20.1 - Most Improved Player - Karen F's task: Baby, It’s Cold Outside

[Kristina Simon]

20.1 - Most Improved Player - Karen F's task: Baby, It’s Cold Outside
In New England we need to be creative in keeping warm over the long winter. These are some of my favorite ways to warm up. For this task read one book from the options below.

Standard disclaimer on Goodreads lists - not all books listed may match the task requirements; please make sure that the book you choose matches the task.

A. Drink a Hot Beverage – I love a cup of hot tea on a cold and gray winter afternoon. My favorite is good old, English Breakfast tea. For this option read a book, fiction or non-fiction, where the title or subtitle contain the words English or Breakfast. Plural and possessives are OK, no other variants. For example: Improper English, The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way, Breakfast of Champions, or Fifth Avenue, 5:00 AM: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and The Dawn of the Modern Woman

B. Put on your Woolies – It’s time to layer up the sweaters. For this option read a fictional book where knitting or crocheting is featured. Here are lists to get you started: Good Yarns: Knitting Fiction or Fiction for the Fiber Artist

C. Curl Up by the Fire – For this option read a book with a flame on the cover. Candles, lighters or fires any type of flame is fine. See this list for ideas: Fire Required: If you choose this option, it is required that you post the cover of the book.

D. Snuggle up with your Honey – For this option read a Romance book that features a couple on the cover. The genre Romance must appear on the book's main GRs page. Required: If you choose this option, it is required that you post the cover of the book.

E. Get Moving! – For this option read a book, fiction or non-fiction, that features a main character who is involved with a sport from the current sport discipline list of the Olympic winter sports. Demonstration sports will not work. The book itself doesn’t need to be about Olympics. A fictional skier, ski instructor, hockey player, ice skater, etc. as a main character are all OK. A biography/auto-biography from a person involved with a listed sport is also fine.

F. Take a Wee Nip from a Flask – Read a fiction or non-fiction book with a word from a type of liquor on this list featured in the title, subtitle or the author’s name. Only the liquor names provided on the list will work. Variants of the word are OK but the word itself must stand alone, so for “Dark Rum” you could use Heart of Darkness or The Rum Diary but not Donald Rumsfeld. Any multiple word listings may be broken up into individual words. For example for Citrus Flavored Vodka you could read Citrus County (Citrus) or Flavor of the Month (Flavored) or Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea (Vodka). Other examples: If the River Was Whiskey (for Whiskey), A Single Man or Allison Winn Scotch (for Single Malt Scotch)

Required: Identify the option you chose when you post.

[KarenF]

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[KarenF]

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[Kristina Simon]

This thread is now open.

[Katrina]

For F, does Dead Until Dark work for Dark Rum? I'm sure it does, but just checking. :) Thanks!

[Felina]

For B, I'm going to do Knit One, Kill Two.

[Midu]

Would this work for option D?

[Dee]

does work for the couple - you can see the guy in the background and her in the foreground?

[Sarah]

Would work for Option D?

[KarenF]

Katrina wrote: "For F, does Dead Until Dark work for Dark Rum? I'm sure it does, but just checking. :) Thanks!"

Sure does.

[KarenF]

Felina wrote: "For B, I'm going to do Knit One, Kill Two."

Good one. That series always inspire me to knit more. Which I need right now because presents are due! :)

[KarenF]

Anomander wrote: "Would this work for option D? "

Yes, that's fine.

[KarenF]

Dee wrote: "does work for the couple - you can see the guy in the background and her in the foreground?"

Yes, this works too.

[KarenF]

Sarah wrote: "Would work for Option D?"

Yes it does.

[Meghan]

Would you consider this book to have fire on the cover for Option C?

[Dee]

thanks KarenF

[Chris]

I may finally get The Friday Night Knitting Club off my TBR shelf, but if not, would this work for Option C?

I think those are flames along the side.

[Karen Michele]

I would like to use:
for the couples option, but although the description talks about "star-crossed lovers" romance does not appear to be on the front page genres. Is it possible to still use this book?

[KarenF]

Meghanly wrote: "Would you consider this book to have fire on the cover for Option C?
"

Yes, looks like flames to me.

[KarenF]

Chris wrote: "I may finally get The Friday Night Knitting Club off my TBR shelf, but if not, would this work for Option C?

I think those are flames along th..."

Yes, looks like flames to me too.

[KarenF]

Karen GHHS wrote: "I would like to use:
for the couples option, but although the description talks about "star-crossed lovers" romance does not appear to be on the front page..."

This was a tough one but I read through the reviews both here and at Amazon and it seems more like a family saga than a romance as a genre. Sorry, but I think this one is a no.

[Karen Michele]

KarenF wrote: "Karen GHHS wrote: "I would like to use:
for the couples option, but although the description talks about "star-crossed lovers" romance does not appear to b..."

Ok, thanks for checking it out for me.

[Sassafrass]

is this enough of the couple (I'm sure it's enough skin, but their heads are cute off) LOL Thanks!

[KarenF]

Sassafrass wrote: "is this enough of the couple (I'm sure it's enough skin, but their heads are cute off) LOL Thanks!

"

Sorry for the late reply. I was on a business trip. Anyway, yes it's still clearly a couple so that's fine.

[★Meghan★]

Just wanted to check...
Option D-

[KarenF]

★Meghan★ wrote: "Just wanted to check...
Option D-"

Yes, that works.

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

For option B, does a cozy mystery work, in which the detective is generally sitting and knitting while she talks to people? Or does the actual plot have to somehow involve knitting/crocheting?

[KarenF]

Sandy wrote: "For option B, does a cozy mystery work, in which the detective is generally sitting and knitting while she talks to people? Or does the actual plot have to somehow involve knitting/crocheting?"

If a main character is an avid knitter that's OK. It's doesn't have to be central to the plot.

[Aneeqah]

For Option D, will work? It has a couple on it, and Romance is listed second on the main genres page.

[KarenF]

Aneeqah wrote: "For Option D, will work? It has a couple on it, and Romance is listed second on the main genres page."

Yes, as long as it is on the main book page that is fine.

[Aneeqah]

KarenF wrote: "Aneeqah wrote: "For Option D, will work? It has a couple on it, and Romance is listed second on the main genres page."

Yes, as long as it is on the main book ..."

Thank you!

[Sam]

Just wanted to check this one for Option D

[KarenF]

Sam wrote: "Just wanted to check this one for Option D "

Yes, that's fine.

[Judithe]

Will work for option D? It's listed as a romance, and though they aren't embracing, the two are representative of the main characters who have a HEA.

[KarenF]

Judithe wrote: "Will work for option D? It's listed as a romance, and though they aren't embracing, the two are representative of the main characters who have a HEA."

I'm sorry for the late reply - I should know better than to depend on the Goodreads emails!

Anyway, yes, that's fine. As long as they're both represented on the cover it works.

[Judithe]

Thanks, Karen, and no worries about the delay! Thanks again!

[Kim]

For option c, would it work to use

it's a lit cigarette...didn't know for sure if you'd consider that an actual 'flame'.

thanks!

[KarenF]

Kim wrote: "For option c, would it work to use

it's a lit cigarette...didn't know for sure if you'd consider that an actual 'flame'.

thanks!"

Sorry Kim - I don't think that one will work. I did intend it to be more of an open flame, like a candle. To me a lit cigarette is more like an ember, smoldering rather than actual fire.

[Kim]

Okay, so I have just one more to ask you about...I had this planned for another task but I got to thinking it may just work for B.
I'm currently reading East by Edith Pattou. The main character takes an interest in weaving and spends much of the book on the loom. would weaving be considered anything like crochet or knitting?
thanks again,
Kim

[KarenF]

Kim wrote: "Okay, so I have just one more to ask you about...I had this planned for another task but I got to thinking it may just work for B.
I'm currently reading East by Edith Pattou. The ..."

I hadn't really thought about it but yes, I'll take weaving as another type of fiber art.

[Kim]

Great. Thanks.

[kiki]

i'm wondering if, for option D,you'll accept Habibi? it shows the couple on the cover, and it does have romance listed as a genre on it's main page....it just doesn't seem like the "typical" romance book. i'm hoping since it meets the criteria you listed, you'll accept it. thanks for your help! :)

[KarenF]

kiki wrote: "i'm wondering if, for option D,you'll accept Habibi? it shows the couple on the cover, and it does have romance listed as a genre on it's main page....it just doesn't seem like th..."

Yes, it meets the criteria so that's fine.

[kiki]

great, thank you! :)