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TART Challenge - Round 3 - The Loitering Layabouts (7)
The Amazing Race Team Challenge - Round 3March 15, 2021 through May 11, 2021
It Feels Like We Are All Just Running in Place!
Tracking:
Task 1 - 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. 3.15.2021 - 3.17.2021
Task 2 - 1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task. 3.17.2021 - 3.18.2021
Task 3 - 14. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with Contemporary Romance as MPG. 3.19.2021 - 3.20.2021
Task 4 - 29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession. 3.21.2021 - 3.23.2021
Task 5 - 32. Read 6 books with over 2500 ratings. 3.23.2021 - 3.24.2021
Task 6 - 3. Each player reads a book by a new to you author - no pass for this task. 3.25.2021 - 3.26.2021
Task 7 - 18. Read over 750 pages in books tagged/shelved with 'favorite'. 3.27.2021 - 3.28.2021
Task 8 - 17. Read 4 books written by a male author. 3.29.2021 - 3.30.2021
Task 9 - 71. Pick another team and each member reads one book that was read by a member for this challenge. No pass for this task. 3.31.2021 - 4.1.2021
Task 10 - 36. Read 6 books with animals on the cover. 4.2.2021 - 4.3.2021
Task 11 - 34. Read 6 books first published between 2000 and 2010. 4.4.2021 - 4.5.2021
Task 12 - 108. As a team, select a season and read a minimum of 1500 pages of books set in that season. 4.6.2021 - 4.7.2021
Task 13 - 92. Read over 1500 pages in books set in the future or the past - teams decide. 4.8.2021 - 4.9.2021
Task 14 - 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. 4.10.2021 - 4.11.2021
Task 15 - 65. Each player reads 2 books in a series, teammates can read the same or different series. 4.12.2021 - 4.14.2021
Task 16 - 86. Read at least 1500 pages in books with a hat on the cover. 4.14.2021 - 4.16.2021
Task 17 - 73. Read a minimum of 1500 pages in books by the same author, teams decide author. 4.16.2021 - 4.18.2021
Task 18 - 69. Read 6 books that have won/been nominated for an award. 4.18.2021 - 4.20.2021
Task 19 - 99. Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. Select books from 2 different teammates and read them. 4.20.2021 - 4.22.2021
Task 20 - 52. Read 6 books with the same color cover, teams decide color. 4.22.2021 - 4.23.2021
Task 21 - 103. Read over 1500 pages in books tagged ‘family’. 4.24.2021 - 4.26.2021
Task 22 - 84. Pick a category from the current RRRC Monthly Challenge and read 6 books for that category. Reader's Choice is exempt from this task. 4.26.2021 - 4.27.2021
Task 23 - 119. As a team, select an author that is new to at least two of you and each teammate reads a book by that author. 4.28.2021 - 4.29.2021
Task 24 - 78. Read 6 books with alliteration in the title or author's name. 4.30.2021 - 5.2.2021
Task 25 - 111. Read 8 books without a person on the cover. 5.2.2021 - 5.4.2021
Task 26 - 80. Read 4 books initially published in different decades. 5.4.2021 - 5.6.2021
Task 27 - 87. Read 8 books set in NYC. 5.6.2021 - 5.8.2021
Task 28 - 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. 5.8.2021 - 5.9.2021
Task 29 - LAST TASK - Read a book with a 9 in the initial publication date. 5.10.2021
Information required when posting your completion/s:
Task
Book/cover link
Page numbers with source
How book qualified, with links or cover as necessary.
Date Completed.
Rating/Review.
**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.**
Please note that a rating is now required in your completion posts! A small review is also welcome. 😊
I think most of you know each other, at least a little, but feel free to introduce yourself again. Please give any relevant information, especially time zone as that helps know when it is best to communicate. 😊Please select a team leader to help keep track of where your team is in any given task. And as necessary guide discussions for task decisions. Any teammate can report your completions though.
Remember, it is the team's responsibility to notify the host (me) if a teammate fails to complete the task in a timely manner or otherwise goes missing! I am not checking all the team threads regularly to notice and may only check when notified a task is complete.
