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message 51: by Kelly (last edited Jan 29, 2015 08:26PM) (new)

Kelly (ladykatala) | 5020 comments Time for Tea
January 1st-31st

Step 1 - Boil the water
Read books that are a bit "steamy", set in a hot climate or make you feel warm inside. Or books where the author's name or title begins with B, O, I or L.
Erotic Romance - The Arrangement 8: The Ferro Family H.M. Ward 12/3/14

Step 2 - Choose your tea
Read books with a color on the cover to match the type of tea you choose.
Black - black tea
The Arrangement 9 The Ferro Family (The Arrangement, #9) by H.M. Ward The Arrangement 9: The Ferro Family H.M. Ward 12/3/14

Step 3 - Steep the tea
Read books with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea
Strong - 301 pages or more
Moon Called Patricia Briggs 1/4/15 (317 pages)

Step 4 - Sweet?
Read books to indicate how sweet you like your tea.
Artificial sweetener - Book four in a series
Demonica #4 - Ecstasy Unveiled Larissa Ione 1/24/15

Step 5 - Black or white?
Read books to indicate what else to add to your tea
No milk - General fiction genre
I'll Give You the Sun Jandy Nelson 1/29/15


message 52: by Renee (new)

Renee (reneeconoulty) | 3309 comments Welcome to the challenge Anna, Hilary, Rebecca, Lizz, Elena and Kelly!


message 53: by Alleluialu (last edited Jan 24, 2015 04:40PM) (new)

Alleluialu Time for Tea
Duration: January 1 through 31
Level: Have a cuppa

I plan on reading these books:
Step 1 - Boil the water: "The Other Shakespeare" by Lea Rachel 1/19/15
Step 2 - Choose your tea (white): "The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry" by Gabrielle Zevin 1/24/15
Step 3 - Steep the tea (387 pages): "The Deception of the Emerald Ring" by Lauren Willig 1/17/15
Step 4 - Sweet? (2nd in a series): "Enlightened" by A. L. Waddington
Step 5 - Black or white? (no milk - general fiction): "Winter Street" by Elin Hildenbrand - 1/2/15


message 54: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Welcome to the challenge Alleluialu!


message 55: by Barbara ★ (last edited Jan 21, 2015 08:09PM) (new)

Barbara ★ Hmmm I'll have to think about this one but I'm in.


READ: 5/5

✔Step 1 - Boil the water
Read books that are a bit "steamy", set in a hot climate or make you feel warm inside. Or books where the author's name or title begins with B, O, I or L.
Magic Breaks (Kate Daniels, #7) by Ilona Andrews Magic Breaks - Ilona Andrews 1/15

✔Step 2 - Choose your tea
Read books with a color on the cover to match the type of tea you choose.
Bombshell (FBI Thriller #17) by Catherine Coulter Bombshell - Catherine Coulter 1/16

✔Step 3 - Steep the tea
Read books with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea
Strong - 301 pages or more
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins (451 pages) 1/19

✔Step 4 - Sweet?
Read books to indicate how sweet you like your tea.
Two spoonfuls - Book two in a series
Chilled (Bone Secrets, #2) by Kendra Elliot Chilled - Kendra Elliot (#2 in Bone Secrets series) 1/21

✔Step 5 - Black or white?
Read books to indicate what else to add to your tea
Cream - Fantasy/sci fi genre book
The Horse Goddess by Morgan Llywelyn The Horse Goddess - Morgan Llywelyn 1/4

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


message 56: by Michelle (last edited Jan 28, 2015 06:20AM) (new)

Michelle | 3568 comments Duration 1 to 31 January

Rules
Read a book for each of the steps below. Then if you like, have another cuppa and read some more. You may read the steps in order or out of order or skip steps, it's up to you.

Step 1 - Boil the water
Read books that are a bit "steamy", set in a hot climate or make you feel warm inside. Or books where the author's name or title begins with B, O, I or L.

1. The Last Mission of the Living

Step 2 - Choose your tea
Read books with a color on the cover to match the type of tea you choose.
Black - black tea Apocalypse of the Dead

Apocalypse of the Dead (Dead World, #2) by Joe McKinney


Step 3 - Steep the tea
Read books with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea

Strong - 301 pages or more - Survival - 365 pages

Step 4 - Sweet?
Read books to indicate how sweet you like your tea.

One spoonful - Book one in a series - Sparrow Man


Step 5 - Black or white?
Read books to indicate what else to add to your tea

Lemon - Non fiction genre book - The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship

First Cup of Tea is complete. I will have:

Black Tea that is strong with one spoonful of sugar with some lemon

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Step 1 - Boil the water
Read books that are a bit "steamy", set in a hot climate or make you feel warm inside. Or books where the author's name or title begins with B, O, I or L.

