Gillis’s Comments (group member since Aug 22, 2025)

Gillis’s comments from the Bookish Challenges group.

The Smuggler’s Pact 🗡️
Prompt: Read a book with crime, heists, or smugglers.
Outcome: One merchant pulls you aside — offering riches if you join their scheme.

Book/Author: De plotters by Kim Un-Su
Date completed: 17 Nov 2025
How it fits: a book about assassination guilds, tagged crime, multiple murders occur

Title: De plotters
Author: Kim Un-Su
Date completed: 17 Nov 2025
Task: d. Cover colour: White or Black
How fits:

The Merchant’s Crossing 🛶
Outcome: You trade stories with merchants on a raft — but one of them hides a dangerous secret.
Prompt: Read a book under 300 pages.

Book/Author: Avond in het paradijs / Lucia Berlin
Date completed: 14 Nov 2025
How it fits: counts 272 pages

Title: Avond in het paradijs
Author: Lucia Berlin
Date completed: 14 Nov 2025
Task: a. Three or four-word title
How fits: 4 word title

Phoenix Feather Pen
- Read a 5-star favorite.
Wolven van de Calla by Stephen King - 7 Nov 2025
- Read a book that inspired you.

- Read a book you loved so much you would recommend it immediatel

Poisoned Vial
- Read a book involving deceit or lies.
Het diner by Herman Koch - 11 Nov 2025
- Read a book with a plot twist.

- Read a book with a villain you loved to hate.

Spiked Mace
- Read a dark or thrilling story.
De plotters by Kim Un-Su - 17 Nov 2025

- Read a book that made you tense or scared.

- Read a book with a suspenseful twist.

Frostfang Blade
- Read a book set in winter or icy landscapes.

- Read a book where characters endure harsh conditions.
Finding Me by Viola Davis - 21 Nov 2025
- Read a book that chilled you emotionally or mentally.

Title: Wolven van de Calla
Author: Stephen King
Date completed: 7 Nov 2025
Task: c. Some tall man-made structure (building or monument etc) on the cover
How fits: --> Tower on the cover

First stop : Whispering Woods where trees murmur secrets and shadows twist strangely

- Read a book where a character uncovers a hidden truth or secret.
All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody - 3 Nov 2025
How it fits: Briony discovers that there is a way to break the curse which is forcing her and her friends to participate in a deadly tournament.

I'ld like to join, thanks!

⚔️ Choose Your Path

The River Road 🌊
Outcome: You journey along rushing waters, where merchants and wanderers trade stories. Yet rumors of bandits make every crossing dangerous.
Prompt:Read a book set in another country.

Book/Author: Sushi King / Bavo Dhooge
Date completed: 30 Oct 2025
Set in USA - California (I'm from Belgium)

Book/Author: Bloedregen/Michael Dibdin
Date completed: 23 Oct 2025
Task:Read a book that meets the guidelines.
Page count: 256

Book/Author: Buitengewoon briljante wezens / Shelby Van Pelt
Date completed: 17 Oct 2025
Task: Read a book and tell me the page count and format.
Page count: 384
Format: Paperback

Book/Author: De witte roos / Amanda Barratt
Date completed: 10 Oct 2025
Task: Read a book from a genre you usually don't read.
How it fits: This is the first time ever that I read a book tagged 'Christian Fiction'

Title: Circus der wonderen
Author: Elizabeth Macneal
Date completed: 10 Oct 2025
Task: c
How fits: I had never before read something from this author

Title: De witte roos
Author: Amanda Barratt
Date completed: 7 Oct 2025
Task: c
How fits: I had never before read something from this author

i´ld love to play

Title: Tovenaarsglas
Author: Stephen King
Date completed: 29 Sep 2025
Task: a
How fits: One word title

Title: Overleven
Author: Sandra Brown
Date completed: 14 Sep 2025
Task: a
How fits: One word title

Thanks! No problem for the delay... just wanted to be sure you didn't miss it.

I hope I'm not being too impatient, but did you maybe miss my signup message? https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
If you didn't have time to look at it yet, don't worry.

FLOWERS: 10/20 completed

🌼Rose
1. Read a novel where romance, passion, or even forbidden love drives the plot.
2. Find and read a book that features the word “rose” in its title or where a central character is named Rose.
Book: Op rozen op Vlieland
Author: Roos Verlinden
Date completed: 28 Aug 2025
How it fits: 'Rozen' = 'Roses' in Dutch

🌼Tulip
1. Read a historical fiction novel set during the Dutch Golden Age to capture the tulip’s cultural legacy.
2. Choose a book whose title begins with the letter “T” as a nod to tulips (not including articles).
Book: Tovenaarsglas
Author: Stephen King
Date completed: 29 Sep 2025
How it fits: title starts with the letter 'T'

Peony
1. Read a book with all letters of PEONY in the title.
2. Read a book with a pink cover (50+%).

🌼Orchid
1. Read a book set in a faraway, exotic place.
Book: Galapagos
Author: Michaël Olbrechts
Date completed: August 14, 2025
How it fits: The book is set in 'Floreana', one of the Galapagos isles in Ecuador
2. Choose a narrative that focuses on personal transformation.

Sunflower
1. Read a novel that radiates hope or joy.
2. Pick a story set in a bright, rural environment where the landscape itself seems to celebrate life.

Cherry Blossom
1. Read a book set in Japan.
2. Find a story set in the springtime, symbolizing fresh beginnings.

🌼Lily
1. Read a novel that explores themes of rebirth.
2. Choose a story featuring a protagonist in a caring or healing role (such as a nurse, teacher, or counselor) that reflects the lily’s gentle symbolism.
Book: Overleven
Author: Sandra Brown
Date completed: 14 Sep 2025
How it fits: One of the MC's, Brynn O’Neal, is a Medical Doctor.

🌼Dahlia
1. Dive into a mystery or suspense novel filled with layered intrigue and unexpected twists.
Het diner by Herman Koch - 10 Nov 2025
2. Read a book known for its bold narrative style or dramatic storytelling that resonates with the Dahlia’s striking presence.

Hydrangea
1. Select a novel with multiple intertwining storylines or a rich ensemble of characters that reflects the clustered nature of hydrangeas.
2. Read a story that emphasizes themes of friendship.

Jasmine
1. Read a book set in an enchanting, warm locale.
2. Choose a narrative that explores the nuanced interplay between beauty and danger.

🌼Magnolia
1. Read a novel with a Southern or vintage feel, highlighting enduring charm and a strong sense of place.
2. Pick a story where the protagonist overcomes adversity.
Finding Me by Viola Davis - 21 Nov 2025

🌼Poppy
1. Read a historical or war-themed novel that contemplates loss, remembrance, or the impact of conflict.
De witte roos by Amanda Barratt - 7 Oct 2025 - Set during WWII in Germany and tells the tale of some university students leading an intellectual resistance group in Nazi Germany, getting arrested and sentenced to death. Thus clearly contemplating the impact of conflict and remembering these students and their convictions.
2. Choose a book that meditates on the fleeting nature of life or beauty.

Lavender
1. Read a reflective, introspective work that creates a calming atmosphere.
2. Choose a story centered on themes of healing, self-care, or transformation that soothes the soul.

🌼Marigold
1. Read a book with an orange or yellow cover (50+%).
2. Read a book with two numbers of 1753 in the page count.
De komst van Joachim Stiller by Hubert Lampo - 17 Sep 2025 - 217 Pages

Iris
1. Read a book with a character or the author named Iris.
2. Read a book with an eye on the cover.

🌼 Hibiscus
1. Read a book in which someone drinks tea (provide location and sentence).
2. Read a book with two I's and one U in the title.
Buitengewoon briljante wezens by Shelby Van Pelt - 17 Oct 2025

🌼 Carnation
1. Read a book with a red cover (50+%).
Wolven van de Calla by Stephen King - 7 Nov 2025

2. Read a book with a title inspired by a song title or lyric.

Zinnia
1. Read a book with MPG Religion.
2. Read a book that starts with a Z.

Forget-Me-Not
1. Read a book with a blue cover (50+%).
2. Read a book with a hyphen in the title.

Ranunculus
1. Read a book with a shocking plot twist.
2. Read a book with a wedding in it