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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.


March Scattergories
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 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 March are:
7. Home Decor Item
8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time”
9. Something left behind
10. Something eaten for breakfast
11. Word with -AI- in it
12. An item that women value



Your letter is:

Anne FINISHED

Beth FINISHED

Catsalive FINISHED
Chelsea

Donna FINISHED

Ferenc
Frankie FINISHED

Genevieve
Gretel FINISHED

Jessica
Joann
JoAnne
JoAnne-Mod FINISHED
Julia

Katelyn
Kathleen

Laila Jane
Liora

Melissa
Melissa A

Olivermagnus

Rissa FINISHED

Shannon
Sharon
Shash FINISHED
Sue
Suzanne

Tammie

Vanessa
✨ Vittoria ✨

March Scattergories - Letter P
Read: 12/12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title: The Perfect Storm Elana Johnson 3/5/23

2. Author: Prescott Lane Ryder 3/4/23

3. Main Character: Cameron Pope Don't Back Down Sharon Sala 3/11/23

4. Secondary Character: Poppy Seabreeze Wedding Jan Moran 3/2/23

5. Place/Setting: Pine Valley Worth the Risk Heather B. Moore 3/10/23

6. Item on cover: People
A Brambleberry Summer RaeAnne Thayne 3/6/23

And the Specials for March are:
7. Home Decor Item: Place cards and place setting Seabreeze Wedding Jan Moran 3/2/23 p 132 ...guest book, place cards and menus at each place setting?

8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time”: Part-time The Secret of Snow Viola Shipman 3/3/23 P 59 He’s our part-time cameraman, part-time graphics editor, part-time news writer, part-time researcher, guy Friday.

9. Something left behind: Purse Seabreeze Wedding Jan Moran 3/2/23 p 29 She opened her purse and withdrew a check.

10. Something eaten for breakfast: Pastries Seabreeze Wedding Jan Moran 3/2/23 p 77 ...smell of roasted coffee and pastries filled the air.

11. Word with -AI- in it: Pair Seabreeze Wedding Jan Moran 3/2/23 p 31 She slid on a new pair of leopard print glasses...

12. An item that women value: Pearls Seabreeze Wedding Jan Moran 3/2/23 p 48 Carlotta secured the pearls in a satin jewelry roll.

March Scattergories. P.
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023

12/12 Completed. Finished

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
The Penitent One-Brian Shea 3/04/23

2. Author (first or last name)
Devney Perry-Jasper Vale 3/09/23

3. Main Character (first or last name): Patterson Blake
Is She Really Gone-A.M. Strong 3/03/23

4. Secondary Character (first or last name): Phineas Troutt
White Russian-J.A. Konrath 3/02/23

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'): Pittsburgh
Cannon-Sawyer Bennett 3/02/23

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items): Paradise Lost Flower
Someone Else’s Life-Lyn Liao Butler 3/01/23


And the Specials for March are:
7. Home Decor Item: Plants
Pg.70:"...backyard lines with flowering plants and fruit trees."
Someone Else’s Life-Lyn Liao Butler 3/01/23

8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time”: Part-time
Pg.94:"And he was only working part-time."
Jasper Vale-Devney Perry 3/09/23

9. Something left behind: Package
Pg.170:"...so it wasn't included in our financial package."
Someone Else’s Life-Lyn Liao Butler 3/01/23

10. Something eaten for breakfast: Pancakes
Pg.9:"As long as they're not Brussels sprout pancakes."
The Penitent One-Brian Shea 3/04/23

11. Word with -AI- in it: Pain
Pg.48:"Why is she a pain?"
Someone Else’s Life-Lyn Liao Butler 3/01/23

12. An item that women value: Purse
Pg.16:"She grabbed for her purse..."
Someone Else’s Life-Lyn Liao Butler 3/01/23

My spot for March! :)

March 2023 Scattergories

March Scattergories
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023

FINISHED!!!!

Recurring Items:
✔1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) ~ Perfectly Imperfect Pixie by M.J. May (3/10/2023)
✔2. Author (first or last name) ~ C.S. Poe , Subway Slayings (3/6/2023)
✔3. Main Character (first or last name) ~ Ellery Page: Death at the Deep Dive by Josh Lanyon (3/3/2023)
✔4. Secondary Character (first or last name) ~ Kingston Peabody: Death at the Deep Dive by Josh Lanyon (3/3/2023)
✔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') ~ Pirate's Cove: Death at the Deep Dive by Josh Lanyon (3/3/2023)
✔6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) ~ Phalanges, Patella, Photographs: by C.S. Poe (3/6/2023)

And the Specials for March are:
✔7. Home Decor Item ~ After a few minutes with Willow and Nobbin, a halfling couple who owned the pottery shop, Pottered Pieces, Rhoren found Helena sitting in one of the oversized chairs by the fireplace with Jinx curled in her lap. page 163, Cursed Cocktails by S.L. Rowland (3/2/2023)
✔8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time” ~ "...He had a part-time job as a mentor and teaching assistant at the now-defunct New York Youth Empowerment Center...." page 52, Subway Slayings by C.S. Poe (3/6/2023)
✔9. Something left behind ~ "...There's something about the idea of pirate's treasure that seems to wash the commonsense out of people's heads." page 18, Death at the Deep Dive by Josh Lanyon (3/3/2023)
✔10. Something eaten for breakfast ~ After a delicious breakfast of fresh fruit and seasoned potatoes, Rhoren set off in search of a tailor. page 38, Cursed Cocktails by S.L. Rowland (3/2/2023)
✔11. Word with -AI- in it ~ "No, nothing pertaining to me," Larkin answered. page 80, Subway Slayings by C.S. Poe (3/6/2023)
✔12. An item that women value ~ "My time and patience are both limited." page 117, Subway Slayings by C.S. Poe (3/6/2023)

Your letter is: P

Welcome Frankie and Rissa!

