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Book: Love on the Fly
Author: Kerry Evelyn
Date Read: 9/4/2023
Task: An 8 in the page count
Justification: The book has 328 pages.

In order to get out, you must complete the following task! You may not complete ANY OTHER TASKS in your challenge until this task is completed!
Read a book with "Tomb" in text!

Book: Dead and Gone
Author: Charlaine Harris
Date Read: 09/10/23
Task: Read a book with "Tomb" in the text
Justification: Tomb is mentioned on page 81 of this book:
I buried them in a beautiful TOMB," he said proudly. "My wife had her best broach on her dress, and I laid the baby on her breast."

Book: A Touch of Dead
Author: Charlaine Harris
Date Read: 09/21/12
Task: An invitation of some kind is extended
Justification: The MC , Sookie Stackhouse, invites her great-grandfather to eat Christmas Dinner with her. Prior to that she invites and injured Were to come in to her home, take a shower, eat a meal, and then he goes to bed with her for the night.

Book: Bonding Over the Amish Baby
Author: Pamela Desmond Wright
Date Read: 10/22/2023
Task: Published in October of any year
Justification: This book has a publication date of October 24, 2023

Book: A Simple Amish Christmas
Author: Vannetta Chapman
Date read: 10/20/2023
Task: Read a book with BLOOD in the text
Justification: Location 1998 53%
BLOOD pumped through his veins, causing him to feel as if he'd just run beside a buggy. Sweat trickled down the back of his neck, warm despite the coldness of the day.

Book: When the Sky Fell on Splendor
Author: Emily Henry
Date read: 09/27/23
Task: Read a book with SPIDER in the text
Justification: P. 38
.....SPIDER or something?" I wasn't afraid of SPIDERS , but when I said so my indignation was lost on him. He was already halfway across the yard.

Book: Stolen
Author: Lucy Christopher
Date read: 9/28/23
Task: Read a book where a character needs to be bandaged
Justification: P. 190
I blinked when I realized what it was - a long metal saw. It's teeth looked rusty and sharp.
"What are you doing with that?" I said. I felt down to my BANDAGED leg. You noticed.

Book: The Christmas Quilt
Author: Vannetta Chapman
Date Read: 10/4/2023
Task: PUMPKIN in the text
Justification: Loc. 2095
- something he found he was looking forward to even more than his mamm's PUMPKIN pie.

Book: The Complete Sookie Stackhouse Stories
Author: Charlaine Harris
Date Read: 106/2023
Task: HELL in the text
Justification: Page 174
- hundreds of cars on this on this section of the interstate, and HELL of a lot of them were going west like we were.

In order to get out, you must complete the following task! You may not complete ANY OTHER TASKS in your challenge until this task is completed!
"Read a book where the FIRST letter of the title is V"

Ahhh! The infamous October Friday the 13th!
What a great reason for a BONUS TASK! Complete this task within 5 days and receive page points, your regular bonus points for using the book in additional challenges PLUS ... wait for it... 13 bonus points! You don't want to miss out on this one!
"Read a book with the word "Superstitious" or "Superstition" in the text or the title."
Note: If you're working on a Trap Task, you may complete this task before or after your trap task!

Book: Vampire Academy
Author: Richelle Mead
Date Read: 10/23/23
Task: Read a book where the first letter of the title is "v"
Justification: Vampire Academy begins with the letter "V"
Wheel Spin BONUS Task!
You have until the end of the challenge to complete this bonus task. You are free to complete this task while completing your main tasks!


Ernest accidentally unleashes an ugly troll that plots to transform children into wooden dolls in the town of Briarville, Missouri.
Read a book where something is accidentally (or intentionally) unleashed (your interpretation).
Worth Page Points PLUS 6 Bonus Points
A space has been added to your spreadsheet!
You have until the end of the challenge to complete this bonus task. You are free to complete this task while completing your main tasks!


Ernest accidentally unleashes an ugly troll that plots to transform children into wooden dolls in the town of Briarville, Missouri.
Read a book where something is accidentally (or intentionally) unleashed (your interpretation).
Worth Page Points PLUS 6 Bonus Points
A space has been added to your spreadsheet!
Duration: September 1st to October 31st, 2023
You've been caught in the HOB Spider's Web! Work your way out by completing tasks! But, BEWARE! There will be "sticky", unknown traps to deal with! Bonus Tasks are hidden throughout the web, and if you're caught, you'll need to complete the task before continuing on - SOMETIMES THIS INCLUDES ANY OTHER HOB CHALLENGES YOU MAY BE PARTICIPATING IN!
📌VERY VERY VERY IMPORTANT! Make sure that you have notifications turned on, so that you don't miss updates, bonus task notices, etc!! If you don't know how to do this, here is a HOW-TO!
Challenge Rules:
Standard Challenge Rules apply, plus...
🕸️Rereads DO count for this challenge BUT must have been read more than a year ago.
🕸️One book per prompt/task.
🕸️Follow your own time zone. If you finish the book between the challenge dates in your time zone, it counts.
🕸️ Please NOTE! This Challenge uses Google Sheets for tracking. - PLEASE KEEP THIS AS UP-TO-DATE AS POSSIBLE FOR SCORES TO POPULATE CORRECTLY! Of course, it's not necessary to update constantly but try to update as often as your schedule reasonably allows. Scores will be announced weekly on Sunday, so at minimum, ensure you update each week by Saturday evening!
Task Rules:
You must be able to justify how your book fits the prompt. Creativity is encouraged, but please hold to the task/prompt.
🕷️Cover Color must be more than 50% (https://labs.tineye.com/color/)
🕷️List page number, percentage, or chapter for word in text
🕷️Cover Items should be shown or mentioned in your post (ie cover image)
🕷️Short explanation for other tasks for proof of task completion
When you complete a book, please post a completion post here with your justification. Something simple is fine.
The Challenge Scoresheet can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
YOUR personal spreadsheet is here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
It is important that you DO NOT ADD page counts to your spreadsheet until you have completed the book. If you add it before, it will show points you have not yet earned on the scoresheet. I will be checking this weekly, and removing them when needed.