TART Challenge - Round 4 - Racing Rainbows (1) Showing 851-900 of 1,124

[Diane]

Hi guys! I am here. You were so quick with the last category!! Thanks for covering. I was at my mom's with breakfast yesterday morning at 7:00 am and went all day. Got her all moved in and settled and unpacked (except pictures on walls) and she had 2 meals in her new dining room with other residents and then I left for the 2 hour drive home at 8:30 last night. Was totally exhausted by the time I got here. So glad my brother and his wife live in London. And my sister-in-law drove in to help as well. Just one more trip up this weekend to finish cleaning out the old apartment of all the things she couldn't take with her.

[Diane]

Selection Post - Task 19
Read 6 books with or without facial hair on a male cover model
Teams decide.
Team decision: Without facial hair

Book:
Lincoln's Park
Author: Parker Williams
Pages: 266 / Kindle ed
How it Qualifies: See cover above

[DeeNeez]

Task 19 -COMPLETION - Read 6 books with or without facial hair on a male cover model. Teams decide

Title: The Bookmobile Baby

Pages: 160 GR
How it fits: no facial hair on cover model

Finished Nov 1
Rate 🌟🌟🌟
Review
3.5 rating. Sweet, yet kinky omega alpha universe. Two broken MC’s who find love and healing. I did like how this romance centered around books and the bookmobile. Overall a good read.

[Diane]

I have read that one too Dee, and gave it 3 stars.

[Wende]

Diane wrote: "Hi guys! I am here. You were so quick with the last category!! Thanks for covering. I was at my mom's with breakfast yesterday morning at 7:00 am and went all day. Got her all moved in and settled ..."

You had a busy few days! Hope your mom enjoys her new home

[DeeNeez]

Diane wrote: "I have read that one too Dee, and gave it 3 stars."

I love a good kinky story, omega and alpha..ok. But I am so tired of omega alpha universe stories that is all about giving birth and children…. That I can do without.

[Diane]

Wende wrote: "Diane wrote: "Hi guys! I am here. You were so quick with the last category!! Thanks for covering. I was at my mom's with breakfast yesterday morning at 7:00 am and went all day. Got her all moved i..."

So far so good Wende!!

[Wende]

Gustaf finished my two

[Wende]

That is wonderful Diane

[Wende]

I have two series now I need to read!!!
I hope our next task and bingo helps me out.
Strange Medicine and Nice Dragons Finish Last
I have had great books the last couple rounds. I am enjoying myself

[DeeNeez]

I might have to break down and purchase the Dr Maxwell Thornton series. I’ve been wanted to read them for a while.😉

[Gustaf]

I read the first book for SH last year. Have to go back to it.

[Wende]

I love them. I have the first three as I won them for a launch party on Facebook. I think it was for book three. I go to different launch parties every week. I usually do not win.

[Gustaf]

Completion Post - Task 19
Read 6 books with or without facial hair on a male cover model. Teams decide.
Team decision: Without facial hair

Rare Vigilance by M.A. Grant
238 pages/GR
How it fits: See cover above

Read: 4/11/21
Rating: 4 stars
Review:
After reading some reviews of this, I wasn't sure if I would enjoy it or not. That together with this being a new author to me had me waiting the longest time to pick it up. I shouldn't have worried though. It was so good. Both Atlas and Cristian were great characters and I found myself rooting for them pretty much from the beginning while also very much enjoying the ride of the story itself. And it was a wild one. Not even the cliffhanger ending bothered me. Maybe because I was prepared for it. Yes, I read spoilers.

The writing was great and flowed really well. As was the pacing. I very much enjoyed how piece by piece of the mystery slowly was unraveled. Usually I find it quite tiring only having one point of view throughout the whole book, but I really enjoyed being in Atlas head.

I can't wait t0 see what's next for Atlas and Cristian.

Completion Post - Task 19
Read 6 books with or without facial hair on a male cover model. Teams decide.
Team decision: Without facial hair

One More Shot by Hayden Hall
201 pages/GR first kindle edition
How it fits: See cover above

Read: 05/11/21
Rating: 2 stars
Review:
Look, I just think I had too high expectations after reading some of this author's other works. This one didn't really work for me. I don't know if it was the language and that the beats felt a little off. It wasn't all bad, but I don't think I'll remember this book a week from now.

