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Jane (PS) wrote: "Hi Kat - please add the rating to your completion post :) Its one of the 4 compulsory elements. "Jane, she had edited her post above - message #136. Do you need her to repost the correction? I think I saw somewhere that you are requesting that now, but I couldn't find it on my quick search.
ETA: Read to the bottom of a post and found it. I will ask her to repost. Thanks.
Kat wrote: "Completion post:Week 5
Elle Kennedy - The Chase
The Chase
Pages: 358
Rating: 4 ⭐️
Qualification: Book 67 https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Review Th..."
Kat, can you repost this correction for Jane - thanks! (She asks for this in message #3 of our team thread.)
While we are waiting on the new theme, I updated the tracking. 😊Weeks 1 & 2 - Complete!
Week 3 - Missing Kat's Completion Post.
Weeks 4 & 5 - Complete!
Week 6 - Missing Shandrea's and Kat's Completion Posts.
Overall - looking pretty good!
Completion post:Week 5
Elle Kennedy - The Chase
The Chase
Pages: 358
Rating: 4 ⭐️
Qualification: Book 67 https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Review This is my second book by Elle Kennedy and I can’t believe I waited so long to read her. I read the first in the off campus series The deal and loved that and this is the first in the spin off series and I loved that. My favourite characters were Summer and Colin. And also loved Hunter but also wanted to slap him for some of his actions. There was a character called Nora who I had a love hate relationship with and in the end I had warmed to her. I’m looking forward to read the rest of this series and the off camp series.
MountainKat wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Hi Kat - please add the rating to your completion post :) Its one of the 4 compulsory elements. "Jane, she had edited her post above - message #136. Do you need her to repost th..."
I'm actually being pretty chill on that - just letting me know its been updated also works, but a repost is very appreciated :)
MountainKat wrote: "While we are waiting on the new theme, I updated the tracking. 😊Weeks 1 & 2 - Complete!
Week 3 - Missing Kat's Completion Post.
Weeks 4 & 5 - Complete!
Week 6 - Missing Shandrea's and Kat's Co..."
Snap! 😅
NEW THEME!Week 7
Jane's post with links.
Option 1
1. Opposites attract ⚤
* Read a book from one of the following lists:
Best enemies to lovers
Best gay enemies / rivals / opposites become lovers
Hate at first sight
YA star crossed /forbidden enemy love
Enemies to lover trope in fantasy / PNR
If you use Option 1, your selected book MUST be on one of the lists above. Please link/state the list in your post.
Option 2
Key date: 15 April 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 finished last night would have worked. 🤷🏻♀️
Week 7: 1. Opposites attract ⚤Selection Post
The Fire by May Archer, 334 p. per GR#668 on the Best Gay Enemies/Rivals/Opposites Become Lovers, page 7.
Selection post Week 7
Option 1
The Mistake by Elle KennedyPages: 296
Qualifications : https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7... book 437 page 5
Selection PostWeek 7: 1. Opposites attract
Option 1
by Nora SakavicPages: 204 pgs/GR kindle first ed.
How it Qualifies: #173 on list Best Gay Enemies/Rivals/Opposites Become Lovers
🎁PASS THE PARCEL🎁🎁SELECTION POST-WEEK 7🎁
🎁 Option 1
1. Opposites attract ⚤
* Read a book from one of the following lists:
Best enemies to lovers
Best gay enemies / rivals / opposites become lovers
Hate at first sight
YA star crossed /forbidden enemy love
Enemies to lover trope in fantasy / PNR
🎁Date 10/23/2022
Open Season by Linda Howard
🎁Pages - 368 Kindle Edition
🎁Qualifications - #196 on list Best enemies to lovers
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
Week 6: 9. Black tie suit (formal wear) 🤵♂️Completion Post
Provoke by Ava Harrison
Pages - 411
Qualification- man in formal wear on cover
Rating - 5 stars!
Review - This was the first book of Ava Harrison's that I have read and I really enjoyed it! I love her writing style. The book was written very well. Definitely adding more from her to my tbr. I loved that in this book the heroine was very strong and independent & the hero was moody but not too moody.
