Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 5🌹
🌹Theme - Quarantine Dating🌹


Team 8 Members:

✓ Captain - April

✓ AnnMarie
✓ Danielle Gypsy Soul
✓ Hazel
✓ Karen ♐
✓ Logan

🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 5🌹
🌹Theme - Quarantine Dating🌹

The dates will begin on Saturdays at 6 PM EST, at that time the task for each date will be announced. Books must be completed and posted by the following Friday at Midnight EST, except when on your 'Romantic Getaway' when you will have until the second Friday. Roses will be awarded before the next date begins. Each date we will be working towards spelling out B-A-C-H-E-L-O-R. The tasks for each letter will be posted in advance, but you will not know which task will be used until the date begins.

Roses are earned by:
🌹 The First Rose 🌹 Teams earn this rose by reading 4 books fitting the task during the date. (One rose possible per team per date.)
Bonus roses may be earned by:
🌹 Speed Dating Rose 🌹 The team that has 4 members finishing 4 books (1 each) and posts in the Q&A/Announcement thread first wins this bonus rose. Note, posting is required to earn this rose. (One rose possible per date.)
🌹 Team Dating Roses 🌹 Teams with each member completing the task (with a minimum of 6 books read) earn 3 additional roses. (Three roses possible per team per date.)
🌹 Serial Dating Rose 🌹 For every multiple of 8 books read, teams will earn a rose. So 8 books is one rose, 16 books is 2 roses, 24 books is 3 roses and so on. (Number of roses will vary each date, maximum of 7 per team per date.)
🌹 Multiple Date Rose 🌹 The player who reads the most books for the date earns this bonus rose for their team. (One rose possible per date unless there is a tie.)
🌹 Longest Date Rose 🌹 The player that reads the longest book for the date earns this bonus rose for their team. Please note that boxed sets will NOT be counted towards this rose! (One rose possible per date unless there is a tie.)
🌹 Compulsive Dater Rose 🌹 The player that reads the most combined pages for the date, first edition Kindle only for page count, earns this bonus rose. (One rose possible per date unless there is a tie.)
🌹 Page Turner Rose 🌹 The team that reads the most combined pages for the date, first edition Kindle only for page count, earns this bonus rose. (One rose possible per date unless there is a tie.)
🌹 Scavenger Hunt Rose 🌹This special rose is earned by finding a book that fits each rule for the letter the date represents, for example B is for Backcountry (rural setting), Black (black cover), Bogeyman (PNR) and Brag (nominated for or won an award). After posting your completion, post in the Scavenger Hunt thread to claim the book. Both posts, in your team thread and the Scavenger Hunt thread, should list the qualifications for each task, i.e. be identical. This rose may be earned multiple times per date but only once per book. The first person to post each book claims the rose for that book. (Number of roses available per date will vary, maximum of 7 per person per date.)

Teams will not be eliminated even if they earn no roses, they will have a chance to catch up by earning additional roses on other dates. Players will be eliminated if they do not complete the task on two consecutive dates. Eliminated players will not be replaced. Remember, players are allowed to read multiple books for a given date in order to earn bonuses and/or to make up for teammates who do not read their book or who have been eliminated.

❤️ Information required when posting your completion/s: ❤️

❤️ Date Task
❤️ Book/cover link
❤️ Page numbers with source **We are using the GR Kindle first edition page count ONLY, if available. Ebook page count will be acceptable if no Kindle page count available. If GR doesn't have a page count listed, please link to the Amazon Kindle book with a page count.**
❤️ How book qualified, with links or cover as necessary. Links required for lists, tags and other editions.
❤️ Dated Completed with Rating.
❤️ If this is your second (or more) book for the task, also include that information.

Please include only this information. A small review may be included if desired, but is not required. No other discussion allowed though.

❤️You will need make a new post for your completions.❤️ If you update a prior post, i.e., if you saved posts for your completions, they will be missed when I do the accounting for each date. Make sure your books count - make a new post!

❤️Remember to use the first edition Kindle page count only!❤️ If your page count comes from a Kindle edition published on the initial publication date on the editions page, it will count. If your page count comes from a Kindle edition labeled '1st edition', it will count. If your page count comes from the earliest dated English language Kindle edition, it will count. I am looking for one of those three things when confirming your books! As long the page count you list is correct, I will accept any link to the book.

