Fools & Jesters

[Denise]

COMPLETED: 21/21+ 26 Jun (jester)

🔸1. Natural Fools
🃏 Read a book with the word God in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
The Complete Poems William Blake 17 Apr Page 880 (Hoopla e-version) "there God is dwelling too"

🔸2. Sexton
🃏Read a book where a character is a caregiver.
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy Jamie Ford 16 May Caregiver

🔸3. Will Sommers
🃏 Read a book where a servant is considered family
Tehrangeles Porochista Khakpour 19 Apr servants Rose and Randy are considered family

🔸🔸4. Jane Foole
🃏 Read a book written by a female author.
The Garden Party and Other Stories Katherine Mansfield 23 May
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return Marjane Satrapi 25 Jun

🔸5. Claus Narr
🃏 Read a book where something or someone goes missing.
Daughter of Fire Sofia Robleda 5 Jun

🔸6. Roland the Farter
🃏 Read a book that is 12th in a series or with a character called Roland or Henry
The Frozen River Ariel Lawhon 15 Jun (Henry)

🔸7. Sir Jeffery Hudson AKA Lord Minimus
🃏 Read a book that is tagged Children or Kids
Anne of Avonlea L.M. Montgomery 24 May

🔸8. Dagonet
🃏 Read a book where a character is described as loyal
The Quiet American Graham Greene 17 Jun location 542 kindle "she is very very loyal"

🔸9. Jesse Bogdonoff
🃏 Read a book set in America.
These Precious Days: Essays Ann Patchett 30 May

🔸10. Perkeo of Heidelberg
🃏 Read a book where a festival takes place
Five Winters Kitty Johnson 18 May

🔸11. Archibald Armstrong
🃏 Read a book with a character called James and published in July
The Wedding People Alison Espach 26 Apr PUBLISHED 7/30/24

🔸12. Chicot
🃏 Read a book with a character who carries a knife
Wandering Stars Tommy Orange 11 Apr

🔸13. Joan D'Acosta
🃏 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in TSAR.
Three Apples Fell from the Sky Narine Abgaryan 22 Jun (Armenia)

🔸14. Lucretia the Tumbler
🃏 Read a book where a character dances
We Need New Names NoViolet Bulawayo 23 Jun

🔸15. João de Sá Panasco
🃏 Read a book were character who tells a joke.
The Wangs vs. the World Jade Chang 6 Jun

🔸16. Mathurine la Folle
🃏 Read a book with a character who is female and works in a "mans job" or set in France.
The Book of Lost Names Kristin Harmel 4 May Meets both prompts

🔸17. Stańczyk
🃏 Read a book with a character who is intelligent.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky 26 Jun

Shakespeare Fools

🔸18. Feste
🃏 Read a book where a character tells the truth about something.
The Berry Pickers Amanda Peters 25 Jun

🔸19. Touchstone
🃏 Read a book where the authors initials can be found in TOUCHSTONE.
Death of the Author Nnedi Okorafor 10 Jun

🔸20. The Fool
🃏 Read where a character is mad (Your interpretation) or a book that has a tragic event.
A Separate Peace John Knowles 3 May (tragic event, and character is driven insane (mad) by war)

[Genevieve]

Well done Denise

[Barbara ★]

Fools & Jesters

Duration: April 1 - September 30, 2025
LEVEL: Jester: 21 or more

READ: 45/21+

1. Natural Fools
✔ 🃏 Read a book with the word God in the text
The Wolf in the Whale - Jordanna Max Brodsky 4/21
(I have battled with their gods of war), p9
✔ 🃏 with a character who has a disability
Improbably Yours - Kerry Anne King (old Nick) 5/7

2. Sexton
✔ 🃏 Read a book where a character does someone a favour
His Mortal Demise - Vanessa Le 5/25
(hero brother does a huge favor for hero)
✔ 🃏 a sixth in a series
Crewel and Unusual - Molly MacRae 5/26
(A Haunted Yarn Shop Mystery #6)
✔ 🃏 a character who is a caregiver.
Spark of the Everflame - Penn Cole (Diem, healer) 5/16

3. Will Sommers
✔ 🃏 read a book where a servant is considered family
Controlled Chaos - Nikki Ash (Maria, housekeeper) 5/11
✔ 🃏 where a character has a close friend or confidante.
Dark Song - Christine Feehan (hero) 5/23

4. Jane Foole
✔ 🃏 Read a book with a character who is well dressed
Bonded in Death - J.D. Robb (billionaire Roarke) 5/5
✔ 🃏 with a character called Jane, Catherine, Mary or Anne
Dark Rooms - Lynda La Plante (MC is Jane) 4/10
✔ 🃏 a book written by a female author.
Controlled Chaos - Nikki Ash 5/11

5. Claus Narr
✔ 🃏 a character who does something foolish
Girl Without a Chance - Rylie Dark (MC) 4/4
✔ 🃏 where something or someone goes missing.
Rogue of the High Seas - Cynthia Breeding (heroine, abducted) 4/9

6. Roland the Farter
✔ 🃏 Read a book that is 12th in a series
A Case of Cat and Mouse - Sofie Kelly 5/19
(Magical Cats Mystery #12)
✔ 🃏 with a character called Roland or Henry
Murder on Devil's Pond - Ayla Rose (Henry Yarrow) 4/29
✔ 🃏 where a character either jumps, whistles or farts. (text)
Charmed Bones - Carolyn Haines 5/15
(then cut loose a fart that shook the windows), p202

7. Sir Jeffery Hudson AKA Lord Minimus
✔ 🃏 Read a book where a lavish meal is eaten
The Last Bloodcarver - Vanessa Le 5/20
(MC got to eat a few lavish meals with her rich benefactors)
✔ 🃏 a book that is tagged Children or Kids
Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow - Jessica Townsend 7/4

8. Dagonet
✔ 🃏 Read a book with a table on the cover
Extra Sensory Deception - Allison Kingsley 5/27

✔ 🃏 where a character is described as loyal
The Deathly Grimm - Kathryn Purdie (Axel) 5/30
✔ 🃏 where the authors initials can be found in KNIGHTS.
Pumpkin Spice and Poisoning - Katherine Hayton 5/29

9. Jesse Bogdonoff
✔ 🃏 where a character is involved in a scandal
The Secret, Book & Scone Society - Ellery Adams (mortgage fraud) 6/2
✔ 🃏 set in America.
Body Count - Jodi Burnett (Colorado) 5/12

10. Perkeo of Heidelberg
✔ 🃏 Read a book where a festival takes place
Mischief in New Orleans - Lucy Quinn (Mardi Gras) 4/23
✔ 🃏 by an author who has a pseudonym
Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear - Seanan McGuire (Mira Grant) 5/9
✔ 🃏 set in a city.
25 Alive - James Patterson & Maxine Paetro (San Francisco) 5/17

11. Archibald Armstrong
✔ 🃏 Read a book published in either February or July of any year
Chance of a Ghost - E.J. Copperman (pub Feb 2013) 6/10
✔ 🃏 read a book set in Scotland
Dangerous in a Kilt - Anna Durand 5/16
✔ 🃏 with a character called James or Armstrong.
Flipped for Murder - Maddie Day (James Shermer) 6/21

12. Chicot
✔ 🃏 Read a book with a character who is in the military
An Ember in the Ashes - Sabaa Tahir (hero) 6/7
✔ 🃏 a character who carries a knife
Seeker of Secrets - Ashley McLeo (Meredith) 5/14

13. Joan D'Acosta
✔ 🃏 where the first letter of the location can be found in TSAR.
Dead to Me - Annie Anderson (Tennessee) 5/4

14. Lucretia the Tumbler
✔ 🃏 Read a book where a character dances
The Perfect Death - Stacy Claflin (Kenzie) 4/6

15. João de Sá Panasco
✔ 🃏 Read a book were a character mocks something or someone,
Shelter - Tara Shuler 4/14
(girls at school mock Jamie for being fat)
✔ 🃏 a character who is invaluable
Heavenly Bodies - Imani Erriu (Isra) 6/13
✔ 🃏 a character who tells a joke.
Grilled for Murder - Maddie Day (MC) 6/29

16. Mathurine la Folle
✔ 🃏 Read a book with a character who is female and works in a "man's job"
Manners and Monsters - Tilly Wallace 5/23
(heroine works as a physicians assistant in 1814)
✔ 🃏 with a character who is an assassin
Servant of Earth - Sarah Hawley 6/22

17. Stańczyk
✔ 🃏 where a character struggles to be independent
Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros (heroine) 5/3
✔ 🃏 a character who is intelligent.
Scorched Heart - Helen Harper (Lucas) 6/15

Shakespeare Fools

18. Feste
✔ 🃏 Read a book with a pun in the title
When the Grits Hit the Fan - Maddie Day 7/5
✔ 🃏 were a character tells the truth about something.
The Bakery Booking - Morgan Utley (MC) 4/12

19. Touchstone
✔ 🃏 Read a book with a character who understands a situation better than another
Dark Whispers - Helen Harper (Lord Horvath) 6/5
✔ 🃏 where the authors initials can be found in TOUCHSTONE.
Bone to Be Wild - Carolyn Haines 6/24

20. The Fool
✔ 🃏 Read a book where a character is mad (Your interpretation)
Immortal - Sue Lynn Tan (Dalian) 5/11
✔ 🃏 a book that has a tragic event.
The Icehouse - J.J. Richards (multiple murders) 4/30

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Genevieve]

Way to go Barbara

[Laura Z]

COMPLETED 07.10.25


Fools and Jesters: 38/21+
Duration: April 1, 2025 - Septermber 30, 2025

Jester: 21 or more

1. Natural Fools
✅a. A book with God in the text: Destiny of the Republic | Candice Millard | 05.27.25 | p. 42: "My God, Senator, I know it, I know it!"
✅b. A book with a character who has a disability: 32 Days in May | Betty Corrello | Nadia Fabiola has lupus
✅c. A book with a character who is endearing: Say You'll Remember Me | Abby Jimenez | 06.15.25 | Xavier Rush



2. Sexton
✅a. A book where a character does someone a favor: Do Me a Favor | Cathy Yardley | 06.09.25
b. A book that is sixth in a series:
✅c. A book with a character who is a caregiver: Promise Me Sunshine | Cara Bastone | 05.26.25 | Lenny is a babysitter helping overworked mom Reese and her daughter Ainsley



3. Will Sommers
a. A book that is eighth in a series:
✅b. A book where a servant is considered family: To Kill a Mockingbird | Harper Lee | 06.17.25 | Calpurnia
✅c. A book where a character has a close friend or confidante: Queenie | Candice Carty-Williams | 06.05.25 | Queenie Jenkins has a close group of friends she calls "The Corgis"



4. Jane Foole
✅a. A book with a character who is well-dressed: Count My Lies | Sophie Stava | 05.15.25
✅b. A book with a character called Jane, Catherine, Mary, or Anne: This Book Will Bury Me | Ashley Winstead | Jane Sharpe
✅c. A book written by a female author: After I Do | Taylor Jenkins Reid | 04.22.25



5. Claus Narr
a. A book set in Germany:
✅b. A book with a character who does something foolish: The Haters | Robyn Harding | 06.01.25
✅c. A book where something or someone goes missing: Heartwood | Amity Gaige | 05.23.25



6. Roland the Farter
a. A book that is 12th in a series:
✅b. A book with a character called Roland or Henry: Olive, Again | Elizabeth Strout | 05.16.25 | Henry Kitteridge, Jr.
✅c. A book where a character either jumps, whistles, or farts: Worlds Apart | Jane Crittenden | 05.14.25 | Chapter 8: Amy bungee jumps off the NZ Sky Tower



7. Lord Jeffery Hudson AKA Lord Minimus
✅a. A book where a lavish meal is eaten: A Certain Hunger | Chelsea G. Summers | 06.26.25
✅b. A book that is tagged Children or Kids: The Capture | Kathryn Lasky | 07.01.25
c. A book with a pie on the cover:



8. Dagonet
a. A book with a table on the cover:
b. A book where a character is described as loyal:
✅c. A book where the author's initials can be found in KNIGHTS: Medusa | Nataly Gruender | 04.15.25



9. Jesse Bogdonoff
a. A book published in either 1999 or 2001:
✅b. A book where a character is involved in a scandal: First Comes Scandal | Julia Quinn | 05.21.25
✅c. A book set in America: Standing My Ground | Harry Dunn | 06.07.25 | set in Washington, D.C.



10. Perkeo of Heidelberg
a. A book where a festival takes place:
✅b. A book by an author who has a pseudonym: A Sorceress Comes to Call | T. Kingfisher | 04.30.25 | T. Kingfisher is the pseudonym of Ursula Vernon
c. A book set in a city:



11. Archibald Armstrong
✅a. A book published in either February or July of any year: We Are Okay | Nina LaCour | 05.09.25 | published February 14, 2017
✅b. A book set in Scotland: The Tower | Flora Carr | 04.10.25 | set in Loch Leven, Scotland
c. A book with a character called James or Armstrong:



12. Chicot
a. A book with a character who is in the military:
b. A book with a character who carries a knife:
✅c. A book set in France: Upon a Starlit Tide | Kell Woods | 05.11.25 | set in Saint-Malo, France



13. Joan D'Acosta
✅a. A book with a character called Peter, Anne, or Joan: The Spectacular | Fiona Davis | 06.18.25 | Peter Griggs
b. A book set in Finland or Russia:
✅c. A book where the first letter of the location can be found in TSAR: Every Sweet Thing Is Bitter Samantha Crewson 05.08.25 | set in Annesville, Nebraska



14. Lucretia the Tumbler
✅a. A book where a character dances: Astonish Me | Maggie Shipstead | 06.23.25 | Joan is a professional ballet dancer
✅b. A book set in Italy: Love & Gelato | Jenna Evans Welch | 05.10.25 | set in Florence, Italy
c. A book tagged Jewish or Judaism:



15. João de Sá Panasco
✅a. A book where a character mocks something or someone: Pemberley: Mr. Darcy's Dragon | Maria Grace | 06.10.25 | p. 147: Apparently, they did not like the way he subtly mocked Mama any more than Elizabeth did.
b. A book with a character who is invaluable:
✅c. A book with a character who makes a joke: Hench | Natalie Zina Walschots | 06.12.25 | p. 56: I made a joke about setting off metal detectors at airports for the rest of my life.



16. Mathurine la Folle
✅a. A book with a female character who works in a man's job: The Elements of Marie Curie | Dava Sobel | 05.27.25 | Marie Curie
b. A book with a character who is an assassin:
c. A book set in France:



17. Stańczyk
a. A book set in Poland:
b. A book where a character struggles to be independent:
✅c. A book with a character who is intelligent: The Woman With the Cure | Lynn Cullen | 05.13.25 | Dorothy Horstmann is a scientist working on a cure for polio



18. Feste
✅a. Twelfth Night: Twelfth Night | William Shakespeare | 06.28.25
✅b. A book with a pun in the title: King Cheer | Molly Horton Booth | 06.25.25
✅c. A book where a character tells the truth about something: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing | Hank Green | 06.11.25 | p. 253: This didn't seem particularly relevant, but they were police, so I just told the truth.



✅19. Touchstone
a. As You Like It: As You Like It | William Shakespeare | 07.10.25
b. A book with a character who understands a situation better than another:
✅c. A book where the author's initials can be found in TOUCHSTONE: Roommates | Ola Tundun | 04.29.25



20. The Fool
✅a. King Lear: King Lear | William Shakespeare | 06.08.25
b. A book where a character is mad:
✅c. A book that has a tragic event: Kill for Me, Kill for You | Steve Cavanagh | 06.16.25

[Genevieve]

Way to go Laura Z

[Olivermagnus]

~~~ Complete ~~~

Fools & Jesters
April 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

54 of 21+ Complete

Each task can be done as often as needed.

Jester: 21 or more

Tasks

1. Natural Fools
Read a book with a character who is endearing.
🔸️Little Women - Louisa May Alcott - 5 Stars - 5/8/25
🔸️Remarkably Bright Creatures - Shelby Van Pelt - 4 Stars - 4/5/25

2. Sexton
Read a book that is sixth in a series.
🔸️Rattlesnake Crossing - J.A. Jance - 4 Stars - 4/27/25- #6 Joanna Brady
🔸️Katharine Parr, The Sixth Wife - Alison Weir - 5 Stars - 5/6/25 - #6 Tudor Queens
🔸️The Panther - Nelson DeMille - 4 Stars - 5/11/25 - #6 John Corey
🔸️Murder at the FBI - Margaret Truman - 3 Stars - 5/25/25 - #6 Capital Crimes

4. Jane Foole
Read a book written by a female author.
🔸️Three Sisters, Three Queens - Philippa Gregory - 4 Stars - 4/8/25
🔸️The Line Between Here and Gone - Andrea Kane - 3.5 Stars - 4/11/25
🔸️Glass Houses - Louise Penny - 4.5 Stars - 4/12/25
🔸️The Royal Game - Anne O'Brien - 3 Stars - 4/16/25
The Mirror - Nora Roberts - 4 Stars - 6/4/25
🔸️Lessons in Heartbreak - Karla Sorensen - 3 Stars - 6/7/25
🔸️The Road to Tender Hearts - Annie Hartnett - 5 Stars - 6/8/25
🔸️The Boyfriend - Freida McFadden - 3.5 Stars - 6/11/25
🔸️Summer's Child - Luanne Rice - 3.5 Stars - 6/13/25

6. Roland the Farter
Read a book that is 12th in a series.
🔸️Genesis - Chris Carter - 4.5 Stars - 4/14/25 - #12 Robert Hunter

8. Dagonet
Read a book where the authors initials can be found in KNIGHTS.
🔸️The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love - India Holton - 3. 5 Stars - 4/3/25 - IH
🔸️Meaty - Samantha Irby - 3 Stars - 4/3/25 - SI
🔸️No Turning Back - Tiffany Snow - 3 Stars - 4/6/25 - TS
🔸️Running Wild - K.A. Tucker - 3.5 Stars - 4/20/25 - KT

9. Jesse Bogdonoff
Read a book with a book published in either 1999 or 2001
🔸️The Last Kashmiri Rose - Barbara Cleverly - 3 Stars - 5/7/25 - first pub 2001
Read a book set in America.
🔸️Make or Break at the Lighthouse B&B - Portia MacIntosh - 4 Stars - 4/1/25 - Michigan
🔸️Clara and Mr. Tiffany - Susan Vreeland - 4 Stars - 4/2/25 - New York
🔸️Circle of Influence - Annette Dashofy - 4 Stars - 4/9/25- Pennsylvania
🔸️The River We Remember - William Kent Krueger - 5 Stars - 4/14/25 - Minnesota
🔸️The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald - 3 Stars - 4/15/25 - New York
🔸️Mad Honey - Jodi Picoult - 5 Stars - 4/17/25 - New Hampshire
🔸️Undiplomatic Murder - Donald Bain - 3.5 Stars - 4/23/25 - Washington DC
🔸️Murder on the Metro - Jon Land - 4 Stars - 4/25/25 - Washington DC
🔸️The Winter Widow - Charlene Weir - 3 Stars - 4/19/25 - Idaho
🔸️Unbroken - Maisey Yates - 3.5 Stars - 4/24/25 - Oregon
🔸️Killer View - Ridley Pearson - 4 Stars - 4/25/25 - Idaho
🔸️Who Moved My Goat Cheese? - Lynn Cahoon - 3.5 Stars - 4/28/25 - Idaho
🔸️C is for Corpse - Sue Grafton - 4 Stars - 6/14/25 - California
🔸️Alone - Lisa Gardner - 4 Stars - 6/15/25 - Massachusetts

10. Perkeo of Heidelberg
Read a book set in a city.
🔸️Murder on Fifth Avenue - Victoria Thompson - 4 Stars - 6/16/25 - New York City
🔸️I Think I Love You - Lauren Layne - 3.5 Stars - 6/28/25 - New York City

11. Archibald Armstrong
🃏 Read a boook published in either February or July of any year

12. Chicot
Read a book with a character who is in the military.
🔸️Forever Blue - Suzanne Brockmann - 3 Stars - 6/17/25

13. Joan D'Acosta
Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in TSAR.
🔸️Birding with Benefits - Sarah T. Dubb - 3 Stars - 4/28/25 - Tucson, Arizona
🔸️Restless in the Grave - Dana Stabenow - 4 Stars - 6/3/25 - Alaska

14. Lucretia the Tumbler
Read a book set in Italy
🔸️The Silver Pigs - Lindsey Davis - 3 Stars - 4/10/25 - Italy
🔸️The Wedding Shroud - Elisabeth Storrs - 4 Stars - 6/6/25
🔸️The Bastards of Pizzofalcone - Maurizio de Giovanni - 4 Stars - 6/9/25
Read a book where a book is tagged Jewish/Judiasim.
🔸️Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service - Michael Bar-Zohar - 4 Stars - 4/18/25

Shakespeare Fools

19. Touchstone
Read a book where the authors initials can be found in TOUCHSTONE.
🔸️All Fudged Up - Nancy CoCo - 3 Stars - 4/13/25 - NC
🔸️Bad Monkey - Carl Hiaasen - 4 Stars - 4/13/25 - CH
🔸️The Sun Also Rises - Ernest Hemingway - 5/16/25 - EH
🔸️The Mighty Storm - Samantha Towle - 3 Stars - 6/5/25 - ST
🔸️The Summer Queen - Elizabeth Chadwick - 4 Stars - 6/10/25 - EC
🔸️Prior Bad Acts - Tami Hoag - 4 Stars - 6/11/25 - TH
🔸️Clark and Division - Naomi Hirahara - 4 Stars - 6/12/25 - NH
🔸️Maine Characters - Hannah Orenstein - 3 Stars - 6/29/25 - HO

20. The Fool
Read a book where with a tragic event.
🔸️Wild Dark Shore - Charlotte McConaghy - 4.5 Stars - 5/29/25
🔸️The White Darkness - David Grann - 4.5 Stars - 6/7/25
🔸️Adrift - Tami Oldham Ashcraft - 4 Stars - 6/23/25

[Genevieve]

FINISHED

Fools & Jesters
Duration: April 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Jester: 21 or more
Each task can be done as often as needed.

Tasks
1. Natural Fools
🃏 Read a book with a character who has a disability
Death on Eat Street by J.J. Cook 4/10/2025 (Ollie has PTSD)

2. Sexton
🃏Read a book that is a sixth in a series.
Strangled Eggs and Ham by Maddie Day 5/18/2025

3. Will Sommers
🃏 Read a book that is eighth in a series
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two by J.K. Rowling 6/8/2025

4. Jane Foole
🃏 Read a book written by a female author.
Kerfuffle at the Border by Seren Star Goode 4/2/2025
Mint Chocolate Murder by Meri Allen 4/9/2025
Blooms, Bodies, & Black Magic by Lucia Kuhl 4/21/2025
Sit for a Spell by Morgana Best 4/25/2025
Murder with Clotted Cream by Karen Rose Smith 4/29/2025
Tea, Tiramisu, and Tough Guys by Harper Lin 5/3/2025
A Little Bit like Love by Brooke Blaine 5/5/2025

8. Dagonet
🃏 Read a book where the authors initials can be found in KNIGHTS.
Listening Woman by Tony Hillerman 9/20/2025

9. Jesse Bogdonoff
🃏 Read a book set in America.
Red Velvet, Dead Velvet by Mary Maxwell 4/8/2025

12. Chicot
🃏 Read a book with a character who is in the military.
Conduct Unbecoming by L.A. Witt 8/31/2025
Leave by L.A. Witt 9/3/2025

13. Joan D'Acosta
🃏 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in TSAR.
The Solace of Bay Leaves by Leslie Budewitz 4/3/2025 (Seattle)

16. Mathurine la Folle
🃏 Read a book set in France.
Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans 7/27/2025

18. Feste
🃏 Read a book with a pun in the title.
Fry Another Day by J.J. Cook 8/25/2025
Dead and Gondola by Ann Claire 9/7/2025
Pulp Friction by Julie Anne Lindsey 4/20/2025

19. Touchstone
🃏 Read a book where the authors initials can be found in TOUCHSTONE.
Dance Hall of the Dead by Tony Hillerman 6/7/2025

20. The Fool
🃏 Read a book that has a tragic event
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton 8/14/2025

[Vanessa]

FINISHED!

Fools & Jesters
Duration: April 1 - September 30, 2025

Jester: 21 or more
READ: 45/21+

✔️ 1. Natural Fools
🃏 Read a book with the word God in the text.
Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh 5/31/25
pg 90 - "He called it his mark from God"
🃏 Read a book with a character who has a disability
After Words by Nina Mitchell 5/19/25
Strokes left Nina unable to communicate.
🃏 Read a book with a character who is endearing.
The Maid by Nita Prose 5/18/25
MOLLY!

✔️ 2. Sexton
🃏Read a book that is sixth in a series.
Let Her Be (Hush #6) by Lisa Unger 5/30/25
Neighbors (The Real Thing #6) by Elizabeth LaBan 9/21/25
Clarkesworld Magazine, March 2007 (Issue 6) 6/9/25

✔️ 3. Will Sommers
🃏 Read a book where a character has a close friend or confidante.
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano 9/13/25
Vero is Finlay's confidante and partner in crime!

✔️ 4. Jane Foole
🃏 Read a book written by a female author.
The Man with the Sack by Margery Allingham 4/24/25
The Dark Door by Lisa Unger 5/10/25
Wasp & Snake - Livia Llewellyn 5/10/25
Rabbit Heart by Alyssa Wong 5/10/25
Ponies by Kij Johnson 5/23/25
A Classic Case by Alicia Thompson 5/24/25

✔️ 5. Claus Narr
🃏 Read a book where something or someone goes missing.
Crime of Fashion by Emma Rosenblum 5/24/25
$3 million Bulgari diamond necklace goes missing.
Where Are the Children? by Mary Higgins Clark 7/23/25
Nancy's children go missing.

✔️ 6. Roland the Farter
🃏 Read a book where a character either jumps, whistles or farts. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
Crimson Snow: Winter Mysteries by Martin Edwards 6/8/25
pg 132 Johnny Lister whistles - "Whistling, he retraced his steps and met Ironsides in the main corridor."

✔️ 7. Sir Jeffery Hudson AKA Lord Minimus
🃏 Read a book where a lavish meal is eaten.
The Kamogawa Food Detectives Hisashi Kashiwai 5/6/25
The Club by Ellery Lloyd 9/18/25
Lots of lavish meals in both.

✔️ 8. Dagonet
🃏 Read a book with a table on the cover or where a character is described as loyal or where the authors initials can be found in KNIGHTS.
HK The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir 4/23/25
NS Don't Let Her Stay by Nicola Sanders 5/22/25
SK Carrie by Stephen King 9/18/25

✔️ 9. Jesse Bogdonoff
🃏 Read a book published in either 1999 or 2001.
Masters of the Macabre by various authors 6/29/25
Published 1999
🃏 Read a book set in America.
Hot Springs Drive by Lindsay Hunter 7/4/25

✔️ 10. Perkeo of Heidelberg
🃏 Read a book where a festival takes place.
Murder on New Year's Eve by P. Creeden 5/24/25
New Year's Eve festival
🃏 Read a book by an author who has a pseudonym.
The Open Window by Saki 6/12/25
The Lumber Room by Saki 6/12/25
The Cobweb by Saki 6/22/25
Saki is pseudonym for H.H. Munro
🃏 Read a book set in a city.
Open Throat by Henry Hoke 7/26/25
Los Angeles

✔️ 11. Archibald Armstrong
🃏 Read a book published in either February or July of any year.
Falling Down by Guillermo del Toro 5/11/25
Published July 1, 2024
Black Bark by Brian Evenson 5/11/25
Published February 1, 2015
The Gift by Alison Gaylin 5/30/25
Published July 30, 2020
How a Mother Weaned Her Girl from Fairy Tales by Kate Bernheimer 7/6/25
Published July 14, 2014
Treasure by Oyinkan Braithwaite 9/10/25
Published July 30, 2020
Read a book with a character called James or Armstrong.
The Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson 6/2/25
Professor James Down

✔️ 12. Chicot
🃏 Read a book with a character who carries a knife.
The Guide by Peter Heller 8/17/25
Jack carries a knife for fishing.

✔️ 13. Joan D'Acosta
🃏 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in TSAR.
Death by Windmill by Jennifer S. Alderson 7/6/25
Amsterdam

14. Lucretia the Tumbler
🃏 Read a book where a character dances or set in Italy or where a book is tagged Jewish/Judiasim.

15. João de Sá Panasco
🃏 Read a book were a character mocks something or someone, or a character who is invaluable or a character who tells a joke.

✔️ 16. Mathurine la Folle
🃏 Read a book with a character who is an assassin.
An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Tursten 8/31/25
Good old lady Maud, the assassin!

✔️ 17. Stańczyk
🃏 Read a book with a character who is intelligent.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie 7/13/25
Hercule Poirot, of course!

Shakespeare Fools

✔️ 18. Feste
🃏 Read a book where a character tells the truth about something.
Model Home by Rivers Solomon 7/28/25
(view spoiler)[I won't spoil who, but a character tells the truth about the haunting of the house. (hide spoiler)]

✔️ 19. Touchstone
🃏 Read As You Like It or with a character who understands a situation better than another or where the authors initials can be found in TOUCHSTONE.
TH The Withered Arm by Thomas Hardy 6/5/25
OH The Furnished Room by O. Henry 9/7/25

✔️ 20. The Fool
🃏 Read a book where a character is mad.
The Patient by Jasper DeWitt 4/10/25
Suspect Zero by Richard Kadrey 5/23/25
Misery by William Goldman 6/13/25
I Didn't Do It by Jaime Lynn Hendricks 9/5/25
The Patient, Suspect Zero, Annie Wilkes, and Susanne Shih are all bats*** crazy!

[Susan]

DONE!!!
Fools & Jesters
April 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

48/21

Tasks
1. Natural Fools
🃏 Read a book with the word God in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
Renegade Reunion - Addison Fox (HRS #2320 - Apr 2025) ("God he'd missed her" - loc 1284) - Apr 6
with a character who has a disability
Dark Web Investigation - Katie Mettner (HI #2297 - July 2025) - Aug 14
a character who is endearing.
The Summer That Shaped Us - Lori Wilde (HarperCollins - Apr 2025) - Apr 28



2. Sexton
🃏Read a book where a character does someone a favor
A Touch of Steele - Cathy Maxwell (Avon - May 2025) - June 24
Her Fairy-Tale Farmer - Elle Douglas (HSE #3099 - July 2025) - Aug 12
a sixth in a series
Corralled in Cutthroat Creek - Juno Rushdan (HI #2286 - May 2025) (Cowboy State Lawmen: Duty and Honor) - May 9
a character who is a caregiver.
To Steal a Lyon’s Heart - Dayna Quince (Dragonblade - July 2025) - Sept 7



3. Will Sommers
🃏 Read a book that is eighth in a series
The Love Fix - Jill Shalvis (Avon - June 2025) (#8 - Sunrise Cove) - Aug 1
read a book where a servant is considered family
The Duke's Sharpshooter - C.H. Admirand (Dragonblade - Sept 2025) - Sept 12
where a character has a close friend or confidante.
Hero Mine - Janie Crouch (Calamitte Jane Pub - May 2025) - May 7



4. Jane Foole
🃏 Read a book with a character who is well-dressed
with a character called Jane, Catherine, Mary or Anne
The Lyon Whisperer - Kimberly Keyes (Dragonblade - May 2025) (Mary) - June 17
a book written by a female author.
Hazardous to a Duke's Heart - Sabrina Jeffries (Kensington - May 2025) - May 19
Hunting the Amish Witness - Dana R. Lynn (LIS #1190 - Aug 2025) - June 16

1

5. Claus Narr
Read a book set in Germany
a character who does something foolish
The Lyon's Last Gamble - Brenna Ash (Dragonblade - May 2025) - June 10
where something or someone goes missing.
Montana Memory - Josie Jade (Calamitte Jane Pub - Apr 2025) (person) - Apr 17
The Duke's Champion - C.H. Admirand (Dragonblade - June 2025) (person) - June 25
Wilderness Search - Cindi Myers (HI #2307 - Sept 2025) (person) - Aug 29

2

6. Roland the Farter
🃏 Read a book that is 12th in a series
with a character called Roland or Henry
The Lyon Rampant - Elizabeth Keysian (Dragonblade - July 2025) (Roland) - Aug 25
where a character either jumps, whistles or farts. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
Let Me Be the One - Lori Foster (HQN - Apr 2025) (jumped to his feet - loc 1467) - Apr 16

1

7. Sir Jeffery Hudson AKA Lord Minimus
🃏 Read a book where a lavish meal is eaten
Daring to Fall for the Prince - Heba Helmy (HH #1862 - June 2025) - July 14
a book that is tagged Children or Kids
Lei and the Fire Goddess - Malia Maunakea (Penguin - June 2023) - Aug 23
with a pie on the cover.

3

8. Dagonet
🃏 Read a book with a table on the cover
where a character is described as loyal
The Heiress's Daughter - Anne Gracie (Berkley - May 2024) - Apr 25
where the author's initials can be found in KNIGHTS.
His Small-Town Catch - Kaylie Newell (HSE #3088 - Apr 2025) - Apr 12
Legacy of Secrets - Kenna Scott (HRS #2334 - July 2025) - Aug 8

1

9. Jesse Bogdonoff
🃏 Read a book with a book published in either 1999 or 2001
where a character is involved in a scandal
Hardly a Gentleman - Eloisa James (HarperCollins - May 2025) - May 15
The Lyon and the Unicorn - Emily Royal (Dragonblade - June 2025) - Aug 4
set in America.
Lilac Time - Fern Michaels, Lori Foster, Carolyn Brown (Kensington - May 2025) - Everything She'd Ever Wanted by Lori Foster - June 13
If You Can't Stand the Heat... - Mona Shroff (HSE #3096 - June 2025) - July 7

1

10. Perkeo of Heidelberg
🃏 Read a book where a festival takes place
A Summer to Start Over - Sera Taíno (HSE #3092 - May 2025) - May 20
The Floating Amsterdam Flower Shop - Annabel French (Avon - Aug 2025) - July 30
by an author who has a pseudonym
set in a city.
Pretending to Love a Lyon - Dayna Quince (Dragonblade - Apr 2025) - Apr 23

2

11. Archibald Armstrong
🃏 Read a book published in either February or July of any year
Montana Justice - Josie Jade (Calamitte Jane Pub - July 2025) - July 3
The Cowboy's English Lady - Lauri Robinson (HH #1867 - July 2025) - Aug 7
read a book set in Scotland
The Warrior's Bride Alliance - Denise Lynn (HH #1848 - Mar 2025) - Apr 3
with a character called James or Armstrong.
The Lightkeeper's Curse - Cassie Miles (HI #2288 - May 2025) (Armstrong) - May 22



12. Chicot
🃏 Read a book with a character who is in the military
character who carries a knife
The Viking's Royal Temptation - Roxy Harper (HH #1863 - June 2025) - June 20
Lyon in the Wild - Diana Lloyd (Dragonblade - May 2025) - July 23
set in France.
Marriage Bargain with the Comte - Parker J. Cole (HH #1858 - May 2025) - May 24

1

13. Joan D'Acosta
🃏 Read a book with a character called Peter, Anne or Joan
The Paradise Petition - Carolyn Brown (Montlake - July 2025) (Sally Anne) - Sept 3
read a book set in Finland or Russia
The Wilderness Hut - Mary Wibberley (HR #1968 - Apr 1976) (Finland) - Sept 30
where the first letter of the location can be found in TSAR.
Personal Security - Lisa Childs (HRS #2325 - May 2025) (River City, MI) - May 28



14. Lucretia the Tumbler
🃏 Read a book where a character dances
Beauty and the Lyon - Tanya Wilde (Dragonblade - Apr 2025) - May 5
set in Italy
Hunted Through Italy - Delaney Diamond (HRS #2330 - June 2025) - July 4
where a book is tagged Jewish/Judiasim.

3

15. João de Sá Panasco
🃏 Read a book where a character mocks something or someone
The Maverick's Dating Deal - Christine Rimmer (HQN - Aug 2025) - July 17
a character who is invaluable
a character who tells a joke.

2 3

16. Mathurine la Folle
🃏 Read a book with a character who is female and works in a "man's job"
with a character who is an assassin
set in France.
Devil's Cub - Georgette Heyer (Sourcebooks Casablanca - Nov 2009) - Sept 9

1 2

17. Stańczyk
🃏 Read a book set in Poland
where a character struggles to be independent
a character who is intelligent.
Lyon in the Way - Regina Jeffers (Dragonblade - June 2025) - July 27

1 2

Shakespeare Fools

18. Feste
🃏 Read Twelfth Night
a book with a pun in the title
where a character tells the truth about something.
Canyon Killer - Cindi Myers (HI #2290 - June 2025) - June 2

1 2

19. Touchstone
🃏 Read As You Like It
with a character who understands a situation better than another
where the author's initials can be found in TOUCHSTONE.

1 2 3

20. The Fool
🃏 Read King Lear
where a character is mad (Your interpretation)
a book that has a tragic event.
Nurse's Nine-Month Surprise - Carol Marinelli (HMED #1465 - June 2025) - July 1

1 3

[Chrissie]

Totally forgot to update. Message #12 - finished with 19

Duration: April 1, 2025 - Septermber 30, 2025

Fool: 10-20

Progress: 19/20

Tasks

1. Natural Fools
✓ Read a book with a character who is endearing. About a Love song by Hiroko Natsuno (25/05/12)

2. Sexton
✓ Read a book with a character who is a caregiver. (Phyllis taking care of her father) Der Junge aus dem Meer by Garrett Carr (25/05/27)

3. Will Sommers
✓ Read a book where a character has a close friend or confidante. Perfume Master by Kaori Yuki (25/05/23

4. Jane Foole
✓ Read a book written by a female author. Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy - Top Secret (25/04/18)

5. Claus Narr
✓ Read a book set in Germany. Origamiherz by AC Collins (25/04/13)

6. Roland the Farter
✓ Read a book where a character either jumps, whistles or farts. (p. 166 "Jetzt kann ich fünf Meter hoch springen!") Haikyu!! 26 by Haruichi Furudate (25/05/02)

7. Sir Jeffery Hudson AKA Lord Minimus
🃏 Read a book where a lavish meal is eaten or a book that is tagged Children or Kids or with a pie on the cover.

8. Dagonet
✓ Read a book where a character is described as loyal. (All Secret Service Agents) Secret Service: Maison de Ayakashi 05 by Cocoa Fujiwara (25/04/04)

9. Jesse Bogdonoff
✓ Read a book published in either 1999 or 2001. (1.1.2001) Kenshin 03 by Nobuhiro Watsuki (25/05/21)

10. Perkeo of Heidelberg
✓ Read a book by an author who has a pseudonym. Shikke - Pink Heart Jam 01 (25/05/13)

11. Archibald Armstrong
✓ Read a boook published in either February or July of any year. (1.2.2003) Naokos Lächeln by Haruki Murakami (25/04/25)

12. Chicot
✓ Read a book with a character who carries a knife. Das weite Herz des Landes by Richard Wagamese (25/04/03)

13. Joan D'Acosta
✓ Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in TSAR. (Tokyo) Kenshin 02 by Nobuhiro Watsuki (25/04/13)

14. Lucretia the Tumbler
✓ Read a book set in Italy. Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman (25/05/02)

15. João de Sá Panasco
✓ Read a book were a character mocks something or someone. (Seth mocking the court of Enneade) Ennead 1 by Mojito (25/05/18)

16. Mathurine la Folle
✓ Read a book set in France. (Saint-Malo) Alles Licht, das wir nicht sehen by Anthony Doerr (25/06/25)

17. Stańczyk
✓ Read a book with a character who is intelligent. (Tsukishima Kei) Haikyu!!, Band 27 by Haruichi Furudate (25/05/13)

Shakespeare Fools

18. Feste
✓ Read a book where a character tells the truth about something. (Hai tells Grazina about Noah) The emperor of gladness by Ocean Vuong (25/06/04)

19. Touchstone
✓ Read a book where the authors initials can be found in TOUCHSTONE. Eiji Nagisa - Kabukicho Bad Trip – Ikeda & Rio (25/05/21)

20. The Fool
✓ Read a book that has a tragic event. (Murder) Verlogen by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir (25/05/22)

[Genevieve]

Well done Olivermagnus, Vanessa, Susan and Chrissie

[LaurLa]

Challenge complete - thank-you!

Fools & Jesters
April - October 2025

Original post: My Fools & Jesters Challenge (msg 25)

Jester ❱❱ 21 or more
Books Read ❱❱ 21



☑️1. Natural Fools
🃏Read a book with the word God in the text
🃏Oh my God, Morgan. No! [loc 86.7]
🃏Goodbye Gifts ❱❱ 04.05 ★★★

☑️2. Sexton
🃏Read a book sixth in a series
🃏#6 Legal Affairs
🃏Friction ❱❱ 05.09 ★★★★

☑️3. Will Sommers
🃏Read a book where a character has a close friend or confidante
🃏Woolf and Bridger are closer than brothers
🃏Wicked Fall ❱❱ 04.02 ★★★★

☑️4. Jane Foole
🃏Read a book with a character called Jane, Catherine, Mary or Anne
🃏the MC is Jane
🃏Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors ❱❱ 04.06 ★★★★

☑️5. Claus Narr
🃏Read a book where something or someone goes missing
🃏Lily goes missing when her stalker takes her
🃏Burning Up ❱❱ 04.04 ★★★★

☑️6. Roland the Farter
🃏Read a book where a character either jumps, whistles or farts
🃏Seth whistled. “That’s a lot of money." [loc 349.8]
🃏Trudy ❱❱ 04.07 ★★★

☑️7. Sir Jeffery Hudson AKA Lord Minimus
🃏Read a book where a lavish meal is eaten
🃏MCs have a lavish meals at the house party
🃏Unlaced ❱❱ 04.25 ★★★

☑️8. Dagonet
🃏Read a book where the authors initials can be found in KNIGHTS
🃏author Kim Hunt Harris and author K.A. Tucker
🃏Her Something Impetuous ❱❱ 07.21 ★★★★
🃏The Simple Wild ❱❱ 05.08 ★★★★

☑️9. Jesse Bogdonoff
🃏Read a book set in America
🃏set in America
🃏Whiskey, You're The Devil ❱❱ 04.20 ★★★

☑️10. Perkeo of Heidelberg
🃏Read a book by an author who has a pseudonym
🃏Shelley Laurenston is G.A. Aiken
🃏Go Fetch ❱❱ 04.07 ★★★★




☑️11. Archibald Armstrong
🃏Read a book published in either February or July of any year
🃏published Feb 2016
🃏The Friends We Keep ❱❱ 04.10 ★★★★

☑️12. Chicot
🃏Read a book with a character who carries a knife
🃏Gideon carries a knife
🃏Gideon ❱❱ 06.14 ★★★★

☑️13. Joan D'Acosta
🃏Read a book with a character called Peter, Anne or Joan
🃏mc is Anna
🃏Adverse Possession ❱❱ 04.09 ★★★★

☑️14. Lucretia the Tumbler
🃏Read a book where a character dances
🃏Jenna is a dancer
🃏Stars, Love And Pirouettes ❱❱ 05.10 ★★★

☑️15. João de Sá Panasco
🃏Read a book with a character who tells a joke
🃏Ren tells jokes as distraction while in the MC bar
🃏Tangled Up in You ❱❱ 04.26 ★★★★

☑️16. Mathurine la Folle
🃏Read a book with a character who is female and works in a "mans job"
🃏Mercy is a mechanic
🃏Frost Burned ❱❱ 09.26 ★★★★

☑️17. Stańczyk
🃏Read a book with character who is intelligent
🃏Jeffrey has 157 IQ
🃏The Royal Mess ❱❱ 05.04 ★★★

☑️18. Feste
🃏Read Twelfth Night or a book with a pun in the title
🃏the title is a pun
🃏Once Smitten, Twice Shy ❱❱ 05.31 ★★★★

☑️19. Touchstone
🃏Read a book where the authors initials can be found in TOUCHSTONE
🃏author Helen Conrad
🃏Native Silver ❱❱ 06.19 ★★★

☑️20. The Fool
🃏Read a book that has a tragic event
🃏Sadie is a portrait painter and suddenly suffers from face blindness
🃏Hello Stranger ❱❱ 05.29 ★★★★

[Genevieve]

Way to go LaurLa