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Here is your next task!Task 4 - 9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task.
As a team, select a series listed on GR and everyone reads a book in that series. (Does not have to be a numbered series.) Please include the selected series in your completion posts. Teammates can read the same or different books for this task. No pass for this task.
Jean...am I correct...that based on your pre-challenge work we should pick something fromSeries Link:
https://www.goodreads.com/series/1387...
FYI: I have read thru #6 in series order, but they would work B+ well as stand alones. #1-6 are on Libby as audiobooks at a few libraries and on ScribD.
The series is small town coastal Ireland, romance paranormal lite.
Mystic Cove series
Tricia O’Malley series
Tricia O'Malley
Wild Irish Heart
???
Help us, Jean...our fearless leader ❤
One Sentence Audio wrote: "Jean...am I correct...that based on your pre-challenge work we should pick something fromSeries Link:
https://www.goodreads.com/series/1387...
Mystic Cove series
Tricia O’Malley ser..."
Yes that is correct!
📚 COMPLETION Task 4-9📚Book Title/Link: Wild Irish Witch by Tricia O'Malley
Pages: 316
How Qualifies: part of the team selected series, Mystic Cove. (#6 of 12+)
Series Link:
https://www.goodreads.com/series/1387...
Date Finished: April 14, 2023
Rating/Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I have enjoyed this small town Ireland series about contemporary witches, I consider it very lightly paranormal. In this book, #6 in the series, a young woman comes to terms with having healing power while dealing with a derelict dad, loving mum and the jealousy of small town rivals; while dabbling in romance. Available on a few libraries Libby catalogues, and 6 of series 12+ audiobooks are on ScribD
Completion postTask 4
Book: Wild Irish Heart, Tricia O’Malley
Pages: 258
How it qualifies: #9 Each player reads a book from same series - Mystic Cove Book 1
Date read: 15 April 2023
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review: An easy read. I enjoyed it enough though not really my thing. Took me a while to get into the characters. Will probably not continue with series.
Completion postingTask 4 - 9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task.
Book/cover link: Wild Irish Heart
Pages: 258
How book qualified: team pick Mystic Cove series https://www.goodreads.com/series/1387...
Date Completed: 4-14
Rating/Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ the start of a series based in Ireland where the woman descendent possess paranormal abilities.
Completion postTask 4 - 9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. Mystic Cove series
Book: Wild Irish Heart
Pages: 258 GR
How it qualifies: Mystic Cove #1
Read: 15/04/23
Review: 2* I'd describe this as a new age paranormal. I didn't really connect with Keelin or Flynn.
I've checked us in.We're flying through the tasks 😊
Starstruck wrote: "I checked us in too - I didn't see your post while I was editing mine."That’s okay I deleted mine so it’s all good. You’re up early and I’m up late!
Ah, insomnia is winning so I'm up very very late.
Starstruck wrote: "Ah, insomnia is winning so I'm up very very late."I have those too sometimes and just give up on sleeping and read. Usually I can trace mine too much caffeine so it’s my own fault
Yeah, I gave up on sleep a bit ago. It was a very stressful day and haven't been able to switch off.
Starstruck wrote: "Yeah, I gave up on sleep a bit ago. It was a very stressful day and haven't been able to switch off."I’m sorry to hear that. When I worked I remember all to well sleepless nights from the stress or being too keyed up from the day. Hope you can rest some today to make up a little!
I'll be back in the morning with your next task.
Here is your next task!Task 5 - 21. Each teammate reads a book with a night sky on the cover, no pass for this task.
You can use any edition’s cover to qualify for this task, but remember to use the first edition Kindle page count. Please include the qualifying cover in your completion posts.
📚COMPLETION📚 Task 5. 21 - Night Sky on Cover
Book Title Link: The Struggle: Vampire Diaries 2 by L.J. Smith
How Qualifies; a red NIGHT sky on cover, depicting the murder at night that opens the book; see tree's branches against red night. ABOVE.
Or dark grey and tan night sky. Fillipini lang. Edition.
German? 2010 Audiobook edition
# of Pages: 304 Kindle Oct. 26, 2010
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9...
Date Finished; April 16, 2023
Review: ⭐⭐⭐.5. Rare for me, but I think the televsion adaptation is better than the book. Of course this is one of the very popular series with the theme "teen vampires in love."
Completion postTask 5 - 21. Each teammate reads a book with a night sky on the cover, no pass for this task.
Book: The Other Half of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
Pages: 410 GR
How it qualifies:
Read: 3.5* 17/04/24
Review: it was interesting to see the early relationship from Bones POV. The structure of this book follows the events in One Foot in the Grave and I'd have liked more new content aside from the POV switch.
Completion postTask 5
Book: Feral, Trish Heinrich
Pages: 334
How it qualifies: #21 Read a book with a night sky on the cover
Date read: 17 April 2023
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review: I found it hard to connect with the female protagonist, too Mary Sue for me. Easy enough of a read. Would I read more..doubtful.
Completion postingTask 5 - 21. Each teammate reads a book with a night sky on the cover, no pass for this task.
Book/cover link:Dark of Night
Pages: 352
How book qualified: night sky on cover
Date Completed:4-17
Rating/Review:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The second in a continuing series about a woman ranger in MI Upper Peninsula. In this book Annie is dealing with the knowledge that she has found her long lost sister while trying to find a missing woman who was abducted in the forest.
I checked us in. Our next task will be on Tuesday.
One Sentence Audio wrote: "📚COMPLETION📚 Task 5. 21 - Night Sky on Cover
Book Title Link: The Struggle: Vampire Diaries 2 by L.J. Smith
How Qualifies; a red N..."
No need for any correction, but
is the cover that best shows the night sky. Your covers are not necessarily night, but the moon through the trees is an easy qualification. 😉
I will be back tomorrow with your next task. 😊
Here is your next task!Task 6 - 37. Read 6 books set in the US.
Books selected for this task need to be set in the US. You can use the book details on the main page, title, precis, tags or lists as your qualification. Remember to let me know how you know your books qualify, I need to know where to look to confirm you books! Please include any necessary links and information in your completion posts.
📚COMPLETION📚📚Task 6. 37-a US setting📚
📚Book Title/Link/Author: The Awakening by Nora Roberts
📚How Qualifies: setting US, Philadelphia, PA (among others, including fantasy settings)
1. Précise "In...Philadelphia, a young woman has just discovered she possesses a treasure of her own..."
2. Tagged Philadelphia 7+times, page 2
https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...
📚Pages: 438 Kindle on initial release, Nov. 24, 2020
📚Date Completed: April 18, 2023
Rating Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.6 This is book 1 in a 3 book series by Nora Roberts which follows the life of a mousy Philadelphia middle school teacher, drowning under student loan debt and exhausted from moonlighting, who finds out her mother has lied to her, kept $4 million that is her's secreted away and...is somehow connected to the realm of Irish fae.
Completion postTask 6 - 37. Read 6 books set in the US.
Book: Were-Geeks Save Wisconsin by Kathy Lyons
Pages: 258 GR
How it qualifies: Title
Read: 2* 18/04/22
Review: this didn't work for me, the humour felt forced and the world build was either an info dump or glossed over.
I'll finish my second book tonight.
Starstruck wrote: "I'll finish my second book tonight."Great either Benita or I will do a second book also.
Completion postingTask 6 - 37. Read 6 books set in the US.
Book/cover link: Dead Center
Pages: 283
How book qualified: tagged Portland by 2 people, pacific NW by 1 person https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...
Date Completed: 4-18
Rating/Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Okay I admit this is my genre, mystery, thriller, romantic suspense all rolled into one. I don’t know how I missed this series. I have read later series by this author that are loosely tied to these characters. This series follows the lives of the partners of Veritas Center a forensic testing lab in Portland Oregon.
Completion postTask 6
Book: Juked, ME Carter
Pages: 225
How it qualifies: #37 - Read 6 books set in the US
GR Setting = Houston, Texas (United States)
Page 8 - I’ve been playing with the Texas Mutiny for six years now. Almost since leaving college. I love it. Not only do I get to play the sport I love for a living, I do it in the great city of Houston.
Date read: 19 April 2023
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review: The first book in the series. An okay start but didn’t leave me wanting to read more in the series.
📚COMPLETION📚📚Task 6. 37-a US setting📚
📚Book Title/Link/Author: Amish Candy Shop Holidays Bundle by Amanda Flower
📚How Qualifies: setting US, NYC & Ohio, tagged 6x, column 1
https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...
📚Pages: 268
📚Date Completed: April 18, 2023
Rating Review: ⭐⭐⭐.5. From the cozy mystery with a small dash of romance in a small Amish town sub-genre.
Completion postTask 6 - 37. Read 6 books set in the US.
Book: Hexmaker
Pages: 216 GR
How it qualifies: MP setting New York
Read: 4.5* 19/04/23
Review: this is a favourite of mine. Owen works for the poilce as a forensic hexman. Malachi, a fox shifter, is a thief. When they meet at a crime scene Mal realises Owen is his witch. This is a very sweet opposites attract romance with an interesting mystery that forces the MCs to work together.
In case we need a replacement or substitute book for this task-insurance book:📚COMPLETION 📚
📚Task 7. 37- 6 books US Setting📚
Book Title/LInk: Toxic Toffee by Amanda Flower
How Qualifies: Set in US, Ohio and NYC. Précis "New York: Tagged 6x, column 1
https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...
Pages: 304
Review: ⭐⭐⭐.5. Cozy mystery. Amish Candy store series #5. Small town. Amish with a dance of romance. Death by lillies of the valley, my favorite flower.
