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Bubbles’s comments from the The Lost Challenges group.

Year Of The Fire Horse
Duration: February 1, 2026 - January 31, 2027

2/51+

TASKS

1. 🐴 Read a book with a horse on the cover or with the word fire in the text(Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the authors initials can be found in RARE HAPPENING.

2. 🐴 Read a book with a character who charismatic or a character who is a leader or where the first letter of each title word can be found in MAGNETIC CONFIDENCE.

3. 🐴 Read a book with a character who loves their freedom or a character who loses their temper or where the first letter of the location of the book can be found in ENERGY.

4.🐴 Read a book where a character leaves a project unfinished or where a character is bored or with a character who finds their career interesting.

5. 🐴 Read a book with a character who works hard or where a character has an amazing experience (Your opinion) or where the authors initials can be found in WEALTH.

6. 🐴 Read a book with at least one scene set at a party or with a butterfly on the cover or read a book tagged romance.

7. 🐴 Read a book tagged Adventure or with a character who is cautious or a character who wants stability.

8. 🐴 Read a book with a strong woman as a main character or where a radical change occurs or with a character who is superstitious.
❤️‍🔥 MC Savannah Reid is a strong woman - Just Desserts by G.A. McKevett 2/2/26

9. 🐴 Read a book with a character who is an actress or with a character called Cindy or Cynthia or where a character eats a berry (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).

10. 🐴 Read a book with a character called Adam, David, Jon or Mike or with a character who is a politician or find the authors initials in FILM MAKER.

11. 🐴 Read a book with flowers on the cover or a book where two characters fall in love or where the authors initials can be found in GOOD FORTUNE.

12. 🐴 Read a book with a character who is powerful or a book set in China or where the first letter of each title word can be found in RUTILATED QUARTZ (Three word minimum).

13. 🐴 Read a book where a character is impulsive or with a red cover or where the authors initials can be found in RED AGATE.

14. 🐴 Read a book with a green cover or with a wealthy character of where the authors initials can be found in AVENTURINE.

15. 🐴 Read a book with a fire on the cover or where a character protects someone or where the first letter of the location can be found in GOLD PYRITE.
❤️‍🔥 - Jordan protects his friend Drew - New Kid by Jerry Craft 2/1/26

16. 🐴 Read a book with a horse on the cover or where a character has a high-stress job or where the authors initials can be found in GUARDIAN.

17, 🐴 Read a book with jewelery on the cover or where a character is protective over someone or where the first letter of each title word can be found in BENMINGNIAN.

18. 🐴Read a book with the word fish is in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character gets a promotion at work or were the authors initials can be found in RICE BALLS.

19. 🐴 Read a book with an orange cover or where a character eats barbecue or where the authors initials can be found in SHELLFISH.

20. 🐴 Read a character who is traditional (Your interpretation) or where a character who eats spicy foods or a character who drinks tea.

In Memoriam 2025
Duration:
Level 3: February 1, 2026 - July 31, 2027 ( 100 or more Tasks)

Tasks can be done as often as you need.

1. Gene Hackman
Eugene Allen Hackman (January 30, 1930 – February 18, 2025) was an American Oscar-winning actor known for roles in The French Connection and Unforgiven, and many more. He died in Santa Fe New Mexico under suspicious circumstances with his wife.
🩷 Read a book set in New Mexico or where a character dies under suspicious circumstances or a book published in either January or February of any year.

2. David Lynch
David Keith Lynch (January 20, 1946 – January 16, 2025) was an American filmmaker, actor, painter, and musician. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. In a career spanning more than five decades, he received numerous accolades. He is the acclaimed director of Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet.
🩷 Read a book with a character who is an actor or a painter, or read a book that is fifth in a series or a book with a blue cover.

3. Val Kilmer
Val Edward Kilmer (December 31, 1959 – April 1, 2025) was an American actor. Initially a stage actor, he later found fame as a leading man in films in a wide variety of genres including comedies, dramas, action adventures, westerns, historical films, crime dramas, science fiction films, and fantasy films. He is known for his roles in Top Gun and Batman Forever. Kilmer died in his sleep at his Los Angeles home.
🩷 Read a book with a gun on the cover or set in California or read a book tagged as one of the genres above.

4. Michelle Trachtenberg
Michelle Christine Trachtenberg (October 11, 1985 – February 26, 2025) was an American actress who began her career in commercials at age three, and made her television debut in her first credited role on the Nickelodeon series The Adventures of Pete & Pete. She is best known for her roles as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl.
🩷 Read a book with a character who gossips or a third in a series or with a character who is a vampire.

5. Loretta Swit
Loretta Swit (born Loretta Jane Szwed; November 4, 1937 – May 30, 2025) was an American stage and television actress. She was widely known for her character roles, especially her role as Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on M*A*S*H, for which she was nominated for Emmy Awards in each season of the long-running show, and won two, in 1980 and 1982. Swit died from natural causes at her home in New York City, at the age of 87.
🩷 Read a book with a character who is a nurse or a book published in either 1980 or 1982 or a book set in New York City.

6. Brian Wilson
Brian Douglas Wilson (June 20, 1942 – June 11, 2025) was an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys and received widespread recognition as one of the most innovative and significant musical figures of his era. His work was distinguished for its high production values, complex harmonies and orchestrations, vocal layering, and introspective or ingenuous themes. He was also known for his versatile head voice and falsetto.
🩷 Read a book with a beach on the cover or read a book published in June of any year or with a character who is a singer.

