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PtP - The U-Reader Awards (2)
Week 6 Completion post
249 pages
Finished 10/18/2019
Rating: 4 stars
Review: I really enjoyed this book. It was an enemies to lovers romance with family drama thrown in. Can't wait for the next book.
Selection Post - Week 7Option 1
A Song for Julia by Charles Sheehan-Miles
Pages: 376
How It Fits: #193 The Ultimate Bad Boy Rock Star List
Week 7 option 1 selection post
369 pages
How it fits: #99 on list
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
Week 7Option 1
9. Global Music Awards
Global Music Awards is a top-tier music competition that honors talented musicians around the world. It is a showcase for musical gems and unique voices.
* Read a book with an MC who is a musician, from one of the following lists:
The ultimate bad boy / rock star list
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
Musically inclined heroes/heroines in romance
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...
MMR profession musicians / rockstars bookshelf If you can't see this shelf from the MM Romance group, let me know and I'll look into providing a list of the books.
If you use this option, your book selection MUST come from one of these lists. Please note which list and preferably the book's number on that list.
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: April 19, 2019
Please ensure you follow the format shown in msg 3 of your team threads. when you post your selection and completion posts.
💖SELECTION POST💖💖PTP 13 Week 7 💖
💖Date: 10/18/2019 💖
💖Task: Option 1- Global Music Awards
* Read a book with an MC who is a musician, from one of the following lists:
The ultimate bad boy / rock star list
Musically inclined heroes/heroines in Romance
MMR profession musicians / rockstar
Rock King by Tara Leigh
💖Pages: 370 💖
💖Qualifications: The ultimate bad boy / rock star list #321
💖COMPLETION POST💖💖PTP 13 Week 7 💖
💖Date Read: 10/20/2019 💖
💖Task: Option 1-Global Music Awards
* Read a book with an MC who is a musician, from one of the following lists:
The ultimate bad boy / rock star list
Musically inclined heroes/heroines in Romance
MMR profession musicians / rockstar
Rock King byTara Leigh
💖Pages: 369 💖
💖Qualifications: The ultimate bad boy / rock star list #321 💖
💖 Rating: 🌟🌟🌟 1/2 Stars 💖
💖 Review:
Compelling 3 1/2 Stars
Tear jerker, Delaney and Shane story was heartbreaking intriguing and heartfelt. The chemistry between them was smoking hot but their love went through a rollercoaster of lies, deceit then truth and trust. It dragged at the beginning but got much better. Enjoyable read!
Hi allSorry I have been MIA for a while. I have really been sick and trying to get better again.
I am going to take the free pass this week.
I have updated all entries up to this point.
Completion PostWeek # 6 - Pulitzer Prize
Option 1
Page numbers:602
Date Read:13 October
Rating: 4 Stars
How the book qualifies - Has a U in the title.
Review.
Wow what a book. The format it was written in was very usual and this fitted the book as well. At first i found it very difficult to get into the story because of the way it has been written however it grew on me. The characters and the story were well developed.
Love, Space, War and the all important twist in the story were delightful
Dale wrote: " Completion PostWeek # 6 - Pulitzer Prize
Option 1
Page numbers:602
Date Read:13 October
Rating: 4 Stars
How the book qualifies - Has a U in the title.
Review.
Wow ..."
Hi Dale, I sorry to hear you are not feeling well but I pray you will get better soon!
week 7 selection postI am changing my selection
369 pages
How it fits: #39 on list
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Nicole wrote: "week 7 selection postI am changing my selection
369 pages
How it fits: #39 on list
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1......"
Updated
Dale wrote: "Hi allSorry I have been MIA for a while. I have really been sick and trying to get better again.
I am going to take the free pass this week.
I have updated all entries up to this point."
Hi Dale - you need to do a selection post with the week # and PASS in it :) Please do this before the next theme is announced.
Hope you feel better soon!
Mamacita & Susan - you need to post a selection before I announce the next theme!
Hope you feel better Dale!
Mama's Selection Post
Week #7 ~ Option #1
Task ~ #9 Global Music Awards
Book ~ Dark Challenge
Pages ~ Kindle Edition, 392 pages
Qualifications ~ #94
Musically Inclined Heroes/Heroines In Romance
Jane (PS) wrote: "Mamacita & Susan - you need to post a selection before I announce the next theme!"Sorry, thought I already posted.
Selection Post - Week 8Option 1
Cut & Run by Madeleine Urban
Pages: 376
How It Fits: #9 OMG You Almost Died mm with hospital scenes
Week 8Option 1
11. Darwin Awards Chlorinating the Gene Pool.
The Darwin Awards recognize individuals who have supposedly contributed to human evolution by selecting themselves out of the gene pool via death or sterilization by their own actions.
* Read a book from one of the following lists:
Death gods and reaper protagonists
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5...
OMG you almosts DIED mm with hospital scenes
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Gay romance featuring a grieving MC
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/6...
OMG you almost died - straight edition
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
Best death angst books - romance historical
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
Best injured or ill heroine with hero angst
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Black widow/widower romances - hero/heroine is suspected of killing spouse or lover
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
Grim reaper theme
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
If you use this option, your book selection MUST come from one of these lists. Please note which list and preferably the book's number on that list.
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: April 26, 2019
Please ensure you follow the format shown in msg 3 of your team threads. when you post your selection and completion posts.
💖 SELECTION POST💖💖PTP 13 Week 8 💖
💖Date: 10/25/2019 💖
💖Task: Darwin Awards Chlorinating the Gene Pool.
The Darwin Awards recognize individuals who have supposedly contributed to human evolution by selecting themselves out of the gene pool via death or sterilization by their own actions. *Read a book from one of the following list:
Best Near Death Angst Books (Romance/Historical Romance)
The Black Lyon by Jude Deveraux
💖Pages: 276 💖
💖Qualifications: Best Near Death Angst Books (Romance/Historical Romance) #22
Selection Post- week #7Option #1
Pages-307
How it Fits-#457 on this list
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
Selection Post- Week #8Option #1
Pages-547
How it Fits- it's #29 on this list
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5...
I'm sorry I haven't been posting or reading like I usually do. My family and I lost our house on Sept. 24th and we went to a hotel to stay until we could get into a new place. That proved harder than we thought. It took every dime we made to stay in this hotel and many days we didn't have enough to exceed m eat. I pawned my computer so we could eat but I've been so completely lost without my computer. It was the only thing I had that was off any value and I'm being silly but it still breaks my heart to have had to give it up. It bought us a few meals but in the meantime while this happened my husband's job came to an end and he was laid off. Like my luck couldn't get any worse right. I see my computer slipping further and further away. I don't watch TV and our money tight so that laptop was my only form of entertainment. My phone is what I'm using to update but all my challenges are bookmarked on my laptop and I've been so behind on all my challenges because I never wrote down the ones I had joined. I'm truly not a flake and I try to be a team player and do my part but I've hit a rough month. Last week we found a weekly place and it has a kitchen so we don't have the expense of eating out. Our situation is stable for the moment but not stable enough for me to get my computer back yet. If I fall behind can someone send me a reminder? I'm back to reading and I should finish 2 of my books for this challenge within a couple days. Keep my family in your thoughts and prayers please. We sure could use the good thoughts and prayers sent our way.
Jane thank you for messaging me to let me know I was behind.
Susan wrote: "I'm sorry I haven't been posting or reading like I usually do. My family and I lost our house on Sept. 24th and we went to a hotel to stay until we could get into a new place. That proved harder th..."Oh Susan. I'm so sorry that life is hitting me so hard right now.
I can also help you with reminders. Do you ck your PM on GR? If you want an email reminder, PM me your email and I can do it that way too. Many Prayers for you and your family right now. That is way more important than any challenge on Goodreads!
Susan wrote: "I'm sorry I haven't been posting or reading like I usually do. My family and I lost our house on Sept. 24th and we went to a hotel to stay until we could get into a new place. That proved harder th..."So sorry to hear this Susan - we know that RL gets in the way, but you've been dealt a huge blow. If you need to pull out, just let me or Dale know (or post here).
And let us know how you are getting on - and yes, one of us will let you know if you need to do something on the thread :)
Mama's Selection Post
Week #8 ~ Option #1
Task ~ #11. Darwin Awards Chlorinating the Gene Pool.
Book ~ Wicked and Wild
Pages ~ Kindle Edition, 293 pages
Qualifications ~ #166
Death God's & Reaper Protagonists
Thank you so much. I don't want to pull out. The challenges keep me sane. :)
Susan wrote: "I'm sorry I haven't been posting or reading like I usually do. My family and I lost our house on Sept. 24th and we went to a hotel to stay until we could get into a new place. That proved harder th..."Sending all my prayers your way Susan. Hope all goes better for you going forward
Selection PostWeek 8
Option 1
Book: Seducing Simon
Author: Maya Banks
Pages:211
How it qualifies:
# 18 on OMG you almost died
Completion PostWeek 8
Option 1
Book: Seducing Simon
Author: Maya Banks
Pages:211
Date Read: 28 October
Rating: 4 Stars
How it qualifies: # 18 on OMG you almost died
Review:
Toni can't seem to get a break. She has been in love with Simon her best friend and roommate forever. She has been living with her brother and his two best friends, but she has been in the friend and little sister zone forever. She finally gets her chance when Simon breaks up with his girlfriend. Now she is pregnant and Simon does not remember that night. She is in a difficult position as she could loose her brother and her best friends.
CHANGING MY SELECTION!!! Mama's Selection Post
Week #8 ~ Option #1
Task ~ #11 Darwin Awards Chlorinating the Gene Pool.
Book ~ Cut & Run
Pages ~ Kindle Edition, 376 pages
Qualifications ~ #9 on OMG, You Almost Died!
Completion PostWeek #7-Option 1
Book/Author-Lead / Kylie Scott
Pages-305
Date Read-10/28/19
Rating-5 Stars
Review- I loved this book so much. I loved that it had humor and it was spread throughout the book. From beginning to end it had me laughing. It's about Lena and Jimmy and their storyline. Lena was hired to take care of Jimmy. Kind of an assistant, a soberiety companion and pretty much anything else the surly rock star needed. She had to show him tough love many times. She was the perfect one for the job until she fell in love with him. This book had sex in it but it wasn't overly saturated with it. While I like a bit of sexy time scenes some author's tend to get carried away. I liked the smutty scenes she wrote and it was just enough that I wasn't bored by the end of the book. I highly recommend this series.
Mamacita wrote: "CHANGING MY SELECTION!!! Mama's Selection Post
Week #8 ~ Option #1
Task ~ #11 Darwin Awards Chlorinating the Gene Pool.
Book ~ Cut & Run
Pages ~ Kind..."
Updated.
Ok - before the next theme we need :* Nicole - a selection post for this week
* Mamacita - a completion post for any of the three weeks outstanding (which includes this week since it was be a 'past' week when I announce week 9 :)
Jane (PS) wrote: "Ok - before the next theme we need :* Nicole - a selection post for this week
* Mamacita - a completion post for any of the three weeks outstanding (which includes this week since it was be a 'pa..."
Oh wow! Thx! I thought I did a completion post & review for week #4 this week but I must have posted it somewhere else by mistake!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Mama's Completion Post
5* ✔️ 10/30/19Week # 4
Option # ~ 2
Book ~ Seduce Me at Sunrise
Page numbers ~ 384 pages
Published April 1st 2010
Qualifications ~ Dale read & rated 4* on March 7, 2019
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Review ~ So like book #1, Mine Till Midnight, Merripen's book was even better than before. Merripen still doesn't come close to Cam for me, but he's better than before. I had forgotten all about what Dr. Harrow had done until Mr. Hunt, made his little criptic comment. And this I was like "Oh Yeah" & it all clicked into place!
Week 7: completion post
369 pages
Finished: 10/28/19
Rating: 4 stars
Review: This book was heartbreaking. It is a story of two broken people who use music to heal themselves and each other. I enjoyed it but it was hard to read in parts. Definitely an emotional read.
Week 8: Selection PostOption 1
200 pages
How it fits: #51 on list
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
That makes sense Mamacita ;) since you thought in the Q&A thread that not finishing your book this week wouldn't matter. It has all worked out :D
💖 COMPLETION POST💖💖PTP 13 Week 8💖
💖Date Read: 11/02/2019 💖
💖Task: Option 1 - Darwin Awards Chlorinating the Gene Pool.
