Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Please ask questions about the Pass The Parcel team challenge here. I'll try to summarise the questions and answers in these first few posts.

I will also announce the themes each Friday in this thread and keep track of those categories announced in this message.


Themes Announced:

(view spoiler)[Week 1
Option 1 - compulsory lists
2. Mickey, Pluto and Donald - read a book with pets in the storyline
Favourite Romances with Pets
Romances with pets or animals in them
Dogs: Great Pets in Romance
Cats: Wonderful Pets in Romance
Gay men with pets
Option 2 - Key date: 9 March 2016

Week 2
Option 1: - compulsory lists
15. Walt Disney died of lung cancer - read a book with illness, sickness
Best Gay Couple in Health and In Sickness
In Sickness and in Health: Romance Novels that deal with Illness
Nurse Themed Romance Novels
OMG You Almost DIED: MM with hospital scenes
OMG You Almost Died: Straight Edition
Climatic or Romantic Suspense: Villain Stalker, Fight to the Death, Hero/Heroine is attacked, almost killed, fight scene or almost die (Geez - what a long title!)
Option 2 - Key date: 16 March 2016

Week 3
Option 1: - compulsory lists
14. Disney World opened in Florida in 1971 - read a book set on a beach, is a great beach read or set in one of the Disney parks.
Gay Beach Summery Reads
Best Beach Reads 2013
Beach Reads Mysteries Thrillers
Fiction books set in Disney theme parks
Option 2 - Key date: 23 March 2016

Week 4
Option 1:
8. Walt Disney died 15 December 1966 - read a book where its stated number of pages on GR repeats a number eg 112 pages, 200 pages or 303 pages etc.
Option 2 - Key date: 30 March 2016

Week 5
Option 1
7. Walt Disney started his company on 16 October 1923 - read a book published in October of any year.
Option 2 - Key date: 6 April 2016

Week 6
Option 1 - compulsory lists
17. Disney was a shy, self-deprecating and insecure man in private - read a book from the nerds/geeks lists:
Books With Nerdy, Geeky or Genius Heroes and Heroines
Brainy Genius Romantic Heroes
Nerdgasms
Best Gay Romance with Bookish Nerdy Geeky Characters
Nerdy Geeky Heroines of Romance Novels
Option 2 - Key date: 13 April 2016

Week 7
Option 1 - compulsory lists
1. Disneyland: The Happiest Homecoming on Earth - read a book with a child/children as a central character (NOT main character)
Best Gay Books Dealing With Children
Single Fathers of Romance / Great Family Men
Children in Romance
Best Romance with Children Characters
Historical Romance with Children in the Plot
Paranormal Romance / Urban Fantasy books with Kids (NOT YA)
Option 2 - Key date: 20 April 2016 (hide spoiler)]

Week 8
Option 1
6. Book with a colourful cover (at least 4 colours)
Option 2 Key date: 27 April 2016

Week 9
Option 1 - compulsory lists
19. Disney's characters and movies generally epitomise innocence - Read a book from our virginal heroes lists:
Virgin hero!
#VIRGIN HEROES#
Books with Virgin Heroes
Best Gay "Virginal" Characters
Option 2 Key date: 4 May 2016

Week 10
Option 1
5. It's a Small World - read a book set in a small country ~ less than 1 million square kms or 600,000 square miles.
For how the book qualifies, state the chosen book's country area.
Hint: this excludes Australia, India, Canada and USA, but UK, Japan and most European countries qualify.
Please use this table: List of countries by area
Option 2 Key date: 11 May 2016


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Progress spreadsheet link (updated at each theme call):
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2v...

Q&A

About the Challenge

Q: I see in the directions that a theme will be called each Friday. Under what circumstances would I need to read more than one book per week? Just if I fall behind?
A: Yes. You will only be reading more than one book in a week if you are behind in your reading. However if you can use your 'pass' (option 3) during the challenge you could read only 9 books in 11 weeks. This will be entirely dependent on how your team works those 5 available passes in each 5 week block - remembering that there likely 6 team members in your team.

Falling behind by more than two books: you can't fall behind by more than two books. If you have two books outstanding at the theme announcement, you will need to have read at least one book in the new theme's week. If another theme is announced and you have three books unread, then I will have to remove you.

Q: Do we have to report anywhere when the team is done with a week's theme?
A: Each group will have their own thread, and members will post their progress there. Team Captains will summarise team progress at the front of their team thread. I will maintain an overall progress chart for all the teams - and will post progress sporadically (hopefully weekly depending on my time commitments), but definitely in the last week ;)

Q: Option 2. Select a book from the 'READ' list of a team-mate that they read in the last 6 months AND that the team-mate rated at least 3 stars. Can we have a firm date set for the full challenge, eg 1 August, to allow for planning?
A: No. The six months will recalibrate each week - you can't plan until you have your team and it is only 6 members whose shelves you can pick from. I'll provide the six month date limit each week to avoid confusion.

Q: Does the 'series' rule only apply to Option 2?
A: Yes

Q: Under Option 2, can I use the same book from my team-mates shelf in multiple weeks under the 'series' rule? eg. continuing a series but using the same qualifying book.
A: Yes. But this can only continue whilst the book on your teamie's shelf continues to meet the 6 month key date timeframe.

Q: Regarding the option to 'pass'. Do we have to decide that week who's passing or could we choose later on? Let's say that during week 1, everybody decides to read their book but once week 2 starts, one player realizes she cannot read week 1's book for whatever reason. Assuming that nobody else from the team passed, could she then decide to pass on last week's book?
A: No. The book selection or pass needs to be specified in the theme announcement week.
Further members can only change their book selection in that theme's week. Once the next theme is announced, books are set in stone and cannot be changed.

Q: Do the books we use have to be on a particular bookshelf?
A: In some cases yes. Books must be selected from the lists provided if I don't have "(stated in the precis or shown on listopia or shelf)". Where I have noted "(stated in the precis or shown on listopia or shelf)", if a book is chosen from one of the optional lists, it is automatically approved.

Q: Must people follow the format you provided exactly? Or does the captain just need to make sure they include pertinent info? Week, book, # of pages, option and in the case they pick a shelf/listopia, a link to that?
A: I absolutely need the information requested here. I don't mind what the format is, although I would prefer it set out in the order of the list.
A link or bookcover MUST be used. You cannot just type out the book title. And where the book is from a list or bookshelf, a link to that source MUST be provided.

The reasons:
* If you don't have the link to the book, the Captain and I will have trouble checking that the book qualifies. There are a lot of books out there with the same title. You don't want to be told AFTER you have read the book that it doesn't work.
* I need the week that the book relates to since some books may be read out of order.
* The page numbers makes it so much easier for everyone to know that the books complies with the rules.
* The same for the bookshelf link or the qualifying note referencing the GR summary (ie how it qualifies for the theme).

It is important that the members do their bit to help out the Captain and the organizers to show compliance without us having to go digging.

Q: When you say "the Captain will also double-check that your book selection complies with the rules": Does this mean that if team-members say 'book is in this shelf' the captain must verify that the book is actually on the shelf? And that if they say the theme is in the GR summary, we also have to verify that?
A: I don't want the Captain to be a policeman but we do need someone in each team following how the rest of the team is progressing. If the info provided by the member looks reasonable to the Captain, fine - there is no need to investigate each link or how the book qualifies.
But if we are reading a theme and the book selected looks dubious for that theme or how it qualifies, I would like the Captain to check it out further.

Q: What is the precis?
A: The precis is the blurb on the back of the book cover; the summary; the synopsis. Any of the details that are posted on the GR book description page will qualify.

Q: My book doesn't have a page count on Goodreads but I have the word count. Can I use the word count and what is the minimum acceptable?
A: Yes - a 35,000 minimum word count will be accepted as a substitute for the 100 page minimum. Because the word count to page conversion varies greatly, I have gone at the high end for this conversion.

Q: My book doesn't have a page count on Goodreads but Amazon does have a page count. Can I use Amazon's page count?
A: Yes

Q: If I read two books during the challenge that qualify for an announced theme, does our team earn more points?
A: No. We don't actually accumulate points in this challenge. You and your team-mates either complete all your reading and are ready to 'read-off' in the last week (week 11), or you aren't...

Q: If a team member is going to be away during the week of a theme, can they leave a list of pre-selected books (for all remaining themes) with the Team Captain to post that week?
A: Yes. If the team member has already highlighted that they will be away for a particular week, or has an operation etc, I am happy for the Team Captain to post that participant's book selection post. They must have pre-selected a book for that theme though.

The alternative is for the absent member to pre-select a book that complies with option 2, taking into account the 6 month date that will apply during that week.

Q: If a team member is reading a book in another language, should they post the book link in the selection & completion posts to the non-English version or to the English version?
A: Please link all books to the English version of that book. The book MUST have an English version to qualify for use during this challenge. (Apologies to everyone that is affected by this rule, but I need to know that the book qualifies for the theme etc.)

Q: Are re-reads allowed?
A: Yes. But each book can only be read once during the round/challenge.
If the theme specifically excludes a re-read, eg First in a new (to you) series, then obviously you must select a book you haven't read before.

Q: Does the book have to be a romance?
A: No, but it does have to be a novel. Textbooks will not count. Biographies and autobiographies are OK.

Q: If I don't find a book I like in the lists of theme books, I can choose any book that fits the theme?
No. You MUST select a book from a list where lists have been provided and where they do not have '(stated in the precis or shown on listopia or shelf) optional lists:' That is, if the only other typing with the theme are lists, then you MUST choose a book from those lists.
Other lists have 'optional' in front of them simply to help people. I won't question books that come from those lists. But you can also choose books that fit the theme via the blurb/precis, through bookshelves or other lists not provided. You just need to state how it fits and where the information came from.

REMEMBER: you may also select to use option 2 or 3 that week.

Q: If a book is on a specified theme list but does not (in my opinion) meet the theme, can I still read it?
A: Yes. If the book is on the mandatory (or optional) lists/shelves in the theme post it qualifies whether it meets the theme or not.

Q: If I pick a book off a team mate's shelf it has to be a book that fits the theme? Or can it be any book at all, as long as it got 3 stars and was read in last 6 months?
If you use Option 2, you do not need to fit it to the week's theme. As you said, it can be any book so long as it was rated at least 3 stars by your teamie and was read no more than 6 months prior.
AND If the book is in a series but does not match where you are up to, you may read another book from that same series.

Q: Can I use the same option 2 book from my team-mates shelf more than once during the challenge by invoking the series rule?
Yes. So long as the book remains 'read' within the last 6 months with reference back to the week's key date, you can use the same book from your team-mates shelf. You just can't read reread a book previously used with this round.

Q: Option 2 - If the book I want to read isn't on my team-mate's shelf but they have read it during this challenge, can I just link to their completion post in our team thread?
A: No. The book MUST appear on their 'read' list.

Q: Can I DNF a book?
To DNF a book you must have
* read at least 80% of the book
* the minimum page requirement of 100 pages must have been read in addition to having completed 80% (that is, if the book is only 105pp in total, you will need to have read through to and including page 100.)
* 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.

Q&A

About the Themes - listed here


Q: Will any of the themes be repeated?
A: No, not for this round, nor any rounds from last year.

Q: Do we have to support that the book shows up in a particular shelf (eg showing you a link of how many people shelved a particular book as 'stalking') or just saying 'there's a stalker shelf' would suffice?
A: You must provide a link to that shelf/list within your selection book post.

Q: What happens if a book is mis-shelved?
A: If books have been incorrectly shelved, they still count for that round. (I would appreciate them being removed if it is an RRRC shelf AFTER the round is finished.)

Where a theme has optional lists and the theme must be apparent in the title, the goodreads summary page or must be shelved by a GR member using words that show eligibility.
Q: 'must be shelved by a GR member' - Does this mean on the RRRC group bookshelves, or any bookshelf?
A: The shelf can occur anywhere on goodreads. Not just in the RRRC group. This rule however does NOT apply for themes where a specific list or bookshelf has been provided already - all books chosen for those themes MUST come from the linked shelves/lists.

Q: Does the book HAVE to be on a bookshelf?
A: Where a shelf has been listed for a 'list-mandatory' theme, YES.

Q: Are listopia lists sufficient for proof of eligibility for the non-mandatory list themes?
A: Listopia will work for eligibility where it's name is apparent and correlated to the theme.

Q: Where a theme is based on a bookcover, can we use alternate edition covers of the same book?
A: The cover should match the version/edition of the actual book you are reading. If the version you are reading doesn't have a cover loaded on GR or the cover has changed since you put the book on your shelf, please use the most popular version on GR for that book.

Q: Book length - Some books straddle the page minimums depending on format (eg all books must be at least 100 pages). Can I choose, for example, to use the paperback page count per goodreads even though the hardback page count for the same book does not qualify?
A: Yes. If there is a goodreads edition that cites over 100 pages (any edition), that book is fine to use.

Q: When the themes are announced is there going to be listopia or Readers shelves suggested to help us pick?
A: I have included in the themes the lists/shelves that can be used to select books in most cases, where applicable. There are only a few themes where you have free-reign on shelf selection being 'military', 'vet, and 'holiday romance'. For these themes, I am using the previous style of requiring key words to be on the bookshelf/list. One of these words MUST be in the name of the list/shelf, for that book to qualify.

Q: Does the 100 minimum page count still apply where books are included on a list/shelf that are under 100 pages.
A: Yes - the 100 page minimum still applies.

How to insert a link into a post

To insert a simple link to a shelf there are a couple of options:

* Copy the https address in the address bar of the page where the book is found - highlight the web-address, copy the address, and paste into your post
or
* Find a link to the shelf that you want (eg on my lists of shelves to use for the themes), right click with your mouse, select 'Copy Link Location' and then paste into your post

If you want to make it pretty and have a specific name:

* Type <*a href="insert the link that you copied as per above">name the location<*/a> but without the asterisks.

THEMES

We have a theme for this round - Walt Disney! The themes are based around Walt, and your team names should reflect the theme.

Books must be selected from the lists provided if I don't have "(stated in the precis or shown on listopia or shelf)". Where I have noted "(stated in the precis or shown on listopia or shelf)", if a book is chosen from one of the optional lists, it is automatically approved.

If you think that the book may struggle to meet the stated theme requirement then I'm likely to think the same thing and NOT allow it.


1. Disneyland: The Happiest Homecoming on Earth - read a book with a child/children as a central character (NOT main character)
Best Gay Books Dealing With Children
Single Fathers of Romance / Great Family Men
Children in Romance
Best Romance with Children Characters
Historical Romance with Children in the Plot
Paranormal Romance / Urban Fantasy books with Kids (NOT YA)

2. Mickey, Pluto and Donald - read a book with pets in the storyline
Favourite Romances with Pets
Romances with pets or animals in them
Dogs: Great Pets in Romance
Cats: Wonderful Pets in Romance
Gay men with pets

3. Title starts with the letter "D"

4. Disney on Ice - read a book set in winter (stated in precis or shown on listopia or shelf)
Optional lists:
Best Gay Winter'ish Holiday Romance
MM Christmas books
Best Seasonal Romance Christmas Winter
Contemporary Christmas Winter Romance

5. It's a Small World - read a book set in a small country ~ less than 1 million square kms or 600,000 square miles.
For how the book qualifies, state the chosen book's country area.
Hint: this excludes Australia, India, Canada and USA, but UK, Japan and most European countries qualify.
Please use this table: List of countries by area

6. Book with a colourful cover (at least 4 colours)

7. Walt Disney started his company on 16 October 1923 - read a book published in October of any year

8. Walt Disney died 15 December 1966 - read a book where its stated number of pages on GR repeats a number eg 112 pages, 200 pages or 303 pages etc.

9. Mickey Mouse is his most loved/famous character. Though originally characterized as a mischievous antihero, Mickey was rebranded over time as an everyman, usually seen as a flawed, but adventurous hero - read a book about a hero/heroine on an adventure (stated in the precis or shelved 'adventure'); or a beta/sweet hero from the lists below:
Best Romantic Beta Heroes
Imperfect Heroine Hot Hero Contemporary Romance
Chubby Quirky Geeky Shy Plain Girls in Paranormal Romance
Books with sweet MM relationships (bromance and more)

10. Disney started in California - read a book based in California

11. Disneyland loves rides - read a book with a road trip
Best Road Trip Gay Romance
Best Road Trip Romance Novels MF
Overland: Road Trips in Historical Romance
Drive: Best Paranormal Road Romances
Popluar Road Trip Books

12. Disney's early films were cartoon - read a book with a drawn/painted cover. (ie, not a photograph or a stylised photo)

