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TART Challenge - Round 3 - Chase The Rainbow (4)
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May 03, 2021 12:37PM
Updated my post to completion
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I'm not done yet, but I'll post our team completion in the main thread when I've finished :)
my pirate team is teasing me about my boring shelf name - I just did 1 pirate challenge so it would be at the top of my shelves 😂Avast Ye Matey... I'm stumped
LOL. Mine was just "Pirates 2021" so I'm sure your team would have something to say about that.
okay updated my post here & on the Main Threadit was super long, and very emotional, but I'm really glad I did it :)
Here is your next task!Task 25 - 80. Read 4 books initially published in different decades.
Books selected for this task need to be initially published in different decades (not necessarily consecutive). 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 for the qualification. Please include your chosen decade in your completion post.
This is what we have 1990 Janeylou...need to finish series strted last time
2000 Amanda
2010 Trio
2020 Caipi
(Thank you Janine for taking one for the team!)
My wedding photographer just got around to posting a blog post for our wedding and it's making me miss it so much! It was also the last time we were able to be around a lot of people as everything shut down like the following week. Can't wait until we can actually do things again, which is huge for a shut in like me lol
Completion Post (Task 25 - 80. Read 4 books initially published in different decades.)
Double Bound by Nick Nolan
354 Pages
How it qualifies: Published in the 2000's (2008)
Date: 5/5/2021
Rating: 3 Stars
Review: This just wasn't really the right book for me. The writing was actually really well done, if a little purple-y at times, but I honestly liked all the stuff about Arthur's life in the beginning best and it slowly went downhill from there. There's also some language that could definitely be considered transphobic, so overall I probably won't be continuing the series (or going back to read the first one), but it wasn't completely awful.
Amanda wrote: "My wedding photographer just got around to posting a blog post for our wedding and it's making me miss it so much! It was also the last time we were able to be around a lot of people as everything ..."I feel ya, Amanda! We're all starved for a bath in the crowd together with good friends. Even introverted ones like me.....
Completion Post - Task 25 - 80. Read 4 books initially published in different decades.
BTW: By the Way by Lucy Lennox
Pages: 270
How it qualifies: published in 2020
Completed: 5th May
Rating: 4.5 stars
Review:
I really was unsure of how this could end. The chemistry between James and Sawyer was awesome but how could the author give them their hea with Sawyer's family's legacy on the line? I was afraid that I would dislike James in the end.....
But yeah, there was a solution and I was happy. 😊
Completion PostTask 25
- 80. Read 4 books initially published in different decades.
I'm doing 2010s
Slam by E. Davies
Length: 262 Pages
How it Qualifies: Kindle 1st edition
published April 13, 2016
Read: 5/4/2021
Rating: 3 Stars
Review: Sex, Hockey, Sex, Sex, Hockey, Sex... yep, E. Davies has officially run out of plots for this series - and there's still one more to go *sigh*.
COMPLETION POSTTask 25
- 80. Read 4 books initially published in different decades.
Im doing 1990s
Mask For A Diva by Grant Michaels
355 pgs
Originally published 1994Mask for a Diva
Finished 5th May
3.75 stars
This one was set in the world of Opera and what a horrible bunch they were, pity the whole lot weren't murdered . Stan cant help but get involved (but with Branco's permission this time .
He also gets some bad news but need to read the next book to find out what .....
guys I finished mine and updated to completionI still have a pass left, right? I'm having carpel tunnel surgery tomorrow so unless it's one of those where no passes are allowed, and it works for you all, I'd like to take my pass :)
No probs Trio...hope everything goes ok 😊
Trio wrote: "guys I finished mine and updated to completionI still have a pass left, right? I'm having carpel tunnel surgery tomorrow so unless it's one of those where no passes are allowed, and it works for y..."
Trio, I hope your surgery tomorrow goes well and that you are not in too much pain.
Over to you Amanda ..ive completed mine as well
yay I'm home now and it seems like it went well. thanks guys <3thank goodness for anesthesia
I just finished so will get everything posted!Glad to hear everything went well Trio :)
Trio wrote: "yay I'm home now and it seems like it went well. thanks guys <3thank goodness for anesthesia"
That was quick Trio ..glad it all went ok..is it your writing hand
The pirates challenge will.prob start tomorrow so good luck to you all ..as you're gonna need it as the South East Asian Pirates are goinna leave you all floundering in the sea after we've overtaken your ships 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️
Janeylou wrote: "The pirates challenge will.prob start tomorrow so good luck to you all ..as you're gonna need it as the South East Asian Pirates are goinna leave you all floundering in the sea after we've overtake..."I wish we were all on the same team for the Pirate Challenge.
Well, now we are opponents ......
And the Atlantic/African Pirates are going to fight!! Arrrgh! ⚔🏴☠️🏴☠️
😅
Here is your next task!Task 26 - 96. Read a minimum of 1200 pages with the sun or the moon on the cover, teams decide which.
As a team decide if you are reading books with the sun or with the moon on the cover, then read books totaling at least 1200 pages with the selected cover item. You can use any edition's cover to qualify for this task. Please include the qualifying cover in your completion post. Remember to use the first edition Kindle page count.
Glad the surgery went well Trio!
Trio..are you still.taking a pass ?
COMPLETION POSTmoon/ sun on cover ..team chose moon
Spotlight by Robert Innes
188 pgs
How fits.....moon on cover
finishwd 6 may
4 stars
I love this series, set in a little village up north in England ..its a bit like johnathon Creek in that there usually a crime that has an impossibility to it .
..but our Blake always gets there in the end
Completion Post - Task 26 - 96. Read a minimum of 1200 pages with the sun or the moon on the cover, teams decide which.
Team choose moon
Book 1
The Alpha's Warlock by Eliot Grayson
Pages: 172
How it qualifies: moon on cover
Completed: 6th May
Rating: 4 stars
Review:
Still liked the story butthe narration of Chris Chambers didn't grab me like I hoped.
Book 2
Unnatural by Alessandra Hazard
Pages: 208
How it qualifies: moon on cover
Completed: 7th May
Rating: 4 stars
Review:
I love this hate/love trope. :) The chemistry and struggle for dominance/submission between Royce and Haydn was awesome. I greatly enjoyed reading it although it dragged a bit in the middle.
Completion Post Task 26- (Read a minimum of 1200 pages with the sun or the moon on the cover, teams decide which.-Moon)Book1
Chasing the Chupacabra by Hank Edwards
137 Pages
How it qualifies: Moon on cover
Date: 5/6/2021
Rating: 4 Stars
Review: Another fun installment in the series! I forgot just how long it takes for Demmy and Cody to get together and in this one their just realizing their feelings for each other, so it's fun to read knowing what's in store for them
Book 2
Earth to Charlie by Justin Olson
288 Pages
How it qualifies: Moon on cover
Date: 5/6/2021
Rating: 3.5 Stars
Review: This was a very sweet YA tale about a lonely boy with his head in the stars and what it takes to ground him on earth. It had a great cast of characters and felt very real (even with the aliens). It did feel like some things happened off page that I must’ve missed, but I still truly enjoyed the story.
Book 3
Harvest Moon by Sam Burns
345 Pages
How it qualifies: Moon on cover
Date: 5/6/2021
Rating: 5 Stars
Review: Oh I think I loved this book even more than the first one, it was almost impossible to put down even for important things like eating; I just wanted to keep reading! Alexis and Ridge were just so sweet and lovely, and yes completely oblivious and dumb at times, but it just made me want them to figure it out all the more. And through this budding relationship Sam and Waverly do what they do best, create a completely intriguing world that you just can’t help but get completely swept up in. I’m loving learning about everything that’s happening and how they’re going to deal with the repercussions. A great romance, an interesting plot? You really couldn’t ask for more! And that teaser of the next book! I want it now!
Janeylou wrote: "Trio..are you still.taking a pass ?"yes pls
im one handed and its my left one
typing isnt bad, but cut and paste is impossible right now
thanks team
Trio wrote: "Janeylou wrote: "Trio..are you still.taking a pass ?"yes pls
im one handed and its my left one
typing isnt bad, but cut and paste is impossible right now
thanks team"
No problem! Wishing you a speedy recovery!
I just got an arc with a moon on it so if I finish my other two and we still need it I'll add it
Well we up to 785 pgs so got a way to go yet 😄😄😄Im sure this isnt gonna work with any of our pirate tasks 😱😱
Added a second book to my post.One that works for my pirate tasks!!! 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️😅
Up to 993 pgsIm trying to find a moon that works with moon and a Y , thats before ive even got to pirates 😄
Ill find one with just over 200 pgs ..going to have to skip the Y
I'm definitely feeling better today thank goodness for speak to text.I'm still confused about this pirate challenge where did you guys find your tasks?
Theres a thread for your area with your tasks and then there a thread for histical task ..they all labelled separately
Trio, you are Caribbean, so Caribbean team 1 & 2 and all singles will.all have the same tasks ..then they all added up at the end for the winner .Im finding that the tasks are a bit harder than in nirmal groups initially ..but once you talk about them it becomes easier .
Although tbh even thoigh Brittany said you didnt need to be on a specific mm team its easier to diiscuss books that will work for tasks
Janeylou wrote: "Ill find one with just over 200 pgs ..going to have to skip the Y"I have that arc too for moon if you need a Y book. I can start tonight and finish tomorrow
Ok amanda , you do the moon and ill find a Y ...
Janeylou wrote: "Trio, you are Caribbean, so Caribbean team 1 & 2 and all singles will.all have the same tasks ..then they all added up at the end for the winner .Im finding that the tasks are a bit harder than in..."
okay, thank you, it's new and confusing even if i wasn't on pain meds!
and my team seems a mite judgey, ill get the hang of it im sure.
im good for the next task now too... im teaching my laptop to type my speach but its not as good as my phone
Janeylou wrote: "Although tbh even thoigh Brittany said you didnt need to be on a specific mm team its easier to diiscuss books that will work for tasks.."You definitely lucked out with your pirates team, Janeylou and Amanda!!
The spirit of a team gets lost. As nice as the teammates might be it's lonely and boring when you can't discuss which books will work for a task.
Trio wrote: "im good for the next task now too... im teaching my laptop to type my speach but its not as good as my phone"Hope you'll soon be able to use your hand without pain again, Trio! But isn't the technology that makes this speech to text and reverse possible fascinating?!
I'm having some trouble getting it to work but I'm trying.Honestly I was thinking I would be able to type with my right hand even just a little bit but it's only the second day so I'm going to try to be patient 😇
and maybe my team will turn out to be a super sweet group, I hope
Just realised , this challenge ends on Tuesday ..it seems to have gone quicker this time
Caipi wrote: "Janeylou wrote: "Although tbh even thoigh Brittany said you didnt need to be on a specific mm team its easier to diiscuss books that will work for tasks.."You definitely lucked out with your pira..."
Also, how else are you supposed to keep your TBR at like 2000 books if you can't get them from challenges?!
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