OCTOBER - Murder Mystery Challenge: Team Cobweb

[Alexandria, The Third Book Nerd]

BOOK NERDS OCTOBER MURDER MYSTERY CHALLENGE



Goal: Complete as many prompts as possible.

Rules:
1. No Cheating. Only log books you've fully completed in October
2. Have Fun! This challenge isn't meant to "taunt" your reading in any way, but to rather add to the fun!

Instructions: You are officially invited to Book Nerd's Halloween Gala! Costumes required. But wait! It seems that one of our mods has gone missing! Join us for our spooky, not so scary, October challenge that through various tasks you can uncover the missing mod!

Page Count Point System

0-99 pages: 0.5 points
100-199 pages: 1 point
200-299 pages: 2 points
300-399 pages: 3 points
400-499 pages: 4 points
500-599 pages: 5 points
600-699 pages: 6 points
700+ pages: 7 points

How to Log your Books

Name: [sign-up name]
Book: [book title]
Author: [book's writer]
Page Count: [number of pages of your copy]
Prompt: [number prompt]
Read Before:[yes/no]
Points: [how many points you have for logging specific book]
Total Points: [how many points you have it total]

Example

Name: Lexi
Book: Prom & Prejudice (+1)
Author: Elizabeth Eulberg
Page Count: 288 (+2)
Prompt: 1 (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 6
Total Points: 6

IMPORTANT NOTICE
You will be assigned into teams. You and your teammates will use the same topic to log all your books and move along in the challenge together.

[Alexandria, The Third Book Nerd]

TEAM COBWEB
Your team members are:

Maura
Lexi
Sammie
Lady

Please welcome your team members 😄

[brookie]

Yay!!! Welcome everyone!🎉🎉🎉

[Alexandria, The Third Book Nerd]

Chapter 1: Arrival and AWOL

You enter the grand Book Nerd's estate. Decked out to be a living Pinterest board: deep shades of orange, purple and black dance together to create a stunning yet mysterious interior design. As you walk into the main room, you see all your Book Nerd friends in elaborate costumes mingling together. As you approach the mods, you notice Scooodles is missing. You gather a team together to go search for her.

COMPLETE THE PROMPTS TO CONTINUE
1. Read a book with a dance
2. Read an Autumn based book
3. Read a book that mentions the word "Grand"

[brookie]

Name: Lady
Book: The False Prince (+1)
Author: Jennifer A. Nielsen
Page Count: 342 (+3)
Prompt: 1 (+1)
Read Before: Yes
Points: 5
Total Points: 5

[maura (semi-hiatus), The Fourth Book Nerd]

Name: Maura
Book: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (+1)
Author: Holly Jackson
Page Count: 387 (+3)
Prompt: 2 (+1)
Read Before: no (+2)
Points: 7
Total Points: 12

[Alexandria, The Third Book Nerd]

New team member

Lily has now joined Team Cobweb

[maura (semi-hiatus), The Fourth Book Nerd]

Yay!! Welcome everyone! Is anyone reading a book for prompt three?

[Alexandria, The Third Book Nerd]

Maura -frustrated ghost- wrote: "Yay!! Welcome everyone! Is anyone reading a book for prompt three?"

I'm trying to see if the book I'm currently reading has the word grand in it lol

[maura (semi-hiatus), The Fourth Book Nerd]

Alexandria wrote: "Maura -frustrated ghost- wrote: "Yay!! Welcome everyone! Is anyone reading a book for prompt three?"

I'm trying to see if the book I'm currently reading has the word grand in it lol"

I am too, but I'm not totally sure if either of my current reads will have it

[brookie]

Pretty sure my book doesn't have the word grand...😢

[Lily (on semi-hiatus)]

Maura -frustrated ghost- wrote: "Yay!! Welcome everyone! Is anyone reading a book for prompt three?"

Yep, just finished reading a book with the word grand

[Lily (on semi-hiatus)]

Name: Lily
Book: City of Lost Souls (+1)
Author: Cassandra Clare
Page Count: 535 (+5)
Prompt: 3 (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 9
Total Points: 21

[Alexandria, The Third Book Nerd]

Chapter 1: Arrival and AWOL: COMPLETED

Your team gathers together by a table in the back to talk about a course of action

Team Cobweb has been awarded three bonus points for completing Chapter 1

[Alexandria, The Third Book Nerd]

Chapter 2: A Brrrisk Walk


You and your team get together and decide to search the estate grounds first. Walking outside, the chill October air sends goosebumps down your arms. You collectively walk into the gardens.

COMPLETE THE PROMPTS TO CONTINUE
1. Read a book with a character who enjoys the outdoors
2. Read a Middle Grade book
3. Read a book with a friend group

[brookie]

What is a friend group?

[Alexandria, The Third Book Nerd]

A friend group is what it describes. A group of friends. So you have to read a book that features a group of friends and/or is about a group of friends

[brookie]

Oooh, okay, thanks!!💕

[Alexandria, The Third Book Nerd]

Yeah of course 😄

[maura (semi-hiatus), The Fourth Book Nerd]

I'm reading a book that'll fit prompt 3!

[brookie]

I finished a book with prompt 3 already...is it okay if I log it?

[maura (semi-hiatus), The Fourth Book Nerd]

Lady wrote: "I finished a book with prompt 3 already...is it okay if I log it?"

Yes! That's fine :)

[brookie]

Name: Lady
Book: You've Reached Sam (+1)
Author: Dustin Thao
Page Count: 296 (+2)
Prompt: 3 (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 6
Total Points: 30

[Samantha]

I'm in the middle of a book that fits Prompt 2! Should be able to finish it in the next day or so.

[brookie]

Yay!!🎉🎉

[maura (semi-hiatus), The Fourth Book Nerd]

I'll start reading a book that fits prompt 1, in case no one else is reading one :)

[brookie]

Maura -frustrated ghost- wrote: "I'll start reading a book that fits prompt 1, in case no one else is reading one :)"

Yeah, sure!! Thank you🤗🤗

[maura (semi-hiatus), The Fourth Book Nerd]

Lady wrote: "Maura -frustrated ghost- wrote: "I'll start reading a book that fits prompt 1, in case no one else is reading one :)"

Yeah, sure!! Thank you🤗🤗"

Ofc! My competitive streak is getting the best of me...we must win...

[brookie]

Yes....we must!😆😆😆

[Samantha]

Name: Sammie
Book: Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories (+1)
Author: Jeff Kinney
Page Count: 224 (+2)
Prompt: 2 (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 6
Total Points: 36

[maura (semi-hiatus), The Fourth Book Nerd]

It may take me a little while longer to finish my book, so if anyone else has a book to fit Prompt One y'all can log it :)

[Alexandria, The Third Book Nerd]

Maura -frustrated ghost- wrote: "It may take me a little while longer to finish my book, so if anyone else has a book to fit Prompt One y'all can log it :)"

I do have a book that could fit prompt 1 I think

[Lily (on semi-hiatus)]

I'm reading one but it's probably going to take me a lot of time to finish it (thanks to exams)

[Alexandria, The Third Book Nerd]

Name: Lexi
Book: The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel (+1)
Author: Robert Venditti
Page Count: 135 (+1)
Prompt: 1 (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 5
Total Points: 41

[Alexandria, The Third Book Nerd]

Chapter 2: A Brrrisk Walk: COMPLETED

As you walk around the garden, you find a Hufflepuff bookmark in a bush. You take it as evidence and walk back into the Main Hall.

Team Cobweb has been awarded three bonus points for completing Chapter 2

[Alexandria, The Third Book Nerd]

Chapter 3: Gathering Info: Part 1

You all gather around a table and discuss the evidence. It's a well known fact that Scooodles is a Hufflepuff, could this be her bookmark? Why would it in the garden? Your team takes the bookmark and decides to talk to the other mods.

COMPLETE PROMPTS TO CONTINUE

1. Read a book with a female protagonist
2. Read a book with a love triangle
3. Read a mystery book

[brookie]

Name: Lady
Book: The Merchant's Daughter (+1)
Author: Melanie Dickerson
Page Count: 288 (+2)
Prompt: 1 (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 6
Total Points: 50

[maura (semi-hiatus), The Fourth Book Nerd]

Name: Maura
Book: Good Girl, Bad Blood (+1)
Author: Holly Jackson
Page Count: 416 (+4)
Prompt: 3 (+1)
Read Before: no (+2)
Points: 8
Total Points: 58

[brookie]

Ooh! Yay! One prompt left! Does anyone have one?

[maura (semi-hiatus), The Fourth Book Nerd]

Neither of my two books have a love triangle...sorry...

[Alexandria, The Third Book Nerd]

Lady wrote: "Ooh! Yay! One prompt left! Does anyone have one?"

Maura -frustrated ghost- wrote: "Neither of my two books have a love triangle...sorry..."

One of my books might have a love triangle. But the one I'm currently reading doesn't.

[maura (semi-hiatus), The Fourth Book Nerd]

Alexandria wrote: "Lady wrote: "Ooh! Yay! One prompt left! Does anyone have one?"

Maura -frustrated ghost- wrote: "Neither of my two books have a love triangle...sorry..."

One of my books might have a love triangle..."

Yeah, I may be able to find a book that has a love triangle, but it would take me awhile to be able to log it;

[Samantha]

I got the love triangle covered!

Name: Sammie
Book: Betrayal Kills (+1)
Author: Tiffany Hepworth
Page Count: 189 (+1)
Prompt: 2 (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 5
Total Points: 63

[Alexandria, The Third Book Nerd]

Chapter 3: Gathering Info: Part 1: COMPLETED

Which mod will your team talk to first?

A. Mod Sophie
B. Mod Audrey

(Note: there is no wrong answer)

[Samantha]

B. Mod Audrey

[Alexandria, The Third Book Nerd]

Chapter 4: Talking to the Mods: Audrey

Your team goes up to Mod Audrey to ask about Scooodles. She doesn't know where she went after talking to Sophie. After saying goodbye to Audrey, your team goes up to Sophie. She mentions she was going into the library.

COMPLETE THE PROMPTS TO CONTINUE

1. Read a book set in the country
2. Read a Romance Book
3. Read a book with animals

[Samantha]

Oh! I just finished a Romance too!

Name: Sammie
Book: Hot as Puck (+1)
Author: Lili Valente
Page Count: 330 (+3)
Prompt: 2 (+1)
Read Before: No (+2)
Points: 7
Total Points: 70

[brookie]

You rule, Sammie😉!

[maura (semi-hiatus), The Fourth Book Nerd]

I can start a book that fits Prompt 1, if no one else is.

[Alexandria, The Third Book Nerd]

I don't have a book for prompt 1 that I'm reading right now, so that's fine with me