Ridiculously Random Reading Challenge: Bernadette

[Bernadette]

Prompt # / Name: Ridiculously Random Prompt #50: Guinness World Records

Task: 1. Read a book with at least 323 pages
Book: The Darkest Minds/Alexandra Bracken
Date Read: 11/8/25
How it Fits: 529 pages

[Michelle's Empty Nest, The Challenge Whisperer]

Ridiculously Random Prompt #26: Baby Puffins





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.

[Bernadette]

Prompt # / Name: Ridiculously Random Prompt #26: Baby Puffins

Task: 2. Read a book where the MC is a parent.
Book: The Covenant of Water/Abraham Verghese
Date Read: 11/14/25
How it Fits: Big Ammachi is the mother of Philipose

[Michelle's Empty Nest, The Challenge Whisperer]

Ridiculously Random Prompt #34: Mouse Speed





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.

[Bernadette]

Prompt # / Name: Ridiculously Random Prompt #34: Mouse Speed

Task: 3. Read a book with the word MOUSE found in the text.
Book: Chains/Laurie Halse Anderson
Date Read: 11/23/25
How it Fits: Ch 9 - the bite of a juicy mouse

[Michelle's Empty Nest, The Challenge Whisperer]

Ridiculously Random Prompt #17: Facebook





Facebook has more users than many major populations.


At 2.89 billion monthly users, Facebook overshadows China's (1.4 billion) and India's (1.3 billion) populations.


Complete ONE of the following tasks:

ƒ 1. Read a book where social media is used/mentioned.
ƒ 2. Read a book set in China.
ƒ 3. Read a book with all the letters of FACEBOOK found in the title.
ƒ 4. Read a book where at least two of these digits are found in the publication date: 2, 8, 9.

[Bernadette]

Prompt # / Name: Ridiculously Random Prompt #17: Facebook

Task: 4. Read a book where at least two of these digits are found in the publication date: 2, 8, 9.
Book: The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity/Nicholas Day
Date Read: 11/28/25
How it Fits: published 9/5/2023

[Michelle's Empty Nest, The Challenge Whisperer]

Ridiculously Random Prompt #57: Underwater Hockey





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.

[Bernadette]

Prompt # / Name: Ridiculously Random Prompt #57: Underwater Hockey

Task: 2. Read a book with between 2 and 20 MAJOR characters.
Book: The Sun Sister/Lucinda Riley
Date Read: 12/3/25
How it Fits: Major characters: Electra d'Aplièse, Stella Jackson, Cecily Huntley-Morgan, Bill Forsythe, Mariam Kazemi, Miles Williamson

[Michelle's Empty Nest, The Challenge Whisperer]

Ridiculously Random Prompt #3: Axe Throwing





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.