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

[Lisa]

Task 6 Selection Post
New to You Author

Forsaken Fae: Book One by R.A. Steffan
251 pages
Lisa's read shelf

[Shannon]

Task 6 Selection Post
New to You Author


The Intern by Serena Akeroyd
Pages: 304
Qualification: Shannon's Read Shelf

[*book:The Intern|55818175]

[Donna]

Shannon wrote: "Same Donna. Either allergies or hormones. Hormone ones are worse but thankfully only had a handful of migraines in my life so far.

You're way too busy Donna! If I have 1 thing on my calendar, I pa..."

Tell me about it! *headdesk*
While I am down here, my sister and I will be doing the 2 bedroom paint job this weekend that we had to postpone earlier this month and then she and I have to repair about 80 feet of her metal fence behind her house that the flood took out and then home on Thursday to get my second shot... I am REALLY hoping it doesn't take me down, because HB and I need to set up the greenhouse and add another section of fence around the back of our property to keep the critters out of our garden this summer... gotta love my life! *snort* LOL!!!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

The answer to Lisa's question 😅 I don't know most of the pseudonyms either when i check out my shelves!

Lisa wrote: "MKat,
If a writer writes under different names, do both of them need to be new to you?"

Depends on how much of a rule follower you are! 😂

Seriously, I am only going to search for the name on the book you read. I don't even know all the different authors and their pseudonyms, so I don't really expect you all to either.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Task 6 - Selection
New to You Author

Out to Get You by JP Oliver
Pages: 193
Qualification: Jane's J.P. Oliver's books

[*book:Out to Get You|43417401]

[Donna]

Task 6: SELECTION POST
New to You Author

Smash & Grab RELIC #1 by Maz Maddox
190 pgs/GR
Qualification: Donna's Maz Maddox books

[ book:Smash & Grab|54500501]

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Task 6 - COMPLETION
New to You Author

Out to Get You by JP Oliver
Pages: 193
Qualification: Jane's J.P. Oliver's books
Finished: 25 March
Rating: 3 stars
Review:
New to me author. This is one of their earlier books, so I might try a more recent one next if they pop up on my radar - and are in audio ;)

(view spoiler)[I probably would have rated this 4 stars if some basic communication had been utilised by these two MCs. But then I suppose the 'baddie' could not have achieved what they did? Whatever - I found that aspect annoying. (hide spoiler)]

Narrated by Bump Turgeson - new to me as well. Good job. There were a couple of unexplained pauses but they had zero impact on enjoyment.

[*book:Out to Get You|43417401]

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Donna wrote: "Shannon wrote: "Same Donna. Either allergies or hormones. Hormone ones are worse but thankfully only had a handful of migraines in my life so far.

You're way too busy Donna! If I have 1 thing on m..."

You sound very busy Donna! But that's the best way to live life so long as you aren't stressed 😊

[Donna]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Donna wrote: "Shannon wrote: "Same Donna. Either allergies or hormones. Hormone ones are worse but thankfully only had a handful of migraines in my life so far.

You're way too busy Donna! If I hav..."

Nah, I don't stress (I leave that up to my mom and sister) and I can't remember ever being bored... but, I am old and have a bad memory! ;p

[Donna]

Task 6: COMPLETION POST
New to You Author

Smash & Grab RELIC #1 by Maz Maddox ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
190 pgs/GR
Read: 3/25
Qualification: Donna's Maz Maddox books

I thought I would like this more than I did, but I did enjoy it! Maybe I just need to NOT read the reviews before I read a story! *headdesk* LOL!!!

My only "complaint" was that I didn't feel the Dalton/Simon click... well, until the rescue, and then it was working really well for me! *grin*

I suppose now is when I should mention that I have only seen parts of two different Jurrasic Park movies and wasn't horribly impressed with either one... but I did find myself Googling each dinosaur as they were named and found it to be an excellent learning experience! ;D

And, I wanted to give a quick shout-out for the wonderful description of the great camping we have out my way under an amazing West Virginia night sky! Good Job!!! :D

Now, to find time to read Sink or Swim...

