Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion
The Amazing Race Archive
>
TART Challenge - Round 4 - Rainbow Tarts (12)
message 151:
by
Fi
(new)
Oct 15, 2021 01:30PM
I'll read Hidden Treasures by Marshall Thornton
reply
|
flag
This was a hard pick for me. Did not have to many male authors in my current TBR.Going with A Touch of Fever by Nazri Noor
Completion PostTask 9 - 17. Read 4 books written by a male author.
Book: Lord Mouse by Mason Thomas
pg numbers: 266 pages per GR
How book qualified: https://www.amazon.com/Mason-Thomas/e...
Date Completed: 10/17
Rating/Review:
4.5 stars
This was a wonderful fantasy romp with action, danger, colourful characters and a daring escape. I liked the romance that evolved and didn’t even mind it was fade to black on the sexy times. This felt like the fantasy I read as a teen with strong characters that had honour while perhaps not being clearly good. Highly recommend
Completion PostTask: Task 9 - 17. Read 4 books written by a male author.
Book/cover link: Hidden Treasures by Marshall Thornton
Page numbers: 229/GR
How book qualified: Marshall Thornton
Date Completed: 18/10/21
Rating/Review: 3 stars
The mystery wasn't bad, but nothing spectacular either, and definitely not enough to carry the book without barely any romance.
Completion PostTask: Task 9 - 17. Read 4 books written by a male author.
Book/cover link: A Touch of Fever
Page numbers: 252
How book qualified: Nazri Noor
Date Completed: 10/19/21
Rating/Review: 3.5 stars
Book one in series. I enjoyed the world building and unique characters. Book ends with lots of questions still unanswered and look forward to continuing with book two.
Completion PostTask: Task: Task 9 - 17. Read 4 books written by a male author
Book/cover link: Mahu Surfer
Page numbers with source: 300 pages per GR
How book qualified: Neil S. Plakcy
Date Completed: 10/15
Rating/Review: 4 stars
More mystery than romance, but it was a very good mystery!
Completion Post for Task 9 - 17Teresa: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Filipa: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
KellyJo: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Tru: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
We're checked in!I hope everyone is doing well - I'm off from work today and the weather is glorious! I'll mostly be running errands, but I'm still going to enjoy it.
I joined GR in late December of last year. Are there any particular challenges or events this time of year I should be looking out for?
Teresa wrote: "Completion PostTask 9 - 17. Read 4 books written by a male author.
Book: Lord Mouse by Mason Thomas
pg numbers: 264 pages per GR
How book qualified: https://www...."
Please correct to the first edition Kindle page count (266). Thanks!
Here is your next task!Task 10 - 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.
Books selected for this task need to have been read by a teammate on or after July 19, 2021 and rated at least 4 stars. Please include a link to the teammate's review or read shelf showing the selected book in your completion post.
MountainKat wrote: "Teresa wrote: "Completion PostTask 9 - 17. Read 4 books written by a male author.
Book: Lord Mouse by Mason Thomas
pg numbers: 264 pages per GR
How book qualifie..."
oops! fixed
I'm going to read The Rock Star's Guide to Getting Your Man from Truitt's shelf https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Truitt_T wrote: "We're checked in!I hope everyone is doing well - I'm off from work today and the weather is glorious! I'll mostly be running errands, but I'm still going to enjoy it.
I joined GR in late Decemb..."
I'm so jealous, here it's been raining for like a week. Enjoy it while you can!
I've had to cut down a lot on challenges due to RL stuff, but you can always check the usual challenge groups newsletters (AMMP, NBRC, etc) to see what they have going on.
Filipa - I can sympathize about the rain. We had a recent stretch where it rained for ten days straight. It wasn't necessarily a huge amount every day (although some days it was), but it finally ended and we've been dry ever since. We're supposed to have a drier, warmer winter - we'll see.KellyJo - Unhinged is pretty odd and rather dark, but for some reason I really enjoyed it. I hope you do, too!
Teresa - The Rock Star's Guide to Getting Your Man was a book that suited my mood when I read it. In retrospect, it may be more a four star book, but I found it really charming at the time.
