Amanda’s Comments (group member since Jan 13, 2021)

Amanda’s comments from the The Perks Of Being A Book Addict group.

(my husband and I love this movie lol)

Happy Monday all! We are absolutely cruising along. Here's the outstanding color card list--please chime in just to confirm you'll still get to it (Amber, I already have your confirmation for Misery 😊)

📗2 Green-Amanda
📗Skip Green-Jackie
📘Skip Blue-Amber (confirmed)
📘8 Blue-Janine
📕 9 Red-Jackie

Other than that we only have 21 cards left (including the above!). I am not at all worried about finishing. Unfortunately, we did lose Clara, but if we need to we do have access to 3 of Uno Pixies books.

The Mini is also going amazingly!! I'll list below what still needs claims, but before anybody claims anything I wanted to give Caipi a chance to chime in if any of them work for what she's working on. (Amber I've fit both Misery and ACOWAR in already!). So Caipi, please let me know if you you want me to set aside any for you. Anyway, here's the ones left:

🤵🏻‍♂️Mayday's Tuxedo-Read a book that relates to the cocktail.
🕵🏻‍♀️Agent Smith's Margarita-Read a book that relates to the cocktail.
🐍Voldemort's Snakebit-Read a book that relates to the cocktail.
🍸One 3 part cocktail in part 2!

That's it, everything else has been claimed! I'm in awe of everyone. If anyone has anything they no longer want to read for, don't worry about it and just let us know. Thanks for being such a great team :)

I'm loving our cocktails so far! I saw someone on another thread use chat gpt to come up with the cocktails for each creation and thought it was fun so did the same! I'll be back later with our weekly update, but just a little fun for now. Here's our menu :)

💋Mr. Kiss and Tell's Blushing Lady💋
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz gin
1/2 oz elderflower liqueur
1 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
2 oz cranberry juice
Fresh raspberries for garnish
Ice cubes
Instructions:
1. In a cocktail shaker, combine the gin, elderflower liqueur, fresh lemon juice, simple syrup, and cranberry juice.
2. Fill the shaker with ice cubes.
3. Shake the mixture vigorously for about 15-20 seconds to chill the ingredients thoroughly.
4. Strain the cocktail into a chilled martini glass or a coupe glass.
5. Garnish with fresh raspberries on a cocktail pick.

Serve and enjoy your "Mr. Kiss and Tell's Blushing Lady" cocktail!
This cocktail combines the floral notes of elderflower with the tartness of cranberry and lemon, resulting in a refreshing and visually appealing drink.


🦷Spooky Monster's Bite🦷
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz dark rum
1/2 oz blue curaçao
1/2 oz lime juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
1 oz pineapple juice
1/2 oz grenadine
Blackberries or lychees for garnish
Ice cubes
Instructions:
1. In a cocktail shaker, combine the dark rum, blue curaçao, lime juice, simple syrup, and pineapple juice.
2. Fill the shaker with ice cubes.
3. Shake the mixture vigorously for about 15-20 seconds to chill the ingredients thoroughly.
4. Strain the cocktail into a highball glass filled with ice.
5. Slowly pour the grenadine into the glass, allowing it to sink to the bottom to create a layered effect.
6. Garnish with blackberries or lychees skewered on a cocktail pick to resemble spooky monster eyes.
7. Serve and enjoy your "Spooky Monster's Bite" cocktail!

This cocktail combines the rich flavors of dark rum with the tropical sweetness of pineapple and a touch of tartness from lime juice, while the blue curaçao adds a vibrant color reminiscent of eerie Halloween nights. The grenadine creates a visually striking effect, resembling a monster's bite


💞True Love's Eternity Elixir💞
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz vodka
1 oz peach schnapps
1/2 oz raspberry liqueur
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
2 oz cranberry juice
Edible flower petals for garnish (optional)
Ice cubes
Instructions:
1. In a cocktail shaker, combine the vodka, peach schnapps, raspberry liqueur, fresh lemon juice, simple syrup, and cranberry juice.
2. Fill the shaker with ice cubes.
3. Shake the mixture vigorously for about 15-20 seconds to chill the ingredients thoroughly.
4. Strain the cocktail into a chilled martini glass or a coupe glass.
5. Optionally, garnish with edible flower petals for a romantic touch.
6. Serve and enjoy your "True Love's Eternity Elixir" cocktail with someone special!

This cocktail combines the fruity sweetness of peach schnapps and raspberry liqueur with the tartness of cranberry juice and lemon, creating a well-balanced and flavorful drink symbolizing everlasting love and romance.


