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TART Challenge2 - Still Loitering Layabouts - The Goid Edition (3)
The Amazing Race Team Challenge - Round 2September 13, 2020 through November 8, 2020
It's Not a Sprint, It's a Marathon!
Tracking :
Task 1 - 0. As a team select your favorite month of 2019 (because 2020 basically SUCKS!) and each player reads a book initially published in that month. No pass for this task. 9.13.2020 - 9.15.2020
Task 2 - 2. Each player reads the first book in a series, can be same or different series - no pass for this task. 9.15.2020 - 9.16.2020
Task 3 - 7. Read 4 books that are stand alones. 9.17.2020 - 9.19.2020
Task 4 - 16. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books tagged/shelved as children. 9.19.2020 - 9.20.1010
Task 5 - 32. Read 6 books with over 2500 ratings. 9.21.2020 - 9.22.2020
Task 6 - 28. Each teammate reads a book from a teammate's to-read shelf, no pass for this task. 9.23.2020 - 9.24.2020
Task 7 - 45. Read 6 books with 3 word titles. 9.25.2020 - 9.26.2020
Task 8 - 20. Read 4 books 300 pages or longer. 9.27.2020 - 9.28.2020
Task 9 - 55. Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country. 9.29.2020 - 10.1.2020
Task 10 - 26. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books featuring shifters. 10.1.2020 - 10.3.2020
Task 11 - 50. Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location. 10.3.2020 - 10.5.2020
Task 12 - 29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession. 10.5.2020 - 10.7.2020
Task 13 - 77. Each teammate reads a book that the teammate after them alphabetically has rated 5 stars. No pass for this task. 10.7.2020 - 10.9.2020
Task 14 - 88. Read 6 books with a boat, plane, car or motorcycle on the cover, teams decide which. 10.9 - 11.2020
Task 15 - 35. Read 6 books first published between 2011 and 2020. 10.11.2020 - 10.13.2020
Task 16 - 43. Read 6 books published in January. 10.13.2020 - 10.15.2020
Task 17 - 38. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with a non-English language edition. 10.15.2020 - 10.17.2020
Task 18 - 66. Read over 1000 pages in books with Mystery or Suspense as MPG. 10.17.2020 - 10.19.2020
Task 19 - 97. Read 8 books by authors with more than 10 letters in their name. 10.19.2020 - 10.20.2020
Task 20 - 105. Each teammate lists two favorite authors. Select books written by the authors on two different teammate's list and read books by those authors. (Two books each per teammate.) 10.21.2020 - 10.23.2020
Task 21 - 84. Pick a category from the current RRRC Monthly Challenge and read 6 books for that category. Reader's Choice is exempt from this task. 10.23.2020 - 10.25.2020
Task 22 - 101. Read 8 books published in even months and even years. 10.25.2020 - 10.27.2020
Task 23 - 40. Read 6 books with over 500 reviews. 10.27.2020 - 10.29.2020
Task 24 - 79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope. 10.29.2020 - 10.31.2020
Task 25 - 104. Read 8 holiday books. 10.31.2020 - 11.1.2020
Task 26 - 70. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books of the same sub-genre, but by different authors. 11.2.2020 - 11.3.2020
Task 27 - 109. Read 6 books with or without facial hair on a male cover model. Teams decide. 11.4.2020 - 11.5.2020
Task 28 - Read a book written by an authors whose initials are both in the first half of the alphabet (A-M) or both in the second half of the alphabet (N-Z). No pass for this task. 11.6.2020 - 11.8.2020 7774 p.
Information required when posting your completion/s:
Task
Book/cover link
Page numbers with source
How book qualified, with links or cover as necessary.
Date Completed.
Rating/Review.
There is a 150 page minimum for books, rereads and audios ok. Books may only be used once per player during the challenge. Players may read the same book for a task unless otherwise specified. Books do not have to be romance, but must be fiction.
**For this challenge, use the GR Kindle first edition page count if available. Ebook page count will be acceptable if no Kindle page count available. The acceptability of other page counts will be made on an individual basis**
Please note that a rating is now required in your completion posts! A small review is also welcome. 😊
I think most of you know each other, at least a little, but feel free to introduce yourself again. Please give any relevant information, especially time zone as that helps know when it is best to communicate. 😊Please select a team leader to help keep track of where your team is in any given task. And as necessary guide discussions for task decisions. Any teammate can report your completions though.
Remember, it is the team's responsibility to notify the host (me) if a teammate fails to complete the task in a timely manner or otherwise goes missing! I am not checking all the team threads regularly to notice and may only check when notified a task is complete.
