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The Amazing Race Team Challenge - Round 5
April 12, 2022 through June 8, 2022
Still Running and My Feet Hurt!

Team:
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�� Kirsten

The Amazing Race Team Challenge - Round 5
April 12, 2022 through June 8, 2022
Still Running and My Feet Hurt!

Tracking:

Task 1 - 0. Read a book with either blue or yellow on the cover, teams decide which. No pass for this task. 4.12.2022 - 4.14.2022
Task 2 - 6. Read 4 books with fewer than 500 reviews. 4.14.2022 - 4.17.2022
Task 3 - 10. Read 4 books by authors who write under more than one name (Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb). 4.17.2022 - 4.19.2022
Task 4 - 8. Read 4 books with a beach on the cover. 4.19.2022 - 4.21.2022
Task 5 - 23. Each teammate reads a book that has been read by one of the RRRC moderators. No pass for this task. 4.21.2022 - 4.24.2022
Task 6 - 18. Read over 750 pages in books tagged/shelved with 'favorite��. 4.24.2022 - 4.26.2022
Task 7 - 44. Read 6 books by authors who use initials in their name. 4.26.2022 - 4.29.2022
Task 8 - 30. Read 6 books with nekkid man chest on the cover. 4.29.2022 - 5.2.2022
Task 9 - 33. Read 6 books in the same sub-genre, teams decide. 5.2.2022 - 5.4.2022
Task 10 - 51. Each teammate reads a different book by the same author, no pass for this task. 5.4.2022 - 5.8.2022
Task 11 - 3. Each player reads a book by a new to you author - no pass for this task. 5.8.2022 - 5.10.2022
Task 12 - 80. Read 4 books initially published in different decades. 5.10.2022 - 5.12.2022
Task 13 - 69. Read 6 books that have won/been nominated for an award. 5.12.2022 - 5.16.2022
Task 14 - 61. Read 4 books rated over 4.5 on GR. 5.16.2022 - 5.20.2022
Task 15 - 113. The first person on your team alphabetically, selects a book or series and everyone reads a book in that series. 5.20.2022 - 5.23.2022
Task 16 - 71. Pick another team and each member reads one book that was read by a member for this challenge. No pass for this task. 5.23.2022 - 5.26.2022
Task 17 - 118. Read 8 books with an average rating under 4.2 AND under 2500 ratings. 5.26.2022 - 5.29.2022
Task 18 - 92. Read over 1500 pages in books set in the future or the past - teams decide. 5.29.2022 - 6.1.2022
Task 19 - 107. Read 8 books published in the month (not year) of a teammate's birth. Team selects teammate. 6.1.2022 - 6.5.2022
Task 20 - 109. Read 6 books with or without facial hair on a male cover model. Teams decide. 6.5.2022

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 11, you are free to come up with a team name. 😉

Hi All,

Thanks for joining the Amazing Race! I raced the last round and had a lot of fun. This will be my second time through this challenge and I found it fun and mostly easy once we found a rhythm last time through.

A little about me. I'm a SAHM with a high schooler and a middle schooler. I'm very extraverted so staying home without a set job is a bit odd for me. I worked as a non IT Project Manager for 20 years. I've started writing in the past few months. Prior to that I was a book blogger. I keep saying I'll go back to blogging soon. I really will. Soon. I live in CT, in the town I was born in. It's one of those weird not so small towns that no one ever leaves. I'm a big sports fan with English Premier League and the MLB being my two sports of choice. Both my kids play soccer. I don't play sports, but I do ice skate.
I love to read, mainly read romance these days. I do love thrillers and mysteries as well. I can't read horror. I know. I'm missing out on Stephen King. My mom was a librarian for over 40 years so she fed my reading addiction when I was growing up.

For Captaining and Team Name -

I don't mind being captain if no one else would like to.

For Team Names, do any of the following sound good?
(I'm low on creativity this week. My apologies)

1- Reading On Empty
2- Not Now - We're Reading
3 - Just One More Chapter

Hey there!

This will be my third time doing this challenge. It's tons of fun and I can't want to get to reading with you all! I am 100% ok with Maggie being our captain.

I'm a SAHM to 2 boys (12 and 10). We live in a small coastal town in California (pacific standard time). I'm a night owl and a early bird, unfortunately. We are huge baseball fans in our house! GOOOO GIANTS!! Our oldest is playing in the majors for little league and he just happens to be on the Giants. Yay!! So we are back to being away from home 4+ nights a week. I've missed it.

I read a lot of arcs, but try to get to my tbr often. I love audiobooks! I read a lot of dark romance - enemies to lovers/bully, mafia and RH. I also have to cleanse my palette a time or two between books so I also read sports romance, rom-com, friends to lovers and second chance.

