Fiona’s Comments (group member since Apr 01, 2023)

Fiona’s comments from the Bookish Challenges group.

I'm currently trying to get a hold of this book and will hopefully start reading next week :)

The Hall of Blades ⚔️

Steel sings in the air, swords circling slowly, awaiting challengers. The stone floor bears the scars of countless battles.

The Duel of Echoes 🗡️

Prompt: Read a book with a duel, fight, or rivalry.
Outcome: A figure steps forward, mirroring your every move — you must fight yourself.

The Blade of Ages 🪓

Prompt: Read a book set in a different historical period.
Outcome: One ancient sword glows among the rest, its edge humming with time itself.

You only have to do one of the tasks :)

Which route would you like to take?

Companion

Read a book that meets the guidelines.
The title will determine your companion.

Dagger

Quick, light, but deadly in the right hands.
Advantage: “Swift Strike” – Once, you can complete a prompt with a short story/novella instead of a full book.

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The Living Codex 📖

The tome keeps writing — and now it wants you to choose the next page.

The Blank Chapter 📝

Prompt: Read a book published this year.
Outcome: The book’s pages fill with your own choices, recording the present as history.

The Forgotten Ending 🔚

Prompt: Read the last book of a series.
Outcome: The Codex flips to the end, showing you endings that shouldn’t yet exist.

Congrats, you caught the killer!

The Mirror Room 🪞

The mirrors shift — some showing truths, others lies.

The Shattered Reflection 🪞

Prompt: Read a book where a character faces their double or opposite.
Outcome: You shatter the mirror — but something steps through into your world.

The Endless Hall 🌀

Prompt: Read a book with a labyrinth or maze.
Outcome: The halls twist endlessly, yet you emerge with knowledge of the manor’s secrets.

The Library of Whispers 📚

Shelves stretch higher than mountains, their books breathing softly, pages fluttering like wings. But some tomes are louder than others…

The Forbidden Section 🔒

Prompt: Read a banned, challenged, or controversial book.
Outcome: Chains rattle as you step into rows of forbidden knowledge. A book pulls itself from the shelf into your hands.

The Living Codex 📖

Prompt: Read a book that’s part of a series.
Outcome: A massive tome writes itself as you watch, its words changing to match your own steps.

🌄 The First Quest: The Call to Adventure

The air is crisp as dawn breaks over your quiet village. Life has always been simple here — until today. A mysterious figure in a dark cloak arrives at the village gates, carrying a scroll sealed with an unfamiliar crest. They call for brave souls to leave the safety of the village and journey into the unknown.
As you step forward, the figure hands you the scroll. Inside, it reads:

“Choose your first step wisely, for your path will shape the fate of your journey…”

⚔️ Choose Your Path (Read one book):

The Forest Path 🌲

Prompt: Read a book with green on the cover.
Outcome: You follow winding trails into the forest. Strange whispers echo among the trees — something magical is watching.

The Mountain Pass ⛰️

Prompt: Read a book over 400 pages.
Outcome: The climb is harsh, but the view is breathtaking. High above the world, you find ruins carved into the cliffs — but they’re not abandoned.

The River Road 🌊

Prompt: Read a book set in another country.
Outcome: You journey along rushing waters, where merchants and wanderers trade stories. Yet rumors of bandits make every crossing dangerous.

The Shadowed Alley 🌑

Prompt: Read a book with "shadow" or "alley" in the title.
Outcome: You slip into the backstreets of a crumbling city. Eyes follow you from the shadows, and a dangerous secret is about to be uncovered.

Wolf 🐺

Loyal and fierce.
Advantage: “Hunter’s Nose” – Once, you may choose your next prompt instead of taking the one given.

The River Road 🌊

The river’s song guides you forward, but not all currents are kind. Travelers whisper of strange happenings further along.

The Merchant’s Crossing 🛶

Prompt: Read a book under 300 pages.
Outcome: You trade stories with merchants on a raft — but one of them hides a dangerous secret.

The Drowned Temple 🏛️

Prompt: Read a book where water plays a role (sea, river, rain, etc.).
Outcome: Submerged ruins call to you — but something stirs beneath the surface.

🏰 The Tower — Interlude Quest

The journey has led you here. Rising higher than the clouds, the Tower looms like a wound against the sky. Its walls are black stone, carved with runes that shift when you look at them. You are not alone: whispers of other travelers, shadows of past adventurers, even echoes of your own footsteps gather here.

The gates creak open with a groan that shakes the ground. Inside, four corridors spiral upward. Each pulses with a different energy. The choice is yours…

✨ Choose Your Path (Read one book):

The Library of Whispers 📚

Prompt: Read a book about books, libraries, or knowledge.
Outcome: Shelves stretch beyond sight, filled with tomes that whisper your name. Some knowledge is a gift… and some a curse.

The Hall of Blades ⚔️

Prompt: Read a book with a weapon, warrior, or battle theme.
Outcome: The air hums with steel. Swords hang suspended mid-air, waiting to test your worth.

The Chamber of Shadows 🌑

Prompt: Read a book with MPG Horror.
Outcome: Darkness pools in every corner, moving as if alive. To enter is to risk being swallowed whole.

The Garden of Echoes 🌿

Prompt: Read a book with nature, plants, or animals playing an important role.
Outcome: Overgrown roots split the stone, flowers bloom in impossible colors, and every leaf whispers forgotten secrets.

DAY 5
📸 Investigation: Camila Rivas


Camila hasn’t said much since Javier died.
She’s barely slept, barely eaten—and won’t speak unless someone sits beside her long enough.
But when the ship’s officer gently asked what she remembered from that night, she finally whispered a few words.
Just enough to raise eyebrows… and more questions.

🗣️ Interrogation Snippet:
“He was in a mood that night,” Camila says, voice low. “Something about his phone... he said someone texted him something he didn’t like. He stormed off before I could ask.”

She hesitates. “Later, I heard loud voices near the pool. One of them sounded like Juliette. But I didn’t go check—I... I stayed in our cabin.”

A pause. “He wasn’t always like this, you know. I loved him once.”

📚Tasks:
1. Read a book where grief is a theme
2. Read a book with a strong female lead
3. Read a book involving secrets in a relationship

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