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TART Challenge - Round 6 - Fast Like Molasses (5)
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Here is your next task!Task 13 - 64. Read 6 books not set on a continent of a teammate. Space does not count - must be a real continent.
Determine the continents the members of your team lives on, using the 7 continent model. (You can look on wikipedia for a definition.) Select books that are not set on any continent of a teammate. This is not a team decision, you can use any continent on which a member of your team does not reside. Remember to let me know how you know your book qualifies, be it title, precis, book details, tags or lists. I need to know where to look to confirm your books.
Of course...the only 2 books on my M&G list that are not in N. America (but still on Earth 😁) are too short to qualify for the challenge. Oh well, easy enough to find something that works, and since I'm totally open I'm sure I can find 2 (or even 3 if necessary) relatively short ones.
If there are multiple settings but mostly set in South Africa does that still work? I really want to read
but it starts out in California. But what I can tell most is set in South Africa.
I'm not at all sure on that one! I'll drop a message in the Q&A thread and hopefully Kat will see it and answer soon!
You're good Liz!
Is there some trick for getting to shelves with the new version. Some of the books have "show all" at the end of the list of genres but some don't. I refuse to believe so many of these books only have 5 tags. I wish I could get my phone back on the old version 😭
Ok. I found a work around. It's ridiculous, but it works. If you click on "more editions", it'll bring up the old list view, and you can replace "editions" in the url with "shelves". Absolutely ridiculous, but only thing I've found to work so far.
Courtney wrote: "Ok. I found a work around. It's ridiculous, but it works. If you click on "more editions", it'll bring up the old list view, and you can replace "editions" in the url with "shelves". Absolutely rid..."Hey, at least you found something that works! I've only come across that problem a few times and it wasn't anything I was really invested in reading, but it was still frustrating! I need to make a note of this...
Task 13 - 64. Read 6 books not set on a continent of a teammate. Space does not count - must be a real continent.Book 1
The Countess ConspiracyPages: 250
Qualifies: MP Setting - Cambridge, England (United Kingdom)
Rating: 4 stars
Completed: October 9, 2022
Book 2
The Suffragette ScandalPages: 322
Qualifies: MP Setting - Cambridge, England (United Kingdom)
Rating: 4 stars
Completed: October 10, 2022
Book 3
The Governess AffairPages: 152
Qualifies: MP Setting - London, England
Rating: 4 stars
Completed: October 10, 2022
Hey! i got back late Saturday evening, but I was really upset. That's why i wasn't talkative. The airline lost my bag. I won't bore you with the details of how it happened, although even the agent said it was weird. But the bag they lost was part of a set I got from my deceased grandparents. I got the set almost 5 years ago and it was my first time using it. I was distraught. After a lot of perseverance, i finally got a really nice agent on the phone.They found my bag this morning. It landed in San Fran at 10am PST. landed in ATL at 6pm EST and was delivered to my door at 9pm EST.
I am so happy. It was lost for close to 48 hours, but it felt like much, much longer.
i finished my book and will post in a moment.
Task 13 - 64. Read 6 books not set on a continent of a teammate. Space does not count - must be a real continent.Completion Date: October 10, 2022
Book:
Pages: 351
Qualifies: MP setting South Africa
Rating 4 stars
Chan wrote: "Hey! i got back late Saturday evening, but I was really upset. That's why i wasn't talkative. The airline lost my bag. I won't bore you with the details of how it happened, although even the agent ..."I'm so glad they found it, Chan! It's bad enough when they lose your luggage and it's just your regular stuff, but when it's something like that with so much sentimental value, it's awful!
#13 | 64. Read 6 books not set on a continent of a teammateBook: Ice Storm
Pages: 417
Qualifies: Shelved England by 3 people on page 1
Rating: 😊😊😊😊
Completed: October 10, 2022
~KarenH~ wrote: "Chan wrote: "Hey! i got back late Saturday evening, but I was really upset. That's why i wasn't talkative. The airline lost my bag. I won't bore you with the details of how it happened, although ev..."Me too. Gosh me too! I hugged my bag lol
has anyone started another book? If not, then i can start one.
