Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

The Amazing Race Team Challenge - Round 7
April 8, 2023 through June 4, 2023
Your Pace or Mine?

Team:
★ Janeylou
✓ Caipi
✓ Amanda
✓ Trio

The Amazing Race Team Challenge - Round 7
April 8, 2023 through June 4, 2023
Your Pace or Mine?

Tracking:
Task 1 - 0. Each teammate reads a book initially published in a Spring Month - March, April, May or June, of any year. Teams decide which month. No pass for this task. 4.8.2023 - 4.12.2023
Task 2 - 7. Read 4 books that are stand alones. 4.12.2023 - 4.15.2023
Task 3 - 15. Read a minimum of 600 pages in books with an audio edition. 4.15.2023 - 4.18.2023
Task 4 - 6. Read 4 books with fewer than 500 reviews. 4.18.2023 - 4.21.2023
Task 5 - 1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task. 4.21.2023 - 4.24.2023
Task 6 - 22. Read 4 books #5 or higher in a series. 4.24.2023 - 4.27.2023
Task 7 - 44. Read 6 books by authors who use initials in their name. 4.27.2023 - 5.3.2023
Task 8 - 20. Read 4 books 300 pages or longer. 5.3.2023 - 5.6.2023
Task 9 - 56. As a team, pick a list with over 100 romance books on it, each member reads a book from that list. No pass for this task. 5.6.2023 - 5.9.2023
Task 10 - 71. Pick another team and each member reads one book that was read by a member for this challenge. No pass for this task. 5.9.2023 - 5.12.2023
Task 11 - 9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task. 5.12.2023 - 5.16.2023
Task 12 - 28. Each teammate reads a book from a teammate's to-read shelf, no pass for this task. 5.16.2023 - 5.19.2023
Task 13 - 94. Read 6 books published in sequential years, teams decide years. 5.19.2023 - 5.23.2023
Task 14 - 36. Read 6 books with animals on the cover. 5.23.2023 - 5.28.2023
Task 15 - 119. As a team, select an author that is new to at least two of you and each teammate reads a book by that author. 5.28.2023 - 6.1.2023
Task 16 - 62. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books written by an author whose first or last name begins with the first letter of a teammate's screen name. 6.1.2023

Information required when posting your completion/s:

Task
Book/cover link
Page numbers with source
How book qualified, with links or cover as necessary.
Date Completed.
Rating/Review.


**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. Ebook page count will be acceptable if no Kindle page count available. The acceptability of other page counts will be made on an individual basis.**

Please note that a rating is now required in your completion posts! A small review is also welcome. 😊

I think most of you know each other, at least a little, but feel free to introduce yourself again. Please give any relevant information, especially time zone as that helps know when it is best to communicate. 😊

Please select a team leader to help keep track of where your team is in any given task. And as necessary guide discussions for task decisions. Any teammate can report your completions though.

Remember, it is the team's responsibility to notify the host (me) if a teammate fails to complete the task in a timely manner or otherwise goes missing! I am not checking all the team threads regularly to notice and may only check when notified a task is complete.

PS - If you want to be known as anything other than Team 7, you are free to come up with a team name. 😉

Hi girls, im saving a few spots for lists etc

Amazing race tasks
Tasks:
1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.
Lorelei M. Hart
2. Each player reads the first book in a series, can be same or different series - no pass for this task.
3. Each player reads a book by a new to you author - no pass for this task.
4. Read 4 books tagged/shelved as PNR or fantasy.
5. Read 4 books first published within the last year.
6. Read 4 books with fewer than 500 reviews.
7. Read 4 books that are stand alones.
8. Read 4 books with a beach on the cover.
9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task.
Vino & Veritas
10. Read 4 books by authors' who write under more than one name (Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb).
Felice Stevens /AP Eisien
Lissa kasey / sam kadence
LA Witt/Ann Gallagher/Lauren Gallagher/Lori A. Witt
Minerva Howe/ Julia Talbot
Hank Edwards/ RG Thomas
Emma Alcott/Piper Scott
Virginia Kelly/Lynn Van Dorn
MA Innes/Shaw Montgomery
Skye R Richmond/Rheland Richmond
Nyrae Dawn/Riley Hart
Macy Blake/Poppy Dennison
Brandon Witt/Rosalind Abel
Joel Abernathy/LC Davis
Leta Blake/Blake Moreno
Angel Knots/Wolf Spector/Stella Starling
Xen/Cole McCade
Lisa Henry/Discontentedwriter
11. Read 4 books in continuing series, one that has not been completely published.
12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.
Can we all check shelves and recommend a book to the other 3 that they havent read
Amanda reccommended
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
❤❤❤❤
Janeylou recommended
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
❤❤❤❤
Caipi recommended
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
❤❤❤❤
Trio recommended
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
13. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books tagged/shelved as sports.
14. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with Contemporary Romance as MPG.
15. Read a minimum of 600 pages in books with an audio edition.
16. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books tagged/shelved as children.
17. Read 4 books written by a male author.
MM books written by men
18. Read over 750 pages in books tagged/shelved with 'favorite'.
19. Each teammate reads a book another teammate read and rated 4 Stars or higher in the last 3 months. No pass for this task.
20. Read 4 books 300 pages or longer.
21. Each teammate reads a book with a night sky on the cover, no pass for this task.
22. Read 4 books #5 or higher in a series.
23. Each teammate reads a book that has been read by one of the RRRC moderators. No pass for this task.
Jane PS reads MM ..loitering layabouts
24. Read 6 books on RRRC's bookshelf, the books can not be added by anyone on your team within the last year.
25. Read 4 books by one of the 2022 FACs. (A different time frame may be given when assigned.)
Featured Author Challenge
26. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books featuring shifters.
27. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books published in any one year prior to 2018, team picks the year.
2017
28. Each teammate reads a book from a teammate's to-read shelf, no pass for this task.
Amanda tbr
Janeylou tbr
Trio tbr
Caipi tbr
29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession.
Law enforcement
30. Read 6 books with nekkid man chest on the cover.
31. Read 6 books rated over 4.0.
32. Read 6 books with over 2500 ratings.
33. Read 6 books in the same sub-genre, teams decide.
MM Romance
34. Read 6 books first published between 2000 and 2010.
35. Read 6 books first published between 2011 and 2020.
36. Read 6 books with animals on the cover.
37. Read 6 books set in the US.
38. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with a non-English language edition.
39. Read 6 books set outside of the US.
40. Read 6 books with over 500 reviews.
41. Read 6 books with over 10,000 ratings.
42. Read 6 books featuring best friends.
43. Read 6 books published in June. (A different month may be used when assigned.)
44. Read 6 books by authors who use initials in their name.
45. Read 6 books with 3 word titles. (A different number may be used when assigned.)
46. Read over 1000 pages in books written by duo authors.
MM with two authors
47. Read 6 books set in a major city.
48. Read 6 books featuring cowboys.
49. Each teammate reads a book published in the same month and year href="https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1... published May 22

50. Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location.
If we can have a country we'll go with US, if not
a state in USA sounds easiest ....
Florida as nice and sunny
51. Each teammate reads a different book by the same author, no pass for this task.
Lucy Lennox
52. Read 6 books with the same color cover, teams decide color.
mm grey covers
53. Each teammate reads a book set in one of your teammates' home town (born in, raised in, currently live in - all work), teams decide. No pass for this task.
Janeylou England
54. Read 6 books set on a beach or in the mountains, teams decide which.
Mountains
55. Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country.
England
56. As a team, pick a list with over 100 romance books on it, each member reads a book from that list. No pass for this task.
MM published 2020
57. Read over 1000 pages in books that are MPG Romance.
58. Read 6 books published in the year one of the teammates joined RRRC, teams decide which teammate.
Janeylou & Amanda 2020
59. Read 4 books that are NOT MPG Romance.
60. Read 6 books with MPG Historical Romance.
61. Read 4 books rated over 4.5 on GR.
62. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books written by an author whose first or last name begins with the first letter of a teammate's screen name.
63. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books tagged 'magic' or 'magical'.
64. Read 6 books not set on a continent of a teammate. Space does not count - must be a real continent.
Amanda & Trio..America
Janine& Caipi ..Europe
We can all do different , Australasia seems like an easy one tho
65. Each player reads 2 books in a series, teammates can read the same or different series.
66. Read over 1000 pages in books with Mystery or Suspense as MPG.
67. Read 6 books by an author whose first or last name begins with A. (A different letter may be used when assigned.)
68. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books with one word titles.
69. Read 6 books that have won/been nominated for an award.
Rainbow Awards
70. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books of the same sub-genre, but by different authors.
MM ...just monitor what others are reading
71. Pick another team and each member reads one book that was read by a member for this challenge. No pass for this task.
Team 8 ..all mm
72. Read 4 books published in the decade of a teammate's birth, team decides which teammate.
Amanda youngest so 1990s
MM books published in 90's
73. Read a minimum of 1500 pages in books by the same author, teams decide author.
NR Walker
74. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month.
Amanda ..February
Trio.. August
Caipi..October
Janeylou..November
75. Read over 1000 pages in books that start with the same letter (no articles), teams decide letter.
M
76. Read 6 books with a specific item on the cover, team selects item.
White top..or we could do sports equipment
77. Each teammate reads a book that the teammate after them alphabetically has rated 5 stars. No pass for this task.
Janine reads trios books
Trio reads amandas books
Amanda reds caipi books
Caipi reads janines books
78. Read 6 books with alliteration in the title or author's name.
79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope.
MM fake boyfriends
80. Read 4 books initially published in different decades.
1990's..Janeylou
2000's..Trio
2010's..Amanda
2020's..Caipi
81. Read a minimum of 1500 pages in books with a dog/dogs on the cover. (A different animal may be used when assigned.)
82. Each teammate reads a different book from the same series.
Love & Luck
83. Read 8 books with a white flower/s on the cover. (A different color may be used when assigned.)
84. Pick a category from the current RRRC Monthly Challenge and read 6 books for that category. Reader's Choice is exempt from this task.
🟦........🟦
85. Each teammate reads a debut book by an author. No pass for this task.
86. Read at least 1500 pages in books with a hat on the cover. (A different object may be used when assigned.)
87. Read 8 books set in NYC. (A different city may be used when assigned.)
88. Read 6 books with a boat, plane, car or motorcycle on the cover, teams decide which.
Motorcycle??
Janines vehicle shelf
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
89. Read 8 books tagged with 'wedding' or 'proposal'.
90. Each member reads a book published in sequential months, i.e. June, July, August and September 2019. Teams decide which months. No pass for this task.
Janine June 22
Caipi July 22
Trio August 22
Amanda Sept22

91. Add up the years of the teammates' births and each teammate reads a book with that minimum number of pages. For example, teammates were born in 75, 83, 87 and 94 - each teammate reads a book at least 339 pages long. No pass for this task.
Amanda 92
Janeylou 65
Trio 66
Caipi 69
Book read needs to be at least 292 pgs..
92. Read over 1500 pages in books set in the future or the past - teams decide.
Past (If using years, it needs to be at least 25 years to the future or past.)
93. As a team, pick a Romance List from GR Listopia with less than 100 books on it, each teammate reads a book from that list. No pass for this task.
MM August 2019 releases
94. Read 6 books published in sequential years, teams decide years.
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
95. As a team, select an animal. Read 8 books tagged with that animal.
Wolf
96. Read a minimum of 1200 pages with the sun or the moon on the cover, teams decide which.
Moon
97. Read 8 books by authors with more than 10 letters in their name.
98. Read 8 books with fewer than 10 letters in the title.
99. Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. Select books from 2 different teammates and read them.
Janeylou
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Amandas
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Trio
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Caipi
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
100. Read 8 books with more than 10 letters in the title.

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Ill add all lists tomorrow morning

Ive used mostly the same tasks as last year, just tweeked a few to fit in with SH

We set up shelves for tasks 12 & 99 last time so we just need to update them

Tasks 9 & 82 check you all still have at least 1 to read

Feel free to change anything that comes along to fit in with others , we're all pretty easy going

We'll still do a selection post and change to completion ,

Im presuming we are just going to enjoy and go at our own pace again ?

That’s definitely what I want to do! I’ll get my shelves here by this weekend.

Also did we change our name? Took me forever to find our thread lol

For task 99 can caipi remove some as only can select 5 each.
And all of us check the others to make sure we can all find 2 from diff people if task called

Amanda wrote: "That’s definitely what I want to do! I’ll get my shelves here by this weekend.

Also did we change our name? Took me forever to find our thread lol"

No lisa thought her team was 7 so re named it ..ive asked to be changed again

Fixed your name - sorry I didn't even check last night. 🤦🏻‍♀️

No probs 😁

Hi team, I found our thread. 👋🏻😊

Janeylou wrote: "For task 99 can caipi remove some as only can select 5 each.
And all of us check the others to make sure we can all find 2 from diff people if task called"

I'll take a look over the weekend. 👍🏻

Hi Caipi..im sending Trio a message

hi, SORRY guys - I'm hosting Easter this year and I've been running around trying to get everything sorted. I'm so far behind.

Thanks for reaching out Janeylou!

for #12, we can have as many books as we like to recommend?
I changed a few on my list for #99, but still have only 5.

Trio wrote: "for #12, we can have as many books as we like to recommend?
I changed a few on my list for #99, but still have only 5."

Yes but 20 is more than enough

I have reduced my two shelves (fav. and recs) to 5 and 15 books respectively.
Also, I only added series. If I remember correctly, the series rule applied to both tasks. 🤞🏻
But maybe you should all take a look anyway, if there is something for everyone. With the new book page, you can unfortunately no longer see at a glance who has already read what.

Some good ones on there Caipi 😁

Janeylou wrote: "Some good ones on there Caipi 😁"

Phew, I'm glad to hear that!
You all read so much more than I do, that doesn't make it any easier to find something for these tasks. 😂😂

so for our first book, would everyone be okay with March?
If that doesn't work for you guys I can easily pick something else :)

First Task - All Teams!

Task 1 - 0. Each teammate reads a book initially published in a Spring Month - March, April, May or June, of any year. Teams decide which month. No pass for this task.

I don’t know about you all, but I am so over winter this year! We are a week into April already and my daffodils have not even bloomed yet and we still have snow on the ground… 😒 So for your first task, as a team select a Spring Month - March, April, May or June. Each teammate then reads a book initially published in the selected month of any year. If there is a date at the top of the editions page - USE IT! Otherwise, I will be looking for the earliest dated English language edition regardless of format for the qualification. Please include the selected month and the initial publication date in your completion posts

Trio wrote: "so for our first book, would everyone be okay with March?
If that doesn't work for you guys I can easily pick something else :)"

I can work with March Trio.....i missed this as was posted in Q & A

For this round im doing somethink different ..the main completion post that we have to check in to Kat when we all finished will be near the task NOT on first page

❤️❤️ Task 1 - 0. Each teammate reads a book initially published in a Spring Month - March, April, May or June, of any year. Teams decide which month❤️❤️

Amanda
Janeylou
Caipi
Trio

Dont forget 150 pgs minimum ..my march book only has 122 😡😞

Completion Post Task 1 - 0. Each teammate reads a book initially published in a Spring Month - March, April, May or June, of any year. Teams decide which month. No pass for this task.
**Team Chose March**

Atlas's Accident by Dylan Reece
297 Pages
How it qualifies: Published March 3, 2022
Date Read: 4/10/2023
Rating: 2 Stars
Review: This writing style was just not for me, it seemed very simplistic. On top of that, it was a story that I've read many times before. I'm sure others will love this, but to me it just wasn't up to snuff.

Still have to search, but thought I'd give you my selection post to link now

Completion Post Task 1 - 0. Each teammate reads a book initially published in a Spring Month - March, April, May or June, of any year. Teams decide which month. No pass for this task.
**Team Chose March**

Under a Sky of Ash by Brandon Witt
270.pgs
Fits first published March 21 2016
11 april
4.5 stars
Lots of tears in this emotional story about Ben & Isiah , of which neither has had the best upbringing but good to see that loves wins overall

Happy Easter everyone! 🐣
I have overnight guests but I will try to read my book quickly.

Completion Post Task 1 - 0. Each teammate reads a book initially published in a Spring Month - March, April, May or June, of any year. Teams decide which month. No pass for this task.
**Team Chose March**

Rock Star Baby by Erin M. Leaf
156 pages
First published March 12, 2015
Read: April 11th
Rating: 3.5 stars
Review: Sweet shifter romance with an unexpected male pregnancy.

updated mine to completion...not the book for me lol

Completion Post Task 1 - 0. Each teammate reads a book initially published in a Spring Month - March, April, May or June, of any year. Teams decide which month. No pass for this task.
**Team Chose March**

Up Close and Personal by Jay Hogan
377 pages
First published March 12, 2020
Read: 12 Apr
Rating: 4 stars
Review: I've enjoyed this whole series, mostly due to Gary Furlong's marvelous performance in the audio.

Updated to completion.

Were the points Ny good for your book Caipi...i have got a musician book finished , but hes not a proper musician just plays piano really well and im just waiting for someone to say i cant use it 😄

Updated my book
Over to you Trio..post is message # 30

Janeylou wrote: "Were the points Ny good for your book Caipi...i have got a musician book finished , but hes not a proper musician just plays piano really well and im just waiting for someone to say i cant use it 😄"

36 points. Not exactly great, but I think I'll keep it. I'm already behind with my SH books anyway. And I still need a good J book for my bonus!

🤣🤣🤣.ive just remebered we on the same team so couldnt read it anyway 🙄🙄
Im getting a bit confused with everything going on

Janeylou wrote: "🤣🤣🤣.ive just remebered we on the same team so couldnt read it anyway 🙄🙄
Im getting a bit confused with everything going on"

The curse of our many challenges...
Sometimes it is difficult to keep track of everything. But no, we don't take part in too many challenges and no, we are not challenge addicts!! 😂😂

Caipi, have you looked at Jackdaw for your bonus

Janeylou wrote: "Updated my book
Over to you Trio..post is message # 30"

I didn't finish today, but I'll update everything as soon as I'm done with mine.

okay, I'm done and posted in the tracking/completion thread

Here is your next task!

Task 2 - 7. Read 4 books that are stand alones.

Books selected for this task can not be listed in any series on GR.

Phew..thats a nice easy one 👌

Well i take it all back , out of my 15 books planned for rest of the month ..NONE of them are standalones 😡😄😄