Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

The Amazing Race Team Challenge - Round 8
September 23, 2023 through November 19, 2023
Run Like There's a Hot Guy in Front of You and a Creepy One Behind You.

Team:
✓ Skye Blue
✓ Wende
✓ DeeNeez
✓ Helke

The Amazing Race Team Challenge - Round 8
September 23, 2023 through November 19, 2023
Run Like There's a Hot Guy in Front of You and a Creepy One Behind You.

Tracking:
Task 1 - 0. Each teammate reads a book tagged ‘family’ or ‘holiday’ - teams decide. 9.23.2023 - 9.28.2023
Task 2 - 3. Each player reads a book by a new to you author - no pass for this task. 9.28.2023 - 9.29.2023
Task 3 - 8. Read 4 books with a beach on the cover. 9.30.2023 - 10.2.2023
Task 4 - 23. Each teammate reads a book that has been read by one of the RRRC moderators. No pass for this task. 10.2.2023 - 10.3.2023
Task 5 - 18. Read over 750 pages in books tagged/shelved with 'favorite'. 10.4.2023 - 10.6.2023
Task 6 - 29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession. 10.6.2023 - 10.7.2023
Task 7 - 9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task. 10.8.2023 - 10.10.2023
Task 8 - 25. Read 4 books written by one of the 2022 FACs (Featured Author Challenge). 10.10.2023 -
Task 9 - 62. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books written by an author whose first or last name begins with the first letter of a teammate's screen name. 10.13.2023 - 10.14.2023
Task 10 - 47. Read 6 books set in a major city. 10.15.2023 - 10.17.2023
Task 11 - 76. Read 6 books with a specific item on the cover, team selects item. 10.17.2023 - 10.19.2023
Task 12 - 14. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with Contemporary Romance as MPG. 10.21.2023 - 10.22.2023
Task 13 - 50. Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location. 10.22.2023 - 10.23.2023
Task 14 - 95. As a team, select an animal. Read 8 books tagged with that animal. 10.24.2023 - 10.25.2023
Task 15 - 52. Read 6 books with the same color cover, teams decide color. 10.25.2023 -
Task 16 - 114. The last person on your team alphabetically selects a book or series and everyone reads the selected book a book in the selected series. 10.27.2023 - 10.29.2023
Task 17 - 89. Read 8 books tagged with 'wedding' or 'proposal’. 10.29.2023 - 10.31.2023
Task 18 - 109. Read 6 books with or without facial hair on a male cover model. Teams decide. 10.31.2023 - 11.2.2023
Task 19 - 105. Each teammate lists two favorite authors. Select books written by the authors on two different teammate's list and read books by those authors. (Two books each per teammate.) No pass for this task. 11.2.2023 - 11.8.2023
Task 20 - 93. As a team, pick a Romance List from GR Listopia with less than 100 books on it, each teammate reads a book from that list. No pass for this task. 11.8.2023 - 11.10.2023
Task 21 - 78. Read 6 books with alliteration in the title or author's name. 11.10.2023 - 11.12.2023
Task 22 - 97. Read 8 books by authors with more than 10 letters in their name. 11.12.2023 - 11.15.2023
Task 23 - 119. As a team, select an author that is new to at least two of you and each teammate reads a book by that author. 11.15.2023 - 11.17.2023
Task 24 - Last Task - Read a book featuring a wealthy character. 11.17.2023

Information required when posting your completion/s:

Task
Book/cover link
Page numbers with source
How book qualified, with links or cover as necessary.
Date Completed.
Rating/Review.


**Remember to use the first edition Kindle page count only! If your page count comes from a Kindle edition published on the initial publication date on the editions page, it will count. If your page count comes from a Kindle edition labeled '1st edition', it will count. If your page count comes from the earliest dated English language Kindle edition, it will count. I am looking for one of those three things when confirming your books! As long the page count you list is correct, I will accept any link to the book. Ebook page count will be acceptable if no Kindle page count available. The acceptability of other page counts will be made on an individual basis.**

Please note that a rating is now required in your completion posts! A small review is also welcome. 😊

I think most of you know each other, at least a little, but feel free to introduce yourself again. Please give any relevant information, especially time zone as that helps know when it is best to communicate. 😊

Please select a team leader to help keep track of where your team is in any given task. And as necessary guide discussions for task decisions. Any teammate can report your completions though.

Remember, it is the team's responsibility to notify the host (me) if a teammate fails to complete the task in a timely manner or otherwise goes missing! I am not checking all the team threads regularly to notice and may only check when notified a task is complete.

PS - If you want to be known as anything other than Team 10, you are free to come up with a team name. 😉

Hello Ladies!!
Have not been together for so long 😂😂

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 Rainbow Duckies! 💜💙💚💛🧡❤️

Yay, I’m here! I’m here!

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Ya! We are live! Can't wait.

What's been going on with everyone?

Skye Blue ☆*~ﾟლ(´ڡ`ლ)~*☆ wrote: "Ya! We are live! Can't wait.

What's been going on with everyone?"

Trying to get scavenger hunt done. I am looking forward to that. I love it but this year has been a bit lackluster

So Skye how has it been going with you? Is your husband doing better?

Hubby has been good.
We bought his mother's house, so that she can live there rent free the rest of her life.
Scares the hell out of me, because I'm the only income. But if it puts his mind at ease, I'm willing.
I just keep telling myself, in this age, what we pay a month for both houses, is what a lot of people pay for the rent on one house.

I tried my hand at amigurmi. I've crocheted forever, but stuffed animals scared me. I'm not the best at it, but I think I do pretty good. I'll have to share some pics.

How are Emily and Jamie?
How was the wedding?

Skye the wedding was perfect. Jamie was so grownup. If you are on facebook we need to become friends so you can see the pictures. He and Sara are in Myrtle Beach this week on a belated honeymoon. Emily is back in school and she and Will bought a house. I got a dog. Ruby. She is such a sweetheart. Janine can't believe I bought her boots. But winter will be hard on her feet.

Should we get our picks out of the way?

Yes! Hopefully Helke checks in soon to help with team decisions on these tasks

Tasks:
1. Each player reads a book by the same author, teams decide author - no pass for this task.
2. Each player reads the first book in a series, can be same or different series - no pass for this task.
3. Each player reads a book by a new to you author - no pass for this task.
4. Read 4 books tagged/shelved as PNR or fantasy.
5. Read 4 books first published within the last year.
6. Read 4 books with fewer than 500 reviews.
7. Read 4 books that are stand alones.
8. Read 4 books with a beach on the cover.
9. Each player reads a book in the same series, teams decide. No pass for this task.
10. Read 4 books by authors' who write under more than one name
11. Read 4 books in continuing series, one that has not been completely published.
12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.
Can we all check shelves and recommend a book to the other 3 that they havent read
13. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books tagged/shelved as sports.
14. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with Contemporary Romance as MPG.
15. Read a minimum of 600 pages in books with an audio edition.
16. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books tagged/shelved as children.
17. Read 4 books written by a male author.
MM books written by men
18. Read over 750 pages in books tagged/shelved with 'favorite'.
19. Each teammate reads a book another teammate read and rated 4 Stars or higher in the last 3 months. No pass for this task.
20. Read 4 books 300 pages or longer.
21. Each teammate reads a book with a night sky on the cover, no pass for this task.
22. Read 4 books #5 or higher in a series.
23. Each teammate reads a book that has been read by one of the RRRC moderators. No pass for this task.
Yz the Whyz
Jane (PS)
MountainKat
~KarenH~
24. Read 6 books on RRRC's bookshelf, the books can not be added by anyone on your team within the last year.
25. Read 4 books by one of the 2022 FACs. (A different time frame may be given when assigned.)
Featured Author Challenge
26. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books featuring shifters.
27. Read a minimum of 750 pages in books published in any one year prior to 2018, team picks the year.
2017
28. Each teammate reads a book from a teammate's to-read shelf, no pass for this task
Skye
Wende
Dee
Helke
29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession.
Law enforcement
30. Read 6 books with nekkid man chest on the cover.
31. Read 6 books rated over 4.0.
32. Read 6 books with over 2500 ratings.
33. Read 6 books in the same sub-genre, teams decide.
MM Romance
34. Read 6 books first published between 2000 and 2010.
35. Read 6 books first published between 2011 and 2020.
36. Read 6 books with animals on the cover.
37. Read 6 books set in the US.
38. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books with a non-English language edition.
39. Read 6 books set outside of the US.
40. Read 6 books with over 500 reviews.
41. Read 6 books with over 10,000 ratings.
42. Read 6 books featuring best friends.
43. Read 6 books published in June. (A different month may be used when assigned.)
44. Read 6 books by authors who use initials in their name.
45. Read 6 books with 3 word titles. (A different number may be used when assigned.)
46. Read over 1000 pages in books written by duo authors.
MM with two authors
47. Read 6 books set in a major city.
48. Read 6 books featuring cowboys.
49. Each teammate reads a book published in the same month and year

