Romance Lovers for the Challenge-Impaired discussion

There is no way I'm reading a book published before I was even born ;0(

This is the one I need to download if my place matches. :(

I've asked the mods if it will work. I'll share if it works.

I have a couple of options but they are not going to give that many points:

- main character's name is Taylor (any book in this series would work but this is the one that is up next for me).

by Eloisa James. Might get some points for the cover relating to spring (awaiting mods decision).

**Squeeee**

My book is on the shelf too. I could be 13 points!!!


I've got to go get my family up and out the door now, hopefully when I get back the mods will have approved doorstep as a place and
i will share me book. (can't let the other teams know what I'm up to just yet.)

9 points is okay :/

The way things are going Ab2y 9 points is excellent!

Lauren wrote: "The way things are going Ab2y 9 points is excellent!"

They have to put a rule 2000 songs only (maybe to mid-80s)

Ah, but Miss Ab2y, the point of it is to try new things and learn new songs.

BOOOOOOO

doorstep/way is not considered a place. There really is no other place in the song.

Back to the drawing board.

Nicholas (Online Elf) wrote: "Ah, but Miss Ab2y, the point of it is to try new things and learn new songs."

Yes and now i have a dance party songs folder from last challenge till now but it's hard :(

PS i loved this week's song so much (still listening) ^_^

I'll read by Becca Ann
2013 book for 1971 song kekeke
Cover = 2 points
Plot = 3 points
Title = 4 points

I have no idea what I'm going to read. I might steal the Eloisa James book from Lauren. I'll look around more when I get home from the hospital. I get to play chauffeur today.

I am going to go with .

The Ugly Duchess: 9 11
Name: 5
Shelf: 1
Plot: 3


Maybe 2 more for cover? it looks very spring-like to me.


Eta: a hot lil' elf said the cover works so 11 point!

Ok, so I'm going with


Name (Eloisa James): 5 points
Cover (Spring): 2 points
Plot: 3 Points - will have to make sure of this after I finish reading the book.

Total: 7 definitely and maybe 10

My fav elf had this to say on the main thread:

Elishia: You've Got a Friend by James Taylor (1971). Lyrics No Video

Shelf: Friends To Lovers (Shelf linked only, Shelves with similar names will not count. eg, Friends-Lovers, Friends2Lovers etc)

Cover:
(link to lyrics) – Phone; beach or pool scene; tree with leaves falling; garden of flowers (must still be in the earth); snow or rain; a dark, cloudy/stormy sky; a hand knocking on a door; someone running.

Plot: Friends to lovers; A book where the main characters are somehow living off the land, or spending a lot of time outside as part of the profession eg farmers, fishing, hunting, ranching; A book where one of the main characters becomes part of a new community; A book where one of then main characters is trying to help a friend out of trouble.

Title: Anything that has the words YOU'VE GOT A or YOU GOT or FRIEND.

Name: Author or Character with the first name or surname JAMES or TAYLOR. Because of the amount of points involved with this link, differences in spelling will be allowed, however name variations will not. eg, Tailah= 5 points, Tahlia= no points.

Setting: Any book written in 1971 or set mainly outdoors eg Road trips, Western/Frontier, lakeside cottage, cabin in the woods etc.

Word: shimmy (needs quote included, and page number or ebook location given)

This is the first week with a bonus word so keep a lookout for "shimmy"!

Unfortunately, there is no shimmy-ing in my book.
Bummer because the one I just finished did have a character shimmy up a tree.

Sometimes I wonder if we should keep our book choices all secret so others can't steal them.

I think I've found something to read. I'll post it later.

I kind of like stalking the threads and seeing what others are reading. It doesn't look like anyone is poaching and even if they were, everyone reads at their own pace, which also plays a part in the points allocation.

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "I am going to go with .

Maybe 2 more for cover? it looks very spring-like to me."

Miss Dawn, that is a "yes" on the cover. BTW, whenever the hero sings, the heroine thinks of spring.

Alley wrote: "Sometimes I wonder if we should keep our book choices all secret so others can't steal them.

I think I've found something to read. I'll post it later."

I was considering it too. I didn't want to post my other book too early either since it was going to be big points. Then I thought I too like stalking the others so I wouldn't not post it but I was going to wait as long as possible before posting. Can't inspire the enemy too much.

Hey everyone I think I found a great pick:



Shelf: 1 Friends to Lovers Shelf
Cover: 2 Snow
Setting: 6 Cabin by the lake
Total: 9 points (maybe 12)

I'm a little confused on the plot though. It says she meets up with her ex's best friend, but since it's on the friends to lovers shelf I'm guessing that means he was her friend too? Might just have to read it and find out lol.

I'll also only know if the plot matches once I'm done reading. We will just have to wait and see.

Alley wrote: "Sometimes I wonder if we should keep our book choices all secret so others can't steal them.

I think I've found something to read. I'll post it later."

You ladies are cracking me up!! All secret spy readers, lol!!

