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PtP - Patronum Espresso (5)
1. Introduce yourself to your team. Let your team members know where you are from. This is a 'nice to know' when categories are announced and when team-mates can expect other members to post their book choices.2. Captain Grinder - reserve a couple of posts in this thread tracking your team's book selection and completion. (Alternatively they could convert a chat comment to the tracking post/s.)
3. Name your team. Using this round's theme, come up with a fun name. Given we are an open/public group with no age limit, so please make sure any chosen name is smart, not smutty ;)
Please PM your name to Jane(PS) by 14 September
4. If you have a private profile, please 'friend' your team-mates. This is really important, because without this, your team-mates can't see your shelves to select a books under option 2. (It will also help with one of the categories in this round!)
5. Please post your book selections/completions in the format provided below. (This format is also posted in both the Q&A and Sign-Up threads.) We need to know the week that each book corresponds to, the page numbers, and how the book qualifies including links to lists/shelves (where applicable), etc. I can't stress this enough. When in doubt - link it*!
* don't link to your review in your completion post - reviews in your completion posts should be included in full in that post.
You don't want to start reading a book and then find it doesn't meet the requirements because some information (eg page count or theme link) was missing from your original post.
I will be monitoring this and your book will not be considered complete until I am satisfied that your selection and completion posts comply with the format rules of the challenge.
Remember - you can ONLY change your book selection in the week that the theme is called.
6. You MUST check in with your team each week, ideally once the theme is announced. Please let your team know if you expect to have spotty communication or are on holidays or having an operation, etc.
7. When you post the completion of your book, you must post a review; enough for us to know you have actually read the book. Please don't link to a review. You must post the review in this thread.
8. Re-reads are allowed but you can't read the same book twice within this challenge.
9. There is no prize for the winning team - bragging rights only :)
10. Each week, the theme will be announced in the Q&A/Announcement thread. The full list of themes announced during this round will be maintained in msg 1 of that thread.
The Rule on the Pass Option
* Each team can only have ONE member using their pass each week.
* Each member can only use that pass once each 5 weeks.
* This means that one or two team members (dependent upon the size of your team) will miss using a pass in each 5 week block.
* No-one can use the pass option in the last week of the challenge.
* In the final week Option 2 has altered and I will be allocating each team another team from which their book selection must be chosen :)
Key selection and completion post information. You must have ALL elements in your book posts.For selection post Option 1 you must have:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
How the book qualifies - please note which qualifying bookshelf/list you are using or the tags that justifies that it works.
If the theme is based off the bookcover, post the cover. If there is a letter count in the title, publication date etc, please note these details.
For selection post Option 2 you must have:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
Name of the team-member, their star rating, the date they read the book.
For selection post Option 3 you must have:
Week #
PASS
For the completion post you must have:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Rating (1-5)
Review
Please DO NOT CHAT in these selction/completion posts. It needs to be super clear.
If you 'waffle' about your decided book - please REPOST your selection once you decide. DO NOT go back and edit your waffling post.
IF YOU NEED TO CORRECT A POST FOR MISSING INFORMATION or because the didn't qualify etc, please REPOST this information in a NEW post. I don't want to have to keep going backwards in the thread.
Selection Post
☕☕ Week 7 ☕☕
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☕☕ Week 8 ☕☕
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☕☕ Week 9☕☕
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☕☕ Week 10 ☕☕
Theme: 16. Instant Coffee - for when you are away from civilisation
🍵Carmen: Murder at Haven's Rock | Option 1 | Msg #211
🍵Shandrea: Wild at Heart | Option 1 | Msg #213
🍵Van: Butcher & Blackbird | Option 2 | Msg #201
🍵One Sentence Audio: | Option | Msg #
🍵Jessica: Credence | Option 1 | Msg #200
🍵Vicki: Watcher in the Woods | Option 1 | Msg #198
☕☕ Week 11 ☕☕
Theme:
🍵Carmen: The Highland Fling | Option 1 | Msg #238
🍵Shandrea: Book | Option | Msg #
🍵Van: Christmas at the Edge of the World | Option | Msg #223
🍵One Sentence Audio: Emma | Option 2 | Msg #225
🍵Jessica: The Do-Over | Option | Msg #234
🍵Vicki: Almost Like Being in Love | Option 1 | Msg #231
Completion Post
☕☕ Week 7 ☕☕
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☕☕ Week 8 ☕☕
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☕☕ Week 9 ☕☕
🍵Carmen | Raw | Rated: 4 stars | Review
🍵Shandrea | A Touch of Darkness | Rated: |
🍵Van | A Soul to Heal | Rated: 4 stars | Review
🍵One Sentence Audio | Rhubarb Pie Before You Die | Rated: 4 stars | Review
🍵Jessica | Gone With The Ghost | Rated: 3 stars | Review
🍵Vicki | The Survivors | Rated: 4 stars | Review
☕☕ Week 10 ☕☕
🍵Carmen | Murder at Haven's Rock | Rated: 3 stars | Review
🍵Shandrea | Wild at Heart | Rated: 5 stars | Review
🍵Van | Butcher & Blackbird | Rated: 4 stars | Review
🍵One Sentence Audio | Book | Rated: |
🍵Jessica | Credence | Rated: 4 stars | Review
🍵Vicki | Watcher in the Woods | Rated: | Review
☕☕ Week 11 ☕☕
🍵Carmen | The Highland Fling | Rated: |
🍵Shandrea | Christmas at the Edge of the World | Rated: |
🍵Van | Book | Rated: 3.5 stars | Review
🍵One Sentence Audio | Emma | Rated: 5 stars | Review
🍵Jessica | The Do-Over | Rated: 3 stars | Review
🍵Vicki | Book | Rated: |
Hey! I'm Jessica I live in WA state, recently moved here from AZ but originally from CO. I live with my hubby, 3 year old, and our dog. I work full time but love to jump on Goodreads throughout the day and catch up. I do my reading at night and in my "free time" whatever that means. This is my first challenge so please bear with me and help a sister out if I mess up a post. I read honestly everything romance related, although i will say contemporary is my least favorite. Some of my favorite authors at the moment are Shantel Tessier, Sierra Simone, Sarah J Mass (obv), Emily Rath, and Katee Robert. I also love pnr and rh so L.A. McGuiness is one of my favs and I am an ARC reader for her :)In terms of a team name, I am terrible at this stuff but some initial thoughts to get going on the coffee theme:
*Living La Vida Mocha
*Iced Chais Finish Last
*Espresso Patronum
*Beans, Billionaires, and Bad Boys
*Nerdy Beans
Yes - this is the right team :) And I LOVE your team names!!
Hi...introducing myself...I am Benita, a.k.a. OneSentenceAudioCritic. I am a semi-retired University professor. I will read just about anything for a challenge, but left to my own preferences I primarily read historic romance. Due to vision issues, I primarily do audiobooks. From the 1980's until 2019, I gave up reading for pleasure. Then, tired of waiting for the next season of Outlander on television, I read the book series. Now, most days, I finish more than 1 book. I have also recently (8 months ago) lost my husband to covid, and have used books to help deal with grief. Looking forward to the challenge. Benita
Hi there 👋🏽 I'm Vanessa🙋🏽♀️ I live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 🌎 with hubby and 2 teens. Have been here for the last few years and will probably remain for another 2 to 4 years. . I love being an expat as it allows me to travel way more cheaply🛫🚄🚢🚌😁. I've an unhealthy obsession with emojis 😬(as you can probably see). And will read anything for a challenge too, as I'm super competitive. So, I 'm glad this challenge is way less intense as the last one I took part in 🥳. Normally I read whatever I'm in a mood for at that time, or some irresistible book on tiktok🤦🏽♀️. Fantasy, prn, omegaverse, MM or monster or general smut are my preference, but there are times i will go for thriller/suspense or young adult. Love a pretty book too, so got a few special editions recently and am building a collection 😍📚💖☕ Team Names🧉 in order of preference 🍵 great names @Jessica
🏆🥇*Espresso Patronum 🎉💝
🥈*Living La Vida Mocha 🎊
🥉*Nerdy Beans ✨
4️⃣*Beans, Billionaires, and Bad Boys
5️⃣*Iced Chais Finish Last
Hello!!! Welcome to 'Pass the Parcel!' This is always a fun and easy challenge. Sorry I'm late to the party but work has me tired these days but so liking the names.
