Short & Sweet Treats discussion

(Borrowing from Laura's original challenge post)

Title: Short & Sweet TBR Challenge 2.0

Timeframe: March 1, 2015 - August 31, 2015 (6 Months)

Objective: Read books already on your To Read shelf that are 250 pages or less.

Levels of achievement
Brownie: 6-8 books read
Cookie: 9-11 books read
Baker's Dozen: 12 or more books read

You may plan ahead and post the books you would like to read and cross them out upon completion. Or, you may list the ones you read as you go along.*

Enjoy! You may make your own thread in the Challenges folder or post your progress here.

*Helpful hint: In addition, remember to add our official Short & Sweet monthly group reads to your tbr shelf and list them here upon completion.

Lisa's Short & Sweet TBR Challenge 2.0
Timeframe: March 1, 2015 - August 31, 2015
Hoping for Brownie Level: 6-8 books read :-)
Edited: Hoping for Cookie Level!



Brownie Level Completed on 07/15/15:

1.The House I Loved: Completed 03/14/15
2.The Uncommon Reader: Completed March 2015
3. Anne of Green Gables: Completed April 2015
4. The Paper Magician: Completed April 2015
5. The House on Mango Street: Completed May 2015
6. House of Light: Completed 05/16/15
7. Siddhartha: Completed 05/23/15
8. O Pioneers!: Completed July 2015

Onto Cookie Level:

9.
10.
11.

Tammy's Short & Sweet TBR Challenge 2.0
Timeframe: March 1, 2015 - August 31, 2015

Completed: 1

Brownie:
1. Good Wives by Louisa May Alcott
2. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (in progress)
3.

I love this challenge. It's so cute. thank you for setting it up, Lisa! and thanks to our members for participating!

:)

Liselott's Short & Sweet TBR challenge 2.0
( I'm aiming for Baker's Dozen )

Completed; 4⃣

1. Compartment No. 6 Rosa Liksom completed 27/4/15
2. Down to a Sunless Sea : completed 12/4/15
3. Writing Flash Fiction: How to Write Very Short Stories and Get Them
4. After Dark by Haruki Murakami
5. Secrets by [author:Lynne Barrett-Lee : Completed 5/4/15
6. A Red Flower: A Story Vsevolod Garshin 28/4/15

Question?? How come your books is written in yellow and mine not?:(

If you use the "add book/author" thingie to add the book to your comment it comes up as a link to the book and is a different colour.

Yes!! Thank you Abcdarian!! :)

Happy to help. :-)

Thanks girls! :)
Lyn, I looked up your book that you read, did you like it?
I also saw it was free on Amazon !

Lisa wrote: ":)"
How do I make my chart come to the top?

Liselott wrote: "Liselott's Short & Sweet TBR challenge 2.0
( I'm aiming for Baker's Dozen )

Completed; 2⃣

1. Compartment No. 6
2. Down to a Sunless Sea : completed 12/4/15
3. [boo..."

Liselott wrote: "Lisa wrote: ":)"
How do I make my chart come to the top?"
Lol, got it...

Liselott wrote: "Liselott wrote: "Lisa wrote: ":)"
How do I make my chart come to the top?"
Lol, got it..."

Sorry, I just saw your question. Glad you figured it out!! :)

Liselott wrote: "Liselott wrote: "Liselott's Short & Sweet TBR challenge 2.0
( I'm aiming for Baker's Dozen )

Completed; 2⃣

1. Compartment No. 6
2. Down to a Sunless Sea : complete..."

Or maybe not..

Sorry Lisa, but no I don't get it.. Do I have to go to my message n 6 each time and just edit it there instead of making a new post?

Liselott wrote: "Sorry Lisa, but no I don't get it.. Do I have to go to my message n 6 each time and just edit it there instead of making a new post?"

Yes, for your book challenge, each time you need to add a book, etc, just edit your original challenge post. (Message #6) There is no need to create a new post each time. Does that help answer your question?

Lisa wrote: "Liselott wrote: "Sorry Lisa, but no I don't get it.. Do I have to go to my message n 6 each time and just edit it there instead of making a new post?"

Yes, for your book challenge, each time you n..."

