May: Tea Time Reading Challenge

[Lisa Kay]

Congrats, Barbara★!
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[Adrienne]

I completed the challenge! Thank you so much for allowing me to join this, I really enjoyed it :)

P - Purity finished 5/29
E - The Espressologist finished 5/22
P - Pushing the Limits finished 5/11
P - Putting Boys on the Ledge finished 5/19
E - The Elite finished 5/1
R - Reasons I Fell for the Funny Fat Friend finished 5/19
M - Matched finished 5/8
I - If I Stay finished 5/18
N - Nameless finished 5/25
T - This Is What Happy Looks Like finished 5/17

Read: 10 out of 10 books

[Lisa Kay]

Woohoo! Congrats, Adrienne!
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[Adrienne]

Cute spoiler! :) thanks Lisa Kay!

[Melissa (ladybug)]

Challenge Completed 5/29/13. Post #45

[Lisa Kay]

Woohoo! Congrats, Melissa!
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[Robyn]

well during my first month in this group I have failed miserably in this challenge lol. 2/5!! with May being my worst month of reading all year (finals and family visits) it just wasn't in the cards. had fun trying though. I'm all over it next month : )

[Lisa Kay]

April was bad for me, Robyn. It happens. I hope June is better! Nice try and I'm glad you had fun.

[Ahenry]

Finished 5/29

[Ahenry]

Melissa (ladybug) wrote: "Challenge Completed 5/29/13. Post #45"

How do you do this, link back to a previous post?

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

How to Hyperlink to a Specific Post

Do you want add a hyperlink from your ~ Reading Goals ~ Folder to your post in a challenge? (This folder may have a different name, depending on which group you post in.) Here’s how:

1. Once you set up your folder, click on the “some html is ok” look-up at the top of the
    comment box and follow the Link directions.

2. You want to copy the following from the look-up

3. Cut and replace the section of html code (in-between the two quotation marks;
    made bold in the example below) with the post's link.

4. You can copy that by placing your cursor on the "post's time stamp"
    (for lack of a better term) located in the beige bar to the far right.
    (Screen #1, red arrow.)

Screen #1
            

5. On the drop down menu, use your right-mouse-click button on “Copy shortcut”
    or “Copy link address” and copy link location.
    (Shown below bold & between the two yellow lines. As you can see, it can be quite long.)

6. Next, change the “my link text” to what you want, such as the name of the
    challenge and the post number. (In bold below.)

Result :
~ The 50 States ~ Message #210

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Standing Out

Instead of my link text, do you want to make a certain link bold?

See the part of the html code where you would insert your link name, just insert the bold commands:

<a href="http://www.goodreads.com" ><b>my link text</b></a>

Results:

my link text

[Juana "Darkness"]

UPDATE: UNFINISHED
ONE LETTER SHORT.

A: 5/23/13
S: 5/28/13
S: 5/21/13
A:
M: 5/6/13

[Lisa Kay]

Well done, Juana!
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[NayNay]

The May Tea Time
Duration: May 01/14 - May 31/14

J Judas Kiss by J.T. Ellison 05/20/14 *****
A The Neighbors by Ania Ahlborn 05/10/14 **
S One Moment, One Morning by Sarah Rayner 05/03/14 ***
M The Mermaid Collector by Erika Marks 05/21/14 ***
I The Island by Will Overby 05/23/14 ****
N The Glass Wives by Amy Sue Nathan 05/02/14 ****
E The Espressologist by Kristina Springer 05/13/14 ***

[Tawallah]

May Tea time reading challenge

C- [Read May 13, 3.5*]

H- [READ May 9, 4*]

A- [Read May 24, 4*]

I- [Read May 31, 4*]

COMPLETED. And in the nick of time

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge, NayNay and June!

[Barbara]

I am in again for this challenge with a Cup of Tea spelling out Mate. There is nothing I love more than curling up with a good book and a fragrant cup of tea.
I have been with this amazing group for a year now...Happy Anniversary to me and this is the first challenge I have looped around to and I am so excited to do it again, but this time I hope to complete it;)

M-Maya in
A-Armand Gamache in
T-The Other Typist
E-Eve in

I wanted to spell out Earl Grey, my favourite tea, but it didn't work out...maybe next year;)

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge, Barbara and Jessica!

Thanks for the kind words, Barbara. ☺ Best wishes.

[Poongothai]

Duration: The Month of May 2014

Levels of Play:
Pot of Tea - Read 7 - 9 books


- Have a cup or tray of tea, a tea or garden party, etc displayed on the cover.
- Are set in country or city with high tea consumption or history that has to do with tea such as China, Japan, England
4:50 from Paddington May 18
Any Duchess Will Do May 27
Minx May 30
Boston, etc.
- Have the words tea, high, low in the title or series name
-- spell-it-out
N - Not Quite Enough May 6
I -Instant Gratification May 2
L -Loretta Chase : Silk Is For Seduction May 5
G - Gentle Rogue May 6
I - Instant Temptation May 3
R - Romeo, Romeo May 15
I

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge, Poongothai!

[B]

Sounds fun, major tea lover here! Put me down for:
Spot of Tea - Read 1 - 3 books

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the party... or er... hum... challenge, B!

[Elena]

Can't miss the tea party! I'm dropping by for a Cup of Tea.

The May Tea Time Reading Challenge COMPLETED
Duration: 5/1/2014 - 5/31/2014
Level: Cup of Tea (4-6 books)

1. (set in China) Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Sijie Dai **** - 5/2/2014
2. ("high" in the title) The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure by William Goldman *** - 5/5/2014
3. (set in England) Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1) by Douglas Adams ***** - 5/28/2014
4. ("Tea-time" in the title and tea set on the cover) The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Dirk Gently, #2) by Douglas Adams **** - 5/31/2014

[A]

I'm new to the group but would like to try this challenge.

Spell-it-out Challenge

J - Just Friends by Sumrit Shahi (re-read)
A - Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
S - The Selection by Keira Cass (4 stars)
M - My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult (re-read)
I - (will think about this)
N - Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
E - The Elite by Kiera Cass

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

LOL! Welcome to the challenge, Elena (Spectre) and Ruchi

[Julianne]

Funny how the challenges just come back around :)

I'm in

The May Tea Time Reading Challenge
Duration: 5/1/2014 - 5/31/2014
Level: Cup of Tea

C: Tiger's Curse by Coleen Houck
H: Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
A:
I: Insurgent by Veronica Roth

TBD

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Yes, way too fast... Welcome to the challenge, Julianne!

[Suzanne]

I'll do this one again with a different tea!

Nothing but Reading Challenges
The May Tea Time Reading Challenge
Duration: 5/1/2014 - 5/31/2014

Progress: 8 out of 8

Earl Gray
E: Eric Schlosser; Fast Food Nation - ***** - 5/31/2014
A: Alan Bradley; The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches - ***** - 5/14/2014
R: Richelle Mead; Shadow Kiss - ***** - 5/7/2014
L: The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett - **** - 5/1/2014

G: Yasmine Galenorn; Shaded Vision - ***** - 5/30/2014
R: Richelle Mead; Spirit Bound - ***** - 5/27/2014
A: Lori Austin; Beauty and the Bounty Hunter - ***** - 5/28/2014
Y: Yasmine Galenorn; Courting Darkness - **** - 5/29/2014 - 286 Pages

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Neat, Suzanne. Glad you're continuing on.

[Lyssa]

Sign me up for Spot of Tea - Read 1 - 3 books. I will list as I read them.

1. Just One Day
2. Coraline By Neil Gaiman
3. Cinder

Finished on 5/13/2014

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge, Lyssa!

[NayNay]

Finished my challenge...happy reading!

J Judas Kiss by J.T. Ellison 05/20/14 *****
A The Neighbors by Ania Ahlborn 05/10/14 **
S One Moment, One Morning by Sarah Rayner 05/03/14 ***
M The Mermaid Collector by Erika Marks 05/21/14 ***
I The Island by Will Overby 05/23/14 ****
N The Glass Wives by Amy Sue Nathan 05/02/14 ****
E The Espressologist by Kristina Springer 05/13/14 ***

[Kat]

I am going to spell out masala chai (10 books). It is my favorite tea; I used to drink it every day when I was in India.

M: Mere Mortals-David Mack (5/3/15)
A: A Fighting Man of Mars-Edgar Rice Burroughs (5/17/15)
S: Seize the Fire-Michael A. Martin (5/9/15)
A: A Singular Destiny-Keith R.A. DeCandido (5/6/15)
L: Lost Souls-David Mack (5/4/15)
A: A Tale of Two Castles-Gail Carson Levine (5/22/15)

C: Cat's Cradle-Kurt Vonnegut (5/25/15)
H: The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories-Agatha Christie (5/23/15)
A: Andromeda Strain-Michael Crichton (5/25/15)
I: If Wishes Were Horses-Anne McCaffrey (5/23/15)

Bonus book:
Teatime for the Firefly-about tea plantations in Assam, India. Read 5/31/15.

[❀Tea❀]

Welcome to the challenge Kat :)

[Stormie ~ Book Dragon ~]

May Tea Time Challenge

Teatotaler - Read 10 or more books

Spell - It - Out

L
E "E" is for Evidence by Sue Grafton finished 05/11/15✔
M Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
O
N Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
A
N
D
G
I In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick finished 05/23/15✔
N
G
E
R Red Rising by Pierce Brown

[❀Tea❀]

Welcome to the challenge Stormie :)

[Holli]

I'll go for a Spell-it-Out.

May Tea Time Challenge
Level: Cup of Tea (4 - 6)
Completed: 5/5

B - The Bad Beginning 5/5/15
L - Lora Leigh, Kiss of Heat 5/15/15
A - American Wife: A Memoir of Love, Service, Faith, and Renewal 5/9/15
C - Cabin Fever 5/10/15
K - Koontz, Dean Forever Odd 5/1/15

[❀Tea❀]

Welcome to the challenge Holli :)

[Jenna]

The May Tea Time Challenge
Duration: May 2015
Current Level: Cup of Tea - Read 4 - 6 books

J - A Duty To The Dead (Character: Jonathan)
A - The Big Four (Author: Agatha)
S
M - Me Before You (Author: Moyes)
I - The Iron Trial (Title: Iron)
N - The Fill-In Boyfriend (Character: Nate)
E

[❀Tea❀]

Welcome to the challenge Jenna :)

[❀Tea❀]

Welcome to the challenge Rachael :)

[Ellen]

I'll try to spell out Chamomile.
C -Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong
H -Hiroshima Notes
A -Absolution by Murder
M -My Name Is Resolute
O -
M -My Name is Red
I -In These Times: Living in Britain Through Napoleon's Wars, 1793-1815
L -
E -

[Suzanne]

Nothing but Reading Challenges
The May Tea Time Reading Challenge
Duration: 5/1/2015 - 5/31/2015

Progress: 7 out of 7

Different kinds of tea:
Earl Gray - Finished in 2014

Oolong

Jasmine
J: J.R. Ward; The Shadows - ***** - 5/12/2015 - 592 Pages
A: Rachel Aaron; The Spirit Thief - ***** - 5/18/2015 - 310 Pages
S: Stieg Larsson; The Girl Who Played with Fire - ***** - 5/26/2015 - 503 Pages
M: Marissa Meyer; Glitches - **** - 5/9/2015 - 32 Pages
I: I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai - ***** - 5/30/2015
N: Nora Roberts; The Collector - ***** - 5/31/2015
E: Elizabeth Lowell; Untamed - **** - 5/6/2015 - 416 Pages


Peppermint
Green
Black
White
Yellow
Rooibos
Mate
Blooming
Lemon and Ginger
Honeybush
Spearmint

Chamomile - Finished 2013

Assam
Nilgiri
Oolong
masala
badam
Keemun
Yunnan
Genmaicha
Pu-erh
Chai

[❀Tea❀]

Welcome to the challenge Ellen & Suzanne ☺

[Ariel]

The May Tea Time Challenge
0/6

H
E - Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 5/4/2015
R
B
A - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou 5/6/2015
L - Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe by Laurence Bergreen 5/5/2015

[❀Tea❀]

Welcome to the challenge Ariel ☺

[Kellie]

The May Tea Time Reading Challenge
Duration: 5/1/15 - 5/31/15
Level: Pot of Tea (7-9 books)
Progress: 4/9



C -
H - Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
A -
M - The Marriage Merger
O - Orphan Train
M -
I -
L -
E - The Pursuit of Pleasure by Elizabeth Essex

[❀Tea❀]

Welcome to the challenge Kellie ☺

[Brenda]

The May Tea Time Reading Challenge
Duration: 5/1/16 - 5/31/16
Level: Cup of Tea - Read 4 - 6 books

1/4

Mate
M ~ Moving Target by Cecil Castellucci 5/7/16
A ~ Bad for You by Abbi Glines
T ~ Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich
E ~ Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine