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MountainKat wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "The book I just finished is Dreams of a Dark Warrior. It definitely takes place partially in the distant past and is tagged historical, but because it is also partiall..."Thanks!!!
Is covers still going to be used in epicurean? Like
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Mamacita wants a Bedtime Story wrote: "Is covers still going to be used in epicurean? Like or "Yes.
How about: brewer, vintner, confectioner, fish monger, farmer's market. (I can't think of any romance novels featuring a fish monger, but I'm sure there's one out there somewhere!)
Oh! I thought of one I actually want to use. How about running a food truck?
Please make sure everyone on your teams sees this message!!I feel like we have explained this repeatedly, but I will do it yet again.
We are REQUIRING reposts for all corrections!
We are not singling anyone out, EVERYONE is being held to the same requirements! We are not going back through the team threads to look for corrections - it is incredibly time consuming! I believe Karen and I each spend about 2 hours a day on this challenge, going through every post on every team, not to mention the Scavenger Hunt thread, double that on Fridays and Saturdays. I honestly don't believe asking for a little extra work from the participants to comply with the guidelines clearly set out is asking too much.
THEREFORE, IF WE ASK YOU TO MAKE A CORRECTION/REPOST AND THE CORRECTION AND REPOST IS NOT MADE, THE BOOK WILL NOT COUNT!! THE CORRECTION/REPOST MUST BE MADE BY SATURDAY 3 PM US EST UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR THE LOSS OF SEVERAL ROSES IF THIS HAPPENS!
Date 5 - E - Tasks: Breakdown of qualifications of possible tasks for Date 5.Please remember that all tags/lists must qualify IN CONTEXT!! Links MUST be provided.
Don't make more work for yourself than necessary - if the qualifier is in the title or on the cover, use it! You don't have to go searching for tags to make it work. 😊 If the link you use for the book is the same you are using for the page count and edition - say so (see above edition or something similar)! That saves us all some steps. But please double check your links!
You may use separate editions of your Scavenger Hunt books to qualify for the different tasks. Links MUST be provided.
E is for Europe - Read a book set in Europe (Must be on this List of States/Territories of Europe) or featuring a European MC. The countries of the UK - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, are not on the linked list but will be allowed because the UK is on the list. Qualification from the title, précis, tags or list.
The above is your basic guideline. If the setting lists a city, also include the country in your qualification. Don't forget to add when you are getting your qualification - GR main book page, precis, tag or list - we need to know how you know the book qualifies!
E is for Epicurean - Read a book with food on the cover or set in the food industry. Qualification from the title, précis, tags or lists.
If using 'food on the cover', show the cover and list what you are claiming as the qualifier. Drinks will be allowed as 'food' on cover - we've all heard about drinking your dinner! Again, a vampire biting someone will not be acceptable as food for this task. Tags for specific food items are not acceptable. To use 'set in the food industry', the qualification will be in the title, precis, tags or lists. Words that will be allowed are restaurant, bar, nightclub, pub, bistro, diner, cafe, chef, baker, cook, barista, waitress, waiter, server, bartender, caterer, grocer and butcher. Farmer and rancher will be excluded for this task. These MUST be in context - the precis stating that 'they met at the diner' will not be acceptable!
E is for Emotional - Read a book that is tagged with a word that indicates emotion - sad, cry funny...
I don't think there is any way to make an inclusive list for this task. If in doubt, ask. This task does require that the qualification come from tags/shelves, not the title, precis or lists. Links are required! Again, these must be in context, 'so bad, I cried' does not work!
E is for Ear - Read a book with an ear on the cover.
We must be able to see a distinct human ear on the cover to qualify. A partial ear will qualify if the is NO DOUBT that it is an ear on the cover. Simply showing an earring will not work unless the ear is distinctly visible as well.
Would 'angst' or 'angsty' work for Emotional?
Becky wrote: "Would 'angst' or 'angsty' work for Emotional?"Or hurt/comfort?
Would abusive or scared count as emotional?
Would "disappointment" work for emotional?
Becky wrote: "Would 'angst' or 'angsty' work for Emotional?"I think someone asked this quite early on in the challenge on this thread (maybe in amongst all the scavenger posts 😬) and MKat said that it would count.
Hazel wrote: "Becky wrote: "Would 'angst' or 'angsty' work for Emotional?"I think someone asked this quite early on in the challenge on this thread (maybe in amongst all the scavenger posts 😬) and MKat said th..."
