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TART Challenge2 - The Book Sitters (1)

September 13, 2020 through November 8, 2020
It's Not a Sprint, It's a Marathon!
Tracking :
Task 1 - 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. 9.13.2020 - 9.15.2020
Task 2 - 7. Read 4 books that are stand alones. 9.15.2020- 9.18.2020
Task 3 - 8. Read 4 books with a beach on the cover. 9.18.2020 - 9.20.2020
Task 4 - 14. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with Contemporary Romance as MPG. 9.20.2020 - 9.22.2020
Task 5 - 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. 9.22.2020 - 9.25.2020
Task 6 - 24. Read 6 books on RRRC's bookshelf, the books can not be added by anyone on your team within the last year. 9.25.2020 - 9.27.2020
Task 7 - 34. Read 6 books first published between 2000 and 2010. 9.27.2020 - 9.29.2020
Task 8 - 36. Read 6 books with animals on the cover. 9.29.2020 - 10.1.2020
Task 9 - 43. Read 6 books published in October. 10.1.2020 - 10.3.2020
Task 10 - 10. Read 4 books by authors' who write under more than one name (Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb). 10.3.2020 - 10.7.2020
Task 11 - 72. Read 4 books published in the decade of a teammate's birth, team decides which teammate. 10.7.2020 - 10.9.2020
Task 12 - 2. Each player reads the first book in a series, can be same or different series - no pass for this task. 10.9.2020 - 10.12.2020
Task 13 - 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. 10.12.2020 - 10.15.2020
Task 14 - 63. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books tagged 'magic' or 'magical'. 10.15.2020 - 10.19.2020
Task 15 - 39. Read 6 books set outside of the US. 10.19.2020 - 10.23.2020
Task 16 - 71. Pick another team and each member reads one book that was read by a member for this challenge. No pass for this task. 10.23.2020 - 10.26.2020
Task 17 - 75. Read over 1000 pages in books that start with the same letter (no articles), teams decide letter. 10.26.2020 - 10.29.2020
Task 18 - 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. 10.29.2020 - 11.2.2020
Task 19 - 96. Read a minimum of 1200 pages with the sun or the moon on the cover, teams decide which. 11.2.2020 - 11.6.2020
Task 20 - Read a book written by an authors whose initials are both in the first half of the alphabet (A-M) or both in the second half of the alphabet (N-Z). No pass for this task. 11.6.2020 - 11.8.2020 1100 p.

Task
Book/cover link
Page numbers with source
How book qualified, with links or cover as necessary.
Date Completed.
Rating/Review.
There is a 150 page minimum for books, rereads and audios ok. Books may only be used once per player during the challenge. Players may read the same book for a task unless otherwise specified. Books do not have to be romance, but must be fiction.
**For this challenge, use the GR Kindle first edition page count if available. Ebook page count will be acceptable if no Kindle page count available. The acceptability of other page counts will be made on an individual basis**
Please note that a rating is now required in your completion posts! A small review is also welcome. 😊

Please select a team leader to help keep track of where your team is in any given task. And as necessary guide discussions for task decisions. Any teammate can report your completions though.
Remember, it is the team's responsibility to notify the host (me) if a teammate fails to complete the task in a timely manner or otherwise goes missing! I am not checking all the team threads regularly to notice and may only check when notified a task is complete.
PS - If you want to be known as anything other than Team 1, you are free to come up with a team name. 😉

Im excited for this challenge to start and hope all of you will enjoy it too, if any ideas for tasks and answers. Some we need to pick together like author, job and then just general like birthday.
Let me know if unsure on anything, im happy to help 😊

Task 1
✔️Laura: Prince of Death [M128]
✔️Wende: Jacked Cat Jive [M89]
✔️Gustaf: Free Hand [M91]
✔️Emilienne: A Model Escort [M129]
Task 2
✔️Laura: Sex Ed [M180]
✔️Wende: The Long Way Home [M165]
✔️Gustaf: The D- in 403B [M162]
✔️Emilienne: Is It Over Yet? [M187]
Task 3
✔️Laura:

✔️Wende:

✔️Gustaf:

✔️Emilienne:

