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Choose Your Own Adventure: White ElephantDuration: 12/2/17-???
Option 4: White Elephant Spell-it-Out
Adjudge
A: Attack of the Fiend- Joseph Delaney- 4/29/18
D: Dragon Blood- Eileen Wilks- 1/15/18
J: The Journal of Blake Leaf- Adrienne Woods- 5/15/18
U: An Unsuitable Job for a Woman- P.D. James- 9/26/18
D: Dark in Death- J.D. Robb- 1/30/18
G: The Grendel Affair- Lisa Shearin- 2/24/18
E: Executable- John Conroe- 7/24/18
Adventure
A: Along Came a Spider- James Patterson- 5/20/18
D: Deadly Magic- Elisabeth Crabtree- 2/7/18
V: A Vision of Murder- Victoria Laurie- 12/5/18
E: Edge Of Evil- J.A. Jance- 8/12/18
N: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency- Alexander McCall Smith- 8/30/18
T: Touched by an Alien- Gini Koch- 8/22/18
U: The Unyielding- Shelly Laurenston- 11/29/18
R: Rogues- John Conroe- 7/27/18
E: Extra! Extra! Dead All About It- Amanda M. Lee- 8/28/18
Allocate
A: Any Given Doomsday- Lori Handeland- 12/19/18
L: Last Dragon Standing- Rachel Aaron- 11/11/18
L: The Last Camel Died at Noon- Elizabeth Peters- 11/19/18
O: Opal Fire- Barbra Annino- 11/8/18
C: The Chupacabra Catastrophe- Amanda M. Lee- 11/8/18
A: Archangel's Heart- Nalini Singh- 12/24/18
T: Trinkets, Treasures, and Other Bloody Magic- Meghan Ciana Doidge- 11/29/18
E: The Emperor of Nihon-Ja- John Flanagan- 11/14/18
Allot
A: Aunt Dimity and the Duke- Nancy Atherton- 1/11/19
L: Lethal Outlook- Victoria Laurie- 12/21/18
L: Lethal Bayou Beauty- Jana Deleon- 3/11/19
O: The Outcast: Prequel to the Summoner Trilogy- Taran Matharu- 11/30/18
T: Tim Curious; A Murder Mystery of the American Revolution- Roddy Thorleifson- 12/6/18
Allowance
A: Anne of Avonlea- L.M. Montgomery- 6/20/18
L: Loves Music, Loves to Dance- Mary Higgins Clark- 3/29/19
L: Lending a Paw- Laurie Cass- 5/21/19
O: On Deadline & Under Fire- Amanda M. Lee- 9/9/18
W: Winter- Marissa Meyer- 3/21/18
A: The ABC Murders- Agatha Christie- 6/22/18
N: Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men- Molly Harper- 9/6/18
C: The Cove- Catherine Coulter- 12/10/17
E: Everlasting Covenant- Amanda M. Lee- 9/21/18
AllurementA: Angels and Demons- Dan Brown- 6/29/18
L: Lake Silence- Anne Bishop- 3/6/18
L: Lie Down with Dogs- Hailey Edwards- 4/16/18
U: Undead and Unappreciated- MaryJanice Davidson- 3/3/19
R: The Reaper Rescues The Genie- Kristen Painter- 10/24/18
E: Extreme Medical Services- Jamie Davis- 12/17/18
M: Marked- P.C. Cast- 5/14/18
E: Elemental Storm- Phaedra Weldon- 3/27/19
N: Nice Girls Don't Live Forever- Molly Harper- 10/4/18
T: Twice Bitten- Chloe Neill- 9/16/18
Alms
A: Anubis Nights- Gary Jonas- 2/18/18
L: Louisiana Longshot- Jana Deleon- 1/17/18
M: Murder in Mesopotamia- Agatha Christie- 1/7/18
S: A Share in Death- Deborah Crombie- 12/5/17
Amusement
A: All My Witches- Amanda M. Lee- 9/18/18
M: MindMage- Connie Suttle- 7/10/18
U: Unholy Magic- Stacia Kane- 6/10/19
S: Something from the Nightside- Simon R. Green- 1/29/18
E: Empty Nest- Marty Wingate- 5/2/19
M: The Mysterious Benedict Society- Trenton Lee Stewart- 7/16/18
E: Evil Dark- Justin Gustainis- 5/24/19
N: Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors- Molly Harper- 10/14/18
T: Third Girl- Agatha Christie- 10/2/18
Annuity
A: At Peace- Kristen Ashley- 10/15/18
N: Night of the Unicorn- T.S. Paul- 11/22/18
N: Nighttime Is My Time- Mary Higgins Clark- 12/26/18
U: The Undead Uproar- Amanda M. Lee- 7/12/19
I: I'll Tell You Mine- Pip Harry- 6/2/18
T: Tall, Dark & Hungry- Lynsay Sands- 1/15/19
Y: The Young Elites- Marie Lu- 9/8/18
Ante
A: Accidental Ashes- Sara C. Roethle- 1/13/19
N: Night Myst- Yasmine Galenorn- 3/17/19
T: A Tiger's Tale- Laura Morrigan- 3/25/19
E: The Elite- Kiera Cass- 6/7/19
Apportion
A: Above the Fold & Below the Belt- Amanda M. Lee- 3/22/19
P: Prophecy of the Six- Sheena Boekweg- 9/11/18
P: The Parrot's Revenge- Robin Knowles- 10/9/18
O: Only The Lonely- Amanda M. Lee- 10/23/18
R: Redwall- Brian Jacques- 10/25/18
T: Thru the Badger Hole- Taki Drake- 4/3/19
I: Iron and Magic- Ilona Andrews- 6/26/18
O: On Demon Wings- Karina Halle- 3/1/19
N: The Never War- D.J. MacHale- 6/30/19
Back-slapping
B: Bayou Moon- Ilona Andrews- 1/4/18
A: Advent- Xander Boyce- 3/24/19
C: Cress- Marissa Meyer- 12/17/17
K: The Kings of Clonmel- John Flanagan- 8/16/18
S: Sealed with a Curse- Cecy Robson- 2/6/18
L: Leverage in Death- J.D. Robb- 9/4/18
A: Another One Bites the Dust- Jennifer Rardin- 4/8/19
P: Postmortem- Patricia Cornwell- 12/3/18
P: A Panicked Premonition- Victoria Laurie- 1/19/19
I: I Dream of Twila: A Wicked Witches of the Midwest Short- Amanda M. Lee- 9/11/18
N: New Spring- Robert Jordan- 7/7/19
G: The Guns of Avalon- Roger Zelazny- 3/5/18
Benefaction
B: By a Thread- Jennifer Estep- 2/3/18
E: Elephants Can Remember- Agatha Christie- 6/16/19
N: The Name of the Wind- Patrick Rothfuss- 8/6/19
E: Empath- Edie Claire- 7/14/19
F: Fated- Benedict Jacka- 12/18/17
A: Anne of the Island- L.M. Montgomery- 8/11/19
C: Curse of the Bane- Joseph Delaney- 2/20/18
T: Treasures, Demons, and Other Black Magic- Meghan Ciana Doidge- 5/17/19
I: Infernal Magic- C.N. Crawford- 11/13/18
O: Old Blood- Karina Halle- 3/2/19
N: No Farm, No Foul- Peg Cochran- 8/21/19
BenevolenceB: The Burning Bridge- John Flanagan- 2/13/18
E: Exiled- J.C. Diem- 9/19/19
N: No Crones About It- Amanda M. Lee- 9/3/19
E: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library- Chris Grabenstein- 10/11/19
V: Vision Impossible- Victoria Laurie- 12/20/18
O: Owl and the Electric Samurai- Kristi Charish- 3/10/19
L: Lover Avenged- J.R. Ward- 9/23/18
E: Eyes to the Soul- Dale Mayer- 10/31/19
N: Now You See Her...- Dale Mayer- 11/14/19
C: The Case of the Golddigger's Purse- Erle Stanley Gardner- 2/25/18
E: Easter Escapade- Kathi Daley- 11/21/19
Bequeath
B: Blameless- Gail Carriger- 2/23/18
E: Eye of the Falcon- Dale Mayer- 12/12/19
Q: The Quiche of Death- M.C. Beaton- 12/25/17
U: Under The Final Moon- Hannah Jayne- 7/21/19
E: An Easy Death- Charlaine Harris- 12/29/19
A: Among the Living- Jordan Castillo Price- 9/16/19
T: The Trouble with Turkeys- Kathi Daley- 6/17/19
H: Hex and the City- Simon R. Green- 6/15/18
Bequest
B: Burn Bright- Patricia Briggs- 3/7/18
E: Enter the Janitor- Josh Vogt- 2/20/20
Q: Queen of Babble- Meg Cabot- 8/4/18
U: Unmasked- Dale Mayer- 12/18/19
E: Eye Spy- Mercedes Lackey- 2/22/20
S: Seabiscuit: An American Legend- Laura Hillenbrand- 4/26/18
T: To Spell with It- Amanda M. Lee- 7/18/19
Bestow
B: The Battle for Skandia- John Flanagan- 5/23/18
E: Éclair and Present Danger- Laura Bradford- 3/22/20
S: Succubus Blues- Richelle Mead- 5/3/18
T: Take the Monkey and Run- Laura Morrigan- 8/29/19
O: Only the Quiet- Amanda M. Lee- 5/5/19
W: The Witch's Dream- Victoria Danann- 5/26/18
Bestowal
B: The Body Reader- Anne Frasier- 6/17/18
E: Electric Curse- Stacey Brutger- 6/15/20
S: The Spook's Tale: And Other Horrors- Joseph Delaney- 5/21/18
T: Tailing a Tabby- Laurie Cass- 9/9/19
O: Once Upon Stilettos- Shanna Swendson- 5/9/19
W: Winterfall- John Conroe- 7/31/18
A: Archangel's Viper- Nalini Singh- 9/22/19
L: Loved by a Dragon- Linda K. Hopkins- 9/30/19
Blessing
B: Brutal Asset- John Conroe- 7/21/18
L: The Laird- Sandy Blair- 10/24/19
E: Every Which Way But Dead- Kim Harrison- 7/19/20
S: The Sorcerer of the North- John Flanagan- 6/16/18
S: Sleeping Beauty- K.M. Shea- 6/18/18
I: Invisible Elder- T.S. Paul- 11/25/18
N: The New Normal- Kathi Daley- 11/20/19
G: The Good, the Bad, and the Undead- Kim Harrison- 3/27/18
Boon
B: Beastly Bones- William Ritter- 8/7/18
O: The One- Kiera Cass- 9/5/19
O: Oracles & Obituaries- Amanda M. Lee- 9/12/19
N: New Beginnings- Kathi Daley- 11/20/19
Bounty
B: Better Read Than Dead- Victoria Laurie- 8/15/18
O: Outcast- J.C. Diem- 9/27/19
U: Unnatural Death- Dorothy L. Sayers- 2/14/20
N: Newsletter Exclusives: Volume 1- Nalini Singh- 12/21/19
T: Treasure in Paradise- Kathi Daley- 9/28/19
Y: Your Eight O'Clock Is Dead- Kat Jorgensen- 10/27/18
BoutB: Buffer Zone- Connie Suttle- 8/23/18
O: ONLY THE LOST- AMANDA M LEE- 10/1/19
U: Unnatural Causes- P.D. James- 3/18/20
T: Thanksgiving in Paradise- Kathi Daley- 10/9/19
Boxing Day
B: Blood Recall- Connie Suttle- 9/14/18
O: Once Hunted, Twice Shy- Mandy M. Roth- 2/22/20
X: Xoe: or Vampires, and Werewolves, and Demons, Oh My!- Sara C. Roethle- 7/12/18
I: Influential Magic- Deanna Chase- 12/7/18
N: No Crone Unturned- Amanda M. Lee- 3/5/20
G: Golden Son- Pierce Brown- 5/13/18
D: Dream Warrior- Sherrilyn Kenyon- 3/23/18
A: Archangel's Prophecy- Nalini Singh- 9/23/19
Y: Yappy Hour: A Mystery- Diana Orgain- 12/23/18
Brassy
B: A Breath of Witchy Air- Amanda M. Lee- 9/19/18
R: Red Angel- Helen Harper- 12/18/18
A: Archangel's War- Nalini Singh- 9/26/19
S: The Silver Dwarf- Victor Kloss- 7/4/18
S: The Siege of Macindaw- John Flanagan- 7/5/18
Y: Yarn to Go- Betty Hechtman- 4/17/19
Buffoonery
B: B is for Burglar- Sue Grafton- 10/3/18
U: The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club- Dorothy L. Sayers- 6/26/20
F: The Faceless Ones- Derek Landy- 4/2/18
F: From Percy Jackson - Camp Half-Blood Confidential: Your Real Guide to the Demigod Training Camp- Rick Riordan- 6/2/18
O: On the Street Where You Live- Mary Higgins Clark- 3/24/20
O: Open Cockpit- Arthur Stanley Gould Lee- 3/30/20
N: Nightshades- Melissa F. Olson- 3/6/20
E: Embrace the Grim Reaper- Judy Clemens- 8/24/20
R: Road to Honor- Taki Drake- 2/21/19
Y: You Cannoli Die Once- Shelley Costa- 9/2/19
Championship
C: The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece- Erle Stanley Gardner- 3/9/18
H: Hallowe'en Party- Agatha Christie- 8/18/18
A: Alaskan Alliance- Kathi Daley- 11/7/19
M: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd- Agatha Christie- 8/3/18
P: Perilous Seas- Lily Harper Hart- 4/29/19
I: Irresistible Magic- Deanna Chase- 12/8/18
O: Only The Devout- Amanda M. Lee- 4/10/20
N: New Media & Old Grudges- Amanda M. Lee- 3/13/20
S: Snake Eyes- John Conroe- 7/29/18
H: Halt's Peril- John Flanagan- 9/2/18
I: Iced Chiffon- Duffy Brown- 2/18/19
P: Pumpkins in Paradise- Kathi Daley- 6/2/19
Chanukah
C: Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder- Joanne Fluke- 5/30/18
H: Heart on Fire- Amanda Bouchet- 10/6/18
A: Aunt Bessie Assumes- Diana Xarissa- 12/24/19
N: Nocturnal Magic- C.N. Crawford- 4/27/20
U: Until the Sun Falls from the Sky- Kristen Ashley- 7/3/20
K: Kiss the Girls- James Patterson- 8/27/18
A: Alien Tango- Gini Koch- 4/15/20
H: Hunting The Past- J.C. Diem- 12/2/18
Cheeky
C: Casino Royale- Ian Fleming- 6/1/18
H: Hunting The Truth- J.C. Diem- 12/5/18
E: Emerald Blaze- Ilona Andrews- 8/25/20
E: Evans Above- Rhys Bowen- 9/29/20
K: The Kingdom- Amanda Stevens- 9/29/18
Y: The Yard- Alex Grecian- 12/25/19
Chicanery
C: A Court of Mist and Fury- Sarah J. Maas- 7/20/18
H: Hunting A Master- J.C. Diem- 12/15/18
I: It Takes a Witch- Heather Blake- 2/26/19
C: College Arcane- John Conroe- 7/25/18
A: Alien in the Family- Gini Koch- 4/20/20
N: Nightchaser- Amanda Bouchet- 5/5/20
E: Evan Help Us- Rhys Bowen- 10/15/20
R: The Rhyme of the Magpie- Marty Wingate- 3/18/19
Y: Your Killin' Heart: A Mystery- Peggy O'Neal Peden- 5/1/20
ChristmasC: The Cold Dish- Craig Johnson- 8/14/18
H: How to Hang a Witch- Adriana Mather- 12/22/18
R: Risk- Dannika Dark- 3/31/19
I: Indexing- Seanan McGuire- 3/15/19
S: Summer Reign- John Conroe- 8/1/18
T: Turkeys, Tuxes, and Tabbies- Kathi Daley- 10/26/19
M: Midnight Awakening- Lara Adrian- 8/9/18
A: Alien Proliferation- Gini Koch- 5/11/20
S: Stormy Seas- Lily Harper Hart- 10/11/18
Christmas Day
C: Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic- Meghan Ciana Doidge- 9/1/18
H: Hotter Than Spell- Annabel Chase- 2/12/19
R: Ruby Red- Kerstin Gier- 5/20/19
I: In a Badger Way- Shelly Laurenston- 4/23/19
S: Sunken Seas- Lily Harper Hart- 10/16/18
T: Trick or Treason- Kathi Daley- 11/22/19
M: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore- Robin Sloan- 8/11/18
A: Alien Diplomacy- Gini Koch- 5/15/20
S: Seven Years- Dannika Dark- 11/3/18
D: Dark Descendant- Jenna Black- 7/8/18
A: The Adventures of the Mountain Men: True Tales of Hunting, Trapping, Fighting, Adventure, and Survival- Stephen Vincent Brennan- 6/10/20
Y: Year One- Nora Roberts- 8/19/20
Christmas Eve
C: Close Encounters of the Witchy Kind- Amanda M. Lee- 9/19/18
H: Halloween Hijinks- Kathi Daley- 3/19/19
R: Raging Seas- Lily Harper Hart- 8/11/19
I: Into the Hollow- Karina Halle- 6/14/19
S: Spell on Earth- Leighann Dobbs- 11/22/18
T: To Catch a Vampire- Jennifer Harlow- 1/17/20
M: Magic Triumphs- Ilona Andrews- 8/29/18
A: The Ancient Future: The Dark Age- Traci Harding- 6/30/20
S: Single White Vampire- Lynsay Sands- 12/16/18
E: Ensign Spacemage- Timothy Ellis- 10/20/20
V: The Violet Fairy Book- Andrew Lang- 2/25/19
E: Evanly Choirs- Rhys Bowen- 10/22/20
Christmas night
C: Choppy Seas- Lily Harper Hart- 10/28/18
H: High Five- Janet Evanovich- 6/23/19
R: Rare Find- Dale Mayer- 10/27/19
I: I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia- Gillian Roberts- 7/28/19
S: The Silver Stag- Yasmine Galenorn- 1/4/19
T: Trouble Is My Business- Raymond Chandler- 3/2/20
M: MindRogue- Connie Suttle- 8/31/18
A: Alien vs. Alien- Gini Koch- 7/4/20
S: Sense of Deception- Victoria Laurie- 1/12/19
N: Never Again- Michele Bardsley- 5/16/20
I: Doctor Who: In the Blood- Jenny T. Colgan- 9/16/19
G: A Game of Thrones- George R.R. Martin- 6/8/18
H: Hexed- Michelle Krys- 7/9/19
T: Tilling the Truth- Julia Henry- 3/15/20
Christmastide
C: Churning Seas- Lily Harper Hart- 10/29/18
H: Horse of a Different Killer- Laura Morrigan- 7/17/19
R: Raven, Red- Connie Suttle- 11/2/19
I: Into the Abyss- Dale Mayer- 12/2/19
S: Summoned to Thirteenth Grave- Darynda Jones- 1/17/19
T: Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband- Melissa Mayhue- 3/25/20
M: Make A Witch- Amanda M. Lee- 9/8/18
A: Alien in the House- Gini Koch- 8/13/20
S: Shade of Honor: From the Federal Witch Series- Taki Drake- 2/4/19
T: To Love a Witch- Amanda M. Lee- 5/5/20
I: The Incubus Impasse- Amanda M. Lee- 12/4/19
D: Demon Driven- John Conroe- 7/21/18
E: Evan and Elle- Rhys Bowen- 10/29/20
Clambake
C: Claimed By Shadow- Karen Chance- 10/31/18
L: Lemon Meringue Pie Murder- Joanne Fluke- 2/16/20
A: Assaulted Caramel- Amanda Flower- 8/31/20
M: The Mysterious Affair at Styles- Agatha Christie- 9/17/18
B: The Bronze Key- Holly Black- 10/12/18
A: Aunt Bessie Believes- Diana Xarissa- 9/8/20
K: Killer Insight- Victoria Laurie- 12/8/18
E: Evan Can Wait- Rhys Bowen- 11/4/20
Clowning
C: Doctor Who: The Crawling Terror- Mike Tucker- 11/22/18
L: Lowcountry Boil- Susan M. Boyer- 4/14/20
O: Old Dog, New Tricks- Hailey Edwards- 4/19/20
W: A Witch Before Dying- Amanda M. Lee- 9/17/18
N: Never Sorry- Edie Claire- 9/18/20
I: Itsy Bitsy Spider- Dale Mayer- 12/15/19
N: Nightworld Academy: Term One- L.J. Swallow- 11/28/20
G: Grim Rising- Amanda M. Lee- 7/17/18
Cocky
C: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay- J.K. Rowling- 11/26/18
O: Outcast- Annabel Chase- 8/27/20
C: The Cuckoo's Calling- Robert Galbraith- 12/14/18
K: Kitty Goes to Washington- Carrie Vaughn- 2/3/19
Y: Yesterday's Spacemage- Timothy Ellis- 9/23/20
CompetitionC: Crime Seen- Victoria Laurie- 12/16/18
O: One August Morning: The True Story of Lizzie Borden- Troy Taylor-8/29/20
M: Mind Over Monsters- Jennifer Harlow- 11/4/18
P: Pruning the Dead- Julia Henry- 7/15/19
E: Evans to Betsy- Rhys Bowen- 11/12/20
T: Three Mages and a Margarita- Annette Marie- 7/5/20
I: Infinity- Sherrilyn Kenyon- 3/20/20
T: True Grit Spirit- Lily Harper Hart- 7/15/20
I: If Walls Could Talk- Juliet Blackwell- 4/8/20
O: Outclassed- Annabel Chase- 10/7/20
N: Never Look Back- W.J. May- 12/6/20
Compliment
C: Child of Darkness- T.S. Paul- 1/25/19
O: Only The Strong- Amanda M. Lee- 10/7/20
M: Moon Awakening- Lucy Monroe- 12/1/18
P: Puppies in Paradise- Kathi Daley- 9/28/19
L: Libriomancer- Jim C. Hines- 5/26/20
I: Into the Light- Christopher Johns- 5/31/20
M: The Megalodon Mix-Up- Amanda M. Lee- 12/9/18
E: Evan Only Knows- Rhys Bowen- 11/18/20
N: No Nest for the Wicket- Donna Andrews- 1/18/21
T: The Traitor of Belltroll- Lindsay Cummings- 7/21/20
Concede
C: Connections in Death- J.D. Robb- 2/5/19
O: Obsidio- Amie Kaufman- 1/5/21
N: No Ghouls Allowed- Victoria Laurie- 1/19/21
C: Coven Codex: From the Federal Witch Series- Taki Drake- 2/9/19
E: Evan's Gate- Rhys Bowen- 12/2/20
D: Duel Nature- John Conroe- 7/22/18
E: Elemental Blood- Phaedra Weldon- 1/20/21
Concurs
C: The Cat Who Turned On and Off- Lilian Jackson Braun- 2/19/19
O: One Foot in the Grave- C.C. Hunter- 1/6/21
N: Not His Werewolf- Annie Nicholas- 2/26/21
C: The Case of the Rolling Bones- Erle Stanley Gardner- 6/27/19
U: Undead and Unreturnable- MaryJanice Davidson- 8/24/20
R: Reindeer Roundup- Kathi Daley- 11/22/19
S: A Spell for Chameleon- Piers Anthony- 2/14/19
Confer
C: A Curse So Dark and Lonely- Brigid Kemmerer- 7/11/19
O: Owls Well That Ends Well- Donna Andrews- 1/15/21
N: No Ifs, Ands, or Bears About It- Celia Kyle- 4/25/21
F: Forbidden Mind- Karpov Kinrade- 6/11/18
E: Etiquette & Espionage- Gail Carriger- 2/24/21
R: Real Murders- Charlaine Harris- 12/11/19
Contribution
C: C.A.E.C.O.: A novel of the Demon Accords- John Conroe- 7/31/19
O: Origin- Jennifer L. Armentrout- 2/12/21
N: 9 from the Nine Worlds- Rick Riordan- 6/7/21
T: Temper- Xander Boyce- 8/1/20
R: Romeow and Juliet- Kathi Daley- 1/20/20
I: The Island of Dr. Libris- Chris Grabenstein- 7/26/20
B: Black Rose Queen- Connie Suttle- 10/17/18
U: Urban Shaman- C.E. Murphy- 12/12/20
T: Throne of Jade- Naomi Novik- 9/14/20
I: I See Me- Meghan Ciana Doidge- 8/3/20
O: Opposition- Jennifer L. Armentrout- 2/28/21
N: Night Child- Jes Battis- 7/31/21
Controversy
C: Christmas in Paradise- Kathi Daley- 9/28/19
O: Obsession- Jennifer L. Armentrout- 3/7/21
N: Night Shifter- Lucia Ashta- 8/20/21
T: Timeless- Gail Carriger- 9/22/20
R: Radiance- Grace Draven- 5/22/20
O: Only The Buried- Amanda M. Lee- 5/17/21
V: Vanishing Acts- Jodi Picoult- 8/15/19
E: Eggs in Purgatory- Laura Childs- 3/11/21
R: Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos- Donna Andrews- 5/25/20
S: Spell or High Water (An Elemental Witches of Eternal Springs Cozy Mystery)- Gina LaManna- 2/16/19
Y: Yarned and Dangerous- Sadie Hartwell- 12/14/20
Counteraction
CourtesyC: Chill of Fear- Kay Hooper- 10/3/19
O: Old-Fashioned Huntsman- Christopher Johns- 8/17/21
U: Uva's Shorts: A Selection of the Finest Stories Ever Told... or Not!- Michael G. Uva- 2/15/21
R: Redshirts- John Scalzi- 8/12/20
T: Trouble in Mudbug- Jana Deleon- 10/10/20
E: Entreat Me- Grace Draven- 6/20/21
S: A Spell of Trouble- Leighann Dobbs- 4/4/19
Y: You're the One That I Haunt- Terri Garey- 5/29/21
Craftiness
Crusty
C: Christmas Cozy- Kathi Daley- 10/29/19
R: Reaper's Crossroad- Timothy Ellis- 10/14/20
U: Untamed- P.C. Cast- 3/6/21
S: Sense of Evil- Kay Hooper- 4/28/19
T: Two Little Girls in Blue- Mary Higgins Clark- 10/26/20
Y: Yellowstone Heart Song- Peggy L. Henderson- 6/1/21
Cunningness
Daredevil
D: Desperate Covenant- Amanda M. Lee- 9/20/18
A: Ashes of Honor- Seanan McGuire- 9/17/20
R: Rogue Unit- Timothy Ellis- 10/21/20
E: Exclusively Yours- Shannon Stacey- 11/28/21
D: A Dragon of a Different Color- Rachel Aaron- 10/22/18
E: Ethan- Dale Mayer- 11/29/21
V: Vendetta in Death- J.D. Robb- 9/3/19
I: In the Woods- Tana French- 1/4/21
L: Lord Peter Views the Body- Dorothy L. Sayers- 6/10/20
Daring
Dauntless
Decote
D: Death of a Red Heroine- Qiu Xiaolong- 11/21/18
E: Enter System- Tom Larcombe- 11/30/21
C: Costume Catastrophe- Kathi Daley- 11/20/19
O: Of Gods & Tigers- Gayla Drummond- 8/19/21
T: Taming Demons for Beginners- Annette Marie- 11/3/20
E: The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict- Trenton Lee Stewart- 1/16/22
DecreeDelectation
Dice
Dish Out
D: The Dragon Conspiracy- Lisa Shearin- 12/29/18
I: Into the Darkness- Christopher Johns- 5/2/21
S: Sweep of the Blade- Ilona Andrews- 7/18/19
H: Hot Six- Janet Evanovich- 8/19/19
O: Old Magic- Timothy Ellis- 12/5/21
U: Unraveler- Marty Mayberry- 12/20/21
T: Tangle of Need- Nalini Singh- 1/22/21
Dispensation
Distraction
Distribute
Divertissement
Dog Eat DogDonation
Doughty
Dramatics
Earnings
Effervescence
Elation
Endow
EndowmentEnterprise
Entrust
Escapade
Evasion
Fairing
Favor
Fearless
FeintFestal
Festivity
Festivus
Fete
Fiesta
Finesse
Foolery
FoolhardyFork Out
Frolic
Fun and games
Gaiety
Gallant
Gambit
Gift
GimmickGiveaway
Go for Broke
Go For It
Godsend
Good Fortune
Goodie
Gratuity
GrittyGusto
Gutsy
Hand Out
Hand-me-down
Hanukkah
Hardy
Hazard
High JinksHilarity
Holiday
Honor with
Honorarium
H: Hot and Badgered- Shelly Laurenston- 5/21/18
O: One Salt Sea- Seanan McGuire- 3/30/18
N: Night of the Soul Stealer- Joseph Delaney- 4/9/18
O: Oracles of Delphi Keep- Victoria Laurie- 6/23/18
R: Revenge of the Witch- Joseph Delaney- 1/28/18
A: And Then There Were None- Agatha Christie- 4/19/18
R: Rock Chick Revolution- Kristen Ashley- 7/12/18
I: Into the Fire- Jeaniene Frost- 4/22/18
U: Unshapely Things- Mark Del Franco- 3/5/18
M: Murder on Astor Place- Victoria Thompson- 1/31/18
Hoopla
Horseplay
ImpartImpulsive
Indomitable
Jamboree
Jest
Jesting
Joie de vivre
Joke
JollityJoviality
Joyousness
Jubilee
Junketing
Keenness
Kick In
Kicks
Kidding
LagniappeLargesse
Lark
Lavish
Legacy
Libation
Lightheartedness
L: Lord Edgware Dies- Agatha Christie- 1/20/18
I: The Icebound Land- John Flanagan- 4/6/18
G: Ghost Seer- Robin D. Owens- 2/21/18
H: Haunted Covenant- Amanda M. Lee- 1/27/18
T: They Do It With Mirrors- Agatha Christie- 4/3/18
H: Heir of Fire- Sarah J. Maas- 2/12/18
E: Erak's Ransom- John Flanagan- 5/28/18
A: Alchemy- Sheena Boekweg- 4/13/18
R: Remember Me- Mary Higgins Clark- 1/26/18
T: Touching Evil (Evil, #1)- Kay Hooper- 6/13/18
E: The Eloquent Parrot- Robin Knowles- 6/9/18
D: The Darkest Kiss- Keri Arthur- 12/22/17
N: Nightingale's Lament- Simon R. Green- 3/4/18
E: Enchanted, Inc.- Shanna Swendson- 6/30/18
S: Special Agent In Charge- T.S. Paul- 12/23/17
S: Skulduggery Pleasant- Derek Landy- 1/8/18
Lionhearted
L: The Lost City of Faar- D.J. MacHale- 12/12/17
I: I Like Big Dragons and I Cannot Lie- Lani Lynn Vale- 2/8/18
O: Omega- S.M. Reine- 2/4/18
N: Doctor Who: The Nightmare Of Black Island- Mike Tucker- 1/22/18
H: Heart of Ice- K.M. Shea- 1/12/18
E: Electric Night- Stacey Brutger- 2/15/18
A: Aunt Dimity's Death- Nancy Atherton- 2/13/18
R: The Roman Hat Mystery- Ellery Queen- 12/6/17
T: Ten Little Bloodhounds- Virginia Lanier- 2/14/18
E: Elemental Soul- Phaedra Weldon- 2/28/18
D: Dead Witch Walking- Kim Harrison- 12/3/17
LivelinessLoophole
Lots of laughs
Machination
Mania
Melodrama
Merriment
Merry-go-round
MerrymakingMirth
Monkeyshines
Nativity
Nerve
Nervy
Nirvana
Noel
OblationOffer
Offering
Offertory
One on One
One Upping
Oomph
Out on a Limb
PastimePhilanthropy
Pittance
Playfulness
Plucky
Prank
P: Playing with Fire- Derek Landy- 2/15/18
R: The Ruins of Gorlan- John Flanagan- 1/19/18
A: Agents of Light and Darkness- Simon R. Green- 2/16/18
N: Doctor Who: Nuclear Time- Oli Smith- 2/22/18
K: Kiss of Frost- Jennifer Estep- 2/22/18
Premium
Present
ProvisionPut Out
Rat Race
Reckless
Recreation
Regalement
Relief
Remembrance
RemittanceRender To
Revelry
Reward
Rivalry
Romp
Romping
SaltySanta Claus
Scheme
Shell Out
Shenanigan
Shindig
Skylarking
Soiree
SouvenirSpeculate
Sprightliness
St. Nicholas
Stalwart
Stouthearted
Stratagem
Subscription
SubsidyS: Snobbery With Violence- Marion Chesney- 1/17/18
U: Unwritten & Underwater- Amanda M. Lee- 4/23/18
B: Bound by Flames- Jeaniene Frost- 12/26/17
S: The Ship of the Dead- Rick Riordan- 1/24/18
I: The Iron Daughter- Julie Kagawa- 5/9/18
D: Deeds of the Disturber: An Amelia Peabody Novel of Suspense- Elizabeth Peters- 1/11/18
Y: The Yeti- Mike Miller- 3/3/18
Subterfuge
Sweeten the Kitty
Temerarious
Tempt Fortune
Tenacious
Token
Tomfoolery
Toss UpTournament
Transaction
Tribute
Tug-of-war
Ugly Sweater
Unafraid
Undaunted
Undertaking
ValorousVenture
Venturesome
Vim
V: The Vampire's Accidental Wife- Kristen Painter- 1/9/18
I: I Am Half-Sick of Shadows- Alan Bradley- 12/31/17
M: Marlfox- Brian Jacques- 12/18/17
Vivacity
Wager
Warfare
Whimsy
WhoopeeWile
Windfall
Wingding
Winnings
Yule
Yuletide
I’ll try. :)Level: Goodie
Duration: 12/1/17 - 8/23/18
Completed: 27/25
Option 1: Follow the 12 Days of Christmas (7)
✓ Partridge in a Pear Tree
--Read books with fruit or trees on the cover or read books with "One" in the title
Every Heart a Doorway
✓ Turtle Doves
--Read books with birds or reptiles on the cover or read books with "Two" in the title
The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
► French Hens
--Read books with farm animals or eggs on the cover or read books with "Three" in the title
► Calling Birds
--Read books where the MC is a Singer or read books with "Four" in the title
✓ Golden Rings
--Read books with "Gold" in the title or where the Title is in Gold or read books with "Five" in the title
Orhan's Inheritance
✓ Geese a Laying
--Read books with water on the cover or read books with "Six" in the title
✓ Swans a Swimming
--Read books with a White cover or with someone swimming on the cover or read books with "Seven" in the title NOS4A2
✓ Maids a Milking
--Read books that begin with the letter M or read books with "Eight" in the title
The Magician's Nephew
► Ladies Dancing
--Read books with the MC is a Dancer or has the title Lady or read books with 'Nine" in the title
► Lords a Leaping
--Read books with "Lord" in the title or read books with "Ten" in the title
► Pipers Piping
--Read books with a wind instrument on the cover or with the word "Eleven" in the title
✓ Drummers Drumming
--Read books where the MC is a musician or read books with "Twelve" in the title
Playing with Fire
Option 3: White Elephant Themed Books (1)
►Read books with holidays or games as its theme or read books with games or holiday decorations on their covers
► A Christmas Carol
Option 4: White Elephant Spell-it-Out (19)
► CHRISTMAS
C - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
H - The Dry by Jane Harper
R - The German Girl character: Hannah Rosenthal
I - Other People's Houses character: Iris
S - Herding Cats by Sarah Andersen
T - The Mask of Anubis by Thomas Giancola
M - Miller's Valley
A - Alice
S - Wonder character: Summer Dawson
►JOKE
J - The Crooked Staircase character: Jane Hawk
O - Obama: An Intimate Portrait
K - Killman Creek
E - The View on the Way Down character: Emma
►HOLIDAY
H - Hello Again
O - The Outsider
L - The Widow's Watcher character: Lars Jorgensen
I - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society character: Isola Pribby
D - The Boston Girl author: Anita Diamant
A - Nemesis author: Agatha Christie
Y -
Challenge Complete!Choose Your Own Adventure: White Elephant
Duration: 12/2/2017-?
Option 4: White Elephant Spell-it-Out
Book Level: Goodie 25+ books
Books Read: 28/28
C - Carter in The Red Pyramid by Riordan (12/31)
H - Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by McBride (12/3)
R - Rowling's The Tales of Beedle the Bard (12/5)
I - Imp series 1, Demon Bound by Dunbar (12/15)
S - Samson's Lovely Mortal by Folsom (12/28)
T - To Kingdom Come by Thomas (12/5)
M -Madeline in The Cruelest Month by Penny (1/7)
A - Alpha Resolution by Flynn (12/2)
S - Snakehead by Horowitz (1/4)
T - Tales of the Otherworld by Armstrong (12/19)
I - Issacson, Kade in Kade's Dark Embrace by Grosso (12/26)
D - Desmond LaGrange in A Vampire's Saving Embrace by Kuncytes (12/27)
E - Essie in Ready to Were by Peterman (1/9)
G - Gemma Halliday's Killer in High Heels (12/29)
I - Initiate by Maya (1/4)
F - A Fatal Grace by Penny (12/22)
T - Thomas, Will'sThe Hellfire Conspiracy (1/6)
J - Jones, Mrs. in Ark Angel by Horowitz (1/2)
U - The Under Dog and Other Stories by Christie (12/18)
B - Briggs, Patricia's Cry Wolf (1/6)
I - Isa in Nights Embrace by Rivers (1/13)
L - The Limehouse Text by Thomas (1/2)
E - Elizabeth Ellery in First Grave on the Right by Jones (1/10)
E - Elizabeta in Shifting Shadows by Briggs (1/11)
N - Nikki Jefford's Aurora Sky (12/20)
O - Odell, Terry's When Danger Calls (1/1)
E - Edgar in Thrill of the Chase by Nash (1/12)
L - Love, Lies, And Liqour by Beaton (1/6)
I wish I felt up to Option 1, but maybe I should go for another scavenger hunt. But first maybe I better learn to use the "spoiler" option so my entries don't run for pages on end.
I'm in for scavenger hunt again!Choose Your Own Adventure
Scavenger Hunt Freestyle - White Elephant
3rd December 2017 - ?
Adventure: (p.11) ...one of her many Indiana Jones adventures...
Blessing: (p.12) ...that was probably a blessing in disguise.
Bout: (p.14) “Hey, copper. How ‘bout a cold one?”
Christmas: (p.19) My sister Keira gave me this espresso machine for Christmas...
Cocky: (p.51) Cocky where Rafe was sure.
Competition: (p.175) “Competition,” she finally said.
Compliment: (p.280) “I’ll take that as a compliment.”
Controversy: (p.95) It’s been engulfed in controversy for years.
Courtesy: (p.271) “Just…do me the courtesy of at least not lying about it now.”
Distraction: (p.73) What if it was simply a distraction?
Favor: (p.31) Do me a favor, would you?
Gift: (p.57) ...he thought that gift was a piece of crap...
Go For It: (p.257) “Go for it,” he said.
Hand Out: (p.70) He held a hand out to help her up.
Holiday: (p.23) Holidays basically suck in the Maxwell house-hold.
Impulsive: (p.273) Competent but impulsive.
Joke: (p.34) “What about time of death?” Tony asked, ignoring her joke.
Kick In: (p.131) And wasn’t that just a kick in the pants?
Kicks: (p.292) “You’ve got a little over ten years until your pension kicks in.
Kidding: (p.76) “I’m not kidding,” Tony said.
Nerve: (p.13) ...as her nerves slid back to the normal range...
Offer: (p.156) ...wished she hadn’t passed up his offer for popcorn...
Offering: (p.102) Be smart and take the hand I’m offering.
Prank: (p.177) Maybe the note was nothing but a prank.
Present: (p.28) ...that jolt from past to present was sometimes so overwhelming...
Put Out: (p.22) ...some kind of snack to put out with the coffee...
Reckless: (p.141) ...wild and reckless and in his prime inhis thirties.
Relief: (p.41) A shot of relief raced through Hailey...
Scheme: (p.175) ...in the grand scheme of things, meant very little to his life.
Zing: (p.103) She tamped down the zing of arousal...
Allowance: (p.65) While I will make allowances for your concern...
Amusement: (p.32) "Oh, no," Robin said with a flicker of amusement.
Bequest: (p.366) ...illegitimacy would not necessarily have invalidated the bequest...
Bestow: (p.146) ...she was no sheltered English miss, raised to bestow her body...
Concede: (p.150) ...she was unwilling to concede that aloud.
Contribution: (p.207) ...bringing warm spiced buns as a contribution.
Daredevil: (p.73) ...so I confined myself to daredevil riding tricks.
Evasion: (p.128) ...he was made of tangled strands of humor and evasion...
Gritty: (p.73) ...the horses kicking up clouds of gritty dust.
Hazard: (p.38) ...but the closer you get to London, the greater the hazard...
Hilarity: (p.78) ...they surrendered to the uninhibited hilarity of relief.
Jest: (p.101) "Your jests are getting worse and worse, Lord Robert,"
Lark: (p.64) ...but might he have taken off on a lark with a young...
Legacy: (p.21) The legacy question is nearly resolved...
Melodrama: (p.342) ...would obliterate the foolish melodrama of his words...
Mirth: (p.380) ...there was tenderness and understanding and mirth...
Provision: (p.30) He sighed and hitched his bag of provisions...
Reward: (p.13) ...quietly doing the difficult tasks with little reward or recognition.
Salty: (p.79) The salty taste made him seem sharply real...
Speculate: (p.120) ...but he preferred not to speculate about it to Maxie.
Tenacious: (p.179) The pursuit is amazingly tenacious.
Token: (p.97) As a token of reconciliation...
Transaction: (p.130) ...that she knew what the real transaction was.
Undertaking: (p.69) ...to imagine a gently bred female undertaking such a journey
Wager: (p.49) I'll wager sixpence that you can't get it back together...
Warfare: (p.189) ...the most dangerous and unrespected kind of warfare...
Whimsy: (p.101) He was back in the realm of impenetrable whimsy again...
Wile: (p.30) ...so more feminine wiles had been exercised on Lord Robert.
Zeal: (p.61) The zeal with which the villagers described his exploits...
Zest: (p.28) The zest for life that had been Robin's most vivid characteristic...
Daring: (p.13) The book lay at the edge of the desk where I had put it, silently daring me.
Donation: (p.220) I’m sure the museum will be most grateful for your donation.
Finesse: (p.177) There was no finesse to what I did...
Impart: (p.145) ...as if he strove to impart some message.
Merry-go-round: (p.83) ...was still hurtling about like a merry-go-round.
Premium: (p.10) My time is at a premium...
Revelry: (p.166) From outside came the sounds of revelry...
Venture: (p.174) ...too sick to venture out.
Winnings: (p.81) I scraped my substantial pile of winnings off the table...
Allot: (p.460) ...but please allot extra time.
Enterprise: (p.76) And depending on the criminal enterprise...
Escapade: (p.2) ...to lay blame for that escapade on someone else.
Gimmick: (p.66) ...they can lure men in with their falsities and gimmicks...
Remembrance: (p.41) ...not in remembrance of what Morton had done...
Souvenir: (p.339) Adam Scott kept souvenirs from all his victims.
Subscription: (p.119) ...maintaining a subscription to a physical newspaper...
Dice: (p.210) “I can slice him, dice him, clip off his thumbs, put out his eyes.
Fearless: (p.62) Fearless, Sawyer thought.
Feint: (p.139) Jabs, feints, kicks, a punch.
Gutsy: (p.55) Sloppy form, but gutsy.
Hardy: (p.112) Annika clambered over and around them, as hardy, it seemed...
Tournament: (p.84) My intel is, every three years he holds a tournament.
Bounty: (p.36) ...up to the task of containing her bounty.
Earnings: (p.103) Once the man left with his earnings...
Windfall: (p.86) He seems the type of have celebrated a windfall...
Apportion: (p.151) ...they apportion Frederica’s rather significant dowry...
Boon: (p.391) Perhaps because hopelessness had been his boon companion...
Boxing Day: (p.13) On Boxing Day, he had caught her beneath the mistletoe.
Crusty: (p.212) ...cold chicken, fruit, cheese, and crusty bread.
Gaiety: (p.125) ...nothing but the laughter and gaiety below.
Godsend: (p.362) ...so Bentley’s offer was a godsend.
Jesting: (p.243) He had not been entirely jesting...
Rivalry: (p.213) ...did not feel anything like sibling rivalry...
Romping: (p.57) ...and romping with Anaïs and Armand, her twin toddlers.
Subterfuge: (p.90) Perhaps we should engage in a little subterfuge.
Cheeky: (p.88) ...had been cheeky in setting up shop...
Dramatics: (p.180) ...without him throwing any dramatics.
Entrust: (p.345) “Entrust her to me, Venom.”
Gallant: (p.45) “Oh, sir, how gallant of you.”
Giveaway: (p.290) Sunglasses pre-dawn would’ve been a dead giveaway.
Honor with: (p.235) Dmitri loved Honor with a passionate devotion...
Joie de vivre: (p.168) ...had the most joie de vivre of the Seven...
Playfulness: (p.172) ...intelligent and generous and with a warm playfulness to him.
Craftiness: (p.281) A twisted craftiness appeared in Slade's eyes.
Fun and games: (p.95) You know damn well I'm not going to Mexico for fun and games.
Goodie: (p.7) ...once they got their hands on the goodies...
Benevolence: (p.44) You own them thanks to my benevolence.
Gusto: (p.342) ...throwing the dice with gusto.
Decode: (p.489) ...and for them to properly decode.
Foolhardy: (p.214) “Well, they were foolhardy, but brave.”
Tribute: (p.293) “I think that might be a fitting tribute to Harry.”
Lavish: (p.251) That lavish appreciation of detail seemed odd...
Championship: (p.155) ...she took part in the 1969 World Archery Championships.
Recreation: (p.44) ...the painstaking recreation of old battles.
Santa Claus: (p.22) ...belief in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and John F. Kennedy.
Confer: (p.91) ...didn’t confer any special benefits.
Good Fortune: (p.343) ...Brennan’s good fortune brought his own shortcomings...
Pittance: (p.46) But Charlotte healed them all for a pittance...
Endowment: (p.260) ...to receive the first temple endowment...
Hand-me-down: (p.1) ...socks, and hand-me-down clothing.
Christmas Eve: (p.100) “Tomorrow is Christmas Eve.” Sloane lifted his glass.
Decree: (p.232) My first decree would be for more naps.
Mania: (p.18) ...even less to think his sudden attack of mania...
Elation: (p.111) A strange elation surged through him at the sensation...
Unafraid: (p.116) The killer moved toward him, unafraid, lifting one claw-tipped hand.
Allocate: (p.87) ...the director’s absurd decision to allocate more funds...
Pastime: (p.102) Bathing in the ocean seems to be a popular pastime here;
Dish Out: (p.125) “And also, you don’t deserve whatever she was about to dish out.”
Dispensation: (p.56) ...what the dispensation was on our two runaways.
Plucky: (p.49) ...the heroine is one of the sweet plucky virginal ingénues...
Machination: (p.8) ...fodder for their matrimonial machinations.
Merriment: (p.210) ...through all the merriment and laughter...
Stalwart: (p.147) He'd done a stalwart job of defending Catriona and her vale.
Yuletide: (p.210) ...and all the manor celebrated yuletide...
Distribute: (p.83) ...to receive and distribute funds in support of covert operations.
Gratuity: (p.378) ...with a small gratuity and muted thanks.
Nirvana: (p.54) The Lawrence Islands may be the nirvana of every doper...
Christmas Day: (p.4) Christmas Day, and the parties still raged.
Shindig: (p.132) Torie here invited us both to a little Fourth of July shindig.
Tug-of-war: (p.22) This case was turning into a jurisdictional tug-of-war.
Loophole: (p.6) ...techniques, manpower, organizations, and loopholes.
Out on a Limb: (p.234) ...I’m going to go out on a limb and say, yeah.
Lightheartedness: (p.41) ...Tom was so full of play and lightheartedness...
Stratagem: (p.118) ...to let your enemy launch fully formed stratagems on you...
Largesse: (p.153) ...comfort abovestairs thanks to my largesse...
Soiree: (p.2) ...the Liverpool Summer Soiree was oddly China-themed...
Shenanigan: (p.76) One of the lab guys called shenanigans on it.
Joviality: (p.355) Turning away from the joviality, Xcor said...
One on One: (p.114) ...which was when he’d met her properly, one-on-one.
Delectation: (p.304) She lay all warm and sleepy and naked for his delectation.
Romp: (p.52) ...romp all night with alluring, sophisticated creatures.
Indomitable: (p.71) ...were wiped out by admiration for her indomitable spirit.
Undaunted: (p.232) She was undaunted by his anger.
Nervy: (p.142) “Oh, Bree. That is nervy.”
Dog Eat Dog: (p.30) ...and was just as dog-eat-dog.
Endow: (p.129) But don't endow me with any false virtues.
Noel: (p.309) I'm Noel Tillinger, and this is my wife, Maria.
Chicanery: (p.63) “Chicanery and shenanigans,” Jason supplied, smiling.
Festivity: (p.87) ...and other signs of festivity.
Oomph: (p.263) I’m so done with your—oomph!’
Cunningness: (p.16) ...I’ve lost all respect for your cunningness.
Brassy: (p.81) The bold, brassy notes sounded the herald a second time...
Libation: (p.128) “It is a favorite libation amongst men of our land.”
Oblation: (p.159) ...the holy statues required various oblations and sacrifices...
Venturesome: (p.257) ...when Ian suddenly captured her venturesome hands.
Annuity: (p.221) Your 401(k) or annuity?’
Ante: (p.53) Which was one of the reasons he'd decided to up the ante.
Rat Race: (p.290) ...and escapes the rat race to return to her hometown.
Offertory: (p.3) ...she put a pound note into the offertory bag.
Jollity: (p.152) Precious little jollity about it.
Gambit: (p.262) ...the only reason Jack’s gambit worked.
Fete: (p.307) I was raised to pour tea, organize fetes...
Nativity: (p.409) ...a few leftover wooden figures from a nativity scene...
St. Nicholas: (p.155) The next day was the Feast of St. Nicholas...
Yule: (p.187) There was even a strand of Norse Yule running through the mix...
Toss Up: (p.55) It was going to be a toss-up, he decided...
Effervescence: (p.401) Passion, edge, maturity, effervescence.”
Jamboree: (p.133) ...the World Cup makes Mardi Gras seem like a Girl Scout jamboree.
Philanthropy: (p.276) Giving back to the country by way of philanthropy...