7. Roberta Flack
Roberta Cleopatra Flack (February 10, 1937 – February 24, 2025) was an American singer and pianist known for her emotive, genre-blending ballads that spanned R&B, jazz, folk, and pop and contributed to the birth of the quiet storm radio format. Her commercial success included the Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping singles "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Killing Me Softly with His Song", and "Feel Like Makin' Love". She became the first artist to win the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in consecutive years.
🩷 Read a book with a face on the cover or where a couple make love or where a character is killed.

8. Sly Stone
Sylvester Stewart (March 15, 1943 – June 9, 2025), better known by his stage name Sly Stone, was an American musician, songwriter and record producer. He was the frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, playing a critical role in the development of psychedelic soul and funk with his pioneering fusion of soul, rock, psychedelia, and gospel in the 1960s and 1970s. Sly was born in Texas and died at his home in California.
🩷 Read a book set in Texas or with a character who is sly (Your interpretation) or with a book that has a family that work or live together.

9. Marianne Faithfull
Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull (29 December 1946 – 30 January 2025) was an English singer and actress who achieved popularity in the 1960s with the release of her UK top 10 single "As Tears Go By". Some of here other songs were "Come and Stay With Me and "This Little Bird". She became one of the leading female artists of the British Invasion in the United States.
🩷 Read a book with a character called either Marianne, Evelyn or Gabriel or where a character cries or with a bird on the cover.

10. Peter Yarrow
Peter Yarrow (May 31, 1938 – January 7, 2025) was an American singer and songwriter who found fame as a member of the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary along with Paul Stookey and Mary Travers. Yarrow pursued a solo career in the 1970s, releasing his debut album Peter in 1972. He was also involved in the civil rights movement, performing for the March on Washington plus the Selma to Montgomery marches. He received awards for his activism.
🩷 Read a book about civil rights or with a character called Peter, Paul or Mary or read a stand alone book.

11. Sam Moore
Samuel David Moore (October 12, 1935 – January 10, 2025) was an American singer who was best known as a member of the soul and R&B duo Sam & Dave. The duo's November 1965 single "You Don't Know Like I Know" started a series of 10 straight top-20 Billboard rhythm and blues (R&B) hits that included "Hold On! I'm Comin'", "You Got Me Hummin', "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby", "Soul Man", and "I Thank You". "
🩷 Read a book tagged music or a book published in November of any year or where a character is called either Sam or Dave.

12. George Foreman
George Edward Foreman (January 10, 1949 – March 21, 2025) was an American professional boxer, businessman, minister, and author. In boxing, he competed between 1967 and 1997, and was nicknamed "Big George". He was a two-time world heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold medalist. He is the namesake of the George Foreman Grill. He had five wives and 12 children.
🩷 Read a book where a character grills or a book that is 5th or 12th in a series or a book about George Foreman.

13. George Wendt
George Robert Wendt Jr. (October 17, 1948 – May 20, 2025) was an American actor. He was in many movies and tv shows bu his most famous role was playing Norm Peterson on the NBC sitcom Cheers. In 1974, Wendt met actress Bernadette Birkett at the Second City theater in Chicago. They married in 1978 and Birkett later voiced his off-screen wife, Vera, in Cheers. The couple had three children: Hilary, Joe, and Daniel.
🩷 Read a book set in Boston or with a character called Norm or Vera or a book where the letters NBC can be found in the title in any order.

14. Dame Joan Plowright
Joan Ann Olivier, Baroness Olivier (née Plowright; 28 October 1929 – 16 January 2025), commonly known as Dame Joan Plowright, was an English actress whose career spanned over six decades. She received several accolades and was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004. Plowright was first married to the actor Roger Gage in September 1953. She later divorced him and in 1961 married Laurence Olivier shortly after the end of Olivier's twenty-year marriage to the actress Vivien Leigh. Plowright and Olivier had three children together
🩷 Read a book set in England or a character who is divorced or a character called Laurence or Joan.

15. Hulk Hogan
Terry Gene Bollea (August 11, 1953 – July 24, 2025), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, was an American professional wrestler and media personality. Hogan won multiple championships worldwide, most notably being a six-time WWF Champion. Hogan's crossover popularity led to several television and film roles. Early in his career Hogan played the part of Thunderlips in Rocky III. Hogan released a music CD, Hulk Rules, as Hulk Hogan and the Wrestling Boot Band, which also included Jimmy "Mouth of the South" Hart, his then-wife Linda and J.J Maguire.Despite negative reviews, Hulk Rules reached No. 12 on the Billboard Top Kid Audio chart in 1995.
🩷 Read a book which is 12th in a series or published in 1995 or where the authors initials can be found in HULK RULES.

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16. Connie Francis
Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero (December 12, 1937 – July 16, 2025), known professionally as Connie Francis, was an American singer and actress. One of the top-charting female vocalists of the late 1950s and early 1960s, she amassed over 100 million records sold, placing her among the best-selling music artists in history.
After a string of unsuccessful releases, Francis rose to fame in 1957 with her cover of the 1923 song "Who's Sorry Now?". She became the first woman to reach No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart when "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" topped the chart in 1960.
🩷 Read a book that is first in a series or with a character who says sorry to another or a character who is somebody's fool (Your interpretation).

17 Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (3 December 1948 – 22 July 2025) was an English singer, songwriter, and media personality. Dubbed the "Prince of Darkness", he is widely credited as a pioneer of heavy metal music. He co-founded the band Black Sabbath in 1968, and rose to prominence in the 1970s as their lead vocalist. Osbourne had more than 15 tattoos, the earliest of which were the letters O-Z-Z-Y across the knuckles of his left hand. He created this himself as a teenager with a sewing needle and pencil lead.
🩷 Read a book with a black cover or where a character has a tattoo or where the authors initials can be found in SABBATH.

18 Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Malcolm-Jamal Warner (August 18, 1970 – July 20, 2025) was an American actor, musician and poet. He rose to prominence for his role as Theodore Huxtable on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show. He was also known for his roles as Malcolm McGee on the sitcom Malcolm & Eddie, Dr. Alex Reed in the sitcom Reed Between the Lines, Julius Rowe in Suits and Dr. AJ Austin in the medical drama The Resident.
🩷 Read a book with a character who is a doctor or with a character called Austin or Malcolm or where the authors initials can be found in HUXTABLE.

19. Michael Madsen
Michael Søren Madsen (September 25, 1957 – July 3, 2025) was an American actor. He was widely known for starring in Quentin Tarantino's films such as Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill: Volume 2, and The Hateful Eight. He was born in Chicago and died in California. He had 3 wives and 6 children.
🩷 Read a book set in Chicago or with a dog on the cover or where the first letter of each title word can be found in QUENTIN TARANTINO. (Three word minimum).

20 Pope Francis
Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio;17 December 1936 – 21 April 2025) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 13 March 2013 until his death in 2025. He was the first Jesuit pope, the first Latin American, and the first born or raised outside Europe since the 8th-century Syrian pope Gregory III. He was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
🩷 Read a book set in Argentina or with a character who is Catholic or a book published in March of any year.

Delicious Bundt Cakes
Duration: Open Ended from your start date.
Read: 0/30

Object: Find the first letter of each title word in the cake names below. One book for each cake. Three word minimum.
All words and sub-titles count! Hyphenated words count as one word.


Cake Names
1. Chocolate Peanut Butter Bundt Cake
2. Lemon Sour Cream Cake
3. Key Lime Bundt Cake
4. Banana Bundt Cake with Brown Sugar Glaze
5. Root Beer Float Cake
6. Pineapple Upside-Down Bundt Cake
7. Pumpkin Bundt Cake
8. Crack Cake (Easy Recipe)
9. Sweet Potato Pound Cake
10. Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake
11. Kentucky Butter Cake
12. Chocolate Kahlua Cake
13. Sock It To Me Cake
14. Bacardi Rum Cake
15. Cherry Almond Bundt Cake
16. Cheesecake Swirl Carrot Bundt Cake
17. Red Velvet Bundt Cake
18. Coconut Cream Bundt Cake
19. Easy Orange Cake
20. Too Much Chocolate Cake
21. Pistachio Cake
22. Louisiana Crunch Cake
23. Seven-Up Cake
24. Perfect Lemon Ricotta Bundt Cake
25. Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake
26. Sticky Toffee Bundt Cake
27. Tiramisu Bundt Cake
28. Easy Homemade Funfetti Bundt Cake
29. Texas Sheet Cake Bundt Cake
30. Homemade Strawberry Bundt Cake Recipe

February 2026 Word Search - Red
Duration: February 1, 2026 - February 28, 2026

Choose your level:
Three: 41-50 words

0/41-50 Completed

List:
1. anger
2. apple
3. autumn
4. banner
5. bird
6. blood
7. bright
8. candy
9. cap
10. cardinal
11. cave
12. cherry
13. color
14. cotton
15. crayon
16. cross
17. danger
18. dress
19. drink
20. dye
21. flag
22. food
23. fox
24. hair
25. health
26. image
27. iron
28. leaves
29. life
30. light
31. paint
32. pepper
33. red
34. robin
35. ruby
36. sacrifice
37. shade
38. shift
39. soda
40. spot
41. star
42. strawberry
43. sun
44. sunrise
45. sunset
46. theory
47. tomato
48. uniform
49. victory
50. wheel

***FINISHED***
Original Message #18

January 2026 Word Search
Duration: January 1, 2026 - January 31, 2026
Completed: 50/50
Level Three: 41-50 words


Second Nature by Diana Xarissa - Finished: 1/2

1. advertise - pg. 111
2. apartment - pg. 7
3. awkward - pg. 48
4. behavior - pg. 120
5. bonus - pg. 35
6. campus - pg. 140
7. careful - pg. 2
8. cat - pg. 3
9. chemistry - pg. 47
10. chicken - pg. 28
11. chuckle - pg. 2
12. cocoa - pg. 62
13. college - pg. 6
14. cottage - pg. 10
15. emails - pg. 113
16. empty - pg. 11
17. eyebrow - pg. 10
18. festivals - pg. 5
19. fur - pg. 44
20. guilty - pg. 103
21. homecoming - pg. 9
22. imagine - pg. 57
23. impression - pg. 134
24. job - pg. 2
25. leash - pg. 118
26. library - pg. 111
27. maple - pg. 10
28. miserable - pg. 86
29. mommy - pg. 156
30. panic - pg. 3
31. parking - pg. 13
32. path - pg. 53
33. portion - pg. 152
34. puppy - pg. 18
35. question - pg. 3
36. reply - pg. 11
37. resume - pg. 121
38. room - pg. 11
39. sleet - pg. 176
40. sleigh - pg. 30
41. snowball - pg. 29
42. somewhere - pg. 1
43. spaghetti - pg. 174
44. sparks - pg. 169
45. spots - pg. 65
46. sweater - pg. 38
47. tab - pg. 155
48. taxi - pg. 70
49. waited - pg. 38
50. waste - pg. 113

New
Duration: January 1, 2026 - March 31, 2026

Level 3: 4 from the 3 categories (12 Books)

5/12 Completed

CATEGORIES
New to You Authors
1. My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh - Finished: 1/5
2. Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose - Finished: 1/6
3. It Looks Like Us by Alison Ames - Finished: 1/7
4. A Resistance of Witches by a Ryan - Finished: 1/8



New to You Series
1. Second Nature by Diana Xarissa - Finished: 1/2
Serie: A Later in Life Love Story
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Read The Months
Duration: January 1, 2026 -March 31, 2026

Level January: 3-5 tasks
Level February: 6-9 Tasks.
Level March: 2 tasks for each number. They have to be different.

For the first 2 levels each task can be done once.
TASKS

1. There were quite a few authors born in January. Issac Asimov, Susan Wittig Albert, Erik Larson, J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl Sandburg, Jack London, Michael Bond, Virginia Woolf, A.A. Milne, J.D. Salinger, Edith Wharton, Norman Mailer, and Lewis Carroll.
📖 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in January of any year or a book where the authors initials can be found in JANUARY.
It Looks Like Us by Alison Ames - Finished: 1/7
Author Initials: AA


2. January has a couple of strange holidays. January 3 has a Festival of Sleep Day, Fruitcake Toss Day, and Drinking Straw Day, January 10 is National Houseplant Appreciation Day. January 21 is Squirrel Appreciation Day, and Penguin Awareness Day.
📖 Read a book with either a squirrel or a penguin on the cover or where a character eats fruitcake or where a character attends a festival.

3. January also has some quirky challenges. National Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day (Jan 11). No Pants Subway Ride Day (Mid-Jan, Date Varies). Talk Like a Grizzled Prospector Day (Jan 24). Global Belly Laugh Day (Jan 24) and Yodel for Your Neighbors Day (Jan 30).
Read a book where it rains or with a character who laughs a lot or where a character rides a subway.

4. Authors who have a birthday in February are Meg Cabot, James Joyce, Gertrude Stein, Kate Chopin, Amy Tan, Charles Dickens, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, and John Steinbeck Plus many children's authors like Judy Blume, Laura Ingalls Wilder, and Jane Yolen.
📖 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in Feburary of any year or a book where the authors initials can be found in FEBURARY.

5. Some weird holidays are Feb 1: Spunky Old Broads Day, Feb 4: Stuffed Mushroom Day, Feb 6: Work Naked Day, Feb 16: Do a Grouch a Favor Day, Feb 22: Be Humble Day, and International Sword Swallowers Day, and Feb 28: Public Sleeping Day.
📖 Read a book where a character eats mushrooms (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or a character who is a grouch, or a character who is a spunk old lady.

6. There are also a few strange challenges for the month of February. Wave All Your Fingers at Your Neighbors Day (Feb 7): A challenge to interact with those living nearby through a simple wavek, Eat That Frog Challenge: A productivity challenge based on the idea of completing your most difficult or unpleasant task first thing in the morning and February Doodle Challenge: A daily drawing challenge with quirky prompts like "Perfume," "Box of Chocolates," "Cupid’s Arrow," and "Sunset".
📖Read a book with a sunset on the cover, or with a character who draws, or where a character waves at someone (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).

7. Some of the authors who were born in March. Khaled Hosseini,
Sarah J. Maas, Gabriel García Márquez, Bret Easton Ellis, Kenneth Grahame, Dr. Seuss, Douglas Adams, Jack Kerouac, John Updike, Henrik Ibsen and Philip Roth.
📖 Read a book by one of the above authors or read a book published in March of any year or a book where the authors initials can be found in MARCH AUTHORS.
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh - Finished: 1/5
Author's Initials: OM


8. March is packed with quirky celebrations like International Goof Off Day, Make Up Your Own Holiday Day, National Something on a Stick Day, Everything You Think Is Wrong Day, If Pets Had Thumbs Day, and Open An Umbrella Indoors Day.
📖 Read a book where a character goofs off or with a pet on the cover or where the word umbrella can be found in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).

9. In March there are some strange challenges. The Middle Name Pride Challenge (March 10) people are challenged to use only their middle names for the entire day or share the bizarre stories behind their often-hidden second names, The Alien Abduction Challenge (March 20): Observed on Alien Abduction Day, this niche challenge involves enthusiasts sharing "survival tips" or creating staged, humorous videos of themselves being "beamed up" and a notable "strange challenge" that gained infamy in March 2020 was the dangerous "Coronavirus Challenge". This ill-advised social media trend encouraged individuals to film themselves licking public objects, such as toilet seats.
📖 Read a book with an author who has a middle name or a book tagged science fiction or where a character uses social media.

2026 Countdown
Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026

0/55 completed

Tasks:
Read 10 books from any series.
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Explore 2026
Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Completed: 0/12

Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, use the Browse feature here on Goodreads. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.

Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with Goodreads members...

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Reading The Seasons - Winter
Duration: December 21, 2025 - March 20, 2026
Fantastically Frosty: 31+ points
Read: 6/31+

TASKS:
1. Winter Fun
❄️ Read a book with the word WINTER in the title.
-->BONUS: Winter on the cover (show cover)

2. Enjoy the snow falling.
❄️ Read a book where you find the letters SNOW in any order in the author's name.

3. Build a snowman.
❄️ Read a book where characters build a snowman.
-->BONUS: Snowman on the cover (show cover).
Second Nature by Diana Xarissa - Finished: 1/2


4. Sit by the fireplace.
❄️ Read a book with a fireplace on the cover (show cover).

5. Hit the slopes.
❄️ Read a book where a character goes skiing or enjoys another outdoor winter sport.

6. Decorate Your Home
❄️ Read a book where a home is decorated for the holidays.

7. Christmas
❄️ Read a book with the word CHRISTMAS in the title.
-->BONUS: A Christmas tree or wreath on the cover.

8. Have a wrapping party.
❄️ Read a book where characters wrap gifts.
-->BONUS: With a gift box on the cover.

9. New Year's Day
❄️ Read a book that is first in a series. Tell us the series name.
-->BONUS: Also by an author you have not read before.

10. Go to a hockey game.
❄️ Read a book where a character goes to a hockey game.
-->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in HOCKEY.

11. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
❄️ Read a book by a black author or from the Christian genre.

12. Make snow ice cream.
❄️ Read a book where a character eats ice cream.

13. Chinese New Year
❄️ Read a book set in China OR by a Chinese author OR with a horse on the cover (show cover) or in the story.

14. Groundhog's Day
❄️ Read a book set in Pennsylvania.

15. Host an Oscar viewing party.
❄️ Read a book where a character watches movies.
-->BONUS: The title begins with a letter in OSCAR (all words count).
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh - Finished: 1/5


16. Valentine's Day
❄️ Read a Romance.
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - Finished: 1/23

17. WINTER
❄️ Read a book with a genre or tag that begins with a letter in WINTER. Tell us the tag.
Ex. Women's Fiction begins with W.
Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose - Finished: 1/6
Genre: Thriller

18. WINTER
❄️ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in WINTER.
It Looks Like Us by Alison Ames - Finished: 1/7
Starts with I

19. Winter Books
❄️ Read a book published between December 21st and March 20th of any year. Tell us the publication date.
-->BONUS: Published between 12/21/25 and 3/20/26.

20. Read Across America Day
❄️ Read a book you borrowed from the library.
A Resistance of Witches by a Ryan - Finished: 1/8

January 2026 Word Search
Duration: January 1, 2026 - January 31, 2026
Completed: 0/50
Level Three: 41-50 words


Second Nature by Diana Xarissa - Finished: 1/2

1. advertise - pg. 111
2. apartment - pg. 7
3. awkward - pg. 48
4. behavior - pg. 120
5. bonus - pg. 35
6. campus - pg. 140
7. careful - pg. 2
8. cat - pg. 3
9. chemistry - pg. 47
10. chicken - pg. 28
11. chuckle - pg. 2
12. cocoa - pg. 62
13. college - pg. 6
14. cottage - pg. 10
15. emails - pg. 113
16. empty - pg. 11
17. eyebrow - pg. 10
18. festivals - pg. 5
19. fur - pg. 44
20. guilty - pg. 103
21. homecoming - pg. 9
22. imagine - pg. 57
23. impression - pg. 134
24. job - pg. 2
25. leash - pg. 118
26. library - pg. 111
27. maple - pg. 10
28. miserable - pg. 86
29. mommy - pg. 156
30. panic - pg. 3
31. parking - pg. 13
32. path - pg. 53
33. portion - pg. 152
34. puppy - pg. 18
35. question - pg. 3
36. reply - pg. 11
37. resume - pg. 121
38. room - pg. 11
39. sleet - pg. 176
40. sleigh - pg. 30
41. snowball - pg. 29
42. somewhere - pg. 1
43. spaghetti - pg. 174
44. sparks - pg. 169
45. spots - pg. 65
46. sweater - pg. 38
47. tab - pg. 155
48. taxi - pg. 70
49. waited - pg. 38
50. waste - pg. 113

January Scattergories
Duration: January 1, 2026 - January 31, 2026
Letter: F
Completed: 5/12

1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
2. Author (first or last name)
3. Main Character (first or last name)
4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items): Flowers
The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali - Finished: 1/10


7. Word ending with -L: Final
It Looks Like Us by Alison Ames - Finished: 1/7
pg. 60 - "By the time she sets foot in the final airport she's chewed her lips and fingers to shreds, but she's made it."
8. A word to describe a person
9. Something that can be in a bunch, in the ground or in a vase: Flowers
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh - Finished: 1/5
pg. 122 - "Pretty flowers."
10. If something is not true, it is?: False
A Resistance of Witches by Morgan Ryan - Finished: 1/8
pg. 288 - "Utterly intoxicating and false as false could be, like beautiful armor."
11. Someone who loves you
12. Something that can tickle: fingers
The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali - Finished: 1/10
pg. 6 - "He held up five fingers to indicate to Claire that his wife believes in the five stars."

Worst Movie Sequels
Duration: November 1, 2025 - October 31, 2026

Object: Pick 25 movies and read one task for each.

Completed: 0/25

1. Jaws 2 - 1978
Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 7, 8 (share page count) OR set on an island OR where you find the word SHARK in the text (share page/loc#).

2. Grown Ups 2 - 2013
After moving his family back to his hometown to be with his friends and their kids, Lenny finds out that between old bullies, new bullies, schizo bus drivers, drunk cops on skis, and four hundred costumed party crashers sometimes crazy follows you.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 1, 3 (share page count) OR where a character moves back to their hometown OR where the MC is male.

3. The Sting II - 1983
A team of cons is planning a new scam involving betting on a boxing match but one of its past victims aims to exact revenge by eliminating the whole group.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 8, 3 (share page count) OR where characters are running a con OR with a boxing match in the story.

4. Tron: Legacy - 2010
The son of a computer programmer goes looking for his father and ends up inside the digital world that his father designed. He meets his father's corrupted creation and a unique ally who was born inside the digital world.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 1 (share page count) OR where a character is searching for their father OR where a character finds an ally.

5. Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment - 1985
Six Police Academy graduates are assigned to the 16th precinct, and their Captain desperately wants them to clean up the crime ridden neighborhood, but his second in command schemes to become captain himself by sabotaging the rookies.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 8, 5 (share page count) OR with a 6 in the publication date (share date) OR with a character in law enforcement.

6. Rocky II - 1979
Rocky struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed, while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a rematch.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 7 (share page count) OR where a character struggles with family life OR with a character that has an unusual name (share name).

7. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 - 1986
A radio host is victimized by the cannibal family as a former Texas marshal hunts them.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 8, 6 (share page count) OR tagged Horror OR set in Texas.

8. Exorcist II: The Heretic - 1977
A teenage girl once possessed by a demon finds that it still lurks within her. Meanwhile, a priest investigates the death of the girl's exorcist.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 7 (share page count) OR with a demon character OR whose title has a sub-title.

9. Cars 2 - 2011
Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 1 (share page count) OR where someone goes to a Grand Prix race OR tagged espionage.

10. The Fly II - 1989
The almost-human son of "Brundlefly" searches for a cure to his mutated genes while being monitored by a nefarious corporation that wishes to continue his father's experiments.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 8 (share page count) OR with a nefarious corporation in the story OR where an experiment is conducted.

11. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps - 2010
Now out of prison but still disgraced by his peers, Gordon Gekko works his future son-in-law, an idealistic stockbroker, when he sees an opportunity to take down a Wall Street enemy and rebuild his empire.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 1 (share page count) OR with a MC whose first and last name begin with the same letter (share name) OR with a character that was in prison.

12. xXx: State of the Union - 2005
Darius Stone, a new agent in the xXx program, is sent to Washington, D.C. to stop a coup attempt against the President of the United States.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 5 (share page count) OR where the MC is a federal agent OR set in Washington D.C..

13. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - 2009
Sam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is dragged back into the Transformers' war.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 9 (share page count) OR with a robot character OR a title that begins with T but not The.

14. Teen Wolf Too - 1987
Todd Howard is a struggling college student. Nothing seems to be going very well for him, until he turns into a wolf.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 8, 7 (share page count) OR with a werewolf character OR with someone in college.

15. Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo - 2005
Deuce is tricked again into man-whoring by T.J., only in Amsterdam while other man-whores are being murdered in his midst.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 5 (share page count) OR set in Amsterdam OR where murder is committed.

16. RoboCop 2 - 1990
RoboCop returns to protect the citizens of old Detroit but faces a deadly challenge when a rogue OCP member secretly creates a new, evil RoboCop 2.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 0 (share page count) OR set in Detroit OR set in the future.

17. The Ring Two - 2005
Six months after the incidents involving the lethal videotape, new clues prove that there is a new evil lurking in the darkness.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 5 (share page count) OR with a mostly black cover (share cover) OR with evil in the story.

18. Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem - 2007
Warring Alien and Predator races descend on a rural Colorado town, where unsuspecting residents must band together for any chance of survival.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 7 (share page count) OR set in Colorado OR alien characters in the book.

19. Evan Almighty - 2007
God contacts Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 7 (share page count) OR tagged Religious/Christian OR where something is built.

20. Tremors II: Aftershocks - 1996
Earl Bassett, now a washed-up ex-celebrity, is hired by a Mexican oil company to eradicate a Graboid epidemic that's killing more people each day. However, the humans aren't the only one with a new battle plan.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 6 (share page count) OR where the MC's first name begins with E OR where there is a battle plan.

I'm going to shoot for Level 3 :)

Royal Leaders
Duration: December 1, 2025-November 30, 2026
Completed: 6/66

Level 3 December 1, 2025 - May 31 2027 ( Read 3 books for each leader)
Each Task can be once.


1. King Henry VIII
Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547).
👑 Read a book with a character called Henry or Catharine or read a book where a character has been married more than once or that is eighth in a series.

2. Queen Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603).
👑Read a book with a character called Elizabeth or a book that is tagged history or that is first in a series.
1. Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose - Finished: 1/6
One of MC's name is Elizabeth

3. Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022).
👑 Read a book that is second in a series or with a main character who has a brother or set in England.

4. Queen Victoria
Alexandrina Victoria (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901)
👑 Read a book set in India or with 2 of the following numbers in the page count, 1,8, 7 or 6 or with a character called Victoria.
A Resistance of Witches by Morgan Ryan - Finished: 1/8 - Page Count: 416 (4,6)

5. Alexander the Great
Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC),
👑Read a book with a character who is military or set in Greece or with a character called Alexander.

6. Ramses II
Ramesses II (1303 BC – 1213 BC)
👑Read a book set in Egypt or with a character who is powerful (Your interpretation) or where the authors initials can be found in PHARAOH.
It Looks Like Us by Alison Ames - Finished: 1/7 (AA)

7. Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut ( 1505–1458 BC)
👑Read a book where a woman works in a male job or with a character who shares a job with another or a second book in a series.

8. Hammurabi
Hammurabi (1810 – 1750 BC),
👑 Read a book where a character seeks justice (Your Interpretation) or a book that is sixth in a series or where the authors initials can be found in BABYLONIA.

9. Richard I (Richard the Lionheart)
Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199),
👑 Read a book with a character who rebels against his father or a character who has 2 brothers or a character called Richard.

10. Eleanor of Aquitaine
Eleanor of Aquitaine (1124 – 1 April 1204)
👑 Read a book with a female character who has been married more than once or set in Europe or where the authors initials can be found in HEIRESS.

11. Boudica
👑Read a book with a character who struggles for independence or with one of these numbers in page count 6, 0, 1 or where the authors initials can be found in ICENI TRIBE.

12. Alfred The Great
👑 Read a book with a character called Alfred or with a character who is an orphan or where the authors initials can be found in VIKING.

13. King Canute
👑Read a book set in either Denmark or Norway or a book that is a third in a series or with a body of water on the cover.

14. King Arthur
👑 Read a book about King Arthur or with a character who is a knight of which is either 5th or 6th in a series.

15. Cleopatra
👑 Read a book with a character who is Greek or a character who speaks more than one language or where the authors initials can be found in MEDITERRANEAN

16. Peter The Great
👑Read a book with a character called Peter or set in Russia or with a character who is a policeman/woman.

17. King Tut
👑 Read a book tagged Religion or that is 13th in a series or with a character who is traditional.

18. Charles 1
👑Read a book set in Scotland or where a character quarrels with another or a character who follows their conscience.
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - Finished: 1/23

19. George IV
👑 Read a book with a character who has a mental illness or published in January of any year or a character called George.
1. Read a book with a character who has a mental illness: MC has depression
1. My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh - Finished: 1/5


20. William the Conqueror
👑Read a book where there is a death or a character who cofesses to something or where the authors initials can be found in HASTINGS.

21, Louis XIV
Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715),
👑 Read a book that is long over 300 pages or a book tagged art or where the authors initials can be found in VERSAILLES.
1. Read a book that is over 300 pages
The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali - Finished: 1/10
312 pages

22. Catherine the Great of Russia
👑 Read a book set in Poland or with a character who kills their spouse or with a character who has a lover

Jumping in for Level 2 :)

Winter Books
December 01, 2025 - November 30, 2026
Completed: 0/40

I'll start with Level 2: 25-40 books

1. Second Nature by Diana Xarissa - Finished: 1/2


2. It Looks Like Us by Alison Ames - Finished: 1/7


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December 2025 Word Search
Level 3 - 50/50

Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks - 12/2
2. alive - pg. 6
3. angry - pg. 9
6. bench - pg. 30
8. buttons - pg. 266
9. crushed - pg. 227
10. double - pg. 18
11. drink - pg. 62
14. fingers - pg. 19
16. glamorous - pg. 22
20. hurt - pg. 9
22. lips - pg. 23
24. luck - pg.. 111
25. magic - pg. 121
28. north - pg. 30
29. notice - pg. 29
31. reading - pg. 4
32. reasons - pg. 63
33. rice - pg. 119
34. rude - pg. 8
37. seven - pg. 129
38. shelf - pg. 168
39. shouting - pg. 40
40. shrink - pg. 153
41. small - pg. 9
44. star - pg. 268
45. sweat - pg. 89
46. sweet - pg. 44
47. village - pg. 105
49. welcome - pg. 18
50. winter - pg. 30

The Menu of Happiness by Hisashi Kashiwai - 12/2 -
12. envelope - pg. 138
36. salty - pg. 18

I, Medusa by Ayana Gray - 12/4
13. festival - pg. 136
18. gracious - pg. 154
23. loser - pg. 145
27. nephew - pg. 69
30. occasion - pg. 10

The Whistler by Nick Medina - Finished: 12/7
15. freckles - pg. 272
21. jukebox - pg. 26
26. menu - pg. 86
42. snide - pg. 298

Storm Front by Jim Butcher - 12/8
19. heater - pg. 83

Last Rites by Ozzy Osbourne
1. addicts - pg. 5

A December to Remember by Jenny Bayliss - 12/11
4. banana - pg. 243
5. barista - pg. 228
7. biscuits - pg. 38
17. glitter - pg. 34
35. sale - pg. 343
43. solstice - pg. 55
48. walnut - pg. 142

December 2025 Scattergories - Letter M
Duration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

You may use a book to fulfill as many categories as it fits

Completed: 9/12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored): The Menu of Happiness
The Menu of Happiness by Hisashi Kashiwai - 12/2
2. Author (first or last name): Max Brooks
Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks - 12/2
3. Main Character - (first or last name): Medusa
I, Medusa by Ayana Gray - 12/4
4. Secondary Character - (first or last name): Mostar
Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks - 12/2
5. Place/Setting - (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)

And the Specials for December are:
7. Something on a face: mouth
I, Medusa by Ayana Gray - 12/4
pg. 42 - "Euryale sets her mouth in a firm line."
8. A word that ends with -E: minute
The Menu of Happiness by Hisashi Kashiwai - 12/2
pg. 1 - "Judging from the dark blanket of cloud above, it was going to start snowing any minute."
9. Something you can hold in your hand: mail
Storm Front by Jim Butcher - 12/8
pg. 2 - "I jerked the mail out of his hand and looked pointedly at his clipboard."
10. Items that can be lost
11. I am 5280 feet long.: mile
Last Rites by Ozzy Osbourne
pg. 20 - "You could hear the scream from a mile away."
12. A union between two people (any form works): marriage
Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks - 12/2
pg. 59 - "Two beats, the whole reason our marriage got to where it got to in the first place."

December 2025 Word Search
Level 3 - 50/50

Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks - 12/2
2. alive - pg. 6
3. angry - pg. 9
6. bench - pg. 30
8. buttons - pg. 266
9. crushed - pg. 227
10. double - pg. 18
11. drink - pg. 62
14. fingers - pg. 19
16. glamorous - pg. 22
20. hurt - pg. 9
22. lips - pg. 23
24. luck - pg.. 111
25. magic - pg. 121
28. north - pg. 30
29. notice - pg. 29
31. reading - pg. 4
32. reasons - pg. 63
33. rice - pg. 119
34. rude - pg. 8
37. seven - pg. 129
38. shelf - pg. 168
39. shouting - pg. 40
40. shrink - pg. 153
41. small - pg. 9
44. star - pg. 268
45. sweat - pg. 89
46. sweet - pg. 44
47. village - pg. 105
49. welcome - pg. 18
50. winter - pg. 30

The Menu of Happiness by Hisashi Kashiwai - 12/2 -
12. envelope - pg. 138
36. salty - pg. 18

I, Medusa by Ayana Gray - 12/4
13. festival - pg. 136
18. gracious - pg. 154
23. loser - pg. 145
27. nephew - pg. 69
30. occasion - pg. 10

The Whistler by Nick Medina - Finished: 12/7
15. freckles - pg. 272
21. jukebox - pg. 26
26. menu - pg. 86
42. snide - pg. 298

Storm Front by Jim Butcher - 12/8
19. heater - pg. 83

Last Rites by Ozzy Osbourne
1. addicts - pg. 5

A December to Remember by Jenny Bayliss - 12/11
4. banana - pg. 243
5. barista - pg. 228
7. biscuits - pg. 38
17. glitter - pg. 34
35. sale - pg. 343
43. solstice - pg. 55
48. walnut - pg. 142

November 2025 Word Search
Duration: November 1, 2025 - November 30, 2025


Choose your level:
One: 10-20 words
Two: 21-40 words
Three: 41-50 words

Completed: 42/50

List:
7. bombs
11. cornucopia
13. craft
14. crochet
23. hopscotch
40. s'mores
46. turkey
48. wagon

What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama - 11/6
1. apple - pg. 112
3. bath - pg. 108
4. big - pg. 10
5. black - pg. 6
6. blessings - pg. 102
8. celebrate - pg. 69
12. country - pg. 9
15. daylight - pg. 91
16. dinner - pg. 22
17. drive - pg. 9
18. ends - pg. 18
20. Friday - pg. 68
21. game - pg. 186
22. gratitude - pg. 105
24. hot - pg. 72
27. leaves - pg. 209
29. make - pg. 23
32. polish - pg. 53
37. read - 14
38. ride - pg. 143
41. scarf - pg. 33
42. shopping - pg. 123
44. sweater - pg. 31
45. time - pg. 6
50. wear - pg. 6

The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai - 11/7
26. jar - pg. 25

The Restaurant of Lost Recipes by Hisashi Kashiwai - 11/10
2. bake - pg. 101
28. leg - pg. 165
34. pumpkin - pg. 114
49. warmer - pg. 196

Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley - 11/15
9. centerpiece - pg. 44
10. cider - pg. 199
19. football - pg. 104
25. indoor - pg. 23
30. pancakes - pg. 271
31. pie - pg. 17
33. porch - pg. 177
35. puzzle - pg. 101
36. rake - pg. 11
39. roads - pg. 114
43. silverware - pg. 46
47. vote - pg. 37

November Scattergories - Letter B
Read: 4/12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
2. Author (first or last name) - Angelina Boulley
Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley - 11/15
3. Main Character (first or last name)
4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items): Bowl
The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai - 11/10



And the Specials for November are:
7. Something you hear
8. A color
9. Someone at a wedding: Bride
Bride - pg. 179 - "My young bride, people used to call her when we got married."
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama - 11/6
10. A place you sit in or listen to a record or use a phone in the old days
11. An item made of leather
12. A metal projectile: Bullet
pg. 74 - "Five years ago, my best friend died from a single bullet through her heart."
Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley - 11/15