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TART Challenge2 - Racy Readers (7)
Snowtulip wrote: "I'm kind of surprised you found so many lists with less than 100...seems the lists are always 25 pages long (seems to be when looking for genre books ;)"There were 200 pages of lists for romances so I gave up after 45 LOL
Favorites. Snowtulip listed a fav of mine so I'm going to list something different so we have variety :)
Completion Post - LaurLa
Task: TASK 1: As a team select your favorite month of 2019 (because 2020 basically SUCKS!) and each player reads a book initially published in that month
Book: Well Met
Page numbers: 336 GR
How: Published September 3rd 2019
Date: 09.17 ★★★★
Review:
Cute and fun. Fairly predictable but there was enough going on that I didn't feel like I knew exactly what was going to happen next, even though I mostly did. I though Simon's surprise at the end was sweet. He needed to show more initiative with Emily so that was good. I'll probably continue the series.
Team Planning - LaurLa53. Each teammate reads a book set in one of your teammates' home town (born in, raised in, currently live in - all work), teams decide. No pass for this task.
LaurLa: Indianapolis, IN - currently live in Brownsburg, IN, the setting for KA's The 'Burg series
58. Read 6 books published in the year one of the teammates joined RRRC, teams decide which teammate.
LaurLa: 2013
91. Add up the years of the teammates' births and each teammate reads a book with that minimum number of pages. For example, teammates were born in 75, 83, 87 and 94 - each teammate reads a book at least 339 pages long. No pass for this task.
LaurLa: 1969
74. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month.
LaurLa: February
99. Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. Select books from 2 different teammates and read them.
Stacie wrote: "Favorites. Snowtulip listed a fav of mine so I'm going to list something different so we have variety :) ..."The Last Letter was awesome, Stacie! I really love Rebecca Yarros.
I've never read her books, that may be the one I pick up.
Completion Post - Louise
The Day We Meet Again by Miranda Dickinson
TASK 1: As a team select your favorite month of 2019 (because 2020 basically SUCKS!) and each player reads a book initially published in that month
Date Read: 9/19
Rating: 4*
Pages: 384
How It Fits: Published Sept 5th 2019
Review
This was a Romance with a difference Pheobe and Sam meet at St. Pancras station when their trains are delayed and fall in love at first sight. Unfortunately they are both heading in seperate directions on for a year. Sam is heading home to Scotland to find his father and his roots, Phoebe is heading to Europe to find herself. They agree to meet one year from the day if they still love each other. What follows is a bittersweet romance of ups and downs as they navigate their long-distance relationship on their journey of self-discovery. A good book with enough angst to keep it interesting.
Oh, this sounds good Louise...and to think you got this picked for you!
Looking forward to reading the others. 😊
64. Read 6 books not set on a continent of a teammate. Space does not count - must be a real continent. I’m in Europe - Looks like we're going to Australia for this one53. Each teammate reads a book set in one of your teammates' home town (born in, raised in, currently live in - all work), teams decide. No pass for this task. Bangor, North Wales
58. Read 6 books published in the year one of the teammates joined RRRC, teams decide which teammate. 2017
91. Add up the years of the teammates' births and each teammate reads a book with that minimum number of pages. For example, teammates were born in 75, 83, 87 and 94 - each teammate reads a book at least 339 pages long. No pass for this task. 1978
74. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month. March
99. Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. Select books from 2 different teammates and read them.
Louise wrote: "Completion Post - LouiseThe Day We Meet Again by Miranda Dickinson
TASK 1: As a team select your favorite month of 2019 ..."
Please add the first edition Kindle page count - that is required in your completion posts. Thanks!
Here is Task 2:3. Each player reads a book by a new to you author - no pass for this task.
Please include a link to your read shelf in your completion post. You can other books by your chosen author on your shelf, but only the book you choose for this task can be marked as read. If your profile is private, you will need to either open your profile for the duration of this task (or challenge) or friend me so that I can see your shelves and confirm your completion.
Thank goodness Naughty in Norway will work with the Gift Exchange task in Game Night! It'll also work for Pass the Parcel... now to see if I can make it work for Around the World, Places You Go and the hardest of all...Fun Fields Food!
Good luck LaurLa, it’s seems like a miracle lately to find one book for all challenges...keeping my fingers crossed for you!
MountainKat wrote: "Louise wrote: "Completion Post - LouiseThe Day We Meet Again by Miranda Dickinson
TASK 1: As a team select your favorite..."
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Completion Post - LaurLa
Task: 3. Each player reads a book by a new to you author
Book: Naughty in Norway
Page numbers: 178 Kindle GR
How: new to me - Read
Date: 09.19 ★★★
Review:
Think of this as the 'little BDSM book that tried'. It wasn't horrible, it wasn't great either. Some of the descriptions of scenic Norway were good (I REALLY want to see the Northern Lights some day!) and there was a visit to a Viking living museum that was interesting too. But the author couldn't decide if her hardened biker was really a bad-ass dude or not, so things felt off the whole book. I have to give credit that she did a good job making the heroine, Vail, actually question her sanity because of her attraction to Alreck, her biker kidnapper. How they resolve that is somewhat realistic. Overall, I'll go back to this author for challenge purposes when I need a book in another country that's not England but if not for that I wouldn't seek her out again.
