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Pair 5 - E1 – Regency VS F2 – LGBT
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Sep 22, 2014 03:49PM
The Winner of Group E - Regency vs. the runner-up in Group F - LGBT
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ReadersAnita
Cathy
Daffodil
Liz
medavis66
Nan
Shan
Shannon
Shelby
Sunshine
Susan A
Elizbeth
Roger
Vi
Sophia
joyce
Grace
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Regency - 2
LGBT - 2
Hi! For this group I will read:For the Regency: The Duke and I. by Julia Quinn.
Finished: Sept 25. ★★★ 3.5/5
And for the LGBT:Aftermath. By Cara Dee.
Finished: Sept 26. ★★★★ 4/5
WINNER: LGBT
For Regency I am going to read Think of England - K.J Charles - 10/02/14 - 5 starsand for LGBT - General Misconduct - L.A. Witt
E1-Regency ~ A Measured Risk by Natasha Blackthorne 10/05Theme Rating:★★★★★
Book Rating:★★★★
vs.
F2-LGBT ~ A New Orleans Threesome by Louisa Bacio
10/11
Theme Rating:★★★
Book Rating:★★
And the winner is.... Regency!!!!
Guys, when do we start reading these books?
October 1st I believe I read!
thanks for the correction!
Thanks Vi!For LGBT:
by Kindle AlexanderRegency:
by Ava March, First page November 1821, Yorkshire, England
Regency
The Wicked Deeds of Daniel Mackenzie, Jennifer Ashley, 10-21-14Theme: 3/5 It's a historical. LOL. A lot of people have shelved the series as regency, but they fall late enough to be considered victorian instead.
Enjoyment: 4.5/5
Total: 7.5/10
LGBT
From the Ashes, Daisy Harris, 10-23-14Theme: 5/5
Enjoyment: 2.5/5
Total: 7.5/10
Winner for me despite the tied score is Regency.
Hi. I'll probably go with theseRegency: Pride and Prejudice #1 popular regency books 10/16/14 ★★★
LGBT: Cut & Run shelved 69 times 10/14/14 ★★★★★
when is the deadline for finishing them?EDIT: Just saw Vi's post. So Oct. 23rd
Hmmmm some thinking will be needed for this...toooooooo many choices!☑ GROUP E
Genres
Regency - The Gentleman and the Rogue (10/20) ★★★★
Theme: 4.5/5
Enjoyment: 4.5/5
Total: 9/10
LBGT - Full Disclosure (10/21) ★★★★½
Theme: 5/5
Enjoyment: 4.5/5
Total: 9.5/10
Winner: LBGT
Sunshine wrote: "Would In Bed with a Highlander count as regency?"its too early - set in 1100's - regency is 1811-1820's
its shelved as regency, so i'd say yes, but I haven't read it
Regency:
vs
LGBT:
Regency: Whitney, My Love, 9/30/2014, ★★★★
vs
LGBT: A Note in the Margin, 9/28/2014, ★★★★
Winner (tough choice, though): regency
Finished this group, and it was very close! I loved both of them.Regency - The Temporary Wife by Mary Balogh
Theme 5/5
Enjoyment 5/5
LGBT - Dark Space by Lisa Henry
Theme 5/5
Enjoyment 4.75/5
Winner - Regency
I'm working on my Regency selection:
I will probably read
for my LGBT.:-) Elaine
Medavis66 wrote: "I'm working on my Regency selection:I will probably read
for my LGBT.:-) Elaine"
Elaine - The Perks of Being a Wallflower is YA not LGBT
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/users...This is what I was going on. Sorry I misunderstood. I thought this made it qualify. I will read something else.
Medavis66 wrote: "https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/users...This is what I was going on. Sorry I misunderstood. I thought this made it qualify. I will read something ..."
If it's on that shelf then it qualifies no matter what.
One of the Characters is gay so I am assuming that is why people Tag it LGBT.
