January: Time for Tea

[Fajriy]

I'm in!

Time for Tea
Duration: January 2017
Level: Have a cuppa

Completed: 4/5
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Step 1 - Boil the water
by Ben Westerham (read 1/17)
(Author's name starts with B)

Step 2 - Choose your tea
Black tea
(read 1/6)
(Black cover)

Step 3 - Steep the tea
Medium
(read 1/7)
(172 pages)

Step 4 - Sweet?
Artificial sweetener

(Book four in a series)

Step 5 - Black or white?
Lemon
(read 1/10)
(Non-fiction book)
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[Lillian]

I'd like to join!

Level: Have a cuppa
1/5

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.

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
Strong - 301 pages or more
The Tiger in the Well by Philip Pullman 407 pgs (Jan 1)
Step 4 - Sweet?
Read books to indicate how sweet you like your tea.
No sugar - Stand alone novel
Waiting for An Angel by Helon Habila (30 Jan)
Step 5 - Black or white?
Read books to indicate what else to add to your tea
Lemon - Non fiction genre book

[Katherine]

★✩★✩★✩★ January: Time for Tea ★✩★✩★✩★ Level: Tea party.

Step 1 - Boil the water
☀ Outfoxed by Love 5/1/17
☀ Polar Bared 5/1/17
☀ Wolf's Capture 10/1/17
☀ Grizzly Love 10/1/17
☀ Threads Entwined 3/1/17
☀ Samson's Lovely Mortal 10/1/17

Step 3 - Steep the tea

Weak - under 150 pages
☀ Jumping Barrel 1/1/17
☀ Kodiak's Claim 5/1/17

Medium - 151 to 300 pages
☀ New Beginnings 2/1/17
☀ The Marriage Agreement 4/1/17

Strong - 301 pages or more
☀ Christmas Caring: A Christmas Charity Short Story Anthology 3/1/17
☀ Serafina and the Twisted Staff 11/1/17

[Lauri]

I LOVE tea!
January 1 - January 31, 2017

Step One: Boil the water
Read books that are steamy, set in a hot climate or make you feel warm inside.
Darkling

Step Two: choose your tea
Black - black cover

Step Three: steep the tea
Medium 151 - 300 pages
Strong - 301 pages or more - Lemon Meringue Pie Murder 1/3/17

Step 4: Sweet?
No sugar - Standalone novel - An Angel for Christmas 1/2/17

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

[Christine]

I love this challenge! Perfect start to the year. I'll join you for a cuppa!

Boil The Water - books where the author's name or title begins with B, O, I or L.
B - Brain on Fire by Susan Cahalan

Choose Your Tea - Red Cover = Rooibus
Crystal Keepers by Brandon Mull

Steep The Tea - Strong - 301 pages or more
View from the Cheap Seats by Neil Gaiman (522 pages)

How Sweet? - one spoonful for now
Girl on a Train by Paula Hawkins

Anything Else? - Cream: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
To Hold the Bridge by Garth Nix (o so good)

**What a great chat! Til next time, friends!

[Maggie]

This is a great challenge I love tea (and reading of course)

For step 1 I will read Who ordered this truckload of dung by Ajahn Brahm because the authors name starts with a B and he spend a great part of his life in Asia.

For step 2 I will read Windhaven by G.R.R. Martin and L. Tuttle, which has an orange cover.

For step 3 I will read 4:50 from paddington by Agatha Christie (256 pages) because I like medium tea - I enjoyed reading this book!!

For step 4 I wil read All the light we cannot see by Anthony Doer because I like tea without sugar - finished this book today (15 January) It is absolutely beautiful!!

For step 5 I will read Commonwealth by Ann Patchett because I like tea without milk - loved this book!!

[Noah]

Yesss Tea is awesome. :)

Step 1: Boil the water (Steamy books)
- Kaladesh: Collected Stories

Step 2: choose your tea (Red cover: Rooibos tea)


Step 3: steep the tea (Medium 151 - 300 pages)


Step 4: Sweet? (No sugar - Standalone novel)


Step 5 - Black or white? (No milk: General Fiction)


Leaving space to add my books :)

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Awww guys, you are making me blush :P



Welcome to the challenge everyone! ☺



~Tea

[Kat]

I'll join this one!
Duration 1 to 31 January

3/5

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.
Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West 01/31/17
Step 2 - Choose your tea
Read books with a color on the cover to match the type of tea you choose.
Green - green tea
Marvel 1602

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

Strong - 301 pages or more
In Cold Blood
Step 4 - Sweet?
Read books to indicate how sweet you like your tea.

