January: Time for Tea

[Navi]

Time for Tea Challenge

Duration: January 1 - 31

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.
✔The Billionaire Raj: A Journey Through India's New Gilded Age - set in hot climate (India) 1/3


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 - Five Days Gone: The Mystery of My Mother's Disappearance as a Child 1/4

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge Navi!

[Cindy III]

January: Time for Tea

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

[Agnieszka]

I love this idea - especially since my drinks of preference are herbal and roiboos teas :-)

Time for Tea
Duration: (1 - 31) January 2020
Level: Tea party
Completed: 14/11+

Boil the water =
5✓ 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.
In the Nick of Time by Susette Williams book 1 in The 12 Mysteries of Christmas Collection 2* 1/3
Brotherhood in Death by J.D. Robb 4* 1/5
Blood Will Tell book 6 in The Kate Shugak Investigations: Books 1-9 by Dana Stabenow 4* 1/8
Last Mile=The Last Mile by David Baldacci 5* 1/18
In the Spotlight by Ally Decker 4* 1/20

My Teas:
Usual/Main preference: =
✓ herbal tea - orange - Entrümpeln mit dem inneren Schweinehund by Marco von Münchhausen 3* 1/31 lit. transl: Declutter With One's Weaker Self
✓ Strong - 301 pages or more Mord zur besten Sendezeit=Death of a Diva by J.G. Goodhind 3* 1/5 - 313 pages
✓ No sugar - Stand alone novel Patyki, badyle by Urszula Zajączkowska 2* 1/14 lit. transl: Sticks, Stalks (or Weeds)
✓ No milk - General fiction genre Swamp Team 3 by by Jana Deleon 5* 1/10

Tea for Colds/Sore Throat:
✓ rooibos tea - red LECKERE GERICHTE FÜR SPARSAME GENIEßER: 100 schnelle, leckere & günstige Rezepte unter 2 Euro pro Person by Paul Claus 0* 1/31 lit. transl: Yummy Recipes For Thrifty Groumets: 100 Fast, Yummy & Low Priced Recipes For Less Than 2 Euro Per Person
✓ Medium - 151 to 300 pages Play With Fire book 5 in The Kate Shugak Investigations: Books 1-9 by Dana Stabenow 3.5* 1/6 - 228 pages
✓ Honey - Book three in a series Guarding Candy Kane by V.B. Tenery book 3 in The 12 Mysteries of Christmas Collection 3.5* 1/15 - The 12 Mysteries of Christmas #3
✓ Lemon - Non fiction genre book Doing Germany 2 by Agnieszka Paletta 3* 1/11
✓ Rasperies in sugar sirup (helps healing) - A Book Supporting Inner Growth/Self-Help 10,000 Reasons: Stories of Faith, Hope, and Thankfulness Inspired by the Worship Anthem by Matt Redman, Craig Borlase & Max Lucado 6* 1/14
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[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome Agnieszka & Cindy!

[Reed]

Oooh I love a good cup of tea! I'm in!

Time for Tea
Level: Have a cuppa
Completed: 0/5

Step One: Boil the water

The Ultimate Spider-Man by Stan Lee (author's name)

Step Two: Choose Your Tea

Iron Man: The Armor Trap by Greg Cox (Black Tea-Black Cover)

Step Three: Steep the Tea

The Cutaway by Christina Kovac (Strong-320 pages)

Step Four: Sweet?

The Adventures of Superman by George Lowther (No sugar- Stand Alone)

Step Five: Black or White?

Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult (No Milk- General Fiction)

[Tefek]

I’m a tea lover and gonna do it for 2 or 3 books or more :-)

Step1
Boil the water-Author’s name Orhan Pamuk نام من سرخ

Step2
Orange-herbal tea

Step3
Weak-under 150 pages بهترین شکل ممکن

Step4
No sugar-stand alone novelشازده احتجاب

Step5
Lemon-Non fiction genre انسان در جستجوی معنا

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome Reed & Tefek!

[Alex]

Duration 1 to 31 January, 2020

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

Cup One:
Boil the Water- Hard Bitten
Choose Your Tea- Rooibos- Drink Deep
Steep the Tea- Strong- Biting Cold
Sweetness- No Sugar- The Martian

[Nico]

Now this is a challenge I can get behind (I edit this comment drinking my 6th cup of tea today...)

