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The BTC13 Luck Be a Hottie (5)
🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 13🌹🌹Theme - Lucky in Love 🌹
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. 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 and anthologies 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 Best (award winner), Bonjour (set in mainland Europe), ??? (hidden task) and Bronco (tagged 'cowboy'). 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 cumulative 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.
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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 13🌹🌹Theme - Lucky in Love 🌹
Books must be 100 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 under the precis, there is a section that says "Genres". Anything listed under that section is counted as an MPG. You may use anything that show when you click 'more', but not if you click 'show all'.
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 13🌹🌹Theme - Lucky in Love 🌹
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 100 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 13🌹🌹Theme - Lucky in Love 🌹
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! Simply listing the completions with message number is great though - links are not required, but always appreciated. 😊
🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 13🌹🌹Theme - Lucky in Love 🌹
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 Lucky in Love and your team name should relate to that. Captains, please post your team name in the Q&A thread when you have decided.
Challenge Tracking, Tasks, & Qualifying InformationTotal Roses:
B is for .
Most Books Read ➔ Eugenia with 8 books
Longest Book Read ➔ Eugenia with Wolfsong by TJ Klune (494 pages)
Team Books Read ➔ 24 books
Team Pages Read ➔ 6920
Scavenger Hunt Books ➔ Christina with 4 Scavenger Hunt books
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Date TrackingDate 1: B is for Better
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Hi team! My name is Ariel and this is my 6th go around with this challenge. It's definitely become one of my favorites.A little bit about me is that I am30 years old, am currently job searching (and have been for a while - LOL), and love reading/writing. My favorite genres are definitely romance and mystery/thriller.
Tell me about you guys! What do you guys like to read? We do need to come up with a team name so any ideas you guys have are welcome.
I am confirming that I have read the rules.
Hi everyone. I'm Christene from PH. This probably my 3rd time with this challenge not sure lmao. I'm 29 years old, a mom of one and an Occupational Therapist in Hospital setting. I usually read fantasy, thriller and romance books. Nice meeting you all. Looking forward to do this challenge with you. I'm not really good with team names but whatever works with the team is good for me.
Hi all! I’m Eugenia. I live in Alaska with my husband, teen daughter, and dog. I’m a middle school teacher 🤪 —which is like being a zookeeper lol. For years I only read mm romance, but lately I’ve been picking mf historicals again, along with romantasy, mystery/thrillers and anything else that strikes my fancy.
Possible team names:
Charm & Chapter
Let It Ride!
Bet It All!
Luck Be a Hottie
Cross Your Fingers
Show Me the Love
Rolling In It
I’ll think of more…
I have read the rules.
Hi everyone! I'm ChristinaT from Iowa. I work Graveyard Shift at one of our local casinos but will be moving to second Shift in two weeks. After 19 years in the cashiering department I'm moving on to another department. I'm ready for the new challenge but super nervous. My posting might be sporadic during my transition. I'm not married and have no kids and wonderfully happy about both. Recently my small family (mom dad sister nephew and niece all moved into a new house to assist my parents in their golden years. Financially and for their health this was what was best for them. In the last 10 months we sold two houses and moved so much stuff (dad's a hoarder unfortunately) we will be unpacking boxes forever.
With all that, reading is my happy place. I've been reading MM romances for a couple of years now and am in love with the genre so much. It really rejuvenated my love of reading as it had started going stagnant in me. I've done this challenge many times and it's one of my favorites.
In the past some of my teams have made a secret group to discuss Scavenger Hunt books... ones we found that we won't read or won't have time to read or whatever. Some of my teams didn't. Either one is fine with me. I'm terrible at finding SHR books. It stresses me out TBH.
I like Luck Be A Hottie that Eugenia suggested.
I've read all the stuff and understand.
Hey Everyone! My name is Amber and I'm excited for this challenge. It is my first time, so I may need some help navigating what to do, but I have read all the rules and understand! I will ask questions if need be, but I think after the first week I should get the hang of it.
I live in Michigan with my fiancé (newly engaged this past Christmas), our almost two year old son, and our puppers! I am employed full time as an accountant, which sounds dull, but it actually isn't because I work in the music industry! No two days are the same. I love reading romance, but like to expand my genre horizons every now and then (sometimes you need a smut palette cleanser). I'm always sleep deprived because I always stay up way too late reading lol. So I guess another one of my other hobbies is caffeine. I also love playing golf in the summer and spending time with the fam on the weekends.
I also like Luck Be A Hottie and Charm & Chapter that Eugenia mentioned.
Looking forward to this challenge and working with all of you these next few weeks!
I have read all the rules and understand.
I have read the rules and understand
Kaylee wrote: "So excited!!!"Please see message #6 above and respond. Thanks.
Has anyone ever noticed that life tends to throw everything to you all at once? Because that is how my week has been. LOLIt's so nice to meet everyone!
