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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
***
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 May 2021
0/10 - Found and Read
Main words
bear
cheek
dad
fifth
hero
investigation
pearl
pin
snap
wit
Bonus
blaze
drowned
guzzle
hectic
mentor
Bonus bonus
locust
Read: 10/10Bonus: 5/5
Bonus-Bonus: 1/1
Carry Over 1/1
5/3 bear The Foundling, ch 3 If it was not...it did not bear thinking about.
5/15 cheek Once a Rancher, pg 48 ...Blythe reached out and touched his cheek in a brief, tender gesture of affection.
5/4 dad Love in a Small Town, pg 51 Even his dad seemed to like her.
5/3 fifth The Foundling, ch 9 The notion of a fifth member of the household was both frightening...
5/4 hero Love in a Small Town, pg 19 "Do you think that makes you some sort of hero, Rafe?"
5/4 investigation Love in a Small Town, pg 176 The investigation would probably be pretty straight--
5/15 pearl Once a Rancher, pg 264 ...and Grace would guess that the pearls in the clip holding back the elegant twist of hair weren't imitation.
5/19 pin - Geekerella, pg 110 I add her name to my contacts, able to put a pin into the idea of her and keep it steady...
5/13 snap Spinning Out, pg 36 He head snaps up and his eyes narrow.
5/19 wit - Geekerella, pg 83 Please, give me Gilmore Girls. Coffee. Quick wit.
Bonus
5/21 blaze Equal Rites, pg 145 Behind them was a blaze of gold, barred with cloud.
5/9 drowned Two Cabins, One Lake, pg 100 Drowned shot all to hell, and trampled to death.
5/9 guzzle Two Cabins, One Lake, pg 95 I want to guzzle gallons of...
5/9 hectic Two Cabins, One Lake, pg 20 ...enjoying what I considered the last moments of peace before my hectic day began.
5/22 mentor Her Passionate Hero, pg 118 Hunter looked at his friend and mentor and realized that despite his earlier laughter, he was wound tight.
Bonus-Bonus
5/13 locust - Spinning Out, pg 164 ...she sinks her bare foot into the grass growning beneath the locust tree.
Carry over from April
5/19 butterscotch - Geekerella, pg 83 "Butterscotch? Or praline?"
My spot for May! :)Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 May 2021
MAY Read 10/10
1. BEAR - Marked by Death - √ 2 May 2021
p99 - Silas arranged them more comfortably, shifting Darien around and hugging up against his back, holding him like he was some kind of furless teddy bear.
2. CHEEK - Shine Forever - √ 18 May 2021
p7 - She leaned up to kiss his cheek.
3. DAD - Howling on Hold - √ 3 May 2021
p197 - “Maybe I just wanted to spend a little time with my dear old dad. And what do you know?” Finn smiled tightly.
4. FIFTH - Bad Boy's Bard - √ 14 May 2021
p106 - “Feeling a bit out of place”—:Fifth wheel!:—“but I’ll manage. You all ready for the show?”
5. HERO - Howling on Hold - √ 3 May 2021
p121 - “Trust me. We do. When Mal’s scheduled for a hand-to-hand combat class at the Doghouse, that very junior were has his nose pressed to the window for at least half an hour beforehand. But I can hardly give him grief for the hero worship when its object is an actual hero, you know?”
6. INVESTIGATION - Sweet as Honey - √ 21 May 2021
p249 - He asked me about the insurance claim, the fire investigation, my plans for the shop, and a whole host of other topics I was way too tired to care about.
7. PEARL - Stand Fast in Your Enchantments - √ 22 May 2021
loc 391 - Instead, he surprised Stiles by coming back a few minutes later, radiating an obvious air of excitement when he opened his hand and proudly presented Stiles with a rubber band—as wide as Stiles' thumb and still stretchy—and a tiny pearl earring.
8. PIN - Sink or Swim - √ 5 May 2021
p82 - The only person who could pin me was Montana, and that was purely because he was a brute force fighter and a skilled grappler.
9. SNAP - Sweet as Honey - √ 21 May 2021
p49- She snorted and reached out a hand to snap her fingers in front of my face.
10. WIT - Fools - √ 4 May 2021
p8 - True fact, some people were not as taken with Dunn’s quick wit as I was.
BONUS Read 5/5
1. BLAZE - Sink or Swim - √ 5 May 2021
p196 - The beautiful bottle of amber gold shattered in a blaze of glory, sending flames roaring up in a wall that startled the gunman backwards just as the elevator doors finally slid closed.
2. DROWNED - Bad Boy's Bard - √ 14 May 2021
p78 -And Josh—poor bloke looked as if somebody had just drowned his dog.
3. GUZZLE - Shine Forever - √ 18 May 2021
p15 - Dai poured a second cup, then dropped down into the nearest seat with a groan, letting his head thunk on the table while he waited for the coffee to cool enough he could guzzle it without burning his mouth.
4. HECTIC - Fools - √ 4 May 2021
p210 - “A little. My job is hectic, and I work extra shifts at the hospital. It’s one of the reasons I volunteered to stand in for Dr. Symmons here for a little while. I needed a break. I was getting burned out, and it was beginning to affect my health.”
5. MENTOR - Marked by Death - √ 2 May 2021
p121 - “My mentor was elderly. His vocabulary sticks with me.”
BONUS BONUS Read 1/1
1. LOCUST - Stand Fast in Your Enchantments - √ 22 May 2021
loc 371 - The wooden spikes were likely made from black locust, if Stiles had to guess.
FINISHED!!!!
Monthly Word Hunt1 - 31 May 2021
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
Words Found - 10 of 10 ! 3 of 5 Bonus ! of 1 Bonus Bonus
bear, Soothing Suffering: a motorcycle club romance novella 05/06 - , but Mik grabs me in a BEAR hug. (pg. 237)
cheek, Goodbye, Ms. Chips: An Ellie Haskell Mystery 05/10 - Aiden crossed to her chair and again kissed her CHEEK. (pg. 308)
dad, Soothing Suffering: a motorcycle club romance novella 05/06 - Nobody else acknowledges me, except DAD. (pg. 227)
fifth, Goodbye, Ms. Chips: An Ellie Haskell Mystery 05/10 - 'When I was in the lower FIFTH, ...' (pg 120)
hero, Lightning Game 05/02 - Her HERO. Her man. (pg. 356)
investigation, The Lost Orphan 05/05 - … and holding a mace as he professed his services of INVESTIGATION and reprimand. (pg. 272)
pearl, The Lost Orphan 05/05 - , slick as an eel and milky as a PEARL, (pg. 51)
pin, The Lost Orphan 05/05 - I began to PIN my hair up. (pg. 30)
snap, Lightning Game 05/02 - ,not stepping on anything that would SNAP under her weight. (pg. 230)
wit, Goodbye, Ms. Chips: An Ellie Haskell Mystery 05/10 - being all beauty and no WIT, (pg. 25)
blaze, Lightning Game 05/02 - Her body leaned into his and a BLAZE rushed through his veins. (pg. 111)
drowned, Soothing Suffering: a motorcycle club romance novella 05/06 - , Hopefully, the sound of our bikes DROWNED out most of the confrontation. (pg. 75)
guzzle
hectic
mentor, House Rules 05/21 - a vibrant young woman who considered herself his teacher, mentor and friend -- (pg. 481)
locust
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter! DONE and carrying over orphan words!May - Read 10/10; 4/5 bonus words; 0/1 bonus bonus word
Orphan
April - Read 0/1 bonus word; Read 0/1 bonus bonus word
February - Read 0/1 bonus bonus word
May - Read 10/10 - DONE!
bear - Kindle location 604 - Troy walked into the room carrying a bouquet of flowers and a teddy bear.
His Desires (Dominant Bosses Book 2) by Ajme Williams 5/6/21 4starscheek - Kindle location 608 - Troy leaned over giving Nina a kiss of the cheek and then took a look at the baby.
His Desires (Dominant Bosses Book 2) by Ajme Williams 5/6/21 4starsdad - Kindle location 185 - Jasper's dad, Frank, hung his head.
Crazy about a Cowboy (Tying the Knot in Texas #3) by Dylann Crush 5/8/21 4stars fifth - Kindle location 4533 - She snared it on the fifth ring, Jack had texted and called her several times last night.
Imagine Summer by Shelley Noble 5/1/21 4starshero - Kindle location 2152 - "You're a real hero,"
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry 5/4/21 4starsinvestigation - investigate - Kindle location 1361 - "You have to investigate the case and turn over every stone."
Four Weddings and a Baby (Five Island Cove Book 6) by Jessie Newton 5/9/21 5stars pearl(s) - Kindle location 2900 - "Last time you brought your yorkie to the studio, she tried to eat all the boba pearls."
Four Weddings and a Baby (Five Island Cove Book 6) by Jessie Newton 5/9/21 5stars pin - Kindle location 4175 - He's wearing a comically large rainbow pin on his lapel.
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry 5/4/21 4starssnap (snapped) - Kindle location 992 - The book snapped shut and he put it down on the table.
Imagine Summer by Shelley Noble 5/1/21 4starswit(s) - Kindle location 1057 - I don't know about you, Troy, but if my mom did that to me, I'd have been scared out of my wits.
His Desires (Dominant Bosses Book 2) by Ajme Williams 5/6/21 4starsBonus - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words Read 4/5
blaze - Large Print Hardcover page 363 - A blaze of sun lazed across the deep dark green, like the unexpected light one stumbled on in the middle of the woods on Crockett's.
The Guest Book by Sarah Blake 5/24/21 4starsdrowned - Kindle location 4481 - Amy passed by looking more like a drowned rate than a femme fatale.
Imagine Summer by Shelley Noble 5/1/21 4starsguzzle
hectic - Kindle location 605 - "Between you heading to Florida and the eviction notice at our place, things have been a little hectic."
Just Friends: A Fake Marriage Secret Pregnancy Romance (Fake and Forbidden) by Sofia T Summers 5/16/21 4starsmentor - Kindle location 4520 - While Swapna has been a mentor to me, we've never veered toward anything personal, and I'm unsure how much to say.
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry 5/4/21 4starsand a bonus bonus - Read 0/1
locust
Orphan Words
April - Read 0/2
bonus - crucifix
bonus bonus - butterscotch
Feb - Read 0/1
bonus bonus - punt
📙🌅💛🏕🏕🌅💛🏕🧡📙🌅💛🏕🏕🌅💛🏕🧡📙🌅💛🏕🏕🌅💛🏕🧡📙🌅May Word Hunt - Completed: 16/16
Words
🏕 bear- Huge Deal- “It had been in the unembarrassed kisses in the kitchen, the bear hugs, the little gifts they’d get for each other. chap. 19, 60%- chap.6, 15%- 5/3
🏕 cheek- A Mild Attack of Locusts- Well, said Richard, kissing her on the cheek, the main swarm has gone over. 80%
🏕 dad- Rogue Wave- “Yeah, I’d say so. I mean, he doesn’t have a dad bod, and his hair gives him a younger vibe.” chap. 6, 8%- 5/6
🏕 fifth- Rogue Wave- “Not on the first call. Nor the second. By the fifth time I called, hanging up each time voice mail picked up, I was about to lose hope, assume he had it set to not ring at select hours.”- chap.30, 80%- 5/6
🏕 hero- Slightly Married- Captain Morris was a great hero- chap. 1, 1%- 5/4
🏕 investigation - Mystery Man- “Lee Nightingale owned a private investigation service whose action had caught the attention of the media. ” chap. 7, 75%- 5/5
🏕 pearl- Rogue Wave- “Pearl asked me to keep an eye out. ”- chap.1, 2%- 5/6
🏕 pin- Mystery Man- “One second he was five feet away from me, the next I was pinned against my car.” chap.5, 8%- 5/5
🏕 snap- Mystery Man- “What?” I repeated on another snap.” chap.4, 7%- 5/5
🏕 wit- Huge Deal- “Kate had a sense of humor, but it was more of a facetious, witty humor, not a giggling humor.” chap.4, 10%- 5/3
Bonus
🏕 blaze- Hunting Ground- “She wondered that the cards Charles had given her hadn’t burned their way out of her purse from the blaze of frictional heat. ”- 35%- 5/1
🏕 drowned- Hunting Ground- “The beautiful lady without mercy, who lured men to her river or stream and drowned them.”- 75%- 5/1
🏕 guzzle- The Devil in Winter- “Taking another deep guzzle of the spirits in his glass, Egan regarded him stonily.”- chap. 21, 90%- 5/20
🏕 hectic- Huge Deal- “Mondays were typically the most hectic, hair-pulling days at Wolfe Investments, but this week, Thursday was giving Monday a serious run for its money.” Chap. 3, 6%- 5/3
🏕 mentor- Hunting Ground- “My mentor at the uni—university to you—he says I am a genius. ”- 65%- 5/1
Bonus bonus
🏕 locust- A Mild Attack of Locusts - he told the locust good-humoredly- 60%- 5/9
📙🌅💛🏕🏕🌅💛🏕🧡📙🌅💛🏕🏕🌅💛🏕🧡📙🌅💛🏕🏕🌅💛🏕🧡📙🌅💛🏕 🏕
May Monthly Word HuntThe maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
May
10/10
Bonus 3/5
bear
Eternal-Lisa Scottoline-5/6-💜💜💜💜💜
Page 6-"The ideal Fascist woman is to bear children, knit, and sew, while men work or go to war,"
cheek
The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales-Virginia Hamilton-5/4-🛫🛫🛫🛫
Page 135" And he dusts hischeeks with it like that burnin coal is just a powder puff."
