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🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 5🌹🌹Theme - Quarantine Dating🌹
The dates will begin on Saturdays at 6 PM EST, at that time the task for each date will be announced. Books must be completed and posted by the following Friday at Midnight EST, except when on your 'Romantic Getaway' when you will have until the second Friday. Roses will be awarded before the next date begins. Each date we will be working towards spelling out B-A-C-H-E-L-O-R. The tasks for each letter will be posted in advance, but you will not know which task will be used until the date begins.
Roses are earned by:
🌹 The First Rose 🌹 Teams earn this rose by reading 4 books fitting the task during the date. (One rose possible per team per date.)
Bonus roses may be earned by:
🌹 Speed Dating Rose 🌹 The team that has 4 members finishing 4 books (1 each) and posts in the Q&A/Announcement thread first wins this bonus rose. Note, posting is required to earn this rose. (One rose possible per date.)
🌹 Team Dating Roses 🌹 Teams with each member completing the task (with a minimum of 6 books read) earn 3 additional roses. (Three roses possible per team per date.)
🌹 Serial Dating Rose 🌹 For every multiple of 8 books read, teams will earn a rose. So 8 books is one rose, 16 books is 2 roses, 24 books is 3 roses and so on. (Number of roses will vary each date, maximum of 7 per team per date.)
🌹 Multiple Date Rose 🌹 The player who reads the most books for the date earns this bonus rose for their team. (One rose possible per date unless there is a tie.)
🌹 Longest Date Rose 🌹 The player that reads the longest book for the date earns this bonus rose for their team. Please note that boxed sets will NOT be counted towards this rose! (One rose possible per date unless there is a tie.)
🌹 Compulsive Dater Rose 🌹 The player that reads the most combined pages for the date, first edition Kindle only for page count, earns this bonus rose. (One rose possible per date unless there is a tie.)
🌹 Page Turner Rose 🌹 The team that reads the most combined pages for the date, first edition Kindle only for page count, earns this bonus rose. (One rose possible per date unless there is a tie.)
🌹 Scavenger Hunt Rose 🌹This special rose is earned by finding a book that fits each rule for the letter the date represents, for example B is for Backcountry (rural setting), Black (black cover), Bogeyman (PNR) and Brag (nominated for or won an award). After posting your completion, post in the Scavenger Hunt thread to claim the book. Both posts, in your team thread and the Scavenger Hunt thread, should list the qualifications for each task, i.e. be identical. This rose may be earned multiple times per date but only once per book. The first person to post each book claims the rose for that book. (Number of roses available per date will vary, maximum of 7 per person per date.)
Teams will not be eliminated even if they earn no roses, they will have a chance to catch up by earning additional roses on other dates. Players will be eliminated if they do not complete the task on two consecutive dates. Eliminated players will not be replaced. Remember, players are allowed to read multiple books for a given date in order to earn bonuses and/or to make up for teammates who do not read their book or who have been eliminated.
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Information required when posting your completion/s:
❤️❤️ Date Task
❤️ Book/cover link
❤️ Page numbers with source **We are using the GR Kindle first edition page count ONLY, if available. Ebook page count will be acceptable if no Kindle page count available. If GR doesn't have a page count listed, please link to the Amazon Kindle book with a page count.**
❤️ How book qualified, with links or cover as necessary. Links required for lists, tags and other editions.
❤️ Dated Completed with Rating.
❤️ If this is your second (or more) book for the task, also include that information.
Please include only this information. A small review may be included if desired, but is not required. No other discussion allowed though.
❤️You will need make a new post for your completions.❤️ If you update a prior post, i.e., if you saved posts for your completions, they will be missed when I do the accounting for each date. Make sure your books count - make a new post!
❤️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.
❤️If corrections are requested, REPOSTS ARE REQUIRED!❤️ If I request a correction for a page count or qualifier for example, you must repost your Completion Post or your book will not be counted!
Although you will not need to make selection posts like in the PtP, your teammates might like ideas for what to read so sharing what you are reading could be very helpful. If you choose to make selections posts, make sure they are clearly identified as such. If you have any question if your book qualifies, it would be better to find out before you read it - ask your teammates or in the Q&A/Announcement thread.
DO NOT DELETE COMMENTS OR POSTS! Even if your book doesn't qualify or you are asked for corrections, do not delete your comment. Deleted comments will confuse the tracking and may lead to books being missed! If you wish, you may strike through your comment using < s > ... < /s > without the spaces, but do not delete the comment or post!
🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 4=5🌹🌹Theme - Quarantine Dating🌹
Books must be 90 pages and MPG Romance. Contemporary Romance, Historical Romance, Paranormal Romance or similar is acceptable, but it must be romance. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS on the MPG Romance rule. We will be using the English language first edition Kindle page count ONLY for this challenge. Audiobooks and rereads are ok. Abridged audiobooks are NOT ALLOWED for this challenge. Books can only be read once per person during the challenge even if it fits multiple categories. Once the task for the date is announced, you may not tag a book so that it fits or edit any lists - this must be done before the date begins.
MPG = Main Page Genre:
On the main page of the book on the right hand side there is a section that says "Genres". Anything listed under that section is counted as an MPG.
MPG Romance = Main Page Genre Romance:
In the "Genres" section described above, there must be 'Romance". It could be Contemporary Romance, Historical Romance, Paranormal Romance or MM Romance, but it has to have 'Romance' listed.
❤️ Completion Posts ❤️When making your completion posts, remember you must include how the book/s qualify. If the task states, for example (and this is just an example!):
A is for Athlete - Read a sports romance, qualification from the title, précis, list or tags.
Saying 'the hero is a runner' or 'MC is an athlete' doesn't qualify the book. Using 'précis states that hero is a football player' or 'tagged sports by 7 people' does qualify the book. Remember that links are required for lists, tags and different editions.
Also, when using the cover as the qualifier, post the cover image in your completion.
Please remember that all tags/lists must qualify IN CONTEXT!! Links MUST be provided.
Don't make more work for yourself than necessary - if the qualifier is in the title or on the cover, use it! You don't have to go searching for tags to make it work. 😊 If the link you use for the book is the same you are using for the page count and edition - say so (see above edition or something similar)! That saves us all some steps. But please double check your links!
You may use separate editions of your Scavenger Hunt books to qualify for the different tasks. Links MUST be provided.
🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 5🌹🌹Theme - Quarantine Dating🌹
READ THIS!
Please confirm that you have read the instructions for this challenge and understand that you are committing to read at least ONE book a week. Confirm that you understand the books you choose are required to be MPG Romance and a minimum of 90 p. using the first edition Kindle page count as well as fit the requirement for the current date task. Also please verify that you understand that this is a team challenge and that your team is counting you to uphold your commitment.
I NEED A CONFIRMATION FROM EVERY TEAMMATE!
🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 5🌹🌹Theme - Quarantine Dating🌹
I will be tracking each team's completions and using the captains' tracking to confirm before awarding roses at the end of each date.
Captains, anything you can do to help is appreciated, particularly with the Longest Date and Page Turner Roses! Simply listing the completions with message number is great though - links are not required, but always appreciated. 😊
🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 5🌹🌹Theme - Quarantine Dating🌹
Captains, please reserve a few spaces for tracking.
Introduce yourselves to your teammates. Let then know where you are from, what your interests are in life and in books! Consider friending each other, that makes it easier to follow the goings on.
Your first task as a team is to come up with a team name. The theme of Quarantine Dating and your team name should relate to that. Captains, please post your team name in the Q&A thread when you have decided.
Roses Earned
Date 1 - Total Roses -
The First Rose -
Speed Dating Rose -
Team Dating Roses -
Serial Dating Rose -
Multiple Date Rose -
Longest Date Rose -
Compulsive Dater Rose -
Page Turner Rose -
Scavenger Hunt Rose -
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Running Total: -
Date Tasks:
At the beginning of each date, one of the tasks for that week's letter will be randomly selected. The letters will be used in order. You will need to read a book that meets the task requirements, as well as the other requirements listed above, to complete the task.
B is for Backcountry - Read a book with a rural setting such as a ranch, farm or mountains.
B is for Black - Read a book with a primarily black cover.
B is for Bogeyman - Read a book tagged as 'PNR' or 'paranormal'.
B is for Brag - Read a book that has won or been nominated for an award.
A is for Abroad - Read a book set outside the US.
A is for Acclimate - Read a book by a new to you author.
A is for Alibi - Read a Romantic Suspense book.
A is for Apple - Read a book with a school setting or one featuring teacher or student.
C is for Calendar - Read a time-travel romance.
C is for Canada - Read a book set in Canada or written by a Canadian author.
C is for Ciao - Read a book that is the last or most recent in a series.
C is for Cinderella - Read a rags to riches romance or a fairytale re-telling.
H is for Habanero - Read a book tagged as 'hot' or 'steamy'.
H is for Hate - Read an enemies-to-lovers romance.
H is for Hefty - Read a book over 300 pages, first edition Kindle page count.
H is for Homonym - Read a book with a homonym in the title.
E is for Eat - Read a book set in the food industry, i.e. restaurant, bakery or bistro.
E is for Even - Read a book initially published in an even month and an even year.
E is for Everlasting - Read a book featuring an established couple or fated mates.
E is for Exterior - Read a book with the exterior of a building on the cover.
L is for Laconic - Read a book with a one word title.
L is for Lately - Read a book published within the last 3 months.
L is for Limerick - Read a humorous book in a series with at least 5 books..
L is for Linguistic - Read a book released in two or more languages
O is for Obscure - Read a book by an author with 15 or fewer distinct works listed on GR.
O is for Odd - Read a book initially published in an odd month and an odd year.
O is for Ouch - Read a book featuring a character with an illness, injury or disability.
O is for Ovation - Read a book with an average rating of 4.2 or higher.
R is for Rah-Rah - Read a sports romance.
R is for Razor - Read a book with a clean-shaven model on the cover.
R is for Rift - Read a second chance romance.
R is for Rome - Read a book set in a European country.
Details on each task's requirements will be provided prior to the beginning of that specific date.
Weekly ThemesDate 1 - B is for Black - Read a book with a primarily black cover.
