PtP - Caffeinated Chapter Chasers (2)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

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[christene_littlelibrary]

Reading manga atm waiting for the next task lol when will it be? Anytime this week or next week?

[Breann]

Christene Paula✨ wrote: "Reading manga atm waiting for the next task lol when will it be? Anytime this week or next week?"

Friday, I think :)

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Breann wrote: "Christene Paula✨ wrote: "Reading manga atm waiting for the next task lol when will it be? Anytime this week or next week?"

Friday, I think :)"

Yes, that's correct...only a couple more days to wait!

[Maddie]

Sweet gives me time to get my book finished!

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Week 2
12. Latte Art - the decorative surface pattern on Flat Whites or Lattes
Read a book with a drawn cover.

These ones count:


And its likely that the covers in these lists will work:
Books with Cartoonish Covers
Best Gay Drawn Covers

If you aren't sure, please post in the Q&A thread.

I'm out of range for a fair portion of today, but I will check this thread as much as I can :)

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Week 2 - Selection Post
Option 1

There's No Coming Back from This by Ann Garvin
Page count: 300
How the book qualifies: Cover is drawn - see above

[Liza]

Selection Post: Week 2 - Option 1
Bewitched by Bella's Brother by Amy Lane

Pages: 147 pgs
How it Qualifies: see above cover - drawn

[Breann]

I'm going to wait and see what our next task is for TART challenge before I make a selection :) Hopefully they can match up!

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Breann wrote: "I'm going to wait and see what our next task is for TART challenge before I make a selection :) Hopefully they can match up!"

I did just the opposite - got the TART task this morning and waited for this one to decide...hope it works out as well for you as it did for me! Not only did I find a book that works for both, but the audio was free through KU AND narrated by one of my favorite narrators - Andi Arndt.

[christene_littlelibrary]

Selection Post: Week 2 - Option 1

The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley
Pages: 364
How it fits: drawn cover

[Breann]

~KarenH~ wrote: "Breann wrote: "I'm going to wait and see what our next task is for TART challenge before I make a selection :) Hopefully they can match up!"

I did just the opposite - got the TART task this mornin..."

Well, that worked out perfect for you! Don't know that it will for me.... lol

[Liza]

Completion Post: Week 2
Bewitched by Bella's Brother by Amy Lane

Read: Sept-30
Rating: 4 stars

This was a fluffy, light-hearted read. I am more of a fan of Amy’s more heavyweight stories, but this was still a great way to spend a Friday night at home.

[Breann]

Selection Post: Week 2


Eidolon
Pgs: 291
How it fits: drawn cover

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

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[~KarenH~, Moderator]

From the Q&A thread: Jane left the cutoff dates for option 2 off the first 2 tasks. If you need to use Option 2 for this week, the cutoff date is 31 March 2023.

[christene_littlelibrary]

Week 2: Completion Post
Option 1

The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley
Date Read: 10/1
Rating: ★★★★☆
Review: I love Flavia De Luce and her deductions. She is quite a magnet to deaths and murders. I liked how her mind works and how she asked help if she seems to not understand things. Also how Dogger, the silent helper can answer almost anything. Now I'm curious about his past. Review Here

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Week 2 - Completion Post
Option 1

There's No Coming Back from This by Ann Garvin

Rating: 3 stars
Review: This was just ok for me...not bad, but nothing special either. Part of that I'm sure is because it has more of that "chick-lit/women's fiction" feel than I generally like, so if that's what you're looking for, you might just love it. I did like watching Poppy grow and figure things out, but overall there everything just fell into place and was tied up in a neat little bow a little too easily. I listened to the audio version, narrated by Andi Arndt, and for me that was the best part of the whole experience since she's one of my absolute favorite narrators.

[Laks]

Week 2 - Selection Post
Option 1

 The Understatement of the Year by Sarina Bowen
Page count: 310
How the book qualifies: Cover is drawn

[Maddie]

Oh gosh I'm so sorry I haven't been on my pc! I'll choose my book after work :)

[Breann]

Week 2 - Completion Post
Option 1


Eidolon

Read: 10/1
Rating: 4 stars - The romance in this series is just so sweet. Just like the first book, the world building and plot is lacking some. But the interactions between Ildiko and Brishen more than make up for it.

[Maddie]

Week 2 (Option 1) Selection Post

How it fits: Drawn cover
Pages: 323

[Maddie]

Breann wrote: "Week 2 - Completion Post
Option 1


Eidolon

Read: 10/1
Rating: 4 stars - The romance in this series is just so sweet. Just like the first book, the worl..."

Crazy that we both reading Draven! Entreat Me is my first ever Draven book but I've heard so much

[Laks]

Week 2 - Completion Post
Option 1

 The Understatement of the Year by Sarina Bowen
Page count: 310
How the book qualifies: Cover is drawn

Read date - 4.5 stars
Review - An intense story of a closeted hockey player. Graham is leading an anxiety filled panicky life, always stacking up against anyone picking up on his gayness! The sudden entry of his old ex, Rikker throws Graham into an alcoholic panic spiral. There is a lot of history between them and issues to be resolved.

Author has done a good job portraying poor Graham and his way out of all that mess. Loved Rikker and his approach to life.

[Maddie]

I'm starting Entreat Me today

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Week 3
Option 1
6. Green coffee beans must be roasted prior to consumption, which is when they turn brown
Read a book with green and brown on the cover. Both colors must be on the cover.

If you aren't sure, please post in the Q&A thread.


Option 2
Key date: 7 April 2023
State date your teammate read the book and their rating
Book from your teammate's shelf must have been read on or after this date, and rated at least 3 stars.)


Option 3
Pass
Allowed one person per team per week, and once every 4 weeks per person

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Hey Breann! You have From the Grave marked as read about a month ago, but it's not rated. It's one I may be able to use for Option 2, so would you mind giving it a rating? Thanks!

[Liza]

Selection Post: Week 3 - Option 1
My Professor Sweetheart by R.S. McKenzie

Pages: 154 pgs
How it Qualifies: see above cover

[Breann]

Done, Karen :)

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Breann wrote: "Done, Karen :)"

Thanks! Not sure if I'll use it yet...I have a couple of options so I'm waiting to see if either of them work with my next TART task tomorrow.

[christene_littlelibrary]

Selection Post: Week 3 - Option 1

The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes
Pages: 336
Fits: green and brown on cover

[Laks]

Selection Post: Week 3 - Option 1
Green and brown on cover
Slow Pitch by Amy Lane
Pages: 202
Fits:

[b*ook:Slow Pitch|51578714]

[Maddie]

Week Three (Option One) Selection Post

Pages: 276
How it fits: Green and brown on cover

[Breann]

Selection Post: Week 3 - Option 2


Twisted 103 pgs

How it fits: Book #1 read & rated 4 stars by KarenH in Aug 2023

[Maddie]

I'm hoping to finish my Week 2 book in 2 days :) Then straight into Week 3

[christene_littlelibrary]

Week 3: Completion Post
Option 1

The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes
Date Read: 10/9
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Review: The storyline was intriguing but it doesn't have the explosion that it wanted the reader to experience. I was not happy with the ending but still I enjoyed reading this one. Review Here

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Week 3 - Selection Post
Option 2

Touch & Geaux
Page count: - 290
How book qualifies: Book 7 in the Cut & Run series. Christene Paula read book 1, Cut & Run On October 4, 2023 and rated it 4 stars.

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Maddie wrote: "Week Three (Option One) Selection Post

Pages: 276
How it fits: Green and brown on cover"

Maddie, I'm concerned about your week 2 book...personally I don't see any green, just varying shades of brown. That could be differences in screens though, so if I were you I'd check with Jane before reading it since I'd hate to have it disallowed after you've read it! You can just post it in the Q&A thread and ask if it qualifies.

[Maddie]

~KarenH~ wrote: "Maddie wrote: "Week Three (Option One) Selection Post

Pages: 276
How it fits: Green and brown on cover"

Maddie, I'm concerned about your week 2 book...personall..."

Oohhh okay! Thanks for the heads up! I'll count another book instead!

[Maddie]

Week 2 (Option 1) Completion Post

How it fits: Drawn cover
Pages: 323
Date read: 10/10/23
Rating: 4.5 stars

Review: This was just the right book at just the right time <3 I'm so glad I dove into this gothic indie. It wasn't fast-paced by any means, but it was perfect for me. The romance, the relationships, it was so good!
I loved Louvaen as a MC, so much fun to read from. And the tenderness between Louvaen and Ballard was great! Moving onto another Draven now, Master of Crows!

[Maddie]

Keeping my list of books people have read in common:
Christene
Dark Olympus series - 29/9 4 stars
Last Word - 20/9 4 stars
Scholomance - 10/9 4 stars
Archer's Voice - 26/8 5 stars
Love Theoretically - 10/8 4 stars
True Love Experiment - 29/7 5 stars
Drowning - 20/6 4 stars
Zodiac Academy - 19/6 3 stars
People We Meet On Vacation - 26/5 4 stars
Fourth Wing - 18/5 5 stars

KarenH
Arcana Chronicles - 6/9 4 stars

It appears that Christene is more my style haha I don't tend to read PNR/UF

[Maddie]

Week 3 (Option 1) Selection Post Edit

Green and brown on cover (please confirm?)
Pages: 314

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Maddie wrote: "Week 3 (Option 1) Selection Post Edit

Green and brown on cover (please confirm?)
Pages: 314"

Looks like green and brown to me! 😃

[Maddie]

Wooo amazing, super excited for this one!

[christene_littlelibrary]

Maddie wrote: "Keeping my list of books people have read in common:
Christene
Dark Olympus series - 29/9 4 stars
Last Word - 20/9 4 stars
Scholomance - 10/9 4 stars
Archer's Voice - 26/8 5 stars
Love Theoreticall..."

I'm kinda random genre reader depends on my mood lmao
Nowadays exploring mm genre and loving it so far

[Maddie]

@Christene: I mostly stick to ya, but now I'm definitely doing more contemporary/fantasy romance/dark romance

[Maddie]

Week 3 (Option 1) Completion Post

Green and brown on cover
Pages: 314
Date read: 11/10
Rating: 4.5 stars

Review: Upon re-read, I don't know what past Maddie was thinking...... This time around I'm giving this a 4.5 star?? Mostly due to that ending, because this development and change of direction is going to SLAP. I cannot wait to see what's going to go down, and I can't wait to get through my next few books so I can pick it up!
Don't go into this expecting originality and uniqueness, because a lot of it is very similar and cut and paste to fantasy romances these days, but this was such a joy to read. It also felt a lot older than a YA book which thank the gods because it makes it such a deeper story.
I did feel like some of the characters didn't stick in my mind, so some of that went over my head, but I remember the important ones.

[Liza]

Completion Post: Week 3
My Professor Sweetheart by R.S. McKenzie

Read: Oct-11
Rating: 4 stars

This was a great age-gap, professor/student forbidden relationship with a Daddy kink thrown in for extra fun. This entire series has been delightful so far.

[Breann]

Completion Post: Week 3
Option 2


Twisted

10/10/23 - 3 stars - Cute novella in this fun paranormal series. I liked the amnesia twist. Made the short courtship a little more believable.

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Week 3 - Completion Post
Option 2

Touch & Geaux

Rating: 4 stars
Review: It's always so much fun to revisit the craziness that is the world of Ty and Zane! I love watching their relationship grow, and as it does how they become more and more able to deal with their own personal demons. This book gives us a lot of insight into Ty's past and lets us get to know the Sidewinder group - his military "brothers" much better. Can't wait to move on to the rest of the Cut & Run books, and also the related Sidewinder series.