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TART Challenge2 - Chase the Rainbow (2)
Here is Task 18:97. Read 8 books by authors with more than 10 letters in their name.
The books selected for this task have to be written by authors with 11 letters or more in their name. You can combine the first and last names, include the middle if used as well - do not count spaces or punctuation.
Selection Post Task 18 (Author More Than 10 Letters)
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing by Charlie Adhara
268 Pages
How it qualifies: Charlie Adhara=13 Letters
Selection Post Task 18 (Author More Than 10 Letters)
The Boyfriend Cruise by Deanna Wadsworth
234 Pages
How it Qualifies: Deanna Wadsworth=15 Letters
Selection Post - Task 18#97. Read 8 books by authors with more than 10 letters in their name.
By Fairy Means or Foul by Meghan MaslowPages: 252
How it qualifies: Meghan Maslow = 12 letters
Excellent choices girls ...ive put mr Ashe on hold and reading 2 shorter ones ..will post later
TASK 18 SELECTION POST...authour more 10 lettersThe Merman and the Barbarian Pirate by Kay Berrisford
268 pgs kindle edition
Author ...13 letters
TASK 18 SELECTION POST
The Strength of His Heart by Victoria Sue
214 pgs kindle edition
Author ..11 letters
Chris has a video call so ive been relegated to the front room ...so posting now , ive almost finished one bk...so may be able to do third if anyone struggling
well I haven't started my first so if you have time and are inspired J, please feel free *wink* xo
I've bookmarked your suggestions for the fantasy category Janeylou, thank you for making them for me - a couple I actually own so I'm going to make sure I read them.I'll admit, I got lucky on this one though - I've owned the audio for Crescendo for a really long time and I've always wanted to know how this one turns out - so I get an author with a long name and a fantasy title in one.
Team - it's over 11 hours long, but I'll have all day to listen to it and I'm starting now! YAY
I’m going to be packing and moving the next couple days so audio is going to be my best friend so I can also take a couple extra if needed!
I managed to listen to half my book today, so I will have it finished tomorrow afternoon (German time zone). If you have time for a third book that would be great Amanda, so you all don't have to wait for a new task till I'd have finished a second book. :)
Well i finished my 1st, picked my 3rd , then decided to read my 3rd instead ...i love Jay Northcote...can always rely on a sweet book from him 😊
my book is excellent! I can't believe I waited so long to get to this sequel. Janeylou, lover of fantasy, you should add this series to your tbr shelf if you haven't read it yet. it's not as dark and depraved as most of Haimowitz's stuff is.thanks for picking up the slack team, so I can indulge in this one. I'm sure I'll be done by mid day tomorrow.
TASK 18 COMPLETION POST...authour more 10 lettersThe Merman and the Barbarian Pirate by Kay Berrisford
268 pgs kindle edition
Author ...13 letters
Finished 19th october
3.5 stars
Sweet tale of a young merman who leaves home looking for love and finds it in Pirate Jon .
Fun, & lots of adventures
TASK 18 COMPLETION POST
Rainbow Place by Jay Northcote
208 pgs kindle edition
Author....12 letters
finished 20th october
4.25 stars
Ive got a bit of a soft spot for Jay Northcote books and this one was a bit different in that the MCs we in their 30s..its usually uni students 😊
It was set in gorgeous Cornwall and i can already see some of the MCs of future books
TASK 18 COMPLETION POST
The Strength of His Heart by Victoria Sue
214 pgs kindle edition
Author ..11 letters
finished 20th october
4 stars
I really like this series much better than the metahuman series ...loads of action , a bit too much to-ing and fro-ing from the MCs but they got there in the end ..good addition to the series
Trio wrote: "my book is excellent! I can't believe I waited so long to get to this sequel. Janeylou, lover of fantasy, you should add this series to your tbr shelf if you haven't read it yet. it's not as dark a..."I'll look into it Trio
Amanda wrote: "I’m going to be packing and moving the next couple days so audio is going to be my best friend so I can also take a couple extra if needed!"Are you moving far Amanda
Janeylou wrote: "Amanda wrote: "I’m going to be packing and moving the next couple days so audio is going to be my best friend so I can also take a couple extra if needed!"Are you moving far Amanda"
It’s only like 15 minutes away, but we’re moving from an apartment to a house so it’s a big change for us!
That will be nice..has it got a big garden as well
My daughter has just done the same and live the garden and being able to hang the washing out 😄😄
That's so exciting Amanda - congratulations on your move!
