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Week 1: 3. Zebra, Border Collie, Holstein Cow, Panda 🦓🐩🐮🐼Completion Post
Bite Me by Shelly Laurenston; 385 p. per GRBlack and white tiger on cover.
Completed 9.9.2022 *4+ Stars*
Reread September 9, 2022
I am so enjoying this series and can't wait to continue with the Honey Badger spinoff! There is always humor even amidst the drama. The mystery/drama keeps the story moving, the humor keeps it on the lighter side.
Well narrated by Charlotte Kane. The characterizations of all the diverse personalities in the story/series add so much to the experience!
July 22, 2016
Another great addition to the Pride series, made even better in audio! I really enjoyed this, liked the characters and their story. It sure didn't feel like it was all over though!
I've updated the tracking, just missing Shandrea's selection right now.
🎁PASS THE PARCEL🎁🎁COMPLETION POST-WEEK 1🎁
🎁Option 1🎁
3. Zebra, Border Collie, Holstein Cow, Panda 🦓🐩🐮🐼
* Read a book with an animal on the cover.
🎁Date 09/07/2022
Dragonbane by Sherrilyn Kenyon
🎁Pages - 320 Kindle Edition
🎁Qualifications - Dragon on cover see above
🎁 Date completed: - 09/10/2022
🎁Rating - 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Stars Audio Book
🎁Review: Love this series!!!
Max and Sera story was very well written. Their was drama, intrigue, very funny , lots of action and visits from a lot favorite characters from previous books and to know what happened to them. I highly recommend this series.
Jane (PS) wrote: "HI everyoneI've removed Paris from the team. If someone else expresses an interest to play in the next week or so, I will add them to this team. At the moment, you will continue on with your redu..."
Ok, thanks for letting us know Jane 😊
Completion PostWeek 1: 3. Zebra, Border Collie, Holstein Cow, Panda
Kiss of Snow by Nalini SinghPages: 433 pgs/GR kindle first ed.
How it Qualifies: wolf on the cover
Date Completed: 9/11
Rating: 5 stars
Review: I don't know what the special ingredient is that makes this series, and especially this book, so darn amazing, but it never fades even after numerous readings. I always feel like I'm reading it for the first time, feeling the same intense emotions it evoked when I read it 10 years ago. Hawke and Sienna are an amazing couple, but I also love the side stories included in this book. The developing romance between Walker and Lara, as well as the start of the battles between the Psy and the Packs, it all coalesces to make this one story one of the best in the series.
Week 1: 3. Zebra, Border Collie, Holstein Cow, Panda 🦓🐩🐮🐼Selection Post
Stay by Sarina Bowen
Pages - 295
Qualification- dog on cover
I've updated the tracking again. All that is outstanding are completions from Shandrea and Kat. 😊Just wanted to let you all know that I will be away on Friday when the new theme is called. Whoever sees it first, feel free to post it if you want! Otherwise I will post it Saturday when I able to be on my computer again.
MountainKat wrote: "I've updated the tracking again. All that is outstanding are completions from Shandrea and Kat. 😊Just wanted to let you all know that I will be away on Friday when the new theme is called. Whoeve..."
Where’s it normally posted? As I only knew the theme because I saw it on here, so I didn’t look elsewhere for it
Kat wrote: "Where’s it normally posted? As I only knew the theme because I saw it on here, so I didn’t look elsewhere for it "Jane will post it in the Q&A thread. 😊
Week 1: 3. Zebra, Border Collie, Holstein Cow, Panda 🦓🐩🐮🐼Completion Post
Pages: 360
How it Qualifies: dog on the cover
Date Completed: 14/9
Rating: 4 stars
Review: This was my first book by this author. I choose it because I love books about dating and social media. I really enjoyed this. My favourite characters were America Dan and Elle Shaw. The secondary characters were good as well. I took a dislike to Vee Ellie’s boss as she was just out for herself.
Week 22. Mixed race 👩👨🏾
* Read an interracial romance from one of the following lists:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
If you use Option 1, your selected book MUST be on one of the lists above.