I live in NY, I have 5 adult children and recently became a grandma/nana of a boy and a girl. I've always enjoyed reading and was always my go to until I return to work after losing my husband almost 3 yrs ago. So there may be times when I can get so much reading done and then other times where it takes me awhile but I love challenges and reading all genres of books. I've been a big fan of romantic suspense and tend to fall back on that.
@Jessica, you'll enjoy this challenge. Its a fun one and I've always enjoyed this because you will find that your tbr will grow even bigger on the new finds. LOL
@Benita, sorry for your loss and definitely know how you feel. I wasn't able to even get into reading for nearly a year and even when I did get back to reading I found it hard to even get into the story. So I ended up reading it a few times and then decided on something else. I think when my grandson was born it helped me get out of my head and started to enjoy life a little more. Just know that it will take time but one day you will find your new you.
@Van, wow Brazil and traveling! That's awesome but sorry for being a bit dumb at the moment but what is an expat? LOL Never heard the term.
I have to say I really like the name 'Livin La Vida Mocha'
Hey team!!My name is Shandrea, I am from southern Idaho (mountain standard time). I have done this challenge for awhile. Probably my favorite challenge.
My husband just came home from a year deployment in the middle east. We have 4 children: 12, 10, 8, & 6. I am up to my ears in children's sports right now. Coaching junior high volleyball and my two sons are playing football. All of that on top of running a little grocery store in my small town of 300 people.. it's been A LOT. But I'm sure I'll miss these days later.
What I don't seem read very much are MM, historical romance, or paranormal. But I'm working on reading more of those.
Team names: I am loving Espresso Patronum
Nice to meet everyone! I think I friended you all in case we need Option 2 for anything. My goal is Option 1 for everything...but we will see what life has in store! :) It looks like two votes for Espresso Patronum and one for Livin La Vida Mocha. @Benita any thoughts? on either of these as possible team name? :) you might be the tipping vote!
Any of the choices is fine with me...as a coffee drinker Mocha and Espresso are both good.
Mocha has been taken now, so Espresso Patronum might be your best option at the moment :)
I guess Espresso is probably going to be it. Lol
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "I guess Espresso is probably going to be it. Lol"Just PM me when you are sure :)
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "I guess Espresso is probably going to be it. Lol"Lets snage it while we can, and before the first call tomorrow :)
Hi Team - Vicki is going to join in the fun on this team. Hopefully she will be over soon :)
Hello,Team 5! It just so happens that 5 is my favorite number as well as my lucky number. I have no vote on the team name since I am late, but I am super flexible so I'm fine with Espresso if that's what everyone else wants. I'm happy that I was able to be added to the team.
Oh, I'm in the central valley in California so I'm on PST. Married, 5 grown "kids," 22 grandchildren (3-29 years old), and 6 greats (8 months to 9 years) and we're pretty evenly distributed: 12 boys and 10 girls, and the greats are 3 boys and 3 girls. lol
Love historical fiction, sports romance, romance, and mystery/thriller/psychological thriller, and a good fantasy book. Not so much horror nor sci-fi.
Jessica I snagged the name 😊Hi Vicki! Nice to see you again
Thank you, bootyshaker! I mean, Carmen. :) I was happy to see that I am on your team because it seems it's been awhile.
It has been awhile since we were on a team together. Can't wait to see your picks that I might add to my tbr. LOL
LOL I am totally hopeless when it comes to that! I have WAY too many on my TBR. Even if I were a spring chick I'd never live to read them all. But if I add more to mine that I get from you, they'd better be good ones! lol
Week 1
Task: Option 1 - Book with at least 2 authors
Title: The Method
Pages: no paged version. 3 hours. Min
Qualification: 2 authors, James Patterson AND Michael B. Silver
Co-author is not on GR, but IS on Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B...
Dear Team...if you are an Audible member, there are several short "free to you" Audible Plus books, with excellent full cast productions by James Patterson and co-authors. But, with no page #'ed editions, I have asked for a ruling on eligibility.
I contacted Jane, our competition leader. Books must have page # to qualify in this challenge.
Week 1 #4 - read a book written by two authors
Qualification needs to be shown on the main page with 2 authors listed (narrators don’t count) or through a list which shows authors that write under a single name.
