Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Option 1
Week #11: Working the Land
Book link: Mackenzie's Mountain by Linda Howard
Page numbers: 256
Qualifies: #6 on Grizzy Adams list

I was considering doing Option 2, because Krissy recently read Criss Cross and Jordan Price is an author I've enjoyed before, and also Shelby recently read It Takes Two to Tumble by Cat Sebasitian, another good M/M author, but option 1 feels more sportsmanship to me (which is odd, because both are in the rules, but there you go).

Hey Kathy -- we are reading the same author! (I think)

Beth wrote: "I was considering doing Option 2, because Krissy recently read Criss Cross and Jordan Price is an author I've enjoyed before, and also Shelby recently read [book:It Takes Two to Tumb..."

I love your book...a bit cheezy...but one of my all time favs!

Hey Pages! We're off...I did IM Katherine this afternoon with a reminder...she's in London so I'm sure blissfully sleeping.
I'm travelling here in a bit...should finish my book yet this eve or early in the am...I'll be checking in up until about 11PM central time and then first thing in the am. If for any reason any of you happen to see we have all finished...please do go ahead and check us in!

Good luck to us!

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Tammie wrote: "Beth wrote: "I was considering doing Option 2, because Krissy recently read Criss Cross and Jordan Price is an author I've enjoyed before, and also Shelby recently read [book:It Take..."

On chapter six and having fun!

Completion Post
Week #11: Working the Land
Booklink: Summer's Desire by Kathleen Ball
Rating: ★★ (19/05)

This was kinda whack. Its the first book in the series but it felt like I should have known the characters from previous book. Holden O'Leary has moved his brothers to Montana for a fresh start. He is need of a nanny for the four teenage boys as his hours as a vet are basically at any hour of the day. He hires Summer, who is a local girl but has been ostracized by people in the town as she was implicated in the murder of the bar owner. The boys treated her nicely at first but were rude at times. Then the one brother accused of her stealing and kicked her out the house. She left without argument. Then Holden accuses her of something and she wants to leave. Her crazy ex comes back and she wants to leave. Then Holden's crazy ex comes to town and Summer wants to leave. And the sheriff of the town was abysmal. He was out for Summer and was looking for any reason to arrest her. This story was all over the show.

Completion Post
Week #11: Option one, Grizzly Adams
Booklink: Mackenzie's Mountain
Rating: 4 stars

Review:
It's clearly dated (no birth control or protection, tacky portrayal of Indians, etc) but since I knew that going it it was easy to see past it to the charm. I liked the prim, naive school teacher and her angsty half-white boyfriend and his overachieving son. The attitudes of the small town were kept within reason, and the girl who fell for Joe was also a fun character. It had a bit of a mystery so I got to feel clever when I knew whodunnit before the main characters, but in their defense I suspect all the sex they were having was a bit distracting.

Week 11 - Selection Post

Option 1


Clarissa and the Cowboy by Alix Nichols
Pages: 170
How it fits: #58 on Love on the Range: Romance Novels Set on Ranches
Completed: 5/18/18
Rating: 3 stars
Review: Nathan Girault is a dairy farmer who has taken a fancy to an archaeologist who gives tours in a local cave. Penelope Mueller enjoys her job for the Darcy Grotto, and she knows the cowboy who keeps coming to her tour is hot for her. But she's not getting involved with a hick! Until the two get locked in the cave overnight and she realizes Nathan is more than he seems. This was a short and sexy read - not much to it, but it was okay.

SandyL wrote: "Week 11 - Selection Post

Option 1


Clarissa and the Cowboy by Alix Nichols
Pages: 170
How it fits: #58 on Love on the ..."

Hi SandyL,

Don't forget to change the Selection Post to Completion Post. Jane might be a stickler for rulers today.

And Katherine's completion post for week 8 is missing...

Nicole wrote: "And Katherine's completion post for week 8 is missing..."

How did I miss that...right in plain sight!

Katherine are you out there?

Beth wrote: " Completion Post
Week #11: Option one, Grizzly Adams
Booklink: Mackenzie's Mountain
Rating: 4 stars

Review:
It's clearly dated (no birth control or protection, tacky portrayal of In..."

Hehe...I felt the same way...cheezy and fun!

Tammie wrote: "Nicole wrote: "And Katherine's completion post for week 8 is missing..."

How did I miss that...right in plain sight!

Katherine are you out there?"

It's 827 pages long and it's still on her Currently Reading shelf...

Completion Post-Week 11: 5/19

Heartbreaker, Linda Howard
★★★
Review: I enjoyed the read, but found myself thinking it wasn’t the complete package I usually feel when I read Linda Howard.
The start of the book portrayed an awful MC in John Rafferty. The transition from rough and cranky to the ‘heartbreaker’ at the end of the story wasn’t very smooth.
Michelle Cabot who’s the self proclaimed spoiled rich girl yet completely misunderstood is actually a fairly decent character. Her ex is a complete wacko and makes the story interesting.
This was an Audible Romance freebie...with my paid subscription of course...I thought the narrator was pretty good...Amy Landon.

I’m impressed teamies...great work thus far...!

Tammie wrote: "I’m impressed teamies...great work thus far...!"

Woohoo!

Tammie wrote: "Hehe...I felt the same way...cheezy and fun!"

Exactly!

I've learned to look at the dates -- I read that Nora Roberts last week and was really uncomfortable, and at the end I realized that it was a recent reprint that had been written decades before! That explained why they didn't bother to carry cell phones, all the smoking, and most of his obnoxious behavior.

This time I knew what I was in for and could relax and enjoy Wolf's hotness.

The Reading Queens have won.

Yeah, I'm here I'm just writing a review for week 10's book and I'll go straight into finishing my week 8 book and review after, as well as choosing this weeks book too. Sorry for being so behind, life kept getting in the way.

Week 10:
Completion Post


Bookcover/link: Trials of Death
Rating: 4 stars
Completed: 19/5/18

Review:

Darren Shan are lead pre-teen half vampire, assistant to vampire Mr Crepsley. Darren agrees to prove his worthiness to the vampire clan and the Vampire Princes by undertaking a series of trials; to test your agility, cunning and intelligence. Failure means death. Whilst this is going on the vampaneze have infiltrated the vampire's stronghold. The action scenes were excellent, detailed and nail-grinding - I felt so bad for Darren. I didn't see it coming on who betrayal the vamps, so it shocked me. I wish I knew more details about the Guardians of the Blood and their beliefs.

Week 11:
Selection Post - Option 1

Book: A Mail Order Bride for Charlie

Page numbers: 174 pages
How the book qualifies: Read a book with an MC who earns their living from the land. List: Love on the Range: Romance Novels Set on Ranches - page 1, #58

Congratulations to the reading Queen’s!...thanks to all of you...’Poisoned Pages’ you’ve been wonderful to read with...tap me on the shoulder anytime if you want to ‘challenge’ together!
I appreciate all the fantastic reviews...I’ve picked up a few good ones here for my tbr shelf...:))

Thank-you Tammie for leading us and keeping us on track. We all had fun and definitely got a few new books added to our TBR piles. Thanks everyone for making this enjoyable! See you at the next one :)

Thanks for a great challenge, everyone, and @Tammie for being the captain!!!

Thanks for a great challenge and letting me join late. I've found some great new books.

Thanks Tammie for being such a great captain. I was astonished at how quickly you kept everything updated!

Thanks for taking on and rocking the captain's role Tammie! It was great playing with all of you!

Thanks everyone! We had fun which is the most important thing!