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TART Challenge2 - The Need to Read (15)
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I have a lot of catching up to do reading through all this and seeing how this challenge works :-)Starting now!
Cyndee wrote: "Also, just a reminder that challenges in RRRC require that books be started after the task has been called."Oh boy this is going to make me slower :/
Sorry in advance team...I normally have many books going and then decide to focus on one more than the others if it fits a task.
I’m excited for this tho, it seems overwhelming so far, but super fun all these task options!!
Cyndee wrote: "bamaace83 wrote: "I forgot to list on my authors maybe Fredrik Backman. I have Anxious People on audible to listen to at some point and I know Cyndee and I both loved Beartown but he has a few book..."Same! I love Fredrik Backman! Beartown and Us Against Them we’re both amazing. I’m looking forward to Anxious People and I also have A Man Called Ove to read.
Okay I skipped the longer overall things to get to our current task and I’m sure I can find something Nov. 2019 to read.I’ll reply to the ones for the whole group too.
Cyndee wrote: "Leslie wrote: "Cyndee wrote: "If you don't find something you like Leslie, just shout out and I'm sure we can switch it up."I will take recommendations too Cyndee...I love the other books you've ..."
Thanks I may use Get a Life, Chloe Brown. That ones been on my radar as one I might like.
I mostly read things that are a different genre but also have romance, and more cutesy romances which this seems like it may lean more towards.
I like Sophie Kinsella and Christina Lauren, along with others not really coming to mind right now.
I like books with romance as a subplot to the main plot too.
Mostly, I’m not a fan of steamy type romances, or romance only type books, if that makes sense at all.
Okay on to the lists now.
I’ll look first at what everyone else said and try to be cohesive with that.
Completion Post ~ Read a book published in November 2019Book: The Other Daughter
Author: Shalini Boland
Pages: 234 per Kindle edition Goodreads
Date Read: 15 Sept 2020
Rating: 4 Stars
How it fits: Publication Date: 5 November 2019
Here’s a list I found, although I think you all said you e found your books for the Nov. 2019 taskhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/popula...
There isn't a set date. We can check in for our next task as soon as we've all completed this one and then will be given the next task. We just try to complete as many as we can during the challenge.
Leslie wrote: "There isn't a set date. We can check in for our next task as soon as we've all completed this one and then will be given the next task. We just try to complete as many as we can during the challenge."Oh! Cool, no worries then, I'll be fine and I am getting quicker at reading these days somehow. I think because I am just so excited about so many books!!! lol
My answers/list is coming. I'm working on it now. I'm going to post it, then go back and look through you guys lists and add in anything to mine that I'm also fine with but didn't think of. I think that will be easiest for me to get it in here at least first lol.I LOVE LISTS. seriously. :-D
WOW. This will for sure be the longest post I have ever made. I feel like I just took an intense survey lol. But also fun. I still have to read everyone's replies too so I can add to things or cancel what I've said. But here comes my replies. I need a break for my eyes though so I'll be back on later to do more. And to reply to the other list of our info.
Oops...didn't include the list lolHere are the tasks we need a group consensus on. We can decide now to save time later. :) Get your votes in!
1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.
Most Interested in reading/Have things I want to read already
Brigid Kemmerer
Riley Sager
James Patterson
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Christina Lauren
Sophie Kinsella
Cassandra Clare
More authors I liked and/or have been interested in(I could go on forever but this is already a very long answer…and I have so many more questions to go lol)
Meg Cabot
Harlan Coben
Kerri Maniscalco
Sophie Hannah
Courtney Summers
Fredrik Backman
J.K. Rowling
Sarah J. Maas
Marissa Meyer
V.E. Schwab
Mary E. Pearson
Jay Kristoff
Katharine McGee
9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task.
This seems hard, because it’s more specific.
Just a few I’m really wanting to start or continue right now are:
Cursebreakers series by Brigid Kemmerer, I have read A Curse So Dark and Lonely but not book 2 yet.
The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer, I’m also on Scarlet book 2 (see a pattern?)
Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco, would be new to me and seems good for the fall season
Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson, would be new to me and I have been ‘planning’ to read it FOREVER. And still haven’t
Also, I have some folders too relating to series on my TBR, but don’t feel like you have to check them out for options.
‘new series’: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...#
‘series in progress’: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
I will also check into what options you all have suggested.
27. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books published in any one year prior to 2018, team picks the year.
I’m open to whatever here
29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession.
detective or police officer, are my top choices
baker
princess or ‘chosen one’ (lol I’m sure that doesn’t count but it seems almost all my fantasy books have that)
33. Read 6 books in the same sub-genre, teams decide.
Not sure what a sub-genre is, maybe psychological thriller? Like that’s a more specific type of mystery/thriller?
49. Each teammate reads a book published in the same month and year, teams decide. No pass for this task.
I’m open to whatever here
50. Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location.
How specific? Can it be fantasy world? Or USA? Or are those to broad? And the UK seems to be a place some of my books take place also.
For specific, I feel like I’ve read a lot in New York?
51. Each teammate reads a different book by the same author, no pass for this task.
See #1
52. Read 6 books with the same color cover, teams decide color.
Open to colors, I have a folder for each color already in my GR shelves for other challenges lol
53. 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.
This could be harder, I live in Cincinnati, OH. Not sure if I’ve come across many books taking place here. I have always lived in OH so no other options for mine
54. Read 6 books set on a beach or in the mountains, teams decide which.
I’d probably choose beach, just because I can instantly think of one or two, but I’m also open to mountains, I’m sure I can find some there too
55. Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country.
I’d choose the UK for this, because I feel like it pops up a lot when I’m reading. Again, open to other options too
56. As a team, pick a list with over 100 romance books on it, each member reads a book from that list. No pass for this task.
Here’s one I randomly found so I have one to paste in, it has multiple books already on my TBR.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
A large number the books on my TBR are tagged romance in some facet, so I hopefully could find a book I’d read on any list you guys want that’s not like ‘steamy romances only’ lol
58. Read 6 books published in the year one of the teammates joined RRRC, teams decide which teammate.
I joined in 2020 (newbie!!) and I’d be fine with that year, but like all the year challenges, I’m fine with whatever year the majority would like to use
70. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books of the same sub-genre, but by different authors.
I really need to look up what a sub-genre is, so for now, I’ll go again with psychological thriller, since I think that is one…
71. Pick another team and each member reads one book that was read by a member for this challenge. No pass for this task.
I haven’t checked out other teams, but I’d say whichever team we want, I should be able to find a book they’ve read that I’d read.
72. Read 4 books published in the decade of a teammate's birth, team decides which teammate.
80s here.
Side note: here’s a good laugh for you all. I read Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier in school, and I remember liking it but nothing else, so I’ve been wanting to reread it, thought it might fit and laughed at myself because it was published in 1938! Hahaha I’m not good with knowing when things are published…
73. Read a minimum of 1500 pages in books by the same author, teams decide author.
See #1
75. Read over 1000 pages in books that start with the same letter (no articles), teams decide letter.
I’m sure I can work with most letters here.
76. Read 6 books with a specific item on the cover, team selects item.
a crown/tiara pops out to me as often on my books
Also a person, but only if it doesn’t have to be the WHOLE person, like any part of a person…like if just half a face in on there, that would still count?
Open to other options, this one is so open it’s making it hard for me to think of things lol
79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope.
I LOVE fake dating, though I don’t have any right now on my radar I haven’t read. Please let me know if you do, even if we don’t use that one lol.
I don’t know if this is an actual thing but I also love slow burn/slow build up
I also like enemies to lovers.
I dislike love triangles, BUT they do show up in SO MANY of the books I read so it's easy to find.
I DESPISE instalove. Anything but that please.
82. Each teammate reads a different book from the same series.
See #9
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.
Fine with any of these from September Monthly Challenge 2020: Okay I started to paste them all in here, only to realize I could find something for most of them due to the few extra options in addition to the main prompt.
