Apples to Apples: Tracking

[Aiswrya]

Elsbeth wrote: "well here is a slight problem I didn't think of: it's in Dutch! So I just got some words from the pres and translated them to English. I hope that is alright?..."

Of course :)

[Louise]

Round #4
Adjective called: delicious
Final noun pick: Pudding

[LaurLa]

Round 4 ~ LaurLa
Adjective: Delicious

Noun Selection: legs
Book Completion

SS updated

[Michelle]

Round 4

Adjective - Delicious
Final Noun - Earthquake

SS Updated

[Nikitha]

Round 4 Final Pick
Delicious Art

[⚚♆ Cynthia ♆⚚]

Round: #04

Adjective: Delicious
Noun - Final pick: Destiny (precis)

Original post

[Natasha]

Round 4 final
Adjective: Delicious
Final noun: Potato

Spreadsheet updated

[Elsbeth]

Aiswrya wrote: "Elsbeth wrote: "well here is a slight problem I didn't think of: it's in Dutch! So I just got some words from the pres and translated them to English. I hope that is alright?..."

Of course :)"

Thanks!

[Elsbeth]

Final pick round 4:
Delicious boyfriend
:-)

[Vicki]

Final pick round 4

Delicious chef

[megan]

Round Four Final:

Delicious Politics

[Stacie]

Noun pick, Round 4:

Delicious women

SS updated

[Plethora]

Round 4 Selection

Adjective: Delicious
Noun: Rockstar

Completion Post

[Shan ~A~]

Shan ~A~ wrote: "Round 4 ~ Completion Post
Task: Read a book with at least two P's in the title
Book: The Pretending Plot by Lauren Blakely
How it fits: 2 P's in title
# of pgs: 202..."

Adjective - Delicious
Final Noun - Plot

[Lucy]

Hope I'm not too late!

Round 4 Selection

Adjective: Delicious
Noun: Drug

[Aiswrya]

I'm late again! The holiday week is kicking my butt! Sorry again everyone!

Final Round Theme - Read a holiday themed book
Any holiday/ festival will qualify. Tags (can be generic such as "holidays" or specific such as "Thanksgiving"), titles, series names or precis can be used to qualify. You may also use images on the cover to qualify - eg: Christmas tree on the cover

EDIT: updated task with clearer language

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

!!ROUND 4 WINNERS!!

Alysa wins the round with "Delicious Revenge"
Cynthia is the runner up with "Delicious Destiny"

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

We'll have two sets of winners next week - winners of the final round and the winners of the challenge (currently, Lucy is at first place and Vicki is the runner up)

Read longer books to win extra points ;-) Good luck everyone!

[Elsbeth]

Congrats, Alysa and Cynthia!

[Alysa]

Wow, thanks! And I actually almost changed my final noun choice!
Glad I didn’t. ☺️

[Vicki]

Moderators of NBRC wrote: "We'll have two sets of winners next week - winners of the final round and the winners of the challenge (currently, Lucy is at first place and Vicki is the runner up)

Read longer books to win extra..."

Woo hoo! Not sure how I managed that but great!

[⚚♆ Cynthia ♆⚚]

Thank you!! I was not expecting it at all :)

[Lucy]

Moderators of NBRC wrote: "
!!ROUND 4 WINNERS!!

Alysa wins the round with "Delicious Revenge"
Cynthia is the runner up with "Delicious Destiny""

I thought Delicious Revenge would get it :D Congrats!


I got very lucky with the Poppy War, but not sure I can recreate that this time.

[Julianne]

Week 5 completion post
Date Read: November 29th



Book: Starry Night
Pages: 256
How it fits: tagged Holiday, Christmas; Christmas tree on the cover
Nouns: Alaska (precis), Chicago (precis), Interview (precis), Toaster (precis), aurora borealis (precis)

spreadsheet updated

[megan]

Week 5 Completion

Book: Royal Holiday
Read: 30 Nov
Pages: 304
How it works: Holiday in title, holly/berries on cover, tagged Holiday>Christmas

Nouns: trip (precis), secretary (precis), banter (precis), accent (precis), queue (tag)

[⚚♆ Cynthia ♆⚚]

Unfortunately I couldn't go for a longer book this week!

COMPLETION POST

Round: 05 - Read a holiday themed book

Book/Author: The Christmas Pact by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward
How book qualified: "Christmas" in Book Title
Pages: 162
Date Read: 2020/12/01
Rating: 3⭐
Nouns chosen: Pact (title), Advice (precis), Office (precis), Party (precis), Emails (precis)

[Michelle]

Week 5 Completion Post

Task - Read a holiday themed book
Book - Jingle all the Slay
Author - Dakota Cassidy
Date - 11/29/20
Pages - 175
Rating - 3 Stars
How it fits - Holiday Mystery as stated in the summary.


Nouns Chosen

Reindeer (Cover)
Hummingbird (Cover)
Pentacle (Cover)
Snow (Cover)
Cottage (Precip)

Entered on SS

[The Drowsy Bookworm]

Week 5 Completion Post
Task: Read a holiday themed book
Book: Silent Night
Author: R.L. Stine
Date: 12/01/20
Pages: 216
How it fits - MPG Holiday- Christmas

Nouns Chosen: holiday (MPG), night (precis), street (precis), warning (precis), wreath (cover)

Spreadsheet updated

[Shan ~A~]

Week 5 ~ Completion Post
Task: Read a holiday themed book
Book: North of Need by Laura Kaye
Finished: 12/01
Pages: 263
How it fits: MPG Holiday/Christmas
Nouns Chosen: Snow (precis); mountain (precis); cabin (precis); family (precis); North (title)

[Louise]

Week 5 ~ Completion Post
Task: Read a holiday themed book

A Winter Hope by Sheila Newberry
Date Read: 12/2
Pages: 400
How It Fits: from precis "In the lead up to Christmas, the Hopes settle in, and start to make happy memories in their new home. But World War II is round the corner, and this carefree life can't last."
Nouns: Family (precis); Countryside (precis); Winter (title); baby (cover); snow (cover)

[Elsbeth]

Completion post week 5:
Seabreeze Christmas by Jan Moran (2-12-2020)
pages: 252
How it fits: Christmas in title and tree and santa hat on cover
Nouns: gingerbread, summer, sisters, decorations, inn

[Lucy]

Week 5 Completion Post

Book: A Christmas Railway Mystery
Pages: 351
Date Finished: 02/12/2020
How it fits: Christmas in the title and set around Christmas
Nouns: train, railway, head, town, church

[Nikitha]

Week 5 Completion Post
Winter Ball by Amy Lane
Pages: 175 pages
How it fits: Christmas tree on the cover

Nouns: Adolescence, star, (precis), cat, ball, ornaments (cover)

SS Updated

[Alysa]

Round 5 Completion Post


Hogfather by Terry Pratchett
Read: 12/2/2020
Pages: 416
How it fits: MPG Holiday > Christmas; "Hogfather" wearing a Santa hat on cover
Nouns chosen: fairy (precis), night (precis), stocking (precis), wizards (tagged 32 times), adventure (tagged 76 times)

Spreadsheet updated

ETA:
Adjective called: profound
Final noun pick: adventure

[Kristie]

Week 5 Completion Post

Book: The Mistletoe Promise
Pages: 273
Date Finished: 12/2/20
How it fits: MPG top shelf "Holiday > Christmas"
Nouns: mistletoe (title), stranger, food, idea, secrets, weeks (all precis)

[LaurLa]

Round 5 ~ LaurLa
Theme: Read a holiday themed book


Book: Merry and Bright
Date Read: 12.02 ★★★
Pages: 384 pp
How it fits: tagged Christmas 43 times
Nouns:

snow (cover)
chemist (précis)
heart (précis)
rebel (précis)
party (précis)

[Carrie]

Round 5 Completion Post

Book: Snowflakes at Mistletoe Cottage

by
Katie Ginger
Date Read: 12/2/2020
Pages: 384
How It Fits: Tagged Holiday/Christmas 37 times

Nouns:
Snowflakes - title
Mistletoe - title
Cottage - title
Kiss - precis
Boyfriend - precis

Final noun: Kiss

[Aiswrya]

Submissions for the final round are closed!

Adjective for this week - "Profound"

Remember to post your final pick in this thread by Dec 4th 3 PM EST

[The Drowsy Bookworm]

Round #5
Adjective called: profound
Final noun pick: Warning

spreadsheet updated

[Kristie]

Round #5
Adjective called: profound
final noun: idea

spreadsheet updated

[⚚♆ Cynthia ♆⚚]

Round: #05

Adjective: Profound
Noun - Final pick: Advice (precis)

Original post

[LaurLa]

Thank-you whoever put my submission into the spreadsheet!

[LaurLa]

Round 5 ~ LaurLa
Adjective: Profound

Noun Selection: rebel
Book Completion

SS updated

[Shan ~A~]

Shan ~A~ wrote: "Week 5 ~ Completion Post
Task: Read a holiday themed book
Book: North of Need by Laura Kaye
Finished: 12/01
Pages: 263
How it fits: MPG Holiday/Christmas
Nouns Chos..."

Adjective: Profound
Noun Selected: Family

[Nikitha]

Final round pick:
Profound Adolescence

SS Updated

[Nikitha]

Actually I'm not able to update the spreadsheet. Is it possible for one of the mods to do it for me?

[Michelle]

Round 5 ~ Michelle
Adjective: Profound

Noun Selection: Hummingbird
SS updated

[Vicki]

Oh no! I totally forgot to post my book that I finished yesterday. :(

[megan]

megan wrote: "Week 5 Completion

Book: Royal Holiday
Read: 30 Nov
Pages: 304
How it works: Holiday in title, holly/berries on cover, tagged Holiday>Christmas

Nouns: trip (precis), secretary (pr..."

Final Choice for Round 5
Noun: Banter
SS updated

[Alysa]

Round #5
Adjective called: profound
Final noun pick: adventure

spreadsheet updated