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The Meet & Greet Challenge Round 72 (Oct/Nov)
1 October - 30 November 2025


This thread is for the participants' lists of the Meet & Greet Challenge. It will be closed until the groups are allocated and picking starts.

All discussion, chat, questions, and answers for this challenge are to occur in the other thread: here

KEY DATES:
5 September 4.00PM US EST (FRIDAY) - SIGN-UPS close date! Please allow a few hours for the groups to be posted. Once the groups are posted, picking for the groups will then commence.
7 September 12am NZ - picking starts for the bonus group.
31 September - PICKING due date! Picks for all group members must be completed.
1 October - OPENING date - Start reading!

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Meet & Greet Challenge Round 72 (Oct/Nov) - Group 3

0/13

1. Amber: The DM Diaries
2. Christy:
3. Herlasser: The Knight and the Moth
4. Jamie: Wild Side
5. Jenner: Bite My Apogee
6. Jessica: Carnal Urges
7. Jodi: Kiss and Don't Tell
8. Melissa: Textual Relations
9. MountainKat: Not Pretending Anymore
10. RaeRae: Done and Dusted
11. Raine:
12. Tink: Luna Trials
13. Wealie:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

RRRC Meet n Greet Oct/Nov 2025
Group 3
Read

🎧 ✅ ⭐


/Amber - (or book 1)
/Christy -
/Herlasser -
/Jamie -
/Jenner -
/Jessica -
/Jodi -
/Julie -
Melissa~ -
/Mkat -
/RaeRae -
/Raine -
/Tink -
/Wealie -

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MEET & GREET CHALLENGE #72 - GROUP #3
October/November 2025

0/13

Christy -
Herlasser - Never Never by Colleen Hoover
Jamie - Forbidden Hearts by Corinne Michaels
Jenner - Broken Dreams by Corinne Michaels
Jessica - The Space Between Us by Melanie Summers
Jodi - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Julie - A Is for Amish by Shelley Shepard Gray
Melissa - Salt Kiss by Sierra Simone
MountainKat - Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez
RaeRae - The Sinner by Shantel Tessier
Raine -
Tink - The Bossy One by Leslie North
Wealie -

[Christy] [Raine] [Wealie]

Group 3 - 0/13

✔★

Amber - Destined
Christy -
Herlasser - A Tempest of Shadows
Jenner - Back to You
Jessica - Mr. Spencer
Jodi - Give Me More
Julie - Fantasy of Frost
Melissa~ - Caught Up
Mkat - Beyond the Thistles
RaeRae - Hunted by a Shadow
Raine -
Tink - Dead of Wynter
Wealie


Bonus - 0/11

*Anja -
*Carrie -
*Christy -
*ConnieN - Stay
*Elizabeth N - Choose Me
*KarenH -
*Mkat - The Dom's Dungeon
*Raine -
*Shelby -
*Tink - Tapping Her
*Wealie -

me

🍂 Meet & Greet - Round 72 - Group 2 🍂
Completed: /13

🍁 Avid Reader &GG -

Date Read:
Rating: 🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑

🍁 Carmen TBST -
COVER
Date Read:
Rating: 🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑

🍁 Chan -
COVER
Date Read:
Rating: 🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑

🍁 Christene_LL -

Date Read:
Rating: 🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑

🍁 ConnieN -

Date Read:
Rating: 🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑

🍁 Dani -

Date Read:
Rating: 🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑

🍁 Diane FF -

Date Read:
Rating: 🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑

🍁 Hazel -

Date Read:
Rating: 🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑

🍁 KathyD -
COVER
Date Read:
Rating: 🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑

🍁 Nadine -

Date Read:
Rating: 🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑

🍁 R E C -
COVER
Date Read:
Rating: 🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑

🍁 Sassafrass -
COVER
Date Read:
Rating: 🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑

🍁 Shelby -
COVER
Date Read:
Rating: 🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑

Hazels spot

Group 2:

Avid Reader &GG: Cruel Winter with You, The Dixon Rule, The Happy Ever After Playlist

Carmen TBST:

Chan

christene LL: Ruthless Fae, All Rhodes Lead Here, The Right Move

ConnieN: The Reckoning, Funny Story, Blind Side

Diane FF: The Happy Ever After Playlist, The Ever King, Things We Never Got Over

Elizabeth: An Heir Comes to Rise, The Book of Azrael, When the Moon Hatched

Hazel: From Lukov with Love, From Blood and Ash, The Risk

KathyD:

