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PtP - Relax, Ride and Read (8)
Sorry to hear about your dad Hazel. Glad he’s doing better.
Week 6Option 1:
14. Surf GR
Click on the drop-down Browse menu (next to My Books in the top GR banner), click on Explore, click on Romance under the Genres listing on the far right, click on your preferred type of romance (keep refining as wished using the Genre lists).
* Read any of the books that appear on that actual page without clicking further on the lists#, OR read a book by one of the authors that appear on that page. If you select the author option, you many read any book by that author.
<# = meaning don't click on the lists at the base of the page and read a book from that list. If it appears on the page though as the part of the list showing, you can read it.
Option 2:
Key date - 9 October 2020
A book on your team mates 'read' list AND rated at least 3 stars and read on or after the key date.
Option 3:
Pass
This can only be used once each 5 weeks. Only one team mate can use this option each week.
Nina wrote: "HOLDWeek 4 Completion Post
Bookcover:
Pages:
Rating:
Review:"
Nina - you need to post a selection for week 5 today to stay in the game!
Week 5~ completion post!!Book:I Dare You
Qualification: It is set in Magnolia, Mississippi.
My continent is North America.
Pages: 254
Rate:5/5
Review:
This book for how short it was, was amazingly good!! Amelia and Maverick are the main couple in this books. Amelia has just got out of a 3 year relationship because the guy cheated on her. Maverick is the best football player on his team in college but is broke, and has family problems regarding his sister. Amelia and Maverick both have history from when they kissed each other at a party freshman year of college. But don't actually see each other again until junior year. And yes, it is right after she has gotten cheated on by a football player lol. Maverick is trying to get with her and earn her trust while she's trying to push him away because she swore off football players. This book is really interesting and a good book if you just want something quick and easy.
Week 6 Selection post Option 1Book: The art for falling for you
Pages: 321 pages
genre contemporary romance then sports romance
https://www.goodreads.com/genres/spor...
Week 6~ selection post~option 1book:
page: 421
Qualifications: https://www.goodreads.com/genres/romance It is in the "Romance Books" column.
April wrote: "Week 6 Selection post Option 1Book: Someone to Love
Pages: 268
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
On First Page"
April I’m not sure if we should be selecting one of the lists that come up. I think we just have to read one of the books that comes up in the romance page or when you select a sub genre at the right.
Here is a link to explanation from Jane
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Hazel wrote: "April wrote: "Week 6 Selection post Option 1Book: Someone to Love
Pages: 268
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
..."
I fixed it.
April wrote: "Hazel wrote: "April wrote: "Week 6 Selection post Option 1Book: Someone to Love
Pages: 268
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2......"
Thanks x
Carri wrote: "Week 6~ selection postbook:
page: 421
Qualifications: https://www.goodreads.com/genres/romance It is in the "Romance Books" column."
Carri - can you show on your selection post that you have chosen option 1. Thanks x
Week 6 Selection post - Option 1: 14. Surf GRClick on the drop-down Browse menu (next to My Books in the top GR banner), click on Explore, click on Romance under the Genres listing on the far right, click on your preferred type of romance (keep refining as wished using
Book:
Pages: 376 as per kindle edition in above link
How it qualifies: Explore>Romance>Contemporary>Sports Romance
https://www.goodreads.com/genres/spor...
I have a few potentials for this week but I'm going to wait on other challenges before I choose one.
Completion post - week 6Book:
Pages: 376 as per kindle edition in above link
Read: 11 April
Rating: 4⭐️
How it qualifies: Explore>contemporary>sports within the most read this week
https://www.goodreads.com/genres/spor...
Review: Ava is returning to school following a sexual assault that she doesn’t remember. She has never fit in yet has always had a weird connection to Knox the Quarterback. This is a bully romance read with a few triggers but I enjoyed it.
Selection Post - Week 6Book: Beard with Me Beard with Me by Penny Reid
Pages: 352 (Kindle edition in link)
How it qualifies: Explore> romance> contemporary The author is in "new releases tagged Contemporary Romance" https://www.goodreads.com/genres/cont...
Just to let you all know Nina has had to withdraw from the challenge.
Have a good Spring/Summer Nina - I hope we see you again!
Completion Post - Week 6 Book: Beard with Me Beard with Me by Penny Reid
Pages: 352 (Kindle edition in link)
How it qualifies: Explore> romance> contemporary The author is in "new releases tagged Contemporary Romance" https://www.goodreads.com/genres/cont...
Date Read: 4/12/21
Rating: 4 stars
Review:
From the "Explore" shelf, I learned that Penny Reid has a new series focused on Cletus, which is cool since I think he is my favorite brother. This particular book was kind of a prequel, detailing events that were referred to in the first five books in the series. It was actually the first time I liked Scarlet/Claire The last part of the book was difficult because it basically doesn't end - it's a big to-be continued.
