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TART Challenge - Round 4 - Have Book...Can Travel (3)
Yes Avigail. Completely agreeed!!
Avigail I saw you posted about checking the loitering layabouts books. Just to let you know they only read MM romance, I don’t know if you read MM but thought I would point it out.
Great Job! You guys sure know how to stress an old woman out! LOL!!! It was wonderful
Looking forward to competing with you next round!
Hazel wrote: "Avigail I saw you posted about checking the loitering layabouts books. Just to let you know they only read MM romance, I don’t know if you read MM but thought I would point it out."I was jealous when you guys read the In Death series... these are my go-to audiobooks when I travel... and I am heading to Georgia (a 10-hour trip) in the morning! Now, which one will I listen to next? hehehe
Hazel, you're son sounds brilliant! My kids just wait for me to be distracted and ask for my credit card....sneaky bastards! :p
It is funny to see the two teams being here and connecting. I think that The Amazing Race reading challenge is a clean competing place. We are a community that knows how to give credit to the people. I am happy that the two teams can be reading friends around the world.
Hazel wrote: "Avigail, I saw you posted about checking the loitering layabouts books. Just to let you know, they only read MM romance; I don’t know if you read MM, but I thought I would point it out."Hazel, sometimes you need to diversify your reading. The truth is I read a couple of MM or LGBTQ+ books, and I don't mind them. I believe in accepting every human being. It would help if we learned about everything and anything. I am in the opinion through books you can learn a lot of things.
Donna wrote: "Hazel wrote: "Avigail I saw you posted about checking the loitering layabouts books. Just to let you know they only read MM romance, I don’t know if you read MM but thought I would point it out."..."
Donna, we can do a read-along and start the series from the beginning. Make a book and have conversations. That was you won't be jealous and we can read together a very loved series.
Avigail wrote: "Hazel wrote: "Avigail, I saw you posted about checking the loitering layabouts books. Just to let you know, they only read MM romance; I don’t know if you read MM, but I thought I would point it ou..."If you want to move to the dark side, lol, we can give you some recs. Not all of our books read in the last day would be a great way to start your journey.
Let us know your likes , or more importantly dislikes and well let you know.
Lisa wrote: "Avigail wrote: "Hazel wrote: "Avigail, I saw you posted about checking the loitering layabouts books. Just to let you know, they only read MM romance; I don’t know if you read MM, but I thought I w..."Lisa, I am open to suggestions as I am new to the MM genre. I am a person that gives chances to whatever falls on my hands.
Avigail wrote: "Donna wrote: "Hazel wrote: "Avigail I saw you posted about checking the loitering layabouts books. Just to let you know they only read MM romance, I don’t know if you read MM but thought I would po..."That sounds great! I would have to start with book 1, though! I think this is the ONE series that I have never read in order. When I need a travel book, I just grab the newest one out on audio and hit the road! *headdesk* ;p
Donna wrote: "Avigail wrote: "Donna wrote: "Hazel wrote: "Avigail, I saw you posted about checking the loitering layabouts' books. Just to let you know they only read MM romance, I don’t know if you read MM, but the..."Donna, I read the three first books through the kindle and listened through the Scribd app. If you have the Scribd app, you are settled.
Avigail wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Avigail wrote: "Hazel wrote: "Avigail, I saw you posted about checking the loitering layabouts books. Just to let you know, they only read MM romance; I don’t know if you read MM, but ..."Be warned... I like FLUFF! *grin*
I am still a huge lover of M/F historicals! Just never did get back into reading contemporary after I discovered historicals!
Lisa wrote: "Im more of a 'cest kind of girl."Ignore this person... Evil person... LOL!!!
Avigail wrote: "Donna wrote: "Avigail wrote: "Donna wrote: "Hazel wrote: "Avigail, I saw you posted about checking the loitering layabouts' books. Just to let you know they only read MM romance, I don’t know if yo..."I have heard of the Scribd app, but haven't ever taken the time to check on it...
Donna wrote: "Avigail wrote: "Donna wrote: "Avigail wrote: "Donna wrote: "Hazel wrote: "Avigail, I saw you posted about checking the loitering layabouts' books. Just to let you know they only read MM romance, I ..."You should check it out, Donna. For $8.99, you get e-books as well as audiobooks. I really enjoy the app, and I also use the anyplay app, but the thing that I don't like about anyplay is the maximum reading speed is 1.75, even though on the website it is 2. I watch YouTube at two times speed and audiobooks between 2.5 & 3 times speed.
Donna wrote: "Lisa wrote: "I'm more of a 'cest kind of girl."Ignore this person... Evil person... LOL!!!"
You two are funny. It is a great thing to make new friends. I can certainly say that we are friends.
I have counted up all the books individually and as teams and all the pages do you want to know ?
