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FINISHED -all wordsThe Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLI
Duration: January 1 - March 31, 2022
Thank you!
The List
Active “did you see any active service?” p.99 Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Adopt “I don’t know why they had to adopt metres per second…” p. 198 The Darkness KnowsArnaldur Indriðason 1.5.22
Arctic “to face the Arctic conditions outside.” p. 55 The Darkness Knows by Arnaldur Indriðason 1.5.22
Artifact "kick the offending artifact under the radiator" p. 69 The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James MacBride 1.23.22
Assistant “his father had been the assistant governor.” p. 11 Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Boost “Macon gave him a boost.” p. 17 The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler 1.8.22
Bouquet “I drew from the large bouquet of flowers.” p. 164Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Bracket "both of them bracketed the calls made in the week before" p. 149 Trace Elements by Donna Leon 1.17.22
Cake “more scrollwork than a five tier wedding cake” p 20Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Conditions “being treated in hospitals for this condition?” p155
Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Confident “the killer felt confident enough to pick up the body and take it away with him” p. 128 Metropolis by
Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Deadline “How would he meet his deadline?” p. 62 The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler 1.8.22
Doll “gray walls of the Russian-doll courtyards” p. 292 Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
East coast "replaced with a slight East coast whine" p. 80 The House at Sea's End by Elly Griffiths 2.27.22
Evidence "Then I brought the evidence back to the murder wagon. p. 79 Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Exceptional “it wouldn’t have been an exceptional amount” p. 103
The Burning by Jane Casey 2.12.22
Finish “they could easily finish off his career.” p. 89 Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Gather “a small crowd of bystanders started to gather.” p. 45Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Insurance “in 1928, a pistol was the best kind of life insurance you could buy.” p. 59 Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Keyboard “…pressed a button on the keyboard.” p. 245 The Darkness Knows by Arnaldur Indriðason 1.5.22
Massage “a course in massage at the Y.” p. 216 The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler 1.8.22
Mayor “We’ve also got meetings with the mayor.” p. 311 The Punishment She Deserves by Elizabeth George 1.11.22
Optional “thought an hotel ought to offer optional small animals.” p. p. 178 The Accidental Touristby Anne Tyler 1.8.22
Parrot“gray, brown, black, parrot green, …” p. 10 The Case of William Smith by Patricia Wentworth 1.30.22
Pineapple “whimsical drawings of pineapples.” p. 298 The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler 1.8.22
Pyramid “stacked up to make a fancy pyramid” p. 26 Bread Givers by Anzia Yezierska 1.26.22
Qualify “hardly felt qualified to judge her” p. 22 Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Rabbit “frightened half a dozen deer, observed rabbits…” p. 269The Punishment She Deserves by Elizabeth George 1.11.22
Ranger "The chief ranger said coverage is erratic on the island." p. 137 The Double Silence By Mari Jungstedt 1.19.22
Rate “politicians don’t think much of your clear-up rate.” p. 12
Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Record “fingerprints revealed she had a record for petty theft.” p. 10 Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Relish “goose, cranberry relish two kinds of potatoes, …” p. 258The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler 1.8.22
Romantic “Sounds very romantic.” p. 33 Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Seed “Macon thought of a seed pod bursting open.” p. 174
The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler 1.8.22
Skid “when the car went into a skid” p. 18 Jigsaw by Ed McBain 2.2.22
Toaster “fumbling for the salt and forgetting how the toaster worked.” p. 124 The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler 1.8.22
Trail “the trail finally went cold.” p. 42 Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Twist “by a twist of fate…” p. 212 The Darkness Knows by Arnaldur Indriðason 1.5.22
Utilize “Soviet intelligence utilized a two-step process” p. 527 All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler by Rebecca Donner 2.9.22
Vendor "The sausage vendor in front of Silesian station is usually good for a toot" p. 44 Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Bonus list
Authority “No, sir I have no problem with authority.” p. 8 Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Committed “mostly these were committed by drunken men who came home.” p. 3 Metropolis by Philip Kerr
1.2.22
Evacuate “there are Moroccans from the 1950s who were evacuated from the transit camp in Talipot.” p. 96 Bethlehem Road Murder by Batya Gur 2.5.22
Forecast “She had decided in the teeth of the weather forecast it was going to be rough and had taken a pill.” p. 41 Singing in the Shrouds by Ngaio Marsh 1.14.22
Mission “Before I left to begin my mission…” p. 223 Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Nuance “with descriptive detail and emotional nuance…” p. 4 The Punishment She Deserves by Elizabeth George 1.11.22
Playoffs “naturally there was a Yankee playoff game on the room’s television.” p. 237 The Burning by Jane Casey 2.12.22
Riptide "Atlantic rollers can hide some fearsome riptides" Loc 2190 Lonely Planet Morocco by Jessica Lee 3.18.22
Scholarship “or won a college scholarship?” p. 159 The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler 1.8.22
Utility “Miss Silver herself in a utility silk purchased in the last year of the war” p. 54 The Case of William Smith by Patricia Wentworth 1.30.22
Mod
Duration: January 1 - March 31, 2022
The List
Done!
Bonus List
Done!
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Books used
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The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLIDuration: January 1 - March 31, 2022
FOUND: 49/50
Active: "when will I become... active?" p. 243, The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write, completed 01/01/2022
Adopt: "I frequently adopted an imperious front..." p. 211, The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write, completed 01/01/2022
Arctic: "Sorel Joan of Arctic boots." p. 74, When Life Gives You Lululemons, completed 01/23/2022
Artifact: "other artifacts to the crime lab." p. 44, Devil Bones, completed 02/06/2022
Assistant: "and is Assistant Editor of the New Humanist magazine." p. 263, The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write, completed 01/01/2022
Boost: "and boosted her self-esteem." p. 60, Bird Summons, completed 01/04/2022
Bouquet: "a giant bouquet of baggage-claim..." p. 278, When Life Gives You Lululemons, completed 01/23/2022
Bracket: "Skeletal development had bracketed the age..." p. 19, Devil Bones, completed 02/06/2022
Cake: "eating a slice of cake and throwing..." p. 18, The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write, completed 01/01/2022
Conditions: "not permitted the conditions which would allow..." p. 120, The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write, completed 01/01/2022
Confident: "confident that the holiday..." p. 72, Bird Summons, completed 01/04/2022
Deadline: "Setrákus Ra's deadline..." p. 57, United as One, completed 02/04/2022
Doll: "chucked dolls out of windows..." p. 174, The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write, completed 01/01/2022
East coast: "the east coast of her own country." p. 45, Bird Summons, completed 01/04/2022
Evidence: "there is no evidence that they 'hate' them." p. 115, The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write, completed 01/01/2022
Exceptional: "bring exceptional energy and experimentation..." p. 12, The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write, completed 01/01/2022
Finish: "before you finish your scrub." p. 150, The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write, completed 01/01/2022
Gather: "everyone could gather in the garden..." p. 61, The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write, completed 01/01/2022
Insurance: "working for an insurance company..." p. 28, Bird Summons, completed 01/04/2022
Keyboard: "used the keyboard to mark..." p. 355, When Life Gives You Lululemons, completed 01/23/2022
Massage: "the special massage chair..." p. 250, The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write, completed 01/01/2022
Mayor: "a socialist and mayor." p. 115, The Little Paris Bookshop, completed 02/02/2022
Optional: "Rosemary (optional)" p. 562, The Little Paris Bookshop, completed 02/02/2022
Parrot: "the parrot would rather..." p. 275, Bird Summons, completed 01/04/2022
Pineapple: "bringing pineapple Cool Whip..." p. 86, 206 Bones, completed 02/10/2022
Pyramid: "The pyramid stretches..." p. 39, The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write, completed 01/01/2022
Qualify: "graduates from abroad to qualify." p. 128, Bird Summons, completed 01/04/2022
Rabbit: "look at the rabbits," p. 136, Bird Summons, completed 01/04/2022
Ranger
Rate: "That's market rate, okay?" p. 154, The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write, completed 01/01/2022
Record: "we can record that on the claim form." p. 204, The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write, completed 01/01/2022
Relish: "Couldn't she relish it for just..." p. 61, Black Sun, completed 01/09/2022
Romantic: "in particular romantic novels." p. 257, The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write, completed 01/01/2022
Seed: "nothing is left but dry seeds," p. 85, The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write, completed 01/01/2022
Skid: "the strains and skids of the car," p. 214, The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write, completed 01/01/2022
Toaster: "in the toaster and watch them brown!" p. 16, The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write, completed 01/01/2022
Trail: "creatures that trail purple clouds." p. 84, Bird Summons, completed 01/04/2022
Twist: "my arm so tight and twist it..." p. 137, The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write, completed 01/01/2022
Utilize: "how to utilize the time." p. 14, Bird Summons, completed 01/04/2022
Vendor: "A vendor calls to her..." p. 148, The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write, completed 01/01/2022
BONUS
Authority: "evidence of my authority to write..." p. 222, The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write, completed 01/01/2022
Committed: "What sin have you committed..." p. 70, The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write, completed 01/01/2022
Evacuate: "until they all had to evacuate." p. 52, United as One, completed 02/04/2022
Forecast: "His forecast proved to be correct," p. 119, The Sign of the Four, completed 02/23/2022
Mission: "gloat about my failed mission." p. 225, The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write, completed 01/01/2022
Nuance: "the nuances of fly." p. 117, Devil Bones, completed 02/06/2022
Playoffs: "First playoff game." p. 27, When Life Gives You Lululemons, completed 01/23/2022
Riptide: "cold, unwelcome riptides." p. 213, When Life Gives You Lululemons, completed 01/23/2022
Scholarship: "on a scholarship to study..." p. 181, The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write, completed 01/01/2022
Utility: "pictures of a utility tunnel..." p. 223, 206 Bones, completed 02/10/2022
Deb, is there an error in the list? Utilize is mentioned twice, once in the regular one and once in the bonus list.
