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2016 May Word Hunt
Example post:Word Hunt - January
1 Jan - 31 Jan 2015
Word found: 10/10
Book completed: 7
Merry Gentlemen √ 1 Jan
bowl
Undertow √ 4 Jan
bartender, king, mourning
Heart of the Warrior √ 7 Jan
champagne, molasses
Obernewtyn √ 9 Jan
diary
Inestimable Blessings √ 9 Jan
blood
Starfish and Coffee √ 12 Jan
grandmother
Dom Wars: Round One √ 12 Jan
dreamed
1. BARTENDER - Undertow √ 4 Jan
p113 - (Which was Sunday and Monday - Saturday was a busy night on the bartender/club scene.
2. CHAMPAGNE - Heart of the Warrior √ 7 Jan
p180-181 - The doorman greeted him inside the foyer and waved his past - no need to check the guest list for his name - and he grabbed a glass of champagne from a tray and looked around.
3. BOWL Merry Gentlemen √ 1 Jan
p11 - "Another hippy bloke selling hand-turned bowls and crap like that."
4. KING - Undertow √ 4 Jan
p48 - Roan was the king of the jungle, and he should have no problem subduing cats; it was shat he did, sometimes without intention.
5. DREAM - Dom Wars: Round One √ 12 Jan
LOC 756: I'd never have dreamed just holding a person's hand could be such a turn on.
6. MOURN - Undertow √ 4 Jan
p262 - Because, come to think about it, you could confuse remorse for mourning, especially in a naturally depressed person.
7. GRANDMOTHER - Starfish and Coffee √ 12 Jan
p98-99 - "... He put your grandmother on a pedestal until the day she died. ..."
8. DIARY - Obernewtyn √ 9 Jan
p231 - Alexi took the diary, opened it, and held it in front of my eyes.
9. MOLASSES - Heart of the Warrior √ 7 Jan
p217 - "You move like molasses, my pet."
10. BLOOD - Inestimable Blessings √ 9 Jan
p46-47: Lee shivered, overwhelmed by the attraction simmering in his blood.
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 Hunt ~ May1 - 31 May 2016
Completed: 0/10
Bonus: 0/5
blueberry
bulldoze/r
captive
eight
genuine
human
iron
maximum
miserable
powerless
Bonus words:
degenerate
dynamite
gallery
governor
sewage
15/15Blueberry - Finley 05/15-16/16 ★★★
PAGE 28 - "He scooped a spoonful of blueberries onto his pancakes and then cut, and shoveled, a forkful of them into his mouth."
Bulldoze/r - Between a Rock and a Hard Place 05/14/16 ★★★★★
PAGE 74 - "Rafi had enough self-esteem to bulldoze his way through the world if that's what he needed to do."
Captive - Of Gods and Monsters: Hades 05/05-06/16 ★★★★
LOC 1599 - "Mr. Hades was a striking god of captivation, scars and tattoos included."
Eight - Of Gods and Monsters: Hades 05/05-06/16 ★★★★
LOC 4881 - "They were the tentacles of the true monster hiding beneath the surface, ready to snatch and snare you in one or all of its eight arms."
Genuine - Between a Rock and a Hard Place 05/14/16 ★★★★★
PAGE 182 - "Bryan scrunched his eyebrows together like he was genuinely perplexed."
Human - Flight of Magpies 05/11/16 ★★★★
LOC 2412 - "You are an appalling human being and a bad influence," Gold said."
Iron - Between a Rock and a Hard Place 05/14/16 ★★★★★
PAGE 209 - "Austin's arms were iron bars around his waist until Vinnie wriggled out of them."
Maximum - Finley 05/15-16/16 ★★★
PAGE 104 - "Then he weaved his wa
Miserable - Carousel: A Whyborne & Griffin Short Story, #3.4 05/26/16 ★★★★
LOC 71 - "He nodded miserably."
Powerless - Flight of Magpies 05/11/16 ★★★★
LOC 1650 - "I'm powerless."
Bonus:
Degenerate - Flight of Magpies 05/11/16 ★★★★
LOC 1712 - "You are the most colossal degenerate."
Dynamite - Carousel: A Whyborne & Griffin Short Story, #3.4 05/26/16 ★★★★
LOC 214 - "The seas with which these things came to him, the carelessness with which he treated forces that ought to be handled like lit dynamite, kept me lying awake at night."
Gallery - The Far Away Years 05/02-03/16 ★★★
LOC 3706 - "Paris Marceau has a showing at a new gallery in Old City."
Governor - The Far Away Years 05/02-03/16 ★★★
LOC 2706 - "She made me write to the governor but I stole a stamp from her desk and mailed it anyway."
Sewage - Of Gods and Monsters: Hades 05/05-06/16 ★★★★
LOC 854 - "Growing up, Hades had known he was as ugly as the slime that crawled out of the sewage, no on had spared him a second glance, not in admiration for attractiveness anyway."
DONE 5/15/16 ^_^May Word Hunt
Completed: 10/10
blueberry - Midsummer Moon by Laura Kinsale - pg 178/444 - 5/1/16
"Have another blueberry muffin, Miss Lambourne?"
bulldoze/r - Montana Wildfire by Rebecca Sinclair - pg 306/460- 5/12/16
While however much he’d drunk was enough to blur the razorsharp edges of reality, it wasn’t nearly enough to bulldoze his obsession with Amanda Lennox from his mind.
captive - Treasured by Candace Camp - pg 98/367 - 5/3/16
He moved nearer, not touching her, but holding her captive somehow with his gaze, his closeness, as though his body were a magnet from which she could not pull away.
eight - Midsummer Moon by Laura Kinsale - pg 71/444 - 5/1/16
Not because he particularly reveled in the chill grandeur, or because he had shared the ducal quarters with his grandfather from the age of eight, or even because he was now, in fact, the duke himself.
genuine - Quicksilver Passion by Georgina Gentry - pg 10/414 - 5/5/16
He held out his hand, genuine friendliness in his old face.
human - Treasured by Candace Camp - pg 41/367 - 5/3/16
“But others say they are spirits of the water and change their form to look human, then disappear when the morning arrives, leaving the woman not knowing who he was.”
iron - Quicksilver Passion by Georgina Gentry - pg 64/414 - 5/5/16
We can’t just go around shootin’ folks because they get lost near our claim and pack iron—especially a boy.
maximum - Midsummer Moon by Laura Kinsale - pg 388/444 - 5/2/16
He'd probably timed it for maximum effect.
miserable - Montana Wildfire by Rebecca Sinclair - pg 9/460 - 5/7/16
He isn’t paying me to thrash you to within an inch of your miserable life, either, she thought harshly, glaring at him, but I’m considering doing that, too.
powerless - Quicksilver Passion by Georgina Gentry - pg 262/414 - 5/6/16
But times are changing, and I see that I am powerless to stop it.
Bonus Words
Completed: 5/5
degenerate - The Kadin by Bertrice Small - pg 59/395 - 5/13/16
She dared not compare the two princes’ morals, for Ahmed’s degenerate behavior was an open scandal.
dynamite - Montana Wildfire by Rebecca Sinclair - pg 346/460 - 5/12/16
A keg of dynamite could have exploded right next to him and it still wouldn’t have dislodged the memory of her smooth white skin skimming beneath his open palm.
gallery - The Kadin by Bertrice Small - pg 349/395 - 5/15/16
Walking into the gallery that made up the crosspiece of the H, she smiled in satisfaction.
governor - The Kadin by Bertrice Small - pg 184/395 - 5/15/16
He is happy as governor of the Macedonian provinces, and completely loyal to my wishes.
sewage - Treasured by Candace Camp - pg 235/367 - 5/4/16
The cool night carried the familiar scent of trees and earth, threaded through with a trace of peat smoke, a far cry from London's thick miasma from coal fires and sewage.
me, me....i'm in...i love this challenge!just to double check...the last word in the regular list...is it ok as is or should it be "powerless"? thanks!
I'm in!11/10+
blueberry - Groomzilla - May21 - 4*
"Look it's unfrosted and blueberry inside." (Kindle Loc 1473)
bulldoze/r - My Partner the Wolf - May18 - 5*
I was so sure I knew the right thing to do, and I wanted to fix it so badly for you, I just bulldozed over how hesitant you felt about everything (Kindle LOC 3171)
captive - The Panther's Heart - May24 - 4*
Donovan, the coyote pack's alpha, had pledged to help Xander in freeing any other shifters in the deer herd's captivity (Kindle LOC 1680)
eight - A Ghost of a Chance - May23 - 5*
Berkeley killed himself eight months after Charity ran off? (Kindle LOC 721)
genuine - Challenge the Darkness - May15 - 4*
There was genuine fear coming of him, and the sour scent that comes from lying wasn't there either. (Kindle LOC 2490)
human - Help! My Lover's an Alien - May24 - 3*
Hell, the person wasn't even human. (Kindle LOC 420)
iron - Two Pet Dicks - May13 - 5*
The rattlesnake was dead, of course and the coral snake had been flattened by a cast iron skillet flung by a panicked homosexual. (Kindle LOC 3144)
maximum - Island Doctor - May2 - 5*
Maximum fucking, no drama. (Kindle LOC 2462)
miserable - The Salisbury Key - May10 - 4*
Being as I was such a miserable bastard (Kindle LOC 2452)
powerless - Salvation - May25 - 3*
He tried to stop it but he was powerless against the tidal wave of emotions (Kindle LOC540 )
Bonus Words
degenerate
dynamite
gallery - His Fallow Heart - May27 - 4*
He'd been all but living at Bourne gallery, preparing for the upcoming exhibition. (Kindle LOC 136)
governor
sewage
Monthly Word Hunt 1 - 31 May 2016
0/9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
blueberry
bulldoze/r
captive
eight
genuine
human
iron
maximum
miserable
powerless
Bonus Words
degenerate
dynamite
gallery
governor
sewage
Monthly Word Hunt1 - 31 May 2016
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!9 as of 05.20.2016
bulldoze/r
Bonus
dynamite
sewage
I'm in.14/15 FOUND
✔blueberry -Shadow Rites - Faith Hunter 5/10
(blueberry this time), p113
✔bulldoze/r - White Night - Jim Butcher 5/4
(he was built like a bulldozer), p256
✔captive -Born of Ashes - Caris Roane 5/11
(I have been held captive), p73
✔eight -The First Sin - Cheyenne McCray 5/12
(I want a team of eight agents), p211
✔genuine -The First Sin - Cheyenne McCray 5/12
(she's a sweet kid, genuine), p135
✔human - White Night - Jim Butcher 5/4
(bleached human skull), p122
✔iron - White Night - Jim Butcher 5/4
(shields of silver, iron, copper), p96
✔maximum - Butterfly Tattoo - Deidre Knight 5/28
(he'd arranged for maximum coverage), p33
✔miserable -Born of Silence - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/16
(just once in his miserable life), p45
✔powerless -Born of Silence - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/16
(while he'd been powerless to stop it), p336
Bonus (exact word):
✔degenerate -Born of Silence - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/16
(that Darling was a crazed degenerate), p292
✔dynamite -Born of Ashes - Caris Roane 5/11
(he'd need dynamite), p185
✔gallery -Shadow Rites - Faith Hunter 5/10
(we never used the front gallery), p11
✔governor -Born of Silence - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/16
(he would be governor soon), p5
sewage -
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My Spot.May Word Hunt - 13 of 15
blueberry - Love Water Memory read 05/22/16****- Picking BLUEBERRIES with little Sam this afternoon. (Pg 112)
bulldoze/r
captive - The Truant Officer read 05/07/16**** - Viktor went back to when they were young men held CAPTIVE in the Soviet Union. (pg 350)
eight - Exposed read 05/01/16**** - I had sex with two men in a forty-EIGHT-hour time frame. (pg 177)
genuine - Simon Says read 05/07/16**** - His smile seemed GENUINE enough as he started them into the house. (pg 271)
human - Exposed - I wonder if perhaps you truly are an animal in HUMAN disguise. (pg 144)
iron - Tainted Love read 05/04/16**** - I lift IRON Phoebs, and I don't fuck with cardio. (pg 110)
maximum - The Truant Officer - it was done in a way to strategically to inflict MAXIMUM pain, yet keeping him alive. (pg 94)
miserable - Simon Says - he looked watchful, MISERABLE and resigned. (pg 223)
powerless - Exposed - How I seemed POWERLESS to stop it. (pg 177)
Bonus Words
degenerate - Taking Fire read 05/24/16**** - Amir was a DEGENERATE. (pg 202)
dynamite - Mountain Angel read 05/26/16*** - Then again, DYNAMITE came in small packages ...(loc. 32%)
gallery - The Truant Officer - , which led him to the Russian World Art GALLERY on Fifth Street in Manhattan (pg 158)
governor - Hard To Handle read 05/15/16**** - the GOVENOR just claimed a state of emergency. (Pg 98)
sewage
☘KathyD☘ wrote: "me, me....i'm in...i love this challenge!just to double check...the last word in the regular list...is it ok as is or should it be "powerless"? thanks!"
Eek - powerless! Will fix it now :)
Monthly Word Hunt 1 - 31 May 2016
10/10 words...CHAMPION hunter!
✔ 5/16 blueberry: Turn and Burn, Kindle 69%, 4116 of 6022, The taste of blueberry spread across her tongue.
✔ 5/25 bulldoze: The Face Of Deception, Kindle 16%, 1080 of 6802, "I think it's safe to assume I won't try to bulldoze you in the next twenty-four hours.
✔ 5/3 captive: Play My Game, Kindle 12%, 226 of 1696, I kick and squirm a little just for form, but there’s no denying that I am a very willing captive.
✔ 5/4 eight: Seduce Me, Kindle 8%, 101 of 1066, ”…I have a meeting in San Diego at eight.”
✔ 5/4 genuine: Seduce Me, Kindle 31%, 339 of 1066, I see genuine surprise on Damien’s face, and as I turn to walk away, I don’t even bother to hide my grin.
✔ 5/4 human: Seduce Me, Kindle 6%, 80 of 1066, ”By human standards. …”
✔ 5/3 iron: Play My Game, Kindle 1%, 38 of 1696, I use the built-in handle to flip the waffle iron over, then open the top with the tines of a fork.
✔ 5/16 maximum: Turn and Burn, Kindle 52%, 3105 of 6022, ..., the maximum amount of distance Hugh is willing to haul stock is twelve hours from here.
✔ 5/10 miserable: Dark Desires After Dusk, Kindle 8%, 471 of 6103, "Now, move your little ass over here, and let's lose these miserable pricks, yeah?"
✔ 5/10 powerless: The Light Between Oceans, Kindle 25%, 1234 of 4958, ...like moths in a glass case, the lightkeepers are pinned down, scrutinized, powerless to escape.
5/5 Bonus Words
✔ 5/30 degenerate: The Sound and the Fury, Kindle 53%, 2891 of 5295, They make their livings advising people to do whatever they are not doing at the time, which is the extent of anyone's knowledge of the degenerate ape.
✔ 5/25 dynamite: The Face Of Deception, Kindle 80%, 5366 of 6802, Throw a stick of dynamite into the cottage?
✔ 5/10 gallery: Dark Desires After Dusk, Kindle 5%, 345 of 6103, Clear of the fray, ..., eventually stumbling into an open gallery.
✔ 5/10 governor: The Light Between Oceans, Kindle 54%, 2655 of 4958, The Superintendent of the Mercantile Marine Office had come all the way from Perth, together with the State Governor.
✔ 5/29 sewage: Fearless, Kindle 31%, 1629 of 5149, I could totally hear the judgmental italics when she said the word "she," like I was sewage.
MayBlueberry Last Resort, May 3
Loc 2081, She grabbed a blueberry muffin and a Coke, rushed out of her apartment, and headed towards her office, where she had a few things to finish before the inspector was due.
Bulldoze/r Chasing Nikki, May 31
Loc 2749, There was a sudden blur as my teammate, Glen Jackson, bulldozed past me and took the guy down with a hard thud before he could touch me.
Captive Surviving Redemption, May 23
Page 2, ..clamped over her mouth, the man holding her captive tightened his grip on her jaw until she thought it would break...
Eight Last Resort, May 2
Loc 208, As she looked around the large room, her mind whirled with ideas, just as it had since she'd first seen the place almost eight years ago.
Genuine Providence Trilogy Bundle - Providence, May 19
Loc 5432, Once in the SUV, I asked Jared to take me to Andrews.
'Why?' he asked, genuinely surprised. 'I just want to go home,' I said, looking out the window.
Human Providence Trilogy Bundle - Providence, May 16
Loc 2030, "You cant be there very second, Jared, You're only human.'
Iron Last Resort, May 2
Loc 250, An iron table and chairs sat in the middle of the stone pathway.
Maximum The Hazards of Skinny Dipping, May 26
Page 10, ... always been strategically planned to result in the maximum amount of exposure to Dylan.
Miserable Stubborn Love, May 9
Page 231, "His name was Ashron. A couple years in, the cracks started showing. I tried, but things got worse. We were both miserable, even if he wasnt willing to admit it...."
Powerless Surviving Redemption, May 26
Page 39, Paralyzed, she was powerless to resist as his hard, lean body crashed into hers, trapping her against his hot, wet skin.
Bonus
Degenerate Stubborn Love, May 5
Page 63, There it was, that egocentric, degenerate, smug attitude I knew was lurking just below the surface.
Dynamite Sex, Lies & Sweet Tea, May 23
Page 44, "Honey, if brains were dynamite, he wouldn't have enough to blow his nose."
Gallery Stubborn Love, May 6
Page 106, While many spots were to show your work on campus there were a few bigger gallery spots being reserved for an elite selection of students.
Governor Providence Trilogy Bundle - Providence, May 16
Loc 1487, One man who was most often the subject in the pictures stood beside the governor of Rhode Island.
Sewage Raze, May 10
Loc 70, Overhead pipes steadily dripped raw sewage on the concrete floor and rats and other vermin swarmed around his feet.
April rollover words
Abashed
Decorous
RRRC May Word Hunt10/10 read
5/5 read
Blueberry - Nuts, Loc 92, "...to find the absolute best blueberry jam around..."
Bulldoze/r - Dragos Takes a Holiday, Loc 273, "Hell, you can bulldoze the place if you want."
Captive - Barbarian Prince: Anniversary Edition, Loc 960, "...stayed steady on his captive as he..."
Eight - Throne of Glass, Loc 136, "...since the age of eight, since the day..."
Genuine - Torture to Her Soul, Loc 1479, "...minutes ago, this one is genuine."
Human - Changeless, Loc 46, "...wispy silver and a vaguely human form..."
Iron - Savage Urges, Loc 249, "...runs his pack with an iron fist."
Maximum - Death's Rival, Loc 4591, "...legal team had stipulated a maximum of twelve..."
Miserable - Crown of Midnight, Loc 836, "I know I was a miserable little brat..."
Powerless - Ransom, Loc 1062, "She hated feeling so powerless and afraid."
Bonus:
Degenerate - Fast Women, Loc 4506, "...what kind of cheating, disgusting, degenerate weasel..."
Dynamite - Romeo, Romeo, Loc 3073, "...dangerous as a crate of dynamite near..."
Gallery - Half-Off Ragnarok, Loc 2517, "...my phone, opening my gallery."
Governor - Baking Bree, Loc 2311, "...get a medal from the governor!"
Sewage - Raven Cursed, Loc 311, "...sunscreen, treated sewage, chemicals..."
May 2016 Word SearchChampion Level + Bonus
Finished: 05/27/2016
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❀ ❀ Champion Level: 15 of 15 ❀ ❀
✔︎ 1.. blueberry: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas |★★★★★| May 17
Phrase: … ate my fill of strawberry shortcake, apple tart, and blueberry pie… Loc: 53.6%
✔︎ 2. bulldoze/r: It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips |★★★★| May 20
Phrase: “…she felt as if she'd been broadsided by a bulldozer.” Loc.: 30.6%
✔︎ 3. captive: Unseen by Rachel Caine |★★★★★| May 13
Phrase: “…they’re moving their captives in a van toward a nexus of power." Loc: 40.1%
✔︎ 4. eight: White Lies by Linda Howard |★★★★★| May 2
Phrase: “It will probably be six to eight weeks before he’ll get the bandages off…" Loc: 14.9%
✔︎ 5. genuine: When the Smoke Clears by Lynette Eason |★★★| May 16
Phrase: This time Hunter gave a genuine laugh. Loc: 79.8%
✔︎ 6. human: The Last Colony by John Scalzi |★★| May 16
Phrase: It was, after all, only human. Loc: 2.0%
✔︎ 7. iron: Born in Ice by Nora Roberts |★★★★★| May 11
Phrase: Why, didn’t she wash and iron them herself? Loc: 39.7%
✔︎ 8. maximum: Risk No Secrets by Cindy Gerard |★★★★★| May 27
Phrase: Land of maximum-security prisons. Loc: 22.7%
✔︎ 9. miserable Fractured by Karin Slaughter |★★★★★| May 4
Phrase: …keep him locked up for the rest of his miserable existence…" Loc: 87,7%
✔︎ 10. powerless Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire |★★★★| May 7
Phrase: "I was powerless to stop the celebration…” Loc: 6.5%
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❀ ❀ Bonus Words ❀ ❀
✔︎ 1. degenerate The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi |★★★| May 4
Phrase: ::Or nicely degenerate, anyway,:: said Einstein. Loc: 45.0%
✔︎ 2. dynamite Bubba and the Wacky Wedding Wickedness by C. L. Bevill |★★★★★| May 4
Phrase: "She prolly played with dynamite as a baby.” Loc: 93.4%
✔︎ 3. gallery Forever Road by Catie Rhodes |★★★★| May 10
Phrase: The peanut gallery loved the show, shouting and cheering behind us. Loc: 52.6%
✔︎ 4. governor Old Man's War by John Scalzi |★★★★| May 1
Phrase: ...the governor of Ohio was the judge. Loc: 82.3%
✔︎ 5. sewage: Lonestar Sanctuary by Colleen Coble |★★★★| May 5
Phrase: “…the underlying stench of raw sewage in the streets…” Loc: 26.8%
Monthly Word Hunt 1 - 31 May 2016
Books: 4
Words found: 10/10 words + Bonus 4/9 : CHAMPION hunter!
The Diviners 5 May
gallery, human, iron
Champion 7 May
eight, genuine, mutation
The Deepest Well 10 May
captive, miserable
The Winner's Curse 12 May
powerless, governor
The Problem with Forever 22 May
sewage, blueberry
Sealed with a Curse 28 May
bulldozer, maximum
✔︎ blueberry - Waffles with blueberries and strawberries every Saturday morning. Pg 99
The Problem with Forever
✔︎bulldoze/r –…before locking onto mine with all the power of a bulldozer. Pg 180
Sealed with a Curse
✔︎ captive – How could a villain smile at his captive? Pg 171 The Deepest Well
✔︎eight - I was in Tribune City eight months ago. Pg 207 Champion
✔︎genuine – I return his smile, and this time it’s a genuine one, pg 258 Champion
✔︎human - whatever lurked behind Eugene Meriwether was far from human. Pg 231 The Diviners
✔︎iron - A billboard advertised Wrigley’s Spearmint Gum in giant iron letters pg 240 The Diviners
✔︎maximumclaiming the lots had reached maximum capacity. Pg 61
Sealed with a Curse
✔︎miserable - She was miserable. Beyond miserable. Pg 179 The Deepest Well
✔︎powerless - It didn’t matter that she was powerless. Pg 154 The Winner's Curse
Bonus Words Must find EXACT word
degenerate
dynamite
✔︎gallery – A second-floor gallery crammed with bookcases… pg 36 The Diviners
✔︎ governor - Cheat wore a Valorian jacket Kestrel was sure she had seen on the governor the night before. Pg 174 The Winner's Curse
✔︎sewage - It was just normal. Not a mixture of urine and sewage and exhaust. Pg 230
The Problem with Forever
Carryover Words
April
decorous
March
✔︎mutation – “The virus looks like a mutation of one of our past plague experiments,” pg 149 Champion
propeller
February
connectivity
I'm in :)WORD HUNT - MAY
May 1st - May 31st
WORDS
COMPLETED: 8/10
1. BLUEBERRY
2. BULLDOZE/R
3. CAPTIVE: Easy - Tammara Webber 5/4/16
Page 55: As we found the rhythm of the slow-paced song, swaying together, he took my other hand in his and moved both hands behind my back, gently holding me captive.
4. EIGHT: His Risk to Take - Tessa Bailey 5/2/16
40%: Confused, he turned to find her staring down at an open work file on his kitchen table, a glossy eight-by-ten photograph lying on top of several paper documents.
5. GENUINE: Easy - Tammara Webber 5/4/16
Page 205: “What’s going on?” His concern was genuine.
6. HUMAN: His Risk to Take - Tessa Bailey 5/2/16
82%: She’d excited him, challenged him, and made him human again after he’d spent so much time shutting out anything that made him feel.
7. IRON: Falling Kingdoms - Morgan Rhodes 5/6/16
Page 17: Keeping her face turned away from the hawk, Jana pushed away from the safety of the wall to follow her sister to the heavy oak and iron door of the villa.
8. MAXIMUM: Poison Study - Maria V. Snyder 5/11/16
Page 267: The sleek tone of Star’s voice implied that she had concealed this revelation until the time when exposing it would cause maximum damage.
9. MISERABLE: Falling Kingdoms - Morgan Rhodes 5/6/16
Page 52: Everything else about this made him utterly miserable.
10. POWERLESS: Falling Kingdoms - Morgan Rhodes 5/6/16
Page 397: The idea of it made Jonas’s stomach clench. He hated feeling powerless.
BONUS WORDS
COMPLETED 0/5
1. DEGENERATE
2. DYNAMITE
3. GALLERY: Easy - Tammara Webber 5/4/16
Page 256: The gallery was squeezed between a liquor store and a furniture rental place.
4. GOVERNOR
5. SEWAGE
Monthly Word Hunt May 1-31, 2016
Found: 7/10
blueberry: Dirty Rowdy Thing ... 5/6 ★★★★★
77%..... Lola picks at her blueberry muffin.
bulldoze/r
captive
eight: Twisted ... 5/6 ★★★☆☆
90%..... At about eight feet away, I raise my weapon, but one of the thugs locks onto me.
genuine: Dirty Rowdy Thing ... 5/6 ★★★★★
91%..... He laughs, this genuine, warm laugh I wasn’t expecting.
human: Starstruck ... 5/12 ★★★★☆
17%..... At first, he’d seemed plain old crazy and quite possibly evil, but then he’d started showing a more human side.
iron: Dirty Rowdy Thing ... 5/6 ★★★★★
13%..... A searing fire iron of a thought stabs at me.
maximum
miserable: Twisted ... 5/6 ★★★☆☆
56%..... “It’s okay to laugh,” I tell him, “it was meant to be funny. I mean, that’s kind of how I survived all those miserable years.”
powerless: Twisted ... 5/6 ★★★☆☆
54%..... Something else I know: if those were more than products of a head injury, Jenna will be just as powerless as my mother and I were during my childhood.
Monthly Word Hunt 1 - 31 May 2016
Completed words: 10 words and 4 bonus words
May: The Girl Who Chased the Moon 5/1, pg. 230, "She was born on May fifth" she said.
blueberry Dragonfly in Amber 5/13, pg. 617, ...in one hand and turned up the silky edge to show me the blueberry bulge of a blood-gorge tick...
bulldoze/r A Reason to Breathe 5/24, pg. 335, ..to bulldoze the mine and sell it to them for a song.
captive How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 5/5, pg. 232, ...Mundin had run into a captive audience...
eight The Girl Who Chased the Moon pg. 5, He's over eight feet tall.
genuine The Girl Who Chased the Moon pg. 19, J's Barbecue was plain, as most genuine barbecue restaurants in the South were-..
human Come Away with Me 5/1, pg. 142, Honey I haven't had to explain my actions to another human being in years.
iron Water for Elephants 5/2, pg. 21, I reached for the iron grab bar and....
maximum Water for Elephants pg. 195, ...speed allows for maximum crowd enlargement...
miserable Come Away with Me pg. 60, I'm sure he's miserable man, Luke.
powerless Water for Elephants pg. 285, I'm powerless to stop it so I embrace myself...
Bonus
dynamite: Bone Crossed 5/16, pg. 180, The two of them were like flame and dynamite.
gallery City of Lost Souls 5/15, pg. 54,...the library had a second floor gallery, railed, that ran along...
governor Dragonfly in Amber pg. 96, ..."Has anyone 5CCl1 the new Governor yet?....
sewage Dragonfly in Amber pg. 254, ...several thousand people in Edinburgh and the sewage from all of them...
I'm in!Complete = 10 / 10 (+ 4 / 5)
blueberry - Overruled - 5/29
"...sipping a cup of coffee and eating one of my mother's blueberry muffins." (pg. 237)
bulldoze/r - Die For Me - 5/4
"They were going to bulldoze all the houses in just a few weeks." - pg. 249
captive - In Too Deep - 5/14
"Catching West in the shower meant she'd have a captive audience." pg. 160
eight - Exclusively Yours - 5/20
"'Breakfast is at eight and by eight-fifteen Kevin’s licking the last crumbs off
the plates.'” pg. 70
genuine - Die For Me - 5/4
"There seemed to be genuine guild in Katherine's voice." pg. 160
human - Exclusively Yours - 5/20
"...and she was almost feeling human when the boys started dragging gear
out..." pg. 72
iron - Exclusively Yours - 5/20
"'Even a ’78 Granada could outrun a middle-age fat guy with a five iron.'” pg. 12
maximum - Amethyst - 5/28
"Lydia had related every detail of her previous five ladies' birth experiences with
maximum drama..." pg. 317
miserable - Iron Kissed - 5/15
"No matter how good they seemed, fae artifacts had a way of making their human
owners miserable." pg. 213
powerless - Overruled - 5/29
"But I'm not powerless, even on my knees." (pg. 144)
Bonus
degenerate - The Shadows - 5/27
"In spite of being a pimp and a club owner, a degenerate and a reprobate..."
(pg. 102)
dynamite - The Shadows - 5/27
"Along with about a hundred pounds of dynamite." (pg. 218)
gallery - Die For Me - 5/4
"The gallery was dark inside..." - pg. 139
governor - Sweet Surrender - 5/31
"'The stunt you pulled with the governor's daughter was far worse...'" (pg. 73) (might
not count for "exact"...}
sewage
Complete 10/10 Bonus: 3/5
blueberry - The Age of Innocence 5/3 p 214 - "buy a bottle of pickles and a lueberry pie under a cage."
bulldoze/r - The Kind Worth Killing 5/17 p180 "an imprenetrable distance away, across a stretch of ugly bulldozed..."
captive - Fatal Frenzy 5/5 Loc 3083 "they'd been held captive, sexually abused and starved."
eight - The Age of Innocence 5/3 p 10 - "...though they only had to wait eight months for me."
genuine - Black and Blue 5/9 p 27 - "...and me and my mates were the genuine heroes."
human - The Age of Innocence 5/3 p 41 - "Untrained human nature was not frank and innocent..."
iron - The Silver Pigs 5/5 loc 567 "...three toothed iron rotary key..."
maximum - Wild Man 5/16 Loc 3013 - "He'd closed the door and instigated operation maximum physical contact"
miserable - Fatal Frenzy 5/5 Loc 4583 - "...you miserable excuse for a human being."
powerless - Fatal Frenzy 5/5 Loc 4671 "..and powerless to do anything to protect you."
Bonus words:
degenerate - The Silver Pigs 5/5 - Loc 484 "...because I hate to see Rome degenerate into a madhouse."
dynamite -
gallery -Black and Blue 5/9 p 31 "...breaking ground before a new gallery."
governor -Black and Blue 5/9 P 88 - "...if, for example, the governors of HMP Wandsworth"
sewage
10/10Location 3073: "I made my special blueberry and peach pie."
Pg. 127: I was the one who had to put up with Adelina "Bulldozer" Caputi.
Location 770: With his gaze holding me captive, he pressed his warm hand to my stomach and slowly slid it down the front of my shorts.
Pg. 6: She had been driving for eight hours and all she wanted was a warm bed.
Pg. 60: When Adelaide pulled back, Elizabeth could see genuine affection in her eyes.
Location 1541: "Once, I found what I could swear was a human bone,"
Location 125: I stood up, the iron chair scraping loudly against the brick patio.
Pg. 10: She picked up maximum speed without drawing too much attention to herself and Chloe.
Pg. 26: Last night was miserable for me.
Pg. 141: I was powerless in her grasp.
BONUS 5/5
Location 200: Zander was a degenerate gambler.
Location 834: Bet You're a dynamite fuck.
Pg. 45: We ventured into a small art gallery and stopped in our tracks in front of one of the paintings.
Pg. 95: "I'm like Paganini performing for the governor, Kelly.
Pg 15 I'm guessing a lot more of the same: abandoned towns reeking of sewage and rotting corpses, burned-out shells of houses, feral dogs and cats, pileups that stretch for miles on the highway.
Monthly Word Hunt Duration: May 1/16 - May 31/16
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
blueberry
bulldoze/r
Maximum -
Bonus:
Degenerate -
Dynamite -
Governor -
Sewage -
Book Used:
May page 10 'take something as innocuous as May Day and make it arcane and mystical
captive page 263 'Jane Austen bandits and held captive for the last two months'
eight page 24 'on hundred and twenty-eight pounds'
genuine page 74 'sure that it is genuine?'
human page 6 'to the trace of human passing'
Powerless - page 229 'powerless, Emme's hand clutch tightly'
Book Used:
iron - location 3816 'a jack and a tire iron'
Book Used:
Miserable - page 226 'I was really miserable last night'
Bonus Word
Gallery - page 201 'she was in the north gallery'
Calila wrote: "Book I just read had blueberry! =("It'll turn up again :)
»MAY 2016 - WORD HUNT«·Post 30·
7/10 Completed
·Blueberry
·Bulldoze(r)
·Captive - Downbeat by Mary Hughes location 254, 6% (5/20/16)
"Thank you, Ms. Wagner." Zajicek gave her a short bow, very old-world. Hen he waved her aside with one hand, shifting her with personality and air pressure, and slid in so close I could feel the heat of his body and smell the exotic spice of his skin. His eyes held mine captive. "But I am sure Ms. Hrbek will be sufficient for my…needs." Yikes. Talk about suggestive.
·Eight - Revenge is Sweet by Misty Evans location 3213, pg.148, 48% (5/12/16)
"Cali-for-ni-a," Toel said, dragging out the syllables like he'd done at our earlier meeting. The surfer accent was absent though. He motioned at me and my two bodyguards. "Come in, come in. We've been expecting you." Eight words and not one "dude". I liked him better this way.
·Genuine - Revenge is Sweet by Misty Evans location 4154, pg.190, 62% (5/12/16)
Amy Atwood appeared harmless. She was no beauty queen, although she was pretty. She didn't exude any particularly powerful magic either. She was friendly, open, and genuine, and well… ordinary. Except for those eyes.
·Human - Katie's Hope by Lizzy Ford location 1994, 80%, pg.156 (5/2/16)
"Right, because killing in cold blood isn't something a Council member does." "It's not something I do," Kris retorted. "I will. Whomever you want, and whomever you don't want, I won't." "You'll take orders from me?" "On this. On everything else, probably not. But, I'll keep the Council together to protect Katie and our hatchling." Kris stared at him. "Humans don't hatch," he whispered, not sure what else to say. "I don't give a shit how it works."
·Iron - Sixpence & Whiskey by Heather R. Blair location 78, 3% (5/9/16)
"This is why it's so important to really chew your food, Seph." "Don't you quote The Iron Giant to me, asswipe." I still haven't forgiven Jack for ruining my love of that movie. It's hardly the only thing this man has ruined for me.