Hi all, I just wanted to give you my reasoning for withdrawing. We've had two baby horses born and the first one which is the one I bought spent two weeks at MSU Vet clinic in and out of ICU care. The second baby needed plasma since the mother leaked majority of her colostrum out a week before she went into labor. Now that mother is running a fever. All 3 are on medications and need to be monitored several times a day. With working full time and managing the barn I just haven't had time to keep up with reading. I look forward to my life getting back to normal in the next few weeks. Talk to you all soon. I'm going to post some pictures to my profile so you all can see how beautiful these babies are. <3
xoxo
Aw those babies ae the sweetest. Wow what a busy time - I hope the mother starts recovering. Thanks for sharing the pictures!
Week 6 Selection Post
Woodsman Werebear by T.S. Joyce
Pages: 194
Qualification: Author T.S. Joyce is featured on Paranormal Romance Page
Nina wrote: "Hi all, I just wanted to give you my reasoning for withdrawing. We've had two baby horses born and the first one which is the one I bought spent two weeks at MSU Vet clinic in and out of ICU care. ..."Real life comes first, hopefully everything calms down soon. They both are adorable!
Nina wrote: "Hi all, I just wanted to give you my reasoning for withdrawing. We've had two baby horses born and the first one which is the one I bought spent two weeks at MSU Vet clinic in and out of ICU care. ..."Beautiful little tykes! Hope all their issues get sorted out quickly and you can relax more :)
Week 7Option 1:
15. No matter where you stay on your adventures when couchsurfing or otherwise, please keep your wits about you.
* Read a book with the letters W I T S in the title, series and/or author's name (any combination).
Option 2:
Key date - 16 October 2020
A book on your team mates 'read' list AND rated at least 3 stars and read on or after the key date.
Option 3:
Pass
This can only be used once each 5 weeks. Only one team mate can use this option each week.
Just to let you all know I’m having a problem with GR at the moment. First I wasn’t getting notifications but now my notifications are either coming 12-24 hours after someone has posted or I get a notification but can’t see any posts.
Same here Hazel - it's so frustrating!
Book:
What's Worth Keeping by Kaya McLarenPages: 304
Qualification: W I T S is in title
Well OF COURSE - for the other challenge I had to find another book Saturday and it fits WITS - sigh.. I'm changing my selection and doing a completion post. Apparently my wits were not about me that I didn't realize it til I had found and read the book. Sigh... The prompts for this pass the parcel are so appropriate.
Week 7 Selection Post Changed from Post 177Option 1
Book:
Ink Witch by Lindsey FairleighPages: 222
Qualification: W I T is in title (Witch) and the S is in the author's first name.
Week 7 Completion Post Option 1
Book:
Ink Witch by Lindsey FairleighPages: 222
Qualification: W I T is in title (Witch) and the S is in the author's first name.
Date Read: 4/18/21
Rating: 3 stars
Review: This was book 1 in a series, but it did feel like there was a lot of backstory I was missing (I believe she was a character in a previous series). I can see some potential in this new series though - although I don't know I'll continue. Basically, the Ink Witch can read tarot cards and predict the future, and that is how she is making a living at the start of the book. But when her half brother and others are missing, she is drawn back to her previous life as an assassin.
Week 6 completion post Option 1
page: 421
Qualifications: https://www.goodreads.com/genres/romance It is in the "Romance Books" column.
Rating: 5/5
review:
This was my second male on male book since "They both die at the end" And omg this was was amazing!! Henry an Alex are heart throbs. The entire concept of Alex being the first son of the president of the USA. And Henry being the prince of England.
This book raised my standards so high I don't even know if in the future someone will be able to have me.
They are both so in love with each other its so damn painful. I mean them writing each other emails that represent love letters. Them trying to see each other as much as they can. Them having to keep it lowkey so they wont get caught. The angst the snarky comments. The love and hate situation they had going on it was all just so perfect!!!
Week 7~ Option 1
Pages: 474
Qualifications: (W I T S) is all in the title name.
Selection postWeek 7~ Option 1
Until there was you
Pages: 250
Qualifications: WITS in the title
Tracking is up to date with weeks 5 and 6 in Msg 8 still needing some completion posts
Carri wrote: "Week 6 completion post Option 1
page: 421
Qualifications: https://www.goodreads.com/genres/romance It is in the "Romance Books" column.
Rating: 5/5
re..."
I liked this book too! And honestly - good! You keep those high standards for a relationship :)
Completion PostWeek 7~ Option 1
Until there was you
Pages: 250Qualifications: WITS in the title
Rating: 2 Star
What a horrible ending. Jenny loved her borthers best friend for years. She even married a guy that favored him. She finally end up tell her brothers friend how she felt.
Selection postWeek 7 - option 1
Book:
Pages: 253 as per kindle edition in above link
How it qualifies: He Said AlwaysRuth Cardello WI and S in title and T in Authors name
Completion PostWeek 6 Option 1
Book: The art for falling for you
Pages: 321 pages
genre contemporary romance then sports romance
https://www.goodreads.com/genres/spor...
