The Challenge Factory discussion

Team 5 Players
Captain: Karen ♐
Angie ~aka Reading Machine~
Grace
Katherine

Helpful Links:

Dice Roll (1 die on Thursdays and Sundays US Central Time)
Post Your Spot
R7: Spreadsheet
Discussion Thread
R7 SSS Countdown to Roll 1

The alternates:
Each number corresponds with the spot on the board.
For colors: The cover has to be at least 50%
For locations: As long as the book takes part at all in the given location .
For Shelves: Any book on the given shelf
For Publication Years: I'll be using how GR has it's publication date listed.
For Authors Names: The first, middle, or last name of the author is ok.
For Cover Items: Must have the given item on the cover
For Titles: Only the first word of the title. A, An, And, and The do not count.
So if the letter is B: The Best Day would be ok. Dear Betty would not be ok.


1. Canada
2. Cover: Black
3. Goodreads Choice Awards 2015
4. Title D
5. I Saw the Movie & Read the Book
6. Cover Item Vehicle
7. Author M
8. Text Item Phone
9. California
10. Cover Purple
11. 2001
12. Title L
13. Author J
14. Cover Item Weapon
15. Goodreads Choice Awards 2014
16. Text Item Cup/Mug
17. Ohio
18. Cover: Gray/Silver
19. 1995
20. Cover Item Food
21. Title W
22. Best Book Boyfriends
23. Author H
24. Text Item Ambulance
25. Texas
26. Science Fiction
27. Cover: Orange
28. Amazing
29. Title T
30. Cover Item Water
31. Author Z
32. Mental Illness
33. Text Item: Bag
34. Cover: Red
35. Law Enforcement/Military
36. Audiobooks
37. Title B
38. Cover Item Building(s)
39. Fairy Tale Retellings
40. Text Item Computer
41. Enemies to lovers (must state how book qualifies i.e. listopia or precis)
42. Friendship
43. Text Item Computer
44. New Release (first Published on or after November 1, 2015)
45. Title E
46. Freebies
47. Author I
48. Text Item Desk
49. New York
50. Cover: Pink
51. Man Protagonist
52. Favorite Author
53. Title R
54. Cover Item: 2 or more People
55. Tagged DNF
56. Second chance love (must state how book qualifies i.e. listopia or precis)
57. Florida
58. White
59. Goodreads Choice Awards 2012
60. Title S
61. Cover Item An Animal
62. Author L
63. Best Book Ever
64. Cover: Brown
65. College
66. Mexico
67. Beautiful covers
68. Sports
69. Cover: Green
70.Humor
71. Author S
72. Text Item Midnight
73. suspense thriller
74. Multi-Colored (3 or More Colors)
75. 2009
76. Has at least one child
77. Title C
78. Cover Item No People
79. Author A
80. Standalones
81. Europe
82. Cover: Yellow
83. LGBT
84. I Don't Understand All That Fuss
85. Title M
86. Cover Item Moon
87. Author F
88. Text Item Gloves
89. Non-fiction
90. Cover: Blue
91. 2013
92. Author E
93. Title G
94. Cover Item Weapon(s)
95. Detective
96. Text Item Mountain
97. Illinois
98. Cover: Purple
99. Character has a pet
100. 3 Star
(view spoiler)[ [101. Priority Reads
102. Author M
103. Multicultural
104. Text Item Midnight
105. Wisconsin
106: 2008
107. Multi-Colored (3 or More Colors)
108. England
109. Seasonal Theme (i.e Christmas, Halloween etc)
110. Inspirational (hide spoiler)]

HI everyone.
I am excited to play again.
I am from Lithuania.

Hi Katherine and everyone.

I'm Grace and I am from Northern Ireland.

Hello team mates! I'm from Pennsylvania. Looking forward to playing this.

Hi, everyone! I'm Karen and I'm from Illinois. Excited to play.

So who will be the captain? And what will be our team name?

Hi I am terriblle names. I have Captained before but someone in a different time zone is probably better, I can do it if we are desperate lol

Take Five
Serial Readers
Blame it on the Books

I've never captained. I really like Serial Readers.

I also like Serial Readers.

Are you guys going to roll? Everyone else has and posted their number
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I'll be the Captain if you can guide me on what to do, Ezi.

