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The FEAST! CHALLENGE
Duration: month of November

Spell-out one/more of the ALL-CAPPED Feast foods you will consume soon.

BUTTER
Creamed SPINACH
Stuffed MUSHROOMS
HAM BALLS
CASSEROLE
Corn PUDDING
CRANBERRIES
DRESSING
FIXIN'S
GOOSE
CORNISH HENS
GRAVY
GREEN BEANS
PEAS & CARROTS
POTATOES
PUMPKIN Pie
PECAN Pie
ROLLS
TURKEY
Whipped CREAM

Challenge Rules

• one book per letter
• use 1st letter of Title (exclude A, An, or The)
• use 1st letter of Author's FIRST/LAST name
• use 1st letter of Main Character's FIRST/LAST name

For Each Book Read
• LINK to Title
• INDICATE Author
• GIVE DATE you finished Book

Ratings are Optional
🦃Happy Thanksgiving 🥧

PARTICIPANTS
Updated: 12/1/25


🦃🥧 Carolyn - TURKEY (6/6) & ROLLS (5/5) = (11/11) C
Carol - STUFFED MUSHROOMS (14/16)
Diana S - CORNISH HENS (0/11)
🦃🥧Koren - DRESSING (8/8) C
🦃🥧 SouthWestZippy - GOOSE (5/5) C
Robin P - SPINACH (6/7)
🦃🥧 Licha-Olivia - PUMPKIN (7/7) & TURKEY (6/6) = (13/13) C
🦃🥧Beverly - GREEN BEANS (10/10) C
Book Concierge - (Whipped) CREAM (4/5)
🦃🥧 JennH - CORNISH HENS (11/11) C
🦃🥧 Jonquil - STUFFED MUSHROOMS (16/16) C
Marilyn - GRAVY (3/5)

🎺🥳 Congratulations 👏🥂


💐 Carolyn
💐 Koren
💐 Beverly
💐 JennH
💐 Jonquil
💐 SouthWestZippy
💐 Licha-Olivia

I am In

T The Travelling Cat Chronicles 11/11
U Unraveling T.K. Reilley,02/11
R Rune Academy: The Witch's Curse: A Magical Paranormal YA Academy Series Tara Shelley 04/11
K Keep the Light, I.D. Johnson 16/11
E Dragon Fever, Elsa Jade, 15/11
Y The Ex-mas Breakup Zoe York 28/11

R Run for the Hills 24/11
O Once Upon a Multiverse, DN Leo 16/11
L Leap of Faith, , Molly Maco, 15/11
L Little People & the Time-Rider, , Michael A. Susko 17/11
S Sweet Tea and Spirits Angie Fox 06/11

The Feast - NOVEMBER
14/17
Shea, Hunter - They Rise
Their Perfect Daddy - A.W. Scott - 11/22
Under the Neon Lights -11/30
Farmhouse (The) -Chelsea Conradt -11/4
From, John - No Road Home - 11/6
Easton - Riley Hart - 11/4
Doreen Cornin - Diary of a Worm: The Hilarious Adventures of a Young Worm Navigating Life, School, and Friendship -11/6

Mc Henry, Jael - The Kitchen Daughter /11/3
U
Stay - Riley Hart - 11/1
Hart, Riley - Pretend - 11/2
Romeo Alexander - Close Quarters - 11/3
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Macmillian Gilly - The Nanny -11/20
Shadow Ridge - E.M. Browning - 11/12

The FEAST! Challenge
November

Spell-out: CORNISH HENS (0/11)

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The FEAST! CHALLENGE
Duration: month of November

D-Drama: An Actor's Education by John Lithgow finished 11/17
R-Rebecca Nagel By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land finished 11/7
E-Edwards, Anne Vivien Leigh: A Biography finished 11/11
S-Scoop: Notes from a Small Ice Cream Shop by Jeff Miller finished 11/14
S-Stevenson, Bryan Just Mercy finished 11/3
I-I am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story by Rick Bragg finished 11/1
N-Nurse Life and the Next Life: A Nurse’s True Stories of Life versus Death in the Emergency Room by Dani Jacobs finished 11/2
G-Grandin, Temple Dr. Autism, Sensory and Behavior: Everything You Need to Know finished 11/4

November-The FEAST! CHALLENGE
5/5 Completed
G--The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL by Eric Greitens-11/10/25
O--The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman--11/18/25
O--Ordinary Heroes: A Memoir of 9/11-by Joseph Pfeifer--11/23/25
S--Capture the Momentby Suzanne Woods Fisher--11/30/25
E--And This Is Laura by Ellen Conford-11/5/25

November-The FEAST! CHALLENGE
6/7 Completed

S - Cat Sebastian - The Ruin of a Rake - 11/6
P - Pamela Ford - To Ride a White Horse - 11/3
I - Isabella, main character in A Touch of Love - 11/9
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A -Kathy Aarons - Truffled to Death - 11/1
C - Curse of the Pogo Stick - 11/2
H - Hollow Kingdom - 11/10

