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.
♫ Standard Challenge Guidelines

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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

https://www.randomnumbergenerator.com/


1. Magic, by The Cars - Main page genre: Magic; OR Title starts with M
3. Wicked Game, by Chris Isaak - Author's first name starts with C; OR a book with a 'wicked' character
6. Summer Nights, from the Grease soundtrack - About a summer romance; OR Book made into a movie
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
13. Happy, by Pharrell Williams - A smiley/smiling face on the cover; OR a hat on the cover
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
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
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)
23. Brighter than the Sun, by Colbie Caillat - A yellow cover; OR a blond(e) character
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
28. Summer Love, by Justin Timberlake - Written by a male author; OR any stand-alone book
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")
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
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.


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✅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
✅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)
✅7. Love Shack, by The B-52s - A romance novel; OR Two words in title
✅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
✅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
✅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
✅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
✅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
✅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
✅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
✅29. Smooth, by Santana & Rob Thomas - Book with a one-word title; OR title that starts with the letter "S"
✅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
✅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
✅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 (hide spoiler)]

Completion Post:

Song#: 4. I'm on a Boat, by The Lonely Island
Book/Author: Flight by Laura Griffin
Date Read: 08/16/25
Task: boat on the cover
How it Fits:

Completion Post:

Song#: 5. So What
Book/Author: The Tenant by Freida McFadden
Date Read: 08/20/25
Task: character who moves on from a broken relationship.
How it Fits: Blake moves on from his relationship from Krista.

Completion Post:

Song#: 10. Summer of '69
Book/Author: Tell No Lies by Allison Brennan
Date Read: 08/27/25
Task: takes place mostly during the summer
How it Fits: set in Arizona summer.

Completion Post:

Song#: 35. Golden
Book/Author: Lalani of the Distant Sea by Erin Entrada Kelly
Date Read: 06/29/25
Task: character makes a big life change
How it Fits: Lalani defies her island’s expectations and sets out alone on a deadly voyage, transforming from a quiet village girl into a courageous seeker of hope and healing.

Completion Post:

Song#: 2. No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem
Book/Author: Murder at the Patel Motel by Maulik Pancholy
Date Read: 09/02/25
Task: one man on the cover
How it Fits:

Completion Post:

Song#: 26. Heatwave, by Martha and the Vandellas
Book/Author: The Serial Killer’s Sister by Alice Hunter
Date Read: 09/11/25
Task: red cover
How it Fits:

Completion Post:

Song#: 29. Smooth, by Santana & Rob Thomas
Book/Author: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Date Read: 09/18/25
Task: One word title
How it Fits: One word title

Completion Post:

Song#: 7. Love Shack, by The B-52s
Book/Author: Sweet Tea at Sunrise by Sherryl Woods
Date Read: 09/21/25
Task: romance novel
How it Fits: Top MPG is Romance.

Completion Post:

Song#: 12. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, by Cyndi Lauper
Book/Author: Those Girls by Chevy Stevens
Date Read: 10/04/25
Task: Girl/Girls in the title
How it Fits: Girls in the title

Completion Post:

Song#: 9. Let's Twist Again, by Chubby Checker
Book/Author: Sounds Like You by Alyce Adams
Date Read: 10/13/25
Task: author with the same initials
How it Fits: Alyce Adams

Completion Post:

Song#: 20. Genie in a Bottle, by Christina Aguilera
Book/Author: Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns by R.L. Stine
Date Read: 10/17/25
Task: Young Adult novel
How it Fits: 7th MPG is YA

Completion Post:

Song#: 22. Levitating, by Dua Lipa
Book/Author: The Inmate by Freida McFadden
Date Read: 10/21/25
Task: an author with an unusual name
How it Fits: Freida seems like an unusual name to me.

Completion Post:

Song#: 11. Surfin' USA, by The Beach Boys
Book/Author: Bad Liar by Lauren Rowe
Date Read: 11/06/25
Task: Takes place in California
How it Fits: Part of the book was set in California.

Completion Post:

Song#: 16. Somewhere Over the Rainbow, by Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole
Book/Author: Hadley & Grace by Suzanne Redfearn
Date Read: 11/08/25
Task: at least 3 colors in the cover
How it Fits:

Completion Post:

Song#: 27. Summertime, by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
Book/Author: The Surrogate Mother by Freida McFadden
Date Read: 11/11/25
Task: a book published in June, July or August
How it Fits: Published on August 19, 2025.

Completion Post:

Song#: 32. Summertime by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
Book/Author: A Very Merry Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
Date Read: 11/13/25
Task: beverage on the cover
How it Fits: - there's a hot drink on the book held by the man on the cover

Completion Post:

Song#: 24. Escapade, by Janet Jackson
Book/Author: The Love We Found by Jill Santopolo
Date Read: 11/14/25
Task: a character who "gets away from it all"
How it Fits: Lucy, leaves behind her busy life in New York to travel to Rome after discovering a clue about her late partner’s past. This journey allows her to escape her daily responsibilities and unresolved grief, offering her a chance to find closure and rediscover herself.

Completion Post:

Song#: 40. Closing Time, by Semisonic
Book/Author: The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Date Read: 11/25/25
Task: The final book in a series (final at time of publication, but it does not have to be a completed series)
How it Fits: Aunties #3

Completion Post:

Song#: 14. Emotions, by Mariah Carey
Book/Author: Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood
Date Read: 12/03/25
Task: one of the following emotions in the title: Love, Hate, Happy, Sad, Joy, Heartbroken/Heartbreak, Rage, Intimate, Warm, Terrified, Scared
How it Fits: Love in title

34. Boys of Summer, by Don Henley - Book about baseball; OR the word "boy/boys" in the title