Nadine:

R E C:

Sassafrass:

Shelby:

MNG R - 72
0/13

Group 2
Avid Reader &GG - River Marked
Carmen TBST -
Chan -
ConnieN - Practical Magic
Dani - Babel
Diane FF -
Elizabeth - A Discovery of Witches
Hazel -
KathyD -
Nadine -
R E C -
Sassafrass -
Shelby -




MNG 70
MNG 71

Group 3 - 0/13 ✅

Amber -
Christy -
Herlasser -
Jamie -
Jenner -
Jessica -
Jodi -
Julie -
Melissa~ -
Mkat -
RaeRae -
Raine -
Wealie -

(view spoiler)[

Amber -


Christy -


Herlasser -


Jamie -


Jenner -


Jessica -


Jodi -


Julie -


Melissa~ -


Mkat -


RaeRae -


Raine -


Wealie -



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Bonus - 0/11

Anja -
Carrie -
Christy -
ConnieN -
Elizabeth N -
Jamie -
KarenH -
Mkat -
Raine -
Shelby -
Wealie -

(view spoiler)[

Anja -


Carrie -


Christy -


ConnieN -


Elizabeth N -


Jamie -


KarenH -


Mkat -


Raine -


Shelby -


Wealie - (hide spoiler)]

Group 1:

Adrienne
Anissa
Anja
Avigail
Carrie
Chiara
Ella
Grace
HeatherMarie
Jane
KarenH
LaurLa
MrsGeo

Bonus

*Anja
*Carrie
*Christy
*ConnieN
*Elizabeth N
*Jamie
*KarenH
*Mkat
*Raine
*Shelby
*Tink
*Wealie

MnG 72 - Group 1 : 0/13
1 October - 30 November 2025

1. Adrienne
I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com

2. Anissa
A Darkness So Sweet

3. Anja
4. Avigail
5. Carrie
6. Chiara
7. Elizabeth
Yours Truly

8. Ella
9. Grace
10. Jane
The Most Unusual Haunting of Edgar Lovejoy

11. KarenH
Brazen and the Beast

12. LaurLa
13. MrsGeo

Avid's MnG Rd 72 Oct/Nov '25
Group 2
Books Read (This Round): 0/5
Books Read (Previous Rds):
Carmen TBST -
Chan -
christene LL-The Same Backward as Forward, Rebel Rising, Funny Story
ConnieN-The Twisted Women's Book Club, Murder Thy Neighbor, A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries 2003-2020
Dani-Happy Place, Throne of the Fallen, & The Au Pair Affair
Diane FF-
Elizabeth-Hot for Slayer, Disorderly Conduct, & Haunted Ever After
Hazel- Dirty Deeds, The Naturals, & Offside
KathyD-
Nadine-
R E C-
Sassafrass-
Shelby-



Carry Overs


Currently Reading
🎧



Read
🎧

M&G 72
Oct/Nov
Group 2

0/5 completed

Avid Reader &GG:
Carmen TBST:
Chan:
christene LL:
ConnieN:
Dani:
Elizabeth:
Hazel:
KathyD:
Nadine:
R E C:
Sassafrass:
Shelby:

Amber - Forked Tongues Are Fun
Christy -
Herlasser - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
Jamie - The Ritual
Jenner - Merlin's Magic Wang
Jessica - Murder of a Werewolf
Jodi - Pinky Promise
Julie - Soiled Dove
Melissa~ - Halloween Hijinks
Mkat - Accidentally Dead
RaeRae -
Raine -
Tink Magoo
Wealie -

M&G 72 (Oct.-Nov. 2025) Group 1
Read 0/13 ✅⭐

1. Adrienne - a. Not in Love, b. Phantasma, c. A Love Letter to Whiskey
2. Anissa -
3. Anja -
4. Carrie -
5. Chiara -
6. Elizabeth Nolly -a. Phantasma, b. Not in Love, c. Quicksilver
7.Ella -
8.Grace -
9.HeatherMarie - a. Love & Saffron, b. Take a Hint, Dani Brown, c. Knot My Type
10. Jane - a. The Amish Book Cellar, b. The Forgiven Cowboy's Best Friend, c. Heartless
11. KarenH - a. These Summer Storms, b. Beartown, c. Working Back
12. LaurLa -
13. MrsGeo -

Final Books:
[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

M&G 71 (Aug.-Sep. 2025) Group 1
Read 0/10 ✅⭐

1. Anissa: a. In the Shadow of a Queen, b. King of Wrath, c. Misshelved Magic
2. Anja: a. The Lion Women of Tehran, b. Full Measures, c. My Dear Ellie.
3. Chan: a. Home of the American Circus, b. Wild Dark Shore, c. You Killed Me First
4. Cheryl: a. Not in Love, b. Bourbon & Lies, c. Out on a Limb
5. Christene: a. Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow, b. Caught Up, c. Thunderhead.
6. KarenH: a. Not in Love, b. Moongarden, c. Lost in a Good Book.
7. LaurLa: a. Where Dreams Descend, b. Due to a Death, c. Love in a Small Town.
8. R E C: a. A Discovery of Witches, b. Caught Up, c. The Door-to-Door Bookstore.
9. Shelby: a. Changeless, b. A Discovery of Witches, c. Funny Story.
10. Tink Magoo: a. Lost Lake, b. Wedding Tiers, c. The Kindest Lie.


Final Books:
[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

M&G 70 (Jun.-Jul. 2025) Group 3
Read 0/8 ✅⭐

1. Anissa: a. The Little French Village of Book Lovers, b. The Wedding Dress Repair Shop, c. Code Name Butterfly
2. Christene LL: a. A Court of Mist and Fury, b. Wundersmith Calling of Morrigan Crow, c. Caught Up
3. Elizabeth N: a. King of Wrath, b. Quicksilver, c. The Little French Village of Book Lovers
4. Grace: a. Make Me Forget, b. Forever Only Once, c. Wedding Tiers
5. Hazel: a. Siege and Storm, b. A Discovery of Witches, c. Full Measures
6. R E C: a. A Discovery of Witches, b. To Sir Phillip, With Love, c. Swift and Saddled
7. RaeRae: - a. Shanghai Girls, b. The Stand-In, c. The Husbands
8. UnusualChild (beppy): a. The Astonishing Color of After, b. Wedding Tiers, c. Lady of the West

Final Books:
[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

M&G 68 (Feb & Mar 25) ~ Group 2
Read 0/7 ✅⭐

1. Cheryl: a. The Love That Split the World; b. A Dash of Love; c. Some Call It Love
2. Christy: a. Things We Never Got Over; b. Terms and Conditions; c. Beneath This Mask
3. Grace: a. The Wedding Dress Repair Shop; b. Keeping You Away; c. Forever Only Once
4. Jenner: a. The Saints Go Dying; b. A Not So Meet Cute; c. Heartless
5. Jessica: a. Iron Flame; b. One Dark Window; c. Things We Never Got Over
6. Julie: a. A Welcome Misfortune; b. Some Call It Love; c. The Cruel Prince
7. Rachel: a. Butcher & Blackbird; b. Iron Flame; c. The Unmaking of June Farrow
8. RaeRae: a. The Astonishing Color of After; b. Punishing Thirst; c. Swift and Saddled

Final Books:
[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

M&G 68 (Feb & Mar 25) ~ Group 2
Read: 0/7 ✅⭐

1. Aminko: a. The Air Raid Book Club, b. Code Name Butterfly, c. King of Midnight
2. Diane ~Firefly~: a. The Last Innocent Hour, b. Due to a Death, c. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
3. Em: a. The Starless Sea, b. Swift and Saddled, c. The Break-Up Artist
4. Jenner: a. A Not So Meet Cute, b. Heartless, c. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
5. Melissa~: a. Ninth House,b. The Martian, c. The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
6. Rachel C: a. A Bad Day for Sunshine, b. Butcher & Blackbird, c. Iron Flame
7. SusanA: - a. The Royal Librarian, b. A Scone to Die For, c. The Corpse in the Cabana

Final Books:
[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

M & G Round 66 (Oct & Nov 24) ~ Group 1
Read: 0/2 ✅⭐

1. Connie: a. A Court of Mist and Fury; b. The Shadow of the Wind; c. The Italian Daughter
2. Nadine: a. The Sexy One; b. Tru Blue; c. Forever Only Once

Final Books:
[1][2]

M & G 65 - (Aug.- Sep. 24) Group 1
Read: 0/2 ✅⭐

1. Jenner: a. Claiming His Fate; b. A Tempest of Tea; c. Exile
2. Shelby: a. The Starless Sea; b. The Unmaking of June Farrow; c. Betrayal in Death

Final Books:
[1][2]

M & G 64 - (Jun.- Jul. 24) - Group 3
Read: 0/5 ✅⭐

1. Chan: a. The Mill House; b. The Hidden Letters; c. Punishing Thirst
2. Connie N: a. When Love Comes; b. Craving; c. A Is for Alibi
3. LaurLa: a. Flirting with my Enemy; b. Totally Folked; c. The Love That Split the World
4. Rachel C: a. Bride; b. The Coldest Girl in Coldtown; c. Ninth House
5. RaeRae: a. The Book Thief; b. Cruel Promise; c. Center of Gravity.

Final Books:
[1][2][3][4][5]

M & G 63 - (Apr.-May 24) - Group 3
Read: 0/1 ✅⭐

1. Jane: a. The Forgiven Cowboy's Best Friend; b. The Book Thief or c. The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot; d. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Final Books:
[1]

M & G 62 - (Apr.-May 24) - Group 2
Read: 0/2 ✅⭐

1. Christene Paula: a. Iron Flame; b. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder; c. Witness in Death
2. Sexyladi: a. Meet Me in Another Life; b. Legally Yours; c. What Momma Left Me

Final Books:
[1][2]

M & G 61 - (Apr.-May 24) - Group 2
Read: 0/1 ✅⭐

1. Melissa~: a. Cartes Postales from Greece; b. Twisted Games; c.Red, White & Royal Blue

Final Books:
[1]

M & G 60 - (Apr.-May 24) - Group 2
Read: 0/1 ✅⭐

1. LaurLa: a. Addicted to You; b. The Shadow of the Wind; c. The Love That Split the World

Final Books:
[1]

Group 3
Read: 0/13

Amber - Outlander
Started:__/__/__, Finished:__/__/__

Christy -
Started:__/__/__, Finished:__/__/__

Jamie - A Forbidden Alchemy
Started:__/__/__, Finished:__/__/__

Jenner - An Ember in the Ashes
Started:__/__/__, Finished:__/__/__

Jessica - Heartless Hunter
Started:__/__/__, Finished:__/__/__

Jodi - Bared to You
Started:__/__/__, Finished:__/__/__

Julie - Fix Her Up
Started:__/__/__, Finished:__/__/__

Melissa~ - Quicksilver
Started:__/__/__, Finished:__/__/__

Mkat - Dragon Bound
Started:__/__/__, Finished:__/__/__

RaeRae - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
Started:__/__/__, Finished:__/__/__

Raine -
Started:__/__/__, Finished:__/__/__

Tink - Captive Prince
Started:__/__/__, Finished:__/__/__

Wealie -
Started:__/__/__, Finished:__/__/__


Suggested Picks:
(view spoiler)[

Amber:


Christy:


Jamie:


Jenner:


Jessica:


Jodi:


Julie:


Melissa~:


Mkat:


RaeRae:


Raine:


Tink:



Wealie:


(hide spoiler)]

M&G 72 (Oct/Nov) - Group 3

🐿️ 0/13 Read

Amber - At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities ✦ Things We Never Got Over ✦ All Rhodes Lead Here
Christy - ✦✦
Herlasser - Rebel ✦ Book Lovers ✦ Verity
Jamie - Wild Love ✦ Things We Never Got Over ✦ Part of Your World
Jessica - ✦✦
Jodi - The Idea of You ✦ Kiss and Don't Tell ✦ In the Likely Event
Julie - Pen Pal ✦ From Lukov with Love ✦ Book Lovers
Melissa~ - Lessons in Chemistry✦ At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities ✦ The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
Mkat - Bridesmaid for Hire ✦ Just Haven't Met You Yet ✦ Summers at the Saint
RaeRae - Pen Pal ✦ Red, White & Royal Blue ✦ Just Haven't Met You Yet*
Raine - ✦✦
Tink - ✦✦
Wealie - ✦✦

Meet & Greet - Round 72
Total - 0/24

Group 3: - 0/13
Amber
Herlasser
Jamie
Jenner
Jessica
Jodi
Julie 
Melissa
MountainKat
RaeRae 
Raine
Tink
Wealie

Bonus: - 0/11
Anja 
Carrie
Connie
Elizabeth
Jamie
KarenH
MountainKat
Raine
Shelby
Tink
Wealie

The Meet & Greet Challenge Round 72 (Oct/Nov)
October 1 - November 30, 2025

Group 2
0/13 Completed

Avid Reader and Geek Girl
Book: The Robin on the Oak Throne by K.A. Linde
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:



Carmen TBST
Book:
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:



Chan
Book:
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:



christene_littlelibrary
Book: Inked Fantasy by Carrie Ann Ryan
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:



Connie N
Book: Hollow by Karina Halle
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:



Dani
Book: It Happened on a Sunday by Tracy Wolff
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:



Diane FF
Book: Uprooted by Kennedy Rhodes
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:



Elizabeth
Book: The Cowboy’s Rodeo Rival by Leslie North
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:



Hazel
Book:
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:



KathyD
Book:
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:



R E C
Book:
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:



Sassafrass
Book:
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:



Shelby
Book:
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:


(view spoiler)[
✔️

Book:
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:

(hide spoiler)]

🔖The Meet & Greet Challenge Round 72 (Oct/Nov)
📅October 1, 2025- November 30, 2025👑Group 3
🏆Challenge Progress: 0/5
🏆Group Book Progress: 0/13
🏆Carryovers Progress: XX

⬜Amber: The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy
⬜Christy:
⬜Herlasser: The Wolf King
⬜Jamie: Arcana Academy
⬜Jenner: Firebird
⬜Jodi: Brimstone
⬜Julie: Juniper Hill
⬜Melissa: Between the Pines
⬜Mkat: Alpha Wolf
⬜RaeRae: Holy Hearts
⬜Raine:
⬜Tink: Blood & Steel
⬜Wealie:

[Christy] [Raine] [Wealie]

📚*CARRYOVERS*📚 (view spoiler)[
Round 61 Carry Overs (2)
⬜Anissa: Bewitched📘Ⓔ
⬜Breann: From Blood and Ash🎧


Round 62 Carry Overs (2)
⬜Carrie: A Discovery of Witches📘Ⓔ🎧
⬜MountainKat: From Lukov with Love📘


Round 63 Carry Overs (2)
⬜Dre: CorruptⒺ🎧
⬜KarenH~: A Little Magic📘


Round 65 Carry Overs (12)
⬜Aminko: A Lesson in Thorns
⬜Christy: God of Malice
⬜Jodi: Anarchy (Hades 2)
⬜KathyD: Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
⬜Mamacita: Deliver
⬜Melissa: A Shadow in the Reaping
⬜Mkat: A Curse of Blood & Stone
⬜R EC: Beautifully Cruel
⬜Rachael C: A Fate Inked in Blood
⬜Sexyladi: Double Pucked
⬜SusanA: Crossroads
⬜Wealie: Night Marked


Round 67 Carry Overs (7)
⬜Cheryl: Blood OathⒺ
⬜LaurLa: MadnessⒺ
⬜Melissa: The Stars Are Dying📘Ⓔ
⬜MKat: Carnal Urges🎧Ⓔ
⬜Rachel C: What Lies Beyond the Veil🎧📘
⬜SusanA: Hunt on Dark Waters📘
⬜Wealie: Court of the Vampire QueenⒺ


Round 68 Carry Overs (6)
⬜Avid Reader &GG: Kingdom of the Wicked📘🎧Ⓔ
⬜Christy: A Curse of Blood and Wolves📘
⬜Julie: I Think Knot📘
⬜MKat: Metal SlingerⒺ
⬜R E C: Always Practice Safe HexⒺ
⬜UC beppy: To Cage a God📘Ⓔ


Round 69 Carry Overs (9)
⬜Cheryl: Nectar of the Wicked📘
⬜Christy: Green Light📘
⬜Connie N: The Raven QueenⒺ
⬜Elizabeth N: A Language of Dragons📘
⬜Hazel: Where Angels FallⒺ
⬜Jenner: Threaded📘
⬜Mell: City of Bones📘
⬜Rachel C: Sword Catcher📘
⬜UnusualChild (Beppy): Children of Fallen Gods📘Ⓔ🎧


Round 70 Carry Overs (4)
⬜Connie: The Wind Weaver📘
⬜Elizabeth (aco): This Monster of Mine📘
⬜Lara#: The Wallflower📘
⬜Raine: Heavenly Bodies📘


Round 70 Carry Overs (6)
⬜Avid Reader & GG: The Knight and the Moth📘
⬜Diane Firefly: Broken Souls and Bones📘
⬜Elizabeth: First-Time Caller📘
⬜KathyD: Sweet Nightmare📘 Ⓔ
⬜Mkat: EntangledⒺ🎧
⬜Sassafrass: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil📘



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