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✱ Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
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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.


February Scattergories
Duration: February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023

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 February are:
7. A four letter word
8. Where you work
9. Something you eat
10. Begins with OUT-
11. Something sparkly
12. Something you can play/Something that is inside you



Your letter is:

Anne FINISHED

Beth

Caraina
Catsalive FINISHED
Chelsea

Donna FINISHED

Ferenc FINISHED
Flying Snow
Frankie FINISHED

Genevieve FINISHED
Gretel

Jessica FINISHED
Joann
JoAnne
JoAnne-Mod FINISHED
Julia

Katelyn
Kathryn
Kathleen

Laila Jane

Melissa A FINISHED

Olivermagnus FINISHED

Rissa FINISHED

Shannon FINISHED
Sharon
Shash FINISHED
Sue
Suzanne

Tammie FINISHED
Trina

Vanessa FINISHED
✨ Vittoria ✨ FINISHED

February Scattergories - Letter O
Duration: February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023
Read: 12/12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title: Open Fire M.E. Carter 2/6/23
2. Author Jean Oram Rum and Raindrops 2/4/23
3. Main Character: Olivia 289 Captain's Walk Katie Winters 2/4/23
4. Secondary Character: Olivia 2142 Green Hollow Rd Katie Winters 2/3/23
5. Place/Setting: Oregon A Rogue Cowboy's Christmas Surprise Stephanie Rowe 2/8/23
6. Item on cover: Ocean
The Seashell of 'Ohana Mary Ting 2/9/23

And the Specials for February are:
7. A four letter word: Open Death Trap Karin Kaufman 2/2/23 Loc 281 Jova flung open a door to my right.

8. Where you work: Office Death Trap Karin Kaufman 2/2/23 Loc 657 In his office at the station?

9. Something you eat: Orange Death Trap Karin Kaufman 2/2/23 Loc 2040 ...and Kip Dempster would wear prison orange for years or even decades.

10. Begins with OUT-: Outside Death Trap Karin Kaufman 2/2/23 Loc 146 ...to see Lesley standing just outside it, pointing at her watch.

11. Something sparkly: Ocean 289 Captain's Walk Katie Winters 2/4/23 p 8 I love when the ocean is like this,” Tyler said.

12. Something that is inside you: Orgasms Wait For Me J.H. Croix 2/5/23 p 102 I might’ve been a virgin, but I was no virgin to orgasms.

February Scattergories. O.
Duration: February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023

12/12 Completed. Finished

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
One Perfect Grave-Stacy Green 2/03/23

2. Author (first or last name)
Heather M. Orgeron-Heartbreak Warfare 2/14/23

3. Main Character (first or last name): Olivia Knight
The Woman Behind the Door-Elle Gray 2/01/23

4. Secondary Character (first or last name): Orion Graves
Primal Wrath-Piper Davenport 2/11/23

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'): Oklahoma City
Sister Where Are You-A.M. Strong 2/01/23

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items): Ocean
Say It Isn't So-Willow Rose 2/05/23


And the Specials for February are:
7. A four letter word: Open
Pg.13:"..., across what has been once an open farmyard..."
Sister Where Are You-A.M. Strong 2/01/23

8. Where you work: Office
Pg.22:"...down the corridor toward his office."
Sister Where Are You-A.M. Strong 2/01/23

9. Something you eat: Onion
Pg.225:"...and the other sour cream and onion."
Sister Where Are You-A.M. Strong 2/01/23

10. Begins with OUT-: Outdated
Pg.155:"I guess I'm a bit outdated."
Sister Where Are You-A.M. Strong 2/01/23

11. Something sparkly: Ornaments
Pg.141:"We'll leave the ornaments for him to put on."
Heartbreak Warfare-Heather M. Orgeron 2/14/23

12. Something you can play/Something that is inside you:Organ
Pg.99:"...followed by the shutdown of various organ systems."
Storm's Cage-Mary Stone 2/01/2

Welcome Frankie!

Finished 02/19/23
February Scattergories - Letter O
Duration: February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023

Books: 7/7
Prompts: : 12/12

Recurring Items:

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

One Day I Shall Astonish the World Nina Stibbe 02/04/23

X 2. Author (first or last name) - Onyi Nwabineli

Someday, Maybe Onyi Nwabineli 02/11/23

X 3. Main Character (first or last name) - Sophie O’Neill

The Hunting Wives May Cobb 02/14/23

X 4. Secondary Character (first or last name) - Ophelia

Out of the Clear Blue Sky Kristan Higgins 02/01/23

X 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') - Ohio

Dim Sum of All Fears Vivien Chien 02/09/23

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

Gravity Is the Thing Jaclyn Moriarty 02/19/23

X And the Specials for February are: Autoboyography Christina Lauren 02/02/23

7. A four letter word - Once
p. 4 “. . . We did that once . . .”

8. Where you work - Office
p. 5 “. . . framed in the front office . . .”

9. Something you eat - Orange
p. “. . . offers her orange juice . . .”

10. Begins with OUT- Outside
p. 10 “. . . millions of church activities outside . . .”

11. Something sparkly - Ocean
p. 279 “. . . he’ll never be near the ocean again . . .”

12. Something you can play/Something that is inside you - Organ
p. 154 “. . . to be beating in every organ . . .”

February Scattergories
Duration: February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023

COMPLETED

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
An Old Money Murder In Mayfair by Sara Rosett 2/12/2023
2. Author (first or last name)
The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary 2/21/2023
3. Main Character (first or last name)
An Old Money Murder In Mayfair by Sara Rosett 2/12/2023
Olive Belgrave
4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
Thicker Than Water by Ralph McInerny 2/15/2023
Izzy and Eddie O'Brien, father and son.
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')
Fourth Down by Heidi McLaughlin 2/8/2023
Oregon
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)
The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary 2/21/2023
overalls

And the Specials for February are:
7. A four letter word
All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M Morris 2/5/2023
Page 264 okay
Is everything okay?
8. Where you work
All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M Morris 2/5/2023
Page 11 offices
Attorney offices, tight but windowed, formed a perimeter around the maze.
9. Something you eat
Twisted Tea Christmas by Laura Child 2/10/2023
Page 2 Oysters
...Caper blade oysters on the half shell...
10. Begins with OUT-
All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M Morris 2/5/2023
Pg 11 Outside
It was nighttime; cold outside.
11. Something sparkly
Twisted Tea Christmas by Laura Child 2/10/2023
Pg 166 Ornaments
There were 3 more flocked Christmas trees with white lights and ornaments, plus tons of green garland strung in the windows.
12. Something you can play/Something that is inside you
Twisted Tea Christmas by Laura Child 2/10/2023
Pg 149 Organ
Two long strung out chords and then the church organ started up "How Great Thou Art"

February Scattergories - Letter O
February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023

12 of 12 Complete

Recurring Items:
🔺1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
One Little Lie - Colleen Coble - 2/3/23
🔺2. Author (first or last name)
Kristina Ohlsson - Hostage - 2/25/23
📍3. Main Character - Olivia Davis
One Little Lie - Colleen Coble - 2/3/23 -
📍4. Secondary Character - Oliver Jackson
One Little Lie - Colleen Coble - 2/3/23
📍5. Place/Setting - Ocean
Danger on the Atlantic -Erica Ruth Neubauer - 2/22/23
🔺6. Item on cover - Ocean
Danger on the Atlantic -Erica Ruth Neubauer - 2/22/23


And the Specials for February are:
📍7. A four letter word - Open
One Little Lie - Colleen Coble - 2/3/23 - page 52 - "He hoped she would open up about it".
📍8. Where you work - Office
One Little Lie - Colleen Coble - 2/3/23 - page 29 - "Jane rose and paced the gray tile of her office".
📍9. Something you eat - Oatmeal
One Little Lie - Colleen Coble - 2/3/23 - p 185 - "Reid poured the milk and got out the container of oatmeal cookies."
📍10. Begins with OUT - Outside
One Little Lie - Colleen Coble - 2/3/23 - page 7 - "A loud sound outside awakened her."
📍11. Something sparkly - Ornaments
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World - Vicki Myron - 2/24/23 - "Dewey was in the boxes, finding out which ornaments came next'"
📍12. Something you can play/Something that is inside you - Organ
Calico Palace - Gwen Bristow - 2/26/23 - page 131 - "She felt as if every organ in her body had been shaken out."

completed

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title
One O’Clock Hustle - Joanne Pence - 2/23/23
2. Author
The No-Show - Beth O’Leary - 2/13/23
3. Main Character - O'HARE
The Bounty - Janet Evanovich - 2/27/23
4. Secondary Character - Ortero
Winter in Madrid - C.J. Sampson - 2/4/23
5. Place/Setting - Outer Hebrides
The House Between Tides - Sarah Maine - 2/20/23
6. Item on cover - Ocean
- Sarah Maine - 2/20/23

And the Specials for February are:
7. A four letter word - ONLY
P.24 “...they were ONLY in their forties…”
Winter in Madrid - C.J. Sampson - 2/4/23
8. Where you work - OFFICE
P.237 “...as if she worked in an OFFICE ….”
Winter in Madrid - C.J. Sampson - 2/4/23
9. Something you eat - OLIVE
P.78 “They must boil their OLIVE oil and ….
Winter in Madrid - C.J. Sampson - 2/4/23
10. Begins with OUT-- OUTSIDE
P. 21 “Outside the lounge, Harry paused…..”
Winter in Madrid - C.J. Sampson - 2/4/23
11. Something sparkly- ORNAMENTS
P. 135 “He had filled it with ORNAMENTS and …”
Winter in Madrid - C.J. Sampson - 2/4/23
12. Something you can play/Something that is inside you - ORGANS
P. 73 “... cause the digestive ORGANS to malfunction.”
The Incendium Plot - A.D. Swanston - 2/10/23

February Scattergories - O
Duration: February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023
12/12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title
On the Straight and Narrow by Faith Martin 2/2 4★
2. Author (first or last name)
The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman 4/2 5★
3. Main Character (first or last name) - Oliver
The Unquiet by J.D. Robb 2/3 3★
4. Secondary Character (first or last name) - Ormonde
The Unknown Wife by Mary Brendan 2/2 2★
5. Place/Setting - Oxford
On the Straight and Narrow by Faith Martin 2/2 4★
6. Item on cover - ocean
The Summer House by the Sea by Jenny Oliver 6/2 2.5★


And the Specials for February are:
7. A four letter word: ...open to the spiritual realm. p.23
The Last Wish of Sasha Cade by Cheyanne Young 1/2 2★
8. Where you work: ...reorganize the office. p.137
The Last Wish of Sasha Cade by Cheyanne Young 1/2 2★
9. Something you eat: Little orange slices... p.97
The Last Wish of Sasha Cade by Cheyanne Young 1/2 2★
10. Begins with OUT-: I wander outside... p.22
The Last Wish of Sasha Cade by Cheyanne Young 1/2 2★
11. Something sparkly: ...the water gleamed like shined onyx. p.149
Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout 11/2 2★
12. Something you can play: "The oboe," she said quickly. p.70
On the Straight and Narrow by Faith Martin 2/2 4★

My spot! :)

February 2023 Scattergories

February Scattergories
Duration: February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023

FINISHED!!!!

Recurring Items:
✔1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) ~ One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus (2/6/2023)
✔2. Author (first or last name) ~ Ovidia Yu , Aunty Lee's Delights (2/2/2023)
✔3. Main Character (first or last name) ~ Oakley Knox: A Death Worth Living by Delaney Rain (2/15/2023)
✔4. Secondary Character (first or last name) ~ Danny Osborne: Year of the Rat by Marshall Thornton (2/1/2023)
✔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') ~ Ocean/O'ahu: Aquaculture Affair by Delaney Rain (2/14/2023)
✔6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) ~ Outfits, Orange pumpkin: by Kristen Painter (2/7/2023)

And the Specials for February are:
✔7. A four letter word ~ He had not thought he could be hungry at such a time, but the smell of hot oily cumin and chicken suddenly reminded him that he had missed lunch. page 140, Aunty Lee's Delights by Ovidia Yu (2/2/2023)
✔8. Where you work ~ The scene cuts to a reporter standing outdoors, brushing windswept dark hair out of her face. page 275, One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus (2/6/2023)
✔9. Something you eat ~ "It's an ABC omelet," I explained. Avocado, bacon and cheese. page 187, Year of the Rat by Marshall Thornton (2/1/2023)
✔10. Begins with OUT- ~ "Gadget outranks Columbo," I point out. page 159, Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood (2/4/2023)
✔11. Something sparkly ~ I memorized the entire speech, redid the PowerPoint six times, even agonized over the perfect outfit. page 8, Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood (2/4/2023)
✔12. Something you can play/Something that is inside you ~ For the umpteenth time, Koesler found himself wishing he belonged to a somewhat more legitimate news medium instead of being boss of what was little more than a religious house organ. page 4, The Rosary Murders by William X. Kienzle (2/17/2023)

Your letter is: O

Scattergories - O
February 2023

11/12 completed

Recurring Items
1. Book Title - Other Voices, Other Rooms by Truman Capote - 2/3 ★★★
2. Author - Orson Scott Card - Shadow Puppets - 2/22 ★★
3. Main Character - Catherine Oliphant - Less Than Angels by Barbara Pym
4. Secondary Character - Ximena Ortiz - Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel García Márquez - 2/6 ★★★
5. Place/Setting - Ohio - Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson - 2/28 ★★★★
6. Item on cover - Old Lady - Winter of Discontent by Jeanne M. Dams - 2/13 ★★★


February Specials
Other Voices, Other Rooms by Truman Capote - 2/3 ★★★
7. A four letter word - Over - page 3: "Two roads pass over the hinterlands"
8. Where you work - Office - page 14: "a small building which contains two offices"
9. Something you eat - Olive - page 144: "a muddy bottomless olive"
10. Begins with OUT - Outside - page 8: "outside in the street"
11. Something sparkly - Opal - page 68: "a smoky rainbow opal"
12. Something you can play/Something that is inside you - Organ - page 52: "a barrel organ and a monkey"

February Scattergories
Duration: February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) October 31, 1517: Martin Luther and the Day that Changed the World by Martin E. Marty 2/8/23
2. Author (first or last name) Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill 2/5/23
3. Main Character (first or last name) -Kate O'Hare, The Bounty by Janet Evanovich and Steve Hamilton 2/24/23
4. Secondary Character (first or last name) - Olivia, the bridesmaid - The Guest List by Lucy Foley 2/6/23
5. Place/Setting - Ohio - Pray for Silence by Linda Castillo 2/12/23
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) - ocean - Closely Harbored Secrets by Bree Baker 2/15/23

And the Specials for February are:
7. A four letter word - open - In Big Trouble by Laura Lippman 2/23/23, p. 10 - "The motor court's diner had still been open then."
8. Where you work - outside - Murder at Hartigan House by Lee Strauss 2/10/23, p. 41 - "motioned to the outside door"
9. Something you eat - oatmeal - Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill 2/5/23, p. 4 - "A Canadian boy who ate only oatmeal"
10. Begins with OUT- outride - Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill 2/5/23, p. 10 - "trying to outride the heat"
11. Something sparkly - offering - Murder at Hartigan House by Lee Strauss 2/10/23, p. 44 - "thank you for offering"
12. Something you can play/Something that is inside you - organ - p. 192 - "cue the spooky organ music" / p. 35 - "Some organ - heart, stomach, intestines - lurched inside Tess."

DONE!
February Scattergories -- O
Duration: February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023

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

✔️2. Author (first or last name)
Jussi Adler-Olsen/The Hanging Girl

✔️3. Main Character (first or last name)
Gabriel Oak Far from the Madding Crowd

✔️4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
Principal Karlo Odinsbo The Hanging Girl

✔️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')
Öland, Sweden The Hanging Girl

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

And the Specials for February are:
✔️7. A four letter word
and held the front door open for me .. Open Season pg 17

✔️8. Where you work
“Go to your office .. Open Season pg 19

✔️9. Something you eat
scrambled eggs and Hardy’s stale oatmeal porridge .. The Hanging Girl pg 342

✔️10. Begins with OUT-
her slim, almost skinny outline .. Open Season pg 58

✔️11. Something sparkly
buildings that sparkled with order and plenty .. The Hanging Girl pg 429

✔️12. Something you can play/Something that is inside you
Hillstrom started examining and removing the organs .. Open Season pg 73

2/7/23 4☆ 2/1/23 2☆ 2/17/23 2☆
3/4/23 2

February Scattergories - Letter O
Duration: February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023
Read: 0/12

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 (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 February are:
7. A four letter word
8. Where you work
9. Something you eat
10. Begins with OUT-
11. Something sparkly
12. Something you can play/Something that is inside you

Welcome Melissa, Anne, Lynda, Joann, Catsalive, Rissa, Beth, Shannon, Gretel, and Kathryn!