PS - If you want to be known as anything other than Team 3, you are free to come up with a team name. 😉
Here we go! Shall I be team leader again or would someone else like a go 🤣Our current time zones. These may change if you move in/out of daylight savings.
Jane GMT +10 hours :
Shannon GMT -7 hours :
Lisa GMT +1 hours :
Michaelle GMT -7 hours :
Weeks 1 & 2 - Kick off 13 SeptemberTask 1: Published September 2019
Jane - The Hitman's Guide to Staying Alive Despite Past Mistakes - msg 84
Shannon - Secrets & Lies - msg 76
Lisa - The Monster of Elendhaven - msg 77
Michaelle - Tanner - msg 78
Thread summary post
Task 2: First in a series
Jane - The Last Sun - msg 94
Shannon - Saving the Senator's Son - msg 97
Lisa - A Kiss Before Christmas - msg 98
Michaelle - Jonah's Compass - msg 95
Thread summary post
Task 3: Read a Stand Alone book
Jane - Dancing with Daddy - msg 108
Shannon - Play With Me - msg 110
Lisa - Hometown Christmas - msg 107
Michaelle - The Healing Touch - msg 109
Thread summary post
Task 4: Min 750pp in book with children tagged
Jane - After the Crash - msg 132 265pp
Shannon - Rock Paper Scissors - msg 130 174pp
Lisa - The Last Thing He Needs - msg 133 220pp
Michaelle - Family Recipe - msg 134 216pp
Total page count = 875pp
Thread summary post
Task 5: Read 6 books with over 2,500 ratings
1. Michaelle - Just a Bit Obsessed - msg 147
2. Shannon - Danger Zone - msg 150
3. Michaelle - Just a Bit Unhealthy - msg 153
4. Shannon - Unwritten Law - msg 154
5. Lisa - Until Forever Comes - msg 156
6. Jane - Risk Taker - msg 157
Thread summary post
Task 6: Read a book from teammate's TBR
Jane - Free Hand - msg 171
Shannon - Better Than People - msg 170
Lisa - Cabin Fever - msg 168
Michaelle - Soul on Fire - msg 166
Thread summary post
Task 7: Read 6 books with 3 word titles
1. Michaelle - Business As Usual - msg 187
2. Shannon - Above and Beyond - msg 194
3. Michaelle - The Half-Wolf's Omega - msg 196
4. Jane - Better Than People - msg 199
5. Lisa - Strays and Lovers - msg 201
6. Shannon - Breaking Logan's Laws - msg 209
Thread summary post
Weeks 3 & 4Task 8: (20) Read 4 books 300 pages or longer
Shannon - Daddy Issues - msg 221
Michaelle - Prince's Master - msg 224
Lisa - Returning Home - msg 225
Jane - Electric Sunshine - msg 226
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Task 9: (55) Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country. Team chose UK.
1. Michaelle - Camwolf - msg 245
2. Shannon - Gay on a Train - msg 249
3. Michaelle - The Innocent Betrayal - msg 252
4. Jane - It Takes Two to Tumble - msg 253
5. Jane - Unfit to Print - msg 257
6. Lisa - The Isle of... Where? - msg 258
Thread summary post
Task 10: (26) Read 750+ pages in books with shifters
Michaelle - Captive Mate - msg 272 207pp
Lisa - Mind Magic - msg 274 200pp
Shannon - Hell on Earth - msg 276 219pp
Jane - How to Run with the Wolves - msg 277 231pp
Total pages = 857
Thread summary post
Task 11: (50) Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location
New York State
1. Lisa - A Company of Players - msg 288
2. Shannon - Billy and the Beast - msg 289
3. Jane - Little Squirrels Can Climb Tall Trees - msg 293
4. Michaelle - Billy and the Beast - msg 299
5. Jane - Fighting Instinct - msg 311
6. Lisa - Hidden Identity -
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Task 12: (29) Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession
Law Enforcement Officer
Shannon - Spin Out - msg 326 284pp
Lisa - Inside Affair - msg 327 239pp
Jane - King Me - msg 328 298pp
Michaelle - The Company We Keep - msg 331 310pp
Total pages = 1,131
Task 13: (77) Each teammate reads a book that the teammate after them alphabetically has rated 5 stars. No pass for this task
Jane - No Quick Fix - msg 348
Lisa - Murder and Mayhem - msg 344
Michaelle - Capture & Surrender - msg 354
Shannon - The Missing Butterfly - msg 346
Task 14: (88) Read 6 books with a boat, plane, car or motorcycle on the cover, teams decide which.
