The Amazing Race Team Challenge - Pumped Up Sisters (14)

[Alissa]

Completion Post:
Task: 14/ 11. Read 4 books first published within the last year.
Book:
Author: Jen DeLuca
Read: 5/22/20
Pages: 336 (Kindle Edition)
How it fits: publication date was September 3rd 2019

[Laura]

Task 14/ # 11. Read 4 books first published within the last year.
by Rebecca Zanetti
read: May 22
pages: 364 kindle edition ( GR)
qualifies: publication date=September 24, 2019

[Laura]

Since I 'm last to finish I 'll check us in:-)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Here is Task 15:

21. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.

You can do the recommendations however you wish - to the group, to each individual, to the person below you on the list or ?? - it's up to you. If you want to provide a specific shelf to pick from, it needs to have a minimum of 10 book on it.

[Geri]

I looked at our recommendation posts. I’ll read Before She Was Found. It’s one of the few I could borrow from the library.

[Laura]

Alissa, will you give some recommendations?


I can’t get copies of a couple books already recommended and I don’t want to re read anything.

[Alissa]

I’ll pick some now

[Alissa]

All the Light We Cannot See
To Kill a Mockingbird
American Gods
Vision in White or any book in the series
The Last Black Unicorn
Delicious or any book in the series
The Poet X
Wicked Lovely or any book in the series
Nauti Boy or any book in the series Heartbreaker or any book in the series
For the Roses or any book in the series
Texas! Lucky or any book in the series
Sweet Talk or any book in the series
Behind Closed Doors or any book in the series
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Ender’s Game
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo or any book in the series
Memory Man or any book in the series


Hopefully that’s enough to choose from!

[Alissa]

I’m going with American Dirt

[Linda]

I will be reading Out of My Mind! I found it on audio & KU which is perfect since I am cleaning today so I can listen to the first half and then read the rest when I am cozying up. :D

And thank you for checking us in!

[Laura]

Linda wrote: "I will be reading Out of My Mind! I found it on audio & KU which is perfect since I am cleaning today so I can listen to the first half and then read the rest when I am cozying up. :..."

I'm sorry, Linda but maybe have kleenex near by? This one pulled at my heart strings.

[Laura]

Thanks Alissa- there were a few I've read but you gave a nice big selection that I finally found one on Hoopla. I really wanted to read Nauti Boy but couldn't access a copy of it.

I'm going to read Delicious by Susan Mallery

[Linda]

completion post

Task: 21. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.
Book: Out of My Mind
pages: 320 kindle
how it qualifies: Recommended by Laura
Date read: May 23rd.

[Linda]

OH MY GOD!!!!!! I think I never read a book this quick before? LOL Today was a good reading day for sure, I had loads of time and focus but I couldn't stop either!!! Laura I hold you accountable for lots of tears and feels!!!!!!!!!! Hahah
But... you DID warn me ;)

[Linda]

I need to calm down now... and find a nice and breezy book to read!!

[Laura]

Eeeks, I 'm sorry, but wasn't it such an awesome book even though there were tears and big emotions?

[Laura]

Don't forget to link the kindle edition:-)

[Laura]

completion post
Task 15//# 21. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.
by Susan Mallery
read: May 23
pages: 367 kindle edition ( GR)
qualifies: Alissa's recommendations 6th in list

[Linda]

Fixed the link!

And yes!!! It was a great book. It really tugged on your heartstrings. (view spoiler)[ the Situation at the airport already had my heart beating so fast and then the accident with the sister?? I JUST WAS NOT PREPARED!!! (hide spoiler)]

[Laura]

What about Girls on the Line, I was feeling so crummy I didn't get to ask did you enjoy it?

I'm glad you enjoyed the recommendation. I really do enjoy books that tug on your heartstrings. (view spoiler)[If everyone had Melody's courage, spirit and kindness our world would be a better place! (hide spoiler)]

[Laura]

Thanks for the recommendation(s) Alissa- I enjoyed it.

[Linda]

I really liked Girls on the Line!! I couldn't stop reading that either. I loved the little bit after the book about the real history behind it. I am realizing that I am such a sucker for Books/tv shows about working women in the 10s-60s. Do you guys know the Call the Midwife? I LOVE that show.

[Geri]

Wow, you guys are fast! The weather is great here, and it’s a holiday weekend in the U.S. so I am a little distracted. I should have my book done tonight.

Laura, the book is definitely inspired by the Slenderman case. I saw the documentary about it on HBO.