Patricia Briggs - Step 1 - Boil the water
Read books that are a bit "steamy", set in a hot climate or make you feel warm inside. Or books where the author's name or title begins with B, O, I or L.

Step 2 - Choose your tea
Read books with a color on the cover to match the type of tea you choose.
Black - black tea - Stage 6
Green - green tea
White - white tea
Brown - oolong tea
Red - rooibos tea
Orange - herbal tea

Step 3 - Steep the tea
Read books with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea
Weak - under 150 pages
Medium - 151 to 300 pages Hunting Ground
Strong - 301 pages or more

Step 4 - Sweet?
Read books to indicate how sweet you like your tea.
No sugar - Stand alone novel
One spoonful - Book one in a series
Two spoonfuls - Book two in a series
Honey - Book three in a series - Flesh Eaters
Artificial sweetener - Book four in a series

Step 5 - Black or white?
Read books to indicate what else to add to your tea
No milk - General fiction genre - Little Mercies
Just a dash - Romance/chick lit genre book
Lots of milk - Young Adult/new adult genre book
Cream - Fantasy/sci fi genre book
Soy milk - Mystery/thriller genre book
Lemon - Non fiction genre book

Second cuppa Tea is Black medium tea with honey and no milk

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Step 1 - Boil the water
Read books that are a bit "steamy", set in a hot climate or make you feel warm inside. Or books where the author's name or title begins with B, O, I or L.

Linked Linked (Linked #1) by Imogen Howson


Step 2 - Choose your tea
Read books with a color on the cover to match the type of tea you choose.
Black - black tea - Voyage of the Dead
Green - green tea
White - white tea
Brown - oolong tea
Red - rooibos tea
Orange - herbal tea

Step 3 - Steep the tea
Read books with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea
Weak - under 150 pages
Medium - 151 to 300 pages
Strong - 301 pages or more - 352 pages -Six Feet Over It

Step 4 - Sweet?
Read books to indicate how sweet you like your tea.
No sugar - Stand alone novel
One spoonful - Book one in a series
Two spoonfuls - Book two in a series
Honey - Book three in a series
Artificial sweetener - Book four in a series

Step 5 - Black or white?
Read books to indicate what else to add to your tea
No milk - General fiction genre
Just a dash - Romance/chick lit genre book
Lots of milk - Young Adult/new adult genre book
Cream - Fantasy/sci fi genre book
Soy milk - Mystery/thriller genre book
Lemon - Non fiction genre book


message 57: by Juliana (new)

Juliana Rodrigues (julianamfrodrigues) | 1748 comments You guys have such a different challenge ideas!

I'm in!!

Time for Tea
Duration: 1st January - 31st January
Level: Starting with - Have a cuppa

Books finished: 2/5

Step 1 - Boil the water (Book where the title begins with O.)
O Mágico de Oz by L. Frank Baum | Jan 02

Step 2 - Choose your tea

Step 3 - Steep the tea

Step 4 - Sweet? (Artificial sweetener - Book four in a series)
Falling for Love by Marie Force | Jan 03

Step 5 - Black or white?


message 58: by Cynthia (last edited Jan 24, 2015 02:34PM) (new)

Cynthia (cynthiab) Duration 1 to 31 January
Tea Party
35/35 books read

First Set: Strong black tea with a spoonful of sugar and a dash of milk.
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle ZevinWhite Cat (Curse Workers, #1) by Holly BlackSaphirblau (Edelstein Trilogie, #2) by Kerstin GierHalf Bad (Half Bad, #1) by Sally GreenLandline by Rainbow Rowell

2nd set: Weak herbal tea with two spoonfuls of sugar and cream
The Line (Witching Savannah, #1) by J.D. HornRooms by Lauren OliverThe Copy by Grant BoshoffUnWholly (Unwind, #2) by Neal ShustermanDays of Blood & Starlight (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #2) by Laini Taylor

3rd set: Medium black tea with lots of milk
The Shadow Of What Was Lost (The Licanius Trilogy, #1) by James IslingtonHalf a King (Shattered Sea, #1) by Joe AbercrombieThe Collector by John FowlesThe First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire NorthThe Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater

4th set: Strong black tea with one sugar and soy milk
Blue Labyrinth (Pendergast, #14) by Douglas PrestonThe Paying Guests by Sarah WatersShards and Ashes by Melissa MarrBrilliance (Brilliance Saga, #1) by Marcus SakeyMoriarty (Sherlock Holmes, #2) by Anthony Horowitz

5th set: Strong white tea with honey
A Touch of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #0.5) by Lara AdrianThe Children Act by Ian McEwanA Better World (Brilliance Saga, #2) by Marcus SakeyCress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3) by Marissa MeyerWhat Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

6th set: Medium Green tea, no sugar, soy milk
Pure (Pure, #1) by Julianna BaggottTell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka BruntThe Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick RothfussMean Streak by Sandra BrownA Perfect Crime by Peter Abrahams

7th set: Strong Rooibos tea with 2 sugars and cream
The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden, #1) by Julie KagawaJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeHuntress Moon (Huntress/FBI Thrillers, #1) by Alexandra SokoloffSymbiont (Parasitology, #2) by Mira GrantHold Me Closer, Necromancer (Necromancer #1) by Lish McBride



message 59: by Erin (last edited Jan 03, 2015 11:04AM) (new)

Erin | 158 comments Time for Tea
Duration: January 1-January 31, 2015
Level: Tea for Two, 6-10 books
6/6 read

Step 1 - Boil the water
Read books where the author's name or title begins with B, O, I or L.
B- A Gentleman's Gentleman by Shawn BAILEY

Step 2 - Choose your tea
Read books with a color on the cover to match the type of tea you choose.
White - white tea: A Very Tate Christmas by Vicktor Alexander, read 1/2/15

Step 3 - Steep the tea
Read books with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea
Weak - under 150 pages
The Dog Next Door by Sean Michael, 45 pgs, read 1/2/15
Puppy, Car, and Snow by Amy Lane, 92 pgs, read 1/2/15

Step 4 - Sweet?
Read books to indicate how sweet you like your tea.
One spoonful - Book one in a series Happy's Ever After, Book 1, Cade Creek Series, read 1/1/15

Step 5 - Black or white?
Read books to indicate what else to add to your tea
Just a dash - Romance/chick lit genre book
My Only Sunshine by Rowan McAllister, Romance, read 1/1/15

A Gentleman's Gentleman by Shawn Bailey A Very Tate Christmas (Tate Pack, #3) by Vicktor Alexander The Dog Next Door by Sean Michael Puppy, Car, and Snow (Ryan & Scott, #3) by Amy Lane Happy's Ever After (Cade Creek #1) by Stormy Glenn My Only Sunshine by Rowan McAllister


message 60: by Lara (new)

Lara | 676 comments Wow Erin! That must a record! Yea!


message 61: by Erin (new)

Erin | 158 comments Lara wrote: "Wow Erin! That must a record! Yea!"

That's what happens when you have a couple days off and a "short stuff" challenge to finish! Love this challenge too :)


message 62: by Kme_17 (new)

Kme_17 | 453 comments Duration 1 to 31 January

Rules
Read a book for each of the steps below. Then if you like, have another cuppa and read some more. You may read the steps in order or out of order or skip steps, it's up to you.


Step 1 - Boil the water
Read books that are a bit "steamy", set in a hot climate or make you feel warm inside. Or books where the author's name or title begins with B, O, I or L.

Step 2 - Choose your tea
Read books with a color on the cover to match the type of tea you choose.
Black - black tea
Green - green tea
White - white tea
Brown - oolong tea
Red - rooibos tea
Orange - herbal tea

Step 3 - Steep the tea
Read books with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea
Weak - under 150 pages
Medium - 151 to 300 pages
Strong - 301 pages or more

Step 4 - Sweet?
Read books to indicate how sweet you like your tea.
No sugar - Stand alone novel
One spoonful - Book one in a series
Two spoonfuls - Book two in a series
Honey - Book three in a series
Artificial sweetener - Book four in a series

Step 5 - Black or white?
Read books to indicate what else to add to your tea
No milk - General fiction genre
Just a dash - Romance/chick lit genre book
Lots of milk - Young Adult/new adult genre book
Cream - Fantasy/sci fi genre book
Soy milk - Mystery/thriller genre book
Lemon - Non fiction genre book

Levels
description Have a cuppa - 1 to 5 books
description Tea for two - 6 to 10 books
description Tea party - 11 or more books


message 63: by Elspeth (last edited Feb 06, 2015 09:26AM) (new)

Elspeth | 101 comments Cool challenge idea!


Level Have a Cuppa
Read 5/5

Step 1 - Boil the water
L - Legacy Code (Legacy Code, #1) by Autumn Kalquist , 03/01/15

Step 2 - Choose your tea
Black - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson , 12/01/15

Step 3 - Steep the tea
Strong - The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton , 03/02/2015

Step 4 - Sweet?
No sugar - Signs and Wonders by Alix Ohlin , 05/02/2015

Step 5 - Black or white?
Lots of milk - Jenny Pox (The Paranormals, #1) by J.L. Bryan , 05/02/2015


message 64: by Marie (last edited Jan 15, 2015 01:45AM) (new)

Marie | 287 comments Time for Tea
Duration: 1st January - 31st January
Level: Have a cuppa - for now
5/5

Step 1 - Boil the water
Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning 6/1/15
There were a couple of really steamy scenes, not to mention that every time Barrons was around, I felt warm inside :D
Shadowfever (Fever, #5) by Karen Marie Moning

Step 2 - Choose your tea
Love's Rhythm by Lexxie Couper 8/1/15
Brown - oolong tea
Love's Rhythm (Heart of Fame, #1) by Lexxie Couper
Step 3 - Steep the tea
Strong - more than 301 pages
Legacy of Lies & Don't Tell by Elizabeth Chandler has 431 pages 10/1/15
Legacy of Lies & Don't Tell (Dark Secrets, #1-2) by Elizabeth Chandler
Step 4 - Sweet?
3 spoons, please!
"Make Me, Take Me" by Amanda Usen (Hot Nights #3) 11/1/15
Make Me, Take Me (Entangled Brazen) by Amanda Usen
Step 5 - Black or white?
No milk please - General Fiction
The Giver by Lois Lowry 15/1/15
The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry


message 65: by Ricki (last edited Jan 18, 2015 06:37PM) (new)

Ricki (rickimc) Level: Have a Cuppa
Progress: 5/5


Step 1 - Boil the water
Hot climate - The Killing Moon by N. K. Jemisin (1/2)

Step 2 - Choose your tea
Black - Mameluke Bath by Andrew Asibong (1/6)

Step 3 - Steep the tea
Strong - WWW:Wake by Robert J. Sawyer (1/7)

Step 4 - Sweet?
No sugar - True Grit by Charles Portis (1/7)

Step 5 - Black or white?
Lots of milk - All the Bright Places by Jennifer Nivens (1/18)


message 66: by Shannan (new)

Shannan | 4 comments I'm in! What a cool idea! :D

Time for Tea
Level: Have a Cuppa

0/5

Step 1: Boil the water --> Bared to You (Crossfire, #1) by Sylvia Day ("steamy" erotic romance)

Step 2: Choose your tea --> Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) by Richelle Mead (Roobios tea)

Step 3: Steep the tea --> Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick (Medium, 273 pages)

Step 4: Sweet? --> The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater (first book)

Step 5: Black or white --> Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) by Agatha Christie (Mystery, soy milk)


message 67: by Catherine (last edited Jan 03, 2015 03:14PM) (new)

Catherine | 5067 comments how did I miss this one!!!


message 68: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Catherine wrote: "how did I miss this one!!!"

Well, obviously you don't have time for me! :P


message 69: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Welcome to the challenge everyone! ☺


message 70: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Wow Erin! Done already?! Congrats!

Wanna go for another cup?


message 71: by Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos) (last edited Jan 03, 2015 04:33PM) (new)

Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos) | 705 comments Duration 1 to 31 January
Tea for Two
3/10

Step 1 - Boil the water


Step 2 - Choose your tea
Orange (herbal tea)- Kiss of Fire 1/2

Step 3 - Steep the tea
Strong- The Winter Sea 1/3 507 pages

Step 4 - Sweet?
Two spoonfuls- Visions of Heat 1/1


Step 5 - Black or white?

Visions of Heat (Psy-Changeling, #2) by Nalini Singh Kiss of Fire (Dragonfire, #1) by Deborah Cooke The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley


message 72: by Erin (last edited Jan 05, 2015 08:56PM) (new)

Erin | 158 comments ❀Tea❀ wrote: "Wow Erin! Done already?! Congrats!

Wanna go for another cup?"


Sounds good, I do love my tea!
Level: Tea for Two, 6-10 books
6/6

Step 1-Boil the water
L Retribution by Carol LYNNE, read 1/3/15

Step 2-Choose your tea
Red (Rooibos) The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion, read 1/5/15

Step 3-Step the tea
Weak A Paranormal Chipmunk Christmas by Jackie Nacht, 31 pages, read 1/4/15
Weak Snow Time For Love by Zenina Masters, 67 pages, read 1/4/15

Step 4-Sweet?
One Spoonful Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck, Book 1 of The Tiger Saga, read 1/5/15

Step 5-Black or White?
Just a dash Romance Xavier's Way by Diana DeRicci, read 1/4/15

Retribution (Refuge Shifters, #2) by Carol Lynne The Rosie Project (Don Tillman #1) by Graeme Simsion A Paranormal Chipmunk Christmas (Paranormal Dentistry For the Fanged and Friendly #4) by Jackie Nacht Snow Time For Love (Shifting Crossroads, #24) by Zenina Masters Tiger's Curse (The Tiger Saga, #1) by Colleen Houck Xavier's Way by Diana DeRicci


message 73: by Diana S (new)

Diana S Time for Tea
Duration: 1st January - 31st January
Level: Have a cuppa
0/?


Step 1 - Boil the water
Read books that are a bit "steamy", set in a hot climate or make you feel warm inside. Or books where the author's name or title begins with B, O, I or L.

