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The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLIIIDuration: July 1 - September 30, 2022
The List
36/40 words
10/10 Bonus words
Absent "there was a definite whiff of an absent landlord who had no interest in spending time and money on the property ." p. 215 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Bird bath
Blush "The young man blushed as he handed the documents back to Maisie" p. 49 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Bungalow "lived at the Dower house, having given up their bungalow for the duration, so that Billy Beale's wife and daughter could live there in safety" p. 40 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Ceremony "Morris Payne, never one to stand on ceremony..." p. 298 The Cellist by Daniel Silva 7.10.22
Chaise Lounge
Chamber "He's sealed himself in a germ-free chamber." p. 202 The Cellist by Daniel Silva 7.10.22
"Cream (or milk) and sugar" There's only condensed milk. Sugar's there." p. 220 The Man From Berlin by Luke McCallin 8.3.22
Data "high definition video wall that flickered with financial newscasts and market data..." p. 15 The Cellist by Daniel Silva 7.10.22
Delight "Jo Hardy had managed to get a day's leave - much to Tim's delight" p. 344 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Dentist "It was a tactic they employed when they neared the dentist" p. 295 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Digital "What's the alternative? Total digital isolation?" p. 60 The Cellist by Daniel Silva 7.10.22
Dive "As if I haven't got enough to worry about the minute she starts diving into crowds to talk to people." p. 96A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Emerge "once the memories begin to emerge, it's like the tide coming in" p. 151 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Enormous "You have helped me enormously" p. 150 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Fireworks "I've brought some fireworks." p. 127 A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths 7.15.22
Fling "...watch Philippe fling open the door with more than his usual flourish." p. 332 The Cellist by Daniel Silva 7.10.22
Gale "Even the strongest trees come down when a gale blows through" p. 180 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Gauge "She checked the petrol gauge." p. 207 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Hasty "had reappeared in the window, beats a hasty retreat." p. 177 A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths 7.15.22
Jet "leaning forward to see if she could detect any more gray in her jet black hair." p. 30 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Morsel "the reporters who probed for morsels at the edge of the affair found little that was satisfactory." p. 394 The Cellist by Daniel Silva 7.10.22
Nerves "Them little bits of grit get on your nerves don't they?" p.. 112 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Obtain "obstructive with regard to the Red Cross obtaining information on our boys caught in Singapore" p. 17 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Place card
Poise "She turned back to Caldwell who seemed poised to add more examples to a litany of occupational grievances." p. 270 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Rogue "Deutsche Bank also incurred massive multibillion dollar fines for helping rogue nations such as Iran and Syria evade US economic sanctions." p. 462 The Cellist by Daniel Silva 7.10.22
Saddle "With his white hair and saddle-leather skin..." p. 317 The Cellist by Daniel Silva 7.10.22
Satin "Lovely.....but perhaps with a sash of satin?" p. 148 Fenian's Trace by Sean P. Mahoney 8.8,22
Scramble "they would scramble down the stairs." p. 30 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Skeptical "She gave Graham a skeptical look before answering." p. 87 The Cellist by Daniel Silva 7.10.22
Soapy
Sunburn "A sunburned Russian man thrust a glass of the wine into Isabel's hand." p. 336 The Cellist by Daniel Silva 7.10.22
Tamper "The notebook had been tampered with..." p. 213 The Abstainer by Ian McGuire 8.20.22
Transport "Jo had decided to just get on with it by transferring to the Air Transport Auxiliary" p. 2 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Trigger "one of them called the other one trigger happy" p. 148 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Valley "There was a bit about the valley of the shadow of death." p. 69 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Vault "headed downstairs to the to the secure communications vault." p. 267 The Cellist by Daniel Silva 7.10.22
Victorian "She watched as the children filed into the austere Victorian building" p. 103 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Void "everything she had achieved would be rendered null and void in her life's account." p. 100 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Bonus list
Ambiance "The RAF bods, an ambulance - oh and the local bobby was one of the first to reach me." p. 111 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Audacity "The audacity of their attack was something..." p. 188 Fenian's Trace by Sean P. Mahoney 8.8,22
Bungalow "having given up their bungalow for the duration so that Billy Beale's wife and daughter could live there in safety" p. 40 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Buoyancy "nearly drowned after miscalculating their buoyancy..." p. 76 The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester 8,29,22
Fedora "two figures appeared at the distant end of the image, a man wearing a fedora and a large dog..." p. 94. The Cellist by Daniel Silva 7.10.22
Iodine "small first aid kit of sulfa, iodine and bandages." p. 440 Exodus by Leon Uris 8.31.22
Mercury "it was highly unusual for the mercury to rise above zero in midwinter." p. 41 The Mist by Ragnar Jonasson 8.28.22
Pendant "Conor asked as he fidgeted with the pendant that hung from the leather cord..." p. 6 Fenian's Trace by Sean P. Mahoney 8.8,22
Rhubarb "or they'd just pilfer the odd rhubarb patch..." p. 51 Fenian's Trace by Sean P. Mahoney 8.8,22
Violin "she found a Corsican talisman in her violin case." p. 211 The Cellist by Daniel Silva 7.10.22
Good Luck & Happy Hunting!
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLIIIDuration: July 1 - September 30, 2022
Bree Baker 07/04/22
Jana Deleon 07/11/22
J.C. Eaton 07/16/22
Ellen Riggs 07/17/22
Jenn McKinlay 07/19/22
Heather Webber 07/22/22
Nancy CoCo 07/25/22
Kate Collins 07/27/22
Ally Condie 07/29/22
Lorraine Bartlett 08/11/22✅40/40 WORDS
4/10 BONUS WORDS
The List
🇺🇸Absent Better Late Than Never pg. 166 “the rest of the department heads were there but Tim was conspicuously absent.”
👙Bird bath The Walled Flower pg. 276 “Right about now a big solid bird bath would fit the bill.”
🇺🇸Blush Pleading the Fish pg. 184 “My cheeks heated with a nonsensical blush at her words,”
🇺🇸Bungalow The Lights of Sugarberry Cove pg. 39 “His cozy bungalow had been a second home,
🇺🇸Ceremony Pleading the Fish pg. 18 “So far, the loosely laid wedding day plans included a small beach ceremony,”
🇺🇸Chaise Lounge Booked 4 Murder pg. 169 “All they wanted to do was give her a good scare so she’d stop hogging the coveted chaise lounge site.”
🇺🇸Chamber Pleading the Fish pg. 232 “Wound up in another underground chamber like the one with the lake?”
🇺🇸"Cream (or milk) and sugar" A Big Fat Greek Murder pg. 91 “I added cream and sugar to mine then said,”
🇺🇸Data Trouble in Mudbug pg. 284 “scared to death that she’d been hanging out in it, or mad at Luc for stealing her data.”
🇺🇸Delight Pleading the Fish pg. 41 “I bit into the sweet, juicy treat with a flutter of my lashes and groan of delight.”
🇺🇸Dentist Booked 4 Murder pg. 45 “No, I met her at my dentist’s office.”
🇺🇸Digital Pleading the Fish pg. 30 “Digital fireworks shot across the tiny screen, congratulating me on my workout.”
🇺🇸Dive Pleading the Fish pg. 65 “everything from my search for a missing love child to a deep dive into Grady’s past,”
🇺🇸Emerge Pleading the Fish pg. 122 “A riot of cowpokes emerged from the men’s bathroom,”
🇺🇸Enormous Pleading the Fish pg. 121 “though she’d also wanted Grady to do her an enormous favor.”
🇺🇸Fireworks Pleading the Fish pg. 30 “Digital fireworks shot across the tiny screen, congratulating me on my workout.”
🇺🇸Fling Pleading the Fish pg. 105 “I delighted in the fling of sandpipers racing the waves”
🇺🇸Gale Pleading the Fish pg. 187 “I asked, lifting the tome with gentle hands and gale-force curiosity.”
🇺🇸Gauge Trouble in Mudbug pg. 228 “Maryse had a 12-gauge and the pistol with the rubber bullets,”
🇺🇸Hasty Trouble in Mudbug pg. 222 “Ecstatic, Maryse made a hasty call to Aaron,”
🇺🇸Jet Pleading the Fish pg. 28 “His jet-black hair fluttered in the balmy breeze,”
🇺🇸Morsel Booked 4 Murder pg. 47 “You can give him a little morsel from one of the plain ones.”
🇺🇸Nerves Pleading the Fish pg. 176 “Baking always calmed my nerves and helped me process my thoughts.”
🇺🇸Obtain Trouble in Mudbug pg. 40 “upon the condition that he obtain respectable employment”
🇺🇸Place card To Fudge or Not to Fudge pg. 174 “I’ve created place cards and got the ‘All Things Print’ shop off Market Street to donate the printing.”
🇺🇸Poise Pleading the Fish pg. 22 “I froze, a pickle poised before my lips.”
🇺🇸Rogue Matched pg. 332 “I suppose they don’t want those of us who saw the rogue crops to continue working in positions of authority,”
🇺🇸Saddle Trouble in Mudbug pg. 200 “After all, I wouldn’t be saddled with you if I hadn’t married Hank.”
🇺🇸Satin Pleading the Fish pg. 81 “length of satin that wrapped around my middle”
🇺🇸Scramble Pleading the Fish pg. 177 “Meanwhile, I scrambled to think of a way to change the subject and cheer her up.”
🇺🇸Skeptical Booked 4 Murder pg. 103 “Frankly, I’m a bit skeptical of what I’m about to encounter.”
🇺🇸Soapy The Lights of Sugarberry Cove pg. 188 “Connor dipped his hands into the soapy water,”
🇺🇸Sunburn Pleading the Fish pg. 194 “His bald head was sunburned, along with most of his visible skin.”
🇺🇸Tamper Booked 4 Murder pg. 89 “They don’t tamper with evidence.”
🇺🇸Transport Pleading the Fish pg. 205 “Blue and Dharma had been returned to me as Grady promised, and I’d decided the car was my safest option for transport.”
🇺🇸Trigger Trouble in Mudbug pg. 147 “Here goes,” Maryse said, and pulled the trigger.”
🇺🇸Valley Booked 4 Murder pg. 10 “She lived in the East Valley, miles from Sun City West.”
🇺🇸Vault Booked 4 Murder pg. 30 “Cindy Dolton stood between them and Bundles like an armed guard in front of a vault.”
🇺🇸Victorian Pleading the Fish pg. 30 “I hurried down the interior stairwell from my private second-floor living quarters to the first floor of my historic Victorian home.”
🇺🇸Void Pleading the Fish pg. 214 “No crime scene was void of proof, and this was my chance.”
Bonus list
Ambiance
Audacity
🇺🇸Bungalow The Lights of Sugarberry Cove pg. 119 “Her small bungalow on the river.”
Buoyancy
🇺🇸Fedora To Fudge or Not to Fudge pg. 71 “He preferred to wear fedoras no matter what the weather.”
Iodine
Mercury
🇺🇸Pendant You Can't Always Get What You Haunt pg. 6 “My fingers reached for the pendant that had taken me into the jewelry store in the first place.”
🇺🇸Rhubarb You Can't Always Get What You Haunt pg. 23 “Gran used to bake and the stalks of crisp rhubarb Jilly and I dared each other to eat every spring.”
