PtP Travelling through the Pages (T12)

[♏Vanessa♏]

Jill wrote: "Week 9

Option 1
9. Small town
Read a book set in a small town

For location/setting tasks, the book does not have to be solely set in that location; it simply needs at least one scene set there.
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Thank you Jill for posting it 🤩, I looked several times but it was posted a bit later and I was busy 😬

[♏Vanessa♏]

🚌🧳🚢 SELECTION POST 🚅🏩✈️

📦 Week 9
Option 1 -9. Small town
Read a book set in a small town
📚Page number:274pg (first kindle edition) Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder
✅ How book qualified: From Precis: In a brand-new culinary cozy series with a fresh edge and a delightful small-town setting, the acclaimed author introduces Maddy Montgomery, a social media expert who’s #StartingOver in small town Michigan after inheriting her great-aunt’s bakery…and a 200-pound English Mastiff named Baby.

[Jill]

♏Vanessa♏ wrote: "Jill wrote: "Week 9

Option 1
9. Small town
Read a book set in a small town

For location/setting tasks, the book does not have to be solely set in that location; it simply needs at least one scene..."


No worries, happy to help.

[♏Vanessa♏]

🎉🚨 COMPLETION POST 🎉🚨

📦 Week 9
Option 1 -9. Small town
Read a book set in a small town
📚Page number:274pg (first kindle edition) Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder
✅ How book qualified: From Precis: In a brand-new culinary cozy series with a fresh edge and a delightful small-town setting, the acclaimed author introduces Maddy Montgomery, a social media expert who’s #StartingOver in small town Michigan after inheriting her great-aunt’s bakery…and a 200-pound English Mastiff named Baby.
📅 Date Completed: 31/05/2024 - 💽Format:🎧 - 💖Rating: 5✨
📝 Review: First cosy mystery I really enjoyed.
This murder mystery was charming, fun and exciting. A very intelligent, but spoiled and shallow military daughter is left at the altar and soon after receives an inheritance that will keep her in a small town up north in America. She gets the house, bakery and a dog. It was lovely to see her change, make meaningful relationships, work hard to keep her great aunt legacy and grown into an independent and self-assured woman. The mystery kept me guessing. I loved the dog and Madison, she was adorably incompetent in the begging but a completely different person at the end.
The narration was amazing, great interpretation, and I could follow the story easily.

[Jill]

Completion Post
Week #9
Book: Unexpected Mate
Date Read: 05/31/24
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Review: This is my third read of this book. It's like an accident you can't look away from and as such it's earned an extra star. Brian is kicked out of his pack for being gay and his fated mate, Marcus, thinks he's straight. Marcus's most recent ex is not happy about his new mate and tries to make problems but luckily, she's not successful. If you can look past all the typos and grammatical errors, it's a good a decent story.

[Julie]

WEEK 9 SELECTION POST - Option 1
9. Small town: Read a book set in a small town

The Simple Wild
Page numbers: 390 pages, Kindle Edition
Qualifies: Tagged "Small Town" 375 times, 1st page, 1st column https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...

[Stacey]

Selection Post

Week #9 - Small town: Read a book set in a small town
Book: Wild Love
Pages: 402
How it Fits: From precis: "... all he cares about is escaping the press and opening a recording studio in gorgeous small town Rose Hill."

[Julie]

WEEK 9 COMPLETION POST - 9. Small town: Read a book set in a small town

The Simple Wild
Page Count: 402 Kindle Edition
Date Completed: 2 June
Rating/Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️When Calla finds out her estranged father has cancer she flies to the Alaskan wildness to see him. She soon finds out how different life is the Alaskan wild and unwittingly history might just repeat itself when a city girl falls in love with a wild man.
The Simple Wild is beautifully written, moving story of regret and hope, of choosing love and being true to yourself. The characters are all engaging. At times I wanted to strangle them, especially Calla with her selfish immaturity, however I love how they each grow throughout the book.
Fav Quote:
“I don’t agree with the choices Wren made where you’re concerned, but I know it was never a matter of him not caring about you. And if you want to blame people for not trying, there’s plenty of it to go around.” Agnes turns to smile at me then. “Or you could focus on the here-and-now, and not on what you can’t change.”

[Stacey]

Completion Post

Week: 8
Book: Freeing Luka
Rating: 4 stars
Review: Although not as good as the first in the series, this was still a pretty fun read. The leads were likeable enough and the growly, possessive alien hasn't gotten old yet -- we'll see in a few books. It moved the overarching story along and apparently there's an bigger baddie to be found still. We are introduced to some of the women who will be in future books and continue the story line. I've found the background story in this series to be interesting enough to continue.