March Scattergories
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023

COMPLETED

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
The Perfect Neighbors by Sarah Pekkanen 3/12/2023
2. Author (first or last name)
The Perfect Neighbors by Sarah Pekkanen 3/12/2023
3. Main Character (first or last name)
Every Fifteen Minutes by Lisa Scottoline 3/17/2023
Dr. Eric Parrish
4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
A Vintage Murder by Michele Scott 3/8/2023
Marne Pickett
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')
Every Fifteen Minutes by Lisa Scottoline 3/17/2023
Pennsylvania
Psych Ward
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)
Murder with a Cherry on Top by Cynthia Baxter 3/16/2023


And the Specials for March are:
7. Home Decor Item
A Vintage Murder by Michele Scott 3/8/2023
Painting Page 1
Was it possible that she actually sat smack dab in the middle of a Monet painting?
8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time”
The Perfect Neighbors by Sarah Pekkanen 3/12/2023
page 14 part-time
Susan's idea for a parttime job coordinating services for the elderly....
9. Something left behind
Piss Page 182
What I would love is a good glass of vino and that tasted like piss.
10. Something eaten for breakfast
Pancake Pg 3
...like a pancake on a griddle....
11. Word with -AI- in it
Pain Pg 14
That girl is a royal pain in the arse.
12. An item that women value
The Perfect Neighbors by Sarah Pekkanen 3/12/2023
Page 17 pot of eye cream
An expensive pot of eye cream that she'd begun to use religiously....

March Scattergories - P
March 2023

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title
Professional Boundaries by Jennifer Peel (3/8/23)
2. Author
Professional Boundaries by Jennifer Peel (3/8/23)
3. Main Character - Philip Everleigh
Lord of the Knight by Elizabeth Johns (3/1/23)
4. Secondary Character - Pauline
Lord of the Knight by Elizabeth Johns (3/1/23)
5. Place/Setting - Pine Valley
Worth the Risk by Heather B. Moore (3/1/23)
6. Item on cover - Pillow
Worth the Risk by Heather B. Moore (3/1/23)


And the Specials for March are:
7. Home Decor Item - pillow
My Phony Valentine by Courtney Walsh (3/1/23)
"I take the pillow from behind me..." (pg 138)
8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time” - part-time
Where I Belong by Heather B. Moore (3/4/23)
"...hire on a part-time helper..." (pg 81)
9. Something left behind - people
My Phony Valentine by Courtney Walsh (3/1/23)
"People don't really speak like this..." (pg 7)
10. Something eaten for breakfast - pancakes
My Phony Valentine by Courtney Walsh (3/1/23)
"I can make ricotta pancakes..." (pg 43)
11. Word with -AI- in it - plain
My Phony Valentine by Courtney Walsh (3/1/23)
"I'm about as plain as they come..." (pg 68)
12. An item that women value - purse
My Phony Valentine by Courtney Walsh (3/1/23)
"...she pulls something from her purse." (pg 147)

✅Done!!!✅ 12/12

March Scattergories
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023

Recurring Items:
✔1. Book Title: Pretty Things ★★★★ 4 March
✔2. Author ~Maulik Pancholy~ Nikhil Out Loud ★★★★ 6 March
✔3. Main Character ~Astrid Parker~ Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail ★★★★★ 25 March
✔4. Secondary Character ~Pastor Patrick~ Friday I'm in Love ★★★★ 5 March
✔5. Place/Setting ~Paloma, Kansas~ Seven Ways We Lie ★★★ 15 March
✔6. Item on cover ~plants, porch~ Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail ★★★★★ 25 March


March Specials:
✔7. Home Decor Item ~painting~ "... in front of a Richard Prince painting..." p. 12 Pretty Things ★★★★ 4 March
✔8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time”: ~part-time~ "...pay the bills with part-time waitressing..." p. 37 Pretty Things ★★★★ 4 March
✔9. Something left behind ~purse~ "...waiting for the purse to be abandoned..." p. 15 Pretty Things ★★★★ 4 March
✔10. Something eaten for breakfast ~pastries~ "'Pastries and shopping.'" p. 97 Pretty Things ★★★★ 4 March
✔11. Word with -AI- in it ~paintful~ "...there is something painful and sharp..." p. 192 Pretty Things ★★★★ 4 March
12. An item that women value



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Books Read:

P
Read: 11/12

1. Book Title
The Pursuit of Lucy Banning, Olivia Newport | 3/1

2. Author (first or last name)
The Detective Wins The Witch, Kristen Painter | 3/9

3. Main Character (first or last name)

4. Secondary Character - Mr. Penard
The Pursuit of Lucy Banning, Olivia Newport | 3/1

5. Place/Setting - Prairie Avenue
The Pursuit of Lucy Banning, Olivia Newport | 3/1

6. Item on cover - painting/picture
A Fatal Appraisal, Ellery Adams | 3/1

7. Home Decor Item - pillow, p85
I’m going to get to the bottom of this if I have to look under every pillow and behind every curtain in this entire house.”
The Pursuit of Lucy Banning, Olivia Newport | 3/1

8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time” - pastime, p31
She didn’t mind Hannah either, especially since the baby fit right into Saffie’s favorite pastime with Charlie.
The Detective Wins The Witch, Kristen Painter | 3/9

9. Something left behind - phone, p37
Someone might have stolen his phone and bank card to use them.
Someone's Listening, Seraphina Nova Glass | 3/3

10. Something eaten for breakfast - pancakes, p126
The morning rush is over and only a few patrons are inside, finishing up mammoth plates of omelets and pancakes.
Someone's Listening, Seraphina Nova Glass | 3/3

11. Word with -AI- in it - painkiller, p6
Another dose of painkiller is released into my IV; the momentary euphoria forces me to heave a sigh.
Someone's Listening, Seraphina Nova Glass | 3/3

12. An item that women value - privacy, p89
If he threatens to, I’ll simply plead the same penchant for privacy he has.
The Pursuit of Lucy Banning, Olivia Newport | 3/1

March Scattergories ---CHALLENGE COMPLETE---
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023

Recurring Items:
✔1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored): Predictably Irrational
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely, 4 Stars, completed 08Mar23

✔2. Author (first or last name) Patrick Bringley author of All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me, 3 Stars, completed 01Mar23

✔3. Main Character (first or last name) Mae Pruett
Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper, 4 Stars, completed 17Mar23

✔4. Secondary Character (first or last name) Pamela Phillips
Replay by Ken Grimwood, 3 Stars, completed 08Mar23

✔5. Place/Setting Philadelphia
Dr. Mütter's Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, 4 Stars, completed 09Mar23


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

Idiots: Marriage, Motherhood, Milk & Mistakes by Laura Clery, 4 Stars, completed 04Mar23


And the Specials for March are:
✔7. Home Decor Item: Picasso
All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley, “...jockeying for position to see Picasso paintings…”, 3 Stars, completed 01Mar23

✔8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time”: Part-time
Exiles by Jane Harper, 4 Stars, completed 02Mar23, “...she’d found herself a little part-time job…”

✔9. Something left behind: Partner
Exiles by Jane Harper, 4 Stars, completed 02Mar23, “...It had to be the ex partner, no matter how amicable the parting…”

✔10. Something eaten for breakfast: Pancakes
The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande, completed 01Mar23, Page 97, “...the kind that covers the pancakes…”

✔11. Word with -AI- (ai) in it: Plainclothes
The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith, completed 04Mar23, 4 Stars, Page 765, “...they’ve got a plainclothes officer watching my flat…”

✔12. An item that women value: Paycheck
The Law of Innocence by Michael Connelly, completed 08Mar23, 5 Stars, Page 23, “...we can defer paychecks till this is over…”

March Scattergories P
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 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) Norman Pettleman
Deserts, Driving, & Derelicts by Tonya Kappes 3/11/2023
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')
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) POST
by Heather Webber 3/6/2023

And the Specials for March are:
7. Home Decor Item paint, picture, portrait,
8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time”
9. Something left behind PAST
Deserts, Driving, & Derelicts by Tonya Kappes 3/11/2023 p 4 "the name from my past"
10. Something eaten for breakfast pineapple, prunes, porridge, plums
11. Word with -AI- in it PAID Deserts, Driving, & Derelicts by Tonya Kappes 3/11/2023 p7 "who paid a yearly lot fee"
12. An item that women value PEARLS Trouble in Spades by Heather Webber p 213 "A strand of pearls hung from her neck"

I’m In!
March Scattergories
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023

Letter P

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 March are:
7. Home Decor Item
8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time”
9. Something left behind
10. Something eaten for breakfast
11. Word with -AI- in it
12. An item that women value

March Scattergories. P.
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023

00/12 Completed

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 (Parker)
✅Fallen Crest Family - Tijan, 3/5/23
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')
6. Item on cover (Pants)
✅ - Tijan, 3/5/23

And the Specials for March are:
7. Home Decor Item
✅Fallen Crest Family - Tijan, 3/5/23 -- pg.52, I hugged his PILLOW to me
8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time”
✅Got Me Wishing - Casey Cox, 3/7/23 -- pg.170, one of my favorite pastimes
9. Something left behind
✅Twisted Perfection - Abbi Glines, 3/5/23 -- pg.31, cell phone out of my PURSE and dialed
10. Something eaten for breakfast
✅Got Me Wishing - Casey Cox, 3/7/23 -- pg.94, Its the tired ass Prickly Pineapple
11. Word with -AI- in it
✅Fallen Crest Family - Tijan, 3/5/23 -- pg.53, I pulled on a PAIR of his
12. An item that women value
✅Fallen Crest Family - Tijan, 3/5/23 -- pg.11, but then his PHONE went off and we both

March Scattergories
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 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 March are:
7. Home Decor Item - PAINTING
Ebook p 39 “... a small PAINTING off its hook…”
The Good Left Undone - Adriana Trigiani - 3/5/23
8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time” - PASTIMES
P. 169 “...tax evasion, fraud ….. the national PASTIMES.”
Marina - Carlos Ruiz Zafon - 3/19/23
9. Something left behind PACKAGE
Ebook p 158 “... down the steps and opened the PACKAGE.”
The Good Left Undone - Adriana Trigiani - 3/5/23
10. Something eaten for breakfast - PASTRY
Ebook p 17 “Let’s stop for PASTRY and coffee.”
The Good Left Undone - Adriana Trigiani - 3/5/23
11. Word with -AI- in it - PLAIN
Ebook p 23 “Plain broth for sustenance….”
The Good Left Undone - Adriana Trigiani - 3/5/23
12. An item that women value PURSE
Ebook p 29 “...opened her PURSE to pay…”
The Good Left Undone - Adriana Trigiani - 3/5/23

Scattergories - P
March 2023

12/12 completed

Recurring Items
1. Book Title - The Puppet Masters by Robert A. Heinlein - 3/5 ★★★★
2. Author - Philip K. Dick - Counter-Clock World - 3/7 ★★★★
3. Main Character - Philip Marlowe - Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler - 3/16 ★★★
4. Secondary Character - Anarch Peak - Counter-Clock World by Philip K. Dick - 3/7 ★★★★
5. Place/Setting - Pennsylvania - Fun Home by Alison Bechdel - 3/18 ★★★★
6. Item on cover - People/Puppets - The Puppet Masters by Robert A. Heinlein - 3/5 ★★★★


