November: Feast of Flavor

[Rebecca]

I'm done!
T- A Touch of Christmas 11/6
U- Until There Was You 11/6
R- Rules Of Prey 11/6
K- A Knight for Nurse Hart 11/6
E- Edge of Darkness 11/7
Y- Young Doctor Kirkdene 11/7

S- Snowbound Colorado Christmas: Almost Home / Fires of Love / Dressed in Scarlet / The Best Medicine 11/5
T- Task Force Bride 11/9
U- The Unknown Woman 11/9
F- Foul Play 11/9
F- For the Right Reasons 11/10
I- Iron Cowboy 11/10
N- A Nanny Under The Mistletoe 11/11
G- Grave Surprise 11/7

A- Already Home 11/11
P- The Pregnancy Surprise 11/12
P- Power Point 11/12
L- Lifeline 11/9
E- Encore (Second Chance at Love, No. 219 11/13

P- The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less 11/5
I- The Inward Storm 11/11
E- Edge of Paradise 11/11

[❀Tea❀]

Welcome to the challenge everyone. ☺

[[deleted user]]

Challenge completed!

[Amanda]

Great job, Pri! :)

[[deleted user]]

Thanks, Amanda! :)

[Alysa]

I'm in for 2015!

Level: Moderate (5-8 books)

Anything I can read this month beyond the yearlong challenges that I'm trying to finish up would be gravy. So that's my word. GRAVY!

ETA: I'm adding Ham too!

G: ✔ The Golem and the Jinni
R: ✔ Rosemary and Rue
A: ✔ Alice
V: ✔ Victory of Eagles
Y: ✔ You're Never Weird on the Internet




H: ✔ A History of Glitter and Blood
A: ✔ The Amber Spyglass
M: ✔ Mayhem at Grant-Williams High




Total: 8 books
Complete!

[Kela Esther]

I'm going all the way 2015! :)
Level: Hard 9+ books
Read: 9/11


F If You Find Me 11/19
R Zombies Vs. Unicorns 11/12
I A Longtime -and at one point illegal- Crush 11/3
E The Darkest Part of the Forest 11/2
D Romancing the Duke 11/29

T The Academy 11/17
U Uncommon Criminals 11/1
R Say Yes to the Marquess 11/28
K
E Perfect Scoundrels 11/2
Y
Challenge incomplete in time :(

[Barbara ★]

I'm going easy this month.


READ: 11/11

✔C: Samurai Game - Christine Feehan 11/21
✔O: Pleasure Island - Lorie O'Clare 11/29
✔R: The Reawakened - Jeri Smith-Ready 11/8
✔N: Kiss of Snow - Nalini Singh 11/13
✔I: It's in His Kiss - Jill Shalvis 11/10
✔S: Stuck on You - Patti Berg 11/1
✔H: How to Run with a Naked Werewolf - Molly Harper 11/27

✔H: Boundless - Cynthia Hand 11/29
✔E: Edge of Dawn - Lara Adrian 11/3
✔N: Aunt Dimity Goes West - Nancy Atherton 11/3
✔S: Simply Magic - Mary Balogh 11/12



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Shellie]

9 titles- very ambitious, but because the thanksgiving season should always extend into Christmas, I will give myself until the end of the year to complete this challenge.

C- Hans Christian Andersen's Stories
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A- A Hobbit, A Wardrobe, and A Great War by Joseph
Loconte
N- The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
B- Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth
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R- Robert Beatty's Serafina and the Black Cloak
R-
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[Kristin]

Level: Moderate

0/5 Read

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[❀Tea❀]

Welcome everyone! ☺

[Kelly]

Feast of Flavor Challenge
Duration: 11/1/11 thru 11/30/11
Miles Stones: Hard 9+
Books Read: 8/11


Main Dish
H-
A- Agnieszka, Uprooted - Read 11/28 *****
M- Kimberly McCreight, Where They Found Her - Read 11/8 ****

Side Dish
S- Seriously Wicked - Read 11/23 ***
A- Ava Lavender, The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender - Read 11/11 ****
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A- Amy Engel, The Book of Ivy - Read 11/30 *****
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Dessert
P- Marisha Pessl, Night Film- Read 11/24 *****
I- I Was Here - Read 11/10 ****
E- Everything I Never Told You - Read 11/13 ***

[❀Tea❀]

Welcome to the challenge Kelly :)

[Suzanne]

Nothing But Reading Challenges
November's Feast of Flavor Reading Challenge
Duration: November 1, 2011 - November 30, 2011

Thanksgiving is all about the GREEN BEAN CASSAROLE in my house!

Progress: 5 out of 18

Green Bean Casserole
G: G. Willow Wilson; Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal - ***** - 11/4/2015
R: Diana Rowland; My Life as a White Trash Zombie - ***** - 11/2/2015 - 320 Pages
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B: Ray Bradbury; The Halloween Tree - **** - 11/3/2015
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R: Rex Stout; Fer-de-Lance - *** - 11/8/2015 - 285 Pages
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L: The Little Android by Marissa Meyer - **** - 11/2/2015 - 35 Pages
E:

[Kris Mongo]

❆❆November Feast of Flavor❆❆
November 1 - 30th
Hard - 9+ books

10/13

S-The Shadow and the Rose by Amanda DeWees *** 11/1/15
W-What We Saw by Aaron Hartzler ***** 11/1/15
E-
E-The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler **** 11/24/15
T-The 13th Gift: A True Story of a Christmas Miracle by Joanne Huist Smith ***** 11/25/15

P-Book Of The Dead by Patricia Cornwell *** 11/5/15
O-
T-A Thousand Pieces of You byClaudia Gray **** 11/15/15
A-All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr ***** 11/14/15
T-The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North ** 11/8/15
O-
E-The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld **** 11/9/15
S-Fans of the Impossible Life by Kate Scelsa ***** 11/7/15

[❀Tea❀]

Welcome to the challenge Suzanne and Kris ☺

[Wendy]

Going Hard
3/14



M 11/2/15 *****
A 11/3/15 ***
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P 11/1/15 *****
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[❀Tea❀]

Welcome Wendy :)

[❀Tea❀]

Welcome to the challenge and group Stephanie ☺

[Rebecca]

Feast of Flavor

7/10

Duration: 11-1 through....

H - Hamish in Death of a Gentle Lady 11/3/15
A - A - Ava in Gossamer Ghost 11/2/15
M - Monica Ferris's Framed in Lace 11/5/15

C - Charlie in [The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon] 11/2/15
O - Olivia in Spell Booked 11/5/15
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P - Miss Peregrine in Library of Souls
I - Ian in The Mapping of Love and Death
E - Erik in The Heir 11/9/15

[Jennifer]

My goal is to complete 3 dishes!



T-The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry 11/10
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[Kelly]

❀Tea❀ wrote: "Welcome to the challenge Kelly :)"

Thanks :)

[❀Tea❀]

Welcome to the challenge Rebecca and Jennifer ☺

[Alysa]

Finished! Yay!
Message #109

[Kela Esther]

Alysa wrote: "Finished! Yay!
Message #109"

Congrats Alyssa! :)

[❀Tea❀]

Congrats Alyssa ☺

[Barbara ★]

All done


READ: 11/11

✔C: Samurai Game - Christine Feehan 11/21
✔O: Pleasure Island - Lorie O'Clare 11/29
✔R: The Reawakened - Jeri Smith-Ready 11/8
✔N: Kiss of Snow - Nalini Singh 11/13
✔I: It's in His Kiss - Jill Shalvis 11/10
✔S: Stuck on You - Patti Berg 11/1
✔H: How to Run with a Naked Werewolf - Molly Harper 11/27

✔H: Boundless - Cynthia Hand 11/29
✔E: Edge of Dawn - Lara Adrian 11/3
✔N: Aunt Dimity Goes West - Nancy Atherton 11/3
✔S: Simply Magic - Mary Balogh 11/12



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Daisy]

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[❀Tea❀]

Congrats Barbara!

Welcome to the challenge (and group) Daisy ☺

[Erin]

Completed 11/29/17

November: Feast of Flavor
11/4/17-11/30/17
Milestones
Hard - 9+ books

20/20 read

Side Dishes
Sweet Potato Casserole

S Finding Conn's Happiness by Bellann Summer, read 11/4/17
W Warming Up To the Ice Dragon by Charlie Richards, read 11/14/17
E The Easy 5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Cookbook: 101 Delicious No-Fuss Meals for Busy People by Karen Bellessa Petersen, read 11/13/17
E Christmas on a Plate by Emma Marsden, read 11/14/17
T Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple, read 11/14/17

P The Bridge Over the River Kwai by Pierre Boulle, read 11/21/17
O Origin in Death by J.D. Robb, read 11/5/17
T The Tale of Castle Cottage by Susan Wittig Albert, read 11/20/17
A Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews, read 11/7/17
T Texas Fall by R.J. Scott, read 11/25/17
O It Happens in the Dark by Carol O'Connell, read 11/4/17

C Cosmic Inception by Alicia Nordwell, read 11/27/17
A Adverse Effects by Alicia Nordwell, read 11/27/17
S Securing the Jackal's Revenge by Charlie Richards, read 11/20/17
S Seduced by Moonlight by Laurell K. Hamilton, read 11/25/17
E $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America by Kathryn Edin, read 11/15/17
R His Mossy Boy by R. Cooper, read 11/29/17
O Dead Famous by Carol O'Connell, read 11/5/17
L These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder, read 11/9/17
E Howl And Harmony by Gabrielle Evans, read 11/5/17

[Susan]

Sounds like fun. Count me in.

READ: 0/30

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[Deanna]

CHALLENGE COMPLETE
November: Feast of Flavor
Duration: 11/1/17-11/30/17
Level: Hard - 9+ books
Book Read: 15/15

Main Course
H - Horowitz's Scorpia (11/9)
A - The Anatomist's Wife by Huber (11/3)
M - Mara in A Shift in the Water by Eddy (11/12)

Side
C - Carter in Swamp Team 3 by Deleon (11/10)
O - Olson's Trail of Dead (11/8)
R - Redding, Fortune in Lethal Bayou Beauty by Deleon (11/2)
N - Nicholas in Cartpe Noctem by Salidas (11/12)

Dessert
A - Any Witch Way You Can by Lee (11/13)
P - Percy Jackson in The Last Olympian (11/5)
P - Penny's Still Life (11/11)
L - Lizzie in Wicked Appetite by Evanovich (11/19)
E - Eli in Hunter's Trail by Olson (11/10)

P - Potter in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by Rowling (11/20)
I - Ida Belle in Swamp Sniper by Deleon (11/6)
E - Ellis in Southern Spirits by Fox (11/14)

[Suzanne]

Nothing But Reading Challenges
November's Feast of Flavor Reading Challenge
Duration: November 1, 2017 - November 30, 2017

Progress: 17 out of 27

Main Dishes
Ham
H:
A: Amy Tan; The Joy Luck Club - ***** - 11/15/2017 - 288 Pages
M: Michelle Sagara; Cast in Shadow - **** - 11/27/2017 - 507 Pages


Turkey
Chicken
Glazed Ham
Cornish Hens
Deep Fried Turkey

Side Dishes
Yams
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Corn
C: Agatha Christie; Death on the Nile: A BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatization - ***** - 11/10/2017
O
R: Rock Chick Redemption by Kristen Ashley - ***** - 11/9/2017 - 426 Pages
N: Noelle Stevenson; Lumberjanes, Vol. 3: A Terrible Plan - ***** - 11/12/2017 - 112 Pages


Rolls

Salad
S: So Many Books, So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading by Sara Nelson - ***** - 11/16/2017 - 242 Pages
A
L: Lucky Break by Carly Phillips - **** - 11/21/2017 - 378 Pages
A
D: The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter - *** - 11/14/2017 - 379 Pages


Gravy
G: Grim Tuesday by Garth Nix - ** - 11/17/2017 - 336 Pages
R
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V: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.; The Sirens of Titan - *** - 11/10/2017 - 224 Pages
Y


Jello
J: Jim Zub; Figment 2: Legacy of Imagination - ***** - 11/2/2017 - 136 Pages
E
L: Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson - ***** - 11/5/2017 - 128 Pages
L: Lumberjanes, Vol. 2: Friendship to the Max by Noelle Stevenson - ***** - 11/12/2017 - 126 Pages
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Stuffing
Green Bean
Sweet Potatoes
Mashed Potatoes
Cranberry Sauce
Corn Bread Stuffing
Green Bean Casserole
Sweet Potato Casserole

Desserts
Pie
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✓Cake
C: Kresley Cole; Kiss of a Demon King - ***** - 11/8/2017 - 417 Pages
A: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson - ***** - 11/6/2017 - 222 Pages
K: Laura Kaye; Hard as It Gets - **** - 11/3/2017 - 368 Pages
E: Janet Evanovich; Hard Eight - ***** - 11/1/2017 - 326 Pages


Pecan Pie
Apple Pie
Fruit salad
Pumpkin Pie
Sweet Potato Pie

[Allegra]

Let's get some

T: They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
U: Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut by J.D. Salinger
R: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
K: White Truffles in Winter: A Novel by N.M. Kelby
E: Steampunk: Poe by Edgar Allan Poe
Y: "The Dog-Meat General" by Lin Yutang

6/6
If I'm still hungry before the month is over, maybe I'll add a side.

So I checked my completions, and I can also take some:

H: The Allegra Biscotti Collection by Olivia Bennett [character: Holly]
A: Drawing from Memory by Allen Say
M: Fairest: In All the Land by Bill Willingham

and

P: A Perfect Day for Bananafish by J.D. Salinger
I: If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating by Alan Alda
E: The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket [character: Esmé Squalor]

Completed 12 total.

[Suzanne]

Finished with 4!

Nothing But Reading Challenges
November's Feast of Flavor Reading Challenge
Duration: November 1, 2017 - November 30, 2017

Progress: 4 out of 4

✓Cake
C: Kresley Cole; Kiss of a Demon King - ***** - 11/8/2017 - 417 Pages
A: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson - ***** - 11/6/2017 - 222 Pages
K: Laura Kaye; Hard as It Gets - **** - 11/3/2017 - 368 Pages
E: Janet Evanovich; Hard Eight - ***** - 11/1/2017 - 326 Pages

[Erin]

Completed 11/29/17

November: Feast of Flavor
11/4/17-11/30/17
Milestones
Hard - 9+ books

20/20 read

Side Dishes
Sweet Potato Casserole

S Finding Conn's Happiness by Bellann Summer, read 11/4/17
W Warming Up To the Ice Dragon by Charlie Richards, read 11/14/17
E The Easy 5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Cookbook: 101 Delicious No-Fuss Meals for Busy People by Karen Bellessa Petersen, read 11/13/17
E Christmas on a Plate by Emma Marsden, read 11/14/17
T Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple, read 11/14/17

P The Bridge Over the River Kwai by Pierre Boulle, read 11/21/17
O Origin in Death by J.D. Robb, read 11/5/17
T The Tale of Castle Cottage by Susan Wittig Albert, read 11/20/17
A Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews, read 11/7/17
T Texas Fall by R.J. Scott, read 11/25/17
O It Happens in the Dark by Carol O'Connell, read 11/4/17

C Cosmic Inception by Alicia Nordwell, read 11/27/17
A Adverse Effects by Alicia Nordwell, read 11/27/17
S Securing the Jackal's Revenge by Charlie Richards, read 11/20/17
S Seduced by Moonlight by Laurell K. Hamilton, read 11/25/17
E $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America by Kathryn Edin, read 11/15/17
R His Mossy Boy by R. Cooper, read 11/29/17
O Dead Famous by Carol O'Connell, read 11/5/17
L These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder, read 11/9/17
E Howl And Harmony by Gabrielle Evans, read 11/5/17

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Congrats Erin, Deanna, Allegra, Suzanne!

Welcome Susan & Megan!

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

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