Challenge Corner discussion

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Hello everyone! Sharon and Kade to the team guys!

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Posting some of my potential January TBR in case anyone is interested in buddy reading any of them.

Hey y’all! I’m new to all this. So please bare with me. :)

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Do we want to choose who does what ingredient? I have a book that I’d like to read for one for the ingredients; but want to make sure I’m being helpful, and we aren’t missing one? Or did i misread the rules and we all need to read one book per ingredient in order to move on?

Just to clarify- I’d like to read for the author’s initials in OYSTER prompt. ( Erin o’kane)

I can post for baby Octopus and smoked paprika tomorrow morning!

Good morning, everyone! Adding Ellie to the team.

so quick question ya'll.. when the prompts say something like a word being "tagged"... where do we see that tag? in the reviews of teh book?

Kade wrote: "so quick question ya'll.. when the prompts say something like a word being "tagged"... where do we see that tag? in the reviews of teh book?"

On the books page, you will see Genres on the right side of the page. If you click, "See top shelves..." those are the tags for that book.

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I just posted for Bokchoy! I think I posted correctly? Can someone review it for me?

Katie wrote: "I just posted for Bokchoy! I think I posted correctly? Can someone review it for me?"

I think it would have to have all the letters of bokchoy to fit the prompt. We can use it for an item in the pantry if you can find any food or drink item in the text.

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Okay team, after thinking about it, I decided to make a team spreadsheet. It is now linked in the first message and has been updated with everything posted on the review thread.

It looks like we completed the appetizer right? When do we get the next list of prompts?

We did not yet. I am still reading Akata Witch

Do you think would work for a brown cover?

Katie wrote: "Do you think would work for a brown cover?"

No doesn't look brown to me. I'll be finishing Akata Witch today anyway so we'll be getting a new basket soon

Hi guys I'm here, had to wait until I had time to check in on my laptop bc the GoodReads iPhone app is trash and doesn't load threads with gifs !

Connie wrote: "Hi guys I'm here, had to wait until I had time to check in on my laptop bc the GoodReads iPhone app is trash and doesn't load threads with gifs !"

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Can anyone tell me what MPG means in reference to prompts / challenges? For instance if a prompt says “MPG mystery”

Kade wrote: "Can anyone tell me what MPG means in reference to prompts / challenges? For instance if a prompt says “MPG mystery”"

Main Page Genre. When you go to a books page on the right side (in desktop mod) there will be some shelves list there. Those are the MPGs of the book.

For example,
has MPGs of YA, Contemporary, Fiction, Audiobook, Realistic Fiction, Music, Race and Family.

Thank you! I couldn’t figure it out for the life of me. 🤦🏽‍♀️

Andy, are you still good for the bokchoy prompt? If not, I can finish a book tomorrow that fits it. Hiding from monsters: Blackwood academy by kj Thomas. If you’re all set, I won’t finish it. :)

Kade wrote: "Andy, are you still good for the bokchoy prompt? If not, I can finish a book tomorrow that fits it. Hiding from monsters: Blackwood academy by kj Thomas. If you’re all set, I won’t finish it. :)"

It's already done!

Do we have an idea for the recipe? I think we just need to post our recipe and then we can move on to the next basket unless there's more pantry items we need to complete whatever the recipe is.

Melanie wrote: "Do we have an idea for the recipe? I think we just need to post our recipe and then we can move on to the next basket unless there's more pantry items we need to complete whatever the recipe is."

I think we can say we're done. No idea what to call this tho lmao

Hmm maybe a salad with a drink? Not exactly appetizing but it will use our ingredients.

Spicy Octopus on a Bokchoy and Apple Salad with Rye croutons and a Lemon Vinaigrette served with a Cinnamon Coffee with a splash of Gin

I don't know how to get the tortilla chips in there.

Melanie wrote: "Hmm maybe a salad with a drink? Not exactly appetizing but it will use our ingredients.

Spicy Octopus on a Bokchoy and Apple Salad with Rye croutons and a Lemon Vinaigrette served with a Cinnamon ..."

sprinkle them on top like croutons lmaooo. I like it

Ok I made it sound as appetizing as I could and posted it in the review thread.

Hopefully we'll have some pantry items next time that go better with whatever is in the basket.

I have a book we can use for Pomegranates, dates, pears, greengages, damsons, bilberries, gooseberries, currants and barberries.

I think pomegranate is usually the most versatile bc it can be used in drinks and salads etc?? so I might post it for that unless someone has a better idea :)

It doesn't fit the main challenges

Connie wrote: "I have a book we can use for Pomegranates, dates, pears, greengages, damsons, bilberries, gooseberries, currants and barberries.

I think pomegranate is usually the most versatile bc it can be use..."

I'm good with any of those. So some of fruit would be best since we have lime gelatin and durian.

So when the prompt says “title ends with a letter in crab”. - does that mean the last word in the title starts with a letter in crab? Or the last letter in the last word of title ends with a letter in crab? Either way I can fill that one or I can fill the Cheetos - cat in cover. Just let me know asap which is better for y’all :)

Kade wrote: "Or the last letter in the last word of title ends with a letter in crab?"

This one. So for example A Good Girl's Guide to Murder works as it ends with an R which is a letter in CRAB.

Perfect. Than I can do either prompt! 3 or 4. I think it’d brazier for me to do the imitation crab prompt though.

All we need for the current basket is something for DURIAN and it can be done. These are the two tasks: Read a book tagged 'Exotic' OR Author initials in DURIAN