TART Challenge - Round 3 - Chase The Rainbow (4)

[Trio]

you guys - if I'm last to finish my book will you just give me a heads up? I don't want to miss posting that link so Kat knows we're done.

[Janeylou]

Sure will Trio 😊

[MountainKat, Moderator]

OK, a couple of comment on how you are doing things. It totally works ok for this challenge as I don't check teams until you tell me you are finished. It will matter if you don't change 'Selection' to 'Completion' though - I skip right over selection posts!

Just don't carry this over to BTC please, as I know some of you do both challenges! I do check the team threads there over the course of the date and don't go backwards through the threads after I've checked once, otherwise it would take me forever at the end to tally things up!!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Here is your next task!

Task 3 - 12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.

You can do the recommendations however you wish - to the group, to each individual, to the person below you on the list or ?? - it's up to you. If you want to provide a specific shelf to pick from, it needs to have a minimum of 10 books on it. Please include who recommended the book to you and the message number of link to the recommendation in your completion posts.

[Janeylou]

Oooh this is nice and early and i need a historical for another challenge so im hoping one have you have recommended one 😄😄

[Janeylou]

Just to.make it easier

12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.
Can we all check shelves and recommend a book to the other 3 that they havent read
Amanda reccommended for
Janeylou..Cosplay Killer...The Pumpkin Patch...Powder & Pavlova
Trio..Hot Mess...Disciplinary Action.....The 5th Gender
Caipi ..A Ferry of Bones & Gold....The Fall....Liam Davis & The Raven
❤❤❤❤
Janeylou recommended for
Amanda..Marked by Death..The Sumage Solution..The Tutor
Trio..True Brit..Salt Magic, Skin Magic..Broken
Caipi..The River Leith..Private Charter..Untouchable
❤❤❤❤
Caipi recommended for
Amanda...Risk Assessment..Latakia...The World in His Eyes
Janine..Pieces of You...Fakers...Pretty Perfect
Trio..Dark Space....Julien...Broken
❤❤❤❤
Trio recommended for
Amanda..Fair Game...Camwolf...Catalysts: The Scientific Method
Janine..Matchstick Men...After the Crash....Grif's Toy
Caipi..The Boy with the Painful Tattoo...The Fall...Principles of Spookology

[Janeylou]

.....and not 1 historical in sight !!!!..thanks girls 😄😄😄😄

[Janeylou]

TASK 3 COMPLETION POST
Read A Book Recommended By Teammate
Recommended by Caipi ..see mesaage #156

Pieces of You by N.R. Walker
185 pgs
finished 20 march
4.25 stars
Considering the theme of this ( amnesia) it was quite a sweet book, i would have liked to get to know Justin & Dallas a bit more before the accident tjough ....and i little epilogue would have been nice

[Janeylou]

I was going to read
But that looks like a microphone on cover so will leave for SH

[Amanda]

Would you say he's wearing a coat in this cover?

Then I can slot it in with another challenge and start it now lol. We are also doing a terrible job of taking this slower than last year 😂

[Janeylou]

I would say its a coat, I'm using mine for UNO

I'm sure we'll be slowing down when there's 6 books to be read

[Amanda]

Completion Post Task 3 (Recommended by Teammate)

Fair Game by Josh Lanyon
270 Pages
How it qualifies: Recommended to me by Trio Msg 48
Completed: 3/19/2021
Rating: 4 Stars
Review: Josh Lanyon is very hit or miss for me. Her mysteries are always well done, there’s never any question about that, so for me it always comes down to how much I like the characters and the romance. I have to say, I really enjoyed them here! It’s a little too early to tell, but I think these two could definitely become two of my Lanyon favorites! (If you think Adrien and Jake are the others you are WRONG; Kit and JX forever ❤️)

[Caipi]

Completion Post Task 3
- 12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate


Private Charter by N.R. Walker
Pages: 244
How it qualifies: recommended by Janeylou, see message 156
Completed: 21st March
Rating: 4/3.5 stars
Review:
Perfect ending! 😍
Despite all the sexual tension, the white
speedos and the lick, sip, suck tequila game I felt the story to be slow-going and slightly repetitive during the first half. After around the 65% mark the story picked up and there was finally some action going on.
And then that perfect ending! Some might find it cheesy and OTT, but I just loved it.

[Janeylou]

Caipi..ive just readnthe blurb on my book ..am i going to need tissues

[Caipi]

Janeylou wrote: "Caipi..ive just readnthe blurb on my book ..am i going to need tissues"

Maybe one ot two.....

[Amanda]

Updated my post to completion, thanks for the great rec Trio!

[Trio]

YAY, I'm so glad you enjoyed it - I beta'd that series and totally fell in love with Elliot. I wish she'd kept up with these two and I definitely recommend the next two books!

[Trio]

mmm, decisions decisions!
So I'm tempted by Caipi's recommendation of Julien, but I haven't read Robbie yet either.

Is it possible to switch it since that's episode 1 in the series?

[Amanda]

The Q&A says the series rule works for this challenge so should be good! You might want to double check just because this specific task is one of the few where specific books are mentioned, but I think it’ll be fine

[Trio]

it's interesting that two of you guys picked Broken for me too, and I own that one already as well *choices*!

[Janeylou]

Caipi wrote: "Janeylou wrote: "Caipi..ive just readnthe blurb on my book ..am i going to need tissues"

Maybe one ot two.....
"

Didnt realise you meant boxes....ive almost run out 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[Janeylou]

Trio wrote: "it's interesting that two of you guys picked Broken for me too, and I own that one already as well *choices*!"

