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TART Challenge - Round 3 - Treading Pages (8)
COMPLETION POSTTask: Read a book with an Irish character
Faefever by Karen Marie Moning
Page numbers with source: 352 pages (kindle edition, published on original publication date)
How book qualifies: Tagged Irish 13 times on 3rd page of top shelves Link: https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...
Date Completed: 3/17/21
Rating: 4 stars
I was glad this book was easy to get into, because work is crazy right now - so this was a fun escape.
Sorry I had to edit that - I know it makes it harder to get from notifications! I had the wrong page for the Irish tag.
I posted our completion. I will most likely be busy the rest of the day. I will try to jump on to check if we need to do anything.
Suzanne wrote: "Sorry I had to edit that - I know it makes it harder to get from notifications! I had the wrong page for the Irish tag."Can you go and paste the page where it is tagged 13 times? So she can just click on that page.
Sure - I'll do that right now. Thanks for posting our completion.
April wrote: "It took me forever to get into this book. Once I got into it I liked it. The end turned out better then I thought it would."
I felt exactly the same way.
I felt exactly the same way.
And way to go team! We should have a new task when MKat gets back from her Covid vaccination.
Cyndee wrote: "And way to go team! We should have a new task when MKat gets back from her Covid vaccination."I’ll keep checking. Don’t want to start another book just now.
Hazel wrote: "Cyndee wrote: "And way to go team! We should have a new task when MKat gets back from her Covid vaccination."
I’ll keep checking. Don’t want to start another book just now."
Thanks Hazel! I'm peeking in on a break at work right now. I'll check again before I leave for the day.
I’ll keep checking. Don’t want to start another book just now."
Thanks Hazel! I'm peeking in on a break at work right now. I'll check again before I leave for the day.
Here is your next task!Task 2 - 6. Read 4 books with fewer than 500 reviews.
Each of you selects a book with fewer than 500 reviews - not ratings! You can find this number on the main book page under the title. Please include the number of reviews in your completion posts. If the book might go over 500 reviews while you are reading, if it has over 490 reviews already for example, a screenshot would be advisable. 😊
Sorry for the extra delay, there was a snafu at the vaccination site and our appointments were delayed a couple of hours, but that is better than a couple of days!
I am going to read Not the One
169 Reviews.
I need to read this for another challenge too so I'm going with
. - 125 reviews
. - 125 reviews
Sorry - I've been watching for notifications for this thread and didn't get one!I'll be back shortly with my pick.
I'm going to read
. I know it's not romance, but it's useful for another challenge, and I checked the rules :)It currently has 79 reviews.
I'm trying to figure out page numbers to use - there isn't a "kindle first" edition or a kindle edition published on the date of release. Looking for the "earliest dated" kindle edition - there are two entries published on the earliest date - one has 208 pages and one has 240 pages. Do you ladies know which I should use? Or should I ask in the Q&A?
I would ask Kat because yea that one that is on same day but different page count. And there isn't one that was before that.
Thanks April - I will do that. I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something, since I'm new to this :)
I had hoped to finish my book this afternoon but spent 4 hours in A+E with my son who has broken a bone in his wrist! Will try and finish tonight.
Hazel wrote: "I had hoped to finish my book this afternoon but spent 4 hours in A+E with my son who has broken a bone in his wrist! Will try and finish tonight."Sorry to hear that. Hope it heals fast.
Oh that poor boy! Sorry that happened!
Thanks! Definitely didn’t want to be at A+E. He has been so many times with football injuries that I was shocked when they said he’s broken something. At least it’s his left hand so he can still write but no sport or gaming for 6 weeks - the moaning is going to drive me mad!
6 weeks seems like forever when you can't do something you love. I can't imagine not reading for 6 weeks!
Completion Post Task 2 - 6. Read 4 books with fewer than 500 reviews.
Book/cover link
Death on Deadline by Robert GoldsboroughPage numbers with source 208 (earliest published Kindle Edition)
How book qualified: It currently has 79 reviews
Date Completed. 3/18/21
Rating/Review. 4 stars
Review: This was probably 3.5 stars for the read and half a star for the memories - I read all the original Nero Wolfe books as a teenager. This book channeled those pretty well - it was neat to check out this author.