[Diane]

Ack! I am getting close - over 60% thru mine. Hoping to post before bed tonight.

[Gustaf]

No stress. I'm trying to figure out what to read for the new bingo category.

[DeeNeez]

Bingo was easy for me. I needed a book with erotica tag for my monthly challenge… dug up an old kinky favorite How to Train Your Dom in Five Easy Steps

Love it when a book fits two challenges.

[Diane]

Ack, gotta see the category!

[Gustaf]

I'm going for Roots of Evil

[DeeNeez]

Gustaf wrote: "I'm going for Roots of Evil"

Oh, I need to read that one too! Maybe it will fit the next task.

[Wende]

Bingo does not fit the two series I want to read. I am not behind in it so will wait a day or two to pick it

[Wende]

Gustaf wrote: "I'm going for Roots of Evil"

I love the first book so I need to read it.

[Diane]

Completion Post - Task 19
Read 6 books with or without facial hair on a male cover model
Teams decide.
Team decision: Without facial hair

Book:
Lincoln's Park
Author: Parker Williams
Pages: 266 / Kindle ed
How it Qualifies: See cover above
Read: Nov 5
Rating: 3 stars
Review: This story was nice, and sweet, and took 2 men who both had issues (Noel kicked out of house by parents when came out and spent 3 years living in a shelter) and Lincoln (fell in love with ex-hooker who died from AIDS 10 years previously). Both had baggage and found love and understanding in the other, but I found the prose fairly repetitive. I also thought that Lincoln's lifestyle was fairly unbelievable as the only cook in a diner that was open 7 days a week. He started working around 4:00 a.m and finished at 11:00 pm every day but Sunday when he closed after lunch to do paperwork and had maintained that schedule for around 10 years with no breaks? Hard to imagine. And then when he tells Noel he wants to cut down a bit to spend more time with him and Noel won't let him?? What??! And he is a Dom who needs a BDSM relationship but hasn't had sex in almost 10 years?? What?! And when he finds a sub, he is fine to snuggle for a while and not get physical? Just was very unrealistic. And what's with Noel who is the sweetest guy on earth tellilng off Lincoln's brother? Some of the story just wasn't that believable.

[Gustaf]

Posted our tracking post :)

[Diane]

Thanks Gustaf. Am going to bed. You are probably just getting up??!

[Gustaf]

Actually I haven’t gone to sleep yet 😅

[DeeNeez]

Gustaf wrote: "Actually I haven’t gone to sleep yet 😅"

I hope you have the day off to sleep in then 😳

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Here is your next task!

Task 20 - 92. Read over 1500 pages in books set in the future or the past - teams decide.

As a team decide whether your books will be set in the past or in the future, then read at least 1500 pages set in that time frame. ‘Historical’ or ‘Futuristic’ tags will qualify depending on the selected time frame. If looking for specific years, it would need to be 25 years to the future or the past. Remember to use the first edition Kindle page count.

[Diane]

We doing past??

[DeeNeez]

Yup, we decided historical tags.

[DeeNeez]

Book 1
Task 20 - Selection - Read over 1500 pages in books set in the future or the past - teams decided Past

Title: Subtle Blood

Pages: 250 GR
How it fits: Historical tag on GR main page (see link above)

[Wende]

Task 20 - completion post:
Read over 1500 pages in books set in the future or the past - teams decide: decided on past
Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk

226 pages
How it fits: tagged on mpg Historical
[*book:Widdershins|17332939]
5 stars
Read: 11/6/21
Review:
I love Percival and Griffin as everyone who knows me knows! This was the first book and this was when They first start to discover the secrets of the paranormal all around them. I loved the kiss! I loved how Percival kicked ass to save his man. I loved revisiting my favorite couple ❤❤

Task 20 - Selection post:
Read over 1500 pages in books set in the future or the past - teams decide: decided on past
The Magpie Lord by K.J. Charles

210 pages gr
How it fits: tagged on mpg historical
[*book:The Magpie Lord|18871842]
5 stars
Read 11/6/21
Review:
I read this all night and could only remember bits and pieces. I loved it. Stephen and Crane coming together was explosive with flying birds. The mystery and how the evil warlocks were destroyed was epic!!!

