TART8 - Easier Read Than Said (3)

[Shan ~A~]

Team Completion ~ Task 1

Jill | https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Eugenia | https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Michaele | https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Shan ~A~ | https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Shan ~A~]

We are checked in.

Micheale would you prefer to check us in each time? I didn't think to ask before doing it.

[Michaele]

Thanks! And no need to wait, whoever reads the last book needed should check us in, much faster that way. :)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

I will check your books when I get home - barely enough time to do this...

Here is your next task!

Task 2 - 8. Read 4 books with a beach on the cover.

To qualify for this task, the book’s cover needs to clearly and obviously show a beach. Ideally, you would want to show sand/dirt and the edge of water on your covers. You can use any edition’s cover to qualify for this task. Please include the qualifying cover in your completion posts.

[Michaele]

Task 2 - 8. Read 4 books with a beach on the cover.

Honeymoon for One
Page numbers: 288
How book qualified:

Date Completed:9/25
Rating: 5 stars

[*book:Honeymoon for One|41959108]

[Michaele]

We should also decide on this one too -

✅53. Each teammate reads a book set in one of your teammates' home town (born in, raised in, currently live in - all work), teams decide. No pass for this task.
Jill- NYC
Shan-A - Louisiana
Eugenia - I live in Alaska, raised in Argentina and Washington State.
Michaele - Utah

NYC will probably be the easiest - would everyone be ok with that?

[Jill]

NYC is great for me lol

[Jill]

📚Task 2 - 8. Read 4 books with a beach on the cover.
📚Book/cover link:Summer by the Sea
📚Pages: 286 Kindle Edition
📚How book qualified:
📚Date Completed: 09/25/2023
📚Rating/Review:⭐⭐⭐This was not my favorite Jenny Hale book. I was so over Casey's shenanigans that by the time Faith grew a backbone I didn't care any more. And honestly she could do a lot better than Jake.

[Shan ~A~]

Michaele wrote: "We should also decide on this one too -

✅53. Each teammate reads a book set in one of your teammates' home town (born in, raised in, currently live in - all work), teams decide. No pass for this ..."

Yes to NYC

[Shan ~A~]

How are you guys getting your books done so fast? You guys are amazing. I'm just now looking for one that fits the task (or I will be once I get off work in an hour).

[Jill]

Shan ~A~ wrote: "How are you guys getting your books done so fast? You guys are amazing. I'm just now looking for one that fits the task (or I will be once I get off work in an hour)."

I don't have that pesky nuisance, work, inhibiting me lol. Seriously though I'm a super fast reader with nothing but time and almost 30 thousand books in my kindle library.

[Michaele]

Shan ~A~ wrote: "How are you guys getting your books done so fast? You guys are amazing. I'm just now looking for one that fits the task (or I will be once I get off work in an hour)."

I can listen to books while I am at work. I tend to re-read stuff for this challenge, since it is easier for me to find books that fit that way.

[Shan ~A~]

I try to do as many audiobooks as I can, but sometimes I can't find things in that format.

I miss the days when I could listen to them while working, but now I'm on the phone all the time since I'm working from home instead of my previous career as HR supervisor where I was mostly on my computer and my ears were free more often.

Working does get in the way of reading. Why can't I find a job where I just get paid to read whatever I want all day? This is my dream job if someone out there is listening. 🤣🤣🤣

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Eugenia wrote: "COMPLETION POST
TASK 1: 0. Each team reads a book tagged ‘holiday’ or ‘family’ - teams decide. HOLIDAY

A Changeling Christmas by [auth..."

Small problem with this book - the Kindle page count (what is used for this challenge) is 144. Normally I would just ask you to correct that, but the minimum page count for TART is 150. So this book does not qualify for the challenge. I did not specify no pass for this task - just overlooked that. So the options are that Eugenia uses her pass for this round OR reads another book that qualifies for the first task. Either will need to be done before Task 3 could be assigned on 9.27.2023 - just let me know.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Otherwise, your completions were all good for Task 1. 😊

[Eugenia]

I’ll just use the pass for this round

[Jill]

So would one of us need to read another book to make 4? Or with a pass it doesn't count? If yes I can squeeze in a second beach book.

[Eugenia]

I get up early and have quiet time to listen or read. I also listen while I drive.

[Michaele]

Jill wrote: "So would one of us need to read another book to make 4? Or with a pass it doesn't count? If yes I can squeeze in a second beach book."

I think Eugenia is passing for task 1, which didn't specify 4 books, so we should be ok. Unless I misunderstood and she's passing for task 2.

[Jill]

Michaele wrote: "Jill wrote: "So would one of us need to read another book to make 4? Or with a pass it doesn't count? If yes I can squeeze in a second beach book."

I think Eugenia is passing for task 1, which did..."

That's my confusion too. If it's a task 1 pass or 2

[Eugenia]

Michaele wrote: "Jill wrote: "So would one of us need to read another book to make 4? Or with a pass it doesn't count? If yes I can squeeze in a second beach book."

I think Eugenia is passing for task 1, which did..."

OK. I’m NOT taking a pass. Will read another book for task 1.

[Eugenia]

Completion Post
Task 2: 8. Read 4 books with a beach on the cover

Honeymoon for One by Keira Andrews
288 pp
How it fits: beach on cover
Read: 26 September
4.5 Stars

[Eugenia]

Shan ~A~ wrote: "I try to do as many audiobooks as I can, but sometimes I can't find things in that format.

I miss the days when I could listen to them while working, but now I'm on the phone all the time since I..."

I would LOVE a job where I get to listen to audiobooks! Instead, I am teaching middle schoolers 🤪

[Eugenia]

Completion Post
Week 1: redo 0. Holiday tag

Detective Fox by Isobel Starling
188 pp
How it fits: MPG Holiday
Read: 27 September
4 stars

[Jill]

Eugenia wrote: "Shan ~A~ wrote: "I try to do as many audiobooks as I can, but sometimes I can't find things in that format.