March Specials
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi - 3/2 ★★★★
7. Home Decor Item - Picture - page 115: "a picture of Bella from on high"
9. Something left behind - Portion - page 117: "slowly circling a portion of it"
11. Word with -AI- in it - Paid - page 12: "You only get paid more"
12. An item that women value - Phone - page 5: "pulled out his phone"

Counter-Clock World by Philip K. Dick - 3/7 ★★★★
8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time” - Pastime - page 44: "the establishment's pastime"

A Dark and Stormy Night by Jeanne M. Dams - 3/8 ★★★★
10. Something eaten for breakfast - Porridge - page 66: "There's porridge if you fancy it"

March Scattergories (P)
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023

Recurring Items:

1. Book Title - Partners in Crime by Alisha Rai 3/10/23

2. Author (first or last name) Where the Light Fell by Philip Yancey 3/15/23

3. Main Character (first or last name)

4. Secondary Character (first or last name) - "Pinky" Pinkerton - The Fame Thief by Timothy Hallinan 3/3/23

5. Place/Setting - Point Mettier - City Under One Roof by Iris Yamashita 3/9/23

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) - photograph - Where the Light Fell by Philip Yancey 3/15/23

And the Specials for March are:

7. Home Decor Item - pillow - "a pillow soaked in sweat," p. 51, Where the Light Fell by Philip Yancey 3/15/23

8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time” - part-time - "Esther, another of my part-time baristas"French Pressed by Cleo Coyle 3/21/23

9. Something left behind - prints - "went back to lifting prints off the door handles," Audiobook 3:19:44 - City Under One Roof by Iris Yamashita 3/9/23

10. Something eaten for breakfast - pancake - "You can still smell the burned pancake?" Audiobook 3:49:50 - Mermaid Moon by Colleen Coble 3/14/23

11. Word with -AI- in it - pained - " My teacher's pained expression," p. 92, Where the Light Fell by Philip Yancey 3/15/23

12. An item that women value - phone - "giving reports on the phone to her friends," p. 51 - Where the Light Fell by Philip Yancey 3/15/23

DONE

March Scattergories -- P
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023

Recurring Items:
✔️/1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
The Phantom of the Opera/Gaston Leroux

✔️2. Author (first or last name)
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai/Dust Child

✔️3. Main Character (first or last name)
Phong Dust Child

✔️4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
Phillip Dust Child

✔️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')
Pecan Hollow, Texas Shadows of Pecan Hollow

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

And the Specials for March are:
✔️7. Home Decor Item
Walls decorated with large paintings .. Dust Child pg 51

✔️8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time”
she’d worked part-time .. The Dolphin House

✔️9. Something left behind
Always in the past .. The Dolphin House pg 285

✔️10. Something eaten for breakfast
Carrying bags of rice, corn, sweet potatoes .. Dust Child pg 49

✔️11. Word with -AI- in it
glitter and neon paint .. Shadows of Pecan Hollow pg 13

✔️12. An item that women value
She was not pretty .. Shadows of Pecan Hollow pg 27

3/2/23 3.25☆ 3/4/23 2☆ 3/6/23 3.25☆
3/8/23 2.25☆1

Welcome Anne, Shash, Jessica, Tammie, Donna, Genevieve, Melissa, Katelyn, Joann, Beth, Shannon and Gretel.

March Scattergories - P
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023

Read 5 books; Completed 11/12 tasks

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
A Punishing Game(Book 2): Two broken hearts, one chance at redemption by Gracie-Mae Harding 3/15/23 3stars

2. Author (first or last name) Preoll, Joyce
Candy, Cigarettes, and Murder (A Chocolate Martini Sisters Mystery #1) by Joyce Proell, Brenda Whiteside 3/19/23 4stars

3. Main Character (first or last name)

4. Secondary Character (first or last name) - Grace and Stewart Payne
Sazerac, Sleuth & Slay (Andi Anna Jones Mysteries #2) by Mary Cunningham 3/5/23 4stars

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') parishes in New Orleans
Sazerac, Sleuth & Slay (Andi Anna Jones Mysteries #2) by Mary Cunningham 3/5/23 4star

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) palm tree
The Winning Tickets (Sail Away Series Book 7) by Judith Keim 3/12/23 4stars

And the Specials for March are:
7. Home Decor Item - paint
Paperback page 190 - It appeared to have been painted turquoise one, although more paint than not, had eroded from the hot sun and wind.
Margaritas, Mayhem & Murder (An Andi Anna Jones Mystery Book 1) by Mary Cunningham 3/3/23 4stars

8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time” - part-time
Kindle location 1739 = "I want to talk to you about hiring an additional part-time salesman for the weekends."
The Winning Tickets (Sail Away Series Book 7) by Judith Keim 3/12/23 4stars

9. Something left behind - purse
Paperback page 197 - Crawling on hands and knees, I felt around on the floor for my purse.
Margaritas, Mayhem & Murder (An Andi Anna Jones Mystery Book 1) by Mary Cunningham 3/3/23 4stars

10. Something eaten for breakfast - pastry
Kindle location 1576 - God forbid she'd take the pastry back to the kitchen!
Sazerac, Sleuth & Slay (Andi Anna Jones Mysteries #2) by Mary Cunningham 3/5/23 4stars

11. Word with -AI- in it - painfully
Paperback page 196 - My head slammed painfully to the floor.
Margaritas, Mayhem & Murder (An Andi Anna Jones Mystery Book 1) by Mary Cunningham 3/3/23 4stars

12. An item that women value - purse
Paperback page 210 - Diego walked in with my purse tucked under his arm.
Margaritas, Mayhem & Murder (An Andi Anna Jones Mystery Book 1) by Mary Cunningham 3/3/23 4stars

Welcome Kathleen and JoAnne!

