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TART Challenge - Round 3 - Buns on the Run (13)
The Amazing Race Team Challenge - Round 3March 15, 2021 through May 11, 2021
It Feels Like We Are All Just Running in Place!
Tracking:
Task 1 - With St. Patricks Day coming up, everyone is Irish! As a team select whether you are going to read books set in Ireland OR books with an Irish character OR books with a primarily green cover. Each teammate must read a book that fits the qualification selected, no pass for this task. 3.15.2021 - 3.18.2021
Task 2 - 14. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with Contemporary Romance as MPG. 3.18.2021 - 3.20.2021
Task 3 - 20. Read 4 books 300 pages or longer. 3.20.2021 - 3.22.2021
Task 4 - 23. Each teammate reads a book that has been read by one of the RRRC moderators. No pass for this task. 3.22.2021 - 3.24.2021
Task 5 - 39. Read 6 books set outside of the US. 3.24.2021 - 3.28.2021
Task 6 - 33. Read 6 books in the same sub-genre, teams decide. 3.26.2021 - 3.28.2021
Task 7 - 32. Read 6 books with over 2500 ratings. 3.28.2021 - 3.31.2021
Task 8 - 29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession. 3.31.2021 - 4.4.2021
Task 9 - 15. Read a minimum of 600 pages in books with an audio edition. 4.5.2021 - 4.8.2021
Task 10 - 45. Read 6 books with 3 word titles. 4.8.2021 - 4.13.2021
Task 11 - 69. Read 6 books that have won/been nominated for an award. 4.13.2021 - 4.20.2021
Task 12 - 70. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books of the same sub-genre, but by different authors. 4.20.2021 - 4.24.2021
Task 13 - 80. Read 4 books initially published in different decades. 4.24.2021 - 4.28.2021
Task 14 - 115 Read 8 books with an average rating over 4.0 AND over 250 reviews. 4.28.2021 - 5.9.2021
Task 15 - LAST TASK - Read a book with a 9 in the initial publication date. 5.9.2021
Information required when posting your completion/s:
Task
Book/cover link
Page numbers with source
How book qualified, with links or cover as necessary.
Date Completed.
Rating/Review.
**Remember to use the first edition Kindle page count only! If your page count comes from a Kindle edition published on the initial publication date on the editions page, it will count. If your page count comes from a Kindle edition labeled '1st edition', it will count. If your page count comes from the earliest dated English language Kindle edition, it will count. I am looking for one of those three things when confirming your books! As long the page count you list is correct, I will accept any link to the book. Ebook page count will be acceptable if no Kindle page count available. The acceptability of other page counts will be made on an individual basis.**
Please note that a rating is now required in your completion posts! A small review is also welcome. 😊
I think most of you know each other, at least a little, but feel free to introduce yourself again. Please give any relevant information, especially time zone as that helps know when it is best to communicate. 😊Please select a team leader to help keep track of where your team is in any given task. And as necessary guide discussions for task decisions. Any teammate can report your completions though.
Remember, it is the team's responsibility to notify the host (me) if a teammate fails to complete the task in a timely manner or otherwise goes missing! I am not checking all the team threads regularly to notice and may only check when notified a task is complete.
PS - If you want to be known as anything other than Team 13, you are free to come up with a team name. 😉
Hi everyone I'm looking forward to playing this with you guys. Shelby and I were on the same team last year and it was quite fun. With that said - I'm more about having fun then winning (although I'm a little competitive so I don't like to be in last place) :) I'm one of the few people that doesn't work from home this year so I don't have as much reading time as past years although I've been doing a lot more audio books since I can listen sometimes while working. I'm retired from the military and the single mom of two high school kids.
I read primarily M/M although I still read some M/F Fantasy authors and my all time favorite author is still Ilona Andrews. As for M/M I love paranormal, fantasy, and suspense the most but I can find just about any category except YA. I'm just too damn old to really enjoy a YA book!
