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Mary C wrote: "Ooh that's a good one.Is it 600 pages each or total?
I'll be reading this
"I think is total, but let's wait Kat answer Michaele.
MKat answered that it’s 600 pages total. But I think we all gave to read something. I didn’t even start my book. We went to a Portuguese restaurant with my mother and her best friends. It was nice to get out and see Mom laughing a bit. My stepfather passed right before the pandemic hit.
Selection PostTask 3: (15). Read a minimum of 600 pages in books with an audio edition.
Book: This Is Forever
Pages: 330
Completion postTask 3: (15). Read a minimum of 600 pages in books with an audio edition.
Book/cover link: The Will
Page numbers with source: 595 (GR)
How book qualified, with links or cover as necessary: audio edition - The Will
Date Completed: 9/20
Rating/Review: 4 stars. I've read this before. Fairly typical KA book. On the alpha male scale - Jake isn't too bad, not as extreme as many KA heroes.
Completion Post
Task 03: Read a minimun of 600 pages in books with an audio version
Book: Savor You
291 pages (Kindle 1st Edition)
How it qualifies: Savor You (Audio Version)
Date completed: 09/20
Rating/Review: 3⭐
The book was super low on clonfict which it wasn't a bad thing. It's refreshing to see a couple communicating and resolvings their issues with a simple talk. Like the other books of the series, I still had problems with the author's writing and the ending was super corny (not in a good way).
Completion PostTask 03: Read a minimum of 600 pages in books with an audio version
Fits: has an audio book version
Pages: 352
Read: 9/21/2020
Rating: 4 stars
This was a unique take on a serial killer novel. Instead of being told from the norm of being from the perspective of the detective and the killer, this one is more about the victims and from their perspective. That said, I pretty much new who the killer was as soon as we met the character. Mainly because that person kind of stood out. It's hard to explain without giving away a detail that would spoil the answer. Anyway, I liked the book a lot and will read more from this author.
I'm assuming that even though we've passed 600 pages, we still need our last review? If not then I'll do the completion post.
I have finished my book, just now having a moment to write my review. Will post her momentarily.
Completion PostTask 3: (15). Read a minimum of 600 pages in books with an audio edition.
Book: This Is Forever
Pages: 330
Finished: 09/21/20
How it fits: 330 pgs of 600 + pages and has an audio version
Rating: 4 stars
Review: What a great way to wrap up this series. I love the Stones, and Justin is definitely a mini Cooper and Matthew.
This book had all the feels.
Caroline has to be one of the strongest women that I know. When I say I just about cried with her every time she shed a tear, it would not be an exaggeration. She did everything she could under the worst of circumstances to raise Dylan.
Justin was everything. Cooper and Parker raised a remarkable human.
I think this story hit me so hard because I grew up the child of addicts, so I know how it is to be an enabler. I actually had to go to Alateen /Al-anon to curve my need to make excuses for my parents bad behavior, as well as giving in to their codependent behavior.
My childhood wasn't ideal, but even in this illness I knew they loved me. The need to feed their addiction could often times be stronger than that love though. So, I've experience the theft and pawning of belongings, the out of control behavior, etc...
Natasha Madison did an excellent job writing about the behavior of someone completely gone to their addiction, to the point of hopelessness. Bravo!
I'm just glad the Justin was so strong in his convictions when it came to his love for Caroline and Dylan.
Task #3: (15). Read a minimum of 600 pages in books with an audio edition.You do not have to listen to your chosen book, but an audio edition must be available. Please include a link to the audio edition in your completion post.
Nayara - Message 108
Shan ~A~ - Message 113
Mary C -Message 109
Michaele - Message 107
1568 pgs out of 600+ pages
Way to read all the pages Michaele!Here is Task 4:
10. Read 4 books by authors' who write under more than one name (Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb).
Please include a link to the author's page or website that shows they write under more than one name in your completion post.
Hmm. As I'm listening to Orchid, I feel like I have already read it before. I think I listened to it late last year and forgot to mark it as read. It was recent enough where I'm remembering the conversation happening very clearly. So I think I will pick something else. I think I read it for the Right Side Up challenge for flower in the title. Or some similar task.
Completion postTask 4: 10. Read 4 books by authors' who write under more than one name (Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb).
Book/cover link:
Goodbye Paradise
Page numbers with source: 237 (GR) - In Front of God and Everyone I think this is the right page count to use, it was originally published under another title.
How book qualified, with links or cover as necessary: On the Main Page Nealy Wagner is listed as a pseudonym for Sarina Bowen
Date Completed: 9/22
Rating/Review: 5 stars. This was another re-read for me. I was nervous about reading this book the first time - it's about 2 guys who escape/are thrown away by a polygamous cult. I am from Utah and these kinds of cults are a problem here so it hits a little close to home. And as someone who grew up as a religious minority (as a non-mormon in Utah), books with religious themes can make me uncomfortable. Sorry that was probably TMI.
Anyway, I ended up loving the book, it is very sweet and luckily the time spent with the cult was very short - so the book is more about them creating lives for themselves. There are some parts that were hard to read, but overall it was not a dark book.
