Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

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

Team:
★ Hazel
✓ Avigail
✓ Sassafrass
✓ ☘KathyD☘

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

Tracking:

Task 1 - 0. Read a book with either blue or yellow on the cover, teams decide which. No pass for this task. 4.12.2022 - 4.13.2022
Task 2 - 9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task. 4.14.2022 - 4.16.2022
Task 3 - 1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task. 4.16.2022 - 4.17.2022
Task 4 - 13. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books tagged/shelved as sports. 4.18.2022 - 4.19.2022
Task 5 - 17. Read 4 books written by a male author. 4.20.2022 - 4.22.2022
Task 6 - 22. Read 4 books #5 or higher in a series. 4.22.2022 - 4.24.2022
Task 7 - 31. Read 6 books rated over 4.0. 4.24.2022 - 4.26.2022
Task 8 - 23. Each teammate reads a book that has been read by one of the RRRC moderators. No pass for this task. 4.26.2022 - 4.28.2022
Task 9 - 49. Each teammate reads a book published in the same month and year, teams decide. No pass for this task. 4.28.2022 - 4.30.2022
Task 10 - 40. Read 6 books with over 500 reviews. 4.30.2022 - 5.1.2022
Task 11 - 38. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with a non-English language edition. 5.2.2022 - 5.4.2022
Task 12 - 76. Read 6 books with a specific item on the cover, team selects item. 5.4.2022 - 5.6.2022
Task 13 - 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. 5.6.2022 - 5.8.2022
Task 14 - 55. Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country. 5.8.2022 - 5.10.2022
Task 15 - 81. Read a minimum of 1500 pages in books with a dog/dogs on the cover. 5.10.2022 - 5.12.2022
Task 16 - 114. The last person on your team alphabetically selects a book or a book series and everyone reads that book or a book in the selected series. 5.12.2022 - 5.13.2022
Task 17 - 50. Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location. 5.14.2022 - 5.16.2022
Task 18 - 73. Read a minimum of 1500 pages in books by the same author, teams decide author. 5.16.2022 - 5.18.2022
Task 19 - 66. Read over 1000 pages in books with Mystery or Suspense as MPG. 5.18.2022 - 5.20.2022
Task 20 - 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. 5.20.2022 - 5.22.2022
Task 21 - 99. Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. Select books from 2 different teammates and read them. 5.22.2022 - 5.24.2022
Task 22 - 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. 5.24.2022 - 5.26.2022
Task 23 - 124. Read two books read by 2 different teammates that were rated 5 stars. No pass for this task. 5.26.2022 - 5.28.2022
Task 24 - 102. Read 8 book published in odd months and odd years. 5.28.2022 - 5.30.2022
Task 25 - 115 Read 8 books with an average rating over 4.0 AND over 250 reviews. 5.30.2022 - 6.1.2022
Task 26 - 96. Read a minimum of 1200 pages with the sun or the moon on the cover, teams decide which. 6.1.2022 - 6.3.2022
Task 27 - 109. Read 6 books with or without facial hair on a male cover model. Teams decide. 6.3.2022 - 6.5.2022
Task 28 - 65. Each player reads 2 books in a series, teammates can read the same or different series. 6.5.2022 - 6.7.2022
Task 29 - Last Task. Read books with a 5 in the first edition Kindle page count. No pass for this task. 6.7.2022

Information required when posting your completion/s:

Task
Book/cover link
Page numbers with source
How book qualified, with links or cover as necessary.
Date Completed.
Rating/Review.


**Remember to use the first edition Kindle page count only! If your page count comes from a Kindle edition published on the initial publication date on the editions page, it will count. If your page count comes from a Kindle edition labeled '1st edition', it will count. If your page count comes from the earliest dated English language Kindle edition, it will count. I am looking for one of those three things when confirming your books! As long the page count you list is correct, I will accept any link to the book. Ebook page count will be acceptable if no Kindle page count available. The acceptability of other page counts will be made on an individual basis.**

Please note that a rating is now required in your completion posts! A small review is also welcome. 😊

I think most of you know each other, at least a little, but feel free to introduce yourself again. Please give any relevant information, especially time zone as that helps know when it is best to communicate. 😊

Please select a team leader to help keep track of where your team is in any given task. And as necessary guide discussions for task decisions. Any teammate can report your completions though.

