PtP - Caffeinated Chapter Chasers (2)

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Week 6 - Selection Post
Option 1

Red Dirt Heart
Page count: - 196 pages
How book qualifies: # 12 on Best Gay Cowboys

[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

[Maddie]

Week 6 (Option 2) Selection

Pages: 528
How it fits: Christene read 18/5 - 5 stars

[Maddie]

I know I've now got 3 books to read, I'll get Week 4 done soon :)

[Breann]

~KarenH~ wrote: "Well, my new TART task couldn't have fit better if I'd planned it...books with a hat on the cover! 😁"

Wow! Lucky you!

[Laks]

Selection Post
Week 6 - Option 1

Frog by Mary Calmes
Pages: 167 pgs/GR
How it Qualifies: #10 on the  list- Gay Cowboys- https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...

[bo*ok:Frog|30844878]

[Breann]

Week 6 - Completion Post
Option 2


Delusion in Death 381 pgs
10/31/23 - 3 stars - This one started out really good, but dragged quite a bit in the middle. Not my favorite of the series. As always, the character interactions were great!

[Maddie]

I'm 20% in, will have this done by the deadline. I need to otherwise I get eliminated right? What time is the deadline and in what time zone? I need to convert

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Maddie wrote: "I'm 20% in, will have this done by the deadline. I need to otherwise I get eliminated right? What time is the deadline and in what time zone? I need to convert"

Correct, you need to have one book finished before the next theme is announced, Friday late afternoon/early evening EDT, which would be Saturday morning your time. Jane will usually have a bit of a grace period since the time the new theme is announced will vary slightly from week to week, but ideally you'd be done before you go to bed Friday night, to be safe. You also have the option to take a pass this week. If you did that it would give you another week to hopefully get caught up. If you decide you'd like to do that, just do a new selection post that just says "PASS". whichever option you prefer is fine.

[Maddie]

@KarenH, yes I might need to do that :/ Hope that's okay with everyone!

[Maddie]

Week 6 Pass
Pass

[christene_littlelibrary]

Week 6 - Completion post
Option 2


Glory in Death by J.D. Robb
Date Read: 11/02
Rating: 4 stars
Review: Glory in Death. Totally team Eve and Roarke. Though I still don't like Eve that much maybe because of her past trauma. Though I loved her skills when it comes to deduction and solving murder. Book two was kinda better than the first, loved how complicated the case is, I wasn't sure about the murderer not until the second half of the book when small details were emphasized. Truly a wonderful book. Well written and loved the audio!

[Liza]

Changing my book

Selection Post: Week 6 - Option 1
Stick Shift by K.M. Neuhold

Pages: 276 pgs/GR
How it Qualifies: #1 on the MM Blue Collar Cooks 2023 list

[Maddie]

I'm 35% into my Week 5

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Christene Paula✨ wrote: "Week 6- Selection Post
Option 2


Glory in Death by J.D. Robb
Fits: Book #2 read and rated 4 star on 9/21/2023 by ~KarenH~"

Hi Christene, will you please add your page count (296) to your selection post? Thanks!

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Week 6 - Completion Post
Option 1

Red Dirt Heart
Rating: 4 stars

Review: This was just wonderful! It's a reread, and I loved Charlie and Travis together as much this time as the first time. The secondary characters were all great, too. The descriptions also really worked for me...I have a very strong mental picture of the area. Having never been to the Outback, or anywhere in Australia for that matter, I have no idea how accurate what I'm imagining is, but it definitely added to my enjoyment of the story. I listened to the audio version, and as always Joel Leslie did an amazing job!

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Hi everyone! We're over halfway through the challenge, and I figured it would be a good idea to do a bit of a rundown on where everyone is, just to make sure I haven't missed a completion somewhere or someone hasn't finished a book but forgot to post their completion. Not trying to rush anyone at all, I just know that it's easy to miss things - like I forget to go back and post my completions ALL THE TIME!!! The only thing that saves me is when I'm doing the tracking I notice I haven't done it yet. Anyway, this is where we all are...let me know if I've missed something!

KarenH - Current
Breann - Missing Week 5 Completion Current
Liza - Missing Week 6 Completion Current
Maddie - Missing Weeks 4 and 5 Completions
Christene Paula - Missing Week 4 Completion, Corrrection to Week 6 Selection post
Laks - Missing Week 6 Completion

[christene_littlelibrary]

~KarenH~ wrote: "Christene Paula✨ wrote: "Week 6- Selection Post
Option 2


Glory in Death by J.D. Robb
Fits: Book #2 read and rated 4 star on 9/21/2023..."

Done

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

~KarenH~ wrote: "Hi everyone! We're over halfway through the challenge, and I figured it would be a good idea to do a bit of a rundown on where everyone is, just to make sure I haven't missed a completion somewhere..."

This matches me as well :) So we've both missed a post if it isn't right :)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

❄️

[Liza]

Completion Post: Week 6
Stick Shift by K.M. Neuhold

Pages: 276 pgs/GR
Read: Nov-3
Rating: 4 stars

This is the perfect read to give you the warm fuzzies on a cold night. Red has held a torch for his straight best friend, Journey, for years. Now he’s back and maybe not so straight. This is a low-angst, sweet, friends-to-lovers story with the humor and fun that KM Neuhold is known for.

[Breann]

Completion Post: Week 5
Option 1


Ghost Story
11/2 - 4.5 stars - Wow! This was so good! I don't want to say too much & spoil previous books. This one was a little different than others in this series. Not as much interaction with the usual characters and we got to see the ghost-y side of Chicago.
The fact that I'm 13 books in with pretty much zero romance says a lot.

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Week 7

Option 1
9. Caffe Americano
Book set in the Americas - South or North. (American continent and associated islands)


Option 2
Key date: 5 May 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. Please note all three pieces of information on your post - teamie, date & rating.


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

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

❄️ Updated

Outstanding (to check I have it right)
Maddie - weeks 4 & 5
Christene Paula - week 4
Laks - week 6

Let me know if I've missed a post!

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Jane (PS) wrote: "❄️ Updated

Outstanding (to check I have it right)
Maddie - weeks 4 & 5
Christene Paula - week 4
Laks - week 6

Let me know if I've missed a post!"

Yep, that's what I have too. 😊

[Liza]

Selection Post: Week 7 - Option 1
Dear Daddy, Please Praise Me by Luna David

Pages: 233 pgs/GR
How it Qualifies: per MP setting: Utah

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Week 7 - Selection Post
Option 1

Deep Freeze
Page count: - 516 pages
How book qualifies: From precis: Former movie star Jenna Hughes left Hollywood for an isolated farm in Oregon to get away from fame.

[christene_littlelibrary]

Jane (PS) wrote: "❄️ Updated

Outstanding (to check I have it right)
Maddie - weeks 4 & 5
Christene Paula - week 4
Laks - week 6

Let me know if I've missed a post!"

My book has arrived finally. Will finished it in a day

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Christene Paula✨ wrote: "My book has arrived finally. Will finished it in a day"

I actually did remember that you were waiting for a library book for that week. Glad it finally arrived!

[christene_littlelibrary]

Week 7- Selection Post
Option 1


A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham
Pages: 357
Fits: Setting Louisiana US (South USA)

[Breann]

Week 7: Selection Post
Option 1


Calculated in Death
Pgs: 386
How it fits: Set in Now York - from precis On Manhattan's Upper East Side...

[christene_littlelibrary]

Week 4 - Completion Post
Option 1


A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James
Pages: 374
Date Read: 11/4
Rating: 4 stars
Review: A Cinderella like story of Kate and Henry. False Identity and force proximity troupe. My first book of Eloisa James and I loved the way she writes. Will definitely read more of her works!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

⛈️

[Maddie]

Week 7 (Option 1) Selection

Pages: 127
How it fits: Precis 'stuck for hours in a tiny New York elevator'

[Maddie]

I'll get this one read today :)

[Maddie]

Week 7 (Option 1) Completion

Pages: 127
How it fits: Precis 'stuck for hours in a tiny New York elevator'
Date read: 5/11/23
Rating: 5 stars

Review: This was AMAZING. I loooved Erik as a love interest. I love blonde men, and I love accents on men, and I love HONEST men who TRY and APOLOGISE and try everything in their power to make things right. I can't wait to read the other 2 novellas

[Maddie]

And I'm jumping straight into True Love Experiment (Week 4) now

[Maddie]

Week 5 (Option 1) Completion

How it fits: 490 (over 300 pages)
Pages: DNFed at 52% (254 pages)
Date read: 5/11/23

Review: DNFed at 52%. I experienced the first smut scene and I could no longer continue reading. The plot was interesting enough so I might look up what happens but I can't get through more of that kind of smut. The writing was TERRIBLE and so off-putting. Am very glad that I read this before buying the special editions of the series

