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Read-a-Thon Feb 2022: Team Blender
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SPRINKLES
Adds a bit of flair and decoration to your pastries and sweets.
Earn a sprinkle of sprinkles for every 1000 pages read as a team.
Earn a sprinkle of sprinkles for every 10 hours of audio listened to.
CHOCOLATE DIPPED ORANGE MADELEINES
Recipe: https://thegreatbritishbakeoff.co.uk/...
- A book set in France
- A book with a shell on the cover
- A book with both black and white on the cover (not exclusively, but featuring both colors)
- A book written by an author whose name is Madeleine (any spelling or nickname)
TRUFFLE FOCACCIA
Recipe: https://thegreatbritishbakeoff.co.uk/...
- A long book (500+ pages)
- A book with a flavor word in the title (dry, salty, sweet, etc.)
- The newest book by an author you've already read
- A book set somewhere you'd like to visit
- A book featuring an important meal
BLACK FOREST MINI ROLLS
Recipe: https://thegreatbritishbakeoff.co.uk/...
- A comfort read
- A book mostly set in the wilderness (rural area, forest, etc.)
- A book with a circle on the cover
- A short book (less than 250 pages)
- A book with red on the cover
- A book used for the 2022 ATY Reading Challenge
LEMON CHEESECAKE CANNOLI
Recipe: https://thegreatbritishbakeoff.co.uk/...
- A book with a yellow cover
- A book set in Italy
- A book by a new-to-you author
- A book with someone smiling on the cover
- A book featuring a "sour" character (grumpy, curmudgeon, etc.)
- The next book in a series
- A book where food plays an important role
Hi team blender! Looking forward to a week of reading with you! I have added the books that I hope to read this week...it may end up being more, or less. We will see how the week goes!
Hi everyone! So excited I didn't miss out on this readathon. I'm a huge fan of the show and like to bake myself when I have the time. I know that I have quite a few things that will fit into some of these prompts.
I’ve missed the last two read-a-thons, so I am excited!
Hi team!I’m excited for the readathon :)
My family andI are devoted watchers of the Danish version of the show.
I have some books to read that I think will fit those prompts.
And a couple of days ago I made a tasty Oreo cheesecake:)
Just finished Sheets by Brenna Thummler, used it for a circle on the cover since it has a washer/dryer (whichever it is) on the cover with a circular front.
I finished following books this morning:The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow (I placed this under a book with red on the cover)
Real Friends by Shannon Hale (I placed this under a short book Less than 250 pages)
Johanne wrote: "And a couple of days ago I made a tasty Oreo cheesecake:)"Yummy!
I finished a book, but had less than 100 pgs left, so it doesn’t count, but I added the paged. I wanted to finish it before I move on. I started an audiobook this morning, but about to settle in for some good reading time!
Hey everyone! I'm reading Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco currently. Have about 150 pages left. Hopefully I can finish it tonight. It it set in Italy.
I also finished another book this morning with less than 100 pages to go, so I guess that doesn't count. It's too bad since I had about 80 or 90 pages, so it's quite a bit of reading! Oh well. My own fault for mixing up the read-a-thon schedule, lolI'm also listening to You Will Get Through This Night, with about an hour remaining. I'll definitely be finishing this before I go to bed tonight, so at least that one can count! I'm thinking it could work for yellow cover, possibly.
I should probably specify, I was using this cover art:
. So not entirely yellow, but it has yellow on it.
Oh! Actually I miscounted. I actually read 124 pages of my previous book today (Saturday), so it does count after all. It was The Love Hypothesis. I had the wrong page number in mind, good thing I went back and checked!
Rachel wrote: "I also finished another book this morning with less than 100 pages to go, so I guess that doesn't count. It's too bad since I had about 80 or 90 pages, so it's quite a bit of reading! Oh well. My o..."Still add the pages that you did read even if you can't count the book. Every page counts!
Hello! I was just added to this group. Yeah! I've never done one of these before so, here's hoping I can help out the group to 'make' our goodies.Saturday I read 40 pages and 6h 44m
I read Luster by Raven Leilani "cover to cover" (audiobook) It has red on the cover and is a new to ME author.
163 pages of Jar of Hearts today, and I have the day off tomorrow so I should be able to finish it off! Maybe even move on to another book, if I'm lucky.
Jessica wrote: "Hello! I was just added to this group. Yeah! I've never done one of these before so, here's hoping I can help out the group to 'make' our goodies.Saturday I read 40 pages and 6h 44m
I read [book:..."
Jessica, I would put it under New to you author so we can make progress on the Cannoli's.
I just finished Without the Mask: Coming Out and Coming Into God's Light by Charlie Bird. I updated the sheet to put it under a book that has both Black and White on the cover. I am currently making progress on Inheritance by Christopher Paolini and and I am going to start Short-Straw Bride. The first is probably going to take all week to finish (Hoping to fill the 500+ Page Prompt), but I am also going to read other shorter books at the same time.
Deborah wrote: "Jessica, I would put it under New to you author so we can make progress on the Cannoli's.."OK, will do. Thanks.
Sunday:Hell of a Book 24 pages
To Kill a Mockingbird 163 pages
Deacon King Kong 24 minutes
Magic Lessons 10 pages
Daily total:
197 pages
24minutes
I woulda read more but I spent half the day weed wacking my yard. I wanted to finish To Kill a Mockingbird today.
Hi :-) Newest member - and my first challenge!I looked at the spread sheet and figured a place for me to start might be Strange Hotel - it is set in France
and then perhaps The Warden - which is both a Madeleine authored book and a book with both black and white on the cover and a short book :-)
Finished Silver Linings Playbook and put it under a book with a smiling person on the cover. Going to start Burnt Toast Makes You Sing Good (a book with a tasting word)
Deborah wrote: "I just finished Without the Mask: Coming Out and Coming Into God's Light by Charlie Bird. I updated the sheet to put it under a book that has both Black and White on the cover. I am..."I just finished Eragon. Is it worth finishing the series?
Kathy Jo wrote: I just finished Eragon. Is it worth finishing the series?I think so. That being said, it depends on if you liked the first book. If you didn't enjoy the first book I wouldn't move on to the rest of the series. Eldest is about the same quality as Eragon. Brisingr is very long and slow. I haven't finished Inheritance yet, but so far it is more along the lines of the first two books (not the third.)
Links to My Reviews:
Eragon: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Eldest: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Brisingr: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire. Struggled to decide whether to use it for a place I'd like to visit (Confection, a world made entirely of baked goods) or a book where food is important. I used it for the latter because I think it's the tougher to fill prompt.
I just read 102 pages to finish
.It is a new-to-me author, book with a circle on the cover (my copy has the tree with the hole that Boo hides things in), and used for ATY challenge.
I think I'll put it under book used for ATY.
One more and we'll have our first Mini Roll
Finished off Jar of Hearts today (148 pages read). Need to go to bed now so can't update the spreadsheet, but feel free to place it whereever needed.
Monday:Hell of a Book 53 pages
To Kill a Mockingbird 102 pages (mentioned above)
Deacon King Kong 3 hours
Magic Lessons 0 pages
Daily total:
155 pages
3 Hours
Do you colour the finished titles in the sheet green?
For Monday I read 170 pgs of Finlay Donovan is Killing It. Should be done today.
Yes, we have been coloring the line blue and the cell green. I finished Little House on the Prairie and added to the Spreadsheet. We have one mini roll completed so I put it under the next one closest to being done.
I finished Short-Straw Bride by Karen Witemeyer last night. I put it under comfort read. I am making progress on Inheritance and I also started listening to Troubling a Star.
Sorry everyone for not checking in. I got myself a case of Covid (with symptoms like a bad cold, so not too bad) but haven’t had the energy to power up my computer, and I can’t see the spreadsheet on my phone. But I have been reading some and I’ll log it tomorrow. Goodnight!
Johanne, I am sorry you are sick! Feel better soon!
Kathy Jo wrote: "Yes, we have been coloring the line blue and the cell green. I finished Little House on the Prairie and added to the Spreadsheet. We have one mini roll completed so I put it under the next one cl..."
Oh, I didn't realize we were supposed to be doing that. I'm very bad with spreadsheets, so I just assumed it was programmed to do that itself somehow.
Rachel- no biggie. Just make sure you are putting it in the right “recipe”. I finished Kitchen Confidential: we finished our first Cannoli!
Kathy Jo wrote: "Rachel- no biggie. Just make sure you are putting it in the right “recipe”. I finished Kitchen Confidential: we finished our first Cannoli!"
Whoo Hoo! Good job team! Keep it up!
170 pages (exactly halfway!) of The Heart Principle today. Hopefully will be able to finish it tomorrow, but if not then definitely Thursday. I'm totally confused by the spreadsheet to be honest. I've been putting everything under Plans for now. Most of the books I've read can work for multiple options, but those options also have a bunch of other books, so I don't really get how to assign them to specific tasks.
