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October - From Page to Halloween Parade
Welcome to the From Page To Halloween Parade challenge! How To Participate:
1. To join the challenge, post a comment below with your goal. You can choose to read as many books as you wish. If you don't know how many books you want to read yet, you can decide and update later.
2. To have your challenge updated on the participants list, please post an update comment. Be sure to include both your original message number and progress:
Example: Update to message #10: 2/8
3. If you decide to drop out of the challenge, please do not delete your original sign-up post. Just edit your original message and post an update comment to let me know. Thanks!
I will post updates every few days.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.
FROM PAGE TO HALLOWEEN PARADEDuration: October 1 - October 31, 2025
Participants
Alyssa (# 13) - 0/8
Amy (# 18) - 6/6 Completed!
Amy (Other Amy) (# 8) - 3/3 Completed!
✨ Brianna Raquel ✨ (# 15) - 5/5 Completed!
Bubbles (# 11) - 0/5
Caraina (# 12) - 5/5 Completed!
Carrie (# 21) - 6/6 Completed!
Diana S (# 29) - 0/5
E (# 14) - 1/3
JennH (# 4) - 5/5 Completed!
Jennifer (# 16) - 19/10 Completed!
Kristina (# 17) - 10/5 Completed!
Laurie (# 9) - 0/3
LinaVer (# 24) - 2/2 Completed!
Melissa - (# 23) - 8/8 Completed!
Sarah (# 6) - 11/11 Completed!
Tanu (# 10) - 0/5
TerryJane (# 7) - 10/5 Completed!
Whitney (# 5) - 4/4 Completed!
Stats
Participants: 19
Book Goal: 104
Books Read: 95
Challenges Completed: 13
Updated through to message #63 on November 1
I'm going for 5.Get ready for a bookish costume parade!
5/5
1. Weyward by Emilia Hart 10/2/25 - witch
2. The Key Lime Crime by Lucy Burdette 10/3/25 - cat
3. Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 2 by Sui Ishida 10/5/25 - ghoul
4. NYPD Red 7: The Murder Sorority by Marshall Karp 10/14/25 - police officer
5. A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas 10/19/25 - fae
I'm in for 4!This open-ended challenge invites you to choose your reads based on one simple question: Could you turn that book cover into a Halloween costume?
Progress: 4/4 completed!
Sign me up for 11 books11/11-COMPLETED
✅Love's a Witch: A Cozy Fantasy Romance (12/10/25)
✅Lady Knight (13/10/25)
✅Dead Boy Detectives Omnibus (10/10/25)
✅My Big Fat Vampire Wedding (14/10/25)
✅Black Cat, Vol. 1: Grand Theft Marvel (31/10/25)
✅The Clown of God (15/10/25)
✅Cowgirls Don't Cry (16/10/25)
✅Anya's Ghost (11/10/25)
✅The Mysteries of Udolpho (17/10/25)
✅Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (18/10/25)
✅The Martian (19/10/25)
🧛♂️ FROM PAGE TO HALLOWEEN PARADE - Monthly ChallengeDuration: October 1 - October 31, 2025
Progress: 10/5
🧛♀️ Idaho Fall - hospital patient
🧛♀️ A Prayer for the Crown-Shy - robot
🧛♀️ The Enchanted Greenhouse - winged cat
🧛♀️ Orlando - Elizabethan era (16th century)
🧛♀️ Weyward - witch
🧛♀️ This Is How It Always Is - night fairy
🧛♀️ The God of the Woods - camp counselor
🧛♀️ Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand - werewolf
🧛♀️ We Are All Guilty Here - police officer
🧛♀️ The Summer Country - plantation dress (19th century)
What a wonderful challenge idea. In for three.
✅Saurian - A Field Guide to Hell Creek (dinosaur)
✅Insectopolis: A Natural History (bug)
✅The Me You Love in the Dark (cosmic monster/tormented artist)
3/3
FROM PAGE TO HALLOWEEN PARADE0/3 completed
1. Black Cat
2. Fox
3. Witch
Sign me up for 5 please!1.
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I'm in for 5! :)1. The Black Farm by Elias Witherow - 10/2 - Axe Murderer
2. The Executioners Three by Susan Dennard - 10/4 - Crow
3. Daughter of the Underworld by Katharine Corr - 10/12 - Medusa
FROM PAGE TO HALLOWEEN PARADEDuration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
*Use your imagination to create costumes inspired by what you see on the cover—whether it’s a character, creature, vibe, or visual element.
*Books can count if the title, cover, or theme sparks a costume idea.
Completed: 5/5
1.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood - Howard Pyle 10/1/25 (Robin Hood)2. The Bone Witch - Rin Chupeco 10/7/25 (Witch)
3. The Vampire's Curse: at Blackthorn Manor - Jade Christy 10/8/25 (Vampire)
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Infestation - J.T. Sawyer 10/9/25 (Zombie)5.
Witch 13 - Patrick Delaney 10/12/25 (Witch)
I'm in for 8.From Page to Halloween parade
Duration: October 1, 2025- October 31,
2025
Completed:0/8
1.Legends & Lattes
2.The Nature of Witches
3.Payback's a Witch
4.The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
5.Our Crooked Hearts
6.The Lighthouse Witches
7.The Witches of Moonshyne Manor
8.Spells for Forgetting
Please sign me up.
Please sign me up for 3 books:)1/3 books completed!
The Last House on Needless Street - Sneak Peek
(black cat 🐈⬛ costume)
FROM PAGE TO HALLOWEEN PARADEDuration: October 1 - October 31, 2025
5/5
1. Spells to Forget Us – warlock🌱
2. Marikit and the Ocean of Stars – engkantos 🌱
3. Best Hex Ever - witch🌱
4. Stars Collide – pop star 🌱
5. The Dream Hotel – police officer 🌱
19/10Book - Halloween Costume
1. The Reluctant Outlaw - Old West Sheriff
2. Miss Minerva's Pirate Mishap - Pirate
3. Wyoming Promises - Undertaker
4. Breakfast at Tiffany's: A Short Novel and Three Stories - Holly Golightly
5. Coraline - Black Cat
6. Just One Damned Thing After Another - T-rex
7. The Talisman - Queen
8. The Dark Frigate - Ship Captain
9. The Talisman Ring - Bow Street Runner
10. Handpicked Husband - Photographer
11. Big Fish - Bass
12. A Family for Christmas - Baker
13. Friday Night Bites - Vampire
14. Blood Bound - Werewolf
15. Rules for Reforming a Rake - Napoleon
16. The Cricket in Times Square - Mouse
17. Daughter of the Siren Queen - Siren
18. The Rake Gets Ravished - gambler
19. The Captive Heart - bear
FROM PAGE TO HALLOWEEN PARADEOctober 01, 2025 - October 31, 2025
Progress: 10/5
Sign me up for 5 books!
✅ 1. Plague Doctor: Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
✅ 2. An Astronaut: Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes
✅ 3. Bride: The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole
✅ 4. Shakespeare: Macbeth by William Shakespeare
✅ 5. Detective: Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz
✅ 6. A Wizard: Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett
✅ 7. Werewolf: Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove
✅ 8. Chef: Recipe for Trouble by Dylan Morrison
✅ 9. Jellyfish: What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher
✅ 10. Selkie: Witchlore by Emma Hinds
I will go for 6!6/6-- Challenge Complete
1. Snake: Ninth House
2. Super Hero: Secret Identity
3. Skull: It's a Hard-Knock Midlife
4. Chicken: Love and Hot Chicken
5. Eleven or 1980's: Stranger Things and the '80s: The Complete Retro Guide
6. Train Conductor/Engineer: The Underground Railroad
Hi everyone, and welcome to the challenge! Looking forward to reading with you all and seeing your cover inspired costumes! The participant list has been updated. Please let me know if there are any errors. 😊Happy reading!
Please sign me up for 6!👻FROM PAGE TO HALLOWEEN PARADE👻
Duration: October 1 - October 31, 2025
🥳COMPLETED: 6/6
Costumes
✔️1. Black Cat🐈⬛ (a token of luck or a witch's familiar): If It Bleeds
✔️2. Siren🧜♀️ (a mythical sea creature/woman): The Sirens
✔️3. Outlaw 💰 (dime novel bank robber): The Outlaw Noble Salt
✔️4. Skeleton 💀 (remains of dead body): If We Were Villains
✔️5. Horse🐴( fun animal that most kids love): Horse
✔️6. Witch🧹 (a woman with supernatural powers)The Bane Witch
Signed up for 8, completed 8/8 October 19XX 1. Victorian Psycho (creepy doll), completed Oct 1
XX 2. Patient Care: Life and Death in the Emergency Room (doctor), completed Oct 4
XX 3. The Haunting of Paynes Hollow (headless horseman), completed Oct 5
XX 4. The Darlings (beachgoer)
XX 5. The Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping (witch)
XX 6. The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (cat)
XX 7. Artificial Condition (robot)
XX 8. Exiles (astronaut)
What a fun idea! I love dressing up. I am not sure what books and how many I will manage this month, though, so please just sign me up for 2. I’d rather exceed the goal than fail like I’ve been doing these past months 😅😂🙈Progress: 2/2
Book options:
1. ✅ Myths and Manuscripts: A Cozy Fantasy Bound with Love - either a demon or a medieval-ish apothecary/writer lady
2. ⏳ Murder at the Vicarage - detective🕵️
3. ✅ Mockingjay - Katniss
Welcome Carrie, Melissa, and LinaVer!Updated to message #25.
FROM PAGE TO HALLOWEEN PARADEDuration: October 1 - October 31, 2025
I'll be reading 5 books
Updated message 18-- 1/6
Welcome Diana S! Updated to message #33
Congratulations to ✨ Brianna Raquel ✨ and Caraina for completing the challenge!Updated to message #38.
Updated message 18-- 5/6
Updated msg #24 - 2/2 read - challenge completed 😊
Update to Message #23: Signed up for 8, Completed !8/8 October 19
2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
The Bane Witch (other topics)Horse (other topics)
If We Were Villains (other topics)
The Captive Heart (other topics)
The Rake Gets Ravished (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Sarah J. Maas (other topics)Marshall Karp (other topics)
Patrick Delaney (other topics)
Katharine Corr (other topics)
Susan Dennard (other topics)
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Duration: October 1 - October 31, 2025
Get ready for a bookish costume parade!
This open-ended challenge invites you to choose your reads based on one simple question: Could you turn that book cover into a Halloween costume? Use your imagination to create costumes inspired by what you see on the cover—whether it’s a character, creature, vibe, or visual element.
You don’t need to actually dress up—just picture how the cover art could walk down a Halloween parade runway.
Books can count if the title, cover, or theme sparks a costume idea. Make it spooky, silly, or stylish—it’s up to you!
Examples include:
A character you could become (witch, knight, detective, vampire)
A creature or object on the cover (cat, skeleton, sword, mask)
A dramatic fashion moment or unique accessory
A visual vibe you could translate into a look (gothic, whimsical, futuristic)
A clever or punny concept based on the title or artwork
To join, post a message telling the challenge leader how many books you plan to read. If you are new to our group and/or our group challenges, take a moment to check out the Yearly, Quarterly, Monthly Challenges - Start Here thread for more information on how our challenges are run.
Thanks to JennH for agreeing to lead this challenge!