Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

🎉☕🍵Completion post ☕🍵🎉
📅 Week #6 📚
🎯5. Coffee is a significant agricultural crop for many countries
Read a book with an MC who is a farmer ☕🍵


📜Page numbers: 476(1st Kindle edition)📖/ 9h51m 🎧
✅ How the book qualifies - from list No314 Save a horse ride a cowboy
📅 Date Completed: 07/11/2023 - 💖Rating: 5 🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠
📝Review ✍🏽: Love this book. Their romance is fun and his level of grumpiness to her sunshine, together with the funny remarks and teasing was hilarious. Willa is a great character, I want to be her friend😂. It's a slow burn, with the first kiss around page 176 and steamy things only happen around 55% mark, but when it does it's steamy af. Also, age gap, single dad and cowboy romance are some of the tropes here.

🎉☕🍵 Completion post ☕🍵🎉
📅 Week #7 📚
🎯 9. Caffe Americano ☕🍵
Book set in the Americas - South or North. (American continent and associated islands)


📜 Page numbers: 256(1st Kindle edition)📖/ 6h45m 🎧
✅ How the book qualifies - Setting: Salem, Massachusetts (United States) Betwixt
📅 Date Completed: 09/11/2023 - 💖Rating: 3,25🔮🔮🔮
📝 Review ✍🏽: Ok read. I didn't like the fmc, but the story was good. romance almost non existent. The magic, suspense and mystery were good, but a bit predictable.

🌟☕ Selection post - Option 1☕ 🌟
📅Week #8
🎯3. Earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appears in 15th Century - Read an historical romance. ☕🍵


📜Page numbers: 519(1st Kindle edition)📖
✅ How the book qualifies - MPG Historical, MPG Romance and MPG Historical Romance Sanctuary with Kings

Option 1
3. Earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appears in 15th Century
Read an historical romance.
Must have MPG 'Historical' - that is, 'Historical' shows as one of the genres on the book's main genre.
You can click on 'more' once to see the extended list, but if you cannot continue with 'show all' and use the full page of genres.


Option 2
Key date: 12 May 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. Please note all three pieces of information on your post - teamie, date & rating.


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

SELECTION
Week 8. Option 1

Book: The Blacksmith's Mail Order Doctor by Karla Gracey
Qualification: MPG historic romance
Pages: 184 (oldest Kindle edition)

COMPLETION
Week 8. Option 1

Book: The Blacksmith's Mail Order Doctor by Karla Gracey
Qualification: MPG historic romance
Pages: 184 (oldest Kindle edition)
Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5. Karla Gacey, like fellow mail-order bride machine authors Amelia Rose, Emma Ashwood and Linda Bridey, will never win a Pulitizer. But, I enjoy the stories and they are better relaxation conduits then food, alcohol or RX drugs. This one follows a Harvard medical school educated woman as she attempts to start a relationship with a frontier Minnesota blacksmith, with the 19th century equivolent of a helicopter mom.

Selection Post-Option 1 - 📅Week #7
🔖9. Caffe Americano.
Book set in the Americas - South or North

📚Book: Butcher & Blackbird
✍️By: Brynne Weaver
📃Page Numbers: 362 Kindle Edition
🗝️How the book qualifies: Book blurb mentions they travel from "small town West Virginia to upscale California", from downtown Boston to rural Texas. It actually takes place across the continental US.

Selection Post-Option 1 - 📅Week #8
🔖Task: 3. Earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appears in 15th Century. Read an historical romance.


📚Book: A Lady’s Guide to Scandal
✍️By: Sophie Irwin
📃Page Numbers: 400 Hardcover
🗝️How the book qualifies: MPG:Historical Romance

✅Completion Post - Week #6
Bittersweet


Rating (1-5) ⭐⭐⭐
Review: The writing was good, the plot was fine, and sets up well for a series which the author has. As Taylor says, "It's me. Hi..I'm the problem it's me!" I am just not really a fan of contemporary romance unless it is on the dark side. So small town, farmer is just not going to do it for me no matter how hot Griff is.

And, I in general was not a fan of Audrey. I read a book recently where the woman was in the culinary world/chef and it was just not something that I care about at all. The restaurant business and rich girl trope just didn't do it for me. I probably will not continue the series because I know what I like to read, and M/F contemporary is just not it. I know what I like xX(shrug)Xx

I’ll post my next competition and update tomorrow.

