Ridiculously Random Reading Challenge: Michelle

[Michelle]

Ridiculously Random Prompt #42: Running of the Bulls
Book: The Vampire and the Case of the Wayward Werewolf
Author: Heather G. Harris
Date Read: 10/10/25
Pages: 550
Task: 1. Read a book with an animal on the cover.
How it fits - Dog on the cover

[Michelle's Empty Nest, The Challenge Whisperer]

Ridiculously Random Prompt #7: Allergic Cats





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.

[Michelle]

Ridiculously Random Prompt #7: Allergic Cats
Book: The Vampire and the Case of her Dastardly Death
Author: Heather G. Harris
Date Read: 10/12/25
Pages: 168
Task: 2. Read a book where someone takes a bath or a shower.
How it fits - Page 32 - "I peeled off my clothes, hastily went into the bathroom and had a speed SHOWER..."

[Michelle's Empty Nest, The Challenge Whisperer]

Ridiculously Random Prompt #16: M&Ms





M&M stands for Mars and Murrie.


Forrest Mars (son of the Mars Company founder) first spotted the British confection Smarties during the Spanish Civil War and noticed the candy shell prevented the chocolate from melting. He teamed up with Bruce Murrie (son of Hershey Chocolate's president) and the company later trademarked the "Melts in Your Mouth, Not in Your Hand" slogan.


Complete ONE of the following tasks:

🔴 1. Read a book with an alliterative title.
🔴 2. Read a book with at least two men on the cover.
🔴 3. Read a book tagged SPACE any number of times.
🔴 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in HERSHEY.

[Michelle]

Ridiculously Random Prompt #16: M&Ms
Book: Sprinkles and Secrets
Author: Lisa Schroeder
Date Read: 10/18/25
Pages: 224
Task: 1. Read a book with an alliterative title.
How it fits - Sprinkles and Secrets (I think, but not sure)

[Michelle's Empty Nest, The Challenge Whisperer]

Ridiculously Random Prompt #11: Crown Jewels





The Crown Jewels contain the two biggest cut diamonds on Earth.


They both came from the Cullinan Diamond, a 3,106-carat gem found in South Africa in 1905. The largest stone, called the Great Star of Africa, is in the Sovereign's Sceptre, while the second largest is mounted in the Imperial State Crown (pictured).


Complete ONE of the following tasks:

👑 1. Read a book with a crown on the cover.
👑 2. Read a book set at least partially in Africa.
👑 3. Read a book with a royal character.
👑 4. Read a book with at least two of these numbers in the page count: 3, 1, 0, 6.

[Michelle]

Ridiculously Random Prompt #11: Crown Jewels
Book: Afterward: A Novel
Author: Jennifer Mathieu
Date Read: 10/19/25
Pages: 308
Task: 4. Read a book with at least two of these numbers in the page count: 3, 1, 0, 6.
How it fits - 308 Pages

[Michelle's Empty Nest, The Challenge Whisperer]

Ridiculously Random Prompt #22: The Oscars





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.