The Amazing Race Team Challenge - Loitering Layabouts (1) Showing 351-400 of 1,155

[Lisa]

Ok
55. I am fine with any team that are MM readers. Team 13 seems good.
52. England is fine
65. Australia
51. Any date is ok, looks like 2 like Oct 2018.
61. Lucy Lennox is ok.

Just to confirm we are reading from The Protectors series should all read from the same series
Also are we going with Michelles RRRC joining date?

For the recommend a book to a teammate, shall we just recommend to the person listed under us in the first post?

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Yes to all the above Lisa - but re recs, I need to check on whether who we recommend to & or pick from is set by MKat. I think other challenges are blurring in!!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Here is your next task:

70. Each teammate reads a book that the teammate after them alphabetically has rated 5 stars. No pass for this task.

There is no date requirement for this task, the book just has to be marked as read and rated 5 stars. So, Jane reads from Lisa's shelf, Lisa reads from Michaelle's, Michaelle reads from Shannon's and Shannon reads from Jane's shelf.

[Lisa]

Task 7
Selection Post
Read a book from a teammates shelf thats rated 5 stars. (Michelle)
Ramen Assassin
216 pages /GR

How it qualifies: Michaelle's List

[ *book:Ramen Assassin|44278992]

[⚣Michaelle⚣]

I'll post my choice when I get home.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Thank you Lisa for having so many 5 star books!! It has made my selection much easier and will allow me to fit the book in with another challenge :)

***edit***
I couldn't decide whether to go with an old favourite, or give another go to an author (set of authors) I didn't enjoyed in book 1.

So, finally decided to give the authors another go (gave their first book 2 stars). I recall it was the writing style and repetition I disliked so it will be interesting to see how this fares :)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Task 7: 4 books read & rated 5 stars by the teammate next in alphabetical order
Selection


Locked
Pages: 270 per GR Kindle first edition
How it fits: Read by Lisa on 18 April 2017, rated 5 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Completed: ?

[*book:Locked|31819739]

[⚣Michaelle⚣]

Selection Post

Task 7 - Book 5 Starred by Teammate next in alphabetical order

Aaron by J.P. Barnaby
Page Count: 238/GR Kindle
How it Qualifies: Shannon's Review

[*book:Aaron|16143326]

[Shannon]

Task 7 Selection Post


Rule Breaker by Lily Morton
Pages: 286
Qualification: Jane read 4/18 & 4/20 ★★★★★

[*book:Rule Breaker|35826972]

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Task 7: 4 books read & rated 5 stars by the teammate next in alphabetical order
COMPLETION


Locked
Pages: 270 per GR Kindle first edition
How it fits: Read by Lisa on 18 April 2017, rated 5 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Completed: 25 April 2020

Huh! I really enjoyed this! Thanks Lisa - I doubt I would have EVER picked this up if it hadn't been on your shelf and fit in with bingo... Now I'll have to read book 3 to get all those darn threads tied up!

[*book:Locked|31819739]

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Task 7: 4 books read & rated 5 stars by the teammate next in alphabetical order
Selection


Locked
Pages: 270 per GR Kindle first edition
How it fits: Rea..."

Make sure you change this to completion. 😊

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

MountainKat wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Task 7: 4 books read & rated 5 stars by the teammate next in alphabetical order
Selection


Locked
Pages: 270 per GR Kindle first editio..."

D'oh. Done :)

[Lisa]

Task 7
Completion Post
Read a book from a teammates shelf thats rated 5 stars. (Michelle)
Ramen Assassin
216 pages /GR
Date read: 04/25/20
4 stars

How it qualifies: Michaelle's List

[ *book:Ramen Assassin|44278992]

Well, a nice book to round off my week of reading cop / murder mysteries.
I likes Kuro and Trey as a couple and the mystery was good as well.
Hope there is going to be a book 2.

[Lisa]

MK said if the task - read a book recommended by your teammates comes up, we could use recs given to the team as a whole and pick from there.
So later today I am going to post 3 or 4 recs just in case.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Lisa wrote: "MK said if the task - read a book recommended by your teammates comes up, we could use recs given to the team as a whole and pick from there.
So later today I am going to post 3 or 4 recs just in c..."

I think I'll wait for tomorrow since I don't think Kat will call another category while I'm asleep. (Plus I'm searching for your hard bonus book - option 3!!! LOL)

[Shannon]

Task 7 Completion Post


Rule Breaker by Lily Morton
Pages: 286
Qualification: Jane read 4/18 & 4/20 ★★★★★
Read: 4/25/20
Rating: ★★★★★

Might have loved this more the second go around. I love all her books!!

