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The Amazing Race Team Challenge - Round 2
September 13, 2020 through November 8, 2020
It's Not a Sprint, It's a Marathon!

Team 12:
�� Nayara
�� Shan ~A~
�� Mary C
�� Michaele

The Amazing Race Team Challenge - Round 2
September 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 - 4. Read 4 books tagged/shelved as PNR or fantasy. 9.15.2020 - 9.18.2020
Task 3 - 15. Read a minimum of 600 pages in books with an audio edition. 9.19.2020 - 9.21.2020
Task 4- 10. Read 4 books by authors' who write under more than one name (Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb). 9.21-24.2020
Task 5 - 23. Each teammate reads a book that has been read by one of the RRRC moderators. No pass for this task. 9.24.2020 - 9.27.2020
Task 6 - 29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession. 9.27-29.2020
Task 7 - 25. Read 4 books by one of the 2020 FACs. 9.29.2020 - 10.3.2020
Task 8 - 59. Read 4 books that are NOT MPG Romance. 10.3.2020 - 10.6.2020
Task 9 - 38. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with a non-English language edition. 10.6.2020 - 10.8.2020
Task 10 - 12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task. 10.9.2020 - 10.11.2020
Task 11 - 52. Read 6 books with the same color cover, teams decide color. 10.11.2020 - 10.13.2020
Task 12 - 14. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with Contemporary Romance as MPG. 10.13.2020 - 10.15.2020
Task 13 - 49. Each teammate reads a book published in the same month and year, teams decide. No pass for this task. 10.15.2020 - 10.17.2020
Task 14 - 88. Read 6 books with a boat, plane, car or motorcycle on the cover, teams decide which. 10.17.2020 - 10.21.2020
Task 15 - 32. Read 6 books with over 2500 ratings. 10.19.2020 - 10.22.2020
Task 16 - 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. 10.22.2020 - 10.24.2020
Task 17 - 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. 10.25.2020 - 10.27.2020
Task 18 - 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. 10.27.2020 - 10.28.2020
Task 19 - 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. 10.29.2020 - 10.31.2020
Task 20 - 104. Read 8 holiday books. 10.31.2020 - 11.3.2020
Task 21 - 57. Read over 1000 pages in books that are MPG Romance. 11.3.2020 - 11.5.2020
Task 22 - 79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope. 11.5.2020 - 11.6.2020
Task 23 - 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. 11.7.2020 - 11.8.2020 1900 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 12, you are free to come up with a team name. 😉

Tasks (tasks with a �� needs some kind of decision from the team)


