Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 9🌹
🌹Theme - On Cloud Nine🌹

Team 8 Members:

✓ Captain - Kira

✓ Jamie
✓ Jill
✓ M
✓ Megan
✓ Michelle's Empty Nest

🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 9🌹
🌹Theme - On Cloud Nine🌹

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. (Dates 2 & 3 will have different start/end dates to deal with the holidays. See post in the sign up thread.) 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.)
🌹 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!

❤️I strongly suggest that you create a BLANK template for your completion posts.❤️ DO NOT copy a prior post. DO NOT copy a teammate's completion. Start EVERY completion post from the blank template! This will help eliminate copy/paste errors along with missing components in a completion post.

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 9🌹
🌹Theme - On Cloud Nine🌹

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.

Remember, books can NOT be tagged or added to lists after the date begins!

Also, books can NOT be started before the date begins!

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 9🌹
🌹Theme - On Cloud Nine🌹

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 9🌹
🌹Theme - On Cloud Nine🌹

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 9🌹
🌹Theme - On Cloud Nine🌹

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 this round is On Cloud Nine and your team name should relate to that. Captains, please post your team name in the Q&A thread when you have decided.

Please allow your captain to reserve some tracking posts before commenting - thanks!

Date Tasks:

At the beginning of each date, one of the tasks for that week's letter will be randomly selected. The letters will be used in order. You will need to read a book that meets the task requirements, as well as the other requirements listed above, to complete the task.

(view spoiler)[B is for Banjo - Read a book featuring musicians.
B is for Bare - Read a book with a bare chest or a bare back on the cover.
B is for Bat - Read a book that is MPG Paranormal.
B is for Between - Read a book in the middle of a series.

A is for Acceptable - Average GR rating between 3.0 and 4.0 inclusively.
A is for Acetaminophen - Read a book with an MC in a medical profession.
A is for Antagonist - Read an enemies to lovers romance.
A is for Autumn - Read a book initially published in a fall month (Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec - Date on top of Editions Page).

C is for Cadet - Military Romance
C is for Cage - Read a book featuring shifters.
C is for Celestial - Read a book with the night sky on the cover.
C is for Centimeter - Read a book set outside the US. (hide spoiler)]

H is for Halftime - Sports romance.
H is for Hibernating - Read a book set during winter.
H is for Hoard - Read a book in a series with 10 or more books.
H is for Husband - Read a book featuring a married or established/mated couple.

(view spoiler)[E is for Eager - Read a book initially published in the last 6 months.
E is for Eject - Read a book tagged as 'DNF'.
E is for Enchanted - Read a book that is MPG Fantasy.
E is for ??? - ???

L is for ??? - ???
L is for Las Vegas - Read a book set in Nevada.
L is for leap of Faith - Read a book by a new-to-you author.
L is for Left - Read a book with a left hand on the cover.

O is for the Odyssey - Read a book 300 pages or over.
O is for Orca - Read a book with black and white cover.
O is for Oregon - Read a book set in Oregon or written by an author from Oregon.
O is for ??? - ???

R is for Rigid - Read a book that has a hard cover edition listed on GR.
R is for ??? - ???
R is for Rom-Com - Read a book that is MPG Comedy or Humor.
R is for Ruby - Read a book with a red cover. (hide spoiler)]

Details on each task's requirements will be provided prior to the beginning of that specific date.