There are a few categories it helps to decide before we start so I'll throw out my suggestions and you guys can as well:Everyone reads a book by the same author:
Eli Easton
NR Walker
Hailey Turner
Josh Lanyon
Rhys Ford
Pandora Pine
Jordan Castillo Price
K.M. Neuhold
Megan Derr
K.J. Charles
Read a book from the same series
Each person read a book where the MC is in the same profession
Cops/Detective
Bodyguard
Professional Hockey Player
Read a book in the same sub genre
I believe M/M is a sub genre of Romance but we'd have to get that confirmed
Paranormal is a sub genre of Fantasy
Crime is a sub genre of Mystery
Set in the same location
New York
UK (London)
California
Same Color Cover
Black
Blue
White
Set in someone's hometown
Mine is Arizona which isn't the easiest
Set in Same country (not US)
UK
Australia
A List with over 100 books on it
M/M Romance Group Members Choice Winners
Favorite Gay Couples
The Best of Gay Romance
Can't Wait M/M Romance of 2020
Read a book in the year a teammate joined this group
- I joined in 2015
books written by an author whose first or last name begins with the first letter of a teammate's screen name.
Choices are D, S, R or A
I like any of them but mine :)
Read 6 books not set on a continent of a teammate.
I vote we use Ryland who is in Europe so we can read any book set in North America and so many books are set in the U.S.
Read 4 books published in the decade of a teammate's birth, team decides which teammate.
We want the youngest person and I guarantee that isn't me!
Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope.
Friends to Lovers
Mates
Fake Relationship
Gay For You
May/December
First Time Gay
Hurt/Comfort
Out For You
As a team, pick a Romance List from GR Listopia with less than 100 books on it, each teammate reads a book from that list. No pass for this task.
Can't Wait M/M Romance of 2021
M/M Romance Published in 2021
Best M/M Book of the Year 2020
As a team, select an animal. Read 8 books tagged with that animal.
Wolf is definitely the easiest
Horse
Bear
Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. Select books from 2 different teammates and read them. AND recommended by team mate (I'll post mine tomorrow for this but it's getting late and I need to go to bed).
If you are like me you have a lot more than 5 favorite books so it helps if you look at the TBR's of other team mates and pick some favorites that are on their TBR. Also remember books must be 150 pages long so no recommendations that are too short but we also don't really want to recommend really long books either.
Also we need a team captain (I can do it unless someone else wants to). A team name as well (I like having a team name but I'm not good at thinking of them). But since we are an M/M team the only ones I can think of are:Stiff Competition
Rainbow Dashers
Touch My Shelf
Racing down the Happy Trail
Getting Lucky
Cumming in First
Buns on the Run
Off Like a Prom Dress
Ibuprofen and Ben Gay
Blew Past You
Hey there! I'm Ryland. Nice to meet you guys. I go through books really (really) quickly. I decided to join this challenge because I'm falling into a reading slump and I need more to read, but can't decide myself because nothing is sounding good right now.
I'm looking forward to exploring new books with you guys :)
Here are my suggestions
Everyone reads a book by the same author:
Eli Easton
NR Walker
Rhys Ford
K.M. Neuhold
Riley Hart
Ella Frank
Read a book from the same series
as long as it's not mystery/cops i'm good with about anything. there are tons of series i've been wanting to read. here are a few
Each person read a book where the MC is in the same profession
please god no cops, anything but cops. we can do dancers (tons of books with dancers) and then there's mechanics or writers and those should be easy to find as well.
There's this list for athletes/coaches, and they have one for each year.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Here's the list for performing/visual arts, so artists, dancers, etc.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Read a book in the same sub genre
we could read a contemporary m/m romance for this one.
Set in the same location
this one should be easy, we just need to pick a place. new york seems like it would be easy. LA too. and London.
Same Color Cover
very easy - my vote is for grey, lots of authors recently, especially in the mm genre, have been going for the monochrome covers with bright script text. here are some examples -
Set in someone's hometown
My hometown is in Alaska so yeah... probably not the easiest one.
Set in Same country (not US)
UK, Canada
A List with over 100 books on it
Nearly anything is fine with me, just no mystery/cops please
Read a book in the year a teammate joined this group
- I joined two days ago, so 2021
books written by an author whose first or last name begins with the first letter of a teammate's screen name.
Choices are D, S, R or A
I like any of them but mine :)
Gives us Riley Hart, Annabelle Jacobs, Nash Summers, Roe Horvat, idk I'm just going through my tbr and picking authors. Any of these would be pretty easy.
Read 6 books not set on a continent of a teammate.
I think this is implying that it can't be set on any of the continents any of us live on? Otherwise, I'm good with anything in terms of finding books in certain settings.
Read 4 books published in the decade of a teammate's birth, team decides which teammate.
I'm a 1995 baby, so idk. Hoping to god someone here is younger than me
Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope.
Friends to Lovers
Mates
Fake Relationship
Enemies to Lovers
Straight to Gay
I love tropes, wont be disappointed by really anything we choose.
As a team, pick a Romance List from GR Listopia with less than 100 books on it, each teammate reads a book from that list. No pass for this task.
I'm fine with any of the previously mentioned ones
As a team, select an animal. Read 8 books tagged with that animal.
That's two votes for wolf
Hey everyone. :) Ryland it's great to see you joining us. As previously mentioned Danielle and I have played this game together before and I know I've been on teams with AnnMarie in the past as well. I'm probably the easiest one as far as things go when it comes to selecting categories and the like. I'll read anything. So unless it's a series I've finished completely or a book I've already read I'm happy to go along with the group with most things. I'm out in Los Angeles so PST and since I bartend I'm often up super late and generally check GR before I go to bed so if we need completions posted I'll usually be the last one up. :)
Some me specifics..
Hometown: Washington State
Decade: I'm an 80's baby.
Just a heads up I might be a little incommunicado Mon/Tues of next week as I'm on set for an industrial those two days. Generally that means long days and just plain exhaustion when I get home. But since set is only a few minutes from my house for once maybe it won't be too bad. I know the first category is supposed to be posted that day so I'll do my best to check in and figure out what I'm reading asap. Luckily I read pretty fast so it shouldn't have us behind to start off since categories can only be called every other day.
As for team names I'm also happy to go with anything the team likes as a whole, but I have to say for some silly reason I was drawn to Danielle's "Buns on the Run" suggestion.
Ryland,Sounds like you read mostly contemporary (which I don't read as much of) but these are a few authors with a lot of books that are contemporary we could look at for authors/series:
Layla Reyne
Sloane Parker
Lily Morton
Lucy Lennox
Leigh Garrett
Amy Lane
We'll also see what suggestions AnnMarie has.
HOMETOWN:Danielle: Arizona
Ryland: Alaska
Shelby: California
AnnMarie: New Jersey
Year Joined RRRRC
Danielle: 2015
Ryland: 2021
Shelby: 2013
AnnMarie: 2020
Decade Born:
Danielle: 70's
Ryland: 90's
Shelby: 80's
AnnMarie: 70's
Birth Month:
Danielle: October
Ryland:
Shelby: July
AnnMarie: November
Recommended Shelf:
AnnMarie
Danielle: Danielle's Current Month
Ryland:
Shelby:
Top Five Books:
Danielle:
Ryland:
Shelby:
AnnMarie:
Shelby wrote: "I joined the group in 2013. :)"Thanks!
Read 6 books not set on a continent of a teammate.I think this is implying that it can't be set on any of the continents any of us live on?
I asked on Q&A and that is what it means - so we can't use North America or Europe (The UK counts as Europe). I think we should use Australia since it's fairly easy to find things set there. NR Walker books are almost always set in Australia along with a few other authors.
Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "Read 6 books not set on a continent of a teammate.I think this is implying that it can't be set on any of the continents any of us live on?
I asked on Q&A and that is what it means - so we can't ..."
With that one I don't think we all have to pick the same continent. It just needs to not be Europe or North America. :)
Sorry I haven't posted sooner, my work system crashed yesterday so had many fires to put out today and catch-up but thankfully it is back now :) I live in South Jersey so I am in EST, currently working from home for at least a bit longer. I am tearing through Supernatural on Netflix now, I love all things Marvel & Star Wars, I miss going to the movies and I am so looking forward to Winter being over!
Everyone reads a book by the same author:TJ Klune
Mary Calmes
Ella Frank
Piper Scott
Lily Morton
Charlie Cochet
May Archer
Eli Easton
NR Walker
Hailey Turner
Jordan Castillo Price
K.J. Charles
Read a book from the same series – Do we need to find series that have at least 4 books so we all read a different one or can more that one of us read the same book in a series?
Each person read a book where the MC is in the same profession
Cops/Detective
Soldier
Read a book in the same sub genre
I am fine with Paranormal, Mystery or Crime
Set in the same location
New York
UK (London)
California
Same Color Cover
I am good with any really
Set in someone's hometown
New Jersey
Set in Same country (not US)
UK
Australia
A List with over 100 books on it – I will likely find something that interests me providing it is not BDSM, kink or historical
Read a book in the year a teammate joined this group
- I joined in 2020
books written by an author whose first or last name begins with the first letter of a teammate's screen name.
