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TART Challenge - Round 5 - Fast Like Molasses (7)
I'm going to try
which is 366 pages
Scrap my last post, that book was bloody awful and exactly what we'd been talking about a few days ago with the authors (and every character in the book) constantly mentioning the heroine's weight.Off to find something else.
but it's titled Josh and Gemma make a baby. A Baby causes weight gain. if the author uses pregnancy to talk about a person weight negatively, that would be kind of awful.
This is all before a baby is made. It's based on getting IVF but I stopped before any of that really got going as I had already had enough at page 34
it must've been bad if you had to give up at page 34
I'm going with this one. People like JA Huss, but I'm wary that I'm not going to like this that much. I've read the synopsis three times and I still don't understand what this is about. 
Is there a minimum page count? I can't seem to find it but was thinking of reading two shorter books
The minimum page count is 150 for this one.
Ok, I'm going with
. It's 452 pages, so with the page count from Chan's book (249) we have 701 pages, so as long as Tink and Courtney meet the challenge minimum for their books, we'll meet the page count for the task.
lol dang it. i forgot about the 1000 pages. I usually read books over 300 pages and this time i went for something shorter. I hope you didn't pick a longer book to make up the difference, Karen.I already started listening to this one, but I can find something longer if you had another book in mind.
Chan wrote: "lol dang it. i forgot about the 1000 pages. I usually read books over 300 pages and this time i went for something shorter. I hope you didn't pick a longer book to make up the difference, Karen.I..."
Well, I did purposely pick the longest book on my M&G that qualifies, but I did it before I looked at your page count! It's an author/narrator combination that I know I can listen to a little faster than my norm, and I should have a lot of listening time today and tomorrow so it was a good time to go with a longer one. Fortunately the timing was good!
Okay. thanks for reading the bulk of the task, Karen 😊
~KarenH~ wrote: "The minimum page count is 150 for this one."Thanks. I'm going to read The Player and the Pixie
LOL Tink this made me snort with laughter4.4 Stars (Cause I'm a rebel and like to mix my ratings up)
I obviously thought I was clever at the time 😂
#4 | 14. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with Contemporary Romance as MPG.Book: Sexy
Pages: 249
Qualifies: MPG Romance > Contemporary Romance
Rating: 🕺🕺🕺
Completed: April 19, 2022
Chan wrote: "#4 | 14. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with Contemporary Romance as MPG.Book: Sexy
Pages: 249
Qualifies: MPG Romance > Contemporary Romance
Rating: 🕺🕺🕺
Completed: April 19,..."
I've had that one on my TBR for awhile. Worth a read, or no?
Task: #4 - 14. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with Contemporary Romance as MPGBook: The Player and the Pixie
Page numbers: 364
How book qualified: MPG Romance>Contemporary Romance
Date Completed: 19th April
Rating: 4.4 stars
Task #4 - 14. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with Contemporary Romance as MPGBook:
Cold Cruel KissPages: 452
Qualifies: MPG Romance > Contemporary Romance
Rating: 4 stars
Completed: April 19, 2022
Courtney wrote: "I've had that one on my TBR for awhile. Worth a read, or no?"Well....hmm...it has a magic mike feel to it. It's an easy read. It tried to have a small suspense element, but I figured it out easily and early. The beginning was captivating, but the more I learned about the characters, the less I liked the book.
Tiffy, the female MC, grated on my nerves. Her inner monologues of herself and her thoughts of Fletcher (male MC) were awful. She was soooo judgmental of everybody. And thus lies the crux of my issue. When I don't care for both characters, my interest in the story plummets.
Again, it's short (under 8 hours) and really easy to read. I think i'm in the minority here.
Completion Post - Task #414. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with Contemporary Romance as MPG.
Bass-Ackwards
Pages: 260
Completed: 4/20
How it Qualifies: MPG Contemporary Romance
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review:
So, sexual harassment in the work place is never OK. Unless your boss is asshole Bill Mitchell. Then...
This book definitely tackles the MCs relationship "Bass-ackwards". What starts as a little sexual coercion turns into a pretty sweet couple. This starts hot and heavy, but simmers into something cute. I really liked Bill and Christina Lee, and I thought the story was fun. Definitely glad I picked it up! Not like any romance I've read before, and I love when I find something different.
I will be back in the morning with your next task!
Courtney wrote: "Completion Post - Task #414. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with Contemporary Romance as MPG.
Bass-Ackwards
Pages: 260
Completed: 4/20
..."
your review made me laugh so hard.
I saw the gif first and didn't understand so I read the lines above and then burst out laughing. Paul Rudd is funny and this fit so perfectly with your review.
🤣 I was looking for a gif that said something like 'give me a job' and this popped up and I figured it fit 🤣🤣
Here is your next task!Task 5 - 29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession.
Professions such as LEO, military or musicians are ok. Just don’t try to pass off a rancher and a chef as both being in the food industry - they are simply not close enough. Please include the selected profession in your completions post and to let me know how you know the book qualifies - title, precis, tags or lists, including links and any other necessary information. I need to know where to look to confirm your books. Remember to use the first edition Kindle page count.
Hi Ladies. This is what we have29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession.
military
I'm doing this one
750 - 353 (Chan) = 397
So, everybody just needs to read the minimum page requirement.
Thanks Chan, that makes it easier for me as I don't really enjoy that romance theme
Chan wrote: "I'm doing this one750 - 353 (Chan) = 397
So, everybody just needs to read the minimum page requirement."
Wow, I wish I had a short book to take advantage of this, but the only thing I have on my M&G right now that has a military tag is
and it's 428 pages! Oh well...
I'm going to do
. I think it's been sitting on my eReader for over a year now, so it's about time I get to it 🤣
#5 | 29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession.Team chose military
Book: Center Mass
Pages: 353
Qualifies: MPG War > Military Fiction
Rating: 🙂🙂🙂
Completed: April 21, 2022
somewhere in the 1st or 2nd week of May, i might need to use a pass. I'm hoping I won't need to, but we'll see. Work is ramping up.
Task: #5 | 29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession.Team chose military
Book: Dirty Sweet Wild
Page numbers: 201
How book qualified: MPG War > Military Fiction
Date Completed: 21st April
Rating: 4.5 stars
Task #5 - 29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession.Team chose Military
Book:
Blood KissPages: 428
Qualifies: Tagged 'Military' by 4 people on page 3 of tags
Rating: 4 stars
Completed: April 21, 2022
Completion Post - Task #529. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession.
Team chose military
Christmas with the Marine
Pages: 224
Completed: 4/22
How it Qualifies: From precis
But her icy resolution melts when she sees an incredibly hot Marine shopping for toys.
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review:
Not really a lot to say about this one. The writing is OK, there's just not much story. Most of this is conversations between the MCs getting to know each other, and Ben worried that Ainsley is out of his league because her family is so wealthy.
I didn't really like the couple. Ainsley pushes a little much with the whole "I don't need a man" thing. And Ben's break up near the end because it's "better" for Ainsley was predictable and annoying.
The cheese factor level was pretty high, and I have a low tolerance for cheesiness, so not really a good fit for me.
I'll be back in the morning with your next task!
Here is your next task!Task 6 - 22. Read 4 books #5 or higher in a series.
For this task the selected books need to be #5 or higher in a numbered series listed on GR. Please
Hmm...looks like the rest of Kat's message was cutoff
Chan wrote: "Hmm...looks like the rest of Kat's message was cutoff"Fortunately it's straightforward and not a lot of explanation needed, but I did find it on another team's thread:
For this task the selected books need to be #5 or higher in a numbered series listed on GR. Please include a link to the series page in your completion posts.
I'll be reading (or rather listening to)
Ooh Karen. I love that one! That and Cameron's are my favorite in the series. It's the reason I like single dad falls for the I'm just going to do my next Seattle Shark book.
Courtney wrote: "Ooh Karen. I love that one! That and Cameron's are my favorite in the series. It's the reason I like single dad falls for the many books so much 🤣.I'm just going to do my next Seattle Shark book...."
I'm doing a reread of the series right now. It's been almost 8 years since I read this one (obviously longer for the previous books) so I don't remember a ton about them, but going into the start of the rereads I remember thinking that Cameron's and Daniel's stories were my favorites. This one isn't far behind though, at least so far!
I really need to do a reread. I have the two newer books marked as to read, but I think it's been too long since I read the rest, so I should do a reread before I get to them.
Kat and I decided a while back that we were going to pick some of our favorite series and do rereads together. Not really buddy reads because we don't necessarily discuss them much, just reading the same book(s) in the same month so if something comes up that we want to mention, we're both in the same place. Since we're practically got a single brain when it comes to reading tastes, we have quite a list of series to work our way through!
Task: 6 - 22. Read 4 books #5 or higher in a seriesBook: Nothing Like Him
Page numbers: 209
How book qualified: #5 in series
Date Completed: 23rd April
Rating: 2 stars
Task #6 - 22. Read 4 books #5 or higher in a seriesBook:
Rules For A Proper GovernessPages: 320
Qualifies: #7 in the Mackenzies & McBrides Series
Rating: 5 stars
Completed: April 23, 2022
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Task 4 - 14. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with Contemporary Romance as MPG.
Contemporary and Romance do not have to be combined and may be combined with other words, MM Romance for example, but BOTH must be MPG (Main Page Genre)! Remember to use the first edition Kindle page count.