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PtP - Got a Latte to Read (9)
1. Introduce yourself to your team. Let your team members know where you are from. This is a 'nice to know' when categories are announced and when team-mates can expect other members to post their book choices.2. Captain Grinder - reserve a couple of posts in this thread tracking your team's book selection and completion. (Alternatively they could convert a chat comment to the tracking post/s.)
3. Name your team. Using this round's theme, come up with a fun name. Given we are an open/public group with no age limit, so please make sure any chosen name is smart, not smutty ;)
Please PM your name to Jane(PS) by 14 September
4. If you have a private profile, please 'friend' your team-mates. This is really important, because without this, your team-mates can't see your shelves to select a books under option 2. (It will also help with one of the categories in this round!)
5. Please post your book selections/completions in the format provided below. (This format is also posted in both the Q&A and Sign-Up threads.) We need to know the week that each book corresponds to, the page numbers, and how the book qualifies including links to lists/shelves (where applicable), etc. I can't stress this enough. When in doubt - link it*!
* don't link to your review in your completion post - reviews in your completion posts should be included in full in that post.
You don't want to start reading a book and then find it doesn't meet the requirements because some information (eg page count or theme link) was missing from your original post.
I will be monitoring this and your book will not be considered complete until I am satisfied that your selection and completion posts comply with the format rules of the challenge.
Remember - you can ONLY change your book selection in the week that the theme is called.
6. You MUST check in with your team each week, ideally once the theme is announced. Please let your team know if you expect to have spotty communication or are on holidays or having an operation, etc.
7. When you post the completion of your book, you must post a review; enough for us to know you have actually read the book. Please don't link to a review. You must post the review in this thread.
8. Re-reads are allowed but you can't read the same book twice within this challenge.
9. There is no prize for the winning team - bragging rights only :)
10. Each week, the theme will be announced in the Q&A/Announcement thread. The full list of themes announced during this round will be maintained in msg 1 of that thread.
The Rule on the Pass Option
* Each team can only have ONE member using their pass each week.
* Each member can only use that pass once each 5 weeks.
* This means that one or two team members (dependent upon the size of your team) will miss using a pass in each 5 week block.
* No-one can use the pass option in the last week of the challenge.
* In the final week Option 2 has altered and I will be allocating each team another team from which their book selection must be chosen :)
Key selection and completion post information. You must have ALL elements in your book posts.For selection post Option 1 you must have:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
How the book qualifies - please note which qualifying bookshelf/list you are using or the tags that justifies that it works.
If the theme is based off the bookcover, post the cover. If there is a letter count in the title, publication date etc, please note these details.
For selection post Option 2 you must have:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
Name of the team-member, their star rating, the date they read the book.
For selection post Option 3 you must have:
Week #
PASS
For the completion post you must have:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Rating (1-5)
Review
Please DO NOT CHAT in these selction/completion posts. It needs to be super clear.
If you 'waffle' about your decided book - please REPOST your selection once you decide. DO NOT go back and edit your waffling post.
IF YOU NEED TO CORRECT A POST FOR MISSING INFORMATION or because the didn't qualify etc, please REPOST this information in a NEW post. I don't want to have to keep going backwards in the thread.
☕☕Week 1☕☕Theme Call Read a book written by two authors
Selection Posts
🫘Maggie: Don't Cry Over Spilled MILF Option 1 Msg 33
🍵Ariel : Any Luck at All Option 1 Msg 32
🍵Nicole: The Cottage on Pumpkin and Vine Option 1 Msg 31
🍵Kat: The Doctor Is In!: Dr. Charming Option 1 Msg 35
🍵Nikki TSBD: Magic Tides Option 1Msg 40
Completion Posts
🫘Maggie Don't Cry Over Spilled MILF Option 1 Msg 49
🍵Ariel Any Luck at All Option 1 Msg 57
🍵Nicole The Cottage on Pumpkin and Vine Option 1 Msg 54
🍵Kat The Doctor Is In!: Dr. Charming Option 1 Msg 71
🍵Nikki TSBD Magic Tides Option 1 Msg 43
☕☕Week 2☕☕Theme Call 12. Latte Art - the decorative surface pattern on Flat Whites or Lattes. Read a book with a drawn cover.
Selection Posts
🫘Maggie: The Learning Hours Option 1 Msg 58
🍵Ariel: Wasted Words Option 1 Msg 59
🍵Nicole: Fix Her Up Option 1 Msg 56
🍵Kat Option 3 PASS Msg 66
🍵Nikki TSBD The Secret's in the Sauce Option 1 Msg 67
Completion Posts
🫘Maggie: The Learning Hours Option 1 Msg 74
🍵Ariel: Wasted Words Option 1 Msg 78
🍵Nicole: Fix Her Up Option 1 Msg 68
🍵Kat Option 3 PASS Msg 66
🍵Nikki TSBD The Secret's in the Sauce Option 1 Msg 93
☕☕Week 3☕☕Theme Call 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.
Selection Posts
🫘Maggie Blind Side Option 1 Msg 80
🍵Ariel Southern Magic Option 2 Msg 79
🍵Nicole The House by the Shore Option 1 Msg 73
🍵Kat Silver Bells Option 1 Msg 76
🍵Nikki TSBD Game of Crones Option 1Msg 85
Completion Posts
🫘Maggie Blind Side Option 1 Msg 81
🍵Ariel Southern Magic Option 2 Msg 101
🍵Nicole The House by the Shore Option 1 Msg 87
🍵KatSilver Bells Option 1 Msg 77
🍵Nikki TSBD Game of Crones Option 1 Msg 94
☕☕Week 4☕☕Theme Call 8. Espresso - for the serious/straight coffee drinker, and unadulterated Read a book from one of the following lists:
Hero & Heroine Both Virgin
The Gut Wrenchers
Starchy Hero Gets Un-Starched
Clean Romances with Witty Worthwhile Women
Taking the Veil - Heroine in Convent or Disguised in Habit
Gay Romance Going to the Chapel
Gay Romance with a Straight Hero
Selection Posts
🫘Maggie Kulti Option 1 Msg 92
🍵Ariel Praise Option 2 Msg 102
🍵Nicole Nine MinutesOption 1 Msg 89
🍵Kat Ten Tiny Breaths by Tucker. K. A. ( 2013 ) Paperback Option 1 Msg 88
🍵Nikki TSBD Easy Option 1 Msg 95
Completion Posts
🫘Maggie Kulti Option 1 Msg 106
🍵Ariel Praise Option 2 Msg 115
🍵Nicole Nine Minutes Option 1 Msg 96
🍵Kat Ten Tiny Breaths by Tucker. K. A. ( 2013 ) Paperback Option 1 Msg 104
🍵Nikki TSBD Easy Option 1 Msg 129
☕☕Week 5☕☕Theme Call 10. Long Black - Double espresso with twice the water. Read a book longer than 300 pages.
Selection Posts
🫘Maggie Right Man, Right Time Option 1 Msg 113
🍵Ariel Icebreaker Option 1 Msg 119
🍵Nicole Bridging the Silence Option 1 Msg 99
🍵Kat The Neighbor Option 1 Msg 109
🍵Nikki TSBD As the Cookie Crumbles Option 1 Msg 116
Completion Posts
🫘Maggie Right Man, Right Time Option 1 Msg 126
🍵Ariel Icebreaker Option 1 Msg 120
🍵Nicole Bridging the Silence Option 1 Msg 123
🍵Kat The Neighbor Option 1 Msg 133
🍵Nikki TSBD As the Cookie Crumbles Option 1 Msg 155
☕☕Week 6☕☕Theme Call: Coffee is a significant agricultural crop for many countries - Read a book with an MC who is a farmer
Best Gay Cowboys
A book from one of the 'MM Blue Collar 20xx" lists - EG MM Blue Collar Books 2021
Farmers in Romance
Buzzed: Bee Keeping in Romance
Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy
Selection Posts
🫘Maggie Teach Me The Ropes Option 1 Msg 118
🍵Ariel Next Victim Option 2 Msg 122
🍵Nicole Long Hard Ride Option 1 Msg 124
🍵Kat It Starts with Us Option 2 Msg 121
🍵Nikki TSBD Sunrise Point Option 1 Msg 130
Completion Posts
(view spoiler)
☕☕Week 7☕☕Theme Call: Caffe Americano - Book set in the Americas - South or North. (American continent and associated islands)
Selection Posts
🫘Maggie Devil in the Details: A Billionaire Reverse Age-Gap Workplace Romance Option 1 Msg 135
🍵Ariel Catch Her Death Option 1 Msg 138
🍵Nicole Undeniable Option 1 Msg 128
🍵Kat More Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up Option 1 Msg 132
🍵Nikki TSBD Perilous Potions Option 1 Msg 148
Completion Posts
(view spoiler)
☕☕Week 8☕☕Theme Call: Earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appears in 15th Century - Read an historical romance
Selection Posts
🫘Maggie Give Me More Option 2 Msg 143
🍵Ariel Option # Msg
🍵Nicole Teach Me The Ropes Option 2 Msg 142
🍵Kat Option 3 PASS Msg 140
🍵Nikki TSBD The Poisoner's Ring Option 1 Msg 153
Completion Posts
(view spoiler)
☕☕Week 9☕☕Theme Call
Selection Posts
🫘Maggie Option # Msg
🍵Ariel Option # Msg
🍵Nicole Option # Msg
🍵Kat Option # Msg
🍵Nikki TSBD Option # Msg
Completion Posts
(view spoiler)
☕☕Week 10☕☕Theme Call
Selection Posts
🫘Maggie Option # Msg
🍵Ariel Option # Msg
🍵Nicole Option # Msg
🍵Kat Option # Msg
🍵Nikki TSBD Option # Msg
Completion Posts
(view spoiler)
☕☕Week 11☕☕Theme Call
Selection Posts
🫘Maggie Option # Msg
🍵Ariel Option # Msg
🍵Nicole Option # Msg
🍵Kat Option # Msg
🍵Nikki TSBD Option # Msg
Completion Posts
(view spoiler)
☕☕Week 12☕☕Theme Call
Selection Posts
🫘Maggie Option # Msg
🍵Ariel Option # Msg
🍵Nicole Option # Msg
🍵Kat Option # Msg
🍵Nikki TSBD Option # Msg
Completion Posts
(view spoiler)
Team Name SuggestionsGot A Latte to Read
Hi All, So sorry to be late -
I'm Maggie, I'm from CT. I'm a SAHM to two teens. One is a HS senior and the other is an 8th grader. I'm working on what my second career is going to be.
I'm trying to cut back on my reading challenge obsession. However, my TBR is telling me that reading challenges help get books read, so here we are. 😆
I mainly read romance and I read just about anything in that area.
I haven't captained any of the challenges in awhile, so bear with me as I find my footing. I have notifications on for this thread so I will be responding as those come through.
Hi everyone! This is my third time at the PTP challenge and I'm excited to get started! :)
I'm Ariel and am from Florida. I am a substitute teacher and reading is my main hobby - next to writing. I plan on going back to school for accreditation to be a librarian.
I am with you on that, Maggie. I read a good percentage of romance and various genres within that. I especially love mystery/suspense romance.
Hello all. I'm Nicole and I live in Richmond, va. I am a nursing director. I have a very stressful job so i read romance to unwind. I am not the fastest reader but I can keep up. I like all romance, my least favorite is historical. I have 2 dogs and a cat. I am married. My youngest just turned 18. So I am nearing the empty nest stage. I am going to be a grandmother for the first time in February. I like the name got a latte to read for our group. This is one of my favorite challenges. I don't do a great job of updating my read list. If you find something on it you want to read let me know.
Hi Ariel and Nicole, Thanks for checking in!
Ariel my mom was a librarian. It's the reason my blog is The Librarian's Daughter. I wish you luck on getting your accreditation!
I am also a writer, and have been writing short stories. I'm trying my hand at a longer format and have been working on outlining a few of my short stories into possibly novellas or novel length stories.
Nicole, I can understand the stress of your job! No worries about being fast or slow with reading. Everyone reads at their own pace and from what I remember of this challenge I believe it was a book a week. I'm also not a historical romance lover, although I have found a few authors who write it well. The Bachelor Challenge has helped me along with that one. Congratulations on becoming a grandmother! That is so much fun!
We just need Kat and Nikki to check in which I'm sure they will do shortly. I believe I received a friend request from Kat. Once we have everyone in, and we have a name we'll be good to go for reading.
Thank you. I'm applying to schools this year for next fall so I'm excited. I have been writing recreationally for my entire life - stories, poems, etc. I have plans on writing a childrens series so hopefully that comes to fruition at in the near future. I like the "Got a Latte to Read" suggestion that Nicole gave.
