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message 1: by Jane (PS), Moderator (last edited Sep 28, 2024 01:10PM) (new)

Jane (PS) | 24331 comments Team Members

Baton (Captain)
🍞Hazel

Starters
🥨Shelby
🥨Liza
🥨Heather
🥨Chiara
🥨jewelee


message 2: by Jane (PS), Moderator (last edited Sep 26, 2024 11:18PM) (new)

Jane (PS) | 24331 comments 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. Baton (Captain) - 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 3 October

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 :)


message 3: by Jane (PS), Moderator (last edited Sep 26, 2024 11:20PM) (new)

Jane (PS) | 24331 comments 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, particularly when the request is more than a day old. Its difficult to find older posts when going backwards in the threads.


message 4: by Hazel (last edited Sep 27, 2024 05:56AM) (new)

Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2963 comments 🧇🍞Sourdough🥖🥨

Did any of you get sucked into the COVID homemade/renovation craze and never stop? Are you still DIYing, crafting and baking? Well, once I started working from home, sourdough bread became my thing. We can't buy it locally and it tastes SO much better - plus its better on our stomachs ;)

So this round is centred around one of my weekly tasks ;)


1. Sourdough originated in Egypt and spread through Europe
* Read a book set in Africa or Europe.

2. The use of sourdough in bread leavening developed in approximately 3000 BC
* Read a book with MPG historical.

3. Many took on the challenge of sourdough during the 'COVID years'
* Read a book first published in the year 2020 or 2021.

4. It begins with making/buying a 'starter'
* Read the first book in a series.

5. A sourdough starter is a live fermented culture of fresh flour and water
* Read a book that has been 'fermenting' on your bookshelf for at least 12 months. (Added to your shelves at least 12 months ago.) Please state the date it was added.
If you haven't been tracking books on GR for 12 months yet, then select a book that was added to your shelves in the first month.
You can also reread a book but it must have been originally added at least 12 months ago.

6. Including the starter, sourdough is made of only 3 ingredients - flour, water & salt
* Read a book with a title comprised of 3 words.
You must include A, An or The in the count if they are in the title.

7. Water & Salt
* Read a book set on or near a beach or at sea.

8. Add flour = 'Sour'dough
* Read a book from one of the following lists:
Best Grumpy Sunshine Romances
Reversed Grumpy Sunshine Romance
Grumpy Hero in Clean Historical Books
Ultimate Grump x Sunshine
A MM romance tagged with 'grumpy' 'grump' or 'sunshine'

9. After mixing, let it rise
* Read a book from a popular new author. Their first published book must be from the year 2020 or later.
Please note their first published book in your qualification. You do not need to note how/why they are popular.

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)

11. Its not ready until there are bubbles through the dough
* Read a book with the title or series name starting with the letter 'B'.
You can ignore The, A and An if they are the first word in the title.

12. Flavor can be added including seeds, cheese, chili or sultanas
Read a book from one of the following lists:
Diverse Genre Romances
Diverse Romance with Famous Leads
Best Diverse Retelling of Classic Tales in Romance
Historical Fiction with a Dash of Magic

13. When shaping, the dough is often referred to as either a 'boule' or 'baton'
Read a romance featuring a sporty MC or a law enforcement MC.

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

15. Home cooking at its best
* Read a book from one of the following lists:
Romances With Home in the Title
Best Return Home Books
Coming Home to Roost
Prodigal Returns
MM Romance based in Australia ('cos that's my home ;)

16. The finished boule will have a lovely crust
Read a book with a wealthy MC.
Qualification may come from GR blurb, lists or tags.

17. Eat it straight away or freeze for another day
Read a book from one of the following lists:
Best Seasonal Romance_Christmas & Winter
Comtemporary Christmas Winter Romance
Best Gay Winter'ish Holiday Romance
Best Gay Winter Themed Romance

***

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. The usual precise, main page, tag or list will need to be provided to show how the book qualifies.


message 5: by Hazel (last edited Oct 31, 2024 11:57PM) (new)

Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2963 comments 🥨Week 1: 4 October 🥨
Theme: 15. Home cooking at its best
* Read a book from one of the following lists:
Romances With Home in the Title
Best Return Home Books
Coming Home to Roost
Prodigal Returns
MM Romance based in Australia

Selection post
✅Hazel: Msg #42
✅Shelby: Msg #59
✅Liza: Msg #46
✅Heather: Msg #44
✅Chiara: Msg #47
✅jewelee: Msg #43


Completion post
✅Hazel: Msg #64
✅Shelby: Msg #70
✅Liza: Msg #56
✅Heather: Msg #55
✅Chiara: Msg #65
✅jewelee: Msg #91

🥨Week 2🥨
Theme: 1 Sourdough originated in Egypt and spread through Europe
* Read a book set in Africa or Europe.

