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She likes the heat, cold, snow and doesn't mind the rain. It rained so hard it was just impossible to get outside and then right before I went to bed it stopped shortly, thankfully. I no sooner turned the lights off and I could hear rain again. I'm not sure I've seen it rain that hard before.
As Alicia said, it was a great day to curl up with a book. ��

Here is Task 6:

37. Read 6 5 books set in the US.

You can use the setting in the book details on the main book page, precis, tags or lists to qualify you book for this task. It can be a city, city and state or just state to show your qualification. Please remember to show how you know your book qualifies - that is what I need to confirm.

I'm reading a Susan Mallery book that fits.

Hey I'm reading Taken Home actually says Texas in the book description but also has a tag of setting texas which is helpful.

I can potentially pick up another book if you ladies would like and I was thinking of reading Closer to You which again says the place in the description but no other proof aside from the series name? Can always pick another book just that was another idea..

One other thing is unfortunately my grandad has taken a bad turn and hes gone into palliative care, think thats spelt right but as I'm the nearest to my grandparents and its just really me & then my uncle I'm helping out my grandma. So I'm just warning you so if I go quiet tomorrow its just because I'm staying over here and reading won't be top priority. Still OK to carry on this challenge I just won't be as quick reading. So sorry!!

I'm reading Emerald Blaze, it's set in Texas.

Oh no, Megan. I'm so sorry to hear about your granddad. Definitely do what you need to do.

I have 20% left of my book so I can pick up the other one.

completion post- task 6

37. Read 5 books set in the US.

read: Sept 23
pages: 368 kindle edition (GR)
rating: 4 stars
qualifies: set in the US- setting= USA ( see above book link)
review: Sweet, HEA. I'd recommend reading this series in order as book 2 does mention the other Buchanan siblings several times. I liked the slow buildup between Elisa & Walker and the elderly neighbor is a great secondary character. Looking forward to finishing this series.

Megan wrote: "Hey I'm reading Taken Home actually says Texas in the book description but also has a tag of setting texas which is helpful.

I can potentially pick up another book if you ladies wo..."

I’m so sorry to hear about your granddad Megan. Like Laura said, you do what you need—family comes first. I’ll pick up another book too, I just finished mine so I can easily get the other one out of the way today.

My second book is going to be Game Changer by Rachel Reid. It’s set in New York.

Completion post
37. Read 5 books set in the US.


read: Sept 23
pages: 311 kindle edition (GR)
rating: 3 stars
qualifies: set in the US -setting = Minnesota (US) (see link above)
review: Cute, hockey romance. I liked the reference to some of the hockey teams (Chicago Blackhawks and Vancouver Canuks). This being the second book in the series I can see both Kacie and Brody growing as characters -I think Kacie more so in this book than Brody. Although, Brody is present with his big gestures (same as last book) I didn't like him as much in this book because of some of his actions. I think I liked book 1 better :-)

Hey guys I’m in the hospital for a procedure and won’t be online to post my reviews until this afternoon

Good luck, Alicia with your procedure and speedy recovery!!

Thanks Laura. I’m still waiting for the dr. I guess he had an emergency.

I did read both my books but can’t post the reviews on my phone.

Hope it goes well Alicia.

I'll try and post mine now.

completion post- task 6

37. Read 5 books set in the US.
Taken Home
Read: 24th Sept
Pages: 234
Rating: 4 stars
Qualifies: Set in Texas, tagged here called setting Texas or Setting California
Review: This was pretty good.
Mason was alright but Chelle was a little annoying, just overally very naive and a little immature for her age range. Probably because of her family.
I will say this didn't feel like too much of a western so a little disappointing..

AliciaJ wrote: "I did read both my books but can’t post the reviews on my phone."

I rarely use the app anymore. I usually open up the chrome browser on my phone and log in that way(there's option at the bottom of the screen that allows you to pick the desktop version)

You can add books, make links, open links, see gifs, etc almost all of what you can do on a laptop except the view is smaller.... I got used to it pretty quick!

Megan wrote: "Hope it goes well Alicia.

I'll try and post mine now."

How's your granddad doing today, Megan?

Same I hate the app.

Hes getting worse. He was semi with it earlier but hes not anymore tonight. Hes got dementia and parkinsons so its like his body is failing him and he forgets. The nurses have been good. I'm just worried to leave my grandma.

