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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
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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'.

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

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!!!!

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

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.

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

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
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JANUARY leftovers - 1/1
🦇Ritz: Noble and Strong - Tatum West, 10/22/21 -- pg.90, I find RITZ crackers
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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
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APRIL leftovers - 0/1
pagan
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MAY leftovers - 0/1
locust
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JULY leftovers - 0/1
Judicious
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AUGUST leftovers - 0/1
Detox
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SEPTEMBER leftovers - 0/2
paltry
crockery

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)






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)

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.

brand - Kindle location 1626 - She posted these pictures on Instagram, eventually gaining a large following and creating a brand as an Afrocentric fashion influencer.

cat - Kindle location 2189 - "He was a beautiful cat."

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."

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.

identity - Apple Books page 87 - Over the centuries, the city's residents had learned to deal with their foreign masters without losing their identity.

normal - Kindle location 573 - This situation, however, was anything but normal.

snake(d) - Kindle location 69 - A shiver snaked down her spine.

system - Kindle location 2160- My mother wanted me to go to a school with a better education system.

wheel - Kindle location 2211 - The wheels in my brain start spinning out of control.

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."

bonfire - Kindle location 2017 - "Everybody, let's get pictures by the bonfire."

fragment
motorcycle - Kindle location 1218 - A motorcycle engine revved loudly.

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."

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.

and a bonus bonus - Read 0/1
crockery

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🔎 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:📚📚📚








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★★★★★






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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

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
brand
cat
clothes
identity
snake
wheel
Bonus
archive
fragment
Bonus bonus
hex








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

October 2021
My Word Hunt (msg 17)
Words Found: 10
Bonus Words: 6
Books Read: 6
October Words






✔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






✔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 ★★

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!


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








Has three novellas in one, only one book considered, and the individual book word hunt outlined.





























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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

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

1 - 31 October 2021
10/10 – Regular Words Found
3/5 – Bonus Words Found
0/1 – Bonus Bonus Word Found







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.”

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!

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.

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 —
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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 —






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
paltry











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 he..."
😂 I feel like you are time-jumping Chan - clearing up books from Oct 2021!! ⌛⌛

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.

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!

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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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.