And I forgot to say that I'll be reading Dead Reckoning from Teresa's list. I just finished the first book in the series and I'm more than happy to read the second.
Completion PostTask 10 - 19. Each teammate reads a book another teammate read and rated 4 Stars or higher in the last 3 months.
Book: The Rock Star's Guide to Getting Your Man by Ashlyn Kane
pg numbers: 369 pages per GR
How book qualified: from Truitt's shelf https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Date Completed: 10/20
Rating/Review:
4.5 stars
I absolutely adored this book! I loved the Canadian setting, I loved the second chance romance, and I loved Carter and Jeff. There is a lot of emotion, some humour, some non-relationship drama, and a whole lot of love.
I’m so glad you liked it, Teresa! It was just such a nice book - nice people and a great setting. And I’m not even a big fan of second chance romance. I’ll admit to an odd fondness for rock star romanced, though.😉
Completion PostTask: 10 - 19. Each teammate reads a book another teammate read and rated 4 Stars or higher in the last 3 months.
Book/cover link: Dead Reckoning
Page numbers with source: 260 pages per GR
How book qualified: see Teresa's Books
Date Completed: 10/20
Rating/Review: 4 stars
Honestly, I liked this one ever better than the first! It's a very good mystery with nice develpoment of the relationship. I'll definitely be reading more inthe series.
Completion PostTask 10 - 19. Each teammate reads a book another teammate read and rated 4 Stars or higher in the last 3 months.
Book: Unhinged by Onley James
pg numbers: 224
How book qualified: from Truitt's Shelf - Read Sept 5th
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Date Completed: 10/22/21
Rating/Review:
4 stars
I was in the mood for something different and this one hit the mark. A little bit dark, with mentally ill characters, very entertaining storyline. I look forward to reading about the other brothers. This is my first book by this author so I will be going back to check out other series too.
Completion PostTask: Task 10 - 19. Each teammate reads a book another teammate read and rated 4 Stars or higher in the last 3 months.
Book/cover link: Subtle Blood by K.J. Charles
Page numbers: 250/GR
How book qualified: from Teresa's shelf read 14/08 https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Date Completed: 22/10/21
Rating/Review: 3.5 stars
Completion PostFilipa: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
KellyJo: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Truitt: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Teresa: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Here is your next task!Task 11 - 37. Read 6 books set in the US.
Books selected for this task need to be set in the US. You can use the book details on the main page, title, precis, tags or lists as your qualification. Remember to let me know how you know your books qualify, I need to know where to look to confirm you books! Please include any necessary links and information in your completion posts.
Completion PostTask: Task 11 - 37. Read 6 books set in the US.
Book/cover link: Exorcising the Exes by Jill Wexler
Page numbers with source: 161 pages per GR
How book qualified: Tagged dallas-tx and texas-us by one person each. Also "Dan moved back to Dallas a little over a year ago...."(p13) and "since Dan's return to Dallas...." (p15) in the text.
Date Completed: 10/23
Rating/Review: 4 stars
This was a seriously cute, short romance. It was delightful!
Completion PostTask: Task 11 - 37. Read 6 books set in the US.
Book/cover link: Poke Check by R.J. Scott and V.L. Locey
Page numbers with source: 186 pages per GR
How book qualified: This book is part of the Harrisburg Railers series, about a hockey team based in Harrisburg, PA, USA.
Date Completed: 10/25
Rating/Review: 4 stars
This is another entry in very readable MM ice hockey romance series. I've become a sucker for Hockey romances - and even though this one was a second chance romance (not my favorite trope), I enjoyed it.
Completion PostTask 11 - 37. Read 6 books set in the US.
Book: Alpha Ablaze by Susi Hawke
pg numbers: 268 pages per GR
How book qualified:#393 on https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Date Completed: 10/23
Rating/Review:
3.25 Stars
Once I let go of the fact that supposedly these dragons are over 10,000 years old yet speak fairly modern English, were found in North America, and lived in kingdoms (though at one point it’s stated they were from the Middle Ages), I enjoyed the story. Sam is such a bundle of nerves and yet endearing. Blaze is playful and protective. They really complimented each other.
I'm reading Headstrong - set in Vermont, on main page.Tru, don't forget the minimum pages for the challenge is 150, so your second book won't count (and sorry it wasn't better either).
What did I have 150 pages in my head? Good glory. I guess I have too many challenges mixed up in my head, lol.I’ll find something else.
Completion PostTask 11 - 37. Read 6 books set in the US.
Book:Grumpy Bear by Slade James
pg numbers: 296 pages per GR
How book qualified:set in Georgia as per main page
Date Completed: 10/24
Rating/Review:
4 stars
I love Bear Camp!
Even though the time frame is short, I really felt like they connected well. They formed an intimacy that was believable. I loved the location. Loved the other characters as well. I look forward to more in the series.
I'll have to try Grumpy Bear, Teresa. It sounds like fun!I updated my second book to something that will count - sorry I got confused about the number of pages required.
Completion PostTask: 11 - 37. Read 6 books set in the US.
Book/cover link: Headstrong by Eden Finley
Page numbers: 260/GR
How book qualified: set in Vermont per main page
Date Completed: 26/10/21
Rating/Review: 3.5 stars
Truitt_T wrote: "I'll have to try Grumpy Bear, Teresa. It sounds like fun!I updated my second book to something that will count - sorry I got confused about the number of pages required."
It was fun! There was nothing traumatizing, just two guys falling for each other.
Completion PostTask: 11 - 37. Read 6 books set in the US.
Book/cover link: Can't Hide From Me by Cordelia Kingsbridge
Page numbers: 289
How book qualified: set in San Diego, California per main page
Date Completed: 10/28/21
Rating/Review: 3 stars
Interesting story but not sure I liked the characters. Overall they are very angry due their past This is a second chance romance with plenty of issues to work through.
Truitt_T wrote: "Completion PostTask: Task 11 - 37. Read 6 books set in the US.
Book/cover link: Exorcising the Exes by Jill Wexler
Page numbers with source: 161 pages per GR
How..."
Please add your rating - thanks!
Teresa wrote: "Completion PostTask 11 - 37. Read 6 books set in the US.
Book:Grumpy Bear by Slade James
pg numbers: 296 pages per GR
How book qualified:set in Georgia as per ma..."
Please add your rating - thanks!
KellyJo wrote: "Completion PostTask: 11 - 37. Read 6 books set in the US.
Book/cover link: Can't Hide from Me by Cordelia Kingsbridge
Page numbers: 338
How book qualified: set in..."
Please correct to the first edition Kindle page count (289). Thanks!
Here is your next task!Task 12 - 58. Read 6 books published in the year one of the teammates joined RRRC, teams decide which teammate.
Books selected for this task need to be initially published in a year one member of the team joined RRRC (not GR), the teams decide which member. You can find the year you joined RRRC on the members page for the group. Make sure you 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 selected teammate, the year they joined RRRC and the initial publication date of you chosen books in your completion posts.
I joined in 2021. Does that work for everyone, or is there another year we want to use?
Truitt_T wrote: "I joined in 2021. Does that work for everyone, or is there another year we want to use?"works for me!!
It’s not when we joined GR (which, you’re right, was 2020 for me), but when we joined RRRC.
Truitt_T wrote: "It’s not when we joined GR (which, you’re right, was 2020 for me), but when we joined RRRC."I realized that after I posted smh, lol. That's why I deleted my post :D
Completion PostTask 12 - 58. Read 6 books published in the year one of the teammates joined RRRC (Truitt 2021)
Book:Ethan & Jag Destroy the World by Maz Maddox
pg numbers: 196 pages per GR
How book qualified: Published October 26th 2021
Date Completed: 10/29
Rating/Review:
5 Stars!!!
This was so much fun! I loved Jag and Ethan! This book is funny and touching with great side characters and a solid plot. The sex was hot but didn’t take over the story. Highly recommend!
Romance Readers Reading Challenges
Books mentioned in this topic
Goal Line (other topics)Unseen (other topics)
The 5th Gender (other topics)
How to Howl at the Moon (other topics)
Merry Cherry Christmas (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
G.L. Carriger (other topics)Eli Easton (other topics)
Keira Andrews (other topics)
Charlie Cochet (other topics)
Jordan L. Hawk (other topics)
More...