March Scattergories - P
March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023

11 of 12 Complete

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title
🔺2. Author (first or last name)
Priscilla Oliveras - Island Affair - 3/10/23
🔺3. Main Character (first or last name)
Peter Decker - The Ritual Bath - Faye Kellerman - 3/7/23
🔺4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
Aloysius X. L. Pendergast - The Scorpion's Tail - Douglas Preston - 3/4/23
🔺5. Place/Setting - Paradise Valley
Paradise Valley - C.J. Box - 3/11/23
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)

And the Specials for March are:
🔺7. Home Decor Item - Paintings
The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt - 3/9/23 - p 19 - "I could sit looking at the same paintings for the rest of my life."
🔺8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time” - Parttime
The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt - 3/9/23 - p 466 - "Cinzia, who had at any given time had a dozen or more part-time cleaning jobs."
🔺9. Something left behind - Past
The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt - 3/9/23 - p 224 - "I was walking down the photograph lined hallway, past Pippa's room."
🔺10. Something eaten for breakfast - Pancakes
The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt - 3/9/23 - p 370 - "Do you want to go get pancakes."
🔺11. Word with -AI- in it - Paint
The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt - 3/9/23 - p 69 - "I pried at the edges of the drawer, careful not to chip the paint."
🔺12. An item that women value- Privacy
The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt - 3/9/23 - p 231 - "I was sitting in the front seat in order to ensure Dad and Xandra's romantic privacy."

March Scattergories - P
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023
12/12

1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
Paper and Fire by Rachel Caine 23/3 2.5★
2. Author (first or last name)
The Unquiet by J.D. Robb,Patricia Gaffney 2/3 3★
3. Main Character - Pierre
Gourmet Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery 13/3 1.5★
4. Secondary Character (first or last name) - Polly & Pickwick
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde 1/3 4★
5. Place/Setting - Paris
Gourmet Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery 13/3 1.5★
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) - pond & park
by Jasper Fforde 1/3 4★

7. Home Decor Item - dissuade her from PAINTING the bedroom p.5
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde 1/3 4★
8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time” - regarding the national pastime p.38
Out of the Dark by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz 7/3 3.5★
9. Something left behind - dropped the piece of PAPER p.101
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde 1/3 4★
10. Something eaten for breakfast - a box of POP-tarts p.354
The Unquiet by J.D. Robb,Patricia Gaffney 2/3 3★
11. Word with -AI- in it - Are you in much PAIN, sir? p.344
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde 1/3 4★
12. An item that women value - an intrusion on her PRIVACY p.41.
A Lady's Guide to Gossip and Murder by Dianne Freeman 3/3 2★

March Scattergories - Letter P
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023

Goal: 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 March are:
7. Home Decor Item
8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time”
9. Something left behind
10. Something eaten for breakfast
11. Word with -AI- in it
12. An item that women value

March Scattergories - Letter P
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 March are:
7. Home Decor Item
8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time”
9. Something left behind
10. Something eaten for breakfast
11. Word with -AI- in it
12. An item that women value

Welcome Lynda, Catsalive, Ferenc and Chelsea!

I'm in for this month.

March Scattergories
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023

Recurring Items:

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

Past Imperfect by Alison G. Bailey

2. Author (first or last name)

No More Wasted Time by Beverly Preston 03/05/23

3. Main Character (first or last name)

Portia Cuthcart The Glass Kitchen by Linda Francis Lee 03/10/23

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')

Portland, Oregon If You Could See What I See by Cathy Lamb

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

Ponytail If You Could See What I See by Cathy Lamb




And the Specials for March are:


7. Home Decor Item

Picture - "...I left a picture on her desk..." Past Imperfect by Alison G. Bailey loc 5804 40%

8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time”

Part-time - "I've decided to only work part-time now..." If You Could See What I See by Cathy Lamb page 19

9. Something left behind

Past - "I've felt lonely in the past..." Past Imperfect by Alison G. Bailey loc 5586 38%

10. Something eaten for breakfast

Pancakes - "Banana pancakes." No More Wasted Time by Beverly Preston loc 3740 25%

11. Word with -AI- in it

Painted - "They were painted purple." If You Could See What I See by Cathy Lamb page 10

12. An item that women value

Purse - "...and grab my purse." Past Imperfect by Alison G. Bailey loc 5275 36%

Melissa W

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 March are:
7. Home Decor Item
8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time” - prime time pg 232 "Taxi had been on prime time." Lover Unveiled by JRR Ward finished 3/3/23
9. Something left behind
10. Something eaten for breakfast - Pancake - Chapter 3 "Today's menu is papery pancakes with jelly in the middle..." River Woman, River Demon by Jennifer Givhan finished 3/10/23
11. Word with -AI- in it - Pain - Chapter 8 "instead of her actual words and the pain they caused." River Woman, River Demon by Jennifer Givhan finished 3/10/23
12. An item that women value

Welcome Sue and Melissa!

Welcome Sharon!

March Scattergories
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023

Your letter is: P
0/12 items

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored): Pride and Protest by Nikki Payne
2. Author (first or last name): Nikki Payne, author of Pride and Protest
3. Main Character (first or last name): Mr. and/or Mrs. Prince: Mr. and Mrs. Prince: How an Extraordinary Eighteenth-Century Family Moved Out of Slavery and into Legend
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'): Persepolis: Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood or Poland: The Yellow Bird Sings
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items): pink flowers:

And the Specials for March are:
7. Home Decor Item: pillow: p. 93 "... mountain of pillows..." Pride and Protest
8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time”: pasttime: p. 334 "... her new favorite pasttime." Pride and Protest
9. Something left behind: purse or phone: p. 217 "... the phone down to the bottom of her purse." Pride and Protest
10. Something eaten for breakfast: piece of toast: p. 312 "... picked up her piece of toast again ... " Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
11. Word with -AI- in it: pAId: p. 104 "... after he paid it off ..." Pride and Protest
12. An item that women value: p. 3 "... she could take pride ... " Pride and Protest

March Scattergories
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023

Letter: P (9/12)

Recurring Items

1. Book Title (ignore 'the', 'an' and 'a'): Potions Are for Pushovers by Tamara Berry - 13 Mar '23

2. Author (first or last name): The Wedding Plot by Paula Munier - 31 Mar '23

3. Main Character (first or last name):
...

4. Secondary Character (first or last name): Batten Down the Belfry by Diane Kelly - 03 Mar '23
Pegasus

5. Place/Setting: Batten Down the Belfry by Diane Kelly - 03 Mar '23
Parsonage

6. Item on cover: Batten Down the Belfry by Diane Kelly - 03 Mar '23 (Pet)


Specials

7. Home Decor Item: Batten Down the Belfry by Diane Kelly - 03 Mar '23 (Photographs)
"were three five-by-seven photographs, school pictures" - loc. 34

8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time”: Batten Down the Belfry by Diane Kelly - 03 Mar '23 (Part-time)
"I’d worked part-time as a property manager" - loc. 60

9. Something left behind: Batten Down the Belfry by Diane Kelly - 03 Mar '23 (Past)
"once I’d gotten past the point of living paycheck-to-paycheck" - loc. 159

10. Something eaten for breakfast: Batten Down the Belfry by Diane Kelly - 03 Mar '23 (Pancake)
"he cut into his stack of pancakes and shoved a huge bite into his mouth" - loc. 161

11. Word with -AI- in it: Batten Down the Belfry by Diane Kelly - 03 Mar '23 (Painting)
"we might have to hang old painting tarps in the theater" - loc. 148

12. An item that women value: Batten Down the Belfry by Diane Kelly - 03 Mar '23 (Purse)
"My phone was in my purse in the playhouse foyer" - loc. 65

March 2023 Scattergories

Letter: P
Goal: 9/12

Recurring Items:
✓1. Book Title
 Problem Child by Victoria Helen Stone (03/03/23)

2. Author (first or last name)
 

✓3. Main Character - Kristen Peterson
 The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez (03/31/23)

✓4. Secondary Character - Priscilla
 The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang (03/10/23)

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')
 

✓6. Item on cover - Person
  Wicked Sexy Liar by Christina Lauren (03/17/23)

And the Specials for March are:
✓7. Home Decor Item - Pillow
 The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang (03/10/23)
 "I cover my face with a throw pillow." - Page: 26

8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time”
 

✓9. Something left behind - Past
 The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang (03/10/23)
 "He's a real person with a life and a past and feelings." - Page: 43

✓10. Something eaten for breakfastn - Pancakes
 The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang (03/10/23)
 "...and we took selfies with mountains of fancy pancakes in the foreground." - Page: 226

✓11. Word with -AI- in it - Painting
 The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang (03/10/23)
 "...intricate detail like in a Japanese watercolor painting." - Page: 76

✓12. An item that women value - Purse
 The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang (03/10/23)
 "My purse vibrates against my thigh." - Page: 26

March 2023 Scattergories

March Scattergories
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) - Pouncing on Murder Pouncing on Murder
2. Author (first or last name)
3. Main Character (first or last name) - Kathleen Paulson
Curiosity Thrilled the Cat
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) - Paws


And the Specials for March are:
7. Home Decor Item - paintings - 44%
Winterhouse
8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time”
9. Something left behind - pen, page 71
Murder Most Unladylike
10. Something eaten for breakfast - pancakes, page 29
Black Magic Kitten

11. Word with -AI- in it - pains, page 134
Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster by Jonathan Auxier
12. An item that women value - phone, page 40
Curiosity Thrilled the Cat

Your letter is: P

Welcome Julia, Vittoria, Laila Jane and Liora!

DONE

March Scattergories -- P
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023

Recurring Items:
✔️/1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
The Phantom of the Opera/Gaston Leroux

✔️2. Author (first or last name)
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai/Dust Child

✔️3. Main Character (first or last name)
Phong Dust Child

✔️4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
Phillip Dust Child

✔️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')
Pecan Hollow, Texas Shadows of Pecan Hollow

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

And the Specials for March are:
✔️7. Home Decor Item
Walls decorated with large paintings .. Dust Child pg 51

✔️8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time”
she’d worked part-time .. The Dolphin House

✔️9. Something left behind
Always in the past .. The Dolphin House pg 285

✔️10. Something eaten for breakfast
Carrying bags of rice, corn, sweet potatoes .. Dust Child pg 49

✔️11. Word with -AI- in it
glitter and neon paint .. Shadows of Pecan Hollow pg 13

✔️12. An item that women value
She was not pretty .. Shadows of Pecan Hollow pg 27

3/2/23 3.25☆ 3/4/23 2☆ 3/6/23 3.25☆
3/8/23 2.25☆1

Super Gretel!

Finished! :)

March Scattergories - P
March 2023

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title
Professional Boundaries by Jennifer Peel (3/8/23)
2. Author
Professional Boundaries by Jennifer Peel (3/8/23)
3. Main Character - Philip Everleigh
Lord of the Knight by Elizabeth Johns (3/1/23)
4. Secondary Character - Pauline
Lord of the Knight by Elizabeth Johns (3/1/23)
5. Place/Setting - Pine Valley
Worth the Risk by Heather B. Moore (3/1/23)
6. Item on cover - Pillow
Worth the Risk by Heather B. Moore (3/1/23)


And the Specials for March are:
7. Home Decor Item - pillow
My Phony Valentine by Courtney Walsh (3/1/23)
"I take the pillow from behind me..." (pg 138)
8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time” - part-time
Where I Belong by Heather B. Moore (3/4/23)
"...hire on a part-time helper..." (pg 81)
9. Something left behind - people
My Phony Valentine by Courtney Walsh (3/1/23)
"People don't really speak like this..." (pg 7)
10. Something eaten for breakfast - pancakes
My Phony Valentine by Courtney Walsh (3/1/23)
"I can make ricotta pancakes..." (pg 43)
11. Word with -AI- in it - plain
My Phony Valentine by Courtney Walsh (3/1/23)
"I'm about as plain as they come..." (pg 68)
12. An item that women value - purse
My Phony Valentine by Courtney Walsh (3/1/23)
"...she pulls something from her purse." (pg 147)

Great job Shash!

March Scattergories. P.
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023

12/12 Completed. Finished

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
The Penitent One-Brian Shea 3/04/23

2. Author (first or last name)
Devney Perry-Jasper Vale 3/09/23

3. Main Character (first or last name): Patterson Blake
Is She Really Gone-A.M. Strong 3/03/23

4. Secondary Character (first or last name): Phineas Troutt
White Russian-J.A. Konrath 3/02/23

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'): Pittsburgh
Cannon-Sawyer Bennett 3/02/23

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items): Paradise Lost Flower
Someone Else’s Life-Lyn Liao Butler 3/01/23


And the Specials for March are:
7. Home Decor Item: Plants
Pg.70:"...backyard lines with flowering plants and fruit trees."
Someone Else’s Life-Lyn Liao Butler 3/01/23

8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time”: Part-time
Pg.94:"And he was only working part-time."
Jasper Vale-Devney Perry 3/09/23

9. Something left behind: Package
Pg.170:"...so it wasn't included in our financial package."
Someone Else’s Life-Lyn Liao Butler 3/01/23

10. Something eaten for breakfast: Pancakes
Pg.9:"As long as they're not Brussels sprout pancakes."
The Penitent One-Brian Shea 3/04/23

11. Word with -AI- in it: Pain
Pg.48:"Why is she a pain?"
Someone Else’s Life-Lyn Liao Butler 3/01/23

12. An item that women value: Purse
Pg.16:"She grabbed for her purse..."
Someone Else’s Life-Lyn Liao Butler 3/01/23

The Lost Challenges
March 2023 Scattergories
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 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.

March Scattergories: P

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored):
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - ***** - 3/8/2023 - 476 Pages
2. Author (first or last name):
Hilda and the Hidden People by Luke Pearson - ***** - 3/7/2023 - 216 Pages
3. Main Character (first or last name): Enid Pretty
Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce - ***** - 4/9/2023 - 352 Pages
4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman - ***** - 3/24/2023 - 422 Pages - Patrice De Freitas, Poppy
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'): Palm Springs, California
The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead - **** - 3/13/2023 - 401 Pages
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items): Perfume Bottle
The Witches of New York by Ami McKay - ***** - 3/23/2023 - 529 Pages

And the Specials for March are:
7. Home Decor Item: PILLOW - "...the sheets, the pillow, his fist—anything to ease the pressure his body continued to struggle with." Page 123
Dark Skye by Kresley Cole - ***** - 3/1/2023 - 420 Pages
8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time”: PART-TIME - "“Lindsey came to work for me late last year, part-time." Page 124
Mending Places by Denise Hunter - **** - 3/23/2023 - 324 Pages
9. Something left behind: "It only took a moment for her to recognize the small square package between her stockinged feet."
Mending Places by Denise Hunter - **** - 3/23/2023 - 324 Pages
10. Something eaten for breakfast: PANCAKES - "Eggs, bacon, pancakes, the works.”
The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks - ***** - 3/12/2023 - 339 Pages
11. Word with -AI- in it: PAINT - "He set them down, and they ran to get the pictures they'd painted at church." Page 100
Mending Places by Denise Hunter - **** - 3/23/2023 - 324 Pages
12. An item that women value: PATIENCE - "So much for the loving patience he'd demonstrated moments ago." Page 37
Mending Places by Denise Hunter - **** - 3/23/2023 - 324 Pages

Fantastic Frankie!

Welcome Suzanne!

Finished for March! :) Thanks JoAnne! So much fun as always! See you all next month!

March 2023 Scattergories

March Scattergories
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023

FINISHED!!!!

Recurring Items:
✔1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) ~ Perfectly Imperfect Pixie by M.J. May (3/10/2023)
✔2. Author (first or last name) ~ C.S. Poe , Subway Slayings (3/6/2023)
✔3. Main Character (first or last name) ~ Ellery Page: Death at the Deep Dive by Josh Lanyon (3/3/2023)
✔4. Secondary Character (first or last name) ~ Kingston Peabody: Death at the Deep Dive by Josh Lanyon (3/3/2023)
✔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') ~ Pirate's Cove: Death at the Deep Dive by Josh Lanyon (3/3/2023)
✔6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) ~ Phalanges, Patella, Photographs: by C.S. Poe (3/6/2023)

And the Specials for March are:
✔7. Home Decor Item ~ After a few minutes with Willow and Nobbin, a halfling couple who owned the pottery shop, Pottered Pieces, Rhoren found Helena sitting in one of the oversized chairs by the fireplace with Jinx curled in her lap. page 163, Cursed Cocktails by S.L. Rowland (3/2/2023)
✔8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time” ~ "...He had a part-time job as a mentor and teaching assistant at the now-defunct New York Youth Empowerment Center...." page 52, Subway Slayings by C.S. Poe (3/6/2023)
✔9. Something left behind ~ "...There's something about the idea of pirate's treasure that seems to wash the commonsense out of people's heads." page 18, Death at the Deep Dive by Josh Lanyon (3/3/2023)
✔10. Something eaten for breakfast ~ After a delicious breakfast of fresh fruit and seasoned potatoes, Rhoren set off in search of a tailor. page 38, Cursed Cocktails by S.L. Rowland (3/2/2023)
✔11. Word with -AI- in it ~ "No, nothing pertaining to me," Larkin answered. page 80, Subway Slayings by C.S. Poe (3/6/2023)
✔12. An item that women value ~ "My time and patience are both limited." page 117, Subway Slayings by C.S. Poe (3/6/2023)

Your letter is: P

Well done Rissa!

