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Sorry, dumb question... The alternate reread is reading a book we (I) have already read?
Raquel wrote: "Sorry, dumb question... The alternate reread is reading a book we (I) have already read?"Yes, exactly. But if that's not something you want to do, you can also read a series book #3 or #33. Unfortunately, I rolled very crappily this time!! I think I'm jinxed ;)
Selection PostSpot: 33
Book: Things We Never Got over by Lucy Score
Qualification: Alternate: Re-read
Pages: 572
Susan A wrote: "Thanks D.L.!I'm working on the first bonus task and I plan to do the no alternates bonus task as well."
Awesome. I will try for the 4+ complete series if at all possible.
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Spot: 33
Book: The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner
Qualification: Alternate: Re-read
Pages: 462
Finished: 01 Mar 2023
Rating: ★★★★★
Review:
I've been meaning to revisit this delightful novel for ages. Tremontaine is a world I will never tire of returning to, and this book especially has been on my list of things to re-read since taking up fencing. Katherine is a wonderful protagonist, and following her training and exploits as a swordswoman has me itching to pick up my own blade and step up my training. Not to mention, having recently re-read my beloved Swordspoint for the umpteenth time, getting to spend some more quality time with its main characters was also an absolute treat.
Completion PostSpot: 33
Book: Summer Promises by Diane Schwemm
How It Fits: 3/1/2023
Rating: 2 stars
Review: OMG! I absolutely hate this cast of characters! I am so glad to be done with this series though! The stories aren't terrible but the people in Silver Beach are, as always, unrootable to their very cores. I can't enjoy a book where I want all the characters to die violent deaths. I would not recommend these books.
Week 5, Roll 2Tracking Thread
Spot: 33
DL - completion post
Denise - completion post
Raquel - completion post
Susan - completion post
I’ll post mine here in a bit when I get in front of pc.
Completion PostSpot: 33
Book: Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score
How It Fits: Alternate: Re-read
Rating: 5 stars (still)
Review
The follow up to this series just came out last week so I figured this was the perfect time to re-read the first one. I still loved it just as much as the first time and I still felt sad when it was over. Love Love Love! I want to move to Knockemount and be a part of this wonderful little town and people. Knox is definitely book boyfriend material. Cannot recommend if a cheesy spicy small town rom com is your thing (with a little thrill). Can't wait to start book two!
I must have an unlucky dice lol I only rolled a three. We are now on Spot 36.You can read:
- A series #3
- A series #6
- A series #36
- or - Alternate: Cover Item: Hat/Helmet/Other Headwear
Reminder: Completion reports are due Sunday, but ideally I would like to have them turned in by Saturday night. Thank you, Team!
Selection PostPost: 36
Book: Smoke Screen by Stephanie Newton
How It Fits: Emerald Coast 911 series #3
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Spot: 36
Book: Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall
Qualification: Alternate: Cover Item: Hat
Pages: 363
Selection PostSpot: 36
Book: While Paris Slept by Ruth Druart
Qualification: Alternate: Cover Item: Hat
Pages: 464
Completion PostSpot 36
Last Chance by S.C. Wynne
#3 Kip O'Connor Mysteries
3/2/23
4 stars
Cozy mystery featuring Kip O'Connor, owner of a dog walking / kennel business, and his police chief boyfriend. In this installment, Kip and friends go a little too far and end up arrested. My possible suspects....very Scooby doo like. I hope this isn't the last in the series.
I just checked the scores. Everyone else is in the 40's now. Apparently, my jinxed dice is putting us our score in dire straits. lol Does anyone else want to try rolling from now on & I'll continue with w/the rest of the captain duties??
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Denise wrote: "How about we take turns, then we can share the feeling of guilt for low rolls? XD"Sounds fair lol Can you do the next roll please, Denise?
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Denise wrote: "Midnight Central Time is 8am for me, I won't be up yet on Sunday. Does anyone for whom the timing is better want to have a go tomorrow? On Thursdays it's no problem for me."Okay, fair enough. The upcoming Thursday roll is yours then :)
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Works for me!
(... you might need to remind me on Wednesday, though. *lol*)
My notifications are wonky. I’m usually up at midnight central time but not always and I hate to commit to staying up late
Can we just go with once it’s midnight central, the first person to check in rolls?
But…does the check in need to be done before the roll? Does the roller also do the check in? Or would I wait for DL to comment that it is time to roll?
Susan A wrote: "My notifications are wonky. I’m usually up at midnight central time but not always and I hate to commit to staying up late
Can we just go with once it’s midnight central, the first person to che..."
As long as all 4 completion posts are done, anyone can roll at midnight central. I can submit the check-in afterward. However, I don't want to keep anyone up later than necessary either. CST time is only 10pm for me (I'm on the west coast) but everywhere else it's late, I know. I could still roll on Sundays. It's just... I get worried I roll bad numbers lol
We can just say, whoever checks in first rolls... as long as all 4 completion posts are turned in, that's what truly matters.Would that work okay?
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Spot: 36
Book: Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall
Qualification: Alternate: Cover Item: Hat
Pages: 363
Finished: 04 Mar 2023
Rating: ★★
Review:
Ugh... good grief. There's ridiculously adorable, and then there's just plain ridiculous - and this book was very much the latter. The silly banter got very annoying very fast. I didn't care for any of the characters, though I did occasionally sympathize with Valentine - he didn't deserve half the despicable behaviour the excessively aggravating Tarleton twins (and everybody else, for that matter) inflicted upon him. Belle was the worst of the lot. I wanted to strangle her the moment she first opened her mouth - suffice it to say, the urge did not abate at any point. Quite frankly, the best thing about this book was the relief when I was done with it.
Week 6: Roll 1Spot: 36
Book: While Paris Slept by Ruth Druart
Qualification: Alternate: Cover Item: Hat
Pages: 464
Finished: 03/04/2023
Rating: 3 stars
Review:
A well written WWII novel about love and sacrifice. Baby left in the hands of a railroad worker before being sent to a camp. The young couple then do all they can to escape the war and save the baby. Well researched but still found a few things odd in this story. Either way a good read.
Random question, but how long this challenge last?
Raquel wrote: "Random question, but how long this challenge last?"Once the first team (Whoever that may be) hits Spot 100. So a couple more weeks maybe.
Oh ok. That’s why you hate the low rolls. Sorry, I clearly didn’t read all the rules. lol Thanks!
D.L. wrote: "It's just... I get worried I roll bad numbers lol..."I missed this post earlier. Here's my thoughts: If you don't want to roll because it's making you feel bad, then please do whatever makes the bad feelings leave! That being said...I personally don't believe there is any luck involved with the rolls. It's just random. I'm not feeling any sort of ill will about the rolls. I'm a bit embarrassed to admit, it didn't even occur to me to check where our spot was in relation to other groups.
Susan A wrote: "D.L. wrote: "It's just... I get worried I roll bad numbers lol..."I missed this post earlier. Here's my thoughts: If you don't want to roll because it's making you feel bad, then please do whatev..."
Thanks. I really only felt bad because I worried you would all be disappointed we are a bit behind the rest. :)
Completion PostSpot: 36
Book: Smoke Screen by Stephanie Newton
Date Read: 3/4/23
How It Fits: Emerald Coast 911 series #3
Rating: 3.5 stars
Review: Let's face it. The Love Inspired line of Harlequin books are never going to be rocket science. Most of the books are cheesy & preachy, but now & again, you find a good author in the bunch and Stephanie Newton is one of them. It's sad that it appears she is no longer writing anymore because she had a real knack for telling compelling mysteries and constructing believable romances, that are nice to read about, even if they're G-rated. This book was a good example of her skills. I read it in a matter of hours because I found it very interesting even if I guessed some of what was going to happen.
Week 6, Roll 1Tracking Thread
D.L. - completion post
Denise - completion post
Raquel - completion post
Susan - completion post
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Week: 6 - Roll: 2
Previous Spot: 36
Roll: 6
New Spot: 42
Reading options:
- #4 in series
- #2 in series
- #42 in series
- Alternate: Cover: Red
Denise wrote: "Guess I get to do the honours after all... and it actually worked out! 'Tis a miracle, I tell you. 😂Week: 6 - Roll: 2
Previous Spot: 36
Roll: 6
New Spot: 42
Reading options:
- #4 in series
- #2 ..."
Heck yes!! Awesome. I checked us in :)
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Spot: 42
Book: Every Trick In The Book by Liz Hedgecock
Qualification: Alternate: Cover: Red
Pages: 200
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Spot: 42
Book: Every Trick In The Book by Liz Hedgecock
Qualification: Alternate: Cover: Red
Pages: 200
Finished: 05 Mar 2023
Rating: ★★★★
Review:
Cute cozy mystery with fantastical elements, featuring a secondhand bookshop, its eccentric owner and equally eccentric cat, a new assistant with lots of ideas, and a series of anonymous threatening letters. This was a quick, fun read. There's clearly something strange afoot in this bookshop, but as of yet, it's left up to the reader's imagination what exactly that might be... I'm definitely sufficiently intrigued to want to find out.
Hello! Busy day. I see the new roll and will post when I find something
Week 6: Roll 2Spot: 42
kBook: Freak BY Jennifer Hillier
Qualification: Alternate: Cover: Red
Pages: 400
Finished: 03/06/2023
Rating: 4 stars
Review:
Excellent follow up to book one, Creep. This kept following crazy serial killer Abby Maddox seeking revenge against Dr Sheila Tao. Normally follow ups to thrillers are no where near as good as the first one, but this was a nail biting cannot put down type of thriller.
Completion PostSpot 42
And The Next Thing You Know... by Chase Taylor Hackett
#2 Why You
290 pages
3/6/22
5 stars
This was a recommended read from another challenge. Not a book that was on my TBR. It was very funny. There characters were not perfect, which I like a story. Their road to a potential HEA was rough. A great set of characters. I was mad every time life interrupted my reading.
Wow, you are all quick readers! lol Great job!!
Completion PostSpot: 42
Book: Playing with Temptation by Reese Ryan
Date Read: 3/8/23
How it Fits: Pleasure Cove #2
Rating: 2 stars
Review: As my beloved nephew would say, this was 'mid'. I wanted to like it, I had high expectations for it, but yeah, it was not very good. The heroine's hot & cold routine was so annoying as heck! I couldn't figure out why the hero wanted her so badly when she couldn't make up her mind what she wanted on any given day. Worse, the story ended up being boring. So boring. I doubt I will read this author again.
Week 6, Roll 2Tracking Thread
D.L. - completion post
Denise - completion post
Raquel - completion post
Susan - completion post
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Spot 33
Unstable Connections by Nicky James
# 3 Valor and Doyle Mysteries
2/26/23
4 stars
I enjoyed this mystery...I just don't know how realistic any of this is, but...the book was entertaining so I don't care. The narration by Nick J Russo was good. I plan to continue this series.