Date 2 -
Date 3 -
Date 4 -
Date 5 -
Date 6 -
Date 7 -
Date 8 -
Date 1 - B is for BlackKarenH
1. Close to the Bone - Completion Post - 94 Pages
2. Scrooged - Completion Post - 100 Pages
3. Conspiracy in Death - Completion Post - 363 Pages
4. The Christmas Pact - Completion Post - 161 Pages
5. Christmas from Hell - Completion Post - 198 Pages
6. Body and Soul - Completion Post - 125 Pages
7. Loyalty in Death - Completion Post - 372 Pages
bamaace83
1. A Different Blue - Completion Post - 322 Pages
2. Scrooged - Completion Post - 100 Pages
3. The Night Before Christmas - Completion Post - 402 Pages
Fran
1. Almost Real - Completion Post - 141 Pages
2. Scrooged - Completion Post - 100 Pages
3. No Reservations - Completion Post - 114 Pages
4. Cuffed For Love - Completion Post - 96 Pages
Janeylou
1. Magic Runs Deep - Completion Post - 162 Pages **SH**
2. Midnight - Completion Post - 214 Pages **SH**
3. The Capital - Completion Post - 222 Pages
4. Treasure Kills - Completion Post - 252 Pages
5. Last Call - Completion Post - 282 Pages
M
1. Cruel Obsession - Completion Post - 184 Pages
2. Deadly Obsession: A Mafia Romance - Completion Post - 224 Pages
3. Beautiful Deceit - Completion Post - 272 Pages
4. Opium Skies - Completion Post - 346 Pages
5. Malum: Part 1 - Completion Post - 231 Pages
6. In Ruins - Completion Post - 281 Pages
Sassafrass
1. Beautiful Creatures - Completion Post - 577 Pages **SH**
2. Beautiful Darkness - Completion Post - 508 Pages **SH**
3. Scrooged - Completion Post - 100 Pages
Date Totals:
The First Rose - 1
Speed Dating Rose -
Team Dating Rose - 3
Serial Dating Rose - 3
Most books read: 7 (Karen)
Longest book read: 577 (Sass)
Most pages read: 1,538 (M)
Total Page Count: 6,543
Scavenger Hunt Rose - 4
Total Roses (subject to change) - 11
Date 2 - A is for AlibiKarenH
1. Naked - Completion Post - 208 Pages **SH**
2. Discretion - Completion Post - 288 Pages **SH**
3. Love Happens Anyway - Completion Post - 154 Pages
4. Cold Blooded - Completion Post - 335 Pages
5. The Christmas Deal - Completion Post - 250 Pages
6. Cut and Run - Completion Post - 442 Pages
7. A Mackenzie Yuletide - Completion Post - 125 Pages
8. Don't Tell - Completion Post - 512 Pages
9. The Shivering Sands - Completion Post - 331 Pages **SH**
10. Have You Seen Her? - Completion Post - 512 Pages
11. Pleasure Unbound - Completion Post - 353 Pages
12. Soft Focus - Completion Post - 374 Pages
bamaace83
1. The Tutor - Completion Post - 213 Pages
2. The Troubleshooter - Completion Post - 258 Pages
3. Against the Ropes - Completion Post - 351 Pages
4. The Girl with the Red Balloon - Completion Post - 288 Pages
5. Barely Undercover - Completion Post - 270 Pages
6. In Your Corner - Completion Post - 304 Pages
7. Full Contact - Completion Post - 306 Pages
8. Wolf Hunger - Completion Post - 320 Pages
9. Temptation of a Proper Governess - Completion Post - 384 Pages **SH**
Fran
1. Heaven Can't Wait - Completion Post - 90 Pages
2. Bedded by Her Bodyguard - Completion Post - 116 Pages
3. Quiet Man - Completion Post - 256 Pages
4. Stalking Her Sweetly - Completion Post - 145 Pages
Janeylou
1. Snowmancer - Completion Post - 147 Pages
2. The Mysterious and Amazing Blue Billings - Completion Post - 301 Pages
3. Mexican Heat - Completion Post - 242 Pages
4. The Border - Completion Post - 228 Pages
5. Hidden Treasures - Completion Post - 229 Pages
6. Decision - Completion Post - 241 Pages
M
1. Beautiful Tears - Completion Post - 193 Pages
2. Beautiful Torture - Completion Post - 145 Pages
3. Beautiful Tyrant - Completion Post - 301 Pages
4. Beautiful Lies - Completion Post - 209 Pages
5. Bully Me - Completion Post - 322 Pages
6. Rough Edge - Completion Post - 244 Pages
7. On the Edge - Completion Post - 234 Pages
8. Broken Edge - Completion Post - 304 Pages
9. Over the Edge - Completion Post - 264 Pages
10. Lord of London Town - Completion Post - 382 Pages
11. Striker - Completion Post - 256 Pages
Sassafrass
1. Black - Completion Post - 277 Pages
2. Show No Mercy - Completion Post - 388 Pages
3. Savaged - Completion Post - 544 Pages
4. Slave to Sensation - Completion Post - 356 Pages
5. Visions of Heat - Completion Post - 356 Pages
6. Caressed by Ice - Completion Post - 388 Pages
Date Totals:
The First Rose - 1
Speed Dating Rose
Team Dating Roses - 3
Serial Dating Roses - 6
Most books read: Karen (12)
Longest book read: Sass (544 pages)
Most pages read: Karen (3,884)
Total Page Count: 13,756
Scavenger Hunt Rose - 4
Total Roses (subject to change) - 14
Date 3 - C is for KarenH
1. Fractured Honor - Completion Post - 226 Pages
2. A Quick Bite - Completion Post - 384 Pages
3. Love Bites - Completion Post - 384 Pages
4. Every Breath She Takes - Completion Post - 312 Pages
