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TART Challenge - Round 4 - Chase the Rainbow (2)
The Amazing Race Team Challenge - Round 4September 21, 2021 through November 17, 2021
Are We Just Running in Circles?!
Tracking:
Task 1 - 0. Each teammate reads a book initially published in a fall month, teams decide which month. 9.21.2021 - 9.24.2021
Task 2 - 10. Read 4 books by authors who write under more than one name (Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb). 9.24.2021 - 9.26.2021
Task 3 - 12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task. 9.26.2021 - 10.2.2021
Task 4 - 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. 10.2.2021 - 10.7.2021
Task 5 - 26. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books featuring shifters. 10.7.2021 - 10.11.2021
Task 6 - 40. Read 6 books with over 500 reviews. 10.11.2021 - 10.15.2021
Task 7 - 30. Read 6 books with nekkid man chest on the cover. 10.15.2021 - 10.19.2021
Task 8 - 52. Read 6 books with the same color cover, teams decide color. 10.19.2021 - 10.21.2021
Task 9 - 63. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books tagged 'magic' or 'magical'. 10.21.2021 - 10.24.2021
Task 10 - 50. Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location. 10.24.2021 - 10.26.2021
Task 11 - 75. Read over 1000 pages in books that start with the same letter (no articles), teams decide letter. 10.26.2021 - 10.30.2021
Task 12 - 57. Read over 1000 pages in books that are MPG Romance. 10.30.2021 - 11.2.2021
Task 13 - 80. Read 4 books initially published in different decades. 11.2.2021 - 11.6.2021
Task 14 - 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. 11.6.2021 - 11.9.2021
Task 15 - 110. Read 8 books with a tattooed cover model. 11.9.2021 - 11.11.2021
Task 16 - 98. Read 8 books with fewer than 10 letters in the title. 11.11.2021 - 11.14.2021
Task 17 - 33. Read 6 books in the same sub-genre, teams decide. 11.14.2021 - 11.17.2021
Task 18 - Last Task. Read books with more than one person on the cover. 11.17.2021
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.
If I have your team name wrong or if you wish to change it, just let me know!
I'm having trouble with my notifications again so I'm changing to "all emails" - hopefully I won't miss anything.
Hiya girls im happy to sort out posts again so ill reserve some posts
Amazing race tasksTasks:
1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.
Josh Lanyon
2. Each player reads the first book in a series, can be same or different series - no pass for this task.
3. Each player reads a book by a new to you author - no pass for this task.
4. Read 4 books tagged/shelved as PNR or fantasy.
5. Read 4 books first published within the last year.
6. Read 4 books with fewer than 500 reviews.
7. Read 4 books that are stand alones.
8. Read 4 books with a beach on the cover.
9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task.
Vino & Veritas
10. Read 4 books by authors' who write under more than one name (Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb).
Felice Stevens /AP Eisien
Lissa kasey / sam kadence
LA Witt/Ann Gallagher/Lauren Gallagher/Lori A. Witt
Emma Alcott/Piper Scott
Virginia Kelly/Lynn Van Dorn
MA Innes/Shaw Montgomery
Skye R Richmond/Rheland Richmond
Nyrae Dawn/Riley Hart
Macy Blake/Poppy Dennison
Brandon Witt/Rosalind Abel
Joel Abernathy/LC Davis
Leta Blake/Blake Moreno
Angel Knots/Wolf Spector/Stella Starling
Xen/Cole McCade
Lisa Henry/Discontentedwriter
11. Read 4 books in continuing series, one that has not been completely published.
12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.
