Amazing race discussion

1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.

What author should we choose?

Okay, I took a look at both of your 5-star books. How about one of these authors:

Kristen Ashley
Suzanne Wright
Lucy Score
LJ Shen
Kylie Scott
Lauren Blakely
Kate Canterbary

Kristen Ashley
Suzanne Wright
Lucy Score
Kathryn Moon
TL Swan
KA Knight
Q.B. Tyler
Tiffany Roberts
Sophie Lark

Van - some on your list are new to me. But I'm happy to go with any of them. If I had to choose I'd go with Lucy Score.

Heather wrote: "Van - some on your list are new to me. But I'm happy to go with any of them. If I had to choose I'd go with Lucy Score."

She is always a fun choice. leave the other ones for another task.

Lucy Score - the only one on your list I've read, Vanessa
*Jennifer L. Armentrout
*Brittainy C. Cherry
Kelley Armstrong
J. Bengtsson
Jay Crownover
Kendra Elliot
*Amy Harmon
*Ruta Sepetys
*Kristin Hannah
Brigid Kemmerer

It's so hard to say who's my "favorite" since it depends on genre, but the ones with asterisks I can count on. And I am open to new authors, of course.

I am fine with Lucy Score.
Other option I fine with : Q.B. Tyler, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Sophie Lark and LJ Shen

Okay. Lucy Score it is.

1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.
51. Each teammate reads a different book by the same author, no pass for this task.
73. Read a minimum of 1500 pages in books by the same author, teams decide author.

It's the same prompt just different?? Are we going for Lucy Score for all of them or ??

In the past we have chosen different authors. But if y’all want to do just one for all tasks that’s ok. Whatever y’all decide.

April wrote: "In the past we have chosen different authors. But if y’all want to do just one for all tasks that’s ok. Whatever y’all decide."

Okey

April wrote: "In the past we have chosen different authors. But if y’all want to do just one for all tasks that’s ok. Whatever y’all decide."

I agree with different authors. Maybe we choose 3 and they go in order?

I'm all for Jennifer L Armentrout too. love her books and many are free on audible.
Can also go with LJ Shen too.
any other recs are also welcomed.

I like the idea of picking 3 authors and going down the list in order.

Would JLA's books be a problem because of their length?

Heather wrote: "Would JLA's books be a problem because of their length?"

ups, yeah they are super long. maybe someone else.

I'm good with any author from Heather's and Darkness' lists, but only know 2 from Vicki's (Kendra Elliot and Jennifer).

I think there are enough votes to put LJ Shen on the list. J Bengtsson is another one who i think most folks might like. She writes contemporary romance about musicians.

Or maybe Brittainy C Cherry?

Heather wrote: "I think there are enough votes to put LJ Shen on the list. J Bengtsson is another one who i think most folks might like. She writes contemporary romance about musicians.

Or maybe Brittainy C Cherry?"

I'm good with that, she is on ku.

😁

I went to the first Book Bonanza that Colleen Hoover put on in 2018 in Colorado and had the opportunity to meet, among many other authors, Brittainy C. Cherry. I just love her. I was lucky enough to win that trip to Denver and Colleen paid for everything for 2 of us (I took my daughter who is also an English teacher) except our food. It was amazing!

What an amazing trip!

Yes, and I did nothing other than post along with 1000's of others why I wanted to go. God only knows why I got picked but I was so happy and I was notified I won the trip ON MY BIRTHDAY! lol

My daughter saw it first and sent me a text asking if that was me...that VICKI EVANS was me? Then she said, "You'd better take me!" I had already planned to and told Colleen that in my short statement why I wanted to go.

I love it.

Vicki wrote: "I went to the first Book Bonanza that Colleen Hoover put on in 2018 in Colorado and had the opportunity to meet, among many other authors, Brittainy C. Cherry. I just love her. I was lucky enough t..."

Luck you! all that sounds amazing.

Heather wrote: "I think there are enough votes to put LJ Shen on the list. J Bengtsson is another one who i think most folks might like. She writes contemporary romance about musicians.

Or maybe Brittainy C Cherry?"

Yes to LJ Shen and Brittainy C Cherry but no for J Bengtsson

Darkness, you don't like J Bengtsson? Just curious because I love her Cake series. BUT Brittainy is one of my favorite authors! Love her books and her!

Vicki wrote: "Darkness, you don't like J Bengtsson? Just curious because I love her Cake series. BUT Brittany is one of my favourite authors! Love her books and her!"

It's not that I don't like her just don't have anything on my tbr by her. And my tbr is already big enough.

Vicki wrote: "Darkness, you don't like J Bengtsson? Just curious because I love her Cake series. BUT Brittainy is one of my favorite authors! Love her books and her!"

I like Bengtsson's new series too. Like the Wind is really sweet and funny.

But am perfectly happy to read B Cherry as our 2nd choice.

Darkness wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Darkness, you don't like J Bengtsson? Just curious because I love her Cake series. BUT Brittany is one of my favourite authors! Love her books and her!"

It's not that I don't like he..."

LOL I would never understand a "too big tbr shelf"!! :)

I was just curious. I would have to look, but I think the only thing of hers I've read is from her Cake series but I really liked it.

Heather wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Darkness, you don't like J Bengtsson? Just curious because I love her Cake series. BUT Brittainy is one of my favorite authors! Love her books and her!"

I like Bengtsson's new series..."

That looks like a good one, too. I didn't add it, but I probably will at some point. I'm 74 years old and if I live another 20 years (highly doubtful) I'd have to read 366.2 books every year. LOL I will never read all the books on that shelf, but in my defense a lot of them are on there from when I first joined and tried to "win" every giveaway and they all went to my TBR; shelf before I really realized how it worked. I need to go through and glean my shelves and dump the ones I know I won't ever get to but it takes so much time!

Vicki wrote: "Heather wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Darkness, you don't like J Bengtsson? Just curious because I love her Cake series. BUT Brittainy is one of my favorite authors! Love her books and her!"

I like Bengts..."

My TBR shelf could use a good spring cleaning!

Heather wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Heather wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Darkness, you don't like J Bengtsson? Just curious because I love her Cake series. BUT Brittainy is one of my favorite authors! Love her books and her!"
..."

Same. I do have a sheet in work with my books but it's in progress

Heather wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Heather wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Darkness, you don't like J Bengtsson? Just curious because I love her Cake series. BUT Brittainy is one of my favorite authors! Love her books and her!"
..."

Mine too, but every time i watch tiktok, end up adding more to it. Plus the PIFM monthly always has new stuff too. So, it's hopeless. I just resigned myself to never have under 900 books in my tbr.

But nothing compares to Darkness over 4k tbr books.

Yep, it needs some deep cleaning.

♏Vanessa♏ wrote: "Heather wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Heather wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Darkness, you don't like J Bengtsson? Just curious because I love her Cake series. BUT Brittainy is one of my favorite authors! Love her ..."

Yes, TikTok is terrible for my tbr.

I don't have a TikTok so no problem there, but my TBR is 7,238. lol RIDICULOUS! But I can't help myself. lol

Question: Where will we see our first task posted?

Vicki wrote: "I don't have a TikTok so no problem there, but my TBR is 7,238. lol RIDICULOUS! But I can't help myself. lol

Question: Where will we see our first task posted?"

If I recall correctly it'll be posted on our team page, because every team will get a different task. No 2 teams will be given the same task at the same time. I don't remember if the first task is the same for everyone or not.

Kat will post the challenge tomorrow at 6 pm EDT or possibly a little bit earlier. I believe she posts it in the Announcements thread.

FYI the first task is for everyone and historically she creates a task that isnt on the list. I've seen the task have to do with current happenings, and one time it had to do with her anniversary. For example, she might have one based on Monday's eclipse - maybe something like choosing between a dark or light book cover. The task usually has two options and each team must decide which option they will do.

We posted at the same time! 😛

Oh that’s great! I’m so excited to get started! My entire Floridian family will be here tomorrow all day, so I am hoping to get the task and find my book asap since we leave Sunday. Check out is at 10:00 but our flight isn’t until 4-ish. I hope I can access my book on the flight because for some reason sometimes even my downloaded ebooks and audiobooks won’t work. Like on my last flight, I couldn’t get the Wi-Fi on the plane and the flight attendant couldn’t get it either.. The only hardback book that I have with me is Family, Family. Fingers crossed!

Heather wrote: "Kat will post the challenge tomorrow at 6 pm EDT or possibly a little bit earlier. I believe she posts it in the Announcements thread.

FYI the first task is for everyone and historically she creat..."

That is great. Thank you for answering it.
Do you know which city is EDT?

New York. And I'm in the western end of the Eastern Daylight time zone.

Heather wrote: "New York. And I'm in the western end of the Eastern Daylight time zone."

great. i'm in the uk atm so time difference is 5hs. depending on the task and length of book I find I will finish by the morning.

It's going to be midnight here but I don't work tomorrow so will be up till late anyway 🙃 😅 . I know the page doesn't mean anything here so will find something on the short side to read

At home it's a 3 hour difference (2 hours here in FL), so normally if she posts at 6:00 PM it'll be 3:00 at home, so plenty of time to finish my book either the same night or in the morning. When I watch my grandkids it's more difficult to get it done that same night because I have to be at their house by 4:30 AM, take 3 kids to school, then have the 4 year old with me all day. But I'll get them done as fast as possible.

We basically have a day and a half after she gives us a task. She won't give another task until then, and it keeps us up with the front-runners if we stay on that schedule. So we'll get a task at 6pm on Saturday and can't get another task until Monday morning.

OK, totally doable!