[Stacey]

Completion Post

Week: 9
Book: Wild Love
Rating: 3.5 stars
Review: Elsie Silver tells a good tale -- her characters are relatable and have conversations that I could see myself having. I loved the MMC and his willingness to step up for a daughter he didn't know when she needed him. Unfortunately I got a little cringe from the FMC -- she just seems to be trying tooooo hard to be "chaotic" and instead just came off as silly and immature. Also, the boyfriend at home thing went on way too long. But you know I'll be back for West in the next book in the series.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

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Ariel's SELECTION for this week is outstanding, along with her completion from last week :).

Otherwise you are ready for week 10!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Ariel - you need to post your selection before I announce the week 10 theme.

These last couple of weeks will follow the rules closely :)

[Ariel]

I will have both posted within the hour. :)

I have my completion done - I just kind of forgot to post it. I'm sorry. :)

[Ariel]

Completion Post: Week 8)

Book: Wolfhunter River
Author: Rachel Caine
Pages: 330
Qualification: Swedish cover has a car on the cover.

Review:
Once again, this series did not disappoint. As the third book in the series, the intenseness of the storyline ramps up - which I didn't know if I thought was possible after the action in the last one.

One thing I truly enjoyed about this book is that it has to be read in order of the series because Wolfhunter River picks up exactly where the last one left off. Due to a phone call from a stranger, Gwen is off on another adventure and this poor family has quite literally been through the ringer. What I have loved about this series is that as a reader, I never can tell who the bad guy is and it always takes me for a loop - which is nice after spending time reading novels where it's easy to predict.

This gives me faith for the rest of the series since it has all been so good so far.

[Ariel]

Selection Post: Week 9
Book: The Do-Over
Author: Lynn Painter
Pages: 400
Qualification: Small town tagged by 5 people on page 5.
https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...

[♏Vanessa♏]

Week 10

Option 1
12. Glasses / gloves / hat / bag / phone / watch
Read a book with one of these items on the cover.

Sunglasses will count as 'glasses'. Winter gear such as mittens and beanies will work for 'gloves' and 'hat'. 'Bag' will also cover luggage/backpacks.

A clock will NOT work for watch. The items need to be things that may be packed for a holiday or travel.

In the case of 'phone', cell-phones (mobiles) count. I will also allow a handset that you would find in an office/home or a payphone, as these may be used to book holidays, flights, etc.


As proof, please post the edition's bookcover in your selection post that shows the items described above.

Please ask if you are not sure.


Option 2
Key date: 1 December 2023


Option 3
Pass

A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose - INCLUDING A PASS
Refer msg 3 in your team thread for formatting of all 3 options.

[Jill]

Selection Post - Option 1-(12) Glasses / gloves / hat / bag / phone / watch
Task: Read a book with one of these items on the cover.
Week #10
Book: The Pucking Bad Boy
Pages: 242
How the book qualifies: Watch on cover -

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Ariel wrote: "I will have both posted within the hour. :)

I have my completion done - I just kind of forgot to post it. I'm sorry. :)"

Fabulous!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

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[♏Vanessa♏]

🚌🧳🚢 SELECTION POST 🚅🏩✈️

📦 Week 10
Option 1 -12. Glasses / gloves / hat / bag / phone / watch
Read a book with one of these items on the cover.
📚Page number: 347pg (first kindle edition) Love Her or Lose Her
✅ How book qualified: Suitcase on the cover. 'Bag' will also cover luggage/backpacks.

[Julie]

WEEK 10 SELECTION POST - Option 1
12. Glasses / gloves / hat / bag / phone / watch
Read a book with one of these items on the cover.

Lessons in Chemistry
Page numbers: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
Qualifies: Glasses on cover

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

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[♏Vanessa♏]

🎉🚨 COMPLETION POST 🎉🚨


📦 Week 10
Option 1 -12. Glasses / gloves / hat / bag / phone / watch
Read a book with one of these items on the cover.
📚Page number: 347pg (first kindle edition) Love Her or Lose Her
✅ How book qualified: Suitcase on the cover. 'Bag' will also cover luggage/backpacks.
📅 Date Completed: 07/06/2024 - 💽Format:🎧📘 - 💖Rating: 4,25✨
📝 Review: This is a beautiful second chance romance with new beginnings and miscommunication tropes, there is also some spice. Love their journey. The audiobook was well narrated.