Step 2 - Choose your tea
Read books with a color on the cover to match the type of tea you choose.
Black - black tea
Green - green tea
White - white tea
Brown - oolong tea
Red - rooibos tea
Orange - herbal tea

Step 3 - Steep the tea
Read books with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea
Weak - under 150 pages
Medium - 151 to 300 pages
Strong - 301 pages or more

Step 4 - Sweet?
Read books to indicate how sweet you like your tea.
No sugar - Stand alone novel
One spoonful - Book one in a series
Two spoonfuls - Book two in a series
Honey - Book three in a series
Artificial sweetener - Book four in a series

Step 5 - Black or white?
Read books to indicate what else to add to your tea
No milk - General fiction genre
Just a dash - Romance/chick lit genre book
Lots of milk - Young Adult/new adult genre book
Cream - Fantasy/sci fi genre book
Soy milk - Mystery/thriller genre book
Lemon - Non fiction genre book

Levels
description Have a cuppa - 1 to 5 books
description Tea for two - 6 to 10 books
description Tea party - 11 or more books


message 74: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Welcome to tea party ❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥, Erin, Diana & Xaviera


message 75: by Cassie (new)

Cassie (casswish) | 25 comments Time for Tea – Duration 1/1/2015-1/31/2015 – Have a Cuppa
1/5 completed
Boil(first letter)- Jahanara by Kathryn Lasky
White Tea(white cover)- The Next Queen of Heaven by Gregory Maguire
Strong (over 350 pages)– The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean Marie Auel
No Sugar(not in series)– Mutiny's Daughter by Ann Rinaldi 1/4/2015
No Milk(general fiction)– Fateful by Claudia Gray


message 76: by Yvanka (new)

Yvanka (gasoline) I'm in for "Have a cuppa - 1 to 5 books"

Step 1 - Boil the water
Books where the author's name begins with L.
Linwood Barclay-A Tap on the Window

Step 2 - Choose your tea
Green - green tea
Diane Chamberlain- Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain

Step 3 - Steep the tea
Strong - 301 pages or more
Cecilia Ahern-The Book of Tomorrow (312 pages)

Step 4 - Sweet?
No sugar - Stand alone novel
Ann Brashares-My Name Is Memory


message 77: by Genea (last edited Jan 31, 2015 09:03PM) (new)

Genea | 59 comments Time for Tea
Duration: January 1st - 31st, 2015
Level: Tea for two - 6 to 10 books Tea party - 11 or more books

Challenge Completed

Step 1 - Boil The Water
Read books that are a bit "steamy", set in a hot climate or make you feel warm inside. Or books where the author's name or title begins with B, O, I or L.
Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning (Re-read)

Step 2 - Choose Your Tea
Read books with a color on the cover to match the type of tea you choose.
Black - Black Tea - Paradise Kiss, Part 1 by Ai Yazawa
Brown - Oolong Tea - Don't Look Back by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Red - Rooibos Tea - Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning

Step 3 - Steep The Tea
Read books with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea
Strong - 301 Pages Or More - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (579 Pages)
Strong - 301 Pages Or More - Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness (584 Pages)
Strong - 301 Pages Or More - The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness (561 Pages)
Strong - 301 Pages Or More - Faefever by Karen Marie Moning (327 Pages) (Re-read)

Step 4 - Sweet?
Read books to indicate how sweet you like your tea.
Honey - Book Three In A Series - Hunter's Trail by Melissa F. Olson
One Spoonful - Book One In A Series - Fashionably Dead by Robyn Peterman

Step 5 - Black Or White?
Read books to indicate what else to add to your tea
Lots Of Milk - Young Adult/New Adult Genre Book - The Return by JLA
Cream - Fantasy/Sci-Fi Genre Book - Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning (Re-read)
Cream - Fantasy/Sci-Fi Genre Book - Uninvited by Sophie Jordan
Cream - Soy Milk - Mystery/Thriller Genre Book - The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith

Bloodfever (Fever, #2) by Karen Marie Moning Paradise Kiss, Part 1 by Ai Yazawa Don't Look Back by Jennifer L. Armentrout Dreamfever (Fever, #4) by Karen Marie Moning A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy, #1) by Deborah Harkness Shadow of Night (All Souls Trilogy, #2) by Deborah Harkness The Book of Life (All Souls Trilogy, #3) by Deborah Harkness Faefever (Fever, #3) by Karen Marie Moning Hunter's Trail (Scarlett Bernard, #3) by Melissa F. Olson Fashionably Dead (Hot Damned, #1) by Robyn Peterman The Return (Titan, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout Darkfever (Fever, #1) by Karen Marie Moning Uninvited (Uninvited, #1) by Sophie Jordan The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) by Robert Galbraith


message 78: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Welcome to the challenge Cassie, Yvanka & Genea


message 79: by Beth (last edited Jan 26, 2015 11:00PM) (new)

Beth | 40 comments Time for Tea Challenge

I'll try the Tea for Two level.

