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Feb 2020 - Ice Cream DEVOURED (report thread)
WoF CherieThe random generator selected Coffee Ice Cream for me.
I devoured Dead Cold Brew
. My reason for choosing the book is because of the series title, Coffeehouse Mystery, with a cup of coffee on the cover and the word cold in the title. I like to drink coffee when I eat ice cream and coffee ice cream is one of my favorite flavors. Also, the author's name starts with C - for coffee. Stone Cold Creamery makes a very good coffee base ice cream and one of their specials is Coffee ice cream with Oreo Cookies chopped up and mixed in. Yum!
The scoring is pretty pitiful.
Cover, Title, Genre = 0 pts
Pages = 4 pts (The hc is 432 pages)
Bonus = 6 pts
The MC baked 6 loaves of banana nut bread.
I borrowed the audiobook version I read from my library.
The MC cooked breakfast for her fiancé.
Total = 10 points.
I may have to go back and visit the beginning of this series. I enjoyed the characters, even thought this was #16 in the series.
The audiobook narration was enjoyable.
WoF LucyChocolate Chip was my selected ice cream.
I Read The Chocolate Cat Caper
I Chose the book because it has the word Chocolate in it, and because it has double C words, just like Chocolate Chip.
Points:
Cover - 4pts (Has a cat on it)
Title - 1pt (Two words in the title start with the same letter)
Pages - 2pts (240 - Paperback)
Bonus points:
* Something is baked (a few pizzas towards the end) 2pts
* Breakfast is served (details are given about the MC's breakfast one morning) 2pts
* I read an ebook, borrowed from my local library 2pts
Total: 13pts
WoF Anna MI got Tutti frutti ice cream and with Mme Tutti Frutti's help I chose The Girl Who Couldn’t Read. The book is set in 1890s, New England & this ice cream flavour was popular in America at that time.
Pages 2pts
Bonus pts 6
Library copy
Breakfast
295 pages
Total: 8pts
WoF JaymeThe random generator selected Neapolitan ice cream and I read Love & Gelato
. I chose this book for the challenge because Neapolitan ice cream originated in Naples, Italy and my chosen book takes place in Florence, Italy.5 pts - Ice cream on the cover
2 pts - Genre - Young Adult
1 pt - Genre - Contemporary
3 pts - 389 pages
2 pts - book is a romance
2 pts - Lina's mom and boyfriend go to a secret bakery where they eat a chocolate filled cornetta, a glazed croissant and two stuffed cannoli page 146
2 pts - the book was a library book
2 pts - Lina eats yogurt and granola and a half loaf of thick Italian bread for breakfast page 46
19 Total Points
WoF name- Dawn A.I got French Vanilla icecream, so I read French Vanilla & Felonies
Cover-5pts has icecream on it
Title-5pts begins with the letter F
-1pt two words start with the same letter (F)
Pages 2pts ( 236 pages)
Total 13 pts
WoF AlmetaFruit Machine served up coffee flavor.
Black Coffee
Cover
1 pts - The title is across the bottom.
Title
3 pts - Is two words long.
Pages
2 pts - 200 - 299 229 pages
Bonus points
2 pts - The numbers 29 are embedded in the book's page length
2 pts - You borrow your book from the library - Library Lover's Month
2 pts - Breakfast is served in the story "After finishing a lavish breakfast of bacon, sausage and eggs, toast and coffee..."
12 Total Points
WofF TrudyAnI was given crab as my ice cream flavour. It is a Japanese creation, so I read The Japanese Lover.
Cover - no points
Title
Genre (must show on the main book page)
1 pt - Contemporary
Pages:
3 pts - 300 - 399 (322 pages)
Bonus points
2 pts - The book is a romance (on book main page)
2 pts - Breakfast is served in the story (page 68, “Alma Belasco enjoyed a leisurely breakfast”.)
Total
TrudyAn wrote: "WofF TrudyAn2 pts - Has the name of a country in it. *Janice, is “Japanese” acceptable for country, or will you accept only Japan?."
Sorry, embedded words aren't allowed. That will give you a total of 8 points.
Janice wrote: "TrudyAn wrote: "WofF TrudyAn2 pts - Has the name of a country in it. *Janice, is “Japanese” acceptable for country, or will you accept only Japan?."
Sorry, embedded words aren't allowed. That wi..."
Okay, amended.
WoF Name - LanelleThe randomizer gave me Hokey Pokey ice cream. Wikipedia says it is made with bits of honeycomb toffee in it.
I found
on my library's Hoopla and decided to give it a try. (Boy, is it dated!)Here's my scoring
Cover:
2 pts - Is a beach scene.