Motorcycle
1. Shannon - Joker - msg 367
2. Lisa - A Diamond in the Mud - msg 368
3. Shannon - Tricking Chase - msg 373
4. Lisa - A Prince in Muddy Armor - msg 375
5. Jane - Fish Stick Fridays - msg 378
6. Michaelle - Easy Ryder - msg
Task 15: (35) Read 6 books first published between 2011 and 2020.
1. Jane - At the Corner of Rock Bottom & Nowhere - msg 398
2. Shannon - Poetry in Motion - msg 400
3. Michaelle - His Reformed Omega - msg 402
4. Lisa - Smash & Grab - msg 403
5. Shannon - Screwed - msg 409
6. Jane - Guarding His Melody - msg 410
Task 16: (43) Read 6 books published in January
1. Lisa - Silent Heart - msg 422
2. Jane - The Gift - msg
3. Shannon - Troublemaker - msg
4. Lisa - An Egg for Ansel - msg 429
5. Michaelle - Kennard's Story - msg 433
6. Lisa - Shadow's Edge - msg 441
Task 17: (38) Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with a non-English language edition.
Shannon - Rule Breaker - msg 454 286pp
Jane - Snow Falling - msg 455 247pp
Lisa - Moving Maverick - msg 456 279pp
Michaelle - The Twelfth Knight - msg 458 232pp
Total = 1,044 pages
Weeks 5 & 6Task 18: (66) Read over 1000 pages in books with Mystery or Suspense as MPG
Jane - Dance in the Dark - msg 478 350pp
Shannon - Ricochet - msg 477 311pp
Lisa - Spooky Business - msg 470 285pp
Michaelle - Trick Roller - msg 479 271pp
Total pages = 1,217
Task 19: (97) Read 8 books by authors with more than 10 letters in their name.
1. Shannon - Press - msg 494
2. Jane - Down on the Farm - msg 496
3. Lisa - Ghost Walk - msg 498
4. Lisa - The Man Everybody Was Afraid Of - msg 499
5. Michaelle - Stray - msg 502
6. Michaelle - Witchbane - msg 503
7. Shannon - Down Low - msg 504
8. Jane - Just Like in the Movies - msg 505
Task 20: (105) Each teammate lists two favorite authors. Select books written by the authors on two different teammate's list and read books by those authors. (Two books each per teammate.)
1. Shannon - In a Fix - msg 543
2. Jane - I Buried a Witch - msg 546
3. Lisa - This Rough Magic - msg 547
4. Lisa - The Summer of Us - msg 549
5. Michaelle - Spring Strings - msg 550
6. Shannon - Ship Happens - msg 553
7. Jane - Dead Ringer - msg 555
8. Michaelle - Crocus - msg 557
Task 21: (84) Pick a category from the current RRRC Monthly Challenge and read 6 books for that category. Reader's Choice is exempt from this task.
RRRC October #9 Holiday, Mystery, Thriller, Suspense
1. Shannon - Protecting His Asset - msg 573
2. Lisa - Death Comes to Main Street - msg 576
3. Shannon - Collide - msg 578
4. Lisa - The Merchant of Death - msg 579
5. Michaelle - Trick or Treat - msg 581
6. Jane - Within the Mind - msg 586
Task 22: (101) Read 8 books published in even months and even years
1 Shannon - NautiCal - msg 597
2. Lisa - From Out in the Cold - msg 607
3. Lisa - The Unexpected Heiress - msg 608
4. Shannon - A Sweet Man - msg 612
5. Jane - Secret Admirer - msg 616
6. Lisa - Broken - msg 617
7. Michaelle - Duet - msg 620
8. Michaelle - Building Forever - msg 621
Task 23: (40) Read 6 books with over 500 reviews
1. Lisa - The Necromancer's Dance - msg 643
2. Shannon - Deal Maker - msg 646
3. Jane - Caulky - msg 648
4. Lisa - Wake Me Up Inside - msg 651
5. Michaelle - Texas Pride - msg 656
6. Jane - Blindsided - msg 659
Weeks 7 & 8Task 24 - Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope.
Fake Boyfriends
1. Jane - How to Catch a Prince - msg 677
2. Lisa - Love Happens Anyway - msg 678
3. Lisa - Making the Naughty List - msg 682
4. Michaelle - Romancing the Wrong Twin - msg 683
5. Shannon - Heartbreaker - msg 684
6. Jane - A Royal Christmas Cruise - msg 685
Task 25 - (104) Read 8 holiday books
1. Lisa - Secret Santa - msg 695
2. Shannon - His Christmas Magic - msg 699
3. Jane - Love Happens Anyway - msg 703
4. Lisa - Not Just for Christmas - msg 712
5. Michaelle - Second Act - msg 714
6. Lisa - A Family for Christmas - msg 717
7. Shannon - The Drummer's Heartbeat - msg 719
8. Jane - What Happens at Christmas - msg 721
Task 26 - (70) Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books of the same sub-genre, but by different authors.
Shannon - Just Friends - msg 741 259pp
Lisa - Damaged Like Us - msg 743 400pp
Michaelle - Rank & File - msg 744 230pp
Jane - More Than Life - msg 749 330pp
Total page count = 1,219
Task 27 - (109) Read 6 books with or without facial hair on a male cover model. Teams decide.
Facial hair
1. Shannon - Power Plays & Straight A's - msg 761
2. Winter’s Promise - msg 764
3. Lisa - Small Town Christmas - msg 769
4. Shannon - Bet on Me - msg 774
5. Jane - Pieces of You - msg 776
6. Michaelle - American Dreamer - msg 778
Task 28 - Read a book written by an authors whose initials are both in the first half of the alphabet (A-M) or both in the second half of the alphabet (N-Z). No pass for this task.
Lisa - Breaking News - msg 814 202pp
Michaelle - North to Zombieville - msg 817 200pp
Jane - Adam's Song - msg 818 472pp
Lisa - Gutter Mind: Smoke Valley MC - msg 820 297pp
Shannon - Snow Way Out - msg 822 282pp
Lisa - Santa Claus & His Unexpected Mate - msg 823 332pp
Shannon - What Remains - msg 827 248pp
Jane - The High King's Golden Tongue - msg 830 412pp
Jane - His Consort - msg 832 384pp
Lisa - Delivering Dante - msg 833 290pp
Jane - Mating the Omega - msg 837 170pp
Lisa - Saxon's Saviour - 259pp
Lisa - Unnatural - 230pp
Lisa - Restored - 287pp
Lisa - Marked by Death - 173pp
Shannon - Off Balance - 396pp
Michaelle - Stolen - 168pp
Michaelle - Smolder - 258pp
Michaelle - Oz - 274pp
Michaelle - After The Crash - 265pp
Shannon - Only Love - 272pp
Shannon - Say You'll Be Nine - 293pp
Shannon - Who I Used to Be - 502pp
Shannon - Unspoken Vow - 319pp
Shannon - Trusting Cade - 351pp
Michaelle - Romancing the Ugly Duckling - 260pp
Shannon - Trust With A Chaser - 280pp
Michaelle - Forgive & Forget - 194pp
Jane - Switched - 269pp
Michaelle - Burn - 274pp
Michaelle - Strain - 320pp
Total page count: 8,933pp
Tracking preselectionsTasks:
1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.
- NR Walker, Lily Morton, Alice Winters, Sloane Kennedy
3. Each player reads a book by a new to you author - no pass for this task.
4. Read 4 books tagged/shelved as PNR or fantasy.
5. Read 4 books first published within the last year.
6. Read 4 books with fewer than 500 reviews.
8. Read 4 books with a beach on the cover.
9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task.
- Parker St John Cabrini Law
- Pandora Pine (Haunted Souls) - no good for Michaelle unless it is much better than the Cold Case Psychic series?
10. Read 4 books by authors' who write under more than one name (Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb).
(view spoiler)
11. Read 4 books in continuing series, one that has not been completely published.
12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.
Jane - Shannon (Just a Bit Twisted); Lisa (Quillon's Covert); Michaelle (Captive Prince)
Shannon - Jane (Truth and Consequences); Lisa (For Never and Always); Michaelle (Trailer Trash)
Lisa - Shannon (Frozen Hearts); Jane (Rule Breaker or Deal Maker); Michaelle (Ink and Shadows)
Michaelle - Shannon (Breaking Logan's Laws); Lisa (Pieces of Me); Jane (Spirit)
13. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books tagged/shelved as sports.
14. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with Contemporary Romance as MPG.
15. Read a minimum of 600 pages in books with an audio edition.
17. Read 4 books written by a male author.
18. Read over 750 pages in books tagged/shelved with 'favorite'.
19. Each teammate reads a book another teammate read and rated 4 Stars or higher in the last 3 months. No pass for this task.
Jane - read
Shannon - read
Lisa - 05 mm read
Michaelle - read
21. Each teammate reads a book with a night sky on the cover, no pass for this task.
22. Read 4 books #5 or higher in a series.
23. Each teammate reads a book that has been read by one of the RRRC moderators. No pass for this task.
24. Read 6 books on RRRC's bookshelf, the books can not be added by anyone on your team within the last year.
25. Read 4 books by one of the 2020 FACs.
(view spoiler)
27. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books published in any one year prior to 2018, team picks the year.
- 2017
- Jane - to read
- Shannon - to read
- Lisa - 01 mm tbr
- Michaelle - to read
- Law Enforcement or Military
30. Read 6 books with nekkid man chest on the cover.
31. Read 6 books rated over 4.0.
33. Read 6 books in the same sub-genre, teams decide.
- MM Romance
34. Read 6 books first published between 2000 and 2010.
36. Read 6 books with animals on the cover.
37. Read 6 books set in the US.
39. Read 6 books set outside of the US.
40. Read 6 books with over 500 reviews.
41. Read 6 books with over 10,000 ratings.
(view spoiler)
42. Read 6 books featuring best friends.
44. Read 6 books by authors who use initials in their name.
46. Read over 1000 pages in books written by duo authors.
47. Read 6 books set in a major city.
48. Read 6 books featuring cowboys.
49. Each teammate reads a book published in the same month and year, teams decide. No pass for this task.
- June 2020
- USA IF it needs to be a State - New York State
**Series rule will apply to tasks where you pick from the group or a teammate's shelf.**
Tracking preselections51. Each teammate reads a different book by the same author, no pass for this task.
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52. Read 6 books with the same color cover, teams decide color.
- Blue
53. Each teammate reads a book set in one of your teammates' home town (born in, raised in, currently live in - all work), teams decide. No pass for this task.
Options: UK, Australia, Vegas and Oregan
- UK
54. Read 6 books set on a beach or in the mountains, teams decide which.
- Mountains (beach is required on an earlier task)
- UK again unless you want Australia. I don't have anything for Canada :(
56. As a team, pick a list with over 100 romance books on it, each member reads a book from that list. No pass for this task.
- Best of Gay Romance
57. Read over 1000 pages in books that are MPG Romance.
58. Read 6 books published in the year one of the teammates joined RRRC, teams decide which teammate.
- 2018 Michaelle
(view spoiler)
59. Read 4 books that are NOT MPG Romance.
60. Read 6 books with MPG Historical Romance.
61. Read 4 books rated over 4.5 on GR.
62. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books written by an author whose first or last name begins with the first letter of a teammate's screen name.
J, S, - L - M
63. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books tagged 'magic' or 'magical'.
64. Read 6 books not set on a continent of a teammate. Space does not count - must be a real continent.
Choices: Asia, Africa, South America, Antarctica, maybe New Zealand
Asia - Egypt fits in both Asia and Africa :)
65. Each player reads 2 books in a series, teammates can read the same or different series.
67. Read 6 books by an author whose first or last name begins with A. (A different letter may be used when assigned.)
68. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books with one word titles.
69. Read 6 books that have won/been nominated for an award.
MMR Group Member Choice Winners
70. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books of the same sub-genre, but by different authors.
71. Pick another team and each member reads one book that was read by a member for this challenge. No pass for this task.
Team 1, 2 or 14
72. Read 4 books published in the decade of a teammate's birth, team decides which teammate.
1960s or 1970
1970s
73. Read a minimum of 1500 pages in books by the same author, teams decide author.
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74. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month.
Jane - August
Lisa - December
Michaelle - November
Shannon - October
75. Read over 1000 pages in books that start with the same letter (no articles), teams decide letter.
H or M
76. Read 6 books with a specific item on the cover, team selects item.
Naked chest - coat - shirt - ?
Jane - Lisa - Michaelle - Shannon.
Refer Read lists @ #19 (above)
78. Read 6 books with alliteration in the title or author's name.
79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope.
Friends to Lovers or Fake Boyfriend or Men with Kids
80. Read 4 books initially published in different decades.
1990, 2000, 2010, 2020
81. Read a minimum of 1500 pages in books with a dog/dogs on the cover. (A different animal may be used when assigned.)
82. Each teammate reads a different book from the same series.
- Annabeth Albert Out of Uniform
83. Read 8 books with a white flower/s on the cover. (A different color may be used when assigned.)
84. Pick a category from the current RRRC Monthly Challenge and read 6 books for that category. Reader's Choice is exempt from this task.
Cats 1, 6 or 7
6 broadest options
85. Each teammate reads a debut book by an author. No pass for this task.
86. Read at least 1500 pages in books with a hat on the cover. (A different object may be used when assigned.)
87. Read 8 books set in NYC. (A different city may be used when assigned.)
Motorbike (Should be heaps without being in an MC club Michaelle :) Otherwise boat?
89. Read 8 books tagged with 'wedding' or 'proposal'.
90. Each member reads a book published in sequential months, i.e. June, July, August and September 2019. Teams decide which months. No pass for this task.
Feb, Mar, Apr, May 2020
91. Add up the years of the teammates' births and each teammate reads a book with that minimum number of pages. For example, teammates were born in 75, 83, 87 and 94 - each teammate reads a book at least 339 pages long. No pass for this task.
The official year count will be +65 +67 +69 +70 = 271pp
92. Read over 1500 pages in books set in the future or the past - teams decide.
Past
93. As a team, pick a Romance List from GR Listopia with less than 100 books on it, each teammate reads a book from that list. No pass for this task.
Pick from:
December 2019 MM Releases 90 books
February 2020 MM Releases 91 books
April 2020 MM Releases 90 books
August 2020 MM Releases 97 books
94. Read 6 books published in sequential years, teams decide years.
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
95. As a team, select an animal. Read 8 books tagged with that animal.
Wolf or dog
96. Read a minimum of 1200 pages with the sun or the moon on the cover, teams decide which.
Moon
98. Read 8 books with fewer than 10 letters in the title.
99. Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. Select books from 2 different teammates and read them.
Jane - Clutch, Seven Summer Nights, The High King's Golden Tongue, A Villain for Christmas, Stand in Place
Shannon - Illumination, Complementary Colors, Rocket Science, Digging Deep, Trusting Cade
Lisa - Pretty Boy Dead, Secrets & Lies, The Pet and His Duke, Alpha Unit One, New York, Truth Will Out
Michaelle - Whisper, The 5th Gender, Gyrfalcon, Bone Rider, Beyond Eden
100. Read 8 books with more than 10 letters in the title.
**Series rule will apply to tasks where you pick from the group or a teammate's shelf.**
Are we all happy with 'Still Loitering Layabouts'?We could add something like - 'the lazy/laggard/loafing edition'
So the team name would be 'Still Loitering Layabouts - The Loafing Edition'
🤣🤣🤣🤣Maybe we should change it to - The Goid Edition??
Jane (PS) wrote: "🤣🤣🤣🤣Maybe we should change it to - The Goid Edition??"
Perfect!
Copy of my Post1. Same author: NR Walker, Lily Morton, Alice Winters, Sloane Kennedy
9. Pandora Pine is good with me.
19. Shannon's Read Shelf
27. 2017
28. Shannon's To-Read Shelf
29. Same Profession: Maybe Lawyer or Doctor?
33. Sub-Genre: M/M Romance
49. Same Month and Year: June 2020
50. Same Location: USA?
51. Same Author Different Book: NR Walker, Lily Morton, Alice Winters, Sloane Kennedy
52. Same Cover Color: Blue seems most popular
53. Teammate Home Town: I'm in Portland, Oregon (Yes in my dead house that is currently stage 2 in fire evacuation meaning pack up and be ready so.....) Can we use UK and Australia seeing as their countries and not towns?
54. Beach/Mountain: Mountain
55. Outside US: UK
56. Over 100 on List: Best of Gay Romance
58. Year Joined RRRC: How do I find this?
59. NOT MPG Romance: Oh shit!
62. Author same initial Username: Not Jane!!
64. Not Continent of Teammate: Asia, Africa, South America, Antarctica
70. Same Sub-Genre Dif Auth: M/M Romance
72. 70's - Me
73. Same Author: NR Walker, Lily Morton, Alice Winters, Sloane Kennedy
74. I'm October
75. Same Letter Title: H or M works for me
76. Same Cover Item: Bare Chest works for me
77. Teammate 5 star: Shannon's Read Shelf
79. Romance Trope: Friends to Lovers or Fake Boyfriend
80. Different Decades: 90's, 00's, 10's, 20 (I'm easy)
82. Pandora Pine again?
88. boat, plane, car or motorcycle: Car maybe?
90. Sequential Months: Feb, Mar, Apr, May
91. I'm 70
93. Less than 100: August 2020 Releases
94. Sequential Years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
95. Same Animal: Wolf
96. Sun or Moon: Moon
99. 5 Fav Books:
Illumination
Complementary Colors
Rocket Science
Digging Deep
Trusting Cade
Okay, so which ones do you definitely need an answer for from me? I'm good with majority rules on everything else.
