The Amazing Race Team Challenge - We're Bookin' It! (4)

[bamaace83]

I think we chose police officer. Everyone still good with that one? I'm off to find some books this afternoon. :)

[Leslie]

bamaace83 wrote: "I think we chose police officer. Everyone still good with that one? I'm off to find some books this afternoon. :)"

I'm good with that. I've just started A Case Of Longing.

[[deleted user]]

Yep, I've got one ready to go. I'll start it tonight and should be done with it tomorrow!

[[[ Frankie ]]]

Law enforcement works for me! Gonna go find a book now.

[[[ Frankie ]]]

I wonder if being tagged ‘crime’ & also ‘murder mystery’ would be sufficient enough evidence that a book has a detective in it?

This was the one I was considering - -

[[deleted user]]

[[ Frankie ]] wrote: "I wonder if being tagged ‘crime’ & also ‘murder mystery’ would be sufficient evidence enough that a book has a detective in it?

This was the one I was considering - -

[bookcover:Ghost Gifts|27982..."

On page 5 of tags, it's tagged "mystery-men-detectives"
and
On page 11 of tags, it is tagged "detectives-cops-investigators"

[bamaace83]

I'm going to read Insidious. It's in the FBI series and it's one I need for another challenge. It has 369 kindle pages per Goodreads.

[[deleted user]]

I've pre-loaded everything except links for completion threads and read dates into the tracking post, so please let me know if your book changes or if your "how it fits" differs from what I've got. Thanks! 😁

[[[ Frankie ]]]

Cyndee wrote: "[[ Frankie ]] wrote: "I wonder if being tagged ‘crime’ & also ‘murder mystery’ would be sufficient evidence enough that a book has a detective in it?

This was the one I was considering - -

[bookc..."

Thanks, Cyndee! I didn’t even see those!

[[deleted user]]

Girl, you know I've got your back. 😁

[[[ Frankie ]]]

My eyeballs get tired after scrolling through the first 2-3 pages of tags usually, so I just give up after that. Makes me wonder how many task opportunities I’ve missed because of it.😂

[[[ Frankie ]]]

Cyndee wrote: "I've pre-loaded everything except links for completion threads and read dates into the tracking post, so please let me know if your book changes or if your "how it fits" differs from what I've got...."

I’m just now looking at this for the first time since we left page one! I love it so much! It’s so helpful & so pretty & organized!!❤️ Thank you for doing that for us.

[Leslie]

Task #69: Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession. Team chose law enforcement

Book/cover link: A Case Of Longing by Lily Baines

Page numbers with source: 240 - Goodreads Kindle Edition
How book qualified: MCs, Rose Harper and Eithan Reed are detectives in the Chicago PD. (from precis)
Date Completed 25 May 2020
Rating: ★★★

[bamaace83]

Completion Post:

Task #69: Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession. Team chose law enforcement

Book: Insidious
Author: Catherine Coulter
Date Read: 5-26-2020
Pages: 369 kindle edition per Goodreads
Rating: 4 Stars

How book qualifies: #20 in the FBI series, in precis "FBI agents Savich and Sherlock must discover who is trying to murder Venus Rasmussen, a powerful, wealthy society icon."

[[[ Frankie ]]]

Sorry, ladies. Memorial Day was ‘family day’ - woo freaking hoo. & yesterday I spent most of the day having to get the Black Belt challenge & Decades challenge together for FLOAB.

I’m gonna spend all this evening & night reading, though, so that’s a plus.

[[deleted user]]

COMPLETION POST: Task 9


Task: 69. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession.
team choice: Law Enforcement

Book/cover link: Where I Belong by J. Daniels
Page numbers with source: 227 ~ Kindle edition
How book qualified: #55 on Frisk Me: Best Male Police Officer Romance Heroes list
Date Completed: 05/27/20
Rating: 1 star

[[deleted user]]

bamaace83 wrote: "Completion Post:

Task #69: Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession. Team chose law enforcement

Book: Insidious
Author: [author:Cather..."