I miss the days when I could listen to them while working, but now I'm on the phone all..."

Middle schoolers, you have my sympathies. That age group is the trickiest.

[Eugenia]

Jill wrote: "Eugenia wrote: "Shan ~A~ wrote: "I try to do as many audiobooks as I can, but sometimes I can't find things in that format.

I miss the days when I could listen to them while working, but now I'm ..."

It’s like training puppies. 30+ at a time.

[Jill]

Shan did you find a book or do you need to use a pass?

[Jill]

Eugenia wrote: "Jill wrote: "Eugenia wrote: "Shan ~A~ wrote: "I try to do as many audiobooks as I can, but sometimes I can't find things in that format.

I miss the days when I could listen to them while working,..."
lol, perfect description.

[Shan ~A~]

Jill wrote: "Shan did you find a book or do you need to use a pass?"

Found a book

[Shan ~A~]

Sorry, I thought I posted that I hoped to have it done after I get off from work.

I may have posted it in the wrong place 😂

[Shan ~A~]

Completion Post

Task 2: 8. Read 4 books with a beach on the cover.
Book/cover link: Burning Moon by Jo Watson
Page numbers: 179 (GRs Kindle 1st Edition)
How book qualified: Burning Moon
Date Completed: 09/27
Rating/Review: 3 stars

[Shan ~A~]

Team Completion ~ Task 2

Jill | https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Eugenia | https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Michaele | https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Shan ~A~ | https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Here is your next task!

Task 3 - 10. Read 4 books by authors who write under more than one name (Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb).

Books selected for this task need to be written by authors who write under more than one name. Authors such as Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb or Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda Quick/Jayne Castle would work for this task. Please include a link to the author’s profile or website showing both names in your completion posts.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Thanks for reading that book for the first task Eugenia!

[Shan ~A~]

Just so I don't forget: {Michelle M. Pillow/Madelyn Porter/Naomi Kalling}

[Jill]

📚Task 3 - 10. Read 4 books by authors who write under more than one name
📚 [book:Swoonworthy Bachelors Vol. 1
📚Pages: 232 Kindle Edition
📚How book qualified: Kimberly Van Meter writes as Alexx Andria https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/...
📚Date Completed: 09/28/2023
📚Rating/Review: ⭐⭐⭐

[Michaele]

Task 3 - 10. Read 4 books by authors who write under more than one name


Savor the Moment
Page numbers: 353
How book qualified: Nora Roberts aka J. D. Robb aka. as Nora Roberts
Date Completed:9/28
Rating: 3 stars

[*book:Savor the Moment|43605116]

[Jill]

Michaele wrote: "Task 2 - 8. Read 4 books with a beach on the cover.


Savor the Moment
Page numbers: 353
How book qualified: Nora Roberts aka [auth..."
Michaele, I think you do what I do and edit completion posts, lol. This is still labeled for task 2

[Michaele]

Thanks!

[Eugenia]

I’m doing Cole McCade/Xen

[Shan ~A~]

Completion Post

Task 3: 10. Read 4 books by authors who write under more than one name
Book/cover link: Dark Prince
Page numbers: 300 (GRs Kindle 1st Edition)
How book qualified: {Michelle M. Pillow/Madelyn Porter/Naomi Kalling}
Date Completed: 09/28
Rating/Review: 1 star

[Eugenia]

Completion Post
Task 3: 10. Read 4 books by authors writing under 2+ names

Backdraft by Cole McCade
230 pp
How it fits: Cole McCade also writes as Xen.: http://blackmagicblues.com/
Read: 29 September
4 stars

[Michaele]

Completion Post Task 3

Eugenia
Jill
Michaele
Shan-A

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Here is your next task!

Task 4 - 19. Each teammate reads a book another teammate read and rated 4 Stars or higher in the last 3 months. No pass for this task.

Books selected for this task need to have been read by a teammate on or after June 29, 2023 and rated at least 4 stars. (Series rule applies.) Please include a link to the teammate's review or read shelf showing the selected book in your completion post.

[Eugenia]

Completion Post
Task 4 - 19. Each teammate reads a book another teammate read and rated 4 Stars or higher in the last 3 months. No pass for this task.

Clear Water by Amy Lane
230 pp
How it fits: Michaele rated 4 Stars, August 25, 2023, https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read: 30 September
4 Stars

[Michaele]

Completion Post
Task 4 - 19. Each teammate reads a book another teammate read and rated 4 Stars or higher in the last 3 months. No pass for this task.


Egotistical Puckboy
303 pp
How it fits: Jill rated 4 Stars, August 28, 2023

Read: 9/30
Rating: 4 Stars

[*book:Egotistical Puckboy|59623625]

[Jill]

📚Task 4 - 19. Each teammate reads a book another teammate read and rated 4 Stars or higher in the last 3 months.
📚 [book:Merry Measure
📚Pages: 198 Kindle Edition
📚How book qualified: Michaele read August 23, 2023
📚Date Completed: 09/30/2023
📚Rating/Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

[Shan ~A~]

Completion Post

Task 4: 19. Each teammate reads a book another teammate read and rated 4 Stars or higher in the last 3 months.
Book/cover link: Status Update
Page numbers: 267 (GRs Kindle 1st Edition)
How book qualified: Michaele rated 4 stars and read July 28, 2023
Date Completed: 0/01
Rating/Review: 3 stars

[Shan ~A~]

Team Completion ~ Task 4

Jill | https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Eugenia | https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Michaele | https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Shan ~A~ | https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Jill]

Michaele your bookshelves were very popular for this task, lol.