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TART Challenge - Round 3 - The Page Turners (1)
Completion PostTask 7 - 47. Read 6 books set in a major city
Book/cover link
Protecting What's HisPage numbers with source GR/252 pgs
How book qualified, with links or cover as necessary: Set in Chicago - noted in book description
Date Completed: 3/28/21
Rating/Review: 4 stars
Ginger Peet and her sister grew up with a neglectful mother, and when they find the chance to get away, they take it, moving to Chicago to start a new life. Derek Tyler is a detective who takes an interest in his new neighbor. But Ginger is used to taking care of herself and her sister, and doesn't let new people in easily. Although this story was short and so didn't have a lot of time to develop the characters, I did enjoy it - it was fast paced with sexy and suspenseful times
[*book:Protecting What's His|17413427]
I'm going to start another book, and hopefully I can finish it tonight or tomorrow before I go to work
SandyL wrote: "I'm going to start another book, and hopefully I can finish it tonight or tomorrow before I go to work"I’m reading another one too
Great thanks both. I had a hissyfit at some of the books I was picking up showing a setting and I was not in the mood to search tags.Off to bed now. I'm officially on BST now so its nearly 11pm here.
I spent last night hanging out with my brother and his family and was miffed because I couldn't fit the new series I like for this task. I will finish my book tomorrow.
I'm like Megan... setting tasks are not my favorite.
Completion PostTask 7 - 47. Read 6 books set in a major city.
Book/cover link:
What Angels FearPage numbers:364/GR--kindle edition
How book qualified: Set in London MPG Setting: London England
Date Completed: 3/28
Rating: 5 stars
Review: A fantastic historical murder mystery with some romantic elements. This series came highly recommended to me from a lot of people, and now I see why. The mystery kept me guessing, with lots of twists and turns. And I absolutely adored Sebastian.
[*book:What Angels Fear|6048901]
Completion PostTask 7 - 47. Read 6 books set in a major city
Book/cover link: The Governess Game
Page numbers with source: GR/384
How book qualified, with links or cover as necessary: Set in London - noted in precis
Date Completed: 3/28/21
Rating/Review: 4 stars
This was a fun and humorous book, with some serious parts as well. Chase Reynaud has guardianship over his two young nieces, and they have done everything they can to chase all their governesses away. Alexandra Mountbatten takes up the challenge and in the process of trying to win over the girls, she also starts to win over their uncle. I loved the characters in this book, including the doll!!
[*book:The Governess Game|36695485]
Completion PostTask 7 - 47. Read 6 books set in a major city
pages: 210 kindle edition
rating: 3.5 stars
read: March 29
qualifies: set in New York City; see main page book setting ( link above)
review: This was a cute, funny rom com that I enjoyed very much. Taylor's grandmother was a hoot but gave very sound advice. The fundraising event was hilarious and worth the read! I would definitely read other books from this series hoping they were as good as this one!
[*book:Three Day Fiancée|34550445]
Here is your next task!Task 8 - 9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task.
As a team select a series listed on GR and everyone reads a book in that series. You can read the same or different books for this task. Include the selected series in your completion posts. Series such as 1001 Dark Nights are not acceptable for this task.
Post 12Task 9 gives us our team information
We decided Mercy Thompson series for this task.
Wrong series🙂
So...my mom came over this afternoon and we went out and got a couple of things for Easter and dad's birthday. I drive mom's car when we are together..well I left my phone in her car and she drove home. I'm frustrated with myself because I forgot my phone and then had to drive an hour out and an hour back to grab my phone🤨 Silver lining...I guess I didn't fall asleep on the couch like the last few nights.
Oh dear Laura! Wasn't too late tho was it? Least you had a good day before that!!
Yes, it wasn't a bad day before that. I left around 7pm and back sometime close to 930pm I couldn't even blame anyone else...lol as it was all my fault!!
So glad you figured out where it was! But not fun with all that driving.
I'm reading Blood Bound - I go into work later today and I was hoping I'd finish it before I left for work, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen. :-(But I'll finish up tonight after I get home.