13. Mousekateers are part of Disney's team - read a book where close friends, close family is a key theme.
Gay Romance where the MC's Friends are Their Real Family
Books with Close Siblings
Best Brotherhood

14. Disney World opened in Florida in 1971 - read a book set on a beach, is a great beach read or set in one of the Disney parks.
Gay Beach Summery Reads
Best Beach Reads 2013
Beach Reads Mysteries Thrillers
Fiction books set in Disney theme parks

15. Walt Disney died of lung cancer - read a book with illness, sickness
Best Gay Couple in Health and In Sickness
In Sickness and in Health: Romance Novels that deal with Illness
Nurse Themed Romance Novels
OMG You Almost DIED: MM with hospital scenes
OMG You Almost Died: Straight Edition
Climatic or Romantic Suspense: Villain Stalker, Fight to the Death, Hero/Heroine is attacked, almost killed, fight scene or almost die (Geez - what a long title!)

16. Disney's films won 22 academy awards - read a book with an actor/actress (stated in precis or shown on listopia or shelf)
Optional lists:
Hollywood Romance Novels
Romance with Actors/Actresses/Acting
Actor and Actresses in Category Romance
MM actors shelf

17. Disney was a shy, self-deprecating and insecure man in private - read a book from the nerds/geeks lists:
Books With Nerdy, Geeky or Genius Heroes and Heroines
Brainy Genius Romantic Heroes
Nerdgasms
Best Gay Romance with Bookish Nerdy Geeky Characters
Nerdy Geeky Heroines of Romance Novels

18. Theme park staff etc all wear uniforms - MC in some kind of uniform (Cop, military, doctor and etc)
Best Small Town Cop Sheriff Romance Novels
Military Romance and Fiction
Doctor Medical Romance Heroes
In Uniform
Gay Uniforms

19. Disney's characters and movies generally epitomise innocence - Read a book from our virginal heroes lists:
Virgin hero!
#VIRGIN HEROES#
Books with Virgin Heroes
Best Gay "Virginal" Characters

20. "Disney" as a word says everything you need to know. Read a book that is a stand alone story. It must not be part of a series even if reviewers/authors say it can be a stand alone.



Feel free to add books to lists that you KNOW qualify for the theme. Please DO NOT add books that you are not certain comply with the list requirements.

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Week 1

Option 1
2. Mickey, Pluto and Donald - read a book with pets in the storyline
Favourite Romances with Pets
Romances with pets or animals in them
Dogs: Great Pets in Romance
Cats: Wonderful Pets in Romance
Gay men with pets

These are compulsory lists. If you select this option, your book must be on one of these lists and you must link to the list and note which page/which number it is on that list.

Option 2
Key date: 9 March 2016


Please ensure you follow the format shown in msg 3 of your team threads.

Jane (PS) wrote: "Week 1

Option 1
2. Mickey, Pluto and Donald - read a book with pets in the storyline
Favourite Romances with Pets
Romances with pets or animals in them
Dogs: Great Pets in Romance
Cats: Wonderful ..."

Jane, it looks like the Gay men with pets list is one of the M/M Romance group's shelves. You've got to be a member to access it.

Yay!!

Becky wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Week 1

Option 1
2. Mickey, Pluto and Donald - read a book with pets in the storyline
Favourite Romances with Pets
Romances with pets or animals in them
Dogs: Great Pets in Romanc..."

Yep - but I figure if you read MM you are probably in that group! I can copy the liist without the links if you need it Becky (if you aren't a member...)

Does the series rule only apply to Option 2?

Jane (PS) wrote: "Becky wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Week 1

Option 1
2. Mickey, Pluto and Donald - read a book with pets in the storyline
Favourite Romances with Pets
Romances with pets or animals in them
Dogs: Great ..."

If you don't mind copying the list, that would be great. If you can't for some reason, I can take a look at the rest of the lists or poke around in my teammate's shelves for my book this week. Thank you!

Calila wrote: "Does the series rule only apply to Option 2?"

Yes. For Option 1, the book must be on the list.

...Might be time to go through and add books to lists but they must qualify...

Becky wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Becky wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Week 1

Option 1
2. Mickey, Pluto and Donald - read a book with pets in the storyline
Favourite Romances with Pets
Romances with pets or animals in..."

