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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 - 30 June 2021
0/10 - Found and Read
Main words
blast
cage
craft
film
gate
mutant
pretty
summer
tacos
wire
Bonus
bean
consultant
faulty
filth
soar
Bonus bonus
sphere
WORD HUNT 20211 - 30 June 2021
MAIN WORDS 0/10
blast
cage
craft
film
gate
mutant
pretty
summer
tacos
wire
BONUS 0/5
bean
consultant
faulty
filth
soar
BONUS - BONUS 0/1
sphere
Read 16/16blast: LOC 148 “Retvenko peeked around the desk in time to see the shotgun blast strike the woman directly in the chest.“ Crooked Kingdom 2/6
cage: P86 “Bare shoulders, full breasts that threatened to overflow the cage of her arms…” The Bride Test 3/6
craft: P154 “I’ve been perfecting my craft since eighth grade…” The Bride Test 3/6
film: P104 “He held a black X-ray film in his hands.” The Bride Test 3/6
gate: LOC 4613 “ And then, to Nina’s horror, the guard stepped forward and unlocked the gate.” Crooked Kingdom 2/6
mutant: LOC 377 “Extra-large mutant berserkers on a steady diet of the bones of their foes.” The Warlord 6/6
pretty: LOC 76 “A warm glance from a pretty girl?” Crooked Kingdom 2/6
summer: LOC 2340 “Last summer we went to a house party where we performed The Man of Mode.” Say Yes to the Duke 7/6
tacos: LOC 473 “How about tacos?” Finding His Unicorn 9/6
wire: LOC 2980 “If emotion were a wire, it would be strung between them tightly.” Say Yes to the Duke 7/6
bean: LOC 1849 “A yellow bean, as it were.” Say Yes to the Duke 7/6
consultant: LOC 27 “Really, that’s what her name tag should have read, instead of COSMETICS CONSULTANT.” Love Her or Lose Her 8/6
faulty: LOC 4718 “Unlike the others, they encounter no problems with faulty weapons, every strike true.” The Warlord 6/6
filth: LOC 1240 “She craved his filth.” Love Her or Lose Her 8/6
soar: LOC 4000 “How high could they soar?” Love Her or Lose Her 8/6
sphere: LOC 951 “…creating a dome-like sphere of protection impossible for the living dead to bypass.” The Warlord 6/6
Woohoo, my spot for June! :)2021 June Word Hunt
Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 30 June 2021
JUNE Read 10/10
1. BLAST - King and Queen - √ 1 June 2021
p93 - But this was a blast.
2. CAGE - Rocks & Railways - √ 9 June 2021
p86 - Near the window was a tall, silver cage with a large, tropical-colored bird inside.
3. CRAFT - Rocks & Railways - √ 9 June 2021
p80 - “Mack, we have finished our coffee supply. Please teach me how to craft more. Ah, greetings, organics. I am Tahlac, protector and guardian of Stallion Ridge. Would you care for some hot bean water?”
4. FILM - Night Drop - √ 2 June 2021
p42 - “I went to film school. And, believe it or not, they actually taught us things.”
5. GATE - Night Drop - √ 2 June 2021
p27 - When I got back to my apartment, I opened the gate, pulled into the garage and popped the trunk.
6. MUTANT - The One That Got Away - √ 19 June 2021
p264 - It wasn’t the first time he’d read me like a book, and I wondered how it was he could be so in tune with me when everyone else in my life treated me like a mutant.
7. PRETTY - Peregrine - √ 7 June 2021
loc 1437 - What a pretty dream.
8. SUMMER - Schooling the Jock - √ 6 June 2021
p54 - Oh, Jax. Sweet summer child.
9. TACOS - Purgatory Playhouse - √ 4 June 2021
p66 - She was also scowling like TD’s wood shop instructor after the class had used the six-inch table saw to make bologna tacos.
10. WIRE - Purgatory Playhouse - √ 4 June 2021
p25 - He was still under the wire.
BONUS Read 5/5
1. BEAN - Rocks & Railways - √ 9 June 2021
p80 - “Mack, we have finished our coffee supply. Please teach me how to craft more. Ah, greetings, organics. I am Tahlac, protector and guardian of Stallion Ridge. Would you care for some hot bean water?”
2. CONSULTANT - The One That Got Away - √ 19 June 2021
p194 - He’d made that abundantly clear, but he’d told Wan and Myers I could be used as a consultant or go-between since Charlie seemed more comfortable talking with me than anyone else.
3. FAULTY - King and Queen - √ 1 June 2021
p42 - If I could wiggle in through any faulty backdoor, maybe I could get some idea of who the hell they were.
4. FILTH - Peregrine - √ 7 June 2021
loc 692 - After all, treasure kept alongside garbage eventually became tainted by its filth.
5. SOAR - Schooling the Jock - √ 6 June 2021
p106 - Which made my heart soar giddily.
BONUS BONUS Read 1/1
1. SPHERE - Follow The Sun - √ 21 June 2021
p60 - But the earth was a sphere, and eventually, no matter what, he’d end up back where he started.
FINISHED!!!!
Read: 10/10Bonus: 5/5
Bonus-Bonus: 1/1
6/5 blast - Gone With the Wind, pg 328 Gambling houses ran full blast and hardly a night passed without its shooting or cutting affray.
6/5 cage - Derrick, loc 938 His charming smile caused her heart to ricochet in her rib cage.
6/6 craft - The Midnight Library, pg 45 There was a row of craft beers on the pumps, stouts and ciders and pale ales and IPAs.
6/5 film - Derrick, loc 1758 His voice became a drone and Anna felt as if she were in some slow-motion film as she moved behind her desk on shaky legs and sat down.
6/2 gate - Memory in Death, pg 48 Her eyes blurred when the gates opened for her.
6/27 mutant - Lover Unveiled, pg 162 ...anything even remotely normal to say made him realize what a frickin' mutant he was.
6/8 pretty - Grey, pg 34 It's just a pretty face, sweetheart.
6/8 summer - Grey, pg 225 My mouth twitches in response and she returns my smile, her face lighting up like a summer dawn.
6/10 tacos - Bad Night Stand, pg 68 ...I pulled on a pair of sweats and a "Taco Cat spelled backward is still Taco Cat" T-shirt.
6/2 wire - Memory in Death, pg 378 They were wired on their walk around the city, and Baxter's oral indicated they talked about shopping and lunch.
Bonus
6/6 bean - The Midnight Library, pg 49 No one in Littleworth wants to eat candied beetroot and broad bean salad and corn cakes.
6/6 consultant - The Midnight Library, pg 243 ...to be precise - was a consultant radiologist for the Royal Marsden Hospital, ...
6/5 faulty - Gone With the Wind, pg 143 ...mourned Scarlett's faulty soprano, and Fanny half rose and said in a faint, strangled voice: "Sing something else!"
6/5 filth - Gone With the Wind, pg 389 ...for here lived in filth outcase negroes, black prostitutes and a scattering of poor whites of the lowest order.
6/21 soar - Firekeeper's Daughter, loc 6230 What comes out of her makes my heart soar.
Bonus-Bonus
6/8 sphere - Grey, pg 244 "So you have no sphere of reference at all?"
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter! DONE!Read 9/10 words; 4/5 bonus words; 0/1 bonus bonus word
Orphan Words
May bonus Read 0/1; bonus bonus Read 1/1
April bonus Read 0/1; bonus bonus Read 1/1
February bonus bonus Read 0/1
June - read 9/10
blast - Kindle location 892 - At least, I hadn't found a way short of locking myself in the bathroom and running water full blast into the sink.
Flea Market Felony: A Cozy Mystery Novel (The Mattie and Mo Mysteries Book 1) by Tricia L. Sanders 6/5/21 4starscage - Kindle location 4743 - I turn in the cage of his arms.
The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary 6/2/21 3.5starscraft - Kindle location 602 - "Keeps Stan off my back about how much I spend at the craft store."
Flea Market Felony: A Cozy Mystery Novel (The Mattie and Mo Mysteries Book 1) by Tricia L. Sanders 6/5/21 4starsfilm - Kindle location 683 - The difference was that he earned a business degree on the East Coast while she'd gone to film school on the West Coast.
Bound by a Ring and a Secret (Wedding Bells at Lake Como Book 1) by Jennifer Faye 6/6/21 4starsgate - Kindle location 145 - She opened the gate and let herself onto the grounds.
Bound by a Ring and a Secret (Wedding Bells at Lake Como Book 1) by Jennifer Faye 6/6/21 4starsmutant
pretty - Kindle location 310 - Her pretty eyes clouded with confusion.
Bound by a Ring and a Secret (Wedding Bells at Lake Como Book 1) by Jennifer Faye 6/6/21 4starssummer - Kindle location 320 - After this summer on the Cape, I took a turn for the worse.
Pack Up the Moon by Kristan Higgins 6/8/21 5starstacos - Kindle location 2983 - India dropped around tacos.
The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary 6/2/21 3.5starswire - Kindle location 1160 - The courage that I summoned waned, but I stepped across the wire and headed down the path, determined to find my dog.
Flea Market Felony: A Cozy Mystery Novel (The Mattie and Mo Mysteries Book 1) by Tricia L. Sanders 6/5/21 4starsBonus - (exact) Read 4/5
Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.
bean - Kindle location 3816 - The kidney bean in the chili.
The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary 6/2/21 3.5starsconsultant - Kindle location 2412 - "I was just a consultant."
His Punishments (Dominant Bosses Book 4) by Ajme Williams 6/4/21 4starsfaulty - Kindle location 639 - That my ability to trust my instinct was faulty.
His Punishments (Dominant Bosses Book 4) by Ajme Williams 6/4/21 4starsfilth
soar - Kindle location 1490 - That was all I needed for me to soar again.
His Punishments (Dominant Bosses Book 4) by Ajme Williams 6/4/21 4starsand a bonus bonus - read 0/1
sphere
Orphan words
May Bonus Word - Read 0/1
guzzle
May Bonus Bonus Word - Read 1/1 DONE!
locust - Kindle location 3004 - "Bo said he seen you talking to somebody up at Locust Grove."
Margaritas at the Beach House Hotel (Beach House Hotel #5) by Judith S. Keim 6/21/21 4.5starsApril - Read 1/2
bonus - crucifix
bonus bonus - butterscotch - Kindle location 112 - "A butterscotch does sound good though."
Secretly Dating Mr. Hot Stuff: An Older Woman Younger Man Surprise Pregnancy Romance (Forbidden Encounters) by Sofia T. Summers 6/11/21 4starsFeb - Read 0/1
bonus bonus - punt
❤️ 💖💕💖 💖❤️❤️ 💖💕💖 💖❤️❤️ 💖💕💖 💖❤️❤️ 💖💕💖 💖❤️❤️ 💖💕💖 June Monthly Word Hunt 16/16 COMPLETED
💕blast-A Girl Like You- music is turned up full blast- chap.19, 40%- 4⭐
💕craft- The Last Hour of Gann- smiths of Xi’Tothax executed their craft- 25%- 4⭐
💕Cage- What Comes After wild thump in my rib cage. (p. 68) - 3⭐
💕film- The Last Hour of Gann- A greenish-brown film- 50%- 4⭐
💕gate - Night in Eden - The woman had almost reached the gate, chap. 1, 1% - 4⭐
💕mutant-Ceremony in Death- a mutant transexual-p.302- 4⭐
💕pretty - Night in Eden- She thought she'd done pretty well.- chap. 19, 80% - 4⭐
💕summer- A Girl Like You- I met her in Croatia last summer. chap. 6, 10%- 4⭐
💕tacos-A Girl Like You- my picked-over tacos- chap. 8, 15%- 4⭐
💕wire- Ceremony in Death-His control vibrated on a thin, fraying wire- p.178- 4⭐
Bonus
💕bean - Stories from the New Yorker 1950 1960- Miss Patty Bean, p.215-4⭐
💕consultant- What Comes After. he’s a healthcare consultant. (p. 172) - 3⭐
💕faulty - Stories from the New Yorker 1950 1960- a faulty, bad man, p.606- 4⭐
💕filth- Night in Eden- The air was foul with the smell of filth- chap. 5, 10%- 4⭐
💕soar- Stories from the New Yorker 1950 1960- getting ready to soar, p. 684- 4⭐
Bonus bonus
💕sphere- Ceremony in Death- a much different sphere from hers- p.70 - 4⭐
❤️ 💖💕💖 💖❤️❤️ 💖💕💖 💖❤️❤️ 💖💕💖 💖❤️❤️ 💖💕💖 💖❤️❤️ 💖💕💖
June Word HuntLevel Completed: CHAMPION hunter!
✔ - Read
No Check Mark - To Read/In Progress
9/10 Words
✔ 1. Blast - End Scene 6/4
Loc 3448 - “The first needs a big blast of attention.”
✔ 2. Cage - Captive 6/9
Loc 257 - “Walking around his invisible circle cage.”
✔ 3. Craft - Triad Blood 6/2
Loc 692 - “He’d learned pretty early on that he could affect the world around him with a spoken word much easier than he could craft a set of runes.”
✔ 4. Film - End Scene 6/4
Loc 384 - “Looking for male, identical twins to film a shocking and slightly lewd video!”
✔ 5. Gate - Captive 6/9
Loc 1628 - “A few moments later they arrived at another guarded gate.”
✔ 6. Mutant - Of Secrets and Wolves 6/28
Loc 4338 - “You’re going to hold off a mutant pack to keep us safe?”
✔ 7. Pretty - Blacker than Black 6/8
Loc 2164 - “Pretty sure this isn’t good.”
✔ 8. Summer - Triad Blood 6/2
Loc 296 - “It’s not summer anymore, that’s for sure.”
9. Tacos - Book 0/0
Loc -
✔ 10. Wire - End Scene 6/4
Loc 2197 - “All the wires in my brain were crossed and not listening.”
B O N U S — 4/5 Words
✔ 1. Bean - A Vampire in Waikiki 6/29
Loc 1160 - “There were round rice-paper dumplings of green tea ice cream with red bean sauce.”
✔ 2. Consultant - Blacker than Black 6/8
Loc 4252 - “How about a little side job as a consultant?”
3. Faulty - Book 0/0
Loc - Quote
✔ 4. Filth - Blacker than Black 6/8
Loc 5087 - “I shudder with the sensation of filth crawling over my skin like a thousand bugs, and want to bathe in scalding water.”
✔ 5. Soar - Dead Man Stalking 6/22
Loc 2847 - “A bird made of electricity and smokeless flame hung in the air beside the plane, wings canted as though it could soar forever.”
B O N U S - B O N U S — 1/1 Words
✔ 1. Sphere - Triad Blood 6/2
Loc 3308 - “Soon it was spinning fast enough that it appeared to be a perfect metal sphere.”
Monthly Word Hunt1 - 30 June 2021
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
Words Found - 6 of 10 ! of 5 Bonus ! of 1 Bonus Bonus
blast, Hold On 06/20 - The BLAST made everything go black. (pg 445)
cage, A Hero Born: The Definitive Edition 06/07 - He then hobbled in tge direction of the CAGE where father and daughter were being hekd hostage. (loc 5791)
craft
film,
gate, A Hero Born: The Definitive Edition 06/07 - Temujin
mutant cried as he walked through the main GATE with his three sons. (loc 2128)
pretty, A Hero Born: The Definitive Edition 06/07 - PRETTY girl, you are coming home with me. (loc 218)
summer, Hold On 06/20 - so the SUMMER is gonna suck if that isn't put in with the heating. (pg 449)
tacos
wire, Hold On 06/20 - and he showed me how that WIRE git disconnected in the waffle iron, (pg 186)
bean,
consultant
faulty,
filth
soar,
sphere
Word Hunt1 - 30 June 2021
10/10 - Found and Read
2/5 Bonus
1/1 Bonus Bonus
Main words
1. blast - Free Hand (6/9/21) - pg.13, and the BLAST of hot air told him he'd only been trapped for a handful...
2. cage - Shutout (6/13/21) - pg. 112, I ran my fingers up her rib CAGE, feeling every indentation...
3. craft - The Coppersmith Farmhouse (6/14/21) - pg.212, Nights spent at my dining room table CRAFTING Halloween decorations.
4. film - Free Hand (6/9/21) - pg.51, moving on to wrap his table with the big roll of cling FILM he'd stolen from Mat's station.
5. gate - Shutout (6/13/21) - pg.57, ...through the tunnel and out the arena GATE onto the ice for our pregame warm-ups.
6. mutant - Only When It's Us (6/21/21) - pg.7, I've decided she's a MUTANT because I have never heard that women short of breath...
7. pretty - Scoring the Player (6/6/21) - pg.3, She sounded PRETTY tired when I talked to her last.
8. summer - Scoring the Player (6/6/21) - pg.13, Do you spend your SUMMERS back home?
9. tacos - Scoring the Player (6/6/21) - pg.52, I get the TACOS carne asada.
10. wire - Shutout (6/13/21) - pg.44, I grabbed for the WIRE rack, managing to hold it upright.
Bonus
bean - Only When It's Us (6/21/21) - pg.271, She smells like peppermint oil and vanilla BEN ice cream.
consultant
faulty
filth - Free Hand (6/9/21) - pg.122, He didn't think he'd deal too well if someone read him to FILTH without...
soar
Bonus bonus
sphere - Only When It's Us (6/21/21) - pg.162, Simply existing in her SPHERE made my blood run hot, my heart bear hard.
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JANUARY leftovers - 1/3
citizen - Free Hand (6/9/21) - pg.38, ... would treat him like a second-class CITIZEN.
Bonus
abject
Bonus bonus
ritz
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February leftovers - 2/4
tax - Free Hand (6/9/21) - pg.207, a three million-dollar bonus and give us some bull**** TAX write-off.
Bonus
allegedly - The Coppersmith Farmhouse (6/14/21) - pg.185, it does seem odd that he reacted to one so quickly and ALLEGEDLY not the other at all.
grooves
Bonus Bonus
punt
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March leftovers - 0/3
Bonus
contradiction
wilt
bonus bonus
valiant
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APRIL leftovers - 2/4
cube
rust - The Coppersmith Farmhouse (6/14/21) - pg.77, RUST splotches from old nails dotted the boards.
Bonus
pagan
Bonus bonus
butterscotch - Only When It's Us (6/21/21) - pg.339, Her eyes are chocolate brown turning BUTTERSCOTCH.
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MAY leftovers - 1/5
investigation - Free Hand (6/9/21) - pg.144, We ran away at fifteen, and there was an INVESTIGATION.
pearl
Bonus
blaze
mentor
Bonus bonus
locust
Word Hunt1 - 30 June 2021
Main: 9/10
Bonus: 3/5
Bonus Bonus: 0/1
The Forest of Hands and Teeth 🌈🌈🌈
♊Craft - Since I dropped the baby from the window I haven’t allowed myself to speculate about the children who once ate at the table downstairs, the men who crafted the weapons, the women who preserved each fruit and vegetable, meticulously planning for a siege they would never live long enough to endure. pg. 203
♊Gate - And so the widow was escorted to the fence where three Guardians held her until she succumbed to the infection, and then pushed her through the gate just before she died and Returned Unconsecrated. pg. 9
♊Summer - It is his attention I have been trying to catch throughout the summer, his friendship I have wanted to turn into something more. pg. 4
The Selection 🌈🌈🌈
♊Pretty - Lines creased the corners of her eyes, though she was still pretty young, and I could see as she moved around the kitchen that she was hunched over as if an invisible weight rested on her shoulders. Loc. 91
♊Wire - Our money was stretched as tight as a high wire, and our income was highly dependent on the changing seasons. Loc. 71
The Farm: A Novel 🌈🌈🌈
♊Mutant - A single twig cracking in a forest is enough. One mutant cell. 67%
♊Bean - They lived in New Jersey in a big house with a bean-shaped pool in the backyard. 40%
Eragon 🌈🌈🌈🌈
♊Filth - Everything was scrupulously clean, as if the owner spent his leisure time digging in obscure crannies for minuscule pieces of filth. pg. 11
♊Soar - When they found a clearing, he would settle against a tree and watch the dragon soar through the air. pg. 44
The Last Final Girl 🌈🌈
♊Blast - Out on the field, the quarterback, who can hear the cheering from the bus, nods, steps back to punt the ball in pure, unadulterated joy, blasting it up into the sky, so it hangs, hangs, hangs some more, and somewhere under that perfect spiral punt, a montage is going on, complete with gearing-up music: pg. 266
♊Cage - To the driveway, both these expensive cars cocked at wrong angles in the driveway, Jigsaw-brand metal cages booted around each of their outside rear tires, big enough that the metal’s chewed up into the fender, is permanently snarled in place, Izzy’s dad sitting on the border of a flowerbed in his rumpled suit, a half-emptied bottle in his hand, Izzy’s mom walking up the driveway, looking out into the road. pg. 292
♊Film - Then it moves to pure, adrenaline-pumping horror before jumping to what reads like the best intellectual tribute to campy zombie films. pg. 2
Main words
tacos💓
Bonus
consultant
faulty🚀
Bonus bonus
sphere🚀
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!
June
blast
cage
craft
film
gate
mutant
pretty
summer
tacos
wire
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.
bean
consultant
faulty
filth
soar
and a bonus bonus
sphere
Monthly Word Hunt1 - 30 June 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!
June
blast
cage
craft
film
gate
mutant
pretty
summer
tacos
wire
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.
bean
consultant
faulty
filth
soar
and a bonus bonus
sphere
June Word HuntThe maximum number of words for each book is THREE .
There is no page limit.
10/10 - Found and Read
3/5 - Bonus
1/1 - Bonus Bonus
Level Completed: CHAMPION Hunter
✔ - Read
No Check Mark - To Read/In Progress
10/10 Words
1.Blast - Damien ✔
Loc 2366
Quote: She insisted that her mom blast the music and sang at the top of her lungs to Lady Gaga, Adele, and Maroon 5.
2. Cage - Tragic Lies✔
Loc 1653
Quote: Backing up a couple of steps, I poked my head around the locker cages and said, "Field, now."
3. Craft - My Brother's Roommate ✔
Loc page 152
Quote: He finally digs into his cake, even going for a second slice, and sips on one of his favorite craft beers while singing along to some old nineties hip-hop song Wolfie included on tonight's playlist.
4. Film -Jock Royal✔
Loc 2547
Quote: It sounds like a softcore porn is being filmed in his bedroom, and ...."
5. Gate - The Virgin Game Plan✔
Loc 1248
Quote: "Did anything change while I was gone? Golden Gate Bridge still there for tourists to photograph when they're not on the trolley?"
6. Mutant - Small Town Pretender✔
Loc 264
Quote: "Ash. It's fine. I'm here as long as you need me. I'll stay here with you guys, and that way, you're not outnumbered by the tinymutant people."
7. Pretty - Sex and Other Shiny Objects ✔
Page 3
Quote: There is nothing quite like lingerie to make a girl feel pretty.
8. Summer - Sex and Other Shiny Objects ✔
Page 83
Quote: This is just like the time this summer when Amy's brother gave me his extra Yankees tickets and I brought Tristan with me.
9. Tacos - The Sophomore✔
Loc 659
Quote: "Let's do it. I want tacos."
10. Wire - Damien ✔
Loc 1154
Quote: A live wire shoots through me the moment we touch.
B O N U S — 5/5 Words
1. Bean - The Failing Hours✔
Loc 139
Quote: Her black curly hair is pulled tightly into two pigtails, her string-bean arms straining towards a box she'll never reach.
2. Consultant - Damien ✔
Loc 4268
Quote: I have a feeling they'll want me to stay on as a consultant to finish some major projects they had planned for the next year, but if not, I've got plenty of other clients to keep me busy.
3. Faulty - Let Me Love You
Loc 1424
Quote: Faulty airbags didn't help, and toxicology reports taken during Reeve's postmortem confirmed he was over the legal limit.
4. Filth - Magical Makeover: Paranormal Women's Fiction
Loc 1991
Quote: She said that like I was filth.
5. Soar - My Brother's Roommate ✔
Loc page 130
Quote: But Wolfie felt comfortable with me and that makes my heart soar.
B O N U S - B O N U S — 1/1 Words
1. Sphere - Faceoff ✔
Loc 125
Quote: My days with the Seattle Sockeyes were numbered, even though those numbers were within my personal sphere of control.
June Word Hunt1. Blast(s) Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano ...and partly because it is combined with blasts of icy air, LOC: pg. 18 READ:6/5/21
2. Cage The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley ...not everyone was to be trusted was the cages around the fireplaces. LOC: pg. 8 READ:6/5/30
3. Craft(s) Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano Children. Arts and crafts. LOC: pg. 53 READ:6/5/21
4. Film Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano the radiation and the film and the sonar of the last five years... LOC: pg. 156 READ:6/5/21
5. Gate The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley He hurried to the gate... LOC: pg. 41 READ:6/30/21
6. Mutant The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley ...their own shadows were distorted and mutant, LOC: pg. 102 READ:6/30/21
7. pretty
8. summer
9. tacos
10. wire
Bonus
1. bean
2. consultant
3. faulty
4. filth
5. soar
Bonus bonus
1. sphere
Orphan Words (June)
Bonus Bonus
1. aficionado
Orphan Words (July)
1. gorilla
Bonus Bonus
1. bionic
Orphan Words (August)
Bonus
1. beefcake
Bonus bonus
1. sanitiser / sanitizer
Orphan Words (September)
Bonus
1. ghetto
2. gurgle
Orphan Words (October)
Bonus
1. astrology
2. drench
3. prophesy
Bonus bonus
1. horoscope
Orphan Words (November)
Bonus bonus
1. cyber
Orphan Words (December)
Bonus
1. Advent Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano With the advent of airplanes, tourism changed. LOC: pg. 50 READ:6/5/21
2. bauble
3. quixotic
Bonus bonus
1. crackpot
Orphan Words (February)
1. Brainwash(ed) Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano I was brainwashed in Mexico. LOC: pg. 101 READ:6/5/21
Bonus
1. debauchery
2. maniac
Bonus bonus
1.punt
Orphan Words (March)
Bonus
1. contradiction
2. fudge
4. setup
Orphan Words (April)
1. cynic
Bonus
1. crucifix
2. harmony
3. pagan
4. psycho
Bonus Bonus
1. butterscotch
Orphan Words (May)
1. wit
Bonus
1. blaze
2. drowned
3. guzzle
4. hectic
5. mentor
Bonus bonus
1. locust
June Word HuntREAD: 15/16
✔ blast - The Vine Witch - Luanne G. Smith 6/18
(the blast hit the creature full in the muzzle), p214
✔ cage - The Clockwork Dagger - Beth Cato 6/12
(a cage against the wall), p25
✔ craft - Half Bad - Sally Green 6/5
(a few books on bush craft), p160
✔ film - To Sleep in a Sea of Stars - Christopher Paolini 6/21
(clung to her face without wobbling film ), p441
✔ gate - Verse of the Vanguard - K.C. May 6/4
(open way betwixt gate between helix), p81
mutant -
(), p
✔ pretty - Edge Of Fear - Cherry Adair 6/9
(what they were doing to him wasn't pretty), p210
✔ summer - The Third Victim - Lisa Gardner 6/6
(there were beaches for summer fun), p14
✔ tacos - The Third Victim - Lisa Gardner 6/6
(Grandma's seven-layer taco supreme), p100
✔ wire - Verse of the Vanguard - K.C. May 6/4
(tiny coins affixed to wires), p90
Bonus
✔ bean - Half Bad - Sally Green 6/5
(the can of beans on day two), p230
✔ consultant - Shiver of Fear - Roxanne St. Claire 6/23
(but that of consultant), p28
✔ faulty - Edge Of Fear - Cherry Adair 6/9
(your memory is faulty), p143
✔ filth - Verse of the Vanguard - K.C. May 6/4
(stinking of bile and filth), p46
✔ soar - Shiver of Fear - Roxanne St. Claire 6/23
(her heart did a little soar and drop), p59
✔ sphere - Undone - Shannon Richard 6/2
(that it resembled a sphere), p109
ORPHANS
January
swelter -
(), p
February
Punt -
(), p
May
✔ guzzle - Fix Her Up - Carey Heywood 6/24
(I'll be forced to guzzle this bottle of wine), p8
locust -
(), p
Monthly Word HuntJune 1-30. 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!
blast
cage
craft
film
gate
mutant
pretty
summer
tacos
wire
Bonus - you must find the EXACT word
bean
consultant
faulty
filth
soar
bonus bonus
sphere
* May Leftover
wit
Bonus - EXACT word
guzzle
hectic
mentor
** April Leftover
cynic
Bonus
crucifix
harmony
*** March Leftover Bonus
fudge
wilt
**** February Leftover Bonus
debauchery
***** January Leftover Bonus
abject
trite
Monthly Word Hunt1 - 30 June 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!
June
blast
cage
craft
film
gate
mutant
pretty
summer
tacos
wire
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.
bean
consultant
faulty
filth
soar
June Monthly Word Hunt- People We Meet on Vacation 06/12/21
- Straight, No Chaser 06/13/21
- Tiger Lily 06/13/21
- The Kiss Quotient 06/21/21
- After We Collided 06/22/21
FOUND 12/16
"Heat blazes through my body when Sucker for Pain blasts through the quiet conversation in our leadership meeting"
"All the bars of his cage were gone, but he was still sitting in his old place, afraid to move"
"I pull out my phone and take my time trying to craft the perfect message"
" A film of sweat made the shirt adhere to her skin."
"Wrought iron gates slide open, and the SUV Nick had waiting for us at the airport, slowly winds up the driveway"
6. Mutant
""She's pretty," he whispers into cupped hands"
" The summer solstice, June twenty-first."
"Mrs. Benson's feeding him tacos"
"My dad grabs an apple from the wire fruit basket"
Bonus - Must be EXACT word
"It's the taste of the vanilla bean, Poppy"
2. Consultant
"None of the reviews mentioned faulty air-conditioning"
"Just because you gave yourself to this.... this filth doesn't mean you're a woman"
5. Soar
6. Sphere
16/16blast How to Train Your Dom in Five Easy Steps- loc 1023- "All blasted out of the hillsides." 6/3
cage Double Blind- loc 2150- "At the shelter she'll be in her own cage." 6/9
craft How to Be a Movie Star- loc 26- "Sometimes," his director said, "we must suffer for our craft." 6/6
film How to Train Your Dom in Five Easy Steps- loc 2229- "Did you know in the States, they rate films showing women experiencing sexual pleasure as adults-only, whereas scenes of violence towards them only merit an R?" 6/3
gate How to Be a Movie Star- loc 1711- So here he was, sitting in his shitty car outside a black gate that was probably made of ground diamonds, and he was wearing maroon skinny jeans, books, and a gray sweater over an untucked dress shirt. 6/6
mutant How to Be a Movie Star- loc 5493- "Also, do you think the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are circumcised?" 6/6
pretty Tough Love- loc 458- She was pretty sure that's what he said. 6/10
summer The Twelve Days of Randy- loc 66- He'd met the Ellisons once last summer, when they'd gone to collect the last of Ethan's things from Utah. 6/9
tacos The Twelve Days of Randy- loc 1074- The cats hovered at his feet, getting underfoot as he grilled the tuna for fish tacos, and he ran out of counter space and table space as he chopped vegetables for salsa and toppings. 6/9
wire Double Blind- loc 2500- He unwrapped the foil and removed the wire cage from the cork deftly, revealing he was a man who knew his way around expensive champagne. 6/9
Bonus
bean Tough Love- loc 1804- "Too eager to go back to your cute little black bean?" 6/10
consultant Winter's Orbit- loc 4320- The young Thean man was listed as a civilian consultant, but it didn't say anything about what he'd been doing on the mining probe or where the military had employed him from. 6/23-6/24
faulty Prickly Business- page 206- Hell, if it had gone the other way--Avery sneaking around behind his back--Dylan would have probably taken it as a sign that their bond was faulty. 6/11-6/12
filth Prickly Business- page 246- Or at least he had before his suit had gotten covered in filth. 6/11-6/12
soar How to Train Your Dom in Five Easy Steps- loc 486- "Fucking smarts, but then afterwards I soar." 6/3
Bonus Bonus
sphere Quinn's Hart- loc 444- The first attraction they visited, inside the huge sphere at the front of the part, was interesting enough, but his partner, Doug, was a whiny bore. 6/21
June Word Hunt
June 2021
My Word Hunt (msg 25)
Words Found: 10
Bonus Words: 6
Books Read: 6
June Words
✔blast
🔹in the e-mail blast to volunteers [loc: 322.0]
🔹Ain't She a Peach - 06.08 ★★★★
✔cage
🔹escape from the prison of his rib cage. [loc: 98.1]
🔹Just One Taste - 06.05 ★★★★
✔craft
🔹Lucy started a craft club [loc: 338.5]
🔹Want You to Want Me - 06.03 ★★★★
✔film
🔹nothing so much as a disappointed film director. [loc: 369.2]
🔹Blood Bound - 06.07 ★★★★
✔gate
🔹We drove through open wrought-iron gates [loc: 98.3]
🔹Blood Bound - 06.07 ★★★★
✔mutant
🔹the mutant shark film oeuvre. [loc: 346.5]
🔹Ain't She a Peach - 06.08 ★★★★
✔pretty
🔹I feel like I’m pretty close right now. [loc: 91.8]
🔹Shopping for a Billionaire - 06.23 ★★★
✔summer
🔹every day over the summer. [loc: 234.6]
🔹Ain't She a Peach - 06.08 ★★★★
✔tacos
🔹two street tacos and a bratwurst with mustard appeared [loc: 297.0]
🔹Want You to Want Me - 06.03 ★★★★
✔wire
🔹the twisted golden wires hung [loc: 14.5]
🔹Shadow of Night - 06.28 ★★★
Bonus/Bonus Bonus
✔bean
🔹I was enveloped in the sweet cocoa bean, [loc: 206.2]
🔹Want You to Want Me - 06.03 ★★★★
✔consultant
🔹later as a security consultant, [loc: 70.1]
🔹Blood Bound - 06.07 ★★★★
✔faulty
🔹Your logic is faulty, [loc: 411.2]
🔹Just One Taste - 06.05 ★★★★
✔filth
🔹If the filth show up [loc: 384.1]
🔹Just One Taste - 06.05 ★★★★
✔soar
🔹Greg’s words make my heart soar. [loc: 53.3]
🔹Shopping for a Billionaire - 06.23 ★★★
✔sphere
🔹a bejeweled armillary sphere off the table [loc: 897.0]
🔹Shadow of Night - 06.28 ★★★
JUNE WORDSBLAST Verity pg 270 "Toy Blast."
CAGE
CRAFT Verity pg 298 I was worried I wouldn't be able to improve my craft with the next book.
FILM A Cupboard Full of Coats pg 32 ...some kid's film or other was just starting
GATE Verity pg 44 The security gate is propped open so I put the car in drive.
MUTANT
PRETTY Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood pg 7 That's pretty badass.
SUMMER A Cupboard Full of Coats pg 76 ...but, in the summer, bleached in the sunso she had blonde hair...
TACOS Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore pg 59 .... pork belly tocas and sushi sans mercury.
WIRE Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore pg 23 The underlying topography is all steep hills made from packing peanuts held in place with wire mesh.
*BEAN Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore pg 242 Im nibbling a scone made with raspberries and bean sprouts.
*CONSULTANT
*FAULTY
*FILTH
*SOAR
**SPHERE
June 2021 Challenge Results
I am excited to complete my first challenge!
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
10-15 words: BONUS ACHIEVED!
16 words: Double Bonus Champion!
Main Words: 9/10
Bonus Words: 3/5
Double Bonus Words: 0/1
Total Words Found: 12/16
Mistletoe Mischief Read June 1, 2021 
Cage -
"Onward they went to the lynx
cage,
then the wallabies, and the river otters.", Chapter 1, Page 12 of 14.
Wire -
"He wore his red hat with the white trim around the edge and ball on top, he had the required
wire
-rimmed glasses perched on his nose, a long, white beard and rosy cheeks, and big ol' belly...but that's where the similarities ended.", Chapter 3, Page 11 of 14.
Never Too Late Read June 5, 2021
Blast -
"This time, unlike all the others when she'd
blasted
his behavior on behalf of every unmarried woman in Pittsburgh, there was no judgment in her tone.", Chapter 2, Page 9 of 12.
Mistletoe Match-Up: Romancing Wisconsin #3 Read June 6, 2021
Film -
"A black sweater and
filmy
charcoal gray scarf completed the outfit.", Chapter 5, Page 3 of 30.
Chasing the Dream Read June 10, 2021
Gate -
"Lee opened the
gate
and let Saul drive out before closing and locking the lot
gate
and hopping into the passenger side.", Chapter 6, Page 10 of 23.
Bean -
"The order was a 'venti vanilla
bean
cappuccino skinny with two extra shots of espresso'.", Chapter 11, Page 7 of 18.
Fly Me to the Moon Read June 12, 2021
Craft -
"Each one was hand blown by a local artist, by one of the
craft-
sman in the Apple Blossom Co-op.", Chapter 2, Page 13 of 18.
Pretty -
"The paper was to make them look
pretty.
", Chapter 3, Page 19 of 23.
Summer -
"To
summer
and the real cidiot money.", Chapter 3, Page 11 of 23.
Ray of Love Read June 20, 2021
Consultant -
"He walked to the vicinity of Faye's office, where she worked as a senior career
consultant
for one of Australia's largest career consulting firms.", Chapter 1, Page 15 of 16.
Soar -
"Turned out what made his heart
soar
to the skies meant nothing whatsoever to her.", Chapter 12, Page 12 of 15.
Wedding at the Riverview Inn Read June 27, 2021
Mutant -
""Oh, no," Alice cried, and Gabe, furious and exhausted, caught sight of one of the giant
mutant
raccoons eating a bow and chased it, stick held high, out of the tent.", Chapter 17, Page 11 of 24.***********************
Follow-Up Pending
tacos
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.
faulty
filth
and a bonus bonus
sphere
Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 30 June 2021
Blast
Cage- “Yes, this is exactly how I always dreamed it would be. Locked in a cupboard with your elbow inside my rib cage.” Red, White & Royal BluePg 47
Craft-“She’s got a bulletproof titanium case of crafting supplies open on the couch next to her and is serenely embroidering flowers onto a napkin” Red, White & Royal BluePg. 9
Film
Gate
Mutant
Pretty- “I was too hasty. That was so good I could pretty much marry you now.”Boyfriend Material Pg 47
Summer- “Hmm” Nora says, sucking her teeth. “Favorite summer Olympic sport: rhythmic gymnastics-” Red, White & Royal BluePg. 32
Tacos
Wire
Bonus
Bean
Consultant
Faulty
Filth
Soar
and a bonus bonus
Sphere
1 - 30 June 2021
Blast
Cage- “Yes, this is exactly how I always dreamed it would be. Locked in a cupboard with your elbow inside my rib cage.” Red, White & Royal BluePg 47
Craft-“She’s got a bulletproof titanium case of crafting supplies open on the couch next to her and is serenely embroidering flowers onto a napkin” Red, White & Royal BluePg. 9
Film
Gate
Mutant
Pretty- “I was too hasty. That was so good I could pretty much marry you now.”Boyfriend Material Pg 47
Summer- “Hmm” Nora says, sucking her teeth. “Favorite summer Olympic sport: rhythmic gymnastics-” Red, White & Royal BluePg. 32
Tacos
Wire
Bonus
Bean
Consultant
Faulty
Filth
Soar
and a bonus bonus
Sphere
Finished, see message 7! :)Thanks for another fun challenge, Jane!
See you all next month!
Congrats Georgina, AnjaliC and Rissa!! 🎉🎉🎉
Jane (PS) wrote: "Congrats Georgina, AnjaliC and Rissa!! 🎉🎉🎉"Thanks for the encouragement, Jane! Although all the members who were playing the game and finding the necessary words, inspired me! I still have 5 more words to look for before June 30, 2021 Kind Regards, AnjaliC
Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 30 June 2021
Main Words- 7/10
Bonus- 0/5
Double Bonus- 0/1
Blast
Cage- “Yes, this is exactly how I always dreamed it would be. Locked in a cupboard with your elbow inside my rib cage.” Red, White & Royal Blue Pg 47
Craft-“She’s got a bulletproof titanium case of crafting supplies open on the couch next to her and is serenely embroidering flowers onto a napkin” Red, White & Royal Blue Pg. 9
Film- “‘So,’ I said, ‘What with you filming pretty much constantly since we got here, I couldn’t introduce you to my boyfriend.” Boyfriend Material Pg 235
Gate- “Except I couldn’t. Because how could I be sure he wouldn’t disappear like a gateway to Narnia when I went looking for him?”
Boyfriend Material Pg 283
Mutant
Pretty- “I was too hasty. That was so good I could pretty much marry you now.” Boyfriend Material Pg 47
Summer- “Hmm” Nora says, sucking her teeth. “Favorite summer Olympic sport: rhythmic gymnastics-” Red, White & Royal Blue Pg. 32
Tacos
Wire- .. “seated in front of half of the computers while techs continued to wire the rest of the monitors and equipment.” Vanished Pg 48
Bonus
Bean
Consultant
Faulty
Filth
Soar
and a bonus bonus
Sphere
1 - 30 June 2021
Main Words- 7/10
Bonus- 0/5
Double Bonus- 0/1
Blast
Cage- “Yes, this is exactly how I always dreamed it would be. Locked in a cupboard with your elbow inside my rib cage.” Red, White & Royal Blue Pg 47
Craft-“She’s got a bulletproof titanium case of crafting supplies open on the couch next to her and is serenely embroidering flowers onto a napkin” Red, White & Royal Blue Pg. 9
Film- “‘So,’ I said, ‘What with you filming pretty much constantly since we got here, I couldn’t introduce you to my boyfriend.” Boyfriend Material Pg 235
Gate- “Except I couldn’t. Because how could I be sure he wouldn’t disappear like a gateway to Narnia when I went looking for him?”
Boyfriend Material Pg 283
Mutant
Pretty- “I was too hasty. That was so good I could pretty much marry you now.” Boyfriend Material Pg 47
Summer- “Hmm” Nora says, sucking her teeth. “Favorite summer Olympic sport: rhythmic gymnastics-” Red, White & Royal Blue Pg. 32
Tacos
Wire- .. “seated in front of half of the computers while techs continued to wire the rest of the monitors and equipment.” Vanished Pg 48
Bonus
Bean
Consultant
Faulty
Filth
Soar
and a bonus bonus
Sphere
June 2021Read: 7/10
Bonus: 2/5
Bonus-Bonus: 1/1
blast
Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins–and WWII Heroes: blast: p. 1: “There were more lines outside the factory gates at Hoogovens, the blast furnace manufacturers, where laborers waited to find out who might or might not be given work within the plant on any given day.”
cage
Fake Accounts: p. 53: “The knowledge that he had been lying to me and, in a slightly different way, to the rest of the good innocent people of the internet continued to be a source of cruel pleasure; I kept it locked up in a cage in my mind, feeding it sad meals on a tray in the mornings and evenings.”
craft
film
Fake Accounts: p. 198: “When I was seven years old my mother took me to see the film adaptation of Louise Fitzhugh’s 1964 classic children’s novel Harriet the Spy.”
gate
Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins–and WWII Heroes:
p. 176-177: “Soon the ferryman lifted the gate and the vessel slowly motored to the far shore of the canal.”
mutant
pretty
The Safe-Keeper's Secret: p. 128: “Fiona’s pretty good at handling things.”
summer
The Safe-Keeper's Secret: p. 30: “Exactly like summer . And then, eventually, like winter. But not for a few months yet.”
tacos
wire
Top Dog: p. 165: “’What is more important than the Fair lands?’ He asked in a voice strung as tight as piano wire .”
Bonus
bean
consultant
faulty
It Would Be Night in Caracas: p. 45: “Then I forgot about her as easily as I forgot about a faulty lightbulb.”
filth
It Would Be Night in Caracas: p. 102: “A place where I could get my bearings and wash the filth from my body.”
soar
Bonus-Bonus
sphere
Mort: p. 1: “This is the Death whose particular sphere of operations is, well, not a sphere at all, but the Dicsworld, which is flat and rides on the back of four giant elephants who stand on the shell of the enormous star turtle Great A’Tuin, and which is bounded by a waterfall that cascades endlessly into space.”
April 2021
cynic
Fake Accounts: p. 94: “A drunk coworker once let me know that I’d established myself as a somewhat retrograde cynic , a toxic presence in the office but ultimately safe from firing because, among other skills, I was one of only two people on staff who knew how semicolons worked; my leaving was a wash.”
May 2021
locust
Mort: p. 148: “Mort couldn’t see it growing smaller from up here, but in his mind’s ear he could hear the locust sizzle of the thing as it ground across the land, changing things back to where they should be.”
I think I’m finished for this month!Missed Faulty & Taco 😫
I swear there’s so many tacos in my books until I actually need to find one 🤣
All done! Thanks, Jane!!Updated post: My Word Hunt (msg 25)
Words Found: 10
Bonus Words: 6
Books Read: 6
Done on post #9Just moved orphan words to my July post
Again... almost there.Words found: 9/10
Bonus words found: 5/5
Bonus Bonus words found: 1/1
"Leftover" words found: 1/3
Books completed: 8
1. BLAST — The Mummy by Max Allan Collins ✓ 2 June
p. 18: Then, in one last all-pervasive golden flash, and a blast of wind that should have (but did not) created a sandstorm, the mummy fell back to earth, where Anck-su-namun's remains suddenly revealed themselves as no longer shapely, but shriveled, twisted, and grotesque, as if even the final few vestiges of beauty had been siphoned from her.
2. CAGE — The Mummy by Max Allan Collins ✓ 2 June
p. 56: The warden ushered them toward a barred cage that would not have been out of place in a monkey house at a zoo; the heavily barred pen was attached to the prison wall, where presumably a prisoner would be brought out to meet with visitors.
3. CRAFT — The Mummy Returns by Max Allan Collins ✓ 3 June
p. 136: While the style of the river craft and the costumes of the dock workers were unchanged since the pharaohs, the freight and passenger cars that rolled over that bridge carried people whose clothing was contemporary in manner, European in style, but for the occasional native fez.
4. FILM — The Mummy by Max Allan Collins ✓ 2 June
p. 184: A breeze drifted in the open window along with the sounds of flute and tambourine music from the tavern across the way, creating pleasant images of veiled belly dancers in Henderson's mind, filmy curtains fluttering, like the arms of a native girl gesturing seductively to him.
5. GATE — The Mummy Returns by Max Allan Collins ✓ 3 June
p. 130: Like a champion hurdler, O'Connell vaulted the traffic gate and ran after the limo, right up the ever-steepening, rising bridge.
6. MUTANT —
7. PRETTY — The Mummy Returns by Max Allan Collins ✓ 3 June
p. 136: Meela gazed at Alex with what might have been fondness, moving toward him, fluidly—she was so pretty, and her expression was affectionate, yet she still scared him, for some reason.
8. SUMMER — The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor by Max Allan Collins ✓ 4 June
p. 30: "Of course," he said, his voice, his manner, as calm as a summer day.
9. TACOS — Seasoned With Love by Melinda VanLone ✓ 8 June
LOC 101: I could eat a dozen more of those tacos.
10. WIRE — The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor by Max Allan Collins ✓ 4 June
p. 40: Could you get me the wire cutters?
Bonus
1. BEAN — Physical Forces by D.D. Ayres ✓ 7 June
LOC 812: Narrow of face and body, he was a string bean with hips so slim that not even a belt could keep his pants up.
2. CONSULTANT — Called into Action by Paris Wynters ✓ 5 June
LOC 4406: The sheer white stockings the bridal shop consultant said she had to wear soon followed.
3. FAULTY — Deadly Deception by T.J. Logan ✓ 13 June
LOC 3363: Because, like an idiot, he'd jumped to the stupid fucking conclusion that the intel she'd provided Marconi was faulty.
4. FILTH — Deadly Secret by T.J. Logan ✓ 10 June
LOC 4031: Concealed beneath layers of filth and distrust, her beautfy called to him like a temptress's song.
5. SOAR — Called into Action by Paris Wynters ✓ 5 June
LOC 1521: The big windows had been added so he could have adequate daylight, the high ceiling that allowed his creativity to soar, the kiln oven that transformed his work from blobs of clay into lasting pieces, and sculptures of wood, clay, and metal, some finished, but many in various stages of production.
Bonus bonus
1. SPHERE — The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor by Max Allan Collins ✓ 4 June
p. 230: Er Shi Huangdi strode down the flame-lighted pathway and up the great staircase to stand before the altar, where, in one sweeping gesture, he raised all five elements—a spinning ball of fire, an orb of ice, a sphere of molten metal, a ball of mud, and another of rich-grained wood.
__________________________________________
January 2021 "leftover"
Bonus
4. SWELTER —
May 2021 "leftovers"
Bonus
3. GUZZLE —
Bonus bonus
1. LOCUST — The Mummy by Max Allan Collins ✓ 2 June
p. 146: "This is not a plague, Jonathan," she said calmly, plucking a locust from her ear, "it's a natural phenomenon—a generational phenomenon."
June Word HuntREAD: 15/16
✔ blast - The Vine Witch - Luanne G. Smith 6/18
(the blast hit the creature full in the muzzle), p214
✔ cage - The Clockwork Dagger - Beth Cato 6/12
(a cage against the wall), p25
✔ craft - Half Bad - Sally Green 6/5
(a few books on bush craft), p160
✔ film - To Sleep in a Sea of Stars - Christopher Paolini 6/21
(clung to her face without wobbling film ), p441
✔ gate - Verse of the Vanguard - K.C. May 6/4
(open way betwixt gate between helix), p81
mutant -
(), p
✔ pretty - Edge Of Fear - Cherry Adair 6/9
(what they were doing to him wasn't pretty), p210
✔ summer - The Third Victim - Lisa Gardner 6/6
(there were beaches for summer fun), p14
✔ tacos - The Third Victim - Lisa Gardner 6/6
(Grandma's seven-layer taco supreme), p100
✔ wire - Verse of the Vanguard - K.C. May 6/4
(tiny coins affixed to wires), p90
Bonus
✔ bean - Half Bad - Sally Green 6/5
(the can of beans on day two), p230
✔ consultant - Shiver of Fear - Roxanne St. Claire 6/23
(but that of consultant), p28
✔ faulty - Edge Of Fear - Cherry Adair 6/9
(your memory is faulty), p143
✔ filth - Verse of the Vanguard - K.C. May 6/4
(stinking of bile and filth), p46
✔ soar - Shiver of Fear - Roxanne St. Claire 6/23
(her heart did a little soar and drop), p59
✔ sphere - Undone - Shannon Richard 6/2
(that it resembled a sphere), p109
ORPHANS
January
swelter -
(), p
February
Punt -
(), p
May
✔ guzzle - Fix Her Up - Carey Heywood 6/24
(I'll be forced to guzzle this bottle of wine), p8
locust -
(), p
Still Going...June
blast - The Waltz | June 10
Page 28: heat from being blasted in his office chair
cage - Catching Him | June 20
Page 15: my heart begins to pound like crazy against my rib cage
craft - Catching Him | June 20
Page 109: do craft projects and homework
film - Crazy Stupid Bromance | June 24
Page 343: sepia toned filter of 1960s color film
gate - Imperfect | June 23
Page 139: small iron picket fence and gate in front of her house
mutant
pretty - Reasonable Doubt: Volume 1 | June 1
Page 12: i just landed a pretty big case
summer - The Gallos | June 9
Page 13: We didn't see each other again until summer
tacos - Crazy Stupid Bromance | June 24
Page 163: Take tacos back to your house
wire - Mean Streak | June 29
Page 56: she could figure out how to hot-wire it
Bonus
bean
consultant
faulty - Crazy Stupid Bromance | June 24
Page 384: the radar system was faulty
filth - Wildest Dreams | June 28
Page 432: she sits in filth?
soar - Catching Him | June 20
Page 165: my heart soars at the sound
ROLLOVERS
July Bonus
excrement
August Bonus
Godless
October Bonus 2020
astrology
Prophesy
Nov Bonus 2020
pilgrim
Dec Bonus 2020
memorabilia - Imperfect | June 23
Page 227: varied memorabilia lining the walls
quixotic
Jan Bonus 2021
trite
February Reg 2021
brainwash - Mean Streak | June 29
Page 488: He's brainwashed her
Feb Bonus 2021
allegedly
nimble - Crazy Stupid Bromance | June 24
Page 18: His thick fingers were surprisingly nimble
March Bonus 2021
contradiction
fudge - Catching Him | June 20
Page 127: slice of chocolate fudge cake to go
April Bonus 2021
crucifix
pagan
May Bonus 2021
guzzle
Chan wrote: "Still Going...June
blast - The Waltz | June 10
Page 28: heat from being blasted in his office chair
cage - Catching Him | June 20
Page 15: my heart begins to poun..."
🤣🤣🤣 You are persistent Chan!!
Jane (PS) wrote: "Chan wrote: "Still Going...🤣🤣🤣 You are persistent Chan!! ."
Yeah...i am. 😂
I was so proud i finally finished all my reviews from may of last year.
Romance Readers Reading Challenges
Books mentioned in this topic
Mean Streak (other topics)Wildest Dreams (other topics)
Crazy Stupid Bromance (other topics)
Imperfect (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Natasha Pulley (other topics)Ann Napolitano (other topics)
1 - 30 June 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!
June
blast
cage
craft
film
gate
mutant
pretty
summer
tacos
wire
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.
bean
consultant
faulty
filth
soar
and a bonus bonus
sphere
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.