Excellent, thanks! I did a search for 'angst' and found that particular comment: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Becky wrote: "Hazel wrote: "Becky wrote: "Would 'angst' or 'angsty' work for Emotional?"I think someone asked this quite early on in the challenge on this thread (maybe in amongst all the scavenger posts 😬) an..."
Great! I’m on my phone so no search ability.
Just got home, I will address these later.
For emotional would these work...Humour, Love, Comedy, Curious, Crush, Tearworthy, Sentimental, Broke my heart, Evil, Brooding, Romantic, Swoon/Swoon-worthy, Wanderlust?
and can the tag be in another language for emotional? For example, curieuse (curious) - as long as the translation is stated?
Date 5 - EE is for Ear
Read a book with an ear on the cover.
We must be able to see a distinct human ear on the cover to qualify. A partial ear will qualify if the is NO DOUBT that it is an ear on the cover. Simply showing an earring will not work unless the ear is distinctly visible as well.
Remember books must be 90 pages and MPG Romance!!
You have until Friday, August 2 @ Midnight US EST to post your completion(s).
Please ensure that your completion post conforms to message #2 of your team thread. If you complete more than one book for the date task, be sure to include that information in your completion post. Remember no discussion in your completion posts! Links are mandatory, if they are missing you will be asked to add them and REPOST.
Becky wrote: "Would 'angst' or 'angsty' work for Emotional?"Yes.
Michaele wrote: "Becky wrote: "Would 'angst' or 'angsty' work for Emotional?"Or hurt/comfort?"
No, hurt/comfort could imply physical, not emotional pain.
Sexyladi wrote: "Would abusive or scared count as emotional?"No to abusive, yes to scared.
Susan (susayq ~) wrote: "Would "disappointment" work for emotional?"Disappointment is ok, but disappointed would not be. I will explain that more in another post...
Hi Kat - will this work for 'ear'?
You can see the very lowest part of the ear on the fellow at the top of the cover...
Hi Kat - can we use any edition of the cover for the ear? Or does the cover have to match the edition we are reading?(I know you cleared the H category for this but wasn't sure it was for every week.)
Winter wrote: "For emotional would these work...Humour, Love, Comedy, Curious, Crush, Tearworthy, Sentimental, Broke my heart, Evil, Brooding, Romantic, Swoon/Swoon-worthy, Wanderlust?."
Quick answers, explained more in another post.
humor - yes
love - yes (but 'loved it' will not work)
comedy - no
curious - yes
crush - no
tear worthy - no
sentimental - yes
broke my heart - yes
evil - no
brooding - no
romantic - no
swoon/swoon worthy - no
wanderlust - no
I need a judgement call on this dang ear. It's definitely a human ear, but it only shows like 10% of it. 
So for 'Emotional', it gets tricky! We want emotions, not judgements about the book - if you can see the distinction.'Love' works, but 'loved it' does not - the second is more a rating of the book than an emotion.
'tear worthy', 'swoon worthy' and all other 'worthy' comments also fall more on the judgement/rating of the book side, not an emotion. Those are not going to be acceptable.
Where funny, scared, sad and so on indicate emotion, so they work.
It is a hard distinction, and Karen and I spent a good amount of time going over things and looking up the different words/terms already asked. Google and the dictionary are good friends of mine! I just wanted to try to explain a little bit about what we are looking for - I hope it helps!
Amanda wrote: "I need a judgement call on this dang ear. It's definitely a human ear, but it only shows like 10% of it. "Obviously an ear - that's ok. 😊
Jane (PS) wrote: "Hi Kat - will this work for 'ear'?You can see the very lowest part of the ear on the fellow at the top of the cover..."
I'm going to say no to that cover - it isn't obvious, could easily be his hair. ☹️
Jane (PS) wrote: "Hi Kat - can we use any edition of the cover for the ear? Or does the cover have to match the edition we are reading?(I know you cleared the H category for this but wasn't sure it was for every w..."
You can use any edition - and I hope it helps with the other book!
PS - Sorry for missing these, they came in in the middle of the comments I was making and I didn't see them.🤦🏻♀️
Ok - thanks!Almost certain there is an alternate cover :D
Are chocolatier, chocolaterie or candy maker allowed for Epicurean?
