Hooked on Books discussion

May 2025

This is a cooperative challenge. It's not really a team challenge, but you kind of have to work together to reach the end goal. There are two themes: Ariel and Casper. Which team do you want to win? In other words, which is your favorite? You will read books to fit your favorite theme.

Ideas how to fit the theme
Is there a mermaid in the book? (Ariel)
Is there a ghost in the book? (Casper)
Is there a lonely character? (Casper)
Is there a princess? (Ariel)
Is there a curious character? (Ariel)
Is there a smitten character? (Casper)
is there a character with no memory of his life? (Casper)


It is up to you to make the book fit. If you can explain how the book fits the theme, it will fit. These ideas are to get you started. If you think of more ideas, please share them in the thread below.

Determining a winner
At the end of the month, I will add up the number of books submitted for each theme. The theme with the most books submitted wins.

Links to check-in pages
Wiki: https://wiki.librarything.com/index.p...
If the wiki doesn't work (or if you just find it easier to have an admin enter it in the wiki for you - you may use the links below)
Ariel: https://www.librarything.com/topic/37...
Casper: https://www.librarything.com/topic/37...
You may also enter your books in the thread below
Please use the following format:

Title:
Author:
Pages:
Date read:
Justification:
Theme chosen:


Challenge Rules
*Minimum 100 pages
*No graphic novels, poetry or cookbooks allowed
*Follow your own time zone. If you finish the book during the month in your time zone, it counts.
*You must be able to justify how your book fits the theme. Example: If the theme is cats, then your book can have a cat on the cover, a cat in the book, can be all about cats, etc. If you can justify it, then it will work. Let's keep this easy and you may be creative with your links to the themes.

my spot

Let's see if I can do better this month!

Books Entered on the Wiki:
ARIEL
1. On the Hunt - Resilience / finding joy even after facing hardship - 432 pgs - 5/1/25

CASPER
1. Charmed and Dangerous - Ghosts in the story - 298 pgs - 5/3/25

Sorry wiki doesn't seem to be working for me


CASPER
Title: The Blue Castle
Author: L.M. Montgomery
Pages: 170
Date read: 05/05
Justification: MC has a near-death experience
Theme chosen: Casper

don't forget to update - I will be back to enter books closer to the end of the month

CASPER
Title: Happiness
Author: Aminatta Forna
Pages: 312
Date read: 21/05/25
Justification: Features fox friends like Casper's friend Ferdie
Theme chosen: Casper

ARIEL VS Casper
Princess/Curious/ Rebellious VS Smitten/ Ghost

Title:
Author: Jasmine Guillory
Pages: 325
Date read: 5/2/2025
Justification: Smitten
Theme chosen: Casper

Title:
Author: Amber V. Nicole
Pages: 876
Date read: 5/3/25
Justification: Princess/God
Theme chosen: Ariel

Title:
Author: Heather Fawcett
Pages: 368
Date read: 5/5/25
Justification: Curious
Theme chosen: Ariel

Title:
Author: Charlotte Paradise
Pages: 405
Date read: 5/6/25
Justification: MC hiding like a ghost
Theme chosen: Casper

Title:
Author: Alex Aster
Pages: 304
Date read: 5/7/25
Justification: MC's are taking a risk
Theme chosen: Ariel

Title:
Author: Olivie Blake
Pages: 475
Date read: 5/9/25
Justification: ghost in book
Theme chosen: Casper

Title:
Author: Ilona Andrews
Pages: 440
Date read: 5/9/25
Justification: Friends work together
Theme chosen: Casper

Title:
Author: Tahereh Mafi
Pages: 528
Date read: 5/12/2025
Justification: Princess/ adventurous
Theme chosen: Ariel

Title:
Author: Stephanie Garber
Pages: 416
Date read: 5/14/2025
Justification: This one could go either way because you have a princess and ghosts featured but I am gonna go more with Princess/ adventurous/ rebellious
Theme chosen: Ariel

Title:
Author: Alice Hoffman
Pages: 304
Date read: 5/14/2025
Justification: Ghost
Theme chosen: Casper

Title:
Author: Erin Morgenstern
Pages: 656
Date read: 5/15/2025
Justification: Curious and adventurous MC's/ falling in love
Theme chosen: Ariel

Title:
Author: Sara Gruen
Pages: 421
Date read: 5/16/2025
Justification: MC smitten
Theme chosen: Casper

Title:
Author: Rachel Vincent
Pages: 480
Date read: 5/17/2025
Justification: Many are caged and restricted in life and up fighting to get free.
Theme chosen: Ariel

Title:
Author: Ilona Andrews
Pages: 152
Date read: 5/17/25
Justification: Weird sidekick creatures/animals
Theme chosen: Ariel

Title:
Author: Dean Koontz
Pages: 468
Date read: 5/18/25
Justification: Main characters fighting goblins
Theme chosen: Ariel

Title:
Author: Caroline Peckham
Pages: 823
Date read: 5/20/25
Justification: Princesses
Theme chosen: Ariel

Title:
Author: Nalini Singh
Pages: 352
Date read: 5/20/2025
Justification: Death
Theme chosen: Casper

Title:
Author: April Asher
Pages: 345
Date read: 5/21/25
Justification: Fate is in charge and MC's are smitten with each other
Theme chosen: Casper


Title:
Author: Chloe Chastaine
Pages: 452
Date read: 5/22/2025
Justification: MC is connected to a King
Theme chosen: Ariel

Title:
Author: Ling Ling Huang
Pages: 304
Date read: 5/23/2025
Justification: Weird art, death, and MC is smitten with a friend
Theme chosen: Casper

Title:
Author: Chelsea Abdullah
Pages: 468
Date read: 5/27/25
Justification: ooh this one could go either way but lets go with an adventure is had with a prince
Theme chosen: Ariel

Title:
Author: Mónica Ojeda
Pages: 269
Date read: 5/27/2025
Justification: Weirdly smitten to the point of inseperable
Theme chosen: Casper

Title:
Author: Francesca Catlow
Pages: 380
Date read: 5/29/2025
Justification: An adventure is had, and finding oneself
Theme chosen: Ariel

Title:
Author: Sara Knightly
Pages: 309
Date read: 5/30/2025
Justification: Changing into different lands, and there's an evil count.
Theme chosen: Ariel

Title:
Author:Rita Chang-Eppig
Pages: 304
Date read: 5/31/2025
Justification: Set mostly on the Sea
Theme chosen: Ariel

Casper: 13
Ariel: 16