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

Benedicte’s comments from the Hooked on Books group.

Chapter 4 guess

Team name: Our Escape-ades (1)
Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Team thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Team Name: Our Escape-ades - Chapter 3
Link to Team Thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Link To Team Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

I'm in -
☕︎ Level 3 = 3 Books

My shelf

Whoopsies! 😂

If I listen closely enough, I can actually hear laughter from my bookshelves

Chapter 3 guess

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

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

We are allowed to use or ignore the articles "the", "a" and "an", right? I think I read it somewhere, but then, that could also have been on the Q&A of another challenge 😬

My book A Prayer for the Crown-Shy can work both for A and for P. Right now I just wrote P in the justification, but you can change it how you like so that the remaining letter can fit your book, Alaina :)

Carrie wrote: "September is looking like another challenge. I don't read a lot of books that focus on nature and the environment but I'm looking forward to finding (and hopefully enjoying) some!"

I think I should be fine. I don't read much Science Fiction but I do have some on my TBR. I'll have a look at it soon

Argh. I've been in a reading slump these last two weeks. Hopefully I'll get some new motivation this month!

Which path would you like to go and which tasks would fit for you?

Edit: Oops I didn't see we had to complete The Eclipse Trial first!

No problem! I'll probably see you around on other challenges here. Have a good time wherever you are going :)

Here are some team name suggestions:

- Key-mistry Solvers
- The Final Click
- Keyed In Together

Feel free to come up with some more!

📚 HOB Monthly Newsletter – September 2025 📚

🍂What's up, Bookworms!🍂
Welcome to your monthly dose of bookish updates, challenges, and community highlights. Let’s dive in!


‼️ MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT ‼️

✨ Big things are stirring… ✨
All the mods have joined forces to cook up something massive for next year. We can’t reveal the theme just yet (no spoilers 👀), but we can promise it’s going to be bigger, bolder, and more chaotic than anything we’ve done before.

So tell us—would you be interested in jumping into a huge event run by all the mods? Vote on this poll!

📢 Announcements 📢

🔹Bookopoly starting 1st September! Did you miss your chance to sign up and join the fun? Don't worry, reserve player signups are still open! Stop hesitating, sign up now!
🔹 Help save a challenge! Our Reading Run challenge has been struggling lately, with only two participants. It will not be carried over to 2026 unless more people start participating. What are the Reading Runs, you ask? Each month, you have four days to run through as many pages as possible from whatever book(s) you want. Top 3 page counts for the year will earn special buttons! Go join September's Reading Run! (18-21)

✨📚 A Desperate Plea from the Lore Vault 📚✨

CURSES upon glitter. STICKERS? Desecration! Do you know what it’s like to have your ancient hinges clogged with sparkles? To find garish smiley-face stickers plastered across runes older than time? I tell you this: I will not survive another month under HER meddling hands.

At last, Sammy has taken pity and stepped forth as my Curator for September. But hear me now—October looms. If no one else volunteers, SHE will return. With glue. With confetti. With… craft supplies.

Save me. I beg of you. Be my Curator, and spare me from another month of indignity.

— The Lore Vault (traumatized, sticky, and still shedding glitter)


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

🏃Reading Run (Sept 18-21) - Run through as many pages as possible! (Host: Angie)
🏆 Listopia Madness - Battle of the Book Lists! (Host: Donna)
👊 TBR Busters – Clear those dusty shelves! (Host: Donna)
🪙 Symbols of Luck and Fortune - Coins for September! (Host: Ashley)

📚 Longer Challenges

🎧Reading With Your Ears Marathon - Audiobook Marathon is closing in on 300,000 minutes! The Bonus Tag for September is FAMILY. Come help us reach the next milestone! (Host: Michelle)

🔐 Do Not Open This Challenge - 🔐 The Box Is Almost Ready… Sign-ups are still open until September 2nd, but for those already inside— partners have been assigned. 🗝️Check your team thread to see who you’ve been paired with by September 2nd. Say hello, pick a team name if you’d like, and settle in. If you have not checked in by the deadline, new pairs will be assigned on Sept 3rd. The first prompt will drop on Sunday, September 6th at 6pm CT. Until then… get to know each other.

👉 Full Challenge List & Thread Links


🪁 Buddy Reads and Readathons 🪁

🌙September Formal Buddy Reads | Mid-Autumn Festival: Moonlit Connections
Theme: A celebration of heritage and transformation, where the moon illuminates tales of love, loss, and the connections that bind us across time and cultures.

📔 Main Book: The Night Tiger (Yangsze Choo)
📚 Kindle Unlimited/Low Cost Book: Paper Wife (Laila Ibrahim)

✨Summer Seasonal Readathon: June 21-September 22
🍂Fall Seasonal Readathon: September 23-December 20
📚Monthly Readathon: Hispanic Heritage Month
🎉Week Readathon: National Ghost Hunting Day (Sept 21-27)
🏴‍☠️Weekend Readathon: Talk Like a Pirate Day (Sept 19-21)
💫24-Hour Readathon: Star Trek Day (Sept 8)

🥳 Winner's Spotlight 🥳
Celebrating our July winners!

TBR Busters: 🥇 (Pearls) Melanie, 150pts | 🥈 (Spinner) Angie, 124pts | 🥉 (Brocade) Caraina, 116pts
Listopia: 🥇 Angie, 174pts | 🥈 Sammy, 141pts | 🥉 Jenny, 126pts


💡 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

I live in Norway, right now it is 10:45PM. Time flies! I should probably go to sleep now but I'll be back tomorrow to figure out a team name 😊

It sounds so relaxing to work with books! I also have no idea what to expect from this challenge, but I already can't wait to know what will be inside the box ;) I usually read about one book per week, so I thought this would be a great way to motivate me to keep my reading consistent. I'm mostly looking forward to the reflection prompts and discussing our books together.

🤣

Hey Tricia! I'm super hyped for this challenge! It's my first partner challenge here. Looking forward to getting to know you 😊

MN Lisa wrote: "Geri wrote: "Karen and I wanted to be partners. Msg 13. If we can be teamed up, that would be great!"

I'm sorry I missed that. You guys can take Team 10 and Tricia and Benedicte can be team 13."

Remember to update our the names in the team threads as well 😉 The message in the thread for team 13 still says Benedicte and Karen

Judith wrote: "I’m out of town on vacation but will be home to look at this tomorrow"

Hope you have a good time!