Violin
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XLIII Duration: July 1 - September 30, 2022
READ: 48/50
A Sticky Situation - Jessie Crockett 7/1
Blush - a faint blush staining her cheeks, p200
Dentist - one of those suction straws they use at the dentist, p80
Saddle - not something I was prepared to saddle him with, p72
Soapy - up to my elbows in hot steamy soapy water, p81
Victorian - the writings of famous Victorian spiritualists, p38
Murder Most Frothy - Cleo Coyle 7/2
Absent - when I was absent, p44
Data - this data wold be fed into the computer, p59
Digital - I glanced at the digital clock, p44
Fireworks - the nights most memorable fireworks, p6
Fling - haven't you ever heard of a summer fling, p131
Nerves - was straining my nerves, p128
Rogue - rogue firecrackers had been exploding, p6
Scramble - I couldn't very well scramble onto the dock now, p114
Void - the roads hum filling the void, p111
A Wrench in the Works - Kate Carlisle 7/4
Dive - taken a deep dive into conspiracy theory territory, p85
Morsel - compete for the tiniest morsel of his attention, p103
Ordinary Monsters - J.M. Miro 7/4
"Cream (or milk) and sugar" - I dumped in milk and sugar, p66
Delight - a whine of delight slipped from his throat, p11
Emerge - one of the best fighters to emerge from the academy, p35
Satin - I slipped into a black satin evening gown, p59
Emerald Blaze - Ilona Andrews 7/9
Jet - they probably wanted a jet of flame, p212
Poise - impeccable manners, great poise, p256
The Locked Room - Elly Griffiths 7/9
Bungalow - in her bungalow near Hunstanton, p63
Camera Obscura - Lavie Tidhar 7/11
Ceremony - there had been ceremony at first, p282
Chamber - why don't you wait in my chambers, p246
Gale - nothing outside but rain clouds and a gale, p282
Romancing the Duke - Tessa Dare 7/12
Chaise Lounge - like a matron reclining on her chaise lounge, p116
Skeptical - on this point he was skeptical, p159
Change of Heart - Jude Deveraux 7/14
Obtain - too easy to obtain, p195
The Library of the Unwritten - A.J. Hackwith 7/17
Transport - we need transport, p13
Bad Penny - Sharon Sala 7/18
Sunburn - sporting the remnants of a sunburn, p54
Lying in Wait - Liz Nugent 7/31
Bird bath - with a bird bath at its center, ch8
The Angels' Share - J.R. Ward 7/31
Tamper - I would advise you not to tamper with any of the footage, p285
The Priory of the Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon 9/21
Valley - she found herself in a great valley, p340
Vault - to rest incorrupt in a vault beneath it, p294
Written in Stone - Ellery Adams 9/25
Hasty - mumble a hasty thank you, p193
22 Seconds - James Patterson & Maxine Paetro 9/30
Enormous - showed that the enormous space was empty, p299
Trigger - when he pulled the trigger, p314
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Gauge -
Place card -
Bonus list
A Sticky Situation - Jessie Crockett 7/1
Fedora - a menswear-inspired pantsuit and a fedora, p14
Pendant - a green heart-shaped pendant hanging around your neck, p128
Murder Most Frothy - Cleo Coyle 7/2
Ambiance - the ambiance of the place didn't do it for me, p28
Ordinary Monsters - J.M. Miro 7/4
Violin - with a thumping beat and an electric violin, p133
Sapphire Flames - Ilona Andrews 7/8
Audacity - not many would have the audacity, p55
The Locked Room - Elly Griffiths 7/9
Bungalow - Avril Flowers lived in a neat bungalow, p69
Camera Obscura - Lavie Tidhar 7/11
Mercury - it looked like mercury, p71
Romancing the Duke - Tessa Dare 7/12
Buoyancy - Izzy had him outmatched, buoyancy, p51
The Doctor of Thessaly - Anne Zouroudi 9/11
Iodine - stained yellow-brown with iodine, p104
Rhubarb - rhubarb syrup, not used strangely enough, p143
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLIIIJuly 1 - September 30, 2022
List: 39/40
Bonus list: 6/10
Black Wings, Gray Skies | Hailey Edwards - Jul 2
Blush - "I like watching you blush when you read …" - p. 179
Ceremony - They held a skyclad celebration out on Folly Beach. - p. 107
Dive - I was ready to dive in after him - p. 53
Emerge - For him to emerge dressed for chaos - p. 218
Fireworks - Mayor Tate allowed fireworks vendors to set up stands - p. 250
Jet - "…or get to jet off when one begins…." - p. 28
Rogue - the idea this was yet another case with a Black Hat rogue agenda. - p. 19
Sunburn - stung like a second-degree sunburn. - p. 92
Trigger - the director had waffled before pulling the trigger on contacting me. - p. 237
Mayhem | Jamie Shaw - Jul 4
Absent - "I've lost track of how many times you've been tardy or absent - p. 100
Delight - I nearly squealed with delight when I read the green-ink comments - p. 93
Digital - and I glance at the digital time on the radio. - p. 208
Gauge - When Adam pulls away to gauge my reaction - p. 304
Nerves - trying to calm my fire-cracking nerves. - p. 24
Satin - and stare down at the black satin bed in front of my knees - p. 128
Scramble - I scramble to check my phone. - p. 17
Skeptical - Dee gives me a skeptical look - p. 44
Void - couldn't fill the void her mom left behind - p. 68
Magic and the Shinigami Detective | Honor Raconteur - Jul 6
Data - "More data is always helpful. - p. 112
Gale - flopped back as if a gale force wind had hit her - p. 192
Obtain - and even more difficult to obtain in the first place - p. 174
Tamper - preventing anyone from tampering with it. - p. 186
Victorian - all in aa Victorian kind of setting. - p. 64
BONUS: Audacity - the woman had the audacity to wink at me. - p. 158
Headliners | Lucy Parker - Jul 8
Enormous - to be reminded of the world's enormous population of idiots. - p. 130
Fling - You don't just fling yourself at someone's gut and run. - p. 230
Hasty - On the laptop, the camera angle did a hasty swoop - p. 10
Valley - the valley of chalets and hotels a tapestry of flickering lights. - p. 85
Vault - "… the man has the vaults of Scrooge McDuck," - p. 192
Grave Peril | Jim Butcher - Jul 10
Chamber - I swept the tuning fork, and my eyes, around the shadowy chamber. - p. 149
Morsel - And these little, dazzled morsels the Reds brought tonight - p. 290
Transport - to the white Suburban troop transport. - p. 192
BONUS: Violin - And ther is coppery fear, drawn tight as the strings of a violin - p. 297
Word of Mouse | James Patterson - Jul 12
Bird bath - even have bird feeders and birdbaths in their yards. - p. 106
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife | Ashley Winstead - Jul 13
BONUS: Ambiance - everyone's shouting and running, ambulances and fire trucks wailing. - p. 306
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy | Becky Chambers - Jul 15
BONUS: Pendant - held on to the bear pendant hanging around their neck. - p. 30
King Hall | Scarlett Dawn - Jul 22
Saddle - "… already climbed back on the saddle." - loc. 1297
King Cave | Scarlett Dawn - Jul 27
"Cream and sugar" - "It doesn't have cream and sugar like you prefer." - loc. 2369
Puddle Jumping | Amber L. Johnson - Aug 11
Dentist - mirrors on a stick the dentist uses so he could count - p. 111
The Bound Witch | Ivy Asher - Aug 16
Soapy - his soapy hands move to my hips - p. 49
Neverwhere | Neil Gaiman - Aug 29
BONUS: Mercury - like mercury trickling through her fingers. - p. 201
Nothing More to Tell | Karen M. McManus - Sep 4
Bungalow - the same pristine bungalow I remember - p. 112
Little Thieves | Margaret Owen - Sep 14
Poise - but her voice and poise stay icily calm. - p. 38
Belladonna | Adalyn Grace - Sep 18
Chaise Lounge - When she sat upon her chaise lounge for fear - p. 251
Facets of Revolution | T.A. White - Sep 30
BONUS: Buoyancy - Kira's feet gained a slight buoyancy that required her to bend - p. 364
The List
Place card
Bonus list
Bungalow
Fedora
Iodine
Rhubarb
***COMPLETE***
@Deb - Did you mean to double up on "Bungalow" by including it in both the regular list and the Bonus List?
