Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Week 10

Option 1
4. The first known use of the term K-pop occurred on Billboard on October 9, 1999

* Read a book with a 9 in the page numbers.
Rules on page numbers apply - minimum count (109pp ~ since you can't get a 9 in the count otherwise and still qualify); any English language edition.


Option 2
Key date: 3 December 2021
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars

Option 3
Pass

SELECTION POST-WEEK 10-OPTION 2

Moonstruck by Onley James
Page numbers: 311
How it qualifies: Read by Mama on 1/15/2022 and rated 4 stars

Selection Post - Week 10 - Option 1
Crankshaft by K.M. Neuhold

249 pgs

Mamacita aka MawMaw wrote: "Mama's BTS PtP Selection Post

Week #8

Theme ~ #8. Mental Health
Option # 1
Book ~ From Sanctum with Love 4* ✔️ 5/31
Pages ~ 330 pages ..."

Hi Mama - please update to Completion and add in your review :)

Oustanding:

Week 8 - Mama's corrected Completion post
Week 9 - Mama and Shan
(Week 10 - current)

Selection Post
Week #10 ~ Option 1

The Five by Lily White
Pages: 349
How the book qualifies: 9 in page count

SELECTION POST WEEK 10 Option 1


A Hymn in the Silence by Kelley York
198 pgs
How fits ..9 in pg count

COMPLETION POST-WEEK 10-OPTION 2

Moonstruck by Onley James
Page numbers: 311
How it qualifies: Read by Mama on 1/15/2022 and rated 4 stars
Date Read: 6/4/2022
Rating: 4 Stars
Review: This series is just so much fun. Does it make sense? No, not really. Do I still want to immediately read the next book? Yes, definitely. I LOVED Atticus. He really just needed a huge hug, and luckily Jericho was there to give it to him. I also hope Jericho's family means we will get a ton more stories!

Mama's BTS PtP Completion Post

Week # 9

Theme ~ #
Option ##11 ~ Jin
Book ~ Sweating Lies 4.5* ✔️ 6/4
Pages ~ 286 pages
Qualifications ~ He'll do...

Review ~ Damn this was good.



This is DARK, DARK MM!






So Jiao is an undercover cop who gets found out & is sold into Human Trafficking. He is told he will either be a Gladiator or Toy.



Read the Book... You know you want to...




This is also a spin-off in the world of Blaire by Anita Gray which I haven't read but Def intend to. You can definitely still understand this if you haven't read that book. I'm not even sure it's a spin-off. But the author borrows a couple of their characters.

Completion Post - Week 10
Crankshaft by K.M. Neuhold

Read: 6/6
Rating: 5 stars

KM Neuhold is an automatic buy for me and her Four Bears Construction series is my favorite. This is the first book of the spin-off series and it delivered on everything I love so much in KM’s books. There are an endless amount of laughs, sex as hell bears, off-the-chart sweetness, and the perfect amount of kinky sexiness. Porter and Steele are both a little lost, not sure what they want from the other, but they fall so well together. And then there’s the added bonus of one of my absolute favorite tropes, the smaller top. I’m just going to be eagerly awaiting the rest of this series because this one was amazing!

Completion Post
Week #10 ~ Option 1

The Five by Lily White
Pages: 349
How the book qualifies: 9 in page count
Finished: 06/06
Rating: 3 stars
Review: I honestly don't know how to rate this story. I see a lot of 5 star reviews, but I don't think that it's going to rate that high for me. Even knowing that it won't be a 5, I don't know where else to go.

This story...

It's not a romance, in my opinion. It's more erotic fiction, sans romance. The sex is descriptive, but it wasn't enticing. I hope that makes sense.

Mostly, I felt bad for this young girl who was used and abused by men most of her life. She had no parental or other adults in her life to show her that she was worth more than her body.

I felt bad for her, but I didn't like her. Because even though she had been used and abused, you can tell that she knew how to use her body to get what she wanted. It was very evident during her interactions with Justin.

For someone so smart, Justin was lead by the wrong head also. Even before I got to the end of this book, I felt that the writing was on the wall, and he was too intoxicated by lust to pay attention to the signs. Did I think it would end like it did? Not exactly, but I figured Justin would end up having to face some hard truths.

Honestly, the only person that I liked for any amount of time in this book was Rowan, and that ended even before the accident.

Also, I have a hard time believing that no man thought to wear a condom with this girl. Pregnancy is not the only thing they should have been worrying about.

Mama's BTS PtP Selection Post

Week # 10

Theme ~ #4. K-pop on Billboard on Oct 9, 1999
Option #1
Book ~ Devoted
Pages ~ 179 pages
Qualifications ~ 9 in pg numbers

Week 11

Option 1
14. Jimin - Fabulous dancer, great singer and Gucci loves him as they sell out of everything he wears. He's also the member that many men would turn gay for (even though Jimin is not actually gay). Is he almost perfect?

* Read a book from one of the following lists:
The Mary Sues of Literature
The Gary Stus of Literature
Dream Guy
YA contemporary romance with perfect guy
Best Gay For You
Any book written by Mary Calmes



Option 2
Key date: 10 December 2021
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars

If you use this option, this week you must select your book from the team shelves immediately below your team in this list. The last team picks from the first team.

5 Reading is K-ool
1 One Directionless
4 Dynamite Bookworms
11 Books With Luv
7 Seven Singing Foxes
6 BTS ~ Between The Sheets
3 Superstar Glow
10 Don't Know Much About BTS
8 Reading with Luv (feat T8)
9 Butter Me Up
2 The Broken Book Spines


Eg. Team 5 picks from team 1's members bookshelves. Team 2 picks from team 5's members bookshelves.

DO NOT PICK from a team member who has left the team during the game. Picks must come from current members.

Option 3
Not Available

Janeylou wrote: "COMPLETION POST WEEK 10 Option 1


A Hymn in the Silence by Kelley York
198 pgs
Finished 6 june
5 stars


This was super ..."

I just realized you edited this to Completion. Can you edit it back to Selection and post a new completion? Thanks!

Amanda wrote: "Janeylou wrote: "COMPLETION POST WEEK 10 Option 1


A Hymn in the Silence by Kelley York
198 pgs
Finished 6 june
5 stars..."

Did I 😄😄..will sort it

COMPLETION POST WEEK 10 Option 1


A Hymn in the Silence by Kelley York
198 pgs
How fits ..9 in pg count
Finished 6 june
5 stars

This was super creepy and a great addition to this series ..glad to see James & William came out of it unscathed, cant wait to read the next one

Amanda wrote: "Janeylou wrote: "COMPLETION POST WEEK 10 Option 1


A Hymn in the Silence by Kelley York
198 pgs
Finished 6 june
5 stars..."

Sorted ..

Janeylou wrote: "Amanda wrote: "Janeylou wrote: "COMPLETION POST WEEK 10 Option 1


A Hymn in the Silence by Kelley York
198 pgs
Finished..."

Thank you! So many challenges, we need a PA to keep track of how we're supposed to do for each one

Selection Post Week 11
Option 1

The Guy in the Window by Cara Dee
212 Pages
How it qualifies: Number 494 on Best Gay For You

SELECTION POST WEEK 11
OPTION 2
we pick from Butter Me Up

Devin December by Kate McMurray
109 kindle edition
Picked from Roger , rated 4 stars on 26th December
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

So this is the last week and the team that reads all their bioks first wins ??

Im not going to finish mine tonight so will do in morning

Janeylou wrote: "So this is the last week and the team that reads all their bioks first wins ??

Im not going to finish mine tonight so will do in morning"

Yes but we have a couple others outstanding so I wouldn't rush unless you really want to.

Selection Post - Week 11 - Option 1
Wreck Me Forever by Lila Rose

235 pgs
How it Qualifies: #461 on Best Gay For You list

COMPLETION POST WEEK 11
OPTION 2
we pick from Butter Me Up

Devin December by Kate McMurray
109 kindle edition
finished 11 june
4 stars
Picked from Roger , rated 4 stars on 26th December
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Super sweet holiday romance with mega film star and a flight attendant , unfortunatly the ending was too quick and sharp and i wanted to know what all their friends and family thought

Team. I am sorry. So, so sorry. I did not realize this is the last week. I thought we had a few more as we still had 5 more too have called. I didn't realize they were not all going to be picked.

Dont worry about it Mama ..tbh i didnt realise it was the last week until i looked at Option 2 and thought " thats a bit different"

You guys, I truly suck. I thought I was going to have the entire weekend to get caught up on my books.

I guess I should have paid attention to the last call (face palm)

Shan and Mama NO WORRIES!!! I never really try to win this one, I'm totally in it for the fun :)

Completion Post Week 11
Option 1

The Guy in the Window by Cara Dee
212 Pages
How it qualifies: Number 494 on Best Gay For You
Date Read: 6/11/2022
Rating: 3 Stars
Review: I can see why so many others love this book, but the writing just doesn't quite work for me. Good, but nothing special.

Thx Manda & Janeylou!

I was thinking the same as Shan as last week I was with the grandbabies & those of you that know me at all know when I'm with those babies, nothing else matters.

Selection Post
Week #9 ~ Option 1

Riggs by Sawyer Bennett
Pages: 322
How the book qualifies: Handsome man on cover
Finished: 06/12
Rating: 4 stars
Review: 've been looking forward to getting into the story of Riggs. Ever since he was introduced and not bonding with his teammates, I wondered what happened to make him this way. How he ended up taking care of his sister Janelle.

We get all of that and some. I liked the development of his relationship with his sister and the fact that he and Veronica couldn't fight their attraction, so they started a relationship the only way two gun shy people could think to do that.

The thing is, I want more Baden. He stole any scene he happened to be in. Not just in this book, but the previous ones also.

The ending of this was sad on one hand, with the tragedy that occurred, but beautiful on the other with the realizations and heartfelt words that were expressed.

Selection Post
Week #11 ~ Option 1

Lick by Kylie Scott
Pages: 321
How the book qualifies: #66 on the Dream Guy list
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...