O
Read: 12/12

1. Book Title
Only One Kiss, Natasha Madison | 2/26

2. Author
Waking Olivia, Elizabeth O'Roark | 2/21

3. Main Character - Fallon O'Neill
November 9, Colleen Hoover | 2/3

4. Secondary Character - Donovan O'Neill
November 9, Colleen Hoover | 2/3

5. Place/Setting - Oklahoma
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, David Grann | 2/16

6. Item on cover - overalls
Blood Bound, Patricia Briggs | 2/7

And the Specials for February are:
7. A four letter word - open, p19
...so I could get my key out and open the door.
Moon Called, Patricia Briggs | 2/1

8. Where you work - outside, p7
Even the coveralls wouldn't be warm enough outside, but in the shop, ...
Moon Called, Patricia Briggs | 2/1

9. Something you eat - orange, p267
"Feed her, make her drink gallons of orange juice, cover her with a blanket."
Moon Called, Patricia Briggs | 2/1

10. Begins with OUT - outrun, p28
I've outrun my share of werewolves, and I knew I was faster...
Moon Called, Patricia Briggs | 2/1

11. Something sparkly - ocean, p114
"Are you scared of the ocean?"
November 9, Colleen Hoover | 2/3

12. Something you can play/Something that is inside you - organs
Rounded leaves take succor from those vines like organs fed by blood vessels …
Dark Harvest, Norman Partridge | 2/6

February Scattergories O
Duration: February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving by Louisa May Alcott 2/24/2023
2. Author (first or last name)
Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen by O. Henry 2/27/2023
3. Main Character (first or last name) Olive
Olive the Other Reindeer by Bruce Kilby 2/27/2023
4. Secondary Character (first or last name) Great Aunt Octavia
Murder in the Mystery Suite by Ellery Adams
5. Place/Setting Ogden Utah
Tapped Out by Natalie M. Roberts 2/13/2023
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) Olive
by Rosie A. Point 2/8/2023

And the Specials for February are:
7. A four letter word Only January by Audrey Carlan p 55 "only the best for you"
8. Where you work Office January by Audrey Carlan p 10 "or MS Milan's office"
9. Something you eat Olive Beyond a Reasonable Stout by Ellie Alexander p 67 "my olive toned skin."
10. Begins with OUT- outside January by Audrey Carlan p 48 "private outside area"
11. Something sparkly ocean January by Audrey Carlan p 38 "perfect gentleman in the ocean"
12. Something that is inside you Oxygen Tapped Out by Natalie M. Roberts p 118 "Given oxygen or air"

February Scattergories - O
Duration: February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023
12 /12 ---CHALLENGE COMPLETE!

Recurring Items:

✔1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy by Sheryl Sandberg, 4 Stars, completed 03Feb23

✔2. Author (first or last name) O’Meara
Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol by Mallory O'Meara, 4 Stars, completed 11Feb23

✔3. Main Character (first or last name) Orhan
Orhan's Inheritance by Aline Ohanesian, 4 Stars, completed 07Feb23

✔4. Secondary Character (first or last name): Oscar Teague
The Big Lie by James Grippando, 4 Stars, completed 17Feb23

✔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') Oregon
The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin, 5 Stars, completed 01Feb23

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

Light It Up by Nick Petrie, 4.5 Stars, completed 12Feb23

And the Specials for February are:
✔7. A four letter word: onus
Reckoning by V (formerly Eve Ensler), 4 Stars, completed 12Feb23, “...the onus is not on the victim to forgive…”

✔8. Where you work: office
French Braid by Anne Tyler, 4 Stars, completed 12Feb23, Page 130, “...I’m not slaving away in some office…”

✔9. Something you eat: Okra
Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley, 5 Stars, 14Feb23, Page 412, “...such as black-eyed peas, okra…”

✔10. Begins with OUT-: Outsider
Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World by Tyson Yunkaporta, 4 Stars, completed 02Feb23, Page 129, “...share with outsiders some spiritual practices…”

✔11. Something sparkly: Orbs
You Were There Too by Colleen Oakley, 4 Stars, completed 10Feb23, Page 40, “...two familiar orbs…”

✔12. Something you can play/Something that is inside you: Organ
Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby, 4 Stars, completed 05Feb23, Page 129, “...when people have rummaged amongst your major organs..”

Welcome Tammie, Genevieve, Donna and Kathleen!

✅Done!!!✅ 12/12



February Scattergories
Duration: February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023


Letter O


Recurring Items:
✔1. Book Title: Our Missing Hearts ★★★ 24 February
✔2. Author ~Kathryn Ormsbee~ Candidly Cline ★★★★ 19 February
✔3. Main Character ~Olivia Ross~ Plot Twist ★★★★ 11 February
✔4. Secondary Character ~Mrs. Ornelos (teacher)~ Falling Short ★★★★ 7 February
✔5. Place/Setting ~Olinda, Brazil~ Salt and Sugar ★★★★ 9 February
✔6. Item on cover ~objects~ Plot Twist ★★★★ 11 February


February Specials:
✔7. A four letter word ~once~ "All at once everyone bursts..." p. 53 Falling Short ★★★★ 7 February
✔8. Where you work ~office~ "...two-storey brick office..." p. 135 The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches ★★★★★14 February
✔9. Something you eat ~omelet~ "...famous bacon-avocado omelet..." p. 116 Falling Short ★★★★ 7 February
✔10. Begins with OUT ~outmatched~ "...he's seriously outmatched." p. 282 Falling Short ★★★★ 7 February
✔11. Something sparkly ~ornament~ "...porcelain ornaments in the shape of penguins..." p. 244 The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches ★★★★★ 14 February
✔12. Something that is inside you ~organs~ "'Do witches' reproductive organs work the same way as other people's?'" p. 107 The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches ★★★★★ 14 February



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Books Read:

Welcome Jessica!

February Scattergories - O
Duration: February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023

Read 5 books; Completed 11/12 tasks DONE!

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
One Day: A Valentine Novella by Samantha Young 2/11/23 3stars

2. Author (first or last name)
The Heirloom Inn by Olivia Miles 2/16/23 4stars

3. Main Character (first or last name) Olivia
Love All- A Steamy Sports Romance by Liza Malloy 2/1/23 4stars

4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
Wined and Died in New Orleans (Vintage Cookbook Mystery, #2) by Ellen Byron 2/12/23 4stars (Olivia intern to Ricki and another at the museum + Eugenia's granddaughter)

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) ocean
Carmel Conundrum (A Liz Adams Mystery #2) by Stacy Wilder 2/3/23 4stars

And the Specials for February are:
7. A four letter word - over
Kindle location 109 - He followed my gaze over to the parking lot.
Love All- A Steamy Sports Romance by Liza Malloy 2/1/23 4stars

8. Where you work - office
Kindle location 1223 - Just beyond that was my father's office and a music room.
Love All- A Steamy Sports Romance by Liza Malloy 2/1/23 4stars

9. Something you eat - oranges
Kindle location 508 - She tasted sweet, like oranges and cinnamon, which, oddly, reminded me of Christmas.
Love All- A Steamy Sports Romance by Liza Malloy 2/1/23 4stars

10. Begins with OUT- - outside
Kindle location 1544 - She must have gone outside.
Love All- A Steamy Sports Romance by Liza Malloy 2/1/23 4stars

11. Something sparkly - ocean
Kindle location 54 - The sprawling, gray stone two-story home set against the backdrop of the Pacific Ocean had to be worth a mint.
Carmel Conundrum (A Liz Adams Mystery #2) by Stacy Wilder 2/3/23 4stars
12. Something you can play /Something that is inside you - oxygen
Kindle location 1578 - I went as fast as I could go without falling, embracing the burn as my lungs struggled to pull in enough oxygen.
Love All- A Steamy Sports Romance by Liza Malloy 2/1/23 4stars

February Scattergories ---- O
Duration: February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023

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 (Ottavia)
You, Me, and Our Heartstrings - Melissa See
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 February are:
7. A four letter word (OVER)
You, Me, and Our Heartstrings - Melissa See -- pg.4, a hush settles OVER us

8. Where you work (OFFICE)
You, Me, and Our Heartstrings - Melissa See -- pg.31, going to his OFFICE makes my throat

9. Something you eat (ORANGE)
You, Me, and Our Heartstrings - Melissa See -- pg.9, weighed down by ORANGE leaves even though

10. Begins with OUT- (OUTLINE)
You, Me, and Our Heartstrings - Melissa See -- pg.116, muddled OUTLINE of my phone on the edge

11. Something sparkly

12. Something you can play/Something that is inside you (OXYGEN)
You, Me, and Our Heartstrings - Melissa See -- pg.112, glass shards instead of OXYGEN

February Scattergories
Duration: February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023

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 February are:
7. A four letter word
8. Where you work
9. Something you eat
10. Begins with OUT-
11. Something sparkly
12. Something you can play/Something that is inside you

Welcome JoAnne, Sharon, Katelyn and Flying Snow!

I'm in for this month.

February Scattergories
Duration: February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023

Recurring Items:

1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
One Pink Line by Dina Silver 02/02/23

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 February are:

7. A four letter word
Open - One Pink Line by Dina Silver 02/02/23 loc 41 1%
"...they were open until ten o'clock..."

8. Where you work
Office - One Pink Line by Dina Silver 02/02/23 loc 544 16%
"...and ran to the nurse's office."

9. Something you eat
Olive - One Pink Line by Dina Silver 02/02/23 loc 1113 32%
"...truffle-infused olive oil..."

10. Begins with OUT-
Outside - One Pink Line by Dina Silver 02/02/23 loc 241 7%
"...peeked in the cabana from the outside."

11. Something sparkly

12. Something you can play/Something that is inside you
Oxygen - One Pink Line by Dina Silver 02/02/23 loc 76 2%
"..felt heavy and absent of oxygen."

February Scattergories - Letter O
Duration: February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023
Read: 0/12

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 (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 February are:
7. A four letter word
8. Where you work
9. Something you eat
10. Begins with OUT-
11. Something sparkly
12. Something you can play/Something that is inside you

February Scattergories - O
February 2023

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title
The Obituary Society by Jessica L. Randall (2/21/23)
2. Author
Freak of Nature by Katie Lee O'Guinn (2/13/23)
3. Main Character - Onyx Sharp
Kiss Me, Baby, One More Time by Cindy Ray Hale (2/9/23)
4. Secondary Character - Oliver Cartwell
A Game of Hearts by Joanna Barker (2/11/23)
5. Place/Setting - Oakley Island
Eloise and the Grump Next Door by Emma St. Clair, Jenny Proctor (2/7/23)
6. Item on cover - ocean
Hooked by Annette K. Larsen (2/17/23)


And the Specials for February are:
7. A four letter word - once
Eloise and the Grump Next Door by Emma St. Clair, Jenny Proctor (2/7/23)
"...once everyone learned of the funeral..." (pg 5)
8. Where you work - office
Eloise and the Grump Next Door by Emma St. Clair, Jenny Proctor (2/7/23)
"I thought you had an office for talking business?" (pg 102)
9. Something you eat - Oreos
Heartstrings by Amelia C. Adams (2/8/23)
"Don't we always have Oreos?" (pg 54)
10. Begins with OUT- - outdated
Eloise and the Grump Next Door by Emma St. Clair, Jenny Proctor (2/7/23)
"...chandelier hanging in the center gaudy and outdated." (pg 84)
11. Something sparkly - ornaments
Kiss Me Under The Christmas Lights by Cindy Ray Hale (2/9/23)
"I'll go to the garage and get the ornaments out." (pg 9)
12. Something you can play/Something that is inside you - oxygen
Freak of Nature by Katie Lee O'Guinn (2/13/23)
"He's just passed out from lack of oxygen to the brain." (pg 158)

Welcome Sue, Chelsea and Shash!

February Scattergories
Duration: February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023

Goal: 12/12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
One - One Last Risk - Nancy Stopper - 02/17/23

2. Author (first or last name)
Oyinkan Braithwaite - My Sister, the Serial Killer - Oyinkan Braithwaite - 02/26/23

3. Main Character (first or last name)
Orion - Orion by Walt Simonson Book One - Walter Simonson - 02/28/23

4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
Otumu, Tade - My Sister, the Serial Killer - Oyinkan Braithwaite - 02/26/23

5. Place/Setting
Oak Grove - One Last Risk - Nancy Stopper - 02/17/23

6. Item on cover
Ork - Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree - 02/22/23


And the Specials for February are:
7. A four letter word
Open - Dead Silence - S.A. Barnes - 02/07/23 - “The top half is open about six inches…” (Kindle Location 4531)

8. Where you work
Office - One Last Risk - Nancy Stopper - 02/17/23 - “…he headed down the hall to the captain’s office.” (p. 104)

9. Something you eat
Oranges - Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree - 02/22/23 - “The currants, walnuts, and oranges didn’t give her too much trouble,” (Kindle Location 1663)

10. Begins with OUT-
Outside - Dead Silence - S.A. Barnes - 02/07/23 - “Transpo is right outside,” Reed points out. (Kindle Locations 3519-3520)

11. Something sparkly
Ocean - My Sister, the Serial Killer - Oyinkan Braithwaite - 02/26/23 - “fish swimming by as he drifts down toward the ocean bed” (Kindle Locations 685-686)

12. Something you can play/Something that is inside you
Organs - Dead Silence - S.A. Barnes - 02/07/23 - The horrible gaping wound across her middle exposes organs (Kindle Location 4932)

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.

February Scattergories
Duration: February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023
Letter: O
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 February are:
7. A four letter word
8. Where you work
9. Something you eat
10. Begins with OUT-
11. Something sparkly
12. Something you can play/Something that is inside you

February 2023 Scattergories

Letter: O
Goal: 9/12

Recurring Items:
✓1. Book Title
 Once We Were Starlight by Mia Sheridan (02/10/23)

2. Author (first or last name)
 

✓3. Main Character - Dan O'Malley
 Marriage of Inconvenience by Penny Reid (02/03/23)

4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
 

✓5. Place/Setting - Office
 Marriage of Inconvenience by Penny Reid (02/03/23)

✓6. Item on cover - Oxford Shirt
  Marriage of Inconvenience by Penny Reid (02/03/23)

And the Specials for February are:
✓7. A four letter word - Open
 Marriage of Inconvenience by Penny Reid (02/03/23)
 "His mouth fell open..." - Page: 30

✓8. Where you work - Office
 Marriage of Inconvenience by Penny Reid (02/03/23)
 "Our main office was downtown." - Page: 39

✓9. Something you eat - Omelet
 Electric Idol by Katee Robert (02/08/23)
 "Hermes sits on my counter and starts eating the omelet." - Page: 101

✓10. Begins with OUT- - Outside
 Marriage of Inconvenience by Penny Reid (02/03/23)
 "We paused outside a set of double doors..." - Page: 146

11. Something sparkly - Opal
 

✓12. Something you can play/Something that is inside you - Organ
 A ​Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas (02/24/23)
 "...as if it'd devour her organs if she didn't eat soon." - Page: 115

February Scattergories
Duration: February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title: One Eight Hundred Ghosts by G. Davis Cathcart 2/18
2. Author: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 2/22
3. Main Character: Olivia Limoges
Written in Stone by Ellery Adams 2/1
4. Secondary Character: Reginald Ollivar
All the White Spaces by Ally Wilkes 2/8
5. Place/Setting: Oyster Bay
Written in Stone by Ellery Adams 2/1
6. Item on cover: Oval
The Book of Phobias and Manias: A History of Obsession by Kate Summerscale 2/27

And the Specials for February are:
7. A four letter word: Okay
"Am I okay? If I were okay, I wouldn't be dangling ten feet in the air, hanging onto a steel pole for dear life." Pg. 1
Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder: A Delicious and Charming Cozy Mystery by Valerie Burns 2/18
8. Where you work: Office
"At the end of a soul and skin-shrivelling day at the office, I walk the several blocks home." Pg. 200
A Woman Built by Man by S.H. Cooper 2/26
9. Something you eat: Oysters
"Olivia brought clams, oysters, mussels, scallops, and a dozen different fish from many of them." Pg. 290
Written in Stone by Ellery Adams 2/1
10. Begins with OUT-: Outlets
"He pointed at wall outlets and gestured across the carpet, and one of the male crewmembers came forward with a trio of electric orange extension cords." Pg. 74
Written in Stone by Ellery Adams 2/1
11. Something sparkly: Ornamentation
"However, the theories are questions around natural selection, sexual selection, and ornamentation are spelled out in many of Darwin's works." Page 261
Butts: A Backstory by Heather Radke 2/18
12. Something you can play/Something that is inside you: Oxygen
"The body doesn't need as much oxygen as they say." Loc. 1975
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 2/22

Welcome Ferenc, Trina, Laila Jane and Vanessa!

February Scattergories "O"
Duration: February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023

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 February are:
7. A four letter word
8. Where you work
9. Something you eat
10. Begins with OUT-
11. Something sparkly
12. Something you can play/Something that is inside you

The Lost Challenges
February 2023 Scattergories
Duration: 2/1/2023 - 2/28/2023

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.

February Scattergories = O

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen - ***** - 2/19/2023 - 290 Pages

2. Author (first or last name)
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman - ***** - 2/24/2023 - 422 Pages

3. Main Character (first or last name): Olivia
Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult - ***** - 2/24/2023 - 464 Pages

4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen - ***** - 2/19/2023 - 290 Pages - Oliver

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')
The Deep by Rivers Solomon - **** - 2/20/2023 - 166 Pages - Ocean

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items):
The Owl & Moon Cafe by Jo-Ann Mapson - **** - 2/29/2023 - 357 Pages

And the Specials for February are:

7. A four letter word: OPEN
"She took the hint and untied it, spreading the slit open as far as it would go, to expose his chest to the breeze."
The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon - ***** - 2/8/2023 - 979 Pages

8. Where you work: OFFICE
“His office deals with more earthly matters, after all.”
The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon - ***** - 2/8/2023 - 979 Pages

9. Something you eat: OYSTER
"...near the landing, an empty stretch of oyster shells."
The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon - ***** - 2/8/2023 - 979 Pages

10. Begins with OUT- OUTSIDE
"I must just step outside for a moment first, though.” He flung back the quilt and rose."
The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon - ***** - 2/8/2023 - 979 Pages

11. Something sparkly: OPAL
"I transferred the bit of opal to Ian, who put it in the palm of his hand and stroked it cautiously with a fingertip, as though it were some small animal that might bite him if annoyed."
The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon - ***** - 2/8/2023 - 979 Pages

12. Something you can play/Something that is inside you: ORGAN
"Despite the chill damp and the clouds that had regathered overhead, at least half the Gathering was here, dancing to the music of fiddle and mouth organ, descending locustlike on the groaning tables of delicacies, and drinking the..."
The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon - ***** - 2/8/2023 - 979 Pages

@Kathryn, you've already signed up in Message 15.

Welcome Suzanne!

February Scattergories: Letter O
Duration: February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023

Recurring Items:
✔1. Book Title: Outer Darkness, Vol. 1: Each Other's Throats John Layman (2/12)
2. Author (first or last name): Bryan Lee O'Malley, author of Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
3. Main Character (first or last name)
4. Secondary Character (first or last name): Octavia: The Dictionary of Lost Words Pip Williams
5. Place/Setting: Oxford: The Dictionary of Lost Words
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items): orifice (mouth): UnSouled Neal Shusterman


And the Specials for February are:
7. A four letter word: open: "It was Da's job to open ..." p. 22, The Dictionary of Lost Words
8. Where you work: Oxford University Press: "... notes to the Oxford University Press ..." p. 144, The Dictionary of Lost Words
9. Something you eat: orange: "... put an orange ..." p. 276, The Dictionary of Lost Words
10. Begins with OUT-side: "... Lizzie in her usual place outside..." p. 66. The Dictionary of Lost Words
11. Something sparkly: ornament: "... like shiny ornaments ..." p. 2, American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures America Ferrera
12. Something you can play/Something that is inside you: organ: "GLOBAL ORGAN HARVESTING..." p. 79, UnSouled

February Scattergories
Duration: February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023

Letter: O (12/12)

Recurring Items

1. Book Title (ignore 'the', 'an' and 'a'): Of Mice and Murder by Steffanie Holmes - 9 Feb '23
Of Mice and Murder

2. Author (first or last name): Vinyl Resting Place by Olivia Blacke - 13 Feb '23
Olivia Blacke

3. Main Character (first or last name): The Gilded Shroud by Elizabeth Bailey - 8 Feb '23
Ottilia Draycott

4. Secondary Character (first or last name): Pasta Imperfect by Maddy Hunter - 10 Feb '23
Osmond Chelsvig

5. Place/Setting: The Green Mill Murder by Kerry Greenwood - 23 Feb '23
Oceania

6. Item on cover: The Hiding Place by Paula Munier - 4 Feb '23 (Outside)


Specials

7. A four letter word: The Awakening by Amanda Stevens - 2 Feb '23 (Oaks)
"A perimeter of live oaks wove a thick canopy" - loc. 35%

8. Where you work: The Awakening by Amanda Stevens - 2 Feb '23 (Office)
"The experience at my office window had left me unnerved." - loc. 6%

9. Something you eat: The Awakening by Amanda Stevens - 2 Feb '23 (Olives)
"The scent of her tea olives drew me through the gate" - loc. 30%

10. Begins with OUT-: The Awakening by Amanda Stevens - 2 Feb '23 (Outright)
"I would have been further marginalized if not outright ostracized." - loc. 8%

11. Something sparkly: The Awakening by Amanda Stevens - 2 Feb '23 (Ocean)
"extraordinary patterns against the deepening sky—ocean waves, a seashell" - loc. 69%

12. Something you can play/Something that is inside you: The Awakening by Amanda Stevens - 2 Feb '23 (Organ)
"When the wind blows just right, they sound like a pipe organ." - loc. 36%

Welcome Julia and Vittoria!

FINISHED
February Scattergories - Letter O
Read: 12/12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title: Open Fire M.E. Carter 2/6/23
2. Author Jean Oram Rum and Raindrops 2/4/23
3. Main Character: Olivia 289 Captain's Walk Katie Winters 2/4/23
4. Secondary Character: Olivia 2142 Green Hollow Rd Katie Winters 2/3/23
5. Place/Setting; Oregon A Rogue Cowboy's Christmas Surprise Stephanie Rowe 2/8/23
6. Item on cover: Ocean
The Seashell of 'Ohana Mary Ting 2/9/23

And the Specials for February are:
7. A four letter word: Open Death Trap Karin Kaufman 2/2/23 Loc 281 Jova flung open a door to my right.

8. Where you work: Office Death Trap Karin Kaufman 2/2/23 Loc 657 In his office at the station?

9. Something you eat: Orange Death Trap Karin Kaufman 2/2/23 Loc 2040 ...and Kip Dempster would wear prison orange for years or even decades.

10. Begins with OUT-: Outside Death Trap Karin Kaufman 2/2/23 Loc 146 ...to see Lesley standing just outside it, pointing at her watch.

11. Something sparkly: Ocean 289 Captain's Walk Katie Winters 2/4/23 p 8 I love when the ocean is like this,” Tyler said.

12. Something that is inside you: Orgasms Wait For Me J.H. Croix 2/5/23 p 102 I might’ve been a virgin, but I was no virgin to orgasms.

February Scattergories - Letter O
Duration: February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023
Completed: 3/12

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): Stern Men - Elizabeth Gilbert 2/15/23 (Owney Wishnell)
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'): Cottage by the Sea - Debbie Macomber 2/17/23 (oceanside setting)
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)

And the Specials for February are:
7. A four letter word
8. Where you work
9. Something you eat
10. Begins with OUT-: Outside Beauty - Cynthia Kadohata 2/19/23
11. Something sparkly
12. Something you can play/Something that is inside you

Welcome Caraina!

February Scattergories. O.
Duration: February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023

12/12 Completed. Finished

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
One Perfect Grave-Stacy Green 2/03/23

2. Author (first or last name)
Heather M. Orgeron-Heartbreak Warfare 2/14/23

3. Main Character (first or last name): Olivia Knight
The Woman Behind the Door-Elle Gray 2/01/23

4. Secondary Character (first or last name): Orion Graves
Primal Wrath-Piper Davenport 2/11/23

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'): Oklahoma City
Sister Where Are You-A.M. Strong 2/01/23

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items): Ocean
Say It Isn't So-Willow Rose 2/05/23


And the Specials for February are:
7. A four letter word: Open
Pg.13:"..., across what has been once an open farmyard..."
Sister Where Are You-A.M. Strong 2/01/23

8. Where you work: Office
Pg.22:"...down the corridor toward his office."
Sister Where Are You-A.M. Strong 2/01/23

9. Something you eat: Onion
Pg.225:"...and the other sour cream and onion."
Sister Where Are You-A.M. Strong 2/01/23

10. Begins with OUT-: Outdated
Pg.155:"I guess I'm a bit outdated."
Sister Where Are You-A.M. Strong 2/01/23

11. Something sparkly: Ornaments
Pg.141:"We'll leave the ornaments for him to put on."
Heartbreak Warfare-Heather M. Orgeron 2/14/23

12. Something you can play/Something that is inside you:Organ
Pg.99:"...followed by the shutdown of various organ systems."
Storm's Cage-Mary Stone 2/01/2

Fantastic Frankie!

Finished for February! Thanks for a fun challenge, JoAnne! :) See you all in March!

February 2023 Scattergories

February Scattergories
Duration: February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023

FINISHED!!!!

Recurring Items:
✔1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) ~ One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus (2/6/2023)
✔2. Author (first or last name) ~ Ovidia Yu , Aunty Lee's Delights (2/2/2023)
✔3. Main Character (first or last name) ~ Oakley Knox: A Death Worth Living by Delaney Rain (2/15/2023)
✔4. Secondary Character (first or last name) ~ Danny Osborne: Year of the Rat by Marshall Thornton (2/1/2023)
✔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') ~ Ocean/O'ahu: Aquaculture Affair by Delaney Rain (2/14/2023)
✔6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) ~ Outfits, Orange pumpkin: by Kristen Painter (2/7/2023)

And the Specials for February are:
✔7. A four letter word ~ He had not thought he could be hungry at such a time, but the smell of hot oily cumin and chicken suddenly reminded him that he had missed lunch. page 140, Aunty Lee's Delights by Ovidia Yu (2/2/2023)
✔8. Where you work ~ The scene cuts to a reporter standing outdoors, brushing windswept dark hair out of her face. page 275, One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus (2/6/2023)
✔9. Something you eat ~ "It's an ABC omelet," I explained. Avocado, bacon and cheese. page 187, Year of the Rat by Marshall Thornton (2/1/2023)
✔10. Begins with OUT- ~ "Gadget outranks Columbo," I point out. page 159, Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood (2/4/2023)
✔11. Something sparkly ~ I memorized the entire speech, redid the PowerPoint six times, even agonized over the perfect outfit. page 8, Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood (2/4/2023)
✔12. Something you can play/Something that is inside you ~ For the umpteenth time, Koesler found himself wishing he belonged to a somewhat more legitimate news medium instead of being boss of what was little more than a religious house organ. page 4, The Rosary Murders by William X. Kienzle (2/17/2023)

Your letter is: O

Amazing Rissa!

Finished 02/19/23
February Scattergories - Letter O
Duration: February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023

Books: 7/7
Prompts: : 12/12

Recurring Items:

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

One Day I Shall Astonish the World Nina Stibbe 02/04/23

X 2. Author (first or last name) - Onyi Nwabineli

Someday, Maybe Onyi Nwabineli 02/11/23

X 3. Main Character (first or last name) - Sophie O’Neill

The Hunting Wives May Cobb 02/14/23

X 4. Secondary Character (first or last name) - Ophelia

Out of the Clear Blue Sky Kristan Higgins 02/01/23

X 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') - Ohio

Dim Sum of All Fears Vivien Chien 02/09/23

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

Gravity Is the Thing Jaclyn Moriarty 02/19/23

X And the Specials for February are: Autoboyography Christina Lauren 02/02/23

7. A four letter word - Once
p. 4 “. . . We did that once . . .”

8. Where you work - Office
p. 5 “. . . framed in the front office . . .”

9. Something you eat - Orange
p. “. . . offers her orange juice . . .”

10. Begins with OUT- Outside
p. 10 “. . . millions of church activities outside . . .”

11. Something sparkly - Ocean
p. 279 “. . . he’ll never be near the ocean again . . .”

12. Something you can play/Something that is inside you - Organ
p. 154 “. . . to be beating in every organ . . .”

Way to go Melissa!