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message 501: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne | 514 comments Sure


message 502: by MountainKat, Moderator (new)

MountainKat | 31597 comments Hazel wrote: "Completion post: Task 21 - 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. List chosen Best Love Stories


Book:[bookco..."


I can't find this book on the list, can you give me a link to the page with the book? Thanks!


message 503: by MountainKat, Moderator (new)

MountainKat | 31597 comments Here is your next task!

Task 22 - 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.

Please show the math in your completion posts. Remember to use the first edition Kindle page count.


message 504: by Hazel (last edited May 02, 2021 10:49PM) (new)

Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2965 comments MountainKat wrote: "Hazel wrote: "Completion post: Task 21 - 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. List chosen Best Love Stories
..."


It’s now #1074 on page 11 of the list (maybe changed because I voted on it after - sorry)
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5...


message 505: by Hazel (last edited May 02, 2021 10:53PM) (new)

Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2965 comments Birth years
82 (Hazel), 74 (Cyndee), 81 (April), 64 (Suzanne) = 301 we need to read a book with minimum 301 pages


message 506: by Hazel (new)

Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2965 comments Ok I’m reading Pachinko by Min Jin Lee it has 496 pages.
I need to read it for my book group tomorrow night (totally forgot) a different version of the cover also fits the ptp challenge for this week. 3 challenges one book 😀.
Hopefully be finished by tomorrow.


message 507: by [deleted user] (new)

Hazel wrote: "Ok I’m reading Pachinko by Min Jin Lee it has 496 pages.
I need to read it for my book group tomorrow night (totally forgot) a different version of the cover also fits the ptp challenge for ..."


Love it when you can knock out multiple with one book!
Thanks for posting our math equation for us :D


message 508: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne | 514 comments Awesome Hazel - you found a challenge trifecta.


message 509: by Suzanne (last edited May 04, 2021 07:08PM) (new)

Suzanne | 514 comments Completion Post

Task 22 - 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.

Birth years
82 (Hazel), 74 (Cyndee), 81 (April), 64 (Suzanne) = 301 we need to read a book with minimum 301 pages


Book Read: How to Train Your Earl (First Comes Love, #3) by Amelia Grey
Pages: 350
Date Read: 5/4/21
How it qualifies: It is more than 301 pages
Rating: 4 stars

Review: Brina is a widow whose husband lost his life at sea while heroically saving others. She has dedicated her life to good works (and is friends with the protagonists of books 1 and 2 or this series). She meets Zane in some unusual circumstances, and when he next sees her, he is the Earl of Blacknight, and he immediately decides she is the one he will marry.


message 510: by April (last edited May 05, 2021 05:24PM) (new)

April Raimond | 1422 comments Completion Post
Task 22 - 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.

82 (Hazel), 74 (Cyndee), 81 (April), 64 (Suzanne) = 301 we need to read a book with minimum 301 pages



Hazel: pachinko
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Post 512

Cyndee: A life intercepted
A Life Intercepted by Charles Martin
Post 514

Suzanne: How to train your Earl
How to Train Your Earl (First Comes Love, #3) by Amelia Grey
Post 509

April: When I'm Gone
When I'm Gone by Jaxson Kidman
Post 511


message 511: by April (new)

April Raimond | 1422 comments Completion Post
Task 22 - 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.

Book: When I'm Gone
When I'm Gone by Jaxson Kidman
Page : 339 pages
How book qualified: More than 301 pages
Date Completed: 5/04/2021
Rating: 3 stars


message 512: by Hazel (new)

Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2965 comments Completion Post
Task 22 - 91. Add up the years of the teammates' births and each teammate reads a book with that minimum number of pages.

Birth years
82 (Hazel), 74 (Cyndee), 81 (April), 64 (Suzanne) = 301 we need to read a book with minimum 301 pages

Book: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Pages: 496 as per kindle edition in above link
Read: 5 May
Rating: 4⭐️
How it qualifies: Has greater than 301 pages
Review: A family generational story following Sunji and her children and grandchildren from Korea to Japan during the war and their small triumphs and struggles. This was a lovely touching story with devotion and love present throughout the hate and sorrow and I actually really enjoyed it which I didn’t think I would.


message 513: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne | 514 comments I knew nothing about the cultural things I learned in that book!


message 514: by [deleted user] (new)

COMPLETION POST:

Task:Task 22 - 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.