Thanks, yes that's what I thought. On another group, they said to not edit but make a new post. Maybe because of the amount of people and posts. Thanks again! ;)

What if none of the books on my TBR shelf are under 250 pages ? :(

Adelia wrote: "What if none of the books on my TBR shelf are under 250 pages ? :("

Since all the books read within the Short and Sweet Treats group are under 250 pages, it may be helpful to take a peek at the group's bookshelf and add any books you are interested in to your own tbr shelf. That will give you some options to choose from for the challenge. :)
https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

Great ifea Lisa! Thank you :)

how's everyone doing?

Hi Laura! Amazing that it is May already. I think I need to schedule a few short books to read soon. :)

This looks like fun. Do we get to eat the treats we achieve?

Allegra wrote: "This looks like fun. Do we get to eat the treats we achieve?"

Ha! Sure why not, although it is totally BYOT. ;) I would not recommend indulging in 8 brownies during one sitting though, lol!

Well, Lisa, I won't claim it would be a new experience, it I agree it's not advisable. In any case, the conversation is premature. So far my only qualifying title is Strangeville by Kenneth Tingle.

agreed Lisa!

love the sentiment, Allegra!

Question: How are you guys making these look like lists? Is there a way to "add" without retyping everything? Anyway:
1. Strangeville by Kenneth Tingle
2. This Doesn't Happen in the Movies by Renee Pawlish

Allegra wrote: "Question: How are you guys making these look like lists? Is there a way to "add" without retyping everything? Anyway:
1. Strangeville by Kenneth Tingle
2. This Doesn't Happen in the Movies by Ren..."

Allegra- You should be able to create one post for the challenge. As you add more books, just edit your original message. (For message 30, there should be "reply", "edit", "delete" gold highlighted links in the lower left corner of your message.)

If you want to add the Goodreads' html links to the books, then use the "add book/author" gold highlighted link above the comment book.

I hope that helps. By the way, if you are using the Goodreads app on an android device or cell phone, I am not certain if you can use the add book/author feature??

I would like to eat the achievement too! As I signed up for baker's dozen, and it's a bit far away,I was thinking when I have reached the brownie level, which is 6-8 books I can start eating them, and then wait till next level etc.
:))))

Seven more weeks to go in the challenge!!

How is everyone doing so far?? There is still time to fit in a few more quick reads. :)

oh my gosh. time is flying by!

LaLaLa Laura wrote: "oh my gosh. time is flying by!"

So true! I am determined to complete the brownie level this time though. :)

I've been reading, though not logging. I haven't forgotten but I have limitations in typing my lists. I'll get to it soon so we can check my progress. I may have earned a cookie, and that's always good to know

♥ Lisa ☯ wrote: "Lisa's Short & Sweet TBR Challenge 2.0
Timeframe: March 1, 2015 - August 31, 2015
Hoping for Brownie Level: 6-8 books read :-) Needed to scale back my reading goals :/
Books Completed: 07/08

Brown..."

Love the pic, Lisa!!!! yummy!!!

Good job Allegra!!

Thanks Laura! I find it difficult to resist chocolate chip cookies too. :)

Lisa Ann wrote: "Allegra wrote: "Question: How are you guys making these look like lists? Is there a way to "add" without retyping everything? Anyway:
1. Strangeville by Kenneth Tingle
2. This Doesn't Happen in t..."


I finally got on a "real" computer and have time to use it, and I can put your instructions to good use. Now I just need to type all those titles. Thanks for the help.

1. This Doesn't Happen In The Movies
2. Murder Offstage: A Posie Parker Mystery
3. A Thyme to Die
4. The Magician's Nephew
5. The Horse and His Boy
6. The Silver Chair
7. Prince Caspian
8. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
9. The Last Battle
10. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
11. And Monkeys Threw Crap At Me: Adventures in Hunting, Fishing, and Writing
12. The Doll: The Lost Short Stories
13. When You Reach Me\
14. Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes
15. Playing for Pizza
16. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

This was fun. I spent a lot more time with books than I'd foreseen.
I must admit that somewhere around April, I started choosing books based largely on their page count. Still, it gave me an excuse to hit some "younger" books, several shelf lingerers, and a graphic novel (to see what the fuss was about).

And, now, Off to the Bakery!!

Though I've done a ton of reading, I only managed to get to two books that were already on my TBR list : (