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MountainKat wrote: "Shandrea wrote: "Week 8: 4. Night sky 🌃Completion Post - Option 2
Scoring With Him by Lauren Blakely
Pages - 424
Qualificat..."
Done!
Week 9: 5. Monochrome Completion Post
Option 1
by Anne CleelandPages: 247 Kindle ed.
How it Fits: see cover
Date Read: 11/11
Rating: 4 stars
Review: It was great diving back into a Doyle and Acton mystery, but this one didn't really have the same tension and excitement as previous books. I think it was mainly tying up the loose ends left from the last few books. Hopefully the series will continue with a whole new mystery that goes in a new direction, with some new characters and a mystery completely unrelated to anything from the previous books.
MountainKat wrote: "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 ..."
So u have to pick option 2?
Kat wrote: "So u have to pick option 2?"For the last call? No, Jane will make the call like normal. But for the last week, Option 2 changes - we don't pick from our team, but from another team that she will announce with the call.
Personally, I like to be ready to go when the call is made and not have to look for books. I also have a couple of other challenges, so I want to try to make them overlap if possible - or else I might not finish them all! I also want to find something shorter so I can finish it quickly. So I start looking early.
NEW THEME!Week 10
Option 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.
Option 2 for me this week - I read my last stand alone book from my M&G shelf last week!
Week 10: 13. Clear cut ©Selection Post
Here Comes My Man by Lauren Blakely, 372 p. per GROption 2: #2 in series, #1 on teammate Alicia's read shelf, read 8.9.2022, rated 3 stars.
Selection PostWeek 10: 13. Clear Cut (Stand alone book)
Option 1
Eden by Avon GalePages: 227 pgs/GR kindle first ed.
How it Qualifies: Stand alone book
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
MountainKat wrote: "Kat wrote: "So u have to pick option 2?"For the last call? No, Jane will make the call like normal. But for the last week, Option 2 changes - we don't pick from our team, but from another team th..."
Thanks
Week 10: 13. Clear cut Selection Post
Pen Pal by J.T. Geissinger
Pages - 320
Qualification - stand alone novel
Week 10 Selection post
Stand alone
MenAreCreeps.com: One Woman's Humorous Perspective of Her Online and Offline Dating Experiences by Christy KayPages: 114
🎁PASS THE PARCEL🎁🎁COMPLETION POST-WEEK 9🎁
🎁 Option 1
5. .Monochrome 📷
🎁Date 11/08/2022
I Married a Naga by Regine Abel
🎁Pages - 232 Kindle Edition
🎁Qualifications - see cover above
🎁 Date completed - 11/13/2022
🎁 Rating 🌟🌟🌟 1/2 Stars 🎧
🎁 Review -Imaginative! 3 1/2 Stars
The storyline was interesting but it took a lot for me to imagine a real snake like person with a tail interacting with a human woman with legs. The plot was good but getting past the inter species relationship was difficult.
🎁PASS THE PARCEL🎁🎁SELECTION POST-WEEK 10🎁
🎁 Option 1
13. Clear cut ©
* Read a stand alone book.
🎁Date 11/13/2022
Honey Moon by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
🎁Pages - 448 Kindle Edition
🎁Qualifications - Stand Alone novel
Week 10 Completion
MenAreCreeps.com: One Woman's Humorous Perspective of Her Online and Offline Dating Experiences by Christy KayPages: 114
How it qualifies: Stand alone
Rating: 3 star
Review: This was a favourite trope of mine with online dating mentioned in the title. I liked it, although I expected more stories about her dating and her experiences of dating. I feel she glossed over them. And it was more about the other random stuff like relationships she has with women (as friends and family) I hope to read more from this author about her dating experiences
Completion PostWeek 10: 13. Clear Cut (Stand alone book)
Option 1
Eden by Avon GalePages: 227 pgs/GR kindle first ed.
How it Qualifies: Stand alone book
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
Date Read: 11/14
Rating: 4 stars
Review: This was a slow burn romance, but it was so worth it. I wasn't sure how the author was going to have these two work through their issues to get to an HEA, but she managed it and made it believable too. I loved the setting as well. Usually stories set in Alaska always seem too gloomy to me, but not here. Having the two MCs be tour guides and getting plenty of detail about the trips really made me feel like I got a better picture of the wilderness there and that the place is truly beautiful, not always dark, gloomy, and cold. I almost wish that this was the start of a new series because I'd love to revisit some of the other characters and see them find happy endings as well.
Kat wrote: "Week 10 Selection Post
13 clear cut
Pages: 111
Qualification: Stand Alone
[boo..."Kat can you please edit your post - your link goes to the Kindle edition and lists a page count of 99. The minimum for this challenge is 100, so you need to link to the paperback edition. It has a page count of 114, so that needs to be changed as well. Thanks.
MountainKat wrote: "Kat wrote: "Week 10 Selection Post
13 clear cut
Pages: 111
Qualification: Stand Alone
[bookcover:MenAreCreeps.com: One Woman's Humorous Perspective of Her Online and Offline Dating Experiences|1..."
The edition I have has 111 so what one do I list?
Kat wrote: "MountainKat wrote: "Kat wrote: "Week 10 Selection Post
13 clear cut
Pages: 111
Qualification: Stand Alone
[bookcover:MenAreCreeps.com: One Woman's Humorous Perspective of Her Online and Offline ..."
I don't see 111 listed on GR, but had a librarian add the paperback so the book met the minimum page count. Sometimes GR is weird, but it looks like your completion post is good now. Thanks for editing it. Could you please do the same to your selection post - thanks!
Week 10: 13. Clear cut ©Completion Post
Here Comes My Man by Lauren Blakely, 372 p. per GROption 2: #2 in series, #1 on teammate Alicia's read shelf, read 8.9.2022, rated 3 stars.
Completed 11.14.2022 *4 Stars*
Satisfying ending after the unexpected upset that ended the first part of this duet. I loved how they worked everything out - more slowly and deliberately this time around. Both were cautious of the mistakes made before - they wanted to work and I wanted it to work for them. Sweet ending too.
Fabulously narrated by Teddy Hamilton and Shane East along with a full cast for the other characters. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this one!
We are closing in on the last call for this round! I updated the tracking again:Weeks 1 through 7 - Complete!
Week 8 - Missing Kat's Completion Post.
Week 9 - Missing Shandrea's and Kat's Completion Posts.
Week 10 - Missing Sexyladi's and Shandrea's Completion Posts.
Just those four completions outstanding, if we can get those posted before the call on Friday we are in a good place to read for the win!
MountainKat wrote: "We are closing in on the last call for this round! I updated the tracking again:Weeks 1 through 7 - Complete!
Week 8 - Missing Kat's Completion Post.
Week 9 - Missing Shandrea's and Kat's Compl..."
I’m reading both just now but I thought the challenge ended next Friday? As the last challenge will be announced this Friday?
The challenge ends when the first team finishes. So while the 11th week ends next Friday, one team usually finished long before then.If we want a chance to win, we have to have all selections and completions for all weeks done and posted - correct and complete. The best way to do that is to have everything done through Week 10 before Week 11 is announced.
Kat wrote: "Week 10 [book:MenAreCreeps.com: One Woman's Humorous Perspective of Her Online a..."I'm sorry to be nitpick-y, but I just noticed that this doesn't say it is your completion post. Please add that. Thanks.
MountainKat wrote: "Kat wrote: "Week 10 [book:MenAreCreeps.com: One Woman's Humorous Perspective of ..."Done, I’ve been working a lot so things keep slipping my mind.
I’ll post my two completions (week 9 & 10) tonight!
Week 9: 5. Monochrome 📷Completion 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...
Rating - 4 stars
Review - I thought this book took awhile to 'get good' but I still enjoyed it. It was a good follow up to the first book and ended how I needed it to end. There is a third book to the series, I am unsure if it is following these two or not, but if the third book is about these two I am not jumping on the chance to read it.
Week 10: 13. Clear cut Completion Post
Pen Pal by J.T. Geissinger
Pages - 320
Qualification - Stand alone novel
Rating - 5 Stars!!
Review - Ho-lee-cow this book... reading the blurb of this book can be a little confusing, I was a little apprehensive about reading it but so glad I did. It was mysterious, it was *SPICY*, and it was a little thrilling.
Shandrea wrote: "Week 9: 5. Monochrome 📷Completion Post - Option 2
Winning With Him by Lauren Blakely
Pages - 416
Qualification - MKat read ..."
The third book is about the same couple and worth reading.
MountainKat wrote: "Shandrea wrote: "Week 9: 5. Monochrome 📷Completion Post - Option 2
Winning With Him by Lauren Blakely
Pages - 416
Qualifica..."
Okay!! I’ll have to read it
Sexyladi wrote: "🎁PASS THE PARCEL🎁🎁SELECTION POST-WEEK 9🎁
🎁 Option 1
5. .Monochrome 📷
🎁Date 11/08/2022
I Married a Naga by Regine Abel
🎁Pages..."
Hi SL - could you please update this to COMPLETION? Thanks!
Kat wrote: "Week 10 Selection Post
13 clear cut
Pages: 114
Qualification: Stand Alone
[bo..."
As Kat mentioned, you just need to the same edition that you have in your Completion post. This one goes to an edition without a page count.
Ok, so heading into the last call, I have:Sexyladi : Week 9 - correct her 'Completion' post
Week 10 - post Completion
Kat : Weeks 8 & 9 - post completion
Week 10 - add correct edition to the selection post.
Good luck!!
Sexyladi wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Sexyladi wrote: "🎁PASS THE PARCEL🎁🎁SELECTION POST-WEEK 9🎁
🎁 Option 1
5. .Monochrome 📷
🎁Date 11/08/2022
I Married a Naga by [..."
Done!
🎁PASS THE PARCEL🎁🎁COMPLETION POST-WEEK 10🎁
🎁 Option 1
13. Clear cut ©
* Read a stand alone book.
🎁Date 11/13/2022
Honey Moon by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
🎁Pages - 448 Kindle Edition
🎁Qualifications - Stand Alone novel
🎁Date Completed - 11/15/2022
🎁 Rating - 🌟🌟🌟🌟 1/2 Stars 🎧
🎁Review - Very Emotional but thoroughly beautiful!
When I chose to pick up this book, I assumed it was another SEP's Humorous-Romance story. This is completely different from her other books. There's so much depth, so many emotions, and so many layers of meaning in the story. It was like experiencing a journey with Honey, Dash, and Eric, through the entire book to find the answer to the questions about love, hope, and faith. I highly recommend!
Kat, sorry I missed that about your Week 10 Selection Post. You need to link to the edition written by Christy Kay, not Dr. Christy Kay. It's weird I know...Thanks Sexyladi for the correction and completion!
All we need going into the last week are Kat's correction and her Weeks 8 & 9 Completion Posts.
From Jane!!I'm going to call the final task for this round of Pass The Parcel at 3pm US EST .
For this last week, players who wish to use Option 2 will need to pick from a team that I post with the final task. That is, if you select option 2 it cannot come from your own teammates' shelves, but from a different team's players' shelves that I will specify in the final task call.
Option 3 (Pass) is not available in the last week.
All posts from prior weeks must be completed to be in the running to win. (No outstanding completions from prior weeks.) AND all your selection and completion posts must include all the necessary information required in msg 3 of each team's thread. I will not be letting you know if you have missed an element or the page numbers don't match the edition that you have posted, etc.
Finally - as one team has only 3 players due to circumstances beyond control in real life, we will have a slightly different finish.
** The winning team will be the first team to have all their books completed correctly (team 3) OR have four books completed correctly (all other teams).
This means that the large teams are not unfairly disadvantaged by small teams.
Once you think your team has won, someone needs to post IN THIS THREAD, that they have completed the task.
I will then check the posts to ensure they are correct. If they are not (and require correction) another team can nip in and claim the win if their posts are correct.
What this means for us is that if we have all the prior weeks complete, we only need 4 of us to select and complete our books for Week 11 to claim the win! This only applies to Week 11, not to the other weeks - they have to be complete with all of our books.
MountainKat wrote: "Kat, sorry I missed that about your Week 10 Selection Post. You need to link to the edition written by Christy Kay, not Dr. Christy Kay. It's weird I know...Thanks Sexyladi for the correction and..."
I fixed my correction and you said was fine?
Week 8Completion post
Option 1
The Perfect Mother by [author:Matthew Farrell|61940604]
Pages:321
How it qualifies: Sky on the cover
Rating 4 *
Date completed: 18/11
Review: This was really good book. It’s actually my first book by the author and his first stand alone even though he’s wrote a series. I was gripped from first page to the twists and turns.I’ll be honest and say some things that happened made me think that would never happen and parts were a bit slow and Laura repeats herself which got annoying but overall was a decent read.
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.
DO NOT PICK from a team member who has left the team during the game. Picks must come from current members.
Option 3
Not available this week
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 11: 15. Police car (USA) 🚓Select Post
Chaos in Death by J.D. Robb, 160 p. per GRTagged 'police procedural' 6 times on the first page of tags,
Kat wrote: "MountainKat wrote: "Kat, sorry I missed that about your Week 10 Selection Post. You need to link to the edition written by Christy Kay, not Dr. Christy Kay. It's weird I know...Thanks Sexyladi fo..."
HI Kat - it the selection post that needs to be updated to the correct book edition from Week 10. Your Completion post is fine.
Week 11 15 Police Car USASelection post
Killer on the Run by M.A. ComleyHow it qualifies: Main character is a detective in the police
Pages: 174
Week 11: 15. Police car (USA) 🚓Completion Post
Chaos in Death by J.D. Robb, 160 p. per GRTagged 'police procedural' 6 times on the first page of tags,
Completed 11.18.2022 *4 Stars*
Reread November 18, 2022
I love this series! It's been just over 5 years and I had zero memory of this one. The whole Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde story was a bit creepy, I have to admit. But definitely a nice break from the emotional turmoil of the previous book, that was hinted at by Dr. Mira's questions and Eve's healing injuries. Well narrated by Susan Ericksen.
September 9, 2017
It is always nice to visit Roarke and Eve again! And especially good when I've been struggling with books/narration that wasn't working well for me. The novellas are not as intense or emotional as the full length novels and this fit that pattern. This was simple, yet enjoyable Jekyll and Hyde type story made better by Roarke, Eve and Peabody too.
I listened to the audio and was delighted by Susan Ericksen's performance - as usual!
Kat wrote: "Week 11 15 Police Car USASelection post
Killer on the Run
by M.A. ComleyHow it qualifies: Main character is a detective
P..."
Kat, the edition you have linked does not have the page count you list in your Selection Post - you need to change to the other edition or use 191 as the page count.
Also, you do not say how you know your book qualifies. It is tagged 'mystery-police' on the first page of tags. Please add this as your qualification.
Thanks.
Jane (PS) wrote: "HI Kat - it the selection post that needs to be updated to the correct book edition from Week 10. Your Completion post is fine."Jane, she has correct this in message #213.
Team 1 has won this round - they were very quick!I had fun with you all - thanks for being a great team!
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Completion Post
Black, white and gray cover - red only in title.
Completed 11.10.2022 *4 Stars*
I loved Stevie and Shen! Her, her anxiety ridden prodigy brain and her crazy badger family and him with his easy going, happy, bamboo chomping ways - what a pair! I thought it was hilarious how she found his constant chewing calming when it drove everyone else crazy. They were so sweet together. I can't wait for more!
One of the best parts for me was the return of the usual narrator for this world, Charlotte Kane. It was great to have familiar characters sound like themselves again! I loved it! (I am not knocking the narrator for the first Honey Badger book, she just wasn't what I was accustomed to as a listener.)