TART Challenge - Round 3 - The Loitering Layabouts (7)

[Shannon]

So 3pm for me....that's nap time for crying out loud! Gotta keep on my rigid schedule, you know. :)

[Donna]

Shannon wrote: "So 3pm for me....that's nap time for crying out loud! Gotta keep on my rigid schedule, you know. :)"

Excuse me, I was trying to take my morning nap... shhhh! LOL!!! ;p

[Shannon]

Oh so sorry Donna. I totally get the morning nap as well...

Coffee, breakfast, nap, lunch, nap, dinner, tv, bedtime. It's a rough life. :)

[Donna]

Shannon wrote: "Oh so sorry Donna. I totally get the morning nap as well...

Coffee, breakfast, nap, lunch, nap, dinner, tv, bedtime. It's a rough life. :)"

ROFLMAO!!!

[Donna]

Subject change... I am thinking about making a shelf that has my books that are 150 to 200 pages... because I get tired of checking to see... and because I am laying here on the couch trying to decide what to do because I don't want to start a new book... *headdesk* LOL!!!

[Lisa]

To save time if you go to your shelf and then click on settings, the no of pages, they appear in your shelf. Click save settings. Stops you having to make a new shelf

[Donna]

Lisa wrote: "To save time if you go to your shelf and then click on settings, the no of pages, they appear in your shelf. Click save settings. Stops you having to make a new shelf"

Well, I want to decrease my parameters, as my initial shelf has over 13,000 books on it and I don't really make shelves for specific things... I know, I am lazy! *headdesk* LOL!!!

And, I haven't really added many of the books that I have gotten since 2018... so, I was thinking about using this time to add those, also... I am NOT used to not having a book to read... grrr

[Donna]

OMW! I have almost 1000 books that don't even have page counts... I guess that is something I should address also! UGH!!! ;p

[Donna]

*HAPPY DANCE* I just outsmarted GR!!! Thanks, Lisa! I just put it on "page count" and then jumped pages until I hit 150 and then bookmarked it and added it to my 2021 GR folder on my computer... yeah, this old dog still has a few tricks up her sleeve! *grin*

Now, to add my NEW books and work on those darn books without page counts... grrr

[Donna]

Question! How do we address books that don't have page counts on GR for this challenge? I can get the page count from Amazon, but it still won't be on the site...

[Lisa]

Post in this thread with name of the book aspnd oage count (per amazon). Someone will add it.
Im not sure if Shannons a librarian.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Donna]

Lisa wrote: "Post in this thread with name of the book aspnd oage count (per amazon). Someone will add it.
Im not sure if Shannons a librarian.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/..."

Excellent! Thanks! Will be working on this until 6 pm... *sigh* ;p

[Shannon]

Just tell me here and I'll add the page counts. :)

[Donna]

Shannon wrote: "Just tell me here and I'll add the page counts. :)"

OK! I was making my list on another tab... will copy it to here! :D

[Donna]

Can these page counts be added, please?

Per Amazon...
The Scent of Love 85 pgs
His Time to Love 312 pgs
A Promise to the Alpha 136 pgs
Meta Prophecies 292 pgs
Fate 334 pgs

[Shannon]

Donna wrote: "Can these page counts be added, please?

Per Amazon...
The Scent of Love 85 pgs
His Time to Love 312 pgs
A Promise to the Alpha 136 pgs
[book:Meta Pr..."

Done! If you have books that don't have a page count on Amazon either, list them and I'll see if I can find them for you. :)

[Donna]

Shannon wrote: "Donna wrote: "Can these page counts be added, please?

Per Amazon...
The Scent of Love 85 pgs
His Time to Love 312 pgs
A Promise to the Alpha 136 pgs..."

Have just come across a few of those, but they were really old so I am not to worried about them!

Are you getting excited? *waggles eyebrows*

[Shannon]

I am!!

[Donna]

Shannon wrote: "I am!!"

It's time!!!

[Shannon]

I know!!! Waiting, waiting....

[Lisa]

Task 1: For EVERY TEAM!

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!

[Donna]

Lisa wrote: "Task 1: For EVERY TEAM!

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 pri..."

Soooo... which one are we going to do?

[Lisa]

How about green cover?
No ireland list in the mm group

[Shannon]

I'm good with any of them. Preferences?

[Donna]

Lisa wrote: "How about green cover?
No ireland list in the mm group"

You will have to make the call on the 50%... hahaha

[Lisa]

green covers

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Green covers suit me!

[Shannon]

Sounds good! I'm gonna read

[Lisa]

Green cover

[Lisa]

Task 1 - Selection Post
St Patrick's Day
Green cover

A Midwinter Prince
248 pages
#15 green covers

[Donna]

Task 1 - SELECTION POST

St. Patrick's Day
Gren Cover

Borrowing Blue Made Marian #1 by Lucy Lennox
307 pages
#137 Green Covers Page 2

[ bookcover:Borrowing Blue|33119757]

*Have been meaning to read this series for ages...

[Donna]

What is "tineye"?

[Shannon]

It's a site that tells you how much of your cover is a certain color.

https://services.tineye.com/Multicolo...

[Shannon]

Donna wrote: "What is "tineye"?"

You're safe. Your cover is 58.8% green. :)

[Donna]

Shannon wrote: "Donna wrote: "What is "tineye"?"

You're safe. Your cover is 58.8% green. :)"

Thanks!!!

[Donna]

Task 1 - COMPLETION POST

St. Patrick's Day
Gren Cover

Borrowing Blue Made Marian #1 by Lucy Lennox
307 pages
#137 Green Covers Page 2

[ bookcover:Borrowing Blue|33119757]
Finished: 3/16 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Review:
I had high hopes for this one... and I wasn't disappointed! *grin*

Let me start by saying... WOW, that was a lot of sex for just ONE week! LOL!!!

OK, yes, the story does cover more than one week, but that first week sure did leave an impression!

If I had to explain the 4-star rating instead of 5-stars, I would say it came down to a couple of annoying name switch-ups and all that dang cheating! Thank goodness it wasn't the MCs or I would have dropped this book like a hot potato! I understand that drama is important, but seriously? Even I was confused after a bit... especially with the whole Shelia/Simone name switch at one point... grrr

But, as for Blue and Tristain? It would appear that Tristian is a great kisser... for a straight guy! *snort* LOL!!!

The humor was spot on for me and even though, at times, it felt like Tris and Blue's story almost took a backseat to the family drama that was going on around them, these two managed to overcome everything that life threw at them! We got a pretty good introduction to future MCs and I look forward to moving on with this series!

[Shannon]

Week 1 Completion Post
Mostly Green Cover


Fall Through Spring by Amy Lane
Pages: 252
Qualification: Green Cover
Read: 3/15/21
Rating: ★★★1/2 Stars

Apparently I was really looking for to the story of these two. Sadly I didn't remember that because I read the other two so long ago. Things did come back to me but not to the extent I probably needed them to. That said, this one did seem heavier than the other two. Loved Dane and Clay's friendship and once the romance (sex) got started, it was really great but by the end these two weren't anywhere near an HEA. More of a HFN with a whole lot of potential. More of a 3.5 star read for me.

[*book:Fall Through Spring|52710216]

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

I'm reading Forging the Future

Tineye tells me I am various greens of 75.9% 😊 and I've started it...

[Lisa]

Jane (PS) wrote: "I'm reading Forging the Future

Tineye tells me I am various greens of 75.9% 😊 and I've started it..."

I asked about mine. It looks green to me but tineye only says 51.5 which is over the 50%.
Ive started my book too

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Task 1 - COMPLETION
St Patrick's Day - Green Cover - team selection


Forging the Future
Pages: 200pp Kindle
Qualification: Tineye 75.9% green

Finished: 16 March
Rating: 5 stars
Review:
Love this book. So much history from the series and full of love in different forms. I would love another book set in Sobeck but I doubt that will happen - and really Jin, Logan and their family need a good break and a quiet life!

[*book:Forging the Future|30848689]

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Just to as a reminder to all of us (since I had to look the rules up again ;)

- Kindle first edition for all page counts
- min 150 page count
- cover qualifications can be any edition
- no need to do a selection post, but they are always handy :)
- please add the broken book link in the completion post as it saves time for whoever posts the final completion message in the Q&A
- anyone can post the finalised task post in the Q&A for Kat's notification

Let me know if I missed something :)

[Donna]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Just to as a reminder to all of us (since I had to look the rules up again ;)

- Kindle first edition for all page counts
- min 150 page count
- cover qualifications can be any edition
- no need to..."

Just a thought, what if we read a book that isn't Kindle, say it is only on Smashwords or some independent site like that and doesn't have a Kindle page count... can we still use the book?

[Shannon]

I'm pretty sure we can Donna but if there's a first edition kindle page count, that's the one we use.

[Donna]

Shannon wrote: "I'm pretty sure we can Donna but if there's a first edition kindle page count, that's the one we use."

The reason I asked was that several of the books I posted today didn't have a Kindle edition and I was hoping to be able to use them if the Task fits! *grin*

[Shannon]

The only ones I saw that you posted today were Siren romances and those take about a month to be released on Amazon. I'm sure you can use the ebook version. The only other one I saw was just shelved here as an ebook version but had a kindle edition number so someone just entered it wrong.

Are there others you're thinking of?

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Donna wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Just to as a reminder to all of us (since I had to look the rules up again ;)

- Kindle first edition for all page counts
- min 150 page count
- cover qualifications can be any ed..."

Hi Donna - this is in Kat's completion post requirements:

**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.**

...If in doubt, just ask MKat in the Q&A thread :)

[Lisa]

Task 1 - Completion Post
St Patrick's Day
Green cover

A Midwinter Prince
248 pages
date read: 3/17/21
3 stars

#15 green covers

I found this book really odd. It features a modern day baronet's son but aristocracy belongs in the 19th century and back, not in the modern day England. I found it really hard to get into. The characters were ok and of course there was a happy ending but nothing special.

[Lisa]

Jane, are you about to post the completion post. If still not posted in a couple of hours Ill do it.

Going forward should we have the last person post the completion post or are you happy to do it.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Hi Lisa - can you do it? I’m not always around and at the moment I don’t have my laptop on...

[Shannon]

I can do it!