@Eugenia: Yes to all of the names! I am definitely not that creative. I do really like Luck Be a Hottie though given the theme of this round.
@Christina: In the past, I have also been on teams that used a private group to talk about scavenger hunt roses? Is that something everyone would be interested in? Because I am more than okay with creating one for us.
Hi all, I am adding Raquel to your team. So you will be a team of 7. Hopefully she will be along soon.
I'm so excited to start! Do any of our newbie Bachelor players have any questions we can answer before we start? I'm not sure if Kaylee or Raquel have played before but I remember having lots of questions the first time I played. I like the idea of a secret SHR group for us (lol since I was the one bringing it up) but would love thoughts from the rest of the team. It's no fun if no one uses the secret group but one person.
So far I've been going through some (roughly 300) of my TBR and found about 90 books that work with the 3 B prompts we can see. I'm dying to know the Mystery B. Last round Kat stumped the players with several weeks with zero SHR books because that Mystery task didn't blend well with the other 3. Pretty sure I remember a lil bit of gloating coming from her 😆
I start my new position on Saturday (still on graveyard shift all of next week) but I'll start me new hours next Saturday. Those will be Swingshift 3p-11p. This will not allow me to help out on any of the speed dating roses, unfortunately. Luckily, we only need 4 completed books and we're a team of 7. Unless a larger team needs more books read to complete the Speed Dating Rose. 🤔
Hi everyone! Just checking in! I will catch up before end of day!
This weekend I’m in Las Vegas for my daughter’s volleyball tourney. Hoping I have some down time to listen to my audios—the convention center where the tournament is is ridiculously loud! As is Vegas 😆
Raquel wrote: "Hi everyone! Just checking in! I will catch up before end of day!"Please respond to message #6 - thanks!
I have read and agree and to message #6!
Christina T wrote: "I'm so excited to start! Do any of our newbie Bachelor players have any questions we can answer before we start? I'm not sure if Kaylee or Raquel have played before but I remember having lots of qu..."I won't lie - those scavenger hunt situations last round definitely stumped. I don't think I found any all round.
I also like Luck Be a Hottie for our team name
COMPLETION POSTWeek 1: B is for Better
Big Stick Energy by Hayden Hall
269 pp
How it fits: MPG MM romance; rated 4.08
Read: 1 Feb
3 Stars
This book was just ok. A new to me author, I didn’t know what to expect and I wasn’t disappointed. Enemies to lovers, hockey. Both MCs had huge chips on their shoulders and that got a bit old. Other than that, it was decent.
Date 1 - B - Tasks: Breakdown of the qualifications for possible tasks for Date 1.Please remember that all tags/lists must qualify IN CONTEXT!! Links MUST be provided.
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.
B is for Baker - Read a book set in the food industry, i.e. restaurant, bakery or bistro.
To qualify for this task, the title, series title, precis, tags or lists need to indicate that the book is set in the food/beverage industry. Settings such as restaurants, bakeries, bistros, bars, coffee shops, breweries or wineries will work. Occupations such as chef, baker, waiter/waitress, bartender, barista or restaurant owner will also work. For this task, farmers, ranchers, etc will not be accepted.
B is for Better - Read a book with an average GR rating of 4.0 or higher.
To qualify, your book needs to have an average GR rating of 4.o or higher. This information can be found under the title and author on the main book page. If your chosen book has few ratings and has the potential to drop under an average rating of 4.0, it would be advisable to either take a screenshot showing the qualifying rating or get prior confirmation that your book qualifies. Please include a note in your completion post if either applies. If your rating has the potential to lower the average rating, I would suggest you not rate it until the date has ended and your book has been confirmed.
B is for Bicep - Read a book with an exposed arm on the cover.
To qualify for this task, the cover would need to show two adjacent joints on the exposed arm - elbow and wrist or elbow and shoulder The arm needs to be uncovered and visible on the qualifying cover. At most, the cover model can be wearing a short sleeved shirt. You can use any edition's cover to qualify for this task. If in doubt, please ask. Please include the qualifying cover in your completion posts.
B is for Brother - Read a book tagged 'family'.
Books selected for this task need to be tagged/shelved as 'family'. Variations of the word and combo tags will be allowed in context, 'found family' will work, 'familiar' or 'no-family' will not work as examples. Tags/shelves are the only qualification for this task. Please include a link to the top shelves page with the qualifying tag along with the exact tag, number of tags and the top shelves page number in your completion posts. This information is extremely helpful if the link is broken or the tag moves - and both happen frequently!
🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 13🌹🌹Theme - Lucky in Love🌹
Date 1 - B - TASK ANNOUNCEMENT
B is for Better - Read a book with an average GR rating of 4.0 or higher.
To qualify, your book needs to have an average GR rating of 4.o or higher. This information can be found under the title and author on the main book page. If your chosen book has few ratings and has the potential to drop under an average rating of 4.0, it would be advisable to either take a screenshot showing the qualifying rating or get prior confirmation that your book qualifies. Please include a note in your completion post if either applies. If your rating has the potential to lower the average rating, I would suggest you not rate it until the date has ended and your book has been confirmed.
Remember books must be 100 pages (first edition English language Kindle) and MPG Romance!!
You have until Friday evening, February 7 @ Midnight US EST to post your completion(s).
Please ensure that your completion post conforms to message #3 of your team thread. If you complete more than one book for the date task, be sure to include that information in your completion post. Remember no discussion in your completion posts!
I created a conversation group for our scavenger hunt conversations, if you guys wanted to join that. https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
COMPLETION POST❤️ Date 1 - B is for Better
❤️ The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson
❤️ 320 pages
❤️ Rating = 4.25, MPG Romance
❤️ Date Completed = 2/2/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❤️ Book 1
I really enjoyed this book. Very well written and the characters were memorable. Really good historical fiction.
Are we decided on “Luck Be a Hottie” for our team name?
Completion Post Week 1 B is for Better
Team 5 (tentatively named Luck Be A Hottie)
❤️ Book: Naughty Elf: Aster by Lorelei M. Hart
❤️ Pages: 151 GR
❤️ How it Qualifies...
B is for Baker: From precis "Being Santa’s head baker,"
B is for Better: 4.13 Rating on GR
B is for Bicep: see cover above
B is for Brother: tagged MM-Family by 1 person on the first page of tags https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...
❤️ Dated Finished: 2/2/25
❤️ Rating: 3 Stars
❤️ Book 1, SHR 1
Date 1: B is for Better
BOOK #2
Follows with Intent by Gregory Ashe
243 pp
How it fit: rated 4.42
Read: 2 February
4 Stars
Eugenia wrote: "Are we decided on “Luck Be a Hottie” for our team name?"I put in a request for that to be our name.
Completion Post Week 1 B is for Better
Team 5 (tentatively named Luck Be A Hottie)
❤️ Book: Damaged by Onley James
❤️ Pages: 121 GR
❤️ How it Qualifies...
B is for Baker: Tagged Barista by 1 person on pg 9 https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...
B is for Better: 4.16 Rating on GR
B is for Bicep: see cover above
B is for Brother: tagged Found-Family by 9 ppl on the first page of tags https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...
❤️ Dated Finished: 2/3/25
❤️ Rating: 4 Stars
❤️ Book 2, SHR 2
Hi Team, I played a bachelor challenge last year, but I don't think it was quite like this one. I have just a few questions.
1. No spreadsheet? Just post our completions here?
2. Are we just looking to fit as many of these tasks in one book? Does it matter which ones we can find?
Raquel wrote: "Hi Team, I played a bachelor challenge last year, but I don't think it was quite like this one. I have just a few questions.
1. No spreadsheet? Just post our completions here?
2. Are we just l..."
We post our completed books here unless it qualifies for a Scavenger Hunt Rose then we post it in that thread and this one both. We are assigned one specific task every week and we read as many books as we can until the deadline with a minimum of 1 book a week required.
The Scavenger Hunt Rose books are worth a full rose themselves each because all 4 of the weekly tasks have to work with that one book and you have to read it and post it before someone else claims it.
Messages 2 through 6 have some helpful information on how to post, which book edition to use when posting (not necessarily the one you read), what Kat is specifically looking for when qualifying a book, etc.
I hope this helps some.
Christina T wrote: "Raquel wrote: "Hi Team, I played a bachelor challenge last year, but I don't think it was quite like this one. I have just a few questions.
1. No spreadsheet? Just post our completions here?
2..."
So this specific task for this week is the goodreads rating task?
I've found quite a few Scavenger Hunt Rose books not claimed that I've read too recently to read again or won't have time to get to them. Most are MM but a few MF too. I'll post them in the other group Ariel created so everyone can claim specific ones and not step on toes. If interested https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
Raquel wrote: "So this specific task for this week is the goodreads rating task?..."Yes. 4.0 or higher
COMPLETION POSTDate 1: B is for Better
BOOK #3
The Kiss Principle by Gregory Ashe
255 pp
How it fits: 4.6 rating
Read: 2 Feb
4 stars
Christina answered your questions perfectly. Completions go here. Scavenger hunt roses can only be earned when you have ready a book that has all four tasks fit for one book - and can only be claimed once by anyone on any team. This weeks task is the goodreads rating task - 4.0 or higher. When you finish reading, you'll post the completion here in this thread. At the end of the week, I'll count everyone's completions and update our tracking thread which will help Kat when it comes to figuring out roses for the teams.
Hi, I’m waiting to be approved to join the other group!
Just accepted all pending requests on the group page!
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🌹Theme - Lucky in Love 🌹
Team 5 Members:
✓ Captain - Ariel
✓ Amber
✓ christene_littlelibrary
✓ Christina T
✓ Eugenia
Kaylee✓ Raquel