The Amazing Race Team Challenge - Team 18

[Shandrea]

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Task 1
The Kingmaker by Kennedy Ryan

369 pages, kindle edition
Same author: Kennedy Ryan
Finished reading: April 26th, 2020

[Shandrea]

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Task 2: read the first book in a series
Beg for Mercy by L.A. Hart

244 pages, kindle edition
Qualifies: first novel in the Mercy Academy series

[Shandrea]

Sorry it took so long to post, my husband got sick and we were dealing with corona testing and getting things that we need for quarantine.. 😩

[Lea]

Hope you both doing okay, I will post of completion of task 2 in the main tread

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hope all is well!

Here is your next task:

14. Read 4 3 books with fewer than 500 reviews.

You can see the number of reviews on the main book page for your chosen book. Use that number in your qualification. Make sure you use the review number, not the ratings number.

[Lea]

That is perfect I just downloaded Before Girl and was going to start listing to it tonight, it has 383 reviews on GR so perfect for this challenge. Since we need to read 4 books for this one I will see if I can fit in another one this week but no promises:-)

[Yuliya]

I am assuming we have to read 3 books since there is 3 of us left? Ok, brand new Kendall Ryan book, Wild for You, only 312 reviews for now. I am going with this one

[Shandrea]

I got sucked into the last series I started for the last challenge and the 2nd and 3rd book both have less than 500 ratings. So the 2nd book in the series will be my read for this challenge and if I finish the 3rd one I’ll post it too

[Shandrea]

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Task 3: (14) read 4 books with fewer than 500 reviews

Crave Your Mercy by L.A. Hart
231 pages
Qualification: 112 reviews

[Yuliya]

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Task 3: Read 3 books with fewer than 500 reviews
Read: Wild for You
258 pages
How qualifies: 319 reviews
My rating: 2.5 stars

[Lea]

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Task 3: (14) read 4 books with fewer than 500 reviews

Before Girl
384 pages (GR)
Qualification: 383 reviews
Date read: 8may20
Rating: 2 stars

[Lea]

Hi
My book was hard one to get through, if it had not been a challenge I would never have finished, it just did not capture me... I ask in the Q&A tread if we need to finish 3 or 4 books
If it is 3 I will post our completion post. In case of 4 I will go searching for another book with few reviews or Shandrea did you start with your last book in your series?

[Yuliya]

Lea wrote: "Hi
My book was hard one to get through, if it had not been a challenge I would never have finished, it just did not capture me... I ask in the Q&A tread if we need to finish 3 or 4 books
If it is 3..."
Hi Lea, I hear you - my book was not great either. I think we are ok at 3, I was not sure at first myself. But then noticed that MountainKat posted at the very beginning here and he crossed out 4 and put in 3. So I think we are ok and complete with this task

[Lea]

Sound great:-) I will post a completion post in the main tread as soon as get near a computer... can not figure out how to make the links on my phone:-)

[Lea]

I posted our completion post
link

Hopfully we are better at choosing books for the next task :-)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

My apologies, I just didn't get things copied over. Yes, you are complete for Task 3. Your question came in the middle of the night for me.

Here is your next task:

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

Professions such as law enforcement officer or musician are ok. Just don't try to pass off both a rancher and a chef as food industry - those aren't close enough to work. 😉 Please remember to use the first edition Kindle page count for you books!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

I got everything copied over correctly this time! 🥳😂

[Shandrea]

Oooooh, what kind of profession are we thinking???
I’m game for anything, police, doctor, lawyer..

[Lea]

I pretty open for almost everything ... maybe musician, lawyer or professional athlete of some sort...

[Yuliya]

I am pretty open too, I love books about musicians, athletes are also my weakness....Doctors would work, I am very easy.
I usually tend not to read about lawyers since I am a lawyer myself :), but honestly, I will go with whatever you girls choose.