My least favorite options are probably 4 & 9, but still I would be able to find books to fit.
90. Each member reads a book published in sequential months, i.e. June, July, August and September 2019. Teams decide which months. No pass for this task.
Does this mean like one of us reads for each month, like one for each month in a row?
Also, I am fine with any set of months normally I can find something on my TBR, especially in the more recent years like 2017-2020. Again, I’d make any year work though.
92. Read over 1500 pages in books set in the future or the past - teams decide.
I can do either, I like historical fiction, and I also like sci-fi some, so I have books set in both.
93. As a team, pick a Romance List from GR Listopia with less than 100 books on it, each teammate reads a book from that list. No pass for this task.
This one is: Enemies to Lover trope in Fantasy and Paranormal, it has 60 books. That isn’t as close to 100 as maybe we’d like to get to have more options? I’m not sure. There’s things on it that are on my TBR. Again, didn’t search a ton, so you guys may have lists you’re more invested in.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
94. Read 6 books published in sequential years, teams decide years.
Fine with whatever years we want to go with here.
95. As a team, select an animal. Read 8 books tagged with that animal.
Dragons? Horses? I am struggling to think of books I’ve read tagged anything besides those. I will look more and at what you guys have put
96. Read a minimum of 1200 pages with the sun or the moon on the cover, teams decide which.
I don’t think I read many books with either on the cover…soooo I’m guessing I could just find one with whichever the majority picks here.
Here are the tasks we need to share info to completeMY INFO
12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.
I want to take a bit to make them person specific like you all have said.
What are some genres all of you either strongly avoid or really like?
19. Each teammate reads a book another teammate read and rated 4 Stars or higher in the last 3 months. No pass for this task.
Some of my latest 5-stars:
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (4.5 rounded up--I'm stingy with my 5 stars)
Some of my latest 4 stars:
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
Final Girls by Riley Sager
The Vanishing by Wendy Webb
Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers
The Honey-Don't List by Christina Lauren
These Witches Don't Burn by Isabel Sterling
Lie to Me by J.T. Ellison
Little Monsters by Kara Thomas
The Perfect Son by Lauren North
64. Read 6 books not set on a continent of a teammate. Space does not count - must be a real continent.
We're all in North America, so that makes this one a little easier. 😜
74. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month.
Cyndee’s is February, Anna's is March, Leslie's is July, Keri’s is December
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.
Add Keri's to 220—’80 here, so 300 even! 😁
99. Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. Select books from 2 different teammates and read them.
This feels impossible,
(I did exclude Beartown, which would go on there, since you can already choose it from others' lists lol--so that helped):
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Guilty Wives by James Patterson & David Ellis (all James Patterson w/David Ellis are BY FAR the best options in my opinion)
Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake
The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Okay, I've answered all the lists now. I still have to read everyone else's and see if we're agreeing on much, but my brain and eyes hurt. Need to take a break and check back either later tonight or tomorrow.
Lol, it looks like we are agreeing on things. I'm sure, hopefully, Cyndee can help us fix all those great ideas. Yeah, just finish it when you can and then they will give us a new task. Mine worked for other challenges so I had to get that out of the way.
I'll try to assemble our preferences into one place and we can make some decisions from there.
Thanks! I know we have some things that are pretty similar. I like that even 300! The books I read the past few months aren't always as diversified as usual because of the Olympics but hopefully I'll get to read all sorts of things for the next couple months. I mean even this week I have like 6 books that don't really have a lot of stuff in common.
Keri, I'm going through answers now but wanted to stop to tell you that Take a Hint, Dani Brown, the follow-up to Get a Life, Chloe Brown, is a fake dating troupe! :)
bamaace83 wrote: "Thanks! I know we have some things that are pretty similar. I like that even 300! The books I read the past few months aren't always as diversified as usual because of the Olympics but hopefully I'..."
SAAAAME girl, same!
SAAAAME girl, same!