Nan, is that the rule in this group also. If it's on a shelf, even incorrectly, it still counts?
if there is a main character that is gay, then it qualifies as LGBT (plus 200+ ppl have it shelved that way) as long as there is a romance shelf as well
Shannon wrote: "Nan, is that the rule in this group also. If it's on a shelf, even incorrectly, it still counts?"what is incorrect about it?
is there romance (yes/no)? is there a gay character (yes/no)? - if both of those answers are yes - then it qualifies
I was just asking about it in general not that particular book. In the M/M group if it's on a shelf where it doesn't belong at all it still counts for bingo and stuff and I didn't know if the rules were the same over here.
pretty much - i'm not being overly picky about requirements - as long its obvious how they made the pick it works for mei've seen books used in categories that I def. wouldn't put them in, but people had them shelved that way
Dee wrote: "pretty much - i'm not being overly picky about requirements - as long its obvious how they made the pick it works for mei've seen books used in categories that I def. wouldn't put them in, but pe..."
Sweet! Except I always feel guilty when that happens. lol
Dammit! I just read my regency book and thought I must be on some kind of crazy reading roll because it went by so fast. Yeah, it was only 80 pages! Back to the drawing board!! :/
Regency: Think of England(was on the regency shelf) - 5 starsLGBT:Blood & Thunder - 5 stars
Even though both books were excellent I am going to say LGBT was the winner since it was slightly better and kept my attention more.
I was just placed here. I will be reading Conduct Unbecoming for LGBT and I have to think about regency can someone tell me the time frame of regency?
going with Regency:
Think of England (shelved as Regency)
read 10/12
theme: 4/5
enjoyment 4/5
total 8/10
LGBT:
Conduct Unbecoming (M/M book)
read 10/13
Theme 5/5
Enjoyment 4/5
total 9/10
Winner LGBT
Regency:Everything Forbidden
Theme: 5/5
Enjoyment: 4/5
Total: 9/10
vs
LGBT:
The Backup Boyfriend
Theme: 5/5
Book: 4.25/5
Total: 9.25/10
WINNER: LGBT!!
(surprisingly close)
Regency
3 starsLGBT
3 starsWinner = Regency because overall it was a better representation of theme. I honestly didn't care for either book, but had to pick a "winner" somehow.
Round 2Regency VS LGBT
Regency - Firelight - Kristen Callihan - 20/10/14
Theme: 3 - shelved as regency (I have no idea, I dislike Historicals, so, I don't know if was correct for the regency time period)
Enjoyment: 1
TOTAL: 4/10
LGBT - Primal Passions - Stephani Hecht - 18/10/14
Theme: 5/5 - shelved as MM romance
Enjoyment: 3/5
TOTAL: 8/10
WINNER: LGBT (by a mile)
as a reminder, this round ends Oct 23 at 6pm EST - please make sure you have your pairs completed/posted by then
Regency: Miss Lockharte's Letters by Barbara MetzgerThe first half was good but the second half was less than ok. It was more of a romp but slightly ridiculous which sort of bought the book down. 2 stars
LGBT: Fair Game by Josh Lanyon
Relatively new to the M/M world but I enjoyed this book. I liked the suspense which made me enjoy the book more than a straight contemp would have I think. While I'm planning into jumping the bandwagon, I won't hesitate to pick a book because it's M/M. 3.5 stars.
Winner: LGBT
Regency Vs LGBTRegency
Love Under Siege by Samantha Kane
2/5 Theme
1.5/5 Enjoyment
3.5/10 Total
LGBT
Enlightened by Joanna Chambers
5/5 Theme
5/5 Enjoyment
10/10 Total
Winner: LGBT
vs
Regency: One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean
Theme: 5/5
Enjoyment: 3/5
LGBT: Diving in Deep by K.A. Mitchell
Theme: 5/5
Enjoyment: 4/5
Winner: LGBT
Pair 5 - E1 – Regency VS F2 – LGBT Books:
Regency: - One Dance with a Duke by Tessa Dare
Theme: ★★★. Spinster approaches Duke to forgive brother's gambling debt but they find love
Enjoyment: ★★★. This is my first Tessa Dare book. I wasn't moved that much. It was okay.
TOTAL: ★★★
LGBT - Scorpion by Aleksandr Voinov
Theme: ★★★.Political intrigue with warriors trained to defend the crown
Enjoyment: ★★★. The MC didn't end up with who I wanted
TOTAL: ★★★. (view spoiler)
WINNER: LGBT only because I am so curious to know what happened that I bought book 2. So that is the series that made pick up the sequel
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