Wow, apparently I like to stick to authors I know...
You could start that series I read #3 of in the first challenge. I can also recommend some other KU authors I like if needed :)
Completion PostTask: 3. Each player reads a book by a new to you author
P.S. I Spook You by S.E. Harmon
9/20
3.5 stars
Pages: 258 per GR
Read
Review:
Oh the banter in this one was excellent. As was character development and even the romance. I really enjoyed it and look forward to more in the series. Plus how can you go wrong with a main character named Rainstorm Christiansen?
Completion PostTask: 3. Each player reads a book by a new to you author
Firewall by Henning Mankell
Pages: 547
How It Fits: New to Me Author: Read Shelf
Date Read: 9/22
Rating: 4*
Review
This is the 8th book in the Kurt Wallander series and was really enjoyable. However I do think I need to go back to the beginning as there were some character backgrounds that I would have benefited from knowing the history. Saying that, this was everything I have come to expect of Scandinavian thrillers, it was dark, gritty and took you on a rollercoaster of a ride before spitting you out the other end.
Completion PostTask: 3. Each player reads a book by a new to you author
A Ferry of Bones & Gold
Pages: 406
How It Fits: New to Me Author, Read Shelf
Date Read: 9/22/20
Rating: 4 stars
Review
This was such an enjoyable read. Patrick is the type of main character that I love, he has a past, he has flaws, and he has a just do it attitude...but also shows some moments of vulnerability. There were enough supporting characters that really also kept me engaged in interested in who they are and what their role is. Jono is a character I like, but I'm still a little unsure of their relationship, so hoping that grows stronger in the next books.
Just a reminder, remember to use the first edition Kindle page count - someone had the second edition, but I didn't note which and it didn't matter for this task anyway. 😂Snowtulip - I couldn't check your book because your profile is private. Please either open your profile or friend me so that I can check. 😊
I will assign your next task in the meanwhile, but won't assign one after until I confirm.
Here is Task 3:12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.
You can do the recommendations however you wish - to the group, to each individual, to the person below you on the list or ?? - it's up to you. If you want to provide a specific shelf to pick from, it needs to have a minimum of 10 books on it.
Thanks, didn’t realize I was set to private, sent a request :)
How do you guys want to do recommendations? I have a shelf for favorites that I'm happy to share or I can make some recs or we can make a list and go from there. I don't think we should use the ones we already recommended for that other task though just in case.
Snowtulip wrote: "Completion PostTask: 3. Each player reads a book by a new to you author
A Ferry of Bones & Gold
Pages: 406
How It Fits: New to Me Autho..."
I'm so glad you liked it!!! And yes, it does get stronger, just FYI :)
Snowtulip wrote: "Thanks, didn’t realize I was set to private, sent a request :)"Got it and confirmed your book - thanks!
Stacie wrote: "How do you guys want to do recommendations? I have a shelf for favorites that I'm happy to share or I can make some recs or we can make a list and go from there. I don't think we should use the one..."Agreed, I’m happy for us to share shelves and pick off one of the shelves. I have a 5* shelf I can share.
5* Reads
Do we need to make sure a book FROM each teammate is read? If we just link a shelf, then it's possible we all would choose from the same person. I think we need to understand the intent from Mkat.
If it's the same as last time, I don't think so but we should ask in the Q and A.
Here's the answer:Yes, you are correct. For this task you do the recommendations however you choose and if only one teammate's recs get selected that's okay.
Lots of great books to choose from!I'm going with Stacie's
I can use it for Restraurant as well :D
Snowtulip wrote: "Favorites"Your link took me to everything you've read but I think I found your favorites shelf now :)
I think I'm going with
from LaurLa's because it's short-ish and KU.
I'm going to go with Snowtulip's Dance With Me - short-ish and I need an MM for another challenge...ETA: or maybe not short. The edition on Snowtulip's shelf said 240 pages but the other Kindle editions (and Amazon) say 418 pp. So, I might change my mind to Stacie's The Dating Proposal because Lauren Blakely.
Stacie wrote: "Snowtulip wrote: "Favorites"Your link took me to everything you've read but I think I found your favorites shelf now :)"
Yikes, this is what happens when am on GR and watching Dark at the same time :D
LaurLa wrote: "I'm going to go with Snowtulip's Dance With Me - short-ish and I need an MM for another challenge...ETA: or maybe not short. The edition on Snowtulip's shelf said 240 pages but t..."
Wow, that's a big difference in page number...I can't recall if it read long.
GR seems to not want me to edit things tonight, so I'll try again tomorrow.
I can get that page number changed so no one thinks a long book is short because I hate that. Later today I'll update it.
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TASK 1: As a team select your favorite month of 2019 (because 2020 basically SUCKS!) and each player reads a book initially published in that month. (September)
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Be careful, it doesn't look like all of them are set in Norway (or wherever)