The Amazing Race Team Challenge - Untouchaballs (11)

[AliciaJ]

So my home state is California. I’m going to read a book set in Trio’s home state, New York.

[Trio]

it looks like Barbara is in Ohio - so I can pick either California or Ohio, right?

[AliciaJ]

Trio wrote: "it looks like Barbara is in Ohio - so I can pick either California or Ohio, right?"

Yes I think so.

[Barbara ★]

AliciaJ wrote: "So my home state is California. I’m going to read a book set in Trio’s home state, New York."

Unfortunately, the Q&A thread says we all have to pick the same State. So either California, Ohio or New York.

Looks like Aliciaj has chosen New York. I can read NY, Can you Trio?

I'm off to bed but if you ladies decide on another state, that's fine I can find a book for any of them.

[AliciaJ]

Ok, thanks Barbara. I thought we each picked a state of one of our teammates. I’m good with anything really, I just picked New York cuz I have more books set there than Ohio. But if anyone wants to read one of the other states, that’s totally fine. What do you think Trio?

[Trio]

New York's fine with me!

[Trio]

I'm going with Semper Fi
it's on this list for New York: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[AliciaJ]

I'm going to read Death Dancer by Tara Lain. It's #64 on the list: M/M Romance Books Set in New York

[Barbara ★]

I'll read Three Bedrooms In Chelsea.

[AliciaJ]

Completion Post

Task: Each teammate reads a book set in one of your teammates' home town, no pass for this task. (New York-Trio's home state)
Cover:
Book: Death Dancer
Date Completed: 5/5
Pages: 230
How book fits: #64 on M/M Romance Books Set in New York

[Barbara ★]

Completion Post

Task: Each teammate reads a book set in one of your teammates' home town, no pass for this task.

Book: Three Bedrooms In Chelsea - Liz Ireland
Read: 5/4
Pages: 304 (there is no ebook version)
How it fits: read a book set in New York, Trio's home state

[Trio]

this is a long one for me - I should be done by noon tomorrow :)

[Trio]

Completion Post

Task: Each teammate reads a book set in one of your teammates' home town, no pass for this task.

Semper Fi by Keira Andrews
Read: 5/6
Pages: 332
How it fits: read a book set in New York, Trio's home state

[Barbara ★]

COMPLETION TRACKING POST

TASK 7: 57. Each teammate reads a book set in one of your teammates' home town, no pass for this task.

Trio: Msg 213
Aliciaj: Msg 210
Barbara: Msg 211

[MountainKat, Moderator]

FYI for the future - in your qualification, I need to know how you know your book qualifies. Just saying 'set in NY' isn't enough - I need to know if it is in the book details, tagged, on a list, in the precis. Basically, I need to know where to look to confirm your book. 😊

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Here is Task 8:

39. Each teammate reads a book with a night sky on the cover, no pass for this task.

Please include the cover in your qualification. If you have any questions please ask.

[Trio]

okay I'm going with
151 pages

[Barbara ★]

Looks like this task was posted just under 13 hours ago. I finished a book at 2 am last night that fits for this task which is roughly 9 hours ago so I finished reading after this task was posted so this should count.

Completion Post

Task: Each teammate reads a book with a night sky on the cover

Book: Darker Than Night - Kim Lenox
Read: 5/6 at 2 am EST (which is actually 5/7)
Pages: 282
How it fits: night sky on cover

[AliciaJ]

I’m going to read , 221 pgs

[Trio]

Barbara ★ wrote: "Looks like this task was posted just under 13 hours ago. I finished a book at 2 am last night that fits for this task which is roughly 9 hours ago so I finished reading after this task was posted s..."

Nice Barbara!

[AliciaJ]

Barbara ★ wrote: "Looks like this task was posted just under 13 hours ago. I finished a book at 2 am last night that fits for this task which is roughly 9 hours ago so I finished reading after this task was posted s..."

Wow, that is great Barbara! Nice job 😊

[Trio]

Completion Post
Task: Each teammate reads a book with a night sky on the cover

Knot The Manny by Liam Kingsley
Read: 5/7
Pages: 151
How it fits: Night sky on cover

[Barbara ★]

Trio wrote: "Barbara ★ wrote: "Looks like this task was posted just under 13 hours ago. I finished a book at 2 am last night that fits for this task which is roughly 9 hours ago so I finished reading after this..."

just got lucky.

[Trio]

here's for lucky (it's never happened before and I'm sure it'll never happen again) but I was able to use Semper Fi for FOUR challenges! LOL
this one, the pass the parcel challenge, bingo, and author of the month

[AliciaJ]

Trio wrote: "here's for lucky (it's never happened before and I'm sure it'll never happen again) but I was able to use Semper Fi for FOUR challenges! LOL
this one, the pass the parcel challenge, bingo, and auth..."

You hit the jackpot! 👍🥳

[AliciaJ]

Completion Post

Task: Each teammate read a book with a night sky cover
Cover:
Book: Night Moves
Date Completed: 5/7
Pages: 221
How book fits: night sky on the cover

[Barbara ★]

COMPLETION TRACKING POST

TASK 8: 39. Each teammate reads a book with a night sky on the cover

Trio: Msg 222
Aliciaj: Msg 226
Barbara: Msg 218

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Barbara ★ wrote: "Looks like this task was posted just under 13 hours ago. I finished a book at 2 am last night that fits for this task which is roughly 9 hours ago so I finished reading after this task was posted s..."

Just FYI - for this challenge, and I believe every challenge in RRRC but definitely all the team challenges, books have to be started after the challenge, task, theme, month or whatever begins.

I am overlooking this and not doing the math, but wanted to make sure you all knew going forward.

And Trio - four?! That's awesome!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Here is your next task:

31. Read 4 3 books written by a male author.

Provide a link to the author page in you completion post.

[Trio]

a feat never to be repeated I'm sure 😁!

[Barbara ★]

MountainKat wrote: "Barbara ★ wrote: "Looks like this task was posted just under 13 hours ago. I finished a book at 2 am last night that fits for this task which is roughly 9 hours ago so I finished reading after this..."

I appreciate that but.....
Yesterday was my day off and I read three books. This one was started at 9:30 pm which is why I was up so late reading it. The task was posted at 6:52 pm so I did start after it was posted. I just didn't see the task until I posted my completion.

[AliciaJ]

MountainKat wrote: "Here is your next task:

31. Read 4 3 books written by a male author.

Provide a link to the author page in you completion post."

So we each just need to read one book by a male author?

[AliciaJ]

I'm going to start with Rebound by Andrew Grey.

[Barbara ★]

AliciaJ wrote: "MountainKat wrote: "Here is your next task:

31. Read 4 3 books written by a male author.

Provide a link to the author page in you completion post."

So we each just need to read one book by a ma..."

Yes we each read 1 book.

[Barbara ★]

I'm going to read The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan because I need to read it for another challenge.

ETA: my ebook wouldn't open so I had to change to another book

[Trio]

I'm going with Declination by Gregory Ashe and it doesn't work for any other challenges 😅.
I found two that would work but I've read them both already and I'm not in a mood for a re-read.

I lucked out and found a (shorter) book I really enjoyed - I went with A Family Affair

[Barbara ★]

Completion Post

Task: Read 3 books written by a male author

Book: Ghost King - David Gemmell
Read: 5/8
Pages: 308
How it fits: written by a male author

[Trio]

Team, just a heads' up - my book is long! I'm going to try really hard to be done tomorrow night or Monday morning at the latest.

[AliciaJ]

Completion Post

Task: Read 3 books written by a male author
Cover:
Book: Rebound by Andrew Grey
Date Completed: 5/9
Pages: 202
How book fits: written by a male author

[Barbara ★]

Trio wrote: "Team, just a heads' up - my book is long! I'm going to try really hard to be done tomorrow night or Monday morning at the latest."

No worries Trio. Some books shouldn't be rushed.

[Trio]

oh my gosh, I grabbed a book off NetGalley last night and read it straight through - writing my review just now it occurred to me - the author is male! haha, I can post this for my male author 😂.

[Trio]

Completion Post

Task: Read 3 books written by a male author
Cover:
Book: A Family Affair by Rob Loveless
Date Completed: 5/10
Pages: 180
How book fits: written by a male author

[Barbara ★]

Trio wrote: "oh my gosh, I grabbed a book off NetGalley last night and read it straight through - writing my review just now it occurred to me - the author is male! haha, I can post this for my male author 😂."

Don't you just love it when that happens.

[Barbara ★]

COMPLETION TRACKING POST

TASK 9: 31. Read 3 books written by a male author

Trio: Msg 242
Aliciaj: Msg 239
Barbara: Msg 237

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Yay! Here is Task 10:

69. Read over 750 600 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession.

Professions such as law enforcement officers or musicians are fine. Just don't try to pass off both a rancher and a chef as in the food industry. Remember to use the first edition Kindle page count!

[Trio]

Sounds good, what do you guys think? Law enforcement or lawyer or teacher/professor? Farmer, clergy?

[Barbara ★]

law enforcement would be the easiest but I could do lawyer as well.

[Trio]

You pick Alicia

[AliciaJ]

If we do lawyer, I could reread Try, (382 pgs), my favorite Ella Frank book. So if you guys are good with lawyers, that would be my pick.

By the way, sorry for not getting here sooner. I was doing math with my little brother. He’s in middle school, so we were doing algebra. Ugh. I haven’t done polynomials since I was in high school, about a thousand years ago! LOL

[Trio]

haha, totally no problem Alicia, I'm still in the middle of another audiobook I really need to finish and review before I can start another one.

Lawyer works great for me, I'd like to do Boyfriend Material - the only problem is that book is really long. I'll see if I can find something a bit shorter.