50. Read 6 books set in the same location, teams decide the location.
51. Each teammate reads a different book by the same author, no pass for this task.
52. Read 6 books with the same color cover, teams decide color.
53. Each teammate reads a book set in one of your teammates' home town (born in, raised in, currently live in - all work), teams decide. No pass for this task.
54. Read 6 books set on a beach or in the mountains, teams decide which.
55. Read 6 books set in the same country outside the US, teams decide country.
56. As a team, pick a list with over 100 romance books on it, each member reads a book from that list. No pass for this task.
57. Read over 1000 pages in books that are MPG Romance.
58. Read 6 books published in the year one of the teammates joined RRRC, teams decide which teammate.
59. Read 4 books that are NOT MPG Romance.
60. Read 6 books with MPG Historical Romance.
61. Read 4 books rated over 4.5 on GR.
62. Read a minimum of 1000 pages in books written by an author whose first or last name begins with the first letter of a teammate's screen name.
63. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books tagged 'magic' or 'magical'.
64. Read 6 books not set on a continent of a teammate. Space does not count - must be a real continent.
65. Each player reads 2 books in a series, teammates can read the same or different series.
66. Read over 1000 pages in books with Mystery or Suspense as MPG.
67. Read 6 books by an author whose first or last name begins with A. (A different letter may be used when assigned.)
68. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books with one word titles.
69. Read 6 books that have won/been nominated for an award.
Rainbow Awards
70. Read a minimum of 1200 pages in books of the same sub-genre, but by different authors.
MM ...just monitor what others are reading
71. Pick another team and each member reads one book that was read by a member for this challenge. No pass for this task.
72. Read 4 books published in the decade of a teammate's birth, team decides which teammate.
73. Read a minimum of 1500 pages in books by the same author, teams decide author.
74. Read 6 books published in a teammates' birth month, you may not use your own month.
75. Read over 1000 pages in books that start with the same letter (no articles), teams decide letter.
76. Read 6 books with a specific item on the cover, team selects item.
77. Each teammate reads a book that the teammate after them alphabetically has rated 5 stars. No pass for this task.
78. Read 6 books with alliteration in the title or author's name.
79. Read 6 books that have the same romance trope, teams decide which trope.
80. Read 4 books initially published in different decades.
81. Read a minimum of 1500 pages in books with a dog/dogs on the cover. (A different animal may be used when assigned.)
82. Each teammate reads a different book from the same series.
83. Read 8 books with a white flower/s on the cover. (A different color may be used when assigned.)
84. Pick a category from the current RRRC Monthly Challenge and read 6 books for that category. Reader's Choice is exempt from this task.
85. Each teammate reads a debut book by an author. No pass for this task.
86. Read at least 1500 pages in books with a hat on the cover. (A different object may be used when assigned.)
87. Read 8 books set in NYC. (A different city may be used when assigned.)
88. Read 6 books with a boat, plane, car or motorcycle on the cover, teams decide which.
Motorcycle??
89. Read 8 books tagged with 'wedding' or 'proposal'.
90. Each member reads a book published in sequential months, i.e. June, July, August and September 2019. Teams decide which months. No pass for this task
91. Add up the years of the teammates' births and each teammate reads a book with that minimum number of pages. For example, teammates were born in 75, 83, 87 and 94 - each teammate reads a book at least 339 pages long. No pass for this task.
Book read needs to be at least 292 pgs..
92. Read over 1500 pages in books set in the future or the past - teams decide.
Past (If using years, it needs to be at least 25 years to the future or past.)
93. As a team, pick a Romance List from GR Listopia with less than 100 books on it, each teammate reads a book from that list. No pass for this task.
94. Read 6 books published in sequential years, teams decide years.
95. As a team, select an animal. Read 8 books tagged with that animal.
96. Read a minimum of 1200 pages with the sun or the moon on the cover, teams decide which.
97. Read 8 books by authors with more than 10 letters in their name.
98. Read 8 books with fewer than 10 letters in the title.
99. Each teammate lists 5 favorite books. Select books from 2 different teammates and read them.
100. Read 8 books with more than 10 letters in the title.