Selection PostTask 4: (10). Read 4 books by authors' who write under more than one name (Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb).
Book: The Daring Duke by Jess Michaels
Please include a link to the author's page or website that shows they write under more than one name in your completion post.
How it fits: Jess Michaels/Jenna Petersen/Jesse Petersen
Link to GR's author page: Jenna Peterson ~ https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Jesse Peterson ~ https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Jess Michaels ~ https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
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Task 4: Read 4 books by author's who write under more than one name
Book: Bitter Falls by Rachel Caine
336 pages (Kindle 1st Edition)
How it qualifies: From GR author's page (Rachel Caine) - "Rachel Caine is a pen name of Roxanne Longstreet Conrad."
Date completed: 09/23
Rating/Review 5⭐
This series just keep getting better and better. The tension was so high all the time that I honestly felt like I couldn't breath. Definitly one of the best books I've read this year.
I'm trying to finish my book up this morning.
Completion PostTask 4: Read 4 books by author's who write under more than one name
Krentz/Castle/Quick
Fits: author writes under 3 pen names: Jayne Ann Krentz, Jayne Castle & Amanda Quick
Pages: 332
Read: 9/24/2020
Stars: 4
This shows as book 2 in some places and book 1 in others. But one thing I like about Castle's books is that even though they are in a series, if you take a long break or accidentally read them out of order you won't be horribly lost. At the same time they aren't bogged down in excess backstory details. These are comfort reads. There's never any real surprises and there aren't any here either. Even her characters tend to have similar appearances. But they are entertaining. The dust bunnies are always adorable and Darwina does not disappoint.
Completion PostTask 4: (10). Read 4 books by authors' who write under more than one name (Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb).
Book: The Daring Duke by Jess Michaels
Please include a link to the author's page or website that shows they write under more than one name in your completion post.
How it fits: Jess Michaels/Jenna Petersen/Jesse Petersen
Link to GR's author page: Jenna Peterson ~ https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Jesse Peterson ~ https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Jess Michaels ~ https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Pages: 230
Finished: 09/24
Rating: 4 stars
Review: Great read! Emma and James had chemistry in and out of the study/office.
I loved how strong Emma was through everything that she had to go through. I couldn't even imagine being a woman in those times. I wanted to slap her mother, and knock her father out.
James came through in the end. I just knew something was going to happen to lead to this, I just hadn't factored all the people involved in the equation.
Now I'm wondering what's going on with Meg, Simon, and Graham.
Task 4: (10). Read 4 books by authors' who write under more than one name (Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb).Please include a link to the author's page or website that shows they write under more than one name in your completion post.
Nayara - Message 122
Shan ~A~ - Message 125
Mary C - Message 124
Michaele - Message 120
Here is Task 5:23. Each teammate reads a book that has been read by one of the RRRC moderators. No pass for this task.
There is no date or rating requirement for this task, but the books you choose need to be marked as read and rated by one of RRRC's moderators. Please include a link to the mod's review or read shelf in your completion post.
Selection PostTask 5: (23). Each teammate reads a book that has been read by one of the RRRC moderators. No pass for this task.
Book: The Duchess War
Pages: 400
How it fits: Read by Yz the Whyz
Link to Shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
On my phone so can’t really do a full post. But I followed the link Shan posted and I checked out 2 of the books from Scribd. Can’t decide if I’m in a romance or mystery mood.
I don't know what I'm in the mood for either... I started reading 3 books this week and none caught my attention 😂I'll probably go with The Unhoneymooners or with one of the Charley Davidson's.
Nayara wrote: "I don't know what I'm in the mood for either... I started reading 3 books this week and none caught my attention 😂I'll probably go with The Unhoneymooners or with one of the Charle..."
I hate when that happens!
I'm updating my Selection Post with a book I can actually listen to while on the road today. That way I can get a few hours in. Otherwise I want be able to start reading until tonight.Changing from A Bad Day for Sunshine to The Duchess War
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Task 05: Each teammate reads a book that has been read by one of the RRRC moderators. No pass for this task.
Book: The Unhoneymooners
416 pages (Kindle 1st Edition)
How it qualifies: Read by ~KarenH~ on April 8th 2020 (4 stars)
Date Completed: 09/26
Rating/Review: 3⭐
I'm conflicted about this. It is a good enemies-to-lovers story (I still wanted to hit them in the head most of the time), the situations presented were ridiculously funny and I usually liked Olive and her family. However, the book couldn't hold my interest with all the drama on the last part. The humor of the beginning was gone and Ethan got so messed up that if this wasn't a romance novel and they didn't get together in the end I would be fine with it.
Completion PostTask 05: Each teammate reads a book that has been read by one of the RRRC moderators. No pass for this task.
Book:
How to Walk like a Man, Eli Easton
Page Count: 257 (goodreads)
How it qualifies: Read by MKat on Dec 28, 2015 (4 stars)
Date Completed: 09/26
Rating/Review: 5⭐
completion PostTask 05: Each teammate reads a book that has been read by one of the RRRC moderators. No pass for this task.