(view spoiler)[0. As a teams, select your favourite month of 2019 and each player reads a book initially published in that month. No pass for this task.
�� 1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.
2. Each player reads the first book in a series, can be same or different series - no pass for this task.
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.
7. Read 4 books that are stand alones.
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.
10. Read 4 books by authors' who write under more than one name (Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb).
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.
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.
16. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books tagged/shelved as children.
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.
20. Read 4 books 300 pages or longer.
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.
26. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books featuring shifters.
27. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books published in any one year prior to 2018, team picks the year.
28. Each teammate reads a book from a teammate's to-read shelf, no pass for this task.
�� 29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession.
30. Read 6 books with naked man chest on the cover.
31. Read 6 books rated over 4.0.
32. Read 6 books with over 2500 ratings.
�� 33. Read 6 books in the same sub-genre, teams decide.
34. Read 6 books first published between 2000 and 2010.
35. Read 6 books first published between 2011 and 2020.
36. Read 6 books with animals on the cover.
37. Read 6 books set in the US.
38. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with a non-English language edition.
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.
42. Read 6 books featuring best friends.
43. Read 6 books published in June. (A different month may be used when assigned.)
44. Read 6 books by authors who use initials in their name.
45. Read 6 books with 3 word titles. (A different number may be used when assigned.)
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.
�� 50. Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location.
�� 51. Each teammate reads a different book by the same author, no pass for this task.
52. Read 6 books with the same color cover, teams decide color.
�� 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.
�� 54. Read 6 books set on a beach or in the mountains, teams decide which.
�� 55. Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country.
�� 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.
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.
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.
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.
65. Each player reads 2 books in a series, teammates can read the same or different series.
66. Read over 1000 pages in books with Mystery or Suspense as MPG.
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.
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.
�� 72. Read 4 books published in the decade of a teammate's birth, team decides which teammate.
73. Read a minimum of 1500 pages in books by the same author, teams decide author.
�� 74. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month.
�� 75. Read over 1000 pages in books that start with the same letter (no articles), teams decide letter.
�� 76. Read 6 books with a specific item on the cover, team selects item.
77. Each teammate reads a book that the teammate after them alphabetically has rated 5 stars. No pass for this task.
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.
80. Read 4 books initially published in different decades.
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.
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.
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.)
�� 88. Read 6 books with a boat, plane, car or motorcycle on the cover, teams decide which.
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.
�� 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.
�� 92. Read over 1500 pages in books set in the future or the past - teams decide.
�� 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.
�� 94. Read 6 books published in sequential years, teams decide years.
�� 95. As a team, select an animal. Read 8 books tagged with that animal.
�� 96. Read a minimum of 1200 pages with the sun or the moon on the cover, teams decide which.
97. Read 8 books by authors with more than 10 letters in their name.
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.
100. Read 8 books with more than 10 letters in the title. (hide spoiler)]

Team Information


Nayara
Time zone:
Birthday: April 1988
Hometown: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
5 favorite books: Slave to Sensation, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Indigo, Sea Swept, Daughter of the Forest
Year joined RRRC: 2019
Nayara Read Shelf

Shan ~A~
Time zone:
Birthday: August 1979
Hometown: Minden, LA
5 favorite books: Hold On, The Air He Breaths, Letters to Molly, Bright Side, First Grave on the Right
Year joined RRRC: 2013
Shan ~A~ Read Shelf

Mary C
Time zone:
Birthday: February 1970
Hometown: Agawan, MA
5 favorite books:
Year joined RRRC: 2010
Mary C Read Shelf

Michaele
Time zone: GMT -6 hours
Birthday: August 1976
Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
5 favorite books:
Year joined RRRC: 2017
Michaele Read Shelf

Task 1: 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. (Month selected: January)

Nayara - Message 60 - Pan
Shan ~A~ - Message 73 - Take Me Again
Mary C - Message 70 - Arsenic in the Azaleas
Michaele - Message 67 - Deke

Task 2: Read 4 books tagged/shelved as PNR or fantasy.

Nayara - Message 85 - Kill the Dead
Shan ~A~ - Message 95 - Legend of the Highland Dragon
Mary C - Message 92 - Bewitched and Betrothed
Michaele - Message 84 - How to Howl at the Moon

Task 03: Read a minimum of 600 pages in a book with an audio version

Nayara - Message 108 - Savor You (291 pages)
Shan ~A~ - Message 113 - This is Forever (330 pages)
Mary C - Message 109 - These Women (352 pages)
Michaele- Message 107 - The Will (595 pages)
1,568 pages read total

Task 04: Read 4 books by author's who write under more than one name (Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb)

Nayara - Message 122 - Bitter Falls
Shan ~A~ - Message 125 - The Daring Duke
Mary C - Message 124 - The Lost Night
Michaele - Message 120 -Goodbye Paradise

Task 5: Each teammate reads a book that has been read by one of the RRRC moderators. No pass for this task.

