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Michelle's Empty Nest’s comments from the Hooked on Books group.

Ridiculously Random Prompt #48: Toe Wrestling





Like Arm Wrestling or Thumb Wrestling, Toe Wrestling involves two competitors who lock bare feet in an attempt to pin the other person’s foot to the ground for at least 3 seconds.


There tends to be 3 rounds played with the winner having the best 2 out of 3.


Complete ONE of the following tasks:

👣 1. Read a book where a character does something you think is gross.
👣 2. Read a book where toes/feet are visible on the cover.
👣 3. Read a book you would rate between 2 and 3 stars.
👣 4. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in TOE and ends with a letter in WRESTLING.

Excellent!


I have added the Chapter 6 Tab to your SS. Good luck!

AWESOME JOB, team!!!


You may now read for Chapter 1's tasks!

Excellent!


I have added the Chapter 6 Tab to your SS. Good luck!

I'm pretty sure we give her the number we spin...like I got a 2.

Ridiculously Random Prompt #72: Zorbing





Zorbing is considered a recreational sport that involves rolling down a hill in a transparent plastic orb – essentially a “hamster ball."


It is generally used on hills, but can also be used on water, as well as flat surfaces. Orbs with no harnesses can carry up to three people, whereas a harnessed orb can only carry 1 or 2.


Complete ONE of the following tasks:

🐹 1. Read a book with a Z in the title.
🐹 2. Read a book with something made of plastic on the cover.
🐹 3. Read a book with the word TRANSPARENT found in the text.
🐹 4. Read a book where the author's last name ENDS with a letter in HAMSTER.

I just added it, Teresa. I didn't realize I forgot to put it in there.

Excellent!


I have added a Chapter 3 Evidence Tab and a Chapter 3 Tab to your SS. There's more evidence...so two tabs were easier. Good luck!

Prompt Name / #: Thrillers #60





Shattered
Published: July 2022


Nothing could tear Detective Michael Bennett away from his new bride—except the murder of the woman who was his partner, his best friend, and more.

NYPD master homicide investigator Michael Bennett and top FBI abduction specialist Emily Parker have a history.

When Emily is found strangled in Washington, DC, only Bennett knows her well enough to find the perpetrator -- or so he thinks. At every turn, Bennett discovers that she was a woman as adept at keeping secrets as she was at forging powerful connections. And that those closest to her had both the means and the motives to permanently silence her.

Bennett aches to return home to his new wife and the familiar chaos of his family. Yet he's driven to perform the most brilliant detective work of his career, even as the dangerous shadows in Emily's past are closing in around him.


Complete ONE of the following:

1. Read a book with blue writing on the cover.
2. Read a book with an -ED word in the title.
3. Read a book where the MC's first initial is NOT found in WASHINGTON.
4. Read any James Patterson novel.

Ridiculously Random Prompt #10: National Animal of Scotland





The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.


Yes, although it's a fabled creature, the national animal of Scotland is actually the mythical unicorn — chosen because of its association with dominance and chivalry as well as purity and innocence in Celtic mythology. BRB, moving to Scotland real quick.


Complete ONE of the following tasks:

🦄 1. Read a book set in Scotland.
🦄 2. Read a book with all the letters of UNICORN found in the title.
🦄 3. Read a book tagged MYTHOLOGY any number of times.
🦄 4. Read a book where the author's first initial is NOT found in CELTIC.

Prompt Name / #: Young Adult #5





The Runaway's Diary
Published: June 2022


A page-turning graphic novel of sisters, secrets, and second chances. I’m running away. Not to a place—to a person.

Eleanor is happiest when she's left alone to dream up elaborate stories. Sam is polished, fun, and popular. Still, the sisters have always been there for each other—until everything changed.

Now Sam is somewhere in Seattle, and Eleanor runs after her. Nothing is easy in the big, unforgiving city. As Eleanor faces new setbacks, she also makes new friends and tells new stories. Eleanor can rewrite her life in so many ways . . . but can she make a happy ending her reality?


Complete ONE of the following:

1. Read a book with sister characters.
2. Read a graphic novel of any length (for this prompt only).
3. Read a book where the cover looks cartoonish or hand-drawn.
4. Read any James Patterson novel.

AWESOME!!


You may now read for Chapter 7's tasks!

Excellent!


I have added a Chapter 3 Evidence Tab and a Chapter 3 Tab to your SS. There's more evidence...so two tabs were easier. Good luck!

Prompt Name / #: Romances #4





The Christmas Wedding
Published: October 2011


The tree is decorated, the cookies are baked, and the packages are wrapped, but the biggest celebration this Christmas is Gaby Summerhill's wedding. Since her husband died three years ago, Gaby's four children have drifted apart, each consumed by the turbulence of their own lives. They haven't celebrated Christmas together since their father's death, but when Gaby announces that she's getting married -- and that the groom will remain a secret until the wedding day -- she may finally be able to bring them home for the holidays.

But the wedding isn't Gaby's only surprise--she has one more gift for her children, and it could change all their lives forever. With deeply affecting characters and the emotional twists of a James Patterson thriller, The Christmas Wedding is a fresh look at family and the magic of the season.


Complete ONE of the following:

1. Read a book published in October of any year.
2. Read a book with something related to a wedding/bride on the cover.
3. Read a book where a spouse dies.
4. Read any James Patterson novel.

Ridiculously Random Prompt #53: Stardust





We're all stars.


Okay, technically we're all made of stardust, but that's still pretty cool. Recent research found that humans and the galaxy share 97% of the same kind of atoms.


Complete ONE of the following tasks:

🌌 1. Read a book with a nighttime scene on the cover.
🌌 2. Read a book where the word STAR is found in the text.
🌌 3. Read a book with a 9 OR a 7 found in the page count.
🌌 4. Read a book with an MPG of NON-FICTION.

That's good with me!

I'm fine either way.