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The Amazing Race Team Challenge - Round 3
March 15, 2021 through May 11, 2021
It Feels Like We Are All Just Running in Place!

Team:
� M
� Sexyladi
β˜� βššβ™† Cynthia β™†βšš
� Nayara

The Amazing Race Team Challenge - Round 3
March 15, 2021 through May 11, 2021
It Feels Like We Are All Just Running in Place!

Tracking:
Task 1 - With St. Patricks Day coming up, everyone is Irish! As a team select whether you are going to read books set in Ireland OR books with an Irish character OR books with a primarily green cover. Each teammate must read a book that fits the qualification selected, no pass for this task. 3.15.2021 - 3.17.2021
Task 2 - 7. Read 4 books that are stand alones. 3.17.2021 - 3.21.2021
Task 3 - 20. Read 4 books 300 pages or longer. 3.21.2021 - 3.23.2021
Task 4 - 1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task. 3.23.2021 - 3.25.2021
Task 5 - 6. Read 4 books with fewer than 500 reviews. 3.25.2021 - 3.27.2021
Task 6 - 11. Read 4 books in continuing series, one that has not been completely published. 3.27.2021 - 3.31.2021
Task 7 - 45. Read 6 books with 3 word titles. 3.31.2021 - 4.4.2021
Task 8 - 62. Read a minimum of 1000 850 pages in books written by an author whose first or last name begins with the first letter of a teammate's screen name. 4.4.2021 - 4.7.2021
Task 9 - 22. Read 4 3 books #5 or higher in a series. 4.7.2021 - 4.10.2021
Task 10 - 14. Read a minimum of 1000 850 pages in books with Contemporary Romance as MPG. 4.10.2021 - 4.12.2021
Task 11 - 79. Read 6 5 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope. 4.12.2021 - 4.15.2021
Task 12 - 12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task. 4.15.2021 - 4.18.2021
Task 13 - 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. 4.18.2021 - 4.20.2021
Task 14 - 29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession. 4.20.2021 - 4.22.2021
Task 15 - 52. Read 6 5 books with the same color cover, teams decide color. 4.22.2021 - 4.25.2021
Task 16 - 82. Each teammate reads a different book from the same series. 4.25.2021 - 4.28.2021
Task 17 - 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. 4.28.2021 - 5.2.2021
Task 18 - 66. Read over 1000 pages in books with Mystery or Suspense as MPG. 5.2.2021 - 5.5.2021
Task 19 - 40. Read 6 5 books with over 500 reviews. 5.5.2021 - 5.8.2021
Task 20 - 84. Pick a category from the current RRRC Monthly Challenge and read 6 5 books for that category. Reader's Choice is exempt from this task. 5.8.2021

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.


**Remember to use the first edition Kindle page count only! If your page count comes from a Kindle edition published on the initial publication date on the editions page, it will count. If your page count comes from a Kindle edition labeled '1st edition', it will count. If your page count comes from the earliest dated English language Kindle edition, it will count. I am looking for one of those three things when confirming your books! As long the page count you list is correct, I will accept any link to the book. 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. πŸ˜‰

TRACKING

� TASK #1:
Task 1: 0. With St. Patricks Day coming up, everyone is Irish! As a team select whether you are going to read books set in Ireland OR books with an Irish character OR books with a primarily green cover. Each teammate must read a book that fits the qualification selected, no pass for this task.
� M: Beautifully Cruel - Completed
� Sexyladi: Bloodfever - Completed
βœ� βššβ™† Cynthia β™†βšš: Darkfever - Completed
� Nayara: The Gathering - Completed


� TASK #2:
Task 2: 7. Read 4 books that are stand alones.
� M: Just One Year - Completed
� Sexyladi: Northern Lights - Completed
βœ� βššβ™† Cynthia β™†βšš: Norwegian Wood - Completed
� Nayara: Office Hours - Completed


� TASK #3:
Task 3: 20. Read 4 books 300 pages or longer.
� M: Harvest of Sighs - Completed
� Sexyladi: Dark Song - Completed
βœ� βššβ™† Cynthia β™†βšš: Ugly Love - Completed
βœ� Nayara: Spider’s Revenge - Completed


