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The general rules of Scattergories are that you are given a list of categories and a time limit. Then the letter dice is rolled and you have to come up with something that matches the letter and the category.

The object of this challenge is the same sort of thing as the board game. We give you a list of 12 categories/words and a letter and you find items that MATCHES the letter and category in your books. The goal is to find all 12 items. You may use a book to fulfill as many categories as it fits (you don't have to read 12 books this month...don't worry!)

The first 6 categories will stay the same, the second 6 will be announced each month. You may use the same words, BUT you must use different sentences.


Please remember to add a link to the book, the author and give the date you finished reading it.
You also need to post a partial sentence and page/loc# for items 7-12.


May Scattergories
Duration: May 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
2. Author (first or last name)
3. Main Character (first or last name)
4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)

And the Specials for May are:
7. Something You Hold In Your Hand
8. Where You Exercise
9. Things That Smell Bad
10. Word that begins with GR
11. Something that is/or describes something yucky
12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit



Your letter is:

Anne FINISHED

Beth FINISHED

Bunnita (Worth Reading It?)

Candace

Chelsea FINISHED

Donna FINISHED

Emeli

Erica FINISHED

Ferenc FINISHED

Flying Snow FINISHED

Frankie FINISHED

Genevieve FINISHED

Grace

Jessica FINISHED

Joann FINISHED

JoAnne FINISHED

JoAnne - Mod FINISHED

Julia

KarenK2 FINISHED

Katelyn

Kathryn

Kim FINISHED

Laila Jane

L A i N E Y FINISHED

Melissa FINISHED

Olivermagnus FINISHED

Rissa

Shannon FINISHED

Shash FINISHED

Shelly FINISHED

Suzanne

Tammie FINISHED

Vanessa FINISHED

May Scattergories - Letter G
Read: 12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title: Gingerbread and Deadly Dread Addison Moore 5/7/22

2. Author: Heather Gudenkauf The Overnight Guest 5/1/22

3. Main Character: Gunner Loverboy Sarina Bowen 5/4/22

4. Secondary Character: Grayson A Crime of Passion Fruit Ellie Alexander 5/5/22

5. Place/Setting: Georgia Christmas in Peachtree Bluff Kristy Woodson Harvey 5/14/22

6. Item on Cover: Gingerbread House
Gingerbread and Deadly Dread Addison Moore 5/7/22

And the Specials for May are:
7. Something You Hold In Your Hand: Gun The Overnight Guest Heather Gudenkauf 5/1/22 p 111 We heard the gun but didn’t see who did it.

8. Where You Exercise: Gym Loverboy Sarina Bowen 5/4/22 p 54 He joined a gym.

9. Things That Smell Bad: Goats The Overnight Guest Heather Gudenkauf 5/1/22 p 57 The goats were snug within the confines of the barn, the hens perched inside their coop.

10. Word that begins with GR: Grim The Overnight Guest Heather Gudenkauf 5/1/22 p 98 Close behind came Sheriff Butler, grim faced and drenched with sweat.

11. Something that is/or describes something yucky: Gross The Overnight Guest Heather Gudenkauf 5/1/22 p 31 “Gross,” Becky said with a laugh.

12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit: Galley A Crime of Passion Fruit Ellie Alexander 5/5/22 p 101 The earring felt heavy in my coat pocket as I made my way to the galley.

May Scattergories. G
Duration: May 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022

12/12 Completed. Finished

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
The Good Lie-A.R. Torre 5/11

2. Author (first or last name)
Jessica Gadziala-Remy 5/07

3. Main Character (first or last name):Leif Godwin
Kiss the Stars-A.L. Jackson 5/13

4. Secondary Character (first or last name):Griffin Dempsey
Call Me Crazy-Melanie Harlow 5/01

5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch'):Georgia
Bound by Fate-Ryan Michele 5/18

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items):Groom
The Worst Best Man-Mia Sosa 5/14


And the Specials for May are:
7. Something You Hold In Your Hand:Glove
Pg.206:"I was thinking of getting him a baseball glove..."
Call Me Crazy-Melanie Harlow 5/01

8. Where You Exercise:Gym
Pg.204:"Enzo was at the gym,..."
Call Me Crazy-Melanie Harlow 5/01

9. Things That Smell Bad:Garbage
Pg.200:"... fixed the garbage disposal after my brother JJ broke it..."
Call Me Crazy-Melanie Harlow 5/01

10. Word that begins with GR:Gray
Pg.205:"...while I wept into his sweaty gray shirt."
Call Me Crazy-Melanie Harlow 5/01

11. Something that is/or describes something yucky:Gas
Pg.82:"..., I'd just have gas all night."
Hollywood Crazy-M.Z. Kelly 5/03

12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit:Garage
Pg.215:"...after the garage closes."
Call Me Crazy-Melanie Harlow 5/01

May Scattergories - Letter G


Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
2. Author (first or last name)
3. Main Character (first or last name)
4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)

And the Specials for May are:
7. Something You Hold In Your Hand
8. Where You Exercise
9. Things That Smell Bad
10. Word that begins with GR
11. Something that is/or describes something yucky
12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit.

Done

May Scattergories - G
Duration: May 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022

Recurring Items:
✔️1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
GodPretty in the Tobacco Field

✔️2. Author (first or last name)
Imogen Hermes Gowar/The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock

✔️3. Main Character (first or last name)
Gunnar Royal GodPretty in the Tobacco Field

✔️4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
Samantha Gannon Big Jack

✔️5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
GUNFLINT The Lighthouse Road

✔️6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)
GiRL Woman of Light: A Novel

And the Specials for May are:

✔️7. Something You Hold In Your Hand
.. some of those GADGETS that seem to be secret GADGETS .. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car pg 31

✔️8. Where You Exercise
.. hit the GYM before the office .. Big Jack pg 67

✔️9. Things That Smell Bad
.. before he poured the GAS on her .. Big Jack pg 116

✔️10. Word that begins with GR
.. through the patches of oily GROUND .. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car pg 16

✔️11. Something that is/or describes something yucky
.. there will be no GOOEY talk in this vehicle .. Big Jack pg 183

✔️12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit
.. take her to the GARDEN.. Big Jack pg 341

5/2/22 3.75☆ 5/5/22 3.25☆ 5/7/22 2☆
5/9/22 2☆ 5/10/22 3.75☆ 5/20/22 4☆

May Scattergories - Letter G---CHALLENGE COMPLETE!


