TART8 - Pace Cadets (5)

[Kathryn]

Thanks for checking everything in, guys! my sleep schedule is really horrible. lol

[Kathryn]

I think for this next one I'm going to read The Son of Neptune

[Vi]

How's everybody doing with their reads? I'm about 60% in.. Might finish tonight or early tomorrow morning..

[Breann]

Vi wrote: "How's everybody doing with their reads? I'm about 60% in.. Might finish tonight or early tomorrow morning.."

Same here. Just under 60% finished. Hoping to finish tonight

[Vi]

Task 3 - Completion Post
Task: 4. Read 3 books tagged/shelved as PNR or fantasy.

Book: Aurora Rising
Pages: 388
Date Read: 29 Sep
Rating: 4 stars - though questioning some of the world logics
How it Fits: MPG Fantasy

[Vi]

Breann wrote: "Vi wrote: "How's everybody doing with their reads? I'm about 60% in.. Might finish tonight or early tomorrow morning.."

Same here. Just under 60% finished. Hoping to finish tonight"

Cool Breann. I just finished mine.

[Breann]

Task 3 - Completion Post
Read 3 books tagged/shelved as PNR or fantasy.


The Rise of Magicks 469 pgs
MPG Fantasy

9/29/23 - 4 stars - Great ending to this trilogy! Wish it was a longer series, as I could definitely read more about these characters.

[Kathryn]

Task 3 - Completion Post
Read 3 books tagged/shelved as PNR or fantasy.


The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
Pages: 544
Rating: 5-stars
How it Fits: It's tagged, as well as has the genre, Fantasy.

[Kathryn]

Vi's Completion Post
Breann's Completion Post
Kathryn's Completion Post

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Vi wrote: "Task 3 - Completion Post
Task: 4. Read 3 books tagged/shelved as PNR or fantasy.

Book: Aurora Rising
Pages: 472
Date Read: 29 Sep
Rating: 4 stars - though questioning some of t..."

Please correct to the first edition Kindle page count (388). Thanks.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Here is your next task!

Task 4 - 12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.

You can do the recommendations however you wish - to the group, to each individual, to the person below you on the list or ?? - it's up to you. If you want to provide a specific shelf to pick from, it needs to have a minimum of 10 books on it. Please include a link to the message with the recommendations in your completion posts.

[Breann]

How do we want to tackle this task? We can each post a few book recs to the group and then we pick from those? Or we could each post a picking shelf?

[Vi]

A picking shelf would be better I think. More choices..

Anything from my read 4 stars and above.

[Breann]

Vi wrote: "A picking shelf would be better I think. More choices..

Anything from my read 4 stars and above."

Is this for us to pick for you? Or is this your recs to us?

[Vi]

It's my recs to both of you. This way, there's a bigger range for you to choose a book from my read shelf (books with 4 stars and above). I hope I'm clear?

[Breann]

Ok that makes sense 😊

[Breann]

That makes it easy. I’ll do the same. My recs are from my read shelf 4 stars & up. I’ll edit this post with a link later today.

ETA: read shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Breann]

I'm going to read Eidolon from Vi's recommended shelf

[Vi]

I'll mostly be going with Smooth Talking Stranger. I'll confirm tomorrow once Kathryn checks in.

[Kathryn]

I'm going to read Reunion in Death from Breann's shelf.

My shelf is mostly filled with manga and stuff you've both already read. So, I think you both might want to just stick with the picks you chose already. LOL. I used to have an old Goodreads account, a long time ago, that had thousands of read books. Buuuut I ended up deleting that account. So, there's less than 300 on this one.

[Breann]

Task 4 - Completion Post
12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.

Book: Eidolon
Pages: 292
How it fits: Rec'd by Vi here and here
Rating: 4 stars - The romance in this series is just so sweet.

[Vi]

Task 4 - Completion Post
Task: 12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.

Book: Smooth Talking Stranger by Lisa Kleypas
Pages: 381
Date Read: 2 Oct
Rating: 4 stars. Still enjoyed it
How it Fits: Breann rated it 5 stars - here; based on her post here

[Kathryn]

Task 4 - Completion Post
Task: 12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.

Book: Reunion in Death by JD Robb
Pages: 378
Date Read: Oct 2
Rating: 4 stars
How it Fits: It was on Breann's list that they posted Here

[Kathryn]

Breann's Completion Post
Vi's Completion Post
Kathryn's Completion Posts

[Breann]

Woohoo!! Go team!

