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Scavenger Hunt XLIIApril-June
Progress: 43/50
The List
✅ Adequate: "Now that there's adequate light" - p 91, Gild
✅ Ale: "They want more ale" - p 327, Gild
✅ Amber: "her sister queen Amber died" - p 55, The Cloud Roads
✅ Ambient: "the warm ambient glow" - p 106, The Maid
✅ Base: "never gotten to second base" - p 61, Looking for Alaska
✅ Batter: "the aroma of batter" - p 236, Running Wild
✅ Bronze: "...not until I notice the bronze wall sconces..." - p 401, Rhapsodic
✅ Cactus: "like a metal cactus" - p 93, Glint
✅ Casino: "The casino called" - p 6, Book of Night
✅ Cottage: "The wind whirled down the tunnel of Cottage Street" - p 10, Book of Night
✅ Cream: "...looks like the cat who got the bowl of cream" - p 41, Gild
✅ Degree: "it required a huge degree of trust" - p 93, Not the Witch You Wed
✅ Delicate: "the delicate prism of colors" - p 96, Glint
✅ Den: "this depraved den" - chapter 21, 4 minutes, Spell Sweeper
✅ Destiny: "you're movies and destiny" - p 375, One Last Stop
✅ Drool: "...not to drool", chapter 11/3 minutes, Holiday in Death
✅ Endless: "nothing but endless, barren slopes" - p 158, The Cloud Roads
✅ Fade: "preparing to fade into the crowd" - p 76, The Cloud Roads
✅ Flamingo: "pink button-down and flamingo tie" - p 56, Looking for Alaska
✅ Generation: "Our last generation didn't produce enough." - p 25, The Cloud Roads
✅ Helicopter: "The all black helicopter" - p 104, Love in Spades
✅ Hollow: "his lips poised at the hollow of my throat" - p 156, Gild
✅ Huff: "There was a huff" - p 122, Luna and the Lie
✅ Lawyer: "before I talk to my lawyer" - chapter 13, 11 minutes, Holiday in Death
✅ Logical: "it wasn't logical or fair" - p 167, The Cloud Roads
✅ Mouse: "It's timid and quiet like a skittish mouse" - p 98, Gild
✅ Podium: "plunked on the podium next to Violet" - p 315, Not the Witch You Wed
✅ Pond: "like a rock settling at the bottom of a pond" - p 46, Gild
✅ Rebellion: "Moon tensed in rebellion" - p 141, The Cloud Roads
✅ Risk: "we risk more exposure" - p 229, Gild
✅ Speed limit: "a speed that was definitely not the legal speed limit" - p 40, Things We Never Got Over
✅ Stake; "pounding a big metal stake into the ground" - p 16, The Cloud Roads
✅ Tea: "It reminds me of the gold tea set" - p 85, Gild
✅ Trailer: "The Colonel's mom lived in a trailer" - p 90, Looking for Alaska
Tranquil
✅ Tuna: "he took another bite of his tuna sandwich" - p 29, Luna and the Lie
✅ Twitch: "suppressing the urge to shiver and twitch" - p 64, The Cloud Roads
✅ Umbrella: "The umbrella was the only thing" - p 86, Love in Spades
✅ Wallpaper: "backs against the plum-colored wallpaper" - p 439, Glint
✅ Walnut: "dark leather and polished walnut" - p 140, The Maid
Bonus list
✅ Affront: "Henri seemed personally affronted" - p 237, One for All
Bayou
Cannon
✅ Conform: "The first is we can conform." - p 311, Glint
✅ Gallant: "a gallant bow" - p 244, The Duchess Deal
✅ Gawk: "He didn't gawk" - p 137, Glint
✅ Ice Sculpture: "my focus is on the ice sculptures in the courtyard" - p 383, Gild
Trough
Tureen
Wire coat hanger
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The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLIIDuration: April 1 - June 30, 2022
Found 6/50
The List
Adequate
Ale
Amber
Ambient
✔Base The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse pg 60 "Her head is starting to throb: a dull beat at the base of her neck."
Batter
Bronze
Cactus
Casino
Cottage
Cream
Degree
Delicate
Den
Destiny
Drool
✔Endless The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse pg 64 "Spent hours staring out at the beach, endless cups of tea growing cold in her hand."
Fade
Flamingo
Generation
✔Helicopter The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse pg 85 "There's a helicopter hovering in the sky."
✔Hollow The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse pg 133 "Not only that, his eyes...they're empty, she thinks, panicking. Hollow."
Huff
Lawyer
Logical
Mouse
Podium
Pond
Rebellion
✔Risk The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse pg 134 "Tell him what she really came here for, or she's at risk of losing him."
Speed limit
✔Stake
Tea The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse pg 64 "Spent hours staring out at the beach, endless cups of tea growing cold in her hand."
Trailer
Tranquil
Tuna
Twitch
Umbrella
Wallpaper
Walnut
Bonus list
Affront
Bayou
Cannon
Conform
Gallant
Gawk
Ice Sculpture
Trough
Tureen
Wire coat hanger
Mod
There is not a maximum of words per book. If you find one book with all of the words, I will officially declare you my hero! (Dictionary does not count. ;-) )
*****COMPLETED 2/10/23***** LAST WORD="AMBIENT"316 days; last word="ambient"; 50 words; 20 sources; .158 wpd; 2.500 wps.
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLII
Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2022
Found 50/50 (42/50 as of 6/30/22)
The List
✔Adequate-p.275-The Sirens of Titan-"It was adequate for short hops..." 5/18/22
✔Ale-p.92- Greenwich Killing Time-"...I agreed and ordered a Bass ale..."4/28/22
✔Amber-p.4- The Red Badge of Courage-"A river,amber tinted in the shadow of its banks, purled..." 5/1/22
✔Ambient-p.120-Trouble in Nuala-"Of course,once the body has reached ambient temperature..." 2/10/23
✔Base-p.142-The Year of Magical Thinking-"...narrowed through the rocks at the base of the point."4/7/22
✔Batter-p.171-Baking Cakes in Kigali-"...regretting that she had brought the batter from home already mixed..." 4/24/22
✔Bronze-p.78-Greenwich Killing Time-"...because many of the little bronze plates were deliberately vague..." 4/28/22
✔Cactus-p.79-The Ministry of Flowers-"My catcus reminds me it too is alive..." 6/2/22
✔Casino-p.50-Greenwich Killing Time-"...everybody looked like gray people in a gray casino." 4/28/22
✔Cottage-p.140-The Able McLaughlins-"...the men had rushed into her cottage ..." 4/21/22
✔Cream-p.39-Greenwich Killing Time-"He or she belonged to the cream of the criminal class." 4/27/22
✔Degree-p.52-You’ve Got Murder-"...getting his English lit degree and taking the copy editor's job at UL." 4/3/22
✔Delicate-Kindle loc.14693-The Vicomte de Bragelonne-"It is of no use being delicate with me..."
