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Selection posting: Week 10Task: 13. Clear cut © Read a stand alone book.
Book/cover link: The Marriage Portrait
Page numbers: 355
How book qualified: stand alone book, not part of a series
Week 10Option 1
13. Clear cut ©
* Read a stand alone book.
Option 2
Key date: 6 May 2022
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars
Series rule applies:
That is, if the book is in a series but does not match where you are up to, you may read another book from that same series
Option 3
Pass
A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose - INCLUDING A PASS
Refer msg 3 for formatting of all 3 options. This format is also in msg 3 of your team threads
Week 10 (Option 1) - selection post13. Clear cut
Task: Read a stand alone book
Book:
On Thin Ice by Carrie AaronsPages: 250
How it qualifies: Is a stand alone
Week 10 - Selection Post
Option 1 - Clear cut
Book - On Rotation by Shirlene Obuobi
Page numbers - 352 pages
How the book qualifies - stand alone book
Selection Post - Week 10Option1
Task: Read a stand alone book
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
Pgs: 392
How It Fits: Stand Alone
Week 10 - Completion Post13. Clear cut
Task: Read a stand alone book
Book:
On Thin Ice by Carrie AaronsPages: 250
How it qualifies: Is a stand alone
Read: 13/11/22
Rating: 3★s
Review: This Romantic suspense started off really well - girl in jeopardy, remote ’safe house’, inept police and handsome hero. The bad person came a surprise but made sense when they were revealed. The romance was lovely and not instant which I like. Two things that brought the stars down - story dragged a bit in the middle and the concept of a community of a few hundred people keeping a big secret from the media seemed a bit far fetched in this day and age. Overall was a good read.
Completion posting: Week 10Task: 13. Clear cut © Read a stand alone book
Book/cover link:The Marriage Portrait
Page numbers:355
How book qualified:stand alone book
Date Completed:11/14/22
Rating/Review:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The story of a 15/16 year old girl married to a man in his late 20s in 1560s Italy. The girl is in fear of her husband whom she thinks is planning to kill her for failing to produce an heir. Very descriptive book about a time period I know little about.
Completion post ~ Week 9
Book: The Virgin Romance Novelist
Rating: 3⭐
Review:
Not my type of book, it took a little to much to finish it, too much unnecessary drama at the end, and the the book could be shorter without. There's another book in the series, I don't know if I'll read it...
Selection Post - Week 10Option 1
A Christmas Witch
Task: Read a stand alone book
Pages: 117
How it qualifies: Is a stand alone
Going well team - just three books outstanding before the last call.
Completion post ~ Week 10
Book: A Christmas Witch
Rating: 4⭐
Review:
Was a cute story about a witch who "teleport" a Scottish using magic...ant crismas magic + love = a cute story
Week 11 - last taskOption 1
15. Police car (USA) 🚓
* Read a book with an MC in law enforcement.
This encompasses police, sheriffs, FBI, CIA and other enforcement agencies.
Option 2
Key date: 13 May 2022
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars
Series rule applies:
That is, if the book is in a series but does not match where you are up to, you may read another book from that same series
If you use this option, this week you must select your book from the team shelves immediately below your team in this list. The last team picks from the first team.
9 Nerdy Niners
7 Lucky Seven
2 Perfect Penguins
4 Couch Pandas
8 Dominating Dominoes
6 The Panda Book Club
5 Shades of Gray
3 The Dazzling Dazzle
10 Ebony & Ivory
1 Salt-N-Peppers
Eg. Team 9 picks from team 7's members bookshelves. Team 1 picks from team 9's members bookshelves.
To win this we need to finish and post the last 2 week 10 books then all finish reading week 11 first.
Selection Post - week 1115. Police car (USA)
Task: Read a book with an MC in law enforcement
Book:
Lure of the Bear by Anna Lowe Pages: 202
How it qualifies: MC, Dawn, is a Police Officer
Selection posting: Week 11Task: . Police car (USA) 🚓 Read a book with an MC in law enforcement.
Book/cover link: The Sheriff's Mail Order Rescue
Page numbers: 222
How book qualified: sheriff is Mc per title
Selection Post - Week 11Option 1
Divorced, Desperate and Delicious by Christie Craig
Page Numbers: 338
How It Fits: MC Chase Kelly is a detective - from precis "...Fabio drags in a very desperate, on-the-run detective who decides to take refuge in her house--a house filled with twinkling lights and a decorated tree. (Okay, so it's February, but she has a broken heart to mend, a Christmas-card shoot to do, and a six-times divorced, match-making mother to appease.) For the first time in a looooong while, Lacy reconsiders her vow. Because sexy Chase Kelly, wounded soul that he may be..."
Week 11 - Completion Post15. Police car (USA)
Task: Read a book with an MC in law enforcement
Book:
Lure of the Bear by Anna Lowe Pages: 202
How it qualifies: MC, Dawn, is a Police Officer
Read: 19/11/22
Rating: 2★s
Review: ok - I don’t believe we really have bear, bunny, owl, dragon and any other critter shifters living among us. But I do enjoy a good shiftchanger story. This wasn’t one of them. It was part of a series, and obviously I should have read the other books first as I missed out on so much of what was going on. Dawn and Hunter’s relationship started in a previous book and something dramatic happened in that previous book which have the two not fully loved up at the start of this one, so I didn’t understand the dynamics. The back story is good with a bridezilla and her murderous father and a mystical gem so I was able to limp through the story but constantly thinking that I had missed something important. I do have the first in the series so I will read that to see if it is any better.
I enjoyed playing with you all, hope to see you around GR in the future!
Been a good challenge - see you all around 👍
Hey all - I'm so sorry I went MIA the last 2 weeks of the challenge! I had unexpectant surgery to remove my appendix, so life has been a bit crazy lately. I'm finally now just getting back into my normal life and routine and just remembered about the challenge and you all!I'm sad I didn't finish the challenge with you all, but overall enjoyed it!
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Books mentioned in this topic
Lure of the Bear (other topics)Divorced, Desperate and Delicious (other topics)
The Sheriff's Mail Order Rescue (other topics)
Lure of the Bear (other topics)
A Christmas Witch (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Anna Lowe (other topics)Christie Craig (other topics)
Anna Lowe (other topics)
Carrie Aarons (other topics)
Peng Shepherd (other topics)
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Option 1
The Spooky Life by S.E. Harmon
Pages: 324
How It Fits: Black and White cover
Date Read: 11/10
Rating: 4*
Review
Rain and Dan are back and this time they are planning their wedding or rather their families are. Love these guys, Rain is getting used to his gift as a medium but a new mystery presents challenges and dangers that they have never encountered. A ghost who cannot speak, a missing person, body snatching, missing periods of time. It has it all. I really hope that the author writes more about this pair, I really have enjoyed the series so far.