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TART Challenge - Round 4 - Fast like Molasses (4)
The Amazing Race Team Challenge - Round 4September 21, 2021 through November 17, 2021
Are We Just Running in Circles?!
Tracking:
Task 1 - 0. Each teammate reads a book initially published in a fall month, teams decide which month. 9.21.2021 - 9.23.2021
Task 2 - 9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task. 9.23.2021 - 9.25.2021
Task 3 - 5. Read 4 books first published within the last year. 9.25.2021 - 9.27.2021
Task 4 - 23. Each teammate reads a book that has been read by one of the RRRC moderators. No pass for this task. 9.27.2021 - 9.29.2021
Task 5 - 4. Read 4 books tagged/shelved as PNR or fantasy. 9.29.2021 - 10.1.2021
Task 6 - 28. Each teammate reads a book from a teammate's to-read shelf, no pass for this task. 10.1.2021 - 10.2.2021
Task 7 - 14. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with Contemporary Romance as MPG. 10.3.2021 - 10.4.2021
Task 8 - 34. Read 6 books first published between 2000 and 2010. 10.5.2021 - 10.7.2021
Task 9 - 20. Read 4 books 300 pages or longer. 10.7.2021 - 10.9.2021
Task 10 - 12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task. 10.9.2021 - 10.11.2021
Task 11 - 40. Read 6 books with over 500 reviews. 10.11.2021 - 10.13.2021
Task 12 - 86. Read at least 1500 pages in books with a hat on the cover. 10.13.2021 - 10.16.2021
Task 13 - 51. Each teammate reads a different book by the same author, no pass for this task. 10.16.2021 - 10.18.2021
Task 14 - 68. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books with one word titles. 10.18.2021 - 10.20.2021
Task 15 - 54. Read 6 books set on a beach or in the mountains, teams decide which. 10.20.2021 - 10.22.2021
Task 16 - 69. Read 6 books that have won/been nominated for an award. 10.22.2021 - 10.24.2021
Task 17 - 88. Read 6 books with a boat, plane, car or motorcycle on the cover, teams decide which. 10.24.2021 - 10.26.2021
Task 18 - 83. Read 8 books with a white flower/s on the cover. 10.26.2021 - 10.30.2021
Task 19 - 74. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month. 10.30.2021 - 10.31.2021
Task 20 - 110. Read 8 books with a tattooed cover model. 11.1.2021 - 11.3.2021
Task 21 - 79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope. 11.3.2021 - 11.5.2021
Task 22 - 71. Pick another team and each member reads one book that was read by a member for this challenge. No pass for this task. 11.5.2021 - 11.7.2021
Task 23 - 95. As a team, select an animal. Read 8 books tagged with that animal. 11.7.2021 - 11.9.2021
Task 24 - 61. Read 4 books rated over 4.5 on GR. 11.9.2021 - 11.11.2021
Task 25 - 82. Each teammate reads a different book from the same series. 11.11.2021 - 11.12.2021
Task 26 - 101. Read 8 books published in even months and even years. 11.13.2021
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 4, you are free to come up with a team name. 😉
Read Shelves
Courtney’s Shelf
Karen’s Shelf
Elizabeth’s Shelf
Chan’s Shelf
Recommendations
From Courtney
From Karen
From Chan
From Elizabeth
There is a 150 page minimum for books, rereads and audios ok. Books may only be used once per player during the challenge. Players may read the same book for a task unless otherwise specified. Books do not have to be romance, but must be fiction.
Current TaskTask 26 - 101. Read 8 books published in even months and even years.
Chan's Completion Post
Liz's Completion Post
Karen's Completion Post
Courtney's Completion Post
Completed Tasks#1 - 0. Each teammate reads a book initially published in a fall month, teams decide which month
Team chose November
Chan
Liz
Karen
Courtney
#2 - 9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task.
Team chose Seattle Sharks
Chan
Liz
Karen
Courtney
#3 - 5. Read 4 books first published within the last year.
Chan
Liz
Karen
Courtney
#4 - 23. Each teammate reads a book that has been read by one of the RRRC moderators.
Chan
Liz
Karen
Courtney
#5 - 4. Read 4 books tagged/shelved as PNR or fantasy.
Chan
Liz
Karen
Courtney
#6 - 28. Each teammate reads a book from a teammate's to-read shelf, no pass for this task.
Chan
Liz
Karen
Courtney
#7 - 14. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with Contemporary Romance as MPG.
Chan
Liz
Karen
Courtney
#8 - 34. Read 6 books first published between 2000 and 2010.
Chan
Chan
Liz
Karen
Courtney
#9 - 20. Read 4 books 300 pages or longer.
Chan
Liz
Karen
Courtney
#10 - 12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate.
Chan
Liz
Karen
Courtney
#11 - 40. Read 6 books with over 500 reviews.
Chan
Liz
Karen
Courtney
#12 - 86. Read at least 1500 pages in books with a hat on the cover.
Chan
Liz
Karen
Courtney
#13 - 51. Each teammate reads a different book by the same author, no pass for this task.
Team chose Palmela Clare
Chan
Liz
Karen
Courtney
#14 - 68. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books with one word titles.Chan
Liz
Karen
Courtney
#15 - 54. Read 6 books set on a beach or in the mountains, teams decide which.
Team chose mountains
Chan
Liz
Karen
Courtney
#16 - 69. Read 6 books that have won/been nominated for an award.
Chan
Liz
Karen
Courtney
#17 - 88. Read 6 books with a boat, plane, car or motorcycle on the cover, teams decide which.
Team chose motorcycle
Chan
Liz
Karen Book 1&2
Courtney Book 1&2
#18 - 83. Read 8 books with a white flower/s on the cover.
Chan Book 1 & 2
Liz Book 1 & 2
Karen Book 1&2
Courtney Book 1&2
#19 - 74. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month.
Liz - January, Karen - April, Chan - September, Courtney - November
Chan
Liz Book 1 & 2
Karen Book 1&2
Courtney
#20 - 110. Read 8 books with a tattooed cover model.
Chan's Completion Post Book 1&2
Liz's Completion Post Book 1 & 2
Karen's Completion Post Book 1&2
Courtney's Completion Post Book 1&2
#21 - 79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope.
Team picked friends to lovers
Chan Book 1&2
Liz
Karen Book 1&2
Courtney
#22 - 71. Pick another team and each member reads one book that was read by a member for this challenge.
Team chose Team 3
Chan's Completion Post
Liz's Completion Post
Karen's Completion Post
Courtney's Completion Post
#23 - 95. As a team, select an animal. Read 8 books tagged with that animal.
Team chose Dogs
Chan's Completion Post Book 1 & 2
Liz's Completion Post Book 1 & 2
Karen's Completion Post Book 1 & 2
Courtney's Completion Post Book 1 & 2
#24 - 61. Read 4 books rated over 4.5 on GR.
Chan's Completion Post
Liz's Completion Post
Karen's Completion Post
Courtney's Completion Post
#25 - 82. Each teammate reads a different book from the same seriesTeam picked Heartbreaker Bay
Chan's Completion Post
Liz's Completion Post
Karen's Completion Post
Courtney's Completion Post
Task List1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.
Eloisa James
2. Each player reads the first book in a series, can be same or different series - no pass for this task.
3. Each player reads a book by a new to you author - no pass for this task.
6. Read 4 books with fewer than 500 reviews.
7. Read 4 books that are stand alones.
8. Read 4 books with a beach on the cover.
Seattle Sharks
10. Read 4 books by authors' who write under more than one name (Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb).
Pen Name List
11. Read 4 books in continuing series, one that has not been completely published.
12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.
13. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books tagged/shelved as sports.