Choices are D, S, R or A
Suggestions for A – Adrienne Wilder, AJ Sherwood, Alice Winters, Rosalind Abel, Annabeth Albert, Charlie Adhara, Keira Andrews, May Archer, Gregory Ashe
(And for D since Danielle said she doesn’t like her letter) Hanna Dare or Ethan Day
Read 6 books not set on a continent of a teammate.
Read 4 books published in the decade of a teammate's birth, team decides which teammate.
I am a child of the 70s
Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope.
Found Family
Friends to Lovers
Enemies to Lovers
May/December
As a team, pick a Romance List from GR Listopia with less than 100 books on it, each teammate reads a book from that list. No pass for this task.
Any of these work for me.
Can't Wait M/M Romance of 2021
M/M Romance Published in 2021
Best M/M Book of the Year 2020
As a team, select an animal. Read 8 books tagged with that animal.
Wolf or dragon
Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. Select books from 2 different teammates and read them. AND recommended by team mate).
The House in the Cerulean Sea
Frog
Upside Down
The Last Sun
Tigers & Devils
Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "A team name as well Touch My Shelf
Buns on the Run
Off Like a Prom Dress
Ibuprofen and Ben Gay"
I like these :)
I can be flexible with group choices. I have some authors I have on an "authors behaving badly" list but even if the group selects one of those I likely have at least a couple books so picking one to read is not an issue :)
MM books published in the 90sPickings are slim here. I am not a Yaoi fan and I imagine more than a few are out of print. The few I checked that are available in ebook are long.
Hopefully we won't get the read a book in the decade a teammate was born because 1990 is the earliest we have! Out of the over 3,000 M/M books on all my shelves none were published in the 90's. I might have to read an M/F book if we get that category!I've read all 5 of the books you picked as your favorite AnnMarie so looks like we have similar tastes.
Read a book from the same series – Do we need to find series that have at least 4 books so we all read a different one or can more that one of us read the same book in a series?
9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. Can read the same book for this one
82. Each teammate reads a different book from the same series. Series needs at least 4 books
Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. Select books from 2 different teammates and read them. AND recommended by team mate).The House in the Cerulean Sea
Frog
Upside Down
The Last Sun
Tigers & Devils
Recommended by a teammate can be more than 5 books. You can use a shelf - like favorite or 5 star reads so that we have a lot more choices. Which is nice since for example I have read all 5 books AnnMarie listed as her favorites. These are two different tasks:
12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.
99. Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. Select books from 2 different teammates and read them.
For Books in a series I would rather do Crossroads if we are going to do a Riley Hart series.Ella Frank is hit and miss for me but I haven't read the last book in the Temptation Series so I'd be okay with that one. I don't want to do Robbie because it's a spinoff of the Temptation Series and I'm weird about hating to read books out of order :)
Here a couple other suggestions I'd like everyone's thoughts on:
The Fall - Love in O'Leary
Absolution - The Protectors
Pieces of You - Missing Pieces (depending on which one - this series only has 3 books so far)
Clutch - Forbidden Desires
Out in the Deep - Out in College
Intoxicating - Elite Protection Services
Also does anyone else but Shelby have a preference on a name for the team?Let me know any of these that are missing and I will add the info so it's all in one place: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Birth Month - Ryland
Top Five Books - Shelby/Ryland
Recommendation Shelf - Shelby/Ryland/AnnMarie Shelf must have 10 books per the Q&A and the more the better for those choosing
Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "Read a book from the same series – Do we need to find series that have at least 4 books so we all read a different one or can more that one of us read the same book in a series?Yes"
I prefer series books so I'll think on some that have at least 4 entries. Off the top of my head I can think of:
Infected by Andrea Speed
THIRDS by Charlie Cochet
Soulbound by Hailey Turner
Love in O'Leary by May Archer*
Men of Halfway House by Jaime Reese*
I believe can be read out of order for the most part
Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "I have read all 5 books AnnMarie listed as her favorites."Did you like them? If so you have good taste :) I will update my Favorites shelf later and post it here.
AnnMarie wrote: "Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "I have read all 5 books AnnMarie listed as her favorites."Did you like them? If so you have good taste :) I will update my Favorites shelf later and post it here."
I loved
The other two were just okay for me.
AnnMarie wrote: "Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "Read a book from the same series – Do we need to find series that have at least 4 books so we all read a different one or can more that one of us read the same book in a..."I'm caught up on the 1st series you listed and only have the latest book to read in Soulbound (I can't believe I haven't started it yet)! I'm good with the other two series.
Here's my 5 books...
I tried to go with books/authors not really previously mentioned to give a broader selection base. I have too many favorites to pick from. :-p
OMG! Has anyone else experimented with/checked out the new beta layout for book pages? I LOATHE it! Really not easily navigated or helpful in the way they've laid things out. Especially for challenges.
Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "AnnMarie wrote: "Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "Read a book from the same series – Do we need to find series that have at least 4 books so we all read a different one or can more that one of us read t..."I'm saving the new Soulbound book for just such a spot as this challenge. It's the only one I haven't read too. :D
As far as series go...
I'm complete on:
Crossroads
Infected
Thirds
The Spectral Files
In the middle of:
Soulbound (1 Book)
Men of Halfway House (1 Book)
The Protectors
Pieces of You
Confessions (1 Book)
Fish Out of Water (1 Book)
We need a team name - anyone else have any suggestions or anything they like? If not we will go with Buns on the Run that Shelby liked.
Shelby wrote: "OMG! Has anyone else experimented with/checked out the new beta layout for book pages? I LOATHE it! Really not easily navigated or helpful in the way they've laid things out. Especially for challen..."I can't figure out how to find a list of ALL the tags from the beta layout. There's also no easy way to update your progress or fix a reading/finish date.
For these series I'm on:Soulbound (Book 6)
Men of Halfway House (Book 2)
The Protectors (Book 11)
Pieces of You (Book 1)
Fish Out of Water (Book 4)
Shelby,For recommendation shelf are you using your favorite shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
If it a series I enjoyed I am fine with re-reading a book if necessary. I know some folks are not a fan of the re-read but I love revisiting with books I enjoyed :)
Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "We need a team name - anyone else have any suggestions or anything they like? If not we will go with Buns on the Run that Shelby liked."I am fine with this.
AnnMarie wrote: "Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "We need a team name - anyone else have any suggestions or anything they like? If not we will go with Buns on the Run that Shelby liked."I am fine with this."
Buns on the Run sounds good to me
RylandWhen you get a chance can you give us a recommendation shelf (Must have at least 10 books). Your favorite 5 books of all time, and the month of your birthday.
Thanks!
Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "Shelby wrote: "OMG! Has anyone else experimented with/checked out the new beta layout for book pages? I LOATHE it! Really not easily navigated or helpful in the way they've laid things out. Especia..."Yep. All those things. I usually never respond to the requests for feedback. This time I sent them a long email about all the reasons I hate it.
Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "Shelby,For recommendation shelf are you using your favorite shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."
Sure. There's a mix of options in there. :)
Oh - I totally misunderstood the recommendation task. It's actually a task where you can give your teammates a shelf and then they pick one book off that shelf that you need to read for that task. That's why there must be 10 books. So I need a shelf of books you want to read that someone could pick one off of!
Here we go! Task 1: For EVERY TEAM!
With St. Patricks Day coming up, everyone is Irish! As a team select whether you are going to read books set in Ireland OR books with an Irish character OR books with a primarily green cover. Each teammate must read a book that fits the qualification selected, no pass for this task.
Please include the team selected qualification in your completion posts. Remember you need to include how you know your book qualifies! I need to know where to look to confirm your book, include any info or links as necessary. If choosing the primarily green cover, it needs to be over 50% green to be accepted. Don’t forget to use the first edition Kindle page count!
So which do we want to do? I think green cover is easiest but I can make either of the other 2 options work.
I agree green cover is the easiest. I could find a book with an Irish character as well but I say let's go with an easy one to find and say green cover.
Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "Here's a list:M/M Romance with mostly green covers"
I checked that list earlier and I was surprised at how many covers I thought would be 50% green were not anywhere close to that so check that tinyeye site :) That said I have a book picked for green cover and one for Irish/Ireland so I am good with any choice.
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March 15, 2021 through May 11, 2021
It Feels Like We Are All Just Running in Place!
Team:
★ Danielle Gypsy Soul
✓ Shelby
✓ AnnMarie
✓ Ryland