten for a strike
Ten Little Readers

@Laila Jane I can help you with captain duties if you need it.

Joyce, that would be greatly appreciated! I think the only thing I was concerned about was if someone posted late on a Friday. I work night shifts from 7p-7a, and I'm required to work every other weekend which includes Fridays, so I was worried that if someone posted late I wouldn't be able to check us in or roll the dice on time on the Fridays I have to work

Laila Jane wrote: "Joyce, that would be greatly appreciated! I think the only thing I was concerned about was if someone posted late on a Friday. I work night shifts from 7p-7a, and I'm required to work every other w..."

Okay I if that happens I will check us in and roll etc.

Joyce wrote: "Laila Jane wrote: "Joyce, that would be greatly appreciated! I think the only thing I was concerned about was if someone posted late on a Friday. I work night shifts from 7p-7a, and I'm required to..."

Thanks!

For team name, I think my favorite is Ten for a Strike

Hi

For names I like
Bookin it
Ten Little Readers

My addition is
Just 10 more minutes

Oooo I take that back. Just 10 More Minutes is my new favorite

Just 10 More Minutes made me laugh, but I also like Serial Readers (pun!) and Ten Little Readers.

Ten Little Readers is my favorite so far

I like just 10 more minutes

Looks like it's between Just 10 More Minutes and Ten Little Readers

Suman - what do you think?

I guess as we are only six, my vote goes to "Just 10 More Mins".

Sounds good, I will let Denise know

Week 1

Roll: 4 + 6
Spot: 10

Books That Qualify:
Standalone
#1 in series
#10 in series
Alternate: Cover - Pink (at least 50%)

Books have to be started after this roll
Please try to have completion posts and reviews in by Thursday night

Selection posts aren't necessary, but they'd be greatly appreciated =)

Completion Posts
Laila Jane - Sea Swept (Chesapeake Bay Saga #1) - Completion Post
Joyce - Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law (Standalone) - Completion Post
Cindy - All I Want is You (Forever and Ever #1) - Completion Post
Sha - If Walls Could Talk (Haunted Home Renovation Mystery #1) - Completion Post
Suman - Hear the Wind Sing (The Rat #1) - Completion Post
Rosina - The Last Thing He Told Me (Standalone) - Completion Post

Review Posts Must Include:

Week
Spot
Cover
Book and Author
Date Read
Pages (Min 140 pages)
Qualification
Rating
Review (Min 3 sentences)

Selection Post Week 1
Book: Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
Author: Mary Roach
Pages: 308
Qualification: Standalone book.

Selection Post Week 1

Book: All I Want is You by E.L. Todd
Pages: 391
Qualification: 1st in the series

Week 1 Selection Post:
I have a couple of books to choose from and which one I choose usually depends on mood. (Both of these are standalones.)
1.
2. (pink cover)

Selection Post Week 1
Book: Fuzz: The Last Thing He Told Me
Author: Laura Dave
Pages: 320
Qualification: Standalone book.

Selection Post:
Week:1
Spot: 10(Alt:  Cover - Pink (at least 50%))

Hear the Wind Sing
²ú²âÌýHaruki Murakami

How it fits:The Rat Series#1
Pages: 152

Review Post:
Week:1
Spot: 10(Alt:  Cover - Pink (at least 50%))

Hear the Wind Sing
²ú²âÌýHaruki Murakami

How it fits:The Rat Series#1
Pages: 152Ìý
Finished: 22/01/2022
Rating: ★★�
Review:
It is the first book of  The Rat Series. This is one of Murakami's very first novella. The story is pretty clean and simple. However a bit shallow I would say. The novella takes place within 3 weeks of the summer of 1970 where the narrator in his early 20s describes his last few days in his small town. I guess this sets up the stage for the rest of the series. It was sort of "OK read". 

Is it okay if I just link to the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ review instead of posting the review here in full? Sometimes (not always) the reviews tend to get long and idk if that would be an issue?

Review Post

Week: Week 01
Spot: 10 (Alternate: Pink Cover)
Cover:
Book and Author: If Walls Could Talk by Juliet Blackwell
Date Read: 23 Jan 2022
Pages (Min 140 pages): 316
Qualification: Book #1 in Haunted Home Renovation Mystery
Rating: 3/5

Review (Min 3 sentences)

23 Jan 2022

1. Home renovator gets roped into consulting with a friend's project, discovers a fatally wounded acquaintance, starts seeing ghost of said acquaintance, and gets roped into doing a murder investigation because (a) curiosity and (b) the ghost in the backseat is whining at her about it.