Selection Post - Task 18#97. Read 8 books by authors with more than 10 letters in their name.
Crescendo by Rachel Haimowitz
Length: 248 pages / 1st edition ebook per GR
Length: 362 pages Crescendo - Kindle edition
How it Qualifies: Rachel Haimowitz - 15 letters
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Rating:
Review:
@ Trio, Thank you! @Janine, I had to check with my husband to make sure garden just meant yard 😂 it’s got a fairly large sized yard! I’m very excited, but had to convince the husband to wait for buying patio furniture because we’re only like one month away from when we start getting heavy snow
Though there might be good deals for lawn furniture - end of season?
Completion Post Task 18 (Author More Than 10 Letters)
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing by Charlie Adhara
268 Pages
How it qualifies: Charlie Adhara=13 Letters
Completed: 10/19/2020
Rating: 5 Stars
Review: This series has become one of my favorites. I absolutely love Cooper and Park, and while they STILL have communication issues, it doesn't make me root for them any less. For some reason, these two remind me of Victor Bayne and Jacob Marks so if you're a Psycop fan, I highly recommend this series, even if they aren't all that similar.
Completion Post Task 18 (Author More Than 10 Letters)
The Boyfriend Cruise by Deanna Wadsworth
234 Pages
How it Qualifies: Deanna Wadsworth=15 Letters
Completed: 10/20/2020
Rating: 3 Stars
Review: Really cute story, but I wasn’t completely sold on the writing style. If you’re looking for a fun, quick, instalove paranormal holiday romance, this is a good one.
Completion Post Task 18 (Author More than 10 Letters)
The Garden by Rosalind Abel
264 Pages
How it Qualifies: Rosalind Abel=12 Letters
Completed: 10/20/2020
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Reivew: Another great book, I’m just adoring this series! I’m a sucker for books with people with rough pasts their running from and here we got it with not just one, but BOTH MCs. That’s my jam all the way. Gilbert and Walden really did have it rough in life, and neither one thinks they are worth all that much, but it just makes them finding love in each other’s arms a whole lot sweeter.
Trio wrote: "Though there might be good deals for lawn furniture - end of season?"There definitely are! I'm such a cheapskate though lol. One of us has to be!
Selection Post Task 18 (Author More than 10 Letters)
The Garden by Rosalind Abel
264 Pages
How it Qualifies: Rosalind Abel=12 Letters
I've nearly finished my other 2 few more chapters to listen to while making cookies for work for tomorrow ..will post in a hour or so
Completion Post - Task 18#97. Read 8 books by authors with more than 10 letters in their name.
By Fairy Means or Foul by Meghan MaslowPages: 252
How it qualifies: Meghan Maslow = 12 letters
Read: 20th October
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4.5)
Review:
What a great entertaining story! I honestly only picked this because I needed a book from the fantasy list for the Bingo challenge. I started listening to it with little enthusiasm but I was quickly captured by the story itself and the outstanding narration of Greg Boudreaux!!
I had so much fun following PI Twig Starfig, a half dragon/half fairy mix and the human Quinn Broomsparkle, who was trained to become a wizard but never found his familiar.
Brandsome Nightwind, a unicorn who gambled his horn away, hired Twig to find his horn and bring it back to him and gave him his servant Quinn as collateral.
Together Twig and Quinn experienced quite some adventures together in order to get their job done.
Caipi wrote: "Completion Post - Task 18#97. Read 8 books by authors with more than 10 letters in their name.
By Fairy Means or Foul by [author:Megh..."I envy you Caipi....youve still got the next 2.bks to look forward to 😊
We all finished Trio ..will leave it for you to post
Janeylou wrote: "We all finished Trio ..will leave it for you to post"Got it guys - I'll do it now. Thanks for your patience, I really couldn't listen to this one any faster because the plot is complex and the narrator spoke fast enough without speeding it up :)
Completion Post - Task 18#97. Read 8 books by authors with more than 10 letters in their name.
Crescendo by Rachel Haimowitz
Length: 248 pages / 1st edition ebook per GR
Length: 362 pages Crescendo - Kindle edition
How it Qualifies: Rachel Haimowitz - 15 letters
Read: 10/20/2020
Rating: 5 Stars
Review:
Stunning! I'm mad at myself for waiting so long to listen to the second half of this amazing story.
What an epic tale - these characters, this quest, the lavish and gorgeous way that Rachel Haimowitz tells the story. It's quite an experience.
