Loony Blurbs (1)

Thursday 25 September 2014


Loony Blurbs is a meme running on every second Thursday created by Emily @ The Loony Teen Writer where bloggers create book blurbs only based on the titles! As you can guess, the possibilities are endless. So without further ado, here is what I have created for this week's books:

8490112Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

The year is 2089. After one of the biggest nuclear disasters the world has ever seen, Kaleigh seems like one of the only survivors left. Plumes of smoke and bones from those who didn't make it are scarred around the barren landscape and she is forced to find shelter before it's too late. When Kaleigh finds her sister, alive, among the rubble she is relived - although she isn't the same person she remembered. As new discoveries are made in the midst of destruction, Kaleigh's life takes a whole new turn that she never could have seen coming.  



18243675Walking on Trampolines by Frances Whiting

Lucy is a gymnast and always has been ever since her parents first bought her a trampoline for her sixth birthday. Ever since then she has loved the feeling of soaring into the air with each jump, and took up trampolining as a sport, entering regional competitions which she very often won. However, after a tragic accident that hinders her ability to jump; she must again learn to walk. 






37685The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C S Lewis

In the not-too-distant future, wild animals have been tamed and are able to be kept as pets. Hattie could have chosen anything she wanted, on one condition - no lions, because in their sleek apartment her mother couldn't stand the fact of a big cat ruining the furniture. When a strange old woman approaches her on the street claiming that she could make a lion smaller so that Hattie could hide it without her parents noticing, Hattie agreed. And so, the lion from that day forward was kept hidden in her wardrobe. All seemed well at first, but when the magic starts to wear off and her lion begins to grow once again, Hattie must face a whole new array of challenges.


214438The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares

Alice has made a different pair of pants from every holiday destination she has ever been to. All colours, shapes and patterns - she's got them. Her friends don't seem to understand her pant obsession very well though, leaving Alice lonely at school and her social life destitute. Her life takes an unexpected turn when leading fashion designer Lena DePant comes across her designs and is willing to work with Alice on creating a whole new line. This sounds like a perfect opportunity, but will Alice be able to handle the pressure?



256683City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

The 'City of Bones' is just that - a city of bones. Ingrid doesn't think that the leaders were very creative with the name, but she has to admit that it's pretty darn accurate. Every house, monument and building is made up of the bones from the battles that the Kuba tribe has won. Soon enough, the bleak landscape gets a bit too much to handle. Ingrid wants to venture into the forbidden places - the 'City of Flowers' and 'City of Marshmallows', but whether she will ever get there is another question altogether. A story that can't guarantee to hit your funny bone, but still has some pretty humorous moments along the way.


The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-BanksThe Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Ban ks by E Lockhart

Frankie always hated history in vampire school, which is kinda ironic considering she has quite a history herself. As a 150 year old vampire who's roaming 21st century London and posing as a human, she is suddenly struck by the fact that maybe she doesn't want to go drinking people's blood any more. Old memories resurface of the humans she has drained and she is forced to acknowledge some shocking truths about her true identity. 




20820994I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

Maya lives in Ancient Egypt where the Pharaoh rules without question and has power over everyone in the realm. The sun god Ra is worshiped every day, as he is the one who controls when the sun rises and falls. 'I'll give you the sun' were the last words that Maya's father told her before he disappeared, either to be sacrificed or taken by the Pharaoh's guards for some other sinister purpose. Stricken by this loss, Kaya undertakes an adventure to find the one light in her life and reunite her family.  




So, what do you think of my blurb creations?

16 comments :

  1. Omg, Eugenia! These are fabulous. I had a good chuckle, early in the morning :D My favourite has to be The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Hilarious that one. And in fact, I wouldn't even mind reading your version of that book. It actually sounds quite enticing hahaha

    Jess @ MyReadingDress

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    1. Thanks Jess, I had a lot of fun doing these and I hope to do more in the future! The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is one of my favourites too :)

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  2. Whew you got creative! They all sound like real books! If I were to see them on Goodreads I would think they were legitimate!
    Great Job!

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    1. Wow thank you! Good to know that even though they sound pretty weird they do seem believable.

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  3. Hahahaha, that City of Bones blurb is heaps more exciting then mine ;)
    My favourites of yours would have to be the The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants and Walking on Trampolines :) I would totally read both ;)

    P.S. I thought you might want to know that your link to this loony blurbs doesn't work on Emily's link up. Leads you to a blank page with a notice saying sorry post not found. You might want to fix it :)

    My Loony blubs post: http://onceuponabookishtime.blogspot.co.nz/2014/09/loony-blurbs-1-sprigs-noodle-evil-lion.html

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    1. Thanks for stopping by Ella :) I just fixed the link on Emily's link up so it should be working now.

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  4. Wow, you are so good at writing blurbs.
    Honestly, I'm a bit jealous.
    And these are awesome! I love the Travelling Pants one.

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    1. Lol thanks Cassie :) That blurb in particular seems to be quite popular!

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  5. WOW. THESE ARE ALL SOO GOOD. I had a lot of fun reading through them. :D Probably my favourites I'll Give You the Sun (who doesn't like Egypt?? ;)), and Walking on Trampolines. I would so read those.

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    1. That's good to hear Kara :) I'm glad you liked my ancient-egyptian spin on that one, and Walking on Trampolines was fun to write too!

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  6. THESE ARE SO FREAKIN' AWESOME :D Love the idea of a city of flowers and a city of marshmallows :D And the sun god thing is just GENIUS. Hahaha, I can totally tell how much you love historical fiction from these :D

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    1. Lol yes I suppose that has come through in these blurbs! I had such a great time writing these up and can't wait to look at the next set of titles :D Seriously, this is such a fabulous idea for a feature that you came up with Em!

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  7. I was just over at Emily's blog reading hers. This is such a great meme to create! I love your blurbs too - especially The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. Thanks for stopping by Rochelle and I'm glad you enjoyed reading some of my wacky creations :) I agree, this is such an awesome idea!

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  8. Big cat ruining the furniture! I burst out laughing at that one. I love the looney blurbs and annoyed that I didn't have the time this week to do mine. I'm definitely doing the next one. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, I'm not kidding, you should write it. That actually sounds like a real blurb :D Brilliantly funny Eugenia, loved it! <3

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    1. Glad that you liked reading them as much as I enjoyed writing these Kelly :) It's so much fun to be creative and think up some pretty crazy scenarios! Looking forward to reading yours sometime <3

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