Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Team Members

* Team Captain

Nicole
Raine
Mary
Angel
* Elizabeth
Tabs

1. Introduce yourself to your team. Definitely 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. Pick a Team Captain. The team captain will track the books read by the team and double-check that your book selection complies with the rules - eg make sure that the selection and completion posts are as per the formatting and information requested below (msg 3).

Anyone is free to ask questions in the Q&A/Announcement thread - here. If you are unsure, please ask.

Once a Captain has been decided, the Team Captain should reserve a couple of posts in this thread to track their team's book selection and completion. (Alternatively they could convert one of their chat comments to the tracking post/s.)

3. Name your team. This is not mandatory, but it is fun. 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 9 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.

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*!

* please 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.

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 the selection post Option 1 I need:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
How the book qualifies - please insert a link to the qualifying bookshelf/list.
If the theme is based off the bookcover or a letter in the title etc, please just repeat the theme.

For the selection post Option 2 I need:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
Name of the team-member, their star rating, the date they read the book.


For the completion post I need:
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.

I'll be tracking each team's progress separately, using the Captain's summary in each team's thread to check for accuracy.

A summary chart will be posted in the last week to let teams know their progress against other teams :)

Hi

I am Mary and I live in Texas. This will be the third time, I think, that I have done this. I really did enjoy doing it before. I will read just about anything but the main categories are Romance, Mystery and Paranormal.

I'm not interested in being captain either. As I never know if I will have the time to devote to it.

Can't wait to start this round..

team names suggestions:

4 Fast 4 Furious
Fantasy Four
Four Angry Pencils
Four Score and Seven

Week 1: Artistic/ Creative romance 6/6
Nicole: Take Me, 9/17/2015, ★★, Selection Completion
Raine: The Mighty Storm, 9/21/2015, ★★★★★, Selection Completion
Mary: Thoughtless, 9/14/2015, ★, Selection Completion
Angel: Shiver, 9/20/2015, ★★★1/2, Selection Completion
Elizabeth: The Dark Tide, 9/13/2015, ★★★★, Selection Completion
Tabs: Stripped, 9/26/2015, ★★★, Selection Completion


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Week 2: No people on cover 6/6
Nicole: No Ordinary Billionaire, 9/20/2015, ★★★★, Selection Completion
Raine: Knight & Play, 9/25/2015, ★★★, Selection Completion
Mary: Clandestine Cover-Up, 9/22/2015, ★★★★, Selection Completion
Angel: Linger, 9/21/2015, ★★★, Selection Completion
Elizabeth: Infinity + One, 9/24/2015, ★★★★, Selection Completion
Tabs: A Taste of Heaven, 9/26/2015, ★★★, Selection Completion

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Week 3: MC is professional sportsman/woman 5/6 (5/5)
Nicole: Hard and Fast, 10/1/2015, ★★★, Selection Completion
Raine:Beautiful Disaster , 10/??/2015, ★, Selection Completion
Mary: Motor Mouth, 9/28/2015, ★★★★, Selection Completion
Angel: My Roommate's a Jock? Well, Crap!, 9/30/2015, ★★★1/2, Selection Completion
Elizabeth: Breaking Away, 9/30/2015, ★★★, Selection Completion
Tabs: Him, 10/6/2015, ★★★★, Selection Completion


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Week 4:main page genre Humor or funny 5/5
Nicole: Shopping for a Billionaire, 10/7/2015, ★★★, Selection Completion
Mary: Witch in the House, 10/10/2015, ★★★, Selection Completion
Angel: Bridget Jones's Diary, 10/7/2015, ★★1/2, Selection Completion
Elizabeth: Body Movers, 10/5/2015, ★, Selection Completion
Tabs: Hollywood Dirt, 10/15/2015, ★★★★1/2, Selection Completion

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Week 5: Second Chance romance 5/5
Nicole: Confessions of a Virgin Sex Columnist!, 10/12/2015, ★★★★, Selection Completion
Mary: Rock Chick Reckoning, 10/14/2015, ★★★★, Selection Completion
Angel: Finding Master Right, 10/17/2015, ★★★★, Selection Completion
Elizabeth: Stinger, 10/11/2015, ★★, Selection Completion
Tabs: Stripped Down, 10/15/2015, ★★★, Selection Completion

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Week 6:Fairytales/myths retellings 5/5
Nicole: Knight & Play, 10/23/2015, ★★, Selection Completion
Mary: Beauty, 10/23/2015, ★★, Selection Completion
Angel: The Sword of Summer, 10/28/2015, ★★★★★, Selection Completion
Elizabeth: Games of the Heart, 10/25/2015, ★★★1/2, Selection Completion
Tabs: Instant Temptation, 11/15/2015, ★★1/2, Selection Completion


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Continues in post#11

Hi I'm Tabs and I live in Wyoming. I read a little bit of most romance genres but contemporary is totally my jam.

I've done this challenge a few times and really enjoy it.

Hi Tabs, Elizabeth and Mary !
It's nice to meet you :)

Mary wrote: "team names suggestions:

4 Fast 4 Furious
Fantasy Four
Four Angry Pencils
Four Score and Seven"

I like the fantasy four :) makes me think of the fantastic 4 ;)

Week 7: Book title starts with 'S' 5/5
Nicole: Stubborn Love, 10/25/2015, ★★★★★, Selection Completion
Mary: The Snow-Kissed Bride, 10/29/2015, ★★★★1/2, Selection Completion
Angel: Slave to Sensation, 10/31/2015, ★★★★1/2, Selection Completion
Elizabeth: Six Degrees of Separation, 10/28/2015, ★★★★, Selection Completion
Tabs:Strings Attached, 11/5/2015, ★★★, Selection Completion

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Week 8: BLUE OR WHITE COVER 5/5
Nicole: January, 11/3/2015, ★★★★, Selection Completion
Mary: A Holiday to Remember, 11/1/2015, ★★★★, Selection Completion
Angel: Cut & Run, 11/9/2015, ★★★★, Selection Completion
Elizabeth: The Nightingale, 11/2/2015, ★★★★, Selection Completion
Tabs: Three Nights before Christmas, 11/5/2015, ★★★★, Selection Completion

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Week 9: Pregnant 5/5
Nicole: All the Pretty Lies, 11/8/2015, ★★★★, Selection Completion
Mary:Love Comes Softly , 11/9/2015, ★★★★, Selection Completion
Angel: Captured with His Pregnant Mate, 11/10/2015, ★★1/2, Selection Completion
Elizabeth: Him, 11/10/2015, ★★★1/2, Selection Completion
Tabs: The Prince's Waitress Wife, 11/10/2015, ★★★, Selection Completion


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Week 10: Award winning romance 3/4
Nicole:Raw, 11/18/2015, ★★★★1/2, Selection Completion
Mary:The Wedding Dress, 11/15/2015, ★★★★, Selection Completion
Angel: Him, 11/??/2015, ★, Selection Completion
Elizabeth: PASS
Tabs: Notorious Pleasures, 11/21/2015, ★★★★, Selection Completion
-PASS-
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Week 11: Male POV 0/5
Nicole: Maybe Someday, 11/??/2015, ★, Selection Completion
Mary: Golden Trail, 11/??/2015, ★, Selection Completion
Angel: , 11/??/2015, ★, Selection Completion
Elizabeth: , 11/??/2015, ★, Selection Completion
Tabs: Sustained, 11/??/2015, ★, Selection Completion

We haven't heard of Raine and Nicole yet. Any of you know them?

Little question to engage conversation !

What is the best book you read in the last month?

Hi, everybody!
I'm Elizabeth, I live in Greece, which is GMT time+2 and I have participated in every PtP challenge so far. I read romance (M/F and M/M), paranormal and mysteries, mainly.
I'm not good at all with names suggestions.

Angel ~ ✿ Claire ✿ wrote: "Mary wrote: "team names suggestions:

4 Fast 4 Furious
Fantasy Four
Four Angry Pencils
Four Score and Seven"

I like the fantasy four :) makes me think of the fantastic 4 ;)"

Yeah, same here!
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Angel ~ ✿ Claire ✿ wrote: "We haven't heard of Raine and Nicole yet. Any of you know them?
"

I don't, but I suppose Jane will message them if we won't hear from them till the first theme is announced.

Angel ~ ✿ Claire ✿ wrote: "What is the best book you read in the last month?"

I had no 5-star books but several 4-star, most of those were M/M romances.
Regarding to M/F romance, I just finished reading If You Only Knew, the newest novel by Kristan Higgins. She's my favorite contemporary author.
I also finished listening to the audiobook Grave Mercy yesterday and I enjoyed it very much.

Elizabeth wrote: "Angel ~ ✿ Claire ✿ wrote: "What is the best book you read in the last month?"

I had no 5-star books but several 4-star, most of those were M/M romances.
Regarding to M/F romance, I just finished r..."

I've never heard of Kristan Higgins before. But that's not very suprising as I do not read a lot of contemporary romance. Although these last two month I've started to get more interested in them. Maybe I should check that author :) Which book would you recommend?
Grave Mercy is on my tbr already.
And for the M/M romance, which were they?

