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PtP - Reading on the Rails (3)
Completion Post: Week 4Book: At One's Pleasure
Rating: 2 stars
Date Read: 2nd April
Review:
Meh. If you like super cheesy shifter stories then I'd recommend this but the dynamics between the 4 didn't connect together well enough for me.
Week 4 Completion post
Fish Out of Water by Amy Lane
Rating: ****
Review: So far I've enjoyed all of Amy Lane's books and this is not the exception. This book focuses on the mystery side of the storage and the plot works. I loved both Ellery and Jackson both individually and as a couple and I look forward to the next book in the series.
I finally got my book for this week. I don't think I'll have it done by Friday, but I got it and am working on it :-) Hopefully the next theme called is one I already have a book on hand for. In fact, I have to review a book for my job in the next few weeks, so I'm really hoping one of three themes is called so I can kill two birds with one book.
BarbaraAnn wrote: "I'm changing my selection post for week 4 - Written in Red will take a few weeks to get hold of.Week: 4 - new selection post
Book: Fish Out of Water by Amy Lane
Pa..."
Hey BarbaraAnn, can you please add a cover link to your selection post? Thanks! =)
Week 4 - Completion PostOption 1
Candy ManFinished: 3/30/19 - 4 Stars
Review: This was such a sweet (pun intended ☺️) holiday story! Finn was adorable, and just what Adam needed. Throw in a crazy cast of secondary characters, and it was just a whole bunch of fun. I'm looking forward to seeing where things go in future books!
Wow, lots of book changes this week! I completely lost track of things for a few days, didn't even get my completion posted, but I've got everything caught up now.Is everyone ready for a new theme tomorrow? 😃
I'm ready and waiting. Hopefully, I'll have more luck with my book than recent ones.
~KarenH~ wrote: "BarbaraAnn wrote: "I'm changing my selection post for week 4 - Written in Red will take a few weeks to get hold of.Week: 4 - new selection post
Book: Fish Out of Water by [author:...". Sure
Week 5Option 1
4. Read a book with a bet in it (noted in the precis) or where the MC is very wealthy (tagged as such eg millionaire, wealthy etc).
Please quote the precis, or note the tag and the number of times it occurs.
Option 2
Book chosen from a team member's shelf that was read on the date below or more recently and rated at least 3 stars.
Key Date: October 5, 2018
Please ensure you follow the format shown in msg 3 of your team threads. when you post your selection and completion posts.
Selection Post - Option #1Week # 5
Bookcover/link: Until You Loved Me by Brenda Novak
Page numbers: 384 pages
How the book qualifies : Tagged billionaire-millionaire-rich-heroes by one person and wealthy-person by another
Hey Mary-Megan, I saw the question you posted in the Q&A thread, but apparently you deleted it. If the book you posted isn't the one you were asking about, the answer to your question is yes, you can use that book as long as you restart it. I've done that a time or two! =)
Week 5 - Selection PostOption 1
Imitation in DeathPages: 356 (Kindle version)
How the book qualifies: tagged 3x as "billionaires"
~KarenH~ wrote: "Hey Mary-Megan, I saw the question you posted in the Q&A thread, but apparently you deleted it. If the book you posted isn't the one you were asking about, the answer to your question is yes, you c..."It's a different book but thanks. If I didn't find this book as an e-book I would have kept the book I asked the question about. I deleted the question because I found this one. It's good to know, though, that I probably could have used it. Thanks.
Ok, either way I'm glad it all worked out for you! And at least you know now, if the issue ever comes up again... 😊
Week 5 Selection Option 2
Taming Teddy by Lucy Lennox
238 pages
Qualifcation: KarenH read
(Made Marion book 7) 12/20/18 rated 4 starsMade Marion series
Selection Post:Week: 5
Book: Escorting the Billionaire
Page count: 300
How it qualifies:
Tagged 'billionaire' 10 times and
From the precis - "When billionaire mogul James Preston hires..."
Week 5 Selection PostOption 2
Things Liars Say by Sara Ney
191 pages
Qualification: Tink Magoo read on 1/9/2019, rated 5 stars
Week 4 Completion 
Total Surrender by Rebecca Zanetti
Rating: 4 stars
Review: Overall, this was a great conclusion to the series, and I have to admit I got a little misty eyed in the end. I was a little irritated with Piper in the beginning when she kept trusting the Commander, even though his story kept changing every few pages. I like that it ended with a chance of two potential spin-offs (I know for sure there is one), and I would really like to be able to check in with the younger boys when they grow up.
Week 5 Completion
Things Liars Say by Sara Ney
Rating: 4 stars
Review: This was a cute, new adult short story and I really enjoyed it. The premise was a little flimsy, but I really enjoyed the banter between Greyson and Cal. I wish it was a little longer, there were a couple moments I was reading and went Huh?, but overall a good short story.