Audiobook fans, you've just got to do it. Giles Barron does a stunning job with this varied and enormous cast.
Completion Post - Task 18#97. Read 8 books by authors with more than 10 letters in their name.
Trio - #684 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Caipi - #680 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Amanda - #675 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Janeylou - #664 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Here is Task 19:80. Read 4 books initially published in different decades.
For this task, I'll be nice and say that decades begin with 0, so 2020 is the beginning of a new decade. You will be using the initial publication date for this task - if there is one listed on the editions page use that, otherwise I will be looking for the earliest dated English language edition. Please the publication date and decade in your completion posts.
This is what we settled on 80. Read 4 books initially published in different decades.
1990 Janeylou
2000 Trio
2010 Caipi
2020 Amanda
Selection Post Task 19 (Books published in different decades)
High Heat by Annabeth Albert
267 Pages
How it qualifies: Published July 27, 2020
TASK 19 SELECTION POST..published consecutive decades 1990
A Body to Dye for by Grant Michaels
Intial publication hardcover June 1st 1990
241 pages
A Body To Dye For...kindle edition 279 pgs
Janeylou wrote: "Caipi wrote: "Completion Post - Task 18#97. Read 8 books by authors with more than 10 letters in their name.
By Fairy Means or Foul b..."Yes, I'm looking forward to reading/listening to them! Hopefully book 3 will be released in audio too. Greg Boudreaux does such a terrific job with the narration! 😊
Selection Post - Task 19#80. Read 4 books initially published in different decades.
A Dye Hard Holiday by Aimee Nicole WalkerPages: 179
How it qualifies: published November 22nd 2017/ my decade is 2010
Caipi wrote: "Selection Post - Task 19#80. Read 4 books initially published in different decades.
A Dye Hard Holiday by [author:Aimee Nicole Walker|8037..."My book published 1990, is also about a murder &hairdresser....will see if any similarities 😄😄
Selection Post - Task 19#80. Read 4 books initially published in different decades.
by Charlie CochraneLessons in Love
Length: 186 pages
How it Qualifies: Published November, 2008 / my decade is 2000
Completed:
Rating:
Review:
Completion Post Task 19 (Books published in different decades)
High Heat by Annabeth Albert
267 Pages
How it qualifies: Published July 27, 2020
Completed: 10/21/2020
Rating: 4 Stars
Review: I think I liked this one even better than the first. Maybe it was the fabulous narration by Iggy Toma, but I was absolutely in love with both Garrick and Rain and loved seeing their relationship develop. This book is pretty low on plot, it’s very character driven, but Albert has a great way of writing characters you just can’t help but root for.
Completion Post - Task 19#80. Read 4 books initially published in different decades.
by Charlie CochraneLessons in Love
Length: 200 pages
How it Qualifies: Published August 12, 2009 / my decade is 2000
Completed: 10/21/2020
Rating: 4 Stars
Review:
Absolutely adorable, utterly charming, and what a quaint and clever mystery! I know all my GR mystery loving friends have been urging me to dive into this series for ages, what's taken me so long? Who knows. But now I know I'm on a roll and have no plans to stop any time soon!
Audio by Phil Mayes who does a lovely job. He really captures the youth and inexperience in the tentative back and forth between these 'friends'. Very, very sweet.
Completion Post - Task 19#80. Read 4 books initially published in different decades.
A Dye Hard Holiday by Aimee Nicole WalkerPages: 179
How it qualifies: published November 22nd 2017/ my decade is 2010
Read: 22nd October
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐
Review:
This was a great addition to this series. 🙂👍🏻
Not much of a mystery but instead a wonderful first holiday season for Josh and Gabe with their baby twins and more and more expanding circle of family and friends. Sometimes sweet, sometimes emotional and sometimes hot. ;)
I'm looking forward now to Dare and Wren's story. Maybe I'll even try Meagan and Elijah's story, I haven't read a mf story in about four years.
Finished my book, but just driving to cottage and then I'll post
TASK 19 COMPLETION POST..published consecutive decades 1990
A Body to Dye for by Grant Michaels
Intial publication hardcover June 1st 1990
241 pages
A Body To Dye For...kindle edition 279 pgs
finished 22nd October
3.5 stars
I wouldnt class this as a romance at all, it was a mystery novel where the main protagonist happened to be gay, and i think every other male character in the book happened to be gay as well !!!!everyone he met was gay .
On a positive side , i enjoyed the mystery ..would i read the next book 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️..Think I'll stick with Caipi's hairdresser 😄😄
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