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message 1: by Jonetta (last edited May 07, 2022 07:06PM) (new)

Jonetta (ejaygirl) | 5782 comments Mod


This challenge will help you reduce your TBR shelf and get to know some of our members better.

Here’s how it works
1. Each month we will randomly select a member to be our group focus.
2. The challenge will be to listen to at least two books from her/his shelf that are rated at least 4 stars and is on your TBR shelf (re-listens are acceptable).
3. Use the Goodreads compare tool to filter the ratings from high to low to make your selections easier. Change the shelves to “to-read” for you and “read” for her/him for best results.
4. The challenge will be from May 1 - May 31, 2022

Our May Listener of the Month is Sassafrass. Check out her shelf and don’t forget to use the compare tool.

The person of the month may choose two books from the shelves of any of the members participating in this challenge. This is optional.

Copy & paste the template below to create your own post and join the challenge.

May Listener of the Month - Sassafrass
Duration
: 5/1/22 - 5/31/22
Progress: 0/2

Alyana
Christina
Debby*BabyDee
Gelaskaca
Jonetta
Joyce
Karin
KathyB
=Mystique=
Sassafrass
Tina


message 2: by Jonetta (last edited Oct 02, 2022 10:49AM) (new)

Jonetta (ejaygirl) | 5782 comments Mod
May Listener of the Month - Sassafrass***Complete***
Duration
: 5/1/22 - 5/31/22
Progress: 2/2

✔1. Slammed by Colleen Hoover 9/30/22
✔2. Point of Retreat by Colleen Hoover 10/2/22

Slammed (Slammed, #1) by Colleen Hoover Point of Retreat (Slammed, #2) by Colleen Hoover


message 3: by Alyana (last edited May 26, 2022 03:40PM) (new)

Alyana  | 366 comments May Listener of the Month (Sassafrass)
Duration: May 1 - May 31, 2022
Progress: 2/2

1. The Mysterious Affair at Styles - 05/20 ★★★☆☆
2. Slammed - 05/17 ★★★★☆

The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) by Agatha Christie Slammed (Slammed, #1) by Colleen Hoover

📚 COMPLETED 📚


message 4: by KathyB (last edited May 20, 2022 01:36PM) (new)

KathyB  (kathybrown) | 796 comments May Listener of the Month - Sassafrass
Duration:
5/1/22 - 5/31/22
Progress: COMPLETE -2/2

1. Sweetheart by Sarah Mayberry (5/6)
2. Xeni by Rebekah Weatherspoon (5/20)


Sweetheart (Busy Bean, #1) by Sarah Mayberry Xeni (Loose Ends #2) by Rebekah Weatherspoon


message 5: by Gelaskaca (last edited May 21, 2022 08:39PM) (new)

Gelaskaca | 10 comments May Listener of the Month - Sassafrass
Duration: 5/1/22 - 5/31/22
Progress: 2/2

1. Call Me Maybe by Cara Bastone ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. Kismet by Lauren Blakely ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

completed on May 22nd.

I love both books.. thanks Sassafrass.. for ‘pushing’ me to read these books.. they’ve been in my tbr list for quite sometimes.. 😅


message 6: by Tina (last edited May 04, 2022 11:20PM) (new)

Tina  (the_bean) | 239 comments May Listener of the Month - Sassafrass
Duration: 5/1/22 - 5/31/22
Progress: 2/2


Lover Unbound (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #5) by J.R. Ward
Rock Wedding (Rock Kiss, #4) by Nalini Singh

Others if more time
A Night Like This (Smythe-Smith Quartet, #2) by Julia Quinn Before Jamaica Lane (On Dublin Street, #3) by Samantha Young Talon (Ashes & Embers, #4) by Carian Cole


message 7: by =MYSTIQUE= (last edited May 10, 2022 10:30PM) (new)

=MYSTIQUE= | 490 comments 💗🎧📘ROMANCE AUDIOBOOKS📘🎧💗
May Listener of the Month: Sassafrass
May 1 - May 31,2022

May Listener of the Month - Sassafrass
Duration: 5/1/22 - 5/31/22
Progress: 2/3

✔️1 - A Reason To Believe 5/10/22 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️2 - Smoky Mountain Dreams 5/2/22 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🥀3 - Halfway to the Grave