❤️If corrections are requested, REPOSTS ARE REQUIRED!❤️ If I request a correction for a page count or qualifier for example, you must repost your Completion Post or your book will not be counted!

Although you will not need to make selection posts like in the PtP, your teammates might like ideas for what to read so sharing what you are reading could be very helpful. If you choose to make selections posts, make sure they are clearly identified as such. If you have any question if your book qualifies, it would be better to find out before you read it - ask your teammates or in the Q&A/Announcement thread.

DO NOT DELETE COMMENTS OR POSTS! Even if your book doesn't qualify or you are asked for corrections, do not delete your comment. Deleted comments will confuse the tracking and may lead to books being missed! If you wish, you may strike through your comment using < s > ... < /s > without the spaces, but do not delete the comment or post!

🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 5🌹
🌹Theme - Quarantine Dating🌹

Books must be 90 pages and MPG Romance. Contemporary Romance, Historical Romance, Paranormal Romance or similar is acceptable, but it must be romance. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS on the MPG Romance rule. We will be using the English language first edition Kindle page count ONLY for this challenge. Audiobooks and rereads are ok. Abridged audiobooks are NOT ALLOWED for this challenge. Books can only be read once per person during the challenge even if it fits multiple categories. Once the task for the date is announced, you may not tag a book so that it fits or edit any lists - this must be done before the date begins.

MPG = Main Page Genre:
On the main page of the book on the right hand side there is a section that says "Genres". Anything listed under that section is counted as an MPG.

MPG Romance = Main Page Genre Romance:
In the "Genres" section described above, there must be 'Romance". It could be Contemporary Romance, Historical Romance, Paranormal Romance or MM Romance, but it has to have 'Romance' listed.

❤️ Completion Posts ❤️

When making your completion posts, remember you must include how the book/s qualify. If the task states, for example (and this is just an example!):

A is for Athlete - Read a sports romance, qualification from the title, précis, list or tags.

Saying 'the hero is a runner' or 'MC is an athlete' doesn't qualify the book. Using 'précis states that hero is a football player' or 'tagged sports by 7 people' does qualify the book. Remember that links are required for lists, tags and different editions.

Also, when using the cover as the qualifier, post the cover image in your completion.

Please remember that all tags/lists must qualify IN CONTEXT!! Links MUST be provided.

Don't make more work for yourself than necessary - if the qualifier is in the title or on the cover, use it! You don't have to go searching for tags to make it work. 😊 If the link you use for the book is the same you are using for the page count and edition - say so (see above edition or something similar)! That saves us all some steps. But please double check your links!

You may use separate editions of your Scavenger Hunt books to qualify for the different tasks. Links MUST be provided.

🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 5🌹
🌹Theme - Quarantine Dating🌹

READ THIS!

Please confirm that you have read the instructions for this challenge and understand that you are committing to read at least ONE book a week. Confirm that you understand the books you choose are required to be MPG Romance and a minimum of 90 p. using the first edition Kindle page count as well as fit the requirement for the current date task. Also please verify that you understand that this is a team challenge and that your team is counting you to uphold your commitment.

I NEED A CONFIRMATION FROM EVERY TEAMMATE!

🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 5🌹
🌹Theme - Quarantine Dating🌹

I will be tracking each team's completions and using the captains' tracking to confirm before awarding roses at the end of each date.

Captains, anything you can do to help is appreciated, particularly with the Longest Date and Page Turner Roses! Simply listing the completions with message number is great though - links are not required, but always appreciated. 😊

🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 5🌹
🌹Theme - Quarantine Dating🌹

Captains, please reserve a few spaces for tracking.

Introduce yourselves to your teammates. Let then know where you are from, what your interests are in life and in books! Consider friending each other, that makes it easier to follow the goings on.

Your first task as a team is to come up with a team name. The theme of Quarantine Dating and your team name should relate to that. Captains, please post your team name in the Q&A thread when you have decided.