Option 2
Key date: 11 March 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 2 Selection post
Option 1
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2... Book 297
Craigslist Lover
by.AncelliPages: 228
How it qualifies: From list one book 297
Thanks for posting the new theme Sexyladi! Off to find a book...
🎁 PASS THE PARCEL🎁🎁SELECTION POST-WEEK 2🎁
🎁Option 1🎁
🎁2. Mixed race 👩👨🏾
* Read an interracial romance from one of the following lists
🎁Date 09/17/2022
Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
🎁Pages - 496 Kindle Edition
🎁Qualifications - List Non-Caucasian Protagonists in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Paranormal Romance #1496
MountainKat wrote: "Thanks for posting the new theme Sexyladi! Off to find a book..."😘
I've got a book that works using Option 2 and will post my Selection Post tomorrow. I hope to get the tracking updated then too. Then I should actually be caught up and can read again!
Selection PostWeek 2: 2. Mixed Race
Option 1
The Last Twilight by Marjorie M. Liu
Pages: 353 pgs/GR kindle first ed.
How it Qualifies: #188 on list
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...
Week 2: 2. Mixed race 👩👨🏾Selection Post
Prisoner of Night by J.R. Ward, 176 per GROption 2: #16.5 in series, #0.5 on teammate Sexyladi's read shelf, read 7.31.2022, rated 4 stars.
Craigslist LoverCompletion post
Book: Craigslist lover
Author: Ancelli
Pages: 228
How it qualifies: On link one book 297
Date read: 18/9/22
Rating: 5 star
Review: This was my first book by Ancelli. I’d never heard of this author before and found her through a challenge I was doing in a group. The book deals with some serious subjects and their done so sensitively. The book surprisingly also had humour mixed in which I enjoyed. Some of the words written down were so powerful and heart wrenching that I wanted to reach in and hug the characters.
I love anything related to social media and the first thing that attracted me to it was the title.. This was a quick read and I devoured it in two days. I’d highly recommend this read to anyone looking for something with a difference
Selection PostWeek 2 - Mixed race 👩👨🏾
Option 1
One Hot Italian Summer by Karina Halle
Pages - 384
Qualification - #21 on this list - https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
I'll be posting my completion for week 1 later tonight, when I finish the book! I've been so busy..
Shandrea wrote: "I'll be posting my completion for week 1 later tonight, when I finish the book! I've been so busy.."Thanks for letting us know!
Week 2: 2. Mixed race 👩👨🏾Completion Post
Prisoner of Night by J.R. Ward, 176 per GROption 2: #16.5 in series, #0.5 on teammate Sexyladi's read shelf, read 7.31.2022, rated 4 stars.
Completed 9.19.2022 *4 Stars*
Reread September 19, 2022
I think I might have enjoyed this a little more than the first time. I just got immersed in the story and finished it in one afternoon. Not a bad way to spend some time!
January 16, 2019
Good story, in the BDB world but not with any main characters.
I listened the audio with Jim Frangione narrating.
Tracking updated again - here is where we stand:Week 1 - Missing Shandrea's Completion Post (should be up tonight)
Week 2 - Missing Sexyladi's, Alicia's and Shandrea's Completion Posts
No real hurry, just an update. 😊
ETA: I will post something like this now and then when I update the tracking. It is not meant as a guilt trip or anything like that. Just a way for us to all know where things are at. Also, you can let me know if I missed something! And sometimes people think they posted when they didn't so this can serve as a reminder. It happens to all of us now and then! 😂
Week 1: 3. Zebra, Border Collie, Holstein Cow, Panda 🦓🐩🐮🐼Completion Post
Stay by Sarina Bowen
Pages - 295
Qualification - dog on cover
Finished - 9/20
Rating - 4 stars
Review - loved the storyline
Shandrea wrote: "Week 1: 3. Zebra, Border Collie, Holstein Cow, Panda 🦓🐩🐮🐼Completion Post
Stay by Sarina Bowen
Pages - 295
Qualification - dog on cover
..."
