PtP - May the 5th Be with You (5)

[[deleted user]]

The newest task for Week 7 has been posted (I'm about to copy it here) so I'm not sure what that means for Vicki since this makes her officially two weeks behind on completions. 🙁 Waiting for Jane to weigh in on this when she updates threads later.

[[deleted user]]

Week 7

Option 1:
3. A week later, the Disney+ service was expanded to Australia, New Zealand and Puerto Rico.

* Read a book set in Australia, New Zealand, Puerto Rico or in the broader Caribbean region.
Qualification may be found in precis, main page, tag/shelf or list.

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.


Option 3:
Pass
This can only be used once each 5 weeks. Only one team mate can use this option each week.

[bamaace83]

Uh oh! She probably got distracted. I know we are on the same food team and we've been scrambling over there. Let me go message her. Maybe she read her book but just didn't post it?!?

[Vicki]

COMPLETION POST: Week #6
Option 1


Book: Pearl of China
Read: 10/11/2020
Rating: 3 stars

Review
I was really disappointed in this book, but that's partly my fault. I had different expectations for it because I hadn't read the blurb on it. For me, it was way too slow and it didn't resonate with me at all. I honestly didn't realize that it was about Pearl Buck. It was set in China, but I didn't get the true feel of China like I thought I would. It covers Pearl's friendship with a woman named Willow Yee. There was an element of the story that I found interesting and I could see it used in schools as a philosophical discussion. Dick Lin, a translator of Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto, and Pearl got into a discussion about whether or not authors should "write with the voice of the real people." Dick thought definitely not to which Pearl replied that would leave out 95% of the Chinese people. Dick replied, "We deny these small-minded, ill-mannered characters a voice." He felt authors should "guide" readers to making changes in this world; whereas, Pearl thought it was up to the readers. I enjoyed that section which to me was very philosophical and made me think about writers' intentions. I know many authors write for recreational reading, some informational, and so on, but there are those whose literature might be trying to influence us without our knowledge if we don't read certain materials with caution and intention.

[Vicki]

Cyndee wrote: "The newest task for Week 7 has been posted (I'm about to copy it here) so I'm not sure what that means for Vicki since this makes her officially two weeks behind on completions. 🙁 Waiting for Jane ..."

I am SO SORRY! I had my book read 5 days ago and posted to one similar thread/challenge and totally forgot to come back to this one. I hope I don't get booted off but if I do, please team accept my apologies. :(

[Sexyladi]

Pass The Parcel Round 15💖
💖Start date - FRIDAY 4 SEPTEMBER.-14 November💖
💖Week 7- Selection Post💖
💖Date 10/16/2020💖
💖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.

Kiss an Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
💖Pages - 384 Kindle Edition MGP💖
💖 Qualifications - Nikitha Read on April 19, 2020 with a 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Star rating.

[Nikitha]

Hey, fair warning- I read this book a long time ago so the 5 stars may not be valid anymore. I only updated my shelf this year. But still, hope you enjoy it!

[Sexyladi]

Nikitha wrote: "Hey, fair warning- I read this book a long time ago so the 5 stars may not be valid anymore. I only updated my shelf this year. But still, hope you enjoy it!"

I've read a lot of Susan's book and loved them this one seems very interesting. Thanks for the tip.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Cyndee wrote: "The newest task for Week 7 has been posted (I'm about to copy it here) so I'm not sure what that means for Vicki since this makes her officially two weeks behind on completions. 🙁 Waiting for Jane ..."

Hi everyone - Vicki is fine :)

I only start to look at removal when someone has three books outstanding when I make the next call. Vicki was two books behind, so there was still some leeway.

The wording for removal is 'more than 2 books behind' - so all good :)

[[deleted user]]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Hi everyone - Vicki is fine :)

I only start to look at removal when someone has three books outstanding when I make the next call. Vicki was two books behind, so there was still some leeway.

The wording for removal is 'more than 2 books behind' - so all good :)"

Oooooooh! YAY! I'm sorry about that Vicki! I'm so glad you're still here. 😁

[[deleted user]]

SELECTION POST:


Week #7 - Option 2
A book on your team mates 'read' list AND rated at least 3 stars and read on or after the key date.

The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata
Pages: 673
How it qualifies: Read by Anna (bamaace83) on October 11, 2020 and rated 4 stars

[bamaace83]

That was a pretty good book. I may take your path and pick one of the Zapata books that you have read so I can utilize my Audible Escape before they take it away from me.

[[deleted user]]

bamaace83 wrote: "That was a pretty good book. I may take your path and pick one of the Zapata books that you have read so I can utilize my Audible Escape before they take it away from me."

It's actually a re-read for me. :) I want to read it before I dive into Hands Down, which is Zac's book, because it's been a while and I want to reacquaint myself with the story.

I've read both Kulti and From Lukov with Love in the last 6 months. I'd recommend From Lukov first. :)

[bamaace83]

Oh, I do like Zach. Cool let me make up a post real quick and just go ahead and get that book from escape. My Braves are causing me a headache already and we are only in the 3rd inning.

[bamaace83]

SELECTION POST:

Week #7 - Option 2
A book on your team mates 'read' list AND rated at least 3 stars and read on or after the key date.

Book: From Lukov with Love
Author: Mariana Zapata
Pages: 524 Kindle Edition per GR

How it fits: Cyndee read it on April 30, 2020 and rated it 5 stars.

[Nikitha]

I love both Winnipeg and Lukov! I didn't enjoy Hands Down too much though :/
Hope you guys like it

[Vicki]

Cyndee wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Hi everyone - Vicki is fine :)

I only start to look at removal when someone has three books outstanding when I make the next call. Vicki was two books behind, so there was still ..."

Thank you and so am I! :)

[Nikitha]

Completion Post- Week 6
Book: The Scorsolini Marriage Bargain
Author: Lucy Monroe
Date completed: 18/10/20
Rating: 3 stars
Review: This was a re read for me and I didn't enjoy it as much as I did when I read it the first time. The dialogue and plot is so repetitive till about 60% of the book and there's so much miscommunication that leads to useless drama. The last 40% was marginally better and the ending was sweet!

[Nikitha]

Week 7- Selection post- Option 1
Book: The Barbershop Girl
Autor: Georgina Penney
Page number: 296 pages
How it fits: Based in Australia (mentioned in precis)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

[Nikitha]

Cyndee wrote: "SELECTION POST:


Week #5 - Option 2
A book on your team mates 'read' list AND rated at least 3 stars and read on or after the key date.

[book:The W..."
I think your week number is wrong Cyndee, its week 7!

[Nikitha]

bamaace83 wrote: "SELECTION POST:

Week #5 - Option 2
A book on your team mates 'read' list AND rated at least 3 stars and read on or after the key date.

Book: From Lukov with Love
Author: [author:M..."
Yours too 🙈

[bamaace83]

Lol, it's because I copied her thing. Let me go fix that.

[[deleted user]]

Nikitha wrote: "I love both Winnipeg and Lukov! I didn't enjoy Hands Down too much though :/
Hope you guys like it"

Oh no! That makes me sad. :( LOL!

[[deleted user]]

Nikitha wrote: "I think your week number is wrong Cyndee, its week 7!
"


Good eye. That's what I get for copy/paste. 🙄 Thank you for catching it!

[Vicki]

Hey, Cyndee, I think I'm going to take a PASS this week unless someone else is using it. I need to catch up on a few things, but before I officially request it I wanted to know if I request it but then find that I will be able to do it, may I change my mind later in the week?

[[deleted user]]

Vicki wrote: "Hey, Cyndee, I think I'm going to take a PASS this week unless someone else is using it. I need to catch up on a few things, but before I officially request it I wanted to know if I request it but ..."

I haven't heard that anyone else needs a PASS this week, so go for it! If you find one that works and have extra time, you can change your mind right up until the next task gets posted on Friday. Go ahead and do a selection post that says you're taking Option 3. If you end up doing a book for it, just make a new selection post indicating that it's an update.

[Vicki]

Perfect, thanks, Cyndee. :)

[Vicki]

Week 7- Selection Post- Option 3

Using a PASS this week

[Nicole]

Week 7: option 2

336 pages
On Cyndees read list. Read on August 18, 2020 andcratedv4 stars

[bamaace83]

Completion Post:

Week #7 - Option 2
A book on your team mates 'read' list AND rated at least 3 stars and read on or after the key date.

