Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Week 10: Option 2

147 pages
On Laurala's read list.
She rated it 4 stars, read on January 2, 2017

Week 10 Tracking


LaurLa
Book: Twisted - Rebecca Zanetti
Review: Completion

❀~Amy~❀
Book: Imagines - N.R. Walker
Review: Completion

Nicole
Book: Derrick - Donna Fasano
Review: Competion

☘KathyD☘
Book: Magic Burns - Ilona Andrews
Review: Completion

Tamika♥RBF MOOD♥
Book: Rapture in Death - J.D. Robb
Review: Completion

MountainKat
Book: Second Grave on the Left - Darynda Jones
Review: Completion

Week 10 - Selection Post
Option 2


Call: 7. Cozy sleuths
Book: Twisted
How it fits: read by ☘KathyD☘ - 02.06.17; 4 stars
Pages: 103

Selection Post
Week 10, Option 1

Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb
Pages: 417
How it fits: #134 on KickAss Female Sleuths

Completion Post
Week 10, Option 2


Imagines by N.R. Walker
Read: 5/13/17
Rating and Review: 4 stars
This was such a sweet, lovely book. I didn't like it quite as much as the first, but still.
Lawson and Jack are off on another adventure to save a dying butterfly species and they are as hot as ever. I still loved Lawson so much. I loved Jack a little less here, since he seemed to have lost something...I don't quite know, but something. I did still love the way he took care of Lawson since that was major thing in his book.
I'm really looking forward to reading Red Dirt Heart Imago, well once I finish my Red Dirt Heart series re-read that is. =)

Week 10: Cozy Sleuths.
Selection Post

Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones, 307 p. pr GR
Option 2: #2 in series, #1 in series on LaurLa's read shelf, read 2.28.17, rated 4 stars

I should finish this by the middle of the week and I'm looking for short options for the last week. I think there might be one or two theme/team combos that might not be easy though!

Selection Post – Option 2
Week 10

, Ilona Andrews
Page Numbers ➔ 272
Team Member’s Shelf ➔ read by LaurLa on 4/26/17 – ✮✮✮✰✰

Completion Post – Week 9

, Darynda Jones – 5/14/17 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Review — This was just a great book from start to finish! I love Charley’s self-deprecating humor and work to help the departed make peace before they move on. However, for as funny as she is, Charley has a less than stellar past and a daunting future. The heartfelt moments between Charley and her dad and uncle were precious. She is so loved, yet so misunderstood. There were some very interesting layers that I look forward to seeing expanded on in the upcoming installments.

Below are the themes that are left to be called in case you want to try and scout out a shorter book for them in preparation.

Remember, the winning team is the team that has all completed posts posted first. Winning teams in the past have usually had their books completed on Saturday morning following the last call.

There is no pressure here - just letting you all know how the winning has gone in the past. If you can get the reading done and posted and we have a chance to win... YAY!! If not, then it was a fun challenge and I love doing it no matter what :-D

Remaining Themes - Link to original theme list (so you can access links to lists)

1. Mystery book. Read a book from one of the following lists:
Best Novels with a Gay Romance and Crime Solving Plot
If You Like Books by Janet Evanovich You May Also Like
Christian Crime Fiction
Gothic Romantic Suspense

3. Blood will be spilled - read a book where its title has been written in RED. (One word of at least four letters must be red in the title.)

9. Found during the hunt for this challenge. Read a book from one of the following amusing list names:
Dude, Where's My Forehead?
Over Used Cheesy Stock Photo Man and Man Chest Free (MM Romance)
Gay Romance w an MC You'd Like to Punch... in the Face... Hard
Books That Sound So Much More Interesting If One Removes the Last Letter of the Title
Monogamy's DNA: Monogamy is Genetic & Impossible to Avoid it Romance Novels

14. Cover Hunt. Find one of the following items on a bookcover and read that book:
* Hat, Jewellry, Watch, Dog tags, Badge, Glasses (reading or sunglasses), Knife, Sword, Gun

15. has a predominantly white cover. Read a book with a mostly white cover (at least 50%).

Completion Post
Week 10, Option 1

Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb
Date Read:5.15.17
Rating: 4 stars

Review: I really enjoyed it! I liked the crime and the events in the story. I thought the crime was really good. Loved seeing the connection between Eve and Roarke grow within this marriage thing.

I'm pretty sure I'm set for the last week. If the theme doesn't work, than I have a short option 2 for the other teams.

Week 10: Completion post

147 pages
Rating: 3 stars
Review: This book was okay. Slow getting started. I loved the scenes between the MC and his godson. The love story was okay but predictable.

Week 10: Cozy Sleuths.
Completion Post

Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones, 307 p. pr GR
Option 2: #2 in series, #1 in series on LaurLa's read shelf, read 2.28.17, rated 4 stars

Completed 5.16.17 *4 Stars*

Another good one! I think I liked the first one a little better, but this was still good. Charley learned a little more about herself in this one, we mostly learned that there is even more that we don't know. The ending was a little creepy, but so was the ending of the first - it sure makes you make to read the next one!

Completion Post – Week 10

, Ilona Andrews – 5/16/17 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Review — I enjoyed this book, but I didn’t love it until closer to the end. It took a while to really get into the story, but once I was hooked I was done for! There were some very interesting twists and turns, and I look forward to seeing where Kate’s story goes next.

LaurLa - I was just checking to see if everyone had finished reading for this week yet and I noticed your selection post doesn't have the page numbers for the book.

I think we are in good shape to win if we manage to read fast the end of the week! But a lot of teams seem pretty competitive this round.

Week 10 - Completion Post
Option 2


Call: 7. Cozy sleuths
Book: Twisted
How it fits: read by ☘KathyD☘ - 02.06.17; 4 stars
Pages: 103
Date Read: 05.19
Rating: ★★★★
Review:
This was relatively short and sweet, considering it's PNR, but I enjoyed it all the same. After meeting Terrent in previous books and especially after Terrent and Maggie's first meeting, I expected their reunion to be less easy. But they sort of fell smoothly back into rhythm and Maggie didn't fight against herself as much as I expected. Like I said, kind of sweet. I am looking forward to Jase's story though!!

We are all caught up!! So hopefully we'll have some easy reading with the call later today.

I am out of town at a Rugby tournament today and tomorrow. I expect to be between events when the call is made. Jane did say in the Q&A she might make it early - but not by much. Anyway, I will keep an eye out and will post here as soon as I see it.

I'll also post my selection once the call is made but I probably won't be back to look at the thread until I finish my book and am ready to post it as completed - just didn't want you all to think I totally disappeared. I'll read as fast as I can tonight, though!

I think we have a decent chance to win but like I said before, I don't really care one way or another. I just love this challenge!! :-D

MountainKat wrote: "LaurLa - I was just checking to see if everyone had finished reading for this week yet and I noticed your selection post doesn't have the page numbers for the book.

I think we are in good shape to..."

fixed. thanks!

have fun at the tournaments!

That sounds fun LaurLa! I think I'm set for a book - unless we get paired with one team! One of them is currently reading a book that will make it work - if they would just finish!!

I'll be out, but on my phone when the theme is called, and I'll be checking. I do have that book loaded on my phone so I can start listening right away though. Fingers crossed it all works out.

Selection Post
Week 11, Option 1


Among the Living by Jordan Castillo Price
Pages : 156
How it fits: #242 on this list.

Selection Post – Option 1

Week 11
, S.E. Hall and Angela Graham
Page Numbers ➔ 260
How the Book Qualifies ➔ Books that Sound So Much More Interesting If One Removes the Last Letter of the Title

Week 11 - link to original post


Option 1
9. Found during the hunt for this challenge. Read a book from one of the following amusing list names:
Dude, Where's My Forehead?
Over Used Cheesy Stock Photo Man and Man Chest Free (MM Romance)
Gay Romance w an MC You'd Like to Punch... in the Face... Hard
Books That Sound So Much More Interesting If One Removes the Last Letter of the Title
Monogamy's DNA: Monogamy is Genetic & Impossible to Avoid it Romance Novels

These are compulsory lists. Your selected book MUST come from one of these lists. You must link to the list and note which page/which number it is on that list.


Option 2 - this week you must select from a member of the team below your team in the list provided below
Key date: 16 November 2016

No Hero Poaching Allowed (5)
Hunters & Peckers (9)
Finders Keepers Readers (8)
We're Going on a Book Hunt (10)
We Have The Bears, Where Are The Twinks? (6)
Romancing the Hunt (2)
Hunting Wabbits (7)
Beared Souls (1)
Hunters 4 Books (4)
Artemis' VI (3)


And remember: No-one can use the Pass option this week.

