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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
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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'.
Word Hunt1 - 28 February 2022
0/10 - Found and Read
Main words
ball
buzz
careful
coffee
fat
justice
neighbor
problem
sign
weird
Bonus
distort
diagnosis
flip
serene
windy
Bonus bonus
hiatus
Read: 10/10Bonus: 5/5
Bonus-Bonus: 1/1
2/10 ball | Entwined with You, pg 7 A Yankees ball cap was pulled low over his brow, but the...
2/6 buzz | A Fatal Grace, pg 409 Around him anxious parents buzzed trying to bribe crying children.
2/3 careful | Strangers in Death, pg 281 "It's too elaborate, it's too fucking careful."
2/6 coffee | A Fatal Grace, pg 41 She also bought a large coffee, then headed for the escalator.
2/20 fat | Salvation in Death, pg 42 She expected the fat cat, Galahad, poised to greet her.
2/20 justice | Salvation in Death, pg 40 "You protect, and you bring those who prey on others to justice.
2/8 neighbor | Mystery Man, pg 101 She was also a silent neighbor.
2/1 problem | Sweet Texas Fire, pg 19 ...usually, Charlotte never had a problem with controlling her anger.
2/1 sign | Sweet Texas Fire, pg 48 Still, he couldn't wait to sign the papers granting him ownership.
2/6 weird | A Fatal Grace, pg 104 He thought perhaps it was some weird Anglo code, a dance of aggression and submission.
Bonus
2/24 distort | Invincible, pg 134 "...We tend to distort them."
2/22 diagnosis | Chasing Rhodes, pg 259 I laughed because who actually Googles a medical diagnosis?
2/10 flip | Entwined with You, pg 32 "Not such a bad idea on the flip side."
2/10 serene | Entwined with You, pg 352 She walked away with an irritatingly serene smile, reaching up to pat her hair as she skirted tables on the way to her own.
2/19 windy | Separate Beds, pg 350 "My car's in the parking ramp," Clay said, taking her arm again as they crossed the windy street, then crossing behind...
Bonus-Bonus
2/3 hiatus | Strangers in Death, pg 221 "When she goes for Ben, and she will, it'll be another game, after a nice, relaxing hiatus."
Carry Over
2/19 glacial | Separate Beds, pg 164 ...the glitter flashing from her fingers and the glacial assessment she gave Catherine.
❤️🌺😎🍷📕🍒🍷😎🌺❤️📕 🌺❤️😎🍷📕🍒🍒🍷😎🌺❤️📕🌺😎🍷📕🍒🍷😎🌺🍷February 2022 Word Hunt
16/16 - Found and Read
Main words
✅ ball- Sexy as Sin- it's cold as balls in winter- p.64- 3★
✅ buzz- Fake Maid- my phone start to buzz- loc 445- 2.5★
✅ careful- Thin Ice-he's always so careful when he touches me- p.20- 2.5★
✅ coffee- Love Story- I wouldn't go for coffee with you- p. 5- 4★
✅ fat- Sexy as Sin- I felt old, fat and tragic- p.6- 3★
✅ justice- Love Story- next year clerk for Justice Douglas- p. 141- 4★
✅ neighbor- Sexy as Sin- He didn’t want the neighbors to hear- p.73- 3★
✅ problem- Thin Ice-the costumes aren't the problem- p.33- 2.5★
✅ sign- Fake Maid- maybe I misread the signs- loc 332- 2.5★
✅ weird- Fake Maid- what a weird question to ask- loc 179- 2.5★
Bonus
✅ distort- Call Us What We Carry- Distance can distort our deepest
sense of who we are, p.7- 3.5★
✅ diagnosis- Love Story- no question about the diagnosis- p.157- 4★
✅ flip- Thin Ice- my toes scrunch in shower flip flops- loc. 89- 2.5★
✅ serene- The Hate Vow- Dad's voice, strong and serene- loc 1251- 2.5★
✅ windy- The Hate Vow- gorgeous spring day in the Windy City- lot 1041- 2.5★
Bonus bonus
✅ hiatus- Clash- my girls had been on a short hiatus- loc.5357- 4★
🌺❤️🌺😎🍷📕🍒🍒🍷😎🌺❤️📕 🌺❤️🌺😎🍷📕🍒🍒🍷😎🌺❤️📕 🌺😎🍷📕🍒🍒🍷
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter! DONE and carrying over 2 words!Read: Words 10/10; Bonus 4/5; Bonus-Bonus 0/1
Words 10/10
ball - Kindle location 1035 - Then, he swung, hit the ball dead on and stood with the others to see where it went.
The Desert Flowers - Willow (The Desert Sage Inn #3) by Judith S. Keim 2/5/22 5starsbuzz - Kindle location 3696 - It had to buzz a second time before her head turned.
The Vegas Accident: An Age Gap Surprise Pregnancy Romance (Forbidden Temptations) by Sofia T Summers 2/3/22 4starscareful - Kindle location 267 - She'd go out with Dan, but she'd be careful about getting too close too fast.
The Desert Flowers - Willow (The Desert Sage Inn #3) by Judith S. Keim 2/5/22 5starscoffee - Paperback page 44 - I was certain to find our sheriff gathered over early morning coffee, and there I would turn myself in for incarceration.
Letters to Bizzy by John M. Tabor 2/6/22 4stars fat - Kindle location 1194 - Growing up, she'd used golf as an escape from the teasing she'd faced in high school for being too smart, too pretty, too fat, too thin.
The Desert Flowers - Willow (The Desert Sage Inn #3) by Judith S. Keim 2/5/22 5starsjustice - Paperback page 53 - The courtroom erupted with shouts for "justice" from the men, and "destroy the hat" from the women.