82 (Hazel), 74 (Cyndee), 81 (April), 64 (Suzanne) = 301 we need to read a book with minimum 301 pages

A Life Intercepted by Charles Martin
Book: A Life Intercepted
Page numbers with source: GR Kindle 328 pages
How book qualified: 328 pages
Date Completed: 5/05/21
Rating: 5 stars
It's not really possible to review this with anything more than what the synopsis says without giving too much away. While the story's twists and turns aren't really a surprise, it is really well written and just sucks you in. I was completely heart-invested in Matthew and Audrey.


message 515: by [deleted user] (new)

Got us checked in. :D


message 516: by MountainKat, Moderator (new)

MountainKat | 31597 comments Hazel wrote: "MountainKat wrote: "Hazel wrote: "Completion post: Task 21 - 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. List chose..."

Thanks!


message 517: by MountainKat, Moderator (new)

MountainKat | 31597 comments Here is your next task!

Task 23 - 79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope.

As a team select a common romance trope, secret baby/fake boyfriend/etc, then read 6 books with that trope. Remember to let me know how you know your books qualify, be it title, precis, tags or lists - I need to know where to look to confirm your books.


message 518: by Hazel (new)

Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2965 comments We decided enemies to lovers


message 519: by Hazel (new)

Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2965 comments Enemies With Benefits by Roxie Noir tagged enemies to lovers 58 times


message 520: by [deleted user] (new)

I'm going with Carry On (Simon Snow, #1) by Rainbow Rowell . Been on my TBR for a loooong time. Tagged enemies to lovers 290 times.


message 521: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne | 514 comments Oh that's a good one!


message 522: by [deleted user] (new)

Suzanne wrote: "Oh that's a good one!"

Oh yay! I've really liked everything else of hers that I've read.


message 523: by April (new)

April Raimond | 1422 comments Completion Post
Task 23 - 79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope. We chose enemies to lovers.

Book: Taken by the Mountain Man
Taken by the Mountain Man (Mountain Men of Liberty, #6) by K.C. Crowne
Page : 162 pages
How book qualified: Precise: This is a mountain man's baby, enemies to lovers, older man, accidental pregnancy romance.
Date Completed: 5/07/2021
Rating: 3 stars


message 524: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne | 514 comments I'm almost done with my book - I'll post it soon - but I need to pack first - leaving on a 6 seek trip tomorrow morning and I've packed nothing yet. Things will be forgotten :)


message 525: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne | 514 comments Completion Post
Task 23 - 79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope. We chose enemies to lovers.

Book: To Catch an Earl (Bow Street Bachelors, #2) by Kate Bateman by Kate Bateman
Pages: 330
How book qualified: Tagged enemies-to-lovers by 9 people, on first page of top shelves
Rating: 4 stars
Date Read: 5/7/21

Review:
Alex is one of the "Bow Street Bachelors" who has returned from war and is now investigating criminal activity. When he's asked to find a famous jewel thief, his path leads to Emmy Danvers, who intrigues him in every way.
I liked Emmy - she is unconventional, skilled and well, just cute. She and her family work well together and the things they do are very clever. I liked Alex too, although I was definitely team Emmy.


message 526: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne | 514 comments I have a second one I'm reading, but we are driving all day tomorrow - and I don't think I can link and post on the app - so I'll have to wait til we stop for the day and I can get my laptop going to post anything, unless I don't have to link in my completion post.

Hmm...I'm going to try to link it here to see if I can copy/paste this:

[*bookcover:The Bridge Kingdom|46008662] 356 pages, kindle first edition. Tagged enemies to lovers 326 times, on first page of top shelves.

If someone finishes first, feel free to post yours instead :)


message 527: by Hazel (new)

Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2965 comments Completion post
Task 23 - 79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope. We chose enemies to lovers.


Book: Enemies With Benefits by Roxie Noir
Pages: 434 as per kindle edition in above link
Read: 8 May
Rating: 4⭐️
How it qualifies: tagged enemies to lovers by 58 people on page 1 column 1 https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...
Review: Violet and Eli had been rivals all through school and when he comes back into town both of them are shocked at how attractive the other is. They can’t have a conversation without an argument but also they can’t seem to keep their hands off each other. This was enjoyable and funny and it’s the first in a series about 5 hot brothers so I’m looking forward to more of this series!


message 528: by Hazel (new)

Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2965 comments I fell asleep with my kindle on my face last night or I would have finished and started a second book. Checking my options now and will start one.


message 529: by April (new)

April Raimond | 1422 comments I started a second one last night. But only got to chapter 2. HAHA


message 530: by April (last edited May 08, 2021 08:30PM) (new)

April Raimond | 1422 comments Completion Post
Task 23 - 79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope. We chose enemies to lovers.


Hazel: Enemies with Benefits
Enemies With Benefits (Loveless Brothers #1) by Roxie Noir
Post 527

Cyndee: Carry on
Carry On (Simon Snow, #1) by Rainbow Rowell
Post 531

Suzanne: To catch an Earl
To Catch an Earl (Bow Street Bachelors, #2) by Kate Bateman
Post 525

The bridge Kingdom
The Bridge Kingdom (The Bridge Kingdom, #1) by Danielle L. Jensen
Post 532

April: Taken by the Mountain Man
Taken by the Mountain Man (Mountain Men of Liberty, #6) by K.C. Crowne
Post 523

Royal Surprise
Royal Surprise (The Billionaire's Secret Book 5) by R.S. Elliot
pot 533


message 531: by [deleted user] (last edited May 08, 2021 03:39PM) (new)

COMPLETION POST:

Task: 23 - 79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope. We chose enemies-to-lovers.

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Book: Carry On
Page numbers with source: GR Kindle 529 pages
How book qualified: Tagged "enemies-to-lovers" by 292 people (on 1st page of tags)
Date Completed: 05/08/2021
Rating: 4.5 stars
I wanted to be irritated with this book for being SO Harry Potter-ish, because there were an OVER-abundance of similarities. But I couldn't help it...no matter how much I fought against it, I really did love it.


message 532: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne | 514 comments Completion post
Task: 23 - 79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope. We chose enemies-to-lovers.

BOOK: The Bridge Kingdom (The Bridge Kingdom, #1) by Danielle L. Jensen
Pages 356 pages, kindle first edition.
How it qualifies: Tagged enemies to lovers 326 times, on first page of top shelves.
Date completed: 8 May
Rating: 3.5 stars
Review: this was pretty good although it didn't really stand out as an epic fantasy. I guess I've read too many similar. I did like that the heroine was pretty kick ass.


message 533: by April (new)

April Raimond | 1422 comments Completion Post
Task 23 - 79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope. We chose enemies to lovers.

Book: Royal Surprise
Royal Surprise (The Billionaire's Secret Book 5) by R.S. Elliot
Page : 220 pages
https://www.amazon.com/Royal-Surprise...
How book qualified: Precise: An Enemies to Lovers Secret Baby Romance
Date Completed: 5/08/2021
Rating: 3 stars


message 534: by April (new)

April Raimond | 1422 comments Checked us in. I did not realize this is over this week.


message 535: by MountainKat, Moderator (new)

MountainKat | 31597 comments Here is your next task!

Task 24 - 113. The first person on your team alphabetically selects a book or a book series and everyone reads that book or a book in the selected series.

The first person on your team alphabetically is April. So April selects a book or series and everyone reads the selected book or a book in the selected series.


message 536: by April (last edited May 09, 2021 07:39AM) (new)

April Raimond | 1422 comments Ok I went through our list we had. Cyndee and Hazel both had a book on their to read list. So I am going with.