🐘Vera Wong's Pink Elephant🐘
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz gin
1 oz lychee liqueur
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
2 oz pink grapefruit juice
Club soda
Lime twist for garnish
Ice cubes
Instructions:
1. In a cocktail shaker, combine the gin, lychee liqueur, fresh lime juice, simple syrup, and pink grapefruit juice.
2. Fill the shaker with ice cubes.
3. Shake the mixture vigorously for about 15-20 seconds to chill the ingredients thoroughly.
4. Strain the cocktail into a highball glass filled with ice.
5. Top off with club soda to add a bit of effervescence.
6. Garnish with a lime twist.
7. Serve and enjoy your "Vera Wong's Pink Elephant" cocktail!

This cocktail combines the floral and fruity notes of lychee liqueur with the refreshing tartness of pink grapefruit and lime, creating a vibrant and lively drink named after the renowned fashion designer Vera Wong, with a playful nod to the whimsical image of a pink elephant.


🍀Captain Tristan's Lucky Honey Moon Night🍀
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz spiced rum
1/2 oz honey liqueur (such as Drambuie or Bärenjäger)
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz lavender syrup
1 dash of aromatic bitters
Lemon twist for garnish
Edible flower for garnish (optional)
Ice cubes
Instructions:
1. In a cocktail shaker, combine the spiced rum, honey liqueur, fresh lemon juice, lavender syrup, and a dash of aromatic bitters.
2. Fill the shaker with ice cubes.
3. Shake the mixture vigorously for about 15-20 seconds to chill the ingredients thoroughly.
4. Strain the cocktail into a chilled coupe glass or martini glass.
5. Garnish with a twist of lemon.
6. Optionally, add an edible flower for an elegant touch.
7. Serve and enjoy your "Captain Tristan's Lucky Honey Moon Night" cocktail!

This cocktail combines the warmth of spiced rum with the sweetness of honey liqueur, balanced by the floral notes of lavender syrup and the tartness of fresh lemon juice, creating a sophisticated and romantic drink perfect for a memorable evening. The name pays homage to the adventurous spirit of a sea captain and the enchanting atmosphere of a honeymoon night

Janeylou wrote: "Completions

On the 2
Felice Stevens
285.pgs
13 march
1 = title
0 = standalone
4 = author
6 = author
9 = char Nash
8 = char Ethan

Gay on a Train
..."

Added!

I'm reading You Should Be So Lucky which has a ton of cool stuff on the cover and "Lucky" is probably a good cocktail word so if anyone is looking for a filler for pt. 2 let me know and we can try to make it fit!

Sounds good! I think for pt. 2 if you don’t have a cocktail already thought out just put in the reasons column something like “ideas” and then list any interesting character names (doesn’t have to be speaking can even be like a pet), settings, etc. then we can all put our brains together at the end. Jackie and I are both more analytical than creative so will probably need some assistance lol.

Our good friend Kirsten over at Aunt Entity had some great additions as well so here's an updated list of ideas!

🩸Daryl van Horne's Bloody Mary
-Something bloody takes place in story
-Author/Character named Mary
-three named author/character
-brunch? (maybe too detached)
-blood on cover
-tomato/tomato juice on cover
-hungover character
-bloody mary on cover

❄️President Snow's White Negroni
-Cover features something white
-snow on cover
-snow in story
-someone drinks a (white) negroni in the book.
-President in book
-political book
-aristocracy in book (named for Count Negroni)
-set in Italy (italian liqueur)
-one of the hunger games books
-book by Ernest Hemingway (one of his fave drinks)

🤵🏻‍♂️Mayday's Tuxedo
-character wheres a tuxedo
-tuxedo on cover
-published may 1
-black and white on cover
-with a plane crash (what you say when plane is going down)
-book with a labor union (may day origin)
-book set in the soviet union (may day origin)
-author or character named May or Day

🕵🏻‍♀️Agent Smith's Margarita
-cover features a flower
-character/author called margarita
-set in mexico
-Author/Character Smith
-Character who is an FBI agent (or other type of agent)
-character named Daisy
-scene in a mexican restaurant
-worm on cover or in book (for worm in tequila/mezcal)

🦁Scar's Lion Tail
-features a lion
-tailed character
-scarred character in text/on cover
-set in Africa
-features a Disney movie
-has an uncle as a major character

😉Annie Wilkes' Hanky Panky
-someone likes their hanky panky
-a character isn't very proper.
-character/author named Annie, Anne, Ann, etc.
-Character/author named hank
-"naughty" character
hatchet/ax in text or on cover
-a kidnapping in book
-author main character
-a book by Stephen King
-book that's been turned into a movie

