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PtP - Dominating Dominoes (8)
Jane (PS) wrote: "Iliana wrote: "Week 2 - Selection Post Without Reservations
Pages: 268
Read: 9/20/22
Rating: 4 stars
I really enjoyed the beginning of the book. The mini prologue for Chay gave a li..."
Done, when i copy and pasted i totally forgot to change it
Completion Post: Week 2, Option 1Book: His Convenient Husband by Robin Covington
pc: 180
Qualification: #408 on Best interracial and multicultural M/M Romances
read: 09/23/22
rated: 3 stars
It is noble to marry a person so they won´t have to go back to nearly certain death. But Isiaiah is a coward. This whole going back and forth and waffling around and kicking out at Victor everytime he got angry or even more scared than he already was was grating on my nerves. The best part about the book was the son and his insight.
Week 2 - completion postOption 1
His Alpha's Alpha
186 pages
#266 MM Multiracial
date read: 9/24/22
3 stars
Its been a long time since I read menage and I thought this one, with the third, taking it in his stride that his mate was drawn to an omega. Said Omega goes into heat and moves in with the couple for a few days.
Within those days, these three men decide that they want to be mates and the omega gets pregnant.
A fair bit of sex in this book, that I feel now I am at a stage where I would rather have more story and off the page sex.
Week 316. Piano keys - the piano was invented around 1700. 🎹
* Read a book with page numbers ending in double numbers. Eg 100, 155, 222, 388 pages etc...
Note - this task has been updated to make finding the book a bit easier!
Remember, you can use any edition to qualify for the task (excluding audio books as they are quoted in hours).
Minimum page count of 100 remains.
Option 2
Key date: 18 March 2022
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars
Series rule applies:
That is, if the book is in a series but does not match where you are up to, you may read another book from that same series
Option 3
Pass
16. Piano keys - the piano was invented around 1700. 🎹
* Read a book with page numbers ending in double numbers. Eg 100, 155, 222, 388 pages etc...
His Reluctant Omega: An MPREG Omegaverse Book by Kelex
pc: 633
How it fits: 633 pages
Week 3 - Selection Post: Option 1The Initiation
Pages: 177
Qualifies: page number ends in double digits
[b*ook:The Initiation|45175425]
Week 3: selection post Option 116. Piano keys - the piano was invented around 1700. 🎹
* Read a book with page numbers ending in double numbers. Eg 100, 155, 222, 388 pages etc...
Shadow's Edge by S.C. Wynne
pc: 155
How it fits: 155 pages
Completion Post ~ Week 2 ~ Option 1
Love Unexpected by Q.B. Tyler
Pages: 292
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review: I really enjoyed this story. I do love a good taboo/forbidden romance. I do think that things moved pretty fast after the death of her mom. Overall, I thought that it had a good mix of hot/sexy and sweet/fun. Stassia was really mature and handled things well. This was my first QB Tyler book and I'm interested in reading more.
Selection Post ~ Week 3 ~ Option 1
Run Posy Run by Cate C. Wells
Pages: 255
Qualification: page number ends in double digits
[*book:Run Posy Run|57488034]
Selection Post: Week 3, Option 1
Run Posy Run by Cate C. Wells
Pages: 255
Qualification: Ends in double digits
Completion Post: Week 3, Option 1
Run Posy Run by Cate C. Wells
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5 stars)
Review:
Cate C Wells is one of my favorite authors, so I knew I'd love this. It had everything that makes a Wells book fantastic: loveable but flawed characters, great steam, and believable chemistry. This was a mafia book, which I'm always a big fan of, but the mafia plot was actually interesting in this one. What drew me in the most was Dario's inability to feel anything... He actually read like a sociopath, and it was interesting to see how he and Posy worked around that.
I just noticed that I picked the same book as Sherece! Is that okay, or do I need to select a different one for the week?
Bailey wrote: "I just noticed that I picked the same book as Sherece! Is that okay, or do I need to select a different one for the week?"That is totally fine.
Week 3: Completion post Option 116. Piano keys - the piano was invented around 1700. 🎹
* Read a book with page numbers ending in double numbers. Eg 100, 155, 222, 388 pages etc...
Shadow's Edge by S.C. Wynne
pc: 155
How it fits: 155 pages
read: 09/26/22
rated: 4 stars
I don't want to live with Liams problems. Not only lost he his partner and lover but he has dead people screaming at him all the time. I like his working partner very much. He is a very steady guy who tries very hard to keep Liam on an even keel during their murder investigation.
