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message 1: by Jane (PS), Moderator (new)

Jane (PS) | 24334 comments Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 October 2021


This challenge is to see if you can find all the words listed below within your reading for the month. You do not need to preselect a level.

The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.

0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

October
alcohol
brand
cat
clothes
conflict
identity
normal
snake
system
wheel



Bonus
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...

Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.

archive
bonfire
fragment
motorcycle
securely



and a bonus bonus
hex


To prove that you have found the word, please quote the page, percentage or LOC (Kindle) and include the sentence in which it appears.

Audiobooks are allowed so long as you can quote the page/%/LOC and the sentence. (Eg Using whispersync or finding that sentence in some other way.)

You must find the actual word or the word's root word must be at the core with the meaning essentially remaining the same ~ just turned into a noun, adjective, adverb etc. No prefixes or hyphenated extensions. An extension is allowed where it is often the accepted spelling eg goodbye or good-bye.

Where a word has more than one meaning, either meaning may be used. Eg coast (beachfront) or coast (moving without effort) etc

Please post all entries, updates, final posts and questions in this thread.

RULING for the BONUS words
If you are one of those super-cray-cray/OCD/overly ambitious/organised or bored readers who wish to find words from PRIOR months that are missing in addition to the current month's words, you may use an additional three (3) words per book. These can only be allocated to prior month words.

So you may allocate three words per book to the current month's words, AND three words per book if those words are from PRIOR months' and have been carried forward.


Examples for 'Reversal'
Reverse - Laser Visions √ 15 May
p50-51 : There were a couple of bands Tam had that this person didn't, but none in the reverse.

Reversing - Sunset √ 10 Jul
p204 : Reversing his grip on his katana, he held it out to Nick.


message 2: by Jane (PS), Moderator (new)

Jane (PS) | 24334 comments Example post:(view spoiler)


message 3: by Jane (PS), Moderator (new)

Jane (PS) | 24334 comments Tips for finding words - courtesy of Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔

Using Google books:
~Go here https://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&...
~Type in the name of your book
~Select your book
~On the left about midway down there will be a search bar, type your word in there.

Couple of things you need to know...
~you need to check every variety of the word you want so, let's say GROUP doesn't show up you would also need to type in GROUPS/ED/ING
~Unfortunately, 99% of the books on Google does not list page numbers (at least in my experience)

Using Amazon:
~You search for your book
~Once on your book page make sure you are on a version that is paperback or hardcover (Kindle editions will not work)
~On the left there will be a picture of your book and it should have "Search Inside" above it
~Click on the book and the search bar will be inside

You will not need to search separately for plurals but you will still need to search separately for -ed and -ing


***
You can also search for words in all the books loaded on your Kindle.

On the home page, use the 'search' function.
~ type in the word and select 'search my items'.


message 4: by Jane (PS), Moderator (new)

Jane (PS) | 24334 comments Word Hunt
1 - 31 October 2021

0/10 - Found and Read

Main words
alcohol
brand
cat
clothes
conflict
identity
normal
snake
system
wheel

Bonus
archive
bonfire
fragment
motorcycle
securely

Bonus bonus
hex


message 5: by Rissa (last edited Oct 26, 2021 07:15PM) (new)

Rissa | 697 comments Woohoo, my spot for October! ☺️

Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 October 2021


OCTOBER Read 10/10
1. ALCOHOL - Rewind - √ 3 October 2021
p1 - Did it say something on the label about alcohol?

2. BRAND - Rewind - √ 3 October 2021
p99 - That’s when I noticed there was a stack of six boxes, each containing six brand new glasses.

3. CAT - Bennet, Pride Before the Fall - √ 4 October 2021
p8 - Maybe like a lithe cat that scampered between the feet of hulking bulls.

4. CLOTHES - Bennet, Pride Before the Fall - √ 4 October 2021
p157 - Darcy approached, carrying a pile of clothes.

5. CONFLICT - A Mate for Lu - √ 6 October 2021
p111 - “Jesse and I will discuss more appropriate ways to handle conflict. I apologize for my child’s behavior,” I say.

6. IDENTITY - A Mate for Lu - √ 6 October 2021
p35 - The article is long, and chronicles the romantic relationships of an elder polar bear shifter omega nicknamed “Adam” to protect his identity.

7. NORMAL - Baby Got Bite - √ 10 October 2021
loc 28 - I’m about six foot, swimmer body, dark hair at my shoulders with pretty normal blue eyes.

8. SNAKE - Blood Moon - √ 14 October 2021
p121 - All I saw was a snake.

9. SYSTEM - The Solution - √ 9 October 2021
p242 - While the operating system booted down, Vincent watched him cross the room on his way to the door.

10. WHEEL - The Solution - √ 9 October 2021
p304 - He opened the tiny compartment to the left of the steering wheel and watched the small black box inside tumble as the drawer fell open.

BONUS Read 5/5
1. ARCHIVE - Baby Got Bite - √ 10 October 2021
loc 145 - But the real panty melter was his fucking amazing TV and surround sound system next to his archive of movies.

2. BONFIRE - Blood Moon - √ 14 October 2021
p50 - I picked up the nonchalant little note I had written earlier about spending the night at Noah’s house for a bonfire or some other lame excuse and laced my free hand through his.

3. FRAGMENT - A Casual Weekend Thing - √ 20 October 2021
p215 - “Too late now. You’re lucky the bullet didn’t fragment or explode. Hollow-point rounds are designed to break apart as soon as they hit something soft, so they can’t go straight through you. All of that kinetic energy coming to a stop in your arm would have made a shockwave that would have shattered the bone and crushed all of the tissue around it. I’d be doing a lot more than realigning your muscle and stitching the wound closed if it had.”

4. MOTORCYCLE - The Same Breath - √ 18 October 2021
loc 765 - Jem’s motorcycle was used, a Kawasaki with way too many miles, and a bad choice for a state where snow was pretty much a certainty.

5. SECURELY - A Casual Weekend Thing - √ 20 October 2021
p254 - Daniels scrambled to grab them and sighed when the paper settled securely in his arms.

BONUS BONUS Read 1/1
1. HEX - The Same Breath - √ 18 October 2021
loc 762 - He grabbed his wallet and his windbreaker, checked his tools: a length of paracord with a hex nut tied at one end, an empty tube sock, a barrette with one edge of the clip sharpened, a folding slim jim, and a compact, telescoping antenna he’d ripped off an RCA television.