PS - If you want to be known as anything other than Team 7, you are free to come up with a team name. 😉
Rules summarised:* 150 page minimum for books
* rereads and audios ok
* Books may only be used once per player during the challenge.
* Players may read the same book for a task unless otherwise specified.
* Books do not have to be romance, but must be fiction.
* Tasks are an indication only and we may be allocated something different...
Task 1St. Patricks Day - mostly green cover
Jane - Forging the Future - msg 140
Lisa - A Midwinter Prince - msg 147
Shannon - Fall Through Spring - msg 137
Donna - Borrowing Blue - msg 136
Task 2
Same Author - N.R. Walker team selection
Jane - Cronin's Key II - msg 169
Lisa - Bossy - msg 172
Shannon - Bossy - msg 167
Donna - Cronin's Key - msg 173
Task 3
+1000 pages with MPG Contemporary Romance
Lisa - Mahu Fire - msg 206 - 308pp
Jane - Shipping the Captain - msg 214- 216pp
Shannon - Curiosity - msg 203 - 377pp
Donna - Starting From the Top - msg 204 - 310pp
Total page count - 1,211pp
Task 4
29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide
* Law Enforcement
Jane - [abook:Late in the Day|36409352] - msg 241 - 202pp
Shannon - Pretty Poison - msg 245 - 283pp
Lisa - Mahu Vice - msg 248 - 320pp
Donna - Hell & High Water - msg 276 - 297pp
Total pages = 1,102
Task 5
32. Read 6 books with over 2500 ratings.
Shannon - Aced - msg 285
- book 2 - Locked - msg 286
Lisa - The Alpha's Warlock - msg 284
Jane - The Mysterious and Amazing Blue Billings - msg 288
Donna - Taming Teddy - msg 281
- book 2 - Jumping Jude - msg 287
Task 6
3. Each player reads a book by a new to you author - no pass for this task.
Jane - Out to Get You - msg 307
Donna - Smash & Grab - msg 310
Lisa - Forsaken Fae: Book One - msg 311
Shannon - The Intern - msg 316
Task 7
3. Each player reads a book by a new to you author - no pass for this task.
Jane - The Servant - msg 333 ~158pp
Lisa - The Quiet House msg 335 ~271pp
Shannon - Face Offs & Cheap Shots - msg 334 ~302pp
Donna - Sink or Swim - msg 344 ~226pp
Total pages = 957
Task 8
17. Read 4 books written by a male author.
msg 360 ~ Summary post
Task 9
71. Pick another team and each member reads one book that was read by a member for this challenge. No pass for this task.
msg 379 ~ Summary post
Task 10
36. Read 6 books with animals on the cover.
Donna - Freedom for His Omega - msg 392
Lisa - Black Cats and Bad Luck - msg 393
Donna - Acceptance For His Omega - msg 397
Lisa - Rescued - msg 398
Shannon - Of Secrets and Wolves - msg 400
Jane - Blackbird in the Reeds - msg 403
Task 11
34. Read 6 books first published between 2000 and 2010
Completion post - msg 433
Task 12
108. As a team, select a season and read a minimum of 1500 pages of books set in that season: "WINTER"
Completion post - msg 477
Task 13
92. Read over 1500 pages in books set in the future or the past - teams decide. (Historical)
Completion post - msg 518
Tracking ALL tasks : 1-501. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.
- NR Walker, Lily Morton, Lucy Lennox, Josh Lanyon, Eli Easton, Aimee Nicole Walker, RJ Scott, Isla Olsen, LA Witt, Lisa Oliver, Eden Finley, Hailey Turner, KM Neuhold, Gregory Ashe, Lane Hayes, A E Via, Sloane Kennedy
2. Each player reads the first book in a series, can be same or different series - no pass for this task.
3. Each player reads a book by a new to you author - no pass for this task.
4. Read 4 books tagged/shelved as PNR or fantasy.
5. Read 4 books first published within the last year.
6. Read 4 books with fewer than 500 reviews.
7. Read 4 books that are stand alones.
8. Read 4 books with a beach on the cover.
Suggestions:
Out on the Serve
Honeymoon for One
Sentinel?