DATE ONE - B

(view spoiler)[KIRA:
1) Dragon's Joy *96
2) Ice Planet Holiday *136
3) The Orc from the Office *143
4) The Kiss Curse *352
JAMIE:
1) Scorch *186🌹
2) Ignite *223
3) Blaze *311
JILL:
1) Dark Symphony *352 🌹
2) Dark Challenge *368 🌹
3) Force of Temptation *322 🌹
4) Biting Nixie *312🌹
5) Downbeat *311🌹
6) Night Moves *226🌹
7) Fear the Vampire *99🌹
8) Accidentally Omega *114
9) Alphas for the Holidays *2230
10) The Christmas Tree Bear *99
11) Daddy From Flames *195
12) A Shifter for Christmas *116
13) A Christmas Like No Otter *98
M:
1) The Beast *130
2) Hell Gate *469
3) Little Piece of Sass *120
MEGAN:
1) A Mate for the Christmas Dragon *234
2) The Dragon Marshal's Treasure *157
3)Dragon Next Door *191
4) A Christmas Like No Otter *98🌹
5) The Wolf Wants a Wife *110
6) Christmas Hellhound *233
MICHELLE:
1) White Hot *416

Scavenger Hunt: 9 = 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
The First Rose (4 Books): 🌹
Team Dating Roses (1 Book Each): 🌹🌹🌹
Serial Dating Roses (1 per 8 Books): 30 = 🌹🌹🌹
Page Turner (Team Pages): 8447 ❌
Multiple Dates (Most Read By A Single Person): Jill - 13 ❌
Longest Date (Longest Book Read): Jill - Alphas for the Holidays *2230 🌹
Speed Dating: ❌

Date B Roses: 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 = 17
(hide spoiler)]

DATE TWO - A

(view spoiler)[KIRA:
1) Deprivation *339 🌹
2) Second Chance Vow *237 🌹
JAMIE:
1) Retrosexual *90
2) Prime Minister *354
3) Ink Reunited *117
4) Kiss of Death *96
5) Just a Bit Shameless *271
JILL:
1) I Hate You More *272 🌹
2) A Kiss for Midwinter *96
3) Love, Chai, and Other Four-Letter Words *352
4) Doctor Daddy *176 🌹
5) The Doctor's Secret Baby: Enemies to Lovers *96 🌹
6) Send Me Their Souls *465 🌹
7) Unchained - Nephilim Rising *400 🌹
8) Receiver of Many *415 🌹
9) A Violet Fire *265 🌹
10) Dear Aaron *500
11) My Fair Dork *114
12) Sweet Torment *130
13) Death's Excellent Vacation *382
14) Dates from Hell *415
15) Wolfsbane and Mistletoe *424
16) Scrooged *100
M:
1) Tutoring the Delinquent *112
2) Virtuous Lies *270
MEGAN:
1) Her Silent Knight *204
2) Faking Under the Mistletoe *327
MICHELLE:
1) Can You Keep a Secret? *372
2) Then Came You *384

Scavenger Hunt: 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 = 9
The First Rose (4 Books): 🌹
Team Dating Roses (1 Book Each): 🌹🌹🌹
Serial Dating Roses (1 per 8 Books): 29 = 🌹🌹🌹
Page Turner (Team Pages): 7775 ❌
Multiple Dates (Most Read By A Single Person): Jill - 16 ❌
Longest Date (Longest Book Read): Jill - Dear Aaron *500 ❌
Speed Dating: ❌

Date A Roses: 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 = 16
*Updated to MSG 121* (hide spoiler)]

DATE THREE - C

(view spoiler)[KIRA:
1) Keeper *294
JAMIE:
1) Imagines *174
2) Mr. Smithfield *303
3) Mr. Mayfair *296
4) Mr. Knightsbridge *265
5) Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade *644
JILL:
1) A Very Holland Valentine *109
2) Honeymoon Hideaway *210
3) The Purrfect Plan *168
4) The Purrfect Picture *133
5) The Purrfect Predicament *141
6) The River Knows *380
7) Slightly Shady *354
8) Desire *392
9) Mystique *354
10) Mischief *384
11) Surrender *384
12) Lord of Chance *267
13) Reckless *404
14) I Thee Wed *368
15) Tempting a Lady: Steamy Historical Romance Collection *2130
16) The Chateau Debauchery Starter Set *160
17) Spending Yulemas with the Highlander: A Medieval Historical Romance Novel *90
18) Seduced Under the Mistletoe: 16 Passionate Historical Romances Christmas Anthology *1583
M:
1) Devil of Dublin *365
2) Possession *280
3) Dirty Bad Wrong *262
MEGAN:
1) All is Mary and Bright *243
2) Island Christmas *257
MICHELLE:
1) Salt Bride: A Georgian Historical Romance *329
2) The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society *322

Scavenger Hunt: ❌
The First Rose (4 Books): 🌹
Team Dating Roses (1 Book Each): 🌹🌹🌹
Serial Dating Roses (1 per 8 Books): 31 = 🌹🌹🌹
Page Turner (Team Pages): 12045 ❌
Multiple Dates (Most Read By A Single Person): Jill - 18 ❌
Longest Date (Longest Book Read): Jill - Tempting a Lady: Steamy Historical Romance Collection *2130 🌹
Speed Dating: ❌

Date C Roses: 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 = 8
*Updated to MSG 169* (hide spoiler)]

DATE FOUR - H

(view spoiler)[KIRA:
1) The Awakening *117
JAMIE:
1) Protecting His Own *226
2) Just a Bit Gay *155
3) Suspended *210
JILL:
1) Pumpkin Spiced Omega *134
2) Cinnamon Spiced Omega *119
3) Peppermint Spiced Omega *116
4) Champagne Spiced Omega *114
5) Chocolate Spiced Omega *106
6) Shamrock Spiced Omega *111
7) Marshmallow Spiced Omega *174
8) Maple Spiced Omega *156
9) Cider Spiced Omega *204
10) Nutmeg Spiced Omega *148
M:
1) Tangled Rose *250
2) Fallen Rose *264
MEGAN:
1) One Hundred Secrets *272
MICHELLE:
1)

Scavenger Hunt:
The First Rose (4 Books): 🌹
Team Dating Roses (1 Book Each): ❌
Serial Dating Roses (1 per 8 Books): 17 = 🌹🌹
Page Turner (Team Pages): 2876 ❌
Multiple Dates (Most Read By A Single Person): Jill - 10 ❌
Longest Date (Longest Book Read): Megan - One Hundred Secrets *272 ❌
Speed Dating: ❌

Date H Roses: 🌹🌹🌹
*Updated to MSG 199* (hide spoiler)]

DATE FIVE - E

(view spoiler)[KIRA:
1) The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue *448
JAMIE:
1) A Court of Frost and Starlight *272
JILL:
1) Vanilla Spiced Omega *154
2) Hollydale, please: Tom's Fabulous Guide to Food and Entertainment *181
3) Freedom Spiced Omega *172
4) The Alpha's Widower *314
5) The Omega's Dance *286
6) A Merry MacIntosh Christmas *168
M:
1) Vile Boys *284
MEGAN:
1) Protector of Midnight *374
2) The Kiss of Death *510
MICHELLE:
1) Vampire Academy *340
2) Strange the Dreamer *528

Scavenger Hunt: ❌
The First Rose (4 Books): 🌹
Team Dating Roses (1 Book Each): 🌹🌹🌹
Serial Dating Roses (1 per 8 Books): 13 = 🌹
Page Turner (Team Pages): 4031 ❌
Multiple Dates (Most Read By A Single Person): Jill - 6 ❌
Longest Date (Longest Book Read): Michelle - Strange the Dreamer *528 ❌
Speed Dating: ❌

Date C Roses: 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 = 5
*Updated to MSG 222* (hide spoiler)]

DATE SIX - L

(view spoiler)[KIRA:
1) Icebreaker *435
JAMIE:
1) The Score *361
2) In the Shadows *368
JILL:
1) Cowboy Crazy *102
2) Cowboy Bargain *112
3) Cowboy Crushin' *107
4) Cowboy Secret *107
5) Wanted by the Warrant Officer *110
6) Loved by the Hitman *150
7) Teasing the Hitman *90
8) Bad Boy Valentine *90
9) Cowboy Rush *124
M:
1) Princess and the Player *283
2) Addict *371
MEGAN:
1) Reluctantly Alpha *304
2) How to Marry Your Frenemy *397
MICHELLE:
1) Because of Miss Bridgerton *387