Completion PostTask 8 - 9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide.
Book/cover link Blood Bound
Page numbers with source: GR/335
How book qualified, with links or cover as necessary: Mercy Thompson series
Date Completed: 3/30/21
Rating/Review: 5 stars
I really enjoyed this book! Mercy gets involved in hunting down a vampire sorcerer and encounters much mayhem, death and destruction in the process. It was hard to put the book down - I kept wanting to know what was going to happen next. There are a lot of characters, and I did sometimes have a bit of trouble keeping everybody straight, but there was never a dull moment in this book.
[*book:Blood Bound|6282698]
Completion PostTask 8 - 9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide.
Blood Bound
Read: 31st March
Pages: 335
Qualifies: Book #2 in Mercy Thompson Series
Rating: 5 stars
Review:
Such a good second book.
I like that Mercy is a mechanic, although this is very loosely mentioned and shown in the book because its not about her being a mechanic its just enough for me to enjoy it and appreciate how this affects her character.
I wish I knew who she was going to pick out of the triangle she has got going on and really if this isn't resolved in a book soon I'll be dropping my rating by a star its only so amusing you know?
This really kept me interested and I was really keen to know how she was going to find the bad vampire and how she was going to save the day. Although it felt a little quick I was relieved(?) that she'd done it so I thought the author did a great job in getting me engaged and well dependent on the win for Mercy.
[*book:Blood Bound|6282698]
Completion PostTask 8 - 9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide.
Book/cover link:Frost Burned
Page numbers:343/GR--kindle edition
How book qualified: #7 in the Mercy Thompson series
Date Completed: 3/30
Rating: 5 stars
Review: This just about blew my head off. I loved the non-stop action, but most of all I loved how Mercy really starts to explore her own magic and use it in different ways. I think my favorite scene was where she "changed the rules" because she's Coyote's daughter and can do that. I know this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to her exploring this side of who she is, and I can't wait to get into the next book to see what else she gets up to.
[*book:Frost Burned|17278540]
I will finish after workSorry for the holdup! My two hours traveling to fetch my phone put me behind!
Laura wrote: "I will finish after workSorry for the holdup! My two hours traveling to fetch my phone put me behind!"
No worries Laura. I'm just glad you got your phone back! 😊
Completion PostTask 8 - 9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide.
pages: 350 kindle edition
read: March 31
rating: 4 stars
qualifies: #1 in the Mercy Thompson series
review: This is one of my favorite series and I am currently waiting for the next installement. I rarely reread books but I am happy I did. I definitely enjoyed it more this time around and having read it in 2017 I had forgotten a lot of the first book. Mercy is sassy, confident, intelligent and strong, all characteristics I love in my female leads. It was fun watching Mercy fall for Adam all over again!
[*bookcover:Moon Called|11201321]
Here is your next task!Task 9 - 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.
As a team select a teammate and everyone reads a book set in that teammate's home town. Please include the teammate and their home town in your completion posts. Remember to let me know how you know your book qualifies with any links or other information. I need to know where to look to confirm your books!
If I remember correctly, we picked Sandy's hometown...LA
Completion Post53. 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.
Sandy's hometown of LA
Seeing Stars
Read: 1st April
Pages: 211
Qualifies: Set in Los Angeles as shown on Book Page
Rating: 2 stars
Review:
I'm not saying this book is bad... but it is a 2 star book. I've read some instant love and been a reader of M&B since a teenager but oh my god this book felt super short.
Not even in a good way. It was rushed and well incomplete. So much could have been done with this story and the storyline was pretty interesting really.
[b*ook:Seeing Stars|20878026]
Oh no, I was going to read this after work
Laura wrote: "Oh no, I was going to read this after work"Its easy to get through. I just didn't feel like that satisfied feeling
Completion PostTask 9 - 53. Each teammate reads a book set in one of your teammates' home town
Book/cover link: Seeing Stars
Page numbers with source: GR/211 pgs
How book qualified, with links or cover as necessary: Set in Los Angeles - Sandy's home town
Date Completed: 4/1/21
Rating/Review: 3 stars
This book was okay. Madison Myers goes to a concert with her friend and catches the eye of music star Walker Rhodes. Madison can't understand why Walker is pursuing her, and his interest drags her work life into the drama (she works for a talent agency.) The story was not real believable, but it did move along quickly (short and sweet!)