So what years was everyone born in?
I was in 1962

I'm here. Got hold up on the motorway grrrr. One hour of my life I won't get back.
I didn't even read the tasks yet.

Sky my daughter started crocheting. She made me a really big yellowish and a 5 cm big whale and an even smaller triceratops. Hubby got a ghost and a whale. For a good friend she made Hobie Brown from the spider verse.

Sheesh! There are a LOT that the teams decides on 😳😳

Can we do it smaller groups…like a groups of 5 or 10?
…..Instead of the whole bunch at once?

Task 1: So we need an author.

Josh Lanyon
Megan Derr
N.R. Walker
A.E. Via

Please jot TJ Klune.

Task 9: series

Task 27 year prior to 2018

Task 29 profession
Leo
Military / special forces


Task 33 sub-genre: MM Romance

Task 49 published same month and year

Task 50 location
Australia
UK
Canada

Task 51 author
Same as Task 1

Task 52 colour for cover
Red
White

Task 53 teammates hometown / birth town/ work town
Oranienburg / Hildesheim / Berlin

I'm fairly sure it won't be one of my towns 🤣

Task 54 beach or mountains
Beach

Task 55 country other than US
NZ
UK

Task 56 list

Task 58 month joined

Task 62 first letter
S D W H
I think S or D will be easiest.

Task 64 continent
I'm in Europe.

Task 71 team oick
Janine's ream as they read mm.

Task 72 decade of birth
1966

Task 73 author
Same as rask 1

Task 74 birth month
March

Task 75 letter
T

Task 76 item on cover
Water if it is an item
Window
House

Task 79 trope
I do not know what that means.

Task 80 published in different decades
1990 2000 2010 2020

Task 82 series

Task 88
Boat or motorcycle

Task 90 month published
August September Oktober November

Task 91 birth year added
66

Task 92 past or future
Future

Task 93 list < 100 books

Task 94 years published
2923 2022 2021 2020

Task 95 animal on cover
Wolf
Cat

Task 96 moon or Sun
Moon

DeeNeez wrote: "Sheesh! There are a LOT that the teams decides on 😳😳

Can we do it smaller groups…like a groups of 5 or 10?
…..Instead of the whole bunch at once?"