Scavenger Hunt:
The First Rose (4 Books): 🌹
Team Dating Roses (1 Book Each): 🌹🌹🌹
Serial Dating Roses (1 per 8 Books): 17 = 🌹🌹
Page Turner (Team Pages): 3898 ❌
Multiple Dates (Most Read By A Single Person): Jill - 9 ❌
Longest Date (Longest Book Read): Kira - Icebreaker *435 ❌
Speed Dating: ❌

Date L Roses: 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 = 6
*Updated to MSG 247* (hide spoiler)]

DATE SEVEN - O

(view spoiler)[KIRA:
1) You Had Me at Hola *387
JAMIE:
1) The Legacy *348
2) The Boyfriend Makeover *394
3) Bared to You *345
JILL:
1) Timber *386
2) The Baby Package *336
3) Reminders of Him *335
4) Truth *312
5) Hope *370
6) Goal Lines & First Times *316
M:
1) Butterflies & Vicious Lies *388
MEGAN:
1) Rescuing Rayne *414
2) The Billionaire's Forbidden Desire *440
3) Be Your Everything *347
MICHELLE:
1)

Scavenger Hunt: ❌
The First Rose (4 Books): 🌹
Team Dating Roses (1 Book Each): ❌
Serial Dating Roses (1 per 8 Books): 14 = 🌹
Page Turner (Team Pages): 5118 ❌
Multiple Dates (Most Read By A Single Person): Jill - 6❌
Longest Date (Longest Book Read): Megan - The Billionaire's Forbidden Desire *440❌
Speed Dating: ❌

Date O Roses: 🌹🌹 = 2
*Updated to MSG 270* (hide spoiler)]

DATE EIGHT - R

KIRA:
1) Roommaid *301
JAMIE:
1)
JILL:
1) Work in Progress *296
2) Imperfect Chemistry *266
3) Imperfectly Criminal *235
4) Practically Imperfect *196
5) Anything You Can Do *277

M:
1)
MEGAN:
1)
MICHELLE:
1)

Scavenger Hunt:
The First Rose (4 Books):
Team Dating Roses (1 Book Each):
Serial Dating Roses (1 per 8 Books):
Page Turner (Team Pages):
Multiple Dates (Most Read By A Single Person):
Longest Date (Longest Book Read):
Speed Dating:

Date R Roses:
*Updated to __*

TOTAL ROSES

B: 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 = 17
A: 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 = 16
C: 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 = 8
H: 🌹🌹🌹 = 3
E: 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 = 5
L: 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 = 6
O: 🌹🌹 = 2
R:

Hi Everyone!

I'm excited to read with you all. I missed out on the last Bachelor challenge and have been anxiously awaiting this one.

I'm Kira. I live in southern Alberta, Canada with 2 big dogs - Ravi (St. Bernard) & Charles (Great Dane). Lately I've been fostering a puppy with a broken leg and watching my houseplants die. I'm willing to try any sort of romance. My favourites are dark, contemporary, sports, paranormal, reverse harem, etc. I've also starting consuming a lot more of my books in audio format the last few months.

Do any of you have recommendations for a team name? I'm never creative enough to come up with anything good 😂

*I confirm that I have read the instructions for this challenge and am committing to read at least ONE book a week. I understand the books I choose are required to be MPG Romance, a minimum of 90 p. using the first edition Kindle page count, and meet the requirement for the current date task. I understand that this is a team challenge and that my team is counting on me to uphold my commitment.*

Hi everyone! I'm Jamie. This is my first time doing this challenge, so please bare with me. I'm sure I will have a lot of questions.

I currently live in Huntsville, AL. I love all things romance. I love dark, sports, paranormal, M/M, contemporary, etc. I really love all the tropes that fall into all of these as well.

Looking forward to reading with you all! I'll try and think of something for names. I'm never good at this part...lol

Hi,
Not sure how many times I have played this challenge I'd like to say this is the 3rd or 4th try... I'm from the UK. I like mostly all romance but I do tend to stick to contemporary & fantasy/paranormal!

Trying to think of a good team name but I am struggling.

I can confirm I have read all the rules and understand this is a team challenge

Hi, I'm Jill and I live in NYC. This will be my second bachelor challenge, I loved my first one. I read all romance genres and all tropes, my favorite is secret baby/pregnancy. I'm a pretty fast reader and love the challenge of finding books to fit the tasks, especially for the scavenger hunt roses.

I confirm that I have read the instructions and verify that I understand.

Possible team names:
Reading In 7th Heaven
Seeing Stars
Reading in the Stars/Reading with the Stars
Reading In the Clouds
Halos Not Required

Hi team! I have a late signup that I am adding to your team to bring you up to the full six player. 😊

Michelle's Empty Nest will hopefully be by soon to check in!

ETA - Nice names Jill!

Hey team! I'm Michelle from Georgia, so Eastern time zone. I'm brand new to this group but a long-time challenge participant in other groups. I read from just about any genre.

I'm a former middle school math and science teacher but I've been out of the classroom for about 9 years due to health reasons. We are empty nesters, as my name implies. (Our boys are 28, 30, and 32.) This leaves me with a good deal of time to read.

I also enjoy crafting and scrapbooking, traveling, and playing Animal Crossing on my Switch. We have a Yorkie and two Siamese cats.

I'm looking forward to this challenge and to getting to know each of you.

I like all of the team names listed above and I'm good with whatever the majority decides on.

I have read and the rules and I understand what is expected of me.

Hey team!

I think this is my 3rd or 4th time with this challenge. It's tons of fun and I can't want to get to reading with you all! Kira and I were on the same team for the last TART challenge. Glad to be on your team again!

I'm a SAHM to 2 boys (12 and 10). We live in a small coastal town in California (pacific standard time). I'm a night owl and a early bird, unfortunately.

I read a lot of arcs, but try to get to my tbr often. I love audiobooks as well! I read a lot of dark romance - enemies to lovers/bully, mafia and RH. I also have to cleanse my palette a time or two between books so I also read sports romance, rom-com, friends to lovers and second chance.

I don't read historical and am not a huge fantasy/PNR fan. I don't like horror or cheating in books (usually). Other than that, I read lots of different tropes so it should be good for the challenge.

I've read the rules and understand what is expected of me

I love Halos Not Required out of the name choices!

Yay! We’re all checked in.

Jamie, I just need a written confirmation that you’ve read the rules please. See Message 6

Halos Not Required is my fave too! Thanks for the awesome ideas Jill.

I like Halos Not Required too!

I missed that part.

I have read the rules and understand

I can go for Halos Not Required as well. 😊

Perfect! I have posted our name request in the Q&A thread. Now we just wait for our first date task to be called!

B is for between might be the tough one for me in terms of scavenger hunt books. I cannot read out of order and am not in the middle of many (if any) paranormal series currently. Maybe I need to try and read the first book in a couple paranormal series that typically have shirtless men covers before Saturday in preparation 😂

Update: Just kidding. I have lots of potential options now that I'm looking. I'm excited!

So now that we have officially been named, I'm excited to get started. Good luck team!!

First Task is posted! PARANORMAL ROMANCE this week.

B is for Bat - Read a book that is MPG Paranormal.

To qualify, the selected book needs to have 'Paranormal' (+ MPG Romance) or 'Paranormal Romance' as a Main Page Genre.

You have until Friday, December 16 @ Midnight US EST to post your completion(s).

