Denise’s Comments (group member since Nov 11, 2011)

Denise’s comments from the The Challenge Factory group.

Completion Post - Week 8
Book and Author: The Inmate by Freida McFadden
Pages: 388
Date Read: 18 Nov 2025
Task: +1 point - read a book with '1' in the page count or publication date; your team gains 1 point
How it fits: Published June 13, 2022
Is the word 'gratitude' or 'grateful' in the text of your book? Yes: "... that a lot of these men will be grateful for your care." (p. 11)

Going with The Inmate. Published June 13, 2022.

We're checked in.

Week 7
Team Name: Grateful Gobblers

Jamie - Completion Post
Jamie (TheRebelliousReader) - Completion Post
Danielle Gypsy Soul - Completion Post
Denise (mod) - Completion Post

Points earned this week: 8

Completion Post - Week 7
Book and Author: The Faithless by C.L. Clark
Pages: 528
Date Read: 15 Nov 2025
Task: Name an ability you are thankful for - read a book where a significant character has a disability
How it fits: One MC uses a cane
Is the word 'gratitude' or 'grateful' in the text of your book? Yes: "You are well, however, and we should all be grateful for that." (p. 7)

I'll have mine done tomorrow, got about 100 pages left. :)

I'll go with The Faithless - one MC uses a cane.

Gonna have to dig through my TBR, but I'm sure I'll find something.

Fall into Winter Challenge
Duration: 01 October 2025 - 31 December 2025
Level: Hard - two spell outs with one of 6+ letters, 7 more books from at least 4 other groups
Completed: 0/23

1. Spell Outs:

Fall, Leaf, Acorn, Frost, Raking, Pumpkin, Harvest, Hayride, Hunting, Sweater, Corn Maze, Football, Halloween, Christmas, Cornucopia, Thanksgiving, Haunted House

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2. TBR Squeeze/Series Catch Up:
Read any book on your TBR/Series Catch Up list that relates to the October - December time period - book must either have a word in the title or have something on the cover that relates to this time period.

3. Publication Date:
Read any book first published in October, November or December of any year.

4. Authors:
Read any book whose author's initials can be found in any ONE of your spell out words.

5. Setting:
Read a book set in the October to December time frame, or where there is a celebration of any of the holidays that occur during this season.

6. Extra Challenge:
From any book read for #4 Authors, read a book set in a country that begins with a letter from the author's name.

We're checked in.

Week 6
Team Name: Grateful Gobblers

Jamie (TheRebelliousReader) - Completion Post
Jamie - Completion Post
Danielle Gypsy Soul - Completion Post
Denise (mod) - Completion Post

Points earned this week: 8

Completion Post - Week 6
Book and Author: Injury Time: Football in a State of Emergency by David Goldblatt
Pages: 472
Date Read: 05 Nov 2025
Task: Name an object you are grateful for - read a book with no human or animal on the cover
How it fits:

Is the word 'gratitude' or 'grateful' in the text of your book? Yes: "The majority, however, were profoundly grateful." (p. 172)

Excellent question. But if it'll definitely work for #3, just use it for that and Ariel can take the reptilian creature task. :)

Completion Post: Bug-eyed Ghost & Miner Ghost
Book: A Skeleton in the Family by Leigh Perry
Date Read: 03 Nov 2025
Pages: 305
Task: 👻Read a book with a skeleton on the cover
How it Fits:

I'm in the mood for nonfiction this week, going with Injury Time: Football in a State of Emergency

Danielle, are you available to roll?

Then I'll take the skeleton!

I thought I recognized it! Been to Prague a few times. :)

Fine with me if you want both! :)

ZZ, do you have a preference?

Zuzana wrote: "Can somebody please pick a third book for me? :)"

I'll pick this one:
I don't know any Czech, so I have no idea what it's about, but I like the cover. :D