Michelle's Empty Nest’s Comments (group member since Oct 31, 2021)

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

Thank you! I am feeling better today...thank goodness.

Ridiculously Random Prompt #5: Wedding Veil





The longest wedding veil was longer than 63 football fields.


If you thought Meghan Markle's wedding veil was long, get this: there's a woman in Cyprus who set the Guinness World Record for the longest wedding veil. How long was it, you ask? Nearly 23,000 feet, which is the same length as about 63.5 football fields.


Complete ONE of the following tasks:

👰🏻‍♀️ 1. Read a book with something related to a bride on the cover.
👰🏻‍♀️ 2. Read a book where someone gets married.
👰🏻‍♀️ 3. Read a book that is long - more than 400 pages.
👰🏻‍♀️ 4. Read a book with a 6 and a 3 in the total number of reviews.

Ridiculously Random Prompt #4: Girl Crush





The most streamed Spotify single is Harry Styles' "Girl Crush."


The solo star's Spotify single has the most streams at 154 million. Such a win for the One Direction alum.


Complete ONE of the following tasks:

🎤 1. Read a book where the author or MC is named Harry.
🎤 2. Read a book where a character has a crush on someone.
🎤 3. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in SPOTIFY.
🎤 4. Read a book where at least 2 of these digits are found in the total number of ratings: 1, 5, 4.

Ridiculously Random Prompt #4: Girl Crush





The most streamed Spotify single is Harry Styles' "Girl Crush."


The solo star's Spotify single has the most streams at 154 million. Such a win for the One Direction alum.


Complete ONE of the following tasks:

🎤 1. Read a book where the author or MC is named Harry.
🎤 2. Read a book where a character has a crush on someone.
🎤 3. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in SPOTIFY.
🎤 4. Read a book where at least 2 of these digits are found in the total number of ratings: 1, 5, 4.

Ridiculously Random Prompt #4: Girl Crush





The most streamed Spotify single is Harry Styles' "Girl Crush."


The solo star's Spotify single has the most streams at 154 million. Such a win for the One Direction alum.


Complete ONE of the following tasks:

🎤 1. Read a book where the author or MC is named Harry.
🎤 2. Read a book where a character has a crush on someone.
🎤 3. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in SPOTIFY.
🎤 4. Read a book where at least 2 of these digits are found in the total number of ratings: 1, 5, 4.

Sorry about that! I've mainly been in bed the last few days with vertigo so my thought process was a little off.

Prompt Name / #: Non-Fiction #11





Diana, William, and Harry: The Heartbreaking Story of a Princess and Mother
Published: August 2022


Instant New York Times Bestseller!

“She was the best mother in the world,” said Princes William and Harry at Diana’s 10-year memorial. “Entertaining and persuasive,” ( Publishers Weekly ) this is the first big book about the private Diana, the mother of two princes.

“Royal fans will devour this well-paced biography that gives new insight into the House of Windsor. You’ll tear through it by sundown and walk away thinking about the Princess of Wales and her two sons with new perspective .” – Men’s Journal

From the moments William and Harry are born into the House of Windsor, they become their young mother’s whole world.

I’ve got two very healthy, strong boys. I realize how incredibly lucky I am , Diana reminds herself every morning. But even the Princess of Wales questions, Am I a good mother?

Diana’s faced with a seemingly impossible challenge: one son destined to be King of England and another determined to find his own way. She teaches them to honor royal tradition, even while daring to break it.

“Sometimes I’d like a time machine…” Diana says as William and Harry grow up, never imagining they’d have less than a lifetime together. Even after she’s gone, her sons follow their mother’s lead—and her heart. As the years pass and William and Harry grow into adulthood and form families of their own, they carry on Diana’s name, her likeness, and her incomparable spirit.

“James Patterson applies his writerly skills to real-life history with novelistic style” ( People ) in this deeply personal and revealing biography of the world’s most storied family, from the world’s #1 bestselling author.


Complete ONE of the following:

1. Read a book with at least three people on the cover.
2. Read a book with the word AND or an & in the title.
3. Read a book with an MC you absolutely adore.
4. Read any James Patterson novel.

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Very nice!

Ridiculously Random Prompt #29: The Lyrebird





The lyrebird can mimic almost any sounds it hears — including chainsaws.


Wildlife watchers have recorded the Australian species copying not only other birds but other animals, like koalas, and artificial sounds such as car alarms and camera shutters.


Complete ONE of the following tasks:

📸 1. Read a book set in Australia.
📸 2. Read a book where one book seems to mimic another in plot or design.
📸 3. Read a book with a piece of machinery on the cover.
📸 4. Read a book with the word CAR or CAMERA found in the text.

Ridiculously Random Prompt #32: Coca-Cola





Coca-Cola consumers will pay more to drink less ounces.


Coca-Cola consumers prefer smaller packaging of their beverage and are willing to pay more per ounce. While soda consumption is declining in the U.S., Coca-Cola had a net revenue of $33 billion worldwide last year. Talk about vanity sizing!


Complete ONE of the following tasks:

🥤 1. Read a book with a dashed word in the title.
🥤 2. Read a book where someone drinks a cola, soda, pop, whatever you call it where you're from.
🥤 3. Read a book with two 3s in the publication date.
🥤 4. Read a book you were willing to pay for.

Ridiculously Random Prompt #32: Coca-Cola





Coca-Cola consumers will pay more to drink less ounces.


Coca-Cola consumers prefer smaller packaging of their beverage and are willing to pay more per ounce. While soda consumption is declining in the U.S., Coca-Cola had a net revenue of $33 billion worldwide last year. Talk about vanity sizing!


Complete ONE of the following tasks:

🥤 1. Read a book with a dashed word in the title.
🥤 2. Read a book where someone drinks a cola, soda, pop, whatever you call it where you're from.
🥤 3. Read a book with two 3s in the publication date.
🥤 4. Read a book you were willing to pay for.

Ridiculously Random Prompt #31: Elvis





Elvis only won 3 Grammys.


The King of Rock and Roll had 18 #1 hits in his career, but struck out on 11 of his 14 nominations. The record for the most Grammy wins actually belongs to George Solti, the longtime leader of Chicago Symphony Orchestra, with 31 awards to his name.


Complete ONE of the following tasks:

🎙 1. Read a book where a famous person is mentioned.
🎙 2. Read a book with an 11, 14, or 18 intact in the page count.
🎙 3. Read a book where NO letters of KING are found in the title.
🎙 4. Read a book with the word AWARD(S) found in the text.

Ridiculously Random Prompt #39: Quidditch





Quidditch was invented by J.K. Rowling in her Harry Potter series and involves 2 teams of 7 players mounted on broomsticks with 4 different balls and goals on either side of the pitch.


The game has since been adapted for the real world with the ultimate goal being to score more goals than the other team before the ‘snitch’ is caught.


Complete ONE of the following tasks:

🧹 1. Read a book where one character snitches on another.
🧹 2. Read a book that is part of a series.
🧹 3. Read a book where the author uses initials in their name.
🧹 4. Read a book with a storyline that could be adapted into a board game or a real-life game.

Ridiculously Random Prompt #37: Fleur-de-Lis





Only one NFL team has a plant for a logo.


The New Orleans Saints' fleur-de-lis is actually a stylized lily historically associated with the French monarchy. It's also the state symbol of Louisiana and appears on the Quebec flag.


Complete ONE of the following tasks:

⚜️ 1. Read a book where a character plays or watches football.
⚜️ 2. Read a book set in Louisiana, France, or Canada.
⚜️ 3. Read a book with a logo or a flag on the cover.
⚜️ 4. Read a book with all the letters of MONARCHY in the title.

Great work!

Ridiculously Random Prompt #27: Greasy Pole Climbing





Surprisingly, the sporting event of climbing a greased-up slippery pole is quite common around the world.


These traditional events are essentially the same - there is a long pole covered in grease, lard, or some other lubricant, and participants attempt to climb or walk along the pole to get to the other end, where there may be a prize or flag to recover.


Complete ONE of the following tasks:

🎁 1. Read a book where a character climbs something.
🎁 2. Read a book where the title does NOT start with a letter in GREASY POLE.
🎁 3. Read a book where the MC wins a prize of any type.
🎁 4. Read a book with the word FLAG found in the text.

Ridiculously Random Prompt #27: Greasy Pole Climbing





Surprisingly, the sporting event of climbing a greased-up slippery pole is quite common around the world.


These traditional events are essentially the same - there is a long pole covered in grease, lard, or some other lubricant, and participants attempt to climb or walk along the pole to get to the other end, where there may be a prize or flag to recover.


Complete ONE of the following tasks:

🎁 1. Read a book where a character climbs something.
🎁 2. Read a book where the title does NOT start with a letter in GREASY POLE.
🎁 3. Read a book where the MC wins a prize of any type.
🎁 4. Read a book with the word FLAG found in the text.

Ridiculously Random Prompt #15: Chess Boxing





Unsurprisingly, Chess Boxing involves both the classic game of chess and the popular sport of boxing.


The competitors alternate between 5 rounds of boxing and 6 rounds of chess for a total of 11 rounds, each lasting 3-minutes. The game was inspired by a French comic and invented by Dutch artist Lepe Rubingh.


Complete ONE of the following tasks:

🥊 1. Read a book where a character plays chess or another board game.
🥊 2. Read a book that has a French or a Dutch translation.
🥊 3. Read a book with an MPG of HUMOR or COMEDY.
🥊 4. Read a book with the word boxing {can also be box, boxes, boxed, etc.} found in the text.

Yes, I will take that. 😊