Recurring Items:
✔1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored):
The Ground Breaking by Scott Elsworth, completed 16May22

✔2. Author (first or last name): Grant, Kimi Cunningham
[author:Kimi Cunningham Grant author of These Silent Woods, completed 11May22

✔3. Main Character (first or last name): George Smiley
Call for the Dead by John le Carré, completed 17May22

✔4. Secondary Character (first or last name) Gandalf
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien, completed 03May22

✔5. Place/Setting: Georgia
Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter, completed 05May22

✔6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items): Ginkgo Leaf,

Human Acts by Han Kang, completed 03May22

And the Specials for May are:
✔7. Something You Hold In Your Hand: Grenade
Page 21 “...Mortimer was a grenade thrower…” Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe, completed 02May22

✔8. Where You Exercise: Gym
Page 54, “Bolitar is all over the gym”, Shelter by Harlan Coben, completed 05.01.22

✔9. Things That Smell Bad: Guinea Pigs
The House Party by Mary Grand, Page 53, “the usual squeaking of the guinea pigs”, completed 04May22

✔10. Word that begins with GR: Grappled
Page 181, “grappled with his partner”, Human Acts by Han Kang, completed 03May22

✔11. Something that is/or describes something yucky: Germs
Page 79, “Germs that have learned to live”, Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe, completed 02May22

✔12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit: Garbage truck
Page 104, “Carted away in a garbage truck”, Human Acts by Han Kang, completed 03May22

May Scattergories - Letter G


Recurring Items:
1. Book Title
The Good Sister- Sally Hepworth - 5/7/22
2. Author - GARDNER
Murder in St. Giles- Ashley Gardner - 5/4/22
3. Main Character - GABRIEL
Murder in St. Giles- Ashley Gardner - 5/4/22
4. Secondary Character - GRENVILLE
Murder in St. Giles- Ashley Gardner - 5/4/22
5. Place/Setting - GREAT BRITAIN
Murder in St. Giles- Ashley Gardner - 5/4/22
6. Item on cover - GATE
- Agatha Christie - 5/11/22

And the Specials for May are:
7. Something You Hold In Your Hand - p. 199 “...guarding valuable ships and GUNS.”
Murder in St. Giles- Ashley Gardner - 5/4/22

8. Where You Exercise p. 9 “Her GARDEN had been the source… of hard work.”
Nemesis - Agatha Christie - 5/11/22

9. Things That Smell Bad p. 19 “...a stench, a spilt GARBAGE bag….”
Boy Swallows Universe - Trent Dalton - 5/18/22

10. Word that begins with GR - p. 17 “... down Tottenham Court road and GREAT Russell street.”
Murder in St. Giles- Ashley Gardner - 5/4/22

11. Something that is/or describes something yucky - p. 171 “...his cousins are GHASTLY.”
Murder in St. Giles- Ashley Gardner - 5/4/22

12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit - p. 97 “I’d a’ seen the GALLOWS a long time ago.”
Murder in St. Giles- Ashley Gardner - 5/4/22

May Scattergories
Duration: May 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
2. Author (first or last name)
3. Main Character (first or last name)
4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)

And the Specials for May are:
7. Something You Hold In Your Hand
8. Where You Exercise
9. Things That Smell Bad
10. Word that begins with GR
11. Something that is/or describes something yucky
12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit

May Scattergories - Letter G

COMPLETED
NOTE - I struggled with #8 greatly! I think a beach vacation to Tampa (the Gold Coast) counts. Never have I seen so many references to anything but a gym - rec center, elliptical, pilates studio, yoga classes, and even an apartment that used to be a ballet studio.


Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
The Girls Weekend by Jody Gehrman 5/14/2022
2. Author (first or last name)
The Girls Weekend by Jody Gehrman 5/14/2022
3. Main Character (first or last name)
The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James 5/7/2022
Beth Greer
4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
The Chocolate Raccoon Rigmarole by Joanna Carl 5/3/2022
Alex Gold
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
Mother May I by Joshlyn Jackson 5/23/2022
Georgia
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)
Antiques Ravin' by Barbara Allen 5/14/2022
ghost of Edgar Allen Poe

And the Specials for May are:
7. Something You Hold In Your Hand
The Chocolate Raccoon Rigmarole by Joanna Carl 5/3/2022
Page 18 gun
Put the gun away.
8. Where You Exercise
Who Is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews 5/27/2022
Page 35 Gold Coast
It's called the Gold Coast.
9. Things That Smell Bad
The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James 5/7/2022
Page 97 garbage
The garbage bag was overflowing.
10. Word that begins with GR
The Chocolate Raccoon Rigmarole by Joanna Carl 5/3/2022
Page 86 grease
So he turned back to grease?
11. Something that is/or describes something yucky
The Chocolate Raccoon Rigmarole by Joanna Carl 5/3/2022
Page 108 garbage
"Garbage can lids," he said.
12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit
The Chocolate Raccoon Rigmarole by Joanna Carl 5/3/2022
Page 103 Garage
The deputy took the garage key.

My spot! I love this challenge! :)

May 2022 Scattergories

May Scattergories
Duration: May 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022

FINISHED!!!!

Recurring Items:
✔1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) ~ The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by K.J. Charles (5/3/2022)
✔2. Author (first or last name) ~ Gregory Ashe , Orientation (5/8/2022)
✔3. Main Character (first or last name) ~ Glen Merriwether: Glen & Tyler's Paris Double-cross by J.B. Sanders (5/5/2022)
✔4. Secondary Character (first or last name) ~ Giles Verney: The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by K.J. Charles (5/3/2022)
✔5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') ~ Georgia, Naked Tails by Eden Winters (5/10/2022)
✔6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) ~ Gentlemen, Guys: by K.J. Charles (5/3/2022)

And the Specials for May are:
✔7. Something You Hold In Your Hand ~ It was too cold to go outside, despite the heat in here, so they snagged a couple of glasses of champagne and headed for the library (page 10), The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by K.J. Charles (5/3/2022)
✔8. Where You Exercise ~ I followed King past the circular driveway and toward the garage, where I took the last available spot next to his truck. (page 36), We Have Till Monday by Cara Dee (5/3/2022)
✔9. Things That Smell Bad ~ "Then keep your mouth shut like glue," James said firmly. (page 168), The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by K.J. Charles (5/3/2022)
✔10. Word that begins with GR ~ If only his gregarious friend would grasp that Hart found social drawing-out only slightly less unpleasant than the same process applied to teeth. (page 51), The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by K.J. Charles (5/3/2022)
✔11. Something that is/or describes something yucky ~ The thought was grotesque, but he made himself stand anyway. (page 217), The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by K.J. Charles (5/3/2022)
✔12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit ~ Manual labor had formed his body, not a gym. (page 19), We Have Till Monday by Cara Dee (5/3/2022)

Your letter is: G

May Scattergories - Letter G
Progress so far: 10 of 12


Recurring Items:
✔1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored): Ghost World Daniel Clowes (6/27)
2. Author (first or last name): Eliese Colette Goldbach, author of Rust: A Memoir of Steel and Grit
✔3. Main Character (first or last name): Grant in My Reckless Valentine by Olivia Dade
4. Secondary Character (first or last name): Giovanni in Giovanni's Room or Grace Wing Hu in Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
✔5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch'): a greenhouse in The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa (5/23)
✔6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items): green bathingsuit: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry (5/5)


And the Specials for May are:
✔7. Something You Hold In Your Hand: p. 301 in People We Meet on Vacation: "an old, yellow - gold art deco thing with a pearl"
✔8. Where You Exercise: p. 34 in People We Meet on Vacation: "... he asks me if I've seen the gym yet..."
✔9. Things That Smell Bad: p. 26 in People We Meet on Vacation: "... hot breeze blows the smell of garbage ..."
✔10. Word that begins with GR: p. 62 in People We Meet on Vacation: "Have you tried these grapes that taste like cotton candy..."
✔11. Something that is/or describes something yucky: p. 72 in Last Night at the Telegraph Club "... that was being used for garbage."
✔12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit: p. 90 in The Travelling Cat Chronicles "I've never worked in a greenhouse."