Rating 4 stars
What a good book. It was kind of slow but once it finally got into the why of 4 years ago it was better. They dated a short time 4 years ago. He destroyed her heart. He ends up where she works now 4 years later. It leaves off as a cliffhanger so I need to read second book.
Week 7~Completion post Book:
Pages: 474
Qualifications: (W I T S) is all in the title name.
Rating: 4.75/5
Review:
This book was a book that get me up to late than usual. Honestly though I almost missed a class because I woke up late, any who. I loved this story!! Lou a little girl who just got diagnosed with blood cancer at the age of 7. Zeus a guy who saved her after a she was caught up in a gun shoot out.
Through the years they send each other letters because he got sent to jail. They both stopped sending letters when she turns 16 but see each other again after all these years with circumstance that lead them both worried about one another.
This story made me cry at 5am knowing I had school in an 2 hours. But it also was a good book that make me happy and intrigued.
Week 7 completion postBook:
Pages: 253 as per kindle edition in above link
Read: 20 April
Rating: 4⭐️
How it qualifies: WIS are letters in the title and the T is in the Authors name
Review: this was an Arc I received and revisits the world of the Corisi family and specifically his half brother Gian who falls in love with Teagan the best friend of the girl who he has discovered is another half sibling of Dominic his half brother.
Week 6 Completion Post
Woodsman Werebear by T.S. Joyce
Date Read 4/22
Rating: 3 stars
Review: I've been enjoying reading books in this series, they usually hit the spot for a short shifter romance. They tend to be either really good or just okay and this one felt just okay. It was a little filler like, and wasn't as good as previous ones.
Week 7 Selection Post
Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
Pages: 261
Qualfication: Magic BITeS by Ilona AndreWs
Week 7 Completion Post
Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
Date Read: 4/22
Rating: 5 stars
Review: This is one of my absolute favorite series and I've reread it several times and still love it. This time I'm listening to the audio book, and Renée Raudman did a fantastic job with the narration.
I still have week 5's book to finish. I'm hoping this weekend I will be able to catch up.
Week 8Option 1:
5. Couches are available all over the world.
* Read a book where at least one MC travels to a new location (on holiday, for work, relocate - whatever).
Qualification may be found in precis, main page, tag/shelf or list.
Option 2:
Key date - 23 October 2020
A book on your team mates 'read' list AND rated at least 3 stars and read on or after the key date.
Option 3:
Pass
This can only be used once each 5 weeks. Only one team mate can use this option each week.
Week 8 Selection postOption 1
Book: Taken, Not Spurred previous published as
Pages: 230 as per kindle edition in above link
How it qualifies: from original published version précis ‘She sets off for Texas thinking that a summer on a working ranch will finally inspire her.’
From recently published version précis ‘So, when the opportunity to spend the summer working on a ranch in Texas comes her way, she jumps at the chance—figuring it might be just the jolt she needs to get her creative juices flowing’
Week 8 selection post~Option 1Book:
pages: 328
Qualification: Precis "Just when their relationship is getting started, she finds out she’s leaving on a three-week vacation. She’s not thrilled about being gone for that long, but she is looking forward to spending time doing nothing but getting a killer tan and hanging out with her lifelong best friend, Chase." I believe the summer trip is set in Ozark also.
Week 8 Selection Post Option 1
Book:
The Last Camel Died at Noon
by Elizabeth Peters
Pages: 400
Qualification: Tagged "travel" by 6 people on the first page of top shelves here. https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...
If more is needed, the audiobook precis (don't know why this isn't in all of them) says "Amelia Peabody, her dashing husband, Emerson, and her precocious son, Ramses, are in dire straits on the sun-scorched desert sands. Months before, back in cool, green England...." Both locations are part of the story.
Week 8 Completion Post Option 1
Book:
The Last Camel Died at Noon
by Elizabeth Peters
Pages: 400
Date Read: 4/26/2021
Rating: 4 stars
Review: I read this during a long day of travelling, which was certainly appropriate. Amelia and her husband are asked to find an Englishman and his wife, who have been missing for ten years in Sudan, which in the midst of a lot of battle. They travel to Egypt, and search (and all of their camels die - hence the title). I liked this - I always feel like I learn at least a little from the books in this series, and I really like the relationship between Emerson and Amelia - she is super independent, and that is exactly why he loves her. Their incredibly intelligent son Ramses is a favorite of mine as well.
Selection postWeek 8~ Option 1
Onboard for Love
Pages: 148 pages
Qualifications: Precise: Will vacation reignite their love or is their romance destined to crash and burn for the final time?
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Thanks Jane. He’s much better than he was and able to walk with a stick but still very weak. We are waiting on the results of the tests that he had in the hospital hopefully get them today.