Mod
Bah! Yes, and thank you. I messed that up in my copy/paste of the range. I've updated the list.
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLIDuration: January 1 - March 31, 2022
Happy New Year, to each and every one of you!
Challenge rules:
• Welcome to Challenge #41!
• While you are fulfilling the requirements of your other challenges, be on the lookout for the following items - they may be on the cover or mentioned in the book. Most items are specific, but if in doubt about an item – just ask!
• You may use a book to fulfill multiple items (you do not have to read 50 books for this challenge...do not worry!)
• Books that are used must be read during the period of this challenge.
• When you find one of the items, list the Book Title and Author (or link the cover), date it, & rate it. Then specify where the item is found within the book and a blurb from the sentence. For audiobooks try to put the chapter if possible. If not, then at least let us know you got it from an audiobook.
The List
Artifact
Bouquet
Bracket
Conditions
Deadline
East coast
Insurance
Massage
Optional
Qualify
Ranger
Rate - Morality was going downhill at a great rate, and they were all destined for disaster. 26% cater street hangman
Romantic
Toaster
Utilize
Bonus List
Committed -"I might still be capable of liking her," Charlotte replied, then wondered if she had committed herself too rashly. 61% cater street hangman
Evacuate
Forecast
Nuance
Playoffs
Riptide
Scholarship
Utility
The Halloween Tree - Ray Bradbury 1/9/2022Skid - Round-about-down, round-about-down they whisked, they skidded, they shuffled on the waxed rail. 90%
Vendor - And down the hill, treading softly in shadow, came a hunchbacked Vendor of Skulls. 78%
The Book Of Chameleons - José Eduardo Agualusa 1/14 - 17Adopt - But the person who brought over the big chair you're sitting in was in fact one of my great-grandfathers, or rather, the grandfather of my adopted father. 60%
Exceptional I know now -- I think I probably already knew then -- that all lives are exceptional. 73%
Seed - If you're with our friend do tell her that she did manage at least to sow the seeds of doubt in me, and that in the past few days I've lifted my eyes up to the sky more often than ever before in my life. 54%
Bonus list
Authority - And I've never flown so truly, with such authority, as in my dreams. 64%
Kisses, She Wrote - Katharine Ashe 2/18 - 20Confident - He had never met a woman like her, quietly confident of herself even without the obvious attractions women usually wanted. 46% Kisses, She Wrote
Evidence - The note said he hadn't sufficient evidence to conclude that Cam was the author of the poem, and Jacqueline would not speak of it. 80%
Gather - He wasted no time having his solicitor summoned, but stopped in his study to gather a leather satchel, then rode to Smythe's office. 78%
Keyboard - Setting down her glass, she opened the keyboard lid and ran her fingertips silently over ivory and ebony. 71%
Record - But she could no longer record the truth. 12%
Trail - I lift my hand, lay it palm up and trail my fingertips across it. 14%
Twist - Her lips screwed into a twist and she seemed to pause in her willful rush toward indiscretion. 59%
Bonus List
Mission - End of infatuation. Mission accomplished. 9% Kisses, She Wrote
The Circuit - Francisco Jiménez 2/20 - 21Finish - "Tomorrow I'll bring the other stuff and we'll finish making them." 38%
Parrot He listened to the motor, tilting his head from side to side like a parrot, trying to detect any noises that spelled car trouble. 55%
Rabbit - We ate verdolagas and rabbit and birds, which Papa hunted with a rifle he borrowed from a neighbor. 13%
The Liberation of Gabriel King - K.L. Going 2/24 - 26Active -" The yellow garden spider is diurnal--that means they're active in the daytime..." 42%
Boost - "I'll give you a boost." 57%
Doll - She lay down on the ground, sprawled out like a limp rag doll, and I sat down beside her, my heart still thumping. 58%
Mayor - There was a podium set up in the front all decorated with paper-bag lanterns and American flags, and the mayor was making a speech about the history of our country and the history of Hollowell. 74%
Relish - "Relish?" 49%
Coraline - Neil Gaiman 2/24 - 3/2Arctic - Sometimes Coraline would forget who she was while she was daydreaming that she was exploring the Arctic, or the Amazon rain forest, or Darkest Africa... 38%
Assistant - Her mother ignored her; she was talking to the shop assistant. 20%
Cake - "Who would like a piece of cherry cake?" she asked. 75%
Pineapple - Well, she ate everything except for the pineapple chunks. 68%
Pyramid - Then the pyramid fell apart, and the rats scampered, fast and black, toward the door. 24%
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLIJanuary 1 - March 31, 2022
Found: 40/40
Bonus List: 9/10
Not Pretending Anymore | Penelope Ward - Jan 10
Active: p. 256 - It was a very active lifestyle.
Bouquet: p. 62 - carrying an enormous bouquet of flowers.
Never Let You Go | Katy Regnery - Jan 11
Pineapple: loc. 7950 - lip gloss that tasted like pineapple.
Skid: loc. 7600 - "…You're real good at getting skid marks out of your tighty whities."
Twist: loc. 1711 - making him twist slightly and gasp in pain
BONUS - Nuance: loc. 2851 - he could read every nuance of her tone
Cotillion | Georgette Heyer - Jan 13
Adopt: p. 47 - "Can't think why he did adopt you"
Arctic: p. 72 - encountering the arctic temperature of her chamber
Assistant: p. 74 - He was the apothecary's assistant.
Cake: p. 246 - every variety of cake and sweetmeat
Conditions: p. 24 - have been reared in such conditions as we will not dwell
Doll: p. 184 - Mended a doll for her once
Evidence: p. 61 - as though he doubted the evidence of his eyes.
Finish: p. 14 - He did not finish his sentence
Gather: p. 48 - A frown began to gather on his brow.
Qualify: p. 124 - for a young lady of quality about to come-out
Rabbit: p. 160 - in the fashion of a rabbit hotly pursued by a terrier
Record: p. 111 - heard of his breakin a record in a racin-curricle
Relish: p. 26 - "…However little you may relish the manner of my uncle's proposals…"
Seed: p. 223 - certainly sowed a seed of doubt in his mind
Vendor: p. 143 - from Carlton House to an itinerant vendor of hot pies.
BONUS - Authority: p. 64 - said Freddy, speaking with authority.
BONUS - Mission: p. 22 - Lord Dolphinton, his mission honorably discharged
BONUS - Scholarship: p. 30 - "Much good will your scholarship do you ..."
The Westing Game | Ellen Raskin - Jan 18
Exceptional: p. 105 - "Rosalie was an exceptional child…."
Insurance: p. 69 - in order to collect on the insurance.
Parrot: p. 183 - "The something-Christos parrot, I like that"
Pathfinder's Way | T.A. White - Jan 20
Bracket: p. 95 - his mouth was bracketed by permanent frown lines.
Pyramid: p. 139 - They were assembled into a pyramid, and a short
The Summer Proposal | Vi Keeland - Jan 25
Confident: p. 83 - "Pretty confident of yourself."
Deadline: p. 107 - "… We're on a tight deadline with the printer."
East coast: p. 30 - Then moved to the East Coast to play for Boston University.
Massage: p. - 126 all the physical therapists and massage therapists who have worked
Romantic: p. 164 - though something a little more romantic might be in order
BONUS - Committed: p. 195 - but neither of us committed to when that might be
BONUS - Playoffs: p. 31 - We made the playoffs my rookie year.
The Long-Forgotten Winter King | Annette Marie - Jan 29
Artifact: p. 44 - Why would a witch child need such a powerful Artifact?
Boost: p. 204 - fae who are close to us and attuned to our auras get a boost
Keyboard: p. 27 - He typed on the keyboard, clicked on the mouse
Ranger: p. 20 - beside Dominique and Greta's old Ranger.
Rate: p. 189 - but my heart rate picked up even as
Trail: p. 115 - a near-invisible trail that hadn't been used in at least a decade
Utilize: p. 60 - "… but you should at least use basic aura reflection…"
The Anthropocene Reviewed | John Green - Feb 5
Optional: p. 38 - almost as if art isn't optional for humans.
BONUS - Utility: p. 56 - the plant is of limited utility to humans
Hilda and the Midnight Giant | Luke Pearson - Feb 7
Mayor: p. 10 - "I'll arrange a meeting with the mayor of the town …"
Servant Mage | Kate Elliott - Feb 18
BONUS - Evacuate: p. 62 - "We have orders to evacuate newborns."
Still Life | Louise Penny - Feb 25
BONUS - Forecast: p. 154 - "I hope it's not a weather forecast." Gamache grinned.
The Eyre Affair | Jasper Fforde - Feb 28
Toaster: p. 99 - I blinked again and could see a toaster.
Bonus list
Riptide
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLI
January 1 - March 31, 2022
• When you find one of the items, list the Book Title and Author (or link the cover), date it, & rate it. Then specify where the item is found within the book and a blurb from the sentence. For audiobooks try to put the chapter if possible. If not, then at least let us know you got it from an audiobook.
Active
Adopt
Arctic
Artifact
Assistant
Boost
Bouquet
Bracket
Cake
Conditions
Confident
Deadline
Doll
East coast
Evidence
Exceptional
Finish
Gather
Insurance
Keyboard
Massage
Mayor
Optional
Parrot
Pineapple
Pyramid
Qualify
Rabbit
Ranger
Rate
Record
Relish
Romantic
Seed
Skid
Toaster
Trail
Twist
Utilize
Vendor
Bonus list
Authority
Committed
Evacuate
Forecast
Mission
Nuance
Playoffs
Riptide
Scholarship
Utility
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XLIDuration: January 1 - March 31, 2022
READ: 50/50
The Baby-Snatcher - Ann Cleeves 1/7
Adopt - we put our names down to adopt, p206
Assistant - he asked for assistants, p26
Doll - played with his ventriloquist's doll, p183
Evidence - he would have welcomed evidence p59
Insurance - some insurance company based in Belfast, p25
Keyboard - clicking furiously at the computer keyboard, p29
Rabbit - stood for a moment like a rabbit, p13
Himself - Jess Kidd 1/9
Arctic - he scaled the arctic landscape, p13
Cake - like a fortified wedding cake, p144
Seed - land without scud, take seed and grow, p58
Broken Ascension - Dave Walsh 1/9
Artifact - a real earth artifact, p15
Romantic - something romantic about being part of a crew, p2
Cinco de Mayhem - Ann Myers 1/11
Confident - my chic, confident girlfriends, p32
Massage - Don massaged his full line of facial hair, p72
Mayor - says the mayor backs him too, p7
Pineapple - pineapple and lime, p73
Record - Linda has a record, p245
Relish - I'd seen her eating it with relish, p204
Skid - I never heard a skid of brakes, p230
Vendor - forcing out long-time vendors, p4
Reading Up a Storm - Eva Gates 1/14
Ranger - I'm done being the Lone Ranger, p275
Trail - never a dull moment on the campaign trail, p154
Twist - gave the lock a satisfying twist, p12
Secret of the Gargoyles - Rebecca Chastain 1/15
Boost - and his magic boost never wavered, p6
All I Want for Christmas Eve - Olivia Noble 1/15
Parrot - I am not opposed to a parrot, p48
Under the Whispering Door - T.J. Klune 1/16
Pyramid - a gigantic mural of the pyramids, p43
Devil Days in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/19
Bouquet - a bouquet of flowers fell out, p149
Bracket - their positions bracketing the fireplace p274
Finish - did you finish your homework, p69
Rate - at this rate, a few more days, p292
Utilize - they can utilize for whatever reason, p217
The Langoliers - Stephen King 1/21
East coast - longest commercial runway on the East Coast, p52
Toaster - there was an old-fashioned two-slice toaster, p188
1Q84 - Haruki Murakami 1/25
Active - he actively explored that realm, p177
Deadline - not that I'm faced with any deadlines, p157
Exceptional - an exceptional but interesting episode in her life, p29
A Terrible Fall of Angels - Laurell K. Hamilton 1/27
Gather - what made you gather it as evidence, p164
The Dark Archive - Genevieve Cogman 1/28
Conditions - under the right conditions, p200
Optional - moral development is an optional extra, p283
Yews with Caution - Kate Collins 2/2
Qualify - wow, I had to qualify that, p221
Bonus list
Cinco de Mayhem - Ann Myers 1/11
Utility - a general utility knife, p196
Vengeful - V.E. Schwab 1/13
Nuance - no nuance, no blunt force p54
Reading Up a Storm - Eva Gates 1/14
Mission - I briefly considered giving up my mission, p255
Equal Parts - Emma Winters 1/16
Evacuate - everyone had been evacuated, p191
Under the Whispering Door - T.J. Klune 1/16
Scholarship - graciously provided her with a scholarship, p4
Devil Days in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/19
Committed - crimes that I'd supposedly committed, p106
A Yuletide Kiss - Madeline Hunter/Sabrina Jeffries/Mary Jo Putney 1/23
Authority - I have it on good authority, p68
1Q84 - Haruki Murakami 1/25
Forecast - I don't believe in coincidence or forecasts, p221
Playoffs - reached the quarterfinals of the national playoffs, p129
Last Guard - Nalini Singh 3/4
Riptide - had been dealing with a smaller riptide, p191
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
FINISHED WITH 49/50 WORDSThe Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLI
Duration: January 1 - March 31, 2022
Happy New Year, to each and every one of you!
Challenge rules:
• Welcome to Challenge #41!
• While you are fulfilling the requirements of your other challenges, be on the lookout for the following items - they may be on the cover or mentioned in the book. Most items are specific, but if in doubt about an item – just ask!
• You may use a book to fulfill multiple items (you do not have to read 50 books for this challenge...do not worry!)
• Books that are used must be read during the period of this challenge.
• When you find one of the items, list the Book Title and Author (or link the cover), date it, & rate it. Then specify where the item is found within the book and a blurb from the sentence. For audiobooks try to put the chapter if possible. If not, then at least let us know you got it from an audiobook.
BOOKS USED:
- Jenn McKinlay 01/02/22
Winnie Archer 01/07/22
Traci Wilton 01/13/22
Miranda James 01/19/22
Eva Gates 01/23/22
Dakota Cassidy 01/29/22
Megan Miranda 02/02/22
Jenn McKinlay 02/05/22
Ellie Alexander 02/09/22
Eva Gates 02/19/22
Deanna Chase 02/22/22
Nancy Warren 03/03/22The List:
☃️Active - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 44 “fifteen years of active duty.”
Adopt - No Cats Allowed pg. 12 “I had not encountered anyone unfriendly in the several years since I adopted himand started bringing him to my work with me.”
💖Arctic - Due or Die pg. 112 “brought hurricane force winds and arctic cold.”
☃️Artifact - Mrs. Morris and the Vampire pg. 195 “Peabody Essex Museum to house the artifacts as well as priceless objects”
☃️Assistant - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 27 “and cheated with his graduate assistant.”
☃️Boost - Read and Buried pg. 141 “would have been an invaluable boost to the professors’ efforts”
☃️Bouquet - Kneaded to Death pg. 159 “and she’d brought a bouquet of roses”
☃️Bracket - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 37 “Lindsey saw two deep dimples bracket his mouth.”
☃️Cake - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 45 “It had reminded Lindsey of a triple layer cake the first time she has seen it.”
☃️Conditions - Kneaded to Death pg. 79 “hoped for given the conditiond and my powerful camer lens.”
☃️Confident - Kneaded to Death pg. 124 the more confident I was”
💖Deadline - A Witch For Mr. Winter pg. 116 “If he has a hard deadline for the reservation, we won’t be able to commit.”
☃️Doll - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 170 “the odd collection of troll dolls,”
☃️East coast - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 7 “best clam chowder on the East Coast.”
☃️Evidence - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 74 “Even with evidence shoved under his nose.”
☃️Exceptional - Mrs. Morris and the Vampire pg. 57 exceptional skills”
☃️Finish - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 10 “I’m just going to finish our book talk,”
☃️Gather - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 8 “It’s perfect for little groups like the crafternoon club to gather.”
☃️Insurance - Mrs. Morris and the Vampire pg. 181 “Liability insurance is through the roof”
☃️Keyboard - Kneaded to Death pg. 20 “Emmaline’s fingers on her computer keyboard.”
☃️Massage - No Cats Allowed pg. 209 : I massaged the back of my neck as I regarded him.”
☃️Mayor - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 137 “the liaison from the mayor’s office.”
☃️Optional - Kneaded to Death pg. 181 “grated Gruyere cheese for garnishing (optional)”
☃️Parrot - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 11 “Beth’s colorful toy parrot,”
💖Pineapple - Due or Die pg. 54 “ecru afghan, crocheted in a pineapple pattern,”
☃️Pyramid - Kneaded to Death pg. 86 “the top of the Transamerica Pyramid in the city”
☃️Qualify - Kneaded to Death pg. 87 “if I’d had to qualify it, I’d say his smile was almost modest”
☃️Rabbit - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 3 “life-size mural of a rabbit warren”
Ranger
☃️Rate - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 67 “I’ll double your rate.”
☃️Record - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 9 “made a note on his record that he would pay”
☃️Relish - Kneaded to Death pg. 30 “and one that I didn’t relish receiving.”
☃️Romantic - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 22 “I want a romantic comedy”
☃️Seed - Kneaded to Death pg. 150 “of the three bowls of seeds I had set out.”
☃️Skid - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 138 “leaving behind some skid marks”
💖Toaster - The Girl from Widow Hills pg. 38 “the remnants in a toaster — and then it was gone.”
☃️Trail - Kneaded to Death pg, 8 “ letting the words trail away,”
☃️Twist - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 23 “Give it a twist,”
💖Utilize - Due or Die pg. 73 “there must be a way to utilize Ms. Cole’s unique skill set”
☃️Vendor - Mrs. Morris and the Vampire pg. 295 “Funky bars and vendors on the street.”
Bonus list:
☃️Authority - No Cats Allowed pg. 77 “Ford exuded authority and evidently even Oscar, brash as he was, knew when he shut up.”
☃️Committed - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 155 “your friend to have committed the murder.”
💖Evacuate - Meet Your Baker pg. 256 “If not, the entire town might have to be evacuated.”
☃️Forecast - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 134 “the local forecast began scrolling”
☃️Mission - Mrs. Morris and the Vampire pg. 37 “Her mission was the fresh brewed coffee”
☃️Nuance - The Accidental Werewolf pg. 85 “Marty could see every nuance of her hiding place.”
🍀Playoffs - Crochet and Cauldrons pg. 172 “Something about rival football teams and a playoff.”
💖Riptide - A Death Long Overdue pg. 113
“Waves along this stretch of the coast can be high and the riptide dangerous,”
☃️Scholarship - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 150 “and then got a scholarship to the New London School of Design.”
☃️Utility - Mrs. Morris and the Vampire pg. 173 “used for sewer pipes or utility lines.”
The Challenge Factory Factory Scavenger Hunt XLI
Duration: January 1 - March 31, 2022
Progress: 50 out of 50
Happy New Year, to each and every one of you!
Challenge rules:
• Welcome to Challenge #41!
• While you are fulfilling the requirements of your other challenges, be on the lookout for the following items - they may be on the cover or mentioned in the book. Most items are specific, but if in doubt about an item – just ask!
• You may use a book to fulfill multiple items (you do not have to read 50 books for this challenge...do not worry!)
• Books that are used must be read during the period of this challenge.
• When you find one of the items, list the Book Title and Author (or link the cover), date it, & rate it. Then specify where the item is found within the book and a blurb from the sentence. For audiobooks try to put the chapter if possible. If not, then at least let us know you got it from an audiobook.
The List
Gimme Some Sugar by Molly Harper - ***** - 3/10/2022 - 304 Pages
Active: "His sister, Marianne, had always said he had a savior complex, which could stem from having so many relatives living within throwing distance, not to mention growing up with an active alcoholic and a very ill child in the extended ..." Page 23
Adopt: "Margot had helped Tootie open Sackett County's first no-kill animal shelter to adopt ..." Page 93
Assistant: "I just hired him as my assistant.” Page 82
Bracket: "Her short dark-blond hair was swept back from her face, which had changed over the years, mostly in the frown lines etching deep brackets around her bright red cupid's bow of a mouth." Page 22
Cake: "Oh, also, she wanted to know if you would be interested in making her wedding cake.” Page 174
Confident: "I am confident there is nothing more dear to the female McCready hearts." Page 152
Doll: “When I was eight months pregnant with Sam, my dad gave me this awful Raggedy Andy doll that my mama had kept in storage for me, from when I was little." Page 245
Finish: "Instead, she said, “I've got all of the kitchen changes made, now I just have to finish prepping and painting the café area.” Page 8
Gather: "...she cried as he gathered his tools and backed out the door." Page 160
Insurance: "It had taken her months to sort through it all and arrive at a settlement with the insurance company, to zero out the accounts, to sell the house and the things they didn't need anymore, for her lawyer to reach a settlement with the ..." Page 41
Pyramid: "Her round face was capped with short, graying blond curls, fluffed into a sort of pyramid formation kept in place by careful and thorough application of Aqua Net." Page 81
Record: "After all, you told me that you haven't hung out with her in weeks. A new record, you said." Page 33
Romantic: "She said it would be romantic to take you out toward Crooked Ankle Inlet because you can see the sunset really well from here..." Page 201
Trail: "He rolled over her, sliding his hands up her thighs, leaving warm trails on her skin as they relaxed open." Page 207
Twist: "...Duffy was careful not to recoil as they twisted into his beard and pulled." Page 96
Authority: "He did not appreciate you questioning his authority.” Page 277
Committed: "Put your name on a bunch of loans! And when he cheats, don't leave, that's for quitters! It was like every time I felt any little twinge of uncertainty, my response was to digin deeper, to prove how 'committed' I was." Page 63
Mission: "So she'd left the antinuptial mission to Marianne and Donna ..." Page 58
Untamed by Glennon Doyle - **** - 3/9/2022 - 333 Pages
Conditions: "Maybe the truth is : World , you need my poetry I've got these conditions — anxiety , depression , addictionand they almost killed me." Page 281
Evidence: "All evidence to the contrary , I could imagine myself as Abby's partner." Page 64
Qualify: "We temper , qualify , and discount our opinions." Page 285
Ranger: "Then a park ranger walked by and asked , “ Need some help , sister?" Page 111
Rate: "It's making police officers kill black men at three times the rate of white men." Page 220
Scholarship: "Each time a friend tells me about the scholarship her kid got to college , I say , “ That's wonderful !” Page 287
Curse on the Land by Faith Hunter - ***** - 3/8/2022 - 328 Pages
Bouquet: "There were also fall flowers— sunflowers and mums—in a bouquet on the kitchen table." Page 8
Keyboard: "I tapped her keyboard." Page 289
Massage: "A foot massage might feel good about now." Page 76
Rabbit: "Safer than a running deer or rabbit.” Page 153
Seed: “You know how to encourage a seed to sprout.” Page 321
Skid: "There was a lack of tire skid marks." Page 275
Utilize: "That had been covered in Spook School too, but only for human teams, not in any way that I had been able to utilize or even make sense of for a paranormal unit." Page 179
Utility: "To the side of the crumbled wall, a gleam of yellow utility paint could be glimpsed beneath a mound of vines that ..." Page 230
Ghost of a Chance by Yasmine Galenorn - ***** - 3/7/2022 - 354 Pages
Artifact: "Somehow, Daniel had come across the artifact."
Boost: "I seldom used it except when things felt out of control, and then the heft of the blade, the feel of tradition, passed through the steel to calm and give me a boost of courage."
Exceptional: "Your wife is in exceptional health, if a little underweight."
Pineapple: "I scrubbed my skin with the loofah, hoping the bracing scents of ginger and pineapple would wake me up, but all they did was make me smell like a Hawaiian fruit basket." Page 105
Relish: "I suppose , after my reaction to Roy's defection , that it was obvious to the kids that I didn't relish being single , though I'd come ..." Page 17
Toaster: "Grumbling, I retreated to the kitchen and spread several slices of French bread with butter and Parmesan and popped it in the toaster oven."
Nuance: "The carving was so intricate that I could see every nuance, every curve was polished and glowing."
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann - ***** - 3/2/2022 - 338 Pages
Mayor: "As the mayor of Fairfax recalled , “ Roan considered W. K. Hale his best friend."
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave - ***** - 3/1/2022 - 320 Pages
Evacuate: "It was the type of rainstorm that didn't happen in Sausalito too often and it had forced us to evacuate our home, our floating home, due to flooding risks." Page 115
The Girl Who Lived Twice by David Lagercrantz - *** - 2/28/2022 - 368 Pages
Forecast: "It was the beginning of May and the forecast had been good, yet the weather turned to freezing towards the evening of the third."
Lucifer's Daughter by Eve Langlais - **** - 2/24/2022 - 312 Pages
Vendor: "In the distance, I could see people and vendors—in other words, safety."
The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye by David Lagercrantz - ***** - 2/23/2022 - 347 Pages
Deadline: "Olsen had no idea if it was because of her deadline, or whether she felt powerless."
East Coast: "This conclusion was later debunked, but by then it had become established among therapists on the East Coast."
The Burning Page by Genevieve Cogman - ***** - 2/21/2022 - 358 Pages
Optional: "And there was a note that the Librarian who'd done the research had been given the Potocki manuscript as an optional target..."
Year Zero by Rob Reid - ***** - 2/14/2022 - 364 Pages
Arctic: "Arctic evening be damned, it was mai tai weather in here— sultry and humid, with fertile scents percolating from a tropicaljungle of potted trees that ringed the dining area." Page 31
Parrot: "I was enjoying this and draining my glass (on the vague logic that fine bourbon must surely fight colds) when the parrot suddenly materialized on the coffee table." Page 68
When Life Gives You Lululemons by Lauren Weisberger - ***** - 3/10/2022 -
Playoffs: "First playoff game." p. 27
Riptide: "cold, unwelcome riptides." p. 213
Incredible Factory Scavenger Hung XLIBegins: 01Jan22 / Ends: 31March22
40 / 40 words found
10 / 10 BONUS words found
16 books read
Active - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 38 - "…what I consider active members."
Adopt - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 20 - "…trying to adopt the practices pose…"
Arctic - The View from Penthouse B ✔ – 04Apr22 - pg 148 - "…smoothies, arctic char, bacon…"
Artifact - The Masterpiece ✔ – 12Mar22 - pg 23 - "…the faded artifacts of students…"
Assistant - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 225 - "…his loyal assistant, who wouldn't…"
Boost - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 24 - "…more of a morale boost."
Bouquet - The Last Thing He Told Me ✔ – 22Mar22 - pg 169 - "…and lilies, a bouquet larger…"
Bracket - A Royal Pain ✔ – 08Apr22 - pg 272 - "…on one of those little brackets."
Cake - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 87 - "…serve red velvet cake instead of…"
Conditions - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 20 - "…in such imperfect conditions."
Confident - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 276 - "…and confident they were alone."
Deadline - The Masterpiece ✔ – 12Mar22 - pg 184 - "The deadline was the same time…"
Doll - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 64 - "Voodoo dolls and snakes and…"
East coast - The Thirteen Problems ✔ – 01Apr22 - pg 53 - "…was at a little east coast seaside…"
Evidence - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 5 - "…bears evidence of more than just.."
Exceptional - The Last Thing He Told Me ✔ – 22Mar22 - pg 120 - "…these are exceptional circumstances."
Finish - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 97 - "…great house to finish with tonight."
Gather - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 52 - "From what they could gather, white…"
Insurance - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 11 - "…that's insurance against the…"
Keyboard - The Masterpiece ✔ – 12Mar22 - pg 177 - "…hard on the keyboard when he…"
Massage - The Kindest Lie ✔ – 19Mar22 - pg 138 - "…her hand, massage her shoulders,…"
Mayor - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 18 - "…then Mayor Hartsfield, or his…"
Optional - The Heartbreak Bakery ✔ – 23Apr22 - pg 113 - "1 egg (strictly optional)"
Parrot - The Masterpiece ✔ – 12Mar22 - pg 111 = "…an enormous parrot perched…"
Pineapple - Katie and the Cupcake Cure ✔ – 08Feb22 - pg 44 - "…like pineapple upside-down cake."
Pyramid - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 229 - "…top of the pyramid, calling the…"
Qualify - Mansfield Park ✔ – 24Mar22 - pg 86 - "…well qualified to shew the house."
Rabbit - Life Among the Savages ✔ – 31Mar22 - pg 155 - "… girl dressed as a rabbit."
Ranger - Legacy ✔ – 01Mar22 - pg 259 - "Pink Power Ranger, Wonder Woman,…"
Rate - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 44 - "At this rate Letcher would be…"
Record - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 15 - "…no man with a criminal record…"
Relish - Five Days in London, May 1940 ✔ – 17Feb22 - pg 60 - "…his relish for back-room deals…"
Romantic - Five Days in London, May 1940 ✔ – 17Feb22 - pg 119 - "…rambling and romantic and…"
Seed - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 87 - "…instead of German poppy seed rolls, .."
Skid - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 239 - "…fresh black skid marks, no doubt…"
Toaster - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 251 - "…weren't behind the toaster, either."
Trail - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 10 - "…etching long trails in the gravel."
Twist - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 58 - "…history has a new twist in store."
Utilize - The Last Thing He Told Me ✔ – 22Mar22 - pg 19 - "…I try to utilize as an opportunity."
Vendor - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 372 - "…where vendors would hawk …"
Bonus list
Authority - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 39 - "We are the moral authority."
Committed - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 6 - "…must have committed to receive…"
Evacuate - Five Days in London, May 1940 ✔ – 17Feb22 - pg 44 - "…to stay on, not to evacuate."
Forecast - The Big Four ✔ – 12Mar22 - pg 115 - "Forecast the probable result…"
Mission - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 41 - "…stick to our mission and not…"
Nuance - The View from Penthouse B ✔ – 04Apr22 - pg 41 - "…was deaf to many nuances."
Playoffs - The View from Penthouse B ✔ – 04Apr22 - pg 145 - "…school's team in some playoff."
Riptide - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 164 - "…a riptide lying in wait beneath…"
Scholarship - The Kindest Lie ✔ – 19Mar22 - pg 34 - "…his college scholarship dreams…"
Utility - The Kindest Lie ✔ – 19Mar22 - pg 233 - "…the city utilities company, but they…"
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FINISHED -all wordsThe Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLI
Duration: January 1 - March 31, 2022
Thank you!
The List
Active “did you see any active service?” p.99 Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Adopt “I don’t know why they had to adopt metres per second…” p. 198 The Darkness KnowsArnaldur Indriðason 1.5.22
Arctic “to face the Arctic conditions outside.” p. 55 The Darkness Knows by Arnaldur Indriðason 1.5.22
Artifact "kick the offending artifact under the radiator" p. 69 The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James MacBride 1.23.22
Assistant “his father had been the assistant governor.” p. 11 Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Boost “Macon gave him a boost.” p. 17 The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler 1.8.22
Bouquet “I drew from the large bouquet of flowers.” p. 164Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Bracket "both of them bracketed the calls made in the week before" p. 149 Trace Elements by Donna Leon 1.17.22
Cake “more scrollwork than a five tier wedding cake” p 20Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Conditions “being treated in hospitals for this condition?” p155
Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Confident “the killer felt confident enough to pick up the body and take it away with him” p. 128 Metropolis by
Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Deadline “How would he meet his deadline?” p. 62 The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler 1.8.22
Doll “gray walls of the Russian-doll courtyards” p. 292 Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
East coast "replaced with a slight East coast whine" p. 80 The House at Sea's End by Elly Griffiths 2.27.22
Evidence "Then I brought the evidence back to the murder wagon. p. 79 Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Exceptional “it wouldn’t have been an exceptional amount” p. 103
The Burning by Jane Casey 2.12.22
Finish “they could easily finish off his career.” p. 89 Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Gather “a small crowd of bystanders started to gather.” p. 45Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Insurance “in 1928, a pistol was the best kind of life insurance you could buy.” p. 59 Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Keyboard “…pressed a button on the keyboard.” p. 245 The Darkness Knows by Arnaldur Indriðason 1.5.22
Massage “a course in massage at the Y.” p. 216 The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler 1.8.22
Mayor “We’ve also got meetings with the mayor.” p. 311 The Punishment She Deserves by Elizabeth George 1.11.22
Optional “thought an hotel ought to offer optional small animals.” p. p. 178 The Accidental Touristby Anne Tyler 1.8.22
Parrot“gray, brown, black, parrot green, …” p. 10 The Case of William Smith by Patricia Wentworth 1.30.22
Pineapple “whimsical drawings of pineapples.” p. 298 The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler 1.8.22
Pyramid “stacked up to make a fancy pyramid” p. 26 Bread Givers by Anzia Yezierska 1.26.22
Qualify “hardly felt qualified to judge her” p. 22 Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Rabbit “frightened half a dozen deer, observed rabbits…” p. 269The Punishment She Deserves by Elizabeth George 1.11.22
Ranger "The chief ranger said coverage is erratic on the island." p. 137 The Double Silence By Mari Jungstedt 1.19.22
Rate “politicians don’t think much of your clear-up rate.” p. 12
Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Record “fingerprints revealed she had a record for petty theft.” p. 10 Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Relish “goose, cranberry relish two kinds of potatoes, …” p. 258The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler 1.8.22
Romantic “Sounds very romantic.” p. 33 Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Seed “Macon thought of a seed pod bursting open.” p. 174
The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler 1.8.22
Skid “when the car went into a skid” p. 18 Jigsaw by Ed McBain 2.2.22
Toaster “fumbling for the salt and forgetting how the toaster worked.” p. 124 The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler 1.8.22
Trail “the trail finally went cold.” p. 42 Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Twist “by a twist of fate…” p. 212 The Darkness Knows by Arnaldur Indriðason 1.5.22
Utilize “Soviet intelligence utilized a two-step process” p. 527 All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler by Rebecca Donner 2.9.22
Vendor "The sausage vendor in front of Silesian station is usually good for a toot" p. 44 Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Bonus list
Authority “No, sir I have no problem with authority.” p. 8 Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Committed “mostly these were committed by drunken men who came home.” p. 3 Metropolis by Philip Kerr
1.2.22
Evacuate “there are Moroccans from the 1950s who were evacuated from the transit camp in Talipot.” p. 96 Bethlehem Road Murder by Batya Gur 2.5.22
Forecast “She had decided in the teeth of the weather forecast it was going to be rough and had taken a pill.” p. 41 Singing in the Shrouds by Ngaio Marsh 1.14.22
Mission “Before I left to begin my mission…” p. 223 Metropolis by Philip Kerr 1.2.22
Nuance “with descriptive detail and emotional nuance…” p. 4 The Punishment She Deserves by Elizabeth George 1.11.22
Playoffs “naturally there was a Yankee playoff game on the room’s television.” p. 237 The Burning by Jane Casey 2.12.22
Riptide "Atlantic rollers can hide some fearsome riptides" Loc 2190 Lonely Planet Morocco by Jessica Lee 3.18.22
Scholarship “or won a college scholarship?” p. 159 The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler 1.8.22
Utility “Miss Silver herself in a utility silk purchased in the last year of the war” p. 54 The Case of William Smith by Patricia Wentworth 1.30.22
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The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLI
Duration: January 1 - March 31, 2022
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FINISHED WITH 49/50 WORDSThe Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLI
Duration: January 1 - March 31, 2022
Happy New Year, to each and every one of you!
Challenge rules:
• Welcome to Challenge #41!
• While you are fulfilling the requirements of your other challenges, be on the lookout for the following items - they may be on the cover or mentioned in the book. Most items are specific, but if in doubt about an item – just ask!
• You may use a book to fulfill multiple items (you do not have to read 50 books for this challenge...do not worry!)
• Books that are used must be read during the period of this challenge.
• When you find one of the items, list the Book Title and Author (or link the cover), date it, & rate it. Then specify where the item is found within the book and a blurb from the sentence. For audiobooks try to put the chapter if possible. If not, then at least let us know you got it from an audiobook.
BOOKS USED:
- Jenn McKinlay 01/02/22
Winnie Archer 01/07/22
Traci Wilton 01/13/22
Miranda James 01/19/22
Eva Gates 01/23/22
Dakota Cassidy 01/29/22
Megan Miranda 02/02/22
Jenn McKinlay 02/05/22
Ellie Alexander 02/09/22
Eva Gates 02/19/22
Deanna Chase 02/22/22
Nancy Warren 03/03/22The List:
☃️Active - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 44 “fifteen years of active duty.”
Adopt - No Cats Allowed pg. 12 “I had not encountered anyone unfriendly in the several years since I adopted himand started bringing him to my work with me.”
💖Arctic - Due or Die pg. 112 “brought hurricane force winds and arctic cold.”
☃️Artifact - Mrs. Morris and the Vampire pg. 195 “Peabody Essex Museum to house the artifacts as well as priceless objects”
☃️Assistant - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 27 “and cheated with his graduate assistant.”
☃️Boost - Read and Buried pg. 141 “would have been an invaluable boost to the professors’ efforts”
☃️Bouquet - Kneaded to Death pg. 159 “and she’d brought a bouquet of roses”
☃️Bracket - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 37 “Lindsey saw two deep dimples bracket his mouth.”
☃️Cake - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 45 “It had reminded Lindsey of a triple layer cake the first time she has seen it.”
☃️Conditions - Kneaded to Death pg. 79 “hoped for given the conditiond and my powerful camer lens.”
☃️Confident - Kneaded to Death pg. 124 the more confident I was”
💖Deadline - A Witch For Mr. Winter pg. 116 “If he has a hard deadline for the reservation, we won’t be able to commit.”
☃️Doll - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 170 “the odd collection of troll dolls,”
☃️East coast - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 7 “best clam chowder on the East Coast.”
☃️Evidence - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 74 “Even with evidence shoved under his nose.”
☃️Exceptional - Mrs. Morris and the Vampire pg. 57 exceptional skills”
☃️Finish - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 10 “I’m just going to finish our book talk,”
☃️Gather - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 8 “It’s perfect for little groups like the crafternoon club to gather.”
☃️Insurance - Mrs. Morris and the Vampire pg. 181 “Liability insurance is through the roof”
☃️Keyboard - Kneaded to Death pg. 20 “Emmaline’s fingers on her computer keyboard.”
☃️Massage - No Cats Allowed pg. 209 : I massaged the back of my neck as I regarded him.”
☃️Mayor - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 137 “the liaison from the mayor’s office.”
☃️Optional - Kneaded to Death pg. 181 “grated Gruyere cheese for garnishing (optional)”
☃️Parrot - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 11 “Beth’s colorful toy parrot,”
💖Pineapple - Due or Die pg. 54 “ecru afghan, crocheted in a pineapple pattern,”
☃️Pyramid - Kneaded to Death pg. 86 “the top of the Transamerica Pyramid in the city”
☃️Qualify - Kneaded to Death pg. 87 “if I’d had to qualify it, I’d say his smile was almost modest”
☃️Rabbit - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 3 “life-size mural of a rabbit warren”
Ranger
☃️Rate - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 67 “I’ll double your rate.”
☃️Record - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 9 “made a note on his record that he would pay”
☃️Relish - Kneaded to Death pg. 30 “and one that I didn’t relish receiving.”
☃️Romantic - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 22 “I want a romantic comedy”
☃️Seed - Kneaded to Death pg. 150 “of the three bowls of seeds I had set out.”
☃️Skid - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 138 “leaving behind some skid marks”
💖Toaster - The Girl from Widow Hills pg. 38 “the remnants in a toaster — and then it was gone.”
☃️Trail - Kneaded to Death pg, 8 “ letting the words trail away,”
☃️Twist - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 23 “Give it a twist,”
💖Utilize - Due or Die pg. 73 “there must be a way to utilize Ms. Cole’s unique skill set”
☃️Vendor - Mrs. Morris and the Vampire pg. 295 “Funky bars and vendors on the street.”
Bonus list:
☃️Authority - No Cats Allowed pg. 77 “Ford exuded authority and evidently even Oscar, brash as he was, knew when he shut up.”
☃️Committed - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 155 “your friend to have committed the murder.”
💖Evacuate - Meet Your Baker pg. 256 “If not, the entire town might have to be evacuated.”
☃️Forecast - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 134 “the local forecast began scrolling”
☃️Mission - Mrs. Morris and the Vampire pg. 37 “Her mission was the fresh brewed coffee”
☃️Nuance - The Accidental Werewolf pg. 85 “Marty could see every nuance of her hiding place.”
🍀Playoffs - Crochet and Cauldrons pg. 172 “Something about rival football teams and a playoff.”
💖Riptide - A Death Long Overdue pg. 113
“Waves along this stretch of the coast can be high and the riptide dangerous,”
☃️Scholarship - Books Can Be Deceiving pg. 150 “and then got a scholarship to the New London School of Design.”
☃️Utility - Mrs. Morris and the Vampire pg. 173 “used for sewer pipes or utility lines.”
Finished with 49/50.The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLI
January 1 - March 31, 2022
Found: 40/40
Bonus List: 9/10
Not Pretending Anymore | Penelope Ward - Jan 10
Active: p. 256 - It was a very active lifestyle.
Bouquet: p. 62 - carrying an enormous bouquet of flowers.
Never Let You Go | Katy Regnery - Jan 11
Pineapple: loc. 7950 - lip gloss that tasted like pineapple.
Skid: loc. 7600 - "…You're real good at getting skid marks out of your tighty whities."
Twist: loc. 1711 - making him twist slightly and gasp in pain
BONUS - Nuance: loc. 2851 - he could read every nuance of her tone
Cotillion | Georgette Heyer - Jan 13
Adopt: p. 47 - "Can't think why he did adopt you"
Arctic: p. 72 - encountering the arctic temperature of her chamber
Assistant: p. 74 - He was the apothecary's assistant.
Cake: p. 246 - every variety of cake and sweetmeat
Conditions: p. 24 - have been reared in such conditions as we will not dwell
Doll: p. 184 - Mended a doll for her once
Evidence: p. 61 - as though he doubted the evidence of his eyes.
Finish: p. 14 - He did not finish his sentence
Gather: p. 48 - A frown began to gather on his brow.
Qualify: p. 124 - for a young lady of quality about to come-out
Rabbit: p. 160 - in the fashion of a rabbit hotly pursued by a terrier
Record: p. 111 - heard of his breakin a record in a racin-curricle
Relish: p. 26 - "…However little you may relish the manner of my uncle's proposals…"
Seed: p. 223 - certainly sowed a seed of doubt in his mind
Vendor: p. 143 - from Carlton House to an itinerant vendor of hot pies.
BONUS - Authority: p. 64 - said Freddy, speaking with authority.
BONUS - Mission: p. 22 - Lord Dolphinton, his mission honorably discharged
BONUS - Scholarship: p. 30 - "Much good will your scholarship do you ..."
The Westing Game | Ellen Raskin - Jan 18
Exceptional: p. 105 - "Rosalie was an exceptional child…."
Insurance: p. 69 - in order to collect on the insurance.
Parrot: p. 183 - "The something-Christos parrot, I like that"
Pathfinder's Way | T.A. White - Jan 20
Bracket: p. 95 - his mouth was bracketed by permanent frown lines.
Pyramid: p. 139 - They were assembled into a pyramid, and a short
The Summer Proposal | Vi Keeland - Jan 25
Confident: p. 83 - "Pretty confident of yourself."
Deadline: p. 107 - "… We're on a tight deadline with the printer."
East coast: p. 30 - Then moved to the East Coast to play for Boston University.
Massage: p. - 126 all the physical therapists and massage therapists who have worked
Romantic: p. 164 - though something a little more romantic might be in order
BONUS - Committed: p. 195 - but neither of us committed to when that might be
BONUS - Playoffs: p. 31 - We made the playoffs my rookie year.
The Long-Forgotten Winter King | Annette Marie - Jan 29
Artifact: p. 44 - Why would a witch child need such a powerful Artifact?
Boost: p. 204 - fae who are close to us and attuned to our auras get a boost
Keyboard: p. 27 - He typed on the keyboard, clicked on the mouse
Ranger: p. 20 - beside Dominique and Greta's old Ranger.
Rate: p. 189 - but my heart rate picked up even as
Trail: p. 115 - a near-invisible trail that hadn't been used in at least a decade
Utilize: p. 60 - "… but you should at least use basic aura reflection…"
The Anthropocene Reviewed | John Green - Feb 5
Optional: p. 38 - almost as if art isn't optional for humans.
BONUS - Utility: p. 56 - the plant is of limited utility to humans
Hilda and the Midnight Giant | Luke Pearson - Feb 7
Mayor: p. 10 - "I'll arrange a meeting with the mayor of the town …"
Servant Mage | Kate Elliott - Feb 18
BONUS - Evacuate: p. 62 - "We have orders to evacuate newborns."
Still Life | Louise Penny - Feb 25
BONUS - Forecast: p. 154 - "I hope it's not a weather forecast." Gamache grinned.
The Eyre Affair | Jasper Fforde - Feb 28
Toaster: p. 99 - I blinked again and could see a toaster.
Bonus list
Riptide
Update message # 13 - Challenge completed - 11Apr22Incredible Factory Scavenger Hung XLI
Begins: 01Jan22 / Ends: 31March22
40 / 40 words found
10 / 10 BONUS words found
15 books read
Active - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 38 - "…what I consider active members."
Adopt - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 20 - "…trying to adopt the practices pose…"
Arctic - The View from Penthouse B ✔ – 04Apr22 - pg 148 - "…smoothies, arctic char, bacon…"
Artifact - The Masterpiece ✔ – 12Mar22 - pg 23 - "…the faded artifacts of students…"
Assistant - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 225 - "…his loyal assistant, who wouldn't…"
Boost - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 24 - "…more of a morale boost."
Bouquet - The Last Thing He Told Me ✔ – 22Mar22 - pg 169 - "…and lilies, a bouquet larger…"
Bracket - A Royal Pain ✔ – 08Apr22 - pg 272 - "…on one of those little brackets."
Cake - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 87 - "…serve red velvet cake instead of…"
Conditions - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 20 - "…in such imperfect conditions."
Confident - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 276 - "…and confident they were alone."
Deadline - The Masterpiece ✔ – 12Mar22 - pg 184 - "The deadline was the same time…"
Doll - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 64 - "Voodoo dolls and snakes and…"
East coast - The Thirteen Problems ✔ – 01Apr22 - pg 53 - "…was at a little east coast seaside…"
Evidence - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 5 - "…bears evidence of more than just.."
Exceptional - The Last Thing He Told Me ✔ – 22Mar22 - pg 120 - "…these are exceptional circumstances."
Finish - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 97 - "…great house to finish with tonight."
Gather - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 52 - "From what they could gather, white…"
Insurance - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 11 - "…that's insurance against the…"
Keyboard - The Masterpiece ✔ – 12Mar22 - pg 177 - "…hard on the keyboard when he…"
Massage - The Kindest Lie ✔ – 19Mar22 - pg 138 - "…her hand, massage her shoulders,…"
Mayor - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 18 - "…then Mayor Hartsfield, or his…"
Optional - Things My Son Needs to Know About the World ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 190 - "…the option of pulling it…"
Parrot - The Masterpiece ✔ – 12Mar22 - pg 111 = "…an enormous parrot perched…"
Pineapple - Katie and the Cupcake Cure ✔ – 08Feb22 - pg 44 - "…like pineapple upside-down cake."
Pyramid - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 229 - "…top of the pyramid, calling the…"
Qualify - Mansfield Park ✔ – 24Mar22 - pg 86 - "…well qualified to shew the house."
Rabbit - Life Among the Savages ✔ – 31Mar22 - pg 155 - "… girl dressed as a rabbit."
Ranger - Legacy ✔ – 01Mar22 - pg 259 - "Pink Power Ranger, Wonder Woman,…"
Rate - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 44 - "At this rate Letcher would be…"
Record - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 15 - "…no man with a criminal record…"
Relish - Five Days in London, May 1940 ✔ – 17Feb22 - pg 60 - "…his relish for back-room deals…"
Romantic - Five Days in London, May 1940 ✔ – 17Feb22 - pg 119 - "…rambling and romantic and…"
Seed - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 87 - "…instead of German poppy seed rolls, .."
Skid - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 239 - "…fresh black skid marks, no doubt…"
Toaster - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 251 - "…weren't behind the toaster, either."
Trail - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 10 - "…etching long trails in the gravel."
Twist - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 58 - "…history has a new twist in store."
Utilize - The Last Thing He Told Me ✔ – 22Mar22 - pg 19 - "…I try to utilize as an opportunity."
Vendor - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 372 - "…where vendors would hawk …"
Bonus list
Authority - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 39 - "We are the moral authority."
Committed - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 6 - "…must have committed to receive…"
Evacuate - Five Days in London, May 1940 ✔ – 17Feb22 - pg 44 - "…to stay on, not to evacuate."
Forecast - The Big Four ✔ – 12Mar22 - pg 115 - "Forecast the probable result…"
Mission - Lightning Men ✔ – 06Mar22 - pg 41 - "…stick to our mission and not…"
Nuance - The View from Penthouse B ✔ – 04Apr22 - pg 41 - "…was deaf to many nuances."
Playoffs - The View from Penthouse B ✔ – 04Apr22 - pg 145 - "…school's team in some playoff."
Riptide - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 164 - "…a riptide lying in wait beneath…"
Scholarship - The Kindest Lie ✔ – 19Mar22 - pg 34 - "…his college scholarship dreams…"
Utility - The Kindest Lie ✔ – 19Mar22 - pg 233 - "…the city utilities company, but they…"
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Books mentioned in this topic
When Life Gives You Lululemons (other topics)Sanctuary Cove (other topics)
Sugar And Spice And Not So Nice (other topics)
All Dressed Up and No Place to Haunt (other topics)
The Heartbreak Bakery (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Lauren Weisberger (other topics)Penelope Ward (other topics)
Georgette Heyer (other topics)
T.A. White (other topics)
Katy Regnery (other topics)
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Duration: January 1 - March 31, 2022
Happy New Year, to each and every one of you!
Challenge rules:
• Welcome to Challenge #41!
• While you are fulfilling the requirements of your other challenges, be on the lookout for the following items - they may be on the cover or mentioned in the book. Most items are specific, but if in doubt about an item – just ask!
• You may use a book to fulfill multiple items (you do not have to read 50 books for this challenge...do not worry!)
• Books that are used must be read during the period of this challenge.
• When you find one of the items, list the Book Title and Author (or link the cover), date it, & rate it. Then specify where the item is found within the book and a blurb from the sentence. For audiobooks try to put the chapter if possible. If not, then at least let us know you got it from an audiobook.
The List
Active
Adopt
Arctic
Artifact
Assistant
Boost
Bouquet
Bracket
Cake
Conditions
Confident
Deadline
Doll
East coast
Evidence
Exceptional
Finish
Gather
Insurance
Keyboard
Massage
Mayor
Optional
Parrot
Pineapple
Pyramid
Qualify
Rabbit
Ranger
Rate
Record
Relish
Romantic
Seed
Skid
Toaster
Trail
Twist
Utilize
Vendor
Bonus list
Authority
Committed
Evacuate
Forecast
Mission
Nuance
Playoffs
Riptide
Scholarship
Utility
Good Luck & Happy Hunting!
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