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MountainKat wrote: "Wende wrote: "Date 3- C is for Centimeter - Read a book set outside the USChangeless by Gail Carriger
412 pages kindle 1st edition
Read: 12/26/22
Rating: 5
Book 2
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RepostedDate 3- C is for Centimeter - Read a book set outside the US
Soulless by Gail Carriger
404 pages kindle 1st edition
Read: 12/24/22
Rating: 5
How it fits: mpg-set in London England
Book 1
[*book:Soulless|6381205]
RepostedDate 3- C is for Centimeter - Read a book set outside the US
Changeless by Gail Carriger
412 pages kindle 1st edition
Read: 12/26/22
Rating: 5
How it fits: mpg: London England setting
Book 2
[*book:Changeless|6933876]
Date 3- C is for Centimeter - Read a book set outside the USBlameless by Gail Carriger
374 pages kindle 1st edition
Read: 12/31/22
Rating: 5
How it fits: mpg: London England setting
Book 3
[*book:Blameless|7719355]
Hey team - I have a book I'm reading but its very slow going! I'm enjoying my holiday too much ;)
Hey everyone sorry I've been MIA the last 10 days or so. There was some family stuff that started just before Christmas, and I'm only home to my own place last night. I should be back to normal from today or tomorrow.
Completion Post- Date 3 
C is for Centimeter - Read a book set outside of the US
Page #'s: 281 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
How it Fits: London England setting
Read: 1/4/23
Rating: 1 star
Date 3 Book One
Book Once Upon a Haunted Moor
Task Centimeter - Read a book not set in the US
Qualification tagged british 10 times
Pages 91
Read 05/01
Rating 3.5/5
[**bookcover:Once Upon a Haunted Moor|18744000]
I have mine to post! I’ll make sure I get it up tonight. I just need to figure out how I can make sure I can link all my tags!
Date 3- C is for Centimeter - Read a book set outside the USLay It Downby Mary Calmes
150 pages kindle 1st edition
Read: 1/5/23
Rating: 4
How it fits: prec: Villa in Ibiza so in Spain not USA
Book 4
[*book:Lay It Down|29119396]
We have about 24 hours left in this date... I'll update the tracking post later :)Close: Friday, January 6 @ Midnight US EDT
(I'm still reading my book, but I'll get it done soon.)
Date 3: C is for Centimeter; C is for Cadet - Completion Post Book: Midnight Hunter
Pages: 383
Read: 12/28 - 1/2/23
Rating: 5/5
How it Qualifies
C is for Centimeter - story is based on East Berlin Germany
C is for Cadet - Tagged Military 13xs;
[* book:Midnight Hunter|38886872]
Date 3 Book Two
Book The Love Algorithm
Task Centimeter - Read a book not set in the US
Qualification Set in Dublin
Pages 416
Read 06/01
Rating 3.75/5
[**bookcover:The Love Algorithm|61401851]
No page count for kindle edition on GR but link to amazon
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Algorit...
Date 3 Book Three
Book The Duke's Marriage of Convenience
Task Centimeter - Read a book not set in the US
Qualification Set in Somerset UK
Pages 136
Read 06/01
Rating 2.25/5
[**book:The Duke's Marriage of Convenience|52178509]
Oh dear. The book I'd been reading all week - not 100% sure of the non-US qualification. I'll still post it since it does have a small element set in London, but it only shows in the precis.Meanwhile I'm reading another couple of shorter books that definitely works :)
***edit***
They don't mention Europe!! Set in Portugal with travel to Glasgow and other EU places :(
Jane (PS) wrote: "Oh dear. The book I'd been reading all week - not 100% sure of the non-US qualification. I'll still post it since it does have a small element set in London, but it only shows in the precis.Meanw..."
Precis works.
MountainKat wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Oh dear. The book I'd been reading all week - not 100% sure of the non-US qualification. I'll still post it since it does have a small element set in London, but it only shows in ..."Thanks!!
Date 3 - C is for CentimetreBook set outside the US
Prophesy by A E Via
Pages: 285
Qualifications:
🌹Cadet: tagged x1 "mm military" page 10, first column
https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...
🌹Cage: MPG Paranormal | Shapeshifters
🌹Celestial:
- bottom left of cover (approved by MKat)🌹Centimetre: from the precis
"Chadwick ‘Wick’ Bentley is not enthusiastic when the captain of his escort tells him he has to leave his comfortable London home and go back to the States."