Task 4
✔️Laura: His Prince [M274]
✔️Wende: Trust Trade [M261]
✔️Gustaf: Professor Adorkable [M275]
✔️Emilienne: Spencer Cohen, Book One [M276]
Task 5
✔️Laura: Pros & Cons of Vengeance [M319]
✔️Wende: Spun! [M314]
✔️Gustaf: Principles of Spookology [M312]
✔️Emilienne: Smash & Grab [M320]
Task 6
✔️Laura: Fair Game [M364]
Wende:
✔️Book 1 // How to Vex a Vampire [M349]
✔️Book 2 // GhosTV [M349]
Gustaf:
✔️Book 1 // Starting from Zero [M361]
✔️Book 2 // Passions of a Papillon [M361]
✔️Emilienne: The Blueprint [M375]
Task 7
Laura:
✔️Book 1 // Atlantis Unleashed [M419]
Wende:
✔️Book 1 // Moon Called [M422]
✔️Book 2 // Blood Bound [M422]
Gustaf:
✔️Book 1 // Special Delivery [M410]
✔️Book 2 // Zero at the Bone [M410]
Emilienne:
✔️Book 1 // Moon Called [M440]
Task 8
✔️Laura:

Wende:
✔️Book 1 //

✔️Book 2 //

Gustaf:
✔️Book 1 //

✔️Book 2 //

✔️Emilienne:

Task 9
Laura:
✔️Book 1 // Picture Winter [M486]
✔️Book 2 // Hell on Earth [M495]
✔️Wende: Damned Souls and a Sangria [M489]
Gustaf:
✔️Book 1 // Best Man [M482]
✔️Book 2 // Drawing the Prince [M482]
✔️Book 3 // Rivals [M482]
✔️Emilienne: Using Pass
Task 10
✔️Laura: Out of Focus by L.A. Witt [M531]
✔️Gustaf: Scorch by H.J. Welch [M527]
✔️Wende: Mainly by Moonlight by Josh Lanyon [M525]
✔️Emilienne: Risky Behavior by L.A. Witt [M551]
Task 11
✔️Laura: Anyone But You [M625]
✔️Gustaf: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets [M598]
✔️Wende: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban [M595]
✔️Emilienne: Sorry Now? or The Hidden Law [M618]
Task 12
✔️Laura: Found at Sea [M682]
✔️Gustaf: The Right Words [M660]
✔️Wende: Cutthroat Cupcakes [M661]
✔️Emilienne: Daddy Ink [M667]
Task 13
✔️Laura: Throwing Hearts [M759]
✔️Gustaf: Sixty Five Hours [M712]
✔️Wende: The Christmas Throwaway [M706]
✔️Emilienne: Second Chances [M750]
Task 14
✔️Laura: The House in the Cerulean Sea [M812]
Gustaf:
✔️Book 1 - Making the Naughty List [M791]
✔️Book 2 - Not Dead Yet [M791]
✔️Wende: The Dichotomy of Angels [M801]
✔️Emilienne: Happy Endings[M824]
Task 15
✔️Laura: Beauty and His Beast [M860]
✔️Gustaf: Powder & Pavlova [M879]
Wende:
✔️Book 1: Lady Whilton's Wedding [M842]
✔️Book 2: Miss Lockharte's Letters [M842]
✔️Book 3: Wedded Bliss [M842]
✔️Emilienne: Digging Deep [M892]
Task 16
✔️Laura: The Boyfriend Cruise [M916]
✔️Gustaf: The Best Corpse for the Job [M920]
✔️Wende: Red Heir [M931]
✔️Emilienne: The Magpie Lord [M953]

