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Completion Post:Web Leg: Demons
Task: Read a book wih HELL in text.
Book/Author: The City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin
Pages: 598
Date Read: 9/2/23
How it fits: Page 22: "...all of them should have been dancing for joy and having babies and generally celebrating a world where death didn't reach down from the trees and snatch you just for the hell of it."
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Completion postWeb Leg: Jack-O-Lanterns
Task: Read a book published in October
Book/Author: Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe
Pages: 328
Date read: 9/4/23
How it fits: Published October 13th 2020
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Completion postWeb Leg: Zombies
Task: Read a book where a ch has an injury to their head/brain
Book/Author: Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve
Pages: 388
Date read: 9/4/23
How it fits: Hester has a big scar on her face, her nose is a stump and she only has one eye left.
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Completion postWeb Leg: Jack-O-Lanterns
Task: Read a book with the word PUMPKINin tex.
Book/Author: The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory
Pages: 502
Date read: 9/6/23
How it fits: Page 325: "Oh, Lady Mother, I look like a pumpkin."
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Completion postWeb Leg: Mummies
Task: Read a book with a vital organ mentioned in text.
Book/Author: Towards Zero by Agatha Christie
Pages: 233
Date read: 9/7/23
How it fits: Page 78: "I hope with all my heart, that Kay and Neville will always be very happy together."
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Completion postWeb Leg: Witches
Task: Read a book with a title that begins with W
Book/Author: What She Found by Robert Dugoni
Pages: 367
Date read: 9/9/23
How it fits: Title begins with W.
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Completion postWeb Leg: Ghosts
Task: Read a book with MC who can see/hear/speak to ghosts
Book/Author: Himself by Jess Kidd
Pages: 384
Date read: 9/9/23
How it fits: Mahony can see ghosts and talk to them.
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Completion postWeb Leg: Demons
Task: Read a book with author initials in EXORCISM
Book/Author: Fool by Christopher Moore
Pages: 337
Date read: 9/11/23
How it fits: Author's initials are C.M.
Completion postWeb Leg: Demons
Task: Read a book with DEMON in the title (any order)
Book/Author: Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
Pages: 472
Date read: 9/12/23
How it fits: DEMON in the title: roManciNg mistEr briDgertOn
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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 with "magic" in text
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Completion post: Task: Read a book with "magic" in text
Book: Rosemary's Baby
Author: Ira Levin
Date read: 9/19/23
How it fits: Page 178: "Maniacs who think they have magic power, who think they are real storybook witches, "
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Completion postWeb Leg: Witches
Task: Read a book with author initials in SALEM
Book/Author: The Wolves of Leninsky Prospekt by Sarah Armstrong
Pages: 304
Date read: 9/20/23
How it fits: Author's initials are S.A.
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Completion postWeb Leg: Vampires
Task: Read a book with BLOOD in the text.
Book/Author: The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
Pages: 249
Date read: 9/22/23
How it fits: Page 215: "He did, however, examine a blood sample taken from Mary..."
Completion postWeb Leg: Mummies
Task: Read a book with a character that needs to be bandaged.
Book/Author: The Accident by C.L. Taylor
Pages: 433
Date read: 9/25/23
How it fits: Kayla cuts herself on broken glass and needs to be bandaged.
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Completion postWeb Leg: Monsters
Task: Read a book with a character who wears a costume or disguise
Book/Author: Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett
Pages: 332
Date read: 9/26/23
How it fits: The actors wear costumes while filmig movies.
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Completion postWeb Leg: Spiders
Task: Read a book with an 8 in the page count.
Book/Author: The Icehouse by J.J. Richards
Pages: 318
Date read: 9/27/23
How it fits: 318 pages
Completion postWeb Leg: Ghosts
Task: Read a book with a haunted house
Book/Author: Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
Pages: 397
Date read: 9/28/23
How it fits: Haunted house in the book.
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Completion postWeb Leg: Spiders
Task: Read a book with SILK in the text
Book/Author: Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
Pages: 256
Date read: 9/29/23
How it fits: Page 85: "It curled itself up and began a rapid wiggle, spinning silk across itself."
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Completion postWeb Leg: Jack-O-Lanterns
Task: Read a book with a title that begins with O
Book/Author: One Last Kill by Robert Dugoni
Pages: 351
Date read: 10/3/23
How it fits: Title begins with O.
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Completion postWeb Leg: Ghosts
Task: Read a book with GHOST in the title (any order)
Book/Author: Tregaron's Daughter by Madeleine Brent
Pages: 352
Date read: 10/4/23
How it fits: GHOST in the title: TreGarOn'S daugHter
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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 title starts with "J".
Completion postTask: Read a book where the FIRST letter of the title starts with "J".
Book/Author: Je m’appelle Agneta by Emma Hamberg
Pages: 343
Date read: 10/8/23
How it fits: Title starts with J.
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Completion postWeb Leg: Zombies
Task: Read a book with author initials in BRAIN
Book/Author: The Obsession by Nora Roberts
Pages: 464
Date read: 10/12/2023
How it fits: Author's initials are N.R.
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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."
Completion postWeb Leg: Mummies
Task: Read a book with a white cover.
Book/Author:
by John E. DouglasPages: 352
Date read: 10/14/23
How it fits: According to TinEye the cover is 61.9% white.
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Completion postWeb Leg: Ghosts
Task: Read a book that includes a graveyard scene.
Book/Author: Speaking from Among the Bones by Alan Bradley
Pages: 386
Date read: 10/18/23
How it fits: Several graveyard scenes. St. Tancred's tomb is being opened to celebrate the 500th anniversary of his death.
Completion postWeb Leg: Spiders
Task: Read a book with "SPIDER" in the text
Book/Author: Perfect Shot by Steve Urszenyi
Pages: 368
Date read: 10/24/23
How it fits: Chapter 9 Loc 590: "I've set up a spider to backtrack any intrusion into your phone."
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Books mentioned in this topic
Anything for a Friend (other topics)Perfect Shot (other topics)
Speaking from Among the Bones (other topics)
The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter (other topics)
The Obsession (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Kathleen M. Willett (other topics)Steve Urszenyi (other topics)
Alan Bradley (other topics)
John E. Douglas (other topics)
Nora Roberts (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...
🕸️Rereads 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% (https://labs.tineye.com/color/)
🕷️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: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
YOUR personal spreadsheet is here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
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.