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The Amazing Race Team Challenge - Read, Snack, Repeat (6)
The Amazing Race Team ChallengeApril 11, 2020 through June 9, 2020
8 Week Dash For the Win!
Tracking:
Task 1 - 1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task. Assigned 4.12.2020 / Completed 4.15.2020
Task 2 - 65. Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country. Assigned 4.15.2020 / Completed 4.21.2020
Task 3 - 14. Read 4 books with fewer than 500 reviews. Assigned 4.21.2020 / Completed 4.23.2020
Task 4 - 6. Each player reads a book by a new to you author - no pass for this task. Assigned 4.24.2020 / Completed 4.27.2020
Task 5 - 25. Each player reads a book in a series, teams decide. No pass for this task. Assigned 4.27.2020 / Completed 5.2.2020
Task 6 - 41. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books with one word titles. Assigned 5.2.2020 / Completed 5.7.2020
Task 7 - 33. Each teammate reads a book another teammate read and rated 4 Stars or higher in the last 3 months. No pass for this task. Assigned 5.7.2020 / Completed 5.12.2020
Task 8 - 58. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books published in any one year prior to 2018, team picks the year. Assigned 5.12.2020 / Completed 5.17.2020
Task 9 - 37. Read 6 books by authors who use initials in their name. Assigned 5.17.2020 / Completed 5.21.2020
Task 10 - 21. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task. Assigned 5.21.2020 / Completed 5.25.2020
Task 11 - 63. Read over 1000 pages in books that start with the same letter (no articles), teams decide letter. Assigned 5.25.2020 / Completed 5.29.2020
Task 12 - 8. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with Contemporary Romance as MPG. Assigned 5.29.2020 / Completed 5.31.2020
Task 13 - 34. Read 4 books 300 pages or longer. Assigned 5.31.2020 / Completed 6.5.2020
Task 14 - 45. Read 4 books by one of the 2020 FACs. Assigned 6.5.2020 / Completed 6.8.2020
Task 15 - 100. Read a book with an average rating of 4.2 or higher. No pass for this task. You can read as many books as you wish, each book completed earns a point. Assigned 6.8.2020
The Amazing Race Team ChallengeApril 11, 2020 through June 9, 2020
8 Week Dash For the Win!
Challenge Dates:
Signups open until April 11, 2020 at 9 PM US EDT.
Remaining Teams Assigned after signups close on April 11, 2020.
First Task Assigned April 14, 2020 at 6 PM US EDT.
Challenge Ends on June 9, 2020 at Midnight US EDT, tasks will not be accepted after this time.
Each team will work together to complete tasks. Once complete, you will be given another task to complete. After the first task, teams will be on different paths with tasks randomly assigned. The same tasks may be assigned to different teams at different times, but no task will be used more than once by the same team. Each team works at their own pace and the team that completes the most tasks at the end of 8 weeks will be the winner!
After the first task is given to everyone, when a team finishes their task they will need to report their completion in the Tracking/Q&A thread. I will confirm the completion and assign their next task. New tasks will not be assigned more frequently than every other day. I will attempt to respond quickly to confirm completion and assign new tasks, but please allow up to 24 hours. If I am unavailable, another mod will assign the task.
Each teammate will need to participate in each task, but may take a pass for one task during the course of the challenge. For some tasks, no passes will be allowed. Completions posts will need to be made when finishing each book for a task, similar to the PtP and Bachelor Challenges. A player will be removed if they make no comment for 5 days after a new task is assigned or 3 days after the rest of the team completes the task (whichever is later), despite attempts to make contact.
Information required when posting your completion/s:
Task
Book/cover link
Page numbers with source
How book qualified, with links or cover as necessary.
Date Completed.
There is a 150 page minimum for books, rereads and audios ok. Books may only be used once per player during the challenge. Players may read the same book for a task unless otherwise specified. Books do not have to be romance, but must be fiction.
**For this challenge, use the GR Kindle first edition page count if available. Ebook page count will be acceptable if no Kindle page count available. The acceptability of other page counts will be made on an individual basis**
I think most of you know each other, at least a little, but feel free to introduce yourself again. Please give any relevant information, especially time zone as that helps know when it is best to communicate. 😊Please select a team leader to help keep track of where your team is in any given task. And as necessary guide discussions for task decisions. Any teammate can report your completions though.
PS - If you want to be known as anything other than Team 6, you are free to come up with a team name. 😉
Hey ladies, just wanted to let you guys know a little more about me since i've never done this challenge before. I'm a married 37 years young. I have 2 kids that are currently driving me crazy because they are "stuck" at home. they are 15 and 12. I am an introvert. i have been with my husband for 19 years. i keep telling him he only has until the 25th anniversary cause i'll need a newer model at that point. my escape is reading it always has been. the only other thing that brings me as much joy as reading does is music. Anyway this has ended up being a bunch of babble. ** Since this is my first time I don't think I should be team captain **
It's the first time for all of us :) It's a new challenge.I like babble. I'm really good at it haha. I am also married, live in MD with my husband and our four cats. We've been married 12 years, together for 16. Outside of reading, I'm listening to a lot of music, doing Legos and playing video and board games with my husband.
i'm going to throw out Binge Readers
IRL Groundhog Day
Read Snack Repeat
i suck at making up names
Stacie wrote: "I like Read Snack Repeat!"ditto!
I'm also married, 27 years this year. Trust me, Cheryl, after 25 it's not worth the effort to train a newer model ;-)
I have 2 boys, 19 and 24... both still at home. And eating me out of house and home.
Both hubby and me are still working, for the moment. Hubby runs an Olive Garden so they are all about the to-go business which is good for us, at least economically. I don't really like his continued exposure risk, though. I'm working from home, which I do anyway except now I have no choice so of course I resent it :-D Not sure what the longer term affects for my job are. We do accounting and consulting work so while regular audit and tax work have been deferred, we are getting consulting work. But I suspect that will only last so long...
Reading is also my escape but lately I'm also more easily distracted from it by FB and TV. I'm cooking more... oh joy. *sarcasm*
Looking forward to a new challenge!
ok I'm going to be bold and daring and give the team leader thing a try, if we're all ok with that and are we all cool if i message saying our team name is read snack repeat?
Stacie wrote: "I like Read Snack Repeat!"I like this too.
I live with my OH of 19 years in a very sunny South Wales with our 3 year old springer cross. We have been in lockdown for 3 weeks, likely to continue for another 3 at least. My OH is self-employed and is able to continue working for the time being. I’ve been working from home, which has been a challenge but doable. We were due to move into new offices the week after next but that has been postponed, our old offices have been sold to a supermarket company and will be bulldozed before the month is out, so for the time being working from home will be the status quo.
My reading has really lagged since this all begun but with the absence of a noisy office I’m finding audio books the way to go. We have been doing a fair bit of gardening and have planted some salad crops too.
Looking forward to this challenge as a welcome distraction to real life.
Cheryl if you want to be team lead, go for it! We'll be here to back you up!
Task 1 - ALL TEAMS!!1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.
Ready, Set, GO!
This week I have a J.D. Robb planned as well as a Rebecca Yarros, a Krista/Becca Ritchie and maybe a Brigid Kemmerer. But I'm open to ideas of course.
i'm good for krista becca ritchie she looks like my type of author. and JD Robb would be my second choice
Just an FYI if it helps anyone, pseudonyms and collaborations are allowed so if we do go with JD Robb, it sounds like Nora Roberts would be okay too. Just some info to help us decide that I stole from the Q/A when I went to ask that very question.
I can do Krista/becca Ritchie or j.d. robb
Tracking PostTask 1-
Cheryl: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
LaurLa: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Louise:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Stacie: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
*** Completed task ***Task: Each Player reads a book by the same author: JD Robb
Book/cover link: Connections in Death
Page numbers with source: 365pgs Kindle Edition
How book qualified, with links or cover as necessary.
everyone reads the same authorDate Completed. April 14 2020
Completion PostTask: Read a book by same author
Book/cover link: Midnight in Death by J.D. Robb
Page numbers with source: 177pgs; GR Kindle
How book qualified, with links or cover as necessary: Author J D Robb
Date Completed: 4/14
Completion Post ~~ Task 1
Task: 1. Read a book by same author ~ J.D. Robb
Book: Festive in Death
Pages: 390 pp
How it fits: author J.D. Robb
Date Read: 04.15 ★★★★
Completion Post
Task: Read a book by the same author, JD Robb
Pages: 384 per GR Kindle edition
How the book qualifies: author JD Robb
Date: 4/15
Rating: 3 stars
Great job team! Going to go post our completion.
Yay, you've finished the first task! Here is Task 2:65. Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country.
All books need to be set in the same country, but you get to decide which one. Make sure you show in your qualification how you know the book is set in that country.
Hey team for this next task I think England would be a great choice of country.
***Tracking Post***Task 2: Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide the country.
Cheryl:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Stacie: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
LaurLa: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Louise: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Task 2 Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide the country.***Completion Post***
Task: Read 6 Books set in the same country outside the US
Book: Mr. Trouble
Pages: 204 Kindle Edition
How it fits: set in London England
Date Read: Apr 17
Book: Pervade London
Pages: 334 Kindle
How it fits: set in London England pg 5 she finds him in a ball in the corner of piccadilly circus tube station.
pg. 51 talks about her up coming audition for the London Symphony.
Date Read: Apr 20 2020 3.5 stars. was hard t get into but finally found the groove with this one.
Once Louise and LaurLa weigh in, I'll see what books I have
OK sounds good. if they agree i already have my books picked out. just waiting to start.
Fair warning, I probably won't get mine done until the weekend.
That's fine with me LaurLa, I don't know about the rest of you but I just kind of want to read and see what we can do and not so much worry about the number of tasks we do. Otherwise I won't so anything but obsess lol
England it is ladies. No worries about when you get it done this is fun
Stacie, and everyone, make sure you let me know how you know it is set in England! In Stacie's case, it was easy to find right in the book details on the main book page. But if really helps if I know where to look! Thanks. 😊
hey team is there anyone that thinks they can read 2 books. I just finished my second book for this task, if no one can just let me know i have another quick read that i could read if needed.
I'm working on one right now Cheryl! Hope to have it done by tomorrow.
Completion Post
Cheesecake and Confusion by Agatha Frost
Date Read: 4/20
Pages: 196 Kindle edition
How It Fits: Set in a fictional Cotswold village in England.
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April 11, 2020 through June 9, 2020
8 Week Dash For the Win!
Team 6:
✓ Stacie
✓ LaurLa
✓ Louise
★ Cheryl