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Meet & Greet 68Feb/Mar
Group 2
5/5 completed
Akshara: Getting Real by Emma Chase - 3/10/25
Aminko: The Unwedding by Ally Condie
Avid Reader: Butterfly Bayou by Lexi Blake
Avigail: Quiver of Cobras by Helen Harper
Carmen: When in Rome by Sarah Adams
Cheryl: Do Your Worst by Rosie Danan
Christy: A Spot of Trouble by Teri Wilson
Grace: Rough Around the Hedges by Lish McBride
Jenner: Murder at the Blarney Bash by Darci Hannah
Jessica: Freaky Wedding by Amanda M Lee - 3/19/25
Jodi: Meerkats and Murder by Leslie Langtry
Julie: Jeopardy in January by Camilla Chafer - 2/15/25
MKat: Born to Badger by Shelly Laurenston - 2/12/25
R E C: The Bride Wore White by Amanda Quick
Rachel: Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
RaeRae: Uncles and Ants by Marc Jedel
Teresa:
UC beppy: Myth Academy by AK Thorne - 3/2/25
Meet & Greet 68 (Feb/Mar)Group 2
Read: 14 / 17
Akshara: Onyx Storm - 4 stars - 02/24
Aminko: Cross My Heart
Avid Reader: The Paradise Problem - 5 stars - 02/09
Avigail: Bared to You
Carmen: Phantasma - 5 stars - 03/04
Cheryl: The Long Game - 3 stars - 02/14
Christy: Same Time Next Summer - 4 stars - 02/15
Diane: Winter - 4 stars - 03/02
Grace: The Gargoyle's Captive - 4 stars - 02/14
Jenner: Fairest - 4 stars - 02/24
Jessica: American Queen - 5 stars - 03/06
Jodi: The Fine Print - 5 stars - 03/02
Julie: Just for the Summer - 5 stars - 02/15
MKat: The Real Deal - 4 stars - 03/19
R E C: The Ministry of Time - 3 stars - 02/07
RaeRae: PS: I Hate You
UC beppy: Runaway Love - 3 stars - 02/28
25/30Alyhs - A Bond for Dominic 2/9-2/10
Anissa - Bears in Mind 2/8-2/10
Breanne - Assistant to the Villain
Christene - Blood Heir 2/22-2/23
Connie - Nevermore Bookstore 3/4-3/6
Elizabeth (cloaknquill) - Nettle & Bone 3/19-3/20
Elizabeth N - The Beast and the Bookseller 2/24
Hazel - Thoroughly Pucked 3/9-3/10
Jamie - The Fine Print 2/18-2/21
Jane - The Trouble With Trying to Hook a Harbinger 2/5
KarenH - That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf 2/1-2/2
Kathy D - A Treacherous Trade 4/1-4/2
LaurLa - Unleashed 3/22-3/27
Melissa~ - Sanctuary 2/7
Nadine - I Fell in Love with a Goblin 3/15-3/16
Shelby - Cemetery Boys 3/24-4/8
SusanA - Audited by the Anubis
Tiffany - Can't Say Goodbye 3/17
Bonus
*Jane - Tie Me Knot
*Jamie - Stepbrother Dearest
*Shelby - Raven: Part One 2/13-2/18
*Christy - Love & Other Disasters
*Connie - A Wolf in Duke's Clothing 3/12-3/14
*MKat - One Last Stop 3/15-3/19
*SusanA - The Best Men 2/25-2/26
*Tiffany - The Date Mistake 3/14
*KarenH - Only the Clonely 3/29-3/30
*Elizabeth N - Trick Play 2/19-2/20
*Alyhs - Hide and Seek 3/6-3/7
*Carrie - A Marvellous Light 3/22-3/24
The Meet & Greet Challenge Round 68 (Feb/Mar)1 February - 31 March 2025
Group 1
Read 14/30
✅ 🎧 ⭐
✅ Nadine -
2/2/25 4 ⭐'s
2/4/25 3 ⭐'s
✅ Tiffany -
2/3/25 4 ⭐'s
✅ Alyhs -
3.5 ⭐'s
3/1/25 4 ⭐
✅Jamie -
🎧 3/4/25 4⭐
✅LaurLa -
🎧 2/9/25 4 ⭐
✅Shelby -
2/24/25 4⭐
✅SusanA -
🎧 3/10/25 4⭐
✅Jane
3/11/25 4 ⭐
✅Christene -
🎧 3/21/25 3.5 ⭐
✅Elizabeth (cloaknquill) -
3/25/25 4 ⭐
✅Elizabeth N -
🎧 3/25/25 4 ⭐
✅KarenH -
3/25/25 4 ⭐
currently reading
Anissa -
Becky -
Breanne -
Connie -
Hazel -
Kathy D -
Melissa~ -
Dec/Jan 24-25 leftovers
1 read
✅Avigail
🎧 2/5/25 4 ⭐
read 2/1/25 3.5 ⭐
Aminko
Jane
Morgyn
UCBeppy
Oct/Nov 2024 leftovers 1/2 read
Avid Reader & GG -
I started the audio during Dec/Jan round and had to stop. I couldn't do anymore - it felt too high school like. ✅ Connie -
2/2/25 4 ⭐
Group 1 - 18/18✔★
✔Alyhs - Twice a Wish|3/1/25|★★★★
✔Anissa - Mr. Masters|3/2/25|★★★★★
✔Becky - Pucked Over|3/2/25|★★★
✔Breanne - Mine to Cherish|2/1/25|★★★★★
✔Christene - Sin & Lightning|3/5/25|★★
✔Connie - Obsession|2/2/25|★★
✔Elizabeth (cloaknquill) - The Songbird & the Heart of Stone|3/6/25|★★
✔Elizabeth N - The Right Move|3/7/25|★★★★
✔Hazel - The Risk|3/6/25|★★★★
✔Jane - Don't Judge|2/27/25|★★★★
✔KarenH - The Fiery Cross|2/10/25|★★★★★
✔Kathy D - Yours Truly|2/19/25|★★★★
