♥ Nothing Better Than Reading!! ♥ discussion

The rules:

All you have to do for this is to look for the given words in the books you are reading!

This will be a point based challenge & so we will have a winner at the end of the Hunt..

2 points will be awarded For every word you find..!! You don't need to find all words to participate. Just find as many as you can & have fun!


Keep your tally in one post. And at the end, post the total list in a separate comment.

So pick up your books and get started! :)

Duration: 1st October, 2018 - 31st December, 2018

THE LIST::

1. Festival
2. Lights
3. Celebrate
4. Party
5. Fun
6. Feast
7. Dance
8. Costume
9. Gift
10. Bonfire
11. Candy
12. Parade
13. Candle
14. Mask
15. Gala
16. Music
17. Lantern
18. Merry
19. Ornaments
20. Pumpkin
21. Decoration
22. Sweets
23. Games
24. Carnival/Fair
25. Colours
26. Balloons
27. Traditions
28. Cookies
29. Photo
30. Confetti/Spraklers/Fire-crackers/Fireworks

N.B. -
DO remember to post the name of the book where you found the particular word.
You can derive any number of words from a single book if available.
Singular or plural forms accepted.

Sophie
Gabi
Janessa
Mycal
Slytherpuff
Jess

I'm In!

I might get further this time with a couple more months to play with!

1. Festival - The Note Page 68 “ the better networker at conferences and creative festivals”
2. Lights - Eye of the God Page 132" After flipping off the lights"
3. Celebrate - Eye of the God Page 142 "Hundreds of people are coming to celebrate"
4. Party - Eye of the God Page 131 "continue with your boring little party"
5. Fun - Eye of the God Page 268 “ What came next would not be fun”
6. Feast - Eye of the God Page151 "Alex Weld wanted to enjoy the feast"
7. Dance - The Note Page 141 “ Budding branches dance high”
8. Costume - The Note Page 44 “slinging her large holdall of tricks and costume changes”
9. Gift - The Note Page 52 “ the prospect of giving a gift had turned flat”
10. Bonfire. - The Wives Page 208 “ Someone had built and lit a gorgeous bonfire”
11. Candy - The World is Full of Married Men Page 65 “ Listen, we have to meet some friends soon at the Candy Club”
12. Parade - Meridon Page 27 “ Then Richard the Lionheart did a triumphant parade”
13. Candle - Eye of the God Page 342 “ Candles flickered in Campus Bay Tabernacle”
14. Mask - Eye of the God Page 203 “ Pulling a mask over his head”
15. Gala - Eye of the God Page 113 "ensure that the Hope Diamond is fully secure for our upcoming gala"
16. Music - Eye of the God Page 126 "Live Music. Dancing."
17. Lantern - Eye of the God Page 205 “Paper lanterns hung from the balconies”
18. Merry - Meridon Page 15 “You’ve got eyes like a damn buzzard, Merry”
19. Ornaments - A Rogue's Proposal Page 342 “you want me merely as an ornament”
20. Pumpkin
21. Decoration - Christmas Under the Stars Page 16 “feminine froth and decoration in the boutique.”
22. Sweets - The Note Page 37 “ enter the sweet and heady world”
23. Games - Eye of the God Page 151 "the only big players left in the game"
24. Carnival/Fair - The Note Page 332 “ pleased that her carnival confection is bigger”
25. Colours - Eye of the God Page 193 “a flush of fresh colour across her cheeks”
26. Balloons - Eye of the God Page 232 “Dr Trent deflated like a circus balloon”
27. Traditions - Eye of the God Page 146 "Bourbon tradition insisted"
28. Cookies - Christmas Under the Stars Page 138 “ Meg reached into one of the wall cupboards, “cookie?””
29. Photo - The Note Page 42 “. God you have to take a photo of this guy”
30. Confetti/Spraklers/Fire-crackers/Fireworks - Christmas Under the Stars Page 75 “ it had been fireworks ever after.”

Total: 58

Books Read: .

4th Quarter Festive Theme:
1 October - 31 December 2018

1. Festival: "A festival of excess on all levels." -Scythe
2. Lights: "Eyes look like God took the light from 'em." - Scarlet
3. Celebrate: "after a banquet dinner celebrating one of my father's bloody victories." -The Hazel Wood
4. Party: "Act One: Harold spies Ella across the room at a cocktail party." -The Hazel Wood
5. Fun: "Did he think I were John's bit of fun for the day?" - Scarlet
6. Feast: "he grasped my arm before turning for the feast." -A Burnable Book
7. Dance: "Rowan is immediately assaulted by loud dance music." -Scythe
8. Costume: "Either you've gotten lost during a costume party or your story is much more interesting than that" - The Hazel Wood
9. Gift: "Their laughing even made me smile a small bit, and it felt like a gift." - Scarlet
10. Bonfire: "San Martin scrabbled to the door to see that the blast from the mortar pistol had turned his car into a bonfire" -Scythe
11. Candy: "the dusty violet candies my mother loved and I hated." - The Hazel Wood
12. Parade: "She waves at me like she's in a parade." -The Time Traveler's Wife
13. Candle: "Rob came down with a candle" - Scarlet
14. Mask: "A strong scent of primrose masked a sweeter, sicker smell beneath." -A Burnable Book
15. Gala: "You should be throwing grand galas at your own home." -Scythe
16. Music: "Music, that's not what I hear." -Hunted
17. Lantern: "the lanterns on the wall were gone" -The Hazel Wood
18. Merry: "We part with a chorus of Merry Christmas!" -The Time Traveler's Wife
19. Ornaments: "Two long-legged cranes he had taken initially for lawn ornaments looked up at him as he passed -Anansi Boys
20. Pumpkin: "Hayrides. Pumpkin carving. Scarecrows." -The Hazel Wood
21. Decoration: "The decorations don't matter, she said to herself." -Love & War
22. Sweets: "the kind of crunch to it like a sweet apple" - Scarlet
23. Games: "he had to listen for game as best he could anyway." - Scarlet
24. Carnival/Fair: "I kept a fair distance from Rob." - Scarlet
25. Colors: "Anya waited in the garden, in her dress the color of will-o'-the-wisps." -The Hazel Wood
26. Balloons: "The lizard puffed its neck out into a bright orange balloon." -Anansi Boys
27. Traditions: "Do not belittle our traditions because one day they may be yours." -Scythe
28. Cookies: "D.W. also keeps an unopened package or Oreo cookies in his desk." -The Time Traveler's Wife
29. Photo: "My grandmother's estate, which I'd only seen in photos" - The Hazel Wood
30. Confetti/Sparkler/Firecracker/Fireworks: "He borrowed brief snippets of sleep in the cabana, always awakened by music, or raucous laughter, or fireworks" -Scythe

Points: 60

Books Read:

Excited for my first challenge!!

4th Quarter Festive Theme:
1 October - 31 December 2018

Empire of Storms
2. Lights - "They were to sail at first light tomorrow." (pg 565)
5. Fun - "It wasn't fun." (pg 567)
7. Dance - "Ansel swigged from her wine, laughter dancing in her eyes. (pg 565)
9. Gifts - "A lesser gift might have been broken against it..." (pg 528)
14. Mask - "But now he could practically see that courtesan's mask snap into place..." (pg 561)
16. Music - "She would bring music and books and culture, wipe out the corruption festering in corners of the earth..." (pg 570)
17 Lantern - "... his tattoo stark in the lantern light." (pg 570)
23. Games - "Maeve plays the game well, I'll give her that." (pg 568)
25. Colors - "I will never forget the color of her eyes, or the way she smiled." (pg 509)

A Court of Frost and Starlight
1. Festival - "'Sounds like a festive event'" (pg 18)
3. Celebrate - "We could use something to celebrate." (pg 5)
4. Party - "The opposite of the enormous, wild, days-long party I'd been subjected to last year." (pg 4)
5. Decoration - "Solstice decorations. Straight from the market." (pg 98)
13. Candle - "... over the twenty-one sparkling candles lighting up his face." (pg 175)
12. Parade - "... made to parade in front of a preening court..." (pg 5)
18. Merry - "Why do I have to be a part of your merry little band?" (pg 118)
27. Traditions - "Tradition. Around Solstice, we make a little visit to the Court of Nightmares to wish them well." (pg 44)
28. Cookies - "Have some wine. Cookies." (pg 99)

Black Butler, Vol. 1
22. Sweets - "... never had sweets that tasted better than Sebastian's." (pg 37)
6. Feast - "We'll get to eat a feast!!" (pg 14)

City of Bones
11. Candy - "... to tempt him as you might tempt a child with candy or a toy." (pg 462)
24. Carnival/Fair - "Who ever said the world was fair?" (pg 303)
29. Photo - "There were no pictures on the walls, no posters or photos of friends or family." (pg 325)

I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives
8. Costume - "Our school had a costume party, and I went dressed as a punk rocker." (pg 41)

Splintered
30. Confetti/Sparklers/Fire-crackers/Fireworks - "... we watch the display overhead until it bursts into a thousand glittering colors, like silent fireworks." (pg 127)

Unhinged
19. Ornaments - "... he's a counterfeit car ornament once more." (pg 127)
20. Pumpkin - "It's like looking inside an albino pumpkin before the membanes are scraped clean." (pg 296)
26. Balloons - "...a rainbow of beribboned Get Well balloons..." (pg 42)

List
10. Bonfire
15. Gala

58 Points

Finished books:

Going great, everyone!

I'm in

1. Festival
2. Lights
3. Celebrate
4. Party
5. Fun
6. Feast
7. Dance
8. Costume
9. Gift
10. Bonfire
11. Candy
12. Parade
13. Candle
14. Mask
15. Gala
16. Music
17. Lantern
18. Merry
19. Ornaments
20. Pumpkin
21. Decoration
22. Sweets
23. Games
24. Carnival/Fair
25. Colours
26. Balloons
27. Traditions
28. Cookies
29. Photo
30. Confetti/Spraklers/Fire-crackers/Fireworks

Can it be from books started previously

Oooo I didn’t think of that? I was halfway through my book when this challenge started, I only counted the words continuing from the point in the book where I was though, I didn’t go back in the book to find the words, if you get what I mean, hoping this still counts!

I believe the books can be started at anytime, but they must be read within the time frame of the challenge.

~Sophie~ wrote: "Oooo I didn’t think of that? I was halfway through my book when this challenge started, I only counted the words continuing from the point in the book where I was though, I didn’t go back in the bo..."
I hope it doesn't count... I gave up candle because I read that part of the book before the challenge started.

I think that when the challenge starts and say your halfway through the book, you can only include words from where you are in the book on the day that the challenge starts? So if say I’m on page 50 and candle is on page 30 I can’t count that because I read that before the challenge started, but in order to include the word on page 50 I have to finish the whole book before the date the challenge finishes, is that right? Either way it’s all about having fun isn’t it, lots of my words are void in the last challenge because I didn’t realise you had to finish the book before the challenge finished, I still enjoyed it though :)

Glad everyone is having fun with this challenge:)

Janessa wrote: "Glad everyone is having fun with this challenge:)"
My language arts teacher is very proud :)

~Sophie~ wrote: "I think that when the challenge starts and say your halfway through the book, you can only include words from where you are in the book on the day that the challenge starts? So if say I’m on page 5..."

That's about right. Anything you read October onward counts.

Hi sophi
i have also felt the same way... words repeat often ..and i have to at every stage find alternate ones taking care that the meaning is preserved . what do you do?

Hi Rabindranath,

Are you participating in this challenge? I would love to see how your doing! It's very good to see how words can mean different things and how they can be written in different contexts!

Odd question... are children books valid?

Mycal wrote: "Odd question... are children books valid?"

That's a good question, because a lot of these words you would find in children books.

Janessa wrote: "Mycal wrote: "Odd question... are children books valid?"

That's a good question, because a lot of these words you would find in children books."

My friend spent 20 minutes claiming I could find all the words in My Little Pony books....

Duration: 1st October, 2018 - 31st December, 2018

27/30

Books:
- 16 words
- 6 words
- 4 words
- 1 word

THE LIST::

1. Festival - The Sellout - Watching Hominy at the L.A. Festival of Forbidden Cinema and Unabashedly Racist Animation page 238
2. Lights- The Girl in 6E - The lights, bright and hot, illuminate my bare skin page 6
3. Celebrate - The Girl in 6E - I was thinking, to celebrate I might order Chinese tonight page 125
4. Party - The Girl in 6E Only two more days till her party page 19
5. Fun - The Girl in 6E I decided to stock up on a few fun items page 9
6. Feast - The Girl in 6E my stomach picks that moment to protest, churning its way through some of my earlier feast page 242
7. Dance - The Girl in 6E torn between leaving a $1,000 package in this mildewed hallway and taking it with him to try this whole song and dance tomorrow page 56
8. Costume - The Girl in 6E revealing a pink princess costume page 62
9. Gift - The Girl in 6E quickly setting down the wrapped gift and sprinting through the house page 32
10. Bonfire -The Sellout Before lighting the bonfire, Assistant Principal Molina addressed her troops page 165
11. Candy - The Girl in 6E The plastic bag opens to reveal a plethora of chocolate and candy page 298
12. Parade - The Sellout A parade of ambulances sped down the street page 115
13. Candle - Dracula - Holding his candle so that he can read the coffin plates page 213
14. Mask - The Girl in 6E - I finger the ski mask I had packed but decide not to use it page 268
15. Gala - Dracula since then it has been quite a gala time with them page 211
16. Music - The Girl in 6E I hear music in the background page 229
17. Lantern - Dracula He then lit a dark lantern and pointed to a coffin page 225
18. Merry - Dracula becuase he is merry at times page 66
19. Ornaments - Dracula There were also chains and ornaments page 53
20. Pumpkin - The Sellout the dude in Smashing Pumpkins page 253
21. Decoration
22. Sweets - The Good Immigrant I've already spent that fiver on sweets
23. Games - The Girl in 6E she loves watching SEC football games page 337
24. Carnival/Fair - The Girl in 6E taking up more than its fair share of the road
25. Colours - The Girl in 6E The cardboard colors faded page 31
26. Balloons -
27. Traditions - Dracula All we have to go upon are traditions and superstitions page 257
28. Cookies - The Girl in 6E Others letting you down is ice cream and cookies compared with the rejection of your own soul page 267
29. Photo - The Girl in 6E I can't find a photo of him online page 106
30. Confetti/Spraklers/Fire-crackers/Fireworks

Mycal wrote: "Odd question... are children books valid?"

Sorry for the late reply, I was away on a trip. All books except graphic novels are valid.

Congratulations on completing the hunt, Gabi!

Completed the hunt.

Well done everyone who completed!!! I was one away! Pumpkin was the word that I just couldn't find! Nevermind, excited for the next hunt!! Happy new year everyone! x

Happy New Year Sophie!

Are we getting a new one for this quarter or have I missed the post?

Happy New Year, everyone!

~Sophie~ wrote: "Are we getting a new one for this quarter or have I missed the post?"

I put up the Chill out and Read Challenge for this quarter instead of Scavenger hunt. You can still sign up :)

Janessa wrote: "Completed the hunt."

Congratulations on completing the hunt, Janessa!

Well done, Sophie, Mycal and Jess!