[Kathryn]

We're definitely doing pretty good! xD

[MountainKat, Moderator]

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. Make sure cover isn’t just dark, but actually shows a night sky - stars, moon, city skyline, etc. Please include the qualifying cover in your completion posts.

[Breann]

I'm going to read The Mane Squeeze

[Kathryn]

I might have a tough time finding one. lol. I'll have to really look through my lists.

EDIT: I guess I'm going to read Where the Forest Meets the Stars

[Vi]

Does this look like night sky ?

[Kathryn]

Yes, that's definitely a night sky!

[Kathryn]

Changed my mind. I'm going to read this instead: Meddling Kids

[Vi]

Mkat also confirmed.. But I'm not feeling The Golem and the Jinni yet.. I may change to .

[Kathryn]

Vi wrote: "Mkat also confirmed.. But I'm not feeling The Golem and the Jinni yet.. I may change to ."

That's a really good book! Patricia Briggs is an excellent writer.

[Kathryn]

Task 5 Completion Post
21. Each teammate reads a book with a night sky on the cover, no pass for this task.

Book: Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero
Pages: 322
Date Read: Oct 3
Rating: 1 star (This book was so, so, so bad.)
How it Fits: There's a night sky and moon at the top of the book cover.

[Kathryn]

How close to done are you two? I was going to start another book, but if you two are close to done I'll probably wait until our next task.

That last book left such a BAD taste in my mouth. I hated it. I wanted to DNF it so many times. I'm stubborn and always have to finish a book, though. It's an annoying part of my personality. LOL.

[Vi]

I’m not close to done at all. Sorry, this is a slightly longer book so I’ll probably be done this time tomorrow.

[Vi]

And I. I’m sorry to hear the book was so bad. You need an awesome book after this.

[Kathryn]

Vi wrote: "And I. I’m sorry to hear the book was so bad. You need an awesome book after this."

No worries! That gives me time to read a palate cleansing book. LOL. I don't know how anyone enjoyed that book.

I'll go ahead and read another In Death book or something while I wait for you two to wrap up your current book. Obviously, no rush. xD

[Breann]

I’m only about 15% in. Hoping to finish tomorrow

[Breann]

My book isn’t very good either :/ I’m remembering why I stopped reading this series before….. not my kind of humor.

[Kathryn]

Breann wrote: "My book isn’t very good either :/ I’m remembering why I stopped reading this series before….. not my kind of humor."

I'm so sorry. I really, really hate when that happens.
I have a hard time with most fantasy/paranormal erotic romance novels. I know that a ton of people in these challenges read them.
I appreciate that they're quick, easy reads. However, most of them fall flat for me. There are a handful of women who I think do it phenomenally, and I can read their works like crazy, but most of them I have a hard time with.

[Breann]

Task 5 - Completion Post
21. Each teammate reads a book with a night sky on the cover, no pass for this task.

The Mane Squeeze 401pgs
10/4/23 - 2 stars - The interactions between the H/h were cute, but this type of humor is not for me.

How it fits: moon on cover

[Breann]

Kathryn wrote: "Breann wrote: "My book isn’t very good either :/ I’m remembering why I stopped reading this series before….. not my kind of humor."

I'm so sorry. I really, really hate when that happens.
I have a ..."

I’m finding that a lot of series I used to read are just not keeping my attention anymore

[Vi]

Breann wrote: "My book isn’t very good either :/ I’m remembering why I stopped reading this series before….. not my kind of humor."

Oh Breann, I get what you mean. I'm not a fan of this humor too. I've read them for challenges like Kathryn said but I've not always enjoyed it.

[Vi]

Task 5 - Completion Post
21. Each teammate reads a book with a night sky on the cover, no pass for this task.

Book: The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
Pages: 819
Date Read: 5 Oct
Rating: 3.5 stars. Slow paced so started enjoying it more in the second half.
How it Fits: Visible night sky in this cover

[Vi]

Task 5 Completion

Kathryn's post
Breann's Post
Vi's post

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Here is your next task!

Task 6 - 33. Read 6 5 books in the same sub-genre, teams decide.

As a team select a sub-genre of romance and than read 6 books in that sub-genre. Please include the selected sub-genre in your completion posts.

[Vi]

Can we choose fantasy or contemporary? My upcoming: , and

[Breann]

Fantasy works for me