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Noteplease only post your winner one - the last couple of rounds, please have posted multiple times, which made it hard when I was tallying up, because I ahd to double check to make sure I hadn't counted your vote previously
sorry sassy, i forgot to save myself a thread
F2L/E2L (FF P1) vs LGBT (FF P2)F2L/E2L
Play with Me (shelved "enemies to lovers")I really enjoyed this. This was the first book in the series that I listened on audio and I ended listening to the whole thing pretty much in one sitting. I loved Will. He made some idiotic choices but he was such a great guy...and very patient. I thought the thing at the end with Leo was too predictable but it did set up the next book nicely.
I really want to see what's going to happen next.
Theme: 4/5
Enjoyment: 4.5/5
Total: 8.5/10
vs
LGBT
A Strong HandSo this was pretty good but not great in my opinion and that makes me a bit sad since I've been wanting to read this book for just about ever. It really took me a long time to get into it and to tell you the truth, I stopped reading it for about 1 week before picking it back up again because there were other stories that were interesting me much more. I consider it BDSM-lite but there were some hot scenes in there.
Theme:5/5
Enjoyment: 3.5/5
Total: 8.5/10
WINNER: F2L/E2L!!!!!! (Because I enjoyed that book immensely!)
Hurray!LGBT - The Shearing Gun, 214 pages/GR
Has GLBT as a genre on the main page
F2L/E2L - How to Repair a Mechanical Heart, 255 pages/GR
On Best Gay Friends to Lovers list
*** RESULTS ***
LGBT - The Shearing Gun
Theme: 5
Enjoyment: 5
TOTAL: 10/10 + 1 for tiebreaker
F2L/E2L - How to Repair a Mechanical Heart
Theme: 5
Enjoyment: 5
TOTAL: 10/10
Oh this was a tough one. :/ Both were stellar reads and it was really, REALLY hard to decide on the winner. However, I'll give an extra point to The Shearing Gun for creating a strong sense of location. I really felt like I was in Australia.
*** WINNER: LGBT ***
YippeeeI have to say I'm worried I've used up all my good F2L/E2L books before now. I've got to search up something good.
LGBT
Something Like SpringTheme: 5/5
Enjoyment: 4.5/5
Total: 9.5/10
F2L/E2L:
(Watch Me) Break YouShelved as E2L 10 times
Theme: 4/5
Enjoyment: 3/5
Total 7/10
Winner: LGBT
LGBT ChampagneMy Review
Enjoyment 4/5
Theme 2/5
Total 6/10
F2L / E2L He Completes Me
How it fits: Friends to Lovers Shelf
My Review
Enjoyment 5/5
Theme 5/5
Total 10/10
Winner F2L / E2L
LGBT - Spell Cat12/15/14
Enjoyment - ★★★
Theme - ★★★★★
Total: ★★★★★★★★ - 8*
vs
F2L/E2L - Fever Pitch (5/6 people shelved under some variation of F2L)
12/13/14
Enjoyment - ★★★★
Theme - ★★★★
Total: ★★★★★★★★ - 8*
Winner - F2L/E2L - It seems everything keeps ending in a tie for me, but while Spell Cat fit the theme more exactly, Fever Pitch was a way more enjoyable read for me. So it wins out.
LGBT - Wood, Screws, & Nails
Enjoyment - 4/5
Theme - 4.5/5
Total: 8.5/10
vs
F2L/E2L - Offside
Enjoyment - 3/5
Theme - 4/5
Total: 7/10
Winner- LGBT
LGBT It's Complicated
Theme: 5/5
Enjoyment: 4/5
Total: 9/10
F2L/E2L Second Hand
How: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
Theme: 3/5
Enjoyment: 5/5
Total: 8/10
Winner: LGBT
Winner:
LGBT: Red Dirt Heart 3Theme: 5/5
Enjoyment: 5/5
F2L: Billionaire with Benefits
Theme: 5/5
Enjoyment 4/5
WINNER: LGBT
Joyce - the Girl Who Played with Fire doesn't have romance as a listed genre, which is a requirement
It was shelved as romance by 45 people. I have an alternate in mind though. I'll check it can't remember the title right now but it is the next book in the series I read last time for lgbt
the romance shelving was should be obvious...not buried on the 2nd page of 100 shelves...(I've read this, there is very little romantic about it)
F2L/E2L (FF P1) vs LGBT (FF P2)F2L/E2L:
(Done 12/14)Enjoyment - ★★★★
Theme - ★★★★
Total: ★★★★
vs
LGBT:
(Done 12/17)Enjoyment - ★★
Theme - ★★★
Total: ★★
WINNER: F2L/E2L
F2L/E2L vs LGBTF2L/E2L
Sweet Thursday by Mari Carr
3.5/5 Theme
4/5 Enjoyment
7.5/10 Total
LGBT
The Billionaire Bad Boys Club by Emma Holly
3/5 Theme
4/5 Enjoyment
7/10 Total
Winner:F2L/E2L
This one was really hard. I enjoyed both books, but if it comes down to how the book handled the theme, I'll give a slight edge to F2L. It was really close though.
Grace,
is in my top 2 Menage books. It's so hot. Can't wait to see what you think.
Done! I devoured both books in a day. :D I only left my bed when I absolutely had to. LOL.
Dee wrote: "the romance shelving was should be obvious...not buried on the 2nd page of 100 shelves...(I've read this, there is very little romantic about it)"shucks! I've been trying to find a challenge this fits in and lately it just doesn't fit into anything. I found and interesting LGBT book that I didn't have to pay for. I just discovered the genre listing search bar. I don't know why I never noticed it before. (slaps head) Makes it much easier to find the books that fit the genre.
LGBT:Dead Man and the Restless Spirits
]Theme:5/5
Enjoyment:4/5
Total:9/5
Since I'm not usually a reader of m/m type books I was a little reluctant to read it. I was pleasantly surprised. It was a really good book. Actually it is two short stories that follow each other but easily read as a whole. I found the characters well fleshed out and believable. The stories drew me in and I forgot about it being m/m story. Even the romance in the book was so good that it didn't make me feel uncomfortable.
F2L/E2L:The Nerd Who Loved Me
Theme:
Enjoyment:
Total:
WINNER:
reserving!F2L/E2L:
Theme 5
Enjoyment 4
Total 9
LGBT:
Theme 5
Enjoyment 3
Total 8
F2L/E2L!
LGBT: Promises, 12/16/2014 Theme: 5/5
Enjoyment: 3.5/5
Total:8.5/10
vs
F2L/E2L: The Angel (shelved as "friends to lovers" by 4 people), 12/16/2014
Theme: 5/5
Enjoyment:4/5
Total:9/10
Winner: F2L/E2L
LGBT: Fire and Water -- 12/17Theme: 5/5
Enjoyment:4.5/5
Total:9.5/10
vs
F2L/E2L:In Too Deep --12/19
Theme: 5/5
Enjoyment:4.5/5
Total:9.5/10
Winner: LGBT
LGBT - A Forbidden Rumspringa by Keira AndrewsTheme 5/5
Enjoyment 3.5/5
F2l/E2l - Don't Let Go by Sharla Lovelace
Theme - 3/5
Enjoyment 4/5
Winner - LGBT
I think this one is going to be really close.
Lisa - President of Challengeaholics Anon and Challenge Enabler wrote: "Grace, is in my top 2 Menage books. It's so hot. Can't wait to see what you think."I really enjoyed the book. I prefer my menage books to be MMF, and this one was really good. And I liked how they handled their relationship. Definitely one of the top menage books I've ever read.
World Cup of Romance Reading - FinalLGBT vs. F2L/E2L
WINNER: F2L/E2L
LGBT: The Gentleman and the Rogue - Bonnie Dee & Summer Devon
-- Genre: 5
-- Romance: 3.5
-- Overall Enjoyment: 4
Friends to Lovers: Everything I've Never Had - Lynetta Halat
-- Genre: 4
-- Romance: 5
-- Overall Enjoyment: 4.5
LGBT
His Touch of Ice, Kody Boye, 12-25-14Theme: 5 stars
Enjoyment: 3 stars
Total: 8 stars
F2L/E2L
Archangel's ShadowsTheme: 5 stars
Enjoyment: 5 stars
Total: 10 stars
Grace, so glad you like it.I have showergate book marked. I think that one of the hottest sex scenes Ive read..
LGBT -
Theme - 5 stars
Enjoyment - 3 stars
Total 8/10
F2L/E2L -
Theme - 5 stars
Enjoyment - 2,5 stars
Total - 7,5/10
Winner: LGBT
Final
LGBT - Double Full by Kindle Alexander
Theme - 5/5
Enjoyment - 5/5
Total - 10/10
F2L/E2L - No More Mr. Nice Guy by Amy Andrews
Theme - 4/5
Enjoyment - 3/5
Total - 7/10
Winner - LGBT
FINAL
LGBT - The Art of Breathing (12/21) ★★★★★
Theme - 5/5
Enjoyment - 5/5
Total - 10/10
F2L/E2L - Acrobat (12/23) ★★★★
Theme - 4/5
Enjoyment - 4/5
Total 8/10
Winner: LGBT
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