To decide on as a team
1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.
Result Sean Ashcroft
(view spoiler)
9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task.
Result Psycop Series
(view spoiler)
27. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books published in any one year prior to 2018, team picks the year. Result 2017
(view spoiler)
29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession. Result Law Enforcement
(view spoiler)
33. Read 6 books in the same sub-genre, teams decide. Result MM Romance
(view spoiler)
49. Each teammate reads a book published in the same month and year, teams decide. No pass for this task.
L - Im open to any, i think went june or nov 2019 last time.
W - Flexible
E - Flexible
G- I'm reading what you tell me to read on this one lol.
50. Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location.
Result USA, if not than New York
(view spoiler)
51. Each teammate reads a different book by the same author, no pass for this task.
Result Maz Maddox
(view spoiler)
52. Read 6 books with the same color cover, teams decide color.
Result Blue
(view spoiler)
55. Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country.
Result UK
(view spoiler)
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.
Result The Best of Gay Romance
(view spoiler)
71. Pick another team and each member reads one book that was read by a member for this challenge. No pass for this task.
Result Team 2 [Janines team]
(view spoiler)
73. Read a minimum of 1500 pages in books by the same author, teams decide author.
Result Eden Finley
(view spoiler)
75. Read over 1000 pages in books that start with the same letter (no articles), teams decide letter. Result A
(view spoiler)
76. Read 6 books with a specific item on the cover, team selects item.
Result Tattoo(s)
(view spoiler)
79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope.
Result Fake Relationship
(view spoiler)
82. Each teammate reads a different book from the same series.
Result Significant Brothers series
(view spoiler)
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.
L - Flower of the Month – Aster: The Aster symbolizes Affection, Unrequited Love, and Wisdom.
🍂 Read a book with a character who uses sound judgement or life experiences to give advice or make a decision, or a book with a romantic couple who are affectionate with one another, or a book with a character who loves, or is loved, by another character that does not feel the same way.
🍂 You can also read a book with a star on its cover (the shape of an Aster’s flower head), a book with purple on its cover, a book written by an author whose first or last name begins with “A”, or a book with the letters A-S-T-E-R (in any order) in its title.
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.
Result Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
(view spoiler)
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.
L - Clever mm romance
MM on hoopla
MM featuring mythological
W - Flexible
E - Clever mm romance (what is that???) Flexible
G - Can do any list except mythical.
94. Read 6 books published in sequential years, teams decide years.
Result 2015 to 2020
(view spoiler)
95. As a team, select an animal. Read 8 books tagged with that animal. Result Wolf
(view spoiler)
This or That
54. Read 6 books set on a beach or in the mountains, teams decide which.
Result Mountains
(view spoiler)
88. Read 6 books with a boat, plane, car or motorcycle on the cover, teams decide which.
Result Car
(view spoiler)
92. Read over 1500 pages in books set in the future or the past - teams decide.
Result Future
(view spoiler)
96. Read a minimum of 1200 pages with the sun or the moon on the cover, teams decide which. Result Moon
(view spoiler)
Teammate Details
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.
L - Kent [England]
W - Canton, Ohio (there are some)
E - Lyon, France (i recommend we do not use mine LOL)
G - Stockholm, Sweden.
58. Read 6 books published in the year one of the teammates joined RRRC, teams decide which teammate.
Result 2020
(view spoiler)
64. Read 6 books not set on a continent of a teammate. Space does not count - must be a real continent
Result No Europe or North America
(view spoiler)
72. Read 4 books published in the decade of a teammate's birth, team decides which teammate.
Result 90s
(view spoiler)
74. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month.
L - July
W - October
E - July
G - March
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.
Result 339pgs or more
(view spoiler)
Recommendations
12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.
L - Shall we recommend from couple from each other tbr and our favourites?
For Emilliene
The Other Guy
Dance with the Devil
Human Omega: Discovered on the Slave Planet
For Gustaf
Loving Hector
Wyatt’s Recipes for Wooing Rock Stars
The Christmas Lights Battle
For Wende
Witness
Family Matters
The Warlord and the Bard
W -
For Emilienne, Laura & Gustaf
Faith & FidelityI loved this book
Dangerous Ground I love this author
Wolves of Black Pine love the Author
The Mystery of Nevermore love this author
E -
G -
For Emilienne
A Guy Walks Into My Bar
Lucien
For Laura
Fresh Catch
Rare
For Wende
Murder Takes the High Road
99. Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. Select books from 2 different teammates and read them.
L - Nova Praetorian // His Consort //
I'll Be Your Man // Marcus in Retrograde //
Dar and Gregg
W - Among the Living // Sebastian // P.S. I Spook You // Widdershins // Three Mages and a Margarita
E - Where Death Meets the Devil // One Night at Finn's // Fish Out of Water // Aftermath
G - Project Hero // Troublemaker // Heteroflexible // Dumped // Your Fallen Star