Hazel wrote: "I have counted up all the books individually and as teams and all the pages. Do you want to know ?"Sure, Hazel. Shoot the information.
OkWe read 189 books and a total of 50,542 pages
Avigail you read 42 books and a total of 13,205 pages
Sassafrass read 54 books and 13,675 pages
I also did the loitering layabouts if they want to know.
im on parents meetings every 5 mins until 7pm so my sentences are quick as i need to keep checking the teacher isnt waiting
Hazel wrote: "I'm on parents meetings every 5 mins until 7 pm, so my sentences are quick as I need to keep checking the teacher isn't waiting"Everything is ok, Hazel; adulting is hard. Your son's education is more important.
Hazel wrote: "I also did the loitering layabouts if they want to know."Of course, we want to know, but I am too lazy to do the math! *snort* LOL!!!
Hazel wrote: "Avigail you read 42 books and a total of 13,205 pages"In a month and a half, reading 42 books is something I have never done in my life. I might have to reread a couple of books to remember what I read. Has it happened to anyone of you guys? The truth I also read other books for other challenges that didn't feet to The Amazing Race challenge
Donna wrote: "Hazel wrote: "I also did the loitering layabouts if they want to know."Of course, we want to know, but I am too lazy to do the math! *snort* LOL!!!"
ok
Donna wrote: "Hazel wrote: "I also did the loitering layabouts if they want to know."Of course, we want to know, but I am too lazy to do the math! *snort* LOL!!!"
Donna, Hazel is regular with numbers, that is why she is a very good captain.
Loitering LayaboutsTotal Books 184
Total Pages 40,121
Donna read 52 books and 10,297 pages
Shannon read 50 books and 11,308 pages
Lisa read 42 books and 9035 pages
Jane read 40 books and 9481 pages
Hazel wrote: "obviously only the last task counts"Good job, ladies. Maybe next round I will take a couple of days vacation (as I have a lot of days). Go to a hotel and read day and night without thinking of anything. I would only eat and read and post my tasks.
Avigail wrote: "Hazel wrote: "obviously only the last task counts"Good job, ladies. Maybe next round I will take a couple of days vacation (as I have a lot of days). Go to a hotel and read day and night without ..."
Last round we didn't have a read-off... so much easier, but this was a lot more fun!
Liked the round where the last task was given on a Friday, so 48 hours to read
Donna wrote: "Avigail wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Avigail wrote: "Hazel wrote: "Avigail, I saw you posted about checking the loitering layabouts books. Just to let you know, they only read MM romance; I don’t know if y..."i thought you were all just MM readers.
Ive read a few of the Sarina Bowen MM books and a few books with MMF/MFM, and i would read a MM book again. There are just too many MF books on my list and it keeps getting longer.
Hazel wrote: "I have counted up all the books individually and as teams and all the pages do you want to know ?"you are so ambitious! thanks for doing that...it's fun to see the break down.
Avigail wrote: "Hazel wrote: "obviously only the last task counts"Good job, ladies. Maybe next round I will take a couple of days vacation (as I have a lot of days). Go to a hotel and read day and night without ..."
I agree with the hotel idea! I don't work (I am old) but I don't think I have had RL interfere with my reading as much as it did during our read-off time... *headdesk* ;p
Hazel wrote: "Donna wrote: "Avigail wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Avigail wrote: "Hazel wrote: "Avigail, I saw you posted about checking the loitering layabouts books. Just to let you know, they only read MM romance; I d..."I have MANY favorite M/M authors, but as a group, I would say N. R. Walker is an all-around favorite!
Wow Hazel, I'm amazed that you tackled compiling all that info! I only did it for the last task! 😉
You finished the challenge completing 29 tasks and finished the last task with 28 books totally 5431 pages.The Loitering Layabouts, who are nothing like their name, finished completing 29 tasks and read 32 books for the last task totally 5420 pages.
They are very lucky I didn't go with page count as the tie breaker this round - and I very nearly did!
I loved that you were competing to the very end! It made the challenge more fun for me too!
MountainKat wrote: "Wow Hazel, I'm amazed that you tackled compiling all that info! I only did it for the last task! 😉"Kat, Hazel, is good with a lot of organizing things. She is a fantastic captain.
11 pages? *headdesk* That would have been a wild, stressful contest!
Great job! You guys kept us on our toes and our noses in our books right to the end!
Avigail wrote: "MountainKat wrote: "Wow Hazel, I'm amazed that you tackled compiling all that info! I only did it for the last task! 😉"Kat, Hazel, is good with a lot of organizing things. She is a fantastic capt..."
Page count would have been a different strategy...lol
I just knew you guys had a much higher page count than we did!!
Next time we are going to be reading more shorties!!!
Sassafrass wrote: "Next time, we are going to be reading more shorties!!!"Sassa, you need to show me where to find those. I was looking for them, but Murphy's law hit me, and I couldn't find them.
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