Week 7: 1. Opposites attract ⚤Selection Post
The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker
Pages - 400
Qualification - #44 on this list - https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
🎁PASS THE PARCEL🎁🎁COMPLETION POST-WEEK 7🎁
🎁 Option 1
1. Opposites attract ⚤
🎁Date 10/23/2022
Open Season by Linda Howard
🎁Pages - 368 Kindle Edition
🎁Qualifications - #196 on list Best enemies to lovers
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7.
🎁 Date Completed - 10/26/2022
🎁 Rating - 🌟🌟🌟🌟1/2 Stars 🎧
🎁 Review - Funny and Enjoyable
4 1/2 Stars
Daisy was a 34 year old plain Southern librarian with old fashioned values who wanted to get married and have children. She went through a transformation started going to clubs and getting into a lot of trouble that Sheriff Russo who wanted daisy and the only man who could handle her. Very enjoyable read and a definite recommend!
Week 7: 1. Opposites attract ⚤
The Fire by May Archer, 334 p. per GR#668 on the Best Gay Enemies/Rivals/Opposites Become Lovers, page 7.
Completed 10.25.2022 *4 Stars*
Kinda an 'enemies to lovers', but it was more a second chance romance. Parker and Jamie had history, but things didn't end well between them. Lots of insecurity and immaturity. Ten years later and back in the same town again, things didn't change. Thrown together by circumstance, they begin to hash out their past. It takes both of them being confronted by friends with their mistakes to grow up though. Happy ending, of course. Overall a sweet story with nice MCs set in small town with quirky characters - what's not to love!
Well narrated by Michael Pauley.
Week 6 - Formal wear Option 1
Completion post
Lucky Suit by Lauren Blakely
144 pages
5 stars
Finished on 27th October
Qualification: Man in suit
Review: This was a novella but it certainly packs a lot into a small book. Kristina and Cameron are the sweetest characters and I want another book by them. The secondary characters the Grandma and Joe are so funny as well. The chemistry and banter between Kristina and Cameron was so good and funny. I can’t wait to read more from this author.
NEW THEME!Week 8
Option 1
4. Night sky 🌃
* Read a book with the night sky on the cover
Option 2
Key date: 22 April 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 8: 4. Night sky 🌃Selection Post
The Night by May Archer, 228 p. per GRNight sky on the cover above.
I’m almost done with my week 7 book, should be able to get it posted tomorrow.
Week 7: 1. Opposites attract ⚤Completion Post
The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker
Pages - 400
Qualification - #44 on this list - https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
Read - 10/28
Rating - 5 Stars
Review - I really loved this book, it's been on my TBR for awhile. I loved the enemies to lovers theme and I even loved that it made me cry. I am sad the second book doesn't fall under our week 8 theme - haha.
🎁PASS THE PARCEL🎁🎁SELECTION POST-WEEK 8🎁
🎁 Option 1
4. Night sky 🌃
* Read a book with the night sky on the cover
🎁Date 10/29/2022
Grim by M.K. Eidem
🎁Pages - 438 Kindle Edition
🎁Qualifications - see cover above
Tracking updated again this evening.Weeks 1 & 2: Complete!
Week 3: Missing Kat's Completion Post.
Weeks 4 - 6: Complete!
Week 7: Missing Alicia's and Kat's Completion Posts.
Week 8: Missing Alicia's and Shandrea's Selection Posts. (And all the completions too.)
Week 3 Completion post
This Beating Heart by Laura Barnett
3 stars
Read: 30/10
Pages: 288 on Good reads edition
Qualification: page numbers end in double digits https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
Review: This was a difficult read at times as although I haven’t personally went through the experience of IVF and everything that comes with that I knew the author had written this book about her own experience. I loved the friendship in this book. Jen and Emma are really good friends to the MC and I liked the ending.
Kat wrote: "Week 3 Completion post
This Beating Heart by Laura Barnett
3 stars
Read: 30/10
Pages: 288 on Good reads edition
Quali..."
Hi Kat, can you please add a review - it is a required component of completion posts. Thanks!