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

Selection Post – Option 2

Week 11

Unwrapping Hank by Eli Easton
Page Numbers ➔ 138
How the Book Qualifies ➔ Read by Krissy on Hunters & Peckers on 4/17/17; Rated 5 stars

Week 11: Found during the hunt for this challenge.
Selection Post

Possession in Death by J.D. Robb, 160 p. per GR (ebook edition)
Option 2: #31.5 in series, #18 in series on Sassafrass from Team Hunt & Peckers' read shelf, read 4.21.17, rated 5 stars

Week 11 - Selection Post
Option 1


Call: 9. Found during the hunt for this challenge. Read a book from one of the following amusing list names
Book: Croc and the Fox - Eve Langlais
How it fits: #400 on Dude, Where's My Forehead? listopia
Pages: 192 pp

Completion Post
Week 11, Option 1


Among the Living by Jordan Castillo Price
Read: 5/19/17
Rating and Review: 4 stars
This was such fun to revisit. It was great to go back to the beginning and see where Jacob and Vic got started. Their chemistry is great, as always and the story is just written in such a fun engaging manner. This is one of my favorite series and I'm looking forward to listening to the whole series again in preparation for a new installment...hopefully coming soon!!!

Option 1:selection post
Steamroller
160 pages
#15 on list
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...

Week 11: Found during the hunt for this challenge.
Completion Post

Possession in Death by J.D. Robb, 160 p. per GR (ebook edition)
Option 2: #31.5 in series, #18 in series on Sassafrass from Team Hunt & Peckers' read shelf, read 4.21.17, rated 5 stars

Completed 5.19.17 *4- Stars*

As with many of the novellas in this series, this wasn't as good as the regular books. I enjoyed it because it was Roarke and Eve and had Susan Ericksen narrating. This had an interesting twist of Romany possession and seeing the dead, rather than just Eve standing for them. All in all, a nice way to spend a few hours - a visit with old friends, a good narrator and a nice little mystery with a good outcome!

Completion Post
Week 11: Option 2

by Eli Easton
Date Read:5.19.17
Rating:4 stars

Review: This is my second reread, and I liked it equally the same as the first time. really enjoyed this novella length book. I liked Sloane from the beginning, he was hilarious. Sloane is a freshman new pledge living in the Delta Sigma Phi at Pennsylvania State University, he is extremely cynical for such a young age. We can attribute these to his not so attentive parents, who are world class psychologist and jet setters. Sloane immediately attacked to the big buff guy with tattoos washing dishes in the frat house. Hank is that guy, I liked him, sure he seemed a little OCD-ish with the working out, but to each it's own. I honestly didn't see him as the frat type based on the other guys but that's what I liked about the story.

Instantly Sloane is taken with Hank, because how could he not? This guy is a walking contradiction. I liked the little ways that Sloane tried to figure Hank out. It was down right funny at times. Micah is definitely a character that steals certain scenes. He's Hank's older brother and president of the frat, he also a sweet, down to earth guy. I liked Micah because he was super supportive to both guys.

Week 11: conpletion post

160 pages
Date read: 5/20
Rating: 4 stars
Review: Loved this book. Quick easy read. The mc's had great banter between them and the chemistry was off the charts. This was truly an opposites attract book. Will definitely read more by thus author.

One of the other teams has won. This was a great round anyway. Thanks guys!!!

Week 11 - Completion Post
Option 1

Call: 9. Found during the hunt for this challenge. Read a book from one of the following amusing list names
Book: Croc and the Fox - Eve Langlais
How it fits: #400 on Dude, Where's My Forehead? listopia
Pages: 192 pp
Date Read: 05.20
Rating: ★★★
Review:
This was fun. I enjoy the series - it doesn't take itself too seriously! They finally got the evil mastermind in this one but it looks like there is more danger on the horizon!

We gave it a good try!!! Thanks for playing! It was fun!

Good job everyone!!! Super great team!!

Completion Post – Week 11

, S.E. Hall & Angela Graham – 5/20/17 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Review — This was a fun, quick read. I can’t believe I didn’t put more of the plot together, but that was probably because I was caught up in Addison’s drama. Some of the story moved a bit too fast, but the sexy time definitely did not move slow.

thanks for the fun time all!

Good playing with you all - we came close! Hope to see you around the group!