Romance Lovers for the Challenge-Impaired discussion

TEAM RED
Captain: Vi

Players:
Carrie
KarenL
Vi
CaroB
Melissa

Team Dance Card




♪ Link to Team Spreadsheet HERE

Master Post

Points:
Week 1: 52
Week 2: 60
Week 3: 82
Total: 194

Week 1: ♬ Battlescars by Guy Sebastian feat. Lupe Fiasco (2012)
Carrie: Her Forbidden Hero by Laura Kaye - Review - [shelf (1) + Plot (3) + Setting (6) =10]
KarenL: Murder Game by Christine Feehan - Review - [Shelf (1) + Plot (3) = 4]
Vi: Captain's Fury by Jim Butcher - Review - [Cover (2) + Plot (3) + Setting (6) =11]
CaroB: Skin Deep by Pamela Clare - Review - [Shelf(1) + Cover (2) + Plot (3) + Setting (6) =12]
Melissa: Sand Dollar: A Story of Undying Love by Sebastian Cole - Review - [Name (5) + Setting (6) = 11]



Week 2 - ♬ Laid by James (1993)

Carrie: Private Scandals by Nora Roberts - Review - [Plot (3) + Setting (6) = 9]
KarenL: Keeper of the Heart by Johanna Lindsey - Review - [Plot (3) + Setting (6) = 9]
Vi: Present Danger by Susan Andersen - Review - [Plot (3) + Name (5) + Setting (6) = 14]
CaroB: Present Danger by Susan Andersen - Review - [Plot (3) + Name (5) + Setting (6) = 14]
Melissa: Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett - Review - [Cover (2) + Plot (3) + Setting (6) = 11]



Week 3 - ♬ You've Got a Friend by James Taylor (1971)
Individual Points = 77
Team Points = 5 Finished 3 days after
Total = 82

Carrie: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson - Review - [Cover(2) + Plot(3) + Name(5) + Setting(6) + Bonus Word =17]
KarenL: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson - Review - [Cover(2) + Plot(3) + Name(5) + Setting(6) + Bonus Word =17]
Vi: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson - Review - [Cover(2) + Plot(3) + Name(5) + Setting(6) + Bonus Word =17]
Judy: Charity Girl by Georgette Heyer - Review - [Plot(3) + Setting(6) = 9]
Melissa: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson - Review - [Cover(2) + Plot(3) + Name(5) + Setting(6) + Bonus Word =17]



Template
Carrie: - Review - [Shelf(1) + Cover(2) + Plot(3) + Title(4) + Name(5) + Setting(6) + Bonus Word =22]
KarenL: - Review - [Shelf(1) + Cover(2) + Plot(3)+ Title(4) + Name(5) + Setting(6) + Bonus Word =22]
Vi: - Review - [Shelf(1) + Cover(2) + Plot(3) + Title(4) + Name(5) + Setting(6) + Bonus Word =22]
CaroB: - Review - [Shelf(1) + Cover(2) + Plot(3) + Title(4) + Name(5) + Setting(6) + Bonus Word =22]
Melissa: - Review - [Shelf(1) + Cover(2) + Plot(3) + Title(4) + Name(5) +Setting(6) + Bonus Word =22]

Hi Vi!!

Master Post 2

Hi CaroB, was the Doomsday as uneventful for you as it is for me?
Oh and I'll be travelling tonight and tomorrow. So I might not reply until Sunday.

It was eventful, but nothing earth shattering - bad pun, I know.

I'm going to go away for a week on Sunday, so will only be checking in intermittently on my phone for the next week and then I'll be back full force.

Hello all :)

Vi!! CaroB's tickled me pink! hehehe

Hi Carrie!

Hi :)

Anyone have any name ideas?

I just googled "songs with Red in the title" and it came up with a whole bunch I didn't know, lol

We could be the:
"Ladies in Red" (am I showing my age?)
Or the "Little Red Corvettes"
The Red Hot Chilli Peppers?
Or the Scarlets Starlets (ref to the U2 song there)?

Or we could just keep Team Red?

"The ladies in red, are reading with me, book to book"

Lol bad I know :P

LOL!!

Carrie wrote: ""The ladies in red, are reading with me, book to book"

Lol bad I know :P"

Love it!!!

Susan (susayq) wrote: "Carrie wrote: ""The ladies in red, are reading with me, book to book"

Lol bad I know :P"

Love it!!!"

Lol why thank you.

Susan (susayq) wrote: "Carrie wrote: ""The ladies in red, are reading with me, book to book"

Lol bad I know :P"

Love it!!!"

Susan, have you already started sneaking in other teams threads?

ShoSho wrote:

Susan, have you already started sneaking in other teams threads?"

Just a teeny tiny bit. It looks like your sneaking with me ;)

Checking in.. I like all the names! I'm horrible at coming up with names. Anyway, Karen hasn't checked in yet and we also need to come up with a captain.

I'm fine with whoever is captain as long as it's not me :P

Hi guys, is there any chance someone else can be captain? I can do it, but don't want to be accused of favouritism if we win and I'm helping with the comp.

I can be captain, CaroB. No need to flatten you with all the work this soon. We do want to see this party regularly :P

Vi, you are a legend!!!! Thank you!

Hey guys! I'm a late added team player! Can't wait I loved the first round and love the changes to the rules this time. It will be interesting to see what happens

Welcome Melissa :)

Welcome Melissa!

How are a doing for names? Are we happy sticking with Team Red?

I'm fine with Team Red unless someone likes a different name

Happy New Year ladies! (Even though it is a bit late) I'm ready to get back to GR in full gear after my vacation.

This time, we have an individual score as well as a team score.

Team score, obviously, depends on how fast we read our books. Individual scores are calculated as mentioned in this post.

Now, Mr. Elf has posted a sneak peek into the first week's song - to be posted tomorrow, 4th Jan. Here they are:

Susan: Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi (1986)
Gisela: Drops of Jupiter by Train (2001)
Lisa Kay: That's How You Know, by Amy Adams (2007)
Caroline: Battlescars by Guy Sebastian feat. Lupe Fiasco (2012)
Online Elf: Jingle Bell Rock by Billy Idol (2006)

For the links to lyrics and video, check out this post.

Any suggestions for the books? Anybody here who lists books ahead of time?

I'm thinking I'm going to try to go with Setting or Name to get the most points, but I'll be honest and let you all know that I'm a pretty moody reader, so it'll end up being whatever I'm in the mood for on the day.
Here are my reading options for each song

Susan: Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi (1986)
1986:
Name: or might work for someone else?
Also, wondering if one of the Sinners on Tour books might work, considering the song is about being on tour and that series is all about a touring rock band...

Re-reads are allowed, but I think they have to be older than 6 months.

I highly recommend Midnight Rainbow by Linda Howard...fantastic book!

~Megan~ wrote: "I highly recommend Midnight Rainbow by Linda Howard...fantastic book!"

Thanks Megan! Good to know.

Ladies, this week's song is posted HERE. It's ♬ Battlescars by Guy Sebastian feat. Lupe Fiasco (2012).

A couple of things to note:

1. The number of points we get as a team depends on how fast we read. If we finish by tomorrow, we get 8; the day after 7 and so on. If we don't finish reading before the 7 days, then we get ZERO points.

2. As individual, we can combine different categories (ex: publishing date match gives 6 points while author name match gives 5; total leading to 11)

So what are you all going to read for this week's song?

Oooh, Vi, very succinctly put!!! Thank you!!

I'm searching through my shelves to see what the best point combo is...

I think I'll go with

It has:
Published in 2012 - 6 pts
Plot, takes place in a war - 3 pts

Unfortunately, this book is ebook-only and I'm trying to get it approved first in the general thread. I'm also checking if the fighter planes on the cover can be used to check off a category.

Ack I think I'm going to cry! I have no clue what to read. I have two reading challenges plus two buddy reads. What the heck was I thinking. Ok I'm gonna focus on this one first since we get points for finishing faster. Now then I just have to figure out what the heck I'm gonna read.

I'm in the same boat Melissa.

These are my choices so far:


Shelf= 1 point
Gun on Cover= 2 points


Shelf= 1 pt
Gun on Cover= 2 points
Setting = 6 points


Shelf= 1 pt
Smoke on Cover= 2 points
Setting = 6 points


Shelf= 1 pt
Plot (scarred) = 3 points
Dogtags (video) on Cover= 2 points
Setting = 6 points

Right now I'm looking at

published 2012-6
Author's name- 5

Melissa wrote: "Right now I'm looking at

published 2012-6
Author's name- 5"

SCORE!! I'd say go for it!

I think I'm going to. Best part of all is it looks like it is actually posted on here for free.

CaroB, you should go for the I-Team novella - it's short and it gives you 12 points. It's a win.

Melissa - I'm glad you found a book that fits.

I started reading yesterday night. It's a chunkster (is there any bonus point for completing a chunkster??) though but I'm about 200+ pages in. Hopefully, I'll get it done today. How are you all progressing?

I'm about a third of the way through, will finish tonight or tomorrow.

How's everyone else going with their reading?

I'm more than halfway through my book. I hope to finish tonight if my cousin lets me.

Has Carrie checked in yet?

Maybe she's forgotten?

I haven't sorry, I'm here.

I've picked

That cover reminds me of last night, Miss Carrie.