⚣M� wrote: "Okay, so which ones do you definitely need an answer for from me? I'm good with majority rules on everything else."I think we need your 5 favourite books as recs.
I should have your personal details like when you joined RRRC, birth month, and to read / read shelves... Pretty sure you were born in the 60s...?
If you otherwise have an opinion on any of the 100 categories, please let us know. Give them a quick review if you can.
#12 - read a book recommended to you by a teammate.Could you look at this one as well Michaelle? Make a rec to each of the 3 of us - soonish? You can pick something new OR use our To Read shelves for inspiration (and to avoid double-ups on ones we've already read) 😁
I'll get all our To Read shelves up soon @ #28.
Let me know if YOU have one that you would particularly like me to use for #28.
Ok, so I went with your TBR shelves, books I've read and rated highly.Recs for Shannon:
Trailer Trash
What Remains
The Soldier's Scoundrel
Recs for Lisa:
Ink and Shadows
Kindred Hearts
Dark Edge of Honor
Recs for Jane:
Captive Prince
Inertia
Earth Fathers Are Weird
(I went with 3; if we should only rec one per person, pick the first one please.)
MY 5 Favorite Books:
Whisper x 5
LOL, okay that probably won't work, so add
The 5th Gender
Gyrfalcon (that whole series, TBH)
Bone Rider
Beyond Eden
My TBR: /review/list... (There's 4000+ books on there so I'm sure you guys can find something to rec me! If this is called on a Bingo category call day, lol, I'd appreciate one that would count there.)
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As for the categories, the only one I see that I'm a little iffy on is the series. Is that one any better than Cold Case Psychic? I tried 2 of those and wasn't impressed.
And I'm a little constrained this time around by having to use older books I might already have and haven't gotten to yet, or KU.
My Recs for you guys....28.
Jane
Just a Bit Twisted
Lisa
Frozen Hearts
Michaelle
Breaking Logan's Laws
99. Fav Books
Illumination
Complementary Colors
Rocket Science
Digging Deep
Trusting Cade
⚣M� wrote: "As for the categories, the only one I see that I'm a little iffy on is the series. Is that one any better than Cold Case Psychic? I tried 2 of those and wasn't impressed..."Do you have any other series suggestions?
My preference is for ones with Audiobooks since I struggle to get through actual reading now. I fall asleep and it takes me weeks to read one!! LOL!
I don't love them, but maybe some sort of Mpreg options? or that Aiden Bates ones that I haven't ever read etc?
I'm good with any of them and it looks like they all have audiobooks.
Shannon wrote: "What about theseCabrini Law
Fake Boyfriend
Iron and Works
Free Fall
Haven Hart Universe"
All of these series suit me! I have books I already own waiting to be read in all of them :)
My 'Favourites' that I will recommend (one because a couple of you haven't started the series!):Clutch - Book 2 Bond is my absolute fav this year, but you HAVE to read Clutch first.
Seven Summer Nights
The High King's Golden Tongue
A Villain for Christmas
Stand in Place
(I think I have all of you with at least 2 that you haven't read...)
Recs:Shannon -
Truth and Consequences
Michaelle - Spirit (Its been a while but I loved this)
Lisa - Rule Breaker or next. Not sure why you have read book 3, but not 1 or 2...
Shannon wrote: "What about theseCabrini Law
Fake Boyfriend
Iron and Works
Free Fall
Haven Hart Universe"
From what I can work out:
Cabrini Law - J, L, M
Fake Boyfriend - J, M
Iron and Works - J, M
Free Fall - J, M
Haven Hart Universe - J, M
Books outstanding and on their shelves for the initials noted. Guessing they all work for you Shannon?
Perhaps Lisa is happy to read some of these series even though they aren't on her shelves?
Cabrini Law definitely suits everyone though. Go with that one for the first series by same author. We can work on the second one as we go :)
Jane (PS) wrote: "Shannon wrote: "What about theseCabrini Law
Fake Boyfriend
Iron and Works
Free Fall
Haven Hart Universe"
From what I can work out:
Cabrini Law - J, L, M
Fake Boyfriend - J, M
Iron and Works - J..."
I am about to start Cabrini Law 2 for ptp.
I dont think Ive read any of the others. Is there 1 series where we can all read a different book for.