15. Read a minimum of 600 pages in books with an audio edition.
16. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books tagged/shelved as children.
Single Parent List
Single Mom Contemporary
Single Father Contemporary
Favorite Single-Dad Romances in 2018
17. Read 4 books written by a male author.
Romances written by men
M/M written by men
M.L. Buchman, Jack Davenport, Jacob Chance, Weston Parker
18. Read over 750 pages in books tagged/shelved with 'favorite'.
Favorite Tag
19. Each teammate reads a book another teammate read and rated 4 Stars or higher in the last 3 months. No pass for this task.
21. Each teammate reads a book with a night sky on the cover, no pass for this task.
22. Read 4 books #5 or higher in a series.
Jane’s Shelf
Fran’s Shelf
MKat’s Shelf
Karen’s Shelf
Yz the Whyz’s Shelf
24. Read 6 books on RRRC's bookshelf, the books can not be added by anyone on your team within the last year.
RRRC's Bookshelf
25. Read 4 books by one of the 2021 FACs.
January - Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda Quick/Jayne Castle
February - Jill Shalvis
March - Kristen Callihan
April - Eloisa James
May - Kaje Harper
June – Thea Harrison
July – Vi Keeland
August - Jewel E. Ann
September - Sarah MacLean
26. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books featuring shifters.
27. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books published in any one year prior to 2018, team picks the year.
2017
Courtney
KarenH
Elizabeth
Chan
29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession.
military
30. Read 6 books with nekkid man chest on the cover.
31. Read 6 books rated over 4.0.
32. Read 6 books with over 2500 ratings.
33. Read 6 books in the same sub-genre, teams decide.
contemporary
35. Read 6 books first published between 2011 and 2020.
36. Read 6 books with animals on the cover.
37. Read 6 books set in the US.
38. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with a non-English language edition.
39. Read 6 books set outside of the US.
41. Read 6 books with over 10,000 ratings.
42. Read 6 books featuring best friends.
Childhood Best Friends to Lovers
Books where best friends fall in love
Best Friends Falling in Love Tag
43. Read 6 books published in June. (A different month may be used when assigned.)
44. Read 6 books by authors who use initials in their name.
45. Read 6 books with 3 word titles. (A different number may be used when assigned.)
46. Read over 1000 pages in books written by duo authors.
Romance Duo Author List
47. Read 6 books set in a major city.
48. Read 6 books featuring cowboys.
49. Each teammate reads a book published in the same month and year, teams decide. No pass for this task.
February 2021 Historical
Most Anticipated February 2021
50. Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location.
NYC
Task List - continuedPamela Clare
52. Read 6 books with the same color cover, teams decide color.
White
53. Each teammate reads a book set in one of your teammates' home town (born in, raised in, currently live in - all work), teams decide. No pass for this task.
Ohio, Washington, Georgia, Taiwan, Texas, Hawaii, Pennsylvania
Mountains
55. Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country.
UK
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.
Most Anticipated 2021
57. Read over 1000 pages in books that are MPG Romance.
58. Read 6 books published in the year one of the teammates joined RRRC, teams decide which teammate.
Karen - 2011
Chan - 2016
Courtney - 2019
Liz – 2019
59. Read 4 books that are NOT MPG Romance.
60. Read 6 books with MPG Historical Romance.
62. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books written by an author whose first or last name begins with the first letter of a teammate's screen name.
E, C, K
63. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books tagged 'magic' or 'magical'.
64. Read 6 books not set on a continent of a teammate. Space does not count - must be a real continent.
No North America or Asia
65. Each player reads 2 books in a series, teammates can read the same or different series.
66. Read over 1000 pages in books with Mystery or Suspense as MPG.
67. Read 6 books by an author whose first or last name begins with A. (A different letter may be used when assigned.)
RT Awards
Rita Awards
70. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books of the same sub-genre, but by different authors.
