Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Team Members

* Team Captain

* Teresa
Logan
Poongothai
Emelie
Katherine
Celine
Sunshine

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 18 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.

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 except 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 initial 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 initial 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 :)

Team Tracking


Week 1 : MC is in a bike/motorcycle club or rides a bike
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• Teresa: Road of No Return - msg 28 - Finished 26/03/15 Msg 44
• Logan: The Perfect Play - Msg 41 - Finished 31/03/15 Msg 70
• Poongothai: Rescued by a Stranger - Msg 29 - Finished 23/03/15 Msg 39
• Emelie: Vulnerable - Msg 31 - Finished 25/03/15 Msg 43
• Katherine: Motorcycle Man - Msg 32 - Finished 28/03/15 Msg 50
• Sunshine: Storm Msg 37 - Finished 24/03/15 Msg 40
(hide spoiler)]


Week 2 : Teacher/student romance
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• Teresa: Rorschach Blots - Msg 46 - Finished 29/03/15 Msg 58
• Logan: Admit One - Msg 60 - Finished 03/04/15 Msg 80
• Poongothai: Family Matters - Msg 57 - Finished 31/03/15 Msg 63
• Emelie: Rock Candy Kisses - Msg 51 - Finished 31/03/15 Msg 64
• Katherine: Playing for Keeps - Msg 49 - Finished 29/03/15 Msg 59
• Sunshine: On the Island - Msg 73 - Finished 03/04/15 Msg 79
(hide spoiler)]


Week 3 : MC Love Triangle
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• Teresa: Head Shy - Msg 82 - Finished 04/04/15 Msg 86
• Logan: Fire - Msg 85 - Finished 07/04/15 Msg 95
• Poongothai: The Duke's Wager - Msg 90 - Finished 12/04/15 Msg 105
• Emelie: The Selection - Msg 84 - Finished 08/04/15 Msg 91
• Katherine: Down to You - Msg 87 - Finished 09/04/15 Msg 94
• Sunshine: Three to Ride - Msg 88 - Finished 09/04/15 Msg 92
(hide spoiler)]


Week 4 : Starts with the letter "P"
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• Teresa: Pinned - Msg 104 - Finished 15/04/15 Msg 107
• Logan: Pass Msg 108
• Poongothai: Playing It Close - Msg 112 - Finished 17/04/15 Msg 121
• Emelie: Loving Jay - Msg 98 - Finished 12/04/15 Msg 101
• Katherine: Passion and Ponies - Msg 115 - Finished 18/04/15 Msg 123
• Sunshine: Private Paradise - Msg 106 - Finished 20/04/15 Msg 126
(hide spoiler)]
Pass

Week 5 : Author's name has an initial in it
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• Teresa: The Only Guy - Msg 119 - Finished 19/04/15 Msg 124
• Logan: Captive Prince: Volume Two - Msg 129 - Finished 14/05/15 Msg 183
• Poongothai: Boys Don't Knit - Msg 125 - Finished 22/04/15 Msg 131
• Emelie: No Ordinary Billionaire - Msg 122 - Finished 22/04/15 Msg 128
• Katherine: Seeds of Iniquity - Msg 120 - Finished 24/04/15 Msg 135
• Sunshine: Perfection - Msg 130 - Finished 23/04/05 Msg 133
(hide spoiler)]


Week 6 : Read a book from a RRRC member's favorite shelf
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• Teresa: Gold Digger - Msg 137 - Finished 25/04/15 Msg 145
• Logan: The Shadows - Msg 144 - Finished 12/05/15 Msg 180
• Poongothai: Line of Scrimmage - Msg 146 - Finished 29/04/15 Msg 148
• Emelie: Play - Msg 138 - Finished 29/04/15 Msg 147
• Katherine: The Fault in Our Stars - Msg 139 - Finished 08/05/15 Msg 168
• Sunshine: Lead - Msg 141 - Finished 30/04/15 Msg 160
(hide spoiler)]


Continued in msg 8

my name is emeli and i am 25 years old from sweden

Teresa wrote: "Hello team! Any other m/m readers?"

Yep, I just started reading mm. But, not my first choice, yet.