Deep Magic
Flash Rip
Beyond the Sea
9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task.
- Lane Hayes, Better Than Preferred option I think
- Parker St John: Cabrini Law ~ last rounds selection
- KM Neuhold : Four Bears Construction or another with Audios?
- Hailey Turner : Soulbound or the Metahuman series
- Aimee Nicole Walker : Sinister in Savannah
- Carly Marie : Disclosed (also in #82)
- Reese Knightley : Out for Justice
- Nora Pheonix : Pick a series with audios available ;)
10. Read 4 books by authors' who write under more than one name (Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb).
(view spoiler)
11. Read 4 books in continuing series, one that has not been completely published.
12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.
Pick the first book rec'd unless you have already read it since the challenge started ~ then look at book 2....
Lisa's recs
~ Jane - How to Elude a Vampire & Kill Game
~ Shannon - Of Secrets and Wolves & Demons Do It Better
~ Donna - Murder on the Rocks & Tallowwood
Jane's recs
~ Lisa - The 5th Gender & Locked In Silence
~ Shannon - Pretty Poison & Schooling the Jock
~ Donna - Reindeer Games & A Day Makes
Shannon's recs
~ Lisa - Forget Me Not & Model Citizen
~ Jane - Fools & The Omega's Surprise Baby
~ Donna - Circle & A Bundle of Joy
Donna
~ Lisa - Five Minutes Longer & His Fairy Share
~ Jane - Don't Judge & The Hitman's Guide to Tying the Knot Without Getting Shot
~ Shannon - Just My Luck & How to Lure a Hunter
13. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books tagged/shelved as sports.
14. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with Contemporary Romance as MPG.
15. Read a minimum of 600 pages in books with an audio edition.
16. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books tagged/shelved as children.
17. Read 4 books written by a male author.
18. Read over 750 pages in books tagged/shelved with 'favorite'.
19. Each teammate reads a book another teammate read and rated 4 Stars or higher in the last 3 months. No pass for this task.
- Lisa - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
- Jane - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
- Shannon - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
- Donna - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
20. Read 4 books 300 pages or longer.
21. Each teammate reads a book with a night sky on the cover, no pass for this task.
22. Read 4 books #5 or higher in a series.
23. Each teammate reads a book that has been read by one of the RRRC moderators. No pass for this task.
- Jane - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
- Fran - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
- MKat - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
- KarenH - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
24. Read 6 books on RRRC's bookshelf, the books can not be added by anyone on your team within the last year.
RRRC bookshelf - https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...
25. Read 4 books by one of the 2021 FACs. (A different time frame may be given when assigned.)
(view spoiler)
26. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books featuring shifters.
27. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books published in any one year prior to 2018, team picks the year.
2017
28. Each teammate reads a book from a teammate's to-read shelf, no pass for this task.
- Jane - to read
- Shannon - to read
- Lisa - 01 mm tbr
- Donna - tbr
29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession.
Law enforcement
30. Read 6 books with nekkid man chest on the cover.
31. Read 6 books rated over 4.0.
32. Read 6 books with over 2500 ratings.
33. Read 6 books in the same sub-genre, teams decide.
MM Romance
34. Read 6 books first published between 2000 and 2010.
35. Read 6 books first published between 2011 and 2020.
36. Read 6 books with animals on the cover.
37. Read 6 books set in the US.
38. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with a non-English language edition.
39. Read 6 books set outside of the US.
40. Read 6 books with over 500 reviews.
41. Read 6 books with over 10,000 ratings.
(view spoiler)
42. Read 6 books featuring best friends.
Love with Best Friend/BF's Brother/Brother's BF
Childhood Friends Become Gay Lovers
43. Read 6 books published in June. (A different month may be used when assigned.)
44. Read 6 books by authors who use initials in their name.
45. Read 6 books with 3 word titles. (A different number may be used when assigned.)
46. Read over 1000 pages in books written by duo authors.
Best MM written by two authors
47. Read 6 books set in a major city.
48. Read 6 books featuring cowboys.
Best Gay Cowboys
49. Each teammate reads a book published in the same month and year, teams decide. No pass for this task.
For some reason February and March seem to have high numbers of books released. I would like one with Audiobooks already available...
January 2021 has audios I can access :)
50. Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location.
Country - USA or UK if USA not allowed
State - New York State
**Series rule will apply to tasks where you pick from the group or a teammate's shelf.**
Tracking ALL tasks : 51-10051. Each teammate reads a different book by the same author, no pass for this task.
- Refer #1 pick author not used in #9 or #82.
52. Read 6 books with the same color cover, teams decide color.
- Blue
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.
- Lisa - London or UK
- Jane - Australia
- Shannon - Oregon
- Donna - West Virginia
54. Read 6 books set on a beach or in the mountains, teams decide which.
- Mountains
55. Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country.
- UK or Australia
56. As a team, pick a list with over 100 romance books on it, each member reads a book from that list. No pass for this task.
- Best Gay Romance
- Vampires
- Gay For You
57. Read over 1000 pages in books that are MPG Romance.
58. Read 6 books published in the year one of the teammates joined RRRC, teams decide which teammate.
- Lisa - 2014
- Jane - 2010
- Shannon - 2014
- Donna - 2021
59. Read 4 books that are NOT MPG Romance.
60. Read 6 books with MPG Historical Romance.
61. Read 4 books rated over 4.5 on GR.
62. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books written by an author whose first or last name begins with the first letter of a teammate's screen name.
63. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books tagged 'magic' or 'magical'.
64. Read 6 books not set on a continent of a teammate. Space does not count - must be a real continent.
- Not USA, UK or Australia
- Available -
- Can be just tagged on the viable continents and still be set (partially) on the 'our' continents.
- Not a team decision - we can all pick different continents
65. Each player reads 2 books in a series, teammates can read the same or different series.
66. Read over 1000 pages in books with Mystery or Suspense as MPG.
67. Read 6 books by an author whose first or last name begins with A. (A different letter may be used when assigned.)
68. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books with one word titles.
69. Read 6 books that have won/been nominated for an award.
70. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books of the same sub-genre, but by different authors.
- MM Romance
71. Pick another team and each member reads one book that was read by a member for this challenge. No pass for this task.
(Teams 2, 4, 6, 9, 13, 15)
- Team 4?
72. Read 4 books published in the decade of a teammate's birth, team decides which teammate.
- 1960s for Donna ('61), Lisa ('65) and Jane ('67)
- 1970 - Shannon
- Decade - 1970s
73. Read a minimum of 1500 pages in books by the same author, teams decide author.
- Refer #1 pick author not used in #9 or #82.
74. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month.
- Lisa - December
- Jane - August
- Shannon - October
- Donna - June
75. Read over 1000 pages in books that start with the same letter (no articles), teams decide letter.
- H or M or P or T
76. Read 6 books with a specific item on the cover, team selects item.
- Naked chest
77. Each teammate reads a book that the teammate after them alphabetically has rated 5 stars. No pass for this task.
- Donna ~ Jane ~ Lisa ~ Shannon
78. Read 6 books with alliteration in the title or author's name.
79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope.
- Friends to Lovers
- Fake Boyfriend
- Men with Kids
- Law Enforcement does this one count?
80. Read 4 books initially published in different decades.
- 2020 ~ 2010 ~ 2000 ~ 1990
81. Read a minimum of 1500 pages in books with a dog/dogs on the cover. (A different animal may be used when assigned.)
82. Each teammate reads a different book from the same series.
- Annabeth Albert ~ Out of Uniform
- Carly Marie ~ Finding Home
- Lane Hayes ~ Out in College (last choice for Donna)
- Various authors ~ Rosavia Royals (5 books)
- May Archer ~ Love in O'Leary (5 books)
83. Read 8 books with a white flower/s on the cover. (A different color may be used when assigned.)
84. Pick a category from the current RRRC Monthly Challenge and read 6 books for that category. Reader's Choice is exempt from this task.