Completion PostWeek 7: 1. Opposites attract
Option 1
by Nora SakavicPages: 204 pgs/GR kindle first ed.
How it Qualifies: #173 on list Best Gay Enemies/Rivals/Opposites Become Lovers
Read: 10/29
Rating: 4 stars
Review: I wasn't sure what to expect with this book, but it's been on my tbr forever and it fit, so I decided to give it a go. I found myself caught up in the story pretty quickly, and got really invested in the back stories of each of the boys. The focus here was on Neil, a young man who shows promise at the game Exy (which is totally made up and doesn't make a lick of sense as far as I could tell), and has a mysterious past. Neil isn't even his real name, but that's just part of the mystery. He's recruited to college to play, and quickly gets mixed up in the drama and tensions between his new teammates. There were a lot of parts that seemed over the top, and other parts that didn't really make sense, but the author was able to bring the characters to life in a way that really made me care about what happened to them. I've already checked the next book out of the library and can't wait to get started on it.
Selection PostWeek 8: Night Sky
Option 1
by Josh LanyonPages: 202 pgs/GR kindle first ed.
How it Qualifies: see cover
Week 8: 4. Night sky 🌃Completion Post
The Night by May Archer, 228 p. per GRNight sky on the cover above.
Completed 10.31.2022 *5 Stars*
Sweet second chance romance. Holiday setting. Adorable little girl. Small town with quirky characters. Yeah, that works for me!
I didn't realize this was a Christmas story - I didn't read the precis, it was just the next book in the series. I loved it though! I wanted the happy ending for the characters, so of course the ending made me happy too. I wish I could read it again for the first time...
I listened to the audio narrated by Michael Pauley - wonderful!
Week 8: 4. Night sky 🌃Selection Post - Option 2
Scoring With Him by Lauren Blakely
Pages - 424
Qualification - Read by Mkat on July 26th, 2022 & she rated 4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Shandrea wrote: "Week 8: 4. Night sky 🌃Selection Post - Option 2
Scoring With Him by Lauren Blakely
Pages - 424
Qualification - Read by Mkat..."
Warning - cliffhanger! But I loved the series.
Oh , I forgot to post I will do it in the morning when I get off work.😘
Tracking updated as we head into Week 9:Weeks 1 through 6 - Complete!
Week 7 - Missing Kat's Completion Post
Week 8 - Missing most of the completion posts.
I will be away tomorrow when the task is announced, so if you want feel free to post it. I don't know that I will finish my current book before Saturday either way, but I will post my selection and start reading as soon as I can.
🎁PASS THE PARCEL🎁🎁COMPLETION POST-WEEK 8🎁
🎁 Option 1
4. Night sky 🌃
* Read a book with the night sky on the cover
🎁Date 10/29/2022
Grim by M.K. Eidem
🎁Pages - 438 Kindle Edition
🎁Qualifications - see cover above
🎁Date Completed - 11/01/2022
🎁Rating - 🌟🌟🌟🌟1/2 Stars 🎧
🎁Review - Great storyline!!
Grim and Lisa were great characters!. The storyline was well written with plenty of drama, action and intrigue! Lisa was a widow with 2 small children and Grim was a Warrior who was deemed unfit because he had scars from an assassination attempt! This was a can't put down book. I definitely recommend!
MountainKat wrote: "Shandrea wrote: "Week 8: 4. Night sky 🌃Selection Post - Option 2
Scoring With Him by Lauren Blakely
Pages - 424
Qualificati..."
Uhh oh… I’ll have to read the 2nd book as the next week’s challenge haha
Option 15. Monochrome 📷
* Read a book with that is predominantly black, grey, white on the cover. Toning browns for sepia also work.
Additional colours must tone in and not dominate. A spot of bright colour is allowed e.g. for title effect or a simple highlight.
Option 2
Key date: 29 April 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 9Selection post 5: Monochrome
Option 1
What He Doesn't Know
Pages: 304
How it qualifies: See cover
Completion PostWeek 8: 4. Night Sky
Opton 1
The Ghost Had an Early Check-Out by Josh LanyonPages: 202 pgs/GR kindle first ed.
