Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

The Amazing Race Team Challenge - Round 10
October 12, 2024 through December 8, 2024
I Thought They Said Rum!

Team:
★ Janeylou
✓ Amanda
✓ Trio
✓ Caipi

The Amazing Race Team Challenge - Round 10
October 12, 2024 through December 8, 2024
I Thought They Said Rum!

Tracking:
Task 1 - 0. Read a book that is MPG Paranormal or a book that has both black and orange on the cover, teams decide. 10.12.2024 - 10.15.2024
Task 2 - 7. Read 4 books that are stand alones. 10.15.2024 - 10.19.2024
Task 3 - 12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task. 10.19.2024 - 10.23.2024
Task 4 - 16. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books tagged/shelved as children. 10.23.2024 - 10.26.2024
Task 5 - 15. Read a minimum of 600 pages in books with an audio edition. 10.26.2024 - 10.28.2024
Task 6 - 2. Each player reads the first book in a series, can be same or different series - no pass for this task. 10.28.2024 - 11.2.2024
Task 7 - 40. Read 6 books with over 500 reviews. 11.3.2024 - 11.5.2024
Task 8 - 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. 11.5.2024 - 11.9.2024
Task 9 - 18. Read over 750 pages in books tagged/shelved with 'favorite’. 11.9.2024 - 11.13.2024
Task 10 - 64. Read 6 books not set on a continent of a teammate. Space does not count - must be a real continent. 11.13.2024 - 11.17.2024
Task 11 - 36. Read 6 books with animals on the cover. 11.17.2024 - 11.22.2024
Task 12 - 76. Read 6 books with a specific item on the cover, team selects item. 11.22.2024 - 11.27.2024
Task 13 - 66. Read over 1000 pages in books with Mystery or Suspense as MPG. 11.27.2024 - 12.2.2024
Task 14 - 77. Each teammate reads a book that the teammate after them alphabetically has rated 5 stars. No pass for this task. 12.2.2024

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

Amazing race tasks
Tasks:
❓️1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.
Aimee Nicole Walker
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
Minerva Howe/ Julia Talbot
Hank Edwards/ RG Thomas
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/Cari waites
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
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
❤❤❤❤
Janeylou recommended
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
❤❤❤❤
Caipi recommended
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
❤❤❤❤
Trio recommended
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
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 ( not playing AR this time but can still use her)
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1...
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.)
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 href="https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1... published May 22

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.
lily morton
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 10 ..all mm
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..or we could do sports equipment
77. Each teammate reads a book that the teammate after them alphabetically has rated 5 stars. No pass for this task.
Janine reads trios books
Trio reads amandas books
Amanda reds caipi books
Caipi reads janines books
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..Amanda
2020's..Caipi
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.
🟦........🟦
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.
Motorcycle??
Janines vehicle shelf
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
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 June 22
Caipi July 22
Trio August 22
Amanda Sept22

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.
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
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
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Amandas
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Trio
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Caipi
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
100. Read 8 books with more than 10 letters in the title.

Checking in girls
Ive asked for out name.to be usual ans C & P last times tasks , will take a look later if anything needs changing .
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I think I'm going to pull a Lisa and put all the possible tasks into a spreadsheet to make it super easy for us from round to round!

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

So I made this sheet to make it easier and that way anyone can make notes/changes if something doesn't work for them! I highlighted the lines that have choices

Amanda, are you the team leader this round?

I'll be captain Kat , Amanda has a few she in charge of at moment so i can do this one .
Will message Trio & Caipi

Checking in. 👋🙂

Janeylou wrote: "I'll be captain Kat , Amanda has a few she in charge of at moment so i can do this one .
Will message Trio & Caipi"

Thanks! I appreciate you messaging Trio and Caipi too, that helps me a lot. 😊

hi I'm here! And I didn't even need the message this time around LOL - I actually used the notifications bell.
A new day is dawning 🤣

Trio wrote: "hi I'm here! And I didn't even need the message this time around LOL - I actually used the notifications bell.
A new day is dawning 🤣"

Trio, with notifications being so wonky I've made a version of Lisa's challenge/TBR spreadsheet and it's the only way I check everything I need to - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

oh my gosh, I'm impressed Amanda - that's beautiful!

so Kat posted on the main thread, for this first book we need to choose as a team - I'm fine with either choice, though I'd assume Paranormal might be easier to find?


First Task - All Teams!

Task 1 - 0. Read a book that is MPG Paranormal or a books that has both black and orange on the cover, teams decide.

October is wonderful in many ways - fall weather, football, pumpkin spice and especially Halloween! As a team decide whether you will read books that are MPG Paranormal or books with both black and orange on the cover, then each teammate reads a book that matches the team’s decision. To qualify as MPG (main page genre), on the main page of the book under the precis, there is a section that says "Genres". Anything listed under that section is counted as an MPG. You may use anything that shows when you click 'more', but not if you click 'show all'. For books to qualify under the cover color option, both black and orange need to be on the cover. The selected covers do not have to be primarily black and/or orange, but both colors must be present on the cover. You can use any edition’s cover to qualify your book. If in doubt, please ask.

Trio the decision is going to be ours because of time. I definitely have MPG Paranormal coming up, do you as well?

Im ok with PNR

Janeylou wrote: "Im ok with PNR"

Amanda wrote: "Trio the decision is going to be ours because of time. I definitely have MPG Paranormal coming up, do you as well?"

That's fine with me too.

WEEK 1 completion post
Read a book that is MPG Paranormal or a books that has both black and orange on the cover, teams decide
Team chose PNR

Eye of the Storm
Arielle Pierce
164 pgs
14 oct
3 stars
Fits MPG Paranormal
..not the best shifter book ive read but different to come across a dolphin

💜Team Chase the Rainbow💜
TASK 1 selection post
Read a book that is MPG Paranormal or a books that has both black and orange on the cover, teams decide
Team chose PNR

Janeylou
Trio
Amanda
Caipi

Completion Post, Week 1
Read a book that is MPG Paranormal or a book that has both black and orange on cover, teams decide
Team chose PNR

Maple Spiced Omega by Susi Hawke
156 pages
How it Fits: MPG Paranormal
Read: 15 Oct
Rating: 3 stars

Completion Post - Task 1 - 0. Read a book that is MPG Paranormal or a books that has both black and orange on the cover, teams decide.
Team chose paranormal

Devil May Lie by Chani Lynn Feener
457 Pages
How it qualifies: MPG Paranormal
Date Read: 10/14
Rating: 4 Stars

Completion Post - Task 1 - 0. Read a book that is MPG Paranormal or a books that has both black and orange on the cover, teams decide.
=>Team chose paranormal

Sack of Gold by Kiki Burrelli
Pages: 164
How it qualifies: MPG Paranormal
Read: October 14th
Rating: 2.5 ⭐️

Updated mine to completion

We all finished Trio ..check in post is all sorted above for you to check.in

okay, I'll finish mine tomorrow and check us in

I posted our completion in the main thread

Here is your next task!

Task 2 - 7. Read 4 books that are stand alones.

Books selected for this task can not be listed in any series on GR.

Completion Post
Task 2 - 7. Read 4 books that are stand alones.


Cowboy Seeks Husband by Leta Blake
Pages: 332
How it qualifies: stand alone book
Read: October 19th
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Completion Post
Task 2 - 7. Read 4 books that are stand alones

Sunset Lake
John Inman
320 pgs ( no kindle edition so used ebook)
18 oct
Fits..standalone

Ive tried to read a few mysteries that have been on my tbr for years , unfortunately they havent lived up to my expectations 😔 🤷‍♀️

🟣Chase the Rainbow🟣
Task 2 ..Standalone

Trio
Caipi
Janeylou
Amanda

Completion Post
Task 2 - 7. Read 4 books that are stand alones
Chase the Storm by V.M. Waitt
210 pages (no kindle edition, e book edition used)
How it Fits: a standalone
Read: 17 Oct
Rating: 4 stars

Completion Post Task 2 - 7. Read 4 books that are stand alones.
Path to Paradise by aladyinbooks
289 Pages
How it qualifies: standalone novel
Date Red: 10/18
Rating: 4

I'm done, updated my post to completion :)

Finished

Updated mine

Finished my book and checked us in.

Here is your next task!

Task 3 - 12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.

You can do the recommendations however you wish - to the group, to each individual, to the person below you on the list or ?? - it's up to you. If you want to provide a specific shelf to pick from, it needs to have a minimum of 10 books on it. Please include a link to the message with the recommendations in your completion posts.

Will take a look when i get home

I know we use shelves for this, but if anyone has a recommendation off the top of their head for a book with a village on the cover so I can double up with Sweden I'd greatly appreciate it

I cant even think of a book with a village on the cover

Amanda reccommended
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
❤❤❤❤
Janeylou recommended
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
❤❤❤❤
Caipi recommended
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
❤❤❤❤
Trio recommended
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Completion Post
Task 3 - 12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate.

SOS Hotel: Friendly Sanctuary for the Fiendishly Fabulous by Adam Vex
Pages: 172
How it qualifies: book 1 of the series recommended by Amanda
Read: October 22nd
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Amanda wrote: "I know we use shelves for this, but if anyone has a recommendation off the top of their head for a book with a village on the cover so I can double up with Sweden I'd greatly appreciate it"

Right as Raine is on my recommendation shelf and book 4 of the series has a village in the background of the cover.

Caipi wrote: "Amanda wrote: "I know we use shelves for this, but if anyone has a recommendation off the top of their head for a book with a village on the cover so I can double up with Sweden I'd greatly appreci..."

I must be blind because I do not see a village only mountains!

Completion Post Task 3 - 12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.

True Knight by Patricia Logan
164 Pages
How it qualifies: Recommended by Janine
Date Read: 10/20
Rating: 3

Amanda wrote: "Caipi wrote: "Amanda wrote: "I know we use shelves for this, but if anyone has a recommendation off the top of their head for a book with a village on the cover so I can double up with Sweden I'd g..."

I can see it

Its behind his shoulder

Completion Post Task 3 - 12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.

SOS Hotel: For a Supernaturally Safe Stay!
Adam Vex
174 pgs
23 oct
4 stars
Fits ..picked by Amanda