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COLLECTIVE NOUN SPELL OUT #1DURATION: OPEN ENDED
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Kettle of Hawks
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Charm of Finches
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Cluster of Antelope
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L Darjeeling Inheritance by Liz Harris
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T In Hot Water by Kate Kingsbury Detective Tony Messina
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O Once Burned by Alison Henderson
F Slashing Through the Snow by Jacqueline Frost
A A Brush with Murder by Bailee Abbott
N The Nazis Knew My Name by Magda Hellinger
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E Five Bloody Hearts by Joy Ellis
L Murder by the Bookend by Laura Gail Black
O Rekindling Motives by Elaine Orr
P Previous Confections by Ruth Hartzler
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Of course I'm going for them all!COLLECTIVE NOUN SPELL OUT #1
Timeframe: 7/3/21 to 2/26/23
142/142
10/10 Collective Nouns
Huddle of Walruses (16/16)
H - Hubbard, Mandy - You Wish - 7/4/21 ♥♥♥♥
U - Until Nico by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 7/3/21 ♥♥♥♥
D - Duff, Gerald - Memphis Ribs - 7/6/21 ♥♥♥
D - A Duke Like No Other by Valerie Bowman - 8/31/21 ♥♥♥♥
L – Lauren Royal - Violet - 2/10/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - An Everyday Hero by Laura Trentham - 7/14/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - Off Her Game by Suzan Butler - 7/20/21 ♥♥♥
F - Fox, Calista - The Billionaires: The Bosses - 12/19/21 ♥♥♥♥
W - Wilkins, Gina Ferris - Cody's Fiancée - 8/5/21 ♥♥♥
A - Anna Bennett - The Duke Is but a Dream - 7/11/21 ♥♥♥♥
L – Lush Life by Dallas Murphy - 3/16/22 ♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Shadows in Death - 8/14/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
U – The Undercover Playboy by Miranda P. Charles - 2/25/22 ♥♥♥♥
S - Secret Nights with a Cowboy by Caitlin Crews - 7/9/21 ♥♥♥
E - Em Petrova - Buck - 9/27/21 ♥♥♥
S - Slightly Wicked by Mary Balogh - 7/23/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
Tower of Giraffes (15/15)
T - To Steal a Heart by K.C. Bateman - 7/29/21 ♥♥♥♥
O - Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper - 1/2/22 ♥♥♥
W - Wilde Side by Jannine Gallant - 11/29/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Ellery Adams - Lemon Pies and Little White Lies - 10/9/21 ♥♥♥♥
R - Red Velvet Revenge by Jenn McKinlay - 8/25/21 ♥♥♥♥
O - Oliver: The Cat Who Saved Christmas by Sheila Norton - 1/10/22 ♥♥♥♥
F - Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb - 12/27/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
G - Game On by Kelly Jamieson - 7/26/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - I've Got My Eyes on You by Mary Higgins Clark - 11/12/21 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rosetti, Juliet - The Sexiest Man Alive - 9/28/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Anna Bennett - When You Wish Upon a Rogue - 8/22/21 ♥♥♥♥
F - Finch, Charles - A Beautiful Blue Death - 1/17/22 ♥♥♥
F - First Time Lucky? by Natalie Anderson - 1/23/22 ♥♥♥
E - Eggs Benedict Arnold by Laura Childs - 10/14/21 ♥♥♥♥
S - Sawyer Bennett - Marek - 7/30/21 ♥♥♥♥
Cackle of Hyenas (14/14)
C - Carolyn Keene - Mystery at the Ski Jump - 8/23/21 ♥♥♥
A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Binds - 7/19/21 ♥♥♥♥
C – Cora Seton - The Soldier's E-Mail Order Bride - 3/7/22 ♥♥♥♥
K - Kelly Jamieson - Win Big - 10/4/21 ♥♥♥♥
L - The Last Widow by Karin Slaughter - 10/11/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Erma Bombeck - At Wit's End - 10/17/21 ♥♥♥
O - Olivia Thorne - Rock All Night - 2/15/22 ♥♥♥♥
F - Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb - 2/14/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
H - Hunt the Wolf by Don Mann - 7/16/21 ♥♥♥
Y - You Can Stop Humming Now: A Doctor's Stories of Life, Death, and in Between by Daniela Lamas - 11/14/21 ♥♥
E - Evans, Katy - Mine - 10/19/21 ♥♥♥
N - Nicola Yoon - Instructions for Dancing - 9/2/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Amelia Grey - It's All About the Duke - 9/6/21 ♥♥♥♥
S - Slow Heat by Jill Shalvis - 7/31/21 ♥♥♥♥
Knot of Toads (11/11)
K - Kinsella, Sophie - Twenties Girl - 1/14/22 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Bonds of Justice - 9/5/21 ♥♥♥
O - O'Dell, Scott - Zia - 3/28/22 ♥♥♥
T - Tangled Thing Called Love by Juliet Rosetti - 9/22/21 ♥♥♥♥
O - Oath Breaker by Erin S. Riley - 5/5/22 ♥♥♥
F - First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost - 3/6/22 ♥♥♥♥
T - Trentham, Laura - Kiss Me That Way - 10/27/21 ♥♥♥♥
O - One for the Rogue by Manda Collins - 6/30/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Avenge Me by Maisey Yates - 9/20/21 ♥♥♥
D - Darynda Jones - Summoned to Thirteenth Grave - 9/23/21 ♥♥♥♥
S - Seeing Red by Jill Shalvis - 8/12/21 ♥♥♥
Cluster of Antelope (17/17)
C - A Cowboy Kind of Love by Donna Grant - 11/18/21 ♥♥♥♥
L - Lemmon, Jessica - Man Candy - 11/6/21 ♥♥♥♥
U - Usen, Amanda - Seducing the Playboy - 11/15/21 ♥♥♥
S - Sadie's Highlander by Maeve Greyson - 9/18/21 ♥♥♥♥
T - Tatiana de Rosnay - Sarah's Key - 12/11/21 ♥♥
E - Emily March - Reflection Point - 11/11/21 ♥♥♥
R - Roberts, Nora - Summer Desserts - 10/29/21 ♥♥♥
O - Opal Carew - Six - 8/15/22 ♥♥♥♥
F - Fredrick, M.J. - Bluestone Homecoming - 3/30/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Alice Clayton - Nuts - 9/30/21 ♥♥♥
N - Never Look Away by Linwood Barclay - 1/25/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
T - Toshikazu Kawaguchi - Before the Coffee Gets Cold - 12/21/21 ♥♥♥
E - Enoch, Suzanne - Kissing Under the Mistletoe - 12/13/21 ♥♥♥♥
L - Laurie, Victoria - Ghouls Gone Wild - 12/5/21 ♥♥♥♥
O - Once in a Blue Moon by Eileen Goudge - 9/3/22 ♥♥♥♥
P - Paige, Laurelin - Dirty Filthy Rich Men - 8/6/21 ♥♥♥
E - Everett, Lily - Shoreline Drive - 1/9/22 ♥♥♥♥
Sedge of Cranes (13/13)
S - A Slice of Murder by Chris Cavender - 8/21/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Emily Stone - Always, in December - 1/11/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
D - Darynda Jones - A Bad Day for Sunshine - 10/2/21 ♥♥♥♥
G - Gigi Levangie Grazer - Been There, Married That - 8/17/21 ♥♥
E - Emily Grayson - Night Train to Lisbon - 1/16/22 ♥♥♥
O - Olivia Thorne - Hard as Rock - 9/13/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
F - Fork in the Road ... and Other Pointless Discussions by Linda M. Au - 4/4/22 ♥♥♥♥
C - Clarke, Karen - I'll Be Home for Christmas - 1/5/22 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rosalind James - Just Good Friends - 11/10/21 ♥♥♥
A - Aurora Rose Reynolds - Until July - 10/8/21 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Play of Passion - 2/6/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elizabeth Hoyt - Duke of Pleasure - 1/30/22 ♥♥♥♥
S - Sammi Carter - Chocolate Dipped Death - 9/11/21 ♥♥♥♥
Dazzle of Zebras (14/14)
D - Darynda Jones - A Good Day for Chardonnay - 12/20/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Amanda Prowse - The Day She Came Back - 10/12/21 ♥♥♥♥
Z - Zamba: The True Story of the Greatest Lion That Ever Lived by Ralph Helfer - 12/16/21 ♥♥♥♥
Z - Zero Visibility by Sharon Dunn - 9/5/22 ♥♥♥♥
L - Lauren, Christina - In a Holidaze - 12/7/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Everett, Lily - Heartbreak Cove - 3/14/22 ♥♥♥♥
O - One Last Gift by Emily Stone - 10/26/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
