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TART Challenge - Round 3 - The Page Turners (1)
Laura wrote: "AliciaJ wrote: " 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.Agree on California
I'm..."
I like LA too, lots of actor romance stories set there. One of my favorite tropes is the famous person and their bodyguard. 😉
Sorry for the delay!9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task.
Mercy Thompson or Pamela Clare
50. Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location.
New York
51. Each teammate reads a different book by the same author, no pass for this task.
Lauren Landish, Julie Kagawa, Dannika Dark, Jayne Ann Kretz, Catherine Bybee
which author do we want?
Lauren Landish is good for me
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.
California is good for me
54. Read 6 books set on a beach or in the mountains, teams decide which.
Thanks - beach is great!
55. Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country.
Canada works for me
58. Read 6 books published in the year one of the teammates joined RRRC, teams decide which teammate.
2014, 2018, 2020
I prefer 2020
64. Read 6 books not set on a continent of a teammate. Space does not count - must be a real continent.
Australia work for everyone?
Australia for me!
70. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books of the same sub-genre, but by different authors.
Would romantic suspense work for you Sandy & Megan?
Yes - Romantic suspense is good
72. Read 4 books published in the decade of a teammate's birth, team decides which teammate.
Megan- 90's
Laura- 70's
Alicia- 60's
Sandy-60's
I would say 90's - the more recent the better for me
73. Read a minimum of 1500 pages in books by the same author, teams decide author.
Nora Roberts work for you Sandy and Megan??
Sure!
75. Read over 1000 pages in books that start with the same letter (no articles), teams decide letter
Megan does first come first serve work or are you set on S?
The rest of us didn't care
76. Read 6 books with a specific item on the cover, team selects item.
high heeled shoes, tree, body of water( might be too general and need to be specified (sea, lake, river), men's naked chest
What do you all want?
Ditto what Megan said - naked chest if its an option
88. Read 6 books with a boat, plane, car or motorcycle on the cover, teams decide which.
Motorcycle or car?
Motorcycle
Laura wrote: "AliciaJ wrote: " 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.Agree on California
I'm..."
LA is fine for me
No worries, Sandy. If everyone can check back later the first task will be announced around 6pm EDT.
Megan, wishing you a wonderful day today on your birthday! Happy birthday 🎁 🎊
Laura wrote: "Megan, wishing you a wonderful day today on your birthday! Happy birthday 🎁 🎊"Yes, Happy birthday Megan! I hope you have a great day 😊🎉
My question regarding the male naked model to Mkat and her reply.....Laura wrote: "Hi Mkat, for task 76. Read 6 books with a specific item on the cover, team selects item.- is male model showing bare chest specific enough for that task?"
Let me answer this by a couple of examples I remember giving with this task before to help everyone thinking about this task - a weapon is not specific, a gun is specific; jewelry is not specific, a necklace is specific. So, with those examples I would want something a little more specific than your example. But if you narrowed it down a little more - chest hair, six-pack abs or something, that would be better.
So if we rephrase to male model with 6 pack abs that should work for us.
LA is fine with meSix pack is also good with me too.
Will update soon! First task coming shortly!
Task 1: For EVERY TEAM!With St. Patricks Day coming up, everyone is Irish! As a team select whether you are going to read books set in Ireland OR books with an Irish character OR books with a primarily green cover. Each teammate must read a book that fits the qualification selected, no pass for this task.
Please include the team selected qualification in your completion posts. Remember you need to include how you know your book qualifies! I need to know where to look to confirm your book, include any info or links as necessary. If choosing the primarily green cover, it needs to be over 50% green to be accepted. Don’t forget to use the first edition Kindle page count!
My vote before I go to bed is an irish character...I'm sure I can find something green or set in Ireland if necessary
Sandy & Alicia will Irish character work for you too? I found something.
Hmm, I'm sure I can find an Irish character, so yeah, that works.
Laura wrote: "Sandy & Alicia will Irish character work for you too? I found something."
What book are you picking Laura?
AliciaJ wrote: "Laura wrote: "Sandy & Alicia will Irish character work for you too? I found something."
What book are you picking Laura?"
Qualification for Irish character is a little harder then I thought. What did you find Alicia? I can't get a copy of Darkfever, quickly which was going to be my choice.
AliciaJ wrote: "Laura wrote: "Sandy & Alicia will Irish character work for you too? I found something."
What book are you picking Laura?"
Sandy has neatly laid out shelves that fit all kinds of tasks. I looked at her Ireland shelf and found this one
, qualification in the precis.
Laura wrote: "Qualification for Irish character is a little harder then I thought. What did you find Alicia? I can't get a copy of Darkfever, quickly which was going to be my choice."
Grr, I have that one in paperback-too bad it will take too long to mail it to you. I think I'm going to read a Nora Roberts book, either an In Death book or one of her contemporaries that has an Irishman in it.
Laura wrote: "AliciaJ wrote: "Laura wrote: "Sandy & Alicia will Irish character work for you too? I found something."
What book are you picking Laura?"
Sandy has neatly laid out shelves that fit all kinds of..."
Oh, I like Karina Halle. I've read some of her other books and thought they were pretty good.
Ok, I found one. Totally not Nora Roberts though. I'm going with
by L.H. Cosway. It ticks all the boxes for me 😊
Gah, foggy brain, I guess. In Death series never crossed my mind. I'm waiting for the latest installment.I was tempted by that one, Alicia. I will add it to my tbr depending on what you think.
Hi! I'm sorry to be so late - I just got home from work. Going forward, if there is a decision to be made and I don't respond quickly enough, please make it without me. For the next few weeks my schedule is going to be a bit crazy and I don't want to hold any decision making up.And Irish character works great for me :-)
BTW - I loved both My Life in Shambles and The Hooker and the Hermit! If I can't find another book, I'm going to re-read one of these!!
I forgot the posting format so looked that up. It's posted below. Can everyone include a broken link to their book to make copying purposes easier for MKat, me and whoever makes the team completion post? The broken link is a link to the book you read with the asterisk in front of the link. i.e. [*book:My Life in Shambles|45020886]
(if you are copying the broken link, don't forget to delete the asterisk)
Information required when posting your completion/s:
Task
Book/cover link
Page numbers with source
How book qualified, with links or cover as necessary.
Date Completed.
Rating/Review.
**Remember to use the first edition Kindle page count only! If your page count comes from a Kindle edition published on the initial publication date on the editions page, it will count. If your page count comes from a Kindle edition labeled '1st edition', it will count. If your page count comes from the earliest dated English language Kindle edition, it will count. I am looking for one of those three things when confirming your books! As long the page count you list is correct, I will accept any link to the book. 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. 😊
Alicia- task 55. Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country.
We all picked Canada, does that work for you?
post 12 is updated with our team decisions except for the above question and the listopias.
SandyL wrote: "Hi! I'm sorry to be so late - I just got home from work. Going forward, if there is a decision to be made and I don't respond quickly enough, please make it without me. For the next few weeks my sc..."No apologies necessary, we are all in different time zones so time zones along with RL are going to play a factor in our response time. It's why we try to figure out as many team tasks as we can beforehand. I second what you said, Sandy, If there is a decision to be made and I don't respond quickly then please go ahead and make a decision without me.
Completion postTask 1. With St. Patricks Day coming up, everyone is Irish! As a team select whether you are going to read books set in Ireland OR books with an Irish character OR books with a primarily green cover. Each teammate must read a book that fits the qualification selected, no pass for this task.
Irish character
pages: 350 kindle edition
qualification- Irish character, see precis " ...with Padraig McCarthy, one hell of a sexy Irishman. "
read: March 16
rating: 5 stars
review: It's always nice to start the first book of a challenge with a bang. This was definitely it. Hot, steamy scenes between the main characters but also a story of love, family, hardship and hope. I am looking forward to reading more by Karina Halle.
[*book:My Life in Shambles|45020886]
Laura wrote: "Alicia- task 55. Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country.
We all picked Canada, does that work for you?"
Okey doke. I don't know of any books set in Canada, so I'll need some help finding something--so recs are welcome! 😊
Completion PostTask #1: With St. Patricks Day coming up, everyone is Irish! As a team select whether you are going to read books set in Ireland OR books with an Irish character OR books with a primarily green cover. Each teammate must read a book that fits the qualification selected, no pass for this task.
Irish character
Book/cover link: The Hooker and the Hermit
Page numbers:339/GR--kindle edition
How book qualified: See Precis "The really, really hot Irish rugby player who plays the position of ‘hooker’ in the RLI (Rugby League International)"
Date Completed:3/16
Rating: 4 stars
Review: Great read. This story had me cracking up out loud, enough to make my boyfriend look at me funny. But there were enough tender moments between Ronan and Annie to give the story depth and keep me interested to find out what happens next. Annie's back story was pretty heartbreaking, so watching her come out of her shell and be brave was amazing and had me cheering for her, and for her and Ronan as a couple. They were seriously great together, as well as scorching hot. And since this is a series, I am going to see if I can find the second book at my library right now.
[*book:The Hooker and the Hermit|24358330]
AliciaJ wrote: "Laura wrote: "Alicia- task 55. Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country.
