Hooked on Books discussion

Duration: Sep 1st to Nov 30th

Rules:
1. There are 36 monsters to hunt for the next three months. Each monster has the weapons that can kill them listed. Since I’m the Mistress of the Hunt, you’ll find some unorthodox weapons.
2. Read books that will have the weapon(s) listed for the Monster on the Cover or in text, in the title or simply read a book with that monster.
3. There is no particular order, you can Hunt as you please.
4. HOB Standard Challenge Rules apply.
5. Gorgon is the only Monster that both Hunters might have to read a book each. Watch out for the surprise!!
6. Beware the surprises!!





✠ 1. Golem
Weapon(s) - Battle Axe

✠ 2. Oni
Weapon(s) - Bullet, Sword

✠ 3. Cyclops
Weapon(s) - Sword, Stake

✠ 4. Ogre
Weapon(s) - Axe

✠ 5. Vampire
Weapon(s) - Wooden Stake, holy water

✠ 6. Werewolf
Weapon(s) - Silver bullets, swords. Everything Silver.

✠ 7. Goblins
Weapon(s) - Crossbows, Sword

✠ 8. Gorgon
Weapon(s) - Sword
Milk for incase you or your partner is poisoned during battle.
https://calculaterix.com/coinflip
Read your book and flip the coin. If you get Heads, it means you are hurt. Your partner has to read a book with "Milk" in text or the Letters of "M.I.L.K" in the title.

✠ 9. Selki
Weapon(s) - Knife

✠ 10. Centaur
Weapon(s) - Arrows, Sword, Lance

✠ 11. Griffin
Weapon(s) - Sword

✠ 12. Phoenix
Weapon(s) - Sword, Grenades, Guns, Spears, Crossbow

✠ 13. Dragon
Weapon(s) - Axe, Sword, Crossbows, Catapult

✠ 14. Basilisk
Weapon(s) - Sword, Spear

✠ 15. Chimera
Weapon(s) - Crossbow

✠ 16. Zombie
Weapon(s) - Machete, gun, knife, sword, baseball bat

✠ 17. Banshee
Weapon(s) - Gold

✠ 18. Krampus
Weapon(s) - Lightning

✠ 19. Kraken
Weapon(s) - Cutlass, Grenade launcher, Crossbow(You don't want to get close)

✠ 20. Orcs
Weapon(s) - Sword

✠ 21. Trolls
Weapon(s) - Sun

✠ 22. Hellhounds
Weapon(s) - salt

✠ 23. Mummies
Weapon(s) - Curse

✠ 24. Siren
Weapon(s) - Mirror, Bronze Dagger, Victim's Blood

✠ 25. Skinwalker
Weapon(s) - Shaman, Spells, Bullets, Ash

✠ 26. Succubus
Weapon(s) - Love

✠ 27. Faeries
Weapon(s) - Iron

✠ 28. Elves
Weapon(s) - Cold, Iron

✠ 29. Wraith
Weapon(s) - Silver blade

✠ 30. Pishachas
Weapon(s) - Blessed Sword

✠ 31. Lamia
Weapon(s) - Silver knife, Priest's Blessing

✠ 32. Djinn
Weapon(s) - Silver knife, lamb blood

✠ 33. Demons
Weapon(s) - Salt

✠ 34. Harpies
Weapon(s) - Sword

✠ 35. Wendigo
Weapon(s) - Silver sword

✠ 36. Necromancer
Weapon(s) - Poison, Sword, Knife, Dagger

Tracking Post

✠ 19. Kraken
Weapon(s) - Cutlass, Grenade launcher, Crossbow(You don't want to get close)

✠ 20. Orcs
Weapon(s) - Sword

✠ 22. Hellhounds
Weapon(s) - salt

✠ 26. Succubus
Weapon(s) - Love

✠ 30. Pishachas
Weapon(s) - Blessed Sword

✠ 31. Lamia
Weapon(s) - Silver knife, Priest's Blessing

✠ 32. Djinn
Weapon(s) - Silver knife, lamb blood


Completed Monsters

✠ 8. Gorgon 9-3-2022
Weapon(s) - Sword
Milk for incase you or your partner is poisoned during battle.
https://calculaterix.com/coinflip
Read your book and flip the coin. If you get Heads, it means you are hurt. Your partner has to read a book with "Milk" in text or the Letters of "M.I.L.K" in the title.

✠ 12. Phoenix 9-3-2022
Weapon(s) - Sword, Grenades, Guns, Spears, Crossbow

✠ 18. Krampus 9-4-2022
Weapon(s) - Lightning


✠ 2. Oni 9-8-2022
Weapon(s) - Bullet, Sword


✠ 15. Chimera 9-9-2022
Weapon(s) - Crossbow


✠ 1. Golem 9-11-2022
Weapon(s) - Battle Axe


✠ 10. Centaur 9-12-2022
Weapon(s) - Arrows, Sword, Lance


✠ 11. Griffin 9-11-2022
Weapon(s) - Sword

✠ 13. Dragon 9-17-2022
Weapon(s) - Axe, Sword, Crossbows, Catapult

✠ 9. Selki 9-20-2022
Weapon(s) - Knife

✠ 27. Faeries 10-5-2022
Weapon(s) - Iron

✠ 3. Cyclops 10-6-2022
Weapon(s) - Sword, Stake

✠ 35. Wendigo 10-7-2022
Weapon(s) - Silver sword

✠ 4. Ogre 10-11
Weapon(s) - Axe

✠ 5. Vampire 10-8
Weapon(s) - Wooden Stake, holy water

✠ 36. Necromancer 10-10
Weapon(s) - Poison, Sword, Knife, Dagger

✠ 34. Harpies 10-15
Weapon(s) - Sword

✠ 25. Skinwalker 10-16
Weapon(s) - Shaman, Spells, Bullets, Ash

✠ 24. Siren 10-15
Weapon(s) - Mirror, Bronze Dagger, Victim's Blood

✠ 7. Goblins 10-15
Weapon(s) - Crossbows, Sword

✠ 16. Zombie 10-22
Weapon(s) - Machete, gun, knife, sword, baseball bat

✠ 21. Trolls 10-22
Weapon(s) - Sun

✠ 23. Mummies 10-22
Weapon(s) - Curse

✠ 28. Elves 10-23
Weapon(s) - Cold, Iron

✠ 6. Werewolf 11-6
Weapon(s) - Silver bullets, swords. Everything Silver.

✠ 33. Demons 11-6
Weapon(s) - Salt

✠ 29. Wraith 11-26
Weapon(s) - Silver blade

✠ 17. Banshee. 11-24
Weapon(s) - Gold

✠ 14. Basilisk 11-26
Weapon(s) - Sword, Spear

Tracking Post

✠ 6. Werewolf
Weapon(s) - Silver bullets, swords. Everything Silver.

✠ 7. Goblins
Weapon(s) - Crossbows, Sword

✠ 14. Basilisk
Weapon(s) - Sword, Spear

✠ 16. Zombie
Weapon(s) - Machete, gun, knife, sword, baseball bat

✠ 17. Banshee
Weapon(s) - Gold

✠ 19. Kraken
Weapon(s) - Cutlass, Grenade launcher, Crossbow(You don't want to get close)

✠ 20. Orcs
Weapon(s) - Sword

✠ 21. Trolls
Weapon(s) - Sun

✠ 22. Hellhounds
Weapon(s) - salt

✠ 23. Mummies
Weapon(s) - Curse

✠ 24. Siren
Weapon(s) - Mirror, Bronze Dagger, Victim's Blood

✠ 25. Skinwalker
Weapon(s) - Shaman, Spells, Bullets, Ash

✠ 26. Succubus
Weapon(s) - Love

✠ 28. Elves
Weapon(s) - Cold, Iron

✠ 29. Wraith
Weapon(s) - Silver blade

✠ 30. Pishachas
Weapon(s) - Blessed Sword

✠ 31. Lamia
Weapon(s) - Silver knife, Priest's Blessing

✠ 32. Djinn
Weapon(s) - Silver knife, lamb blood

✠ 33. Demons
Weapon(s) - Salt


Completed Monsters

✠ 8. Gorgon 9-3-2022
Weapon(s) - Sword
Milk for incase you or your partner is poisoned during battle.
https://calculaterix.com/coinflip
Read your book and flip the coin. If you get Heads, it means you are hurt. Your partner has to read a book with "Milk" in text or the Letters of "M.I.L.K" in the title.

✠ 12. Phoenix 9-3-2022
Weapon(s) - Sword, Grenades, Guns, Spears, Crossbow

✠ 18. Krampus 9-4-2022
Weapon(s) - Lightning


✠ 2. Oni 9-8-2022
Weapon(s) - Bullet, Sword


✠ 15. Chimera 9-9-2022
Weapon(s) - Crossbow


✠ 1. Golem 9-11-2022
Weapon(s) - Battle Axe


✠ 10. Centaur 9-12-2022
Weapon(s) - Arrows, Sword, Lance


✠ 11. Griffin 9-11-2022
Weapon(s) - Sword

✠ 13. Dragon 9-17-2022
Weapon(s) - Axe, Sword, Crossbows, Catapult

✠ 9. Selki 9-20-2022
Weapon(s) - Knife

✠ 27. Faeries 10-5-2022
Weapon(s) - Iron

✠ 3. Cyclops 10-6-2022
Weapon(s) - Sword, Stake

✠ 35. Wendigo 10-7-2022
Weapon(s) - Silver sword

✠ 5. Vampire 10/8
Weapon(s) - Wooden Stake, holy water

✠ 36. Necromancer 10/10
Weapon(s) - Poison, Sword, Knife, Dagger

✠ 4. Ogre 10/11
Weapon(s) - Axe

✠ 34. Harpies 10/15
Weapon(s) - Sword

Hey! I thought that was you but then I'm in a few places and I wasn't for sure. This should be a fun hunt. :)

It's almost time to hunt monsters. Since there's no official order where should we start?

Let's start with the gorgon since we both might potentially read for that one. Would you like to attack or read for medicine?

I'm catching up now! So sorry, I'll try to make sure to check in each day. Should we read for medicine to have some in case we need it? If you're already reading for attack that's fine too.

I just noticed that we are in the same hufflepuff house too!! I'm working on finishing up a couple books for extra credit over there today and I know that one of them has sword in the text. :)

I also may be slightly confused on the rules on this challenge.

bamaace83 wrote: "I just noticed that we are in the same hufflepuff house too!! I'm working on finishing up a couple books for extra credit over there today and I know that one of them has sword in the text. :)

I a..."

Small world! If you have sword covered, the book I just finished today for Hufflepuff has milk in it! So for the gorgon, you find sword, and then flip a coin. Heads, you're poisoned, tails, you got away unscathed.

I think the easiest way to do this is to call out what weapon/monster we're working on so we don't end up reading for the same ones lol

Sounds good to me! I just finished mine so let me go flip a coin and make a completion post. :)

I'm also editing my first post so we can have a tracker post just to mark off the ones that we've finished. It helps my brain work better.

Completion Post:

Monster: Gorgan

Book: The First Girl Child
Author: Amy Harmon
Date Read: 9-3-2022
Pages: 391
Weapon- Sword
How it fits: Ch. 1 "his temper and his sword"
Coin flip: Tails

That works! Since you didn't need milk, I'll switch over to a phoenix.

Completion Post:

Monster: Phoenix

Book: Steelheart
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Date Read: 9-3-2022
Pages: 386
Weapon- Grenades
How it fits: She can shoot like a dream and she carries tiny grenades in her top, a bit of my addled mind thought. pg. 44

I found lightning in the book that I just finished. Is it okay if I go ahead and knock Krampus out? Sometimes that's a hard word to find. This book also has knife in it which could be used for several monsters.

bamaace83 wrote: "I found lightning in the book that I just finished. Is it okay if I go ahead and knock Krampus out? Sometimes that's a hard word to find. This book also has knife in it which could be used for seve..."

Krampus is all yours, Anna!

Completion Post:

Monster: Krampus

Book: Lies & Lullabies
Author: Sarina Bowen
Date Read: 9-4-2022
Pages: 278
Weapon- Lightning
How it fits: Ch. 22 "you can't play if there's lightning."

Sounds good! That book was a fast read which was good because I'm working on a longer one that's not my favorite but it works for lots of things so I'm making it happen.

If it's okay, I'll take Oni. I have a fairly quick book with bullet in it.

Sounds good to me, go for it!

Sorry, busy week! With my next book, I can cover one of the monsters that we need a crossbow for next.

Completion Post:

Monster: Oni
Book: Horror Hotel
Author: Victoria Fulton
Date Read: 9/8
Pages: 224
Weapon bullet
How it fits: Ritter was found slumped in the closet, a bullet in his brain pg. 89

I had a busy week too and I read a couple books so I'll figure out tomorrow if they work for things. I'm pretty sure they will.

Completion Post:

Monster: Chimera
Book: We Need to Talk About Kevin
Author: Lionel Shriver
Date Read: 9/9
Pages: 400
Weapon Crossbow
How it fits: You’d look the other way as I located a pet shop that specialized in “unusual” animals on the Internet, I the other way as you bought Kevin that crossbow. pg. 293

I have catapult in my current book.

Cool! I have a battle-axe and I have lance in two of my books that I need to post. I also have sword in another one so I can get those posted probably tomorrow night.

Completion Post:

Monster: Golem

Book: A Game of Thrones
Author: George R.R. Martin
Date Read: 9-11-2022
Pages: 835
Weapon(s) - Battle Axe
How it fits: Prologue "A huge double-bladed battle-axe, still lying where he had seen it last"


Monster: Centaur


Book: A Clash of Kings
Author: George R.R. Martin
Date Read: 9-12-2022
Pages: 969
Weapon- Lance
How it fits: Ch. 2 "His lance was striped in the same colors..."


Monster: Griffin

Book: The Name of the Wind
Author: Patrick Rothfuss
Date Read: 9-7-2022
Pages: 662
Weapon- Sword
How it fits: Ch. 1 "They had taken his sword"

I'm ready fluff books for a couple days but am sitting on the new Mercy Thompson book that better have one of these in it.

bamaace83 wrote: "I'm ready fluff books for a couple days but am sitting on the new Mercy Thompson book that better have one of these in it."

My mom just finished that one. She loved it.

Your partner and you were doing really well with the hunting. Feeling confident until you heard something moving in the forest!! What could it be?? Let’s have a look, and lo an behold you find:

A Boggart is a shape-shifting creature that will assume the form of whatever most frightens the person who encounters it. Nobody knows what a Boggart looks like if nobody is there to see it, although it continues to exist, usually giving evidence of its presence by rattling, shaking or scratching the object in which it is hiding. Boggarts particularly like confined spaces, but may also be found lurking in woods and around shadowy corners.

The spell that defeats a Boggart can be tricky, because it involves making the creature into a figure of fun, so that fear can be dispelled in amusement.

1. Read a book that is MPG Humor or
2. a book that made you laugh out loud or
3. Author's initials in HUMOR

Completion Post:

Monster: Dragon
Book: The Final Gambit
Author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Date Read: 9/17
Pages: 400
Weapon catapult
How it fits: “But I tend to think they should have catapults.” pg. 246

Let me update! So do we both work on making Boggart disappear or just one of us?

I just checked the Q&A. Only one of us has to read for the boggart. I have a book that could be used for it.

Completion Post:

Monster: Boggart
Book: Broken
Author: Jenny Lawson
Date Read: 9/20
Pages: 288
Weapon Read a book that is MPG Humor
How it fits: tagged humor over 700x

Awesome, thanks! Work this week has been crazy, and I've crammed 5 days into 3 because we are about to go to a 4 day music festival and that's going to be fun but definitely has my week all out of whack. I plan on reading a few books still if I have time but it will be in the mornings. I'll pop in to say which weapons that I have.

bamaace83 wrote: "Awesome, thanks! Work this week has been crazy, and I've crammed 5 days into 3 because we are about to go to a 4 day music festival and that's going to be fun but definitely has my week all out of ..."

Works for me, Anna. Would it be helpful for me to also track the monsters completed so we can quickly double check without having to scroll the whole thread?

Enjoy the music festival!

Completion Post:

Monster: Selkie
Book: Good Girl, Bad Blood
Author: Holly Jackson
Date Read: 9/24
Pages: 401
Weapon knife
How it fits: "They're saying he took the knife from our house and followed Jamie down Weevil Road." pg. 262

The music festival was super fun! Sure, go ahead and track monsters also. I'm trying to come in and catch some of my things up but I'm so far behind after being not around this past weekend. I know that I have some monsters but it may be tomorrow night before I figure out where they go.

bamaace83 wrote: "The music festival was super fun! Sure, go ahead and track monsters also. I'm trying to come in and catch some of my things up but I'm so far behind after being not around this past weekend. I know..."

So glad! I was hoping to make it to the Louder Than Life festival this year, but unfortunately it didn't work out. Maybe next year. Take your time! We're doing really well so far. I have a couple of monsters covered from the books I'm reading for House Cup. I'm hoping to find some of the harder words.

You wonder, what is wrong with the trees! They do seem a bit off, like it's alive!!

Well, it is!!

Both Partners need to read for this Monster and you have to hunt this before you can continue with other Monsters. You can read for the same task.

An imp is a European mythological being similar to a fairy or demon, frequently described in folklore and superstition. The word may perhaps derive from the term ympe, used to denote a young grafted tree.

Imps in general are susceptible to the effects of Spirit.

1. Read a book with a ghost in the story or
2. MC can see and talk to ghosts or
3. Title starts with any of the letters from SPIRIT.

Completion Post:

Monster: IMP

Task: 3. Title starts with any of the letters from SPIRIT

Book: Simply Sinful
Author: Carly Phillips
Date Read: 10-1-2022

How it fits: Starts with S

We got a roadblock before I could get my stuff updated but I'm on this for this month. My goal is to try to find some of the harder ones also!

Bobbi wrote: "bamaace83 wrote: "The music festival was super fun! Sure, go ahead and track monsters also. I'm trying to come in and catch some of my things up but I'm so far behind after being not around this pa..."

You should totally go to Louder one year! Who are some of your favorite bands? One of mine is Halestorm and Lzzy came out to sing in street clothes with The Dead Deads on one of the early stages and that was so great to see. Not many people recognized her. BMTH and Evanescence are a couple of my others. The Warning was a good little band. John has a whole different screaming list but I tend to like the more rocky bands.

Completion Post:

Monster: Imp
Book: Nothing But Blackened Teeth
Author: Cassandra Khaw
Date Read: 10/4
Pages: 128
Weapon Read a book with a ghost in the story
How it fits: Friends end up in a haunted Japanese house and must survive the night.

bamaace83 wrote: "Bobbi wrote: "bamaace83 wrote: "The music festival was super fun! Sure, go ahead and track monsters also. I'm trying to come in and catch some of my things up but I'm so far behind after being not ..."

I *love* Halestorm. Their video for I Miss the Misery was filmed at a local rock club that I go to occasionally. Shinedown, BMTH, Rob Zombie, Apocalyptica, Theory of a Deadman, The Pretty Reckless. The list of bands that I don't love that were there this year was way shorter, haha

That is really cool about I Miss the Misery. I wouldWe have seen Halestorm three times this year already and I was kinda bummed not to talk John into taking me this summer when they were touring with The Pretty Reckless. We saw The Pretty Reckless earlier this year and then again this month and times didn't work for the summer show. I wish more of the bands would come to Louisville but we usually have to drive a couple hours due to Louder pulling them all. There were so many good bands this year. We didn't see Theory because they had them on the backstage at the same time as Alice Cooper and we decided to see Alice because we knew Theory would be around again. I really need a BMTH concert so they can play me more songs. They were really good. Shinedown is another one of my favorite bands and we saw them earlier this year too. Our list for next year consists of watching the tour dates for Korn and Spiritbox for John, Halestorm for me, and Evanescence and BMTH for both of us and then we will just go from there. We are also planning an extended family overseas trip so our concert money may be tighter next year but Louder will definitely happen. We already preordered our tickets. See, I can totally ramble about music.....

Monster: ✠ 27. Faeries


Book: The Last House on Needless Street
Author: Catriona Ward
Date Read: 10-5-2022
Pages: 342
Weapon- Iron
How it fits: 17% of book "There was iron on my tongue"


Monster: ✠ 3. Cyclops

Book: Restraint
Author: Adriana Locke
Date Read: 10-6-2022
Pages: 308
Weapon(s) - Sword, Stake
How it fits: Ch. 22 "It's a double-edged sword"


Monster: ✠ 35. Wendigo

Book: From Blood and Ash
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Date Read: 10-7-2022
Pages: 622
Weapon(s) - Silver Sword
How it fits: Silver sword on the cover

I've got silver blade in a book that I will have finished this afternoon. My goal this week is to keep my books updated every day and to try to find some of these harder ones.

Also, on the From Blood and Ash book, do you think that's a silver sword on the cover? I couldn't really tell and I used it for curse but silver sword is harder so I can switch to that one if you think it is too.

bamaace83 wrote: "I've got silver blade in a book that I will have finished this afternoon. My goal this week is to keep my books updated every day and to try to find some of these harder ones.

Also, on the From Bl..."

I think that could work for silver sword for sure.

Let me go change that around! That's a harder one.

So glad I found holy water. I thought that one was pretty tough, haha

Completion Post:

Monster: Vampire
Book: The Merciless
Author: Danielle Vega
Date Read: 10/8
Pages: 279
Weapon holy water
How it fits: I pull open the backpack and dig out the now half-full bottle of holy water. pg. 152

Monster: Necromancer
Book: Escape!
Author: Iain Rob Wright
Date Read: 10/10
Pages: 219
Weapon poison
How it fits: “Why would someone poison me ?” she demanded, but then seemed to consider it right there in front of them. Loc. 1463