F - A Flame Put Out by Erin S. Riley - 4/27/22 ♥♥♥
Z - Zevin, Gabrielle - All These Things I've Done - 2/26/23 ♥♥♥♥
E - Everett, Lily - Home for Christmas - 3/20/22 ♥♥♥♥
B - The Bad Luck Bride by Janna MacGregor - 7/27/21 ♥♥♥
R - Ruthie Knox - Completely - 11/23/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Agatha Christie - Spider's Web - 10/15/21 ♥♥♥
S - Stacey Lynn - Knocked Up - 8/9/21 ♥♥♥
Shadow of Jaguars (15/15)
S - Slightly Scandalous by Mary Balogh - 10/20/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
H - Hickmon, M. Dolon - 13:24 - 10/30/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - All Night Long with a Cowboy by Caitlin Crews - 10/16/21 ♥♥♥♥
D - Donna Andrews - Swan for the Money - 2/28/22 ♥♥♥♥
O - One Tiny Lie by K.A. Tucker - 11/19/22 ♥♥♥♥
W - Wings in the Dark by Michael Murphy - 2/8/22 ♥♥♥
O - Oke, Janette - Love's Enduring Promise - 12/13/22 ♥♥♥♥
F - Fire Me Up by Katie MacAlister - 5/3/22 ♥♥♥♥
J - Judas the Apostle by Van R. Mayhall Jr. - 9/13/21 ♥♥♥
A - All He Ever Dreamed by Shannon Stacey - 10/23/21 ♥♥♥♥
G - The Graveyard Shift by Darynda Jones - 12/31/21 ♥♥♥
U - United We Spy by Ally Carter - 1/7/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ashenden, Jackie - The Dangerous Billionaire - 11/26/21 ♥♥♥♥
R - R.K. Lilley - Mile High - 1/27/22 ♥♥♥
S - Swagger by Liz Lincoln - 12/10/21 ♥♥
COLLECTIVE NOUN SPELL OUT #1 - Page 2Charm of Finches (14/14)
C - Canadeo, Anne - Knit, Purl, Die - 2/13/22 ♥♥♥♥
H - The Hunter by Kerrigan Byrne - 12/2/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - America's Next Reality Star by Laura Heffernan - 1/29/22 ♥♥♥♥
R - R.K. Lilley - Grounded - 2/5/22 ♥♥♥
M - Mary Balogh - Slightly Tempted - 2/20/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - Obsession by Helen Hardt - 1/18/23 ♥♥♥
F - Frost, Jeaniene - Eternal Kiss of Darkness - 5/8/22 ♥♥♥♥
F - Fluke, Joanne - Peach Cobbler Murder - 5/25/22 ♥♥♥♥
I - The Inn at Eagle Point by Sherryl Woods - 3/13/22 ♥♥♥♥
N - Never Entice an Earl by Lily Dalton - 3/23/22 ♥♥♥♥
C - Close, Jennifer - Girls in White Dresses - 2/16/22 ♥♥♥
H - Home for a Cowboy Christmas by Donna Grant - 12/28/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Embrace the Darkness by Alexandra Ivy - 4/5/22 ♥♥♥
S - Sweet Little Lies by Jill Shalvis - 12/15/21 ♥♥♥♥
Kettle of Hawks (13/13)
K - Kaye, Laura - Love in the Light - 8/29/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Every Time You Go Away by Beth Harbison - 4/18/22 ♥♥♥♥
T - Tammara Webber - Breakable - 3/21/22 ♥♥♥♥
T - T.M. Logan - Lies - 3/25/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
L - Laurie, Victoria - Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls - 12/30/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Emily March - Miracle Road - 4/21/22 ♥♥♥♥
O - Once Upon a Billionaire by Jessica Clare - 2/17/23 ♥♥♥♥
F - Fatal Consequences by Marie Force - 7/8/22 ♥♥♥♥
H - Hallenstein, Craig Bennett - The Dolphin - 8/27/21 ♥♥♥
A - Anna Bennett - Girls Before Earls - 2/2/22 ♥♥♥♥
W - Wilson, Sariah - The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back - 9/15/21 ♥♥♥♥
K - Kang, Lydia - Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything - 2/19/22 ♥♥♥♥
S - Sutton, Jenna - Barreled Over - 1/21/22 ♥♥♥
*******CHALLENGE COMPLETE 2/26/23******
COLLECTIVE NOUN SPELL OUT #1Timeframe: 13/7/21 to ?
26/142 Letters
0/10 Collective Nouns
HUDDLE OF WALRUSES (9/16)
H- Hunted by Meagan Spooner (July 22)
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L-Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (Aug 28)
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F-First Term at Malory Towers by Enid Blyton (July 17)
W-Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones (Aug 21)
A- All the Broken Pieces by Cindi Madsen (July 13)
L- Legend by Marie Lu (Sept 2)
R-Ruta Sepetys Author of Between Shades of Grey (Aug 12)
U-
S- Second Form at Malory Towers by Enid Blyton (July 19)
E-
S-The Shining by Stephen King (Aug 7)
TOWER OF GIRAFFES (3/15)
T- The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau (July 14)
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F-Five on a Treasure Island by Enid Blyton (July 18)
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S- Sunny Mawson Author of Blackwood: Book 2 (Aug 7)
CACKLE OF HYENAS (4/14)
C-Catching Genesis by Nicole Riddley (Aug 18)
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C-City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (Aug 24)
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H-Heidi by Johanna Spyri (July 25)
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S-Still Alice by Lisa Genova (Sep 3)
KNOT OF TOADS (1/11)
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T- Tweet Cute by Emma Lord (Aug 5th)
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CLUSTER OF ANTELOPE (1/17)
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P-Passenger by Alexandra Bracken (Aug 17)
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SEDGE OF CRANES (0/13)
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DAZZLE OF ZEBRAS (3/14)
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Z-Z-Burbia by Jake Bible (Aug 21)
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Z- Zodiac Academy: The Awakening by Caroline Peckham (Aug 5)
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B- Because of Low by Abbi Glines (July 20)
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SHADOW OF JAGUARS (1/15)
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H-Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (July 26)
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CHARM OF FINCHES (2/14)
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H-Half-Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Sept 3)
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M-Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson (July 13)
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KETTLE OF HAWKS (2/13)
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T-The Mystery at Lilac Inn by Carolyn Keene (July 17)
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H-Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (Aug 24)
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Happy reading - and challenging - Charanya!!
I would like to join in. Eventually hoping to complete them all.charm of finches
C- Roshani Chokshi - Aru Shah and the Song of Death
H- Hercule Poirot #10 - Murder on the Orient Express
A- G.A. Aiken - The Blacksmith Queen
R- Rebecca
M- Melissa Marr - The Hidden Knife
O-
F- Freya Marske - A Power Unbound
F- Freida McFadden - The Widow's Husband's Secret Lie
I- Imager
N- Never Whistle at Night
C- Cara Hunter - Murder in the Family
H- Holly Black - The Cruel Prince
E- Ellen Hopkins - Tricks
S- Sojourn
dazzle of zebras
D - Dorothy Dittrich - The Piano Teacher: A Healing Key
A- Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice
Z- Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor
Z- Zilpha Keatley Snyder - The Egypt Game
L- Leviathan
E- Emery Lee - Café Con Lychee
O-
F- Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé - Ace of Spades
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E- Eric Woolfe - The Eldritch Plays
B- Sarah Bernstein - Study for Obedience
R- Rebecca Ross - Divine Rivals
A- Mona Awad - Bunny
S- Sophie Irwin - A Lady's Guide to Scandal
knot of toads
K- Patty Krawec - Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future
N- Christy Nicholas - Time Tourist Outfitters, Ltd.
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T- This Is How You Lose the Time War
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F- Freya Marske - Swordcrossed
T- Travis Baldree - Legends & Lattes
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A- Aiden Thomas - Cemetery Boys
D- Diary
S- Sarah Penner - The Lost Apothecary
cluster of antelope
C- Cold Shadows
L- Loghan Paylor - The Cure for Drowning
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S- Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent
T- Thanks for Giving
E- Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper
R- Rainbow Rowell - Wayward Son
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F- Fool Moon
A- Ava Silvers - A Vampire in Disguise
N- Henry H. Neff - The Witchstone
T- Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada
E- E.L. Massey - All Hail the Underdogs
L- C.S. Lewis - The Magician's Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
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P- Pure Colour
E- Emma R. Alban - You're the Problem, It's You
shadow of jaguars
S- She Drives Me Crazy
H- Ali Hazelwood - Bride
A- K.A. Applegate - The Forgotten
D- Dragonfruit
O-
W- When Women Were Dragons
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F- Alexene Farol Follmuth - My Mechanical Romance
J- Jenni Keer - The Ravenswood Witch
A- Ashley R. King - The Darkest Waltz
G- Taylor Marie Graham - Cottage Radio & Other Plays: Cottage Radio, White Wedding & Post Alice
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A- Annie Bot
R- M.L. Rio - If We Were Villains
S- Silvia Moreno-Garcia - Mexican Gothic
kettle of hawks
K- R.F. Kuang - Yellowface
E- Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
T- Tracy Deonn - Legendborn
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L- Lee Hall - Shakespeare in Love
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H- Sarah Hawley - A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon
A- Margaret Atwood - Bodily Harm
W- Brynne Weaver - Butcher & Blackbird
K- T. Kingfisher - A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking
S- Sarah Dass - It Waits in the Forest
sedge of cranes
S- Starter Villain
E- Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
D- Don DeLillo - Point Omega
G- Gretchen Galway - Dead Witch on a Bridge
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R- Rainbow Rowell - Any Way the Wind Blows
A- Ava Reid - A Study in Drowning
N- Nicola Yoon - Instructions for Dancing
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S- Brandon Sanderson - Mistborn: The Final Empire
Done:
huddle of walruses
H- Hayley Quinn - The Last First Date
U- Us Conductors
D- Diane Zahler - Goblin Market
D- Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
L- Lord of the Flies
E- Elantris
O- Robert C. O'Brien - The Silver Crown
F- Freya Marske - A Restless Truth
W- Waiting
A- Annie Baker - The Antipodes
L- Less
R- George Ryga - The Ecstasy of Rita Joe
U- Under the Never Sky
E- Ethan M. Aldridge - Deephaven
S- Stephen King - The Gunslinger
cackle of hyenas
C- Chomp
A- Anne of Windy Poplars
C- Gail Carriger - Romancing the Inventor
K- Kendare Blake - Antigoddess
L- Leigh Bardugo - Shadow and Bone
E- Exile
O- Orson Scott Card - A Town Divided by Christmas
F- Freya Marske - A Marvellous Light
H- Heir Apparent
Y- Yolanda Bonnell - Bug
E- Alicia Elliott - And Then She Fell
N- Nothing But the Truth
A- Annie Baker - The Flick
S- Storm Front
tower of giraffes
T- Take a Bow, Noah Mitchell
O- Once Upon a Spy
W- Kiersten White - Hide
E- Everyone Here Is Lying
R- Roshani Chokshi - Aru Shah and the End of Time
O- Oyinkan Braithwaite - My Sister, the Serial Killer
F- Jasper Fforde - The Eyre Affair
G- John Green - Looking for Alaska
I- Sophie Irwin - A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting
R- Jess Rothenberg - The Catastrophic History of You and Me
A- Jane Austen - Persuasion
F- Brad Fraser - Kill Me Now
F- Jessica Fortunato - The Sin Collector
E- Emma R. Alban - Don't Want You Like a Best Friend
S- V.E. Schwab - A Darker Shade of Magic
Brenda wrote: "Happy reading - and challenging - Charanya!!"Thank You!
COLLECTIVE NOUN SPELL OUT #1DURATION: OPEN ENDED
A CACKLE OF HYENAS
For all the overacheiving, spell-out obsessed members, here is the open-ended spell-out version of our collective nouns challenge!
Spell out the collective animal nouns below using one of the following:
✰ First letter of a book title
✰ First letter of the author's first or last name
✰ First letter of a series title
✰ First letter of a main character's first or last name
For the difficult letters - Q, X, Y and Z, the letter need only appear in the title, author's first or last name, main character's first or last name, or the series title. It does not have to be the first letter!
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You are welcome to complete as many collective nouns as you like!
huddle of walruses 13/16
H. - Gemma Halliday - Death in Wine Country 08/21/21
U. Ukulele Murder - Leslie Langtry 11/28/21
D. - Death by Baguette: - Jennifer S. Alderson 07/29/21
D. - Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure - Diane Kelly 08/04/21
L. - Julie Anne Lindsey - Burden of Poof 09/07/21
E. - Elizabeth Peters - Crocodile on the Sandbank 08/06/21
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F. - Farm to Trouble - Amanda Flower 08/17/21
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W. - Nancy Warren - The Vampire Knitting Club 08/19/21
A. - Kristi Abbott - Kernel of Truth 11/30/21
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R. - Barbara Ross - Musseled Out 08/08/21
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S. - Stitches and Witches - Nancy Warren 10/03/21
E. - Engaged in Death - Stephanie Blackmoore 09/27/21
S. - Sleeping with the Fishes - MaryJanice Davidson 10/11/21
tower of giraffes 9/15
T. Topped Chef Lucy Burdette 09/22/21
O. Owl Be Home for Christmas - Donna Andrews 10/05/21
W. - Kirsten Weiss - The Quiche and the Dead 08/27/21
E. The Pint of No Return - Ellie Alexander 11/25/21
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G. - The Ghost and Mrs. McClure - Alice Kimberly 08/24/21
I. Liz Ireland - Mrs. Claus and the Halloween Homicide 12/06/21
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A. - Arsenic and Old Books - Miranda James 08/01/21
F. - Fogged Inn - Barbara Ross 08/14/21
F. - FLORRIE FOX - Murder Outside the Lines - Krista Davis 11/19/21
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S. Something Read, Something Dead - Eva Gates 10/25/21
cackle of hyenas 5/14
C. - A Crafty Killing - Lorraine Bartlett 08/12/21
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C. - The Cider Shop Rules - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/09/21
K. Kathi Daley - Pumpkins in Paradise 10/31/21
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H. Hope Callaghan - Portside Peril 08/29/21
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N. Natural Thorn Killer - Kate E. Dyer-Seeley 09/05/21
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S. Seven Deadly Sequins - Julie Anne Lindsey 11/14/21
knot of toads 4/11
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Welcome, Charanya, Megs and Shelly!
You are cruisin' right along, Brenda! Great job!
COLLECTIVE NOUN SPELL OUT #1DURATION: OPEN ENDED
October 4, 2021-?
Huddle Walruses
Harper-Costumes & Crimes Susan Harper 10/9/21
U Untimely Death on the Mountain Liz Turner 12/10/21
D Digging Up Trouble Kitt Crowe 10/13/21
Darla Jones mc-Poison in the Pastries Susan Harper 10/29/21
Lawley-On the Trail of a Killer Cate Lawley 10/10/21
Esposito, Tess mc-It Cannoli Be Murder Catherine Bruns 10/19/21
White, Holly mc-Slashing Through the Snow Jacqueline Frost 10/12/21
Alexander-The Cure for What Ales You Ellie Alexander 10/4/21
Lyra St. Claire mc-Beagles Love Cupcake Crimes C.A. Phipps 10/11/21
Rosie-The Case of the Key Lime Crimes Rosie A. Point 10/5/21
U Up to No Gouda Linda Reilly 1/16/22
Stella/Nick Buckley mcs-Well-Offed in Vermont Amy Patricia Meade 10/6/21
Emily Westhill mc-Deck the Donuts Ginger Bolton 10/27/21
S A Side of Murder Amy Pershing 10/7/21
Tower Giraffes
Tonya-Lanterns, Lakes & Larceny Tonya Kappes 10/22/21
O Once Upon a Seaside Murder Maggie Blackburn 10/8/21
Wainwright Vivian mc-In Hot Water Kate Kingsbury 10/16/21
Elliott-To the Tome of Murder Lauren Elliott 10/28/21
Rue Collier mc-A Letter of Murder Penny Brooke 10/21/21
Gayle-Headlines of Murder Summer Prescott, Susie Gayle 10/15/21
I It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder Maria DiRico 10/31/21
Ruby Holmes mc-Murder by Milkshake Rosie A. Point 10/26/21
Abbott-A Brush with Murder Bailee Abbott 10/14/21
Florida Keys B&B series-The Graveyard Thief Danielle Collins 11/2/21
Fluke-Christmas Caramel Murder Joanne Fluke 11/5/21
Esposito, Tess mc-The Enemy You Gnocchi Catherine Bruns 10/30/21
S Strangers on a Skein Anne Canadeo 10/23/21
Cackle Hyenas
Christie-The Mysterious Affair at Styles Agatha Christie 10/25/21
Adrienne mc-Beauty Queens and Cruises A.R. Winters 10/20/21
Country Girl in the Big City series-Brothers Behind Bars Susan Harper 11/8/21
Kappes-Jackets, Jack-O-Lanterns & Justice Tonya Kappes 10/23/21
Lena Gregory Mistletoe Cake Murder Lena Gregory 10/17/21
Ellen-I Want You to Haunt Me Ellen Riggs 11/10/21
Hannah Swensen mc-Christmas Dessert Murder Joanne Fluke
Y-HollY Jameson mc-Dachshund Through the Snow Rosie A. Point 11/15/21
Emma-Baking and Entering Emma Ainsley 11/11/21
Nora Jones mc-Trouble in the Treasure Heather Huffman 11/3/21
Armstrong, Kitty mc-Scone with the Wind L.E. Gordon 10/26/21
Sandstone Piper mc-Murder and Grits Karen McSpade 11/10/21
Knot Toads
Karen-Red Beans and R.I.P Karen McSpade 11/14/21
Nick mc-Short-Circuited in Charlotte Amy Patricia Meade 11/9/21
O Owl Be Home for Christmas Rosie A. Point 12/12/21
Thompson Jo mc-A Fringe of Murder Patti Benning 11/7/21
T Tempest in a Tea Room Summer Prescott 11/13/21
O'Shea Dani mc-Brutally Kaled Tracey Quinn 12/15/21
A Arson and Americanos Justine Maxwell 11/12/21
Diane Getaway with Murder Diane Kelly 11/4/21
Susan Harper-Alligators and Atrocities Susan Harper 11/12/2021
Cluster Antelope
Carr, Quinn mc-Fatal Solutions Becky Clark 11/11/21
Latimer Cat mc-A Killer Christmas Wish Lynn Cahoon 11/21/21
Urban Tails Pet Shop Mysteries-Killers of a Feather T.C. LoTempio 6/16/22
Singleton, Carrie mc-Death on the Shelf Allison Brook 11/17/21
Thompson Jo mc-A Stitch of Murder Patti Benning 11/16/21
E An Eggnog to Die For Amy Pershing 11/9/21
RA Wallace-Tempest in Teaberry R.A. Wallace 12/2/21
Alex Bailey mc-Sewing Suspicion Kathryn Mykel 11/26/21
Nell Vaughn mc-Hidden Snow-Away Gretchen Allen 11/28/21
Townsend Peg mc-Fruitcake Fiasco Claire Stewart 12/7/21
Ellen Riggs-You Can't Always Get What You Haunt Ellen Riggs 11/22/21
Lillard-A Murder Like No Author Amy Lillard 12/1/21
O'Neil Stella mc-Mind Your Manors CeeCee James 1/25/22
Piper Sandstone mc-Mystery on the Half Shell Karen McSpade 11/18/21
Emma-A Filling Account Emma Ainsley 11/23/21
Sedge Cranes
Sandstone Piper mc Hash Browns and Homicide Karen McSpade 11/19/21
Esme Gardner mc-Murder on Display Thea Cambert 11/24/21
Debra-Beauty and the Deceased Debra Sennefelder 12/14/21
G Gingerbread & Gravediggers Katherine H. Brown 11/26/21
Emma Westlake mc-A Plus One for Murder Laura Bradford 12/4/21
Casey Feldstein mc-But Knot for Me Betty Hechtman 11/20/21
Resale Boutique Mysteries-How to Frame a Fashionista Debra Sennefelder 12/12/21
April May mc-Tea Is for Trouble Karen Sue Walker 11/29/21
Nancy Drew mc-The Secret of the Old Clock Carolyn Keene 11/30/21
Emma-Rough and Crumble Emma Ainsley 12/16/21
Sam Washington mc-Killer Words V.M. Burns 11/27/21
Dazzle Zebras
Darla Jones mc-Frozen Felonies Susan Harper 12/20/21
Almeida, Mac mc-Murder at the Lobstah Shack Maddie Day 12/3/21
Z-IZZy Paterson mc-The Secret Santa Mystery Roz Marshall 1/17/22
Z-Frozen in Motion Lori Roberts Herbst 2/5/22
Lee Hollis-Murder at the Bake Sale Lee Hollis 12/11/21
Emma Starrs mc-How to Book a Murder Cynthia Kuhn 12/19/21
Z A Zen for Murder Leighann Dobbs 3/21/22
Emma Ainsley-Cakes and Pains Emma Ainsley 12/21/21
B Big Trouble in Little Greektown Kate Collins 12/7/21
Raina Sun mc-Gusty Lovers and Cadavers Anne R. Tan 12/22/21
Archer, Courtney mc-Christmas Candy Corpse Rosemarie Ross 12/8/21
Sandstone Piper mc-Killer Gumbo Karen McSpade 12/6/21
post 2Shadow jaguars to end
Shadow Jaguars done
Sasha Silverman mc-Bear a Wee Grudge Meg Macy 12/8/21
Holly Wood mc-A Lost Claus Mona Marple 12/23/21
Amy Muir mc-Renewed for Murder Victoria Gilbert 12/17/21
Dana Sweet mc-Strawberry Cream Cupcake and Murder Ann S.Marie 12/25/21
O'Neil Stella mc-A Dead Market CeeCee James 1/27/22
Wacek- The Murder Before Christmas Michele Pariza Wacek 11/24/21
Janet mc-Dead as a Fruitcake Allyssa Mirry 12/18/21
Ashley Adams mc-Cream Puff Murder Sandi Scott 12/24/21
Glory Harper mc-Sideburns and Suspicions S.C. Merritt 1/7/22
U Under Lock and Skeleton Key Gigi Pandian 3/14/22
Alberta, Cassie mc-Chaos in Little Leaf Creek Cindy Bell 12/30/21
Ross-Jane Darrowfield and the Madwoman Next Door Barbara Ross 12/26/21
Sandstone Piper mc-Crab Cake Criminal Karen McSpade 12/12/21
Charm Finches
Cranston-Baking Is Murder Kathy Cranston 12/30/21
H Have a Jolly Collie Christmas Rosie A. Point 12/29/21
Abby-Bed, Breakfast & Bedlam Abby L. Vandiver 12/31/21
Rooftop Garden Mysteries-Murder Takes a Fall Thea Cambert 1/19/22
M. Alfano-A Dashie Discovery M.Alfano 1/1/22
Full Moon Mysteries Witch Trial Cate Conte 12/27/2021
I The Inconvenient Corpse Barbara Cool Lee 1/2/22
Nora mc-The Vanishing Type Ellery Adams 4/19/22
Crewes-Lemon Tarts and Fiery Darts Amber Crewes 1/9/22
H Home Strange Home CeeCee James 1/28/22
Emma-Treat and Run Emma Ainsley 1/17/22
Sweet, Dana mc-Blueberry Cream Cupcake & Murder Ann S. Marie
Kettle Hawks
Kappes-Spoonful of Murder Tonya Kappes 1/5/22
Ellie Hart mc-Icing and an Incident Emmie Lyn 12/24/21
Turner, Angie mc-A Fatal Family Feast Lynn Cahoon 1/4/22
TJ Costello-Secret of the Broken Sea Glass T.J. Costello 3/23/22
Lana Lewis mc-Cold Brew Corpse Tara Lush 12/18/21
Emma-Sweet Suite Revenge Emma Ainsley 1/23/22
Harper-Mayhem in the Maze Susan Harper 12/25/21
Alfano-The Pom Pom Premise M.Alfano 1/3/22
West Maybelline mc Santa, Sunrises & Supicions Tonya Kappes 12/13/21
K Killer Transaction Catherine Bruns 12/28/21
Sandy Bay Mysteries-Twas the Fright Before Christmas Amber Crewes 1/8/22
Completion post, 1 of 2COLLECTIVE NOUN SPELL OUT #1
DURATION: OPEN ENDED
October 4, 2021-?
Huddle Walruses
Harper-Costumes & Crimes Susan Harper 10/9/21
U Untimely Death on the Mountain Liz Turner 12/10/21
D Digging Up Trouble Kitt Crowe 10/13/21
Darla Jones mc-Poison in the Pastries Susan Harper 10/29/21
Lawley-On the Trail of a Killer Cate Lawley 10/10/21
Esposito, Tess mc-It Cannoli Be Murder Catherine Bruns 10/19/21
White, Holly mc-Slashing Through the Snow Jacqueline Frost 10/12/21
Alexander-The Cure for What Ales You Ellie Alexander 10/4/21
Lyra St. Claire mc-Beagles Love Cupcake Crimes C.A. Phipps 10/11/21
Rosie-The Case of the Key Lime Crimes Rosie A. Point 10/5/21
U Up to No Gouda Linda Reilly 1/16/22
Stella/Nick Buckley mcs-Well-Offed in Vermont Amy Patricia Meade 10/6/21
Emily Westhill mc-Deck the Donuts Ginger Bolton 10/27/21
S A Side of Murder Amy Pershing 10/7/21
Tower Giraffes
Tonya-Lanterns, Lakes & Larceny Tonya Kappes 10/22/21
O Once Upon a Seaside Murder Maggie Blackburn 10/8/21
Wainwright Vivian mc-In Hot Water Kate Kingsbury 10/16/21
Elliott-To the Tome of Murder Lauren Elliott 10/28/21
Rue Collier mc-A Letter of Murder Penny Brooke 10/21/21
Gayle-Headlines of Murder Summer Prescott, Susie Gayle 10/15/21
I It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder Maria DiRico 10/31/21
Ruby Holmes mc-Murder by Milkshake Rosie A. Point 10/26/21
Abbott-A Brush with Murder Bailee Abbott 10/14/21
Florida Keys B&B series-The Graveyard Thief Danielle Collins 11/2/21
Fluke-Christmas Caramel Murder Joanne Fluke 11/5/21
Esposito, Tess mc-The Enemy You Gnocchi Catherine Bruns 10/30/21
S Strangers on a Skein Anne Canadeo 10/23/21
Cackle Hyenas
Christie-The Mysterious Affair at Styles Agatha Christie 10/25/21
Adrienne mc-Beauty Queens and Cruises A.R. Winters 10/20/21
Country Girl in the Big City series-Brothers Behind Bars Susan Harper 11/8/21
Kappes-Jackets, Jack-O-Lanterns & Justice Tonya Kappes 10/23/21
Lena Gregory Mistletoe Cake Murder Lena Gregory 10/17/21
Ellen-I Want You to Haunt Me Ellen Riggs 11/10/21
Hannah Swensen mc-Christmas Dessert Murder Joanne Fluke
Y-HollY Jameson mc-Dachshund Through the Snow Rosie A. Point 11/15/21
Emma-Baking and Entering Emma Ainsley 11/11/21
Nora Jones mc-Trouble in the Treasure Heather Huffman 11/3/21
Armstrong, Kitty mc-Scone with the Wind L.E. Gordon 10/26/21
Sandstone Piper mc-Murder and Grits Karen McSpade 11/10/21
Knot Toads
Karen-Red Beans and R.I.P Karen McSpade 11/14/21
Nick mc-Short-Circuited in Charlotte Amy Patricia Meade 11/9/21
O Owl Be Home for Christmas Rosie A. Point 12/12/21
Thompson Jo mc-A Fringe of Murder Patti Benning 11/7/21
T Tempest in a Tea Room Summer Prescott 11/13/21
O'Shea Dani mc-Brutally Kaled Tracey Quinn 12/15/21
A Arson and Americanos Justine Maxwell 11/12/21
Diane Getaway with Murder Diane Kelly 11/4/21
Susan Harper-Alligators and Atrocities Susan Harper 11/12/2021
Cluster Antelope
Carr, Quinn mc-Fatal Solutions Becky Clark 11/11/21
Latimer Cat mc-A Killer Christmas Wish Lynn Cahoon 11/21/21
Urban Tails Pet Shop Mysteries-Killers of a Feather T.C. LoTempio 6/16/22
Singleton, Carrie mc-Death on the Shelf Allison Brook 11/17/21
Thompson Jo mc-A Stitch of Murder Patti Benning 11/16/21
E An Eggnog to Die For Amy Pershing 11/9/21
RA Wallace-Tempest in Teaberry R.A. Wallace 12/2/21
Alex Bailey mc-Sewing Suspicion Kathryn Mykel 11/26/21
Nell Vaughn mc-Hidden Snow-Away Gretchen Allen 11/28/21
Townsend Peg mc-Fruitcake Fiasco Claire Stewart 12/7/21
Ellen Riggs-You Can't Always Get What You Haunt Ellen Riggs 11/22/21
Lillard-A Murder Like No Author Amy Lillard 12/1/21
O'Neil Stella mc-Mind Your Manors CeeCee James 1/25/22
Piper Sandstone mc-Mystery on the Half Shell Karen McSpade 11/18/21
Emma-A Filling Account Emma Ainsley 11/23/21
Sedge Cranes
Sandstone Piper mc Hash Browns and Homicide Karen McSpade 11/19/21
Esme Gardner mc-Murder on Display Thea Cambert 11/24/21
Debra-Beauty and the Deceased Debra Sennefelder 12/14/21
G Gingerbread & Gravediggers Katherine H. Brown 11/26/21
Emma Westlake mc-A Plus One for Murder Laura Bradford 12/4/21
Casey Feldstein mc-But Knot for Me Betty Hechtman 11/20/21
Resale Boutique Mysteries-How to Frame a Fashionista Debra Sennefelder 12/12/21
April May mc-Tea Is for Trouble Karen Sue Walker 11/29/21
Nancy Drew mc-The Secret of the Old Clock Carolyn Keene 11/30/21
Emma-Rough and Crumble Emma Ainsley 12/16/21
Sam Washington mc-Killer Words V.M. Burns 11/27/21
Dazzle Zebras
Darla Jones mc-Frozen Felonies Susan Harper 12/20/21
Almeida, Mac mc-Murder at the Lobstah Shack Maddie Day 12/3/21
Z-IZZy Paterson mc-The Secret Santa Mystery Roz Marshall 1/17/22
Z-Frozen in Motion Lori Roberts Herbst 2/5/22
Lee Hollis-Murder at the Bake Sale Lee Hollis 12/11/21
Emma Starrs mc-How to Book a Murder Cynthia Kuhn 12/19/21
Z A Zen for Murder Leighann Dobbs 3/21/22
Emma Ainsley-Cakes and Pains Emma Ainsley 12/21/21
B Big Trouble in Little Greektown Kate Collins 12/7/21
Raina Sun mc-Gusty Lovers and Cadavers Anne R. Tan 12/22/21
Archer, Courtney mc-Christmas Candy Corpse Rosemarie Ross 12/8/21
Sandstone Piper mc-Killer Gumbo Karen McSpade 12/6/21
Completion post, 2 of 2post 2
Shadow jaguars to end
Shadow Jaguars done
Sasha Silverman mc-Bear a Wee Grudge Meg Macy 12/8/21
Holly Wood mc-A Lost Claus Mona Marple 12/23/21
Amy Muir mc-Renewed for Murder Victoria Gilbert 12/17/21
Dana Sweet mc-Strawberry Cream Cupcake and Murder Ann S.Marie 12/25/21
O'Neil Stella mc-A Dead Market CeeCee James 1/27/22
Wacek- The Murder Before Christmas Michele Pariza Wacek 11/24/21
Janet mc-Dead as a Fruitcake Allyssa Mirry 12/18/21
Ashley Adams mc-Cream Puff Murder Sandi Scott 12/24/21
Glory Harper mc-Sideburns and Suspicions S.C. Merritt 1/7/22
U Under Lock and Skeleton Key Gigi Pandian 3/14/22
Alberta, Cassie mc-Chaos in Little Leaf Creek Cindy Bell 12/30/21
Ross-Jane Darrowfield and the Madwoman Next Door Barbara Ross 12/26/21
Sandstone Piper mc-Crab Cake Criminal Karen McSpade 12/12/21
Charm Finches
Cranston-Baking Is Murder Kathy Cranston 12/30/21
H Have a Jolly Collie Christmas Rosie A. Point 12/29/21
Abby-Bed, Breakfast & Bedlam Abby L. Vandiver 12/31/21
Rooftop Garden Mysteries-Murder Takes a Fall Thea Cambert 1/19/22
M. Alfano-A Dashie Discovery M.Alfano 1/1/22
Full Moon Mysteries Witch Trial Cate Conte 12/27/2021
I The Inconvenient Corpse Barbara Cool Lee 1/2/22
Nora mc-The Vanishing Type Ellery Adams 4/19/22
Crewes-Lemon Tarts and Fiery Darts Amber Crewes 1/9/22
H Home Strange Home CeeCee James 1/28/22
Emma-Treat and Run Emma Ainsley 1/17/22
Sweet, Dana mc-Blueberry Cream Cupcake & Murder Ann S. Marie
Kettle Hawks
Kappes-Spoonful of Murder Tonya Kappes 1/5/22
Ellie Hart mc-Icing and an Incident Emmie Lyn 12/24/21
Turner, Angie mc-A Fatal Family Feast Lynn Cahoon 1/4/22
TJ Costello-Secret of the Broken Sea Glass T.J. Costello 3/23/22
Lana Lewis mc-Cold Brew Corpse Tara Lush 12/18/21
Emma-Sweet Suite Revenge Emma Ainsley 1/23/22
Harper-Mayhem in the Maze Susan Harper 12/25/21
Alfano-The Pom Pom Premise M.Alfano 1/3/22
West Maybelline mc Santa, Sunrises & Supicions Tonya Kappes 12/13/21
K Killer Transaction Catherine Bruns 12/28/21
Sandy Bay Mysteries-Twas the Fright Before Christmas Amber Crewes 1/8/22
Another long spell challenge finished up.COLLECTIVE NOUN SPELL OUT #1
Timeframe: 7/3/21 to 2/26/23
142/142
10/10 Collective Nouns
Huddle of Walruses (16/16)
H - Hubbard, Mandy - You Wish - 7/4/21 ♥♥♥♥
U - Until Nico by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 7/3/21 ♥♥♥♥
D - Duff, Gerald - Memphis Ribs - 7/6/21 ♥♥♥
D - A Duke Like No Other by Valerie Bowman - 8/31/21 ♥♥♥♥
L – Lauren Royal - Violet - 2/10/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - An Everyday Hero by Laura Trentham - 7/14/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - Off Her Game by Suzan Butler - 7/20/21 ♥♥♥
F - Fox, Calista - The Billionaires: The Bosses - 12/19/21 ♥♥♥♥
W - Wilkins, Gina Ferris - Cody's Fiancée - 8/5/21 ♥♥♥
A - Anna Bennett - The Duke Is but a Dream - 7/11/21 ♥♥♥♥
L – Lush Life by Dallas Murphy - 3/16/22 ♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Shadows in Death - 8/14/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
U – The Undercover Playboy by Miranda P. Charles - 2/25/22 ♥♥♥♥
S - Secret Nights with a Cowboy by Caitlin Crews - 7/9/21 ♥♥♥
E - Em Petrova - Buck - 9/27/21 ♥♥♥
S - Slightly Wicked by Mary Balogh - 7/23/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
Tower of Giraffes (15/15)
T - To Steal a Heart by K.C. Bateman - 7/29/21 ♥♥♥♥
O - Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper - 1/2/22 ♥♥♥
W - Wilde Side by Jannine Gallant - 11/29/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Ellery Adams - Lemon Pies and Little White Lies - 10/9/21 ♥♥♥♥
R - Red Velvet Revenge by Jenn McKinlay - 8/25/21 ♥♥♥♥
O - Oliver: The Cat Who Saved Christmas by Sheila Norton - 1/10/22 ♥♥♥♥
F - Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb - 12/27/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
G - Game On by Kelly Jamieson - 7/26/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - I've Got My Eyes on You by Mary Higgins Clark - 11/12/21 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rosetti, Juliet - The Sexiest Man Alive - 9/28/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Anna Bennett - When You Wish Upon a Rogue - 8/22/21 ♥♥♥♥