✔LaurLa - Dirty Billionaire|3/9/25|★★★
✔Melissa~ - Aced|3/24/25|★★
✔Nadine - Release Me|3/4/25|★★★★
✔Shelby - The Stroke of Midnight|2/23/25|★★★
✔SusanA - Blaze|2/4/25|★★★★
✔Tiffany - Fixed on You|3/7/25|★★★★★
Bonus - 12/12
✔*Jane - How to Catch a Bodyguard|3/5/25|★★★
✔*Shelby - An Echo in the Sorrow|3/5/25|★★★
✔*Christy - Wrecked|3/24/25|★★★
✔*Connie - Deviant King|2/18/25|★★★★★
✔*MKat - Lover Eternal|3/8/25|★★★★★
✔*SusanA - Unraveling Mack Ryder|3/6/25|★★★
✔*Tiffany - Wishing For You|3/1/25|★★★★
✔*Becky - Teach Me|2/17/25|★★★
✔*KarenH - Good Boy|3/12/25|★★★★
✔*Elizabeth N - Beautifully Broken Redemption|2/28/25|★★★
✔*Alyhs - Whispers of Ruin|3/14/25|★★★★
✔*Carrie - Legal Affairs|3/14/25|★★★★
Meet & Greet Round 68 - Group 216/ 17
1. Akshara: Hearts of Stone - FEB 3 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
2. Aminko: When We Lied - MAR 2 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. Avid Reader: Murder and Mamon - FEB 15 ⭐⭐⭐
4. Avigail: Romancing Rem'eb - MAR 25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. Carmen: Liars Like Us - MAR 30 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
6. Cheryl: Until Sage - MAR 23 ⭐⭐⭐
7. Christy: Two Can Play - FEB 11 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
8. Diane-Firefly: Diamond Fire - FEB 16 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
9. Grace: Business Casual - FEB 20 ⭐⭐⭐
10. Jenner: Cat Burglar - MAR 31 ⭐⭐⭐
11. Jessica: Double the Mayhem - MAR 29 ⭐⭐⭐
12. Jodi: The Boyfriend Project - MAR 24 ⭐⭐⭐
13. MKat: RoomHate - MAR 22 ⭐⭐⭐
14. Rachel C: The Perfect Fit - MAR 20 ⭐⭐⭐
15. R E C: Until the Sun Falls from the Sky - FEB 1 ⭐⭐
16. RaeRae: Risk - FEB 19 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
17. UC beppy: Dark Promises
17
Meet & Greet Round 68 - Group 1
Completed: 15/18
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Date Read: 4 Feb
Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌖🌑
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Date Read: 28 March
Rating: 🌕🌗🌑
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Date Read: 23 Feb
Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
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Date Read: 5 Feb
Rating: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
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Date Read: 18 March
Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
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Date Read: 21 Feb
Rating: 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
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Date Read: 7 March
Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
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Date Read: 3 March
Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
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Date Read: 27 March
Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
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Date Read: 24 Feb
Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌖🌑
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Date Read: 30 March
Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌖🌑
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Date Read: 4 Feb
Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
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Date Read: 3 Feb
Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
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Date Read: 18 Feb
Rating: 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
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Date Read: 19 February
Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌖🌑
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Connie - Cursed by Darkness
Date Read:
Rating: 🌕🌗🌑
Melissa - Deathtrap
Date Read:
Rating: 🌕🌗🌑
Tiffany - Rook & Rebel
Date Read:
Rating: 🌕🌗🌑
GROUP 1!Completed: 6/23 (Chose some addition books from peoples picks bc I just want to read everything!!)
Alyhs:
Completed: ✔️⭐⭐
Anissa:
Completed: ✔️⭐⭐⭐⭐
Becky:
Completed: ✔️⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Christene: The Nightingale
Completed:
Connie: Catch and Keep
Completed:
Elizabeth (cloaknquill): The Darkness Within Us
Completed:
Elizabeth N:
Completed: ✔️⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hazel: Whispers of You
Completed:
Jamie:
Completed: ✔️⭐⭐⭐
Jane:
Completed:✔️⭐⭐⭐⭐
KarenH: Ice Planet Barbarians and The Choice
Completed:
Kathy D: Inheritance and Memory Lane
Completed:
LaurLa: Mr Fixer Upper and Bittersweet
Completed:
Melissa: House Of Sky and Breath
Completed:
Nadine: Mr Heartbreaker
Completed:
Shelby: Wallbanger
Completed:
SusanA: Her Knight At The Museum
Completed:
Tiffany: Wild Love and Find Her
Completed:
Group 1:Completed 7/18
Alyhs: Beach Read
Completed: March 8th, 2025
Anissa: Only You
Becky: The Au Pair Affair
Completed: February 7th, 2025
Breanne: The DM Diaries
Christene: Lights Out
Completed: March 17th, 2025
Connie: Meet Me at the Lake
Completed: February 28th, 2025
Elizabeth (cloaknquill): Assistant to the Villain
Completed: March 28th, 2025
Elizabeth N: The Bodyguard
Completed: March 10th, 2025
Hazel: Thinking 'Bout You
Jamie: Quicksilver
Jane: Workin' On You
KarenH: Catalyst
Kathy D: It Happened One Summer
LaurLa: Funny Story
Melissa: Yours Truly
Nadine: Hate Mail
Shelby: A Court of Silver Flames
SusanA:One Pucking Love
Completed: February 2nd, 2025
Bonus;
Completed 4/12
*Jane - One Pucking Destiny: A Forbidden Love, Secret Relationship Hockey Romance
*Shelby - Playing Hard to Get
*Christy - One Pucking Wish
*Connie - The Long Game
Completed: February 20th, 2025
*MKat - Love, Theoretically
Completed: March 15th, 2025
*SusanA -One Pucking Heart
Completed: February 4th, 2025
*Jamie - Fix Her Up
*Becky - Don't Fall for Your Best Friend
*KarenH - The Friend Zone
*Elizabeth N - More Than Promises
*Alyhs - From Blood and Ash
Completed: February 22nd, 2025
*Carrie - The Hating Game
The Meet & Greet Challenge Round 68 (Feb/Mar)1 February - 31 March 2025
Group 1
Alyhs - Knife & Death Feb 19 ★★★
Alyhs Coming of Winter Feb 23 ★★★
Alyhs - A Dark Lure March 25 ★★★★
Anissa - Compared Feb 4 ★★★
Anissa - A Killer's Mind Feb 25 ★★★
Becky- Dead Letter Days Feb 1 ★★★★★
Becky - Her Big City Neighbor Feb 13 ★★★
Becky - The Night Island March 5 ★★★
Breanne - City of Windows Feb 3 ★★★
Breanne - The Bone Garden Feb 24 ★★★
Breanne - Dark Angel Feb 15 ★★★★
Christene - Camino Winds Feb 6 ★★★
Christene -Force Of Nature Feb 8 ★★★★
Christene - The Body in the Mist Feb 11 ★★★★
Connie - Morality for Beautiful Girls March 6 ★★★★
Connie - Untraceable March 9 ★★★★
Elizabeth (cloaknquill) - None of This Is True Feb 1 ★★★★★
Elizabeth (cloaknquill) - The It Girl Feb 4 ★★★★
Elizabeth (cloaknquill) - The Highgate Cemetery Murder March 3 ★★★★
Elizabeth N - Kiss of a Duke Feb 3 ★★★
Elizabeth N - Death on Damson Island: A 1920s Mystery March 2 ★★★
Elizabeth N - The Rogue's Wager March 11 ★★★
Hazel - Midnight Betrayal Feb 8 ★★★
Hazel - Judgment Prey Feb 23 ★★★★
Hazel - Wake March 4 ★★★★
Jamie - Cold Wind Feb 5 ★★★★
Jamie - Boss Without Benefits Feb 13 ★★★
Jane - Earl Crush Feb 1 ★★★★★
Jane - Miss Fleming Falls in Love Feb 17 ★★★★
Jane - Opal March 5 ★★★★
KarenH - No Good Deed Feb 20 ★★★★
KarenH - Murder at Haven's Rock March 3 ★★★★
KarenH - The Overnight Guest Feb 22 ★★★★★
Kathy D - A Big Surprise for Valentine's Day Feb 1 ★★★★
Kathy D - Track Her Down Feb 10 ★★★★
Kathy D - The Last Move Feb 22 ★★★★
LaurLa - The Drowned Girls March 2 ★★★★
LaurLa - Murder in the East End March 1 ★★★★
LaurLa - Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six March 22 ★★★
Melissa~ - All the Colors of Night Feb 14 ★★★
Melissa - White Heat Feb 21 ★★★
Nadine - Married to My Best Friend Feb 24 ★★★
Nadine - Bring Me Home March 14 ★★★
Shelby - Curated Feb 14 ★★
Shelby - Best Laid Plans Feb 16 ★★★★
Shelby - In Harm's Way Feb 27 ★★★★
Tiffany - The One Night Feb 22 ★★
Tiffany - The Rush Feb 21 ★★★★★
Tiffany - Her Buried Bones Feb 26 ★★★
Carrie - Under the Storm Feb 26 ★★★★
Carrie - Charming the Widow March 1 ★★★
Bonus
*Jane - Gardens & Ghosts Feb 9 ★★★★
*Jane - Paladin March 13 ★★★
*Jane - Something Borrowed March 15 ★★★
*Jamie - Turkeys Feb 13 ★★★
*Jamie - Taken by the Lord of the Nocturne Court Feb 18 ★★★★
*Jamie - You, Again March 11 ★★★★
*Shelby - Zenith Feb 1 ★★★★
*Shelby - Something Wicked Feb 5 ★★★
*Shelby - Wormwood Summer Feb 15 ★★★
*Christy - Risky Behavior Feb 3 ★★★
*Christy - Real Trouble March 10 ★★★
*Connie - Get It Together Feb 6 ★★★
*Connie - Up All Night Feb 17 ★★★
*MKat - Marrying Mr. Majestic Feb 7 ★★★★
*Mkat - Pick One Feb 9 ★★★★
*Mkat - The Mercenary's Guide to Mishaps and Romance March 21 ★★★
*Tiffany - Winging It Feb 2 ★★★★
*Tiffany - It Was Always You Feb 9 ★★★
*Tiffany - Don't Date a DILF March 2 ★★★★
*Becky - Potato Surprise Feb 14 ★★★★
*Becky - Gary the Once and Former King March 15 ★★★★
*Becky - The Duke at Hazard March 16 ★★★★
*KarenH - Bodyman Feb 23 ★★★★
*KarenH - Defy the Future March 6 ★★★
*Elizabeth N -Potato Surprise Feb 14 ★★★★
*Elizabeth N -Fake Dates and Fanged Mistakes March 13 ★★★
*Alyhs - Declination Feb 12 ★★★
*Alyhs - The Orc and the Manny March 14 ★★★
*Carrie - Inheriting Miss Fortune Feb 11 ★★★★
*Carrie - Last Resort Feb 10 ★★★
*Carrie - Murder in Shades of Red March 1 ★★★★
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The Meet & Greet Challenge Round 68 (Feb/Mar)1 February - 31 March 2025
Group 1
Completed 0/18
Alyhs -
Anissa -
Breanne -
Becky -
Connie -
Elizabeth (cloaknquill) -
Elizabeth N -
Hazel -
Jamie -
Jane -
KarenH -
Kathy D -
LaurLa -
Melissa~ -
Nadine -
Shelby -
SusanA -
Tiffany -
The Meet & Greet Challenge Round 68 (Feb/Mar)
February 1 - March 31, 2025
Group 1
Completed 6/18
Alyhs
Book: Smooth as Whiskey by Lyra Parish
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:
Anissa
Book: Four Ruined Realms by Mai Corland
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:
✔️ Becky
Book: Mr. Swoony by Piper Rayne
Date read: February 19, 2025
Stars: ★★★★
Link to review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Breanne
Book: Through It All by Claudia Y. Burgoa
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:
✔️ christene_littlelibrary
Book: Pieces of Me by Carrie Ann Ryan
Date read: February 17, 2025
Stars: ★★★★
Link to review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Connie N.
Book: Wildest Dreams by L.J. Shen
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:
Elizabeth (cloaknquill)
Book: House of Heathens: The Complete Trilogy by Alta Hensley
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:
Elizabeth Nolly
Book: Natural Selection by Elin Hilderbrand
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:
Hazel
Book: Fixing to be Mine by Lyra Parish
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:
Jamie
Book: Den of Vipers by K.A. Knight
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:
✔️Jane (PS)
Book: The Friend Situation by Lyra Parish
Date read: March 20, 2025
Stars: ★★★
Link to review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
~KarenH~
Book: If You Were Mine by Carrie Ann Ryan
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:
✔️ ☘KathyD☘
Book: Smooth Sailing by Kristen Ashley
Date read: February 6, 2025
Stars: ★★★★★
Link to review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
LaurLa
Book: The Velvet Collar by C.P. Mandara
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:
✔️~Melissa~
Book: No More Spies by Lexi Blake
Date read: March 14, 2025
Stars: ★★★★★
Link to review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Shelby
Book: Love, Lies, and Whiskey: Doc Whiskey by Melissa Foster
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:
✔️ Susan A
Book: Playing Mr. Perfect: Clay Braden by Melissa Foster
Date read: February 15, 2025
Stars: ★★★★★
Link to review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Tiffany
Book: Bless Your Heart by Lyra Parish
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:
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M & G Round 68 (Feb & Mar 25) ~ Group 2Read: 12/18✅⭐
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6. Christy -
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8. Grace - The Wedding Dress Repair Shop; Keeping You Away; Forever Only Once
9. Jenner - The Saints Go Dying; A Not So Meet Cute; Heartless
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12. Julie - A Welcome Misfortune; Some Call It Love; The Cruel Prince
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15. Rachel -
16. RaeRae - The Astonishing Color of After; Punishing Thirst;Swift and Saddled
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Final Books:
[4]
[6]
[8][9]
[12]
[15][16]
M & G Round 67 (Dec 24 & Jan 25) ~ Group 2
Read: 10/14 ✅⭐
1. Aminko - The Air Raid Book Club, Code Name Butterfly, King of Midnight
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5. Em - The Starless Sea, Swift and Saddled, The Break-Up Artist
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7. Jenner - A Not So Meet Cute, Heartless, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
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12. Rachel C -
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Final Books:
[1]
[5]
[7]
[12]
M & G Round 66 (Oct & Nov 24) ~ Group 1
Read: 6/8 ✅⭐
1. Connie - A Court of Mist and Fury; The Shadow of the Wind; The Italian Daughter
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4. Jenner - A Not So Meet Cute; The Cruel Prince; A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
✅5. KarenH - Seduction in Death; The Martian;
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Final Books:
[1]
[4]
M & G 65 - (Aug.- Sep. 24) Group 1
Read: 5/7 ✅⭐
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4. Jenner - Claiming His Fate; A Tempest of Tea; Exile
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7. Shelby - The Starless Sea; The Unmaking of June Farrow;
Final Books:
[4]
[7]M & G 64 - (Jun.- Jul. 24) - Group 3
Read: 5/7 ✅⭐
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3. Connie N - When Love Comes; Craving;
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7. RaeRae - The Book Thief; Cruel Promise; Center of Gravity.
