Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

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REMs

1. Introduce yourself to your team. 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. Deep Sleeper - reserve a couple of posts in this thread tracking your team's book selection and completion. (Alternatively they could convert a chat comment to the tracking post/s.)

3. Name your team. Using this round's theme, come up with a fun name. 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 29 March

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. (It will also help with one of the categories in this round!)

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*!

* 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, etc.

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 selection post Option 1 you must have:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
How the book qualifies - please note which qualifying bookshelf/list you are using or the tags that justifies that it works.
If the theme is based off the bookcover, post the cover. If there is a letter count in the title, publication date etc, please note these details.

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

For selection post Option 3 you must have:
Week #
PASS


For the completion post you must have:
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.

IF YOU NEED TO CORRECT A POST FOR MISSING INFORMATION or because the didn't qualify etc, please REPOST this information in a NEW post. I don't want to have to keep going backwards in the thread.

WEEK 1 — 😴 3. Charlotte Brönte once wrote: “a ruffled mind makes a restless pillow.” – read a book with MPG historical or by an author whose last name starts with either C or B
Qualification Note: Specify which option is used in your selection post.

WEEK 2 — 💤 2. More than a third of adults fail to get enough sleep each night. – read the third book in a series or any book from a trilogy
Qualification Note: Specify which option is used in your selection post.

WEEK 3 — 😴 5. Until recently, medical science was unable to consistently and fully explain why we sleep. – read a book from on of the following medical romance lists:
Qualification Note: Include the list used in your selection post.

Creatures Great and Small: Veterinarians in Romance
Doctor Medical Romance Heroes
Doctor Medical Romance Heroines
Best Gay Doctors
Heal Me Best! Male Doctors in Romance Novels
Nurse-Themed Romance Novels

WEEK 4 — 😴 7. Sleep regenerates both the mind and body. – read a book with an exposed human body on the cover
Qualification Note: Include the book cover in your selection post; cover model must be predominately unclothed with more than 50% of their skin showing;
the cover model must be predominately unclothed with more than 50% of their skin showing.

WEEK 5 — 😴 13. In 1927 a French geophysicist discovered that plants generate their own internal time. – read a book with a plant on the cover
Qualification Note: Include the book cover in your selection post; trees, bushes, grass qualify.

WEEK 6 — 💤 10. The author states that he would be delighted if you found yourself nodding off as you read his book. – read a book that would ‘comfort’ or ‘relax’ you
Qualification Note: Selection post must specify that the book is not MPG horror, thriller, mystery, action, and/or adventure.

WEEK 7 — 💤 14. In the absence of sunlight (days/nights) humans continue to maintain the circadian rhythm of roughly 15 hours awake and 9 hours asleep. – read a book with the numbers 15 and 9 in the publication date and/or the page numbers
Qualification Note: The numbers (15 & 9) need to be complete within each component (e.g., day, month, year, page count). You may convert the month of publication into a number (e.g., a book published on 15 May 2005 paired with the same edition’s page number 209). Something like 1 May will not work for ‘15’ since the numbers are spread over day and month, but 15 September will work.

Any edition can be used, but both numbers (15 & 9) must be used in the date/page numbers of that same edition

WEEK 8 — 😴 15. About 40% of the population are “Early Birds” – read a book that was first published in the last 6 months
Qualification Note: For the purpose of this challenge, it will be a book published on or after 1 October 2022; specify the date of publication in your selection post.

WEEK 9 — 💤 12. The likelihood of breaking an Olympic record has been tied to the time of day, being at the maximal peak of the circadian rhythm in the early afternoon. – read a book featuring an athletic MC or sport
Qualification Note: Qualification may be from the précis, list, or tag.

WEEK 10 — 💤 6. Every animal species sleeps – some for up to 22 hours each day. – read a book featuring an animal from one of the following lists:
Qualification Note: Include the list used in your selection post.