LOL! I didn't realize how hard it was going to be to find a book to fit this task. I looked for about an hour last night and found what I thought was a fit, but it didn't turn out to be one. So I piggybacked off of Megan's search (thank you!) Not a great book, but I've definitely read worse.
SandyL wrote: "LOL! I didn't realize how hard it was going to be to find a book to fit this task. I looked for about an hour last night and found what I thought was a fit, but it didn't turn out to be one. So I p..."I'm so sorry guys, I've had a family emergency the past couple days and haven't been able to pick out a book until now. And again, unfortunately, the book that I had originally chosen to read doesn't have the necessary tag to make it work 😫
So back to the drawing board!
AliciaJ wrote: "SandyL wrote: "LOL! I didn't realize how hard it was going to be to find a book to fit this task. I looked for about an hour last night and found what I thought was a fit, but it didn't turn out to..."Hope everything is okay, Alicia.
Completion PostTask 9 - 53. Each teammate reads a book set in one of your teammates' home town
- Sandy's hometown- Los Angeles
Pages: 211 kindle edition
Read: April 2
Rating: 3 stars
Qualifies: set in Los Angeles; see main page book setting (link above)
Review: This was a cute, insta-love story complete with a HEA. Sometimes you just need a "fluff" story. I was in the mood for something not complicated and this was it.
[*book:Seeing Stars|20878026]
I hope everything is OK, Alicia. No worries about any delays on my end .... gives me some time to catch up on some other books!!
Completion PostTask 9 - 53. Each teammate reads a book set in one of your teammates' home town
- Sandy's hometown- Los Angeles
Book/cover link: River's End
Page numbers:528/GR--kindle edition
How book qualified: Main Page Setting: Los Angeles, California
Date Completed: 4/2
Rating: 4 stars
Review: This was a good mystery/romance/suspense novel that really kept my interest. I liked Livvy, I thought she was pretty damn brave. Noah was a bit harder for me, mainly because I didn't really understand his motivations for writing the book in the first place. But overall I really enjoyed the read.
[*book:River's End|11849866]
Completion PostMegan: Completion Post msg 232
SandyL: Completion Post msg 235
Laura: Completion Post msg 240
Alicia: Completion Post msg 242
I posted our Completion Post. Sorry for the delay guys, thank you so much for understanding. My mom is ill and our care provider who helps out during the day unexpectedly left and my sister and I had to scramble to figure out coverage and appointments. But I think we're good now, fingers crossed. 😊
No worries, Alicia. Hugs. Sorry to hear your mom isn't well. Anything to do with care of family is stressful. Same as last year....family and real life come first if anyone needs to use the pass please shout out. And please no apologies for caring for family- they come first! We are having a family day today for Good Friday.I will do my best to check in later tonight.
Thanks Alicia for updating us and checking in. I will update our tracking post when I get home.
Sorry about that Alicia. As Laura said family first.My husband took two extra days on call because we can't really go anywhere still but as its a holiday today and Monday in the UK I may be quieter Monday :-).
Here is your next task!Task 10 - 69. Read 6 books that have won/been nominated for an award.
Books selected for this task need to have been nominated for or won an award. The award needs to be listed on the main book page in the book details. Please include the award in your completion posts, you only need to name the first one if there are multiple awards listed.
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Task 7 - 47. Read 6 books set in a major city.
Book/cover link:
Page numbers:443/GR--kindle edition
How book qualified: Set in Los Angeles MPG précis “Struggling actor Adam Jacobsen was ready to pack up and leave Hollywood “
Date Completed: 3/28
Rating: 3 stars
Review: This was ok, a typical actor/regular guy romance where conflict is all wrapped up in the paparazzi crap. I did like the characters though, and the dog Lola practically stole the whole show.
[*book:To My Future Number 1 Fan|40508649]