Final Books:
[3]
[7]Read: 3/3 ✅⭐
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Final Books:
M & G 62 - (Apr.-May 24) - Group 2
Read: 1/3✅⭐
1. Christene Paula - Iron Flame; A Good Girl's Guide to Murder;
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3. Sexyladi - Meet Me in Another Life; Legally Yours; What Momma Left Me
Final Books:
[1]
[3]M & G 61 - (Apr.-May 24) - Group 2
Read: 0/1
1. Melissa~ - Cartes Postales from Greece;
Final Picks:
[1]
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Read: 2/2
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Final Picks:
The Meet & Greet Challenge Round 68 (Feb/Mar)1 February - 31 March 2025
Read:
Group 2
Akshara - Craved by an Alpha by Felicity Heaton
Avid Reader - LIFEL1K3 by Jay Kristoff
Avigail - Morgan's Hunter by Cate Beauman
Carmen - Vampire King of New York by Susan Hanniford Crowley
Cheryl - Trying to Score by Toni Aleo
Christy - Come Sundown by Nora Roberts
Diane - Wildfire by Ilona Andrews
Grace - Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult
Jenner - Deep Kiss of Winter by Kresley Cole
Jessica - The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
Jodi - Bone Baby by Diane M. Dickson
Julie - First Comes Scandal by Julia Quinn
MKat - The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn
R E C - Defender Dragon by Zoe Chant
Rachel - The Other Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
RaeRae - At Grave's End by Jeaniene Frost
Teresa -
UC beppy - Gideon by Jacquelyn Frank
Avid's MnG Rd 68 Feb-March '25Group 2
Books Read: 11/5
Akshara: Scythe & Sparrow, Silent in the Sanctuary, & The Widow's Husband's Secret Lie
✔️Aminko: Lies on the Serpent's Tongue 2/18 4⭐
& On Her Terms
✔️Avigail:Crime of Fashion 2/16 3⭐
Carmen: Royal Valentine & His Risk to Take
✔️Cheryl: The Push 2/26 3⭐
& Beautiful Ugly
✔️Christy: In the Still of the Night: The Strange Death of Ronda Reynolds and Her Mother's Unceasing Quest for the Truth 2/17 4⭐
& Officer off Limits, A Killing Cold,
✔️Diane: With Any Luck 2/26 3⭐
✔️Grace: Always Be My Duchess 3/14 4.75⭐
The Friendship Study, & Are You Awake?
✔️Jenner: The Last Book On The Left: Stories of Murder and Mayhem from History's Most Notorious Serial Killers- 3.0 ⭐
& Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
Jessica: House of Flame and Shadow & Rockaway Bride
Jodi: The Hero and the Hacktivist, Wicked Serve, & I Kill Killers
Julie: At First Spite & House of Sky and Breath
✔️MKat: Reveling in Sin 2.75⭐
The Fake Wedding Project
✔️Rachel C: Not in Love 4.25⭐
The Writing Retreat
✔️R E C: Kills Well with Others 4.5⭐
Honkers Under the Holly, & When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s
✔️UC beppy: The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet-5.0 ⭐
What Never Happened, & Don't Want You Like a Best Friend
Carry Overs
Feb-Mar 22
✔️Nadine - The Darkest Corners 4.0⭐
Bonus Feb/Mar 23
✔️Vanessa-Ship Wrecked-4.5 ⭐
Apr/May 24 Bonus
✔️~KarenH~- Fangirl Down-4.25 ⭐
June/July 24
D.L.: How to Kill Men and Get Away with It
Oct/Nov 24
✔️Melissa~-Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent-3/15-4.0 ⭐
Dec 24-Jan 25
✔️KathyD - The Housemaid-4.0 ⭐
✔️Hazel- Ambush or Adore-3.0 ⭐
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Meet & Greet Round 68 - Group 27 / 18
Akshara: Shattered Dreams - Feb 7
Aminko: Rule Number Five - Feb 11
Avid Reader: In the Weeds
Avigail: Tempted by the Devil - March 4
Carmen: The Hook Up
Christy: Forbidden Hearts - March 6
Diane-Firefly: Mad Love - March 10
Grace: Drunk on You - March 16
Jenner: Tutoring the Player
Jessica: Swift and Saddled
Jodi: Stealing Home
Julie: Hockey Boy - March 23
MKat: That Forever Girl - March 25
Rachel C: Start Again
R E C: Cash
RaeRae: Duty - DNF - March 26
Extra: Rival Hearts - Feb 12
UC beppy: Come Away with Me - March 3
DNF
Carry over
Meet Greet 37 December 1 - January 31
Aminko - From Lukov with Love
Christy - Fangirl Down - March 3
Jane - Snowed in with Grumpy
Jessica - Inherited Holiday
Olivia - Hate You Always - Feb 3
SusanA - You Can't Ruin Christmas
M&G 68 (Feb/Mar) - Group 2💘 5/18 Read
💘 Akshara -
Aminko - Kiss and Don't Tell ❥ Book Lovers
Avid Reader &GG - Brother Odd ❥ Supernova ❥ Once Upon a Broken Heart
Avigail - Spells for Forgetting ❥ Part of Your World ❥ It's All Sun and Games
Carmen - Happy Place ❥❥ The Queen of All that Lives
Cheryl - Kiss and Don't Tell ❥ Heist ❥ Book Lovers
Christy - The Quit List ❥ The Gathering
💘 Diane -
💘 Grace -
Jessica - Empire of Storms ❥ The Quit List ❥ The Seven Year Slip
Jodi - Perfect Strangers ❥ Desires of the Dead
Julie - Funny Story ❥ Belladonna ❥ The Problem with Dating
MKat - Book Lovers ❥ Kiss and Don't Tell
💘 R E C -
💘 Rachel -
RaeRae - Glass Houses ❥ Heist ❥ Dime Store Magic
Teresa - ❥❥
UC beppy - Glass Houses ❥ Part of Your World ❥ Lead Heart
Rollover:
M&G 67 (Dec/Jan)
🐧 Avigail -
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Hazel’s spotThe Meet & Greet Challenge Round 68 (Feb/Mar)
February 1 - March 31, 2025
Group 1
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Alyhs
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Becky
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Breanne
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Christene
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Connie
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Elizabeth (cloaknquill)
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Elizabeth N
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Jamie
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Jane
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KarenH
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Rating: 5⭐️
Kathy D
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Rating: 5⭐️
LaurLa
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Melissa~
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Rating: 4⭐️
Nadine
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Shelby
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SusanA
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MnG 67
Mamacita -
9 Feb 4⭐️Carmen -
17 Feb 4⭐️
Group 2Akshara -
Aminko - Making It So
Avid Reader &GG - Toil and Trouble (Underworld, #2)
Avigail - Miss Spelled
Carmen -
Cheryl - Winter
Christy - Long Hard Ride
Diane - Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
Grace - On the Edge
Jenner -
Jessica - King of the Shadow Fae
Jodi - A Fox Amongst Wolves
Julie -
MKat - Secrets, Lies, and Sneaky Spies
R E C -
Rachel - Lights Out
Teresa -
UC beppy - It Had to Be You
Meet & Greet Round 68February 1, 2025 through March 31, 2025
Group 2
18 of 18. Completed 3.31.2025
✓ Akshara - Divided in Death by J.D. Robb 3.28.2025
✓ Aminko - The Homecoming by Robyn Carr 3.22.2025
✓ Avid Reader & GG - My So-Called Sex Life: How to Date Your Enemy by Lauren Blakely 2.22.2025
✓ Avigail - Only You by Samantha Young 3.12.2025
✓ Carmen TBT - Storm Echo by Nalini Singh 3.19.2025
✓ Cheryl - The Promise by Robyn Carr 2.18.2025
✓ Christy - Enchanting Exposition by Alice Winters 2.25.2025
✓ Diane ~Firefly~ - Born to Be Badger by Shelly Laurenston 3.15.2025
✓ Grace - Be With Me by Samantha Young 2.6.2025
✓ Jenner - Rafferty by Sawyer Bennett 3.29.2025
✓ Jessica - The Hitman's Guide to Staying Alive Despite Past Mistakes by Alice Winters 3.1.2025
✓ Jodi - Indiscretion by Vi Keeland 3.5.2025
✓ Julie - The Chance by Robyn Carr 2.10.2025
✓ R E C - The Hitman's Guide to Tying the Knot Without Getting Shot by Alice Winters 3.25.2025
✓ Rachel - Mystery Man by Kristen Ashley 2.15.2025
✓ RaeRae - Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb 2.20.2025
✓ UC beppy - Big Jack by J.D. Robb 3.20.2025
✓ Bonus for missing pick - Visions in Death by J.D. Robb 3.31.2025
Bonus: 12 of 12. Completed 3.27.2025
✓ Alyhs - Last Guard by Nalini Singh 2.24.2025
✓ Becky - Gardens & Ghosts by Maz Maddox 3.8.2025
✓ Carrie - Plays Well With Others: How to Date Your Best Friend by Lauren Blakely 3.26.2025
✓ Christy - King by Sawyer Bennett 3.10.2025
✓ Connie N - Poison or Protect by Gail Carriger 2.7.2025
✓ Elizabeth - The Hitman's Guide to Making Friends and Finding Love by Alice Winters 2.4.2025
✓ Jamie - Moonlight and Magic by Darynda Jones 2.8.2025
✓ Jane (PS) - Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb 2.27.2025
✓ ~KarenH~ - The Dom Who Came in from the Cold by Lexi Blake 3.27.2025
✓ Shelby - Alpha Night by Nalini Singh 2.12.2025
✓ Susan A - Peacocks by Lucy Lennox and May Archer 2.16.2025
✓ Tiffany - Defy or Defend by Gail Carriger 3.4.2025
Meet & Greet Round 68 – Group 1February 1 – March 31, 2025
Searching for Lilly, Susan Stoker — Alyhs