Team 4 - Loving the Lotharios may have the Speed Dating Rose (again >.<)!
Is meh an emotion? Or is that more a rating? I'm starting to doubt myself!
Winter wrote: "Are chocolatier, chocolaterie or candy maker allowed for Epicurean?"No, they are not on the list.
Nicole wrote: "Is meh an emotion? Or is that more a rating? I'm starting to doubt myself!"That is a rating.
Amanda wrote: "Team 4 - Loving the Lotharios may have the Speed Dating Rose (again >.<)!"I will check on that shortly!
Team 4 - Loving the Lotharios has won the Speed Dating Rose for Date 5! Congrats to you all!
I don't think I posted the other 'special' roses for the last couple of dates and I think these readers need to be acknowledged for their accomplishments too!Date 2 - A is for August - Destination Date
Speed Dating Rose - Team 4
Multiple Date Rose - Team 8
Longest Date Rose - Team 8
Page Turner Rose - Team 8
Date 3 - C is for Consonant
Speed Dating Rose - Team 4
Multiple Date Rose - Team 8
Longest Date Rose - Team 2
Page Turner Rose - Team 2
Date 4 - H is for History
Speed Dating Rose - Team 4
Multiple Date Rose - Teams 1 and 2 - tie
Longest Date Rose - Team 1
Page Turner Rose - Team 1
Congrats!!
does a book need to be set completely in europe, or is it ok if the majority is set in europe??
☘KathyD☘ wrote: "does a book need to be set completely in europe, or is it ok if the majority is set in europe??"The majority is fine. I just need the GR main book page, the precis, a tag or a list to show that the setting is in Europe.
MountainKat wrote: "I don't think I posted the other 'special' roses for the last couple of dates and I think these readers need to be acknowledged for their accomplishments too!Date 2 - A is for August - Destinatio..."
Thanks, Kat :o)
MountainKat wrote: "☘KathyD☘ wrote: "does a book need to be set completely in europe, or is it ok if the majority is set in europe??"The majority is fine. I just need the GR main book page, the precis, a tag or a li..."
Thanks Kat!
E for Emotional rulings, please!"instant-love" and "laugh-out-loud."
I'm not sure if the first is more of an "insta-love" marker for the romance or they instantly loved the book.
And "laugh-out-loud" is a phrase that is synonymous with funny, but I don't want to complicate all these rulings!
I've been debating the ear on this one since I finished it this afternoon, so I'm just going to post it here for an official decision. :)
Thanks!
Thanks!
Amanda wrote: "E for Emotional rulings, please!"instant-love" and "laugh-out-loud."
I'm not sure if the first is more of an "insta-love" marker for the romance or they instantly loved the book.
And "laugh-ou..."
Your instincts were right - insta-love doesn't work, but laugh out loud does.
Cyndee wrote: "I've been debating the ear on this one since I finished it this afternoon, so I'm just going to post it here for an official decision. :)Thanks!"
That looks like an earlobe to me - flesh tones and partially connected/partially detached.
MountainKat wrote: "Cyndee wrote: "I've been debating the ear on this one since I finished it this afternoon, so I'm just going to post it here for an official decision. :)
Thank..."
Thanks Kat! I figured as much but better safe than sorry. :)
Thank..."
Thanks Kat! I figured as much but better safe than sorry. :)
Cyndee wrote: "Thanks Kat! I figured as much but better safe than sorry. :) "I feel so much worse saying it doesn't work after someone posts, so I appreciate that! 😊
Hi Kat! Looks like the bottom of both ears are sticking out of her head wrap but I wanted to make sure it works- thanks!
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If there is an error in your post, I will ask for corrections and reposts there and only there!
In you are interested in my shorthand, I'll explain - if there is an asterisk in front of the book, I have asked for a simple correction - something like page number or rating. There will be a message that explains what I am asking be corrected. That book will not count until the correction and repost is made! If the book is not listed at all - there was something bigger missing - an ineligible qualification or not MPG for example. You will find a post explaining the reason in the thread. If you can find an accepted qualification, you will need to repost to claim the book.
IF I ASK FOR A CORRECTION/REPOST AND IT ISN'T MADE AND REPOSTED, THE BOOK WILL NOT COUNT FOR A SCAVENGER HUNT ROSE!! THE CORRECTION/REPOST MUST BE MADE BY SATURDAY 3 PM US EST UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED.