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2020 January Word Hunt
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'.
me.i havent even started december's word hunt lmbo
Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 January 2020
January
dash
disarm
decay
flames
fog
shrewd
temporary
unruly
vow
wax
Bonus
cadet
idiotic
jumbled
toothpaste
vengeful
Big Bonus
flagrant
Woohoo 2020!Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 January 2020
JANUARY Read 10/10
1. DASH - Made Marian Mixtape - √ 2 January 2020
p148 - The waitress crossed the near-empty restaurant to put our plates down in front of us, her eyes lingering on my face long enough to convince me she was at least a little worried I was going to dine and dash.
2. DISARM - Teen Wolf Tumblr Ficlets - √ 4 January 2020
loc 932 - They talk about the workshop a little bit, and who did best in which part of it, which leads to a discussion about their favorite ways to disarm and incapacitate; Stiles doesn't mix it up with armed criminals as much as he used to, now that he's made detective, but he's got a few good stories.
3. DECAY - Red, White & Royal Blue - √ 6 January 2020
p241 - Every time you mention your slow decay inside the White House, I can’t help but feel it’s my fault, and I feel absolutely shit about it.
4. FLAMES - Made Marian Mixtape - √ 2 January 2020
p261 - He sat down on the stone hearth with his back to the flames so he could face me.
5. FOG - Don't Fight the Spark - √ 7 January 2020
p12 - I couldn’t think for the fog that veiled my brain.
6. SHREWD - Don't Fight the Spark - √ 7 January 2020
p98 - His shrewd and youthful eyes glistened in his weathered face, belying his silver hair.
7. TEMPORARY - Don't Fight the Spark - √ 7 January 2020
p66 - Praise the gods the fuckers remained in contact with my body, so the conjuration hit them both, rendering their limbs immobile by means of temporary paralysis.
8. UNRULY - Red, White & Royal Blue - √ 6 January 2020
p176 - He recalls standing next to her at the bathroom mirror, looking at the similarities between their faces: the same round tips of their noses, the same thick, unruly brows, the same square jaw inherited from their mother.
9. VOW - Made Marian Mixtape - √ 2 January 2020
p25 - “How lucky I am to be making this vow to you today. I will love and cherish you for the rest of my life.”
10. WAX - The Remaking of Corbin Wale - √ 18 January 2020
p41 - It smelled like dried sage and lemon, candle wax and a hint of woodsmoke.
BONUS Read 5/5
1. CADET - The Remaking of Corbin Wale - √ 18 January 2020
p70 - He would tell Alex that Corbin was untrustworthy, a space cadet. A freak.
2. IDIOTIC - Red, White & Royal Blue - √ 6 January 2020
p15 - Using the First Daughter to start some idiotic dating rumor for attention?
3. JUMBLED - The Mysterious and Amazing Blue Billings - √ 19 January 2020
loc 1975 - He nods. “It’s a passionate and jumbled mess. Like a storm.”
4. TOOTHPASTE - The Mysterious and Amazing Blue Billings - √ 19 January 2020
loc 1589 - Then his lips part, and I send my tongue inside, tasting toothpaste and coffee.
5. VENGEFUL - The Mysterious and Amazing Blue Billings - √ 19 January 2020
loc 2124 - “You’re watching a YouTube video on how to purify my house from vengeful spirits?”
BONUS BONUS Read 1/1
1. FLAGRANT - Teen Wolf Tumblr Ficlets - √ 4 January 2020
loc 140 - He'd gotten a package of Starburst from his grandmother and smuggled them to school in his lunchbox, in flagrant violation of his mother's candy policy.
FINISHED!!!!
Chan wrote: "me.i havent even started december's word hunt lmbo"
haha - good luck!
words 10/10 - bonus 6/6dash: LOC 53 “Dash Sinclair.” Elizabeth's Wolf 13/1
disarm: LOC 567 “And just like that, you disarm me.” If You Deceive 11/1
decay: LOC 1090 “...it had been ravaged by time and marked by decay.” If You Deceive 11/1
flames: P55 “Running in and out of the flames are names and a pair of military type boots.” Until November 2/1
fog: P28 “Just floating away in a hot-guy fog.” Until November 2/1
shrewd: LOC 322 “... shrewd eyes of faded blue.” A Fashionable Indulgence 6/1
temporary: LOC 2383 “... the little room off to the side a temporary home place.” Beast 8/1
unruly: LOC 1705 “The kiss became fervid, unruly.” Beast 8/1
vow: LOC 143 “The witch asked me here, I vow it—”. If You Deceive 11/1
wax: LOC 4660 “George slid a finger under the wax but did not break the seal.” Because of Miss Bridgerton 16/1
Bonus -
cadet: LOC 904 “The Vane family tree is beyond my comprehension, but I am told he springs from a cadet branch.” A Fashionable Indulgence 6/1
idiotic: LOC 3510 “Wait until I’m fucking distracted to ask something so idiotic.” Elizabeth's Wolf
jumbled: LOC 3054 “His thoughts were jumbled, torn to bits by the sheer heat of the moment.” Because of Miss Bridgerton 16/1
toothpaste: P53 “Then I dig through my bag and find my toothbrush and toothpaste.” Until November 2/1
vengeful: LOC 1578 “The races were excitable and vengeful...” Beast 8/1
flagrant: LOC 2859 “No, I shan’t tell anyone that you were part of Jack Cade’s flagrant treason!” A Fashionable Indulgence 6/1
WORDS FOUND: 0/10BONUS FOUND: 0/5
BONUS BONUS FOUND: 0/1
ORPHAN WORDS: 0/?
ash
disarm
decay
flames
fog
shrewd
temporary
unruly
vow
wax
Bonus
cadet
idiotic
jumbled
toothpaste
vengeful
Bonus Bonus
flagrant
January 2020 Word HuntDuration:January 1, 2020-January 31, 2020
Words Found: 10/10
Bonus Words Found: 4/5
Bonus Bonus Word: 1/1
January
dash- April of Enchantment 1/2/20 "she pulled the bolt and placed her hand on the knob of the french window, ready to turn it, to dash outside along the gallery and down the servants stairs, she was not certain such drastic measures were necessary. location 128
disarm-A Study in Scarlet 1/3/20 "When I arrived there, I walked right into the arms of a police-officer who was coming out, and only managed to disarm his suspicions by pretending to be hopelessly drunk." Page 113
decay-A Study in Scarlet 1/3/20 "Better far that your bones should bleach in this wilderness than that you should prove to be that little speck of decay which in time corrupts the whole fruit." Page 73
flames-Bone Cold 1/3/20 "Senator Adams is not happy and he's fanning the flames." Page 137
fog-Awakened by the Wolf 1/3/20 "The fog numbing her senses evaporated." Chapter 4
shrewd-April of Enchantment 1/2/20 "Her mother slanted her a shrewd glance." Location 2328
temporary-Awakened by the Wolf 1/3/20 "We're temporary roommates, nothing more." Chapter 21
unruly-A Killer's Mind 1/2/20 "Martinez asked in a tone usually reserved for a principal approaching an unruly student in a schoolyard." Page 134
vow-Awakened by the Wolf 1/3/20 "Good timing because of things had continued, patricide would have become a real and present threat, despite Brice's vow to never kill again. Chapter 19.
wax-April of Enchantment 1/2/20 "She had started across to the hallway when she noticed that wax from the silver. Location 2506
Bonus
cadet
idiotic- A Killer's Mind 1/2/20 "This is no time for idiotic jokes." page 289
jumbled-A Killer's Mind 1/2/20 "Zoe tried to organize her speech, the thoughts jumbled in her head." Page 170
toothpaste-Bone Cold 1/3/20 "A toothbrush and toothpaste as well as deodorant." Page 160
vengeful- Run Away 1/20/20 "We form whatever narrative we like--Kind God, vengeful God, active God, laid back God, whatever." Chapter 30
Bonus Bonus
flagrant-Seduced by the Sea Lord 1/27/20 "You have damned us all with your flagrant disregard for the health and happiness of Sireno." Page 157
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WORDS: 10/10. BONUS: 6/6.
