The Amazing Race Team Challenge - Tracking/Q&A/Announcements

[Amanda A]

Task 1 Completion
Team 15 - Amazing Aces

[Eugenia]

For #57: Read a book set in one of your teammate's hometown

Can the state count? I live in Anchorage, AK but most books set in AK are set in rural AK and not the city itself.

Can a country count? One of our teammates lives in a small, German town. No chance of a book being set there. Could the book be set in Germany instead?

[Cheryl]

Team 6: Read, Snack, Repeat
Completed Task 1: Same Author

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Shelby]

Team 7: QuaranQueens
Completed Task 2: 56 - Read 6 books with the same color cover
Tracking Post: Here

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Eugenia wrote: "For #57: Read a book set in one of your teammate's hometown

Can the state count? I live in Anchorage, AK but most books set in AK are set in rural AK and not the city itself.

Can a country count?..."

For hometown, you can use states within the US, countries outside the US. Of course if one of you lives in a big city, that is easy to use.

[Trip]

Task 1 same Author. Completion!
Team 13 Not Fast, Just Furious

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

M44
M48
M51
M52

[Eugenia]

***COMPLETION POST***
Team 9: CoronaVixens

Task 2: #67 - Read 6 books with a specific item on the cover, team selects item.

Message 110

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Team 2 - Stranded Readers
Task 1 Completed...Tracking post in Message #74

[Bianca]

***COMPLETION POST***
Team 22: The Four Booketeers

Task 1 Completed

Post 40

[Tink Magoo is bad at reviews]

Hey MKat,
for
52. Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location
does it need to have the state in the book description or is it okay if it just says it in the book?
Thanks

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Task 2 completed

Team 1 ~ Loitering Layabouts

Team tracking: msg 14

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Tink Magoo is bad at reviews wrote: "Hey MKat,
for
52. Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location
does it need to have the state in the book description or is it okay if it just says it in the book?
Thanks"

You need to be able to show me how the book is set there - on the GR main book page, lists of books set in xyz, tagged set in xyz, in the précis. It can't just be in the book because there is no way to verify that. 😊

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Hi Kat - would 'MM Romance' count for a sub-genre of romance?

[Tink Magoo is bad at reviews]

MountainKat wrote: "Tink Magoo is bad at reviews wrote: "Hey MKat,
for
52. Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location
does it need to have the state in the book description or is it okay if it ju..."

Thank you :D

[Rhiannon]

For #45, it says Read 4 books by one of the 2020 FACs.
Does your whole team need to read from the same author, or can they choose different ones, as long as it's one of the four?

[Eugenia]

#57: Read a book set in one of your team members’ home town. Do we all have to choose the same locale?

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Eugenia wrote: "#57: Read a book set in one of your team members’ home town. Do we all have to choose the same locale?"

I asked that one earlier - yes. We all need to read a book from the same location...

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

and

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Eugenia]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Eugenia wrote: "#57: Read a book set in one of your team members’ home town. Do we all have to choose the same locale?"

I asked that one earlier - yes. We all need to read a book from the same loc..."

Thanks, Jane! I must have missed it in scrolling.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Eugenia wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Eugenia wrote: "#57: Read a book set in one of your team members’ home town. Do we all have to choose the same locale?"

I asked that one earlier - yes. We all need to read a book..."

😁 - added links to my post if you missed that part.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Rhiannon wrote: "For #45, it says Read 4 books by one of the 2020 FACs.
Does your whole team need to read from the same author, or can they choose different ones, as long as it's one of the four?"

Yes, you can read different authors for this task.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Thanks Jane for answering the other questions!! I appreciate the help. 😊

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

MountainKat wrote: "Tink Magoo is bad at reviews wrote: "Hey MKat,
for
52. Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location
does it need to have the state in the book description or is it okay if it ju..."

If its in the book's main page where the information is not the blurb but like in the bottom of the blurb?

Original Title: The Dead Girls' Dance
ISBN1400191912 (ISBN13: 9781400191918)
Edition Language: English
Series: The Morganville Vampires #2
Characters: Michael Glass, Shane Collins, Eve Rosser, Claire Danvers
Setting: Morganville, Texas (United States)

Would this work?

[MountainKat, Moderator]

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "If its in the book's main page where the information is not the blurb but like in the bottom of the blurb?"

Yes, that is what I meant by being on the GR main book page. 😊

[Rhiannon]

MountainKat wrote: "Rhiannon wrote: "For #45, it says Read 4 books by one of the 2020 FACs.
Does your whole team need to read from the same author, or can they choose different ones, as long as it's one of the four?"..."

Thanks(:

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Thanks Mkat 😊

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Read 6 books set on a beach or in the mountains, teams decide which

When you have set on a beach - do you simply mean in a beach location, like a beachside town, or Hawaii or on an island?

