The Amazing Race Team Challenge - Stranded Readers (2)

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Task 8 - Completion
66. As a team, pick a list with over 100 romance books on it, each member reads a book from that list. No pass for this task.
List chosen: All Time Favorite Romance Novels

Bluegrass State of Mind
Pages: 291 (Kindle Version)
Completed: May 5, 2020
Qualification: #988 on All Time Favorite Romance Novels - Page 10

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Courtney wrote: "I'm always attracted to the precis of Eloisa James books, but I read Desperate Duchesses and it was just so all over the place that I couldn't enjoy it. Now I'm too wary to try any of..."

I like a lot of her stuff, but that series does start out kind of hard to follow. It gets better as the series goes on, mostly because you get to know the characters so it doesn't feel as scattered. I'm enjoying her current series (The Wildes of Lindow Castle) more than I did the Desperate Duchesses series, but my absolute favorite of hers is When Beauty Tamed the Beast...and now that I'm thinking about it I just might need to plan a reread - it's been a lot of years since I read it!

[Courtney]

I've had the first one in that series on my TBR for a while. Maybe I'll give that a try and see if it works better for me.

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

The first one was good, but the second one was better. 😀 And FYI, the books are totally unrelated (except for the "in between" novellas), so can be read in any order...and that's coming from someone who is extremely obsessive about reading series books in order!

[Courtney]

Oh that's good to know! I'm the same way about reading things in order. The only reason I started the psy-changeling series was to get to Kiss of Snow, and I still haven't made it there yet 🤣!

[Chan]

#8 | Task 66
Book: Because of Miss Bridgerton
Pages: 387
Completed: May 5, 2020
Qualifies: #1494 on All Time Favorite Romance Novels listopia

[Chan]

~KarenH~ wrote: "Courtney wrote: "I'm always attracted to the precis of Eloisa James books, but I read Desperate Duchesses and it was just so all over the place that I couldn't enjoy it. Now I'm too w..."

When Beauty Tamed the Beast has been on my list. I need to move it up.

[[deleted user]]

Task 8 - Completion
66. As a team, pick a list with over 100 romance books on it, each member reads a book from that list. No pass for this task.
List chosen: All Time Favorite Romance Novels

The Heart of Devin MacKade by Nora Roberts
Pages: 242 (Kindle edition)
Completed: May 7, 2020
Qualification: #845 on All Time Favorite Romance Novels Page 9

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Sarah wrote: "Task 8 - Completion
66. As a team, pick a list with over 100 romance books on it, each member reads a book from that list. No pass for this task.
List chosen: All Time Favorite Romance Novels

[boo..."

Sarah, will you please change your link and page count to this version: [*book:The Heart of Devin MacKade|11732545] (just remove the asterisk to have a valid link). The page count is 242. Kat wants the original Kindle version page count and the one you gave is for a later edition. Thanks!

[[deleted user]]

~KarenH~ wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Task 8 - Completion
66. As a team, pick a list with over 100 romance books on it, each member reads a book from that list. No pass for this task.
List chosen: All Time Favorite Romanc..."

Sorry! I edited my post.

Thanks!

[Courtney]

Task 8 - Completion
66. As a team, pick a list with over 100 romance books on it, each member reads a book from that list. No pass for this task.

List chosen: All-time Favorite Romance Novels


The Highwayman
Pages: 379 (Kindle Edition)
Completed: 5/8
How it qualifies: #2840 on All-time Favorite Romance Novels linked above

[Courtney]

Oh, my god, that was so good!

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Courtney wrote: "Oh, my god, that was so good!"

Hmmmm, I just might have to check that one out! Maybe I'll add it to my M&G shelf for next round...

[Chan]

lol me too.

[Courtney]

The writing is just fantastic. It was my first book by this author, and I really love her style. She does the characters so well! Has kind of a Meredith Duran feel.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Here is Task 9:

62. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month.

Please provide the teammate's name and birth month in your qualification.

[Courtney]

I'm going to do Down & Dirty: Diesel.

263 pages

Published in March - Sarah's birth month

[[deleted user]]

I'm going to read Under an Alaskan Sky by Jennifer Snow

Published in April - Karen's birth month :)

[Chan]

i should be good for two books.
Getting started :o)

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

That's what I get for going to bed early (tend to be a bit of a night owl at times)...could have been all set up by now!

I can probably do 2 books also.

[Chan]

Soooo, I've been reading Jagged by KA. Yep, reading, not listening. A bit of an anomaly.

I know many people have issues with KA, but I am a fan. However, this one is bothering me. I feel like a pendulum - one moment I like it, the next moment I want to dnf. So far I have enjoyed the books in this series; Lady Luck my favorite by far. It's like someone else wrote parts of this one.

So, giving you a heads up. I'm either going to speed read just to get through it or this is going to take me until tomorrow night or Sunday morning.

I can usually read a KA book in less than a day b/c i get so caught up in the story...this one, not so much.

[Courtney]

KA is very hit or miss for me. I either finish her book in a day or take forever to get through it.

[Courtney]

I found a 175 page book published in April, so I could probably do two as well if needed.

[Chan]

#9 | Task 62
Book: Jagged
Pages: 389
Completed: May 9, 2020
Qualifies: Published in November, Courtney's birth month

[Chan]

it actually picked up. But the first part was rough. glad i persevered. onto the next one. Another KA book, Rock Chicks

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Task 9 - Completion
62. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month.

A Cold Dark Place
Pages: 350 (Kindle Version)
Completed: May 8, 2020
Qualification: Original publication date is March 25, 2014 - Sarah's birth month.

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

I started a second book last night. Making a run into town this morning, and hopefully I'll be close to done with it by the time I get home.

[Courtney]

Completion Post - Task 9
62. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month.


Down & Dirty: Diesel

Pages: 263 (Kindle Edition)
Completed: 5/9
How it qualifies: Published March 4th, 2018 - Teammate Sarah's birth month is March

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Task 9 - Completion
62. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month.

Siren in the City
Pages: 204 (Kindle Version)
Completed: May 9, 2020
Qualification: Original publication date is September 17, 2010 - Chan's birth month.

[Courtney]

I'm not sure if I messed up the last one or not. The Kindle Edition that I linked was published in March, but was I supposed to go by original publication date instead? If so, I just finished up another book with an original publication date in April, so I could switch them out.

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Courtney wrote: "I'm not sure if I messed up the last one or not. The Kindle Edition that I linked was published in March, but was I supposed to go by original publication date instead? If so, I just finished up an..."

I don't know. I just asked in the Q&A thread and Kat is often online around this time, so hopefully she'll answer fairly soon.

[Courtney]

Ok. I was confused because I know we're using Kindle Editions for page counts. In any case, I'll post my second book too since it's after midnight here and I'm about to turn in. I'll just cross out whichever one we can't use tomorrow.

[Courtney]

Completion Post - Task 9
62. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month.



The Wallflower
Pages: 175 (Kindle Edition)
Completed: 5/10
How it qualifies: Published April 15th, 2008 - Teammate Karen's birth month is April

[Chan]

I'm only halfway through rock chicks, so if MKat allows us to use both of Courtney's posts, then I'll save my book for something else.

[Courtney]

She said it should be original publication date, but if she didn't specify, she'll make consessions this time. So up to you guys what you want to do.

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

I think we're fine to go ahead and use it...all of our other books qualify as she intended, so I think we're fine.

[[deleted user]]

I will have my book completed tomorrow

[[deleted user]]

Completion Post - Task 9
62. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month.

Under an Alaskan Sky by Jennifer Snow
Pages: 384 (Kindle Edition)
Completed: 5/11
How it qualifies: Published April 28th, 2020 - Teammate Karen's birth month is April

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Yes, it was my fault about the initial publication date mix up. Though I probably would have allowed your book anyway because the original publication date on the edition list was the one you used even though there was that odd paperback with over a million pages. 🤔 Sometimes when I am assigning tasks, especially late at night and it was quite late when I assigned your last one, my mind goes blank as to what other details I need to include! 🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

I know this task well though - here is Task 10:

69. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession.

Professions such as law enforcement officer or musician are fine. Just don't try to pass off both a rancher and a chef as in the food industry - they are just too far apart. Remember to use the first edition Kindle page count!

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Ok, we need to agree on a profession! 😁 Here's the list from earlier in the thread that had been suggested: Athlete, Firefighter, Lawyer, Vet, Security, Teacher, Law Enforcement. Any other suggestions?

For me I think Law Enforcement or Athlete would be the easiest, but I'm sure I could find something for any of them without too much trouble.

[Courtney]

I have tons of athlete books, so that would be the easiest for me. Military, firefighter, or musician would be my next choices.

[Chan]

Hi Team. My preferences are:

Military
Law Enforcement
Athlete
Teacher
Security
Lawyer

[Courtney]

So military and athlete are the top choices? Any preference between those two?

[[deleted user]]

Courtney wrote: "So military and athlete are the top choices? Any preference between those two?"

Military would work better for me :)

[Courtney]

That works for me. I still have ready on my eReader from the top romance list challenge.

[[deleted user]]

I have this one to read :)

[Courtney]

That sounds really cute! Maybe I should switch 🤔

Oh, wait! Would his job be cowboy, though? It says they're out of the SEALs

[[deleted user]]

Courtney wrote: "That sounds really cute! Maybe I should switch 🤔

Oh, wait! Would his job be cowboy, though? It says they're out of the SEALs"

Shoot... I didn't realize that. Ok, off to see what else I can find.

[Courtney]

I could do rancher/cowboy, too. This one has been on my TBR for a while

[Courtney]

For athlete, I've got and