Selection post
✅Hazel: Msg #76
✅Shelby: Msg #74
✅Liza: Msg #72
✅Heather: Msg #75
✅Chiara: Msg #79
✅jewelee: Msg #90

Completion post
✅Hazel: Msg #92
✅Shelby: Msg #86
✅Liza: Msg #87
✅Heather: Msg #83
✅Chiara: Msg #84
✅jewelee: Msg #113


message 6: by Hazel (last edited Nov 15, 2024 01:25AM) (new)

Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2963 comments 🥨Week 3: 🥨
Theme: 9. After mixing, let it rise
* Read a book from a popular new author. Their first published book must be from the year 2020 or later.

Selection post
✅Hazel: Msg #102
✅Shelby: Msg #97
✅Liza: Msg #95
✅Heather: Msg #107
✅Chiara: Msg #100
✅jewelee: Msg #111


Completion post
✅Hazel: Msg #104
✅Shelby: Msg #115
✅Liza: Msg #112
✅Heather: Msg #108
✅Chiara: Msg #117
✅jewelee: Msg #122

🥨Week 4🥨
Theme:
17. Eat it straight away or freeze for another day
Read a book from one of the following lists:
Best Seasonal Romance_Christmas & Winter
Comtemporary Christmas Winter Romance
Best Gay Winter'ish Holiday Romance
Best Gay Winter Themed Romance

Selection post
✅Hazel: Msg #127
✅Shelby: Msg #123
✅Liza: Msg #119
✅Heather: Msg #118
✅Chiara: Msg #126
✅jewelee: Msg #120

Completion post
✅Hazel: Msg #135
✅Shelby: Msg #125
✅Liza: Msg #129
✅Heather: Msg #121
✅Chiara: Msg #132
✅jewelee: Msg #150


message 7: by Hazel (last edited Nov 29, 2024 03:13AM) (new)

Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2963 comments 🥨Week 5 🥨
Theme:
2. The use of sourdough in bread leavening developed in approximately 3000 BC
* Read a book with MPG historical.

Selection post
✅Hazel: Msg #136
✅Shelby: Msg #134
✅Liza: Msg #131
✅Heather: Msg #133
✅Chiara: Msg #137
✅jewelee: Msg #140


Completion post
✅Hazel: Msg #152
✅Shelby: Msg #165
✅Liza: Msg #156
✅Heather: Msg #141
✅Chiara: Msg #177
✅jewelee: Msg #172

🥨Week 6🥨
Theme:
11. Its not ready until there are bubbles through the dough
* Read a book with the title or series name starting with the letter 'B'.

Selection post
✅Hazel: Msg #153
✅Shelby: Msg #157
✅Liza: Msg #149
✅Heather: Msg #145
✅Chiara: Msg #146
✅jewelee: Msg #147

Completion post
✅Hazel: Msg #154
✅Shelby: Msg #158
✅Liza: Msg #159
✅Heather: Msg #155
✅Chiara: Msg #160
✅jewelee: Msg #148


message 8: by Hazel (last edited Dec 14, 2024 11:53AM) (new)

Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2963 comments 🥨Week 7: 🥨
Theme:
6. Including the starter, sourdough is made of only 3 ingredients - flour, water & salt
* Read a book with a title comprised of 3 words.
You must include A, An or The in the count if they are in the title.

Selection post
✅Hazel: Msg #175
✅Shelby: Msg #182
✅Liza: Msg #166
✅Heather: Msg #167
✅Chiara: Msg #171
✅jewelee: Msg #174

Completion post
✅Hazel: Msg #194
✅Shelby: Msg #187
✅Liza: Msg #178
✅Heather: Msg #170
✅Chiara: Msg #173
✅jewelee: Msg #193

🥨Week 8🥨
Theme:
13. When shaping, the dough is often referred to as either a 'boule' or 'baton'
Read a romance featuring a sporty MC or a law enforcement MC.