Forgetting to Remember, M.J. Rose — Anissa
Fire Touched, Patricia Briggs — Becky
Penitence, Kristin Koval — Breanne
Bonded in Death, J.D. Robb — Christene
The Other Side of Midnight, Sidney Sheldon — Connie
Protection of the Pack, Heather G. Harris — Elizabeth (cloaknquill)
Don’t Look Down, Suzanne Enoch — Elizabeth N
State of Shock, Marie Force — Hazel
3rd Degree, James Patterson — Jamie
King of Midnight, Lara Adrian — Jane
Van2, Sawyer Bennett — KarenH
The Uninvited, Heather Graham — LaurLa
Fourth Wing, Rebecca Yarros — ~Melissa~
The Girl in the Woods, Kristen Ashley — Nadine
Justice Ascending, Rebecca Zanetti — Shelby
A Faint Cold Fear, Karin Slaughter — SusanA
The Duke and I, Julia Quinn — Tiffany
Round 68 Picks
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🔖The Meet & Greet Challenge Round 68 (Feb/Mar)📅❤️February 1- March 31, 2025👑Group 2
✅Challenge Progress: 5/5
🏆Group Book Progress: 6/16
🏆Carryovers Progress: 1/47
⬜Akshara: The Crown of Oaths and Curses
⬜Aminko: The Wren in the Holly Library
⬜Avid Reader &GG: Kingdom of the Wicked
✅Avigail: Spark of the EverflameRating ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Finished:📆3/08/25
✅Carmen: Variation Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Finished:📆3/05/25
✅Cheryl: Honey Cut Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Finished:📆3/22/25
⬜Christy: A Curse of Blood and Wolves
⬜Diane: My Funny Demon Valentine
⬜Grace: The Good Girl
✅Jenner: Warrior Fae Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Finished:📆2/01/25
✅Jodi: The Last Letter Rating ⭐⭐⭐ Finished:📆3/7/25
⬜Julie: I Think Knot
⬜MKat: Metal Slinger
⬜R E C: Always Practice Safe Hex
⬜Rachel: Learn My Lesson
✅RaeRae: Divine Rivals Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Finished:📆3/17/25
⬜UC beppy: To Cage a God
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MEET & GREET ROUND 68
Challenge progress: 0/5
Total read: 0/18
GROUP 2
Aminko: In the Likely Event
Avid Reader: The Touch of a Villain
Avigail: The Aristocrat
Carmen: Icebreaker
Cheryl: War
Christy: From Dust
Diane-Firefly: Onyx Storm
Grace: Smokeshow
Jenner: The Second We Met
Jessica: Prey Tell
Jodi: You Really Got Me
Julie: Love on the Brain
MKat: Famous in a Small Town
R E C: Variation
Rachel C: Slammed
RaeRae:
Teresa:
UC Beppy: Mad Love
Meet & Greet Round 64-Group 1Duration: February 1, 2025-March 31, 2025
Progress: 0/18
Alyhs: Love Story by Lindsey Kelk
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Becky: Claimed by the Cthulhu by Wendi Guff
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Breanne: Black Iris by Leah Raeder
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Christine: The Banned Books Club by Brenda Novak
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Connie: If I Have to Be Haunted by Miranda Sun
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Elizabeth (cloaknquill): The Last Heir to Blackwood Library by Hester Fox
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Elizabeth N: Six Feet Deep Dish by Mindy Quigley
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Hazel: A Glow of Stars & Dusk by Eve L. Mitchell
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Jamie: To Bleed a Kingdom by Ella Dawes
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Jane: Once Upon a Prince: A Royal Happily Ever After by Rachel Hauck
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Karen H: Savage Serpent by Isadora Brown
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Kathy D: Metal Slinger by Rachel Schneider
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LaurLa: Only When It's Us by Chloe Liese
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Melissa: Shouldn't Have Come by Sloane Sabel
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Nadine: The Never King by Nikki St. Crowe
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Shelby: You Only Love Twice by Elizabeth Thornton
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SusanA: Psychos in Love by S.J. Ransom
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Tiffany: Beauty and the Blade by S.C. Grayson
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RRRC Meet & Greet Round 68 - Group 1February 1, 2024 - March 31, 2025
Read: 13/18
☐ Alyhs - The Promise