Book: From Lukov with Love
Author: Mariana Zapata
Pages: 524 Kindle Edition per GR
Date Read: 10-20-2020
Rating: 5 Stars

How it fits: Cyndee read it on April 30, 2020 and rated it 5 stars.


Review:

Y'all.......the audiobook is definitely worth a listen. Cyndee told me so but it was even better than I thought. Jasmine and Ivan's relationship through this book was amazing. I loved reading about them becoming a pairs skating team. The back and forth smart mouth remarks to each other made the book so much more interesting. Also, when both realized they hadn't told Ivan's sister who happened to be Jasmine's best friend that they were partners was a great reading scene. I think one of my favorite parts of the book was Ivan's mini-van and his "babies." It was a great story. I loved all of it. Now, when we going to read more about these characters. It looks like Ruby may have a book which I gotta go find but I need all the characters. The question is how do I fit all these books into my challenges right now.

[Nicole]

Week 7 option 2 completion post

336 pages
Finished 10/22/20
Rating 4 stars
How it fits: on cyndees read list. Read august 18, 2020 rated 4 stars
Review: I really enjoyed this book. Lots of angst, ups and downs. I usually read books about boys from the wrong side of the tracks. This time it was the girl.

[[deleted user]]

Week 7 Tracking Post updated to here

Week 1 is complete.
Week 2 is complete.
Week 3 is complete.
Week 4 is complete.

Week 5 posts still outstanding:
Selections:
Completions: Vicki: Sing, Unburied, Sing

Week 6 posts still outstanding:
Selections:
Completions: Anna: The Gamble

Week 7 posts still outstanding:
Selections:
Completions: Nikitha, Sexyladi, Cyndee

[bamaace83]

Ohhhhh crap!!!!! I totally forgot to post that completion. Let me work on that asap.

[bamaace83]

Completion Post: Week 6

Option 1

* Read a book with a publication date with double numbers within that date.

Book: The Gamble
Author: Kristen Ashley
Pages: 629 per Kindles GR edition
Date Read: 10-12-2020
Rating: 4 Stars

How it fits: Published April 18, 2011


Review:
I liked this book. I was also having to find all the food and alcohol words for another challenge so it made me really focus a little more than I sometimes do. I had to read very carefully. Nina was having a rough time in London and needed a break from everything. She ended up renting a secluded mountain cabin and took off to the USA. Only problem was, the cabin wasn't empty when she got there. I really liked learning about all the characters. A mystery also occured during the book and I had it a little figured out but didn't have it all figured out by the end. It was a pretty good book.

[Sexyladi]

💖Pass The Parcel Round 15💖
💖Start date - FRIDAY 4 SEPTEMBER.-14 November💖
💖Week 7- Completion Post💖
💖Date 10/23/2020💖
💖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.

Kiss an Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
💖Pages - 384 Kindle Edition MGP💖
💖 Qualifications - Nikitha Read on April 19, 2020 with a 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Star rating.
💖Date completed: 10/23/2020
💖Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Stars Audio book
💖Review: Enjoyable Read!
Love it, Alex and Daisy story was intriguing, funny, and enjoyable couldn't put it down! Susan Elizabeth Phillips has done it again.

[[deleted user]]

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.

[[deleted user]]

SELECTION POST:


Week #8 - Option 1
* Read a book with over 10,000 ratings.

The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan
Pages: 100 (The 39 Steps)
How it qualifies: 31,509 ratings

[Vicki]

I will post my week 5 book shortly.

[Vicki]

Completion Post: Week 5
Option 1 - * Read a book with an animal on cover.



Book: Sing, Unburied, Sing
Author: Jesmyn Ward
Read: 10/18
Rating: 4 stars

Review

I thought this book was so beautifully written pros full of imagery that allows the reader to truly visualize everything. I had the audio and e-book version so I alternated some, but I really did love listening to this one.

I have a difficult time with parents who don't parent and leave that up to others. JoJo had to parent his sister, which should not happen ever in my opinion. She was only 13 years old and definitely far more mature than her chronological age, but I've seen children grow up very fast under circumstances such as what she was dealing with so it was believable.

It was told from past to present and it appeared to cover a span of a much longer time than it actually did, but it worked well. There were some loveable and not so loveable characters, and possibly one or two that are very difficult to like at all.

