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[Wende]

Gustaf finished my second book. Do you need me to read a third book?

[Gustaf]

Wende wrote: "Gustaf finished my second book. Do you need me to read a third book?"

No, we should be good. Just change the Selection Post to Completion Post.

[Wende]

Dang it I did it again! Sorry

[Gustaf]

I've almost finished my first book and it was... interesting.

[Diane]

Just spent another long day driving to London to finish clearing out Mom's old apartment. Got it done! My son and husband came to help my brother and I this time. Am so tired and a little stiff from standing and carrying all day.

[Wende]

Gustaf wrote: "I've almost finished my first book and it was... interesting."

You are not enjoying it?

[Gustaf]

I enjoyed it more towards the end. It felt like it had more steam
than plot in the beginning.

[Wende]

Gustaf wrote: "I enjoyed it more towards the end. It felt like it had more steam
than plot in the beginning."

I am not fond of books that don't have a good plot. I had my eye on it but maybe will forego it for now

[Wende]

I am reading book two in The Magpie Lord
I have come the collusion I have not read this series even though it says I did. I think either I read another of the authors books and said I read the wrong one or I am really getting forgetful. Which could be because it has been years. You Gustaf was just a child when it said I read them. 2014.

[Wende]

Did everyone sign up for the Christmas exchange?

[Gustaf]

Yes! 😍

[Wende]

Gustaf wrote: "Yes! 😍"

I can't wait! Now I know how to gift people! I am quite excited. I was only able to gift five people before because I had their amazon email now I can just do it willy nilly!

[Wende]

We get an extra hour of sleep tonight. Time change!!! I will say though I wish they did away with it. So is every one happy for the extra hour?

[DeeNeez]

Book 1
Task 20 - COMPLETION - 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)

Finished Nov 6
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Review
A perfect end to the series, but I really hope there is a spin-off series. Would love to read more of Will and Kim missions as agents.

[Wende]

I am reading book three now on The Magpie Lord
Loving the series. I know we didn't need them but love them anyway

[Gustaf]

Completion 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

Read: 2021-11-06
Rating: 3 stars
Review:
I have to be honest with you all, in the beginning I didn't know what to do with this book. It felt like they never left the bedroom. And while I enjoy steam in my romance books I had a hard time finding a plot within all the steam. But it got better the more I read. I'm usually not one for historical romances, but as far as this one went it was a pretty solid read.

Completion 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

Rating: 2021-11-07
Rating: 5 stars
Review:
Okay so I never thought this would happen but K.J. Charles managed to write another historical that I absolutely loved.

This was so so so good. The mystery was so interesting and Will and Kim were such interesting, complex characters.

I can't wait to read the other two books, which is quite an accomplishment from the author since I really, really don't do historicals if I don't have to.

[Gustaf]

I'm honestly surprised by how much I enjoyed Slippery Creatures.

[Wende]

Gustaf wrote: "I'm honestly surprised by how much I enjoyed Slippery Creatures."

I know! I forgot how good K.J. Charles is as an author. I will read the series you just finished as soon as I am done with book three. I cannot believe I have read three historicals and working on my fourth in the last two days

[DeeNeez]

KJ Charles is an excellent author. 💕

[Gustaf]

I went and bought the other two books in the series. Already started book 2.

[Wende]

Gustaf wrote: "I went and bought the other two books in the series. Already started book 2."

I bought book one this morning

[DeeNeez]

I love how she has their dialog and POVs so spot on with the time era.

[Wende]

DeeNeez wrote: "I love how she has their dialog and POVs so spot on with the time era."

True. I love the way she wrote Jenny Saint in this past book. Even though she was secondary character she was three dimensional. A great character!

[Wende]

Reading Jackdaw now.

[Gustaf]

I just finished the last Merrychurch Mysteries book and I'm so sad it's over.

[Wende]

Gustaf wrote: "I just finished the last Merrychurch Mysteries book and I'm so sad it's over."

No more coming?

[Gustaf]

Wende wrote: "Gustaf wrote: "I just finished the last Merrychurch Mysteries book and I'm so sad it's over."

No more coming?"

I'm pretty sure it was meant to be a three book series. But there's a secondary character introduced in book 2 that really deserves his own story. Going to tell K.C Wells that lol.