✓ DASH. Seduced By Agent Alpha. 8 Jan.
Page 2. Adam slammed his hand against the steering wheel and then the dash and then the roof and then the steering wheel again.
✓ DISARM. Once Upon a Murder. 26 Jan.
Page 50. There was something unusual, he'd finally realized, about a retired beauty queen who could rescue a gunshot victim from a sinking boat, disarm a hitman, and completely trash the only toilet in the sheriff’s station.
✓ DECAY. A Professor's Love: A BWWM Interracial Professor Student Romance: Multicultural Romance. 26 Jan.
Page 35. It was clear to see that the place had been fancy once, and its present state of decay made Melissa extremely sad.
✓ FLAMES. Seduced By Agent Alpha. 8 Jan.
Page 27. Melinda looked back to see brilliant red and orange flames climbing up to the sky, pieces of cement and stone and building parts flying in every direction.
✓ FOG. Yours, Mine And Ours. 25 Jan.
Page 145. Fog crept across the mirror.
✓ SHREWD. Truth's Shadow. 25 Jan.
Page 16. Although a stern and shrewd business man, her grandfather had always possessed a strong sense of family and had a soft spot where she and her sister were concerned.
✓ TEMPORARY. The Talisman. 9 Dec.
Page 5. Catahassa Yazzie, as it happened, was the reason Diana had accepted this temporary position through her agency.
✓ UNRULY. Million-Dollar Mommy. 5 Jan.
Page 206. Once again, Kim could lounge around in jeans, stick a cap on top of her unruly hair, and dab on nothing more than lipstick as she ran to eat lunch with Aunt Valerie.
✓ VOW. Tough Love. 5 Jan.
Page 16. “I will never leave you.” She says it like a vow-fierce.
✓ WAX. Billionaire Seeking Bride #1. 9 Jan.
Page 7. “You just don’t want the wax machine to tempt you into taking it for a ride,” I teased.
✓ CADET. Seduced By Agent Alpha. 8 Jan.
Page 8. “I’ve done that trick with every cadet in your class and every single one of them would try to find a way to climb out the window after me.”
✓ IDIOTIC. Jeopardy in January. 2 Jan.
Page 260. "You are not going to be that idiotic," he told me.
✓ JUMBLED. Million-Dollar Mommy. 5 Jan.
Page 184. Emotions jumbled inside Kim.
✓ TOOTHPASTE. Jeopardy in January. 2 Jan.
Page 52. My search of the bathroom took all of one minute, the amount of time it took to open the mirrored cabinet and examine Bree's meager collection of shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, and toothpaste.
✓ VENGEFUL. Breaking The Curse. 9 Jan.
Page 9. When he was a boy and his three fae guardians scared him with stories of vengeful sorcerers who would curse him a second time if he didn’t finish his vegetables, he’d beg Raven to stay with him through the night and protect him.
✓ FLAGRANT. Million-Dollar Mommy. 5 Jan.
Page 32. I doubt the Zakovians would try anything flagrant.
✓ DASH. Seduced By Agent Alpha. 8 Jan.
Page 2. Adam slammed his hand against the steering wheel and then the dash and then the roof and then the steering wheel again.
✓ DISARM. Once Upon a Murder. 26 Jan.
Page 50. There was something unusual, he'd finally realized, about a retired beauty queen who could rescue a gunshot victim from a sinking boat, disarm a hitman, and completely trash the only toilet in the sheriff’s station.
✓ DECAY. A Professor's Love: A BWWM Interracial Professor Student Romance: Multicultural Romance. 26 Jan.
Page 35. It was clear to see that the place had been fancy once, and its present state of decay made Melissa extremely sad.
✓ FLAMES. Seduced By Agent Alpha. 8 Jan.
Page 27. Melinda looked back to see brilliant red and orange flames climbing up to the sky, pieces of cement and stone and building parts flying in every direction.
✓ FOG. Yours, Mine And Ours. 25 Jan.
Page 145. Fog crept across the mirror.
✓ SHREWD. Truth's Shadow. 25 Jan.
Page 16. Although a stern and shrewd business man, her grandfather had always possessed a strong sense of family and had a soft spot where she and her sister were concerned.
✓ TEMPORARY. The Talisman. 9 Dec.
Page 5. Catahassa Yazzie, as it happened, was the reason Diana had accepted this temporary position through her agency.
✓ UNRULY. Million-Dollar Mommy. 5 Jan.
Page 206. Once again, Kim could lounge around in jeans, stick a cap on top of her unruly hair, and dab on nothing more than lipstick as she ran to eat lunch with Aunt Valerie.
✓ VOW. Tough Love. 5 Jan.
Page 16. “I will never leave you.” She says it like a vow-fierce.
✓ WAX. Billionaire Seeking Bride #1. 9 Jan.
Page 7. “You just don’t want the wax machine to tempt you into taking it for a ride,” I teased.
✓ CADET. Seduced By Agent Alpha. 8 Jan.
Page 8. “I’ve done that trick with every cadet in your class and every single one of them would try to find a way to climb out the window after me.”
✓ IDIOTIC. Jeopardy in January. 2 Jan.
Page 260. "You are not going to be that idiotic," he told me.
✓ JUMBLED. Million-Dollar Mommy. 5 Jan.
Page 184. Emotions jumbled inside Kim.
✓ TOOTHPASTE. Jeopardy in January. 2 Jan.
Page 52. My search of the bathroom took all of one minute, the amount of time it took to open the mirrored cabinet and examine Bree's meager collection of shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, and toothpaste.
✓ VENGEFUL. Breaking The Curse. 9 Jan.
Page 9. When he was a boy and his three fae guardians scared him with stories of vengeful sorcerers who would curse him a second time if he didn’t finish his vegetables, he’d beg Raven to stay with him through the night and protect him.
✓ FLAGRANT. Million-Dollar Mommy. 5 Jan.
Page 32. I doubt the Zakovians would try anything flagrant.
16/16dash Romancing the Ugly Duckling- loc 2674- He lay in his basket for most of the morning, still exhausted after his mercy dash in the storm, but whining every time he caught sight of Perry. 1/4-1/5
disarm Romancing the Ugly Duckling- loc 1235- Greg had started out quite tentative- it had been unexpected and very disarming- but his hands grew bolder the longer he kept hold of Perry. 1/4-1/5
decay Bringer of Night- loc 476- From the morgue there wafted a thin thread of decay, no doubt undetectable to anyone whose senses weren't amped up by an NHE. 1/10
flames Penny's Protector- loc 2685- When we have a roaring flame, she takes off her first layer of furs and drapes them to dry off, frowning at our surroundings. 1/1-1/2
fog Penny's Protector- loc 1450- My brain is full of fog. 1/1-1/2
shrewd Penny's Protector- loc 2463- The look on his face is shrewd. 1/1-1/2
temporary Writing Her In- loc 2733- "But it's all temporary, anyway." 1/2-1/3
unruly Romancing the Ugly Duckling- loc 1709- Perry flipped an unruly lock of hair off his sweaty forehead. 1/4-1/5
vow Surprise Groom- page 270- "He needs to know our vows are more than empty words." 1/7-1/8
wax Surprise Groom- page 23- His chest was completely smooth, and Caleb wondered briefly if he waxed. 1/7-1/8
Bonus
cadet Ashwin- loc 2207- One of the cadet branches of the Reyes family had a very profitable business rendering tallow from the ranch. 1/26-1/28
idiotic Wilde Love- page 179- Sometimes when you choose a path without thinking, when a spur-of-the-moment decision sends you catapulting toward the inevitable whether you realize it or not, you can trace it back to one stupid moment, one idiotic decision. 1/11
jumbled Kidnapped by the Pirate- page 6- His mind raced, thoughts jumbled as he grasped the hilt of the weapon and tossed the leather scabbard aside. 1/9-1/10
toothpaste Writing Her In- loc 768- "Maybe after the minty-fresh toothpaste taste has worn off, Peaches." 1/2-1/3
vengeful Ashwin- loc 794- An airstrike ordered by a petulant, vengeful bureaucrat that had targeted training houses full of would-be courtesans. 1/26-1/28
Bonus Bonus
flagrant Erstwhile- loc 3783- He'd seen much more flagrant displays of leh-acran, and he'd always thought the convention a beautiful thing. 1/18-1/19
Monthly Word HuntRead: 10/10
Bonus: 4/5
Bonus-Bonus: 0/1
Carried Over: 5/6
1/10 dash - Seduction in Death, 120 of 355 In a quick dash, he loped around the lawn, snapped a blossom from an ornamental pear.