Title
3 pts - Is two words long including articles
there are no genres on the book's main page :(
Pages:
2 pts - 200 - 299 (I read the ebook; the first paper edition has 299 pages)
Bonus points - 2 pts each
The book is a romance (it is a Harlequin Romance :)
The numbers 29 are embedded in the book's page length (the ebook I read has 192 pages)
Someone bakes something in the story (the mc's sister bakes brownies)
You borrow your book from the library (from my library's Hoopla)
Breakfast is served in the story (the mc recalls a memory of making and serving breakfast, complete with flapjacks and sausages, for her mother)
Total: 17 points
Even the picture on the cover is dated! Love the hairstyles.
WoF - JennI was given Crab by the randomizer
I read Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune
Crab ice cream was developed in Japan, and this book is set in Japan 1100s compiling the epic life of Minamoto Yoshitsune the samurai.
Cover - 0 pts
Title
3 pts - Is two words long including articles (a, an, the, etc.) - Not sure if you are only counting the words before : (Samurai Rising), or including everything after as well ( The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune)?
Genre - 0 pts
Pages
2 pts - 200-299 - 236 pages
The numbers 29 are embedded in the book's page length - Leap Year - I won't count them, but wow 2 and 3+6 . . . lol
2 pts - You borrow your book from the library - Library Lover's Month - I did :)
Total - 7 pts
Jenn wrote: "WoF - JennI was given Crab by the randomizer
I read Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune
Crab ice cream was developed in Japan, and this book is set in Japan 1100s..."
Anything after the colon is a sub-title, and we don't include sub-titles so you are fine counting that as 2 words.
What are the odds that you'd read a book with 236 pages, where the 3+6= the 9 you need for "29"? I'm tempted to give you the bonus for that. But, right now, you are the contender for the glue stick...
Haha Thanks Janice, I am quite content with those points as the book was great - perfect mix of historical fact and a touch of conjecture 👍
WoF: estherIce Cream: I got squid ink. So I took the "ink" and decided on one of Rachel Caine`s The the Great Library series, Paper and Fire. There are books and lot of discussion about ink (and printing)
Scoring (
Cover - 0 pts
Title - 0 pts
Genre - 8 pts
5 pts - Fantasy
3 pts - Science Fiction
2 pts - Young Adult
Pages: 3 pts
3 pts - 300 - 399
Bonus points - 4 pts
- You borrow your book from the library - Library Lover's Month
- Breakfast is served in the story - National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day
Total: 17 pts
Esther wrote: "WoF: estherIce Cream: I got squid ink. So I took the "ink" and decided on one of Rachel Caine`s The the Great Library series, Paper and Fire. There are books and lot of discussion ..."
That should be 17 points. You made an error totalling your genre points.
My flavor was Blue Moon. Moon in book's title. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
Cover
0 pts
Title
0 pts
Genre (must show on the main book page)
0 pts
Pages:
Note: If you read an ebook or audiobook, refer to page equivalency rules specified in the main challenge rules.
3 pts - 300 - 399. 338 pages
Bonus points
2 pts - You borrow your book from the library - Library Lover's Month
Whopping grand total: 5 pts
Oh Debra, how could you 😞 you stole my glue stick 🤣
Jenn wrote: "Oh Debra, how could you 😞 you stole my glue stick 🤣"Oh wait! I get 2 bonus pts! But, darn it, I'm still the current contender for the glue stick! Sorry Jenn! ;-)
WoF margoI was served hokey pokey ice cream. According to the wiki list this is a New Zealand flavour. Juliet Marillier is one of my new favourite authors so I read Son of the Shadows
Scoring (based on the edition you read)
Cover 1 pt
1 pts - The title is across the bottom.
Title 1 pt
1 pts - Two words in the title start with the same letter. Excludes articles.
Genre 5 pts
5 pts - Fantasy
Pages: 5 pts
5 pts - 500 +
Bonus points - 4 pts
- The book is a romance - Valentine's Day
- Breakfast is served in the story - National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day.
Total : 16 pts
Debra wrote: "My flavor was Blue Moon. Moon in book's title. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI..."
Didn't you use this book for a task on your yearly challenge?
Thanks Cherie. I didn't catch that this time. Debra, I will remove it from your Twisted Trivia challenge and leave it here for the monthly challenge.
WoF Leslie Ice Cream Flavour: Neopolitan
Book: The Summer of Firsts and Lasts
Author: Terra Elan McVoy
Neapolitan-style ice cream has three flavours molded together to resemble the Italian flag.
The book I chose to read,
shows 3 flavours of ice cream on the cover and is the story of 3 sisters who also are molded together.Cover: 5 pts - Has ice cream on it.
Genre: 3 pts - Young Adult
Pages: 4 pts - 448 Kindle Edition
Bonus: 2 pts - MPG of Romance
Bonus: 2 pts - breakfast is served many times in the books as they are at summer camp.