Scavenger Hunt Qualifications for Date 1.

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

B is for Banjo - Read a book featuring musicians.

To qualify for this task, the title, series title, précis, list or tag would need to indicate that a MC is a musician or singer. It could be the generic musician or more specific to an individual instrument such as drummer, pianist, etc. This also applies to singer, it could be generic or more specific such as soprano or tenor.

B is for Bare - Read a book with a bare chest or a bare back on the cover.

To qualify, the selected book's cover needs to show a bare chest or a bare back. You can use any edition's cover to qualify for this task. At a minimum, the cover model needs to have an open shirt with a bare chest or bra exposed underneath. Or a bare back exposed. If in doubt, please ask.

B is for Between - Read a book in the middle of a series.

To qualify for this task, the book needs to be in the middle of a series or trilogy - not the first book and not the last. If the book after your chosen book is not released yet, but is listed in the series on GR WITH a future publication date, your book with will still qualify. Please include a link to the series page in your completion post.

🌹Completion Post - Date 1🌹
Team: Halos Not Required
Scavenger Hunt #1
Book #1

Book: Dark Symphony
Pages: Kindle Edition, 352
Date completed: 12/10/22
Rating: 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

How it qualifies:
✔️B is for Bat : MPG Paranormal Romance
✔️B is for Banjo: From precis "Blinded and scarred in a terrible accident, Antoinetta Scarletti made music that thrilled the world with its beauty and passion. Descended from a long line of psychics, Antoinetta has learned to rely on her other senses to “see” the world around her, but nothing could have prepared her for Byron. He came to her, drawn by her music. . ."
✔️B is for Bare:
✔️B is for Between: # 9 in the Dark Series

COMPLETION POST
Date One - B is for Bat
Book One

Dragon's Joy by Eva Chase
Page numbers: 96 (See above links)
Qualifies: MPG Paranormal & Paranormal Romance. (See above links)
Dated Completed: 12/10/22
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌹Completion Post - Date 1🌹
Team: Halos Not Required
Scavenger Hunt #2
Book #2

Book: Dark Challenge
Pages: Kindle Edition, 390
Date completed: 12/10/22
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

How it qualifies:
✔️B is for Bat : MPG Paranormal Romance
✔️B is for Banjo: Tagged musicians by 2 people (Page 4 tags, 2 column)
✔️B is for Bare:
✔️B is for Between: #5 in the Dark Series

Jill wrote: "🌹Completion Post - Date 1🌹
Team: Halos Not Required
Scavenger Hunt #2
Book #2

Book: Dark Challenge

2 scavenger hunt books already. Wow!
You might need to adjust the page count on this one. I think the first dated edition is 368. The one with 390 pages doesn't have a publishing date.

COMPLETION POST
Date One - B is for Bat
Book Two

Ice Planet Holiday by Ruby Dixon
Page numbers: 136 (See above links)
Qualifies: MPG Paranormal (See above links)
Dated Completed: 12/10/22
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Kira wrote: "Jill wrote: "🌹Completion Post - Date 1🌹
Team: Halos Not Required
Scavenger Hunt #2
Book #2

Book: Dark Challenge

2 scavenger hunt books already. Wow!
You might need to adjust the pa..."

Thanks!

🌹Completion Post - Date 1🌹Correction Post - page count
Team: Halos Not Required
Scavenger Hunt #2
Book #2

Book: Dark Challenge
Pages: Kindle Edition, 368
Date completed: 12/10/22
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

How it qualifies:
✔️B is for Bat : MPG Paranormal Romance
✔️B is for Banjo: Tagged musicians by 2 people (Page 4 tags, 2 column)
✔️B is for Bare:
✔️B is for Between: #5 in the Dark Series

🌹Completion Post - Date 1🌹
Team: Halos Not Required
Scavenger Hunt #3
Book #3

Book: Force of Temptation
Pages: Kindle Edition, 322
Date completed: 12/11/22
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

