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Tips for finding words - courtesy of Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔Using Google books:
~Go here https://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&...
~Type in the name of your book
~Select your book
~On the left about midway down there will be a search bar, type your word in there.
Couple of things you need to know...
~you need to check every variety of the word you want so, let's say GROUP doesn't show up you would also need to type in GROUPS/ED/ING
~Unfortunately, 99% of the books on Google does not list page numbers (at least in my experience)
Using Amazon:
~You search for your book
~Once on your book page make sure you are on a version that is paperback or hardcover (Kindle editions will not work)
~On the left there will be a picture of your book and it should have "Search Inside" above it
~Click on the book and the search bar will be inside
You will not need to search separately for plurals but you will still need to search separately for -ed and -ing
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You can also search for words in all the books loaded on your Kindle.
On the home page, use the 'search' function.
~ type in the word and select 'search my items'.
Word Hunt1 - 31 January 2021
0/10 - Found and Read
January
booze
citizen
freeze
grass
grotesque
oil
preserve
sofa
stadium
toast
Bonus
abject
aloof
delirious
swelter/ing
trite
Bonus bonus
ritz
January Word HuntREAD: 13/16
✔ booze - The Considerate Killer - Lene Kaaberbøl & Agnette Friis 1/8
(the cigarettes, the booze), p121
✔ citizen - A Heart So Fierce and Broken - Brigid Kemmerer 1/12
(you can't seize peaceful citizens), p70
✔ freeze - To Kill a Sorcerer - Greg Mongrain 1/1
(if you freeze me out), p85
✔ grass - SEALed Forever - Mary-Margret Daughtridge 1/2
(Garth cut the last strip of grass), p320
✔ grotesque - The Tower of Armaethia - Andrenik Sergoyan 1/10
(scarred, grotesque, caked with dirt), p95
✔ oil - Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow - Jessica Townsend 1/3
(with gilt-framed oil paintings), p112
✔ preserve - Killer Physique - G.A. McKevett 1/13
(yet preserve this new spirit of cooperation), p75
✔ sofa - Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow - Jessica Townsend 1/3
(a lumpy old sofa), p3
✔ stadium - To Kill a Sorcerer - Greg Mongrain 1/1
(were stepped stadium style), p48
✔ toast - Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow - Jessica Townsend 1/3
(perfectly cooked toast), p3
Bonus
abject -
✔ aloof - To Kill a Sorcerer - Greg Mongrain 1/1
(sophisticated but achingly aloof), p40
✔ delirious - Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow - Jessica Townsend 1/3
(she's delirious), p60
swelter -
trite -
✔ Ritz - Cat in a Sapphire Slipper - Carole Nelson Douglas 1/25
(his neighbor at the Circle Ritz condominiums), p17
ORPHANS
October
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✔ drench - The Tower of Armaethia - Andrenik Sergoyan 1/10
(a drench of warmth filled her), p170
November
✔ wick - Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow - Jessica Townsend 1/3
(breathed life into the last wick), p62
December
✔ crackpot - To Kill a Sorcerer - Greg Mongrain 1/1
(if Gonzalez thinks I'm a crackpot), p266
Read: 10/10Bonus: 5/5
Bonus-Bonus: 0/1
1/3 booze - Skating on Thin Ice, pg 87, ...bills piled up, and her once-loving husband chose puck bunnies and booze over her.
1/6 citizen - Fatal Affair, pg 16, Sitting on John's citizen under the watchful eyes of the two policemen, Nick's mind raced...
1/3 freeze - A Snowy Christmas in Wyoming, loc 1431, Tina cupped her hands, blew into the gloves and wonderful if her breath would freeze before it hit her fingertips.
1/6 grass - The Creed Legacy, pg 9, ...and turn the grass to tinder, ready to blaze up at the smallest spark.
1/19 grotesque - Winters Heat, pg 203, Blood thumped in her ears, drowning out his grotesque breaths.
1/6 oil - The Creed Legacy, pg 19, ...and handmade pincushions to one-of-a-kind dresses and near museum-quality oil paintings.
1/3 preserve - A Snowy Christmas in Wyoming, loc 995, ...out the old diary of Clare Coleman and decided the best way to preserve it was to type it into her computer.
1/6 sofa - Fatal Affair, pg 16, Sitting on John's sofa under the watchful eyes of the two policemen, Nick's mind raced...
1/11 stadium - The Unidentified Redhead, loc 2407, He says he loves her in front of a football stadium because he'd never had the guts to say it when it was just them.
1/2 toast - Treasure Island, pg 57, When we got to the inn, the squire and Dr. Livesey were seated together, finishing a quart of ale with a toast in it...
Bonus
1/4 abject - Boyfriends For Now, pg 22 Staring at him in abject horror, the intern from earlier this morning held an up-ended coffee tray.
1/2 aloof - Murder of a Chocolate-Covered Cherry: A Scumble River Mystery, pg 168, True, Kathy Steele was beautiful and smart, but she was too cold, too aloof, Simon needed...
1/1 delirious - Her Dakota Man, loc 212, Surely Kelly was delirious.
1/11 swelter - Sons of the Pope, pg 127, The customers were comfortable, but the air conditioning was no match for the swelter behind the counter.
1/11 trite - The Unidentified Redhead, loc 2386, We were so trite. It was nice.
Bonus-Bonus
ritz
Yay, January 2021!My spot! :)
JANUARY Read 10/10
1. BOOZE - Nailed - √ 11 January 2021
p145 - I lean back against my front door for god knows how long, my body feeling heavy and sloshy from booze, but it’s not enough to override the embarrassment that’s so strong it’s nearly choking me.
2. CITIZEN - Junk Mage - √ 1 January 2021
loc 930 - “They’ll understand your circumstances and, with mine and Quillian’s testimonies, they should accept you as a new citizen of Eternum without fuss.”
3. FREEZE - His Prince - √ 5 January 2021
p152 - “And even if you could give me your blood,” she said, smiling at me, “I’m scared that it might run right to my heart and freeze it solid.”
4. GRASS - Junk Mage - √ 1 January 2021
loc 361 - I sighed and sat down hard on the round-leafed grass.
5. GROTESQUE - Lacuna - √ 16 January 2021
p57 - “Please don’t fear me mad, my king. Creatures, ill-formed and grotesque. They had snouts and tusks like boars. They came from the ocean, north of the castle.”
6. OIL - His Prince - √ 5 January 2021
p188 - I had an antipasto salad, some sliced bread with oil, olives, pickles, and crumbled cheese, and a large bowl of fruit salad.
7. PRESERVE - Finch - √ 4 January 2021
p132 - Finch yelped and covered himself to best preserve his modesty.