Hey Anna, will you please update your completion with how the book fits the task? I have it in my tracking but I think our individual posts have to have the justification as well. :P

[bamaace83]

Ooops! I'm going to fix that right now.

[Leslie]

[[ Frankie ]] wrote: "Sorry, ladies. Memorial Day was ‘family day’ - woo freaking hoo. & yesterday I spent most of the day having to get the Black Belt challenge & Decades challenge together for FLOAB.

I’m gonna spend ..."

That's okay...I didn't even know about the Black Belt challenge...I've signed up :)

[[[ Frankie ]]]

Leslie wrote: "[[ Frankie ]] wrote: "Sorry, ladies. Memorial Day was ‘family day’ - woo freaking hoo. & yesterday I spent most of the day having to get the Black Belt challenge & Decades challenge together for FL..."

Yay!

[[[ Frankie ]]]

Completion Post (#9)


Ghost Gifts by Laura Spinella
Date Read: 5/28/20
Pages: 386 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Task: 69. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession.
How it Fits: Tagged ‘detectives-cops-investigators’

[bamaace83]

I probably should go sign up for the black belt challenge. I think the Olympic craziness is ending this month so that will help me from doing so many individual challenges in those worlds. I'm afraid it's going to be crazy though! Yay, we should get a new task later tonight.

[Leslie]

I keep telling myself no more challenges until some of these end, but they I read the new ones and I'm like "But I love Seinfeld and the Black Belt Challenge is so different, I have to do that one" .... and so it goes.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Here is your next task:

6. Each player reads a book by a new to you author - no pass for this task.

You can have other books by your new to you author, but only the one you select for this task can be marked as read. Please provide a link to your read shelf as that is how I will confirm you books. 😊

[[[ Frankie ]]]

I’m glad the Black Belt challenge caught your interest, Leslie! I hope you like it. ;p

[[deleted user]]

Ok my lovelies, I've link our read shelves on the tracking post. Make sure you put your books on there and tag it in your completions :)

Just a reminder that this challenge ends June 6, so we're almost in our final week. :( I wish it were longer!! I feel like we just got started and this one is so much fun!!

[bamaace83]

Oh man! That's so soon. I love this challenge and team and wish it was going to last longer. Now, I need to find a book to read.

[Leslie]

I agree with Anna. There were so many more tasks I was looking forward too. This challenge has gone way too fast.

[[[ Frankie ]]]

Cyndee wrote: "Ok my lovelies, I've link our read shelves on the tracking post. Make sure you put your books on there and tag it in your completions :)

Just a reminder that this challenge ends June 6, so we're a..."

WOW. It’s almost over already? Dang.

[[[ Frankie ]]]

Leslie wrote: "I agree with Anna. There were so many more tasks I was looking forward too. This challenge has gone way too fast."

I feel the same! I wouldn’t mind playing an open-ended version where we can end up doing ALL the tasks. Still randomly, of course. I know that’d be one long challenge, but it would be awesome.

[[[ Frankie ]]]

We could always create a secret group with the four of us & copy the task list & continue working on them. ;]

One of us could put the tasks into a randomizer to determine our task each time. It could be a challenge just for us.😂

(I’m joking.)

(Well, kind of.)

[[deleted user]]

[[ Frankie ]] wrote: "We could always create a secret group with the four of us & copy the task list & continue working on them. ;]

One of us could put the tasks into a randomizer to determine our task each time. It co..."

I'm 100% on board with this plan!

[bamaace83]

I’m okay with this idea!

[Leslie]

Count me in. I would also be happy to be a team with you guys again on another challenge anytime (unless as Cyndee knows) it involves writing a review

[[[ Frankie ]]]

Really? Yay - let’s do it! At the end of the challenge, I’ll make a special group for us & invite everyone. :]

[Leslie]

Task #6: Each player reads a book by a new to you author - no pass for this task.

