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The Amazing Race Archive > TART Challenge - Round 3 - Chase The Rainbow (4)

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message 51: by Janeylou (new)

Janeylou | 2975 comments Just reminding you all of this

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.**

This is the thing that i always get confused with as all groups seem to have different rules


message 52: by Trio (new)

Trio | 2789 comments when does the SH challenge end?


message 53: by Janeylou (new)

Janeylou | 2975 comments Trio wrote: "when does the SH challenge end?"

End of september ...are you thinking of it as you can do team shares now where you only read 5 bks a month


message 54: by Trio (new)

Trio | 2789 comments oh, do they need players Janeylou?


message 55: by Janeylou (new)

Janeylou | 2975 comments Sign ups are open for another week ..this year they trying to split the teams into those who want to play for fun and those who want to win

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Join up Trio...we can all discuss our choices 😁


message 56: by Trio (new)

Trio | 2789 comments okay I'll give it another shot J, to be completely honest my issue the few times I did it was the arbitrary rulings - poor Lisa, I don't blame her at all bc it was a nightmare. I'm sure they've got stuff ironed out at this point.


message 57: by Janeylou (new)

Janeylou | 2975 comments Im reading a couple of books than have less than 150 pgs today as i cant use for this challenge


message 58: by Janeylou (new)

Janeylou | 2975 comments Trio wrote: "okay I'll give it another shot J, to be completely honest my issue the few times I did it was the arbitrary rulings - poor Lisa, I don't blame her at all bc it was a nightmare. I'm sure they've got..."

I know what you mean , and you are always going to have people for claiming things that are not there but im hoping just doing for fun will make me not bother as much


message 59: by Trio (new)

Trio | 2789 comments now that I signed up I'm getting excited! the fun of the hunt (or even better just happening across an item) is a lot of fun.


message 60: by Trio (new)

Trio | 2789 comments I've been holding off on some non MM books I couldn't use for Spell. I'm looking forward to reading them now.


message 61: by Caipi (new)

Caipi (bookaholic17) | 1375 comments I'm excited for the hunt now too! It's my first time playing this challenge. 🤩
I'm a bit afraid that I either won't find anything or to be this fixated on looking for the items that I actually miss important plot parts. 😅🙈


message 62: by Janeylou (new)

Janeylou | 2975 comments Caipi, i cant beleive youve not played before ..ive always been quite competitive when ive played , but this time im on the fun side so it will be interesting to see if i can actually post a book that only has 20 points or if i back out 😄😄😄


message 63: by Caipi (new)

Caipi (bookaholic17) | 1375 comments Janeylou wrote: "Caipi, i cant beleive youve not played before ..ive always been quite competitive when ive played , but this time im on the fun side so it will be interesting to see if i can actually post a book t..."

Well, let's see how it turns out. Fingers crossed that you'll be able to play it laid-back this time and I'll be able to keep up at all.... 😂😂🤞🏻


message 64: by Amanda (last edited Mar 15, 2021 11:27AM) (new)

Amanda (bookoutbelow) | 4048 comments Today has been the MOST MONDAY to ever monday, so I'm really looking forward to the call later!!

We know I literally cannot help myself to speed through things, but I am totally good with it being overall more casual this time around.

ETA: LOL My computer did not add all the comments so my second comment was too an earlier convo. Ignore me, I was so rushed I missed out on caffeine today


message 65: by Amanda (new)

Amanda (bookoutbelow) | 4048 comments Caipi wrote: "I'm excited for the hunt now too! It's my first time playing this challenge. 🤩
I'm a bit afraid that I either won't find anything or to be this fixated on looking for the items that I actually miss..."


If you're like me and have the memory of a fruit fly you can do all your searching before you read the book and not worry about spoilers 😂


message 66: by Trio (new)

Trio | 2789 comments Caipi, we'll help you (even if we aren't on the same team).


message 67: by Janeylou (new)

Janeylou | 2975 comments Amanda how is your new puppy , and how is your dog Trio, he was poorly last time we played


message 68: by Trio (new)

Trio | 2789 comments yes, wow you remember. Lucy had pneumonia and it took a solid month till she was fully recovered. she was only 4 pounds then. she's 11 pounds now and almost 10 months old. I've got a 3-1/2 year old too called Pepper, they're both Cavalier King Charles spaniels.


message 69: by Trio (new)

Trio | 2789 comments what's your puppy called Amanda?


message 70: by Janeylou (new)

Janeylou | 2975 comments Trio wrote: "yes, wow you remember. Lucy had pneumonia and it took a solid month till she was fully recovered. she was only 4 pounds then. she's 11 pounds now and almost 10 months old. I've got a 3-1/2 year old..."

I remeber now cos.i said my daughter had a puppy last march cocker spaniel called Lola , and she is still mad


message 71: by Amanda (new)

Amanda (bookoutbelow) | 4048 comments He's a lot! He's so adorable but I just absolutely forgot how much work a puppy is. Luckily my older dog now loves him and plays with him all the time (which is great because she's put on some serious weight since we've been at home all the time lol).

And his name is CJ, which stands for Corey Jr (My husband's name 😂). We have an agreement that I get to name children and he gets to name pets and he knows I will never choose a Jr so he used it for the dog lol


message 72: by Caipi (new)

Caipi (bookaholic17) | 1375 comments Amanda wrote: "Caipi wrote: "I'm excited for the hunt now too! It's my first time playing this challenge. 🤩
I'm a bit afraid that I either won't find anything or to be this fixated on looking for the items that I..."


LOL, yeah the memory of a fruit fly definitely describes me well, Amanda! 😂😂


message 73: by Caipi (new)

Caipi (bookaholic17) | 1375 comments Trio wrote: "Caipi, we'll help you (even if we aren't on the same team)."

Thanks Trio, you all are the best! 🤗🤗


message 74: by Trio (new)

Trio | 2789 comments oh lol when my husband and I first moved in together in NYC we adopted a cat from the ASPCA, and the poor thing had been returned too many times so they said if we didn't keep him they'd have to put him down.... well it turned out he was 1/2 ocelot (can you imagine) so he was crazy - tearing up our little one bedroom apartment - but he was a spectacular cat

and the reason I'm telling you all that is because I named him DC (for David's Cat) for my husband lol


message 75: by Janeylou (new)

Janeylou | 2975 comments Trio wrote: "oh lol when my husband and I first moved in together in NYC we adopted a cat from the ASPCA, and the poor thing had been returned too many times so they said if we didn't keep him they'd have to pu..."

😄😄😄😄😄


message 76: by Janeylou (new)

Janeylou | 2975 comments Im iff to bed now ..no doubt 2 of you will have finished your books by the time i wake up 😄😄


message 77: by Janeylou (last edited Mar 15, 2021 03:22PM) (new)

Janeylou | 2975 comments Kat must have heard me ...


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


message 78: by Janeylou (new)

Janeylou | 2975 comments Im going to sugguest green cover as it will be easier than the other 2 , but easy going

mm green covers


message 79: by Caipi (new)

Caipi (bookaholic17) | 1375 comments Woohoo, our first task!

I think the primarily green cover would be easiest to find?


message 80: by Janeylou (new)

Janeylou | 2975 comments Caipi , its probably one of the few times we'll be first to the task so lets make an executive decision on green covers 😄😄


message 81: by Amanda (new)

Amanda (bookoutbelow) | 4048 comments Trio wrote: "I named him DC (for David's Cat) for my husband lol"

I love this!!


message 82: by Amanda (new)

Amanda (bookoutbelow) | 4048 comments I agree with green covers (although I also like you making the executive decision 😉


message 83: by Caipi (new)

Caipi (bookaholic17) | 1375 comments Janeylou wrote: "Caipi , its probably one of the few times we'll be first to the task so lets make an executive decision on green covers 😄😄"

Perfect! 😅
I'm going to read The Boy with the Painful Tattoo (Holmes & Moriarity #3) by Josh Lanyon . Will post my correct selection post tomorrow morning.
Good night...... 😴


message 84: by Janeylou (new)

Janeylou | 2975 comments Night Caipi, i wont be far behind , just want to pick my book first


message 85: by Janeylou (new)

Janeylou | 2975 comments Im going with A Midwinter Prince (A Midwinter Prince #1) by Harper Fox


message 86: by Amanda (new)

Amanda (bookoutbelow) | 4048 comments One that I didn't realize was green until I read it for uno is Cutie and the Beast (I think it's the audio book), if anyones looking!

I'll have to do some searching, but will have it done by tomorrow probably as I purposefully held off reading today lol


message 87: by Amanda (new)

Amanda (bookoutbelow) | 4048 comments I want to read A Private Gentleman but don't want to buy it so hopefully someone will respond to my request to lend! (I will buy it if need be I just filed my taxes though so I'm feeling poor lol)


message 88: by Amanda (new)

Amanda (bookoutbelow) | 4048 comments Ooh this was another good one I read recently that works for green covers (I know 2 of you already chose but just throwing it out there):

The Frogman and the Spy


message 89: by Amanda (last edited Mar 15, 2021 04:34PM) (new)

Amanda (bookoutbelow) | 4048 comments Selection Post Task 1 (Team Decided on Green Cover)
A Private Gentleman by Heidi Cullinan
A Private Gentleman by Heidi Cullinan
252 Pages
How it qualifies: A Private Gentleman by Heidi Cullinan --this cover is 60.9% green per tineye


message 90: by Trio (new)

Trio | 2789 comments sorry, I got stuck behind the stove

whoever is first always feel free to make an executive decision!!!


message 91: by Trio (new)

Trio | 2789 comments what's the name of that website we can search for % color?


message 93: by Trio (new)

Trio | 2789 comments thank you Amanda - I'm bookmarking it with my challenge bookmarks so I don't forget it again :)


message 94: by Trio (new)

Trio | 2789 comments no idea why I'm making more out of this than I need to, but I'm having a dickens of a time picking a green cover - I put a few up on the Q&A thread for Kat's approval.


message 95: by Amanda (new)

Amanda (bookoutbelow) | 4048 comments Ever since the last round of bachelor where I had two books not be black enough color covers are so hard for me!


message 96: by Trio (new)

Trio | 2789 comments Amanda wrote: "Ever since the last round of bachelor where I had two books not be black enough color covers are so hard for me!"

YES - I keep second guessing myself


message 97: by Janeylou (last edited Mar 16, 2021 12:23AM) (new)

Janeylou | 2975 comments Amanda wrote: "Ooh this was another good one I read recently that works for green covers (I know 2 of you already chose but just throwing it out there):

The Frogman and the Spy"


Thanks Amanda, i might go for this instead
Its only come.out today as well


message 98: by Janeylou (last edited Mar 16, 2021 12:31AM) (new)

Janeylou | 2975 comments SELECTION POST TASK 1
team picked book with green cover

The Frogman and the Spy by Irene Preston
164 pgs kindle edition
The Frogman and the Spy (Royal Powers II, #2) by Irene Preston


message 99: by Janeylou (last edited Mar 17, 2021 01:37AM) (new)

Janeylou | 2975 comments For our checks last time i put our book in there and link to message # so we could sent the check list to Kat , but we didnt seem to use it , preferring to send links to the completion post .
So this time im just putting a ✔to say pg count ok and works for task .
If you want me to revert back to links let me know


message 100: by Caipi (new)

Caipi (bookaholic17) | 1375 comments Selection Post Task 1
Team decided on green cover


The Boy with the Painful Tattoo (Holmes & Moriarity,#3) by Josh Lanyon
The Boy with the Painful Tattoo by Josh Lanyon
242 pages
How it qualifies: green cover The Boy with the Painful Tattoo (Holmes & Moriarity #3) by Josh Lanyon


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