[Lea]

I understand why you stay away from you own profession... my sister is a cop and has all together stoped reading danish crime novels... as a project manager in pharmaceutical company I luckily do not have that problem;-)
My vote will go to doctor or athlete (unsure if Professional athlete is to broad and we need to pick eg. hockey player)

[Shandrea]

I’m good for athlete, we just have to figure out if type is speific

[Yuliya]

Ok, let's go for athlete then. I think we can each do separate sports as long as they are all athlete related?

[Lea]

Let’s pick a professional athlete, I will ask in Q&A just to confirm:-)

[Lea]

While looking for books with few reviews I fell over Forbidden Puck but ended choosing differently, so now I will try it for this task
Happy reading

[Shandrea]

I’m going to read Playing For Keeps by Kendall Ryan. It’s 390pgs 👍🏼

[Lea]

Hi again
Mkat just confirmed that athlete is fine :-)

[Yuliya]

Ok, I will go with Power Play by Toni Aleo it's 367 pages.

[Lea]

Completion post task 4

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

Forbidden Puck
Page: 228 kindle edition
Date read: 09May20
Rating: 3 Stars
How it qualifies: the male main character is a hockey player, the team choose athlete as our profession

[Yuliya]

Completion post task 4

Task: Read over 600 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession.

Read: Power Play
Pages: 367 kindle edition
Date finished: 11 May 2020
Rating: 4.5 Stars (really a great book!)
How it qualifies: team chose athlete as the profession, in the book the male character is a hockey player

[Lea]

I just added it to my to read list:-) I love a good sports romance ❤️

[Shandrea]

I’m still working on my book but I’m almost finished!

[Yuliya]

Shandrea wrote: "I’m still working on my book but I’m almost finished!"

Shandi, I am glad that there is a slight break, after the last book I picked up another, and OMG it is soooo good. I cannot put it down and just rushing to get it finished before the next assignment :)

[Shandrea]

What is it?

[Yuliya]

Shandrea wrote: "What is it?"
Sugar Daddy by Lisa Kleypass. It took me a while to pick it up, since I am usually not into the he is old and she is young types of books. But the title is definitely deceiving

[Shandrea]

Yuliya wrote: "Shandrea wrote: "What is it?"
Sugar Daddy by Lisa Kleypass. It took me a while to pick it up, since I am usually not into the he is old and she is young types of books. But the title is definitely ..."


Oh nice. It sounds interesting

[Shandrea]

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Task 4 - (69) read 600 pages of the dame profession

Playing for Keeps by Kendall Ryan
Pages: 390 pages, kindle edition
Finished May 14
Qualification: professional hockey player is a main character

[Lea]

I will post our completion in the main tread when the kiddos are put to bed :-)

[Lea]

Our completion post is now posted in the main tread, so lets see what our next text is going to be :-)

[Yuliya]

I am excited, we are half way done now...

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Here is your next task - finally:

51. Each teammate reads a book published in the same month and year, teams decide. No pass for this task.

Use the initial publication date for this task. You need to select a month and year and all read a book published that month/year.

[Lea]

I do not have a preferred month or year, as long as we choose something pretty current
To make easy to find a unread book I will suggest may 2020

[Shandrea]

I’m good for May 2020, maybe April 2020? We see only half way into May..

[Shandrea]

Are half way into May*

[Shandrea]

I have one for May 2020, I’ll be reading Hunter by L.j. Shen 👍🏼👍🏼

[Yuliya]

Ok, so are we deciding on May 2020? I actually have Hunter on my to-read list too :)

[Lea]

Then I think we should go with May 2020, I will go with Wylde it was just released this week

[Yuliya]

Ok, I have changed my mind and will go with

[Yuliya]

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Task 5: 51. Each teammate reads a book published in the same month and year, teams decide.
Book read: Like You Care
Date finished: 17 May 2020
My rating: 4.5 stars
How qualifies: The team chose May 2020 as the month of book publication. This book was published on 07 May 2020

[Lea]

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Task 5: 51. Each teammate reads a book published in the same month and year, teams decide.
Book read: Wylde
Date finished: 17 May 2020
My rating: 3 stars
Pages: 201 Pages kindle edition
How qualifies: The team chose May 2020 as the month of book publication. This book was published on 12 May 2020