Letters to Bizzy by John M. Tabor 2/6/22 4stars neighbor(s) - Kindle location 459 - "What's going on with your neighbors?"
A Path for Tomorrow (The Yoder Family Saga Book Two) by Sylvia Price 2/4/22 4.5stars problem - Kindle location 594 - "No problem," Sasha assured him.
A Path for Tomorrow (The Yoder Family Saga Book Two) by Sylvia Price 2/4/22 4.5stars sign - Kindle location 947 - ...Megan asked bluntly as she pushed back her plate, a sign that she was done and probably about to start grading some school papers.
A Path for Tomorrow (The Yoder Family Saga Book Two) by Sylvia Price 2/4/22 4.5stars weird - Paperback page 25 - "What's weird is that nothing led up to it."
Stabbed in the Tart (The HSP Mysteries #2) by Carol E. Ayer 2/11/22 4starsBonus Read 4/5
distort
diagnosis - Kindle location 3207 - After his brain tumor diagnosis and his death, I wore the gold heart to keep him close.
The Vegas Accident: An Age Gap Surprise Pregnancy Romance (Forbidden Temptations) by Sofia T Summers 2/3/22 4starsflip - Kindle location 1738 - On the flip side, I was able to bake pies, cookies, and pastries that I didn't sell at the bakery.
The Vegas Accident: An Age Gap Surprise Pregnancy Romance (Forbidden Temptations) by Sofia T Summers 2/3/22 4starsserene - Paperback page 27 - Different moods, for the most part serene, however, at times that serenity is torn apart and the ocean is prepared to rip the very soul from your body.
Letters to Bizzy by John M. Tabor 2/6/22 4stars windy - Paperback page 95 - More windy days were expected over the next few weeks.
Stabbed in the Tart (The HSP Mysteries #2) by Carol E. Ayer 2/11/22 4starsBonus-Bonus Read 0/1
hiatus
My spot for February!February Word Hunt (original post #9)
Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 28 February 2022
FEBRUARY Read 10/10
1. BALL - Dead Serious Case #1: Miz Dusty Le Frey - √ 14 February 2022
p62 - "Do I look like a magic 8 ball?" She scowls.
2. BUZZ - Dead Serious Case #1: Miz Dusty Le Frey - √ 14 February 2022
p38 - I stare down at the zipped bag and feel a strange kind of prickling at the back of my neck that skitters down my spine on sly, spindly fingers, making my skin pebble, and a low hum begins to buzz in my ears.
3. CAREFUL - Sno Ho - √ 13 February 2022
loc 825 - "You'd better be careful, all eyes are watching."
4. COFFEE - Sno Ho - √ 13 February 2022
loc 210 - "That's some strong coffee."
5. FAT - Fake the Date - √ 18 February 2022
p119 - "You're going to get fat," I told him, but gave in anyway, because who could resist those eyes?
6. JUSTICE - Fake the Date - √ 18 February 2022
p33 - A text message was not going to do this situation justice.
7. NEIGHBOR - Kick at the Darkness - √ 19 February 2022
p202 - "Yeah. I wasn't a regular at Sunday school, but I seem to remember a lot of talk about loving thy neighbor and not throwing stones."
8. PROBLEM - Kick at the Darkness - √ 19 February 2022
p93 - "Is that a problem for you?"
9. SIGN - The Lady Under the Lake - √ 1 February 2022
p28 - Sign me up.
10. WEIRD - The Lady Under the Lake - √ 1 February 2022
p183 - I hadn't dated anyone seriously since my mid-twenties when my boyfriend of two years had dumped me because - and I quote - I was getting too weird.
BONUS Read 5/5
1. DISTORT - Private Dicks: Undercovers - √ 24 February 2022
loc 2256 - Immediately after he'd spoken the words, Eric's features seemed to distort for a moment, blurring in a way that was hard to look at directly, before finally settling into the form of a stranger.
2. DIAGNOSIS - Heart2Heart: A Charity Anthology Volume 5 - √ 12 February 2022
p327 - Nothing prepared me for that diagnosis.
3. FLIP - Heart2Heart: A Charity Anthology Volume 5 - √ 12 February 2022
p485 - Just hearing his voice again makes my stomach flip.
4. SERENE - Private Dicks: Undercovers - √ 24 February 2022
loc 4512 - He gestured to Oz, who stood behind the counter, face serene and surrounded by a competent air - not at all like the man who had stared in confusion at the accounting for the past hour and a half, muttering unhappily to himself as he tried to figure out how the added numbers produced a particular sum.
5. WINDY - Undercover - √ 20 February 2022
p82 - Clear skies, but windy.
BONUS BONUS Read 1/1
1. HIATUS - Undercover - √ 20 February 2022
p109 - My brain, on the other hand, had just come back online after taking a hiatus and delegating its responsibilities to my other head.
FINISHED!!!!
16/16Ball: LOC 303 “A ball gag.” The Master 14/2
Buzz: P143 “The buzz from the party dimmed…” The Initiation 5/2
Careful: P24 “…that you have to be more careful.” A Harmless Little Game 6/2
Coffee: LOC 1317 “I recognized it as the coffee shop I’d often performed at when I’d been a music major at Vanderbilt.” The Pool Boy 7/2
Fat: LOC 288 “Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered.” The Master 14/2
Justice: P117 “Or seek justice for me after.” A Harmless Little Game 6/2
Neighbour: LOC 332 “…been all but ordered to marry my neighbor, and you cannot even give me the courtesy of a few days’ time to think about it?” First Comes Scandal 9/2
Problem: P52 “Like this was a normal problem for a twenty-five-year-old to have.” The Initiation 5/2
Sign: LOC 669 “…a sign that the female was taken.” Munro 24/2
Weird: LOC 343 “My PlayStation’s acting weird.” The Pool Boy 7/2
Distort: LOC 73 “…watching the pretty pattern of the pool liner bend and distort…” The Pool Boy 7/2
Diagnosis: LOC 81 “…assessing symptoms and solving the ever-changing puzzles that led to a diagnosis.” First Comes Scandal 9/2
Flip: LOC 1057 “A curve, a flip, a sweeping gesture…” First Comes Scandal 9/2
Serene: P3 “I ask, pretending to be serene.” A Harmless Little Game 6/2
Windy: P84 “It was sunny but windy outside…” The Initiation 5/2
Hiatus: LOC 1383 “Then he’d pulled me in for a kiss, and my thoughts had gone on hiatus.” The Master 14/2
Monthly Word Hunt1 - 28 February 2022
WORDS FOUND - 10 of 10 ! 2 of 5 Bonus !! of 1 Bonus Bonus
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
ball, Disrupt 02/08 - The Prospect ran over, one of the BALL bats in his hand, (pg 42)
buzz, The Last Thing He Told Me 02/19 - , willing it to BUZZ immediately. (pg 26)
careful, Disrupt 02/08 - ,and although he was CAREFUL, I'd managed to grab him the night before. (pg 19)
coffee, Cowboy Marshal 02/11 - Cowboy COFFEE was strong enough to chew. (pg 141)
fat, Victor: Her Ruthless Crush 02/01 - ,you were either thin and pretty or FAT and funny. (17.3%)
justice, Cowboy Marshal 02/11 - JUSTICE would be served if she could make it to the trial and testify. (pg 70)
neighbor, Devil and the Deep 02/16 - a roosting seagull took offense to something its NEIGHBOR did, (pg 236)
problem, Disrupt 02/08 - 'Is that a PROBLEM?' Mace snorted. (pg 74)
sign, Victor: Her Ruthless Crush 02/01 - SIGN language was the only thing we had in common. (17.9%)
weird, Victor: Her Ruthless Crush 02/01 - Silence, WEIRD and suspicious, rose between him and dad at the table. (19.4%)
distort
diagnosis
flip, Cowboy Marshal 02/11 - Tough. But the FLIP side of that is if you had horses, (pg 74)
serene
windy - Devil and the Deep 02
/16 - He blew out a hugh, WINDY sigh and ... (pg 237
hiatus
Word HuntFebruary 2022
Main: 8/10
Bonus: 3/5
Bonus Bonus: 0/1
Main words
ball - Shoun said that maybe he’d misspoken: “I don’t want to get balled up and don’t want to get in bad.” Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI pg. 193 ♒♒♒ 2/7
buzz
careful - She held the page at an arm's length so that she could make out the careful hand it was written in. The Death of Jane Lawrence pg. 64 ♒♒♒ 2/8
coffee
fat - “Some day this oil will go and there will be no more fat checks every few months from the Great White Father,” a chief of the Osage said in 1928. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI pg. 25 ♒♒♒ 2/7
justice - “You call this justice?” said Damien. The Housemates pg. 69 ♒♒♒ 2/13
neighbor - Possibly, the smile on my daughter's face had to do with the lavender counter on our neighbor's wrist. Vox pg. 104 ♒♒♒♒♒ 2/10
problem - This is a problem. The Death of Jane Lawrence pg. 73 ♒♒♒ 2/8
sign - “Why did you sign up, then?” The Housemates pg. 15 ♒♒♒ 2/13
weird - Yes, that sounds weird. Vox pg. 125 ♒♒♒♒♒ 2/10
Bonus
distort
diagnosis - “Hyperemesis,” one of the men said gravely, and it took her a moment's awe before she realized he was not offering a diagnosis, but simply restating what she'd just said with more erudite words. The Death of Jane Lawrence pg. 115 ♒♒♒ 2/8
flip - “She can flip like a switch, can’t she?” The Housemates pg. 122 ♒♒♒ 2/13
serene
windy - After he started over in the cattle business again, he often slept in a tent on the cold windy plains, alone in his fury. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI pg. 26 ♒♒♒ 2/7
Bonus bonus
hiatus
Orphan WordsBonus
1. Scruff
Bonus bonus
1. Glacial
February Word Hunt
1. Ball
2. Buzz
3. Careful
4. Coffee
5. Fat
6. Justice
7. Neighbor
8. Problem
9. Sign
10. Weird
Bonus
1. Distort
2. Diagnosis
3. Flip
4. Serene
5. Windy
Bonus bonus
1. Hiatus
Word Hunt1 - 28 February 2022
0/10 - Found and Read
0/5 - Bonus
0/1 - Bonus Bonus
Main words
💋ball: Hummingbird Heartbreak - Max Walker, 2/5/22 -- pg.115, first sign was of a large crystal BALL with cartoon
🌈buzz: Mason: A Ride Series Crossover - Megan O'Brien, 2/16/22 -- pg.8, running a large hand over his BUZZ cut
💋careful: Hummingbird Heartbreak - Max Walker, 2/5/22 -- pg.216, meant I had to be extra CAREFUL
🍓coffee: Icebreaker - A.L. Graziadei, 2/6/22 -- pg.21, her own iced COFFEE with a metal straw
👗fat: Max - Megan O'Brien, 2/22/22 -- pg.127, she'd been trapped under that FAT f***
💌justice: Foul Ball - Haven Hadley, 2/16/22 -- pg.25. The TV did not do him JUSTICE
💌neighbor: Foul Ball - Haven Hadley, 2/16/22 -- pg.43, I saw my NEIGHBORS son
🍓problem: Icebreaker - A.L. Graziadei, 2/6/22 -- pg.50, like a consistent PROBLEM in practice or actual feelings
🎀sign: Until April - Aurora Rose Reynolds, 2/19/22 -- pg.113, I'm surprised when we byass SIGN after sign
🌈weird: Mason: A Ride Series Crossover - Megan O'Brien, 2/16/22 -- pg.32, It was just a little WEIRD
Bonus
🍓distort: Icebreaker - A.L. Graziadei, 2/6/22 -- pg.167, when the waves DISTORT his reflection
diagnosis
💋flip: Hummingbird Heartbreak - Max Walker, 2/5/22 -- pg.33, to things altering with the FLIP of a dime
🌈serene: Mason: A Ride Series Crossover - Megan O'Brien, 2/16/22 -- pg.66, I'd heard was quaint and SERENE
👗windy: Max - Megan O'Brien, 2/22/22 -- pg.64, I hit the gas mindful of the WINDY road
Bonus bonus
hiatus
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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
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OCTOBER leftovers - 0/3
archive
fragment
hex
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DECEMBER Leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
cobweb
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JANUARY Leftovers - 0/1
bonus bonus
💋glacial: Hummingbird Heartbreak - Max Walker, 2/5/22 -- pg.178, I worked on a GLACIAL scale
10/10 found Main words
Bonus words
distort
diagnosis
Extra bonus word
February Word Hunt
February 2022
My Word Hunt (msg 17)
Words Found ➺ 10
Bonus Words ➺ 6
Books Read ➺ 7 ➺ 6 of 7 during challenge period;
February Words
☑️ball
💜grabbed the ball from his hand. [loc: 161.2]
💜Single by Saturday ➺ 02.24 ★★★★
☑️buzz
💜his ears still buzzed. [loc: 235.0]
💜When Stars Collide ➺ 02.07 ★★★★
☑️careful
💜Michael had to be so careful with his lovers. [loc: 253.8]
💜Single by Saturday ➺ 02.18 ★★★★
☑️coffee
💜Once I made a cup of coffee and fried an egg, [loc: 26.3]
💜Crashed ➺ 02.02 ★★★★
☑️fat
💜Well, I wouldn’t mind a no-fat latte. [loc: 113.6]
💜Vendetta in Death ➺ 02.22 ★★★★
☑️justice
💜see that she faces justice. [loc: 117.2]
💜Vendetta in Death ➺ 02.22 ★★★★
☑️neighbor
💜Andrew Mason isn’t much of a neighbor, [loc: 22.6]
💜Crashed ➺ 02.02 ★★★★
☑️problem
💜I have no problem admitting that I value pleasure. [loc: 95.0]
💜Boiling Point ➺ 02.24 ★★★★
☑️sign
💜It would be a sign of weakness, [loc: 111.7]
💜Boiling Point ➺ 02.24 ★★★★
☑️weird
💜That is deeply weird. [loc: 62.3]
💜Crashed ➺ 02.02 ★★★★
Bonus/Bonus Bonus
☑️distort
💜would taint or distort them as they returned. [loc: 48.1]
💜Billionaire, M.D. ➺ 03.06 ★★★
☑️diagnosis
💜he died six months after his diagnosis. [loc: 146.1]
💜Single by Saturday ➺ 02.24 ★★★★
☑️flip
💜My granny’s going to flip [loc: 191.2]
💜Vendetta in Death ➺ 02.22 ★★★★
☑️serene
💜Her smile was maddeningly serene. [loc: 193.6]
💜When Stars Collide ➺ 02.07 ★★★★
☑️windy
💜Windy City Live has already called. [loc: 276.3]
💜When Stars Collide ➺ 02.07 ★★★★
☑️hiatus
💜without an extended hiatus next time, [loc: 294.6]
💜Boiling Point ➺ 02.24 ★★★★
February Word HuntREAD: 16/16
✔ ball - Stealing Home - Jennifer Seasons 2/3
(trying to bash a ball beyond the outfield), p74
✔ buzz - Death on the Night of Lost Lizards - Julia Buckley 2/4
(buzz me if you need a plate), p262
✔ careful - Ink, Red, Dead - Joanna Campbell Slan 2/5
(to be extra careful), p76
✔ coffee - Fair Game - Annette Dashofy 2/4
(with a cup of coffee), p60
✔ fat - Stealing Home - Jennifer Seasons 2/3
(full of fat and caffeine and chocolate), p58
✔ justice - Hold Back The Storm - Lynn Hanna 2/1
(brought before me for justice), loc2164
✔ neighbor - Yews with Caution - Kate Collins 2/2
(they'll interview neighbors), p106
✔ problem - Ink, Red, Dead - Joanna Campbell Slan 2/5
(we've got a problem), p188
✔ sign - Death on the Night of Lost Lizards - Julia Buckley 2/4
(see the sign), p217
✔ weird - Death on the Night of Lost Lizards - Julia Buckley 2/4
(he works weird hours), p191
Bonus
distort -
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✔ diagnosis - Fair Game - Annette Dashofy 2/4
(to a diagnosis in a doctor's office), p55
✔ flip - Stealing Home - Jennifer Seasons 2/3
(my friends are gonna flip), p75
✔ serene - The Keepers of Sulbreth - Susan Gourley 2/6
(kept her expression serene), p121
✔ windy - Catch as Cat Can - Claire Donally 2/12
(cold and windy tomorrow), p30
✔ hiatus - The Poppy War - R.F. Kuang 2/27
(we're putting lessons on hiatus), p233
ORPHANS
January 2021Ink, Red, Dead - Joanna Campbell Slan 2/5>
✔ swelter - Ink, Red, Dead - Joanna Campbell Slan 2/5
(let her swelter), p189
January 2022
✔ goggles - Ink, Red, Dead - Joanna Campbell Slan 2/5
(through the lenses of my goggles), p81
✔ scruff - Julie's Wolf Pack - Jean Craighead George 2/11
(Kapu grabbed the scruff of his neck), p31
✔ glacial - Julie's Wolf Pack - Jean Craighead George 2/11
(the rumble of a glacial avalanche), p127
16/16ball His to Keep- page 122- My entire body sags with relief, and I fall over to my side, curling up into a little ball like I used to do after Dan hit me
buzz Penric’s Mission- page 91- She emerged at the manure pile, its acrid aroma saturating the air, where the buzz of flies was dying down. 2/4-2/5
careful His to Keep- page 12- I pick up the ladle and use it to give the pigeon jerky stew we made a careful taste. 2/3-2/4
coffee Moonlighter- page 40- Two minutes later I'm sipping coffee when I hear Alex stirring in the bedroom. 2/5-2/7
fat His to Keep- page 60- "The deceased hu'man possessed many more fat stores than the other women who were impregnated by Kaidorians." 2/3-2/4
justice Penric’s Mission- page 28- "Nobody steals from the god of justice." 2/4-2/5
neighbor Penric’s Mission- page 33- The Duke of Adria had fancied to hire the demoted and presumably disaffected general as a mercenary captain for his own endemic and inconclusive wars against his neighbor Carpagamo. 2/4-2/5
problem Moonlighter- page 30- And now I have a new problem. 2/5-2/7
sign A Fake Girlfriend for Chinese New Year- page 7- The new owners weren't named Wong, but they'd kept the name, not wanting to replace the sign. 2/1
weird A Fake Girlfriend for Chinese New Year- page 18- "I find it weird being called Mr. Wong outside of school," he said. 2/1
Bonus
distort Payback's a Witch- loc 1781- "Long enough for their inhabitation to distort the tree's shape." 2/14-2/15
diagnosis All the Feels- page 17- Much like the moment his mother had explained what his diagnosis of ADHD meant. 2/2-2/3
flip All the Feels- page 65- "The entire property might have basic security features, but make sure to flip the deadbolt when I leave and keep it locked whenever you're in here." 2/2-2/3
serene All the Feels- page 47- Her expression remained serene. 2/2-2/3
windy A Fake Girlfriend for Chinese New Year- page 46- A cold day--well below freezing and a bit windy. 2/1
Bonus Bonus
hiatus Kiss and Cry- page 197- This was probably stupid, and I should have let go of the idea of doing it one more time before our... hiatus. 2/9-2/10
Romance Readers Reading ChallengesFebruary Word Hunt
Duration: 1 - 28 February 2022
Progress: 16 out of 16
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!
February
Ball: "However, I'd prefer to be on the ball tonight."
Color Me Murder by Krista Davis - **** - 2/6/2022 - 289 Pages
Buzz: "Veronica kept the social media buzz going."
Color Me Murder by Krista Davis - **** - 2/6/2022 - 289 Pages
Careful: "She should have, she realized later, been more careful what she wished for."
Mother Land by Leah Franqui - ***** - 2/13/2022 - 384 Pages
Coffee: "Besides, she drank coffee."
Mother Land by Leah Franqui - ***** - 2/13/2022 - 384 Pages
Fat: "He was sweaty, fat, smelly."
Runaway by Heather Graham - **** - 2/7/2022 - 355 Pages
Justice: "He had come south, to the home of a southern gentleman, to try to drag her back to justice."
Runaway by Heather Graham - **** - 2/7/2022 - 355 Pages
Neighbor: "Or maybe he said it was from a neighbor for DuBois."
Color Me Murder by Krista Davis - **** - 2/6/2022 - 289 Pages
Problem: "The problem with moving was that it made you alien."
Mother Land by Leah Franqui - ***** - 2/13/2022 - 384 Pages
Sign: "But. there was no sign of Meowhaus's passage." Page 246
Year Zero by Rob Reid - ***** - 2/14/2022 - 364 Pages
Weird: "'Lady Gaga strange?' Carter, Geller & Marks has some weird-looking clients..." Page 9
Year Zero by Rob Reid - ***** - 2/14/2022 - 364 Pages
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.
Distort: "Hospital beds distort space, mass, and proportion." Page 206
Coffee And Kung Fu by Karen Brichoux - **** - 2/28/2022 - 243 Pages
Diagnosis: "She spoke in a voice that was both soothing and business-like, like a doctor conveying a diagnosis ..."
The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye by David Lagercrantz - ***** - 2/23/2022 - 347 Pages
Flip: "“Flip him over,” Manda shouted." Page 60
Year Zero by Rob Reid - ***** - 2/14/2022 - 364 Pages
Serene: "The surface of the water was serene."
Runaway by Heather Graham - **** - 2/7/2022 - 355 Pages
Windy: "I didn't train you, invest in you, so that you could give yourself over to the GP as some kind of Windy City sacrifice." Page 134
Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill - **** - 2/16/2022 - 350 Pages
and a bonus bonus
Hiatus: "We talked in-depth about what we'd been up to during our hiatus." Page 212
Twisted by Emma Chase - **** - 2/2/2022 - 206 Pages
Well... I definitely didn't do as well on this one. Lol. I'll roll these over to next month and try to do better. 😉☕️📚February Word Hunt 2022📚☕️
The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.
Completed 3/16
Main
☑️Ball - Mayhem's Warrior - Feb 14th
pg.6 (Reaper slammed his fist into the table, crumbling his fork into a tiny ball.)
☑️Buzz - Mayhem's Warrior - Feb 14th
pg.1 (A coping mechanism, no doubt, but it’s steady low buzz had Reaper curling his toes under the table to keep himself from lashing out.)
☑️Careful - Mayhem's Warrior - Feb 14th
pg.8 (But his men had all been careful.)
🔲Coffee
🔲Fat
🔲Justice
🔲Neighbor
🔲Problem
🔲Sign
🔲Weird
Bonus (you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words)
🔲Distort
🔲Diagnosis
🔲Flip
🔲Serene
🔲Windy
Bonus-Bonus
🔲Hiatus
To prove that you have found the word, please quote the page, percentage or LOC (Kindle) and include the sentence in which it appears.
💞💘💞💘💞💘February Word Hunt 💞💘💞💘💞💝💝💝Main words (0/10)💝💝
ball
buzz
careful
coffee
fat
justice
neighbor
problem
sign
weird
❤️🔥❤️🔥Bonus (2/5)❤️🔥❤️🔥
distort
diagnosis The Love Hypothesis
❤️🔥❤️🔥 flip A Very Bossy Christmas read 2/2 pg 7 “watching him flip backward”
❤️🔥❤️🔥 serene Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors read 2/2 pg 47 “…difference between when she actually was serene…”
windy
💖💖Bonus bonus💖💖
hiatus
0/15ball
buzz
careful
coffee
fat
justice
neighbor
problem
sign
weird
distort
diagnosis
flip
serene
windy
February Word Hunt 3/10ball
buzz Escaping the Merman by Aramis Jordan pg132 loc2196
Mosquitos buzzed around Arain’s head as he approached, and he dove back under to swim towards the stilts and strange staircase, which reached to the bottom of the pond.
careful
coffee
fat
justice Mine by Chloe Lynn Ellis page 64 loc 926
Doesn’t really what we were justice.
neighbor Escaping the Merman by Aramis Jordan pg13 loc160
Neighbors recounted she screamed so loudly that they thought she was getting murdered.
problem
sign Escaping the Merman by Aramis Jordan pg55 loc867
No sign of Kristian, but since Tarlis was gone as well, Fernando doubted that he had escaped.
weird Mine by Chloe Lynn Ellis page 61 loc 885
I jerk my head up, making sure to ogle Tina’s rack as she gets my drink, getting my head back where it needs to be before I can think too hard about any weird feelings about Dylan.
bonus 0/5
distort
diagnosis
flipMine by Chloe Lynn Ellis page 60 loc 872 “I’ll catch you on the flip,” I say, then turn and get the Hell out of there as inconspicuously as possible.
serene
windy
bonus bonus
hiatus
________________________________________
January Leftovers 10/10
coincidenceMine by Chloe Lynn Ellis page 32 loc 490 I don’t know whether Jack had actually been spying on me, or if it was just a stupid coincidence if timing, but I couldn’t believe how outright nasty he was being to me.
bonus 3/5
gnawMine by Chloe Lynn Ellis pag 185 loc 2576I watch her gnaw her lip and have what it looks like an internal fight with herself, and I’d bet money she’s telling herself some bullshit about how she’s going to look weak, but then she huffs out a little sigh and gives me a sheepish smile.
goggles
scruff
*BB* glacial
@Mony! We might all be reading the your book for 'distort'! I'm having a heck of a time finding it 🤣
Monthly Word Hunt1 - 28 February 2022
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
✓ ball - "St. Christopher's College ball was held" - The Maidens - pg 36
✓ buzz - "When her cell phone buzzed she saw it" - Murder at the Church - pg 36
✓careful - "he was very careful to never do enough" - Murder at the Church - pg 31
coffee
fat
justice
✓ neighbor - "seeing a bit more of this neighbor now and then" - Murder at the Church - pg 59
✓ problem - "The problem - as usual - was Henry." - The Maidens - pg 16
✓ sign - "We just had to sign some papers" - Razorblade Tears
✓ weird - "in a weird state of mind" - pg 48
Bonus - EXACT word
distort
diagnosis
✓ flip - "flip the truck over and probably get a tow" - Razorblade Tears - pg 245
✓ serene - "ragged but serene, and highly imperious I" - The Maidens - pg 120
windy
Bonus Bonus
hiatus
January Leftover
✓ begin - "Let's get our pillows and begin" - Murder at the Bookstore - pg 76
✓ hold - "somebody who can't hold their liquor" Razorblade Tears - pg 46
✓ horn - "with the legs, horns, and tail" - The Maidens - pg 191
Bonus:
gnaw
goggles
✓ scruff - "Buddy Lee stroked the scruff on his chin" Razorblade Tears - pg 30
Bonus bonus
✓glacial - "There was stillness and glacial beauty" - The Maidens - pg 146
Becky wrote: "Finished! See post #19."Congrats Becky!!
Alyhs wrote: "Alyhs wrote: "February Word Hunt 10/10 COMPLETED
ball Most Eligible Bastard Smuckers would attract people with his insane fluffball cuteness...(page 10)
buzz [book:Most Eligible..."
Congrats Alyhs!!
Word Hunt1 - 28 February 2022
10/10 - Found and Read
03/05 - Bonus and Read
00/01 – Bonus Bonus Not Found or Read
Main words
ball
The Echo Wife: p. 12: “We had dreamed of a night like this: me in a ball gown, him in a tuxedo.”
buzz
The Invisible Library: p. 86: “The general buzz of conversation had resumed its former level.”
careful
Sanctuary: p. 46: “The river carried him into the cottonwood, and he threaded his way toward the trunk, careful not to shake any branches and reveal his presence.”
coffee
Jailbird: p. 174: “They were all given the same miracle drug, which was coffee .”
fat
Angels on Toast: p. 59: “The glum man in the derby with his cane hooked over the bar-rail, the fat lady, and the two gray-haired men drinking Scotch silently at the other end of the bar all were eyeing Ebie in the bar mirror.”
justice
The Invisible Library: p. 187: “Perhaps he wanted to bring her to justice .”
neighbor
Jailbird: p. 117: “A neighbor woman invited my wife over for coffee during the daytime exactly once.”
problem
The Echo Wife : p. 9: “I wondered if maybe there was a problem with the ventilation system, and whether the carbon dioxide levels were rising.”
sign
Death Overdue: p. 32: “There was no sign of a break-in, which means Laura probably knew her killer.”
weird
The Cat Who Saved Books: p. 90: “You must have had some weird dream.”
Bonus
distort
diagnosis
flip
I Still Dream About You: p. 143: “She had already picked out her wig. Something simple and stylish, but with a flip .”
serene
I Still Dream About You: p. 270: “She was even surprised at herself and was amazed at how calm and serene she felt.”
windy
Sanctuary: p. 50: “He knew, too, that it flickered like a candle on a windy night.”
Bonus bonus
hiatus
January 2022
scruff
The Cat Who Saved Books: p. 22: “Right now, I’ve got this overwhelming desire to grab you by the scruff of your neck and shake you.”
December 2021
mittens
Angels on Toast: p. 229: “Mr. Truesdale nodded briefly, acknowledging this, and came in the bar pulling off great woolen mittens so busily he ignored the manager’s outstretched hand.”
February done, see message 9! :) Thanks Jane!WINDY was hard! WHO KNEW!?!? LOL
Congrats Deedee & Rissa!!!
Finished!Progress: 16 out of 16
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!
February
Ball: "However, I'd prefer to be on the ball tonight."
Color Me Murder by Krista Davis - **** - 2/6/2022 - 289 Pages
Buzz: "Veronica kept the social media buzz going."
Color Me Murder by Krista Davis - **** - 2/6/2022 - 289 Pages
Careful: "She should have, she realized later, been more careful what she wished for."
Mother Land by Leah Franqui - ***** - 2/13/2022 - 384 Pages
Coffee: "Besides, she drank coffee."
Mother Land by Leah Franqui - ***** - 2/13/2022 - 384 Pages
Fat: "He was sweaty, fat, smelly."
Runaway by Heather Graham - **** - 2/7/2022 - 355 Pages
Justice: "He had come south, to the home of a southern gentleman, to try to drag her back to justice."
Runaway by Heather Graham - **** - 2/7/2022 - 355 Pages
Neighbor: "Or maybe he said it was from a neighbor for DuBois."
Color Me Murder by Krista Davis - **** - 2/6/2022 - 289 Pages
Problem: "The problem with moving was that it made you alien."
Mother Land by Leah Franqui - ***** - 2/13/2022 - 384 Pages
Sign: "But. there was no sign of Meowhaus's passage." Page 246
Year Zero by Rob Reid - ***** - 2/14/2022 - 364 Pages
Weird: "'Lady Gaga strange?' Carter, Geller & Marks has some weird-looking clients..." Page 9
Year Zero by Rob Reid - ***** - 2/14/2022 - 364 Pages
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.
Distort: "Hospital beds distort space, mass, and proportion." Page 206
Coffee And Kung Fu by Karen Brichoux - **** - 2/28/2022 - 243 Pages
Diagnosis: "She spoke in a voice that was both soothing and business-like, like a doctor conveying a diagnosis ..."
The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye by David Lagercrantz - ***** - 2/23/2022 - 347 Pages
Flip: "“Flip him over,” Manda shouted." Page 60
Year Zero by Rob Reid - ***** - 2/14/2022 - 364 Pages
Serene: "The surface of the water was serene."
Runaway by Heather Graham - **** - 2/7/2022 - 355 Pages
Windy: "I didn't train you, invest in you, so that you could give yourself over to the GP as some kind of Windy City sacrifice." Page 134
Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill - **** - 2/16/2022 - 350 Pages
and a bonus bonus
Hiatus: "We talked in-depth about what we'd been up to during our hiatus." Page 212
Twisted by Emma Chase - **** - 2/2/2022 - 206 Pages
FebruaryBall - The Wrong Kind of Compatible - Page 59
Buzz - The Wrong Kind of Compatible - Page 35
Careful - The Wrong Kind of Compatible - Page 27
Coffee - My Oxford Year - Page 11
Fat - My Oxford Year - page 19
Justice - My Oxford Year - Page 9
Neighbor
Problem
Sign
Weird
February Word Hunt2/1 - 2/28
1. BALL - Tigers and Devils - Loc 539 - "Just kick a ball around?"
2. BUZZ - On the Edge - Loc 982 - "It flew left, then veered right, a fat bright buzzing thing on a whirl of cream wings."
3. CAREFUL - Magic Lost, Trouble Found - Loc 87 - "Personally, I think people should be more careful what they ask for."
4. COFFEE - Tigers and Devils - Loc 763 - "Coffee."
5. FAT - On the Edge - Loc 982 - "It flew left, then veered right, a fat bright buzzing thing on a whirl of cream wings."
6. JUSTICE - The Kiss Quotient - Page 301 - "The word good didn't do Michael justice."
7. NEIGHBOR - Without Reservations - Page 126 - "Probably the neighbor's cat."
8. PROBLEM - The Kiss Quotient - Page 272 - "That was his problem."
9. SIGN - Without Reservations - Page 41 - "Chay took that as a good sign."
10. WEIRD - On the Edge - Loc 162 - "They lived between worlds: on one side lay the Weird and the other the Broken."
BONUS:
11. DISTORT
12. DIAGNOSIS - The Kiss Quotient - Page 136 - "What he didn't know was there were labels for that, a diagnosis."
13. FLIP - Without Reservations - Page 7 - "Go ahead and flip the closed sign and call Bob."
14. SERENE - Magic Lost, Trouble Found - Loc 4830 - "I don't mean quiet as in serene."
15. WINDY - Magic Lost, Trouble Found - Loc 2274 - "It was windy, and the clouds raced overhead."
BONUS BONUS:
16. HIATUS
Done on post #8 and carrying over 2 orphan words to March
Congrats Katie and JoAnne!!
February Word HuntREAD: 16/16
✔ ball - Stealing Home - Jennifer Seasons 2/3
(trying to bash a ball beyond the outfield), p74
✔ buzz - Death on the Night of Lost Lizards - Julia Buckley 2/4
(buzz me if you need a plate), p262
✔ careful - Ink, Red, Dead - Joanna Campbell Slan 2/5
(to be extra careful), p76
✔ coffee - Fair Game - Annette Dashofy 2/4
(with a cup of coffee), p60
✔ fat - Stealing Home - Jennifer Seasons 2/3
(full of fat and caffeine and chocolate), p58
✔ justice - Hold Back The Storm - Lynn Hanna 2/1
(brought before me for justice), loc2164
✔ neighbor - Yews with Caution - Kate Collins 2/2
(they'll interview neighbors), p106
✔ problem - Ink, Red, Dead - Joanna Campbell Slan 2/5
(we've got a problem), p188
✔ sign - Death on the Night of Lost Lizards - Julia Buckley 2/4
(see the sign), p217
✔ weird - Death on the Night of Lost Lizards - Julia Buckley 2/4
(he works weird hours), p191
Bonus
distort -
(), p
✔ diagnosis - Fair Game - Annette Dashofy 2/4
(to a diagnosis in a doctor's office), p55
✔ flip - Stealing Home - Jennifer Seasons 2/3
(my friends are gonna flip), p75
✔ serene - The Keepers of Sulbreth - Susan Gourley 2/6
(kept her expression serene), p121
✔ windy - Catch as Cat Can - Claire Donally 2/12
(cold and windy tomorrow), p30
✔ hiatus - The Poppy War - R.F. Kuang 2/27
(we're putting lessons on hiatus), p233
ORPHANS
January 2021Ink, Red, Dead - Joanna Campbell Slan 2/5>
✔ swelter - Ink, Red, Dead - Joanna Campbell Slan 2/5
(let her swelter), p189
January 2022
✔ goggles - Ink, Red, Dead - Joanna Campbell Slan 2/5
(through the lenses of my goggles), p81
✔ scruff - Julie's Wolf Pack - Jean Craighead George 2/11
(Kapu grabbed the scruff of his neck), p31
✔ glacial - Julie's Wolf Pack - Jean Craighead George 2/11
(the rumble of a glacial avalanche), p127
One word left :-( Updated posts: My Word Hunt (msg 17)
Words Found ➺ 10
Bonus Words ➺ 6
Books Read ➺ 6 of 7
LaurLa wrote: "One word left :-( Updated posts: My Word Hunt (msg 17)
Words Found ➺ 10
Bonus Words ➺ 6
Books Read ➺ 7 ➺ 6 of 7 during challenge period"
Got the last one :-)
LaurLa wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "One word left :-( Updated posts: My Word Hunt (msg 17)
Words Found ➺ 10
Bonus Words ➺ 6
Books Read ➺ 7 ➺ 6 of 7 during challenge period"
Got the last one :-)"
Woohoo! 🎉🎊
Choo ChooFebruary
ball - The Newcomer | Feb 1
Page 23: Could Downy be playing ball
buzz - The Newcomer | Feb 1
Page 125: she used the intercom to buzz
careful - The Newcomer | Feb 1
Page 113: I'm real careful about what I tell them
coffee - Black Sheep | Feb 1
Page 477: Cannon pushes off the wall, stalks to the coffee table near the sectional
fat - Black Sheep | Feb 1
Page 21: a massive humidor containing row after row of wooden boxes filled with fat cigars
justice - Dream Chaser | Feb 2
Page 1,158: Justice should be fair
neighbor - Midnight at the Blackbird Café | Feb 2
Page 18: Each neighbor had arrived with an aluminum foil wrapped loaf
problem - Badd Ass | Feb 2
Page 35: Maybe that's the problem
sign - Badd Ass | Feb 2
Page 15: not something I'd let anyone sign up for
weird - Badd Ass | Feb 2
Page 48: which is weird by itself
Bonus
distort - Blindsided | Feb 5
Page 160: his entire face distorts into a horrifying look of pain
diagnosis - Midnight at the Blackbird Café | Feb 2
Page 885: It wasn't my diagnosis to share
flip - Black Sheep | Feb 1
Page 577: When I flip open the battered front cover, the first picture that greets me is one of Dominic Casso
serene - Midnight at the Blackbird Café | Feb 2
Page 465: My bedroom was painted a serene green
windy - The Party Crasher | Feb 9
Page 37: Windy
ROLLOVERS
July Bonus
excrement - Year One | Feb 11
Page 79: A pool of vomit, another of watery excrement, and she could see the blood in both
Dec Bonus 2020
quixotic
July Bonus 2021
judicious
Dec 2021
sleigh
Dec Bonus 2021
cobweb - How to Howl at the Moon | Feb 8
Page 36: cobweb
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1 - 28 February 2022
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!
February
ball
buzz
careful
coffee
fat
justice
neighbor
problem
sign
weird
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.
distort
diagnosis
flip
serene
windy
and a bonus bonus
hiatus
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.