8. SOFA - How to Evict a Hot Jock in Three Weeks - √ 20 January 2021
p174 - Luci and Nico moved to the couch to better digest, encouraging them to join on the other sofa.
9. STADIUM - How to Evict a Hot Jock in Three Weeks - √ 20 January 2021
p121 - Logan guided Alexander up the aisle and into the guts of the fried-onion-reeking stadium.
10. TOAST - Finch - √ 4 January 2021
p152 - He didn’t need tending, he just needed time and sleep and probably about a gallon of tea and a whole loaf of toast.
BONUS Read 5/5
1. ABJECT - Lacuna - √ 16 January 2021
p303 - One of the creatures stopped at the corpses, sniffing, then to Crow’s abject horror, it rummaged around through the innards of poor Gabel.
2. ALOOF - A Wish Upon the Stars - √ 18 January 2021
loc 1819 - He was cool and aloof, and I knew he was trying desperately to keep from throwing himself at me, sobbing that I was never to leave him again.
3. DELIRIOUS - A Wish Upon the Stars - √ 18 January 2021
loc 5831 - I was a little delirious at the thoughts of him, having spent so long pushing him from my mind.
4. SWELTER/ING - Nailed - √ 11 January 2021
p56 - His (view spoiler) is sweltering hot to the touch, silky skin stretched over steel.
5. TRITE - After Felix - √ 8 January 2021
p44 - It’s a stupid and trite analogy, especially when talking to a wordsmith, and my cheeks begin to heat.
BONUS BONUS Read 1/1
1. RITZ - After Felix - √ 8 January 2021
p152 - The staff at the Ritz is very efficient.
FINISHED!!!!
my spotWord Hunt
1 - 31 January 2021
10/10 - Found and Read
January
booze
“Ditch the booze,” Carson said bluntly. pg 193 The Summer Girls
1/20/2021citizen
“Does that include accepting help from a regime that does not give its citizens the same rights we have?(p. 334).loc2000
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
1/19/2021Kindle Edition. freeze
I ALMOST shot his head off. I mean, seriously, who clears his throat before yelling, “Freeze!” pg 268 loc 2604 Instinct
01/07/2021 Kindle Edition. grass
On the left lawn, a tree stood in the middle, as
its branches swung wide, with well-trimmed green
grass beneath. pg 62 After
1/15/2021grotesque
It’s grotesquethat he thinks we can all go back to being a happy family.(p. 240) loc3504
Sweet Water01/07/2021 Kindle Edition. oil
Don’t think we’re gonna work out. I
mean, you can’t mix oil and water, Candy. pg 33 After
1/15/2021sofa
I sank into the brown leather, chaise lounge sofa,
covering my feet with a light blanket. pg 68
After 1/15/2021stadium
“Yeah, only we’re not talking Yankee Stadium,” said Livingston.(pp. 125-126) loc 1297 Instinct
Kindle Edition. 1/07/2021toast
“Yeah,” came his voice again from behind the files. He sounded like Abe Vigoda from his Barney Miller days. Drier than rye toast. (pp. 85-86). loc 887 Instinct
01/07/2021booze
“Ditch the booze,” Carson said bluntly. pg 193 The Summer Girls
1/20/2021citizen
“Does that include accepting help from a regime that does not give its citizens the same rights we have?(p. 334).loc2000
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
1/19/2021Kindle Edition. freeze
I ALMOST shot his head off. I mean, seriously, who clears his throat before yelling, “Freeze!” pg 268 loc 2604 Instinct
01/07/2021 Kindle Edition. grass
On the left lawn, a tree stood in the middle, as
its branches swung wide, with well-trimmed green
grass beneath. pg 62 After
1/15/2021grotesque
It’s grotesquethat he thinks we can all go back to being a happy family.(p. 240) loc3504
Sweet Water01/07/2021 Kindle Edition. oil
Don’t think we’re gonna work out. I
mean, you can’t mix oil and water, Candy. pg 33 After
1/15/2021sofa
I sank into the brown leather, chaise lounge sofa,
covering my feet with a light blanket. pg 68
After 1/15/2021stadium
“Yeah, only we’re not talking Yankee Stadium,” said Livingston.(pp. 125-126) loc 1297 Instinct
Kindle Edition. toast
“Yeah,” came his voice again from behind the files. He sounded like Abe Vigoda from his Barney Miller days. Drier than rye toast. (pp. 85-86). loc 887 Instinct
01/07/2021booze
citizen
freeze
grass
grotesque
oil
preserve
sofa
stadium
toast
Bonus
abject
aloof
delirious
swelter
trite
Bonus bonus
ritz
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January 2021 💃 COMPLETED 💃
💖 booze- Or better yet, I should have made Rhys or Lennox load me up with the high-caliber booze they always seemed to have on hand. Wicked Idol: A Hellfire Club Novel, chap. 9, 27% -1/8- ⭐⭐
💖 citizen- Ada bumped into Mom on cloud nine, then she went for the gold, “Do they take senior citizens?" Kristen Ashley. “Rock Chick Rescue.” chap. 11, p.529 -1/3- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
💖 freeze- He was storming from the tent before I could get another word in and the chilling wind that blew inside after his departure made my bones freeze. “Claimed by the Horde King (Horde Kings of Dakkar Book 2).”- chap. 12, p.312- 1/5- ⭐⭐
💖 grass- She’s looking at everything I have laid out on the grass.
Huss, JA. Happily Ever After (Rook & Ronin Book 9) (p. 90)- 1/4- ⭐⭐
💖 grotesque- It’s got dice and a board and decks of cards with pictures of grotesque creatures. If I'm Being Honest. Chap 20, 54%- 1/1- ⭐⭐⭐
💖 oil- But his girls will know how to change the oil on a bike and they will pass down all those Small Frye boots until the soles fall off.
Huss, JA. Happily Ever After (Rook & Ronin Book 9) (p. 98)- 1/4- ⭐⭐
💖 preserve- But Ford is like some sort of ski resort savant, and when he saw that the owners were selling everything in the library as part of the house—they added on seventy-two thousand dollars to the price tag, saying it was a treasure trove of historical documents they wanted to be preserved with the structure, so don’t go thinking they were being generous—he bought the place without even asking Ronin and me. Huss, JA. Happily Ever After (Rook & Ronin Book 9) (pp. 41-42) 1/4- ⭐⭐
💖 sofa- His grip didn’t loosen on me, like he was torn between fucking me bent over a nearby sofa or finally getting his Iris pool fantasy. Wicked Idol: A Hellfire Club Novel, chap.14, 63% -1/8- ⭐⭐
💖 stadium- It looked like every chair and card table in the neighborhood had been set up, most of them full of food and there were more people there than in the parking lot doing tailgates at Mile High Stadium before a Broncos game. Rock Chick Rescue, Chap. 14, p.654- 1/3- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
💖 toast- We used the delicious in-store bakery bread Blanca bought and made toast, breaking the seal on Eddie’s new toaster. Rock Chick Rescue, Chap. 27, 97% -1/3- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Bonus
💖 abject- If she looked horrible before, she’s an abject mess now.
Emily Wibberley. “If I'm Being Honest.” Chap. 3, 24%- 1/1- ⭐⭐⭐
💖 aloof- “Alright,” I greeted, trying for aloof too.
Here Be Sexist Vampires, p.278, 33%- 1/11-⭐⭐
💖 delirious- Perhaps she didn’t realize she was awake, or perhaps she was still delirious from the fever. Zoey Draven. “Claimed by the Horde King” Chap. 5, 4%, 1/5- ⭐⭐
💖 swelter/ing- I had to crank the AC in my old Taurus on the way to the truck to feel anything but sweltering. The Opposite of You, Chap. 4, 8%- 1/9 - ⭐⭐⭐⭐
💖 trite- If I’d cared, I could have written her a note criticizing her trite choice of topic and overdramatic descriptions. Emily Wibberley. “If I'm Being Honest.” Chap. 1, 2%- 1/1- ⭐⭐⭐
Bonus bonus
💖 ritz- “Yeah, you snicker now, but you're going to be impressed later," Tony said, and did water goblets faster than she could have imagined, as Roger slung fourteen plates in a row and squirted raspberry sauce on them in a pattern and then plated salads that looked like they'd come from the Ritz. Jennifer Crusie. “Bet Me.”-1/2- ⭐⭐⭐
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Monthly Word Hunt : 1 - 31 January 20213-5 words : warming up!
Words Found - 4 of 10 ! of 5 Bonus ! of 1 Bonus Bonus
booze
citizen, Temper 01/23/21 - , so they weren't necessarily upstanding CITIZENs, (pg 83)
freeze, Better Choices 01/29/21 - the lizard brain is very limited with its vocabulary limited to the big four, Flight, Fight, FREEZE or Fawn. (61%)
grass, Better Choices 01/29/21 - He landed unceremoniously, flat on his face, in the GRASS. (83%)
grotesque
oil, Better Choices 01/29/21 - and looked to me more like a cherub in a Renaissance OIL painting than a surgeon. (2%)
preserve
sofa
abject
aloof
delirious
swelter
trite
ritz
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
booze (pg47) Being an out of control teenager, BOOZE...Connected in Code by Ryan Michele 1.1
citizen (pg93) because the possiblity an alarmed CITIZEN would...Melt For You by JT Geissinger 1.26
freeze (pg147) up for her earlier brain FREEZE. Ruined by Paula Morris 1.4
grass (pg33) Reaching over to the side table in the GRASS. Connected in Code by Ryan Michele 1.1
grotesque (pg8) viewers could watch very GROTESQUE things..Connected in Code by Ryan Michele 1.1
oil (g273) spewed flames and dipped OIL Ruined by Paula Morris 1.4
preserve (Pg137) has given up trying to PRESERVE a buisness like… Public Scandal, Private Mistress by Susan Napier 1.2
sofa (pg166) about people on some SOFA Ruined by Paula Morris 1.4
stadium (pg206) hauled out of the STADIUM in hand-cuffs. Maneuver by Chelle Bliss 1.23
toast (pg59) I grinned slathering the mayo on the TOAST.. Miss Typed by Aubrey Bondurant 1.10
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.
abject
aloof (Pg74) I let him be too ALOOF, respected Public Scandal, Private Mistress by Susan Napier 1.2
delirious
swelter
trite Pg91) The TRITE phrase seemed to be the last straw Public Scandal, Private Mistress by Susan Napier 1.2
and a bonus bonus
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✤ 2021 January Word Hunt Challenge ✤➥ Janurary
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LOC: 191
Position: 4%
Sentence: ❝In a situation that normally left me needing a lot of booze and a naked body to remind me that I was still alive, I felt alive just working alongside Sophie.❞
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LOC: 3620
Position: 79%
Sentence: ❝Is that what made you want to bring me up here while everyone else is out being good citizens?❞
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LOC: 3882
Position: 77%
Sentence: ❝“I could freeze your trust fund,” he threatened. Go ahead, old man.❞
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LOC: 1951
Position: 57%
Sentence: ❝'Take your shoes off and feel the tickle of the grass under your feet, the warm air against your skin,' I added, wiggling my toes for emphasis.❞
● Grotesque
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LOC: 2503
Position: 61%
Sentence: ❝I ate mine, wishing for some creamy ranch instead of the kiss of oil and vinegar on top of it.❞
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LOC: 568
Position: 17%
Sentence: ❝This young man is the Beaumont heir. There's a certain hierarchy to preserve, Miss.❞
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LOC: 676
Position: 20%
Sentence: ❝He sat on a brown leather sofa by the single VIP changing room, typing away on his phone.❞
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LOC: 6104
Position: 98%
Sentence: ❝The Brentwood baseball stadium is enormous, has a rooftop for rainy days, and costs far too much money to even think about.❞
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LOC: 2729
Position: 54%
Sentence: ❝Peering at Rourke's plate next to me, he had bacon, eggs, hash browns, and toast.❞
➥ Bonus
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LOC: 137
Position: 3%
Sentence: ❝My gaze skims over a screaming baby being cradled in a woman's arms, a man pacing with a look of abject fear on his face, and various other people who are hanging around.❞
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LOC: 2667
Position: 53%
Sentence: ❝I stood and tried to shake hands with Bob Booker, but he repeated the same aloof head tilt he'd used to greet me.❞
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LOC: 2667
Position: 53%
Sentence: ❝My voice was strangled, a mixture of pleading and demanding, but my delirious frustration was apparent.❞
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LOC: 681
Position: 30%
Sentence: ❝Back in Texas, the start of June is already sweltering.❞
● Trite
➥ Bonus-Bonus
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LOC: 2349
Position: 53%
Sentence: ❝The motel looks like your typical motel, which means the Ritz it ain't, but the walls are newly-painted and it looks clean and tidy, and that's all that matters.❞
➥ Carry-Over - December
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LOC: 4678
Position: 75%
Sentence: ❝She lifted her glass of sparkling cider to me, looked me in the eyes, and said, 'Thank you for being the friend I never had.'❞
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LOC: 2854
Position: 62%
Sentence: ❝"They'll even pay you to live there," Linda's tone made it clear she thought this was a plum deal that I should be excited about.❞
➥ Bonus Carry-Over - December
● Advent
I'm in and I won't be rolling over the orphan words from 2020Decided I'd rather start fresh
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter! DONE! carrying over 2 words to February
Read 9/10 words; 5/5 bonus words; 0/1 bonus bonus word
January - Read 9/10
booze - Kindle location 2056 - Swaying slightly and eyeing the whiskey with a caustic look, however, he acknowledged booze wasn't the answer.
The Ballad of Hattie Taylor by Susan Andersen 1/7/21 5starscitizen - Kindle location 854 - "They feel every citizen has the right to use the net without being watched by Big Brother."
The Agent (The Consultants #3) by Nancy Herkness 1/2/21 4.5starsfreeze - page 280 - Her mother could freeze the leftovers.
All Bags Go to Cleveland 1/4/21 4starsgrass - Kindle location 833 - "Didn't I mow the grass yesterday?"
First Light in Morning Star (Maidels of Morning Star #2) by Charlotte Hubbard 1/3/21 4starsgrotesque
oil - page 90 - He drizzled them with olive oil and began chopping herbs.
All Bags Go to Cleveland 1/4/21 4starspreserve(d) - Kindle location 306 - "The woods in back are part of a Green Acres space that's preserved for wildlife and hiking," Natalie explained.
The Agent (The Consultants #3) by Nancy Herkness 1/2/21 4.5starssofa - Kindle location 2669 - A crocheted afghan was perfectly centered on the sofa.
First Light in Morning Star (Maidels of Morning Star #2) by Charlotte Hubbard 1/3/21 4starsstadium - Kindle location 4024 - He wouldn't go near the stadium now.
Her Kind of Cowboy (Tying the Knot in Texas #2) by Dylann Crush 1/16/21 4starstoast - Kindle location 2773 - If you hadn't stood up for me and the Nissleys, my reputation would be toast.
First Light in Morning Star (Maidels of Morning Star #2) by Charlotte Hubbard 1/3/21 4starsBonus - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.
Read 5/5
abject - Kindle location #1921 - The man spread his hands in a gesture of abject surrender and stammered, "I'm n-not, I swear."
The Agent (The Consultants #3) by Nancy Herkness 1/2/21 4.5starsaloof - Kindle location 3259 - Of the whole town, only Moses seemed to feel the need to hold himself aloof.
The Ballad of Hattie Taylor by Susan Andersen 1/7/21 5starsdelirious - Kindle location 464 - You fought and fought to keep from dropping it, dropped it anyway, and then instantly felt both delirious relief of not holding it anymore and the kick of panic that you'd have to pick it back up again.
Special Ops Seduction (Alaska Force #5) by Megan Crane 1/19/21 4.5starsswelter/sweltering - Kindle location 2557 - I like the sweltering press of it, making my shirt cling to my skin, with a breeze that still smells like flowers though the heat should have killed off everything this late in the summer.
Undertow by Elizabeth O'Roark 1/24/21 4starstrite - Kindle location 835 - But as I went over the campaign, I couldn't get past how staid and trite the art was.
Giving In To Love: A Friends with Benefits Office Romance (Strong Brothers Book 2) by Ajme Williams 1/9/21 3.5starsand a bonus bonus - Read 0/1
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January Read: 10/10 Finished
booze
"...give you an opportunity to gamble, chase skirts, and piss away money on cheap booze."
-The Bridge Kingdom, page 227.2⭐ Jan 8
citizen
'But within a month, she'd learned the name of every citizen and how each of them were related...'
-The Bridge Kingdom, page 300. 2⭐ Jan 8
freeze
'...would rather have stripped naked in the freezing night air...'
- Evernight, page 242. 3⭐ Jan 1
grass
' The memory of Lucas tackling me, the two of us over rolling into the grass and leaves, flashed through my mind.'
- Evernight, page 21. 3⭐ Jan 1
grotesque
'The officers break out in hearty guffaws, exchanging grotesque smiles.'
- Glass Sword, page 215. 3⭐ Jan 5
oil
'Reaching the top of the stairs, Amelia sniffed hard but could detect nothing other then the familiar accumulation of cleaning soap, wax, dust, and lamp oil.' - Mine till Midnight, page 188. 4 ⭐ Jan 3
preserve
'Everyone except Win, of course, who was resting in her room to preserve her strength.'
- Mine till Midnight, page 72 . 4⭐ Jan 3
sofa
"I'm not really sure where to put you," Taran said slowly. He looked over at the sofa, frowning thoughtfully.
-The Lady Most Willing..., page 28. 4 ⭐ Jan 7
stadium
'he starts giggling and runs out the door to our of exclusive set of stadium seats...'
Blitzed, page 89.2⭐ Jan 7
toast
"I've tried to make her some tea and toast, but she won't have it."
- Mine till Midnight, page 72. 4 ⭐ Jan 3
Orphan Words from December:
plum
"... Do you think plum looks good with my skin tone?"
- Evernight, page 238. 3⭐ Jan 1
tart
'She allowed a hint of tartness to enter her voice.'
-The Bridge Kingdom, page 12.2⭐ Jan 8
January Word Hunt1. booze
2. Citizen The Nightingale by Kristin Hannahhis daughters. “The boy is a French citizen. He was born her… LOC: pg. 307 READ:1/31/21
3. Freeze The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary I freeze and close my eyes. LOC: 1539 READ:1/9/21
4. Grass Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer The few others I owned, formerly white, now yellow-green with dirt and grass stains, LOC: pg. READ:1/2/21
5. Grotesque Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer In this - this grotesque brick-and-stone parody... LOC: pg. READ:1/2/21
6. Oil Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer I pulled close the oil lamp... LOC: pg. READ:1/2/21
7. Preserve The Nightingale by Kristin Hannahbehalf of France to save lives and preserve their nation and their wa… LOC: pg. 65 READ:1/31/21
8. Sofa The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary ...down into the grimy leather sofa. LOC: 32 READ:1/9/21
9. Stadium The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah“Vélodrome d’Hiver.” “The sporting stadium? Why?” “You do… LOC: pg. 249 READ:1/31/21
10. Toast The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary Then, jam on toast in hand, LOC: 458 READ:1/9/21
Bonus
1. abject
2. aloof
3. delirious
4. swelter
5. trite
Bonus bonus
1. ritz
Orphan Words (January)
Bonus Bonus
1. flagrant
Orphan Words (February)
Bonus
1. amulet
2. encyclopedia
Bonus Bonus
1. cloistered
Orphan Words (March)
Bonus
1. ladybug
2. primate/s singular or plural
Orphan Words (April)
1. Believer Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer While no believer in providence, LOC: pg. READ:1/2/21
Bonus
1. annihilate
2. gimmick
3. grasshopper
4. Inspector Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer As an inspector for Scotland Yard, LOC: pg. READ:1/2/21
Bonus Bonus
1. hogtied
Orphan Words (May)
Bonus
1. hooligan
2. squawk
3. valour/valor
Bonus Bonus
1. pigment
Orphan Words (June)
Bonus
1. berserk
2. Vixen The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary The chief vixen, if you will. LOC: 1791 READ:1/9/21
Bonus Bonus
1. aficionado
Orphan Words (July)
1. gorilla
Bonus
1. ageless
2. Excrement The Nightingale by Kristin Hannahcattle cars that smelled of death and excrement. Black smoke … LOC: pg. 403 READ:1/31/21
3. thesis
4. Veal The Nightingale by Kristin Hannahbeen in queues all day. And for what? A veal jelly bone with barely any … LOC: pg. 108 READ:1/31/21
Bonus Bonus
1. bionic
Orphan Words (August)
Bonus
1. beefcake
2. dope
3. godless
Bonus bonus
1. sanitiser / sanitizer
Orphan Words (September)
1. Ink Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer , the ink pot and the fountain pen... LOC: pg. READ:1/2/21
Bonus
1. Ceaseless The Nightingale by Kristin HannahHumbert!” There was no answer, just the ceaseless pounding of fee… LOC: pg. 37 READ:1/31/21
2. fuse
3. ghetto
4. gurgle
Bonus Bonus
1. lout
Orphan Words (October)
1. fortune
Bonus
1. astrology
2. drench
3. heavenly
4. prophesy
Bonus bonus
1. horoscope
Orphan Words (November)
1. Elderly The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary Hates the dark-green walls and elderly neighbours-is... LOC: 234 READ:1/9/21
2. inspirational
3. parade
4. Pudding The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary ...about which flavour of rice pudding is best on tonight's dinner menu. LOC: 1539 READ:1/9/21
5. reform
Bonus
1. abject
2. pilgrim
3. plaid
4. wick
Bonus bonus
1. cyber
Orphan Words (December)
Bonus
1. advent
2. bauble
3. memorabilia
4. quixotic
Bonus bonus
1. crackpot
January Word Hunt
January 2021
My Word Hunt (msg 17)
Words Found: 10
Bonus Words: 6
Books Read: 7
January Words
✔booze
🔹booze on the sideboard behind it. [loc: 373.3]
🔹Chasing Stanley - 01.09 ★★★
✔citizen
🔹to study the town and its citizens. [loc: 23.0]
🔹Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues - 01.01 ★★★★
✔freeze
🔹He and Eric would freeze their nuts off. [loc: 258.5]
🔹Chasing Stanley - 01.09 ★★★
✔grass
🔹Smiling, she flopped down on the grass [loc: 13.6]
🔹Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues - 01.01 ★★★★
✔grotesque
🔹and its teeth flashed a grotesque smirk. [loc: 189.0]
🔹Emerald Blaze - 01.17 ★★★★
✔oil
🔹There are a few oils and things I might be able to bring [loc: 438.5]
🔹When Snow Falls - 01.05 ★★★★
✔preserve
🔹and perfectly preserved stone buildings [loc: 259.9]
🔹Accidentally in Love with...a God? - 01.03 ★★★
✔sofa
🔹and two soft brown leather sofas, [loc: 148.3]
🔹Accidentally in Love with...a God? - 01.03 ★★★
✔stadium
🔹NASA-like control center with a tiered stadium layout. [loc: 306.1]
🔹Accidentally in Love with...a God? - 01.03 ★★★
✔toast
🔹some bacon, toast with jam, and the berries [loc: 278.6]
🔹Echoes in Death - 01.14 ★★★★
Bonus/Bonus Bonus Words
✔abject
🔹debacle was spent in abject silence, [loc: 344.7]
🔹Chasing Stanley - 01.09 ★★★
✔aloof
🔹As he walked in, Sonja gave him one of her aloof smiles [loc: 97.9]
🔹Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues - 01.01 ★★★★
✔delirious
🔹I met him again and again, delirious from happiness [loc: 419.5]
🔹Emerald Blaze - 01.17 ★★★★
✔swelter/ing
🔹It would be another sweltering day. [loc: 439.0]
🔹Emerald Blaze - 01.17 ★★★★
✔trite
🔹must seem chaotic and banal, trite and achingly stereotypical. [loc: 138.2]
🔹Maliciously Obedient - 01.11 ★★★★
✔ritz
🔹what people throw in a recycler, and in that ritz neighborhood., [loc: 386.9]
🔹Echoes in Death - 01.14 ★★★★
Woo hoo! New year, fresh start!16/16
booze Three Player Game- loc 2862- The friends he had come with were well on their way to toasted, on a mixture of booze and he didn't want to know what else. 1/4
citizen The Omega's Forbidden Child- page 44- In the years since the war had ended, I'd grown accustomed to my role as a second class citizen in the capital. 1/3
freeze The Omega's Forbidden Child- page 148- "If we don't do something, we'll either freeze or starve to death in the next few days." 1/3
grass As La Vista Turns- loc 647- And now look at it: dead grass, sagging roofs, a general air of having once been pretty. 1/5-1/6
grotesque The Aliens and Their Omega- page 4- Melk's musculature stopped just short of grotesque or parody. 1/17-1/18
oil When She Belongs- page 160- His scent hits me, one part mesakkah, one part male musk, and just a hint of machine oil. 1/1-1/2
preserve As La Vista Turns- 2883- She cut it more carefully than I'd ever seen her cut anything, allowing a lot of denim on the two long sides of the triangle, preserving every bit of Obie's stitching. 1/5-1/6
sofa Omega on Stage- loc 319- Leaning back on the sofa, I take a better look around the room. 1/7
stadium When She Belongs- page 19- It's also a little terrifying as crater-covered asteroids the size of stadiums drift close enough to the Sister to make me sweat.
toast Three Player Game- loc 422- "Soup and toast it is." 1/4
Bonus
abject As La Vista Turns- loc 302- "I'll tell her you were willing to prostrate yourself in abject apology, but I told you it would only disturb her bath, so I finally convinced you to go home." 1/5-1/6
aloof When She Belongs- page 320- I don't like it because it makes me want to comfort Sophie, who has to be feeling something similar and yet holds herself aloof. 1/1-1/2
delirious The Omega's Forbidden Child- page 35- "You're delirious," I chided him. 1/3
swelter Virgin Territory- loc 102- He only wore a thin t-shirt, and he was sweltering among the press of bodies. 1/9
trite Too Hot!- page 162- "Nothing as trite as Spot, but something else." 1/19-1/20
Bonus Bonus
ritz Bond- Posey made her way to the long table with the other eaters, her ankle throbbing, and her stomach feeling like she couldn't eat a Ritz cracker, let alone a pie. 1/15-1/16
January Word HuntLevel Completed: Champion Hunter!
