The Lost Challenges discussion

COMPLETED: 21/21+ 26 Jun (jester)

🔸1. Natural Fools
🃏 Read a book with the word God in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
The Complete Poems William Blake 17 Apr Page 880 (Hoopla e-version) "there God is dwelling too"

🔸2. Sexton
🃏Read a book where a character is a caregiver.
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy Jamie Ford 16 May Caregiver

🔸3. Will Sommers
🃏 Read a book where a servant is considered family
Tehrangeles Porochista Khakpour 19 Apr servants Rose and Randy are considered family

🔸🔸4. Jane Foole
🃏 Read a book written by a female author.
The Garden Party and Other Stories Katherine Mansfield 23 May
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return Marjane Satrapi 25 Jun

🔸5. Claus Narr
🃏 Read a book where something or someone goes missing.
Daughter of Fire Sofia Robleda 5 Jun

🔸6. Roland the Farter
🃏 Read a book that is 12th in a series or with a character called Roland or Henry
The Frozen River Ariel Lawhon 15 Jun (Henry)

🔸7. Sir Jeffery Hudson AKA Lord Minimus
🃏 Read a book that is tagged Children or Kids
Anne of Avonlea L.M. Montgomery 24 May

🔸8. Dagonet
🃏 Read a book where a character is described as loyal
The Quiet American Graham Greene 17 Jun location 542 kindle "she is very very loyal"

🔸9. Jesse Bogdonoff
🃏 Read a book set in America.
These Precious Days: Essays Ann Patchett 30 May

🔸10. Perkeo of Heidelberg
🃏 Read a book where a festival takes place
Five Winters Kitty Johnson 18 May

🔸11. Archibald Armstrong
🃏 Read a book with a character called James and published in July
The Wedding People Alison Espach 26 Apr PUBLISHED 7/30/24

🔸12. Chicot
🃏 Read a book with a character who carries a knife
Wandering Stars Tommy Orange 11 Apr

🔸13. Joan D'Acosta
🃏 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in TSAR.
Three Apples Fell from the Sky Narine Abgaryan 22 Jun (Armenia)

🔸14. Lucretia the Tumbler
🃏 Read a book where a character dances
We Need New Names NoViolet Bulawayo 23 Jun

🔸15. João de Sá Panasco
🃏 Read a book were character who tells a joke.
The Wangs vs. the World Jade Chang 6 Jun

🔸16. Mathurine la Folle
🃏 Read a book with a character who is female and works in a "mans job" or set in France.
The Book of Lost Names Kristin Harmel 4 May Meets both prompts

🔸17. Stańczyk
🃏 Read a book with a character who is intelligent.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky 26 Jun

Shakespeare Fools

🔸18. Feste
🃏 Read a book where a character tells the truth about something.
The Berry Pickers Amanda Peters 25 Jun

🔸19. Touchstone
🃏 Read a book where the authors initials can be found in TOUCHSTONE.
Death of the Author Nnedi Okorafor 10 Jun

🔸20. The Fool
🃏 Read where a character is mad (Your interpretation) or a book that has a tragic event.
A Separate Peace John Knowles 3 May (tragic event, and character is driven insane (mad) by war)

Well done Denise

Fools & Jesters

Duration: April 1 - September 30, 2025
LEVEL: Jester: 21 or more

READ: 45/21+

1. Natural Fools
✔ 🃏 Read a book with the word God in the text
The Wolf in the Whale - Jordanna Max Brodsky 4/21
(I have battled with their gods of war), p9
✔ 🃏 with a character who has a disability
Improbably Yours - Kerry Anne King (old Nick) 5/7

2. Sexton
✔ 🃏 Read a book where a character does someone a favour
His Mortal Demise - Vanessa Le 5/25
(hero brother does a huge favor for hero)
✔ 🃏 a sixth in a series
Crewel and Unusual - Molly MacRae 5/26
(A Haunted Yarn Shop Mystery #6)
✔ 🃏 a character who is a caregiver.
Spark of the Everflame - Penn Cole (Diem, healer) 5/16

3. Will Sommers
✔ 🃏 read a book where a servant is considered family
Controlled Chaos - Nikki Ash (Maria, housekeeper) 5/11
✔ 🃏 where a character has a close friend or confidante.
Dark Song - Christine Feehan (hero) 5/23

4. Jane Foole
✔ 🃏 Read a book with a character who is well dressed
Bonded in Death - J.D. Robb (billionaire Roarke) 5/5
✔ 🃏 with a character called Jane, Catherine, Mary or Anne
Dark Rooms - Lynda La Plante (MC is Jane) 4/10
✔ 🃏 a book written by a female author.
Controlled Chaos - Nikki Ash 5/11

5. Claus Narr
✔ 🃏 a character who does something foolish
Girl Without a Chance - Rylie Dark (MC) 4/4
✔ 🃏 where something or someone goes missing.
Rogue of the High Seas - Cynthia Breeding (heroine, abducted) 4/9

6. Roland the Farter
✔ 🃏 Read a book that is 12th in a series
A Case of Cat and Mouse - Sofie Kelly 5/19
(Magical Cats Mystery #12)
✔ 🃏 with a character called Roland or Henry
Murder on Devil's Pond - Ayla Rose (Henry Yarrow) 4/29
✔ 🃏 where a character either jumps, whistles or farts. (text)
Charmed Bones - Carolyn Haines 5/15
(then cut loose a fart that shook the windows), p202

7. Sir Jeffery Hudson AKA Lord Minimus
✔ 🃏 Read a book where a lavish meal is eaten
The Last Bloodcarver - Vanessa Le 5/20
(MC got to eat a few lavish meals with her rich benefactors)
✔ 🃏 a book that is tagged Children or Kids
Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow - Jessica Townsend 7/4

8. Dagonet
✔ 🃏 Read a book with a table on the cover
Extra Sensory Deception - Allison Kingsley 5/27

✔ 🃏 where a character is described as loyal
The Deathly Grimm - Kathryn Purdie (Axel) 5/30
✔ 🃏 where the authors initials can be found in KNIGHTS.
Pumpkin Spice and Poisoning - Katherine Hayton 5/29

9. Jesse Bogdonoff
✔ 🃏 where a character is involved in a scandal
The Secret, Book & Scone Society - Ellery Adams (mortgage fraud) 6/2
✔ 🃏 set in America.
Body Count - Jodi Burnett (Colorado) 5/12

10. Perkeo of Heidelberg
✔ 🃏 Read a book where a festival takes place
Mischief in New Orleans - Lucy Quinn (Mardi Gras) 4/23
✔ 🃏 by an author who has a pseudonym
Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear - Seanan McGuire (Mira Grant) 5/9
✔ 🃏 set in a city.
25 Alive - James Patterson & Maxine Paetro (San Francisco) 5/17

11. Archibald Armstrong
✔ 🃏 Read a book published in either February or July of any year
Chance of a Ghost - E.J. Copperman (pub Feb 2013) 6/10
✔ 🃏 read a book set in Scotland
Dangerous in a Kilt - Anna Durand 5/16
✔ 🃏 with a character called James or Armstrong.
Flipped for Murder - Maddie Day (James Shermer) 6/21

12. Chicot
✔ 🃏 Read a book with a character who is in the military
An Ember in the Ashes - Sabaa Tahir (hero) 6/7
✔ 🃏 a character who carries a knife
Seeker of Secrets - Ashley McLeo (Meredith) 5/14

13. Joan D'Acosta
✔ 🃏 where the first letter of the location can be found in TSAR.
Dead to Me - Annie Anderson (Tennessee) 5/4

14. Lucretia the Tumbler
✔ 🃏 Read a book where a character dances
The Perfect Death - Stacy Claflin (Kenzie) 4/6

15. João de Sá Panasco
✔ 🃏 Read a book were a character mocks something or someone,
Shelter - Tara Shuler 4/14
(girls at school mock Jamie for being fat)
✔ 🃏 a character who is invaluable
Heavenly Bodies - Imani Erriu (Isra) 6/13
✔ 🃏 a character who tells a joke.
Grilled for Murder - Maddie Day (MC) 6/29

16. Mathurine la Folle
✔ 🃏 Read a book with a character who is female and works in a "man's job"
Manners and Monsters - Tilly Wallace 5/23
(heroine works as a physicians assistant in 1814)
✔ 🃏 with a character who is an assassin
Servant of Earth - Sarah Hawley 6/22

17. Stańczyk
✔ 🃏 where a character struggles to be independent
Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros (heroine) 5/3
✔ 🃏 a character who is intelligent.
Scorched Heart - Helen Harper (Lucas) 6/15

Shakespeare Fools

18. Feste
✔ 🃏 Read a book with a pun in the title
When the Grits Hit the Fan - Maddie Day 7/5
✔ 🃏 were a character tells the truth about something.
The Bakery Booking - Morgan Utley (MC) 4/12

19. Touchstone
✔ 🃏 Read a book with a character who understands a situation better than another
Dark Whispers - Helen Harper (Lord Horvath) 6/5
✔ 🃏 where the authors initials can be found in TOUCHSTONE.
Bone to Be Wild - Carolyn Haines 6/24

20. The Fool
✔ 🃏 Read a book where a character is mad (Your interpretation)
Immortal - Sue Lynn Tan (Dalian) 5/11
✔ 🃏 a book that has a tragic event.
The Icehouse - J.J. Richards (multiple murders) 4/30

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Way to go Barbara

Fools and Jesters: 38/21+ - COMPLETED 07.10.25
Duration: April 1, 2025 - Septermber 30, 2025

Jester: 21 or more

1. Natural Fools
✅a. A book with God in the text: Destiny of the Republic | Candice Millard | 05.27.25 | p. 42: "My God, Senator, I know it, I know it!"
✅b. A book with a character who has a disability: 32 Days in May | Betty Corrello | Nadia Fabiola has lupus
✅c. A book with a character who is endearing: Say You'll Remember Me | Abby Jimenez | 06.15.25 | Xavier Rush



2. Sexton
✅a. A book where a character does someone a favor: Do Me a Favor | Cathy Yardley | 06.09.25
b. A book that is sixth in a series:
✅c. A book with a character who is a caregiver: Promise Me Sunshine | Cara Bastone | 05.26.25 | Lenny is a babysitter helping overworked mom Reese and her daughter Ainsley



3. Will Sommers
a. A book that is eighth in a series:
✅b. A book where a servant is considered family: To Kill a Mockingbird | Harper Lee | 06.17.25 | Calpurnia
✅c. A book where a character has a close friend or confidante: Queenie | Candice Carty-Williams | 06.05.25 | Queenie Jenkins has a close group of friends she calls "The Corgis"



4. Jane Foole
✅a. A book with a character who is well-dressed: Count My Lies | Sophie Stava | 05.15.25
✅b. A book with a character called Jane, Catherine, Mary, or Anne: This Book Will Bury Me | Ashley Winstead | Jane Sharpe
✅c. A book written by a female author: After I Do | Taylor Jenkins Reid | 04.22.25



5. Claus Narr
a. A book set in Germany:
✅b. A book with a character who does something foolish: The Haters | Robyn Harding | 06.01.25
✅c. A book where something or someone goes missing: Heartwood | Amity Gaige | 05.23.25



6. Roland the Farter
a. A book that is 12th in a series:
✅b. A book with a character called Roland or Henry: Olive, Again | Elizabeth Strout | 05.16.25 | Henry Kitteridge, Jr.
✅c. A book where a character either jumps, whistles, or farts: Worlds Apart | Jane Crittenden | 05.14.25 | Chapter 8: Amy bungee jumps off the NZ Sky Tower



7. Lord Jeffery Hudson AKA Lord Minimus
✅a. A book where a lavish meal is eaten: A Certain Hunger | Chelsea G. Summers | 06.26.25
✅b. A book that is tagged Children or Kids: The Capture | Kathryn Lasky | 07.01.25
c. A book with a pie on the cover:



8. Dagonet
a. A book with a table on the cover:
b. A book where a character is described as loyal:
✅c. A book where the author's initials can be found in KNIGHTS: Medusa | Nataly Gruender | 04.15.25



9. Jesse Bogdonoff
a. A book published in either 1999 or 2001:
✅b. A book where a character is involved in a scandal: First Comes Scandal | Julia Quinn | 05.21.25
✅c. A book set in America: Standing My Ground | Harry Dunn | 06.07.25 | set in Washington, D.C.



10. Perkeo of Heidelberg
a. A book where a festival takes place:
✅b. A book by an author who has a pseudonym: A Sorceress Comes to Call | T. Kingfisher | 04.30.25 | T. Kingfisher is the pseudonym of Ursula Vernon
c. A book set in a city:



11. Archibald Armstrong
✅a. A book published in either February or July of any year: We Are Okay | Nina LaCour | 05.09.25 | published February 14, 2017
✅b. A book set in Scotland: The Tower | Flora Carr | 04.10.25 | set in Loch Leven, Scotland
c. A book with a character called James or Armstrong:



12. Chicot
a. A book with a character who is in the military:
b. A book with a character who carries a knife:
✅c. A book set in France: Upon a Starlit Tide | Kell Woods | 05.11.25 | set in Saint-Malo, France



13. Joan D'Acosta
✅a. A book with a character called Peter, Anne, or Joan: The Spectacular | Fiona Davis | 06.18.25 | Peter Griggs
b. A book set in Finland or Russia:
✅c. A book where the first letter of the location can be found in TSAR: Every Sweet Thing Is Bitter Samantha Crewson 05.08.25 | set in Annesville, Nebraska



14. Lucretia the Tumbler
✅a. A book where a character dances: Astonish Me | Maggie Shipstead | 06.23.25 | Joan is a professional ballet dancer
✅b. A book set in Italy: Love & Gelato | Jenna Evans Welch | 05.10.25 | set in Florence, Italy
c. A book tagged Jewish or Judaism:



15. João de Sá Panasco
✅a. A book where a character mocks something or someone: Pemberley: Mr. Darcy's Dragon | Maria Grace | 06.10.25 | p. 147: Apparently, they did not like the way he subtly mocked Mama any more than Elizabeth did.
b. A book with a character who is invaluable:
✅c. A book with a character who makes a joke: Hench | Natalie Zina Walschots | 06.12.25 | p. 56: I made a joke about setting off metal detectors at airports for the rest of my life.



16. Mathurine la Folle
✅a. A book with a female character who works in a man's job: The Elements of Marie Curie | Dava Sobel | 05.27.25 | Marie Curie
b. A book with a character who is an assassin:
c. A book set in France:



17. Stańczyk
a. A book set in Poland:
b. A book where a character struggles to be independent:
✅c. A book with a character who is intelligent: The Woman With the Cure | Lynn Cullen | 05.13.25 | Dorothy Horstmann is a scientist working on a cure for polio



18. Feste
✅a. Twelfth Night: Twelfth Night | William Shakespeare | 06.28.25
✅b. A book with a pun in the title: King Cheer | Molly Horton Booth | 06.25.25
✅c. A book where a character tells the truth about something: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing | Hank Green | 06.11.25 | p. 253: This didn't seem particularly relevant, but they were police, so I just told the truth.



✅19. Touchstone
a. As You Like It: As You Like It | William Shakespeare | 07.10.25
b. A book with a character who understands a situation better than another:
✅c. A book where the author's initials can be found in TOUCHSTONE: Roommates | Ola Tundun | 04.29.25



20. The Fool
✅a. King Lear: King Lear | William Shakespeare | 06.08.25
b. A book where a character is mad:
✅c. A book that has a tragic event: Kill for Me, Kill for You | Steve Cavanagh | 06.16.25

Way to go Laura Z

~~~ Complete ~~~

Fools & Jesters
April 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

54 of 21+ Complete

Each task can be done as often as needed.

Jester: 21 or more

Tasks

1. Natural Fools
Read a book with a character who is endearing.
🔸️Little Women - Louisa May Alcott - 5 Stars - 5/8/25
🔸️Remarkably Bright Creatures - Shelby Van Pelt - 4 Stars - 4/5/25

2. Sexton
Read a book that is sixth in a series.
🔸️Rattlesnake Crossing - J.A. Jance - 4 Stars - 4/27/25- #6 Joanna Brady
🔸️Katharine Parr, The Sixth Wife - Alison Weir - 5 Stars - 5/6/25 - #6 Tudor Queens
🔸️The Panther - Nelson DeMille - 4 Stars - 5/11/25 - #6 John Corey
🔸️Murder at the FBI - Margaret Truman - 3 Stars - 5/25/25 - #6 Capital Crimes

4. Jane Foole
Read a book written by a female author.
🔸️Three Sisters, Three Queens - Philippa Gregory - 4 Stars - 4/8/25
🔸️The Line Between Here and Gone - Andrea Kane - 3.5 Stars - 4/11/25
🔸️Glass Houses - Louise Penny - 4.5 Stars - 4/12/25
🔸️The Royal Game - Anne O'Brien - 3 Stars - 4/16/25
The Mirror - Nora Roberts - 4 Stars - 6/4/25
🔸️Lessons in Heartbreak - Karla Sorensen - 3 Stars - 6/7/25
🔸️The Road to Tender Hearts - Annie Hartnett - 5 Stars - 6/8/25
🔸️The Boyfriend - Freida McFadden - 3.5 Stars - 6/11/25
🔸️Summer's Child - Luanne Rice - 3.5 Stars - 6/13/25

6. Roland the Farter
Read a book that is 12th in a series.
🔸️Genesis - Chris Carter - 4.5 Stars - 4/14/25 - #12 Robert Hunter

8. Dagonet
Read a book where the authors initials can be found in KNIGHTS.
🔸️The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love - India Holton - 3. 5 Stars - 4/3/25 - IH
🔸️Meaty - Samantha Irby - 3 Stars - 4/3/25 - SI
🔸️No Turning Back - Tiffany Snow - 3 Stars - 4/6/25 - TS
🔸️Running Wild - K.A. Tucker - 3.5 Stars - 4/20/25 - KT

9. Jesse Bogdonoff
Read a book with a book published in either 1999 or 2001
🔸️The Last Kashmiri Rose - Barbara Cleverly - 3 Stars - 5/7/25 - first pub 2001
Read a book set in America.
🔸️Make or Break at the Lighthouse B&B - Portia MacIntosh - 4 Stars - 4/1/25 - Michigan
🔸️Clara and Mr. Tiffany - Susan Vreeland - 4 Stars - 4/2/25 - New York
🔸️Circle of Influence - Annette Dashofy - 4 Stars - 4/9/25- Pennsylvania
🔸️The River We Remember - William Kent Krueger - 5 Stars - 4/14/25 - Minnesota
🔸️The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald - 3 Stars - 4/15/25 - New York
🔸️Mad Honey - Jodi Picoult - 5 Stars - 4/17/25 - New Hampshire
🔸️Undiplomatic Murder - Donald Bain - 3.5 Stars - 4/23/25 - Washington DC
🔸️Murder on the Metro - Jon Land - 4 Stars - 4/25/25 - Washington DC
🔸️The Winter Widow - Charlene Weir - 3 Stars - 4/19/25 - Idaho
🔸️Unbroken - Maisey Yates - 3.5 Stars - 4/24/25 - Oregon
🔸️Killer View - Ridley Pearson - 4 Stars - 4/25/25 - Idaho
🔸️Who Moved My Goat Cheese? - Lynn Cahoon - 3.5 Stars - 4/28/25 - Idaho
🔸️C is for Corpse - Sue Grafton - 4 Stars - 6/14/25 - California
🔸️Alone - Lisa Gardner - 4 Stars - 6/15/25 - Massachusetts

10. Perkeo of Heidelberg
Read a book set in a city.
🔸️Murder on Fifth Avenue - Victoria Thompson - 4 Stars - 6/16/25 - New York City
🔸️I Think I Love You - Lauren Layne - 3.5 Stars - 6/28/25 - New York City

11. Archibald Armstrong
🃏 Read a boook published in either February or July of any year

12. Chicot
Read a book with a character who is in the military.
🔸️Forever Blue - Suzanne Brockmann - 3 Stars - 6/17/25

13. Joan D'Acosta
Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in TSAR.
🔸️Birding with Benefits - Sarah T. Dubb - 3 Stars - 4/28/25 - Tucson, Arizona
🔸️Restless in the Grave - Dana Stabenow - 4 Stars - 6/3/25 - Alaska

14. Lucretia the Tumbler
Read a book set in Italy
🔸️The Silver Pigs - Lindsey Davis - 3 Stars - 4/10/25 - Italy
🔸️The Wedding Shroud - Elisabeth Storrs - 4 Stars - 6/6/25
🔸️The Bastards of Pizzofalcone - Maurizio de Giovanni - 4 Stars - 6/9/25
Read a book where a book is tagged Jewish/Judiasim.
🔸️Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service - Michael Bar-Zohar - 4 Stars - 4/18/25

Shakespeare Fools

19. Touchstone
Read a book where the authors initials can be found in TOUCHSTONE.
🔸️All Fudged Up - Nancy CoCo - 3 Stars - 4/13/25 - NC
🔸️Bad Monkey - Carl Hiaasen - 4 Stars - 4/13/25 - CH
🔸️The Sun Also Rises - Ernest Hemingway - 5/16/25 - EH
🔸️The Mighty Storm - Samantha Towle - 3 Stars - 6/5/25 - ST
🔸️The Summer Queen - Elizabeth Chadwick - 4 Stars - 6/10/25 - EC
🔸️Prior Bad Acts - Tami Hoag - 4 Stars - 6/11/25 - TH
🔸️Clark and Division - Naomi Hirahara - 4 Stars - 6/12/25 - NH
🔸️Maine Characters - Hannah Orenstein - 3 Stars - 6/29/25 - HO

20. The Fool
Read a book where with a tragic event.
🔸️Wild Dark Shore - Charlotte McConaghy - 4.5 Stars - 5/29/25
🔸️The White Darkness - David Grann - 4.5 Stars - 6/7/25
🔸️Adrift - Tami Oldham Ashcraft - 4 Stars - 6/23/25