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Book: The Radium Girls by Kate MooreDate: 1/9 3�
Task: Spiders - 'silk' in text
Fits: "silk dresses and lingerie" p.238
Book: Heart of Obsidian by Nalini SinghDate: 2/9 3.5�
Task: Demons - 'hell' in text
Fits: "when their world turned to hell" p.27
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Book: Sun, Surf and Murder by D.C. PittDate: 3/9 3.5�
Task: Jack-O-Lanterns - pumpkin in text
Fits: "with Pumpkin Head at his side" p.151
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Book: A Routine Infidelity by Elizabeth ColemanDate: 4/9 3.5�
Task: Demons - author initials in EXORCISM
Fits: EC in exorcism
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Book: Mrs. Pargeter's Pound of Flesh by Simon BrettDate: 5/9 3.5�
Task: Mummies - vital organ mentioned
Fits: "and the strain on your heart will get greater and greater" p.188
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In order to get out, you must complete the following task! You may not complete ANY OTHER TASKS in your challenge until this task is completed!
Read a book where the first letter of the book title is V.
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Caught in a trapBook: Vertigo by Karen Herbert
Date: 20/9 3�
Task: first letter of the book title is V
Fits: first letter of the book title is V
Book: The Unexpected Mrs Pollifax by Dorothy GilmanDate: 5/9 4�
Task: with 3-6's in the page count & publication date
Fits: 236p + original release 1966
Book: The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
Date: 14/9 3�
Task: set in Autumn
Fit: set Autumn - "took a deep breath of the crsip autumn air" p.367
Book: Network Effect by Martha Wells
Date: 12/9 4�
Task: with a character that needs to be bandaged
Fit: a number of people end up in the med bay being bandaged
Book: Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne
Date: 14/9 3�
Task: featuring an APOCALYPSE
Fit: mpg apocalypse
Book: Savage Drift by Emmy Laybourne
Date: 14/9 3�
Task: with author initials in SALEM
Fit: EL in salem
Book: High Stakes by Erin McCarthy
Date: 12/9 2�
Task: with a VAMPIRE MC
Fit: vampire MC
Book: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Date: 15/9 4�
Task: with MONSTER in title (any order)
Fit: MONSTER letters in title
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Book: Cold, Cold Bones by Kathy Reichs 26/9 3.5�Spiders: Spider in text - "I think a spider bit me" p.33
Book: Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center 25/9 2.5�
Jack'o'lanterns: Orange cover
Book: Death in a Strange Country by Donna Leon 25/9 4�
Werewolves: full moon occurs in the book - "the moon had just turned full" p.260
Book: Stars Uncharted by S.K. Dunstall 23/9 3.5�
Werewolves: Night sky on cover
Book: Ill Wind by Rachel Caine 24/9 3�
Vampires: author initials in GARLIC - RC
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Book: Outback by Patricia Wolf 1/10 4�Jack-O-Lanterns: title begins with O
Book: A Girl's Guide to Vampires by Katie MacAlister 27/9 2�
Zombies: MC has a head injury from cracking it on the floor
Book: Witness in Death by J.D. Robb 30/9 3�
Witches: cat in the book
Book: Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind 3/10 4�
Witches: title begins with W
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Congrats on vanquishing the Jack-O-Lanterns! 5 bonus points were added to your score! :)
Book: The Terminal List by Jack Carr 5/10 3�Werewolves: MC is an alpha
Book: At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson 4/10 4�
Ghosts: graveyard scene - relocation of the cemetery & crypt
Book: Our Country Christmas by Darry Fraser,Penelope Janu,Fiona Lowe,Eva Scott,Jacquie Underdown 6/10 4�
Vampires: Georgie is invited to stay with the Pettigrews
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In order to get out, you must complete the following task! You may not complete ANY OTHER TASKS in both your Hall of Fame challenge and your Spider Web Challenge until this task is completed! However, if you are clever and can figure out how to use your book for both this task and your current Hall of Fame challenge task, that's allowed.
"Read a book with a BLACK cover!"
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You've completed the Vampire Leg, and received 5 bonus points!
Book: The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan 11/10 4�Monster character: human-ish - Seanchan, actual - grolm
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Ahhh! The infamous October Friday the 13th!
What a great reason for a BONUS TASK! Complete this task within 5 days and receive page points, your regular bonus points for using the book in additional challenges PLUS ... wait for it... 13 bonus points! You don't want to miss out on this one!
"Read a book with the word "Superstitious" or "Superstition" in the text or the title."
Bonus TaskBook: A June Betrothal by Lynn Kerstan,Rebecca North,Marissa Edwards,Jeanne Savery,Cynthia Richey,Monette Cummings
Date: 14/10 3�
Task: "Superstitious" or "Superstition" in the text or the title
Fit: "superstitious nonsense" p.232
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Book: Finding Love at Mermaid Terrace by Kate Forster 24/10 3.5�Demons: DEMON in the title - fiNDing lOvE at Mermaid terrace
Book: The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan 19/10 3�
Ghosts: with an MC that can see/hear/talk to GHOSTS
Book: No Rest for the Witches by MaryJanice Davidson,Lori Handeland,Cheyenne McCray,Christine Warren 21/10 2�
Witches: witch MCs
Book: Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews 22/10 3.5�
Monsters: tagged "MONSTER" at least 10 times - monster x 19
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Book: The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan 26/10 3�Monsters: with a character that wears a costume or disguise
Fit: Lanfear & Asmodean are in disguise
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You have until the end of the challenge to complete this bonus task. You are free to complete this task while completing your main tasks!
Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted, at a cost, when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.
Read a book where a character wishes for something (your interpretation).
Worth Page Points PLUS 5 Bonus Points
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Bonus taskBook: In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren 27/10 3�
Fit: MC wishes the universe to show her what will make her happy which sends her into a time travel scenario
Book: Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett 31/10 5�Werewolves: werewolf MC - Angua
Book: Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen 31/10 2.5�
Zombies: author initials in BRAIN
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Her Royal Spyness (other topics)Feet of Clay (other topics)
Bed of Roses (other topics)
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Widow's Web (other topics)
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Duration: September 1st to October 31st, 2023
You've been caught in the HOB Spider's Web! Work your way out by completing tasks! But, BEWARE! There will be "sticky", unknown traps to deal with! Bonus Tasks are hidden throughout the web, and if you're caught, you'll need to complete the task before continuing on - SOMETIMES THIS INCLUDES ANY OTHER HOB CHALLENGES YOU MAY BE PARTICIPATING IN!
VERY VERY VERY IMPORTANT! Make sure that you have notifications turned on, so that you don't miss updates, bonus task notices, etc!! If you don't know how to do this, here is a HOW-TO!
Challenge Rules:
Standard Challenge Rules apply, plus...
🕸 DO count for this challenge BUT must have been read more than a year ago.
🕸️One book per prompt/task.
🕸️Follow your own time zone. If you finish the book between the challenge dates in your time zone, it counts.
🕸� Please NOTE! This Challenge uses Google Sheets for tracking. - PLEASE KEEP THIS AS UP-TO-DATE AS POSSIBLE FOR SCORES TO POPULATE CORRECTLY! Of course, it's not necessary to update constantly but try to update as often as your schedule reasonably allows. Scores will be announced weekly on Sunday, so at minimum, ensure you update each week by Saturday evening!
Task Rules:
You must be able to justify how your book fits the prompt. Creativity is encouraged, but please hold to the task/prompt.
🕷️Cover Color must be more than 50% ()
🕷️List page number, percentage, or chapter for word in text
🕷️Cover Items should be shown or mentioned in your post (ie cover image)
🕷️Short explanation for other tasks for proof of task completion
When you complete a book, please post a completion post here with your justification. Something simple is fine.
The Challenge Scoresheet can be found here: /topic/show/...
YOUR personal spreadsheet is here:
It is important that you DO NOT ADD page counts to your spreadsheet until you have completed the book. If you add it before, it will show points you have not yet earned on the scoresheet. I will be checking this weekly, and removing them when needed.