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TART Challenge2 - Four-tune Favors Squad (4)
Shelby wrote: "Plethora wrote: "Shelby must be busy in the Restaurant.... we can nudge her."Sorry, yeah I was. And that's right back where I'm headed. Sooooooooooooooooo many more dishes to create so we don't w..."
Yum! What dishes are your specialties?
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "I've checked us in so now we wait for the next task."👍
Shelby wrote: "Completion PostTask: 6 - 18. Read over 750 pages in books tagged/shelved with 'favorite'.
Book/cover link: Atonement
Page numbers with source: 304 per GR
How book qualified, with..."
No problems - just a question. 😊 I've been enjoying this series as well, but I struggled to connect with the last one I read - they were crying ALL. THE. TIME! Please tell me, does that seem to be a pattern that continues?
Here is Task 7:5. Read 4 books first published within the last year.
The books selected for this task have to be initially published on or after October 17, 2019. Include the initial publication date in your completion posts.
MountainKat wrote: "Shelby wrote: "Completion PostTask: 6 - 18. Read over 750 pages in books tagged/shelved with 'favorite'.
Book/cover link: Atonement
Page numbers with source: 304 per GR
How book ..."
Honestly not something I noticed really. At least it doesn't stand out as something I thought about the series. I do feel like it starts to get a bit repetitive with basically everyone in the series being hunted, attacked, abused, etc. But that's the type of series it is when you're dealing with a mercenary assassin group so I accept that about it and move on. Individually I like the stories and as a whole I like the characters and the way they interact.
What are ya'll gonna read for this? I have too many choices...
Mamacita wrote: "What are ya'll gonna read for this? I have too many choices..."I'm going to go with Sweet Temptation - pub. March 8, 2020
Team Four-tune Favors Completion Post
Task 7: 5. Read 4 books first published within the last year.
Carmen - Post
Mamacita - Post
Plethora - Post
Shelby - Post
Completion Post Task 7: 5. Read 4 books first published within the last year
Book: Sweet Temptation
Page: 289
Qualifies: published March 8, 2020
Date: 10/20/20
Rated: 4.5 stars
Review: Some much twisted secrets in this story that if it weren't for sleep and family I would have finished it in one sitting. Cassio is tough, rough and not big on trusting for so many reasons but when it comes to his children he has a great heart, more than people know. When his wife dies he was offered Guilia in an arranged marriage but he wasn't sure if he wanted to consider her as a wife since she was young and he had children to consider as well. Definitely a lot to think about when your in your thirties and she's just going to be eighteen.
When they meet, it definitely.wasn't love at first sight, lol. Cassio makes you want to hate him but with young but not so naive, Guilia, things are quite fun and entertaining and also steamy. I so loved this book even with the age difference. I think Guilia is older and wiser than some of the characters in the book.
How are you ladies coming along?
Completion PostTask: 7 - 5. Read 4 books first published within the last year.
Book/cover link: Chain of Gold
Page numbers with source: 544 per GR
How book qualified, with links or cover as necessary: Published - March 3, 2020
Date Completed: (10/19)
Rating: ★★★★★
I wasn't going to read this one yet as I hate waiting a year in between books as they're being written, but as it's the BOM in one of my groups I had to dive in. I'm so glad I did. I do really love the Shadowhunters world. I enjoyed the Infernal Devices a lot and while it took a minute to figure out whose kids belong to whom I like that this story directly continues from that one. I like seeing Will and Tessa again, and seeing how their lives have developed. Of course now it's their kids causing havoc everywhere.
James and Lacie have gown up and trained as Shadowhunters, but in the past few years there have been very few demon sightings within London. The Shadowhunters have a whole have started to become lax. But suddenly there's a fresh attack, and in daylight no less, one which leaves behind many bitten and clawed Shadowhunters who are dying from some unknown poison.
I really enjoyed seeing how the kids, James and all the band of his Merry Thieves along with Lacie and Cordelia were determined to figure out what was going on. As per usual my least favorite part of the story was the stupid love triangle. I hated Grave from minute one. I still hated her by the end of things. But Alistair is still growing on me. I liked how underneath all the childhood stupid he really wasn't a bad guy. I keep hoping for some Thomas action there. ;)
The Shadowhunters have always been concerned with the fact that Tessa's father was a demon. I enjoyed how the powers they inherited from their grandfather were developing in James and Lacie. Everything built maybe a little slowly, but I still was really pleased as I read. I'm just bummed I have so long until I can read the next installment.
Sorry I got behind. Will try to get mine done soon.
Can't believe how bad I've been this time.... I think the book i just finished is the one for this... But I'll double check in a bit since I'm road.
Shelby wrote: "Honestly not something I noticed really. At least it doesn't stand out as something I thought about the series. I do feel like it starts to get a bit repetitive with basically everyone in the series being hunted, attacked, abused, etc. But that's the type of series it is when you're dealing with a mercenary assassin group so I accept that about it and move on. Individually I like the stories and as a whole I like the characters and the way they interact."Thanks - that's good to hear!
Mama's FFS Completion Post
Task #7 ~ Stop #5. Books pub within last year
Book: Bound 2.5* ✔️ 10/22
Pages: 240 pages
Qualifications: Published September 8th 2020
Review: This didn't really go well for me.
Meh. This was an M/M Dark Erotic retelling of Rapunzel. The writing was good & the sex was hot. The action was action, but I just didn't feel it. I just really didn't feel the romance, like at all. Truly I think it had a lot to do with it being a male author. I don't seem to connect with them as well. This really should have been right up my alley. But it wasn't really. I even found myself skimming it in places, Which is never, ever, ever a good thing.
Completion PostStop 7: Task 7 - 5. Read 4 books first published within the last year
Book: Murder with Honey Ham Biscuits
Author: A.L. Herbert
Pages: 226
Fits: Published, July 28th 2020
Read: 10/21/2020
Rating: 3
Review: Meh, I just did not really find myself caring much for this one, which doesn't happen often with cozies. Generally I'm able to lap them up as sugar, being easy and fun to read. This just seemed to drag on.
Here is Task 8:49. Each teammate reads a book published in the same month and year, teams decide. No pass for this task.
As a team select a month and year, then each of you reads a book initially published in that month/year. For this task, use the initial publication date - if there is one on the editions page of your selected books use it, otherwise I will be looking for the earliest dated English language edition.
oh boy.... anybody have a preference here?
I checked us in already, LOL
I'm good with whatever
Wow you ladies both just Johnny on the spot
Plethora wrote: "Wow you ladies both just Johnny on the spot"LOL
I need to read a couple of books soon...July 7th 2020 & August 11th 2011
I can do July 2020
Sounds good. I will start that book this weekend.
Team Four-tune Favors Completion Post
Task 8: 49. Each teammate reads a book published in the same month and year, teams decide. No pass for this task.
Carmen - Post
Mamacita - Post
Plethora - Post
Shelby - Post
Completion PostTask 8: 49. Each teammate reads a book published in the same month and year, teams decide. No pass for this task.
Book: Hate the Player
Pages: 366
How book qualified: Published July 2020
Date Read: 10/26/20
Rating: 4.5 stars
Review: All the characters were so much fun. The crazy moments with families, best friends and a pregnant woman too. But wow when the basically manwhore starts to actually fall in love isn't exactly what you think is going to happen but when Birdie and Andrew meet it definitely isn't love. More like a want to punch the cocky look off his face. There is some funny moments with these two but also sweet ones too. Enjoyable all around.
Mama's FFS Completion Post
Task #8 ~ Stop #49. Pub same month/year
Book: The Beast of Blackmoor 3* ✔️ 10/26
Pages: 162 pages
Qualifications: Published July 7th 2020
Review: OK so this was a very original story. I've never read anything else like it. However, I had a hard time understanding it too. The vernacular and terminology used was very confusing to me. Some parts
And then it would get good. & I'd be all like, OK. I can do this...
Then I'm all like...
Then I'm like, I might want to read future books if they were around this length, especially since they seem to be about different lands and different couples for each book. But the next book is 500+ pages. There is no way I could handle this for that length of the story. At least, I don't think so anyway.
Completion PostStop 8
Task: 49. Each teammate reads a book published in the same month and year, teams decide.
Decided: July 2020
Book: The Solace of Bay Leaves
Author: Leslie Budewitz
Pages: 275
Fits: Published July 21st 2020
Read: 10/27/2020
Rating: 3
Review: This was ok probably a 3.5, it seemed to drag on a bit more than some cozies. Had all the elements typically found though. The owners spice shop played very little into the story. I've read book 1, if i recall the shop played a bigger role and i enjoyed book 1 more....
Now we need to wait for Shelby but I'm sure she's busy reading a 700 page book ;-)
Not quite - I've had a really rough weekend when it comes to reading. Dodgers in the World Series basically took over my life this weekend and I've been working 5 days straight. Today's my first day off, but I'm working on my book. Hopefully can finish up tonight.
Shelby wrote: "Not quite - I've had a really rough weekend when it comes to reading. Dodgers in the World Series basically took over my life this weekend and I've been working 5 days straight. Today's my first da..."Oh that's what has you busy. LOL I did catch that they won. I was happy for them. 😊
lol. Sunday i didn't work any of my jobs and later that night i was like today felt kinda weird.... i tallied it up and had worked 27 days without a day off.
Plethora wrote: "lol. Sunday i didn't work any of my jobs and later that night i was like today felt kinda weird.... i tallied it up and had worked 27 days without a day off."Dang! Sleep, sleep, sleep Girl!
It’s what I keep telling her. She eventually going to be the walking zombies
Lol
Gonna be Plethora new look if she don't get some sleep
God I already feel like a walking zombie. There's something really exhausting about working in restaurants right now. Between the stress of exposure, the super long hours because I don't know reasons, the extra days I keep getting forced into because of sports and LA teams being in finals...I'm dead on my feet right now. I've got two crazy busy weekend nights to get through and while my bank account is happy, my body really hates me right now.
Completion PostTask: 8 - 49. Each teammate reads a book published in the same month and year, teams decide. -- July 2020
Book/cover link: The Extraordinaries
Page numbers with source: 400 per GR
How book qualified, with links or cover as necessary: Published - July 2020
Date Completed: (10/30)
Rating: ★★★★★
This is a case where the twists were twisty, but also pretty easily figured out and yet I was sucked along in the story and still loved it all. Nick is a quintessential T.J. Klune character in all his absurd non-stop chatter. I enjoyed his cluelessness and his adorable no filter brain. He's quirky and yet I totally get him because my brain functions like that and I just get it. I loved Seth and his quite worship from afar. Add in Jazz, Gibby, Nick's dad, and Seth's aunt and uncle...yes please. We don't count Owen. Stupid Owen. Ok maybe I feel a little bad for Owen, but still stupid Owen.
I enjoyed reading this book and Klune's take on the superhero genre. I know I'll be reading the next installment as soon as I can get my hands on it. Yeah, yeah I know it still needs to be written, but what can I say.
Team Four-tune Favors Completion Post
Task 8: 49. Each teammate reads a book published in the same month and year, teams decide. No pass for this task.
Carmen - Post
Mamacita - Post
Plethora - Post
Shelby - Post
Shelby wrote: "All checked in."Thanks Shelby ☺
I hope they give us our task soon as I have 2 books to read that I need to start tonight.
Mamacita wrote: "I hope they give us our task soon as I have 2 books to read that I need to start tonight."I have a few waiting for me. Lol *crossing finger * 🙈
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Mamacita wrote: "I hope they give us our task soon as I have 2 books to read that I need to start tonight."I have a few waiting for me. Lol *crossing finger * 🙈"
Me too! It would be so helpful for my book for PtP & SS to work a triple shift. Lol
Mamacita wrote: "☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Mamacita wrote: "I hope they give us our task soon as I have 2 books to read that I need to start tonight."I have a few waiting for me. Lol *crossin..."
Hahaha I get them to work sometimes but not all the time. I'm hoping at least SS this time.
Here is Task 9:31. Read 6 books rated at/over 4.0.
You can find the average rating on the main book page under the title. If your book's rating might lower, for example if there aren't many ratings, it might be a good idea to hold off on your rating if it is lower or take a screen shot. Please include the average rating in your completion posts.
Shelby, you are killing me with your push to read T.J. Klune's new books!! And to top it off, I've been thinking of revisiting Verania... (They are sooooo goooood, but sooooo long!)
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Girl, I'm so glad you read the rules and remember them! Plethora is our solicitor of our bunch!