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Let's Partner Up! Challenge
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Let's Partner Up! Group 3
Categories for the Let's Partner Up! Challenge1= Humorous Romance
2= Artist/Dancer/Musician Romance
3= Road trip Romance
4= Western Romance
5= Sports Romance
6= Geek/Nerd/Opposites Attract Romance
Dice Roller
-You will roll the die each week, on a Friday, beginning with Friday, July 1st
-Please try and roll on Friday, or over the next day or so, so that your partner can have time to recommend you a title (or two)
-If you do not roll by Sunday, your partner does not have to give you any recs. They can if they choose to, but after Sunday, it's not required.
-You are always free to choose a book from your group thread or general recommendations thread that corresponds to the category you rolled. You may also choose your own title from your shelves or if you really don't like the theme, any book from your partner's shelves.
-Please set the die to '1' when you are ready to roll.
-Roll the die as many times as it takes to get a number you have not rolled before.
Example Post Everyone should keep track of their rolls and books read in one post.
Fran
Week 1- rolled 1- Right, 237 pages, 7/5, 4*
Week 2- rolled 3- Driving Her Crazy,223 pages, 7/12, 3*
Week 3- rolled 6- Why I Love Geeks, 210 pages, 7/19, 2.5*
Week 4- rolled 2- Ballroom Blitz, 132 pages, 7/26, 4*
Week 5- rolled 4- Long Hard Ride, 287 pages, 8/3, 4*
Week 6- rolled 5- Playing to Win, 320 pages, 8/12, 3.5*
TrackingWeek 1 - rolled 3 - Infinity + One, 327 pages, 07/03/16
Week 2 - rolled 5 Raze, 256 pages, 07/14/16, 5 stars
Week 3 - rolled 4 (western romance) King (on Katherines read shelf)
Week 4 - rolled 6 (opposites attract) The Deal 08/05/16, 5 stars
Week 5 - rolled 1 (Humorous romance) Tyrant by T.M. Frazier (on Katherines read shelf)
Week 6 - rolled 2 ( Artist musician) -Fallen Too Far (on Katherines read shelf)
Hi group! Looking forward to starting. I always like finding new books!
Hey all!! Ready to start!!*waves to partner Stacie*
TrackingWeek 1: Rolled 3 - Road Trip Romance
Book: One Hit Wonder - 07.04 ★★★
Week 2: Rolled 2 - Artist/Dancer/Musician Romance
Book: The Genius and the Muse - 07.10 ★★★★
TrackingWeek 1 - Rolled 3 (Road trip Romance) - Ten Below Zero
Week 2 - Rolled 6 (Geek/Nerd/Opposites Attract Romance) - Make it Count
Week 3 - Rolled 2 (Artist/Dancer/Musician Romance) - Dark Notes
Week 4 - Rolled 5 (Sports Romance) - Sweet Home
Week 5 - Rolled 1 (Humorous Romance) - Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors
Katherine we are on the same group again and partners. Lets have fun ;)
Nereta can you write your preference for books, so I didn't pick something you wouldn't like.I will write to if you want me to.
Katherine wrote: "Nereta can you write your preference for books, so I didn't pick something you wouldn't like.I will write to if you want me to."
Sure. I would love to :)
Okay, there are some tips for picking book for me:1. I love Romance, so even thought the book is more about action and traveling or fighting demons, but I need some kind of love story in it.
2. Do not pick any M/M, Gay, Lesbian books. I am not into it. The only book that I read that had some Gay Pov love scenes was I don't know kind of strange.
3. If you want to pick a book from my shelf, then firstly look at i-need-to-read , because these books I want to finish this year.
4. How you already know the book has to fit at lest one of Wobble Challenge tasks.
5. And lastly if you can, could you find a book that fits this challenge. It's only spell it out, so you just make sure that at least one first letter fits.
Do anyone want to change our group name?
Katherine wrote: "Okay, there are some tips for picking book for me:1. I love Romance, so even thought the book is more about action and traveling or fighting demons, but I need some kind of love story in it.
2. Do..."
Got it :) My preferences:
1) I like romance, YA, fantasy, paranormal (vampire, werewolves)
2) I loved Poison Study and Halfway to the Grave, Dark Notesso if you find something similar to those books I would be happy
3) I dont really like gay, lesbian books too so I wont recommend it.
4) It would be great if book could be used for wobble challenge.
I will try to pick books which would work both your mentioned challenges. Can you also say one or more of your favorite books? It will help me to better get idea which books you like.
Katherine wrote: "Do anyone want to change our group name?"We can change our group name
Well i liked Throne of Glass, Halfway to the Grave, i really liked Vlads books and I don't know i liked/loved many digerent books.
Hi Group 3!You can roll for Week 1 Friday, July 1st.
Please try and give your partner a recommendation or two by Sunday.
If you can also post your recommendation(s) in the General Recommendations Thread, everyone can see it and have a chance to choose it if they want to. Thank you!
Have fun!
Thanks for the heads-up, Fran, that the group is set up. Hi everyone!
Tracking✔ Week 1 - Rolled a 6 (Geek/Nerd/Opposites Attract Romance):
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Read: The Real Deal by Lucy Monroe - 10/8/16 ♥♥♥♥
✔ Week 2 - Rolled a 5 (Sports Romance):
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Read: Flat-Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy - 11/30/16 ♥♥♥♥
✔ Week 3 - Rolled a 1 (Humorous Romance):
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Read: Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost - 9/27/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
Week 4 - Rolled a 3 (Road trip Romance):
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Read:
Week 5 - Rolled a 2 (Artist/Dancer/Musician Romance)
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Week 6 - Rolled a 4 (Western Romance)
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Read
We can't roll until July 1. Or maybe it's July 1 where you are????
Well, since a couple of other people had already rolled, I figured it was fine. And it's always nice to have a little extra time to make well-thought-out suggestions. But I can certainly roll again tomorrow if it makes a difference.
I don't care if you re-roll or not. I was mostly just trying to understand if I missed something that said we could roll early. Not that it makes a difference I guess. Rolling now or tomorrow won't really change the recs *shrugs*
It's fine to roll a little early :)Between the excitement and the time differences I say just go for it :)
Week 1: 4= Western RomanceWeek 2: 3= Road trip Romance
Week 3: 5= Sports Romance
Week 4: 1= Humorous Romance
Week 5: 6= Geek/Nerd/Opposites Attract Romance
LaurLa wrote: "I don't care if you re-roll or not. I was mostly just trying to understand if I missed something that said we could roll early. Not that it makes a difference I guess. Rolling now or tomorrow won't..."Nope, I'm always trying to push the envelope! :) Plus I'm usually just too excited to wait.
Grace's Tracking PostWeek 1: Rolled 3-Road trip Romance
Week 2: Rolled 4-Western Romance
Connie~I was wondering if you had any preferences or prefer to stay away from any genre.
Katherine for this week I would like to recommend these books:
or this one
Nereta,This weeks picks for you. 3= Road trip Romance
and
.I will read:
I think it would be helpful to your partner to post what number you rolled in your tracking post as soon as you roll it. That way your partner won't have to sift through the entire thread (it will start to get long as the weeks go by) to see your current roll.Thanks!
Grace wrote: "Connie~I was wondering if you had any preferences or prefer to stay away from any genre."Thanks, Grace, for asking.
1. I love romance, so even though the book is more about action and traveling or fighting demons, I still need some kind of love story in it (copied from Katherine since I totally agree).
2. I'm not specifically into MM romance, although I don't mind it if it's part of a menage deal.
3. My favorites are contemporary and Regency/historical romance. I also like NA and YA.
4. I haven't read too much paranormal or fantasy, but I'm open to suggestions.
5. There are no tropes that I dislike: friends-to-lovers, boss-to-lovers, unplanned pregnancy, second chance, etc., whatever.
How about you, Grace? Any specifics I should know? And I should say I probably won't get to my choices until tonight or tomorrow.
*Reminder*You can do any of the following after you roll each week-
-Read a book recommended by your partner
-Read a book recommended by any member of your group that you found in your group thread that fits your category for the week
-Read a book you found in the General Recommendations thread that fits your category for the week
-Read a book from your shelves that fits the category
-Read ANY book from your partner's 'Read' shelf if the category really doesn't suit you
Have fun and happy reading!!
