Rawk: Haunted House Choose Your Own Adventure - Finished

Haunted House Choose Your Own Adventure hosted by Rawk-A-Tiers on Goodreads.

I didn't do much better in this than I usually do in the adventure books!. I did reach my goal of 8 books but as I ran in circles I only visited 6 different places.

October - November 2015

When I was kid, I loved the Choose Your Own Adventure books where I could go in different directions to get a different story. This challenge is a Rawkatier version with a Halloween theme.

Start at the front of the house and then explore the rest by the decisions made in your reading. Try to read your books in the order of your journey, but no one will be checking if you read something out of order. You can leave it up to fate by not looking ahead until you finish your current book or plan your path first.

Although this is getting posted late, any books started on or after October 1st will count for this challenge.

BPW Book minimum to complete challenge: 16 pts
CR: 4 books
RR: 8 books
PR: 12 books

Bonus points(applies to all levels of participation): max of 4 points
.5 points for each unique area visited

Participation points(only if you haven't read your BPW minimum)
CR: locations completed * 3pts + bonus points accrued
RR: locations completed * 1.5pts + bonus points accrued
PR: locations completed * 1 pt + bonus points accrued 


Starting point:

PORCH
Your best friend dared you to explore the haunted house at the end of the street. when you arrive on the porch, there are multitudes of spiderwebs on the posts and the front door cracks open by itself.

1. If you go inside to the FOYER, read a book with a building on the cover
2. If you chicken out and go to the SIDE YARD, read a book with flowers on the cover


Alphabetical List of Other Locations:

BACK STAIRS
1. If you continue on to the LAUNDRY ROOM, read a book with a title starting with L
2. If you continue on to the BASEMENT, read a book published before 2010

BACKYARD
1. If you continue on to the LIVING ROOM, read a book with a piece of furniture on the cover
2. If you continue on to the TV ROOM, read a book with the genre Science Fiction or Fantasy

BARN
1. If you continue on to TUNNEL 1, read a book with the genre Historical
2. If you continue on to the LOFT, read a book published this year

BASEMENT
1. If you continue on to TUNNEL 1, read a book with the genre Historical
2. If you continue on to the LAUNDRY ROOM, read a book with a title starting with L

BATHROOM
1. If you continue on to the BEDROOM, read a book with genre of Romance
2. If you continue on to the HALLWAY, read a book where H is one of your authors initials

BEDROOM
1. If you continue on to the BATHROOM, read a book that makes you laugh out loud
2. If you continue on to the BACK STAIRS, read a book where someone celebrates a personal milestone (e.g. birthday, new job, retirement, graduation, etc.)

DINING ROOM
1. If you continue on to the LIVING ROOM, read a book with a piece of furniture on the cover
2. If you continue on to the TV ROOM, read a book with the genre Science Fiction or Fantasy

FOYER
1. If you take the flashlight and head UPSTAIRS, read a book with genre of Thriller
2. If you follow your nose to the KITCHEN, read a book with a chef/cook/baker as the main character

HALLWAY
1. If you continue on to the BACK STAIRS, read a book where someone celebrates a personal milestone (e.g. birthday, new job, retirement, graduation, etc.)
2. If you continue on to the BATHROOM, read a book that makes you laugh out loud

KITCHEN
1. If you continue on to the BACK STAIRS, read a book where someone celebrates a personal milestone (e.g. birthday, new job, retirement, graduation, etc.)
2. If you continue on to the DINING ROOM, read a book with an author where the first name initial is from the first half of the alphabet and the last name initial is from the last half of the alphabet

LAUNDRY ROOM
1. If you continue on to TUNNEL 2, read a book with a dark cover
2. If you continue on to the BACK STAIRS, read a book where someone celebrates a personal milestone (e.g. birthday, new job, retirement, graduation, etc.)

LIVING ROOM
1. If you continue on to the BACKYARD, read a book with an outdoor scene on the cover
2. If you continue on to the TV ROOM, read a book with the genre Science Fiction or Fantasy

LOFT
1. If you continue on to the BACKYARD, read a book with an outdoor scene on the cover

SHED
1. If you continue on to TUNNEL 2, read a book with a dark cover
2. If you continue on to the BACKYARD, read a book with an outdoor scene on the cover

SIDE YARD
1. If you continue on to the BARN, read a book with a western theme or set on a farm/ranch
2. If you continue on to the SHED, read a book where the title starts with S

TUNNEL 1
1. If you continue on to the BASEMENT, read a book published before 2010
2. If you continue on to the BARN, read a book with a western theme or set on a farm/ranch

TUNNEL 2
1. If you continue on to the LAUNDRY ROOM, read a book with a title starting with L
2. If you continue on to the SHED, read a book where the title starts with S

TV ROOM
1. If you continue on to the DINING ROOM, read a book with an author where the first name initial is from the first half of the alphabet and the last name initial is from the last half of the alphabet
2. If you follow your nose to the KITCHEN, read a book with a chef/cook/baker as the main character

UPSTAIRS
1. If you continue on to the BEDROOM, read a book with genre of Romance
2. If you continue on to the HALLWAY, read a book where H is one of your authors initials

List of books:

Start: A man called Ove by Fredrik Backman (building on cover) continue to FOYER

Foyer: Christmas at Carol's by Nicola Yeager (chef main character) continue to KITCHEN

Kitchen: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield  (initials from alphabet) continue to DINING ROOM

Dining Room: The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater   (fantasy)  continue to TV ROOM

TV room: Love, Laughter, and Murder Ever After by Jeanine Spooner (initials from alphabet) continue to DINING ROOM

Dining Room:  Life's a Witch by Amanda M. Lee (fantasy)  continue to TV ROOM

TV room: Opening Hearts by Iona Findley (baker main character) continue to KITCHEN

Kitchen:  Murder Half-Baked by Kathleen Delaney (wedding at end of book) continue to BACK STAIRS

Back Stairs: Memory & Dream by Charles de Lint (first published 1994) continue to BASEMENT

Memory & Dream by Charles de Lint

Isabelle Copley, as the young student of the cruel, brilliant artist Vincent Rushkin, discovered that she could paint images so vividly real they brought her wildest fantasies to life. But when the forces she unleashed brought tragedy to those she loved, she turned her back on her talent and her dreams.
Now, twenty years later, Isabelle must come to terms with the shattering memories she has long denied and unlock the slumbering power of her brush. And, in a dark reckoning with her old master, she must find the courage to live out her dreams and bring the magic back to life.
This is a tale of love, courage, and the transforming power of imagination.
"The [Newford] books have all been written in such a way that you should be able to pick up any one and get a full and complete story. However, characters do reoccur, off center stage as it were, and their stories do follow a sequence." From Goodreads.

After having read a few Charles de Lint books I decided that I wanted to read the Newford books in order. Not that they can't be read on their own but there are characters that turn up in books more than once.
I listened to this on audio which was a problem for me, the narrator did well but it just took me too long to get through. If I had read this I would most likely have finished it in one or two sittings.
I really enjoy Charles de Lint's urban fantasies.They have quite a bit of magic just under the surface of normal life. Isabelle was a very complex person and she kept surprising me. I enjoyed going forward and backward in time.

This book qualifies for:
Goodreads Reading Challenge 2015
2015 Audiobook challenge
Wacky Reading Challenges: Word Search 2015
Wacky Reading Challenges: Mini Challenge 2015
The Challenge Factory: Scavenger Hunt Part XVI
Rawk-A-Tiers: Getting Acquainted
Rawk-A-Tiers: Scavenger Hunt
Rawk-A-Tiers: Haunted House
Rawk-A-Tiers: Reading by the Numbers
A Million More Pages: Scavenger 2015 
A Million More Pages Hogwarts: Backpacking Around The Globe
The Christmas Spirit Read-a-Thon 2015 
A Million More Pages Hogwarts: Hogwarts Scavenger Hunt
Wacky Reading Challenges: Character Names, A-Z
Crazy Challenge Connection: Monopoly
Wacky Reading Challenges: Vampires, Witches & Ghosts, O My

Murder Half-Baked by Kathleen Delaney

A dead man in the cemetery, another in the bakery. Ellen McKenzie has to find the killer soon ... before another death puts a stop to her wedding. The groom is Dan Dunham, Santa Louisa’s Chief of Police. The guest list is growing and Ellen’s dreams of a small, intimate candlelight ceremony are rapidly disappearing. A major distraction is Ellen’s quest to find a new building for Grace House, a halfway house for needy women. Then she finds old Dr Sadler dead in the cemetery, his head bashed in by the arm of a marble angel. Every suspect is connected to Grace House. After it goes up in flames, all the residents, including one new-born, move in with Ellen and Dan. Will Ellen and Dan ever solve the murders and get their lives back? From Goodreads.
 





This was okay. There was a lot going on which might have been easier if I had read the three first books in this series but it wasn't too bad and I don't think I missed anything. I liked that it had interesting side characters. 

This book qualifies for:
Goodreads Reading Challenge 2015
Wacky Reading Challenges: Word Search 2015
Wacky Reading Challenges: Mini Challenge 2015
The Challenge Factory: Scavenger Hunt Part XVI
Rawk-A-Tiers: Scavenger Hunt
Rawk-A-Tiers: Haunted House
Rawk-A-Tiers: Reading by the Numbers
Rawk-A-Tiers: Twelve Days of Christmas
A Million More Pages: Scavenger 2015 
A Million More Pages Hogwarts: Dragon Nursery
A Million More Pages Hogwarts: Backpacking Around The Globe 
The Christmas Spirit Read-a-Thon 2015  

Opening Hearts by Iona Findley

Pregnant and alone at 35!
Jessalyn O'Donnell returns from her best friend's wedding with a surprise of her own. She knows how it happened -- three sex-filled nights with a smokin' hot guy, known only as Sam -- but she has no way to get in touch with him.
When smokejumper Sam Ricci returns to his hometown after the annual firefighting season ends, he has no plans for fatherhood. His lifestyle is too risky, and he loves his job -- almost as much as he loves women. Everything changes when he runs into Jessalyn again and discovers her plans for single parenthood.
Sam doesn’t want to be tied down. Jessalyn would rather go it alone than deal with an absent husband. So why, when a twist of fate brings them together again, does it feel so right?  From Goodreads.




This was okay but no more. Though it was nice with a mature strong woman who could make decisions on her own.

This book qualifies for:
Goodreads Reading Challenge 2015
Wacky Reading Challenges: Word Search 2015
Wacky Reading Challenges: Mini Challenge 2015
The Challenge Factory: Scavenger Hunt Part XVI
Rawk-A-Tiers: Scavenger Hunt
Rawk-A-Tiers: Haunted House
Rawk-A-Tiers: Reading by the Numbers
A Million More Pages: Scavenger 2015
Wacky Reading Challenges: Autumn Fun
A Million More Pages Hogwarts: Dragon Nursery
A Million More Pages Hogwarts: Backpacking Around The Globe
Crazy Challenge Connection: Scrabble, anyone?

Life's a Witch by Amanda M. Lee

Life's a witch ... and then you die.
Bay Winchester is living the witch part – literally. She’s hoping to avoid the dying part.
The Winchester world is full of trouble when great-aunt Willa and cousin Rosemary come to town. It’s clear they’re up to something, but no one can figure out what.
Aunt Tillie is loading for bear. She’s declared war on her sister, and she’s not taking prisoners – or looking to skirt collateral damage.
When a young man’s body shows up at Hollow Creek, Bay’s attention is divided thanks to a morose ghost who blames her for ending “party time” and Aunt Tillie’s refusal to back down.
FBI Agent Landon Michaels enjoys watching the show, although he’s worried the dead man’s ties to the local drug trade could put the Winchesters in danger due to Aunt Tillie’s “glaucoma medicine” side business.
Local kids are trying to steal from the property, Aunt Willa is trying to undermine everyone and Aunt Tillie has a secret that she’s dying to spill – that is when she’s not protecting her land with a shotgun.
Bay is determined to find answers, even if she dies in the process. From Goodreads.

As usual a fun, quirky, cosy read about Bay and her family. This time Aunt Tillie's sister turns up and makes trouble, but of course Aunt Tillie sorts everything out in her special way. This also has a darker side with drug and sexual abuse and revenge in the mix that Bay has to sort out. 

This book qualifies for:
Goodreads Reading Challenge 2015
2015 Witches & Witchcraft Challenge
Romance Readers Reading Challenges: Word Hunt 2015
Wacky Reading Challenges: Word Search 2015
The Challenge Factory: Scavenger Hunt Part XVI
Rawk-A-Tiers: Scavenger Hunt
Rawk-A-Tiers: Companion Challenge 2015
Rawk-A-Tiers: Haunted House
Rawk-A-Tiers: Travel Around the World
Rawk-A-Tiers: Twelve Days of Christmas
A Million More Pages: Scavenger 2015
A Million More Pages Hogwarts: Backpacking Around The Globe
Crazy Challenge Connection: Pick a Theme 2015-2016
Wacky Reading Challenges: Locations A-Z
Crazy Challenge Connection: Scrabble, anyone?
Wacky Reading Challenges: Vampires, Witches & Ghosts, O My 

Love, Laughter, and Murder Ever After by Jeanine Spooner

When cake kills…
Kitty Sinclair lives for love. A bold and bubbly woman just shy of thirty, Kitty has opened her own wedding planning business in elegant Greenwich, Connecticut where the blooming spring flowers and lusciously rolling hills are the perfect setting to tie the knot. If only Kitty herself could find love…
Her store Happily Ever After opens with a kick when the daughter of the notorious Duke von Winkle accepts a grand proposal from an equally wealthy suitor. It seems Kitty is in the throws of planning the wedding of the century. Finally her dream has come true.
But when the bride's father suddenly drops dead in her store, Kitty's true talents emerge. A lemon custard cake, a bottle of poison, and questions that seem to never end, Kitty follows the trail of clues, determined to solve the mystery before the bride and groom can say I do.
If she succeeds her store will thrive. If she falls short her business will be in peril. The choice is easy and her determination is strong, but one man stands in her way…
Detective Sterling Slaughter has a funny way with women. Resist though she does, his charm can be distracting… From Goodreads.

I didn't like this book. I found the main character unbelievable, I expect that in a cosy mystery but this was too much, and all in all just too silly. I am glad this was free and I am not looking for more books in this series.

This book qualifies for:
Goodreads Reading Challenge 2015
Romance Readers Reading Challenges: Word Hunt 2015
Wacky Reading Challenges: Word Search 2015
The Challenge Factory: Scavenger Hunt Part XVI
Rawk-A-Tiers: Scavenger Hunt
Rawk-A-Tiers: Companion Challenge 2015
Rawk-A-Tiers: Haunted House
Rawk-A-Tiers: Reading by the Numbers
Rawk-A-Tiers: Twelve Days of Christmas
A Million More Pages: Scavenger 2015
A Million More Pages Hogwarts: Backpacking Around The Globe
A Million More Pages Hogwarts: Hogwarts Scavenger Hunt
Wacky Reading Challenges: Locations A-Z
Nothing but Reading Challenges: 50 States Challenge 

The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater

Now that the ley lines around Cabeswater have been woken, nothing for Ronan, Gansey, Blue, and Adam will be the same. Ronan, for one, is falling more and more deeply into his dreams, and his dreams are intruding more and more into waking life. Meanwhile, some very sinister people are looking for some of the same pieces of the Cabeswater puzzle that Gansey is after… from Goodreads.

This is a good continuation of The Raven Boys, and, although it centres around Ronan and his abilities, all the other characters are still a very important part of the story. I also like that one of the bad guys might turn good or at least not turn out to be as bad as expected. I have ordered the third book from the library.

This book qualifies for:
Goodreads Reading Challenge 2015
I love Library books 2015
Romance Readers Reading Challenges: Word Hunt 2015
Wacky Reading Challenges: Word Search 2015
Wacky Reading Challenges: Mini Challenge 2015
The Challenge Factory: Scavenger Hunt Part XVI
Rawk-A-Tiers: Scavenger Hunt
Rawk-A-Tiers: Companion Challenge 2015
Rawk-A-Tiers: Haunted House
Rawk-A-Tiers: Reading by the Numbers
Rawk-A-Tiers: Twelve Days of Christmas
A Million More Pages: Scavenger 2015
A Million More Pages Hogwarts: Dragon Nursery
A Million More Pages Hogwarts: Backpacking Around The Globe
A Million More Pages Hogwarts: Hogwarts Scavenger Hunt
Wacky Reading Challenges: Locations A-Z
Crazy Challenge Connection: Scrabble, anyone?

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

Angelfield House stands abandoned and forgotten. It was once the imposing home of the March family--fascinating, manipulative Isabelle, Charlie her brutal and dangerous brother, and the wild, untamed twins, Emmeline and Adeline. But Angelfield House conceals a chilling secret whose impact still resonates...
Now Margaret Lea is investigating Angelfield's past--and the mystery of the March family starts to unravel. What has Angelfield been hiding? What is its connection with the enigmatic author Vida Winter? And what is it in Margaret's own troubled past that causes her to fall so powerfully under Angelfilds spell? From Goodreads.

This was really interesting, more than I thought it would be. There were a few twists and turns that I just didn't see coming and that I love in a book. Well worth a read.

This book qualifies for:
Goodreads Reading Challenge 2015
I love Library books 2015
Romance Readers Reading Challenges: Word Hunt 2015
Wacky Reading Challenges: Word Search 2015
Wacky Reading Challenges: Mini Challenge 2015
The Challenge Factory: Scavenger Hunt Part XVI
Rawk-A-Tiers: Getting Acquainted
Rawk-A-Tiers: Scavenger Hunt
Rawk-A-Tiers: Companion Challenge 2015
Rawk-A-Tiers: Haunted House
Rawk-A-Tiers: Reading by the Numbers
Rawk-A-Tiers: Twelve Days of Christmas
A Million More Pages: Scavenger 2015
A Million More Pages Hogwarts: Dragon Nursery
Crazy Challenge Connection: Monopoly
Crazy Challenge Connection: Scrabble, anyone?

Christmas at Carol's by Nicola Yeager

Carol Gabriel hates Christmas. Not just a little bit, but quite a damn lot.
She can’t even stand having a boyfriend over the Christmas period and habitually dumps them just before the season begins.
Even the restaurant she co-owns, a French bistro called Carol’s, doesn’t do a Christmas menu and it doesn’t do Christmas decoration, either.
But then she gets some bad news; the bistro is failing.
There’s too much local competition, they don’t have enough customers and there’s a risk that the business may have to sold.
For the sake of the restaurant, her glamorous business partner Roksana and all its much-loved employees, Carol takes on her mother’s advice and creates a Christmas menu for the first time.
She may even tart the place up with some decorations.
But it’s an uphill struggle. There’s a reason Carol doesn’t like Christmas and it’s one that she keeps to herself…
As time is running out Carol wonders if she’s left it too late.
Will her fabulous and charming employees be able to boost the restaurant's popularity?
Will there be Christmas at Carol’s?  From Goodreads.

There was a couple of funny things happening in this book, but that is the best I can say. It used an enormous amount of French cooking expressions and names. It also keeps going on about how beautiful all the employees are. Not for me.

This book qualifies for:
Goodreads Reading Challenge 2015
Romance Readers Reading Challenges: Word Hunt 2015
Wacky Reading Challenges: Word Search 2015
Wacky Reading Challenges: Mini Challenge 2015
The Challenge Factory: Scavenger Hunt Part XVI
Rawk-A-Tiers: Scavenger Hunt
Rawk-A-Tiers: Companion Challenge 2015
Rawk-A-Tiers: Haunted House
Rawk-A-Tiers: Reading by the Numbers
Rawk-A-Tiers: Twelve Days of Christmas
A Million More Pages: Scavenger 2015
Wacky Reading Challenges: Autumn Fun
A Million More Pages Hogwarts: Dragon Nursery
A Million More Pages Hogwarts: Backpacking Around The Globe
Crazy Challenge Connection: Scrabble, anyone?

A man called Ove by Fredrik Backman

In this bestselling and delightfully quirky debut novel from Sweden, a grumpy yet loveable man finds his solitary world turned on its head when a boisterous young family moves in next door.
Meet Ove. He's a curmudgeon, the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him the bitter neighbor from hell, but must Ove be bitter just because he doesn't walk around with a smile plastered to his face all the time?
Behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So when one November morning a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove's mailbox, it is the lead-in to a comical and heartwarming tale of unkempt cats, unexpected friendship, and the ancient art of backing up a U-Haul. All of which will change one cranky old man and a local residents' association to their very foundations. From Goodreads.

This book is far away from my usual fantasy genre but it was very good. During this book I felt annoyed with Ove at times and also sad for him but it also made me both giggle, laugh and cry. The ending is sad but right. Definitely a book I can recommend.

This book qualifies for:
Goodreads Reading Challenge 2015
Dewey's Read-a-Thon October 2015
Romance Readers Reading Challenges: Word Hunt 2015
Wacky Reading Challenges: Word Search 2015
Wacky Reading Challenges: Mini Challenge 2015
The Challenge Factory: Scavenger Hunt Part XVI
Rawk-A-Tiers: Scavenger Hunt
Rawk-A-Tiers: Companion Challenge 2015
Rawk-A-Tiers: Haunted House
Rawk-A-Tiers: Travel Around the World
Rawk-A-Tiers: Reading by the Numbers
A Million More Pages: Breast Cancer
A Million More Pages Hogwarts: Dragon Nursery
A Million More Pages Hogwarts: Backpacking Around The Globe
Wacky Reading Challenges: Character Names, A-Z
Wacky Reading Challenges: Locations A-Z 

Rawk: Haunted House Choose Your Own Adventure

Haunted House Choose Your Own Adventure hosted by Rawk-A-Tiers on Goodreads.

I also think these fate books are interesting even though I never get very far in them. I am going to let fate rule and just see how it all pans out with whatever books I read. I take part at RR level.

October - November 2015

When I was kid, I loved the Choose Your Own Adventure books where I could go in different directions to get a different story. This challenge is a Rawkatier version with a Halloween theme.

Start at the front of the house and then explore the rest by the decisions made in your reading. Try to read your books in the order of your journey, but no one will be checking if you read something out of order. You can leave it up to fate by not looking ahead until you finish your current book or plan your path first.

Although this is getting posted late, any books started on or after October 1st will count for this challenge.

BPW Book minimum to complete challenge: 16 pts
CR: 4 books
RR: 8 books
PR: 12 books

Bonus points(applies to all levels of participation): max of 4 points
.5 points for each unique area visited

Participation points(only if you haven't read your BPW minimum)
CR: locations completed * 3pts + bonus points accrued
RR: locations completed * 1.5pts + bonus points accrued
PR: locations completed * 1 pt + bonus points accrued 


Starting point:

PORCH
Your best friend dared you to explore the haunted house at the end of the street. when you arrive on the porch, there are multitudes of spiderwebs on the posts and the front door cracks open by itself.

1. If you go inside to the FOYER, read a book with a building on the cover
2. If you chicken out and go to the SIDE YARD, read a book with flowers on the cover


Alphabetical List of Other Locations:

BACK STAIRS
1. If you continue on to the LAUNDRY ROOM, read a book with a title starting with L
2. If you continue on to the BASEMENT, read a book published before 2010

BACKYARD
1. If you continue on to the LIVING ROOM, read a book with a piece of furniture on the cover
2. If you continue on to the TV ROOM, read a book with the genre Science Fiction or Fantasy

BARN
1. If you continue on to TUNNEL 1, read a book with the genre Historical
2. If you continue on to the LOFT, read a book published this year

BASEMENT
1. If you continue on to TUNNEL 1, read a book with the genre Historical
2. If you continue on to the LAUNDRY ROOM, read a book with a title starting with L

BATHROOM
1. If you continue on to the BEDROOM, read a book with genre of Romance
2. If you continue on to the HALLWAY, read a book where H is one of your authors initials

BEDROOM
1. If you continue on to the BATHROOM, read a book that makes you laugh out loud
2. If you continue on to the BACK STAIRS, read a book where someone celebrates a personal milestone (e.g. birthday, new job, retirement, graduation, etc.)

DINING ROOM
1. If you continue on to the LIVING ROOM, read a book with a piece of furniture on the cover
2. If you continue on to the TV ROOM, read a book with the genre Science Fiction or Fantasy

FOYER
1. If you take the flashlight and head UPSTAIRS, read a book with genre of Thriller
2. If you follow your nose to the KITCHEN, read a book with a chef/cook/baker as the main character

HALLWAY
1. If you continue on to the BACK STAIRS, read a book where someone celebrates a personal milestone (e.g. birthday, new job, retirement, graduation, etc.)
2. If you continue on to the BATHROOM, read a book that makes you laugh out loud

KITCHEN
1. If you continue on to the BACK STAIRS, read a book where someone celebrates a personal milestone (e.g. birthday, new job, retirement, graduation, etc.)
2. If you continue on to the DINING ROOM, read a book with an author where the first name initial is from the first half of the alphabet and the last name initial is from the last half of the alphabet

LAUNDRY ROOM
1. If you continue on to TUNNEL 2, read a book with a dark cover
2. If you continue on to the BACK STAIRS, read a book where someone celebrates a personal milestone (e.g. birthday, new job, retirement, graduation, etc.)

LIVING ROOM
1. If you continue on to the BACKYARD, read a book with an outdoor scene on the cover
2. If you continue on to the TV ROOM, read a book with the genre Science Fiction or Fantasy

LOFT
1. If you continue on to the BACKYARD, read a book with an outdoor scene on the cover

SHED
1. If you continue on to TUNNEL 2, read a book with a dark cover
2. If you continue on to the BACKYARD, read a book with an outdoor scene on the cover

SIDE YARD
1. If you continue on to the BARN, read a book with a western theme or set on a farm/ranch
2. If you continue on to the SHED, read a book where the title starts with S

TUNNEL 1
1. If you continue on to the BASEMENT, read a book published before 2010
2. If you continue on to the BARN, read a book with a western theme or set on a farm/ranch

TUNNEL 2
1. If you continue on to the LAUNDRY ROOM, read a book with a title starting with L
2. If you continue on to the SHED, read a book where the title starts with S

TV ROOM
1. If you continue on to the DINING ROOM, read a book with an author where the first name initial is from the first half of the alphabet and the last name initial is from the last half of the alphabet
2. If you follow your nose to the KITCHEN, read a book with a chef/cook/baker as the main character

UPSTAIRS
1. If you continue on to the BEDROOM, read a book with genre of Romance
2. If you continue on to the HALLWAY, read a book where H is one of your authors initials

List of books:

Start: A man called Ove by Fredrik Backman (building on cover) continue to FOYER

Foyer: Christmas at Carol's by Nicola Yeager (chef main character) continue to KITCHEN

Kitchen: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield  (initials from alphabet) continue to DINING ROOM

Dining Room: The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater   (fantasy)  continue to TV ROOM

TV room: Love, Laughter, and Murder Ever After by Jeanine Spooner (initials from alphabet) continue to DINING ROOM

Dining Room:  Life's a Witch by Amanda M. Lee (fantasy)  continue to TV ROOM

TV room: Opening Hearts by Iona Findley (baker main character) continue to KITCHEN

Kitchen:  Murder Half-Baked by Kathleen Delaney (wedding at end of book) continue to BACK STAIRS

Back Stairs: Memory & Dream by Charles de Lint (first published 1994) continue to BASEMENT