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TART Challenge - Round 3 - The Loitering Layabouts (7)
I’ll get my done over the course of today and post in the Q&A 😊Just a bit hard to get a solid block of time to devote to the book but plenty of options for snippets I think!
Task 10 - Selection36. Read 6 books with animals on the cover
Blackbird in the Reeds
Pages: 212
Qualification: birds on the cover
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird
Read: 4 April 2021
Rating: 4.5 stars up to 5 stars
Review:
I love this world - I'm vacillating between 4 or 5 stars, but really, why not be generous :) This is a reread in preparation for book 2 and my previous review stands in for a precis.
Definitely looking forward to the next book in this series now that I recall all the characters.
[*book:Blackbird in the Reeds|37777178]
Task 10 - Completion Summary36. 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
See you in the morning!
MountainKat wrote: "See you in the morning!"It's morning! LOL!!!
Donna wrote: "MountainKat wrote: "See you in the morning!"It's morning! LOL!!!
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Not in California.
Now it's morning. Just waked up in sunny Oregon. Happy Easter!!
I seriously think you get up too early Donna!! But I had to get something in the oven for our outdoors pot luck today at my son's house before I could get to the computer either way...
Here is your next task!Task 11 - 34. Read 6 books first published between 2000 and 2010.
Books selected for this task need to have been initially published between 1.1.2000 and 12.31.2010. If there is a date listed at the top of the editions page, use that one. Otherwise I will be looking for the earliest dated English language edition regardless of format for the qualification. Please include the initial publication date in your completion posts.
Task 11Selection post
A Vampire In Waikiki
182 pages
First published September 15th 2008
[*book:A Vampire In Waikiki|18970322]
Ive asked this in the q&a34. Read 6 books first published between 2000 and 2010.
Just checking that it is the first pub'd not the first kindle.
What do we link the earliest edition or the first kindle with the original date
MountainKat wrote: "I seriously think you get up too early Donna!! But I had to get something in the oven for our outdoors pot luck today at my son's house before I could get to the computer either way..."My day is half done by the time you all on the West coast rise and shine!!! LOL!!!
Task 11 - SELECTION POST #134. Read 6 books first published between 2000 and 2010.
Lessons in Love by Charlie Cochrane
Qualification: First published November 2008
186 pgs/GR
[ bookcover:Lessons in Love|5942455]
Task 11 - SELECTION POST #2 (If needed!)
34. Read 6 books first published between 2000 and 2010.
Lessons in Desire by Charlie Cochrane
Qualification: First published in February 2009
219 pgs/GR
[ bookcover:Lessons in Desire|6342253]
Sidenote: Both the "first published" ebook date and the 1st Kindle date qualify on these books!
MountainKat wrote: "I seriously think you get up too early Donna!! But I had to get something in the oven for our outdoors pot luck today at my son's house before I could get to the computer either way..."I wish we had family close enough. Of course, my kids still live with me so that works. For our fancy Easter dinner we'll be having Taco Bell. Yep, you heard me right. And sadly, we're all really excited about it. Two of us are Keto, Two are Gluten-Dairy free and the youngest eats whatever she wants. So for us, this cheat day is pure heaven!! :p
Task 11 Completion Post (Book 1)34. Read 6 books first published between 2000 and 2010.
Blood Prince by Stormy Glenn
Pages: 156
Qualification: Published 11/1/09
Read: 4/4/21
Rating: ★★
The only thing going for this book was the easy reading. I mean it was so stupid I really didn't have to pay attention. Lots of "Honey" and "Darling" their first night together then the typical Siren Romance drama and kidnapping/war/in fighting that always comes with it. Weirdly enough, I'll move on to the next in the series that has enough pages because I can read them fast. Sad but true!
[*book:Blood Prince|8318955]
Shannon wrote: "MountainKat wrote: "I seriously think you get up too early Donna!! But I had to get something in the oven for our outdoors pot luck today at my son's house before I could get to the computer either..."Haha! We nipped over to my In-Laws place 2 hours away for a 2 night stay. Made absolutely hogs of ourselves on our meals and waaaaaaay too much chocolate eggs and bunnies!!
I figure the one day doesn't do much harm - we are roughly keto, but not really, if that makes any sense :)
Task 11 - Selection34. Read 6 books first published between 2000 and 2010.
The Missing Butterfly
Pages: 173pp Kindle
Qualifies: first published 24 July 2008 (top of page date)
https://www.goodreads.com/work/editio...
[*book:The Missing Butterfly|23122393]
Jane (PS) wrote: "I figure the one day doesn't do much harm - we are roughly keto, but not really, if that makes any sense."Ha! You should hear the debates in our house over food ingredients. It's ridiculous!! My sister and hubby are keto but they only look at carbs, not how crappy the ingredients are. My daughter and I are eating "clean" because we're trying to figure out what is upsetting her tummy so much. I figured I would join her so she wouldn't be alone so all "clean" food. No msg, no gluten, no "natural flavors", no canola/vegetable oils, no sugar or icky sugar alcohols, no white starches, all organic foods for the things deemed "dirty" like berries and such. Grocery shopping takes me waaay too long and we end up at Whole Foods way too often. It's exhausting. Not to mention I could ditch my 15 year old car for the amount of money spent.
Task 11 Completion Post (Book 2)34. Read 6 books first published between 2000 and 2010.
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? by Stormy Glenn
Pages: 160
Qualification: Published 7/15/10
Read: 4/4/21
Rating: ★★★
Upping the rating of this gem to 3 stars for the menage and smexing alone. Story still stupid, still insta love with sappy nicknames, still awfully trite conflict. Why did I used to think these were a pretty decent read? I don't get my past self at all. :)
[*book:Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?|8692890]
Shannon wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "I figure the one day doesn't do much harm - we are roughly keto, but not really, if that makes any sense."Ha! You should hear the debates in our house over food ingredients. It'..."
Haha - we go organic for leafy greens and anything that we know gets sprayed with pesticide :) But otherwise we just mostly avoid white potato, rice and pasta to a minimal. Only sourdough bread. Minimal sugar - we do eat small squares of 70%+ dark chocolate for a treat if we like.
But in reality, if we want a toasted sandwich when we are out - we get it. And I won't give up coffee, not that I think that's absolutely banned. I'd say we are more like your 'clean' diet relatively speaking - but not full on.
I did a keto diet version before Christmas last year, incorporating restricted fasting, and we both really enjoyed it. So now we stick to the intermittent fasting (again, roughly) and just try to eat fairly clean, with protein (not huge amounts) satisfying our hunger :)
Task 11 - COMPLETION34. Read 6 books first published between 2000 and 2010.
The Missing Butterfly
Pages: 173pp Kindle
Qualifies: first published 24 July 2008 (top of page date)
https://www.goodreads.com/work/editio...
Read: 5 April 2021
Rating: 5 stars
Review:
This is a comfort read for me; in this case it fit the requirements of the required decade perfectly :) I love the cinderfella aspect of this, although in reality, Cassidy's talent achieves his success without any external assistance... Malcolm and his brothers are highly amusing and create the humour needed to offset the mild pathos.
I will no doubt read this again in another year or two ;)
[*book:The Missing Butterfly|23122393]
I'm heading to bed. I can read another book tomorrow if needed :)
Sorry, you all! I am only at 44% of my book... *headdesk*I slept most of the afternoon and evening yesterday and am feeling the need to go back to sleep this morning... my house will not appreciate me not getting my chores done and I really am getting ticked off about missing my reading time... hopefully, this will pass soon... grrr
BTW: My sister is pre-diabetic and we are researching the ramifications of a Keto diet to help with that... it is showing promise with just a few unwanted nutrienal side-effects.
Donna, if you only want to read 1 book for this task thats ok.I have to read a book for another challenge which fits this one as well, so we would be covered.
Lisa wrote: "Donna, if you only want to read 1 book for this task thats ok.I have to read a book for another challenge which fits this one as well, so we would be covered."
Thanks, Lisa! I appreciate that! I will finish my book today, somehow... grr
You can count on me for the next time we have extra books to read! I just think this is the residual effects of the meds I had to take after my shot... hence why I don't take medications as a general rule.
Donna wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Donna, if you only want to read 1 book for this task thats ok.I have to read a book for another challenge which fits this one as well, so we would be covered."
Thanks, Lisa! I apprec..."
Its fine. I have a book book 7 in the series you are reading which fits this challenge and another one that Jane runs.
Task 11Completion post
A Vampire In Waikiki
182 pages
date read: 4/5/21
3 stars
First published September 15th 2008
I really struggled to come up with a rating for this book. There were bits of a good story in amongst all the sex, well they were porn stars.
I do find it amazing that people just go 'ok' when told their partner is a vampire and there was also some unwelcome FF in this book. It was heading for 2 stars but then the sex slowed down and a story developed.
[*book:A Vampire In Waikiki|18970322]
Task 11 Selection Post (book 2)Lessons in Trust
158 pages
First published 21st April 2010.
[*book:Lessons in Trust|8474674]
Task 11 - COMPLETION POST #134. Read 6 books first published between 2000 and 2010.
Lessons in Love by Charlie Cochrane
Qualification: First published November 2008
186 pgs/GR
Read: 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Innocence... that thing from our childhood that few of us recall that can so violently be ripped away from those that should have been protected by the ones that actually did the unthinkable.
This story was so tender in the love that Jonty and Orlando were slowly finding in each other and the traumatic details of their own childhoods are revealed to us. Then we see the harm that similar events have caused another and the horrible outcome of the trauma that it caused. I will be honest, that I would have wished for a different reason for the murders, just because I have a mother's heart and this story ripped it to pieces by the anguish of the reality of the harm that is done to the innocent for no other reason than the perpetrator is an absolute monster that was never punished for their crimes.
The one redeeming factor of this story for my heart was the love and growth that Jonty and Orlando found as things progressed. I realize that this is, I believe, a twelve-book series so it may take me a while to get through them all but I hope that the next one will bring me as much joy as I had watching Jonty slowly navigate the genus brain that is Orlando to a place where their love could be shared not only mentally but also physically.
[ bookcover:Lessons in Love|5942455]
Donna wrote: "BTW: My sister is pre-diabetic and we are researching the ramifications of a Keto diet to help with that... it is showing promise with just a few unwanted nutrienal side-effects.What nutritional side effect do you mean Donna? I'm full on diabetic which is why I tried to do keto for so long. Stupid sugar that I love so much!!
ps. I'm paying for that Taco Bell Easter. Not sure it was worth it....
Task 11 Completion Post (book 2)Lessons in Trust
158 pages
First published 21st April 2010.
Date read: 4/5/21
4 stars
I am really enjoying this series. The MCS are both interesting whilst being supported by a great cast of secondary characters.
This time Orlando and Jonty get involved in trying to solve a murder when they discover a dead body at an exhibition. This is then coupled with Orlando going off to try and solve his family mystery at the death of his grandma.
[*book:Lessons in Trust|8474674]
Task 11 - Completion PostShannon Blood Prince Message 416
Shannon Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Message 420
Jane The Missing Butterfly Message 422
Lisa A Vampire in Waikiki Message 428
Donna Lessons in Love Message 430
Lisa Lessons in Trust Message 432
Shannon wrote: "Donna wrote: "BTW: My sister is pre-diabetic and we are researching the ramifications of a Keto diet to help with that... it is showing promise with just a few unwanted nutrienal side-effects.Wha..."
We have found that each person must consider the pros and cons and make the best choice for themselves.
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Shannon wrote: "Donna wrote: "BTW: My sister is pre-diabetic and we are researching the ramifications of a Keto diet to help with that... it is showing promise with just a few unwanted nutrienal side-effects.Wha..."
I have the opposite problem...