☑ Anissa - Dairy, Dairy, Quite Contrary (2/25) ★★★
☑ Becky - Earth Husbands are Odd (3/23) ★★★★★
☑ Breanne - Apprentice to the Villain (2/9) ★★★★★
☑ Christene_littlelibrary - Semi-Magical (3/4) ★★★★
☑ Connie - It Had to Be You (3/1) ★★★★★
☐ Elizabeth - Widow's Web
☑ Elizabeth N - Haunted in Death (3/3) ★★★★★
☑ Hazel - Primal Mirror (3/7) ★★★★★
☑ Jamie - A Strange Hymn (2/22) ★★★★★
☑ Jane (PS) - Covert Game (3/9) ★★★★
☑ KarenH - Born in Death (3/12) ★★★★★
☑ KathyD - Both Feet in the Grave (3/7) ★★★★★
☐ LaurLa - Chasing Fire
☐ Melissa - Pia Saves the Day
☑ Nadine - Arctic Heat (2/13) ★★★★★
☑ SusanA - A Perilous Undertaking (3/4) ★★★★½
☐ Tiffany - The Corner Store Witch
Round 68 Bonus Picks: 4/12
☑ Alyhs - Sea Storm (2/18) ★★★★★
☑ Becky - Not All Himbos Wear Capes (2/16) ★★★★★
☐ Carrie - Cheshire in Heartsland
☐ Christy - Princess Interrupted
☐ Connie - A Beautiful Disaster
☑ Elizabeth N - Two Man Station (2/5) ★★★★½
☐ Jamie - Secondhand Skin
☐ Jane (PS) - Help Wanted
☐ KarenH - The Hunt
☐ Mkat - Malicious Midpoint
☑ SusanA - Elven Duty (2/10) ★★★★
☐ Tiffany - The Empty Throne
0/30Anissa - Dare to Love
Becky - Under One Roof
Breanne - Mr. Broody
Christene - American Roommate Experiment
Connie - Made in Manhattan
Elizabeth (cloaknquill) - The House Swap
Elizabeth N - Fake it Till you Bake it
Hazel - Say you're Mine
Jamie - Grumpy as Hell
Jane - Royal Pickle
KarenH - Beauty and the Baller
Kathy D - Lead
LaurLa - Stuck with You
Melissa - Say you're Mine
Nadine - Small town Big Rumours
Shelby - Jude
SusanA - Cupid for Hire
Tiffany - Beyond sunrise
Bonus
Jane - Because of You
Jamie - Make me Forget
Shelby - Foreseen Lex
Christy - Canning the Center
Connie - Wedding Crasher
MKat - Cuffed
SusanA - One Timer
Tiffany - Burned
Becky - Alien Tyrant
KarenH - Indiscretion
Elizabeth N - American Roommate Experiment
Carrie - Four Letter Word
Meet & Greet Challenge Round 68
February - March 2025
My Meet and Greet Challenge (msg 29)
Picks read ❱❱ 11
☑️Alyhs ❱❱ The Heart Principle ❱❱ 03.08 ★★★★
☑️Anissa ❱❱ Of Sea and Stone ❱❱ 03.02 ★★★
☑️Becky ❱❱ Say Yes to the Marquess ❱❱ 03.15 ★★★★
🔺Breanne ❱❱ Wicked Fall
🔺Christene ❱❱ Beautiful Player
☑️Connie ❱❱ Taking a Shot ❱❱ 02.03 ★★★★
☑️Elizabeth (cloaknquill) ❱❱ Bride ❱❱ 03.18 ★★★★
🔺Elizabeth N ❱❱ Once Smitten, Twice Shy
🔺Hazel ❱❱ State of Shock
☑️Jamie ❱❱ The Pucking Wrong Number ❱❱ 03.30 ★★★★
🔺Jane ❱❱ Dead in the Water
🔺KarenH ❱❱ Famous in a Small Town
☑️Kathy D ❱❱ Passions in Death ❱❱ 02.22 ★★★★
☑️Melissa~ ❱❱ Sweet Destiny ❱❱ 03.13 ★★★
☑️Nadine ❱❱ If I Were You ❱❱ 02.24 ★★★★
☑️Shelby ❱❱ Breaking Badger ❱❱ 03.22 ★★★★
☑️SusanA ❱❱ A Wild Card Kiss ❱❱ 03.12 ★★★★
🔺Tiffany ❱❱ Breathless In Love
MNG 68Group 2
Read: 17/17
Diane ~Firefly~: ✅Keeper of the Dream - 5 stars
MountainKat: ✅Agnes and the Hitman - 2.5 stars
Rachel C: ✅Reel - 4.5 stars
Julie: ✅Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold - 5 stars
Avigail: ✅Junkyard Dog - 2.5 stars
Aminko:❌ The Tall Dark Alibi - dnf @ 40 pages
Carmen the Bootyshaker: ✅My Life as a White Trash Zombie - 3 stars
Cheryl: ✅When Sparks Fly - 4 stars
Jenner: ✅Big Bad Cowboy -4 stars
Jessica: ✅Haunted Ever After - 4.5 stars
Christy: ✅Reason to Believe - 4 stars
RaeRae: ❌The Other C-Word - dnf @ 18%
Jodi:✅ Imperfect Match - 3.5 stars
Avid Reader & GG: ✅When Dimple Met Rishi - 4 stars
REC: ✅Crazy Cool - 2.5 stars
Grace: ✅Professor Feelgood - 4.5 stars
Akshara: ✅Fluffy - 2 stars
MNG 63: 1/10
✅Rachel C: Icebreaker 3 stars
MNG 65: 1/17
✅Shelby: Here & There 4 stars
MNG 66: 3/4
RaeRae: ✅Games of Command - 5 stars
Rachel: ✅Grave Secret - 3.5 stars
Ela: Angel of Redemption
✅ Dorisa: Mariana - 5 stars
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1 February - 31 March 2025
This thread is for the participants' lists of the Meet & Greet Challenge. It will be closed until the groups are allocated and picking starts.
All discussion, chat, questions, and answers for this challenge are to occur in the other thread: here
KEY DATES:
17 January 4.00PM US EST (FRIDAY) - SIGN-UPS close date! Please allow a few hours for the groups to be posted. Once the groups are posted, picking for the groups will then commence.
19 January 12am NZ - picking starts for the bonus group.
31 January - PICKING due date! Picks for all group members must be completed.
1 February - OPENING date - Start reading!