Mini Challenge 3 - Housewarming Party

[Melindam]

                     

Housewarming Party Time!*

Show your dream home off to your friends and celebrate.


◈ Books for tasks can be finished in any order
◈ you can start this challenge any time and have 12 months to finish in your own rhythm
◈ You can use a post to track your progress or you can make a copy of this Google Sheet if you find that easier
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...


                        

*This was the UNO Mini Challenge in April 2022 (modified for individual challenge)

[Melindam]

TASK LIST

Let's Get This Party Started!
1. Read a book with a food on the cover or mentioned in the text
2. Read a book with a food on the cover or mentioned in the text
3. Read a book with a food on the cover or mentioned in the text
4. Read a book with a food on the cover or mentioned in the text
5. Read a book with a drink on the cover or mentioned in the text
6. Read a book with a drink on the cover or mentioned in the text
7. Read a book with a drink on the cover or mentioned in the text
8. Read a book with a drink on the cover or mentioned in the text
9. Read a book mentioning utensils needed for party catering (cutlery, plates, glasses etc.)
10. Read a book mentioning utensils needed for party catering
11. Read a book mentioning utensils needed for party catering
12. Read a book mentioning utensils needed for party catering

Note: Each Food / drink / utensils / parties need to be unique. For example, You cannot have 6 cups of coffee or 3 birthday cakes.

Let's issue some invitations and get prepared!
13. Read a book with only one person on the cover
14. Read a book with one or more children on the cover
15. Read a book with more than one person on the cover
16. Read a book where someone goes to some kind of party
17. Read a book where someone goes to some kind of formal event (conference, charity ball, etc.)
18. Read a book where someone goes to dinner in a restaurant
19. Read a book where someone receives an invitation (of any kind)
20. Read a book where someone is preparing lunch or dinner
21. Read a book where someone is baking some kind of cake
22. Read a book where someone goes shopping

Ready to roll?
23. Read a book featuring a musician (amateur or professional)
24. Read a book mentioning a musical instrument
25. Read a book featuring a famous person (real or fictional)
26. Read a book where someone gets ready for an event (party, office do... something that requires dressing up)
27. Read a book featuring a shy person
28. Read a book featuring an outgoing person
29. Read a book with a character who gets tipsy or drunk
30. Read a book where someone meets a certain someone
31. Read a book where a character is driving somewhere
32. Read a book where a character is wearing designer clothes
33. Read a book with a character wearing make-up
34. Read a book where a character is dancing

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Let's Get This Party Started!

Note: Each Food / drink / utensils / parties need to be unique. For example, You cannot have 6 cups of coffee or 3 birthday cakes.

Food on cover or in text
1.
2.
3.
4.

Drink on cover or in text
5.
6.
7.
8.

Mentioning utensils needed for party catering
9.
10.
11.
12.

Let's issue some invitations and get prepared!

13.Only one person on cover

14. One or more children on cover

15. More than one person cover

16. Someone goes to some kind of party

17. Someone goes to a formal event (conference, charity ball, etc.)

18. Someone goes to dinner in a restaurant

19. Someone receives an invitation (of any kind)

20. Someone is preparing lunch or dinner

21. Someone is baking some kind of cake

22. Someone goes shopping

Ready to roll?

23. Featuring a musician (amateur or professional)

24. Mentioning a musical instrument

25. Featuring a famous person (real or fictional)

26. Someone gets ready for an event (party, office do... something that requires dressing up)

27. Featuring a shy person

28. Featuring an outgoing person

29. Character gets tipsy or drunk

30. Someone meets a certain someone

31. Character is driving somewhere

32. Character is wearing designer clothes

33. Character wearing make-up

34. Character is dancing

[Susan A]

Let's Get This Party Started! - COMPLETE

Note: Each Food / drink / utensils / parties need to be unique. For example, You cannot have 6 cups of coffee or 3 birthday cakes.

Food on cover or in text
1. milk p 32 - The Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days of Christmas 11/9/23
2. truffles ch 2 - A Soupçon of Poison: Kat Holloway Victorian Mysteries 11/9/23
3. peaches ch 2 - Arctic Fire 11/12/23
4. mac n cheese 6h 15m - Nothing to See Here 11/16/23

Drink on cover or in text
5. tea on cover - A Newlywed’s Guide to Fortune and Murder 11/9/23
6. milk p124 - Werewolf Bodyguard 11/12/23
7. beer ch 1 - His Risk to Take 11/11/23
8. champagne p69 - Three Bells, Two Bows and One Brother's Best Friend 11/14/23

Mentioning utensils needed for party catering
9. 44% plates - Criss Cross 11/10/23
10. 12% napkins - Body and Soul 11/10/23
11. 52% fork - Secrets 11/10/23
12. p152 spoon - I Am Not a Serial Killer 11/12/23

Let's issue some invitations and get prepared!

13.Only one person on cover
11/10/23

14. One or more children on cover
11/16/23

15. More than one person cover
11/21/23

16. Someone goes to some kind of party
The Naughty, The Nice and The Nanny 11/14/23 - christmas party

17. Someone goes to a formal event - prom
Ancient History 11/8/23

18. Someone goes to dinner in a restaurant
Among the Living 11/10/23 - Jacob & Vic go to a restuarant

19. Someone receives an invitation (of any kind)
I'm Your Guy 12/14/23 - invite to black tie charity event

20. Someone is preparing lunch or dinner
Honey's Werewolf 11/12/23 - mom cooks dinner p171

21. Someone is baking some kind of cake - cake baking with Diego
Spring's Second Chance 11/8/23

22. Someone goes shopping
Why Did The Alien Cross The Galaxy? To Find a Fake Boyfriend and Befriend a Vacuum Cleaner. 12/25/23 - Vix goes shopping for souvenirs for his mothers

Ready to roll?

23. Featuring a musician (amateur or professional)
Wreck the Halls 11/24/23 - the moms are rock stars

24. Mentioning a musical instrument
The Bright and Hungry Future of Hawks 12/8/23 - ch 68 piano


25. Featuring a famous person (real or fictional)
Unexpected Chances 11/14/23 - actor

26. Someone gets ready for an event (party, office do... something that requires dressing up)
Get Frosted 12/5/23 - gran's bday partys

27. Featuring a shy person
Atlas 11/11/23 - Atlas self describes as shy

28. Featuring an outgoing person
Tangled 11/11/23 - Drew is outgoing

29. Character gets tipsy or drunk - Cameron is drunk @ 35%
Sixty Five Hours 11/9/23

30. Someone meets a certain someone
Holiday Heart Strings 12/10/23

31. Character is driving somewhere - Nikolas and Benjamin drive around house hunting
Love Is a Stranger 11/8/23


32. Character is wearing designer clothes
The Grump Who Stole Christmas 11/10/23 - Jimmy Choo shoes

33. Character wearing make-up - MC applies make up to disguise herself as an older woman
113 Minutes 11/8/23

34. Character is dancing
Untamed Virgins 11/11/23 - MCs dance p38

[Chrissie]

Finished: 20247/07/27

Starting Date: 08.11.2023
Progress: 34/34

Let's Get This Party Started!
food on cover or in text
1. Cake (p. 19) - Red, White & Royal Blue ✓
2. Suppe (p. 62) - Das Urteil und andere Erzählungen. ✓
3. Krebspastete (p. 25) - Die Maimädchen ✓
4. Makkaroni-Omelett (p. 35) - Comandante: Roman ✓
drink on cover or in text
5. Wine (p. 729) - Complete Works of Oscar Wilde ✓
6. Kognak (cognac, p. 42) - Was wir nie verzeihen: Kriminalroman (River-Delta-Reihe 3) ✓
7. Whisky (p. 18) - Wenn die Lichter ausgehen ✓
8. Kaffee (p. 12) - Father Figure ✓
utensils for party catering (cutlery, plates, glasses etc.) in text
9. Teacup (p. 36) - Catching Fire ✓
10. Plastikschalen (p. 191) - Sommerhaus am See ✓
11. Kaffeetablett (p. 13) - The Maid: Ein Zimmermädchen ermittelt ✓
12. Weinkühler (p. 129) - Effi Briest ✓

Let's issue some invitations and get prepared!
13. Read a book with only one person on the cover ✓
14. Read a book with one or more children on the cover ✓
15. Read a book with more than one person on the cover ✓
16. Read a book where someone goes to some kind of party ✓
17. Read a book where someone goes to some kind of formal event (presentation) ✓
18. Read a book where someone goes to dinner in a restaurant ✓
19. Read a book where someone receives an invitation (of any kind) ✓
20. Read a book where someone is preparing lunch or dinner ✓
21. Read a book where someone is baking some kind of cake ✓
22. Read a book where someone goes shopping ✓