5. The Station - Completion Post - 256 Pages
bamaace83
1. High Risk Rookie - Completion Post - 383 Pages
2. Dark Russian Angel - Completion Post - 362 Pages
Fran
1. Personal Delivery - Completion Post - 176 Pages
2. Santa Daddy - Completion Post - 130 Pages
3. Eight Nights - Completion Post - 92 Pages
Janeylou
1. Tea or Consequences - Completion Post - 214 Pages
2. Alien 'n' Outlaw - Completion Post - 126 Pages
3. Spice ‘n’ Solace - Completion Post - 147 Pages
4. Merry Cherry Christmas - Completion Post - 224 Pages
5. Swish - Completion Post - 231 Pages
M
1. Forever Wild - Completion Post - 156 Pages
2. The Mistake - Completion Post - 296 Pages
3. The Mafia And His Angel: Part 1 - Completion Post - 472 Pages
4. The Mafia And His Angel: Part 2 - Completion Post - 386 Pages
5. The Mafia And His Angel: Part 3 - Completion Post - 320 Pages
6. Shacking Up - Completion Post - 480 Pages
7. The Score - Completion Post - 361 Pages
Sassafrass
1. Bad Boy Holiday - Completion Post - 150 Pages
2. Always in My Heart - Completion Post - 224 Pages
3. Bentley - Completion Post - 266 Pages
4. In Case of Emergency - Completion Post - 110 Pages
5. Power Exchange - Completion Post - 218 Pages
6. Merry Cherry Christmas - Completion Post - 224 Pages
7. Santa Daddy - Completion Post - 130 Pages
8. The Christmas Deal - Completion Post - 250 Pages
Date Totals:
The First Rose - 1
Speed Dating Rose
Team Dating Rose - 3
Serial Dating Rose - 3
Most books read: 8 (Sass)
Longest book read: 480 (M)
Most pages read: 2471 (M)
Total Page Count: 7690
Scavenger Hunt Rose - 0
Total Roses (subject to change) -7
Date 4 - H is for KarenH
1. Crazy Stupid Bromance - Completion Post - 351 Pages
2. Winter Ball - Completion Post - 197 Pages
3. My Last Duchess - Completion Post - 260 Pages
4. Sweet Release - Completion Post - 392 Pages **SH**
5. Carnal Gift - Completion Post - 372 Pages **SH**
6. Ride the Fire - Completion Post - 352 Pages **SH**
7. Reaper - Completion Post - 325 Pages
8. Dominik - Completion Post - 322 Pages
bamaace83
1. Dirty Headlines - Completion Post - 328 Pages **SH**
2. Mister Moneybags - Completion Post - 300 Pages
3. Wicked Beat - Completion Post - 399 Pages
Fran
1. Boss Man Bridegroom - Completion Post - 404 Pages **SH**
2. Wonder With Me - Completion Post - 149 Pages
3. Stroke of Midnight - Completion Post - 326 Pages **SH**
4. Mastering Her Senses - Completion Post - 153 Pages
Janeylou
1. Enemies like You - Completion Post - 321 Pages **SH**
2. Alpha in Heat - Completion Post - 378 Pages **SH**
3. Go Your Own Way - Completion Post - 326 Pages **SH**
4. Don't Judge - Completion Post - 365 Pages **SH**
5. Boss - Completion Post - 334 Pages **SH**
M
1. Show Me the Way - Completion Post - 358 Pages **SH**
2. Tormentor Mine - Completion Post - 350 Pages **SH**
3. Follow Me Back - Completion Post - 409 Pages
4. Facing The Enemy - Completion Post - 168 Pages
5. Breakers - Completion Post - 387 Pages
6. Lead Me Home - Completion Post - 396 Pages
7. Engaging the Enemy - Completion Post - 245 Pages
8. The Initiation - Completion Post - 177 Pages
Sassafrass
1. Dear Enemy - Completion Post - 386 Pages **SH**
2. Hate Story - Completion Post - 322 Pages **SH**
3. Playing by Heart - Completion Post - 364 Pages **SH**
4. Skipped a Beat - Completion Post - 364 Pages **SH**
5. Strike a Chord - Completion Post - 376 Pages **SH**
6. The Strike Out - Completion Post - 331 Pages **SH**
7. Made for You - Completion Post - 321 Pages **SH**
Date Totals:
The First Rose - 1
Speed Dating Rose
Team Dating Roses - 3
Serial Dating Rose - 4
Most books read: 8 (Karen/M)
Longest book read: 409 (M)
Most pages read: 2,571 (Karen)
Total Page Count: 11,155
Scavenger Hunt Rose - 20
Total Roses (subject to change) -
Date 5 - E is for EvenKarenH
1. Sweet Talk - Completion Post - 384 Pages
2. Vanished - Completion Post - 337 Pages
3. Return to Virgin River - Completion Post - 259 Pages
4. I'm Watching You - Completion Post - 500 Pages
5. Sweet Spot - Completion Post - 384 Pages
6. Cold as Ice - Completion Post - 480 Pages
bamaace83
1. Cinnamon Girl - Completion Post - 135 Pages
2. Love Walks In - Completion Post - 384 Pages
3. All You Need is Love - Completion Post - 368 Pages
Fran
1. The Holiday Agenda - Completion Post - 134 Pages
2. The Last Girl - Completion Post - 114 Pages
3. The Billionaire's Christmas - Completion Post - 107 Pages
Janeylou
1. Just Friends - Completion Post - 259 Pages
2. Safe Place - Completion Post - 186 Pages
3. Conned - Completion Post - 226 Pages
4. The Road to Frosty Hollow - Completion Post - 137 Pages
5. His Fairy Godfather - Completion Post - 230 Pages
M
1. Manfax - Completion Post - 227 Pages
2. Torment Her - Completion Post - 281 Pages
