Hooked on Books discussion

♫ Starts: August 15, 2025
♫ Ends: When you finish
♫ Choose your level at the start, but you can always go up levels as you play.
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You will roll the random number generator linked below to find out which song you are going to "listen to" and read a book accordingly. You *must* keep your number and fulfill the task before moving on to another song. You may skip a song if you really can't/don't like the task, but you may only use so many skips per level (see below). If you decide to skip a song, please keep a record of it. If you land on a song that you've already listened to, you may roll again (this does NOT count as a skip!) OR you can "repeat" the song, using a different book.

*In partnerships, each player rolls the random number generator to get their own task. Partners may "listen to" the same song/read for the same prompt. Partnerships share the number of "Skips", so plan accordingly!


Levels:
☀ 1 = 5 songs (may skip one time) ⏭
☀ 2 = 10 songs (2 skips) ⏭ ⏭
☀ 3 = 15 songs (3 skips) ⏭ ⏭ ⏭
☀ 4 = 20 songs (4 skips) ⏭ ⏭ ⏭ ⏭
☀ 5 = 25 songs (4 skips) ⏭ ⏭ ⏭ ⏭
☀ 6 = 30 songs (5 skips) ⏭ ⏭ ⏭ ⏭ ⏭
☀ 7 = 35 songs (6 skips) ⏭ ⏭ ⏭ ⏭ ⏭ ⏭
☀ 8 = 40 songs (6 skips) ⏭ ⏭ ⏭ ⏭ ⏭ ⏭
☀ 9 = 40 songs (NO skips = all 40 unique tasks OR 40 total tasks if they include repeated tasks)

🎲To make your roll, go to the random number generator: 🎲http://www.randomnumbergenerator.com and generate a number between 1 and 40. Click the "Get Number" button and whatever number is generated is the "song" (task) you will "play" by reading a book that fits the task.

1. Magic, by The Cars - Main page genre: Magic; OR Title starts with M
2. No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem, by Kenny Chesney - Book with one man on the cover (shirtless = bonus, hehe); OR a title with at least one repeating word
3. Wicked Game, by Chris Isaak - Author's first name starts with C; OR a book with a 'wicked' character
4. I'm on a Boat, by The Lonely Island - Boat on the cover; OR Takes place on an island
5. So What, by Pink - About a character who moves on from a broken relationship; OR a book published in August (any year)
6. Summer Nights, from the Grease soundtrack - About a summer romance; OR Book made into a movie
7. Love Shack, by The B-52s - A romance novel; OR Two words in title
8. Crazy in Love, by Beyonce - An author's first published book; OR a book from the You're Crazy if you Haven't Read This Yet Listopia
9. Let's Twist Again, by Chubby Checker - Read a book from Best Strange & Twisted Memoirs list; OR by an author whose first and last name start with the same letter
10. Summer of '69, by Bryan Adams - Takes place mostly during the summer; OR Historical Fiction/Historical non-fiction
11. Surfin' USA, by The Beach Boys - Takes place in California; OR has a beach on the cover
12. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, by Cyndi Lauper - A book with Girl/Girls in the title; OR a book from Strong Female Leads in Lit-Fiction All Genres List
13. Happy, by Pharrell Williams - A smiley/smiling face on the cover; OR a hat on the cover
14. Emotions, by Mariah Carey - Read a book with one of the following emotions in the title: Love, Hate, Happy, Sad, Joy, Heartbroken/Heartbreak, Rage, Intimate, Warm, Terrified, Scared; OR a book on the Emotion Overload Listopia
15. I Wanna Dance With Somebody, by Whitney Houston - Read a book with a female on the cover; OR a book with "Dance" in the title
16. Somewhere Over the Rainbow, by Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole - Read a book that takes place in Hawai'i; OR at least 3 colors in the cover
17. Roll It Gal, by Alison Hinds - A book that takes place in the Caribbean (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbe... OR has a body of water on the cover
18. Cruel Summer, by Bananarama - A book about female friends; OR with food on the cover
19. September, by Earth, Wind & Fire - A book published in September of any year; OR a book with "Earth", "Wind/Air" or "Fire" in the title
20. Genie in a Bottle, by Christina Aguilera - Read a book with a main genre of Paranormal or Urban Fantasy; OR a Young Adult novel
21. Street Fighting Man, The Rolling Stones - Read a book from the London Calling Listopia; OR a book by an author with the initials R. S. (in that order)
22. Levitating, by Dua Lipa - A book with something that can float/fly or is floating/flying on the cover; OR a book by an author with an unusual name
23. Brighter than the Sun, by Colbie Caillat - A yellow cover; OR a blond(e) character
24. Escapade, by Janet Jackson - Read a book about a character who "gets away from it all"; OR road trip/adventure fiction or non-fiction
25. Hot in Herre, by Nelly - Read a book by an author who uses only one name; OR a book from the Hottest Guy on Cover List
26. Heatwave, by Martha and the Vandellas - A book with a heart on the cover; OR a red cover
27. Summertime, by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - A book with a time of day in the title (Day, Night, Evening, Afternoon, Morning, Dusk, Dawn, Twilight); OR a book published in June, July or August
28. Summer Love, by Justin Timberlake - Written by a male author; OR any stand-alone book
29. Smooth, by Santana & Rob Thomas - Book with a one-word title; OR title that starts with the letter "S"
30. Walking on Sunshine, by Katrina and the Waves - Has the sun on the cover; OR either a title that starts with W or an author whose last name starts with W
31. Good Vibrations, The Beach Boys - Read a book about a musician (fiction or non); OR has double letters in the title (like "good")
32. Summertime by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince - A book with a beverage on the cover; OR a book from the Second Chance Romance Listopia
33. I Know a Place, by Muna - Read one book from a trilogy; OR a book by multiple authors
34. Boys of Summer, by Don Henley - Book about baseball; OR the word "boy/boys" in the title
35. Golden, by Harry Styles - A book from the Related to the Word Gold Listopia; OR a book where the character makes a big life change
36. Cruel Summer, by Taylor Swift - A book with a bridge on the cover; OR a book with pink text on the cover
37. Flowers, by Miley Cyrus - A book from the Flowers in Titles Listopia; OR a book about an independent character
38. Pink Pony Club, by Chappell Roan - Read a book tagged LGBTQ+ (or any variant thereof); OR a book with a pink cover
39. Espresso, by Sabrina Carpenter - Read a book with a beverage in the title; OR a book from the Funny as Hell Listopia.
40. Closing Time, by Semisonic - The final book in a series (final at time of publication, but it does not have to be a completed series); OR about a bartender