Nayara - Message 133 - The Unhoneymooners
Shan ~A~- Message 136 = The Duchess War
Mary C Message 135 = Sweet Little Lies
Michaele - Message 134 - How to Walk Like a Man

Task 6: Read over 750 pages in books with the same profession (law enforcement)

Nayara - Message 151 - Principles of Spookology (332 pages)
Shan ~A~ - Message 154 - Damaged (194 pages)
Mary C - Message 150 - Saint's Gate (335 pages)
Michaele - Message 149 - Law Man (535 pages)
1,396 pages read total

Task 7: Read 4 books by one of the 2020 FACs

Nayara - Message 161 - A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean
Shan ~A~ - Message 180 - Lies & Lullabies by Sarina Bowen
Mary C - Message 164 - Rookie Move by Sarina Bowen
Michaele - Message 160 - The Witness by Nora Roberts

Task 8: Read 4 books that are NOT MPG Romance

Nayara - Message 194 - The Girl from the Well
Shan ~A~ - Message 191 - Once We Were Sisters: A Memoir
Mary C - Message 192 - Bones in the Begonias
Michaele - Message 190 - The Sea of Monsters

Task 9: Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with a non-English language edition

Nayara - Pass
Shan ~A~ - Message 202 - Winter (833 pages)
Mary C -Message 207 - The Lovely Bones (352 pages)
Michaele -Message 206 - Rock Chick (420 pages)
1599 pages read

Task 10: Read a book recommended to you by a teammate (no pass)

Nayara - Message 238 - Under Her Skin
Shan ~A~ - Message 239 - The Princess Trap
Mary C - Message 240 - Hard Hitter
Michaele - Message 237 - Lies & Lullabies

Task 11: Read 6 books with the same color cover, teams decide color (blue)

Nayara:Message 260 - One Good Earl Deserves a Lover
Shan ~A~: Message 263 - Great and Precious Things
Mary C: Message 264 - Best Murder in Show
Michaele: Message 262 - The Game Changer + Message 267 - Conventionally Yours + Message 271 - Play It Again

Task 14: Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with Contemporary Romance as MPG

Nayara: Message 276 - Rock Wedding (385 pages)
Shan ~A~: Message 279 - A Virgin River Christmas (320 pages)
Mary C: Message 279 - Lost and Found Sisters (385 pages)
Michaele: Message 277 - One Giant Leap (440 pages)
1530 pages read

Task 13: Each teammate reads a book published in the same month and year, teams decide. No pass for this task (March, 2020)

Nayara: a href="/topic/show/... 294 - Crush the King
Shan ~A~: a href="/topic/show/... 295 - Pike
Mary C: a href="/topic/show/... 298 - Lord Holt Takes a Bride
Michaele: a href="/topic/show/... 239 - Happy Place

Task 14: Read 6 books with a boat, plane, car or motorcycle on the cover, teams decide which (motorcycle)

Nayara: Mesage 321 - For the Love of Dixie
Shan ~A~: Message 325 - Outlaw's Kiss
Mary C: Message 320 - In Rides Trouble
Michaele: Message 317 - Motorcycle Man + Message 323 - Fire Inside

Task 15: Read 6 books with over 2500 ratings

Nayara:Message 339 - Deceptions + Message 345 - Betrayals
Shan ~A~: Message 336 - Flesh + Message 340 - Just My Type
Mary C: Message 342 - Rev It Up
Michaele: Message 337 - Well Played

Task 16: Each member reads a book published in sequential months, i.e. June, July, August and September. Teams decide which months (July - August - September - October)

Nayara:Message 361 - Spooky Business (SEPTEMBER)
Shan ~A~: Message 365 - Happily Letter After (OCTOBER)
Mary C: Message 364 - Behind the Red Door (AUGUST)
Michaele: Message 362 - Stacking the Deck (JULY)

Task 17: 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. (Best Single Father Heroes of Contemporary Romance)

Nayara: Message 386 - Overruled
Shan ~A~: Message 385 - The Sexy One
Mary C: Message 384 - SEALed with a Kiss
Michaele: Messa ge 387 - Sweet Dreams

Task 18: Each teammate reads a book another teammate read and rated 4 Stars or higher in the last 3 months. No pass for this task.

Nayara: Message 396 - Mexican Gothic
Shan ~A~: Message 400 - Good Boy
Mary C: Message 399 - Stillhouse Lake
Michaele: Message 398 - Lost and Found Sisters

Task 19: 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.

