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PtP - Dominating Dominoes (8)
1. Introduce yourself to your team. Let your team members know where you are from. This is a 'nice to know' when categories are announced and when team-mates can expect other members to post their book choices.2. Lead Rapper - reserve a couple of posts in this thread tracking your team's book selection and completion. (Alternatively they could convert a chat comment to the tracking post/s.)
3. Name your team. Using this round's theme of Black & White, come up with a fun name. Given we are an open/public group with no age limit, so please make sure any chosen name is smart, not smutty ;)
Please PM your name to Jane(PS) by 7 September.
4. If you have a private profile, please 'friend' your team-mates. This is really important, because without this, your team-mates can't see your shelves to select a books under option 2. (It will also help with one of the categories in this round!)
5. Please post your book selections/completions in the format provided below. (This format is also posted in both the Q&A and Sign-Up threads.) We need to know the week that each book corresponds to, the page numbers, and how the book qualifies including links to lists/shelves (where applicable), etc. I can't stress this enough. When in doubt - link it*!
* don't link to your review in your completion post - reviews in your completion posts should be included in full in that post.
You don't want to start reading a book and then find it doesn't meet the requirements because some information (eg page count or theme link) was missing from your original post.
I will be monitoring this and your book will not be considered complete until I am satisfied that your selection and completion posts comply with the format rules of the challenge.
Remember - you can ONLY change your book selection in the week that the theme is called.
6. You MUST check in with your team each week, ideally once the theme is announced. Please let your team know if you expect to have spotty communication or are on holidays or having an operation, etc.
7. When you post the completion of your book, you must post a review; enough for us to know you have actually read the book. Please don't link to a review. You must post the review in this thread.
8. Re-reads are allowed but you can't read the same book twice within this challenge.
9. There is no prize for the winning team - bragging rights only :)
10. Each week, the theme will be announced in the Q&A/Announcement thread. The full list of themes announced during this round will be maintained in msg 1 of that thread.
The Rule on the Pass Option
* Each team can only have ONE member using their pass each week.
* Each member can only use that pass once each 5 weeks.
* This means that one or two team members (dependent upon the size of your team) will miss using a pass in each 5 week block.
* No-one can use the pass option in the last week of the challenge.
* In the final week Option 2 has altered and I will be allocating each team another team from which their book selection must be chosen :)
Key selection and completion post information. You must have ALL elements in your book posts.For selection post Option 1 you must have:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
How the book qualifies - please note which qualifying bookshelf/list you are using or the tags that justifies that it works.
If the theme is based off the bookcover, post the cover. If there is a letter count in the title, publication date etc, please note these details.
For selection post Option 2 you must have:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
Name of the team-member, their star rating, the date they read the book.
For selection post Option 3 you must have:
Week #
PASS
For the completion post you must have:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Rating (1-5)
Review
Please DO NOT CHAT in these selction/completion posts. It needs to be super clear.
If you 'waffle' about your decided book - please REPOST your selection once you decide. DO NOT go back and edit your waffling post.
IF YOU NEED TO CORRECT A POST FOR MISSING INFORMATION or because the didn't qualify etc, please REPOST this information in a NEW post. I don't want to have to keep going backwards in the thread.
Week 7 to 11(view spoiler)
Week 10. Standalone
✓ Lisa The Heart of St. Nick. Option 1
✓ Sherece Twisted Love. Option 1
Bailey Way Down Deep. Option 1
✓ Helke Tournament of Losers. Option 1
Stacy One Final Gasp. Option 1
✓ Iliana Icebreaker. Option 1
Hi, I'm Stacy from England. Looking forward to playing this challenge. I haven't played this one before. 🙂
Hey. I'm Helke from Germany. I have played o ce so please ear with me if I don't get everything right on the first try. We should have a lot of fun with this challenge and I look forward to play with you all.
Hi. I'm Iliana and im from Pennsylvania. I have played this challenge a couple times before and it is quiete easy to get a hang of. Excoted for this round and to get to play with y'all
Hi! I’m Bailey from New York. This is my fourth round of Pass the Parcel… I love this challenge! Looking forward to reading with y’all!
Hi, we are still waiting for 1 player to check in but we need to start thinking of names.
I know the theme is Black and White so I we should definitely have a name that reflects that. The first things that comes to mind is Dominating Dominoes.
Dominating Dominoes is cute! Here are some that I came up with:“Reading in Color”
“The Sepias”
(I liked these because they were almost opposite of black/white)
“The Cruellas”
“Oreo Book Club”
“Pandas who read Romance”
“50 shades of black and white”
“Salt and Pepper Shakers”
OMG i absolutely love Salt and Pepper Shakers and Oreo Book Club. I give my official vote to Salt and Pepper Shakers
Hi. I'm Sherece from Belize. I enjoy reading romance, paranormal, and fantasy. This is my third time doing this challenge and I look forward to seeing everyone's choices for the prompts. I like the names Dominating Dominoes and Oreo Book Club.
Sorry - a group has already claimed the Salt N Peppers. I'd prefer it if you can select a name that is quite bit different :)
If we can't take the salt and peppers I vote for Dominating Dominoes.
Dominating Dominoes sounds good, I think we need to pick quickly 🙂
Ok, i like dominating dominoes. If nobody disagrees Ill give the name to Jane later today
I read on Q&A that we will start early. If I miss it send an pm please.
Jane has posted the theme in the Q&A already. It is animals on the cover
Selection Post ~ Week 1 ~ Option 1
Wolf Marked by Alexis Calder
Pages: 232
Qualification: Wolf on the cover
Selection Post: Week 1, option 1
Book: Tiny House, Big Love by Olivia Dade
Pages: 158
Qualification: Dog & Cat on cover
Completion Post: Week 1, option 1
Book: Tiny House, Big Love by [author:Olivia Dade|13787449
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)
Review:
This was short, but pretty good. I would have loved to see more of Seb and Lucy's relationship after he finally expressed his feelings... We had a lot of Seb holding back for reasons that weren't really explained to the reader, and it put me off of his character a bit. The Tiny House premise was cute though, and I loved Kitty Hendrix and Hairy Garcia (Seb & Lucy's pets featured on the cover!)
Week 1 - Completion Post: Option 1Fish Out of Water
Pages: 270
Read: 9/11/22
Rating: 5 stars
Review:
This was a beautifully written book that tangled mystery, conspiracy, and romance. There wasn't too much of one that drowned out the others. I absolutely fell in love with Ellery and loved to see how Jackson opened up with his help. I liked that we weren't told everything but found things out when other characters in the book discovered it. Definitely cannot wait to start the next book.
week 1 compltion postOption 1
by Kara Lockhartepc: 202
How it fits: wolf on cover
read: 09/13/22
rated: 3 stars
review: The start was promising but the book took a turn to the worse. Maybe it is because I usually read mm and this book was mf. I really didn't care for the sex scenes. And the relationship development between the MCs was lacking IMO.
Week 1, Completion PostThunder Rising by Erin Hunter
Pages: 357
Read: 11/9/22
Rated: 5 🌟
How it fits: Cat on the cover -
Review: This is the second book of the series. It's about a group of wild cats. The cats have settled in their new home, divided into two groups and are dealing with territorial fights. The namesake of this book, Thunder, finds out more about his father. It was a good story. I enjoyed it 🙂
Completion Post ~ Week 1 ~ Option 1
Wolf Marked by Alexis Calder
Pages: 232
Rated: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review: Wolf Marked tells the story of Lola, a shifter whose family is cursed, so they can't access their wolves. Lola's pack is the worst of the worst because they treat Lola and her mother terrible especially by the pack Alpha's son, Tyler, and his friends. Naturally, Tyler is her fated mate 😕😑 With that cliffhanger, I hope that Lola gets revenge against all those that wronged her, so I'm gonna read the next book.
[*book:Wolf Marked|58449129]
Week 1Completion Post - option 1
Sheriff Found
116 pages
Dog on cover
date read: 9/11/22
3 stars
Id forgotten how much sex there is in Siren books. The story had the makings of a good story if it had been fleshed out with an actual story and not so much sex.
Week 2 - Selection Post Without Reservations
Pages: 268
Qualifies: #2 on Best interracial and multicultural MM romances
[*book:Without Reservations|696820]
Yes, Jane called yesterday. It was interracial couple from one of the lists posted. Jane calls in the Q&A thread for this challenge.
Would ya’ll be okay if I took the pass this week? I’ve been in a bit of a book slump and nothing is standing out to me right now. :(
Selection Post ~ Week 2 ~ Option 1
Love Unexpected by Q.B. Tyler
Pages: 292
Qualification: #414 on Best Interracial Reads
[*book:Love Unexpected|54566424]
Never mind on the pass; I found something that fits!
Selection Post: Week 2, Option 1
Book: Alpha by Tiya Rayne
Pages: 229
Qualification: #182 on Best Interracial Reads
Selection Post: Week 2, Option 1Book: His Convenient Husband by Robin Covington
pc: 180
Qualification: #408 on Best interracial and multicultural M/M Romances
Completion Post: Week 2, Option 1
Book: Alpha by Tiya Rayne
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐1/2 (3.5/5 stars)
Review:
This was.... something. It kept me transfixed from the first page with its suspense and twisty turns. The romance was lacking; it was more insta-lust with very little actual emotional connection between Morgan and Alpha, but I still found myself rooting for these two characters to make it out of their precarious situation together. I'm very interested in continuing with this series!
Week 2 - Completion Post Without Reservations
Pages: 268
Read: 9/20/22
Rating: 4 stars
I really enjoyed the beginning of the book. The mini prologue for Chay gave a little back story into what to expect and then the main characters found each other in the first chapter. From there the story was running at warp speed. I honestly feel like the book was drawn out a lot by the sex scenes and could have ended earlier. I really like Chay and Keaton and thought they were adorable. (view spoiler) Overall it was a good book.
[*book:Without Reservations|696820]
Iliana wrote: "Week 2 - Selection Post Without Reservations
Pages: 268
Read: 9/20/22
Rating: 4 stars
I really enjoyed the beginning of the book. The mini prologue for Chay gave a little back story..."
Hi Iliana - please update this post to show as 'completion'.
Thanks :)
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