Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Birthday: July 4th
Favorite Color: Pink
Favorite Food: Rice
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): I always say The Deal by Elle Kennedy bc it's the book that got me into reading:) but my go-to reread is The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata
Favorite Romance Genre: Sports
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because I read a book a day😳

Keeley wrote: "Birthday: July 4th
Favorite Color: Pink
Favorite Food: Rice
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): I always say The Deal by Elle Kennedy bc it's the book that got me into reading:) but m..."

Welcome to the group Keeley!!

Birthday: November 14
Favorite Color: Black or Pink I can't make up my mind!
Favorite Food: Calamari
First Romance Novel Read: Her Lessons in Persuasion by Megan Frampton
Favorite Romance Genre: Regency or Historical
Finish the line: I know I'm a book addict when I can read and walk at the same time. I always stop when I cross the street! I'm also currently in the middle of 39 books according to Goodreads.

Nora wrote: "Birthday: November 14
Favorite Color: Black or Pink I can't make up my mind!
Favorite Food: Calamari
First Romance Novel Read: Her Lessons in Persuasion by Megan Frampton
Favorite Romance Genre: Re..."

Haha - I can't handle having a heap of books in my 'currently reading' shelf. I have to clear it regularly!!

Birthday: June 1
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Food: Italian (pastas, pizzas, breads)
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): Brown Eyed Girl??
Favorite Romance Genre: Historical, Contemporary, Erotica, Paranormal
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because.... I prefer books over people and much prefer any down time to read.

Birthday: March 17th
Favorite Color: Green!!
Favorite Food: Bread, chocolate
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): I can't remember my absolute first one, but I just finished "Make a Scene" by Mimi Grace
Favorite Romance Genre: fake dating
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because I buy so many new books that get advertised to me on TikTok and hardly read them once I've bought them

Birthday: Storm
Favorite Color: Pastel and black
Favorite Food: Ramen or Mochi
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): Heartless by Marissa Meyers
Favorite Romance Genre: Retellings, paranormal
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because.... Anytime I see a book I want it. I am also a sucker for pretty colors

Birthday: September 18

Favorite Color: Purple

Favorite Food: Spaghetti

First Romance Novel Read: It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover

Favorite Romance Genre: Contemporary & Paranormal Romance (werewolf mates)

Finish This Line: I know I am a book addict because.. I will spend my WHOLE paycheck on books.

rottenSponges wrote: "Birthday: September 18

Favorite Color: Purple

Favorite Food: Spaghetti

First Romance Novel Read: It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover

Favorite Romance Genre: Contemporary & Paranormal Romance (we..."

Hi fellow Virgoan, September 18th is my birthday as well.

Welcome to the group Celeste, Katrina, Storm and rottenSponges :)

And happy birthday Celeste!!

Birthday: June 6
Favourite Colour: Pink 💕
Favourite Food: Sushi 🍱
First Romance Novel Read (That you can remember): It was Zel By Donna Jo Napoli. I remember it vividly because it was also my first spicy book and I found it in my elementary school's library. 😂
Favourite Romance Genre: Dark romance
Finished The Line: I know I'm a book addict because... I've read 331 books so far this year. 🫣 (95% romance too LOL)

Mary ♥ wrote: "Birthday: June 6
Favourite Colour: Pink 💕
Favourite Food: Sushi 🍱
First Romance Novel Read (That you can remember): It was Zel By Donna Jo Napoli. I remember it vividly because it was ..."

LOL - love sushi and pink, but I can't read dark romance 🤩 Welcome!

Birthday: August 19th
Favorite color: black
Favorite food: pasta
First romance novel you read (that you can remember): A Pirate's Love by Johanna Lindsey
Favorite Romance Genre: Historical Romance
Finished: I know I'm a book addict because I've been reading this genre most of my life and find that I never stop liking it.

Tina wrote: "Birthday: August 19th
Favorite color: black
Favorite food: pasta
First romance novel you read (that you can remember): A Pirate's Love by Johanna Lindsey
Favorite Romance Genre: Historical Romance
..."