Emelie wrote: "my name is emeli and i am 25 years old from sweden"
Hi Emelie. I'm from Chicago. My reading leads towards erotic romance stories. The darker the better. This is my second passs the parcel challenge.

Team Tracking

Week 7 :A book that you got for free
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• Teresa: Little Wolf - Msg 155 - Finished 03/05/15 Msg 162
• Logan: We Were Liars - Msg 156 - Finished 05/05/15 Msg 165
• Poongothai: One Tiny Miracle - Msg 158 - Finished 06/05/15 Msg 164
• Emelie: Third Chances - Msg 157 - Finished 06/05/15 Msg 167
• Katherine: Once Burned - Msg 159 - Finished 07/05/15 Msg 166
• Sunshine: Filmed - Msg 163 - Finished 15/05 Msg 198
(hide spoiler)]


Week 8 :MC with amnesia
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• Teresa: Sweet Giordan, Please Remember - Msg 172 - Finished 08/05/15 Msg 175
• Logan: Dreamfever - Msg 182 - Finished 20/05/15 Msg 206
• Poongothai: Of Paupers and Peers - Msg 178 - Finished 12/05/15 Msg 179
• Emelie: Some Kind of Magic - Msg 174 - Finished 15/05/15 Msg 186
• Katherine: Spider's Bite - Msg 175 - Finished 19/05/15 Msg 204
• Sunshine: The Darkest Hour - Msg 190 - Finished 15/5/15 Msg 200
(hide spoiler)]


Week 9 : Tattoo on the bookcover
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• Teresa: Tats of Honor - Msg 194 - Finished 15/05/15 Msg 199
• Logan: The Missing Ink - Msg 205 - Finished 22/05/15 Msg 208
• Poongothai: Bringing Home the Bad Boy - Msg 202 - Finished 19/05/15 Msg 203
• Emelie: Until Nico - Msg 195 - Finished 21/05/15 Msg 209
• Katherine: Iron Kissed - Msg 196 - Finished 24/05/15 Msg 248
• Sunshine: Tie Me - Msg 201 - Finished 26/05/15 Msg 254
(hide spoiler)]


Week 10 : Pick for your teammate
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• Teresa: Dragon With the Boy Tattoo - Msg 220 - Finished 23/05/15 Msg 251
• Logan: The Englor Affair - Msg 225 - Finished 29/05/15 Msg 259
• Poongothai: Black Ties and Lullabies - Msg 249 - Finished 28/05/15 Msg 250
• Emelie: Lead - Msg 231 - Finished 27/05/15 Msg 252
• Katherine: End of Days - Msg 241 - Finished 29/05/15 Msg 253
• Sunshine: How to Train Your Dom in Five Easy Steps - Msg 223 - Finished 29/05/15 Msg 265
(hide spoiler)]


Week 11 : MC has a disability
• Teresa: Rarely Pure and Never Simple - Msg 258 - Finished 30/05/15 Msg 270
• Logan: Dance with the Devil - Msg 256
• Poongothai: Born in Sin - Msg 262 - Finished 31/05/15 Msg 272
• Emelie: Wicked Neighbor - Msg 260
• Katherine: Maybe Someday - Msg 261
• Sunshine: Deep - Msg 264 - Finished 31/05/15 Msg 271

Hi everyone! I am from Lithuania.
I am first time on this challenge and not 100% sure what to do.
I am not into m/m books. Not really my thing. But I love romance.

One of the things we need to do is pick a team name and captain.

I'm not interested in being a captain.

Any suggestions for a team name

Hi everyone. I'm from India.
This is my second PtP Challenge.I mainly read romance, mystery and historical fiction

My Ideas for this group name:
*The Wonderland
*The Joker Minions (I love Joker. He is like the best villain ever.)
*Upside down

I was thinking, as we are spread all over the globe, how about:

The Globe Trotters
Global Force
World Readers

or something neutral

Cute Fuzzy Creatures
The Unruly Dragonflys
Extreme Attitude
The Purring Squirrels

I can be captain if no one else wants to be...

i like that name globe trotters

Hi everyone! I'm in Chicago too, Sunshine! I read a little of everything, but love romance (including m/m) and historical fiction the most.

I like the Globe Trotters name!

And I'm fine with Teresa as captain. :)

Logan wrote: "I like the Globe Trotters name!

And I'm fine with Teresa as captain..."

DITTO

I think we are just waiting for Celine to check in. So far we have 4 votes for The Globe Trotters, Poongothai and Katherine, what do you think? Do either of you want to Captain?

I like the The Globe Trotters, but
I don't want to be captain.

Ha, I completely missed that teams were already allocated! (I can be a bit oblivious to my surroundings sometimes)

So, hi! I'm Celine, 20 years old, and from the Netherlands (: I'm completely fine with Teresa as captain, it's my first time so I'd rather not be one myself. As for a team name, I quite like The Globe Trotters (although I also quite like the ring of The Unruly Dragonflys)

I've barely read any m/m - but maybe you could recommend a book that would win me over to the genre, Teresa? ^_^

Celine wrote: "Ha, I completely missed that teams were already allocated! (I can be a bit oblivious to my surroundings sometimes)

So, hi! I'm Celine, 20 years old, and from the Netherlands (: I'm completely fine..."

Well... I have a hard time recommending things as my tastes vary so greatly, but I'm sure I could find you something. It would depend on what you like. Fantasy? Sci-fi? Contemporary? Sex or no sex? Historical? I do reviews for an LGBT review site http://www.prismbookalliance.com you can check out my past reviews here


I'll let Jane know we've settled on a name and captain :)

I'm good with Teresa being the Captain and I'm happy with the "The Globe Trotters" also.

I want to ask. When do we have to pick a book?

After categories are called. First theme will be announced early on Wednesday at 6pm est :)

Teresa wrote: "Celine wrote: "Ha, I completely missed that teams were already allocated! (I can be a bit oblivious to my surroundings sometimes)

So, hi! I'm Celine, 20 years old, and from the Netherlands (: I'm ..."

Hmmm, both historical and fantasy would have my interest. Preferably low on sex, like two or three sex scenes in one book is about my maximum. I don't know if that narrows it down a little ^_^

I'm looking forward to the first category!

Celine wrote: "Teresa wrote: "Celine wrote: "Ha, I completely missed that teams were already allocated! (I can be a bit oblivious to my surroundings sometimes)

So, hi! I'm Celine, 20 years old, and from the Neth..."

You should try:
The Court of Lightning - it's fantasy and light on the sex. Very good read!
The Magpie Lord - It's historical and paranormal, the sex and romance are a bit on the back burner but gain more focus in later books in the series as their relationship evolves but isn't every other page.
Widdershins - Also paranormal historical lighter on the sex.
The Bohemian and the Banker - pure historical, maybe a little more sex than you may like but it is not very graphic or crude and it doesn't take over the story. (not out till the 31st)
Think of England - Historical, I can't remember the frequency of sex but I have it on my sex moderate shelf so it isn't erotic or overly explicit, and it was an excellent story.
Beyond the Rift - Another fantasy novel that I really enjoyed, also on my sex-moderate shelf.

I hope one of these strikes your fancy :)

Thanks for the recommendations! I've added The Magpie Lord and Widdershins to my TBR. Hopefully I'll get an opportunity to read them soon (:

Week 1: Option 1 Theme:
5. MC is in a bike/motorcycle club or rides a bike, including bicycles (stated in the precis or shown on bookcover, listopia or shelf)

Option 2 Key Date:
24 October 2014

Week # 1


Road of No Return
370 pgs
#10 on the Gay Bikers List

Week #1

5. MC is in a bike/motorcycle club or rides a bike, including bicycles (stated in the precis or shown on bookcover, listopia or shelf)

Rescued by a Stranger by Lizbeth Selvig
480 pages
How the book qualifies -
Cover and Precis : When a stranger arrives in town on a vintage motorcycle, Jill Carpenter has no idea her life is about to change

Week #1: Something with bikes

Hell's Knights (211 pages)

"A modern day biker romance" as stated in the blurb

Week #1
(198 pages)
Number 221 on the biker book babes list

And here is a recomendation for my fellow teammates

Option 1
Week #1


Page numbers - 522 p.
How the book qualifies - "Heroes in Motorcycle Clubs #1"
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...

A question. When do we need to finish this book?

When you finish it, but you can't fall behind more than two books, so by round four you need to have at least one of the previous three read. Remember that the first team with all books completed at the end wins, so it's in our best interest to be caught up as much as possible, especially near the end :)

Emelie wrote: "Week #1
(198 pages)
Number 221 on the biker book babes list

And here is a recomendation for my fellow teammates

"

Thanks for the recommend! In the future, please don't put them in with your post though. Jane doesn't want any extra info there :)

Hi Teresa. I yesterday changed Wild Man to Motorcycle Man

My pick is from Bikers #32
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...

Storm 168 pages

Katherine wrote: "Hi Teresa. I yesterday changed Wild Man to Motorcycle Man"

Ok, you have to let me know when you do this, as I don't go back once you've posted :)

Week #1

5. MC is in a bike/motorcycle club or rides a bike, including bicycles (stated in the precis or shown on bookcover, listopia or shelf)

Rescued by a Stranger by Lizbeth Selvig

Rating (1-5) : 3.5

Review
It was a sweet story with many other things added to the romance like horses, town's fight against the builder, etc. This was my first book by the author and I'm happy for discovering her. Chase and Jill were wonderful characters with many issues to overcome and I liked how their chemistry turned into romance. Robert was a surprising character and he was my favourite in the story

Week 1

Storm


Read 3/23
4 stars

My review:
I like the story Madison leaving the Storm MC to straighten her life out. I loved J and his dedication to Madison. Madison was a bit wishy washy to me. Also, her friends for 2 years, she just dropped. Didn't ring true to me.

Week 1
Option 2


Pages: 324
Read by Katherine on 2/27/15, rated 5 stars

Logan wrote: "Week 1
Option 2


Pages: 324
Read by Katherine on 2/27/15, rated 5 stars"

Well thank you. For picking book from my shelf.

Week#1



Completed 2015-03-24

Rating 3/5

Rewiew it was a okay book i liked the
two lovers but the book as a little bit to violent for my taste plus i did not like how it jumped between the present and the past it was just confusing

Week # 1
Finished 26/03/15

Road of No Return
370 pgs
2 Stars
What can I say... The sex was hot? Zak's tattoos sounded cool. Stitch was an asshole and Zak deserved better. The thing with Cox was f'd up and unresolved. The end needed an epilogue or something. There were definite editing issues.

I've read books where the MCs are criminals but usually they are purposeful and moral (ironic, I know). This just didn't sit right. The Hounds were a bunch of two bit thugs and Stitch was a lackey with jealousy and anger issues, and violent tendencies. He treated Zak like crap and Zak took it, or at least kept taking him back.

I am not enamored.

Week 2

Option 1 Theme:
10. Teacher/student romance (stated in the precis or shown on listopia or shelf) - does not require both MCs to be a teacher &/or student. One MC as either is sufficient.

Option 2 Key Date:
31 October 2014

Week 2:
Rorschach Blots
163 pgs
#71 on Gay Romance that Features Teachers/Professors/Tutors
and as per Precis "Sev won't go back to the swim team. Sev won't accept his best friend's girlfriend. He will sit behind the art classroom and smoke his joint.

He definitely won't analyze why he wants to spank his teacher."

Sunshine wrote: "My pick is from Bikers #32
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...

Storm 168 pages
"

Sunshine - you need the week # in this post as well :) Not a big deal on the first round, but its hard to keep track later on. Thanks.

3 reviews outstanding, but you are on track. Good work :)

Option 1
Week #2


Page numbers - 220 p.
How the book qualifies - "Student-Teacher-Professor romance! #18"
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...

I will re-read this book. Because I love this two teacher couple. And the book just hilarious. :D

Option 1
Week #1


Page numbers - 522 p.
How the book qualifies - "Heroes in Motorcycle Clubs #1"
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...

Finished: 2015/3/28
Rating: 3 Stars
Review: The book begins with Tyra 35 year old woman meeting Tack in motorcycle club party and having wicked ways with him. She things that he is nice, hot, fun and her dream man. But he kicks her out of his bed. And when Tyra has to find a job and she goes to Tucks shop. and the drama begins...

So the book was okay, but too long. The beginning and the end was great, but everything was too extended.