Ready to roll?
23. Read a book featuring a musician (amateur or professional) ✓
24. Read a book mentioning a musical instrument (p. 2) ✓
25. Read a book featuring a famous person (real or fictional) ✓
26. Read a book where someone gets ready for an event ✓
27. Read a book featuring a shy person ✓
28. Read a book featuring an outgoing person ✓
29. Read a book with a character who gets tipsy or drunk ✓
30. Read a book where someone meets a certain someone ✓
31. Read a book where a character is driving somewhere ✓
32. Read a book where a character is wearing designer clothes ✓
33. Read a book with a character wearing make-up ✓
34. Read a book where a character is dancing ✓

[LaurLa]

UNO Mini Challenge 3 - Housewarming Party
November 19, 2023 - November 18 2024

My Mini Challenge 3 (msg 6)

Let's Get This Party Started!




1. Read a book with a food on the cover or mentioned in the text
➖she pulled out a tub of plain yogurt, [loc 161.3]
➖Most Eligible Bachelor ➖ 11.19 ★★★

2. Read a book with a food on the cover or mentioned in the text
➖lemons/limes on cover
➖Gimme Some Sugar ➖ 11.21 ★★★★

3. Read a book with a food on the cover or mentioned in the text
➖loaded a plate with brisket and smoked chicken, added a beef rib [loc 109.6]
➖Magic Claims ➖ 11.22 ★★★★

4. Read a book with a food on the cover or mentioned in the text
➖Try the salted caramel apple tart. [loc 139.9]
➖Kyle ➖ 12.02 ★★★

5. Read a book with a drink on the cover or mentioned in the text
➖How were the martinis? [loc 14.2]
➖The Christine + Jake Affair ➖ 12.03 ★★★

6. Read a book with a drink on the cover or mentioned in the text
➖she poured a finger of Laphroaig [loc 51.4]
➖When Shadows Fall ➖ 12.05 ★★★★

7. Read a book with a drink on the cover or mentioned in the text
➖and was drinking orange juice from the carton [loc 54.9]
➖Destiny ➖ 12.10 ★★★★

8. Read a book with a drink on the cover or mentioned in the text
➖Clean up a spilled pint of Guinness. [loc 4.8]
➖Same Time Next Year ➖ 12.16 ★★★★

9. Read a book mentioning utensils needed for party catering
➖plate: serves it, handing me the plate and a fork. [loc 21.6]
➖The Virgin Next Door ➖ 11.20 ★★★★

10. Read a book mentioning utensils needed for party catering
➖tray: It was topped with a tray holding cutlery, [loc 82.5]
➖Unwritten Rules ➖ 12.13 ★★★

11. Read a book mentioning utensils needed for party catering
➖knife: then swapped the knife for a fork [loc 69.7]
➖Sugar and Sliced ➖ 12.14 ★★★

12. Read a book mentioning utensils needed for party catering
➖glasses: A waiter passed with several glasses [loc 210.2]
➖Mistletoe Hearts ➖ 12.16 ★★★★


Let's issue some invitations and get prepared!




13. Read a book with only one person on the cover
➖one person on cover
➖Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper ➖ 01.06 ★★★

14. Read a book with one or more children on the cover
➖child on cover
➖Heaven is for Real ➖ 02.07 ★★★★

15. Read a book with more than one person on the cover
➖two people on cover
➖Kiss the Girl ➖ 03.04 ★★★★

16. Read a book where someone goes to some kind of party
➖MCs and friends all go to the Hogmanay celebration at the castle
➖Only You ➖ 11.27 ★★★★

17. Read a book where someone goes to some kind of formal event
➖The Beauvisage family hold a formal ball in Caroline's honor
➖Rescued by a Rogue ➖ 12.01 ★★★

18. Read a book where someone goes to dinner in a restaurant
➖MCs go out to dinner for a date
➖Just Say Yes ➖ 11.24 ★★★★

19. Read a book where someone receives an invitation
➖Stella receives an invitation to the Christmas party
➖Window Shopping ➖ 12.08 ★★★★

20. Read a book where someone is preparing lunch or dinner
➖Ray is fixing lunch when Kyle comes in with Anna
➖Ray ➖ 12.08 ★★★

21. Read a book where someone is baking some kind of cake
➖the cook is baking a cake when Violet knocks into him, spilling it all
➖The Naughty, The Nice and The Nanny ➖ 12.11 ★★★★

22. Read a book where someone goes shopping
➖Maggie and Carlos go to the grocery
➖Save My Soul ➖ 11.26 ★★★


Ready to roll?