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Week 7 - Completion Post
Option 1

Deep Freeze
Rating: 4 stars

Review: Lisa Jackson can write some really sick, twisted bad guys in her RS stories, and this was no exception. Former Hollywood star Jenna is being stalked by a "fan" who is, at the same time, kidnapping women who resemble her and using them to recreate Jenna in her more famous movie parts. All this is taking place in rural Oregon in the middle of the worst winter in over 100 years, with road closures, power outages, and whatever else Mother Nature can throw at them. Lots of potential suspects, I didn't figure out who the bad guy was until right at the end. Overall I enjoyed the story, but I do think it dragged a bit in places and would have been better if shortened a bit. Fortunately that part didn't bother me as much as it would have if I'd read the book rather than listening to the audio because the narrator, Carol Monda, did a great job and was very easy to listen to.

[Maddie]

75 pages into True Love Experiment and I'm ADORING IT. Thank you for having read it Christene haha. I'll hopefully have it finished tomorrow

[Breann]

Week 7 - Completion Post


Calculated in Death - 11/5 - 3 stars - Eve and Roarke continue to be one of my favorite couples. And Peabody is my favorite side character. She never fails to make me grin! This story was a little on the boring side for me. Not as much action as the other books - lots of firms, accountants, auditors.... snooze!

[Laks]

Completion Post
Week 6 - Option 1

Frog by Mary Calmes
Pages: 167 pgs/GR
How it Qualifies: #10 on the  list- Gay Cowboys- https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
Read date - 4.11.2023
Rating - 4.5 stars

Review - This is my second reread and its still a good book for me. The MCs are in usual Mary Calmes style with a near perfect guy whom everyone loves and gushes about, including the animals. I don't think they exist in real life, but its good to read this fantasy. I usually read her books once a year so that the extreme sweetness is not putting me off.

[bo*ok:Frog|30844878]

[Laks]

Week 7 (Option 1) Completion
Faith & Fidelity by Tere Michaels
Pages: 336
How it fits: setting - New York
Date read: 6/11/23
Rating: 4 stars

Review: Its a reread for me and this time I liked it more. Evan is a great guy and I loved his kids too. He really deserved this second chance for love with Matt. It is good to revisit this series.

[b*ook:Faith & Fidelity|9477153]

[Liza]

Completion Post: Week 7
Dear Daddy, Please Praise Me by Luna David

Pages: 233 pgs/GR
Read: Nov-8
Rating: 4 stars

Oh so adorable and a great Daddy/boy Christmas story. Sanders is beyond cute and is a walking disaster, balancing running his coffee shop, going to school, caring for his mom, and still hoping to find that Daddy he dreams of. Briggs is new to town and can’t believe his luck that the boy on the dating app is everything he’s ever dreamed of. This is a Hallmark movie sappy-sexy story that is just perfect to get you in the mood for the season.

[christene_littlelibrary]

Week 7- Completion Post
Option 1


A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham
Pages: 357
Date Read: 11/6
Rating: 3 stars
Review: A Flicker in the Dark is a mystery thriller novel. A story of Chloe Davis, a psychologist with traumatic past that has shaped the rest of her life. At twelve Chloe’s father was arrested and sent to prison labeled a serial killer after six teenage girls had gone missing in their small town. The story was a compelling one to read with an unreliable flawed narrator and plenty of red herrings among the twists and turns. I will say though as someone that reads a lot of thrillers I didn’t find the outcome shocking, it was obvious at the beginning. But I enjoyed reading this one. Will definitely be exploring more books of the author

[Maddie]

I'm finishing True Love Experiment in a few hours! Then I'm up to date:)

[Maddie]

Week 4 (Option 2) Completion

How it fits: Read by Christine on 29/7 5 stars
Pages: 409
Date read: 10/11/23
Rating: 5 stars

Review: This BLEW ME AWAY. Having not been the biggest fan of CLo's newer works, I have to admit I didn't hype this one up but it is in my top 5 from them for SURE. This was incredible. The premise astounding. I need everyone to read it PLEASE AND THANK YOU.

[Maddie]

I'M UP TO DATE

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Maddie wrote: "I'M UP TO DATE"

Yay! 😃

Actually, everyone did a great job at getting caught up...we're completely current through week 7!!!

[Maddie]

Amazing! Go Team! I'm ready for next call haha I'll hold off on starting my current read