The Challenge Factory discussion

The Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing competition between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. First held in 1829, the race takes place along a 4.2-mile stretch of the River Thames.

For the first time in history there will be a third team competing. You guessed it. I have received permission for The Challenge Factory to participate in the race. It will be held this Sunday, March 30. You are invited to be on the rowing crew!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mltE_... (47 second Youtube video)

Duration: April 1 - 30, 2024
Books must be at least 140 pages.

To complete this race, you must read a book for at least three of these checkpoints.
black buoy (is actually yellow) - read a book where someone gets confused
Fulham Football Club - read a book with an athlete in it
Mile Post (a stone monument) - read a book where someone goes to a museum
Crabtree Tavern - read a book with a tree on the cover
Harrods Depository - read a book where the author's or MC's first name begins with 'H'
Hammersmith Bridge - read a book where the MC repairs something
St. Paul's School - read a YA book
Chiswick Eyot (a small island) - read a book set on an island
Fuller's Brewery (founded in 1845) - read where the MC drinks alcohol
Chiswick Pier (Colin Firth is from Chiswick) - read a famous book (has 50,000+ ratings)
The Bandstand - read a book with a musician in it
Barnes Railway Bridge - read a book where the MC travels by something other than a car or truck
Stag Brewery - read a book where the MC is not married

Book It to the Finish Line
April 01 - 30, 2024🎈
Books must be at least 140 pages.

To complete this race, you must read a book for at least three of these checkpoints.

black buoy (is actually yellow) - read a book where someone gets confused
A Forgotten Murder 04/13

Fulham Football Club - read a book with an athlete in it

Mile Post (a stone monument) - read a book where someone goes to a museum
The Silver Ladies Do Lunch 04/05

Crabtree Tavern - read a book with a tree on the cover
The Betel Nut Tree Mystery 04/10

Harrods Depository - read a book where the author's or MC's first name begins with an H
Murder at the Mousetrap, Helena Marchmont 04/04

Hammersmith Bridge - read a book where the MC repairs something

St. Paul's School - read a YA book
Love & Gelato 04/09

Chiswick Eyot (a small island) - read a book set on an island
Fields' Guide to Dirty Money 04/01

Fuller's Brewery (founded in 1845) - read where the MC drinks alcohol
The Blood of an Englishman 04/02

Chiswick Pier (Colin Firth is from Chiswick) - read a famous book (has 50,000+ ratings)
What Alice Forgot 04/03

The Bandstand - read a book with a musician in it

Barnes Railway Bridge - read a book where the MC travels by something other than a car or truck ==> cart; camel
Fields' Guide to Pharaohs
==> train
Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect 04/08

Stag Brewery - read a book where the MC is not married
The Mystery Guest 04/04

BOOK It to the Finish Line! - April

The Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing competition between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. First held in 1829, the race takes place along a 4.2-mile stretch of the River Thames.

For the first time in history there will be a third team competing. You guessed it. I have received permission for The Challenge Factory to participate in the race. It will be held this Sunday, March 30. You are invited to be on the rowing crew!

Duration: April 1 - 30, 2024
Books must be at least 140 pages.

TOTAL = 3 FINISHED!!!!

To complete this race, you must read a book for at least three of these checkpoints.
black buoy (is actually yellow) - read a book where someone gets confused
Fulham Football Club - read a book with an athlete in it
Mile Post (a stone monument) - read a book where someone goes to a museum
Crabtree Tavern - read a book with a tree on the cover
Harrods Depository - read a book where the author's or MC's first name begins with 'H' CHECKPOINT = 1
~ Aliens Hijacked My Heart by Hawke Oakley (4/1/2024), author's first name begins with 'H', Hawke
Hammersmith Bridge - read a book where the MC repairs something
St. Paul's School - read a YA book CHECKPOINT = 1
~ Heartstopper: Volume Five by Alice Oseman (4/1/2024), MPG is YA
Chiswick Eyot (a small island) - read a book set on an island
Fuller's Brewery (founded in 1845) - read where the MC drinks alcohol
Chiswick Pier (Colin Firth is from Chiswick) - read a famous book (has 50,000+ ratings) CHECKPOINT = 1
~ The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (4/11/2024), 3,012,972 ratings
The Bandstand - read a book with a musician in it
Barnes Railway Bridge - read a book where the MC travels by something other than a car or truck
Stag Brewery - read a book where the MC is not married

BOOK It to the Finish Line!
April 2024

My BOOK It to the Finish Line Challenge (msg 4)

Books read🚦13

The Boat Race🚦Race One



✅black buoy (is actually yellow)
🚥read a book where someone gets confused
🚥The Dragon's Bride🚦04.15 ★★★★

✅Fulham Football Club
🚥read a book with an athlete in it
🚥Hawke🚦04.03 ★★★★

✅Mile Post (a stone monument)
🚥read a book where someone goes to a museum
🚥Tempting the Best Man🚦04.20 ★★★


The Boat Race🚦Race Two



✅Crabtree Tavern
🚥read a book with a tree on the cover
🚥Kaleidoscope🚦04.22 ★★★★

✅Harrods Depository
🚥read a book where the author's or MC's first name begins with 'H'
🚥In Shining Whatever🚦04.23 ★★★

✅Hammersmith Bridge
🚥read a book where the MC repairs something
🚥Seaside Hearts🚦04.20 ★★★★


The Boat Race🚦Race Three



✅St. Paul's School
🚥read a YA book
🚥Changing Nature🚦04.17 ★★★★

✅Chiswick Eyot (a small island)
🚥read a book set on an island
🚥Against The Wind🚦04.28 ★★★

✅Fuller's Brewery (founded in 1845)
🚥read where the MC drinks alcohol
🚥Love, Theoretically🚦04.25 ★★★★


The Boat Race🚦Race Four



✅Chiswick Pier (Colin Firth is from Chiswick)
🚥read a famous book (has 50,000+ ratings)
🚥The Kite Runner🚦04.05 ★★★★

✅The Bandstand
🚥read a book with a musician in it
🚥Taming Natasha🚦04.14 ★★★★

✅Barnes Railway Bridge
🚥read a book where the MC travels by something other than a car or truck
🚥Fragments of Ash🚦04.21 ★★★★

✅Stag Brewery
🚥read a book where the MC is not married
🚥Death in Kew Gardens🚦04.13 ★★★★

BOOK IT

Duration: April 1 - 30, 2024
Books must be at least 140 pages.

To complete this race, you must read a book for at least three of these checkpoints.

Checkpoint 1 Checkpoint 2 Checkpoint 3

Checkpoint 1 Checkpoint 2 Checkpoint 3

black buoy (is actually yellow) - read a book where someone gets confused
⭐1️⃣Fulham Football Club - read a book with an athlete in it
Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey
Finished 4/20/24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Wells Whitaker was a professional golfer. Sure, she couldn't help but have a healthy appreciation for an attractive athlete with a prolific posterior, but that wasn't why she supported him all those years. She'd been his number one fan because , at the height of his success there was o one more exciting than him on the course. p60

Mile Post (a stone monument) - read a book where someone goes to a museum
Crabtree Tavern - read a book with a tree on the cover
Harrods Depository - read a book where the author's or MC's first name begins with 'H'

✅3️⃣Hammersmith Bridge - read a book where the MC repairs something
Bye, Baby by Carola Lovering
Finished 4/11/24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Billie tries to repair her relationship with Alex. She lied to him about taking the baby, she was found out but she goes back to him to ask for forgiveness in hopes that the relationship can be saved. "I love you. I don't want this is to be over before it even really starts.." "I love you too...And I don't think that forgiving you is completely impossible." As they crossed over the bridge their hands were and she hoped he would grab her hand and he did. p 337 & 338

⭐3️⃣St. Paul's School - read a YA book
Defy Me by Tahereh Mafi
Finished 4/29/24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The genre is Youth Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction

Chiswick Eyot (a small island) - read a book set on an island

✅1️⃣Fuller's Brewery (founded in 1845) - read where the MC drinks alcohol
The Teacher by Freida McFadden
Finished 4/2/24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
By the time Nate gets home, I am more than a bit drunk. I went for a bottle of wine. Unfortunately, all we had was about a quarter of a bottle left of cabernet. But I did find half a bottle of vodka. p 239

Chiswick Pier (Colin Firth is from Chiswick) - read a famous book (has 50,000+ ratings)
The Bandstand - read a book with a musician in it
Barnes Railway Bridge - read a book where the MC travels by something other than a car or truck

✅2️⃣Stag Brewery - read a book where the MC is not married
The Nanny by Lana Ferguson
Finished 4/6/24 ⭐⭐⭐
MC's are not married..."Aiden Reid, executive chef and DILF extraordinaire, is far from the stuffy single dad Cassie was imagining." p back cover

⭐2️⃣
The Highland Fling by Meghan Quinn
Finished 4/26/24 ⭐⭐⭐
MC's are not married. Bonnie/Rowan are all single however by the end of book are engaged to be married. "I'm in love. I'm engaged. I have a baby on the way." p338

Duration: April 1 - 30, 2024
Books must be at least 140 pages.

To complete this race, you must read a book for at least three of these checkpoints.

black buoy (is actually yellow) - read a book where someone gets confused
Fulham Football Club - read a book with an athlete in it
Mile Post (a stone monument) - read a book where someone goes to a museum
Crabtree Tavern - read a book with a tree on the cover
Harrods Depository - read a book where the author's or MC's first name begins with 'H'
Hammersmith Bridge - read a book where the MC repairs something
St. Paul's School - read a YA book
Chiswick Eyot (a small island) - read a book set on an island
Fuller's Brewery (founded in 1845) - read where the MC drinks alcohol
Chiswick Pier (Colin Firth is from Chiswick) - read a famous book (has 50,000+ ratings)
The Bandstand - read a book with a musician in it
Barnes Railway Bridge - read a book where the MC travels by something other than a car or truck
Stag Brewery - read a book where the MC is not married

April Book it to the Finish Line
7/3

To complete this race, you must read a book for at least three of these checkpoints.

*black buoy (is actually yellow) - read a book where someone gets confused
Dear Banjo by Sasha Wasley 5/4 3.5★
Fulham Football Club - read a book with an athlete in it
*Mile Post (a stone monument) - read a book where someone goes to a museum
Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb 9/4 3.5★
Crabtree Tavern - read a book with a tree on the cover
Harrods Depository - read a book where the author's or MC's first name begins with 'H'
*Hammersmith Bridge - read a book where the MC repairs something
The Oyster Catcher by Jo Thomas 4/4 3.5★
St. Paul's School - read a YA book
*Chiswick Eyot (a small island) - read a book set on an island - Samoa
Scarlet Lies by Lani Wendt Young 1/4 2★
*Fuller's Brewery (founded in 1845) - read where the MC drinks alcohol
Away with the Fairies by Kerry Greenwood 3/4 5★
Chiswick Pier (Colin Firth is from Chiswick) - read a famous book (has 50,000+ ratings)
The Bandstand - read a book with a musician in it
*Barnes Railway Bridge - read a book where the MC travels by something other than a car or truck - plane
What is Left Over, After by Natasha Lester 3/4 2.5★
*Stag Brewery - read a book where the MC is not married
Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater 5/4 1.5★

Duration: April 1 - 30, 2024
Books must be at least 140 pages.

To complete this race, you must read a book for at least three of these checkpoints.
Races completed: 1

black buoy (is actually yellow) - read a book where someone gets confused
Fulham Football Club - read a book with an athlete in it
Mile Post (a stone monument) - read a book where someone goes to a museum
Crabtree Tavern - read a book with a tree on the cover
Harrods Depository - read a book where the author's or MC's first name begins with 'H'
Hammersmith Bridge - read a book where the MC repairs something
St. Paul's School - read a YA bookLady Friday
Chiswick Eyot (a small island) - read a book set on an island
Fuller's Brewery (founded in 1845) - read where the MC drinks alcohol Den of Vipers
Chiswick Pier (Colin Firth is from Chiswick) - read a famous book (has 50,000+ ratings) The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
The Bandstand - read a book with a musician in it
Barnes Railway Bridge - read a book where the MC travels by something other than a car or truck
Stag Brewery - read a book where the MC is not married

The Challenge Factory
BOOK It to the Finish Line! - April
Duration: April 1 - 30, 2024

Progress: 3 out of 3

The Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing competition between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. First held in 1829, the race takes place along a 4.2-mile stretch of the River Thames.

For the first time in history there will be a third team competing. You guessed it. I have received permission for The Challenge Factory to participate in the race. It will be held this Sunday, March 30. You are invited to be on the rowing crew!

Books must be at least 140 pages.

To complete this race, you must read a book for at least three of these checkpoints.

Black buoy (is actually yellow) - Read a book where someone gets confused:
Day Shift by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/2/2024 - 307 Pages

Fulham Football Club - read a book with an athlete in it
Mile Post (a stone monument) - read a book where someone goes to a museum
Crabtree Tavern - read a book with a tree on the cover
Harrods Depository - read a book where the author's or MC's first name begins with 'H'

Hammersmith Bridge - Read a book where the MC repairs something:
Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez - ***** - 4/7/2024 - 400 Pages - Repairs a garbage disposal

St. Paul's School - read a YA book
Chiswick Eyot (a small island) - read a book set on an island
Fuller's Brewery (founded in 1845) - read where the MC drinks alcohol
Chiswick Pier (Colin Firth is from Chiswick) - read a famous book (has 50,000+ ratings)
The Bandstand - read a book with a musician in it
Barnes Railway Bridge - read a book where the MC travels by something other than a car or truck

Stag Brewery - Read a book where the MC is not married:
Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/1/2024 - 305 Pages

Book It to the Finish Line
April 01 - 30, 2024🎈
Read: 8/3
Books must be at least 140 pages.

To complete this race, you must read a book for at least three of these checkpoints.
black buoy (is actually yellow) - read a book where someone gets confused

Fulham Football Club
read a book with an athlete in it
Playing House Cassie-Ann L. Miller 4/2/24

Mile Post (a stone monument) - read a book where someone goes to a museum

Crabtree Tavern -
read a book with a tree on the cover
Christmas at Lakeside Leeanna Morgan 4/10/24

Harrods Depository
read a book where the author's first name begins with an H
The Chocolate Shop on Amelia Island Hope Holloway 4/15/24

Hammersmith Bridge - read a book where the MC repairs something
St. Paul's School - read a YA book

Chiswick Eyot
read a book set on an island
Vineyard Prey Philip R. Craig 4/24/24

Fuller's Brewery
read where the MC drinks alcohol
Coming Home Judith Keim 4/12/24

Chiswick Pier (Colin Firth is from Chiswick) - read a famous book (has 50,000+ ratings)

The Bandstand
read a book with a musician in it
Rhythm of Love Tina Newcomb 4/13/24

Barnes Railway Bridge
read a book where the MC travels by something other than a car or truck
Coming Home: Millboro Book One Abby Gordon 4/14/24

Stag Brewery
read a book where the MC is not married
Summer at Lakeside Leeanna Morgan 4/1/24

Duration: April 1 - 30, 2024 2/3
Books must be at least 140 pages.

