Hooked on Books discussion

THE RUNAWAY READER CHALLENGE
♦ Inspired by the Runaway Teen Challenge from The Sims 4 ♦

A FEW HOUSE RULES

→ Standard Challenge Rules apply.
→ Books may not be double-dipped between scrounging phases and room prompts.
→ Books may not count for more than one room.
→ Scrounging reads must be completed before the next room phase unlocks — no skipping ahead to Build Mode early.
→ You can complete books within Homes in any order, but you must finish one home type, before moving on to the next.
→ No time limit. This is your lot. Build at your own pace.

🏰 Mansion — 24 reads total
Tasks Found Here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Book & Author Read: Ripples and Waves by L.A. Witt
Date Read: 2026.06.29
Task: 🎣 A book set near water or involving survival
How it Fits: Most of the book involves being at the barrier between land and sea.

Book & Author Read: How I Stole the Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: The Complete Works by A.J. Sherwood
Date Read: 2026.06.30
Task: 🌱 A book about growth, nature, or starting over
How it Fits: Starting over: the white knight starts over as king

Book & Author Read: Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
Date Read: 2026.07.21
Task: 💎 A book you've owned unread for one year or more
How it Fits: I own this book, and I haven't read it in a while.

Book & Author Read: A Case of Possession by K.J. Charles
Date Read: 2026.07.22
Task: A book you've been putting off
How it Fits: I've been putting this off for three months

Book & Author Read: Alone in the Wild by Kelley Armstrong
Date Read: 2026.07.24
Task: A book involving food, community, or hospitality
How it Fits: The small community of Rockton doesn't work without everyone coming together.

Book & Author Read: An Ordinary Sort of Evil by Kelley Armstrong
Date Read: 2026.07.27
Task: A book outside your most-read genre
How it Fits: Mystery. Most read genre is Romance.

Book & Author Read: The Unlikely Pair by Jax Calder
Date Read: 2026.07.28
Task: A book with more than 400 pages
How it Fits: 466 pages.

Scrounge Mode:
Book & Author Read: If Only in My Dreams by Keira Andrews
Date Read: 2026.07.30
Task: 📖 A book under 300 pages
How it Fits: 155 pages

Book & Author Read: A Stranger in Town by Kelley Armstrong
Date Read: 2026.07.31
Task: 🌲 A book set in nature or the outdoors
How it Fits: Set in a very small town and the wilderness that surrounds it

Book & Author Read: Harbor by Sam Burns and W.M. Fawkes
Date Read: 2026.08.04
Task: 🔀 A book outside your most-read genre
How it Fits: Harbor is one word.

Dining Room
Book & Author Read: The Unlikely Spare by Jax Calder
Date Read: 2026.08.04
Task: A book set in another country
How it Fits: Set in UK, Australia, New Zealand

📚 Home Office/Study (2 reads)

Book & Author Read: The Incubus's Assistant by Amy Padilla
Date Read: 2026.09.13
Task: → A book about books or reading
How it Fits: MC is a writer.

Book & Author Read: Mistletoe and Mishigas by M.A. Wardell
Date Read: 2026.09.02
Task: → A book that taught you something new
How it Fits: Taught me things about Hebrew and Juddaism.

Laundry Room
Book & Author Read: Lethal by Reese Knightley
Date Read: 2026.09.22
Task: → A book by an author you're giving a second chance
How it Fits: I have mixed feelings about Knightley. I think I got lost in the last book I read, and just dropped them for a while. This one wasn't so bad, but I'd missed a lot, even though it was technically the first in the series. I'd have to go back and reread what I've already read, including the one I got lost in, and I don't think I want to invest that much in this author.

🚗 Garage (2 reads)
Book & Author Read: Unloved by Marley Valentine
Date Read: 2026.09.24
Task: → A book in a series
How it Fits: The Unlucky Ones #2

Book & Author Read: Prince in Disguise by Tavia Lark
Date Read: 2026.09.29
Task: → A book with a form of transportation on the cover
How it Fits: Prince in Disguise they travel by dragon.

📍 Scrounge Mode (3 of 6)

Book & Author Read: First Sign of Danger by Kelley Armstrong
Date Read: 2026.10.08
Task: 🌲 A book set in nature or the outdoors
How it Fits: Set in a very small town in the wilderness

Book & Author Read: The Trouble with Trying to Love a Hellion by Jennifer Cody
Date Read: 2026.10.01
Task: 📖 A book under 300 pages
How it Fits: 189 pages

Book & Author Read: Nikolai by Michele Notaro
Date Read: 2026.10.01
Task: 1️⃣ A book with a one-word title
How it Fits: one word title

🌿 Backyard/Garden (2 reads)

Book & Author Read: Million Dollar Demon by Kim Harrison
Date Read: 2026.10.10
Task: → A book about growth, change, or transformation
How it Fits: Rachel's growth into a leader in the supernatural community.

Book & Author Read: Duking it Out by E.J. Russell
Date Read: 2026.10.12
Task: → A book with a plant, flower, or garden on the cover
How it Fits:

🪑 Front Porch
Book & Author Read: The Gentleman's Book of Vices by Jess Everlee
Date Read: 2026.10.19
Task: A debut novel
How it Fits: First of 4 books published by this author.