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TART Challenge - Round 3 - Chase The Rainbow (4)
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Apr 12, 2021 01:04PM
Oh I loved those Nancy Drew mysteries! I grew up in a small town in Minnesota and our little local library had the whole collection - I must have read each of them 5 or more times. Such great memories looking over the books from my childhood.
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Janeylou wrote: "Amanda, i looked at your choices and thought in this order"Im sure it was Carolyn Keene who wrote Nancy drew......it is Nancy Drew...she cant read that its not MM.....oh we can read anything for t..."
hahaha I love this! Nancy Drew was one of my favorites when I'm little so I'm looking forward to feeling all the nostalgia
Trio wrote: "Oh I loved those Nancy Drew mysteries! I grew up in a small town in Minnesota and our little local library had the whole collection - I must have read each of them 5 or more times. Such great memor..."I would maybe suggest not picking them up now (as it was definitely aged), but still fun! I think I'll just stick to the Nancy Drew computer games
There was another one I adored too... Trixie Belden, I liked her even better than Nancy Drew :)And the Little House books? Sooooo good! I owned all of them (and I actually still have all my hardcover editions). Whole sections of them I had memorized.
COMPLETION POST Task 14 - 100. Read 8 books with more than 10 letters in the title.
bk 1
Fair Isn't Life by Kaje Harper
160 pgs
12 letters in title
Finished 12 april
3.75 stars
This was an ok , low angst book but not a patch on other Kaje Harper books ..sorry
COMPLETION POST
Bk 2
Cosplay Killer by Dahlia Donovan
211 pgs
13 letters in title
Finished 13 april
4 stars
This is the second Dahlia Danovan book in as many weeks , both with established couples , both solvibg a murder and both with an MC with autism....im sensing a theme here !!!!
Do we need me to do a third book? We only have 7 planned right now and I've finished both of mine!
Yes please Amanda ..not sure how far along Trio is Have you seen the April mini challenge for UNO ...looks really good
Janeylou wrote: "Yes please Amanda ..not sure how far along Trio is Have you seen the April mini challenge for UNO ...looks really good"
Yes! I'm a little nervous as we've had 2 members disappear it seems and I've been reading a little less lately. Hopefully we can finish strong lol
You take it nice and slow Amanda and give us a chance to catch up 😄😄
I finished mine last night, I can do another.I'm on the go right now so just reply here? I've got plenty of audio books on my phone.
Trio wrote: "I finished mine last night, I can do another.I'm on the go right now so just reply here? I've got plenty of audio books on my phone."
I’ve only got about an hour left in my third book so no worries!
but if you're already started Amanda go ahead! I'm listening to Honey From the Lion and it's excellent! but I started it before this task so I can't use it... but I'd love to finish it.
Trio wrote: "but if you're already started Amanda go ahead! I'm listening to Honey From the Lion and it's excellent! but I started it before this task so I can't use it... but I'd love to finish it."Go ahead and finish it 😊 I’ll have mine done soon
it's sooooo good!I'm getting my second Moderna shot today, fingers crossed I won't have a bad reaction.
... and I changed my selection post to completion for Bell, Book, and Scandal.
Trio wrote: "it's sooooo good!I'm getting my second Moderna shot today, fingers crossed I won't have a bad reaction.
... and I changed my selection post to completion for Bell, Book, and Scandal."
Good luck! I had my second Pfizer shot on Friday and other than being a little extra tired Friday night/early Saturday I seemed to be fine. Hope you are as well!
Finished my 3rd book and updated it to completion
Im just going to settle in bed and then I'll post everything
*sob sob sob*The audio version of Honey from the Lion was simply stunning. Highly recommend if you haven't read/listened to this one yet!
Trio wrote: "*sob sob sob*The audio version of Honey from the Lion was simply stunning. Highly recommend if you haven't read/listened to this one yet!"
Does the series have to be read in order?
hi Amanda, no they are all completely un related and stand alone - the 1st one was very different... it was excellent too, but I liked this one better
Here is your next task!Task 15 - 101. Read 8 books published in even months and even years.
Book selected for this task need to be initially published in an even month AND an even year. Make sure you use the initial publication date. If there is a date listed at the top of the editions page, use it. Otherwise I will be looking for the earliest dated English language edition regardless of format. Books initially published in February 2020 or April 2016 would work, but books initially published in July 2010 or November 2018 would not. Please include the initial publication date in your completion posts.
I hope all goes well with your second vaccine Trio!!We were pretty much like you Amanda after our second one. We both got pretty achy the second night, but mostly it was just the tiredness for a couple of days.
COMPLETION POST 101. Read 8 books published in even months and even years.
Bk 1
Not Just Friends by Jay Northcote
206 pgs
Initial pub date
February 23rd 2014
Finished 14 april
4 stars
As much as i love Jay Northcote , it has to be said that a lot of his books are exactly the same ( 2 lads at uni 1 straight / 1 gay ) and this was no different .
Im going to have to go searching for something slightly different that hes wriiten
Bk 2
His Fair Lady by Kimberly Gardner
182 pgs
First Published April 2014
Finished 15 april
4 stars
New author for me , quite a sweet read althougha little immature in.parts , wouls perhaps enjoyed more if they were a bit older
Completion Post - Task 15 - 101. Read 8 books published in even months and even years.
Book 1
O Come, All Ye Kellys by Isla Olsen
Pages: 150
How it qualifies: published in December 2020
Completed: 15th April
Rating: 3 stars
Review:
I really love all the Kelly brothers and their significant others and they all got some fun and some lovely moments in this short story but the constant change of the couple in focus honestly made my head spin and definitely took from my enjoyment. I just prefer a flowing story to this book of snippets.
Book 2
Say You’ll Be Nine by Lucy Lennox
Pages: 274
How it qualifies: published in June 2020
Completed: 15th April
Rating: 4 stars
Review:
I had an awesome time re-listening to this story, perfectly narrated by Michael Dean! Nine (Isaac) and Cooper are amazing together. Fun and sweet!
Completion Post Task 15 (Read 8 books published in even months and even years.)Book 1
Alaska by Cate Ashwood
183 Pages
How it qualifies: Published April 22, 2018
Date: 4/15/2021
Rating: 3.5 Stars
Review: Super cute quick read. Was it a little predictable? Yes, it definitely was, but it was still enjoyable. A nice sweet read to pass the afternoon
Book 2
A Little Sin by Sionnach Wintergreen
166 Pages
How it qualifies: Published February 2018
Date: 4/15/2021
Rating: 3 Stars
Review: I enjoyed the characters and the setting of this book and I overall felt it was wellwritten. However, I think it would've been better had it been a little longer. Trying to fit a full mystery and a romance from start to finish in so few pages takes a lot of skill and this just wasn't quite there and both ended up feeling rush. Definitely will check out other books by this author as I found the writing to be enjoyable
Completion Post101. Read 8 books published in even months and even years.
Trouble Comes in Threes by M.A. Church
Length: 227 pages
How it Qualifies: 1st Edition Kindle published December 26, 2014
Read: 4/14/2021
Rating: 3 Stars
Review: Darn it, I let that cute cover sway me... lots of sex, lots of explaining, and lots of coffee making.
Out to Get You by J.P. Oliver
Length: 193 pages
How it Qualifies: Published December 30, 2018
Read: 4/15/2021
Rating: 3.5 Stars
Review: I'm honestly glad I re-listened to this one, I liked the mystery part better the second time around. Still too much sex, which was way too enthusiastically performed by the narrator.
OMG , im in a right mess , i rely on these notifications to tell me which challenges im in , and now im having to try and remember which geoups they are all in before i can even start to find them.Im sure ive forgotten one 😄
I hear ya J!I ended up using google bookmarks - I've got one main Goodreads folder, then a sub folder for each challenge, and the most important links saved in each sub folder. Otherwise I'd never be able to keep track.
Finished 2 books , although i dont know how as spent most of my time recently scouring all the groups to.see if any notifications for challenges 🙄🙄🙄..hopefully it will get better soon
Let me know if anyone wants me to read another
finished both mine and updated to completion!
Finished my first book and am around 80% in my second one. Will update my post when I'm back home.
I'll be last to finish - my second book is actually a re-listen because I forgot to write the review when I finished it and can't remember the details bc it was so long ago now.
Ok then, in that case i suppose id best start my pass the parcel book otherwise my captain will be moaning 😄😄😄😄
Janeylou wrote: "Ok then, in that case i suppose id best start my pass the parcel book otherwise my captain will be moaning 😄😄😄😄"Oh yeah, I heard she's a complete dictator 🤣. She definitely does not forget about that challenge a lot...
I know, i always forget as well , its because we have a week to post In a fit of madness, i put my name down for this challenge , i need something to replace the Game ..will see how it goes
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Caipi, im reading Say you'll be Nine soon , ist supposed to be really sweet
Great ..looks like we're gonna have to keep.popping on here to see if we got anything ...
I’ve just been clicking the “discussions” button in the top right so it tells me which threads have new comments. Otherwise I’d miss everything
Here is your next task!Task 16 - 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.
As a team select a Romance List from GR Listopia with fewer than 100 books on the list, then everyone reads a book from this list. Please note this task does require books to be romance. Please include the selected list in your completion posts, with link.
91 books and i cant find one that i fancy reading 😄😄
j have you read Relationship Material yet? I loved it
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