I don't read historical and am not a huge fantasy/PNR fan. I don't like horror or cheating in books. Other than that, I read lots of different tropes so it should be good for the challenge.

Maggie wrote: "For Captaining and Team Name -

I don't mind being captain if no one else would like to.

For Team Names, do any of the following sound good?
(I'm low on creativity this week. My apologies)

1- ..."

I really like Just One More Chapter!

Hello!

I'm Kirsten (KIR rhymes with DEER), a theatre professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (central time) with an awesome, wicked smart, competitive swimmer lesbian high school freshman and a sexy, even smarter, swims for fun, incredibly kind man I've been unmarried with for 25 years this May.

I read like it's my job, and read nearly everything, though since Covid it's hard for me to keep my mind on anything but genre fiction. I mostly read MM right now, but I am more than happy to branch out when a challenge calls for it.

I've never done this before, but I am loving Scavenger Hunt in the MM group and had a ball with their Spelling Bee.

I do not want to be captain, so Maggie, go for it!

I like Reading on Empty best, because I think puns are awesome, but all 3 names work for me.

Just waiting on Kira to check in! 😊

Checking in!

I am also happy to have Maggie as captain. Thank you for volunteering!

I'm in Alberta, Canada (Mountain Time). I am a night owl and am most active on ŷ������ in the evening hours. I can try and set up and watch for notifications if we need to make any decisions earlier in the day.

I work full-time as a veterinarian. I have 2 giant dogs (Great Dane - "Charles" and St. Bernard - "Ravi"). They're both great reading buddies.

I've rediscovered my love of fiction again in the last year. I didn't read much while in university, mostly since I felt guilty reading for fun when I could be studying. I read mostly MF romance and enjoy basically all genres/tropes (except maybe historical, which I haven't really tried). I also enjoy the odd thriller or general fiction. There are just so many books and not enough time. I've also started to appreciate audiobooks and lately they've made up half, if not more, of my reading.

"Reading On Empty" is my favourite too! But I am also happy with "Just One More Chapter". Thank you for suggesting names! I am definitely lacking even more in the creativity department.

This will be my first TART challenge and I'm looking forward to racing with all of you!

Kira wrote: "Checking in!

I am also happy to have Maggie as captain. Thank you for volunteering!

I'm in Alberta, Canada (Mountain Time). I am a night owl and am most active on ŷ������ in the evening hours. ..."

Kira, I lived in Calgary 2003-2008 and my daughter was born there. Welcome!

Kira wrote: "Checking in!

I am also happy to have Maggie as captain. Thank you for volunteering!

I'm in Alberta, Canada (Mountain Time). I am a night owl and am most active on ŷ������ in the evening hours. ..."

Kira wrote: "Checking in!

I am also happy to have Maggie as captain. Thank you for volunteering!

I'm in Alberta, Canada (Mountain Time). I am a night owl and am most active on ŷ������ in the evening hours. ..."

KIra, I just realized you're the captain on my Pass The Parcel team. 🤦 I REALLY need to pay more attention to my group challenges.

It's great to have you on this team as well! Welcome!

Kirsten wrote: "Hello!

I'm Kirsten (KIR rhymes with DEER), a theatre professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (central time) with an awesome, wicked smart, competitive swimmer lesbian high sch..."

Kirsten I'm sorry, I've been wrongly correcting your name every time I write it. Your pronunciation and spelling is the same as one of my cousins. I'm so used to having to undo it that I forget to recheck. I'm sorry!

We've all checked in and we're ready to go!

Looks like Reading on Empty has the majority votes for team name? I'm fine with any of them.

M if you're good with Reading on Empty - I can let MKat know and make us official.

Yep, that's fine with me!

M wrote: "Yep, that's fine with me!"

Thanks!

Just wanted to let you all know that I ended up getting a head cold and feel pretty cruddy. I need to rest, but will check back in soon!

Maggie wrote: "Kirsten wrote: "Hello!

I'm Kirsten (KIR rhymes with DEER), a theatre professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (central time) with an awesome, wicked smart, competitive swimmer ..."

I didn't even notice that, Maggie -- I rarely do, when someone types it wrong--I assume it's a typo. And I've typoed my name. But after my Josh started correcting people for me (and he's an introvert), I realized how many people didn't get it right, so now I do that introduction.

Kirsten wrote: "Maggie wrote: "Kirsten wrote: "Hello!

I'm Kirsten (KIR rhymes with DEER), a theatre professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (central time) with an awesome, wicked smart, compe..."

❤️ Your Josh is a keeper!

M wrote: "Just wanted to let you all know that I ended up getting a head cold and feel pretty cruddy. I need to rest, but will check back in soon!"

Uuugggghhh! Feel better soon! The one my spawn gifted me with is horrid. Not the spawn. The cold. I hope yours passes quickly! Rest and lots of fluids.
Yes, I know. Telling a mom to rest is like wishing on a star and laughing at a rainbow while thinking there is a pot of gold somewhere. But still.....

Read Shelves

Kira Shelf
Kirsten Shelf
M Shelf
Maggie Shelf

Recommendations

Kira Recommendations
Kirsten Recommendations
M Recommendations
Maggie Recommendations

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.

Current Task


You can use any edition's cover to qualify for this task. Basically, I’m looking for lots of skin here, minimum of an open shirt on the cover. Please include the qualifying cover in your completion posts

***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.**

Completed Tasks
Task 1 - COMPLETION
TASK 1 - 0. Either blue or yellow cover; Team choose Blue
Kirsten: msg 56
M: msg 57
Kira: msg 58
Maggie: msg 59

Task 2 - COMPLETION
TASK 2; 6. Read 4 books with fewer than 500 reviews.
Maggie - Msg 73
Kirsten - Msg 74
M - Msg 75
Kira - Msg 88

Task 3 - COMPLETION
Task 3 - 10. Read 4 books by authors who write under more than one name (Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb).
Kirsten: Msg 104
M: Msg 105
Kira: Msg 106
Maggie: Msg 108

Task 4 - COMPLETION
TASK 4 - 8. Read 4 books with a beach on the cover
Kirsten: Msg 119
Kira: Msg 120
M: Msg 121
Maggie: Msg 124

Task 5 - COMPLETION
Task 5 - 23. Each teammate reads a book that has been read by one of the RRRC moderators. No pass for this task.
Kirsten: Msg 137
M: Msg 138
Maggie: Msg 139
Kira: Msg 140

Task 6 - COMPLETION
Task 6 - 18. Read over 750 pages in books tagged/shelved with 'favorite��.
Maggie: Msg 158
Kirsten: Msg 161
M: Msg 163
Kira: Msg169

COMPLETION POST
Task 7 - 44. Read 6 books by authors who use initials in their name.
Kira: Msg 179
Kirsten:Msg 180
M:Msg 181
Kirsten:Msg 183
Maggie: Msg 184
M: Msg 187

COMPLETION POST
Task 8 - 30. Read 6 books with nekkid man chest on the cover.
Kirsten: Msg 198
Kirsten: Msg 200
M: Msg201
Kira: Msg 202
Maggie: Msg 223
Kirsten: Msg 207

COMPLETION POST
Task 9 - 33. Read 6 books in the same sub-genre, teams decide. Team chose Contemporary
Kirsten: Msg 216
Maggie: Msg 218
M: Msg 221
Kira: Msg 226
Kirsten: Msg 227
M:Msg 228
Maggie: Msg 231

Completed Tasks Continued

Completed Tasks Continued

Task List
Tasks will be explained in detail when assigned.

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.
Fantasy tag
PNR tag

5. Read 4 books first published within the last year.
New Releases Tagged Fiction
New Releases Tagged Romance

6. Read 4 books with fewer than 500 reviews.

7. Read 4 books that are stand alones.
Favorite Standalone Romance Books with HEA
Great Romance Standalone Novels
To Die For 2000-2015 Stand Alones
Romantic Suspense Stand Alone Titles

8. Read 4 books with a beach on the cover.
Romance Novels with A Beach on the Cover
A Line In the Sand
Best Beach Reads 2021
Best Summer Romance Books
Take Me to an Island, a Beach or
a Jungle
Barefootin

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

10. Read 4 books by authors' who write under more than one name (Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb).
Pen Name List

11. Read 4 books in continuing series, one that has not been completely published.
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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.
Sports tag

14. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with Contemporary Romance as MPG.
Contemporary Romance tag*
*Make sure to double check that it is MPG Contemporary Romance. This is just the list to books with this tagged/shelved

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.
Romance with Kids in Tow
Single Parent In Romance with Shared Custody
MM Romance with Single Dads or Sudden Children

17. Read 4 books written by a male author.
MM Books Written by Men

Some Male Romance Authors

Jacob Chance Logan Chance Mickey Miller Weston Parker Jack Davenport M.L. Buchman Garry Michael J.D. Hawkins Alex Wolf W.S. Greer

18. Read over 750 pages in books tagged/shelved with 'favorite'.
Favorite Tag List

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.
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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.