Karen you need to roll the dice Here

Post it in this thread and Here

Your post your spot should be something Like "Team 5 Serial Readers rolled a x we are on Spot x"

You will also need a tracking post for our completions and you post the link to this with the next roll.

Tracking post will link up all our completion posts into one.

Grace wrote: "You will also need a tracking post for our completions and you post the link to this with the next roll.

Tracking post will link up all our completion posts into one."

I'll probably need help with that the first time...Thanks, Grace.

We rolled a 4 putting us on space 4 - Title D. The way I understand this, all reviews need to be posted by Saturday because we roll again on Sunday.

Karen ♐ wrote: "We rolled a 4 putting us on space 4 - Title D"

Newbies, that means you need to read a book that is #4 in a series OR a book that the title begins with "D".

@Karen, I am sure Grace will guide you :D

Thanks, Ezi. Appreciate it.

I'm reading Defying the Odds

Karen ♐ wrote: "I'm reading Defying the Odds"
See sample post

Roll 1 — Thursday
Space 4 (book 4 or title D)

Book: Defying the Odds (Title "D"

Karen, I can help you out if you have questions about being captain. I've done it before as well.

Thanks, Angie.

Please remember to state how your book qualifies for the spot you are on

Week #1 ~ Thursday Roll
Spot #4 ~ Alternative #4 ~ Title D

(Dragon Kin #4) by G.A. Aiken (468 p.)

Week 1 - Roll 1 - Thursday - Landed on 4
Alternate - Title D


Defying the Odds by Kele Moon
Read: 1/16/16
Pages: 252
Rating: 3.5 stars
Review: I enjoyed this book, however, I did think there would be more action. Clay is an UFC fighter, Melody came to town recently running from her abusive ex-husband. I did really like the chemistry between the MCs. The sex scenes were definitely hot.

Please remember that we all need to have our reviews in on Saturday so that we can roll on Sunday.

Week 1 Thursday Roll

Spot 4 Alternative D Title

BookDirty Dining by E.M. Lynley
Page no 230
How it fits Title begins with D

Week #1~Thursday Roll
Spot #4

by Kristen Ashley
Page #528
How it fits~4th book in the Series
Finished:1/16/16
Rating:4 Star
Review:Millie Cross has spent the last twenty years of her life not really living just coasting through. When he hears a voice from her past that makes her reevaluate her life choices. Logan "High" Judd belongs to Chaos MC and has two daughters he loves very much. Logan upon seeing Millie again after all these years sends him on a path he didn't expect or want. Can these two people get back together? Find out in Walk Through Fire.

Week 1 Reviews

SSS-Roll 1-Karen's review-msg27

SSS-Roll 1-Katherine's review-msg32

SSS-Roll 1-Grace's review-msg34

SSS-Roll 1-Angie's review-msg30

Week #1 ~ Thursday Roll
Spot #4 ~ Alternative #4 ~ Title D

(Dragon Kin #4) by G.A. Aiken (468 p.)

Finished: 2016/1/16
Rating: 5 stars
Review:
Keita is the youngest daughter of Queen Rhiannon, and thought of as the female version of her brother Gwenvale. She can get any male she wants, but she does not like commitment…

Ragnor is the leader of the Lightening dragons but he doesn't really fit in there. He is both a mage and a warrior and it is strange to his kind…

As always, enemy warriors want war…

Just a reminder - we need to post our reviews before midnight

Week 1 Thursday Roll

Spot 4 Alternative D Title

BookDirty Dining by E.M. Lynley
Page no 230
How it fits Title begins with D
Finished 16th January 2015
Rating★★★1/2
Review

Jeremy is a PHD student in need of some extra cash and takes a job in a speciality dining room as a server. Here he meets Brice who has been taken along by a work colleague.

This story was entertaining enough with likeable characters. I did like Jeremy and Brice and their interactions but it did drag a bit in the middle. I understand that the awkwardness of both Brice and Jeremy's first experiences at the club was key to the plot but I would have liked to have seen Jeremy interact in the club more before meeting Brice. I found them both being clueless a bit annoying. I liked some of the other characters but Kit is one of the most irritating side characters ever. It does get an extra 1/2 star for the cover :)

Karen ♐ wrote: "Week 1 Reviews

SSS-Roll 1-Karen's review-msg27

SSS-Roll 1-Katherine's review-msg32

SSS-Roll 1-Grace's review-msg34"

you just need to link Angie's post which was the first one done and you guys look set

I have posted our 4 reviews. Thanks, Ezi.

Thanks, Ezi.

Team 5 - Serial Readers - Rolled a 2 - moving us from space 4 to space 6

Roll 2 - on space 6 - Either #6 in a series or Cover Item Vehicle

Roll 2 - Space 6


Undeniable Hunger Montana Double Riders 6 by Elle Saint James
Pages: 183
How It Fits: #6 in the series
Rating:
Review:

Karen ♐ wrote: "Thanks, Ezi."

:D

Week #1~Sunday Roll
Spot #6
by Julie Ann Walker
Pages: 352
How It Fits~Cover Item Vehicle
Finished:1/20/16
Rating:4 Stars
Review:Dan "The Man" Currington can't get Penni DePaul out of his mind and heart. Dan is on a mission that's taking too long on many counts. Penni needs to talk to Dan about something important. Penni didn't expect to end up on a mission with Dan and company. Will Penni tell Dan she loves him? Find out in Too Hard to Handle.

Week #1 ~ Sunday Roll
Spot #6 ~ Alternative #6 ~ Cover Item Vehicle

(Jane Yellowrock #1) by Faith Hunter (320 p.)

Week 1 Sunday Roll

Spot 6 Alternative Cover Item Vehicle

Book Secrets in the Air by Liz Borino
Page no 341
How it fits Plane on cover

Week #1 ~ Sunday Roll
Spot #6 ~ Alternative #6 ~ Cover Item Vehicle

(Jane Yellowrock #1) by Faith Hunter (320 p.)

Finished: 2016/1/18
Rating: 5 stars
Review:
Jane Yellowrock is a skinwalker of Cherokee descent who can turn into any creature she desires. She hunts vampires for a living. She hunts them not because vampire kind did something to her, but because she likes the hunt. The Beast inside her seeks it.

Jane moved to New Orleans to hunt a rogue vampire, but he is not just a vampire, but he is more like her.

Week 1 - Sunday Roll 2 Reviews - Team 5 - Serial Readers

Katherine's review-msg44

Grace's review-msg46

Karen's review-msg48

Angie's review-msg41

Week 1 Sunday Roll

Spot 6 Alternative Cover Item Vehicle

Book Secrets in the Air by Liz Borino
Page no 341
How it fits Plane on cover
Finished 18th Jan 2016
Rating ★★★
Review

Rhett O'Neill is a pilot who works for his grandfather's aviation company. His grandfather gives him more responsibilities, half the company and taking over the work his grandfather did for the FBI .
I liked the fact that Rhett and Kaden were a happily married couple. It was a nice change to read about a long established couple rather than instalove or a long drawn out will they, won't they story.

The characters are likeable but story is a bit on the farcical side rather than dramatic. I found the villains of the piece rather cartoonish and there was a lot of the plot I found hard to believe. It was still an enjoyable read.

Just a reminder that we need to have our reviews in by midnight tonight...

Week 1 - Sunday Roll - Space 6


Undeniable Hunger Montana Double Riders 6 by Elle Saint James
Pages: 183
How It Fits: #6 in the series
Finished: 1/20/16
Rating: 3.5★
Review: Jack is moving the Enclave to try and find a menage partner and live with his best friend, Duke. Jack had a brief affair with Victoria three years ago and finds out she and Duke are now together. There is some suspense in this story. Not a huge surprise who is causing the problems but I enjoyed this book.

Week 2 - Thursday Roll 3 - Serial Readers Team 5

Rolled a 5 - Starting at 6 - ending at 11

#1 or # 11 (I assume) in a series or Alternate Choice 2001

Week #2~Thursday Roll
Spot #11
by John Hennessy
Pages:366
How it fits~First in the Series
Finished:1/22/16
Rating:4 Stars
Review:Aberdeen "Abby" Dareday isn't like everyone else. She's curious and wants learn unlike her friends. She feels even though she's not suppose too. When it's discovered that she has black veins and blood she's considered a freak nd only valuable for her genes. Abby escape only to discover the world isn't she'd been taught. Can Abby survive in her new existence?