Here are the top vote getters:
1/51/73. Same author (Top 3):
Colleen Hoover (if we choose her for the task where we each have to read a DIFFERENT book by the same author, I’m gonna call dibs on Heart Bones because it’s the only one I haven’t read yet :)
Amy Harmon
Christina Lauren
9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task.
Lux series by Jennifer Armentrout
I'm putting Cursebreakers by Brigid Kimmerer here too. Keri mentioned it and the first book was REALLY good! It could appeal to all of us. :)
27. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books published in any one year prior to 2018, team picks the year.
We all really had no preference, but Leslie threw out 2013 so let’s go with it! :)
29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession.
Lawyer
33. Read 6 books in the same sub-genre, teams decide.
Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Thriller
49. Each teammate reads a book published in the same month and year, teams decide. No pass for this task.
no preference (we’ll just wait...maybe if this one comes up we’ll all be ready to read books from the same month & year. LOL!)
50. Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location.
Chicago
52. Read 6 books with the same color cover, teams decide color.
Yellow (most of us had no preference and Leslie mentioned blue or yellow, so I just picked my preference from those two...feel free to debate me on it. LOL)
53. 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.
Leslie - Kelowna, BC
54. Read 6 books set on a beach or in the mountains, teams decide which.
Beach
55. Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country.
England/UK
56. As a team, pick a list with over 100 romance books on it, each member reads a book from that list. No pass for this task.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
58. Read 6 books published in the year one of the teammates joined RRRC, teams decide which teammate.
Leslie - 2019
70. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books of the same sub-genre, but by different authors.
Historical Fiction
72. Read 4 books published in the decade of a teammate's birth, team decides which teammate.
Anna/Keri - 1980s
75. Read over 1000 pages in books that start with the same letter (no articles), teams decide letter.
T
76. Read 6 books with a specific item on the cover, team selects item.
Shirt
79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope.
Enemies-to-lovers
82. Each teammate reads a different book from the same series.
*the series we mentioned for this were the same as for #9, BUT those were both series where the books should be read in order. Since we have to each read a DIFFERENT book for this one, we should come up with another series that can all be read as stand alones. :)
90. Each member reads a book published in sequential months, i.e. June, July, August and September 2019. Teams decide which months. No pass for this task.
September-December
92. Read over 1500 pages in books set in the future or the past - teams decide.
Past
93. As a team, pick a Romance List from GR Listopia with less than 100 books on it, each teammate reads a book from that list. No pass for this task.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1... - way more interesting than the list I put up
94. Read 6 books published in sequential years, teams decide years.
Another 'no preference' for everyone. Let’s do 2015-2018 since it doesn’t double up on the other decisions we’ve made regarding years. :)
95. As a team, select an animal. Read 8 books tagged with that animal.
Wolf
96. Read a minimum of 1200 pages with the sun or the moon on the cover, teams decide which.
Moon
1/51/73. Same author (Top 3):
Colleen Hoover (if we choose her for the task where we each have to read a DIFFERENT book by the same author, I’m gonna call dibs on Heart Bones because it’s the only one I haven’t read yet :)
Amy Harmon
Christina Lauren
9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task.
Lux series by Jennifer Armentrout
I'm putting Cursebreakers by Brigid Kimmerer here too. Keri mentioned it and the first book was REALLY good! It could appeal to all of us. :)
27. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books published in any one year prior to 2018, team picks the year.
We all really had no preference, but Leslie threw out 2013 so let’s go with it! :)
29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession.
Lawyer
33. Read 6 books in the same sub-genre, teams decide.
Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Thriller
49. Each teammate reads a book published in the same month and year, teams decide. No pass for this task.
no preference (we’ll just wait...maybe if this one comes up we’ll all be ready to read books from the same month & year. LOL!)
50. Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location.
Chicago
52. Read 6 books with the same color cover, teams decide color.
Yellow (most of us had no preference and Leslie mentioned blue or yellow, so I just picked my preference from those two...feel free to debate me on it. LOL)
53. 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.
Leslie - Kelowna, BC
54. Read 6 books set on a beach or in the mountains, teams decide which.
Beach
55. Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country.