FINISHED!!!!


message 6: by Georgina (last edited Oct 18, 2021 06:30AM) (new)

Georgina Parkin (geosbookblog) | 332 comments 16/16

alcohol:
LOC 909 “…Zhubaal was glad he had the alcohol.” Z 2/10
brand: LOC 3745 “I want the company to become a global brand.” The Heart Principle 14/10
cat: LOC 324 “…she was as pissed as a wet cat being held by its scruff.” Z 2/10
clothes: LOC 1059 “He’d changed clothes since the last time she’d seen him…” Z 2/10
conflict: LOC 3896 “She doesn’t seem to notice the conflict going on inside me.” The Heart Principle 14/10
identity: LOC 2758 “Some previous correspondents wrote to temper their earlier enthusiasm, citing their shock at being deceived about the author’s identity.” The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics 10/10
normal: LOC 1224 “Then she was inside what looked to be a perfectly normal store.”
snake: LOC 1384 “Ah, and obviously the son has the morals of a snake.”
system: LOC 3950 “I do believe Mrs. O’Neal is one of the reasons we cling so hard to our system.”
wheel: LOC 682 “A wheel caught in the ditch and shrieked as the buggy pitched right.” The Hallowed Ones 17/10

archive: LOC 3966 “The collection was a complete archive of every issue since the first year of the Society’s formation…” The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics 10/10
bonfire: LOC 2734 “…a lantern! yellow and bright as a bonfire…” The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics 10/10
fragment: LOC 2942 “I brushed away a small fragment of garlic at her lip, then let out a shaking breath.” The Hallowed Ones 17/10
motorcycle: LOC 626 “Through the window, I see a motorcycle pull up to the curb.” The Heart Principle 14/10
securely: LOC 2300 “His arm stays wrapped securely around my waist.” The Young Elites 19/10
hex: LOC 132 “The Hexenmeister had painted a hex sign over the barn door years ago, when I’d started breeding dogs.” The Hallowed Ones 17/10


message 7: by Tammie (last edited Oct 30, 2021 10:14AM) (new)

Tammie | 2024 comments Read: 10/10
Bonus: 5/5
Bonus-Bonus: 1/1

10/2 | alcohol | Northern Lights, Nora Roberts | p137 | "I heard alcohol lowers body temperature," he shouted.

10/2 brand | Secret Seduction, Jill Sanders | p133 | Whoever had hired the men hadn't spared any expenses; the cargo van had been brand new.

10/20 cat | Miss Frost Says I Do, Kristen Painter | p9 I needed Sin, some downtime, hefty quantities of sugar, and a chatty little black cat on my lap.

10/2 clothes | Secret Seduction, Jill Sanders | p6 | ...and all she had to her name was the small backpack of clothes on her back.

10/7 conflict | Fatal Mistake, Marie Force | p267 | "It's easy to see why you'd be conflicted, but I'd be more concerned about a romantic relationship..."

10/5 identity | Here and Now: Complete Series, Lexi Ryan | p83 | There's no mention of who the woman in the picture is-as if identity is irrelevant...

10/5 normal | Here and Now: Complete Series, Lexi Ryan | p8 | "But it's not like normal amnesia," Lizzy objects.

10/12 snake | The Martian, Andy Weir | p158 | So either it's leaking or there are snakes in here.

10/5 system | Here and Now: Complete Series, Lexi Ryan | p45 | I highlight the address in my browser and send it to my phone's navigation system.

10/7 wheel | Fatal Mistake, Marie Force | p69 | "Shit," Sam muttered, noting how Freddie gripped the wheel a little tighter.

Bonus
10/30 | archive | Snowed In at the Archive, Ellie Thornton | p16 | Time in the county archive, an old stone chapel up Granite Rock Canyon, was just what she needed to get her mind off him.

10/2 | bonfire | Northern Lights, Nora Roberts | p518 | "We have a bonfire and more music that night."

10/12 fragment | The Martian, Andy Weir | p120 | Impaled by antenna fragment.

10/2 | motorcycle | Northern Lights, Nora Roberts | p298 | He played the guitar and drove a motorcycle, he climbed mountains and went of into the bush for days...

10/29 securely | This Fallen Prey, Kelley Armstrong | p190 | Once I’m securely heading that way, Dalton heads along the cliffside to find a more gradual decline.

Bonus-Bonus
10/12 hex | The Martian, Andy Weir | p119 | By giving me pairs of hex digits, they can send any character they like, including numbers, punctuation, etc.


message 8: by Sallie(GeorgiaGirl) (last edited Oct 24, 2021 11:18AM) (new)

Sallie(GeorgiaGirl) (shuga) | 1190 comments Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 October 2021

0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter! Finished 10/24

🎃alcohol i don't smell alcohol...The Inheritance Games...pg 78...10/05/21
🎃brand there was no brand name...The Inheritance Games...pg 355...10/05/21
🎃cat cheshire cat grin...pg 194...The Inheritance Games...pg 194...10/05/21
👻clothes pile of Pa's work clothes...The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek...pg 50...10/06/21
🦇 conflict as quickly as the conflict had started...The Hellfire Club...pg 59...10/11/21
😈 identity fret about the identity of the murder...Murder with Peacocks...pg 84...10/24/21
👻normal our normal folk...The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek...pg 8...10/06/21
👻snake snake him off The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek...pg 35...10/06/21
🦇system unjust capitalist system...The Hellfire Club...pg 32...10/11/21
🦇wheel had no recollection of being behind the wheel...The Hellfire Club...pg 4...10/11/21

Bonus
archive
bonfire
fragment
motorcycle
securely


and a bonus bonus
hex


message 9: by Katelyn (last edited Oct 30, 2021 10:08AM) (new)

Katelyn | 546 comments Word Hunt
1 - 31 October 2021

10/10 - Found and Read
3/5 Bonus
0/1 Bonus Bonus


Main words
👻alcohol: Bat Boy - Christina Lee, 10/3/21 -- pg.100, ALCOHOL wasn't allowed in the park
🔮brand: The Very Thought of You - Iris Morland, 10/8/21 -- pg.7 trey didn't have the usual brand of butter
🔮cat: The Very Thought of You - Iris Morland, 10/8/21 -- pg.28 her cat Gary jumped onto her lap
🎃clothes: From Best Friend to Husband - Lucy McConnell, 10/1/21 -- pg.16, Judd tossed CLOTHES to his younger brother
💀conflict: Mine Until Moonrise - Jennifer Bernard, 10/12/21 -- pg.61, cue the drama, the life-threatening CONFLICT
🎃identity: From Best Friend to Husband - Lucy McConnell, 10/1/21 -- pg.87, back to the predicament of mistaken IDENTITY
🎃normal: From Best Friend to Husband - Lucy McConnell, 10/1/21 -- pg.24, It was NORMAL and as full of holes
🔮snake: The Very Thought of You - Iris Morland, 10/8/21 -- pg.43 but it settled inside him like a scaly snake
💀system: Mine Until Moonrise - Jennifer Bernard, 10/12/21 -- pg.153, the message ricocheted through his SYSTEM
👻wheel: Bat Boy - Christina Lee, 10/3/21 -- and I could see his WHEELS spinning like they always

Bonus
💖archive
👻bonfire: Bat Boy - Christina Lee, 10/3/21 -- pg.106, where Hollister had made a BONFIRE
💖fragment
😨motorcycle: Fortunate Son - Jay Crownover, 10/26/21 -- pg.8, several custom car and MOTORCYCLE garages across Denver.
😱securely: Something Wicked: A Happy Holidays Romance - Lucy Hudson, 10/29/21 -- loc.867, all the pumkins had been SECURELY transferred into the classroom

Bonus bonus
🎃hex

--------------------------------------------------------
JANUARY leftovers - 1/1

🦇Ritz: Noble and Strong - Tatum West, 10/22/21 -- pg.90, I find RITZ crackers
--------------------------------------------------------
March leftovers - 1/1

🎃wilt: From Best Friend to Husband - Lucy McConnell, 10/1/21 -- pg.109, if her heart continued to WILT it would
--------------------------------------------------------
APRIL leftovers - 0/1

pagan
--------------------------------------------------------
MAY leftovers - 0/1

locust
----------------------------------------------
JULY leftovers - 0/1

Judicious
-----------------------------------------------
AUGUST leftovers - 0/1

Detox
---------------------------------------------
SEPTEMBER leftovers - 0/2

paltry
crockery


message 10: by Maritza (last edited Oct 23, 2021 01:09PM) (new)

Maritza (spanishwhispers) | 587 comments Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 October 2021

9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

Words Found - 10 of 10 ! 2 of 5 Bonus ! 1 of 1 Bonus Bonus

alcohol, Feared 10/16 - and only Jesus Christ could turn water into ALCOHOL. (loc 1555)
brand, Whisper of Love 10/02 - ,wanting to BRAND her as his, (64.8%)
cat, Unseen 10/07 - ,but it turned out to be a CAT that came out and... (pg 11)
clothes, Unseen 10/07 - but she did have CLOTHES on her back and foid on her table. (pg 45)
conflict, Fatal Marriage 10/02 - ,but it does affect the CONFLICT that I feel inside. (64.2%)
Identity, Fatal Marriage 10/02 - After she confirms his IDENTITY, (29%)
normal, Unseen 10/07 - I think any NORMAL person would feel the same way. (pg 69)
snake, Whisper of Love 10/06 - And a leopard, and a SNAKE, (35.9%)
system, Fatal Marriage 10/02 - I thought it would be easier to stoo if I got everything out of my SYSTEM but... (11.9%)
wheel, Alpha Packed: Book 1 10/08 - Idris tapped his fingers along the steering WHEEL. (pg 181)

Fatal Marriage (Wedlocked Trilogy #3) by Charlotte Byrd Whisper of Love (The Bradens at Peaceful Harbor, MD #5; The Bradens #21; Love in Bloom #36) by Melissa Foster Unseen by Stephanie Erickson Alpha Packed Book 1 by Darla Dunbar Feared (Rosato & DiNunzio, #6) by Lisa Scottoline Isn't It Bromantic? (Bromance Book Club, #4) by Lyssa Kay Adams

archive
bonfire, Whisper of Love 10/06 - the low flames of the BONFIRE danced in the breeze. (82.8%)
fragment
motorcycle, Feared 10/16 - and officialky edgy in a MOTORCYCLE jacket
securely, (loc 2640)

hex, Isn't It Bromantic? 10/23 - She put a HEX on me. (pg 281)


message 11: by JoAnne (last edited Oct 31, 2021 04:00PM) (new)

JoAnne (joannemwct) | 464 comments 9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter! DONE!

October
Read 10/10 words; 4/5 bonus words; 0/1 bonus bonus words

Orphans
September
Read 1/1 bonus words; 0/1 bonus bonus words

October - Read 10/10

alcohol - Kindle location 771 - He pulled out an alcohol wipe and turned to her, lifting it up.
The Billionaire’s Secret A Christian Romance by Meghann Whistler The Billionaire’s Secret: A Christian Romance by Meghann Whistler 10/8/21 4stars

brand - Kindle location 1626 - She posted these pictures on Instagram, eventually gaining a large following and creating a brand as an Afrocentric fashion influencer.
The Sweetest Remedy by Jane Igharo The Sweetest Remedy by Jane Igharo 10/3/21 4stars

cat - Kindle location 2189 - "He was a beautiful cat."
Dead and Deader (Lucy McGuffin, Psychic Amateur Detective, #7) by Maggie March Dead and Deader (Lucy McGuffin, Psychic Amateur Detective, #7)
by Maggie March 10/6/21 4stars

clothes - Kindle location 413 - "Brittany made a list of the clothes she thinks I should pack for my trip this weekend."
Dead and Deader (Lucy McGuffin, Psychic Amateur Detective, #7) by Maggie March Dead and Deader (Lucy McGuffin, Psychic Amateur Detective, #7)
by Maggie March 10/6/21 4stars

conflict(s) - Kindle location 818 - The only brother with no ownership interest was Brandon, who as an attorney had decided there were too many potential conflicts if he was part owner of a private investigations firm.
Christmas Data Breach (West Investigations #3) by K.D. Richards Christmas Data Breach (West Investigations #3) by K.D. Richards 10/4/21 4stars

identity - Apple Books page 87 - Over the centuries, the city's residents had learned to deal with their foreign masters without losing their identity.
The Missing Professor by Andrea Instone The Missing Professor (Fräulein Schumacher-Her First Case) by Andrea Instone, Rachel Reynolds 10/2/21 4stars

normal - Kindle location 573 - This situation, however, was anything but normal.
The Sweetest Remedy by Jane Igharo The Sweetest Remedy by Jane Igharo 10/3/21 4stars

snake(d) - Kindle location 69 - A shiver snaked down her spine.
Christmas Data Breach (West Investigations #3) by K.D. Richards Christmas Data Breach (West Investigations #3) by K.D. Richards 10/4/21 4stars

system - Kindle location 2160- My mother wanted me to go to a school with a better education system.
The Sweetest Remedy by Jane Igharo The Sweetest Remedy by Jane Igharo 10/3/21 4stars

wheel - Kindle location 2211 - The wheels in my brain start spinning out of control.
Dead and Deader (Lucy McGuffin, Psychic Amateur Detective, #7) by Maggie March Dead and Deader (Lucy McGuffin, Psychic Amateur Detective, #7)
by Maggie March 10/6/21 4stars


Bonus - Read 4/5
Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.

archive - Apple Books page 278 - "She handed me the key to the archive."
The Missing Professor by Andrea Instone The Missing Professor (Fräulein Schumacher-Her First Case) by Andrea Instone, Rachel Reynolds 10/2/21 4stars

bonfire - Kindle location 2017 - "Everybody, let's get pictures by the bonfire."
Festive Mayhem 2 by Paige Sleuth Festive Mayhem 2 by Paige Sleuth, Francelia Belton, Angela Henry, Rhoda Berlin, Carolyn Marie Wilkins, Barbara Howard, Stella Oni 10/20/21 3.5stars

fragment

motorcycle - Kindle location 1218 - A motorcycle engine revved loudly.
Christmas Data Breach (West Investigations #3) by K.D. Richards Christmas Data Breach (West Investigations #3) by K.D. Richards 10/4/21 4stars

securely - Apple Books page 238 - "Once the dust settles, the original rests securely inside a safe, while the counterfeit is accepted as genuine by the ignorant."
The Missing Professor by Andrea Instone The Missing Professor (Fräulein Schumacher-Her First Case) by Andrea Instone, Rachel Reynolds 10/2/21 4stars

and a bonus bonus - Read 0/1
hex

September Orphan Words
bonus - read 1/1
indecent - Kindle location 1809 - ...she'd pretty much accused him of trying to pull some kind of Indecent Proposal on her when they were waiting for the helicopter, and then he'd been the one to apologize to her for losing his cool.
The Billionaire’s Secret A Christian Romance by Meghann Whistler The Billionaire’s Secret: A Christian Romance by Meghann Whistler 10/8/21 4stars

and a bonus bonus - Read 0/1
crockery


message 12: by Maggie (last edited Nov 01, 2021 02:48PM) (new)

Maggie Robinson (librariansdaughter77) | 1485 comments My spot for October!
🍁🍁🍁🍂🍂🍂🍁🍁🍁🍂🍂🍂🍁🍁🍁🍂🍂🍂🍁🍁🍁

🔎 Monthly Word Hunt 🔍
🎃🎃🎃October 2021🎃🎃🎃

The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.

Level Completed:
10/10 - Main Words
4/5 - Bonus
0/1 - Bonus Bonus
14/16 - Found and Read

✔️ - Read

🖊️ Main Words 🖊️

✔️1. alcohol Looking to Score
🔖Location: 1007
📜Quote: “How’s school been?” E takes a sip of the water the server delivered. No alcohol for him before a game.
🐱‍👓Read: 10/9/2021

✔️2. brand Hard Code
🔖Page: 157
📜Quote: I know a brand that's extra safe, privacy-wise.
🐱‍👓Read: 10/3/2021

✔️3. cat A Bite to Remember
🔖Page: 165
📜Quote: "Cat got your tongue?" Vincent teased when she remained silent.
🐱‍👓Read: 10/26/2021

✔️4. clothes A Bite to Remember
🔖Page: 151
📜Quote: Jackie made quick work of stripping her clothes and donning her red one-piece swimsuit.
🐱‍👓Read: 10/26/2021

✔️5. conflict The Lies We Steal
🔖Location: 1303
📜Quote: I hurry out, not wanting any conflict between him and her.
🐱‍👓Read: 10/4/2021

✔️6. identity Writing Dirty
🔖Page: 214
📜Quote: The internet may be a fount of information, but it also makes it easy for creepers like Maddey's stalker to keep their identity a secret as they troll behind their keyboard .
🐱‍👓Read: 10/18/2021

✔️7. normal A Bite to Remember
🔖Page: 168
📜Quote: She'd decided long ago that most of the time these beings moved at what must seem a sluggish rate for them, probably in an an effort to appear normal to the mortals around them.
🐱‍👓Read: 10/26/2021

✔️8. snake The Lies We Steal
🔖Location: 3038
📜Quote: Reaching my hand out to snake around his wrist, I grip him too tightly to be comfortable.
🐱‍👓Read: 10/4/2021

✔️9. system Hard Code
🔖Page: 161
📜Quote: If I were a computer, system error mesages would be blaring through my speakers.
🐱‍👓Read: 10/3/2021

✔️10. wheel Wild for You
🔖Page: 72
📜Quote: But now, sitting behind the steering wheel of my ten year old Nissan Altima, I really don't know what to do with myself.
🐱‍👓Read: 10/14/2021


✒️ Bonus - the EXACT Word✒️

1. archive
🔖Page:
📜Quote:
🐱‍👓Read:

✔️2. bonfire Looking to Score
🔖Location: 1321
📜Quote: Hanging around a bonfire is not a ball.
🐱‍👓Read: 10/9/2021

3. fragment Rule
🔖Page: 277
📜Quote: With her, I knew it it to the bottom of my soul that I would be happy just having her, making her fragment and break apart.
🐱‍👓Read: 10/31/2021

✔️4. motorcycle The Lies We Steal
🔖Location: 1582
📜Quote: I hear a scoff, "If I was your wife you wouldn't dress like a retired motorcycle club president with a drinking problem."
🐱‍👓Read: 10/4/2021

✔️5. securely Hard Code
🔖Page: 168
📜Quote: Cuddled securely in his arms.
🐱‍👓Read: 10/3/2021


🧙‍♀️⚗️ Bonus bonus ⚗️🧙‍♀️
1. hex
🔖Page:
📜Quote:
🐱‍👓Read:

📚📚📚October's Words Books:📚📚📚
Hard Code (Hard Stuff, #1) by Misha Bell The Lies we Steal (The Hollow Boys #1) by Monty Jay Looking to Score (#UofJ #1) by Alley Ciz A Bite to Remember (Argeneau #5) by Lynsay Sands Wild for You (Hot Jocks, #6) by Kendall Ryan Writing Dirty (BTU Alumni #5) by Alley Ciz Rule (Marked Men, #1) by Jay Crownover


message 13: by Mony (last edited Oct 31, 2021 06:24PM) (new)

Mony (mony1) | 739 comments 🧶🧡🌅🌆🍰🧶🌅🌆🍺🍁⛵🧶🧡🌅🌆🍰🌅🧶🍁⛵🧡🌆🍺📙🧶🧡🌅🌆🍰🧶

Word Hunt October 2021 Read: 16/16 - COMPLETED

October
🧶 alcohol- Stuck-Up Suit- I really needed alcohol- 80% 4★★★★
🧶 brand- Feed- brand new desire- p.36 loc 466 2★★
🧶 cat- The Undead Pool- the cat angled her ears to me -35%- 5★★★★★
🧶 clothes- Feed- his clothes are black - p.8, loc 69 2★★
🧶 conflict- The Undead Pool- avoiding conflict- 25%- 5★★★★★
🧶 identity- Stuck-Up Suit-knew her identity- 2% 4★★★★
🧶 normal- Everything Girl- his normal confidence, 2% - 4★★★★
🧶 snake- Feed- wicked snake of a tongue, p. 48 loc 641 2★★
🧶 system- Everything Girl- cardiovascular system, 70%- 4★★★★
🧶 wheel- Stuck-Up Suit- The wheels in my head- 50%- 4★★★★

Bonus
🧶 archive- Vic Vaughn is Vicious- archive them for seven years- p. 197 - 3★★★
🧶 bonfire- Everything Girl- first Montana bonfire?- 95%- 4★★★★
🧶 fragment- Smooth Talking Stranger- all began to fragment- 60%- 5★★★★★
🧶 motorcycle- Vic Vaughn is Vicious- in a dragon motorcycle- p. 59- 3★★★
🧶 securely- Smooth Talking Stranger- strapped Luke in securely- 15%- 5★★★★★

Bonus bonus
🧶 hex- The Undead Pool- The antitheft and vandalism hex- 35% - 5★★★★★

Stuck-Up Suit by Vi Keeland Everything Girl by Emily Mayer The Undead Pool (The Hollows, #12) by Kim Harrison Feed (Hunger Duet, #0.5) by Aveda Vice Smooth Talking Stranger (Travises, #3) by Lisa Kleypas Vic Vaughn is Vicious by J.A. Huss

🧶🧡🌅🌆🍰🧶🌅🌆🍺🍁⛵🧶🧡🌅🌆🍰🌅🧶🍁⛵🧡🌆🍺📙🧶🧡🌅🌆🍰🧶


message 14: by Becky (last edited Oct 23, 2021 06:34PM) (new)

Becky (fibrobabe) | 1573 comments 16/16

alcohol The Divorced Omega- page 15- And not nearly enough alcohol. 10/4
brand The Divorced Omega- page 71- I'd prefer getting a premium brand, but I knew which battles to fight. 10/4
cat Restless In The Grave- page 195- She only hoped it was an arctic hare and not someone's cat. 10/2-10/3
clothes Training Mac- loc 29-"Even though smoke's probably all over your clothes." 10/3
conflict Training Mac- loc 879- "And it's not like I'm your supervisor, so there's no conflict of interest." 10/3
identity Restless In The Grave- page 57- Having Mutt along might stretch the bounds of an undercover identity... 10/2-10/3
normal Training Mac- loc 606- Mac wondered if the offices would ever look normal to him. 10/3
snake My Partner the Wolf- page 104- But he just helped me through it, swallowing endlessly, easily, as if he was a snake that could dislocate its jaw and fit any amount of anything down. 10/5
system My Partner the Wolf- page 191- "Maybe you could explain the propulsion system to me." 10/5
wheel The Divorced Omega- page 71- My hands were gripping the steering wheel far tighter than was comfortable. 10/4


Bonus

archive Fugitive Telemetry- page 36- I identified its language module, pulled it out of archive storage, loaded it, and established a feed connection. 10/3-10/6
bonfire Restless In The Grave- page 160- After which they all returned to the bonfire for another round. 10/2-10/3
fragment Barbarian Lover- page 157- If I am to be the leader of this small fragment of the tribe, I want it all decided and carved in stone before anyone is moved. 10/10-10/11
motorcycle Furbidden Fatality- page 137- A fancy bright red Honda motorcycle sat next to her beat-up Toyota, which she still hadn't gotten around to replacing. 10/9-10/12
securely My Partner the Wolf- page 57- He started the car, now that our mission was securely planned. 10/5


Bonus Bonus

hex Riv's Sanctuary- page 72- Maybe she had a knack for getting into trouble or maybe someone had put a hex on her while she was on Earth, but she couldn't have made up the events of her life even if she tried. 10/23


message 15: by Bobbi (last edited Oct 13, 2021 08:39PM) (new)

Bobbi  (schadenfreudian) | 73 comments Word Hunt
October 2021
Main:
9/10
Bonus: 4/5
Bonus Bonus: 0/1

Book: D is for Degenerate 🧡🧡🖤🖤🖤 10/2
Words:
🎃 system - And you’re right; it is freeing to be out of the system. loc. 90

Book: Frostbite 🧡🧡🧡🖤🖤 10/3
Words:
🎃 cat - Stifling a yawn, she stretched herself out like a cat. pg. 69
🎃 conflict - An idea had built up among the Moroi over time that their best offense was a good defense, and most shied away from the thought of physical conflict. pg. 70
🎃 securely - We were still prisoners, still securely bound. pg. 273

Book: The Lost Village 🧡🧡🧡🖤🖤 10/3
Words:
🎃 normal - She sounds normal. pg. 140
🎃 wheel - Its white body is flecked with soot, and the wheels appear to have melted in the heat pg. 168

Book: Zombie, Ohio 🧡🧡🖤🖤🖤 10/11
Words:
🎃 motorcycle - He wore a motorcycle helmet and a thin coating of snow. pg. 67
🎃 bonfire - And when you’re a twenty-year-old virgin who obsesses day and night about getting laid, then that’s going to come through when you try to play it cool at the beach bonfire or the frat party. pg. 97
🎃 snake - I paced back and forth, like a snake weaving as it prepares to strike again. pg. 224

Book: Later 🧡🧡🧡🖤🖤 10/12
Words:
🎃 clothes - Dead people look just like living people, except they’re always wearing the clothes they died in. pg. 19
🎃 brand - His agency was brand-new then, and Uncle Harry (dear old dad!) was kind of like a guy in the deep woods, tending a tiny pile of burning twigs and hoping for a campfire. pg. 202
🎃 alcohol - And of course there’s that other thing I was born with, which might have something to do with the fact that once upon a time, while suffering from grief and alcohol, my parents got a little closer than a brother and sister should have done. pg. 203

Book: Pretty Things 🧡🧡🖤🖤🖤 10/13
Words:
🎃 fragment - And then I remember another fragment that he’d claimed to have written—lines from a poem, the ones he recited to me in bed the first day we were married, the writing I’d actually liked: We shall always be alone, we shall always be you and I alone on earth, to start our life. pg. 397

Book:
Words:

Main words
alcohol
brand
cat
clothes

conflict
identity
normal
snake

system
wheel


Bonus
archive
bonfire
fragment
motorcycle
securely

Bonus bonus
hex


D is for Degenerate (A-Z of Horror, #4) by Iain Rob WrightFrostbite (Vampire Academy, #2) by Richelle MeadThe Lost Village by Camilla StenZombie, Ohio (Zombie #1) by Scott KenemoreLater by Stephen KingPretty Things by Janelle Brown



message 16: by Barbara ★ (last edited Nov 06, 2021 09:54AM) (new)

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments October Word Hunt

READ: 14/16

✔ alcohol - Mystical Warrior - Janet Chapman 10/5
(died from alcohol poisoning), p78

✔ brand - The Mortal Word - Genevieve Cogman 10/12
(her library brand across her shoulders), p76

✔ cat - Mystical Warrior - Janet Chapman 10/5
(to feed her cat when she goes out of town), p13

✔ clothes - Mystical Warrior - Janet Chapman 10/5
(washing clothes in the creek), p13

✔ conflict - Playing Dead - Allison Brennan 10/9
(from his conflicts with his dad), p39

✔ identity - Blaze - Donna Grant 10/2
(to keep his identity from others), p49

✔ normal - Blaze - Donna Grant 10/2
(this wasn't normal), p25

✔ snake - Blaze - Donna Grant 10/2
(to snake up around his face), p152

✔ system - Playing Dead - Allison Brennan 10/9
(was simply an old piping system), p81

✔ wheel - Mystical Warrior - Janet Chapman 10/5
(getting behind the wheel), p61


Bonus
✔ archive - Playing Dead - Allison Brennan 10/9
(and headed to the county archives), p167

✔ bonfire - Alone in the Wild - Kelley Armstrong 10/12
(at the big bonfire celebration), ch42

✔ fragment - Snow Like Ashes - Sara Raasch 10/21
(slicing the wind into fragments), p395

✔ motorcycle - Security - Gina Wohlsdorf 10/3
(the motorcycle zooming up Manderley's long driveway), p14

securely -

hex -


ORPHANS
July
consist - Security - Gina Wohlsdorf 10/3
(her view from the elevator consists), p5

judicious - Every Dead Thing - John Connolly 10/8
(through some judicious questioning), p18

sparkler - Prudence - Gail Carriger 10/24
(she carefully put the sparkler aside), ch12

August
aqua - Love, Eternally - Morgan O'Neill 10/29
(concert gown of flowing aqua blue silk), p18

September
paltry - The Look of Love - Bella Andre 10/6
(attractive was a paltry word for a man like this), p173

crockery - The Mortal Word - Genevieve Cogman 10/12
(after being found in the middle of shattered crockery), p239


message 17: by LaurLa (last edited Nov 03, 2021 05:32PM) (new)

LaurLa | 5085 comments October Word Hunt
October 2021

My Word Hunt (msg 17)

Words Found: 10
Bonus Words: 6
Books Read: 6

October Words

Rescue After Dark (Gansett Island, #20) by Marie Force Making Her His (A Singular Obsession, #1) by Lucy Leroux The Reality of Everything (Flight & Glory, #5) by Rebecca Yarros 30 Pieces of Silver (The Betrayed Series) by Carolyn McCray Dark Debt (Chicagoland Vampires, #11) by Chloe Neill Me and My Ghoulfriends (Larue Donavan, #1) by Rose Pressey

alcohol
🔹Thirteen years after giving up alcohol, [loc: 7.2]
🔹Rescue After Dark - 10.02 ★★★★

brand
🔹parcels and bags with exclusive brand names on them. [loc: 112.9]
🔹Making Her His - 10.03 ★★★

cat
🔹she was like a cat with nine lives. [loc: 92.7]
🔹Rescue After Dark - 10.02 ★★★★

clothes
🔹her wet clothes were plastered to her skin. [loc: 32.4]
🔹Making Her His - 10.03 ★★★

conflict
🔹Despair. Conflict. Anger. Frustration. Defeat. [loc: 459.0]
🔹The Reality of Everything - 10.05 ★★★★

identity
🔹Judas realized the man’s identity. [loc: 101.4]
🔹30 Pieces of Silver - 10.09 ★★★★

normal
🔹His arrogance was barely tolerable on a normal day, [loc: 214.4]
🔹30 Pieces of Silver - 10.09 ★★★★

snake
🔹a snake coiled in a circle, [loc: 279.3]
🔹Dark Debt - 10.31 ★★★★

system
🔹equipped with a complete security system, [loc: 21.1]
🔹Dark Debt - 10.31 ★★★★

wheel
🔹As I turned back to face the steering wheel, [loc: 66.1]
🔹Me and My Ghoulfriends - 10.18 ★★

Bonus/Bonus Bonus

Dark Debt (Chicagoland Vampires, #11) by Chloe Neill The Reality of Everything (Flight & Glory, #5) by Rebecca Yarros 30 Pieces of Silver (The Betrayed Series) by Carolyn McCray Rescue After Dark (Gansett Island, #20) by Marie Force Making Her His (A Singular Obsession, #1) by Lucy Leroux 🔹 Me and My Ghoulfriends (Larue Donavan, #1) by Rose Pressey

archive
🔹we’re working on getting copies of the entire archive. [loc: 91.4]
🔹Dark Debt - 10.31 ★★★★

bonfire
🔹The bonfire was set up, ready to be lit [loc: 564.1]
🔹The Reality of Everything - 10.05 ★★★★

fragment
🔹surprised to find a fragment of ancient parchment [loc: 283.6]
🔹30 Pieces of Silver - 10.09 ★★★★

motorcycle
🔹a young woman on a motorcycle [loc: 322.3]
🔹Rescue After Dark - 10.02 ★★★★

securely
🔹he wrapped the towel around her more securely [loc: 209.8]
🔹Making Her His - 10.03 ★★★


hex
🔹truly end the hex Callahan has had placed on him. [loc: 319.5]
🔹Me and My Ghoulfriends - 10.18 ★★


message 18: by AnjaliC (last edited Oct 24, 2021 07:53AM) (new)

AnjaliC | 9 comments October 2021 Word Challenge Results

I can't wait to complete my fifth challenge that also has two words from July 2021 and four words from September 2021 added! This creates a total of 22 words to search for in the month of October.

The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.

0-3 Words : Better Luck Next Time
3-5 words : Warming Up
6-8 Words : Getting Hotter!
9-10 Words : Champion Hunter!

11-15 Words : BONUS ACHIEVED!

16-19 Words : Double Bonus Champion!
20-22 Words : Leftover Bonus Achieved

October 2021 Main Words: 10/10
October 2021 Bonus Words: 3/5
October 2021 Double Bonus Words: 0/1

July 2021 Bonus Leftover Word: 0/2

September 2021 Bonus Leftover Word: 2/3
September 2021 Double Bonus Leftover Word: 0/1

Total Words Found: 15/22


Save the Date by Annabeth Albert Save the Date Read October 4-5, 2021.

Indecent - "The dress pants weren't indecent by any means, but they damn well improved the view.", Chapter 7, Page 9 of 22, 1 occurrence overall in the book.

Motorcycle - "-- and after that wasn't there the pretty one with the motorcycle? ", Chapter 9, Page 11 of 21, 2 occurrences overall in the book.

Alcohol - "The one that promised big news at Christmas and to not bring any alcohol to dinner?", Chapter 12, Page 10 of 16, 1 occurrence overall in the book.


Men in Uniform Treat Her Right / A Seal's Temptation / Teasing Her Seal by Lori Foster Men in Uniform: Treat Her Right / A Seal's Temptation / Teasing Her Seal Read October 6-11, 2021.
Has three novellas in one, only one book considered, and the individual book word hunt outlined.


A SEAL's Temptation (Uniformly Hot!) by Tawny Weber A SEAL's Temptation Book #2 Read October 6-11, 2021.

System - "Or at least get control of the lust pounding through his system. ", Chapter 2, Page 20 of 26, 3 occurrences overall in the book.

Wheel - "I mostly use the pottery wheel, but I occasionally do slip casting and hand build sculptures," Lark said, following his gaze toward the richly covered stock on the shelves.", Chapter 2, Page 20 of 26, 15 occurrences overall in the book.

Snake - "Glaring at the clay, Lark tugged a chunk loose and rolled it between her fingers until it resembled a long snake. ", Chapter 12, Page 1 of 20, 1 occurrence overall in the book.


A Mother's Heart An Anthology by Sharon Sala A Mother's Heart: An Anthology Read October 11-14, 2021. The Promise by Sharon Sala

Clothes - ""Don't forget to wash your face and brush your teeth," Libby said as she laid out the clothes for him to wear to school.", Chapter 1, Page 3 of 28, 3 occurrences overall in the book.

Brand - "But he sent out his own brand of SOS and I want him to know that the minute I heard it, I came.", Chapter 2, Page 28 of 37, 1 occurrence overall in the book.

Normal - "On a normal day, she would have been the one taking orders at the flower shop and creating the bouquets, but now she was the one receiving them.", Chapter 4, Page 1 of 25, 3 occurrences overall in the book.


A Kiss for Christmas by Melody Grace A Kiss for Christmas Read October 15-17, 2021. Unexpectedly Yours, #6: Beachwood Bay Series

Conflict - "A weak, conflict- avoiding, no-good excuse for a boyfriend.", Chapter 5. SOPHIE, Page 9 of 12, 1 occurrence overall in the book.

Securely - "I grab the fluffy bathrobe from the back of the door and belt it securely around myself.", Chapter 9. SOPHIE, Page 2 of 16, 1 occurrence overall in the book.

Identity - "For a moment, I wonder if my cover is blown and she's figured out my real identity, but instead, she just grins.", Chapter 12. AUSTIN, Page 3 of 13, 1 occurrence overall in the book.


Wishful Romance Volume 1 (Wishful, #1-3) by Kait Nolan Wishful Romance: Volume 1 Read October 20, 2021, Currently Reading. Has three stories in one, only one book considered, and each individual book word hunt outlined.

To Get Me To You (Wishful, #1) by Kait Nolan To Get Me To You Book #1 Read October 20, 2021, Currently Reading.

Cat - "She wore a red apron printed with a cartoon cat and the slogan Sass.", Chapter 3, Page 2 of 31, 17 occurrences overall in the book.

Zoo - "Like a zoo exhibit at times.", Chapter 3, Page 25 of 31, 1 occurrence overall in the book.

Bonfire - "We take the art of bonfire to the next level.", Chapter 6, Page 2 of 26, 3 occurrences overall in the book.


******************************************************
Bonus
Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.

October 2021 Bonus Words
archive
fragment

October 2021 Bonus Bonus Words
hex

September 2021 Follow-Up Bonus Words
clam

July 2021 Follow-Up Bonus Words
beak
judicious

September 2021 Follow-Up Bonus Bonus Words
crockery


message 19: by Becky (new)

Becky (fibrobabe) | 1573 comments Finished! See post #14.


message 20: by Rissa (new)

Rissa | 697 comments I had finished last week but forgot to post it here! Please see message 5! :)

Thanks for another fun challenge, Jane. See you all in November!


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Jane (PS) | 24334 comments Congrats Anjalic, Becky and Rissa!!!


message 22: by Deedee (new)

Deedee | 180 comments Word Hunt
1 - 31 October 2021

10/10 – Regular Words Found
3/5 – Bonus Words Found
0/1 – Bonus Bonus Word Found

Murder on the Iditarod Trail by Sue Henry Dune Messiah (Dune #2) by Frank Herbert Isaac's Storm A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson Why Can't I Be You by Allison Larkin Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy The Omnivore's Dilemma A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket Stories by Hilma Wolitzer

alcohol
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals: p. 203: “Caffeine and alcohol , both of which I sorely felt the need of at the end of my first day, were nowhere in evidence.”

brand
Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket: Stories: p. 3: “We stood in the supermarket as if primed for a television commercial in which the magical product would come winging from the shelves, where brand X would forever stay, unwanted and untried.”

cat
Why Can't I Be You: p. 3: “My cat , Mr. Snuffleupagus, watched from his perch on top of the dresser.”

clothes
Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History: p. 59: “He could not bear to leave his fancy clothes behind, however.”

conflict
Once There Were Wolves: p. 122: “I made myself a force for conflict in her life.”

identity
Why Can't I Be You: p. 53: “Plus I was starving and I didn’t think champagne combined with a fake identity was the best of ideas.”

normal
Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket: Stories: p. 71: “’It’s not normal ,’ my mother said. ‘It’s not nice.’”

snake
Once There Were Wolves: p. 110: “Tendrils of smoke escape the fireplace and snake their way up.”

system
Murder on the Iditarod Trail: p. 255: “Though she was stuffed, she still felt the urge to eat, her system telling her how many calories she had burned to stay warm on the ice.”

wheel
Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket: Stories: p. 46: “He sits forward, bent over the wheel , as if visibility is poor and traffic hazardous.”

Bonus

archive

bonfire
Why Can't I Be You: p. 235: “When we got to Fish’s, they’d already started the bonfire .”

fragment
Dune Messiah: p. 265: “Of his writings, only a portion survives from which this fragment is taken: ‘The hearts of all men dwell in the same wilderness.’”

motorcycle

securely
Dune Messiah: p. 257: “The man lay trapped in the vision’s snare as securely as any of those present.”


and a bonus bonus
hex


September 2021

jelly
Murder on the Iditarod Trail: p. 92: “I’m getting tired of this and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.”

clam
Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History: p. 162: “The men looked like clam diggers probing the mud flats for dinner.”


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Jane (PS) | 24334 comments Congrats Deedee and Tammie!!


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JoAnne (joannemwct) | 464 comments Done on post #11
transferring orphan words!


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Jane (PS) | 24334 comments JoAnne wrote: "Done on post #11
transferring orphan words!"


Congrats JoAnne!!


message 27: by Maggie (last edited Nov 01, 2021 02:50PM) (new)

Maggie Robinson (librariansdaughter77) | 1485 comments Managed to finde 14 out of the 16 words - only have to transfer over two words!
My completion post for the month is msg 12

Hex was a challenge and one that I'm having fun looking for.

Thanks for the great list this month Jane!


message 28: by Jane (PS), Moderator (new)

Jane (PS) | 24334 comments Maggie wrote: "Managed to finde 14 out of the 16 words - only have to transfer over two words!
My completion post for the month is msg 12

Hex was a challenge and one that I'm having fun looking for.

Thanks fo..."


Congrats Maggie!! Great work.


message 29: by LaurLa (new)

LaurLa | 5085 comments Got it done!!
Updated post: My Word Hunt (msg 17)

Words Found: 10
Bonus Words: 6
Books Read: 6


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Jane (PS) | 24334 comments Congratulations LaurLa!!


message 31: by Mojca (new)

Mojca | 1414 comments Despite everything, I did manage to find all the "regulars" and some bonuses.

Words found: 10/10
Bonus words found: 3/5
Bonus Bonus words found: 0/1
"Leftover" words found: 1/5
Books completed: 5


1. ALCOHOL — The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown ✓ 4 Oct
LOC 717: The stylus wrote in a noncorrosive, alcohol-based fluorescent ink that was visible only under black light.

2. BRAND — The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown ✓ 4 Oct
LOC 2018: Langdon was not familiar with the brand name, but he was glad to hear the prophylactic manufacturers had gotten their hieroglyphs right.

3. CAT — The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown ✓ 4 Oct
LOC 4822: Until this moment, she had believed her game of cat and mouse with Fache would be somehow justifiable to the Ministry of Defense.

4. CLOTHES — The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown ✓ 8 Oct
LOC 1580: When Horatio Greenough's statue of a naked George Washington was first unveiled in the Rotunda, many joked that Washington must be reaching skyward in a desperate attempt to find some clothes.

5. CONFLICT — Snow Red by Ellis Leigh ✓ 8 Oct
LOC 587: Still fighting the conflict of sinking into the fogginess or pulling myself from it.

6. IDENTITY — The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown ✓ 8 Oct
LOC 1955: And yet whoever had this document apparently preferred not to share his or her identity.

7. NORMAL — Snow Red by Ellis Leigh ✓ 8 Oct
LOC 203: This was normal, right?

8. SNAKE — Snow Red by Ellis Leigh ✓ 8 Oct
LOC 862: I knew from experience that my mom could charm the scales off a snake, so why my anger seemed centered around Mateo took a long time for me to work through.

9. SYSTEM — Lock 'N' Load by Tee O'Fallon ✓ 10 Oct
LOC 313: The flicked of her monitor could have been a power surge, but all classified systems at Langley were on a backup generator.

10. WHEEL — Lock 'N' Load by Tee O'Fallon ✓ 10 Oct
LOC 358: Some night after a double shift, their conversations were the only thing keeping him from falling asleep at the wheel.


Bonus
1. ARCHIVE —


2. BONFIRE — Dark 'N' Deadly by Tee O'Fallon ✓ 23 Oct
LOC 1654: When their tongues tangled, the heat exploding between them was hotter than a bonfire.

3. FRAGMENT — The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown ✓ 8 Oct
LOC 5059: One of the stained-glass windows is called the Space Window and has a fragment of moon rock embedded in it.

4. MOTORCYCLE —


5. SECURELY — Lock 'N' Load by Tee O'Fallon ✓ 10 Oct
LOC 1450: When she'd bought the unit earlier in the summer, the installers had securely screwed the flanges into the wooden windowsill.


Bonus bonus
1. HEX —


__________________________________________


January 2021 "leftover"
Bonus
4. SWELTER —


June 2021 "leftover"
6. MUTANT —


July 2021 "leftovers"
Bonus
3. JUDICIOUS —


Bonus bonus
1. SPARKLER — The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown ✓ 4 Oct
LOC 3552: At least the truck would no longer look like a Fourth of July sparkler.


September 2021 "leftover"
Bonus
3. INDECENT —


The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) by Dan Brown The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3) by Dan Brown Snow Red (Books & Baes, #3; Kinship Cove, #11) by Ellis Leigh Lock 'N' Load (Federal K-9, #1) by Tee O'Fallon Dark 'N' Deadly (Federal K-9, #3) by Tee O'Fallon


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message 33: by Chan (last edited Sep 26, 2022 08:07PM) (new)

Chan | 5093 comments Moving along...


October
alcohol - Gabriel's Rapture | Oct 2
Page 317: fetal alcohol syndrome

brand - Gabriel's Rapture | Oct 2
Page 7: he'd branded his name on her skin

cat - Gabriel's Rapture | Oct 2
Page 77: Giving the motorcycle a wide berth

clothes - The Bride Test | Oct 4
Page 43: her expensive clothes

Conflict - Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts | Oct 6
Page 419: She'd never seen her mother so conflicted

identity - The Bride Test | Oct 4
Page 78: assimilated the scents of mothballs and old ladies into his identity

normal - Bed of Roses | Oct 6
Page 68: reasonable and normal

snake - Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts | Oct 6
Page 401: as his familiar magic snaked around her

system - Bed of Roses | Oct 6
Page 122: needs a computerized security system

wheel - Bed of Roses | Oct 6
Page 64: he got behind the wheel


Bonus
archive - Wildfire | Oct 21
Page 103: the largest genetic archive in North America

bonfire
fragment

motorcycle - The Bride Test | Oct 4
Page 246: Van tottered drunkenly to his feet

securely - Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts | Oct 6
Page 173: securely fastened on the backseat

ROLLOVERS
July Bonus
excrement

August Bonus
Godless

October Bonus 2020
astrology

Prophesy - Third Grave Dead Ahead | Oct 8
Page 252 - I mean, I don't prophesy

Dec Bonus 2020
quixotic

Feb Bonus 2021
allegedly - Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts | Oct 6
Page 201: who allegedly hadn't had a girlfriend in years

April Bonus 2021
crucifix

pagan - Gabriel's Rapture | Oct 2
Page 127: their love for each other was pagan

July Bonus 2021
beak - Isn't It Bromantic? | Oct 14
Page 318: beak pecking at something she'd found on the floor

judicious

Aug Bonus 2022
contest- Bed of Roses | Oct 6
Page 36: we could have a contest

daydream - The Bride Test | Oct 4
Page 309: A daydream of him taking care of Jade ran through her mind

detox - Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts | Oct 6
Page 229: I've been on email detox

paralyzed - Forever and a Day | Oct 28
Page 278: are your eyes and brain paralyzed

snooze - Forever and a Day | Oct 28
Page 700: Grace woke from a Maui sun soaked snooze

Sept Regular 2022
device - Gabriel's Rapture | Oct 2
Page 230: returning the cursed device to its former resting place

drunken - The Bride Test | Oct 4
Page 246: Van tottered drunkenly to his feet

embrace - Third Grave Dead Ahead | Oct 8
Page 193: he strode up to Reyes and embraced him hard

grit - Gabriel's Rapture | Oct 2
Page 204: Gabriel gritted his teeth

jelly- Third Grave Dead Ahead | Oct 8
Page 155 - what in the name of jelly beans

luxury- The Bride Test | Oct 4
Page 36: nothing was such a luxury

tank - Bed of Roses | Oct 6
Page 37: in the cotton pajama pants and tank she slept in

twin - Bed of Roses | Oct 6
Page 346: They're brother and sister, twins

Sept Bonus 2022
clam - Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts | Oct 6
Page 286: The lips flattened into a defiant clam

ferocious - Clean Sweep | Oct 12
Page 280: it can survive the most ferocious floods and droughts

indecent - Heidi's Guide to Four Letter Words | Oct 9
Page 160: this dress is entirely too indecent

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Gabriel's Rapture (Gabriel's Inferno, #2) by Sylvain Reynard The Bride Test by Helen Hoang Bed of Roses (Bride Quartet, #2) by Nora Roberts Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts by Lucy Dillon Third Grave Dead Ahead (Charley Davidson, #3) by Darynda Jones Heidi's Guide to Four Letter Words by Tara Sivec Clean Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles, #1) by Ilona Andrews Isn't It Bromantic? (Bromance Book Club, #4) by Lyssa Kay Adams Wildfire (Hidden Legacy, #3) by Ilona Andrews Forever and a Day (Lucky Harbor, #6) by Jill Shalvis


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Jane (PS) | 24334 comments Chan wrote: "Moving along...


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alcohol - Gabriel's Rapture | Oct 2
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brand - Gabriel's Rapture | Oct 2
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😂 I feel like you are time-jumping Chan - clearing up books from Oct 2021!! ⌛⌛


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Chan | 5093 comments hahaha...time jumping. I'm behind on my reviews, but i keep a list of books i've read with dates to go back and add them to GR later.

I like the word hunt a lot especially when I'm stressed out and busy at work. For some reason, searching for words in books, gets me out of my head and helps me to relax. I'm usually able to think of solutions to difficult issues i encountered earlier in the day. LOL very weird, but there ya go.


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Maggie Robinson (librariansdaughter77) | 1485 comments Chan wrote: "hahaha...time jumping. I'm behind on my reviews, but i keep a list of books i've read with dates to go back and add them to GR later.

I like the word hunt a lot especially when I'm stressed out a..."


I saw you post the other day and was thinking I should go back and do this too!
The kids start school in two weeks and I have a tiny bit of "down time" and thought I should use it to clean up all of my 4th quarter 2021 challenges and then make sure I'm up on all of my 2022 challenges.
Glad I'm not the only one who has these random thoughts/urges. LOL

Hope it helped with some stress relief and relaxed your brain cells!


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Chan | 5093 comments Maggie wrote: "Chan wrote: "hahaha...time jumping. I'm behind on my reviews, but i keep a list of books i've read with dates to go back and add them to GR later.

I like the word hunt a lot especially when I'm s..."


Hey Maggie! your post made me smile. Thank you for sharing. It helped me not to feel so odd lol.

I used to think i was being silly, but my brain really goes nonstop and randomly cleaning up my word hunts a few times a month quiets my mind.


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