PtP R23 - Knead to Read (6)

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Completion Post

Week 9


Read: 12/5/24
Rated: 4.75 stars
Review: Harriet drove me crazy because she just wouldn’t stop and see that there was more she needed to say. I get she wasn’t raised that way but when you have friends that love you like this and a man who’s a wreck because of the breakup or the split.
Then there’s the whole people are growing up and sometime that means they can in some part grow apart even when it’s not intentional. Family will always be there but you have to let them in and also allow for change as well.
This was such a twisted mess but such a great learning experience for all of them but the grown ups they will be can finally show.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Christina wrote: "Week 9
Completion Post
Book: Happy Place
Rating: 5000 stars (yes, I know I'm only allowed to give it 5 stars, but I do what I want)
Review: This book completely wrecked me. Don't re..."

I loved it too :-)

[Christina]

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Completion Post

Week 9


Read: 12/5/24
Rated: 4.75 stars
Review: Harriet drove me crazy because she just wouldn’t stop and see that there was more she needed to sa..."

Yay! I'm glad you liked it. :-) I don't think Harry annoyed me. I just think she was tiny bit repressed (ok, more than a tiny bit).

(view spoiler)[ I only had 2 things that really bothered me. The first was that she made it through how many years of school before she realized her chosen path was going to make her miserable? I think she probably could have figured that out sooner. The second thing was that the depression piece was kinda glossed over. All of a sudden Wyn was on antidepressants and everything was immediately fine in a matter of months? While I realize that it can be like that, the majority of people who need medication struggle with dosage or finding the correct medication. Overall, I really loved the book though. I thought it was really well done about believable people with real issues. I swear I really did cry for about 1/3 of the book because I could feel Harry's and Wyn's pain/struggle. And maybe when we found out about his father, I related to that a little. (hide spoiler)]

Either way, this really was a top read of the year for me.

[Mary-Megan]

I'm 74% done with my week 6 book...one of these days I'll finish it...

[Sally906]

Week 10 - Selection post
option 1

10. Patience is required
Task: Read a book from one of the following lists: Can't Wait Books of 2021
Book: The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth
Pages: 336 pages
How it fits: #508 on the “Can't Wait Books of 2021” list - https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

[Christina]

Selection post
Week 10
Option 1
Book
Page count: 168
How it Fits: #27 on list Can't wait books of 2021
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Christina wrote: "☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Completion Post

Week 9


Read: 12/5/24
Rated: 4.75 stars
Review: Harriet drove me crazy because she just wouldn’t st..."

I totally agree. (view spoiler)[Harry could have gotten all this sorted out sooner, I agree. I think she was too busy trying to make everyone else happy that she didn't see what she really wanted until Wyn was out of the picture but even then she wasn't getting it sorted out. She drove me nuts. I did cry too when the mess between them was going on and I actually yelled "JUST OPEN YOUR MOUTH AND TELL HIM HOW YOU FEEL!" lol and yeah, not sure why they didn't say much about Wyn being depress. I'm sure anyone would liked more on it with dad dying and his struggle to find what he really wanted to do with his life and school struggle as well. I got a little annoyed with Harrys' parents and trying to get her to do what they wanted like they were basically trying to live their life through her. It was just about time she realized what she wanted and stop living for other people but for herself. (hide spoiler)]

[minnemoo]

🍞 Selection Post 🍞
Week #10, Option 1

Task: 10. Patience is required
Read a book from one of the following lists...


How to Sell a Haunted House
Page count: 419
Qualification: #102 on Can't Wait Books of 2023

[*book:How to Sell a Haunted House|59414094]

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Darn I forgot today is Friday hahaha

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Week 10

Option 1
10. Patience is required
* Read a book from one of the following lists:
Can't Wait Books of 2024
Can't Wait Books of 2023
Can't Wait Books of 2022
Can't Wait Books of 2021
Can't Wait MM Romance 2021
Can't Wait MM Romance 2020
Gay Romance featuring 'Need You Now' Sex
(Sorry MM readers - the lists didn't go up to 2024)


Option 2
Key date: 7 June 2024
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars


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.