·Maximum
·Miserable - Wicked Howl by Celia Kyle location 2054, 42%, pg.162 (5/24/16)
"I raised her, Mitchell." Her throat ached, tears crowding her. "She's mine. Mine. And because she signed another piece of paper, she's tearing out my heart. All because I don't want to give her money. I can be right and miserable or poor and happy."
·Powerless - A Tale of Two Demon Slayers by Angie Fox location 8209, 75% (in Accidental Demon Slayer Boxed Set Vol I (Books 1-3)) (5/28/16)
Diana shook her head, unfazed. "But," she said, "what if our spell worked better at keeping things in than keeping them out? Everybody knows we're not up to full strength. Talos is helping, but a month ago, we were completely powerless. It's not like everything comes back right away."
»Bonus«
3/5 Completed
·Degenerate
·Dynamite - The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter location 359, 6% (5/7/16)
"Think about it. Delivery men always come with boxes and Paris's girls alway race straight toward the front door. This one looks empty-handed and she's gone in circles, stopping every few minutes and doing something against the trees. Planting dynamite in an attempt to injure us, maybe. Cameras to watch us."
·Gallery
·Governor - Undead and Unemployed by MaryJanice Davidson pg.61 (5/7/16)
Sensing my mood (not a great trick), Jessica said sternly, "Oh, come on. Open your mind. It's big, but it's just a house." "The governor's mansion is across the street!" I yelled. "Just look around," Marc coaxed. "You'll like it."
·Sewage - To Shackle A Shrew by Jane Cousins location 907, 18% (5/14/16)
Devon coughed, heat spiked through her. She decided to blame the curry, even though the heat was centered suspiciously low in her body. "I don't think so. I don't even do house plants. And when I was little I had a goldfish that followed me around that I hated so much I sent it up someone's sewage pipe."
»READ«
RRRC May Word Huntblueberry: Lady Luck 5/9-5♥
pg 122 ~ ordering me blueberry pancakes
bulldoze/r: An Abundance of Katherines 5/20-4♥
pg 191 ~ and saw a bulldozer
captive: A Court of Thorns and Roses 5/17-5♥
pg 349 ~ done with my captive
eight: Because of Low 5/1-4♥
pg 308 ~ for over eight months
genuine: Because of Low 5/1-4♥
pg 201 ~ and become more genuine
human: The Sea of Monsters 5/2-5♥
pg 2 ~ holding his human shoes
iron: Because of Low 5/1-4♥
pg 107 ~ in the Iron Bowl every year
maximum: Halfway to the Grave 5/6-5♥
pg 343 ~ for maximum velocity
miserable: The Sea of Monsters 5/2-5♥
pg 193 ~ She seemed so miserable
powerless: The Sea of Monsters 5/2-5♥
pg 160 ~ was absolutely powerless
degenerate: the Diviners 5/24-4♥
pg 470 ~ The degenerate. The unfit.
dynamite: The Diviners 5/24-4♥
pg 580 ~ There are some dynamite
gallery: Halfway to the Grave 5/6-5♥
pg 366 ~ around me in the gallery
governor: Brotherhood in Death 5/19-5♥
pg 36 ~ to say about it to the governor
sewage: Halfway to the Grave 5/6-5♥
pg 56 ~ drink all that sewage
Word Hunt ~ MayMay 1 - 31
Completed: 10/10
Bonus: 3/5
✔blueberry - Winters Heat "Blueberries." Loc 1835
✔bulldozer - Winters Heat "His raw masculinity rolled through her like a bulldozer." Loc 561
✔captive - Forged In Ash "She could have stood guard over her captive with the Mace, while her neighbor went for duct tape." Loc 2811
✔eight - Forged In Ash "There's a silver Accord eight cars behind us." Loc 2517
✔genuine - Promises in Death "Genuine." Page 200
✔human - Kindred in Death "Why can't they use humans?" Loc 1825
✔iron - Strangers in Death "He was hard as iron, and...." Page 69
✔maximum - Kindred in Death "....counters configured for maximum use of space." Loc 2946
✔miserable - Eclipse "That's the most miserable defense I've ever heard." Page 533
✔powerless - Promises in Death "Ricker might not want his son to go there, to see him in prison, powerless." Page 175
Bonus words:
✔degenerate - Strangers in Death ".....backhand the drunk degenerate at the club." Page 268
dynamite -
✔gallery - Promises in Death "Works part-time in a gallery..." Page 299
✔governor - Indulgence in Death "I've already contacted the governor..." Page 350
sewage
Completed: 9/10Bonus: 2/5
blueberry - Bound by Flames 5/5/16
"As Menchers promised, my blueberry shade had vanished within an hour." Pg. 154
bulldoze/r - Bound by Flames 5/5/16
"Cranes and bulldozers were lessening those piles by hefting loads into nearby steel shipping containers" Pg. 86
captive - Bound by Flames 5/5/16
"If I never woke up as someone's captive again, it would be too soon." Pg. 68
eight - Touching the Clouds 5/7/16
"Can you be here at eight o'clock in the morning?" Pg. 24
genuine - Touching the Clouds 5/7/16
"Her smile was warm and genuine, and her hazel eyes flashed with spirit." Pg. 154
human - Touching the Clouds 5/7/16
"You're too precious a human being, and you've got your children to look after." Pg. 124
iron - My Sister's Grave - Robert Dugoni 5/24/16 "Nails, Tracy said, are made up mostly of iron." Pg. 149
maximum
miserable - The Desires of a Countess - Jenna Petersen 5/14/16
"He was a miserable failure." Pg. 68
powerless - A Bright Particular Star - Elizabeth Hanbury 5/29/16
"No she was both powerless and distraught." pg. 244
Bonus words:
degenerate
dynamite - My Sister's Grave - Robert Dugoni 5/24/16 "A century before, tons of the mountain had been sheared away by dynamite, picks, and shovels to carve the road for mining trucks, revealing hidden springs that wept like tears down the stone face, streaking it with rust and silver mineral deposits." Pg. 14
gallery - My Sister's Grave - Robert Dugoni 5/24/16 "Armstrong stood in front of a paneled wall containing a photo gallery of Cedar Grove's Sheriffs. Pg. 12
governor
sewage
15/15 foundblueberry - Camp Hell ~ 5/5/16 ~ ★★★★★ ~ Maybe I was in the mood for blueberries. ~ Page 22
bulldoze/r - Between Friends ~ 5/20/16 ~ ★1/2 ~ Don't bulldoze me, man. ~ Loc. 931
captive - Brute ~ 5/8/16 ~ ★★★★★ ~ ...still feared he might be captive here... ~ Loc. 1051
eight - Camp Hell ~ 5/5/16 ~ ★★★★★ ~ Chances were one in eight million... ~ Page 8
genuine - Dom of Ages ~ 5/1/16 ~ ★★★★★ ~ There was genuine interest in his... ~ Chapter 13 page 17
human - Camp Hell ~ 5/5/16 ~ ★★★★★ ~ ...right in front of the Human Polygraph? ~ Page 53
iron - Brute ~ 5/8/16 ~ ★★★★★ ~ ...were covered by iron bars. ~ Loc. 608
maximum - Knit Tight ~ 5/4/16 ~ ★★1/2 ~ ...expertly angled for maximum tease. ~ Loc. 860
miserable - Dom of Ages ~ 5/1/16 ~ ★★★★★ ~ ...and was miserable without me. ~ Chapter 25 page 10
powerless - Dom of Ages ~ 5/1/16 ~ ★★★★★ ~ ...and I was powerless to prevent it. ~ Chapter 25 page 25
Bonus:
degenerate - Flight of Magpies ~ 5/29/16 ~ ★★★★★ ~ ...of what a degenerate mind might read... ~ Loc. 396
dynamite - Just A Little Bad ~ 5/30/16 ~ ★★★★ ~ ...a little stick of dynamite in the form of... ~ Loc. 391
gallery - Shattered Glass ~ 5/14/16 ~ ★★★★★ ~ ...in my seat to check out the gallery. ~ Page 177
governor - Between Friends ~ 5/20/16 ~ ★1/2 ~ The superintendent of prisons. The governor. Someone... ~ Loc. 2245
sewage -Brute ~ 5/8/16 ~ ★★★★★ ~ ...it reeked of garbage and sewage. ~ Loc. 2339
May Word HuntCompleted: 15/15
blueberry - "Bernice picked up a blueberry doughnut." All They Ever Wanted Page 227
bulldoze/r - "bulldozers pushed earth and rocks from one place to another" The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics Page 195
captive - "I had a captive audience" Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back Page 111
eight - "after the first seven or eight years we were fine" Our Souls at Night Page 31
genuine - "She sounds so genuine" Allegiant Page 199
human - "it seems completely, purely human" Allegiant Page 128
iron - "with its painted window boxes and iron scrollwork." A Study in Charlotte Page 261
maximum - "The handles are ergonomically shaped for maximum control" Killer Mousse Page 152
miserable - "That seems pretty miserable to me." Our Souls at Night Page 111
powerless - "how powerless that made her" Allegiant Page 218
Bonus
degenerate - "overtly aggressive oarsmen will often degenerate into a dysfunctional brawl" The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics Page 179
dynamite - "as dangerous as a pocket full of dynamite" All They Ever Wanted Page 56
gallery - "Phillipa spoke at a gallery opening in Glasgow." A Study in Charlotte Page 174
governor - "That's Governor Schumer's son." A Study in Charlotte Page 4
sewage - "sewage and rotting seaweed from the mudflats to the west" The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics Page 8
5/1
5/1
5/2
5/4
5/5
5/7
5/9
May Word HuntCompleted: 0/15
blueberry (Loc1394) Sorry, let me get you a blueberry one. Falling Completely by Aidan Willows 5.3
bulldoze/r (3937) Liar. It would take a bulldozer to bruise you. Iron Cowboy by Leah Brooke 5.27
captive (pg216) As I began to walk down the aisle, it dawned on me that one more thing I needed to do before I left this captive audience.
eight (Loc3077) One had even worked as a guard and knew the passcode to take the high-tech security system down with just eight numbers. Tank by Olivia Stephens 5.1
genuine (pg5/Loc184) My mom gave me the first genuine smile since I arrived. Damaged and the Beast by Bijou Hunter 5.2
human (pg95/Loc1699) It doesn't make you weak, it makes you human. Haven's Knight by Regan Ure 5.2
iron (Loc1027) Stella continues, curling another long piece of Dani's hair around her flat iron When I'm With You by Harper Sloan 5.3
maximum (pg277/Loc5858) I didn’t tell my guys what they could not do, but they knew was a two drink maximum when were were riding, and if it was hard liquor that was cut down to one. Lyons Trilogy by JordanSilver 5.3
miserable (ch9/Loc930) wasn't there, and I guess I sounded miserable. Fly by Red L Jameson 5.4
powerless (Loc3679) He was powerless not to. Wild and Free by Kristen Ashley 5.10
Bonus words:
degenerate
dynamite (Loc731) I couldn't handle with the dynamite going off inside me. Never Have An Outlaw's Baby by Nicole Snow 5.11
gallery (Loc1151) I said, referring to the guy model I had met at an art gallery earlier and the same guy Wes had just yaned off of me. Halfway Perfect by Julie Cross and Mark Perini 5.18
governor (Loc707) He regularly dined with the mayor, the governor, and numerous other politicians form city councilman to senators. Gabe by Maryann Jordan 5.14
sewage
Monthly Word Hunt 1 - 31 May 2016
10/9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
blueberry Swept 80% She looked into her shining gray eyes, warmer than Jack's with flecks of gold, and though about blueberry muffins..... 5/4
bulldoze/r- Kill Without Mercy 16% Someone bulldozed it and filled the shelter beneath it with dirt. 5/13
captive Bright Blaze of Magic 53% As long as Victore held Seleste captive, he could force Deah to do whatever he wanted. 5/2
eight Love and Lists 5/6 p50 She probably would have been able to get Brooklyn to stop drinking eight shots ago with no problem. 5/6
genuine Miami, Mistletoe & Murder p47 The smile she gave him as she pulled into a parking spot near the marketplace was genuine. 5/5
human Love and Lists 5/6 p8 She looked up at me with wide, expectant eyes, waiting for me to agree with her that he's a super human being. 5/6
iron Taking the Fall: Vol 1 5/6
maximum Kill Without Mercy 22% Even his diet was rigidly regulated to give maximum nutrition with zero pleasure. 5/13
miserable Bright Blaze of Magic 52% "Search every store in this miserable square!" 5/2
powerless Swept 6% She wasn't entirely powerless. 5/4
Bonus 5/5
degenerate Swept 15% Having it ripped away from him by some degenerate asshole was a hard pill to swallow. 5/4
dynamite Love Unscripted p131 "The idiot is going to light the dynamite and then he doesn't run."
gallery Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake p252 She took it, and they were off across the main gallery toward the northern exit. 5/15
governor Kill Without Mercy 85% "I heard her telling the cops that she'd called the governor and if they tried to arrest me they'd lose their jobs." 5/13
sewage Halfway to the Grave p55 "You should tell me the name anyway, after making me drink all that sewage." 5/30
May Word Hunt15/15
blueberry- Unwrapping Hank loc 978- "My favorite is blueberry." 5/20
bulldoze/r- The Best Corpse for the Job loc 113- Ultimate power for Jennifer, except when the wire had worked loose, then nobody without the code could get in that way short of bulldozing the door down. 5/25-5/28
captive- Purgatory loc 1512- Luc's body held him captive, and though the redhead was slim, muscles made him heavy. 5/12
eight- So Right loc 221- We'd had one small tinkle accident but in hour eight of his new life, Patch was doing just fine, snuggled between Daniella and I on one of the bed-like couches in Michael's screening room. 5/10
genuine- So Right loc 600- My laughter felt genuine this time, but it still sounded a little crazy. 5/10
human- Hexbreaker loc 208- Flapping and squawking as usual, even if he was in human form. 5/10-5/11
iron- Purgatory loc 456- The ground had decided to start rolling, which was why Reese now sat in an uncomfortable iron chair in a quiet corner of the balcony. 5/12
maximum- So Right loc 400- I wanted to tell Michael that I knew, but even if it wasn't exactly a secret to him, I knew the maximum levels of unchill I would have to reach to tell Michael I knew he was going to propose to me. 5/10
miserable- Charmed and Dangerous: Ten Tales of Gay Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy loc 2186- The whole miserable day had turned into sunshine. 5/2-5/9
powerless- Charmed and Dangerous: Ten Tales of Gay Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy loc 2486- "I've tried the powerless, and they're no good to me." 5/2-5/9
Bonus
degenerate- How to Wish Upon a Star loc 429- "I don't 'wear my fur' or, to be precise, degenerate my mind and body into that of a dog." 5/21-5/22
dynamite- Hexbreaker loc 2395- Meant to keep the gunpowder and dynamite from exploding too early, or catching fire from open flames. 5/10-5/11
gallery- Hexbreaker loc 191- And now he was not only returning to lower Manhattan, but marching straight to MWP headquarters, where a photo of his younger self lay buried in their rogues gallery. 5/10-5/11
governor- Faith loc 1918- "Then there was the time he almost blurted when Johnnie slept with that governor's wife."
sewage- Charmed and Dangerous: Ten Tales of Gay Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy loc 980- Workhouses, apartment blocks and factories crowded the lower terraces, and beneath each terrace, cascades of sewage spewed from huge pipes. 5/2-5/9
May Word Hunt
0 of 10 Complete
0 of 5 Bonus
✧blueberry: At Last - Barbara Bretton
calibre loc: 147.6: The boy can’t stay away from your blueberry pancakes, Patsy…
✧bulldoze/r: No More Mr. Nice - Renee Roszel
calibre loc: 269.5: First she’d practically bulldozed him into having sex with her, which accomplished nothing but to ensure his eternal contempt…
✧captive: At Last - Barbara Bretton
calibre loc: 108.4: Gramma Del’s hands trembled as they held her face captive between them.
✧eight: The Baby Doctor - Bobby Hutchinson
calibre loc: 74.0: Exhausted, she fell asleep at eight…
✧genuine: The Baby Doctor - Bobby Hutchinson
calibre loc: 149.9: It had been a long time since he’d done so with genuine amusement,
✧human: The Baby Doctor - Bobby Hutchinson
calibre loc: 16.1: ...with Morgan attached to her like a human lifeline.
✧iron: Behind Closed Doors - Shannon McKenna
calibre loc: 424.9: ...with chubby, Santa Claus cheeks, bushy brows and curly iron gray hair.
✧maximum: Behind Closed Doors - Shannon McKenna
calibre loc: 569.2: Maximum number of letters, ten.
✧miserable: Extreme Exposure - Pamela Clare
calibre loc: 447.2: They’d been questioning him in this miserable little room for two hours nonstop.
✧powerless: Extreme Exposure - Pamela Clare
calibre loc: 379.2: He could tell fear stalked her in her dreams, and he felt powerless to stop it
BONUS
✧degenerate: A Girl, A Guy and A Ghost - Patricia Mason
calibre loc: 352.0: I don’t think we should degenerate into a discussion of the degrees of fakeness in this room…
✧dynamite: Behind Closed Doors - Shannon McKenna
calibre loc: 746.3: I’d be prostrated in front of that dynamite babe with my tongue rolled out like a red carpet if I were you.
✧gallery: At Last - Barbara Bretton
calibre loc: 496.0: Years of letters and notes, newspaper clippings, gallery reviews, wedding and birth announcements.
✧governor: Extreme Exposure - Pamela Clare
calibre loc: 321.2: The governor, who gets big campaign donations from Northrup…
✧sewage: No More Mr. Nice - Renee Roszel
calibre loc: 142.8: Where I smell like a sewage processing plant or get to marinate in a tub of cold vegetable juice?
I found bulldozer in kindle novelette This Year's Class Picture. The novelette is under 100 pages; can I still use it for this? Thanks!
Deedee wrote: "I found bulldozer in kindle novelette This Year's Class Picture. The novelette is under 100 pages; can I still use it for this? Thanks!"Yes - this challenge doesn't have a page count :)
Does "captivating"/"captivated" change the meaning too much or would those forms count?How about "Humane"?
Finally found "Bulldoze"!! But "dynamite" is proving elusive!
Calila wrote: "Finally found "Bulldoze"!! But "dynamite" is proving elusive!"I"m still missing bulldoze and powerless - hard words this month, at least for my books! Also still looking for three bonus words, dynamite being one of them.
I know this is iffy, but I'm wondering anyway. Would 'Governor - General' for governor?The sentence:
My uncle is the native aide- de- camp for the Governor - General.
Calila wrote: "Does "captivating"/"captivated" change the meaning too much or would those forms count?How about "Humane"?"
Sorry to be so late Calila - they are both fine for captive and human :)
MountainKat wrote: "I know this is iffy, but I'm wondering anyway. Would 'Governor - General' for governor?The sentence:
My uncle is the native aide- de- camp for the Governor - General."
I've said no hyphens so I have to say no :(
Melissa wrote: "Done. Message 6 :)"Congrats Melissa!!
Jane (PS) wrote: "MountainKat wrote: "I know this is iffy, but I'm wondering anyway. Would 'Governor - General' for governor?The sentence:
My uncle is the native aide- de- camp for the Governor - General."
I've ..."
Yeah, that's what I thought, but I wasn't sure if that would be considered a hyphenated extension - so I asked. I'll keep looking...
Word Hunt — MayCompleted — 10/10 +5!
blueberries ➔ Untamed, Pamela Clare – 5/16/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
page 143 — “...what looked like blueberries, raspberries...”
bulldozer ➔ It Had to Be You, Susan Elizabeth Phillips – 5/19/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
page 109 — “...been broadsided by a bulldozer.”
captive ➔ Hunted, Rebecca Zanetti – 5/17/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
page 231 — “...held her captive, confused.”
eight ➔ The Gamble, Kristen Ashley – 5/10/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
page 242 — “...sometimes six or eight, but not...”
genuine ➔ At Love’s Command, Samantha Kane – 5/6/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
page 88 — “...how to give a genuine compliment much...”
human ➔ How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf, Molly Harper – 5/4/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
page 28 — “...when that human was holding...”
iron ➔ Sergei, Roxie Rivera – 5/8/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
page 17 — “...over the iron scroll work with...”
maximum ➔ The Darkest Whisper, Gena Showalter – 5/12/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
page 305 — “...wired like a maximum security prison...”
miserable ➔ Seize the Night, Sherrilyn Kenyon – 5/21/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
page 279 — “...my husband absolutely miserable, I have...”
powerless ➔ One Love, Lili St. Germain – 5/2/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
location 1663 (77%) — “...but also powerless to go any...”
Bonus
degenerate ➔ Ceremony In Death, J.D. Robb – 5/3/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
location 4445 (98%) — “...makes you a degenerate, just like...”
dynamite ➔ Tempted, Rebecca Zanetti – 5/7/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
location 1089 (73%) — “...use the dynamite and blow...”
gallery ➔ Nordic Lessons, Christine Edwards – 5/14/16 – ✮✮✮✰✰
page 48 — “...at a gallery near Byporten...”
governor ➔ One Night in Vegas, Mari Carr, et al – 5/22/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
location 2374 (33%) — “...told him the governor had stayed his...”
sewage ➔ Fool Moon, Jim Butcher – 5/2/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
page 219 — “...was choking on raw sewage.”
Romance Readers Reading Challenges
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1 - 31 May 2016
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.
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
May
blueberry
bulldoze/r
captive
eight
genuine
human
iron
maximum
miserable
powerless
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.
degenerate
dynamite
gallery
governor
sewage
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.
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.