Stouthearted: (p.213) ...neat as clockwork, stouthearted and very well trained.
Vivacity: (p.306) ...and was every bit the creature of sparkle and vivacity...
Festal: (p.858) ...like entryways to grotesque festal halls-turned...
Horseplay: (p.142) ...she knew she could recall the horseplay.
Tomfoolery: (p.195) Philip Blake exclaimed: ‘What tomfoolery is this?
Chanukah: (p.227) I’ll come for Christmas, though— sorry, Chanukah.
Valorous: (p.424) Then help me prove just how valorous he was.
Back-slapping: (p.284) ...but the older man’s back-slapping hugs were still the same.
Doughty: (p.73) ...a doughty band of prospectors from Leadville braved the threat...
Hoopla: (p.173) Matt had stayed late at work, hoping to avoid most of the hoopla.
Go for Broke: (p.136) Kyle decided to go for broke.
Shell Out: (p.340) ...he’d go for more medicine, shell out the money for feed, for hay.
Bequeath: (p.26) So he decided to bequeath you all, collectively...
Zippy: (p.19) Her old Volkswagen handled zippy hills better than heavy traffic.
Merrymaking: (p.169) ...this elaborate, stylized merrymaking, had figured prominently...
Alms: (p.284) ...or on the steps of the churches to gather alms.
Dauntless: (p.147) ...with their classical fatalism and dauntless will to struggle...
Fiesta: (p.42) ...it was like trying to talk to people who were drunk at a fiesta.
Frolic: (p.49) ...its owner returned for it, perhaps dishevelled from her frolics.
Keenness: (p.275) He felt the blade for keenness and then sliced across her belly...
Remittance: (p.153) ...the fact of no more letters with remittances...
Skylarking: (p.197) ...besieging the soda fountains, skylarking on the trolley-cars.
Liveliness: (p.58) Sven had never met someone with so much liveliness.
Clambake: (p.261) ...Parker remembered the clambake buffet in July two years ago...
Christmas night: (p.582) ...face powder and cream rouge and Christmas Night perfume.
Honorarium: (p.176) ...honour and honourable but honorary and honorarium;...
Vim: (p.69) ...hale and hearty, peace and quiet, vim and vigor, pots and pans...
Sprightliness: (p.246) ...and sprinted away with un-mummy-like sprightliness.
Junketing: (p.31) How much could he know of their junketing?
Benefaction: (p.96) ...dare cast disapproving looks at the source of their benefaction.
High Jinks: (p.45) And as with most of Zoë’s high jinks...
Bestowal: (p.227) ...was undermined by the bestowal of his affections elsewhere.
Clowning: (p.37) ...he almost always gave in and laughed at Finn’s clowning.
Render To: (p.423) "Let your riches be offerings that you render to His glory."
Fork Out: (p.20) I felt like swooping down and snatching the fork out of his hand...
Subsidy: (p.93) ...it would require a second subsidy to bring down the price...
Hanukkah: (p.102) ...so I get both Hanukkah and the occasional trek to Midnight Mass...
One-upping: (p.127) Blake and I have been one-upping each other since we were kids.
Foolery: (p.76) If he pulls this coup off, he’ll have no leisure for foolery...
Lots of laughs: (p.278) ...they gave me lots of laughs and happy tears.
Ugly Sweater: (p.219) ...and a wrinkled button-up under an ugly sweater vest...
Counteraction: (46%) You faced a craving, and you sought a positive counteraction...
Buffoonery: (p.401) ...for ‘moronic buffoonery, barbaric crime...
Fairing: (p.97) ...when someone leaned too heavily against a fairing strip.
Jubilee: (p.228) ...to attend that country’s diamond jubilee celebrations...
Monkeyshines: (p.233) The many monkeyshines with Allie.
Lionhearted: (p.232) Jo was a delightful and lionhearted young person...
Wingding: (p.295) “Still, we could all use a wingding about now...
Temerarious: (p.39) ...not at times without that temerarious combination of aloofness...
Whoopee: (p.350) Sort of a royal whoopee cushion.
Divertissement: (p.247) ...he would have waited for me to begin the divertissement...
Concours: (p.361) ...the annual Capital Concours de Beaux Moteurcar was primarily...
Regalement: (p.80) ...this served as their only opportunity for regalement.
Allurement: (p.147) ...for the first time was an added allurement to me.
Tempt Fortune: (62%) ...and do not seek to tempt fortune a second time.
Christmastide: (98%) Yet as Christmastide approaches...
Joyousness: (p.596) A gentle joyousness—a mighty mildness of repose in swiftness...
Lagniappe: (p.160) Don’t we all expect a little lagniappe with our deals?
💜💜💜💜 White Elephant 💜💜💜💜 Book Level: Goodie.Option 1: Follow the 12 Days of Christmas
► Partridge in a Pear Tree: Read books with "One" in the title.
15/1/18 ♥♥♥♥► Turtle Doves: read book with "Two" in the title
21/1/18 ♥♥♥► French Hens: Read books with "Three" in the title
7/1/18 ♥♥♥♥♥► Calling Birds: Read books where the MC is a Singer
12/1/18 ♥♥♥♥► Golden Rings: Read a book where the Title is in Gold
3/2/18 ★★★★► Geese a Laying: Read books with water on the cover
9/2/18 ★★★★★► Swans a Swimming: Read books with a White cover
5/1/18 ♥♥♥♥► Ladies Dancing: a Dancer
1/2/18 ★★★★★► Pipers Piping: Read books with a wind instrument on the cover
15/2/18 ★★★★ ► Drummers Drumming: Read books where the MC is a musician
16/2/18 ★★★
Option 3: White Elephant Themed Books►Read books with holidays or games as its theme.
💜 The Snow Queen's Captive 7/2/18 ★★★★
💜 The 10th Kingdom 15/4/18 ★★★★★
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Option 4: White Elephant Spell-it-OutAdjudge: (view spoiler)
Adventure: (view spoiler)
Allocate: (view spoiler)
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Allot:
A - City of Stin 21/4/18 ★★★
L -
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O - Barbarian Alien 4/5/18 ★★★★
T - Tunnels of Blood 12/4/18 ★★★★★
Allowance:
A - Pest Control: Audio Original 28/3/18 ★★★
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O - Wolverine: Old Man Logan 6/5/18 ★★★★
W - Wit, Wisdom and Timey Wimey Stuff: The Quotable Doctor Who 3/4/18 ★★★★
A - Jane Austen: The Complete Collection 29/4/18 ★★★★★
N -
C - How to Twist a Dragon's Tale 28/2/18 ★★★
E -
Allurement:
A - Doctor Who: The Forever Trap 1/5/18 ★★★
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U - Peach Girl, Vol. 3 14/5/18 ★★★
R - The Sea of Monsters 28/4/18 ★★★★
E -
M - Kill Shakespeare, Vol. 1: A Sea of Troubles 27/4/18 ★★★
E -
N -
T - The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery 3/5/18 ★★★
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Alms
A - Grind 16/5/18 ★★★
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M - Harry, a History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon 4/5/18 ★★★★
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Amusement
A - To Kill a Kingdom 12/11/18 ★★★
M - Alive In A Dead World 12/11/18 ★★★★★
U - Peach Girl, Vol. 1 6/5/18 ★★★★★
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T - The War of the Worlds13/5/18 ★★★★
The War of the Worlds
Annuity
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I - Ice Planet Barbarians 4/5/18 ★★★★
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Ante
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T - Bleach (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 12: Includes vols. 34, 35 36 17/5/18 ★★★★
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Apportion
A
P - P.S. I Love You 9/5/18 ★★★
P
O - Onegai Teacher, Vol. 1 9/5/18 ★★★★
R
T - Trials of Death 18/5/18 ★★★★★
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O - Onegai Teacher, Vol. 2 9/5/18 ★★★★
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Back-slapping
B - Beautiful Salvation 22/3/18 ★★★★
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C - Vampire Mountain 25/4/18 ★★★★★
K - Hey, Class President!, Volume 01 22/4/18 ★★★★
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S - The Storybook of Legends 30/3/18 ★★★★
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P - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Graphic Novel 22/4/18 ★★★★★
P - The Colour of Magic 24/4/18 ★★★★★
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G - When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? 6/5/18 ★★★★★
Benefaction
Benevolence
Bequeath
Bequest
Bestow
Bestowal
Blessing
Boon
Bounty
Bout
Boxing Day
Brassy
Buffoonery
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ChampionshipChanukah
Cheeky
Chicanery
Christmas
Christmas Day
Christmas Eve
Christmas night
Christmastide
Clambake
Clowning
Cocky
Competition
Compliment
Concede
Concours
Confer
Contribution
Controversy
Counteraction
Courtesy
Craftiness
Crusty
Cunningness
DaredevilDaring
Dauntless
Decote
Decree
Delectation
Dice
Dish Out
Dispensation
Distraction
Distribute
Divertissement
Dog Eat Dog
Donation
Doughty
Dramatics
EarningsEffervescence
Elation
Endow
Endowment
Enterprise
Entrust
Escapafe
Evasion
Fairing
Favor
Fearless
Feint
Festal
Festivity
Festivus
Fete
Fiesta
Finesse
Foolery
Foolhardy
Fork Out
Frolic
Fun and games
GaietyGallant
Gambit
Gift
Gimmick
Giveaway
Go for Broke
Go For It
Godsend
Good Fortune
Goodie
Gratuity
Gritty
Gutso
Gutsy
Hand Out
Hand-me-down
Hanukkah
Hardy
Hazard
High Jinks
Hilarity
Holiday
Honor with
Honorarium
Hoopla
Horseplay
ImpartImpulsive
Indomitable
Jamboree
Jest
Jesting
Joie de vivre
Joke
Jollity
Joviality
Joyousness
Jubilee
Junketing
Keenness
Kick In
Kicks
Kidding
LagniappeLargesse
Lark
Lark
Lavish
Legacy
Libation
Lightheartedness
Lionhearted
Liveliness
Loophole
Lots of laughs
Machination
Mania
Melodrama
Merriment
Merry-go-round
Merrymaking
Mirth
Monkeyshines
Nativity
Nerve
Nervy
Nirvana
Noel
OblationOffer
Offering
Offertory
One on One
One Upping
Oomph
Out on a Limb
Pastime
Philanthropy
Pittance
Playfulness
Plucky
Prank
Premium
Present
Provision
Put Out
Rat Race
Reckless
Recreation
Regalement
Relief
Remembrance
Remittance
Render To
Revelry
Reward
Rivalry
Romp
Romping
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Choose Your Own Adventure: White Elephant
Duration: You Set the Pace
How to play: Chose your Adventure from the list below and "read them".
Choose your White Elephant Adventure:
Option 1: Follow the 12 Days of Christmas
► Partridge in a Pear Tree
--Read books with fruit or trees on the cover or read books with "One" in the title
► Turtle Doves
--Read books with birds or reptiles on the cover or read books with "Two" in the title
► French Hens
--Read books with farm animals or eggs on the cover or read books with "Three" in the title
► Calling Birds
--Read books where the MC is a Singer or read books with "Four" in the title
► Golden Rings
--Read books with "Gold" in the title or where the Title is in Gold or read books with "Five" in the title
► Geese a Laying
--Read books with water on the cover or read books with "Six" in the title
► Swans a Swimming
--Read books with a White cover or with someone swimming on the cover or read books with "Seven" in the title
► Maids a Milking
--Read books that begin with the letter M or read books with "Eight" in the title
► Ladies Dancing
--Read books with the MC is a Dancer or has the title Lady or read books with 'Nine" in the title
► Lords a Leaping
--Read books with "Lord" in the title or read books with "Ten" in the title
► Pipers Piping
--Read books with a wind instrument on the cover or with the word "Eleven" in the title
► Drummers Drumming
--Read books where the MC is a musician or read books with "Twelve" in the title
Option 2: Play CYOA White Elephant
► Pick a number between 1 - 22
► Message the Mod account with your choice (number) -- be sure to indicate White Elephant CYOA
► You will then be given the name of the previous CYOA which will be the CYOA you are completing for this Option.
► If you previously participated in that CYOA, you will need to pick another Option for this challenge.
► Should you not like your option, you can exchange your "pick" once for a new pick. Which will again require you to pick another number. Each participant can exchange their "pick" one time.
Example: You pick Number 20. You are told your CYOA is Quest & Legends, which you previously completed using Option 2...you would need to complete Option 1, or Options 3 - 6 for this challenge
Option 3: White Elephant Themed Books
►Read books with holidays or games as its theme or read books with games or holiday decorations on their covers
Option 4: White Elephant Spell-it-Out
►Using the Spell-it-Out Rules(*), spell out any of the legal terms below.
Option 5: White Elephant Terms Freestyle
►Choose from the terms below, and use covers or titles for that term
Option 6: Scavenger Hunt Freestyle
►Pick a level and find the words below in the books you read. There is no limit to the number of words per book
Option 7: Scavenger Hunt Want-it-All
►The same Freestyle, but you must find at least one word from each letter grouping (i.e., one word from A, B, C, D etc.)
Book Levels:
- Oomph : 2-3 books
- High Jinks : 4 - 6 books
- Lagniappe : 7 - 10 books
- Tomfoolery : 11 - 15 books
- One Upping : 16 - 20 books
- Prank : 21 - 24 books
- Goodie : 25+ books
Scavenger Hunt Levels:
- Foolhardy : 1-20 words
- Gimmick : 21-40 words
- Shenanigan : 41-60 words
- Whoopee : 61-80 words
- Tempt Fortune : 81-100 words
- Plucky : 101-120 words
- Ugly Sweater : 121 + words
Word List ~ 241 Words
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A
Adjudge
Adventure
Allocate
Allot
Allowance
Allurement
Alms
Amusement
Annuity
Ante
Apportion
B
Back-slapping
Benefaction
Benevolence
Bequeath
Bequest
Bestow
Bestowal
Blessing
Boon
Bounty
Bout
Boxing Day
Brassy
Buffoonery
C
Championship
Chanukah
Cheeky
Chicanery
Christmas
Christmas Day
Christmas Eve
Christmas night
Christmastide
Clambake
Clowning
Cocky
Competition
Compliment
Concede
Concours
Confer
Contribution
Controversy
Counteraction
Courtesy
Craftiness
Crusty
Cunningness
D
Daredevil
Daring
Dauntless
Decote
Decree
Delectation
Dice
Dish Out
Dispensation
Distraction
Distribute
Divertissement
Dog Eat Dog
Donation
Doughty
Dramatics
E
Earnings
Effervescence
Elation
Endow
Endowment
Enterprise
Entrust
Escapafe
Evasion
F
Fairing
Favor
Fearless
Feint
Festal
Festivity
Festivus
Fete
Fiesta
Finesse
Foolery
Foolhardy
Fork Out
Frolic
Fun and games
G
Gaiety
Gallant
Gambit
Gift
Gimmick
Giveaway
Go for Broke
Go For It
Godsend
Good Fortune
Goodie
Gratuity
Gritty
Gutso
Gutsy
H
Hand Out
Hand-me-down
Hanukkah
Hardy
Hazard
High Jinks
Hilarity
Holiday
Honor with
Honorarium
Hoopla
Horseplay
I
Impart
Impulsive
Indomitable
J
Jamboree
Jest
Jesting
Joie de vivre
Joke
Jollity
Joviality
Joyousness
Jubilee
Junketing
K
Keenness
Kick In
Kicks
Kidding
L
Lagniappe
Largesse
Lark
Lark
Lavish
Legacy
Libation
Lightheartedness
Lionhearted
Liveliness
Loophole
Lots of laughs
M
Machination
Mania
Melodrama
Merriment
Merry-go-round
Merrymaking
Mirth
Monkeyshines
N
Nativity
Nerve
Nervy
Nirvana
Noel
O
Oblation
Offer
Offering
Offertory
One on One
One Upping
Oomph
Out on a Limb
P
Pastime
Philanthropy
Pittance
Playfulness
Plucky
Prank
Premium
Present
Provision
Put Out
R
Rat Race
Reckless
Recreation
Regalement
Relief
Remembrance
Remittance
Render To
Revelry
Reward
Rivalry
Romp
Romping
S
Salty
Santa Claus
Scheme
Shell Out
Shenanigan
Shindig
Skylarking
Soiree
Souvenir
Speculate
Sprightliness
St. Nicholas
Stalwart
Stouthearted
Stratagem
Subscription
Subsidy
Subterfuge
Sweeten the Kitty
T
Temerarious
Tempt Fortune
Tenacious
Token
Tomfoolery
Toss Up
Tournament
Transaction
Tribute
Tug-of-war
U
Ugly Sweater
Unafraid
Undaunted
Undertaking
V
Valorous
Venture
Venturesome
Vim
Vivacity
W
Wager
Warfare
Whimsy
Whoopee
Wile
Windfall
Wingding
Winnings
Y
Yule
Yuletide
Z
Zeal
Zest
Zing
Zippy
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(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audiobook narrators first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.
As always, if the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word.
Earn your Sapphire Gem Coins with the CYOA Challenges.
To Earn a Sapphire Coins: