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Prompt #13A: South America - Colombia





Colombia is probably the world's best-known coffee producer and ranks second worldwide in yearly production. A high standard of excellence is maintained with great pride and careful growing on thousands of small family farms across the country. Such care and attention results in consistently good, mild coffees, with a well-balanced acidity. The rugged Colombian landscape provides the perfect natural environment for growing, but the terrain makes it difficult to transport the harvested coffee beans to production and shipment centers. Even today, this is often done by mule or Jeep. Colombian Supremo, the highest grade, has a delicate, aromatic sweetness while Excelso Grade is softer and slightly more acidic.


Complete ONE of the following:

☕️ 1. Read a book where the MC has to do a difficult task.
☕️ 2. Read a book with a vehicle on the over.
☕️ 3. Read a book with the word TERRAIN found in the text.
☕️ 4. Read a book you would consider to be SUPREMO, the highest quality, or a 5-star read.

Sorry, team!


That is not the correct answer. I have left you another hint!


You will now each need to read any book that meets HOB's general guidelines. Post the completions HERE in the thread for these "hint payment" books, but only list the Hint #...no words to give the hint away. Then do a team completion post in the Check-In Thread. After that, you may make another guess based on the evidence and the hints.

Excellent!

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.

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.

Excellent!


I have added a Chapter 5 Evidence Tab and a Chapter 5 Tab to your SS. There's more evidence...so two tabs were easier. Good luck!

I hope to finish my last book tomorrow...sorry for being slow this round.

No worries.





Sorry, team!


That is not the correct answer. I have left you another hint!


You will now each need to read any book that meets HOB's general guidelines. Post the completions HERE in the thread for these "hint payment" books, but only list the Hint #...no words to give the hint away. Then do a team completion post in the Check-In Thread. After that, you may make another guess based on the evidence and the hints.

Did you make a new guess? I couldn't recall what you listed before.

Woot woot! We needed that income! 💃

Ridiculously Random Prompt #2: Chef's Hat





The 100 folds in a chef's hat represent 100 ways to cook an egg.


Yes, that tall, pleated white hat that chefs wear — technically called a toque — has 100 folds for a reason! According to Reluctant Gourmet, the pleats used to signify a chef's level of experience, like the number of ways he or she knew how to prepare eggs.


Complete ONE of the following tasks:

👩🏼‍🍳 1. Read a book with a mostly white cover. {Your discretion.}
👩🏼‍🍳 2. Read a book where the MC is described as being tall.
👩🏼‍🍳 3. Read a book with a 1 and 2 0s found in the publication date.
👩🏼‍🍳 4. Read a book where the author's first AND last initials are found in RELUCTANT GOURMET.

Sounds fine to me.

SUPERB!!


You may now read for Chapter 5's tasks!

Prompt Name / #: Romances #5





Two From the Heart
Published: April 2017


From the #1 bestselling author of Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas and Sundays at Tiffany's, two heartwarming tales about the power of a good story to open our eyes to life's possibilities.

Anne McWilliams has lost everything. After her marriage falls apart and a hurricane destroys her home she realizes that her life has fallen out of focus. So she takes to the road to ask long lost friends and strangers a simple question: "What's your best story?" Can the funny, tragic, inspirational tales she hears on her journey help Anne see what she's been missing?

Tyler Bron seemingly has it all - a successful company and more money than he knows how to spend. But he has no life. So he hires a struggling novelist to write one for him. There are no limits to the fictional world that Bron's money can transform into a reality, and he soon becomes the protagonist of a love story beyond his wildest imagination. But will Tyler Bron be able to write the happy ending himself?


Complete ONE of the following:

1. Read a book with an MPG of CONTEMPORARY.
2. Read a book published in April of any year.
3. Read a book where a natural disaster of some kind occurs.
4. Read any James Patterson novel.

Ridiculously Random Prompt #61: Fluffle





A group of bunnies is called a "fluffle."


Most people dub them a herd, but apparently parts of Northern Canada use this much cuter designation.


Complete ONE of the following tasks:

🐰 1. Read a book with 3 or more Fs in the title.
🐰 2. Read a book with a group of something on the cover.
🐰 3. Read a book tagged ANIMALS any number of times.
🐰 4. Read a book that had a "cute" plot.