Steph’s Comments (group member since May 22, 2010)

Steph’s comments from the SOS: Serious Overload of Series group.

👍🏼 thx 😊

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Blackout?! Y’all are braver than me. Don’t know that I’d make it through 6 mos either. Good luck!

😊 WTG! Your request to stamp R/roadtrip + reaper has been approved; if you have any issues stamping your card, let me know. Once you’ve stamped your card, go to the Captain’s Log and share a link with us. Thx!

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Miss Frost Saves the Sandman by Kristen Painter
Series: Jayne Frost #3
Qualifier: @ GR paranormal-romance shelf (shelved by 11 people)
Shelf #7: P/PNR + plaid
Read: 15 Dec
Rating: ✮✮✮☆☆

My Review:
This series is a fun side-story set in Painter's Nocturne Falls world. Miss Frost manages the Christmas shop in town. In this installment, she's suddenly plagued by nightmares shortly after the Sandman, and more importantly, his ex-wife the Mistress of Nightmares shows up to win him back.

Tempus Sanders, the Sandman, has a book that'll put your children to sleep. A gift all parents would be asking for any Christmas, no doubt. Everything is going according to plan - his readings are proving the book is a godsend and they are flying off the shelves.

Jayne's relationships with both Greyson and Connor seem to be amicably progressing. Who will she ultimately choose? Will she have to choose? Until we know, both men are proving to be quite charming and perfect long-term relationship material.

The badguy in this one was a bit predictible, but these stories remain a quick, fun read. I'm evnious of Jayne's talking kitty, Spider. “Hungry, Mama. Big hungry.” That's definitely one meow we can easily decifer, but there are others less clear; we'd love to know what's on our kitties minds.

No worries. We feature one a month, but this challenge is read-when-you-want throughout the year. :)

Welcome, ladies!

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Welcome!

I unstamped Nov ;)

Sounds like a good plan, ladymurmur.

It was shorter b/c we did a 4x4 vs 5x5 board. I was worried we'd lose some to the holiday chaos. We'll host a regular sized board round next :)

I read the first one last Dec and grabbed #2 when it was free in 2021. It's on my kindle for this year's holiday reading. I'll have to move it up on my list. And, I saw #3 came out this year :)

I'll get my review up soon.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNG7Z4RY
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJ7HJ4VB
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09RJ11GC6
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09BCHQ5TG
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'Randomized Reads' Challenge
Goal: Read 52 books using the seven different randomizing ways listed
Length: 1 year from start date

'Randomized Reads' Challenge
Try out some unique random ways to choose your next book
You'll have to work for this one 😏

DURATION: 1 year from start date

GOAL: Tackle your long, ever-growing 'want-to-read' list @ Goodreads using each of the seven randomizers; reading a total of 52 books

RANDOMIZERS

⓵ Do the Goodreads Shuffle: Read 10 books
> Go to your 'want-to-read' list
> At the bottom middle of your list, under 'sort' choose 'random'
> Read 10 books from your list to read (you may randomize 10 times and choose 1 from each batch or once and chose 10 books or any # of shuffles you wish)

⓶ Ask Google to pick a color: Read 5 books
> Go to https://g.co/kgs/f7C96b3
> Pick a book featuring a cover in the color shown
> Refresh your search for a new color
> Read 5 different books, one in each of the five colors Google chose (majority of the cover in that color qualifies)

⓷ Tackle the TBR Machine: Read 10 books
> Go to https://thetbrmachine.com
> Click 'Randomize New TBR Challenge' button
> Read a book based on the prompt listed (you may randomize 10 times and choose 1 for each prompt or once and chose 10 books or any # combination you wish)

⓸ Publication Date Picker: Read 10 books
> Go to https://www.gigacalculator.com/random... (month picker)
> Enter 20## (you choose year) for start
> Enter 2024 for end
> Click 'Pick a Random Month'; repeat 10x
> Read a book published in each of the ten month/year combos you were given

*TIP: If you don't see publication listed on your ‘want-to-read’ list: click 'settings' at the top of your 'want-to-read' list; make sure 'date pub' and 'date pub (ed)' are checked

⓹ Name that Character: Read 2 books
> Go to https://randomgenerators.com/name/cha...
> Click 'female'
> Click 'first name'
> Click '20' for number of names
> Click 'random' for themes
> Click 'Generate Random Character Names'
> Read 1 book featuring a female character (main or side) whose name is listed
> Repeat for male character

⓺ Longest and Shortest: Read 10 books
> Go to your 'want-to-read' list
> At the bottom middle of your list, under 'sort' choose 'num pages'
> Choose # of the first 10 longest books listed to read (you may skip those book sets that have an extra large # of pages, instead skip down to the individual books)
> Reverse the sort, so the shortest books are listed first, then choose # of the first 10 shortest books listed to read (starting at 25pgs or more)
*Mix & Match: You are allowed to choose 10 long books, 10 short books or a mix of both as you wish

*TIP: If you don't see # of pages listed on your ‘want-to-read’ list: click 'settings' at the top of your 'want-to-read' list; make sure 'num pages' is checked

⓻ Highly Rated Reads: Read 5 books
> Go to your 'want-to-read' list
> At the bottom middle of your list, under 'sort' choose 'avg rating', select descending
> Choose 5 of the first 20 books with avg rating between 4-5 stars

*TIP: If you don't see avg ratings listed on your ‘want-to-read’ list: click 'settings' at the top of your 'want-to-read' list; make sure 'avg rating' is checked

Victoria wrote: "Oh wow, this is a great challenge!!!
I had to check if it was doable with the other challenges I have planned for the coming year... and it will be fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine! 😂"

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😆 I’ll take it