I’m FINISHED!!!
May Scattergories
Duration: May 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022

Your letter is: G

12/12

Recurring Items:

1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)

Great Circle Maggie Shipstead 05/01/22

2. Author (first or last name) - Gorman

Change Sings: a Children's Anthem Amanda Gorman 05/01/22

3. Main Character (first or last name) - Gamache

The Brutal Telling (Inspector Armand Gamache #5) Louise Penny 05/19/22

4. Secondary Character (first or last name) - Grady Butler (adult son of MC)

Stamped Out Tonya Kappes 05/02/22

5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') - Georgia

Read on Arrival (Bookmobile Mystery #2) Nora Page 05/02/22

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) - Guitar

The Final Revival of Opal & Nev Dawnie Walton 05/11/22

And the Specials for May are: All From The Cartographers Peng Shepherd 05/03/22

7. Something You Hold In Your Hand - glass

(Page 25 “. . . with a generous glass of wine.”)

8. Where You Exercise - grass

(Page 187 “Just a few miles of grass . . . )

9. Things That Smell Bad - gas

(Page 25 “A gas station . . . “)

10. Word that begins with GR - greater

(Page 3 “. . . of the time with far greater accuracy . . . “)

11. Something that is/or describes something yucky - grime

(Page 192 “. . . there was a fine layer of grime . . .”)

12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit - garden

(Page 218 “. . . with picket fences and manicured gardens . . .”)

**Bonus “things that smell bad”:

I asked my husband to suggest a word for “things that smell bad starting with a G” and he jokingly said, “Ganja!” The very next day I came across “Ganja” in Wifey Judy Blume 05/01/22 (p. 43 “Ganja . . . it is like grass . . . like dope . . . pot . . . “) 🤣

***FINISHED***

May Scattergories: Letter G
Duration: May 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored): The Garden of the Finzi-Continis by Giorgio Bassani (29th May)
2. Author (first or last name): Giorgio Bassani - The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (29th May)
3. Main Character (first or last name): Georgie Jutland - Dirt Music by Tim Winton (11th May)
4. Secondary Character (first or last name): Giampi Malnate - The Garden of the Finzi-Continis by Giorgio Bassani (29th May)
5. Place/Setting: Garden of the Finzi-Continis - The Garden of the Finzi-Continis by Giorgio Bassani (29th May)
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items):
Gum tree - Dirt Music by Tim Winton (11th May)
Glass - The Garden of the Finzi-Continis by Giorgio Bassani (29th May)


And the Specials for May are:
7. Something You Hold In Your Hand: Glass
Dirt Music by Tim Winton (11th May) - "Drains his glass. Feels restless." (p.52)
8. Where You Exercise: Grass
Dirt Music by Tim Winton (11th May) - "By five Georgie had retreated to the grass outside" (p.339)
9. Things That Smell Bad: Guts
Dirt Music by Tim Winton (11th May) - "He drops hanks of skin and guts closer to shore and the lemon sharks bullock their way in so fast they wet him" (p.356)
10. Word that begins with GR: Growling
Dirt Music by Tim Winton (11th May) - "beyond the growling freezer" (p.23)
11. Something that is/or describes something yucky: Gross
Dirt Music by Tim Winton (11th May) - "Beaver was gross in a comforting sort of way." (p.44)
12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit: Garden
Dirt Music by Tim Winton (11th May) - "It was a kelpie-heeler sort of mutt, a farm dog, your garden variety livelier fence jumping mongrel." (p.8)

May Scattergories G
Duration: May 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) Graveyard Shift by Casey Daniels 5/5/2022
2. Author (first or last name) Who Was Julia Child? by Geoff Edgers 5/24/2022
3. Main Character (first or last name) Lilah Drake The Big Chili by Julia Buckley 5/27/2022
4. Secondary Character (first or last name) Ava Grieux
Frill Kill by Laura Childs
5. Place/Setting Garden City Cemetery Graveyard Shift by Casey Daniels 5/5/2022
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) Graveyard
by Casey Daniels5/5/2022

And the Specials for May are:
7. Something You Hold In Your Hand guns Can't Hide from Me by Cordelia Kingsbridge p 567 "where are we on the guns?"
8. Where You Exercise gym Can't Hide from Me by Cordelia Kingsbridge p519 "from work or the gym"
9. Things That Smell Bad garbage Graveyard Shift by Casey Daniels P 42 "the city garbage truck"
10. Word that begins with GR groan Can't Hide from Me by Cordelia Kingsbridge p 413 "every grunt and groan"
11. Something that is/or describes something yucky gross Can't Hide from Me by Cordelia Kingsbridge p 513 "It's gross I know"
12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit GYM Can't Hide from Me by Cordelia Kingsbridge p 405 "go to the gym or something"

FINISHED 05/19/22

May Scattergories - Letter G

Recurring Items: 6/6

💐1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
Gold Digger - Vicki Delany 05/10/22


💐2. Author (first or last name)
Murder on a Bad Hair Day - Anne George 05/15/22


💐3. Main Character (first or last name)
{MC} GIA Morelli - A Cold Brew Killing - Lena Gregory 05/19/22


💐4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
GRAHAM Donohue - Gold Digger - Vicki Delany 05/10/22


💐5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
(GEORGIA), Peach Cove - Southern Sass and Killer Cravings - Kate Young 05/13/22


💐6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) GARLAND - On Borrowed Time - Jenn McKinlay 05/01/22


✅And the Specials for May are: 6/6

💐7. Something You Hold In Your Hand
GRAPES - On Thin Icing - Ellie Alexander 05/04/22 pg. 105 “I grabbed a cantaloupe and honeydew melon. I’d slice those and add blueberries, strawberries, grapes, and bananas.”


💐8. Where You Exercise
GARAGE - Murder on a Bad Hair Day - Anne George 05/15/22 pg. “her car was fine, in the garage, and Glynnie was right.”


💐9. Things That Smell Bad
GARBAGE - On Borrowed Time - Jenn McKinlay 05/01/22 pg. 167 “Mary Murphy hauled a garbage bag holding the remnants of Lindsey’s couch pillows and dropped it just outside her front door.”


💐10. Word that begins with GR
GRABBED - On Borrowed Time - Jenn McKinlay 05/01/22 pg. 9 “Jack grabbed her hand as she passed by the couch, stopping her from leaving.”


💐11. Something that is/or describes something yucky
GROSS - On Borrowed Time - Jenn McKinlay 05/01/22 pg. 260 “Mistletoe moves from host to host by having birds poop the seeds out after they’ve eaten the berries. Gross.”


💐12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit
GARDEN - On Borrowed Time - Jenn McKinlay 05/01/22

May Scattergories - Letter G


Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
2. Author (first or last name)
3. Main Character (first or last name)
4. Secondary Character- Gear- Skyborn-Leia Stone 5/20
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)

And the Specials for May are:
7. Something You Hold In Your Hand- GUN- Skyborn-Leia Stone 5/20 “keeping a hand on the black gun at his hip.” pg. 41
8. Where You Exercise- GYM- Skyborn-Leia Stone 5/20 “led me across the hallway to a gym room” pg. 24
9. Things That Smell Bad- GARBAGE- Read Bottom Up-Neel Shah 5/8 “you have an actual garbage chute” 86%
10. Word that begins with GR- GREAT- Read Bottom Up-Neel Shah 5/8 “last week was pretty great” 17%
11. Something that is/or describes something yucky- GROSS- Read Bottom Up-Neel Shah 5/8 “that sounds gross but you get the idea” 6%
12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit- GROCERY STORE-

Welcome Frankie, Kathryn, Karen, Donna, Joann, Emeli, Anne, Rissa, Julia, Melissa, Flying Snow, Genevieve, Shelly, and Grace!