- Monthly folder
85. Each teammate reads a debut book by an author. No pass for this task.
86. Read at least 1500 pages in books with a hat on the cover. (A different object may be used when assigned.)
87. Read 8 books set in NYC. (A different city may be used when assigned.)
88. Read 6 books with a boat, plane, car or motorcycle on the cover, teams decide which.
- Motorcycle
89. Read 8 books tagged with 'wedding' or 'proposal'.
90. Each member reads a book published in sequential months, i.e. June, July, August and September 2019. Teams decide which months. No pass for this task.
- Last 4 months (eg March, February, January, December
91. Add up the years of the teammates' births and each teammate reads a book with that minimum number of pages. For example, teammates were born in 75, 83, 87 and 94 - each teammate reads a book at least 339 pages long. No pass for this task.
- +61 +65 +67 +70 = 263 pages
92. Read over 1500 pages in books set in the future or the past - teams decide.
- Past
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.
- Upcoming releases - just need audios on it!
These are the lists that currently have less than 100 books on it:
December 2020
April 2020
February 2020
December 2019
94. Read 6 books published in sequential years, teams decide years.
- 2021 ~ 2020 ~ 2019 ~ 2018 ~ 2017 ~ 2016
95. As a team, select an animal. Read 8 books tagged with that animal.
- Wolf
96. Read a minimum of 1200 pages with the sun or the moon on the cover, teams decide which.
- Moon
97. Read 8 books by authors with more than 10 letters in their name.
98. Read 8 books with fewer than 10 letters in the title.
99. Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. Select books from 2 different teammates and read them.
- Lisa ~ Lay Your Sleeping Head | The Mysterious and Amazing Blue Billings | Kill Game | Truth Will Out | Dead Speak
- Jane ~ Twisted and Tied | Unspeakable Words | Oz | After the Crash | One Giant Leap
- Shannon ~ After School Activities | Your Biggest Fan | Pretty Boy | Just a Bit Twisted | Passing Through
- Donna ~ Tell Me It's Real | Dead Speak | Bear, Otter and the Kid | Alpha's Sacrifice | Absolution
(msg 47)
!!Series rule applies!! - meaning you can pick a book earlier or further along in the series, if the book recommended is in a series.
100. Read 8 books with more than 10 letters in the title.
**Series rule will apply to tasks where you pick from the group or a teammate's shelf.** Also applies to #99.
Preferred picking shelves:
Lisa - tbr
Jane - PIFM
Shannon - read right now
Donna - something we have recently read and loved!
Current suggestions where decisions are needed:1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.
Audiobook authors please :)
NR Walker, Lily Morton, Lucy Lennox, Josh Lanyon, Eli Easton, Aimee Nicole Walker, RJ Scott, Isla Olsen, LA Witt, Lisa Oliver, Eden Finley, Hailey Turner, KM Neuhold, Gregory Ashe, Lane Hayes, A E Via, Sloane Kennedy
9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task.
- Parker St John: Cabrini Law ~ last rounds selection
- Pandora Pine : Haunted Souls ~ last rounds selection
- KM Neuhold : Four Bears Construction or another with Audios?
- Hailey Turner : Soulbound (although I think Donna is up to date on this series?) or the Metahuman series
- Aimee Nicole Walker : Sinister in Savannah
- Carly Marie : Disclosed (also in #82)
- Reese Knightley : Out for Justice
- Nora Pheonix : Pick a series with audios available ;)
12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.
- Lisa
- Jane
- Shannon
- Donna
49. Each teammate reads a book published in the same month and year, teams decide. No pass for this task.
For some reason February and March seem to have high numbers of books released. I would like one with Audiobooks already available...
January 2021 has audios I can access :)
February 2021 has audios I can access :)
March 2021 is too early for audios :(
51. Each teammate reads a different book by the same author, no pass for this task.
Refer #1
71. Pick another team and each member reads one book that was read by a member for this challenge. No pass for this task.
TBD
73. Read a minimum of 1500 pages in books by the same author, teams decide author.
Refer #1 pick author not used in #9 or #82.