Oh no, Hazel! That sucks. I'm so sorry you're going through that. :(
COMPLETION POST:
Task: 6. Read 4 books with fewer than 500 reviews.
Book: Whiteout by Elyse Springer
Page numbers with source: GR Kindle 276 pages
How book qualified: 125 reviews
Date Completed: 3/18/21
Rating: 4 stars
Noah wakes up in a cabin in Colorado with no memory of who he is or who the guy at the cabin with him could be. Despite Jason's care and affection, Noah feels something unsettling about him and knows that there is more to their story than Jason is willing to reveal.
I enjoyed this one. I figured out most of the twists and turns early and easily, but I think that may have actually increased my ability to just sit back and savor the story as it unfolded. There are a couple of times the story drags unnecessarily but overall it was a nice romantic mystery.
Task: 6. Read 4 books with fewer than 500 reviews.
Book: Whiteout by Elyse Springer
Page numbers with source: GR Kindle 276 pages
How book qualified: 125 reviews
Date Completed: 3/18/21
Rating: 4 stars
Noah wakes up in a cabin in Colorado with no memory of who he is or who the guy at the cabin with him could be. Despite Jason's care and affection, Noah feels something unsettling about him and knows that there is more to their story than Jason is willing to reveal.
I enjoyed this one. I figured out most of the twists and turns early and easily, but I think that may have actually increased my ability to just sit back and savor the story as it unfolded. There are a couple of times the story drags unnecessarily but overall it was a nice romantic mystery.
Task 2: 6. Read 4 books with fewer than 500 reviews.Completion Post
Hazel: Jacob's Ladder: Gabe
post 80
Cyndee: Whiteout
post 77
Suzanne: Death on Deadline
post 75
April: Not the one
post 79
Task 2: 6. Read 4 books with fewer than 500 reviews.Book: Not the One
Page numbers with source: 402 pages
How book qualified: 169 Reviews
Date Completed: 3/19/21
Rating: 3 stars
A 20 year old falls in love with a 40 year old and ends up pregnant. I have read books like this and have enjoyed them. This one not so much. It was all over the place. Even the end was don poorly.
Completion post Task 2: 6. Read 4 books with fewer than 500 reviews.
Book:
Pages: 260 as per kindle edition in above link
Read: 19 March
Rating: 4⭐️
How it qualifies: Has 188 reviews as shown on main page https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Review: This was a great easy to read romance with Gabe who is anti kids and suffering from writers block meeting single mum Rae who hates music/musicians due to past experience.
Group CompletionIve posted the completion to the Q+A page.
Here is your next task!18. Read over 750 pages in books tagged/shelved with 'favorite'.
Books selected for this task must be tagged/shelved as 'favorite'. Variations of the word and spelling are allowed. 'Favorite' combined with other words will be allowed in context - 'favorite hero' would be acceptable, 'not my favorite' would not be. Remember to use the first edition Kindle page count!
For task #18 I'm going to read:Hard Eight
It is tagged "favorites" on the first page of tags 241 times.
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...
Pages from the earliest published Kindle Edition: 341 - it's this link: Hard Eight
Note: So should I be posting that earliest edition of the Kindle book in my completion, or just reference the pages from it? Lol sorry - someday I'll know all the rules - and then they'll probably change.
Task 2: 18. Read over 750 pages in books tagged/shelved with 'favorite'.Enemies
370 pages
Suzanne wrote: "For task #18 I'm going to read:Hard Eight
It is tagged "favorites" on the first page of tags 241 times.
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...
Pages from the earliest..."
The earliest edition in the completion post. The last completion post you did was great. And on the completion post just do the link like you did in this post to show favorites.
April wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "For task #18 I'm going to read:Hard Eight
It is tagged "favorites" on the first page of tags 241 times.
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...
Pages f..."
Thanks April! !
Wow Cyndee - I was feeling great about my 190ish tags - til I saw your 1900 + :)
Suzanne wrote: "April wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "For task #18 I'm going to read:
Hard Eight
It is tagged "favorites" on the first page of tags 241 times.
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelves/1..."
Lol! I'm actually surprised yours doesn't have more since that is a much loved series. I think more people have recommended that series to me than any other book of all time. :D
Hard Eight
It is tagged "favorites" on the first page of tags 241 times.
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelves/1..."
Lol! I'm actually surprised yours doesn't have more since that is a much loved series. I think more people have recommended that series to me than any other book of all time. :D
It has been pretty funny so far! (the series I mean) - I suspect this new book will be the same
I'm going to read
tagged favourite by 7,782 people on page 1 and its 433 pages
Task 3: 18. Read over 750 pages in books tagged/shelved with 'favorite'.Total pages read = 1,644
Completion Post
Hazel:post 98
Cyndee: Post 93
Suzanne: Post 97
April: Post 96
COMPLETION POST:
Task: 18. Read over 750 pages in books tagged/shelved with 'favorite'.
Book: Opposition by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Page numbers with source: GR Kindle 500 pages
How book qualified: tagged favorite by 1966 people
Date Completed: 3/20/21
Rating: 3 stars
This was the final installment in the Lux series and it was just kind of "meh" for me. The whole thing could have been cut down to about 100 pages and tacked on to the end of the previous book. Also, I know these are horny high school kids, but they're frequently in the middle of serious, run-for-your life, life-or-death situations but stop for sexy times or dirty talk WAY too often for the environment they're in. It was cringey and took away from the "fighting against world invasion" action that was propelling the rest of the story.
Task: 18. Read over 750 pages in books tagged/shelved with 'favorite'.
Book: Opposition by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Page numbers with source: GR Kindle 500 pages
How book qualified: tagged favorite by 1966 people
Date Completed: 3/20/21
Rating: 3 stars
This was the final installment in the Lux series and it was just kind of "meh" for me. The whole thing could have been cut down to about 100 pages and tacked on to the end of the previous book. Also, I know these are horny high school kids, but they're frequently in the middle of serious, run-for-your life, life-or-death situations but stop for sexy times or dirty talk WAY too often for the environment they're in. It was cringey and took away from the "fighting against world invasion" action that was propelling the rest of the story.
Cyndee wrote: "COMPLETION POST:Task: 18. Read over 750 pages in books tagged/shelved with 'favorite'.
Book: Opposition by Jennifer L. Armentrout
..."
Can you please change the book to Kindle first edition. When I click on it. It says paperback.
April wrote: "Can you please change the book to Kindle first edition. When I click on it. It says paperback."
Sorry about that. The bookcover link was right but not the other one. All fixed. :D
Sorry about that. The bookcover link was right but not the other one. All fixed. :D
Task 3: 18. Read over 750 pages in books tagged/shelved with 'favorite'.Enemies
Page numbers with source: 370
How book qualified: tagged favorites 231 times
https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...
Date Completed: 3/20/21
Rating: 4 stars
What a good book. It had a lot of twist and turns. The boy next door who she thought she hated. Ended up at the same college as him and they became close when she lost her mom and step dad. Then fell in love.
Completion Post - Task 18 Read over 750 pages in books tagged/shelved with favorite
Hard EightPage numbers with source: 341
How it qualifies: It is tagged "favorites" on the first page of tags 241 times.
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...
Date Completed: 3/20/21
Rating: 4 stars
I've read this series off and on - usually a year or so between books. I'm not sure why, because when I pick one up, I laugh a lot The main character has such an attitude, and there were lots of silly events. And the grandma is hilarious.
Completion post Task 3: 18. Read over 750 pages in books tagged/shelved with 'favorite'.Book:
Pages: 433 as per earliest kindle edition in above link
Read: 21 March
Rating: 4⭐️
How it qualifies: tagged favourites by 7,783 people on page 1 column 1 see below link https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...
Review: A continuation of the mortal instruments series. At first I was confused until I started remembering what had happened in the previous book. There are more demonic happenings and Simon struggles with being a vampire and his place among the Clave. Jace and Clary have tension in their relationship but all is solved at the end. I thought I would be bored of this series by now but after getting back on track with the story it was a good read.
April, total pages read = 1,644. I don’t know if you want to add that into the completion post.
Hazel i will do it when I get home. Phone won't let me change it.
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Task: Read a book with an Irish character
My Life in Shambles
Page numbers with source: 350 pages
How book qualified: Precis; one hell of a sexy Irishman. I also didn’t know that the brooding and intense sex god was one of Ireland’s top rugby players
Date Completed: 3/17/21
Rating: 3 stars
It took me forever to get into this book. Once I got into it I liked it. The end turned out better then I thought it would.