� TASK #4:
Task 4 - 1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task - Kennedy Ryan
� M: Block Shot - Completed
� Sexyladi: Grip - Completed
βœ� βššβ™† Cynthia β™†βšš: Long Shot - Completed
� Nayara: Block Shot - Completed


� TASK #5:
Task 5 - 6. Read 4 books with fewer than 500 reviews.
� M: Drive Me Wild - Completed
� Sexyladi: Noxx - Completed
βœ� βššβ™† Cynthia β™†βšš: Charlie - Completed
� Nayara: Make It Sweet - Completed


� TASK #6:
Task 6 - 11. Read 4 books in continuing series, one that has not been completely published.
� M: Restless Things - Completed
� Sexyladi: Shadow Flight - Completed
βœ� βššβ™† Cynthia β™†βšš: Light Singer - Completed
� Nayara: King of Scars - Completed


� TASK #7:
Task 7 - 45. Read 6 books with 3 word titles.
� M: Hard to Score - Completed
� M: Drive Me Wild - Completed
� Sexyladi: Wolf with Benefits - Completed
� Sexyladi: Beast Behaving Badly - Completed
� Sexyladi: Big Bad Beast - Completed
βœ� βššβ™† Cynthia β™†βšš: The Kite Runner - Completed


� TASK #8:
Task 8 - 62. Read a minimum of 1000 850 pages in books written by an author whose first or last name begins with the first letter of a teammate's screen name.
Total: 1217 pages
� M: Door of Bruises (448 pages) - Completed
� Sexyladi: Oceans of Fire (384 pages) - Completed
βœ� βššβ™† Cynthia β™†βšš: One Good Earl Deserves a Lover (385 pages) - Completed


� TASK #9:
Task 9 - 22. Read 4 3 books #5 or higher in a series.
� M: The Earl of London - Completed
� Sexyladi: Safe Harbor - Completed
βœ� βššβ™† Cynthia β™†βšš: The Mystery of the Blue Train - Completed


� TASK #10:
Task 10 - 14. Read a minimum of 1000 850 pages in books with Contemporary Romance as MPG.
Total: 994 pages
� M: First Semester (157 pages) - Completed
� Sexyladi: Awk-Weird (302 pages) - Completed
βœ� βššβ™† Cynthia β™†βšš: Professor's Kiss (535 pages) - Completed


� TASK #11:
Task 11 - 79. Read 6 5 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope. - Friends to Lovers
� M: Hard to Lose - Completed
� Sexyladi: Fate - Completed
� Sexyladi: Again - Completed
βœ� βššβ™† Cynthia β™†βšš: A King so Cold - Completed
βœ� βššβ™† Cynthia β™†βšš: Conveniently Convicted - Completed

� TASK #12:
Task 12 - 12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.
� M: It Ends with Us - Completed
� Sexyladi: Dark Matter - Completed
βœ� βššβ™† Cynthia β™†βšš: Enemies - Completed


� TASK #13:
Task 13 - 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. - Sep 2020 & Oct 2020 & Nov 2020
� M: Overdue - Completed
� Sexyladi: The Vow - Completed
βœ� βššβ™† Cynthia β™†βšš: My Darling Arrow - Completed


� TASK #14:
Task 14 - Task 14 - 29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession - ATHLETE
Total: 952 pages
� M: Playing for Keeps (390 pages) - Completed
� Sexyladi: Superfan (300 pages) - Completed
βœ� βššβ™† Cynthia β™†βšš: Focused (262 pages) - Completed


� TASK #15:
Task 15 - 52. Read 6 5 books with the same color cover, teams decide color - BLACK
� M: Crave Thy Neighbor - Completed
� M: Anyone But Rich - Completed
� Sexyladi: Rikki's Star - Completed
� Sexyladi: Riley's Paradox - Completed
βœ� βššβ™† Cynthia β™†βšš: The Pale Horse - Completed


� TASK #16:
Task 16 - 82. Each teammate reads a different book from the same series - Black Mountain Academy Series
� M: Mr. Heartbreaker - Completed
� Sexyladi: Deviant - Completed
βœ� βššβ™† Cynthia β™†βšš: A Lesson in Blackmail - Completed


