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TART Challenge - Round 3 - Treading Pages (8)
Completion PostTask 8 - 58. Read 6 books published in the year one of the teammates joined RRRC, teams decide which teammate. Hazel and Cyndee joined in 2018.
Book: End Game
Pages: 406
How book qualified: Published June 12, 2018
Date Completed: 3/31/21
Rating: 4 stars
Dreams can change.
Here is your next task!Task 9 - 53. Each teammate reads a book set in one of your teammates' home town (born in, raised in, currently live in - all work), teams decide. No pass for this task.
As a team select a teammate and everyone reads a book set in that teammate's home town. Please include the selected teammate and their home town in your completion posts. Remember to let me know how you know your book qualifies with links or extra information as necessary. I need to know where to look to confirm your books!
Thanks again for reading 2 books! We decided on Texas for this next one.
Hazel wrote: "Thanks again for reading 2 books!
We decided on Texas for this next one."
Thank YOU for doing it last time! Loving this team. :D
Off to try to remember which book I wanted to read for this task...
We decided on Texas for this next one."
Thank YOU for doing it last time! Loving this team. :D
Off to try to remember which book I wanted to read for this task...
I have a book
but just checking my challenge books to see if any of them fit before I start once I finish work.
I’ll be reading the one I posted above.
Hazel wrote: "Thanks again for reading 2 books! We decided on Texas for this next one."
You’re welcome Hazel. I have a lot of time on my hands. Covid decided to visit my house.
I'm surprised at how many books I KNOW are set in Texas, but it isn't in the precis or metadata. Mariana Zapata's books for one. Some of Colleen Hoover's as well.
Anyway, I'm going to read
Anyway, I'm going to read
April wrote: "Hazel wrote: "Thanks again for reading 2 books!
We decided on Texas for this next one."
You’re welcome Hazel. I have a lot of time on my hands. Covid decided to visit my house."
OH NO! I hope that everyone is relatively okay and bounces back quickly. :(
We decided on Texas for this next one."
You’re welcome Hazel. I have a lot of time on my hands. Covid decided to visit my house."
OH NO! I hope that everyone is relatively okay and bounces back quickly. :(
April wrote: "Hazel wrote: "Thanks again for reading 2 books! We decided on Texas for this next one."
You’re welcome Hazel. I have a lot of time on my hands. Covid decided to visit my house."
Oh no. I hope you’re all ok April and you all have a quick recovery!
Same - I hope you all will be as well as possible April!
Thank you all so far it is mild symptoms. But no fun for sure.
Completion PostTask 9 - 53. Each teammate reads a book set in one of your teammates' home town (born in, raised in, currently live in - all work), teams decide. No pass for this task. We picked Texas - April’s hometown
Book: A Cowboy Billionaire Secret Baby
Pages: 180
How book qualified: Precise " Returns home to Texas as a billionaire"
Date Completed: 4/1/21
Rating: 3 stars
June lets another man raise Bennetts child because he broke her heart. He comes back and they get close. Then June tells Bennett she that the child is his.
Completion PostTask 9 - 53. Each teammate reads a book set in one of your teammates' home town (born in, raised in, currently live in - all work), teams decide. No pass for this task. We picked Texas - April’s hometown
Hazel: Loving Lauren
Post219
Cyndee: One Giant Leap
Post 221
Suzanne: Welcome to Fat Chance, Texas
Post 220
April: A Cowboy Billionaire Secret Baby
Post 217
Completion PostTask 9 - 53. Each teammate reads a book set in one of your teammates' home town (born in, raised in, currently live in - all work), teams decide. No pass for this task. We picked Texas - April’s hometown
Book:
Pages: 302 as per kindle edition in above link
Read: 2 April
Rating: 4⭐️
How it qualifies: Setting on main page is Texas and from précis ‘ Now she’s not only in charge of her two younger sisters, but she’s running a full-blown Texas ranch.’
Review: Chase and Lauren were married seven years ago in an agreement to pay off her deceased father’s debt. Chase has always loved Lauren and he comes back to town to make her his. Lauren has always had feelings for Chase but she runs her ranch and looks after her family and doesn’t want anyone interfering even if he is doing it to look after her.
Completion PostTask 9 - 53. Each teammate reads a book set in one of your teammates' home town (born in, raised in, currently live in - all work), teams decide. No pass for this task. We picked Texas - April’s hometown
Book:
Welcome To Fat Chance, Texas by Celia BonaducePages: 270 as per kindle edition in above link
Read: 2 April
Rating: 4⭐️
How it qualifies: Title of the book gives the setting in Fat Chance, Texas. From precis: " inheriting part of a sun-blasted ghost town in the Texas hill country isn’t just unexpected...she’ll have to leave California to live in tiny, run-down Fat Chance for six months".
Review: This was a fun little book. The first few chapters gathers a mismatched group of strangers and sends them to a Texas ghost town where they get to know each other and make a home. I enjoyed it!
COMPLETION POST:
Task: Task 9 - 53. Each teammate reads a book set in one of your teammates' home town (born in, raised in, currently live in - all work), teams decide. No pass for this task. We picked Texas - April’s hometown
Book: One Giant Leap by Kay Simone
Page numbers with source: GR Kindle 440 pages
How book qualified: Texas is listed as setting in GR main page metadata
Date Completed: 4/02/2021
Rating: 4 stars
I am a HUGE astronaut/space junkie so I really enjoyed this story about a shuttle commander on a mission and his CAPCOM on the ground. I would have liked to see a lot more of them together once Curt returned to earth after his mission. Also, the ridiculous use of real life people with minor name changes, such as the astrophysicist "Neal DeGlasse Bryson" (SERIOUSLY?!?! UGH!) almost made me put the book down completely.
Task: Task 9 - 53. Each teammate reads a book set in one of your teammates' home town (born in, raised in, currently live in - all work), teams decide. No pass for this task. We picked Texas - April’s hometown
Book: One Giant Leap by Kay Simone
Page numbers with source: GR Kindle 440 pages
How book qualified: Texas is listed as setting in GR main page metadata
Date Completed: 4/02/2021
Rating: 4 stars
I am a HUGE astronaut/space junkie so I really enjoyed this story about a shuttle commander on a mission and his CAPCOM on the ground. I would have liked to see a lot more of them together once Curt returned to earth after his mission. Also, the ridiculous use of real life people with minor name changes, such as the astrophysicist "Neal DeGlasse Bryson" (SERIOUSLY?!?! UGH!) almost made me put the book down completely.
lol at those name changes. that's funny
Here is your next task!Task 10 - 63. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books tagged 'magic' or 'magical'.
Books selected for this task need to be tagged/shelved as 'magic' or 'magical'. Variations of those words and combo tags will be allowed in context. Remember to use the first edition Kindle page count.
I hope you/everyone in your household recover easily and quickly April!!
I have a few choices. Finishing a book before I start this one later today.
I'm going to read
by Ilona Andrews. 359 pages
Tagged Magic 131 times https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...
Note: I'm at my dads for the weekend - and I'm guessing I won't finish this today, but I'll have it done tomorrow sometime. I THINK the earliest we can get new tasks is Monday (i.e. not tomorrow)? If that is incorrect, let me know, and I'll push more to get it done.
Suzanne wrote: "lol at those name changes. that's funny"
It was RIDICULOUS! Not only was there Neal DeGlasse Bryson, but also Bill McCann the Science Man (a science show educator of course), and late night talk show host Owen O'Brien. Yet, she used the real names for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. It really took away from an otherwise good story.
It was RIDICULOUS! Not only was there Neal DeGlasse Bryson, but also Bill McCann the Science Man (a science show educator of course), and late night talk show host Owen O'Brien. Yet, she used the real names for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. It really took away from an otherwise good story.
I started one this morning tagged magic that is 300 pages. I can look for another when its done in case we end up short on pages.
Cyndee wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "lol at those name changes. that's funny"It was RIDICULOUS! Not only was there Neal DeGlasse Bryson, but also Bill McCann the Science Man (a science show educator of course), and l..."
Yeah, that's super distracting to the story - too eye-rolling.
this one is 416 pages think I will start that in next half hour
With what everyone has picked out we are good on pages.
COMPLETION POST:
Task: Task 10 - 63. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books tagged 'magic' or 'magical'.
Book: The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant by Drew Hayes
Page numbers with source: GR Kindle 300 pages
How book qualified: Tagged 'magic' by 22 on 1st page of tags
Date Completed: 4/04/2021
Rating: 4 stars
Delightfully humorous stories of Fred, a once pudgy, geeky, clumsy accountant who finds himself undead. He wanted nothing more than to continue his simple, isolated life of numbers but a trip home to his high school reunion leads to encounters with other parahumans and sets him off on a series of adventures.
Task: Task 10 - 63. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books tagged 'magic' or 'magical'.
Book: The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant by Drew Hayes
Page numbers with source: GR Kindle 300 pages
How book qualified: Tagged 'magic' by 22 on 1st page of tags
Date Completed: 4/04/2021
Rating: 4 stars
Delightfully humorous stories of Fred, a once pudgy, geeky, clumsy accountant who finds himself undead. He wanted nothing more than to continue his simple, isolated life of numbers but a trip home to his high school reunion leads to encounters with other parahumans and sets him off on a series of adventures.
COMPLETION POST:Task 10 - 63. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books tagged 'magic' or 'magical'.