England/UK
56. As a team, pick a list with over 100 romance books on it, each member reads a book from that list. No pass for this task.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
58. Read 6 books published in the year one of the teammates joined RRRC, teams decide which teammate.
Leslie - 2019
70. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books of the same sub-genre, but by different authors.
Historical Fiction
72. Read 4 books published in the decade of a teammate's birth, team decides which teammate.
Anna/Keri - 1980s
75. Read over 1000 pages in books that start with the same letter (no articles), teams decide letter.
T
76. Read 6 books with a specific item on the cover, team selects item.
Shirt
79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope.
Enemies-to-lovers
82. Each teammate reads a different book from the same series.
*the series we mentioned for this were the same as for #9, BUT those were both series where the books should be read in order. Since we have to each read a DIFFERENT book for this one, we should come up with another series that can all be read as stand alones. :)
90. Each member reads a book published in sequential months, i.e. June, July, August and September 2019. Teams decide which months. No pass for this task.
September-December
92. Read over 1500 pages in books set in the future or the past - teams decide.
Past
93. As a team, pick a Romance List from GR Listopia with less than 100 books on it, each teammate reads a book from that list. No pass for this task.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1... - way more interesting than the list I put up
94. Read 6 books published in sequential years, teams decide years.
Another 'no preference' for everyone. Let’s do 2015-2018 since it doesn’t double up on the other decisions we’ve made regarding years. :)
95. As a team, select an animal. Read 8 books tagged with that animal.
Wolf
96. Read a minimum of 1200 pages with the sun or the moon on the cover, teams decide which.
Moon
64. Read 6 books not set on a continent of a teammate. Space does not count - must be a real continent.
We've got Europe in that UK/Britain task, so let's do Australia for this one :) Does that work for you all?
74. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month.
Cyndee: February
Anna: March
Leslie: July
Keri: December
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.
300!
We've got Europe in that UK/Britain task, so let's do Australia for this one :) Does that work for you all?
74. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month.
Cyndee: February
Anna: March
Leslie: July
Keri: December
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.
300!
Hmmm, on the series is there a series that we are all working on but on different books? Let's see...Black Dagger Brotherhood could be an option depending on where people are on that series and if there are any books still left for y'all to read.
I really like the FBI Series by Catherine Coulter. Those don't necessarily have to be read in order.
Stephanie Plum series could be another option.
I also like the KGI series by Maya Banks. This series I like better than some of her others and I've jumped all around in this one.
Thanks for doing that. Everything looks great. You can totally have that Colleen Hoover book. There are several that I need to read.
bamaace83 wrote: "Thanks for doing that. Everything looks great. You can totally have that Colleen Hoover book. There are several that I need to read."
If we get the task that asks for a recommendation from a teammate, you can pick one of hers and know that I've recommended it. Ha! :D
If we get the task that asks for a recommendation from a teammate, you can pick one of hers and know that I've recommended it. Ha! :D
bamaace83 wrote: "Hmmm, on the series is there a series that we are all working on but on different books? Let's see...
Black Dagger Brotherhood could be an option depending on where people are on that series and i..."
I'm on board for the BDB. I'm up to the one that was just released and I'd love an excuse to get to it.
Black Dagger Brotherhood could be an option depending on where people are on that series and i..."
I'm on board for the BDB. I'm up to the one that was just released and I'd love an excuse to get to it.
For #53, I should point out that I am only aware of that one book series set in Kelowna, so if they don't appeal to you, there aren't many options. I think they are available on KU so at least there's that.
Leslie wrote: "For #53, I should point out that I am only aware of that one book series set in Kelowna, so if they don't appeal to you, there aren't many options. I think they are available on KU so at least ther..."
I know Anna and I were good with it, so if it works for Keri then we'll go with it. If she'd rather not, that's all good and we'll pick one of us big city girls. :)
I know Anna and I were good with it, so if it works for Keri then we'll go with it. If she'd rather not, that's all good and we'll pick one of us big city girls. :)
bamaace83 wrote: "Hmmm, on the series is there a series that we are all working on but on different books? Let's see...Black Dagger Brotherhood could be an option depending on where people are on that series and i..."