Total Points 16 points
Janice wrote: "That should be 17 points. You made an error totalling your genre points.."oupsy-doo... Can't count before coffee...
Esther wrote: "Janice wrote: "That should be 17 points. You made an error totalling your genre points.."oupsy-doo... Can't count before coffee..."
LOL! I completely understand!
WoF: KristieI got coffee ice-cream, which I love! National Coffee Ice Cream Day is celebrated in September, so I chose to read Red at the Bone, which was published in September.
Scoring:
Cover: 1
1 pts - The title is across the bottom. (I think...)
Title: 0
Genre: 0
Pages: 1
1 pts - 175-199 (196 pages)
Bonus points: 2
- You borrow your book from the library - Library Lover's Month
Total: 4
WoF - LilisaI got squid ink
From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home
First thing I thought of was eating pasta with squid ink in Italy
Score:
3 pts - Title is two words (the rest of it is subtitle, right?)
4 pts - Genre - memoir
3 pts - 339 pages
2 pts - Bonus - borrowed book from library
2 pts - Bonus - breakfast was served (the main character’s mother served breakfast)
14 pts - total
Cover: 1 pt??? - The title is across the bottom - Janice - I’m not sure if you would consider the title placement at the bottom so I haven’t counted the point; if yes, I can add it to the total. Thanks.
Lilisa wrote: "Cover: 1 pt??? - The title is across the bottom - Janice - I’m not sure if you would consider the title placement at the bottom so I haven’t counted the point; if yes, I can add it to the total. Thanks..."It's more in the lower half with the author's name on the bottom. Sorry.
Janice wrote: "Lilisa wrote: "Cover: 1 pt??? - The title is across the bottom - Janice - I’m not sure if you would consider the title placement at the bottom so I haven’t counted the point; if yes, I can add it t..."No worries, thanks!
WoF - CliveI randomly got Squid Ink Ice Cream and so decided to read Blacklands by Belinda Bauer as the ice cream is coloured black.
Score:
3pts - 300-399 pages
2pts - breakfast is served in the story
Total - 5 points
WoF - KatrisaI got french vanilla so I chose Peaches for Father Francis set in France
Points:
Title has two words that start the same (Father Francis) - 1 pt
Genre is contemporary - 1 pt
453 pages - 4 pts
someone bakes something - 2 pts
borrowed from the library - 2 pts
breakfast is served - 2 pts
Total Points - 12
WoF PeggyMy ice cream was French Vanilla. I read Mademoiselle Chanel, which is about Coco Chanel, who was French. The book is also set in France.
Cover
0 pts
Title
3 pts - Is two words long including articles (a, an, the, etc.)
Genre (must show on the main book page)
0 pts
Pages:
4 pts - 400 - 499
Bonus points - 2 pts each
- Breakfast is served in the story - National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day.
Total: 9 points
WoF PeggyMy ice cream was French Vanilla. I read Mademoiselle Chanel, which is about Coco Chanel, who was French. The book is also set in France.
Cover
0 pts
Title
3 pts - Is two words long including articles (a, an, the, etc.)
Genre (must show on the main book page)
0 pts
Pages:
4 pts - 400 - 499
Bonus points - 2 pts each
- Breakfast is served in the story - National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day.
Total: 9 points
WOF: JanneneI got “blue moon” so I picked a book with a blue cover;
Cover
1 pts - The title is across the bottom.
Pages:
5 pts - 500 + (paperback, 538 pages)
Bonus points - 2 pts each
- Breakfast is served in the story - National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day.
Total: 8 points
WoF - JaniceI got Squid Ice Cream which originated in Japan, so I read a book set in Japan, Geisha, a Life.
- 0 points, Cover
- 0 points, Title
- 4 points, Memoir
- 2 points, Pages (297)
- 2 points bonus - number 29 embedded in page length (297)
- 2 points bonus - borrowed from library
Total - 10 points
I was appointed French Vanilla ice cream and read French Exit for French in the titleCover
4 pts - Has a housecat on it, because we all know they love cream.
Title
5 pts - Begins with the letter "F" for February.
3 pts - Is two words long including articles (a, an, the, etc.)
Genre (must show on the main book page)
1 pt - Contemporary
Pages:
2 pts - 200 - 299
Bonus points
2 pts - Someone bakes something in the story - Bake for Family Fun Month: Mme Reynard makes a souffle
2 pts - You borrow your book from the library - Library Lover's Month
2 pts - Breakfast is served in the story - National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day.
Total: 21 points
Cherie wrote: "Debra wrote: "My flavor was Blue Moon. Moon in book's title. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI..."
Didn't you use this book for a task on your yearly challenge?"
Yes, I did, but Janice pointed out the error of my ways! I removed it from my yearly challenge.
Kristie, you beat out me for the glue stick! :-p
WoF - Lynn Ice Cream: Hokey Pokey
Book: An Anonymous Girl
Hokey Pokey was a slang term for Ice Cream in New York (and some parts of Britain) in the 19th and early 20th Century. The book is set in New York.
Scoring:
Cover - 0pts
Title - 0pts
Genre - 0pts
Pages: 434, 4pts
Bonus points - 2 pts
- Breakfast is served in the story - National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day
Total - 6pts
Hi,I read
. It was a romance, with an ice cream and beach on the cover, breakfast was made and the book had over 300 pages. 13 points.
WoF: Saar the Book OwlIce cream: squid ink
Book: Memoirs of a Polar Bear I read this book because it's written by a Japanese author.
Scoring:
genre: 5 pts: Fantasy
pages: 2 pts: 200 - 299
bonus points: 2 pts: Breakfast is served in the story - National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day.
Total points: 9
Kay wrote: "Hi,I read
. It was a romance, with an ice cream and beach on the cover, breakfast was made and the book had over 300 pages. 13 points."I need your Wall of Fame name. I also need to know which ice cream flavour you received and how the book you read fits that ice cream flavour.
WoF: Anna Reading Life
I got Chocolate Chip ice cream and decided to read The Hobbit as Chocolate Chips were created in 1937, which is when the book was published.
I have fond childhood memories of this book when it was originally read to me by my mother. Of course, I have also watched the movie but much prefer the book as the writing is so good and magical.
Scoring:
Title: 3 pts for two word title, The Hobbit
Genre: 5 pts for Fantasy
Pages: 2 pts between 200 - 299
Bonus points: 2 pts as breakfast is served in the story - National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day.
Total points: 12
I got Chocolate Chip ice cream and decided to read The Hobbit as Chocolate Chips were created in 1937, which is when the book was published.
I have fond childhood memories of this book when it was originally read to me by my mother. Of course, I have also watched the movie but much prefer the book as the writing is so good and magical.
Scoring:
Title: 3 pts for two word title, The Hobbit
Genre: 5 pts for Fantasy
Pages: 2 pts between 200 - 299
Bonus points: 2 pts as breakfast is served in the story - National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day.
Total points: 12
Anna's Reading Life wrote: "WoF: Anna Reading LifeI got Chocolate Chip ice cream and decided to read The Hobbit as Chocolate Chips were created in 1937, which is when the book was published.
I have fond chi..."
Super link between when Chocolate Chip was created and when the book was published!
Janice wrote: "Anna's Reading Life wrote: "WoF: Anna Reading Life
I got Chocolate Chip ice cream and decided to read The Hobbit as Chocolate Chips were created in 1937, which is when the book was ..."
Thanks Janice!
I got Chocolate Chip ice cream and decided to read The Hobbit as Chocolate Chips were created in 1937, which is when the book was ..."
Thanks Janice!
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Books mentioned in this topic
Ella's Ice-Cream Summer (other topics)The Hobbit (other topics)
The Hobbit (other topics)
The Hobbit (other topics)
Ella's Ice-Cream Summer (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Terra Elan McVoy (other topics)Juliet Marillier (other topics)
Start with your WoF name.
Tell us which ice cream flavour you were given by the randomizer.
Link to the book and/or cover that you chose.
Tell us how that book connects to the ice cream flavour.
Score the book according to:
Scoring (based on the edition you read)
Cover
5 pts - Has ice cream on it.
4 pts - Has a housecat on it, because we all know they love cream.
3 pts - Has ice on it.
2 pts - Is a beach scene.
1 pts - The title is across the bottom.
Title
5 pts - Begins with the letter "F" for February.
4 pts - Begins with an "I" or "C" for Ice Cream.
3 pts - Is two words long including articles (a, an, the, etc.)
2 pts - Has the name of a country in it.
1 pts - Two words in the title start with the same letter. Excludes articles.
Genre (must show on the main book page)
5 pts - Fantasy
4 pts - Memoir
3 pts - Science Fiction
2 pts - Young Adult
1 pt - Contemporary
Pages:
Note: If you read an ebook or audiobook, refer to page equivalency rules specified in the main challenge rules.
5 pts - 500 +
4 pts - 400 - 499
3 pts - 300 - 399
2 pts - 200 - 299
1 pts - 175-199
Bonus points - 2 pts each
- The book is a romance - Valentine's Day
- The numbers 29 are embedded in the book's page length - Leap Year
- Someone bakes something in the story - Bake for Family Fun Month
- You borrow your book from the library - Library Lover's Month
- Breakfast is served in the story - National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day.