Am I the only one who feels like I’m not reading enough while taking part in a challenge?! I find myself going off piste and reading on the side 🤣
Lea wrote: "Am I the only one who feels like I’m not reading enough while taking part in a challenge?! I find myself going off piste and reading on the side 🤣"Lea, I typed a nice reply and of course goodreads didn’t work, but yes I get it. However I am enjoying the more relaxed pace right now to catch up on my library books from India. This challenge will always be a task every other day but the tasks get harder, more books and pages as it goes on. The key to winning is consistency from the team. If you get behind there is no recovering. I think there are 5-7 teams on pace with us right now. The good news is Sex in the City will be starting soon that will be a task oriented challenge like the Big Bang was last year. I really like Laura’s challenges! I saw she was setting up all the threads for it yesterday. If you are interested Tower X is starting soon, sign ups are going on. I haven’t played before but it seems to me to be a number of books per month with a task oriented challenge thrown in on the second half of the month, it runs for 3 months I think. Here is the link to the group https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
Benita if you want to join, I think you would need to be your own separate team! As it ONLY 233 books per month!
Jean wrote: "Lea wrote: "Am I the only one who feels like I’m not reading enough while taking part in a challenge?! I find myself going off piste and reading on the side 🤣"Lea, I typed a nice reply and of co..."
I would love to join more challenges with you.
I somehow miss most challenge calls, probably because of my phone's OS.
I will go search the GR Groups challenge posts right now.
I like the challenges for the opportinity to have social interaction with other "book people."
Can y'all suggest sign up links?
One Sentence Audio wrote: "Jean wrote: "Lea wrote: "Am I the only one who feels like I’m not reading enough while taking part in a challenge?! I find myself going off piste and reading on the side 🤣"Lea, I typed a nice re..."
The group referenced above always has some sort of challenge running. They do an UNO, TOWER, WHEEL that I remember.
I will be back tomorrow with your next task.
Lea wrote: "Am I the only one who feels like I’m not reading enough while taking part in a challenge?! I find myself going off piste and reading on the side 🤣"I have multiple challenges on the go so I quite like the relaxed pace of the early tasks.
The last task Kat sets, I think from the 2nd June onwards, will be the same for every team. There's usually a tie breaker element for the teams who haven't missed a call with the team reading the most (books or pages) winning.
Here is your next task!Task 7 - 43. Read 6 books published in June.
For this task you will be using the initial publication date. If there is one listed on the editions page, use that, otherwise I will be looking for the earliest dated English language edition. Your selected books can be published in any year, but must be initially released in June.
COMPLETION Task 7. 43- June
Book: The Mendoza Memo by Daniel Maldonado
How Qualifies: initial pub. June 2, 2022, main page
Pages: 304
Review: ⭐⭐⭐.5. The best thing about this book is that it is the author's sucessful side hobby. Author is a practicing business attorney. In full disclosure, I get his books free.
Completion postingTask 7 - 43. Read 6 books published in June
Book/cover link: Cowboy Up
Pages: 224
How book qualified: First published June 21st 2011
Date Completed: 4-20
Rating/Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
It was just an okay cowboy romance without a lot substance to it. Best read late at night when you can’t sleep.
COMPLETIONTask 7. 43-June
Book: Come Back to Me by Jody Hedlund
How Qualifies: Pub. June 1, 2021
Pages: 348
Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ lightly Christian, dual time line historic fiction, contemporary and 1300s England during peasant revolt, probably YA
Completion postTask 7 - #43 Read 6 books published in June
Book: Mate Exposed, Pearl Tate
Pages: 151
How it qualifies: Publication date 27 June 2022 GR
Date read: 21 April 2023
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review: First book in the six book Alien Fate Mates for Ajnara Warriors series. Super quick read. Not a lot of universe building given viral decimation of human race assisted by secret alien rescue force.
Completion postTask 7 - #43. Read 6 books published in June
Book: Vengeful Lover
Pages: 236
How it qualifies: First published June 7, 2019
Read 3.5* 20/04/23
Review: this works best if you go into the story knowing you have to suspend disbelief and accept the MCs are super assassins who can recover from any injury
Starstruck wrote: "Completion postTask 7 - #43. Read 6 books published in June
Book: Vengeful Lover
Pages: 236
How it qualifies: First published June 7, 2019
Read 3.5* 20/04/23
Review: this works be..."
I love your review! I find many books are best when you do that but never thought to express that way.
COMPLETION.Task 7. 43-June
Book: Breaking Silence by Linda Castillo
How Qualifies: Pub. June 21, 2011
Pages: 320
Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5. #3 of the very popular
Kate Burkholder series (20+ books and counting), a police homicide procedural series set in Amish small town culture. This one, with many twists, follows the investigation of several members of an Amish farm family in a hog confinement barn. I think Castillo is one of the most popular murder writers because of her powerful use of descriptive adjectives deployed while keeping the plot moving swiftly.
I’ve checked us in our next task will be on Saturday.
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