The Amazing Race Team Challenge - Team 18

[MountainKat, Moderator]

The Amazing Race Team Challenge
April 11, 2020 through June 6, 2020
8 Week Dash For the Win!

Team 18:

✓ Kylie
✓ Lea
✓ Yuliya
✓ Shandrea

[MountainKat, Moderator]

The Amazing Race Team Challenge
April 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
Task 2 - 5. Each player reads the first book in a series, can be same or different series - no pass for this task. Assigned 4.25.2020 / Completed 5.4.2020
Task 3 - 14. Read 4 3 books with fewer than 500 reviews. Assigned 5.4.2020 / Completed 5.8.2020
Task 4 - 69. Read over 750 600 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession. Assigned 5.8.2020 / Completed 5.14.2020
Task 5 - 51. Each teammate reads a book published in the same month and year, teams decide. No pass for this task. Assigned 5.14.2020 / Completed 5.22.2020
Task 6 - 6. Each player reads a book by a new to you author - no pass for this task. Assigned 5.22.2020

[MountainKat, Moderator]

The Amazing Race Team Challenge
April 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.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

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**

[MountainKat, Moderator]

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 18, you are free to come up with a team name. 😉

[Lea]

Hi everybody

I am Lea, I live in suburb to Copenhagen Denmark (so my time zone is CET (GMT+1)). I do most my reading by listening to audiobooks.
Looking forward to a fun challenge

[Book Dragon 🐉 📚]

Hi everyone. I'm from Pennsylvania,USA. I love to read and crochet. My time zone is EST. I have a amazing husband and puppy and 7 new books arriving this week. 👏👏

[Shandrea]

Hi! My name is Shandi. I live in Southern Idaho, mountain standard time.

[Yuliya]

Hi Ladies, I am Yuliya, I am American (from DC) but have been living in London for 10 years now. I am a lawyer, in real life so to say, but I also bake and love to read.

[Yuliya]

Does anyone want to act as a team leader?

[MountainKat, Moderator]

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!

[Yuliya]

Ok, ladies, does anyone want to suggest some authors? I immediately thought maybe Lisa Kelypass, Vi Keeland, Kennedy Ryan. They are popular, great books. What do you think?

[Book Dragon 🐉 📚]

I like Nora Roberts, Lucy Coleman, Rick Riordan

[Book Dragon 🐉 📚]

Anyone have any input? To start this challenge

[Lea]

Hi sorry for my late reply, I have read a lot of vi keeland and enjoyed it. I do not remember to have read any of the other suggestions but I am open to try. Another option could be Christina Lauren?

[Yuliya]

Now we come to the point of who will make the decision, I am pretty open to whatever you guys decide.

[Lea]

Hey
I look through your suggestions again and give my vote to Kennedy Ryan

[Lea]

I looked through the suggestions again and my vote goes to Kennedy Ryan📕

[Book Dragon 🐉 📚]

I don't have anything buy those authors..anyone have anything like susan mallery or susan wiggs I got some of those

[Lea]

I have not read anything from these authors but are open to both, so let us choose one those, so we can start reading 😀

[Yuliya]

I think we lost one member, as Shandi has not replied. Let me reach out to her

[Shandrea]

I’m so sorry, my notifications got turned off. I like Vi Keelsnd or Kennedy Ryan

[Yuliya]

Okay, ladies, by majority vote I think we have then chosen Kennedy Ryan as the author. Lets begin reading :)

[Shandrea]

👍🏼 Let’s talk about team names.. what about “The Page Turners”?

[Shandrea]

I’m bad at this lol

[Shandrea]

Or “Don’t Bug Me, I’m Reading” or “Shut Up, I’m Reading”

[Shandrea]

Maybe “Good Vibes”

[Lea]

I am really bad a naming anything, so I will go with any suggestion as long as do not have to come up with on myself :-)

I have started reading:
The Kingmaker

[Shandrea]

I’m reading The Kingmaker too, is that an issue?

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Shandrea wrote: "I’m reading The Kingmaker too, is that an issue?"

No, you can read the same book unless it says they have to be different books.

[Yuliya]

I think you are fine reading the same book. There was nothing in the assignment that said you could not. What are we supposed to do once we are done with a book?

[Lea]

Hi Yuliya

I think we have to write a completion post as described in the 3 post. When we all have done that, one of us needs to post a completion post for the team in q&a tread and we will get a new assignment. This is a least how I understand the rules section:-)

[Lea]

Completion Post
Task: . Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author

369 pages Kindle edition
How book qualifies: Written by teams chosen author Kennedy Ryan
Read: 22.04.20
Rating: 4 stars

[Lea]

I just posted my completion post, who is everybody els doing with the first task ?

[Yuliya]

Hi Lea, I am just going to write up my completion post 2. Also wanted to check with everyone else - how is everyone doing? How close are you guys to being done?

[Yuliya]

Completion post:
Task: Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author

Book/cover link:


Page numbers with source: 460 pages, Kindle edition

How book qualified, with links or cover as necessary: The team chose Kennedy Ryan as the author, the book was by that chosen author

Date Completed: 21 April 2020

[MountainKat, Moderator]

I have messaged Kylie and Shandrea, hopefully they will show up soon.

If they don't show up by tomorrow, I will remove them so that you can move on to the next task.

[Yuliya]

MountainKat wrote: "I have messaged Kylie and Shandrea, hopefully they will show up soon.

If they don't show up by tomorrow, I will remove them so that you can move on to the next task."

Thanks so much!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

OK, it appears that Kylie and Shandrea are out of this challenge. I will remove them from the list and you will move forward as a team of two. I will adjust tasks as necessary like I am doing for several other teams.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Here is Task 2:

5. Each player reads the first book in a series, can be same or different series - no pass for this task.

You can begin this task right away. The book needs to be #1 or lower in the series and at least 150 pages. Make sure you use the Kindle edition page count.

[Shandrea]

It’s still today, right? Do I still have time?

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Shandrea wrote: "It’s still today, right? Do I still have time?"

Hi Shandrea, I've sent you a message with more details, but yes you can stay in the challenge. I do need your completion post ASAP though!

Since I have assigned the second task, you may all go ahead with your books for that as soon as you wish. I do not what to hold you back any longer. Shandrea will just have to catch up as quick as she can.

[Yuliya]

MountainKat wrote: "Here is Task 2:

5. Each player reads the first book in a series, can be same or different series - no pass for this task.

You can begin this task right away. The book needs to be #1 or lower in t..."

Hi, is there specific number of books that needs to be in a series? Would 2 books constitute a series? or it has to be 3+ books to be considered a series?

[Lea]

Hi Yuliya
My guess would be a least 3, but I do not know? :-( As I remember there is q&a tread where you can ask.
For this challenge I will go withIrresistible book #1 in cloveleigh farm series
Happy reading everyone:-)

[Yuliya]

Lea wrote: "Hi Yuliya
My guess would be a least 3, but I do not know? :-( As I remember there is q&a tread where you can ask.
For this challenge I will go withIrresistible book #1 in cloveleigh..."

Thanks Lea. Yeah, I decided to be safe and not go with just a duet. I am going with The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden book 1 in The Coincidence series

[Yuliya]

You know I realised that we did not settle on a team name - how about Universal romantics?

[Shandrea]

I’ll be posting my completion for the first task later today and for the second task I’m going to read Lyric by Molly McAdams

[Lea]

Completion Post
Task #2: Each player reads the first book in a series, can be same or different series

301 pages Kindle edition
How book qualifies: #1 book in the cloverleigh farms series
Read: 28.04.20
Rating: 3 stars

[Yuliya]

Completion Post
Task 2: Each player reads the first book in a series
The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden
283 pages Kindle edition
How books qualifies: Book number 1 in The Coincidence series
Finished reading: 29 April 2020

[Lea]

Hi Shandrea
Hope you are doing well? How are you doing on task #2?