Can we all check shelves and recommend a book to the other 3 that they havent read
Amanda reccommended for
Janeylou..Cosplay Killer...The Pumpkin Patch...Powder & Pavlova
Trio..Hot Mess...Disciplinary Action.....The 5th Gender
Caipi ..A Ferry of Bones & Gold....The Fall....Liam Davis & The Raven
❤❤❤❤
Janeylou recommended for
Amanda..Marked by Death..The Sumage Solution..The Tutor
Trio..True Brit..Salt Magic, Skin Magic..Broken
Caipi..The River Leith..Private Charter..Untouchable
❤❤❤❤
Caipi recommended for
Amanda...Risk Assessment..Latakia...The World in His Eyes
Janine..Pieces of You...Fakers...Pretty Perfect
Trio..Dark Space....Julien...Broken
❤❤❤❤
Trio recommended for
Amanda..Fair Game...Camwolf...Catalysts: The Scientific Method
Janine..Matchstick Men...After the Crash....Grif's Toy
Caipi..The Boy with the Painful Tattoo...The Fall...Principles of Spookology
13. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books tagged/shelved as sports.
14. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with Contemporary Romance as MPG.
15. Read a minimum of 600 pages in books with an audio edition.
16. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books tagged/shelved as children.
17. Read 4 books written by a male author.
MM books written by men
18. Read over 750 pages in books tagged/shelved with 'favorite'.
19. Each teammate reads a book another teammate read and rated 4 Stars or higher in the last 3 months. No pass for this task.
20. Read 4 books 300 pages or longer.
21. Each teammate reads a book with a night sky on the cover, no pass for this task.
22. Read 4 books #5 or higher in a series.
23. Each teammate reads a book that has been read by one of the RRRC moderators. No pass for this task.
Jane PS reads MM ..loitering layabouts
24. Read 6 books on RRRC's bookshelf, the books can not be added by anyone on your team within the last year.
25. Read 4 books by one of the 2021 FACs. (A different time frame may be given when assigned.)
Featured Author Challenge
26. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books featuring shifters.
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.
Amanda tbr
Janeylou tbr
Trio tbr
Caipi tbr
29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession.
Law enforcement
30. Read 6 books with nekkid man chest on the cover.
31. Read 6 books rated over 4.0.
32. Read 6 books with over 2500 ratings.
33. Read 6 books in the same sub-genre, teams decide.
MM Romance
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.
MM with two authors
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.
April 2021
MM published April 2021
50. Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location.If we can have a country we'll go with US, if not
a state in USA sounds easiest ....
Florida as nice and sunny
51. Each teammate reads a different book by the same author, no pass for this task.
JL Merrow
52. Read 6 books with the same color cover, teams decide color.
mm grey covers
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.
Janeylou England
54. Read 6 books set on a beach or in the mountains, teams decide which.
Mountains
55. Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country.
England
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.
MM published 2020
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.
Janeylou & Amanda 2020
59. Read 4 books that are NOT MPG Romance.
60. Read 6 books with MPG Historical Romance.
61. Read 4 books rated over 4.5 on GR.
62. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books written by an author whose first or last name begins with the first letter of a teammate's screen name.
63. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books tagged 'magic' or 'magical'.
64. Read 6 books not set on a continent of a teammate. Space does not count - must be a real continent.
Amanda & Trio..America
Janine& Caipi ..Europe
We can all do different , Australasia seems like an easy one tho
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.
Rainbow Awards
70. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books of the same sub-genre, but by different authors.
MM ...just monitor what others are reading
71. Pick another team and each member reads one book that was read by a member for this challenge. No pass for this task.
Team 1 Racing Rainbows
72. Read 4 books published in the decade of a teammate's birth, team decides which teammate.
Amanda youngest so 1990s
MM books published in 90's
73. Read a minimum of 1500 pages in books by the same author, teams decide author.
NR Walker
74. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month.
Amanda ..February
Trio.. August
Caipi..October
Janeylou..November
75. Read over 1000 pages in books that start with the same letter (no articles), teams decide letter.
M
76. Read 6 books with a specific item on the cover, team selects item.
White top
77. Each teammate reads a book that the teammate after them alphabetically has rated 5 stars. No pass for this task.
78. Read 6 books with alliteration in the title or author's name.
79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope.
MM fake boyfriends
80. Read 4 books initially published in different decades.
1990's..Janeylou
2000's..Trio
2010's..Caipi
2020's...Amanda
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.
Love & Luck
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.
🔵Easiest for October
4. October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month: Adopt don’t shop!
Read a book with a dog or cat on the cover, or read a book featuring an adoption storyline (whether that be animal or human), or a book that you either picked up from your library or got second hand🔵
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.
Car
89. Read 8 books tagged with 'wedding' or 'proposal'.
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.
Janine March 21
Caipi April 21
Trio May 21
Amanda June 21
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.
Amanda 92
Janeylou 65
Trio 66
Caipi 69
Book read needs to be at least 292 pgs..
92. Read over 1500 pages in books set in the future or the past - teams decide.
Past (If using years, it needs to be at least 25 years to the future or past.)
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.
MM August 2019 releases
94. Read 6 books published in sequential years, teams decide years.
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
95. As a team, select an animal. Read 8 books tagged with that animal.
Wolf
96. Read a minimum of 1200 pages with the sun or the moon on the cover, teams decide which.
Moon
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.
Janeylou
Silence of Winter
The Winter Spirit
500 Kisses to Steal a Heart
A Friend in the Dark
The Ghost of Ellwood
Amandas
Black Moon
Revelations
Stop Cock
Charles
Against the Grain: A Human's Guide to Wooing an Asexual Incubi
Trio
Song of Oestend
The Making of Jonty Bloom
Best Laid Plans
Silk
Heroes for Ghosts
Caipi
Of Secrets and Wolves
Ranger
Roommate
Cry Wolf
The Murder Between Us
100. Read 8 books with more than 10 letters in the title.
Completion Post Task 17 - 33. Read 6 books in the same sub-genre, teams decide.Team chose MM Romance
Caipi
Trio
Amanda
Janeylou
Ive already been looking at the tasks , but off out for the morning so will post later
Just checking in. :)I'll be out of town visiting a friend from tomorrow until Monday evening so if you're looking through the tasks beforehand don't wait for me. I'll be happy with whatever you guys decide and ready to get started on Tuesday.
Trio wrote: "I'm having trouble with my notifications again so I'm changing to "all emails" - hopefully I won't miss anything."Its strange you are having so much trouble ..mine have been fine
Have a great visit Caipi!You're so lucky Janeylou, about your notifications. I know I'm not the only one, which makes it easier to take, but I really wish they'd sort it out. I think my email was flagged for some reason??
Anyhoo - looking forward to this challenge, and thanks for taking the reins J!
Ive posted all the tasks in message 7 and have fulled most in from last time but there are still some that need deciaions made , i have put a ❓ in front of them .some are recommendations and favourites Can you all take a look and see what you think
I was thinking Vino & veritas for series ..what you think and perhaps the magic emporium again
My ideas9..vino & Veritas
12..have put in same as last time , if theres a couple we can all read we can leave it ..ok for me
52..Grey covers
54..mountains
76 t shirt
82..magic emporium
88..car...they all hard
99..will sort some recommendations
This is last.years #99..i can quite easily find 2 books if out of these if we want to.leave it the same ❌❌❌99. Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. Select books from 2 different teammates and read them.
Amandas
Wormwood Summer
White Trash Warlock
Must Love Demons
Emerett Has Never Been in Love
His Compass
Janeylou
Origin
How to Shield an Assassin
For Never and Always
Motel. Pool.
Tigers and Devils
Trio
Song of Oestend
The Making of Jonty Bloom
Best Laid Plans
Silk
Heroes for Ghosts
Caipi
Of Secrets and Wolves
Ranger
Roommate
Cry Wolf
The Murder Between Us
I've read a LOT from our favorites but could probably pull 2 lol if everyone doesn't want to do new onesand I've read all but 1 of the Magic Emporium books so would be easier to do a different list but I can always reread if we can't think of something different :)
I'm fine, but I'd be happy to pick 5 new ones.I'm good w any series that works.
Ok ..have a think for some series then and we'll pick some new favourites
I can definitely find 2 so we really don't have to lol. I just like picking favorites
Ive already picked another 5 , just not posted yet ..
Ive added mine for #99..amanda fell free to change yours if you want C & T ..you can change if you want but looks like we can find some to read
Ill just get my girls to pick for our remaining tasks
And will surprise you with series
Im frantically trying to get my other challenges read (or at least picked before this one starts
Okay, if you think you can find something from mine I'll leave them be :).Good luck getting caught up J - I tried to start an actual spreadsheet to help me keep track, but I think that'll be an ongoing process.
My biggest issue TBH is remembering when series titles and MC's are counted in addition to Author and Title... stuff like that.
How about for #12? I've read a few of those now. Is everyone okay with leaving them as is?
Trio wrote: "How about for #12? I've read a few of those now. Is everyone okay with leaving them as is?"We only need 1 and i can find 1.to read
Trio wrote: "My biggest issue TBH is remembering when series titles and MC's are counted in addition to Author and Title... stuff like that"SAME. I never know what can count so kinda just stick with Author/Title
I wondered how you did it Amanda.Somebody gave some great suggestions on organizing a spreadsheet, but of course I can't remember which thread or, for that matter, even which challenge it was in 😂 oh well.
Ok girls ..everything sorted on tasks , if ive missed something then whoevers gets there first can pick. Once again if we can all.make a selection post, I'll
add that to first page , then we can edit it to completion and whoever last reading for task can send link to check in
Once again , i think we're gonna be way slower this time round , we've all got too many challenges on the go. I was hoping to finish SH but im going to have 2 books left to read, so need to get them fit in first
Okay I'll change my favorites to Black Moon [*book:Black Moon|57608316]
Revelations [*book:Revelations|51029165]
Stop Cock [*book:Stop Cock|57033563]
Charles [*book:Charles|57569079]
Against the Grain: A Human's Guide to Wooing an Asexual Incubi [*book:Against the Grain: A Human's Guide to Wooing an Asexual Incubi|58242637]
Well, im holding off picking a new book until AR is called and for some reason i thought it was today ...and its not , so going to try and get another SH book ticked off
I drew that over 400 page category in the MMRG SH, so I've picked Out Of Focus which I've started and dnf'd several times since I first acquired it. So I'm hoping it takes place in a state from A-M and works here too. Still have 3 of 5 books left to read in that challenge.
First Task - All Teams!0. Each teammate reads a book initially published in a fall month, teams decide which month.
As a team select a fall month. Fall this year is from September 22 through December 21 - so you may select September, October, November or December, then everyone reads a book initially published in the selected month of any year. For this task, use the initial publication date. If there is a date listed at the top of the editions page - use it! Otherwise I will be looking for the earliest dated English language edition regardless of format for the qualification. Please include the selected month in your completion posts.
Trio, I think the decision is left up to me and you lol. The book I had teed up next doesn't fit so I can really do any of the months as I'll just pick a short one. Do you have a preference?
hi - I'm here! - Let me quick read through the thread.
Amanda, does the book need to be started after the call or just finished after the call?
RRRC group is all after the call. Otherwise I would've been set with October lol
I can find something for September! Anything to not make the decision lol.
Also putting out the reminder for me and everyone else because I know I'll forget multiple times that the page minimum is 150 (1st kindle edition) for this challenge.With links being especially wonky right now, if a book doesn't have the page count on GR but it is on Amazon let me know and I'll add it to make it easier on Kat
Here's some MM lists if anyone needs them;September 2014
September 2015
September 2016
September 2017
September 2018
September 2019
September 2020
September 2021
Completion Post Task 0--Published in a Fall Month (Team Chose September)
Off the Beaten Path by Cari Z.
202 Pages
How it qualifies: Published September 18, 2017
Date Read: 9/22/2021
Rating: 4 Stars
Review: I liked this a lot! It had very interesting world building and was just overall well written. I really wish it had been a little longer, seemed to wrap up too neatly out of nowhere and that it was a series because there are so many characters I want to read more about!
Went with that one to cross of one of our Clue Zs
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September 21, 2021 through November 17, 2021
Are We Just Running in Circles?!
Team:
★ Janeylou
✓ Trio
✓ Caipi
✓ Amanda