To complete this race, you must read a book for at least three of these checkpoints.
black buoy (is actually yellow) - read a book where someone gets confused
Fulham Football Club - read a book with an athlete in it
Mile Post (a stone monument) - read a book where someone goes to a museum
Crabtree Tavern - read a book with a tree on the cover
Harrods Depository - read a book where the author's or MC's first name begins with 'H'
Hammersmith Bridge - read a book where the MC repairs something
St. Paul's School - read a YA book
Chiswick Eyot (a small island) - read a book set on an island
Fuller's Brewery (founded in 1845) - read where the MC drinks alcohol- Tiger's Daughter 4/1/24 (drinks beer)
Chiswick Pier (Colin Firth is from Chiswick) - read a famous book (has 50,000+ ratings)
The Bandstand - read a book with a musician in it
Barnes Railway Bridge - read a book where the MC travels by something other than a car or truck
Stag Brewery - read a book where the MC is not married- Slayer 4/5/24

BOOK It to the Finish Line! - April

Books must be at least 140 pages.

Completed: 5/3+

black buoy (is actually yellow) - read a book where someone gets confused
Fulham Football Club - read a book with an athlete in it

Mile Post (a stone monument) - read a book where someone goes to a museum
Red & Dead | Violet Fenn - Apr 6

Crabtree Tavern - read a book with a tree on the cover

Harrods Depository - read a book where the author's or MC's first name begins with 'H'
Heather G. Harris | The Vampire and the Case of the Wayward Werewolf - Apr 3

Hammersmith Bridge - read a book where the MC repairs something
St. Paul's School - read a YA book

Chiswick Eyot (a small island) - read a book set on an island
The Ward Witch | Sarah Painter - Apr 20

Fuller's Brewery (founded in 1845) - read where the MC drinks alcohol
Chiswick Pier (Colin Firth is from Chiswick) - read a famous book (has 50,000+ ratings)

The Bandstand - read a book with a musician in it
Baby X | Kira Peikoff - Apr 9

Barnes Railway Bridge - read a book where the MC travels by something other than a car or truck

Stag Brewery - read a book where the MC is not married
The Book of Doors | Gareth Brown - Apr 15

***FINISHED***

Finished, see message 3! :)

This was fun, Lanelle! I enjoy learning about these different races and like the videos! Can't wait for next month!

Congrats on finishing the race, Rissa, and I'm glad you're enjoying the challenges.

Next month we're off to the Kentucky Derby. Do you have a hat to wear?

Lanelle wrote: "Congrats on finishing the race, Rissa, and I'm glad you're enjoying the challenges.

Next month we're off to the Kentucky Derby. Do you have a hat to wear?"

I will find/get one! ;) I will be ready!!

FINISHED
Book It to the Finish Line
April 01 - 30, 2024🎈
Read: 8/3
Books must be at least 140 pages.

To complete this race, you must read a book for at least three of these checkpoints.
black buoy (is actually yellow) - read a book where someone gets confused

Fulham Football Club
read a book with an athlete in it
Playing House Cassie-Ann L. Miller 4/2/24

Mile Post (a stone monument) - read a book where someone goes to a museum

Crabtree Tavern -
read a book with a tree on the cover
Christmas at Lakeside Leeanna Morgan 4/10/24

Harrods Depository
read a book where the author's first name begins with an H
The Chocolate Shop on Amelia Island Hope Holloway 4/15/24

Hammersmith Bridge - read a book where the MC repairs something
St. Paul's School - read a YA book

Chiswick Eyot
read a book set on an island
Vineyard Prey Philip R. Craig 4/24/24

Fuller's Brewery
read where the MC drinks alcohol
Coming Home Judith Keim 4/12/24

Chiswick Pier (Colin Firth is from Chiswick) - read a famous book (has 50,000+ ratings)

The Bandstand
read a book with a musician in it
Rhythm of Love Tina Newcomb 4/13/24

Barnes Railway Bridge
read a book where the MC travels by something other than a car or truck
Coming Home: Millboro Book One Abby Gordon 4/14/24

Stag Brewery
read a book where the MC is not married
Summer at Lakeside Leeanna Morgan 4/1/24

Finished the races! Thank-you!
Updated post: My BOOK It to the Finish Line Challenge (msg 4)

Books read🚦13