[Vicki]

SELECTION POST: Week #8
Option 1 * Read a book with over 10,000 ratings.


Book: Maybe Someday
Author: Colleen Hoover
Pages: 385
How it Qualifies: 168,875 ratings

[Sexyladi]

💖Pass The Parcel Round 15💖
💖Start date - FRIDAY 4 SEPTEMBER.-14 November💖
💖Week 8 - Selection Post💖
💖Date 10/24/2020💖
💖Option 1:
Read a book with over 10,000 ratings.

Sweet Home by Tillie Cole
💖Pages - 401 Kindle Edition💖
💖 Qualifications - 34,840 ratings

[bamaace83]

SELECTION POST:

Week #8 - Option 1

* Read a book with over 10,000 ratings.

Book: Bright Young Things
Author: Anna Godbersen
Pages: 404 per Kindle GR edition

How it fits: 12, 447 ratings

[[deleted user]]

COMPLETION POST

Week #8 ~ Option 1

The 39 Steps by John Buchan
Read: 10/24/20
Rating: 3 stars
Review:
This classic started off strong. It hooked me from the beginning with faked deaths, assassination plots, and espionage. However, it goes a little "meh" for me in the middle. This was my second reading and I listened to an audio version this time, hoping that might make a difference in my enjoyment of it, but I still had that same let down about midway. Perhaps because it is a well-loved classic I just set my expectations too high.

[Nikitha]

Week 7- Completion Post
Book: The Barbershop Girl
Author: Evie Snow
Date read: 25/10/2020
Rating: 3 stars
Review: I would have given it more stars but I thought the hero was a bit of an ass. Also I felt a little disconnected from the story (maybe because this is the third book in the series and I didn't read the first two) but I just felt like the two of them barely knew anything about each other till 60% of the book and by then had already fallen in love. So 2.5-3 stars

[Nikitha]

Week 8- Selection post- Option 1
Book: Rhapsodic
Author: Laura Thalassa
Pages: 326 pages
How it qualifies: 37,317 ratings

[Nikitha]

Week 8- Completion Post
Book:Rhapsodic
Author: Laura Thalassa
Date Read: 25/10/2020
Rating: 4 stars
Review: It was a really fun read. The only thing I felt was lacking was the proportion of the love story to the main plot. Maybe because this was the first book the main focus was on the MCs relationship. Only the last 25% was about the mystery/overall story. Hopefully the next books are evened out.

[Sexyladi]

💖Pass The Parcel Round 15💖
💖Start date - FRIDAY 4 SEPTEMBER.-14 November💖
💖Week 8 - COMPLETION POST💖
💖Date 10/24/2020💖
💖Option 1:
Read a book with over 10,000 ratings.

Sweet Home by Tillie Cole
💖Pages - 401 Kindle Edition💖
💖 Qualifications - 34,840 ratings
💖 Date completed - 10/26/2020
💖Rating - 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Stars
💖 Review - Love it!
Rome and Molly were great characters their story just jumped off the pages. I was totally enthralled , it was intriguing, heartwarming, heartbreaking and I would highly recommend this series.

[Nicole]

Week 8: selection post option 1

416 pages
How it fits: 36,769 ratings

[Vicki]

COMPLETION POST: Week #8
Option 1 * Read a book with over 10,000 ratings.


Book: Maybe Someday
Author: Colleen Hoover
Date Read: Oct. 23
Rating: 5 stars

Review

This was my second read and probably my favorite book of Colleen Hoover although that's a tough thing to decided!

Ridge and Sydney are the MC's and I love them! What I especially loved was the way Ridge was able to play music but that's all I will say about that! They will definitely touch your heart! There was one bar/club scene where he dedicated a song to her that touched me so much. It was simple but made me cry.

If you are a romantic at heart, you love to feel emotions, and if you don't mind a "good" cry, you MUST read this book! And if none of the above fit you, how about being able to actually listen to the songs as you read the book? BRILLIANT!!!

[[deleted user]]

Week 8 Tracking Post updated to here

Week 1 is complete.
Week 2 is complete.
Week 3 is complete.
Week 4 is complete.
Week 5 is complete.
Week 6 is complete.


Week 7 posts still outstanding:
Selections:
Completions: Cyndee

Week 8 posts still outstanding:
Selections:
Completions: Nicole, Anna