Fantasy
71. Pick another team and each member reads one book that was read by a member for this challenge. No pass for this task.
72. Read 4 books published in the decade of a teammate's birth, team decides which teammate.
80s
73. Read a minimum of 1500 pages in books by the same author, teams decide author.
Rebecca Zanetti
January, April, September, November
75. Read over 1000 pages in books that start with the same letter (no articles), teams decide letter.
76. Read 6 books with a specific item on the cover, team selects item.
77. Each teammate reads a book that the teammate after them alphabetically has rated 5 stars. No pass for this task.
Chan, Courtney, Elizabeth, Karen
78. Read 6 books with alliteration in the title or author's name.
79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope.
Friends to Lovers
80. Read 4 books initially published in different decades.
2020, 2010, 2000, 1990?
81. Read a minimum of 1500 pages in books with a dog/dogs on the cover. (A different animal may be used when assigned.)
82. Each teammate reads a different book from the same series.
Heartbreaker Bay
84. Pick a category from the current RRRC Monthly Challenge and read 6 books for that category. Reader's Choice is exempt from this task.
85. Each teammate reads a debut book by an author. No pass for this task.
87. Read 8 books set in NYC. (A different city may be used when assigned.)
Motorcycle
89. Read 8 books tagged with 'wedding' or 'proposal'.
Wedding Tag
Proposal Tag
90. Each member reads a book published in sequential months, i.e. June, July, August and September 2019. Teams decide which months. No pass for this task.
March 2021
March 2021 Historical
April 2021
April 2021 Historical
May 2021
May 2021 Historical
June 2021
June 2021 Historical
91. Add up the years of the teammates' births and each teammate reads a book with that minimum number of pages. For example, teammates were born in 75, 83, 87 and 94 - each teammate reads a book at least 339 pages long. No pass for this task.
60 + 79 + 80 + 87 = 306 Pages
92. Read over 1500 pages in books set in the future or the past - teams decide.
Past
93. 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.
Top Contemporary Romances 2018 (78)
Romance Book Love Readers Comfort Reads (90)
Heroes like Mr. Darcy (76)
January 2020 - Historical Romance Releases (59)
Best Friends to Lovers Historical Romance (67)
Sheriffs in Contemporary Romance (51)
94. Read 6 books published in sequential years, teams decide years.
2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016?
95. As a team, select an animal. Read 8 books tagged with that animal.
Dog
Best Dogs in Romance Novels : Canine not Man
96. Read a minimum of 1200 pages with the sun or the moon on the cover, teams decide which.
97. Read 8 books by authors with more than 10 letters in their name.
98. Read 8 books with fewer than 10 letters in the title.
99. Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. Select books from 2 different teammates and read them.
100. Read 8 books with more than 10 letters in the title.
109. Read 6 books with or without facial hair on a male cover model. Teams decide.
111. Read 8 books without a person on the cover.
117. Read 8 books with an average rating under 4.2 AND under 250 reviews.
119. As a team, select an author that is new to at least two of you and each teammate reads a book by that author.
Em Petrova
And my just in case space!
I've bolded the tasks we need to make decisions on.Some we still have things from last time, so we just need to confirm.
29. Still military?
33. Still contemporary?
49. Still November 2020, or do you want something more recent?
50. Still NYC?
52. Still White?
55. Still UK?
56. Last time we picked Most Anticipated 2020. Keep or more to Most Anticipated 2021?
90. We did Jan, Feb, March, April 2020 last time, so I just moved up to Mar, Apr, May, June this year. Is that ok or too recent?
95. Dog OK again?
Then, we have 3 same author tasks and two same series tasks. We still have Pamela Clare and Eloisa James left over from last time. Do you guys want to keep those two? Then, we need one more author and two series.
Does anyone read Melissa Foster? It looks like her Love in Bloom series has 110 books 😳, so might be a good series choice. I've never read anything by her, though, so not sure how they are.
Courtney's Recommendations1.
- Sports2.
- Rip your heart out Contemporary3.
- Sci Fi4.
- Motorcycle Club5.
- Shifter with good suspense
Woohoo! We have our thread. From the other thread it looked like we were going to stay with Fast like Molasses? Should we tell Kat?Thanks Courtney for tracking again. Much appreciated. I'll take a look at everything tomorrow and post my stuff.
Sure, I'll pop into the main thread.
Hi everyone, I'm excited to get started too!I'm happy to just carry anything from the last round over into this one...whatever is easiest is my motto these days! And on that note, I'm going to apologize in advance for potentially being a bit spacey or missing something this round, especially at the beginning. Not sure if any of you remember the chaos that my life was in last round, but things are FINALLY starting to get better. I've moved into my new place (only about 4 months later than expected) but I'm still in the process of getting settled, so while physically things are much improved, mentally I'm still struggling to get out of chaos mode. 🤪 Fortunately I can listen to books while I'm trying to figure out where to put everything, so at least I shouldn't have trouble keeping up once we get started reading. As far as anything else, please feel free to nudge or (virtually) smack me if I miss something! 😂
Here's my list of recommendations. Just copied over from the previous round so I might make changes, but these are all books I absolutely loved, so probably not...
Fisher's Light - Contemporary/Military/Mental Health
Into Deep Waters - Historical (M/M)
The Witness - Romantic Suspense
Texas Destiny - Historical
Heidi's Guide to Four Letter Words - Contemporary/Humor
~KarenH~ wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm excited to get started too!I'm happy to just carry anything from the last round over into this one...whatever is easiest is my motto these days! And on that note, I'm going to ap..."
Congrats on your new place, Karen!
This is my rec list:
- Contemporary M/M
- Paranormal
- Suspense
- Historical
- Humor
Thanks, Chan! It's a big change, going from a house in a very rural area to an apartment in town (even if it is a small town). I'm going to miss my neighbors and my dog misses being able to just hang around outside, but we're both adjusting and overall the advantages are going to outweigh the disadvantages. I'm certainly not going to miss hauling firewood for heat or shoveling paths through 2-3 feet of snow to get to the mailbox or woodshed! And having pretty much anything I might need within walking distance (or close to it) doesn't hurt my feelings either...
Chan wrote: "This is my rec list: - Contemporary M/M - Paranormal - Suspense..."
I hope this task comes up for us this round...I've been looking for an excuse to read How to Be a Normal Person for a long time, but it somehow just never bubbles to the top of the pile.
This is my rec list - Mostly contemporary. I guess I need to branch out to other sub-genres. lol I'm a little surprised I don't have more historical. 
- Contemporary 
- Suspense
- Contemporary/Humor
- Contemporary
- Historical
I'm good with keeping everything from last round as well. I'm good with moving the year stuff to 2021 if everyone else wants that as well, if not I'm good with sticking to 2020.
You know, it's really a shame that we're all so picky and unwilling to cooperate! 🤣🤣🤣
Ok cool, so I'll leave all the picked things the same from last time.What about the author and series tasks? Should we all pick one again like last time? (Liz, do you want to keep James? And Karen, keep Clare?) I mentioned Em Petrova as a backup last time if you guys are interested in that. I thought it would be good since she has military/ex-military suspense and sweet western contemporaries, so some different genres to choose from.
I think the series one is always hardest, so any suggestions for ones with a lot to choose from? I don't read a lot of longer series, so I'm terrible at this one.
Also, there's a second genre one (#70), are we doing contemporary for that, too, or something else?
~KarenH~ wrote: "Thanks, Chan! It's a big change, going from a house in a very rural area to an apartment in town (even if it is a small town). I'm going to miss my neighbors and my dog misses being able to just ha..."LOL those are definitely positives. I feel sorry for your doggy, but if you are happier, then the doggy will be happier too
Courtney wrote: "Ok cool, so I'll leave all the picked things the same from last time.What about the author and series tasks? Should we all pick one again like last time? (Liz, do you want to keep James? And Kare..."
I like Liz's addition of each of us picking for a task. It was fun and I found a new author and tried a new genre - alien lol.
Which tasks do I need to pick for?
OK. Should we do everyone pick one author and one series, and then we can narrow things down from there?
Maybe Seattle Sharks for a series and Em Petrova for an author for me? Or are those too boring 🤣.Have we done T.S. Joyce yet? I'm always worried about doing a shifter one, though, because I don't know if they'll be too violent.
How about Krista Wolf? All reverse harems, though.
I really loved
, so we could do Clecanian as a series...but I'm the only one who's read any, so it's probably not the greatest. She doesn't have anything else out yet, either. Dixon was easier for sci-fi because she has so many options.
Sounds good, Courtney. I think I'll stay with Pamela Clare for author since she writes Romantic Suspense, Historical and straight Contemporary, so plenty of variety. As far as a series goes, how about Lucky Harbor?
Courtney wrote: "Maybe Seattle Sharks for a series and Em Petrova for an author for me? Or are those too boring 🤣.Have we done T.S. Joyce yet? I'm always worried about doing a sh..."
I'm fine with just about anything - your original choices actually sound great to me. I've never read Em Petrova, and I've only read the first book in the Seattle Sharks series and have been meaning to get back to it but just never have. As far as the others you mentioned go I'd be fine with any of them too, although Krista Wolf would probably be my least favorite choice.
Oh, and I think we might have had T.S. Joyce as an option in an early round (not that that would mean we couldn't use it again). I read the first book in the Saw Bears series, and I'm pretty sure it was for this challenge back in the first or second round. Maybe not, you might have just mentioned it and I went with it on my own, but pretty sure I got the idea from you! 😃
~KarenH~ wrote: "Oh, and I think we might have had T.S. Joyce as an option in an early round (not that that would mean we couldn't use it again). I read the first book in the Saw Bears series, and I'm pretty sure i..."That's what I was thinking. I knew it wasn't the last round, but I knew you had read one before. I must have picked her for the author choice in one of the earlier rounds.
~KarenH~ wrote: "As far as a series goes, how about Lucky Harbor?"Any interest in Heartbreaker Bay? I haven't read as many in that one.
Courtney wrote: "~KarenH~ wrote: "As far as a series goes, how about Lucky Harbor?"Any interest in Heartbreaker Bay? I haven't read as many in that one."
Sure I think I've read one or 2 from that series and enjoyed it.
Courtney wrote: "Ok cool, so I'll leave all the picked things the same from last time.What about the author and series tasks? Should we all pick one again like last time? (Liz, do you want to keep James? And Kare..."
Yeah I'm good with sticking with James
~KarenH~ wrote: "I'm fine with just about anything - your original choices actually sound great to me. I've never read Em Petrova, and I've only read the first book in the Seattle Sharks series and have been meaning to get back to it but just never have. "I think Em Petrova is really good, but I don't know why she hasn't gotten popular. I think she writes a lot better than some of the bigger names out there 🤷🏼♀️
Courtney wrote: "~KarenH~ wrote: "As far as a series goes, how about Lucky Harbor?"Any interest in Heartbreaker Bay? I haven't read as many in that one."
Sure, pretty much anything by Shalvis will be a reread for me, so whichever series everyone else prefers I'm happy to go with! I only picked Lucky Harbor because I think it's her longest series, but Heartbreaker Bay is close.
~KarenH~ wrote: "Sure, pretty much anything by Shalvis will be a reread for me, so whichever series everyone else prefers I'm happy to go with! "Ok great. Lucky Harbor would be mostly re-reads for me, but I've only gotten to the first two books in Heartbreaker Bay, so I'd like to continue with it.