🤡Pennywise's Fluffy Critter
- a character is afraid of critter
-the cover features something fluffy.
-clown on cover or character
-critter on cover
- book with sewers
-book about childhood friends growing up
-a book by Stephen King
-book that's been turned into a movie

🍷Hannibal Lecter's Red Wine Spritzer
-the cover features a glass of red wine
- a character likes to drink red wine.
-cannibal character (YES)
-book with a criminal main character
-book set in a prison
-book with an FBI agent
-book with water drops (spritz) on cover
-book turned into a movie

👠Mean Girls' Stiletto
-the cover features a stiletto
-a stiletto is used as a murder weapon
-character wears stiletto
-character is called "mean"
-group of girls on cover
-book set in a high school
-book set in/near Chicago
-book turned into a movie
-pink cover

🤴🏻Prince Septimus' Last Word
- the word "last" is in the book or series title
-words are important in the book
-prince character
-last book in a series
-I live in the Detroit area and I know this one comes from Detroit so Detroit setting/author from detroit
-someone dies/death is important to story

🏴‍☠️Jack Sparrow's Sea Breeze
-the book takes place at sea
-the cover shows the sea
-author/character named jack
-bird on cover
-pirate character
-book has many sequels (part of a series)
-set in 1700s
-characters visit Disneyland/watch Disney movies
-treasure/treasure hunt in book
-wind on cover/wind in book
-breeze in text

🧙🏻‍♀️Wicked Witch of the West's Brass Monkey
- the book features a monkey,
-the cover shows an item made of brass
-character described as "wicked"
-witch character
-beastie boys in text
-One part Dark rum, One part Orange juice, One part Vodka
wizard of oz retelling
-book written or set in 1939 (when movie released)
-red shoes in book/on cover
-tornado in book
-yellow bricks, poppies on cover
-book made into a movie

🐍Voldemort's Snakebite
- the book shows a snake on the cover
- a character is bitten by something (or someone)
-Harry potter book
-One part Beer, One part Cider
-character has a scar
-evil character
-character does black magic
-Drarry fan fiction (that's for me!!!)

🎶Phantom of the Opera's Love Potion
- the book is about love,
-the cover shows a potion
-phantom character
-characters go to the opera
-character wears a mask
-vodka, peach schnapps, and grapefruit juice
-set in paris
-organ music/plays an organ
-sewers in book
-character named Charlotte or Carlotta
-set in 1880s
-book made into a movie

☠️Patrick Bateman's Death in the Afternoon
- someone dies
-"afternoon" is in the book or series title
-Character/author named Patrick
-1 flute Champagne, 1 jigger Absinthe
book by Ernest Hemingway (other favorite drink)
-book with a serial killer
-book with a "psycho"
-book made into a movie
-book by Bret Easton Ellis
-book with blade/bladed weapon on cover (including chainsaw)

So the mods have spoken and they want us to be a little more creative than just finding ingredients in the text. I’ll update the ideas for each drink later!

Yup one color cover and one connection

Starts in about 10hours! https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...

And I absolutely think that would work!

Janeylou wrote: "Completions

Love is a Fire
E.G. Doddington
190 pgs
10 march
0 = standalone
8 = author
9 = char Noa
5 = char Isaac
1 = char O' Reilly
Skip = char Kadienz

[book:..."

Added to SS!

Just part is okay!

Probably the way to go! But if your book only fits in pt. 2 that;s okay too

And here's some brainstorming for the related to the cocktail tasks :)

🩸Daryl van Horne's Bloody Mary
-Something bloody takes place in story
-Author/Character named Mary
-Ingredients in text: vodka, tomato juice, and other spices and flavorings including Worcestershire sauce, hot sauces, garlic, herbs, horseradish, celery, olives, pickled vegetables, salt, black pepper, lemon juice, lime juice and celery salt.
-three named author/character
-brunch? (maybe too detached)
-blood on cover

❄️President Snow's White Negroni
-Cover features something white
-snow on cover
-snow in story
-someone drinks a (white) negroni in the book.
-President in book
-political book
-ingredients in text: gin, liqueur

🤵🏻‍♂️Mayday's Tuxedo
-character wheres a tuxedo
-tuxedo on cover
-published may 1
-ingredients in text: gin, Vermouth, orange bitters, maraschino, Absinthe
-black and white on cover