dad
Educated-Tara Westover-5/13-🏫🏫🏫🏫🏫
Page 175-"Dad said that I was becoming'uppity'."
fifth
Marvels, Mochas, and Murder-Christine Zane Thomas-5/24-💛💛💛💛
Page 24-"Actually, it's more like fourth or Fifth."
hero
The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales-Virginia Hamilton-5/4-🛫🛫🛫🛫
Page 165-"They reveal the slave, John, rather than Bruh Rabbit, as the plantation slaves' trickster hero."
investigation
The Matchmakers of Butternut Creek by Jane Myers Perrine-5/19-💙💙💙💙💙
Page 307-"They all agreed and put Winnie in charge of thatinvestigation before they left."
pearl
Summer Desserts-Nora Roberts-5/4-🎂🎂🎂🎂
Chapter 3-Page 2-"She swepy back her hair and secured it with two mother-of-pearlcombs."
pin
Educated-Tara Westover-5/13-🏫🏫🏫🏫🏫
Page 334-"Nothing has revealed that truth to me more than writing this memoir-trying to pin down the people that I love on paper, to capture the whole meaning of them in a few words, which is of course impossible."
snap
The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer-Krista Davis-5/2-🐶🐶🐶🐶
Page 10-"He snappedin onto Casper and removed his leash."
wit
Eternal-Lisa Scottoline-5/6-💜💜💜💜💜
Page 328-"Sandro said nothing, trying to keep his wits about him.
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.
blaze
Dead Man's Ransom-Ellis Peters-5/21-🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉
Location 2297 "Do so, said Eliud, blanched to his lips his eyes dilated into a blaze of green."
drowned
Eternal-Lisa Scottoline-5/6-💜💜💜💜💜
Page 328-"I love you, my wife,Beppe told her, his words drowned in her blood."
guzzle
hectic
Summer Desserts-Nora Roberts-5/4-🎂🎂🎂🎂
Page 41-"On her return to Philadelphia, her schedule would be hectic at best"
mentor
Hallowed Ground-Lori G. Armstrong-5/22-🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
Page 352-"I'm not exactly a pro at this PI stuff, Kev, and you haven't been around to mentor me.
and a bonus bonus
locust
Word Hunt1 - 31 May 2021
8/10 - Found and Read
3/5 - Bonus
0/1 - Bonus Bonus
Main words
✔bear - Kane (5/5/21) pg.144, My mom moves from joyous mother to over concerned mama BEAR in a nanosecond.
✔cheek - Ranger (5/12/21) Loc.352, He’s so fresh and soft, and he keeps licking my hand, my arm, my CHEEK.
✔dad - Heavy Hitter (5/18/21) pg.12, More specifically, my DAD.
✔fifth - Heavy Hitter (5/18/21) pg.11, I graduated FIFTH in my class with scholarships to Washington State, a few other random schools and here.
✔hero - Second Goal (5/22/21) pg.74, You know, he’d always been my HERO.
investigation
pearl
✔pin - Second Goal (5/22/21) pg.50, …the snowflakes feel like little PINS pricking at my skin when they land on my bare skin.
✔snap - Ranger (5/12/21) Loc.1513, I SNAP my fingers.
✔wit - Kane (5/5/21) pg.38, Always one with a quick smile, sharp WIT, and a propensity for pulling pranks.
Bonus
blaze
✔drowned - Second Goal (5/22/21) pg.20, His voice bounces off the narrow walls, but I don’t hear his words, they’re DROWNED out by the drumming of my heart in my ears.
✔guzzle - Ranger (5/12/21) Loc.1492, The tsssskr of the ice-cold can of Coke opening is music to my ears, and I GUZZLE down the first gulps.
✔hectic - Kane (5/5/21) pg.187, That’s a lot of responsibility for a single man to take on, particularly one with such a HECTIC travel schedule.
mentor
Bonus bonus
locust
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ORPHAN WORDS
APRIL leftovers--0/4
1.cube -
2.rust -
Bonus
1.pagan -
Bonus Bonus
1.butterscotch-
MARCH leftovers--1/4
✔1.landscape - Kane (5/5/21) pg.16, She loves to practice yoga, and often posts photos of herself in various positions with the gorgeous LANSCAPE behind her.
Bonus
1.contradiction -
2.wilt -
Bonus Bonus
1.valiant -
FEBRUARY leftovers--6/10
✔1.baffling - Scoring the Player (5/22/21) pg.185, It’s just BAFFLING that she she’s keeping Becca out of the loop.
✔2.brainwash - Second Goal (5/22/21) pg.155, But Cruz has her BRAINWASHED or something.
✔3.flake - Second Goal (5/22/21) pg.49, …and I shiver when I step out of the supermarket and little FLAKES of snow flutter around me.
✔4.hypnotic - Ranger (5/12/21) Loc.1891, He slowly runs his fingers through my hair, soothing me with the HYPNOTIC motion.
✔5.pepper - Kane (5/5/21) pg.5, After I crack open six eggs, I scramble them with a fork and add salt and PEPPER while my skillet heats up.
6.tax-
Bonus
1.allegedly -
2.grooves -
✔3.maniac - Kane (5/5/21) pg.186, I don’t know if he can see me exactly, but I start waving like a MANIAC.
Bonus Bonus
1.punt -
JANUARY leftovers--2/6
1.citizen -
✔2.grotesque - Heavy Hitter (5/18/21) pg.132, …running their fake fingernails down my tattooed arm, and whispering GROTESQUE bull**** about giving me pleasure I’d never had before.
Bonus
1.abject -
2.aloof -
✔3.delirious - Heavy Hitter (5/18/21) pg.132, A man could go DELIRIOUS breathing her scent in.
Bonus Bonus
1.ritz
Monthly Word Hunt1 - 31 May 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!
May
bear
cheek
dad
fifth
hero
investigation
pearl
pin
snap
wit
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.
blaze
drowned
guzzle
hectic
mentor
and a bonus bonus
locust
Word Hunt1 - 31 May 2021
6/10 - Found and Read
Book: The Accident 🌟🌟
Date Finished: 5/2/21
💐cheek - She gave him a peck on the cheek and got down to business. pg. 55
💐dad - They pulled him out of Driver’s Ed with the promise that he could re-enroll once he “learned to be responsible,” or at least did enough chores and yard work to satisfy his dad. pg. 32
Book: The Last Dragonslayer 🌟🌟🌟
Date Finished: 5/8/21
💐Bear - Commerce rules our lives. ConStuff has put a lot of time and expense into Project Dragon, and their investment is about to bear fruit.” pg. 260
💐Investigation - The Air Accident Investigation Department painstakingly rebuilt the carpet and eventually concluded that the breakup was caused by rug fatigue. pg. 101
💐Fifth - We didn’t talk about the fifth. pg. 11
Book: Kill Me Softly 🌟🌟🌟
Date Finished: 5/18
💐drowned - “What —what is that?” she asked, pressing her fist to her chest, coughing like she’d nearly drowned. pg. 90
Main words
hero.
pearl*
pin.
snap.
wit
Bonus
blaze*
guzzle
hectic
mentor
Bonus bonus
locust
Word Hunt 20211 - 31 May 2021
MAIN WORDS 10/10
bear
From the Embers by Aly Martinez ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 7/5
Quote - ...rushing forward, he tackled me in a bear hug... - LOC 2631
cheek
Sea of Ruin by Pam Godwin ⭐⭐ 16/5
Quote - ...the throb in my cheek had spread into my entire skull... - LOC 2699
dad
I Bite She Sucks by Penelope Bloom ⭐⭐⭐ 8/5
Quote - ...what your dad did doesn't condemn you to living alone... - LOC 2457
fifth
From the Embers by Aly Martinez ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 7/5
Quote - ...was forced to tell her for the fifth time that he had passed away... - LOC 786
hero
Butterfly by Rebecca Sherwin ⭐⭐ 23/5
Quote - ...I was supposed to be the hero... - LOC 3468
investigation
Paint It All Red by S.T. Abby ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 21/5
Quote - ...if I reopen this investigation, it'll be the end of your unit... - LOC 1169
pearl
Broken French by Natasha Boyd ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
Quote - ...had no idea where that pearl of wisdom had dropped from... - LOC 2175
pin
Sea of Ruin by Pam Godwin ⭐⭐ 16/5
Quote - ...until he plucked a pin from the coiffure of curls on my head... - LOC 1309
snap
Her Secret by Penelope Bloom ⭐⭐⭐ 1/5
Quote - ...trying to snap your wrist through the point of contact... - LOC 1154
wit
From the Embers by Aly Martinez ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 7/5
Quote - ...was gorgeous with a sharp wit and Eason never stood a... - LOC 2969
BONUS 5/5
blaze
Her Secret by Penelope Bloom ⭐⭐⭐ 1/5
Quote - ...could already feel was going to grow into an out of control blaze... - LOC 161
drowned
Sea of Ruin by Pam Godwin ⭐⭐ 16/5
Quote - ...agony in my shoulder throbbed so brutally I drowned in the dizziness... - LOC 6268
guzzle
Butterfly by Rebecca Sherwin ⭐⭐ 23/5
Quote - ...I look up into his grey-blue eyes and guzzle the water... - LOC 335
hectic
I Bite She Sucks by Penelope Bloom ⭐⭐⭐ 8/5
Quote - ...my sister was thirty and had a hectic schedule... - LOC 322
mentor
Twisted Love by Ana Huang ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5
Quote - ...she had been the best mentor I could ask for... - LOC 4170
BONUS - BONUS 1/1
locust
Broken French by Natasha Boyd ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
Quote - ...like someone just asked you to try a chocolate-covered locust... - LOC 3162
Word Hunt1 - 31 May 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!
May
bear
Juliet sat quietly until she couldn’t bear it any longer. pg 304 Distortion
05/04/2021 cheek
She hadn’t seen Darren in a couple of years—she
couldn’t remember whether he’d been at the fu-
neral—but she gave him a hug and accepted his kiss
on her cheek. pg 119
Distortion 05/04/2021dad
The children wept when she told them their dad
wouldn’t be coming home. pg 37 Distortion
05/04/2021fifth
I’ve had students on their fifth or sixth lesson before they actually understood about NDL and safety stops.” pg 237
Code of Valor
05/10/2021hero
He could easily be her hero. pg 60
Code of Valor
05/10/2021investigation
I work with the dive team when they’re shorthanded, but my main job is criminal investigation.” pg 37
Code of Valor
05/10/2021pearl
When he smiled, he reminded Chloe of Bruce, the shark in the Disney movie, with his pearly whites and gleaming eyes. A
predator all the way pg 165
Called to Protect 05/08/2021pin
When you’re finished, a number will be pinned to your shoulder.” pg 287
Called to Protect 05/08/2021snap
Bars on the windows and a ten-dollar lock a five-
year-old could snap. pg 67
Called to Protect 05/08/2021wit
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.
blaze
The paramedics were standing idle and silent at the rear door, watching the blaze pg 412
Buried Secrets
05/26/2021drowned
The ants were mostly gone, drowned and washed away into
the drains in the concrete floor. pg 313
Vow of Justice
5/12/2021guzzle
She handed one to Henry and he downed half in one guzzle. pg 258
Vow of Justice
5/12/2021hectic
mentor
He might have laughed earlier today about getting too old for all the jet-setting required of the CEO of an international PR
firm, but at sixty-five, her mentor was, indeed, showing the strain pg93
Buried Secrets
05/26/2021and a bonus bonus
locust
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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.
MAY WORD HUNTbear........The Midnight Library.....pg 40 ..... The thought was like a ceaseless mind-cramp, something to uncomfortable to BEAR.
cheek ........Girl A ..... pg 284..... He sighed and his CHEEKS deflated.
dad ........Girl A..... pg 205 ..... I told him everything about Mum and DAD.
fifth
hero........Skinnybones and the Wrinkle Queen ..... pg 146 ..... "The castle of God and fallen HEROES?"
investigation.......Keep Quiet.....pg 141 ...."so when do the INVESTIGATION start?"
pearl
pin .......Skinnybones and the Wrinkle Queen ..... pg 170 ..... ...Ricardo lets her PIN the sketch...
snap .......Skinnybones and the Wrinkle Queen ..... pg 22 ..... "She waves the SNAP as if she were warding off a swarm of gnats"
wit ........Keep Quiet.... pg 169 ...."Ryan, you have to keep your WITS about you."
BONUS
blaze
drowned........The Midnight Library ..... PG 179 .....The woman's reply was DROWNED out....
guzzle
hectic.,....... The Midnight Library .....pg 27 ..... She'd said she was stupidly HECTIC
mentor
BONUS BONUS
locust
May Word HuntREAD: 14/16
✔ bear - The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum - Kirsten Weiss 5/5
(stick my head in this bear trap), p49
✔ cheek - How to Woo a Reluctant Lady - Sabrina Jeffries 5/4
(hot color filled her cheeks), p43
✔ dad - Spoils of the Dead - Dana Stabenow 5/2
(we could have made Dad understand), p246
✔ fifth - Spoils of the Dead - Dana Stabenow 5/2
(and a fifth with a screened window), p71
✔ hero - Spoils of the Dead - Dana Stabenow 5/2
(a dead hero to worship), p246
✔ investigation - Spoils of the Dead - Dana Stabenow 5/2
(further investigation is required), p115
✔ pearl - How to Woo a Reluctant Lady - Sabrina Jeffries 5/4
(your ears are adorned with pearl earrings), p86
✔ pin - Twisted Truths - Rebecca Zanetti 5/13
(tried to pin it on me), p170
✔ snap - How to Woo a Reluctant Lady - Sabrina Jeffries 5/4
(you had a tendency to snap my head off), p182
✔ wit - Taking Chase - Lauren Dane 5/8
(my sparkling wit), p98
Bonus
✔ blaze - Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox - Forthright 5/8
(to uncover his blaze), p21
✔ drowned - Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox - Forthright 5/8
(Tsumiko drowned her protest), p146
✔ hectic - Dangerous Prey - Lindsay McKenna 5/14
(the past month had become hectic), p252
✔ mentor - Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox - Forthright 5/8
(a mentor but almost like a mother), p209
guzzle -
(), p
locust -
(), p
May Word Hunt
May 2021
My Word Hunt (msg 18)
Words Found: 10
Bonus Words: 6
Books Read: 6
May Words
✔bear
🔹the big teddy bear her momma had put the straps on [loc: 8.8]
🔹Nauti Angel - 05.02 ★★★★
✔cheek
🔹Natches kissed her cheek gently, [loc: 108.2]
🔹Nauti Angel - 05.02 ★★★★
✔dad
🔹Actually I’ve watched dad at work [loc: 81.4]
🔹Equal Rites - 05.07 ★★★
✔fifth
🔹Smith looked at his fifth son. [loc: 91.2]
🔹Equal Rites - 05.07 ★★★
✔hero
🔹I think she’s my new hero, [loc: 455.0]
🔹Dark in Death - 05.28 ★★★★
✔investigation
🔹for impeding a federal investigation. [loc: 12.2]
🔹Baptism by Blood - 05.09 ★★★
✔pearl
🔹He scooped the diamond and pearl earrings [loc: 65.1]
🔹A Child's Heart - 05.14 ★★★
✔pin
🔹It had been hard to pin down. [loc: 32.0]
🔹Baptism by Blood - 05.09 ★★★
✔snap
🔹In a snap, the anger drained from her [loc: 19.5]
🔹Alice in Zombieland - 05.24 ★★★★
✔wit
🔹Process, not a wit. [loc: 174.9]
🔹Dark in Death - 05.28 ★★★★
Bonus/Bonus Bonus
✔blaze
🔹before the blaze of sensation could ease, [loc: 314.4]
🔹Nauti Angel - 05.02 ★★★★
✔drowned
🔹a Thing with a face like a drowned rabbit [loc: 245.0]
🔹Equal Rites - 05.07 ★★★
✔guzzle
🔹Still, they guzzle illegals and booze [loc: 312.1]
🔹Dark in Death - 05.28 ★★★★
✔hectic
🔹Cassie discovered just how hectic a week could be. [loc: 104.6]
🔹A Child's Heart - 05.14 ★★★
✔mentor
🔹Aaron was my friend, my mentor. [loc: 15.4]
🔹Baptism by Blood - 05.09 ★★★
✔locust
🔹Next a locust sang. [loc: 334.6]
🔹Alice in Zombieland - 05.24 ★★★★
16/16bear Ethan of Athos- page 5- The man was as huge as a bear, red from long days in sun and wind; the hands that turned his cap around and around were thick with muscle and callus. 5/4-5/5
cheek Knit, Purl, a Baby and a Girl- page 52- "Here," she says, gently, her cheek practically brushing against mine. 5/5-5/6
dad Adiron- page 373- He's clearly a proud dad. 5/1-5/2
fifth Ethan of Athos- page 34- A hundred thousand citizens lived in its many branches, augmented at peak periods of traffic by perhaps a fifth as many transients. 5/4-5/5
hero Knit, Purl, a Baby and a Girl- page 83- "You're my hero," I say, narrowly avoiding blurting out I love you. 5/5-5/6
investigation The Love Study: An LGBTQ Romcom- loc 1643- Since Sidney was still studiously doing computer things, I went back to a more thorough investigation of their kitchen. 5/8-5/9
pearl The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting- page 57- Marianne held a pearl drop to her ear, considering. 5/10
pin Ethan of Athos- page 113- "Well, the tipster vanished, and the rest of the so-called witnesses were the usual lot -- full of contagious drama, but when you pin 'em down they always turn out to have been facing the other way or zipping their boot or something at the actual moment the disruptor went off." 5/4-5/5
snap Adiron- page 97- I want to snap necks. 5/1-5/2
wit Adiron- page 25- This isn't the first time we've been outnumbered or taken captive, and as long as we keep our wits about us, I'm sure we'll be fine. 5/1-5/2
Bonus
blaze War for the Oaks- loc 129- "I want to leave this band in a blaze of glory." 5/3-5/4
drowned War for the Oaks- loc 4109- A folk song, about a woman who swore she'd never marry because her lover was drowned at sea.... 5/3-5/4
guzzle Relay- loc 1541- Just guzzle. 5/29-5/30
hectic The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting- page 131- If Marianne didn't catch her prize after all this, he intended to spend a couple of hectic evenings clearing out the pockets of every member of the ton fool enough to sit at the tables with him and then disappear; until then, with victory within their grasp, he would be impeccable, even if it mean losing a little. 5/10
mentor The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting- page 140- "My mentor emerged from a situation of greater degradation than yours." 5/10
Bonus Bonus
locust War for the Oaks- loc 999- On the way, the phouka paused long enough to break a green twig off a locust tree in front of the oriental grocery. 5/3-5/4
May Word HuntLevel Completed: CHAMPION hunter!
✔ - Read
No Check Mark - To Read/In Progress
10/10 Words
✔ 1. Bear - One Bite With a Vampire 5/6
Loc 590 - “Want to take up wrestling with polar bears?”
✔ 2. Cheek - Winter's Orbit 5/8
Loc 638 - “Kiem abruptly had to bite the inside of his cheek to stop himself from laughing.”
✔ 3. Dad - Marked by Death 5/11
Loc 292 - “Silas did ordinary things like taking out the trash, and washing the car for his dad.”
✔ 4. Fifth - One Bite With a Vampire 5/6
Loc 3235 - “Gideon yanks me to a stop as we make the turn to the fifth flight of stairs.”
✔ 5. Hero - Winter's Orbit 5/8
Loc 6002 - “Prince Kiem has been a hero.”
✔ 6. Investigation - GhosTV 5/6
Loc 2010 - “We can’t discuss an ongoing investigation.”
✔ 7. Pearl - GhosTV 5/6
Loc 2667 - “The necklace in the shower was beaded, but not the big, round, retro-fifties fake pearls I’d expect to see on Debbie.“
✔ 8. Pin - Marked by Death 5/11
Loc 378 - “He put a hand on the boy’s thin back to pin him in place.”
✔ 9. Snap - One Bite With a Vampire 5/6
Loc 1249 - “I snap, while David sputters lame reasons why it would be a bad idea.“
✔ 10. Wit - Winter's Orbit 5/8
Loc 3312 - “Jainan had enough of his wits about him to jam his elbow into Kiem’s back so he stayed balanced over Kiem’s shoulder and they didn’t both fall.“
B O N U S — 4/5 Words
✔ 1. Blaze - A Destiny of Dragons 5/27
Loc 3053 - “Because I’m about to blaze my own fucking path, and you won’t even see me coming.”
✔ 2. Drowned - GhosTV 5/6
Loc 2945 - “I topped it with a big squirt of honey, then drowned it in enough cinnamon to exorcise an evil spirit.”
3. Guzzle - Book 0/0
Loc - Quote
✔ 4. Hectic - Guarded 5/23
Loc 1129 - “Hectic spots of red colored Berhanu’s cheeks, and his eyes were as wide and wild as a terrified animal’s.”
✔ 5. Mentor - A Destiny of Dragons 5/27
Loc 61 - “I thought my mentor was the best thing that had ever happened to me.”
B O N U S - B O N U S — 1/1 Words
✔ 1. Locust - A Destiny of Dragons 5/27
Loc 2845 - “A plague of locust.”
Monthly Word Hunt May 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!
✔bear - "to bear witness against criminals" The Red Book pg 78
✔cheek - "she lowers her check against her dead daughter" The Red Book pg 37
✔dad - "her dad moved into the small studio apartment" - Every Vow You Break pg 10
✔fifth - "due for his fifth visit to England" Beautiful Bad: A Novel pg 220
✔hero - "I don't want to call myself a hero or anything" - A Good Marriage pg 248
✔investigation - "the most important investigation of her life" The Quiet Ones pg 89
✔pearl - "a pearl bracelet" The Quiet Ones pg 91
✔pin - "golden anchors pinned to our chest" - You Let Me in
✔snap - "ever trespassed to snap a picture" The Quiet Ones pg 55
wit
Bonus - EXACT word
✔ blaze - "rush her away from the blaze" - The Red Book pg 367
✔ drowned - "I drowned again" - Beautiful Bad: A Novel pg 327
guzzle
hectic
mentor
bonus bonus
✔ locust - "cut down that honey locust" Beautiful Bad: A Novel pg 253
* Leftover - April
✔ bible - "He'd swear on a Bible" The Red Book pg 198
✔ brood - "her brood from the North Side" The Red Book pg 123
cynic
Bonus - the EXACT word
crucifix
harmony
Bonus Bonus <
✔ butterscotch - "sugary coffee mixed with butterscotch candies" - Beautiful Bad: A Novel pg
** Leftover - March
✔ clinic - "they have a clinic closer to me" - Beautiful Bad: A Novel pg 152
Bonus - EXACT word
fudge
wilt
*** Leftover - February - Bonus
debauchery
Bonus Bonus
✔ punt - "Whistle Pig Rye and Punt e Mes", the bartender said" Every Vow You Break pg 81
**** Leftover - January - Bonus
abject
trite
May Word Hunt1. Bear The Testaments by Margaret Atwood "We must all bear the afflictions that are sent to test us," said Zilla. LOC: pg. 27 READ:5/1/21
2. Cheek(s) The Testaments by Margaret Atwood Two tears were running down her cheeks. LOC: pg. 78 READ:5/1/21
3. Dad The Searcher by Tana French 'Hey, Dad. How're you doing?' LOC: 588 READ:5/23/21
4. Fifth The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain ...was a narrow town, of a single street a fifth of a mile.. LOC: pg. 44 READ:5/30/21
5. Hero The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain In fact he was become a hero to all who knew him... LOC: pg. 7 READ:5/30/21
6. Investigation The Searcher by Tana French ...do with any kind of investigation, but somehow he can't make himself walk away. LOC: 4 READ:5/23/21
7. Pearl The Testaments by Margaret Atwood - and behind me is one of my Pearl Girls, ready to set out on her missionary work. LOC: pg. 4 READ:5/1/21
8. Pin The Searcher by Tana French ...sharp buzzing kind he can't pin down, let alone fix. LOC: 1164 READ:5/23/21
9. Snap(ped) The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain The dream had snapped asunder --he was awake. LOC: pg. 56 READ:5/30/21
10. wit
Bonus
1. blaze
2. drowned
3. guzzle
4. hectic
5. mentor
Bonus bonus
1. locust
Orphan Words (May)
Bonus
1. hooligan
Orphan Words (June)
Bonus Bonus
1. aficionado
Orphan Words (July)
1. gorilla
Bonus Bonus
1. bionic
Orphan Words (August)
Bonus
1. beefcake
2. Godless The Testaments by Margaret Atwood ...mother and hidden by the godless in Canada; LOC: pg. 33 READ:5/1/21
Bonus bonus
1. sanitiser / sanitizer
Orphan Words (September)
Bonus
1. Fuse The Searcher by Tana French ...Cal would be lighting the fuse on something whose blast... LOC: 3231 READ:5/23/21
2. ghetto
3. gurgle
Orphan Words (October)
Bonus
1. astrology
2. drench
3. prophesy
Bonus bonus
1. horoscope
Orphan Words (November)
1. Inspirational The Testaments by Margaret Atwood "That sounds inspirational," I said. LOC: pg. 243 READ:5/1/21
Bonus
1. Plaid The Testaments by Margaret Atwood I got up, I put on my green plaid Wyle... LOC: pg. 55 READ:5/1/21
Bonus bonus
1. cyber
Orphan Words (December)
Bonus
1. advent
2. bauble
3. quixotic
Bonus bonus
1. crackpot
Orphan Words (January)
Bonus
1. Aloof The Searcher by Tana French ...and put on a new, aloof beauty. LOC: 4910 READ:5/23/21
2. trite Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens He said nothing trite like I'll wear it forever, LOC: READ:5/31/21
Orphan Words (February)
1. brainwash
Bonus
1. debauchery
2. maniac
Bonus bonus
1.punt
Orphan Words (March)
Bonus
1. contradiction
2. Exhibit The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain - - at least they could exhibit it from their windows... LOC: pg. 45 READ:5/30/21
3. fudge
4. setup
Bonus Bonus
1. Valiant The Searcher by Tana French ...rectangles of windows, tiny and valiant. LOC: 572 READ:5/23/21
Orphan Words (April)
1. cynic
2. Rust The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain , and the rust of old iron, LOC: pg. 102 READ:5/30/21
Bonus
1. Council The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain ...kingdom were discussed in the royal council, LOC: pg. 8 READ:5/30/21
2. crucifix
3. harmony
4. pagan
5. psycho
Bonus Bonus
1. butterscotch
Finished, see message 6! :)Thanks Jane for another fun month, see you all in June!
May Word Hunt1 - 31 May 2021
14/15 Words
4/5 Bonus Words
bear
By Force Alone : p. 46: “’Igraine,’ he says. ‘I couldn’t bear to be without you one more night.”
cheek
By Force Alone: p. 362: “A new scar on her cheek .”
dad
Welcome to Night Vale: p. 20: “And sometimes he would say, ‘Why can’t my dad come teach me?”
fifth
By Force Alone: p. 95-96: “I saw the last of the Fifth Legion, and even diminished as they were, they were incredible.”
hero
A Hoboken Hipster in Sherwood Forest: p. 254: “So now I’ve not only lost the hero , but I’m going to have to fend off the advances of the villain as well.”
investigation
Doctor Copernicus: p. 36: “I believe that the physical world is amenable to physical investigation , and if astronomers will do no more than sit in their cells counting upon their fingers then they are shirking their responsibility.”
pearl
The Lost Vintage: p. 111: “In the drawers below, a heap of mismatched ladies’ gloves in stretched kid, loose threads dangling at wrists once fastened with pearl buttons.”
pin
The Lost Vintage: p. 19: “My mind whirred, trying to pin it down.”
snap
A Hoboken Hipster in Sherwood Forest: p. 78: “I walk toward it, pulling branches away and letting them snap back behind me.”
wit
Doctor Copernicus: p. 46: “He was a poor foil for their wit , a poor punchbag.”
Bonus
blaze
A Hoboken Hipster in Sherwood Forest: p. 66: “The men stand around the fire, but the flames are sure not what’s got their attention. Every last pair of eyes is focused on whatever’s behind the crackling blaze .”
drowned
Welcome to Night Vale: p. 340: “She started making a wet, huffing noise, like a drowned engine trying to start.”
guzzle
hectic
Welcome to Night Vale: p. 134: “It’s a little bit hectic here, as you can see.”
mentor
The Lost Vintage: p. 9: “Look, Kate, as your professional mentor , it’s my job to offer unsolicited advice, so here it is: If you want to pass the bloody exam, you need to know French wine.”
and a bonus bonus
locust
Congrats Rissa & Deedee!!
Word Hunt 20211 - 31 May 2021
FINISHED
MAIN WORDS 10/10
bear
From the Embers by Aly Martinez ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 7/5
Quote - ...rushing forward, he tackled me in a bear hug... - LOC 2631
cheek
Sea of Ruin by Pam Godwin ⭐⭐ 16/5
Quote - ...the throb in my cheek had spread into my entire skull... - LOC 2699
dad
I Bite She Sucks by Penelope Bloom ⭐⭐⭐ 8/5
Quote - ...what your dad did doesn't condemn you to living alone... - LOC 2457
fifth
From the Embers by Aly Martinez ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 7/5
Quote - ...was forced to tell her for the fifth time that he had passed away... - LOC 786
hero
Butterfly by Rebecca Sherwin ⭐⭐ 23/5
Quote - ...I was supposed to be the hero... - LOC 3468
investigation
Paint It All Red by S.T. Abby ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 21/5
Quote - ...if I reopen this investigation, it'll be the end of your unit... - LOC 1169
pearl
Broken French by Natasha Boyd ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
Quote - ...had no idea where that pearl of wisdom had dropped from... - LOC 2175
pin
Sea of Ruin by Pam Godwin ⭐⭐ 16/5
Quote - ...until he plucked a pin from the coiffure of curls on my head... - LOC 1309
snap
Her Secret by Penelope Bloom ⭐⭐⭐ 1/5
Quote - ...trying to snap your wrist through the point of contact... - LOC 1154
wit
From the Embers by Aly Martinez ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 7/5
Quote - ...was gorgeous with a sharp wit and Eason never stood a... - LOC 2969
BONUS 5/5
blaze
Her Secret by Penelope Bloom ⭐⭐⭐ 1/5
Quote - ...could already feel was going to grow into an out of control blaze... - LOC 161
drowned
Sea of Ruin by Pam Godwin ⭐⭐ 16/5
Quote - ...agony in my shoulder throbbed so brutally I drowned in the dizziness... - LOC 6268
guzzle
Butterfly by Rebecca Sherwin ⭐⭐ 23/5
Quote - ...I look up into his grey-blue eyes and guzzle the water... - LOC 335
hectic
I Bite She Sucks by Penelope Bloom ⭐⭐⭐ 8/5
Quote - ...my sister was thirty and had a hectic schedule... - LOC 322
mentor
Twisted Love by Ana Huang ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5
Quote - ...she had been the best mentor I could ask for... - LOC 4170
BONUS - BONUS 1/1
locust
Broken French by Natasha Boyd ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
Quote - ...like someone just asked you to try a chocolate-covered locust... - LOC 3162
Congrats Catherine and Becky!!
Finished on post #8Orphan words being carried over to June
JoAnne wrote: "Finished on post #8Orphan words being carried over to June"
Congrats JoAnne!!
Almost...Words found: 10/10
Bonus words found: 4/5
Bonus Bonus words found: 0/1
"Leftover" words found: 0/1
Books completed: 6
1. BEAR — The Devil in Her Bed by Kerrigan Byrne ✓ 2 May
LOC 171: How do you bear it?
2. CHEEK — Primal Instinct by Janie Crouch ✓ 3 May
LOC 776: Conner wanted to reach out and stroke her cheek but, instead, squeezed her shoulder in a friendly manner.
3. DAD — Cowboy Wolf Trouble by Kait Ballenger ✓ 2 May
LOC 656: It was our father's, and my brother is still pissed our dad left me in charge.
4. FIFTH — The Devil in Her Bed by Kerrigan Byrne ✓ 2 May
LOC 136: After the fifth blow, Declan tossed the instrument at the man's misshapen skull and seized Pippa.
5. HERO — Cowboy Wolf Trouble by Kait Ballenger ✓ 2 May
LOC 1152: He always thought himself the hero, until he'd realized he wasn't.
6. INVESTIGATION — The Devil in Her Bed by Kerrigan Byrne ✓ 2 May
LOC 347: Despite their distressing connections to recent investigations of his, the Ladies Alexandra and Cecelia were no longer of any interest to the Crown nor to the Secret Services.
7. PEARL — All Scot and Bothered by Kerrigan Byrne ✓ 1 May
LOC 616: It added at least half a foot to her already impressive height and was bedecked with enough red bows and pearls to make a Christmas tree jealous.
8. PIN — Cowboy Wolf Trouble by Kait Ballenger ✓ 2 May
LOC 151: It took all of two seconds for Wes to overpower the lesser beast, pinning him to the ground with his paws.
9. SNAP — Primal Instinct by Janie Crouch ✓ 3 May
LOC 370: "Well, that's pretty convenient, isn't it?" Conner snapped.
10. WIT — Primal Instinct by Janie Crouch ✓ 3 May
LOC 1127: Although they didn't say anything, Adrienne knew Seth and Conner had to be at their wits' end with her.
Bonus
1. BLAZE — All Scot and Bothered by Kerrigan Byrne ✓ 1 May
LOC 4780: They'd helped the fire brigade contain the blaze, but in the end, there was nothing to be done but to let the manor burn until it was reduced to rubble.
2. DROWNED — All Scot and Bothered by Kerrigan Byrne ✓ 1 May
LOC 82: Unable to slake her thirst thus, she lifted the entire bucked to her lips all but drowned herself in the process of tipping it back to wet her greedy throat.
3. GUZZLE —
4. HECTIC — Caffé Wolverino by Ellis Leigh ✓ 11 May
LOC 65: Between sports and school and games and just getting on one another's nerves, it had been hectic and loud in our house for a while.
5. MENTOR — Ruthless by Gillian Archer ✓ 14 May
LOC 1403: Zag could see the what-the-fuck questions circling in his mentor's head, but Reb gave him all due respect and said nothing.
Bonus bonus
1. LOCUST —
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January 2021 "leftover"
Bonus
4. SWELTER —
Got all except Guzzle! I found guzzles but no guzzle 😪
Jeydon wrote: "Got all except Guzzle! I found guzzles but no guzzle 😪"Congrats Jey!!
May Hunt CompletedMay Monthly Word Hunt
The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
May
10/10
Bonus 3/5
bear
Eternal-Lisa Scottoline-5/6-💜💜💜💜💜
Page 6-"The ideal Fascist woman is to bear children, knit, and sew, while men work or go to war,"
cheek
The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales-Virginia Hamilton-5/4-🛫🛫🛫🛫
Page 135" And he dusts hischeeks with it like that burnin coal is just a powder puff."
dad
Educated-Tara Westover-5/13-🏫🏫🏫🏫🏫
Page 175-"Dad said that I was becoming'uppity'."
fifth
Marvels, Mochas, and Murder-Christine Zane Thomas-5/24-💛💛💛💛
Page 24-"Actually, it's more like fourth or Fifth."
hero
The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales-Virginia Hamilton-5/4-🛫🛫🛫🛫
Page 165-"They reveal the slave, John, rather than Bruh Rabbit, as the plantation slaves' trickster hero."
investigation
The Matchmakers of Butternut Creek by Jane Myers Perrine-5/19-💙💙💙💙💙
Page 307-"They all agreed and put Winnie in charge of thatinvestigation before they left."
pearl
Summer Desserts-Nora Roberts-5/4-🎂🎂🎂🎂
Chapter 3-Page 2-"She swepy back her hair and secured it with two mother-of-pearlcombs."
pin
Educated-Tara Westover-5/13-🏫🏫🏫🏫🏫
Page 334-"Nothing has revealed that truth to me more than writing this memoir-trying to pin down the people that I love on paper, to capture the whole meaning of them in a few words, which is of course impossible."
snap
The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer-Krista Davis-5/2-🐶🐶🐶🐶
Page 10-"He snappedin onto Casper and removed his leash."
wit
Eternal-Lisa Scottoline-5/6-💜💜💜💜💜
Page 328-"Sandro said nothing, trying to keep his wits about him.
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.
blaze
Dead Man's Ransom-Ellis Peters-5/21-🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉
Location 2297 "Do so, said Eliud, blanched to his lips his eyes dilated into a blaze of green."
drowned
Eternal-Lisa Scottoline-5/6-💜💜💜💜💜
Page 328-"I love you, my wife,Beppe told her, his words drowned in her blood."
guzzle
hectic
Summer Desserts-Nora Roberts-5/4-🎂🎂🎂🎂
Page 41-"On her return to Philadelphia, her schedule would be hectic at best"
mentor
Hallowed Ground-Lori G. Armstrong-5/22-🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
Page 352-"I'm not exactly a pro at this PI stuff, Kev, and you haven't been around to mentor me.
and a bonus bonus
locust
Finished!! Thanks, Jane!Updated post: My Word Hunt (msg 18)
Words Found: 10
Bonus Words: 6
Books Read: 6
Congrats Wanda & LaurLa!!
Still Moseying Along May
bear - A Witch of a Day | May 25
Page 37: i couldn't bear the idea of going upstairs
cheek - More Pleasure than Pain | May 23
Page 6: Shy lifted a hand to his cheek
dad - More Pleasure than Pain | May 23
Page 7: I watched dad take my sleeping boy from shy
fifth - Copper Beach | May 2
Page 756: his fourth or fifth sam thought
hero - Sweet Filthy Boy | May 3
Page 47: gave her the smile that had mad Fizzy write the hero of Destiny's Devil
investigation - A Witch of a Day | May 25
Page 9: I'd been dragged into the investigation
pearl - Irish Crown | May 5
Page 74: grabbed my purse with the pearl beads on the front
pin - Sweet Filthy Boy | May 3
Page 104: but his eyes pin me in place
snap - A Witch of a Day | May 25
Page 25: he snapped his fingers
wit - Sweet Filthy Boy | May 3
Page 72: You mean my sparkling with and big brain
Bonus
blaze - Irish Crown | May 5
Page 187: blaze wants to say hi
drowned - Copper Beach | May 2
Page 298: He went over the falls and drowned
guzzle
hectic - Irish Crown | May 5
Page 109: Often hectic
mentor - Copper Beach | May 2
Page 96: He had been her friend and mentor for years
ROLLOVERS
March Bonus 2020
ladybug - Irish Crown | May 5
Page 37: Like a ladybug?
primate(s) - An Island in the Stars | May 6
Page 408: The little critter cocked its head side to side like a primate
July Bonus
excrement
August Bonus
Godless
October Bonus 2020
astrology
Prophesy
Nov Bonus 2020
pilgrim
December Reg 2020
cider - The High King's Golden Tongue | May 8
Page 106: Wealth was in the export of wine and cider
Dec Bonus 2020
advent - Copper Beach | May 2
Page 460: announcing the advent of a summer sale
memorabilia
quixotic
Jan Bonus 2021
trite
February Reg 2021
brainwash
flake - A Family For Christmas | May 28
*via A Christmas to Remember
Page 245: thick flakes drifting lazily to the ground
Feb Bonus 2021
allegedly
nimble
March Bonus 2021
contradiction
fudge
April Bonus 2021
crucifix
pagan
Romance Readers Reading Challenges
Books mentioned in this topic
The High King's Golden Tongue (other topics)An Island in the Stars (other topics)
Sweet Filthy Boy (other topics)
Irish Crown (other topics)
Copper Beach (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Virginia Hamilton (other topics)Lisa Scottoline (other topics)
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1 - 31 May 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!
May
bear
cheek
dad
fifth
hero
investigation
pearl
pin
snap
wit
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.
blaze
drowned
guzzle
hectic
mentor
and a bonus bonus
locust
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.