/Completion Post-Option 1 - 📅Week #7
🔖9. Caffe Americano.
Book set in the Americas - South or North


Book: Good Girl Complex
Read: 11/5/23
Rating: 4 stars

Review:
I enjoyed this book and the slow burn, story of opposites attract. I have found a good author whose books I've enjoyed and am reading more and more of as I come across them. The MC's, Mac and Cooper, were a really cute couple that I fell in love with. I always love a snarky character and bantering between two people, and they filled the bill where that's concerned. I am anxious to read the next book and see where their relationship goes. There was a lot of drama in the story, probably too much for my liking, but I still really enjoyed the book overall.

Completion Post

Week 5


Read: 11/12/23
Rated: 4.5 stars
Review: Wasn’t sure what was coming about with this story but wow. I really enjoyed all of the twist and turns with these two.
Troy is definitely not the knight in shining armor but I think he grows on you towards the end. He’s the guy you want to hate for sure. He annoyed me throughout the story but like Sparrow, you just love to hate him but can’t because he’s like that annoying bug that eventually gets you to want him around and keep him. Sparrow is a strong heroine. Even though she may be afraid, she still stands up for herself every time and never backs down when it comes to telling Troy and others off in a kind or screw them with a smile type of way. Really enjoyed this story.

Vicki wrote: "Selection Post-Option 1 - 📅Week #7
🔖9. Caffe Americano.
Book set in the Americas - South or North


Book: Good Girl Complex
Read: 11/5/23
Ratin..."

Vicki can you change it to say completion post, please.

Selection Post

Week 8

Option 2


Pages: 477

Qualifies: Vanessa rated it 4 stars, read it July 20,2023 - Review

I LOVE historical romance, but I need to look through my books and see what I have. YIPPEE!!!

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Selection Post-Option 1 - 📅Week #7
🔖9. Caffe Americano.
Book set in the Americas - South or North


Book: Good Girl Complex
Read:..."

LOL Always ME!!!

Vicki wrote: "☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Selection Post-Option 1 - 📅Week #7
🔖9. Caffe Americano.
Book set in the Americas - South or North

[bookcover:Good Girl Complex|57693481..."

Hahaha I did the same thing. It's why I noticed your post ;-)

Selection Post-Option 1 ~ Week #8
🔖Task: 3. Earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appears in 15th Century. Read an historical romance.


Book: The Socialite
Author: J'nell Ciesielski
Pages: 368
How It Qualifies: MPG Historical Romance

Week 7 - Selection Post
9. Caffe Americano
Book set in the Americas - South or North. (American continent and associated islands)


My Beautiful Neighbor by Piper Rayne

Pages - 286
Qualification - Precis notates location in Alaska

Week 7 - Completion Post
9. Caffe Americano
Book set in the Americas - South or North. (American continent and associated islands)


My Beautiful Neighbor by Piper Rayne

Pages - 286
Qualification - Precis notates location in Alaska
Rating - 5 stars
Review - I hadn't read anything from this author before and I was pleasantly surprised. I really enjoyed this book, the second, and third in the series also.

✅Completion Post - Week #7
Butcher & Blackbird


Rating (1-5) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Review: This was my first book by Brynne Weaver and I do not think it will be my last. If you manage to read the TW in the beginning and think, huh...I could probably be okay with that...this book will delight you! It is more of a dark romcom I would say than dark romance. It is a SLOW burn with a HOT pay off. Two serial killers end up falling for each other traveling the country murdering bad guys, how entertaining! I listened to the audible version which Joe Arden, if you have not heard anything of his, is excellent. This was not just dual POV, it was a duet narration. THIS is exactly what I've been searching for in audio books! Where the MFC and the MMC go back and forth seamlessly in speaking so you hear a conversation back and forth.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


Week 9
Option 1
11. Flat White - a barista coffee originating from Australia or NZ (as usual, we both claim it ;)
Read a book written by an Australian or New Zealand author.
The book may also be set in Australia or NZ. Qualification may come from the GR main book page, author's page, lists and tags.


Option 2
Key date: 19 May 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. Please note all three pieces of information on your post - teamie, date & rating.


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

One Sentence Audio wrote: "https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


Week 9
Option 1
11. Flat White - a barista coffee originating from Australia or..."

Thank you for posting :-)

Selection Post
Week 9

Book: Rhubarb Pie Before You Die
Qualification (Option 2): on teammate's shelf
Carmen's shelf, rated ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, Oct. 14, 2023
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Pages: 218

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Outstanding:
Week 7 - Carmen
Week 8 - Everyone except Benita

Shandrea - you need to post your selection for week 8 ASAP

🌟☕ Selection post - Option 1☕ 🌟
📅Week #9
🎯11. Flat White - a barista coffee originating from Australia or NZ (as usual, we both claim it ;)
Read a book written by an Australian or New Zealand author. ☕🍵


📜Page numbers: 556(1st Kindle edition)📖 A Soul to Heal
✅ How the book qualifies - Australian author Opal Reyne

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Selection Post

Week 8

Option 2


Pages: 477

Qualifies: Vanessa rated it 4 stars, read it July 20,2023 - Review"

hope you like it, I laughed hard at times. and the free audiobook is a nice touch.

COMPLETION POST
Week 9

Book: Rhubarb Pie Before You Die
Qualification (Option 2): on teammate's shelf
Carmen's shelf, rated ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, Oct. 14, 2023
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Pages: 218
Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Of the cozy mystery genre, I had not read #1 of this three book series of which this was book #2. The book worked well as a stand alone. The female main character has inherited a garlic hobby farm, but gets involved with a murder investigation of her next door hobby farmer, a dysfunctional attorney doing research into the use of rhubarb leaves as a cancer treatment agent.



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This is the last call for this challenge, and unless I am in error.....all my tasks are complete. Thank you team. Have a great holiday season!!

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One Sentence Audio wrote: "COMPLETION POST
Week 9

Book: Rhubarb Pie Before You Die
Qualification (Option 2): on teammate's shelf
Carmen's shelf, rated ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, Oct. 14, 2023
https://www.goodreads.com/review..."

Don't abandon us yet! Benita, the amazing race has it's last call from today and ends Sunday.
This one lasts longer - Last task - week 11 theme call 1 December.

♏Vanessa(UK)♏ wrote: "One Sentence Audio wrote: "COMPLETION POST
Week 9

Book: Rhubarb Pie Before You Die
Qualification (Option 2): on teammate's shelf
Carmen's shelf, rated ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, Oct. 14, 2023
https..."

My error. Apologies.

I was going by the dates in this post:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I’ll post my Week 7 completion in a few.

One Sentence Audio wrote: "♏Vanessa(UK)♏ wrote: "One Sentence Audio wrote: "COMPLETION POST
Week 9

Book: Rhubarb Pie Before You Die
Qualification (Option 2): on teammate's shelf
Carmen's shelf, rated ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐..."

Ooops - there are 11 weeks in the challenge. I recall I had issues with working out the weeks at the beginning and must have forgotten to update this post. Sorry Benita!

Last call is 1 December.

Here is the post on the revised timeline:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Completion Post

Week 7
Option 1
9. Caffe Americano
Book set in the Americas - South or North. (American continent and associated islands)


Pages: 240
Read: 11/17/23
Rated: 4 stars
Review: I read both books and I have to say I still enjoy Kate and Curran but now they have there son, Conlan, which is definitely different because they have to worry about him too. I thought it was funny the they thought they were going to have a peaceful life. Not being part of the world they're use to. Now who would have thought that to be true, not me, hahaha. I still love these two. I think this is going to be another great Kate, Curran and Conlan. This is the life they know and which keeps them going and what they live for. I just hope there's more to come.

Selection Post-Option 1📅Week #9
🔖Task 11. Flat White - a barista coffee originating from Australia or NZ. Read a book written by an Australian or New Zealand author.

📚Book: The WitchSlayer
✍️By: Opal Reyne
📃Page Numbers: 550 kindle edition
🗝️How the book qualifies: Opal Reyne is an Australian Author

Week 8 - Selection Post
Option 2


Pretty Reckless by L.J. Shen

Pages - 363
Qualification - read by Vanessa on August 30th, she rated 5 stars.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Selection Post-Option 2📅Week #9
🗝️Key date: 19 May 2023
Gone With The Ghost By Erin McCarthy


Teammate: Carmen Read and Rated 5/20/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐

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🎉☕🍵 Completion post ☕🍵🎉
📅 Week #8 📚
🎯 3. Earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appears in 15th Century - Read an historical romance. ☕🍵


📜Page numbers: 519(1st Kindle edition)📖
✅ How the book qualifies - MPG Historical, MPG Romance and MPG Historical Romance Sanctuary with Kings
📅 Date Completed: 21/11/2023 - 💖Rating: 4,5🌟🌟🌟🌟🌠
📝 Review ✍🏽: Amazingly good polyamory, monster erotica with a plot thrown in making the story more entertaining. Apart from the spice (there are lots and lots of it) we get romance, battles, drama, mythology and a hea too.