Linda, I have seen Call the Midwife. I am behind on it. I just marathoned my way through Belgravia. I recommend it to you if you haven’t seen it. It is by the creator of Downton Abbey. I loved it!

[Geri]

Completion Post

Task: 21. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.
Before She Was Found
Page numbers: 368 kindle
How book qualified: recommended by Laura
Date Completed: 5/23

[Linda]

By the creator of Downton Abbey? Say no more!!!!! Gotta see where I can stream that!!!!

[Alissa]

Completion Post:
Task: 15/ 21. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate- no pass for this task
Book:
Author: Jeanine Cummins
Read: 5/25/20
Pages: 387 (Kindle Edition)
How it fits: recommended by Laura in message 60.

[Laura]

I'll check us in since I 'm online updating my yahtzee challenge:-)

ETA- checked in for task 15

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Here is your next task:

75. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope.

Select your trope and then read away! Remember to let me know how you know your books qualifies! Please include your chosen trope in your completion post.

[Linda]

im not online for an hour and everything happens at once LOL thanks for checking us in!!

I don't think we discussed tropes before. any suggestions? where do I best see the tropes? in the tags?

[Geri]

10 of the most popular romance tropes

The ‘Trapped in an Elevator’
The ‘Love Triangle’
The ‘Fake Relationship’
The ‘Enemies Become Lovers’
The ‘Belated Love Epiphany’
The ‘Friends to Lovers’
The ‘I’m Actually a Secret Royal/Billionaire’
The ‘Destined To Be Together’
The 'Second Chance at Love'
The ‘Forbidden Love’

I vote for enemies to lovers. I usually enjoy them.

[Linda]

enemies to lovers sounds fun. Definitely don't mind that!
My number 2 would be love triangle. I don't necessarily enjoy that trope but I just got One True Loves from the library.

[Laura]

I don't have a preference- I 'll find something to fit

Here's what a goodreads search revealed: ( lots of different lists to choose from)

https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8...

[Laura]

Linda wrote: "enemies to lovers sounds fun. Definitely don't mind that!
My number 2 would be love triangle. I don't necessarily enjoy that trope but I just got One True Loves from the library."

I hope you like One True Loves as much as I did.

[Alissa]

I vote for enemies to lovers!

[Laura]

I'm going to read it was on one of those lists:-)

[Linda]

Okay! Then I will read The Unhoneymooners! I remember you guys all liking it during Towers.

[Geri]

Linda wrote: "Okay! Then I will read The Unhoneymooners! I remember you guys all liking it during Towers."

That one is great!

[Laura]

Completion post
Task 16// #75. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope.

enemies to lovers trope
by Elle Kennedy
read: May 26
pages: 342 kindle edition (GR)
qualifies: Best Enemies to Lovers list- #2

[Laura]

Well, I 'm up for the challenge to find another book as good as the one I just finished!

[Geri]

Completion Post

Task: Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope.

Page numbers: 384 kindle
How book qualified: team decided on enemies to lovers trope, January and Gus were enemies/rivals in college, book tagged enemies to lovers by 25 people
Date Completed: 5/26

[Geri]

Mine was good too!

[Laura]

Yours is too " new". I'd probably not be able to get a copy.

[Geri]

Oops! You are right. I was #2 on the waitlist after it was released. It is worth pitting a hold on it for later.

[Laura]

#128 on 7 copies... lol. That will be a long wait

[Alissa]

Thanks Laura and Geri for two new books to add to my TBR! 🤓

I went with and I’m really enjoying it so hopefully I can finish it tonight. 🤞🏾

[Geri]

That’s a crazy long waitlist, Laura!

Let me know what you think about Rival, Alissa. I wasn’t sure I wanted to continue that series. But if book 2 is good...

[Geri]

Completion Post

Task: Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope.

Page numbers: 337 kindle
How book qualified: team decided on enemies to lovers trope, Nick and Alexa were childhood enemies, book tagged enemies to lovers by 40 people
Date Completed: 5/26

[Geri]

My second book was okay. But besides enemies to lovers, it also had fake relationship and belated love epiphany. LOL The MC was a billionaire and there was a pregnancy. More popular tropes, I’m sure!

[Alissa]

Completion Post:
Task 16// #75. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope.
Book:
Author: Penelope Douglas
Read: 5/27/20
Pages: 366 (Kindle Edition)
How it fits: tagged enemies to lovers by 99 people

[Alissa]

Geri, I really liked it! I would definitely recommend it and I’m excited about the next one. I think the first one was a character development book and the couple’s story got lost.