� TASK #17:
Task 17 - 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 Book Boyfriends
� M: Catching Him - Completed
� Sexyladi: Unearthly - Completed
βœ� βššβ™† Cynthia β™†βšš: Transcendence - Completed


� TASK #18:
Task 18 - 66. Read over 1000 850 pages in books with Mystery or Suspense as MPG.
Total: 927 pages
� M: Discretion (283 pages) - Completed
� Sexyladi: Mean Streak (417 pages) - Completed
βœ� βššβ™† Cynthia β™†βšš: Whispers and the Roars (227 pages) - Completed


� TASK #19:
Task 19 - 40. Read 6 5 books with over 500 reviews.
� M: The Real Thing - Completed
� Sexyladi: Night Reigns - Completed
� Sexyladi: Still - Completed
� Sexyladi: The Awakening - Completed
βœ� βššβ™† Cynthia β™†βšš: The End Zone - Completed

Res

Tasks List:
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πŸ€ 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.
πŸ€ 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.
πŸ€ 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 2021 FACs. (A different time frame may be given when assigned.)
26. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books featuring shifters.
πŸ€ 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.
πŸ€ 29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession.
30. Read 6 books with nekkid man chest on the cover.
31. Read 6 books rated over 4.0.
32. Read 6 books with over 2500 ratings.
πŸ€ 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.
πŸ€ 49. Each teammate reads a book published in the same month and year, teams decide. No pass for this task.
πŸ€ 50. Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location.
πŸ€ 51. Each teammate reads a different book by the same author, no pass for this task.
πŸ€ 52. Read 6 books with the same color cover, teams decide color.
πŸ€ 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.
πŸ€ 54. Read 6 books set on a beach or in the mountains, teams decide which.
πŸ€ 55. Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country.
πŸ€ 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.
πŸ€ 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'.
πŸ€ 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.
πŸ€ 71. Pick another team and each member reads one book that was read by a member for this challenge. No pass for this task.
πŸ€ 72. Read 4 books published in the decade of a teammate's birth, team decides which teammate.
πŸ€ 73. Read a minimum of 1500 pages in books by the same author, teams decide author.
πŸ€ 74. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month.
πŸ€ 75. Read over 1000 pages in books that start with the same letter (no articles), teams decide letter.
πŸ€ 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.
πŸ€ 79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope.
πŸ€ 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.)
πŸ€ 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.)
πŸ€ 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.)
πŸ€ 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'.
πŸ€ 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.
πŸ€ 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.
πŸ€ 92. Read over 1500 pages in books set in the future or the past - teams decide.
πŸ€ 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.
πŸ€ 94. Read 6 books published in sequential years, teams decide years.
πŸ€ 95. As a team, select an animal. Read 8 books tagged with that animal.
πŸ€ 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.
πŸ€ 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.
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Tasks will be explained in detail when assigned.

**Series rule will apply to tasks where you pick from the group or a teammate's shelf.**

Team Tasks & Info:
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Birthdays
Nayara: April 28th, 1988
M: January 19th, 1980
Sexyladi: March 14th, 1960
Cynthia: January 17th, 1989

Live/Born
Nayara: Brazil, South America
M: California, USA, North America
Sexyladi: Illinois, USA, North America
Cynthia: UK, Europe & Spain, Europe



***1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.
Kennedy Ryan

9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task.

***12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.
M: /review/list...
Cynthia: /review/list...
Sexyladi: /review/list...

27. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books published in any one year prior to 2018, team picks the year.