Week 5 - Completion PostOption 1
Imitation in DeathFinished: 4/7/19 - 4 Stars
Review: This was another fun addition to a great series. It was interesting seeing the references to serial killers of the past (both real-life and fictional). As usual for me though the bests parts were the peripheral stories - the potential advancement of Peabody's career, Somerset's vacation (and return), and of course Eve's next step toward recovering from and/or moving beyond the horrors of her past. Susan Ericksen's narration was amazing as usual...if there's a more talented audiobook narrator out there, I can't imagine who it would be - as talented maybe, but not MORE talented!
Week 5: SelectionOption 1
Dirty Rich One Night Stand367 pages/GR
How it fits: tagged "billionaire" x 2
Completion PostWeek #4
Bookcover/link: Ain't She a Peach? by Molly Harper
Rating (1-5): 3
Completion Date: 4/7
Review: This was a cute story willed with plenty of quirky, lovable characters. The romance feels secondary to the other drama like Frankie learning to stand up to her parents and this personal vendetta with someone in town. Frankie and interim sheriff seem to have met before and given her love’em and leave’em history she’s not sure how to move forward with him in town. They’re cute together but I didn’t feel a lot of romance or chemistry. Still it was an enjoyable book. I like the characters and everyone getting their happy endings.
Week 5: CompletionOption 1
Dirty Rich One Night Stand367 pages/GR
How it fits: tagged "billionaire" x 2
Date completed: 4/7/19
*4 STARS*
I enjoyed this one. I liked the way that Cat and Reese interacted in the beginning. And I liked the way that they kept some part of that throughout the relationship in the book. Having Reese's case be the backdrop of that added a very interesting element. And then the fact that Joe Arden and Erin Mallon were narrating, I really had a good time listening to this one.
My only complaint is that with the security guys and their wives, I know I must be missing something. They must have a story/series before this one that I missed out on and I hate knowing that I'm missing something. So, I'm going to have to go and figure out where that series is and read/listen to that too.
Grace wrote: "Week 5 CompletionThings Liars Say by Sara Ney
Rating: 4 stars
Review: This was a cute, new adult short story and I really enjoyed it. The prem..."
Glad you enjoyed it :D
Completion Post: Week 5Book: Escorting the Billionaire
Rating: 4 stars
Date Read: 8th April
Review:
This was a reread for me and I enjoyed the family drama and chemistry between the pair above everything else. The plot is very predictable, but who cares.
Completion post - Week 5 Option 2Taming Teddy
Dare read: 4/8
Rating: ****
Review - this was a sweet story = no angst, some craziness and a lot of fun. I loved the texts between the two characters and I loved the appearance of the rest of the Marian clan. they are the perfect family
Completion Post Week #5
Bookcover/link: Until You Loved Me by Brenda Novak
Rating (1-5): 3
Completion Date: 4/12
Review: The is your classic surprise pregnancy romance. It was a one night stand and she didn’t know he was a professional athlete. When she makes the connection and let’s him know she’s pregnant, he flips out and thinks she set him. That’s when my opinion of him went down because he was a complete jerk for next few chapters. I’ll admit he has issues because he was abandoned as a baby, but he was a jerk, even with his need for her physically. Things get better and he’s a bit more likeable come the end. Overall I liked the book. This was the third book in a series but the first I read. I’ll definitely look into the others.
New Theme! Jane's original post with links can be found hereWeek 6
Option 1
8. Read a book with an MC that is not caucasian from one of the following lists:
Non-caucasian protagonists_SciFi Fantasy & PNR
Love story (BW/WM)
New interracial BW_WM romance
Romance with asian love interest
Interracial historical romance
Best Interracial MM romances
African American gay romance
Gay romance feat native American MCs
Please quote the list and page number where the title is found. A link would be even better!
Option 2
Book chosen from a team member's shelf that was read on the date below or more recently and rated at least 3 stars.
Key Date: October 12, 2018
Please ensure you follow the format shown in msg 3 of your team threads. when you post your selection and completion posts.
Week 6 - Selection PostOption 1
Ruthless GamePages: 414 (Kindle version)
How the book qualifies: #48 on Romance with asian love interest
Week 6 - Selection PostOption 1
With CautionPages: 292 (Kindle version)
How the book qualifies: #4 on Gay Romance Featuring Native American MCs
Selection Post - Option 1Week # 6
Bookcover/link: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
Page numbers: 336 pages
How the book qualifies - #109 on Romance books with an Asian Love interest list
Week 6: SelectionOption 1
Trail of Lightning305 pages/GR
How it fits: #410 on the Non-Caucasian Protagonists in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Paranormal Romance List
Selection Post:Week: 6
Book: Angelfall
Page count: 326
How it qualifies: #780 on the Non-Caucasian Protagonists in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Paranormal Romance list
Week 6 Selection
Night Broken by Patricia Briggs
341 pages
Qualification: #148 on page 2 of Non-Caucasian Protagonists in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Paranormal Romance
Completion Post: Week 6Book: Angelfall
Rating: 5 stars
Date Read: 14th April
Review:
This is one of my favourite series ever despite the fact that I don't like books with Angel themes. Its the world setting, survival aspect and brutality that always gets me in this. Would recommend it to everyone.