Selection post
✅Hazel: Msg #192
✅Shelby: Msg #188
✅Liza: Msg #180
✅Heather: Msg #185
✅Chiara: Msg #184
✅jewelee: Msg #190

Completion post
✅Hazel: Msg #207
✅Shelby: Msg #189
✅Liza: Msg #191
✅Heather: Msg #200
✅Chiara: Msg #202
✅jewelee: Msg #241


message 9: by Hazel (last edited Dec 14, 2024 11:56AM) (new)

Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2963 comments 🥨Week 9 🥨
Theme:
5. A sourdough starter is a live fermented culture of fresh flour and water
* Read a book that has been 'fermenting' on your bookshelf for at least 12 months. (Added to your shelves at least 12 months ago.)
Please state the date you added it to your shelf.

Selection post
✅Hazel: Msg #208
✅Shelby: Msg #204
✅Liza: Msg #197
✅Heather: Msg #206
✅Chiara: Msg #203
✅jewelee: Msg #198


Completion post
✅Hazel: Msg #237
✅Shelby: Msg #211
✅Liza: Msg #210
✅Heather: Msg #218
✅Chiara: Msg #219
jewelee: Msg #

Week
Theme:
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

Selection post
✅Hazel: Msg #229
✅Shelby: Msg #232
✅Liza: Msg #226
✅Heather: Msg #231
✅Chiara: Msg #233
✅jewelee: Msg #236 PASS

Completion post
✅Hazel: Msg #238
✅Shelby: Msg #254
✅Liza: Msg #259
✅Heather: Msg #234
✅Chiara: Msg #247
✅jewelee: Msg #236 PASS


message 10: by Hazel (last edited Dec 14, 2024 01:52PM) (new)

Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2963 comments 🥨Week 11 🥨
Theme:
14. Bake at 450F (or 230C)
Read a book with an avg GR rating of at least 4.3 stars.

Selection post
✅Hazel: Msg #250
✅Shelby: Msg #255
✅Liza: Msg #253
✅Heather: Msg #249
✅Chiara: Msg #256
jewelee: Msg #

Completion post
✅Hazel: Msg #262
✅Shelby: Msg #260
Liza: Msg #
✅Heather: Msg #257
Chiara: Msg #
jewelee: Msg #


message 11: by Hazel (last edited Sep 27, 2024 11:29AM) (new)

Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2963 comments Hi Team 👋

I’m Hazel from Glasgow, Scotland. I work in Human Resources and live with my husband, nearly 16 year old sports mad son and my 2 fur babies Loki (cat) and Maia (dog). I love romance books and will read any sub genre except horror.

I’m looking forward to playing this round with you all. Please let me know if you have any questions and I will try to help.
Please remember to tick the box so that you get notifications for this thread.

If you have any team name suggestions please add them to your intro post. To get us started here are a few (I may or may not have googled).

Dough go breaking my heart
Knead for speed
Rolling pins
Whisk Takers
Rise to the occasion
Bake it till you make it


message 12: by Liza (new)

Liza (liza5326) | 801 comments Hi everyone! I'm Liza, a born and bred New Englander. I am a single, disabled SAHM to an almost 14 year old kiddo, who started a new adventure of virtual school this year because of horrendous bullying at their previous school. So every day is a wild ride. We live with my disabled mom and our menagerie of pets, 1 dog and 7 birds. Our life has been a Lifetime movie the past few years (and not the good kind lol)
I have been an avid reader my entire life and read primarily MM Romance, but will read pretty much anything. Thankfully my kid has inherited my love for reading, so we have that to share around the teen angst.
As for names, I like Whisk Takers or Rise to the Occasion, but I'm up for anything lol


message 13: by Shelby (new)

Shelby (stang_lee) | 1970 comments Hey everyone, I'm Shelby! Since we're talking fur babies previously, I'm out here in LA by myself with my 2 fur babies. My monster Leonidas (Leo) my 3yr old grey tabby and my menace Kalliope (Kalli) my 5month old calico. Leo tolerates the menace's energy most of the time, but I still get lovely snuggles from both of them when I settle in with a book. I work in film and bartend in between gigs, so my schedules a little all over the place, but I can usually check in at least once a day.

I read pretty much anything and am looking forward to having a few challenges going in the next couple months as I've been in a bit of a reading slump. As far as names go I'm down for anything that appeals to people.


message 14: by Heather (new)

Heather | 2144 comments Hi team. I'm Heather from Michigan. And I'm in the middle of some nasty side effects from the Covid vaccine I had yesterday. I'll be back with more info when I'm feeling a bit better.


message 15: by Hazel (new)

Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2963 comments Hi to everyone that’s checked in so far.

Heather I hope you feel better soon, the vaccines can knock it out of you for a few days. Lisa I hope your kiddo is doing better now they are out of the bully situation and life starts to improve. Shelby my furies are both nearly 3 and love snuggling with me and each other although they both still run mad at times and play with each other.

I’m on GMT time zone so I’m 5 hours ahead of Eastern time (I think that’s right). I normally check GR in the morning and at night although try to get on during the day when I can as well. I’m usually awake until the theme call then go to bed.


message 16: by Liza (new)

Liza (liza5326) | 801 comments Hazel wrote: "Hi to everyone that’s checked in so far.

Heather I hope you feel better soon, the vaccines can knock it out of you for a few days. Lisa I hope your kiddo is doing better now they are out of the b..."


Thanks, Hazel. The effects on my kiddo's mental health has been amazing since I pulled them out of public school. Grades are still a work in progress, but we're only 4 weeks into school and getting used to the new process of virtual school. Plus not having to sit in a classroom for 6+ hours a day is wonderful. They have severe ADHD and shorter class times make it so much easier for them to take the info in.


message 17: by Chiara (new)

Chiara | 966 comments Hey everyone! I'm Chiara from Italy. I live with my 4 fur babies: 2 female cats (16 and 10 years old) and two males (1 year and 3 months old). The males are a recent addition to the family and they definitely keep me busy (and also keep me up at night and are destroying the house!!!).

I mainly read romance, but I also enjoy mystery, thrillers, literary fiction and other genres. I've decided to join the challenge because lately I've not been reading much and I feel this challenge could be the perfect way to overcome my reading slump!

I'm terrible with names but I really liked the ones Hazel suggested, especially Knead for speed and Dough go breaking my heart!


message 18: by jewelee (new)

jewelee | 244 comments Hi everyone, I'm Julie from California. I love reading romance across the spectrum--mainly contemporary, romantic suspense, some PNR, and historical/ancient world. I'm a bit of a hard grader with books I read, but when I find a good one, I'll love it to bits. Still trying to find some good monster/alien romances. When I'm not at my job or reading, I enjoy knitting and working on my own romance novel :)

This is my first PtP, so I'm excited to play with you all and cross a few books off my to-read list!

I'm kind of liking Whisk Takers or Dough go breaking my heart!


message 19: by Heather (last edited Sep 28, 2024 01:29PM) (new)

Heather | 2144 comments I'm back and feeling much better.

Let's see.... I'm in the Eastern Time Zone. My husband is a semi-invalid so I care for him 24/7 and I have an Etsy shop that keeps me busy part time (and full time during some times of the year). We have two dogs, a 2-year-old and a 7-year-old.

I read a lot, but almost everything is on audio -- that way I can work or knit or spin at the same time. Yay @jewelee -- I'm a knitter as well!

Oh, and I read a lot of romance, but also mystery, historical fiction, fantasy/PNR, and a little bit of scifi and horror.


message 20: by jewelee (last edited Sep 28, 2024 02:03PM) (new)

jewelee | 244 comments Yay, a fellow knitter! Glad you're feeling better, Heather. So awesome that you have an Etsy shop, too.

I haven't quite warmed up to audio books yet, so I've sort of trained myself to read an e-book and knit at the same time. But nothing beyond basic knitting or purling. Takes between 5-10 minutes to read a single page, though, haha!


message 21: by Heather (new)

Heather | 2144 comments jewelee wrote: "Yay, a fellow knitter! Glad you're feeling better, Heather. So awesome that you have an Etsy shop, too.

I haven't quite warmed up to audio books yet, so I've sort of trained myself to read an e-b..."


Sadly, I don't have that skill. :(


message 22: by Shelby (new)

Shelby (stang_lee) | 1970 comments Oooh yay knitters! I need to get back to it. I just don't have a current project.


message 23: by Shelby (new)

Shelby (stang_lee) | 1970 comments Chiara wrote: "Hey everyone! I'm Chiara from Italy. I live with my 4 fur babies: 2 female cats (16 and 10 years old) and two males (1 year and 3 months old). The males are a recent addition to the family and they..."

This was my 5am this morning when an epic case of the zoomies ensued. Pretty sure it was instigated by my 3yr old too not the 5month old menace. But it was chasing each other in and out of the bedroom and mom makes a great launch pad.


message 24: by Chiara (new)

Chiara | 966 comments Wow 3 knitters in the group so far!!! I want to learn so badly..hopefully this autumn/winter I will finally take some time to start doing it. Is it difficult to self learn?

@Shelby The zoomies at night are the worst!!!


message 25: by Shelby (new)

Shelby (stang_lee) | 1970 comments Chiara wrote: "Wow 3 knitters in the group so far!!! I want to learn so badly..hopefully this autumn/winter I will finally take some time to start doing it. Is it difficult to self learn?

@Shelby The zoomies at ..."


There are some great YouTube videos that teach. Accepting that it's going to be clunky to start and not getting frustrated is key. Best teaching videos I've seen is a YouTuber "VeryPink Knits"...

https://www.youtube.com/@verypinkknits


message 26: by Hazel (new)

Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2963 comments Oh I’m rubbish at knitting. I’ve tried so many times. I can’t get the tension right and I’m forever dropping stitches without noticing and having to go back. I’ve given up on it. My mum is a great knitter.
I love cross stitch when I have the time which is hardly ever.


message 27: by Heather (new)

Heather | 2144 comments Chiara wrote: "Wow 3 knitters in the group so far!!! I want to learn so badly..hopefully this autumn/winter I will finally take some time to start doing it. Is it difficult to self learn?

@Shelby The zoomies at ..."


I completely agree with Shelby - Very Pink Knits is a great teacher. YouTube is great for knitters -- I look up different techniques all the time.

Another idea is to go to a class if you have a yarn shop nearby. Most have beginner knitting classes and that way you've got a RL teacher to help you.


message 28: by Heather (new)

Heather | 2144 comments Hazel wrote: "Oh I’m rubbish at knitting. I’ve tried so many times. I can’t get the tension right and I’m forever dropping stitches without noticing and having to go back. I’ve given up on it. My mum is a great ..."

Have you tried crochet? Sometimes crocheters don't 'click' with knitting and vice versa.


message 29: by jewelee (last edited Sep 29, 2024 10:37AM) (new)

jewelee | 244 comments Heather wrote: "Chiara wrote: "Wow 3 knitters in the group so far!!! I want to learn so badly..hopefully this autumn/winter I will finally take some time to start doing it. Is it difficult to self learn?

@Shelby ..."


Yes, Very Pink Knits is great. Sheep & Stitch is also a good one for tutorials.


message 30: by Liza (new)

Liza (liza5326) | 801 comments I love knitting and crocheting. I don't get to do much of it anymore. I do a lot of crafts right now with my Cricut machine. Just started my Christmas gifts for my kiddo, their siblings on their dad's side, and my nieces, so that keeps me busy while the kiddo does school work!


message 31: by Hazel (new)

Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2963 comments I’ve not actually tried to crochet. I should give it a try! Just need to find some spare time.

Any thoughts on team names?
The ones people have said they like so far are:

Whisk takers
Dough go breaking my heart
Knead for speed
Rise to the occasion

Happy for other suggestions if anyone has one or if we could all say which one we prefer to get that sorted.


message 32: by Heather (new)

Heather | 2144 comments I would be happy with any of them. I think Dough go breaking my heart is my favorite.


message 33: by jewelee (new)

jewelee | 244 comments Casting my vote for Dough go breaking my heart.


message 34: by Shelby (new)

Shelby (stang_lee) | 1970 comments Dough Go Breaking My Heart works for me.

---Hazel I love to cross stitch too!


message 35: by Hazel (new)

Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2963 comments Chiara had said before that she liked Dough go breaking my heart so that confirms it.

I’ll message Jane and get that confirmed.


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Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2963 comments Name confirmed!
What are you all reading at the moment? I’ve been listening to an audio book of Resist (Wicked Ways, #1) by K. Bromberg and just started an arc on my kindle The Last Hour Between Worlds (The Echo Archives, #1) by Melissa Caruso and I’ve been reading a physical book to help my son with his History assignment (so I know what he’s talking about and can discuss points with him) which is 20% of his overall exam mark. The book is Mary, Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley by Alison Weir i actually feel I’m learning a lot about Scottish history. It’s not a book i would every usually read but anything to help my child!


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Shelby (stang_lee) | 1970 comments Currently reading my women's book club BOM Weyward by Emilia Hart . Then I'm in sort of a weird holding pattern as NBRC's about to start their new Wheelathon and I always question what I should read in the interim as I always worry the book I read will be perfect for the team challenge when it starts.


message 38: by Hazel (new)

Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2963 comments How is it? Sounds interesting


message 39: by Hazel (new)

Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2963 comments Are we all ready for the first call tonight?

Make sure you’ve ticked the notify me box on this page and on the QA page so you know when anyone has posted.


message 40: by Heather (new)

Heather | 2144 comments I'm ready! This will be fun.


message 41: by Hazel (last edited Oct 04, 2024 01:20PM) (new)

Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2963 comments 🥨Week 1🥨
Option 1
15. Home cooking at its best
* Read a book from one of the following lists:
Romances With Home in the Title
Best Return Home Books
Coming Home to Roost
Prodigal Returns
MM Romance based in Australia

Books must be selected from one of the lists above. Please state the list in your selection post.


Option 2
Key date: 5. April 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


message 42: by Hazel (new)

Hazel (x1f4d6hx1f4d6) | 2963 comments 🥨Week 1🥨

Selection post: Option 1

Book: Tattered Stars (Tattered & Torn, #1) by Catherine Cowles
Pages: 322 kindle edition
How it Qualifies: #151 on the list
Prodigal Returns


message 43: by jewelee (new)

jewelee | 244 comments Week 1
🥨SELECTION POST Option 1🥨

Unlawful Contact (I-Team, #3) by Pamela Clare
[*book:Unlawful Contact|2771105]
Page count: 375 paperback edition

How the book qualifies:
🥨 ~ #39 on Coming Home to Roost


message 44: by Heather (last edited Oct 04, 2024 02:29PM) (new)

Heather | 2144 comments Week 1

Selection post: Option 1

Book: Big Lies in a Small Town, Diane Chamberlin
Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain
Pages: 411
How it Qualifies: #87 on the Best Return Home list


message 45: by Jane (PS), Moderator (new)

Jane (PS) | 24331 comments 🥐


message 46: by Liza (new)

Liza (liza5326) | 801 comments Week 1: Selection Post - Option 1
Unexpected Mate by Toni Griffin
Unexpected Mate (Holland Brothers #1) by Toni Griffin
Pages: 176 pgs
How it Qualifies: #32 on the MM Romance Based in Australia list


message 47: by Chiara (new)

Chiara | 966 comments Week #1 - Option 1
Book: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Pages: 379
How the book qualifies: #51 on the Best Return Home Books


message 48: by Chiara (new)

Chiara | 966 comments Hey Ladies sorry for the late reply but for the last 3 days I've been trying non stop to catch a stray kitten who I brought home unknowingly (he was hidden in the front of my car).

Thanks so much @Shelby for the YouTube suggestion, I'll definitely watch Very Pink Knits videos hoping to learn!! I'm sure at first I'll be terrible but I won't give up this time!!

@Heather unfortunately there are no class in my area for these things and I don't have friends who share this interest :(

@Jewelee I'll definitely check Sheep & Stitch out as well!! I'm very determined to learn this winter..I think knitting could be a calming hobby (I'm a very anxious person)

@Liza what a great idea to do your kids and family's presents by yourself!! What are you making them?


message 49: by Chiara (new)

Chiara | 966 comments Shelby wrote: "Currently reading my women's book club BOM Weyward by Emilia Hart. Then I'm in sort of a weird holding pattern as NBRC's about to start their new Wheelathon and I always question what I shou..."

This book has been on my tbr for quite some time..how was it?


message 50: by Heather (new)

Heather | 2144 comments Chiara wrote: "Hey Ladies sorry for the late reply but for the last 3 days I've been trying non stop to catch a stray kitten who I brought home unknowingly (he was hidden in the front of my car).

Thanks so much..."


Knitting can definitely be relaxing. Just don't let it stress you out if you make mistakes. Everyone makes them.


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