Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

The Amazing Race Team Challenge - Round 9
April 13, 2024 through June 9, 2024
Born to Run

Team:
✓ Christina T
✓ Lea
★ Liza
✓ Trip

The Amazing Race Team Challenge - Round 9
April 13, 2024 through June 9, 2024
Born to Run

Tracking:
Task 1 - 0. Each teammate reads a book initially published in April of any year OR a book with flowers on the cover - teams decide. No pass for this task. 4.13.2024 - 4.16.2024
Task 2 - 3. Each player reads a book by a new to you author - no pass for this task. 4.16.2024 - 4.20.2024
Task 3 - 1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task. 4.20.2024 - 4.23.2024
Task 4 - 4. Read 4 books tagged/shelved as PNR or fantasy. 4.23.2024 - 4.26.2024
Task 5 - 12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task. 4.26.2024 - 5.2.2024
Task 6 - 20. Read 4 books 300 pages or longer. 5.2.2024 - 5.5.2024
Task 7 - 45. Read 6 books with 3 word titles. 5.5.2024 - 5.7.2024
Task 8 - 33. Read 6 books in the same sub-genre, teams decide. 5.7.2024 - 5.10.2024
Task 9 - 38. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with a non-English language edition. 5.10.2024 - 5.15.2024
Task 10 - 70. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books of the same sub-genre, but by different authors. 5.15.2024 - 5.18.2024
Task 11 - 36. Read 6 books with animals on the cover. 5.18.2024 - 5.21.2024
Task 12 - 50. Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location. 5.21.2024 - 5.28.2024
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. 5.28.2024 - 6.2.2024
Task 14 - 109. Read 6 books with or without facial hair on a male cover model. Teams decide. 6.2.2024 - 6.7.2024
Task 15 - Last Task - Read a book with a naturally occurring body of water on the cover. 6.7.2024

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. I will use the team leader as a point of contact if needed.

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

Our SS https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...





(view spoiler)[Hi everyone! I have to leave for work in 2 minutes but wanted to say hi. I'm not good at coming up with team names but here is my one suggestion...
The Merry M8s

Talk to your all soon....oh and Lea and Liza one of you had a SS we used last time right? It would be a good place to start for sure. Since I'm the first to post when we get some decisions going for our joint tasks I'll add it here to make finding things easier. (hide spoiler)]

Hey everyone! Thanks for letting me join you. It's been a while since done this challenge so I'm excited to jump back in.

The Merry M8s is a cute name, love that ☺️

I have briefly looked over the tasks that may need info and made note of my answers, but a spreadsheet sounds amazing! So will wait and add then.

Hi everyone! Excited to start the race again with a couple familiar faces and welcome Trip!

I have the spreadsheet. Just finished cleaning it up for the new challenge and then I will add in the tasks for collaboration.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Merry M8s is adorable!

If I missed any tasks on the SS, please feel free to add them as you fill in your choices.

Thanks!

I've put in some ideas and my answers onto the spreadsheet so far. Looks great ☺️

Liza, as keeper of the spreadsheet are you the team leader? 😁

Oh just a heads up I am away for weekend, so may not be as active but will definitely check in for first task and still reading ☺️

Hi everyone
Looking forward to playing again and a special welcome to you Trip, thanks for joining us.
I think Merry M8s is a great name ☺️
I am having a crazy busy week at work so my brain is a bit fried 🤯😖 hopefully it will be better within the next 2 weeks
So I will try to get the spreadsheet filled out tonight or tomorrow

I can be the team leader if no one else wants to step up. I haven't done it before, but I'm always willing to give it a go!

Liza wrote: "I can be the team leader if no one else wants to step up. I haven't done it before, but I'm always willing to give it a go!"

I think you'd be great. Honestly if we put in place the last person to post their completion should post in the main thread for the team you probably won't have much to do. Also, if as a team we narrow our choices down to 2 (for example everyone reads a book with the same color cover and we're all ok with blue or red) the person who posts first after our new task is posted makes the final decision.

For everyone read the same series is easy to slide into the In Death books because there are so many and I'd be ok with reading one but I'm going to see if there are any long standing MM series that we might all agree on as well. I like the Rocktober Fest suggestion and the Franklin U. I'd absolutely re-read one of the Vino and Veritas books if we were all feeling Contemporary.

I'm not really a fan of mystery so In death wouldn't work for me sorry. But the rest of the recs on spreadsheet so far I'm happy to try, I just picked a couple that I know have a lot of books in them and variety of authors ☺️

I've modified message 5 hiding my original "Hello" message behind a spoiler. Added our SS link for quick find access. I can add anything to that message we want to be able to find easy as it's the first team message after Kat's TART posts. Just let me know what you want me to add....or even if you want me to add anything at all. I'm all good either way.

I'm really not trying to take over or anything. I'm just up all night because of my work schedule. It's currently 4:45am in Iowa. This makes it 5:45am in Massachusetts, 10:45am in Kent UK, and 11:45am in Denmark. Good morning all!

I asked for our team name to be Merry M8s while I was asking a question about #76. If Kat says a body part is an item I was thinking a man nipple would be a good cover item to go with. I did put gun because I love romantic Suspense but it isn't a good one for Trip but a neked man chest seems universal on many sub-genres.

Same series suggestions so far...
Made Marian by Lucy Lennox (CR)
Forever Wilde by Lucy Lennox (CR)
The Chosen Universe by Macy Blake (PNR)
Lavender Shores by Rosalind Abel (CR)
In Death by JD Robb (RS/Mystery)
Road to Rocktoberfest by various authors (CR)
Men of Hidden Creek by various authors (CR)
Franklin U by various authors (CR)
Vino and Veritas by various authors (CR)


Any other suggestions?

Christina T wrote: "I'm really not trying to take over or anything. I'm just up all night because of my work schedule. It's currently 4:45am in Iowa. This makes it 5:45am in Massachusetts, 10:45am in Kent UK, and 11:4..."

Hope you having a good night, I should be eating lunch not checking my phone
I look at the spreadsheet later today again I pretty open to read most things and do not have a strong preference for any series
I do not read a lot PNR but I often do for challenges but there recommendations are highly appreciated

Morning ☺️

Naked chest is a great option, if we can use that it's pretty perfect. I'm happy with Gun too though, as I do have a few mafia and action types, I can enjoy suspense and mystery on rare occasions just not my main. 🖤

Maybe sanctuary if want mystery starts with Guarding Morgan as I did recently read and enjoy this one.

I think that
Franklin U by various authors (CR)
Vino and Veritas by various authors (CR)
Made Marian by Lucy Lennox (CR)
Forever Wilde by Lucy Lennox (CR)

Are all great options to, I do not know the others but I can read from them all😀

Kat approved a body part as a cover item as long as it's specific. So something like man's left nipple would work or man's nipples where both would have to be seen would work.

First Task - All Teams!

Task 1 - Each teammate reads a book initially published in April of any year OR a book with flowers on the cover - teams decide. No pass for this task.

"April showers bring May flowers. Or so the saying goes… It’s been mostly snow showers for us lately, though my daffodils are trying valiantly to bloom!"

As a team, decide if you are reading books initially published in April of any year OR books with flowers on the cover. (Please note that says ‘flowers’ - plural. Your book must have more than one flower on the cover to qualify.) If the team has decided on April for this task, you will be using the initial publication date - if there is a date at the top of the editions page USE IT! Otherwise I will be looking for the earliest dated English language edition of any format for the qualification. If the team has decided on flowers on the cover, you may use any edition’s cover to qualify your book. The qualifying cover must distinctly and clearly show more than one flower on the cover. Please include the qualifying cover in your completion post. Remember to use the first edition Kindle page count. No pass for this task.

I wote for using April

I'm voting for April too, I have a few new releases I can jump into ☺️ But I think I have some flowers somewhere if others prefer.

April works for me!

Hope everyone just went with April and not waited around for me to chime in. Going forward I'm good with the first person who posts after our task is announced being the "final decision" maker for us. That way no one is sitting around waiting to start a new book. How does that sound for everyone else?

That’s perfect for me. I started my April book already. Hopefully will finish tonight if this damn migraine clears up.

Sounds like a plan👍 I am almost done with my April book but might first finish on my way to work tomorrow morning 😀

Yeah that works for me and went with it, got my April book sorted been away for weekend so shall start tomorrow ☺️

Completion post Task 1
Task 1 - Each teammate reads a book initially published in April of any year OR a book with flowers on the cover - teams decide. No pass for this task.

Team choose April

Coach by Devney Perry

📚Pages: 341
🌸How it qualifies: was first published 6 of April 2023
🗓️Date read: :15 April 2024
🌟 Rating : 3 stars

Completion Post: Task 1 - Each teammate reads a book initially published in April of any year OR a book with flowers on the cover - Team choose April

Knowing You: A Single Dad Romance by E.M. Lindsey
Page numbers with source: 257 pgs/GR
How book Qualifies: 1st Pub Apr 10, 2024
Date Completed: Apr-15
Rating: 4 stars

Completion post Task 1
Task 1 - Each teammate reads a book initially published in April of any year OR a book with flowers on the cover - teams decide. No pass for this task.

Team choose April



Destined by Surf by Ashe Moon
📚Pages: 274
🌸How it qualifies: Published 4/24/23
🗓️Date read: : 4/15/24
🌟 Rating : 4 Stars

Sorry I'm in the middle of mine, will finish tonight. Been busy few days with trip, just back to work after holidays so getting back to routine and rest. I'll be quicker next one ☺️

Completion
Task 1. Each teammate reads a book initially published in April of any year OR a book with flowers on the cover - teams decide. No pass for this task. #Team choose April


Book: You're Not My King! by Eryn Hawk
Pages: 339
How book qualifies: Published April 12, 2024
Date Completed: 16/04/24
Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Checked us in ☺️

Here is your next task!

Task 2 - 3. Each player reads a book by a new to you author - no pass for this task.

To qualify for this task, the selected books need to be written by a new to you author. You may have other books by the selected author on your shelves, but only the book selected for this task can be marked as read/rated. Include a link to your read shelf in your completion post, ideally sorted to your selected author. Please make sure the book you read for this task is on your shelves and marked as read. If your profile is private, you will either need to open if for the duration of this task or friend me so I can confirm your book. If I cannot confirm your book, the task is not completed.

Completion
Task 2. 3. Each player reads a book by a new to you author - no pass for this task.


Book: Rescue by Mx. Alex
Pages: 178
How book qualifies: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Date Completed: 17/04/24
Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Completion Post: Task 2. 3. Each player reads a book by a new to you author

Alpha Coder by Kathryn Sparrow
Page numbers with source: 272 pgs/GR
How book Qualifies: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Date Completed: Apr-18
Rating: 4 stars

Completion post Task 2
Task 3. Each player reads a book by a new to you author


Kayla in Paris by Theodora Taylor

📚Pages: 224
👶🏻How it qualifies: first time reading Theodora Taylor
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
🗓️Date read: :18 April 2024
🌟 Rating : 2,5 stars
Always fun with new to you authors, book had very high rating but just not my cup of tea. It’s to predictable, main character was to naive and it tried to be funny but was not…

Completion post Task 2
Task 3. Each player reads a book by a new to you author


Giles Ashby Needs a Nanny by K. Sterling
📚Pages: 280
👶🏻How it qualifies: K. Sterling is a new to me author
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...+
🗓️Date read: :4/20/24
🌟 Rating : 4 Stars

Sorry it took so long for me to finish that book. It felt never-ending. I got is all checked in.

Here is your next task!

Task 3 - 1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.

As a team, select an author. Every teammate reads a book by the selected author. Please include the selected author in your completion posts. Pseudonyms are allowed, but if used please include a link to the author’s page or website showing it is the same as the team selected author. No pass for this task.

Everyone had mentioned NR Walker and Eden Finley as an Author. How about NR Walker?

NR Walker is perfect with me

Sure ☺️

Completion post Task 3
Task 3 - 1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.

Team choice N.R. Walker


Point of No Return by N.R. Walker

📚Pages: 195
📖How it qualifies: Read a book by N.R. Walker
🗓️Date read: : 21 April 2024
🌟 Rating : 3,5 stars

Completion Post: Task 3 - 1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - Team Choice: N.R. Walker

Sixty Five Hours by N.R. Walker
Page numbers with source: 174 pgs/GR
How book Qualifies: Author is N.R. Walker
Date Completed: Apr-21
Rating: 5 stars