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Prompt # / Name: 61: FluffleBook: Your Heart's Desire
Author: Melody Carlson
Date Read: 6/18
Pages: 160
Task: Read a book that had a "cute" plot
How it Fits: it's a cute love story between boss and secretary; no spice.
And I want to also take a very long minute to stare at CUTE BUNNIES!!! 😍😍😍😍
Mod
About 700 grapes go into one bottle of wine.
That's approximately 2.6 pounds, if you're wondering how much "fruit" you get when you uncork your favorite red.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🍇 1. Read a book with less than 700 reviews on Goodreads.
🍇 2. Read a book with a red or purple cover. {Your discretion.}
🍇 3. Read a book with a 2 and a 6 in the publication date.
🍇 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is NOT found in UNCORK.
Prompt # / Name: 44: 700 GrapesBook: The Prince and the Sea Witch
Author: A.G. Marshall
Date Read: 6/18
Pages: 124
Task: Read a book where the MC's first initial is NOT found in UNCORK
How it Fits: MC is Briony
Mod
The longest wedding veil was longer than 63 football fields.
If you thought Meghan Markle's wedding veil was long, get this: there's a woman in Cyprus who set the Guinness World Record for the longest wedding veil. How long was it, you ask? Nearly 23,000 feet, which is the same length as about 63.5 football fields.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
👰🏻♀️ 1. Read a book with something related to a bride on the cover.
👰🏻♀️ 2. Read a book where someone gets married.
👰🏻♀️ 3. Read a book that is long - more than 400 pages.
👰🏻♀️ 4. Read a book with a 6 and a 3 in the total number of reviews.
Prompt # / Name: 5: Wedding VeilBook: Stars Above
Author: Marissa Meyer
Date Read: 6/20
Pages: 400
Task: Read a book where someone gets married.
How it Fits: Wolf and Scarlett get married
Mod
Like Arm Wrestling or Thumb Wrestling, Toe Wrestling involves two competitors who lock bare feet in an attempt to pin the other person’s foot to the ground for at least 3 seconds.
There tends to be 3 rounds played with the winner having the best 2 out of 3.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
👣 1. Read a book where a character does something you think is gross.
👣 2. Read a book where toes/feet are visible on the cover.
👣 3. Read a book you would rate between 2 and 3 stars.
👣 4. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in TOE and ends with a letter in WRESTLING.
Prompt # / Name: 48: Toe WrestlingBook: Thanksgiving Day Parade
Author: D. Allen
Date Read: 6/22
Pages: 230
Task: Read a book where the title starts with a letter in TOE and ends with a letter in WRESTLING.
How it Fits: title starts with T and ends in E
Mod
The way you eat Oreos says something about your personality.
Kraft Foods once surveyed hundreds of Oreo eaters and sussed it out: Biters are easy-going and self-confident, while dunkers displayed more energetic and adventurous qualities. Twisters, on the other hand, are sensitive and trendy.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🥛 1. Read a book with something sweet on the cover.
🥛 2. Read a book with a character you would consider trendy.
🥛 3. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in KRAFT FOODS.
🥛 4. Read a book with either of these words found in the text: BITE, DUNK, or TWIST.
Prompt # / Name: 62: OreosBook: Iceberg
Author: Jennifer Nielsen
Date Read: 6/23
Pages: 352
Task: Read a book with either of these words found in the text: BITE, DUNK, or TWIST
How it Fits: "Every bite tasted better than the last"; I listened to the audiobook so I don't have a page number
Mod
Unsurprisingly, Chess Boxing involves both the classic game of chess and the popular sport of boxing.
The competitors alternate between 5 rounds of boxing and 6 rounds of chess for a total of 11 rounds, each lasting 3-minutes. The game was inspired by a French comic and invented by Dutch artist Lepe Rubingh.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🥊 1. Read a book where a character plays chess or another board game.
🥊 2. Read a book that has a French or a Dutch translation.
🥊 3. Read a book with an MPG of HUMOR or COMEDY.
🥊 4. Read a book with the word boxing {can also be box, boxes, boxed, etc.} found in the text.
Prompt # / Name: 15: Chess BoxingBook: The Old Man and the Sea
Author: Ernest Hemingway
Date Read: 6/23
Pages: 128
Task: Read a book that has a French or a Dutch translation.
How it Fits: has a French translation
Mod
The Oscars used to give out an award to child performers.
The award show discontinued the Academy Juvenile Award in 1960 after famous names like Shirley Temple and Judy Garland nabbed the honor. Also no longer on the ballot? Best Dance Direction and Best Title Writing.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🏆 1. Read a book with something gold on the cover.
🏆 2. Read a book that has won an award.
🏆 3. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in OSCARS.
🏆 4. Read a book where a character acts, dances, or writes.
Prompt # / Name: 22: The OscarsBook: The Life of Saint Paul
Author: Harry Emerson Fosdick
Date Read: 6/24
Pages: 175
Task: Read a book where a character acts, dances, or writes.
How it Fits: Paul wrote letters to his missions
Mod
The speed of a computer mouse is measured in "Mickeys."
A British scientist first invented the roller-ball device in 1946 while working for the Royal Navy, but the word "mouse" didn't get coined until 1965.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🖱 1. Read a book published or set between 1946 and 1965.
🖱 2. Read a book with a scientist character.
🖱 3. Read a book with the word MOUSE found in the text.
🖱 4. Read a book that seemed to speed by.
Prompt # / Name: 34: Mouse SpeedBook: Murder by Memory
Author: Olivia Waite
Date Read: 6/29
Pages: 103
Task: Read a book that seemed to speed by
How it Fits: it was a quick little book
Mod
Dr. Seuss wrote "Green Eggs and Ham" on a bet.
Theodore Geisel's editor didn't believe the author could write a book in 50 words or less. The finished product contains 50 words on the dot.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🍳 1. Read a book where a character eats a meal.
🍳 2. Read a book with a 50 intact in the page count.
🍳 3. Read a book where a main/major character is a doctor.
🍳 4. Read a book where someone makes a bet of any kind.
Prompt # / Name: 68: Green Eggs & HamBook: Robert Peary: Boy of the North Pole
Author: Electa Clark
Date Read: 6/30
Pages: 200
Task: Read a book where a character eats a meal.
How it Fits: Robert eats breakfast with his family during a visit
Mod
Popular at lumberjack competitions, Axe Throwing is a sport in which players throw an axe at a target, attempting to reach the bulls-eye.
On the target, the outside ring is worth 1 point, the second ring is worth 2 points, and so on with the bulls-eye worth 5 points. In a game, each player is allowed 5 throws with a maximum of 25 points possible.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🪓 1. Read a book with all the letters of AXE in the title.
🪓 2. Read a book with a 25 intact in the page count or publication date.
🪓 3. Read a book a round object, like a target, on the cover.
🪓 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in LUMBERJACK.
Prompt # / Name: 3: Axe ThrowingBook: Wild Fae Primrose
Author: Tara Grayce
Date Read: 7/1
Pages: 212
Task: Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in LUMBERJACK
How it Fits: FMC is Brigid
Mod
Underwater Hockey, also known as ‘Octopush,' is essentially a game of hockey at the bottom of a swimming pool.
The aim of the game is to push the puck into the opposing team’s goal using a small pusher. The game involves 2 teams of up to 10 players with players using diving masks, fins, and snorkel gear.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🏊🏻♀️ 1. Read a book with a body of water on the cover.
🏊🏻♀️ 2. Read a book with between 2 and 20 MAJOR characters.
🏊🏻♀️ 3. Read a book with all the letters of HOCKEY found in the title.
🏊🏻♀️ 4. Read a book with the words SMALL and PUSH found in the text.
Prompt # / Name: 57: Underwater HockeyBook: Page Fright
Author: Elizabeth Penney
Date Read: 7/2
Pages: 195
Task: Read a book with between 2 and 20 MAJOR characters.
How it Fits: there are 15 major characters
Mod
In a Wood Chopping competition, the aim of the game is to be the first “axeman” to chop or saw through a log or block of wood.
These sorts of competitions are often found at places such as state fairs and agricultural shows and have been around since 1870.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🪚 1. Read a book where the MC goes to a state fair or a similar place.
🪚 2. Read a book with at least two of these numbers in the page count: 1870.
🪚 3. Read a book with the word CHOP or SAW found in the text.
🪚 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in AXEMAN.
Prompt # / Name: 66: Wood ChoppingBook: Of Mice and Men
Author: John Steinbeck
Date Read: 7/7
Pages: 107
Task: Read a book with at least two of these numbers in the page count: 1870
How it Fits: has 1, 0, and 7 in page count
Mod
The odds of getting a royal flush are exactly 1 in 649,740.
Poker fiends have a slightly better chance of laying down a straight flush: Try 72,192 to 1. Out of the 7,462 distinct five-card poker hands, you have a 42% chance of getting a single pair though.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🃏 1. Read a book where a character plays a hand of cards.
🃏 2. Read a book with a bathroom scene.
🃏 3. Read a book with the word ROYAL found in the text.
🃏 4. Read a book with more than 649,740 ratings.
Prompt # / Name: 23: Royal FlushBook: Serial Killer Games
Author: Kate Posey
Date Read: 7/12
Pages: 384
Task: Read a book where a character plays a hand of cards.
How it Fits: the FMC plays a hand of blackjack
Mod
The lyrebird can mimic almost any sounds it hears — including chainsaws.
Wildlife watchers have recorded the Australian species copying not only other birds but other animals, like koalas, and artificial sounds such as car alarms and camera shutters.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
📸 1. Read a book set in Australia.
📸 2. Read a book where one book seems to mimic another in plot or design.
📸 3. Read a book with a piece of machinery on the cover.
📸 4. Read a book with the word CAR or CAMERA found in the text.
Prompt # / Name: 29: The LyrebirdBook: The Golden Gate
Author: Amy Chua
Date Read: 7/17
Pages: 384
Task: Read a book with the word CAR or CAMERA found in the text.
How it Fits: pg 252 "Is it true that she was in the car"
Mod
The Northern cardinal is the most popular state bird.
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia all picked it as their favorite species. The western meadowlark takes second place as the honoree in six other states.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
♥️ 1. Read a book with a bird on the cover.
♥️ 2. Read a book set in any of the states listed above.
♥️ 3. Read a book where the title does NOT start with a letter in SPECIES.
♥️ 4. Read a book with a 6 in the page count.
Prompt # / Name: 41: Northern CardinalBook: No One Leaves the Castle
Author: Christopher Healy
Date Read: 7/21
Pages: 188
Task: Read a book where the title does NOT start with a letter in SPECIES
How it Fits: title starts with N
Mod
Parkour is the act of running, jumping, swinging, climbing, etc. based on military obstacle course training techniques.
It is often practiced in urban environments with the aim of getting from one point to another as quickly and as efficiently as possible without the use of specialized equipment.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🏃🏼♀️ 1. Read a book with a character who is in the military.
🏃🏼♀️ 2. Read a book set in an urban environment.
🏃🏼♀️ 3. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in PARKOUR.
🏃🏼♀️ 4. Read a book with any of these words in the text: running, jumping, swinging, climbing. {variations accepted}
Prompt # / Name: 36: ParkourBook: Arsenic and Adobo
Author: Mia P. Manansala
Date Read: 7/23
Pages: 308
Task: Read a book where the title starts with a letter in PARKOUR.
How it Fits: title starts with A
Mod
Extreme Ironing is considered a ‘danger sport’ in which people take ironing boards to various, often remote, locations to iron clothes and take a picture.
Some of the locations have included cliff tops, underwater, in the middle of a motorway, and also while skiing and parachuting.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🧺 1. Read a book where the MC has a dangerous career/hobby.
🧺 2. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in EXTREME.
🧺 3. Read a book set at least partially in a remote location.
🧺 4. Read a book where a character irons or does other household chores.
Prompt # / Name: 21: Extreme IroningBook: The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty's Prince
Author: Serena Valentino
Date Read: 7/24
Pages: 112
Task: Read a book where the title starts with a letter in EXTREME.
How it Fits: title starts with T
Mod
Fear of the number 13 is called triskaidekaphobia.
Irrationally scared of clowns? You might have coulrophobia. Oh, and gephyrophobia is a fear of bridges.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
1️⃣3️⃣ 1. Read a book where someone has a great fear of something.
1️⃣3️⃣ 2. Read a book with a number, a clown, or a bridge on the cover.
1️⃣3️⃣ 3. Read a book with the number 13 intact in the page count or publication date.
1️⃣3️⃣ 4. Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title is found in TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA. {3-word minimum}
Prompt # / Name: 46: TriskaidekaphobiaBook: The Time Machine
Author: H.G. Wells
Date Read: 7/26
Pages: 125
Task: Read a book where someone has a great fear of something.
How it Fits: the Eloi fear the darkness of night
Mod
Surprisingly, the sporting event of climbing a greased-up slippery pole is quite common around the world.
These traditional events are essentially the same - there is a long pole covered in grease, lard, or some other lubricant, and participants attempt to climb or walk along the pole to get to the other end, where there may be a prize or flag to recover.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🎁 1. Read a book where a character climbs something.
🎁 2. Read a book where the title does NOT start with a letter in GREASY POLE.
🎁 3. Read a book where the MC wins a prize of any type.
🎁 4. Read a book with the word FLAG found in the text.
Prompt # / Name: 27: Greasy Pole ClimbingBook: The Maid's Secret
Author: Nita Prose
Date Read: 8/1
Pages: 336
Task: Read a book where the title does NOT start with a letter in GREASY POLE.
How it Fits: title starts with T (M is also not in the phrase)
Mod
You can major in wine at Cornell University.
Technically it's a degree in "Viticulture and Enology" (a.k.a. the cultivation of grapes and the science of winemaking), but we're still sending in our applications.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🍷 1. Read a book at least partially set on a university campus.
🍷 2. Read a book where a character consumes wine.
🍷 3. Read a book with some type of fruit or alcoholic beverage on the cover.
🍷 4. Read a book where the author's first AND last initials are found in VITICULTURE ENOLOGY.
Prompt # / Name: 40: Wine MajorBook: Night of Secrets
Author: Tara Grayce
Date Read: 8/6
Pages: 250
Task: Read a book where the author's first AND last initials are found in VITICULTURE ENOLOGY.
How it Fits: TG
Mod
Some cats are allergic to people.
FYI for all you people allergic to cats: they might be allergic to you, too! It's pretty uncommon due to the fact that we bathe ourselves more often than other species and don't shed as much hair or dead skin, but yes, it does happen.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🐈 1. Read a book with a cat on the cover.
🐈 2. Read a book where someone takes a bath or a shower.
🐈 3. Read a book with all the letters of ALLERGIC found in the title/subtitle.
🐈 4. Read a book with the word HAIR or SKIN found in the text.
Prompt # / Name: 7: Allergic CatsBook: The Fox Wife
Author: Yangsze Choo
Date Read: 8/7
Pages: 390
Task: Read a book where someone takes a bath or a shower.
How it Fits: pg 28 "after a hot bath, I was given clean clothes"
Mod
Two-Buck Chuck once won a top wine award.
Trader Joe's 2002 Charles Shaw Shiraz beat out 2,300 other wines to win a prestigious double gold medal at the 28th Annual International Eastern Wine Competition, so don't feel bad stocking up on the bargain brand.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🤑 1. Read a book with rhyming words in the title.
🤑 2. Read a book published in 2002.
🤑 3. Read a book where a store of any type is mentioned.
🤑 4. Read a book with a 2 and an 8 in the publication date.
Prompt # / Name: 71: Two-Buck ChuckBook: The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
Author: Phaedra Patrick
Date Read: 8/10
Pages: 331
Task: Read a book with rhyming words in the title.
How it Fits: Arthur and Pepper rhyme
Mod
Neil Armstrong didn't say "That's one small step for man."
The astronaut insists he actually stated, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." "That's the only way the statement makes any sense," Armstrong told biographer James Hansen. And for the record, no real astronaut ever uttered "Houston, we have a problem." — Tom Hanks only said that in the movie Apollo 13.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
👩🚀 1. Read a book with something small on the cover.
👩🚀 2. Read a book with double letters in the title.
👩🚀 3. Read a book where you can share a favorite quote.
👩🚀 4. Read a book author's first AND last initials are found in NEIL ARMSTRONG.
Prompt # / Name: Book: Assassin of Fire and Sacrifice
Author: Mary Mecham
Date Read: 8/11
Pages: 288
Task: Read a book with double letters in the title
How it Fits: ASSASSIN has double S's, twice
Mod
We're all stars.
Okay, technically we're all made of stardust, but that's still pretty cool. Recent research found that humans and the galaxy share 97% of the same kind of atoms.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🌌 1. Read a book with a nighttime scene on the cover.
🌌 2. Read a book where the word STAR is found in the text.
🌌 3. Read a book with a 9 OR a 7 found in the page count.
🌌 4. Read a book with an MPG of NON-FICTION.
Prompt # / Name: 53: StardustBook: Five Nights
Author: Rachel Wolf
Date Read: 8/13
Pages: 336
Task: Read a book where the word STAR is found in the text.
How it Fits: pg 36 "offered me the five-star hotel we had always stayed at"
Mod
Apple Pie isn't actually American at all.
The next time you call something "as American as apple pie," you might want to consider the fact that neither apple pies nor apples originally came from America. Apples are in fact native to Asia, and the first recorded recipe for apple pie was actually written in England.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🥧 1. Read a book set in America, England, or Asia.
🥧 2. Read a book that includes a recipe.
🥧 3. Read a book with a cliché in the text.
🥧 4. Read a book with an apple or other fruit on the cover.
Prompt # / Name: 8: Apple PieBook: Read Between the Crimes
Author: Lucy Averill
Date Read: 8/14
Pages: 196
Task: Read a book set in America, England, or Asia.
How it Fits: set in Massachusetts, America
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A group of bunnies is called a "fluffle."
Most people dub them a herd, but apparently parts of Northern Canada use this much cuter designation.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🐰 1. Read a book with 3 or more Fs in the title.
🐰 2. Read a book with a group of something on the cover.
🐰 3. Read a book tagged ANIMALS any number of times.
🐰 4. Read a book that had a "cute" plot.