I'm all in for Book Sitters ^^
I can't wait to start this one! Today I'll update all my challenges and have a better look to all theses tasks :D

Its more the series, authors, tropes and genre ones we need to decide on that bit more difficult 😂

Its more the series, authors, tropes and genr..."
Well I have lots of ideas :)

Its more the series, authors, t..."
Thats awesome! I look forward to seeing them. Im awful at coming up with ideas on some and just randomise, the more options the better too as we have such a variety of tastes in our team 💕
Shall be fun to all read together, be interesting to see the first task tonight x


1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.
I'm flexible! We should choose an author with a lots of books,then it's easier to find one that could match our respective tastes
9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task.
I have no preference 🙂
27. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books published in any one year prior to 2018, team picks the year.
Maybe between 2015 and 2018 (Im not always a big fan of "old" books)
29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession.
Good with law enforcement, or fireman 😏
33. Read 6 books in the same sub-genre, teams decide.
👍 MM Romance
49. Each teammate reads a book published in the same month and year, teams decide. No pass for this task.
Flexible
50. Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location.
Flexible (USA 😁)
51. Each teammate reads a different book by the same author, no pass for this task.
One with a lot of books
52. Read 6 books with the same color cover, teams decide color.
Black is an easy one I think, I should have a look
55. Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country.
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.
I go with Wende
71. Pick another team and each member reads one book that was read by a member for this challenge. No pass for this task.
Team 2 or 3,im good with Janine's team 😁
73. Read a minimum of 1500 pages in books by the same author, teams decide author.
An author who has a lot of books (I'm no help 😂)
75. Read over 1000 pages in books that start with the same letter (no articles), teams decide letter.
Absolutely not X (😑)
Maybe w
76. Read 6 books with a specific item on the cover, team selects item.
Tatoo(s)
79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope.
I'm good with any, I might be adventurous for this one!
82. Each teammate reads a different book from the same series.
I'm good with any!
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.
Sep, oct, nov, dec sounds good
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.
Clever mm romance (what is that???)
Flexible
94. Read 6 books published in sequential years, teams decide years.
L - 2015 to 2020?
Perfect Laura
95. As a team, select an animal. Read 8 books tagged with that animal.
Wolf sounds good
54. Read 6 books set on a beach or in the mountains, teams decide which.
Mountains
88. Read 6 books with a boat, plane, car or motorcycle on the cover, teams decide which.
L - Motorbike or car?
W - Same
E same
92. Read over 1500 pages in books set in the future or the past - teams decide.
Future
96. Read a minimum of 1200 pages with the sun or the moon on the cover, teams decide which.
Moon
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.
Lyon, France (i recommend we do not use mine LOL)
58. Read 6 books published in the year one of the teammates joined RRRC, teams decide which teammate.
What is it? Romance reader something?
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 !
72. Read 4 books published in the decade of a teammate's birth, team decides which teammate.
80s... I think we should go for 90s
74. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month.
E July
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.
L - 96
W - 62
E 86
99. Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. Select books from 2 different teammates and read them.
Let me have a look on my computer

53 - For hometown i think Mkat said last time we can use the country or such. So like could be England, Ohio, France or Germany we pick one?
58 - Rrrc is the groups name, what year did you join? It can be found on group home and if go to edit membership it should say at the top.
64 - We can't use Europe or North America as we all from those continents, so we can use anywhere outside them. So like australia or new zealand im probably go for. x
Hope helps 😊

53 - For hometown i think Mkat said last time we can use the co..."
Thanks Laura 😁
It's crystal clear 😎 (I know Gustaf, I know, I shouldn't on Sunday...)

G- Lucy Lennox, Sean Ashcroft, May Archer, Max Walker
9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task.
G - Lavender Shores, Love in O'Leary, Significant Brothers, Hearts of Snowlake
27. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books published in any one year prior to 2018, team picks the year.
G- 2017 or 2016
29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession.
G- Law thingy is fine (yes i forgot the word).
33. Read 6 books in the same sub-genre, teams decide.
G- MM romance :)
49. Each teammate reads a book published in the same month and year, teams decide. No pass for this task.
G- I'm reading what you tell me to read on this one lol.
50. Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location.
G- New York? LA?
51. Each teammate reads a different book by the same author, no pass for this task.
G - Maybe one of the authors listed in cat 1?
52. Read 6 books with the same color cover, teams decide color.
G- Blue? Green?
55. Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country.
G- I have a lot of UK books I want to read.
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.
G - Fine with any.
71. Pick another team and each member reads one book that was read by a member for this challenge. No pass for this task.
G- Janines team.
73. Read a minimum of 1500 pages in books by the same author, teams decide author.
G- We have a lot of inspiration in cat 1 for example.
75. Read over 1000 pages in books that start with the same letter (no articles), teams decide letter.
G- A
76. Read 6 books with a specific item on the cover, team selects item.
G- DOG lol.
79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope.
G -Fake relationship.
82. Each teammate reads a different book from the same series.
G - We can take inspiration from cat 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.
G- No idea.
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.
G - What Laura said sounds good.
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.
G - Can do any list except mythical.
94. Read 6 books published in sequential years, teams decide years.
G- I'm fine with what Laura said
95. As a team, select an animal. Read 8 books tagged with that animal.
G - Wolf.
This or That
54. Read 6 books set on a beach or in the mountains, teams decide which.
G- Like both but feeling mountains more right now.
88. Read 6 books with a boat, plane, car or motorcycle on the cover, teams decide which.
G- Car might be the easiest.
92. Read over 1500 pages in books set in the future or the past - teams decide.
G- I'm not a huge fan of any of these. Guess future.
96. Read a minimum of 1200 pages with the sun or the moon on the cover, teams decide which.
G- Sun
Teammate Details
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.
G- Stockholm, Sweden.
58. Read 6 books published in the year one of the teammates joined RRRC, teams decide which teammate.
G- 2020 (literally joined for this challenge)
64. Read 6 books not set on a continent of a teammate. Space does not count - must be a real continent
G- Well obviously no Europe.
72. Read 4 books published in the decade of a teammate's birth, team decides which teammate.
G- 90's
74. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month.
G- March
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.
G- 95
Recommendations
12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.
L - Shall we recommend from couple from each other tbr and our favourites?
For Emilliene
A Guy Walks Into My Bar
Lucien
For Laura
Fresh Catch
Rare
For Wende
Murder Takes the High Road
99. Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. Select books from 2 different teammates and read them.
Project Hero, Troublemaker, Heteroflexible, Dumped, Your Fallen Star

Then we can decide among the authors and series suggested so far? For various tasks and add more if any other ideas or of any not keen on the ones already mentioned 😊

Let me know if anything want to change or authors top 3 or series top 3? Or could use randomiser?

Let me know if anything want to change or authors top 3 or series top 3? Or could use randomi..."
Great job Laura! You know me. I'm all for randomizer.

He's had a lot of painkillers so he's sleeping. But fairly well.

Nevermind it is tonight at 9:00 or very early for you all."
How early is very early? Lol.

That's early early 👀

He's had a lot of painkillers so he's sleeping. But fairly well."
It's better to sleep when you hurt.
I'm glad to read your with your parents (and Tobey, of course)

Tart (tarte) in French is a pie 😂 and I was wondering "what the hell is this discussion???"
🤦♀️


Good luck to you all ...I'll be fast asleep when first cat called ☹☹
I'll keep popping in 😊😊

Good luck to you all ...I'll be fast asleep when first cat called ☹☹
I'll keep popping in 😊😊"
Thanks Janine!
Good luck to your team as well!

So around Midnight for Emilienne and Gustaf, 6pm for Wende x
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September 13, 2020 through November 8, 2020
It's Not a Sprint, It's a Marathon!
Team 1:
✓ Laura H
✓ Emilienne
✓ Gustaf
✓ Wende