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Ridiculously Random Reading Challenge
Individual, Open-Ended
April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2027


You know how most reading challenges you join have some type of theme or main idea, kind of like the books themselves? Well, this one...not so much! We'll look at Crown Jewels, Greasy Pole Climbing, Model Ts, Zorbing, and anything and everything in between. So buckle up for the ride and enjoy!


Each time you satisfy a task, make a post here IN YOUR OWN THREAD. Please use the following example for your Completion Post.


Prompt # / Name: {For example: #1: Octothorpe}
Book:
Author:
Date Read:
Pages:
Task:
How it Fits:


If you have any questions about this challenge, please post them in the Ridiculously Random Q&A Thread.


Challenge Rules:
📘 Standard Rules Apply
📘 I will create an individual thread for you prior to the start date.
📘 Your first prompt will be posted on April 1, 2025.
📘 Books must be completed after the task has been posted. For example, if your task is posted on 4-15, you can't use a book you completed on 4-14.


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If a set of tasks is too difficult or just out of your comfort zone, you have 4 SKIPS to use in this challenge. In order to use a SKIP, read any book that meets the Standard Book Qualifications for Hooked on Books. The link is in the Challenge Rules above. Simply list SKIP on the Task line.

Just to shake things up a bit more and keep them really random, I'm throwing caution...and my OCD...to the wind for this challenge. Your prompts will be given to you in random orders, with everyone following a different path. I'll be tracking your prompts on a separate spreadsheet to make sure we don't miss one.


To pick your starting place, tell me your favorite number between 1 and 72.

I'll pick 18

Ridiculously Random Prompt #18: Cycleball





Cycleball is also known as “Radball�� and is essentially a game of football (or ‘soccer�� depending on which country you’re from) played on bicycles.


Unlike traditional football, however, players use the bike to control, flick, and move the ball into the opposing team’s goal. The bikes used have fixed gears with no brakes and there tends to be 2 players on each team.


Complete ONE of the following tasks:

🚴‍♀�� 1. Read a book with two main/major characters.
🚴‍♀�� 2. Read a book that has also been known by another title.
🚴‍♀�� 3. Read a book with a bicycle on the cover.
🚴‍♀�� 4. Read a book where the author's first initial is NOT found in FIXED GEARS.

Prompt # / Name: 18/Tawallah
Book: Northern Lights
Author: Philip Pullman
Date Read: May 13
Pages: 397
Task: Read a book known by another title
How it Fits: Northern Lights also The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass

Ridiculously Random Prompt #10: National Animal of Scotland





The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.


Yes, although it's a fabled creature, the national animal of Scotland is actually the mythical unicorn �� chosen because of its association with dominance and chivalry as well as purity and innocence in Celtic mythology. BRB, moving to Scotland real quick.


Complete ONE of the following tasks:

🦄 1. Read a book set in Scotland.
🦄 2. Read a book with all the letters of UNICORN found in the title.
🦄 3. Read a book tagged MYTHOLOGY any number of times.
🦄 4. Read a book where the author's first initial is NOT found in CELTIC.

Prompt # / Name: 10/Tawallah
Book: Dead Souls
Author: Ian Rankin
Date Read: May 29
Pages: 406
Task: Read a book set in Scotland
How it Fits: Police procedural set in Edinburgh, Scotland

Ridiculously Random Prompt #61: Fluffle





A group of bunnies is called a "fluffle."


Most people dub them a herd, but apparently parts of Northern Canada use this much cuter designation.


Complete ONE of the following tasks:

🐰 1. Read a book with 3 or more Fs in the title.
🐰 2. Read a book with a group of something on the cover.
🐰 3. Read a book tagged ANIMALS any number of times.
🐰 4. Read a book that had a "cute" plot.