One spoonful - Book one in a series


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


Have a cuppa - 1 to 5 books

[Gillian]

Duration 1 to 31 January
Completed 12/12
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. The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson 06/01/17 The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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 teaPassenger
White - white tea
Brown - oolong teaMurder of Crows
Red - rooibos teaWritten in Red
Orange - herbal teaThe Voyage of the Dawn Treader 10/01/17

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 The Magician's Nephew, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The Horse and His Boy, Prince Caspian,


Step 4 - Sweet?
Read books to indicate how sweet you like your tea.
No sugar - Stand alone novelThe Bear and the Nightingale

Step 5 - Black or white?
Read books to indicate what else to add to your tea
No milk - General fiction genre

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

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge Dany and Gillian :)

[Elaine]

Time for Tea
Tea Party 23/1/17
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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. Dark Desires After Dusk 2/1/17 Halfway to the Grave 13/1/17 Deceit 15/1/17 The Leopard Prince 18/1/17

Step 2 - Choose your tea
Read books with a color on the cover to match the type of tea you choose.
Black - black tea Raphael 8/1/17 Depravity 16/1/17
Green - green tea
White - white tea
Brown - oolong tea
Red - rooibos tea Carmilla 1/1/17
Orange - herbal tea The Professional 20/1/17

Step 3 - Steep the tea
Read books with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea
Weak - under 150 pages Shitty Beer 6/1/17
Medium - 151 to 300 pages Before Midnight 8/1/17
Strong - 301 pages or more Changes 16/1/17 Ghost Story 20/1/17

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 Spider's Bite 11/1/17
Two spoonfuls - Book two in a seriesClaimed By Shadow 6/1/17
Honey - Book three in a series Devastation 17/1/17 Refugee 22/1/17
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 Here There Be Monsters 23/1/17
Lots of milk - Young Adult Shiver 5/1/17
Cream - Fantasy/sci fi genre book Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files 18/1/17
Soy milk - Mystery/thriller genre book Small Favor 2/1/17
Lemon - Non fiction genre book
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1st Cup
Boil water, Rooibos tea, Weak, Two Spoons Sugar, Lots of Milk. Dark Desires After Dusk, Carmilla, Shitty Beer, Claimed By Shadow, Shiver.


2nd Cup
Boil water, Black tea, Medium, One spoonful sugar, Soy milk. Halfway to the Grave, Raphael, Before Midnight, Spider's Bite, Small Favor


3rd Cup
Boil water, Black tea, Strong, Honey, Cream Deceit, Depravity, Changes, Devastation, Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files


4th Cup
Boil water, Herbal Tea, Strong, Honey, Just a Dash The Leopard Prince, The ProfessionalGhost Story, Refugee, Here There Be Monsters

[Alice]

my spot

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 Iced under
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 A Study in Scarlet Women
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 Aristotle Detective
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

[Cress]

I am so down for this!

Step 1 - Boil the water


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

Step 3 - Steep the tea

Strong -

Step 4 - Sweet?
One spoonful -

Step 5 -Black or white?
Lots of milk -

May the force be with me.

[Jill]

I'm in

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: All the Light We Cannot See...FINISHED 1/5/17



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

[Lily]

Tea party - 11 or more books

12/12 ~ finished Jan 28th

Step 1 - Boil the water
Read books that are a bit "steamy".
Chosen Pride by Mary Calmes ~ 1/4/17 ~ 4★
Pansies by Alexis Hall ~ 1/12/17 ~ 4.5★
Scorch by Wolf Specter ~ 1/21/17 ~ 3.5★
Read books where the title begins with B, O, I or L.
Bloodline by Barbara Elsborg ~ 1/22/17 ~ 4★
Omega's Fate by Wold Specter ~ 1/18/17 ~ 3★
It Was Always You - Anthology ~ 1/8/17 ~ 4.5★
Loki's New Job: Coffin Nails MC California by K.A. Merikan ~ 1/8/17 ~ 3★

