Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

RRRC’s Cornhole Team Challenge
Hole in One!
February 7, 2026 through April 11, 2026

Team 17 Members:

✓ Captain - Gustaf

✓ Yvonne
✓ Melissa
✓ Aoife

RRRC’s Cornhole Team Challenge
Hole in One!
February 7, 2026 through April 11, 2026

Welcome to RRRC’s version of Cornhole! This is the reading version of the classic lawn game where instead of tossing beanbags, you will be attempting to get your book in the hole.

Challenge Dates:
Signups open until Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 6 PM US ET.
Teams Allocated January 31st after signups close, please allow several hours.
First Inning Begins on Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 6 PM US ET.
Last Inning Ends on Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 6 PM US ET, completions will not be accepted after this time.

RRRC’s Cornhole Team Challenge is a 9 week team challenge. Each week you and your team will be playing an inning of Cornhole. Innings will run from Saturday to Saturday at 6 PM US ET. Each player will need to read one book per week. Each inning 3 prompts will be given. Prompts will build in detail. Prompts must be compiled in order - the book has to fit the first prompt before you can add the second and must fit the first and second before adding the third. Second and third prompts can’t be done separately. Books must be completed within each inning, there is no carryover. Points will be tallied at the end of each inning. The teams with the most points at the end of the 9 innings wins.

Scoring for each inning:
On the Ground: Your selected book meets the first prompt - 1 Point.
On the Board: Your selected book meets the first and second prompts - 3 Points.
In the Hole: Your selected book meets the first, second and third prompts - 5 Points.

RRRC’s Cornhole Team Challenge
Hole in One!
February 7, 2026 through April 11, 2026

Information required when posting your selection:

Inning Number and Task.
Book/cover link, please include the author.
First Edition Kindle page count.
How book qualified for first prompt, with links or cover as necessary.
How book qualified for second prompt, as above if necessary.
How book qualified for second prompt, as above if necessary.


Information required when posting your completion:

Inning Number and Task.
Book/cover link, please include the author.
First Edition Kindle page count.
How book qualified for first prompt, with links or cover as necessary.
How book qualified for second prompt, as above if necessary.
How book qualified for second prompt, as above if 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.**

RRRC’s Cornhole Team Challenge
Hole in One!
February 7, 2026 through April 11, 2026

I will be tracking each team's completions and using the captains' tracking to confirm before tallying points at the end of each inning.

Captains, anything you can do to help is appreciated! Simply listing the completions with message number is great - links are not required, but always appreciated. 😊

RRRC’s Cornhole Team Challenge
Hole in One!
February 7, 2026 through April 11, 2026

Captains, please reserve a few spaces for tracking.

Introduce yourselves to your teammates. Let then know where you are from, what your interests are in life and in books! Consider friending each other, that makes it easier to follow the goings on.

Your first task as a team is to come up with a team name. The theme is Hole in One and your team name should relate to that. Captains, please post your team name in the Q&A thread when you have decided.

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Hi team, a little busy today, but will have everything done and set up by tomorrow :)

I am ready to see how this goes. I had to look up terms for cornhole since for all of my childhood I thought it was bean bags. Terms we could try to work into a team name are Airmail, Woody, Blocker, Slider, Hammer and Four Bagger.

Hello!

Sorry late check in was waiting to see if everything was set up. I promise I will not be late checking in books.

i'm very bad at coming up with names but the chapter chasers/ the tome tossers might work? Fully stealing this form another team im in that's using tomes for it's name lol

I like both of those options for names.

Does anyone have any other names??

I have no books prepped yet for this either but I'll grab something tomorrow!!

Ahh I'm not sure I have many historical romances set in the US!! I shall have a dig through

Selection Post 1st Inning

Robby Riverton: Mail Order Bride by Eli Easton
296 pages

First Prompt - Read a book that is MPG Historical Romance.
How book qualified: MPG Historical Romance

Second Prompt - Read a book that fits the first prompt and is set in the US.
How book qualified: setting in Santa Fe

Third Prompt - Read a book that fits the first and second prompts and has a non-English language edition. Robby Riverton: promise par correspondance French

Historical Romance MPG
Set in USA
Non-English Edition: Ventos de Mudança

Aoife wrote: "

Historical Romance MPG
Set in USA
Non-English Edition: Ventos de Mudança"

Please add the first edition Kindle page count (243) and repost. Thanks.

Completion Post 1st Inning

Robby Riverton: Mail Order Bride by Eli Easton
296 pages

First Prompt - Read a book that is MPG Historical Romance.
How book qualified: MPG Historical Romance

Second Prompt - Read a book that fits the first prompt and is set in the US.
How book qualified: setting in Santa Fe

Third Prompt - Read a book that fits the first and second prompts and has a non-English language edition. Robby Riverton: promise par correspondance French

Date Completed: 09/02/2026
Rating: 4*
Review: Robby goes on the run after witnessing a murder, ending up in Flat Bottom as someone's mail order bride and Rowena was born. Trace, the local sheriff having stepped up to assist Rowena knows that there is something not right, but he knew he wanted to know more
I found this story whilst searching for a book to fit a challenge and I was intrigued by the title and what a pleasant read this was. I had so much fun reading this book. Robby/Rowena was such a sassy character and I laughed seeing him put Trace's brothers and Pa in their place. The relationship built up between Trace and Robby was passionate, however at times I felt so sorry for Clovis.
There was gunfights and gangs, with scenes so descriptive you could imagine watching it as if you were there.
I was enjoying this so much I could read more of Robby and Trace

😊

Inning #1
Book: The Texan's Wager by Jodi Thomas
Pages: 342 pages

First Prompt - Read a book that is MPG Historical Romance.
How book qualified: MPG Historical Romance

Second Prompt - Read a book that fits the first prompt and is set in the US.
How book qualified: set in Texas

Third Prompt - Read a book that fits the first and second prompts and has a non-English language edition.
How book qualified: it does not qualify for the third prompt

Read: 2/10/26
4 stars given
I forget that Historical can mean in the US. I find books about the frontier to be captivating. This one was no exception.

Completion Post

Tasks:
1 - MPG Historical Romance
2 - Set in the US
3 - Translated into at least 1 other language

Book: Rebel
Date: 10-02
Pages: 243
How it fits:
1 - MPG Historical romance
2 - set in New Orleans
3 - Portuguese version Ventos de Mudança

Melissa wrote: "Inning #1
Book: The Texan's Wager by Jodi Thomas
Pages: 342 pages

First Prompt - Read a book that is MPG Historical Romance.
How book qualified: MPG Historical Romance..."

Selection Posts are required. In order to get credit for your book, you will need to make a selection post.

Going forward, please make sure you post your selection prior to your completion. Thanks.

Aoife wrote: "
Completion Post


Tasks:
1 - MPG Historical Romance
2 - Set in the US
3 - Translated into at least 1 other language

Book: Rebel
Date: 10-02
Pages: 243
How it fits:
1 - MPG Hist..."

Aoife, if this is your completion post, it is missing several elements. There is no rating or review included. Please see message #3 of this thread for the required elements and repost with everything necessary.

Also, please note that your selection needed correction as well. For your book to receive credit for this inning, both the selection and completion posts have to be complete. Thanks.

MountainKat wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Inning #1
Book: The Texan's Wager by Jodi Thomas
Pages: 342 pages

First Prompt - Read a book that is MPG Historical Romance.
How book qualified: MPG Hi..."

Got it!

Melissa wrote: "MountainKat wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Inning #1
Book: The Texan's Wager by Jodi Thomas
Pages: 342 pages

First Prompt - Read a book that is MPG Historical Romance.
How bo..."

I still need a selection post for the 1st inning!