Hi Shandrea, thanks for posting your completion, but you are going to need to do more of a review than that. From the signups thread, message #2:
"Each team member must return to their team thread and post a short review of the book that they read. This review should be enough to indicate that the member DID read the book. A couple of sentences is sufficient. "I liked it" is not."
Jane requires a short review for this challenge. It has to be more than a sentence or two.
Oh okay, do I need to repost or just edit?
Shandrea wrote: "Oh okay, do I need to repost or just edit?"Reposting is always safer so Jane doesn't have to go back through the thread.
🎁PASS THE PARCEL🎁🎁COMPLETION POST-WEEK 2🎁
🎁Option 1🎁
🎁2. Mixed race 👩👨🏾
* Read an interracial romance from one of the following lists
🎁Date 09/17/2022
Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
🎁Pages - 496 Kindle Edition
🎁Qualifications - List Non-Caucasian Protagonists in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Paranormal Romance #1496
🎁Date completed- 09/21/2022
🎁Rating - 🌟🌟 Stars Audio Book
🎁Review -Struggle !!!
I was looking forward to the story about a mixed race indian girl experience with her cultural. This listen was "painful"?
For anyone that loved this book, I am glad you enjoyed it. But for me it is my honest opinion:
This book was 400 pages of slow and painful uninteresting scenes repeated over and over again followed by very few pages of a little action. How did I make it to the end!? Seriously, I have never struggled so much to finish a book. It was... painful.
I finished my book last night, I’ll get my completion posted today.
Completion PostWeek 2: 2. Mixed Race
Option 1
The Last Twilight by Marjorie M. Liu
Pages: 353 pgs/GR kindle first ed.
How it Qualifies: #188 on list
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...
Date Read: 9/21
Rating: 4 stars
Review: This was an interesting, somewhat over the top, but still engaging story that was set in Africa, a first for me. I don't usually find stories set somewhere so exotic, so this was a treat for me. But it was the characters that really stood out. Amiri and Rikki are very different from each other physically, but they have emotional and physical scars that have shaped the people that they've become. They're very similar in their approach to life and how they deal with other people. But when they meet, it's quickly obvious that they feel an instant draw towards each other. I loved seeing how they come to terms with their feelings, all while being chased by the very *very* bad men who are chasing them through the jungle. The suspense part of the story was pretty intense, but honestly, it was their relationship that kept me intrigued.
Shandrea wrote: "Week 1: 3. Zebra, Border Collie, Holstein Cow, Panda 🦓🐩🐮🐼Completion Post
Stay by Sarina Bowen
Pages - 295
Qualification - dog on cover
..."
As MKat noted, I need more than a few words for the review. Your review above could apply to any book. I need a few sentences that show that you actually read the book. It doesn't need to long or complex. Eg. something about the characters, the style of writing and/or the plotline :)
NEW THEME!Week 3
Option 1
16. Piano keys - the piano was invented around 1700. 🎹
* Read a book with page numbers ending in double numbers. Eg 100, 155, 222, 388 pages etc...
Note - this task has been updated to make finding the book a bit easier!
Remember, you can use any edition to qualify for the task (excluding audio books as they are quoted in hours).
Minimum page count of 100 remains.
Option 2
Key date: 18 March 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.
And of course the book I started this morning when we didn't have the new theme yet would have worked...Fortunately, there is an edition that works for my last M&G book!
Week 3: The Piano was invented around 1700 Selection Post
Life... On A High: The U.S Edition by Nick SpaldingPage number: 155 pages
How the book qualifies - the page number ends in double numbers
Week 3: 16. Piano keys - the piano was invented around 1700. 🎹Selection Post
Treachery in Death by J.D. Robb, 383 p. per GRFrench edition, Perfidie du crime, has 388 pages.
Selection PostWeek 3: Piano keys - the piano was invented around 1700.
The Boyfriend Comeback by Lauren BlakelyPages:466 pgs/GR kindle first ed.
How it Qualifies: Page numbers end in double numbers
🎁PASS THE PARCEL🎁🎁SELECTION POST-WEEK 3🎁
🎁Option 1🎁
16. Piano keys - the piano was invented around 1700. 🎹
* Read a book with page numbers ending in double numbers. Eg 100, 155, 222, 388 pages etc...