This is a series I'll definitely will finish later on.
Week 3 - completion postdouble numbers - option 1
Better Than Good
200 pages
date read: 9/28/22
4 stars
Matt has always thought himself straight until he meets Aaron in a club on a night out with his friends. Now he thinks he might be bi.
I liked Matt and Aaron together. I thought that Matt got into the gay quite quickly but he thought Aaron was the one for him and so was all in.
Low angst and of course a HEA.
Week 3 - Completion Post: Option 1The Initiation
Pages: 177
Read: 9/25/22
Rating: 5 stars
Review:
This book was mind blowing. I was hooked from the start. All of the characters are three dimensional and have their own personality. There are so many twists and the cliffhanger just makes you want to jump right in to the next book, which I did. This books makes you ask so many questions about the business world and wonder how truthful this story is.
[b*ook:The Initiation|45175425]
Completion Post ~ Week 3 ~ Option 1
Run Posy Run by Cate C. Wells
Pages: 255
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read: Sept 26, 2022
Review: This book started off with a bang. I felt for Posy. She was a victim of circumstances by growing up in the mafia - where she never learnt her worth or had any positive role models - and having her family name tarnished. I absolutely loved her coming into her own and doing what pleased her rather than the alternative. Dario Dario Dario. He's a sociopath/psychopath and everyone leaves him to do his own thing. His struggles to understand his changing emotions and navigate the relationship were pretty amusing to read. This is the second book I've read by Cate C Wells and I like both her paranormal and contemporary works.
Bailey wrote: "I just noticed that I picked the same book as Sherece! Is that okay, or do I need to select a different one for the week?"🙂 such a great book❤️❤️
Week 2 - Completion Post - Option 1Book/Author: Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
Read: 28/9/22
Pages : 332
Qualification: #333 on Non Caucasian List
Review - 5🌟 - This is the second book in the Lunar Chronicles series. It develops the main characters stories. (view spoiler)
Week 4Option 1
14. Text print
* Read a book available in paperback.
Option 2
Key date: 25 March 2022
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars
Series rule applies:
That is, if the book is in a series but does not match where you are up to, you may read another book from that same series
Option 3
Pass
Stacy, you need to add a review to your completion posts please. Its a requirement of this challenge.
Shadow's Return by S.C. Wynne
pc: 196 (Kindle first edition)
How it qualifies: available as paperback https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
I'm sorry Lisa, my post has been adjusted 🙂
Stacy wrote: "I'm sorry Lisa, my post has been adjusted 🙂"Thanks!
week 4: selection post Option 1Fake Out by Eden Finley
pc: 290 (Kindle first edition)
How it qualifies: available as paperback https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
Week 4 - Completion PostOption 1
Exhale
254 pages.
date read: 10/2/22
4 stars
Available as a paperback: Exhale.
A journey into the lives of werewolves as well as wolf shifters.
When his wife is killed, Jack takes his daughter and moves to another city to begin a new life.
However, a little while after they arrive in their new home, the daughter is kidnapped and Jack learns of the existence of werewolves.
An enemies to lovers story with a sweet HEA and a look into the world of werewolves
Selection Post ~ Week 4 ~ Option 1
Mafia Bride by C.D. Reiss
Pages: 295
Qualification: Paperback Edition
[*book:Mafia Bride|56884152]
week 4: completion post Option 1Fake Out by Eden Finley
pc: 290 (Kindle first edition)
How it qualifies: available as paperback https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
read: 10/03/22
rated: 4 stars
I loved this book. I like that Maddox is so accepting of the change in his views of himself. He always identified as straight even with foolung around with his room mate at college and suddenly he is confronted with a guy who challenges all his beliefs about himself. What I like most is that his parents are so accepting.
And Damon is so dreamy. I would like to meet him.
Week 4: Selection Post - Option 1 Bad Blood
Pages: 194
Qualifies: Paperback version: Bad Blood
[*book:Bad Blood|56175097]
Week 3 Completion - Option 1Book: Pretty Girls Make Graves by John Yorvik
Read: 5/10/22
Pages: 188
Rating: 4/5
Task: Page count ending in a double number.
How it fits: 188 pages.
Review: The MC Jay is a journalist and at the start of the book he is framed for murder. There are lots of twists and turns in the story, as he tries to find out who has framed him. I quite enjoyed reading this one, I will probably read the next one soon.
Week 4 Selection - Option 1The Haunting of Hill House
Pages: 242
Reading Kindle version also available in paperback.
Selection Post: Week 4, Option 1
Book: The Alien's Prize by Zoey Draven
Pages: 173
Qualification: Paperback Version
Completion Post: Week 4, Option 1
Book: The Alien's Prize by Zoey Draven
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5 stars)
Review:
I loved Draven's Horde King of Dakkar series, so I thought that I would give this a go. While it didn't stand up to her more popular series, I still found this to be an enjoyable read. There was some good worldbuilding and characterization, but there was an insta-love/ fated mates element that wasn't my favorite. I trust this author enough though to continue on with the series in the hopes that it gets better.
Week 4 Completion - Option 1Book: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Read: 6/10/22
Pages: 242
Rating: 4/5
Task: Read a book available in paperback.
How it fits: I read the Kindle version but this book is also available in paperback.
Review: Dr Montague invites 3 people to stay with him in a old house that is supposed to be haunted. He wants to study it. Suffice it to say, he finds out that the house does indeed have a mind of it's own. I liked the characters, they were engaging. I thoroughly enjoyed this story. This would have been 5 stars from me, except I felt the book ended a little too abruptly.
week 5 selection post Option 1Dirty Laundry by Heidi Cullinan
pc: 259
How it fits: # 14 on list
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
[*book:Dirty Laundry|43527040]
Week 4: Completion Post - Option 1 Bad Blood
Pages: 194
Read: 10/7/22
Rating: 3 stars
Review:
I just could not get into this book. It was a little corny and cheesy which through me off. It also seemed a little unrealistic how quick the two "enemies" fell for each other. The sex scenes were just thrown in there to spice it up but happened at the most inopportune times. It was nice getting to know the MC and the side characters. I have heard the series gets better so I think I am going to keep going.
Week 5 - Selection Post Carry the Ocean
Pages: 268
Qualifies: on list Gay Bookish, Nerdy, Geeky Characters
[*book:Carry the Ocean|23110300]
Week 5 Selection Post -The Warlord Wants Forever
Pages: 163
Qualifies - No 30 on Brainy Romantic Heroes List.
Selection Post: Week 5, Option 1
Book: Tutoring the Player by Rebecca Jenshak
Pages: 302
Qualification: #74 on Nerdy Geeky Heroines of Romance Novels
week 5 completion post Option 1Dirty Laundry by Heidi Cullinan
pc: 259
How it fits: # 14 on list
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
read: 10/09/22
rated: 4 stars
This was the second time I read this book and I stoll love it and the characters. I was a bit taken aback by yhe laundromat scene but the rest of the book was great.
[*book:Dirty Laundry|43527040]
Completion Post ~ Week 4 ~ Option 1
Mafia Bride by C.D. Reiss
Pages: 295
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read: Oct 9, 2022
Review: I really enjoyed this story. There are lies and secrets that surround Violetta and I felt for her being thrown into a world that she felt she had involvement with. I loved that she didn’t just accept what was happening to her and fought back (though at times I found her to be whiny). The few chapters that were from Santino's POV were amazing and I wished that there were more... hopefully in the next book? Because with that ending, how could I not read on??
Selection Post ~ Week 5 ~ Option 2
Tutoring the Delinquent by Jessa Kane
Pages: 112
Qualification: Read by Bailey on April 11, 2022 Rated ★★★
Week 5 Completion Post - Option 1The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole
Read: 11/10/22
Pages: 163
Rating: 3/5
Qualifies: No 30 on Brainy Romantic Heroes List.
Review: This is the starting novella of Kresley Cole's Immortals After Dark series. I had heard good things about these books, I'm not quite sure why I wasn't that impressed with it. The story was interesting, character's were ok. Maybe being that it was a novella, it wasn't quite long enough or in-depth enough to get an idea of the setting? I'm not sure, I'll have to give a full length book from the series a read at some point.
Completion Post: Week 5, Option 1
Book: Tutoring the Player by Rebecca Jenshak
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5 stars)
Review:
There really wasn't anything wrong with this book- there was great chemistry between Daisy and Jordan, some NA angst, and good character development. However, there was just something missing for me that I can't quite put my finger on... which is why I couldn't give it a full 5 stars.
Week 5 - completion postOption 3 - Pass
Stacy wrote: "Week 4 Selection - Option 1The Haunting of Hill House
Reading Kindle version also available in paperback."
Hi Stacy - please add the page numbers for the edition you have linked to the post. They need to be specified in the Selection post.
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Option 1
His Alpha's Alpha
186 pages"
Hi Lisa - please include the qualification for the list that you used for this book.
Thanks!