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: Noun
2: State
3: Job
4: Adjective
5: Verb
6: Noun
7: Adverb
8: Verb ending in s
9: Noun
10: Adjective
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: Noun
2: State
3: Job
4: Adjective
5: Verb
6: Noun
7: Adverb
8: Verb ending in s
9: Noun
10: Adjective
Genre: Romance
Published: August 2, 2016
Pages: 367
SOMETIMES THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU IS THE ONE WHO HURTS YOU THE MOST
Lily hasn't always had it easy, but that's never stopped her from working hard for the ( 1: Noun ) she wants. She's come a long way from the small town in ( 2: State ) where she grew up - she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous ( 3: Job ) named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily's life suddenly seems almost too good to be true.
Ryle is assertive, stubborn, and maybe even a little ( 4: Adjective ). He's also sensitive, brilliant, and has a total soft spot for Lily, but Ryle's complete aversion to relationships is disturbing.
As questions about her new relationship ( 5: Verb ) her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan - her first love and a link to the ( 6: Noun ) she left behind. He was her kindred spirit, her protector. When Atlas ( 7: Adverb ) reappears, everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened.
With this bold and deeply personal novel, Colleen Hoover ( 8: Verb ending in s ) a heart-wrenching story that breaks exciting new ground for her as a ( 9: Noun ). It Ends With Us is an ( 10: Adjective ) tale of love that comes at the ultimate price.
This book contains graphic scenes and very sensitive subject matter.
Lily hasn't always had it easy, but that's never stopped her from working hard for the ( 1: Noun ) she wants. She's come a long way from the small town in ( 2: State ) where she grew up - she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous ( 3: Job ) named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily's life suddenly seems almost too good to be true.
Ryle is assertive, stubborn, and maybe even a little ( 4: Adjective ). He's also sensitive, brilliant, and has a total soft spot for Lily, but Ryle's complete aversion to relationships is disturbing.
As questions about her new relationship ( 5: Verb ) her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan - her first love and a link to the ( 6: Noun ) she left behind. He was her kindred spirit, her protector. When Atlas ( 7: Adverb ) reappears, everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened.
With this bold and deeply personal novel, Colleen Hoover ( 8: Verb ending in s ) a heart-wrenching story that breaks exciting new ground for her as a ( 9: Noun ). It Ends With Us is an ( 10: Adjective ) tale of love that comes at the ultimate price.
This book contains graphic scenes and very sensitive subject matter.
Now that your fun is through, here is the real blurb for It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover.
SOMETIMES THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU IS THE ONE WHO HURTS YOU THE MOST
Lily hasn't always had it easy, but that's never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She's come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily's life suddenly seems almost too good to be true.
Ryle is assertive, stubborn, and maybe even a little arrogant. He's also sensitive, brilliant, and has a total soft spot for Lily, but Ryle's complete aversion to relationships is disturbing.
As questions about her new relationship overwhelm her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan - her first love and a link to the past she left behind. He was her kindred spirit, her protector. When Atlas suddenly reappears, everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened.
With this bold and deeply personal novel, Colleen Hoover delivers a heart-wrenching story that breaks exciting new ground for her as a writer. It Ends With Us is an unforgettable tale of love that comes at the ultimate price.
This book contains graphic scenes and very sensitive subject matter.
Lily hasn't always had it easy, but that's never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She's come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily's life suddenly seems almost too good to be true.
Ryle is assertive, stubborn, and maybe even a little arrogant. He's also sensitive, brilliant, and has a total soft spot for Lily, but Ryle's complete aversion to relationships is disturbing.
As questions about her new relationship overwhelm her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan - her first love and a link to the past she left behind. He was her kindred spirit, her protector. When Atlas suddenly reappears, everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened.
With this bold and deeply personal novel, Colleen Hoover delivers a heart-wrenching story that breaks exciting new ground for her as a writer. It Ends With Us is an unforgettable tale of love that comes at the ultimate price.
This book contains graphic scenes and very sensitive subject matter.
If you enjoyed this mad lib, please leave a comment below with your list (if you dare) so that the rest of us can get a chuckle out of it as well. - Katie
1: Cucumber
ReplyDelete2: Nevada
3: Waitress
4: Tall
5: Read
6: Bubble
7: Poorly
8: Retreats
9: Octopus
10: Trustworthy
Hey has any of the authors ever seen you do this? I think it's fun and they'd get a kick out of it. I may have to steal this idea. :)
Some have. They've been more likely to interact with the posts on Facebook where I share the links than the actual blog though. - Katie
DeleteI agree with Terri. Madlibs is mad fun! Here is my attempt.
ReplyDelete1: Car
2: Utah
3: Dancer
4: funny
5: Dance
6: hell
7: ghastly
8: renounces
9: village
10: gladly
Gayathri @ Musings Over Nothing
1: Platypire
ReplyDelete2: Texas
3: Professional Cuddler
4: Grumpy
5: Haunt
6: Fungus
7: Modestly
8: Eats
9: Pasta
10: Delicious
I got hungry toward the end there.
What fun!
ReplyDelete1. job
2. New York
3. Janitor
4. Restless
5. walk
6. witch
7. pathetically
8. swallows
9. elephant
10. talkative