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Ridiculously Random Reading Challenge: Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*
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Ridiculously Random Prompt #11: Crown Jewels
BOOK: ➤ Investigating Lois Lane: The Turbulent History of the Daily Planet's Ace Reporter
AUTHOR: Tim Hanley
DATE READ: 05/27/25
PAGES/RATING: 303 | ★★★★☆
TASK: 📔 👑 4. Read a book with at least two of these numbers in the page count: 3, 1, 0, 6.
HOW IT FITS:
3 and 0
Forgot no check in post and edited my post, oops!
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You can ride a train through the "Tunnel of Love."
The Ukrainian rails actually service an industrial train, but couples can still hitch a ride (or take one of these affordable family train trips) and make a wish, according to a new tourist legend.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🛤 1. Read a book with a train on the cover.
🛤 2. Read a book with the word TUNNEL found in the text.
🛤 3. Read a book where a character makes or is granted a wish.
🛤 4. Read a book where the publisher's name starts with a letter in UKRAINIAN.
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BOOK: ➤ Oona Out of Order
AUTHOR: Margarita Montimore
DATE READ: 12/30/99
PAGES/RATING: 329 | ☆☆☆☆☆
TASK: 📔 🛤 2. Read a book with the word TUNNEL found in the text.
HOW IT FITS:
Page 120
backward, the room receding into a long dark tunnel.
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Originating in Spain, Bossaball comprises elements of volleyball, football (soccer), gymnastics, and capoeira, which is an Afro-Brazilian cultural practice simultaneously involving a fight and a dance.
The game is played on an inflatable course with inbuilt trampolines on each side. The teams consist of 4 - 5 players with the aim of getting the ball over the net without the other team being able to return it.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🏐 1. Read a book that you rated 4 - 5 stars.
🏐 2. Read a book where a character fights or dances.
🏐 3. Read a book set at least partially in Spain.
🏐 4. Read a book where the MC's first name does NOT start with a letter in BOSSABALL.
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BOOK: ➤ How to Say Babylon: A Memoir
AUTHOR: Safiya Sinclair
DATE READ: 06/05/25
PAGES/RATING: 349 | ★★★★★
TASK: 📔 🏐 1. Read a book that you rated 4 - 5 stars.
HOW IT FITS:
Rated 5 stars
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In Outhouse Racing, an outhouse (outdoor toilet) is kitted with wheels, brakes, and a steering system, and is raced down hills with competitors sitting on the toilet seat inside.
Competitors decorate their outhouses with clever names like “Royal Flush” and the first outhouse to make it across the finish line wins.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🚽 1. Read a book where a character decorates something.
🚽 2. Read a book with all the letters of OUTHOUSE in the title and/or subtitle.
🚽 3. Read a book with something with a steering system on the cover.
🚽 4. Read a book where a character sits down.
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BOOK: ➤ Evil Under the Sun
AUTHOR: Agatha Christie
DATE READ: 06/06/25
PAGES/RATING: 254 |
TASK: 📔 🚽 4. Read a book where a character sits down.
HOW IT FITS:
Poirot sits down and lounges quite a bit in the book - he's on holiday!
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Pumpkins, squash, and gourds are all technically the same species.
That's right, your zucchini and Jack o' lanterns are one and the same: Cucurbita pepo, a species that originated in Mexico more than 10,000 years ago. Farmers have since developed the many cultivars we know and use today.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
👩🏽🌾 1. Read a book with some type of vegetable on the cover.
👩🏽🌾 2. Read a book with at least 10,000 ratings.
👩🏽🌾 3. Read a book set in Mexico.
👩🏽🌾 4. Read a book where the author's first AND last initials are found in CUCURBITA PEPO.
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BOOK: ➤ Sad Cypress
AUTHOR: Agatha Christie
DATE READ: 06/10/25
PAGES/RATING: 336 | ★★★☆☆
TASK: 📔 👩🏽🌾 2. Read a book with at least 10,000 ratings.
HOW IT FITS:
44,481 ratings3,137 reviews
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Two-Buck Chuck once won a top wine award.
Trader Joe's 2002 Charles Shaw Shiraz beat out 2,300 other wines to win a prestigious double gold medal at the 28th Annual International Eastern Wine Competition, so don't feel bad stocking up on the bargain brand.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🤑 1. Read a book with rhyming words in the title.
🤑 2. Read a book published in 2002.
🤑 3. Read a book where a store of any type is mentioned.
🤑 4. Read a book with a 2 and an 8 in the publication date.
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BOOK: ➤ Dead Man's Walk
AUTHOR: Larry McMurty
DATE READ: 06/12/25
PAGES/RATING: 511 | ★★★★☆
TASK: 📔 🤑 3. Read a book where a store of any type is mentioned.
HOW IT FITS:
The General Store is where Gus meets Clara, she works there for her father so it's referenced often
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The 100 folds in a chef's hat represent 100 ways to cook an egg.
Yes, that tall, pleated white hat that chefs wear — technically called a toque — has 100 folds for a reason! According to Reluctant Gourmet, the pleats used to signify a chef's level of experience, like the number of ways he or she knew how to prepare eggs.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
👩🏼🍳 1. Read a book with a mostly white cover. {Your discretion.}
👩🏼🍳 2. Read a book where the MC is described as being tall.
👩🏼🍳 3. Read a book with a 1 and 2 0s found in the publication date.
👩🏼🍳 4. Read a book where the author's first AND last initials are found in RELUCTANT GOURMET.
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BOOK: ➤ The Sea of Monsters
AUTHOR: Rick Riordan
DATE READ: 06/15/25
PAGES/RATING: 280 |
TASK: 📔 👩🏼🍳 2. Read a book where the MC is described as being tall.
HOW IT FITS:
Tyson is described as abnormally tall
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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.
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BOOK: ➤ Secret Histories
AUTHOR: F. Paul Wilson
DATE READ: 06/16/25
PAGES/RATING: 237 | ★★★★☆
TASK: 📔 🐰 2. Read a book with a group of something on the cover.
HOW IT FITS:
Group of trees
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Elvis only won 3 Grammys.
The King of Rock and Roll had 18 #1 hits in his career, but struck out on 11 of his 14 nominations. The record for the most Grammy wins actually belongs to George Solti, the longtime leader of Chicago Symphony Orchestra, with 31 awards to his name.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🎙 1. Read a book where a famous person is mentioned.
🎙 2. Read a book with an 11, 14, or 18 intact in the page count.
🎙 3. Read a book where NO letters of KING are found in the title.
🎙 4. Read a book with the word AWARD(S) found in the text.
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BOOK: ➤ Trailer Trash
AUTHOR: Denise Grover Swank
DATE READ: 12/30/99
PAGES/RATING: 274 | ★★☆☆☆
TASK: 📔 🎙 1. Read a book where a famous person is mentioned.
HOW IT FITS:
Page 44
“No. Wait. Don’t tell me. You’re a Dolly Parton guy.”
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You can hear a blue whale's heartbeat from more than 2 miles away.
The world's largest animal's heart weighs about 400 pounds — approximately the size of a small piano.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🐳 1. Read a book with a blue cover.
🐳 2. Read a book where someone plays a piano.
🐳 3. Read a book with all the letters of HEART found in the title.
🐳 4. Read a book with a 2 in the page count.
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BOOK: ➤ The Hangman's Daughter
AUTHOR: Oliver Pötzsch
DATE READ: 07/02/25
PAGES/RATING: 448 | ★★★★☆
TASK: 📔 🐳 3. Read a book with all the letters of HEART found in the title.
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In a Wood Chopping competition, the aim of the game is to be the first “axeman” to chop or saw through a log or block of wood.
These sorts of competitions are often found at places such as state fairs and agricultural shows and have been around since 1870.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🪚 1. Read a book where the MC goes to a state fair or a similar place.
🪚 2. Read a book with at least two of these numbers in the page count: 1870.
🪚 3. Read a book with the word CHOP or SAW found in the text.
🪚 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in AXEMAN.
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BOOK: ➤ For the Birds
AUTHOR: Denise Grover Swank
DATE READ: 07/08/25
PAGES/RATING: 328 | ★★★★☆
TASK: 📔 🪚 1. Read a book where the MC goes to a state fair or a similar place.
HOW IT FITS:
She goes to the local carnival with the vet Levi
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The Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling & Wake is an annual event that takes place each spring near Gloucester, England and involves a 9 pound round of cheese, which is rolled from the top of a hill.
Competitors race after the cheese and the first person to reach the finish line at the bottom wins the cheese.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🧀 1. Read a book where a character eats cheese, or does something foolish.
🧀 2. Read a book set at least partially in England.
🧀 3. Read a book with all the letters of SPRING in the title.
🧀 4. Read a book with a 9 in the page count or publication date.
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BOOK: ➤ Not Even Bones
AUTHOR: Rebecca Schaeffer
DATE READ: 07/10/25
PAGES/RATING: 368 |
TASK: 📔 🧀 4. Read a book with a 9 in the page count or publication date.
HOW IT FITS:
09/04, 2018
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Facebook has more users than many major populations.
At 2.89 billion monthly users, Facebook overshadows China's (1.4 billion) and India's (1.3 billion) populations.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
ƒ 1. Read a book where social media is used/mentioned.
ƒ 2. Read a book set in China.
ƒ 3. Read a book with all the letters of FACEBOOK found in the title.
ƒ 4. Read a book where at least two of these digits are found in the publication date: 2, 8, 9.
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Facebook has more users than many major populations.
At 2.89 billion monthly users, Facebook overshadows China's (1.4 billion) and India's (1.3 billion) populations.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
ƒ 1. Read a book where social media is used/mentioned.
ƒ 2. Read a book set in China.
ƒ 3. Read a book with all the letters of FACEBOOK found in the title.
ƒ 4. Read a book where at least two of these digits are found in the publication date: 2, 8, 9.
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BOOK: ➤ Only Ashes Remain
AUTHOR: Rebecca Schaeffer
DATE READ: 07/11/25
PAGES/RATING: 437 |
TASK: 📔 ƒ 1. Read a book where social media is used/mentioned.
HOW IT FITS:
Dark web and made up social media used
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Moon flowers actually bloom in response to the moon.
Sunflowers will follow the sun as it moves across the sky, but their lunar counterparts only open after nightfall or on cloudy days.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🌺 1. Read a book with flowers on the cover.
🌺 2. Read a book with double vowels in the title.
🌺 3. Read a book where the author's FIRST initial is found in LUNAR.
🌺 4. Read a book where you can share a scene that happens after nightfall with me.
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BOOK: ➤ True Dead
AUTHOR: Faith Hunter
DATE READ: 07/20/25
PAGES/RATING: 384 | ★★★★☆
TASK: 📔 🌺 4. Read a book where you can share a scene that happens after nightfall with me.
HOW IT FITS:
A lot of nightfall scenes including one with vampires going to explore a warehouse where an evil summons has occured
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Underwater Hockey, also known as ‘Octopush,' is essentially a game of hockey at the bottom of a swimming pool.
The aim of the game is to push the puck into the opposing team’s goal using a small pusher. The game involves 2 teams of up to 10 players with players using diving masks, fins, and snorkel gear.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🏊🏻♀️ 1. Read a book with a body of water on the cover.
🏊🏻♀️ 2. Read a book with between 2 and 20 MAJOR characters.
🏊🏻♀️ 3. Read a book with all the letters of HOCKEY found in the title.
🏊🏻♀️ 4. Read a book with the words SMALL and PUSH found in the text.
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BOOK: ➤ Final Heir
AUTHOR: Faith Hunter
DATE READ: 07/23/25
PAGES/RATING: 460 | ★★★★☆
TASK: 📔 🏊🏻♀️ 2. Read a book with between 2 and 20 MAJOR characters.
HOW IT FITS:
By book 15 there are a LOT of major characters
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A $1 bill doesn't live as long as you'd think.
According to the Federal Reserve, each buck lasts about 6.6 years, and there's about $1.79 trillion of U.S. currency in circulation right now.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
💵 1. Read a book with money on the cover.
💵 2. Read a book you got for no money.
💵 3. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in MONEY.
💵 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is NOT found in MONEY.
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BOOK: ➤ Long Gone
AUTHOR: Denise Grover Swank
DATE READ: 07/28/25
PAGES/RATING: 380 | ★★★★☆
TASK: 📔 💵 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is NOT found in MONEY.
HOW IT FITS:
MC's first initial is Harper
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The most streamed Spotify single is Harry Styles' "Girl Crush."
The solo star's Spotify single has the most streams at 154 million. Such a win for the One Direction alum.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🎤 1. Read a book where the author or MC is named Harry.
🎤 2. Read a book where a character has a crush on someone.
🎤 3. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in SPOTIFY.
🎤 4. Read a book where at least 2 of these digits are found in the total number of ratings: 1, 5, 4.
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BOOK: ➤ The Providence Rider
AUTHOR: Robert McCammon
DATE READ: 08/02/25
PAGES/RATING: 416 | ★★★☆☆
TASK: 📔 🎤 2. Read a book where a character has a crush on someone.
HOW IT FITS:
Barry and Matthew clearly have crushes on each other
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Fear of the number 13 is called triskaidekaphobia.
Irrationally scared of clowns? You might have coulrophobia. Oh, and gephyrophobia is a fear of bridges.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
1️⃣3️⃣ 1. Read a book where someone has a great fear of something.
1️⃣3️⃣ 2. Read a book with a number, a clown, or a bridge on the cover.
1️⃣3️⃣ 3. Read a book with the number 13 intact in the page count or publication date.
1️⃣3️⃣ 4. Read a book where the first letter of each word in the title is found in TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA. {3-word minimum}
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BOOK: ➤ The Tainted Cup
AUTHOR: Robert Jackson Bennett
DATE READ: 08/08/25
PAGES/RATING: 410 | ★★★☆☆
TASK: 📔 1️⃣3️⃣ 1. Read a book where someone has a great fear of something.
HOW IT FITS:
The MC has a great fear of discovery
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There are over 10 holidays that celebrate chocolate.
The National Confectioners Association recognizes everything from National Milk Chocolate Day to National Bittersweet Chocolate With Almonds Day. National Chocolate Day alone happens three times annually: July 7, October 28 and December 28.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🍫 1. Read a book where a character eats chocolate.
🍫 2. Read a book where the same type of thing happens at least 3 times.
🍫 3. Read a book with a bittersweet ending.
🍫 4. Read a book where the MC's FIRST initial is NOT found in ALMONDS.
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BOOK: ➤ Bright We Burn
AUTHOR: Kiersten White
DATE READ: 08/10/25
PAGES/RATING: 416 | ★★★☆☆
TASK: 📔🍫 3. Read a book with a bittersweet ending.
HOW IT FITS:
One turned evil, one sacrified others for pursuit and power, and all three left each other by the end
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Neil Armstrong didn't say "That's one small step for man."
The astronaut insists he actually stated, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." "That's the only way the statement makes any sense," Armstrong told biographer James Hansen. And for the record, no real astronaut ever uttered "Houston, we have a problem." — Tom Hanks only said that in the movie Apollo 13.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
👩🚀 1. Read a book with something small on the cover.
👩🚀 2. Read a book with double letters in the title.
👩🚀 3. Read a book where you can share a favorite quote.
👩🚀 4. Read a book author's first AND last initials are found in NEIL ARMSTRONG.
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BOOK: ➤ The Terror
AUTHOR: Dan Simmons
DATE READ: 08/11/25
PAGES/RATING: 835 |
TASK: 📔 👩🚀 2. Read a book with double letters in the title.
HOW IT FITS:
Double R
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Unicycle Basketball is a variation of the traditional game but where all of the players are mounted on unicycles during play.
The same rules apply, such as dribbling the ball while riding, and trying to score in the other team’s net. The game is played on a regulation basketball court and players tend to use 24” unicycles.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🏀 1. Read a book that takes place within a 24-hour period of time.
🏀 2. Read a book where a sport is watched or played.
🏀 3. Read a book with the word COURT found in the text.
🏀 4. Read a book where the author's first AND last initials are NOT found in UNICYCLE.
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BOOK: ➤ Summer of Night
AUTHOR: Dan Simmons
DATE READ: 08/13/25
PAGES/RATING: 608 |
TASK: 📔 🏀 2. Read a book where a sport is watched or played.
HOW IT FITS:
Page 35
Quebec call-in show. Duane listened to sports, closing his eyes in the Illinois darkness
Page 164
return the kidnapped Adolf Eichmann. The sports included an announcement of a ban on
Page 37
the ball in her right hand, raised her baseball mitt to her mouth and nose, and turned
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Dr. Seuss wrote "Green Eggs and Ham" on a bet.
Theodore Geisel's editor didn't believe the author could write a book in 50 words or less. The finished product contains 50 words on the dot.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🍳 1. Read a book where a character eats a meal.
🍳 2. Read a book with a 50 intact in the page count.
🍳 3. Read a book where a main/major character is a doctor.
🍳 4. Read a book where someone makes a bet of any kind.
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BOOK: ➤ Comanche Moon
AUTHOR: Larry McMurty
DATE READ: 08/15/25
PAGES/RATING: 816 | ★★★★☆
TASK: 📔 🍳 1. Read a book where a character eats a meal.
HOW IT FITS:
They eat many meals
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Giant Pumpkin Kayaking is quite simply the sport of kayaking inside of a giant, hollowed-out pumpkin.
The most famous race takes place on Lake Pesaquid in Nova Scotia at the annual Windsor Pumpkin Regatta. The course is a half-mile long and competitors often decorate their pumpkins with paint and flags.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🎃 1. Read a book set at least partially in Canada.
🎃 2.Read a book with all the letters of KAYAK in the title. {2 As, 2 Ks}
🎃 3. Read a book with something painted or flags on the cover.
🎃 4. Read a book with the word PUMPKIN found in the text.
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BOOK: ➤ I Am Not a Serial Killer
AUTHOR: Dan Wells
DATE READ: 08/17/25
PAGES/RATING: 271 |
TASK: 📔 🎃 4. Read a book with the word PUMPKIN found in the text.
HOW IT FITS:
Page 115
Our meal ended with a store-bought pumpkin
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Originally invented in Finland, Wife Carrying is a sport that involves a male competitor racing through 2 dry obstacles and 1 water obstacle approximately 1 meter deep all while carrying a female teammate.
The female must weigh at least 108 lb (49 kg) or additional weight will be added to her. Teams who complete the course in the shortest time win with additional prizes for best costume, etc.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
💍 1. Read a book with a married MC.
💍 2. Read a book set at least partially in Finland.
💍 3. Read a book where a character feels weighted down in some way.
💍 4. Read a book where a character carries something or someone.
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BOOK: ➤ Luck of the Devil
AUTHOR: Denise Grover Swank
DATE READ: 08/22/25
PAGES/RATING: 382 | ★★★★★
TASK: 📔 💍 3. Read a book where a character feels weighted down in some way.
HOW IT FITS:
Harper has grief, recovering alcoholism, and having to kill people weigh her down
The Crown Jewels contain the two biggest cut diamonds on Earth.
They both came from the Cullinan Diamond, a 3,106-carat gem found in South Africa in 1905. The largest stone, called the Great Star of Africa, is in the Sovereign's Sceptre, while the second largest is mounted in the Imperial State Crown (pictured).
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
👑 1. Read a book with a crown on the cover.
👑 2. Read a book set at least partially in Africa.
👑 3. Read a book with a royal character.
👑 4. Read a book with at least two of these numbers in the page count: 3, 1, 0, 6.