CFD's Library Adventure (July 2023 - Dec 2024) - Still Open

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Great job!

[Lynnette]

Round #22 finished

Roll # 22
Start Space: 57
Number Rolled: 1
Landed On: 58. PHARMACY – Read a book where the use of prescription drugs is important to the story.
Book Read: An Eye for an Eye (03/23/24)

How It Fit: MC on pain meds after being shot

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Great job!

[Sarita]

Roll #16
Start number: 58
Rolled: 5
Landed on: 63. Time’s running out. Start jogging! GO FORWARD 7 SPACES (#70).

70. WORKOUT PLAZA - Read a book where a character does some sort of exercise (physical sports count).

- 3/25/2024 - MC ran and did kick boxing.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Great job!

[Simone]

I finished a prompt I was stuck on and now I can't believe that it took me this long to pick up this gem from my TBR. What a great book!

Roll #5
Started on 21
Number Rolled: 3
Landed on: 24. Cut through the PLAYGROUND. Read a book with any kind of playground equipment on the cover (swing, roundabout, etc.).
Book Read:
How it fits: Swing on the cover
Finished: March 24, 2023

Roll #6
Started on 24
Number Rolled: 3
Landed on: 27. Take a moment to smell the flowers. Read a book with the name of a flower in the title.

Off to read a book for this prompt!

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Great job, Simone!

That's the same prompt I'm stuck on. I'm pretty sure I have a Love Inspired Suspense book that will work, but I need to find it in my stash.

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

btw, a good book that fits this prompt is Code Name Edelweiss

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

That's the one I read for flower title in another challenge!

[Crystal]

Roll #12
Start Space: 42
Rolled: 5
Landed On: 47 Forfeit or go home.
I chose to forfeit and rolled a 1. Read a book with a title that begins with Q, V, or Y
Read:

[Sarita]

Roll #17
Start number: 70
Rolled: 1
Landed on: 71. TRAVEL AGENCY – Read a book set in a different country from where you live.

- 3/25/2024 - Russia and America (living country The Netherlands)

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Great job, Crystal and Sarita!

[Lynnette]

Round #23 finished

Roll # 23
Start Space: 58
Number Rolled: 3
Landed On: 61. FLORIST - Read a book where a character receives flowers.
Book Read: Always Look Twice (03/26/24)

How It Fit: MC’s sister, Emily, receives flowers while in the hospital.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Well done, Lynnette!

[Lynnette]

Andrea wrote: "Well done, Lynnette!"

Thank you!

[Lynnette]

Round #24 finished

Roll # 24
Start Space: 61
Number Rolled: 4
Landed On: 65. BURGER BARN - Read a book with a title where all the words start with the same letter (include articles).
Book Read: Without Warning (03/28/24)

How It Fit: All words in title begin with W

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Great job!

[Simone]

Roll #6
Started on 24
Number Rolled: 3
Landed on: 27. Take a moment to smell the flowers. Read a book with the name of a flower in the title.
Book Read: The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness
How it fits: Sunflower in the title
Finished: March 31, 2024

[Simone]

Roll #7
Started on 27
Number Rolled: 5
Landed on: 32. Read a book with an ice cream on the cover.
Book Read:
How it fits: Ice cream cone on the cover
Finished: October 5, 2023

[Simone]

Roll #8
Started on 32
Number Rolled: 3
Landed on: 35. Read a book with water on the cover.
Book Read:
How it fits: A dam and water on the cover.
Finished: Sept. 18, 2023

[Simone]

Roll #9
Started on 35
Number Rolled: 4
Landed on: 39. Read an anthology of short stories.
Book Read: A Simple Christmas: Twelve Stories That Celebrate the True Holiday Spirit
How it fits: Collection of 12 short stories
Finished: Nov. 23, 2023

[Simone]

Roll #10
Started on 39
Number Rolled: 1
Landed on: 40. ANTIQUE SHOP - Read a book published before 2000.
Book Read: The Pilgrim's Progress
How it fits: First published in the 17th century
Finished: November 2, 2023

[Simone]

Roll #11
Started on 40
Number Rolled: 6
Landed on: 46. JEWELER - Read a book with jewelry on the cover.
Book Read:
How it fits: Necklace with pendant on the cover
Finished: February 22, 2024

[Simone]

Roll #12
Started on 46
Number Rolled: 1
Landed on: 47. Forfeit. Rolled 5: 5. Read a book by an author whose first or last initial is O or U.
Book Read: Being Ethel: In a world that loves Lucy
How it fits: Author's last initial is O - Michele Olson
Finished: March 24, 2024

[Simone]

Roll #13
Started on 47
Number Rolled: 6
Landed on: 53. PET SHOP - Read a book with a character who is an animal.
Book Read: Desert Rescue
How it fits: One MC is a police K-9
Finished: January 12, 2024

[Simone]

Roll #14
Started on 53
Number Rolled: 1
Landed on: 54. PET SHOP - Read a book with any animal on the cover.
Book Read:
How it fits: Dog on the cover
Finished: February 13, 2024

[Simone]

Roll #15
Started on 54
Number Rolled: 4
Landed on: 58. PHARMACY - Read a book where the use of prescription drugs is important to the story.
Book Read: Honor Bound
How it fits: MC is a nurse and tries to save U.S. Special Forces soldiers (administers narcotics for pain and to fight infection until they can get to a hospital)
Finished: November 22, 2023

[Simone]

Roll #16
Started on 58
Number Rolled: 2
Landed on: 60. FLORIST - Read a book with flowers on the cover.
Book Read:
How it fits: Blooming lavender on the cover
Finished: November 21, 2023

[Simone]

Roll #17
Started on 60
Number Rolled: 6
Landed on: 66. MUSIC STORE - Read a book by an author whose initials are CD or LP.
Book Read: Mama's Got Anxiety: But It's Not Going to Steal Her Joy
How it fits: Authors initials are CD - Courtney Devich
Finished: September 21, 2023

[Simone]

Roll #18
Started on 66
Number Rolled: 3
Landed on: 69. A group of thugs blocks your path. Run away! GO BACK 10 SPACES (#59).
Landed on: 59. You notice in a shop window a sign that reads SHOPLIFTERS WILL BE PROSECUTED - Read a book that involves a bad boy OR a group of criminals
Book Read: Beneath His Silence
How it fits: Bad boys (MC's brother-in-law and stranger conspire and commit crimes against the MCs and their families)
Finished: November 10, 2023

[Simone]

Roll #19
Started on 59
Number Rolled: 2
Landed on: 61. FLORIST - Read a book where a character receives flowers.
Book Read: Countdown
How it fits: MC receives flowers twice (once black roses with a threat from her ex; once from her new lover)
Finished: September 10, 2023

[Simone]

Roll #20
Started on 61
Number Rolled: 3
Landed on: 64. BURGER BARN. Read a book where somebody eats fast food
Book Read: Love on Ice
How it fits: The 2 MCs have a date at McDonalds during the Olympic Games
Finished: February 25, 2024

[Simone]

Roll #21
Started on 64
Number Rolled: 6
Landed on: 70. WORKOUT PLAZA - Read a book where a character does some sort of exercise (physical sport).
Book Read: Husband Auditions
How it fits: MCs participate in Boot Camp Fitness and female MC is an avid jogger)
Finished: December 26, 2023

[Simone]

Roll #22
Started on 70
Number Rolled: 2
Landed on: 72. TRAVEL AGENCY - Read a book where somebody takes a vacation.
Book Read: On the Way to Christmas: Three Stories
How it fits: MC in one of the stories visits family during Christmas vacation; another MC in a story goes on a trip on the Christmas Express
Finished: December 27, 2023

[Simone]

Roll #23
Started on 72
Number Rolled: 6
Landed on: 78. POLICE STATION - Read a book that has an MPG of mystery or crime.
Book Read: Counter Attack
How it fits: MPG Mystery
Finished: March 1, 2024

[Simone]

Roll #24
Started on 78
Number Rolled: 4
Landed on: 82. REAL ESTATE AGENT - Read a book where somebody moves house.
Book Read: Ordinary Snowflakes
How it fits: Music teacher moves to the town.
Finished: December 6, 2023

[Simone]

Roll #25
Started on 82
Number Rolled: 2
Landed on: 84. BANK - Read a book with the letters BANK in the title (in any order).
Book Read: Bruchko: The Astonishing True Story of a 19-Year-Old American, His Capture by the Motilone Indians and His Adventures in Christianizing the Stone Age Tribe
How it fits: B and K in Bruchko; A and N in Astonishing
Finished: December 29, 2023

[Simone]

Roll #26
Started on 84
Number Rolled: 2
Landed on: 86. BOOKSTORE - Read a book by your favorite author.
Book Read: The Nativity Story
How it fits: The author Angela Elwell Hunt was a new-to-me author at the beginning of 2023 but I fell in love with her books.
Finished: December 30, 2023

[Simone]

Roll #27
Started on 86
Number Rolled: 4
Landed on: 90. BOOKSTORE - Your favorite author is doing a signing at the bookstore. The queue is long! GO BACK 4 SPACES.
Landed on 86. BOOKSTORE - Read a book by your favorite author.
Book Read: Fatal Witness
How it fits: Patricia Bradley was one of the first Christian authors I read and that is how I fell in love with Christian mystery/suspense
Finished: March 5, 2024

[Simone]

Roll #28
Started on 86
Number Rolled: 2
Landed on: 88. BOOKSTORE - Read a book by a new-to-you author.
Book Read: Love and a Little White Lie
How it fits: This was my first book by this author and I only read it because it was picked for the monthly challenge.
Finished: November 21, 2023

[Simone]

Roll #29
Started on 88
Number Rolled: 4
Landed on: 92. BOOKSTORE - Read a book published in the last 12 months.
Book Read: The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy
How it fits: published April 2024
Finished: March 18, 2024

[Simone]

Roll #30
Started on 92
Number Rolled: 6
Landed on: 99. You trip on the steps outside the library. GO BACK 5 SPACES (#94) OR DO A FORFEIT.
Landed on 94. You witness a fender bender. Read a book where a character is involved in an accident.
Book Read: The London House
How it fits: MC's sister dies in a car crash, and she and her beau are almost injured in a similar accident
Finished: January 21, 2024

Roll #31
Started on 94
Number Rolled: 6
Landed on: 100. THE LIBRARY! THE END!

[Simone]

Woohoooo! If you agree with all my rolls and choices, I have made it to the end...how exciting! Can I start a round 2? This was fun!

[Bridget]

congrats Simone!

[Katrina]

Roll #6
Start Space: 5
Number rolled: 6
Landed on: 11 | Pass the SCHOOL - Read a book where the main characters are a group of friends.
Book read: The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes by Carolyn Keene (March 30/24)
How it fits: Nancy and her friends Bess, George and Ned solve a mystery together.

[Karen]

Andrea wrote: "Great job, Simone!

That's the same prompt I'm stuck on. I'm pretty sure I have a Love Inspired Suspense book that will work, but I need to find it in my stash."

Mary Manners has a sweet looking series called Wildflower Wishes. Titles are:Magnolias and Mercy, Tulips and Truth, Gardenias and Grace, and Poinsettias and Promises.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Simone wrote: "Woohoooo! If you agree with all my rolls and choices, I have made it to the end...how exciting! Can I start a round 2? This was fun!"

Great job, Simone! I'm glad you enjoyed the challenge. Yes, you may play again. Once you claim some spots, I'll get you linked up.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Great job, Katrina!

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Karen wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Great job, Simone!

That's the same prompt I'm stuck on. I'm pretty sure I have a Love Inspired Suspense book that will work, but I need to find it in my stash."

Mary Manners has a ..."

Karen, thank you! I realize now that my comment wasn't specific. I meant I was stuck on the playground equipment task. But I definitely appreciate the flower-title recommendations.

[Bridget]

finished roll#27

Roll #27
Start space: 88
Rolled: 4
Landed on: 92. BOOKSTORE - Read a book published in the last 12 months.
Book read: All's Fair in Love and Christmas (3/28/24)

Published - September 1, 2023