How it qualifies:
✔️B is for Bat : MPG Paranormal Shapeshifters
✔️B is for Banjo: Tagged musicians by 3 people (Page 2 shelves, third column)
✔️B is for Bare:
✔️B is for Between: #2 in the Mercury Pack

Completion Post
Date 1- B IS FOR Bat


The Beast by Jenika Snow

Page count 130 pages
How book qualified MPG Paranormal and Paranormal Romance
Date completed 12/11/22
Rating 4 stars


Book #1

Completion Post


Date One - B is for Bat
Book One

Book - Scorch by Wolf Specter
Pgs - 186 (see above links)
Date Completed - 12/11/22
Rating - 3 ★★★

How it qualifies:

✔B is for Bat - MPG Paranormal, Paranormal romance (see above links)
✔B is for Bare -
✔B is for Between - #2 in Dragon's Destiny: Fated Mates Series

🌹Completion Post - Date 1🌹
Team: Halos Not Required
Scavenger Hunt #4
Book #4

Book: Biting Nixie
Pages: Kindle Edition, 312
Date completed: 12/11/22
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

How it qualifies:
✔️B is for Bat : MPG Romance > Paranormal Romance
✔️B is for Banjo: From precis "Punk musician Nixie Schmeling is a hundred pounds of Attitude"
✔️B is for Bare:
✔️B is for Between: #2 in the Biting Love Series

🌹Completion Post - Date 1🌹
Team: Halos Not Required
Scavenger Hunt #5
Book #5

Book: Downbeat
Pages: Kindle Edition, 311
Date completed: 12/11/22
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

How it qualifies:
✔️B is for Bat : MPG Romance > Paranormal Romance
✔️B is for Banjo: From precis "Now a rock star of the concert podium and master freelance spy, he’s taken the baton for a small orchestra near Chicago to investigate ..."
✔️B is for Bare:
✔️B is for Between: #7 in the Biting Love Series

Jamie wrote: "Completion Post

Book - Scorch by Wolf Specter
Pgs - 186 (see above links)
Date Completed - 12/11/22
Rating - 3 ★★★

Good work Jamie!

For a regular book you just need to fit the called task for the date. This time it's B for Bat. So anything tagged paranormal romance will work. OR you need to meet all 4 tasks and post in the scavenger hunt thread before anyone else to claim an additional scavenger hunt rose for the team.

I noticed you qualified for 3 tasks, but didn't mention B for Banjo in your post.

I checked and the book is tagged "musicians" by 1 person on Page 5 of shelves. You could add that and repost here and in the scavenger hunt thread to try and snag a bonus rose!

Kira wrote: "Jamie wrote: "Completion Post

Book - Scorch by Wolf Specter
Pgs - 186 (see above links)
Date Completed - 12/11/22
Rating - 3 ★★★

Good work Jamie!

For a regular..."

Thank you so much for the help! I kept reading the rules and kept feeling like I was missing something, lol.

I'll repost it now.

Completion Post ***Correction Completion Post***


Date One - B is for Bat
Book One

Book - Scorch by Wolf Specter
Pgs - 186 (see above links)
Date Completed - 12/11/22
Rating - 3 ★★★

How it qualifies:

✔B is for Bat - MPG Paranormal, Paranormal romance (see above links)
✔B is for Bare -
✔B is for Between - #2 in Dragon's Destiny: Fated Mates Series
✔B is for Banjo - tagged musicians (page 5, column 3

Jamie wrote: "Completion Post ***Correction Completion Post***


Date One - B is for Bat
Book One

Book - Scorch by Wolf Specter
Pgs - 186 (see above links)
Date Completed - 12/..."

Looks great! I think the only thing missing is our team name(Team 8 - Halos Not Required). Not needed for normal books, but I think MKat appreciates it for scavenger hunt books. And if you have more books in this date, make sure to mention that its book 2, 3, etc for you :)