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: Adjective
2: Number
3: Verb
4: Noun
5: Adjective
6: Plural noun
7: Adjective
8: Noun
9: Verb ending in s
10: Plural 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: Adjective
2: Number
3: Verb
4: Noun
5: Adjective
6: Plural noun
7: Adjective
8: Noun
9: Verb ending in s
10: Plural noun
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Published: August 14, 2017
Pages: 270
After the ( 1: Adjective ) drowning of her brother ( 2: Number ) years ago, Aleida Fuller has lived her life communicating with the supernatural. She can see and ( 3: Verb ) to the dead, as if they were still walking the earth. Despite being welcomed in the spirit world, Aleida lives a closeted existence. Her reclusive ( 4: Noun ) refuses to accept her abilities and the local townsfolk think she’s a fraud.
When mysterious traveler Rafe Jenner arrives in town, Aleida’s ( 5: Adjective ) life is irrevocably changed. He’s handsome, strange, and oddly alluring, with piercing ( 6: Plural noun ) that turn red in the dark…
As Aleida and Rafe are teamed up to solve a crime for the Sheriff’s Office, a ( 7: Adjective ) evil lurks in the shadows. Bloodthirsty for Aleida’s ( 8: Noun ), Hell-bound demon Albinus ( 9: Verb ending in s ) the earth, shedding blood and taking lives in search of her. He will stop at nothing until he gets what he wants. Aleida must draw on her physic ( 10: Plural noun ) and her newfound alliance with Rafe to battle Hell’s agents before her soul is lost forever.
When mysterious traveler Rafe Jenner arrives in town, Aleida’s ( 5: Adjective ) life is irrevocably changed. He’s handsome, strange, and oddly alluring, with piercing ( 6: Plural noun ) that turn red in the dark…
As Aleida and Rafe are teamed up to solve a crime for the Sheriff’s Office, a ( 7: Adjective ) evil lurks in the shadows. Bloodthirsty for Aleida’s ( 8: Noun ), Hell-bound demon Albinus ( 9: Verb ending in s ) the earth, shedding blood and taking lives in search of her. He will stop at nothing until he gets what he wants. Aleida must draw on her physic ( 10: Plural noun ) and her newfound alliance with Rafe to battle Hell’s agents before her soul is lost forever.
Now that your fun is through, here is the real blurb for Death Knows My Name by Kellie Wallace.
After the tragic drowning of her brother eighteen years ago, Aleida Fuller has lived her life communicating with the supernatural. She can see and speak to the dead, as if they were still walking the earth. Despite being welcomed in the spirit world, Aleida lives a closeted existence. Her reclusive mother refuses to accept her abilities and the local townsfolk think she’s a fraud.
When mysterious traveler Rafe Jenner arrives in town, Aleida’s dull life is irrevocably changed. He’s handsome, strange, and oddly alluring, with piercing eyes that turn red in the dark…
As Aleida and Rafe are teamed up to solve a crime for the Sheriff’s Office, a great evil lurks in the shadows. Bloodthirsty for Aleida’s soul, Hell-bound demon Albinus roams the earth, shedding blood and taking lives in search of her. He will stop at nothing until he gets what he wants. Aleida must draw on her physic abilities and her newfound alliance with Rafe to battle Hell’s agents before her soul is lost forever.
When mysterious traveler Rafe Jenner arrives in town, Aleida’s dull life is irrevocably changed. He’s handsome, strange, and oddly alluring, with piercing eyes that turn red in the dark…
As Aleida and Rafe are teamed up to solve a crime for the Sheriff’s Office, a great evil lurks in the shadows. Bloodthirsty for Aleida’s soul, Hell-bound demon Albinus roams the earth, shedding blood and taking lives in search of her. He will stop at nothing until he gets what he wants. Aleida must draw on her physic abilities and her newfound alliance with Rafe to battle Hell’s agents before her soul is lost forever.
If you enjoyed this mad lib, please comment below with your list so that the rest of us can get a chuckle out of it as well. And be sure to share it with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, etc. - Katie
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