[Jill]

Completion Post
Week #10
Book: The Pucking Bad Boy
Date Read: 06/07/24
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Review: I wanted to like this more because I really love a secret baby trope, but this was not done well. I gave an extra star just for the trope. Harper and Reggie would have benefitted from a whole lot of communication. The story was dragged out way too long before the reveal and then it was wrapped up quicker than Maury saying you are the father.

[Stacey]

Selection Post

Week #10
Option 1 -12. Glasses / gloves / hat / bag / phone / watch
Read a book with one of these items on the cover.
Book:
Pages: 432
How it Fits: Hat on the cover

[Ariel]

Completion Post: Week 9
Book: The Do-Over
Author: Lynn Painter
Pages: 400
Qualification: Small town tagged by 5 people on page 5.
https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...
Read: June 9-10
Review:

If I had to pick a quote from the book that sums it all up perfectly, it would be "I had a marvelous time ruining everything". Em truly did ruin everything through her groundhog day experience - or did she? As a reader, we got to experience Valentines Day over and over again while Em had to figure out why and then decide that she just didn't care why. She was going to live life to the fullest which hadn't been doing up until this point.

This was a fun book to read - it was light while also having those tearjerking moments. I definitely wasn't expecting to tear up and cry a little but it had certain scenes that truly tugged at your heartstrings. I definitely recommend this book if you like YA, romance, groundhog day tropes.

[Ariel]

Selection Post: Week 10

Book: Gilda Joyce: Psychic Investigator
Author: Jennifer Allison
Pages: 334
Word Count: 62384
Qualification: Glasses on cover

[♏Vanessa♏]

Hi there Lovelies 🙋🏽‍♀️
I can see we're well on track to end week 10 b4 Friday. 😃
Apologies for not updating the tracker but I will do it as soon as I have some spare time. 😬😇
Anyway, I would like to check if we are playing for a win this Friday or just for fun? 🤔

If we are play for a win🏆, we could find novellas that fit each prompt left and have them ready to read as soon as the last task is called. 📚
If fun is the aim, it doesn't matter really.🤷🏽‍♀️ We can just read at leisure 🧘🏽‍♀️

[Julie]

WEEK 10 COMPLETION POST - 12. Glasses / gloves / hat / bag / phone / watch
Read a book with one of these items on the cover.

Lessons in Chemistry
Page Count: 400, Kindle Edition
Date Completed: 12 June
Qualifies: Glasses on cover
Rating/Review: ⭐️⭐️
I wanted to like this book, because I believe that we should celebrate how far women have come in society, but I couldn't. The author did have an interesting writing style in setting a scene but this doesn't encourage a reader to continue if the characters are unlikeable and dysfunctional.
While I'm sure this book accurately reflects the attitude/experience of many during this time, it was clear the author's own ideas about religion, men, marriage, family, education, money, friendship, were clearly on display and sweepingly negative which is disappointing.
Fav Quote:
Whenever you feel afraid, just remember. Courage is the root of change.

[Julie]

♏Vanessa♏ wrote: "Hi there Lovelies 🙋🏽‍♀️
I can see we're well on track to end week 10 b4 Friday. 😃
Apologies for not updating the tracker but I will do it as soon as I have some spare time. 😬😇
Anyway, I would like ..."

I'm happy to play to read to win or at leisure - whatever the consensus is.
I have picked a novella as suggested for the remaining categories and I noticed that they only have to be over 100 pages, which is good.

[Stacey]

Completion Post

Week: 10
Book:
Rating: 5 stars
Review: I did a reread on this and actually enjoyed it more the second time around. The MMC was a little over the top grumpy to me on the first read, but now that I've seen him through the rest of the series, he's just right. Highly recommend if you need a good cowboy romance sometime.

[Jill]

I also have books prepped for the remaining prompts.

[Stacey]

Julie wrote: "WEEK 10 COMPLETION POST - 12. Glasses / gloves / hat / bag / phone / watch
Read a book with one of these items on the cover.

[book:Lessons in Chemistry|57..."

Thank you so much for this review! I thought I was the only person on the planet who thought too much of the author's negative opinions on everything were on display.

[Stacey]

This is my first time playing. If we go for the win, the goal is to have the book read Friday night? I have dinner plans, so probably won't be able to start reading until 8ish -- is that likely to be too late?

