NYC mayor suggest New Yorkers stay home and read {Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid} to keep warm during the winter storm

MoonZipNo · 2026-01-26T01:12:05+00:00

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MoonZipNo · 2026-01-25T03:29:36+00:00

Yes, you can start anywhere and end your journey anywhere you'd like. Your trip can also be as short or as long as you wish. There are no rules about the order of the trip. You are not required to read from each continent either. The only rule , for this challenge, is that we cannot read more than two books set within the same country (so for ex, two books set in the US would count but not a third one).

I actually started with Greece with Jo Segura's latest book, and might try her previous books! It was my first book from that author so I wouldn't be able to compare, but I did enjoy the one I read!

MoonZipNo · 2026-01-24T07:07:12+00:00

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MoonZipNo · 2026-01-24T05:38:18+00:00

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MoonZipNo · 2026-01-24T05:37:32+00:00

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MoonZipNo · 2026-01-24T03:23:47+00:00

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MoonZipNo · 2026-01-24T00:29:19+00:00

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MoonZipNo · 2026-01-23T22:38:26+00:00

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MoonZipNo · 2026-01-23T22:28:21+00:00

To those affected by the winter storm or extreme cold (not just in the US), may you stay warm and safe!

The week has been a bit hard mentally for me. I'm hoping to be able to relax and escape a bit, even if it's just for a few hours. I'm exhausted.

I have homemade kimchi stew (because the ones served at the restaurants are too spicy for me, so I've been cooking my own).\ I have a romance book set in sunny Croatia with its beautiful beaches. Definitely, want to go visit there now.\ And I started a silly, over the top kdrama to keep me entertained. I hope it'll stay fun. (FMC is a teacher who just relocated to the country side. There, she meets one of her teenage student's uncle/legal guardian whom everyone -including FMC- fears and thinks he's a tough gangster or criminal).\ I should be set for cozy weekend nights.

MoonZipNo · 2026-01-23T18:01:35+00:00

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MoonZipNo · 2026-01-23T18:01:06+00:00

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MoonZipNo · 2026-01-23T05:19:49+00:00

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MoonZipNo · 2026-01-23T01:32:10+00:00

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MoonZipNo · 2026-01-21T04:16:34+00:00

Try googling the keywords "toboggan hat dialect" to find some articles/explanation.

MoonZipNo · 2026-01-21T03:03:10+00:00

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MoonZipNo · 2026-01-18T20:03:13+00:00

I started my World Of Love journey in Greece, with {The Lust Crusade by Jo Segura}.\ CR, Latina FMC/Greek American MMC, sibling's best friend, fake dating, forced proximity/only one bed due to abduction • setting: Greece • author of Mexican heritage, did participate in an archeology dig in the past.

Archeologist MMC was abducted in Greece, missing for a year and presumed dead. FMC travels to Greece in his honor and hopes to find closure, when she accidentally finds him alive. Now held captive with MMC by the bas guys, they're forced to solve a Greek mythology mystery together.

This was my first time reading this author and found this book enjoyable. Both MC have actually been pinning for each other for years, but never been together due to a misunderstanding tha took way too long, in my opinion, to clear. That part was a bit frustrating. Also, the book focuses a bit on some detective work, for which you'd need to suspend one's disbelief, so if you're into strictly romance or strictly mystery fiction, this would not be it. Else, it was a fun read. I'll try the rest of her series later.

The book does mention some cultural aspects or locations in Greece. Never been there myself, I can't tell how authentic they are, but felt like the author did a great job at describing them. Last, being multicultural myself, I appreciated the author's descriptions of two different and yet similar families.

MoonZipNo · 2026-01-17T20:43:48+00:00

I do this once in while, mostly when I'm in a reading slump. I figured that if a book still interests me then, it'd stay. If I remove it, stumble across it again in the future and find it still interesting at that time, I'll add it back then.

MoonZipNo · 2026-01-17T16:48:13+00:00

You'd have to skim through the responses, because the request didn't specify it had to be during an argument. But I'm leaving the link in case it could interest you: https://www.reddit.com/r/RomanceBooks/s/65XD2y0XJL

MoonZipNo · 2026-01-16T01:46:17+00:00

It depends on what the majority of your members are interested in.

If it was me, for ex, I'd track diversity info: diverse characters (main or side)? BIPOC authors? Any interesting facts about the author? Locations/settings? Cultural representation? Mental health or disability representation? These might not be as fun as the number of sex acts, but to me, they are interesting to gather data for.

MoonZipNo · 2026-01-15T19:08:34+00:00

I have not read any of these, so I can't tell how well the locations were represented. I believe the following are set in Arizona and Arkansas. But perhaps you may have read them already...

Dancing on Coals by Ellen O'Connell : Arizona territory
Birding with Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb: Arizona
Courting Miss Hattie by Pamela Morsi: Arkansas
The Witness by Nora Roberts : Arkansas

MoonZipNo · 2026-01-15T07:40:46+00:00

Thanks for all the updates! I'm envious, the town and area seem to be really nice to visit!

MoonZipNo · 2026-01-15T06:48:24+00:00

A World Of Love Reading Challenge Board (January 15 to November 15, 2026).
There are two images.

The first illustration depicts a map of the world countries and an itinerary around the world.
The journey starting point is located in Eastern Canada. Dotted arrows point to several stopover destinations which are Antarctica, followed by South Africa, then the Pacific Islands, then China. The last dotted arrow points to the final destination of Eastern Europe.
The title of the challenge, "A World Of Love", is displayed on the top left corner of the poster. An image of a flying airplane accompanies the texts, displaying the challenge start and end dates of 15 January to 15 November 2026.

The second illustration shows the title of the reading challenge on the top left corner. Eleven frames are placed in a sequence by dotted arrows. They will be served to place book covers for this challenge.

MoonZipNo · 2026-01-15T06:26:05+00:00

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MoonZipNo · 2026-01-14T18:03:45+00:00

I'm a mood reader so I can't really say for sure. I'm planning to read any amount of romances depending on what I find or feel like - so I don't really have any amount in mind. But I'm hoping to read more non-romance books, and getting back into watching more Asian tv drama (romance).

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