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Week 7 Selection PostOption 1: Read a book set in Australia
A Town Like Alice
359 pages
How it fits: Set in Alice Springs, NW Territory, Australia
Week 7 Selection postOption 2: Key date - 15 April 2020
A book on your team mates 'read' list AND rated at least 3 stars and read on or after the key date.
The Vampire's Familiar by T.J. Nichols 195 pages
[*book:The Vampire's Familiar|53520804]
How it fits: read by Diane on May 11th rated 4 stars
Week 7 Selection PostOption 1: Australia
The Hate You Drink by NR Walker
Pages: 295
Qualification: Takes place in Australia
[*book:The Hate You Drink|45549981]
Diane wrote: "Susan wrote: "Here is a re-post of Week 3 with a sentence from the precis.Week 3-Selection Post
Option 1-MC's name is 6 letters or less
Book/Author-[book:Fel..."
Yes - PM sent 8 Oct.
All posts for week 4 & 5 needed to be selected by 9 Oct. That didn't happen. And I requested Susan to be no more than 2 books behind by the end of that week, which would have been 11 Oct.
Susan wrote: "Here is a re-post of Week 3 with a sentence from the precis.Week 3-Selection Post
Option 1-MC's name is 6 letters or less
Book/Author-[book:Felix Ever After|..."
Hi Susan - sorry but you have fallen behind by too much to continue. I have to remove you from the game :(
I sent you a PM on 8 Oct outlined what you needed to do to remain in the game. I didn't hear from you and figured that you had too much on in RL which was in line with what you had posted in the Meet & Greet Challenge.
Take your time to relax and catch up with things - the next team challenge will no doubt be posted soon! 🌼
Completetion Post Week 6Week 6- Option 1: The National Geographic magazine has been published continuosly since its first issue on september 22, 1888.
Read a book with a publication date with double numbers within that date.
Book: Fool Moon By Jim Butcher
Pages: 372
Qualifications: Publish Janurary 1, 2001
Rating: 3 stars
Review: This book for starter had way too many differet ways a wolf can be a supernatural wolf. The book tried to explain all of them but I got lost in the telling. I wish the author only focus on one or two types rather then the whole box. I felt the story well writen and I could not seen need of approvement. I just wish the book was broken down to three book series of wolves.
Week 7 Completion PostOption 1: Australia
The Hate You Drink by NR Walker
Pages: 295
Qualification: Takes place in Australia
Read: 10/19/20
Rating: ★★★
More of a 3.5 stars but this author is capable of so much better IMO. The story did have a tough theme but no matter how hard either of them had it, I didn't feel anything. It felt like a lightweight version of addiction. Basically a love story of bff's who depend on and love each other, one an alcoholic and the other his enabler and how they deal with that to eventually be together. Kind of boring if I being honest. Not bad but not great either.
[*book:The Hate You Drink|45549981]
Week 7 Completion postOption 2: Key date - 15 April 2020
A book on your team mates 'read' list AND rated at least 3 stars and read on or after the key date.
The Vampire's Familiar by T.J. Nichols
pc: 195 pages
read: 10/20/20
rated: 4 stars
[*book:The Vampire's Familiar|53520804]
How it fits: read by Diane on May 11th rated 4 stars
review:
The book turned out better than I initially thought it would. The world could use some more details. Even if this was the second book in the series you could read it as standalone and not miss out on things. I will read the first book soon and see if I missed some of the details for the world due to starting with the second book. Definitely a series I´ll keep reading.
Here is this week's task:Week 8
Option 1:
4. 10 million users subscribed to Disney+ on its first day of operation.
* Read a book with over 10,000 ratings.
Option 2:
Key date - 22 April 2020
A book on your team mates 'read' list AND rated at least 3 stars and read on or after the key date.
Option 3:
Pass
This can only be used once each 5 weeks. Only one team mate can use this option each week.
Week 8 Selection PostTask: Read a book with over 10,000 ratings
Book: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
343 pages
How it fits: 122,819 ratings
Selection PostWeek #8: Option 2:
Key date - 22 April 2020
A book on your team mates 'read' list AND rated at least 3 stars and read on or after the key date
Book over/link: Today by R.J. Scott
Page number: 220 pgs/goodreads
How it fits: Helke read it on 5/20/20 and rated it 4 stars.