My recs for you.Jane
Quillon's Covert
Michaelle
For Never and Always
Shannon
Pieces of Me
My 5 faves
Pretty Boy Dead
Secrets & Lies
The Pet and His Duke
Alpha Unit One, New York
Truth Will Out
Lisa wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Shannon wrote: "What about theseCabrini Law
Fake Boyfriend
Iron and Works
Free Fall
Haven Hart Universe"
From what I can work out:
Cabrini Law - J, L, M
Fake Boyfriend - J, M
..."
Gosh - I missed we all had to read a different book in the same series! I haven't read Cabrini Law, so maybe that one suits?
**edit**
You and M are both currently reading book 2.
Shannon and I haven't read book 1
Hmmm - not ideal.
***edit***
If you all can stand it, I keep coming that to hose mpreg books where it doesn't matter which book you read in the series.
Alternatively we go back to the Protectors - and some of us can do a reread or something...
Jane (PS) wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Shannon wrote: "What about theseCabrini Law
Fake Boyfriend
Iron and Works
Free Fall
Haven Hart Universe"
From what I can work out:
Cabrini Law - J, L, M
Fake Boyf..."
Im good with MPreg. Do you think the 150 pages minimum might be an issue.
I am starting my journey back to the UK today after 3 weeks in France.
Eurostar very kindly cancelled my train tonight from Paris to London so I gave rebooked for tomorrow morning, so I now have a night in Paris in a hotel so will finish my recs tonight and have a look for some series.
If possible, Id rather not re-read.
I'm not sure the order matters in Cabrini Law and I'm reading the first one now for Bingo, so I could go #2 or higher.I'll read MPreg also. I'll read just about anything....once!
Lisa wrote: "My recs for you.Jane
Quillon's Covert
Kill Game
Michaelle
For Never and Always
Wolf in Gucci Loafers
Cake"
Hey, I'm feeling a little forgotten here. No rush though, I'm always a little terrified of what you'll find for me!! Not that you've steered me wrong but twincest anyone?!?
How about the diversion series by Eden Winters.There are 8 books. I have only read book 1
Shannon, I think our posts crossed.I am getting ready to get on a train to Paris.
Ill have the whole night in the hotel to look for goodies for you.
Jane,Have a senior moment.
Did we decide on an author to read?
The MacIntosh Meadows series (of only 4 books) are all over 150pp/series/2334...
Hobson Hills Omega series by CW Gray (9 primary books) are all over 150pp and they are KU mostly
/series/2505...
Jane (PS) wrote: "The MacIntosh Meadows series (of only 4 books) are all over 150pp/series/2334...
Hobson Hills Omega series by CW Gray (9 primary books) are all over 150p..."
Im good with any of those
Lisa wrote: "How about the diversion series by Eden Winters.There are 8 books. I have only read book 1"
I've got 6 to re-read via audio and 7 & 8 I haven't read or listened to yet. So I'm good with that one. (I'd like to do the audio before I start the next one, so if we do that series, is anyone else up to #6? If not, I'll claim it.)
Lisa wrote: "Jane,Have a senior moment.
Did we decide on an author to read?"
NR Walker is the first one...
Back soon - off for dinner
Its so long (6 years) since I read the third book in the Diversion series I think I would need to start again. I didn't love the series, but if that is our best bet, I'll go along with it. And it is in audio - I really can't do anything that isn't in that format :)Shannon has read to the same point as me... but she last read it in 2013.
Here's another series option and I think we are all up to a different book!Annabeth Albert's Out of Uniform series
/series/1912...
Jane - book 3
Lisa - book 6
Michaelle - book 5
Shannon - book 7
All mostly 4 star ratings...
Jane (PS) wrote: "Here's another series option and I think we are all up to a different book!Annabeth Albert's Out of Uniform series
/series/1912...
Jane - book 3
Lisa - boo..."
Thats good for me
So does Cabrini Law (any book in the same series) suit for #9and
Out of Uniform (all different books in the same series) for #82
(assuming Shannon is ok with these...)
Jane (PS) wrote: "Recs:Shannon - Imagines (5 stars - much better than book 1) Not long enough!
Truth and Consequences
Michaelle - Spirit (Its been a while but I love..."
I'll rec a couple more books if we are allowed to :)
**
Lisa - you need to rec some books to Shannon...
#1, #51 and #73 all are read a book by the same author (not series) but with slightly different parameters.At the moment I have just been cycling through the same names, but please throw up other suggestions!
- NR Walker, Lily Morton, Alice Winters and Sloane Kennedy
Going to bed now. Guessing the first call may be just as I get up tomorrow :)
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