The Lost Challenges discussion

I'm playing again!

I would prefer to get the letter when we get the list as I like to plan my reading in advance but if everybody else is happy to get it on the 1st of the month that's cool :)

Letter: M

Items Found: 12 / 12
Points: 27

1. Book Title - The Monogram Murders - Sophie Hannah (17/10/16) = 2 points
2. Author - Monica McInerney = 2 points
The Alphabet Sisters - Monica McInerney (15/10/16)
3. Main Character - Mara Stephens = 1 point
Somebody tell Aunt Tillie She's Dead - Christiana Miller (17/10/16)
4. Secondary Character - Minerva McGonagall = 2 points
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling (2/10/16)
5. Place - Mobile, Alabama = 1 point
The Death Collectors - Jack Kerley (4/10/16)
6. Cover - Moon = 1 point
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling (2/10/16)

Specials:

7. Autumn Word - Maple
Moon Signs - Helen Haught Fanick (20/10/16)
...in the shade of the big sugar maple beside the hotel. (loc. 3087) = 2 points
8. Holiday Word - Mistletoe
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling (2/10/16)
Thick streamers of holly and mistletoe were strung along the corridors, mysterious lights shone... (pg 165) = 3 points
9. Fire - Match
Diamonds Are Forever - Ian Fleming (13/10/16)
There was the rasp of a match against a box and Bond watched M tamp the burning tobacco down in the bowl of his pipe and then put the matchbox back in his pocket and tilt his chair in M's favourite attitude for reflection. (pg 13) = 5 points
10. Eggs - Meringue
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling (2/10/16)
...without a single mention of Harry's faults; during the lemon meringue pie... (pg 25) = 3 points
11. Sweet Item - MoonPie
The Death Collectors - Jack Kerley (4/10/16)
"Can I send you a case of MoonPies?" (pg 156) = 2 points
12. Halloween - Monsters
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling (2/10/16)
...The Monster book of Monsters... (pg 15) = 3 points

i stopped playing because i'd forget to come back on the 1st

I would really like it earlier as I request all of my books from the library.

Categories: 12 / 12
Points: 24

1. Book Title: Maid for Love [1 pt]
2. Author: Molly MacRae - Last Wool and Testament [2 pt]
3. Main Character: Maggie and Mac McCarthy Maid for Love [3 pt]
4. Secondary Character: Miss Miller Jane Eyre [2 pt]
5. Place: Massachusettes Practical Magic [1 pt]
6. Cover: Moon Practical Magic [1 pt]

Specials:
7 A Fall/Autumn word Still Life Maple trees mentioned often first time p.20 [2 pt]
8 A Holiday or Holiday word Damsel Under Stress p.114 Merry Christmas [2 pt]
9 A Fire (hot) word Jane Eyre p. 47 Melted [2 pt]
10 An Egg dish or item (not simply an item with eggs in it - cookies, cake, etc) Still Life - P.125 - MERINGUES
11 A Sweet item (not a sweet word, a sweet candy, ice cream, etc) Practical Magic "Mallomar cookies and handfuls of M&Ms." [4 pts]
12 A Halloween item The Halloween Tree - audiobook ch 1 Mummy [2 pt]

:} Sharon {; wrote: "Welcome Caroline & Joann.

Ok, letter at the time of the list posting it is!
"

Thanks so much!!!

i'm puzzled with #10. I have no clue what that would be could I have a clue?

PepperP0t wrote: "i'm puzzled with #10. I have no clue what that would be could I have a clue?"

I think it means a food that is mainly eggs rather than a food that just has egg as an ingredient. Like omelette, except starting with M.

So, melette.... ;)

I actually can't think of any egg dish starting with M!! - might be easier just to find the word EGG in a sentence with an M word in it.

Sharon, would you accept Meringue - that's mostly eggs?

Caroline wrote: "Sharon, would you accept Meringue - that's mostly eggs?"

that's the only one that I could think of too

:} Sharon {; wrote: "Croque Madame
Eggs Muldoon
Loco moco
Machaca and eggs
Matzah brei
Menemen
Migas
Mirza-Qasemi..."

If I stumble across any one of these words in my books I think I deserve at least 10 points for it! :)

Ooh I never thought of egg McMuffin!

