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PtP - Beauties Without A Beast (7)
1. Introduce yourself to your team. Let your team members know where you are from. This is a 'nice to know' when categories are announced and when team-mates can expect other members to post their book choices.2. Team Captain - reserve a couple of posts in this thread tracking your team's book selection and completion. (Alternatively they could convert a chat comment to the tracking post/s.)
3. Name your team. Using this round's theme of Disney, come up with a fun name. Given we are an open/public group with no age limit, so please make sure any chosen name is smart, not smutty ;)
Please PM your name to Jane(PS) by 9 September.
4. If you have a private profile, please 'friend' your team-mates. This is really important, because without this, your team-mates can't see your shelves to select a books under option 2.
5. Please post your book selections/completions in the format provided below. (This format is also posted in both the Q&A and Sign-Up threads.) We need to know the week that each book corresponds to, the page numbers, and how the book qualifies including links to lists/shelves (where applicable), etc. I can't stress this enough. When in doubt - link it*!
* don't link to your review in your completion post - reviews in your completion posts should be included in full in that post.
You don't want to start reading a book and then find it doesn't meet the requirements because some information (eg page count or theme link) was missing from your original post.
I will be monitoring this and your book will not be considered complete until I am satisfied that your selection and completion posts comply with the format rules of the challenge.
Remember - you can ONLY change your book selection in the week that the theme is called.
6. You MUST check in with your team each week, ideally once the theme is announced. Please let your team know if you expect to have spotty communication or are on holidays or having an operation.
7. When you post the completion of your book, you must post a review; enough for us to know you have actually read the book. Please don't link to a review. You must post the review in this thread.
8. Re-reads are allowed but you can't read the same book twice within this challenge.
9. There is no prize for the winning team - bragging rights only :)
10. Each week, the theme will be announced in the Q&A/Announcement thread. The full list of themes announced during this round will be maintained in msg 1 of that thread.
The Rule on the Pass Option
* Each team can only have ONE member using their pass each week.
* Each member can only use that pass once each 5 weeks.
* This means that one or two team members (dependent upon the size of your team) will miss using a pass in each 5 week block.
* No-one can use the pass option in the last week of the challenge.
* In the final week Option 2 has altered and I will be allocating each team another team from which their book selection must be chosen :)
Key selection and completion post information. You must have ALL elements in your book posts.For the initial selection post Option 1 I need:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
How the book qualifies - please insert a link to the qualifying bookshelf/list.
If the theme is based off the bookcover or a letter in the title etc, please just repeat the theme.
For the initial selection post Option 2 I need:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
Name of the team-member, their star rating, the date they read the book.
For the completion post I need:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Rating (1-5)
Review
Please DO NOT CHAT in these selction/completion posts. It needs to be super clear.
If you 'waffle' about your decided book - please REPOST your selection once you decide. DO NOT go back and edit your waffling post.
I'll be tracking each team's progress separately, using the Captain's summary in each team's thread to check for accuracy.
Week 1. Pets. Completed.✓ Lisa Empty Net. Option 2. (next book in series. Power Play read by Wax, 5/21 5 stars)
✓ Breann Fight the Tide. Option 2 ( read by Lisa. 8/2 rated 4 stars)
✓ Krista Bet Me. Option 1
✓ Elizabeth Between Sinners and Saints. Option 1
✓ Skandia Stuck-Up SuitOption 1
✓ Nicole Stuck-Up Suit. Option 1
✓ Wax Tell Me It's Real. Option 1
Week 2. In Sickness and in Health. Completed
✓ Lisa Rare. Option 1
✓ Breann Memory in Death. Option 2 (Read by Krista,8/30 5 stars)
✓ Krista The Gamble. Option 1
✓ Elizabeth Disasterology 101. option 1
✓ Skandia Blue-Eyed Devil. Option 1
✓ Nicole Eyes Turned Skyward. Option 1
✓ Wax Red Dirt Heart. Option 1
Week 3. Beach Reads. Completed
✓ Lisa The Oasis. Option 1
✓ Breann Treasure. Option 1
✓ Krista The Next Always. Option 1
✓ Elizabeth Public Display of Everything. Option 1
✓ Skandia Against Her Rules. Option 1
✓ Nicole Rescuing Lacey. Option 1
✓ Wax Slave For Two. Option 2. (read by Lisa. 9/24/16. 4 stars)
Week 4. Books with a double number in its page count
✓ Lisa Rented Heart. Option 1.
✓ Breann Lip Service. Option 1
✓ Krista Lady Luck. Option 1
✓ Elizabeth Don't Twunk With My Heart. Option 1
Skandia One with You. Option 1
✓ Nicole A Gift of Time Option 1
✓ Wax Necropolis. Option 1
Week 5. Published in October. Completed
✓ Lisa Vengeance. Option 1
✓ Breann Carry On. Option 1
✓ Krista The Player. Option 1
✓ Elizabeth In Sunshine or in Shadow. Option 1
✓ Skandia Wrong. Option 1
✓ Nicole Tearing Down Walls. Option 1
✓ Wax The Party Boy's Guide to Dating a Geek. Option 1
Week 6. Nerd / Geek. Completed
✓ Lisa The Dark Tide. Option 1
✓ Breann Magic Binds. Option 2. (Read by Skandia. 4/18. 4 stars)
✓ Krista Love Hacked. Option 1
✓ Elizabeth It's Not Shakespeare. Option 1
✓ Skandia Mai Tai'd Up. Option 1
✓ Nicole The Billionaire Bad Boys Club. Option 1. Option 1
✓ Wax Steamroller. Option 1
Week 7. Children. Completed✓ Lisa Return to Blackcreek. Option 1
✓ Breann Slammed. Option 1
✓ Krista Hold on Tight. Option 1
✓ Elizabeth My Fair Captain. Option 1
✓ Skandia Smooth Talking Stranger. Option 1
✓ Nicole Consolation. Option 1
✓ Wax A Younger Man. Option 1
Week 8. Multi Colored Cover. Completed
✓ Lisa Murder Between the Pages. Option 1
✓ Breann How to Wish Upon a Star. Option 1
✓ Krista Beard Science. Option 1
✓ Elizabeth The Rogue Not Taken. Option 1
✓ Skandia Cement Heart. Option 1
✓ Nicole Kaleb. Option 1
✓ Wax Tattoos & Teacups. Option 1
Week 9. Virgin. Completed
✓ Lisa Some Kind of Stranger. Option 1
✓ Breann Lord of the White Hell, Book 1. Option 1
✓ Krista Beauty and the Billionaire. Option 1
✓ Elizabeth The Englor Affair. Option 1
✓ Skandia Puddle Jumping. Option 1
✓ Nicole TRUCKER. Option 1
✓ Wax The Englor Affair. Option 1
Week 10. Small Country
✓ Lisa As You Wish. Option 1
Breann Rules for a Proper Governess. Option 1
Krista Roman Crazy. Option 1
✓ Elizabeth Out in the Open. Option 2. ( read by Wax 5/30. 4 stars)
✓ Skandia Paris for One. Option 1
✓ Nicole Never Let You Go. option 2. (read by Krista 9/7. 5 stars)
✓ Wax The Magpie Lord. Option 1
Hi team!! I haven't done any challenges in a couple months, so I'm really excited to get started :D
Hi Team. Its that hated time again, looking for a team name.Any ideas?
Hi team!Great to meet you all and can't wait to start playing!
I'm not very good with names but here are some suggestions -
Vicious and Delicious
The Flaming Romantics
In the Zone
Hi everyone. I am very excited for this challenge. It's one of my favorites.
I think our team name is supposed to reflect the theme... Disney
But I do love Viscous and Delicious :)
Here are some I looked up :)Belle's Librarians
Whozits and Whatzits
The Aristocats
Malificant's Magnificants
Cruella's Crew
Mr. Toad's Avengers
Going with Disney theme - how about Pocahontas Book Club
Beauties without A Beast
Hi everyone! Just came home from a 7-hour grape harvesting by hand, followed by an excellent dinner with good company and plenty of great wine. I'm dead on my feet, needless to say and Jane's message was a nice surprise. I'll try to read non-mm books for this challenge but I don't know whether I 'll succeed. My favorite name is Vicious ... but I also like Beauties... although I don't care much about Disney.
Elizabeth wrote: " I'll try to read non-mm books for this challenge but I don't know whether I 'll succeed...."This group is a mix of MF/MM readers, so no need to limit yourself Elizabeth unless you actually want to :D
I don't read much mf anymore, so I'll try to fit at least a few.
Just Krista missing here. I'll PM her to see if she is around.
Hey All! Spent the day at a Greek Festival. I can barely move from all the good food we ate. Looking forward to this challenge. I like the Beauties without a Beast name, but am up for anything.
Yay - everyone is now here.And just to add to the fun, I'm going to add Wax to this group :D
Hi everyone! Late to the party, but I'm good with any name as I have zero in coming up with good team names.
Looks like we all like Beauties without a Beast.So if nobody objects, I'll let Jane know.
Ill leavecit until the end of the day Sunday.
Ladies, please remember to friend your fellow teammates.
Selection post Option 1Week 1: Books with pets in them
245 pages per goodreads
From the shelf https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
#37 on the list
Selection Post Option 1Week 1: Books with Pets in them
FromFavorite Romance with Petst (#13)
391 pages
Week 1 ~ Option 2: Fight the Tide 250 pgs/GR
Read by Lisa on 8/2, rated 4 stars https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Week 1
219 pages
Option 2.
Next book in the series. Book 3 read by Wax 5/21. 5 stars
Week #1
Stuck-Up Suit by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward
328 pages
How the book qualifies : #37 https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
Week 1: Option 1
Between Sinners and Saints
377 pgs/GR
Found in the list : Gay Romance Featuring Men Who Have Pets (under Dogs)
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Week 1
Read: 9/10/16
5 stars
This series just keeps getting better and better.
Laurent's story is told with compassion. A difficult up rining , a bully for a father and an eating disorder.
I really never disliked him so it didnt take long for him to redeem himself.
Its great that we saw a lot of Max and Misha.
Isaas and Laurent were good together. Isaac was so patient with Laurent, waiting for him to come to terms with his sexuality.
I guess book 5 might be about Cavier and Coach Callahan.
I wish though we could have a .5 book which would tell us how past couples are getting on. I really miss Lane.
Week 1
Between Sinners and Saints
Finished 9/10/2016
Rating 2 stars
I think I liked every book of Marie Sexton I've read but this one didn't work for me. I haven't read anything else about Mormons, so I don't know a thing about them and I can't say whether the Binder family was realistically depicted. However, I didn't enjoy their preachiness and their expectations regarding Levi. As for Levi, I didn't like him from the beginning and didn't warm up to him, although I appreciated his effort to change his lifestyle and his caring for Jaime.
Week 1
Finished 9\10\2016
Rating 5 stars
Review: I loved this book. The female MC was hilarious and sassy. The chemistry of the characters was amazing. I wishes she would turn this into a series because their are more characters I would like to see get their own books. Highly recommend this book.
Week 1 ~ Option 2: Fight the Tide
4 stars
9/10
I'm so happy this has become a series and there's still more to come. I didn't enjoy this quite as much as book 1, but it was still a fun and emotional ride.
Parker and Adam are having to rely on each other for everything. They meet some other survivors along the way, but because of their prior experiences it was hard to trust the other people they met.
I just loved the family they created for themselves. There were some heartbreaking scenes, but I'm left feeling hopeful for their future. Can't wait to see what happens next.
Week #1
Stuck-Up Suit by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward
328 pages
How the book qualifies : #37 https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
finished 9/13/2016
4 stars
At first I thought this is just another sugary sweet story about a common girl meets a gorgeous rich guy who instantly falls madly in love with her. It's been done million times and this kind of instalove/instalust stories usually follow the same path all over again. It needs to be something special, a twist in a story or a special character to make this boring plot into interesting and I got my twist and I ended up liking this book.
Can't complain about the writing style, it was light and fun. Loved the main male character Graham but her love interest Soraya left me cold. She was too arrogant.
I might be picking up another Penelope Ward / Vi Keeland book to read in future.
And about the dog - don't know how this book ended on the books with pet's list because it was only mentioned couple of times that one of the main characters has a dog. Sadly, the dog had no part in this story :(
Week #1: Completion post
4.5 stars
Review: This was a cute read! The main characters (Min and Cal) started off not necessarily hating each other, but definitely not grooving on each other. She was too cranky, he was too 'charming' (read that as you will). Needless to say, circumstances brought them together throughout the book. I liked the author's writing and character development, good secondary characters (and a cat) that added significantly to the overall story. I would recommend this one.
Week #2
Blue-Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas
336 pages
How the book qualifies : #62 https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
Skandia wrote: "Week #2Blue-Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas
336 pages
How the book qualifies : #62 https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3......"
LOVE this book!
Week 2 ~ Option 2: Memory in Death 375 pgs/GR
#33 in series read by Krista on 8/30, rated 5 stars https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Week 2/ Option 1
Disasterology 101
362 pgs/GR
#121 in the list Best Gay Couple In Health and In Sickness
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
Week #1 - Books With Pets In Them - COMPLETION POST
350 pages
5 stars
There are many reasons why Tell Me It's Real is on my favorites list, and why I have it in audiobook format as well. Chief among them are the characters. TJ Klune creates multifaceted characters, and that includes secondary characters who are just as memorable if not more so than the main ones.
I think many could identify with Paul Auster. He's a shy, somewhat overweight man who's in a dead end job. He has a family that loves him and a best friend who's a drag queen. Needless to say, he did not suffer from family alienation when he came out. However, he finds it hard to connect with people and he hasn't found that special someone. One reason is due to his worries about appearance. Rightly or wrongly, appearances do matter to many people, and the gay community reminds him of that when he goes to bars. Second is due to the way he speaks, blurting things out and sputtering when nervous. So when a hot guy comes along and asks him on a date, he doesn't for a minute think it could be real. Surely he's being punked, or as he puts it, Freddie Prinze Juniored. But Vince isn't your stereotypical too hot for words buff gay man. He may seem like he has it made, but his family is a bit messed up and he isn't the sharpest tool in the kit. And no matter what anyone says, he wants to get to know Paul. Even if it takes some bike shorts and a minor collision.
But this book isn't for everyone. While there is some angst, it's not overwhelming. In fact, there's actually a good deal of humor, thanks to Paul and his interesting family. His grandmother has a foul-mouthed parrot named Johnny Depp, for instance. And if you don't want to know more about the backstage issues of a drag queen, then this might not be for you (nor it's sequel The Queen & the Homo Jock King). But for me, this book hits the spot as a comfort read.
Week #2 - Sickness/HealthOption 1
Red Dirt Heart
162 pages/GR
#47 on the OMG You Almost Died MM With Hospital Scenes
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