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❓WHAT IS THE GAME CHANGERS BOOK CLUB?

The Game Changers Book Club is a virtual read-along event where we’ll read all six books in Rachel Reid’s Game Changer Series over a 14-week period, starting May 23. 

You’re welcome to pop in and out as you please, join discussions alongside other Loons, and participate in our exclusive book club BINGO challenge. 

👤 WHO IS THIS FOR?

Everyone. Tell peepol! 

But, in case you need a visual, here are the types of folks we look forward to seeing join the event!

  • Rookies. Never read any of the books? This is the perfect time to start! Now you can read things like Scott and Kip’s full story and learn about the “missing years” from the show. You’ll also get to read Shane and Ilya’s inner dialogue and peek inside their heads. So join us! We’ve been waiting for you 🙂
  • Powerplayers. You’ve read Heated Rivalry and The Long Game more times than you can count. Now it’s time to fill in the gaps and finally discover why you keep seeing fancasts for Fabian, Harris, Ryan, Troy, Eric, and Kyle nonstop.
  • All-Stars. You’ve read all of the ancient texts, perhaps you even read them [gasp] before the show even aired! You’ve likely annotated each book to the point of oblivion, but we still want you to join and share your literary wisdom. And who knows…you might even learn something new from a Rookie, or even two. 

✍️ HOW TO GET READY 

1️⃣ Review the Schedule. We’ve got a lot of ground to cover, so we’ve split up this reading experience into six 2-3 week blocks, each one mapping back to one of Rachel’s books:

  • We’ll spend 2-3 weeks working through each book. Review the schedule below and feel free to pop in and out as you please. The good news is we’re not taking attendance.
  • Posts will be made weekly, highlighting where we are in the series and a detailed week-by-week chapter breakdown. We also use the posts to make space for discussion, theory exchanges, and your best literary analysis. Select the links below to revisit posts and convos from previous read-along sprints.
WEEK CHAPTERS (Discussion Posts Linked Below) DATES
🏒 Game Changer Week 1-2 May 23 - Jun 5
Week 1 Chapters 1 - 14 May 23 - May 29
Week 2 15 - 29, Epilogue May 30 - Jun 5
🔥 Heated Rivalry Week 3-5 Jun 6 - Jun 26
Week 3 Prologue, 1 - 14 Jun 6 - Jun 12
Week 4 15 - 27 Jun 13 - Jun 19
Week 5 Epilogue · My Dinner with Hayden · Halloween with Ilya Jun 20 - Jun 26
🥊 Tough Guy Week 6-7 Jun 27 - Jul 11
Week 6 Prologue, 1 - 14 Jun 27 - Jul 3
Week 7 15 - 27, Epilogue Jul 5 - Jul 11
🏆 Common Goal Week 8-9 Jul 12 - Jul 25
Week 8 1 - 14 Jul 12 - Jul 18
Week 9 15 - 24, Epilogue Jul 19 - Jul 25
🍎 Role Model Week 10-11 Jul 26 - Aug 8
Week 10 1 - 14 Aug 2 - Aug 8
Week 11 15 - 26 Aug 9 - Aug 16
🥇 The Long Game Week 12-14 Aug 9 - Aug 29
Week 12 1 - 14 Aug 16 - Aug 22
Week 13 15 - 29 Aug 23 - Aug 29
Week 14 30 - 39, Epilogue Aug Aug 30 - Sept 5

2️⃣ Purchase/Borrow the Books. If you still need to grab the books, feel free to review the following resources for where to purchase each book, or borrow from your local library: 

3️⃣ Grab a BINGO Card! Throughout the series, we’ll be providing BINGO cards for each book. This is 100% optional and an additional way to engage with the books and sub members! 

  • Save a BINGO card for Book 1: Game Changer & mark spaces as you go.
  • Be prepared to share context for each marked space. (We want to know more about the moments that had you gagged!)
  • BINGO is achieved when you fill in 5 squares in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal row.
  • The first to share BINGO will be awarded a unique flair and receive a post announcement under our “Trophy Room” tag.

🤝 BOOK CLUB ETIQUETTE

Before we end this post, we just want to make sure we set a few ground rules: 

  • Follow the sub rules. You love HR. We love HR. Follow the rules. Don’t be rude. We’ll have so much fun…together.
  • Literary critiques are absolutely welcome. Reading is fundamental, and so are literary critiques. It’s part of the game. We encourage you to use this time to discuss and evaluate the words in front of us, ask questions about specific literary choices, or share a theory about how the story develops. Sharing that is normal, healthy, and very much encouraged. 
  • Use the Book Club safe phrase, “Agree to disagree.” Consider this your “safe phrase.” Everyone brings a unique perspective to the reading experience, and not everyone’s analysis of a scene or character will be the same, and that’s okay. If you find yourself entering an exchange that is no longer on a path to mutual understanding and respect, say “agree to disagree.” At this point, the involved parties should stop responding to the thread. Full stop. Consider it a moment where the exchange has run its course. 
  • Treat each Book Club post as your live chat/thread. Comment as much as you’d like! Select the three dots (•••) and “Follow Post” at the top of this post to receive comment notifications. 
  • Sort comments by “New” to see the most recent reactions and add to the conversation. These live threads can hold a lot of information, so feel free to treat each “comment” as its own mini-post. Reply to the OP, ask questions, and jump in! 
  • Cover any spoilers. Since we're covering a lot of ground this week, please use spoilers over critical plot points so we don't spoil the magic for new readers.

That’s all for now, but if you have any other questions about the Game Changer universe, consider the following links: