Benedicte’s Comments (group member since Mar 23, 2025)

Benedicte’s comments from the Hooked on Books group.

Oh no! Take care of yourself, Judith! No rush :)

What genre of book would you want a recommendation for? I would love a recommendation from any type of genre, it's all up to you :)

I completely forgot I was doing this challenge 🤦‍♀️

Prompt #70/ Name: Tunnel of Love
Book: Somewhere Beyond the Sea
Author: T.J. Klune
Date Read: October 5th 2025
Pages: 400
Task: 🛤 3. Read a book where a character makes or is granted a wish

Arthur and Linus are granted their wish to adopt the children

How's everyone doing with their books? I hope you are enjoying them :)

Which path would you like to choose?

Team Name: Our Escape-ades (1)
Link to Team Thread:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Link to Spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

🗡📚 Book Quest Adventures: October Challenge 🕯👻

Adventurers, sharpen your stakes and light your lanterns — October has arrived, and with it a new set of quests! This month’s theme is:

🎃 Fear and Survival
Bonus Genre: Horror / Thriller

Your October quests to choose from:

• Read a book where characters deal with scary and stressful situations.
• Read a book where characters experience fears and phobias.
• Read a book that revolves around Halloween and explores themes of mystery or the supernatural.
• Read a book about historical events that involve fear, like wars or oppression.
• Read a book that explores fear through mystery or the unknown.
• Read a book about a society in trouble and how characters survive.
• Read a book that highlights the horrors faced by people in tough situations.
• Read a book that includes ghosts.
• Read a book with characters who struggle with lies and deceit.
• Read a book that looks at deep fears like death or loss and how they affect the characters.

✨ New Quarter Bonus!
📚 Q4: Book Recommendations Exchange

Spread the love of reading in Q4! Each team member may recommend one book per month to another teammate. The goal: read and discuss each recommendation within your team.

🎯 Points:
• Readers earn 20 points for each recommended book they read and discuss by the end of the month.
• Each team member can both give and receive a recommendation, so you can earn points for reading all your teammates’ recommended books.
• Maximum: 1 recommended book per teammate per month.

⚔️ Teams, gather your courage, choose your quests, and prepare for a month of thrills, chills, and survival stories. Good luck, adventurers — may your TBR stacks not haunt you too badly! 👻📖

Carrie wrote: "I'm liking the October tasks so much!"

That's great to hear! I haven't had time to look into it yet, but hopefully tomorrow I'll have time to log my September books and plan for October :)

✨📖 Welcome to the Reader’s Exchange! 📖✨

A new place in the Author's Corner intended for authors and readers to connect in a more interactive way. No promotional information will be posted here, only posts by authors looking for beta readers, ARC readers or feedback on their work. This will also be the place for surveys, questionnaires, or reader polls to be posted. So go check off that notification box in the thread now!

We have an author in that thread, T.M. Yomide, who needs some beta readers for his upcoming book "The Merged". Are you someone who loves a blend of sci-fi and fantasy and a multi-timeline scale? Do you have a thoughtful eye that can spot plot holes and dull spots? Would you like to read the book before the world sees it? Please consider being a beta reader for T.M. Yomide! More information about this here

No problem, glad to be helping you. I'll make an announcement in the group announcement thread now as most of our members won't know about your post unless they see it in the group announcement thread. Best of luck with getting beta readers and best of luck with your book!

I'm thinking of joining you for this series buddy read. The poll was brutal! All of the series sound great, it was near impossible to choose one. But that is a good thing, it means no matter what wins I will probably enjoy it :)

T.M. wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm Samuel but I go by TM yomide. Okay, so I'm Nigerian and if it's not a sci-fi or fantasy book, I'm generally not interested.
I do read mysteries, though, and sometimes – very very ..."

Hey T.M. Yomide, welcome! 👋❤️

It must be very exciting to write your very first novel! I would love to assist you in trying to find some beta readers. I just made a thread in the Author's Corner for you, here is the link to it. When you have posted your post there asking for beta readers, I will make a post in the group announcements thread notifying our members of the new thread and of you needing some beta readers. Hopefully our members will find their way over to you. I have to warn you though, not to post any promotional posts outside of the Author's Corner. I trust that you will read through our rules and follow them, but I have to tell you this because we have had several authors before not following these rules and spamming our members. That results in immediate banning from the group. But that shouldn't be a problem with you 😊

Anyways, best of luck with your novel, and don't hesitate to join some of our reading challenges while you are here! Let me (or any of the other mods) know if you have any other questions 😊

Happy to have you here! 📚✨

✨📖 Welcome to the Reader’s Exchange! 📖✨

This space is for authors and readers to connect in a more interactive way. Are you looking for beta readers, ARC readers, or feedback on your work? Do you have a survey, questionnaire, or reader poll you’d love some help with? This is the place to ask!

Please do not post general book promotions here—this thread is reserved specifically for reader engagement and collaboration.

Be sure to check out the Author's Corner, Guide & Rules thread before posting 😊

📚 HOB Monthly Newsletter – October 2025 📚

🎃What's up, Page-Turners!🎃
Welcome to your monthly dose of bookish updates, challenges, and community highlights. Let’s dive in!

📢 Announcements 📢

🔹 The Lore Vault wails, the echo rattling its own shelves…
“Still no volunteers? Again? Must I suffer in silence, abandoned and forgotten? And now—oh no, she’s back! Stickers, glitter, sparkles in my shadows. Please, someone save me! Give me a curator before I drown in rhinestones and pumpkin decals!” Volunteer as Curator!
🔹 Listopia Madness will be discontinued for now due to low participation. But don’t worry—I (Donna) am not leaving our Listopia masterminds out in the cold! ❄️ Instead, I’ve folded a Listopia Bonus into our TBR Busters challenge. The winners from September’s Listopia Madness will get the honor of picking the bonus listopias for the rest of the year:
🥇 1st Place Winner → October
🥈 2nd Place Winner → November
🥉 3rd Place Winner → December

🍂 Current Challenges and Competitions 🍂
📚 Shorter Challenges (1 month and below)

🏆 TBR Busters October 2025 - Clear those dusty shelves! (Host: Donna)
🦇 Trick or Treat (October Best/Worst showdown) - Which book will rise as Epic of the Month? Which will be doomed as Dud of the Month? (Host: Donna)
🦉 Symbols of Luck and Fortune - Owls for October! (Host: Ashley)

📚 Longer Challenges

🦌 Buzzwords Q4 - Read books centered around a buzzword! (Host: Donna)
✨ 2025 "Wrapping Up the Year" Reading Challenge - Catch up on unfinished books, explore new genres, and tackle those lingering TBRs before the calendar flips! (Host: Ashley)
🔤 ABC Q4 - Vivid Worlds Xpand Your Zenith - Reading tasks for each letter of the alphabet! (Host: Ashley)
💞 Partner Pick Oct/Nov - Get your next read picked by a partner, and do the same for them! Initial signups open through Friday, September 26 (Host: Angie)

👉 Full Challenge List & Thread Links



💕 Buddy Reads and Readathons 💕

🎇October Formal Buddy Reads | Diwali: Illuminated Journeys
Theme: A vibrant exploration of light and resilience, where the beauty of tradition intertwines with personal journeys, illuminating the path to self-discovery and hope.

📔 Main Book: The Forest of Enchantments by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
📙 Kindle Unlimited/Low Cost Book: The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
📚 4th Quarter Series Nominations: Nominate a series here and keep your eyes peeled for the upcoming poll!

🍂Fall Seasonal Readathon: September 23-December 20
📚Monthly Readathon: Black History Month
🌾Week Readathon: Farmer's Day (Oct 12-18)
🐈‍⬛Weekend Readathon: World Animal Day (Oct 4-6)
💀24-Hour Readathon: Halloween for Book Lovers (Oct 31)

🥳 Winner's Spotlight 🥳
Celebrating our August winners!

Water Balloon Wars:
🏆Winning Team: Water Snipers
🎯Most Hits Delivered: Vicki and Angie
‼️Most Misses (couldn't hit the broad side of a barn!): Shan A
🌊Most Hits Taken: Jayme

TBR Busters: 🥇 (Jack Russell) Melanie, 205pts | 🥈 (Siderian Husky) Caraina, 119pts | 🥉 (Cavalier King Charles Spaniel) Sammy, 111pts

Listopia: 🥇 Angie | 🥈 Sammy | 🥉 Jenny

High Five or Dumpster Dive:
The votes have spoken, and the readers have chosen their champions (and their duds).
🏆 Epic of the Month
When the Stars Go Dark— submitted by Michelle
A gripping tale that stole the spotlight and earned the highest praise!
🗑️ Dud of the Month
Pucking Around— submitted by Ashley
Not every book can be a winner… this one slid right into the Dumpster Dive slot!
Thanks to everyone who voted—your highs and lows keep this game lively. Stay tuned for next month’s showdown! 📚🔥

💡 Quick Tips & Reminders
🔹Ask the mods if you need help/have any questions!
🔹Use spoiler tags in discussions: [spoiler]text[/spoiler].
🔹Update your monthly challenge logs by September 30
🔹New Members: Check out the Welcome New Members thread!
🔹 Challenge Tracking: Use the Current Challenges Thread to find every challenge, and the Challenge Tracking Folder to stay organized with your selected challenges!
🔹App Warning: Goodreads’ app sometimes hides threads—check on desktop for full updates!

Happy reading, everyone!
📖 Your HOB Mod Team

Thank you Kathy for the great picks! My picks for you are:

(since you picked a T. J. Klune book for me, I thought I'd do the same for you)
(what better book than a Halloween-themed crime for October?)

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