We all picked Canada, does that work for you?"
Okey doke. I don't know of any books set ..."
I bet you read some and didn't know it ((
)Take a peek at some of these recs and if they don't interest you, I 'm sure no one will mind switching to UK
Sandy's Canada shelf
O Canada
AliciaJ wrote: "Completion PostTask #1: With St. Patricks Day coming up, everyone is Irish! As a team select whether you are going to read books set in Ireland OR books with an Irish character OR books with a pri..."
Yes, adding this one to my tbr!! Glad you enjoyed your first book of the challenge. We are 2/2 . Let's hope Megan and Sandy like theirs too:-)
Laura wrote: "AliciaJ wrote: "Laura wrote: "Alicia- task 55. Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country.
We all picked Canada, does that work for you?"
Okey doke. I don't know o..."
I forgot about
! Perfect. And I'm sure I'll find something else on your Canada shelf. This is great Laura, thanks! 😊
Laura wrote: "AliciaJ wrote: "Completion PostTask #1: With St. Patricks Day coming up, everyone is Irish! As a team select whether you are going to read books set in Ireland OR books with an Irish character OR ..."
Fingers crossed--that would be awesome if we all four had great reads for our first task.
Completion PostTask #1: With St. Patricks Day coming up, everyone is Irish! As a team select whether you are going to read books set in Ireland OR books with an Irish character OR books with a primarily green cover. Each teammate must read a book that fits the qualification selected, no pass for this task.
Irish character
Book/cover link :
RoomiesPage numbers with source : 368 / GR Kindle
How book qualified, with links or cover as necessary: MC Calvin McLoughlin is Irish. Noted in book precis: "Holland impulsively offers to wed the Irishman to keep him in New York,"
Date Completed. 3/16/21
Rating/Review. 4 Stars. This was a great marriage of convenience story, with the MC's marrying to allow the guy to stay in the country. I thought the book would be predicable, but I was happily surprised.
[*book:Roomies|34889940]
Alicia - Vivian Arend has most of her books set in Canada - not sure if you've read her, but I've really enjoyed them.
Completion postTask 1. With St. Patricks Day coming up, everyone is Irish! As a team select whether you are going to read books set in Ireland OR books with an Irish character OR books with a primarily green cover. Each teammate must read a book that fits the qualification selected, no pass for this task.
Irish character
Beautifully Cruel
pages: 310 kindle edition
qualification- Irish character - Tagged Irish by 6 users (not me)
read: March 17
rating: 4 stars
review: What an interesting romance.
I find myself these dark romances and I don't intend to. I wouldn't call myself a 'dark romance' gal and yet here I am reading a mafia inspired romance story.
I really enjoyed it too. Sex scenes are epic, the romance is a little eh but still pretty good.
I've read darker romances, this is still up there but not as bad as it could have been. Their romance is a little unconventional because he pursues her but doesn't at the same time so its a lot of back and forth for a while.
[*book:Beautifully Cruel|48662527]
Completion Post Task #1Alicia: The Hooker and the Hermit Completion Post
Laura: My Life in Shambles Completion Post
Megan: Beautifully Cruel Completion Post
Sandy: Roomies Completion Post
Nice going everyone! Thanks for the check in, Megan! Check back later today for the next task.Edit- great way to start off with 4 star + ratings🙂
SandyL wrote: "Alicia - Vivian Arend has most of her books set in Canada - not sure if you've read her, but I've really enjoyed them."Thanks Sandy. I'll check her out too. I don't remember if I've read anything by her before, but I have heard of her. Thanks for the suggestion! 😊
Laura wrote: "Nice going everyone! Thanks for the check in, Megan! Check back later today for the next task.Edit- great way to start off with 4 star + ratings🙂"
WooHoo! First task in the bag. And we all had good books--great way to start out!
Here is your next task!Task 2 - 13. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books tagged/shelved as sports.
The selected books need to be tagged/shelved as either the generic 'sports' or more specific such as 'football' or 'hockey' as examples. Tags are the only qualification for this task! Remember to use the first edition Kindle page count.
Megan wrote: "Reading Puck Me Secretly 404 pages[*book:Puck Me Secretly|45170538]"
I want to read this one 🙂
Reading
- 216 pagesGotta love those hockey books!
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Agree on California
I'm wondering if Ca..."
Here is Mkat's answer to that question.... If it is a big city like London or New York, it is easy enough, but you are free to use the state if the home town is in the US or country if outside of the US.
My fault on that one, Alicia, I think I put California instead of LA :-)
Task 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.
London, Canada, San Franciso, Los Angeles- I think I would go with LA.