When I was growing up, I loved Mad Libs. The excitement of sort of writing your own story really appealed to me. So I thought it would be fun to mesh that love with my love of books by turning blurbs into mad libs and letting you guys write your own book blurbs.
For anyone that doesn't know how Mad Libs work, I will ask you for certain parts of speech or other specific things (i.e.: date, age, color, etc.) which you will write down. After you have completed your list, scroll down below the cover image to find the redacted blurb. Then read through it substituting your words where applicable. Try not to laugh. (Laughing is actually strongly encouraged, because this is supposed to be funny.)
Some brief definitions of the parts of speech.
Noun: Person, place, or thing.
Verb: Describes or indicates action.
Adverb: Modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb expressing manner, place, time, or degree (gently, here, now, very).
Adjective: Names an attribute of a noun (pretty, blue, large)
Pronoun: A word that can function as a noun (I, we, they)
Preposition: a word that combines with a noun or pronoun to form a phrase that usually acts as an adverb, adjective, or noun (on, after, for)
And with that, here we go.
1: Plural noun
2: Adjective
3: Noun
4: Verb
5: Adjective
6: Noun
7: Plural noun
8: Adjective
9: Verb ending in s
10: Noun
Some brief definitions of the parts of speech.
Noun: Person, place, or thing.
Verb: Describes or indicates action.
Adverb: Modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb expressing manner, place, time, or degree (gently, here, now, very).
Adjective: Names an attribute of a noun (pretty, blue, large)
Pronoun: A word that can function as a noun (I, we, they)
Preposition: a word that combines with a noun or pronoun to form a phrase that usually acts as an adverb, adjective, or noun (on, after, for)
And with that, here we go.
1: Plural noun
2: Adjective
3: Noun
4: Verb
5: Adjective
6: Noun
7: Plural noun
8: Adjective
9: Verb ending in s
10: Noun
Genre: NA Romance
Published: July 21, 2015
Pages: 382
Beards, brothers, and bikers! Oh my!
Identical ( 1: Plural noun ) Beau and Duane Winston might share the same devastatingly ( 2: Adjective ) face, but where Beau is outgoing and sociable, Duane is broody and reserved. This is why Jessica James, recent college graduate and perpetual level-headed good ( 3: Noun ), has been in naïve and unhealthy infatuation with Beau Winston for most of her life.
His friendly smiles make her tongue-tied and weak-kneed, and she’s never been able to ( 4: Verb ) beyond her childhood crush. Whereas Duane and Jessica have always been adversaries. She can’t stand him, and she’s pretty sure he can’t stand the sight of her…
But after a case of mistaken identity, Jessica finds herself in a ( 5: Adjective ) confusion kerfuffle. Jessica James has spent her whole life paralyzed by the ( 6: Noun ) of Beau and her assumptions of Duane’s disdain; therefore she’s unprepared for the reality that is Duane’s insatiable interest, as well as his hot ( 7: Plural noun ) and hot mouth and hotter looks. Not helping Jessica’s ( 8: Adjective ) mind and good girl sensibilities, Duane seems to have gotten himself in trouble with the local biker gang, the Iron Order.
Certainly, Beau’s magic spell is broken. Yet when Jessica ( 9: Verb ending in s ) herself drawn to the man who was always her adversary, now more dangerous than ever, how much of her level-head ( 10: Noun ) is she willing to risk?
Now that your fun is through, here's the actual blurb for Truth or Beard by Penny Reid.
Beards, brothers, and bikers! Oh my!
Identical twins Beau and Duane Winston might share the same devastatingly handsome face, but where Beau is outgoing and sociable, Duane is broody and reserved. This is why Jessica James, recent college graduate and perpetual level-headed good girl, has been in naïve and unhealthy infatuation with Beau Winston for most of her life.
His friendly smiles make her tongue-tied and weak-kneed, and she’s never been able to move beyond her childhood crush. Whereas Duane and Jessica have always been adversaries. She can’t stand him, and she’s pretty sure he can’t stand the sight of her…
But after a case of mistaken identity, Jessica finds herself in a massive confusion kerfuffle. Jessica James has spent her whole life paralyzed by the fantasy of Beau and her assumptions of Duane’s disdain; therefore she’s unprepared for the reality that is Duane’s insatiable interest, as well as his hot hands and hot mouth and hotter looks. Not helping Jessica’s muddled mind and good girl sensibilities, Duane seems to have gotten himself in trouble with the local biker gang, the Iron Order.
Certainly, Beau’s magic spell is broken. Yet when Jessica finds herself drawn to the man who was always her adversary, now more dangerous than ever, how much of her level-head heart is she willing to risk?
Identical twins Beau and Duane Winston might share the same devastatingly handsome face, but where Beau is outgoing and sociable, Duane is broody and reserved. This is why Jessica James, recent college graduate and perpetual level-headed good girl, has been in naïve and unhealthy infatuation with Beau Winston for most of her life.
His friendly smiles make her tongue-tied and weak-kneed, and she’s never been able to move beyond her childhood crush. Whereas Duane and Jessica have always been adversaries. She can’t stand him, and she’s pretty sure he can’t stand the sight of her…
But after a case of mistaken identity, Jessica finds herself in a massive confusion kerfuffle. Jessica James has spent her whole life paralyzed by the fantasy of Beau and her assumptions of Duane’s disdain; therefore she’s unprepared for the reality that is Duane’s insatiable interest, as well as his hot hands and hot mouth and hotter looks. Not helping Jessica’s muddled mind and good girl sensibilities, Duane seems to have gotten himself in trouble with the local biker gang, the Iron Order.
Certainly, Beau’s magic spell is broken. Yet when Jessica finds herself drawn to the man who was always her adversary, now more dangerous than ever, how much of her level-head heart is she willing to risk?
If you enjoyed this mad lib, comment with your list below (if you dare) so that the rest of us can get a chuckle out of it too. - Katie
Damn - I see I did this wrong yesterday...
ReplyDeleteIdentical PLATYPIRES Beau and Duane Winston might share the same devastatingly PURPLE face, but where Beau is outgoing and sociable, Duane is broody and reserved. This is why Jessica James, recent college graduate and perpetual level-headed good UNDERGARMENT, has been in naïve and unhealthy infatuation with Beau Winston for most of her life.
ReplyDeleteHis friendly smiles make her tongue-tied and weak-kneed, and she’s never been able to FROLIC beyond her childhood crush. Whereas Duane and Jessica have always been adversaries. She can’t stand him, and she’s pretty sure he can’t stand the sight of her…
But after a case of mistaken identity, Jessica finds herself in a WONDERFUL confusion kerfuffle. Jessica James has spent her whole life paralyzed by the SNOUT of Beau and her assumptions of Duane’s disdain; therefore she’s unprepared for the reality that is Duane’s insatiable interest, as well as his hot FLANGIES and hot mouth and hotter looks. Not helping Jessica’s STANDOFFISH mind and good girl sensibilities, Duane seems to have gotten himself in trouble with the local biker gang, the Iron Order.
Certainly, Beau’s magic spell is broken. Yet when Jessica EATS herself drawn to the man who was always her adversary, now more dangerous than ever, how much of her level-head DALEK is she willing to risk?
Dang it! Now I need to know how much of her level-head Dalek is she willing to risk. LOL. - Katie
DeleteIdentical ( secret agents 1: Plural noun ) Beau and Duane Winston might share the same devastatingly ( lady killer 2: Adjective ) face, but where Beau is outgoing and sociable, Duane is broody and reserved. This is why Jessica James, recent college graduate and perpetual level-headed good ( assassin 3: Noun ), has been in naïve and unhealthy infatuation with Beau Winston for most of her life.
ReplyDeleteHis friendly smiles make her tongue-tied and weak-kneed, and she’s never been able to ( fast dance 4: Verb ) beyond her childhood crush. Whereas Duane and Jessica have always been adversaries. She can’t stand him, and she’s pretty sure he can’t stand the sight of her…
But after a case of mistaken identity, Jessica finds herself in a ( purple 5: Adjective ) confusion kerfuffle. Jessica James has spent her whole life paralyzed by the ( sexy snapshot 6: Noun ) of Beau and her assumptions of Duane’s disdain; therefore she’s unprepared for the reality that is Duane’s insatiable interest, as well as his hot ( twigs and berries 7: Plural noun ) and hot mouth and hotter looks. Not helping Jessica’s (pg-rated 8: Adjective ) mind and good girl sensibilities, Duane seems to have gotten himself in trouble with the local biker gang, the Iron Order.
Certainly, Beau’s magic spell is broken. Yet when Jessica ( tosses her cookies and finds 9: Verb ending in s ) herself drawn to the man who was always her adversary, now more dangerous than ever, how much of her level-head ( secret garden 10: Noun ) is she willing to risk?
Good assassin, that certainly changes the story! :) - Katie
DeleteBeards, brothers, and bikers! Oh my!
ReplyDeleteIdentical ( bears ) Beau and Duane Winston might share the same devastatingly ( ugly ) face, but where Beau is outgoing and sociable, Duane is broody and reserved. This is why Jessica James, recent college graduate and perpetual level-headed good ( boy ), has been in naïve and unhealthy infatuation with Beau Winston for most of her life.
His friendly smiles make her tongue-tied and weak-kneed, and she’s never been able to ( laugh ) beyond her childhood crush. Whereas Duane and Jessica have always been adversaries. She can’t stand him, and she’s pretty sure he can’t stand the sight of her…
But after a case of mistaken identity, Jessica finds herself in a ( mindless ) confusion kerfuffle. Jessica James has spent her whole life paralyzed by the ( sister ) of Beau and her assumptions of Duane’s disdain; therefore she’s unprepared for the reality that is Duane’s insatiable interest, as well as his hot ( butts ) and hot mouth and hotter looks. Not helping Jessica’s ( hopeless ) mind and good girl sensibilities, Duane seems to have gotten himself in trouble with the local biker gang, the Iron Order.
Certainly, Beau’s magic spell is broken. Yet when Jessica ( worries ) herself drawn to the man who was always her adversary, now more dangerous than ever, how much of her level-head ( gas ) is she willing to risk?
I'm dying at hot butts! - Katie
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