Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Jane (PS) wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Selection Post ~ Week 1
Task: Option 1 - Book written by 2 authors

by Dolly Parton and James Patterson
How the book ..."

Sorry about that...updated it for you.

Week 2
12. Latte Art - the decorative surface pattern on Flat Whites or Lattes
Read a book with a drawn cover.

These ones count:


And its likely that the covers in these lists will work:
Books with Cartoonish Covers
Best Gay Drawn Covers


If you aren't sure, please post in the Q&A thread.

Selection Post - Week 2
12. Latte Art - the decorative surface pattern on Flat Whites or Lattes
Read a book with a drawn cover.


Pages: 336
Qualifies: cartoonish cover

Selection Post - Week 2
12. Latte Art - the decorative surface pattern on Flat Whites or Lattes - Read a book with a drawn cover.


A Study in Drowning

Page Numbers: 384 (hardcover)
Qualifies: This is an illustrated cover

Selection
Week 2
Task 12


The Roommate Pact

Qualification: illustrated cover
Pages: 320

Completion
Week 2
Task 12

The Roommate Pact


Qualification: illustrated cover
Pages: 320
Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ cute contemp nurse & firefighter love story

One Sentence Audio wrote: "Selection
Week 2
Task 12

The Roommate Pact
Qualification: illustrated cover
Pages: 320"

Hi Benita - for future cover tasks, please add the cover to your post so that the qualification is obvious :)

Jane (PS) wrote: "One Sentence Audio wrote: "Selection
Week 2
Task 12

The Roommate Pact
Qualification: illustrated cover
Pages: 320"

Hi Benita - for future cover tasks, please add the cover to your..."
..


my apologies. I forgot.

🌟☕ Selection post - Option 1☕ 🌟
📅Week #2
🎯Task 12. Latte Art - the decorative surface pattern on Flat Whites or Lattes - Read a book with a drawn cover ☕🍵


📜Page numbers: 301(1st Kindle edition)📖/ 10h5m 🎧The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
✅ How the book qualifies - Illustrated cover (see above)

🎉☕🍵Completion post ☕🍵🎉
📅 Week #2 - Option 1
📚 Task 12.- Read a book with a drawn cover


📅Date Completed: 01/10/2023 💭✨Rating: 5 💖
📝Review ✍🏽A real feel good, heart warming novel about witches, their magic and relationships. It was truly enchanting and I loved the magic and the witchy routines and spells. It's set in Britain and I loved the narration. The romance is not the main part here, but there is one and it is slow burn and grumpy/sunshine one.

Completion Post

Week #1

Read: 10/1
Rated: 4.5 stars
Review: Though the ex was a major jerk. I’m so glad Max brought out the best in Sara. So much fun and sweaty moments between the two. I wasn’t sure how these two would end up since the ex was for sure trying to put himself in the middle of them but wow Sara opened her eyes and saw the real jerk and what she was really missing in her life. Another favorite 😍

One Sentence Audio wrote: "Completion
Week 2
Task 12

The Roommate Pact


Qualification: illustrated cover
Pages: 320
Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ cute contemp nurse & firefighter l..."

Can you put the read date, please.

Vanessa are you new to the group? Did someone leave the group? I feel like I missed something. LOL

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Vanessa are you new to the group? Did someone leave the group? I feel like I missed something. LOL"

🤭😂 No I just changed my profile to my full first name after my husband wouldn't stop teasing me I was a "van" 🤦🏽‍♀️😬

Selection Post ~ Week 2
12. Latte Art - the decorative surface pattern on Flat Whites or Lattes - Read a book with a drawn cover.


Book: Every Duke Has His Day
Pages: 320
Qualification: Illustrated cover

Hahaha ok I thought I was missing something because GR has been wonky for a few days. I’ll update your post.

Week 2 books are due Thursday?

Completion Post - Week #2
A Study in Drowning

Qualification - Drawn/Illustrated Cover
Date Finished: 10/5/2023

Rating (3)
Review:
I am conflicted about this book because I went into this thinking this would be a great fall read/dark academia. Which, it is….but it also seems rushed. Effy, the main character is the only female in the architect college because as a woman she is unable to be in the literature college even though she is more than qualified. She is a relatable character, struggling with mental health having to take sleeping pills at night and pink pills during the day to keep a variety of "visions" away. She falls deep into her favorite author's stories and worlds as a method of escapism. There are some very adult elements in this book that many women can related to. "I was a woman when it was convenient to blame me, and a girl when they wanted to use me."

She ends up winning a contest to redesign the home of her favorite author, but when she gets to the location the home is in complete disrepair, literally falling into the sea, and hiding more secrets than the family is leading on. The mystery and the plot were a bit predictable and the world-building could have been much bigger.

I think at just under 400 pages, the author's writing is beautiful but it almost distracts from the story because it is so "flowery" at times. I would say the best part of the book is the description of this old decrepit house, it was similar to Mexican Gothic to me.

Sorry for the delay in posting, had to rush to finish this one! I was in Las Vegas this week for a conference and let's just say there was very little down time :-P

Vicki wrote: "Week 2 books are due Thursday?"

I may be wrong here, but I think we need to select a book during the week the task is called and before the next task. The completion can be the following week.
The last few weeks are different and need a bit more urgency if we want to finish first.

♏Vanessa(UK)♏ wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Week 2 books are due Thursday?"

I may be wrong here, but I think we need to select a book during the week the task is called and before the next task. The completion can be the follo..."

That's correct, thanks Vanessa

Thanks, Vanessa & Carmen. :)

Completion Post

Week 2:


Read: 10/6/23
Rated: 4 stars
Review: What can be better than that, hmm, maybe some truth. Mia and Liam are the perfect couple if they can only see it like everyone else. It was fun reading this book and all the bickering from all the family members and of course the main characters. The chatter between everyone reminded me of when I was a kid and all the neighbors with their families joining to celebrate any of the holidays or special function.

Selection Post - Week 2


Back in the Burbs by Tracy Wolff

Pages - 326
Qualification - drawn/cartoon cover

♏Vanessa(UK)♏ wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Week 2 books are due Thursday?"

I may be wrong here, but I think we need to select a book during the week the task is called and before the next task. The completion can be the follo..."

WAIT WAIT...I have two weeks to read each theme call?! I thought it was just that first week that we got two weeks to read the book...Sooo ...a new theme is called every Friday...we have to select a book before that next Friday, but could still in theory be reading the previous week's book? Essentially we can be overlapping with 1-2 books, and 1-2 theme calls at the same time (up until the later weeks). Yes?

Selection Post - Week 3
Task 6. Green coffee beans-Read a book with green and brown on the cover.

Legends & Lattes

Page Numbers: 296 [TOR paperback]
How the book qualifies: Green and Brown Cover

Jessica wrote: "♏Vanessa(UK)♏ wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Week 2 books are due Thursday?"

I may be wrong here, but I think we need to select a book during the week the task is called and before the next task. The compl..."

Yes, as long as you select a book within the week the task was called you can complete it by the following week.
But the last 3 weeks we need more speed in order to try to finish first, so I would say shorter books to be finished asap on those last weeks.

SELECTION
WEEK 3
Option 2

Book: The Hollow of Fear by Sherry Thomas

Qualification: Option 2 (Read by Teammate after 7 April 2023
Aiswrya's Read Shelf, September 3, 2023, rated ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Pages: 338, Kindle 1st

COMPLETION
WEEK 3
Option 2

Book: The Hollow of Fear by Sherry Thomas

Qualification: Option 2 (Read by Teammate after 7 April 2023
Aiswrya's Read Shelf, September 3, 2023, rated by A ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Pages: 338, Kindle 1st
Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A fun and intriguing member of the new, feminized Sherlock, sub-genre of romantic historic suspense/mystery series. This is #3 in the series. Has a very minor romance subplot that continues through the series.

🌟☕ Selection post - Option 1☕ 🌟
📅Week #3
🎯Task 6. Green coffee beans-Read a book with green and brown on the cover. ☕🍵


📜Page numbers: 363(1st Kindle edition)📖/ 10h53m 🎧
✅ How the book qualifies -Green Jacket and light brown jacket on the 2 mmc

Completion Post ~ Week 2
12. Latte Art - the decorative surface pattern on Flat Whites or Lattes - Read a book with a drawn cover.


Book: Every Duke Has His Day by Suzanne Enoch
Rating: 4 stars

Review:
Adorable. I really enjoyed this quick, cute read. I fell in love with the two MC's right away and I loved that it was a clean romance, refreshing to find at times. If you want a good, steamy romance, this isn't the right book for you. There's very, very little in this book but it still was worth the time (for romance genre). Even if you love steamy romance and look for that, you still might love how whimsical it is and how Michael Blumley, Duke of Loriton, and Elizabeth “Bitsy” Dockering meet in the most unusual and funny way.

Hi ladies. Sorry for being MIA this week. I've updated everyone's post up to here. If I missed anyone please let me know.

Week 3

Option 1
6. Green coffee beans must be roasted prior to consumption, which is when they turn brown
Read a book with green and brown on the cover. Both colors must be on the cover.

If you aren't sure, please post in the Q&A thread.


Option 2
Key date: 7 April 2023
State date your teammate read the book and their rating
Book from your teammate's shelf must have been read on or after this date, and rated at least 3 stars.)


Option 3
Pass
Allowed one person per team per week, and once every 4 weeks per person

Selection Post Week 3, Option 1


Book: Forever Right Now: A Single Dad Romance by Emma Scott
Pages: 285
How the book qualifies - The cover has green and brown on it

Completion Post - Week 2


Back in the Burbs by Tracy Wolff

Pages - 326
Qualification - drawn/cartoon cover
Read - 10/09
Rating - 5 star!
Review - I loved the hero in this book, I love how helpful he was to the heroine. The storyline of the book and their relationship was perfect. This book had me cracking up.