Favorite Romances with Pets
Pawsitively Love Romances With Special Pets or Animals
Cats Wonderful Pets in Romance
Dogs Great Pets in Romance
MM Small Shifters
Gay Romances With Pets

WEEK 11 — 😴 1. Author: Matthew Walker – read a book with the letters M & W in the book title and/or author’s name

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💤 4. Too little sleep swells a hormone that makes you feel hungry. – read a book with food or drink on the cover
Qualification Note: Include the book cover in your selection post.

💤 8. Within the brain, sleep enriches our ability to learn, memorize and make logical decisions and choices. – read a book from one of the brainy/nerd lists:
Qualification Note: Include the list used in your selection post.

Romance Novels with STEM Heroines
Brainy Genius Romantic Heroes
Nerdgasms
Best Gay Romance with Bookish Nerdy Geeky Characters
Nerdy Geeky Heroines of Romance Novels

😴 9. Sleep is referred to as the Swiss Army knife of health. – read a book with a military MC from one of the following lists:
Qualification Note: Include the list used in your selection post.

Military Romance and Fiction
Military Romance and Fiction Part 2
Girls With Guns: Military Space Opera Starring Female Soldiers
Best Military Romance Book
Book from any year of MM Military | Spies | Intelligence Officers (Note: Link to the specific year in your selection post)—2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022,
Gay Romance Featuring a MC Suffering from PTSD

😴 11. Jet lag – drowsiness after moving through too many time zones too quickly. – read a book where the MC travels to a different country
Qualification Note: Qualification may be from the précis, list, or tag.

💤 16. And 30% of the population are “Night Owls” – read a shifter romance
Qualification Note: Qualification may be from the précis, list, or tag.

😴 17. Caffeine artificially mutes the sleep signal to keep you awake. – read a book that has a MPG tag of horror, thriller, mystery, action, or adventure
Qualification Note: Specify the MPG tag used to qualify in your selection post.
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😴 3. Charlotte Brönte once wrote: “a ruffled mind makes a restless pillow.” – read a book with MPG historical or by an author whose last name starts with either C or B – 3/30/23 early call — ALL POSTS COMPLETE

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☘KathyD☘ — The Friend Zone, Abby Jimenez – Option 2 – The Happy Ever After Playlist read by Louise
Nicole — Dare You to Hate Me, B. Celeste – Option 1 – author’s last name begins with a C
Christy — Bayou Beloved, Lexi Blake – Option 1 – author’s last name begins with a B
Louise — Daisy Jones & The Six, Taylor Jenkins Reid – Option 1 – MPG historical fiction
Vanessa — Daughter of No Worlds, Carissa Broadbent – Option 1 – author’s last name begins with a B


☘KathyD☘ — The Friend Zone, Abby Jimenez – 4/2/23 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Nicole — Dare You to Hate Me, B. Celeste – 4/6/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Christy — Bayou Beloved, Lexi Blake – 4/11/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Louise — Daisy Jones & The Six, Taylor Jenkins Reid – 4/5/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Vanessa — Daughter of No Worlds, Carissa Broadbent – 4/11/23 – ✮✮✮✮✮
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💤 2. More than a third of adults fail to get enough sleep each night. – read the third book in a series or any book from a trilogy – 4/7/23 — ALL POSTS COMPLETE

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☘KathyD☘ — Darkness Everlasting, Alexandra Ivy – Option 1 – book 3 in the Guardians of Eternity series
Nicole — Embers of Mercy, Brynn Ford – Option 1 – book 3 in the Ember Glen series
Christy — Nixon, Samantha Whiskey – Option 1 – book 1 in the Raleigh Raptors trilogy
Louise — Firestarter, Tara Sim – Option 1 – book 3 in the Timekeeper series
Vanessa — King’s Cage, Victoria Aveyard – Option 1 – book 3 in the Red Queen series