✅Done!!!✅ 12/12


May Scattergories
Duration: May 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022

Letter: G

Recurring Items:
✔1. Book Title ~Girl, Serpent, Thorn ★★★★ 19 May
✔2. Author ~Gillian McDunn~ Caterpillar Summer ★★★★ 10 May
✔3. Main Character ~Greta James~ The Unsinkable Greta James ★★★★ 8 May
✔4. Secondary Character ~Guillaume Dumont~ The Final Revival of Opal & Nev ★★★★6 May
✔5. Place/Setting ~Gingerbread Island, North Carolina~ Caterpillar Summer ★★★★ 10 May
✔6. Item on cover ~Guitar~ The Final Revival of Opal & Nev ★★★★6 May


May Specials:
✔7. Something You Hold In Your Hand ~guitar~ "...lead and rhythm " p. 30 The Final Revival of Opal & Nev ★★★★6 May
✔8. Where You Exercise ~gym~ "'...for a stupid gym-class assignment...'" p. 339 The Final Revival of Opal & Nev ★★★★6 May
✔9. Things That Smell Bad ~garbage~ "'There was this big garbage can...'" p. 170 The Final Revival of Opal & Nev ★★★★6 May
✔10. Word that begins with GR ~great~ "'Iced tea would be great'" p. 58Caterpillar Summer ★★★★ 10 May
✔11. Something that is/or describes something yucky ~gross~ "'It was super gross'" p. 75 Caterpillar Summer ★★★★ 10 May
✔12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit ~garage~ "'...just fixed up at the garage...'" p. 199 The Final Revival of Opal & Nev ★★★★6 May


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Books Read:

Scattergories: G
May 2022

12/12 completed

Recurring Items
1. Book Title - Galaxies Like Grains of Sand by Brian W. Aldiss - 5/30 ★★★★
2. Author - George Orwell - Animal Farm - 5/11 ★★★★
3. Main Character - Will Graham - Red Dragon by Thomas Harris - 5/28 ★★★★
4. Secondary Character - Victor Grego - Fuzzy Ergo Sum by Wolfgang Diehr - 5/13 ★★★★
5. Place/Setting - Georgia - Red Dragon by Thomas Harris - 5/28 ★★★★
6. Item on cover - Gashta (the name of the Fuzzy species) - Fuzzy Ergo Sum by Wolfgang Diehr - 5/13 ★★★★


May Specials
Burning Questions by Margaret Atwood - 5/4 ★★★★★
7. Something You Hold In Your Hand - Gun - page 234: "protected by the bear-gun carriers"
8. Where You Exercise - Gymnasium - page 273: "rocked and rolled around the gymnasium"
9. Things That Smell Bad - Gas - page 211: "oil, gas, or coal"
10. Word that begins with GR - Grain - page 261: "grinding grain like a donkey"
11. Something that is/or describes something yucky - Gross - page 276: "a gross betrayal"

Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls - 5/8 ★★★★
12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit - Garage - page 91: "a new automobile garage"

Welcome Jessica and Beth!

May Scattergories -G
Duration: May 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022

Read 7 books; Completed 12/12 tasks DONE!

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
The Ghost of Madison Avenue by Nancy Bilyeau 5/14/22 3stars

2. Author (first or last name) Guillory, Jasmine
By the Book (Meant to Be #2) by Jasmine Guillory 5/4/22 4.5stars

3. Main Character (first or last name) Gibson, Charlotte
Aloha Alibi (Charlotte Gibson Mysteries #1) by Jasmine Webb 5/31/22 4stars

4. Secondary Character (first or last name) Greg
Rising Star (Bluestar Island #4) by Jennifer Faye 5/12/22 4.5stars

5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') Greensboro NC
My Millionaire Marine: A Fake Marriage Surprise Twins Romance (Forbidden Temptations) by Sofia T Summers 5/13/22 4stars

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) gulls, girl
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune 5/6/22 4.5 stars

May Specials:
7. Something You Hold In Your Hand - gloves
Paperback page 365 - ...then drop my phone and my gloves into my pockets, freeing my hands to browse.
Book Lovers by Emily Henry 5/3/22 4stars

8. Where You Exercise - gym
Paperback page 151 - "...he used to take my books out of my gym locker and put them in the toilet tank,..."
Book Lovers by Emily Henry 5/3/22 4stars

9. Things That Smell Bad - gas
Paperback page 77 - "A place with one gas station and a restaurant named Poppa Squat."
Book Lovers by Emily Henry 5/3/22 4stars

10. Word that begins with GR - great
Paperback page 36 - "Mom used to say New York was a great place to have no money."
Book Lovers by Emily Henry 5/3/22 4stars

11. Something that is/or describes something yucky - gross
Paperback page 85 - Not because it's gross, but I'm pretty sure he's making a reference to the Shark of it all, and that feels dangerously close to flirting.
Book Lovers by Emily Henry 5/3/22 4stars

12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit - garage sale
Paperback page 159 - "Anyway, he let the car stuff go and started picking up paperbacks for me every time he stopped by a garage sale,..."
Book Lovers by Emily Henry 5/3/22 4stars

May Scattergories -- G
Duration: May 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022

Recurring Items:
✅1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
🌸Got Me Thinking - Casey Cox, 5/16/22
✅2. Author (first or last name)
🌸6. One Percent of You - Michelle Gross, 5/20/22
3. Main Character (first or last name)
✅4. Secondary Character (GOMEZ)
🌸Edge Of Darkness - Freya Barker, 5/13/22
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
✅6. Item on cover (GENTLEMAN)
🌸 - Freya Barker, 5/13/22

And the Specials for May are:
7. Something You Hold In Your Hand (GUN)
🌸Can't Get Enough - Molly McLain, 5/3/22 -- pg.136, and the pink BB GUN in the back seat

8. Where You Exercise (GYM)
🌸Can't Get Enough - Molly McLain, 5/3/22 -- pg.58, You have a GYM

9. Things That Smell Bad (GARBAGE)
🌸The Rarity of Falling - Leeann M. Shane, 5/7/22 -- pg.37, it in the GARBAGE negates saving money

10. Word that begins with GR (GREAT)
🌸Can't Get Enough - Molly McLain, 5/3/22 -- pg.8, there's a GREAT place right down the block

11. Something that is/or describes something yucky
🌸The Rarity of Falling - Leeann M. Shane, 5/7/22-- pg.341, but it was soggy and GROSS

12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit (GAMES)
🌸The Rarity of Falling - Leeann M. Shane, 5/7/22 -- pg.53, it was hockey GAMES or reruns

May Scattergories
Duration: May 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022
Complete 6.13.22

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
Geekerella. Ashley Poston. 6.13.22

2. Author (first or last name)
Heavenly Pleasures (Corinna Chapman, #2). Kerry Greenwood. 17-May

3. Main Character (first or last name) Gilbert Rushton
Little Souls. Sandra Dallas. 5.8.22

4. Secondary Character (first or last name) Walter Gingerich
The Jam and Jelly Nook. Amy Clipston. 5.2.22

5. Place/Setting (Gordonville, PA)
The Jam and Jelly Nook. Amy Clipston. 5.2.22

6. Item on cover (god)
. Zora Neale Hurston. 5.3.22

And the Specials for May are:
7. Something You Hold In Your Hand The old man wears large black gloves…p. 111
Idaho. Emily Ruskovich. 5.2.22

8. Where You Exercise some fencing for her garden…p. 65
The Jam and Jelly Nook. Amy Clipston. 5.2.22

9. Things That Smell Bad June puts gas in her dented blue Nissan…p. 153
Idaho. Emily Ruskovich. 5.2.22

10. Word that begins with GR Bethany and Salina shared a grin…p. 32
The Jam and Jelly Nook. Amy Clipston. 5.2.22

11. Something that is/or describes something yucky she lifts a lid off a garbage can…p.140
Idaho. Emily Ruskovich. 5.2.22

12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit ten plants that could live in your home or garden…23%
Plant Magic: Herbalism in Real Life. Christine Buckley. 5.11.22

May Scattergories - Letter G
Duration: May 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022

Goal: 12/12

Recurring Items:
**1. Book Title**
Goblin - Goblin King - Kara Barbieri - 05/07/22

**2. Author**
Gene Shelton- Unwanted: Dead or Alive - Gene Shelton - 05/18/22

**3. Main Character **
Garrett, Dobie - Unwanted: Dead or Alive - Gene Shelton - 05/18/22

**4. Secondary Character **
Gellert Grindelwald - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay - J.K. Rowling - 05/02/22

**5. Place/Setting **
Greece - Héroszok - Ókori szuperhősök csodálatos kalandjai - Stephen Fry - 05/22/22

**6. Item on cover **
Guns - Unwanted: Dead or Alive - Gene Shelton - 05/18/22


And the Specials for May are:
**7. Something You Hold In Your Hand**
Glass of wine - Sea Storm - Andrew Mayne - 05/15/22
and then drink a glass of wine in the tub (Kindle Location 2570)

**8. Where You Exercise**
Gym - Sea Storm - Andrew Mayne - 05/15/22
There are crew quarters, compartments of cramped bunks; the crew’s mess; a gym; a bar... (Kindle Locations 247-248)

**9. Things That Smell Bad**
Garbage - Sea Storm - Andrew Mayne - 05/15/22
the object wrapped in garbage bags (Kindle Locations 1724-1725)

**10. Word that begins with GR**
Grand - Sea Storm - Andrew Mayne - 05/15/22
At the other end is a grand staircase (Kindle Locations 837-838).

**11. Something that is/or describes something yucky**
Gross - Goblin King - Kara Barbieri - 05/07/22
she probably considered hand-holding a gross and inappropriate display of public affection (Kindle Location 1285).

**12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit**
Garage - Sea Storm - Andrew Mayne - 05/15/22
a few feet away from the garage. (Kindle Location 1615)

May Scattergories - Letter G
10/12

Recurring Items:

1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) - Ghostlight

2. Author (first or last name)

3. Main Character (first or last name) - Gabe - Ghostlight

4. Secondary Character (first or last name) - Gun That Sings - Six-Gun Snow White

5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') - Gibralter Point Lighthouse - Ghostlight

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) - Gun -

And the Specials for May are:

7. Something You Hold In Your Hand - …whose name was Gun That Sings. - Six-Gun Snow White page 9

8. Where You Exercise - Round about Nevada the grass gets scarce - Six-Gun Snow White - page 65

9. Things That Smell Bad - …and things covered in grease… - Ghostlight - loc 400

10. Word that begins with GR - …right on the river and green as you please. - Six-Gun Snow White page 12

11. Something that is/or describes something yucky - Two arms bigger than stovepipes came up out of the loam and the grime… - Six-Gun Snow White - page 43

12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit

May Scattergories
Duration: May 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022

1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) Ghosted by Rosie Walsh 5/6/22

2. Author (first or last name) Skeptic in Salem: An Episode of Murder by Fiona Grace 5/5/22

3. Main Character (first or last name) Guido Brunetti in Friends in High Places by Donna Leon 5/3/22

4. Secondary Character (first or last name) Graham Stone in Skeptic in Salem: An Episode of Murder by Fiona Grace 5/5/22

5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') - Golden Island, Florida Dark Path by Melissa F. Miller 5/5/22

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) guardrail on Friends in High Places by Donna Leon 5/3/22

7. Something You Hold In Your Hand Ghosted by Rosie Walsh 5/6/22 (Audiobook, Part 1, 201:41 - "...mobile phones were gaming stations...")

8. Where You Exercise Two Reasons to Run by Colleen Coble 5/2/22 (Audiobook, Part 7, 34:30: "The guy looked like he spent a lot of time in the gym.")

9. Things That Smell Bad Friends in High Places by Donna Leon 5/3/22 "Police commissari were not called about bad plumbing or abandoned garbage." (Audiobook, 3:16:15)

10. Word that begins with GR Friends in High Places by Donna Leon 5/3/22 "I don't think gray is much longer for this world." (Audiobook, 2:43:36)

11. Something that is/or describes something yucky Curse of the Arctic Star by Carolyn Keene 5/6/22 "...grabbed a grungy olive-green duffle bag..." (Audiobook, 3:17)

12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer 5/10/22 "...a glimpse of the Great Pyramids" (ebook, 4%) AND "...in the direction of the golf course" (ebook, 9%)

May Scattergories - G
May 2022

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title
The Gingerbread Café by Jean Oram (5/22/22)
2. Author
First Real Kiss by Jennifer Griffith (5/6/22)
3. Main Character - Grant Robbins
The Matchmaker's Billionaire by Maria Hoagland (5/23/22)
4. Secondary Character - Gavin
Tower of Thorns by Laura Greenwood (5/11/22)
5. Place/Setting - Gingerbread Inn
Her Christmas Baker by Laura Ann (5/3/22)
6. Item on cover - garland
Her Christmas Baker by Laura Ann (5/3/22)


And the Specials for May are:
7. Something You Hold In Your Hand - glass
Her Christmas Baker by Laura Ann (5/3/22)
"Jim here needs a cookie and a glass of milk." (pg 111)
8. Where You Exercise - gym
First Real Kiss by Jennifer Griffith (5/6/22)
"...when I could get back to the gym." (pg 103)
9. Things That Smell Bad - garbage
The Sweetest Moment by Laura Ann (5/2/22)
"...from him and tossed it in the garbage." (pg 182)
10. Word that begins with GR - grandma
The Sweetest Moment by Laura Ann (5/2/22)
"Grandma's trust is enough to help me out..." (pg 54)
11. Something that is/or describes something yucky - gross
Her Christmas Baker by Laura Ann (5/3/22)
"This is going to be gross." (pg 102)
12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit - game night
The Sweetest Moment by Laura Ann (5/2/22)
"...showing up for a game night." (pg 44)

May 2022 Scattergories

Letter: G
Goal: 7/12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
 

2. Author (first or last name)
3. Main Character (first or last name)
4. Secondary Character (first or last name)

✓5. Place/Setting: Greece
 Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths by Natalie Haynes (05/10/22)

