TART Challenge - Round 5 - Snakes on a Plane (14)

[Louise]

I can do in preferential order:
Sarina Bowen
Elle Kennedy
Auryn Hadley
MC Beaton
Nora Roberts
Anne Bishop
Elizabeth Hunter
Penny Reid
Zoe Chant
J.R. Ward

[Stacie]

I'll weigh in after LaurLa. Just an FYI, I'm going to be traveling from Thursday afternoon (the 21st) until the 25/26 (M/Tues) with no computer access, just the app and whatever books I have on my Kindle haha.

[LaurLa]

I'm going to check if she would allow penname as same author - if so we could all do Nora Roberts/JD Robb.


Also, from the lists by Laura and Louise, I could do Penny Reid or Ilona Andrews.

[Laura]

Pseudonyms are acceptable!

[Stacie]

Nora/JD Robb is my preference but I could do Ilona too

[Laura]

Since Louise didn’t include Ilona in her list, shall we go with Nora?

[LaurLa]

I vote for La Nora!

[Louise]

Great I’ll download a Nora Roberts 😊

[LaurLa]

Louise wrote: "Great I’ll download a Nora Roberts 😊"

Grab something from Michelle's cloud link!
https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%2...

[Stacie]

Completion Post
Task 2 - 1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.

Sea Swept by Nora Roberts
Date: 4/18
Rating: 4 stars
Pages: 356 per GR
How it fits: we decided to read Nora Roberts

[Laura]

Completion Post

Task 2 - 1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.

Book: Born in Fire
Author: Nora Roberts
Date Read: 4/18
Rating: 5 stars
Pages: 404 per GR
How it fits: We decided to read Nora Roberts

[Stacie]

Laura wrote: "Completion Post

Task 2 - 1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.
Born in Fire
Book: Born in Fire
Author: [autho..."

Hey! Can you change your first link to be the cover for the book? Thank you!

[Stacie]

Task 2 Tracking

Stacie -- Completion Post
Laura -- Completion Post

[Laura]

Duh. That’s what I meant to post. Just a sec. :)

[Stacie]

Laura wrote: "Duh. That’s what I meant to post. Just a sec. :)"

I figured hahahaha.

[LaurLa]

I should have my JD Robb book done tonight.


I will be completely offline Thursday night through Sunday afternoon. So when we get our new task, it's likely I won't be able to finish it before I'm gone, so if it allows a pass option, go ahead and take it for me. If it doesn't - I apologize in advance for holding us up but will finish as soon as I can come Monday.

[Louise]

I’ll have mine done first thing in the morning got about 3hrs left on audio

[Stacie]

I'll be fairly off line too but not completely. No worries on finishing later!

[LaurLa]

Completion Post ➺ LaurLa
Task 2


Task: 1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author
Book: Shadows in Death
Pages: 345 pp (GR kindle, linked edition)
How it fits: author JD Robb/Nora Roberts
Date Read: 04.20 ★★★★

[Louise]

Completion Post
Task 2 - 1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author

Year One by Nora Roberts
Date Read: 4/20
Rating: 4*
Pages: 419/GR
How It Fits: Written by Nora Roberts

[Louise]

Checked us in

[Stacie]

Thanks Louise! I was just coming to do that.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Boy you all read some of my favorite NR books! And who doesn't love Roarke and Eve?! (Well, at least I always do!)

Louise, that first book was hard to read - especially in 2020! But I think that may be my favorite trilogy she's written. 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Here is your next task!

Task 3 - 5. Read 4 books first published within the last year.

To qualify for this task, the selected books need to have been initially published on or after April 20, 2021. 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 as the qualification. Please include the initial publication date of your selected book in your completion post.

[Laura]

Argh! I started Lover Arisen last night, so I can’t use it. :(

I’ve got a short one that released yesterday to read next, though. :)

[Stacie]

I also started one from the 2022 yesterday. I'm sure I have another one that I might be able to knock out before we leave tomorrow just so it's done.

[Louise]

MountainKat wrote: "Boy you all read some of my favorite NR books! And who doesn't love Roarke and Eve?! (Well, at least I always do!)

Louise, that first book was hard to read - especially in 2020! But I think that m..."

It was very hard I read this the day after watching an episode of travellers with a very similar storyline

[LaurLa]

I'm just not going to be able to hit this before I leave. So if you all don't want to wait, I'll ask for a pass for this one.