***29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession.
Athlete

***33. Read 6 books in the same sub-genre, teams decide.
Contemporary Romance

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.
Nayara
author - no pass for this task.
Nayara
Sarah MacLean and Lisa Kleypas (historical)
Nalini Singh, Ilona Andrews, *Kresley Cole (PR/UF/Fantasy)
Kristen Callihan, Talia Hibbert, Kylie Scott, Christina C Jones (contemporary)
Katee Robert and Sierra Simone (erotic romance)
Nora Roberts (wild card for almost everything)
M
Pippa Grant - rom com
Meghan Quinn - contemporary, rom com
Kennedy Ryan - contemporary
Pepper Winters dark romance
E.M. Moore dark romance - has rh reads
Bea Paige dark romance - has rh reads
Tate James dark romance has rh reads
Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward contemporary
Cynthia
Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti - fantasy, contemporary, bully, RH, MF
Colleen Hoover - contemporary
L.J. Shen - contemporary
Sarah J. Maas - fantasy
Sexyladi
Christine Feehan
Sienna Mynx
Sydney Addae
Piper Rayne
Lauren Blakely
Johanna Lindsey
Shelly Laurenston
Sherillyn Kenyon
Sarina Bowen

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.
Cynthia: (UK), (Spain)
Nayara: (Brazil)
M: California (USA)
Sexyladi: Illinois (USA)

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.

58. Read 6 books published in the year one of the teammates joined RRRC, teams decide which teammate.
Cynthia: 2020
Nayara: 2019
M: 2020
Sexyladi: 2018

***64. Read 6 books not set on a continent of a teammate. Space does not count - must be a real continent.
Africa, Asia, Antarctica or Australia
Cynthia: Europe
Nayara: South America
M: North America
Sexyladi: North America

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.
Cynthia: 1980s
Nayara: 1980s
M: 1980s
Sexyladi: 1960s

73. Read a minimum of 1500 pages in books by the same author, teams decide author.
author - no pass for this task.
Nayara
Sarah MacLean and Lisa Kleypas (historical)
Nalini Singh, Ilona Andrews, *Kresley Cole (PR/UF/Fantasy)
Kristen Callihan, Talia Hibbert, Kylie Scott, Christina C Jones (contemporary)
Katee Robert and Sierra Simone (erotic romance)
Nora Roberts (wild card for almost everything)
M
Pippa Grant - rom com
Meghan Quinn - contemporary, rom com
Kennedy Ryan - contemporary
Pepper Winters dark romance
E.M. Moore dark romance - has rh reads
Bea Paige dark romance - has rh reads
Tate James dark romance has rh reads
Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward contemporary
Cynthia
Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti - fantasy, contemporary, bully, RH, MF
Colleen Hoover - contemporary
L.J. Shen - contemporary
Sarah J. Maas - fantasy
Sexyladi
Christine Feehan
Sienna Mynx
Sydney Addae
Piper Rayne
Lauren Blakely
Johanna Lindsey
Shelly Laurenston
Sherillyn Kenyon
Sarina Bowen

***74. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month.
Cynthia: Born in January. Can read for March and April.
Nayara: Born in April. Can read for March and January.
M: Born in January. Can read for March and April.
Sexyladi: Born in March. Can read for January and April.

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.

***79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope.
Friends to lovers

80. Read 4 books initially published in different decades.
82. Each teammate reads a different book from the same series.
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.
88. Read 6 books with a boat, plane, car or motorcycle on the cover, teams decide which.

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.
Sep 2020 & Oct 2020 & Nov 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.
89 + 88 + 80 + 60 = 317 pages long
Cynthia: 1989
Nayara: 1988
M: 1980
Sexyladi: 1960

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.

***99. Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. Select books from 2 different teammates and read them.
Nayara

M

Cynthia

Sexyladi

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Hello Team! My name is Cynthia, I am originally from Spain but I have been living in Manchester (UK) for almost 7 years. I am currently in the process of moving back to Spain but I am waiting for the COVID situation to improve so I can move all my things. In the meantime, I am working from home from Spain so my time zone is CET. This is my second time participating in this challenge and I really enjoyed it last time!

I usually read around 2-4 books per week, mainly romance but I also enjoy thrillers, fantasy and science fiction.

Anyone would like to be captain and any ideas for team names? I have reserved some spots at the top but I can delete all and repost so the person that will be captain can reserve the top ones.

Hey everyone! I'm Nayara from Brazil. Like Cynthia, this is my second time in this challenge and I love it! It's one of my favorites challenges so far.

I love reading romance books (specially paranorrmal and fantasy) and it's my go-to genre usually, although my goal for this year is to read other things like horror/thriller/YA.

