10 Truths & 2 Lies – TAKE THREE!

[Update on 03/29/2017: The answers are at the bottom, for those who guessed! Winners will receive an email.]

Well friends, I’m traveling again which means the blog must fend for itself while I’m gone. In the past–sometimes when I travel I do this little thing called “10 Truths and 2 Lies“…and it is that time again.

Are you ready to win stuff?!

Here’s how the game works:

I will provide a list of 12 facts about myself. Two of those facts…are LIES. Identify both the lies in your comment (you get only one guess!) then when I come back from my trip the winner(s) will receive an envelope of bookish swag with a note from me, AND…an ebook of their choice from my series.

You can see the past two 10 Truths 2 Lies posts here and here. Are you ready to see how well you know me? (Tweet this) Here we go:

  1. I’ve held a tarantula
  2. My hair is naturally straight
  3. I have gone ziplining
  4. I’ve read the Harry Potter series every single year since they came out.
  5. I’ve eaten polar bear meat
  6. I’m right handed
  7. I have four siblings
  8. I’m ticklish
  9. Bacon makes me sick.
  10. I can do a backflip
  11. I’ve crashed a motorcycle
  12. I was held back a grade in math.

Also, if you ever want to participate or do you own, use the hashtag #10truths2lies on social media so I can find your blog post and guess on your lies! The answers will be revealed in next week’s blog post!


Your turn:

Tell me 2 truths and 1 lie below and see if I can guess! 😀

 

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THE LIES ARE:

4.) I’ve read the Harry Potter series every year since they came out.

This is a lie, though I admit it was a cruel one for me to tell, because I know a lot of you know I’m a fan of Harry Potter, but even I don’t have the time to read them all every year! I usually get through a few here and there, but never the whole series.

5.) I’ve eaten polar bear meat

Definitely not! I don’t even know where people would do that sort of thing. LOL. But I have eaten fermented shark. (don’t ask…)

 

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About Nadine Brandes

NADINE BRANDES once spent four days as a sea cook in the name of book research. She is the author of the award-winning ROMANOV, FAWKES, and the Out of Time Series. Her inner fangirl perks up at the mention of soul-talk, Quidditch, bookstagram, and Oreos. When she's not busy writing novels about bold living, she's adventuring through Middle Earth or taste-testing a new chai. She and her Auror husband are building a Tiny House on wheels with their Halfling children. Current mission: paint the world in shalom.
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54 Comments

  1. I think the two lies are that you’ve eaten polar bear meat, and bacon makes you sick.
    How could anyone not like bacon?? 😉

  2. I’m guessing … you don’t have four siblings and you’re not ticklish? (7 and 8 are lies?)

    Now here are mine:
    1. I went to art school in Chicago.
    2. I once went from Ft. Lauderdale to Bimini in a 20-foot boat.
    3. I have read War & Peace.
    4. I have gone scuba diving with sharks and no cage.
    5. I am allergic to Brussels sprouts.
    6. I turned 50 last year.
    7. I was introduced to Michael Jordan and didn’t know who he was.
    8. I’m a water ski champion.
    9. I have the same genetic disease as Hemingway.
    10. I was a vegetarian for 15 years.
    11. My mother-in-law fed my 1-year-old vegetarian son an entire pork chop.
    12. I once paddled my open kayak into an alligator nest.

    Bwahahahaa…

    Have a great trip!!

  3. Ooooh *thinks hard* I have no idea but I’m going to pick number 2 and 9 as the lies.
    Hope your travels go well! <3

  4. I HAVE NO IDEA. But i’m gonna take a guess at 6 & 9 (because…. bacon).

    Here are my 2 truths and 1 lie:
    Panic at the Disco is my comfort music.
    I wrote about the carcass of a chicken when i was eleven.
    I’m obsessed shipping my friends.

    • Both are truths! Though as a kid I always wished I was left handed. And sadly, my stomach just can’t handle bacon (though I do enjoy the taste..for a nibble here and there.)

      Okay is your lie…Panic at the Disco?

  5. My guess is… #7 and #10?

  6. Six and ten are my guess…?

    Here we go: I hate avocado, my dream is to have a German Shepherd, and I’ve never read a contemporary romance that I liked.

    • Nope, both are true! Thanks for guessing though!

      I’m going to guess….contemporary romance? Because there are some good ones out there! I just know it! And I can’t bear the idea of you hating avocados. 😛

  7. #10 and #12

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  9. 5 and 7??

    These are always SO hard because you totally do all that crazy stuff!

    • You got one right! I have NOT eaten polar bear meat, but I do have four siblings. 🙂

      I’m glad you enjoy these! I have fun coming up with the truths, though I’m running out of good ones. 😉

  10. I guess 5 and 9 are lies.

  11. Ooh this is fun ! Umm I know you’re right handed and you are four siblings (from your feed). You’re adventurous so zip lining is a possibility. I’d say you have lied about polar bear meat and bacon?

  12. 5 and 10 are my guesses.

    I live on a sandbar
    I touched an elephant
    I have six siblings

  13. Um… I’m going to guess that three and seven are lies. *nods* It’s really hard with some of these facts, but there was a couple I knew beforehand. xD It was awesome. I really like when you do these. xP

    Okay, mine are:
    1. I hate pink. Every shade of pink. Blech.
    2. When I was little I wanted to be a singer.
    3. I visited New York when I was four years old.

  14. I think the two lies are: 5) I’ve eaten polar bear meat. 7) I have four siblings.

  15. 5 & 9 or 7 & 12… I’ll go with 7 & 12! ?

    Okay – 2 truths, 1 lie

    1. I’ve stayed at the Luxor in Vegas
    2. I’ve swam with a dolphin
    3. I’ve met Jane Seymour

  16. I’m gonna guess 5 and 7. It was so difficult to choose! Haha

    Here goes nothing: ?

    1. I’ve ridden an elephant
    2. I love cottage cheese
    3. As a child, I always wanted to be a Firefighter.

  17. Number six and 10 are my guesses! 🙂

  18. My guess is 6 and 10 are lies 🙂

  19. I’m guessing your lies are:
    4. I’ve read the Harry Potter every single year since they came out.
    8. I’m ticklish

    Here are mine:
    1. I currently own eight pairs of boots
    2. I’m allergic to potatoes
    3. I can’t drink black coffee

  20. Ahh 10 and 4 so many of these are weird…… There Are a few I know are true but not enough not to have to take a guess.

    Okay two truths and one lie:

    1. I really like bacon but don’t eat it
    2. I teach scripture
    3. I play violin

  21. So, unless someone was missing in that Christmas picture on your Twitter, no. 7 is a lie…and I feel like no. 4 might be a lie as well? Not because you’re not a huge Harry Potter fan(I know you are), but the first book came out 20 years ago and you probably would have been a small child at that point.

    (also, I think you meant to say “the Harry Potter series”, not just “the Harry Potter”?)

  22. From memory you are one of four, so #7 is a lie. Now I’m tossing between #10 or #12 haha but I’ll go with #10!

    So #7 and #10

  23. This was really hard, but I think I am going with 6 & 9!

    Mine:

    1. Hunger Games is my favorite series.
    2. I love tea more than coffee.
    3. I’ve been out of the country before.

  24. Ok so my guess is your lies are number 4 and 5.

    Your turn 😉

    1) I can’t sing
    2) I’m a LOTR superfan, but never read through the whole series
    3) I’ve never had a boyfriend

  25. Hannah Rodriguez

    Okay
    My guess is that 6 and 10 are the lies xD

    • Good try, but no! 😛 Those are both true! (Though when I was a kid I always wished I was left handed!)

      I’ve posted the correct answers in the blog post above if you want to know!

  26. Okay, I’m going to say that the two lies are:
    -I’ve read the Harry Potter every single year since they came out.
    -I’ve eaten polar bear meat

    As for me, guess which is a lie 🙂
    -I took ballet lessons
    -I lived in Italy
    -I went scuba diving in the Bahamas

  27. 4 and 7

    • You guessed one correctly! #4 was a lie — I have NOT read the HP Series every year since they came out. Bravo! But you needed to guess both to win. Still, I hope you had fun!

      I’ve posted the correct answers in the blog post above if you’re interested!

  28. 7 and 11 are my guesses for lies 😉

    • Good try but….both are true! (Though I really wish I HADN’T crashed my dad’s motorcycle. 😉 It was so pretty! Still, there were no injuries.)

      I’ve posted the correct answers in the blog post above if you’re interested!

  29. Hannah Gaudette

    Hmmmmmm . . . I’m going to say 2 and 7 are the lies. I really have no idea!

    Here’s mine:
    1 – I live on an off-grid homestead.
    2 – I hate apple cider.
    3 – I adopted a stray cat.

    Any ideas???

  30. Alice Farrelly

    1. I’ve held a tarantula – True (Newsletter)
    2. My hair is naturally straight – Maybe true…
    3. I have gone ziplining – True
    4. I’ve read the Harry Potter every single year since they came out. – True (based on the Goodreads “finished reading” list)
    5. I’ve eaten polar bear meat – Lie?
    6. I’m right handed – True (Photo)
    7. I have four siblings – True (Blog)
    8. I’m ticklish – True
    9. Bacon makes me sick. – Maybe
    10. I can do a backflip – ????
    11. I’ve crashed a motorcycle – True (Blog)
    12. I was held back a grade in math. – ???

    I’m going to go with 5 and 10…

    • You are such a sleuth!!! Very close, but only one guess was correct.
      5 = a lie (bravo!)
      10 = true! I can do a backflip.

      The other lie was #4, which I do feel bad that Goodreads led you wrong. As much as I’ve always wished I had, I have not read the series every single year. *sigh*

      I love all the research you did with this! It totally made my day!

  31. Oh man, this is hard! I’m going to go with 5 and 12, but I’ll probably be completely wrong. XD (Although I think polar bear meat is dangerous to eat so that’s one reason I’m going with that. :P)

    Here are mine (even though you don’t know me really; you can just guess XD):
    1. I’ve been sick on every major holiday
    2. I once slammed my head in a car door
    3. I’ve eaten a scorpion lollipop before

    By the way, do you mind if I so this on my blog sometime? It looks like a lot of fun. 😀

  32. Can I try this on my Facebook page?

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