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)

And the Specials for May are:
✓7. Something You Hold In Your Hand: Glass
 The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (05/05/22)
 "I pick up my glass and knock it into Taryn's." - Page: 41

✓8. Where You Exercise: Gym
 Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (05/12/22)
 "...dancing in the gym to the Fugees until they were both beaded with sweat..." - Page: 278

✓9. Things That Smell Bad: Garbage
 The Reluctant Bride by Monica Murphy (05/04/22)
 "Like it's a term of endearment, when he treats her like garbage." - Page: 195

✓10. Word that begins with GR: Grand
 The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (05/05/22)
 "Everyone who saw me probably thought I was having a grand old time." - Page: 45

✓11. Something that is/or describes something yucky: Gross
 The Reluctant Bride by Monica Murphy (05/04/22)
 "And that's gross." - Page: 25

✓12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit: Garden
 The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (05/05/22)
 "Let's go out to the garden." - Page: 168

May Scattergories
Duration: May 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title Gone - Jude Hardin 5/2/21
2. Author Shattered Rose - T.L. Gray 5/12/22
3. Main Character Gullaksen, Stella Beneath - Maureen A. Miller 5/11/22
4. Secondary Character Gina Belivaqua Jackpot - Susan Fleet 5/3/22
5. Place/Setting Gina's Beach House Jackpot - Susan Fleet 5/3/22
6. Item on cover Gray Roof The Secret Keepers - Jean Nicole Rivers 5/5/22


And the Specials for May are:
7. Something You Hold In Your Hand: Glass Jackpot - Susan Fleet 5/3/22 {pg 2 "...a glass of water."}
8. Where You Exercise: Gym Jackpot - Susan Fleet 5/3/22 {pg 29 "...and gym facilities."}
9. Things That Smell Bad: Garbage Jackpot - Susan Fleet 5/3/22 {pg 8 "...stink of rotted garbage from..."}
10. Word that begins with GR: Grossing Jackpot - Susan Fleet 5/3/22 {pg 139 "...in Chicago, grossing eight or..."}
11. Something that is/or describes something yucky: Germs Jackpot - Susan Fleet 5/3/22 {pg 10 "'Too many germs.'"}
12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit: Garage Jackpot - Susan Fleet 5/3/22 {pg 146 "...with attached garage."}

May Scattergories
Duration:
May 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
2. Author (first or last name)
3. Main Character (first or last name)
4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)

And the Specials for May are:
7. Something You Hold In Your Hand
9. Things That Smell Bad

10. Word that begins with GR grace
11. Something that is/or describes something yucky
12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit

8. Where You Exercise Gym gym is in the basement

Welcome JoAnne, Katelyn, Kim, Ferenc, Candace, Shannon, Shash, Laila Jane, Chelsea, and Bunnita!!

May Scattergories - Letter G
May 1 - May 31, 2022

12 of 12 Complete

Recurring Items:
📍1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
Glazed Murder - Jessica Beck - 5/23/22
📍2. Author (first or last name)
Gregg Andrew Hurwitz - Orphan X - 5/26/22
📍3. Main Character (first or last name) - Grace Lee
China Dolls - Lisa See - 5/19/22
📍4. Secondary Character (first or last name) - Garnett
Prodigal Summer - Barbara Kingsolver - 5/22/22
📍5. Place/Setting - Galesburg (Illinois)
The Truth About Death and Other Stories - Robert Hellenga - 5/9/22
📍6. Item on cover - Golden Gate Bridge
China Dolls - Lisa See - 5/19/22


And the Specials for May are:
📍7. Something You Hold In Your Hand - Gun
Glazed Murder - Jessica Beck - 5/23/22 - page 191 - "Jake pulled a gun from under his jacket."
📍8. Where You Exercise - Gym
Sea Storm - Andrew Mayne - 5/3/22 - page 9 - "There are crew quarters, compartments of cramped bunks; the crew's mess; a gym; a bar; and other sites for employee recreation."
📍9. Things That Smell Bad - Gasoline
Cat's Eye - Margaret Atwood - 5/24/22 - page 154 - It's astonishingly noisy and stinks of gasoline."
📍10. Word that begins with GR - Gray Green
Cat's Eye - Margaret Atwood - 5/24/22 - page 13 - "She was staring blankly at the other people with her gray-green eyes.
📍11. Something that is/or describes something yucky - Gross
A Holly Jolly Diwali - Sonya Lalli - 5/18/22 - page 85 - "Gross, I can't think of her like that."
📍12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit - Golf Course
The Complaints - Ian Rankin - 5/21/22 - page 143 - "It will be an hour of discussion over tea and biscuits, then four hours on the golf course.

Welcome Lynda!

G

Read: 12/12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
Getting Out of Hand, Erin Nicholas ★★★★ 5/10

2. Author (first or last name)
When All Is Said, Anne Griffin ★★★★ 5/5

3. Main Character (first or last name) - Glenna
Morrigan's Cross, Nora Roberts ★★★★ 5/1

4. Secondary Character - Gaylord
Autumn Lover (Maxwells, #1), Elizabeth Lowell ★★★ 5/17

5. Place/Setting - golf course
Lady Be Good, Susan Elizabeth Phillips
★★★ 5/23

6. Item on cover - green grass
Getting Out of Hand, Erin Nicholas ★★★★ 5/10

And the Specials for May are:
7. Something You Hold In Your Hand - gold
p72 | I saw it for the first time - a gold coin, with the face of a man I didn't recognise and writing...
When All Is Said, Anne Griffin ★★★★ 5/5

8. Where You Exercise - gym
p88 | ...flowers around the trees, and a playhouse and jungle gym for the kids would be awesome.
Inn & Out, Elise Sax ★★★ 5/9

9. Things That Smell Bad - garlic
p38 | Garlic, lots of that, apparently.
When All Is Said, Anne Griffin ★★★★ 5/5

10. Word that begins with GR - green
p29 | He rode on, hemmed in by green fields, the rise of hills...
Morrigan's Cross, Nora Roberts ★★★★ 5/1

11. Something that is/or describes something yucky - gross
p74 | ...but his breath smells like something dying in his mouth. Something really gross.
Inn & Out, Elise Sax ★★★ 5/9

12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit - gym
p88 | ...flowers around the trees, and a playhouse and jungle gym for the kids would be awesome.
Inn & Out, Elise Sax ★★★ 5/9

May Scattergories
Duration: May 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022

Goal: 12/12

Letter: G

Recurring Items:
✘1. Title: The Good Lie
✘2. Author: Gotouge, Koyoharu - Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 7
✘3. Main Character: The Good Lie Gwen
✘4. Secondary Character: Maybe in Another Life Gabby
✘5. Place: Rules For Vanishing The Ghost Road
✘6. Item On Cover: Rules For Vanishing Ghost


May Specials:
✘7. Hold In Your Hand: The Good Lie
+ pg.22 "...right next to a gold butterfly broach."

✘8. Where You Exercise: Rules For Vanishing
+ pg.43 "...my feet don't quite touch the ground."

✘9. Things That Smell Bad: Rock Paper Scissors
+ pg.41 "...ghosts or gargoyles down here."

✘10. Word Begins with GR: The Good Lie
+ pg.32 "The grin that stretched across my cheeks fell..."

✘11. Describe Something Yucky: Rock Paper Scissors
+ pg.43 "The frozen curry wasn't as grim as I expected."

✘12. No Suit: Maybe in Another Life
+ pg.77 "You can't park in the garage here?"

Welcome Tammie and L A i N E Y!

The Lost Challenges
May 2022 Scattergories
Duration: May 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022

Progress: 12 out of 12

✱ Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over. ✱

The general rules of Scattergories are that you are given a list of categories and a time limit. Then the letter dice is rolled and you have to come up with something that matches the letter and the category.

The object of this challenge is the same sort of thing as the board game. We give you a list of 12 categories/words and a letter and you find items that MATCHES the letter and category in your books. The goal is to find all 12 items. You may use a book to fulfill as many categories as it fits (you don't have to read 12 books this month...don't worry!)

The first 6 categories will stay the same, the second 6 will be announced each month. You may use the same words, BUT you must use different sentences.

Please remember to add a link to the book, the author and give the date you finished reading it.
You also need to post a partial sentence and page/loc# for items 7-12.

May Scattergories: G

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag - ***** - 5/17/2022 - 247 Pages
2. Author (first or last name):
I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf by Grant Snider - ***** - 5/18/2022 - 128 Pages
3. Main Character (first or last name) Gloria Vanderbilt
The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss by Anderson Cooper - ***** - 5/11/2022 - 290 Pages
4. Secondary Character (first or last name): Turkish Gianni Gunduz
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman - ***** - 5/1/2022 - 382 Pages
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch'): Garland, Utah
Noel Street by Richard Paul Evans - **** - 5/26/2022 - 304 Pages
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items):
Yearbook by Seth Rogen - ***** - 5/8/2022 - 260 Pages - Glasses

And the Specials for May are:
7. Something You Hold In Your Hand: "To my delight, Hal came running through the swinging door with the bottle and filled my glass and Lizzie's." Page 125
A High-End Finish by Kate Carlisle - *** - 5/8/2022 - 311 Pages
8. Where You Exercise:
"If the gym incident was deliberate and connected with the other attacks, then Penny and Jennifer were the ones to watch." Page 267
A High-End Finish by Kate Carlisle - *** - 5/8/2022 - 311 Pages
9. Things That Smell Bad
"Gasoline. Anything." Page 257
A High-End Finish by Kate Carlisle - *** - 5/8/2022 - 311 Pages
10. Word that begins with GR
"I had grown up working on the grand Victorian homes that proliferated along this part of the Northern California coastline..." Page 316
A High-End Finish by Kate Carlisle - *** - 5/8/2022 - 311 Pages
11. Something that is/or describes something yucky
“Oh, gross,” Lizzie said. “Ugh.” “Sorry,” I said, remembering my own reaction to Wendell's grisly end." Page 182
A High-End Finish by Kate Carlisle - *** - 5/8/2022 - 311 Pages
12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit:
"By noon, he had moved his belongings into the garage apartment." Page 209
A High-End Finish by Kate Carlisle - *** - 5/8/2022 - 311 Pages

Welcome Suzanne!

FINISHED!
May Scattergories
Duration: May 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022

1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) Ghosted by Rosie Walsh 5/6/22

2. Author (first or last name) Skeptic in Salem: An Episode of Murder by Fiona Grace 5/5/22

3. Main Character (first or last name) Guido Brunetti in Friends in High Places by Donna Leon 5/3/22

4. Secondary Character (first or last name) Graham Stone in Skeptic in Salem: An Episode of Murder by Fiona Grace 5/5/22

5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') - Golden Island, Florida Dark Path by Melissa F. Miller 5/5/22

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) guardrail on Friends in High Places by Donna Leon 5/3/22

7. Something You Hold In Your Hand Ghosted by Rosie Walsh 5/6/22 (Audiobook, Part 1, 201:41 - "...mobile phones were gaming stations...")

8. Where You Exercise Two Reasons to Run by Colleen Coble 5/2/22 (Audiobook, Part 7, 34:30: "The guy looked like he spent a lot of time in the gym.")

9. Things That Smell Bad Friends in High Places by Donna Leon 5/3/22 "Police commissari were not called about bad plumbing or abandoned garbage." (Audiobook, 3:16:15)

10. Word that begins with GR Friends in High Places by Donna Leon 5/3/22 "I don't think gray is much longer for this world." (Audiobook, 2:43:36)

11. Something that is/or describes something yucky Curse of the Arctic Star by Carolyn Keene 5/6/22 "...grabbed a grungy olive-green duffle bag..." (Audiobook, 3:17)

12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer 5/10/22 "...a glimpse of the Great Pyramids" (ebook, 4%) AND "...in the direction of the golf course" (ebook, 9%)

WOOHOO Shannon!

Love some of your finds!!

Done for May! Thanks for another fun challenge, JoAnne!

May Scattergories
Duration: May 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022

FINISHED!!!!

Recurring Items:
✔1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) ~ The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by K.J. Charles (5/3/2022)
✔2. Author (first or last name) ~ Gregory Ashe , Orientation (5/8/2022)
✔3. Main Character (first or last name) ~ Glen Merriwether: Glen & Tyler's Paris Double-cross by J.B. Sanders (5/5/2022)
✔4. Secondary Character (first or last name) ~ Giles Verney: The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by K.J. Charles (5/3/2022)
✔5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') ~ Georgia, Naked Tails by Eden Winters (5/10/2022)
✔6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) ~ Gentlemen, Guys: by K.J. Charles (5/3/2022)

And the Specials for May are:
✔7. Something You Hold In Your Hand ~ It was too cold to go outside, despite the heat in here, so they snagged a couple of glasses of champagne and headed for the library (page 10), The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by K.J. Charles (5/3/2022)
✔8. Where You Exercise ~ I followed King past the circular driveway and toward the garage, where I took the last available spot next to his truck. (page 36), We Have Till Monday by Cara Dee (5/3/2022)
✔9. Things That Smell Bad ~ "Then keep your mouth shut like glue," James said firmly. (page 168), The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by K.J. Charles (5/3/2022)
✔10. Word that begins with GR ~ If only his gregarious friend would grasp that Hart found social drawing-out only slightly less unpleasant than the same process applied to teeth. (page 51), The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by K.J. Charles (5/3/2022)
✔11. Something that is/or describes something yucky ~ The thought was grotesque, but he made himself stand anyway. (page 217), The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by K.J. Charles (5/3/2022)
✔12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit ~ Manual labor had formed his body, not a gym. (page 19), We Have Till Monday by Cara Dee (5/3/2022)

Your letter is: G

WOOHOO Rissa!

Love #10 and #11!

*COMPLETION POST*

May Scattergories
Duration: May 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title Gone - Jude Hardin 5/2/21
2. Author Shattered Rose - T.L. Gray 5/12/22
3. Main Character Gullaksen, Stella Beneath - Maureen A. Miller 5/11/22
4. Secondary Character Gina Belivaqua Jackpot - Susan Fleet 5/3/22
5. Place/Setting Gina's Beach House Jackpot - Susan Fleet 5/3/22
6. Item on cover Gray Roof The Secret Keepers - Jean Nicole Rivers 5/5/22


And the Specials for May are:
7. Something You Hold In Your Hand: Glass Jackpot - Susan Fleet 5/3/22 {pg 2 "...a glass of water."}
8. Where You Exercise: Gym Jackpot - Susan Fleet 5/3/22 {pg 29 "...and gym facilities."}
9. Things That Smell Bad: Garbage Jackpot - Susan Fleet 5/3/22 {pg 8 "...stink of rotted garbage from..."}
10. Word that begins with GR: Grossing Jackpot - Susan Fleet 5/3/22 {pg 139 "...in Chicago, grossing eight or..."}
11. Something that is/or describes something yucky: Germs Jackpot - Susan Fleet 5/3/22 {pg 10 "'Too many germs.'"}
12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit: Garage Jackpot - Susan Fleet 5/3/22 {pg 146 "...with attached garage."}

May Scattergories
Duration: May 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title: The Ghost and Mrs. McClure by Alice Kimberly 5/10
2. Author: Under Lock & Skeleton Key by Gigi Pandian 5/6
3. Main Character: Archie Goodwin
In the Best Families by Rex Stout 5/10
4. Secondary Character: Gideon Torres
Under Lock & Skeleton Key by Gigi Pandian 5/6
5. Place/Setting: The Grange
The Deadly Dowager by Edwin Greenwood 5/31
6. Item on cover: Glasses
When Things Get Dark edited by Ellen Datlow 5/31

And the Specials for May are:
7. Something You Hold In Your Hand: Gloves
"Jameson frowned for a moment, put on a pair of rubber gloves, and approached the wall." Loc. 2413
When Things Get Dark edited by Ellen Datlow 5/31
8. Where You Exercise: Gym
"He hadn't lost his toned muscles from his daily trips to the gym." loc. 3210
Under Lock & Skeleton Key by Gigi Pandian 5/6
9. Things That Smell Bad: Grease
"They were filthy with what could have been grease or gore, a deep jammy dark that seeped softly along the cuticles." Loc. 1167
When Things Get Dark edited by Ellen Datlow 5/31
10. Word that begins with GR: Griffin
"Tempest unlocked the secret door by giving a boost to the wooden griffin climbing the side of a clock." loc. 1830
Under Lock & Skeleton Key by Gigi Pandian 5/6
11. Something that is/or describes something yucky: Grotesqueness
"Awareness of his physical grotesqueness hit me in a wave of revulsion." Loc. 4212
When Things Get Dark edited by Ellen Datlow 5/31
12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit: Grotto
"After five feet of crouching, the passageway opened up into a high-ceilinged grotto." Loc. 4296
Under Lock & Skeleton Key by Gigi Pandian 5/6

WOOHOO Chelsea!


Welcome Vanessa!

FINISHED
May Scattergories - Letter G
Read: 12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title: Gingerbread and Deadly Dread Addison Moore 5/7/22

2. Author: Heather Gudenkauf The Overnight Guest 5/1/22

3. Main Character: Gunner Loverboy Sarina Bowen 5/4/22

4. Secondary Character: Grayson A Crime of Passion Fruit Ellie Alexander 5/5/22

5. Place/Setting: Georgia Christmas in Peachtree Bluff Kristy Woodson Harvey 5/14/22

6. Item on Cover: Gingerbread House
Gingerbread and Deadly Dread Addison Moore 5/7/22

And the Specials for May are:
7. Something You Hold In Your Hand: Gun The Overnight Guest Heather Gudenkauf 5/1/22 p 111 We heard the gun but didn’t see who did it.

8. Where You Exercise: Gym Loverboy Sarina Bowen 5/4/22 p 54 He joined a gym.

9. Things That Smell Bad: Goats The Overnight Guest Heather Gudenkauf 5/1/22 p 57 The goats were snug within the confines of the barn, the hens perched inside their coop.

10. Word that begins with GR: Grim The Overnight Guest Heather Gudenkauf 5/1/22 p 98 Close behind came Sheriff Butler, grim faced and drenched with sweat.

11. Something that is/or describes something yucky: Gross The Overnight Guest Heather Gudenkauf 5/1/22 p 31 “Gross,” Becky said with a laugh.

12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit: Galley A Crime of Passion Fruit Ellie Alexander 5/5/22 p 101 The earring felt heavy in my coat pocket as I made my way to the galley.

May Scattergories. G
Duration: May 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022

12/12 Completed. Finished

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
The Good Lie-A.R. Torre 5/11

2. Author (first or last name)
Jessica Gadziala-Remy 5/07

3. Main Character (first or last name):Leif Godwin
Kiss the Stars-A.L. Jackson 5/13

4. Secondary Character (first or last name):Griffin Dempsey
Call Me Crazy-Melanie Harlow 5/01

5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch'):Georgia
Bound by Fate-Ryan Michele 5/18

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items):Groom
The Worst Best Man-Mia Sosa 5/14


And the Specials for May are:
7. Something You Hold In Your Hand:Glove
Pg.206:"I was thinking of getting him a baseball glove..."
Call Me Crazy-Melanie Harlow 5/01

8. Where You Exercise:Gym
Pg.204:"Enzo was at the gym,..."
Call Me Crazy-Melanie Harlow 5/01

9. Things That Smell Bad:Garbage
Pg.200:"... fixed the garbage disposal after my brother JJ broke it..."
Call Me Crazy-Melanie Harlow 5/01

10. Word that begins with GR:Gray
Pg.205:"...while I wept into his sweaty gray shirt."
Call Me Crazy-Melanie Harlow 5/01

11. Something that is/or describes something yucky:Gas
Pg.82:"..., I'd just have gas all night."
Hollywood Crazy-M.Z. Kelly 5/03

12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit:Garage
Pg.215:"...after the garage closes."
Call Me Crazy-Melanie Harlow 5/01

finished


Recurring Items:
1. Book Title
The Good Sister- Sally Hepworth - 5/7/22
2. Author - GARDNER
Murder in St. Giles- Ashley Gardner - 5/4/22
3. Main Character - GABRIEL
Murder in St. Giles- Ashley Gardner - 5/4/22
4. Secondary Character - GRENVILLE
Murder in St. Giles- Ashley Gardner - 5/4/22
5. Place/Setting - GREAT BRITAIN
Murder in St. Giles- Ashley Gardner - 5/4/22
6. Item on cover - GATE
- Agatha Christie - 5/11/22

And the Specials for May are:
7. Something You Hold In Your Hand - p. 199 “...guarding valuable ships and GUNS.”
Murder in St. Giles- Ashley Gardner - 5/4/22

8. Where You Exercise p. 9 “Her GARDEN had been the source… of hard work.”
Nemesis - Agatha Christie - 5/11/22

9. Things That Smell Bad p. 19 “...a stench, a spilt GARBAGE bag….”
Boy Swallows Universe - Trent Dalton - 5/18/22

10. Word that begins with GR - p. 17 “... down Tottenham Court road and GREAT Russell street.”
Murder in St. Giles- Ashley Gardner - 5/4/22

11. Something that is/or describes something yucky - p. 171 “...his cousins are GHASTLY.”
Murder in St. Giles- Ashley Gardner - 5/4/22

12. Places you shouldn’t wear a suit - p. 97 “I’d a’ seen the GALLOWS a long time ago.”
Murder in St. Giles- Ashley Gardner - 5/4/22

WOOHOO Frankie and Joann!

Y'all had some great words!