Nayara: Message 412 - Who We Truly Are (226 pages)
Shan ~A~: Message 415 - Wait For Morning (474 pages)
Mary C: Message 414 - Archangel's War (478 pages)
Michaele: Mesage 413 - Mud & Lace (226 pages)
1400 pages read

Task 20: Read 8 holiday books.

Nayara: Message 428 - The Hollow Places + Message 430 - Mangos and Mistletoe
Shan ~A~: Pass
Mary C: Message 424 - Thanksgiving + Message 433 - Pumpkins in Paradise + Message 441 - A Christmas Visitor
Michaele: Message 429 - Freckles + Message 435 - Love Happens Anyway + Message 436 - Winter Ball

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Hey Team!

(I took the liberty of reserving some posts for the tracking. 🙂)

I'm Nayara from Belo Horizonte, Brazil (so no way we going to use my hometown for task #53). I love romance novels and read almost anything. I especially like Paranormal and Urban Fantasy books (I'm obsessed with Ilona Andrews and Nalini Sigh books). I'm between jobs at the moment, so this + quarantine is giving me a LOT of time for reading.

I'm in the GMT -3 hours time zone

Some of the tasks required some personal information, so can you tell us your month/year birthday, your hometown, and the year you joined the group... we also need to list our 5 favorite books and if you want to talk about your favorite tropes we can find some common ground.

We can start decided on some tasks to make it easier if this task is called, like:

1.Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.
9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task.
33. Read 6 books in the same sub-genre, teams decide.
50. Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location.
51. Each teammate reads a different book by the same author, no pass for this task.
55. Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country.
82. Each teammate reads a different book from the same series.

Some other things about me:

My birthday is April 28th 1988 and I joined the group last year.

I don't mind the trope of the book so much, but If I find friends to lovers or a fake relationship I'll probably read it. However, if you ask me a trope that I absolutely HATE is a love triangle. This is absolutely a no, no, no for me (unless they are polyamorous).

Listing 5 favourite books is hard, but I'll say (not in order):

1. Slave to Sensation (to represent this series that I adore)
2. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
3. Indigo
4. Sea Swept
5. Daughter of the Forest
(I fell physical pain thinking about choosing only one of Ilona Andrews books, so I'll list none)

Time zone: Central Standard Time (CST) or UTC/GMT -6
Birthday: 08/1979
Hometown: Minden, La

5 favorite books: I have favorite authors more than favorite books, so I'm going to randomly select from my favorites list
1. Hold On
2. The Air He Breathes
3. Letters to Molly
4. Bright Side
5. First Grave on the Right

Year joined RRRC: 2013

My read shelf: /review/list...

Do we need to create one for this challenge?

For team name ideas I was looking at books about books so took names from that

The World Between Two Covers: Reading the Globe
The Bookshop of Yesterdays
Literary Wonderlands: A Journey Through the Greatest Fictional Worlds Ever Created
By the Book
The Bookworm
I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life


Maybe we can take names from this???

Between Two Covers
Adventures in Literary Wonderland
Reading by the Book
We'd Rather be Reading

Hi! Sorry. I work on a computer all day M-F and I try to avoid it on the weekends.

I'm in Massachusetts on EST.
My birthday is 2/1970.
My hometown is Easthampton Mass, I live in Agawam Mass. I do not live in area where any books are usually set. I spent most of my youth in Northampton MA. (that might be a possibility as a setting place). If we can use State-Massachusetts has a ton of books set here but it's mostly in the Boston, Cape Cod area. However, there's a romance series by Carla Neggers set in the Swift River Valley of Mass and I live near there and the Swift River is my favorite place to kayak)
I can't really name 5 favorite books. I'll name some authors for which I can easily find a series book to read for that task or the read the same author task:
Jim Butcher
Ilona Andrews
Agatha Christie
MC Beaton
Nora Roberts
(there's a whole lot more that I will read)
No idea when I joined this group.