Selection Post ~ Week 1Task: Option 1 - Book written by 2 authors
by Dolly Parton and James PattersonPages: 439
How the book qualifies ~ Two authors:
🌟 Selection post - Option 1 🌟📅Week #1
📜Page numbers: 205 (1st Kindle edition)📖/ 4h58m 🎧Girl in Luv
✅ How the book qualifies - written by 2 authors; 👩🏾🤝👩🏻by: Jay Crownover, Rebecca Yarros
👩🏼🤝👩🏻👭Task 4. The two most commonly grown coffee bean types are C. arabica and C. robusta. Read a book written by two authors (or more)
Selection Post - Option 1Week #1
Page Numbers: 222 (1st Kindle edition) Inked
How the book qualifies: Written by two authors, Lauren Landish & Willow Winters as shown on book cover and main page
SELECTION📅Week #1. ⭐️Option 1. 🙏Task 4 - 2 author book
📚🎧Book: Girl in Luv
📜Page numbers: 205 (1st Kindle edition)📖/ 4h58m
✅ How the book qualifies - written by 2 authors; 👩🏾🤝👩🏻by: Jay Crownover, Rebecca Yarros
👩🏼🤝👩🏻👭Task 4. The two most commonly grown coffee bean types are C. arabica and C. robusta. Read a book written by two authors (or more)
Thank you Van...yes I am TOTALLY copying you. ❤️📚
COMPLETION Week #: 1, Option 1, 2 authors
Bookcover/link: Girl in Luv 🎧
Rating (1-5): 4
Review: Girl in Luv while marketed as a full book, is really just the first half of the story which finishes in Boy in Luv. Contemporary romance, fake boyfriend trope. Rich college girl needs a wedding date for nuptials of evil step-sister and plans to embarass bride and mean step-mother by hiring a lower class, heavily tatooed date. Story finishes in book 2.
I think I’m going to copy Jessica’s pick since it sounds interesting and I can use it in a different challenge. 😆
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Hello!!! Welcome to 'Pass the Parcel!' This is always a fun and easy challenge. Sorry I'm late to the party but work has me tired these days but so liking the names.
I live in NY, I have 5 adult..."
Sorry for the late reply 😬 Great to have you as our leader 💂🏽♀️
Expat is short for expatriate as in someone who lives outside their native country( My family is British).
One Sentence Audio wrote: " SELECTION📅Week #1. ⭐️Option 1. 🙏Task 4 - 2 author book
📚🎧Book: Girl in Luv
📜Page numbers: 205 (1st Kindle edition)📖/ 4h58m
✅ How the book qualifies - written by 2 authors; 👩🏾🤝..."
No problem, the more the merrier. This is the only way I see that many emojis in someone else post 😁
🎉 Completion post 🎉📅 Week #1 - Option 1. 📚 Task 4 - 2 author book👩🏾🤝👩🏻
💭✨Rating: 4 💖
📝Review ✍🏽 I was not expecting to enjoy it so much. I loved the main characters, and, the way it was written, I actually enjoyed reading about the bad ones too. The story is sweet, cute and quite addictive with a little spice near the end, but now I will have to spend money getting book 2 just because I need a proper closure and a hea.
She is very rich but down to earth and he comes from a rough background and is in the military. They have 1 week together, and despite it being a business transaction it becomes more. There is no cliff hanger but there is no closure either, so be prepared to want book 2.
The narration was really good, JF Harding was great, but Sofia’s narration was way too slow and a bit melancholy. I don't think Sofia’s voice or interpretation was quite right here.
Overall a great listen.
Selection Post - Week 1
Fated Throne by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti
Pages - 823
Qualification - Written by two authors
Van wrote: "🎉 Completion post 🎉📅 Week #1 - Option 1. 📚 Task 4 - 2 author book👩🏾🤝👩🏻
💭✨Rating: 4 💖
📝Review ✍🏽 I was not expecting to enjoy it so much. I loved the main charact..."
I followed you into this book...and of course needed Boy in Luv for the rest of the story.
I got the audiobook free on Libby.
