YA Addicted Book Club discussion

The goal is to find words of these types in the titles of books, or as objects on the books, or if you need an easier version using both titles and objects.

1. Things that are wet (water, swamp, rain)
2. Type of land mass (island, peninsula, volcano)
3. Shade of green (emerald, lime, forest)
4. Weapon (gun, sword, fist)
5. Happy feelings (joy, ecstasy, delight)
6. Things you can sit on (chair, floor, bed)
7. Rooms in a house (kitchen, foyer, library)
8. Things that go on head (crown, baseball hat, toque)
9. Modes of transportation (train, plane, bike)
10. Things you play (violin, board games, cards)
11. Cities (new york, london, tokyo)
12. Mammals (cat, dog, bear)
13. Types of plants (flowers, cactus, shrub)
14. Natural disasters (hurricane, flood, earthquake)
15. Sports (hockey, dance, baseball)
16. Things we eat (pasta, meat, corn)
17. Types of characters (hero, villain, damsel)
18. Familial connections (sister, father, aunt)
19. Things that can be locked (door, safe, vault)
20. Type of biome (forest, desert, tundra)
21. Pain words (ache, cramp, sharp)
22. Words associated with Tarot cards (fool, priestess, cups)
23. Easily broken (fragile, brittle, flimsy)
24. Magic users (witches, warlocks, necromancers)
25. Things people are to one another (friends, lovers, enemies)

21/25

1. Things that are wet (water, swamp, rain) What the River Knows
2. Type of land mass (island, peninsula, volcano)
3. Shade of green (emerald, lime, forest)
4. Weapon (gun, sword, fist) Archangel's Blade
5. Happy feelings (joy, ecstasy, delight) Happy Place
6. Things you can sit on (chair, floor, bed) The Twisted Throne
7. Rooms in a house (kitchen, foyer, library) A Study in Drowning
8. Things that go on head (crown, baseball hat, toque) The Phoenix Crown
9. Modes of transportation (train, plane, bike) Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect
10. Things you play (violin, board games, cards) The Inheritance Games
11. Cities (new york, london, tokyo) The London Séance Society
12. Mammals (cat, dog, bear) Den of Wolves
13. Types of plants (flowers, cactus, shrub) The Hanging Tree
14. Natural disasters (hurricane, flood, earthquake) How to Survive History: How to Outrun a Tyrannosaurus, Escape Pompeii, Get Off the Titanic, and Survive the Rest of History's Deadliest Catastrophes Im counting it for now with the escape of pompeii
15. Sports (hockey, dance, baseball) Demon's Dance
16. Things we eat (pasta, meat, corn) Beware of Chicken
17. Types of characters (hero, villain, damsel)
18. Familial connections (sister, father, aunt) Dark Water Daughter
19. Things that can be locked (door, safe, vault) Trailer Park Trickster
20. Type of biome (forest, desert, tundra) The Lying Woods
21. Pain words (ache, cramp, sharp) Vicious Spirits
22. Words associated with Tarot cards (fool, priestess, cups) White Trash Warlock warlock is similar enough to magician
23. Easily broken (fragile, brittle, flimsy)
24. Magic users (witches, warlocks, necromancers) Bone Smith
25. Things people are to one another (friends, lovers, enemies) Divine Rivals

Count me in!

Progress 24/25

✓1. Things that are wet (water, swamp, rain) Snow - The Wolves of Winter by Tyrell Johnson
✓2. Type of land mass (island, peninsula, volcano) - Still See You Everywhere by Lisa Gardner
✓3. Shade of green (emerald, lime, forest) The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
✓4. Weapon (gun, sword, fist) Darius by J.R. Ward
✓5. Happy feelings (joy, ecstasy, delight) - You Are Awesome: How to Navigate Change, Wrestle with Failure, and Live an Intentional Life by Neil Pasricha
✓6. Things you can sit on (chair, floor, bed) - Pillow Talk: What's Wrong with My Sewing? by Craig Conover
✓7. Rooms in a house (kitchen, foyer, library) - One of the Good Guys by Araminta Hall
✓8. Things that go on head (crown, baseball hat, toque) The Secret Bridesmaid by Katy Birchall
✓9. Modes of transportation (train, plane, bike) - The Institute by Stephen King
✓10. Things you play (violin, board games, cards) Help Is On the Way by Mindy Kaling
✓11. Cities (new york, london, tokyo) Lone Wolf by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
✓12. Mammals (cat, dog, bear) Crochet Your Own Dog: 14 Lifesize Amigurumi Pups to Make & Love! by Mieko Shindo
✓13. Types of plants (flowers, cactus, shrub) The Recital by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
✓14. Natural disasters (hurricane, flood, earthquake) - Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick
15. Sports (hockey, dance, baseball)
✓16. Things we eat (pasta, meat, corn) Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
✓17. Types of characters (hero, villain, damsel) - House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas
✓18. Familial connections (sister, father, aunt) Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman
✓19. Things that can be locked (door, safe, vault) House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
✓20. Type of biome (forest, desert, tundra) Forest - Down World by Rebecca Phelps
✓21. Pain words (ache, cramp, sharp) The Sharp Edge of Silence by Cameron Kelly Rosenblum
✓22. Words associated with Tarot cards (fool, priestess, cups) Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
✓23. Easily broken (fragile, brittle, flimsy) - Tigers in the Cage by Rachel Caine
✓24. Magic users (witches, warlocks, necromancers) House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas
✓25. Things people are to one another (friends, lovers, enemies) The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon

I'm in!

17/25

1. Things that are wet (water, swamp, rain) Your Soul is a River
2. Type of land mass (island, peninsula, volcano) The Troop
3. Shade of green (emerald, lime, forest) You Shouldn't Have Come Here
4. Weapon (gun, sword, fist) Nimona
5. Happy feelings (joy, ecstasy, delight) FantasticLand
6. Things you can sit on (chair, floor, bed) A Psalm for the Wild-Built
7. Rooms in a house (kitchen, foyer, library)
8. Things that go on head (crown, baseball hat, toque)How to Survive Your Murder
9. Modes of transportation (train, plane, bike)Sign Me Up
10. Things you play (violin, board games, cards)Just Don't Call Me Yours
11. Cities (new york, london, tokyo)
12. Mammals (cat, dog, bear)My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
13. Types of plants (flowers, cactus, shrub) What Kind of Woman: Poems
14. Natural disasters (hurricane, flood, earthquake)
15. Sports (hockey, dance, baseball)
16. Things we eat (pasta, meat, corn)
17. Types of characters (hero, villain, damsel) Wolf, Willow, Witch
18. Familial connections (sister, father, aunt) I'm Glad My Mom Died
19. Things that can be locked (door, safe, vault) One Dark Window
20. Type of biome (forest, desert, tundra) Long Time Gone
21. Pain words (ache, cramp, sharp)
22. Words associated with Tarot cards (fool, priestess, cups)
23. Easily broken (fragile, brittle, flimsy) The Perfect Child
24. Magic users (witches, warlocks, necromancers)Your Blood, My Bones
25. Things people are to one another (friends, lovers, enemies)

Yay! Good luck Heather!

Brittany wrote: "Yay! Good luck Heather!"

Thanks! I'm excited to be joining again finally!

Definitely in!


🎀 1. Things that are wet - Ocean's Echo
🎀 2. Type of land mass - Dune: The Duke of Caladan
🎀 3. Shade of green - The Dark Forest
🎀 4. Weapon - Sword Catcher
🎀 5. Happy feelings - A Curse for True Love
6. Things you can sit on (chair, floor, bed)
7. Rooms in a house (kitchen, foyer, library)
🎀 8. Things that go on head - The Hatmakers
9. Modes of transportation (train, plane, bike)
10. Things you play (violin, board games, cards)
🎀 11. Cities - The Left-Handed Booksellers of London
12. Mammals (cat, dog, bear)
🎀 13. Types of plants - The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
🎀 14. Natural disasters - A Study in Drowning
15. Sports (hockey, dance, baseball)
🎀 16. Things we eat - Murder is a Piece of Cake
🎀 17. Types of characters - Devil in Winter
🎀 18. Familial connections - The Children of Húrin
🎀 19. Things that can be locked - The Gilded Cage
🎀 20. Type of biome - Mentats of Dune
🎀 21. Pain words - The Collected Regrets of Clover
22. Words associated with Tarot cards (fool, priestess, cups)
🎀 23. Easily broken - The Shadowglass
🎀 24. Magic users - A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking
🎀 25. Things people are to one another - Children of Dune

Welcome Elena!

I think I did a good job on this one. I look forward to seeing which categories stump people the most

Strangely enough, I have some ideas for almost all of the prompts. Though 21. Pain words and 23. Easily broken might be tough.

I'll give this a try.

1. Things that are wet (water, swamp, rain)
2. Type of land mass (island, peninsula, volcano)
3. Shade of green (emerald, lime, forest)
4. Weapon (gun, sword, fist)
5. Happy feelings (joy, ecstasy, delight)
6. Things you can sit on (chair, floor, bed)
7. Rooms in a house (kitchen, foyer, library)
8. Things that go on head (crown, baseball hat, toque)
9. Modes of transportation (train, plane, bike)
10. Things you play (violin, board games, cards)
11. Cities (new york, london, tokyo)
12. Mammals (cat, dog, bear)
13. Types of plants (flowers, cactus, shrub)
14. Natural disasters (hurricane, flood, earthquake)
15. Sports (hockey, dance, baseball)
16. Things we eat (pasta, meat, corn)
17. Types of characters (hero, villain, damsel)
18. Familial connections (sister, father, aunt)
19. Things that can be locked (door, safe, vault)
20. Type of biome (forest, desert, tundra)
21. Pain words (ache, cramp, sharp)
22. Words associated with Tarot cards (fool, priestess, cups)
23. Easily broken (fragile, brittle, flimsy)
24. Magic users (witches, warlocks, necromancers)
25. Things people are to one another (friends, lovers, enemies)

Elena wrote: "Strangely enough, I have some ideas for almost all of the prompts. Though 21. Pain words and 23. Easily broken might be tough."

Great that you have ideas for most!

I'm in!

25/25

1. Things that are wet (see)🪴
Barakamon, Vol. 1 by Satsuki Yoshino

2. Type of land mass (island)🪴
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Human by Kimberly Lemming

3. Shade of green (forest)🪴
Half Baked by Denise Grover Swank

4. Weapon (sword)🪴
That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf by Kimberly Lemming

5. Happy feelings (ecstasy) 🪴
Jazz by Toni Morrison

6. Things you can sit on (movie theater seats) 🪴
Nothing Burns as Bright as You by Ashley Woodfolk

7. Rooms in a house (kitchen)🪴
Mr. Wrong Number by Lynn Painter

8. Things that go on head (hat)🪴
Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey

9. Modes of transportation (car)🪴
Blind Bake by Denise Grover Swank

10. Things you play (violin)🪴
The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb

11. Cities (Kingston) 🪴
Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces by Elamin Abdelmahmoud

12. Mammals (dog)🪴
Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian

13. Types of plants (flowers, cactus, shrub)🪴
Do I Know You? By Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegmund-Broka

14. Natural disasters (earthquake)🪴
The Cities We Became by N.K. Jemisin

15. Sports (tennis) 🪴
Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

16. Things we eat (breakfast)🪴
Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow

17. Types of characters (hero)🪴
Bake Off by Denise Grover Swank

18. Familial connections (brother)🪴
Blankets by Craig Thompson

19. Things that can be locked (door) 🪴
It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

20. Type of biome (forest)🪴
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden

21. Pain words (sharp) 🪴
Paradise by Toni Morrison

22. Words associated with Tarot cards (cups)🪴
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming

23. Easily broken (fragile) 🪴
Beloved by Toni Morrison

24. Magic users (witches) 🪴
Mother May I by Joshilyn Jackson

25. Things people are to one another (friends and lovers)🪴
The Love Wager by Lynn Painter

I did terribly on the last one, but I'm gonna give it a shot again lol.

✅1. Things that are wet (water, swamp, rain): From Below
✅2. Type of land mass (island, peninsula, volcano): The Son of Neptune
✅3. Shade of green (emerald, lime, forest): Only Hard Problems
✅4. Weapon (gun, sword, fist): The Mark of Athena
✅5. Happy feelings (joy, ecstasy, delight): Book Love
✅6. Things you can sit on (chair, floor, bed): Ghost Station
✅7. Rooms in a house (kitchen, foyer, library): Spy x Family, Vol. 9
✅8. Things that go on the head (crown, baseball hat, toque): King of Scars
✅9. Modes of transportation (train, plane, bike): The Nightmare Charade
✅10. Things you play (violin, board games, cards): With a Little Luck
✅11. Cities (new york, london, tokyo): The Spy and I
✅12. Mammals (cat, dog, bear): Shadow and Bone
✅13. Types of plants (flowers, cactus, shrub): Patient Zero
✅14. Natural disasters (hurricane, flood, earthquake): Siege and Storm
✅15. Sports (hockey, dance, baseball): Percy Jackson's Greek Gods
✅16. Things we eat (pasta, meat, corn): Sakamoto Days, Vol. 1
✅17. Types of characters (hero, villain, damsel): The Lost Hero
✅18. Familial connections (sister, father, aunt): I'm Glad My Mom Died
✅19. Things that can be locked (door, safe, vault): The House of Hades
✅20. Type of biome (forest, desert, tundra): Raiders of the Lost Heart
21. Pain words (ache, cramp, sharp)
✅22. Words associated with Tarot cards (fool, priestess, cups): The Chalice of the Gods
✅23. Easily broken (fragile, brittle, flimsy): Forbidden Secrets
✅24. Magic users (witches, warlocks, necromancers): The Wizard's Mark
✅25. Things people are to one another (friends, lovers, enemies): A New Fear

24/25

This time you have a full year! So hopefully that helps lol

14/25

1. Things that are wet (water, swamp, rain) The Guncle
2. Type of land mass (island, peninsula, volcano) The Guest List
3. Shade of green (emerald, lime, forest)The League of Lady Poisoners: Illustrated True Stories of Dangerous Women
4. Weapon (gun, sword, fist) Powerless
5. Happy feelings (joy, ecstasy, delight)
6. Things you can sit on (chair, floor, bed) Destroy the Day
7. Rooms in a house (kitchen, foyer, library)
8. Things that go on head (crown, baseball hat, toque)
9. Modes of transportation (train, plane, bike) Hunt on Dark Waters
10. Things you play (violin, board games, cards) The Wishing Game
11. Cities (new york, london, tokyo) The Paris Apartment
12. Mammals (cat, dog, bear) The Hunting Party
13. Types of plants (flowers, cactus, shrub) The Foxglove King
14. Natural disasters (hurricane, flood, earthquake)
15. Sports (hockey, dance, baseball)
16. Things we eat (pasta, meat, corn) Murder and Mamon
17. Types of characters (hero, villain, damsel) The Storyteller
18. Familial connections (sister, father, aunt)
19. Things that can be locked (door, safe, vault)
20. Type of biome (forest, desert, tundra)
21. Pain words (ache, cramp, sharp)
22. Words associated with Tarot cards (fool, priestess, cups)
23. Easily broken (fragile, brittle, flimsy)
24. Magic users (witches, warlocks, necromancers) The Witch Collector
25. Things people are to one another (friends, lovers, enemies) Bride

I have 2 so far using only words in the title

I'm at 3, but using both covers and titles. Lol.

Ive made it to 6 using only titles

I’ll try both for the moment.

1. Things that are wet (water, swamp, rain)
2. Type of land mass (island, peninsula, volcano)
3. Shade of green (emerald, lime, forest)

4. Weapon (gun, sword, fist)
5. Happy feelings (joy, ecstasy, delight)

6. Things you can sit on (chair, floor, bed)
7. Rooms in a house (kitchen, foyer, library)
8. Things that go on head (crown, baseball hat, toque)
9. Modes of transportation (train, plane, bike)
10. Things you play (violin, board games, cards)
11. Cities (new york, london, tokyo)
12. Mammals (cat, dog, bear)
13. Types of plants (flowers, cactus, shrub)

14. Natural disasters (hurricane, flood, earthquake)

15. Sports (hockey, dance, baseball)
16. Things we eat (pasta, meat, corn)

17. Types of characters (hero, villain, damsel)
18. Familial connections (sister, father, aunt)
19. Things that can be locked (door, safe, vault)
20. Type of biome (forest, desert, tundra)

21. Pain words (ache, cramp, sharp)
22. Words associated with Tarot cards (fool, priestess, cups)
23. Easily broken (fragile, brittle, flimsy)
24. Magic users (witches, warlocks, necromancers)

25. Things people are to one another (friends, lovers, enemies)

Made it to 17/25 titles only!

Ooh nice job Brittany! I'm at 20/25 using both titles and covers!

I appear to be stuck at 18

now at 19 using only titles. Hows everyone else doing?

That's not bad at all Brittany!

I'm at 23/25 doing both titles and covers lol

Nice Lili! So close! Next year try it with only titles :P

I dropped all the challenges (again) due to lack of time and interest. But I'm rooting for you all :) That's actually an amazing progress. Hope you all will make it till the end of the year.

Oh that is too bad Elena. But whatever works best for you! :)

Ended up with 21/25 with only titles so Im pretty okay with that!

That is impressive Brittany, especially considering you only did titles! I ended up with 24/25 (so close!) but I took the easy way lol

I'm going to go again for 2025 - probably will stick with both titles and covers

Date Started: 01/01/2025
Completed: 24/25

The goal is to find words of these types in the titles of books, or as objects on the books, or if you need an easier version using both titles and objects.

✓1. Things that are wet (water, swamp, rain) Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
✓2. Type of land mass (island, peninsula, volcano) Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
⁠⁠⁠⁠✓3. Shade of green (emerald, lime, forest) - Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett
⁠⁠⁠⁠✓4. Weapon (gun, sword, fist) - The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
⁠⁠⁠⁠✓5. Happy feelings (joy, ecstasy, delight) Love at First by Kate Clayborn
⁠⁠⁠⁠✓6. Things you can sit on (chair, floor, bed) The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
✓7. Rooms in a house (kitchen, foyer, library) The Selection by Kiera Cass
✓8. Things that go on head (crown, baseball hat, toque) The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent
✓9. Modes of transportation (train, plane, bike) - In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros
✓10. Things you play (violin, board games, cards) - How to Play the Guitar and Y: Words + Music, Vol. 21 by Elvis Costello
⁠⁠⁠⁠✓11. Cities (new york, london, tokyo) - City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab
⁠⁠⁠⁠✓12. Mammals (cat, dog, bear) The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
✓13. Types of plants (flowers, cactus, shrub) - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
✓14. Natural disasters (hurricane, flood, earthquake) - Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
15. Sports (hockey, dance, baseball)
✓16. Things we eat (pasta, meat, corn) - Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett
✓17. Types of characters (hero, villain, damsel) - All Systems Red by Martha Wells
✓18. Familial connections (sister, father, aunt) - The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth
✓19. Things that can be locked (door, safe, vault) Yesterworld by Rebecca Phelps
✓20. Type of biome (forest, desert, tundra) - Down World by Rebecca Phelps
✓21. Pain words (ache, cramp, sharp) - Never Say Die by James Patterson
✓22. Words associated with Tarot cards (fool, priestess, cups) It's a Love Story by Annabel Monaghan
✓23. Easily broken (fragile, brittle, flimsy) The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene
✓24. Magic users (witches, warlocks, necromancers) - Uprooted by Naomi Novik
✓25. Things people are to one another (friends, lovers, enemies) - One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus