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TART9 - Reading for Miles (11)

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 - 4.23.2024
Task 2 - 6. Read 4 books with fewer than 500 reviews. 4.23.2024 - 5.2.2024
Task 3 - 10. Read 4 books by authors who write under more than one name (Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb). 5.2.2024 - 5.20.2024
Task 4 - 7. Read 4 books that are stand alones. 5.20.2024 - 6.6.2024
Task 5 - 25. Read 4 books written by one of the 2021 FACs (Featured Author Challenge). 6.6.2024

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. 😊

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

I’m in time zone GMT. It’s currently after midnight here. I’m happy with team 11 as our name.
Reading wise I like contemporary and new adult. Thrillers, and crime humour and woman fiction . With the odd non fiction thrown in. I have quite a lot of non fiction but not in the mood for it a lot.

A few of us like Beth O’Leary and Jodi Picolut
Same series would prob have to be Christina Lauren or Harlan coben and Colleen Hoover.
Any thoughts?

I read most MF subgenres. I especially enjoy historicals and suspense.
Some team name ideas:
Racers After Dark
Reading for Miles
Lost in Pace
Not Fast But Fabulous

I read most MF subgenres. I especially enjoy historicals and suspense.
Some team name ideas:
Racers After Dark
Reading for Miles
Lost in P..."
I like reading for miles, what’s ur thoughts oh what u mentioned above

A few of us like Beth O’Leary and Jodi Picolut
Same series would prob have to be Christina Lauren or Harlan..."
I'm good with these. I will read Christina Lauren but not my first choice.
A few of us also read Nora Roberts.

This is another one to think about. How do we want to go about this?

This is another one to think about. How do we want to go about this?"
I guess we could compare our lists and recommend one on their list you’ve read?

I read most MF subgenres. I especially enjoy historicals and suspense.
Some team name ideas:
Racers After Dark
Reading for Miles
Lost in P..."
I like Not Fast But Fabulous

What if we list the books we like, and the rest could choose?
Or, we could do the comparison of books in GR website
For example,
My compatability with Keri is 87%,
With Breann is 76% and with Kat its 80%
Which means I'd be fine with any book any of you recommend..
What if we go around doing this, and we can choose the teammate to recommend our books?

I read most MF subgenres. I especially enjoy historicals and suspense.
Some team name ideas:
Racers After Dark
Reading for ..."
I like this one too!

What if we list the books we like, and the rest could choose?
Or, we could do the comparison of books in GR website
For example,
My compatabil..."
That’s a good idea!
So we could give 1 rec to 1 teammate? Or maybe give a couple recs to each teammate? Then when the category gets called we’ll have choices.

I like Read for Miles also, that's a good one.
I do like Colleen Hoover, Christina Lauren and Harlan Coben. Probably Harlan Coben is my top choice out of those as I'm going through his backlist right now.
I will have to get some time to go over why we need this again as it's been YEARS ago I did this challenge once and I don't really remember how at all lol.
I'd prefer not to be captain as I've had a lot going on at work, along with spotty internet we are working on and have not been able to be on daily lately as I prefer. I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to stay on top of things but am glad to help whoever ends up captain when I am able.

I'll get on and say more tonight but I'm getting ready for work now and just wanted to check in. :-)

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.
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 a real continent.
65. Each player reads 2 books in a series, teammates can read the same or different series.
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.
82. Each teammate reads a different book from the same series.
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.

9.I’d say Colleen Hoover
29.Sports star or doctor are my recommendations
33.Crime or romance (as a sub genre to fiction)
49.March to June and within the last few years
50.I’d say U.K. would be easier I know chan lives in Indian tbd
51.Whichever one we don’t choose for 1 we choose the other or Colleen Hoover
52.Blue is a very popular colour which would make it easier
53.I live in Glasgow
54.I’d say beach
55.I’d say the country outside of US should be England
56.https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
58. I joined 2010, Char joined 2019, Keri joined 2009 And Breann 2011 . Think 2019 would be easier
62. I’d say C would be easier
64. Europe as lots of options
70. Crime or romance
71. This can be chosen nearer the time
72. I was born 1988 not an easy year for books on my tbr
73. I’m sure we can come up with another author
74. I was born in February
75. A lot of starts with M
76. Trees seems popular
79. Enemies to lovers or best friend
82. Sure this has came up already
88. Boat may be easier but up for debate
90. I say summer months or spring would be easier
91. Born in 88
92. Past
93. TBD
94. More recent 2018 upwards
95. Dog or cat
96. Sun
99. I’ll do a shelf for this

A Glasgow Kiss
Slammed
Devil's Waltz
Silent Scream
The Crucifix Killer
Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating

Tasks:
1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.
Colleen Hoover
Harlan Coben
Christina Lauren
Freida McFadden
Emily Henry
Katherine Center
Riley Sager
Ruth Ware
Abby Jimenez
Lisa Jewell
Alice Feeney
Rebecca Ross
Elin Hildebrand
Samantha Downing
Ashley Poston
Ashley Winstead
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Lynn Painter
Sarah Adams
Sarah J. Maas
Leigh Bardugo
Marissa Meyer
Tahereh Mafi
Jennifer Lynne Barnes
Karen M. McManus
Stephanie Garber
Beth O'Leary
Jodi Picoult
Kristin Hannah
9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task.
29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession.
maybe cop/detective
33. Read 6 books in the same sub-genre, teams decide.
if MPG must be romance: contemporary, chick lit
49. Each teammate reads a book published in the same month and year, teams decide. No pass for this task.
open here to anything 2017 or newer. the more recent year for me the better
50. Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location. New York or London seem very frequent just in my experience
51. Each teammate reads a different book by the same author, no pass for this task.
see #1
52. Read 6 books with the same color cover, teams decide color. open here, due to UNO challenge I have shelves for each cover colore lol
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.
mine is Ohio, I know a few books set in Ohio but not a ton. Some Celeste Ng, some David Bell (thriller author from here) for a couple
54. Read 6 books set on a beach or in the mountains, teams decide which.
i would choose beach but can do the other
55. Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country.
I would choose England or UK it seems fairly easy to find in many genres
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.
1- https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2...
2- https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
3- https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
4- https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
58. Read 6 books published in the year one of the teammates joined RRRC, teams decide which teammate.
need to find out how to find when I joined RRRC...update thank you Kat for figuring all our dates out. I also agree with 2019!
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.
if I understand this one right, the options are B, C and K...I can do any of those
64. Read 6 books not set on a continent of a teammate. Space does not count - must be a real continent.
I'm on North America
65. Each player reads 2 books in a series, teammates can read the same or different series.
this one doesn't require us to do the same right?
70. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books of the same sub-genre, but by different authors.
if MPG must be romance: contemporary, chick lit
71. Pick another team and each member reads one book that was read by a member for this challenge. No pass for this task.
this one may be hard...but maybe if they do these type posts we can get an idea of a team that has things we'd all like?
72. Read 4 books published in the decade of a teammate's birth, team decides which teammate.
I'm an 80s baby and I'd like to not use my decade if there's a more recent one lol
73. Read a minimum of 1500 pages in books by the same author, teams decide author.
see #1
74. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month.
my birth month is December
75. Read over 1000 pages in books that start with the same letter (no articles), teams decide letter.
I'm open to some options here...I have a variety on my TBR
76. Read 6 books with a specific item on the cover, team selects item.
water, clouds/sky, weapon, building, tree, open to options
79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope.
enemies to lovers seems fairly common, fake dating, I don't normally pick by trope so unsure of a ton
82. Each teammate reads a different book from the same series.
this may be hard unless many of us are reading the same series...I don't read out of order lol I'll look some up I'm in the middle of
88. Read 6 books with a boat, plane, car or motorcycle on the cover, teams decide which
car is best/preferred for me, but have at least one with a boat and one with a plane. I would prefer NOT motorcycle
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.
fine with this prefer again years 2017 or more recent. the more recent year for me the better
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.
born in 1980
92. Read over 1500 pages in books set in the future or the past - teams decide.
I don't enjoy either, probably would choose future but not at all confidently, so I can go with majority since either way seems I'll be taking one for the team there lol
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.
1- https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
2- https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
3- https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
94. Read 6 books published in sequential years, teams decide years.
broken record here...the more recent the years the better for me
95. As a team, select an animal. Read 8 books tagged with that animal.
dragons is my top choice but in case people don't read fantasy, dog is my second choice
96. Read a minimum of 1200 pages with the sun or the moon on the cover, teams decide which.
prefer sun but think I could do moon also
99. Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. Select books from 2 different teammates and read them.
I'll make a shelf

12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.
Overall recs:
The Kind Worth Killing
No Exit
Station Eleven
Gone for Good
Beartown
Guilty Wives (I promise, the ones with David Ellis are GOOD)
The City of Brass
The Vanishing Half
Oona Out of Order
Romance or with romance subplot (in case it needs to be that):
The Light We Lost
November 9
Out of the Easy
Passenger
The Unhoneymooners
The Bodyguard
are they supposed to be romance? I wasn't sure so I added two categories (can you tell I struggle with decision making??? hahaha)
also, I need to pick 5 favorite books for #99 and I can pick from this list but would prefer to pick things you guys want to read.

A Glasgow Kiss
Slammed
Devil's Waltz
Silent Scream
The Crucifix Killer
[book:Jos..."
Are we posting a few general recs to the whole group? Sorry, want to make sure I'm understanding :)

9. I really don't know..... there aren't many series by the similar authors.
29. law enforcement/first responder
33. suspense
49. Nov 2023, Oct 2023
50. New York
51. Freida McFadden or Harlen Coban
52. Blue or purple
53. Tucson, AZ
54. Mountains
55. England
56. https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
58. 2019
62. K
64. I'm on North America
65. This doesn't need to be the same for teammates
70. suspense
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. I'm born in the 80's
73. same as above
74. I'm march
75. I seem to have a lot for "O"
76. building
79. enemies to lovers
82. no idea, lol
88. motorcycle
90. I have a lot for 2023 and 2022
91. 85
92. past
93. https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
94. 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
95. horse
96. sun
99. Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. Select books from 2 different teammates and read them

and more author options that have series



Colleen Hoover
Harlan Coben
Christina Lauren
Freida McFadden
Emily Henry
Katherine Center
Riley Sager
Ruth Ware
Abby Jimenez
Lisa Jewell
Alice Feeney
Rebecca Ross
Elin Hildebrand
Samantha Downing
Ashley Poston
Ashley Winstead
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Lynn Painter
Sarah Adams
Sarah J. Maas
Leigh Bardugo
Marissa Meyer
Tahereh Mafi
Jennifer Lynne Barnes
Karen M. McManus

I think the main genre is romance

I think the main genre is romance"
I just went to ask in the Q&A page. I'm updating mine for now in case it's MPG romance

Here are some of mine:
In Death by JD Robb
Bree Taggart by Melinda Leigh
Psy/Changeling by Nalini Singh
Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

Colleen Hoover
Harlan Coben
Christina Lauren
Freida McFadden
Emily Henry
Katherine Center
Riley Sager
..."
I have Lisa Jewell and Ruth Ware on my to read

A Glasgow Kiss
Slammed
Devil's Waltz
Silent Scream
[book:The Crucifix Killer|647972..."
For 12 read a book recommend by team mate
I’m not sure what sub genre is but I assumed it could be anything as in another challenge oj here it can be anything as long as fiction but now I’m remembering it may have to be romance.
Colleen Hoover is the only one that springs to mind cos series or something completely different. I know Keri doesn’t read smug and just of my series are minor smut at least. I’ll list some more romance series on next box

A Glasgow Kiss
Slammed
Devil's Waltz
Silent Scream
[book:The Crucifi..."
Yes. I'm asking are we just posting a list of general recs? Or are we each giving specific recs (based on their to read shelf) to each teammate?

Maybe Someday
Good in Bed (there’s two books)
It Happened One Summer
The Friend Zone
Beautiful Bastard

A Glasgow Kiss
Slammed
Devil's Waltz
Silent Scream
[book..."
Just general based on genre yous like :)

series in progress: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
new series:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Some of the longer ones are:
*Myron Bolitar by Harlan Coben (I'm on 9)
*Grant County by Karin Slaughter (I'm on 6)
*Will Trent by Karin Slaughter (I'm on 2 but could reread 1)
*Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi (I'm on 4)
*Wayward Children by Seanan McGuire (I'm on 9)
*Well Met (I'm on 4)

series in progress: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list......"
I don’t think graphic novels are allowed, the ones on ur series in progress. I’m looking at previous amazing race challenges to try and help us.
This about present and past prompt: Books need to be set 50+ years in the past to work for that task or marked as a historical.

series in progress: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list......"
yeah graphic novels are not but that's just a shelf i have that has ALL my series in progress. There's 439 books on it lol

series in progress: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."
Thought you’d just done it for challenge ur so organised lol

series in progress: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list......"
ugh. not my favorite. I don't enjoy either so I can go with majority since either way seems I'll be taking one for the team there lol
I can find something. I'll update my post to reflect.

series in progress: https://www.goodreads.co..."
I do have a bit of some OCD tendencies. I am over here debating if it would be a good idea to put our answers in a spreadsheet for these questions b/c that's how my mind works (even tho I'm not super sure how that would work lol). I LOVE lists and spreadsheets...

So we can use crime it doesn’t have to romance Whoop lol
I love romance but I can’t read it all the time

series in progress: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."
I’m not a fan of historical, shape shifters or fantasy lol so your more flexible than me

series in progress: https://www...."
I use notes on iPad. Not sure if you have something like that? Me and spreadsheets don’t gel. I play pass the parcel as well so trying to finish my current read before that’s announced tomorrow and I’m on good reads looking through lists haha.

series in progress:..."
Oh I like to use notes on the iPad also. When does this one begin?
I need to be more conscious of when I start things since this one can’t use a book you start before the task is given and I’m a slower reader lol

Yay excited about that info!! I do like reading some romance but like variety in my genres so will be fun to mix things in!
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April 13, 2024 through June 9, 2024
Born to Run
Team:
★ Kat
✓ Char
✓ Breann
✓ Keri