☘KathyD☘ — Darkness Everlasting, Alexandra Ivy – 4/10/23 – ✮✮✮✰✰
Nicole — Embers of Mercy, Brynn Ford – 4/12/23 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Christy — Nixon, Samantha Whiskey – 4/9/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Louise — Firestarter, Tara Sim – 4/14/23 – ✮✮✮✰✰
Vanessa — King’s Cage, Victoria Aveyard – 4/20/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰
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😴 5. Until recently, medical science was unable to consistently and fully explain why we sleep. – choose a book from one of these lists – 4/14/23 — ALL POSTS COMPLETE

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☘KathyD☘ — Virgin River, Robyn Carr – Option 1 – #7 on Doctor Medical Romance Heroines
Nicole — Buck Wild, Lauren Landish – Option 1 – #104 on Creatures Great and Small: Veterinarians in Romance
Christy — Yours Truly, Abby Jimenez – Option 1 – #229 on Doctor Medical Romance Heroines
Louise — How Much I Feel, Marie Force – Option 1 – #243 on Doctor Medical Romance Heroines
Vanessa — Pucked Over, Helena Hunting – Option 2 – Pucked Under read by ☘KathyD☘


☘KathyD☘ — Virgin River, Robyn Carr – 4/20/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Nicole — Buck Wild, Lauren Landish – 4/21/23 – ✮✮✮✰✰
Christy — Yours Truly, Abby Jimenez – 4/22/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Louise — How Much I Feel, Marie Force – 5/13/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Vanessa — Pucked Over, Helena Hunting – 4/25/23 – ✮✮✮✮✮
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😴 7. Sleep regenerates both the mind and body. – read a book with an exposed human body on the cover – 4/21/23 — ALL POSTS COMPLETE

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☘KathyD☘ — Last on the List, Amy Daws – Option 1 – cover model is predominately unclothed
Nicole — The Prayers We Pray, Auryn Hadley – Option 1 – cover model is predominately unclothed
Christy — Change on the Fly, Maren Moore – Option 1 – cover model is predominately unclothed
Louise — The Darkest Temptation, Danielle Lori – Option 1 – cover model is predominately unclothed
Vanessa — Wolf God, Veronica Douglas – Option 1 – cover model is predominately unclothed


☘KathyD☘ — Last on the List, Amy Daws – 4/28/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Nicole — The Prayers We Pray, Auryn Hadley – 4/28/23 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Christy — Change on the Fly, Maren Moore – 4/22/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Louise — The Darkest Temptation, Danielle Lori – 5/4/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Vanessa — Wolf God, Veronica Douglas – 5/13/23 – ✮✮✮✮✮
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😴 13. In 1927 a French geophysicist discovered that plants generate their own internal time. – read a book with a plant on the cover – 4/28/23 — ALL POSTS COMPLETE

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☘KathyD☘ — The Unholy, Heather Graham – Option 1 – trees and grass on cover
Nicole — Till It Hurts, Cora Brent – Option 1 – grass on the cover
Christy — Last Dance with a Cowboy, Sara Richardson – Option 1 – grass and trees on the cover
Louise — A Dog with Two Tales, Ellen Riggs – Option 1 – grass and flowers on the cover
Vanessa — Rock Bottom Girl, Lucy Score – Option 1 – grass on the cover


☘KathyD☘ — The Unholy, Heather Graham – 4/29/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Nicole — Till It Hurts, Cora Brent – 5/5/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Christy — Last Dance with a Cowboy, Sara Richardson – 5/4/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Louise — A Dog with Two Tales, Ellen Riggs – 5/5/23 – ✮✮✮✰✰
Vanessa — Rock Bottom Girl, Lucy Score – 4/29/23 – ✮✮✮✮✮
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💤 10. The author states that he would be delighted if you found yourself nodding off as you read his book. – read a book that would ‘comfort’ or ‘relax’ you – 5/5/23 — ALL POSTS COMPLETE

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☘KathyD☘ — Funny You Should Ask, Elissa Sussman – Option 1 – not MPG horror, action, adventure, thriller, mystery
Nicole — Till Next Time, Cora Brent – Option 1 – not MPG horror, action, adventure, thriller, mystery
Christy — The Matchmaker and The Cowboy, Robin Bielman – Option 1 – not MPG horror, action, adventure, thriller, mystery
Louise — Tiny Imperfections, Alli Frank – Option 1 – not MPG horror, action, adventure, thriller, mystery
Vanessa — The Slow Burn, Kristen Ashley – Option 1 – not MPG horror, action, adventure, thriller, mystery


☘KathyD☘ — Funny You Should Ask, Elissa Sussman – 5/11/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Nicole — Till Next Time, Cora Brent – 5/12/23 – ✮✮✮✰✰
Christy — The Matchmaker and The Cowboy, Robin Bielman – 5/6/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Louise — Tiny Imperfections, Alli Frank – 5/12/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Vanessa — The Slow Burn, Kristen Ashley – 5/6/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰
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💤 14. In the absence of sunlight (days/nights) humans continue to maintain the circadian rhythm of roughly 15 hours awake and 9 hours asleep. – read a book with the numbers 15 and 9 in the publication date and/or the page numbers – 5/12/23 — ALL POSTS COMPLETE

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☘KathyD☘ — Unmeasured, Alyssa Turner – Option 1 – published 3/15/19
Nicole — Emerge, S.E. Hall – Option 2 – Emerge read by Louise
Christy — Icebreaker, Hannah Grace – Option 2 – Icebreaker read by Vanessa
Louise — Halfway to the Grave, Jeaniene Frost – Option 1 – published 9/1/2015
Vanessa — The Friend Zone, Abby Jimenez – Option 2 – The Happy Ever After Playlist read by Louise


☘KathyD☘ — Unmeasured, Alyssa Turner – 5/22/23 – ✮✮✮✰✰
Nicole — Emerge, S.E. Hall – 5/18/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Christy — Icebreaker, Hannah Grace – 5/21/23 – ✮✮✮✰✰
Louise — Halfway to the Grave, Jeaniene Frost – 5/16/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Vanessa — The Friend Zone, Abby Jimenez – 6/1/23 – ✮✮✮✮✮
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😴 15. About 40% of the population are “Early Birds” – read a book that was first published in the last 6 months – 5/19/23 — ALL POSTS COMPLETE

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☘KathyD☘ — Yours Truly, Abby Jimenez – Option 1 – published on April 11, 2023
Nicole — Made for Me, Natasha Madison – Option 1 – published on December 27, 2022
Christy — Secretly Yours, Tessa Bailey – Option 1 – published February 7, 2023
Louise — Good for You, Camille Pagán – Option 1 – published on March 1, 2023
Vanessa — Iced Out, Veronica Eden – Option 1 – published on May 8, 2023


☘KathyD☘ — Yours Truly, Abby Jimenez – 5/28/23 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Nicole — Made for Me, Natasha Madison – 5/25/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Christy — Secretly Yours, Tessa Bailey – 5/28/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Louise — Good for You, Camille Pagán – 5/22/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Vanessa — Iced Out, Veronica Eden – 5/21/23 – ✮✮✮✮✮
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💤 12. The likelihood of breaking an Olympic record has been tied to the time of day, being at the maximal peak of the circadian rhythm in the early afternoon. – read a book featuring an athletic MC or sport – 5/26/23 — ALL POSTS COMPLETE

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☘KathyD☘ — Coen, Sawyer Bennett – Option 1 – main page genre sports romance
Nicole — Embrace, S.E. Hall – Option 1 – main page genre sports romance
Christy — Puck Me Secretly, Odette Stone – Option 1 – main page genre sports romance
Louise — Lucas, Sawyer Bennett – Option 1 – main page genre sports romance
Vanessa — Heart Stopper, Michelle Hercules – Option 1 – main page genre sports romance


☘KathyD☘ — Coen, Sawyer Bennett – 5/30/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Nicole — Embrace, S.E. Hall – 5/31/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Christy — Puck Me Secretly, Odette Stone – 5/28/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Louise — Lucas, Sawyer Bennett – 6/3/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Vanessa — Heart Stopper, Michelle Hercules – 5/28/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰
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💤 6. Every animal species sleeps – some for up to 22 hours each day. – choose a book from one of these lists – 6/2/23 — (view spoiler)[ ALL POSTS COMPLETE (hide spoiler)]


☘KathyD☘ — Romancing the Duke, Tessa Dare – Option 1 – #17 on Pawsitively Love Romances With Special Pets or Animals
Nicole — Sit...Stay...Beg, Roxanne St. Claire – Option 1 – #14 on Pawsitively Love Romances With Special Pets or Animals
Christy — Things We Never Got Over, Lucy Score – Option 1 – #122 on Pawsitively Love Romances With Special Pets or Animals
Louise — Summer Beach Vets: Playing to Win, H.Y. Hanna – Option 1 – #231 on Pawsitively Love Romances With Special Pets or Animals
Vanessa — In a Jam, Kate Canterbary – Option 1 – #129 on Pawsitively Love Romances With Special Pets or Animals


☘KathyD☘ — Romancing the Duke, Tessa Dare – 6/6/23 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Nicole — Sit...Stay...Beg, Roxanne St. Claire – [completion date] – ✮✮✮✮✰
Christy — Things We Never Got Over, Lucy Score – [completion date] – ✮✮✮✮✰
Louise — Summer Beach Vets: Playing to Win, H.Y. Hanna – [completion date] – ✮✮✮✮✰
Vanessa — In a Jam, Kate Canterbary – 6/7/23 – ✮✮✮✮✮

😴 1. Author: Matthew Walker – read a book with the letters M & W in the book title and/or author’s name – 6/9/23 — (view spoiler)[ ALL POSTS COMPLETE (hide spoiler)]


☘KathyD☘ — Away From Me, Sophie Oak – Option 1 – M and W in the title
Nicole — [title], [author] – Option X – how the selection qualifies
Christy — [title], [author] – Option X – how the selection qualifies
Louise — [title], [author] – Option X – how the selection qualifies
Vanessa — [title], [author] – Option X – how the selection qualifies


☘KathyD☘ — Away From Me, Sophie Oak – [completion date] – ✮✮✮✮✰
Nicole — [title], [author] – [completion date] – ✮✮✮✮✰
Christy — [title], [author] – [completion date] – ✮✮✮✮✰
Louise — [title], [author] – [completion date] – ✮✮✮✮✰
Vanessa — [title], [author] – [completion date] – ✮✮✮✮✰

Team Name Suggestions

Bookish Dreams
Bookish Dreamers
Bookish Insomniacs
Bookish Knights
Just Five More Minutes

Hey REM sleepers!

Welcome to Team 4…we’ll have to work on a name, but I’m not great at coming up with those so any and all suggestions are welcome. 🙂

This is a favorite challenge of mine and I’ve enjoyed being a player and/or captain for many rounds! If we have any new players, do not hesitate to ask questions. We’ve all been there and will help answer what we can. If myself or other team members don’t have the answer, we’ll reach out to Jane. I’m not on my computer much during the weekend, but I check on posts via my Goodreads app so I’ll likely see any questions that come through.

I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump in that I haven’t pushed myself to read as many new-to-me books this year as I’d like. I’m loving my reread of the In Death series for the second time and have purposely been reading a bunch of them in a row to keep details fresh…it’s so much fun! Whether I’m in a slump or not, I generally read romance books…I read across a lot of genres and tropes and enjoy most of them.

FYI: in case you’re curious, the collage in post 4 is my babies sleeping…two have passed on to Rainbow Bridge, but the other two keep me hopping!

I’m here

welcome Louise!

Those animals sleeping are just adorable!! And your fur-babies in msg 4 ❤️

Howdy, everyone! I'm here!

Kathy, you are so organized. I love it! =D

Okay, so about me. My name is Vanessa and I live in Western Kentucky so I'm in the Central time zone. I'm married and have four children. When it comes to reading I am sort of eclectic but my go-to genres are Romance, Fantasy, and SciFi. I love all kinds of subgenres too. Some of my favorites are sports romance, enemies-to-lovers romance, paranormal romance, urban fantasy, bully romance, rockstar romance, single parent romance, small town romance, and tons more. =P

I am not the best at coming up with team names but here are a few I thought of:

Bookish Dreams
Bookish Dreamers
Bookish Insomniacs
Bookish Knights (Play on words for night.)
Just Five More Minutes

I think that Bookish Knights is my favorite of these with Bookish Insomniacs coming in second.

Hi Team!

I'm Christy and I live in Georgetown, TX (a suburb of Austin) with my dog, Pippa. I mostly read romance/chick lit. I used to branch out a lot more, but work has been stressful so I've been focused on easy reading, so I've been staying away from more literary fiction.

Jane (PS) wrote: "Those animals sleeping are just adorable!! And your fur-babies in msg 4 ❤️"

thanks Jane! it's always fun trying to find cute images for any reason! 😊

♛Vanessa♛ wrote: "Howdy, everyone! I'm here!

Kathy, you are so organized. I love it! =D

Okay, so about me. My name is Vanessa and I live in Western Kentucky so I'm in the Central time zone. I'm married and have fo..."

welcome Vanessa and many thanks! I have a Google doc that has all the posts, including formatting, so I just have to copy and paste for the most part. 😉

Christy wrote: "Hi Team!

I'm Christy and I live in Georgetown, TX (a suburb of Austin) with my dog, Pippa. I mostly read romance/chick lit. I used to branch out a lot more, but work has been stressful so I've be..."

welcome Christy!

thanks for the great suggestions, Vanessa! I listed them all in message #16...any one else have ideas?

Hi I’m Louise from South Wales in the Uk where it is currently 6:30am. I have played PtP a number of times and am a bit of a challenge addict generally participating in 3 or 4 team challenges at a time and upwards of 6 solo challenges. I love being pushed to search for the elusive one book fits all, alas I have never quite found it. I read a wide variety of genres but tend to avoid Horror.

I am hopeless with coming up with creative names but I do like
Bookish Knights

I’m liking Bookish Knights also...we’ll wait to see what Nicole says when she checks in...Christy, what are your thoughts?

Hello all. My name is Nicole. I like the name Bookish Knights. This is one of my favorite challenges. I live in Richmond VA. I have 4 animals, 2 dogs and 2 cats. I love to read anything romance. Lately I have been reading darker romance. Not a huge fan of historical romance. I am not the fastest reader but I can keep up.

Nicole wrote: "Hello all. My name is Nicole. I like the name Bookish Knights. This is one of my favorite challenges. I live in Richmond VA. I have 4 animals, 2 dogs and 2 cats. I love to read anything romance. La..."

Welcome Nicole!

Bookish Knights seems to be the winner for team name...any objections or other suggestions?

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "Bookish Knights seems to be the winner for team name...any objections or other suggestions?"

Works for me. =)

alright team, I submitted our name to Jane...hopefully we’ll get the first call later today or tomorrow. 😁

Week 1

Option 1
3. Charlotte Bronte once wrote: "a ruffled mind makes a restless pillow".
*Read a book with MPG Historical or by an author whose last name starts with either C or B.
You must specify which option is used in your qualification.


Option 2
Key date: 30 September 2022
*Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars
Series rule applies:
If the book is in a series but does not match where you are up to, you may read another book from that same series.


Option 3
*Pass


A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose - INCLUDING A PASS
Refer msg 3 for formatting of all 3 options. This format is also in msg 3 of your team thread

thanks for posting Louise! my feed isn’t showing Jane’s post yet, but my internet has been acting up today. 😊

Week 1
Selection Post – Option 2


The Friend Zone, Abby Jimenez
first-edition Kindle ➔ 384 pages
How the Book Qualifies ➔ The Happy Ever After Playlist read by Louise on 11/18/22 – ✮✮✮✮✮

Week 1: option 1

392 pages
How it fits: authors last name begins with a C

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Selection Post - Week 1
Option 1

Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Pages: 455
How It Fits: MPG Historical Fiction

I am still ruminating on my book. I have it narrowed down though so I'll post my selection post this weekend. =)

Selection Post - Week 1 - Option 1


Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent
Pages: 520
How It Fits: Author last name starts with B.

Completion Post – Week 1


The Friend Zone, Abby Jimenez – 4/2/23 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Review — This book has been on my radar for a while, but I was hesitant to read it because of the subject matter. While I struggled with Kristen’s journey because it mirrored my own in some ways, I also appreciated how well the author portrayed her battle with fibroids and likely infertility. There were a lot of times I wished I could smack her upside the head because she seemed so laser focused on allowing Josh to find someone who could birth him a baseball team, I also understand not wanting to take the opportunity to become a parent away from someone. For his part, I loved how supportive Josh was and how well he handled the fall out when Kristen finally told him why she wouldn’t commit to him. There were a few spots in the story that, if handled differently, could have ruined this book for me. But as I said, the author handled the ups and downs throughout this story well and truly captured the struggles a woman goes through when she wants a family and likely can’t achieve that naturally. I laughed throughout this book at Kristen’s and Josh’s antics and cried during some gut wrenching scenes, but I’m so glad I finally read this book and can’t wait to see what the next one brings.

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "Completion Post – Week 1


The Friend Zone, Abby Jimenez – 4/2/22 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Review — This book has been on my radar for a while, but I was hesitant..."

Aww, this book sounds good. I've heard of it but I never really knew what it was about. I think that I'll have to read it at some point. I don't really identify with the subject matter personally but I bet the story is really good. I'm glad that you enjoyed it.

Completion Post - Week 1
Option 1

Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Pages: 455
How It Fits: MPG Historical Fiction
Date Read: 4/5
Rating: 5*

Review
Taylor Jenkins Reid is slowly becoming my go to author for recent Historical Fiction novels. I listened to the full audio cast production which made the whole novel sound real, I actually had to double check the band didn’t really exist. We get to hear the band members versions of events which were often conflicting or misremembered as they chronicle their rise to fame in the 70s and sudden disappearance from the world of music. Well put together novel that like The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Malibu Rising completely immerses you in a world so real that leaves you wanting more.

Week 1 completion post

392 pages
Finished 4/6/23
Rating: 4 stars
Review: Great second chance romance. Loved the hx between the characters and how it went back and forth between past and present.

Selection Post - Week 1
Option 1

Bayou Beloved by Lexi Blake
Pages: 336
How it fits: Authors last name starts with a B

Week 2 option 1: selection post

356 pages per kindle
How it fits: 3rd book in the ember glenn trilogy

Week 2

Option 1
2. More than a third of adults fail to get enough sleep each night. – read the third book in a series or any book from a trilogy
Qualification Note: Specify which option is used in your selection post.

Option 2
Key date: 7 October 2022
team mate read this book or a book in the same series on or after this date and rated it with at least 3 stars
Qualification Note: If the book is in a series but does not match where you are up to, you may read another book from that same series.

Option 3
Pass

Note: A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose – including a pass.

Week 2
Selection Post – Option 1


Darkness Everlasting, Alexandra Ivy
first-edition Kindle ➔ 416 pages
How the Book Qualifies ➔ book 3 in the Guardians of Eternity series