Remember, it is the team's responsibility to notify the host (me) if a teammate fails to complete the task in a timely manner or otherwise goes missing! I am not checking all the team threads regularly to notice and may only check when notified a task is complete.

PS - If you want to be known as anything other than Team 2, you are free to come up with a team name. 😉 If you want to be 'Have Book...Can Travel' again, just let me know!

Hey y'all! I'm super excited to be playing with you again!!

Hi 👋 I’m excited as well 😃

Tasks:
⭐️1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.

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

⭐️12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task

23. Each teammate reads a book that has been read by one of the RRRC moderators. No pass for this task.

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

25. Read 4 books by one of the 2022 FACs. (A different time frame may be given when assigned.)

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

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

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


⭐️49. Each teammate reads a book published in the same month and year, teams decide. No pass for this task.

⭐️50. Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location.
⭐️51. Each teammate reads a different book by the same author, no pass for this task.
⭐️52. Read 6 books with the same color cover, teams decide color.
⭐️53. Each teammate reads a book set in one of your teammates' home town (born in, raised in, currently live in - all work), teams decide. No pass for this task.
⭐️54. Read 6 books set on a beach or in the mountains, teams decide which.
⭐️55. Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country.
⭐️56. As a team, pick a list with over 100 romance books on it, each member reads a book from that list. No pass for this task.

⭐️58. Read 6 books published in the year one of the teammates joined RRRC, teams decide which teammate.

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.

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


70. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books of the same sub-genre, but by different authors.

71. Pick another team and each member reads one book that was read by a member for this challenge. No pass for this task.

72. Read 4 books published in the decade of a teammate's birth, team decides which teammate.

73. Read a minimum of 1500 pages in books by the same author, teams decide author.

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

75. Read over 1000 pages in books that start with the same letter (no articles), teams decide letter.

76. Read 6 books with a specific item on the cover, team selects item.

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

80. Read 4 books initially published in different decades.

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

84. Pick a category from the current RRRC Monthly Challenge and read 6 books for that category. Reader's Choice is exempt from this

88. Read 6 books with a boat, plane, car or motorcycle on the cover, teams decide which.

90. Each member reads a book published in sequential months, i.e. June, July, August and September 2019. Teams decide which months. No pass for this task.

91. Add up the years of the teammates' births and each teammate reads a book with that minimum number of pages. For example, teammates were born in 75, 83, 87 and 94 - each teammate reads a book at least 339 pages long. No pass for this task.

92. Read over 1500 pages in books set in the future or the past - teams decide.

93. As a team, pick a Romance List from GR Listopia with less than 100 books on it, each teammate reads a book from that list. No pass for this task.

94. Read 6 books published in sequential years, teams decide years.

95. As a team, select an animal. Read 8 books tagged with that animal.

96. Read a minimum of 1200 pages with the sun or the moon on the cover, teams decide which.

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

Hey, team let's do it. Let's have fun like last time. Let's hope for good reads.

hey all! I'm a bit late to the party, but excited to start racing!

Hazel, are you going to be the team leader? Or someone else?

Hazel is going to be our leader!

Sassafrass wrote: "Hazel is going to be our leader!"

👍🏼

Yes I’m happy to be leader

Good luck and let's enjoy and start the party.

Woot, woot! Let the fun begin!

Looking forward to our first task

as am I!

Only three more hours to go!

Avigail, I know you'll be asleep but we'll see you in the morning!

First Task - All Teams!

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

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

I think blue is easier than yellow - happy for anyone to say otherwise

i agree with blue

I'm sure I could find something for blue

Ok blue it is then.

is what I’m going to go with

does this work for blue?

Yes I think it’s blue

thanks Hazel! that's what I'm going with then! 😊

I've been waiting to read

Task 1: Read a book with either blue or yellow on the cover, teams decide which. No pass for this task.


Call Me Maybe
Pages: 220/GR
How it fits: blue cover
Date completed: 4/13/22
Rating: *5 STARS*

Oh my goodness! How adorable is this book! I absolutely loved it. It listened like a movie and seriously if you have not listened to this book you are really missing out!

Cal and Vera's back and forth is just awesome and you can really see why they hit it off. Their dialogue is so funny and there were even sound effects in the audiobook! And even though I totally knew how the whole plot was going to go, I just sat back and enjoyed this gem of an audiobook.

And that ending...totally Rom-com worthy. They totally were their movie personas in that moment (have to read/listen to the book to understand that).

I'm sitting here with a big cheesy smile on my face. I want to right into the next book, but I'll wait. I'm really looking forward to continuing on with this series if you couldn't tell already!

I started . Crazy day at work.

Completion Post:-

Task #1:Read a book with either blue or yellow on the cover, teams decide which. No pass for this task.


Beach House Romance by Cora Seton
How it fits to the task: Blue on the cover
Page count: 398 pages.
Date completed Apr.13, 2022
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐.5
Review: Beach House Romance is the story of Emma and Noah. It’s a sweet contemporary romance. There are conflicts between Emma and Noah, but there is fast communication between the two main characters.
On the way to their HEA, Noah and Emma must do a bit of cleaning and clearing up their pasts, including taking responsibility for their parts and healing other relationships to move on together to the next phase of their lives.
The series has good potential, and I see myself continuing with the series in the future.

Sassafrass wrote: "
Task 1:
Read a book with either blue or yellow on the cover, teams decide which. No pass for this task.


Call Me Maybe
Pages: 220/GR
How it fi..."

This audiobook is fantastic, the sequel is also very good.

Avigail wrote: "This audiobook is fantastic, the sequel is also very good."

It was so good Avigail. I look forward to the sequel!

Task 1—read a book with either blue or yellow on the cover, teams decides — blue — no pass for this task


Clam Jam, R.C. Boldt– 4/13/22 – ✮✮✮✮✰
first-edition Kindle ➔ 310 pages
How the Book Qualifies ➔ blue cover
Review — This was a cute, extremely funny book. I loved seeing the relationship between Maggie and Ry bloom, even if it was under objectionable circumstances. Sarah and Jack were hysterical sidekicks in this book, so I’m looking forward to their story next!

Completion post - Task 1
Book with a blue cover

Book:
Pages: 324 as per kindle edition in above link
Read: 13 April
Rating: 3.5⭐️
How it qualifies: Blue cover
Review: I’ve not read anything by this author before. I loved the interaction between Velma (Velvet) and Brek He’s a manager of a band and she’s a financial planner. They meet when Velma’s twin sister announces her engagement to the man that her sister has secretly been crushing on. Velma is slightly odd but Brek finds that endearing. They get closer when Brek helps organise the wedding plans when his sister is out on bed rest.
A nice light hearted, opposite attracts story.

Completion post - Task 1
Team 2…Have Book…Can travel

Sass Msg #29
Avigail Msg #31
Kathy Msg #34
HazelMsg #35

Checked us in. Couldn’t get my phone to copy the html to make my link look pretty but I’ve posted it 😂

thanks Hazel!

Woot!!

Good start ladies.

I'll be back in the morning with your next task. 😊

Here is your next task!

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

As a team, select a series listed on GR and everyone reads a book in that series. (Does not have to be a numbered series.) Please include the selected series in your completion posts. Teammates can read the same or different books for this task. No pass for this task.

We doing in death?

Here is our In Death series read. I will be starting the fifth one in the series Ceremony in Death

Ok I’m reading book 4 Rapture in Death

woot...woot! I'm reading Born in Death

Task 2: . Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task.
In Death Series


Survivor In Death
Pages: 392/GR
How it fits: #20 in the In Death Series
Date completed: 4/15/22
Rating: *5 STARS*

This one just really hits me in the heart. It was so hard to get through even though I've read it before. But Nixie Swisher is such a badass. Her character shows so much heart in this, she's definitely a match for Eve Dallas! I loved how Eve was able to fight for her in her own way. And even though it looked like she was unfeeling she was doing everything she could to protect her young charge. Even down to bring Mavis in, just shows how deeply Eve feels. She doesn't like to show it but she feels so much I don't know how she's able to do her job everyday.

I just love this series. And it seems like as I have been going back through this series that I find more little pieces that just make me love it more.

I will finish in a couple of hours. It is a Passover dinner with family. If I am the last, I will post the completion.

Enjoy Passover with your family, Avigail!

Sassafrass wrote: "
Task 2:
. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task.
In Death Series


Survivor In Death
Pages: 392/G..."

such an amazing book!