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TART Challenge - Round 3 - The Loitering Layabouts (7)
Donna wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "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..."
The first task from memory in the last round wasn't on the list, so we still have a few days to get sorted.
First call is on Monday 15 March at 6 PM US EDT.
I'll be driving and then preparing for a half day meeting, so I'll pick my book well after the call :)
Jane (PS) wrote: "Donna wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "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, rig..."I set my alarm because we are in a different time zone than what my devices say!
BTW: I didn't understand what you were saying about #99, but if Kat says no, then I will go back and post the first book of each series as my favorite... which, in hindsight, I should have done in the first place! *headdesk* ;p
Donna wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Donna wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "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..."Or I simply add the first book when I do up the post :)
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..."
Out of Uniform - next book is 3 but I might just reread book 1 since I don't remember much of them!
Finding Home - haven't read any
Out in College - haven't read any
We could possibly go with the Soulbound series as but that may be best saved for #9?
Shannon rec'd the second two series for #82, so assume she is right for both.
All otherwise are rereads for Donna? but she is OK with that?
Soulbound is fine for me for #9 and I don't mind doing re-reads for a challenge, I just won't do them for everyday reading! Since I can't remember the stories, I don't have the desire to go back and re-read my favorites, because I can't ever remember that they are my favorites... grrr
Soulbound is fine for me. Havent read anything in that series
Not really my jam but I'll read something from Soulbound. I've apparently read book one but don't remember one thing about it. Not unusual really.
@Donna, the body farm thing was the ladies giving me crap when we were house shopping. The post started HERE. It's about the field in the back yard.Bunch of jerks if you ask me! :p
What about the Better Than series from Lane Hayes. It has audiobooks for all of them and it doesn't look like you guys have read them yet. They're also not all that long. Around 200 pages.
Okay, these are my 5 favorite books....than are between 160-180 pages. :) The last two have audiobooks!!After School Activities
Your Biggest FAN
Pretty Boy
Just a Bit Twisted
Passing Through
My recs for you...Lisa: Forget Me Not, Model Citizen
Jane: Fools, The Omega's Surprise Baby
Donna: Circle, A Bundle of Joy
Shannon wrote: "My recs for you...Lisa: Forget Me Not, Model Citizen
Jane: Fools, The Omega's Surprise Baby
Donna: Circle, [book:..."
Crap... I forgot I have to do the two recs per teammate... will do that shortly! *headdesk* ;p
Shannon wrote: "Not really my jam but I'll read something from Soulbound. I've apparently read book one but don't remember one thing about it. Not unusual really."Hey, I have thousands of other series that I can read, so you guys go with what works for you and I will follow... maybe find one with a more group-friendly theme! What do Jane and Lisa like to read for fun? *hoping to get ideas for book recs... *grin*
Shannon wrote: "@Donna, the body farm thing was the ladies giving me crap when we were house shopping. The post started HERE. It's about the field in the back yard.Bunch of jerks if you ask me! :p"
OK, full disclosure here... I had NO idea what a body farm was either... I guess I am just going to have to Google it!! *snort* LOL!!!
Donna, https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/t...Did you ever read Patricia Cornwell. She was the director of the body farm
Lisa wrote: "Donna, https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/t...Did you ever read Patricia Cornwell. She was the director of the body farm"
I did, but of course, had forgotten... NOW I understand... *headdesk* LOL!!!
My recs for...Shannon: For you, I chose Alice Winters or Alice Winters... variety is important! hehehehe
Just My Luck by Alice Winters
How to Lure a Hunter by Alice Winters
Lisa: Gurl, we both have far too many Sean Michael books on our shelves! *snort* LOL!!!
Five Minutes Longer by Victoria Sue
His Fairy Share by Meghan Maslow
Jane: Both are available in audio!
Don't Judge by A.E. Via
The Hitman's Guide to Tying the Knot Without Getting Shot by Alice Winters
As for my shelf to pick from... I am so sorry, just pick something that you have recently read and loved... I tried to make a shelf and it wasn't working for me! grrrI just don't keep track of things as you guys do... I just read whatever catches my eye and, of course, if it is in a series, I read the whole series if time permits... *headdesk* ;p
Shannon wrote: "@Donna, the body farm thing was the ladies giving me crap when we were house shopping. The post started HERE. It's about the field in the back yard.Bunch of jerks if you ask me! :p"
Hahaha! It helped you decide! You ghoul.
(You love us 🥰)
Shannon wrote: "What about the Better Than series from Lane Hayes. It has audiobooks for all of them and it doesn't look like you guys have read them yet. They're also not all that long. Around 200 pages."Suits me :) I know those are in audio and I have book 1...
I'm halfway through sorting out my favourites and recs for each of you, but we had a funeral yesterday afternoon and the wake is continuing through for breakfast. (It was the son of our friends so lots of youngies there who camped overnight at the race track where the funeral was held - so big clean up this morning along with cooking 😍)
My team mate recs :)Lisa - The 5th Gender & Locked In Silence
Shannon - Pretty Poison & Schooling the Jock
Donna - Reindeer Games & A Day Makes
Lisa - when you have time, could you please supply your rec's to each of us (#12) and your 5 favourite books (#99) for me to add to the final list?Otherwise I *think* we are up to date...
I'm not sure why we have rec'd two books to each teamie for #12, but I figure we will just go with the first recommendation from each teamie unless we have since read that book in which case, we go with the second rec :)
Jane, not sure I can read Reindeer Games as it is book 6 of a series that I haven't started yet... should I go with your second rec (if we get task 12) or try to read the first 5 books?
Donna wrote: "Jane, not sure I can read Reindeer Games as it is book 6 of a series that I haven't started yet... should I go with your second rec (if we get task 12) or try to read the first 5 bo..."I haven't read the other books either - the books in this series are all written by different authors but have a shop in town in common (Ace's Wild or something)... But if reading out of order like this disturbs you, please go with the second rec :)
Jane (PS) wrote: "Donna wrote: "Jane, not sure I can read Reindeer Games as it is book 6 of a series that I haven't started yet... should I go with your second rec (if we get task 12) or try to read ..."Well, as long as the series is not a continued story it works well for me! I just can't drop into the middle of a story (series)... it has happened a couple of times by accident and drove me bonkers! I am sure I will enjoy it immensely! Thanks! :D
Donna wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Donna wrote: "Jane, not sure I can read Reindeer Games as it is book 6 of a series that I haven't started yet... should I go with your second rec (if we get task 1..."I'm normally anal about reading in order as well, but when they are all written by different authors I just read the books that really interest me :)
Yep, No work today so Ill get all the recs done this morning.
Jane (PS) wrote: "Donna wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Donna wrote: "Jane, not sure I can read Reindeer Games as it is book 6 of a series that I haven't started yet... should I go with your second rec (if..."Vale Valley comes to mind! They are hit and miss for me... I have a tendency to just read the authors that I really like and just jump over the rest.
Here are my recs:Jane
How to Elude a Vampire
Kill Game
Shannon
Of Secrets and Wolves
Demons Do It Better
Donna
Murder on the Rocks
Tallowwood
Fav 5 booksLay Your Sleeping Head
The Mysterious and Amazing Blue Billings
Kill Game
Truth Will Out
Dead Speak ( cold case child murder)
All available as audiobooks
Short rant! Might have to go buy a new NoteBook before Monday, all of a sudden, yesterday, mine quit reading my SD card and my son hasn't had any luck fixing it, which means it is the hardware, not the program... *headdesk* :(
Can we decide on #82 series.I am easy which one to read, they are all new to me so Id be book 1 except Out of Uniform where I would be on book 6
Lisa wrote: "Can we decide on #82 series.I am easy which one to read, they are all new to me so Id be book 1 except Out of Uniform where I would be on book 6"
From a logistical standpoint, Rosavia Royals might work best for us... that way we don't need to worry about who has read what book, or any series with a different author for each book.
I have all 5 books, so I am good with reading any of them!
Donna wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Can we decide on #82 series.I am easy which one to read, they are all new to me so Id be book 1 except Out of Uniform where I would be on book 6"
From a logistical standpoint, Rosavi..."
When we have to read from the same series, it needs to be a different book in that series, we cant all read the same book. ;)
Im easy as to which series we read.
Lisa wrote: "Donna wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Can we decide on #82 series.I am easy which one to read, they are all new to me so Id be book 1 except Out of Uniform where I would be on book 6"
From a logistical stan..."
Yeah, I understood that, I just meant that if they don't have to be read in a certain order it would be easier for us each to pick a book without worrying about which book we read last in the series... you see what I mean?
Suits me :) As you are right - we can just slot in around whichever one works for each of us.I have read book 2 in that series but that's it...
Ok - I've updated the lists for Lisa's recs and Rosavia Royals as the selection.Is there anything else to be tied down?
Maybe for #1 (if it pops up) the person who posts after the call, picks an author? ...Otherwise we should narrow that list and I'm thinking the authors with predominantly longer books (eg Gregory Ashe, Lisa Oliver and Hailey Turner) should be removed?
Jane (PS) wrote: "Ok - I've updated the lists for Lisa's recs and Rosavia Royals as the selection.Is there anything else to be tied down?
Maybe for #1 (if it pops up) the person who posts after the call, picks an..."
Has anyone found a book by any of the authors that is less than 250 pages? I am still looking...
Donna wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Ok - I've updated the lists for Lisa's recs and Rosavia Royals as the selection.Is there anything else to be tied down?
Maybe for #1 (if it pops up) the person who posts after ..."
For #1? I'm sure NR Walker has some... I'll look tonight - have to run again :)
Jane (PS) wrote: "Donna wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Ok - I've updated the lists for Lisa's recs and Rosavia Royals as the selection.Is there anything else to be tied down?
Maybe for #1 (if it pops up) the person wh..."
The Cronin's Key series, Thomas Elkin series, Imago series, Spencer Cohen series, and several stand-alone books are near or less than 200 pages!
Donna wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Donna wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Ok - I've updated the lists for Lisa's recs and Rosavia Royals as the selection.Is there anything else to be tied down?
Maybe for #1 (if it pops..."
OK - so we go with NR Walker first up whenever that list needs to be used (tasks #1, #51 or #73 ~ whichever pops up first if at all :)
Jane (PS) wrote: "Donna wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Donna wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Ok - I've updated the lists for Lisa's recs and Rosavia Royals as the selection.Is there anything else to be tied down?
Maybe for ..."
Ok
First Task Assigned Monday, March 15, 2021 at 6 PM US EDT.That's when I'll be at work getting ready for a meeting, but will probably be around. I'll post the first task if I'm at my computer, but if any of you see it first, please post :)
*Hitching up my britches and girding my loins*
OK, I just realized that I set my alarm for the time at the house, not here in FL... boy, am I glad I caught that! *headdesk* ;p
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Working on posting some books for SPELL, then I will be trying to work out a shelf of 10 or more books for here... eventually... someday... *headdesk* LOL!!!