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The Lore Vault: November 2025
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Do you enjoy stories that center on friendship, family, or found family during this time of year?
Do you like reading books that match the season (cozy, spooky, autumnal) or ones that contrast it (sunny, beachy, escapist)?
Which type of “bookish meal” do you prefer: food descriptions, literal cookbooks, or stories centered around family dinners?
Who do you think shows more gratitude: heroes, sidekicks, or villains who change their ways?
Do you prefer books that feature holiday dinners, quirky traditions, or chaotic family reunions?
Is November your: catch-up month, slow & cozy reading month, or reading-sprint-to-the-finish month?
Do you start holiday-themed books in November or wait until December officially hits?
Do you go for big epic reads to close out the year or quick reads to hit your goals?
Which autumn treat do you want to see featured more in books? Pumpkin spice, pecan pie, or mulled cider?
If you could curl up with one, would it be: a blanket, a cat, or a good mystery?
Do you prefer books that look backward (nostalgic, reflective) or forward (hopeful, preparing for new beginnings)?
Which autumn setting do you prefer in books: cozy small towns, spooky forests, or historic harvest festivals?I would pick cozy small towns!
Do you enjoy stories that center on friendship, family, or found family during this time of year?
Friendship
Do you like reading books that match the season (cozy, spooky, autumnal) or ones that contrast it (sunny, beachy, escapist)?
I definitely like reading for the season!
Which type of “bookish meal” do you prefer: food descriptions, literal cookbooks, or stories centered around family dinners?
Food descriptions - the book I just read and recipes at the end for items that were included in the book! That's always kind of fun!
Who do you think shows more gratitude: heroes, sidekicks, or villains who change their ways?
Sidekicks!
Do you prefer books that feature holiday dinners, quirky traditions, or chaotic family reunions?
Chaotic family reunions are always so much fun to read.
Is November your: catch-up month, slow & cozy reading month, or reading-sprint-to-the-finish month?
None of the above. I just try to get some reading in whenever I can.
Do you start holiday-themed books in November or wait until December officially hits?
I typically wait until December.
Do you go for big epic reads to close out the year or quick reads to hit your goals?
Quick reads - I think my longest book was Katabasis this year and that's only a bit over 500 pages. I missed out on an epic read this year.
Which autumn treat do you want to see featured more in books? Pumpkin spice, pecan pie, or mulled cider?
Mulled cider - I hate everything about pumpkin except for the smell.
If you could curl up with one, would it be: a blanket, a cat, or a good mystery?
All 3 please 😊
Do you prefer books that look backward (nostalgic, reflective) or forward (hopeful, preparing for new beginnings)?
Depends on my mood - I think I'll go with hopeful and new beginnings for now though.
Do you enjoy stories that center on friendship, family, or found family during this time of year?Honestly? Apart from upping my horror reading around Halloween, I don't tend to read specific books at any time. I really love to mix things up.
Do you like reading books that match the season (cozy, spooky, autumnal) or ones that contrast it (sunny, beachy, escapist)?
Definitely horror in October!
Which type of “bookish meal” do you prefer: food descriptions, literal cookbooks, or stories centered around family dinners?
I loooooooove food writing. In particular I love the books by British food critic Jay Rayner.
Who do you think shows more gratitude: heroes, sidekicks, or villains who change their ways?
Depends on the book really, but often the heroes.
Do you prefer books that feature holiday dinners, quirky traditions, or chaotic family reunions?
i'll read them, but don't specifically go looking for them (unless I have to for Book Quest! 😂)
Is November your: catch-up month, slow & cozy reading month, or reading-sprint-to-the-finish month?
Still playing turf, so reading like crazy. The final week will be the start of catch-up with solar challenge time.
Do you start holiday-themed books in November or wait until December officially hits?
I read them all year round.
Do you go for big epic reads to close out the year or quick reads to hit your goals?
After heaps of super short books for turf, I'm ready for some longer ones soon!
Which autumn treat do you want to see featured more in books? Pumpkin spice, pecan pie, or mulled cider?
None of the above are really things in the UK, so they don't tend to register. mulled cider sounds like it could have cinnamon in it though, so that gets my vote as I'm craving some! 😄
If you could curl up with one, would it be: a blanket, a cat, or a good mystery?
always the books, but would love a blanket please. it's cold! no cats here as hubby is allergic.
Do you prefer books that look backward (nostalgic, reflective) or forward (hopeful, preparing for new beginnings)?
Both!
Mod
At last! A brave soul has stepped forward — a volunteer for December’s curatorship! How daring, how refreshing... how tragically late.
You see, the offer was noble, but my midnight deadline waits for no mortal hand. The ink has already dried upon the decree. I am, by the oldest and most inconvenient of oaths, honor-bound to fulfill Nicholas Sparks Week.
May we all survive the emotional devastation to come.
I do so hope it doesn’t consume us all...
Mod
A. Noah & Allie (The Notebook, synchronized sighs and sinking hearts.)
B. Anne & Gilbert (Anne of Green Gables, too romantic to survive the rapids.)
C. Elizabeth & Darcy (he rows with pride, she critiques his posture.)
D. Bella & Edward (immortal angst, tragic bubbles.)
💌 2. Rank the most emotionally manipulative letter found in an old shoebox.
A. “If you’re reading this, I’m already gone.”
B. “I never stopped waiting at the dock.”
C. “The storm didn’t take me — I let it.”
D. “I kept your photograph because it looked like hope.”
🌧️ 3. If you could cry in one North Carolina town forever, which would it be?
A. New Bern — where heartbreak is a civic duty.
B. Beaufort — sea air and sorrow in equal measure.
C. Wilmington — where ghosts attend every wedding.
D. The Safe Haven town — you forget the name, not the trauma.
🪞 4. Which fictional man would build you a house and then die before seeing it finished?
A. Gilbert Blythe — slow devotion, quick demise.
B. Jamie Fraser — love nailed together with pain.
C. Noah Calhoun — the original home-improvement martyr.
D. Aragorn — eternal love, short human lifespan.
🌊 5. Which love story deserves to be sealed in a bottle and cast out to sea?
A. The Time Traveler’s Wife — doomed by clocks and tenderness.
B. Message in a Bottle — too on the nose, but we’ll allow it.
C. Atonement — revisionist heartbreak at its finest.
D. Your own unfinished story — the Lore Vault is still reading.
💔 6. Who would you trust to kiss you in the rain and then vanish into the mist?
A. Mr. Darcy — always slightly damp and self-righteous.
B. Edward Cullen — allergic to sunshine and commitment.
C. Aragorn — it’s raining in every scene anyway.
D. The ghost from The Lake House — at least he texts.
🔥 7. Which love confession deserves to be read aloud at a funeral?
A. “You were the storm I never survived.”
B. “I loved you in every lifetime, even the short ones.”
C. “Heaven’s too far for me to stop missing you.”
D. “I hope the afterlife has rain.”
🕯️ 8. Which heroine would walk barefoot through heartbreak just to mail one last letter?
A. Jo March — blistered, brilliant, stubbornly literary.
B. Marianne Dashwood — caught between poetry and pneumonia.
C. Jane Eyre — writes in the ashes of Thornfield.
D. Daisy Buchanan — uses monogrammed stationery and regret.
💭 9. If doomed lovers could send one final text, which three words would break you?
A. “Don’t wait up.”
B. “Meet me anyway.”
C. “The storm’s coming.”
D. “I still remember.”
⚓ 10. Which fictional couple would reconcile tragically on a pier seconds before a hurricane hits?
A. Noah & Allie — their true element is weather-related death.
B. Hazel & Gus — poetic timing.
C. Tessa & Hardin — storm meets storm.
D. Kate & Sawyer (Lost) — we’ve seen this movie, and it hurts.
👻 11. Who would you choose to haunt your coastal cottage in a gentle, loving way?
A. Matthew Crawley — apologetic, smells faintly of roses.
B. Laurie from Little Women — strums heartbreak on spectral piano.
C. Will from Me Before You — wheels of fate still turning.
D. The ghost of Nicholas Sparks himself — rewriting your endings.
💃 12. Rank the most devastating slow dance that should have been the last.
A. The rain dance from The Notebook.
B. The one under fairy lights in A Walk to Remember.
C. The ghostly waltz in P.S. I Love You.
D. The awkward gym slow dance that somehow still haunts you.
🌘 13. Which fictional character would you meet once, love forever, and never see again?
A. Mr. Rochester — probably for the best.
B. Laurie — you’ll always think “what if.”
C. Will Traynor — brief, brilliant, catastrophic.
D. That mysterious stranger in chapter seven.
🫖 14. Whose breakup would launch a thousand wet-eyed montages?
A. Nick & Daisy (The Great Gatsby) — golden tears on green light.
B. Marianne & Connell (Normal People) — emotionally violent silence.
C. Ross & Rachel (Friends) — because we never learned boundaries.
D. You & your TBR pile — it was never going to work.
💌 15. Which letter never sent still sits heavy in your chest?
A. “I forgive you, but I shouldn’t.”
B. “I’m sorry I stayed.”
C. “You were never the villain — just the weather.”
D. “Maybe next life.”
⛵ 16. Which fictional couple would name their boat Closure and sink with it proudly?
A. Daisy & Gatsby — doomed luxury at sea.
B. Hazel & Gus — irony keeps them afloat.
C. Elizabeth & Darcy — sink arguing about whose fault it was.
D. You & the one that got away — poetic justice achieved.
📖 17. Who would read your diary after you die and finally understand everything too late?
A. The one who swore they didn’t care.
B. Your best friend — gasping, sobbing, betrayed.
C. The rival who secretly loved you.
D. The Lore Vault — and oh, it will publish excerpts.
🥞 18. Which town’s diner serves the best pancakes for crying into after your soulmate forgets you?
A. Stars Hollow — Lorelai will bring tissues.
B. Mystic Falls — maple syrup with mild haunting.
C. Forks — every pancake is a metaphor.
D. Beaufort — soggy but sincere.
🕰️ 19. Who would choose memory loss over heartbreak — and still find their way back to you?
A. Noah & Allie (The Notebook) — they’ve done it before.
B. Joel & Clementine (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) — poetic science.
C. Jamie & Claire (Outlander) — memory, time, and kilts be damned.
D. You, every January.
🌊 20. Which tragic love story deserves to be sealed in a bottle and never read again?
A. Dear John — too many uniforms, not enough therapy.
B. The Lucky One — found you, lost me.
C. The Longest Ride — even the horses cried.
D. Yours — the Lore Vault accepts submissions daily.
Mod
Fine. Take over, Vault. But when the glitter clogs the vents again and every letter ends with “—forever yours,” you’re cleaning it up, not me.
Mod
clutches metaphorical pearls
Oh, Donna… you speak as though the glitter isn’t part of the healing process (you taught me that).
Every tragic love story deserves a little shimmer before it sinks.
Besides, I only lightly dusted the vents this time — purely for atmosphere.
Now hush. Someone’s about to confess their love in a hurricane,
and I refuse to miss it. 💔✨
🕯️ 1. Which fictional couple would die beautifully in a canoe accident?A. Noah & Allie (The Notebook, synchronized sighs and sinking hearts.)
B. Anne & Gilbert (Anne of Green Gables, too romantic to survive the rapids.)
C. Elizabeth & Darcy (he rows with pride, she critiques his posture.)
D. Bella & Edward (immortal angst, tragic bubbles.)
Definitely Bella & Edward!
💌 2. Rank the most emotionally manipulative letter found in an old shoebox.
A. “If you’re reading this, I’m already gone.”
B. “I never stopped waiting at the dock.”
C. “The storm didn’t take me — I let it.”
D. “I kept your photograph because it looked like hope.”
C, A, B, D
🌧️ 3. If you could cry in one North Carolina town forever, which would it be?
A. New Bern — where heartbreak is a civic duty.
B. Beaufort — sea air and sorrow in equal measure.
C. Wilmington — where ghosts attend every wedding.
D. The Safe Haven town — you forget the name, not the trauma.
Beaufort - if I’m gonna cry, I need the sea air to dry my tears.
🪞 4. Which fictional man would build you a house and then die before seeing it finished?
A. Gilbert Blythe — slow devotion, quick demise.
B. Jamie Fraser — love nailed together with pain.
C. Noah Calhoun — the original home-improvement martyr.
D. Aragorn — eternal love, short human lifespan.
Noah Calhoun - The Notebook
🌊 5. Which love story deserves to be sealed in a bottle and cast out to sea?
A. The Time Traveler’s Wife — doomed by clocks and tenderness.
B. Message in a Bottle — too on the nose, but we’ll allow it.
C. Atonement — revisionist heartbreak at its finest.
D. Your own unfinished story — the Lore Vault is still reading.
Atonement - I already threw the book at a wall once - sealed in a bottle and tossed to sea sounds better.
💔 6. Who would you trust to kiss you in the rain and then vanish into the mist?
A. Mr. Darcy — always slightly damp and self-righteous.
B. Edward Cullen — allergic to sunshine and commitment.
C. Aragorn — it’s raining in every scene anyway.
D. The ghost from The Lake House — at least he texts.
The ghost from The Lake House
🔥 7. Which love confession deserves to be read aloud at a funeral?
A. “You were the storm I never survived.”
B. “I loved you in every lifetime, even the short ones.”
C. “Heaven’s too far for me to stop missing you.”
D. “I hope the afterlife has rain.”
I loved you in every lifetime, even the short ones. (So sappy but oh so effective!)
🕯️ 8. Which heroine would walk barefoot through heartbreak just to mail one last letter?
A. Jo March — blistered, brilliant, stubbornly literary.
B. Marianne Dashwood — caught between poetry and pneumonia.
C. Jane Eyre — writes in the ashes of Thornfield.
D. Daisy Buchanan — uses monogrammed stationery and regret.
Daisy Buchanan
💭 9. If doomed lovers could send one final text, which three words would break you?
A. “Don’t wait up.”
B. “Meet me anyway.”
C. “The storm’s coming.”
D. “I still remember.”
Don’t wait up 🥲
⚓ 10. Which fictional couple would reconcile tragically on a pier seconds before a hurricane hits?
A. Noah & Allie — their true element is weather-related death.
B. Hazel & Gus — poetic timing.
C. Tessa & Hardin — storm meets storm.
D. Kate & Sawyer (Lost) — we’ve seen this movie, and it hurts.
Noah and Allie or Kate and Sawyer - I can’t decide
👻 11. Who would you choose to haunt your coastal cottage in a gentle, loving way?
A. Matthew Crawley — apologetic, smells faintly of roses.
B. Laurie from Little Women — strums heartbreak on spectral piano.
C. Will from Me Before You — wheels of fate still turning.
D. The ghost of Nicholas Sparks himself — rewriting your endings.
Will from Me Before You - can’t lie - I sobbed reading this one.
💃 12. Rank the most devastating slow dance that should have been the last.
A. The rain dance from The Notebook.
B. The one under fairy lights in A Walk to Remember.
C. The ghostly waltz in P.S. I Love You.
D. The awkward gym slow dance that somehow still haunts you.
A, B, C, D
🌘 13. Which fictional character would you meet once, love forever, and never see again?
A. Mr. Rochester — probably for the best.
B. Laurie — you’ll always think “what if.”
C. Will Traynor — brief, brilliant, catastrophic.
D. That mysterious stranger in chapter seven.
Mr. Rochester
🫖 14. Whose breakup would launch a thousand wet-eyed montages?
A. Nick & Daisy (The Great Gatsby) — golden tears on green light.
B. Marianne & Connell (Normal People) — emotionally violent silence.
C. Ross & Rachel (Friends) — because we never learned boundaries.
D. You & your TBR pile — it was never going to work.
Me and my TBR pile!!!
💌 15. Which letter never sent still sits heavy in your chest?
A. “I forgive you, but I shouldn’t.”
B. “I’m sorry I stayed.”
C. “You were never the villain — just the weather.”
D. “Maybe next life.”
B - I’m sorry I stayed
⛵ 16. Which fictional couple would name their boat Closure and sink with it proudly?
A. Daisy & Gatsby — doomed luxury at sea.
B. Hazel & Gus — irony keeps them afloat.
C. Elizabeth & Darcy — sink arguing about whose fault it was.
D. You & the one that got away — poetic justice achieved.
Daisy and Gatsby
📖 17. Who would read your diary after you die and finally understand everything too late?
A. The one who swore they didn’t care.
B. Your best friend — gasping, sobbing, betrayed.
C. The rival who secretly loved you.
D. The Lore Vault — and oh, it will publish excerpts.
Undoubtedly The Lore Vault 😂
🥞 18. Which town’s diner serves the best pancakes for crying into after your soulmate forgets you?
A. Stars Hollow — Lorelai will bring tissues.
B. Mystic Falls — maple syrup with mild haunting.
C. Forks — every pancake is a metaphor.
D. Beaufort — soggy but sincere.
Beaufort
🕰️ 19. Who would choose memory loss over heartbreak — and still find their way back to you?
A. Noah & Allie (The Notebook) — they’ve done it before.
B. Joel & Clementine (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) — poetic science.
C. Jamie & Claire (Outlander) — memory, time, and kilts be damned.
D. You, every January.
Noah and Allie
🌊 20. Which tragic love story deserves to be sealed in a bottle and never read again?
A. Dear John — too many uniforms, not enough therapy.
B. The Lucky One — found you, lost me.
C. The Longest Ride — even the horses cried.
D. Yours — the Lore Vault accepts submissions daily
Dear John
This will be led by a different member each month. We will announce who will be running this each month in the newsletter. The member running the trivia may set their own schedule. They may use the GR poll feature and post a link to their polls here.
Curators
May 2025: Catherine
June 2025: Morana
July 2025: Michelle
August 2025: Donna, the glitter queen
September 2025: Sammy: the savior
October 2025: Donna (don't let the Lore Vault fool you... he missed the glitter!)
November 2025: Donna (again)