The Darwin Awards recognize individuals who have supposedly contributed to human evolution by selecting themselves out of the gene pool via death or sterilization by their own actions. *Read a book from one of the following list:
Best Near Death Angst Books (Romance/Historical Romance)
HiThe Black Lyon by Jude Deveraux
💖Pages: 276 💖
💖Qualifications: Best Near Death Angst Books #22
💖 Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟 1/2 Stars 💖
💖 Review:
4 1/2 Stars
Absolutely a very well written and great Storyline! I couldn't put it down from beginning to the end . Lyonene and Ranaulf were and amazing couple. This book had it all adventure, intrigue, humor, treachery and love. I highly recommend this series!!!
Week 9Option 1
7. UNESCO Peace Prize
The Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize is intended to honour living individuals and active public or private bodies or institutions that have made a significant contribution to promoting, seeking, safeguarding or maintaining peace.
* Read a book with one of the following words in the precis/blurb on the book's main page:
'peace', 'happy', 'cooperation', 'good' or 'tranquil' or words that have the same root word.
Eg 'peaceful', 'unhappily', 'cooperate', 'goodness', 'tanquility'.
Edit - no hyphens.
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: May 3, 2019
Please ensure you follow the format shown in msg 3 of your team threads. when you post your selection and completion posts.
SELECTION POST💖💖PTP 13 Week 9💖
💖Date: 11/01/2019 💖
💖Task: Option 1 UNESCO Peace Prize
The Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize is intended to honour living individuals and active public or private bodies or institutions that have made a significant contribution to promoting, seeking, safeguarding or maintaining peace.
* Read a book with one of the following words in the precis/blurb on the book's main page:
'peace', 'happy', 'cooperation', 'good' or 'tranquil' or words that have the same root word.
Eg 'peaceful', 'unhappily', 'cooperate', 'goodness', 'tanquility'.
Edit - no hyphens.
Royal Guard Lion by Zoe Chant
💖Pages: 161💖
💖Qualifications: Precis - When Kai and Signy meet, their passion is undeniable. But with the fate of a kingdom hanging in the balance, happily ever after isn't easy. Will Signy's royal destiny tear them apart, or can a lionhearted guard become her prince?
Selection Post- Week #9Option 1
Pages-352
How it Fits- Precis-Isabelle should be blissfully happy – she’s about to win the handsome prince. Except Isabelle isn’t the beautiful girl who lost the glass slipper and captured the prince’s heart. She’s the ugly stepsister who’s cut off her toes to fit into Cinderella’s shoe ... which is now filling with blood.
Completion Post- Week #5Option 1-Olympics
Date Read-11/2/19
Rating-5 Stars
Review-I've heard this book was a must read and how the writing style is so easy and has such a great flow. It truly does but I also think it was so easy to read because the characters are so good. Hannah is the female MC and she had something tramatic happen when she was 15 so she doesn't trust boys at parties or any drinks at all. She's not depressed or plays a pity party at all she's an awesome strong character and I loved her in this book. Garrett is the good looking, captain of the hockey team heading to the pros one day, he's also an adorable character that ends up being Hannah Knight in shining armor in the best sense. Loved this book!
I’ll find something for this week’s shelf today.
Week 8 completion post
200 pages
Finished 11/2/19
Rating: 4 stars
Review: Odd book for the biker genre. The MC was caring and protective of a complete stranger abandoned by her family when she was sick.
Week 9: selection post
140 pages
How it fits: The word good is used in the precis.
Week 9: Selection PostOption 1
Larken by S.G. Rogers
Pages: 164
How It Fits: From précis “...Since the union is to be a marriage in name only, his criteria are youthful age, a certain level of intellect, good breeding, and that the girl shouldn’t be so ill-favored she would embarrass him in society...”
Mama's Selection Post
Week #9 ~ Option #2
Task ~ #7. UNESCO Peace Prize
Book ~ A Rogue by Any Other Name
Pages ~ Kindle Edition, 405 pages
Qualifications ~ Louise rated it 4* on Oct 20, 2019
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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