Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

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:
✓ Stacie
✓ Laura (Kid pic)
✓ Louise
★ Sally906

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 - 3.19.2021
Task 2 - 15. Read a minimum of 600 pages in books with an audio edition. 3.19.2021 - 3.23.2021
Task 3 - 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. 3.23.2021 - 3.29.2021
Task 4 - 25. Read 4 books by one of the 2021 FACs. (A different time frame may be given when assigned.) 3.29.2021 - 3.31.2021
Task 5 - 21. Each teammate reads a book with a night sky on the cover, no pass for this task. 3.31.2021 - 4.5.2021
Task 6 - 31. Read 6 books rated over 4.0. 4.5.2021 - 4.8.2021
Task 7 - 3. Each player reads a book by a new to you author - no pass for this task. 4.8.2021 - 4.12.2021
Task 8 - 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. 4.12.2021 - 4.16.2021
Task 9 - 5. Read 4 books first published within the last year. 4.16.2021 - 4.19.2021
Task 10 - 58. Read 6 books published in the year one of the teammates joined RRRC, teams decide which teammate. 4.21.2021 - 4.27.2021
Task 11 - 52. Read 6 books with the same color cover, teams decide color. 4.27.2021 - 5.3.2021
Task 12 - 71. Pick another team and each member reads one book that was read by a member for this challenge. No pass for this task. 5.3.2021 - 5.7.2021
Task 13 - 109. Read 6 books with or without facial hair on a male cover model. Teams decide. 5.7.2021

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

I’m here

Here.

The only name that springs to mind is Snakes n Ladders

Louise wrote: "The only name that springs to mind is Snakes n Ladders"

I like it.

I like it, too.

So, captain, anyone? I feel over-extended on my captaining right now. Anyone else want to do it?

Tracking Team Completion

Task 1:

Team selection: Read a book with a green cover

Louise - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Laura - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Stacie - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Sally - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Sally906 wrote: "Hi Laura-Kid pic. I don’t think I’ve met you before 😂😂😂😂

Yes I’ve woken up and am reporting in Snakes n Ladders is perfect.

I haven’t played this before but get the gist of it so should cope ok"

In the last few years there have been a bunch more Laura's showing up. Heck, LaurLa is actually a Laura! :)

I'm actually use to it. I had another Laura in my classes most of elementary school.

I’ve never Captained before - but as there is no deadline other than we just post as we complete a task I am willing to nervously step up and do that.

My take is we are given a task which we complete together then I post a link to our thread (I do a post which has what we all did to contribute to the task and link to that) and then we are assigned a new task.

Is that it in a nutshell?

Sally906 wrote: "I’ve never Captained before - but as there is no deadline other than we just post as we complete a task I am willing to nervously step up and do that.

My take is we are given a task which we comp..."

In one 👍

Louise wrote: "In one..."

OK - well I’ll Captain then

So do I go to the tracking thread and say we would like to be Snakes n Ladders?

Sally906 wrote: "Louise wrote: "In one..."

OK - well I’ll Captain then

So do I go to the tracking thread and say we would like to be Snakes n Ladders?"

If you could. 🙂

Done - updated my hello message 10 to a tracking post so we can see where we are at once the game starts.

Also, one thing that's super helpful is to go through some of the prompts and discuss now so when we get one of those, we don't have to take the time to ask each other and can get through things faster. In a bit, I'll pull from the list of the ones I think we could plan ahead of time :)

Stacie wrote: "Also, one thing that's super helpful is to go through some of the prompts and discuss now so when we get one of those, we don't have to take the time to ask each other and can get through things fa..."

Ooh yes, forgot about that. It’s past midnight here so will check back tomorrow, been playing 80s videos, 😂

Stacie wrote: "Also, one thing that's super helpful is to go through some of the prompts and discuss now so when we get one of those, we don't have to take the time to ask each other and can get through things fa..."

With tasks like 47. Read 6 books set in a major city - do we have to pick the same major city or can it be 6 different major cities?

Also

#64. Read 6 books not set on a continent of a teammate. Space does not count - must be a real continent.