Courtney wrote: "~KarenH~ wrote: "Sure, pretty much anything by Shalvis will be a reread for me, so whichever series everyone else prefers I'm happy to go with! "Ok great. Lucky Harbor would be mostly re-reads fo..."
Ok, Heartbreaker Bay it is then!
OK, so far we have:Authors:
Elosia James
Pamela Clare
Em Petrova
Series:
Heartbreaker Bay
Seattle Sharks
I think Heartbreaker Bay might be the easiest for
82. Each teammate reads a different book from the same series.
since we've all read a few, unless someone has a different idea. I actually don't mind skipping around in Shalvis' series anyway because all the characters are normally introduced in the first book.
We can wait for Chan's suggestions and then decide.
Mine will be - Series: The Grangers by Brenda Jackson
Author: Rebecca Zanetti
Ok,So we have:
Authors:
Eloisa James
Pamela Clare
Em Petrova
Rebecca Zanetti
Series:
Heartbreaker Bay
Seattle Sharks
The Grangers
Number 1, 51, and 73 are all same author. Number 1 can be same book, Number 51 must be different books, and 73 can be same book but altogether 1500 pages. It probably doesn't make too much difference which author goes where, but with the 1500 page one, it'll either be that some will have to read two books, or we pick an author with a higher average page count. I know Em Petrova is usually around 200 pages, so if you'd rather we all read one book for that one, probably shouldn't use her there.
Number 9 and 82 are for series, so we need two. Is everyone cool with Heartbreaker Bay for 82 since we've all read a few in there? If so, then we just need to pick for 9.
The Grangers or Seattle Sharks
So should we all pick our top three author choices and one of the two series (assuming Heartbreaker Bay is good for 82).
Or since we didn't get to Pamela Clare and Elosia James last time, should we go with those two for sure, and then pick between Em Petrova and Zanetti for the last author spot?
I’m okay with whatever is decided. Or to make things a little easier, we can be assigned 2 tasks each to exclusively pic for:Courtney
9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task.
73. Read a minimum of 1500 pages in books by the same author, teams decide author.
Liz
1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.
82. Each teammate reads a different book from the same series.
Karen:
51. Each teammate reads a different book by the same author, no pass for this task.
119. As a team, select an author that is new to at least two of you and each teammate reads a book by that author.
Chan
52. Read 6 books with the same color cover, teams decide color.
70. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books of the same sub-genre, but by different authors.
I'm good with whatever selection method we choose. The one thing that did jump out at me though is that, of the authors that have been mentioned, Em Petrova might be the obvious choice for #119 since I believe Courtney is the only one who has read anything by her.
Sounds good. I was throwing another option in the ring, trying to reduce Courtney's responsibility of wrangling information from us. Honestly, I'm okay with whatever is decided.
Chan wrote: "Sounds good. I was throwing another option in the ring, trying to reduce Courtney's responsibility of wrangling information from us. Honestly, I'm okay with whatever is decided."
Oh, I know, and I'm the same way....like I said earlier, it's such a shame that we're all so darned uncooperative! 🤣
I know, I know. We are so accommodating and thoughtful. makes me sick 😂
~KarenH~ wrote: "I'm good with whatever selection method we choose. The one thing that did jump out at me though is that, of the authors that have been mentioned, Em Petrova might be the obvious choice for #119 sin..."Oh, that's a good idea. I forgot about that one.
Romance Readers Reading Challenges
Books mentioned in this topic
The Beginning of Everything (other topics)Ruthless King (other topics)
The Bride (other topics)
Between Jobs (other topics)
The V Girl: A Coming of Age Story (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Zoey Ellis (other topics)Em Petrova (other topics)
Naima Simone (other topics)
Lauren Blakely (other topics)
Em Petrova (other topics)
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September 21, 2021 through November 17, 2021
Are We Just Running in Circles?!
Team:
✓ ~KarenH~
✓ Chan
★ Courtney
✓ Elizabeth