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Just to shake things up a bit more and keep them really random, I'm throwing caution...and my OCD...to the wind for this challenge. Your prompts will be given to you in random orders, with everyone following a different path. I'll be tracking your prompts on a separate spreadsheet to make sure we don't miss one.
To pick your starting place, tell me your favorite number between 1 and 72.
Ridiculously Random Prompt #44: 700 Grapes
About 700 grapes go into one bottle of wine.
That's approximately 2.6 pounds, if you're wondering how much "fruit" you get when you uncork your favorite red.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🍇 1. Read a book with less than 700 reviews on Goodreads.
🍇 2. Read a book with a red or purple cover. {Your discretion.}
🍇 3. Read a book with a 2 and a 6 in the publication date.
🍇 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is NOT found in UNCORK.
Completion Post Ridiculously Random Prompt #44: 700 Grapes
Book: How to Save a Life
Author: Eli Easton
Date Read: 4/6/25
Pages: 238
Task:🍇 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is NOT found in UNCORK.
How it Fits: MC is Sammy
Ridiculously Random Prompt #9: Bossaball
Originating in Spain, Bossaball comprises elements of volleyball, football (soccer), gymnastics, and capoeira, which is an Afro-Brazilian cultural practice simultaneously involving a fight and a dance.
The game is played on an inflatable course with inbuilt trampolines on each side. The teams consist of 4 - 5 players with the aim of getting the ball over the net without the other team being able to return it.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🏐 1. Read a book that you rated 4 - 5 stars.
🏐 2. Read a book where a character fights or dances.
🏐 3. Read a book set at least partially in Spain.
🏐 4. Read a book where the MC's first name does NOT start with a letter in BOSSABALL.
Completion PostPrompt # / Name: Ridiculously Random Prompt #9: Bossaball
Book: The Apprentice
Author: Tess Gerritsen
Date Read: 4/7/25
Pages: 376
Task: 🏐 4. Read a book where the MC's first name does NOT start with a letter in BOSSABALL
How it Fits: MC Jane Rizzoli
Ridiculously Random Prompt #1: Octothorpe
The hashtag symbol is technically called an octothorpe.
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the "octo-" prefix refers to the eight points on the popular symbol, but the "thorpe" remains a mystery. One theory claims that it comes from the Old English word for "village," based on the idea that the symbol looks like a village surrounded by eight fields!
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
#️⃣ 1. Read a book with an MPG of MYSTERY.
#️⃣ 2. Read a book with an 8 in the page count.
#️⃣ 3. Read a book with all the letters of THORPE in the title.
#️⃣ 4. Read a book with the word VILLAGE found in the text.
Completion PostPrompt # / Name: Ridiculously Random Prompt #1: Octothorpe
Book: Nemesis
Author: Gregg Hurwitz
Date Read: 4/30/25
Pages: 499
Task: #️⃣ 1. Read a book with an MPG of MYSTERY.
How it Fits: MPG Mystery
Ridiculously Random Prompt #69: Worm Charming
Worm Charming is a competitive sport with the aim of attracting earthworms out of the ground.
The competitor that charms the most worms within a set period of time and a set zone on the ground wins. In 2009, Sophie Smith of England (aged 10) set the world record with 567 worms.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🪱 1. Read a book where the title contains an -ing word.
🪱 2. Read a book with an author who has the same first and last initials.
🪱 3. Read a book published before 2009.
🪱 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is NOT found in WORM.
Completion PostPrompt # / Name: #69: Worm Charming
Book: A Mage's Guide to Aussie Terrors
Author: A.J. Sherwood
Date Read: 6/6/25
Pages: 255 pgs
Task: 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is NOT found in WORM
How it Fits: MC Bel starts w B not found in WORM
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Ridiculously Random Prompt #33: Outhouse Racing
In Outhouse Racing, an outhouse (outdoor toilet) is kitted with wheels, brakes, and a steering system, and is raced down hills with competitors sitting on the toilet seat inside.
Competitors decorate their outhouses with clever names like “Royal Flush” and the first outhouse to make it across the finish line wins.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🚽 1. Read a book where a character decorates something.
🚽 2. Read a book with all the letters of OUTHOUSE in the title and/or subtitle.
🚽 3. Read a book with something with a steering system on the cover.
🚽 4. Read a book where a character sits down.
Prompt #33 / Name: Outhouse RacingBook: Baby, It's Cold Outside
Author:Melanie Harlow
Date Read: 11/22/25
Pages: 126 pgs
Task:🚽 1. Read a book where a character decorates something.
How it Fits: Harlow and Michael decorate a Christmas tree
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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.
Prompt # / Name: #2: Chef's HatBook: Kitto
Author: Harper Fox
Date Read: 11/29/25
Pages: 123 pgs
Task: 👩🏼🍳 1. Read a book with a mostly white cover. {Your discretion.}
How it Fits:
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Ridiculously Random Prompt #59: A Fruit?
Chocolate is (kinda) a fruit.
In more great chocolate news, the cocoa powder that goes into our fave best dark chocolate bars comes from the "beans" — or fruit of the cacao tree.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
❓1. Read a book with a brown cover. {Your discretion.}
❓2. Read a book with all the letters of CACAO found in the title.
❓3. Read a book with the word BEANS found in the text.
❓4. Read a book where a character gets great news.
Prompt # / Name: Ridiculously Random Prompt #59: A Fruit?Book: Rejoice, Dammit by Kaje Harper
Date Read: 12/7/25
Pages: 137
Task: 3. Read a book with the word BEANS found in the text.
How it Fits: chap 4 LOC 753. On frozen pizza and green beans.
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Ridiculously Random Prompt #52: Leucism
There's a word for animals with partial pigment loss.
Albinism is the congenital absence of any pigmentation or coloration, but leucism is a different rare condition where some pattern or color remains.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🦒 1. Read a book without much color on the cover. {Your discretion.}
🦒 2. Read a book where the author's LAST initial is found in LEUCISM.
🦒 3. Read a book where a character has a rare condition.
🦒 4. Read a book where all the letters of PIGMENT are found in the title.
Prompt # / Name: Ridiculously Random Prompt #52: LeucismBook: The Silent Watcher
Author: Victor Methos
Date Read: 12/26/25
Pages: 363 pgs
Task: 🦒 2. Read a book where the author's LAST initial is found in LEUCISM.
How it Fits: Last name MethoS ends in S within Leucism (begins in M)
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Ridiculously Random Prompt #56: Largest Sand Castle
The largest sand castle in the world measured 54 feet high.
It took 168 trucks over a week to deliver enough sand for this carefully sculpted masterpiece.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🏝 1. Read a book with sand visible on the cover.
🏝 2. Read a book with a 5 OR a 4 in the page count.
🏝 3. Read a book with a 1, 6, AND 8 in the publication date.
🏝 4. Read a book that took place over more than a week's time.
Mod
Please let us know if you would like to continue with this challenge.
danielle wrote: "Hey Melissa! Please let us know if you would like to continue with this challenge."
Hey ~ look at our new Mod :) Congrats!
Yes *whispers* I keep forgetting about this one and possibly some other long ones I've signed up for. Pretty sure one of the books I've finished this week will work for this
Mod
Yes *whispers* I keep forgetting about this one and possibly some other long ones I've signed up for. Pretty sure one of the books I've finished this week will work for this."
haha. thanks!!! No hurry with this one, just trying to take inventory on which are still active. I likely will be re-opening this one, which means the end date will push out. So, there is that. (view spoiler)
danielle wrote: "~Melissa~ wrote: "Hey ~ look at our new Mod :) Congrats!Yes *whispers* I keep forgetting about this one and possibly some other long ones I've signed up for. Pretty sure one of the books I've fin..."
LOL ~ (view spoiler)
Prompt # / Name: Ridiculously Random Prompt #56: Largest Sand CastleBook: Red City by Marie Lu
Date Read: 2/23/26
Pages: 418
Task: 🏝 2. Read a book with a 5 OR a 4 in the page count.
How it Fits: 418 pg count
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Mod
The Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling & Wake is an annual event that takes place each spring near Gloucester, England and involves a 9 pound round of cheese, which is rolled from the top of a hill.
Competitors race after the cheese and the first person to reach the finish line at the bottom wins the cheese.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🧀 1. Read a book where a character eats cheese, or does something foolish.
🧀 2. Read a book set at least partially in England.
🧀 3. Read a book with all the letters of SPRING in the title.
🧀 4. Read a book with a 9 in the page count or publication date.
Prompt # / Name: Ridiculously Random Prompt #12: Cheese RollingBook: Broken Loyalty by K.N. Banet
Date Read: 3/8
Pages: 289 pgs
Task: 🧀 4. Read a book with a 9 in the page count or publication date
How it Fits 289 pgs in book
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Mod
Facebook has more users than many major populations.
At 2.89 billion monthly users, Facebook overshadows China's (1.4 billion) and India's (1.3 billion) populations.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
ƒ 1. Read a book where social media is used/mentioned.
ƒ 2. Read a book set in China.
ƒ 3. Read a book with all the letters of FACEBOOK found in the title.
ƒ 4. Read a book where at least two of these digits are found in the publication date: 2, 8, 9.
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Broken Loyalty (other topics)Red City (other topics)
The Silent Watcher (other topics)
Rejoice, Dammit (other topics)
Kitto (other topics)
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K.N. Banet (other topics)Marie Lu (other topics)
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Ridiculously Random Reading Challenge
Individual, Open-Ended
April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2027
You know how most reading challenges you join have some type of theme or main idea, kind of like the books themselves? Well, this one...not so much! We'll look at Crown Jewels, Greasy Pole Climbing, Model Ts, Zorbing, and anything and everything in between. So buckle up for the ride and enjoy!
Each time you satisfy a task, make a post here IN YOUR OWN THREAD. Please use the following example for your Completion Post.
Prompt # / Name: {For example: #1: Octothorpe}
Book:
Author:
Date Read:
Pages:
Task:
How it Fits:
If you have any questions about this challenge, please post them in the Ridiculously Random Q&A Thread.
Challenge Rules:
📘 Standard Rules Apply
📘 I will create an individual thread for you prior to the start date.
📘 Your first prompt will be posted on April 1, 2025.
📘 Books must be completed after the task has been posted. For example, if your task is posted on 4-15, you can't use a book you completed on 4-14.
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If a set of tasks is too difficult or just out of your comfort zone, you have 4 SKIPS to use in this challenge. In order to use a SKIP, read any book that meets the Standard Book Qualifications for Hooked on Books. The link is in the Challenge Rules above. Simply list SKIP on the Task line.