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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 4.14.2020
Task 2 - 44. Read 6 books on RRRC's bookshelf, the books can not be added by anyone on your team. Assigned 4.14.2020 / Completed 4.18.2020
Task 3 - 41. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books with one word titles. Assigned 4.18.2020 / Completed 4.19.2020
Task 4 - 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 4.20.2020 / 4.21.2020
Task 5 - 54. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books of the same sub-genre, but by different authors. Assigned 4.22.2020 / Completed 4.24.2020
Task 6 - 48. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books featuring shifters. Assigned 4.24.2020 / Completed 4.26.2020
Task 7 - 49. Read 6 books featuring cowboys. Assigned 4.26.2020 / Completed 4.28.2020
Task 8 - 52. Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location. Assigned 4.28.2020 / Completed 5.1.2020
Task 9 - 25. Each player reads a book in a series, teams decide. No pass for this task. Assigned 5.1.2020 / 5.2.2020
Task 10 - 73. Read 6 books published in the year one of the teammates joined RRRC, teams decide which teammate. Assigned 5.3.2020 / Completed 5.5.2020
Task 11 - 85. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books tagged 'magic' or 'magical'. Assigned 5.5.2020 / Completed 5.7.2020
Task 12 - 86. Read 6 books with a boat, plane, car or motorcycle on the cover, teams decide which. Assigned 5.7.2020 / Completed 5.9.2020
Task 13 - 59. Read 4 books published in the decade of a teammate's birth, team decides which teammate. Assigned 5.9.2020 / Completed 5.12.2020
Task 14 - 64. Each teammate reads a book from a teammate's to-read shelf. Assigned 5.12.2020 / Completed 5.14.2020
Task 15 - 92. As a team, pick a Romance List from GR Listopia with less than 100 books on it, each teammate reads a book from that list. No pass for this task. Assigned 5.14.2020 / Completed 5.17.2020
Task 16 - 46. Read over
Task 17 - 71. Read
Task 18 - 8. Read a minimum of
Task 19 - 21. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task. Assigned 5.24.2020 / Completed 5.26.2020
Task 20 - 69. Read over
Task 21 - 6. Each player reads a book by a new to you author - no pass for this task. Assigned 5.28.2020 / Completed 5.30.2020
Task 22 - 5. Each player reads the first book in a series, can be same or different series - no pass for this task. Assigned 5.30.2020 / Completed 6.1.2020
Task 23 - 55. Pick another team and each member reads one book that was read by a member for this challenge. No pass for this task. Assigned 6.1.2020 / Completed 6.3.2020
Task 24 - 31. Read over 1000 pages in books with Mystery or Suspense as MPG. Assigned 6.3.2020 / Completed 6.5.2020
Task 25 - 63. Read over
Task 26 - 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 6.7.2020
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 15, you are free to come up with a team name. 😉
Checking in!Hello again, everyone :) I'm excited to get started. I'll have to think of some team names
Here...yes let's have an 'amazing' name! I'd love it if someone on the team way dying to be captain as well...happy to help out with whatever.
The Amazing Case...Face...Aces...Laces...ReadersI'm so bad at this!!
Hi everyone!I'll try and think of some names. I'm working today, so I won't be back on GR until this evening.
Tammie wrote: "The Amazing Case...Face...Aces...Laces...ReadersI'm so bad at this!!"
Not at all! I actually really like The Amazing Aces or The Amazing Laces
Here are a few series I found on Kindle Unlimited:Historical Romance:
Sinful Scot
His Parisian Mistress
The Highlander's Angel
The Duchess of Chocolate
Live and Let Spy
In Bed with the Earl
Designs on a Duke
Contemporary Romance:
Bad Liar
Kiss the Stars
The Air He Breathes
Pretty Reckless
Vicious
Pucked
Him
Wrong
No Perfect Hero
Married to the Don
The Lying Game
I'm okay with any of these but also open to other suggestions!
TrackingTask 1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.
Amanda A - Pretty Reckless | Completion
Navi - Vicious | Completion
SandyL - In the Unlikely Event | Completion
Tammie - Defy | Completion
44. Read 6 books on RRRC's bookshelf, the books can not be added by anyone on your team.
Amanda A - Tall, Tatted and Tempting | Completion
Navi - Shelter Mountain | Completion
Navi - The Snow Child | Completion
SandyL - Red Zone | Completion
Tammie - Divorced, Desperate and Delicious | Completion
Tammie - A Red Herring Without Mustard | Completion
41. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books with one word titles. {1,259 total pages}
Amanda A - Flawless | Completion
Navi - Sin | Completion
SandyL - Screwed | Completion
Tammie - Inappropriate | Completion
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.
Amanda A - Too Good to Be True | Completion
Navi - For Now and Forever | Completion
SandyL - Once Upon A Wild Fling | Completion
Tammie - The Governess Affair | Completion
54. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books of the same sub-genre, but by different authors. {Contemporary Romance | 1,323 total pages}
Amanda A - Pelican Point | Completion
Navi - The Flatshare | Completion
SandyL - Misadventures on the Night Shift | Completion
Tammie - Badd Motherf*cker | Completion
48. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books featuring shifters. {1,081 total pages}
Amanda A - Silver in the Blood | Completion
Navi - Southern Magic | Completion
SandyL - Wolf Signs | Completion
Tammie - Doe and the Wolf | Completion
49. Read 6 books featuring cowboys.
Amanda A - Redemption | Completion
Amanda A - Over the Top | Completion
Navi - Cattleman's Choice | Completion
Navi - No Quarter Asked | Completion
SandyL - Rocky Mountain Devil | Completion
Tammie - Maggie's Run | Completion
52. Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location. {New York state}
Amanda A - The Pretending Plot | Completion
Navi - Who Wants to Love a Billionaire? | Completion
SandyL - Beyond the Surface | Completion
SandyL - After the Kiss | Completion
Tammie - Be My Babies | Completion
Tammie - The Sinner | Completion
25. Each player reads a book in a series, teams decide. No pass for this task. {Nocturne Falls}
Amanda A - The Dragon Finds Forever | Completion
Navi - The Vampire's Mail Order Bride | Completion
SandyL - The Vampire's Mail Order Bride | Completion
Tammie - The Vampire's Accidental Wife | Completion
73. Read 6 books published in the year one of the teammates joined RRRC, teams decide which teammate.
Amanda A - Secret Life of a Vampire | Completion
Navi - The Forest of Hands and Teeth | Completion
Navi - Body Check | Completion
SandyL - Instant Gratification | Completion
Tammie - A Kid To The Rescue | Completion
Tammie - Sizzle | Completion
85. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books tagged 'magic' or 'magical'.
Amanda A - Things in Jars | Completion
Navi - The Slow Regard of Silent Things | Completion
SandyL - The Werewolf Meets His Match | Completion
Tammie - Bitterblue | Completion
HR...I vote for The Highlander's Angel...it's short and highly rated...CR...I could probably read them all! I have read the Air He Breathes...really good! Bad Liar is the shortest of the group.
What's next to decide?
Thanks Amanda!
Thanks for putting the list together Navi - I'm sure we can find something there.And Amanda -- go for it and thank you!!
Looks like we start in 2 days...Amazing Aces...I'm thinking that's our team name. Cool!
Decisions9. Contemporary
25. Nocturne Falls Series
45. 2020 FAC authors (we don't have to read the same author):
Jan - Tessa Bailey
Feb - Jeaniene Frost
Mar - Tj Klune
Apr - Julia Quinn
May -
51. Jan 2017
55. Team 6
57. Home town...LA...1st 2 books in Wedding Date series works...Chemistry Lessons
62. Teammates' birth months--we can't pick our own. Sandy and Tammie have same...not sure if that means we can pick October or not.
January - May - October - October
65. England
66. Most Anticipated Romance for 2019
67. 3 of us chose a clothing option..probably the easiest. Thoughts?
75. Second Chance
More tasks:
78. Each teammate reads a different book from the same series.
79. Read 8 books with a white flower/s on the cover.
82. Read at least 1500 pages in books with a hat on the cover.
83. Read 8 books set in NYC
87. Read 8 books tagged with 'wedding' or 'proposal
89. Add up the years of the teammates' births and each teammate reads a book with that minimum number of pages. For example, teammates were born in 75, 83, 87 and 94 - each teammate reads a book at least 339 pages long. No pass for this task.
90. Read over 1500 pages in books set in the future or the past.
91. Read 6 books not set in a continent of any teammate
93. Read 6 books published in sequential years, teams decide years
94. As a team, select an animal. Read 8 books tagged with that animal
95. Read a minimum of 1200 pages with the moon on the cover
96. Read 8 books by authors with more than 10 letters in their name.
97. Read 8 books with fewer than 10 letters in the title.
98. Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. Select books from 2 teammates and read them.
99. Read 8 books with more than 10 letter in the title.
Tammie wrote: "OK...here's a couple we can banter around to decide on...1. same author. We all picked a different author so none in common. I'll throw a couple more out LJ Shen... lots of KU. Our original 4: Shalvis, Ashley, Garwood, Lauren
25. Same series. We picked 'wedding date' as an L.A. option, so maybe steer away from that series. I'm thinking Nocturne Falls by Kristen Painter (3 of us have on our tbr -Navi??)