Book/cover link: Falling Into You by Jasinda Wilder

Page numbers with source: 369 - Goodreads Kindle Edition
How book qualified: This author is new to me
Date Completed 29 May 2020
Rating: ★★★★1/2
Leslie's Read Shelf

[bamaace83]

Task #6: Each player reads a book by a new to you author - no pass for this task.

Book: A Talent for Trickery
Author: Alissa Johnson
Date Read: 5-30-2020
Rating: 3 Stars
Pages: 416 kindle edition per Goodreads

How it qualifies: New author to me
My shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[bamaace83]

Yay, that sounds good for the private group. There are so many good tasks still on that list. :)

[[[ Frankie ]]]

I’m reading Island of the Blue Dolphins for the task. :]

Has anyone read it?

[[deleted user]]

COMPLETION POST: Task 10


Task: 6. Each player reads a book by a new to you author - no pass for this task
Book/cover link: In the Absence of Light by Adrienne Wilder
Page numbers with source: 341~ Kindle edition
How book qualified: Never read anything by Adrienne Wilder before: Cyndee's "read" shelf
Date Completed: 05/31/20
Rating: 3 stars

[[deleted user]]

[[ Frankie ]] wrote: "I’m reading Island of the Blue Dolphins for the task. :]

Has anyone read it?"

I haven't read this one yet. Interested to see what you think!

[[deleted user]]

[[ Frankie ]] wrote: "Really? Yay - let’s do it! At the end of the challenge, I’ll make a special group for us & invite everyone. :]"

Awesome!! You want me to do the random generator stuff and still keep up on the tracking??

[[[ Frankie ]]]

Cyndee wrote: "[[ Frankie ]] wrote: "I’m reading Island of the Blue Dolphins for the task. :]

Has anyone read it?"

I haven't read this one yet. Interested to see what you think!"

Honestly - it’s killing me slowly. LOL.

[[[ Frankie ]]]

Cyndee wrote: "[[ Frankie ]] wrote: "Really? Yay - let’s do it! At the end of the challenge, I’ll make a special group for us & invite everyone. :]"

Awesome!! You want me to do the random generator stuff and sti..."

For sure! If you’re still down to do it, that is. :p

[bamaace83]

Y'all know you don't want me to do something like that. I don't even know how to do the fancy hyperlinks or things. I see all these other pretty Olympic tracking posts, and I'm still not done....., and mine looks like a train barely hanging unto the rails.

[[[ Frankie ]]]

bamaace83 wrote: "Y'all know you don't want me to do something like that. I don't even know how to do the fancy hyperlinks or things. I see all these other pretty Olympic tracking posts, and I'm still not done.....,..."

Click the link beside where it says (add book/author)... the one called (some html is ok) at the top of your comment box... & you will find all the html coding you need. Like to make things bold, etc. or to make a fancy link. :p

[[[ Frankie ]]]

Completion Post (#10)


Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Date Read: 6/2/20
Pages: 194 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
Task: 6. Each player reads a book by a new to you author - no pass for this task.
How it Fits: Scott O’Dell is a new-to-me author (https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...)

[[deleted user]]

[[ Frankie ]] wrote: "Honestly - it’s killing me slowly. LOL."

Nooooo! I hate that for you! (But I'm officially NOT adding it to my TBR. LOL)

[[deleted user]]

Ok ladies, I've checked us in, BUT I need you all to add a link to your "read" shelf in your completion posts per MountainKat's instructions in Message 424.

I do have links to your "read" shelves in my tracking post but I don't know if that will be sufficient.

[Leslie]

Cyndee wrote: "Ok ladies, I've checked us in, BUT I need you all to add a link to your "read" shelf in your completion posts per MountainKat's instructions in Message 424.

I do have links to your "read" shelves ..."

Done! We should be able to get one more task in I think.