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PtP R23 - Dough Go Breaking My Heart (8)
Week #8 - Option 1- COMPLETION POSTBook:Keeping 13 by Chloe Walsh
Pages: 938 (kindle edition)
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Review: This is the completion of Shannon and Johnny's story and I must say that I liked this one better than the first one. The second part of their journey is as heartbreaking as the first, if not more. Shannon's story is devastating and I felt really sorry for her and her brothers. Johnny is an amazing guy and I loved how protective he was with Shannon's brothers, especially little Sean. I'm definitely continuing this series since the next 2 books are about Joey and then the last one in the series is about Gibs, one of my favourite characters, since he brings the light in a story that otherwise would be too dark and sad. I'm glad that Shannon and Johnny had her happily ever after cause they deserve it, even if I would have loved to see an epilogue set in the future.
Week #9 - Option 1 – SELECTION POSTBook: Forever Perfect by Alison G. Bailey
Pages: 278
How the book qualifies: I've added the book to my shelf on May 1st 2022
Week 9: Selection Post: Book: Merry Elf-ing Christmas - 210pgs/GR
How Fits: Added to my shelf on Nov 29, 2023
Hazel wrote: "Heather wrote: "Completion PostWeek #8, Option #1
Book: Drown Her Sorrows
Author: Melinda Leigh
Date read: 26 Nov
Rating: 4.5 stars
Review:..."
I really like the series!
Week 9Selection post: Option 1
Book: The Runaway Bride of Blitzen Bay
Author: Donna Schwartze
Pages: 312
How it Qualifies: Added to my TBR list on Nov 20, 2023
🥨Week 8🥨Completion post - option 1
Book:
Pages: 312 paperback edition
How it qualifies: features a law enforcement MC. From précis ‘Lieutenant Sam Holland ’
Read: 5 December
Rating: 4⭐️
Review: I’m enjoying this series after reading most of the follow on first family series first. This one covers Sam bringing down a call girl ring and brings Scotty into the story line. It’s action packed and has some heartbreak in it as well. Even though I know what happens from reading the first family series I still really enjoyed it and I’m looking forward to the next one.
🥨Week 9🥨Selection post - option 1
Book:
Pages: 318
How it qualifies: Added to my want to read shelf on September 16 2018
Tracking updated Jewelee just need your completion for week 8
Need everyone’s completion for week 9.
Week 9: Completion Post - Option 1Pretty Toxic by J.R. Gray
Pages: 246 pgs
How it Qualifies: added to my list 8/3/2023
Read: Dec-5
Rating: 4 stars
Saint and Lowe have been best friends since they met and they write beautiful music together. Fans write crazy fanfic about them, but they’re just friends. Saint hides that he’s been in love with his best friend even as he calls him every time his life crashes and burns. Then Lowe starts feeling a little more than friendship for his friend. This story was predictable at times, but still a great story and a wonderful follow-up to Pretty Obsessed. We also get a little more of the story about Cas and Iris woven into the back. I have a feeling they’re going to be a train wreck. But what do you expect from a band named Pretty Broken?
Week 9 - Completion PostMerry Elf-ing Christmas by Beth Bolden
Read: (12/3)
Rating: ★★★★½
Yay for sweet, adorable Christmas romances. Aidan was born to the Tir na Nog elves and wanted nothing more than to be assigned to a leprechaun, but poor Aiden has his life uprooted because a stupid sign in the stars says that he is destined to save Christmas. Now he's stuck freezing up in the North Pole and accompanying Santa on Christmas Eve to make sure he's available whenever he might be needed to "save Christmas." But then the unexpected happens and due to Santa's snack needs he finds himself meeting a human, a human he's so drawn to he can't help but give him his email.
This was lovely as Aidan and Dex get to know each other through their emails and both find themselves falling hard. Together though the future is bright and Christmas may just bring them together again. :)
I smiled throughout this one as these two fell for each other and Aidan himself began to discover why maybe being a North Pole elf isn't such a bad thing afterall.
