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TART Challenge2 - Book Babes (11)
AliciaJ wrote: "So guys, I’m texting from my phone. I have a service I’m going to today for my friend that passed away. I’ll post my books when I get back this afternoon. I finished Heart Bones last night, and am ..."Hugs, Alicia! Thinking of you today
Let's chat about this task that has come up for other teams. 84. Pick a category from the current RRRC Monthly Challenge and read 6 books for that category. Reader's Choice is exempt from this task
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Or
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Any preferences?
I think #5 or 9 would be the easiest for October and #3, 4 or 5 would be the easiest for November
Edit- task 71. . Pick another team and each member reads one book that was read by a member for this challenge. No pass for this task.
Which team would you both prefer?
Trying to stay away from the m/m readers since Megan and I both prefer not to read that genre.
Team 17 has books posted similar to some of what we read
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Hope it goes OK Alicia. Thoughts are with you
For October my picks would be 3, 5, maybe 9. Hey 10 looks easy heheFor November my picks would be 2, 4, 8 & 9
8 would be easy cause I think we all like sport romance so that would be ok... 2 sounds OK if you like paranormal.. I haven't read any of that author so I'd need to check how easy it is to get her books. I'll have a look tomorrow!
I'll have a look through teams tomorrow. Just off to bed now (clocks have gone back or forward idk but I'm tired)
Yeah anything but M/M romances at the moment. Got to be in the mood for those.
Completion Post - Task 2199. Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. Select books from 2 different teammates and read them
Heart BonesRead: 10/24
Pages: 338/GR
Rating: 4 Stars
Qualifies: One of Laura's 5 favorites Bottom of post 11
Review: This was a heartbreaker, as only Colleen Hoover can write them. It's funny because I usually shy away from her books because they are so sad, but this one worked. I felt total empathy for Beyah, and admired her grit and determination to make something different out of her life. And I could really identify with her feelings about her dad, it really hit me. I did think in the beginning that the author went on a little bit much about how awful her home life was with her mom, it felt like she kept reiterating it over and over. But man, the rest of the story really got me. The way things went down with Samson, how they dealt with it, it was great. I'm so glad I picked this one!
Completion Post - Task 2199. Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. Select books from 2 different teammates and read them
Wrong Number, Right GuyRead: 10/25
Pages: 353/GR
Rating: 4 Stars
Qualifies: One of Megan's 5 favorites Bottom of post 11
Review: This was a perfect book to read after my first one, it was a complete 180 and had me cracking up out loud pretty much from the very beginning. I loved those ridiculous texts between Ozzie and May in the beginning, they were hilarious. And the fun didn't stop. May turned out to be a total badass, and I loved how she handled the guys at the security firm. She and Ozzie were great together too. I'm definitely going to be looking to read the rest of the books in this series.
Megan wrote: "Hope it goes OK Alicia. Thoughts are with you"Laura wrote: "Hugs, Alicia! Thinking of you today"
Thank you both. It was a hard day, but I'm glad we were able to have this time to say goodbye.
Task 84. Pick a category from the current RRRC Monthly Challenge and read 6 books for that category. Reader's Choice is exempt from this taskI agree, for October I would pick #3, #5 or #9. I really liked the Meghan March book I read for that category this month and I do plan to read the next books in the Beneath series, so that would work.
For November, I like #2, #4, #5, #8, and #9. LOL, I guess I'm really looking forward to this one next month! 😊
I'm looking through the teams right now. I'd actually like to see if we could find one that has a mix of genres, not just contemporary romance. Some mm, some mystery, romance, etc. The trick is going to be finding one that has completed enough tasks to give us a good amount of choices to choose from.
Couldn't sleep which is annoying because I'm wrecked. Completion Post - Task 21
99. Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. Select books from 2 different teammates and read them
Jersey Six
Read: 25th October
Pages: 282
Rating: 2 stars
Qualifies: From Laura's list at the bottom of post 11
Review: Sorry Laura!! I genuinely am so confused with this book. The writing style is very odd. I just kept waiting for the point to come. Yeah didn't enjoy this.
Can someone check us in? I'm on my mobile and its 11pm I need to go to bed otherwise I'll do it in the morning sorry!
Sure, I don't mind, I was going to update the post with Alicia's completions so I can add yours.Sorry, you didn't like my pick:-(
Sleep well! Goodnight
So far, team 12 looks pretty good. They have a pretty solid mix of genres, and a lot of tasks are completed.
Laura wrote: "Sure, I don't mind, I was going to update the post with Alicia's completions so I can add yours.Sorry, you didn't like my pick:-(
Sleep well! Goodnight"
Thanks for checking us in Laura 😊
AliciaJ wrote: "Laura wrote: "Sure, I don't mind, I was going to update the post with Alicia's completions so I can add yours.Sorry, you didn't like my pick:-(
Sleep well! Goodnight"
Thanks for checking us in ..."
One handed checkins are super slow! I did something to my left wrist..I've been icing and wrapping my wrist for a few days now. At least I can move my wrist again.
AliciaJ wrote: "So far, team 12 looks pretty good. They have a pretty solid mix of genres, and a lot of tasks are completed."Yes, I don't mind team 12 either, I see some books on their list that I wouldn't mind reading. Megan, will team 12 work for you? (task 71. Pick another team and each member reads one book that was read by a member for this challenge. No pass for this task.)
84. Pick a category from the current RRRC Monthly Challenge and read 6 books for that category. Reader's Choice is exempt from this task
- we all picked 5 , is everyone okay if we choose #5 if we get this task in October?
For November do we want to pick #2 because it has this option (OR a book that just makes you happy.)
Also what about this new task: 105. Each teammate lists two favorite authors. Select books written by the authors on two different teammate's list and read books by those authors. (Two books each per teammate.) No pass for this task
#5 for October and #2 for November work for me. On task 105, we just each need to list two of our favorite authors, then we each pick one book from each of the other teammates lists, is this right?I thought we all already listed favorite authors, was that for a different task?
Anyway, my two favorites are going to be Nalini Singh and Elle Kennedy.
AliciaJ wrote: "#5 for October and #2 for November work for me. On task 105, we just each need to list two of our favorite authors, then we each pick one book from each of the other teammates lists, is this right?..."Yes, exactly. Similiar tasks, but then slightly different. I like #105 a little more as it gives the reader more options.
Great choices, Alicia! I'm going to have to flip a coin if we get that task. Did you deliberate? I'm having a hard time narrowing down to just two favorite authors- I have so many.
Marie Force and K.A. Tucker are my two choices.
I've got you on the list to get your task tomorrow. 😊
Laura wrote: "Sure, I don't mind, I was going to update the post with Alicia's completions so I can add yours.Sorry, you didn't like my pick:-(
Sleep well! Goodnight"
Thank you. I'm sorry too, I don't know if it was just my mood yesterday afternoon/evening :(
Team 12 is fine with me.October I'm fine with 5. October 2nd is World Smile Day. 🎃Read a book that you know will make you smile or you know will make you happy. You can also read a book that has a person smiling on the cover, or read a book that has a title that starts with S, M, I, L, or E. Don't forget to smile today! :)
November I'm good with 2 - I think that should be fairlyyyy easy
Favourite authors - tried to pick two different ones to the books I've suggested but its hard on the spot like this!!Ilsa Madden-Mills & Kim Law
Edit: changed my mind.
94. Read
For this task use the initial publication date. If there is one listed on the editions page use it, otherwise the qualifier would be the earliest dated English language edition. Select 5 books initially published in sequential years, without skipping years. For example you could use 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 but not 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019. Include the publication date/year in your completion posts.
Think I had thrown a year out there of 2019. I can hunt for a book for that year
We already did this taskLet's see if we can get another since we aren't supposed to repeat tasks. I'll ask in the q &a thread
Sorry about that, I checked, but my eyes just skipped right over that you already had that task. I'll post a new one!
Let's try this again...Here is the REAL Task 22:
109. Read
As a team decide whether you are reading books with facial hair on the cover or without facial hair and then read 5 books that fit your selection. Obvious scruff or 5 o'clock shadow will count as facial hair. You can use any edition's cover to qualify for this task, please include the qualifying cover in your completion post.
Thanks Kat! It's a lot of updating and keeping track on your end so it's very much appreciated. More fun to find a book for a task we didn't do since there are so many great ones left!
Cute task! Do we want scruff (facial hair) or not? Either works for me.
I think it will be easier to find a model without facial hair, but I’m open to either.
I vote scruffAnd well spotted Laura. I thought it was familiar
Lol, you had to vote against each other!!! Alicia, do you mind if we go with scruff since you said you were open to both?