51. of the choices we threw out Jan 2017 has the most choices on each of our tbrs unless someone has another suggestion.
55. All read from another team's shelf: thinkin' Team 6...lots to choose from...other ideas?"
1. LJ Shen works for me
25. I can read Nocturne Falls!
55. Lots of options are good - Team 6 has my vote
Let me know if I missed answering any other questions!
Tracking Continued86. Read 6 books with a boat, plane, car or motorcycle on the cover, teams decide which. {Car}
Amanda A - Test Drive | Completion
Amanda A - Moment of Truth | Completion
Navi - Revolutionary Road | Completion
SandyL - Jacked Up | Completion
Tammie - Breaking Travis | Completion
Tammie - Roping Ryan | Completion
59. Read 4 books published in the decade of a teammate's birth, team decides which teammate.
Amanda A - A Little Bit Country | Completion
Navi - Interpreter of Maladies | Completion
SandyL - Ravished | Completion
Tammie - Only His | Completion
64. Each teammate reads a book from a teammate's to-read shelf.
Amanda A - Baking Me Crazy | Completion
SandyL - My Favorite Souvenir | Completion
Tammie - Creed's Honour | Completion
92. As a team, pick a Romance List from GR Listopia with less than 100 books on it, each teammate reads a book from that list. No pass for this task.
Amanda A - Ruin | Completion
SandyL - The Final Score | Completion
Tammie - Dearest Ivie | Completion
46. Read over 850 pages in books written by duo authors. {957 total pages}
Amanda A - Cocky Bastard | Completion
SandyL - Good Boy | Completion
Tammie - Dirty Rowdy Thing | Completion
71. Read 5 books with alliteration in the title or author's name.
Amanda A - Temporary Wife Temptation | Completion
Amanda A - The Conflicted Warrior | Completion
SandyL - After All | Completion
Tammie - Honeymoon for One | Completion
Tammie - Loving Lauren | Completion
8. Read a minimum of 850 pages in books with Contemporary Romance as MPG. {1,100 total pages}
Amanda A - Sugar Pine Trail | Completion
SandyL - Rocky Mountain Home | Completion
Tammie - Taming Alex | Completion
21. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.
Amanda A - Fighting for You | Completion
SandyL - Dirty Headlines | Completion
Tammie - Survive the Night | Completion
69. Read over 600 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession. {Construction worker | 793 total pages}
Amanda A - How to Misbehave | Completion
SandyL - Close to You | Completion
Tammie - Close to You | Completion
6. Each player reads a book by a new to you author - no pass for this task.
Amanda A - Last Time We Kissed | Completion
SandyL - Leo Loves Aries | Completion
Tammie - Perfect for You | Completion
5. Each player reads the first book in a series, can be same or different series - no pass for this task.
Amanda A - If Fried Chicken Could Fly | Completion
SandyL - Him | Completion
Tammie - Prince of the Press | Completion
55. Pick another team and each member reads one book that was read by a member for this challenge. No pass for this task.
Amanda A - Southern Chance | Completion
SandyL - Inappropriate | Completion
Tammie - Repeat | Completion
31. Read over 1000 pages in books with Mystery or Suspense as MPG. {1,025 pages}
Amanda A - A Merciful Death | Completion
SandyL - Aunt Dimity and the Wishing Well | Completion
Tammie - After Sundown | Completion
63. Read over 850 pages in books that start with the same letter (no articles), teams decide letter.
Amanda A - Summer on Moonlight Bay | Completion
SandyL - A Secret for a Secret | Completion
Tammie - Shadow Dance | Completion
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.
Amanda A - The Trustworthy Groom | Completion
SandyL - Us | Completion
Tammie - Missy's Moment | Completion
Here is another option for the teammates' hometown task, if we get that one. The Chemistry Lessons series is set in LA and the first three books are available on Audible Escape.
Oh I like the sound of that series! It has my vote ☺️
so just waiting for Sandy to approve...but I think when the call comes for the 'team to decide' we'll have already decided on at least these few things, we can just move forward and not have to wait for us all to chime in...make sense? :)
Yes, definitely! That will make things go more efficiently :)
Sorry for the delay! I'm fine with whatever you guys decide.
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!
ok...yep...I'm going to read Defy...I hope it's good...on Audible Escape for FREE and works for other challenges...love it!
Task: 1. Each player reads a book by the same author
Defy, L.J. Shen
165 pgs
We all read L.J. Shen
Date Completed: 4/13
CompletionTask: 1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.
