Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

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Date 1 - B is for Best Rose Tally

🌹 38 🌹

First Rose
Team Dating Roses - 3
Serial Dating Rose - 6
Scavenger Hunt Roses - 28

Completion posting
Team 9 Read R8te and Repeat
Scavenger hunt book # 1

❤️ Date 2 Task: A is for alligator

❤️ Book # for Date: 1

❤️ Book/cover link: Below Zero

❤️ Page Count: 139 see link above

❤️ Dated Completed: 7/9/22

❤️ Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

❤️ Qualifies:

A is for Abrazo - see cover above
A is for Alligator -pg 3 #221 Books set in Texas https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/6...
Self tagged before start of date, but also from the book
From book : Chapter 1 Johnson Space Center, Houston, USA “On my very first day at NASA, . . . .”
A is for enemies to lovers: tagged by 4 people trope enemies to lovers, pg 3, 3rd column https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...
A is for Anticipate - kindle edition published 7/5/22 (first published 4/5/22) per Goodreads book page see above link, audio edition published 4/5/22 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

Wow, 38 roses!

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Completion posting
Team 9 Read R8te and Repeat

❤️ Date 2 Task: A is for Alligator

❤️ Book # for Date: 2

❤️ Book/cover link: A Walk to Remember

❤️ Page Count: 215

❤️ Dated Completed: 7/11/22

❤️ Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

❤️ Qualifies: setting per Goodreads book page Beaufort, NC, see above link

Completion Post - Date 2
Team 9 - Read, R8te, and Repeat

Date 2 - A is for Alligator
Hated by My Roommate, Logan Chance
Kindle Edition, 99 pages

A is Abrazo:
A is for Alligator: Texas
A is for Enemies to Lovers: Noted on main page summary
A is for Anticipate: Published – May 24, 2022

Completed: 07-10-22
Book# 1, SHR #1

Charanya wrote: "Wow, 38 roses!"

right!??! nice job team! Date 2 will be a bit harder since SHR books are not as easy to find, but Katt and Jean managed to find one a piece so far! go you two! 😁🎉

Completion posting
Team 9 Read R8te and Repeat

❤️ Date 2 Task: A is for Alligator

❤️ Book # for Date: 3

❤️ Book/cover link: Nightwork

❤️ Page Count: 448

❤️ Dated Completed: 7/11/22

❤️ Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

❤️ Qualifies: per précis on Goodreads book page see above link, Wandering from the Outer Banks to Savannah to New Orleans

Date 2 - A – TASK ANNOUNCEMENT

A is for Alligator – Read a book set in one of the following southern US states - NC, SC, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas or Mississippi.

To qualify, your book needs to be set in one of the following states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina or Texas. Qualification can be from the book details on the main book page (state or city within qualifying state), precis, title, or lists. Lists need to be specific to the qualifying states or will be examined similar to combo tags.

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

You have until Friday, July 15 @ 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!

Date 2—A is for Alligator – Book 1


Two Wedding Crashers, Meghan Quinn – 7/11/22 – ✮✮✮✮✰
first-edition Kindle ➔ 372 pages
how the book qualifies ➔ tagged setting-florida x1

Kathy, Nightwork has 448 pages not 215.

Jean wrote: "Kathy, Nightwork has 448 pages not 215."

oops...thanks for catching that Jean! copy and paste strikes again!

Kathy, I totally get that!

Completion posting
Team 9 Read R8te and Repeat

❤️ Date 2 Task: A is for Alligator

❤️ Book # for Date: 4

❤️ Book/cover link: In Honor's Defense

❤️ Page Count: 379, no pages listed on the kindle edition by Goodreads, this based on Amazons kindle edition per this link https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09...

❤️ Dated Completed: 7/11/22

❤️ Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

❤️ Qualifies: setting per Goodreads book page is Texas, see above book link

Completion posting
Team 9 Read R8te and Repeat

❤️ Date 2 Task: A is for Alligator

❤️ Book # for Date: 5

❤️ Book/cover link: Her Texas Ex,

❤️ Page Count: 200

❤️ Dated Completed: 7/12/22

❤️ Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

❤️ Qualifies: book set in Texas, Texas in title of book, se above

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Team 9 Read R8te and Repeat

❤️ Date 2 Task: A is for Alligator

❤️ Book # for Date: 6

❤️ Book/cover link: Waltz Back to Texas

❤️ Page Count: 200

❤️ Dated Completed: 7/12/22

❤️ Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

❤️ Qualifies: Texas in title, from précis, luck is on her side when the oil boom comes to South Texas

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Team 9 Read R8te and Repeat

❤️ Date 2 Task: A is for Alligator

❤️ Book # for Date: 7

❤️ Book/cover link:Two by Two

❤️ Page Count: 486

❤️ Dated Completed: 7/13/22

❤️ Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

❤️ Qualifies: setting Charlotte, NC per Goodreads book page see link above

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Team 9 Read R8te and Repeat

❤️ Date 2 Task: A is for Alligator

❤️ Book # for Date: 8

❤️ Book/cover link: Rebel Pilot, Texas Doctor

❤️ Page Count: 150

❤️ Dated Completed: 7/13/22

❤️ Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

❤️ Qualifies: set in Whiskey River, Texas, title See link above

Completion Post - Date 2
Team 9 - Read, R8te, and Repeat

* Date 2 – A is for Alligator
* The Peach Keeper, Sarah Addison Allen
* Kindle Edition, 273 pages
* How book qualified

A is for Alligator: Wall of Water, North Carolina

* Completed: 07/11/2022
* Book# 2,

Completion Post - Date 2
Team 9 - Read, R8te, and Repeat

*Date 2 – A is for Alligator
*Heaven, Texas, Susan Elizabeth Phillips
*Kindle Edition, 384 pages
*How book qualified

A is for Alligator: Heaven, Texas

*Completed: 07/12/2022
*Book# 3

Completion Post - Date 2
Team 9 - Read, R8te, and Repeat

*Date 2 – A is for Alligator
*Justified, Jay Crownover
*Kindle Edition, 433 pages
*How book qualified

A is for Alligator: Loveless, Texas

*Completed: 07/13/2022
*Book# 4

Completion Post - Date 2
Team 9 - Read, R8te, and Repeat

*Date 2 – A is for Alligator
*Justified, Jay Crownover
*Kindle Edition, 433 pages
*How book qualified

A is for Alligator: Loveless, Texas

*Completed: 07/13/2022
*Book# 5

Completion posting
Team 9 Read R8te and Repeat

❤️ Date 2 Task: A is for Alligator

❤️ Book # for Date: 9

❤️ Book/cover link: Texas Christmas Tycoon

❤️ Page Count: 184

❤️ Dated Completed: 7/13/22

❤️ Rating: ⭐️⭐️

❤️ Qualifies: Texas in title see above

Date 2—A is for Alligator – Book 2


Beneath These Scars, Meghan March – 7/13/22 – ✮✮✮✮✰
first-edition Kindle ➔ 346 pages
how the book qualifies ➔ main page setting New Orleans, Louisiana

Katt wrote: "Completion Post - Date 2
Team 9 - Read, R8te, and Repeat

* Date 2 – A is for Alligator
* The Peach Keeper, Sarah Addison Allen
* Kindle Edition, 273 pages
* How book qualified

A ..."

hi Katt...this isn't main page romance...sorry. 😕

Katt wrote: "Completion Post - Date 2
Team 9 - Read, R8te, and Repeat

*Date 2 – A is for Alligator
*Justified, Jay Crownover
*Kindle Edition, 433 pages
*How book qualified

A is for Alligator..."

hey Katt...is this supposed to be a different book? it appears to be a duplicate

OK...tracking is updated through this post...please remember that all books for Date 2 need to be posted by tomorrow, Friday July 15, at midnight EST...let me know if you have any questions.

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "Katt wrote: "Completion Post - Date 2
Team 9 - Read, R8te, and Repeat

*Date 2 – A is for Alligator
*Justified, Jay Crownover
*Kindle Edition, 433 pages
*How book qualified

A is ..."

Sorry about that KathyD. I will get the hang of this before this ends. Updated to the correct title. Everything else is actually the same.

Correction Post:

Completion Post - Date 2
Team 9 - Read, R8te, and Repeat

*Date 2 – A is for Alligator
*Unforgiven, Jay Crownover
*Kindle Edition, 433 pages
*How book qualified

A is for Alligator: Loveless, Texas

*Completed: 07/13/2022
*Book# 5

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "Katt wrote: "Completion Post - Date 2
Team 9 - Read, R8te, and Repeat

* Date 2 – A is for Alligator
* The Peach Keeper, Sarah Addison Allen
* Kindle Edition, 273 pages
* How book ..."

@KathyD - Third line down under genre on the main page indicates romance at 586.

Katt wrote: "☘KathyD☘ wrote: "Katt wrote: "Completion Post - Date 2
Team 9 - Read, R8te, and Repeat

* Date 2 – A is for Alligator
* The Peach Keeper, Sarah Addison Allen
* Kindle Edition, 273 ..."

unfortunately it needs to be on the book's main page...I don't know why it isn't showing on the main page...but I'll keep checking.