Great words!

FINISHED
March Scattergories - Letter P
Read: 12/12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title: The Perfect Storm Elana Johnson 3/5/23

2. Author: Prescott Lane Ryder 3/4/23

3. Main Character: Cameron Pope Don't Back Down Sharon Sala 3/11/23

4. Secondary Character: Poppy Seabreeze Wedding Jan Moran 3/2/23

5. Place/Setting: Pine Valley Worth the Risk Heather B. Moore 3/10/23

6. Item on cover: People
A Brambleberry Summer RaeAnne Thayne 3/6/23

And the Specials for March are:
7. Home Decor Item: Place cards and place setting Seabreeze Wedding Jan Moran 3/2/23 p 132 ...guest book, place cards and menus at each place setting?

8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time”: Part-time The Secret of Snow Viola Shipman 3/3/23 P 59 He’s our part-time cameraman, part-time graphics editor, part-time news writer, part-time researcher, guy Friday.

9. Something left behind: Purse Seabreeze Wedding Jan Moran 3/2/23 p 29 She opened her purse and withdrew a check.

10. Something eaten for breakfast: Pastries Seabreeze Wedding Jan Moran 3/2/23 p 77 ...smell of roasted coffee and pastries filled the air.

11. Word with -AI- in it: Pair Seabreeze Wedding Jan Moran 3/2/23 p 31 She slid on a new pair of leopard print glasses...

12. An item that women value: Pearls Seabreeze Wedding Jan Moran 3/2/23 p 48 Carlotta secured the pearls in a satin jewelry roll.

March Scattergories
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 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: Lord Paston and Bagott
Swing, Brother, Swing by Ngaio Marsh 3/12
5. Place/Setting:
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)

And the Specials for March are:
7. Home Decor Item: Pillow
"Vivi held up the latest Vogue, the one I had hidden under my pillow to save it from my mother." Loc. 1063
House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time”
9. Something left behind: Parasol
"On its closed lid, with surrealistic inconsequence, was scattered a number of umbrellas and parasols." Pg. 31
Swing, Brother, Swing by Ngaio Marsh 3/12
10. Something eaten for breakfast
11. Word with -AI- in it
12. An item that women value

Welcome Vanessa!

March Scattergories
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023

COMPLETED

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
The Perfect Neighbors by Sarah Pekkanen 3/12/2023
2. Author (first or last name)
The Perfect Neighbors by Sarah Pekkanen 3/12/2023
3. Main Character (first or last name)
Every Fifteen Minutes by Lisa Scottoline 3/17/2023
Dr. Eric Parrish
4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
A Vintage Murder by Michele Scott 3/8/2023
Marne Pickett
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')
Every Fifteen Minutes by Lisa Scottoline 3/17/2023
Pennsylvania
Psych Ward
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)
Murder with a Cherry on Top by Cynthia Baxter 3/16/2023


And the Specials for March are:
7. Home Decor Item
A Vintage Murder by Michele Scott 3/8/2023
Painting Page 1
Was it possible that she actually sat smack dab in the middle of a Monet painting?
8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time”
The Perfect Neighbors by Sarah Pekkanen 3/12/2023
page 14 part-time
Susan's idea for a parttime job coordinating services for the elderly....
9. Something left behind
Piss Page 182
What I would love is a good glass of vino and that tasted like piss.
10. Something eaten for breakfast
Pancake Pg 3
...like a pancake on a griddle....
11. Word with -AI- in it
Pain Pg 14
That girl is a royal pain in the arse.
12. An item that women value
The Perfect Neighbors by Sarah Pekkanen 3/12/2023
Page 17 pot of eye cream
An expensive pot of eye cream that she'd begun to use religiously....

March Scattergories ---CHALLENGE COMPLETE---
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023

Recurring Items:
✔1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored): Predictably Irrational
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely, 4 Stars, completed 08Mar23

✔2. Author (first or last name) Patrick Bringley author of All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me, 3 Stars, completed 01Mar23

✔3. Main Character (first or last name) Mae Pruett
Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper, 4 Stars, completed 17Mar23

✔4. Secondary Character (first or last name) Pamela Phillips
Replay by Ken Grimwood, 3 Stars, completed 08Mar23

✔5. Place/Setting Philadelphia
Dr. Mütter's Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, 4 Stars, completed 09Mar23


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

Idiots: Marriage, Motherhood, Milk & Mistakes by Laura Clery, 4 Stars, completed 04Mar23


And the Specials for March are:
✔7. Home Decor Item: Picasso
All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley, “...jockeying for position to see Picasso paintings…”, 3 Stars, completed 01Mar23

✔8. Compound Nouns Formed With “Time”: Part-time
Exiles by Jane Harper, 4 Stars, completed 02Mar23, “...she’d found herself a little part-time job…”

✔9. Something left behind: Partner
Exiles by Jane Harper, 4 Stars, completed 02Mar23, “...It had to be the ex partner, no matter how amicable the parting…”

✔10. Something eaten for breakfast: Pancakes
The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande, completed 01Mar23, Page 97, “...the kind that covers the pancakes…”

✔11. Word with -AI- (ai) in it: Plainclothes
The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith, completed 04Mar23, 4 Stars, Page 765, “...they’ve got a plainclothes officer watching my flat…”

✔12. An item that women value: Paycheck
The Law of Innocence by Michael Connelly, completed 08Mar23, 5 Stars, Page 23, “...we can defer paychecks till this is over…”

Fantastic Anne and Donna!