Week 9 - Selection Post
Option 2


A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair

Pages - 397
Qualification - read by Vanessa on November 13th and she rated 4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Selection Post

Week 9

Option 1

11. Flat White - a barista coffee originating from Australia or NZ (as usual, we both claim it ;)
Read a book written by an Australian or New Zealand author.

Qualifies: author was born in Australian

✅Completion Post - Week #8
A Lady’s Guide to Scandal

Rating (1-5) ⭐⭐⭐.5
Review: I am just not that much into historical romance but the writing was very well done. There was a lot of great banter but the main story did stray from traditional romance tropes. There were elements of the story I was not expecting and this was PG at best. It was enjoyable though, just not my cup of tea! ;)

✅Completion Post - Week #9-Option 2


Rating (3)⭐⭐⭐
Review: This was a cute read and the first of a series. It was really similar to Ghosted in the sense that there was a ghost needing help from the main character. Murder mystery, some light romance, rom-com. In general, not my pnr style but still enjoyable.

Completion Post-Option 1 ~ Week #8
🔖Task: 3. Earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appears in 15th Century. Read an historical romance.


Book: The Socialite
Read: 11/22
Rating: 4 stars

Review:
The setting is in occupied Paris, France during WWII. Kate's father sends her to England to bring her sister Ellie back home. But Ellie has found a man she is romantically interested in and Kate doesn't care for him. Their father sends Barrett to Paris to bring them both home and he and Kate fall in love. And there is the storyline of the four and many things that happen during a war.
I really enjoyed the book and I loved the sisterly relationship.

Week 10

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


Option 1
16. Instant Coffee - for when you are away from civilisation
Read a book set in the wilderness or in a remote location, or where at least one MC sleeps in a tent.
Words in tags such as 'remote', 'wilderness', 'camping', 'woods', 'forest'
Qualification may come from the GR main book page, lists and tags.


Option 2
Key date: 26 May 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. Please note all three pieces of information on your post - teamie, date & rating.


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

SELECTION POST
Week 10

Book: Winter's Camp by Jodi Thomas
Pages: 384
Qualification: Option 1 "camp" in title, book setting wilderness in remote area near Pecos river in 1800's during US-Native American wars, the prequel to the Canyon series

COMPLETION
Week 10
Option 1
Book: Winter's Camp by Jodi Thomas
Pages: 384
Qualification: "camp" in title, 100 miles from civilization
Review: In this warm Old West series opener to the Ransom Canyon series, Kirkland, a disenchanted former soldier/orphan, saves Millie (blue-eyed Native American slave), thinking to rescue her and get her to safety. But their lives entwine and a series of eight family saga romance book will stem from their relationship.

Selection Post ~ Week #9
Option 1
11. Flat White - a barista coffee originating from Australia or NZ (as usual, we both claim it ;)
Read a book written by an Australian or New Zealand author.
The book may also be set in Australia or NZ. Qualification may come from the GR main book page, author's page, lists and tags.


Book: The Survivors
Pages: 379
Qualification: Author Jane Harper currently lives in Melbourne, Australia and the book is set in Tasmania, Australia. See MPG via above link.

Selection Post ~ Week 10
Option 1
16. Instant Coffee - for when you are away from civilization
Read a book set in the wilderness or in a remote location, or where at least one MC sleeps in a tent.
Words in tags such as 'remote', 'wilderness', 'camping', 'woods', 'forest'


Book: Watcher in the Woods
Pages: 364
Qualification: Title, set in the Yukon, Canada. Tagged "wilderness" 3x

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Selection Post - Option 1-📅Week 10
🔖Task <16. Instant Coffee - for when you are away from civilization. Read a book set in the wilderness or in a remote location, or where at least one MC sleeps in a tent.


📚Book:Credence
✍️By: Penelope Douglas
📃Page Numbers: 487
🗝️How the book qualifies: How the book qualifies: Remote Cabin in The Woods. The book precis discusses the remote cabin setting of the book.