Melissa Foster

This Series


message 537: by April (last edited May 09, 2021 07:47AM) (new)

April Raimond | 1422 comments I am not sure if anyone read the question and answer that Kat posted.
For this task, instead of just completing it, you will continue reading to add to the total number of books read for your team. There will be no passes for the last task and to complete it, every team member must complete a book for the task and contribute to the overall book count. So, the task is considered ‘completed’ when every team member has read one book for the task, but you can continue reading in order to increase your overall book count for the task in case that is needed for a tie breaker.


message 538: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne | 514 comments great I hadn't seen that. thanks April


message 539: by Hazel (new)

Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2965 comments So we keep reading from the same series?


message 540: by Hazel (new)

Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2965 comments Ok I have read a few but not read the first one which I own so I’ll read that first and see how I get on.


message 541: by April (new)

April Raimond | 1422 comments Thats what I was thinking Hazel. How many have you read from that series?


message 542: by Hazel (new)

Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2965 comments I’ve read 3 with 5 left still to read


message 543: by April (new)

April Raimond | 1422 comments So this is what Kat said.
For your task, you each need to read a book from the series to complete the task. You got the task yesterday, so you would get the last task tomorrow if everyone has read a book for the current task and you post the completion. 😊


message 544: by Hazel (new)

Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2965 comments Completion post
Task 24 - 113. The first person on your team alphabetically selects a book or a book series and everyone reads that book or a book in the selected series. April chose The Whiskeys


Book: Tru Blue (The Whiskeys Dark Knights at Peaceful Harbor, #1) by Melissa Foster
Pages: 300 as per kindle edition in above link
Read: 10 May
Rating: 4⭐️
How it qualifies: First book in the Whiskey series
Review: I read this series out of order but I think I enjoyed this one more knowing what I know of the couple in the books to come. It was nice to go back to the beginning and read Truman and Gemma’s story with the trials that they went through and the personal troubles that they faced.


message 545: by Hazel (new)

Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2965 comments April wrote: "So this is what Kat said.
For your task, you each need to read a book from the series to complete the task. You got the task yesterday, so you would get the last task tomorrow if everyone has read..."


I won’t start another in the series in case everyone finishes and we get another task.


message 546: by April (last edited May 10, 2021 12:44PM) (new)

April Raimond | 1422 comments Completion Post
Task 24 - 113. The first person on your team alphabetically selects a book or a book series and everyone reads that book or a book in the selected series. April chose The Whiskeys


>The Whiskeys

Hazel: Tru Blue
Tru Blue (The Whiskeys Dark Knights at Peaceful Harbor, #1) by Melissa Foster
Post 544

Cyndee:

Suzanne: Tru Blue
Tru Blue (The Whiskeys Dark Knights at Peaceful Harbor, #1) by Melissa Foster
post 547

April: Tru Blue
Tru Blue (The Whiskeys Dark Knights at Peaceful Harbor, #1) by Melissa Foster
Post 551


message 547: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne | 514 comments Completion post
Task 24 - 113. The first person on your team alphabetically selects a book or a book series and everyone reads that book or a book in the selected series. April chose The Whiskeys

Book: Tru Blue (The Whiskeys Dark Knights at Peaceful Harbor, #1) by Melissa Foster Tru Blue by Melissa Foster
Pages: 300
Date read: 5/10/21
Rating: 4 stars
Review: So I had never heard of this series or author until this challenge, which is always a great challenge bonus - finding a new series/author. I kind of thought I wouldn't like it, but I was wrong. I liked both of the main characters, and it was great seeing them bond and seeing their relationship develop. I also liked the side characters, which means I'll want to continue the series to see what happens to them :)


message 548: by Hazel (new)

Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2965 comments Suzanne wrote: "Completion post
Task 24 - 113. The first person on your team alphabetically selects a book or a book series and everyone reads that book or a book in the selected series. April chose The Whiskeys

..."


Glad you liked it Suzanne. I had read the 2nd book first and read a few more and I’ve enjoyed them all.


message 549: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne | 514 comments oh good! I'm glad you all introduced me to it!


message 550: by [deleted user] (new)

I'll be done this afternoon! Have to play taxi for my kids for a bit then I'll finish it up.


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