The Challenge Factory discussion

Report your completed book here.

Sample Completion Post
Week 1 (or 2, or 3, etc.)
Name:
Team Number:

Book:
Date:
Pages or Time:
Monopoly Spot:
Task:
How the book fits the task:
Points earned:

Week One
Property Princess (team 6) - 2,060 points
Page Turners (team 9) - 1,970 points
The Fellowship of the Rent (team 10) - 1,920 points
Bankrolling Battleship Brigade (team 11) - 1,770 points
Monopolooza (team 4) - 1,730 points
Bankrupting the Library (team 8) - 1,720 points
Boardwalk Bandits (team 3) - 1,620 points
Book Bashers (team 1) - 1,660 points
Boardwalk Bookworms (team 7) - 1,540 points
Pass and Go (team 2) - 1,340 points
Pride and Property (team 5) - 1,300 points

Completion Post
Week 1 (1/4)
Name: Denise
Team Number: 9

Book: Normal People by Sally Rooney
Date: 05 Oct 2026
Pages: 266
Monopoly Spot: 7 - Chance
Task: Book written by a new-to-you author
How the book fits the task: New to me author
Points earned: 100

Week 1 book 1 ..completion
Janine
Team 1..Book Bashers

Whiskey Neat
Mia Monroe
250 pgs
5 october

Rolled 7
spot 11

11 - St. Charles Place - ...where the MC's name begins with "S" (140 points
MC is called Salem

140.pts

Week 1
Name: Elizabeth - Bankrupting the Library
Team Number: 8

Book: The Friend Zone
Date: 10/5
Pages or Time: 372
Monopoly Spot: 26
Task: 26 - Atlantic Ave. - ...whose author has an "A" initial
How the book fits the task: AFN: Abby
Points earned: 260

Week 1
Name: Mrsgeo
Team Number: 2

Book: The Emerald Dragon's Moonlit Mate by Jena Wade
Date: 5/10/26
Pages or Time: 153 pages
Monopoly Spot: 18
Task: Title begins with letter T
How the book fits the task: First word of the title begins with T
Points earned: 180

Page Turners (team #9)

Mama's Completion Post Speed Monopoly

Book #1
Spot - 11 - St. Charles Place
Book: Wilde Fire 3* ✔️ 10/5
Author: Lucy Lennox
Task: where the MC's name begins with "S" (140 points)
How it fits: Seth Walker is MC

Completion Post> Week 1


Name: Jane / Bankrupting the Library
Team Number: 8

Book: 1 / 3
The Necromancer's Cozy Tea House: A Cozy Slice-of-Life Fantasy by Rowan Thorne
Date: 10/5-26
Pages: 338
Monopoly Spot: 19
Task: New York Ave. - ...with a title that begins with "N"
How it fits: Title N
Points earned: 200

Week 1 - Book 1

Name: RachelG.
Team Number: 10

Book: Knot the Usual Suspects by Molly MacRae
Date: 10/5/26
Pages or Time: 352
Monopoly Spot: 21
Task: Kentucky Ave. - ...with a title that begins with "K"
How the book fits the task: Title starts with K
Points earned: 220

Week 1
Name: Jamie
Team Number: 5 - Pride and Property

Book: Inevitable Disclosure by Nicky James
Date: 10/5/26
Pages: 430
Monopoly Spot: 8 - Vermont Ave.
Task: Read a book where the MC's name begins with "V"
How the book fits the task: MMC Quaid Valor
Points earned: 100

Completion Post
Week: 1
Name: Louise
Team Number: 8

Book: Orphan Train
Date: 5/10
Pages or Time: 278pgs
Monopoly Spot:35
Task: Short Line Railroad - ...where the MC travels in a vehicle other than a car, truck, or van
How the book fits the task: From precis “A young Irish immigrant orphaned in New York City, Vivian was put on a train to the Midwest with hundreds of other children whose destinies would be determined by luck and chance"
Points earned: 100

Week 1
Name: Natalie
Team Number: 11

Book: In a Thousand Different Ways
Date: 06/10
Pages or Time: 323
Monopoly Spot: 37
Task: Book published in May- Aug any year
How the book fits the task: Paperback was published in July
Points earned: 350

Completion Post
Week 1
Name: Kelly (Maybedog)
Team Number: 2

Book: Proper Scoundrels by Allie Therin
Date: 10/5/26
Pages or Time: 9 hours
Monopoly Spot: 25
Task: B&O Railroad - ...where the MC travels in a vehicle other than a car, truck, or van
How the book fits the task: Pg. 14, "He took the train from the High Street Kensington station..."
Points earned: 100

Completion Post

Week 1 - Book 1
Name: Rosaline
Team Number: 10

Book: Descendant of the Crane
Date: 10/06
Pages or Time: 416
Monopoly Spot: 4
Task: Income Tax - ...that you purchased
How the book fits the task: I purchased it
Points earned: 100

Week 1
Name: Mrsgeo
Team Number: 2

Book: Forest's Hope by Taylor Rylan
Date: 6/10/26
Pages: 164
Monopoly Spot: 30
Task: read any book
How the book fits the task: Free choice
Points earned: 0

Week: 1
Name: MN Lisa
Team: 4 - Monopolooza
Book: The Falcon and the Foe
Date Read: 06-Oct-2026
Pages: 296
Monopoly Spot: 26 - Atlantic Ave.
Task: whose author has an ""A"" initial
How it fits: AFN AJ
Points Earned: 260

Page Turners (team #9)

Mama's Completion Post Speed Monopoly

Book #2
Spot - 34 - Pennsylvania Ave
Book: Love and Let Spy 4*✔️ 10/6
Author: Lexi Blake
Task: published in January-April of any year (340 points)
How it fits: Published March 24, 2026

Week 1
Name: Jax
Team Number: 11

Book: Villa Coco
Date: Oct 6
Pages or Time: 288
Monopoly Spot: Reading Railroad
Task: where the MC travels in a vehicle other than a car, truck, or van
How the book fits the task: MC starts the book coming off a train ride
Points earned: 100

Week 1 - Book 2

Name: RachelG.
Team Number: 10

Book: The Windcarver Chronicles: Book 1: A Cozy Slice-of-Life LitRPG Novel by Christine L. Donnelly
Date: 10/6/26
Pages or Time: 358
Monopoly Spot: 35
Task: Short Line Railroad - ...where the MC travels in a vehicle other than a car, truck, or van
How the book fits the task: The MC travels in a carriage.
Points earned: 100

Week 1
Name: Miriam
Team Number: 4

Book: Deadly Deception
Date: Oct 6
Pages or Time: 335
Monopoly Spot: 6 - Oriental Ave
Task: MC name begins with O
How the book fits the task: MC last name - O'Hare
Points earned: 100

Week 1
Name: Jamie
Team Number: 6

Book: Edging Sanity: A Sapphic Erotic Thriller by Kestrel Martin
Date: 10/7/26
Pages or Time: 156
Monopoly Spot: 8
Task: Income Tax - ...that you purchased (100 points)
How the book fits the task: Book that I purchased
Points earned: 100

Week 1
Name: Jade
Team Number: 6
* Can we change our team name to the Property Princess, please


Book: Dark Witch by Nora Roberts
Date: 7th Oct 26
Monopoly Spot: 10
Task: Just Visiting - ...set in a place that you would like to visit (100 points)
How it fits: Set it Ireland. County Mayo, where my own ancestors are from. Would love to visit one day.
Points earned: 100

Week 1
Name: Elizabeth - Bankrupting the Library
Team # 8
Book: Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block
Author: Jesse Q Sutanto
Monopoly Spot: 5
Task: Reading Railroad - ...where the MC travels in a vehicle other than a car, truck, or van
HiF: MC travels in a plane from Indonesia to Paris.
Points: 100

Week 1
Name: Jessica
Team Number: 3

Book: The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan
Date: 10/6
Pages or Time: 12 hrs 47m
Monopoly Spot: 20
Task: Read any book
How the book fits the task: book meets general requirements
Points earned: 100

Week 1
Name: Mrsgeo
Team Number: 2

Book: Down and Dirty by Parker St. John
Date: 7/10/26
Pages: 234
Monopoly Spot: 2
Task: Community Chest - ...from a teammate's shelf
How the book fits the task: On Caipi's Read shelf
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Points earned: 100

Completion Post
Week 1 (2/4)
Name: Denise
Team Number: 9

Book: Cursebreakers by Madeleine Nakamura
Date: 07 Oct 2026
Pages: 354
Monopoly Spot: 32 - North Carolina Ave.
Task: Book whose author has an "N" initial
How the book fits the task: Author's last name initial is N
Points earned: 300

Week 1
Name: Jamie
Team Number: 5 - Pride and Property

Book: An Echo of Things to Come by James Islington
Date: 10/7/26
Pages: 752
Monopoly Spot: 24 - Illinois Ave.
Task: read a book whose author has an "I" initial
How the book fits the task: ALN Islington
Points earned: 240

Week 1 - Book 2
Name: Jamie
Team Number: 6 - Property Princesses

Book: This Time of Year
Date: 10/7/26
Pages or Time: 198
Monopoly Spot: 18
Task: Tennessee Ave. - ...with a title that begins with "T" (180 points)
How the book fits the task: Title starts with T
Points earned: 180

Completion Post
Week 1
Name: Kari
Team Number: 11

Book: No Scone Unturned
Date: 10/8
Pages or Time: 254
Monopoly Spot: 19
Task: Title starts with N
How the book fits the task: N title
Points earned: 200

Week 1 / Book 1
Pride & Property Team 5

Book: The Unknown by Riley Sager

Date: 10/7
Pages or Time: 368
Monopoly Spot: 15
Task: 15 - Pennsylvania Railroad - ...where the MC travels in a vehicle other than a car, truck, or van (100 points)
How the book fits the task: they travel by boat to New Avalon Island
Points earned: 100

Week 1
Name: Deanna
Team Number: 5

Book:
Date: 10/7
Pages or Time: 414
Monopoly Spot: 32 - North Carolina Ave.
Task: RAB whose author has an "N" initial
How the book fits the task: ALN N
Points earned: 300

Week 1
Name: Amanda
Team Number: 3

Book: The Golden Receiver
Date: 10/7
Pages or Time: 288
Monopoly Spot: 10 - Just Visiting
Task:set in a place that you would like to visit
How the book fits the task: set in Washington, I'd like to visit
Points earned: 100

Week 1 - Book 3
Name: Jamie
Team Number: 6 - Property Princesses

Book: Dark Witch by Nora Roberts
Date: 10/8/26
Pages or Time: 342
Monopoly Spot: 32
Task: North Carolina Ave. - ...whose author has an "N" initial
How the book fits the task: Author's first name starts with N
Points earned: 300

Week 1
Name: Rachel Anne
Team Number: 9 - Page Turners

Book: The Nowhere Post Office by Dora May
Date: 10/8
Pages or Time: 177
Monopoly Spot: 19
Task: New York Ave. - ...with a title that begins with "N" (200 points)
How the book fits the task: I’m not counting “the” as a word so the title actually starts with Nowhere
Points earned: 200

Week 1
Name: Jax
Team Number: 11

Book: Hannah Coulter
Date: Oct 7
Pages or Time: 190
Monopoly Spot: Connecticut Avenue
Task: Character's name starts with C
How the book fits the task: MC's last name starts with C
Points earned: 120

Completion Post
Week 1 (3/4)
Name: Denise
Team Number: 9

Book: The Phoenix of Florence by Philip Kazan
Date: 08 Oct 2026
Pages: 322
Monopoly Spot: 10 - Just Visiting
Task: Book set in a place that you would like to visit
How the book fits the task: Set in and around Florence, which I'd love to visit
Points earned: 100

Completion Post
Week 1
Name: Susan
Team Name: Number 10: The Fellowship of the Rent

Book: Softly, As I Leave You: Life After Elvis by Priscilla Beaulieu Presley
Date: 10/8/26
Pages or Time: 336pgs
Monopoly Spot: Spot 31
Task: author has a "P" initial
How the book fits the task: AF and AL Name: Presley
Points earned: 300