Tuesday:I had a super slow day. I got sucked into Dexter New Blood for like 5 hours then wasn't in much of a reading mood.
Hell of a Book 8 pages
Deacon King Kong 5 hours
Magic Lessons 20 pages
Daily total:
28 pages
5 Hours
Rachel wrote: "I'm totally confused by the spreadsheet to be honest. I've been putting everything under Plans for now. Most of the books I've read can work for multiple options, but those options also have a bunch of other books, so I don't really get how to assign them to specific tasks."I think the best thing could be to first look and see if a book you finish fits first into a spot that is not taken. But, then if it is you can always put it in to start a new recipe.
For example:
Since all the things you have on the plans for the books you finished are already taken by other books I'd recommend the following...
Jar of Hearts could go on a new-to-you author.
The Love Hypothesis could go for a book with a sour character.
You will get through this night could go as a book with a yellow cover.
If you did it this way we'd have half a new Cannoli.
This is just one example of course...you can do as you please.
Rachel wrote: "I'm totally confused by the spreadsheet to be honest. I've been putting everything under Plans for now. Most of the books I've read can work for multiple options, but those options also have a bunch of other books, so I don't really get how to assign them to specific tasks."If there is more than one option for your book, pick the one you feel best helps the team reach our goals. Also, if you want help deciding where to put your books we can all help out! Just put it on here and I am sure at least one of us will know the best place to put your book. Also, If all the prompts your book fits have already been filled, start a new "recipe". We want to make as many as we can.
My understanding of how to fill the Spreadsheet:
Sprinkles Tracking:
Enter in the daily number of pages or hours read in the column under your name.
Recipe tabs (Madeleines, Focaccias, Mini Rolls, Cannolis):
When you finish a book assign it to a prompt to provide an "ingredient" for a recipe. To assign your book, go to the official tab that contains the desired prompt, then enter the book title and author in the row with the prompt it fits. (The ATY moderators do all the color changes in these tabs, all we have to do is add our books)
Plans Tab:
You don't have to put your books in the planning tab, but if you do it is a quick way for everyone in the group to see what prompts people are planning to fill and what still needs to be filled in order to finish a "recipe".
If you choose to use the planning tab, add your book at the top of the column, use the drop down menu to mark its status (TBR/In Progress/Completed) and then put an x next to each prompt that the book can possibly fit (this is what Column C is counting). When you finished a book, mark it as complete and then change the row of the prompt you used to fill to blue (or if we are creating a second item in a group some other color.) Most of us have been marking the "x" green as well just to make it even more clear what book was being used."
Note: the colors in the plan tab are not super important, it is just a tool to help others in the group more easily follow what is going on over the week. It doesn't affect our results. So don't worry to if you haven't been doing this.
Hopefully this helps
Finished Finlay Donavan is Killing It yesterday! Have to update the spreadsheet when I get a chance.
110 more pages today of The Heart Principle, but unfortunately didn't get to finish it yet. I will definitely finish it off tomorrow!Thanks for all the suggestions above about how to manage the spreadsheet. I think part of the problem is that I only really check just before bed since that's when I'm done reading for the night, so i don't really leave myself enough time to really play around with it. I've input my books so far where I think they should go, but feel free to move as needed.
I finished Troubling a Star by Madeleine L'Engle. I put it under A book set somewhere you'd like to visit, because we don't have a focaccia yet.
I had a long day at work, but it did mean I had a lot of audio book listening time. As a result, I finished Lemon Tart by Josi S Kilpack. I put is under "A book where food plays an important role". I am still working on Inheritance . Finger's crossed that I get it finished by Midnight on Saturday.
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It's time to fill your bakery case with goodies. You will read books to bake sweets and pastries! Each pastry takes a different number of books, depending on complexity.
You can bake your pastries in any order that you'd like, and you can bake multiple pastries at once (infinite oven space!). Don't forget about your sprinkles! You get some for every 1000 pages read (or 10 hours of audio listed to).
You'll want to create the best bakery case that you can bake, so make sure you have at least one of every type of goodie... they are all important to your score! You can have multiples of the same types of pastries as well.
TEAM SPREADSHEET: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
THE TEAM
Elizabeth
Deborah
Johanne
Lynette
Kathy Jo
Rachel
Jessica
Louise