82. Each teammate reads a different book from the same series.
Finding Home (Carly Marie) - 4 audios available, so OK :)
Out in College (Lane Hayes) - 4 audios available, so OK :) but Sports which doesn't suit Donna
Rosavia Royals (5 books ~ all different authors)
Love in O'Leary (5 books)
Code of Honor (Reese Knightley) - not in audio.
White House Men (Nora Phoenix) - not in audio.
84. Pick a category from the current RRRC Monthly Challenge and read 6 books for that category. Reader's Choice is exempt from this task.
Monthly folder - will pop up later in the challenge so likely April or even May which aren't yet published
99. Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. Select books from 2 different teammates and read them.
- Lisa ~ Lay Your Sleeping Head | The Mysterious and Amazing Blue Billings | Kill Game | Truth Will Out | Dead Speak
- Jane ~ Twisted and Tied | Unspeakable Words | Oz | After the Crash | One Giant Leap
- Shannon ~ After School Activities | Your Biggest Fan | Pretty Boy | Just a Bit Twisted | Passing Through
- Donna ~ Tell Me It's Real | Dead Speak | Bear, Otter and the Kid | Alpha's Sacrifice | Absolution
(msg 47)
!!Series rule applies!! - meaning you can pick a book earlier or further along in the series, if the book recommended is in a series.
Preferred picking shelves:
Lisa - tbr
Jane - PIFM
Shannon - read right now
Donna -
Our current time zones. These may change if you move in/out of daylight savings.Jane GMT +10 hours : https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone...
Shannon GMT -7 hours : https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone...
Lisa GMT +1 hours : https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone...
Donna GMT -5 hours : https://www.timeanddate.com/worldcloc...
Just to let you know I need to get some work documents out in the next couple of hours and then I'll be back to populate these threads above :)
Let me know if you are just about to change times for daylight savings :)
Jane (PS) wrote: "Let me know if you are just about to change times for daylight savings :)"HB says we change on Saturday night or someday soon, I can't remember... Spring forward? ;p
But, I will be in Pensacola next Monday, and they are an hour ahead of WV... but it is just for that one time!
Donna wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Let me know if you are just about to change times for daylight savings :)"HB says we change on Saturday night or someday soon, I can't remember... Spring forward? ;p
But, I wil..."
No worries - its really just so we know when others may be online. But I think we all hop on at odd times anyway ;)
Jane (PS) wrote: "Donna wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Let me know if you are just about to change times for daylight savings :)"HB says we change on Saturday night or someday soon, I can't remember... Spring forward? ..."
Yep, I just finished my book and I have to be on the road by 4:00 am... thank goodness HB is driving this time... *headdesk* ;p
I'm trying to pull together all the key team decisions in msg 11.Please comment to add to these options so that we can all then determine a final answer for each call :)
I have made some arbitrary calls (along with feedback from last rounds thread ~ both from Lisa and what we used last time) for the more generic calls (eg color on the cover, profession etc). Please provide feedback on those options in msgs 9 & 10.
Oh - and a big hello and welcome to Donna who was brave enough to take us on ;) 😘
Team Name - Shall we revert to our basic original name from Round 1? The Loitering Layabouts?
Jane, thought Shannon was 1970 not 1969. Because I was able to read Joseph Hansen who published in the 70s
Jane (PS) wrote: "Team Name - Shall we revert to our basic original name from Round 1? The Loitering Layabouts?"Sounds good to me
Lisa wrote: "Jane, thought Shannon was 1970 not 1969. Because I was able to read Joseph Hansen who published in the 70s"I thought that M was 1970? Be great if Shannon was the baby!! I'll see if I can see that somewhere...
**edit**
Woohoo! You were right. Shannon was 1970 :) Ok - I'll update that segment and assume you all want to read the 70s decade...
Hello from my phone! Will be on the road for another 7 hours and 42 minutes (not including gas stops). I hate the trip, but loves seeing the grandbabies!!! 💖
1969? How dare you! I need that extra year!!
I'll read any of the series or authors you have listed. I don't have any restrictions since I read the old fashioned way. I read sports, bdsm, abdl, incest....I'm a pervert.
OMW...I just realized that I am the OLD woman on the team! *headdesk* LOL!