How it Qualifies: see cover above
Date Read: 11/5
Rating: 4 stars
Review: This was a quick, funny mystery that sort of reminded me of an Agatha Christie story. There was an old decrepit hotel owned by an eccentric old celebrity, with lots of other eccentrics living in the hotel too. Someone is trying to kill the owner and somehow our two MCs get pulled in to the mystery. It felt like a really short story, but there were so many twists and turns that I really didn't have a clue who the culprit was until the very end. Very enjoyable read.
Week 7 Completion
The Mistake by Elle Kennedy
Pages: 283
How it qualifies https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7... book
Date read: 5/11
Rating: 4 stars
Review: This was my second in the off campus series. This was about a hockey player named John Logan and a girl called Grace. He was a player and grace was a good student and it’s how they going back and fourth and I thought will they won’t they? I really liked John., at first I wasn’t a fan of Grace she was very whiny and annoying but she grew on me. I found some of the storyline heart wrenching and just wanted to wrap the characters in a huge hug,
Kat wrote: "The Mistake by Elle Kennedy
Pages: 283
How it qualifies https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7... bo..."
Kat, please add that this is your completion post for Week 7. Thanks!
Week 9: 5. Monochrome 📷Selection Post
In a Badger Way by Shelly Laurenston, 418 p. per GRBlack, white and gray cover - red only in title.
I updated the tracking again:Weeks 1 through 7 - Complete - YAY!
Week 8 - Missing Shandrea's and Kat's Completion Posts
Week 9 - Missing Sexyladi's, Alicia's and Shandrea's Selection Posts and all completions.
As this challenge is nearing the end, we should be trying to finish all completions before the next task is announced. If we want to be in it to win it, we need to have ALL completions posted before the last theme is announced and be ready to read as quick as we can! Speed only matters in the last week - the first team to finish wins.
I have already started looking around for short quick options for the remaining themes and for Option 2 books too. Remember, we pick Option 2 from another team for the last week!
🎁PASS THE PARCEL🎁🎁SELECTION POST-WEEK 9🎁
🎁 Option 1
5. .Monochrome 📷
* Read a book with that is predominantly black, grey, white on the cover. Toning browns for sepia also work.
Additional colours must tone in and not dominate. A spot of bright colour is allowed e.g. for title effect or a simple highlight
🎁Date 11/08/2022
I Married a Naga by Regine Abel
🎁Pages - 232 Kindle Edition
🎁Qualifications - see cover above
Week 9: 5. Monochrome Selection Post
Option 1
by Anne CleelandPages: 247 Kindle ed.
How it Fits: see cover
Week 8: 4. Night sky 🌃Completion Post - Option 2
Scoring With Him by Lauren Blakely
Pages - 424
Qualification - Read by Mkat on July 26th, 2022 & she rated 4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Read - 11/9
Rated - 5 stars!
Review - Mkat was right, big cliffhanger. Buuut that just gave me that much more incentive to start the next book as week 8. I really enjoyed this book. I loved that it was written with no LGBTQ hate. I loved both of the MCs
Week 9: 5. Monochrome 📷Selection Post - Option 2
Winning With Him by Lauren Blakely
Pages - 416
Qualification - MKat read on July 29, 2022 and she rated 4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Shandrea wrote: "Week 8: 4. Night sky 🌃Completion Post - Option 2
Scoring With Him by Lauren Blakely
Pages - 424
Qualification - Read by Mka..."
Shandrea, please add your rating. Thanks.
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Week 5: 6. Chessboard ♟️🏁
Read a book with a smart MC:
Kiss the Sky by Krista Ritchie
Pages - 443
Qualification - #36 on the Brainy/Genius Romantic list - https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Rating - 4 Stars
Review - I wasn't sure what to think when I started this book because it's based on a rich family of girls and their love interests in a reality tv shows - somewhat like the kardashians. Because of that it was a little hard for me to get into. I also didn't like that the heroine was a 23 year old virgin who loses it to her boyfriend of one year that she hasn't done anything with - only for it to be light BDSM. I thought it was badly written - buuut - I need closure and I will probably read the other books in the series.