[*book:Today|52311759]
I would like to take the pass this week if it is ok with everybody.
Helke wrote: "I would like to take the pass this week if it is ok with everybody."Sounds good
Week 8 Selection PostOption 1 - Read a book with over 10,000 ratings.
Take by Ella Frank
Pages: 346
Qualification: 12,707 Ratings
[*book:Take|17798654]
Week 7 Completion PostRead a book set in Australia
A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
Read 10/24/2020
Rating ★★★★
Review: A kindly solicitor becomes trustee for Jean Paget, a young English woman who has just inherited a legacy from a distant uncle. She wants to use her money to help a village in Malaya. Jean tells him how she was take prisoner by the Japanese in Malaya during WWII. She and a group of women and children were forced to march hundreds of miles in harsh conditions, and eventually they settled into a village to work until the end of the war. After she inherits, she returns to Malaya, and then travels to Australia to find a man she had met during the war. Jean is such a strong character with immense courage and resilience. The author based her situation on a true story. The book reminded me of The Narrow Road to the Deep North as it focused on the male prisoners of the Japanese who were forced to build a railroad in the same part of the world; it also reminded me of Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption since the main character retains her optimism despite horrific circumstances. I learned a lot about Australia and it made me want to visit. It's on my bucket list!
SandyC wrote: "Week 7 Selection PostRead a book set in Australia
A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
Read 10/24/2020
Rating ★★★★
Review: A kindly solicitor becomes trustee for Jean..."
Sandy, can you change this to completion please? Thanks :)
Diane wrote: "SandyC wrote: "Week 7 Selection PostRead a book set in Australia
A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
Read 10/24/2020
Rating ★★★★
Done! Sorry about that, Diane!
Review: A kindly solicitor becomes tr..."
Completion PostWeek #8: Option 2: Key date - 22 April 2020 - A book on your team mates 'read' list AND rated at least 3 stars and read on or after the key date
Bookcover/link: Today by R.J. Scott
Rating (1-5): 3.5 stars
Review: I didn't like this one as much as I did book one. I loved Eric, didn't care for Brady. Brady developmental coordination disorder as well as dsylexia and that has been hard on him. Eric is a firefigher & takes a shine to Brady when he meets him at Ash & Sean's wedding. On top of everything Brady is going through, he also lost his sister & brother-in-law in an accident and has custody of his niece & nephew, he eventually adopts them so they are all his.
[*book:Today|52311759]
Week 8 Completion PostTask: Read a book with over 10,000 ratings
Book: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
343 pages
How it fits: 122,819 ratings
Rating ★★★★
Review Desiree and Stella are identical twins who grow up in Mallard, LA, a town known for it's light-skinned black people. At 16, the twins run away to New Orleans. Eventually, Stella decides to pass for white and marries a wealthy man. They have a beautiful home in Brentwood, CA and a daughter. Stella's new family knows nothing about her past. Meanwhile, Desiree and her daughter, Jude, move back to Mallard. When Jude leaves home for college, her life takes unexpected turns. This book opens the door for interesting discussions on race, class and gender. The beginning is a bit slow, but picks up the pace after about 25%. I would recommend this book, and I want to read the author's previous novel.
Week 8 Completion PostOption 1 - Read a book with over 10,000 ratings.
Take by Ella Frank
Pages: 346
Qualification: 12,707 Ratings
Read: 10/29/20
Rating: ★★★★
I really didn't like the first book from the series all that much but enjoyed this one a whole lot more. I feel like we got to know Logan a whole lot better and the crap they had to go through with Tate's awful family was....well awful. Much stronger relationship feels with the hot smexing thrown in for so much fun.
[*book:Take|17798654]
Missing a selection from Samantha for this week. Hopefully she will pop by soon!
Jane (PS) wrote: "Missing a selection from Samantha for this week. Hopefully she will pop by soon!"Sorry I end up injured and was not able to post my pick since I couldn't get out of bed for longer then to go to the bathroom. I ended up injuring my left side of my body. I have been better for the past two days. Lucky for me my husband had this week off. I would like to pass this week's pick due to the fact I won't finish my week 7 book till saturday night.
Selection Post Week 8Option 1 - Read a book with over 10,000 ratings.
Book: The World of All Souls: A Complete Guide to A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, and the Book of Life By Deborah Harkness
Pages: 379
Qualifications: Rating of 369,595
Samantha wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Missing a selection from Samantha for this week. Hopefully she will pop by soon!"Sorry I end up injured and was not able to post my pick since I couldn't get out of bed for long..."
Oh no! I hope you are healing well and feel better soon!
Samantha wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Missing a selection from Samantha for this week. Hopefully she will pop by soon!"Sorry I end up injured and was not able to post my pick since I couldn't get out of bed for long..."
Hope you are doing better
Samantha wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Missing a selection from Samantha for this week. Hopefully she will pop by soon!"Sorry I end up injured and was not able to post my pick since I couldn't get out of bed for long..."
That sounds dreadful! Hope you get better quickly Samantha!
Can you please do a post for your pass please? It looks like you have a book selected for week 8 but are passing for week 9?
Thanks!
Jane (PS) wrote: "Samantha wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Missing a selection from Samantha for this week. Hopefully she will pop by soon!"Sorry I end up injured and was not able to post my pick since I couldn't get ou..."
Yes I would like to use a pass for Week 9.
Thank you everyone for you kind words. I am feeling better every day.
Selection Post - Week 9Read a book from the list Can't Wait Best New Romances for 2017
Book: Falling for the Highlander by Lynsay Sands
370 pages
How it fits: #263 on the list Can't Wait Best New Romances for 2017
[*book:Falling for the Highlander|27189092]
Selection PostWeek #9
Option #1: Read a book from one of the following lists:
Can't Wait MM Romance of 2019
Can't Wait MM Romance of 2020
Can't Wait Sci-Fi Fantasy of 2020
Can't Wait Best New Romances for 2018 (No more recent list options sorry)
Can't Wait Best New Romances for 2017
Random Christian (and just clean fun) Books I Am Excited to Read
Bookcover/link: Wolf in Sheep's Clothing by Charlie Adhara
Page numbers: 268 pgs
How the book qualifies: #4 from Can't Wait MM Romance of 2020
[*book:Wolf in Sheep's Clothing|53142062]
Week #9: Selection postOption 1:
9. Due to COVID-19, 'Hamilton' (the musical film) has skipped the cinematic release scheduled for October 15, 2021 and instead had a digital worldwide release on July 3, 2020 on Disney+. More than a year early!
* Read a book on one of the following 'Can't Wait' romance lists:
Can't Wait MM Romance of 2019
A Pocketful of Stardust by J.P. Barnaby 236 pages
How it fits: # 156 on the list Can't Wait MM Romance of 2019
[*book:A Pocketful of Stardust|49890771]
Week 2 completion post:Task: option 1 read a book published Nov 2019
Hades and Seph by Eileen Glass
Pages: 521
How it Fits: published: Nov 14th 2019
Read: 10/31//20
Rating: 2 stars
Review:
Finally finished this book. In the end it was n´t so bad and I could read it in one go but the first 50 % were sheer agony for me. If not for the challenge I would have dfn-ed it. So the book redeemed itself a bit over the last 50% but 50% of over 500 pages is a very long way to go in a book to get to a place you might like the book at least a little bit. The retelling of Hades and Persephone´s story isn´t so bad but could do with a lot of shortening. I rate this book 2 stars because of the second half. The first half would have gotten one star or less.
[*book:Hades and Seph|48816819]
Week #9: Completion postOption 1:
9. Due to COVID-19, 'Hamilton' (the musical film) has skipped the cinematic release scheduled for October 15, 2021 and instead had a digital worldwide release on July 3, 2020 on Disney+. More than a year early!