North America, Australia and Europe are ruled out which leaves Asia, Africa, South America and Antarctica - but we can each read for different continents - I’m pretty good with African settings and Asia no good at all with South American

Louise wrote: "Stacie wrote: "Also, one thing that's super helpful is to go through some of the prompts and discuss now so when we get one of those, we don't have to take the time to ask each other and can get th..."

LOL I need to do that too.

Sally, for that one, 47, we have to pick the same city.

Stacie wrote: "Louise wrote: "Stacie wrote: "Also, one thing that's super helpful is to go through some of the prompts and discuss now so when we get one of those, we don't have to take the time to ask each other..."

I've got co-captains that are on top of that for me! :)

Stacie wrote: "Sally, for that one, 47, we have to pick the same city."

Yuk - I hope we don’t get that task. I don’t shelf mine as settings - I can do London, Paris, Rome, Edinburgh (is that a main city) and Amsterdam off the top of my head.

Sally906 wrote: "Stacie wrote: "Sally, for that one, 47, we have to pick the same city."

Yuk - I hope we don’t get that task. I don’t shelf mine as settings - I can do London, Paris, Rome, Edinburgh (is that a mai..."

Maybe for that one I'm wrong after looking at the others...

Here are the answers from me and Louise for last round!





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.

Louise: Bangor, North Wales
Stacie: College Park, MD or Poolesville, MD

55. Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country. England is pretty much always my choice here because it's the next easiest for me besides US

58. Read 6 books published in the year one of the teammates joined RRRC, teams decide which teammate
Louise and I both joined in 2017, Laura just joined in 2021


72. Read 4 books published in the decade of a teammate's birth, team decides which teammate.
Louise and I were both born in 1978


74. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month September

79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope.

82. Each teammate reads a different book from the same series

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.
Louise and are both 78

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.

These I found last time and had less than 100 as of September 2020, I didn't check again

Here are some I found
December 2018 Most Anticipated Romances
2016 Paranormal Romance Urban Fantasy January - June
July/August 2014 Romance Release
November 2017 Recommended Romances
2016 Paranormal Romance Urban Fantasy July to December
Romance Debuts 2014
YA Celeb Romance
Best Male Escort Romance
September 2017 Recommended Romances on USAT's Happy Ever After
May June 2014 Romance Releases
Historical BDSM Romance
Best Hot Romances of 2011
Holiday Romances 2018
Favorite Single Dad Romances in 2018
2014 Must Read Romance
2018 Contemporary Romance Romantic Suspense January June



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

My favorite books are:

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.

Louise: Bangor, North Wales
Stacie: College Park, MD or Poolesville, MD
Laura: Fairfield, California, Oxnard, California, Riverside, California

55. Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country. England is pretty much always my choice here because it's the next easiest for me besides US

I agree

58. Read 6 books published in the year one of the teammates joined RRRC, teams decide which teammate
Louise and I both joined in 2017, Laura just joined in 2021


72. Read 4 books published in the decade of a teammate's birth, team decides which teammate.
Louise and I were both born in 1978

1974


74. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month September

September for me

79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope.

82. Each teammate reads a different book from the same series

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.
Louise and are both 78

‘74

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.

Louise: Bangor, North Wales
Stacie: College Park, MD or Poolesville, MD
Laura: Fairfield, California, Oxnard, California, Riverside, California
Sally: Born - Amersham (England); Raised - Lagos (Nigeria); Worked - Darwin (NT Australia); now living Brisbane (QLD Australia)

55. Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country.
England and Australia are my two go to non USA books

58. Read 6 books published in the year one of the teammates joined RRRC, teams decide which teammate
Louise and Stacie both joined in 2017
Sally - 2018
Laura - 2021


72. Read 4 books published in the decade of a teammate's birth, team decides which teammate.
Louise and Stacie were both born in 1978
Laura 1974
Me 1956
As 3 of you were born in the same decade as my oldest daughter I vote for the 1970s as our decade


74. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month
Stacie - September
Louise- TBA
Laura - September
Me - July

79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope.
Trope? Is that like historical or YA or paranormal? If so I read anything but MM or Bondage type.

82. Each teammate reads a different book from the same series


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.
Louise and Stacie are both 78, Laura 74 and I am 56 so our book needs to be at least 286 pp

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.

I’ve checked these and they are all still under 100 so can use these lists:
December 2018 Most Anticipated Romances
2016 Paranormal Romance Urban Fantasy January - June
July/August 2014 Romance Release
November 2017 Recommended Romances
2016 Paranormal Romance Urban Fantasy July to December
Romance Debuts 2014
YA Celeb Romance
Best Male Escort Romance
September 2017 Recommended Romances on USAT's Happy Ever After
May June 2014 Romance Releases
Historical BDSM Romance
Best Hot Romances of 2011
Holiday Romances 2018
Favorite Single Dad Romances in 2018
2014 Must Read Romance
2018 Contemporary Romance Romantic Suspense January June



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

My favourite books are:
The Babbling Brook Naked Poker Club
The Artist Cries Wolf (any in this series)
The Vampire's Mail Order Bride (any in this series)
The Rosie Project
These Broken Stars

Sally, a trope is more like only one bed or enemies to lovers. Those kinds of things. What you mentioned is a sub-genre I believe which we also need to know!

74. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month
Stacie - September
Louise- TBA
Laura - September
Me - July

99. Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. Select books from 2 different teammates and read them.
Me Before You
The Fault in Our Stars
Dark Lover (any in this series)
Lady Midnight (any in the series)
Sweet Little Lies] (any in the series)

Ok - most of the tasks we can pick whatever fits independently of each other.

BUT

group decisions needed for these:

1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author

9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide.

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

50. Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location.

51. Each teammate reads a different book by the same author (Similar to task 1)

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.

Louise: Bangor, North Wales
Stacie: College Park, MD or Poolesville, MD
Laura: Fairfield, California, Oxnard, California, Riverside, California
Sally: Born - Amersham (England); Raised - Lagos (Nigeria); Worked - Darwin (NT Australia); now living Brisbane (QLD Australia)

55. Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country.
England

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.
L or S

72. Read 4 books published in the decade of a teammate's birth, team decides which teammate.
Louise and Stacie were both born in 1978
Laura - 1974
Sally - 1956
1970s? Decide whether Louise, Stacie or Laura

74. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month
Stacie - September
Louise- TBA
Laura - September
Sally - July

77. Each teammate reads a book that the teammate after them alphabetically has rated 5 stars.
Laura - reads Louise
Louise - reads Sally
Sally - reads Stacie
Stacie - reads Laura

79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope.

82. Each teammate reads a different book from the same series (Similar to 9)

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.

91. Add up the years of the teammates' births and each teammate reads a book with that minimum number of pages.
Louise and Stacie are both 78, Laura 74 and I am 56 so our book needs to be at least 286 pp

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:
December 2018 Most Anticipated Romances
2016 Paranormal Romance Urban Fantasy January - June
July/August 2014 Romance Release
November 2017 Recommended Romances
2016 Paranormal Romance Urban Fantasy July to December
Romance Debuts 2014
YA Celeb Romance
Best Male Escort Romance
September 2017 Recommended Romances on USAT's Happy Ever After
May June 2014 Romance Releases
Historical BDSM Romance
Best Hot Romances of 2011
Holiday Romances 2018
Favorite Single Dad Romances in 2018
2014 Must Read Romance
2018 Contemporary Romance Romantic Suspense January June

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.

Louise’s:
Me Before You
The Fault in Our Stars
Dark Lover (any in this series)
Lady Midnight (any in the series)
Sweet Little Lies] (any in the series)

Sally’s:
The Babbling Brook Naked Poker Club
The Artist Cries Wolf (any in this series)
The Vampire's Mail Order Bride (any in this series)
The Rosie Project
These Broken Stars

Stacie’s:
Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Misadventures of a Curvy Girl by Sierra Simone Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Laura’s:

Ok - just under 24 hours until the first call - Monday 15 March 6pm ET

This works out well for me as is Tuesday 8am in my part of the world

If you can just look at the previous post (30) there are a few team decisions required - or we can wait until a task assigned and discuss then

I was coming to check on the start date for this. I’m good with deciding when we get the tasks, I have a load of books on my kindle to choose from and am pretty flexible

Louise wrote: "I was coming to check on the start date for this. I’m good with deciding when we get the tasks, I have a load of books on my kindle to choose from and am pretty flexible"

I think the one that worries me are the read a book set in home towns - none of us live in easy major cities - we all live in normal places 😂😂

Just gone hunting, we had this task last time and it was fairly flexible

Select a teammate and everyone reads a book set in their hometown. You can use the state if within the US or the country outside of the US. Remember to let me know how you know the book qualifies - from the book details, in the title, series, from the precis, tags or lists. I need to know where to look to confirm your books. Include any info and links as necessary. Please include the teammate and their hometown in your completion posts.

Louise wrote: "Just gone hunting, we had this task last time and it was fairly flexible

Select a teammate and everyone reads a book set in their hometown. You can use the state if within the US or the country ou..."

That's good to know! Because I only know of one that takes place in my current hometown (off the top of my head), and it's 2nd or 3rd in a series!

Sally906 wrote: "Ok - most of the tasks we can pick whatever fits independently of each other.

BUT

group decisions needed for these:

1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author

9. Each..."

94, 95, 96, 79, 88, 90 - I think if we get that task, then decide then, based on what else everyone is committed to reading at that time!

92 - I would probably vote past.

82 - Also decide when we get to it. But I think we've all read Kristen Painter's Nocturne Falls books, right? And we all read Black Dagger Brotherhood?

29 - Does athlete count as a profession? Or would we need a specific sport? Military professional would also work for all of us, I think, right?

5 favorite books?!? Hmmmmm. Can I list author's instead?


(this whole series, really!)

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

Sally906 wrote: "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 pri..."

My vote is for read a book with a primarily green cover

Okay I can get on board with green

I can find a green book, need one on the coast

OK - 3 of us can do a book with a green cover

You OK with that Laura?

I’m good with a green cover. Got one I need to read for an Uno color card.

Target completion date?

Laura wrote: "I’m good with a green cover. Got one I need to read for an Uno color card.

Target completion date?"

When we finish a task we get a new one when we complete this one. What sort of time frame do you guys want. I’m the slowest reader but I reckon I can finish by Friday at the latest - could be earlier but will be no later.

Remembering my Friday is your Thursday 😀

I can fit it in by the end of the week.

I can do it by the end of the week too.

Task 1 - Completion Post
Task: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.
Team selection: Read a book with a green cover
Book: Lilliana Jones and the Temple of Groom by Rich Amooi
Page numbers with source: 216 pp
How it qualifies: Has a primarily green cover
Date read: 16/03/21
Rating/Review: 4★s - a bit of a silly read, but perfect for a wet miserable housebound day. Lilliana doesn’t believe in fortune tellers yet here she is in Italy hoping to meet her husband after being told that’s where she’d find him. But the man she meets drives her crazy - surely he is not the husband fate has selected.

Task 1 -- Completion Post
Task 1 - Completion Post
Task: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.
Team selection: Read a book with a green cover

Book:
Every Last Secret by A.R. Torre
Pages and source: 291 per GR
Date: 3/18
How it qualifies: Green cover
Rating/review:

3/3.5 stars? I'm on the fence. It was one of those books that has a darker subject matter so I always feel weird liking them. All of the characters were horrible people but I did really like the lengths one of the MCs went to to protect her marriage. I would not mess with her. This author has a twisted mind and I kind of like it.

Task 1 - Completion Post
Task: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.
Team selection: Read a book with a green cover

Any Way You Bury It by Lucy Quinn
Date Read: 3/18
Rating: 3*
Pages: 222
How it fits: Green cover

Review
This was a fun quick cozy mystery which had me chuckling as I listened to it in work. Cookie and Dylan discover a body whilst out fishing which involves calling in the FBI in the form of Hunter. Whilst trying to identify the murderer Cookie is involved in a sort of love triangle with Dylan and Hunter, with her efforts to resolve it being thwarted by the shenanigans of her mother and best friend. All in all a good light hearted series.