Fits: KarenH read on 9/18/20
Read: 9/26/20
Rating 3.5 stars
Pages: 387
Jill Shalvis is a favorite of mine. But this book didn't wow me. It was entertaining but there was nothing unique about it. I did enjoy the apartment building setting with a lot of the friends living there. The book also really read like a series set up. The main couples story could have been told in a short story. It was one of those where one has a secret they put off telling which isn't as bad as they think. If she had just told the secret right away they wouldn't have had any issues in getting together. But it's Jill Shalvis so I'll read the whole series.
Completion PostTask 5: (23). Each teammate reads a book that has been read by one of the RRRC moderators. No pass for this task.
Book: The Duchess War
Pages: 270
How it fits: Read by Yz the Whyz
Link to Shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Finished: 09/27
Rating: 5 stars
Review: I don't know why I waited so long to read this book, but I have completely done myself a disservice.
I loved this this book. Minnie is one of the strongest heroines I've read in a historical romance. She had me engrossed from the beginning. She is doing everything she can to not allow the scandal of her past to effect her present/future.
Women of these times had depend on the men in their lives to take care of them, and since her father couldn't she is living with aunts. That is a precarious situation since if something happens the place they live reverts back to a male relative, so her only option is to marry.
Her option is an ass.
I am glad Robert, Duke of Clermont came into her life when he did. Their interactions let he see that the ass she was going to marry was just that.
Robert, along with Oliver and Sebastian make up the Brothers Sinister. They have one another's backs no matter what.
Robert is determined to right the wrongs of the former Duke of Clermont, his father, which leads him to be pitted against Minnie in the Duchess War. He wants her, so he goes after her. She wants him, but knows their station in life (and her past) makes that impossible.
The banter was amazing. Every moment the spent with each other showcased their chemistry.
Task 5: (23). Each teammate reads a book that has been read by one of the RRRC moderators. No pass for this task.There is no date or rating requirement for this task, but the books you choose need to be marked as read and rated by one of RRRC's moderators. Please include a link to the mod's review or read shelf in your completion post.
Nayara wrote: "Completion Post
Task 05: Each teammate reads a book that has been read by one of the RRRC moderators. No pass for this task.
Book: The Unhoneymooners
[bookcover:The Unhoneymoon..."
Please add the first edition Kindle page count. Thanks!
Shan ~A~ wrote: "Completion PostTask 5: (23). Each teammate reads a book that has been read by one of the RRRC moderators. No pass for this task.
Book: The Duchess War
Pages: 400
How it fits: Read ..."
Please correct to the first edition Kindle page count - I didn't see 400 listed on any edition. Thanks!
Here is Task 6, I'm not waiting for corrections - yet!29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession.
Please include the selected profession in your completion posts. Professions such as law enforcement officer or musician are fine. Just don't try to pass off both a rancher and a chef as in the food industry - they are just too far apart. Remember to use the first edition Kindle page count!
MountainKat wrote: "Shan ~A~ wrote: "Completion PostTask 5: (23). Each teammate reads a book that has been read by one of the RRRC moderators. No pass for this task.
Book: The Duchess War
Pages: 400
H..."
It wasn't 400. I forgot to update when I changed my book.
So what profession are we choosing. Professions in books I'm reading currently:
Reporter
Senator
Profession in book I was planning to start:
Sheriff (law enforcement)
But I'm open to other things.
Does “about” just mean with a main character in that profession? My preference would be law enforcement. But I’m good with something else as long as it isn’t too obscure to find books.
MountainKat wrote: "Nayara wrote: "Completion Post
Task 05: Each teammate reads a book that has been read by one of the RRRC moderators. No pass for this task.
Book: The Unhoneymooners
[bookcover:T..."
Done!
I think is easier to find books with an law enforcement profession, we could go with that.
If we're going for law enforcement, I'll be reading this: 
FBI agents
Completion PostTask 29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession. We choose Law Enforcement
Book:
Law Man, Kristen Ashley
Page Count: 535 (goodreads)
How it qualifies: If the title isn't enough :), from the blurb, "Handsome police detective Mitch Lawson is way out of her league..."
Date Completed: 09/28
Rating/Review: 3⭐ I've read this book before, so clearly I liked it as I was willing to read it again. I only have two brief remarks. The first is I found Mara a little annoying through much of the book- her whole ranking system rubbed me the wrong way and made her seem really judgmental (even if she was hardest on herself). And second the Billy/ Billie naming was funny- and it worked in the print version, it didn't work so great in audio though. You could usually figure out which Billy/ie they were talking about from context, but it was a little annoying too.
Completion PostTask 06. (29)Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession. We choose Law Enforcement
Fits: FBI agents all over the place including the 2 MCs.
Pages: 335 pages
Read 9/29/2020
Rating 3 stars
This was an entertaining read but not very suspenseful for a romantic suspense book. But I liked the series set up. I also like art themed books. The almost nun turned FBI agent is a cool back story for a main character. The murderer wasn't all that hard to figure out.
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Is it 600 pages each or total?
I'll be reading