Book:
Pages: 416
Read: 4 April
Rating: 4.5⭐️
How it qualifies: Tagged Magic by 488 people on page 1 column 1
https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...
Review: Book 2 in the series following Nevada trying to get to the bottom of the death of some lawyers and some powerful magical forces. I’m really enjoying this series and need to really read some more of it soon.
Completion PostTask 10 - 63. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books tagged 'magic' or 'magical'.
Hazel: White Hot
Post 235
Cyndee: The Utterly Uninteresting and UnAdventurours Tales of Fred
Post 234
Suzanne: Blood Heir
Post 237
April: Gifted thief
Post 238
348+359+416+300= 1423
COMPLETION POST:Task 10 - 63. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books tagged 'magic' or 'magical'.
by Ilona Andrews. Pages: 359 pages
Date Read: 4/4/21
How it fits: Tagged Magic 131 times https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...
Rating 4 stars
Review: I think now I'm once again up-to-date on the Ilona Andrews books - I guess that shows I'm a fan! This is a start of a new series set in the Kate Daniels universe, with Julie as the main character. I liked it!
Completion PostTask 10 - 63. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books tagged 'magic' or 'magical'.
Book: Gifted Thief
Pages: 348
How book qualified: Tagged magic 107 times https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...
Date Completed: 4/5/21
Rating: 3 stars
It was an ok book. It got better toward the end.
Fab April. Hope your house are all coping ok with Covid and starting to feel a bit better. Suzanne I just read my 2nd Ilona Andrews book and really need to prioritise reading more as I’ve really enjoyed the first 2 in the legacy series.
Here is your next task!Task 11 - 78. Read 6 books with alliteration in the title or author's name.
Books selected for this task need to have alliteration in the title or authors name. Small words such as 'and' or 'in' will be allowed between the alliterated words in a title. So books such as Devoted in Death and Spook Squad would work. Also authors such as Julie James and Lucy Lennox would qualify. Please include whether you are using the author or title as your qualifier in your completion posts.
I started Where We Went Wrong last night but only got through the prologue. So I'm going to re-read that part tonight so it'll count. :D
I can volunteer for a second one too, since we need 6. I have a different audio book that I'm finishing up today on my commute and can start Meet Cute by Helena Hunting as soon as it's done. I need to read it for another challenge anyway.
I’ve got a few. I can do 2 this time. Going to start one now just need to decide which one. I have a few Meghan March, Willow Winters and Susan Stoker books.
I am in the process of finishing up a book then I will start one. And thanks Hazel we are finally feeling better. The cough is the only thing that is getting us.
I will read Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost.389 Kindle pages
Thanks Cyndee and Hazel for being willing to do two!
I am reading
Thanks Cyndee and Hazel
Completion post Task 11 - 78. Read 6 books with alliteration in the title or author's name.
Book:
Pages: 300 as per kindle edition in above link
Read: 5 April
Rating: 3.5⭐️
How it qualifies: Book title has alliteration in the name Hidden Hollywood
Review: Claire is a successful actress but has a rubbish time with men. She agrees to a one off blind date but uses a false name. Her date Josh switches place with his identical twin Jake. Jake wants more but Claire can’t put her reputation and her heart on the line but Jake isn’t one to take no for an answer.
Completion PostTask 11 - 78. Read 6 books with alliteration in the title or author's name.
Hazel: Hidden Hollywood
Post 248
Bad judgment
Post 251
Cyndee: Meet Cute
Post 254
Where we went wrong
Post 255
Suzanne: Twice Tempted
Post 253
April: Merry Me
Post 250
Completion PostTask 11 - 78. Read 6 books with alliteration in the title or author's name.
Book: Merry me
Pages: 250
How book qualified: Book title has alliteration in the name Merry Me
Date Completed: 4/5/21
Rating: 3 stars
It was an ok book. It got better toward the end.
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Task: Task 8 - 58. Read 6 books published in the year one of the teammates joined RRRC, teams decide which teammate. Hazel and Cyndee joined in 2018.
Book: Nowhere Boy by Katherine Marsh
Page numbers with source: GR Kindle 368 pages
How book qualified: Published August 7th 2018
Date Completed: 3/31/21
Rating: 5 stars
Great story about the friendship that develops between 13-yr-old Max, who has just moved to Belgium from Washington, DC and the 14-yr-old Syrian refugee, Ahmed, hiding out in the wine cellar of his house. Once Max discovers that Ahmed is in his home, he does everything he can to make sure Ahmed is safe, warm, and fed while terrorist attacks are happening all around them, filling the people of Belgium (and the rest of the world) with fear and prejudice. Joining Max in his efforts are some wonderful side characters. If I was still teaching, I'd be adding this one to my lessons.