Oops sorry! I have both on my tbr so could read either
LOL we are all over the place today! Yes, scruff is fine. It doesn’t have to be full beard?
AliciaJ wrote: "LOL we are all over the place today! Yes, scruff is fine. It doesn’t have to be full beard?"No, according to MKat's post above it doesn't have to be a full beard.
Completion post- task 22109. Read
- facial hair on male model
Read: Oct 26
Pages: 369
Rating: 5 stars
Qualifies: facial hair on male model The Gravity of Us
Review: A new to me author so I wasn't sure how this book would turn out. This story started out sad and is a little weird but, oh wow it didn't take long to become invested in the characters. Brittainy Cherry sure can write a love story.
I'll pick up another book to read since I'm finished
Completion post- task 22109. Read
- facial hair on male model
Gunner
Read: 27th October
Pages: 302
Rating: 4 stars
Qualifies: Look at this beautiful male model.
Review: This was pretty good.
I got a little lost at the start, the whole kidnapping thing felt a little rushed and could have been done better but the romance between Gunner and August was nice in the end and I liked Harper herself too, I think she was the right age character and not too old for her age as can happen with toddler characters.
Sorry for double or rather triple posting but look at the cover of the next book in this series.
wow.
Completion Post - task 22109. Read
- facial hair on male model
When Angels Seek Chaos
Read: 27th October
Pages: 305
Rating: 3 stars
Qualifies: Male model has facial hair
Review: This was interesting. I wouldn't say I'd read this again I'd probably prefer to never touch this book again but it was an interesting story...
This is a dark book and I always feel weird reading this sort of book especially when the dark is involved in the mafia just makes me uneasy but the romance itself was fine. The writing itself was OK but the edit of this book was weird making my eyes hurt going from light text to dark text, needs a better editor. The characters were interesting. Angelo was hard and mean but he was also human at times and I think his character would be good to have on the side of you.
Megan wrote: "Sorry for double or rather triple posting but look at the cover of the next book in this series. wow."That is one big man!!
Completion Post - task 22109. Read
- facial hair on male model
read: Oct 27
pages: 308
rating: 5 stars
qualifies: facial hair on male model- The Air He Breathes
review: Wow, this was an angsty love story that I absolutely adored. This series isn't connected and can be read out of order and was just so different (characters and plot) from the last book I read but similar in that this author writes a fabulous love story!
Megan wrote: "I like this task :D"Two five star reads for me. I love this task too:-)
ETA: nevermind.. I can't count this morning. Alicia's book will make our 5 count total:-)
Laura wrote: "Completion Post - task 22109. Read 6 5 books with or without facial hair on a male cover model. Teams decide
- facial hair on male model
read: Oct 27
page..."
I apparently read this in 2015 - no recollection of this book what so ever. :S
Megan wrote: "Laura wrote: "Completion Post - task 22109. Read 6 5 books with or without facial hair on a male cover model. Teams decide
- facial hair on male model
rea..."
You would only have to re read one page to remember!
( I think its because we read so many books that we don't always remember)
Elizabeth 's husband died in car accident. Tristan's wife and son died in a car accident. Both are grieving and lost. Tristan is angry, no one likes him. He runs in his bare feet all the time. Elizabeth and her daughter move back to their home and while driving back hit Tristan's dog ( that's how they meet) It's angsty, sad, a hot mess, hopeful, disappointing ... jeez no wonder I feel like an emotional wreck today.
Plot twist - the messed up guy friend tampered with Liz's husband 's car causing the accident which killed both spouses and the son. Emma, the daughter calls Tristan - Tick .
Does that bring back any memories?
Well crap, I don't think notifications are working again. Grrr
I'm not sure which annoys me more.... notifications being wonky or the Goodreads over capacity message!!
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99. Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. Select books from 2 different teammates and read them
Pages: 323 kindle edition
Read: Oct 25
Rating: 4 stars
Qualifies: one of Alicia's five favorites (bottom of post 11)
Review: I have read some of this series, out of order, but this might be my favorite. I liked Fi and Dex, their relationship and how they both grow as characters. Side bonus... getting to read about Grey and Ivy again as well as reading the calendar scene from a different perspective. Steamy read with a HEA. Now I need to go back and read the books I missed from this series.