Hi everyone, it's been a stressful work week and I've fallen behind in my reading. I don't think I'll be able to post my week 8 completion post until tomorrow after the coming week's challenge is announced. Am I in trouble or still "safe"?
jewelee wrote: "Hi everyone, it's been a stressful work week and I've fallen behind in my reading. I don't think I'll be able to post my week 8 completion post until tomorrow after the coming week's challenge is a..."I think you should be ok. You can’t fall more than 2 books behind so if you post your completion for either week 8 or 9 before posting your selection for this week i think that’s fine.
Hazel wrote: "jewelee wrote: "Hi everyone, it's been a stressful work week and I've fallen behind in my reading. I don't think I'll be able to post my week 8 completion post until tomorrow after the coming week'..."Okay, that makes me feel a little better! Thank you for the quick reply!
🚨Note from Jane🚨Hi everyone
Just a reminder that the next call heads into the second last week of the challenge.
This means that you need to get up to date with your reading, but also - no-one call pull out of the challenge for whatever reason once I put up that second last theme.
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And for the final week, if you wish to use option 2, you will be selecting your book from the bookshelves of another team's list of members. I will let you know which team's bookshelves are available to you when I post the last theme.
jewelee wrote: "Hi everyone, it's been a stressful work week and I've fallen behind in my reading. I don't think I'll be able to post my week 8 completion post until tomorrow after the coming week's challenge is a..."All good per Hazel's comments :)
Completion PostWeek #9, Option #1
Book: The Runaway Bride of Blitzen Bay
Author: Donna Schwartze
Date read: 4 Dec
Rating: 4 stars
Review: I seem to be unnaturally attached to the Runaway Bride trope. I'm not sure why I like it so much, but definitely enjoy most of the books I've read with the trope. This one was light and sweet, and particularly good because the MCs were both quite thoughtful about their situation. It was a fun read.
Week #9 - Option 1- COMPLETION POSTBook: Forever Perfect by Alison G. Bailey
Pages: 278
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Review: Tweet and Noah’s story is one of my all time favourite romances, so I was very excited when the actor decided to publish their daughter love story. Unfortunately this book didn’t .. my expectations at all. Halle and Brandon met when they were 5 years old on Halloween and they fell for each other instantly. However in their teens Brandon for some unexplained reason decided to start treating Halle poorly, so much that she thought he hates her and couldn’t understand why. Halle is also Brandon’s little sister best friend and he often treats her like a kid. For half of the book, Halle is with Ryan, Brandon’s best friend so they avoid each other for two years. But then something tragic happens to Ryan so Halle and Brandon reconnect and in a couple of days they go from not talking to saying I love you..
This book felt so rushed, I couldn’t see the connection between Brandon and Halle and there was definitely something missing. There’s no reason why Brandon treats Halle this badly and there’s no reason for him to switch so suddenly in the span of a day. I loved seeing Tweet and Noah 20 years into the future, but unfortunately that’s the only thing I liked about this book.
🥨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
Sorry team currently getting my hair done so posted late
Is everyone okay with me using the Pass option for this week?
It's certainly fine with me. And it sounds like it would work best with your busy life right now.
Week 10: Selection Post - Option 1Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune
Pages: 406 pgs
How it Qualifies: #17 on Can't Wait Books of 2024
jewelee wrote: "Is everyone okay with me using the Pass option for this week?"sure, no problem!
Jewelee yes happy for you to pass. You just need to do a selection post saying you pass.
🥨Week 10🥨Selection post - option 1
Book:
Pages: 300
How it qualifies: number 679 on
Cant wait books of 2023
🍒Noted that Jewelee needs to do a selection for the pass option :)
Week 10Selection post: Option 1
Book: The Warm Hands of Ghosts
Author: Katherine Arden
Pages: 327
How it Qualifies: #25 on the Can't Wait Books of 2024 list
Week 10: Selection Post: Book: Love Springs Eternal - 294pgs/GR
How Fits: #8 on Can't Wait MM Romance of 2021
Week #10 - Option 1 – SELECTION POSTBook: Bride by Ali Hazelwood
Pages: 410
How the book qualifies: #2 on the Can't Wait Books of 2024 list
Completion PostWeek #10, Option #1
Book: The Warm Hands of Ghosts
Author: Katherine Arden
Date read: 8 Dec
Rating: 4.5 stars
Review: This tale of WW1 and the devil is atmospheric, haunting, dark, and grim. I'm still hung over from it.