November: The FEAST! CHALLENGE

13/13 Letters

P: Poppy Z. Brite Drawing Blood (11/11/25)
U: Undead and Unappreciated MaryJanice Davidson (11/13/25)
M: MaryJanice Davidson Undead and Unpopular (11/13/25)
P: Pumpkin Pie Cafe (The) Laurie Gelman (11/2/25)
K: Kathy Reichs Déjà Dead (11/21/25)
I: Isabel and the Rogue Liana de la Rosa (11/25/25)
N: Nina Jarrett Moonlight Encounter (11/17/25)

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T: Taylor, Laini Dreams of Gods & Monsters (11/29/25)
U: Undead and Unreturnable MaryJanice Davidson (11/15/25)
R: Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt (11/5/25)
K: Kelly Bishop The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir (11/27/25)
E: Ernest Hemingway The Sun Also Rises (11/19/25)
Y: Yagisawa, Satoshi Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (11/30/25)

The FEAST! CHALLENGE
Duration: month of November

10/10

G The Girls of the Glimmer Factory by Jennifer Coburn FINISHED 11/4
R Katherine Rundell, Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures FINISHED 11/14
E An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson FINISHED 11/4
E Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It FINISHED 11/21
N Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson FINISHED 11/5

B Macramé Murder by Mollie Cox Bryan FINISHED 11/10
E Eva Ibbotson, The Abominables FINISHED 11/23
A The Apple Orchard by Susan Wiggs FINISHED 11/8
N Nicholas Sparks, Remain FINISHED 11/14
S Stephen King, Stephen King's Danse Macabre FINISHED 11/17

The FEAST! Challenge
Begins: 01Nov25 / Ends: 30Nov25


5 / 5 completed


(Whipped) CREAM
C - CHARLIE is mc in Six Cats a Slayin' ✔ – 09Nov25
R - RYAN, Jennifer / The Underground Library ✔ – 23Nov25
E - EVANOVICH, Janet / Fearless Fourteen ✔ – 26Dec25
A - Amanda's Wedding ✔ – 11Nov25
M - McGRATH is mc in The Women ✔ – 11Nov25

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The FEAST! CHALLENGE
Duration: month of November

C - Solo Leveling, Vol. 2 by Chugong 11/1/25
O - Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, Vol. 2 by singNsong 11/24/25
R - The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer 11/11/25
N - Fruits Basket Collector's Edition, Vol. 7 by Natsuki Takaya 11/7/25
I - Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 5 by Sui Ishida 11/23/25
S - Solo Leveling 3 by Chugong 11/2/25
H - Murder Most Howl by Krista Davis 11/3/25

H - The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 11/6/25
E - Sprinkles and Sea Serpents by Danielle Garrett 11/7/25 - Ella Midnight
N - Fruits Basket Collector's Edition, Vol. 8 by Natsuki Takaya 11/13/25
S - Solo Leveling 4 by Chugong 11/5/25

The Feast - NOVEMBER 2025

16/16 DONE

S Second Sight Amanda Quick 11/8
T Tea with Jam & Dread Vicki Delany 11/11
U Undercover Texas Robin Perini 11/10
F Forsaken by Love Jeanne Hardt 11/12
F Fear of the Father: Call Me Crockett David R. Lewis 11/24
E Everything She Does Is Magic Bridget Morrissey 11/15
D Don't Open the Door Allison Brennan 11/2
M Murder Takes a Vacation Laura Lippman 11/13
U Under: The Book of Knowledge Terrance Buhr 11/2
S Shadowbound Bec McMaster 11/9
H Hurricane Heist James Ponti 11/1
R Ready Left. Ready Right. D.D. Finder 11/24
O One Cursed Rose Rebecca Zanetti 11/3
O On A Rainy Friday In October Christian H McGhee 11/18
M Murder at Blackwood Inn Penny Warner 11/3
S Something Good Layla Reed 11/20

The FEAST! Challenge
Begins: 01Nov25 / Ends: 30Nov25

3 / 5 completed

GRAVY

🦃G--Grann, David, author of The White Darkness-11/11/25
🦃R--Ron Chernow, author of Mark Twain--11/19/25
🦃A--Ann Patchett, author of Bel Canto--11/8/25

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Finished! Message #7

Update message #4

Finished 5/6 on Turkey and 4/5 Rolls

Updated comment #11: Challenge completed.

Update to message # 5

10/11 done

Update message #6

And that's a wrap!
6/6 (Turkey) completed

Challenge completed!

Completed
Message #8

Update message # 12 - Finally got my 'E' book! Challenge completed ... ✔ – 26Dec25


The FEAST! Challenge
Begins: 01Nov25 / Ends: 30Nov25


5 / 5 completed


(Whipped) CREAM
C - CHARLIE is mc in Six Cats a Slayin' ✔ – 09Nov25
R - RYAN, Jennifer / The Underground Library ✔ – 23Nov25
E - EVANOVICH, Janet / Fearless Fourteen ✔ – 26Dec25
A - Amanda's Wedding ✔ – 11Nov25
M - McGRATH is mc in The Women ✔ – 11Nov25

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