Of course but we can put them in as we go

Josh Lanyon💓
Megan Derr💓
N.R. Walker💓
A.E. Via will not read. I hate this author's books with a burning passion

For series
Psycop
Widdershin
Most series by Josh Lanyon except for English one. I hate Jake

Task 29 profession these are my favorites as well
Leo
Military / special forces

Task 33 sub-genre: MM Romance great choice

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Task 1. books by the same author
Josh Lanyon
NR Walker
Charlie Cochet

Task 9: series
Carnival of Mysteries - variety of different authors to choose from
https://www.goodreads.com/series/3709...

Task 27 year prior to 2018
2017 - newer books are easier to find than older books

Task 29 profession
Law Enforcement
Government agents/spys
Military/ special forces

Task 33 sub-genre
MM Romance

Wende wrote: "Josh Lanyon💓
Megan Derr💓
N.R. Walker💓
A.E. Via will not read. I hate this author's books with a burning passion"

😂 not fond of A E Via either…nor Megan Derr

Dang I’m on the road again today. Dee’s Family Uber Service again 😒

DeeNeez wrote: "Dang I’m on the road again today. Dee’s Family Uber Service again 😒"

How long is your sister staying with you?

The series looks good to me.

2017 is OK with me

Helke wrote: "The series looks good to me.

2017 is OK with me"

Helke we get this done we could reuse it Like Janine does. I have been on her team three times and she just copies and paste. 😂😂
Keeps everything the same

Wende wrote: "Helke wrote: "The series looks good to me.

2017 is OK with me"

Helke we get this done we could reuse it Like Janine does. I have been on her team three times and she just copies and paste. 😂😂"

That we should do. But Janine only can do it as she always plays with the same people.

Helke wrote: "Wende wrote: "Helke wrote: "The series looks good to me.

2017 is OK with me"

Helke we get this done we could reuse it Like Janine does. I have been on her team three times and she just copies and..."

Well hopefully we can do that as well.

Helke wrote: "I'm here. Got hold up on the motorway grrrr. One hour of my life I won't get back.
I didn't even read the tasks yet.

Sky my daughter started crocheting. She made me a really big yellowish and a 5..."

Cool. I love seeing what people make. I spend more time finding what I want to make, than I do making them.
I've spent the last 3 months talking myself out of buying a really cool octopus pattern. I'm gonna break soon.

Skye Blue ☆*~ﾟლ(´ڡ`ლ)~*☆ wrote: "Helke wrote: "I'm here. Got hold up on the motorway grrrr. One hour of my life I won't get back.
I didn't even read the tasks yet.

Sky my daughter started crocheting. She made me a really big yel..."

Oh sounds good. My daughter searches for free patterns and sometimes tries to combine them.

My votes

For series
Psycop

Author
Josh Lanyon is always safe.

profession I like some sort of law enforcement.

2017 is good with me, newer is easier.

I was born 1975 (I think Nick Nowak series started in the late 70's)
Task 53 teammates hometown / birth town/ work town
Stockton CA, Redding CA

Task 55 country other than US
UK

Task 58 month joined October

Task 64 continent
I'm in the US

Task 80 published in different decades
2010 or 2020

Task 95 animal on cover
Wolf or dog

Task 96 moon or Sun
Moon



I'm in a later time zone, so if I don't chime in right away when a category is called, don't wait for me to decide. I'll find something that works.

(I avoid historicals when possible)

1: So we need an author.
Josh Lanyon

Task 9: series
Psycop

Task 27 year
2017

Task 29 profession
Cops
Task 33 sub-genre: MM Romance

Task 49 published same month and year

Task 50 location
UK

Task 51 author
Same as Task 1

Task 52 colour for cover
Red
White

Task 53 teammates hometown / birth town/ work town
Canton Ohio There is a series set in this town!
Not Knowing Jack
Regularly Scheduled Life
Harry works in Canton and my last job was there
Live in New Philadelphia

Task 54 beach or mountains
Mountains (better for my wolf shifters

Task 55 country other than US
UK

Task 56 list

Task 58 month joined
December

Task 62 first letter
S D W H
I think S or D will be easiest. I agree Helke

Task 64 continent
North America

Task 71 team pick
Janine's ream as they read mm.