Nayara, my sister in law is from Porto Alegre Brazil. Most of her family is still there. She lives with my brother and their kids in Boston. She works for Nike.

My suggestion for the tasks below

1.Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.
a. Devney Perry
b. Kristen Ashley
c. Penelope Ward
d. Brittainy C. Cherry
e. Kennedy Ryan
f. Lauren Blakely
g. Vi Keelandj
h. Penelope Ward
i. Penelope Douglas
j. Sierra Simone
k. L.J Shen
l. Nora Roberts

*Does this have to be the same book by the same author? Since 51 clarifies a different book by the same author?

9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task.
a. Rosemary Beach series by Abbi Glines
b. Fallen Crest High series by Tijan
c. Kilgore Fire Series by Lani Lynn Vale
d. The Four Horseman series by Laura Thalassa
e. Chronicles of The One series by Nora Roberts
f. Devil's Night series by Penelope Douglas

**Do we all have to read the same book? If so, we definitely need to find something neither of us have read unless some or fine with rereads

33. Read 6 books in the same sub-genre, teams decide.
**I'm fine with any sub-genre of romance

50. Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location.
a. California
b. Montana
c. Louisiana
d. Texas
e. Colorado
f. Great Britain

**I'm sure I can find a book in whatever location is the most popular

51. Each teammate reads a different book by the same author, no pass for this task.
a. Devney Perry
b. Kristen Ashley
c. Penelope Ward
d. Brittainy C. Cherry
e. Kennedy Ryan
f. Lauren Blakely
g. Vi Keelandj
h. Penelope Ward
i. Penelope Douglas
j. Sierra Simone
k. L.J Shen
l. Nora Roberts

55. Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country.
a. England
b. Scotland
c. Ireland
b. Australia

82. Each teammate reads a different book from the same series
a. Rosemary Beach series by Abbi Glines
b. Fallen Crest High series by Tijan
c. Kilgore Fire Series by Lani Lynn Vale
d. The Four Horseman series by Laura Thalassa
e. Chronicles of The One series by Nora Roberts
f. Devil's Night series by Penelope Douglas

There's no tropes that I hate so much that I can't suffer through one book for the team. Not one that I can think of off the top of my head. Not a huge fan of love triangles either but they mostly bother me when they go on and on in a series. I will not read a Stephanie Plum or Hannah Swenson book because of that.

Ok there is one: I am not a big fan of the ugly or fat girl has to do a completely make herself over for the hero of the book to fall in love with her.

I found when I joined this goup. 7/8/2010.

Checking in! Sorry I am a little slow here this weekend!

I'm Michaele - pronounced like Michael. I love in Utah - outside of Salt Lake City - so MST. I was born in 8/1976. I believe I joined this group in 11/2017.

I also don't care for love triangles. I mostly read contemporary mm, but I am fairly open to trying other sub-genres - except for horror or anything too creepy.

I hope I'm an ok fit!

I vote for We'd Rather be Reading as a team name!

Sorry, I forgot favorite books - let me give that some thought.

More authors we can read (Didn't think to add any authors who write MM)

Eden Finley
Lucy Lennox
Marie Sexton ~ on my tbr
Sarina Bowen ~ on my tbr

These are the only ones I can think of that I've either read or am planning to read.

I don't read mm. I put that in my sign up post.

Mary C wrote: "I don't read mm. I put that in my sign up post."

That's ok - I read mf too, so we can pick mf authors or series when we have to read something in common. Or we can pick someone like Sarina Bowen who writes both :)

No pressure to read anything you don't want to.

Can we add a Kristen Ashely series to this list (from Shan A's post)?

