2021 Read-a-Thon #1: Scattergories

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

We always try to bring back old favorites. So today’s game is simple. Use the first letter of your current book in order to fill in each of the questions/categories. You can skip A, An, and The, and try to come up with ones that haven't been used yet!

I'll start: Anxious People

Something red or pink: ace of hearts
Romantic movie: About Time
Something sweet: apple pie
An act of kindness: ask if someone needs help
A feeling: anxious
A thing you love: art
Kind of flower: African Violet
Something with a heart: aardvark
Love song title: All This Time
Ways to ruin a date: Accidentally send him a text where you’re complaining about him

[Ellie]

A Stranger in Town

Something red or pink: Strawberry
Romantic movie: Sleepless in Seattle
Something sweet: Sugar
An act of kindness: Shopping for an elderly neighbour
A feeling: Sombre
A thing you love: Sunlight
Kind of flower: Snowdrop
Something with a heart: Sloth
Love song title: Sexual Healing 🤣 (I'm sorry, I couldn't think of anything)
Ways to ruin a date: Singing Sexual Healing...

[°~Amy~°]

Currently reading: A Seal Called Andre

Something red or pink: Sunset
Romantic movie: Sleepless in Seattle
Something sweet: Sugar
An act of kindness: Sending money to charities
A feeling: Sorrowful
A thing you love: Sunshine
Kind of flower: Sweet Pea
Something with a heart: Salamander
Love song title: Something in the Way She Moves (Beatles)
Ways to ruin a date:Saying you really really REALLY want to have 21 children and a houseful of stray cats

[Edie]

Currently Reading: The Turner House

Something red or pink: tongue
Romantic movie: Terminator
Something sweet: taffy
An act of kindness: taking food to first responders
A feeling: tender
A thing you love: talking to my granddaughter
Kind of flower: tulip
Something with a heart: tiger
Love song title: Tonight You Belong to Me
Ways to ruin a date: tearing up his favorite hat

[Johanna]

Currently Reading: Gods of Jade and Shadow

Something red or pink: Gerbera daisy
Romantic movie: Ghost
Something sweet: Godiva chocolate
An act of kindness: Generosity
A feeling: Guilt
A thing you love: Greece
Kind of flower: Gardenia
Something with a heart: Girl
Love song title: Greatest Love of All (Whitney Houston)
Ways to ruin a date: Get something on your date

[Kelly Sj]

The Hangman's Daughter

Something red or pink: Hearts
Romantic movie: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Something sweet: Ho Hos
An act of kindness: Healing
A feeling: Hopeful
A thing you love: Hanging out with my favorite people
Kind of flower: Hydrangea
Something with a heart: Hedgehog
Love song title: Hands to Heaven
Ways to ruin a date: Having no sense of humor

[Joyce]

Currently Reading: Falstaff

Something red or pink: The flesh of figs
Romantic movie: From Here to Eternity
Something sweet: Fudge
An act of kindness: Filling someone’s fridge
A feeling: fear
A thing you love: Finn my firstborn
Kind of flower: Fuchsia
Something with a heart: Fire
Love song title: Fly Me to the Moon
Ways to ruin a date: Flatulence

[Kristina]

Love with a Chance of Drowning

Something red or pink: lipstick
Romantic movie: Love and Basketball
Something sweet: lollipop
An act of kindness: leaving extra tip
A feeling: love
A thing you love: literature
Kind of flower: lily
Something with a heart: lion
Love song title: Love on the Brain
Ways to ruin a date: losing one's temper

[Nancy]

The Worst Best Man and also What's Mine and Yours

Something red or pink: watermelon
Romantic movie: A Walk to Remember
Something sweet: white chocolate
An act of kindness: whisper something nice
A feeling: weird
A thing you love: Willy Wonka
Kind of flower: Wildflower
Something with a heart: wombat
Love song title: Waiting For a Girl Like You
Ways to ruin a date: wander away without a word

[Robin P, Orbicular Mod]

Currently reading: True Grit

Something red or pink: Taco sauce
Romantic movie: Titanic
Something sweet: Tootsie Roll
An act of kindness: Taking in a stray animal
A feeling: Terror
A thing you love: Tea
Kind of flower: Tulip
Something with a heart: Turtle
Love song title: Tea for Two
Ways to ruin a date: Talking too much

[Deborah]

Currently reading: Dicey's Song

Something red or pink: Dress
Romantic movie: A December Bride
Something sweet: Dulce de Leche
An act of kindness: Driving someone to a needed destination
A feeling: Desire
A thing you love: Dogs
Kind of flower: Daisy
Something with a heart: Deer
Love song title: Danny's Song
Ways to ruin a date: Death

[Ali]

Currently reading an absolute guilty pleasure: Elevator Pitch

Something red or pink: Elderberry
Romantic movie: Edge of Reason (Bridget Jones)
Something sweet: Éclair
An act of kindness: Empty the bin
A feeling: Excitement
A thing you love: Exploring
Kind of flower: Echinacea
Something with a heart: Eagle
Love song title: Endless Love
Ways to ruin a date: Escaping out the bathroom window

[Jen K]

Currently Reading: The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart

Something red or pink: pig
Romantic movie: Pride & Prejudice
Something sweet: pumpkin pie
An act of kindness: purchasing a gift
A feeling: perplexed
A thing you love: pumpkins
Kind of flower: pansy
Something with a heart: penguin
Love song title: Perfect by Ed Sheeran
Ways to ruin a date: pushy behavior

[Sarah]

Why, oh why did I have to be reading Unbirthday? :D

Something red or pink: Uvula :D
Romantic movie: Up (the beginning's romantic at least!)
Something sweet: Upside down cake
An act of kindness: Unexpected gifts
A feeling: Uncertainty
A thing you love: Unicorns
Kind of flower: Ursinia (had to google this one!)
Something with a heart: Uakari
Love song title: Unintended (by Muse)
Ways to ruin a date: Urine? LOL

[Sue]

Currently reading: Miss Benson's Beetle

Something red or pink: Mars
Romantic movie: Maudie
Something sweet: mulberries
An act of kindness: make a meal
A feeling: misery
A thing you love: music
Kind of flower: marigold
Something with a heart: mother
Love song title: My Girl
Ways to ruin a date: moaning about money

[Roxana]

Currently reading A Chorus Rises!

Something red or pink: Cotton candy
Romantic movie: Crazy Rich Asians
Something sweet: Chocolate
An act of kindness: Cash donation
A feeling: Celebratory
A thing you love: Cats
Kind of flower: Crocus
Something with a heart: Crocodile
Love song title: Call It What You Want
Ways to ruin a date: Crassness

[Samantha]

The Midnight Library
Something red or pink: Makeup
Romantic movie: Monsoon Wedding
Something sweet: Mango
An act of kindness: Matchmaking
A feeling: Madness
A thing you love: Movies
Kind of flower: Marigold
Something with a heart: Man
Love song title: Mr Blue Sky (I got married to this so is a love song to me)
Ways to ruin a date: Mansplain

[Sarah]

Currently reading: Pretty Little Wife

Something red or pink: poinsettia
Romantic movie: The Princess Bride
Something sweet: plum pie
An act of kindness: piling snow for neighbours
A feeling: peace
A thing you love: pussycats
Kind of flower: pansy
Something with a heart: penguin
Love song title: Power of Love
Ways to ruin a date: puking

[Sherri]

Currently Reading: The Cooking Gene
Something red or pink: Candy hearts
Romantic movie: Casablanca
Something sweet: Cupcakes
An act of kindness: Carrying bags
A feeling: Courage
A thing you love: Cats
Kind of flower: Carnation
Something with a heart: cow
Love song title: Can't help falling in Love
Ways to ruin a date: Cancel the date

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

Sarah wrote: "Why, oh why did I have to be reading Unbirthday? :D

Something red or pink: Uvula :D
Romantic movie: Up (the beginning's romantic at least!)
Something sweet: Upside down cake
An act..."

haha yours got me a chuckle. And Up definitely counts! That beginning gets all the feels.