That was such a good book Trio

[Janeylou]

Thanks for the recommendation Caipi, i cried lots but i did agree with Trios review as well, for the theme it was about it everything was easy and made simple

[Trio]

I'm afraid broken is going to break my heart

[Janeylou]

Trio wrote: "I'm afraid broken is going to break my heart"

It broke mine too but was soooo good

[Trio]

okay - I downloaded Dark Space, Broken, and Robbie: Dark Space won for today. I'm cleaning and organizing, dog walking, and putting away the rest of my Christmas Decorations. It's a winner lol!

[Trio]

Completion Post Task 3
- 12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate
by Lisa Henry
Dark Space
229 pages
How it qualifies: recommended by Caipi, see message 156
Read: 3/20/2021
Rating: 5 Stars
Review:
I knew it was going to be fantastic, and I'm so glad I did it in audio. Chris Chambers does a marvelous job. The voices he uses for Brady and Cam are perfect, and he succeeds in keeping up Lisa Henry's fast and steady pace.

Exciting and very creative - just don't listen to this audiobook and not expect to need the next one ASAP. I had it downloaded before I'd even finished this one.

[Janeylou]

Trio wrote: "Selection Post Task 3
- 12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate
by Lisa Henry
Dark Space
221 pages
How it qualifies: recomm..."

Thats a good one as well Trio

[Janeylou]

Trio wrote: "Selection Post Task 3
- 12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate
by Lisa Henry
Dark Space
221 pages
How it qualifies: recomm..."

Trio..its 229 not 221 pgs , could you change please

[Trio]

ooops sorry - I've corrected the page count
only an hour left on my audiobook... I'm last to finish this task, right?

[Janeylou]

No , Caipi hasnt finished yet

[Trio]

okay I finished - I already downloaded the next audiobook, it was great!

I updated my selection post to completed

[Janeylou]

Trio wrote: "okay I finished - I already downloaded the next audiobook, it was great!

I updated my selection post to completed"

Glad you enjoyed it , exxellent series

[Amanda]

Ooh this series is included in the big giveaway I won from Lisa last year, I should definitely move it up on the list.

[Janeylou]

I down loaded loads from that giveaway ..think ive seen a new one in my emails..will check

[Amanda]

Oh I haven't seen any mass giveaways since Winter Wonderland so if you do see another one please send it along!! I meant I wont a 10 book giveaway Lisa Henry was doing in her Facebook group. It was amazing, I never win anything lol

[Janeylou]

Not a giveaway but competition

https://rjscott.co.uk/mm2021

[Janeylou]

I dont have facebook/twitter or anything , so dont follow any authors.to see competitions.

[Caipi]

Updated and posted on the main thread. 👍🏻

[Janeylou]

Caipi, i thi k the weather was horrible over there the day i read Private Charter, so the sun , water, really cheered me up ..think i spent 2 days imagining myself on that boat

[Caipi]

Janeylou wrote: "Caipi, i thi k the weather was horrible over there the day i read Private Charter, so the sun , water, really cheered me up ..think i spent 2 days imagining myself on that boat"

The beautiful weather, sun and beach was definitely a bonus! But I must admit that I have mixed feelings when it comes to sailing. My husband loves sailing and unfortunately I am the scaredy-cat on the water. As long as the boat glides smoothly over the water it is wonderful, but as soon as it gets a bit wavy and the sailboat is heeling I get scared...... 🙈🙈🙈

[Janeylou]

Scavenger hunt teams go up tomorrow ..im all excited 😄😄

[Trio]

yes I was reading about Lisa building the teams in the discussion thread... wow, anticipation!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Here is your next task!

Task 4 - 2. Each player reads the first book in a series, can be same or different series - no pass for this task.

Books selected for this task need to be marked as #1 or lower in a series listed on GR.

[Amanda]

Completion Post Task 4 (First book in series)

Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater
480 Pages
How it qualifies: #1 in the Dreamer Trilogy
Completed: 3/21/2021
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Review: The way Stiefvater writes is breathtaking and this book was no exception. It takes the world we saw get built in TRC and expands on it with some beloved old characters and a whole host of interesting new ones. The Lynch brothers were all so very intriguing before, and you get a much more in depth look at them here (although I’m hoping for more Matthew in the next two books). The only thing I desperately wanted more of is Adam Parrish and how Badass Ronan becomes such a cinnamon roll for him. It was there in pieces, and I’m so happy that they’re still together, but I will always want more.

[Caipi]

Completion Post Task 4
2. Each player reads the first book in a series


Featherbed by Annabeth Albert
Pages: 186
How it qualifies: #1 in the Vino & Veritas Series
Completed: 23rd March
Rating: 3 stars
Review:
It was okay, started nice with a couple lol moments but then I lost interest and it took me way too long to read these few pages. I just didn't feel it between these two, there was no spark that catched me. Finn and Harrison both had issues, one health wise and the other from past experiences and while I generally understood where they came from I didn't like the way they acted on it. Especially Harrison.

[Janeylou]

COMPLETION POST
TASK 4 ...First book in series

The Christmas Bones by Richard Amos
197 pgs kindle edition

How qualifies #1 in the Jake & Dean Investigations

finished 23rd march
3.5 stars
I was really hoping to like this more , took ages to get into it and felt like i was missing something ...only to find that it is a spin off from another series that ive not read 🙄🙄

[Trio]

Completion Post, Task 4

First Book in a Series:


Caught by the Scot by Karen Hawkins
385 pages
How it Qualifies: #1 in Made to Marry series
Read: 3/23/2021
Rating: 4 Stars
Review: It's been a long time since I read a real "bodice ripper" and this one ended up being pretty cute. Follows the traditional plan, but there are some nicely original touches which beef up the story.

Enhanced by Gary Furlong's wonderful narration, definitely do this one as an audiobook. Four stars for the audio.

[Amanda]

Updated mine to completion!

[Trio]

ohmygod - Caipi, are we on the same SH team!?!?!