Completion Post - Task 6

37. Read 5 books set in the US.

Emerald Blaze
Read: 9/23
Pages: 400
Rating: 5 Stars
Qualifies: from precis: Catalina can earn her family some protection working as deputy to the Warden of Texas, overseeing breaches of magic law in the state,

Review: I have decided that this series by Ilona Andrews is better than any of the others, even the Kate Daniels series, which is really saying something since that series is a-MAZ-ing. But the cast of characters in Hidden Legacy are somehow even more special to me. And in this book especially, since we get to see Catalina come into her own as the Head of the Baylor House. She kicks ass all the way through the story, but also handles her relationships with her family and the man she wants to be with in a mature and honest way that doesn't leave any room for silly misunderstandings. I'm a diehard fan, and I cannot wait for the next book.

Completion Post - Task 6

37. Read 5 books set in the US.

Common Goal
Read: 9/24
Pages: 282
Rating: 2 Stars
Qualifies: from precis: Graduate student Kyle Swift moved to New York nursing a broken heart.

Review: Well I have to say that this one was a serious let-down from the previous books in this series. Several things bothered me from the very beginning. The pacing of the story was so slow, I fell asleep a couple of times trying to get through it. The characters were boring, which is really hard to do when the book is supposed to be about hockey players! But there was zero spark between the MCs, which really killed the whole story for me. On top of that, nothing really happened in the book either. Eric, the hockey player, retired. Whoop-di-doo. I'm writing this one off as a loss, and I'll be way more careful about pre-ordering books from new to me authors.

Megan wrote: "Same I hate the app.

Hes getting worse. He was semi with it earlier but hes not anymore tonight. Hes got dementia and parkinsons so its like his body is failing him and he forgets. The nurses have..."

Oh Megan, I'm so sorry. I empathize, really. My mom also has Parkinson's and it's really hard. My heart goes out to you and your family.

Team Completion Post

Task 6
37. Read 5 books set in the US.

✅L���ܰ���: Irresistible Completion Post
Room for More Completion Post
✅M�𲵲���: Taken Home Completion Post
✅A����������: Emerald Blaze Completion Post
Common Goal Completion Post

After several computer mishaps, I was finally able to send over our Completion Post to Kat. Yay!

Thanks Alicia!

Megan, I hope things go smoothly with your grandfather and your grandmother. It is never easy, but I'm sure you are a blessing for them.

Alicia, I hope your procedure went well.

And I have you complete and on the list to get your task tomorrow.

Megan wrote: "Same I hate the app.

Hes getting worse. He was semi with it earlier but hes not anymore tonight. Hes got dementia and parkinsons so its like his body is failing him and he forgets. The nurses have..."

I can empathize with you both. My grandfather passed away from Parkinson's and my grandmother had dementia. Growing old can be horrible.
I'm sure both your families are appreciative of the care and support you are both providing.

Laura wrote: "Megan wrote: "Same I hate the app.

Hes getting worse. He was semi with it earlier but hes not anymore tonight. Hes got dementia and parkinsons so its like his body is failing him and he forgets. T..."

Thanks Laura ❤️

MountainKat wrote: "Megan, I hope things go smoothly with your grandfather and your grandmother. It is never easy, but I'm sure you are a blessing for them.

Alicia, I hope your procedure went well.

And I have you co..."

Thanks Kat.

Thanks guys. She managed to get a sitter to sit with him for tonight so I'll be able to go home for the night tonight. Just gives us both a little rest. I'll go back over in the morning probably. I don't want to get old :-(

Here is Task 7:

39. Read 6 5 books set outside of the US.

You can use the setting in the book details on the main book page, precis, title, series, tags or lists to qualify your book for this task. Please include how you know your book qualifies with links as necessary so I know how to check your book!

Editing is fixed! Yay!

AliciaJ wrote: "Editing is fixed! Yay!"

Wonderful! I'll update our tracking post soon

Reading: The Peacock's Poison set in the UK

Changed my mind reading The Best Man tagged as South Africa

I finished a book that I'll post shortly. I can read a second one.

Completion post- task 7

39. Read 5 books set outside the US

Read: Sept 26
Rating : 3 stars
Pages: 312 kindle edition (GR)
Qualifies: set outside the US- see series title and/or precis (booklink above)
Review: I like this book. Cute story, sweet characters (especially the children) and a chance to learn a bit more about past characters from this series (can be read out of order) I was very appreciative for the glossary at the end of the book so some of the words could be translated. Only 3 stars though because the conflict wasn't my favorite.

I'm reading Desire by Amanda Quick for a second book. It's been years since I read an Amanda Quick book!

Ohhh, I loved the Amanda Quick books. Maybe I'll read one of those for my second book. I'm almost done with End of the Line, a book set in outer space.

Completion post- task 7

39. Read 5 books set outside the US

read: Sept 26
pages: 392 kindle edition (GR)
rating: 3 stars
qualifies: set outside US ; see setting (see booklink above)
review: This is a cute story, funny at times because Clare's actions, pride and temper sometimes get the better of her. (view spoiler)[ (martial bed and chicken blood- definitely worth the read for that alone) (hide spoiler)] Gareth is a good balance for Clare. I like how their relationship grows and builds into something lasting.

Completion Post - Task 7

39. Read 5 books set outside the US.

End of the Line
Read: 9/26
Pages: 136
Rating: 3 Stars
Qualifies: from precis: Giovanni Gallardo is on the run. With only a knapsack in his hands, he boards a ship to get as far away from earth as he possibly can.

Review: This was just a pure escapist fun fantastical space pirate story, with shifters and some blue-skinned characters as well. It was basically porn set in space LOL. Giovanni, or Gigi as he's called, stows away on a space ship to escape a firefight. He gets found by the commander of the ship, who immediately goes into the mating frenzy once he sees Gigi, and claims him right away. Of course, the commander is some kind of wolf shifter, but I'm never sure what he looks like, except that he's huge and very naked. It goes from there, with Gigi joining the crew, who ends up being chased from one end of the galaxy to the other by Gigi's previous master/owner. It all ends well, with Gigi and the commander vanquishing the evil master, and living happily ever after on the spaceship.

Hi guys, I was reading but sadly my grandad passed away this evening. I'll try and finish it tomorrow. So sorry.

Hi Megan, oh no, so sorry to hear that. My sincere condolences to you and your family. Hugs.

Take care of you and your grandmother. I wouldn't worry about finishing the book. I'll ask MKat how the pass works and we can use it this time. I don't mind reading another book to cover. Hopefully, she will take pity on us and give us a few tasks that you can pass on until you are ready to join us again.

I'm sorry Megan.

If you want to use the pass, all you need to do is say that you are using it. In this case, your team can complete the task and get the next one whether you comment or not. If you post a completion in the next couple of days, I will not count it as a pass for you.

In either case though, the task needs to be completed. So two more books need to be finished and posted.

So very sorry Megan. My thoughts are with you and your family.

Laura, I’m almost done with Of Silk and Steam, will post it in the next hour or so.

No worries, Alicia. Is it good?
We still need another book. I have one that fits if Megan decides to pass and I'll finish sometime tomorrow, either way the book works for another task in a different challenge so that 's a win win for me��

Laura wrote: "No worries, Alicia. Is it good?
We still need another book. I have one that fits if Megan decides to pass and I'll finish sometime tomorrow, either way the book works for another task in a differe..."

It’s excellent! Bec McMaster is an amazing writer. 😊

Completion Post - Task 7

39. Read 5 books set outside the US.

Of Silk and Steam
Read: 9/27
Pages: 448
Rating: 5 Stars
Qualifies: Series is set in London
Review: This is the conclusion to the London Steampunk series, and it was exhilarating. The fight at the end was everything I had hoped for, even though one of my favorite characters got killed off. But to see the prince consort finally get what was coming to him made it all worth it. And as for Aramina and Barrons, they were perfect for each other. The heat between them was palpable, and when they finally got together, it was scorching hot. All in all, another excellent story from this author.

I'm reading another book that qualifies, but I probably won't finish it until tomorrow.

Completion Post - Task 7

39. Read 5 books set outside the US.

Thief of Dreams
Read: 9/28
Pages: 126
Rating: 5 Stars
Qualifies: takes place in the Court of Dreams
Review: This is an excellent start to a new series by one of my favorite authors. Zemira is tasked by her evil father to infiltrate the Court of Dreams and steal the prince's Dragon Heart. Once Zemira meets Prince Keir and spends time with him, she starts to have mixed feelings about her task. Once again, this author takes the reader on a fantastic journey with compelling characters and exciting plot. I can't wait to find out what happens next in this new series.

Team Completion Post

Task 7
39. Read 5 books set outside the US.

✅L���ܰ���: 1. Just for Now Completion Post
2. Desire Completion Post
✅M�𲵲���: None
✅A����������: 1. End of the Line Completion Post
2. Of Silk and Steam Completion Post
3. Thief of Dreams Completion Post