*Books need to be 80 pages or more
Recommendations to LaurLaWeek 1: 3 Road Trip Romance:
I have read none of these but the first one is on Mount
TBR
by Tessa Bailey
by Chelsea Camaron
by Courtney Hunt
Connie N. wrote: "Grace wrote: "Connie~I was wondering if you had any preferences or prefer to stay away from any genre."Thanks, Grace, for asking.
1. I love romance, so even though the book is more about action ..."
I'm pretty easy... my only real requirement is it needs to have romance in it. Other than that, I pretty much read all the genres and tropes. I'm willing to try anything!
Week 1~Picks for Connie~Geek/Nerd/Opposites Attract Romance1.
A late Victorian romance that is really good.
2.
Medieval romance with a quirky heroine. One of may all time favorite books.
3.
Contemporary romance with a genius hero.
4.
One of my favorite paranormal series. It's more of an opposite attract story.
Stealthilicious Stacie wrote: "Recommendations to LaurLaWeek 1: 3 Road Trip Romance:
I have read none of these but the first one is on Mount
TBR
by Tessa Bailey[bookc..."
These look like great picks, Stacie!!! Looking forward to digging in.
I was covered in work yesterday and getting ready for my trip last night so haven't had a chance to really look for recs for you yet. I will get them to you by tomorrow, for sure! Just didn't want you to panic if they didn't come in today :-)
Great picks, Grace! A couple of them are not available right now at my library, so I'm requesting The Bride on audio (I love Rosalyn Landor's narration) and will start it in a few days when it comes in. (I'm sure I won't be able to finish it in the time period, I'm afraid.)
Katherine wrote: "Nereta,This weeks picks for you. 3= Road trip Romance
and .I will read:
"Thank you Katherine. I am going to read
No panic here. we're on the way back to MD today so I'm not even going to be coherent enough until Monday anyway ;)
Week 1 - Picks for Grace (Road trip romance)1.
I read this simply to fit a challenge but really enjoyed it. Set in South America, with intrigue, murder, excitement, and romance.
2.
I haven't read this, but it sounds great. I've added it to my TBR.
3.
Not a new-to-you author, but a new-to-you series. A road trip, Regency England style. Amusing and fun.
4.
I love this whole series. I know you've read the first in this series, so it doesn't actually fit the terms of this challenge, but it's so good that I'm going to recommend it anyway.
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July 1st- August 15th.
-Each person rolls for themselves each week, using each number on the die only once.
-They recommend a book (or two) to their partner based on what their partner rolled for themselves.
-All pairs give each other recs after the first roll.
-Your partner recommends a book to you based on YOUR roll. You give one to your partner based on THEIR roll.
-The recommendations you make to your partner should ideally be something not on any of their shelves. Something new to them that you may have read or something you haven't read but think they might enjoy. If you can't find something new for them, you can choose something from their shelves (not from their 'read' shelf) from an author they haven't tried yet. So it's still 'new' in that they are new to the author.
-Recs are given HERE in your group thread. When you choose your title that you will read for your roll, you can post it in your post in your group thread. Everyone needs to keep track of their books read in their one individual post.
-If you choose to, you can also put your rec for your partner in a general thread, so it's easy for everyone else to see.
-You can choose a rec from your partner, any participant in your own group, or the general group thread.
*Remember, choosing a book that someone else recommended is not mandatory......you are allowed to find a book on your own, it just needs to fit the category rolled. If you really can't find anything on any rec list or on your own that you are interested in that fits the category, you can choose ANY book from your partner's 'read' shelf.
-Everyone rolls each week, for a total of 6 rolls in 6 weeks
-Participants have the full 6 weeks to finish all of their books. You are encouraged to finish one a week, but not necessary. You still get recs, still get to roll.
-If your partner drops out or doesn't make a rec in the first 2 days of the new week, you can ask someone else in your group to make a rec for you.
-Minimum page count of 80 pages.
**Please make sure to friend your partner if you have a Private Profile. They will need access to your shelves.