Factory Scavenger Hunt XLIIIProgress: 42/50
✅ Absent: "Her curvaceous body was absent of clothing" - p 26, The Conduit
Bird bath
✅ Blush: "it made me blush" - ch 18/2:30 minutes, Significance
Bungalow
✅ Ceremony: "There's an award ceremony this weekend" - p 160, Inside Affair
✅ Chaise Lounge: “a fireplace with a reading chaise lounge“ - p 109, Good Intentions
✅ Chamber:“made a quick chamber check“ - p 108, Upgrade
✅ "Cream (or milk) and sugar": "then the mild and sugar" - p 141, Inside Affair
✅ Data:“at a data science corporate bonding“ - p 38, Stuck with You
✅ Delight: "his eyes closed in delight" - p 187, Destiny Awaits
✅ Dentist: "a bad experience at the dentist" - ch 28/12 minutes, Significance
✅ Digital:“I passed two digital traffic signs“ - p 197, Upgrade
✅ Dive: "I met you in a dive bar" - p 173, Wicked Heat
✅ Emerge: "Your powers will emerge" - p 89, The Conduit
✅ Enormous: "he was enormous" - p 137, We All Fall Down
✅ Fireworks: "as if they were fireworks" - ch 32/25 minutes, Significance
✅ Fling: "here is not some fling" - p 95, Headlines
✅ Gale: "We need gale force winds" - p 156, The Conduit
✅ Gauge: "I looked over...to gauge his mood" - p 69, Inside Affair
✅ Hasty: "he'd been a little too hasty" - p 262, We All Fall Down
✅ Jet: "to make the little jet of flame" - p 238, We All Fall Down
✅ Morsel: "He has eaten every morsel" - 35%, Gallant
✅ Nerves: "my nerves beginning to settle" - p 247, Destiny Awaits
✅ Obtain: "Where did you obtain it from?" - ch 12/4 minutes, Daughter of the Moon Goddess
Place card
✅ Poise: "I lacked her poise" - ch 2/20 minutes, Daughter of the Moon Goddess
✅ Rogue: “I’m the only rogue I know of“ - ch 18/4 minutes, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
✅ Saddle: "Then saddle up, gang" - p 175, The Conduit
✅ Satin: "the plush covers and satin cream sheets" - p 52, Inside Affair
✅ Scramble: "trying to scramble out" - p 165, We All Fall Down
✅ Skeptical: "Surely you're not skeptical." - p 90, We All Fall Down
✅ Soapy: “drawing circles in the soapy suds“ - p 194, Bad Intentions
✅ Sunburn: "Blasen an den Händen und Sonnenbrand" - p 43, Das Reich der Asche (Sonnenbrand = sunburn in German)
Tamper
✅ Transport: "One thing he shares a lot is his transport." - p 170, First Born
✅ Trigger: "So that was his trigger" - p 55, Breaking News
✅ Valley: "It lay across a valley" - p 25, We All Fall Down
Vault: “vaulted the fence“ - p 144, The Bodyguard
✅ Victorian: "You look like a Victorian child“ - p 130, The Bodyguard
✅ Void: "all I saw was a vast void." - p 193, Inside Affair
Bonus list
✅ Ambiance: "He liked the ambiance" - p 40, We All Fall Down
✅ Audacity: “The fucking audacity.“ - p 53, Stuck with You
Bungalow
✅ Buoyancy: p 236 in print edition, according to Amazon, It Happened One Summer
✅ Fedora: “A fedora?“ - p 161, The Bodyguard
✅ Iodine: "he lays out iodine and gauze" - 31%, Gallant
✅ Mercury: "Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn" - p 189, Breaking News
✅ Pendant: "I cradled the panther pendant in my hand" - p 234, Destiny Awaits
Rhubarb
✅ Violin: "Nur ich und meine Violine." - p 233, Todesfalle
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The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLIIIDuration: July 1 - September 30, 2022
Challenge rules:
• 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.
Words found: 50/50
The List
Absent - MemoRandom - page 23: "Rich but absent father,..."
Bird bath - An Offer From a Gentleman - Chapter 1: "Sophie was reminded of the delicate lark that occasionally came to splash in the birdbath in the garden."
Blush - Assassin's Apprentice - Page 80: "I saw he blush, expecting a tryst of some kind."
Bungalow - The Call - Page 7: "Behind the boys head they pass a neat little bungalow with trimmed hedges,,,"
Ceremony - MemoRandom - page 37: "I was in her naming ceremony..."
Chaise Lounge - An Offer From a Gentleman - Chapter 3: ", adorned with plotted plants and two chaise lounges."
Chamber - MemoRandom - page 272: "..small brass bullet that had been in the chamber."
"Cream (or milk) and sugar" - Lessons in Chemistry - page 144: "Cream and sugar? Elizabeth asked as she removed the stopper from the flask and started to pour."
Data - A Darkness Absolute - Page 43: "Assessing and comparing data to the map in his head."
Delight - MemoRandom - Page 270: ", which filled him with an odd mixture of horror and delight."
Dentist - Sandstorm - Page 376: "For decades dentists had been using ultrasonics..."
Digital - MemoRandom - Page 95: "A gentle, digital burble from the phone on the desk."
Dive - A Darkness Absolute - Page 122: "I dive on it."
Emerge - MemoRandom - Page 60: "The last man didn't emerge until after Sasha had left."
Enormous - MemoRandom - Page 75: "...making him look enormous."
Fireworks - People We Meet on Vacation - Page 161: "The word lands like firework in the middle of my chest."
Fling - A Darkness Absolute - Page 136: "I fling my hands down."
Gale - A Darkness Absolute - Page 4: "Then I crawl, my head down against the gale."
Gauge - The Call - Page 127: "It's hard to gauge how much time has passed,..."
Hasty - MemoRandom - Page 85: "...and seen it in their hasty, wary glances..."
Jet - The Timematician: A Gen M Novel: Book 2 - Loc. 378 of 2639: "Jet belts propel the two muscular male protectors..."
Morsel - North and South - Page 376: "every morsel of evidence which should exonerate Frederick,"
Nerves - Indemnity Only - Page 169: "My nerves just absolutely cannot take it."
Obtain - Assassin's Apprentice - Page 312: "...yellow roses, obtained at great loss of skin from the Women's Garden."
Place card - A Familiar Stranger - loc. 2441/4074: "I ease to my feet and grab the place card I'll put on the stake used to mark the grave for the funeral home."
Poise - Ruin and Rising - Page 152: ", mustering the poise that had once come so easily to her."
Rogue - Assassin's Apprentice - Page 79: "...you can turn into some sprawl-about rogue who snores in his bed..."
Saddle - Assassin's Apprentice - Page 57: "Burrich had adapted an old saddle for me..."
Satin - Assassin's Apprentice - Page 349: ", and the pillow was of satin."
Scramble - A Darkness Absolute - Page 40: "I scramble out of the shelter and peer around."
Skeptical - MemoRandom - Page 307: "Molnar pulled a skeptical face."
Soapy - Lessons in Chemistry - page 160: "He ticked off her comments, lifting his soapy hands as he ran his eyes around the room."
Sunburn - Sandstorm - Page 377: "The worst it would do was to leave a bad sunburn."
Tamper - Sandstorm - Page 598: "...it was tamper-proofed to blow..."
Transport - A Darkness Absolute - Page 380: "Get me close, make it easier to transport me."
Trigger - MemoRandom - Page 59: "... he was going to pull the trigger."
Valley - MemoRandom - Page 98: "..you can take your orders and shove them up the Bekaa Valley."
Vault - A Darkness Absolute - Page 345: "The door is thick, as close to a vault as you get in Rockton."
Victorian - Indemnity Only - Page 78: "...rich people live in beautiful old Victorian houses and apartments..."
Void - Ruin and Rising - Page 382: ", felt the yawning void inside him stretch wider."
Bonus list
Ambiance - Under the Whispering Door - Page 164: "You're ruining the ambiance, Desdemona hissed..."
Audacity - The Timematician: A Gen M Novel: Book 2 - Loc. 832 of 2639: "...a finger to silence me - the audacity! - and returns to my book."
Bungalow - The Call - Page 7: "Behind the boys head they pass a neat little bungalow with trimmed hedges,,,"
Buoyancy - North and South - Page 38: "...which seemed to have pressed the youth and buoyancy out of her heart, never to return."
Fedora - The People We Keep - Page 7: ", this skinny scarecrow man in a worn out brown fedora gets on stage..."
Iodine - Assassin's Apprentice - Page 35: ", seasoned with salt and iodine."
Mercury - You Can’t Be Serious - Page 151: "...from food trends to workout routines to serendipitous life events that he was sure had to do with either magic crystals or the position of Mercury."
Pendant - Indemnity Only - Page 134: "...pendant set in a white gold filigree with matching earrings."
Rhubarb - Assassin's Apprentice - Page 109: "...how one could sicken a man just by feeding him rhubarb and spinach at the same sitting,"
Violin - The People We Keep - Page 52: "Her grandson plays the violin an he sucks."
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The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLIIIBegins: 01July22 / Ends: 30Sept22
40 / 40 words found
10 / 10 BONUS words found
14 books read
Absent - On Gold Mountain ✔ – 13July22 - pg 117 - "He had been absent for the…"
Bird bath - These Precious Days: Essays ✔ – 21Nov22 - pg 77 - "…the ground-level birdbath my
Blush - The Opposite of Everyone ✔ – 16July22 - pg 44 - "…had the grace to blush a bright…"
Bungalow - The Opposite of Everyone ✔ – 16July22 - pg 4 - "…Birdwine's junky bungalow and…"
Ceremony - One L ✔ – 08July22 - pg 3 - "…in a peculiar ceremony, were required…"
Chaise Lounge - Rich People Problems ✔ – 09Oct22 - pg 94 - "…out on the chaise lounge and…"
Chamber - One L ✔ – 08July22 - pg 159 - "…a huge chamber with oak paneling…"
"Cream (or milk) and sugar" - Bookish and the Beast ✔ – 31July22 - pg 113 - "Two sugars and cream, right?"
Data - One L ✔ – 08July22 - pg 212 - "…to submit data on the number…"
Delight - One L ✔ – 08July22 - pg 212 - "Lars was delighted and …"
Dentist - An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed ✔ – 02July22 - pg 206 - "…that as a dentist she …"
Digital - The Opposite of Everyone ✔ – 16July22 - pg 93 - "I wanted a digital copy…"
Dive - The Opposite of Everyone ✔ – 16July22 - pg 219 - "…mid-town dive that had survived…"
Emerge - The World That We Knew ✔ – 08Aug22 - pg 237 - "…watch him emerge into the…"
Enormous - An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed ✔ – 02July22 - pg 31 - "Three enormous boilers…"
Fireworks - On Gold Mountain ✔ – 13July22 - pg 73 - "…paper goods, fireworks, pottery…"
Fling - On Gold Mountain ✔ – 13July22 - pg 364 - "…and fling it on the tender…"
Gale - On Gold Mountain ✔ – 13July22 - pg 349 - "Her sister, Gale, is a microbiologist."
Gauge - On Gold Mountain ✔ – 13July22 - pg 175 - "He paused to gauge the …"
Hasty - The Opposite of Everyone ✔ – 16July22 - pg 47 - "…first hasty evacuation but…"
Jet - One L ✔ – 08July22 - pg 56 - "…a kind of oral jet stream…"
Morsel - On Gold Mountain ✔ – 13July22 - pg 374 - "…the best morsels in each …"
Nerves - An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed ✔ – 02July22 - pg 26 - "…had suffered from ' nerves ' as…"
Obtain - Negotiating with the Dead ✔ – 23July22 - pg 117 - "…in order to obtain his high…"
Place card - Mistress of the Ritz ✔ – 17Aug22 - pg 68 - "…write place cards for private dinners…"
Poise - Family Reunion ✔ – 05Aug22 - pg 151 -
Rogue - On Gold Mountain ✔ – 13July22 - pg 50 - "…along the Rogue River…"
Saddle - One L ✔ – 08July22 - pg 52 - "…unwilling to saddle myself with…"
Satin - On Gold Mountain ✔ – 13July22 - pg 136 - "…cream-colored satin sheets…"
Scramble - One L ✔ – 08July22 - pg 268 - "…temptation to scramble, despite…"
Skeptical - The Opposite of Everyone ✔ – 16July22 - pg 60 - "He sounded skeptical."
Soapy - The Four Winds ✔ – 01Aug22 - pg 349 - "…bucket of soapy water…"
Sunburn - On Gold Mountain ✔ – 13July22 - pg 11 - "…soothe insect bites or sunburn."
Tamper - Blackbird House ✔ – 05Sep22 - pg 185 - "…offense to tamper with what…"
Transport - On Gold Mountain ✔ – 13July22 - pg 27 - "…bought to transport themselves…"
Trigger - One L ✔ – 08July22 - pg 103 - "…head, had pulled the trigger."
Valley - One L ✔ – 08July22 - pg 89 - "…the whole valley: the lake…"
Vault - Small Wonder ✔ – 15July22 - pg 42 - "…may attempt to vault the…"
Victorian - The Opposite of Everyone ✔ – 16July22 - pg 94 - "…huge Victorians that had been…"
Void - The Opposite of Everyone ✔ – 16July22 - pg 23 - "She'd written VOID in the same…"
BONUS list
Ambiance - On Gold Mountain ✔ – 13July22 - pg 214 - "…creating a safe ambiance."
Audacity - Mistress of the Ritz ✔ – 17Aug22 - pg 96 - "…gasp at her new friend's audacity."
Bungalow - The Opposite of Everyone ✔ – 16July22 - pg 4 - "…Birdwine's junky bungalow and…"
Buoyancy - Family Reunion ✔ – 05Aug22 - pg 110 - "…lightweight bouyancy vest…"
Fedora - On Writing ✔ – 26July22 - pg 274 - "…his fedora with the PRESS…"
Iodine - An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed ✔ – 02July22 - pg 197 - "…put some iodine on the…"
Mercury - Fox & I ✔ – 14July22 - pg 9 - "I was mercury: quicksilver…"
Pendant - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ✔ – 22Oct22 - pg 261 - "…pointing at the pendant …"
Rhubarb - An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed ✔ – 02July22 - pg 138 - "…jar of rhubarb jelly…"
Violin - Small Wonder ✔ – 15July22 - pg 122 - "…electric guitar, violin, eclectic…"
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Deb ...You have "bungalow" listed twice ... both the regular list and in the BONUS word list.
Mod
You have "bungalow" listed twice ... both the regular list and in the BONUS word list."
oops.
Deb wrote: "Book Concierge wrote: "Deb ...You have "bungalow" listed twice ... both the regular list and in the BONUS word list."
oops."
Do we find it twice or are you going to change the word?
Mod
Do we find it twice or are you going to change the word?"
Free word. Find it once, use it twice.
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLIIIDuration: July 1 - September 30, 2022
Absent
Bird bath
Blush
Bungalow
Ceremony
Chaise Lounge
Chamber
"Cream (or milk) and sugar"
Data
Delight
Dentist
Digital
Dive
Emerge
Enormous
Fireworks
Fling
Gale
Gauge
Hasty
Jet
Morsel
Nerves
Obtain
Place card
Poise
Rogue
Saddle
Satin
Scramble
Skeptical
Soapy
Sunburn
Tamper
Transport
Trigger
Valley
Vault
Victorian
Void
Bonus list
Ambiance
Audacity
Bungalow
Buoyancy
Fedora
Iodine
Mercury
Pendant
Rhubarb
Violin
The Challenge FactoryScavenger Hunt XLIII
Duration: July 1 - September 30, 2022
Progress: 0 out of 50
Challenge rules:
• Welcome to Challenge #43!
• 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
Absent
Bird bath
Blush
Bungalow
Ceremony
Chaise Lounge
Chamber
"Cream (or milk) and sugar"
Data
Delight
Dentist
Digital
Dive
Emerge
Enormous
Fireworks
Fling
Gale
Gauge
Hasty
Jet
Morsel
Nerves
Obtain
Place card
Poise
Rogue
Saddle
Satin
Scramble
Skeptical
Soapy
Sunburn
Tamper
Transport
Trigger
Valley
Vault
Victorian
Void
Bonus list
Ambiance
Audacity
Bungalow
Buoyancy
Fedora
Iodine
Mercury
Pendant
Rhubarb
Violin
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLIIIDuration: 1 July - 30 September, 2022
Found: 31/50
The Words:
Absent – "Absent from your mention..." p. 50, This Is How You Lose the Time War, completed 08/04/2022
Bird bath –
Blush – "to blush easily." p. 9, Shanghai Girls, completed 08/09/2022
Bungalow – "a small bungalow..." p. 349, Shanghai Girls, completed 08/09/2022
Ceremony – "The ceremony will take place..." p. 33, Shanghai Girls, completed 08/09/2022
Chaise Lounge –
Chamber – "respective bridal chambers." p. 51, Shanghai Girls, completed 08/09/2022
"Cream (or milk) and sugar" –
Data – "Blue shreds the data sheet..." p. 14, This Is How You Lose the Time War, completed 08/04/2022
Delight – "take warning from delight." p. 64, This Is How You Lose the Time War, completed 08/04/2022
Dentist – "helping me become a dentist!" p. 317, Shanghai Girls, completed 08/09/2022
Digital –
Dive – "bright waves and dives." p. 63, This Is How You Lose the Time War, completed 08/04/2022
Emerge – "A seeker emerges from..." p. 10, This Is How You Lose the Time War, completed 08/04/2022
Enormous – "rolls enormous boulders..." p. 46, This Is How You Lose the Time War, completed 08/04/2022
Fireworks – "thought it was fireworks." p. 75, Shanghai Girls, completed 08/09/2022
Fling – "and flings himself overboard." p. 122, Shanghai Girls, completed 08/09/2022
Gale –
Gauge –
Hasty – "call out hasty good-byes," p. 21, Shanghai Girls, completed 08/09/2022
Jet – "Fighter jets hang..." p. 356, Shanghai Girls, completed 08/09/2022
Morsel – "snap up the best morsels..." p. 316, Shanghai Girls, completed 08/09/2022
Nerves –
Obtain – "Joy can obtain more..." p. 359, Shanghai Girls, completed 08/09/2022
Place card –
Poise – "your solitude and poise," p. 139, This Is How You Lose the Time War, completed 08/04/2022
Rogue –
Saddle – "new saddle oxfords." p. 121, Shanghai Girls, completed 08/09/2022
Satin – "a sheath of vermillion satin..." p. 31, Shanghai Girls, completed 08/09/2022
Scramble – "The seeker scrambles up..." p. 47, This Is How You Lose the Time War, completed 08/04/2022
Skeptical – "I ask, skeptical because we..." p. 161, Shanghai Girls, completed 08/09/2022
Soapy – "hands in soapy water," p. 364, Shanghai Girls, completed 08/09/2022
Sunburn –
Tamper –
Transport – "Wheelbarrows transport the aged," p. 75, Shanghai Girls, completed 08/09/2022
Trigger – "to seed a trigger," p. 9, This Is How You Lose the Time War, completed 08/04/2022
Valley – "swallowed this valley whole..." p. 90, This Is How You Lose the Time War, completed 08/04/2022
Vault –
Victorian –
Void – "through the void from star to star." p. 41, This Is How You Lose the Time War, completed 08/04/2022
Bonus Words
Ambiance –
Audacity – "patterns of audacity..." p. 8, This Is How You Lose the Time War, completed 08/04/2022
Bungalow – "buying bungalows and homes..." p. 361, Shanghai Girls, completed 08/09/2022
Buoyancy –
Fedora – "a pin-striped suit, tie, and fedora," p. 28, Shanghai Girls, completed 08/09/2022
Iodine –
Mercury – "a mercury sea," p. 156, This Is How You Lose the Time War, completed 08/04/2022
Pendant –
Rhubarb –
Violin –
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLIIIDuration: July 1 - September 30, 2022
Progress: 49/50
The List
✓Absent: Lorraine's journey down under by Bert Murray (finished 7/17), 3 stars, p 146 "The feeling of being pleased with herself, absent for so long"
✓Bird bath: I'd Give Anything by Marisa de los Santos (finished 8/21), 4 stars, p 14 "Little marble birdbath empty of water"
✓Blush: Lorraine's journey down under by Bert Murray (finished 7/17), 3 stars, p 33 "she felt a deep blush of pleasure"
✓Bungalow: The Savant of Chelsea by Suzanne Jenkins (finished 8/17), 4 stars, p 78 "lights were on in the small bungalow"
✓Ceremony: The Last Rose of Shanghai by Weina Dai Randel (finished 8/2), 4 stars, p 99 "an important coming-of-age ceremony"
✓Chaise Lounge: The Savant of Chelsea by Suzanne Jenkins (finished 8/17), 4 stars, p 74 "having lowered his bulk onto a chaise"
✓Chamber: Binti by Nnedi Okorafor, (finished 7/11), 4 stars, p 82 "We were in one of the Weapons City libraries, staring at the empty chamber"
✓"Cream (or milk) and sugar": Crazy Good: The True Story of Dan Patch, the Most Famous Horse in America by Charles Leerhsen (finished 7/19), 4 stars, p 38 "milk laced with sugar"
✓Data: Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine (finished 8/11), 5 stars, p 30 "so I don't lose data"
✓Delight: Home by Nnedi Okorafor (finished 7/25), 4 stars, p 68 "to my father's delight"
✓Dentist: The Savant of Chelsea by Suzanne Jenkins (finished 8/17), 4 stars, p 27 "didn't take her daughter to the doctor or dentist"
✓Digital: Flesh Worn Stone by John A. Burks Jr. (finished 8/8), 3 stars, p 24 "a large digital billboard"
✓Dive: Home by Nnedi Okorafor (finished 7/25), 4 stars, p 84 "if I should dive in to search for it"
✓Emerge: The Last Rose of Shanghai by Weina Dai Randel (finished 8/2), 4 stars, p 117 "vendors began to emerge"
✓Enormous: Binti by Nnedi Okorafor, (finished 7/11), 4 stars, p 20 "planted rapidly growing plants within these three enormous rooms"
✓Fireworks: The Last Rose of Shanghai by Weina Dai Randel (finished 8/2), 4 stars, p 306 "and the fireworks would crack loudly"
✓Fling: Flesh Worn Stone by John A. Burks Jr. (finished 8/8), 3 stars, p 40 "momentum to fling him forward"
✓Gale: Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine (finished 8/11), 5 stars, location 10 "Firestorm Thin Air Gale Force Cape Storm"
✓Gauge: Flesh Worn Stone by John A. Burks Jr. (finished 8/8), 3 stars, p 146 "12-gauge shotgun"
✓Hasty: The Fox by Arlene Radasky (finished 7/10), 3 stars, p 309 "not to make any hasty decisions"
✓Jet: Lorraine's journey down under by Bert Murray (finished 7/17), 3 stars, p 123 "diamond-shaped jet buttons"
✓Morsel: The Heavenstone Secrets by V. C. Andrews (finished 8/10), 2 stars, p 18 "She once went two days without eating a morsel"
✓Nerves: Lorraine's journey down under by Bert Murray (finished 7/17), 3 stars, p 138 "had not calmed her nerves"
✓Obtain: The Last Rose of Shanghai by Weina Dai Randel (finished 8/2), 4 stars, p 134 "were difficult to obtain"
✓Place card: Murder, Mayhem, and Macarons by Kimberly Titus (finished 8/31), 3 stars, episode 4 p 8 "I held up Kent's place card"
✓Poise: The Last Rose of Shanghai by Weina Dai Randel (finished 8/2), 4 stars, p 56 "and her poise steadied him"
✓Rogue: The Last Rose of Shanghai by Weina Dai Randel (finished 8/2), 4 stars, p 249 "I'll tell Sinmay you turned rogue"
✓Saddle: Lorraine's journey down under by Bert Murray (finished 7/17), 3 stars, p 84 "before she got into the saddle"
✓Satin: Crazy Good: The True Story of Dan Patch, the Most Famous Horse in America by Charles Leerhsen (finished 7/19), 4 stars, p 291 "white satin jacket"
✓Scramble: Flesh Worn Stone by John A. Burks Jr. (finished 8/8), 3 stars, p 26 "The skinnier man tried to scramble away"
✓Skeptical: The Last Rose of Shanghai by Weina Dai Randel (finished 8/2), 4 stars, p 47 "looking skeptical"
✓Soapy: The Heavenstone Secrets by V. C. Andrews (finished 8/10), 2 stars, p 207 "Now, don't get all soapy and stupid on me"
✓Sunburn: My Ántonia by Willa Cather (finished 9/13), 5 stars, p 85 "as if from perpetual sunburn"
✓Tamper: Sector C by Phoenix Sullivan (finished 8/30), 4 stars, p 289 "Let's tamper with whatever cosmic plan is in place"
✓Transport: Binti by Nnedi Okorafor, (finished 7/11), 4 stars, p 74 "Do you mind swift transport?"
✓Trigger: Flesh Worn Stone by John A. Burks Jr. (finished 8/8), 3 stars, p 188 "Steven squeezed the trigger"
✓Valley: Crazy Good: The True Story of Dan Patch, the Most Famous Horse in America by Charles Leerhsen (finished 7/19), 4 stars, p 12 "now Locust Valley"
✓Vault: Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers (finished 8/4), 4 stars, p 136 "heading toward the big vault-like door"
✓Victorian: Lorraine's journey down under by Bert Murray (finished 7/17), 3 stars, p 158 "her grandmother's good Victorian pieces"
✓Void: The Last Rose of Shanghai by Weina Dai Randel (finished 8/2), 4 stars, p 411 "toward the void between the sky and the earth"
Bonus list
✓Ambiance: The Apology Project by Jeanette Escudero (finished 8/26), 4 stars, p 241 "for the ambiance"
✓Audacity: The Last Rose of Shanghai by Weina Dai Randel (finished 8/2), 4 stars, p 113 "who had the audacity to hire a Jewish refugee"
✓Bungalow: The Savant of Chelsea by Suzanne Jenkins (finished 8/17), 4 stars, p 78 "lights were on in the small bungalow"
Buoyancy:
✓Fedora: The Last Rose of Shanghai by Weina Dai Randel (finished 8/2), 4 stars, p 197 "his fedora askew"
✓Iodine: The Fox by Arlene Radasky (finished 7/10), 3 stars, p 146 "the pungent odor of iodine"
✓Mercury: The Dog Stars by Peter Heller (finished 9/25), 3 stars, ch VI digi page 162 "like mercury and oil"
✓Pendant: Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden (finished 9/5), 3 stars, ch 19 "black cook's uniform with a silver pendant in the shape of a turtle"
✓Rhubarb: The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf (finished 8/28), 5 stars, p 210 (ebook) "an overgrown stalk of rhubarb"
✓Violin: The Last Rose of Shanghai by Weina Dai Randel (finished 8/2), 4 stars, p 118 "just started to play the violin"
The List36/40 words
10/10 Bonus words
Absent "there was a definite whiff of an absent landlord who had no interest in spending time and money on the property ." p. 215 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Bird bath
Blush "The young man blushed as he handed the documents back to Maisie" p. 49 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Bungalow "lived at the Dower house, having given up their bungalow for the duration, so that Billy Beale's wife and daughter could live there in safety" p. 40 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Ceremony "Morris Payne, never one to stand on ceremony..." p. 298 The Cellist by Daniel Silva 7.10.22
Chaise Lounge
Chamber "He's sealed himself in a germ-free chamber." p. 202 The Cellist by Daniel Silva 7.10.22
"Cream (or milk) and sugar" There's only condensed milk. Sugar's there." p. 220 The Man From Berlin by Luke McCallin 8.3.22
Data "high definition video wall that flickered with financial newscasts and market data..." p. 15 The Cellist by Daniel Silva 7.10.22
Delight "Jo Hardy had managed to get a day's leave - much to Tim's delight" p. 344 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Dentist "It was a tactic they employed when they neared the dentist" p. 295 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Digital "What's the alternative? Total digital isolation?" p. 60 The Cellist by Daniel Silva 7.10.22
Dive "As if I haven't got enough to worry about the minute she starts diving into crowds to talk to people." p. 96A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Emerge "once the memories begin to emerge, it's like the tide coming in" p. 151 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Enormous "You have helped me enormously" p. 150 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Fireworks "I've brought some fireworks." p. 127 A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths 7.15.22
Fling "...watch Philippe fling open the door with more than his usual flourish." p. 332 The Cellist by Daniel Silva 7.10.22
Gale "Even the strongest trees come down when a gale blows through" p. 180 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Gauge "She checked the petrol gauge." p. 207 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Hasty "had reappeared in the window, beats a hasty retreat." p. 177 A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths 7.15.22
Jet "leaning forward to see if she could detect any more gray in her jet black hair." p. 30 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Morsel "the reporters who probed for morsels at the edge of the affair found little that was satisfactory." p. 394 The Cellist by Daniel Silva 7.10.22
Nerves "Them little bits of grit get on your nerves don't they?" p.. 112 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Obtain "obstructive with regard to the Red Cross obtaining information on our boys caught in Singapore" p. 17 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Place card
Poise "She turned back to Caldwell who seemed poised to add more examples to a litany of occupational grievances." p. 270 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Rogue "Deutsche Bank also incurred massive multibillion dollar fines for helping rogue nations such as Iran and Syria evade US economic sanctions." p. 462 The Cellist by Daniel Silva 7.10.22
Saddle "With his white hair and saddle-leather skin..." p. 317 The Cellist by Daniel Silva 7.10.22
Satin "Lovely.....but perhaps with a sash of satin?" p. 148 Fenian's Trace by Sean P. Mahoney 8.8,22
Scramble "they would scramble down the stairs." p. 30 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Skeptical "She gave Graham a skeptical look before answering." p. 87 The Cellist by Daniel Silva 7.10.22
Soapy
Sunburn "A sunburned Russian man thrust a glass of the wine into Isabel's hand." p. 336 The Cellist by Daniel Silva 7.10.22
Tamper "The notebook had been tampered with..." p. 213 The Abstainer by Ian McGuire 8.20.22
Transport "Jo had decided to just get on with it by transferring to the Air Transport Auxiliary" p. 2 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Trigger "one of them called the other one trigger happy" p. 148 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Valley "There was a bit about the valley of the shadow of death." p. 69 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Vault "headed downstairs to the to the secure communications vault." p. 267 The Cellist by Daniel Silva 7.10.22
Victorian "She watched as the children filed into the austere Victorian building" p. 103 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Void "everything she had achieved would be rendered null and void in her life's account." p. 100 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Bonus list
Ambiance "The RAF bods, an ambulance - oh and the local bobby was one of the first to reach me." p. 111 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Audacity "The audacity of their attack was something..." p. 188 Fenian's Trace by Sean P. Mahoney 8.8,22
Bungalow "having given up their bungalow for the duration so that Billy Beale's wife and daughter could live there in safety" p. 40 A Sunlit Weapon by Jacquelin Winspear 7.5.22
Buoyancy "nearly drowned after miscalculating their buoyancy..." p. 76 The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester 8,29,22
Fedora "two figures appeared at the distant end of the image, a man wearing a fedora and a large dog..." p. 94. The Cellist by Daniel Silva 7.10.22
Iodine "small first aid kit of sulfa, iodine and bandages." p. 440 Exodus by Leon Uris 8.31.22
Mercury "it was highly unusual for the mercury to rise above zero in midwinter." p. 41 The Mist by Ragnar Jonasson 8.28.22
Pendant "Conor asked as he fidgeted with the pendant that hung from the leather cord..." p. 6 Fenian's Trace by Sean P. Mahoney 8.8,22
Rhubarb "or they'd just pilfer the odd rhubarb patch..." p. 51 Fenian's Trace by Sean P. Mahoney 8.8,22
Violin "she found a Corsican talisman in her violin case." p. 211 The Cellist by Daniel Silva 7.10.22
Good Luck & Happy Hunting!
I managed 49/50 on message 17 - buoyancy eluded me
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Well done! I never actually 'close out' these challenges - though they will get moved to the archive eventually. If/when you do come across the missing word, you are welcome to apply it. :-)
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Duration: July 1 - September 30, 2022
Challenge rules:
• Welcome to Challenge #43!
• 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
Absent
Bird bath
Blush
Bungalow
Ceremony
Chaise Lounge
Chamber
"Cream (or milk) and sugar"
Data
Delight
Dentist
Digital
Dive
Emerge
Enormous
Fireworks
Fling
Gale
Gauge
Hasty
Jet
Morsel
Nerves
Obtain
Place card
Poise
Rogue
Saddle
Satin
Scramble
Skeptical
Soapy
Sunburn
Tamper
Transport
Trigger
Valley
Vault
Victorian
Void
Bonus list
Ambiance
Audacity
Bungalow
Buoyancy
Fedora
Iodine
Mercury
Pendant
Rhubarb
Violin
Good Luck & Happy Hunting!
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