* Read a book on one of the following 'Can't Wait' romance lists:
Can't Wait MM Romance of 2019
A Pocketful of Stardust by J.P. Barnaby
Pages: 236
How it fits: # 156 on the list Can't Wait MM Romance of 2019
Read: 11/02//20
Rating: 3 stars
Review:
A nice read for a rainy afternoon with a cup of hot tea and maybe a little fire in the pit. The writing stile is very descriptive so I could really picture the bookshop in my minds eye and longed to go there to sit down with a nice book and a hot cocoa. I would also like to meet one of the MC´s. But sadly part of the story felt constructed like the author thought they had to add some suspence to the story to make it more substancial. That feeling lessened my positive reaction to the book. So I´ll give it 3 stars.
[*book:A Pocketful of Stardust|49890771]
I think I´m up to date with my books now. If not let me know please, Diane.
Helke wrote: "I think I´m up to date with my books now. If not let me know please, Diane."Yes you are :)
Completion Post - Week 9Read a book from the list Can't Wait Best New Romances for 2017
Book: Falling for the Highlander by Lynsay Sands
370 pages
How it fits: #263 on the list Can't Wait Best New Romances for 2017
Read 11/3/2020
Rating ★★★
Review: As I was reading this, I thought it was my first Lynsay Sands book; then I looked back at my Read shelf and saw I read one of her books way back in 2011. (Gotta love Goodreads!) I am a HUGE Outlander fan so I thought a book about highlanders would be my cup of tea. I thought this was an entertaining book overall, but the first 100 pages were painfully slow and the heroine really just acted completely opposite of what I would expect. I did enjoy the humor in the book, which seems to contrast with how dangerous this time period was for women.
Week 9 Selection PostRead Book from Can't Wait List
Power Plays & Straight A's by Eden Finley & Saxon James
Pages: 290
Qualification: #60 on Can't Wait M/M 2020
[*book:Power Plays & Straight A's|54282036]
Week 9 Completion PostRead Book from Can't Wait List
Power Plays & Straight A's by Eden Finley & Saxon James
Pages: 290
Qualification: #60 on Can't Wait M/M 2020
Read: 11/4/20
Rating: ★★★★
Enjoyed this book way more than I was expecting. For some weird reason, I love books about hockey even though I know nothing about it and this was no exception. Zach was the cutest, most clueless MC I've read about in a while. He was so stinking analytical that it just came across so funny. Foster is your typical star athlete with a heart of gold but a reputation of man-whore. He also happens to be Zach's twin's bestie. These two had chemistry from the start so it was a fun ride. Loved!
[*book:Power Plays & Straight A's|54282036]
Selection PostWeek #10: Pass this week
I'll Be Your Drill, Soldier by Crystal Rose
Pages: 252
Qualification: #18 on MM Hot Stuff Corner List
[*book:I'll Be Your Drill, Soldier|6897264]
Week 10: selection postOption 1:
Concubine by Jill Knowles 262 pages
How it fits: #67 on MM Hot stuff Corner
[*book:Concubine|9469375]
Week 10 Selection PostOption 1
Only Love by Leigh Garrett
Pages: 272
Qualification: #261 on Favorite MM Comfort Reads List
[*book:Only Love|21902854]
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Week#7: Option 2: Key date - 15 April 2020. A book on your team mates 'read' list AND rated at least 3 stars and read on or after the key date
Book over/link: The Ghost in the Mirror by Faith Gibson
Rating (1-5): 4 stars
Review: I enjoyed the book and it had a lot of back story with Sam trying to remember his past after an explosion took not only his team and lover away from him, but also his memories. What I had a hard time believing is that Orlando was never with anyone in the 6 years that Sam was gone. I also didn't understand why Sam fell in love with Danny when he was in love with Orlando when he left for the service. I guess that is a little love triangle with one of them being a ghost. Also, I would have liked them to have come together sooner in the book. Since Sam is recovering from his injuries at his Grams house, he comes to find out that he can see ghosts and one little girl Cindy has attached herself to him. What we then have is the investigation into the death of the little girl, and turns out several little girls. I didn't have any of it figured out until & was pretty surprised when all was revealed. I love Orlando's nephew, who is autistic, and can see Cindy. For the first time, Zayden is starting to communicate & Cindy plays a part in this. Also, Sam falls hopelessly for this little boy & Zay really opens up to him. I need to read the next book in the series as I want to watch Sam fall in love all over again with Orlando as well as seeing him solving additional cases.
[*book:The Ghost in the Mirror|31832410]