[Tiki]

Grim Reapers Team #12 finished Task #1: ready for next

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Read 6 books set on a beach or in the mountains, teams decide which

When you have set on a beach - do you simply mean in a beach location, like a beachside town, or Hawaii or on an island?"

Yes, those examples would all work. As long as you aren't trying to pass off a book set in London because England is on an island as set on a beach, you are probably going to be fine.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Great - thanks!

[Karen ♐]

Task 1 Completed - Team 20 - Amazing Speed Queens

Tracking for Team - Message 22

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Hi Kat - would 'MM Romance' count for a sub-genre of romance?"

Hi Kat - I think you missed this question :)

Would 'MM Romance' count for a sub-genre of romance?

Also - for the #32. Tagged as a Favorite. This is a book that has been shelved as 'favorite' - it doesn't need to show as a MPG?

[Beth]

Hello, TGIF. Team #17 Happy Bookers is finished with Task #1.
1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.

We all chose Aurora Rose Reynolds



215 Pages
Qualification: Aurora Rose Reynolds, Author
Date Read: April 15, 2020
Beth & Scarlett both read this book


220 Pages
Qualification: Aurora Rose Reynolds, Author
Date Read: April 17, 2020
Read by Maritza


224 Pages
Qualification: Aurora Rose Reynolds, Author
Date Read: April 17, 2020
Read by Nicole

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Hi Kat - would 'MM Romance' count for a sub-genre of romance?"

Hi Kat - I think you missed this question :)"

I must have! 🤦🏻‍♀️

Yes, MM Romance will count as a sub-genre.

For #32 - It just has to be tagged as 'favorite', it does not have to MPG.

[Aiswrya]

Team 5, Task #1 completed: Link here

[Allie]

Team 3, task 1 is completed!

Completion Tracking

[Aiswrya]

Kat, quick question on this task:

47. Read 6 books set in a major city.

Does the entire team have to pick the same city?

[Eugenia]

For #8. Read a book tagged as Contemporary Romance on MPG

Can it be tagged "Contemporary" and "Romance" (2 MPG tags) or does it have to be tagged "Contemporary Romance" (1 MPG tag)?

All of the MM Romances I've checked carry the 2 tags, not a single "Contemporary Romance" tag.

[Eugenia]

For #66. Pick a list with over 100 romance books on it. Read a book from list.

Do have to use the same list?

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Aiswrya Bhaskaran wrote: "Kat, quick question on this task:

47. Read 6 books set in a major city.

Does the entire team have to pick the same city?"

No, you can use different cities.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Eugenia wrote: "For #8. Read a book tagged as Contemporary Romance on MPG

Can it be tagged "Contemporary" and "Romance" (2 MPG tags) or does it have to be tagged "Contemporary Romance" (1 MPG tag)?

All of the MM..."

As long as both words are MPG, I will accept it.

[cole]

For task 19. Read 6 books with animals on the cover.

Can we count fictional animals like dragons, unicorns, Griffins, etc? Or only real-world animals?

[Tiki]

We picked London can the blurb be good for verfication on the book? 2nd book says London, England will that work?
When Rubio drags her to a private BDSM party at his friends house in the ritzy part of London.. Waking Kiss

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Nicole wrote: "For task 19. Read 6 books with animals on the cover.

Can we count fictional animals like dragons, unicorns, Griffins, etc? Or only real-world animals?"

Yes, you can use fictional animals.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Tiki wrote: "We picked London can the blurb be good for verfication on the book? 2nd book says London, England will that work?
When Rubio drags her to a private BDSM party at his friends house in the ritzy par..."

Yes, you can use the precis, or blurb, to qualify.

[Eugenia]

***COMPLETION POST***

Team 9 - CoronaVixens
TASK 3 - #49. Read 6 books featuring cowboys.

Tracking post: Message 163

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Task 3 completed

Team 1 ~ Loitering Layabouts

Team tracking: msg 14

[Linda]

****COMPLETION POST******

Task 1 completed
Team #14 - Pumped Up Sisters
Tracking post: Message 6

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Hi Kat - the page count = 150+ pages.

I just wanted to check that a book with 150 pages definitely won't count?

I thought I asked this earlier but I can't find it... And I have a book that I really want to read, but its only 150pp so figured I'd better ask ;)

[Amanda A]

Task 44 Completion
Team 15 - Amazing Aces

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Hi Kat - the page count = 150+ pages.

I just wanted to check that a book with 150 pages definitely won't count?

I thought I asked this earlier but I can't find it... And I have a book that I real..."

It is a 150 page minimum, so you are good.

I will get to the completions shortly. 😊