Morning all!A few clarifications provided as follows:
- #9 & #82 - all teamies read books from the same series - book 1 counts as a valid choice, doesn't it?"
Book 1 counts.
- #12 recommend a book to other teamies, - can we nominate a shelf for our teamies to pick from?"
In the past, the requirement if you wanted to use a shelf to pick from is that it have a minimum of 10 books on it.
- #64. Read 6 books not set on a continent of a teammate. Space does not count - must be a real continent.
Whilst we have to skip our continents (dang it), will the following count:
* Europe count separately to UK?
* is New Zealand ok, along with the other Pacific Islands? (ignoring Australia which is a continent on its own)
* and South America, separate to North America?
Finally, can we each pick a separate option (including obviously for us, Africa and Asia) or is this a team decision and only 1 continent can be selected for all to read from, even though that is not mentioned at the moment?
This is not a team decision, you can all read books set on different continents as long as they qualify. For this task, we will be using the 7 continent model as described here . (Now you can see how confused I can get!) So, the UK is part of Europe, it may not be in the EU anymore, but it is still part of the continent. North and South America are different continents. And New Zealand is part of Australia. I know there are many models of thinking about this, but this seems to divide things up the most without getting too confusing. Remember the books can be partially set on a different continent - as long as it there enough that it shows as a setting or is tagged, that is enough.
Shannon wrote: "1969? How dare you! I need that extra year!!"You sure do! Living next to those bodies. Are you and the bodies still there?
(Donna - Shannon lives next to a body dump. Creepy. Probably why she has no reading limitations ~ takes her mind of those things...)
Donna wrote: "OMW...I just realized that I am the OLD woman on the team! *headdesk* LOL!"😂 We aren't far behind, nipping on your heals...
Could everyone please post their preferred bookshelf for us to make our recommendations for each of you? ...I'd prefer to recommend a book you own and are ready to read :)My preferred shelf : PIFM
There are a few 'read' books on there as I want to do some rereads. Shannon - I'm good with bringing forward the two books you rec'd in the old thread if you prefer.;)
Other 'series' options:Rosavia Royals (5 books ~ all different authors) - https://www.goodreads.com/series/2911...
Love in O'Leary (5 books) - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Ummm - trying to find series that are more recent for all of you. It takes me ages to get through series, so I'm still stuck on ones written 4 years ago 😂
Shannon & Donna - are you ok to revert to The Loitering Layabouts as a team name?
@Jane, I'll pick new books for you. Wasn't checking for audiobooks and page count before.My Preferred Shelf: Read Right Now
I'm good with reverting back to our old name.
Hey! It's not a body farm yet. The farmer is still alive. That's in his will, dammit!! :)
OK, we have reached our destination... dinner has been eaten and I am exhausted... *headdesk* ;pI always get up way earlier than anyone else, so if I end up falling to sleep here shortly, I will jump in and get everything organized and posted first thing in the morning!
I will have to see what is needed on my shelf and I have made absolutely NO progress on my favorite books... and I won't forget to put audio books for Jane, wherever that is supposed to go!
Jane (PS) wrote: "Shannon & Donna - are you ok to revert to The Loitering Layabouts as a team name?"Even though I have to cheat to spell it, I am fine with this name! *grin*
Shannon wrote: "@Jane, I'll pick new books for you. Wasn't checking for audiobooks and page count before.My Preferred Shelf: Read Right Now
I'm good with reverting back to our old name.
Hey! It's not a body far..."
I need more info on this "body farm" business... just sayin'! ;D
Jane (PS) wrote: "Oh - and a big hello and welcome to Donna who was brave enough to take us on ;) 😘"Thank you for having me, and we all know that crazy loves company!
OK, just to be sure, I need...1) List of my 5 favorite books (Can I just list 5 series that were all 5-star reads for me?) *fingers crossed*
2) Bookshelf for recs to be picked from
3) Recommend 2 books for each team member?
I feel like I am missing something...
Also, is there any reason why we would go for books with a higher page count than 150 pages, as we do in SPELL if it isn't listed as a must for a certain task?
Donna wrote: "OK, just to be sure, I need...1) List of my 5 favorite books (Can I just list 5 series that were all 5-star reads for me?) *fingers crossed*
2) Bookshelf for recs to be picked from
3) Recommend 2..."
Hi Donna - glad you have arrived safely! Have a good sleep now :)
There is no reason to read longer books unless there is a page count requirement. So if you would prefer shorter books (150pp min), just say so and we can tailor our picks that way... :)
Donna wrote: "OK, just to be sure, I need...1) List of my 5 favorite books (Can I just list 5 series that were all 5-star reads for me?) *fingers crossed*
2) Bookshelf for recs to be picked from
3) Recommend 2..."
Pretty much :)
And provide any feedback on our current choices in msgs 9 & 10.
Regarding rec the 5 series for your fav books - You may just need to check if the series rules applies or if you have to pick an actual book... 🤞
There seems to be another 6 MM teams: 2,4,6,9,13,15.Id vote for team 4.
Lisa wrote: "There seems to be another 6 MM teams: 2,4,6,9,13,15.Id vote for team 4."
LOL - I wrote them down earlier and then forgot to update the thread! (typical day for me ;)
I was thinking group 4 might match us closely as well :)
I think #82 is the only one where we have to read from the same series. Is that right!Out in college - havent read any of this series
Finding home - only 4 novels. Book 2 would be my next book
Out of uniform - book 6 is my next book
I'm awake, but truthfully... slightly brian fried... grrrSo, why are we picking Team 4 as the closes match?
100 tasks are just so overwhelming for me to consider right now, but I know that once we start it will all click in place... I know you all will be patient with all my questions, but I will still more than likely drive you guys bonkers before we are done! hehehehe
#9: I have read all of the Haunted Souls series by Pandora Pine but read them all between March 2019 and September 2020 so I can do a re-read if you guys go with that! *grin*As for the Soulbound series, I will have 2 or 3 that I will still need to read, so this series works for me also! *waggles eyebrows*
OK, Nora Phoenix... I have pretty much read all of her series, except White House Men, and there only appear to be 3 books in that series so far... if that matters! As for the other ones I have read... I read them all in 2020! So, I am thinking they would be fine for re-reads also!
But, truthfully, I am good with the whole list and would prefer NOT to re-read if possible, BUT, that is totally NOT a problem if it comes up! You guys know... I just read a lot and don't really care what it is as long as the story is good! *grin*
#1: All of those authors work for me... have at it! *grin*#71: Aww, I see why we need to pick Team 4... ;p
#99:
1) Tell Me It's Real by T.J. Klune My ONE favorite M/M book!
2) Pandora Pine's "Cold Case Psychic"
3) T. J. Klune's "The Seafare Chronicles" (the last 2 are audio)
4) Nora Phoenix's "Irresistible Omegas"
5) Sloane Kennedy's "The Protectors"
*audio for all except #3
Will post my bookshelf after the kids leave for school... off to breakfast now! *grin*
So, I am understanding that we each just need to read a book not set on OUR own continent, but it can be anyone else's that isn't the same as mine, right?*did that confuse anyone else? LOL!!!
Donna wrote: "So, I am understanding that we each just need to read a book not set on OUR own continent, but it can be anyone else's that isn't the same as mine, right?*did that confuse anyone else? LOL!!!"
For #64 - we can't read a book set on our own continent NOR one of our team mates - hence we don't want this one called for us!! So we need it tagged Africa, Asia or South America.
Kat has made it a little easier in that it just needs to have a tag (been bookshelved) with those three available countries even if part of it is set on one of our countries.
Eg They start out in the US and then travel to South America to rescue someone. So it is shelved both USA and South America. That book is ok to read since it has been shelved South America.
Hope that makes sense!!
Lisa wrote: "I think #82 is the only one where we have to read from the same series. Is that right!Out in college - havent read any of this series
Finding home - only 4 novels. Book 2 would be my next book
Ou..."
And #9. We all have to read from the same series as well, but we can read the same book for that task.
#82 we each have to read a different book in the same series.
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✓ Lisa
★ Jane (PS)
✓ Shannon
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