You don’t need a camera to do the Love-A-Thon Bookshelf Challenge that’s specifically for BookTubers. You can do it too! I know I am. In post form at least. In this challenge, we ask that you pick books based on the color of their spine (listed below), and then follow the prompts.
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RED: Flip to page 119, and find the first line of the third paragraph. This line is the first sentence of a book about you.
“Do you need a longer lunch break?”
This sounds about accurate since I cherish food a lot.
| ORANGE |
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ORANGE: Flip to page 3. The first name you see when you crack open the book is your book BFF.
Taylor Markham
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
I approve of this. Taylor is one of my favorite characters (from one of my favorite books ever).
| YELLOW |
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YELLOW: Flip to page 185. The first body part mentioned is where your superpower is.
Face
The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead
I don’t know what kind of superpowers my face will have, but I guess I can seduce people into doing things I want? (Or so I like to imagine.) What kind of superpowers can a face hold?
| GREEN |
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GREEN: Flip to page 238. The first place mentioned is where your book is set.
The forest floor (in the Vale Woods) in Sorry-in-the-Vale.
Untold (The Lynburn Legacy #2) by Sarah Rees Brennan
Forests kind of scare me. (Have I ever told you how tree trunks freak me out?) It’s just so veiled with so many things inside it. I’ll be clutching onto Taylor as we walk through the forest.
| BLUE |
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BLUE: Flip to page 45. The first name you see when you crack open the book is your book boyfriend/girlfriend.
Mikey Mitchell
The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
Whoa, Mikey? This was unexpected.
| PURPLE |
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PURPLE: Flip to page 77. The first adjective used describes your book boyfriend.
Sour
The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma
This is a terrible adjective to describe Mikey, so it makes me laugh that’s the first adjective on page 77 of The Walls Around Us. Mikey is anything but that. ;)
| PINK |
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PINK: Flip to page 94. The first name you see is your fictional nemesis.
Kami Glass
Unspoken (The Lynburn Legacy #1) Sarah Rees Brennan
Kami Glass? My nemesis? No! This breaks my heart! She’s my girl! She’s my favorite human being character ever. What did we do to each other
| BROWN |
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BROWN: Flip to page 216. The first object you see is your weapon of choice.
Lotus pipes
Endsinger by Jay Kristoff
An unconventional tool, but I guess I gotta make do with it.
| BLACK |
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BLACK: Flip to pages 198, 228 & 146, and find one name on each page. These people will be your apocalypse squad.
Severin Unck (Radiance)
Victor Vale (Vicious)
Sophie Mercer (Hex Hall)
I actually picked one character out of three books with black colored spines, and I’m weirdly pleased by these characters even though I don’t know how I’ll fair in the apocalypse with them. Severin Unck’s a documentary filmmaker, and will most likely want to film the apocalypse. Victor Vale has the power to lessen our pain if we get injured, which can be good, but I think we’re still susceptible to succumbing to our injuries eventually. Sophie Mercer has powers that I shouldn’t say (because maybe spoilery), so that should help us in the long run. Wow, I’m being a bit negative. I just feel like we’d end up bickering especially when we’re all worrying and stressed about surviving the apocalypse.
| WHITE |
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WHITE: Flip to page 28, and find the second sentence of the fifth paragraph. This is last thing you will ever say.
“I take three.”
Just One Year by Gayle Forman
I cannot even imagine why I would be saying this as my last words. Did somebody ask me how many tacos or books I would bring with me? Ha.
This is a really interesting and fun challenge. Thanks for making it a blogpost. I’m going to try it out.
How funny we both had the same red book! Not surprisingly I love love love food too haha. Great book choices!
I didn’t realize there were such different, yet amazing, challenges going on other blogging platforms for the Love-A-Thon. This is brilliant!
Thanks for hosting a sensational Twitter chat today. I know I enjoyed it and made many new blogging friends because of it. :) xxSierra (@sdavreads)
I am so participating in this challenge! It looks so much fun *runs off to find books* :D
I also have magical powers in my face. I have no idea what I can do with that either. Victor and Sophie are no bad choices. I would not be unhappy to see them on my team.
You could have laser eyes!! I also think you will go pretty far with that apocalypse squad! What a fun challenge! If I can find time between work today I am totally doing this. :D
This is a fun challenge! I think you could compel someone with your eyes like in The Vampire Diaries TV series haha! And I actually laughed with your answer for the adjective to describe your book boyfriend!
So, if Kami is my best friend – what does that make us? PLEASE DON’T SAY WE ARE MORTAL ENEMIES. *insert face of horror here* I WON’T STAND FOR THAT!! (P.S. I loved reading your challenge answers!)