10/10 completed

Step 1 - Boil the water
B, O, I or L - Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs (1/9) ★★★
B, O, I or L - Elegy for April by Benjamin Black (audio book, 1/8) ★★★

Step 2 - Choose your tea
Green - Oblivion by David Foster Wallace (1/19) ★★★★
White - Consider the Lobster by David Foster Wallace (1/3) ★★★★★

Step 3 - Steep the tea
Medium - Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov (1/2) ★★★★
Strong - A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace (1/26) ★★★★

Step 4 - Sweet?
One spoonful - Cracked by Eliza Crewe (1/4) ★★★★
Two spoonfuls - Crushed by Eliza Crewe (1/8) ★★★

Step 5 - Black or white?
Lots of milk - How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by J.C. Lillis (1/17) ★★★
Cream - Archangel's Legion by Nalini Singh (1/13) ★★★★

Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov Consider the Lobster and Other Essays by David Foster Wallace Cracked (Soul Eater, #1) by Eliza Crewe Elegy for April (Quirke, #3) by Benjamin Black Crushed (Soul Eater, #2) by Eliza Crewe Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson, #2) by Patricia Briggs Archangel's Legion (Guild Hunter, #6) by Nalini Singh How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by J.C. Lillis Oblivion by David Foster Wallace A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again Essays and Arguments by David Foster Wallace


message 80: by Renee (new)

Renee (reneeconoulty) | 3309 comments Welcome to the challenge Beth!


message 81: by Nadeeya (last edited Jun 10, 2015 12:36PM) (new)

Nadeeya Level: Have a cuppa
5/5 books read

Step 1- Boil the water
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Completed 1/8/15

Step 2- Choose your tea: Black
The Black Book of Secrets (Tales From The Sinister City, #1) by F.E. Higgins
Completed 1/13/15

Step 3- Steep the tea: Strong
The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl (The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl, #1) by Barry Lyga
Completed 1/15/15

Step 4 - Honey for me.
Messenger (The Giver, #3) by Lois Lowry
Completed 3/8/15

Step 5 - No milk
The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, #2) by Maggie Stiefvater
Completed 3/11/15

Finally done!


message 82: by Reed (last edited Feb 10, 2015 10:09AM) (new)

Reed (reedraab) This is absolutely adorable! I must do!

Have A Cuppa
January 1-31, 2015
Completed: 4/5

1. Boil the water

Billy Joel by Fred Schruers 1/14/2015

2. Steep the Green Tea

Quidditch Through the Ages by J.K. Rowling 1/17/2015

3. Make It Strong

Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3) by Marissa Meyer 1/29/2015

4. No Sugar Please

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami 2/10/2015

5. No Milk Thank You

Divergent (Divergent, #1) by Veronica Roth



message 83: by Stacie (last edited Jan 08, 2015 04:34AM) (new)

Stacie (thesebooksaremyfriends) I have made my first cup of tea! COMPLETED JANUARY 7, 2015

1. I've boiled the water.
Caught in the Act (The Davenports, #2) by Kim Law by Kim Law

2. This afternoon I think I'll have some rooibos tea.
A Modern Witch (A Modern Witch, #1) by Debora Geary

3. I prefer my tea STRONG LIKE OX.
Dreamfever (Fever, #4) by Karen Marie Moning

4. No sugar.
Under the Dome by Stephen King

5. And cream.
Shadowfever (Fever, #5) by Karen Marie Moning



message 84: by Kari (new)

Kari Ramírez (kariramirezp) I'm in (again) (I do have time this month)
2/?

Step 1 - Boil the water
L.- We Were Liars, E. Lockhart

Step 2 - Choose your tea
Red - rooibos tea .- Carrie Carrie by Stephen King , Stephen King


message 85: by Renee (new)

Renee (reneeconoulty) | 3309 comments Welcome to the challenge Nadeeya, Reed, Stacie and Kari!


message 86: by Suzanne (last edited Jan 13, 2015 07:16AM) (new)

Suzanne (esmerelda1) | 1314 comments Novel Books & Reading Challenges
Time for Tea
Duration:
1/1/2015 - 1/31/2015

Progress: 5 out of 5

Rules:
Read a book for each of the steps below. Then if you like, have another cuppa and read some more. You may read the steps in order or out of order or skip steps, it's up to you.

Step 1 - Boil the water
Read books that are a bit "steamy", set in a hot climate or make you feel warm inside. Or books where the author's name or title begins with B, O, I or L:
Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas - **** - 1/2/2015 - 374 Pages - Author's name begins with L

Scandal in Spring (Wallflowers, #4) by Lisa Kleypas

Step 2 - Choose your tea
Read books with a color on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:
Black - black tea
Green - green tea = A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas - *** - 1/4/2015 - 213 Pages
White - white tea
Brown - oolong tea
Red - rooibos tea
Orange - herbal tea

A Wallflower Christmas (Wallflowers, #5) by Lisa Kleypas

Step 3 - Steep the tea
Read books with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:
Weak - under 150 pages = Bitter Sweet Love by Jennifer L. Armentrout - ***** - 1/12/2015 - 105 Pages
Medium - 151 to 300 pages
Strong - 301 pages or more

Bitter Sweet Love (The Dark Elements, #0.5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Step 4 - Sweet?
Read books to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
No sugar - Stand alone novel = Mudbound by Hillary Jordan - *** - 1/6/2015 - 340 Pages
One spoonful - Book one in a series
Two spoonfuls - Book two in a series
Honey - Book three in a series
Artificial sweetener - Book four in a series

Mudbound by Hillary Jordan

Step 5 - Black or white?
Read books to indicate what else to add to your tea
No milk - General fiction genre
Just a dash - Romance/chick lit genre book
Lots of milk - Young Adult/new adult genre book
Cream - Fantasy/sci fi genre book = Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones - ***** - 1/8/2015 - 326 Pages
Soy milk - Mystery/thriller genre book
Lemon - Non fiction genre book

Sixth Grave on the Edge (Charley Davidson, #6) by Darynda Jones


message 87: by Michelle (new)

Michelle | 3568 comments Message 58 - first cup of tea is complete.


message 88: by Lisa (new)

Lisa FINISHED!!

January 2015

Level-Have a cuppa

Step 1 - Boil the water
O-Out of my Mind 1-11-15

Step 2 - Choose your tea
Black - black tea-Blackbird 1-9-15

Step 3 - Steep the tea-The Twilight Prisoner 1-3-14
Medium - 151 to 300 pages

Step 4 - Sweet? Property 1-9-15
No sugar - Stand alone novel

Step 5 - Black or white?-The Grimm Conclusion 1-5-15
Lots of milk - Young Adult/new adult genre book


message 89: by Hayley (new)

Hayley | 27 comments Step 1 - Boil the water

Step 2 - Choose your tea

Step 3 - Steep the tea- medium The Watcher in the Shadows - Carlos Ruis Zafron (finished 12/01/2015)

Step 4 - Sweet?

Step 5 - Black or white?

I'm in


message 90: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne (esmerelda1) | 1314 comments First Cup Complete!

Progress: 5 out of 5

Rules:
Read a book for each of the steps below. Then if you like, have another cuppa and read some more. You may read the steps in order or out of order or skip steps, it's up to you.

Step 1 - Boil the water
Read books that are a bit "steamy", set in a hot climate or make you feel warm inside. Or books where the author's name or title begins with B, O, I or L:
Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas - **** - 1/2/2015 - 374 Pages - Author's name begins with L

Scandal in Spring (Wallflowers, #4) by Lisa Kleypas

Step 2 - Choose your tea
Read books with a color on the cover to match the type of tea you choose:
Black - black tea
Green - green tea = A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas - *** - 1/4/2015 - 213 Pages
White - white tea
Brown - oolong tea
Red - rooibos tea
Orange - herbal tea

A Wallflower Christmas (Wallflowers, #5) by Lisa Kleypas

Step 3 - Steep the tea
Read books with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea:
Weak - under 150 pages = Bitter Sweet Love by Jennifer L. Armentrout - ***** - 1/12/2015 - 105 Pages
Medium - 151 to 300 pages
Strong - 301 pages or more

Bitter Sweet Love (The Dark Elements, #0.5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Step 4 - Sweet?
Read books to indicate how sweet you like your tea:
No sugar - Stand alone novel = Mudbound by Hillary Jordan - *** - 1/6/2015 - 340 Pages
One spoonful - Book one in a series
Two spoonfuls - Book two in a series
Honey - Book three in a series
Artificial sweetener - Book four in a series

Mudbound by Hillary Jordan

Step 5 - Black or white?
Read books to indicate what else to add to your tea
No milk - General fiction genre
Just a dash - Romance/chick lit genre book
Lots of milk - Young Adult/new adult genre book
Cream - Fantasy/sci fi genre book = Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones - ***** - 1/8/2015 - 326 Pages
Soy milk - Mystery/thriller genre book
Lemon - Non fiction genre book

Sixth Grave on the Edge (Charley Davidson, #6) by Darynda Jones


message 91: by Kari (last edited Jan 14, 2015 03:23PM) (new)

Kari Ramírez (kariramirezp) Tea for two.
4/7

Step 1 - Boil the water
Read books that are a bit "steamy", set in a hot climate or make you feel warm inside. Or books where the author's name or title begins with B, O, I or L.
L We Were Liars, E. Lockhart - 2/5 stars