Jane's Shelf
Fran's Shelf
MKat's Shelf
Karen~H~'s Shelf
Yz the Whyz's Shelf

24. Read 6 books on RRRC's bookshelf, the books can not be added by anyone on your team within the last year.
RRRC Bookshelf

25. Read 4 books by one of the 2022 FACs. (A different time frame may be given when assigned.)*
FAC = Featured Author Challenge. The Featured Author is located in each Month's Monthly Challenge on the RRRC main page under Monthly Challenges. This link will take you to April 2022 Monthly Challenge

2022 FAC's
January - Emma Chase
February- Eve Langlais
March - Lucy Lennox
April - Avery Flynn

26. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books featuring shifters.
Shifters tag

27. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books published in any one year prior to 2018, team picks the year.
2017

28. Each teammate reads a book from a teammate's to-read shelf, no pass for this task.

Kira's Shelf
Kirsten's Shelf
M's Shelf
Maggie's Shelf

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

30. Read 6 books with nekkid man chest on the cover.
Cover Only Male Chests
Hottest Romance Erotica Covers
I Did It All For The Cover
So You Love Hot and Awesome Covers

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.
Contemporary

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.
Romance Duo Authors*
* This list may not full list, but it is a start. I'll add more as I have time to look

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.

Tasks Continued
Tasks will be explained in detail when assigned.

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.
Letters would be M or K

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.
Books can NOT in/on set on North America

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.
Kira - Kirsten
Kirsten - M
M - Maggie
Maggie - Kira

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.
This Links to RRRC's April Challenge

This Links to RRRC's Monthly Challenge Listings

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'.
Wedding Tag
Proposal Tag

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.
Kira's Shelf
Kirsten's Shelf
M's Shelf
Maggie's Shelf

100. Read 8 books with more than 10 letters in the title.

Some Things That Are Good To Know

MPG = Main Page Genre this would be the listing you find to the right hand side on the "old" version of GR. I know my version keeps flipping from their new beta to the older one. I haven't found MPG on the Beta version yet. If you are using the mobile app, MPG would be the shelves listed at the bottom of the of book summary, reviews, and "books by" or "series" it shows as "Genres"

Series Rule = which reads as Series rule will apply to tasks where you pick from the group or a teammate's shelf means you can read any book in the series you have picked for this task. For instance, I am currently reading Challenge which is Book 1 in the Harris Brothers you could chose to read Dominate instead of Challenge as it is book 5 in the same series as Challenge is.
* If I am misunderstanding this rule AT ALL please please please correct me!!

- currently those were the two big things that stood out to me. Let me know if there are other things we should add in here for reference.

Maggie, I made my shelf. I only have 2 MM books on it, because I don't want to force people outside of their comfort zones.

BUT, if all y'all want MM recs, let me know and I'll change that.

/review/list...

Kirsten wrote: "Maggie, I made my shelf. I only have 2 MM books on it, because I don't want to force people outside of their comfort zones.

BUT, if all y'all want MM recs, let me know and I'll change that.

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Thank you! This works! I've actually read Beach Read and I own and have started Boyfriend Material a few times. I own it in physical version so it seems to always get placed down and I never come back to it. I know the sequel is out now so I really really need to read it!

Here's my shelf
/review/list...

#17 - J.D. Hawkins /author/show...
Alex Wolf /author/show...
Search link was finding them...

Hi all,

I've got to head to bed. It's after midnight here.
I have all of the tasks that need team decisions and discussions posted out on our group. Anything that I could offer lists to, opinions on, or past experience on is noted out there as well.

I'll be offline a lot tomorrow as we're taking a day trip down to the shoreline, but I expect to be online later tomorrow evening to catch up and start filling final decisions in on our tasks above.

This week is spring break for us, so I'll be in and out, but tomorrow and Friday are the only days I'll be offline for a good chunk of the days. The rest will be errands and running "Mom's Uber" for the kids.

I hope you have good Mondays!

Here's my shelf: /review/list...��

Have fun on your trip to the shoreline Maggie!

I have an 1.5 hour drive with a mountain view tomorrow (at least on the way there). I'm looking forward to enjoying it with coffee and audiobook. But later on I have an inspection for my truck and an appointment to work on my taxes. Less anticipation and more dread for that part of the day.

Wishing happy Mondays to the rest of you!

M wrote: "Here's my shelf
/review/list......"

Thank you! I've updated your shelf and I've added the authors you've found. I also added W.S. Greer. He's an attending author for an event I'm going to in November.

Kira wrote: "Here's my shelf: /review/list...��

Have fun on your trip to the shoreline Maggie!

I have an 1.5 hour drive with a mountain view tomorrow..."

Thanks Kira! I've updated your shelf above.
It was a gorgeous day out here yesterday. It was 60, cloudless and perfect. Most of the beaches and the shops along the coast haven't opened yet as we live in CT and we're a Memorial Day to Labor Day sort of shoreline, but the book store I love is open year round. As is the boardwalk I like downtown. We were able to get some sea and sun in along with books and food. The shoreline towns have spring break the week following easter this year so it was quiet as well!

Kira wrote: "Here's my shelf: /review/list...��

Have fun on your trip to the shoreline Maggie!

I have an 1.5 hour drive with a mountain view tomorrow..."

Kira, you have both a hockey book and another on your list--perhaps they'll come up for me in another challenge, since I'm reading from M!

Sounds like it was a super nice day Maggie!

Kirsten, I figured I would read the crowd and make sure there was at least one sports romance on the list. lol. And being Canadian, it's pretty much a given that hockey is my preferred sport. I'm planning to continue the Seattle sharks series in this challenge, along with taking some new recs, obviously.

The first task is announced in a few hours! I'm excited. 😂

Kira wrote: "Sounds like it was a super nice day Maggie!

Kirsten, I figured I would read the crowd and make sure there was at least one sports romance on the list. lol. And being Canadian, it's pretty much a g..."

Kira, if you ever read MM, Samantha Wayland’s Poetry in Motion and it’s sequel are quite good. And Taylor Fitzpatrick’s Thrown Off the Ice is effeing brilliant.

Kirsten wrote: "Kira wrote: "Sounds like it was a super nice day Maggie!

Kirsten, I figured I would read the crowd and make sure there was at least one sports romance on the list. lol. And being Canadian, it's pr..."

I'm adding these to my TBR now. I'm a hockey reading addict as well.

Kira wrote: "Sounds like it was a super nice day Maggie!

Kirsten, I figured I would read the crowd and make sure there was at least one sports romance on the list. lol. And being Canadian, it's pretty much a g..."

I LOVE the Sharks series! Grinder was my favorite. I fell off when she started the Reapers. It's a spin off from the Sharks. I need to pick that one up again.

MY grandfather was a Canadian and 1/2 of my family is either in the New Brunswick area or scattered in the UK. Grandpa played semi pro before WWII. We were all brought up with the NHL in the house and I sort of remember the words to O Canada. He's the one who taught me to skate though. And he's the reason why I'm the soccer mom who shouts hockey terms out at games LOL the rules are too similar!

Kirsten wrote: "Kira wrote: "Sounds like it was a super nice day Maggie!

Kirsten, I figured I would read the crowd and make sure there was at least one sports romance on the list. lol. And being Canadian, it's pr..."

Shoot! I need to update my shelf! I have the Q&A thread open as I can grab the task as soon as it's posted.

We have our first task ladies!

0. Read a book with either blue or yellow on the cover, teams decide which. No pass for this task.

I am sure we are all aware of the nightmare taking place in Ukraine over the past month and a half. To honor the Ukrainians�� strength and sorrow, the first task is to read a book with a color from the Ukrainian flag. Teams decide which color, blue or yellow. The selected book need to be primarily the selected color. No pass for this task.

Which color would you prefer blue or yellow?

I have no preference

I have options for either. My preference would be blue.

I think blue might be easier... maybe lol

It’s been snowing all day. And I really wanted to just stay on the couch with my dogs.

But of course I got an end of day call. So off to do a quick surgery on a cow. I will check check in again after and start a book of whatever colour we decided tonight.

This is my first TART challenge. What time does MKat usually assign new tasks? They’re only assigned every other day right? So we’ll have until Wednesday night to finish?

Either color, but blue seems easier to me.

We'll go with Blue!

For tasks - a new one will be assigned within 24 hours of us all posting our completion posts for this task and then MKat verifying that we have completed the task correctly.

I think we have 5 days at most to finish a task, but the sooner we can complete a task, the sooner we get a new task.

If three out of the 4 of us have posted completion posts for a task and more than 3 days goes by without hearing from the missing 4th player, that player will be removed from the team.

The closest tasks will be assigned would be every other day.

I've added the information needed for completion posts to msg 23 where I post our current task. That information along with the information along with the First Edition Kindle Page Count will remain within that msg regardless of which task we are working on.

The same information can be found in msg 3 on this thread

Also mentioned in msg 22 is the following reminder for length of books and rereads -

There is a 150 page minimum for books, rereads and audios ok.

Thought I'd pop this out here before we get too deep into reading.

I think this cover is blue-- do you?

One Under

It's next on my list for another challenge. But I can also read The Intimacy Experiment