23. Read a book featuring a musician (amateur or professional)
➖Ben is the bassist for Stage Dive rock band
➖Deep ➖ 03.02 ★★★★

24. Read a book mentioning a musical instrument
➖So instead of playing her beloved cello on a stage, [loc 20.2]
➖Ricochet ➖ 12.18 ★★★

25. Read a book featuring a famous person (real or fictional)
➖Christian is a famous movie star, Sergei is a famous director
➖Hook, Line, and Sinker ➖ 12.12 ★★★★

26. Read a book where someone gets ready for an event (party, office do... something that requires dressing up)
➖Laura and Gabe prepare for their wedding reception
➖Gabriel's Angel ➖ 12.06 ★★★★

27. Read a book featuring a shy person
➖Sophie is quiet and shy
➖Until Nico ➖ 01.03 ★★★★

28. Read a book featuring an outgoing person
➖Cassie is an outgoing type of person
➖The Haunted Miss Hampshire ➖ 11.25 ★★★

29. Read a book with a character who gets tipsy or drunk
➖Mia gets tipsy after she and Henri get in a fight
➖Christmas On Anchor Island ➖ 12.03 ★★★

30. Read a book where someone meets a certain someone
➖Angelica engineers 'meeting' Jett in an elevator
➖Dirty Ransom ➖ 11.29 ★★★

31. Read a book where a character is driving somewhere
➖Michael makes the drive up to the camp
➖Winning Back His Wife ➖ 11.30 ★★★

32. Read a book where a character is wearing designer clothes
➖The senator is described with designer clothes
➖Off the Grid ➖ 12.14 ★★★

33. Read a book with a character wearing make-up
➖Callie wears stage make-up for her gig at the bar
➖Wound Tight ➖ 11.30 ★★★★

34. Read a book where a character is dancing
➖MCs dance at their wedding
➖Unfortunately Yours ➖ 11.22 ★★★★

[Melindam]

♡

[Sherri]

Completed 34/34

Food on cover or in text
1. These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant, pg 140, Finch and Cooper are eating stew, 4/5*, 7/10/24
2. A Fine Dark Line by Joe R. Lansdale, pg 18, "Would pass the chicken, Stanley?", 4/5*, 5/25/24
3. Seven Up by Janet Evanovich, pg 303, "My mother sat down and took a cupcake.", 4/5*, 4/12/24
4. The Other People by C.J. Tudor, pg 11, "Once maybe twice he ordered toast.", 4/5*, 10/4/24

Drink on cover or in text
5. Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson, "The two marines sat with the three sailors on the bunks in the Quonset hut for transient enlisted men, watching the air conditioner drip water into a coffee can and drinking beer.", 3/5*, 10/12/24
6. Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny, first page of Ch. 2 "Then I stopped in a diner, found a booth and had juice,.....", 3/5*, 10/5/24
7. Hot Six by Janet Evanovich, pg 5, "I sipped my coffee.", 4/5*, 1/6/23
8. 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak, pg 13, "...and sipped tea smuggled in from Syria.", 3/5*, 1/21/23

Mentioning utensils needed for party catering
9. Running from the Devil by Jamie Freveletti, page 154, "She pulled out carving knives and tongs.", 3/5*, 8/21/24
10. High Five by Janet Evanovich, pg 107, "Yes, but it's a meat fork.", 4/5*, 5/23/24
11. Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich, "He lunged after me and came at me with a ten-inch chef's knife.", 4/5*, 4/22/24
12. Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich, page 126, "...with the fourteen-inch bread knife in her hand, 4/5*, 6/3/24

Let's issue some invitations and get prepared!
13. Only one person on cover
Allegiant by Veronica Roth, 3/5*, 8/15/24
14. One or more children on cover
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, 4/5*, 4/24/24
15. More than one person cover
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré, 4/5*, 3/31/24
16. Someone goes to some kind of party
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid, everyone attends the end of summer party at Nina Riva's, 4/5*, 5/11/24
17. Someone goes to a formal event (conference, charity ball, etc.)
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan, everyone attends a wedding, 4/5*, 1/26/23
18. Someone goes to dinner in a restaurant
Four to Score by Janet Evanovich, pg 8, "My first stop was dinner in a diner.", 4/5*, 3/18/24
19. Someone receives an invitation (of any kind)
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid, pg 4, Saeed invites Nadia for "coffee"., 3/5*, 3/10/24
20. Someone is preparing lunch or dinner
Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich, "I made myself a peanut butter and olive sandwich." , 4/5*, 6/10/24
21. Someone is baking some kind of cake
Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich, pg 1, "I baked the cake, iced the cake, served the cake.", 4/5, 6/5/24
22. Someone goes shopping
Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich, pg 207, "Then I'm going car shopping.", 4/5*, 6/2/24

Ready to roll?
23. Featuring a musician (amateur or professional)
The Lola Quartet by Emily St. John Mandel, four of the main characters were in a jazz quartet in high school which features in the flashback scenes, which are half the book, 3/5*, 10/14/24
24. Mentioning a musical instrument
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates, pg, 41, "The students came out with saxophones, trumpets and drums..",, 3/5*, 2/15/24
25. Featuring a famous person (real or fictional)
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban, 4/5*, 10/2/24
26. Someone gets ready for an event (party, office do... something that requires dressing up)
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang, Juniper gets ready for an author's meet and greet, 5/5*, 12/14/23
27. Featuring a shy person
Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich, pg 19, "My baby would have probably proposed except he's so shy.", Lulu and Tank, 4/5*, 6/16/24
28. Featuring an outgoing person
Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich, Stephanie Plum is outgoing, 4/5*, 12/3/23
29. Character gets tipsy or drunk
To the Nines by Janet Evanovich, page 269, "I love a party", said Mary Elizabeth, her words slightly slurred, her eyes slightly crossed., 4/5*, 5/31/24
30. Someone meets a certain someone
One for the Money by Janet Evanovich, Stephanie meets Joe Morelli, her old teenage love, 4/5*, 1/3/24
31. Character is driving somewhere
Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich, Stephanie drives to her parent's house, 4/5*, 1/3/23
32. Character is wearing designer clothes
Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich, pg 71, "The cat suit was by Donna Karan.", 4/5*, 5/22/24
33. Character wearing make-up
Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich, pg 17, "I dried my hair and put on make-up that stopped just short of slut." , 4/5*, 6/18/24
34. Character is dancing
Crow Mary by Kathleen Grissom, pg 54, Crow Mary "...joins the other women dancing.", 4/5, 12/12/23

[Shaw]

Let's Get This Party Started!
1. Read a book with a food on the cover or mentioned in the text

2. Read a book with a food on the cover or mentioned in the text

3. Read a book with a food on the cover or mentioned in the text

4. Read a book with a food on the cover or mentioned in the text

5. Read a book with a drink on the cover or mentioned in the text

6. Read a book with a drink on the cover or mentioned in the text

7. Read a book with a drink on the cover or mentioned in the text

8. Read a book with a drink on the cover or mentioned in the text

9. Read a book mentioning utensils needed for party catering (cutlery, plates, glasses etc.)
Mirrored plate page 84
10. Read a book mentioning utensils needed for party catering
Three large mugs page 16
11. Read a book mentioning utensils needed for party catering
Coffee percolator page 28
12. Read a book mentioning utensils needed for party catering
Linen napkins in blue napkin rings page 213
Note: Each Food / drink / utensils / parties need to be unique. For example, You cannot have 6 cups of coffee or 3 birthday cakes.

Let's issue some invitations and get prepared!
13. Read a book with only one person on the cover

14. Read a book with one or more children on the cover

15. Read a book with more than one person on the cover

16. Read a book where someone goes to some kind of party

17. Read a book where someone goes to some kind of formal event (conference, charity ball, etc.)

18. Read a book where someone goes to dinner in a restaurant

19. Read a book where someone receives an invitation (of any kind)

20. Read a book where someone is preparing lunch or dinner

21. Read a book where someone is baking some kind of cake

22. Read a book where someone goes shopping


Ready to roll?
23. Read a book featuring a musician (amateur or professional)

24. Read a book mentioning a musical instrument

25. Read a book featuring a famous person (real or fictional)

26. Read a book where someone gets ready for an event (party, office do... something that requires dressing up)

27. Read a book featuring a shy person

28. Read a book featuring an outgoing person

29. Read a book with a character who gets tipsy or drunk

30. Read a book where someone meets a certain someone

31. Read a book where a character is driving somewhere

32. Read a book where a character is wearing designer clothes

33. Read a book with a character wearing make-up

34. Read a book where a character is dancing

[LaurLa]

Finished! Four+ months...
Updated post: My Mini Challenge 3 (msg 6)