Step 2 - Choose your tea
White - white tea - Murmuration by T.J. Klune ~ 1/10/17 ~ 5★
Orange - herbal tea - David, Renewed by Diana Copland ~ 1/5/17 ~ 4★

Step 3 - Steep the tea
Medium - 151 to 300 pages
Always Another Side by Annabelle Jacobs ~ 1/1/17 ~ 3.5★

Step 4 - Sweet?
Two spoonfuls - Book two in a series
Betting on Forever (The Breakfast Club 2) by Felice Stevens ~ 1/19/17 ~ 4★

Step 5 - Black or white?
Just a dash - Romance book
I Love You More Than Pierogi by K.A. Merikan ~ 1/28/17 ~ 3.5★

[Ashlee]

Time for Tea
Duration: January 1, 2017 - January 31, 2017
Level: Have a Cuppa
Completed: 0/5


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.

Book beginning with B.
01. Betrayal in Death (In Death #12) by J.D. Robb

Step 2 - Choose your tea
Read books with a colour on the cover to match the type of tea you choose.
Black - black tea
02. Grey (Fifty Shades #4) by E.L. James

Step 3 - Steep the tea
Read books with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea
Strong - 301 pages or more: 406 Pages
03. Extraction (Extraction #1) by Stephanie Diaz

Step 4 - Sweet?
Read books to indicate how sweet you like your tea.
Two spoonfuls - Book two in a series
04. Awry (The Archers of Avalon #2) by Chelsea Fine

Step 5 - Black or white?
Read books to indicate what else to add to your tea
Just a dash - Romance/chick lit genre book
05. X Marks the Scot (Bad Boys of the Highlands #2) by Victoria Roberts

[Cai]

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


Step 1: A book starting with I - In With the New 5/1/17
Step 2: A book with a red cover - 14/01/17
Step 3: A book with 301 pages or more - The Girl from Krakow - 20/1/17
Step 4: Book one in a series - The Accidental Life of Jessie Jefferson 24/1/17
Step 5: A romance/chick lit - Plus One 31/1/17

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge Lady Elaine, Alice, Gigi, Jill, Lily, Ashlee and Cai :)

[Beth]

I'm in!
Duration 1 to 31 January
I've completed Have a Cuppa, but I'm hoping for Tea Party.



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. Liaden Universe Constellation: Volume III by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller 1/6/17

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: , Ben Thomson 1/7/17
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: Hatchet, Gary Paulsen 1/8/17 (133 pg)
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: Steal the Dragon, Patricia Briggs 1/9/17
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: Moon Rising, Tui Sutherland 1/11/17
Soy milk - Mystery/thriller genre book
Lemon - Non fiction genre book

Cup 2:

Step 1: boil water -- warm inside
When Demons Walk, Patricia Briggs 1/12/17

Step 2: chose your tea: -- Black Tea
(my cover is darker but I don't see it), Patricia Briggs 1/20/17

Step 3: steep the tea -- Strong
A Shocking Delight, Jo Beverley 1/24/17 (432 pages0

Step 4: sweet? -- Two Spoonfuls
Hunting Ground, Patricia Briggs 1/24/17


Step 5: Black or white? YA
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 3: Crushed, G. Willow Wilson 1/27/17 (this might be short (112 pgs) but I'm included it because I'm so bad at reading graphic novels)



Levels
description Tea for two - 6 to 10 books
description Tea party - 11 or more books

[Helen]

I would like to be in:
Boil water... B... Bath Tangle by Georgette Heyer (320 pages) Completed Jan 12 2017
Tea... Black ... Never Say Spy #1 by Diane Henders (406 pages) completed Jan 9 2017
Steep the Tea...strong...The Bar Sinister by Sheila Simonson (400 pages) completed Jan 16 2017
Sweet?...'No Sugar...The Black Angel by Barbara Samuel (368 pages) completed Jan 18 2017
Black or white? just a dash ... Wonderful by Jill Barnett (336 pages) Completed Jan 19 2017
levels Have a cuppa 5 books. Complete Jan 19 2017

[Cynthia]

I am in.