Selection Post
Inning #1
Book: The Texan's Wager by Jodi Thomas
Pages: 342 pages

First Prompt - Read a book that is MPG Historical Romance.
How book qualified: MPG Historical Romance

Second Prompt - Read a book that fits the first prompt and is set in the US.
How book qualified: set in Texas

Third Prompt - Read a book that fits the first and second prompts and has a non-English language edition.
How book qualified: it does not qualify for the third prompt

Completion Post
Inning #1
Book: The Texan's Wager by Jodi Thomas
Pages: 342 pages

First Prompt - Read a book that is MPG Historical Romance.
How book qualified: MPG Historical Romance

Second Prompt - Read a book that fits the first prompt and is set in the US.
How book qualified: set in Texas

Third Prompt - Read a book that fits the first and second prompts and has a non-English language edition.
How book qualified: it does not qualify for the third prompt

Read: 2/10/26
4 stars given
I forget that Historical can mean in the US. I find books about the frontier to be captivating. This one was no exception

Aoife you need to make amendments before the end of the innings which is in just over 3 hours. A page count needs to go on your selection post and then reposted and a rating and review needs to go on your completion post

Selection Post - Week 1 CORRECTION


Pages - 243

Historical Romance MPG
Set in USA
Non-English Edition: Ventos de Mudança

It still needs a page count on the selection post

Completion Post - Week 1 CORRECTION

Tasks:
1 - MPG Historical Romance
2 - Set in the US
3 - Translated into at least 1 other language

Book: Rebel
Date: 10-02
Pages: 243
Rating 4.25/5
Review
This was a really enjoyable and heart wrenching story all at once. The story follows Valinda, a teacher trying to bring education to the newly freed people. Valinda is a strong and incredibly written FMC, with a great sense of who she is and what she likes. The romance and relationship growth felt so real, and was a really lovely contrast to the civil war that had just come to an end in this
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The way the argument with her father is written annoyed me, and it was the only real thing i took issue with in this. It felt rushed and over too soon for me, it happened within the last few chapters of the book but it took one conversation for him to just go? With how her dad was written and he came into the book, it would have made more sense for him to stay around a bit and fight with her more.
(hide spoiler)]
How it fits:
1 - MPG Historical romance
2 - set in New Orleans
3 - Portuguese version Ventos de Mudança

Very sorry!! I'll make sure to triple check my posts

All good, just got to wait for the next call. I have loads of Fantasy so lets hope one fits the other prompts

Next round up

First Prompt - Read a book that is MPG Fantasy.

Books selected for this prompt need to be MPG Fantasy. 'Fantasy' can be combined with other words, but must be Main Page Genre.

Second Prompt - Read a book that fits the first prompt and is over 300 pages, first edition Kindle page count.

Pretty self explanatory. Remember to use the first edition Kindle page count!

Third Prompt - Read a book that fits the first and second prompts and features a child in the story.

Selection Post 2nd Innings

All Kidding Aside by Macy Blake
302 pages

First Prompt - Read a book that is MPG Fantasy. Tagged MPG Fantasy

Second Prompt - Read a book that fits the first prompt and is over 300 pages, first edition Kindle page count. 302 pages

Third Prompt - Read a book that fits the first and second prompts and features a child in the story. In the blurb: Building houses for a pack of orphans might lead one griffin to find his heart’s home
Victor Eastaughffe knows three things for a fact:
-He does not have a mate.
-He does not like children.
-His duty is to his griffin clan.
When Victor meets Orsen Riggs, a scruffy bear shifter, and little Gus, an orphaned red panda cub
Also MPG Children

Selection Post
Second Inning

Book: World Whisperer by Rachel Devenish Ford

First Prompt - Read a book that is MPG Fantasy.
- MPG is Fantasy

Second Prompt - Read a book that fits the first prompt and is over 300 pages, first edition Kindle page count.
- 346 pages

Third Prompt - Read a book that fits the first and second prompts and features a child in the story
- MC is 15 years old and saving her youngest brother is what sets of the plot.

Wish I hadn't started White as Frost during the week!!

I'll see what i have now

Selection Post - Week 2


Pages - 382

Task 1 - MPG Fantasy
Task 2 - Over 300 pages (Kindle First edition)
Task 3 - Features a child in the story

How it fits:
ask 1 - MPG Fantasy
Task 2 - first edition kindle is 382 pages
Task 3 - from precis ..And they want my baby. My daughter is meant to fulfill some crazy prophecy...

😊

Completion Post
Second Inning

Book: World Whisperer by Rachel Devenish Ford

First Prompt - Read a book that is MPG Fantasy.
- MPG is Fantasy

Second Prompt - Read a book that fits the first prompt and is over 300 pages, first edition Kindle page count.
- 346 pages

Third Prompt - Read a book that fits the first and second prompts and features a child in the story
- Story follows a 15 year old along with her 14 year old and 7 year old siblings in a quest to rescue their 4 year old brother. They are joined by two other 15 year olds and discover their 10 year old sister they believed dead.

Read: 2/16/26
Rated: 4 stars
Review: For a young adult book there was a lot of questing and adventures. The gifts some people have are interesting to see being developed. There is a sequel that I would like to see where it takes the story. Overall, not my usually book, but enjoyable.

Melissa wrote: "Completion Post
Second Inning

Book: World Whisperer by Rachel Devenish Ford

First Prompt - Read a book that is MPG Fantasy.
- MPG is Fantasy

Second Prompt - Read a book that fits the first promp..."

No need to repost, but please remember that links for books and qualifications are required in completion posts too. 😊

1st Inning Scoring: 13 Points

Gustaf - 0
Yvonne - 5
Melissa - 3
Aoife - 5

Gustaf didn't complete a book for the 1st inning and will be eliminated is they don't complete a book for another inning.

Completion Post 2nd Innings

All Kidding Aside by Macy Blake
302 pages

First Prompt - Read a book that is MPG Fantasy. Tagged MPG Fantasy

Second Prompt - Read a book that fits the first prompt and is over 300 pages, first edition Kindle page count. 302 pages

Third Prompt - Read a book that fits the first and second prompts and features a child in the story. In the blurb: Building houses for a pack of orphans might lead one griffin to find his heart’s home
Victor Eastaughffe knows three things for a fact:
-He does not have a mate.
-He does not like children.
-His duty is to his griffin clan.
When Victor meets Orsen Riggs, a scruffy bear shifter, and little Gus, an orphaned red panda cub
Also MPG Children

Read 18/02/2026
5*
Review: I loved returning to the Chosen Universe and reading this has me wanting to go back to the start and seeing where it all began.
Victor as a Griffin, is good with figures and his organisation skills cannot be matched, but he cant plan when he comes across Oscar the building foreman and Gus a cute little red panda.
I love fated mates and add to that, Gus chose who he wanted, I enjoyed every minute. There was loads of aww moments and those nicknames my heart melted.
Loved

😊

MountainKat wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Completion Post
Second Inning

Book: World Whisperer by Rachel Devenish Ford

First Prompt - Read a book that is MPG Fantasy.
- MPG is Fantasy

Second Prompt - Read a book that fits..."

I see what I did now. I had the links in the selection post but forgot to link them in the completion. I will remember for the next one. It took me a while to figure it out since I kept checking the mobile app.

Completion Post - Week 2

Task 1 - MPG Fantasy
Task 2 - Over 300 pages (Kindle First edition)
Task 3 - Features a child in the story

Book A Werewolf, A Vampire, and A Fae Walk Into A Bar
Pages 382
Date 19-02
Rating 3?/5
Review
I'm really unsure how to feel about this book. It was kinda predictable and boring at the beginning, but something still kept me invested... There was NO reason for Bernie to suddenly be over childbirth that quickly even with all the magical elements.

The random strip tease in the bar was WILD and made me giggle so there was that

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I was happy with the twist of her mam coming back and the slight betrayal of her granny, I do think it added more weight to the fighting. It was a bit obvious someone from the witches end was going to be a Bad Guy and that all 3 men were going to turn from their realms for Bernie.
Everyone just accepting their supernatural powers was annoying. Why couldn't AJ have a crazy reaction, have emotions and struggle a bit instead of just immediately being like "oh wow that explains things! Anyway..."
Her dad being a supernatural was also something that seemed like it was always coming
I do hope AJ's dead husband comes back around in some way. That was over with too soon as well
(hide spoiler)]

How it Fits
1 - MPG Fantasy
2 - Kindle edition is 382
3 - from precis ...And they want my baby. My daughter is meant to fulfill some crazy prophecy related to the end of all magical creatures, but I’m having none of that....

Looking good we have all finished. Not sure what has happened to Gustaf, hope everything is OK and not sure what we do without the captain. I am happy to post the next Innings if that is OK with you both. Next Innings is Read a book that is MPG Small Town Romance, so I am going to start looking for a selection