HI all, I am Nikki and I live in Sydney, Australia. I work in sales support admin for a big company and like other reading is a great relaxation for me. I live with my partner, my 11 year old daughter, cat, Charlie and Dog, Ava.I read mostly paranormal romance and cozies but read all romance and other genres as the mood takes me.
Its been a couple of years since i last participated in pass the parcel but I am looking forward to it
I am happy with "Got a Latte to Read" as a team name also
Hi, I am Kat from Glasgow in Scotland. I work for a heart charity in a charity shop. It’s very dangerous as there’s books and I get 25% off too lol. I live with my fiancé John and my two cats Bonnie and Clyde. Their brother and sister. I read contemporary romance and smut but also thrillers and crime and some general fiction and memoirs.
I’m happy with the name Got a latte to read. I played pass the parcel last time but this is only my second time.
Hi Nikki and Kat! Thanks so much for checking in!I'm looking forward to playing this round with everyone. I'm glad that reading is our escape and relaxation.
I'll let Jane know that we would like to be known as Got a Latte to Read for this round and we should be all set to start the round!
Hi all, We'll receive our first call today for this challenge.
This first call will be our two week call.
Jane has noted that she will post the call between 3pm and 6pm tonight. (I believe these are EST times)
I will be watching the threads for the call notification, however I do need to attend my niece's birthday party this evening and will be leaving the house around 6pm EST.
Any one of us can post the call in here - I'm not picky about that. I just want to make sure it IS posted so that we all see it.
Another thing to keep in mind is the following:
Q: For a theme call, can I use a book I'm already reading?
A: No. Books must be started after the theme call. This is the same for all RRRC challenges. (You can start a book after a theme call but before you have posted your selection post.)
I grabbed this from the Q&A thread which is where the call will be posted.
I'm a multi reader and I know I have several "open" books going right now, so I needed to remind myself of this rule and figured it would be a good reminder to post for the team as well.
The Q&A thread is a valuable tool. I always suggest referring back to it. However we are a team. Any questions, suggestions; requests for help, or assistance, or recommendations are always welcome in this team thread.
My shelves are a bit of mess so if you ever need help determining if I've read a book or when - never feel shy about asking.
Finally, The instructions on how to create your selection and completion posts as well as clean blank copies of the selection posts and completion post templates are in this thread in Msg 3
I suggest always going back to grab a clean copy to start you posts to help avoid copy and paste errors. (Not that this isn't something I struggle with myself LOL)
I'm excited to be kicking this round of PtP off with you all!
Week 1 has been posted. I just copied and pasted from the posting thread. "Week 1
#4 - read a book written by two authors
Qualification needs to be shown on the main page with 2 authors listed (narrators don’t count) or through a list which shows authors that write under a single name."
Week 1: option 1 selection post
320 pages
How it fits: written by 3 authors
Week 1: Option 1 Selection PostBook: Any Luck at All
Author: Angela R. Casella, Denise Grover Swank
Pages: 391
How it Fits: Written by Angela Casella and Denise Grover Swank as per the books main page.
Selection Post Week #1 Option 1
Don't Cry Over Spilled MILF
Page numbers: 286 pages, Kindle Edition
How the book qualifies: Written by Willow Aster and Laura Pavlov per book's main page
Nicole wrote: "Week 1: option 1 selection post320 pages
How it fits: written by 3 authors"
It has to be two authors
SelectionWeek 1
Bookcover/link: The Doctor Is In!: Dr. Charming by Max Monroe
Page numbers: 307
How the book qualifies - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Max-Monroe/e... link to author pages on amazon
Kat wrote: "Nicole wrote: "Week 1: option 1 selection post320 pages
How it fits: written by 3 authors"
It has to be two authors"
Hi Kat,
Nicole's book is fine for this week's call.
I double checked the wording on the theme.
This is what Jane has posted in the thread.
Week 1
4. The two most commonly grown coffee bean types are C. arabica and C. robusta
Read a book written by two authors (or more)
All three of the authors for Nicole's book are listed on the main page of the book so we're good to go.
I also checked to see if two authors writing under a combined name would fit this prompt, and they would as well as long as we can provide documentation of it somewhere.
