Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Team Members

Wedding Planner
🔔DianeD

Partiers
🍾Stacey
🍾Emeli
🍾Berit
🍾Danielle

1. Introduce yourself to your team. Let your team members know where you are from. This is a 'nice to know' when categories are announced and when team-mates can expect other members to post their book choices.

2. Wedding Planner (Captain) - reserve a couple of posts in this thread tracking your team's book selection and completion. (Alternatively they could convert a chat comment to the tracking post/s.)

3. Name your team. Using this round's theme, come up with a fun name. Given we are an open/public group with no age limit, so please make sure any chosen name is smart, not smutty ;)

Please PM your name to Jane(PS) by 16 April

4. If you have a private profile, please 'friend' your team-mates. This is really important, because without this, your team-mates can't see your shelves to select a books under option 2. (It will also help with one of the categories in this round!)

5. Please post your book selections/completions in the format provided below. (This format is also posted in both the Q&A and Sign-Up threads.) We need to know the week that each book corresponds to, the page numbers, and how the book qualifies including links to lists/shelves (where applicable), etc. I can't stress this enough. When in doubt - link it*!

* don't link to your review in your completion post - reviews in your completion posts should be included in full in that post.

You don't want to start reading a book and then find it doesn't meet the requirements because some information (eg page count or theme link) was missing from your original post.

I will be monitoring this and your book will not be considered complete until I am satisfied that your selection and completion posts comply with the format rules of the challenge.

Remember - you can ONLY change your book selection in the week that the theme is called.

6. You MUST check in with your team each week, ideally once the theme is announced. Please let your team know if you expect to have spotty communication or are on holidays or having an operation, etc.

7. When you post the completion of your book, you must post a review; enough for us to know you have actually read the book. Please don't link to a review. You must post the review in this thread.

8. Re-reads are allowed but you can't read the same book twice within this challenge.

9. There is no prize for the winning team - bragging rights only :)

10. Each week, the theme will be announced in the Q&A/Calls thread. The full list of themes announced during this round will be maintained in msg 1 of that thread.


The Rule on the Pass Option
* Each team can only have ONE member using their pass each week.
* Each member can only use that pass once each 5 weeks.
* This means that one or two team members (dependent upon the size of your team) will miss using a pass in each 5 week block.
* No-one can use the pass option in the last week of the challenge.
* In the final week Option 2 has altered and I will be allocating each team another team from which their book selection must be chosen :)

Key selection and completion post information. You must have ALL elements in your book posts.


For selection post Option 1 you must have:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
How the book qualifies - please note which qualifying bookshelf/list you are using or the tags that justifies that it works.
If the theme is based off the bookcover, post the cover. If there is a letter count in the title, publication date etc, please note these details.

For selection post Option 2 you must have:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
Name of the team-member, their star rating, the date they read the book.

For selection post Option 3 you must have:
Week #
PASS


For the completion post you must have:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Rating (1-5)
Review


Please DO NOT CHAT in these selction/completion posts. It needs to be super clear.

If you 'waffle' about your decided book - please REPOST your selection once you decide. DO NOT go back and edit your waffling post.

IF YOU NEED TO CORRECT A POST FOR MISSING INFORMATION or because the didn't qualify etc, please REPOST this information in a NEW post, particularly when the request is more than a day old. Its difficult to find older posts when going backwards in the threads.

Themes

Week #1:
(view spoiler)[Option 1
11. There is often a dress code chosen by the couple, with many selecting to have a formal or semi-formal event
Read a book with a cover model in a suit or a flowing/formal dress.

[From Wiki: Semi-formal wear or half dress is a grouping of dress codes indicating the sort of clothes worn to events with a level of formality between informal wear and formal wear. The typical interpretation for men is black tie for evening wear and black lounge suit for day wear, corresponded by either a pant suit or an evening gown for women.

In addition, equivalent versions may be permitted such as ceremonial dresses (including court dress, diplomatic uniforms and academic dress), religious clothing, national costumes, and military mess dress.]

I will be looking for tuxedos or suits (with tie/bowtie), organza, silk and flow/long dresses. Pant suits are also acceptable, along with military dress etc. per above. Men in shirts that are open-necked/undone will not work.

If there are multiple cover-models, only one needs to be dressed per above.

Please show the cover of your book in your selection post.

Option 2
Key date: 18 October 2024
Teammate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars

Option 3
Pass

A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose - INCLUDING A PASS
Refer msg 3 in your team thread for formatting of all 3 options (hide spoiler)]

Week #2
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5. The ceremony follows well established rituals
Read a book with the MPG 'Magic'.

This must be on the main page and not after you extend the genres to a full page list.

If you aren't sure how to insert links in your posts, please read these instructions in the Q&A thread:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Option 2
Key date: 25 October 2024
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars

Option 3
Pass

A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose - INCLUDING A PASS
Refer msg 3 in your team thread for formatting of all 3 options. (hide spoiler)]

Week #3
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Option 1
8. Marriage is a legal contract
Read a book with a main character who is a lawyer.

This can be shown via the precis, lists or tags. Please note if the qualification is in the precis or link to the list or shelf/tag.

If you aren't sure how to insert links in your posts, please read these instructions in the Q&A thread:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Option 2
Key date: 1 November 2024
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars

Option 3
Pass

A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose - INCLUDING A PASS
Refer msg 3 in your team thread for formatting of all 3 options. (hide spoiler)]

Week #4
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3. There is a public declaration by an official (Minister, celebrant etc.)
Read a book with punctuation in the title and/or series name.
These are: full stop (aka period), question mark, exclamation mark, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, brackets, braces, parentheses, apostrophe, quotation mark and ellipsis.
A combined 'title: series' name will work. The proof can be on the main page of GR or on the bookcover. Please link to the page or include the bookcover.
It must be limited to the actual title and/or actual series name. Tangential sentences to the title or series will not work.

If you aren't sure how to insert links in your posts, please read these instructions in the Q&A thread:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Option 2
Key date: 8 November 2024
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars

Option 3
Pass

A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose - INCLUDING A PASS
Refer msg 3 in your team thread for formatting of all 3 options. (hide spoiler)]

Week #5
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Option 1
7. A wedding takes extensive planning
Read a book:
* with a character who is a wedding planner OR
* from a series of more than 5 books.

Qualification:
* For the wedding planner option, please state HOW it qualifies through the precis/blurb, or with an appropriately named shelf or list. Please advise the shelf/list and provide a link to that page.
* For the series option, please link to the series page.
Half books etc will count toward the 6 or more books in the series, but they must show on the series page that is linked to in the selection post. Eg. Aster Valley

If you aren't sure how to insert links in your posts, please read these instructions in the Q&A thread:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Option 2
Key date: 15 November 2024
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars

Option 3
Pass

A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose - INCLUDING A PASS
Refer msg 3 in your team thread for formatting of all 3 options. (hide spoiler)]

Week #6
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Option 1
16. And they lived happily ever after
Read a book tagged 'hea'.

Please include a link to the page where the tag appears (or to the tag specifically). (The shelves are accessed after clicking on the 'more' on the genres for the book page.)

If you aren't sure how to insert links in your posts, please read these instructions in the Q&A thread:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Option 2
Key date: 22 November 2024
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars

Option 3
Pass

A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose - INCLUDING A PASS
Refer msg 3 in your team thread for formatting of all 3 options. (hide spoiler)]

Week #7
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Option 1
10. Popularised by Queen Victoria, the bride will often wear white.
Read a book with a character who is considered royal or rules a country, eg monarch, king, queen, emperor/ess, prince/cess, ruler of a country
OR
Read a book with a mainly white cover (at least 50%).

'Pop' or 'business' royalty etc or equivalent will not count.

Please post the bookcover is you select the 'white' bookcover choice.

If you aren't sure how to insert links in your posts, please read these instructions in the Q&A thread:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Option 2
Key date: 29 November 2024
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars

Option 3
Pass

A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose - INCLUDING A PASS
Refer msg 3 in your team thread for formatting of all 3 options. (hide spoiler)]

Week #8
(view spoiler)[Option 1
1. A wedding unites 2 people
Read a book from a 2 book series (duology) or read the 2nd book in a series. A series that has only 2 books to date may be used.
Please link to the series page.

If you aren't sure how to insert links in your posts, please read these instructions in the Q&A thread:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Option 2
Key date: 6 December 2024
Teammate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars

Option 3
Pass

A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose - INCLUDING A PASS
Refer msg 3 in your team thread for formatting of all 3 options (hide spoiler)]
Week #9
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Option 1
9. A wedding is generally a pretty expensive event
Read a book with a wealthy character.

Qualification may come from the precis, an appropriately titled list or a relevant tag. Examples of a character that is 'wealthy' include other tags such as 'rich', 'millionaire', 'billionaire', 'moneyed', 'affluent'.

Please ask in the Q&A if you aren't sure.

To insert links in your posts, please read these instructions in the Q&A thread:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Option 2
Key date: 13 December 2024
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars

Option 3
Pass

A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose - INCLUDING A PASS
Refer msg 3 in your team thread for formatting of all 3 options. (hide spoiler)]

Week #10
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Option 1
15. A honeymoon trip will generally mark the beginning of the couple's married life.
Read a book tagged 'holiday' or 'vacation'. These are the only tags that will work.
So this can be a genre on the main page or on the book's shelves. A list will not work.

Please ask in the Q&A if you aren't sure.

To insert links in your posts, please read these instructions in the Q&A thread:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Option 2
Key date: 20 December 2024
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars

Option 3
Pass

A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose - INCLUDING A PASS
Refer msg 3 in your team thread for formatting of all 3 options. (hide spoiler)]

Week #11

Option 1
4. Music is played ~ before, during or after
Read a book with an MC who is a musician or music composer/lyricist. Not a poet.

Qualification must be found on Goodreads and come from the book's main page, a list or shelf/tag.

Tags such as music, musician, singer, composer, rockstar will work. These tags MUST be in context. The tag 'artist' will not work on its own. Combo tags such as 'arts-music-writing' or 'rockstar-actor- famous' will not work as they are too broad.
Please ask in the Q&A if you aren't sure or if the qualification is borderline.


To insert links in your posts, please read these instructions in the Q&A thread:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


Option 2
Key date: 27 December 2024
Member has read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars

If you use this option, this week you must select your book from the team shelves immediately below your team in this list. The last team picks from the first team.

3 - Wedding Between the Lines
9 - The TBR-idesmaids
12 - I Do Crew
8 - We Do Take Thee Trope
4 - Aisle Be There For You
10 - Storybook Soulmates
11 - Maids of Dishonour
5 - You May Kiss The Book
6 - The Book Affair
1 - Novel Nuptials
7 - Kiss The Miss Goodbye
2 - Til the Last Page Do We Part

Eg. Team 3 picks from team 9's members bookshelves. Team 2 picks from team 3's members bookshelves.

DO NOT PICK from a team member who has left the team during the game. Picks must come from current members. If you aren't sure if they are current, please check on the spreadsheet that is linked in the first message of this thread.

Week 1-4 Selection Posts

Week #1
Diane: by Vawn Cassidy
Stacey: by Ali Hazelwood
Emeli: Debt by Aster Rae by Aster Rae
Berit: by Meghan Quinn
Danielle: by Elizabeth Hoyt

Week #2
Diane: Roman: Destined Paranormals Book Seven by Taylor Rylan
Stacey: The Wolf and the Witch by Charissa Weaks
Emeli: Magic and Mystery by Jayda Marx
Berit: Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews
Danielle: Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli

Week #3
Diane: Fish Out of Water by Amy Lane (Ellery Cramer is a defense atty)
Stacey: Wild River by Laura Pavlov (River is an atty)
Emeli: Passions of a Papillon by Tara Lain (Finn Morgenstern is a defense atty)
Berit: A Time for Mercy by John Grisham (Jake Brigance defense atty)
Danielle: Dukes Prefer Blondes by Loretta Chase (barrister Oliver Radford)

Week #4
Diane: Stars & Stripes by Abigail Roux
Stacey: P.S. You're Intolerable by Julia Wolf
Emeli: Burn It Down by Jillian D. Wray
Berit: Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez
Danielle: Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb (Diane read Book # 60 on Mar 13, 2025 & rated it 5 stars - book #5)

Week 1-4 Completion Posts

Week #1
Diane: msg 35
Stacey: msg 52
Emeli: msg36
Berit: msg 40
Danielle: msg 30

Week #2
Diane: msg 44
Stacey: msg 53
Emeli: msg 55
Berit: msg 65
Danielle: msg 50

Week #3
Diane: msg 62
Stacey: msg 67
Emeli: msg 82
Berit: msg 70
Danielle: msg 64

Week #4
Diane: msg 76
Stacey: msg 79
Emeli: msg 92
Berit: msg 83
Danielle: msg 73

Week 5-8 Selection Posts

Week #5
Diane: Jon's Crazy Head-Boppin' Mystery by A.J. Sherwood (2 of 6)
Stacey: Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb (7 of 50)
Emeli: Doggie Style Shea Balik (27 of 27)
Berit: To Have and to Hold by Lauren Layne
Danielle: A Lot like Love by Julie James (2 of 7)

Week #6
Diane: Sense of Place by N.R. Walker (Shelved MM Romance HEA)
Stacey: My Commander by Alanea Alder (HEA)
Emeli: Daddy's Bite by Jayda Marx (HEA)
Berit: The Love Haters by Katherine Center (HEA)
Danielle: Reaper by A. Zavarelli (Tagged HEA x17)

Week #7
Diane: by Victoria Sue
Stacey: Amid Clouds and Bones by Ella Fields (MC is a princess, MMC is a prince. (per precis)
Emeli: by Athena Steller
Berit: Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (MC is a Prince)
Danielle: by Agatha Christie

Week #8
Diane: Wolves Always Bite by Lori Ames (book 2 in the series) link to series
Stacey: Friend Zoned by Jennifer Sucevic (book 2 in the series)
Emeli: Blu, My Protector by R.S. McKenzie (book 1 of the duology)
Berit: Fairies in the Foyer by Danielle Garrett (book 2 in the series) link to series
Danielle: The Dresden Files: Fool Moon, Volume 2 by Jim Butcher (book 2 in the series)

Week 5-8 Completion Posts

Week #5
Diane: msg 88
Stacey: msg 93
Emeli: msg 109
Berit: msg 104
Danielle: msg 91

Week #6
Diane: msg 107
Stacey: msg 111
Emeli: msg 121
Berit: msg 106
Danielle: msg 103

Week #7
Diane: msg 126
Stacey: msg 125
Emeli: msg 123
Berit:
Danielle: msg 118

Week #8
Diane: msg 130
Stacey: msg 138
Emeli: msg 149
Berit: msg 139
Danielle: msg 136

Week 9-11 Selection Posts

Week #9
Diane: Pass
Stacey: Dear Grumpy Boss by Julia Wolf (shelved as billionaire romance on MPG)
Berit: These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean (precis: wealthy New England family's long-overdue reckoning)
Danielle: Blue-Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas (from the precis...He's a self-made millionaire)

Week #10
Diane: Not So Silent Night by Charlie Cochet (MM Theme Vacation/Travel)
Stacey: The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen (Berit read on 3/23/25 and gave it 5 stars)
Berit: Pass
Danielle: Starter Villain by John Scalzi (Berit read on 4/14/25 and rated it 5 stars)

Week #11
Diane: Sinner's Gin by Rhys Ford
Stacey:
Berit:
Danielle:

Week 9-11 Completion Posts

Week #9
Diane: Pass
Stacey: msg 152
Berit:
Danielle: msg 145

Week #10
Diane: msg 155
Stacey:
Berit: Pass
Danielle:

Week #11
Diane:
Stacey:
Berit:
Danielle:

Hey all, welcome to another round of PTP. I'm Diane and I live in Northeast Ohio, eastern standard time, with my husband of 38 years. I am a mother of 2 and a grandmother of 2 grandsons. I am a fur grandmother to a very spoiled male cat named Skyler. During the day, and while I work on my diamond paintings, I listen to audio books. At the end of the day I love to read. I read mostly MM books of all kinds, but really I will read most anything except for historical; not a big fan of having to hide your love. I don't really care for YA where they are still in high school. But there are always exceptions.

First order of business, please introduce yourselves. Secondly, we have to come up with a name. I'm really horrible at this so I'm counting on y'all's input. Just remember it has to be something related to "weddings".

Reading Booth
Reading Party
Books and Bouquets
Rings and Reading
All Together Vow
Ring It On
I Do Crew
Two Less Fish in the Sea

Please note in msg 3 above how Jane wants the layouts of the selection & completion posts. Please make sure you follow that. Also, please do not put both your selection & completion posts in the same posting. We have to submit our name by April 16, with the first call on April 18.

If this is your first round of PTP, please read Jane's rules very carefully, they are listed on the sign-up page. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

I will list each weeks theme in msg 4. If for some reason I am not around when the theme is called, please note it in a post & I will add it when I do get on.

Most importantly, lets all have some fun & maybe we will find more books to add to our ever growing tbr shelves!

Hello all! I live in Southern California, Pacific time. I am a single mom of three adult children and one grandson who was born in December. I also have two cats and two dogs. I am back in grad school right now to be a marriage family therapist, so I have a busy life. I will read just about anything, but like you Diane I'm not a big fan of historical romance.
Teen names: Books and Bouquets, Rings and Reading IDK 🤷🏻‍♀️

Hi everyone im Emeli a half Swedish half Latina from Sweden i read mm romance and i love weddings one of my favorite tv shows is say yes to the dress
Team name suggestions
All Together Vow
Ring It On
I Do Crew
Two Less Fish in the Sea

Welcome Berit & Emeli! I can't wait to get started!

Hello everyone! I live in NC currently although I'm from Western PA so I'm curious about how close I was to you, Diane! Its just me and my dog - who totally supports my reading habit. I'm a PT in a trauma hospital so I read to get away from serious things. I will read just about anything in the name of a challenge. :)

I am horrible with names so I have no suggestions for that.

Stacey wrote: "Hello everyone! I live in NC currently although I'm from Western PA so I'm curious about how close I was to you, Diane! Its just me and my dog - who totally supports my reading habit. I'm a PT in a..."

We were practically neighbors :D as I'm about 45 mins to the PA border.

Hey guys! Just wanted to check in and let you know I'm around. Just a slightly busy week, so I'll be back for 1st call on Friday :)

Any team name is good with me!

Unless someone wants to second one of the names listed above, I can throw them on the wheel and spin. Let me know by tomorrow afternoon:)

I do like I Do Crew but I'm good with whatever

I think I Do Crew is the winner. I’ll let Jane know :)

Selection Post

Week #1:
Option 1: Read a book with a cover model in a suit or a flowing/formal dress.
Bookcover/link: The Haunted Hotel by Vawn Cassidy
Page numbers: 277/goodreads
How the book qualifies:

[*bookcover:The Haunted Hotel|213627092]

Selection Post - Week 1

Option 1: Read a book with a cover model in a suit or a flowing/formal dress.
Bookcover/link:
Page numbers: 369pgs
How the book qualifies: Formal dress on the cover

[*book:Duke of Sin|28020223]

💒 Selection Week 1
💍Option 1: Read a book with a cover model in a suit or a flowing/formal dress

Pages: 448
👰🏼 fancy dress on cover

💒 Selection Week 1
💍Option 1: Read a book with a cover model in a suit or a flowing/formal dress
Changing my book

375 pages
[*book:My Daddy Is A Hitman|123161564]

Emeli wrote: "💒 Selection Week 1
💍Option 1: Read a book with a cover model in a suit or a flowing/formal dress
Changing my book

375 pages
[*book:My Daddy Is A Hitman|..."

Hey Emeli you have two books listed, which one is your actual pick? If it's the second one, please strike out the first one. Thanks

Diane wrote: "Emeli wrote: "💒 Selection Week 1
💍Option 1: Read a book with a cover model in a suit or a flowing/formal dress
Changing my book

375 pages
[*book:My Dadd..."
Its the second one

Please do not delete a post. If you are going to make another selection, please just strike out < s> < /s> (just get rid of the spaces) the original post. Thanks much :)

Selection Post - Week 1

Option 1
Week #1
Book:
Pages: 410
How it Fits: Bride in gown on cover

Stacey wrote: "Selection Post - Week 1

Option 1
Week #1
Book:
Pages: 410
How it Fits: Bride in gown on cover" I really enjoyed this book, looking forward to the sequel, I think it comes out this fall sometime..

Completion Post - Week 1



Rating: 1 Star
Review:

Turns out reading about a society of (view spoiler)[pedophiles (hide spoiler)] for 100 pages is not enjoyable. Who knew.

Danielle wrote: "Completion Post - Week 1



Rating: 1 Star
Review:

Turns out reading about a society of [spoilers removed] for 100 pages is not enjoyable. Who knew."


It might be that you read the full book and had a horrid 100pp within the book Danielle, but I will just post the way that you need to handle a book that wasn't completed in case you actually DNFd the book:

Q: Can I DNF a book?
To DNF a book you must have:
* read at least 50% of the book
* the minimum page requirement of 100 pages must have been read in addition to having completed 50% (that is, if the book is only 105pp in total, you will need to have read through to and including page 100. If the book is 400pp, you need to read 200pp before you DNF the book.)
* note in your review that it was a DNF and explain why
* rate accordingly (no higher than 2 stars) and shelve the book as DNF
* in the 'completion post', you will need to note the pages read out of the total pages.

If it is a current week book, you can of course change the book. Once we have rolled into the next call, your book selection is set and cannot be altered.

Sorry it was so dreadful! Cheers :)

Oh no, I managed to finish it. Maybe saying 1/3 of the book covered that topic would have made more sense. It was peppered throughout.

Berit☀️✨ wrote: "Stacey wrote: "Selection Post - Week 1

Option 1
Week #1
Book:
Pages: 410
How it Fits: Bride in gown on cover" I really enjoyed this book, looking forward to the sequel..."

It's been on my list for a while. I just read my first Ali Hazelwook a few months ago and really enjoyed it. Hoping a little PNR thrown in works. :)

Danielle wrote: "Oh no, I managed to finish it. Maybe saying 1/3 of the book covered that topic would have made more sense. It was peppered throughout."

No worries :) Hope your next book is a winner.

Completion Post

Week #1: Option 1: Read a book with a cover model in a suit or a flowing/formal dress.
Bookcover/link: The Haunted Hotel by Vawn Cassidy
Completion Date: 4/24
Rating: 4
Review: The is can be read as a standalone, I would really recommend reading the 1st 4 books in the author’s Crawshanks Guide to the Recently Departed series as we meet Ellis, the crew of the hotel & the ghosts in that book. In that book I had noted that I would love to have a series surrounding this hotel & the ghosts & was so excited when the author did indeed write this. So the book begins shortly after that book ends. Ellis is a sweet, do anything for you quick with a smile type of guy. He is also accident prone. Morgan, took me a little longer to warm up to, but I got there. He is a workaholic and a no nonsense type of guy. When he shows up to see his grandfather, who is the owner of the hotel, he is meet with the shenanigans that goes on, especially from the ghost. He is not a believer, but it doesn't take him long to get on board. I can't wait for more.

💒 completion Week 1
💍Option 1: Read a book with a cover model in a suit or a flowing/formal dress

Finished 22/4
⭐⭐⭐⭐
This was a rollercoaster and i loved it the steam was out of this world and it had humor so all in all a great book

🍒

Selection Post

Week #2:
Option 1: Read a book with the MPG 'Magic'.
Bookcover/link: Roman: Destined Paranormals Book Seven by Taylor Rylan
Page numbers: 240 pgs
How the book qualifies: Magic on MPG

[*bookcover:Roman: Destined Paranormals Book Seven|231173614]

I will post my book for the week one in a little bit. Does anyone know if our books need to be MPG romance? I have a magic book but it probably has no romance tags.

💍Option 1: Read a book with a cover model in a suit or a flowing/formal dress

Pages: 448
Date: 4/25
👰🏼 formal dress on cover
Megan Quinn is a master of creating the most memorable characters. I absolutely adored the fake relationship trope in this book, and it was executed flawlessly. The witty banter, wedding vibes, and tropical vacation setting made it a perfect blend of my favorite romance elements. Despite a challenging year for me in terms of finding enjoyable romances, I’m so glad I picked this one up. I can’t wait to dive into the other books in this series because the secondary characters were absolutely fantastic. And the audiobook narration was top-notch, with a spicy twist that added an extra layer of excitement. 💍🔥🌴

Selection Post

Week #2
Book: The Wolf and the Witch
Pages: 280
How it Fits: MPG Magic

I'll have my Week 1 book finished this weekend.

Berit, I think I saw somewhere that it is encouraged to read romance, but not required. But maybe someone else knows for sure.

Selection Post - Week 2

Option 1: Read a book with the MPG 'Magic'
Bookcover/link:
Page numbers: 411pgs
How the book qualifies: MPG "Magic"

[*book:Heartless Hunter|127305713]

Completion Post

Week #2: Read a book with the MPG 'Magic'.
Booklink: Roman: Destined Paranormals Book Seven by Taylor Rylan
Completion date: 4/26
Rating: 4 stars
Review: Poor Roman, I felt so bad with him. He was lonely after his twins brothers Phineas and Philip were all grown and found their mates. He doesn't want bother them so he has kind of isolated himself. It is clear that he is lonely and he doesn't find pleasure with things like he once did. He agrees to as he was lonely and was feeling depressed after his twin brothers grew up and found their mates. He has kind of put himself in isolation trying to stay out of their way. But when he agrees to head back up the mountain to attend the reopening of the bakery, he finds someone that he didn't think he would ever find, his mate.

[*bookcover:Roman: Destined Paranormals Book Seven|231173614]

✨Selection Post

Week 2: 🪄Read a book with the MPG Magic

Pages: 382
✨ MPG magic

Berit☀️✨ wrote: "I will post my book for the week one in a little bit. Does anyone know if our books need to be MPG romance? I have a magic book but it probably has no romance tags."

No - this challenge doesn't require books with MPG romance :)

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Selection Post

Week 2: 🪄Read a book with the MPG Magic

225 pages
Mpg magic

Selection Post - Week 2

Option 1: Read a book with the MPG 'Magic'
Bookcover/link:
Page numbers: 256pgs
How the book qualifies: MPG "Magic"

[*book:Nettle & Bone|56179377]

Completion post week 2



Rating: 4 Stars

Review:
Took me probably 50 pages to get into this, but I quite enjoyed it. It's very fairytale-esk and I do love an older heroine even if she's a tad unworldly. Learning new things about yourself and the world at 30 is not a bad thing