3. Temper Him - Completion Post - 290 Pages
4. Go Deep - Completion Post - 131 Pages
5. The Revenge Pact - Completion Post - 352 Pages
Sassafrass
1. Breathless - Completion Post - 336 Pages
Date Totals:
The First Rose - 1
Speed Dating Rose
Team Dating Rose - 3
Serial Dating Rose - 2
Most books read: 6 (Karen)
Longest book read: 500 (Karen)
Most pages read: 2,344 (Karen)
Total Page Count: 6,241
Scavenger Hunt Rose -
Total Roses (subject to change) - 6
Date 6 - L is for LinguisticKarenH
1. Hidden - Completion Post - 388 Pages
2. The Accidental Werewolf - Completion Post - 340 Pages
3. Accidentally Dead - Completion Post - 352 Pages
4. The House in the Cerulean Sea - Completion Post - 394 Pages
5. Chilled - Completion Post - 354 Pages
6. The Accidental Human - Completion Post - 356 Pages
7. Buried - Completion Post - 362 Pages
8. Interlude in Death - Completion Post - 100 Pages
bamaace83
1. I Want to Hold Your Hand - Completion Post - 352 Pages
2. Tell Me Three Things - Completion Post - 332 Pages
3. I Saw Her Standing There - Completion Post - 400 Pages
4. And I Love Her - Completion Post - 338 Pages
5. Ain't She Sweet - Completion Post - 306 Pages
6. To All the Boys I've Loved Before - Completion Post - 369 Pages
Fran
1. Lumber Jacked - Completion Post - 94 Pages
2. A Baumgartner Reunion - Completion Post - 194 Pages
3. Unlocked - Completion Post - 111 Pages
4. A Kiss for Midwinter - Completion Post - 96 Pages
5. The Governess Affair - Completion Post - 152 Pages
6. Talk Sweetly to Me - Completion Post - 109 Pages
Janeylou
1. The Straight Boyfriend - Completion Post - 237 Pages
2. Point of No Return - Completion Post - 135 Pages
3. Breaking Point - Completion Post - 301 Pages
4. Starting Point - Completion Post - 301 Pages
5. Take My Picture - Completion Post - 115 Pages
M
1. The Room Mate - Completion Post - 322 Pages
2. The Play Mate - Completion Post - 285 Pages
3. Sex, Not Love - Completion Post - 341 Pages
4. The House Mate - Completion Post - 306 Pages
5. The Soul Mate - Completion Post - 302 Pages
6. Him - Completion Post - 361 Pages
7. We Own Tonight - Completion Post - 340 Pages
Sassafrass
1. Conspiracy in Death - Completion Post - 363 Pages
2. Loyalty in Death - Completion Post - 372 Pages
Date Totals:
The First Rose -
Speed Dating Rose
Team Dating Rose -
Serial Dating Rose -
Most books read:
Longest book read:
Most pages read:
Total Page Count:
Scavenger Hunt Rose -
Total Roses (subject to change) -
Date 7 - O is for KarenH
1. Red, White & Royal Blue - Completion Post - 425 Pages
2. Fatal Justice - Completion Post - 400 Pages
3. The Unseen - Completion Post - 95 Pages
4. Judgement in Death - Completion Post - 372 Pages
5. Buried Lies - Completion Post - 228 Pages
6. NautiCal - Completion Post - 286 Pages
7. Hard Edge - Completion Post - 250 Pages
8. Crimson Point - Completion Post - 251 Pages
9. Smash & Grab - Completion Post - 179 Pages
bamaace83
1. It's Only Love - Completion Post - 314 Pages
2. Let It Be - Completion Post - 242 Pages
3. The Beach House - Completion Post - 477 Pages
4. The Relationship Pact - Completion Post - 308 Pages
Fran
1. Tic-Tac-Mistletoe - Completion Post - 203 Pages
2. Mr. Right Next Door - Completion Post - 128 Pages
3. Resisting - Completion Post - 119 Pages
4. Winter Waites - Completion Post - 90 Pages
Janeylou
1. I Do, or Dye Trying - Completion Post - 266 Pages
2. Pixie - Completion Post - 264 Pages
3. By the Light of Dawn - Completion Post - 198 Pages
4. The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal - Completion Post - 224 Pages
5. The Layover - Completion Post - 117 Pages
6. The Spiral Down - Completion Post - 303 Pages
M
1. When Darkness Consumes - Completion Post - 279 Pages **SH**
2. Returned to the Light - Completion Post - 292 Pages
3. The Stopover - Completion Post - 521 Pages
4. The Strike Out - Completion Post - 331 Pages
5. Reclaim - Completion Post - 328 Pages
6. The Sound of Silence - Completion Post - 350 Pages
Sassafrass
1. Witness in Death - Completion Post - 343 Pages
2. Judgement in Death - Completion Post - 372 Pages
3. Betrayal in Death - Completion Post - 365 Pages
4. Seduction in Death - Completion Post - 384 Pages
5. Reunion in Death - Completion Post - 378 Pages
Date Totals:
The First Rose - 1
Speed Dating Rose
Team Dating Rose - 3
Serial Dating Rose - 4
Most books read: 9 (Karen)
Longest book read: 521 (M)
Most pages read: 2,486 (Karen)
Total Page Count: 9,682
Scavenger Hunt Rose - 1
Total Roses (subject to change) - 9
Date 8 - R is for RazorKarenH
1. The Hooker and the Hermit - Completion Post - 339 Pages **SH**
2. Sweet Trouble - Completion Post - 384 Pages
3. Single White Vampire - Completion Post - 369 Pages
4. Valor on the Move - Completion Post - 274 Pages
