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TART Challenge - Round 4 - Racing Rainbows (1)
Will be done in a bit on book two. Loving it. It is also my bingo book so I am happy to get that book done as well. β€β€
Task 8 - COMPLETION - Read 6 books set in a major city
Hexbreaker
Pages: 259 GR
How it fits: New York, NY (see settings on GR main page)
Finished Oct 10
Rate πππππ
Review
I am really digging this series. Jordan Hawk has proven to be the best at world creating over and over, and she's done it again! I love how she creates unusual characters, unusual worlds and a great plots to weave it all together. Excellent!
Itβs been years since my first reading of this book. I have to admit Cicero and Tom are my absolute favorite story in this series. Again, Excellent!
DeeNeez wrote: "Task 8 - COMPLETION - Read 6 books set in a major cityHexbreaker
Pages: 259 GR
How it fits: New York, NY (see settings on GR main page)
Finished ..."
I need to reread this book. I love this series
Diane wrote: "Love it too!!"How was your holiday? Fun?
I bet seeing your brother and his family was fun
My family is crazy. My youngest and my brother's daughter are 16 and 17 and literally spent over an hour in the lake today swimming. Lake Huron. In October. My other daughter and their friend are here too so decided to go for a dip as well. Since they were there my brother and his wife and youngest, my 12 year old nephew, also went for a dip! It was nice weather, but i don't go swimming in October! They said it was cool but not too bad. I think they are nuts. And they all decided to not go home today but stay over one more night which means my husband and I now have to sleep on a pullout instead of our bed. Sometines I wish we were a little less fun !!
We made turkey a la king with leftovers tonight then cooked some pizzas and perogies to get them out of the freezer. We have a separate freezer here we unplug over the winter so needed to clean it out. Have only one last bottle of wine to open to get me thru sleeping on the pullout...
Enjoy the wine Diane. Maybe it will make the pullout more bearable
completion Post - Task 8Read 6 books set in a major city
Criss Cross
How it fits: set in Chicago, Illinois (mpg)
162 pages gr
[*book:Criss Cross|5260435]
Read 10/9/21
Loved this book. It is the spooky one. A serial killer that does not have the good sense to go to the light? Maybe hell? I had fogotten how spooky this one was.
5 stars
Selection Post - Task 8
Read 6 books set in a major city
Secrets
How it fits: Chicago, Illinois (mpg)
152 pages gr
[*book:Secrets|5260437]
Read 10/10/21
Lisa is back!!! Love her. Love how she is a total mess here. Vic has to pull up his big boy panties and protect her. It was nice to see he is think about someone other than himself. Vic and Jacob need lessons on how to communicate!
5 stars
I'm almost finished with my second book!
Gustaf wrote: "I'm almost finished with my second book!"I had two shorty ones that added up to a regular book.
Completion Post - Task 8Read 6 books set in a major city
Crave Me by R. Cayden
189 pages/GR
How it fits: From blurb; I think we couldnβt be more different, but after a blizzard passes through Chicago one fateful night, something joins us.
Date read: 11/10/21
Rating: 4 stars
Review:
This was so darn cute. And hot. And cute. And hot. It was a sweet and fast paced story but yet it filled me with so many emotions and I was rooting for Milo and Joey from the very start. I loved the epilogue. It made me all warm and fuzzy inside, and honestly a little teary eyed.
Completion Post - Task 8
Read 6 books set in a major city
Rescued by Felice Stevens
212 pages/GR (first kindle edition)
How it fits: MPG setting; New York City, New York
Date read: 10/10/21
Rating: 4 stars
Review:
Somehow this managed to be both super sweet and quite angsty at the same time and... it kinda worked for me. Maybe it's because it's Felice Stevens, I'm a sucker for her books after all.
Ok, Iβll look for another book for entertainment thenπ
Completion Post - Task 8 -- Set in a Major CityBook: The Sugared Game
Author: KJ Charles
Pages: 288
How it qualifies: Setting: London/ MPG
Finished: Oct 12
Rating: 4.5 stars
Review: Great second book to this series. I just love Will. So down to earth and honest and needing to be more than a bookseller. Was kind of hoping he would be recruited to work with Kim instead of Kim being ousted from his job, but it leaves the next book wide open. Phoebe as usual was a marvelous side character, the villains were dastardly; and the sense of the difference between those privileged versus those not was well done.
Why am I always last ??!!! Sorry again guys. Hoping life will settle down for me now a little bit. Am home and settling in after the long weekend.