[*book:Rule Breaker|35826972]

[⚣Michaelle⚣]

Completion Post

Task 7 - Book 5 Starred by Teammate next in alphabetical order

Aaron by J.P. Barnaby
Page Count: 238/GR Kindle
How it Qualifies: Shannon's Review
Date Completed: 25Apr2020
Rating: 4 Stars
Review: Damn, that was better than I was expecting, and I'm glad I listed to it because Tyler Stevens did an amazing job with the narration! When I first started listening, I was a little worried about how he'd voice Spencer - but he performed the character without making his speech issues over-the-top.

Heart-breaking story here, and I'm definitely gonna make sure the next one is on the TBR. Aaron's emotional growth and progress toward healing made a difficult subject much more tolerable and gave ME an emotional lift I needed. Can't wait to get to Spencer for the rest of the story.

(Had that not been a solid focus for the latter half of the book, I'd have been even more depressed than I was when I started. Why? Well, if you're a big supporter of Green Energy and thought it to be a good solution toward addressing climate change - DO NOT watch the new Michael Moore documentary. I feel kinda like a patsy, and am even more pissed off than I was just a few weeks ago!)

[*book:Aaron|16143326]

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

I'll let Kat know we are done :)

[⚣Michaelle⚣]

Sorry I took longer than I expected to get home after doing Pokemon Community Day. I finished this 2 hours ago!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

⚣Michaelle⚣ wrote: "Sorry I took longer than I expected to get home after doing Pokemon Community Day. I finished this 2 hours ago!"

No worries - I suspect there is still plenty of time :)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Jane (PS) wrote: "⚣Michaelle⚣ wrote: "Sorry I took longer than I expected to get home after doing Pokemon Community Day. I finished this 2 hours ago!"

No worries - I suspect there is still plenty of time :)"

Most definitely! I have you as finished with Task 7 and will assign Task 8 in the morning. (So about 15-16 hours I would guess - I sure hope I am not up after midnight tonight!)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

MountainKat wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "⚣Michaelle⚣ wrote: "Sorry I took longer than I expected to get home after doing Pokemon Community Day. I finished this 2 hours ago!"

No worries - I suspect there is still plenty ..."

Sleep well!!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Sleep well!!"

Thanks! It should be a good night. 🤞🏼 I don't usually have 2 bad nights in a row and I was up at 4 AM last night trying to see if my PtP book was available from the library because I wasn't sleeping and had finished my last book. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[Lisa]

Here are my recommendations should that cat be called today.

Night Drop
Point of Contact
For Never and Always
Quillon's Covert
Murder at Pirate's Cove

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Here is Task 8:

59. Read 4 books published in the decade of a teammate's birth, team decides which teammate.

For this task, use the initial publication date.

[Lisa]

Task 8
Selection Post
Book first published in a teammates birth decade - Shannon 1970s

Fadeout: A Dave Brandstetter Mystery (Dave Brandstetter Mysteries
190 pages /GR

First published 1970

[Lisa]

Team 9 also got this task but they have a player born in the 90s, so a bit more choice.

[Shannon]

Task 8 Selection Post
Book first published in a teammates birth decade - Shannon 1970s

by Joseph Hansen
Fadeout
Pages: 190
Qualification: First published 1970

[*book:Fadeout|19437216]

[⚣Michaelle⚣]

Selection Post

Task 8: Decade of a teammate's birth

Fadeout: A Dave Brandstetter Mystery (Dave Brandstetter Mysteries by Joseph Hansen
Page Count: 190/GR Kindle
How it Qualifies: First Published 1970/Shannon=1970s

[Shannon]

Ha, I thought I found a gem and here Lisa already found it!!

[Lisa]

We are all reading the same book. Its quite good, Im 20% in.
I did look to see if it was lendable so one of you could have borrowed it, but its not. Also an expensive book nearly $9? I hope its not that fantastic that I am going to have to read the other 11 books in the series.

[⚣Michaelle⚣]

It's available on Scribd. I got that free 30day trial they were offering a few weeks ago and still have a few days left!

It's also on Hoopla - which I get through the library for free (10 items a month) but I'm gonna save the last of those that I have just in case something else comes up in one of my other challenges.

[Lisa]

Task 8
Completion Post
Book first published in a teammates birth decade - Shannon 1970s

Fadeout: A Dave Brandstetter Mystery (Dave Brandstetter Mysteries
190 pages /GR
Date read: 04/26/20
4 stars

First published 1970

Quite refreshing. A nice mystery novel with a hint of pending romance. Although I did have a little tear with Rod's demise. I wonder now if it is set up for a romance with Doug.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Well - time to start delving! Pretty sure I have one I've been meaning to read for quite some years!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Task 8 - Book first published in a teammates birth decade- Shannon 1970s

Selection Post

Crocodile on the Sandbank
Pages - 262pp
How it fits - First published in 1975: Crocodile on the Sandbank

[*book:Crocodile on the Sandbank|40881649]

[⚣Michaelle⚣]

I can't edit from the app but once I get home from work I'll put the first published info in my post.

[⚣Michaelle⚣]

Completion Post

Task 8: Decade of a teammate's birth

Fadeout: A Dave Brandstetter Mystery (Dave Brandstetter Mysteries by Joseph Hansen
Page Count: 190/GR Kindle
How it Qualifies: First Published 1970/Shannon=1970s
Date Completed: 26Apr2020
Rating: 5 Stars
Review: So, I'm giving this 5 stars because...well, color me more than just a little impressed with how damn progressive this book was for having been written in Nineteen freaking Seventy!

No internalized homophobia, no angsting...hell, Dave's dad even knew he was gay and other than giving a half-hearted attempt at talking Dave into getting married (to give him grandchildren) it was just no big deal. No hate, no anger. Dave even worked for his dad and both were really happy with that.

When the story took a turn, I had no idea who could be the culprit, or why (SO. MANY. Possibilities!)...and though I'm a little disappointed with who it turned out to be, I'm kinda glad that left a certain potential love interest for Dave. DEFINITELY going to read the next one. Well, maybe not soon because I don't have a lot of books on my shelf that were published in the 70s and want to hold on to them for future challenges.

No, it's wasn't graphic, and it didn't need to be because this was first and foremost a mystery. But Dave's sexuality played a heavy part (especially when reminiscing about Rod, and then that little interlude with Anselmo), plus there was his lesbian best friend - and I can't even imagine how much this book must have meant to the queer community in the 1970s. That right there is why this one gets 5 stars.

(It's the earliest book I've read that had a gay protagonist; considering the plot, I'm now wondering though when the "bury your gays" trope caught fire.)

[Shannon]

Task 8 Completion Post
Book first published in a teammates birth decade - Shannon 1970s

by Joseph Hansen
Fadeout
Pages: 190
Qualification: First published 1970
Read: 4/26/20
Rating: ★★★★

This reminded me of the old show Columbo. I don't know why but that's what I kept thinking. And like that old show, I enjoyed this more than I thought. I was expecting torture but got a twisty mystery. Very interesting!!

[*book:Fadeout|19437216]

[Shannon]

Yay, the one we were most dreading is over!!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

I won't get mine done until tomorrow my time... Its hard when the tasks fall on my busy work days :)

[⚣Michaelle⚣]

Shannon wrote: "Yay, the one we were most dreading is over!!"

Yep, I was dreading it most - and yet I'm ridiculously happy with my choice...I added the rest of the series to my shelves in case this category ever come up again because I will definitely read more of Joseph's books!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Task 8 - Book first published in a teammates birth decade- Shannon 1970s
COMPLETION


Crocodile on the Sandbank
Pages - 262pp
How it fits - First published in 1975: Crocodile on the Sandbank
Completed: 27 April 2020

A thoroughly enjoyable and amusing mystery, set in Egypt in the late 1800s. Intrigue, friction, intelligence, an obstinate and strong-willed female protagonist. Both MCs, Emerson and Amelia are delightfully salty. Beautifully narrated as well.

[*book:Crocodile on the Sandbank|40881649]

[Lisa]

Did we decide on a book cover color should it come up?

[Shannon]

I thought we decided black. Blue or black would be easiest.

[Lisa]

Shannon wrote: "I thought we decided black. Blue or black would be easiest."

great, Im easy with everything

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Glad you all enjoyed your 'trip' back to the 70s!

Here is your next task:

86. Read 6 books with a boat, plane, car or motorcycle on the cover, teams decide which.

Decide on which and include in your qualification. Please show the cover in you completion post. You can use any edition cover, but please use the English language Kindle first edition for your page count.

[Lisa]

Im thinking a car or motorcycle.
Ive got a couple of hours I could read, if anybody is about

[Shannon]

I have more with a motorcycle than a car so I vote that one!

[Lisa]

Can we make the decision then, so I can start. Ive got a couple of hours before sleep

[Lisa]

Task 9
Selection Post
Motorcycle on cover

226 pages /GR
(Kat approved the book)