[Lizzy]

I'm loving all the ways to ruin a date!

[Kendra]

I'm also reading A Stranger in Town.

Something red or pink: Smarties *Sings* When you eat your Smarties, do you eat the red ones last....🤗
Romantic movie: Sweet Home Alabama
Something sweet: Sugar Cookies
An act of kindness: Shoveling for your neighbors
A feeling: Sad
A thing you love: Sweaters
Kind of flower: Sunflower
Something with a heart: Shrew
Love song title: Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours
Ways to ruin a date: Sleep through it.

[Laurel]

Currently reading The English Wife
Something red or pink: Enchantress rose
Romantic movie: Eat, Pray, Love
Something sweet: Eclair
An act of kindness: Editing a resume for a friend
A feeling: Exaltation
A thing you love: English muffins
Kind of flower: Easter Lily
Something with a heart: Elk
Love song title: Earth Angel
Ways to ruin a date: Eat a lot of garlic

[Rachel]

Currently Reading: Red, White & Royal Blue

Something red or pink: Roses
Romantic movie: Romeo and Juliet
Something sweet: Raspberries
An act of kindness: Reaching something from a shelf that's too high (I'm short, lol)
A feeling: Regret
A thing you love: Red velvet cake
Kind of flower: Rhododendrons (pretty sure that's a flower)
Something with a heart: Rabbit
Love song title: Right Here Waiting
Ways to ruin a date: Rotten food

[Kathy]

When All Is Said

Something red or pink: wine
Romantic movie: Wedding Crashers - lol!
Something sweet: white wine
An act of kindness: wiping a child's tears
A feeling: wistfulness
A thing you love: winter
Kind of flower: wisteria
Something with a heart: walrus
Love song title: Walking in the Rain
Ways to ruin a date: whining

[Joan]

Vanishing Girls


Something red or pink: Valentine heart
Romantic movie: Valentine's Day
Something sweet: vanilla fudge
An act of kindness: vacuuming for mom
A feeling: violent
A thing you love: vampire
Kind of flower: violet
Something with a heart: vulture
Love song title: Victim of Love
Ways to ruin a date: vaping

[Jillian]

Heartless

I feel like I’m on Family Feud and I’m coming up with the worst answers. The first answer is my initial thoughts and the second one will be a better choice.


Something red or pink: heart
Romantic movie: Hamlet; my next idea was just as bad Hansel & Gretel:witch hunters (I wound not recommend it). Yeah, I don’t watch much tv/movies so moving on.
Something sweet: hamburger (I don’t even eat them so maybe they are sweet with ketchup 🤷‍♀️); honeydew
An act of kindness: helping (Finally, I came up with a good idea 😊).
A feeling: happy (I’m on a roll).
A thing you love: harpoons (I spoke too soon, not sure where that idea came from); hammock
Kind of flower: heather
Something with a heart: hammerhead shark
Love song title: Home on the Range (🤨); Here Comes the Sun
Ways to ruin a date: hiding from your date

[Veronica]

Currently reading: Stay with Me

Something red or pink: stocking
Romantic movie: sweet home alabama
Something sweet: sugar cookie
An act of kindness: switch places in line
A feeling: stressed
A thing you love: sweet tea
Kind of flower: stargazer lilly
Something with a heart: shark
Love song title: stand by your man
Ways to ruin a date: stalk your ex while with a new date

[Kendra]

Jillian wrote: "Heartless

I feel like I’m on Family Feud and I’m coming up with the worst answers. The first answer is my initial thoughts and the second one will be a better choice.

A thing you love: harpoons"

LOL! Thankyou for sharing your silly answers.

[Robin P, Orbicular Mod]

Ok, here's a challenge - (The) Year of the Hare

Something red or pink: yo-yo
Romantic movie: You've Got Mail
Something sweet: yams
An act of kindness: yielding right of way on highway
A feeling: yearning
A thing you love: yarn crafts
Kind of flower: yarrow
Something with a heart: yak
Love song title: You Send Me
Ways to ruin a date: yawning