SandyL’s Comments (group member since May 11, 2015)

SandyL’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Completed Quests #9

Scrounging Is as Scrounging Does
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8/20/23
Scrounger List
• Apples
When in Rome 11/23/22 - pg 31 "...with a crateful of apples."
• Broom
Down and Dirty 11/26/22 - pg 151 "...while Tony retrieved a broom and dustpan."
• Bats
A Cosmic Kind of Love 12/3/22 - pg 383 "...and there were bats. Bats. Nope. Just nope."
• Black cat
Anna and the French Kiss 1/12/23 - pg 133 "..a scrawny black cat darts...."
• Candles
Inconvenient Wife 1/26/23 - pg 99 "...fire with those candles that wouldn't be..."
• Cauldron
Homecoming King 12/19/22 - pg 33 "...once I finished making those cauldron mugs at the studio."
• Cobwebs
The Man I Never Met 12/16/22 - pg 112 "We've blown away the cobwebs of our flight."
• Coffin
One Last Gift 12/17/22 - pg ? "to the coffin that was up there with him at the front."
• Corpse
Remarkably Bright Creatures 12/28/22 - pg 122 "Will plucked the corpse between his fingers."
• Demon
Dashing Through the No 11/13/22 - pg 43 "...never squeezing demons out of my Christmas cookie."
• Eyeballs
Ex Appeal 12/4/22 - pg 146 "...they're networked to their eyeballs."
• Frogs
Good as Gold 7/1/23 - pg 171 "The frogs are singing and the stars are shining."
• Ghost
Cappuccinos, Cupcakes, and a Corpse 10/29/22 - pg 155 "...tomb for ghosts to lurk about it."
• Grim Reaper
Wilder With You 2/16/23 - pg 23 "...or be snatched away by the grim reaper..."
• Jack O Lantern
Foliage and Fatality 8/19/23 - pg 18 "...while a lone jack o'lantern with a malicious grin..."
• Monster
Oaths of Legacy 11/20/22 - pg 34 "Being a monster is a choice."
• Nightmare
Because of Miss Bridgerton 5/5/23 - pg 236 "It was the stuff of nightmares."
• Poltergeist
The Art of Racing in the Rain 1/1/23 - pg 66 "Demon. Gremlin. Poltergeist. Ghost."
• Skeleton
The Do-Over 2/22/23 - pg 48 "There are flags and animal skeletons, skateboards, surfboards...."
• Undead
A Little Wilder 3/3/23 - pg 64 "...come to walk like the undead."
• Vampire
Return Billionaire to Sender 12/23/22 - pg 25 "Appearance of my vampire fangs."
21 Items
Reward: 1 Minor Heal Potion (1 item), 1 Heal Potion (2 Items), 1 Major Heal Potion (3 items), 1 Minor Poison Potion (2 items), 1 Damage Potion (4 items), 1 Find Items Potion (2 items), 1 Timewalking Potion (3 items), 1 Duplication Potion (4 items) (hide spoiler)]

Teach a Knight to Fish - Part 2
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8/27/23
Find 3 of the following words in one or more books
Bait - Teach Me the Ropes 5/6/23 - pg 26 "This isn't some bait and switch way to...."
Bite - Teach Me the Ropes 5/6/23 - pg 164 "I took a bite of the grilled cheese..."
Cast - Teach Me the Ropes 5/6/23 - pg 130 "She was cast in shadow...."
Reward: 1 Fish (hide spoiler)]

Lady Kelly's Missing Quest
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8/27/23
Read 2 books where someone steals something
Until Trevor 10/27/22 - Liz's brother steals money from her business
Promised Land 6/16/23 - women steal money from a bank
and 2 books where someone finds something
Everything but a Dog 9/3/22 - Jonah finds the love of his life
Her Treasure Hunter Ex 6/21/23 - Dex and Katy find treasure
Reward: 10 Gold (hide spoiler)]

Birds of a Feather - Feed the Bird
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8/27/23
Read 1 book with food on the cover
Murder & Marble Cake 7/6/23

and 1 book with a bird on the cover.
The Cat Who Played Brahms 8/25/23

Reward: 1 Bird Feather (hide spoiler)]

A Nap is Always a Good Idea
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9/16/23
First you find 2 trees near each other with a book with at least 2 trees on the cover.
Better Not Pout 2/19/21
Moonlight Road 6/18/21

Then construct a rope ladder with 5 goblin bones and 12 rat tails to bind them together.
Finally, weave together 10 bat wings to form the perfect hammock.
Reward: 10 XP and a Full Heal (hide spoiler)]

Hot or Not
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9/24/23
- Read 3 books with flowers on their cover to make a bouquet (Extra 1 XP if they are all roses)
Work in Progress 7/26/22
Crimson Joy 9/10/22
Secretly Yours 4/29/23

- Read a book that takes place in summer
The Summer Deal 1/30/23
- Read a book with a beach picture on the cover. Or book with beach related object on cover.
Reunion at the Shore 12/6/22

- Read something hot (steamy book topic, set in a hot climate or even a bestseller)
Their Virgin's Secret 10/12/22
- Read a book that has been made into a summer movie. Or it would be great summer movie
Learning at 40 9/10/23
Reward: 7 XP and 1 Damage potion (hide spoiler)]

New Year's Resolution - Enjoy Yourself
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10/29/23
Re-read one of your favorite books
Beautiful Bastard 9/27/23
Reward: 2 XP (hide spoiler)]

Idiots and Their Idioms
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10/29/23
Read 5 books that contain different idioms to help the fool (whoever he or she may be) learn to speak correctly
The Setup 8/27/23 pg 32 "and am met with her flipping me the bird..."
Loving at 40 9/3/23 pg 191 "...relieved to hear we're both on the same page."
You Had Your Chance, Lee Burrows 9/30/23 pg 247 "It's on your dime."
On Second Thought 10/3/23 pg 320 "Chip off the old ice block?"
Ten Below Zero 10/4/23 pg 59 "I don't beat around the bush."
Reward: 7 XP and 1 Minor Heal Potion (hide spoiler)]

Willy Wilder and the Vegetable Factory
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10/29/23
• Open loads of Dizzy Carrot Crunches - Read a book with a vegetable on the cover
Unbreak My Heart 10/6/23

• Open tons of Crazy Cucumber Surprises - Read a book with a vegetable in the title.
Sweet Bean Paste 10/14/23
• Hire a factory to open millions of Lettuce Lights - Read a book with a vegetarian.
Getting Lucky 8/10/23 Maisie is a vegetarian
• Eat as many Enormous Eggplants as you can - Read a book where someone cooks.
Dirty Talker 2/21/23
• Open the only Zany Zucchini that you can find - Read a book where someone doesn't have enough food.
At the Corner of Rock Bottom & Nowhere 1/10/23 Max is homeless and doesn't have any food
Reward: 10 XP and 2 Major Heal Potions (hide spoiler)]

Alchemy That - Part 3
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10/29/23
Find books that start with A, E, I, O, and U to provide all the vowels to The Alchemist
A Mountain Divides Us 6/13/23
Earthquake Baby 9/18/23
Into the Tide 7/7/23
Only One Night 6/17/23
Under the Stars 6/28/23
Reward: 1 Pet Plus Potion (hide spoiler)]

Lady Gesa's Rumbly Tummy
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10/29/23
Read a book where both author initials can be found in BREAD for bread.
The Playing Game by Ainsley Booth 4/2/23
Read a book with a vegetarian character for lettuce.
Shucked 9/23/23
Read a book with a yellow cover for cheese.
The Staycation 10/30/23

Read a book with an animal on the cover or someone who works with animals for meat.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 3/26/23

Reward: 10 Gold (hide spoiler)]

Clinomaniac
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10/29/23
Gather 4 large logs for the bed legs. Each log may be found in a book with a tree on the cover.
10/21/22
1/9/23
3/6/23
5/19/23
Gather 4 rails for the sides. Each rail may be found in a book over 500 pages.
No Ordinary Gentleman 8/17/23 668 pgs
Sweet Dreams 9/7/23 657 pgs
Things We Left Behind 9/13/23 592 pgs
Lady Luck 10/12/23 643 pgs
Gather fabric for the mattress by reading a trilogy.
A Little Too Late 5/27/23
A Little Too Close 5/29/23
A Little Too Wild 5/31/23
Gather feathers to stuff the mattress by reading a book with a chicken or duck in the story
Out On a Limb 12/5/22 Colette adopts a chicken/rooster
Reward: 10 XP and 1 Bed (hide spoiler)]

Part 2 - Fish!
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11/12/23
Find 3 of the following words in one or more books.
Bait - Where One Goes 11/11/23 - loc 1359 "The bait, or the fly, has to land..."
Bite - Where One Goes 11/11/23 - loc 1359 "..and they won't bite at it."
Rod - Where One Goes 11/11/23 - loc 1334 "..he gently whips his rod."
Cast - Where One Goes 11/11/23 - loc 1351 "..he and his father cast almost in sync..."
Reward: 1 Fish (hide spoiler)]

Beginner Combat
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• Spell out the word ATTACK using spell it out rules.
A - A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder 6/10/22
T - The Family You Make 6/9/22
T - The Effing List 7/3/22
A - The Trouble with Christmas by Amy Andrews 7/23/22
C - Free Agent by Mari Carr 5/12/22
K - Boss in the Bedsheets by Kate Canterbary 6/29/22
• Read 2 books with teeth on the cover.
11/3/22
6/30/23
• Read 2 books with battles in them
Spear Song 7/14/23
How to Sell a Haunted House 11/8/23
• Read a book with a red cover.

Reward: 1 Beginner Combat Certificate (hide spoiler)]

Cat Familiar
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11/21/23
Training costs 4 books with fish on the cover or in the title fed to the kitten one book a week for 4 weeks. (Books may be spaced out at longer intervals but must be at least a week between books.)
11/19/22
11/24/23
9/26/23 (ar bookfind 31,368 words)
11/20/23
Price: 40 Gold
(hide spoiler)]

Queen Skye's Winter Holidays - Festive Entertainments
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12/27/23
* You'll need to catch (kill) 4 sewer rats
4 sewer rats caught - 1/2/22, 1/9/22, 1/18/22, 2/15/22
*Read a book with a stocking (or sock) on the cover
An Ex for Christmas 12/23/23

*Provide guests with hats to wear: read a book with a person wearing a hat/head covering on the cover
Mrs. Nash's Ashes 9/29/23

*Provide name tags by spelling out one of the reindeer names
C - The Unexpected Wife 10/27/23 - character Celeste
O - One Snowy Night 9/19/23
M - Summer with the Soldier 10/9/23 - character Logan Murphy
E - Something Unexpected 9/25/23 - character Emily
T - The New Guy 9/29/23
*Read a book tagged Humor
Dear Committee Members 7/27/23
*In the absence of Santa you will have to press into service a Yeti (kill either Big Heart or Snowflake Heart)
Killed Big Heart 12/24/23
Reward: 10 XP and 1 Major Heal Potion (hide spoiler)]

BTW - Happy New Year!!!!

Thanks!!
Could you take a look at my stats and suggest a monster to battle?

Thanks Halli!

Um....what do I do with it? I tried looking around at the threads, but don't see what we do with the stuff we collect.

My favorite quote for the task for Academy II quest:

“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.”
― Barack Obama

A close second:
“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.”
― Charles M. Schulz

Hi! I'm SandyL. I've been a member of this group for awhile, but don't think I ever introduced myself. My new participation in the NRPG challenge has spurred me to correct this! :-)

Birthday: Nov 11th
Favorite Book(s): Law Man
Favorite Book Genre: Romance
Favorite Author: Kristen Ashley & Lisa Kleypas
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Food: Pizza
Any Pets: 1 dog and 2 cats. Plus I foster dogs for a rescue group and currently have 1 9-week old puppy (her sister was just adopted)
If I could live anywhere in the world it would be: New Zealand
Finish the line: I know I'm a book addict because.... I visited there once and I absolutely loved the beauty and how it's not so crowded like Southern California

Completed Quests #8

Doppelganger
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7/2/23
∙Read a book about twins
Misadventures with a Twin 10/25/21
∙Read a book where someone is framed or proven innocent
Not Quite Crazy 5/15/22 - Rachel is cleared of kidnapping her foster son
∙Spell the word TWIN using normal spell-it-out rules
T - The Bet 3/6/22
W - Wild Side 1/11/22
I - Indigo Ridge 1/31/22
N - Rock Hard by Nalini Singh 6/11/22
∙Read two books that share the same cover art
6/21/23
6/24/23
Reward: 5 XP and 1 Duplication Potion (hide spoiler)]

Kindness of Strangers
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7/2/23
Read a book with an animal on the cover, or an animal in the title, or an animal is a major part of the plot of the story.
5/26/23
Reward: 1 XP and 1 Enhanced Weapon Potion (hide spoiler)]

The Second-Somewhat-Monthlyish Scrounger Hunt
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7/2/23
Scrounger List
• Fleece
The Heart Principle 2/5/22 - pg 248 "A fleece blanket covered his legs"
• Fur
Lighthouse Way 6/25/22 - pg 216 "..while a makeup artist glued fur around my face.."
• Needles
Tangled 6/7/22 - pg 19 "Any drug paraphenalia? Needles?"
• Thread
Loverboy 7/1/22 - pg 150 "I thread my fingers through his hair"
• Linen
The Royal Wedding 3/4/22 - pg 61 "..a tiny man in cream-coulored linen.."
• Perfume
Silver Mayor 7/1/22 - pg 112 "...he smelled like alcohol and cheap perfume."
• Pearl
Raid 6/26/22 - pg 17 "..bought myself a pearl white Nissan Z"
• Oil
Wrangled 5/26/22 - pg 8 "..didn't want to work in oil and gas."
• Wine
The Summer Proposal 5/2/22 - pg 5 "..join me for a cocktail or glass of wine?"
• Wool
Wicked Lust 5/21/22 - pg 79 "..suede coat lined with sheep's wool.."
• Spices
Reckless at Heart 7/14/22 - pg 68 "..dry rubbed with Korean barbecue spices.."
• Fish
Silver Brewer 2/16/22 - pg 265 "I'll teach you to fish and hunt."
• Calamine
Calamine & Christmas Cake 3/12/23 - pg 14 "..maybe an antihistamine and some calamine lotion."
• Treacle
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 1/3/23 - "Pandora has got hair the color of treacle."
• Spectacles
With You Forever 3/26/22 - pg 38 "Hip-length silver hair, wire rim spectacles..."
• Wainscot
Moonlighter 5/27/22 - pg 283 "...back against a dark wooden panel. Wainscotting, my brain offers up.."
• Incense
The Secret 7/21/22 - pg 3 "..the smell of dust and candles and incense."
• Ironwork
Lady of Devices 2/25/23 - pg 211 "..running long channels in the ironwork structure."
• Clocks
Silver Player 3/9/22 - pg 251 "Our internal clocks are set different..."
• Pewter
Fatal Voyage 8/5/22 - pg 302 "The sky was pewter..."
Rewards: 1 Minor Heal Potion, 1 Heal potion, 1 Major Heal Potion, 1 Minor Poison Potion, 1 Enhanced Weapon Potion, 1 Damage Potion, 1 Find Items Potion, 1 Time Walking Potion (hide spoiler)]

Everybody LIes - Treatment 3
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7/29/23
Treatment 3:
Read a book where the cover is bright yellow to collect the marigolds
Just Not That Into Billionaires 1/4/23

Then read a science book to bring medicine into the 15th century
The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet 1/18/23
Finally rest a week to recover your health
Rested 7/17 - 7/28/23
Reward: 8 XP and Full Heal (hide spoiler)]

Tell No Tales
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7/29/23
Collect the following types of words from titles of books. Only 1 word per book title, Once complete, fill them into the story in order and post in the tavern!
• Adjective - Deadly
Deadly Decisions 7/21/22
• Verb Past Tense - Spurred
Spurred 5/14/22
• Noun - Scandal
The Scandal 8/16/22
• Proper Noun - Monday
Monday Mourning 8/29/23
• Noun - Prince
Park Avenue Prince 9/3/22
• Adverb - Forever
Forever Home 8/19/22
Queen Skye was the DEADLY Queen in the entire world. She SPURRED everyone in Novel Kingdom. But the SCANDAL she cared for the most was MONDAY. LADY SANDY wanted to be her PRINCE. It went FOREVER!
Reward: 6 XP and 1 Potion Token (hide spoiler)]

Lady Dani Lost and Found
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7/29/23
To help Lady Dani to find her way out of the gold mine, use this map and Lady Dani will gladly pay you 10 gold when she gets out.
All Out of Love 9/9/22 - 12 letters - Right
Anton 9/25/22 - 5 letters - Left
Colorado 11/5/22 - 8 letters - Right
Sleepover 2/8/23 - 9 letters - Left
Make a Wish 2/23/23 - 9 letters - Left
Reward: 10 Gold (hide spoiler)]

Sir Nancy of the Helen's Game of Choice
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7/29/23
Read a book where character plays sports or has job involved with sports to create team for new game
Coach 5/18/23
Read a book with green cover for team uniforms
Greece 11/12/22

Read a book with round object on the cover for ball
Mortal Stakes 1/14/23

Read a book with doors or columns on the cover to represent the goal
Confessions from the Quilting Circle: A Novel 12/1/22

Reward: 10 Gold (hide spoiler)]

Spice Exchange - Salt
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7/29/23
Read 4 books each with at least one of the following qualifications:
• 50% or more white cover
Every Boy's Got One 1/5/23

• Title begins with S, A, L or T
S - Swing and a Mishap 11/5/22
A - Always, in December 11/22/22
L - Love You Wrong 2/24/23
T - Taking the Leap 11/29/22
• The word salt (exactly) appears in the book text
Butterfly in Frost 1/18/23 pg 53 ..."the tang of salt air."
Reward: 3 servings of salt (hide spoiler)]

Pixie Power Girls
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7/29/23
Acquire a magnifying glass to go searching for pixie dust through one of the following methods:
- Read a mystery book
The Butterfly Girl 1/25/23
- Read a book that's title starts with P
Plus One 7/18/23
- Read a book with something glass on the cover.
Just Desserts 1/31/23

Reward: 1 XP and 1 Flake of Pixie Dust (hide spoiler)]

Beginner Tracking
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7/29/23
• Spell out the word TRACK using spell it out rules
T - Kiss My Putt by Tara Sivec 8/11/22
R - Rich in Your Love 5/8/23
A - Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie 8/6/22
C - The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
K - The Belle and the Beard by Kate Canterbary 7/16/22
• Read a book with a prey animal on the cover
Hour of the Lion 7/12/23

Reward: 1 Beginner Tracking Certificate (hide spoiler)]

Queen Skye's Winter Holidays - Decorations
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7/29/23
Hang up to 10 items on your tree / around the hall, using items on the cover
12/21/22 - Garland
12/23/22 - Ornament
12/26/22 - Mistletoe
12/29/22 - Ornament
5/22/23 - Lights
6/19/23 - Angels
2/28/23 - Wreath
7/9/23 - Santa hat
7/25/23 - Lights
7/27/23 - Star
Reward: 10 XP (hide spoiler)]

To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow
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7/29/23
Start your veggie garden.
• Read 1 book with a princess to get a Snap pea seed.
Royally Not Ready 5/21/23
• Read 1 book with a rabbit or horse in it to get a carrot seed
Boys Don't Ride 4/30/23
• Read 1 book set at sea or with water on the cover to water your garden
Almost Just Friends 12/2/22

Reward: 3 XP , 1 Carrot and 1 Snap Pea - in one week (hide spoiler)]

Secrets Below Ground
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8/6/23
Little Jimmy speaks only in riddles. Decode the secret message to find the rutabaga. IN THE BARN
To decode each letter, read a book where the page numbers add together to that letter's cipher equivalent.
9 - Chasing Serenity 8/15/22 - 450 pgs
14 - Mackenzie's Pleasure 8/25/22 - 248 pgs
20 - The Pawful Truth 5/30/23 - 299 pgs
8 - Thistle and Thyme: Tales and Legends from Scotland 9/16/23 - 143 pgs
5 - Hope Flames 10/24/22 - 320 pgs
2 - His Semi-Charmed Life (Camp Firefly Falls #11) 7/30/23 - 200 pgs
1 - Page of Swords 12/24/22 - 100 pgs
18 - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd 10/29/22 - 288 pgs
14 - The Truth About Cads and Dukes 2/1/23 - 293 pgs
Reward: 12 XP and 1 Shield Potion (hide spoiler)]

Picking Herbs
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8/6/23
Read 4 books each with at least one of the following qualifications: (Find Items Potion works for this quest.)
• 50% or more green cover
The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern 12/19/22

• Title begins with H, E, R, B (Indefinite article may be ignored)
H - How Much I Feel 11/1/22
E - Eyes Turned Skyward 11/16/22
R - Real Ponies Don't Go Oink! 5/2/23
B - Becoming Family 9/30/22
• The word herb (exactly) appears in the book text
Making the Match 4/15/23 - pg 287 "mini cheese and herb quiches in hashbrown cups."
Reward: 3 Servings of herbs for use in cooking (hide spoiler)]

Lemons Are a Girl's Best Friend
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8/19/23
Acquire your own lemon tree.
- Read a book with a yellow cover.
Bare Bones 8/24/22

- Read a book with someone with a sour personality
The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris 1/9/23 - Alice has a sour personality
- Read a book where someone grows up
Giant George: Life with the World's Biggest Dog 5/23/23 - George grows up
- Read a book with a tree on the cover
The Backup Plan 2/6/23

- Read a book with water on the cover
Every Summer After 12/11/22

- Read a book with a cow in it. (Fertilizer)
Bridge to Terabithia 8/17/23
Reward: 8 XP, 1 Lemon Tree (hide spoiler)]

Completed Quests #7

Spock Guardian of Forever
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11/7/22
Search for Spock in Books - Spell out the name Nimoy using Spell-It-Out Rules.
N - A Night to Surrender 5/5/22
I - Rock Chick 11/27/21 character - Indy Savage
M - Flirting with Fire 12/11/21 character - Maddison Kelly
O - Heartbreak Warfare by Heather M. Orgeron 6/21/21
Y - Reason to Believe by Rebecca Yarros 7/10/22
Search for Spock in History - Read 3 books written by Leonard Nimoy or set in outer space
Barbarian Lover 10/16/21- set in outer space
Ice Planet Barbarians 10/21/22 - set in outer space
Barbarian Alien 10/30/22 - set in outer space
Search for Spock in the Hearts of Men - Read 3 books about sports, dogs or food
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me 11/9/21 - sports
Well Played 12/18/21 - sports
Just One Look 2/1/22 - sports
Search for Spock in our Memories - Read 3 books about history or set in the past
An Offer From a Gentleman 12/13/21 - set in past
What Happens in London 1/4/22 - set in past
My One and Only Duke 5/31/22 - set in past
Reward: Search 1 location to gain 3 XP.
Search a second location to gain an additional 4 XP.
Search a third location to gain an additional 5 experience (12XP)
Search the final location to recover Spock's lost Plasma weapon (hide spoiler)]

Everybody Lies - Treatment 2
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11/13/22
Read a book set in a country that borders the Mediterranean Sea to find some
Morocco 9/27/22 - set in Morocco
To make the extract read a book on the list of crush books.
At Attention 10/3/22
Finally, drink a lot of water to account for your new gills. Read a book where a large part of it takes place at sea
Surviving Raine 11/9/22 - most of book set at sea
Reward: 1 Major Heal Potion (hide spoiler)]

Kitchen
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11/13/22
To construct your kitchen complete the following tasks:
• Build the oven - Read a book that takes place in a hot climate
Burning Moon 5/23/22 - set in Thailand
• Build a fire place - Read a book with a red cover or one about firefighters
So This Is Love 8/8/22 - Firefighter MC
• Hang a pot - Read a book about a witch or a chef
Maybe We Will 5/25/22 - Abby is a chef
• Build a sink - Read a book that takes place mainly near or on the water
Hook, Line, and Sinker 5/1/22 - set near water
• Buy bowls - Read a book with the word bowl (exactly) in a quote from the book text
Dogs Don't Lie 8/31/22 - pg 4 "three bags of potato chips atop a large BOWL of potato salad.."
• Buy spoons - Read a book with a reflective object on the cover
8/20/22 - reflecting windshield on cover
• Buy knives - Read a book where someone gets stabbed
Defiance 11/2/22 - Cazador stabs someone
• Add meat hooks - Read a book where someone dies
The Cabin 8/16/22 - Adrian Bell dies
• Build a pantry - Read a book with someone who likes to shop a lot
Maybe We Won't 10/7/22 - Dierdra does a lot of shopping
• Build a spice rack - Read something spicy (romance)!
Hope Springs 9/20/22 - spicy romance
Reward: 1 Kitchen (hide spoiler)]

Collect Them All
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11/20/22
Collect 100 bugs. Each instance of a bug found in a book may count, multiple instances may be found in each book
Lovebug 11/19/22
Dragonfly - pg 18x2, pg 19x4, pg 21, pg 136, pg 137, pg 138 = 10
Praying Mantis - pg 21, pg 76x3, pg 241, pg 248, pg 278x2 = 8
Mantis - pg 21, pg 24, pg 76, pg 77, pg 248 = 5
Fly - pg 27, pg 136 = 2
Beetles - pg 226, pg 267 = 2
Scarab beetle - pg 267, pg 268 = 2
Australian tiger beetle - pg 271 = 1
Roly polys = pg 43x2 = 2
Spider - pg 43, pg 44 = 2
Jumping spider - pg 82 = 1
Black widow spider - pg 82 = 1
Biting Midge - pg 82 = 1
Scorpion - pg 82 = 1
Lovebug - pg 57x5, pg 59, pg 66x2 = 8
Ladybug - pg 57 = 1
Butterflies - pg 57, pg 107x5, pg 112 = 7
Fireflies - pg 57, pg 227, pg 269x4 = 6
Mosquito - pg 57 = 1
Bees - pg 87x2, pg 142, pg 151, pg 161x2, pg 166x9, pg 167x3, pb 201x2, pg 271, pg 274 = 22
Centipede - pg 97x2 = 2
Photuris - pg 226, pg 227 = 2
Peanut Bug - pg 258x2 = 2
Fulgora Laternaria - pg 258 = 1
Katydid - pg 264
Hibiscus Harlequin Bug - pg 264 = 1
Paper Wasp - pg 264 - 1
Golden silk orb-weaver - pg 266 = 1
Cockroach - pg 266x3 = 3
Long-tailed skipper - pg 266 = 1
Leaf cutter - pg 266 = 1
Crecopia moth - pg 266 = 1
Tear-drinking moth - pg 266x3 = 3
Brazilian treehopper - pg 266 = 1
Water strider - pg 267 = 1
Sacred scarab = pg 267 = 1
Total = 106
Reward: 10 XP and 1 Time Walking Potion (hide spoiler)]

New Years Resolution - Declutter Your Books
(view spoiler)[
12/18/22
Go through all the books you own (physical or electronical), organize them
**Went through my TBR and deleted over 100 books I'll never read - 12/16/22
Reward: 1 Minor Heal Potion (hide spoiler)]

New Years Resolution - Pick a Number and Stick to It
(view spoiler)[
12/18/22
Set yourself a reading goal that feels achievable yet still pushes you to find the time to read (minimum of 12 books per year) and stick to it
**Goal set of 300 books for 2022 - achieved!**
Reward: 1 Santa Coupon (hide spoiler)]

A Labyrinthine Mission
(view spoiler)[
12/18/22
Read a book about siblings.
The Lemon Sisters 11/24/22
Spell out GOBLIN
G - Grumpy Cowboy 7/22/22
O - On What Grounds 8/12/22
B - Falling From the Sky by Sarina Bowen 7/19/22
L - Something Wilder by Christina Lauren 6/5/22
I - Fierce at Heart Character Isla 11/8/22
N - A Night to Remember 7/30/22
Read a book with a piece of fruit on the cover
11/10/22
Read a book with a trap in it
Bonds of Brass 11/17/22 pg 196 "to act pleased with himself over the trap he's laying for Iral."
Read a book containing a ball
Bombshell 7/19/22 - MC's attend a ball
Read a book where someone is forgiven
The Color of Forever 10/6/22 Aaron forgives Katelyn
Read a book where the author initials can be found in Jareth
When Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa James 7/28/22
Read a book with a character called Sarah or Toby
The Best Is Yet To Come 6/22/22 - MC Sarah Bartow
Reward: 15 XP and 2 Duplication Potions (hide spoiler)]

The Addict in Me
(view spoiler)[
12/18/22
Read 5 books by the same author or in the same series
Costa Rica by Rebecca Ratliff 9/16/22
Ohio by Rebecca Ratliff 9/17/22
Belize by Rebecca Ratliff 10/2/22
Louisiana by Rebecca Ratliff 10/23/22
North Carolina by Rebecca Ratliff 10/25/22
Reward: 3XP and 1 Potion Token (hide spoiler)]

Stick to Your New Year's Resolution - Start Fresh
(view spoiler)[
6/18/23
1. Start fresh.
Read 2 books from a new to you author and 1 book published this year
The Outcast by Glynnis Campbell 2/2/23 - New to me author
The Finders by Jeffrey B. Burton 2/18/23 - New to me author
Cannon 4/11/23 - published 2/28/23
Reward: 5 XP (hide spoiler)]

Stick to Your New Year's Resolution - Read Every Day
(view spoiler)[
6/18/23
2. Read every day.
Read several pages every day for a month
Read every day in January
Reward: 1 Minor Heal Potion (hide spoiler)]

Stick to Your New Year's Resolution - Read More Diverse Books
(view spoiler)[
6/18/23
3. Read More Diverse Books/Books You Don’t Normally Read.
Read three books from genres you usually avoid
A Moveable Feast 1/15/23 - Memoir
Carmilla 2/8/23 - Horror
Boys Don't Ride 4/30/23 - Young Adult
Reward: 3XP and 6 Gold (hide spoiler)]

Stick to Your New Year's Resolution - Don't be Intimidated by Longer Books
(view spoiler)[
6/18/23
4. Don't be intimidated by longer books.
Read either one 1000+ page book or two 500+ page books
Things We Hide from the Light 5/25/23 - 589 pages
Mr. Spencer 6/2/23 - 582 pages
Reward: 3 XP and 1 Duplication Potion (hide spoiler)]

Mesomegomediment
(view spoiler)[
6/18/23
Read 2 books with a word in the title with the same prefix and 2 books with a word in the title with the same suffix
Unidentified: The Emerald Tear / The Emerald Butterfly 6/23/23 - UN
Until Next Time 5/27/23 - UN
Hauling Ashe 6/5/23 - ING
Butt-dialing the Billionaire 5/13/23 - ING
Reward: 4 XP and 1 Time Walking Potion (hide spoiler)]

The Hairstyle Theft
(view spoiler)[
6/21/23
Help Leia escape.
• Read a book where someone on the cover has long hair
Dare To Tempt 8/26/22

• Read a book where someone hides food
If Only You 4/24/23 - Ziggy hides cookies from her brothers
• Read a book where someone secretly is royalty
Once a Princess 5/9/23
Reward: 6 XP and 1 Potion Token (hide spoiler)]

Run Alex Run
(view spoiler)[
6/21/23
Find the direction words north, south, east and west each in a book or book title (one per book)
Sweet Gone South 9/16/21 - South
North 11/11/22 - North
The Golden Dynasty 7/7/22 - East pg 433
Most Eligible Billionaire 11/7/22 - West pg 59
Reward: 10 Gold (hide spoiler)]

Sir Audrey Jane Break-in
(view spoiler)[
6/21/23
Read 3 books showing something through which you can enter a house
Murder is Binding 6/5/22

A Duke Worth Falling For 9/19/22

Mr. Monk and the Dirty Cop 10/17/22

Read 1 book where there is break in
10/15/22 - Tempe's hotel room is broken into
Reward: 10 Gold (hide spoiler)]

Alchemy That - Part 1
(view spoiler)[
6/24/23
Boar Liver may be found in books containing a boar or pig (dead or alive).
Esther the Wonder Pig 5/3/22
Scat of Mongoose may be found in any book taking place in Africa.
Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer 8/2/22
Tree Sap may be found in a book with a tree on the cover.
How Much I Care 11/14/22
Reward: 1 Weakening Potion (hide spoiler)]

Alchemy That - Part 2
(view spoiler)[
6/24/23
A vial of duck feathers may be found in books where there is a swamp or wetlands.
Dead in the Water 3/19/23
Each eye of newt may be found in a book with an O anywhere in the title.
Decisions We Make After Midnight 4/18/23
Reward: 1 Transmogrification Potion (hide spoiler)]

Zombie Quest - In the Beginning
(view spoiler)[
6/24/23
Learn combat skills by reading combat books.
- Read 1 book where someone is a soldier or in the military
After I Was His 10/19/21
- Read 1 book where someone kills someone else
Mr. Monk Goes to Germany 10/2/22
Reward: 3XP 1 Basic Shotgun (hide spoiler)]

Completed Quests #6

Teach a Knight to Fish - Learn to Fish
(view spoiler)[
10/2/22
Spell out the following words with title, author, series, main character rules.
FISH, ROD, REEL
F - The Christmas Pearl by Dorothea Benton Frank 1/22/22
I - Insider by Olivia Cunning 6/22/22
S - Sweetheart by Sarah Mayberry 2/18/22
H - Starry-Eyed Love by Helena Hunting 5/20/22
R - Kiwi Gold by Rosalind James 4/17/22
O - Out of the Clear Blue Sky by Kristan Higgins 6/19/22
D - Clean Sweep by Kate Willoughby Character: Dakota - 2/19/22
R - Rockaway Bride by Pippa Grant 5/10/22
E - Just Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane Character: Eve - 2/2/22
E - Juniper Hill by Devney Perry Character: Knox Eden - 4/9/22
L - Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams 5/30/22
Reward: Ability to Fish, 10 XP (hide spoiler)]

Teach a Knight to Fish - Fish!
(view spoiler)[
10/2/22
Find 3 of the following words in one or more books
• Fish - Death of a Gossip 8/22/22 Day 1 "what on earth would she do if she caught a fish?"
• Reel - Death of a Gossip 8/22/22 Day 1 "Don't reel in too fast."
• Rod - Death of a Gossip 8/22/22 Day 2 "Alice jerked her rod back."
Reward: 1 Fish (Feed a fish to your cat to double their attack power for a week) (hide spoiler)]

Scrounger Hunt
(view spoiler)[
10/2/2
Scrounger List
• Turmeric - A Distant Heart 9/18/21 - pg 182 "She lined up a bag filled with tumeric next to the others."
• Cinnamon - Wild Highway 5/18/21 - pg 22 "The smell of cedar and cinnamon filled my nostrils."
• Rosemary - Play It Safe 6/28/21 - pg 382 "...a bay and rosemary candle burning..."
• Ginger - Rock Hard 5/21/21 - "A hint of ginger, a dash of soy sauce...."
• Basil - Rock Wedding 6/2/21 - pg 236 "Basil, this is your lucky day!"
• St. John's Wort - Love Lies Bleeding 5/24/22 - pg 152 "...to replenish her supply of St John's Wort oil."
• Garlic - Tempting Fate 5/23/21 - pg 156 "I've dropped garlic in it's hole."
• Steel - Always Only You 6/11/21 - pg 176 "He's got a heart of gold and buns of steel."
• Copper - Rock Chick Renegade 12/17/21 - pg 210 "Some had etchings, some pieces of gold or copper soldered onto them."
• Silver - Widow's Walk 10/5/21 - pg 159 "...must have been attracted to him by his silver tongue."
• Gold - Dotted Lines 10/20/21 - pg 81 "The tops were a shade of brassy gold."
• Cotton - The Tenant of Windfell Hall 1/30/21 - pg 26 "...once asked her to pick up a ball of cotton that had...."
• Silk - Rumor Has It 5/29/21 - pg 43 "....all the golden red silk against her skin."
• Fabric - Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station 1/16/21 - pg 187 "...and how silky the fabric of his charcoal-gray Mao tunic."
• Dye - After Care 8/2/21 - pg 9 "You can dye it whatever color you want."
• Candle - Steele 5/8/21 - pg 95 "...but Jim managed to set up candles around the base...."
• Wax - Worked Up 5/28/21 - pg 207 "Pleasure stole through her limbs like melted wax."
• Ink - Get Inked 4/15/21 - pg 2 "...really, really liked the idea of Randy adding to his ink."
• Paper - Protecting What's His 3/28/21 - pg 49 "...and collected the paper grocery bags from his flatbed."
• Bowl - Dear Aaron 5/25/21 - pg 260 "...picking at a bowl of Fruity Pebbles with my heart...."
Total: 20 items
Reward: Heal Potion - 2 Items; Major Heal Potion - 3 items, Find Items Potion - 2 Items; Duplication Potion - 4 items, Minor Poison Potion - 2 items -- Saving 7 Items Alchemy That. (hide spoiler)]

Queen Skye's Winter Holidays - Colour Scheme
(view spoiler)[
10/3/22
Use up to 6 books with colour covers to set the colour theme.
4/4/22 82% Blue
4/27/22 90% Blue
5/18/22 83.30% Blue
7/3/22 67.30% Blue
8/18/22 73% Blue
9/17/22 78% Blue
Reward: if you have 6 books all in the same colour you will get a total of 12 XP (hide spoiler)]

The Blackest Eye
(view spoiler)[
10/9/22
Give Winster 5 Drop Bear Meats to keep on his eye to reduce the swelling.
Done
Give Winster 1 pointier sword by reading a book with a sword or dagger on the cover.
5/2/21
Give Winster some life experience by reading a book where someone learns a big lesson about life
Courage 10/8/22 - Sam learns that life can be short and that family is more important than a job
Reward: 5 XP and 3 Potion Tokens (hide spoiler)]

A Fly, A Kitten and a Cow Walk Into a Bar
(view spoiler)[
10/18/22
Read a book that has a good joke in it. Then spell one of the words (over 3 letters) in the punchline using Spell-it-out rules
Manic Monday 1/27/22 - Why are ghosts such bad liars? Because you can see right THROUGH them
T - The Modern Gentleman 3/23/22
H - Mourning Wood by Heather M. Orgeron 2/15/22
R - The Reunion 4/22/22
O - One Night on the Island 3/12/22
U - Until November 9/26/22
G - Getting In the Mood 2/27/22
H - Her Montana Hero 2/28/22
Reward: 1 Heal Potion plus 1 XP per letter spelled and 2 additional XP if the word is 5 or more letters = 9 XP (hide spoiler)]

Plague Prevention - Get a Vaccination
(view spoiler)[
10/18/22
Spell out VACCINE using books read since you started this quest
V - The Vineyards of Champagne 7/31/22
A - Any Luck at All 7/31/22
C - Better Luck Next Time by Angela R. Casella 8/6/22
C - Wild Embrace by Mari Carr 8/7/22
I - New Guinea 9/19/22 (character Ida)
N - Norway 9/29/22
E - Easy with You 8/28/22
Read a book that’s been on your TBR for less than 6 months.
Gage 9/14/22 - added to TBR 4/10/22
Reward: Enhanced weapon potion (hide spoiler)]

Essentially Oils
(view spoiler)[
10/29/22
Find 6 essential oils
Find 2 by spelling their name via Spell-it-Out
B - Boomerangers 8/10/21
E - Book Lovers by Emily Henry 5/19/22
R - My Kind of Christmas by Robyn Carr 12/24/21
G - The Wedding by Julie Garwood 8/15/21
A - Catching Him by Aurora Rose Reynolds 9/1/21
M - Midlife Crisis 8/31/21
O - Baden character Baden Oulett 4/2/22
T - Three Bedrooms, One Corpse 1/12/22

M - Hot Stuff by Max Monroe 11/5/21
A - Sommersgate House by Kristen Ashley 11/12/21
R - Hidden Summit by Robyn Carr 11/13/21
J - Shut Out by Kelly Jamieson 2/26/22
O - Wild Man character Tessa O'Hara 12/5/21
R - Redwood Bend 12/16/21
A - Her Accidental Husband by Ashlee Mallory 9/21/21
M - Wild Temptation by Mari Carr 1/21/22
Find 2 by finding the word in the text of a book
Heartless 5/26/21 Pg 129 "Lemongrass oil, mint, lavender, rosemary, clove and eucalyptus."
That Guy 9/12/21 Pg 206 "Inhaling the scent of lavender into my lungs and feeling it's soothing...."
Find 2 by finding them on the cover of one or more books
7/25/22 - Geranium on cover
10/22/22 - Cinnamon rolls on cover
Reward: 2 Greater Heal Potions plus 1 XP per book used = 20 XP (hide spoiler)]

If It Sounds Like a Horse
(view spoiler)[
10/29/22
•Read a book with a miner
Shotgun Grooms 2/10/22 Jackson McIntyre is a miner
• Pay the blacksmith with a gold covered book
12/9/21
• Spell out the word PEN
P - Play Dead 7/1/21
E - A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James 2/9/22
N - Fer-de-Lance character Nero Wolfe 10/15/21
•Read a book with a dog on the cover
7/24/21
•Read a book with a sheep in it
Sheep Secrets 10/9/22
•Read a book where the main characters job is cleaning
Clean Sweep 2/19/22
•Read a book that is 90% one color on the cover
93% Black 5/19/21
•Read a book with 3 O's in the title
What You Do to Me 5/27/21
•Read a book that has multiple story lines that merge together
The Things We Leave Unfinished
Reward: 1 warm horse rug which allows a horse to make one of your attacks an area of effect attack (hide spoiler)]

You Can't Close the Doors if They're Not Built
(view spoiler)[
10/30/22
To create your barn you need the following:
• 4 books with at least 1 tree on the front for lumber
9/13/21
9/27/21
6/2/22
3/30/22
• A book with a mostly red cover to paint it red
1/18/22
• A book with doors on the cover because... well.. your horse has a problem
5/29/22
To add a new your new farmy creature
• Read 1 book with a sheep in it
Every Living Thing 1/23/22
• Read 1 book with a sheep on the cover or "sheep" or "ewe" in the title or series
Mad About Ewe 1/30/22
Reward:1 barn and 5 XP and 1 Sheep. Your sheep will produce 1 Ball of Wool every Sunday (hide spoiler)]

Lady Shanna and the Case of the Blueberries
(view spoiler)[
10/30/22
Read 2 books with blue covers
9/5/21
2/6/22
Read 2 books with round object on the cover
9/12/21
6/19/22
Reward: 10 Gold (hide spoiler)]

The Lantern to Light Your Way Home
(view spoiler)[
10/30/22
Create a lamppost for your front yard
- Read 5 500+ page books to build the post.
The Casanova 9/7/21 507 pgs
All Rhodes Lead Here 9/4/21 571 pgs
Kulti 10/11/21 572 pgs
The Gamble 10/22/21 629 pgs
Baby, It's Cold Outside 1/11/22 534 pgs
- Read 1 book with a light on the cover to light the lamppost
7/31/21
Reward: 10 XP, 1 Mercenary coupon (hide spoiler)]

Taste the Rainbow
(view spoiler)[
11/7/22
Read a book that is either primarily (75%+) the color or has an object that is commonly that color in the book's title
5/24/21 85.9% Blue
9/26/21 84.9% Pink
10/29/21 77.6% Yellow
1/2/22 85.1% Purple
11/5/22 89.6% Orange
7/18/22 82.7% Red
11/4/22 79.3% Green
Reward: +1 XP for each color, 2 additional XP for all colors = 9XP (hide spoiler)]

Completed Quests #5

Gather Bones
(view spoiler)[
7/24/22
Cut to the Bone 6/22/21 (bone in title)
Hard Mated 4/16/21 (MPG PNR)
Cat Among the Pigeons 2/5/22 (bones on cover)
Carved in Bone 6/6/22 (bone in title)
Death du Jour 6/27/22 (bones on cover)
Reward: 1 XP per book = 5 XP (hide spoiler)]

Questamonics
(view spoiler)[
7/24/22
Talk Hockey to Me (Bears Hockey #3) 1/14/22
Stone (Pittsburgh Titans #2) 4/16/22
Everything for You (Bergman Brothers #5)
Reward 8 XP (hide spoiler)]

New Years Resolution - 1. Start Fresh
(view spoiler)[
7/24/22
Stud Muffin by Jiffy Kate 4/22/22 (New to me author)
Almost a Bride by Jo Watson 5/6/22 (New to me author)
The Best Men by Sarina Bowen 4/30/22 (published in 2022)
Reward: 5 XP (hide spoiler)]

New Years Resolution - 2. Read Every Day
(view spoiler)[
7/24/22
Read every day 4/22/22 - 5/21/22
Reward - 1 minor heal potion (hide spoiler)]

Beginner Fetch
(view spoiler)[
8/19/22
• Spell out the word FETCH using spell it out rules
F - The Flatshare 11/11/21
E - People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry 4/30/22
T - That Swoony Feeling 11/17/21
C - Any Day Now by Robyn Carr 7/22/21
H - Hate the Player 8/27/21
• Read 3 books with food on the cover.
5/19/21
8/11/21
7/10/21
• Read a book where someone is in training for something
Beef Cake 5/8/22 - Gunnar is training for a fight
• Read a book with a gold cover
8/14/22
• Throw 5 Goblin bones for your dog to fetch
Done
Reward: Receive 1 Beginner Fetch Certificate for completing all tasks. Your dog will now fetch 1 gold coin every Sunday (hide spoiler)]

Birds of a Feather Probably Can't Fly Well
(view spoiler)[
9/4/22
Befriend the poor bird by feeding him bits of sandwich. Each meal must be at least a week apart from the last
To feed the bird, read 1 book with a bird on the cover
Read 1 book with food on the cover
5/1/21
10/3/21
10/13/21
7/14/22
7/29/22
9/4/22
Reward: Receive 4 XP and a bird friend. Your befriended bird will come visit every Sunday and leave behind 1 Bird Feather. You may feed him again during the week to receive extra feathers (hide spoiler)]

Plague Prevention - Wash Your Hands Regularly
(view spoiler)[
9/5/22
Read a book with water on the cover
1/17/22
Spell out HAPPY BIRTHDAY
H - Love Next Door by Helena Hunting 3/19/22
A - Aunt Dimity's Good Deed by Nancy Atherton 5/14/22
P - The Secret Love Letters of Olivia Moretti by Jennifer Probst 3/17/22
P - The Pact by Max Monroe 3/27/22
Y - Great and Precious Things by Rebecca Yarros 1/15/22
B - Bountiful by Sarina Bowen 2/23/22
I - Beauty and the Baller by Ilsa Madden-Mills 4/24/22
R - The Royal Treatment by Melanie Summers 2/7/22
T - Triple Beat by Mari Carr 4/25/22
H - The Bride Test by Helen Hoang 2/20/22
D - Studfinder by L.B. Dunbar 3/21/22
A - Dream Keeper by Kristen Ashley 4/8/22
Y - Full Measures by Rebecca Yarros 7/24/22
Reward: Minor Heal potion (hide spoiler)]

New Year's Resolution - Read More Diverse Books
(view spoiler)[
9/5/22
Read three books from genres you usually avoid
The Travelling Cat Chronicles 5/22/22 - Asian Literature
The Book of Cold Cases 6/19/22 - Horror
The Sugar Queen - Magical Realism
Reward: 3 XP and 6 Gold (hide spoiler)]

The Academy - History
(view spoiler)[
9/5/22
• Sort your to-read by date added. Select one of the first 4 books (oldest books)
Fire at Dusk 5/11/22 - added to TBR 7/19/14
• Read a book published the year you were born
The Father Hunt 2/22/22 - published 5/28/68
• Read a book published the month you were born
Rock Chick Rescue pub Nov 2009
• Read a book published the day you were born
Dare You- pub 6/11/13
• Read a book set around 50 years in the past.
Love Story - set in 1970
• Read a book set around 100 years in the past.
A Fete Worse Than Death set in 1922
• Read a book written 20+ years ago
Murder in E Minor - pub 1986
Reward: Receive 10 XP and 1 Major Heal Potion (hide spoiler)]

Everybody Lies - Treatment 1
(view spoiler)[
9/5/22
Spell out the word LEECH
L - Dirty Letters by Vi Keeland character - Luca 12/28/20
E - Every Little Thing by Samantha Young 4/25/21
E - Unspoken Vow by Eden Finley 10/24/21
C - Dust of Snow by Indra Vaughn character - Carl 4/29/21
H - Hail No by Lani Lynn Vale 5/11/21
Read a book about blood sucking vampires
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer 9/5/22
Reward: Receive 2 Healing Potions (hide spoiler)]

Lady Teresa in Tights
(view spoiler)[
9/8/22
To figure out actors names you need to read 2 books written by male authors and two books where author uses only his/hers initials instead of full name
The Doorbell Rang by Rex Stout 6/18/22
A Dog Named Christmas by Greg Kincaid 8/29/22
Cowboy by L.B. Dunbar 2/27/22
Big Pickle by J.J. Knight 4/23/22
Reward: Lady Teresa will pay you 10 gold for backstage pass (hide spoiler)]

Ser Rebecca's Private Performance
(view spoiler)[
9/8/22
Read 1 book where character is involved in music
Dance With Me 4/21/22 - Starla is a pop star
Read 2 books with body of water on the cover
8/12/21

Read 1 book that has object in what you can keep/gather water on the cover
7/5/22
Reward: 10 Gold (hide spoiler)]

Lady Tea in Wonderland
(view spoiler)[
9/8/22
Recount Lady Tea's story by reading a book with trees on the cover
6/2/22
Then read a tiny book (100-150 pages)
Last Call by Alice Clayton
Read a big book (500+ pages)
For You 5/16/22
Then read a book with a cup of tea on the cover
10/16/21
Reward: 10 Gold (hide spoiler)]

To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow (repeatable)
(view spoiler)[
9/25/22
• Read 1 book with a princess to get a Snap pea seed
How to Master Your Marquis 9/24/22
• Read 1 book with a rabbit or horse in it to get a carrot seed
The Bride 8/4/21
• Read 1 book set at sea or with water on the cover to water your garden
7/17/21
Reward: Your garden will sprout one week after watering.
Reward: 1 Carrot, 1 Snap Pea and 3 XP

Queen Skye's Winter Holidays - Colour Scheme
(view spoiler)[
9/25/22
You can use: up to 6 books with colour covers to set the colour theme
4/4/22 82% Blue
4/27/22 90% Blue
5/18/22 83% Blue
7/3/22 67.30% Blue
8/18/22 73% Blue
9/17/22 78% Blue
Reward: 1 XP for each book you use + 1 colour = 6 XP = 12 XP (hide spoiler)]

Teach a Knight to Fish - Learn to Fish
(view spoiler)[
10/2/22
Spell out the following words with title, author, series, main character rules.
FISH, ROD, REEL
F - The Christmas Pearl by Dorothea Benton Frank 1/22/22
I - Insider by Olivia Cunning 6/22/22
S - Sweetheart by Sarah Mayberry 2/18/22
H - Starry-Eyed Love by Helena Hunting 5/20/22
R - Kiwi Gold by Rosalind James 4/17/22
O - Out of the Clear Blue Sky by Kristan Higgins 6/19/22
D - Clean Sweep by Kate Willoughby Character: Dakota - 2/19/22
R - Rockaway Bride by Pippa Grant 5/10/22
E - Just Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane Character: Eve - 2/2/22
E - Juniper Hill by Devney Perry Character: Knox Eden - 4/9/22
L - Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams 5/30/22
Reward: Ability to Fish, 10 XP (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

As part of the Academy - part II quest, the first task is to visit the Goodreads blog, News & Interviews and check out some of the articles and report on the most interesting here in the Tavern.

Like Sally906, I found Bestselling Authors' Exclusive Insights on Their Biggest Books quite interesting, although most of the books mentioned I haven't read and don't plan to. It is enlightening to see where an author's head is at when they come up with a great book idea, though.

The article I really enjoyed was Jennifer Weiner on the Power of Women's Stories and Killing 'Chick Lit'. She talks about her book, and how it evolved during the writing due to current affairs like the 2016 election and the Me Too movement. She also talks about the evolution of the genre or label 'Chick Lit.'

There were a lot more articles and interviews I peeked at and I know I'll be back to this section of GR in the future! Thanks, NBRC, for the impetus to explore the site more!

Thank you so much, Sir Ray!!! That is very generous of you!

Here are my A and E books:

A - A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines by Anthony Bourdain - 11/15/20

E - Sugarcoated by Erin Nicholas - 12/24/20

Lets do GAME - I have books that can work for any of the letters, so you can choose which other ones you want to take.

And yes, I've been trying to read over some of the other quests to get an idea of how they are set up. If you have any ideas please share away!!

Yes - thanks for clearing that up!!!

Thanks Halli!

You said:
that will put you at 8 XP, 12 HP (I THINK you have that one mixed up on your log - should be 12, not 7 from what I can tell) & 7 AP.

If I had to use 5 HP to kill the sewer rat, wouldn't that reduce my HP to 7? (12 to start - 5 to kill the sewer rat = 7) Or am I looking at this wrong?

Hello fellow imbibers!

I have a question regarding the Book Reserve - can I use any book that I started after I joined this adventure (plus my 15 books from the welcome basket) for any quests unless the quest specifically says otherwise (like the Winter Holidays)?

Thanks!!

Thanks Halli,
I've been looking at other people's threads and figuring it out as I go along.

Have you read any others books towards our spell-out? 7, 8 and 9 are all I have left to finish the apprenticeship. I have plenty of books so you can pick which letters you want (and if you want to change the word, that's no problem either.)

I think I can figure out the different quests, but I'm not sure when to try to kill monsters and which ones to choose and any strategy needed.

Completed Quests #4

Sir Angel's Story
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Read a book tagged as paranormal or fantasy
Prickly Business 6/17/21
Read a book with animal on the cover (preferably dog/wolf but not required)
Wild Wolf 4/22/21

Read a book with moon on cover or in title or series
Lone Wolf 4/24/21

Read a book where someone goes through some change
Fletch 10/20/21 - Fletch changes his name and appearance to go undercover
Bring this collected evidence to Sir Angel so she can prove to other heroes she was telling the truth and she'll pay you 10 gold (hide spoiler)]

Queen Skye's Winter Holidays - Decorate the Palace - Tree
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First, find a tree, by spelling out SPRUCE
S - Bombshells by Sarina Bowen 8/8/21
P - The Professional 9/14/21
R - Wild Man Creek by Robyn Carr 8/13/21
U - The Gentle Patriot - character Saraya Udy 10/7/21
C - The Best of Us by Robyn Carr 8/17/21
E - Protecting My Heart character Ella 10/7/21

Next, wrestle it into a pot by spelling out POT
P - Manic Monday by Piper Rayne 1/27/22
O - Oops, I've Fallen 10/10/21
T - Tools of Engagement 10/28/21

Finally, make sure it's nice and straight by reading a book with a tree on the cover
Searching for Always 2/13/22

On completion of all three parts, you get 10 XP (hide spoiler)]

Plague Prevention - Upgrade Your Mask
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Spell out SPARKLE
S - When Sparks Fly character Avery Sparks 11/6/21
P - Promise Canyon 8/7/21
A - Animal Attraction 7/28/21
R - Harvest Moon by Robyn Carr 8/25/21
K - The Knitting Diaries 7/10/21
L - Last Kiss of Summer 8/5/21
E - Ever After Always 10/10/21

Read a book with a gemstone on the cover
The Secret 9/9/21

Reward: 8XP and a shield potion (hide spoiler)]

The Easter Bilby
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Capture the Rabbits:
1) Read a book where someone has a pet rabbit.
Hottie Lumberjack 6/24/21
2) Read a book with a rabbit on the cover.
Blackbird Knitting in a Bunny's Lair 5/31/21

3) Spell out the word RABBIT using spell-it-out rules.
R - Down by the River by Robyn Carr 6/20/21
A - About a Dog 6/6/21
B - Bright Midnight 6/10/21
B - Beach Read 6/23/21
I - The Invitation 10/30/21
T - The Pairing 8/18/21
4) Read a book with the word rabbit in the title or series.
How to Raise an Honest Rabbit
5) Read a book featuring chocolate or where the main character is a pastry chef.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder 2/13/21
6) Read a book set during Spring.
Love on a Spring Morning 1/5/22
7) Read a book with an invasion in it.
Conquered by the Highlander (Brenna MacNeacail's home is invaded by another clan) 1/7/22
8) Read a book where the main character is a doctor or vet.
Doctor Dearest 2/23/21
9) Read a book where there is an Easter celebration.
A Dragonlings' Easter and the Great Easter Bunny Hunt 1/25/22
10) Read a book with grass on the cover.
Must Love Dogs...and Hockey 5/16/21

The Easter Bilby gifts you with a captured bunny that will lay an egg that heals 3 hp every Sunday. The egg must be eaten that week or it will rot. (hide spoiler)]

Relay Race
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Stop #1 - Paperville - 120 Furlongs
Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie 2/5/21 - 33 furlongs
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson 2/9/21 - 46 furlongs
Love Unexpected by Louise Bay 3/21/21 - 23 furlongs
Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs 3/30/21 - 18 furlongs (not using Briggs)

Stop #2 - Novelette - 80 Furlongs
Love Happens Anyway by R.J. Scott 4/2/21 - 25 furlongs
The Color of a Promise by Julianne MacLean 4/5/21 - 33 furlongs
All It Takes by Kristen Proby 4/13/21 - 22 furlongs

Stop #3 - Kindletopia - 200 Furlongs
Misadventures of a Virgin by Meredith Wild 4/28/21 - 34 furlongs
The Second Chance Plan by Lauren Blakely 5/12/21 - 32 furlongs
A Kiss for a Kiss by Helena Hunting 6/7/21 - 26 furlongs
Siren in the City by Sophie Oak 6/12/21 - 24 furlongs
Any Duchess Will Do by Tessa Dare 6/27/21 - 25 furlongs
Lost and Found Sisters by Jill Shalvis 7/2/21 - 30 furlongs
You Had Me at Hockey by Kelly Jamieson 7/6/21 - 29 furlongs
Reward 10 XP + 1 Heal Potion

Stop #4 - Nookestern - 100 Furlongs
Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief by Dorothy Gilman 7/15/21 - 41 furlongs
Single Dad Seeks Juliet by Max Monroe 7/18/21 - 29 furlongs
Our Italian Summer by Jennifer Probst 7/19/21 - 30 furlongs

Stop #5 - Booksylvania - 250 Furlongs
Mrs. Pollifax Pursued by Dorothy Gilman 7/28/21 - 31 furlongs
The Mysterious Stranger by Susan Mallery 8/1/21 - 33 furlongs
One Summer in Paris by Sarah Morgan 8/9/21 - 27 furlongs
Head Over Heels by Cindy Procter-King 8/16/21 - 29 furlongs
Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide by Peter Allison 8/21/21 - 63 furlongs
The Haunted Monastery: A Judge Dee Mystery by Robert van Gulik 8/22/21 - 49 furlongs

Stop #6 - Omnibuskee - 60 Furlongs
Necklace and Calabash by Robert van Gulik 8/30/21 - 33 furlongs
Pack Up the Moon by Kristan Higgins 9/18/21 - 27 furlongs
Reward - 13 XP + 1 Find Items Potion

Stop #7 - Scrollern - 150 Furlongs
Sword Song: The Isle of Destiny Series by Tricia O'Malley 9/24/21 - 44 furlongs
Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii by Lee Goldberg 9/30/21 - 29 furlongs
Best Friends Don't Kiss by Max Monroe 10/18/21 - 28 furlongs
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean 10/20/21 - 46 furlongs

Stop #8 - Blogia - 175 Furlongs
Mr. Monk and The Blue Flu by Lee Goldberg 10/28/21 - 30 furlongs
Good Luck with That by Kristan Higgins 11/1/21 - 30 furlongs
A Shifter for Christmas by T.S. Joyce 11/7/21 - 27 furlongs
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix 11/21/21 - 40 furlongs
It Had to Be You by Jill Shalvis 11/23/21 - 23 furlongs
Imagine With Me by Kristen Proby 11/24/21 - 25 furlongs

Stop #9 - Novel Kingdom - 40 furlongs
Accidental Tryst by Natasha Boyd 11/30/21 - 26 furlongs
Plan B by Jana Aston 12/30/21 - 14 furlongs
Reward - 15 XP + 1 Damage Potion (hide spoiler)]

Plague Prevention - Keep Your Distance
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Read a book with 6 in the page count
Going Down Fast by Carly Phillips 11/18/21 - 276 pages
Read a book with 1 person on the cover
Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts 11/14/21

Reward - 6 Gold (hide spoiler)]

More Berries
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Spell out one of the following words with title, author, series, main character rules. YUM, BLUE, RASP, STRAW
S - The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks 11/26/21
T - The Spark by Vi Keeland 10/23/21
R - New Tricks by David Rosenfelt 8/29/21
A - Baiting Him by Aurora Rose Reynolds 9/6/21
W - The Wrong Billionaire's Bed by Jessica Clare 10/24/21
Reward: 1 XP per letter, 2 XP for completing a word. Also receive a 10 HP instant heal upon completing the quest since berry pie has a restorative effect (hide spoiler)]

Ser Amanda's Cryptic Caper
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C - Cooper's Charm by Lori Foster 7/27/21
O - Doppelbanger by Heather M. Orgeron 8/28/21
D - Dream With Me by Kristen Proby 7/20/21
E - Escape With Me by Kristen Proby 10/31/21
Reward: 10 Gold (hide spoiler)]

Death's Request
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• Spell out the word PRATCHETT for 5 Discworld books (5 items)
P - Quarter Miles by Devney Perry 6/21/21
R - What We Find by Robyn Carr 7/2/21
A - Mystery Man by Kristen Ashley 11/15/21
T - Two Times as Hot by Cat Johnson 7/9/21
C - The Mixtape by Brittainy C. Cherry 11/9/21
H - Hot Single Dad by Claire Kingsley 8/7/21
E - Grizzly Love by Eve Langlais 12/31/21
T - Twelve Days of Christmas by Debbie Macomber 12/18/21
T - The Trouble with Mistletoe by Jill Shalvis 12/19/21
• Read a book where the author or a character has the initials TP for some much needed toilet paper (1 item)
Mort by Terry Pratchett 7/9/21
• Read a book where a character has Alzheimer's disease for social awareness (1 item)
A Family Affair by Robyn Carr 4/24/22 (Anna has Alzheimers)
• Read a book with a hat (on or off a person) for a black fedora hat (1 item)
Rocky Mountain Forever by Vivian Arend 6/19/21
• Read a book with a knight for a knight medallion (1 item)
Knight Moves by Cynthia Luhrs 1/13/22
• Read a book with a sword on the cover for a handmade sword (1 item)
Binding Vows by Catherine Bybee
• Read a book with a mainly green/yellow/purple cover for octarine sunglasses (1 item)
Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett 5/27/21
• Read a fantasy book for a little bit of magic (1 item)
Moon Called by Patricia Briggs 1/13/21
• Read a book with a monkey in it for a donation to the Orangutan Foundation UK (1 item)
Every Living Thing by James Herriot 1/23/22
• Read a book set in outer space for a telescope (1 item)
Tink's Neverland by S.E. Smith 6/5/21
Acquire 3 items to gain 3 XP.
Acquire 3 more items to gain an additional 4 XP.
Acquire 4 more items to gain an additional 5 XP.
Acquire all items to recover Death's Gratitude. Death has offered you one wish to lower the starting hit points of a creature by 10. (hide spoiler)]

Thank you Judy! I appreciate you putting the meals together - you've been amazing!!!!