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I simply went on the diet to lose a few pounds and stop eating rubbish. It worked a treat. Hardest was not drinking anything before 11am, but now I don't worry about that aspect - I drink tea and coffee as I wish and then we have a late breakfast. I nibble on nuts or fruit if I get hungry before dinner but we are pretty much done & dusted by 7pm.Living well away from town, we don't have a lot of options for cheating on sugar or carbs unless I cook it - and that's too much effort for me most of the time. Occasionally I'll bake banana cake but HB cleans that up pretty quickly ~ I'm lucky to get a slice 😂
Donna wrote: "Sorry, you all! I am only at 44% of my book... *headdesk*I slept most of the afternoon and evening yesterday and am feeling the need to go back to sleep this morning... my house will not apprecia..."
I think you need to sleep whenever the need strikes given you wake so early! I've just read a book on sleep - and I am now DEVOTED to 8+ hours sleep each night 😁 It is our own form of medication, meditation and preventative maintenance on our bodies and minds!
Thanks Lisa - no need for me to search another book on this task :)
Jane (PS) wrote: "Donna wrote: "Sorry, you all! I am only at 44% of my book... *headdesk*I slept most of the afternoon and evening yesterday and am feeling the need to go back to sleep this morning... my house wil..."
Pretty sure it was the Tylenol still in my system... took another nap earlier and I think I am finally good to go! Just made some lasagna... will wait and see if that puts me to sleep... such is the way of carbs for me! ;p
Do we get our new task tomorrow morning (ugh)? Just wondering because HB is going to take me to help stimulate the economy and I want to time it so that I will be home for the fun... (view spoiler)
Oh, and Tylenol makes you sleepy? Never heard of that before. Are you sure it's not Tylenol PM? lol
Once again, you sped through the task. Hmmm, things might start getting interesting now though... 🤷🏻♀️I'll be back tomorrow with your next task.
MountainKat wrote: "Once again, you sped through the task. Hmmm, things might start getting interesting now though... 🤷🏻♀️I'll be back tomorrow with your next task."
Don't TRY to make it harder Kat 😂🤣
Shannon wrote: "Oh, and Tylenol makes you sleepy? Never heard of that before. Are you sure it's not Tylenol PM? lol"Nope, just regular Tylenol... has always made me sleepy just looking at the bottle! LOL!!!
Ibuprofen is my friend... helps with the pain, without any nap times thrown in! *grin*
Jane (PS) wrote: "MountainKat wrote: "Once again, you sped through the task. Hmmm, things might start getting interesting now though... 🤷🏻♀️I'll be back tomorrow with your next task."
Don't TRY to make it harder..."
Does she NOT understand how anal we all 4 are about winning? *snort* LOL!!!
I am finding this challenge to be quite fun and I have been throwing in an occasional M/F book during my downtime! ;D
Donna wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "MountainKat wrote: "Once again, you sped through the task. Hmmm, things might start getting interesting now though... 🤷🏻♀️I'll be back tomorrow with your next task."
Don't TRY..."
*gasp* MF!! LOL. I generally read at least one MF book for this challenge. For some reason, it gets me looking at that list 😊
I really want to read a particular non-fiction book (Paris and Other Disappointments) but it won't fit in this or any of my other challenges :(
Jane (PS) wrote: "Donna wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "MountainKat wrote: "Once again, you sped through the task. Hmmm, things might start getting interesting now though... 🤷🏻♀️I'll be back tomorrow with your next tas..."
I am doing the April Monthly challenge here just to see if I miss reading MF... can't say just yet if it will be able to hold my interest for the whole month! We shall see... *fingers crossed*
Donna wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Donna wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "MountainKat wrote: "Once again, you sped through the task. Hmmm, things might start getting interesting now though... 🤷🏻♀️I'll be back tomorrow ..."
Good job! Eh - there are levels in that challenge, so you won't feel like you failed no matter how many you get to read ;)
Jane (PS) wrote: "Donna wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Donna wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "MountainKat wrote: "Once again, you sped through the task. Hmmm, things might start getting interesting now though... 🤷🏻♀️I'll be ..."
You know I am going to read all 10 of them, whether I enjoy them or not! *snort* LOL!!!
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Animal on Cover
Of Secrets and Wolves by Alice Winters
Pages: 345
Qualification: Wolf on Cover
Read: 4/3/21
Ratin..."
I concur! Alice Winters has become a "must-read" author for me!