I’d pick Stephanie Plum series out of these just because I’ve read one and it’s the only one I’ve heard of lol.
The FBI one sounds like maybe I’d like it just based on the series name. I’ll look up the other two also
Can Stephanie Plum be read out of order? I thought the story built up over the course of the series. If I'm wrong and they're basically stand alones, then I'd be okay with that one. My parents have been bugging me about reading it. LOL!
Cyndee wrote: "Keri, I'm going through answers now but wanted to stop to tell you that Take a Hint, Dani Brown, the follow-up to Get a Life, Chloe Brown, is a fake dating troupe! :)"Yay! I’m glad to hear it! I’ll have to add both these to my ever growing TBR :-)
Wasn’t there something also that we talked about using Fredrik Backman for since many of us liked Beartown and we’re looking forward to Anxious People?
Looks like you guys will be pushing me outside my comfort zone on many of these as my picks were outnumbered but I‘m up for some challenges and always like to learn new authors and see if there’s more I like :-)Also, I have never read a Colleen Hoover book so it would be easy for me to pick a different one there. I do own two from clearance sales. I’ll look up which ones they are.
I have read I think two by Christina Lauren so I have a few options still left for different books for everyone from them too.
And I don’t know Amy Harmon, so I have all the options for her as well.
I don’t have Lux on my TBR but it sounds worth a try to me.
And obviously as I suggested it, I’m 100% down for the Cursebreakers series as I’ve been dying to get to book 2!
Everything else even if not my top pick seems totally findable to me.
My only concern is tagged wolf but mostly because I’ve never noticed things tagged an animal before I think lol. I’m sure I can find something even if it’s like a reread of twilight lol
Okay upon further checking the Colleen Hoover books I own are Without Merit and Verity.
Keri wrote: "Looks like you guys will be pushing me outside my comfort zone on many of these as my picks were outnumbered but I‘m up for some challenges and always like to learn new authors and see if there’s m..."
I think if there are authors or areas you aren't familiar with, we might be able to offer helpful suggestions. For instance, I know you don't like the mushy stuff too much but most of Colleen Hoover's stuff is downright emotional. However, Verity is more suspense-ish so that might be a good fit for you, or even Too Late, which is on the dark side for her (okay, so it's kinda love-triangle-ish too, but... LOL!)
For Amy Harmon, I really think you'd like The First Girl Child. If I was recommending one of her books to someone who enjoyed Cursebreakers, that's the one I'd pick.
There's always room for discussion and changes. These just point us in a direction for the conversation. I definitely don't want one person to feel like they have to make all the sacrifices to what they want to read.
I think if there are authors or areas you aren't familiar with, we might be able to offer helpful suggestions. For instance, I know you don't like the mushy stuff too much but most of Colleen Hoover's stuff is downright emotional. However, Verity is more suspense-ish so that might be a good fit for you, or even Too Late, which is on the dark side for her (okay, so it's kinda love-triangle-ish too, but... LOL!)
For Amy Harmon, I really think you'd like The First Girl Child. If I was recommending one of her books to someone who enjoyed Cursebreakers, that's the one I'd pick.
There's always room for discussion and changes. These just point us in a direction for the conversation. I definitely don't want one person to feel like they have to make all the sacrifices to what they want to read.
Keri wrote: "Okay upon further checking the Colleen Hoover books I own are Without Merit and Verity."
I'd definitely recommend Verity first for you out of those two. (And it's funny, but those are probably my two least favorites of hers).
I'd definitely recommend Verity first for you out of those two. (And it's funny, but those are probably my two least favorites of hers).
As for the wolf thing, I'm just crossing my fingers we don't get that task. LOL!
I'm reading my Nov 2019 book right now and will have it done tomorrow.
That sounds good and I really feel I’d trust a lot of you guys recommendations especially if I give you info on what I like better. I do sometimes like emotional like tearjerker ones sometimes, it’s more tons of sex scenes I’m not such a fan of, and like you said, super mushy.
I’m glad Verity is one of the Colleen Hoover’s I have then!
I sometimes like to be pushed outside my comfort zone so it’s not a bad thing for sure. Sometimes that’s how I find new favorites :-)
I trust my team to help me out with recommendations too and figure things out.
I do like having a semi-game plan set up too, even if we do fluctuate from it some.
Haha! Apparently I don’t pay a lot of attention to author names because when you suggested The First Girl Child, I thought it sounded familiar so I searched it and it’s on my TBR!! 🤣
bamaace83 wrote: "Hmmm, on the series is there a series that we are all working on but on different books? Let's see...Black Dagger Brotherhood could be an option depending on where people are on that series and i..."
I'm a bit late to the party on this one, but I've been wanting to read the KGI series, so would be happy with that, but really can make any of them work.
COMPLETION POST
0. As a team select your favorite month of 2019 (because 2020 basically SUCKS!) and each player reads a book initially published in that month. No pass for this task
The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
Read: 9/18/20
Pages: GR Kindle ~ 352
How if fits: Published November 5th 2019
Rating: 4.5 stars
My expectations for this one were not that high going into it, despite having several friends who rated it well. It was so much better than I was hoping! Professional baseball player Gavin and his wife Thea have been married for 3 years and are going through a rough patch. A few of Gavin's teammates/friends convince him that he can find everything he needs to win her back by taking their help and by reading romance novels. I don't often read stories that involve an existing couple from the very beginning and every time I do, I seem to love them. And I quite enjoyed the idea of a group of men having a book club centered around romance books so they can learn how to better relate to the women in their lives and make them happy. :)
0. As a team select your favorite month of 2019 (because 2020 basically SUCKS!) and each player reads a book initially published in that month. No pass for this task
The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
Read: 9/18/20
Pages: GR Kindle ~ 352
How if fits: Published November 5th 2019
Rating: 4.5 stars
My expectations for this one were not that high going into it, despite having several friends who rated it well. It was so much better than I was hoping! Professional baseball player Gavin and his wife Thea have been married for 3 years and are going through a rough patch. A few of Gavin's teammates/friends convince him that he can find everything he needs to win her back by taking their help and by reading romance novels. I don't often read stories that involve an existing couple from the very beginning and every time I do, I seem to love them. And I quite enjoyed the idea of a group of men having a book club centered around romance books so they can learn how to better relate to the women in their lives and make them happy. :)
Cyndee wrote: "COMPLETION POST0. As a team select your favorite month of 2019 (because 2020 basically SUCKS!) and each player reads a book initially published in that month. No pass for this task
[bookcover:T..."
I need to read this one. It's been on my list for a long time.
Hey Cyndee, I assume you will check in our team once we hear from Keri right?
Leslie wrote: "Hey Cyndee, I assume you will check in our team once we hear from Keri right?"
Yep! I'll put together the completion post so it'll be ready to go.
Yep! I'll put together the completion post so it'll be ready to go.
Team Completion Post
🟠Cyndee: The Bromance Book Club - msg 95
🟠bamaace83: Dean - msg 51
🟠Leslie: The Other Daughter - msg 58
🟠Keri: Not the Girl You Marry - msg 113
🟠Cyndee: The Bromance Book Club - msg 95
🟠bamaace83: Dean - msg 51
🟠Leslie: The Other Daughter - msg 58
🟠Keri: Not the Girl You Marry - msg 113
Cyndee wrote: "Leslie wrote: "Hey Cyndee, I assume you will check in our team once we hear from Keri right?"Yep! I'll put together the completion post so it'll be ready to go."
You rock! Thanks
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* Read a book published in November 2019
Book: Dean
Author: Jillian Quinn
Pages: 280 per Kindle edition Goodreads
Date Read: 9-14-2020
Rating: 3 Stars
How it fits: Publication Date: 11-19-2019