🕵🏻‍♀️Agent Smith's Margarita
-cover features a flower
-character/author called margarita
-ingredients in text: tequila, triple sec, and lime juice
-set in mexico
-Author/Character Smith
-Character who is an FBI agent (or other type of agent)

🦁Scar's Lion Tail
-features a lion
-tailed character
-scarred character in text/on cover
-ingredients: ingredients: bourbon, lime juice, syrup, bitters

😉Annie Wilkes' Hanky Panky
-someone likes their hanky panky
-a character isn't very proper.
-character/author named Annie, Anne, Ann, etc.
-Character/author named hank
- ingredients: gin, sweet vermouth
-"naughty" character

🤡Pennywise's Fluffy Critter
- a character is afraid of critter
-the cover features something fluffy.
-clown on cover or character
-critter on cover
- ingredients: white rum, lime juice, lemonade, strawberry sauce

🍷Hannibal Lecter's Red Wine Spritzer
-the cover features a glass of red wine
- a character likes to drink red wine.
-cannibal character? (I don't actually know if this is hannibal lecter lol)
-ingredients: red wine, orange liqueur, soda water

👠Mean Girls' Stiletto
-the cover features a stiletto
-a stiletto is used as a murder weapon
-character wears stiletto
-character is called "mean"
-group of girls on cover
-ingredients: ice, bourbon, amaretto, lemon juice, cherries

🤴🏻Prince Septimus' Last Word
- the word "last" is in the book or series title
-words are important in the book
-prince character
-last book in a series
-ingredients gin green chartreuse, lime juice
-I live in the Detroit area and I know this one comes from Detroit so Detroit setting/author from detroit

🏴‍☠️Jack Sparrow's Sea Breeze
-the book takes place at sea
-the cover shows the sea
-author/character named jack
-bird on cover
-pirate character
-Ingredients: vodka, cranberry juice, grapefruit juice

🧙🏻‍♀️Wicked Witch of the West's Brass Monkey
- the book features a monkey,
-the cover shows an item made of brass
-character described as "wicked"
-witch character
-beastie boys in text
-One part Dark rum, One part Orange juice, One part Vodka

🐍Voldemort's Snakebite
- the book shows a snake on the cover
- a character is bitten by something (or someone)
-Harry potter book
-One part Beer, One part Cider

🎶Phantom of the Opera's Love Potion
- the book is about love,
-the cover shows a potion
-phantom character
-characters go to the opera
-character wears a mask
-vodka, peach schnapps, and grapefruit juice.

☠️Patrick Bateman's Death in the Afternoon
- someone dies
-"afternoon" is in the book or series title
-Character/author named Patrick
-1 flute Champagne, 1 jigger Absinthe

Oh also for part 2 up to 6 books can be used, so please either list your cocktail you've made on the spreadsheet (to the right of where you enter books) or post it here so we can make sure we get it right

Mini Info!

Part One
This is your cocktail menu. To be able to drink these, you will need to perform two tasks per cocktail.

Daryl van Horne's Bloody Mary
- Read a book with a white cover.
- Read a book that relates to the cocktail - for example: something bloody takes place in the book, the author is called Mary...

President Snow's White Negroni
- Read a book with white writing on the cover.
- Read a book that relates to the cocktail - for example: the cover features something white, someone drinks a (white) negroni in the book...

Mayday's Tuxedo
- Read a book with a yellow cover.
- Read a book that relates to the cocktail - for example: a character wears a tuxedo, the cover features a tuxedo...

Agent Smith' Margerita
- Read a book with yellow writing on the cover.
- Read a book that relates to the cocktail - for example: the cover features a flower, a character is called Margerita...

Scar's Lion Tail
- Read a book with an orange cover.
- Read a book that relates to the cocktail - for example: the book features a lion, someone's tail is important...

Annie Wilkes' Hanky Panky
- Read a book with orange writing on the cover.
- Read a book that relates to the cocktail - for example: someone likes their hanky panky, a character isn't very proper...

Pennywise's Fluffy Critter
- Read a book with a red cover.
- Read a book that relates to the cocktail - for example: a character is afraid of critters, the cover features something fluffy...

Hannibal Lecter's Red Wine Spritzer
- Read a book with red writing on the cover.
- Read a book that relates to the cocktail - for example: the cover features a glass of red wine, a character likes to drink red wine...

Mean Girls' Stiletto
- Read a book with a pink cover.
- Read a book that relates to the cocktail - for example: the cover features a stiletto, a stiletto is used as a murder weapon...