Chan wrote: "has anyone started another book? If not, then i can start one."I grabbed a quick reread...only a couple of hours so I can finish before bed tonight.
okay. thank you karen. i'll start picking up the slack now that i'm back and my stuff has returned to me 😁
Task 13 - 64. Read 6 books not set on a continent of a teammate. Space does not count - must be a real continent.
Tempt Me, If You Dare
Pages: 175
Qualifies: Tagged setting-England by 1 person
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Completed: 10/11
Chan wrote: "Hey! i got back late Saturday evening, but I was really upset. That's why i wasn't talkative. The airline lost my bag. I won't bore you with the details of how it happened, although even the agent ..."Glad they found it and got it back to you safe and sound! I had a bag lost once, and they dropped it off at my dad's back door without telling me...and it snowed that night. So I woke up to a frozen bag 😑.
Yikes! that's awful. I would've been upset too.
Here is your next task!Task 14 - 102. Read 8 book published in odd months and odd years.
For this task you are using the initial publication date. If there is a date listed at the top of the editions page use it, otherwise the qualification will be from the earliest dated English language edition. The books selected need to be published in odd months (January, March, May, July, September, November) and odd years. For example, books initially published in January 2019 and July 2017 will work, but books initially published in March 2020 and December 2019 will not.
I can read two or three books this time.
I should be able to read 2 or 3 also. I make no promises though...I got both my flu shot and new Covid booster this morning, and right now all I want to do is take a nap!
Yikes. did you use different arms? my aunt and uncle got both on same day. My aunt used different arms and she was fine. my uncle used the same arm for both and was very sick for about 48 hours.
Chan wrote: "Yikes. did you use different arms? my aunt and uncle got both on same day. My aunt used different arms and she was fine. my uncle used the same arm for both and was very sick for about 48 hours."
I think it depends more on the individual than whether you have them in one or both arms. I've always done the same arm when I've had more than one at a time, and fortunately I tend to have very mild side effects. Usually a sore arm, sometimes some minor fatigue, and once a headache for a few hours, but nothing bad at all. This time the pharmacist recommended different arms because since the Covid booster is so new they wanted to be able to tell which shot caused the problem if there was site pain, so I agreed. I'm not expecting anything much beyond what I've had in the past, but I also have nothing much planned for today or tomorrow, just in case...well, other than watching baseball since the Mariners are in the playoffs for the first time in 21 years!
ohh okay. My aunt made a correlation between arms and sickness. I hope you have mild side effects...if any. Good luck to your team!
Oh guess where I'm going on my next trip in December.....
Chan wrote: "Oh guess where I'm going on my next trip in December....."Are you heading this way? Only because I can't think of any other reason you'd ask that right now...
lol i didn't think about that. But no, i thought the response would be interesting b/c we read a lot of romance...I'll be in the UK - Scotland, Highlands, London, Bath and we are thinking about Wales too. I wanted to add Ireland, but it would be better to do that separately.
I'm so frickin excited 😍
Oh wow, I would be too! I've never had much of a desire to travel outside of the US, but I have always wanted to go to the UK...more for Scotland and Wales than for England (don't ask me why, I have no clue).Is this trip work, pleasure, or a combination of the two?
Wow that sounds like an absolute dream trip. Earlier in the year my family and I went to Ireland and it was wonderful. But my dream has always been Scotland for some reason. Lol I hope to one day get there. I hope you have a terrific trip!
I’m going to read
.I meant to update this. The date I was looking at was not the first published date so I had to switch books.
~KarenH~ wrote: "Oh wow, I would be too! I've never had much of a desire to travel outside of the US, but I have always wanted to go to the UK...more for Scotland and Wales than for England (don't ask me why, I hav..."This one is all pleasure. Some family members are coming along. We are super pumped!
Ooh Ireland. Liz, I'm jealous. I want to go to Galway and Dublin. I hope when I'm visiting, Roarke will be visiting too 😜
Ireland was absolutely beautiful. The only bad thing was we tried to do everything in a 2 week period so we didn’t get to stay very long in any one place. But we did get to stay in 2 castles so I can’t complain. Lol we listen to a lot of Ed Sheeran while driving around. 😁Especially in Galway.
to start. It's November 2021.Omg I cannot even with that book. 30 pages was more than enough. Dude doesn't even play hockey anymore. But of course he's perfectly perfect. Retired at the top of his game, then joined the military and was a hero, and now he's back in town to run a huge company....and of course rescue the poor heroine who was just evicted and is raising a baby for her dead friend 😒.
Going to try
. Initially published July 2019
That book has a lot going on lol. retired hockey player, war hero, business mogul. With a side of poor heroine with a baby that is not hers who needs to be rescued. I think they left out politician and some sort of disability.
#14 | 102. Read 8 book published in odd months and odd yearsBook 1
Book: Justice for Mackenzie
Pages: 298
Qualifies: Published July 2015
Rating: 🦺🦺🦺🦺
Completed: October 11, 2022
Book 2
Book: The Vampire's Mail Order Bride
Pages: 372
Qualifies: Published May 2015
Rating: 🧛♀️🧛♀️🧛♀️🧛♀️
Completed: October 12, 2022
Book 3
Book: Fatal Justice
Pages: 400
Qualifies: Published November 2012
Rating: 👮♀️👮♀️👮♀️👮♀️
Completed: October 12, 2022
I started a third book just in case. It's okay if it's not needed.
#14 | 102. Read 8 book published in odd months and odd yearsCompletion Date: October 12, 2022
Book:
Pages: 205
Qualifies: Published September 2021
Rating: 📲📲📲
Holy cow guys, I'm back to the old book page! I'm guessing they've had a lot of negative feedback about things they think they can fix, because it had this message at the top of the page: Hello! Thank you for your patience as we continue to make improvements and prepare to bring the new book page experience to all our members. Share your feedback or visit this help page for information about the new book page. I've been on the new page for well over a month, so there's definitely something going on!
Task 14 - 102. Read 8 book published in odd months and odd years.Book 1
Halfway to the GravePages: 384
Qualifies: First published November 1st 2007
Rating: 4 stars
Completed: October 11, 2022
Book 2
Other HalfPages: 324
Qualifies: First published January 26th 2021
Rating: 4 stars
Completed: October 12, 2022
Book 3
Special DeliveryPages: 150
Qualifies: First published November 11th 2019
Rating: 4 stars
Completed: October 12, 2022
~KarenH~ wrote: "Holy cow guys, I'm back to the old book page! I'm guessing they've had a lot of negative feedback about things they think they can fix, because it had this message at the top of the page: Hello! Th..."lol It's like "As The GR Page Turns" the never ending webpage saga. I'm all for a pretty page, but i want the same functions.
I just realized it was 8 books. I’ll find another book to read.
I was so happy yesterday when the old page popped back up! I was in the middle of searching for a book, so at first I thought I just happened to find one page that hadn't updated and I was trying to figure out how to keep the cookies or whatever to make every page like that again 🤣. Whatever the reason, I hope it stays like this! I saw a lot of people complaining when they finally made everyone switch so 🤷♀️. It's doesn't make sense to update a page view and remove so much functionality anyway. I've never understood what the point of the update was.In other news, I loooove my book. I was up til 2 am reading because I couldn't put it down. Paying for it a bit this morning 🤣. But I should be done this afternoon.
Elizabeth wrote: "I just realized it was 8 books. I’ll find another book to read."Liz, no worries. I’ll be finishing mine in a few hours.
Courtney wrote: "I was so happy yesterday when the old page popped back up! I was in the middle of searching for a book, so at first I thought I just happened to find one page that hadn't updated and I was trying t..."Lol you are too funny. Trying to figure out how to keep the old page.
I wonder what it’s going to look like when they get done w it this time
Chan wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "I just realized it was 8 books. I’ll find another book to read."Liz, no worries. I’ll be finishing mine in a few hours."
I'm not done with my 2nd book yet, but I do have a 3rd one in mind that's only a couple of hours and would be able to finish both tonight if needed. Liz, if you can't find something relatively short that you can finish before tomorrow morning, I'm fine doing a 3rd...just let me know! Actually, I'll probably listen to it either way since I'll need something short to fill in tonight (I don't know how to take the dog for a walk without an audiobook to keep me company 😁).
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