F - Finch, Charles - A Beautiful Blue Death - 1/17/22 ♥♥♥
F - First Time Lucky? by Natalie Anderson - 1/23/22 ♥♥♥
E - Eggs Benedict Arnold by Laura Childs - 10/14/21 ♥♥♥♥
S - Sawyer Bennett - Marek - 7/30/21 ♥♥♥♥
Cackle of Hyenas (14/14)
C - Carolyn Keene - Mystery at the Ski Jump - 8/23/21 ♥♥♥
A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Binds - 7/19/21 ♥♥♥♥
C – Cora Seton - The Soldier's E-Mail Order Bride - 3/7/22 ♥♥♥♥
K - Kelly Jamieson - Win Big - 10/4/21 ♥♥♥♥
L - The Last Widow by Karin Slaughter - 10/11/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Erma Bombeck - At Wit's End - 10/17/21 ♥♥♥
O - Olivia Thorne - Rock All Night - 2/15/22 ♥♥♥♥
F - Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb - 2/14/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
H - Hunt the Wolf by Don Mann - 7/16/21 ♥♥♥
Y - You Can Stop Humming Now: A Doctor's Stories of Life, Death, and in Between by Daniela Lamas - 11/14/21 ♥♥
E - Evans, Katy - Mine - 10/19/21 ♥♥♥
N - Nicola Yoon - Instructions for Dancing - 9/2/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Amelia Grey - It's All About the Duke - 9/6/21 ♥♥♥♥
S - Slow Heat by Jill Shalvis - 7/31/21 ♥♥♥♥
Knot of Toads (11/11)
K - Kinsella, Sophie - Twenties Girl - 1/14/22 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Bonds of Justice - 9/5/21 ♥♥♥
O - O'Dell, Scott - Zia - 3/28/22 ♥♥♥
T - Tangled Thing Called Love by Juliet Rosetti - 9/22/21 ♥♥♥♥
O - Oath Breaker by Erin S. Riley - 5/5/22 ♥♥♥
F - First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost - 3/6/22 ♥♥♥♥
T - Trentham, Laura - Kiss Me That Way - 10/27/21 ♥♥♥♥
O - One for the Rogue by Manda Collins - 6/30/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Avenge Me by Maisey Yates - 9/20/21 ♥♥♥
D - Darynda Jones - Summoned to Thirteenth Grave - 9/23/21 ♥♥♥♥
S - Seeing Red by Jill Shalvis - 8/12/21 ♥♥♥
Cluster of Antelope (17/17)
C - A Cowboy Kind of Love by Donna Grant - 11/18/21 ♥♥♥♥
L - Lemmon, Jessica - Man Candy - 11/6/21 ♥♥♥♥
U - Usen, Amanda - Seducing the Playboy - 11/15/21 ♥♥♥
S - Sadie's Highlander by Maeve Greyson - 9/18/21 ♥♥♥♥
T - Tatiana de Rosnay - Sarah's Key - 12/11/21 ♥♥
E - Emily March - Reflection Point - 11/11/21 ♥♥♥
R - Roberts, Nora - Summer Desserts - 10/29/21 ♥♥♥
O - Opal Carew - Six - 8/15/22 ♥♥♥♥
F - Fredrick, M.J. - Bluestone Homecoming - 3/30/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Alice Clayton - Nuts - 9/30/21 ♥♥♥
N - Never Look Away by Linwood Barclay - 1/25/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
T - Toshikazu Kawaguchi - Before the Coffee Gets Cold - 12/21/21 ♥♥♥
E - Enoch, Suzanne - Kissing Under the Mistletoe - 12/13/21 ♥♥♥♥
L - Laurie, Victoria - Ghouls Gone Wild - 12/5/21 ♥♥♥♥
O - Once in a Blue Moon by Eileen Goudge - 9/3/22 ♥♥♥♥
P - Paige, Laurelin - Dirty Filthy Rich Men - 8/6/21 ♥♥♥
E - Everett, Lily - Shoreline Drive - 1/9/22 ♥♥♥♥
Sedge of Cranes (13/13)
S - A Slice of Murder by Chris Cavender - 8/21/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Emily Stone - Always, in December - 1/11/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
D - Darynda Jones - A Bad Day for Sunshine - 10/2/21 ♥♥♥♥
G - Gigi Levangie Grazer - Been There, Married That - 8/17/21 ♥♥
E - Emily Grayson - Night Train to Lisbon - 1/16/22 ♥♥♥
O - Olivia Thorne - Hard as Rock - 9/13/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
F - Fork in the Road ... and Other Pointless Discussions by Linda M. Au - 4/4/22 ♥♥♥♥
C - Clarke, Karen - I'll Be Home for Christmas - 1/5/22 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rosalind James - Just Good Friends - 11/10/21 ♥♥♥
A - Aurora Rose Reynolds - Until July - 10/8/21 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Play of Passion - 2/6/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elizabeth Hoyt - Duke of Pleasure - 1/30/22 ♥♥♥♥
S - Sammi Carter - Chocolate Dipped Death - 9/11/21 ♥♥♥♥
Dazzle of Zebras (14/14)
D - Darynda Jones - A Good Day for Chardonnay - 12/20/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Amanda Prowse - The Day She Came Back - 10/12/21 ♥♥♥♥
Z - Zamba: The True Story of the Greatest Lion That Ever Lived by Ralph Helfer - 12/16/21 ♥♥♥♥
Z - Zero Visibility by Sharon Dunn - 9/5/22 ♥♥♥♥
L - Lauren, Christina - In a Holidaze - 12/7/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Everett, Lily - Heartbreak Cove - 3/14/22 ♥♥♥♥
O - One Last Gift by Emily Stone - 10/26/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
F - A Flame Put Out by Erin S. Riley - 4/27/22 ♥♥♥
Z - Zevin, Gabrielle - All These Things I've Done - 2/26/23 ♥♥♥♥
E - Everett, Lily - Home for Christmas - 3/20/22 ♥♥♥♥
B - The Bad Luck Bride by Janna MacGregor - 7/27/21 ♥♥♥
R - Ruthie Knox - Completely - 11/23/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Agatha Christie - Spider's Web - 10/15/21 ♥♥♥
S - Stacey Lynn - Knocked Up - 8/9/21 ♥♥♥
Shadow of Jaguars (15/15)
S - Slightly Scandalous by Mary Balogh - 10/20/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
H - Hickmon, M. Dolon - 13:24 - 10/30/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - All Night Long with a Cowboy by Caitlin Crews - 10/16/21 ♥♥♥♥
D - Donna Andrews - Swan for the Money - 2/28/22 ♥♥♥♥
O - One Tiny Lie by K.A. Tucker - 11/19/22 ♥♥♥♥
W - Wings in the Dark by Michael Murphy - 2/8/22 ♥♥♥
O - Oke, Janette - Love's Enduring Promise - 12/13/22 ♥♥♥♥
F - Fire Me Up by Katie MacAlister - 5/3/22 ♥♥♥♥
J - Judas the Apostle by Van R. Mayhall Jr. - 9/13/21 ♥♥♥
A - All He Ever Dreamed by Shannon Stacey - 10/23/21 ♥♥♥♥
G - The Graveyard Shift by Darynda Jones - 12/31/21 ♥♥♥
U - United We Spy by Ally Carter - 1/7/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ashenden, Jackie - The Dangerous Billionaire - 11/26/21 ♥♥♥♥
R - R.K. Lilley - Mile High - 1/27/22 ♥♥♥
S - Swagger by Liz Lincoln - 12/10/21 ♥♥
COLLECTIVE NOUN SPELL OUT #1 - Page 2Charm of Finches (14/14)
C - Canadeo, Anne - Knit, Purl, Die - 2/13/22 ♥♥♥♥
H - The Hunter by Kerrigan Byrne - 12/2/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - America's Next Reality Star by Laura Heffernan - 1/29/22 ♥♥♥♥
R - R.K. Lilley - Grounded - 2/5/22 ♥♥♥
M - Mary Balogh - Slightly Tempted - 2/20/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - Obsession by Helen Hardt - 1/18/23 ♥♥♥
F - Frost, Jeaniene - Eternal Kiss of Darkness - 5/8/22 ♥♥♥♥
F - Fluke, Joanne - Peach Cobbler Murder - 5/25/22 ♥♥♥♥
I - The Inn at Eagle Point by Sherryl Woods - 3/13/22 ♥♥♥♥
N - Never Entice an Earl by Lily Dalton - 3/23/22 ♥♥♥♥
C - Close, Jennifer - Girls in White Dresses - 2/16/22 ♥♥♥
H - Home for a Cowboy Christmas by Donna Grant - 12/28/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Embrace the Darkness by Alexandra Ivy - 4/5/22 ♥♥♥
S - Sweet Little Lies by Jill Shalvis - 12/15/21 ♥♥♥♥
Kettle of Hawks (13/13)
K - Kaye, Laura - Love in the Light - 8/29/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Every Time You Go Away by Beth Harbison - 4/18/22 ♥♥♥♥
T - Tammara Webber - Breakable - 3/21/22 ♥♥♥♥
T - T.M. Logan - Lies - 3/25/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
L - Laurie, Victoria - Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls - 12/30/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Emily March - Miracle Road - 4/21/22 ♥♥♥♥
O - Once Upon a Billionaire by Jessica Clare - 2/17/23 ♥♥♥♥
F - Fatal Consequences by Marie Force - 7/8/22 ♥♥♥♥
H - Hallenstein, Craig Bennett - The Dolphin - 8/27/21 ♥♥♥
A - Anna Bennett - Girls Before Earls - 2/2/22 ♥♥♥♥
W - Wilson, Sariah - The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back - 9/15/21 ♥♥♥♥
K - Kang, Lydia - Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything - 2/19/22 ♥♥♥♥
S - Sutton, Jenna - Barreled Over - 1/21/22 ♥♥♥
*******CHALLENGE COMPLETE 2/26/23******
All Challenges All The TimeCollective Noun Spell Out #1
DURATION: May 21, 2023 - OPEN ENDED
Moved to Make More Room
huddle of walrusesH-Holly by Stephen King 9/26/23
U-Unexpected by Kelly Rimmer 11/5/23
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C-Cross My Heart by James Patterson 9/13/23
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K-Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco 10/31/23
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H-Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas 10/27/23
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P-The People vs. Alex Cross by James Patterson 10/3/23
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charm of finchesC-Code Red by Vince Flynn 10/1/23
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C-City of Bones by Cassandra Clare 10/3/23
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kettle of hawks
All Challenges All The TimeCollective Noun Spell Out #1
DURATION: May 21, 2023 - OPEN ENDED
Progress: 142 out of 142
A CACKLE OF HYENAS
For all the overacheiving, spell-out obsessed members, here is the open-ended spell-out version of our collective nouns challenge!
Spell out the collective animal nouns below using one of the following:
✰ First letter of a book title
✰ First letter of the author's first or last name
✰ First letter of a series title
✰ First letter of a main character's first or last name
For the difficult letters - Q, X, Y and Z, the letter need only appear in the title, author's first or last name, main character's first or last name, or the series title. It does not have to be the first letter!
You are welcome to complete as many collective nouns as you like!
※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※
✅Huddle of Walruses
H: How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back by Diana Rowland - ***** - 8/1/2023 - 328 Pages
U: Umi Sakurai; A Man and His Cat, Vol. 1 - **** - 8/26/2023 - 148 Pages
D: Devil's Daughter by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 8/7/2023 - 272 Pages
D: Dreaming in Chocolate by Susan Bishop Crispell - *** - 7/24/2023 - 288 Pages
L: Lore Olympus: Volume Four by Rachel Smythe - ***** - 6/15/2023 - 416 Pages
E: E.B. White; Charlotte's Web - ***** - 7/8/2023 - 184 Pages
O: Off the Hook by John Patrick Green - ***** - 6/6/2023 - 208 Pages
F: Therese Anne Fowler; Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald - *** - 8/30/2023 - 375 Pages
W: The Wicked Deeds of Daniel Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley - ***** - 6/17/2023 - 384 Pages
A: Ants in Our P.A.N.T.S. by John Patrick Green - ***** - 8/23/2023 - 208 Pages
L: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus - ***** - 7/19/2023 - 400 Pages
R: Rupi Kaur; milk and honey - **** - 6/16/2023 - 204 Pages
U: Under the Christmas Tree by Robyn Carr - ***** - 2/5/2024 - 93 Pages
S: Jesse Q. Sutanto; Dial A for Aunties - **** - 2/3/2024 - 302 Pages
E: Emily Henry; Happy Place - **** - 9/4/2023 - 400 Pages
S: The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin - **** - 6/7/2023 - 416 Pages
✅Tower of Giraffes
T: Take the Plunge by John Patrick Green - **** - 5/21/2023 - 208 Pages
O: One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly - *** - 7/4/2023 - 262 Pages
W: The Way Home: Two Novellas from the World of The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle - **** - 7/15/2023 - 216 Pages
E: The Emotionally Exhausted Woman: Why You’re Feeling Depleted and How to Get What You Need by Nancy Colier - ***** - 9/8/2023 - 168 Pages
R: Rules for a Proper Governess by Jennifer Ashley - **** - 7/5/2023 - 320 Pages
O: The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf - *** - 7/26/2023 - 352 Pages
F: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros - ***** - 10/15/2023 - 528 Pages
G: Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir - ***** - 6/2/2023 - 479 Pages
I: Samantha Irby; Quietly Hostile: Essays - *** - 8/21/2023 - 304 Pages
R: Rachel Smythe; Lore Olympus: Volume Five - ***** - 10/4/2023 - 400 Pages
A: Ashley Poston; Geekerella - ***** - 7/5/2023 - 320 Pages
F: Feeding the Dragon by Sharon Washington - **** - 10/16/2023 - 56 Pages
F: Finding Perfect by Colleen Hoover - ***** - 11/9/2023 - 128 Pages
E: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman - **** - 10/7/2023 - 336 Pages
S: Secrets and Spellcraft by Michael G. Manning - ***** - 9/7/2023 - 525 Pages
✅Cackle of Hyenas
C: The Choice of Magic by Michael G. Manning - ***** - 8/15/2023 - 626 Pages
A: As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl by John Colapinto - ***** - 10/11/2023 - 289 Pages
C: The Christmas Hirelings by Mary Elizabeth Braddon - *** - 12/27/2023 - 4 Pages
K: Marie Kondō; Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life - **** - 8/18/2023 - 244 Pages
L: Lisa Kleypas; Devil in Disguise - **** - 9/13/2023 - 384 Pages
E: Enemies by Tijan - ***** - 11/2/2023 - 379 Pages
O: An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn - ***** - 9/9/2023 - 358 Pages
F: Freestyle: A Graphic Novel by Gale Galligan - **** - 11/15/2023 - 272 Pages
H: J.D. Horn; The Source - ***** - 8/23/2023 - 352 Pages.
Y: Yokai Cats Vol. 1 by Pandania - **** - 9/9/2023 - 136 Pages
E: Emilie Aries; Bossed Up: A Grown Woman's Guide to Getting Your Sh*t Together - *** - 12/17/2023 - 256 Pages
N: Nora Roberts; The Becoming - * - 5/26/2023 - 448 Pages
A: Apple Crush by Lucy Knisley - ***** - 10/12/2023 - 198 Pages
S: Sonia Purnell; A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II - **** - 9/19/2023 - 352 Pages
✅Knot of Toads
K: Kiera Cass; The Selection - *** - 2/4/2024 - 336 Pages
N: November 9 by Colleen Hoover - **** - 7/19/2023 - 320 Pages
O: An Offer From a Gentleman: the 2nd Epilogue by Julia Quinn - ***** - 9/10/2023 - 24 Pages
T: Taste: My Life through Food by Stanley Tucci - ***** - 6/3/2023 - 291 Pages
O: Alice Oseman; Heartstopper: Volume Five - ***** - 12/26/2023 - 336 Pages
F: Faith Hunter; Junkyard Bargain - **** - 11/29/2023 - 166 Pages
T: To Pleasure a Prince by Sabrina Jeffries - ***** - 6/4/2023 - 384 Pages
O: Barbara O'Neal; When We Believed in Mermaids - **** - 1/13/2024 - 348 Pages
A: Always Human by Ari North - *** - 10/16/2023 - 256 Pages
D: Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships by Nina Totenberg - **** - 11/12/2023 - 320 Pages
S: Scholar of Magic by Michael G. Manning - ***** - 9/24/2023 - 660 Pages
✅Cluster of AntelopeC: The Coldfire Curse by Jordan Quinn - ***** - 9/27/2023 - 144 Pages
L: Lily Williams; Go with the Flow - ***** - 11/5/2023 - 336 Pages
U: Anne Ursu; The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy - *** - 2/20/2024 - 423 Pages
S: Stepping Stones by Lucy Knisley - ***** - 10/4/2023 - 224 Pages
T: T.J. Klune; The House in the Cerulean Sea - ***** - 9/30/2023 - 394 Pages
E: Ethan M. Aldridge; The Legend of Brightblade - **** - 1/13/2024 - 208 Pages
R: Cody Rigsby; XOXO, Cody: An Opinionated Homosexual's Guide to Self-Love, Relationships, and Tactful Pettiness - *** - 1/9/2024 - 240 Pages
O: Out There by Seaerra Miller - ***** - 2/4/2024 - 232 Pages
F: Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah - ***** - 2/29/2024 - 279 Pages
A: Alex Hirsch; Gravity Falls: Lost Legends - ***** - 11/5/2023 - 144 Pages
N: Neil deGrasse Tyson; Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization - ***** - 7/7/2023 - 271 Pages
T: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin - ***** - 10/1/2023 - 401 Pages
E: Erika Johansen; The Kingdom of Sweets - **** - 1/23/2024 - 368 Pages
L: Harper Lee; To Kill a Mockingbird - ***** - 10/18/2023 - 323 Pages
O: Molly Knox Ostertag; Roll Call - ***** - 4/24/2024 - 208 Pages
P: Pilu of the Woods by Mai K. Nguyen - ***** - 9/11/2023 - 151 Pages
E: Everyday Charisma: Techniques for Mass Appeal, Charm, and Becoming a Social Powerhouse by Patrick King - *** - 4/10/2024 - 84 Pages
✅Sedge of Cranes
S: Sangu Mandanna; The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches - ***** - 10/5/2023 - 318 Pages
E: The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. - ** - 4/30/2024 - 105 Pages
D: Stephen Davis; Gold Dust Woman: The Biography of Stevie Nicks - ***** - 12/24/2023 - 352 Pages
G: John Patrick Green; Braver and Boulder - ***** - 10/2/2023 - 208 Pages
E: Election by Tom Perrotta - **** - 5/1/2024 - 210 Pages
O: Olivia Dade; Spoiler Alert - *** - 5/30/2024 - 409 Pages
F: Faith Hunter; Junkyard War - ***** - 11/30/2023 - 200 Pages
C: Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler - ***** - 11/17/2023 - 244 Pages
R: Robyn Carr; Paradise Valley - ***** - 1/31/2024 - 368 Pages
A: Anne Helen Petersen; The Burnout Generation - **** - 11/5/2023 - 2 Pages
N: Neil Gaiman; The Sleeper and the Spindle - ***** - 10/13/2023 - 71 Pages
E: Effortless Success: How to Get What You Want and Have a Great Time Doing It by Michael Neill - ***** - 5/3/2024 - 6 Pages
S: Shadow Hills by Jordan Quinn - **** - 11/4/2023 - 144 Pages
✅Dazzle of ZebrasD: Dav Pilkey; Cat Kid Comic Club: On Purpose - ***** - 12/27/2023 - 224 Pages
A: Nicole Andelfinger; Bloodmoon Huntress - **** - 12/10/2023 - 126 Pages
Z: Ali Hazelwood; Love, Theoretically - ***** - 2/19/2024 - 389 Pages
Z: Suzanne Collins; Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane - ***** - 4/10/2024 - 312 Pages
L: Long Distance by Whitney Gardner - ***** - 11/9/2023 - 320 Pages
E: Louise Erdrich; The Sentence - **** - 7/17/2024 - 387 Pages
O: Orris and Timble: The Beginning by Kate DiCamillo - ***** - 7/15/2024 - 80 Pages
F: Find the Good: Unexpected Life Lessons from a Small-Town Obituary Writer by Heather Lende - **** - 4/8/2024 - 176 Pages
Z: Suzanne Collins; Gregor the Overlander - ***** - 2/11/2024 - 326 Pages
E: Eerie Tales from the School of Screams by Graham Annable - ***** - 10/11/2025 - 368 Pages
B: Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - **** - 11/25/2023 - 272 Pages
R: Nora Roberts; Hot Ice - **** - 2/7/2024 - 312 Pages
A: All Tide Up by John Patrick Green - ***** - 12/30/2023 - 208 Pages
S: Stephanie Garber; Caraval - **** - 12/5/2023 - 407 Pages
✅Shadow of Jaguars
S: Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent - *** - 12/12/2023 - 312 Pages
H: House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas - ***** - 10/31/2023 - 803 Pages
A: Jennifer Ashley; Scandal And The Duchess - ***** - 6/20/2023 - 143 Pages
D: Dav Pilkey; Cat Kid Comic Club: Perspectives - ***** - 12/29/2023 - 224 Pages
O: Of Her Own Design by Birdie Willis - **** - 6/2/2025 - 216 Pages
W: The Woman in Me by Britney Spears - ***** - 10/26/2023 - 288 Pages
O: One Good Dragon Deserves Another by Rachel Aaron - ***** - 4/28/2025 - 487 Pages
F: Amanda Flower; Assaulted Caramel - **** - 4/17/2024 - 328 Pages
J: Jean Meltzer; The Matzah Ball - ***** - 1/1/2024 - 416 Pages
A: Ann M. Martin; Karen's Haircut: A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #7) - ***** - 9/18/2023 - 144 Pages
G: Laurie Gilmore; The Pumpkin Spice Café - ***** - 1/11/2024 - 267 Pages
U: Umi Sakurai; A Man and His Cat, Vol. 2 - ***** - 7/28/2024 - 144 Pages
A: Abby Jimenez; Part of Your World - ***** - 4/7/2024 - 400 Pages
R: J.D. Robb; Portrait in Death - ***** - 3/10/2024 - 347 Pages
S: Scent of Darkness by Christina Dodd - ***** - 1/21/2024 - 416 Pages
✅Charm of Finches
C: The Cruel Prince by Holly Black - ***** - 11/18/2023 - 370 Pages
H: Patti Callahan Henry; Surviving Savannah - **** - 1/22/2024 - 432 Pages
A: Stacey Abrams; While Justice Sleeps - ***** - 3/7/2024 - 367 Pages
R: Rachel Smythe; Lore Olympus: Volume Six - ***** - 5/26/2024 - 432 Pages
M: Miss Frost Solves a Cold Case by Kristen Painter - *** - 11/8/2023 - 198 Pages
O: Oshi No Ko , Vol. 1 by Aka Akasaka - *** - 10/14/2024 - 228 Pages
F: Rosena Fung; Living With Viola - ***** - 4/12/2024 - 272 Pages
F: Falynn Koch; Bats: Learning to Fly - ***** - 6/1/2024 - 128 Pages
I: Samantha Irby; Wow, No Thank You.: Essays - **** - 10/12/2023 - 319 Pages
N: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo - ***** - 11/15/2023 - 461 Pages
C: Cowgirl Up and Ride by Lorelei James - **** - 1/22/2024 - 280 Pages
H: HBR Guide to Project Management by Harvard Business School Press - ***** - 3/30/2024 - 192 Pages
E: Evocation by S.T. Gibson - ***** - 7/12/2025 - 400 Pages
S: The Snowcat Prince by Dina Norlund - ***** - 1/3/2024 - 176 Pages
✅Kettle of Hawks
K: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang - *** - 11/3/2023 - 323 Pages
E: Gabriela Epstein; Claudia and the New Girl: A Graphic Novel - ***** - 3/16/2025 - 176 Pages
T: The Temptation of the Night Jasmine by Lauren Willig - ***** - 3/3/2024 - 388 Pages
T: Jodi Taylor; When a Child is Born - ***** - 10/16/2023 - 21 Pages
L: Lisa Kleypas; Chasing Cassandra - ***** - 9/11/2023 - 374 Pages
E: Excuse Me While I Disappear: Tales of Midlife Mayhem by Laurie Notaro - **** - 1/22/2025 - 256 Pages
O: Olivia Dade; All by My Elf - ***** - 1/20/2025 - 54 Pages
F: From Badger to Worse by John Patrick Green - **** - 7/16/2024 - 208 Pages
H: How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix - ***** - 1/7/2024 - 419 Pages
A: Alix E. Harrow; The Ten Thousand Doors of January - **** - 11/28/2023 - 374 Pages
W: When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill - **** - 1/29/2024 - 367 Pages
K: Kat Timpf; You Can't Joke About That: Why Everything Is Funny, Nothing Is Sacred, and We're All in This Together - **** - 11/5/202
S: Steenz; Heart Takes the Stage: A Heart of the City Collection - *** - 1/2/2024 - 208 Pages
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DURATION: OPEN ENDED
A CACKLE OF HYENAS
For all the overacheiving, spell-out obsessed members, here is the open-ended spell-out version of our collective nouns challenge!
Spell out the collective animal nouns below using one of the following:
✰ First letter of a book title
✰ First letter of the author's first or last name
✰ First letter of a series title
✰ First letter of a main character's first or last name
For the difficult letters - Q, X, Y and Z, the letter need only appear in the title, author's first or last name, main character's first or last name, or the series title. It does not have to be the first letter!
※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※
You are welcome to complete as many collective nouns as you like!
huddle of walruses
tower of giraffes
cackle of hyenas
knot of toads
cluster of antelope
sedge of cranes
dazzle of zebras
shadow of jaguars
charm of finches
kettle of hawks
For the spell-out option, for difficult letters Q, X, Y and Z, the letter need only appear in the title, author's first or last name, or the series title. It does not have to be the first letter.