A Reason To Believe by Diana Copland Smoky Mountain Dreams by Leta Blake 3


message 8: by Debby *BabyDee* (last edited May 12, 2022 03:28PM) (new)

Debby *BabyDee* | 566 comments May Listener of the Month - Sassafrass
Duration: 5/1/22 - 5/31/22
Progress: 0/2

1. Dangerous by Amanda Quick -------------> 4 Stars
2. The Hostage Bargain by Annika Martin----------------> 2 Stars

Dangerous by Amanda Quick The Hostage Bargain (Taken Hostage by Kinky Bank Robbers, #1) by Annika Martin


message 9: by Karin (last edited May 14, 2022 11:34AM) (new)

Karin (aquariandancer) | 808 comments Listener of the Month - May: Sassafrass
Duration: 05/01/22 - 05/31/22
Progress: 5/2

Bunny and the Bear (Furry United Coalition, #1) by Eve Langlais Swan and the Bear (Furry United Coalition, #2) by Eve Langlais Croc and the Fox (Furry United Coalition, #3) by Eve Langlais Lion and the Falcon (Furry United Coalition, #4) by Eve Langlais Doe and the Wolf (Furry United Coalition, #5) by Eve Langlais

Progress:(view spoiler)


Choices:(view spoiler)


message 10: by Christina T (last edited May 05, 2022 11:15PM) (new)

Christina T (crysteena73) | 136 comments Not sure what I'm reading yet but I always enjoy looking over Sassafrass's shelves. So many great books.
May Listener of the Month - Sassafrass
Duration: 5/1/22 - 5/31/22
Progress: 1/2

1: Survive the Night
Read 5/5/22
4 stars

Survive the Night (Rocky Mountain K9 Unit, #3) by Katie Ruggle


message 11: by Joyce (last edited May 15, 2022 05:21PM) (new)

Joyce (eternity21) | 301 comments May Listener of the Month - Sassafrass
Duration: 5/1/22 - 5/31/22
Progress: 1/2

1. Fantasy in Death (In Death, #30) by J.D. Robb Fantasy in Death 5/13/22
Sassafrass rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

2. Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires, #1) by Chloe Neill Some Girls Bite 5/3/22
Sassa frass rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️


message 12: by Sassafrass (new)

Sassafrass (sass-a-frass) | 334 comments I can't believe I'm the listener of the month!!!


message 13: by Samantha (new)

Samantha | 2083 comments Mod
Well believe it. You have a ton of books to choose from too 😊


message 14: by Tina (last edited May 04, 2022 11:26PM) (new)

Tina  (the_bean) | 239 comments I already finished mine. It wasn't planned so quickly but I randomly chose from my May list and it just happened to be these 2. Sassafras has so many books I want to read on her list that it was hard to choose.

Lover Unbound (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #5) by J.R. Ward Rock Wedding (Rock Kiss, #4) by Nalini Singh


message 15: by Jonetta (new)

Jonetta (ejaygirl) | 5782 comments Mod
Sassafrass, you’ve a wonderful shelf!


message 16: by Jonetta (new)

Jonetta (ejaygirl) | 5782 comments Mod
Tina wrote: "I already finished mine. It wasn't planned so quickly but I randomly chose from my May list and it just happened to be these 2. Sassafras has so many books I want to read on her list that it was ha..."

Wow! Great job, Tina! This might be a record.


message 17: by Alyana (new)

Alyana  | 366 comments Sassafrass wrote: "I can't believe I'm the listener of the month!!!"

Hello again Sass! Thank you for letting me explore your shelf. :)


message 18: by Tina (new)

Tina  (the_bean) | 239 comments Jonetta wrote: "Tina wrote: "I already finished mine. It wasn't planned so quickly but I randomly chose from my May list and it just happened to be these 2. Sassafras has so many books I want to read on her list t..."