✔Den-p.148- The Seven Wonders-"...and I had discovered in the witch's den on the Slope of Sisyphus..."7/6/22
✔Destiny-Kindle loc. 13398- The Vicomte de Bragelonne-"But he was not willing, his destiny prevailed..." 4/16/22
✔Drool-p.32-Fairytales for Lost Children-"...and blood oozed from his mouth like drool." 5/27/22
✔Endless-p.6-The Red Badge of Courage-"...clay and sticks made endless threats to set ablaze..." 5/1/22
✔Fade-p.29-The Seven Wonders-"...the sky, whicj was beginning to fade as twilight..." 7/3/22
✔Flamingo-7-Fairytales for Lost Children-"...shirts the colors of flamingoes..." 6/27/22
✔Generation-p.263-The Able McLaughlins-"...living not dying, full of strength and generations,while that man..." 4/22/22
✔Helicopter-p.16-Baking Cakes in Kigali-"'That's where those American helicopters were shot down, isnt it'"-4/23/22
✔Hollow-p.142-The Able McLaughlins-"He had found her lying there,hollow eyed, exhausted..." 4/21/22
✔Huff-unpaginated- The One Hundred Nights of Hero-"So let's see...Where were we...Huff!" 6/4/22
✔Lawyer-p.119-You’ve Got Murder-"Only one of them, a lawyer, was on my suspect list..." 4/3/22
✔Logical-p.248- You’ve Got Murder-"...no amount of logical debate was going to win Zack over..." 4/5/22
✔Mouse-p.137-You’ve Got Murder-"...look of cats waiting outside a mouse hole." 4/3/22
✔Podium-p.100-The Ministry of Flowers-"...telling us to move to that podium..." 6/2/22
✔Pond-p.169-Baking Cakes in Kigali-"...startled frogs leaping into a still pond." 4/24/22
✔Rebellion-Kindle loc.13939-The Vicomte de Bragelonne-"The place is, then, as you know, determined upon rebellion?" 4/17/22
✔Risk-Kindle loc. 14266- The Vicomte de Bragelonne- ...see that Biscarrat ran much risk in the enterprise..." 4/17/22
✔Speed limit-p.44-Red Lights-"Don't exceed the speed limit."6/25/22
✔Stake-p.97-The Sirens of Titan-"Even the man at the stake was standing at attention." 5/12/22
✔Tea-p.171-You’ve Got Murder-"...distinctly out of place next to the tea cozy..."
✔Trailer-p.104-The Collector of Treasures and Other Botswana Village Tales-"...who owned a tractor with a trailer."6/15/22
✔Tranquil-Kindle loc 15814-The Vicomte de Bragelonne-"Then, being more tranquil, he turned..." 4/18/22
✔Tuna-p.98-Greenwich Killing Time-"I fed the cat some tuna..."4/29/22
✔Twitch-p.18- Greenwich Killing Time-"...If he had a little facial tic or maybe a discernible twitch to his body you could be sure..." 4/27/22
✔Umbrella-p.51-The Year of Magical Thinking-"...mornings in Paris showed an umbrella icon. 4/4/22
✔Wallpaper- p.243-You’ve Got Murder-"...scenes many office workers use as screen savers or wallpaper." 4/5/22
✔Walnut-p.71-The Able McLaughlins-"...brought two heavy chairs he had made the winter before from walnut." 4/20/22
Bonus list
✔Affront-p.5- The Red Badge of Courage-"He took the matter as an affront to him." 5/1/22
✔Bayou-p.106-Leaves of Grass-"...on all the beaches and bayous of the Mississippi!" 11/18/22
✔Cannon-Kindle loc.13747-The Vicomte de Bragelonne-"...artillerymen, placed behind the large cannon bedded in their stone..." 4/17/22
✔Conform-p.106-Books Promiscuously Read: Reading as a Way of Life-"...without asking it to conform to our own feelings..."7/1/22
✔Gallant-Kindle loc.13579-The Vicomte de Bragelonne-"...the man who conducts himself thus is a gallant man..." 4/16/22
✔Gawk-p.56- The Summer Friend-"Tourists sometimes go down there to gawk..." 7/29/22
✔Ice Sculpture-p.265-Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire-"'At ze Palace of Beauxbatons we 'ave ice sculptures...'" 10/17/22
✔Trough-p.4-The Red Badge of Courage-" ...which were growing from long troughs of liquid mud..." 5/1/22
✔Tureen-p.166-The Summer Friend-"...a model ship, a Mother Goose soup tureen..." 8/4/22
✔Wire coat hanger-p.141- The Cement Garden-"On the floor were Coca-Cola tins...several wire coat hangers, a box..." 6/24/22
Deb wrote: "Bobbi wrote: "Is there a maximum number of words per book?"There is not a maximum of words per book. If you find one book with all of the words, I will officially declare you my hero! (Dictionary..."
Oh, dang, now I want to try haha. Thank you!
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XLII Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2022
READ: 50/50
Lipstick & Lattes - Tracy Krimmer 4/1
Pond - a small pond was hidden within the field, p114
A Fate of Wrath & Flame - K.A. Tucker 4/3
Adequate - you look more than adequate today, p466
Ale - from frivolous celebration and too much ale, p1
Bronze - to the ones with bronze bison's horns, p236
Cream - skims over the gauzy cream gown, p307
Degree - to a certain degree, p345
Delicate - embroidered with delicate gold flowers, p175
Hollow - a hollow nothingness, p9
Rebellion - uprisings and rebellions stir, p211
Risk - it always carries risk, p160
Stake - they burn witches at the stake, p39
Twitch - like he's waiting for a twitch or clue, p106
Umbrella - there's an umbrella under my seat, p22
Key to Conflict - Talia Gryphon 4/5
Amber - under that amber gaze, loc695
Cottage - toward a cottage with the porch light lit, loc151
Endless - the endless nights alone, loc2256
Helicopter - Aleksei had a private helicopter and jet, loc1695
Logical - demonstrations of logical behavior, loc494
The Second Blind Son - Amy Harmon 4/6
Destiny - it was his destiny, p267
Tea - hot tea in their cups, p34
Kindred Spirits - C.B. Scott 4/6
Casino - no casino towers, p51
Last Licks - Cynthia Baxter 4/7
Walnut - honey lavender and banana walnut bread pudding, p19
Reptile Memoirs - Silje Ulstein 4/7
Mouse - making little puckered kissing noises at the mouse, p34
Wallpaper - a wall covered in flowered wallpaper, p151
Murder with Lemon Tea Cakes - Karen Rose Smith 4/8
Batter - as she mixed up batter for chocolate raspberry scones, p82
Flamingo - the rainbow flamingo was her favorite, p201
Lawyer - he was going to see his lawyer, p15
The Shadow People - Graham Masterton 4/8
Den - might be able to find their den, p268
A Trail Through Time - Jodi Taylor 4/9
Tranquil - an atmosphere of tranquil contemplation, p69
Gallant - V.E. Schwab 4/10
Base - mounted to the base of every frame, p82
Huff - she booms in a breathless huff, p6
Nothing Bundt Trouble - Ellie Alexander 4/10
Drool - and drool-worthy desserts, p6
Generation - it was fun to watch generations of families, p31
Magic for Nothing - Seanan McGuire 4/11
Speed limit - obey the speed limit, p268
Savage - Robyn Wideman 4/14
Cactus - sp9otting a patch of morning flower cactus, loc2053
Lowcountry Boil - Susan M. Boyer 4/17
Trailer - locate a trailer missing from a trailer park, p15
Tuna - that called to mind a freshly caught tuna, p20
The Atlas Six - Olivie Blake 4/19
Fade - after her beauty fades away, p260
The Burning Pages - Paige Shelton 4/22
Podium - sitting at a table near a podium, p77
Gemina - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff 5/1
Ambient - a best friend who raises the ambient temperature 2 degrees, p26
Bonus list
A Fate of Wrath & Flame - K.A. Tucker 4/3
Trough - at the trough like a barn animal, p389
Key to Conflict - Talia Gryphon 4/5
Cannon - the little terrors were the cannon fodder, loc4429
Reptile Memoirs - Silje Ulstein 4/7
Gawk - to imprison and gawk at other creatures, p99
Sinister - Jana Deleon 4/12
Bayou - the creatures in the bayou, p29
Southern Spirits - Angie Fox 4/16
Gallant - he wasn't above being gallant, p148
The Atlas Six - Olivie Blake 4/19
Conform - not conform to them, p240
The Cartographers - Peng Shepherd 5/8
Affront - no affront at the inaccuracy, p172
Pleading the Fish - Bree Baker 5/14
Ice Sculpture - ice sculptures are popular at indoor venues, p12
Resurrection Bay - Emma Viskic 5/22
Wire coat hanger - with a wire coat hanger in the shape of Australia, p211
Gunpowder Alchemy - Jeannie Lin 6/6
Tureen - spotting a smaller tureen by the stove, loc1347
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Mod
Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2022
The List
Ambient
Cactus
Tranquil
Bonus List
Bayou
Gallant
Tureen
Bonus Carryover
39B Parfait
Words found
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Bonus Words found
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Books used
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5*041022
4*042022 
3*042122
4*042522
4*042922
3*050222
4*050822
4*051622
4*051722
5*060222
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLIIDuration: April 1 - June 30, 2022
Found 0/50
Adequate"Caspar's vocabularly wasn't reakkt adequate to express
his relief and gratitude." p. 225 Cop Killer by Maj Sjowall 4.3.22
Ale "but beyond the usual ale and cider..." p. 3 Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfeld 4.7.22
Amber "displaying an amber color under the iight" p. 210Death of a Red Heroine by Qiu Xiaolong 4.15.22
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Ambient - "Some ambient Brian Eno music might see him off to sleep." p. 144 Not Dark Yet by Peter Robinson 5.12.22
Base "but I don't base my judgment as a policeman on them." p. 183 Cop Killer by Maj Sjowall 4.3.22
Batter "a great meal might be able to bolster a battered chef insector.: p. 268 Death of a Red Heroine by Qiu Xiaolong 4.15.22
Bronze "splinters of bronze shot up in his vision..." p.156 Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfeld 4.7.22
Cactus "The moon lit up the cactus in the rusty bucket they had moved to the side..." p. 7 Murder in Jerusalem by Batya Gur 6.15.22
Casino "Casinos and saloons spilled thin yellow light onto the street" p.325 The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker 4.29.22
Cottage "they had broken into a summer cottage" p. 190 Cop Killer by Maj Sjowall 4.3.22
Cream "He ate an order of ice cream with chocolate sauce" p. 151
Cop Killer by Maj Sjowall 4.3.22
Degree "Second-degree murder." p. 83 Cop Killer
by Maj Sjowall 4.3.22
Delicate "like so many other policemen on confidential or delicate assignments." p. 64 Cop Killer by Maj Sjowall 4.3.22
Den "would be like walking into a ferret's den" p. 50 Glass Houses by Louise Penny 4.27.22
Destiny "Joe Bliss discovered his destiny that day" p. 6 Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfeld 4.7.22
Drool
Endless "waves surged in against a curving sand beach that seemed to be endless in the fog" p. 181 Cop Killer by Maj Sjowall 4.3.22
Fade "Elofsson was starting to fade." p. 203 Cop Killer by Maj Sjowall 4.3.22
Flamingo "only because he looked like a flamingo" p. 8 Brother & Sister by Diane Keaton 5.17.22
Generation "have it in your blood for generations..." p. 292 Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfeld 4.7.22
Helicopter "The helicopter people would keep watch over the entire block" p. 256 Cop Killer by Maj Sjowall 4.3.22
Hollow "beneath it was a gaping hollow dark with blood" p. 10 Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfeld 4.7.22
Huff "Annoyed huffs and glances were shot his way..." p. 195 Glass Houses by Louise Penny 4.27.22
Lawyer "a good defense lawyer would have made hash out of our evidence" p. 89 Cop Killer by Maj Sjowall 4.3.22
Logical "but in a way it's a logical..." p. 106 Cop Killer by Maj Sjowall 4.3.22
Mouse "His tongue was furred and stinking like a three-day-dead mouse..." p. 52 Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfeld 4.7.22
Podium"as he walked to the podium to accept his diploma..." p. 38 Brother & Sister by Diane Keaton 5.17.22
Pond "Ponds too." p. 318 Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfeld 4.7.22
Rebellion "In her one act of rebellion,Sophia announced she'd leave..." p. 330 The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker 4.29.22
Risk "man's greatest risk of ruining is back with too much riding around in automobiles." p. 182 Cop Killer by Maj Sjowall 4.3.22
Speed limit "We are not taling about a license or speed limits" p. 428 Death of a Red Heroine by Qiu Xiaolong 4.15.22
Stake "The happiness of two families is at stake" p. 243 Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfeld 4.7.22
Tea "I've got coffee and tea and bread and butter." p. 33 Cop Killer by Maj Sjowall 4.3.22
Trailer "enormous trailer trucks thundering along in a steady stream" p. 25 Cop Killer by Maj Sjowall 4.3.22
Tranquil= "then he saw the steadiness of the tranquil grey eyes" p. 81 Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfeld 4.7.22
Tuna "Black currant jam, tuna, olives, pickled peppers, " p. 161While Paris Slept by Ruth Druart 5.10.22
Twitch "twitched when a detail merited close attention" p. 6Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfeld 4.7.22
Umbrella "a balcony that might serve as a storeroom for wicker runks, reparable umbrellas..." p. 11 Death of a Red HeroineQiu Xiaolong 4.15.22
Wallpaper "the yellow wallpaper was bright" p. 175 Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfeld 4.7.22
Walnut "...and a small package of walnut meats." p. 85 The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker 4.29.22
Bonus list
Affront "said something to him in Arabic his tone affronted." p. 447 The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker 4.29.22
Bayou
Cannon "A notorious incident in the movie Black Cannon." p. 309
Death of a Red Heroine by Qiu Xiaolong 4.15.22
Conform "contributing but not complaining, conforming but not making trouble." p. 55 Death of a Red Heroine by
Qiu Xiaolong 4.15.22
Gallant "Yu had the blues but he was making a gallant effort to conceal his mood,:" p. 141 Death of a Red Heroine by Qiu Xiaolong 4.15.22
Gawk "At least one visitor could be found gawking up at it" p. 296 The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker 4,29,22
Ice Sculpture
Trough "He filled her trough with grain..." p. 66 Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfeld 4.7.22
Tureen
Wire coat hanger
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLIIDuration: April 1 - June 30, 2022
Challenge rules:
• Welcome to Challenge #42!
BOOKS:
Lynn Cahoon 04/01/22
Vicki Delany 04/07/22
Jenn McKinlay 04/08/22
Traci Hall 04/10/22
Maddie Day 04/15/22
Daryl Wood Gerber 04/19/22
Julie Anne Lindsey 04/21/22
Ellie Alexander 04/29/22
Vicki Delany 05/10/22
Kate Young 05/13/22
Lena Gregory 05/19/22
Jenn McKinlay 06/02/22
Gretchen Archer 06/04/22
Donna Andrews 06/17/22The List
🩴 Adequate - The Twelve Jays of Christmas pg. 255 “so Horace’s initial examination should be more than adequate.”
🐣Ale - Beyond a Reasonable Stout pg. 79 “I suggested our honey wheat ale, since it’s not hoppy and a little sweet.”
🐣Amber - Deadly Summer Nights pg. 47 “The silver-haired man went to the bar and walked away with a highball glass containing one piece of ice and a splash of amber liquid.”
🩴Ambient Double Wide pg. 184 “as she explained to me, the ambient noise of surrounding slot machines”
🐣Base - Killer Comfort Food pg. 36 “The next time she wanted to make a red sauce with the soup, not as thick as a chili, but giving it more of a tomato base to add even more flavor.”
🐣Batter - No Grater Crime pg. 15 “I assembled the dry ingredients for pancake batter.”
🐣Bronze - A Glimmer of a Clue pg. 13 “I neared the oft-photographed fountain that featured a floating bronze sphere atop a twisted bronze base and peered through the throng.”
Cactus
🐣Casino - Deadly Summer Nights pg. 207 “who lost so much at the casino at the Concord the night before last,”
🐣Cottage - No Grater Crime pg. 82 “I’d opened my mouth to ask her about Len when Adele appeared around the side of the cottage, holding a trowel.”
🐣Cream - Killer Comfort Food pg. 29 “Do you need cream or sugar?”
🐣Degree - Killer Comfort Food pg. 72 “Soon you’re going to have to be a computer geek with a master’s degree to even apply for the police force.”
🐣Delicate - Deadly Summer Nights pg. 61 “I hope your mother is not alarmed. Noises in the night can be upsetting to a lady’s delicate constitution.”
🐣Den - Murder in a Scottish Shire pg. 79 “had a prime office with a view of the Firth instead of a dragon’s den, but she used her power for good,”
💐Destiny - A Cold Brew Killing pg. 128 “Gia couldn’t help but wonder if that was her own destiny.
🐣Drool - Deadly Summer Nights pg. 15 “A squat, round English bulldog waddled out of the kitchen to greet me, spreading drool everywhere he went.”
🐣Endless - Deadly Summer Nights pg. 5 “she was graced with the perfect dancer’s body: all sharp angles and jutting bones atop endless legs.”
🐣Fade - Killer Comfort Food pg. 62 “Bleak’s anger faded for a second.”
Flamingo
🐣Generation - Killer Comfort Food pg. 9 “Angie couldn’t blame her—getting that kind of money out of her farm would set her and her family up for generations.”
🐣Helicopter Read It and Weep pg. 140 “I know, but who expected a team of men to shimmy down from a hovering helicopter and scoop him up from the breakfast table?”
🐣Hollow - Deadly Summer Nights pg. 191 “Once his mother, a hollow-eyed, hard-faced, bitter woman, realized her son had not left me pregnant, I never heard from her again.”
🐣Huff - Killer Comfort Food pg. 164 “Dom, looking totally unsure that he should leave the room, huffed, then stood and went over to Ian.”
🐣Lawyer - Killer Comfort Food pg. 9 “She hadn’t heard from Jon Ansley, the lawyer working for Taylor Farms and the soybean project,”
🐣Logical - Murder in a Scottish Shire pg. 205 “Sounds logical tae me,” Grandpa said.”
🐣Mouse - Killer Comfort Food pg. 154 “As a church mouse. I’ve been walking the property every thirty minutes or so,”
💐Podium - A Cold Brew Killing pg. 7 “Ron Parker stood behind a podium,”
🐣Pond - A Glimmer of a Clue pg. 32 “as well as green beads to represent the water in the pond that the waterfall would create.”
💐Rebellion - Southern Sass and Killer Cravings pg. 24 “Mama’s overbearing nature evoked rebellion.”
🐣Risk - Killer Comfort Food pg. 73 “Let me change the question. What if you were an abused wife and saw a chance to escape, what would be so important that you’d risk being caught to take?”
🐣Speed limit - Killer Comfort Food pg. 57 “Angie laughed as she slowed the car down to meet the city limit’s new speed limits sign.”
🐣Stake - Killer Comfort Food pg. 43 “They don’t know what’s at stake for me.”b
🐣Tea - Killer Comfort Food pg. 98 “She put water on to boil so she could make some tea and then sat at the table, reading Susan’s diary.”
💐Trailer - Southern Sass and Killer Cravings pg.287 “You know, like those ‘How’s my driving?’ signs you see on the back of tractor trailers and commercial work trucks.”
🐣Tranquil - Beating the Wrap pg. 74 “It’s tranquil, and it’s going to be fabulous.”
🐣Tuna - Deadly Summer Nights pg. 12 “I grabbed the sandwich as I passed. Tuna fish. I hate tuna fish.”
🐣Twitch - Deadly Summer Nights pg. 164 “Velvet’s eyes flicked toward me. I kept my face impassive, but a twitch in Jim’s eyebrow told me he’d noticed.”
🐣Umbrella A Glimmer of a Clue pg. 102 “Then I’d painted six dancing fairies a sooty black and I’d hot-glued an umbrella to each.”
🐣Wallpaper Deadly Summer Nights pg. 10 “The green-and-brown wallpaper was yellowing and peeling in places,”
🐣Walnut No Grater Crime pg. 199 “True to form, Buck would like whole wheat banana-walnut pancakes,”
Bonus list
💐Affront - Gold Digger pg. 270 “was the natural order of things or an affront to God, whether his only daughter should marry this man or that one.”
🩴Bayou Double Wide pg. 158 “We’re at Bayou La Batre Library in Irvington, Alabama.”
🐣Cannon No Grater Crime pg. 104 “Jan seemed like more of a loose cannon that I had realized.”
🐣Conform No Grater Crime pg. 7 “My aunt had conformed with social distancing while it was required,”
🩴Gallant A Likely Story pg. 173 “which she thought was unnecessarily gallant of him”
N 🐣Gawk A Glimmer of a Clue pg.65 “What’s going on? I heard—” He gawked at Lana’s body.”
Ice Sculpture
🐣Trough - Killer Comfort Food pg.33 “She took a bucket over to Precious’s pen and refilled the water trough.”
Tureen
Wire coat hanger
LEFTOVER
XLI
Ranger
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XLIIDuration: April 1 - June 30, 2022
Words: 45/50
Adequate: Way Station Read 4/1
Page 80: "of which I could gain no adequate idea."
Ale - The Chalk Man - Read 6/2
Page 258: "Gav has a pint of ale in front of him instead of Diet Coke."
Amber: Burglars Can't Be Choosers Read 4/2
Page 194: "Hers was a darker shade of amber than mine."
Ambient - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Read 4/19
Page 42: "a sudden spacious whisper of open ambient sound."
Base : Way Station
Page 45: "could use as data upon which to base his premises."
Batter - Poison Study - Read 4/18
Page 40: "Grabbing various ingredients from a shelf, he proceeded to mix up a batter."
Bronze - In the Woods Read 4/6
Page 25: "Neolithic settlement, Bronze Age ceremonial stone,"
Cactus
Casino - The Phantom Of The Opera - Read 4/7
Page 47: "They came to the shore of an inlet which is still called Trestraou, but which now, I believe, harbors a casino or something of the sort."
Cottage - In the Woods
Page 21: "a low whitewashed cottage just off the road,"
Cream: Burglars Can't Be Choosers
Page 66: "cream of asparagus soup,"
Degree: Burglars Can't Be Choosers
Page 62: "I'd be serving a sentence for first-degree murder."
Delicate: Way Station
Page 96: "rather like the rarest and most delicate of old cheeses"
Den - The Thursday Murder Club - Read 5/25
Page 138: "would the one guy he likes on Dragon's Den do?"
Destiny: Way Station
Page 196: "that someone already knew what life was for and what its destiny."
Drool - The Tourist Attraction - Read 5/1
Page 185: "Thank goodness, because there was only so much drool her shirt could soak up,"
Endless: Way Station
Page 3: "For endless time, it seemed,"
Fade - In the Woods
Page 73: "I saw the small, worn spark of hope and fear light in her eyes when Cassie introduced us, then fade at Katy Devlins name."
Flamingo
Generation - In the Woods
Page 192: "There's a whole generation out there that fell through the cracks."
Helicopter - The Tourist Attraction
Page 201: "A heavy headset protected Zoey's hearing from the loud chopping of the helicopter propellers."
Hollow: Way Station
Page 8: "Maybe just a joke among those folks down Dark Hollow way."
Huff - The Final Hunt Read 4/5
Loc 1978/2896: "Behind her, Cameron heard a huff followed by a throaty, grunting sound."
Lawyer: Burglars Can't Be Choosers
Page 95: "I had to have money for a lawyer."
Logical: Way Station
Page 43: "a differential that would stand up under logical examination"
Mouse: Burglars Can't Be Choosers
Page 19: "And you was always quiet as a mouse."
Podium - Life, the Universe, and Everything
Pond - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Read 4/26
Page 178: "The massive black Podium of Justice which dominated the center of the chamber"
Page 108: "Ford waddled around his pond in a furious circle."
Rebellion - In the Woods
Page 24: "It was the same place where they planned the 1798 Rebellion."
Risk: Burglars Can't Be Choosers
Page 94: "Could I possibly risk going upstairs?"
Speed limit - The Final Hunt
Loc 890/2896: "Cameron drove under the speed limit after reaching her neighborhood,"
Stake - The Final Hunt
Loc 650/2896: "it turned out, having no stake in the firm was a blessing."
Tea - The Final Hunt
Loc 214/2896: "to heat hot water for tea but thought better of it."
Trailer - The Final Hunt
Loc 1889/2896: "he backed it off the trailer."
Tranquil
Tuna - Postmortem - Read 4/30
Page 192: "You know, maybe if she'd had a tuna casserole, a sandwich or something,"
Twitch - In the Woods
Page 46: "A twitch from Jessica , a swift up-glance from Rosalind."
Umbrella - The Restaurant at the End of the Universe - Read 4/21
Page 135: "This is not a gun for hanging over the fireplace or sticking in the umbrella stand,"
Wallpaper - In the Woods
Page 176: "It's like trying to make conversation with wallpaper."
Walnut - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Page 99: "Some invite you to consider for a moment a peanut in Reading and a small walnut in Johannesburg, and other such dizzying concepts."
Bonus list
Affront - Journey Into Darkness - read 4/27
Page 144: "Greg Jacobs called the abduction and murder 'a grievous affront to humanity'"
Bayou
Cannon: Way Station
Page 60: "whittling placidly while the cannon balls whistled overhead"
Conform: Way Station
Page 135: "For years I've tried to understand and to conform to the ethics"
Gallant - In the Woods
Page 386: "and then of revolutionaries waving ragged, gallant banners,"
Gawk - The Governess Game - Read 4/14
Page 17: "She wasn't here to gawk at the sprinkling of hair on his chest, "
Ice Sculpture - The Storm Sister - Read 5/23
Page 409: "They both stared in awe at the incredible natural ice sculptures"
Trough - We All Looked Up - Read 5/17
Page 331: "just a few stars below the trough of the Big Dipper."
Tureen - So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish - Read 5/9
Page 154: "Arthur, my old soup spoon, my old silver tureen, my particularly stunning to hear from you."
Wire coat hanger
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLIIApril 1 - June 30, 2022
Found: 47/50
Broken Moon | Laken Cane - Apr 3
Cream - p. 212 - hot coffee - black for her, lots of cream and sugar for me
Blood Magic | Laken Cane - Apr 4
BONUS: Bayou - p. 68 - "…tell him I told you about Paul and the bayou in Louisiana."
Glimmer of Death | Heather G. Harris - Apr 5
Lawyer - p. 51 - and ran off to the lawyer's office in Bebington.
Glimmer of Deception | Heather G. Harris - Apr 6
BONUS: Conform - p. 78 - She conformed to the Connection standard
Daughter of the Moon Goddess | Sue Lynn Tan - Apr 9
Amber - p. 12 - Flat pieces of amber adorned his black hat
Base - p. 221 - something slid from the base of her stick.
Bronze - p. 51 - Flanking the entrance were bronze incense burners
Delicate - p. 12 - Unlike my mother's delicate and calm aura
Endless - p. 91 - A path with endless winding destinations
Fade - p. 33 - Did she expect me to slink aside and fade into the shadows?
Hollow - p. 107 - It sounded like hollow flattery
Mouse - p. 405 - was as slender as a mouse trapped in a tiger's claws.
Pond - p. 66 - A waterfall tumbled into a pond
Rebellion - p. 99 - Cloud immortals were stirred to rebellion by an ambitious upstart
Risk - p. 421 - I dared not risk him discovering the pearls.
Stake - p. 437 - and greater things than us were at stake.
Tea - p. 110 - The aroma from her tea was so fragrant
Tranquil - p. 348 - a familiar garden surrounding a tranquil lake.
Twitch - p. 256 - not even to twitch my finger
BONUS: Gawk - p. 51 - trying not to gawk at the ceilings painted with flowers
Black Hat, White Witch | Hailey Edwards - Apr 17
Speed limit - p. 178 - I drove the exact posted speed limit
Trailer - p. 138 - I approached the rusting travel trailer, the stench more potent
The Ogress and the Orphans | Kelly Barnhill - Apr 23
Cottage - p. 347 - At the Ogress's cottage, they wrote and illustrated
Den - p. 264 - Little children don't jjust wander into an ogre's den.
Drool - p. 98 - Dogs bark and scratch and drool.
Generation - p. 225 - has been ruining our lovely town for a generation
Huff - p. 371 - He stalked away in a huff.
Logical - p. 226 - "… There is no logical reason."
Umbrella - p. 364 - She held an umbrella over her head, shading her face.
Walnut - p. 49 - every berry patch and walnut grove, every mushroom bloom
BONUS: Gallant - p. 354 - He gave a gallant bow to a group of women
BONUS: Tureen - p. 334 - A tureen of squash soup.
The Wedding Crasher | Mia Sosa - Apr 28
Adequate - p. 193 - my front pocket is an adequate substitute
Casino - p. 357 - We should be on the casino floor playing slots or something
BONUS: Trough - p. 278 - as if he's feeding from a trough
Ogres | Adrian Tchaikovsky - May 6
Degree - p. 18 - but you'll do it by degrees.
Destiny - p. 65 - You've a destiny, if only you could only work out what it is.
Helicopter - p. 85 - jump in one of your newly-acquired helicopters and fly to Hypatian
BONUS: Cannon - p. 79 - the doomed charges into the cannon's mouth.
Black Arts, White Craft | Hailey Edwards - May 9
Ambient - p. 46 - They used their ambient magic to convince you
Black Truth, White Lies | Hailey Edwards - May 10
Batter - p. 194 - He poured the batter
Flamingo - p. 144 - we broke out the lawn flamingos.
The Twice-Scorned Lady of Shadow | Annette Marie - May 12
Cactus - p. 18- but she's like a loveable cactus.
Easy | Tammara Webber - Jun 1
Podium - p. 58 - Heller entered noisily near the podium
BONUS: Affront - p. 120 - some dickhead who's a walking affront to all women.
Ordinary Monsters | J.M. Miro - Jun 21
Ale - p. 385 - "Shall I send round the corner for ale?"
Wallpaper - p. 15 - and the wallpaper was long since peeled away
The List
Tuna
Bonus List
Ice Sculpture
Wire coat hanger
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLIIApril 1 - June 30, 2022
The List:
Ale
Batter
Casino
Drool
Flamingo
Speed limit
Tranquil
Wallpaper
Walnut
Bonus list:
Affront
Bayou
Ice Sculpture
Trough
Tureen
Wire coat hanger
Nothing But Trouble by P. Dangelico Read 4/8/22Base - ...saries of calluses at the base of his ling fingers. loc 275
Cactus - ...took a running head dive into a cactus. loc 2958
Degree - Get my film degree. loc 720
Delicate - Bailey is delicate, her features angular and tiny... loc 881
Den - In the den I find her seated in her favorite armchair.
Generation - ...like the rest of your generation? loc 2620
Hollow - ...this tall skinny stranger with hollow eyes and weathered skin... loc 3551
Huff - "No," I huff. loc 855
Lawyer - My family's lawyer. loc 333
Podium - ...force my attention onto the podium. loc 78
Risk - ...too important a game to risk Reagan being distracted. loc 2900
Stake - ...ever worked toward is at stake if I can't do that. loc 604
Tea - Tea cradled in her hands, Blake pulls her lips away... loc 2201
Trailer - "...me a ride to the trailer park?" loc 671
Twitch - ...hands on his hips, a twitch pulling at the corner of his left eye. loc 1389
Going Rogue: An American Life by Sarah Palin Read 4/8/22Amber - ...spotted the telltale amber shimmer... pg 13
House of Belonging by Andrea Thome Read 4/26/22Endless - The possibilities are endless. loc 1574
Pond - ... together by the gardens, lotus pond, and labyrinth at the center. loc 2118
Gawk - "... going to stand here and gawk at each other?" loc 1716
The Liberation of Brigid Dunne by Patricia Scanlan 4/28/22Bronze - She handed her son and daughter a bronze coin each, removed ... pg 148
Cottage - The stony path that leads from her grandmother's cottage down to the ... pg x (in the Prologue)
Cream - Written in elegant script, in a posh cream envelople, she knew ... pg 90
Mouse - "And be as quiet as a mouse climbing in-although, knowing your mother... pg 34
Conform - "To conform to what was 'normal' in those days and pretend he was ..." pg 381
Into the Frying Pan by Sarah Osborne 5/16/22Logical - "You think I can't be logical?" pg 209
Tuna - ...finally agree to eat a tuna salad sandwich while the rest of us... pg 123
Cannon - ...along the glistening five foot cannon. pg 19
Death in Cornwall by G.M. Malliet 5/18/22Adequate - "...as long as there is adequate space for anyone who wants a plot." pg 234
Ambient - The ambient noise of the crowd made it difficult to be certain. pg 82
Destiny - It was my destiny. pg 194
Helicopter - Lifeboats, the abulance service, rescue helicopters-the lot, practically... pg 137
Rebellion - ....his cause, start another Cornish Rebellion. pg 134
Umbrella - ...that fell under the pagan umbrella - but 'fey' described her... pg 13
To Have and to Hoax by Martha Waters 5/25/22Fade - Would this feeling never fade? pg 306
Gallant - ...but placing a gallant kiss upon it before releasing it. pg 231
Incredible Scavenger Hunt XLVIIBegins: 01Apr22 / Ends: 30June22
40 / 40 words found
9 / 10 BONUS words found
15 books read
Adequate - The Shop on Royal Street ✔ – 18Apr22 - pg 69 - "… think of an adequate replly."