Will do - you can then search based on the titles for the appropriate MM book link :D

Jane (PS) wrote: "Calila wrote: "Does the series rule only apply to Option 2?"

Yes. For Option 1, the book must be on the list."

Thought so! =)

MM book list by title (no links ~ you will need to search for each book to check you have the right book that qualifies).

Dogs
A Change of Scenery
A Change of Tune
A Red-Tainted Silence
A Rookie Move
A Sinner Born
A Wolf in the Fold
According To Hoyle
Aftermath
Aidan and Ethan
All Bets Are Off
Amnad's Bequest
Analyzing Emory
At Piper's Point
Bad Attitude
Beneath the Surface
Between Sinners and Saints
Billy's Bones
Blind Blondie
Bloodraven
Bound to the Beast
Brainy and the Beast
By The Numbers
Caged: Love and Treachery on the High Seas
Call Me Burt
Canine Connections
Close Protection
Conquest
Cricket
Dark Soul Vol. 5
Deefur Dog
Deliver Us
Desert Dropping
Dissonance
Drawn Together
Driftwood
Duck Duck Ghost
Edward Unconditionally
Even the Innocent
Fish and Ghosts
From the Ashes
Got Your Back
Hairy Harry's Car Seat
Hazel Takes Over
Hearts Afire: January
Helpful Paws
Hound Dog & Bean
Hounded by Love
How to Save a Life
I Heart Boston Terriers
Inertia
It's Not Shakespeare
Jersey
Kick Start
Learning to Feel
Lost and Found
Louder Than Sirens, Louder Than Bells
Loving Hector
Mahu Blood
Making a Little Wrong into Something Right
Mandarin Orange: Sweet and Sour
Manny's Heart
My Dog Jack
Natural Disaster
Never a Hero
No Fear
Nowhere Ranch
Off Trail
Old Poison
Old Stones And New Wine
Once Upon a Veterinarian
Only Love
Park's Lot
Putting Out Fires
Puzzle Me This
Rescued
Road of No Return
Rush in the Dark
Sadie's Kiss
Scrap Metal
Second Hand
Semper Fi
Shy
Sinner's Gin
Slam!
Snowflakes and Embers
Soldier
Something Shattered
Spirit
Split
Starling
Start Something New
Status Update
Stay
Take My Picture
Taking the Long Way
Tell Me It’s Real
The Beach House
The Best Revenge
The Boy Who Belonged
The Charlie Factor
The Dreams You Made in the Dirt
The Druid Stone
The Good Boy
The Good Doctor
The Good Thief
The Locker Room
The Long Way Home
The Luckiest
The O'Brien Way
The Only One Who Matters
The Poodle Apocalypse
The Psychic and the Sleuth
The Shearing Gun
The Substitute
The Tail of a Dog
The Telling
The Trap
The Trouble With Angel
The Wrong Man
Too Soon For Love
Training Season
Two Chances
Unacceptable Risk
Unshakeable Faith
Wallflowers
Without Reservations
Witness
Woke Up in a Strange Place
Yap, Yap
You Get Full Credit For Being Alive

Entire Series
Duncan Andrews Thriller - Zombie Dog
Have Body, Will Guard
Instincts
Jarheads
Love
Lyon Road Vets
Tyack & Frayne
Unbreak My Heart

Cats
(Watch Me) Break You
A Cat Named Hercules
A Different Breed
A King Undone
A to Z
Above All
After the End
Armed & Dangerous
Artie, The Good Witch
Barging In
Blood Howl
Broken
But For You
Cake
Christmas with Danny Fit
Covet Thy Neighbor
crush
Dark Whispers
Dead Man and the Restless Spirits
Death of a Pirate King
Double Blind
Dulce et Decorum Est
Faster Than The Speed Of Light
Foxe Fire
Furry Matchmaker
Game On, Game Over
Grime and Punishment
Hard Tail
Haunted Hearts
Hi, Honey
If I Must
Living Promises
Longing
Love for Sale
Manbot
Moonstone
Muscling Through
Once a Marine
Orgasmic Texas Dawn
Pressure Head
Rarer Than Rubies
Reclaiming Love
Risky Maneuvers
Seb's Surrender
Shattered Glass
Smoke: A Dark Masters Story
Snowbound
Sole Support
Something Like Autumn
Speechless
Spell Cat
Starling
Stars & Stripes
Starstruck
Tattoos & Teacups
The Boy Who Came In From the Cold
The Curtis Reincarnation
The Ghost on My Couch
The One That Got Away
Tigerland
Tigers and Devils
Touching Evil
Unspeakable Words
Until It's Time to Go
When Love Walked In
Where the Heart Is
Winter Frost
Witness

Entire Series
Cole McGinnis
On Call
Under My Skin
Wacky Wednesday
Whyborne & Griffin

Other animals
Basilisk
Thick as Thieves

Dragon
The Engineered Throne
The Necromancer's Dance

Eagle
The Prince of Winds

Ferret
How To Be A Normal Person
Taken

Entire Series
A Fluffy Tale

Fish
Geeking Out on 11C
Go Fish
Left of Centre

Frog
Clear Water


Horses
A Royal Affair
Aleksey's Kingdom
Keeping Promise Rock
Let It Go
Mail Order Cowboy
Mongrel
My Regelence Rake
No Going Home
Strange Fortune
The Actor and the Earl
The Jouster’s Lance
The Stable Boy

Entire Series
Dark Horse
Task Force Iota



Iguana
Portrait Of A Kiss

Kangaroo
Red Dirt Heart 2


Parrot
The Good Boy
Illumination

Pig
Shy

Rabbit
The Coil

Rats
Calling the Show
Talker's Redemption


Turtle
Alex & Drew

Wolf
A Royal Affair
Aleksey's Kingdom

Various Animals
Adrian's Librarian - cat, monkey, parrot
After the Sunset - dog, horse
Anagama Fires - dog, goat
Animal Attraction - various
Broken - cats, dogs, mouse
Chase in Shadow - cats, turtle
Daddio - cats, dogs
Dex in Blue - reptiles like snakes, turtles, iguanas
Enduring Instincts - dogs, cats
Keeping Karma - ferret, cat
Keeping Karma - ferret, cat, snake
Latigo - dog, horse
Making Promises - dogs, cats
My Cowboy Heart – horse, dog, cows, sheep, alpaca
Natural Instincts - dogs, cats
Nelson & Caleb- dogs, cats
Scrap Metal - dogs, cats, sheep
Sidecar - dogs, cats, chickens
Something Like Summer - dog, cat
Super Sock Man - dog, cat
Talker's Graduation - alpacas, merino sheep
Teaching Topaz - ferret, cat
The Book Of Daniel - cat, horse
The Dark Tide - dog, cat
The Janitor - dog, fish
The Librarian and the Porn Star - cat, dogs
The Queen's Librarian - dog, cat
The Tin Star - dog, horse
The Winter Courtship Rituals of Fur-Bearing Critters - rabbits, chickens, alpacas, merino sheep
Warrior's Cross - dogs, cats
We Danced - dog, cockateil
Winning in a Landslide - Book 1.5 - dogs, cats


Entire Series
Blind Faith (dogs, cat)
Dark Horse (dogs, horses)
On Call (cats, a ball python, a tarantula, gerbils, and a sugar glider)
Psychic Moon - dogs, cat
Falls Chance Ranch - dogs, horses

Books by Deirdre O'Dare

Jane...I started Eternal Rider earlier today and it is on the
Favourite Romances with Pets list...may I use it for this week?

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "Jane...I started Eternal Rider earlier today and it is on the
Favourite Romances with Pets list...may I use it for this week?"

I don't know what Jane will say, but in the past I've just started the book over to use it for a challenge. I'm such a rule follower, I refuse to just skim it - I have to reread it!

Yes - you need to start from the beginning Kathy, which shouldn't be a big deal if you haven't read much :D

I may have overlooked this somewhere (if I did, I apologize; new to PtP), but can we start reading the book that we choose right away, or should we wait until Friday (or later) to start reading?

You can start reading anytime after the theme is called!

Sweet! Thx :)

Thanks Kat :D

Thanks Jane!

My computer is doing a heap of updates, so bear with me. I'll post the theme and do the links etc in a few hours...

Ok - sorry to everyone who didn't want this theme ~

Week 2

Option 1:
15. Walt Disney died of lung cancer - read a book with illness, sickness
Best Gay Couple in Health and In Sickness
In Sickness and in Health: Romance Novels that deal with Illness
Nurse Themed Romance Novels
OMG You Almost DIED: MM with hospital scenes
OMG You Almost Died: Straight Edition
Climatic or Romantic Suspense: Villain Stalker, Fight to the Death, Hero/Heroine is attacked, almost killed, fight scene or almost die (Geez - what a long title!)

These are compulsory lists. If you select this option, your book must be on one of these lists and you must link to the list and note which page/which number it is on that list.

Option 2
Key date: 16 March 2016

Jane (PS) wrote: "Ok - sorry to everyone who didn't want this theme ~

Week 2

Option 1:
15. Walt Disney died of lung cancer - read a book with illness, sickness
Best Gay Couple in Health and In Sickness
In Sickne..."

At least we're getting it out of the way. Now I can relax and enjoy because I like all the other categories...I think. :-)

❀~Amy~❀ wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Ok - sorry to everyone who didn't want this theme ~

Week 2

Option 1:
15. Walt Disney died of lung cancer - read a book with illness, sickness
Best Gay Couple in Health and In ..."

You have to look on the bright side :D

Early announcement!! :D

Week 3

Option 1:
14. Disney World opened in Florida in 1971 - read a book set on a beach, is a great beach read or set in one of the Disney parks.
Gay Beach Summery Reads
Best Beach Reads 2013
Beach Reads Mysteries Thrillers
Fiction books set in Disney theme parks


These are compulsory lists. If you select this option, your book must be on one of these lists and you must link to the list and note which page/which number it is on that list.

Option 2
Key date: 23 March 2016

Hi everyone! I'm handing over the PtP reins to Fran for the next three weeks since I'll be travelling. Please direct all questions on the themes to Fran :)

Captains, could you please monitor your threads in my absence for any missing selection or completion post information? If someone falls behind, please contact Fran if a moderator decision is required.

I'll update my superduper-spreadsheet on my return :D

Happy reading!!

Have a fun (and safe!) trip, Jane!

Thanks Becky - I'm sure I will :)

Have a nice trip Jane!

Bye Jane, we'll miss you. Have a wonderful trip. :)

Have a nice trip Jane, with lots of fun!

safe travels Jane! have a great time!

Thanks everyone!! In Dubai Airport waiting for the next flight :) Feeling surprisingly ok!

What a long haul, Jane! Enjoy yourself...once you get some rest!

Thanks Katie! The last flight was 14 hours. At least the next one is only 6 hours :)

Safe travels Jane and have a great time :)

Thanks Carmen :)

wow i am so late but if you're not there already have a safe flight!!

Hi Everyone!!

I will be announcing the themes and answering questions for the next three weeks while Jane is traveling :)

And...........

Early announcement!!

Week 4

Option 1:
8. Walt Disney died 15 December 1966 - read a book where its stated number of pages on GR repeats a number eg 112 pages, 200 pages or 303 pages etc.

Option 2
Key date: 30 March 2016


Happy Reading!!

*Just a reminder- as the theme states, the page number needs to be listed here on Goodreads to be allowed.

*You can read any edition of the book as long as one of them qualifies for the page count

Hi all, Fran has been delayed, but contacted me and let me know what the theme was so we could get it posted...so here we go!


Week 5

Option 1
7. Walt Disney started his company on 16 October 1923 - read a book published in October of any year.


Option 2
Key date: 6 April 2016

Is the spreadsheet accessible to us anywhere? I would love to see what books have people been reading...

Zorina wrote: "Is the spreadsheet accessible to us anywhere? I would love to see what books have people been reading..."

Unfortunately not yet. Jane is traveling right now and will be gone for at least another week...she said she'd update the spreadsheet once she gets home. Sorry! :(

Zorina wrote: "Is the spreadsheet accessible to us anywhere? I would love to see what books have people been reading..."

Zorina, Jane doesn't track what books everyone reads just whether they have made their selection and completion posts. Most of the captains do some tracking though, you could have to look at each teams thread and see the books there.

MountainKat wrote: "Jane doesn't track what books everyone reads just whether they have made their selection and completion posts...."

Shows how much I look at the spreadsheet...I'd forgotten what was even on it! Thanks for straightening me out, Kat! =P