[ book:Smash & Grab|54500501]

[Lisa]

Task 6 Completion Post
New to You Author

Forsaken Fae: Book One by R.A. Steffan
251 pages
Lisa's read shelf
Date read: 03/26/21
4 stars

A necromancer, who doesn't realize he is one teams up with 2 vamps, a demon, a fae and a cat sidhu to stop The Hunt coming from the Far Realm and killing Earth's inhabitants.
A good story but no romance for our MCs, although he will be back again in book 2 with the fae from this book, perhaps something will happen.
I also love how authors write about cat familiars etc, just superb.

[Lisa]

Shannon, will you post our completion post when you have finished your book. ;)

[Shannon]

Yes, maam. Almost done!!

[Lisa]

Shannon wrote: "Yes, maam. Almost done!!"

Thank you

[Shannon]

Sorry, got sidetracked by two teenaged girls with an emergency mall run they needed me to go on and by me, I mean my credit card. Just finished and will post now!!

[Shannon]

Task 6 Completion Post
New to You Author


The Intern by Serena Akeroyd
Pages: 304
Qualification: Shannon's Read Shelf
Read: 3/26/21
Rating: ★★★★

New author is always tricky but I absolutely loved this book. Almost a 5 star read for me but nothing is hitting that mark lately and that may be me. We start with the sex, get some plot and more sex, more interesting plot twist, more sex....you get the idea. Lots going on in this one and while Micah was an easily likable guy, I have to go with the complicated Devlin. His awkwardness on their "dates" was just kind of adorable and sad at the same time. Will definitely read more by this author if she writes more M/M.

[*book:The Intern|55818175]

[Shannon]

Task 6 Completion Post

Jane: Out to Get You, Post 307
Lisa: Forsaken Fae: Book One, Post 311
Donna: Smash & Grab, Post 310
Shannon: The Intern, Post 316

[MountainKat, Moderator]

On my list for tomorrow. 😊

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Here is your next task!

Task 7 - 18. Read over 750 pages in books tagged/shelved with 'favorite'.

Books selected for this task need to be tagged as 'favorite', variations of the word will be allowed. Combo tags will be allowed in context, 'not my fave' will not be allowed. Please include a link to the top shelves page showing your qualifying tag along with the number of tags and the page number of the top shelves page. The extra info is extremely helpful if the link is broken or the tag moves and both frequently happen! Remember to use the first edition Kindle page count!

[Lisa]

Task 7
Tagged favorite

The Quiet House
271 pages
How it qualifies: tagged favorites x2 Shelf

[Shannon]

Task 7 Selection Post
750 Pages Marked Favorites


Face Offs & Cheap Shots by Eden Finley and Saxon James
Pages: 302
Qualification: Marked as Favorites 27x

[*book:Face Offs & Cheap Shots|54866923]

[Donna]

I'm back to the house... have questions... grrr

[Donna]

Task 7 - SELECTION POST
18. Read over 750 pages in books tagged/shelved with 'favorite'.

Qualification: Marked as Favorites x4

Sink or Swim by Maz Maddox
226 pgs/GR

[ bookcover:Sink or Swim|57351596]

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Task 7 - Selection
Tagged 'favorite'


Happy Endings
Pages: 256
Qualification: shelved 'favorites' x27
https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...

[*book:Happy Endings|50335851]

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Changed my mind - I had a massive night last night at a wedding and I need EASY! My brain needs EASY. So I'm going with one of my 'favorites' tagged god knows how many months or years ago. Fortunately others agree and have also tagged it thus :)

Task 7 - Selection
Tagged 'favorite'


The Servant
Pages: 158
Qualification: shelved 'favorites' x9
https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...

[*book:The Servant|10276092]

[Donna]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Changed my mind - I had a massive night last night at a wedding and I need EASY! My brain needs EASY. So I'm going with one of my 'favorites' tagged god knows how many months or years ago. Fortunat..."