🎁Date 09/24/2022
Ancient Retribution
🎁Pages - 300 Kindle Edition
🎁Qualifications -00 in page count
REPOSTWeek 1: 3. Zebra, Border Collie, Holstein Cow, Panda 🦓🐩🐮🐼
Completion Post
Stay by Sarina Bowen
Pages - 295
Qualification - dog on cover
Finished - 9/20
Rating - 4 stars
Review - I love a good sports romance and hockey is probably my favorite to read about. Both MC go through a divorce and then find each other. I really enjoyed the storyline: how they met, how they get together (his persistence), and how the end up.
Amended post as changed book Week 3: The Piano was invented around 1700
Selection Post: J E Rowney - Ghosted
Page number: 166 pages
How the book qualifies - the page number ends in double numbers https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Z1RCF4...
Week 3: 16. Piano keys - the piano was invented around 1700. 🎹Completion Post
Treachery in Death by J.D. Robb, 383 p. per GRFrench edition, Perfidie du crime, has 388 pages.
Completed 9.27.2022 *5 Stars*
Reread September 27, 2022
This is a great story - well told by the author and well narrated by Susan Ericksen. Tough subject - very bad cops, but dealt with by some very good cops. I never like it when evil wins - that is why I read the books I do! So it was enjoyable to good triumph once again, even if it is imaginary.
June 15, 2017
Loved this one! It had a lot of humor which is good because it was a tough subject, especially for our favorite characters. I had the fun experience of sharing this with my hubby on a road trip and he enjoyed it too! He laughed out loud at points and liked the characters and story, even though it was his first book in the series. Yay!
The audio with Susan Ericksen narrating was as wonderful as expected.
Kat wrote: "Amended post as changed book Week 3: The Piano was invented around 1700
Selection Post: J E Rowney - Ghosted
Page number: 166 pages
How the book qualifies - the page number ends in double numb..."
Kat, can you add a link for your book - thanks!
Completion PostWeek 3: Piano keys - the piano was invented around 1700.
The Boyfriend Comeback by Lauren BlakelyPages:466 pgs/GR kindle first ed.
How it Qualifies: Page numbers end in double numbers
Date Read: 9/25
Rating: 4 stars
Review I honestly don’t know how the author manages to put out so many books each year, but still maintain such good quality stories. This is a good example. Even though the plot is pretty formulaic, following the usual storyline for a rivals to lovers book, the MCs are both well-rounded and engaging. I completely bought into their romance. My only nitpick here would be the name dropping of other side characters that were obviously from other related books. I felt like I was missing a piece of the puzzle because I didn’t know the history or how they related to this story. It was a bit annoying, but didn’t detract too much from how much I enjoyed this book.
Had to amend as pages were wrong again! Selection
Week 3: Piano keys - the piano was invented around 1700.
Book: This Beating Heart
Author : Laura Barrett
Page number 288
How it qualifies: Book ends in double numbers
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
Kat wrote: "Had to amend as pages were wrong again! Week 3: Piano keys - the piano was invented around 1700.
Book: This Beating Heart
Author : Laura Barrett
Page number 288
How it qualifies..."
Perfect :) Just add 'selection' to the post.
Tracking updated again!Week 1 - Complete!
Week 2 - Missing Shandrea's Completion Post.
Week 3 - Missing Shandrea's Selection Post. Also missing Sexyladi's, Shandrea's and Kat's Completion Posts.
Week 3: 16 - Piano keys - the piano was invented around 1700. 🎹Selection Post
Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
Pages - 335
Qualification - German edition ends in double number of pages - 400: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
NEW THEME!Week 4
Option 1
14. Text print
* Read a book available in paperback.
Option 2
Key date: 25 March 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.
I won't be starting my book until tomorrow - have to wait until the new month starts!
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I've removed Paris from the team. If someone else expresses an interest to play in the next week or so, I will add them to this team. At the moment, you will continue on with your redu..."
Thanks Jane!