1/1 disarm - Get Lucky, 43 of 256 That would be disarmingly attractive if I didn’t know her.
1/16 decay - Oklahoma Christmas Blues, 152 of 174 Just the rusted hinges remained, their orange-brown decay staining the stones.
1/1 flames - Get Lucky, 64 of 256 And something possessive, something primitive, flames in my blood.
1/1 fog - Get Lucky, 58 of 256 We finally enter the club, the fog machine hazing the room to a degree where I can’t even see the grimy floors or terrible cracked walls.
1/3 shrewd - Reflected in You, 216 of 339 She ran her fingertips over my brows, her gaze shrewd and assessing.
1/2 temporary - The Last Vestal Virgin, pg 27 of 125 “I’m sure it’s just a temporary thing.
1/2 unruly - The Last Vestal Virgin, 55 of 125 Jared Masura joked rubbing his head, only making more of a mess of his unruly black hair.
1/2 vow - The Last Vestal Virgin, 60 of 125 “Did they really have to take a vow of chastity for thirty years?” Tamara inquired.
1/3 wax - Bared to You, 72 of 325 “... You didn’t wax today, did you?”
Bonus
cadet In his climb from cadet to detective sergeant, there had been little opportunity for his path to cross Dodson’s.
1/1 idiotic - Get Lucky, 81 of 256 I don’t know what’s worse: that he’s saying those idiotic words or that the women appear to be falling for it.
1/3 jumbled - Bared to You, 17 of 325 I felt jumbled and off my game.
1/4 toothpaste - Heat Exchange, ch 4@ 2:19 "What are you talking about?" she asked, grabbing the hotel issued toothbrush and toothpaste.
1/6 vengeful - Bared to You, 262 of 339 It was just a quick vengeful fantasy, since I wouldn't lead Brett on that way and he was in Florida anyway, but it did the trick.
Bonus-Bonus
flagrant
Carried Over
1/4 package - Heat Exchange, loc 1310 of 3461 Halfway through, Ashley got up and went around the table refilling their coffee cups before pulling a package of store-bought blueberry...
1/10 colony - Seduction in Death, 195 of 355 Start picking there and it bounces to Delta Colony.
1/10 noir - Seduction in Death, 60 of 355 "... What's a Pinot Noir forty-nine run?"
1/14 devilish - Mercy, 257 of 496 Feeling devilish, she leaned up on tiptoes and whispered her fantasy into his ear.
1/27 anchovies - Shopping for an Heir, loc 1756 of 3222 "And anchovies," James insisted.
acoustic
Monthly Word Hunt 1 - 31 January 2020
Words Found - 7 of 10 / 1 of 5 Bonus / of 1 Bonus Bonus
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
dash, Everyone Keeps Secrets 01/12 - , mad DASH to escape. (loc 93%)
disarm
decay
flames, Desired by the Bear 01/02 - A second later FLAMES shot from her open mouth... (loc 59%)
fog, Desired by the Bear 01/02 - But this car brought with it a heavy FOG... (loc 50%)
shrewd
temporary, About That Night 01/25 - ---she'd slotted in two days for a TEMPORARY relapse after her move to Chicago, (pg 50)
unruly, About That Night 01/25 - Her hand flew to the mess of UNRULY curls tangled around her head and shoulders. (pg 157)
vow, Pickle Licker: A Quirky Christmas Novella 01/31 - ,and VOW that I will do whatever it takes to ensure that she remains there. (loc 2579)
wax, Little Secrets 01/12 - she feels it washing over her like hot WAX, coating her outsides, (loc 16%)
cadet
idiotic
jumbled
toothpaste, British Bedmate 01/22 - She mumbled through a foaming mouth of TOOTHPASTE. (loc 20.5%)
vengeful
flagrant
15 words in 8 booksdash - Fox Hunt - Jan17 - 5*
LOC 291 - I looked at my dash...
disarm - Fox Hunt - Jan17 - 5*
LOC 401 - He had the man disarmed and unconscious...
decay - What Lies Beneath - Jan16 - 5*
LOC 241 - "... whatever level of decay it was."
flames - Christmas Cupid: Holiday Hotties - Jan27 - 2*
LOC 975 - "... sparking flames that Hawk doused in his heart long ago."
fog - Guyliner - Jan9 - 5*
LOC 1896 - "The club's fog 6achine kicked in..."
shrewd - Fox Hunt - Jan17 - 5*
LOC 2711 - Mom's shrewd gaze picked up on it immediately.
temporary - Christmas Cupid: Holiday Hotties - Jan27 - 2*
LOC 496 - You'll need a temporary apartment.
unruly - Guyliner - Jan9 - 5*
LOC 120 - Connor kept his short to avoid the unruly curls..."
vow - Love & Tea Bags - Jan5 - 4*
LOC 2872 - "... and vowed to remain there until he died..."
wax - Guyliner - Jan9 - 4*
LOC 1974 - The faster the was - the tangible reality - melted away...
Bonus
cadet - Science & Jockstraps - Jan23 - 3*
LOC 1376 - Hey, space cadet.
idiotic- Dine with Me - Jan13 - 5*
LOC 457 - It's fucking idiotic
jumbled - Ravensong - Jan3 - 5*
LOC 4298 - "My thoughts were jumbled..."
toothpaste - A Christmas Reunion - Jan22 - 2*
LOC 166 - I had a lot of toothpaste bubbles, dad.
vengeful - Ravensong - Jan3 - 5*
LOC 5092 - "... but He is also a vengeful God"
Big Bonus
flagrant
Monthly Word Hunt1 - 31 January 2020
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. There is no page limit.
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter! DONE!
January - Read 9/10; 4/5 bonus; 1/1 bonus bonus
dash(ed) - Hardcover, page 18 - She ran around the house, trampled her mother's flower bed, and dashed into the privy.
Ruthie's Gift by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 1/4/20 4stars
disarm(ed) - Hardcover, page 293 - This is how we disarmed ten towns and took their weapons for our leader before we reached St. Deborah by the Water.
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 1/6/20 3.5stars
decay
flames - Kindle chapter 10; 1st paragraph (book isn't indexed) - ...enveloping the structure in silky, almost pretty flames.
Rich, Rugged Rancher (Texas Cattleman’s Club: Inheritance #2) by Joss Wood 1/4/20 4stars
fog - Kindle location 1561 - ..he'd come out of a fog and thought, Jesus, I have no idea if she wants this anymore.
Love Her or Lose Her (Hot & Hammered #2) by Tessa Bailey 1/9/20 4stars
shrewd - Hardcover, page 292 - "Very shrewd of him," Sayid said.
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 1/6/20 3.5stars
temporary - Hardcover, page 17 - "My doctor said that whole thing was just a temporary stress-related situation, you know that."
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 1/6/20 3.5stars
unruly - Kindle location 684 - "Keep away from my bride, you unruly coot."
A Love to Redeem His Haunted Heart: A Historical Western Romance Book by Etta Foster 1/8/20 4stars
vow(s) - Kindle location 1114 - "I took vows at the church a few weeks ago and you were standing right beside me. We're married."
For Her Honor (The Gentrys of Paradise #3) by Holly Bush 1/4/20 5stars
wax(ed) - Kindle location 2164 - She moved the chair around, hearing the smooth glide of the rollers against the waxed hardwood floor.
For Her Honor (The Gentrys of Paradise #3) by Holly Bush 1/4/20 5stars
Bonus - Read 4/5
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, and I try to make them hard.
cadet
idiotic- paperback, page 377 - Leave it to Gretchen to tell her some idiotic story.
Until There Was You by Kristan Higgins 1/23/20 4stars
jumbled - Kindle location 1695 - ...his heart and his body were all jumbled up and he needed to make sense of all that...
Lilian and the Irresistible Duke (Secrets of a Victorian Household #4) by Virginia Heath 1/31/20 4.5stars
toothpaste - page 54 - His lips had tasted of toothpaste and Kaisa realized he'd been to the bathroom and brushed his teeth.
The Young Heart (The Nordic Heart #0) by Helena Halme 1/19/20 3stars
vengeful - Kindle location 2006 - Lilian had always been more nurturing than vengeful.
Lilian and the Irresistible Duke (Secrets of a Victorian Household #4) by Virginia Heath 1/31/20 4.5stars
and a bonus bonus - Read 1/1
flagrant - Kindle location 594 - ...were interested in Alexandra and Carlotta's flagrant attempt at matchmaking, the constant flirting with the handsome Italian...
Lilian and the Irresistible Duke (Secrets of a Victorian Household #4) by Virginia Heath 1/31/20 4.5stars
I'm in !!! DASH
DISARM
DECAY
FLAMES - Unraveling Oliver - pg 61 - "... that the ground floor of one wing was engulfed in flames..."
FOG - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry - pg 236 - ...pulled a gun on another cop during a particularly heated discussion of "The House of Sand and Fog"
SHREWD
TEMPORARY - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry - pg 66 - You say Maya will be placed in a temporary foster home?
UNRULY
VOW
WAX
extra credit
CADET
IDIOTIC - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry - pg 32 - In a million retrospectively idiotic reasons, the main one is being that I am an idiot
JUMBLED
TOOTHPASTE
VENGEFUL
extra extra credit
FLAGRANT
January Word HuntREAD: 14/16
✔ dash - Unlit - Keri Arthur 1/11
(a slightly bitter dash of ginseng), p248
✔ disarm - Wickedly Charming - Kristine Grayson 1/24
(he'd managed to disarm his opponent), p12
✔ decay - Unlit - Keri Arthur 1/11
(there was little in the way of decay or bloat), p279
✔ flames - Just One Damned Thing After Another - Jodi Taylor 1/9
(flames licking around the doorway), p78
✔ fog - A Case of Bier - Mary Daheim 1/2
(when you're in a morning fog), p156
shrewd -
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✔ temporary - Sticks & Stones - Madeline Urban & Abigail Roux 1/3
(through the temporary DC assignment), p44
✔ unruly - Until the Debt is Paid - Alexander Hartung 1/6
(to fix his unruly hair), p40
✔ vow - Unlit - Keri Arthur 1/11
(I have no intention of making your vow of celibacy easy), p112
✔ wax - Until the Debt is Paid - Alexander Hartung 1/6
(candle wax was dripping onto the floor), p182
BONUS
✔ cadet - A Madness of Sunshine - Nalini Singh 1/31
(Will was no first-year cadet), p81
✔ idiotic - Until the Debt is Paid - Alexander Hartung 1/6
(an idiotic mistake), p154
✔ jumbled - Easy - Tammara Webber 1/25
(the jumbled excuses), p20
✔ toothpaste - Consequences - Aleatha Romig 1/7
(and now toothpaste), p12
✔ vengeful - Freshwater - Akwaeke Emezi 1/30
(bitter, scorned and vengeful gods), p41
flagrant -
(), p
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. There is no page limit.
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
January
dash (Loc64) I DASH out my front door. Alpha Bully by Renee Rose 1.7
disarm
decay (Loc1167) consumption to prevent the body from DECAY. Secrets of the In Group by Carolyn Re and Loretta Re 1.20
flames (Loc2001) eyes became red FLAMES. Shadowed by Michele Areaux 1.3
fog (Loc 55)bringing a cloud of thick FOG with them..Shadowed by Michele Areaux 1.3
shrewd (Loc3855) to be fooled by a SHREWD con man Secrets of the In Group by Carolyn Re and Loretta Re 1.20
temporary (Loc158) So this was a TEMPORARY home.. Stalk Her by Jenika Snow 1.2
unruly (Loc2394) she ulled her UNRULY, curly blonde. Shadwed by Michele Areaux 1.3
vow (pg73) I make a VOW in the somber moment..Quarterback Sack by SE Hall 1.14
wax
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, and I try to make them hard.
cadet (P123) You doing okya, space CADET? Derailed by Alyssa Rose Ivy 1.28
idiotic (wild guess there that you laid out your IDIOTIC reasonging…Quarterback Sack by SE Hall 1.14
jumbled (Loc1284) her mind JUMBLED. Secrets of the In Group by Carolyn Re and Loretta Re 1.20
toothpaste (Loc1379) a toothbrush, TOOTHPASTE, floss,a comb..Dog Days of Summer by PJ Fiala 1.8
vengeful (Loc65) because they were heartless and VENGEFUL Fall by CA Harms 1.13
and a bonus bonus
flagrant
0/16January
dash
disarm
decay
flames
fog
shrewd
temporary
unruly
vow
wax
Bonus
cadet
idiotic
jumbled
toothpaste
vengeful
Big Bonus
flagrant
January Word HuntRegular ~ 7/10
Bonus ~ 4/5
Bonus-Bonus ~ 0/1
REGULAR ~
✔️dash ~ The Haunting of Beacon Hill ~ Loc. 645 ~ ... the contents making a mad DASH across the bed linens as she ..
~ 1/6/2020
disarm
✔️decay ~ The Haunting of Beacon Hill ~ Loc. 1661 ~ The s net of DECAY was more profound here than in ..
~ 1/6/2020
✔️flames ~ In the Heart of Windy Pines ~ Page 40 ~ ... barely looking up, still staring off at the FLAMES, seeming to be ... ~ 1/2/20
fog
shrewd
✔️temporary ~ Bunheads ~ Page 257 ~ This is TEMPORARY, this is temporary, I think. ~ 1/9/2020
✔️unruly ~ Blood Bound ~ Page 238 ~ But some of the older vampires became UNRULY ... ~ 1/14/2020
✔️vow ~ Let it Snow ~ Page 210 ~ ... and Keun briefly broke hos VOW never to abandon the cheerleaders. ~ 1/8/2020
✔️wax ~ The Haunting of Beacon Hill ~ Loc. 411 ~ She remembered, too, the WAX and wane of hope as she’d wandered ... ~ 1/6/2020
BONUS ~
cadet
✔️idiotic ~ Ask Again, Yes ~ Page 57 ~ Each one more IDIOTIC than the last. ~ 1/4/2020
✔️jumbled ~ Ask Again, Yes ~ Page 127 ~ ... she felt a sudden JUMBLED rush to tell him all the things ... ~ 1/4/2020
✔️toothpaste ~ In the Heart of Windy Pines ~ Page 214 ~ ... was standing there, fully dressed, smelling of minty TOOTHPASTE and aftershave ... ~ 1/2/20
✔️vengeful ~ Ask Again, Yes ~ Page 169 ~ if he were a different person, a VENGEFUL person ... ~ 1/4/2020
BONUS-BONUS ~
flagrant
Books Read: 10
Found: 10/10
✔ 01. Dash - Desire unchained – Read: 03/01 – 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟 – Page 03: “Shade pinged the pen at the dash.”
✔ 02. Disarm - Defender Dragon – Read: 18/01 – 2 🌟🌟 – Loc. 1275: “I let go of the tattooed man and tried to disarm the man with the gun.”
✔ 03. Decay - Desire unchained – Read: 03/01 – 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟 – Page 111: “Sheryen must be reanimated before her body began to decay, and the clock was ticking.”
✔ 04. Flames - Craved by her Cougar – Read: 02/01 – 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟 – Page 04: “It blazed inside him like an eternal flame that was only growing fiercer, burned so hot he felt as if it was going to devour him sometimes, utterly destroy him unless he found a way to calm the raging flames.”
✔ 05. Fog - Chasing Payne – Read: 05/01 – 3 🌟🌟🌟 – Loc. 1930: “Slowly her mind cleared of the fog and heaviness that held in the darkness.”
✔ 06. Shrewd - The Aries Libra Connection – Read: 04/01 – 2 🌟🌟 – Page 180: “I agree that the Board hasn’t negotiated in good faith, but I also have proof that we and they have been lied to and manipulated by a pair of shrewd schemers.”
✔ 07. Temporary - Mercury Striking – Read: 02/01 – 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 – Loc. 435: “I know about the illness, and you provide temporary protection and one kill.”
✔ 08. Unruly - Courted by her Cougar – Read: 01/01 – 3 🌟🌟🌟 – Page 19: “Yasmin turned wide eyes on him, her horror clear in them, and Ivy looked unsure whether to be as horrified as her friend or laugh at his plight as he scrubbed a hand over his unruly black hair and frantically back-peddled.”
✔ 09. Vow - Mercury Striking – Read: 02/01 – 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 – Loc. 3462: “You’re underestimating my vow to protect my people Lynne.”
✔ 10. Wax - The Wallflower – Read: 05/01 – 2 🌟🌟– Loc. 954: “You get a bikini wax?”
Found: 5/5
✔ 01. Cadet - Best Fake Fiancé – Read: 23/01 – 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟 – Page 287: “It’s the strangest thing, because in the rest of her life she can be scattered, a space cadet, but the moment something goes wrong she’s completely on top of it.”
✔ 02. Idiotic - Desire unchained – Read: 03/01 – 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟 – Page 156: “He knew how idiotic he must appear, but he didn’t care.”
✔ 03. Jumbled - The Aries Libra Connection – Read: 04/01 – 2 🌟🌟 – Page 57: “Perhaps they did, but at this moment, she couldn’t organize her jumbled emotions.”
✔ 04. Toothpaste - Mercury Striking – Read: 02/01 – 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 – Loc. 2117: “By the time he got to the final unsearched lab, he’d found small samples of bandages, shampoo, instant noodles, shaving cream, and some toothpaste.”
✔ 05. Vengeful - The Wallflower – Read: 05/01 – 2 🌟🌟– Loc. 423: “Emma focused on him again, her expression gleefully vengeful.”
✔ Found: 1/1
01. Flagrant - Tropical Lion’s Legacy – Read: 17/01 – 3 🌟🌟🌟 – Page 165: “This would be a flagrant misconduct, asshole.”
JANUARY 2020 - WORD HUNT·Post 25 *FINISHED*
8/10
DASH - #4 (loc 3477, 79%)
"It's OK," he whispers. "West is OK. You're OK. We're all OK." I look at him, looking at me. He is lit up by only the dim, greenish glow of the dash panel lights behind the steering wheel. "This is it," I say. "We're in that moment for real this time." "No, Kat," he says, shaking his head and squeezing my hand. "This isn't it. Not at all. We've got the whole night ahead of us. And we're safe here."
DECAY
DISARM - #4 (loc 2632, 59%)
It's that moment when one of the good guys is about to disarm the terrorist bomb but instead it goes off in his hands. So the partner has to go on. Get that last bomb. Save the world…alone.
FLAMES - #4 (loc 734, 17%)
All places I've kissed, over, and over, and over. All places I've left my own marks. And then she gets into the tub and bathes in the glow of a million flickering flames. I am transfixed. Caught in the spell she cast on me four years ago. Lost.
FOG - #3 (loc 99, 2%)
Sure enough, the remaining Demons fled across the field too fast for a human eye to detect - flaming dots of red fire mixed with the pink and purple flowers that were now wilted due to the sulfur from Hell blanketing the field like an ominous fog. We'd killed twelve. That meant eight had escaped and were going to wreak havoc on Earth. Not good. Not good at all.
SHREWD
TEMPORARY - #2 (loc 1202, 41%)
Why has this girl who was supposed to be a one-off suddenly got me questioning my goals? I'd like to blame the memory of her on her knees with my cock in her mouth for my temporary insanity, but the truth is she's hypnotized me since the moment she gave me that shy smile at the hotel bar and then glanced away three seconds later. She's captured my attention more than I care to admit.
UNRULY - #1 (loc 892, 15%)
"I'm sorry to come in here to your bedroom, ma'am, but somethin's wrong." He blushed hotly as he pulled off his hat. His hair stuck up in unruly spikes that had nothing to do with fashion, since that style wasn't in vogue in 1854.
VOW - #3 (loc 760, 20%)
"Boob tubes?" "Under the habits," I said, caving. However, from now on when strange Vampyres are around you have to be from an order that has taken a vow of silence." "Define strange," Jane said, squinting her eyes at me in confusion. "Just don't speak. Ever." "But the Bushjebs are talkers," Martha said. "The Bushjebs don't exist," I shot back. "Pam said they did," Jane reasoned. "She's an Angel. She would know these things." "Oh my God," I muttered.
WAX - #1 (loc 2075, 35%)
"Not burned. Melted," he said finally. "You don't feel any heat, so you'll venture too close. Once you've gotten within its range, the fire will lick at your skin and instantly melt it like wax. By the time it's finished, you'll be nothing but a puddle on the ground. It will even melt your bones." Jake grimaced. "Sounds like something out of a bad sci-fi or horror movie. The Lake That Ate the Town."
Bonus
2/5
CADET
IDIOTIC - #2 (loc 915, 32)
That was close. Way too close. Don't call me Daisy. What an idiotic thing to say, but I'm not cut out for this kind of subterfuge. I blow a stray hair off my forehead and jab at the elevator call button a bit more forcefully than necessary while I mull over my predicament.
JUMBLED - #1 (loc 3866, 65%)
"I don't like bullies." "Then we agree on two things." "Two?" Jazz nodded. "Stasi and disliking bullies." Trev stilled. He knew his feelings had been growing more jumbled where Stasi was concerned. He was already aware he could no longer blame it on Cupid. Not after the night they'd shared. A night he was hoping to repeat very soon.
TOOTHPASTE
VENGEFUL
Bonus-Bonus
0/1
FLAGRANT
2019 Carryovers
3/9
December
"I'd like to suggest that you all pray with your rosemary and ask Astrid's Uncle God and Cousin Asian Female Jesus for forgiveness for doubting the existence of the Second Coming of Buddha Jones," Jane added primly, not to be outdone by Martha's butchered genuflecting. "I'm sorry, what did you just say?" Spike asked, genuinely perplexed. "She's drunk," I told Spike.
NOIR
November
ANCHOVIES
UNACCOUNTABLY
August
LUNAR - #1 (loc 244, 4%)
"We have a lunar eclipse coming, coupled with Mercury retrograde," Blair reminded her. "Along with warnings of early snow storms and a long and cold winter. It's as if everything's happening at once."
ORBIT
July
ASSIDUOUSLY
May
LACKADAISICAL - #2 (loc 1871, 63%)
The zipper of my dress is making the slowest progression down my back in the history of zippers. Inch by lackadaisical inch. I'm hyper-aware of him standing behind me, the descent of the zipper and the heat of his body driving me slowly insane.
PROPAGANDA
READ
(view spoiler)
Monthly Word Hunt - January 2020Found: 10/10
Bonus: 3/5
Bonus-Bonus: 0/1
dash - Coercing Quinn, 1/1 at 97%
Then, he dashed toward the bathroom.
disarm - Coercing Quinn, 1/1 at 15%
“He’s the one who gave you those wounds while disarming you, then took you to the warehouse’s infirmary to get you help.”
decay - The Wolf at the Door, 1/4 at 16%
“No. Something is still decaying.Not far from here.”
flames - The Gargoyle's Holiday Cheer, 1/2 at 51%
His tongue dueled with the gargoyle’s as his body went up in flames.
fog - The Wolf at the Door, 1/4 at 81%
Eventually, when his fog cleared and his eyes could focus again, Cooper looked down to watch
shrewd - The Demon and The Emperor, 1/13 at 20%
Those wise, cunning, shrewd women from the ancient plays don't exist.
temporary - The Gargoyle's Holiday Cheer, 1/2 at 59%
“May I make a request that this be temporary?”
unruly - The Demon and The Emperor, 1/13at 30%
His pale body was covered in dense black body hair leading up to an unruly beard that joined with the bush of black wiry locks on his head.
vow - Coercing Quinn, 1/1 at 69%
I vow this.
wax - The Wolf at the Door, 1/4 at 43%
Were they supposed to have been less prone to nightmares if they didn’t hold her hand and feel her thin, waxy skin, like an old-fashioned sealant poured over brittle bones, directly before bedtime?
Bonus
cadet -
idiotic - Black Leather & Knuckle Tattoos, 1/25 at 37%
Troy asked the idiotic question.
jumbled - Felix and the Prince, 1/18 at 77%
I froze, sure the words had gotten jumbled up in my brain.
toothpaste - Best Friends, 1/14 at 39%
She picked up his toothpaste and stared at it blankly.
vengeful -
Bonus Bonus
flagrant -
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January Word Hunt
January 2020
My Word Hunt (msg 27)
10 of 10 Words Found
6 of 6 Bonus Words
8 of 8 Books Read
January Words
✔️dash ~ The deflated sacks of the front airbags hung from the dash. (loc: 151.0)
🔹White Hot ~ 01.03 ★★★★
✔️disarm ~ her ability to completely disarm her opponents. (loc: 275.8)
Eternally Yours ~ 01.09 ★★★
✔️decay ~ exposing teeth so decayed they faded from yellow to green (loc: 77.6)
🔹Reckless Conduct ~ 01.16 ★★★
✔️flames ~ Flames licked through her body (loc: 102.8)
🔹Reckless Conduct ~ 01.16 ★★★
✔️fog ~ Caught it at sunset with some fog hugging the water (loc: 245.7)
🔹The Lemon Sisters ~ 01.18 ★★★★
✔️shrewd ~ he was sharp and shrewd. (loc: 286.3)
🔹White Hot ~ 01.03 ★★★★
✔️temporary ~ it’s only a temporary measure. (loc: 333.7)
🔹Eternally Yours ~ 01.09 ★★★
✔️unruly ~ wielding a ruler on an unruly child’s hand. (loc: 294.9)
🔹Eternally Yours ~ 01.09 ★★★
✔️vow ~ You’re the only one for me,” I vowed. (loc: 355.0)
🔹Undeclared ~ 01.28 ★★★★
✔️wax ~ by a sadistic woman armed with strips of hot wax. (loc: 8.5)
🔹Shameless ~ 01.24 ★★★
Bonus/Bonus Bonus Words
✔️cadet ~ was a cadet with the Boston PD (loc: 24.9)
🔹Things We Never Said ~ 01.26 ★★★★
✔️idiotic ~ This isn’t some idiotic competition between you and me (loc: 246.9)
🔹White Hot ~ 01.03 ★★★★
✔️jumbled ~ My thoughts were jumbled, (loc: 303.5)
🔹Undeclared ~ 01.28 ★★★★
✔️toothpaste ~ nothing more than a soda can, toothpaste, and the sun. (loc: 65.0)
🔹Undeclared ~ 01.28 ★★★★
✔️vengeful ~ An unstable, vengeful man with a bomb (loc: 460.6)
🔹Four Weddings and a Fireman ~ 01.20 ★★★
✔️flagrant ~ he thought maybe he could understand the flagrant disregard of it (loc: 460.9)
🔹The Lemon Sisters ~ 01.18 ★★★★
January1. Dash Dear Life: A Doctor’s Story of Love and Loss by Rachel Clarke ...the country, with an added dash of terminal cancer. LOC: 3193 READ:1/31/20
2. disarm
3. Decay(ed) Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard Ali’s body had decayed under the… LOC: pg. 248 READ:1/5/20
4. Flames Dear Life: A Doctor’s Story of Love and Loss by Rachel Clarke ...patient can meet a crematorium's flames without their doctor first confirming their identity. LOC: 3345 READ:1/31/20
5. Fog Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard ...and stared out the window at the thick fog. LOC: pg. 82 READ:1/5/20
6. shrewd
7. Temporary Why Mummy Doesn’t Give a ****! by Gill Sims ...buggering off, assuring them it was ‘only temporary’ to give them… LOC: pg. 18 READ:1/18/20
8. Unruly Dear Life: A Doctor’s Story of Love and Loss by Rachel Clarke ...did his affection for his unruly clan of children and grandchildren. LOC: 1728 READ:1/31/20
9. Vow(ed) Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard Tonight, she vowed, would be different. LOC: pg. 155 READ:1/5/20
10. wax
Bonus
1. cadet
2. idiotic
3. Jumbled Why Mummy Doesn’t Give a ****! by Gill Sims ...some point the children’s teeth had got jumbled up... LOC: pg. 39 READ:1/18/20
4. toothpaste
5. vengeful
Bonus Bonus
1. flagrant
Orphan Words (January)
1. Beanie Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard ...they called it, the candles, Beanie Babies, LOC: pg. 227 READ:1/5/20
Bonus Bonus
1. Stupendous
Orphan Words (February)
Bonus
1. Lumpy Why Mummy Doesn’t Give a ****! by Gill Sims ...initially raved about as being very cool, is lumpy and uncomfortable,… LOC: pg. 141 READ:1/18/20
Orphan Words (March)
1. Paddle(s) Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard ...out the appropriate fins, buoys, and paddles. LOC: pg. 88 READ: 1/5/20
2. Rigging Dear Life: A Doctor’s Story of Love and Loss by Rachel Clarke ...apart from the ethics of rigging dying patents' beds up on scales, a scientific sample size of one really does not cut it. LOC: 2633 READ: 1/31/20
Bonus
1. Blistering
2. Ephemeral
Bonus Bonus
1. Smallpox
Orphan Words (April)
1. Curfew Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard ...she snuck in after her 11 P.M. weekend curfew; LOC: pg. 13 READ:1/5/20
2. Dire Why Mummy Doesn’t Give a ****! by Gill Sims ...pages, for surely there’s no situation so dire, especially not when it… LOC: pg. 34 READ:1/18/20
3. Hive(s) Why Mummy Doesn’t Give a ****! by Gill Sims ...anything was enough to bring us out in hives, not that we’d have… LOC: pg. 143 READ:1/18/20
4. Husky
5. Lottery Dear Life: A Doctor’s Story of Love and Loss by Rachel Clarke ...one that made winning the lottery look commonplace. LOC: 1593 READ: 1/31/20
6. Vulture
Bonus
1. Abrasive
2. Biblical
3. Degenerative Dear Life: A Doctor’s Story of Love and Loss by Rachel Clarke ...he died of a rare degenerative neurological disorder, at only nineteen. LOC: 3086 READ:1/31/20
4. Devotee
5. Dolphins
Bonus Bonus
1. Puce
Orphan Words (May)
1. Betray
2. Frantic
3. Hazy
4. Lamb
5. Puzzle
6. Radiate
7. Raspy (rasp)
Bonus
1. Breezy
2. Calculator
3. Lackadaisical
4. Painstaking
5. Propaganda
Bonus Bonus
1. Holistic
Orphan Words (June)
1. Furtive
2. Guitar
3. Inject
4. Milk
5. Ornate
6. Toothbrush
Bonus
1. Accomplice
2. Chivalrous
3. Clover
4. Mohawk
5. Rambunctious
Bonus Bonus
1. Knotty
Orphan Words (July)
1. Coyotes
2. Hairless
3. Intruder
4. Viper
Bonus
1. Assiduously
2. Cadaver
3. Charismatic
4. Gateway
5. Mythical
Bonus Bonus
Aquatic
Orphan Words (August)
1. ration
2. shuttle
Bonus
1. astronaut
2. lunar
Orphan Words (September)
1. hamster
2. retire
Bonus
1. arcade
2. cuddly
3. elated
4. reign
5. rot
Bonus Bonus
1. vagabond
Orphan Words (October)
1. Loyal
2. Kitten
Bonus
1. Director
2. Cocoon
3. Acoustic
4. Moonbeam
Bonus Bonus
1. Accuracy
Orphan Words - November
1. coffin
2. cannon
3. devilish
4. salt
5. thermometer
6. turkey
Bonus
1. amok
2. anchovies
3. frontier
4. toaster
5. unaccountably
December Orphan Words
1. boiling
2. chimney
3. chubby
4. sack
Bonus
1. colony
2. communion
3. jingle
4. moose
5. noir
Bonus Bonus
1. executioner
Romance Readers Reading Challenges2020 January Word Hunt
Duration: 1 - 31 January 2020
Progress: 12 out of 16
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
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. There is no page limit.
January
Dash: "Nate casually touched the phone tucked into one of those mounts on the dash." Page 197
Unchained by Shayne Silvers - ***** - 1/3/2020 - 282 Pages
Disarm: "I have seen his Companions—Lancelet, Gawaine, Gareth—disarm him in play at their mock battles." Page 675
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley - ***** - 1/24/2019 - 884 Pages
Decay: "Nothing but terror from Michael and the man behind this door, overlaid by the decay of the building." Page 250
Pride Mates by Jennifer Ashley - ***** - 1/2/2020 - 304 Pages
Flames: "He whirled to confront the monster, expecting another aerial assault as he unleashed a ball of fire that splashed over the tree at chest height, washing the trunk in blue flames." Page 5
Unchained by Shayne Silvers - ***** - 1/3/2020 - 282 Pages
Fog: "Finally the thing niggling at her broke through the fog in her brain." Page 70
Pride Mates by Jennifer Ashley - ***** - 1/2/2020 - 304 Pages
Shrewd: "Was I being shrewd?" Page 482
Shadow's Claim by Kresley Cole - ***** - 1/15/2019 - 481 Pages
Temporary: "Even if only as a temporary employee." Page 13
Unchained by Shayne Silvers - ***** - 1/3/2020 - 282 Pages
Unruly: "My fists clenched, my unruly temper about to blow." Page 482
Shadow's Claim by Kresley Cole - ***** - 1/15/2019 - 481 Pages
Vow: "V-vow not to hurt him, and I’ll be yours.” Page 61
Shadow's Claim by Kresley Cole - ***** - 1/15/2019 - 481 Pages
Wax: "She pulled back the wax paper. She sniffed." Loc 613
For One More Day by Mitch Albom - ***** - 1/4/2020 - 197 Pages
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, and I try to make them hard.
cadet
Idiotic: "Idiotic! Morgause thought." Page 459
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley - ***** - 1/24/2019 - 884 Pages
jumbled
toothpaste
Vengeful: "If even she could understand and forgive that, how could a merciful God be more bigoted and vengeful than the least of his mortals?" Page 42
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley - ***** - 1/24/2019 - 884 Pages
and a bonus bonus
flagrant
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.
NEW RULING
If you are one of those super-cray-cray/OCD/overly ambitious/organised or bored readers who wish to find words from PRIOR months that are missing in addition to the current month's words, you may use an additional three (3) words per book. These can only be allocated to prior month words.
So you may allocate three words per book to the current month's words, AND three words per book if those words are from PRIOR months' and have been carried forward.
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.
Jan Word HuntJanuary
dash - Ice Blue | Jan 6
Page 49: better than a spur of the moment dash
disarm - Until June | Jan 8
LOC 3044: the other man was disarmed
decay - Ice Blue | Jan 6
Page 41: reversing it's rapid decay
flames - The Kiss Quotient | Jan 4
Page 88: flames began dancing up
fog - The Kiss Quotient | Jan 4
Page 11: look in the half fogged mirror
shrewd - Halo | Jan 22
Page 155: his eyes were shred
temporary - The Secret Sister | Jan 8
Page 373: Fairham was only a temporary shop
unruly - Do or Die | Jan 13
Page 8%: They were unruly children
vow - Until June | Jan 8
LOC 538: I vowed to stick to my story
wax
Bonus
cadet
idiotic
jumbled - Dawn of Forever | Jan 17
Page 348: A million words jumbled into so many questions
toothpaste - The Kiss Quotient | Jan 4
Page 40: with toothpaste foaming from her mouth
vengeful
ROLLOVERS
Feb Bonus
acoustics - The Kiss Quotient | Jan 4
Page 88: The acoustics are really good
March bonus
ephemeral - The Kiss Quotient | Jan 4
Page 88: The grating receded, and ephemeral, orchestral sounds
April Bonus
degenerative
devotee
dolphins - The Kiss Quotient | Jan 4
Page 72: commands like a show dolphin
July Bonus
assiduously
August Bonus
crater
hoax
lunar - Ice Blue | Jan 6
Page 33: Only a few days till the Lunar New Year
Oct Bonus
acoustic
moonbeam
November
dessert - The Flatshare | Jan 5
Page 205: Rocky road for dessert?
devilish - The Secret Sister | Jan 8
Page 75: she saw a devilish expression on his face
thermometer
Bonus
amok
anchovies
frontier
toaster - The Flatshare | Jan 5
Page 34: locate the bread above the toaster
unaccountably
December Reg
biscuit - The Flatshare | Jan 5
Page 25: biscuit colored walls
boiling - Ice Blue | Jan 6
Page 54: Two huge vats of boiling water
chimney - The Secret Sister | Jan 8
Page 290: could smell chimney smoke
chubby - Dawn of Forever | Jan 17
Page 376: kiss Livy's chubby cheek
clock - Until June | Jan 8
Page 31: Look at the clock on the wall
frog - Do or Die | Jan 13
Page 15%: Her voice was still froggy
gold - Until June | Jan 8
Page 4: summer dress and gold strappy sandals
package - Ice Blue | Jan 6
Page 319: Taka dropped his package of clothes
sack - Lost and Found Sisters | Jan 12
LOC 12%: Then hit the sack
treat - Until June | Jan 8
Page 130: how he's treated your brother
Dec Bonus
colony
communion
jingle - The Secret Sister | Jan 8
Page 199: Jingle Bells
moose
noir - Do or Die | Jan 13
Page 36%: Phoebe had reluctantly opened a rather lovely pinot noir
January Word Hunt 2020 January 2020
dash - "It surprised him enough that he released her momentarily, but that's all it took for her to make a dash for the door." Chapter 4 LOC 537 of 2882 Hoss: A Rough Romance Delta James
disarm - "The world was spinning in Kamen's attempt to thrash in circles to disarm me, but I closed my eyes and held on tight."
page 251 One True Mate by Julie Trettel 282 pages
decay - "Now , though, I'm certain we are removing those with souls that are so decayed, it's too late for that." LOC 2802 of 3820 R.I.P. Parts 1 and 2 by Charity B.
flames - "I didn't mean to escalate the kiss I gave her, but the second our lips touched it was like a match bursting into flames." page 115 One True Mate by Julie Trettel 282 pages
fog - "She shook her head to try to clear the fog that seemed to envelop her rational mind whenever he was around her." Chapter 5 LOC 711 of 2882 Hoss: A Rough Romance by Delta James
shrewd - "Her father, Remi realized years later, was a shrewd character." Chapter 1 LOC 94 of 2882 Hoss: A Rough Romance by Delta James
temporary - "I free-fall, finding something close to joy in the temporary sensations that wake up my body and brain." Chapter 2 LOC 91 of 2452 Her Vampire Prince by Ines Johnson
unruly - "Wavy, unruly chestnut hair pulled back at the nape of her neck, with fetching tendrils curling around her forehead." LOC 3429 out of 3552 King's Ransom by Jane Henry
vow - "I felt terrible knowing that's how he was feeling and vowed to give him only my best, most confident thoughts going forward." page 197 One True Mate by Julie Trettel 282 pages
wax - "I wasn't waxed or overly concerned about keeping that part of myself manicured." Chapter 6 LOC 961 of 2442 Prowling their Mate: A BBW Fated Mates Paranormal Romance by Tamsin Baker
Bonus
cadet
idiotic - "Of all the idiotic, ill-conceived, monumentally stupid things to do." Chapter 15 LOC 932 of 2452 Her Vampire Prince by Ines Johnson
jumbled - "The memories are jerky and jumbled from there." chapter 8 LOC 399 of 2452 Her Vampire Prince by Ines Johnson
toothpaste
vengeful
Romance Readers Reading Challenges2020 January Word Hunt
Duration: 1 - 31 January 2020
Progress: 3 out of 10
Bonus: 0 out of 5
Bonus Bonus: 0 out of 1
January
dash
disarm
decay
shrewd
unruly
vow
wax
Bonus
cadet
idiotic
jumbled
toothpaste
vengeful
A Bonus Bonus
flagrant
Books Read
★★★★, 3rd Jan
January 2020 Word HuntGoal: 10/10 words, 4/5 bonus, 0/1 bonus bonus
Can use each book 3 times
Words:
1. Dash - Summer and the City
"I dash into my cubbyhole..." - KL: 778
2. Disarm - Dark Places
"...only Libby knew how to disarm Ben." - KL: 364
3. Decay - Summer and the City
"I sniff the air, convinced I can catch a whiff of decay." - KL: 4921
4. Flames - Seeking Her
"...the bar exploded, flames propelled upward into the sky." - KL: 498
5. Fog - The NewlyFEDS
"...my brain clears from the lust fog it was under." - KL: 1872
6. Shrewd - Summer and the City
"Then she gives me a shrewd, vicious smile and goes into her room." - KL: 739
7. Temporary - I Hate You
"...the pink strands brushed with temporary brown hair paint..." - KL: 1697
8. Unruly - Always Room for Cupcakes
"...long dark hair wild and unruly around his scowling face..." - KL: 1956
9. Vow - The NewlyFEDS
"I'm planning a surprise wedding vow renewal." - KL: 2170
10. Wax - I Hate You
"More like wax ripping off my chest hairs." - KL: 320
Bonus:
Has to be exact word
cadet
Idiotic - Manners & Mutiny
"...and some notes from my interrogation for that idiotic book of yours." - KL: 2642
jumbled - The Hardest Fall
"My mind was all jumbled up." - KL: 5273
Toothpaste - I Hate You
"Dude could be a toothpaste model." - KL: 203
vengeful - Dark Places
"...a vengeful Lou Cates, a debt-crazed Runner, a pack of goons..." - KL: 3031
Bonus bonus:
flagrant
Books Used:
Summer and the City by Candace Bushnell (01/02/19)
Seeking Her by Cora Carmack (01/08/20)
I Hate You by Ilsa Madden-Mills (01/11/20)
The NewlyFEDS by Logan Chance (01/12/20)
Manners & Mutiny by Gail Carriger (01/14/20)
Always Room for Cupcakes by Bethany Lopez (01/14/20)
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn (01/20/20)
The Hardest Fall by Ella Maise (01/24/20)
Finished! See message 6! :)See you all on February!
Congrats Rissa and Jade!!
Monthly Word Hunt 1 - 31 January 2020
Dash - I watched as Harry made a dash for the tire swing hanging from the big red maple in the center of the front yard. LOC 675 - 17% Crime and Periodicals 1/23/20
Decay
Disarm - Everytime she made up her mind to despise him, he showed a flare of that disarming humor. K: pg. 170 When a Scot Ties the Knot 1/19/20
Flames- The flames danced and flickered, looking as anxious as she felt. K: pg 58 When a Scot Ties the Knot 1/19/20
Fog - My knuckles were white on the steering wheel and I was afraid my panting breath would fog up the window. LOC: 94 - 2% Crime and Periodicals 1/23/20
Shrewd
Temporary - I'd suffered from a case of temporary hot-guy induced amnesia. LOC 733 - 20% Crime and Periodicals 1/23/20
Unruly - His blond hair, which was longer on the top, usually had some unruly waves that looked haphazard and adorable. LOC 126 - 27%Sticking to the Script 1/16/20
Vow: He'd just pledged as much before his men and God, and despite this marriage being a convenient arrangement, he wasn't one to take these vows lightly. K: p69
When a Scot Ties the Knot 1/19/20
Wax
Bonus
cadet
idiotic
jumbled
toothpaste
vengeful
Monthly Word HuntWords Found: 9/10
Bonus Words Found: 4/5
January
dash
Opioid, Indiana: p. 124: “The waiter fumbled a cigarette from beneath the dash of his car, put it in his mouth and lit it.”
disarm
decay
Hags, Sirens, and Other Bad Girls of Fantasy: p. 180: “The apartment smelled like cold decay .”
flames
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Titanic Tragedy: p. 8: “I had just put another log on the fire, and it was engulfed in crackling flames .”
fog
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Titanic Tragedy: p. 105: “I suppose I’ve become used to the smell of fog and burning coal.”
shrewd
The Cosmic Clues: p. 124: “But they are also vindictive, shrewd , and cunning!”
temporary
Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen: p. 146: “DACA is temporary , and not everyone qualifies.”
unruly
The Cosmic Clues: p. 93: “Vehicles zipped past, unruly and uncontrollable in the morning rush, but the driver of the autorickshaw nonchalantly managed to avoid brushing sides with his road-fellows.”
vow
Hags, Sirens, and Other Bad Girls of Fantasy: p. 124: “But she could honor her final vow , to not let it end.”
wax
Burning Down George Orwell's House: p. 157: “A cheese and onion sandwich freed from its wax paper and seasoned with gravel and motor oil.”
Bonus
cadet
idiotic
The Dearly Departed: p. 117: “’It never once occurred to me that my mother could die,’ said Sunny. ‘Isn’t that idiotic ?’”
jumbled
Hymns of the Republic: The Story of the Final Year of the American Civil War: p. 139: “Thus truth and lies got all jumbled together, and many people came to the same old conclusion: the general-in-chief of the Union armies was a drunk.”
toothpaste
Burning Down George Orwell's House: p. 177: “Let me out of this. I’ve done enough damage. I’d rather go back to rescripting the same three cereal ads and toothpaste commercials.”
vengeful
Hymns of the Republic: The Story of the Final Year of the American Civil War: p. 159: “But he was also vengeful , self-righteous, and mean.”
Bonus Bonus
flagrant
The Dearly Departed: p. 79: “Later, the topics of their gossip would be these: the propriety of a white dress at graveside; the son’s chewing gum, his red tie, his argyle socks, and the flagrant display, wherever one looked, of Miles Finn’s genes.”
Done on post #16Carrying two orphan words over to February
decay and cadet
Congrats Deedee and JoAnne!!
Finished! I was surprise at how hard it was for me to find wax!Updated post: My Word Hunt (msg 27)
10 of 10 Words Found
6 of 6 Bonus Words
8 of 8 Books Read
LaurLa wrote: "Finished! I was surprise at how hard it was for me to find wax!Updated post: My Word Hunt (msg 27)
10 of 10 Words Found
6 of 6 Bonus Words
8 of 8 Books Read"
Congrats LaurLa!!
Laila Jane wrote: "Finished!I found all 10 words and 4 of the bonus"
Well done Laila! Congrats!
Romance Readers Reading Challenges
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Eternally Yours (other topics)
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1 - 31 January 2020
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. There is no page limit.
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
January
dash
disarm
decay
flames
fog
shrewd
temporary
unruly
vow
wax
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, and I try to make them hard.
cadet
idiotic
jumbled
toothpaste
vengeful
and a bonus bonus
flagrant
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.
NEW RULING
If you are one of those super-cray-cray/OCD/overly ambitious/organised or bored readers who wish to find words from PRIOR months that are missing in addition to the current month's words, you may use an additional three (3) words per book. These can only be allocated to prior month words.
So you may allocate three words per book to the current month's words, AND three words per book if those words are from PRIOR months' and have been carried forward.
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.