Denise S’s
Comments
(group member since Aug 03, 2017)
Denise S’s
comments
from the The Lost Challenges group.
Showing 1-20 of 560
COMPLETEDecember Scattergories
Duration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Letteer: M
Recurring Items:
√1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored). Murder in the Bookshop by Anita Davison 12.3.25
√2. Author (first or last name) Ed McBain Fiddlers (87th Precinct Mysteries)) 12.5.25
√3. Main Character - (first or last name) Hannah Merrill Murder in the Bookshop by Anita Davison 12.3.25
√4. Secondary Character - (first or last name) Monty Carstairs Murder in the Bookshop by Anita Davison 12.3.25
√5. Place/Setting - (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') MARYLAND is the setting in The Correspondent by Virginia Evans 12.1.25
√6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items). MOTORCAR
Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins–and WWII Heroes by Tim Brady 12.15.25
And the Specials for December are:
√7. Something on a face - MOUTH "I could see her mouth moving" p. 132 The Correspondent by Virginia Evans 12.1.25
√8. A word that ends with -E MEASURE "for the briefest moment, a measure of self-reflection" p. 58. The Correspondent by Virginia Evans 12.1.25
√9. Something you can hold in your hand - MIRROR "the mirror flashes" p. 112 Sulfur Springs by William Kent Krueger. 12.2.23
√10. Items that can be lost - MATCH - "match was struck and smelled cigarette smoke" p. 289 Sulfur Springs by William Kent Krueger. 12.2.23
√11. I am 5280 feet long. MILE "really nice retirement village a mile or two from his house." p. 11 The Correspondent by Virginia Evans 12.1.25
√12. A union between two people (any form works) - MARRIAGE "I don't know how their marriage will make it" p. 3. The Correspondent by Virginia Evans 12.1.25
FINISHEDNovember 2025 Word Search
Duration: November 1, 2025 - November 30, 2025
48/50 words found
Choose your level:
Three: 41-50 words
Blood Will Tell by Dana Stabenow 11.1.25
1. apple - "a large wedge of apple pie, a la mode" p. 60
2, bake - "and bread to bake and wood to split" p. 21
3. bath - "a half bath on the second floor" p.25
4, big - "the rifle barrel centered directly on one big brown eye" p. 2
5. black - "the black of her hair was unchanged" p. 19
8. celebrate - "to celebrate a wedding" p. 228
12. country - "your family's been around this country a pretty long time. " p. 154
13. craft - "a crafts fair took up the entire basement of the convention center" p. 83
15. daylight - "November had less daylight" p. 67
16. dinner - "fresh liver and onions for dinner"p. 5
17. drive - "so I'll drive you to work instead" p. 68
20. Friday - "Eleven Friday is the next to last day of the convention" p. 217
21. game - "hunting season in her game management unit" p. 1
22. gratitude - "expressed his gratitude and pleasure at their dance" p. 126
24. hot - "added hot water from the kettle on the stove" p. 6
26. jar - "jar of Vitamin E cream"p. 10
27. leaves - "birch leaves in her hair" p. 4
28. leg - "sat down on the other leg of the L-shaped, built-in couch." p. 7
29. make - "the board needs to make some decisions." p. 16
30. pancakes - "blueberries for his breakfast pancakes" p.176
31. pie "a large wedge of apple pie, ala mode" p. 60
32. polish - "his patent leather wingtips were polished" p.120
33. porch - "she stepped onto the front porch" p. 198
35. puzzle - "as if she were a puzzle with too many pieces missing"p.211
36. rake - "he raked a hand through his hair" p. 154
37. read - "too lazy even to read" p. 7
38. ride - "she gave me a ride" p. 4
39. roads - "roads and government buildings" p. 151
42. shopping - "I never knew shopping was such hard work" p.115
43. silverware - "Kate stacked plates and silverware in the basin" p. 6
44. sweater - "looked in the drawer for one of his sweaters" p. 128
45. time - "once upon a time, a couple days ago..." p. Loc 56
46. turkey - "Cold turkey, that was the only way to treat something like this." p. 122
47. vote - "Mathisen sees me as a vote" p. 96
48. wagon - "she'd fallen off the wagon" p. 17
49. warmer - There must be a warmer job out there" p. 216
50. wear - "Wear her down with it" p. 51
The Murders at Clarion Castle by Anna Elliott 11.2.25
6. blessings "the unexpected blessings that appear along the journey" p. 181
7. bombs - "even had a few bombs fall not far away" p. 7
18, ends - "loose change and odds and ends" p. 56
25. indoor - "the indoor and outdoor staff maintained a visible separation" p.57
Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Vanora Bennett. 11.10.25
10 . cider - buzzing of wasps and the cidery promise of fallen apples" Loc 5910
14. crochet - "the crochet lace of my modest collar" Loc 2250
41. scarf - "wore a sable scarf and a scarlet hat on his head" Loc 1663
Bonded in Death by J.D. Robb 11.11.25
9. centerpiece - "It could be the centerpiece of my show" p. 359
19. football - "I enjoyed football - soccer to you." p. 171
The Black Wolf by Louise Penny 11.16.25
34. pumpkin - "strolled down aisles lined with pumpkins" p. 28
40. s'mores - "I have s'mores in my knapsack" p. 78
List:
11. cornucopia
23. hopscotch
December ScattergoriesDuration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Letteer: M
Recurring Items:
√1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored). Murder in the Bookshop by Anita Davison 12.3.25
√2. Author (first or last name) Ed McBain Fiddlers (87th Precinct Mysteries)) 12.5.25
√3. Main Character - (first or last name) Hannah Merrill Murder in the Bookshop by Anita Davison 12.3.25
√4. Secondary Character - (first or last name) Monty Carstairs Murder in the Bookshop by Anita Davison 12.3.25
√5. Place/Setting - (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') MARYLAND is the setting in The Correspondent by Virginia Evans 12.1.25
√6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items). MOTORCAR
Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins–and WWII Heroes by Tim Brady 12.15.25
And the Specials for December are:
√7. Something on a face - MOUTH "I could see her mouth moving" p. 132 The Correspondent by Virginia Evans 12.1.25
√8. A word that ends with -E MEASURE "for the briefest moment, a measure of self-reflection" p. 58. The Correspondent by Virginia Evans 12.1.25
√9. Something you can hold in your hand - MIRROR "the mirror flashes" p. 112 Sulfur Springs by William Kent Krueger. 12.2.23
√10. Items that can be lost - MATCH - "match was struck and smelled cigarette smoke" p. 289 Sulfur Springs by William Kent Krueger. 12.2.23
√11. I am 5280 feet long. MILE "really nice retirement village a mile or two from his house." p. 11 The Correspondent by Virginia Evans 12.1.25
√12. A union between two people (any form works) - MARRIAGE "I don't know how their marriage will make it" p. 3. The Correspondent by Virginia Evans 12.1.25
December 2025 Word SearchDuration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
All of the words can be found in A December to Remember by Jenny Bayliss.
Choose your level:
Three: 41-50 words
List:
1. addicts
2. alive
3. angry
4. banana
5. barista
6. bench
7. biscuits
8. buttons
9. crushed
10. double
11. drink
12. envelope
13. festival
14. fingers
15. freckles
16. glamorous
17. glitter
18. gracious
19. heater
20. hurt
21. jukebox
22. lips
23. loser
24. luck
25. magic
26. menu
27. nephew
28. north
29. notice
30. occasion
31. reading
32. reasons
33. rice
34. rude
35. sale
36. salty
37. seven
38. shelf
39. shouting
40. shrink
41. small
42. snide
43. solstice
44. star
45. sweat
46. sweet
47. village
48. walnut
49. welcome
50. winter
FINISHEDDuration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
48/50 words found
Choose your level
Three: 41-50 words
List:List:
1. almost "we have filmed almost every day" p.14 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
2. aunt - have had to ask my aunt to come along" p. 50 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
3. awful "current odds are at best awful" p. 144 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
4. black "that same black hair and blue eyes" p. 36 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
5. blond "my blue eyes and blond hair" p. 24 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
6. boot "Hobert stuck her boot in the opening before I could" p. 181 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
7. coffee "already up and making coffee" p. 11 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
8. crow - "managing to both crow about her ill-gained knowledge while greedily digging for more" p. 96 The Distant Hours by Kate Morton 10.7.25
9. dark "Antwerp's a dark place" p. 17 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
10. drapes "There are heavy drapes at the windows" p. 262 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
11. dread "filled with dread and vengeance" p. 40 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
12. frantic "my wife was frantic" p. 163 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
13. garden "they would rather sit in a garden than a museum" p. 133 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
14. grandfather "like my grandfather, he died young" p. 36 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
15. ground "an apartment on the ground floor" p.19 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
16. innocent "he was so innocent and treacherous" p. 104 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
17. lasagna "do you feel like lasagna or pizza?" p. 245 Halloween Cupcake Murder by Carlene O'Connor 10.5.25
18. letter "where I would deliver a letter or a package" p. 105 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
19. luck "bad luck on timing" p.124 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
20. lying "Mother said I was lying" p.186 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
21. Massachusetts "in my hometown of Salem, Massachussetts" p. 224 Halloween Cupcake Murder by Carlene O'Connor 10.5.25
22. patio - "all seated on the back patio" p. 42 Halloween Cupcake MurderCarlene O'Connor
10.5.25
23. pink "A pink bow fallen on the plank floor" p.142 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
24. pitcher "the ubiquitous eggnog pitcher" p. 137 Halloween Cupcake Murder by Carlene O'Connor 10.5.25
25. police "the police are on the way" p.85 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
26. porch "sitting on the porch, reflecting on the good old days" p.110 Death by Pumpkin Spice by Alex Erickson 10.4.25
27. portrait "I want to commission a proper portrait" p. 73 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
28. pregnancy "I've never mentioned the pregnancy to Father" p. 297 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
29. race "The fuhrer wants a pure race" p. 272 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
30. ranch "our ranch is about 25 miles out of town" p. 193 The Old World by Roy M. Griffis 10.25.25
31. ring "there's a brass ring in the upper middle of the image" p. 18 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
32. rumors "rumors swirl through the building" p. 9 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
33. scent "blending into a single scent of the day and work" p. 150 The Reader by Bernhard Schlink 10.4.25
34. science "all the science, all the advancement, it's not progress" p. 90 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
35. shadow "and now the memory is a shadow" p. 75 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
36. shop "we were in the Flemish shop" p. 46 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
37. simple "simple furniture and elegant lines" p. 12 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
38. sister "his sister had to leave immediately" p. 53 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
39. stomach "a gnawing hole in my stomach" p.63 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
40. storm "a sudden storm" p. 145 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
41. sugar "we cleaned the powdered sugar from her table" p. 23 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
42. tangerine
43. tattoo "she insisted on carrying the walking cane herself and it dragged behind, making our progress, step-by-step, with a drear tattoo" p. 488 The Distant Hours by Kate Morton 10.7.25
44. turnpike
45. upset. "Masha wasn't upset" p. 69 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
46. violet "They're marked. Blue. Green. Violet." p. 190 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
47. weak "Daddy became too weak to stand." p. 54 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
48. weapon "the best weapon is better information" p. 271 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
49. witch "I've been called a witch because of my eyes" p. 26 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
50. women "women wearing swinging skirts" p. 34 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
COMPLETEDNovember Scattergories
Duration: November 1, 2025 - November 30, 2025
The letter: B
Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) Blood Will Tell by Dana Stabenow 11.1.25
2. Author (first or last name). Vanora Bennett Portrait of an Unknown Woman 11.10.25
3. Main Character (first or last name) Blake - The Murders at Clarion Castle by Anna Elliott 11.2.25
4. Secondary Character (first or last name) - Bonzo, a dog who is a supporting actor especially in the denouement in The Murders at Clarion Castle by Anna Elliott 11.2.25
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') Britain - Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Vanora Bennett 11.10.25
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items). Bodacioius Babes - unknown Woman, Building in The Murders at Clarion Castle by Anna Elliott 11.2.25
And the Specials for November are:
7. Something you hear "before the servants BELL was fixed" p.87 The Murders at Clarion Castle. by Anna Elliott. 11.2.25
8. A color - blue "Drink tea out of a BLUE Wedgwood cup" p. 5 The Murders at Clarion Castle by Anna Elliott 11.2.25
9. Someone at a wedding - "You're a newlywed BRIDE with a brilliant young husband" Loc 919 Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Vanora Bennett 11.10.25
10. A place you sit in or listen to a record or use a phone in the old days - "waiting for her in the BOOTH at the cafe" p. 70 Blood Will Tell by Dana Stabenow 11.1.25
11. An item made of leather belt, "a small knife concealed in her BELT" p. 180 The Murders at Clarion Castle by Anna Elliott 11.2.25
12. A metal projectile bullet. "But he can't outrun a BULLET" p. 1 Blood Will Tell by Dana Stabenow 11.1.25
FINISHEDNovember 2025 Word Search
Duration: November 1, 2025 - November 30, 2025
48/50 words found
Choose your level:
Three: 41-50 words
Blood Will Tell by Dana Stabenow 11.1.25
1. apple - "a large wedge of apple pie, a la mode" p. 60
2, bake - "and bread to bake and wood to split" p. 21
3. bath - "a half bath on the second floor" p.25
4, big - "the rifle barrel centered directly on one big brown eye" p. 2
5. black - "the black of her hair was unchanged" p. 19
8. celebrate - "to celebrate a wedding" p. 228
12. country - "your family's been around this country a pretty long time. " p. 154
13. craft - "a crafts fair took up the entire basement of the convention center" p. 83
15. daylight - "November had less daylight" p. 67
16. dinner - "fresh liver and onions for dinner"p. 5
17. drive - "so I'll drive you to work instead" p. 68
20. Friday - "Eleven Friday is the next to last day of the convention" p. 217
21. game - "hunting season in her game management unit" p. 1
22. gratitude - "expressed his gratitude and pleasure at their dance" p. 126
24. hot - "added hot water from the kettle on the stove" p. 6
26. jar - "jar of Vitamin E cream"p. 10
27. leaves - "birch leaves in her hair" p. 4
28. leg - "sat down on the other leg of the L-shaped, built-in couch." p. 7
29. make - "the board needs to make some decisions." p. 16
30. pancakes - "blueberries for his breakfast pancakes" p.176
31. pie "a large wedge of apple pie, ala mode" p. 60
32. polish - "his patent leather wingtips were polished" p.120
33. porch - "she stepped onto the front porch" p. 198
35. puzzle - "as if she were a puzzle with too many pieces missing"p.211
36. rake - "he raked a hand through his hair" p. 154
37. read - "too lazy even to read" p. 7
38. ride - "she gave me a ride" p. 4
39. roads - "roads and government buildings" p. 151
42. shopping - "I never knew shopping was such hard work" p.115
43. silverware - "Kate stacked plates and silverware in the basin" p. 6
44. sweater - "looked in the drawer for one of his sweaters" p. 128
45. time - "once upon a time, a couple days ago..." p. Loc 56
46. turkey - "Cold turkey, that was the only way to treat something like this." p. 122
47. vote - "Mathisen sees me as a vote" p. 96
48. wagon - "she'd fallen off the wagon" p. 17
49. warmer - There must be a warmer job out there" p. 216
50. wear - "Wear her down with it" p. 51
The Murders at Clarion Castle by Anna Elliott 11.2.25
6. blessings "the unexpected blessings that appear along the journey" p. 181
7. bombs - "even had a few bombs fall not far away" p. 7
18, ends - "loose change and odds and ends" p. 56
25. indoor - "the indoor and outdoor staff maintained a visible separation" p.57
Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Vanora Bennett. 11.10.25
10 . cider - buzzing of wasps and the cidery promise of fallen apples" Loc 5910
14. crochet - "the crochet lace of my modest collar" Loc 2250
41. scarf - "wore a sable scarf and a scarlet hat on his head" Loc 1663
Bonded in Death by J.D. Robb 11.11.25
9. centerpiece - "It could be the centerpiece of my show" p. 359
19. football - "I enjoyed football - soccer to you." p. 171
The Black Wolf by Louise Penny 11.16.25
34. pumpkin - "strolled down aisles lined with pumpkins" p. 28
40. s'mores - "I have s'mores in my knapsack" p. 78
List:
11. cornucopia
23. hopscotch
oops I'm lateCOMPLETE
September 2025 Word Search: September by Rosamunde Pilcher
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
48/50 words found
Choose your level:
Three: 41-50 words
The Judas Monk Murders by Anna Elliott 9.1.25
List:
1. attention - "Harry turned his attention back to the two soldiers" p. 17
2. barking "Bonzo shot past him, barking madly" p. 86
5. bridge "an ancient stone bridge" p. 60
6. cake "eggless sponge cake you made last night" p. 20
7. changed - "the rhythm of pub chatter never changed" p.16
8. cigar - "a row of half-smoked cigars" p.9
11. crisp - "uniforms crisp, expressions wary" p. 17
12. cushions - "pretty wool work cushions for the chairs" p. 53
13. dear "if that's what you're asking dear" p. 38
15. envelope "He nodded to the envelope that lay on the counter" p. 54
16. eyebrows "Evie's presence would raise any eyebrows at the base" p. 104
18. fears "Concern. Fear." p.101
20. flying "been shot down on a flying misson" p. 4
21. fool "making too much of a fool of herself" p.30
23. herself "The house she found herself in now" p. 1
25. impossible "Not impossible," Nigel frowned." p. 8
27. lemon "painted them a pale lemon yellow" p. 53
28 library - "which the local library in Ashford" p. 58
30. mile " Canterbury is barely forty miles away" p.64
31. ordinary - "ordinary, every day details" p. 21
32. pocket - "the school's crest on the pocket" p,3
33. pride - "Jamison was the pride of Fort Hardwicke" p 143
35. sheets "some were torn sheets of notepaper" p. 91
36. shop "So you're running a tea shop all by yourself? " p. 2
38. sink - "draining board of the porcelain sink" p. 30
39. slender - "a tall, slender young woman" p.157
40. space - "stained glass instead of empty space" p 7
41. stairs "found stairs almost impossible to climb up" p, 51
43. think "Do you think you could tell us the whole story?" p. 4
44. tired - "looking tired and sad" p. 20
45. upset "didn't seem to be overly upset" p.28
47. voice - "Tommy's excited voice cut through his thoughts." p. 85
48, weary "looking weary but still thoughtful" p, 62
49. worst "that had somehow survived the worst of the Luftwaffe's attention" p. 78
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon 9.3.25
3. basket - "drops her spindle to the basket" p. 34
4. bowl "I ladle a bowl of stew for Sam" p.35
14. "two of slander, one divorce petition..." p. 135
24. hips "setting my fists against my hips" p.18
26. invitation "I take this as my invitation to come in" p. 170
34. September - "last September the tavern served as barracks" p.16
37. silk - "the required wig and red silk robe" p. 65
49. villain - "acts as villain more often than I think is fair" p. 162
50. yawned - "Ephrim yawned." p. 154
The Kill Room by Jeffrey Deaver 9.5.25
9. cocktail "spent the first tipsy cocktail hour noting coincidences of career and number of children..." p. 450
10. coke - "if she'd mixed coke and rum the level would be higher." p. 505
22. grill - "grill lights, which flashed dramatically" p. 113
A Death in Cornwall by Daniel Silva 9.8.25
42. tennis "he'll be waiting outside the tennis club" p. 257
The Ha'Penny Place by Gemma Jackson 9.10.25
17 fantastic - "out to trip the light fantastic" p. 118
19. fibbed
29. lilac
COMPLETEOctober Scattergories
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 10, 2025
Letter: P
Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) A Private Investigation by Peter Grainger 10.10.25
2. Author (first or last name) Peter Grainger A Private Investigation 10.10.25
3 Main Character (first or last name) Persephone Blythe The Distant Hours by Kate Morton 10.7.25
4. Secondary Character (first or last name) Phillipe 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
the setting is an apartment building named "Place Bruggman" 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items). PUMPKIN
by Alex Erickson 10.4.25And the Specials for October are:
7. Human beings - plural or singular "can't pay attention to what PEOPLE say" p. 15 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
8. An Italian meal or food "he put another slice of PIZZA onto his plate" p. 252 Halloween Cupcake Murder by Carlene O'Connor 10.5.25
9. Where you keep things "I pull out my coin PURSE" p.178 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
10. A social event "ruin a dinner PARTY with talk of Nazis" p. 45 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
11. They can help you "Maybe I needed some sort of PSYCHOTHERAPIST after the war?" The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II by Svetlana Alexievich 10.4.25
12. Something you see on the front of a house - "sitting on the PORCH, reflecting on the good old days" p.110 Death by Pumpkin Spice by Alex Erickson 10.4.25
GenevievePlease remove my name in Participants. I will delete my challenge post but not completely so that it doesn't mess up your links.
Thank you!
Denise S
Still not sure what you are saying. I'm asking about this part. of the rules:"*Each book may only be used for one task or letter"
OK, so I can use the book 33 Place Brugmann for the words COSTUME, GHOUL, CAULDRON, CREEPY AND SCARY for example?? Or, no??
I'm not understanding for "the words you can find as many as you want" - I'm asking about the books.
Genevieve wrote: "Denise S wrote: "So we can only use a book one time in this challenge for one task?If so, I don't want to complete the challenge - I am not interested in reading that many Halloween books and I do..."
I understand that. What I meant is if you find five words in one book can you count that or only one word per book?
COMPLETEOctober Scattergories
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 10, 2025
Letter: P
Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) A Private Investigation by Peter Grainger 10.10.25
2. Author (first or last name) Peter Grainger A Private Investigation 10.10.25
3 Main Character (first or last name) Persephone Blythe The Distant Hours by Kate Morton 10.7.25
4. Secondary Character (first or last name) Phillipe 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
the setting is an apartment building named "Place Bruggman" 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items). PUMPKIN
by Alex Erickson 10.4.25And the Specials for October are:
7. Human beings - plural or singular "can't pay attention to what PEOPLE say" p. 15 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
8. An Italian meal or food "he put another slice of PIZZA onto his plate" p. 252 Halloween Cupcake Murder by Carlene O'Connor 10.5.25
9. Where you keep things "I pull out my coin PURSE" p.178 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
10. A social event "ruin a dinner PARTY with talk of Nazis" p. 45 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
11. They can help you "Maybe I needed some sort of PSYCHOTHERAPIST after the war?" The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II by Svetlana Alexievich 10.4.25
12. Something you see on the front of a house - "sitting on the PORCH, reflecting on the good old days" p.110 Death by Pumpkin Spice by Alex Erickson 10.4.25
could not continue challenge
Hi Genevieve - I would like to do this challenge. I see there is already a DENISE listed. Could you list me as DENISE S. or is that not possible? Anything you can do to keep us distinct. Thanks!
Addendum: I changed my profile name to Denise S. so that makes it easy for you to list it as such. Thanks!
October 2025 Word Search: Practical MagicFINISHED
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
48/50 words found
Choose your level
Three: 41-50 words
List:List:
1. almost "we have filmed almost every day" p.14 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
2. aunt - have had to ask my aunt to come along" p. 50 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
3. awful "current odds are at best awful" p. 144 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
4. black "that same black hair and blue eyes" p. 36 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
5. blond "my blue eyes and blond hair" p. 24 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
6. boot "Hobert stuck her boot in the opening before I could" p. 181 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
7. coffee "already up and making coffee" p. 11 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
8. crow - "managing to both crow about her ill-gained knowledge while greedily digging for more" p. 96 The Distant Hours by Kate Morton 10.7.25
9. dark "Antwerp's a dark place" p. 17 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
10. drapes "There are heavy drapes at the windows" p. 262 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
11. dread "filled with dread and vengeance" p. 40 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
12. frantic "my wife was frantic" p. 163 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
13. garden "they would rather sit in a garden than a museum" p. 133 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
14. grandfather "like my grandfather, he died young" p. 36 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
15. ground "an apartment on the ground floor" p.19 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
16. innocent "he was so innocent and treacherous" p. 104 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
17. lasagna "do you feel like lasagna or pizza?" p. 245 Halloween Cupcake Murder by Carlene O'Connor 10.5.25
18. letter "where I would deliver a letter or a package" p. 105 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
19. luck "bad luck on timing" p.124 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
20. lying "Mother said I was lying" p.186 33 Place Brugmann by. Alice Austen 10.1.25
21. Massachusetts "in my hometown of Salem, Massachussetts" p. 224 Halloween Cupcake Murder by Carlene O'Connor 10.5.25
22. patio - "all seated on the back patio" p. 42 Halloween Cupcake MurderCarlene O'Connor
10.5.25
23. pink "A pink bow fallen on the plank floor" p.142 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
24. pitcher "the ubiquitous eggnog pitcher" p. 137 Halloween Cupcake Murder by Carlene O'Connor 10.5.25
25. police "the police are on the way" p.85 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
26. porch "sitting on the porch, reflecting on the good old days" p.110 Death by Pumpkin Spice by Alex Erickson 10.4.25
27. portrait "I want to commission a proper portrait" p. 73 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
28. pregnancy "I've never mentioned the pregnancy to Father" p. 297 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
29. race "The fuhrer wants a pure race" p. 272 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
30. ranch "our ranch is about 25 miles out of town" p. 193 The Old World by Roy M. Griffis 10.25.25
31. ring "there's a brass ring in the upper middle of the image" p. 18 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
32. rumors "rumors swirl through the building" p. 9 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
33. scent "blending into a single scent of the day and work" p. 150 The Reader by Bernhard Schlink 10.4.25
34. science "all the science, all the advancement, it's not progress" p. 90 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
35. shadow "and now the memory is a shadow" p. 75 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
36. shop "we were in the Flemish shop" p. 46 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
37. simple "simple furniture and elegant lines" p. 12 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
38. sister "his sister had to leave immediately" p. 53 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
39. stomach "a gnawing hole in my stomach" p.63 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
40. storm "a sudden storm" p. 145 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
41. sugar "we cleaned the powdered sugar from her table" p. 23 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
42. tangerine
43. tattoo "she insisted on carrying the walking cane herself and it dragged behind, making our progress, step-by-step, with a drear tattoo" p. 488 The Distant Hours by Kate Morton 10.7.25
44. turnpike
45. upset. "Masha wasn't upset" p. 69 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
46. violet "They're marked. Blue. Green. Violet." p. 190 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
47. weak "Daddy became too weak to stand." p. 54 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
48. weapon "the best weapon is better information" p. 271 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
49. witch "I've been called a witch because of my eyes" p. 26 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
50. women "women wearing swinging skirts" p. 34 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25
September 2025 Word Search: September by Rosamunde PilcherDuration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
48/50 words found
Choose your level:
Three: 41-50 words
The Judas Monk Murders by Anna Elliott 9.1.25
List:
1. attention - "Harry turned his attention back to the two soldiers" p. 17
2. barking "Bonzo shot past him, barking madly" p. 86
5. bridge "an ancient stone bridge" p. 60
6. cake "eggless sponge cake you made last night" p. 20
7. changed - "the rhythm of pub chatter never changed" p.16
8. cigar - "a row of half-smoked cigars" p.9
11. crisp - "uniforms crisp, expressions wary" p. 17
12. cushions - "pretty wool work cushions for the chairs" p. 53
13. dear "if that's what you're asking dear" p. 38
15. envelope "He nodded to the envelope that lay on the counter" p. 54
16. eyebrows "Evie's presence would raise any eyebrows at the base" p. 104
18. fears "Concern. Fear." p.101
20. flying "been shot down on a flying misson" p. 4
21. fool "making too much of a fool of herself" p.30
23. herself "The house she found herself in now" p. 1
25. impossible "Not impossible," Nigel frowned." p. 8
27. lemon "painted them a pale lemon yellow" p. 53
28 library - "which the local library in Ashford" p. 58
30. mile " Canterbury is barely forty miles away" p.64
31. ordinary - "ordinary, every day details" p. 21
32. pocket - "the school's crest on the pocket" p,3
33. pride - "Jamison was the pride of Fort Hardwicke" p 143
35. sheets "some were torn sheets of notepaper" p. 91
36. shop "So you're running a tea shop all by yourself? " p. 2
38. sink - "draining board of the porcelain sink" p. 30
39. slender - "a tall, slender young woman" p.157
40. space - "stained glass instead of empty space" p 7
41. stairs "found stairs almost impossible to climb up" p, 51
43. think "Do you think you could tell us the whole story?" p. 4
44. tired - "looking tired and sad" p. 20
45. upset "didn't seem to be overly upset" p.28
47. voice - "Tommy's excited voice cut through his thoughts." p. 85
48, weary "looking weary but still thoughtful" p, 62
49. worst "that had somehow survived the worst of the Luftwaffe's attention" p. 78
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon 9.3.25
3. basket - "drops her spindle to the basket" p. 34
4. bowl "I ladle a bowl of stew for Sam" p.35
14. "two of slander, one divorce petition..." p. 135
24. hips "setting my fists against my hips" p.18
26. invitation "I take this as my invitation to come in" p. 170
34. September - "last September the tavern served as barracks" p.16
37. silk - "the required wig and red silk robe" p. 65
49. villain - "acts as villain more often than I think is fair" p. 162
50. yawned - "Ephrim yawned." p. 154
The Kill Room by Jeffrey Deaver 9.5.25
9. cocktail "spent the first tipsy cocktail hour noting coincidences of career and number of children..." p. 450
10. coke - "if she'd mixed coke and rum the level would be higher." p. 505
22. grill - "grill lights, which flashed dramatically" p. 113
A Death in Cornwall by Daniel Silva 9.8.25
42. tennis "he'll be waiting outside the tennis club" p. 257
The Ha'Penny Place by Gemma Jackson 9.10.25
17 fantastic - "out to trip the light fantastic" p. 118
19. fibbed
29. lilac
FINISHEDAugust 2025 Word Search
Duration: August 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025
42/50 words found
Choose your level:
Three: 41-50 words
The Frumious Bandersnatch by Ed McBain 8.2.25
1. angel "She sang like an angel" p. 276
2. baby - "She was home, baby, she was home" p. 90
3. beauty - "her luminous beauty" p. 26
5. boss - "he imagined his boss at breakfast" p. 73
8. crush - "the tendrils of the fog embraced the car as if to crush it" p. 68
10, darling "No, darling." p. 118
11. delight "grinned in delight" p. 49
12. dish "a dish rested on the coffee table" p. 116
13. diva - "diva to explode on the CHR" p. 37
16. easy - "easy entree to the world of high fashion" p. 260
18. elegant - "sixty-three feet of sleek power and elegant design" p. 1
20. fashion "fashion preferences of a former US President" p. 152
21. fly "Carella wondered if his fly was open" p. 128
22. fox "El Zorro Canoso which means The Gray Fox" p. 171
23. fresh "fresh as a daisy" p. 53
24. gear "gear they'd set up all over the room" p. 173
26. gorgeous "gorgeous, darling" p. 65
28. hip "the crowd was very hip" p. 18
30. jewel "jewel in a tarnished brass setting." p. 114
32. look - "look like dope buys going down" p. 22
33. lovely "I like lovely love songs" p. 40
35. outfit "how do you get out of this chickenshit outfit?" p. 69
37. positive "positive reaction" p. 28
38. precious "precious assets in the delicate operations he performed" p. 138
39. Princess - "Princess are you with me?" p. 53
42. sleek "sleek power and elegant design" p. 1
43. smoke "He went out to smoke a cigarette" p. 172
44. style "His hair was worn in a sort of shaggy dog style" p. 3
46. sweetheart "Sweetheart come here a.minute" p. 156
The Spectre of Hawthorne Manor by Anna Elliott 8.4.25
14. Drip - "I saw him drip the liquid into the flask" p.319
25. Gift - "Alice certainly had the gift for improvisation" p. 317
41. Siren - "the piercing wail of a siren cut the air" p. 80
47. Thread - "like a slow, winding thread" p. 313
48. Trend - "didn't just ignore those current trends" p. 132
49. Vision - "both her brain and her vision had cleared" p. 10
One Good Thing by Georgia Hunter 8.5.25
36. Peach "peaches and bags of Virginia cherries" p. 15
50. Wardrobe "the wardrobe that was there when she arrived in Bologna" p. 515
Snow in August by Pete Hamill 8.8.25
34. Magnet "up there was the magnet pulling all of them through the summer morning" p. 299
40. Radiant "Michael could see a radiant paleness beyond the black window shade" p. 2
On Being Jewish Now: Reflections from Authors and Advocates by Zibby Owens 8.12.25
4. bombshell "biology teacher dropped a bombshell" p. 112
17. edgy "subtly edgy designs" p. 142
45. swag - "and their swag reads FUN AF'" p. 61
List:
6. Charmer
7. Classy
9. Cutie
15. Duds
19. Eye Candy
27. Groovy
29. Hottie
31. Knockout
JO ANNE!!! I FORGOT TO SIGN IN!!! But I did do July. I'm sorry.I'll put the results here and its up to you if you accept. duh on me.
FINISHED
July 2025 Word Search: Jungle Book Movie
Duration: July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
49/50 words found
Choose your level:
Three: 41-50 words.
List:
1. alone p. 57 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
2. ambush p. 25 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
3. argument p. 31Waking Lions by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen 7.4.25
4. arrives p. 248 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
5. bear. p, 44 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
6. befriend
7. belongp. 23 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
8. betray p. 79 Waking Lions by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen 7.4.25
9. boy p. 16 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
10. child p. 68 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
11. decide p. 26 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
12. devour p. 12 Waking Lions by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen 7.4.25
13. elephant p. 110 Waking Lions by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen 7.4.25
14. family p. 8 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
15. fight p.26 Waking Lions by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen 7.4.25
16. find p. 44 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
17. fire p. 12 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
18. girl p. 43 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
19. gun p. 50 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
20. hate p. 201 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
21. help p. 87 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
22. hide p. 240 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
23. home p. 6 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
24. human p. 240 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
25. hunt p. 188 Waking Lions by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen 7.4.25
26. India p. 320 All Change by Elizabeth Jane Howard 7.9.25
27. jungle p.11 Waking Lions by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen 7.4.25
28. kill p. 98 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
29. king p. 124 Waking Lions by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen 7.4.25
30. later p. 157 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
31. man p. 298 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
32. meet p. 28 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
33. morning p. 247 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
34. mourn p. 372 She's Up to No Good by Sara Goodman Confino 7.6.25
35. nerve p. 35 Waking Lions by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen 7.4.25
36. orphan p. 272 Waking Lions by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen 7.4.25
37. persuade p. 19 Waking Lions by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen 7.4.25
38. promise p. 76 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
39. remind p. 8 Waking Lions by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen 7.4.25
40. sleep p. 83 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
41. strangers p. 59 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
42. teach p. 215 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
43. temple p. 231 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
44. ten p. 24 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
45. tiger p.47 Waking Lions by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen 7.4.25
46. tree p. 42 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
47. village p. 43 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
48. water p.97 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
49. wolves p. 19 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
50. years p. 173 Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 7.2.25
FINISHEDAugust 2025 Word Search
Duration: August 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025
42/50 words found
Choose your level:
Three: 41-50 words
The Frumious Bandersnatch by Ed McBain 8.2.25
1. angel "She sang like an angel" p. 276
2. baby - "She was home, baby, she was home" p. 90
3. beauty - "her luminous beauty" p. 26
5. boss - "he imagined his boss at breakfast" p. 73
8. crush - "the tendrils of the fog embraced the car as if to crush it" p. 68
10, darling "No, darling." p. 118
11. delight "grinned in delight" p. 49
12. dish "a dish rested on the coffee table" p. 116
13. diva - "diva to explode on the CHR" p. 37
16. easy - "easy entree to the world of high fashion" p. 260
18. elegant - "sixty-three feet of sleek power and elegant design" p. 1
20. fashion "fashion preferences of a former US President" p. 152
21. fly "Carella wondered if his fly was open" p. 128
22. fox "El Zorro Canoso which means The Gray Fox" p. 171
23. fresh "fresh as a daisy" p. 53
24. gear "gear they'd set up all over the room" p. 173
26. gorgeous "gorgeous, darling" p. 65
28. hip "the crowd was very hip" p. 18
30. jewel "jewel in a tarnished brass setting." p. 114
32. look - "look like dope buys going down" p. 22
33. lovely "I like lovely love songs" p. 40
35. outfit "how do you get out of this chickenshit outfit?" p. 69
37. positive "positive reaction" p. 28
38. precious "precious assets in the delicate operations he performed" p. 138
39. Princess - "Princess are you with me?" p. 53
42. sleek "sleek power and elegant design" p. 1
43. smoke "He went out to smoke a cigarette" p. 172
44. style "His hair was worn in a sort of shaggy dog style" p. 3
46. sweetheart "Sweetheart come here a.minute" p. 156
The Spectre of Hawthorne Manor by Anna Elliott 8.4.25
14. Drip - "I saw him drip the liquid into the flask" p.319
25. Gift - "Alice certainly had the gift for improvisation" p. 317
41. Siren - "the piercing wail of a siren cut the air" p. 80
47. Thread - "like a slow, winding thread" p. 313
48. Trend - "didn't just ignore those current trends" p. 132
49. Vision - "both her brain and her vision had cleared" p. 10
One Good Thing by Georgia Hunter 8.5.25
36. Peach "peaches and bags of Virginia cherries" p. 15
50. Wardrobe "the wardrobe that was there when she arrived in Bologna" p. 515
Snow in August by Pete Hamill 8.8.25
34. Magnet "up there was the magnet pulling all of them through the summer morning" p. 299
40. Radiant "Michael could see a radiant paleness beyond the black window shade" p. 2
On Being Jewish Now: Reflections from Authors and Advocates by Zibby Owens 8.12.25
4. bombshell "biology teacher dropped a bombshell" p. 112
17. edgy "subtly edgy designs" p. 142
45. swag - "and their swag reads FUN AF'" p. 61
List:
6. Charmer
7. Classy
9. Cutie
15. Duds
19. Eye Candy
27. Groovy
29. Hottie
31. Knockout