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Roses are earned by:
🌹 The First Rose 🌹
🌹 Speed Dating Rose 🌹
🌹 Team Dating Roses 🌹
🌹 Serial Dating Rose 🌹
🌹 Multiple Date Rose 🌹
🌹 Longest Date Rose 🌹
🌹 Compulsive Dater Rose 🌹
🌹 Page Turner Rose 🌹
🌹 Scavenger Hunt Rose

Date 1: B is for
April wrote: "Date 1: B is for"

🌹Date 1 - B is for Black 🌹

AnnMarie:
1.) Into This River I drown 400 pages
2.) Ten Steps for Surviving the Apocalypse 118 pages
Danielle Gypsy Soul:
1.) Obvious 113 Pages
2.) Knights Fire 150 Pages
3.). Spell cat 255 pages
4.) The Cardigans 242 pages

Hazel:
1.) Born at midnight 400 pages
2.) a court of thorns and roses 419 pages
3.) I Dare You 254 pages


Karen: Into the Wild 320 pages

Logan: Heart of danger 304 pages

April:
1.) Chasing love Chasing Love 427 pages
https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Love-B...
2.) Dragon's Lair: 272 pages
3.) Chasing Us: 372 pages
https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Us-Sec...

Date Totals:

🌹 The First Rose -
🌹Speed Dating Rose-
🌹Team Dating Rose - 3
🌹Serial Dating Rose - 14 books
🌹Most books read- Danielle Gypsy Soul (4) Hazel (3) April (3)
🌹Longest book read- April 427 pages
🌹Most pages read-
Hazel: 400+419+254= 1073
AnneMarie: 400+118=518
Danielle Gypsy Soul: 113+150+255= 518+224= 742
April: 427+272+372= 1071
Karen: 320
Logan: 304
🌹Total Page Count- 4028
🌹Scavenger Hunt Rose - 4

🌹Total Roses (subject to change)🌹- 9




Date 1 - B is for Black Rose Tally

🌹 9 🌹

First Rose
Team Dating Roses - 3
Serial Dating Rose
Scavenger Hunt Roses - 4

🌹Date 2 - A is for Alibi 🌹

AnnMarie:
1.) Edge of Desperation 106 pages

2.) Hard Target 223 pages

3.) Ride the Lightning 275 pages

4.) Kings of the Mountain 217 pages


Danielle Gypsy Soul:
1.) Brothers in arms 171 pages

2.) Rialto 259 pages

3.) The Dark Horse 107 pages

4.)Shattered Secrets 400 pages

5.) Defiance: 333 pages


Hazel:
1.) After the storm 400 pages

2.) When day breaks 304 pages

3.) The Rogue Queen 298 pages

4.) Trusting Skylar 317 pages

5.) Stalk Me 365 pages




Karen:
1.) Echoes in Death 400 pages

2.) Protected 125 pages

3.) The Scotch King 196 pages

4.) Lost Hearts 340 pages

5.) Rogue Royalty 250 pages

6.)Red Ledger 110 pages

7.) The Red Ledger Book 5 108 pages



Logan:
1.)The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker 339 pages


April:
1.)Risk no Secrets 402 pages

2.) Love Rewritten 276 pages

3.) Free Fall Spring Hill Blues 360 pages

4.) Catch me 324 pages

https://www.amazon.com/Catch-Me-Schoo...
5.) Angel After Dark 322 pages

6. My Sinful Nights 301 pages

7.)Confessions After Dark 276 pages

8.) Promises After Dark 404 pages.

9. Love and Protect 255 pages


Date Totals:

🌹 The First Rose -
🌹Speed Dating Rose-
🌹Team Dating Rose -
🌹Serial Dating Rose - 31 books
🌹Most books read-
🌹Longest book read- April 404 pages
🌹Most pages read-
Hazel: 400+304+298+317+365=1684
AnneMarie: 106+223+275+217=821
Danielle Gypsy Soul: 171+259+107+333+400=1270
April: 402+276+360+324+322+276+404+301+255=2918
Karen: 400+125+196+340+250+110+108=1529
Logan: 339
🌹Total Page Count- 8561
🌹Scavenger Hunt Rose - 2

🌹Total Roses (subject to change)🌹-


Date 2 - A is for Alibi Rose Tally

🌹 9 🌹

First Rose
Team Dating Roses - 3
Serial Dating Roses - 3
Scavenger Hunt Roses - 2

