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Task 21: Read over 1000 pages in books that are MPG Romance

Book: When You Are Mine
320 pages (Kindle 1st Edition)
How it qualifies: MPG Romance
Date completed: 11/04
Rating/Review: 1.5â�
After reading the precis I already knew this was not for me. The "falling in love for my best friend fiancee" trope will hardly work for me and I'll probably not cheer for the main couple. This is what happened here... nothing between the two protagonists made me like them, and their do-gooders ways only seemed manipulative for me (see... they are good people. You can hate them too much... well, I can certainly try).
So... why do read this book anyway, Nayara? Because I made a lot of bad decisions, that's why. And apparently I like my own suffering (there's a word for that).

Task 21: 57. Read over 1000 pages in books that are MPG Romance.

Book: Rock Chick Reawakening, Kristen Ashley
207 pages (Kindle 1st Edition)
How it qualifies: MPG - Romance
Date completed: 11/4
Rating/Review: 5â�

Task 21: 57. Read over 1000 pages in books that are MPG Romance.

Book: Dax by Sawyer Bennett
# of pgs: 342 (Kindle 1st Edition)
Finished: 11/04
How it fits: MPG Romance
Rating/Review: 4 stars

Task 21: 57. Read over 1000 pages in books that are MPG Romance.

Fits: MPG Romance
Pages: 336
Rating: 4 stars
Date: 11/4/2020
No surprises here but I didn't expect any. It's exactly what you think it is, a fun shape shifter romance.

Task 21: 57. Read over 1000 pages in books that are MPG Romance.
Mary: review
Shan: review
Michaele: review
Nayara: review

79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope.
As a team, select a romance trope and read 6 books featuring that trope. Remember to let me know how you know the book qualifies - from the precis, title, tags, lists, whatever, but I need to know where to look to confirm your book. Include the selected trope in your completion posts along with any other info or links as necessary.

Just no love triangles 😂

I hate love triangles too!


The book I'm currently reading is a Sports Romance, but I have books on my line up for all of the above.

But I could also do another hockey romance for sports.
and I just found a friends to lovers book.

Task 22: 79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope. (Enemies to Lovers)

Loathe Thy Neighbor by Teagan Hunter
# of pgs: 252 (Kindle Edition)
How it fits: Enemies to Lovers

Task 22: Read 6 books that have the same romance trope (enemies to lovers)

Book: Someone to Watch Over Me
384 pages (Kindle 1st Edition)
How it qualifies: tagged enemies to lovers (3 people)
Date completed: 11/06
Rating/Review: 1â�
Like some others LK book's this one DID NOT aged well. The slut-shaming runs strong, you can see where the story is going early on, and Grant is in my very selected list of worts heros written in the history of mankind.

Task 22: Read 6 books that have the same romance trope (enemies to lovers)

Book: Sixty Five Hours, N.R. Walker
174 pages (Kindle 1st Edition)
How it qualifies: tagged enemies to lovers (70 people - first page)
Date completed: 11/06
Rating/Review: 4â�

Task 22: Read 6 books that have the same romance trope (enemies to lovers)

fits: on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ enemies to lover shelf.
pages: 384
rating: 4 stars
Date read: 11/6/2020
Another enjoyable entree in the Bridgerton family saga. I've kind of been reading these out of order. That's one thing I like about this series.


Task 22: Read 6 books that have the same romance trope (enemies to lovers)

Book: A Scot in the Dark
400 pages (Kindle 1st Edition)
How it qualifies: tagged enemies to lovers (3 people)
Date completed: 11/06
Rating/Review: 2.5â�
This is probably my least favorite Sarah MacLean so far. Her writing and pace are good as usual, but Lilian and Alex are the most boring couple. The side characters (are the best part and I bet this book would be more fun if it told the story of another Dangerous Daughter.

Task 22: Read 6 books that have the same romance trope (enemies to lovers)

Book: Breakaway, Avon Gale
242 pages (Kindle 1st Edition)
How it qualifies: tagged enemies to lovers (12 people - first page)
Date completed: 11/06
Rating/Review: 5â�

Task 22: 79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope. (Enemies to Lovers)

Loathe Thy Neighbor by Teagan Hunter
# of pgs: 252 (Kindle Edition)
How it fits: Enemies to Lovers (Shelved 28 times)
Finished: 11/06/2020
Rating: 4 stars

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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.
Books selected for this task have to be written by authors whose initials are wholly contained in either first half or the second half of the alphabet. You do not have to decide on first half or second half as a team. Each book just needs to fall into one or the other to work. If the author uses a middle name or initial, it must also fall into the same half of the alphabet as initials of the first and last names. Examples of qualifying authors would be Lorelei James, Amy Lane and Nora Roberts. Authors that would not qualify would include J.D. Robb, Sawyer Bennett and Sloane Kennedy. Also Jennifer L. Armentrout would work, but Susan Elizabeth Phillips would not. Each teammate must complete a book that qualifies for the team to complete the task. Additional books will add to the team's page count total in case a tiebreaker is needed. Remember to use the first edition Kindle page count.



Last Task: 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.
The Wrong Man by Delaney Diamond
# of pgs: 222 (Kindle Edition)
How it fits: Author's initials are both in first half of alphabet (A-M)

It was no problem doing it :) I will uptade everything after this task

Task 23: Read a book written by an author whose initials are both in the first half of the alphabet (A-M) or both in the second half of the alphabet (N-Z).

Book: The Reinvention of the Rose
191 pages (Kindle 1st Edition)
How it qualifies: Christina C. Jones (first half of the alphabet)
Date completed: 11/07
Rating/Review: 4â�

Task 23: Read a book written by an author whose initials are both in the first half of the alphabet (A-M) or both in the second half of the alphabet (N-Z).

fits: Author initials both N-Z
pages: 339
Rating 4 starts
Read: 11/8/2020

Task 23: Read a book written by an author whose initials are both in the first half of the alphabet (A-M) or both in the second half of the alphabet (N-Z).

pages: 396
Fits: author initials both A-M
Rating 4 starts
Date read: 11/8/2020

Task 23: Read a book written by an author whose initials are both in the first half of the alphabet (A-M) or both in the second half of the alphabet (N-Z).

Book: Complicated, Kristen Ashley
576 pages (Kindle 1st Edition)
How it qualifies: Kristen Ashley (first half of the alphabet)
Date completed: 11/08
Rating/Review: 5â�


It'll be used as a tie-breaker. Even if we don't tie for first, it'll be used as a tie breaker for other places in the ranking too.
If I am not mistaken :)

Last Task: 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.
Book: Wild Fire by Kristen Ashley
# of pgs: 220 (Kindle Edition 1st Edition)
How it fits: Author's initials are both in first half of alphabet (A-M)
Finished: 11/08/2020
Rating: 4 stars

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No problem. I just wish I saw it before I wasted my day listening to this book since it wasn't that great, but it's all good.