Welcome and hope you find some more great books here :)

Birthday: December 26
Favorite color: green
Favorite food: pork roast with baked potatoes
First romance novel read (that you can remember): something by Catherine Cookson, historical romance I guess, about a worker that ends up marrying boss' daughter, causing a big scandal.
Favorite romance genre: alien, shifter, biker, fantasy
Finished: I know I'm a book addict because... for most of my life I've read each day, and countless times I've stayed awake reading till morning

Welcome Eleven! and Happy birthday for the 26th!! Hope you had that pork roast with roast potatoes!! 😋😋

Jane (PS) wrote: "Welcome Eleven! and Happy birthday for the 26th!! Hope you had that pork roast with roast potatoes!! 😋😋"

Thank you. And yes I did, how on earth did you know? 😋

Eleven wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Welcome Eleven! and Happy birthday for the 26th!! Hope you had that pork roast with roast potatoes!! 😋😋"

Thank you. And yes I did, how on earth did you know? 😋"

My intuition is strong with food ;) LOL.

Jane (PS) wrote: "Eleven wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Welcome Eleven! and Happy birthday for the 26th!! Hope you had that pork roast with roast potatoes!! 😋😋"

Thank you. And yes I did, how on earth did you know? 😋"

M..."

I can see that 😋. Most impressed

Birthday: May 30th
Favorite Color: Yellow
Favorite Food: Hawaiian BBQ
First Romance Novel (that you can remember): The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas (BUT IN HIGH SCHOOL... I read Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell)
Favorite Romance Genre: Rom-Com
Finish the Line: I know I'm a book addict because... I had to set a spending limit haha.

Birthday: February 24th

Favorite Color: I like the color yellow because it reminds me of the sunshine!

Favorite Food: There's a place near me that sells Baked Potato Pizza!! I also love a really good chicken tender meal.

First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): Since I got back into reading as an adult, I read Love Deception. As a teenage, I loved the Alice in Zombieland series. That wasn't a "romance" book but the main couple was everything to me LOL.

Favorite Romance Genre: I like it all! If it has a good storyline, I am on board!

Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because.... I have canceled plans to finish a book when it's too good to put down, oops!

LOL Selena & Briana - spending limits and cancelled plans!!

Gabby - your dish made me hungry ;)

Birthday: July 1st
Favorite Color: Sage Green
Favorite Food: my grandma's lasagna
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): The Gallagher Girls series by Ally Carter if that counts
Favorite Romance Genre: paranormal (I have a soft spot for vampires and fae/fairy romances)
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because my entire house is overrun with my TBR piles lol

Birthday: April 6
Favorite Color: Orange
Favorite Food: Salad
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): Daddy by Danielle Steel - It was my mother's and I snuck reading it
Favorite Romance Genre: fantasy
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because.... I always have at least 1 book with me

Hmm lasagne & salad are a great combo! Yum! … just not right for me as I wake up to great the day, craving coffee 😆

Birthday: July 31
Favorite Color: It alters along with my mood
Favorite Food: Daddy's Stew.
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): Twilight Saga.
Favorite Romance Genre: Fantasy, shape-shifting, w/vampiric qualities.
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because: When I read I Act out the characters dialogue as if it were a script. Voice alters, emotions shift, to really feel what the character is experiencing.

(I learned this trick in theater. It makes books so much more exciting. Even better when you're in an acting group of misfits.)

If you're here & to whom may need this story:.

When we were younger, I looked at you with such affection. This world seemed so gloomy, when you were feeling isolated and alone, some how we stumbled upon each other. Walking in the cold, as our breaths lifted up like fog. Oddly the broken connect like puzzle pieces. We didn't need to say much, to understand the painful truths we tried to hide. It seems everywhere I go were just trying to survive...

We swung at the park. Then you asked me if you could do anything in life what would you do. I Said help people. Before our conversations got deeper. I saw them from the corner of my eye like a pack of wild hungry dogs. Their aura off-putting my gut screaming get her out of here. I told you we should leave. You looked at me why? Because them. They don't look so terrifying. Most demons aren't its beneath the surface thats truly horrific. I took your hand and we left that park, generating the distance between us & Them!

