Elena’s Comments (group member since Mar 24, 2024)

Elena’s comments from the Bookish Challenges group.

Hi everyone!

It's time for us to look ahead and decide what we're going to be reading in December. Our draw for the group member that decides our next read gave us 🎉Keli 🎉

Keli, we're looking forward to your decision! Please either send one of the admins a message or, even better, post the book in this thread!

And if life gets busy and Keli can't choose a book for us this time, our draw brings us Melissa as a backup selector.

Thank you all for volunteering, and we‘re looking forward to reading the books you propose! 💫

Happy Reading!

Great news, book lovers!

Our November Book of the Month has been chosen, and a big thank you goes to Lucy for sending us her pick. Drumroll, please… 🥁

The Hunting Wives by May Cobb is our book for November!

Get ready to dive into this gripping story, perfect for autumn reading, suspenseful twists, and plenty of bookish discussion. 🍂📖

We can’t wait to hear your thoughts and favorite moments from Lucy’s choice in November's BOTM thread .

Happy reading! 💫

Hi everyone,

After a short break from our Book of the Month, we’re excited to restart with a more community-driven experience — and for November, Lucy has chosen for us May Cobb’s gripping thriller, The Hunting Wives. Dive into a story of secrets and intrigue, and see if you can uncover the truth before the characters do!

Please use this thread to share your thoughts about the book with us, be it favorite moments, theories, shocking revelations, while making sure you mark any spoilers appropriately.

10 points will be awarded at the end of the month for everyone reading and engaging in our discussion about this book in November 2025.

Thank you, Lucy, for this month's Book of the Month and happy reading, everyone!

Connect A4 to A5
One on One by Jamie Harrow
A4: MPG Romance
A5: Color: Multi

One on One by Jamie Harrow
c. A book where no one dies
How it fits: nobody dies

Participants

The Costume Party
a) Read a book where a character hides behind a façade, either literal or emotional.
b) Choose a story about role play, performance, or living a double life.
c) Pick a book where appearance is everything (your interpretation).

Mirror, Mirror
a) Read a book with an unreliable narrator.
b) Choose a story that explores identity, self-deception, or fractured perspective.
c) Pick a book that feels like holding up a mirror (your interpretation).

The Reveal
a) Read a story where a long-kept secret is finally exposed.
b) Choose a book with a twist that changes everything (your interpretation).
c) Pick a story where someone (or something) is unmasked, either literally or figuratively.

The Aftermath
a) Read a story that explores the consequences of a revelation or of revealing a secret.
b) Choose a book where characters must rebuild or redefine themselves after everything changes.
c) Pick a story with a main character that cannot handle the consequences of their actions (your interpretation).

This October, it's time to unmask after the Halloween party that everyone has been invited to. Behind every costume lies a truth, behind every grin a shadow, and behind every story, a secret waiting to step into the light.

This challenge is about masks, the ones we wear, the ones we inherit, and the ones that fall off when we least expect it. Whether your book hides its truth behind glamour, deception, or denial, this is the challenge to pull the threads and see what’s underneath.

Sign-ups are open until November 29th, 2025
The challenge is open until January 31st, 2026

The Challenge
1. Please copy the tasks in the below message and post them in this thread. No new thread will be created.
2. This challenge is for 4 books. Pick one task from each round — for each completed task, you will receive 2 points. Additionally, you will receive 10 points for completing the challenge.
3. There are no skips available for this challenge.
4. Put the completion post below each book completed in your message:
Title:
Author:
Date Completed:
Task:
How it fits:
5. If you don’t have a personal point account thread yet, please request one.
6. Only books completed from October 29th, 2025, will be accepted.

When the party’s over and the masks are scattered on the floor, all that’s left is the truth, however messy it is. This October, we read to remember: even in disguise, we’re always revealing ourselves.

Welcome to Unmasking the Masquerade! No one here is who they seem to be. 🎭🕯️