Read: 6 Jan
Rating: 3 stars
🌹Scav Rose #1 (and only ;)
[*book:Prophesy|35846816]
2 hours 20 mins to the end of this date :)
Date 3 - C is for CentimetreBook set outside the US
Spring Strings by Lily Morton
Pages: 154
Qualifications:
🌹Centimetre: from the precis
"The last place he expects to find himself is on a run-down farm in Cornwall, but a bad bout of bronchitis means that he’s stuck there."
Read: 6 Jan
Rating: 5 stars
~ Book 2
[*book:Spring Strings|53307636]
Date 4 - H - Tasks: Breakdown of the qualifications for possible tasks for Date 4.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 book details or cover - 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.
H is for ??? - ???
H is for Halftime - Read a sports romance.
To qualify for this task, the selected books need to be a sports romance. Saying 'the hero is a runner' or 'MC is an athlete' doesn't qualify the book. Using 'title states that hero is a football player' or 'tagged sports by 7 people' does qualify the book. Books can to be tagged/shelved as either the generic 'sports' or the more specific sport such as 'football' or 'hockey' as examples to qualify. Qualifications can come from the title, precis, tags or lists.
H is for Hibernating - Read a book set during winter.
To qualify, the selected book needs to be set in winter or a winter month - December, January, February or March. You can use the cover, title, precis, tags or lists as your qualification. Things such as winter holidays (Christmas/New Years, etc), winter events (Winter Olympics) or specific months will be allowed to qualify your books. Winter storms such as blizzards or snow on the cover will qualify your book in context - snow on the mountains in the distance will not work.
H is for Hoard - Read a book in a series with 10 or more books.
To qualify, the selected book needs to be in a numbered series listed on GR with at least 10 books included in the series. In between books will count in the series total for this task, but to count they must be distinct works. Not all books in the series need to have been released, but an unpublished book needs to have a title and an expected release date available for it to count as one of the required books. Series without order or numbers will not be allowed for this task. Series such as 1001 Dark Nights will also not be allowed. Omnibus, compilations or boxed sets do not count towards the total of distinct works for a series.
H is for Husband - Read a book featuring a married or established/mated couple.
To qualify for this task, the book needs to feature a married or established couple/mates. The couple needs to be together at the beginning of the book, not only at the end. The qualification for this task can come from the precis, tags or lists.
Date 3 C is for Centimeter has finally ended!Any posts made after this will not qualify for this date. Remember do not edit your post, if you need to make any corrections - REPOST! If your post is edited after the date ends, it will not count.
You have until 3 PM US EST tomorrow to make any requested corrections.
This message does not indicate I have checked your team threads and your completion posts! If I have commented in another message, I have checked your team thread.
Date 4 - H - TASK ANNOUNCEMENTH is for Hoard -Read a book in a series with 10 or more books.
To qualify, the selected book needs to be in a numbered series listed on GR with at least 10 books included in the series. In between books will count in the series total for this task, but to count they must be distinct works. Not all books in the series need to have been released, but an unpublished book needs to have a title and an expected release date available for it to count as one of the required books. Series without order or numbers will not be allowed for this task. Series such as 1001 Dark Nights will also not be allowed. Omnibus, compilations or boxed sets do not count towards the total of distinct works for a series.
Remember books must be 90 pages (first edition English language Kindle) and MPG Romance!!
You have until Friday, January 13 @ 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 for those contemplating the Scavenger Hunt rose:H is for Halftime - Read a sports romance.
To qualify for this task, the selected books need to be a sports romance. Saying 'the hero is a runner' or 'MC is an athlete' doesn't qualify the book. Using 'title states that hero is a football player' or 'tagged sports by 7 people' does qualify the book. Books can to be tagged/shelved as either the generic 'sports' or the more specific sport such as 'football' or 'hockey' as examples to qualify. Qualifications can come from the title, precis, tags or lists.
I'm having enough trouble with the current allocated task, so I doubt I'll find a Scavenger Hunt rose for this week's date 🤣
I have nothing for husband and very little for hibernating lol I have one that does sport and hoard
Aoife wrote: "I have nothing for husband and very little for hibernating lol I have one that does sport and hoard"Yes - husband kept tripping me up as well... Hibernating was likely going to be a Christmas story for me :)
I hate sports booksGlad it is not our category
Date 3 - C is for Centimeter Rose Tally🌹 6 🌹
First Rose
Team Dating Roses - 3
Serial Dating Rose - 1
Scavenger Hunt Rose - 1
UPDATED!
MountainKat wrote: "Date 3 - C is for Centimeter Rose Tally🌹 3 🌹
First Rose
Serial Dating Rose - 1
Scavenger Hunt Rose - 1
C did not complete a book for Date 3 and is at risk of elimination if they do not complete..."
Hi Kat - C did complete a book, unless there is an issue with the post that I missed? See msg 165
Today was Ukrainian Christmas. My daughter marrying Will sometime in the future. We have been helping get ready for their big celebration. So happy the holidays are finally over.
Congrats Wende!! And best wishes re wedding preparations 🎉
MountainKat wrote: "Date 3 - C is for Centimeter Rose Tally🌹 3 🌹
First Rose
Serial Dating Rose - 1
Scavenger Hunt Rose - 1
C did not complete a book for Date 3 and is at risk of elimination if they do not complete..."
Am I C? I did complete one. Post message 165. Am I doing this wrong or something?? I’ve completed a book for each weeks task.
Wende wrote: "Today was Ukrainian Christmas. My daughter marrying Will sometime in the future. We have been helping get ready for their big celebration. So happy the holidays are finally over."Are you Ukrainian or your daughters fiancé? I ask because I’m Ukrainian!
Jane (PS) wrote: "MountainKat wrote: "Date 3 - C is for Centimeter Rose Tally🌹 3 🌹
First Rose
Serial Dating Rose - 1
Scavenger Hunt Rose - 1
C did not complete a book for Date 3 and is at risk of elimination if ..."
Just now seeing this. Thank you Jane. I thought I’ve been making my completion posts correctly but if not I can correct. I was following how everyone else was doing there’s though haha.
I just missed it! So many posts coming in at the same time will do that to me every time! My apologies!!I will adjust that everywhere!
MountainKat wrote: "I just missed it! So many posts coming in at the same time will do that to me every time! My apologies!!I will adjust that everywhere!"
No worries - thanks Kat!!
C wrote: "MountainKat wrote: "Date 3 - C is for Centimeter Rose Tally🌹 3 🌹
First Rose
Serial Dating Rose - 1
Scavenger Hunt Rose - 1
C did not complete a book for Date 3 and is at risk of elimination if ..."
All good :) We all just use your screen name when talking about everyone - hence C and not Caitlyn :)
Jane (PS) wrote: "C wrote: "MountainKat wrote: "Date 3 - C is for Centimeter Rose Tally🌹 3 🌹
First Rose
Serial Dating Rose - 1
Scavenger Hunt Rose - 1
C did not complete a book for Date 3 and is at risk of elimi..."
Perfect thank you! I figured but I just wanted to make sure I was the only C in the group haha.
C wrote: "Wende wrote: "Today was Ukrainian Christmas. My daughter marrying Will sometime in the future. We have been helping get ready for their big celebration. So happy the holidays are finally over."Ar..."
My daughter's fiancee is. His grandparents fled in the 30's Just before the war started. His mom's family came over before the first world war. They belong to a Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Emily is converting right now. They had a huge celebration today.
Book 1
Book Once upon a Duke
Pages 212
Qualification over 10 books in series
Date 08/01
Rating 3.5/5
(Will fix in an hour to 2 with links! Only mobile currently)
Date 4 **Repost with links
Book One
Book Once Upon a Duke
Task Hoard -Read a book in a series with 10 or more books
Qualification 12 main books in series (13 with a prequel novella)
Pages 212
Read 08/01
Rating 3.5/5
[**book:Once Upon a Duke|45551061]
Completion Post - Date 4 
H is for Hoard - Read a book in a series with 10 or more books
How it Fits: 15 books in series
Page #'s: 146
Read: 1/8/23
Rating: 1 star
[ **book:Kian|51476701]
Wende wrote: "C wrote: "Wende wrote: "Today was Ukrainian Christmas. My daughter marrying Will sometime in the future. We have been helping get ready for their big celebration. So happy the holidays are finally ..."Oh that’s very nice! I was adopted from there in the mid 90s.
Date 4 Book Two
Book Mating Fever
Task Hoard -Read a book in a series with 10 or more books
Qualification over 20 books in series
Pages 244
Read 09/01
Rating 3/5
[*book:Mating Fever|34802152]
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Changeless by Gail Carriger
412 pages kindle 1st edition
Read: 12/26/22
Rating: 5
Book 2
[*book:Changele..."
Please correct to the first edition Kindle page count (400) and repost. Also, you need to include how the book qualifies, in this case it is easy - Main Page Setting London England. Thanks.