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The BTC9: Reading in the Clouds (2)
Date 1 - B - TASK ANNOUNCEMENTB is for Bat - Read a book that is MPG Paranormal.
To qualify, the selected book needs to have 'Paranormal' or 'Paranormal Romance' as a Main Page Genre.
Remember books must be 90 pages (first edition English language Kindle) and MPG Romance!!
You have until Friday, December 16 @ Midnight US EST to post your completion(s).
Please ensure that your completion post conforms to message #3 of your team thread. If you complete more than one book for the date task, be sure to include that information in your completion post. Remember no discussion in your completion posts!
The hidden task is:
B is for Banjo - Read a book featuring musicians.
To qualify for this task, the title, series title, précis, list or tag would need to indicate that a MC is a musician or singer. It could be the generic musician or more specific to an individual instrument such as drummer, pianist, etc. This also applies to singer, it could be generic or more specific such as soprano or tenor.
(I’ll fix the post up when I can get to my laptop.)
The Black Dragon
304 pages
B is for bats: Romance- Paranormal romance tagged mpg 72
Read: 12/10/22
Date 1Book Pleasures of Christmas Past
Task Bat- MPG Paranormal
Qualification MPG is Paranormal (Tagged)
Pages 216
Read11/12
[*book:Pleasures of Christmas Past|27402520]
Does anyone know how to get into the full tagged list for the new GR layout?? My laptop is old version but my desktop is the new one and I don't know how to navigate it as well lol
❤️ B is for Bat - Read a book that is MPG Paranormal.❤️ Winter
❤️ 158 pages
❤️ MPG Paranormal and Romance
❤️ 12/12/2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
[*book:Winter|18002457]
Wende wrote: "Completion post Date 1 B is for BatThe Black Dragon
304 pages
B is for bats: Romance- Paranormal romance tagged mpg 72
Read: 12/10/22"
Please add your rating and repost. Thanks.
Aoife wrote: " Date 1Book Pleasures of Christmas Past
Task Bat- MPG Paranormal
Qualification MPG is Paranormal (Tagged)
Pages 216
Read11/12
"Please add your rating and repost. Thanks.
Date 1 **RepostBook Pleasures of Christmas Past
Task Bat- MPG Paranormal
Qualification MPG is Paranormal (Tagged)
Pages 216
Read11/12
Rating 2.75/5
[*book:Pleasures of Christmas Past|27402520]
repostCompletion post Date 1 B is for Bat
The Black Dragon
304 pages
B is for bats: Romance- Paranormal romance tagged mpg 72
Read: 12/10/22
4 stars
Sorry team - I've been flat at work. And today is 'tile' and 'tap' shopping for our new house. I won't really be online today either :(Fortunately, technically I am on holiday for a month, but that's a pretty loose description of what I'll be doing 😂
I'm on my second book and will post when I get home - probably tomorrow.
Aoife wrote: "Does anyone know how to get into the full tagged list for the new GR layout?? My laptop is old version but my desktop is the new one and I don't know how to navigate it as well lol"I solved this issue by successfully avoiding using the dreaded new page. You can go back by using a different browser I think? I'm using Firefox here. (Also Australia might have lagged on the intro.)
From memory, after you expand the main genres, I thought there was a shelves option somewhere... All I know was that it were extra clicks to get to it.
I know there is a thread in the MMR Group that explains ways to avoid the new page. I'll see if I can find it.
The discussion in MM Romance Group is here, but you need to join the group. Also, there's no clear solution - just a lot of clearing of caches and using different browsers to get back to the old book page format...https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Completion Post - Date 1 
B is for Bat- MPG Paranormal
Page #'s: 360 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Qualification: Tagged as paranormal romance 15 times
Read: 12/14/22
Rating: 1 star
Yeah the new page only lists the main ones until there's a certain number of different tags it seems, the "see more tags" only appears on some books and not all :( Thank you! I'll have a browse and see if I can find it, might just use a different browser!
Date 1 Book Two
Book Vampire Valentine
Task Bat- MPG Paranormal
Qualification MPG is Paranormal
Pages 184
Read15/12
Rating3/5
[*bookcover:Vampire Valentine|51788331]
Jane (PS) wrote: "Sorry team - I've been flat at work. And today is 'tile' and 'tap' shopping for our new house. I won't really be online today either :(Fortunately, technically I am on holiday for a month, but th..."
Ohh sounds like a busy time!!
Date 1❤️ B is for Bat 👻
Read a PNR book
A Very Genre Christmas
Pages: 115 - first ed Kindle per GR
Qualifies: MPG Fantasy > Paranormal
Read: 13 December 2022
Rating: 4 stars
[*book:A Very Genre Christmas|59557377]
Date 1❤️ B is for Bat 👻
Read a PNR book
Ghost of Truth
Pages: 338 - first ed Kindle per GR
Qualifies: MPG Fantasy > Paranormal
Read: 15 December 2022
Rating: 4 stars
Book 2
[*book:Ghost of Truth|59419800]
👻 Updated to here :)Just need a book from C to complete the team read rose!
Please, could everyone remember to post the broken link for their book? It makes my updates much easier and quicker :)
So sorry! I finished my book on Wednesday I just forgot to make the post here! Putting it up now
Date 1❤️ B is for Bat 👻
Read a PNR Book
Pages: 140
Qualifies: Tagged Paranormal & Paranormal Romance
Read: Dec 14-15th 2022
Rating: 5 Stars
[ book:Hot Vampire Next Door: Season One|59760377]
I’m sorry Jane I can’t figure out how to just provide the broken link? It keeps just creating the link. Do I just put a * after the [?
Date 2 is A is for Acceptable right? Or was Kat giving an example and the actual selected Date 2 will be put up tomorrow (Saturday 12/17)?
C wrote: "I’m sorry Jane I can’t figure out how to just provide the broken link? It keeps just creating the link. Do I just put a * after the [?"if you put a space or a * after the first [ it'll break the link :)
I assumed it was an example but she does say she'll be offline
C wrote: "I’m sorry Jane I can’t figure out how to just provide the broken link? It keeps just creating the link. Do I just put a * after the [?"Yes. Place another non-alpha/numeric character or space after the first square bracket and it breaks the link, allowing me to pick it up and copy it into the tracking post :)
C wrote: "Date 2 is A is for Acceptable right? Or was Kat giving an example and the actual selected Date 2 will be put up tomorrow (Saturday 12/17)?"Date 2 is A and Kat has provided the parameters on what will work for each of the 3 known tasks. As usual, the 4th task is hidden and we won't know that is until she announces the official task for the week.
Date 2 - A - Tasks: Breakdown of the qualifications for possible tasks for Date 2.Please remember that all tags/lists must qualify IN CONTEXT!! Links MUST be provided.
Don't make more work for yourself than necessary - if the qualifier is in the title or on the cover, use it! You don't have to go searching for tags to make it work. 😊 If the link you use for the book is the same you are using for the page count and edition - say so (see above edition or something similar)! That saves us all some steps. But please double check your links!
You may use separate editions of your Scavenger Hunt books to qualify for the different tasks. Links MUST be provided.
A is for Acceptable - Read a book with an average GR rating between 3.0 and 4.0 inclusively.
To qualify for this task, the average rating for your selected book needs to be between 3.0 and 4.0 inclusively. This information can be found on the main book page under the title. Please include the average rating in your completion post. If the average rating is likely to change over the course of the date, i.e. the book is new or has few ratings, it might be advisable to take a screen shot. Also, if your rating is significantly higher or lower than the average, perhaps wait to rate the book until after the date ends.
A is for ??? - ???
To be revealed when the date begins.
A is for Antagonist - Read an enemies to lovers romance.
To qualify, the title, series title, precis, tags or lists need to indicate that the selected book is an enemies to lovers romance.
A is for Autumn - Read a book initially published in a fall month.
To qualify, the selected book needs to be initially published in a fall month - September, October, November or December of any year. Make sure you use the initial publication date! If there is a date at the top of the editions page - USE IT! Otherwise, I will be looking for the earliest dated English language edition regardless of format for the qualification.
Date 1 finishes in 7 hours and 20 minutes.I have one more book that I am reading to finish. If I have time, I'll slot in one more :)
Sorry this week has been busy. I have not gotten much reading done
Date 1 book 3
book Aaron's Mate
task bat
qualification mpg paranormal romance
pages 176
date 16/12
rating 2.25/5
I'm on mobile I'll add the links in the morning!!
Wende wrote: "Sorry this week has been busy. I have not gotten much reading done"No worries - I believe we are going 'relaxed' for this challenge as everyone works it out :)
Aoife wrote: "I'm on mobile I'll add the links in the morning!!"Might need to repost when you can add the links. Not sure what Kat needs in this instance when the links are not included by the time the date ends...?
Date 1❤️ B is for Bat 👻
Read a PNR book
A Mage's Guide to Human Familiars
Pages: 386 - first ed Kindle per GR
Qualifies: MPG Fantasy > Paranormal
Read: 16 December 2022
Rating: 5 stars
Book 3
[*book:A Mage's Guide to Human Familiars|59004681]
Date 1❤️ B is for Bat 👻
Read a PNR book
Kick Back
Pages: 113 - first ed Kindle per GR
Qualifies: MPG Fantasy > Paranormal
Read: 16 December 2022
Rating: 4 stars
Book 4
[*book:Kick Back|54272780]
In by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin ;)
Aoife wrote: "C wrote: "I’m sorry Jane I can’t figure out how to just provide the broken link? It keeps just creating the link. Do I just put a * after the [?"if you put a space or a * after the first [ it'll ..."
Thank you!!
Jane (PS) wrote: "C wrote: "I’m sorry Jane I can’t figure out how to just provide the broken link? It keeps just creating the link. Do I just put a * after the [?"Yes. Place another non-alpha/numeric character or ..."
Thank you! I just fixed it which is probably too late for this round but I’ll make sure going forward it’s broken!
Jane (PS) wrote: "Aoife wrote: "I'm on mobile I'll add the links in the morning!!"Might need to repost when you can add the links. Not sure what Kat needs in this instance when the links are not included by the ti..."
Oh hmm.. I'll repost with links now but it can exclude anyway! Wish I could add the links from the mobile app, the browser doesn't really load on my phone annoyingly!
Repost*** Date 1 Book Three
Book Aaron's Mate
Task Bat- MPG Paranormal
Qualification MPG is Paranormal
Pages 173
Read16/12
Rating2.25/5
[*book:Aaron's Mate|44157188]
Aoife wrote: "Repost*** Date 1 Book Three
Book Aaron's Mate
Task Bat- MPG Paranormal
Qualification MPG is Paranormal
Pages 173
Read16/12
Rating2.25/5
[*bo..."
Thanks for reposting with links. If you had edited after the date ending, I would have needed to exclude the book.
MountainKat wrote: "Aoife wrote: "Repost*** Date 1 Book Three
Book Aaron's Mate
Task Bat- MPG Paranormal
Qualification MPG is Paranormal
Pages 173
Read16/12
Rating2.25/5
[bookcover:Aaron's Mate|44..."
Thanks Kat - I wasn't sure how it worked at the end of a date!! Good to know!
C wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "C wrote: "I’m sorry Jane I can’t figure out how to just provide the broken link? It keeps just creating the link. Do I just put a * after the [?"Yes. Place another non-alpha/num..."
Thanks C! Once you work it out, it makes sense. I know it took me a couple of tries first time :)
Note to all (I keep forgetting, so this started as a 'note to self') - DON'T edit posts after your initial post & review. Waaaay safer to just repost ;)
🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 9🌹🌹Theme - On Cloud Nine🌹
Date 2 - A - TASK ANNOUNCEMENT
A is for Acceptable -Read a book with an average GR rating between 3.0 and 4.0 inclusively.
To qualify for this task, the average rating for your selected book needs to be between 3.0 and 4.0 inclusively. This information can be found on the main book page under the title. Please include the average rating in your completion post. If the average rating is likely to change over the course of the date, i.e. the book is new or has few ratings, it might be advisable to take a screen shot. Also, if your rating is significantly higher or lower than the average, perhaps wait to rate the book until after the date ends.
Remember books must be 90 pages (first edition English language Kindle) and MPG Romance!!
You have until THURSDAY, December 22 @ Midnight US EST to post your completion(s).
Please ensure that your completion post conforms to message #3 of your team thread. If you complete more than one book for the date task, be sure to include that information in your completion post. Remember no discussion in your completion posts!
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I was on a competitive team my second year. I didn't play again for awhile. Last year I was on a lovely team. It was fun. We did go for the first Rose but that was it. We didn't win but we had so much fun