Because you have a busy life right now having celebrated a holiday. We are having fun just doing a challenge together. I am having a blast.
Itβs not like we are fighting Lisa for her teamβs crown. But I did snicker when I looked over the team standings. There are 3 other teams running neck to neckβ¦giving Lisaβs team a run for her crown. π
DeeNeez wrote: "Itβs not like we are fighting Lisa for her teamβs crown. But I did snicker when I looked over the team standings. There are 3 other teams running neck to neckβ¦giving Lisaβs team a run for her crown. π"I see! That would be stressful
Wende wrote: "Has anyone told we are done?"Nope, but Gustaf should be coming online soon I would think. Not sure what time he gets home from work, but itβs around 5:30pm in his time zone.
I didn't even know there were standings to be honest. Will check it out now. I am just so happy to be continuing. The last time I tried this challenge was with Emilienne on our team and it was right when her life exploded and she stopped reading and posting, so we never finished the race.
I think our team is running in the middle of the pack in the standings. I was was just curious about Lisaβs team Loitering Layaboutsβ¦cause she was bragging how they win ever year π
Oh, I think we are the chattiest team! We need to keep that crown π
Iβm on my way home.Yeah Diane, it was so sad last round.
If thereβs something we are good at, itβs chatting. Just ask Lisa x)
I am in love with this cover!
I hope I can use it soon for a challenge, released today and itβs on KUπ
Wende wrote: "completion Post - Task 7Read 6 books set in a major city
Criss Cross
How it fits: set in Chicago, Illinois (mpg)
162 pages gr
[*book:Criss Cross|5260..."
Your second book says selection post and both say task 7 - this was your 8th task. Please correct.
Gustaf wrote: "Completion Post - Task 7Read 6 books set in a major city
Crave Me by R. Cayden
189 pages/GR
How it fits: From blurb; I think we coul..."
Both completions listed as Task 7, this was your 8th task. Please correct.
Diane wrote: "Completion Post - Task 7 -- Set in a Major CityBook: The Sugared Game
Author: KJ Charles
Pages: 288
How it qualifies: Setting: London/ MPG
Fi..."
Yours also says Task 7, please correct to Task 8.
MountainKat wrote: "Gustaf wrote: "Completion Post - Task 7Read 6 books set in a major city
Crave Me by R. Cayden
189 pages/GR
How it fits: From blurb; ..."
Done.
And here is your next task!Task 9 - 56. As a team, pick a list with over 100 romance books on it, each member reads a book from that list. No pass for this task.
As a team, select one of GR Listopia Romance Lists with over 100 books on it, then everyone reads a book from that list. This task is limited to romance. Please include a link to the chosen list in your completion posts along with number of your selected book.
I updated mine too. We had our Selection posts wrong, which started the whole thing.
So for this task, I messed up the lists. The list we have selected on this one is for the one with less than 100 books. Meaning, I don't think we have a pre selected list.
Uh guys, the list we decided on only has 82 books in it -- Books with ratings over 4.5. We need a different one.
Tracking Post - Task 9 Wende:
Completion PostDiane:
Completion PostGustaf:
Completion PostDeeNeez:
Completion Post
Is there a list for Law Enforcement or for ratings over 4.0? That would be bigger. Or a list for Members Choice Awards winners or something like that?
My suggestions are: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5...
or
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
I think I would prefer favorite gay couples. We'll have a decision as soon as either Dee or Wende says they are ok with it.
Iβm game, Gustaf! I can read fav gay couples. π
Selection Post - Task 9Read a book from a list with over 100 books, list chosen as a team
Chosen list: Favorite Gay Couples
September's Tide by K.C. Wells
152 pages /GR first kindle edition
How it fits: #2826 on the chosen list
Selection Post Task 9 -- on list with over 100 booksChosen List: Favorite Gay Couples ( www.goodreads.com/list/show/5547.Favo...)
Book:
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
By: Charlie Adhara
268 pages/ GR Kindle edition
How it fits: #1452 on list
I thought we were only on seven. I will fix now
selection Post Task 9 : On list with over 100 booksChosen List: Favorite Gay Couples
Camp Hell
by Jordan Castillo Price
256 pages gr
How it fits: #142 on list
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5...
[*book:Camp Hell|6003542]
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Love it. I have been missing them. I read Among the living so it is nice to read the earlier books. Will post my completion post as soon as I am done"
First book done here as well!