Ale - Shroud for a Nightingale ✔ – 24Apr22 - pg 148 - "…drank some of his ale."
Amber - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 294 - "…light up like smoky amber."
Ambient - The Shop on Royal Street ✔ – 18Apr22 - pg 202 - "…and the ambient sounds of…"
Base - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 68 - "…the base of a standing…"
Batter - The Shop on Royal Street ✔ – 18Apr22 - pg 122 - "…more batter on this baking sheet."
Bronze - Evan Help Us ✔ – 03Apr22 - pg 5 - "…once been a Bronze Age fort…"
Cactus - The Five Wounds ✔ – 12Apr22 - pg 294 - "…saguaro cactus for target practice…"
Casino - The Five Wounds ✔ – 12Apr22 - pg 227 - "…supermarkets, casinos, as far…"
Cottage - A Royal Pain ✔ – 08Apr22 - pg 37 - "…a mews cottage and keep…"
Cream - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 197 - "…haze of pale cream and red-gold."
Degree - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 157 - "…quit my postgrad degree."
Delicate - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 4 - "A wobble was the delicate phrase."
Den - A Royal Pain ✔ – 08Apr22 - pg 3 - "…loose in the den of iniquity…"
Destiny - A Royal Pain ✔ – 08Apr22 - pg 52 - "…I marched to my destiny."
Drool - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 140 - "…wiping the drool off …"
Endless - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 84 - "…with those endless eyes, …"
Fade - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 341 - "…waited for the pain to fade."
Flamingo - The Last Coyote ✔ – 19Apr22 - pg 231 - "When he was at the Flamingo."
Generation - Things My Son Needs to Know About the World ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 8 - "…my generation when we…"
Helicopter - The Last Coyote ✔ – 19Apr22 - pg 26 - "…from the helicopter hangar."
Hollow - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 156 - "…made him feel hollow inside."
Huff - A Royal Pain ✔ – 08Apr22 - pg 78 - "…in a huff, muttering ..>"
Lawyer - The View from Penthouse B ✔ – 04Apr22 - pg 32 - "I had to get a lawyer and…"
Logical - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 160 - "…even as his logical brain…"
Mouse - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 342 - "…click of the mouse, and cut…"
Podium - Evan Help Us ✔ – 03Apr22 - pg 83 - "On one side of the podium, Evan…"
Pond - A Royal Pain ✔ – 08Apr22 - pg 189 - "…an ornamental pond with…"
Rebellion - Things My Son Needs to Know About the World ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 38 - "…as an act of rebellion."
Risk - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 357 - "…he could afford the risk."
Speed limit - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 107 - "…the car park's speed limit and…"
Stake - A Royal Pain ✔ – 08Apr22 - pg 66 - "…was at stake and bravely…"
Tea - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 3 - "…two cups of tea and some…"
Trailer - The Five Wounds ✔ – 12Apr22 - pg 223 - "…wouldn't mind a trailer, they could…"
Tranquil - The Sweetness of Water ✔ – 05May22 - pg 100 - "…looked worn, but still tranquil."
Tuna - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 58 - "…salad, chicken, tuna, sliced…"
Twitch - The Heartbreak Bakery ✔ – 23Apr22 - pg 167 - "My hands twitch underused."
Umbrella - A Royal Pain ✔ – 08Apr22 - pg 129 - "…shoes and umbrellas repaired…"
Wallpaper - Things My Son Needs to Know About the World ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 39 - "…into a textured wallpaper when…"
Walnut - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 175 - "…shrivel up like walnuts."
Bonus list
Affront - A Royal Pain ✔ – 08Apr22 - pg 166 - "…may see this as an affront."
Bayou - The Big Door Prize ✔ – 07June22 - pg 230 - "Throw this bag in the bayou."
Cannon - The Last Coyote ✔ – 19Apr22 - pg 254 - "You're always the loose cannon."
Conform - The Lincoln Highway ✔ - 04June22 - pg 503 - "...that conform to this geometry."
Gallant - Shroud for a Nightingale ✔ – 24Apr22 - pg 42 - "…to be fussily gallant over…"
Gawk - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 245 - "He didn't gawk at the…"
Ice Sculpture
Trough - The Shop on Royal Street ✔ – 18Apr22 - pg 157 - "…in a pig trough and the …"
Tureen - The Shop on Royal Street ✔ – 18Apr22 - pg 196 - "…a covered soup tureen in …"
Wire coat hanger - The Chicken Sisters ✔ – 16Aug22 - pg 212 - "…clothing on hangers still in dry cleaning bags"…
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLIIDuration: April 1 - June 30, 2022
Adequate
Ale
Amber
Ambient
Base
Batter
Bronze
Cactus
Casino
Cottage
Cream
Degree
Delicate
Den
Destiny
Drool
Endless
Fade
Flamingo
Generation
Helicopter
Hollow
Huff
Lawyer
Logical
Mouse
Podium
Pond
Rebellion
Risk
Speed limit
Stake
Tea
Trailer
Tranquil
Tuna
Twitch
Umbrella
Wallpaper
Walnut
Bonus list
Affront
Bayou
Cannon
Conform
Gallant
Gawk
Ice Sculpture
Trough
Tureen
Wire coat hanger
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLIIDuration: April 1 - June 30, 2022
Challenge rules:
• Welcome to Challenge #42!
• 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
Diamond Girl - Diana Palmer 5/27/2022
Amber: His eyes were brown with amber specks, and they were hard and cold as ice when he was angry. 8%
Base: "My God, were you off base," he remarked. 22%
Cream "I wish I were a man--I'd cream you!" she burst out. 19%
Delicate: He smiled gently at the expression on her delicate features. 46%
Fade: After all, what she'd felt for Denny had already begun to fade quietly away to leave affection in its place. 67%
Lawyer: "Why did you want to be a lawyer?" she asked, curious. 63%
Mouse: "He's part of the problem, isn't he? You're head over heels in love with Regan, or I'm a white mouse." 77%
Risk: "I can't take the risk again," he said enigmatically. 73%
Playing the Cards You're Dealt - Varian Johnson 5/25 - 6/10
Batter: Ant and Aaron both stiffened like too-thick cornbread batter. 84%
Casino: Which, for all you youngbloods out there who don't know better, means the casino. 4%
Hollow: Aaron laughed, but it sounded hollow. 31%
Tea: It was kinda like catching the Loch Ness monster and Beyonce sharing tea and crumpets. 73%
Tuna: This conversation was starting to smell like a chunk of ripe tuna. 74%
Umbrella: He pulled out his umbrella, but he was still soaked by the time he got to school. 36%
House of Purple Cedar - Tim Tingle 5/5 - 6/8
Den: Stirred by the sight of blood on Roberta Jean's dress, Reverend Willis now sank into a deep den of memory, childhood memory, the kind best left behind. 59%
Destiny: I look backwards from from the egg and salt-free breakfast and my destiny is always the same--the white wooden Choctaw church in Skullyville. 96%
Endless: Her leg turned black, gangrene set in, and in an endless night of screams and tears, Maggie Johnston lost her leg. 26%
Logical: You will, of course, question how an otherwise logical and clear-headed woman could involve herself in an endeavor so foolish as to be doomed to failure from the start. 48%
Stake: From the moment Marshal Hardwicke realized his life was at stake--not his reputation or his pride, but his very life--he moved with a swift purpose. 62%
Innocent in His Diamonds - Maya Blake 5/28 - 29
Adequate: But even without adequate understanding Ana had watched enough television to grasp what the graph meant. 13%
Degree: The temperature in the room dropped another degree. 31%
Helicopter: He'd flown them here by helicopter and that 'yes' had echoed throughout the passing days. 87%
Huff: She heard the photographer's annoyed huff one more time and suppressed her own huff. 80%
Pond: Bypassing the koi pond, she ran until she found a bench on the far side of the grounds. 67%
Trailer: Taut silence settled in the trailer. 93%
Twitch: His teeth bared in a mockery of a smile that made the hairs twitch on her nape. 19%
Will of Steel - Diana Palmer 5/31 - 6/1
Generation: "Get out there with the younger generation and show them how to tango." 35%
The Wednesday Wars - Gary D. Schmidt 4/30 - 5/7
Bronze: Some of the white wax that clung to the sides of the bronze cups came from candles that had been lit in Russia. 26%
Rebellion: No, because at the first hint of a complaint, Mrs. Baker folded her arms across her chest and stood still, staring at whoever had started to rebel until all rebellion died. 33%
Speed limit: We drove through the cold night, well under the speed limit. 31%
Lord Dashwood Missed Out - Tessa Dare 5/4 - 15
Ale: Griff dismounted his horse, tipped the freezing rain from his hat, and cast a glance toward the tavern, with its promises of beefsteak, ale, and a roaring blaze. 19%
Cottage: By the time they reached the cottage, her damp petticoats had stiffened, and her toes were nearly frozen through. 28%
Vampire Academy - Richelle Mead 4/9 - 20
Drool: "Hey Mason, wipe the drool off your face. If you're going to think about me naked, do it on your own time." 12%
Bonus list: Gallant: His gallant offer of creepy vengeance didn't exactly reassure Lissa...but it did thrill her a little. 36%
Ambient
Flamingo death by toilet paper
Shadow Magic - Joshua Khan 6/3 -not finished yet
Podium:
Tranquil
Wallpaper when a scot ties the knot
Walnut
Stars of Fortune - Nora Roberts 4/19 - 5/14
Cactus: But others were beyond her, including the cactus with large flat leaves and gorgeous blooms. 29%
Bonus list: Cannon: It boomed like cannon fire. 93%
Bonus list
Affront
Bayou
Conform
Gawk
Ice Sculpture
Heart of Stone - Diana Palmer 4/25 - 27
Trough: "Boone picked me up and tossed me into the water trough!" 27%
Tureen
Paperboy - Vince Vawter 4/11 - 16
Wire coat hanger: I didn't have a broken-off car antenna like Ara T used but I found a wire coat hanger in a garbage can close by and straightened it out over my knee. 58%
Hi, Deb ... for "wire coat hangers" will you accept"...clothing on hangers still in dry cleaning bags
I don't know a dry cleaners that doesn't return clothing on wire hangers (might be covered in paper, but still wire)
Mod
"...clothing on hangers still in dry cleaning bags
I don't know a dry cleaners that doesn't return clothing on wire hangers (might be covered in ..."
I agree - I don't know any dry-cleaners that 'don't' use wire coat hangers. I will absolutely accept that.
*****COMPLETED 2/10/23***** LAST WORD="AMBIENT"The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLII
Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2022
Found 50/50 (42/50 as of 6/30/22)
The List
✔Adequate-p.275-The Sirens of Titan-"It was adequate for short hops..." 5/18/22
✔Ale-p.92- Greenwich Killing Time-"...I agreed and ordered a Bass ale..."4/28/22
✔Amber-p.4- The Red Badge of Courage-"A river,amber tinted in the shadow of its banks, purled..." 5/1/22
✔Ambient-p.120-Trouble in Nuala-"Of course,once the body has reached ambient temperature..." 2/10/23
✔Base-p.142-The Year of Magical Thinking-"...narrowed through the rocks at the base of the point."4/7/22
✔Batter-p.171-Baking Cakes in Kigali-"...regretting that she had brought the batter from home already mixed..." 4/24/22
✔Bronze-p.78-Greenwich Killing Time-"...because many of the little bronze plates were deliberately vague..." 4/28/22
✔Cactus-p.79-The Ministry of Flowers-"My catcus reminds me it too is alive..." 6/2/22
✔Casino-p.50-Greenwich Killing Time-"...everybody looked like gray people in a gray casino." 4/28/22
✔Cottage-p.140-The Able McLaughlins-"...the men had rushed into her cottage ..." 4/21/22
✔Cream-p.39-Greenwich Killing Time-"He or she belonged to the cream of the criminal class." 4/27/22
✔Degree-p.52-You’ve Got Murder-"...getting his English lit degree and taking the copy editor's job at UL." 4/3/22
✔Delicate-Kindle loc.14693-The Vicomte de Bragelonne-"It is of no use being delicate with me..."
✔Den-p.148- The Seven Wonders-"...and I had discovered in the witch's den on the Slope of Sisyphus..."7/6/22
✔Destiny-Kindle loc. 13398- The Vicomte de Bragelonne-"But he was not willing, his destiny prevailed..." 4/16/22
✔Drool-p.32-Fairytales for Lost Children-"...and blood oozed from his mouth like drool." 5/27/22
✔Endless-p.6-The Red Badge of Courage-"...clay and sticks made endless threats to set ablaze..." 5/1/22
✔Fade-p.29-The Seven Wonders-"...the sky, whicj was beginning to fade as twilight..." 7/3/22
✔Flamingo-7-Fairytales for Lost Children-"...shirts the colors of flamingoes..." 6/27/22
✔Generation-p.263-The Able McLaughlins-"...living not dying, full of strength and generations,while that man..." 4/22/22
✔Helicopter-p.16-Baking Cakes in Kigali-"'That's where those American helicopters were shot down, isnt it'"-4/23/22
✔Hollow-p.142-The Able McLaughlins-"He had found her lying there,hollow eyed, exhausted..." 4/21/22
✔Huff-unpaginated- The One Hundred Nights of Hero-"So let's see...Where were we...Huff!" 6/4/22
✔Lawyer-p.119-You’ve Got Murder-"Only one of them, a lawyer, was on my suspect list..." 4/3/22
✔Logical-p.248- You’ve Got Murder-"...no amount of logical debate was going to win Zack over..." 4/5/22
✔Mouse-p.137-You’ve Got Murder-"...look of cats waiting outside a mouse hole." 4/3/22
✔Podium-p.100-The Ministry of Flowers-"...telling us to move to that podium..." 6/2/22
✔Pond-p.169-Baking Cakes in Kigali-"...startled frogs leaping into a still pond." 4/24/22
✔Rebellion-Kindle loc.13939-The Vicomte de Bragelonne-"The place is, then, as you know, determined upon rebellion?" 4/17/22
✔Risk-Kindle loc. 14266- The Vicomte de Bragelonne- ...see that Biscarrat ran much risk in the enterprise..." 4/17/22
✔Speed limit-p.44-Red Lights-"Don't exceed the speed limit."6/25/22
✔Stake-p.97-The Sirens of Titan-"Even the man at the stake was standing at attention." 5/12/22
✔Tea-p.171-You’ve Got Murder-"...distinctly out of place next to the tea cozy..."
✔Trailer-p.104-The Collector of Treasures and Other Botswana Village Tales-"...who owned a tractor with a trailer."6/15/22
✔Tranquil-Kindle loc 15814-The Vicomte de Bragelonne-"Then, being more tranquil, he turned..." 4/18/22
✔Tuna-p.98-Greenwich Killing Time-"I fed the cat some tuna..."4/29/22
✔Twitch-p.18- Greenwich Killing Time-"...If he had a little facial tic or maybe a discernible twitch to his body you could be sure..." 4/27/22
✔Umbrella-p.51-The Year of Magical Thinking-"...mornings in Paris showed an umbrella icon. 4/4/22
✔Wallpaper- p.243-You’ve Got Murder-"...scenes many office workers use as screen savers or wallpaper." 4/5/22
✔Walnut-p.71-The Able McLaughlins-"...brought two heavy chairs he had made the winter before from walnut." 4/20/22
Bonus list
✔Affront-p.5- The Red Badge of Courage-"He took the matter as an affront to him." 5/1/22
✔Bayou-p.106-Leaves of Grass-"...on all the beaches and bayous of the Mississippi!" 11/18/22
✔Cannon-Kindle loc.13747-The Vicomte de Bragelonne-"...artillerymen, placed behind the large cannon bedded in their stone..." 4/17/22
✔Conform-p.106-Books Promiscuously Read: Reading as a Way of Life-"...without asking it to conform to our own feelings..."7/1/22
✔Gallant-Kindle loc.13579-The Vicomte de Bragelonne-"...the man who conducts himself thus is a gallant man..." 4/16/22
✔Gawk-p.56- The Summer Friend-"Tourists sometimes go down there to gawk..." 7/29/22
✔Ice Sculpture-p.265-Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire-"'At ze Palace of Beauxbatons we 'ave ice sculptures...'" 10/17/22
✔Trough-p.4-The Red Badge of Courage-" ...which were growing from long troughs of liquid mud..." 5/1/22
✔Tureen-p.166-The Summer Friend-"...a model ship, a Mother Goose soup tureen..." 8/4/22
✔Wire coat hanger-p.141- The Cement Garden-"On the floor were Coca-Cola tins...several wire coat hangers, a box..." 6/24/22
Update message # 16 - FINALLY found "ice sculpture!"Challenge completed - ✔ 21Mar23
Incredible Scavenger Hunt XLVII
Begins: 01Apr22 / Ends: 30June22
40 / 40 words found
10 / 10 BONUS words found
16 books read
Adequate - The Shop on Royal Street ✔ – 18Apr22 - pg 69 - "… think of an adequate replly."
Ale - Shroud for a Nightingale ✔ – 24Apr22 - pg 148 - "…drank some of his ale."
Amber - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 294 - "…light up like smoky amber."
Ambient - The Shop on Royal Street ✔ – 18Apr22 - pg 202 - "…and the ambient sounds of…"
Base - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 68 - "…the base of a standing…"
Batter - The Shop on Royal Street ✔ – 18Apr22 - pg 122 - "…more batter on this baking sheet."
Bronze - Evan Help Us ✔ – 03Apr22 - pg 5 - "…once been a Bronze Age fort…"
Cactus - The Five Wounds ✔ – 12Apr22 - pg 294 - "…saguaro cactus for target practice…"
Casino - The Five Wounds ✔ – 12Apr22 - pg 227 - "…supermarkets, casinos, as far…"
Cottage - A Royal Pain ✔ – 08Apr22 - pg 37 - "…a mews cottage and keep…"
Cream - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 197 - "…haze of pale cream and red-gold."
Degree - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 157 - "…quit my postgrad degree."
Delicate - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 4 - "A wobble was the delicate phrase."
Den - A Royal Pain ✔ – 08Apr22 - pg 3 - "…loose in the den of iniquity…"
Destiny - A Royal Pain ✔ – 08Apr22 - pg 52 - "…I marched to my destiny."
Drool - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 140 - "…wiping the drool off …"
Endless - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 84 - "…with those endless eyes, …"
Fade - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 341 - "…waited for the pain to fade."
Flamingo - The Last Coyote ✔ – 19Apr22 - pg 231 - "When he was at the Flamingo."
Generation - Things My Son Needs to Know About the World ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 8 - "…my generation when we…"
Helicopter - The Last Coyote ✔ – 19Apr22 - pg 26 - "…from the helicopter hangar."
Hollow - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 156 - "…made him feel hollow inside."
Huff - A Royal Pain ✔ – 08Apr22 - pg 78 - "…in a huff, muttering ..>"
Lawyer - The View from Penthouse B ✔ – 04Apr22 - pg 32 - "I had to get a lawyer and…"
Logical - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 160 - "…even as his logical brain…"
Mouse - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 342 - "…click of the mouse, and cut…"
Podium - Evan Help Us ✔ – 03Apr22 - pg 83 - "On one side of the podium, Evan…"
Pond - A Royal Pain ✔ – 08Apr22 - pg 189 - "…an ornamental pond with…"
Rebellion - Things My Son Needs to Know About the World ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 38 - "…as an act of rebellion."
Risk - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 357 - "…he could afford the risk."
Speed limit - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 107 - "…the car park's speed limit and…"
Stake - A Royal Pain ✔ – 08Apr22 - pg 66 - "…was at stake and bravely…"
Tea - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 3 - "…two cups of tea and some…"
Trailer - The Five Wounds ✔ – 12Apr22 - pg 223 - "…wouldn't mind a trailer, they could…"
Tranquil - The Sweetness of Water ✔ – 05May22 - pg 100 - "…looked worn, but still tranquil."
Tuna - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 58 - "…salad, chicken, tuna, sliced…"
Twitch - The Heartbreak Bakery ✔ – 23Apr22 - pg 167 - "My hands twitch underused."
Umbrella - A Royal Pain ✔ – 08Apr22 - pg 129 - "…shoes and umbrellas repaired…"
Wallpaper - Things My Son Needs to Know About the World ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 39 - "…into a textured wallpaper when…"
Walnut - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 175 - "…shrivel up like walnuts."
Bonus list
Affront - A Royal Pain ✔ – 08Apr22 - pg 166 - "…may see this as an affront."
Bayou - The Big Door Prize ✔ – 07June22 - pg 230 - "Throw this bag in the bayou."
Cannon - The Last Coyote ✔ – 19Apr22 - pg 254 - "You're always the loose cannon."
Conform - The Lincoln Highway ✔ - 04June22 - pg 503 - "...that conform to this geometry."
Gallant - Shroud for a Nightingale ✔ – 24Apr22 - pg 42 - "…to be fussily gallant over…"
Gawk - Get a Life, Chloe Brown ✔ – 11Apr22 - pg 245 - "He didn't gawk at the…"
Ice Sculpture - pg 63 - "…an ice sculpture was…" - The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina ✔ – 21Mar23
Trough - The Shop on Royal Street ✔ – 18Apr22 - pg 157 - "…in a pig trough and the …"
Tureen - The Shop on Royal Street ✔ – 18Apr22 - pg 196 - "…a covered soup tureen in …"
Wire coat hanger - The Chicken Sisters ✔ – 16Aug22 - pg 212 - "…clothing on hangers still in dry cleaning bags"…
The Challenge Factory
Books mentioned in this topic
The Chicken Sisters (other topics)The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina (other topics)
The Lincoln Highway (other topics)
The Big Door Prize (other topics)
A Royal Pain (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
J.M. Miro (other topics)Laken Cane (other topics)
Heather G. Harris (other topics)
Sue Lynn Tan (other topics)
Hailey Edwards (other topics)
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Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2022
Challenge rules:
• Welcome to Challenge #42!
• 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
Adequate
Ale
Amber
Ambient
Base
Batter
Bronze
Cactus
Casino
Cottage
Cream
Degree
Delicate
Den
Destiny
Drool
Endless
Fade
Flamingo
Generation
Helicopter
Hollow
Huff
Lawyer
Logical
Mouse
Podium
Pond
Rebellion
Risk
Speed limit
Stake
Tea
Trailer
Tranquil
Tuna
Twitch
Umbrella
Wallpaper
Walnut
Bonus list
Affront
Bayou
Cannon
Conform
Gallant
Gawk
Ice Sculpture
Trough
Tureen
Wire coat hanger
Good Luck & Happy Hunting!
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