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August - Smooth as Silk


Hi, everyone--welcome to the Smooth as Silk Challenge! I'm honoured to be leading this and hope you all have fun with Carri's challenge.
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🌴 - in progress
💃🏿 - finished
💃🏿 Allie 5/5
💃🏿 Amy 5/5
💃🏿 Ariail 10/10
🌴 Ashly 113
BarbaraBrubru_gingertiger 0/3
💃🏿 Brianna Raquel 10/10
💃🏿 Caraina 10/10
💃🏿 Carmen 7/7
🌴 Carri Carey 9/10
🌴 Chalmation 4/4
💃🏿 Chrissie 4/3
💃🏿 Ciara 10/10
💃🏿 Debra Diggs 4/3
💃🏿 Denise 4/4
💃🏿 Emily 2/2
💃🏿 Janine 6/4
Jenn 0/10
💃🏿 JennH 7/4
💃🏿 Karin 5/4
💃🏿 Katie 4/4
💃🏿 Lina 8/3
🌴 Lisa Marie 2/5
Magdalena 0/5
RaeRae 0-/10
💃🏿 Sahira 4/3
💃🏿 Sarah 12/12
💃🏿 SarahKat 8/10
💃🏿 Sheila from NC 10/10
💃🏿 Sophia 3/3
Stormie - Book Dragon 0/10
💃🏿 TerryJane 10/10
💃🏿 Theresa 4/4
💃🏿 Whitney 4/4

1. Smooth as silk – Read a book with a texture in the title (e.g., rough, fluffy, bumpy).
💃2. Dead as a doornail – Read a book with a door or window on the cover.

💃3. Easy as pie – Read a book with food in the title or on the cover.

💃4. Light as a feather – Read a book with a vehicle or animal that flies in the title or on the cover (e.g., airplane, balloon, bird).

5. Blind as a bat – Read a book with an animal in the title or on the cover.
6. Happy as a clam – Read a book with a sea creature in the title or on the cover.
💃7. Cute as a button – Read a book with an article of clothing in the title or on the cover.

💃8. Hard as a rock – Read a book with a mineral or rock in the title or on the cover.

9. Clean as a whistle – Read a book with a noise in the title (e.g., whistle, song, rumble).
10. Hot as hell – Read a book with a red cover or a mythical creature on the cover.

Sign me up for 3, please.
Love this challenge. Would love to do all of them, but realistically will probably get 3 done.
4/3
1. Smooth as silk – Read a book with a texture in the title (e.g., rough, fluffy, bumpy). - This Rough Magic
✔ 2. Dead as a doornail – Read a book with a door or window on the cover. - First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
3. Easy as pie – Read a book with food in the title or on the cover. - The Teacher
4. Light as a feather – Read a book with a vehicle or animal that flies in the title or on the cover (e.g., airplane, balloon, bird). - The World That We Knew
✔ 5. Blind as a bat – Read a book with an animal in the title or on the cover. - Dead Lions by Mick Herron
6. Happy as a clam – Read a book with a sea creature in the title or on the cover.
7. Cute as a button – Read a book with an article of clothing in the title or on the cover. - Devil in a Blue Dress
✔ 8. Hard as a rock – Read a book with a mineral or rock in the title or on the cover. - Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney
9. Clean as a whistle – Read a book with a noise in the title (e.g., whistle, song, rumble). - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
✔ 10. Hot as hell – Read a book with a red cover or a mythical creature on the cover. - Fangs by Sarah Andersen
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Duration: August 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024
Completed: 10/10
1. Smooth as silk – Read a book with a texture in the title (e.g., rough, fluffy, bumpy). Rough Edges: Allie's Story - Kimberly Krey 8/11/24
2. Dead as a doornail – Read a book with a door or window on the cover.

3. Easy as pie – Read a book with food in the title or on the cover. Sugar Cookie Murder - Joanne Fluke 8/17/24
4. Light as a feather – Read a book with a vehicle or animal that flies in the title or on the cover (e.g., airplane, balloon, bird). Birds in Flight - Anni Taylor 8/22/24
5. Blind as a bat – Read a book with an animal in the title or on the cover. Magic Strikes - Ilona Andrews 8/3/24
6. Happy as a clam – Read a book with a sea creature in the title or on the cover. Songs of the Humpback Whale - Jodi Picoult 8/23/24
7. Cute as a button – Read a book with an article of clothing in the title or on the cover.

8. Hard as a rock – Read a book with a mineral or rock in the title or on the cover.

9. Clean as a whistle – Read a book with a noise in the title (e.g., whistle, song, rumble). Big Cherry Holler - Adriana Trigiani 8/29/24
10. Hot as hell – Read a book with a red cover or a mythical creature on the cover.


✔2. Dead as a doornail – Read a book with a door or window on the cover. Sandwich (Aug 31.)
✔5. Blind as a bat – Read a book with an animal in the title or on the cover. Belinda Blake and the Snake in the Grass (Aug. 4)
✔7. Cute as a button – Read a book with an article of clothing in the title or on the cover. The Flatshare (Aug. 8)
✔9. Clean as a whistle – Read a book with a noise in the title (e.g., whistle, song, rumble). Sniffing Out Murder (Aug.2)

I would like to sign up for four books:
Progress: 3/4
1. Easy as pie - a book with food in the title or on the cover: Before the Coffee Gets Cold - finished 02/08/2024
2. Blind as a bat - a book with an animal in the title or on the cover: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - finished 13/08/2024
3. Happy as a clam - a book with a sea creature in the title or on the cover: Remarkably Bright Creatures - finished 17/08/2024
4. Clean as a whistle - a book with a noise in the title: The Bell Jar

Progress: 4/4
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev





I'm going with my usual 3.
4/3
1. Smooth as silk – Read a book with a texture in the title (e.g., rough, fluffy, bumpy).
2. Dead as a doornail –

3. Easy as pie – Read a book with food in the title or on the cover.
4. Light as a feather –

5. Blind as a bat –

6. Happy as a clam – Read a book with a sea creature in the title or on the cover.
7. Cute as a button –

8. Hard as a rock – Read a book with a mineral or rock in the title or on the cover.
9. Clean as a whistle – Read a book with a noise in the title (e.g., whistle, song, rumble).
10. Hot as hell – Read a book with a red cover or a mythical creature on the cover.

Duration: August 1 - August 31, 2024
10/10
1. Smooth as silk – Read a book with a texture in the title (e.g., rough, fluffy, bumpy).🪴
A Bumpy Year
2. Dead as a doornail – Read a book with a door or window on the cover.🪴
Fly with Me
3. Easy as pie – Read a book with food in the title or on the cover.🪴
Olivia Strauss Is Running Out of Time
4. Light as a feather – Read a book with a vehicle or animal that flies in the title or on the cover (e.g., airplane, balloon, bird).🪴
Teen Titans: Raven
5. Blind as a bat – Read a book with an animal in the title or on the cover.🪴
Persepolis, Volume 1
6. Happy as a clam – Read a book with a sea creature in the title or on the cover.🪴
Days of Love at Seagull Villa, Vol. 1
7. Cute as a button – Read a book with an article of clothing in the title or on the cover.🪴
In Our Shoes: On Being a Young Black Woman in Not-So "Post-Racial" America
8. Hard as a rock – Read a book with a mineral or rock in the title or on the cover.🪴
Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones
9. Clean as a whistle – Read a book with a noise in the title (e.g., whistle, song, rumble).🪴
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
10. Hot as hell – Read a book with a red cover or a mythical creature on the cover.🪴
Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder

🧶 Smooth as Silk - Monthly Challenge 🧶
Duration: August 1 - August 31, 2024
🧶 Progress 8/3 🧶 - COMPLETED!
Explore the world of common similes with the Smooth as Silk challenge! This month, we're diving into books inspired by familiar expressions, each offering a unique twist. Discover stories that bring to life the textures, creatures, and colors of everyday language.
🧶 1. Smooth as silk – Read a book with a texture in the title (e.g., rough, fluffy, bumpy).
When the Moon Hatched 🗸 Aug 20
🧶 2. Dead as a doornail – Read a book with a door or window on the cover.
Marzahn, mon amour: Geschichten einer Fußpflegerin 🗸 Aug 06
🧶 3. Easy as pie – Read a book with food in the title or on the cover.
Death by Hot Apple Cider 🗸 Aug 10
🧶 4. Light as a feather – Read a book with a vehicle or animal that flies in the title or on the cover (e.g., airplane, balloon, bird).
Even Though I Knew the End 🗸 Aug 09
🧶 5. Blind as a bat – Read a book with an animal in the title or on the cover.
What Moves the Dead 🗸 Aug 03
6. Happy as a clam – Read a book with a sea creature in the title or on the cover.
🧶 7. Cute as a button – Read a book with an article of clothing in the title or on the cover.
Schachnovelle 🗸 Aug 22
🧶 8. Hard as a rock – Read a book with a mineral or rock in the title or on the cover.
Iron Widow 🗸 Aug 17
9. Clean as a whistle – Read a book with a noise in the title (e.g., whistle, song, rumble).
🧶 10. Hot as hell – Read a book with a red cover or a mythical creature on the cover.
Murtagh 🗸 Aug 02
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2/2 - Completed 8/23/2024
4. Read a book with a vehicle or animal that flies in the title or on the cover - Floating Dragon by Peter Straub - Completed 8/23/2024
10. Read a book with a red cover - Push by Sapphire - Completed 8/12/2024

10/10-COMPLETED
✅1. Smooth as silk - Read a book with a texture in the title (e.g., rough, fluffy, bumpy).
Fluffy (1/8/24)
✅2. Dead as a doornail - Read a book with a door or window on the cover.

✅3. Easy as pie - Read a book with food in the title or on the cover.
Stone Soup (6/8/24)
✅4. Light as a feather - Read a book with a vehicle or animal that flies in the title or on the cover (e.g., airplane, balloon, bird).

✅5. Blind as a bar - Read a book with an animal in the title or on the cover.
If Cats Disappeared from the World (3/8/24)
✅6. Happy as a clam - Read a book with a sea creature in the title or on the cover.
Night of the Crabs (8/8/24)
✅7. Cute as a button - Read a book with an article of clothing in the title or on the cover.
I Want My Hat Back (9/8/24)
✅8. Hard as a rock - Read a book with a mineral or rock in the title or on the cover.
House of Salt and Sorrows (10/8/24)
✅9. Clean as a whistle - Read a book with a noise in the title (e.g., whistle, song, rumble).
The Height of the Scream (11/8/24)
✅10. Hot as hell - Read a book with a red cover or a mythical creature on the cover.


✅ 1. Smooth as silk – Rough Country - Read 8/14/24
✅ 2. Dead as a doornail – Getting Life: An Innocent Man's 25-Year Journey from Prison to Peace - Read 8/28/24
✅ 3. Easy as pie – The Villa - Read 8/17/24
✅ 4. Light as a feather – Camp Damascus - Read 8/28/24
✅ 5. Blind as a bat – The Beautiful Dead: A Tale of K-Pop, Ghosts, and Nine-Tailed Fox Women - Read 8/21/24
✅ 6. Happy as a clam – The Whalebone Theatre - Read 8/20/24
✅ 7. Cute as a button – Backseat Saints - Read 8/26/24
8. Hard as a rock - The Silver Eyes
✅ 9. Clean as a whistle – Cackle - Read 8/4/24
✅ 10. Hot as hell – Don't Fear the Reaper - Read 8/23/24

SMOOTH AS SILK
Duration: August 1 - August 31, 2024
7/4
1. Smooth as silk – Read a book with a texture in the title (e.g., rough, fluffy, bumpy).
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin 8/3/24

A Smoking Bun by Ellie Alexander 8/11/24
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White 8/6/24

Castle Roogna by Piers Anthony 8/3/24

6. Happy as a clam – Read a book with a sea creature in the title or on the cover.
The 17th Suspect by James Patterson 8/5/24
8. Hard as a rock – Read a book with a mineral or rock in the title or on the cover.
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo 8/9/24
Erasure by Percival Everett 8/1/24

Duration: August 1 - August 31, 2024
Progress: 10/10 -- COMPLETE
👘 1. Smooth as silk – Read a book with a texture in the title (e.g., rough, fluffy, bumpy).
Murder Most Frothy
👘 2. Dead as a doornail – Read a book with a door or window on the cover.
The Cabin in the Woods
👘 3. Easy as pie – Read a book with food in the title or on the cover.
Peach Blossom Spring
👘 4. Light as a feather – Read a book with a vehicle or animal that flies in the title or on the cover (e.g., airplane, balloon, bird).
Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond lunar landing module
👘 5. Blind as a bat – Read a book with an animal in the title or on the cover.
Ghost Forest
👘 6. Happy as a clam – Read a book with a sea creature in the title or on the cover.
The Origin of Species
👘 7. Cute as a button – Read a book with an article of clothing in the title or on the cover.
Pick Your Poison
👘 8. Hard as a rock – Read a book with a mineral or rock in the title or on the cover.
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
👘 9. Clean as a whistle – Read a book with a noise in the title (e.g., whistle, song, rumble).
Speaking from Among the Bones
👘 10. Hot as hell – Read a book with a red cover or a mythical creature on the cover.a>
Second Grave on the Left (grim reaper)

10/10
Wool
Never Have I Ever
Gingerbread
The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman
Rule of Wolves
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
The Whisper Man
The Butcher of the Forest

Progress 5/5
1. Smooth as silk – Read a book with a texture in the title (e.g., rough, fluffy, bumpy).
😎2. Dead as a doornail – Read a book with a door or window on the cover.

3. Easy as pie – Read a book with food in the title or on the cover.
😎4. Light as a feather – Read a book with a vehicle or animal that flies in the title or on the cover (e.g., airplane, balloon, bird).

😎5. Blind as a bat – Read a book with an animal in the title or on the cover. Real Tigers
6. Happy as a clam – Read a book with a sea creature in the title or on the cover.
😎7. Cute as a button – Read a book with an article of clothing in the title or on the cover.

😎8. Hard as a rock – Read a book with a mineral or rock in the title or on the cover. Silver Nitrate
9. Clean as a whistle – Read a book with a noise in the title (e.g., whistle, song, rumble).
10. Hot as hell – Read a book with a red cover or a mythical creature on the cover.

4/4
Challenge Complete
2. Dead as a doornail – Read a book with a door or window on the cover.

5. Blind as a bat – Read a book with an animal in the title or on the cover.

✔️ 7. Cute as a button – Read a book with an article of clothing in the title or on the cover.

10. Hot as hell – Read a book with a red cover or a mythical creature on the cover.


Blind as a bat – Read a book with an animal in the title or on the cover. - Dead Tired
1/3 Read

✔ 2. Dead as a doornail – Read a book with a door or window on the cover.

3. Easy as pie – Read a book with food in the title or on the cover.
4. Light as a feather – Read a book with a vehicle or animal that flies in the title or on the cover (e.g., airplane, balloon, bird).
5. Blind as a bat – Read a book with an animal in the title or on the cover.
6. Happy as a clam – Read a book with a sea creature in the title or on the cover.
7. Cute as a button – Read a book with an article of clothing in the title or on the cover.
8. Hard as a rock – Read a book with a mineral or rock in the title or on the cover.
9. Clean as a whistle – Read a book with a noise in the title (e.g., whistle, song, rumble).
10. Hot as hell – Read a book with a red cover or a mythical creature on the cover.

Thank you and Happy Reading!!
GOAL: 2/5
1. Smooth as silk – Read a book with a texture in the title (e.g., rough, fluffy, bumpy).
2. Dead as a doornail – Read a book with a door or window on the cover: The House on Sunshine Corner by Phoebe Mills
3. Easy as pie – Read a book with food in the title or on the cover.
√ 4. Light as a feather – Read a book with a vehicle or animal that flies in the title or on the cover (e.g., airplane, balloon, bird): Hornet's Nest by Patricia Cornwell
√ 5. Blind as a bat – Read a book with an animal in the title or on the cover: The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation by Elizabeth Letts
6. Happy as a clam – Read a book with a sea creature in the title or on the cover.
7. Cute as a button – Read a book with an article of clothing in the title or on the cover.
8. Hard as a rock – Read a book with a mineral or rock in the title or on the cover.
9. Clean as a whistle – Read a book with a noise in the title (e.g., whistle, song, rumble).
10. Hot as hell – Read a book with a red cover or a mythical creature on the cover.



5/5-- Challenge Complete!
1. Smooth as silk – Read a book with a texture in the title (e.g., rough, fluffy, bumpy).
2. Dead as a doornail – Read a book with a door or window on the cover.
5. Blind as a bat – Read a book with an animal in the title or on the cover.
8. Hard as a rock – Read a book with a mineral or rock in the title or on the cover.
9. Clean as a whistle – Read a book with a noise in the title (e.g., whistle, song, rumble).

August - Smooth as Silk
Duration: August 1 - August 31, 2024
Progress: 3 out of 10
Explore the world of common similes with the Smooth as Silk challenge! This month, we're diving into books inspired by familiar expressions, each offering a unique twist. Discover stories that bring to life the textures, creatures, and colors of everyday language.
To join, post a message telling the challenge leader how many books you plan to read. If you are new to our group and/or our group challenges, you can learn more about how they work in this thread.
1. Smooth as silk – Read a book with a texture in the title (e.g., rough, fluffy, bumpy).
2. Dead as a doornail – Read a book with a door or window on the cover.
3. Easy as pie – Read a book with food in the title or on the cover.
4. Light as a feather – Read a book with a vehicle or animal that flies in the title or on the cover (e.g., airplane, balloon, bird).
5. Blind as a bat – Read a book with an animal in the title or on the cover:
Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez - ***** - 8/2/2024 - 432 Pages - Dog on Cover
6. Happy as a clam – Read a book with a sea creature in the title or on the cover.
7. Cute as a button – Read a book with an article of clothing in the title or on the cover.
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear - ***** - 8/5/2024 - 321 Pages
8. Hard as a rock – Read a book with a mineral or rock in the title or on the cover.
9. Clean as a whistle – Read a book with a noise in the title (e.g., whistle, song, rumble).
10. Hot as hell – Read a book with a red cover or a mythical creature on the cover:
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros - ***** - 8/21/2024 - 640 Pages




4/3 prompts completed
1. Smooth as silk – Read a book with a texture in the title (e.g., rough, fluffy, bumpy).
✅ 2. Dead as a doornail – Read a book with a door or window on the cover. The Land I Lost
3. Easy as pie – Read a book with food in the title or on the cover.
✅ 4. Light as a feather – Read a book with a vehicle or animal that flies in the title or on the cover (e.g., airplane, balloon, bird). Overdue
✅ 5. Blind as a bat – Read a book with an animal in the title or on the cover. Returns
6. Happy as a clam – Read a book with a sea creature in the title or on the cover.
✅ 7. Cute as a button – Read a book with an article of clothing in the title or on the cover. Through Blood, Through Fire
8. Hard as a rock – Read a book with a mineral or rock in the title or on the cover.
9. Clean as a whistle – Read a book with a noise in the title (e.g., whistle, song, rumble).
10. Hot as hell – Read a book with a red cover or a mythical creature on the cover

3/3 COMPLETED
1. Smooth as silk – Read a book with a texture in the title (e.g., rough, fluffy, bumpy).
2. Dead as a doornail – Read a book with a door or window on the cover. The House of Doors
3. Easy as pie – Read a book with food in the title or on the cover.
4. Light as a feather – Read a book with a vehicle or animal that flies in the title or on the cover (e.g., airplane, balloon, bird).
5. Blind as a bat – Read a book with an animal in the title or on the cover Bunny
6. Happy as a clam – Read a book with a sea creature in the title or on the cover. Sea Change
7. Cute as a button – Read a book with an article of clothing in the title or on the cover.
8. Hard as a rock – Read a book with a mineral or rock in the title or on the cover.
9. Clean as a whistle – Read a book with a noise in the title (e.g., whistle, song, rumble).
10. Hot as hell – Read a book with a red cover or a mythical creature on the cover

Progress: 3/3
3. Easy as pie - Read a book with food in the title or on the cover.

5. Blind as a bat – Read a book with an animal in the title or on the cover.

7. Cute as a button – Read a book with an article of clothing in the title or on the cover.


1. Smooth as silk – Read a book with a texture in the title (e.g., rough, fluffy, bumpy).
2. Dead as a doornail – Read a book with a door or window on the cover.
3. Easy as pie – Read a book with food in the title or on the cover.
4. Light as a feather – Read a book with a vehicle or animal that flies in the title or on the cover (e.g., airplane, balloon, bird).
5. Blind as a bat – Read a book with an animal in the title or on the cover.

6. Happy as a clam – Read a book with a sea creature in the title or on the cover.
7. Cute as a button – Read a book with an article of clothing in the title or on the cover.

8. Hard as a rock – Read a book with a mineral or rock in the title or on the cover.
9. Clean as a whistle – Read a book with a noise in the title (e.g., whistle, song, rumble).
10. Hot as hell – Read a book with a red cover or a mythical creature on the cover.

Wool
Never Have I Ever
Gingerbread
The Whisper Man
The Butcher of the Forest (unicorn on cover)
Books mentioned in this topic
Hounding the Pavement (other topics)Sea Change (other topics)
Bunny (other topics)
The House of Doors (other topics)
Overdue (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Charlene Hartnady (other topics)Adriana Trigiani (other topics)
Elizabeth Camden (other topics)
Talia Hibbert (other topics)
Joanne Fluke (other topics)
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Duration: August 1 - August 31, 2024
Explore the world of common similes with the Smooth as Silk challenge! This month, we're diving into books inspired by familiar expressions, each offering a unique twist. Discover stories that bring to life the textures, creatures, and colors of everyday language.
To join, post a message telling the challenge leader how many books you plan to read. If you are new to our group and/or our group challenges, you can learn more about how they work in this thread.
1. Smooth as silk – Read a book with a texture in the title (e.g., rough, fluffy, bumpy).
2. Dead as a doornail – Read a book with a door or window on the cover.
3. Easy as pie – Read a book with food in the title or on the cover.
4. Light as a feather – Read a book with a vehicle or animal that flies in the title or on the cover (e.g., airplane, balloon, bird).
5. Blind as a bat – Read a book with an animal in the title or on the cover.
6. Happy as a clam – Read a book with a sea creature in the title or on the cover.
7. Cute as a button – Read a book with an article of clothing in the title or on the cover.
8. Hard as a rock – Read a book with a mineral or rock in the title or on the cover.
9. Clean as a whistle – Read a book with a noise in the title (e.g., whistle, song, rumble).
10. Hot as hell – Read a book with a red cover or a mythical creature on the cover.
Thanks to Carri for creating this challenge! We are seeking someone to lead this challenge. Please message if interested.