82. Each teammate reads a different book from the same series
a. Rosemary Beach series by Abbi Glines
b. Fallen Crest High series by Tijan
c. Kilgore Fire Series by Lani Lynn Vale
d. The Four Horseman series by Laura Thalassa
e. Chronicles of The One series by Nora Roberts
f. Devil's Night series by Penelope Douglas

And this list too?
9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task.
a. Rosemary Beach series by Abbi Glines
b. Fallen Crest High series by Tijan
c. Kilgore Fire Series by Lani Lynn Vale
d. The Four Horseman series by Laura Thalassa
e. Chronicles of The One series by Nora Roberts
f. Devil's Night series by Penelope Douglas

Is Nayara our captain? And how does everyone feel about We'd Rather be Reading as a team name?

Michaele wrote: "Is Nayara our captain? And how does everyone feel about We'd Rather be Reading as a team name?"

I assumed she was okay with that since she went ahead and set everything up for us.

Also Michaele do you have a specific series in mind? I'm okay with rereads since I've read most of her completed series except maybe 2.

Shan ~A~ wrote: "Also Michaele do you have a specific series in mind? I'm okay with rereads since I've read most of her completed series except maybe 2."

Maybe Colorado Mountain or the 'Burg series? Or maybe Ghosts and Reincarnation since Nayara likes paranormal?

I’m good with Nayara as captain and We’d Rather ave Reading for our name.

FIRST TASK -

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.

For this task we are using the initial publication date. If one is listed at the top of the editions page, use that. Otherwise I will be looking for the first published date of an English language edition. Remember to use the first English language Kindle edition for your page count and ensure that your completion posts contain all the required information listed in message #3 of your team thread.

Does anyone have a preference? If not, how about we just pick January to make a quick decision?

Michaele wrote: "Does anyone have a preference? If not, how about we just pick January to make a quick decision?"

I'm fine with January

hey all!

I'm good with We'd Rather be Reading for the name and Januaru for the month

Nayara wrote: "hey all!

I'm good with We'd Rather be Reading for the name and Januaru for the month"

Would you mind being captain? No pressure :)

I'm okay with it!

Yay!

January is fine. So read a book published Jan of 2019? I’ll try to find something quickly

About the suggestions:

01. For the author (task 1): I'm good with Sarina Bowen. I've only read Brooklinaire by her and it was such a good book that I don't mind reading another one

9. For reading a book of the same series (task 9) I would be good with either The Four Horseman series or Chronicles of the One. In my undestanding we don't need to read the same book but it would not be a problem if we do.

82. We can read something by Kristen Ashley since I think she has a lot of books in one series. I haven't read anything of her yet but I'm wanting to do it for some time

Mary C wrote: "Nayara, my sister in law is from Porto Alegre Brazil. Most of her family is still there. She lives with my brother and their kids in Boston. She works for Nike."

I have some friends in Porto Alegre, it's a beautiful city!

Luckly I have one book from Jan on my TBR and KU. I'll startnit tonight

Nayara wrote: "About the suggestions:

01. For the author (task 1): I'm good with Sarina Bowen. I've only read Brooklinaire by her and it was such a good book that I don't mind reading another one

9. For reading..."

For the series one, could we pick something else? I don't think I can handle the apocalypse right now - feels too real. Or is that one we can pass on?

Michaele wrote: "Nayara wrote: "About the suggestions:

01. For the author (task 1): I'm good with Sarina Bowen. I've only read Brooklinaire by her and it was such a good book that I don't mind reading another one
..."

I didn't even think about that 🤦🏽‍♀��... I forgot that I read the 1st book of Chronicles of the One in the begining of the quarantine and it was an... interesting experience.

Forget my vote for this option, I will take a look on the other books

Those were just suggestion for series that I plan to read or barely started. I'm open to anything even if it is a reread for me (as long as it wasn't a recent read).

I pm'd MountainKat with our team. Wasn't sure if it was done already

Mary C wrote: "January is fine. So read a book published Jan of 2019? I’ll try to find something quickly"


It doesn't have to be 2019, just January

It has to be 2019

Nayara wrote: "It has to be 2019"

Well that sucks. I thought it was just the month. Back to the drawing board.