Selection Post - Week 3
6. Green coffee beans must be roasted prior to consumption, which is when they turn brown
Read a book with green and brown on the cover


First Down by Grace Reilly


Pages - 310
Qualification - Green & brown on the cover

Completion Post - Week 3
6. Green coffee beans must be roasted prior to consumption, which is when they turn brown
Read a book with green and brown on the cover


First Down by Grace Reilly


Pages - 310
Qualification - Green & brown on the cover
Rating - 5 stars!!
Review - I was a little hesitant reading this book, I don't normally want to read cartoon cover books but I had a hard time finding green and brown, so I gave it a shot and ended up LOVING it. I loved the issue in the storyline, somewhat abuse/controlling ex, the hero quarterback.. Loved it. It's also football season (my fav) and this book fit that perfectly.

Completion Post ~ Week 3
Option 1

6. Green coffee beans must be roasted prior to consumption, which is when they turn brown
Read a book with green and brown on the cover. Both colors must be on the cover.


Book: Forever Right Now: A Single Dad Romance by Emma Scott
Read: 10/10/23
Rating: 5 emotional stars!

Review:
I just loved this sweet book about a single (unexpectedly) dad and his relationship with his child. Sawyer Hass is an up and coming lawyer who still has his bar exam to take. When he meets Darlene Montgomery, he can't really afford the distraction...that being said, we all know how that goes. lol Darlene is a recovering addict and is trying to clean up her life by finding work, attending NA meetings, and more. So both she and Sawyer have a lot going on in their personal lives.

I love that the author writes a slow burn romance and we get to take the time to know both characters pretty well. While Sawyer tends to his daughter and his studies to become a lawyer, Darlene is tending to her journey of becoming clean and sober. But attraction and those feels are strong.

Plus, this author and the MC's gave me so many feels. I ran the gamut of emotions and, yes, I even cried.

🎉☕🍵Completion post ☕🍵🎉
📅 Week #3 - Option 1📚
🎯Task 6. Green coffee beans-Read a book with green and brown on the cover.☕🍵


📅Date Completed: 11/10/2023 💭✨Rating: 3,5 💖
📝Review ✍🏽 Loved it and hated it too, but narration was outstanding. Hilarious in a preposterous and absurd kind of way. Everyone (almost) is queer in this book. low spice but greatly done.

Selection Post

📅 Week #3 - Option 1📚
🎯Task 6. Green coffee beans-Read a book with green and brown on the cover.☕🍵


Pages: 472
Qualifies: green & brown on the cover

One Sentence Audio wrote: "SELECTION
WEEK 3
Option 2

Book: The Hollow of Fear by Sherry Thomas

Qualification: Option 2 (Read by Teammate after 7 April..."

Hi Benita - you can't select from Aiswrya's bookshelf as she is not one of your team members for this round. I've only just noticed this - please find the book on one of your actual team mates' shelves or select another book for week 3.

Sorry for not seeing this sooner.

Your team mates are:
Carmen TBT
Shandrea
Vanessa (UK)
Jessica
Vicki

Jessica wrote: "♏Vanessa(UK)♏ wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Week 2 books are due Thursday?"

I may be wrong here, but I think we need to select a book during the week the task is called and before the next task. The compl..."

Yes :) You just can't fall behind by more than 2 books. There's more expansion on this rule in the Q&A.

Jane (PS) wrote: "One Sentence Audio wrote: "SELECTION
WEEK 3
Option 2

Book: The Hollow of Fear by Sherry Thomas

Qualification: Option 2 (Rea..."

I apologize for my error. I used comments made to pick up user names.

May I use The Deception of the Emerald Ring, which had green and brown on the cover ... and which I conpleted recently (is there a specific time window for completion eligibility)?

One Sentence Audio wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "One Sentence Audio wrote: "SELECTION
WEEK 3
Option 2

Book: The Hollow of Fear by Sherry Thomas

Qualificat..."

No worries - yes, you can use this book if you started it since the start of week 3 (so you started on 7 October or later) which I think is the case. Otherwise you will need to pick a new book :)

Just create a new selection post after this, and then your completion post.

Selection
Week 3
Option 1 - Green & brown on cover

Book: The Deception of the Emerald Ring by Lauren Willig
Qualification; green (dress) and brown (Celtic emblem) on cover
Pages: 464

Completion
Week 3
Option 1 - Green & brown on cover

Book: The Deception of the Emerald Ring by Lauren Willig
Pages: 464
Date Completed: October 10, 2023
Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐A great strength of Willog's writing in the pink carnation series is her in depth historic research. She uses a dual time line structure which has one strand in contemporary times, giving her a clear time to relevance.

Thanks Benita :)

Selection
Week 4
Option 2



Book: One Poison Pie by Lynn Cahoon
Qualification: on teammate's shelf, Carmen
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Teammate Read Date: August 10, 2023
Teammate Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Pages: 274 Kindle

Jane (PS) wrote: "Thanks Benita :)"

Thank you!

One Sentence Audio wrote: "Selection
Week 4
Option 2


Book: One Poison Pie by Lynn Cahoon
Qualification: on teammate's shelf, Carmen
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."

Hi Benita - Just add Carmen's rating and date read to the post so we can see that it fits without having to use the link :)

(at least 3 stars, and read in the last 6 months )