Week 6: CompletionOption 1
Trail of Lightning305 pages/GR
How it fits: #410 on the Non-Caucasian Protagonists in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Paranormal Romance List
Date completed: 4/15/19
*4.5 STARS*
Wow that was really good. Not perfect but close. Such an interesting world and characters. The magic and the folklore. It was really awesome. This is my first foray into "Cli-fic" (I didn't even know there was a genre of book referred to as that before doing the 2019 Pop Sugar Challenge) and I'm not sure if this is heavy in the "Cli-fic" genre but it's kind of like a dystopian novel where the disaster was a due to a climate change type of catastrophe. In the case of this book it was "the big flood", and it's made the world a lot more isolated that it now because there is no more internet and social media and the things that bring our world so close together nowadays. So, I thought that added an interesting element to the story.
I really felt for Maggie and all that she had lost. It was sad to see how much she was alone and a lot of due to her own doing. But, I definitely felt a glimmer of hope there by the end. I really hope the next book has better things for her.
And yes, I'm definitely going to continue on the series. This book was too good not to!
Completion post - Week 6With Caution
read; 4/17/19
Rating: ****
Review - It's been several years since I read the first book in the series, but it didn't matter. The book dealt with some heavy topics, especially the long-term effects of abuse. I thought it was handled very well and I really liked both Remi and Jake. I thought the D/s relationship was too fast considering Remi's history, but it worked out well. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series.
Week 6 - Completion PostOption 1
Ruthless GameFinished: 4/14/19 - 3 Stars
Review: I think I've hit the end of the line with this series. I really enjoyed the first few, but they've gone downhill for me once they veered away from the original GhostWalker group - not because there's anything wrong with the stories, but I just don't connect with the characters as much. The one thing I did appreciate about this one is that it brought out the fact that the MCs were attracted to each other before Dr. Whitney "paired" them, so at least they knew their feelings weren't just based on the experiments of a mad scientist. Other than that it was just more of the same to me...nothing wrong with it, but nothing special either.
Hey BarbaraAnn, will you please add the week # to your completion post for this week? Thanks! 🙂
Week 7Option 1
5. Read a book added to your TBR shelf in the last 80 days.
Hint from before the game started: the challenge lasts 11 weeks, roughly 77 days depending on when I make the first call (Wednesday or Friday in the first week). A book added the day before the challenge starts will qualify for this category throughout the full length of the game.
To show how it qualifies, you must note the date that the book was added to your TBR list and how many days it has been on your list from today (19 April 2019).
Option 2
Book chosen from a team member's shelf that was read on the date below or more recently and rated at least 3 stars.
Key Date: October 19, 2018
Please ensure you follow the format shown in msg 3 of your team threads. when you post your selection and completion posts.
Week 7 - Selection PostOption 1
Wilde FirePages: 312 (Kindle version)
How the book qualifies: Added to my shelves on March 12, 2019 - 38 days ago.
Week 7: SelectionOption 1
Just Not Mine380 pages/GR
How it fits: added to list on 3/8/19 ~ 42 days ago
~KarenH~ wrote: "Hey BarbaraAnn, will you please add the week # to your completion post for this week? Thanks! 🙂"Sorry Karen - it's done.
Week 7: SelectionOption 1
Hidden in Darkness
251 pages/GR
How it fits: added to list on 3/29/19 ~ 22 days ago
Selection Post - Option 1Week # 7
Bookcover/link: Lighthouse Bay by Kimberley Freeman
Page numbers: 416 pages
How the book qualifies - Was added to my list March 19 - 31 days ago
Selection Post:Week: 7
Book: Bite Of Winter
Page count: 125
How it qualifies: added to my list on March 15th - 36 days ago
Week 7 SelectionOption 2
Seduction of a Highland Lass by Maya Banks
354 pages
Qualification: Read by Sassafrass on 12/25/2018, 4 stars
Sassafrass' Shelf
Completion PostWeek # 6
Bookcover/link: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
Rating (1-5): 3
Completion Date: 4/23
Review: This was a cute read about a socially awkward (autistic) woman who hires an escort to help her get more comfortable with sex and relationships. Of course they fall in love but have to figure out if it is real or just because she’s paying him. I enjoyed the premise and each character had their flaws to work through. It was nice to see an autistic character portrayed but it seemed like her autistic characteristics went away fairly easily. It seemed just a smidge too easy. I also found there a bit to much sex. Yes, I understand this book is all about her getting comfortable with sex but I could have done with a little less. That’s just a personal preference, though. Overall I enjoyed the story. There’s a second book and I’m curious.
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Option 2
Total Surrender by Rebecca Zanetti (Sin Brothers #4)
384 pages
Qualifcation: BarbaraAnn read Forgotten Sins (Sin Brothers #1) on April 1, 2019, 4 stars
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