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

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

Completion Post


Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts by Lucy Dillon
Read: 11/16/20
Pages: 420

MESS - pg 7, pg 76, pg 141, pg 143, pg 159, pg 171, pg 222,,pg 236, pg 265, pg393, pg 395

fish pie - pg 15
pistachio - pg 34
bacon sandwich - pg 60
bread pg 61
bacon - pg 163
tomato sauce - pg 163
butter - pg 143
jam - pg 144
ketchup - pg 45
tomato ketchup - pg 393
roast chicken - pg 346
crispy duck - pg 346
rice and chicken - pg 203
garlic - pg 186
spaghetti - pg 186
pasta - pg 188
chips - pg 126
potatoes - pg 382
pinch of salt - pg 67
lemons - pg 299
blue cheese - pg 249
carrots - pg 348
toast - pg 346
roast - pg 346
pheasant - pg 347
baked beans - pg 348
lamb - pg 102

Natalie Hodge
Johnny
Rachel Fielding
Oliver
George Fenwick
Megan
Val
Ken
Freda
Ted Shackley
Gerald Flint
Bill
Ray
Dr Carthy
Zoe Graham
Spencer
Leo
Jennifer
David

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Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving by Mo Rocca
Read: 11/15/20
Pages: 384

Cheese - pg 137, pg 209
butter - pg 184
pad thai - pg 48
shumai - pg 48
chicken penang - pg 48
chicken salad - pg 156
chicken - pg 300
pork chop sandwich - pg 47
salt - pg 116
italian pasta - pg 40
spaghetti - pg 330
potatoes - pg 239
mashed potatoes - pg 211
cat fish fingers - pg 325
mixed green salad - pg 325
coffee - pg 256
eggs - pg 48
baby bird eggs - pg 318
fries - pg 287
cream - pg 102
peaches - pg 226

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Going Wild by C.M. Owens
Read: 11/14/20
Pages: 270

MESS - pg 22, pg 128, pg 138

Steak - pg 44
Fish - pg 56
minnow - pg 66
bream - pg 66
jam - pg 81
water - pg 90
Chili - pg 92
milk - pg 116
eggs - pg 119
apple - pg 138

Liam Harper
Kylie Malone
Hale Vincent
Krysta Nickel
Nila Wilder
Chester Perkins
Josie Simon
Killiam
Jason
Heath
Rudy
Felicia
Penny
Benson
George
Becky
Eric
Tate
Vick
Molly
Bill
Greta

Ouch! Our Google score was 2.78 (the lowest.) LOL!!! I'm sure it's because of how many customers we weren't able to serve because I KNOW Judy and Bethany made delicious meals for the ones we were able to serve! Anyways, we need to find the following words in our books for this round:

2-3.24 Now known as "cheap and cheerful" you attract families which mean messy children.
Meals using books with the word "crayon", "mess", or "hectic" in the text or title, or used as a spell-it-out will attract more adults for round 3

I was looking at the rules - we don't have to use these words in the meal, but there is a checkbox on the main spreadsheet if we find one of the words in our book. If you find the words multiple times in your book, list them all because we can potentially use them in multiple meals

Hi Halli,

I've read several books that would work for R, E and O. I had thought we each had to spell out the word, but they clarified it to say we read it together. I'm not sure where you are at in your reading, and whether we each have to do two letters?

I've set up my thread, but I'm sure I'll be making changes. I think I can level up my staff and sword, but it will depend on what books I need to use for the spell-out.

Thanks again for all your help. I've copied your spreadsheets and I'll be using some of what you put together. I keep a spreadsheet for all my challenges anyways - otherwise I loose track! :-)

I'm stopping by for a pint and buying one for my mentor, Halli. I'm realizing that being a bit inebriated might help me understand everything better (although Halli's doing a great job showing me the ropes!)

Completed Quests #3

Gather Berries
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12/26/21
S - My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella 2/3/21
T - The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 12/17/20
R - Rescue You by Elysia Whisler 3/2/21
A - A Kiss for Midwinter by Courtney Milan 2/10/21
W - Sticking to the Script by Stella Weaver 2/11/21
Spell out one of the following words with standard spell out rules: YUM, BLUE, RASP, STRAW. 1 XP per letter, 2 XP for completing a word (Max 1 word) - 5 letters = 7 XP
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The Sandwich is Always Greener On the Other Side Quest
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12/27/21
Read a book where the author or a character has the initials PB - It Happened One Summer 8/3/21 - character Piper Bellinger
Read a book that starts with the letter J - Just Over the Mountain 6/4/21
Then spell out the word BREAD
B - Barely Breathing 1/19/21
R - Roomies 3/16/21
E - The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters 6/26/21
A - The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez 2/15/21
D - The Governess Game by Tessa Dare
Finally assemble it using a knife by reading a book from a series that starts with I - Skin Deep by Pamela Clare 12/27/21 Series: I-Team
Earn 12 XP when the sandwich is complete.
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Captain Morgan and the Tower of Books
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12/27/21
Read a book with book on cover or tagged as book about book - The Book Charmer 5/30/21
Read book set in wooden area or has wood/tree on cover - 4/4/21
Read a book where character works with wood, is handyman or works in construction - All She Wants for Christmas 12/23/21 (MC Ethan Kent works in construction)
Read a book with something vertical on the cover - 12/17/21
Bring finished bookshelves to Captain Morgan and she'll give you 10 gold for it.
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Beginner Obedience
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12/27/21
• Teach Sit - Read a book with a chair on the cover - Four Friends 4/20/21

• Teach Stay - Read a book where someone stays in the same town the whole time - Runaway Road 4/19/21 (MC Brooks Cohen has always lived in his small WV town)
• Teach Down - Read a book where someone goes underwater - Unfathomed 1/1/21
• Teach Come - Read a book where someone follows someone else The Lost Orphan 5/7/21
• Teach Heel - Read a book where two people travel together - Rock Addiction 5/21/21
Receive 1 Beginning Obedience Certificate for completing all 5 lessons
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Santa's Little Helper
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12/30/21
1/ Read a book that has Winter, Christmas, Holidays, Mistletoe or Santa in the title.
Christmas Letters 12/26/21
2/ Read a book that was first published in December (any year).
Forsaken Trail 12/15/21 - published 12/29/20
3/ Use a book that you finished reading in December (any year).
The Next Mrs Russo 12/18/21
4/ Report the books you read for this quest at the Theatre.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Reward: 3 XP and 3 Santa Coupons.
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Rare Gems
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12/31/21
Earn 1 XP (Max 5 XP) for each Rare Story book read. Rare Story books must have less than 500 ratings.
Summer Escape with the Tycoon 8/14/21 - 42 ratings
The Selkie Prince's Forbidden Mate 8/21/21 - 196 ratings
Spurs & Satin 9/10/21 - 290 ratings
Decidedly with Love 9/23/21 - 457 ratings
Summer by the River 9/29/21 - 113 ratings
Reward - 5 XP
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Spring Cleaning
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1/2/22
Read a book on your to-read shelf that has been there for more than a year. 1 XP per book (Max 5 XP).
Perception 12/21/20 - added to TBR 12/9/13
One Wicked Night 11/21/21 - added to tbr 3/23/19
Trick Play 11/24/21 - added to TBR 9/16/18
Fall 12/4/21 - added to TBR 9/27/18
New Leash on Life 12/5/21 - added to TBR 6/2/19
Reward - 5 XP
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Crazy Cat Lady
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1/2/22
To find a cat, find a mention of a cat in a book and quote the sentence where the cat is mentioned.
Happily Letter After 2/28/21 Pg 109 "A stray cat ran out of nowhere in front of us."
Book Boyfriend 3/26/21 - Pg 18 "I only have one cat, thank you very much."
Make It Sweet 4/27/21 - Pg 176 "The woman moved on cat feet."
The Test 7/8/21 - Pg 89 "I sound more like an injured cat than an R&B singer."
Love Her or Lose Her 8/26/21 - Pg 116 "And then you sent a GIF of a cat licking ice cream and getting brain freeze."
Getting Real 11/7/21 - Pg 236 "And because curiosity didn't just kill the cat, it broke it's fucking heart, too...."
Dream Spinner 12/12/21 - Pg 106 "I looked down the bed and saw a cat, hind paws to the bed, front paws to my leg."
Reward - 5 XP and 1 Heal Potion
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Learn the Basics
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1/2/22
1. Read 3 books with consecutive series numbers (doesn't have to be the same series) to teach the children to count.
The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax 12/15/20 - series Mrs Pollifax #2
The Wallflower Wager 5/4/21 - series Girl Meets Duke #3
A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax 1/2/21 - series Mrs Pollifax #4
2. Read a book where someone is taught to do something new so the children remember how to learn.
Somebody to Love 11/20/21 - MC Parker learns how to train a dog
3. Read a book where someone writes i.e. a letter, a book or a diary, to teach the children how to write.
Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters 12/29/21 - book is all letters
4. Read any book over 400 pages to remind the children of the joy of reading.
Rock Redemption 5/30/21 - 424 pages
Reward: 10XP and 1 minor poison potion
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To Plant a Garden is the Believe in Tomorrow
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1/4/22
Start your veggie garden.
• Read 1 book with a princess to get a Snap pea seed.
The Turtle and the Rock 6/16/21 - MC Treasure is a Greek Princess Turtle Shifter
• Read 1 book with a rabbit or horse in it to get a carrot seed.
Crooked Tree Ranch 3/25/21 - Pg 17 "The horse shook her head and butted him."
• Read 1 book set at sea or with water on the cover to water your garden.
Float Plan 11/3/21 - MC sails around the Caribbean
Your garden will sprout one week after watering.
Reward: 1 Carrot, 1 Snap Pea and 3 XP.
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Sticks and Stones May Build A House
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1/11/22
1) Clear Spot - Read a book set in the plains.
O Pioneers! 6/27/21 - set on the Nebraska plains
2) Make Foundation - Read a book about someone getting an education
Dumplin' 5/19/21 - Willowdean is a student
3) Gather Wood - Read a book mainly set out in the woods
Wild at Heart 6/14/21 - set in the woods of Alaska
4) Gather Nails - Read a book with something pointy on the cover
Murder, Basted and Barbecued 6/3/21

5) Create Frame - Read a book where someone is framed for a crime
Mr. Monk and The Two Assistants 11/15/21 - Sharona's husband is framed for murder
6) Create Walls - Read a book where someone is closed off from the world either mentally or physically
The One Real Thing 6/8/21 - Jessica Huntington has closed herself off from relationships
7) Add a Door - Read a book where someone moves houses
Flirt With Me 11/11/21 - Hunter Meyers moves from Seattle to a nearby island
8) Add Windows - Read a book with Glass, Window, Clear or See in the title
Seeing Stars 4/1/21
9) Paint - Read a book where the cover is mainly (<70%) one color
The Soulmate Equation 7/12/21 - 81% yellow

10) Garden - Read a book with flowers on the front
The Housekeeper and the Professor 7/17/21

You get 2 XP for 4 steps completed, another 2 when 7 steps are completed and another 3 when all 10 are completed. Houses give you an excellent place to store things = 7 XP + 1 house
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Baby Baby Toil and Trouble
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1/11/22
Read a book with a cow to get some milk
Second Chance at the Sugar Shack 1/8/22 - pg 85 "The cow had tipped right over."
Read a book with the word rattle in it to get a baby rattle
The Worst Guy 1/3/22 pg 174
Read a book with a towel or sheet on the cover to get a baby wrap
The Country Guesthouse 9/8/21

Read a book with a bed or house on the cover to get a crib
Bring Me Home for Christmas 10/2/21


For helping to take care of the baby, you get Lady Karen's eternal gratitude and 6 XP. (hide spoiler)]

The Academy - Literature
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1/18/22
• Read a book with a single character in the title
N or M? 12/20/20
• Read a book with a greek letter in the title
Pumpkin Spiced Omega 7/24/21
• Read a classic or literary classic
Evil Under the Sun 12/25/21
• Read a book with a preposition in the title
Games of the Heart 2/8/21
• Read a book with a conjunction in the title
The Hero and the Hacktivist 5/10/21
• Read 2 books that have homophones of each other in them
Knight 7/30/21
Just One Night 11/17/21
Receive 10 XP and 1 Major Heal Potion after helping the literature department.
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Learn the Basics Quest
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1/18/22
1. Read 3 books with consecutive series numbers
The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs Pollifax #2) 12/15/20
The Wallflower Wager (Girl Meets Duke #3) 5/4/21
A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs Pollifax #4) 1/2/21
2. Read a book where someone is taught to do something new so the children remember how to learn.
Somebody to Love 11/20/21 - MC Parker is taught how to train a dog
3. Read a book where someone writes i.e. a letter, a book or a diary, to teach the children how to write.
Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters 12/29/21
4. Read any book over 400 pages to remind the children of the joy of reading.
Rock Redemption 5/30/21 424 pages
In return Miss Read giving 10XP and 1 minor poison potion to anyone who helps
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Plague Prevention - Mask Up
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1/18/22
Spell out MASK using the usual spell-it-out rules
M - My Brother's Billionaire Best Friend 4/7/21
A - All I Want 6/1/21
S - Sex in the Sticks 4/17/21
K - After the Climb by Kristen Ashley 7/7/21
Read a book with character who wears a mask
The Pairing 8/18/21 - MC Pesh is a doctor and wears a face mask at work
Reward: 5XP and 1 Mask.
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Completed Quests #2

The First Puppy of Novel Kingdom
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- completed 2/21/21

Queen Skye has just gotten a puppy from the royal canine breeder. It is an adorable puppy with bright blue eyes and an inquisitive personality. She has launched a campaign across Novel Kingdom to name the royal puppy. The winner of the naming campaign receives their very own puppy!

✔Search far and wide for the perfect name!
- read a author with same first name as you - The Bottom Line by Sandy James 1/14/21
✔- read a book that starts with your first initial - Saturday Night Special by Mari Carr 11/12/20
✔- read a book that starts with your last initial - Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts by Lucy Dillon 11/16/20
✔- read a book whose authors last initial is same as your first initial - One Pink Line by Dina Silver 11/6/20
✔- read a book whose authors first initial is same as your last initial
A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas 2/8/21
✔- read a book where the author uses two names (not initial. example: Susan Elizabeth Phillips)
Ink Enduring by Carrie Ann Ryan 2/18/21
✔- read a book where the author uses initials instead of names (example: J.K Rowling) - Love in Deed by L.B. Dunbar 12/18/20
✔- read a book where the author or main character has a name in top 10 on a list
Most Popular Girl Names 1990
Scandal And The Duchess by Jennifer Ashley 1/26/21
Jennifer is #8 on the list
✔- read a book where the main character has unusual name (list as example but it doesn't have to be on it.)
Kiss Me Crazy by Vanessa Vale 1/10/21 - MC Name DASH

Reward: One Puppy. Your puppy is very poorly behaved but can be trained with lots of help by fellow Novelarians.
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The Academy - Geography
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-completed 4/12/21
Novel Kingdom is having some problems with geographical dissenters. The rogue group is calling themselves Novelarian Flat Page Society. They believe that all of Novel Kingdom exists on a single sheet of paper in a single book in the Great Reader's library. The head of the geography department is beside himself. Help him map out the world and prove that Novel Kingdom actually rests on the cover of a book laying on the Great Reader's coffee table.

Receive +12 Experience and 1 Major Heal Potion after helping the geography department.

• Read a book set in country where you live or come from.
Her Stand-In Boyfriend by Kelly Jamieson 11/18/2020 - set in IL, USA
• Read a book set in a foreign country.
The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver 1/20/2021 - set in UK
• Read a book set in imaginary country.
How to Marry a Princess by Christine Rimmer 2/16/20201 - set in "Montedero"
• Read a book set on the continent you live on.
Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren by 11/11/2020 - set in North America
• Read a book set on another continent except North America and Europe
Mrs. Pollifax on Safari by Dorothy Gilman 1/7/20201 - Set in Africa
• Read a book with mountains on the cover
Forbidden Falls by Robyn Carr 9/23/2020 (welcome basket)
• Read a book with river/sea on the cover
Ebb and Flow by Andrew Grey 1/29/2021
• Read a book with valley on the cover
Deep in the Valley by Robyn Carr 2/17/2021
• Read a book with forest on the cover
Angel's Peak by Robyn Carr 12/3/2020

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Horse Quest
Two Empty Halves of Coconuts
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- completed 4/18/21
An important step in any young knights life is his first horse. Actually, once you get a horse you don't take nearly as many steps. So maybe it's really the beginning of the end of steps is acquiring a horse. No matter what, it's a good thing to do.

To acquire a horse you must have perseverance, persistence, perspicacity, performance, perfume and various other per related things.

Find all the items to receive your very first horse.
1) Gold to Buy Horse - Read a book with a mainly gold cover or one set in an era where gold is used as the main currency.
Don't Let Go by Andrew Grey 3/5/2021
2) Riding Clothes - Read 3 books under 200 pages.
Spies of Mississippi: The True Story of the Spy Network that Tried to Destroy the Civil Rights Movement by Rick Bowers 1/31/21 - 120 pgs
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane 2/20/2021 - 149 pgs
The Duelist's Seduction by Lauren Smith 2/22/2021 - 148 pgs
3) Horseshoes - Read a book with horses as a main part of the story or one set on a farm.
Irish Rebel by Nora Roberts 4/8/21
4) Horse Armor - Read a book over 600 pages.
Hold On by Kristen Ashley 4/3/21 - 641 pgs
5) Saddle - Read a book that has 2 d's in the title.
Dare to Surrender by Carly Phillips 3/15/2021
6) Sugar for Treats - Read a book that's sweet (chic lit, romance, cozy mystery, etc.)
Only When It's Us by Chloe Liese 1/9/2021 - MPG Romance
7) Apples for Treats - Read a book with a mainly red cover or one featuring a teacher.
Four to Score by Janet Evanovich 3/11/2021
8) Carrots for Treats - Read a book where someone dangles a reward to get someone else to do something.
Matchmaking for Beginners by Maddie Dawson 3/5/2021 - Blix leaves her house to Marnie, but she has to live in it for three months to keep it
9) Hay for Feeding - Read a book with the title starting with the letter H.
Her Rebel Heart by Jamie Farrell 3/7/2021
10) Bribe for the Stable Master to allow you to pick your horse - Read a book where someone takes or gives a bribe or where the main character is a thief.
The Highwayman by Kerrigan Byrne 3/14/21 - MC Dorian Blackwell is a highwayman

You may choose 1 of two horses. You may also name him as he is now your horse.
Horse 1 is a American Quarter Horse built for speed. He will speed up your common monster respawn time by 1 day (6 days instead of 7).
Horse 2 is a Baroque Horse built for attack. He will give you 1 extra attack to both your weapons.
Choosing Baroque Horse

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Tournament of Alka
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-completed 4/20/21
The Queen is sending a contingent of riders to the The Alka Tournament of Sinj. You bravely step forward when the Queen asks for volunteers and proclaim in a loud voice that you are the best horse rider and alka stabber in all of Novel Kingdom. The Queen quickly agrees with you and sends you off to represent the Kingdom.


To compete in the tournament you need to have a horse. If you do not have one you may read a book with a horse on the cover to borrow one.
Baroque Horse owned

You also need a 3m long spear (read a book that's 300-399 pages or a book that has something spear-like on the cover) and alka (read a book where the author's initials (all listed) can be found in ALKA)
The Rivals by Vi Keeland
2/4/21 - 340 pages
How to Lose a Duke in Ten Days by Laura Lee Guhrke
4/11/21 LAurA lee guhrKe

To spear alka roll a dice and read a book that is that number in a series.
ROLLED 3
Love Hard by Nalini Singh
Hard Play #3

For competing in the tournament receive 5 XP and 1 Heal Potion.
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Completed Quests #1


Questionnaire
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worth 5 gold and 5XP - completed 12/28/20
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Hello, my name is...
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- completed 12/30/20

You wish to advertise your services as a proper knight so the citizens know who to call if they have trouble.

Introduce yourself or post a link to your existing introduction to earn an easy 3XP.
Introduction
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A Fairy Odd Path
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- completed 12/30/20
Faeries travel through thinning in the veil called in-between. Three small fairies have gone missing in the in-between. Find them before they're eaten by the Gothere Monster.

Read 3 books that are in-between series numbers. i.e. #6.5 or #2.1 in a series. May be part of a collection of stories but the whole collection must be over the 100 page minimum (a collection will only count towards one of the numbers). Fairies are forgetful but always thankful and after you remind them they provide you a Heal Potion and 2 experience for the rescue.

Off Season by Sawyer Bennett Series: Off #5.5 11/27/20 (120 pages)
Happy Pants Cafe by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff Series: Happy Pants #0.5 11/23/20 (268 pages)
Rafe by Sawyer Bennett Series: Arizona Vengeance #6.5 12/2/20 (119 pages)
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The Academy - part II
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-completed 1/13/21
Complete the requirements to apply successfully for the new teaching job. You do not have to complete the requirements in order.

Note: Books need to be read after announcement of the quest. Books used in these tasks are still available to be applied towards other quests. These are participation tasks.

Levels:
Fill in the application form - Complete 6 Requirements
List your teaching accomplishments - Complete another 5 Requirements
Complete the application process successfully and get the job - Complete the rest of the Requirements


Requirements:

✔1 Visit the Goodreads blog: News & Interviews & check out at least 3 of their articles. (link to the articles you read & report on the most interesting one in The Local Tavern)
Steamy Romances to Heat Up December
Jennifer Weiner on the Power of Women's Stories and Killing 'Chick Lit'
Bestselling Author's Exclusive Insights on Their Biggest Books
Done 12/29/20 - The Local Tavern

✔2 Pick out and read a book based on News & Interviews recommendation (list the book and link to the article that features it)
5 Great Books Hitting Shelves This Week
Dream Chaser by Kristen Ashley 12/31/20

✔3 Check out the books that won Goodreads Choice Awards & read a book that has either won or been nominated for this award (any year will do)
2018 Romance Nominees
Marriage of Inconvenience by Penny Reid 11/28/20

✔4 Check out New released books listed on Goodreads: Click on Browse>New Releases > "By authors" and/or "By Genre". Pick at least one book and add it to your "Want to read" GR list. List the book.
Floored by Karla Sorensen (added to TBR 12/25/20)

✔5 Find the answer to this question on Goodreads: "What do I do if I can't find a book using search on Goodreads?". (Either link to the answer or "copy & paste".)
If you can't find a book when entering an author or title into our search engine, you have three options:

Search by ISBN/ASIN. You can find ISBN numbers on the inside cover of your book. If the book has an ASIN, this can easily be found on the book listing or page when visiting the Amazon Marketplace where you bought/borrowed the book.
Add the book yourself by clicking on manually add book on the right side of the search page. Only members with accounts older than one day and with a verified email address will be able to manually add books.
The third option is to post a request in the Goodreads Librarians group, following these guidelines.
Completed 1/2/21

✔6 Find your GR Reading stats and put down how many pages you read last year (hint: search under "My books").
In 2020 I read 89,514 pages
Completed 1/2/21

✔7 Go through your "Want to Read" list and delete all the books you're no longer interested in reading. List the number of remaining books.
I now have 2,384 books on my Want to Read shelf
Completed 1/5/21

✔8 Go through your "Read" list and shelve at least ten books that have no tag other than "read" (if all your books are already shelved, you deserve a "task complete").
Completed 12/30/20

✔9 Set up a new shelf on "My books" page, either for unfinished/abandoned books or any other genre/tag that you've been missing. List the name of your new shelf. (if your shelving system is perfect as it is, you deserve a "task complete")
**I already have 4 pages of tags/shelves - I'm pretty good right now! - as of 12/30/20**

✔10 Go to Recommendations, select recommendation by shelf or by genre and read at least one book recommended to you and mark at least one book as "not interested". List those books.
Genre Romance Shelf - Dirty Secret by Mira Lyn Kelly 1/11/21
Not Interested: Rescuing Gracelynn by Anna Blakely (Genre Romance Shelf)
Completed 1/11/21

✔11 Go to Listopia and vote for your favourite books on at least three lists (link to the lists).
Best Hockey Romance
Slow-burn Romance
Funny as Hell!

✔12 Check out GR Popular Quotes and "like" at least three of them. Copy & paste your favourite one and post it to the Theatre thread.

“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
Completed 12/30/20

✔13 Take at least one of the GR Quizzes (link to it and list your result).
The charlie and the chocolate factory quiz - I got 7 out of 8 correct
Completed 12/29/20

✔14 List how many GR groups you are a member of, which one is your favourite and how many comments have you made in that group so far.
I'm in 17 groups. My favorite is Nothing But Reading Challenges and I've made 4,294 comments as of 12/23/20
Completed 12/30/20

✔15. Find at least three GR Groups that are interested in your favourite genre or author or reading activity (e.g. challenges), link to them (you don't have to join them).
3 Romance genre groups that I'm not a member of are:
Shh...(Smut, Heroes & HEAs...)
Bookworm Bitches
Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy
Completed 12/30/20

✔16 Check out your GR Profile, Account & Emails settings and update them if needed.
Completed 12/31/20

Rewards
Application Form: + 3 EXP, 1 Minor Heal Potion
Accomplishment List: + 4 EXP, 1 Major Heal Potion
Successful job application: +6 EXP, 1 Health Gem (grants +1 Max HP)
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Schoolmarm
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- completed 1/16/21

Read a book with a title of exactly 5 characters - Wylde: An Arizona Vengeance Novel by Sawyer Bennett 12/4/20
Read a book with a title of exactly 8 characters - Until You by Denise Grover Swank 12/6/20
Read a book with a title of exactly 13 characters - Fighting Irish by Katy Regnery 3/28/20 (*from welcome basket*)
Reward: Not having to sit through another week of classes.... and 5 experience.
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Tavern Games
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-completed 1/26/21

Roll 5 Dice. Then choose series numbers or words in a title. If you choose words in a title read books that have each of the numbers of the die in the title.

You rolled 5 dice:

6 2 3 6 1

6 - A Rogue Meets a Scandalous Lady by Jennifer Ashley 11/18/20

2 - The Overlook by Michael Connelly 7/20/20 (**From Welcome Basket**)

3 - Thursdays At Eight by Debbie Macomber 12/12/20
6 - Confessions of a Reformed Tom Cat by Daisy Prescott 1/15/21

1 - Mobituaries by Mo Rocca 11/15/20

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Robbing Robin Hood
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Finished 5/24/21
Provide 4 bat wings for leather and read a book with 6 or less characters in the title to provide a thin string of thread for sewing them all together. Receive 5 XP for re-hooding Mr. Robin.
Kane by Sawyer Bennett 4/16/21
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Completion Posts #14

Cheaters Sometimes Prosper
(view spoiler)[
5/26/25
Task 1: Read 1 book in each of the page categories.
- 100-300 pages
Bred in the Bone 9/21/23 - book read 97 pgs, other edition 101 pgs
- 301 - 400 pages
How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived 9/9/23 - book read 272 pgs, other edition 304 pgs
- 400 - 500 pages
Wildest Dreams 9/12/24 - book read 339 pgs, other edition 404 pgs
Task 2: Read a book with the following items on the cover.
- Cat
9/12/24
- House
11/9/24
- Man
9/19/24
Task 3: Read a book that proudly displays its award. (i..e award "sticker" on the cover)
5/11/25
5/13/25
5/15/25
Reward 12 XP, 3 Potion Tokens, 3 Major Heal Potions (hide spoiler)]

The Power of Purple
(view spoiler)[
5/26/25
Read one book from each of the following time periods:
• Future (10+ years)
The Martian 1/28/25
• Present (within 3 years each direction)
Keyed Up 3/7/25
• Recent Past (4-10 years ago)
What Lies Between 5/2/25 (set in 2018)
• Past (70s-90s)
A Family Affair 2/18/23
• Early Years (1700s to 1960s)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1/1/23
• Distant Past (1000s to 1600s)
The Prince and the Pauper 1/12/25
• Ancient Past (0 - 1000s)
The Lacquer Screen 6/15/21
• BC (Any time in BC)
Death Comes As the End 1/25/25
Reward: Purple Gem (hide spoiler)]

The Art of Wisping
(view spoiler)[
5/26/25
- A book with an almost all blue cover
4/17/25
- A book with candies on the cover
11/4/24
- A book shelved as hea (happily ever after) at least 5 times.
Just Like Heaven 9/8/23 HEA 6x
- A book where someone gets married.
Catch the Kiss 4/21/25
Reward: 1 Life Wisp (hide spoiler)]

Healing
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5/26/25
M - Mad About You 10/23/22
E - Wild Love by Elsie Silver 12/1/24
D - Only a Fling by Delancey Stewart 11/10/23
I - I Could Never 6/25/24
C - Christmas, Criminals, and Campers 12/27/24
A - Heaven and Hell by Kristen Ashley 6/5/24
T - The Twelve Dogs of Christmas 12/24/24
E - The Front Runner by Elsie Silver 11/7/24
Reward: 8 XP (hide spoiler)]

Intermediate Combat
(view spoiler)[
5/31/25
• Read a book with a body part in the title or series.
Speak From The Heart 4/29/24
• Read a book with a weapon in the title or series.
Uzi in the Urn 5/29/25
• Read a book with a cat on the cover.
8/2/24
• Read a book with a pet cat.
The Cat Who Went Underground 7/26/24
• Read a book with a war or battle.
The Three Musketeers 11/24/24
• Read 3 books with food on the cover.
5/8/25
5/12/25
5/14/25
• Read a book where someone is in training for something.
Off to the Races 8/20/24 Billie is training for a big race
• Read a book with a red cover.
7/5/24
Use 15 Bat Wings
Reward: 1 Intermediate Combat Certificate (hide spoiler)]

Stress Relief - Falcon
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9/7/25
Must have slingshot to shoot treats. - yes
• Exercise your falcon by flinging 3 bear meat and 3 mouse meat.
• Read a book with some sort of eyesight improving item on cover
6/8/25
• Read a book with a large open space on the cover
7/14/25
• Read a book with a bird in it
Heart Smart 9/7/25 - Holly has a bird
Reward 5 XP, 1 Heal Potion, 1 Pet Plus Potion (hide spoiler)]

Completed Quests #13

Stress Relief - Rabbit
(view spoiler)[
4/20/25
• Give your rabbit 5 herbs to munch on.
• Read a book with grass on the cover
7/15/23
• Read a book with carrot in the text
3/21/23 pg 129 "...after subsisting on carrots and spinach for months..."
• Read a book with something really tall on the cover
1/2/23
Reward: 5 XP, 1 Heal Potion, 1 Pet Plus Potion (hide spoiler)]

Stress Relief - Horse
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4/20/25
• Give your horse 5 salts to lick
• Read a book with the word apple in the text
Perfect Strangers 1/1/23 pg 50 "An apple. A peach."
• Read a book with someone who rides a horse
Midnight Ride 1/21/23
• Read a book set in a place with wide open spaces
Mr. Monk in Trouble 6/8/23
Reward: 5 XP, 1 Heal Potion, 1 Pet Plus Potion (hide spoiler)]

Stress Relief - Squirrel
(view spoiler)[
4/20/25
• Give our squirrel 5 nuts to go run and hide them.
• Read a book with an unusual pet
Touch the Lightning 9/25/23 Jeremiah has a pet Magpie
• Read a book with a tree on the cover
7/18/24
• Read a book with a difficult predicament as part of the plot
Untying the Knot 10/19/23 Ryot needs a plan to save his marriage
Reward: 5 XP, 1 Heal Potion, 1 Pet Plus Potion (hide spoiler)]

Spice Exchange
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4/20/25
Read 4 books each with at least one of the following qualifications:
• Title begins with S, A, L or T
S - Snowed In 1/4/25
A - All Roads Lead to You 1/22/25
L - Law Man 11/21/24
T - Ten Things I Love About You 6/4/23
Reward: 3 Salt Servings (hide spoiler)]

Spice Exchange
(view spoiler)[
4/20/25
Read 4 books each with at least one of the following qualifications:
• Title begins with S, A, L or T
S - Sledgehammer 3/16/25
A - A Study in Scarlet 11/5/24
L - Lifeskills for Adult Children 1/19/25
T - Three Bells, Two Bows and One Brother's Best Friend 11/25/24
Reward: 3 Salt Servings (hide spoiler)]

Picking Herbs
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4/20/25
Read 4 books each with at least one of the following qualifications:
• 50% or more green cover
1/5/24
• Title begins with H, E, R, B
H - Home for Christmas 1/23/25
B - The Bully 12/16/24
• The word herb (exactly) appears in the book text
The Plight Before Christmas 12/31/24 pg 341 "..ordering a quarter of his finest herb."
Reward: 3 Herb servings (hide spoiler)]

You're All Nuts
(view spoiler)[
4/20/25
Spell out the word SHOE using spell-it-out rules
S - Snowed in with Mr. Heartbreaker 12/17/24
H - The Brawl 1/20/25 character - Lucy Hale
O - Can't Get You Out of My Bed by Isla Olsen 1/12/25
E - Beg, Borrow, or Steal 1/29/25 character Emily
Reward: 3 Nuts (hide spoiler)]

Intermediate Tracking
(view spoiler)[ 4/20/25
• Read a book with a tree on the cover
1/15/23
• Read a book with a a glove on the cover.
9/19/23
• Read a book with a food item edible by dogs
8/31/24
• Read a book with someone who is lost.
Master of the Wilderness 2/11/24 Erin gets lost
• Read a book with someone who finds their way.
The Five Stages of Falling in Love 8/8/23 Elizabeth finds her way back from grief
• Read a book where someone uses a search and rescue dog.
Desert Rescue 1/23/24
• Read a book with a green cover.
3/12/25
• Use 10 goblin bones and 10 bat wings for your dog to practice tracking
Reward: 1 Intermediate Tracking Certificate (hide spoiler)]

Stress Relief - Kitty
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5/8/25
• Make a cat teaser with 1 goblin bone, 3 rat tails, and 3 nuts.
• Read a book with catnip in the text
This Summer Will Be Different 6/7/24 pg 17 "..creative soul that was catnip to my aunt."
• Read a book with a chase
Four Steps to the Perfect Fake Date 3/30/25 - Ceecee and Calvin get in a car chase
• Read a book with a feline in it to find your inner kitty.
The Cat Who Played Post Office 5/19/24
Reward: 5 XP, 1 Heal Potion, 1 Pet Plus Potion (hide spoiler)]

Fish!
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5/8/25
Find 3 of the following words in one or more books
Tackle: Wrecking Ball 2/20/25 - pg 26 "James Popovich, nose tackle."
Cast: Wrecking Ball 2/20/25 - pg 69 "..but the die has been cast."
Bite: Wrecking Ball 2/20/25 - pg 59 "I bite my bottom lip..."
Reward: 1 Fish (hide spoiler)]

Spice Exchange
(view spoiler)[
5/8/25
Read 4 books each with at least one of the following qualifications:
• Title begins with S, A, L or T
A - All Too Well 4/3/25
L - The Last Guy On Earth 4/17/25
T - Taken by Storm 2/5/25
• The word salt (exactly) appears in the book text
The Cure for What Ales You 2/21/25 - pg 200 "Salt stung my skin."
Reward: 3 Salt servings (hide spoiler)]

Shield from One Shield to Rule Them All
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5/8/25
The blacksmith needs some steel wool (a grey covered book) to polish the shield
5/26/21 - 78.3% grey
And smooth oil (a smooth book) to make it shine
Flat-Out Love 6/11/22
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The Power of Blue
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5/8/25
Read a circle of 8 character links.
All the Way 4/12/21 - Finn Cavanaugh
After All 5/7/21 - Finn Cavanaugh, Carter Shaw
Untraveled 7/25/21 - Carter Hale, Burke Morgan
Holding On Kenzie Morgan, Austin Taylor
Billionaire Undercover ~ Hudson 12/27/21 - Taylor Delaney
Still Standing 6/17/21 - Clara Delaney, West Hardy
In Too Deep 7/16/21 - West, Tom Carpenter
Sunrise Point Tom Cavanaugh
Reward: Activate Blue Gem in shield (hide spoiler)]

The Power of Green
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5/8/25
Activate all the natural elements. Find each item on the cover of a book.
Sun: 11/12/22
Mountain: 7/28/22
Trees: 8/22/21
River: 11/25/22
Cloud: 10/25/21
Lake: 8/3/22
Grass: 8/28/21
Sky: 8/13/22
Reward: Activate Green Gem in shield (hide spoiler)]

The Art of Wisping
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5/8/25
- A book with an almost all blue cover
5/20/24
- A book with candies on the cover
1/5/25
- A book shelved as hea (happily ever after) at least 5 times.
Part of Your World 7/5/24 8x
- A book where someone gets married.
The Cat Who Went into the Closet 2/7/25 - Arch Riker gets married
Reward: 1 Life Wisp (hide spoiler)]

The Kitchen That Cleans Itself
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5/24/25
• Cook 5 things in your kitchen (after 4/1/16)
Cook 5 Mouse Meatballs - use 5 mouse meat & 5 salt 5/23/24
• Read a book that has a chef in it.
Wilder at Last 5/17/23 - Bear Warden is a chef
• Read a book where someone eats a delicious meal.
Hard and Fast 12/18/22 - Gabe cooks a delicious meal for Penny
• Read a book where someone eats a terrible meal.
Hit or Miss 12/7/22 - Gabriel's mother makes a terrible meal
• Choose a new stove by reading a hot book
Simon Says: Mine 12/27/22 - Steamy book
• Choose new cabinets by reading a book with something wooden on the cover.
5/25/23
• Choose a new sink by reading a book where someone is on a ship
The Billionaire's Fake Fiancée 12/8/22 - set on a yacht
• Choose new lights by reading a book with a lightning storm in it.
Enchanting Sebastian 11/21/22 - pg 253
• Install your new potion unit by reading a book with the letters POTION in the title but not the word potion.
Confessions of a Paris Party Girl 1/10/23
Reward: 5 XP and Sink Unit that drips health potion (hide spoiler)]

The Power of White
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Activate all the pure elements. Read a book with each of these words in the title or series.
• Pure
Pure Bliss 5/10/25
• Golden
The Golden Spiders 1/20/23
• Light
Light 'em Up 12/13/24
• White
Play That Funky Music White Koi 1/6/25
• Silver
Wine & Dine 8/6/23 - Sexy Silver Foxes series
• Angel
Avenging Angel 12/12/24
• Heal
Heal Me 1/14/25
• Magic
A Little Magic 1/9/25
Reward: White Gem (hide spoiler)]

Pixie Power Girls
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5/24/25
Acquire a magnifying glass to go searching for pixie dust through one of the following methods:
- Read a mystery book
Deserts, Driving, & Derelicts 12/8/24
Reward: 1 XP, 1 Flake of Pixie Dust (hide spoiler)]

Pixie Power Girls
(view spoiler)[
5/24/25
Acquire a magnifying glass to go searching for pixie dust through one of the following methods:
- Read a book with something glass on the cover.
2/24/25
Reward: 1 XP, 1 Flake of Pixie Dust (hide spoiler)]

Pixie Power Girls
(view spoiler)[
5/24/25
Acquire a magnifying glass to go searching for pixie dust through one of the following methods:
- Read a book that's title starts with P
Protecting You 4/29/25
Reward: 1 XP, 1 Flake of Pixie Dust (hide spoiler)]

Healing
(view spoiler)[
• Spell a healing word using Spell-it-Out rules.
B - California Dreaming by Bella Andre 9/6/24
A - Rock Chick Reckoning by Kristen Ashley 11/27/24
N - Not Since Ewe 11/14/24
D - Dirty Little Midlife Disaster 9/24/24
A - Unforgettable by Willow Aster 11/2/23
I - Hopeless Bromantics by Isla Olsen 11/7/24
D - Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure 10/31/24
Reward: 8 XP (hide spoiler)]

Spice Exchange
(view spoiler)[
5/24/25
A - A Photo Finish 9/20/24
L - Love Notes & Lifelines 6/1/24
T - Ten Trends to Seduce Your Bestfriend 6/15/23
• The word salt (exactly) appears in the book text
A Not So Meet Cute 6/24/23 - pg 65
Reward: 3 Salt Servings (hide spoiler)]

Picking Herbs
(view spoiler)[
5/24/25
H -Hopeless 11/3/24
E - Even Better Than the Real Thing 2/2/25
R - Reckless 10/24/24
B - The Best of All 7/20/24
Reward: 3 Herb Servings (hide spoiler)]

Picking Herbs
(view spoiler)[
5/26/25
H - Her Pretend Christmas Date 10/12/24
R - Rock Chick Revenge 11/19/24
B - The Best of All 7/20/24
• The word herb (exactly) appears in the book text
Never Say Forever 11/18/23 - pg 213 "..supplement or herb to help..."
Reward: 3 Herb servings (hide spoiler)]

Spice Exchange
(view spoiler)[
5/26/25
A - A Modern Family 1/8/24
L - Love Me By Christmas 12/26/23
T - This Used to Be Us 9/17/24
• The word salt (exactly) appears in the book text
Under Locke 11/3/23 - pg 285 "no competition between fresh and salt water..."
Reward: 3 Salt servings (hide spoiler)]

Completed Quests #12

May All Your Scrounges Be Scroungeriferous
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12/29/24
• Toothbrush - Reckless 4/2/24 pg 17
• Toothpaste - Nothing But It All 4/5/24 pg 58
• Shampoo - The Best Laid Plans 5/12/24 pg 209
• Conditioner - Look on the Bright Side 6/24/24
• Soap - Rushed 3/27/24 pg 127
• Bandage - What Happens at the Lake 3.25/24 pg 85
• Cloth - Flawless 6/10/24 pg 364
• Cleaning - Risky 3/30/24 pg 79
• Supplies - Wild for You 4/22/24 pg 27
• Shirt - Fangirl Down 4/27/24 pg 1
• Pants - Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries 5/22/24 pg 64
• Dress - Just One More Moment 6/13/24 pg 8
• Socks - The Drawback of Single Dads 6/15/24 pg 185
• Shoes - For Never 5/18/24 pg 113
• Hairbrush - Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door 8/26/24 pg 7
• Glass - Fake-ish 6/20/24 pg 8
• Plate - The Friendship Club 3/22/24 pg 3
• Spoon - The Game 4/18/24 pg 66
• Fork - The Wishing Game 6/23/24 pg 193
• Knife - The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen 6/17/24 pg 43
• Drywall - Before This Ends 7/8/24 pg 50
Reward: 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 Duplication Potion (hide spoiler)]

Scrounging a Ride on a Turtle
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12/29/24

• Death - Crazy Little Fling 8/14/24 pg 35
• Wizard - Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham 9/10/24 pg 13
• Witch - Dirty Little Midlife Crisis 8/21/24 pg 16
• Captain - One Last Wish 8/4/24 pg 22
• Luggage - Four Weekends and a Funeral 8/27/24 pg 57
• Hat - The One I Stood Beside 8/16/24 pg 14
• Dragon - The Rom-Commers 7/25/24 pg 315
• Turtle - Coming Up Roses 8/25/24 pg 245
• Elephant - The Summer Escape 7/29/24 pg 85
• Policeman - Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley 8/30/24 pg 47
• Pyramid - The Songbird's Call 7/24/24 pg 43
• Golem - Holiday Romance 12/23/24 pg 32
• Boots - View With Your Heart 8/13/24 pg 269
• Troll - Fake It 'til You Make Out 8/14/24 pg 50
• Dog - Chasing Wild 9/2/24 pg 19
• Camera - Fight From The Heart 7/31/24 pg 250
• Cabbage - Kissing Galileo 8/30/24 pg 137
• Broomstick - The Witches 9/21/24 pg 7
• Hedgehog - The Bangover 9/5/24 pg 239
• Staff - If You Want Me 8/6/24 pg 33
Reward: 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)]

Intermediate Fetch
(view spoiler)[
12/29/24
• Read a book with gold in the title or series.
Golden Trail 8/29/23
• Read a book with silver in the title or series.
Second Chance 7/27/23 - series Sexy Silver Foxes
• Read a book with a dog on the cover
A Little Ray of Sunshine 7/24/23
• Read a book with a pet dog
The Perfect Fit 9/11/23
• Read a book with someone searching for something
Practice Makes Perfect 11/22/23 - Annie is searching for the perfect man
• Read 3 books with food on the cover
11/26/23
8/17/24
10/13/24
• Read a book where someone is in training for something.
A Dog Like Daisy 8/11/23
• Read a book with a silver cover
8/19/24
• Throw 15 Goblin bones for your dog to fetch.
Reward: 1 Intermediate Fetch Certificate (hide spoiler)]

New Year's Resolution
(view spoiler)[
1. Start fresh.
Read 2 books from a new to you author and 1 book published this year.
The Last Love Note by Emma Grey 1/7/24 - new author
Big Nick Energy by Morgan Elizabeth 12/27/24 - new author
Sunlight 12/25/24 - pub 2024
Reward: 5 XP
2. Read every day.
Read several pages every day for a month
Read every day in January 2024
Reward: 1 Minor Heal Potion
3. Read More Diverse Books/Books You Don’t Normally Read.
Read three books from genres you usually avoid
The BFG 8/29/24 - Childrens/Fantasy
Rolling in the Deep 10/19/24 - Horror
Sh*t My Dad Says 9/17/24 - Non-fiction
Reward: 3 XP & 6 Gold
4. Don't be intimidated by longer books.
Read either one 1000+ page book or two 500+ page books.
The Count of Monte Cristo 7/3/24 - 1276 pgs
Reward: 3 XP & 1 Duplication Potion
5. Enjoy yourself.
Re-read one of your favorite books.
Deacon 5/21/24
Reward: 2 XP
6. Declutter Your Books.
Go through all the books you own (physical or electronical), organize them
Done 5/10/24
Reward: 1 Minor Heal Potion
10. Pick up a number and stick with it.
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.
Reward: 1 Santa Coupon (hide spoiler)]

Skye's Solstice Present Surprises
(view spoiler)[
1/20/25
Read one of the 2020 NBRC Books of the Month
Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts 1/3/25
Reward: 1 Minor Heal Potion (hide spoiler)]

Ubeity in Perpetuity
(view spoiler)[
1/20/25
Read a book where the plot, a main character, or other large aspect of the book reflects the words definition.
• Ubiety - Rich in Your Love 5/8/23 McDylan has always lived in Tickled Pick
• Perpetuity - The Time Keeper 8/9/24 - features Father Time who lives forever
• Palatability - Something Like Love 6/12/23 - Chloe is a caterer
• Acceptability - The Stand-In 1/18/25 - London's father finally accepts Drew as her partner
• Isotropic - Death, Taxes, and Extra-Hold Hairspray 12/3/24 Lu's hairpray causes hair not to move - ever!
• Uniformity - The Mystery of the Blue Train 10/20/24 - The Blue Train whistle is always the same and always at the same time
• Adaptability - Season's Schemings 1/10/25 - Maddie adapts to a new career after losing a cooking contest
Reward: 10 XP and 1 Heal Potion (hide spoiler)]

Lady Cathy versus The Rat Stew
(view spoiler)[
1/20/25
Start by reading book tagged as cooking or food or with food on cover
Her Big City Neighbor 10/31/23 - tagged food
Read a book with recipes
Drive Me Wild 8/6/23
Read a book where letters R, A, T can be found together
The Murder at the Vicarage 4/4/23
Read something delicious
I'm Your Guy 11/6/23
Reward: 10 Gold (hide spoiler)]

Slingshot: The Art of Manliness
(view spoiler)[
1/20/25
Find 2 books whose title starts with the letter Y
Your Last First Kiss 6/20/23
Yours Truly 5/25/24
Find 2 books that have something that can bounce on the cover
7/29/23 (pool float can bounce)
1/11/25
Construct the slingshots by reading a book with a handyman or carpenter as a main character.
Caulky 7/11/23
Reward: 1 Slingshot (hide spoiler)]

Practice Makes Perfect
(view spoiler)[
1/20/25
Collect the following parts to acquire a "Growth Weapon Enhancement" Bauble.
• Gear - Read a book with something gear driven on the cover
1/17/23
• Cog - Read a book with a 3 letter word in the title
In a Jam 10/19/22
• Spring - Read a book where someone bounces back from a setback
Fix You 9/22/22 - Zoey bounces back after a cancer diagnosis
• Wire - Read a book with something metallic on the cover
6/12/23
• Energy - Read a book with a light or sun on the cover
10/22/23
• Anti-Matter - Read a book where something exists that no one believes in
Sea Djinn 6/26/23 - Sea Djinn
• Matter - Read a book with an inventor
Her Own Devices 1/8/25
• Screw - Read a book where someone builds something physical
A Forest Between Us 3/8/23 - MC Owen makes furniture
• Circuit - Read a book where someone is a geek
Geek Bear 8/2/23
• Conductor - Read a book where someone travels by train
Mr. Monk is Miserable 10/8/22 - Monk & Natalie travel by train
Reward: 5 XP and 1 Growth Weapon Enhancement Bauble (hide spoiler)]

Spice Exchange
(view spoiler)[
1/20/25
Read 4 books each with at least one of the following qualifications:
S - S'Mother: The Story of a Man, His Mom, and the Thousands of Altogether Insane Letters She's Mailed Him 11/17/24
A - Accidentally on Purpose 10/8/24
L - Lord Dashwood Missed Out 9/30/24
T - Tic-Tac-Mistletoe 11/16/24
Reward: 3 Servings of Salt (hide spoiler)]

Picking Herbs
(view spoiler)[
1/20/25
Read 4 books each with at least one of the following qualifications
H - House Calls 12/1/24
E - Engagement and Espionage 12/15/24
R - Rock Chick Regret 12/6/24
B - Bookmarked for Death 12/14/24
Reward: 3 Herb Servings (hide spoiler)]

You're All Nuts
(view spoiler)[
1/20/25
Spell out the word SHOE using spell-it-out rules to evict the squirrels for the month
S - Misadventures with My Ex by Shayla Black 9/26/24
H - I Suck at Girls by Justin Halpern 11/17/24
O - Out on a Limb 11/18/24
E - Well Built 8/31/24 - character Ellie
Reward: 3 Nuts (hide spoiler)]

To Plant a Garden
(view spoiler)[
1/20/25
• Read 1 book with a princess to get a Snap pea seed
How to Protect a Princess 1/17/25
• Read 1 book with a rabbit or horse in it to get a carrot seed
Motorhomes, Maps, & Murder 1/16/25 pg 61 "there were men on horses with swords in their hands"
• Read 1 book set at sea or with water on the cover to water your garden
7/11/22
Reward: 1 Carrot, 1 Snap Pea & 3 XP (hide spoiler)]

Quick! Lies!
(view spoiler)[
4/20/25
Read up to 5 books and construct a story using their titles as part of the tale. Post your tale in the tavern when done.
Only One Kiss 8/28/22
Falling for the Ex 10/18/22
His Temptation 8/8/23
A Night Like This 11/9/23
Until You Loved Me 10/24/23

Rafael was FALLING FOR HIS EX again! Celeste had shown up at the party and began reminiscing about the fun times they had together. She had always been HIS TEMPTATION, and tonight was no exception. On a NIGHT LIKE THIS, she was more than he could resist. Rafael asked Celeste to stay, but she had a life elsewhere. She said she could give him ONLY ONE KISS and then she had to go. But Rafael wasn't going to give up that easily this time. He declared "I was no one UNTIL YOU LOVED ME. I'll do anything to get you back." Celeste realized she still loved Rafael too, and decided she would stay.
Reward: 1 XP per book + 5 additional XP if all five are used (hide spoiler)]

Animals

Puppy - adopted 2/21/21
Beginner Obedience completed 12/27/21
Beginner Fetch completed 8/19/22
Beginner Tracking completed 7/29/23 (Dog tracks creatures who have minor hiding)
Beginner Combat completed 11/12/23 (Dog has 1+ attack)
Intermediate Fetch completed 12/29/24 (2 Gold every Sunday)
Intermediate Tracking Completed 4/20/25 (1 Intermediate Tracking Certificate)
Intermediate Combat completed 5/31/25 (Dog has +2 attack)

Baroque Horse - acquired 4/18/21
1 Warm Horse rug which allows a horse to make one of your attacks and area of effect attack 10/29/22

Bunny - acquired 4/24/22

Bird Friend - acquired 9/4/22
Bird will visit every Sunday and leave 1 Bird Feather

Sheep - acquired 10/30/22
Will produce one ball of wool every Sunday

Trained Squirrel - acquired 9/2/23
Fetches 1 nut each week

Cat Familiar - acquired 11/21/23
Attacks monsters for 2 HP at the beginning of each battle

Falcon Eyeass - acquired 6/15/24
Returns with 1 piece of mouse meat every Sunday

Falala Phoenix - acquired 12/15/24
Sheds 1 Phoenix feather every Sunday

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House

1 House - built 1/11/22
Kitchen built 11/13/22
New Kitchen 5/24/25

1 Barn - built 10/30/22
1 Bed - built 10/29/23

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Monsters Defeated

Sewer Rat: 11 (last killed 5/1/22)
Goblin: 168 (last killed 9/28/25 - next available 10/5/25)
Brown Bat: 157 (last killed 9/28/25 - next available 10/5/25)
Rock: 6 (last killed 4/14/24 - next round 13 AP 35 HP -- 4 left)
Drop Bear: 148 (last killed 9/28/25 - next available 10/5/25)
Greater Sewer Rat: 125 (last killed 9/28/25 - next available 10/5/25)
Big Heart: 1 (last killed 12/23/23) - 1 remaining
Logolithic Lemur: 12 (last killed 6/1/25 - next available 6/8/25)
Omnibus Troll: 1 (last killed 5/19/24) - 2 remaining
Merely Kat: 4 (last killed 8/31/25 - next available 9/1/25)
Snowflake Heart Yeti: 5 (last killed 12/28/24 - avail in winter)

Inventory
308 Gold (used 30 to purchase squirrel, used 40 to purchase cat, used 10 to pay off Geoffrey's debts)
18 Potion Tokens
20 Minor Heal Potions
27 Heal Potion
25 Major Heal Potion (1 used 4/20/25)
1 Time Walking Potion
4 Shield Potion
9 Minor Poison Potion
8 Find Items Potion
8 Damage Potion
1 Duplication Potion
1 Enhanced Weapon Potion
1 Weakening Potion
2 Transmogrification Potion
8 Pet Plus Potion (Double's the effects of any pets of the hero for one week)
2 Mercenary Coupon - hire one mercenary free for a week
129 Goblin Bone
(5 Goblin Bones used for Beginner Obedience 8/19/22, 5 used for A Nap is Always a Good idea 9/16/23, 3 used for Lady Rachel's Debut 6/30/24, 15 used for Intermediate Fetch 12/29/24, 10 used for Intermediate Tracking 4/20/25)
111 Bat Wing
(4 for Robbing Robin Hood Quest 5/24/21, 10 for A Nap is Aways a Good idea 9/16/23;
6 for Geoffrey's gambling debts 12/14/24;
1 for puppy stress relief 12/22/24; 10 for Intermediate Tracking 4/20/25, 15 for Intermediate Combat 5/31/25, 1 falcon stress relief 9/7/25)
144 Drop Bear Meat
(5 Drop Bear Meat used for The Blackest Eye Quest 10/9/22)
103 Rat Tail
(12 Rat Tails used for A Nap is Always a Good idea 9/16/23)
(paid off Geoffrey's gambling debts 6 rat tails 12/14/24)
(puppy stress relief 2 rat tails 12/22/24) (2 for falcon stress relief 9/7/25)
148 Bird Feather
136 Ball of Wool
104 Lemon
110 Nut (Stress Relief - Squirrel 5 nuts)
58 Mouse Meat (used 5 for mouse meatballs)
39 Phoenix Feather (Yeti battled 12/28/24 - used 1)
10 Salt servings
(paid off Geoffrey's gambling debts 10 salts; Stress Relief - Horse 5 salts, 5 cook mouse meatballs)
9 Herb servings
(paid off Geoffrey's gambling debts 10 herbs; stress relief - rabbit 5 herbs)
5 Mouse Meatballs
4 Carrot
4 Snap Pea
12 Fish
3 Life Wisp
7 Pebbles
4 Merely Kat Pelt
7 Flake of Pixie Dust
1 Egg (gift from Halli) - received 1/4/21; ate 1/6/21
1 Slingshot (Uses 1 nut to reduce a monsters health by 1; does not use a turn)
1 Basic Shotgun
1 Spock's Lost Plasma Weapon (There is only one charge left but it may be used as an instant -no battle turn used- attack of 10 points)
1 Magik Shard (Increases base spell damage by 1 on any spell)
1 Snowflake Arm
1 Growth Weapon Enhancement Bauble (will increase damage each turn by +1 for Magic Staff)
1 Health Gem (grants +1 Max HP)
1 Mask - Your Mask will delay the effects of disease from disease-bearing monsters by one turn (zombies and the plague bringer)
1 Death's Gratitude - One wish to lower the starting hit points of a creature by 10
1 Easter Bunny Egg - Restores up to 15 HP. Can be eaten in portions and remains fresh for one month after first bite.
8 Santa Coupons (Santa Coupon can be used in any quest as substitute for any one book. You can't use more than one Santa Coupon at a time)
1 Beginner Tracking Certificate (dog tracks creatures with minor hiding
1 Beginner Combat Certificate (Dog has +1 Attack)
1 Intermediate Fetch Certificate (2 gold each Sunday)
1 Intermediate Tracking Certificate (Dog can track creatures who have hiding)
1 Intermediate Combat Certificate (Dog has +2 Attack)
1 Bed (Bed will heal you 1 HP every Sunday)
1 Lemon Tree (Drops 1 Lemon weekly on Sundays)
Ability to Fish
1 Falala Phoenix
1 Shield + Blue Gem + Green Gem + White Gem + Purple Gem
1 Sink Unit that drips health potion (1 minor heal potion 1st week, heal potion 2nd wk, major heal potion 3rd wk)

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Weapons - Continued

Magic Staff
#1 Liar Liar (One Night Forever #1) 6/18/23
#2 Merging Wright (Road Trips & Romance #2) 6/9/23
#3 Sexy Beast (Single Dad's Club #3) 6/7/23
#4 The Chase (Fast Track #4) 2/27/23
#5 The Dark Wind (Leaphorn & Chee #5) 3/1/23
#6 His Wicked Embrace (The League of Rogues #6) 7/17/23
#7 No Cats Allowed (Cat in the Stacks #7) 5/5/23
#8 Murder Makes A Claim (Julia Blake Murder Mystery #8) 6/9/23
#9 Mr. Monk in Trouble (Mr Monk #9) 6/8/23
#10 Not Quite Dead Enough (Nero Wolfe #10) 2/19/23
#11 Mr. Monk on the Road (Mr Monk #11) 7/31/23
#12 The Willow Pattern (Judge Dee #12) 6/7/23
#13 The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot #13) 6/5/20 (from welcome basket)
#14 The Phantom of the Temple (Judge Dee #14) 6/1/23
#15 It'll Be An Adventure (Master of the Shadowlands #15) 4/22/23

1/7/24
Magic Staff
#1 Coming Home 11/30/23 (Chesapeake Diaries #1)
#2 Demise of a Self-Centered Playboy 11/12/23 (The Baileys #2)
#3 Undenied 9/11/23 (Unspoken #3)
#4 Silver Biker 9/16/23 (The Silver Foxes of Blue Ridge #4)
#5 Miles Ever After 11/19/23 (Miles High Club #5)
#6 License to Date 8/18/23 (Better Date Than Never #6)
#7 Hendrix 7/5/23 (Pittsburgh Titans #7)
#8 Camden 10/16/23 (Pittsburgh Titans #8)
#9 Catching Fireflies 1/19/23 (The Sweet Magnolias #9)
#10 Never Resist a Sheikh 12/2/23 (International Bad Boys #10)
#11 The Christmas Backup Plan 10/25/23 (Twilight Texas #11)
#12 Mr. Monk on the Couch 12/1/23 (Mr Monk #12)
#13 Unexpected Bliss 10/24/23 (Nights in Bliss Colorado #13)
#14 Pale Kings And Princes 11/21/23 (Spencer #14)
#15 Bones Are Forever 11/24/23 (Temperance Brennan #15)
#16 Bones of the Lost 12/3/23 (Temperance Brennan #16)

5/10/24
Magic Staff
#1 Outrun the Rain 8/17/23 (Storm Boys #1)
#2 My Kind of Wonderful 1/28/24 (Cedar Ridge #2)
#3 Look With Your Heart 5/7/24 (Heart Collection #3)
#4 Sneaking Around With #34 3/14/24 (Hockey Hotties #4)
#5 Only a Chance 4/20/24 (Kasper Ridge #5)
#6 Confessions of a Naughty Nanny 1/22/24 (The Baileys #6)
#7 You're My Home 11/27/23 (Rescue Me #7)
#8 Winning my Best Friend's Girl 2/17/24 (The Baileys #8)
#9 Rules for Dating Your Ex 2/28/24 (The Baileys #9)
#10 Van2 2/20/24 (Pittsburgh Titans #10)
#11 Boone 1/25/24 (Pittsburgh Titans #11)
#12 206 Bones 12/14/22 (Temperance Brennan #12)
#13 Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist 9/17/23 (Mrs Pollifax #13)
#14 Details in the Document 5/9/24 (The Inn at Holiday Bay #14)
#15 Desire After Dark 4/23/24 (Gansett Island #15)
#16 Playmates 5/6/24 (Spenser #16)
#17 Bones Never Lie (Temperance Brennan #17)

10/26/24
Magic Staff #18
#1 Fighting to Breathe 8/1/24 (Shooting Stars #1)
#2 Wide Open Spaces 8/3/24 (Shooting Stars #2)
#3 Powerless 7/16/24 (Chestnut Springs #3)
#4 Only a Touch 1/24/24 (Kasper Ridge #4)
#5 At Last 7/7/24 (Lucky Harbor #5)
#6 Forever and a Day 7/22/24 (Lucky Harbor #6)
#7 Love for Beginners 9/13/24 (Wildstone #7)
#8 Once Upon a Time in Bliss 7/21/24 (Nights in Bliss, Colorado #8)
#9 Bain 12/14/23 (Pittsburgh Titans #9)
#10 It's in His Kiss 8/5/24 (Lucky Harbor #10)
#11 Valediction 11/23/23 (Spenser #11)
#12 A Catskill Eagle 2/14/24 (Spenser #12)
#13 Unexpected Bliss 10/24/23 (Nights in Bliss, Colorado #13)
#14 King 10/16/24 (Pittsburgh Titans #14)
#15 Mr. Monk Gets Even 5/4/24 (Mr Monk #15)
#16 Fire and Rain 9/29/24 (The Country Club Murders #16)
#17 Stardust 7/18/24 (Spenser #17)
#18 Speaking in Bones 3/3/24 (Temperance Brennan #18)

10/26/24
Sword - Level 2
Change With Me 12/29/22 (108 pages)
Misadventures of the First Daughter 8/12/23 (280 pages)

11/10/24
Sword - Level 3
Back in the Saddle 8/27/24 (183 pgs)
Dirty Little Midlife Disaster 9/24/24 (239 pgs)
What I Should've Said 10/23/24 (318 pgs)

11/10/24
Sword - Level 4
Below the Bones 9/22/24 (105 pgs)
Love Off-Limits 10/5/24 (271 pgs)
Dreaming of You 10/28/24 (384 pgs)
Rock Chick 10/17/24 (412 pgs)

11/10/24
Sword - Level 5
A Broken Bone 9/22/24 (104 pgs)
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland 10/5/24 (271 pgs)
Dial Meow for Murder 11/1/24 (328 pgs)
Rock Chick Redemption 10/20/24 (426 pgs)
Rock Chick Rescue 10/18/24 (500 pgs)

1/5/25
Magic Staff - Level #19
#1 Close to the Bone 9/16/24 (Widow's Island #1)
#2 A Bone to Pick 9/20/24 (Widow's Island #2)
#3 Whisper of Bones 9/20/24 (Widow's Island #3)
#4 All For Love 9/21/24 (A Walker Island Romance #4)
#5 Dirty Little Midlife Debacle 10/27/24 (Heart's Cove Hotties #5)
#6 Dirty Little Midlife Secret 12/20/24 (Heart's Cove Hotties #6)
#7 Turkey Day Murder 11/22/24 (Lucy Stone #7)
#8 Peril at End House 10/22 24 (Hercule Poirot #8)
#9 Birthday Party Murder 12/29/24 (Lucy Stone #9)
#10 Father's Day Murder 12/29/24 (Lucy Stone #10)
#11 Poets and Murder 8/14/24 (Judge Dee #11)
#12 Callum 4/16/24 (Pittsburgh Titans #12)
#13 The Cat Who Moved a Mountain 10/6/24 (The Cat Who...#13)
#14 The Cat Who Wasn't There 12/28/24 (The Cat Who.. #14)
#15 Misadventures with a Professor 10/23 24 (Misadventures #15)
#16 Wicked Witch Murder 11/3/24 (Lucy Stone #16)
#17 Mine After Dark 12/22/24 (Gansett Island #17)
#18 Pastime 12/11/24 (Spenser #18)
#19 Appointment with Death 10/24/24 (Hercule Poirot #19)

5/26/25
Sword - Level 6
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores 9/27/24 - 119 pgs
You Again 11/8/24 - 276 pgs
Donut Fall in Love 11/13/24 - 358 pgs
My Temptation 11/5/24 - 475 pgs
Rock Chick Rescue 10/18/24 - 500 pgs
Rock Chick Regret 12/6/24 - 600 pgs

5/31/25
Magic Staff - Level #20
#1 The Cove 9/7/24 Summer Suspense Mysteries #1
#2 A Change of View 7/28/24 Northern Lights #2
#3 The Gambler 9/10/24 The Wedding Pact #3
#4 The Redo 6/11/23 Winslow Brothers #4
#5 Two Men and a Baby 12/3/24 Love & Luck #5
#6 The Brood 3/13/25 Calamity Mountain #6
#7 Dirty Little Midlife Dilemma 12/31/24 Hearts Cove Hotties #7
#8 On the Way to the Wedding 10/26/24 Bridgertons #8
#9 Dirty Little Midlife (Fake) Date 4/29/25 Hearts Cove Hotties #9
#10 Billionaire Unknown: Blake 5/26/25 The Billionaire's Obsession #10
#11 Insatiable 10/20/24 Vino & Veritas #11
#12 The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal 9/26/24 The Cat Who #12
#13 The Color of a Silver Lining 5/16/25 The Color of Heaven #13
#14 Celebration After Dark 5/15/25 Gansett Island #14
#15 Rafferty 4/24/25 Pittsburgh Titans #15
#16 The Cat Who Came to Breakfast 2/16/25 The Cat Who #16
#17 English Tea Murder 5/29/25 Lucy Stone #17
#18 Chocolate Covered Murder 5/30/25 Lucy Stone #18
#19 Appointment with Death 10/24/24 Hercule Poirot #19
#20 The Cat Who Sang for the Birds 5/4/25 The Cat Who #20

Thanks Judy!! And thanks to you and Bethany for making the meals. You guys are wonderful!!

Completion Post


Wild Card by Karina Halle
Read: 11/13/20
Pages: 290

beef - pg 9
chicken - pg 75
eggs - pg 37
bacon - pg 37
ham - pg 33
turkey - pg 33
gravy - pg 37
potatoes - pg 65

Shane Nelson
Rachel Waters
Vernalee
Hank
Del
Fletcher
Maverick
Jeanine
Dick
Fox

Completion Post


Saturday Night Special by Mari Carr
Read: 11/12/20
Pages: 192

hash browns - pg 24
spaghetti - pg 139
barbecue ribs - pg 139
pepperoni - pg 139
macaroni and cheese - pg 140
bread - pg 145
french fries - pg 145
mashed potatoes - pg 147
tomato sauce - pg 147
honey - pg 148

Riley Collins
Aaron Young
Trevor Blankenship
Bella
Johnny Sparks
Bubbles
Keira
Johanna

Completion Post


Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
Read: 11/12/20
Pages: 420

Bread - pg 189
peanut butter - pg 189
jelly - pg 189
bagel - pg 60
butter - pg 60
salt - pg 70
pepper - pg 128
roasting chicken - pg 401
fish - pg 52
potatoes - pg 47
fries - pg 284
roast duck - pg 47
cabbage - pg 47
beetroot - pg 47
turkey - pg 133
honey - pg 25
lettuce - pg 137
olive - pg 313
onion - pg 134
nuts - pg 116
spaghetti - pg 300
eggs - pg 61
bacon - pg 314