Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

Today’s game is simple. Use the first letter of your current book in order to fill in each of the questions/categories.

I’ll start:

The Whisper Man by Alex North

4 LETTER WORD: Wack
BOY NAME: Wyatt
GIRL NAME: Wanda
OCCUPATION: Writer
A COLOR: Walnut
BEVERAGE: Whiskey
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Wash rags
A PLACE: Washington
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Woke up late
FOOD: Watermelon
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: What the...!!

The Hideaway by L.K. Denton

4 LETTER WORD: Help
BOY NAME: Hal
GIRL NAME: Hannah
OCCUPATION: Hair Stylist
A COLOR: Henna
BEVERAGE: Hawaiian Punch
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Hand Towel
A PLACE: Hawaii
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Headache
FOOD: Hotcakes
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: "Help"

Oh I love this!

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
(Trying to do different words from Ann haha!)

4 LETTER WORD: Home
BOY NAME: Holden
GIRL NAME: Hannah
OCCUPATION: Hamburger flipper
A COLOR: Honey gold
BEVERAGE: Honey whiskey
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Hand soap
A PLACE: Home
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Hard time starting car
FOOD: Hamburger
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Holy cow!

All the Ways We Said Goodbye by Beatriz Williams, Karen White, and Lauren Willig

4 LETTER WORD: Able
BOY NAME: Adam
GIRL NAME: Abby
OCCUPATION: Announcer
A COLOR: Auburn
BEVERAGE: Apple juice
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: A towel (that's probably cheating...)
A PLACE: Arkansas
REASON FOR BEING LATE: ah-choo! (Sick lol)
FOOD: Apple
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Ahoy!

Follow Her Home

4 LETTER WORD: Fort
BOY NAME: Fred
GIRL NAME: Francesca
OCCUPATION: Firefighter
A COLOR: Fuchsia
BEVERAGE: Fruit wine
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Faucet
A PLACE: France
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Forgot my wallet
FOOD: Fig
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Fire!

A Madness Of Sunshine by Nalini Singh
4 Letter Word: adds
Boy Name: Adam
Girl Name: Anna
Occupation: Artist
A Color: Aqua
Beverage: Alcoholic
Something found in a bathroom: Aftershave
Reason for being late: an appointment
Food: Apple
Something You shout: answers

Topics of Conversation by Miranda Popkey

4 LETTER WORD: Tame
BOY NAME: Thomas
GIRL NAME: Thelma
OCCUPATION: Taxidermist
A COLOR: Taupe
BEVERAGE: Tito's Vodka
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Toothbrush
A PLACE: Toronto
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Took my dog to the vet
FOOD: Tater Tots
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Teriffic!

French Leave - Anna Gavalda

4 LETTER WORD: Film
BOY NAME: Fred
GIRL NAME: Frances
OCCUPATION: Farmer
A COLOR: Fuschia
BEVERAGE: Fruit juice
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Freshener (air)
A PLACE: France
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Forgot to set alarm
FOOD: French fries
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Fun!

Red, White and Royal Blue, by Casey McQuiston


4 LETTER WORD: Read
BOY NAME: Rostam
GIRL NAME: Roxana! ;)
OCCUPATION: Receptionist
A COLOR: Red
BEVERAGE: Root beer
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Razor
A PLACE: Reykjavik
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Rear ender
FOOD: Raisins
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Run!

After the Flood by Kassandra Montag

4 LETTER WORD: Area
BOY NAME: Andrew
GIRL NAME: Alison
OCCUPATION: Architect
A COLOR: Amber
BEVERAGE: Amaretto
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Antiperspirant
A PLACE: Austria
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Alarm didn’t go off
FOOD: Avocado
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Amen!

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

4 LETTER WORD: Luck
BOY NAME: Luke
GIRL NAME: Louisa
OCCUPATION: Lumberjack
A COLOR: Lavender
BEVERAGE: Limoncello
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Listerine
A PLACE: Legoland
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Lost keys
FOOD: Lima beans
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: LOOK OUT!!

4 LETTER WORD: Crab
BOY NAME: Charlie
GIRL NAME: Callie
OCCUPATION: Cab driver
A COLOR: Crimson
BEVERAGE: Coffee
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Conditioner
A PLACE: California
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Cant stop reading lol
FOOD: Cheese
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Crap!

English Passengers by Matthew Kneale

4 LETTER WORD: Each
BOY NAME: Everett
GIRL NAME: Elizabeth
OCCUPATION: Ecologist
A COLOR: Eggplant
BEVERAGE: Eggnog
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: eye drops
A PLACE: Europe
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Earlier reading session ran long :-)
FOOD: Escargot
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Eureka!!!

Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver

4 LETTER WORD: upon
BOY NAME: Ullyses
GIRL NAME: Ursala
OCCUPATION: undertaker
A COLOR: umber
BEVERAGE: Ultimate Margarita
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: underwear
A PLACE: Upsala
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Unanticipated car problem
FOOD: udon
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Unbelievable!

The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman

4 LETTER WORD: Doom
BOY NAME: David
GIRL NAME: Dora
OCCUPATION: Doctor
A COLOR: Denim
BEVERAGE: Draft Beer
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Dispenser (for soap)
A PLACE: Denmark
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Didn't realize time.
FOOD: Dark Chocolate
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Dang!

Galápagos by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

4 LETTER WORD: Gull
BOY NAME: Gregory
GIRL NAME: Gabriella
OCCUPATION: Grocer
A COLOR: Green
BEVERAGE: Gatorade
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Ghost? :D
A PLACE: Guatemala
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Got lost
FOOD: Grapes
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Gosh!!

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

4 LETTER WORD: Book!
BOY NAME: Braeden
GIRL NAME: Bronwyn
OCCUPATION: Bus driver
A COLOR: Blonde
BEVERAGE: Baileys
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Bin
A PLACE: Balmaha
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Bloody Scotrail...
FOOD: Brownies
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Boys!! Stop it! (#mumof3life)

The Naughty Girls Book Club

4 LETTER WORD: Nope
BOY NAME: Nolan
GIRL NAME: Nancy
OCCUPATION: Nurse
A COLOR: Neon green
BEVERAGE:Neat Martini
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Norwex cloths
A PLACE: Neatherlands
REASON FOR BEING LATE: No ride
FOOD: Newton(fig)
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: No!

The Love That Split the World

4 LETTER WORD: Love
BOY NAME: Larry
GIRL NAME: Lindsay
OCCUPATION: Lawyer
A COLOR: Lavender
BEVERAGE: Lemonade
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Loofa
A PLACE: Lithuania
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Lost keys
FOOD: Lemon
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Let's go!

Hidden Bodies

4 LETTER WORD: Hate
BOY NAME: Hank
GIRL NAME: Henrietta
OCCUPATION: Handyman
A COLOR: Hazel
BEVERAGE: Hot chocolate
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Hairbrush
A PLACE: Hell
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Hold up on the freeway
FOOD: habanero peppers
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Hello! How are you?

Pride and Prejudice

4 LETTER WORD: Peck
BOY NAME: Prince
GIRL NAME: Patricia
OCCUPATION: Plumber
A COLOR: Purple
BEVERAGE: Pepsi
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Potty
A PLACE: Palace
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Pile up on the highway
FOOD: Pizza
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Party!

°~Amy~° wrote: "English Passengers by Matthew Kneale

I loved that book, I think it should be better known!

Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker

4 LETTER WORD: What
BOY NAME: Walter
GIRL NAME: Wilma
OCCUPATION: Website developer
A COLOR: White
BEVERAGE: Water
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Water
A PLACE: Warsaw
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Wandered around and got lost
FOOD: Walnuts
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Where's the food?!

The Viscount Who Loved Me

4 LETTER WORD: Vine
BOY NAME: Victor
GIRL NAME: Vivian
OCCUPATION: Vendor
A COLOR: Violet
BEVERAGE: Vouvray (a French wine)
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Vanity mirror
A PLACE: Virginia
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Vicious dog attack
FOOD: Vanilla ice cream
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Victory!

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

4 LETTER WORD: Wing
BOY NAME: Wayne
GIRL NAME: Wendy
OCCUPATION: Waiter
A COLOR: White
BEVERAGE: White Russian
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Water faucet
A PLACE: Wyoming
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Water flooded the apartment
FOOD: Water chestnuts
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Wait for me!

One of Is is Next

4 letter word: oven
Boy name: Owen
Girl name: Olivia
Occupation: Occupational therapist
Colour: orange
Beverage: orange juice
Something in a bathroom: Olay
Place: Oregon
Reason for being late: oatmeal covered child
Food: olives
Something you shout: Oh no!

Stone Cold Crazy

4 LETTER WORD: Stay
BOY NAME: Simon
GIRL NAME: Sally
OCCUPATION: Scientist
A COLOR: Sepia
BEVERAGE: Sprite
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Soap
A PLACE: Salisbury
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Snooze button
FOOD: Sandwiches
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Stop!

Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes (in the spirit of scattergories I'll do words not already used, though Tracy stole my shout word!)

4 LETTER WORD: Corn
BOY NAME: Christopher
GIRL NAME: Cleo
OCCUPATION: Cryptographer
A COLOR: Cyan
BEVERAGE: Cola
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Cif
A PLACE: Cambridge
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Cows on the line
FOOD: Cake
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Crumbs!

A Long Long Way by Sebastian Barry

4 LETTER WORD: Love
BOY NAME: Leon
GIRL NAME: Linda
OCCUPATION: Lawyer
A COLOR: Lime green
BEVERAGE: Lemonade
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Linoleum Floor
A PLACE: Lima, Peru
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Lost my keys
FOOD: Lasagna
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Leave Me Alone!!!

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

4 LETTER WORD: pair
BOY NAME: Peter
GIRL NAME: Penelope
OCCUPATION: painter
A COLOR: pink
BEVERAGE: Prosecco
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Paper (towels, toilet...)
A PLACE: Paris
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Pulled over by police
FOOD: Pasta
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Phew!

lol. I love your reason for being late Johanna.