Katt wrote: "☘KathyD☘ wrote: "Katt wrote: "Completion Post - Date 2
Team 9 - Read, R8te, and Repeat

*Date 2 – A is for Alligator
*Justified, Jay Crownover
*Kindle Edition, 433 pages
*How book..."

no worries! copy and paste are my hangup also! 😊

Completion posting
Team 9 Read R8te and Repeat

❤️ Date 2 Task: A is for Alligator

❤️ Book # for Date: 10

❤️ Book/cover link: The Choice

❤️ Page Count: 325

❤️ Dated Completed: 7/14/22

❤️ Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

❤️ Qualifies: setting Beaufort, NC see link above to Goodreads book page

I read a book set in Tennessee and I'll post it in a little bit but I'm waiting on some page numbers to be added because it's a brand new book. :)

bamaace83 wrote: "I read a book set in Tennessee and I'll post it in a little bit but I'm waiting on some page numbers to be added because it's a brand new book. :)"

sorry Anna...Tennessee isn't one of the listed states...the book needs to be set in one of these states: North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi

Oh, I was just thinking southern states and that's where my brain went. I'll fix this and get an audio book that I can chipmunk speed. This really has been a long work week. Sheesh.

I understand! my week has been hell also!

It really should be the weekend already for us both!!!

So many of the people at work were on vacation last week so just coming back has been crazy and then I work in healthcare and DNV surveyors were in town this week. It's just been a lot. I checked my two books that I read on the plane coming home and they were Kentucky and Ohio so definitely finding a chipmunk book and I'll be back to normal for the next round.

yikes...trying to get back into work mode during survey...not fun!

let me know if you need help finding a quick read. 😊

Date 2—A is for Alligator – Book 3


Boots Optional, Nicole Edwards – 7/14/22 – ✮✮✰✰✰
first-edition Kindle ➔ 138 pages
how the book qualifies ➔ tagged set-in-texas x1

Katt wrote: "Completion Post - Date 2
Team 9 - Read, R8te, and Repeat

* Date 2 – A is for Alligator
* The Peach Keeper, Sarah Addison Allen
* Kindle Edition, 273 pages
* How book qualified

A ..."

This is showing as MPG Romance for me.

But please correct to the first edition Kindle page count (289) and repost. Thanks.

Completion posting
Team 9 Read R8te and Repeat

❤️ Date 2 Task: A is for Alligator

❤️ Book # for Date: 11

❤️ Book/cover link: Rancher To The Rescue

❤️ Page Count: 176, per above link

❤️ Dated Completed: 7/15/22

❤️ Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

❤️ Qualifies: per goodreads main book page series title Texas Firebrand, see above link

Completion posting
Team 9 Read R8te and Repeat

Date 2 Task: A is for Alligator
Book # for Date: 1

Book: Keeping the Moon
Author: Sarah Dessen
Page Count: 252 per Kindle Edition
Date Completed: 7-15-2022
Rating: 3 Stars
Qualifies: Set in North Carolina per GR main page

I'll have more books read next week. I found a short audio that I could knock out pretty fast. The surveyors are gone today so now I'm trying to catch up on desk stuff so I was able to listen to an audiobook while doing some paper stuff. Next week has to be better!

MountainKat wrote: "Katt wrote: "Completion Post - Date 2
Team 9 - Read, R8te, and Repeat

* Date 2 – A is for Alligator
* The Peach Keeper, Sarah Addison Allen
* Kindle Edition, 273 pages
* How book ..."

thanks for checking Kat...I see it as a main page romance also now...GR must have had to update something to pull it forward...Katt...please repost with the corrected page count...thank you! 😊

bamaace83 wrote: "I'll have more books read next week. I found a short audio that I could knock out pretty fast. The surveyors are gone today so now I'm trying to catch up on desk stuff so I was able to listen to an..."

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you! Hope the survey went well, also.

COMPLETION POST
Team 9 Read R8te and Repeat

❤️ Date 2 Task: A is for Alligator

❤️ Book # for Date: 1

The Casquette Girls


❤️ Page Count: 522

❤️ Dated Completed: 7/14/22

❤️ Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

❤️ Qualifies: Setting in Louisiana

COMPLETION POST
Team 9 Read R8te and Repeat

❤️ Date 2 Task: A is for Alligator

❤️ Book # for Date: 2

Bone Cold


❤️ Page Count: 480

❤️ Dated Completed: 7/13/22

❤️ Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

❤️ Qualifies: Setting in Louisiana

COMPLETION POST
Team 9 Read R8te and Repeat

❤️ Date 2 Task: A is for Alligator

❤️ Book # for Date: 3

A Long Time Gone


❤️ Page Count: 438

❤️ Dated Completed: 7/15/22

❤️ Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

❤️ Qualifies: in precis - When Vivien Walker left her home in the Mississippi Delta, she swore never to go back, as generations of the women in her family had. But in the spring, nine years to the day since she’d left, that’s exactly what happens—Vivien returns, fleeing from a broken marriage and her lost dreams for children.

tracking updated through here 😊