Lesson to take away from this experience. Understanding danger and avoiding conflict isn't cowardice its wisdom. Knowing when to fight and when to avoid. Also understand this isn't the movies. The good guy doesn't always win at its end. Although through its despair i'll comfort you like a shadow in the night more of a ghost than a name??? I'll wipe your tears & say love is to blame...

Birthday: October 30th (scorpio!)
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Food: I don't discriminate
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Favorite Romance Genre: I love Regency Romance, but I'm also loving contemporary and paranormal lately
I know I'm a book addict because I've read over 150 books already this year

Welcome to the group Benji and Mia!!

I grew up on regency romance with Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer, Mia. I think I read every book!

Love the way you act out your books Benji. That's got to extract maximum enjoyment from every novel! (Unless of course its dragging. Not sure I'd have enthusiasm for acting it out then ;)

Birthday: Oct 15
Favorite Color: I have various favorites. It's hard to choose one.
Favorite Food: Middle Eastern/Lebanese food. Specifically maqloubeh. It is the absolute best dish to exist on this earth.
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): oh god I don't even remember what it was called but it was a really interesting take on vampires. something about them not being undead but something in their body needed human blood to regenerate... One of the Main Characters had a son named Christian, annnnd.... god I wish I could remember it i'd like to read it as an adult.
Favorite Romance Genre: Fantasy/Supernatural/Sci-fi
I know I'm a book addict because I spend way too much time reading when I should be sleeping.

Birthday: 27 December
Favorite Color: Brown or Maroon
Favorite Food: Anything Bread
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): icebreaker (used to read other genre for a while bfr)
Favorite Romance Genre: contemporary romance
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because I always end up binge reading books instead of studying for my exam…

Birthday: July
Favorite Color: Hmmm Purple? Pink? Blue?
Favorite Food: Curry! Any kind will do.
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): Something by Michelle Pillow
Favorite Romance Genre: Romantasy
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because....I fall asleep most nights with my Kobo

Welcome Caiti! I recall reading quite a few Michelle Pillow books about 10 years ago and really enjoying them. I'd forgotten all about them!

Enjoy exploring our pages :)

Birthday: June
Favorite Color: Aubergine / Purple
Favorite Food: Ice Cream
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): Probably Pride & Prejudice when I was 11. I've always read "women's fiction" (is that term still accepted? I am a child of the 80s) here and there but didn't get super into romance until a few years ago - thanks to Abby Jimenez's Yours Truly.
Favorite Romance Genre: Historical romance, particularly 19th cent British.
Finish the line: I know I'm a book addict because I usu choose to read over watching anything on TV after the kids go to bed even though I should go to bed earlier!

Welcome Eleanor! I loved P&P too growing up, along with Georgette Heyer's books. I consumed them all avidly in my teens then stopped reading for about 25 years. I returned to books with Harry Potter and then the Twilight saga. Not a huge fan of the Twilight books however they made me realised there were some really great romance books out there if I looked around :)

Birthday: August 28
Favorite Color: Violet
Favorite Food: Sushi
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): The Wedding by Julie Garwood
Favorite Romance Genre: Historical, Contemporary, Romantic Suspense, MC, Mafia, Sports, Romantasy
Finish the line: I know I'm a book addict because... I sleep with my Kindle.

Birthday: 24th April
Favorite Color: teal, burgundy
Favorite Food: everything spicy
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): Probably Jane Eyre aged 10, I remember the last one: The Realm:Mirage :D
Favorite Romance Genre: classic, historical, romantasy
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because.... I became a book translator to get as close into stories as possible.

Birthday: September 21
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Food: Stir Fry
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): Twilight
Favorite Romance Genre: Paranormal/Mafia/EROTICA
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because.... I have a wall full of books that I am constantly purchasing more for. I have to be in the middle of four or five books at a time or else I feel like there is no meaning to life.

Hi everyone 🌸 I’m Porshia Nowrin. I love reading and writing stories that explore romance, secrets, and psychological depth.

I’ve recently started my journey as an author, and writing has taught me so much about patience and creativity. I also enjoy discovering new books through communities like this one, since connecting with fellow readers always inspires me.

Excited to be here and looking forward to sharing recommendations and joining in on challenges with you all! 💕