[♏Vanessa♏]

Stacey wrote: "This is my first time playing. If we go for the win, the goal is to have the book read Friday night? I have dinner plans, so probably won't be able to start reading until 8ish -- is that likely to ..."

I've never been on a winning team in this challenge so I don't recall how fast the winning team normally is. But, I think as long as we finish by Friday at some point it would be fine.
Jill and Julie you 2 have played this before right? what do you think?

[♏Vanessa♏]

Also, if we play for a win we need all of us to be on board. To avoid some rushing through and being frustrated to have the last person finish 2/3 days later or something.
But, we have time to decide.

[Ariel]

I am good with whatever is decided. My Friday is free all day so I can spend it reading if we decide to go for the win.

[♏Vanessa♏]

Ariel wrote: "I am good with whatever is decided. My Friday is free all day so I can spend it reading if we decide to go for the win."

yay! If we all agree we can definitely go for it.

[Julie]

Stacey wrote: Thank you so much for this review! I thought I was the only person on the planet ...

Stacey - We are not alone. Some of the reviews are hysterical!

I say let's go for it & try to win. It's not a big commitment to read one small book quickly or time "wasted" if we don't come first.

[Jill]

I've been on a winning team before. We went into the last task with no books outstanding and the last task was easy to find books to fit. The key is to make sure we're all up to date.

[Ariel]

I'll have my book done tonight. It's an easy read for me (reread technically).

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

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[Stacey]

Okay, I think I'm ready for all of the tasks except the location ones. So if anyone has some recs for those, I'd love to see them.

Do we get the team we are matches with for Option 2 when we get the task? Or before?

[♏Vanessa♏]

Stacey wrote: "Okay, I think I'm ready for all of the tasks except the location ones. So if anyone has some recs for those, I'd love to see them.

Do we get the team we are matches with for Option 2 when we get ..."

Not sure, but I'm thinking tonight

[♏Vanessa♏]

Last thing. I need to take my daughter to a doctor's appointment this afternoon at 17:00. So, If I'm not back on time can someone else post today's task here please.

[♏Vanessa♏]

do you guys have a novella for africa asia?
I only have massive books for those.

[Ariel]

Completion Post: Week 10

Book: Gilda Joyce: Psychic Investigator
Author: Jennifer Allison
Pages: 334
Word Count: 62384
Qualification: Glasses on cover

Read: June 13-14
Rating: 4 stars
Review:
I read this book a long time ago when it first came out (about 17 years ago) and I remember really enjoying it. This time around was no different. It was very reminiscent of old school Nancy Drew - Gilda using her desire to be psychic to solve the mystery.

I think there are some heavy topics but the author does a good job at making them appropriate for the middle grade students - while also making the storyline intriguing enough to keep reading.

[Jill]

♏Vanessa♏ wrote: "Last thing. I need to take my daughter to a doctor's appointment this afternoon at 17:00. So, If I'm not back on time can someone else post today's task here please."

My Asia book is 245 pages, is that short enough for you?

[Jill]

Week 11 - Final week

Option 1
11. Clothes
Read a book with clothes on the cover.

Clothes can be on a cover model, floating in the air or placed on furniture/floor etc. It must be a clear piece of clothing such as a shirt, pants, skirt, socks, scarf etc. Basically clothing from the neck to the feet excluding shoes/scandals will work.

Hats, shoes, hair-bands, glasses etc do not count.

As proof, please post the edition's bookcover in your selection post that shows the items described above.

Please ask if you are not sure.


Option 2
Key date: 8 December 2023

If you use this option, this week you must select your book from the team shelves immediately below your team in this list. The last team picks from the first team.

9 GR Romance Package Tour
3 Flights of Fiction
11 Wandering Bibliophiles
5 Booking Through the Pages
1 Around a Book in 80 Days
4 Sisterhood of the Travelling Books
12 Travelling Through the Pages
10 Double Booked
8 Phuket Let's Go
6 Girls Abroad
7 Passport Pages
2 Two Busy Travelling

Eg. Team 9 picks from team 3's members bookshelves. Team 2 picks from team 9's members bookshelves.

DO NOT PICK from a team member who has left the team during the game. Picks must come from current members. If you aren't sure if they are current, please check on the spreadsheet that is linked in the first message of this thread.


A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose.
Refer msg 3 in your team thread for formatting of all 3 options.

[Julie]

WEEK 11 SELECTION POST - Option 1
11. Clothes - Read a book with clothes on the cover

Cross
Pages: 166 pages, Kindle Edition
Qualifies: Clothes on cover