[Wende]

Emily is off tomorrow and we are going to binge the series. I read the book Shadow of Night a long time ago but I am going to reread it to see where the series made the story better or worse 😂😂
Truthfully was not planning to read it but why not?

Btw does it have to be tagged historical. The first two Harry Potter books have in the precip set in 1992 and 1993. Almost 30 years ago.

[Wende]

I am read the Magpie book first if I find a better book for my other I will read it

[Wende]

Gustaf hoping you have a lazy Saturday planned. To be young again!

[DeeNeez]

Wende wrote: "I am read the Magpie book first if I find a better book for my other I will read it"

What!? You’re not reading Widdershins 😮

[Wende]

I wanted to so bad but it is not set in England for bingo but I am not reading the Shadow of Night as I started to read a bit and I hated it. I gave it four stars and just disliked it now. What is up with that?

So going to read my all time favorite book Widdershins thank you very much!!!

[DeeNeez]

Unless something else peeks my interest…I think my second book might end up be Widdershins too

[DeeNeez]

Book 2
Task 20 - Selection - Read over 1500 pages in books set in the future or the past - teams decided Past

Title: Unhallowed

Pages: 226 GR
How it fits: Historical tag on GR main page (see link above)

[DeeNeez]

Decided on the spinoff series… the second comes out soon, and i want to refresh my memory 😁

[Wende]

DeeNeez wrote: "Decided on the spinoff series… the second comes out soon, and i want to refresh my memory 😁"

I loved that book and already bought the next. Just waiting for it to show up on kindle next week! I might refresh mine as well. Almost done with the magpie book. I have not read it in years. It is almost like reading a new book. 😂

[Wende]

It is almost 7:00 am and I pulled a Gustaf. I am now going to bed. I will read my other when I wake up.

[Diane]

Book 2 Task 20 - Selection - Read over 1500 pages in books set in the future or the past
Teams decided Past

Book:
Two Rogues Make a Right
By: Cat Sebastian
Pages: 304 / Kindle ed
Qualifies: Listed as Historical on MPG

[Gustaf]

Tacking Post - Task 20
Wende:
226 pages Completion Post
210 pages Completion Post
Diane:
304 pages Completion Post
Gustaf:
283 pages Completion Post
264 pages Completion Post
DeeNeez:
250 pages Completion Post
226 pages Completion Post

Pages: 210 + 226 + 304 + 283 + 264 + 250 + 226 = 1763

[Gustaf]

Selection Post - Task 20
Read over 1500 pages in books set in the future or the past - teams decided Past

Best Laid Plaids by Ella Stainton
283 pages/GR first kindle edition
Qualified: MGP Tag Historical

Selection Post - Task 20
Read over 1500 pages in books set in the future or the past - teams decided Past

Slippery Creatures by K.J. Charles
264 pages/GR first kindle edition
How it fits: MGP historical tag

[Gustaf]

I'm not much for historicals but neither am I a fan of books in set in the future, so I guess this is a lesser choice of two evils x)

[Wende]

Gustaf wrote: "I'm not much for historicals but neither am I a fan of books in set in the future, so I guess this is a lesser choice of two evils x)"

Yep! But I love historicals but not mm one unless they are paranormals.

[DeeNeez]

Gustaf wrote: "I'm not much for historicals but neither am I a fan of books in set in the future, so I guess this is a lesser choice of two evils x)"

I personally love space opera over historical.😁

[Gustaf]

Anything sci -fi, futuristic etc have me in a twist. Remember when we had to read sci-fi for an SH task last year. I had such a hard time with it.

[Wende]

Gustaf wrote: "Anything sci -fi, futuristic etc have me in a twist. Remember when we had to read sci-fi for an SH task last year. I had such a hard time with it."

I did as well.