Time For Tea
Duration: Jan 1st- Jan 31st
Total Books Completed: 5

CUP #1
Boil: Title starts with B - Boogeymen
Choose Your Tea: Black - Batman – Detective Comics, Volume 4: The Wrath
Steep: Strong - Blackwing
Sweet: No sugar - How to Talk to Girls at Parties
Black or White: Just a dash - Spectred Isle

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Gem coins have now been added to this challenge! Details above

[Cinthia]

Time For Tea
Duration: Jan 1 - 31
Level: Tea festival - 21 or more books

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.
1/11


Step 2 - Choose your tea
Read books with a color on the cover to match the type of tea you choose.
Black - black tea
1/10
Green - green tea
1/9
White - white tea
1/13
Brown - oolong tea
1/12
Red - rooibos tea
1/6
Orange - herbal tea
1/23

Step 3 - Steep the tea
Read books with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea
Weak - under 150 pages
1/1
Medium - 151 to 300 pages
1/2
Strong - 301 pages or more
1/4

Step 4 - Sweet?
Read books to indicate how sweet you like your tea.
No sugar - Stand alone novel
1/5
One spoonful - Book one in a series

Two spoonfuls - Book two in a series
1/2
Honey - Book three in a series
1/10
Artificial sweetener - Book four in a series
1/7

Step 5 - Black or white?
Read books to indicate what else to add to your tea
No milk - General fiction genre
1/21
Just a dash - Romance/chick lit genre book
1/15
Lots of milk - Young Adult/new adult genre book
1/13
Cream - Fantasy/sci fi genre book
1/14
Soy milk - Mystery/thriller genre book
1/3
Lemon - Non fiction genre book
1/7

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome Cinthia!

[Deanie]

CUP #1
Boil: Title - Born in Death
Choose Your Tea: White - The Sinner
Steep: Medium - The Colorado Kid
Sweet: Two Spoonfuls - This Old Homicide
Black or White: Soy Milk - Murder Can Mess Up Your Masterpiece

[Kay (PhoenixArisen)]

January: Time for Tea
Duration 1 to 31 January
Level: Have a cuppa - 1 to 5 books
Date completed: 16/1/20

Step 1 - Boil the water
Read a book that's a bit "steamy"
Erotic romance: Risking it All by Tessa Bailey - 15/1/20

Step 2 - Choose your tea
White - white tea
Perfect Confidence by Jan Ferguson - 7/1/20

Step 3 - Steep the tea
Medium - 151 to 300 pages
200 pages: New Blood by Matt Forbeck - 16/1/20

Step 4 - Sweet?
One spoonful - Book one in a series
Burn for Burn No 1: Burn for Burn by Jenny Han - 11/1/20

Step 5 - Black or white?
Lemon - Non fiction genre book
Non fiction/self help: Quiet: Learning to silence the brain chatter and believing that you’re good enough by Fearne Cotton - 13/1/20

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome Deanie & Kay!

[Kay (PhoenixArisen)]

All done!

January: Time for Tea
Duration 1 to 31 January
Level: Have a cuppa - 1 to 5 books
Date completed: 16/1/20

Step 1 - Boil the water
Read a book that's a bit "steamy"
Erotic romance: Risking it All by Tessa Bailey - 15/1/20

Step 2 - Choose your tea
White - white tea
Perfect Confidence by Jan Ferguson - 7/1/20

Step 3 - Steep the tea
Medium - 151 to 300 pages
200 pages: New Blood by Matt Forbeck - 16/1/20

Step 4 - Sweet?
One spoonful - Book one in a series
Burn for Burn No 1: Burn for Burn by Jenny Han - 11/1/20

Step 5 - Black or white?
Lemon - Non fiction genre book
Non fiction/self help: Quiet: Learning to silence the brain chatter and believing that you’re good enough by Fearne Cotton - 13/1/20

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Congratulations Kay!

[Kafamdaki]

I don't like tea very much. I prefer my tea without milk and sugar. My favorite tea is always a black one. I accept that challenge and I read Candidate by Voltaire. It's so good to experience that.

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome Gözen!

[Agnieszka]

I'm done!

Time for Tea
Duration: (1 - 31) January 2020
Level: Tea party
Completed: 14/11+

Boil the water =
5✓ 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.
In the Nick of Time by Susette Williams book 1 in The 12 Mysteries of Christmas Collection 2* 1/3
Brotherhood in Death by J.D. Robb 4* 1/5
Blood Will Tell book 6 in The Kate Shugak Investigations: Books 1-9 by Dana Stabenow 4* 1/8
Last Mile=The Last Mile by David Baldacci 5* 1/18
In the Spotlight by Ally Decker 4* 1/20

My Teas:
Usual/Main preference: =
✓ herbal tea - orange - Entrümpeln mit dem inneren Schweinehund by Marco von Münchhausen 3* 1/31 lit. transl: Declutter With One's Weaker Self
✓ Strong - 301 pages or more Mord zur besten Sendezeit=Death of a Diva by J.G. Goodhind 3* 1/5 - 313 pages
✓ No sugar - Stand alone novel Patyki, badyle by Urszula Zajączkowska 2* 1/14 lit. transl: Sticks, Stalks (or Weeds)
✓ No milk - General fiction genre Swamp Team 3 by by Jana Deleon 5* 1/10

Tea for Colds/Sore Throat:
✓ rooibos tea - red LECKERE GERICHTE FÜR SPARSAME GENIEßER: 100 schnelle, leckere & günstige Rezepte unter 2 Euro pro Person by Paul Claus 0* 1/31 lit. transl: Yummy Recipes For Thrifty Groumets: 100 Fast, Yummy & Low Priced Recipes For Less Than 2 Euro Per Person
✓ Medium - 151 to 300 pages Play With Fire book 5 in The Kate Shugak Investigations: Books 1-9 by Dana Stabenow 3.5* 1/6 - 228 pages
✓ Honey - Book three in a series Guarding Candy Kane by V.B. Tenery book 3 in The 12 Mysteries of Christmas Collection 3.5* 1/15 - The 12 Mysteries of Christmas #3
✓ Lemon - Non fiction genre book Doing Germany 2 by Agnieszka Paletta 3* 1/11
✓ Rasperies in sugar sirup (helps healing) - A Book Supporting Inner Growth/Self-Help 10,000 Reasons: Stories of Faith, Hope, and Thankfulness Inspired by the Worship Anthem by Matt Redman, Craig Borlase & Max Lucado 6* 1/14

[Nico]

Challenge for January 2020 completed!! :)

Time For Tea
Duration: Jan 1st- Jan 31st
Total Books Completed: 5
Status: Complete

CUP #1 (How I have my tea)
Boil: "B" (title starts with B) - Boogeymen
Choose Your Tea: Black (black cover) - Batman – Detective Comics, Volume 4: The Wrath
Steep: Strong (360 pages) - Blackwing
Sweet: No sugar (standalone) - How to Talk to Girls at Parties
Black or White: Just a dash (romance) - Spectred Isle

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Congratulations Agnieszka & Nico. Well done!

[Marla]

Time for Tea
Duration: 1/1/20 - 1/31/20
Level: Have a cuppa (1-5 books)
Progress: 10 of 10
# of Books: 10

I planned to do one cuppa, but managed to finish 2 cups in January.

Cup #1
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.
In Her Sights by Katie Rugle (1/31/20)

Step 2 - Choose your tea
Read books with a color on the cover to match the type of tea you choose.
Green - green tea
by Laura Griffin (1/27/20)

Step 3 - Steep the tea
Read books with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea
Strong - 301 pages or more
Edge by Jeffery Deaver (1/21/20) ~ 416 pages

Step 4 - Sweet?
Read books to indicate how sweet you like your tea.
No sugar - Stand alone novel
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (1/7/20)

Step 5 - Black or white?
Read books to indicate what else to add to your tea
No milk - General fiction genre
Until Proven Guilty by J.A. Jance (1/1/20)

Cup #2
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.
Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace (1/8/20)

Step 2 - Choose your tea
Read books with a color on the cover to match the type of tea you choose.
Black - black tea
by James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge (1/27/20)

Step 3 - Steep the tea
Read books with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea
Medium - 151 to 300 pages
The Littlest Cowboy by Maggie Shayne (1/10/20) ~ 190 pages

Step 4 - Sweet?
Read books to indicate how sweet you like your tea.
One spoonful - Book one in a series
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik (1/24/20) ~ Temeraire #1

Step 5 - Black or white?
Read books to indicate what else to add to your tea
No milk - General fiction genre
Frightful's Mountain by Jean Craighead George (1/31/20)

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Congratulations Marla! Nicely done.