✔ - Read
No Check Mark - To Read/In Progress
10/10 Words
✔ 1. BOOZE - The King's Men 01/07
Loc 2751 - “Abby's already agreed to cook for us, and I spent most of the morning stocking her cabinets with BOOZE."
✔ 2. CITIZEN - His Consort 01/16
Loc 1340 - “Wow. You look damn good for a senior CITIZEN.”
✔ 3. FREEZE - Crimson Painted Snow 01/19
Loc 1481 - “Just the thought of Snoe being by himself even for a simple trip into town made his lungs FREEZE up and his hands shake.”
✔ 4. GRASS - Rag and Bone 01/04
Loc 769 - “A bit of green in the middle of the heaving smoke-black city, with trees and GRASS and a few flowers coming, and some benches where a fellow could rest his legs.”
✔ 5. GROTESQUE - His Consort 01/16
Loc 97 - “Mr. Rothschild, whom I had only ever seen in passing, was leaning down, moving in slow motion like it was a show—a GROTESQUE spectacle—over the kid’s groin, mouth open, a second away from biting down on the young man’s penis.”
✔ 6. OIL - Rag and Bone 01/04
Loc 1403 - “He threw the best kindling he could find into the grate, then dunked the end of his handkerchief in the OIL of the lamp.”
✔ 7. PRESERVE - Crimson Painted Snow 01/19
Loc 4186 - “Someone PRESERVE her head. It would be a nice gift.”
✔ 8. SOFA - King of the Dark 01/12
Loc 587 - “The door swung open with well-oiled ease to reveal a narrow, middle chamber with a SOFA and a few chairs.”
✔ 9. STADIUM - The King's Men 01/07
Loc 10 - “He counted rows of alternating orange and white seats until they blurred into an indistinct mess near the rafters, then studied the spring championship banners hanging in numerical order around the STADIUM.”
✔ 10. TOAST - Crimson Painted Snow 01/19
Loc 3195 - “Snoe raised his glass, saluting to the TOAST and taking a sip of the bitter, tart wine.“
B O N U S — 5/5 Words
✔ 1. ABJECT - The Dichotomy of Angels 01/31
Loc 178 - “Michael just kept reading, as though Nathaniel’s abject horror was irrelevant.”
✔ 2. ALOOF - Fight for This 01/27
Loc 2683 - “Yeah, they seemed okay. Kind of how I’d imagined a Celestial would be, I guess, all ethereal and ALOOF, creating more questions than they answered...”
✔ 3. DELIRIOUS - King of the Dark 01/12
Loc 297 - “He agreed to the prince’s order two days later, DELIRIOUS from hunger.”
✔ 4. SWELTER/ING - King of the Dark 01/12
Loc 1362 - “Niko barely registered whose hands were grabbing him and marching him away from the prince’s SWELTERING chambers.”
✔ 5. TRITE - It Takes Two to Tumble 01/21
Loc 2092 - “The strangest thing was that Phillip actually believed the TRITE words as they left his mouth.”
B O N U S - B O N U S — 0/1 Words
✔ 1. RITZ - Monster Till Midnight 01/31
Loc 47 - “That didn’t seem to be spell work, unless it was a banishing spell with a coercion component—urging Rej to head somewhere and put on the RITZ, whatever that was.”
January, 2021JANUARY Read 0/10
1. BOOZE -
loc -
2. CITIZEN -
loc -
3. FREEZE -
loc -
4. GRASS -
loc -
5. GROTESQUE -
loc -
6. OIL -
loc -
7. PRESERVE -
loc -
8. SOFA -
loc -
9. STADIUM -
loc -
10. TOAST -
loc -
BONUS Read 0/5
1. ABJECT -
loc -
2. ALOOF -
loc -
3. DELIRIOUS -
loc -
4. SWELTER -
loc -
5. TRITE -
loc -
BONUS BONUS Read 0/1
1. RITZ -
loc -
-ing versions of the bonus words don’t count, right? I figure that’s what you mean by needing to find the exact words but I just want to make sure.
Jeydon wrote: "-ing versions of the bonus words don’t count, right? I figure that’s what you mean by needing to find the exact words but I just want to make sure."Yep. Any slight amendment to the actual word posted won't work. Even plural / singular won't work :)
Jane (PS) wrote: "Jeydon wrote: "-ing versions of the bonus words don’t count, right? I figure that’s what you mean by needing to find the exact words but I just want to make sure."Yep. Any slight amendment to the..."
Thanks for confirming for me! I figured that was the case but wanted to make sure before I searched for them!
swelter...swelter...swelter...where are you... 🧐😉
Mony wrote: "swelter...swelter...swelter...where are you... 🧐😉"I can find sweltering everywhere but not just swelter 😂
Hi Everyone - in light of the lack of swelter (I've just checked my Kindle and I only have 'sweltering' as well), I'm going to make either option 'swelter' or 'sweltering' a bonus word for this month :)
Jane (PS) wrote: "Hi Everyone - in light of the lack of swelter (I've just checked my Kindle and I only have 'sweltering' as well), I'm going to make either option 'swelter' or 'sweltering' a bonus word for this mon..."Thanks Jane! :)
Jane (PS) wrote: "Hi Everyone - in light of the lack of swelter (I've just checked my Kindle and I only have 'sweltering' as well), I'm going to make either option 'swelter' or 'sweltering' a bonus word for this mon..."thanks!
Read 10/101. booze: Some Kind of Magic 9 Jan
- location: 7% "And Ray had smelled booze in the shop."
2. citizen: The Tower of Fools 10 Jan
- location: 53% "for example, in order to fleece one of the affluent citizens of this demesne,"
3. freeze: Crash & Burn 2 Jan
-location: Page 93- "For a moment in time, I freeze completely, unable to to even bring myself to check who my challenger is."
4. grass: Three Weeks With Lady X 4 Jan
- location: Page 60: "At one time, there had been elaborate gardens, but now high grass brushed the lowest windowsills."
5. grotesque: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder 7 Jan
- location: 28% "the torch under his chin making his face distorted and grotesque."
6. oil: Crash & Burn 2 Jan
-location: Page 181 - "Oblivious while gears turned and notches slipped into grooves, all while dirty oil seeped between the mechanisms."
7. preserve: Three Weeks With Lady X 4 Jan
- location: Page 253: "...using Thorn's galvanized rubber, that would preserve sound better than the current model."
8. sofa: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder 7 Jan
- location: 4% "Barney stopped for a moment to headbutt her shin and then scarpered off to jump on Dad and Josh as they collapsed together on the sofa."
9. stadium: The Silence 8 Jan
- location: 15% "six U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds streaking over the stadium."
10. toast: The Initiation 5 Jan
- location: Page 41: "If I was approved, Macalister would announce his son's engagement to me during his toast that evening."
Bonus 4/5
abject: Three Weeks With Lady X 4 Jan
- location: Page 272: "At length, reason returned, bringing abject terror with it."
aloof: The Initiation 5 Jan
- location: Page 114: " I'd done my best, struggling through what they wanted, and although at times she'd been aloof and direct I wouldn't have gotten this far without her."
delirious: Crash & Burn 2 Jan
- location: Page 21: "his sepia eyes crinkle in the corners, and he shakes his head in delirious amusement."
swelter/ing: The Initiation 5 Jan
- location: Page 85: "Now, it was sweltering in the car."
trite
bonus bonus
ritz
Does tartness work for tart? If it doesn't, just let me know.
Jeydon wrote: "Mony wrote: "swelter...swelter...swelter...where are you... 🧐😉"I can find sweltering everywhere but not just swelter 😂"
I know!
Jane (PS) wrote: "Hi Everyone - in light of the lack of swelter (I've just checked my Kindle and I only have 'sweltering' as well), I'm going to make either option 'swelter' or 'sweltering' a bonus word for this mon..."glad I read this - thanks Jane!
Christine L. wrote: "Does tartness work for tart? If it doesn't, just let me know."Hi Christine - 'tart' is not on this month's list... ?
***edit***
Ok - it was a December word in the first list...
Yes - you can use tartness in place of tart.
Hello, my lovelies! *waves hand*I'm back.
I'm in!
#youhadmeatBooze 🥂
January 2021 Word Hunt
READ: 0/16
Booze
Citizen
Freeze
Grass
Grotesque
Oil
Preserve "He’d intended to be gone before now, if only to preserve her reputation in front of her brother until he could make her a legitimate offer of marriage." Loc 2082 Project Duchess Sabrina Jeffries Read 01/##/21
Sofa
Stadium
Toast “We should seal the deal with a toast." Loc 533 Project Duchess Sabrina Jeffries Read 01/##/21
Bonus
Abject
Aloof
Delirious
Swelter/sweltering
Trite
Bonus Bonus
Ritz
January 2021 Word HuntREAD: 6/16
Booze
Citizen
Freeze
pg 69.... Tulia freezes.Grass
pg92. ...headstones sinking into the tall, wilting grassGrotesque
Oil
pg. 3 .. peasant came forward with oil lampPreserve
Sofa
pg 213 Sally sits on the sofa...Stadium
Toast
pg 77 ...pressing us to join him in yet another toastBonus
Abject
Aloof
Delirious
Swelter/sweltering
Trite
Bonus Bonus
Ritz
Monthly Word Hunt
January 1-31, 2021
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
booze
citizen
freeze
grass
grotesque
oil
preserve
sofa
stadium
toast
Bonus
You must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words.
abject
aloof
delirious
swelter/ing
trite
Bonus Bonus
ritz
** 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.
Finished, see message 7! :)Thanks Jane for a great start to 2021! See you all in February!
I haven't found one word yet but i've only read one book this month.
Rissa wrote: "Finished, see message 7! :)Thanks Jane for a great start to 2021! See you all in February!"
Congrats Rissa!!
Maritza wrote: "I haven't found one word yet but i've only read one book this month."😁 - Good luck Maritza!
Books Read: 9
Found: 10/10
✔ 01. Booze - Bear Outlaw – Read: 18/01 – 2 🌟🌟 – Page 13: “Drugs and booze circulated freely and everyone had a raucous good time.”
✔ 02. Citizen - Charmed Mate – Read: 04/01 – 3 🌟🌟🌟 – Page 106: “As a concerned citizen, I can and willdo that. He’s an asshat.”
✔ 03. Freeze - Hunted – Read: 22/01 – 2 🌟🌟 – Page 232: “ With a few words and a pinch of my mixture, I could freeze them long enough for everyone to mock them.”
✔ 04. Grass - Hunted – Read: 22/01 – 2 🌟🌟 – Page 27: “I remained on the grass near the raging river, trembling.”
✔ 05. Grotesque - Mine – Read: 24/01 – 1 🌟 – Page 120: “The longer I watch, the more grotesque the deformation of her body becomes.”
✔ 06. Oil - Changed Mate – Read: 05/01 – 3 🌟🌟🌟 – Page 05: “I found the oil and handed two bottles ot Laila.”
✔ 07. Preserve - Mine – Read: 24/01 – 1 🌟 – Page 118: “I want to preserve that innocence at all costs.”
✔ 08. Sofa - Bass-Ackwards – Read: 20/01 – 3.5 🌟🌟🌟 – Page 148: “The sofa had an orange-green-gold floral pattern that all but begged him to cover it in clear vinyl.”
✔ 09. Stadium - Bass-Ackwards – Read: 20/01 – 3.5 🌟🌟🌟 – Page 258: “the first of the night’s fireworks were exploding in the sky across town, from the high school stadium.”
✔ 10. Toast - Hunted – Read: 22/01 – 2 🌟🌟 – Page 153: “Want egg toast?”
Found: 5/5
✔ 01. Abject - Changed Mate – Read: 05/01 – 3 🌟🌟🌟 – Page 41: “I worked my ass off to climb out of abject poverty, the whole time with one goal, my eyes on one prize – my own boutique to sell my creations.”
✔ 02. Aloof - A Duke by Default – Read: 18/01 – 3.5 🌟🌟🌟🌟 – Page 339: “Johan scrubbed his knuckles over his jaw, the movement at odds with the refined and aloof air he usually had.”
✔ 03. Delirious - Bass-Ackwards – Read: 20/01 – 3.5 🌟🌟🌟 – Page 194: “She was his, delirious.”
✔ 04. Sweltering - Chosen Mate – Read: 05/01 – 3 🌟🌟🌟 – Page 32: “Blinding sunchsine, blister heat, and sweltering humidity all topped off with a generous portion of lizards, mosquitos, sand fleas, and fire ants.”
✔ 05. Trite - Charmed Mate – Read: 04/01 – 3 🌟🌟🌟 – Page 20: “I didn’t like the way she said personal crisis, as though it was something trite and trivial.”
Found: 1/1
✔ 01. Ritz - The Next Always – Read: 15/01 – 3 🌟🌟🌟 – Page 39: “Do you really think she’d go from managing urban ritz to inn-keeper at a small-town B&B?”
Wealie wrote: "Books Read: 9
Found: 10/10
✔ 01. Booze - Bear Outlaw – Read: 18/01 – 2 🌟🌟 – Page 13: “Drugs and booze circulated freely and everyone had a raucous good time.”
✔ 02. Citiz..."
Congrats Ruth!!
Jane (PS) wrote: "Congrats Ruth!!"Thanks hone, was pleasantly surprised that I managed to find all the words when I hadn't actively planned my reading around them.
Word Hunt1 - 31 January 2021
9/10 - Found
4/5 Bonus Found
1/1 Bonus Bonus Found
January
booze
Iron Cast: p. 41: “It was enough to keep the Cast Iron supplied with food and booze for half a year.”
citizen
How the Multiverse Got Its Revenge: p. 35: “Rupert opened his mouth to object that the title was no longer applicable and to assert himself as a private citizen .”
freeze
How the Multiverse Got Its Revenge: p. 52: “Her inner Grytt, the existence of whom would have appalled the actual Grytt, observed that liquids would freeze at sufficiently cold temperatures, and that blood was a liquid, and that ships with failing life support got very cold.”
grass
Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose: p. 41: “You cut your grass on a beautiful summer weekend and it looks great.”
grotesque
The Last One: p. 262: “All I can feel is the endless, overwhelming ba-bump of my heart, grotesque in its insistence to keep on beating.”
oil
Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose: p. 86: “Fixing the gas supply lines, for instance, was not only a necessary safety precaution; it would also improve efficiency in the oil and gas industry and create jobs.”
preserve
Hope Never Dies: p. 54-55: “There wasn’t any yellow tape to preserve the scene of the accident, no chalk outline to mark the location of the body.”
sofa
Hope Never Dies: p. 77: “When I returned downstairs, I found them sitting on the leather sofa in the living room.”
stadium
toast
The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt: p. 43: “It was clear in that gesture, splendid in its precision, that he wanted some portion of my toast .”
Bonus
abject
The Last One: p. 73: “I put my armful of clothing down on a bench, then turn – and gasp, stumbling backward in abject panic.”
aloof
A Dark and Stormy Murder: p. 158: “Dark hair, dark eyes. Handsome. Kind of brooding and aloof .”
delirious
The Last One: p. 265: “When he dies, he will be delirious , dehydrated, covered in his own filth.”
swelter
trite
Iron Cast: p. 315: “After their dawn conversation and the revelations about Johnny, everything else seemed trite in comparison.”
Bonus bonus
ritz
A Dark and Stormy Murder: p. 156: “The best hors d’oeuvres I ever make are Ritz Crackers and Cheez Whiz.”
May 2020
pigment:
How the Multiverse Got Its Revenge: p. 244: “Rory could make little sense of what she was seeing. Columns and rows of characters which Rory took to be words, clearly hand-created by the application of pigment to a course, porous surface.”
November 2020
pilgrim:
Hope Never Dies: p. 42: “The ivy tattoo peeking out of the neck of her pilgrim dress was new.”
December 2020
cinnamon:
The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt: p. 155: “Fewer carols rang through the air, and the warm smell of Christmas – cinnamon , cloves, baked apples – seemed muted.”
quixotic:
Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose: p. 234: “A Politico reporter covering one of Hillary’s fund-raisers on Martha’s Vineyard, where Barack was also seen playing a round of golf with Bill Clinton, made my quixotic effort the lead of the story.”
Found them all! I can’t guarantee I’ll have as much success in February but I’m gonna try my best ;D
Jeydon wrote: "Found them all! I can’t guarantee I’ll have as much success in February but I’m gonna try my best ;D"Great job!
Got them all! Still have December words to find (or read the book I found them in) but 2021 is off to a good start!Updated post: My Word Hunt (msg 17)
Words Found: 10
Bonus Words: 6
Books Read: 7
Congrats Deedee, Jey and LaurLa!!! Good luck with February :)
Oops, forgot to post.Didn't find them all, but it was fun.
Words found: 8/10
Bonus words found: 4/5
Bonus Bonus words found: 0/1
Books completed: 6
1. BOOZE — Connections in Death by J.D. Robb ✓ 23 Jan
LOC 319: Two rounds of mandatory rehab, and since it's not yet nine A.M. and I can smell the booze on him, that didn't stick.
2. CITIZEN — Vendetta in Death by J.D. Robb ✓ 24 Jan
LOC 282: Victim is identified as Nigel B. McEnroy, Caucasian, age forty-three, British citizen.
3. FREEZE — The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn ✓ 3 Jan
LOC 2572: But I didn't intend for you to freeze your toes off.
4. GRASS — An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn ✓ 6 Jan
LOC 686: The grass, I suppose, and maybe the leaves.
5. GROTESQUE —
6. OIL — An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn ✓ 6 Jan
LOC 1383: "You always host the best parties," one of them said in an oily voice.
7. PRESERVE — The Duke and I by Julia Quinn ✓ 2 Jan
LOC 3884: I'm sure he'll be quite touched that you have seen fit to preserve her favorite room.
8. SOFA — An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn ✓ 6 Jan
LOC 3046: He walked into the sitting room and plopped down on a sofa.
9. STADIUM —
10. TOAST — The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn ✓ 3 Jan
LOC 4945: With a dejected sigh, she reached for a solitary triangle of toast and sank into her chair with a cup of tea.
Bonus
1. ABJECT — The Duke and I by Julia Quinn ✓ 2 Jan
LOC 3555: "I have but one room left," he said, his voice a study in abject apology.
2. ALOOF — The Duke and I by Julia Quinn ✓ 2 Jan
LOC 1041: Simon said nothing, hoping an aloof demenaor would prompt her to take her leave.
3. DELIRIOUS — The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn ✓ 3 Jan
LOC 1631: No, the only way that dream was going to come true was if he were delirious with fever...and maybe she'd have to be delirious as well...and perhaps they would both have to be stranded on a deserted isle, or sentenced to be executed in the morning, or...
4. SWELTER —
5. TRITE — When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn ✓ 14 Jan
LOC 2384: "They're trite and old, and"—he motioned to Trevelstam's yellow ones—"who sent this?"
Bonus bonus
1. RITZ —
Romance Readers Reading Challenges
Books mentioned in this topic
The Duke and I (other topics)Connections in Death (other topics)
Vendetta in Death (other topics)
When He Was Wicked (other topics)
An Offer From a Gentleman (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Kristin Hannah (other topics)Siobhan Davis (other topics)
Eddie Cleveland (other topics)
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Beth O'Leary (other topics)
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1 - 31 January 2021
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
booze
citizen
freeze
grass
grotesque
oil
preserve
sofa
stadium
toast
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.
abject
aloof
delirious
swelter/ing
trite
and a bonus bonus
ritz
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.
RULING for the BONUS words
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.