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LABYRINTH CHALLENGE
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Beginning:
Suddenly the crying stops. You're worried and concerned as you creep towards the door. "Baby," you call out. "Why aren't you still crying?"
What just happened?
a. Read a book with genre main page showing Paranormal or Fantasy
b. Decide you don't really believe in the Goblin King and read a contemporary book
I guess I'm going to do B because I just started a contemporary book yesterday.
perfect! I hope it's a good one :)
Task: BBook: I was Here
Link to review: I didn't write a review but I gave it four stars. Hope that is okay.
Finished Date: July 9
How book fits: It's pretty much as contemporary as they come.
Sure, but if you can just link to the book on your bookshelf, it will help me with dates :)No written review required at all! :)
Is he Real?
Maybe this is all a dream.
But you don't want to spend your days quoting lines and thinking about the Goblin King. The baby's quiet after you said the words!
Maybe The Goblin King IS real! You have to know. Besides, you have to check on the baby.
a. Read a book published before 2015
b. Read a book with a cover you love
Task: A Book: Bloodlines (reread)
Link to review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished Date: July 12
How book fits: It was published in 2011.
The Goblin King
You creep into the room and find that the baby is gone!
Suddenly a strange man appears and introduces himself as, Jareth, The Goblin king and that he's done what you asked. He's taken the baby. Oh no! You didn't really mean it.
But, try as you may, Jareth won't bring the baby back.
He does, however, challenge you to come take the baby. He tells you to come to his world and make your way to the castle through the Goblin City.
a. Read a book with a building or door on the cover
b. Read a book with <250 pages
Task a Book: Orphan Train
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished date: July 12
How the book fits: train door on the cover
Of course you are going in to get the baby and you tell him so.No sooner than the words are uttered, the world begins to shake and you start to feel sick. Closing your eyes, you reach around to grab something, anything to keep from falling! When the world stops and your are no longer dizzy, you open your eyes. The air has changed, the world has changed.
Where are you? Looks like Jareth has brought you somewhere outside the Labyrinth.
You turn and there is a strange man. He introduces himself as Hoggle, Higgle, Hogwart, Hedgewart, Hogbrain, or something or other.
and He's spraying cute little fairies....that bite...
BUT he won't deter you, true adventurer, from finding that baby.
After a little chat, he FINALLY tells you where the entrance to the maze is and even kindly opens the doors for you.
Guess you should....go in? He poses the question:
Should you go left? Or right?
A. Read a book with a main theme around a lie or a character who tells a lie(s)
B. Read a book with a title, author or main character that starts with an "H"
Task: ABook: The Golden Lily (reread)
Link to review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished Date: July 14
How book fits: Adrian, who is one of the main characters, lies about not being able to drive stick shift so he can spend more time with Sydney. Hope that is enough.
The Entrance:
After running around for hours and not seeing a turn or dead end in sight, you slide down the wall to suddenly hear a little "ello" from the nearby wall. Is that....a talking worm??
He offers you tea and to come in and meet the misses. He may have good information but isn't this just a waste of your time? You need to find the baby!
a. read a book with food or drink on the cover
b. read a book with an insect on the cover
Task: A Book: Eve and Adam
Link to review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished Date: July 20
How book fits: There is an apple on the cover
The Lying Knights
The worm informs you, that you've been missing all the TURNS!
You thank him and head off! You choose to turn left and right at will, picking up your pace and jogging now!
And just as suddenly, the scenery changes and you are in an area of high walls and flat sand stones.This isn't so hard. Continuing to jog and turn, you bump into two doors with talking knights:
They promptly tell you:
One ALWAYS tells the truth and one ALWAYS lies.
a. read a book with something red on the cover
b. read a book with something blue on the cover
Task: BBook: The Messenger
Link to review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished Date: July25
How book fits: the cover is kind of blue. I hope this counts.
Helping Hands
You confidently open the door and stroll forward, knowing you have made the correct choice. So suddenly falling through the floor startles you and makes you scream as you tumble down....
As you fall, you scream "help" and suddenly hands are all around grabbing you, breaking your fall. They stop you and say they are "Helping hands." They offer you the option: Up or Down
a. read a book where someone helps or is helpful
b. read a book with hand(s), finger(s) or arm on the cover
Task: A Book: The Way I used to be
Link to review https://www.goodreads.com/review/edit...
Finished Date: July 16
How book fits: The main character's ex helps her at the end. Her brother kind of does as well.
"Up," you tell them. The hands grab and fumble as they attempt to change your direction and drag you up. Just when you think they will dislocate your shoulder (and you don't even want to think about all the bruises!) you shout out you've changed your mind!
Hands quickly form faces and ask you if you're sure.
You've been sure of few things in your life but this is definitely one of them!
"Yes, down! Please!" you shout as the hands release you and you begin to tumble and fall.
a. Read the 2nd book in a series
b. Read a standalone
Task: BBook: Dark Matter
Link to review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished Date: August 4
How book fits: Stand alone
The Oubliette
You chose down, since your feet were already headed that way (much to the surprise of your helping hands. Was that the wrong way?)
After falling for forever, you finally land on dirt and a cover closes behind you. You're almost completely in the dark, the only light from the closed lid above you. A voice rings out and you realize it's that Hoggle-whatever named guy. Great.
He informs you this is an Oubliette. And for the cost of one shiny plastic bracelet on your wrist, he will show you the way out.
a. Read a book with a mostly black or gray cover
b. Read a book with a cover that has more than 3 colors on it
Task: BBook: My Lady Jane
Link to review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/edit...
Finished Date: August 14
How book fits: More than three colors
Friendship
Sure, what's the bracelet compared to the dark, cobweb filled room you can't even see how to get out of? If Higwart can get you out of here, it's worth it!
You choose the bracelet with the least amount of memories and hand it over.
After he carefully puts it on his own wrist and takes a moment to admire it, Higgleton confidently pulls from his pocket a huge ring filled with more keys than you've ever seen! He sorts through one or two and walks over to a wall, pulls back some garbage and what could be blankets and shows a door that was hiding there all this time.
You begin to wonder if Hogglewart is really your friend or not. How did he know about this door?
And how did he manage to be in this Oubliette just when you needed him?
You shake it off. You need a friend in here, especially one this helpful.
a. read a book that starts with a letter in "HOGGLE"
b. read a book about friendship
Late one night while you were watching a small baby, after hours of listening to it cry, you said the fateful words:
"GOBLIN KING! GOBLIN KING!
WHEREVER YOU MAY BE,
TAKE THIS CHILD OF MINE FAR AWAY FROM ME!
I WISH...
I WISH...
I WISH THE GOBLINS WOULD COME TAKE YOU AWAY...
RIGHT NOW."
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