[Mary-Megan]

Selection post
Week 10
Book The Witch's Heart

Page count: 359
How it Fits: #30 on list Can't wait books of 2021

[Sally906]

Week 10 - Completion post
option 1

10. Patience is required
Task: Read a book from one of the following lists: Can't Wait Books of 2021
Book: The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth
Pages: 309
How it fits: #507 on the “Can't Wait Books of 2021” list - https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Read: 07/12/24
Rating: 4★s
Review: Sally Hepworth is a great suspense writer - she gets in your head and emotionally engages you as the reader. The two MCs are non-identical twins and very different in personalities. What they do have in common is they scared a womb, survived an abusive mother and witnessed a horrific event in their childhood, a dark secret that is eating the two of them up. When the married twin wants a baby and can’t, her single twin offers to carry the child - but this is not a time of joy - the story gets dark and riveting very quickly. Was a real page turner - which was the reason I stayed in my air-conditioned lounge room away from the heat reading up a storm

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

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[minnemoo]

Hi all, I'm changing my book to something shorter so I can try to catch up before week 11!

[minnemoo]

🍞 Selection Post 🍞 -- REPOST
Week #10, Option 1

Task: 10. Patience is required
Read a book from one of the following lists...


Christmas Presents
Page count: 260
Qualification: #1144 on Can't Wait Books of 2023

[*book:Christmas Presents|122494784]

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Selection Post
Week #10, Option 1

Task: 10. Patience is required
Read a book from one of the following lists...

Pages: 260
Fits: #1144 on Can’t Wait Booksof 2023

[Mary-Megan]

Week # 6 - Completion post
Bookcover/link: Beginning of Forever

Date Finished: 12/7
Rating (1-5): ⭐⭐⭐
This book was okay. I don't know why it took me so long to finish because there wasn't anything inherently bad or slow about the story. It just must not have been the right book for me at the time. I liked the characters and the story - I definitely want to go to Italy now. The twist with Emma's story was a bit predictable and there wasn't much conflict in terms of the relationship. Gio was a little too good to be true, but the book on a whole wasn't bad.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Updated to here :-)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Outstanding:

Week 9 completion - Lena
Week 10 completions - everyone except Sally

[minnemoo]

🥨 Completion Post 🥨
Week #10, Option #1


Date read: Dec 12
Rating: 3.75★
Review: So...I technically listened to the audiobook version while getting work done. I enjoyed the story up until the ending reveal which kind of fell short since it was so rushed. 75% into the book, the main characters still don't know who the killer is, then suddenly they just figure it out? Still scratching my head over how that came about. Even so, it was overall an enjoyable read. I felt that the author was very respectful in her portrayal of the characters' trauma and exploring the aftermath of the crime(s) and how it affected the lives of everyone involved. The ending had me tearing up a bit.

[minnemoo]

I'll try to get Week 9 in before the final call!

[Sally906]

Week 11 - Selection post
option 1

14. Bake at 450F (or 230C)
Task: Read a book with an average GR rating of at least 4.3 stars
Book: Haunting and Homicide by Ava Burke
Pages: 272
How it fits: Is currently sitting on 4.3 stars exactly - hopefully won’t go down until after I have finished it

[Christina]

Completion post
Week 10
Fugitive Telemetry
Rating : 4 stars
Review: This was a fun short read with a snarky Murderbot. It tries to help solve a murder while the local port authority personnel suspect it. These books are all fun, but I'm always left wishing the author would write a longer book (which I will get for the next in the series). Murderbot is as snarky as ever, which I love.

[minnemoo]

🥨 Completion Post 🥨
Week #9, Option #1


Date read: Dec 13
Rating: 3★
Review: This book was a quick read (thankfully) but hovering between fine and meh. It's got the right ingredients for something I'd enjoy (the dark carnival/faire setting, villainous antihero love interest). I was not a fan of the heroine. Her emotions jumped all over the place, going from angry to sulky to scared to angry and snippy...it was exhausting, honestly. The writing was okay though overwritten. Don't understand why this series is five books long but I'm curious enough to check out the next one. Maybe.

[Christina]

Selection Post
Week 11
Option 1
Select a book with rating 4.3 or higher
Book:
Pages: 146
Rating: 4.39 goodreads

[minnemoo]

🍞 Selection Post 🍞
Week #11, Option 1

Task: Bake at 450F (or 230C)
Read a book with an average GR rating of at least 4.3 stars


Guarded by the Phantom
Page count: 260
Qualification: average rating is 4.46 stars

[*book:Guarded by the Phantom|213860478]

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Week 11 - Final week

Option 1
14. Bake at 450F (or 230C)
Read a book with an avg GR rating of at least 4.3 stars.
Please ask if you are not sure.


Option 2
Key date: 14 June 2024

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 Loaf Me Tender
3 Readers Dough it Better
2 Sourdough Sagas
8 Dough Go Breaking My Heart
1 Ready Set Dough
7 Night of the Living Bread
10 The Jane Doughs
4 Books Bake Me Happy
6 Knead To Read
5 The Path of Yeast Resistence

Eg. Team 9 picks from team 3's members bookshelves. Team 5 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.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Selection Post
Week 11: Final Week

Option 1
14. Bake at 450F (or 230C)
Read a book with an avg GR rating of at least 4.3 stars.

Pages: 144
Qualifies: average GR rate 4.32

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Completion Post
Week #10, Option #1


Date read: 12/13/24
Rating: 3.5★
Review: This was just ok for me. Even though she was a survival of all the girls and tries to relive what happened to her so it may help figure out what happened to the others. I thought there would be more information to this but even though they have the accused its still a question as to why or they can't believe it.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

🎄

[Mary-Megan]

Week 10 completion post
Book The Witch's Heart

Date Finished: 12/13
Rating (1-5): ⭐⭐⭐⭐
I don't know a lot of Norse Mythology (aside from what Marvel has done) so this book was really interesting. I found the story fascinating and it made me curious about other tellings of these characters. You definitely felt for Angrboda and had mixed feelings for Loki. It was all captivating.

[Mary-Megan]

Selection post - Week 11
Book: Say You'll Remember Me

Page count: 416 pages
How it Fits: has a 4.66 rating

[minnemoo]

🥨 Completion Post 🥨
Week #11, Option #1


Date read: Dec 14
Rating: 3★
Review: It was okay. About as mindless as I expected. The hero got on my nerves somewhat with his endless inappropriate jokes but he did have a few wisecracking lines. I liked the slow burn feel of the earlier half. The erotica was expected though surprisingly boring. Wished there was some more plot, I guess.

[Christina]

well, I'm most of the way through my book, and I'll still finish it, but unfortunately, team 9 won. It's been fun! Happy reading and Merry Christmas to everyone!

[Sally906]

Congratulations to team 9

Another fun challenge.

[minnemoo]

I've had no power for the past 24 hours...it won't be back until tonight so I'm at the library which is thankfully open today.

It was fun reading with you all! Happy holidays and hope to see you next time :)

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Congrats to Team 9! This was a fun challenge.

I will try and finish my book tomorrow since I'm currently celebrating my daughter's engagement!!

Happy Holidays everyone!!

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

minnemoo wrote: "I've had no power for the past 24 hours...it won't be back until tonight so I'm at the library which is thankfully open today.

It was fun reading with you all! Happy holidays and hope to see you n..."

Oh no, Lena! I hope you get your power soon and have fun at the library. That's the best adventure when everything else doesn't work out ;)

[minnemoo]

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "minnemoo wrote: "I've had no power for the past 24 hours...it won't be back until tonight so I'm at the library which is thankfully open today.

It was fun reading with you all! Happy holidays and ..."

I'm enjoying my time at the library!

Hope you have a great time at your daughter's engagement (and congrats to her) 😊

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Thank you Lena! It was just a family celebration. Just the family. It was nice

[Christina]

minnemoo, I hope you enjoy your time at the library, but I hope you also get power back soon. it's no fun to be without power. it's been fun! I'm still going to read Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross, and I'll let you know how it goes.

[minnemoo]

Christina wrote: "minnemoo, I hope you enjoy your time at the library, but I hope you also get power back soon. it's no fun to be without power. it's been fun! I'm still going to read Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross, ..."

Oooh nice! I hope you enjoy it as much as Divine Rivals :)

[Mary-Megan]

Thanks everyone for a great challenge. I hope you all have a wonderful holiday and read lots of fantastic books.