reserved

Songs completed: 40/40

🌞1. Magic, by The Cars
🌞2. No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem, by Kenny Chesney
🌞3. Wicked Game, by Chris Isaak
🌞4. I'm on a Boat, by The Lonely Island
🌞5. So What, by Pink
🌞6. Summer Nights, from the Grease soundtrack
🌞🌞7. Love Shack, by The B-52s
🌞8. Crazy in Love, by Beyonce
9. Let's Twist Again, by Chubby Checker - Read a book from Best Strange & Twisted Memoirs list; OR by an author whose first and last name start with the same letter
🌞🌞10. Summer of '69, by Bryan Adams
🌞🌞11. Surfin' USA, by The Beach Boys
12. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, by Cyndi Lauper - A book with Girl/Girls in the title; OR a book from Strong Female Leads in Lit-Fiction All Genres List
🌞🌞13. Happy, by Pharrell Williams
14. Emotions, by Mariah Carey - Read a book with one of the following emotions in the title: Love, Hate, Happy, Sad, Joy, Heartbroken/Heartbreak, Rage, Intimate, Warm, Terrified, Scared; OR a book on the Emotion Overload Listopia
🌞15. I Wanna Dance With Somebody, by Whitney Houston
🌞16. Somewhere Over the Rainbow, by Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole
🌞17. Roll It Gal, by Alison Hinds
🌞18. Cruel Summer, by Bananarama
🌞19. September, by Earth, Wind & Fire
🌞20. Genie in a Bottle, by Christina Aguilera
21. Street Fighting Man, The Rolling Stones - Read a book from the London Calling Listopia; OR a book by an author with the initials R. S. (in that order)
🌞22. Levitating, by Dua Lipa
🌞🌞23. Brighter than the Sun, by Colbie Caillat
24. Escapade, by Janet Jackson - Read a book about a character who "gets away from it all"; OR road trip/adventure fiction or non-fiction
25. Hot in Herre, by Nelly - Read a book by an author who uses only one name; OR a book from the Hottest Guy on Cover List
26. Heatwave, by Martha and the Vandellas - A book with a heart on the cover; OR a red cover
🌞27. Summertime, by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
🌞🌞28. Summer Love, by Justin Timberlake
🌞29. Smooth, by Santana & Rob Thomas
🌞30. Walking on Sunshine, by Katrina and the Waves
🌞🌞31. Good Vibrations, The Beach Boys
🌞32. Summertime by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
🌞🌞33. I Know a Place, by Muna
34. Boys of Summer, by Don Henley - Book about baseball; OR the word "boy/boys" in the title
🌞35. Golden, by Harry Styles
🌞🌞36. Cruel Summer, by Taylor Swift
🌞37. Flowers, by Miley Cyrus
🌞38. Pink Pony Club, by Chappell Roan
39. Espresso, by Sabrina Carpenter - Read a book with a beverage in the title; OR a book from the Funny as Hell Listopia.
🌞40. Closing Time, by Semisonic

Task: 38
Book: Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Date: 16/8 4★
Fit: tagged lgbtq x 20

Task: 1
Book: Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder
Date: 17/8 2.5★
Fit: MPG Magic OR Title starts with M

Task: 3
Book: The Best Intentions by Candice Hern
Date: 18/8 2.5★
Fit: Author's first name starts with C

Task: 32
Book: The Little Lost Library by Ellery Adams
Date: 20/8 3★
Fit: a cup of tea


Task: 8
Book: Whisky from Small Glasses by Denzil Meyrick
Date: 22/8 4★
Fit: author's debut

Task: 33
Book: A Proper Mistress by Shannon Donnelly
Date: 22/8 2★
Fit: book 2/3

Task: 16
Book: The Obedient Bride by Mary Balogh
Date: 23/8 2.5★
Fit: at least 3 colors on the cover


Task: 35
Book: The Yellow Villa by Amanda Hampson
Date: 25/8 3.5★
Fit: Mia & Ben make a big life change moving to France from Australia

Task: 11
Book: Vineyard Enigma by Philip R. Craig
Date: 26/8 2★
Fit: beach on cover


Task: 19
Book: The Bone is Pointed by Arthur W. Upfield
Date: 27/8 3.5★
Fit: published in September

Task: 30
Book: Wobble to Death by Peter Lovesey
Date: 29/8 3.5★
Fit: title starts with W

Task: 28
Book: The Fine Art of Invisible Detection by Robert Goddard
Date: 31/8 4.5★
Fit: male author

Task: 36
Book: An Innocent Imposter by Sheila Rabe
Date: 31/8 2★
Fit: pink text


Task: 23
Book: Mother's Choice by Elizabeth Mansfield
Date: 2/9 2★
Fit: MC Cassie is blonde

Task: 29
Book: Opal by Patricia Wolf
Date: 4/9 3★
Fit: one-word title

Task: 36
Book: The Dangerous Marquis by Barbara Reeves
Date: 8/9 2★
Fit: pink text


Task: 31
Book: The Amazing Mrs Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
Date: 10/9 3.5★
Fit: double letters in the title

Task: 15
Book: Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up by Claire Wilcox
Date: 11/9 3.5★
Fit: female on cover


Task: 18
Book: Lessons in Love at the Seaside Salon by Sophie Green
Date: 13/9 4★
Fit: about 4 female friends

Task: 27
Book: Lost For Words by Stephanie Butland
Date: 15/9 3.5★
Fit: published in July

Task: 5
Book: Calculated in Death by J.D. Robb
Date: 16/9 3.5★
Fit: published in August 2103

Task: 4
Book: The Mystery of Swordfish Reef by Arthur W. Upfield
Date: 17/9 3.5★
Fit:

Task: 17
Book: A Rabbit Called Clover by Helen Peters
Date: 17/9 3.5★
Fit:

Task: 33
Book: Pet Rescue's Amazing Dog Stories by Saskia Adams,Vickie Davy,Katrina Warren 19/9 5★
Fit: multiple authors

Task: 37
Book: The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer
Date: 20/9 5★
Fit: MC is independent

Task: 10
Book: The Ramshackle Suitor by Nancy Butler
Date: 21/9 2.5★
Fit: MPG Historical Fiction

Task: 13
Book: The Unknown Ajax by Georgette Heyer
Date: 22/9 5★
Fit: hat on cover


Task: 2
Book: The Quiet Gentleman by Georgette Heyer
Date: 23/9 5★
Fit: one man


Task: 7
Book: Scandal Bound by Anita Mills
Date: 24/9 2.5★
Fit: Two words in title

Task: 6
Book: The Ruby Necklace by Martha Kirkland
Date: 24/9 2★
Fit: summer romance

Task: 31
Book: An Unwelcome Alliance by Ellen Fitzgerald
Date: 25/9 2★
Task: double letters in the title

Task: 23
Book: A Brush with Death by J.M. Hall
Date: 26/9 3.5★
Fit: yellow cover


Task: 13
Book: The Genuine Article by Patricia Rice
Date: 27/9 2★
Fit: hat on cover


Task: 22
Book: No Footprints in the Bush by Arthur W. Upfield
Date: 30/9 3.5★
Fit: something that can fly


Task: 7
Book: A Scent of Lilac by Elizabeth Law
Date: 30/9 2★
Fit: MPG historical romance

Task: 40
Book: Found in a Bookshop by Stephanie Butland
Date: 1/10 4★
Fit: Lost for Words series final

Task: 20
Book: Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder
Date: 2/10 3.5★
Fit: MPG YA

Task: 10
Book: A Christmas Affair by Joan Overfield
Date: 3/10 3.5★
Fit: MPG historical

Task: 11
Book: Three's a Crowd by Dianne Blacklock
Date: 4/10 3.5★
Fit: beach on cover


Task: 28
Book: Three Wishes for Miss Winthrop by Shirley Kennedy
Date: 6/10 1.5★
Fit: stand alone

40 tasks completed, some repeats, no skips.