Book: Pretty Reckless
Page numbers: 362
How book qualified: Author L.J. Shen
Date Completed: 4/13
Completion PostTask: 1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.
Book: In the Unlikely Event
Pages: 338
How the book qualifies: Author: L.J. Shen
Date completed: 4/14/20
Completion PostTask: 1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.
Book: Vicious
Pages: 339
How the book qualifies: Author: L.J. Shen
Date completed: 4/14/20
Posted the check-in for task 1. Message 12 has the tracking for check-ins.
I added the FAC authors for task #45 to my post @17Also revised that post to just include our decisions.
Tasks we still need decisions for: 53. Each teammate reads a different book by the same author, no pass for this task
This is basically the same as #1. Which author do we want to go with?
58. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books published in any one year prior to 2018, team picks the year--I'll suggest 2017 or 2016
60. Read 6 books set on a beach or in the mountains, teams decide which...we tied when we polled this one. 6 books...what do you all think?
63. Read over 1000 pages in books that start with the same letter (no articles), teams decide letter. NO ARTICLES...thoughts
67. Read 6 books with a specific item on the cover, team selects item. shirt-pants-dress? Do you think we could get away with something as simple as 'clothing'?
68. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books written by an author whose first or last name begins with the first letter of a teammate's screen name. I'm thinking 'S' for Sandy is going to be the easiest...thoughts?
More tasks:
89. Add up the years of the teammates' births and each teammate reads a book with that minimum number of pages. For example, teammates were born in 75, 83, 87 and 94 - each teammate reads a book at least 339 pages long. No pass for this task.
91. Read 6 books not set in a continent of any teammate
93. Read 6 books published in sequential years, teams decide years
94. As a team, select an animal. Read 8 books tagged with that animal
98. Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. Select books from 2 teammates and read them.
??Read 6 books published in sequential years, teams decide years. (Years 2015 - 2020).
SandyL wrote: "Completion PostTask: 1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.
Book: In the Unlikely Event
Pages: 366
How the book qualifies: Au..."
Please correct to the Kindle edition page count, no need to repost. 😊
Yay - you completed the first task! Here is Task 2:44. Read 6 books on RRRC's bookshelf, the books can not be added by anyone on your team.
If teammates have added books to RRRC's bookshelf more than 6 months ago, before October 14, 2019, the books are eligible.
MountainKat wrote: "SandyL wrote: "Completion PostTask: 1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.
Book: In the Unlikely Event
Pages: 366
How the boo..."
sorry - done!
I'm going to read Red ZoneI haven't been able to read as much as usual - I've been working more than I expected. I do taxes and the season has been extended so I'll be working three months longer than planned. We've been really busy with lots of calls about the stimulus checks and people wanting to get returns filed so they'll get in the queue. Hopefully things will quiet down a bit soon!
SandyL wrote: "I haven't been able to read as much as usual - I've been working more than I expected. I do taxes and the season has been extended so I'll be working three months longer than planned. We've been really busy with lots of calls about the stimulus checks and people wanting to get returns filed so they'll get in the queue. Hopefully things will quiet down a bit soon! "Oh wow, Sandy! That is completely understandable- seems like you’ve got quite a bit on your plate right now. Good luck!
Completion Post 1 of 6Task: 44. Read 6 books on RRRC's bookshelf, the books can not be added by anyone on your team.
Divorced, Desperate and Delicious, Christie Craig
338 pgs
How book qualified: Added to RRRC bookshelf by Amber in 2011
Date Completed: 4/15
CompletionTask: 44. Read 6 books on RRRC's bookshelf, the books can not be added by anyone on your team.
Book: Tall, Tatted and Tempting
Page numbers: 201
How book qualified: Added to RRRC bookshelf by Jane (PS)
Date Completed: 4/16
Completion Post 3 of 6Task: 44. Read 6 books on RRRC's bookshelf, the books can not be added by anyone on your team.
Shelter Mountain by Robyn Carr
399 pages
How book qualified: Added to RRRC bookshelf by Nikki ♥ on July 5, 2009
Date Completed: 4/16
I'm currently reading The Snow Child, another book from the RRRC bookshelf - I will try to finish it today!
Completion Post 4 of 6Task: 44. Read 6 books on RRRC's bookshelf, the books can not be added by anyone on your team.
A Red Herring Without Mustard, Alan Bradley
417 pages
How book qualified: Added to RRRC bookshelf by Yz the Whyz
Romance Readers Reading Challenges
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A Secret for a Secret (other topics)Us (other topics)
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April 11, 2020 through June 6, 2020
8 Week Dash For the Win!
Team 15:
★ Amanda A
✓ Navi✓ SandyL
✓ Tammie