Date 3: C is for
🌹Date 3 -C is for Canada 🌹

AnnMarie:
1.) Merry Cherry Christmas 224 pages

2.) If only in my dreams 143 pages

3.)Three Dates of Christmas 126 pages

Danielle Gypsy Soul:
1.) Dark arts and a Daiquiri 308 pages


Hazel:
1.) Good Boy 283 pages

2.) A favor for a favor 301 pages

3.) Secret for a Secret 298 pages

4.) Cheeky 199 pages

5.)Damnable Grace: 465 pages


Karen:
1.) Fall out 131 pages

2.) Love in a small town 229 pages


Logan:
1.)The lullaby Girl 380 pages


April:
1.) Devin's Second Chance 235 pages

2.) A searching heart 258 pages


Date Totals:

🌹 The First Rose -
🌹Speed Dating Rose-
🌹Team Dating Rose - 15 books
🌹Serial Dating Rose -
🌹Most books read- Hazel
🌹Longest book read- 465 Hazel
🌹Most pages read-
Hazel: 283+301+298+199+465= 1546
AnneMarie: 224+143+126=493
Danielle Gypsy Soul: 308
April: 235+258=693
Karen: 131+229= 360
Logan: 380
🌹Total Page Count- 3580
🌹Scavenger Hunt Rose -

🌹Total Roses (subject to change)🌹-

Date 3 - C is for Canada Rose Tally

🌹 5 🌹

First Rose
Team Dating Roses - 3
Serial Dating Rose - 1

🌹Date 4: H is for Habanero 🌹

AnnMarie:
1.) Try me (SH) 347 pages

2.) on your Knees Prospect (SH) 341 pages



Danielle Gypsy Soul:
1.) The ippos king 437 pages

2.) Racing for the sun 260 pages

3.) Blue Christmas 151 pages

4.) Body Magic 206 pages

5.) Helping Hand 132 pages

6.) cry wolf 269 pages

7.) graveyard shift 153 pages



Hazel:
1.) Wicked Fall (SH) 305 pages

2.) Fake it til you break it (SH) 367 pages

3.) Sea of Ruin 482 pages

4.) The last Blackstone Dragon 113 pages

5.)a dark and stormy night 270 pages



Karen:
1.)Knocked up by the master 150 pages

2.) Lost and Found 452 pages



Logan:
1.) It happened one wedding (SH) 305 pages


April:
1.) My sinful Desire 368 pages

https://www.amazon.com/Sinful-Desire-...
2.) One Blissful Night (SH) 322 pages

3.) Your French Kisses 110 pages

4.) Fear You (SH) 368 pages

5.) Heart Stopper (SH) 335 pages

https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Stopper-...
6.) under the mistletoe 100 pages

Date Totals:

🌹 The First Rose -
🌹Speed Dating Rose-
🌹Team Dating Rose - 22 books
🌹Serial Dating Rose -
🌹Most books read- Hazel
🌹Longest book read-
🌹Most pages read-
Hazel: 305+367+482+113+270
AnneMarie: 347+341
Danielle Gypsy Soul: 437+260+151+206+132+269+153
April: 368+322+110+368+335+100
Karen: 150+452
Logan: 305
🌹Total Page Count-
🌹Scavenger Hunt Rose - 8

🌹Total Roses (subject to change)🌹-

Date 4 - H is for Habanero Rose Tally

🌹 14 🌹

First Rose
Team Dating Roses - 3
Serial Dating Roses - 2
Scavenger Hunt Roses - 8

Date 5: E is for Even

🌹Date 5-E is for even🌹

AnnMarie:
1.)
Danielle Gypsy Soul:
1.) Just Friends 259 pages

Hazel:
1.) Because of Logan 352 pages


Karen:
1.) A guy walks into my bar 436 pages

Logan:
1.)The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 48 pages

April:
1.) Not so nice Guy 264 pages

2.) Nanny I want to mate 350 pages
https://www.amazon.com/Nanny-Want-Mat...

3.) Saving the Billionaires Daughter 102 pages

4.) Cold as Ice 241 pages





Date Totals:

🌹 The First Rose -
🌹Speed Dating Rose-
🌹Team Dating Rose - 8 books
🌹Serial Dating Rose -
🌹Most books read-
🌹Longest book read-
🌹Most pages read-
Hazel: 352
AnneMarie:
Danielle Gypsy Soul: 259
April: 350+264+241+102
Karen: 436
Logan: 448
🌹Total Page Count-
🌹Scavenger Hunt Rose -

🌹Total Roses (subject to change)🌹-


Date 5 - E is for even Rose Tally

🌹 5 🌹

First Rose
Team Dating Roses - 3
Serial Dating Rose - 1

🌹Date 6-L is for Linguistic🌹

AnnMarie:
1.)As you wish 238 pages

2.)Illuminate the Shadows 159 pages


Danielle Gypsy Soul:
1.) The Ghost wore yellow socks 293 pages

2.) A soldiers wish 224 pages


Hazel:
1.) The Chosen 544 pages


Karen:
1.) Faking Forever 329 pages

2.) Wait for you 331 pages


Logan:
1.) Promises in death 435 pages


April:
1.) Tall Tatted and Tempted 201 pages

2.)Smart Sexy and secretive 204 pages

3.) Fake it til you break it 367 pages





Date Totals:

🌹 The First Rose -
🌹Speed Dating Rose-
🌹Team Dating Rose -11 books
🌹Serial Dating Rose -
🌹Most books read-
🌹Longest book read-
🌹Most pages read-
Hazel: 544
AnneMarie: 238+159
Danielle Gypsy Soul: 293 + 224
April: 201+204+367
Karen: 329+331
Logan: 435
🌹Total Page Count-
🌹Scavenger Hunt Rose -

🌹Total Roses (subject to change)🌹-


Date 6 - L is for Linguistic Rose Tally

🌹 5 🌹

First Rose
Team Dating Roses - 3
Serial Dating Rose - 1

🌹Date 7- O is for Ovation🌹

AnnMarie:
1.)Red Dirt Heart 162 pages
2.)Red Dirt Heart 2 352 pages
3.)Red Dirt Heart 3 287 pages

Danielle Gypsy Soul:
1.)

Hazel:
1.) Four Psychos 210 pages 🌹SHR

2.) Three Trials 210 pages

3.) Until December 247 pages


Karen:
1.) Lone Survivor 281 pages


Logan:
1.) Kindred in Death 387 pages

April:
1.) The billionaire Love Match 207 pages

2.) Everything she needs 213 Pages

3.) Elusive 278 pages

4.)The difference a Day makes 332 pages
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...





Date Totals:

🌹 The First Rose -
🌹Speed Dating Rose- 8 books
🌹Team Dating Rose -
🌹Serial Dating Rose -
🌹Most books read-
🌹Longest book read-
🌹Most pages read-
Hazel: 210+210+247
AnneMarie:
Danielle Gypsy Soul:
April: 213+278+207
Karen: 281
Logan: 387
🌹Total Page Count-
🌹Scavenger Hunt Rose - 1

🌹Total Roses (subject to change)🌹-



Date 7 - O is for Ovation Rose Tally

🌹 6 🌹

First Rose
Team Dating Roses - 3
Serial Dating Rose - 1
Scavenger Hunt Rose - 1

🌹Date 8: R is for Razor🌹


AnnMarie:
1.)

Danielle Gypsy Soul:
1.) The mating of Michael 242 pages

2.)The Heart of Frost 120 pages

3.) Unexpected 342 pages


Hazel:
1.) wicked games 174 pages


Karen:
1.) When he was wicked 390 pages


Logan:
1.)

April:
1.) Empathy 203 pages

2.) The strike out






Date Totals:

🌹 The First Rose -
🌹Speed Dating Rose-
🌹Team Dating Rose -
🌹Serial Dating Rose -
🌹Most books read-
🌹Longest book read-
🌹Most pages read-
Hazel:
AnneMarie:
Danielle Gypsy Soul:
April:
Karen:
Logan:
🌹Total Page Count-
🌹Scavenger Hunt Rose -

🌹Total Roses (subject to change)🌹-

Reserved.

Team Name:
(theme of Quarantine Dating and your team name should relate to that)

Hi team,
My name is April. I am from east Texas but I live in central Texas. We are an army family so we are stationed in Texas. I run in home childcare so the last nine months have been interesting. I am a mother of a senior and a junior in high school.

This is my first time dong this challenge. I have done other challenges in the past. If you have any questions feel free to ask. When introducing yourself state that you have read the rules and understand what you have to do during the challenge.

I have read the rules and understand what I need to do in this challenge.

HAPPY READING!!!!

Hi! I am AnnMarie and I live in South Jersey so I am EST. I work for an appraisal management company and I have been working from home since March. This is my first time in this challenge and I am looking forward to it. I read mostly M/M romance but I think I will have an easy time finding books that fit the criteria. I am terrible at picking names but I'll think on it some.

I have read the rules and understand what is needed for this challenge.

Hi team! I’m Logan and I live in Orlando, FL so also EST. I have been working remotely since March as well and have been told will continue to do so at least until late Spring/early Summer. A large portion of my company was remote already so lucky for me it was easy to transition us all.

I read a little of everything. I did this challenge for the first time last round and had a lot of fun. I love seeing the books people find for the scavenger hunts!

I have read the rules and understand what is needed for this challenge.

I am terrible at names but here are a few that popped into my head:

8 Great Facetime Dates
Lockdown Love Letters

I keep trying to think of a good pun with hate and eight but my brain is too tired tonight.

Hi everyone! I'm Karen and live in Chicago, IL (CST). My hubby and I are both retired and we have 3 sons and 2 DILs. I read mostly M/F but do also enjoy M/M.

I've done this challenge a few times and it's a lot of fun.

I have read the rules and understand what is needed for this challenge.

Hi Everyone
I’m Hazel. I live in Glasgow, Scotland and I am on GMT. I work for the Scottish police service in their HR dept and have done for 17 yrs. I have been at home since the beginning of March and won’t be back in my office at least until April next year. I have never been busier! I have a nearly 12 year old son who is football mad. I read mainly M/F romance but all sub genres. I’m looking forward to playing with you all!

I have played all rounds of this challenge and I have read the rules and understand what is needed.

I have a long list of team names for consideration but I’m not precious about any of them
Love in the time of Corona
Anna Quarantina
Catch-19
The germs of Wrath
Great Vaccinations
Just Eat, pray, cough
The hitchhikers guide to lockdown
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Keyworker
Catch it in your eye
Of Masks and Men
The curious incident of the cough in the nighttime
The lion the witch and the lockdown
It’s not all doom and zoom

I like Hazel’s the hitchhikers to lockdown.

I googled some and found two I liked.

Pandemic! At The Disco

Get a Zoom

Sometimes I just can't help but to comment - Hitchhikers Guide to Lockdown made me LOL! But there are some great ones on your lists - you all are going to have a hard time deciding!!

Quiet on here

Does anyone have any other ideas on a team name? Or like any of Hazels ideas.

I am terrible with coming up with names but I like
It's Not All Zoom and Doom
or
Great Vaccinations

I like Hitchhiker's Guide to Lockdown or Of Masks and Men.

AnnMarie wrote: "I like Hitchhiker's Guide to Lockdown or Of Masks and Men."

I like Hitchhiker's too

Logan wrote: "I am terrible at names but here are a few that popped into my head:

8 Great Facetime Dates
Lockdown Love Letters

I keep trying to think of a good pun with hate and eight but my brain is too tired..."




Logan are you good with Hitchhiker's Guide to Lockdown?

I am trying to find books that possibly fit for "B" so for the following:

B is for Backcountry - Read a book with a rural setting such as a ranch, farm or mountains.

To qualify for this task, the title, series title, précis, list or tag would need to indicate that the selected book has a rural setting. In addition to the settings listed above (or other similar), you can also use references to occupations that are primarily in rural settings: cowboy, park ranger, wilderness guide, etc. Remember, I am super picky about combo-tags!

Would a small town in Oregon count? The blurb includes "small town of Roseland, Oregon" and there are 13 references to "small town" in the text of the book.

AnnMarie wrote: "I am trying to find books that possibly fit for "B" so for the following:

B is for Backcountry - Read a book with a rural setting such as a ranch, farm or mountains.

To qualify for this task, the..."

If you post the book or send it to me, I can check it for you. My generic answer is that 'small town' in the precis will work in context. If it a girl from NYC being sent to the 'small town' of Portland, OR - that isn't going to work, it isn't really a small town or it certainly isn't rural. 😊

Hi sorry! Yes I’m good with Hitchhiker’s Guide as our team name. Cute!

I’m waiting for confirmation from Kat about a B book that would count as a scavenger

April wrote: "Team Name:
(theme of Quarantine Dating and your team name should relate to that)"

The Hitchhikers Guide to Lockdown

I'm Here and I've read the rules and am confirming I'm ready and able :)

Sorry for the late check-in. My house is up for sale and then I ended up with a gas leak. Turns out the guy my ex-husband hired to run the gas to our fire pit in the backyard didn't do anything to code.

I live in Arizona and I'm the single mom to two teens. I'm still going to work every day since my current job can't be done at home. (I work in facilities management). So basically managing a bunch of empty buildings since only our team and maintenance goes to work.

I read mostly M/M with a bit of M/F fantasy thrown in.

I like the hitchhiker's name as well.

April wrote: "April wrote: "Team Name:
(theme of Quarantine Dating and your team name should relate to that)"

The Hitchhikers Guide to Lockdown"

Hi April are we going with this one? I think it needs to be posted on the QA page

Hazel wrote: "April wrote: "April wrote: "Team Name:
(theme of Quarantine Dating and your team name should relate to that)"

The Hitchhikers Guide to Lockdown"

Hi April are we going with this one? I think it ne..."



Yes we are thank you for telling me.

Date 1 - B - TASK ANNOUNCEMENT

B is for Black - Read a book with a primarily black cover.

To qualify, the cover needs to be primarily black. Include the qualifying cover in your completion post. You can use any edition's cover to qualify. If in doubt, please ask..

Remember books must be 90 pages (first edition English language Kindle) and MPG Romance!!

You have until Friday, December 18 @ Midnight US EDT to post your completion(s).

Please ensure that your completion post conforms to message #3 of your team thread. If you complete more than one book for the date task, be sure to include that information in your completion post. Remember no discussion in your completion posts!

I am going to read



Kat can you let me know if this is ok.

Selection Post - Book 1

❤️ Date 1 - B - B is for Black
❤️ Book: Into the Fire Meredith Wild
❤️ Pages: 320
❤️ Qualification:

Completion Post for Date #1, Bk1

❤️ Date 1 - B - B is for Black
❤️ Obvious
❤️ Pages 113 GR Kindle
❤️ How book qualifies:

❤️ Read: 12/12
❤️ Rating: 4 Stars

Date Task - COMPLETION POST WEEK 1-B IS FOR BLACK
The Hitchhikers Guide to Lockdown Team 8
[bookr:Into This River I Drown|17213054] by T.J. Klune
400 pages
B is for Backcountry – From the precis “small town of Roseland, Oregon” and the beginning of the book: “Roseland, Oregon Pop. 876”
B is for Black - Mostly Black Cover - , 60.2% black cover*
B is for Bogeyman -Fantasy>Paranormal/Angel on MPG
B is for Brag - Literary Awards: Lambda Literary Award for Gay Romance (2014)
Completed 12/13, 5 stars

*Confirmed via PM

Date 1 B is for Black
Scavenger Rose completion - The Hitchhikers guide to lockdown(8) Bk1 SHR1

Book: Born at Midnight
Pages: 417 as per kindle edition in above link
Read: Dec 13th
Rating: 4⭐️
How it qualifies: MPG Romance
B is for Black: - approved by MKat
B is for Bogeyman: tagged ya-paranormal by 72 people, page 1 column 2 https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...
B is for Backcountry: from précis ‘nestled deep in the woods of a town called Fallen’
B is for Brag: MPG Award Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence for young adult 2012
https://www.goodreads.com/award/show/...

Approved by MKat via PM

Scavenger Rose Completion - The Hitchikers Guide to Lockdown (8) Bk2 , SHR1

❤️ Date 2 - B - B is for Black
❤️ Book: Knight's Fire
❤️ Pages: 159 GR Kindle
❤️ Date Read: 12/13
❤️ ★★★★
❤️ How Book Qualifies:
❤️ MPG M/M Romance
Black Cover: Approved by MountainKat Post 92

❤️ Backcountry: Synopsis says "travel to the edges to their kingdom, where a beast is flaming villagers (Set in medieval times). Also in text of book "Small village at the foot of the mountains". Morvain (the village) "was too small to have an inn or stables large enough to hold their animals."
❤️ Bogeyman: MPG Paranormal
❤️ Brag: Won Rainbow Award in 2019

I have added up top what has been completed. If you see anything wrong with it please let me know. I am new at this so any help will be appreciated.

April wrote: "I have added up top what has been completed. If you see anything wrong with it please let me know. I am new at this so any help will be appreciated."

Hi April - I have only read one book so far. You have added 2 for me but one is the foreign version with the black cover.

I’ll try and help. I’ve been captain for this challenge a couple of times but this year have been too busy to keep up with the tracking plus it’s not always easy as I use my phone.