I was going to pick Lay Down My Sword And Shield by James Lee Burke, but I read the first chapter and was bored to tears.

So I'm stealing Dawn's The Ugly Duchess. Will start it tonight and hopefully finish by tomorrow night

Alley wrote: "I was going to pick Lay Down My Sword And Shield by James Lee Burke, but I read the first chapter and was bored to tears.

So I'm stealing Dawn's The Ugly Duchess. Will start it tonight and hope..."

I'm about 70% done. It isn't the typical romance, I'm not sure what I think yet.

I was doing a bit of snooping and saw one being read by other teams that's worth 16 pts. Since my local library has it, I think I'll go pick it up tomorrow.


The Angel Experiment - James Patterson

Cover - Stormy - 2 pts
Plot - Friends helping friends - 3 pts
Name - Author//Artist - James - 5 pts
Setting - Traveling cross country - 6 pts

I am up to chapter 12 of The Ugly Duchess but this one is worth more points.

I won a giveaway








And i finished my book , review in a few :)

Week 3: ♬ You've Got a Friend by James Taylor (1971)



Book: The Duke Is Mine by Eloisa James
Finished: January 19th
Rating: ★★★★
Review: A lovely romance with some intensely emotional and poignant moments. One must approach the story with an open mind and read to the end in order to fully appreciate its message.

Olivia initially comes across as spoiled and hateful due to her treatment of the mentally disabled Rupert. However, once she learns of the reasons for his disability, she becomes his most ardent supporter and by the end of the book is is obvious that she is one of the few characters who actually appreciates his gifts, and is a true and loyal friend to him.

Tarquin also appears at first to be cold and calculating but he has suffered a terrible betrayal and a crippling loss that makes him afraid to love again.

There are a couple of iffy moments in the book such as the library scene and the farcical excursion to France but ultimately this is an entertaining read.

Total points: 10
Cover: Spring, flowers and a pool of water (2 points)
Plot: H/h travel to France to rescue a friend (3 points)
Artist: Authors's name (5 points)

Reasons I Fell for the Funny Fat Friend by Becca Ann

Week 3: ♬ You've Got a Friend by James Taylor (1971)
Finished: 1/18/13
Rating :★★★★
Review : Cute book , after reading lots of New adults i'm back to the Younger ones .
I really enjoyed this book , very realistic in a very cute way , liked the author way of writing , Hayley character reminds me of Juno *another movie reference .
I felt sorry for Hayley for being self conscious i know that feeling but with mom like that :(
I loved the list and the chapters' naming i always liked that in books .

Cover = 2 points
Plot = 3 points
Title = 4 points
= 9 points

Week 3: ♬ You've Got a Friend by James Taylor (1971)

Book: The Angel Experiment - James Patterson
Finished: 01/19/13
Rating:★★
Review: The writing is totally sub-par, even for a YA book. I get that it's told from the POV of a 14y/o, but still. I think it might have been aimed more towards juvenile than YA. The story itself wasn't bad. It held my interest for the 4 hours it took me to finish and I'm a little interested in finishing the series - curious to find out what becomes of the avian kids.

Total Points: 17

Cover: Dark and Stormy - links to lyrics 2 points
Plot: Friends helping friends - 3 points
Name: Author//Artist - James - 5 points
Setting: Traveling across the country - 6 points
Bonus Word: pg 256 - Now we had to shimmy clumsily down instead of just jumping and landing like the amazing super-duper mutants we were. - 1 point

Song: ♬ You've Got a Friend by James Taylor (1971) ♬


Book: Holly Lane
Finished: 01/19
Rating: ★★
Review: This book was not bad and I might have liked it better if I didn't have so many little issues that just added up. The story itself was decent and the different ups and downs were all believable and kept me interested.

I started off feeling really bad for Sue Ann (I wanted to kick her ex's ass) and all the things that were happening to her. I immediately started rooting for her and her HEA. What changed was that she seemed determined to be miserable and I felt made a big deal out of little things. Adam was a great guy and I hated how he only really had two hangups that she focused on. About 60% through I got sick of Sue Ann bring up the same two issues over and over and over again. Also around that time I wanted to stop and read the first book in the Destiny series about Mick and Jenny who seemed more interesting at that point. I also wasn't too fond of the whole Christmas Carol part that had to do with Adam. Overall though it was a nice story and I was happy with the ending.

Total Points: 12
Shelf: 1 point (Friends to Lovers Shelf)
Cover: 2 points (Snow on cover)
Plot: 3 points (Long time friends become more)
Setting: 6 points (Various cabins by the lake or woods)
Bonus Word- Shimmy: No luck. I thought with all the getting naked they did there would be at least one time someone would shimmy out of their clothes. Unfortunately I had everything but that word..I mean in one scene she started to slither out of her pants!

Grats Ab2y on winning a giveaway. What exactly did you win if you don't mind me asking?

Ab2y wrote: "Reasons I Fell for the Funny Fat Friend by Becca Ann

Week 3: ♬ You've Got a Friend by James Taylor (1971)
Finished: 1/18/13
Rating :★★★..."

Hi Ab2y, I just want to check, what is it about your cover that links to the song?

Ab2y wrote: "I won a giveaway


"

Yay Abby!


Writting my review now, be back in a few.

Song: ♬ You've Got a Friend by James Taylor (1971) ♬

Book:
Finished: 01/19
Rating: ★★★
Review

I liked the story and the general plot, but the characters just wern't amazing for me. They were a bit weak. After having a fight where the words are uttered, "I never want to see you again", instead of fighting for the one they love, the hero & heroine were too content to not see each other for 7 years. It made thier love not seem as deep that they didn't care enough to fight. I really wanted them to fight not just be content to be miserable. After 7 years apart they were too easy to fall back into bed. I think it could have been better.

Points: 11
Name: 5 Author and main character anmed James
Shelf: 1
Plot: 3 Friends to Lovers
Cover: 2 Spring

Violet Femmes

Week 3
Song: ♬ You've Got a Friend by James Taylor (1971) ♬
Total Team Points for the Week: 65
Team Finish Points: 6
Individual Points: 58
Bonus Word Points: 1

Manvir: Holly Lane♪ Jan 19 ♫ [Review] ♯ {12 Point- Shelf, Cover, Plot, Setting}

Ab2y: Reasons I Fell for the Funny Fat Friend ♪ Jan 18 ♫ [Review] ♯ {9 Point- Plot, title,Cover }

Lauren: The Duke Is Mine ♪ Jan 19 ♫ [Review] ♯ {10 Points- Cover, Plot, Name}

Alley: The Angel Experiment ♪ Jan 19 ♫ [Review] ♯ {17 Points- Cover, Plot, Name, Setting Bonus Word}

Dawn: The Ugly Duchess ♪ Jan 19 ♫ [Review] ♯ {11 Points- Name, Shelf, Plot, Cover}

Nicholas (Online Elf) wrote: "Hi Ab2y, I just want to check, what is it about your cover that links to the song? ..."


is two friends on the cover ?

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Nicholas (Online Elf) wrote: "Hi Ab2y, I just want to check, what is it about your cover that links to the song? ..."


is two friends on the cover ?"

I went with the phone .

Manvir wrote: "Grats Ab2y on winning a giveaway. What exactly did you win if you don't mind me asking?"

They say it's the next better , girl fall for the Native American guy , Twilight Shadow of Time

Ab2y wrote: "Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Nicholas (Online Elf) wrote: "Hi Ab2y, I just want to check, what is it about your cover that links to the song? ..."


is two friends on the cover ?"

I went with the phone ."

LOL, poor Nick! I have to admit, I had missed the phone as well, so glad he asked so I didn't have to! No worries Ab2y, you definitely get 2 points for that!

So we may have finished first but red is looking like they'll get 77 points due to 4 out of the 5 of them reading the same 17 point book as Alley. If we are picking books this week we may need to work on our stratagy to optimize points.

Hopefully the next song picked will have a better spread of books to choose from. I think a lot of people just got stuck on what to read for this week that was worth more then 9 points in total (just an example). That book that was worth 17 points was short and easy so many people just picked that instead. Not many people seemed to enjoy it though...

Since we finished first do we get to pick songs to get randomized for the next dance?

Manvir wrote: "Since we finished first do we get to pick songs to get randomized for the next dance? ..."

I'm not entirely sure. They adjusted the rules a bit from last round. It now states, "by the team or players who finish first". It may just be some of us or all of our team. I guess we wait for Nicholas to tell us.

Yes, Dawn. You'll be picking songs because you finished first. If you were to finish first next week as well, that's when we would take the first five readers, not your team again.

Carob, are we allowed to nominate one of the songs from a previous week that wasn't chosen?

Yes, Dawn. That wont be a problem.

Congrats on being the first to finish, Violet Femmes!!! I've updated your dance-card in Post #2 :-)

TEAM SONG CHOICES


Team Name, Congratulations on being the first team to finish your Read, Rate & Reviews this week.

As the team with the first reviews completed, you will now be asked to contribute one song each for next week's list.

Please do not post your song choice on any of the threads, as this will give some players an unfair advantage. I would ask that you please send me a Private Message with the Song Title and Artist of your choice. If you have a link for video or lyrics, they'd be appreciated, but not necessary.

I will collect all your choices and add any missing lyric and YouTube links before posting on the game threads.

I will also send you each a Private Message to this effect, which you can just reply to. The only criteria for the song choices are below:
* It must be in English
* It must have been in the Top 50 in any country, at some point in time from the 1960s to 2012.

Thank you.

Ab2y: Pieces of Me by Ledisi (2011)
Alley: Bad Romance by Lady Gaga (2009)
Dawn: Thong Song by Sisqo (2000)
Lauren: Set Fire to the Rain by Adele (2011)
Manvir: Beautiful Stranger by Madonna (1999)

And its that time of the week again to scramble to find books! The song Links are here.