As for me I feel like I read mostly YA this last month. I enjoyed The Wrath and the Dawn a lot. I love fairy tales and it was interesting to read something based on non-Grimm/Anderson tales for once.
I also continued on the Georgina Kinsaid series (the succubus one) by Richelle Mead. I loved it. I hope one of our themes will allow me to read further. I only have two more books to read.

Angel ~ ✿ Claire ✿ wrote: "As for me I feel like I read mostly YA this last month. I enjoyed The Wrath and the Dawn a lot. I love fairy tales and it was interesting to read something based on non-Grimm/Anders..."

I love Georgina Kincaid!!
Never heard of The Wrath and the Dawn but YA and retellings are not my favorite genres. I may give it a try during the challenge, though, using your shelves instead of finding something that woulf fit the theme. Check my shelves for the M/M romances if you like, I'm not sure what you'd like to read.

Elizabeth wrote: "Angel ~ ✿ Claire ✿ wrote: "As for me I feel like I read mostly YA this last month. I enjoyed The Wrath and the Dawn a lot. I love fairy tales and it was interesting to read somethin..."

Okay I'll take a look.
I usually read Paranormal MM, but it's getting old. It's always the same. I'm looking for good Contemporary ones right now. I'm waiting to have enough of them on my tbr to really get to it.

Hello everyone. My name is Nicole. I live in Louisiana. This is one of my favorite challenges. I enjoy participating but am not organized enough to be captain. I also like the name fantasy four.

The best set of books I read in the last month was

These books were amazing. They are on kindle unlimited.

Nicole wrote: "Hello everyone. My name is Nicole. I live in Louisiana. This is one of my favorite challenges. I enjoy participating but am not organized enough to be captain. I also like the name fantasy four."

Hey Nicole! Nice to meet you :)

Hi Nicole

Glad to meet ya.

Angel ~ ✿ Claire ✿ wrote: "We haven't heard of Raine and Nicole yet. Any of you know them?

Little question to engage conversation !

What is the best book you read in the last month?"

I've PMd Raine; and Nicole has now checked in :) Looking good! And I have a backup player in case Raine misses the start...

Hey Nicole *waves*

So far, Angel, Mary and Nicole aren't interested in captaincy and are ok with the name Fantastic Four.
I like this name as well, so if Tabs and Raine like it we could go with it.
To tell the truth I'm not that interested to be a captain, since I'm a captain in another team challenge and I'll be busy with the new semester but if neither Tabs or Raine are interested I could do it.

Hi Everyone!

So sorry I hadn't checked in earlier, but I am currently on vacation and haven't had a chance to check GR all that much. I will still be on vacation until 9/16, but I should have a little more time to check GR on my iphone. If anyone needs to get a hold of me please PM me as it is hard to navigate GR on my phone.

I'm in Chicago (but currently in Orlando, Florida right now). I mostly read erotica - contemporary, sci-fi, bdsm, menage, and paranormal. I especially love alpha males, HEAs and prefer funny to sad/dark. Some of my favorite authors are: Kristen Ashley, M.K. Eidem, S.E. Smith, Aurora Rose Reynolds, Alexa Riley, C.C. Wood, R.L. Mathewson, Lolita Lopez, Roxie Rivera, Elle Kennedy, J. Daniels, and Jordan Silver.

Unfortunately, I too am not interested in being team captain since I just like to read, but if no one else is interested or too busy then I'd love to do it. Though I've done many, many challenges I haven't been captain for a team yet so everyone would need to be patient until I get the hang of it. Also my access to GR may be a little spotty since I am still on vacay.

I too like Fantasy Four because we're the fourth group, but maybe also something about romance or books?
Fantasy4Ever<3
Amour 4 Four
Daydream Four My Hero
Flirtation Station
Bodacious Bookettes
Romance Readettes (UrbanDictionary states 'readette' means: a classy French/Northern European woman, who knows what she wants and gets what she wants, by the glint in her eye. A very kind hearted person with a wild streak...which often gets her in to trouble.)

Raine wrote: "Hi Everyone!

So sorry I hadn't checked in earlier, but I am currently on vacation and haven't had a chance to check GR all that much. I will still be on vacation until 9/16, but I should have a li..."

Hi Raine ! So nice to meet you :)
No we are finally complete !!

Haha, I love your suggestion of Daydream Four My Hero! it's very cute

Hi Raine

Whatever you all decide for a name is fine with me.

The reason I don't want to be captain is I am in a home school organization and have a bunch of groups I mod. My time is very limited anymore. That is what happens when you retire. You think it will be fun and games but little do you know they have plans for you.

Ok - you need to nominate a Captain and get your name sorted out :)

I'll be calling the first theme in less than 24 hours...

Jane (PS) wrote: "I'll be calling the first theme in less than 24 hours..."

Oh, whoops!

It looks like a majority like Fantasy Four so that's cool with me. I really would like to take a break and not be captain this time.

Hello everyone! Since all we are ok with Fantasy Four I'll let Jane know this is our name.
Since nobody else is interested in being captain - except Raine who's on vacation right know - I'll take the captaincy.
Jane is waiting for us in order to call the first theme early! So, maybe this will be called pretty soon!

Angel and Mary, could you please transfer posts 5,6,7 in order to have the tracking post (#8) first. Thank you!

You are trooper! Thanks Elizabeth :)

Elizabeth wrote: "Hello everyone! Since all we are ok with Fantasy Four I'll let Jane know this is our name.
Since nobody else is interested in being captain - except Raine who's on vacation right know - I'll take ..."

Thanks for stepping in as our captain ! :)

Week 1


Option 1:
10. Artistic/Creative Romance
Link to the original post, in order to check the listopias: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Musically inclined Heroes Heroines in Romance
Dancers in Romance
Best Gay Romance with Artists
Artistic Creative Romance Heroes Heroines
Romance with Actors Actresses Acting
Dancers in Contemporary Romance


Option 2 key date:
6 March 2015


Please ensure you follow the format shown in msg 3 of your team threads.

For this week, you MUST select a book from the theme's lists/shelves included in this post. Please indicate which list you used.

Just finished a M/M romance with a singer, bummer! Plenty of books with rockers and other artists, though!

Remember to check message 3 for the appropriate post format, everybody. Selections should be posted before the next theme is announced.If anyone wants a pass it should be asked during this time, as well.

Week 1: Artistic/ Creative romance
Option 1


226 pages
#305 found at https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

The name of the list is Musically Inclined Heroes Heroines in Romance

Week # 1
Bookcover/link Thoughtless (Thoughtless, #1)
by S.C. Stephens
Page numbers 530
How the book qualifies https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1... Musically Incline Heroes or Heroine in Romance #1

selection post Option 1 : Week # 1
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Page numbers: 390
How the book qualifies - #21 on Musicaly Inclined Heroes Heroines In romance

Week #1/Option 1

The Dark Tide by Josh Lanyon
304 pg
#21 in the list: Best Gay Romance with Artists
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

Week # 1

Stripped by Edie Harris
Pages: 192 (per amazon)
Qualifies: #32 in "Romance With Actors/Actresses/Acting"

Week #1/Option 1


The Dark Tide by Josh Lanyon
Date finished:9/13/2015
Rating: ★★★★
Review: Fifth and last installment in the Adrien English series, an engaging mystery and a resolution for Adrien and Jake. Jake was almost a different person in this book, a person I liked. He was supportive and caring, he gave Adrien time and space to decide what he wanted from their relationship. Adrien was recovering by his surgery, was a bit depressed but his humor was always present. Overall, a quite enjoyable read.

Week #1
Bookcover/link Thoughtless by
Rating (1-5)1*
Review

Forgive me for this opinion but I am never going to read another book that is YA. The heroine in this story is Kiera she is just so frustrating. Maybe I hold to much expectation. I just wanted to slap her and tell her to grow up. I felt sorry for Kellan Kyle and Denny she used them in different ways.

I haven't started mine yet. I've been really busy with my moving to ireland

I haven't started mine either! And I don't even have moving to Ireland as an excuse.

Tabs wrote: "I haven't started mine either! And I don't even have moving to Ireland as an excuse. "

LOL!

Tabs wrote: "I haven't started mine either! And I don't even have moving to Ireland as an excuse. "

Haha, I'm glad Îm not the only one :)

Don't worry, I haven't started mine either. Been on vacation and reading like crazy for another challenge.

Any chance anyone knows what the option 2 key date is? I'd like to know if I might be able to find a book using this option instead. I'm trying to see if I can find the answer for this option, but looking through posts on my iphone is kind of a pain in the ass.

Otherwise I might read: The Mighty Storm or The Edge of Never from the list Musically Inclined Heroes/Heroines In Romance.

Raine wrote: "Don't worry, I haven't started mine either. Been on vacation and reading like crazy for another challenge.

Any chance anyone knows what the option 2 key date is? I'd like to know if I might be ab..."

It's March 6th, Raine.

Raine wrote: "Don't worry, I haven't started mine either. Been on vacation and reading like crazy for another challenge.

Any chance anyone knows what the option 2 key date is? I'd like to know if I might be ab..."

The edge of never was an awesome book.