Cynthia, I have no problem with you being captain (if you it of couse πŸ˜‚)

I'm horrible with names but I'll think about something

Hi there! I'm M and I live in California (pacific standard time). I am a Mama to two boys - our oldest is 11 today and our youngest turns 9 on Sunday :)
I have yet to do this challenge, but I did the Bachelor challenge last round and loved it. So I had to try this one out too!! I'm excited to play. I don't want to be captain lol.

I read most romance tropes. The only ones I'm not into are PRN/fantasy, historical and MM. I will read if needed for the challenge though. I read a lot of dark/bully/enemies to lovers. I also am a sucker for sports romances!!

I will think of some team names...

When do we need to work (decide) on the tasks that involve the whole team?

A few name ideas:
Between the Covers
The Very Bookish Caterpillar
Happy Bookers

I think we can decide some of the group tasks when the it is assigned (like read the same profession, the same sub-genre, sun or moon on the cover, etc). Planing so far ahead may not be useful because we sometimes don't know wich books are going to be available for us or what we are in the mood at the time.

But yes, we can give some informations right now that is going to help us, like:

1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task. and 51. Each teammate reads a different book by the same author, no pass for this task. and 73. Read a minimum of 1500 pages in books by the same author, teams decide author.

We could list some our favorites authors and we could see if we cana find someone that is a good option for everyone.

For mine, I can think of:
Sarah MacLean and Lisa Kleypas (historical)
Nalini Singh, Ilona Andrews, Kresley Cole (PR/UF/Fantasy)
Kristen Callihan, Talia Hibbert, Kylie Scott, Christina C Jones (contemporary)
Katee Robert and Sierra Simone (erotic romance)
Nora Roberts (wild card for almost everything)

9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task.

Maybe we need to explain more of what we like for this one. I can read almost everything but outside of paranormal and historical that are not M cup.of tea I can suggest Katee Robert's Wicked Villain series that I love and are quick reads (erotic), Stillhouse Lake bt Rachel Caine (thriller/mystery but not heavy on the romance side), Stage Dive series by Kylie Scott...

72. Read 4 books published in the decade of a teammate's birth, team decides which teammate. and 74. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month.

We should inform our birthday and Cynthia can fix it in one of the reserved spaces so we can check quickly. Mine is 28/04/1988

99. Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. Select books from 2 different teammates and read them

My favorite books:

1. Indigo
2. Equivalent Exchange
3. Take a Hint, Dani Brown
4. Slave to Sensation
5. The Perks of Being a Wallflower

M wrote: "Hi there! I'm M and I live in California (pacific standard time). I am a Mama to two boys - our oldest is 11 today and our youngest turns 9 on Sunday :)
I have yet to do this challenge, but I did ..."

Happy Birthday to your boys, M. What's their names?

Hi Everyone! I am on vacation this week for me and my husband birthdays so not on line every day this week! I live in Chicago central time zone. I love contemporary, paranormal, fantasy, reverse harems, multicultral, interracial, ya, suspense thrillers. My birthday is March 14, 1960!
I love the name happy bookers

Nayara wrote: "M wrote: "Hi there! I'm M and I live in California (pacific standard time). I am a Mama to two boys - our oldest is 11 today and our youngest turns 9 on Sunday :)
I have yet to do this challenge, ..."

Thank you so much!! Our 11 year old is Logan and our almost 9 year old is Jacob :)

Sexyladi, enjoy your vacation!! Sounds like tons of fun!!

1. My favorite authors are:
Pippa Grant - rom com
Meghan Quinn - contemporary, rom com
Kennedy Ryan - contemporary
Pepper Winters dark romance
E.M. Moore dark romance - has rh reads
Bea Paige dark romance - has rh reads
Tate James dark romance has rh reads
Vi Keeland Penelope Ward contemporary

9. I'm been wanting to read Katee Robert's Wicked Villain series for awhile. This might be my push to finally do so. I have the first one on my kindle. If I come up with any other options I'll add them.

72. My birthday is January 19th 1980

99. Top 5 books
Freestyle
A Really Bad Idea
Rough Edge
Saving Barrette
Opium Skies

Hello All!! Glad we are all here now! :)

M, hope your boys are having a great time for their birthdays.
Sexyladi, so jealous of your vacation! Hope you are enjoying it!

Thanks for listing a few things! I am going to start adding them to the posts at the top and I will add mine shortly.

If you are ok with me tracking I will do that. For check-ins, it might be better to share it if you are ok as my time zone is different, so you don't need to wait for me if I am not around.

For the check in, can we agree that the last person to post a book for the task do it? That way we sabe time

Nayara wrote: "For the check in, can we agree that the last person to post a book for the task do it? That way we sabe time"

This is a great idea! I agree with that

Ok, I think I am good now!

So, in this comment are listed all the tasks and I have added πŸ€ in front of every team task.

Here I have listed team info and all the team tasks. You can see tasks in bold where we have started discussions and I have added *** in front of the ones that a decision has been made.


For task: 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.

In the previous round, Kat allowed us to use the state in the USA and countries for those not living there. She has not confirmed it yet for this round, but hoping we can use California, Illinois, Brazil, UK and Spain. If she says it has to be the town though, M and Nayara, do you live in any big city? If not we will have to go for Chicago.


See below tasks with decisions made:

***64. Read 6 books not set on a continent of a teammate. Space does not count - must be a real continent.
Africa, Asia, Antarctica or Australia
Cynthia: Europe
Nayara: South America
M: North America
Sexyladi: North America

***74. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month.
Cynthia: Born in January. Can read for March and April.
Nayara: Born in April. Can read for March and January.
M: Born in January. Can read for March and April.
Sexyladi: Born in March. Can read for January and April.

***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.
89 + 88 + 80 + 60 = 317 pages long
Cynthia: 1989
Nayara: 1988
M: 1980
Sexyladi: 1960



I have also added these years from our profiles:

58. Read 6 books published in the year one of the teammates joined RRRC, teams decide which teammate.
Cynthia: 2020
Nayara: 2019
M: 2020
Sexyladi: 2018

Nayara wrote: "For the check in, can we agree that the last person to post a book for the task do it? That way we sabe time"

What is the check in? You'll have to explain to me how do that.

M,

After we finish all the books of our task, we need to do a completion post and share the link on this thread to let Kat know that we are ready for the next assignment.

Here is an example from the last challenge:

/topic/show/...

My birthday is Jan 17th, 1989. These are my 5 books for 99. Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. I have picked contemporary books which I know we all read.

Cynthia


Do you want to use the same books for task 12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.? We can add more or link to one of our shelves for this task so we have more options.


I am pretty easy with the authors, I read almost every genre. From the ones you have listed I have added a * to the ones I have read or I have in my TBR. However, happy to read new authors as I love discovering new ones!

*Sarah MacLean and *Lisa Kleypas (historical)
*Nalini Singh, *Ilona Andrews, *Kresley Cole (PR/UF/Fantasy)
Kristen Callihan, Talia Hibbert, Kylie Scott, Christina C Jones (contemporary)
Katee Robert and *Sierra Simone (erotic romance)
*Nora Roberts (wild card for almost everything)
*Pippa Grant - rom com
*Meghan Quinn - contemporary, rom com
*Kennedy Ryan - contemporary
*Pepper Winters dark romance
*E.M. Moore dark romance - has rh reads
Bea Paige dark romance - has rh reads
*Tate James dark romance has rh reads
*Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward contemporary

Other authors I really like:
Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti - fantasy, contemporary, bully, RH, MF
Colleen Hoover - contemporary
L.J. Shen - contemporary
Sarah J. Maas - fantasy


This task I found very hard in the previous round and I was so happy we didn't get it ha! 9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task. I don't have any ideas at the moment. I will have a look at the series you suggested Nayara!

Nayara wrote: "M,

After we finish all the books of our task, we need to do a completion post and share the link on this thread to let Kat know that we are ready for the next assignment.

Here is an example from..."

Gotcha, thanks!

For task 53 - I don't live in a large city.

M wrote: "A few name ideas:
Between the Covers
The Very Bookish Caterpillar
Happy Bookers"

I like the three of them! If I have to choose one I would say Between the Covers

βššβ™† Cynthia β™†βšš wrote: "My birthday is Jan 17th, 1989. These are my 5 books for 99. Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. I have picked contemporary books which I know we all read.

Cynthia
[bookcover:It Ends with Us|2736..."

It Ends With Us was the only book I've ever read by Coleen Hoover and it gut me. I need to read more of her books.

I don't think there's a book setting in my hometown that were published in English, so I'm out too.

And I also liked Between the Covers for the team name.

My favorite books and authors are on this link
/review/list...

Sexyladi wrote: "My favorite books and authors are on this link
/review/list..."

Thanks sexyladi! I will add that shelf for the recommendations task. Could you choose 5 books for the task that we need to choose only 5?



In terms of team names, we have two votes for Between the Covers and 1 for Happy Bookers. M, do you have any preference?

I like Between the Covers.

Great! 3 votes for Between the Covers, so I will ask Kat to update it

Looking at what we all read, would you agree on Contemporary for the following task? It is the broadest one and easiest from what I can see.

33. Read 6 books in the same sub-genre, teams decide.

yes, I'm good with contemporary

Contemporary works for me as well :)

Destino: (Battaglia Mafia Series): Volume 1
Lessons from a One-Night Stand
Idol
Shadow Rider
Rookie Move
Here are my 5 books

Sexyladi wrote: "Destino: (Battaglia Mafia Series): Volume 1
Lessons from a One-Night Stand
Idol
Shadow Rider
Rookie Move
Here are my ..."

Thank you! Updated the tracking post


Let us know if contemporary works for you for this task:
33. Read 6 books in the same sub-genre, teams decide.

Hope you are enjoying your vacation :)

Kat has confirmed this for task 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.

Kat: If it is a big city like London or New York, it is easy enough, but you are free to use the state if the home town is in the US or country if outside of the US.

So I have updated the tasks to the below:
Cynthia: (UK), (Spain)
Nayara: (Brazil)
M: California (USA)
Sexyladi: Illinois (USA)

We got the first task!! We need to agree as a team what to pick, see below. I have no preference, I have books that work for all

Task 1: For EVERY TEAM!

With St. Patricks Day coming up, everyone is Irish! As a team select whether you are going to read books set in Ireland OR books with an Irish character OR books with a primarily green cover. Each teammate must read a book that fits the qualification selected, no pass for this task.

Please include the team selected qualification in your completion posts. Remember you need to include how you know your book qualifies! I need to know where to look to confirm your book, include any info or links as necessary. If choosing the primarily green cover, it needs to be over 50% green to be accepted. Don’t forget to use the first edition Kindle page count!

I'm going to read The Gathering that has green cover, is set in Ireland and has Irish characters. So I'll let you choose which qualification is better for you.

I vote for Irish character... then location and lastly green cover.

Great! Let's see what Sexyladi says. Irish character works for me so if she is ok we can go for that one.

Ok if it ends up being Irish character, I plan to read (maybe audio) of Irish Crown

I think I am reading Darkfever which works for Irish character and set in Ireland. I am going to sleep, I will check tomorrow morning!

Guess its Irish Character anyone has a suggestion or list with Irish Characters thank you!

βššβ™† Cynthia β™†βšš wrote: "Sexyladi wrote: "Destino: (Battaglia Mafia Series): Volume 1
Lessons from a One-Night Stand
Idol
Shadow Rider
[book:Rookie Move|30206..."

Yes contemporary is good for me!

My favorite Authors
Christine Feehan
Sienna mnyx
Sydney addae
Piper Rayne
Lauren blakely
Johanna linsey
Shelly laurenston
Sherillyn kenyon
Sarena Bowen

Sexyladi wrote: "Guess its Irish Character anyone has a suggestion or list with Irish Characters thank you!"

Ok! If you don't mind then, we go for Irish characters. I have found this list which I might go through and maybe change my book. You will need to double-check in the chosen book in the blurb or tags if it is tagged Irish or Irish-hero or Irish-heroine etc.

/list/show/1...

If you have any questions doubts give us a shout!

I will confirm my book later

Thanks for confirming authors and contemporary! I will update that.