October Scattergories
Duration: Oct 1/16-Oct 31/16
Completed: 5/12
Points: 6

General
1. Book Title: Murder on the Minneapolis by Anita Davison 10/07/16 **** (2pts)
2. Author: Venom by Kristen Middleton 10/12/16 *** (1pt)
3. Main Character: Flora Maguire from Murder on the Minneapolis by Anita Davison 10/07/16 **** (1pt)
4. Secondary Character: Michael Simms from A Cup of Murder by Cam Larson 10/17/16 *** (1pt)
5. Place:
6. Cover: Moon on by Aubrey Law 10/23/16 (1pt)

Special
7 A Fall/Autumn word
8 A Holiday or Holiday word
9 A Fire (hot) word
10 An Egg dish or item (not simply an item with eggs in it - cookies, cake, etc)
11 A Sweet item (not a sweet word, a sweet candy, ice cream, etc)
12 A Halloween item

October 1-31, 2016
Letter M

Read 12/12 categories; 9 books 23points DONE!

Items: Read 6/6 10 points
General

1. Book Title: Making the Play
Making the Play (Hidden Falls #1) by T.J. Kline 10/5/16 4stars

2. Author: Mallery, Susan
A Kiss in the Snow (Fool's Gold #20.5) by Susan Mallery 10/2/16 4stars

3. Main Character: Grant McQuaid, Bethany and James Mills (3 points)
Making the Play (Hidden Falls #1) by T.J. Kline 10/5/16 4stars

4. Secondary Character: Lt. Tom Millsap
Texas Tall (Heroes of Heartbreak Creek #4) By Kaki Warner 10/2/16 4.5stars

5. Place: Mimosa Bay, FL
Barefoot Bay: Come And Get Your Love by Maria Geraci 10/11/16 4stars

6. Cover: man, muscles, mustache (3points)
A Wrong Bed Christmas: Ignited / Where There's Smoke (The Wrong Bed, #73) by Kimberly Van Meter, Liz Talley 10/16/16 3.5stars

Specials: Read 6/6 13 points
7 A Fall/Autumn word - multi-color (in relation to the leaves) (3 points)
The trees had long ago lost their leaves and the crunchy, multi-color blanketing beneath their feet was one of the things she loved most about fall. (page 104 Nook)
A Heartwarming Thanksgiving (anthology) Mr. Right All Along by Jennifer Snow 10/10/16 4stars

8 A Holiday or Holiday word - Merry (Christmas) 3 points
Merry Christmas to me! (paperback, page 111)
A Wrong Bed Christmas: Ignited / Where There's Smoke (The Wrong Bed, #73) by Kimberly Van Meter, Liz Talley 10/16/16 3.5stars

9 A Fire (hot) word - melting (2 points)
Melting and burning all at the same time. (Hardcover, page 156)
First Star I See Tonight by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 10/14/16 4stars

10 An Egg dish or item (not simply an item with eggs in it cookies, cake, etc) eggs 1 point - couldn't find an m word :(
Blackwater nodded goodbye, his mouth full of eggs. (Nook page 28)
Mystified (The Haunting of Castle Keyvnor #3) by Renee Bernard, Jerrica Knight-Catania and Erica Monroe 10/29/16 4stars

11 A Sweet item (not a sweet word, a sweet candy, ice cream, etc)
maple syrup (2 points)
She wasn't going to complain, she thought, watching the pair discuss the game tonight over pancakes dripping with maple syrup and powdered sugar - Grant's sugar-bomb concoction. (page 238 - Nook)
Making the Play (Hidden Falls #1) by T.J. Kline 10/5/16 4stars

12 A Halloween item - mask - 2 points
It was a mask of sorts. (Nook page 37)
Crushing on the Cowboy (Rodeo Dreams #1) by Sarah M. Anderson 10/16/16 3stars

Categories: 11 / 12
Points: 28

1. Book Title: Moon Chosen 28 Oct (1 pt)
2. Author: Annette Marie - Red Winter 18 Oct (1 pt)
3. Main Character: Benjamin Mears - 'Salem's Lot 10 Oct (1 pt)
4. Secondary Character: Mark Petrie, Matt Burke - 'Salem's Lot 10 Oct (2 pts)
5. Place: Jerusalem's Lot, Maine - 'Salem's Lot 10 Oct (1 pt)
6. Cover: mansion (1 pt) Eyes of Autumn 14 Oct

Specials:
7 A Fall/Autumn word - maple. Moon Chosen 28 Oct
Just mosquitoes and a lot of mud and weeds in a grove of weird maple trees. Pg 285 (4 pts)
8 A Holiday or Holiday word - merry. Moon Chosen 28 Oct
...they feasted and made merry. pg 281 (3 pts)
9 A Fire (hot) word - fire. 'Salem's Lot 10 Oct
My head crashed against the edge of an upturned pew, and red fire filled my head—yet seemed to clear it. pg 421 (3 pts)
10 An Egg dish or item (not simply an item with eggs in it - cookies, cake, etc)
11 A Sweet item - sweet. 'Salem's Lot 10 Oct
"Mister,” she said in a high, clear voice, as sweet as morning mist, “won’t you help me find my mother? She’s gone and I’m so cold-" pg 391 (7 pts)
12 A Halloween item - mask. Red Winter 18 Oct
…where a white mask with strange marking covered her features except for her mouth and chin. Location 3245 (4 pts)

Letter - M
Points: 3
Completed: 03/12

Items:
General
1. Book Title: Mark of the Witch
2. Author: Maggie Shayne
3. Main Character: Magdelena Mark of the Witch
4. Secondary Character: Mack Rattray Dead Until Dark
5. Place:
6. Cover:

7 A Fall/Autumn word
8 A Holiday or Holiday word ~ Chances Are : Thanks man, and Merry Christmas Loc 98% (2 points)
9 A Fire (hot) word
10 An Egg dish or item (not simply an item with eggs in it - cookies, cake, etc)
11 A Sweet item (not a sweet word, a sweet candy, ice cream, etc)
12 A Halloween item

:} Sharon {; wrote: "Welcome Jade!"

Thanks Sharon :) as you know I never miss is!

Letter - M
Points:
Completed: 00/12

Items:
General
1. Book Title:
2. Author:
3. Main Character:
4. Secondary Character:
5. Place:
6. Cover:

7 A Fall/Autumn word
8 A Holiday or Holiday word
9 A Fire (hot) word
10 An Egg dish or item (not simply an item with eggs in it - cookies, cake, etc)
11 A Sweet item (not a sweet word, a sweet candy, ice cream, etc)
12 A Halloween item

Sharon, would maize count as an autumn word? I'm really struggling with this one!

Caroline wrote: "Sharon, would maize count as an autumn word? I'm really struggling with this one!"

I used multicolor as describing leaves.
Interesting what she'll say.

:} Sharon {; wrote: "sure - you can use maize or multi colored. i just did a google search & found a list with maize listed for M. also migration, maple, mask, mayflower, mischievous, mist, monster, mummy are a few mor..."

funny - I had used maple (syrup) for the sweet word

:} Sharon {; wrote: "That will work as well!!! I think it's fun to see what ppl come up with and how it works for them!!!!"

These have been tough categories so far.

Thanks Sharon :)

JoAnne, they are tough this time, but it's fun trying to come up with something that fits!

Caroline wrote: "Thanks Sharon :)

JoAnne, they are tough this time, but it's fun trying to come up with something that fits!"

yes but stressful too!

:} Sharon {; wrote: "so sorry guys, i didn't mean for it to be stressful!"

Not your fault Sharon. It's the luck of the dice :)

I've managed to find all 12 and get 24 points so finished for this month.
Looking forward to next one!

:} Sharon {; wrote: "Joann, did you update your post? Or did I miss it?"

post 6

Finished on post #3 with 27 points!

Thanks Sharon :)

Done on post 20!

'Hall of Fame' badges have been awarded to

Me (post #3)
Joann (post #6)
JoAnne (post #20)

for this challenge. Don't worry if you haven't got around to updating your post yet, just be sure and comment to let me know when you're done!

Caroline wrote: "'Hall of Fame' badges have been awarded to

Me (post #3)
Joann (post #6)
JoAnne (post #20)

for this challenge. Don't worry if you haven't got around to updating your post yet, just be sure and co..."

Thanks!

This challenge may require more attention to detail than I am used to when reading. In any case, this is my final update, not too successful. Perhaps now I have the gist of it, I'll do better in November:

October Scattergories
Duration: Oct 1/16-Oct 31/16
Completed: 5/12
Points: 6

General
1. Book Title: Murder on the Minneapolis by Anita Davison 10/07/16 **** (2pts)
2. Author: Venom by Kristen Middleton 10/12/16 *** (1pt)
3. Main Character: Flora Maguire from Murder on the Minneapolis by Anita Davison 10/07/16 **** (1pt)
4. Secondary Character: Michael Simms from A Cup of Murder by Cam Larson 10/17/16 *** (1pt)
5. Place:
6. Cover: Moon on by Aubrey Law 10/23/16 (1pt)

Special
7 A Fall/Autumn word
8 A Holiday or Holiday word
9 A Fire (hot) word
10 An Egg dish or item (not simply an item with eggs in it - cookies, cake, etc)
11 A Sweet item (not a sweet word, a sweet candy, ice cream, etc)
12 A Halloween item

Not bad for a first attempt. I think November's is going to be a little easier :)