[Stacie]

LaurLa wrote: "I'm just not going to be able to hit this before I leave. So if you all don't want to wait, I'll ask for a pass for this one."

I don't mind waiting! I don't think I'm actually going to get one done before I leave tomorrow myself so I'm fine waiting.

[Laura]

I don't mind waiting for you ladies. My book is only 165 pages, so I can fit it in any time.

[Laura]

Louise wrote: "MountainKat wrote: "Boy you all read some of my favorite NR books! And who doesn't love Roarke and Eve?! (Well, at least I always do!)

Louise, that first book was hard to read - especially in 2020..."

My library had a wait on that one, so I went for one that had been on my TBR for 7 years!

[LaurLa]

If you're willing to wait, then, I'll probably read Bad Cruz starting Monday :-)

[Stacie]

Completion Post
Task 3 - 5. Read 4 books first published within the last year.
Book:
Boss Witch by Ann Aguirre
Date: 4/20
Rating: 2 stars
Pages: 368 per GR
How it fits: published April 5, 2022

Review: This one was disappointing and I'm sad.

[Louise]

Completion Post
Task 3 - 5. Read 4 books first published within the last year.

Getting Real by Emma Chase
Date Read: 4/22
Rating: 4*
Pgs: 302/GR
How It Fits: First Published Oct 21, 21

[Laura]

Completion Post

Task: 3 - 5. Read 4 books first published within the last year.
Book: Aeson: Black
Date Read: 4/23
Rating: 4 stars
Pages: 165
How it fits: first published 4/18/22

[LaurLa]

Completion Post ➺ LaurLa
Task 3


Task: 5. Read 4 books first published within the last year
Book: Bad Cruz
Pages: 378 pp (GR kindle, linked edition)
How it fits: published November 10th 2021
Date Read: 04.25 ★★★★

[LaurLa]

Thanks for being patient! I checked us in :-)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Here is your next task - finally!

Task 4 - 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 January 26, 2022 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.

[LaurLa]

Series rule applies! But 4 stars is tough!

[Laura]

I can read for:

LaurLa - read In a Badger Way - 4/21 - 4 stars

Louise - read The Fifteenth Minute - 3/3 - 4 stars
Becoming Alpha - 3/23 - 4 stars

Stacie - read Things We Never Got Over - 2/2 - 4 stars


The books I would read from Louise or LaurLa are continuing series I have already started, but I can do the one I found from Stacie's books, also.

[Laura]

Can more than 1 of us read from the same person, or do we each read from a different person, so everyone has someone reading from their shelf? I assumed it was the later, but now I’m second guessing myself.

[Louise]

Laura wrote: "Can more than 1 of us read from the same person, or do we each read from a different person, so everyone has someone reading from their shelf? I assumed it was the later, but now I’m second guessin..."

We can read from the same shelf

[Louise]

Probably going to read an In Death book from from LaurLa’s shelf

[Stacie]

I think I'm going to use the series rule and re-read A Court of Thorns and Roses since Louise read 2 and 3 recently.

How it fits: Louise read A Court of Mist and Fury on 3/16/22 and rated it 5 stars (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...)

[LaurLa]

I will probably do Touch of Frost with the series rule - Laura read Killer Frost Feb 4, 2022, 4 stars

Fantasy works for GOTM and I need a YA for another challenge...

[Stacie]

Completion Post -- Task 4

Task 4 - 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.
Book:
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Date: 4/28
Pages: 433 per GR
Rating: 3 stars
How it fits: Louise read A Court of Mist and Fury on 3/16/22 and rated it 5 stars (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...)

[Laura]

Completion Post - Task 4

Task 4 - 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.
Book: The Fifteenth Minute
Date Read: 4/28
Rating: 4 stars
Pages: 313 (although there are 2 Kindle editions published the same day, different listed publishers, the other says 316 pages!)
How it fits: Louise read it on 3/3/22 and rated it 4 stars.
(https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...)

[Laura]

Louise wrote: "Probably going to read an In Death book from from LaurLa’s shelf"

I noticed that we actually all had In Death books rated 4 stars in the time period! :)

[Louise]

Completion Post
Task 4 - 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.

Betrayal in Death by J.D. Robb
Date Read:4/28
Rating: 4*
Pages: 365
How It Fits: LaurLa read Shadows in Death on 4/2/22 and rated it 4 stars.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[LaurLa]

Trying to finish mine tonight!