5. Surrender - Completion Post - 367 Pages
6. Tall, Dark & Hungry - Completion Post - 372 Pages
bamaace83
1. The Deal - Completion Post - 342 Pages
Fran
1. Hay - Completion Post - 104 Pages
2. Whiskey Trick - Completion Post - 122 Pages
3. Valentine's Day Virgin - Completion Post - 153 Pages
4. Einstein's Peep Show - Completion Post - 94 Pages
Janeylou
1. A Pebble for Lewis - Completion Post - 149 Pages
2. Robert's VP - Completion Post - 109 Pages
3. Guarding January - Completion Post - 205 Pages
4. Shades of Henry - Completion Post - 252 Pages
5. Memories of the Heart - Completion Post - 265 Pages
6. Future Fake Husband - Completion Post - 232 Pages
M
1. Red Card - Completion Post - 227 Pages
2. Good Girl - Completion Post - 236 Pages
3. Love Thy Neighbor - Completion Post - 246 Pages
Sassafrass
1. Trying Sophie - Completion Post - 340 Pages **SH**
2. Born to Bite - Completion Post - 384 Pages **Ultimate SH**
3. Ready or Not - Completion Post - 272 Pages
4. Off Season - Completion Post - 122 Pages **SH**
5. Challenge - Completion Post - 320 Pages **SH**
6. Candy Boys - Completion Post - 365 Pages
7. Under a Vampire Moon - Completion Post - 389 Pages **Ultimate SH**
Date Totals:
The First Rose - 1
Speed Dating Rose
Team Dating Rose - 3
Serial Dating Rose - 3
Most books read: 7 (Sass)
Longest book read: 389 (Sass)
Most pages read: 2,192 (Sass)
Total Page Count: 7,033
Scavenger Hunt Rose - 4 Reg, 2 Ultimate - 14 Roses
Total Roses (subject to change) - 21
Team Name SuggestionsRomancin' La Vida Lockdown
Stay - At - Homies (but something added about love lol)
Remote Rendezvous
Distanced Dating
Distance Dating
Courting from the Couch
Air Kissing
Hi everyone! It's great to see a good mix of old and new friends...and Fran, is it possible that we've never been on a team together before?!? For those of you that don't know me (or don't know me very well), I live with my very spoiled, 60 lb. "lap dog" out in the woods in the Cascade foothills of NW Washington state, so I'm on Pacific Time. It's beautiful and I love it here, but there are disadvantages, especially this time of year. Shopping carefully is EXTREMELY important when the nearest grocery store is over a 30 minute drive away, and that's assuming we don't have 3 feet of snow on the ground! No snow yet this year, and 3 feet is actually a bit extreme for us, but it has happened a few times in the 15 or so years I've lived up here.
I read almost anything in the romance genre...with the exception of Inspirational and YA. Those two categories I pretty much avoid unless I need them for a challenge, and then try to find something recommended by someone that I know has tastes similar to mine. A few other sub-genres I don't read a lot of, but not because I have anything against them, more that I just haven't found anything that grabbed me and sucked me in. Right now I'm reading more RS than anything else, but I try to make sure I get a variety of sub-genres in every month. I actually listen to WAY more books than I actually read, like probably 95% or more. I generally only read in bed early in the morning or at night...the rest of the time I have earbuds plugged in my ears!
Please tell us all a little bit about yourself, and if everyone could read through the rules and confirm for Kat that you understand them and will abide by them, that would be great. Kat, this is me confirming that I'll follow the rules! 😁
We need to come up with a name but I have no creativity whatsoever, so if anyone has any ideas based on our theme of Quarantine Dating, please post them, even if you don't like them. Sometimes even something that's not great will spark a great idea!
Oh, one more thing...I've sent friend requests to those of you I'm not already friends with, and I have a secret group set up that we can use for things like Scavenger Hunt rose discussions. Sass, you're already in it since it's the same group we used last round, just renamed and updated. Fran, I've sent you an invite to join the group, and I'll send them to the rest of you once we're friends! 😃
Hi, I have never participated in this type of challenge before, but I super excited to do it now, with you all. Please take it easy on me if I goof up a time or two. I'm sure it will happen lol. I am a tad nervous about getting the posts in correctly. I live in Northern California (very Northern) and we get TONS of rain. I think it's something like 70 inches annually. So it will give me tons of time for reading! I've been married almost 18 yrs to my sweetie and am a stay a home Mama to two boys - ages 8 and 10. They are both currently distance learning full time for school so some mornings, I'm dealing with math problems, ugh lol.
I read lots of different genres, but I'm not really interested in M/M (have only read a few books), Historical, paranormal and most fantasy, but will read it I have to 😊 I love a good enemies to lovers read. So bully and dark books are on top of my short list to read. I am a sucker for friends to lovers books as well. I don't like to read about cheating in books and usually pass them by.
I just recently started listening to audiobooks while I workout and cook, but most of my reading is done on my kindle paperwhite. It's the best thing ever!
***I have read the rules in post 6 and will abide by those guidelines***
Hi everyone!Karen, I feel like we've been on a team together before? Maybe not this challenge. But also, I can't remember much these days, lol, so who knows!
I'm from NY, two of my three adult children have moved back in with us this year due to Covid concerns (26, lease was up and a college aged kid with a school that went all virtual), and I went from an empty nester (for a very short time) to a house full! I'm really glad they have been home during all of this, this year has been really tough.
I read mostly Contemporary romance, but also happy to dip my toe in other sub-genres on occasion. My least favorite is probably rom-suspense. I love a funny, sweet, short-ish, and/or insta-love story. I'm low angst these days.
I have officially read the directions!
For names -Romancin' La Vida Lockdown
Stay - At - Homies (but something added about love lol)
Some team name ideas-Remote Rendezvous
Distanced Dating
Distance Dating
Courting from the Couch
Air Kissing
M wrote: "Hi, I have never participated in this type of challenge before, but I super excited to do it now, with you all. Please take it easy on me if I goof up a time or two. I'm sure it will happen lol. I ..."Welcome! I hope you enjoy this challenge as much as I do! Don't worry at all about having trouble with posts right at first...it seems confusing or complicated until you actually do it a time or two, then you realize that it really is pretty simple. Everyone is generally happy to help out until you get the hang of things.
I have to say, I have you beat in the rainfall department. We're up over 95 inches for the year, and December is our heaviest month - often getting 20 inches or more. 100-120 inches is pretty normal where I am, which is so strange because Seattle, which is about 65 miles SE of me, only gets about 40 inches or so a year. Amazing what a little elevation can do to the rainfall totals!
Fran wrote: "Karen, I feel like we've been on a team together before? Maybe not this one. But also, I can't remember much these days, lol, so who knows!..."Yeah, my memory is pretty scary lately too! We may have been on a PtP team together a long time ago, but I don't remember it if we did. I think it's just that we talk about other things so much it seems like we must have!
I love Courting from the Couch for a team name!
Hi all! Karen, I hope you can put up with me again!I'm exhausted so I'm going to do my intro tomorrow.
I will say that I will adhere to the rules...
Hi team....lots of new faces for me , i only know Anna Im Janine from England , got 4 girls and work part time in a coffee shop, i also volunteer for the local RSPCA fostering animals ..mainly guinea pigs
I only read MM these days and have joined a few different challenge groups lately as ive got my team challenge kick on . I love to chat so prefer team challenges to solo ones .
I also love my music, photography, baking, birdwatching
Ive read the rules , and understand I did this challenge for the first time a few months ago and although it took me a while to get used to the 'first edition 'kindle., i got their in the end .
In the MM group we can use the highest page count book available so thats where my problem came from 😄
Courting from the couch sounds a good name to me
I did find my full quota of scavenger roses last time for each of the weeks but im afaid i may not be as competitive this time round ..i spent that much time hunting i found it took the edge off for me and i didnt enjoy the books as much ..so im having a much more relaxed reading year this time round ....( well thats the intention anyway 😄😄😄)
Janeylou wrote: "I did find my full quota of scavenger roses last time for each of the weeks but im afaid i may not be as competitive this time round ..i spent that much time hunting i found it took the edge off fo..."Yes, the last round was a bit insane...if I remember correctly our teams were super close until you guys just went crazy! I can generally be competitive if the rest of the team is, but I enjoy it more if I don't have to push that hard. For the most part I'd rather be more relaxed with my reading, but I also can't let myself be the one that keeps my team from winning if everyone else is pushing hard!
~KarenH~ wrote: "Janeylou wrote: "I did find my full quota of scavenger roses last time for each of the weeks but im afaid i may not be as competitive this time round ..i spent that much time hunting i found it too..."Was that a 'one off' then last year ..thought it was the norm and id better warn you all in advance 😄
Ive got 4 team challenges going at the moment and another starting in january..so it should be fun seeing how / if they can all work together
I don't know how you do it. The only challenges that I participate in are the ones in this group, and I tend to get confused and/or stressed when the PtP overlaps with either this one or The Amazing Race. I'm so glad Kat hosts both of those, because I know they'll never overlap...that would do me in completely (and we'd find Kat curled up in a corner sobbing by the end of it). 😂
~KarenH~ wrote: " (and we'd find Kat curled up in a corner sobbing by the end of it). 😂."Truth!!
Hey everyone! I'm Anna and it's fun to see old and new friends. I love reading almost anything but I don't love sci-fi. I try, I really do, but blah, it's just not my thing. I've played PTP and Bachelor multiple times in the past. I also may be a challenge junkie and am in several different challenges but usually I keep my head above water. I just need nudges sometimes. I live in Louisville Kentucky and we mainly stay at home. We snuck away to a cabin in November for a couple days before the numbers went crazy again. I work in pediatric healthcare so sometimes my days are crazy but I usually check in each day or I let y'all know if I'm away. I like the Courting from the Couch. :)
I'm great with Courting from the Couch too, lol :)
Ugh, my computer has been giving me grief today...keyboards just quit working, both the wireless one I normally use and the main one. Seems to be working fine now, but my computer is old enough that it was a good reminder to make sure my backups are all current, just in case! Looks like 4 of us are happy with Courting on the Couch for a team name. Do we want to just go with that, or wait a bit to see if anyone comes up with anything we like better?
Also, Anna, would you please confirm for Kat that you've read and understand the rules? I know you've played before and know them, but just to make it official... 😉
Lol! Sure Kat I’ve read and agree to the rules. I saw you post that and of course I was like okay but didn’t even register in my brain that I was supposed to do the same thing. Is it Christmas break yet!?! Work has been crazy but I took off from Christmas to New Year and I’m secretly counting down the days.
Ok, I got (some) rest, so I'm a little more coherent today.Hi All! I'm Sass. I don't think that other than Fran and Karen that I've been on teams with anyone else.
So as a quick intro, I am busy mom of two teens who are totally different hybrid school schedules so that's been a ton of fun! And as primary care physician in an area that is seeing a scary surge in COVID-19 cases I've been running around like crazy dealing with office patients and working in the hospital.
All that being said, I'm in the mood to read some good romances! I love romance of all time. I usually don't read historical or Christian/Inspirational unless it's come highly recommended by someone with similar taste.
I'm looking forward to the challenge. And I've been hearing that most people are going to be taking it easy or easier this round and that sounds good to me!
I'm all in for Courting from the Couch!
Ok, I'm going to let Kat know that we've picked our name!
Here are she specifics for this week's possible tasks:Date 1 - B - Tasks: Breakdown of the qualifications for possible tasks for Date 1.
Please remember that all tags/lists must qualify IN CONTEXT!! Links MUST be provided.
Don't make more work for yourself than necessary - if the qualifier is in the title or on the cover, use it! You don't have to go searching for tags to make it work. 😊 If the link you use for the book is the same you are using for the page count and edition - say so (see above edition or something similar)! That saves us all some steps. But please double check your links!
You may use separate editions of your Scavenger Hunt books to qualify for the different tasks. Links MUST be provided.
B is for Backcountry - Read a book with a rural setting such as a ranch, farm or mountains.
To qualify for this task, the title, series title, précis, list or tag would need to indicate that the selected book has a rural setting. In addition to the settings listed above (or other similar), you can also use references to occupations that are primarily in rural settings: cowboy, park ranger, wilderness guide, etc. Remember, I am super picky about combo-tags!
B is for Black - Read a book with a primarily black cover.
To qualify, the cover needs to be primarily black. Include the qualifying cover in your completion post. If in doubt, please ask.
B is for Bogeyman - Read a book tagged as 'PNR' or 'paranormal'.
To qualify for this task, the selected books need to be tagged as 'PNR' or 'paranormal', alone or in combination. The qualification for this task comes from tags/shelves ONLY. The tag does not have to be MPG, but the book must be tagged at least once to qualify. Please include a link to the top shelves page of your book's qualifying tag (not to the people who have used that tag or to the shelf for the tag!), the number of tags and the top shelves page number in your completion post. This information helps if the link is broken or if the tag moves as they frequently do.
B is for Brag - Read a book that has won or been nominated for an award.
To qualify, the GR main book page will include a listing of the award or nomination under 'Literary Awards' in the book info. The following list(s) will make searching easier, but the qualification will still be from the GR main book page.
Book Awards
Well ive got my fingers crossed fot paranormal.., i love pnr , especially ghosts👻👻
@Fran, ive just seen your question on Q & A and book awards have to be on main page Try this list ..got lots of MM in it and its an 'official ' award so should be on main page
Rainbow Awards
This is my first time doing this challenge.. do I need to read a book that falls under one of the categories for the letter B or does the book have to work for all 4?
Janeylou wrote: "@Fran, ive just seen your question on Q & A and book awards have to be on main page Try this list ..got lots of MM in it and its an 'official ' award so should be on main page
Rainbow Awards"
Thank you!
M wrote: "This is my first time doing this challenge.. do I need to read a book that falls under one of the categories for the letter B or does the book have to work for all 4?"You need to read one book that falls under one of the B categories for week 1- MountainKat will announce which one is chosen of the 4. You can also read a book that covers all 4 categories for an extra rose- the Scavenger Hunt rose.
It's spelled out better in the first post of this thread-
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Welcome to the challenge and the team!!
M wrote: "This is my first time doing this challenge.. do I need to read a book that falls under one of the categories for the letter B or does the book have to work for all 4?"One of the four listed categories will be announced tomorrow, and everyone needs to read at least one book that fits that task. That's the minimum to fulfill the challenge requirements. We can, however, earn additional roses in several ways, and one of them is to read a book that fits all four of the categories. Any given book can only be claimed by one person per week though, so it's kind of a race...if another team claims the book first, they get the "extra credit", otherwise known as the Scavenger Hunt rose for that book.
Is anyone planning on going for the speed reading rose ..unfortunately over.here i dont get the call till about 11pm so its usually all over by the time ive gotten up
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🌹Theme - Quarantine Dating🌹
Team 2 Members:
✓ Captain - ~KarenH~
✓ bamaace83
✓ Fran
✓ Janeylou
✓ M
✓ Sassafrass