Completion Post - Week #1Inked
Rating (1)
Review:
Yikes. This was not good. First of all, I am the first to say I am 100 percent okay with "insta love" but this entire book flew by in the span of what seemed like, I dunno days? The main FMC Maddy and her friend Katie are so immature it is painful to read. Not only do they talk trash to one another, Katie is really just background noise in the story of the couple, Maddy and Zane. My issue with MFC Maddy is she is hot and cold when it comes to Zane, but then again he also comes on WAYYYY too strong and asks himself, "what did I do wrong?" Well you literally pinned her against the wall at a club with a boner, soooo...maybe that is a bit much for just meeting someone at a bar?!
While this is a "college" setting book, it reads like high school freshmen at best in terms of character development. There is a mob twist in there that at least had some thrill to it but I definitely would not recommend. Which is a shame, because I have perused a Willow book on Kindle Vella and hear good things about Lauren Landish but together, this was like two high schoolers got together and wrote up a frenemies girl book with a hot bad boy thrown in the mix.
Van wrote: "☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Hello!!! Welcome to 'Pass the Parcel!' This is always a fun and easy challenge. Sorry I'm late to the party but work has me tired these days but so ..."
No worries and thank you for explaining that.
Selection PostOption 1
Week #1
Page: 354
How the book qualifies - Written by two authors Christina Hobbs & Lauren Billings
🎉 Completion post 🎉📅 Week #1 - Option 1. 📚 Task 4 - 2 author book👩🏾🤝👩🏻
💭✨Rating: 4 💖
Read: 9/18/23
📝Review ✍🏽
I enjoyed this one via both audiobook and on my kindle app. Dolly Parton narrated as one of the characters named Ruthanna, and it was just fun to hear her voice. It is about AnnieLee who is and up and coming star/singer, but is a nobody when something happens and she runs away from her hometown and goes to Nashville where she meets several people who help her get her start, including Ruthanna. But she also has a couple thugs who are after her but none of her friends know why since she hasn't told them the truth about who she is. I thought it was really good but the mystery aspect wasn't like James Patterson's other books so I missed more of a mystery to the story.
One Sentence Audio wrote: "Van wrote: "🎉 Completion post 🎉📅 Week #1 - Option 1. 📚 Task 4 - 2 author book👩🏾🤝👩🏻
💭✨Rating: 4 💖
📝Review ✍🏽 I was not expecting to enjoy it so much. I loved the ..."
Shoot! I should have thought about checking there too. Girl in Luv is free on audible but Boy in Luv cost me a credit 🤬😭
Completion Post - Week 1
Fated Throne by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti
Pages - 823
Qualification - Written by two authors
Read - 9/22
Rating - 5 Stars
Review - I am not usually a big "paranormal" reader, I started this series and I cannot stop. This series and this writing duo have me in a chokehold. I've read that this book could've been the series ender and I somewhat agree with that but I also want more! Bring on the next book! :)
Hi...I'm travelling and the airline lost my tech bag...I just have an emergency phone...do we have a new parcel challenge this week?
One Sentence Audio wrote: "Hi...I'm travelling and the airline lost my tech bag...I just have an emergency phone...do we have a new parcel challenge this week?"oh no that is terrible.
The answer to the question is No, this week is still part of week 1. I forgot the reason, I think it had something to do with thanksgiving. But we were told the 1st parcel was a 2 week affair instead of 1.
Hope you find your bag, good luck.
here it is:message 6: by Jane (PS), ModeratorSep 12, 2023 02:11PM
Jane (PS) | 22228 commentsDue to a miscalculation by me and the US Thanksgiving date 🦃 I will make week 1 a two week task.
This means that Thanksgiving will hit in our 2nd last week of the game, rather than the last week - meaning less stress for those who travel or are elbows-deep in dinner/guest preparations.
This allows us extra breathing space at this end to get our teams in order and checked in. If not every player is signed in by the start of the first task, it isn't the end of the world.
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One Sentence Audio wrote: "Hi...I'm travelling and the airline lost my tech bag...I just have an emergency phone...do we have a new parcel challenge this week?"Oh sorry to hear that but as Van said we have a 2 week read for Week 1 so you have time. Hope they find your bag.
Vicki wrote: "Selection Post ~ Week 1Task: Option 1 - Book written by 2 authors
by Dolly Parton and James PattersonHow the book qualifies ~ Tw..."
Hi Vicki - can you please add the pages of the book to this post? Thx
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