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MountainKat, Moderator
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Apr 01, 2023 07:15PM
I'm still recovering from yesterday with the littles. And also from that intense Final Four game - Go Aztecs! I'm hoping my brain is more functional tomorrow so I can get my selection made and update the tracking. 🤞🏼
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Week 1: 3. Charlotte Bronte once wrote: "a ruffled mind makes a restless pillow".Selection Post - MPG Historical Option
The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn, 384 p. per GRMPG Historical Romance
Kari wrote: "Selection PostWeek # 1 - Option 1
The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by K.J. Charles
244 pages
How the book..."
Kari, Jane asked that we specify which option we are using and made it seem like it needed to be outside of the qualification. Could you please add that. Thanks! 😊
Emeli wrote: "Option 13. Charlotte Bronte once wrote: "a ruffled mind makes a restless pillow".
* or by an author whose last name starts with either C or B.
[bookcover:Natsu and Alec: A Steamy BL/Yaoi/Gay Conte..."
Emeli, please add the week number to your selection post. Thanks. 😊
Tracking updated! All selections have been made which is great!
MountainKat wrote: "Kari, Jane asked that we specify which option we are using and made it seem like it needed to be outside of the qualification. Could you please add that...."Done 👍😊
Completion PostWeek # 1 - Option 1 using MPG Historical
The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by K.J. Charles
Date completed: 4/3/23
Rating: 4 stars
Review: I didn’t like the main characters, John and Robin, for at least half of the book, but I ended up loving them both and their amazing chemistry. It’s an enemy-to lovers romance between two men who were so incredibly different it was hard to even picture them together. The secondary characters were all likeable especially Alice, Edwina and Marianne. I liked how they their HEA worked around the constraints of high society. I also like the way things ended for Marianne, and how Robin stood up for John.
Week 1: 3. Charlotte Bronte once wrote: "a ruffled mind makes a restless pillow".Completion Post - MPG Historical Option
The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn, 384 p. per GRMPG Historical Romance
Completed 4.3.2023 *4- Stars*
It took me quite a while to get invested in this story and these characters, but I did enjoy it overall. Didn't like the overly dramatic bit towards the end, but I rarely do especially (view spoiler). Not 100% on the narrator, Jenny Sterlin. Not bad, but not great either. There were parts where I thought my lack of involvement might be the narration, but I was never sure.
NEW THEME!Week 2
Option 1
2. More than a third of adults fail to get enough sleep each night.
*Read the third book in a series OR any book from a trilogy.
You must specify which option is used.
Option 2
Key date: 7 October 2022
*Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars
Series rule applies:
If the book is in a series but does not match where you are up to, you may read another book from that same series.
Option 3
*Pass
A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose - INCLUDING A PASS
Refer msg 3 for formatting of all 3 options. This format is also in msg 3 of your team threads.
Just a reminder, you have until tomorrow to change your book if you desire - otherwise you are stuck with it. That is one reason I strongly suggest you at a minimum begin your book during the week the theme is called!
I'm going to have to check out your shelves for Option 2 for this one - I just finished the only book in a trilogy I had on my short list. 🤦🏻♀️ And the only book I have that is #3 in a series is behind another book that I would need to read first.
Week 2: 2. More than a third of adults fail to get enough sleep each night.Selection Post
Happy Endings by Alice Winters, 256 p. per GROption 2: On teammate Kari's read shelf, read 3.23.2023, rated 5 stars.
Completion week 1
Natsu and Alec: A Steamy BL/Yaoi/Gay Contemporary Romance Series
Finished 5/4
⭐⭐⭐⭐
This was a new kind of book for me and i really enjoyed it i also liked the slowburn which is nice to read once in a while and i adored natsu he was so sweet so all in all a great book
MountainKat wrote: "I'm going to have to check out your shelves for Option 2 for this one - I just finished the only book in a trilogy I had on my short list. 🤦🏻♀️ And the only book I have that is #3 in a series is b..."I have the same issue. I'll go check out everyone's shelves.
Selection PostWeek # 2 - Option 2
The Alpha's Warlock by Eliot Grayson
204 pages
How the book qualifies - Read and rated 5 stars by Amanda on Dec 16, 2022
Completion PostWeek # 1 - Option 1 - using MPG Historical
Book:
Pages: 502
How the book qualifies - MPG Historical
Date Read: 4-7-2023
Rating: 2 stars
Okay, so this was not my normal type book. I actually started it earlier this week but had to keep putting it down to go read this some other things and came back. I felt it was a little slow for me to get into. I liked learning about this time period and I do like historical British romance but this one just wasn't for me. The characters were a little whiney sometimes and I just needed something faster.
Selection PostWeek 2 - Option 3 Pass
Completion PostWeek # 2 - Option 2
The Alpha's Warlock by Eliot Grayson
Read on: 4/8
Rated: 3.5 stars
Review: I didn’t like Nate very much at the beginning. Then I think he kind of grows on you, and his increasing affection for Ian redeemed him. I would’ve liked more information about Nate’s magic. I adored Ian, I loved finding out he’d had feelings for Nate all along. I would’ve loved his POV instead of being in Nate’s head all the time. There was a lot more action than I expected as well as unexpected surprises.
Completion Post-Option 1Week # 1
*Using MPG Historical*
Into the Fire: The Complete Series by Mia West
716 Pages
How the book qualifies - MPG Historical
Date Read: 4/8/2023
Rating: 3 Stars
Review: This is a great look into pretty much an entire lifetime for these two. It's a little heavy on the sex for my personal taste, especially in a book so long but I did love both Wolf and Marc from pretty much the first page.
Selection Post-Option 1Week #2
**Read the third book in a series**
Heartsong by T.J. Klune
464 Pages
How it qualifies: Green Creek #3
Completion Post-Option 1Week #2
**Read the third book in a series**
Heartsong by T.J. Klune
464 Pages
How it qualifies: Green Creek #3
Date Read: 4/8/2023
Rating: 5 Stars
Review: After reading the rest of the series, this one always plucks at the heart strings as you know exactly what Robbie has been through and how much he's lost. As with the other books in the series, I both laughed and cried a lot. This is just hands down one of the best series.
Week 2: 2. More than a third of adults fail to get enough sleep each night.
Happy Endings by Alice Winters, 256 p. per GROption 2: On teammate Kari's read shelf, read 3.23.2023, rated 5 stars.
Completed 4.8.2023 *4 Stars*
I really enjoyed this story - it was light and fun! I had to re-listen a lot, but that was real life and not the story. Looking forward to more in the series!
Excellent narration by Greg Boudreaux.
Tracking updated - looking good team!Week 1 is complete!
Week 2 - only missing one completion. Since the week just started, that is not a problem at all!
Completion Week # 2 - Option 1
Sociopath's Boy
Finished 12/4
⭐⭐⭐⭐
I loved this it was sweet and over the top and the way ajax loves his boy is swoon worthy so all in all a fabulous book that will make you smile and swoon
And now we are completely current - Great work team!!Just waiting on Week 3 to be called. 😊
Reminder from Jane:
Don't forget to add books to those lists that are compulsory for option 1 if that theme is called.
Refer msg 3 for greater detail if you haven't played this game before :)
Books can be added to the lists anytime up until I call a theme where lists have been used for Option 1. Once the theme is called, books cannot be added until that week is closed.
I am terrible at doing this, but if you have books you know fit and want to add them, please do. It just has to be done BEFORE Jane calls the theme.
NEW THEME!Week 3
Jane's post with links.
Option 1
5. Until recently, medical science was unable to consistently and fully explain why we sleep.
Read a book from on of the following medical romance lists:
Creatures Great & Small : Veterinarians in Romance
Doctor Medical Romance Heroes
Doctor Medical Romance Heroines
Best Gay Doctors
Heal Me! Best Male Doctors in Romance
Nurse Themed Romances
Include the list used in your qualification.
If you use this option, your selected book MUST be on the list prior to this theme being announced.
Option 2
Key date: 14 October 2022
*Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars
Series rule applies:
If the book is in a series but does not match where you are up to, you may read another book from that same series.
Option 3
*Pass
A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose - INCLUDING A PASS
Refer msg 3 for formatting of all 3 options. This format is also in msg 3 of your team threads.
Selection Post Week 3Option #2
Lost in Amber by Maz Maddox
217 Pages
How it qualifies: Read by Kat Dec 27, 2022 and rated 4 stars
[*book:Lost in Amber|60548988]
Kat I saw you were adding titles to the first page so I added a broken link :)
Thanks Amanda, I don't ask for it because I never remember to do it myself. But it is helpful. 😊I am going to be using Option 2 this week as well. I have found a couple of books that I can use from my M&G shelf. I just need to decide what is next...
Selection PostWeek # 3 - Option 1
David's Selfie by Daisy Harris
131 pages
How it qualifies - #84 on the list Best Gay Doctors
[*book:David's Selfie|41440689]
Completion Post Week 3Option #2
Lost in Amber by Maz Maddox
217 Pages
How it qualifies: Read by Kat Dec 27, 2022 and rated 4 stars
Date Read: 4/16/2023
Rating: 3.5 Stars
Review: As always Maz delivers on a fun dinosaur romp filled with laughs, action, and amazing characters. Yu has always been somewhat of a mystery so it was great hearing more about him, and Lance was one of those characters I instantly loved (probably because I related to the bumbling awkwardness of him). I really enjoyed how this time around we got to see a different culture and different dinosaurs; Maz makes sure that this series is never repetitive in its tales. I will say this was probably my least favorite in the series. Not that it wasn't great, because it absolutely was, the main story line and connection between the MCS just somehow felt to get a little lost within introducing new characters and plot lines. Still, the epilogue left me SO FREAKING EXCITED for the next book. Bring on Montana's story!
[*book:Lost in Amber|60548988]
Completion PostWeek # 3 - Option 1
David's Selfie by Daisy Harris
131 pages
How it qualifies - #84 on the list Best Gay Doctors
Read on: 4/17
Rated: 3 stars
Review: Cute romance between a go-go dancer college student and a widowed doctor with a small daughter. It was ok. I felt like descriptions were missing so we’re only getting glimpses of things, like about their jobs or families. Not too angsty, very sweet overall. I liked the dual POVs.
[*book:David's Selfie|41440689]
Week 3: 5. Until recently, medical science was unable to consistently and fully explain why we sleep.Selection Post
Dirty Slide by Lauren Blakely and K.D. Casey, 156 p. per GROption 2: On teammate Kari's read shelf, read 10.29.2022, rated 3 stars.
I went with that one because it is really short and I need that this week! And it is closer to the cutoff date for Option 2 than the others I found. 😉
MountainKat wrote: "I went with that one because it is really short and I need that this week! And it is closer to the cutoff date for Option 2 than the others I found. 😉"It was ok, I think I read it for a challenge too, picked it cause it was short.😄 I think I had really high expectations for some reason. I hope you like it.
Kari wrote: "MountainKat wrote: "I went with that one because it is really short and I need that this week! And it is closer to the cutoff date for Option 2 than the others I found. 😉"It was ok, I think I rea..."
I think I like Lauren Blakely's work alone better, but it was ok. Just not a lot of substance - not that I expected different with it being so short. 🤷🏻♀️
Week 3: 5. Until recently, medical science was unable to consistently and fully explain why we sleep.Completion Post
Dirty Slide by Lauren Blakely and K.D. Casey, 156 p. per GROption 2: On teammate Kari's read shelf, read 10.29.2022, rated 3 stars.
Completed 4.17.2023 *4- Stars, only because there just isn't a lot there.*
Nice enough story, but it short so not a lot of substance. We get to meet the guys, they are attracted to each other but not friendly. Then they get friendly, really friendly. And then plan to live happily ever after. The narration by Tim Paige and J.F. Harding was enjoyable.
Week 3: 5. Until recently, medical science was unable to consistently and fully explain why we sleep.Selection Post
Bleu Balls
Tara Lain
250 pages
Place 212 on the https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2... list
Tracking updated - only missing Anna's Selection Post and Anna's and Emeli's Completions and there is still plenty of time. 😊
Selection PostWeek # 3 - Option 1
Book: Full Package
Author: Lauren Blakely
Pages: 280
How it qualifies - #20 on the Doctor/Medical List
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
We had to sleep in Toronto due to missed connectors but we are finally home. Ireland was so much fun! I loved Blarney Castle and Cliffs of Moher. We also did four days in Dublin which was super fun. I'll get this book read tonight/tomorrow and update tomorrow when I get home from work.
I'm glad you had a great trip! I'm only a little bit jealous - Ireland is one of my bucket list places to visit...
It was so fun! We did the trip from Shannon to Dublin through the southern part and definitely worth a bucket trip. I think seeing all the history was really cool and loved all the food/drinks.
Completion PostWeek # 3 - Option 1
Book: Full Package
Author: Lauren Blakely
Pages: 280
Date Read: 4-21-23
Rating: 3 Stars
How it qualifies - #20 on the Doctor/Medical List
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Review:
I haven't read any of this series before and I will need to read some more. I love a friends to couple book and this one was pretty good but I gave it three because some parts could've been better. I do wish that I could eat some of the things that Josie bakes and Chase was a fun character to follow also.
bamaace83 wrote: "Selection PostWeek # 3 - Option 1
Book: Full Package
Author: Lauren Blakely
Pages: 280
Date Read: 4-21-23
Rating: 3 Stars
How it qualifies - #20 on the Doctor/Med..."
Please correct this to Completion Post. 😉
NEW THEME!Week 4
Jane's post with images/links.
Option 1
7. Sleep regenerates both the mind and body.
Read a book with an exposed human body on the cover.
Cover model must be predominately unclothed with more than 50% of their skin showing.
Include the book cover in the qualification
Examples that work:
Perfect Imperfections by Cardeno C. Two Men and a Baby (Love & Luck, #5) by Isla Olsen Firecracker (Honeybridge, #1) by Lucy Lennox
Tremble (Significant Brothers, #6) by E. Davies (left cover model is extremely marginal as a yes)
Examples that don't work:
Learning Curve (Franklin U, #6) by N.R. Walker Dance Around (Assassin's Claws #5) by Susi Hawke Love Him Free (On the Market, #1) by E.M. Lindsey
Option 2
Key date: 21 October 2022
*Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars
Series rule applies:
If the book is in a series but does not match where you are up to, you may read another book from that same series.
Option 3
*Pass
A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose - INCLUDING A PASS
Refer msg 3 for formatting of all 3 options. This format is also in msg 3 of your team threads.
Week 4: 7. Sleep regenerates both the mind and body.Selection Post
Dirty Steal by Lauren Blakely and K.D. Casey, 127 p. per GRUnclothed male cover model on cover above.
That is my only remaining naked cover that isn't slated for May on my M&G shelf - at least it works!
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