Tea for two!!!! Books 5/10

Step 1: boil water. Feeling steamy

Step 2: chose your tea- black tea

Step 3: steep the tea- strong
400 pages
Step 4: sweet? Book 4 in series

Step 5: Black or white? Just a dash


Cup 2:

Step 1: boil water

Step 2: chose your tea:

Step 3: steep the tea

Step 4: sweet?

Step 5: Black or white?

[Zahra]

Time For Tea

Level: Have a cuppa
Books completed: 5/5

Step 1 - Boil the water


Step 2 - Choose your tea
Green - green tea

Step 3 - Steep the tea
Medium - 151 to 300 pages

Step 4 - Sweet?
Two spoonfuls - Book two in a series

Step 5 - Black or white?
Lots of milk - YA/NA genre book

[Helen]

Completed Have a cuppa 5 books Jan 19 2017. Message 221 for list.
Will there be a February Cup of Tea?

[Darren]

Hi,

Going for Tea for Two

Step 1
The Flame Bearer
The (Mis)Behavior of Markets
Step 2
Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis
Step 3
Nightmares And Dreamscapes
Step 4
Insomnia
Step 5
A Short History of Nearly Everything

[Yvonne]

Love this challenge, will have to join next time since it's the 21st when I joined haha

[Alaina]

Time for Tea
Duration: January 1st-January 31st
Level: Have a Cuppa (1-5 books)
Books Completed: 2/5

Step One: Boil the water
"Steamy" Book: Dark Lover-J.R. Ward

Step Two: Choose Your Tea
Rooibos Tea (Red): You-Caroline Kepnes

Step Three: Steep the Tea
Strong (309 pages): Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone-J.K. Rowling

Step Four: Sweet?
Two Spoonfuls: Gemina-Amie Kaufman

Step Five: Black or White?
Cream (Science Fiction): Warm Bodies-Isaac Marion

[Sarah]

I only put together one cup this January. Maybe next time I'll have a party. :)

Step 1 - Boil the water
Books where title begins with B, O, I or L.
Once Upon a Prince 1/10/17 **
Step 2 - Black - black tea
1/17/17 ****
Step 3 - Steep the tea Strong - 301 pages or more
A Court of Thorns and Roses- 416 pages 1/10/17 ***.5
Step 4 - Sweet? Two spoonfuls - Book two in a series
The Long Game 1/7/17 ****
Step 5 - Lots of milk - Young Adult/new adult genre book
The Beauty of Darkness 1/5/17 *****

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome everyone!

And well done to those that finished :)

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Helen wrote: "Will there be a February Cup of Tea?"

Title does say January, but only because it was themed when posted. You could do it in any month, as long as you keep month timeframe :)
So you could have tea party every month if you want. :)

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Yvonne wrote: "Love this challenge, will have to join next time since it's the 21st when I joined haha"

You could do it another month. Or you could use gift card(s) to extend it :)

[Christine]

I loved my Rooibus Cuppa! Let's throw an official February party! I like reading what teas y'all throw together. :)

[☘KathyD☘]

Time for Tea
January 1–31, 2017

Level — Gingerbread House (21+ books)
Completed — 25!

Cup 1
Step 1 ➔ boil the water ➔ “steamy” story
The Taming of the Billionaire, Jessica Clare – 1/3/17 – ✮✮✮✮✰

Step 2 ➔ black tea ➔ black cover
Shadows, Ophelia Bell – 1/4/17 – ✮✮✮✰✰

Step 3 ➔ steep the tea — strong ➔ 301+ pages
Midnight Soul, Kristen Ashley – 1/9/17 – ✮✮✮✮✰

Step 4 ➔ sweet? — no sugar ➔ standalone
Out of Bounds, Lauren Blakely – 1/7/17 – ✮✮✮✮✰

Step 5 ➔ black or white? — just a dash ➔ tagged romance
Dirty Royals, Michelle A. Valentine – 1/6/17 – ✮✮✮✮✰


Cup 2
Step 1 ➔ boil the water ➔ “steamy” story
The Billionaire Takes a Bride, Jessica Clare – 1/11/17 – ✮✮✮✮✮

Step 2 ➔ oolong tea ➔ brown cover
Tears of Tess, Pepper Winters – 1/10/17 – ✮✮✮✮✰

Step 3 ➔ steep the tea — medium ➔ 151–300 pages
Rock It, Jennifer Chance – 1/13/17 – ✮✮✮✮✰

Step 4 ➔ sweet? — one spoonful ➔ first book in a series
Moon Called, Patricia Briggs – 1/12/17 – ✮✮✮✮✮

Step 5 ➔ black or white? — lots of milk ➔ tagged new adult
Listen to Me, Kristen Proby – 1/14/17 – ✮✮✮✮✰


Cup 3
Step 1 ➔ boil the water ➔ “steamy” story
The Billionaire’s Favorite Mistake, Jessica Clare – 1/22/17 – ✮✮✮✮✰

Step 2 ➔ white tea ➔ white cover
The Worrier’s Guide to Life, Gemma Correll – 1/9/17 – ✮✮✮✮✮

Step 3 ➔ steep the tea — strong ➔ 301+ pages
Anna Dressed in Blood, Kendare Blake – 1/21/17 – ✮✮✮✮✰

Step 4 ➔ sweet? — one spoonful ➔ first book in a series
Spider’s Bite, Jennifer Estep – 1/19/17 – ✮✮✮✮✰

Step 5 ➔ black or white? — cream ➔ tagged fantasy
Death Masks, Jim Butcher – 1/17/17 – ✮✮✮✮✰


Cup 4
Step 1 ➔ boil the water ➔ “steamy” story
Royally Screwed, Emma Chase – 1/23/17 – ✮✮✮✮✰

Step 2 ➔ white tea ➔ white cover
Billionaire on the Loose, Jessica Clare – 1/25/17 – ✮✮✮✮✰

Step 3 ➔ steep the tea — weak ➔ less than 150 pages
The Governess Affair, Courtney Milan – 1/23/17 – ✮✮✮✮✰

Step 4 ➔ sweet? — one spoonful ➔ first book in a series
Keep Me Safe, Maya Banks – 1/26/17 – ✮✮✮✰✰

Step 5 ➔ black or white? — lots of milk ➔ tagged new adult
Reagan’s Revenge and Ending Emily’s Engagement, Tammy Falkner – 1/24/17 – ✮✮✮✮✰

Cup 5
Step 1 ➔ boil the water ➔ “steamy” story
Talk Me Down, Victoria Dahl – 1/31/17 – ✮✮✮✮✰

Step 2 ➔ white tea ➔ white cover
Untamed – Complete Series, Lucia Jordan – 1/31/17 – ✮✮✮✮✰

Step 3 ➔ steep the tea — weak ➔ less than 150 pages
Apocalypse: The Lords of Deliverance Compendium, Larissa Ione – 1/28/17 – ✮✮✮✮✰

Step 4 ➔ sweet? — no sugar ➔ standalone
Adulthood Is a Myth, Sarah Anderson – 1/28/17 – ✮✮✮✮✰

Step 5 ➔ black or white? — just a dash ➔ tagged romance
Nuts, Alice Clayton – 1/28/17 – ✮✮✮✮✰

[Beth]

I'll try this one again! Probably level 1, the level I did way back in 2014, but maybe I'll achieve level 2.

10/10 books read - 1/26/2018 - Tea for Two complete!
1st cup: water boiled, black tea, weak, 1 spoonful, soymilk
2nd cup: water boiled, green tea, 2 spoonfuls, lemon

Time for Tea
January 1–31, 2018

Step 1 - Boil the water - 2/2 read
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. Inside Job 1/9/2018 (starts with I)
2. Chocolat 1/14/2018 (makes you feel warm inside)

Step 2 - Choose your tea 2/2 read
Read books with a color on the cover to match the type of tea you choose.
1. Black: Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities 1/14/2018
2. Green: Radio Dramatization of Tales from the Perilous Realm 1/26/2018

Step 3 - Steep the tea - 2/2 read
Read books with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea
1. Weak - under 150 pages The Celtic Twilight: Faerie and Folklore 1/12/2018 128 pages
2. Medium - 151 to 300 pages - Strange Things Sometimes Still Happen: Fairy Tales from Around the World 1/17/2018 233 pages

Step 4 - Sweet? - 2/2 read
Read books to indicate how sweet you like your tea.
One spoonful - Book one in a series
March: Book One for my first cup 1/8/2018
Two spoonfuls - March: Book Two 1/14/2018

Step 5 - Black or white? - 2/2 read
Read books to indicate what else to add to your tea
1. Soy milk - Mystery/thriller genre - Alias Grace 1/11/2018
2. Lemon - Nonfiction - St. Augustine's treatise on the city of God, abridged by F.R. Montgomery Hitchcock 1/9/2018

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome back; Beth!

[[deleted user]]

Time For Tea
Duration: Jan 1st- Jan 31st
Level: Have a Cuppa!
Books Completed: 5/5

First Cup:
Step 1 ➔ boil the water ➔ “steamy” story
Promises in Death by J.D. Robb - 04/01/2019

Step 2➔ Choose type of tea➔ Red Cover
Storm Born by Richelle Mead - 18/01/2019

Step 3 ➔ steep the tea — Strong➔301 pages or more
Carnal Innocence by Nora Roberts - 21/01/2019

Step 4 ➔ sweet? — One spoonful ➔ Book one in a series
Shadow of The Fox by Julie Kagawa - 22/01/2019

Step 5 ➔ black or white? — just a dash ➔ tagged romance
Honest Illusions by Nora Roberts - 23/01/2019

[Emily]

First Cup
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.
Divine Grace-Heather Rainier 11.4 STEAMY
Step 2 - Choose your tea
Read books with a color on the cover to match the type of tea you choose.
Black - black tea Charlie Foxtrotby Lani Lynn Vale 1.9
Step 3 - Steep the tea
Read books with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea
Medium - 151 to 300 pages My Badby Lani Lynn Vale 1.11 (243)
Step 4 - Sweet?
One spoonful - Book one in a series Pitch Pleaseby Lani Lynn Vale 1.17

Step 5 - Black or white?
Lemon - Non fiction genre book The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls 1.18

Second Cup
Step 1 - Boil the water 1.18
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.
One Chance, Fancyby Lani Lynn Vale 1.20
Step 2 - Choose your tea
Read books with a color on the cover to match the type of tea you choose.
Black - black tea Too Bad So Sad by Lani Lynn Vale 1.21
Step 3 - Steep the tea
Read books with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea
Medium Fumbled Loveby Lila Rose 1.22 284 pages

Step 4 - Sweet?
Two Spoonfuls Maybe Don't Wanna by Lani Lynn Vale 1.25

Step 5 - Black or white?
CreamBeautiful Darknesss by Kami Garcia 1.26

[Beth]

Duration: January 1-31 2019
Level: Have a cuppa - 1-5 books
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.
First cup: Subtleties of the Incredible Mullah Nasrudin by Idries Shah - author's name begins with I 1/5/2019

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

Norse Mythology 1/23/2019

Step 3 - Steep the tea
Read books with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea
Medium - 151 to 300 pages -- No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters (215) 1/10/2019

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
Guards! Guards! 1/26/2019 (first in the City Watch series)

Step 5 - Black or white?

Nonfiction - Lemon
Common Sense 1/21/2019

[Jess]

Time for Tea
Duration: 1st January - 31st January

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

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

[Chafic]

I'll go for one cup now and see if I'm in the mood for seconds.

Time for Tea - 5/5
Duration: 1st January - 31st January


My Tea:

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.
bOil - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens [January 26th]

Step 2 - Choose your tea
Read books with a color on the cover to match the type of tea you choose.
Green - The Maze Runner by James Dashner [January 18th]

Step 3 - Steep the tea
Read books with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea
Strong - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling [870 pages] [January 24th]

Step 4 - Sweet?
Read books to indicate how sweet you like your tea.
No Sugar - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz [January 23rd]

Step 5 - Black or white?
Read books to indicate what else to add to your tea
No Milk - Us Against You by Fredrik Backman [January 26th]Lemon - Non fiction genre book

I'll keep track in my member's corner and I'll update when I can:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Allyson]

Count me in!

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.

B - Logically Fallacious: The Ultimate Collection of Over 300 Logical Fallacies by Bo Bennett - ****
L - Geronimo Stilton: Lo Strano Caso Dei Brufoli Blu by Geronimo Stilton - ***

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 - All Because of a Cup of Coffee by Geronimo Stilton - ***
White - white tea - Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein - ***
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 - Il Risveglio Del Brividosauro by Geronimo Stilton - *
Medium - 151 to 300 pages - Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics by Jim Al-Khalili - ****
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 - Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty - *****
Just a dash - Romance/chick lit genre book - Un anno senza te by Luca Vanzella - ***
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 - Eleven Theses on Feuerbach by Karl Marx - ****

[Victorian Vickie]

Time for Tea
Level: Tea party - 11 or more books


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

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge; everyone!

[[deleted user]]

Finished my challenge!

My Thread

[Victorian Vickie]

Time for Tea
Duration: 1st January - 31st January
Level: Tea for Two
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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.

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

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Congratulations Seraphina!

Welcome Victorian Vickie!

[Allegra]

Here goes--as I cuddle my warm mug.

I start with , which takes place in steamy Australia, to get the kettle boiling. For black tea, I choose and brew a good strong cup . Then add a spoonful of sugar The Day the Music Died and a healthy pour of milk so I can get my Vitamin D.

For my next cup, I head to the deepest jungles of Africa and grab some white tea . This time, I'll brew it strong and leave out the sugar and milk .

[Sherri]

Completed

Step 1 - Boil the water
Read a book where the author's name or title begins with B, O, I or L.
March by Geraldine Brooks, 1/3/19, 3/5*

Step 2 - Choose your tea
Black - black tea --- Lost Souls by Kelley Armstrong, 1/13/19, 3/5*
Green - green tea --- Wild Rain by Christine Feehan, 1/15/19, 4/5*
White - white tea ---- Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepatys, 1/6/19, 5/5*
Brown - oolong tea --- American Nomads by Richard Grant, 1/4/19, 2/5*
Red - rooibos tea --- The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, 1/8/19, 2/5*
Orange - herbal tea --- Whiskey Sour by J.A. Konrath, 1/14/19, 3/5*

Step 3 - Steep the tea
Weak - under 150 pages --- The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Richard Howard (Translator), 1/17/19, 4/5*
Medium - 151 to 300 pages -- Lost Souls by Kelley Armstrong, 1/13/19, 3/5*
Strong - 301 pages or more --- American Nomads by Richard Grant, 1/4/19, 2/5*

Step 4 - Sweet?
No sugar - Stand alone novel ---- The Dressmaker by Kate Alcott, 1/2/19, 2/5*
One spoonful - Book one in a series --- The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie, 1/11/19, 2/5*
Two spoonfuls - Book two in a series -- B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton, 1/6/19, 5/5*
Honey - Book three in a series -- C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton, 1/13/19, 4/5*
Artificial sweetener - Book four in a series --- D is for Deadbeat by Sue Grafton,

Step 5 - Black or white?
No milk - General fiction genre --- The Witch Elm by Tana French, 1/22/19, 4/5*
Just a dash - Romance/chick lit genre book --- The Hating Game by Sally Thorne, 1/5/19, 3/5*
Lots of milk - Young Adult/new adult genre book---- The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, 1/8/19, 2/5*
Cream - Fantasy/sci fi genre book --- Street Freaks by Terry Brooks, 1/7/19, 4/5*
Soy milk - Mystery/thriller genre book ---- The Last TimeI Lied by Riley Sager, 1/17/19, 4/5*
Lemon - Non fiction genre book ---- First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung, 1/9/19, 4/5*

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Well done Allegra and Sherri! Congratulations!

[Allegra]

Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Well done Allegra and Sherri! Congratulations!"

Thanks. I can't help thinking that with the weather forecast in the US, the "Tea" theme will remain appropriate for an unfortunate while. And for our Ozzie friends, may I suggest adding a lot of ice.