Bout of Books 9.0 – Challenge Results!

On Monday I hosted the Mad Libs Challenge for Bout of Books, and I wanted to share some of my favorites! There were some great stories that people came up with, but the best part was probably the adjective-noun combinations for the artifacts.

The Lost Couch

The Reluctant Tulip

The Curious Milk Carton

The Yiddish Telegraph

The Mysterious Ketchup

These were all amazing!

We also had some interesting occupations going after the artifacts… jesters, typists, shopgirls…

Anyway, here are some complete stories for your entertainment. Some of these sounded like stories I’d actually read, while some of them were just too fun not to share. There are plenty more, of course; you can visit the original post to check out all of the reader-generated Mad Libs.

(One quick note, some of you caught me on this. Through my various versions of the story, there were several changes, and originally I had specified [male character name] and [female character name] at different points. When I simplified it down to just one, I made it gender neutral and put in “his/her” and “he/she” markers so you could choose the appropriate word… but I forgot to take out “guy.” Some of you changed it, some of you didn’t. Sorry about that. In reposting these, I’ll go ahead and change “guy” to “girl” if it’s a female name and the original comment didn’t.)

 

I just read the greatest book!

This girl Emma ends up in the middle of a polysyllabic conspiracy. Turns out her ancestors were pirates, and she might be the key to finding the Scarlet Crucible. It’s a mythic artifact that disappeared centuries ago, and now a shadowy group of detectives are looking for it. No one knows what uncovering it might do, but these guys are willing to bewitch for it.

I won’t say anything else. But believe me, if you like impossible stories with vagrants and peas, you have to read this one.

– from Christina @ You Book Me All Night Long

I just read the greatest book!

This girl Scarlet ends up in the middle of an influential conspiracy. Turns out her ancestors were pirates, and she might be the key to finding the Dark Crown of Embers. It’s a mythic artifact that disappeared centuries ago, and now a shadowy group of warriors are looking for it. No one knows what uncovering it might do, but these guys are willing to crash for it.

I won’t say anything else. But believe me, if you like twisted stories with darkness and betrayals, you have to read this one.

– from Elena @ Book Lady’s Reviews

I just read the greatest book!

This girl, Sarah Cummings, ends up in the middle of a beautiful conspiracy. Turns out her ancestors were pirates, and she might be the key to finding the Distant Mirror. It’s a mythic artifact that disappeared centuries ago, and now a shadowy group of tutors are looking for it. No one knows what uncovering it might do, but these guys are willing to poison for it.

I won’t say anything else. But believe me, if you like dangerous stories with pawns and emeralds, you have to read this one.

– from Megan @ Isle of Books

I just read the greatest book!

This girl Stargirl ends up in the middle of a funny conspiracy. Turns out her ancestors were pirates, and she might be the key to finding the Spectacular Goblet. It’s a mythic artifact that disappeared centuries ago, and now a shadowy group of beauty queens are looking for it. No one knows what uncovering it might do, but these guys are willing to hex you for it.

I won’t say anything else. But believe me, if you like peculiar stories with hitchhikers and princesses, you have to read this one.

– from Molly @ Stacks of Books

I just read the greatest book!

This woman Antonia ends up in the middle of an unmarked conspiracy. Turns out her ancestors were pirates, and she might be the key to finding the Thirteenth Doll. It’s a mythic artifact that disappeared centuries ago, and now a shadowy group of riders are looking for it. No one knows what uncovering it might do, but these guys are willing to murder for it.

I won’t say anything else. But believe me, if you like black stories with mists and ghosts, you have to read this one.

– from Deb @ Pen in Her Hand

(Huh… all my favorites used female characters… interesting.)

Thanks again to everyone who participated; I’m glad you all had as much fun with it as I did!

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