2. This was pretty fun, actually. The characters are not deep and the pacing was sometimes off. But the characters were charming in their own broad-strokes kinda way (they may not have had depth, but they definitely had personality and honestly I'll take it), the prose was competent, there were a lot of interesting little details that showed the author was invested in the worldbuilding, and the character interactions made me smile a few times. Quirky characters are good for that.

3. I'm a little unsure of how I feel about the plot. There are elements of the mystery that are interesting (the historical bits, for example) but most of the investigation was given over to introducing side characters/suspects. Which is not always bad, but it does get boring when there is very little variation between characters. Their motivations are also deeply boring and honestly- (view spoiler)[not interesting enough to warrant the torture-murder, (hide spoiler)] at least in fiction. Also, there was this whole middle part of the book which moved glacially because I had no idea why half the things or people mattered. It was salvaged a bit because the prose was good and characters were quirky, but most of that also happened outside of the murder investigation bits.

4. The MC's family and adopted family are great. Her ghost tagalong is also great. The little scenes between these characters were probably my favorite parts of the book. The budding romance between the MC and what looks a deeply boring alpha male type love interest doesn't actually take up that much page space, but I really didn't want whatever I got of it. Shoo. Go away. Give me more scenes with the dad and the adopted uncle and the stepson instead. Why must you plague my murder/family narratives with cliche romance?

5. Overall, I think I'd have liked the book better if there was more focus on the historical drama and the older ghosts, more emotion and less exposition on the ghost whisperer stuff, better motivations for the potential murderers, and less romance but more family time. I can still see potential though, so I'm almost definitely going to pick up another book by this author eventually.

Completion Post

Week 01
Spot: 10 (Alternate: Pink Cover)

Book: The Last Thing He Told Me
Author: Laura Dave
Date Read: Jan23 2022
Pages: 320
Qualification: Standalone
Rating: 4 stars
Review:
I really enjoyed this story. This was a Reese's book club choice. I had put off reading this for quite awhile. Once I started I could not stop reading. It hooked me in the first chapter and had to know what happened. This was a story about relationships and there was a mystery that was intriguing. It makes you question do you really know people you are involved with. i recommend this if you are looking for a book to settled down with over a weekend.

Rosina wrote: "Completion Post

Week 01
Spot: 10 (Alternate: Pink Cover)

Book: The Last Thing He Told Me
Author: Laura Dave
Date Read: ..."

I have so many friends reading this right now. I just added it to my TBR list!

Selection Post - Week 1

It took me a while to figure out what I wanted to read.

Sea Swept by Nora Roberts
Pages: 356
Qualification: Book #1 of Chesapeake Bay Saga

Sha wrote: "Is it okay if I just link to the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ review instead of posting the review here in full? Sometimes (not always) the reviews tend to get long and idk if that would be an issue?"

I don't know the answer to this question, but I will say your completion post looks perfect to me. I don't mind long reviews

Laila Jane wrote: "Rosina wrote: "Completion Post

Week 01
Spot: 10 (Alternate: Pink Cover)

Book: The Last Thing He Told Me
Author: [author:Laura Dave|26..."

I hope you enjoy the read.

Completion Post

Week: 1
Spot: 10

Book: All I Want is You by E.L. Todd
Read: 1/24/22
Pages: 391
Qualification: 1st book in series
Rating: 4 Stars
Review: A great start to the series. I like learning about the whole group of friends/family. I can only imagine how hot Cayson is and I’m happy Skye got her head out of her ass and realized that she loved Cayson like he loved her. Can’t wait to see what happens next and with who it happens with.

Completion Post
Week #1
Spot 10

Book and Author- Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach
Date Read: 1/26/22
Pages (Min 140 pages): 308 pages
Qualification: Standalone book
Rating: 5
Review (Min 3 sentences)
I always find Mary Roach can bring information to you in a fun way. Her books are detailed but she makes dry information fun. I always learn new stuff in her books. This one is about animals doing harm to our world but really, they are just being animals doing what animals do - survive. I learn more about animal scat than I thought I could. LOL.

I've got about 2 more chapters left in my book, but I have to head to work. I'll finish during my break tonight, and have everything turned in and our next roll up by 10 am central tomorrow

Completion Post
Week #1

Spot: 10

Sea Swept by Nora Roberts
Date Read: 01/28/22
Pages: 356
Qualification: Book #1 in Chesapeake Bay series
Rating: 4 stars

Review: The story was a little dated, but I still managed to enjoy it. I really liked the relationship between Cam and his brothers, and the newest addition to the family - Seth. I actually enjoyed the interactions between the brothers more than I enjoyed the interactions between Cam and Anna. The romance is usually my favorite part of any book, but their interactions were just a little too cheesy for me. It's the brothers that made the book for me, and I definitely plan to read the rest of the books in the series dedicated to Ethan, Phillip, and Seth.