I was debating between the book I chose and two others by Piper Rayne and Christina Lauren.
Thanks for checking on this though! I know with all the other challenges going on the wording of the tasks can get wonky. It's always great to double check! 😊
Maggie wrote: "Kat wrote: "Nicole wrote: "Week 1: option 1 selection post320 pages
How it fits: written by 3 authors"
It has to be two authors"
Ok my bad
Kat wrote: "Maggie wrote: "Kat wrote: "Nicole wrote: "Week 1: option 1 selection post320 pages
How it fits: written by 3 authors"
It has to be two authors..."
No worries.
Thank you all for letting me read this book. I started it late because i was finishing another book.
Week #1Bookcover/link:
Magic Tides by Ilona AndrewsPage numbers: 158
How the book qualifies: IIlona Andrews is the pseudonym for a husband-and-wife writing team. Ilona is a native-born Russian and Gordon is a former communications sergeant in the U.S. Army.
Nicole wrote: "Thank you all for letting me read this book. I started it late because i was finishing another book."Not a problem. It fits the prompt as written and posted by Jane. Otherwise I would have asked her about it. This is also our two week reading prompt so we have an extra week to read.
Which I also need as I am behind on ....... well, life overall these days LOL.
Hi all, Just a reminder that we need to have our completion posts in before the next call which is this Friday between 3pm and 6pm EST.
I'll be monitoring the thread this week to make sure I update above for Jane to check.
Thank you all for getting your selection posts in. I have updated comment so everyone's is up there.
Week #1Bookcover/link
Magic TidesRating (1-5): 4 stars
Review:
It was so much fun to go back to Kate's world and I really enjoyed this story. My biggest complaint was that the story was too short. As always, I loved the world building and the vibrant characters, and while you could probably still enjoy this book without having read the previous series, having that knowledge made the story that much better. Can't wait to read more of this series.
Maggie wrote: "Hi all, Just a reminder that we need to have our completion posts in before the next call which is this Friday between 3pm and 6pm EST.
I'll be monitoring the thread this week to make sure I upd..."
Hi Maggie - the Selections need to be posted before the next call, but the completion posts can be later. The main thing is that you can't fall behind by more than 2 books. So in week 6, you may yet have to post completions for weeks 2 & 3 (and 6) but so long as one is completed and posted before the week 7 call, you can stay in the game.
Of course, keeping up to date is by far the preference ;)
Hope this makes sense :)
I will just note for everyone in the team, that if you post your broken link of your books in your selection posts, it makes is much easier for Maggie to track. You are already linking to your book edition, so adding the link again and inserting a break/asterisks takes little time.
Its amazing how long looking up books and checking editions can take when you are tracking the books.
(This is not a requirement - just a suggestion to help our Captains :)
Jane (PS) wrote: "I will just note for everyone in the team, that if you post your broken link of your books in your selection posts, it makes is much easier for Maggie to track. You are already linking to your bo..."
Not sure what you mean? What’s the difference between the link for the book and this other link?
Kat wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "I will just note for everyone in the team, that if you post your broken link of your books in your selection posts, it makes is much easier for Maggie to track. You are already ..."
Hi Kat -
a book link Pride and Prejudice
the same book with its code broken [*book:Pride and Prejudice|1885]
They are exactly the same except that an asterisk has been place in the text of the link after inserting in the post.
It means that the Captain can copy that link in your post and use it in their tracking post without having to look up the book themselves and then make sure they have the correct page count edition that you have used.
Having been a Captain many times, I know I really appreciate it when the broken links are included :) Plus it saves on mistakes.
Completion PostWeek # 1
Don't Cry Over Spilled MILF
Rating: 5
Review: I'd forgotten how much the G.D. Taylors can make you laugh. Gus is a forerunner for favorite Taylor brother. I thought for sure no one could top Hot Hair Jesse - but Gussy with his dressing and acting out romance characters and all of the brothers falling for little Olive (including Spence) was a hard sell for the best book in this series. This was nicely sparsed out with some good teary spots given that our MILF Susannah is a young widow. Overall, this book and series continue to rank as one of my favorites and one that I recommend to anyone looking for a solid story with minimal angst and a smooth read where the meshing of two authors is seamless in the story writing. I actually started Pen's book last night after finishing this one.
[*book:Don't Cry Over Spilled MILF|58920412]
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