Thanks
I owe the speed to audios. LOL


message 19: by Amzette (new)

Amzette Well I'm on the waitlist for Lover Unbound and Hopeless is also on my list. Hopefully, there's no waiting on that one! I look forward to reading these ones. In the meantime, I have 2 books 2 read for Booksiren's. That's one good thing about being bedridden! I listen to a lot of books, or read when I can. I also sleep A LOT (that helps me forget about the pain)!! Happy Listening!💜🎧


message 20: by Amzette (new)

Amzette Is Lover Revealed on that list because I just finished that one ( so it would count for May)! 😜


message 21: by Sassafrass (last edited May 30, 2022 07:04PM) (new)

Sassafrass (sass-a-frass) | 334 comments May Listener of the Month - Sassafrass
Duration: 5/1/22 - 5/31/22
Progress: 3/2


Betrayal from Samantha's Shelf - 5/13/22 - *4 STARS*
Ugh, Rich people confound me! LOL, seriously, I think the saying "money can't by happiness" is so true. Alex is a trust fund baby who just graduated from Stanford. Her sights are set on Columbia Law School now but she's got one vacation to let loose before she's got to buckle down. She meets Not and they agree on a one week only, vacation fling that stretches Alex's (who is calling herself Charli on her vacation) limits.

When the week is over she doesn't expect to see Not again. But he breaks the rules and puts her number in her phone. She doesn't expect to ever use it but after her family tells her that her trust fund is now empty, she finds herself in New York without any money.

Her cousin tells her about a service called Infidelity that paired him with his lover, Cyrus. And pairs high profile employees with even higher profile clients. The only catch is that you have to been with the client for a year. Down on her luck Alex agrees to sign with Infidelity but she has no idea what she's done.

This was not as light as some of Aleatha Romig's latest works have been but not nearly as dark as some as the earlier stuff. But, I think this first book is just the tip of the iceberg. I knew what was going to happen but didn't know exactly how it was going to play out.

The book ends on a cliffhanger, and I'll have to continue to see what happens next that is for sure. I appreciated what Alex was going through. It sucks that the rich people familial obligations were put before her happiness but we see it time and again. I'm hoping that Nox gives her a way out.

Must Love Hockey from Tina's Shelf - 5/28/22 - *4 STARS*
I thought this was adorable! Jimbo was such a sweetheart. I felt for Emily because she was in a tough situation but I'm so glad she did what she wanted as opposed to what was expected! I'm just sorry, I don't know how anyone could have resisted Jimbo.

Anyway, I originally read this as a part of Sarina Bowen's newsletter but the audio was fantastic and just really brought the story to life.

Seduction Game from Jonetta's shelf - 4/30/22 *4 STARS*
This was so good! I loved Holly and no idea that she had so much underneath the surface Silly me. Loved the way that all that came out. Loved that she had someone who was willing to see past what she decided to show. And even though their love story wasn't easy (when has it been for the I-team crew), I was so happy that it all worked out.

Nick's mother was pretty funny. I hated Holly's parents! But her dad took the cake.

It's amazing to see how far the crew has come. I can't believe I'm almost to end of this series.


message 22: by Jonetta (new)

Jonetta (ejaygirl) | 5782 comments Mod
Amzette wrote: "Is Lover Revealed on that list because I just finished that one ( so it would count for May)! 😜"

What list?


message 23: by Sassafrass (new)

Sassafrass (sass-a-frass) | 334 comments If it's my list, it's on there.


message 24: by Samantha (new)

Samantha | 2083 comments Mod
Tina wrote: "I already finished mine. It wasn't planned so quickly but I randomly chose from my May list and it just happened to be these 2. Sassafras has so many books I want to read on her list that it was ha..."

Oh wow. Congrats Tina!


message 25: by Amzette (new)

Amzette I may have misunderstood. I thought that we had to read books from Sass's list.

Either way, I read Hopeless and I'm reading Losing Hope now, by Colleen Hoover. They're amazing books and I really l loved them. They were also on my reading list.

Sorry if I misunderstood. I've never done this before.


message 26: by Sassafrass (new)

Sassafrass (sass-a-frass) | 334 comments Amzette wrote: "I may have misunderstood. I thought that we had to read books from Sass's list.

Either way, I read Hopeless and I'm reading Losing Hope now, by Colleen Hoover. They're amazing books and I really l..."


You didn't misunderstand. I have Lover Revealed on my read list, so that would count for you.


message 27: by Amzette (new)

Amzette Great, thanks Sass!

I read Lover Revealed, Hopeless, Losing Hope and now I’m listening to Lover Unbound.

So that’s 4/2?✅


message 28: by Debby *BabyDee* (new)

Debby *BabyDee* | 566 comments @Sassafrass...Thanks for letting me peek into your TBR for a couple of reads. I can say 1 out 2 is not bad. Thanks much 😊


message 29: by Jonetta (new)

Jonetta (ejaygirl) | 5782 comments Mod
Amzette wrote: "Great, thanks Sass!

I read Lover Revealed, Hopeless, Losing Hope and now I’m listening to Lover Unbound.

So that’s 4/2?✅"


Wow, Amzette! That’s great.


message 30: by Jonetta (new)

Jonetta (ejaygirl) | 5782 comments Mod
Debby*BabyDee wrote: "@Sassafrass...Thanks for letting me peek into your TBR for a couple of reads. I can say 1 out 2 is not bad. Thanks much 😊"

Congrats, Debby!


message 31: by Tina (new)

Tina  (the_bean) | 239 comments Amzette wrote: "Great, thanks Sass!

I read Lover Revealed, Hopeless, Losing Hope and now I’m listening to Lover Unbound.

So that’s 4/2?✅"


How did you like Lover Revealed?


message 32: by Amzette (new)

Amzette Tina, I enjoyed Lover Revealed. Did you? Have you read the next one, Lover Unbound? That’s where my problems begin. I think this is how I rated the books.

Lover Revealed-4

Hopeless-5 (favorite of the year. It beat out Will Smith’s book, which I listened to before the slap and I found it very entertaining)

Losing Hope-5

Lover Unbound- 2.5 that I rounded up to 3. So disappointed in this book!


message 33: by Joyce (new)

Joyce (eternity21) | 301 comments I actually finished one of these. Loved your shelves Sassafrass


message 34: by Jonetta (new)

Jonetta (ejaygirl) | 5782 comments Mod
Congrats, Joyce!


message 35: by Dawn Marie (last edited May 22, 2022 07:59PM) (new)

Dawn Marie (mzpeanut71) | 41 comments May Listener of the Month - Sassafrass
Duration: 5/1/22 - 5/31/22
Progress: 4/2

I finished the Smythe-Smith Quartet by Julia Quinn.


message 36: by Jonetta (new)

Jonetta (ejaygirl) | 5782 comments Mod
Well done, Dawn! That series is on my shelf.


message 37: by Dawn Marie (new)

Dawn Marie (mzpeanut71) | 41 comments Jonetta wrote: "Well done, Dawn! That series is on my shelf."

Thank you. I think i enjoyed the Smythe-Smith's more than the Bridgerton's.


message 39: by Tina (new)

Tina  (the_bean) | 239 comments Amzette wrote: "Tina, I enjoyed Lover Revealed. Did you? Have you read the next one, Lover Unbound? That’s where my problems begin. I think this is how I rated the books.

Lover Revealed-4

Hopeless-5 (favorite of..."


So you jumped to #5 after #1? LOL
Yea I was disappointed in the ending. I loved it up until the ghost part. I'm like Waaaahhhht?


message 40: by Sassafrass (new)

Sassafrass (sass-a-frass) | 334 comments I finished mine. I hoping to get one more in before the end of the month though.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


message 41: by Jonetta (new)

Jonetta (ejaygirl) | 5782 comments Mod
Congratulations!


message 42: by Sassafrass (new)

Sassafrass (sass-a-frass) | 334 comments Finished another so was 3/2 this month!

thanks everyone for the great listens!


message 43: by Jonetta (new)

Jonetta (ejaygirl) | 5782 comments Mod
Sassafrass, I’m so happy you enjoyed Holly’s story.


message 44: by Jonetta (new)

Jonetta (ejaygirl) | 5782 comments Mod
Jonetta wrote: "May Listener of the Month - Sassafrass***Complete***
Duration: 5/1/22 - 5/31/22
Progress: 2/2

✔1. Slammed by Colleen Hoover 9/30/22
✔2. Point of Retreat.."


Finally finished!


message 45: by Samantha (new)

Samantha | 2083 comments Mod
Congrats!


message 46: by Jonetta (new)

Jonetta (ejaygirl) | 5782 comments Mod
Thank you!


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