Step 2 - Choose your tea
Read books with a color on the cover to match the type of tea you choose.
Red - rooibos tea: Carrie, Stephen King - 3/5 stars


Step 3 - Steep the tea
Read books with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea
Strong - 301 pages or more: Mr. Mercedes, Stephen King - 4/5 stars

Step 4 - Sweet?
Read books to indicate how sweet you like your tea.
No sugar - Stand alone novel: The Avery Shaw Experiment, Kelly Oram - 3/5 stars


Step 5 - Black or white?
Read books to indicate what else to add to your tea
Just a dash - Romance/chick lit genre book: Seduction and Snacks, Tara Sivec - Currently reading


message 92: by Lara (new)

Lara | 676 comments Yea Suzanne!


Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos) | 705 comments Duration 1 to 31 January
Tea for Two
4/10

Step 1 - Boil the water


Step 2 - Choose your tea
Orange (herbal tea)- Kiss of Fire 1/2

Step 3 - Steep the tea
Strong- The Winter Sea 1/3 507 pages

Step 4 - Sweet?
Two spoonfuls- Visions of Heat 1/1

Step 5 - Black or white?
Lots of milk- The Vicious Deep 1/11



Visions of Heat (Psy-Changeling, #2) by Nalini Singh Kiss of Fire (Dragonfire, #1) by Deborah Cooke The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley The Vicious Deep (The Vicious Deep #1) by Zoraida Córdova


message 94: by Julie (last edited Jan 19, 2015 05:05PM) (new)

Julie (jljohnson88) Time for Tea
Duration: January 2015
Level: Have A Cuppa


Step 1 - Boil the water
Set in a hot climate: Beautiful Ruins

Step 2 - Choose your tea
Black tea: Lady of the Roses: A Novel of the Wars of the Roses

Step 3 - Steep the tea
✔ Medium: Ring of Fire 1/19/15

Step 4 - Sweet?
One Spoonful: Never Never

Step 5 - Black or white?
Lemon: Me: Stories of My Life

Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter Lady of the Roses A Novel of the Wars of the Roses by Sandra Worth Ring of Fire by Heather Huffman Never Never (Never Never, #1) by Colleen Hoover Me Stories of My Life by Katharine Hepburn


message 95: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Welcome to the challenge ❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥ & Julie ☺


message 96: by Kelly (new)

Kelly (ladykatala) | 5020 comments I think I need a "Time for Kelly" challenge since Tea already got one for her ;)


message 97: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Kelly wrote: "I think I need a "Time for Kelly" challenge since Tea already got one for her ;)"

Well actually, over here Tea is wild rose. No connection to drink at all. But I do have cupboard full of cups with Tea on it. (everyone thinks it's perfect gift for me and that nobody thought of it before them :P)

Have anything in mind? ☺


message 98: by Kari (last edited Jan 14, 2015 03:29PM) (new)

Kari Ramírez (kariramirezp) Tea for two.
5/7

Step 1 - Boil the water
Read books that are a bit "steamy", set in a hot climate or make you feel warm inside. Or books where the author's name or title begins with B, O, I or L.
L We Were Liars, E. Lockhart - 2/5 stars

Step 2 - Choose your tea
Read books with a color on the cover to match the type of tea you choose.
Red - rooibos tea: Carrie, Stephen King - 3/5 stars


Step 3 - Steep the tea
Read books with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea
Strong - 301 pages or more: Mr. Mercedes, Stephen King - 4/5 stars

Step 4 - Sweet?
Read books to indicate how sweet you like your tea.
No sugar - Stand alone novel: The Avery Shaw Experiment, Kelly Oram - 3/5 stars


Step 5 - Black or white?
Read books to indicate what else to add to your tea
Just a dash - Romance/chick lit genre book: Seduction and Snacks, Tara Sivec - 3/5 stars

Carrie by Stephen King We Were Liars by E. Lockhart Mr. Mercedes (Bill Hodges Trilogy, #1) by Stephen King The Avery Shaw Experiment by Kelly Oram Seduction and Snacks (Chocolate Lovers, #1) by Tara Sivec

JUST FINISH MY FIRST CUP

I'm going for the second.


message 99: by Lara (new)

Lara | 676 comments Kari, I hope you are enjoying your second cup :-)


message 100: by Kelly (new)

Kelly (ladykatala) | 5020 comments ❀Tea❀ wrote: "Kelly wrote: "I think I need a "Time for Kelly" challenge since Tea already got one for her ;)"

Well actually, over here Tea is wild rose. No connection to drink at all. But I do have cupboard ful..."


Ahh. Interesting.

I should come up with some crazy engineering challenge. Hmmm.... Let me brainstorm :)


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