I was waiting for confirmation from Shelby, but since it looks like most of the group is okay with it, I'll go ahead and make my selection post with the Pass option. Thanks everyone!🥹
Week 10🥨SELECTION POST Option 3: Pass🥨
🥨Week 9🥨Completion post - option 1
Book:
Pages: 318
How it qualifies: Added to my want to read shelf on September 16 2018
Read: 5th Dec
Rating: 4⭐
Review: I enjoyed the 2nd book in the series. Isla is caught up in a fake relationship with Jesse who is trying to bring her business down. They both quickly develop feelings for each other but try to hide it from each other. Some real laugh out loud moments involving Chinese traditions, a crazy aunt and a cache of weapons
🥨Week 10🥨Completion post - option 1
Book:
Pages: 300
How it qualifies: number 679 on
Cant wait books of 2023
Read: 10 Dec
Rating: 4⭐
Review: This series is really enjoyable. It keeps my attention and i enjoy seeing the character development. Another i have listened to by Christina Traister.
jewelee wrote: "I was waiting for confirmation from Shelby, but since it looks like most of the group is okay with it, I'll go ahead and make my selection post with the Pass option. Thanks everyone!🥹"Sorry didn't realize you needed me to respond. Of course I'm fine with it. :)
Week 8🥨COMPLETION POST Option 1🥨
[*book:Stealth|54868035]
Date read: 12/11/24
How the book qualifies:
🥨 ~ Tagged law enforcement 3x on pg1, col 1
Page count: 220 Kindle edition
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Review: While the overall "suspense" of the plot was a bit lacking, overall this was a pretty decent introduction to a group of elite undercover agents who might be family. This was a second-chance romance between Sophia and Cameron who had "split up" five years ago when Cameron mysteriously left--and joined Omega Sector. Sophia is a graphic designer working for the FBI but gets caught up in Cameron's undercover assignment when she's asked by a coworker to help get photographs of warehouses. I LOVED that Sophia actually listened to Cameron when he instructed her on what to do to survive their situation, but not without some struggles though, like her claustrophobia coming into play. When you're out of your element and it's life or death, you better listen to the professionals!
Outstanding - completions only:Week 9 - Jewelee
Week 10 - Shelby, Liza, Chiara
Thanks Jane I was coming on to post this 😄
Hazel wrote: "Thanks Jane I was coming on to post this 😄"Great minds :)
Jane has posted the link to the spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
We are in a good place but need to have all our outstanding completions posted and then read for tomorrow’s task.
So this is the last challenge, correct? I'll make sure to check the challenge as soon as it's called and start reading right away! 📚🎧🌀
Week #10 - Option 1 – COMPLETION POSTBook: Bride by Ali Hazelwood
Pages: 410
Rating: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Review: I usually don’t read many paranormal books but I was very curious about this one cause I like Ali Hazelwood writing style. And I must say this book didn’t disappoint at all. It kept me enthralled from beginning to end. I felt the chemistry between Misery and Lowe for the whole time and I especially loved little Ana. This book was definitely a breath of fresh air after so many “meh” ones.
🥨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.
Week 11Selection post: Option 1
Book: Now or Never
Author: Janet Evanovich
Pages: 316
How it Qualifies: GR rating 4.40
🥨Week 11🥨Selection post- option 1
Book:
Pages: 304
How it qualifies: 4.52 avg rating
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Week #8, Option #1
Book: Drown Her Sorrows
Author: Melinda Leigh
Date read: 26 Nov
Rating: 4.5 stars
Review: This is the sto..."
Glad you’re enjoying them too Heather.