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Ridiculously Random Reading Challenge: Anastasia
Ridiculously Random Prompt #25: DetroitBook:
Whispers in the RiggingAuthor: Steve Higgs
Date Read: 10/06/2025
Pages: 227
Task: 🇨🇦 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is NOT found in WINDSOR.
How it Fits: MC is Tempest Michaels and T is not in WINDSOR
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.
Ridiculously Random Prompt #71: Two-Buck ChuckBook:
Invisible Wounds : Prequel NovellaAuthor: Candace Irving
Date Read: 12/06/2025
Pages: 225
Task: 🤑 3. Read a book where a store of any type is mentioned.
How it Fits: Hostage situation takes place in a hardware store
Mod
The 100 folds in a chef's hat represent 100 ways to cook an egg.
Yes, that tall, pleated white hat that chefs wear — technically called a toque — has 100 folds for a reason! According to Reluctant Gourmet, the pleats used to signify a chef's level of experience, like the number of ways he or she knew how to prepare eggs.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
👩🏼🍳 1. Read a book with a mostly white cover. {Your discretion.}
👩🏼🍳 2. Read a book where the MC is described as being tall.
👩🏼🍳 3. Read a book with a 1 and 2 0s found in the publication date.
👩🏼🍳 4. Read a book where the author's first AND last initials are found in RELUCTANT GOURMET.
Ridiculously Random Prompt #2: Chef's HatBook:
The Broken WindowAuthor: Jeffery Deaver
Date Read: 16/06/2025
Pages: 628
Task: 👩🏼🍳 3. Read a book with a 1 and 2 0s found in the publication date.
How it Fits: First published June 10, 2008
Mod
Elvis only won 3 Grammys.
The King of Rock and Roll had 18 #1 hits in his career, but struck out on 11 of his 14 nominations. The record for the most Grammy wins actually belongs to George Solti, the longtime leader of Chicago Symphony Orchestra, with 31 awards to his name.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🎙 1. Read a book where a famous person is mentioned.
🎙 2. Read a book with an 11, 14, or 18 intact in the page count.
🎙 3. Read a book where NO letters of KING are found in the title.
🎙 4. Read a book with the word AWARD(S) found in the text.
Ridiculously Random Prompt #31: ElvisBook:
Cold BloodAuthor: Robert Bryndza
Date Read: 21/06/2025
Pages: 616
Task: 🎙 3. Read a book where NO letters of KING are found in the title
How it Fits: No KING in title
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}
Ridiculously Random Prompt #36: ParkourBook:
Old SchoolAuthor: Steve Higgs
Date Read: 23/06/2025
Pages: 261
Task: 🏃🏼♀️ 3. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in PARKOUR.
How it Fits: Title starts with O, a letter in PARKOUR
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.
Ridiculously Random Prompt #15: Chess BoxingBook:
Look for MeAuthor: Lisa Gardner
Date Read: 24/06/2025
Pages: 398
Task: 🥊 4. Read a book with the word boxing {can also be box, boxes, boxed, etc.} found in the text.
How it Fits: p336 "But also boxing myself into a corner."
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.
Ridiculously Random Prompt #22: The OscarsBook:
Mythos: The Greek Myths RetoldAuthor: Stephen Fry
Date Read: 25/06/2025
Pages: 416
Task: 🏆 1. Read a book with something gold on the cover.
How it Fits: Title and illustration in gold on cover
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.
Ridiculously Random Prompt #34: Mouse SpeedBook:
Bake, Borrow, and StealAuthor: Ellie Alexander
Date Read: 28/06/2025
Pages: 288
Task: 🖱 3. Read a book with the word MOUSE found in the text.
How it Fits: p122 "sounded like a game of cat and mouse"
Mod
The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.
Yes, although it's a fabled creature, the national animal of Scotland is actually the mythical unicorn — chosen because of its association with dominance and chivalry as well as purity and innocence in Celtic mythology. BRB, moving to Scotland real quick.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🦄 1. Read a book set in Scotland.
🦄 2. Read a book with all the letters of UNICORN found in the title.
🦄 3. Read a book tagged MYTHOLOGY any number of times.
🦄 4. Read a book where the author's first initial is NOT found in CELTIC.
Ridiculously Random Prompt #10: National Animal of ScotlandBook:
The Murder of Roger AckroydAuthor: Agatha Christie
Date Read: 29/06/2025
Pages: 288
Task: 🦄 4. Read a book where the author's first initial is NOT found in CELTIC.
How it Fits: Author's first initial is A which is not in CELTIC
Mod
A baby puffin is called a "puffling."
To feed its chick, a puffin parent will carry around 10 fish in its beak at one time, but the biggest recorded haul is a whopping 62 fish, according to Audubon Project Puffin.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🐠 1. Read a book with a bird on the cover.
🐠 2. Read a book where the MC is a parent.
🐠 3. Read a book with a 6 and a 2 in the page count.
🐠 4. Read a book with all the letters of PUFFIN found in the title/subtitle.
Ridiculously Random Prompt #26: Baby PuffinsBook:
Stone Cold DeadAuthor: Alex Smith
Date Read: 02/07/2025
Pages: 344
Task: 🐠 2. Read a book where the MC is a parent.
How it Fits: DCI Kett is father to 3 young girls
Mod
You can hear a blue whale's heartbeat from more than 2 miles away.
The world's largest animal's heart weighs about 400 pounds — approximately the size of a small piano.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🐳 1. Read a book with a blue cover.
🐳 2. Read a book where someone plays a piano.
🐳 3. Read a book with all the letters of HEART found in the title.
🐳 4. Read a book with a 2 in the page count.
Ridiculously Random Prompt #20: Blue WhaleBook:
The Crossing PlacesAuthor: Elly Griffiths
Date Read: 05/07/2025
Pages: 306
Task: 🐳 3. Read a book with all the letters of HEART found in the title.
How it Fits: HEART in title
Mod
Unicycle Basketball is a variation of the traditional game but where all of the players are mounted on unicycles during play.
The same rules apply, such as dribbling the ball while riding, and trying to score in the other team’s net. The game is played on a regulation basketball court and players tend to use 24” unicycles.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🏀 1. Read a book that takes place within a 24-hour period of time.
🏀 2. Read a book where a sport is watched or played.
🏀 3. Read a book with the word COURT found in the text.
🏀 4. Read a book where the author's first AND last initials are NOT found in UNICYCLE.
Ridiculously Random Prompt #60: Unicycle BasketballBook:
Ice StationAuthor: Matthew Reilly
Date Read: 06/07/2025
Pages: 708
Task: 🏀 4. Read a book where the author's first AND last initials are NOT found in UNICYCLE.
How it Fits: MR not in UNICYCLE
Mod
The largest sand castle in the world measured 54 feet high.
It took 168 trucks over a week to deliver enough sand for this carefully sculpted masterpiece.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🏝 1. Read a book with sand visible on the cover.
🏝 2. Read a book with a 5 OR a 4 in the page count.
🏝 3. Read a book with a 1, 6, AND 8 in the publication date.
🏝 4. Read a book that took place over more than a week's time.
Ridiculously Random Prompt #56: Largest Sand CastleBook:
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan CrowAuthor: Jessica Townsend
Date Read: 07/07/2025
Pages: 513
Task: 🏝 2. Read a book with a 5 OR a 4 in the page count.
How it Fits: 5 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.
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.
Ridiculously Random Prompt #23: Royal FlushBook:
Murder in First ClassAuthor: Helena Dixon
Date Read: 08/09/2025
Pages: 248
Task: 🃏 3. Read a book with the word ROYAL found in the text.
How it Fits: p48 "she is attending a cocktail party at the Royal Torbay Yacht Club this evening."
Mod
The Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling & Wake is an annual event that takes place each spring near Gloucester, England and involves a 9 pound round of cheese, which is rolled from the top of a hill.
Competitors race after the cheese and the first person to reach the finish line at the bottom wins the cheese.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🧀 1. Read a book where a character eats cheese, or does something foolish.
🧀 2. Read a book set at least partially in England.
🧀 3. Read a book with all the letters of SPRING in the title.
🧀 4. Read a book with a 9 in the page count or publication date.
Ridiculously Random Prompt #12: Cheese RollingBook:
Magic LessonsAuthor: Alice Hoffman
Date Read: 10/07/2025
Pages: 396
Task: 🧀 4. Read a book with a 9 in the page count or publication date.
How it Fits: 396 pages, 9 in page count
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.
Ridiculously Random Prompt #66: Wood ChoppingBook:
Wings Above The DiamantinaAuthor: Arthur W. Upfield
Date Read: 11/07/2025
Pages: 312
Task: 🪚 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in AXEMAN.
How it Fits: MC is Napoleon Bonaparte, and N is in AXEMAN
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.
Ridiculously Random Prompt #53: StardustBook:
You Called an Ambulance for What?Author: Tim Booth
Date Read: 12/07/2025
Pages: 258
Task: 🌌 4. Read a book with an MPG of NON-FICTION.
How it Fits: MPG Non-fiction
Mod
The most streamed Spotify single is Harry Styles' "Girl Crush."
The solo star's Spotify single has the most streams at 154 million. Such a win for the One Direction alum.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🎤 1. Read a book where the author or MC is named Harry.
🎤 2. Read a book where a character has a crush on someone.
🎤 3. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in SPOTIFY.
🎤 4. Read a book where at least 2 of these digits are found in the total number of ratings: 1, 5, 4.
Ridiculously Random Prompt #4: Girl CrushBook:
OracleAuthor: Andrew Pyper
Date Read: 13/07/2025
Pages: 320
Task: 🎤 3. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in SPOTIFY.
How it Fits: Title starts with O, a letter in SPOTIFY
Mod
Cycleball is also known as “Radball” and is essentially a game of football (or ‘soccer’ depending on which country you’re from) played on bicycles.
Unlike traditional football, however, players use the bike to control, flick, and move the ball into the opposing team’s goal. The bikes used have fixed gears with no brakes and there tends to be 2 players on each team.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🚴♀️ 1. Read a book with two main/major characters.
🚴♀️ 2. Read a book that has also been known by another title.
🚴♀️ 3. Read a book with a bicycle on the cover.
🚴♀️ 4. Read a book where the author's first initial is NOT found in FIXED GEARS.
Ridiculously Random Prompt #18: CycleballBook:
Hot RocksAuthor: Nora Roberts
Date Read: 14/07/2025
Pages: 320
Task: 🚴♀️ 4. Read a book where the author's first initial is NOT found in FIXED GEARS.
How it Fits: Author's first initial is N which is not in FIXED GEARS
Mod
The Mud-Pit Belly Flop is one of the biggest events that takes place during the ‘Redneck Games.'
The event, of course, takes place in a giant mud pit and the crowd gathered to watch chooses the winner by judging who can make the biggest, muddiest splash. The winner receives a trophy – always featuring a smashed beer can.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
👀 1. Read a book where the MC drinks a beer.
👀 2. Read a book with a crowd, more than 4 people, on the cover.
👀 3. Read a book where someone wins a trophy.
👀 4. Read a book where the title ENDS with a letter in REDNECK.
Ridiculously Random Prompt #30: Mud-Pit Belly FlopBook:
ImpostorAuthor: L.J. Ross
Date Read: 15/07/2025
Pages: 311
Task: 👀 4. Read a book where the title ENDS with a letter in REDNECK.
How it Fits: Title ends in R, a letter in REDNECK
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}
Ridiculously Random Prompt #46: TriskaidekaphobiaBook:
Kneaded to DeathAuthor: Winnie Archer
Date Read: 22/07/2025
Pages: 316
Task: 1️⃣3️⃣ 4. Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title is found in TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA. {3-word minimum}
How it Fits: K,T,D in TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA.
Mod
Originally invented in Finland, Wife Carrying is a sport that involves a male competitor racing through 2 dry obstacles and 1 water obstacle approximately 1 meter deep all while carrying a female teammate.
The female must weigh at least 108 lb (49 kg) or additional weight will be added to her. Teams who complete the course in the shortest time win with additional prizes for best costume, etc.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
💍 1. Read a book with a married MC.
💍 2. Read a book set at least partially in Finland.
💍 3. Read a book where a character feels weighted down in some way.
💍 4. Read a book where a character carries something or someone.
Ridiculously Random Prompt #63: Wife CarryingBook:
Birthday Party MurderAuthor: Leslie Meier
Date Read: 23/07/2025
Pages: 265
Task: 💍 1. Read a book with a married MC.
How it Fits: Lucy Stone is a married MC
Mod
Giant Pumpkin Kayaking is quite simply the sport of kayaking inside of a giant, hollowed-out pumpkin.
The most famous race takes place on Lake Pesaquid in Nova Scotia at the annual Windsor Pumpkin Regatta. The course is a half-mile long and competitors often decorate their pumpkins with paint and flags.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🎃 1. Read a book set at least partially in Canada.
🎃 2.Read a book with all the letters of KAYAK in the title. {2 As, 2 Ks}
🎃 3. Read a book with something painted or flags on the cover.
🎃 4. Read a book with the word PUMPKIN found in the text.
Ridiculously Random Prompt #24: Giant Pumpkin KayakingBook:
Louisiana HotshotAuthor: Julie Smith
Date Read: 03/08/2025
Pages: 353
Task: 🎃 4. Read a book with the word PUMPKIN found in the text.
How it Fits: p 322 "You did the right thing, little pumpkin head."
Mod
Snail Racing is essentially a race between ordinary garden snails, with snail racing events taking place around the world.
The snails tend to race on a 13 - 14 inch circular track and start in the center with the winning snail being the first to reach the perimeter. Racing numbers or stickers are often put on the shells in order to distinguish each competitor.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🐌 1. Read a book with the word CRAWL in the text.
🐌 2. Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in SNAIL.
🐌 3. Read a book where the author's last initial is found in GARDEN.
🐌 4. Read a book where the publisher's name starts with a letter in SHELL.
Ridiculously Random Prompt #45: Snail RacingBook:
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College TownAuthor: Jon Krakauer
Date Read: 04/08/2025
Pages: 368
Task: 🐌 1. Read a book with the word CRAWL in the text.
How it Fits: p14 "It made my skin crawl."
Mod
A $1 bill doesn't live as long as you'd think.
According to the Federal Reserve, each buck lasts about 6.6 years, and there's about $1.79 trillion of U.S. currency in circulation right now.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
💵 1. Read a book with money on the cover.
💵 2. Read a book you got for no money.
💵 3. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in MONEY.
💵 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is NOT found in MONEY.
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If you drive south from Detroit, you'll hit Canada.
Head north from Windsor, Ontario, crossing the Detroit River, and you'll reach the good ol' US of A.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🇨🇦 1. Read a book set in Michigan.
🇨🇦 2. Read a book with a cityscape on the cover.
🇨🇦 3. Read a book with a directional word in the title.
🇨🇦 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is NOT found in WINDSOR.