At least your brain caught it now, unlike mine, that waited for someone to point it out to me... good luck! *grin*

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Donna wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Changed my mind - I had a massive night last night at a wedding and I need EASY! My brain needs EASY. So I'm going with one of my 'favorites' tagged god knows how many months or y..."

Yes - I fortunately went and checked 🧐 But seriously - sleep deprivation and a couple of drinks (ok, maybe multiply that but not hugely ;) is fatal to my ability to do anything! 🙄🥂🎉

Its bacon and eggs this morning with a heap of coffee!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Shannon wrote: "Sorry, got sidetracked by two teenaged girls with an emergency mall run they needed me to go on and by me, I mean my credit card. Just finished and will post now!!"

So what was the emergency? Clothes (I'm always on board for that foray) or cosmetics etc 🧐

[Shannon]

A Fenty cream contour. Which, as you know, is a HUGE emergency. It's all good though, Cody helped us at Sephora and he looks like this... . Such a cute boy!!

[Donna]

Donna wrote: "Task 7 - SELECTION POST
18. Read over 750 pages in books tagged/shelved with 'favorite'.

Qualification: Marked as Favorites x4

Sink or Swim by [..."

How is it that I just read the first book of this series 2 days ago and I have NO clue who the MCs in this book are... grrr

OK, pulled the first book back up and did a search... NOW I know who he is! *grin*

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Shannon wrote: "A Fenty cream contour. Which, as you know, is a HUGE emergency. It's all good though, Cody helped us at Sephora and he looks like this.... Such a cute boy!!"

Whoa - hope that one comes out in audio :)

...had to google that Fenty stuff. I'm hopeless with makeup. I recently bought new mascara and eyeliner (at the local natural food store ;) cos the last ones were giving me sore eyes. After consideration, I realised that the old ones were probably over 5 years old and had likely gone 'off' 🙄

The rest of my makeup is probably more than 10-20 years old - or given to me 🧐

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Donna wrote: "Donna wrote: "Task 7 - SELECTION POST
18. Read over 750 pages in books tagged/shelved with 'favorite'.

Qualification: Marked as Favorites x4

[book:Sink or Swim|..."

Haha - that happens regularly for me ;)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Task 7 - COMPLETION
Tagged 'favorite'


The Servant
Pages: 158
Qualification: shelved 'favorites' x9
https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...+
Finished: 28 March
Rating: 5 stars
Review:
A full on comfort read for me, with this being as much adventure and life realisation, as a romance. Its fantasy with LOTS of characters but I think this is why I enjoy my rereads so much ~ its very complete and reflective of how this story might play out if anything so wonderful could be real... (I'm blithering I know, but that's my current tired state of mind ;)

[*book:The Servant|10276092]

[Shannon]

Task 7 Completion Post
750 Pages Marked Favorites


Face Offs & Cheap Shots by Eden Finley and Saxon James
Pages: 302
Qualification: Marked as Favorites 27x
Read: 3/28/21
Rating: ★★★★

These are the kind of sports books I can get into. Not too much of the sport but lots of relationship building and hot smexing. The banter between Beck and Jacobs was entertaining as hell and their relationship was pretty easy without much angst or drama. Both gay sex virgins so bonus points for that. Fun, easy read.

[*book:Face Offs & Cheap Shots|54866923]

[Lisa]

Task 7 Completion Post
Tagged favorite

The Quiet House
271 pages
Date read: 03/28/21
5 stars
How it qualifies: tagged favorites x2 Shelf

Blue and Levi along with Tom are a few people from the paranormal world invited by a Viscount to attend a weekend at his haunted home. The Viscount wants to make money from turning his home into a macrabe hotel for the rich.
An excellent story, spooky in parts. Really enjoyed it. Shame its book 2 of 2 as I could carry on reading about Levi and Blue

[Donna]

UGH... will try to finish my book in the next little bit... only at 42%... *headdesk* ;p

[Donna]

Sis and I are taking our dad to Red Lobster for a late lunch... will try to finish before then... *fingers crossed*

[Lisa]

Donna wrote: "Sis and I are taking our dad to Red Lobster for a late lunch... will try to finish before then... *fingers crossed*"

Its ok. Next task wont br called until Mon

[Shannon]

Donna wrote: "Sis and I are taking our dad to Red Lobster for a late lunch... will try to finish before then... *fingers crossed*"

We went out to lunch for the first time in well over a year and none of us could figure out the mask/no mask thing so we decided to wait until things are back to normal. It was too weird!!

[Lisa]

Shannon wrote: "Donna wrote: "Sis and I are taking our dad to Red Lobster for a late lunch... will try to finish before then... *fingers crossed*"

We went out to lunch for the first time in well over a year and n..."

Restaurants are closed here due to lockdown. However when they were open I think you had to wear a mask all the time except when you were eating/drinking.

[Donna]

We are open just around 50% capacity... most restaurants here have the tables isolated, but we find it weird that the masks come off when we are seated... but it seems to work well! Great food and a wonderful visit... Daddy is always a barrel of laughs!

Should be back and settled in to read in about an hour... *headdesk* ;p

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Seriously - no hurry Donna. Guessing Kat would normally allocate our new task in about 20 hours or so...

...We have been placed on notice in our state for another lock-down with a UK variant case in the community. But so far we have been lucky - its only a cluster of 3 people in Brisbane (our Capital).

And meanwhile on Saturday night we attended a wedding (sit down & catered) with 160 ppl from all over the place, but mainly Qld. We are so lucky.

[Donna]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Seriously - no hurry Donna. Guessing Kat would normally allocate our new task in about 20 hours or so...

...We have been placed on notice in our state for another lock-down with a UK variant case ..."

At 65% and in desperate need of a nap!!! LOL!!!

Frankly, the rules change so freqently that I'm not even sure if we still have limited events or not.

[Donna]

Task 7 - COMPLETION POST
18. Read over 750 pages in books tagged/shelved with 'favorite'.

Qualification: Marked as Favorites x4

Sink or Swim by Maz Maddox
226 pgs/GR
Read: 3/28 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[ bookcover:Sink or Swim|57351596]

Why not 5-stars you ask? Well, let me tell you why... not only with the first book but with this one, also, I spent almost as much time Googling as reading... *headdesk*

There were dinosaurs to Google... foods to Google... places to Google... strange words to Google and all the while I tried to look over the missing words and such... so, yeah... that is why I didn't give it 5-stars! *snort* LOL!!!

To be honest, I didn't remember who Baha was, so I had to go back and check it out in Smash & Grab, which I had just read 2 days before... this old brain can sure be a PITA... grrr

But, after the refresh, I was excited to see how his story was going to turn out and it would appear that it takes a certain "cowboy" to find a way through to his lonely and homesick heart and Jackson was up to the task! *grin*

Another excellent read by this new to me author and I look forward to all the boys getting their stories in the future! *fingers crossed*

[Shannon]

Task 7 Completion Post

Jane: The Servant, Post 333
Shanon: Face Offs & Cheap Shots, Post 334
Lisa: The Quiet House, Post 335
Donna: Sink or Swim, Post 344

[MountainKat, Moderator]

You are on my list - actually tonight you are my list! See you tomorrow. 😊

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Here is your next task!

Task 8 - 17. Read 4 books written by a male author.

Books selected for this task need to be written by a male author. Please include a link to the author's profile or website in your completion post.

[Lisa]

Task 8 Selection Post
Book by a male author

Mahu Blood
300 pages
Neil's author page

[*book:Mahu Blood|10679669]

[Shannon]

Task 8 Selection Post
Book by Male Author


Taming Dante by Joel Abernathy
Pages: 235
Qualification: Joel Abernathy

[*book:Taming Dante|54592476]

[Shannon]

Lisa, could you please add the broken link when you post your completion post? So much easier to link everything. Thanx!! :)