[Gustaf]

I just realized that team 11 are reading books that we have read for this challenge as their task. That's funny.

[DeeNeez]

Gustaf wrote: "Wende wrote: "Gustaf wrote: "I just finished the last Merrychurch Mysteries book and I'm so sad it's over."

No more coming?"

I'm pretty sure it was meant to be a three book series. But there's a ..."

Maybe a spin-off series?

[DeeNeez]

Gustaf wrote: "I just realized that team 11 are reading books that we have read for this challenge as their task. That's funny."

No wonder, Team 11 is made up of good friends Laks, Laura, Liz. …I do miss Laura from our chat group …

[DeeNeez]

Book 2
Task 20 - COMPLETION - 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)

Finished Nov 7
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Review
I love this spin-off with the Widdershins librarians. A great start, and a blossoming romance between Sebastian and Vesper. Lots of potential here, a stack of great characters and intrigue within the library. And who ever said tentacles couldn’t be sexy.

[DeeNeez]

Now to finish my Bingo book while waiting for for our next task 😂

[Diane]

Book 2 Task 20 - Completion Post - 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
Finished: Nov 7
Rating: 4.5 stars
Review: This third book about Will and Martin is really a soft one. Both of them have pasts that have had major impacts on them, Martin with how he was treated by his father all his life, and Will with some horrific torture endured while working in the navy. They discuss their pasts, and help each other when they get overwhelmed by them, but you don't live through them again, so all is softened by time. They have been friends since boyhood, and how they come together just seems to be natural and so very sweet.

[Diane]

Yay!! Am done. And all done with moving my mother now. Phew, and this book works for Bingo too, so two birds with one stone.

[Gustaf]

And perfect timing, I just got woken up by my snoring husband x)

[Diane]

Argh, how frustrating for you!!

[Wende]

DeeNeez wrote: "Gustaf wrote: "I just realized that team 11 are reading books that we have read for this challenge as their task. That's funny."

No wonder, Team 11 is made up of good friends Laks, Laura, Liz. …I ..."

I do as well. I did want to ask her why she left but didn't want to seem like a stalker

[Wende]

Diane wrote: "Yay!! Am done. And all done with moving my mother now. Phew, and this book works for Bingo too, so two birds with one stone."

It sounds like you had productive weekend

[Wende]

Gustaf wrote: "And perfect timing, I just got woken up by my snoring husband x)"

I hate that

[Wende]

We have good taste! Didn't we pick that team as well? I am to lazy to check. 😂😂

[DeeNeez]

Wende wrote: "We have good taste! Didn't we pick that team as well? I am to lazy to check. 😂😂"

We picked Janeylou’s team (team 2)
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Here is your next task!

Task 21 - 74. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month.

This is not a team decision, you may read a book initially published in the birth month of any teammate. You may not use your own birth month unless it is the birth month of another teammate as well. Use the initial publication date for this task. If there is a date listed at the top of the editions page, use it! Otherwise, I will be looking for the earliest dated English language edition regardless of format for the qualification. Please include the teammate and their birth month in your completion posts.

[Wende]

DeeNeez wrote: "Wende wrote: "We have good taste! Didn't we pick that team as well? I am to lazy to check. 😂😂"

We picked Janeylou’s team (team 2)
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/......"

Thank you Dee!

[Wende]

Why is Dee's birth month struck out?

[Wende]

Are these correct?
March … Gustaf
April … Diane
August … Dee
October … Wende

[DeeNeez]

Wende wrote: "Why is Dee's birth month struck out?"

Cause I can’t pick my own BD month😂

[Wende]

Okay makes since 😂😂😂

[DeeNeez]

Task 21 - Selection - Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month
March for Gustaf’s BD month

Title: Puppuccino

Pages: 163 GR
How it fits: Pub in Month, Gustaf’s BD month
https://www.goodreads.com/work/editio...

[Wende]

Task 21: selection post
Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month.
No Good Dragon Goes Unpunished by Rachel Aaron

517 pages gr
How it fits: published in August (Dee's Birth month)
No Good Dragon Goes Unpunished

[Wende]

Thank you Dee for being born in August! I can read the next book in the series!