Task 72 decade of birth
1962

Task 73 author
Same as task 1

Task 74 birth month
October

Task 75 letter
T agree again

Task 76 item on cover
Water if it is an item
Wolf
House

Task 79 trope
Enemies to lovers

Task 80 published in different decades
1990 2000 2010 2020

Task 82 series

Task 88
Boat or motorcycle

Task 90 month published
August September Oktober November

Task 91 birth year added
62

Task 92 past or future
Future

Task 93 list < 100 books

Task 94 years published
2923 2022 2021 2020

Task 95 animal on cover
Wolf

Task 96 moon or Sun
Moon

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Task 49 published same month and year
Any month 2023 …..new books, KU

Task 50 location
Australia
UK
New Zealand

Task 51 author
Same as Task 1

Task 52 colour for cover
Grey
White

Task 53 teammates towns, hometown, birth, work, raised
Olympia (birth &current)
Chapala & Manzanillo, MX (raised half years)
Honolulu/Waikiki (raised half years)
Olympia & Seattle (worked)

Task 54 beach or mountains
Beach

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Task 55 country other than US
Australia
UK

Task 56. list with over 100 romance books
Best Novels with a Gay Romance and Crime Solving Plot/Subplot
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

Task 58 year one of the teammates joined RRRC
2022

Task 62 author whose first or last name begins with the first letter of a teammate's screen name
S D W H
I’m ok with any of the letters

Task 64 not set on a continent of a teammate
Australia

Task 71 team pick
Janine's Team

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Task 72 decade of a teammate's birth
Skye 70’s decade …. youngest of our team

Task 73 author
Same as task 1

Task 74 birth month
Dee’s - August

Task 75 books start with the same letter (no articles)
Letter S

Task 76 item on cover
A Tree

Task 79 trope
Enemies to lovers

Task 80 published in different decades
1990 2000 2010 2020

Task 82 different book in same series
Carnival of Mysteries

Task 88
motorcycle

Task 90 month published
Jan Feb Mar Apr

Task 91 birth year added
Dee’s - 56

Task 92 past or future
Future

Task 93 list < 100 books
Paranormal Mysteries with Gay characters
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...

Task 94 years published
2o23 2022 2021 2020

Task 95 animal on cover
Feline

Task 96 moon or Sun
Moon

We should build a recommendation shelf just for task 12….
Maybe 15 books to choose from🤔? Be sure it meets 150pgs min
I’ll try to pick books that the 3 of you haven’t read yet.

12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.

Dee’s - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

12. Read a book recommended to you by a teammate - no pass for this task.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Lot's of planning going on here! Just wondering who is going to be your team leader? 😃

not it. I'm a bully. 2 people agree, and that's it, that what we go with. Lol. I'm not patient enough to get a vote.

Just tell me what I need to read, and I'm good to go.

Not me either 🤣.

It´s ok. It´s me who is doing it lol.

I made a spreadsheet for the team decides. Please enter your details there. I put as much in as I had time for.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Helke wrote: "I made a spreadsheet for the team decides. Please enter your details there. I put as much in as I had time for.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/......"

Helke, I can view but I can’t edit. ☹️

DeeNeez wrote: "Helke wrote: "I made a spreadsheet for the team decides. Please enter your details there. I put as much in as I had time for.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/......"

Pm me your email, than I can give you edit rights.

Added you.

Helke, this time it told me to request access …so I click on requesting access. You probably have to respond to it in google 🤷‍♀️

Sorry Helke I don't do spreadsheets. I cannot see them very well. I have to use a magnifying glass and it is hard to do scavenger hunt that way but to put books and other stuff can't do. I just am not able to do it.