Prince Septimus' Last Word
- Read a book with pink writing on the cover.
- Read a book that relates to the cocktail - for example: the word "last" is in the book or series title, words are important in the book...

Jack Sparrow's Sea Breeze
- Read a book with a turquoise cover.
- Read a book that relates to the cocktail - for example: the book takes place at sea, the cover shows the sea...

Wicked Witch of the West's Brass Monkey
- Read a book with a green cover.
- Read a book that relates to the cocktail - for example: the book features a monkey, the cover shows an item made of brass...

Voldemort's Snakebite
- Read a book with green writing on the cover.
- Read a book that relates to the cocktail - for example: the book shows a snake on the cover, a character is bitten by something (or someone)...

Phantom of the Opera's Love Potion
- Read a book with a black cover.
- Read a book that relates to the cocktail - for example: the book is about love, the cover shows a potion...

Patrick Bateman's Death in the Afternoon
- Read a book with black writing on the cover.
- Read a book that relates to the cocktail - for example: someone dies, the word "afternoon" is in the book or series title...

Cover colours need to be >50%. The examples we have give are just that, examples and you do not need to read something from the examples given. Feel free to get creative! The book needs to make sense for each cocktail but for the rest, you are given free hand to make your books fit.

◈ Every book read is worth 10 points.
◈ Each book can be used for one task only.
◈ If your team reads for all 30 tasks, you get 30 points as bonus

Part 2
After several cocktails, a lot of us tend to get a little creative - some more than others. Then again, a selection have shown their poetic prowess even before the challenge began and possibly without cocktail-influence.

Here is your chance to shine (again), now that you've drunken a multitude of cocktails: create your own cocktails!

You can use anywhere between two and six elements from your books to create a name for your cocktail along the lines of what the mods have done for the team names.

These are the elements you can choose to use from your books - any combination of these works:
- book title
- series title
- author name
- item on cover
- cover colour (no matter how much of it is found on the cover as long as one can actually detect it with the naked eye)
- name from the story (any character or named creature, you could even use the cat's name if you like)
- setting of the story (can be the entire setting, can be the setting of a single scene, whatever works for your creation)

The names of your cocktails do not have to be villain/troublemaker inspired. You could create a Miss Piggy's Pink Umbrella if you wanted. Or a Little Miss Sunshine's Bellini.

◈ Every book read is worth 10 points.
◈ Each book can only be used once for the mini challenge.
◈ No bonus points for completing this part as it is supposed to be fun. No pressure.


The usual:

◈ Books can be started at any point since the start of the UNO challenge (Feb 1).
◈ Books need to be finished after the start of this mini challenge on March 15, 9am UTC (Countdown: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...) and before April 1 at 9am UTC (when the April UNO month begins).

◈ Books used for this mini challenge do not need to be separate books from what you are claiming for your UNO hands.
◈ The usual book length rules apply.
◈ Team spreadsheets will be updated with a mini challenge tab so that you can track your books and claim your points

Weekly update and March Mini announcement!

Hey team! We are cruising along for March! We've completed 50 cards so far! Still have 62 left but I have no doubt that we will make it!

At this point if you've claimed a color card and are not sure you'll finish, let everyone know!

Now for the mini, I'm going to copy the mini instructions in the next post since it's a lot of information and I don't want it to get lost. There's an opportunity for 55 tasks, but the second half is all about creativity so we should be easily able to slot in books as needed! Feel free to claim any spots on the March Mini tab of our planning spreadsheet, the big three readers are only going to claim a couple for now but once the mini starts we are going to open it up and claim as much as we want so if you have one you really want claim it now! And as always let me and Jackie know if you have any questions :)

Only 3 7s left though! I’ve been prioritizing placing there

Janeylou wrote: "Completions

Ghostly Awakening
E.M. Leya
248 pgs
5 march
🔹️1 blue🔹️
1 = series # 1
8 = author
4 = char Franks

[bookcover:The ..."

Added!

Oh no! That's the worst. It looked interesting when you posted it but the reviews are not promising.

I read 1 of the 2 I posted that I was looking forward to and it was perfect lol. The other one I just haven't found time for since it's so big!

Janeylou wrote: "Completions

Outrun the Rain
N.R. Walker
190 pgs
1 march
1 = series #
9 = author
2 = MC Tully

The River Leith
Leta Blake
173 p..."

I'll add in the morning! Jackie if you add first I have also read Out of the Blue, Waiting for the Flood, Tops Down Bottoms Up, and Outrun the Rain if we need for reverse (although I think we read Outrun the Rain on the same day so not sure how that works lol)