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Tips for finding words - courtesy of Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔Using Google books:
~Go here https://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&...
~Type in the name of your book
~Select your book
~On the left about midway down there will be a search bar, type your word in there.
Couple of things you need to know...
~you need to check every variety of the word you want so, let's say GROUP doesn't show up you would also need to type in GROUPS/ED/ING
~Unfortunately, 99% of the books on Google does not list page numbers (at least in my experience)
Using Amazon:
~You search for your book
~Once on your book page make sure you are on a version that is paperback or hardcover (Kindle editions will not work)
~On the left there will be a picture of your book and it should have "Search Inside" above it
~Click on the book and the search bar will be inside
You will not need to search separately for plurals but you will still need to search separately for -ed and -ing
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You can also search for words in all the books loaded on your Kindle.
On the home page, use the 'search' function.
~ type in the word and select 'search my items'.
Monthly Word Hunt - April - COMPLETEDDuration: April 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024
Completed: 16/16
April
comfortable: With the Band - Jean Haus 4/28/24 (pg. 174 – At least he worked at helping me get more comfortable.)
stairs: The Snow Angel - Anki Edvinsson 4/30/24 (pg. 40 – They took the stairs instead of the lift.)
luring: No Turning Back - Tiffany Snow 4/29/24 (pg. 263 - …luring unwary sailors to their deaths with her irresistible song.)
wrapping: With the Band - Jean Haus 4/28/24 (pg. 114 – I see the girl wrapping her hand around the back of Sam’s neck.)
swallow: With the Band - Jean Haus 4/28/24 (pg. 121 – I swallow the last of the nuts and tear open the candy wrapper.)
manage: True to Me - Kay Bratt 4/29/24 (pg. 188 - …and held her shoulders as upright as she could manage.)
intent: True to Me - Kay Bratt 4/29/24 (pg. 39 - …intent on making some sort of progress in the mess that was now her life.)
hip: The Snow Angel - Anki Edvinsson 4/30/24 (pg. 52 – He was so used to seeing it on her hip that he noticed when it wasn’t there.)
grin: No Turning Back - Tiffany Snow 4/29/24 (pg. 111 – Beneath his grin was real concern…)
cash: No Turning Back - Tiffany Snow 4/29/24 (pg. 36 – I didn’t have a lot of cash on me…)
Bonus
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...
Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.
crept: The Snow Gypsy - Lindsay Jayne Ashford 4/20/24 (pg. 292 – Rose crept out the front door and sank down onto the blanket spread over the grass.)
reached: The Snow Angel - Anki Edvinsson 4/30/24 (pg. 59 – She reached for the phone again…)
remarkable: True to Me - Kay Bratt 4/29/24 (pg. 122 – A family enjoying some of God’s most simple but remarkable gifts of beauty.)
mattress: The Snow Gypsy - Lindsay Jayne Ashford 4/20/24 (pg. 127 - …tucking cloves of garlic under the mattress of Rafaelito’s cradle.)
glimpse: Almost Surely Dead - Amina Akhtar 4/22/24 (pg. 218 – I wanted a glimpse into Liz’s life that she hadn’t shared with me yet.)
and a bonus bonus
motorcycle: The Snow Gypsy - Lindsay Jayne Ashford 4/20/24 (pg. 151 - …with a mustache whose pointed ends looked like the handlebars of a motorcycle.)
Yay, my spot for April! :)2024 April Word Hunt
Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 30 April 2024
FINISHED!!!!
April Read 10/10
comfortable ~ News and Nectarines by Carly Winter (4/9/2024), page 198: “You have a really nice, comfortable home.”
stairs ~ Inheritance by Nora Roberts (4/5/2024), page 25: She walked up the metal stairs to the second floor.
luring ~ Murder on the Rocks by Allyson K. Abbott (4/19/2024), page 140: “If I went around killing every woman who got chosen over me, the cops would have a long series of murders to solve. And to be honest, I’m not looking for a long-term relationship. In fact, it’s the very threat of one that I use to get guys to move on when they start getting too close. You see, for me it’s the chase, the thrill of luring them in that I like. But I’m strictly catch and release. I like my life the way it is and I’m not looking to share it with anyone on a permanent basis.”
wrapping ~ Mr. Important by Lucy Lennox & May Archer (4/7/2024), page 367: “McGee,” I said wryly, wrapping a companionable arm over his shoulders, “I know exactly what you mean.”
swallow ~ Mr. Important by Lucy Lennox & May Archer (4/7/2024), page 316: After standing up for myself in such a huge way earlier, the realization that I was still the tiniest cog in the PennCo wheel, the guy who could be kicked off the tour and sent to Madison on a moment’s notice, was hard enough to swallow.
manage ~ Inheritance by Nora Roberts (4/5/2024), page 66: And though she found the inlets, the bays, the endless stretch of the Atlantic amazing, the sturdy charm of seacoast towns fascinating, she wondered how she’d manage.
intent ~ Assaulted Caramel by Amanda Flower (4/6/2024), page 112: Maybe that was why Jace was so intent on holding her in place.
hip ~ Inheritance by Nora Roberts (4/5/2024), page 19: She put a hand on her hip, a woman with three grown children who’d downsized with her husband and had moved into the duplex just over a year before.
grin ~ News and Nectarines by Carly Winter (4/9/2024), page 30: A sly grin spread over her face.
cash ~ Assaulted Caramel by Amanda Flower (4/6/2024), page 153: A man—a boy really—came into the shop with a gun and demanded that I give him everything we had in the cash register.
Bonus Read 5/5
crept ~ Aliens Hijacked My Heart by Hawke Oakley (4/1/2024), page 93: A smile crept over his face.
reached ~ Aliens Hijacked My Heart by Hawke Oakley (4/1/2024), page 28: I reached out to touch him then I stopped myself.
remarkable ~ Assaulted Caramel by Amanda Flower (4/6/2024), page 186: “Yes, Bailey mentioned the same detail when she met Jethro this morning. You ladies are certainly fashionable. That must be why Jethro’s markings are so remarkable to you.”
mattress ~ Mr. Important by Lucy Lennox & May Archer (4/7/2024), page 31: I slapped the phone down on the mattress and groaned at the ceiling.
glimpse ~ Aliens Hijacked My Heart by Hawke Oakley (4/1/2024), page 108: I caught a glimpse of pink in Jaeyoung’s cheeks.
and a bonus bonus Read 1/1
motorcycle ~ The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (4/11/2024), page 229: The motorcycle had disappeared.
Monthly Word Hunt1 - 30 April 2024
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
Words Found - 8 of 10 ! 4 of 5 Bonus !! of 1 Bonus Bonus
comfortable, Everyone Here Is Lying 04/09 - He looks COMFORTABLE enough, Gully observes, not the queasy sort at all. (94%)
stairs, Everyone Here Is Lying 04/09 - She moves down the STAIRS in trepidation. (33%)
luring
wrapping, Too Hot to Handle 04/11 - I said, WRAPPING my arms around her waist in a bear hug. (pg 194)
swallow, Everyone Here Is Lying 04/09 - He pauses; she can hear him SWALLOW. (42%)
manage, Good Bad Girl 04/19 - , but Edith does still have some money tucked away that her family didn't MANAGE to get their hands on, ((8%)
intent, Too Hot to Handle 04/11 - That was not our INTENT. (pg 320)
hip, Good Bad Girl 04/19 - I can't climb the stairs with my HIP. (14%)
grin, Too Hot to Handle 04/11 - Madi's GRIN just grew bigger and bigger. (pg 144)
cash
crept, The House Across the Lake 04/05 - I'll never forget the way Tom CREPT through the dining room... (57%)
reached, The House Across the Lake 04/05 - 'Hi, you've REACHED Katherine.' (41%)
remarkable
mattress, The House Across the Lake 04/05 - Splayed across the MATTRESS, (40%)
glimpse, Good Bad Girl 04/19 - , catch an unwelcome GLIMPSE of myself in the mirror above the dressing table (16%)
motorcycle
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!April - Completed 10/10 DONE!
comfortable
Kindle location 1904 - The thrill of that relationship had only been brief, before we became comfortable and contented.
The Phoenix Bride by Natasha Siegel 4/13/2024 3.5starsstairs
Kindle page 34 - I descend the stairs of the courtroom to the busy streets of San Francisco, taking in the rays of the sunset and feeling proud of Raul's performance.
Stuck with the Billionaire Cowboy by Jade Styles 4/10/24 4stars luring (lure)
Kindle location 4057 - "Make it impossible for the men you lure to function without you."
Fake It Till You Make It by Siera London (Calvary Brothers #1) 4/21/24 4starswrapping
Kindle page 229 - She immediately responds by wrapping her arms around my neck and forming herself to me.
Pucking My Next-Door Enemy: A Brother's Best Friend Second Chance Romance (Pucking Hot Hockey Billionaires) by Livvy Stone 4/3/24 4stars swallow
Kindle page 110 - I swallow hard, feeling a lump form in my throat.
Stuck with the Billionaire Cowboy by Jade Styles 4/10/24 4stars manage
Kindle location 947 - The birds' habitat was full of exotic plants, and they had been looking for someone to manage it.
The Finders Keepers Library (Love in Bloom Book 1) by Annie Rains 4/8/24 4.5starsintent(ly)
Kindle page 84 - Not when he looked at her like he was doing now, his blue gaze focused intently on her face, as if he were hanging on every word.
Promise at Refuge Point (Jewell Cove #6) by Donna Alward 4/6/24 4.5starship(s)
Kindle location 675 - Her hips were still stiff and sore from last year's fall.
The Finders Keepers Library (Love in Bloom Book 1) by Annie Rains 4/8/24 4.5starsgrin(s)
Kindle page 21 - She grins at me, trying to change the subject.
Stuck with the Billionaire Cowboy by Jade Styles 4/10/24 4stars cash
Kindle location 2834 - "Fine!" I cried, pulling all the cash I had out of my wallet and handing it over as I heaved myself out of the back seat.
Welcome Home, Caroline Kline by Courtney Preiss 4/14/24 4starsBonus Completed 5/5 DONE!
Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.
crept
Kindle page 151 - His cheeks turned ruddy, and a smile crept up her face.
Promise at Refuge Point (Jewell Cove #6) by Donna Alward 4/6/24 4.5starsreached
Kindle page 168 - "Of the three I reached out to, two returned my calls."
Pucking My Next-Door Enemy: A Brother's Best Friend Second Chance Romance (Pucking Hot Hockey Billionaires) by Livvy Stone 4/3/24 4stars remarkable
Kindle page 106 - And yet... he'd called her remarkable.
Promise at Refuge Point (Jewell Cove #6) by Donna Alward 4/6/24 4.5starsmattress
Kindle location 2121 - Lying back on the mattress, she reached for the book on her nightstand.
The Finders Keepers Library (Love in Bloom Book 1) by Annie Rains 4/8/24 4.5starsglimpse
Kindle page 216 - And then, as I turn a corner, I catch a glimpse of a figure in the distance, a flash of jet-black hair that sends a surge of hope coursing through me.
Pucking My Next-Door Enemy: A Brother's Best Friend Second Chance Romance (Pucking Hot Hockey Billionaires) by Livvy Stone 4/3/24 4stars and a bonus bonus DONE!
motorcycle
Kindle page 43 - ... and Jane could almost picture her friend leaned back in her chair, feet up on the table, her motorcycle boots leaving marks on the desktop.
Always a Bridesmaid (A Revved-Up Romance #1) by Marina Adair 4/27/24 4stars
Read | 10/10Bonus | 5/5
Bonus-Bonus | 1/1
4/4 comfortable | The Lions of Little Rock, p5 My sister and brother and Daddy are the only ones I feel really comfortable talking to, so I missed David something terrible.
4/3 stairs | Sprinkle with Murder, p86 She hurried down the stairs.
4/10 luring | Cure for the Common Breakup, p279 "He only dallied with you because you lured him."
4/2 wrapping | Love Me Like This, p54 "God, I've missed you," she said, wrapping her arms around herself.
4/4 swallow | Sprinkle with Murder, p184 To keep from choking, she took a quick swallow of coffee.
4/4 manage | The Lions of Little Rock, p46 "And you still manage to find a seat."
4/4 intent | The Lions of Little Rock, p48 Sally's mother gazed at Liz intently for a moment.
4/3 hip | Southern Spells, p6 Betty fisted a hand on her hip.
4/4 grin | Sprinkle with Murder, p63 "I'm just messing with you," Angie said with a grin.
4/3 cash | Southern Spells, p32 ...them down to be rung up by the woman punching the cash register.
Bonus
4/2 crept | Love Me Like This, p216 "It crept up on me, how tired I felt."
4/3 reached | Southern Spells, p16 Betty reached down.
4/16 remarkable | Heart of the Winter Prince, p13 Freya had made one remarkable discovery, and the proceeds from the sale had been enough...
4/2 mattress | Love Me Like This, p31 "The furniture is all antique, but the mattress is brand new.
4/5 glimpse | Skylight Confessions, p41 He had not had a glimpse of Arlie in more than a year.
Bonus-Bonus
4/- motorcycle | A Dastardly Death in Hillbilly Hollow, p25 ...the dog food factory, and rode his motorcycle around town, revving the engine at all hours...
0-3 words : better luck next time3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
April
comfortable Pg 24 and we got COMFORTABLE The Closer by Rowan Rosslar 4.3
stairs Opg 104 up the marble STAIRS to the … The Closer by Rowan Rosslar 4.3
luring (pg 119) the copper streaks LURING him.. Finders keepers, Cowboy by Rachelle Paige Campbell 4.7
wrapping (pg56) and WRAPPING my arm around…The Return by Amelia Shea 4.4
swallow (g 65) hefty SWALLOW before pushing..The Return by Amelia Shea 4.4
manage (pg140) How did I always MANAGE… the Return by Amelia Shea 4.4
intent Pg 122 hand not been his INTENT The Outlaw by Amelia Shea 4.5
hip (pg49) The hand on my HIP… Make Me Your Villian by Lani Lynn Vale 4.8
grin (pg 70) flashed her a lopsided GRIN… Finders Keepers, Cowboy by Rachelle Paige Campbell 4.7
cash Pg 29 on a lot of CASH, the Saint by Amelia Shea 4.2
Bonus
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...
Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.
crept (og124) She CREPT to the door….The Saint by Amelia Shea 4.2
reached (pg8) REACHED for a handful of .. Secrets of the Moon by Kristy Centeno 4.4
remarkable Pg 277 He has REMARKABLE compuse - The Closer 4.3
mattress (pg108) side of the MATTRESS making.. Secrets of the Moon by Kristy Centeno 4.4
glimpse (Pg 10) she caught a GLIMPSE…Secrets of the Moon by Kristy Centeno 4.4
and a bonus bonus
motorcycle (pg15) He mounted the MOTORCYCLE… The Saint 4.2
Read 16/16cash: p413 “ he asked, looking at the young brunette behind the cash register.”
comfortable: P4 “Her furniture was old, but comfortable.” Alien Most Wanted: Unchained 9/4
crept: LOC 334 “ A delicate flush crept up her cheeks.” London's Perfect Scoundrel 8/4
glimpse: P394 “All I’ve ever wanted was one glimpse into his head.” Credence 4/4
grin: LOC 147 “I grin and squeeze his arm through his coat.” Love, Theoretically 9/4
hip: P118 “… I notice the array of other scratches, dirt, and blood on his jaw, shoulder, and hip.” Credence 4/4
intent: LOC 346 “Intent.” Love, Theoretically 9/4
luring: LOC 5825 “Luring the soldiers in, giving them false belief that their target was well distracted.” A Heart of Blood and Ashes 3/4
manage: LOC 730 “I manage around the catch in my throat.” Love, Theoretically 9/4
mattress: p268 “ Laurent quickly stood up from the mattress, eager to once again be out of reach.” Laurent and the Beast 5/4
motorcycle: p7 “You are in the clubhouse of the Kings of Hell motorcycle club, twenty miles away from Portland.”Laurent and the Beast 5/4
reached: P121 “Then she reached out and wrapped her arms around my father.” Credence 4/4
remarkable: LOC 389 “Your naïveté is truly remarkable…” London's Perfect Scoundrel 8/4
stairs: LOC 2683 “Going down the stairs would be harder.” A Heart of Blood and Ashes 3/4
swallow: LOC 2267 “… he muttered, taking a swallow of tea.” London's Perfect Scoundrel 8/4
wrapping: LOC 3811 “By wrapping leather here, I can make a grip that will conform to your remaining fingers and give you a stable hold…” A Heart of Blood and Ashes 3/4
April Word Hunt READ: 16/16
✔ comfortable - Girl Three: Trapped - Molly Black 4/14
(that someone might feel comfortable walking alone), p73
✔ stairs - Plan for the Worst - Jodi Taylor 4/6
(but it solved the problem of the stairs), p244
✔ luring - A Fate Inked in Blood - Danielle L. Jensen 4/13
(Gnut was luring you in), p311
✔ wrapping - You Can Die - Rebecca Zanetti 4/10
(wrapping up the paperwork), p88
✔ swallow - Love's Funny That Way - Pamela Burford 4/7
(he managed to swallow), p48
✔ manage - Plan for the Worst - Jodi Taylor 4/6
that I would manage you), p363
✔ intent - A Fate Inked in Blood - Danielle L. Jensen 4/13
(seemingly intent on sunning himself), p114
✔ hip - A Fate Inked in Blood - Danielle L. Jensen 4/13
(clinging to the full curve of her hips), p169
✔ grin - A Batter of Life and Death - Ellie Alexander 4/9
(Richard answered my question with a grin), p119
✔ cash - You Can Die - Rebecca Zanetti 4/10
(the pay was good and I needed cash), p43
Bonus
✔ crept - A Batter of Life and Death - Ellie Alexander 4/9
(irritation crept into my voice), p228
✔ reached - You Can Die - Rebecca Zanetti 4/10
(and reached sunrise camp at just about noon), p267
✔ remarkable - Love's Funny That Way - Pamela Burford 4/7
(this latest remarkable development), p265
✔ mattress - Their Fractured Light - Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner 4/6
(he's sprawled on a mattress on the floor), pch40
✔ glimpse - Girl Three: Trapped - Molly Black 4/14
(a local runner caught a glimpse), p71
✔ motorcycle - Murder in the Secret Garden - Ellery Adams 4/17
(until he pulled the motorcycle in front of the Potter's Shed), ch12
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Main Words | 3/10Bonus | 3/5
Bonus-Bonus | 0/1
Carry-over |
Main Words
🧡comfortable: Until Cobi-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 4/20/24 -- pg.17, Our couch is COMFORTABLE she argues
🧡stairs: Until Cobi-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 4/20/24 -- pg.60, we walk down the STAIRS
🔲luring
🧡wrapping: Until Cobi-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 4/20/24 -- pg.55, He reaches out WRAPPING his fingers
⭐swallow: Already Gone-Kristen Proby, 4/29/24 -- pg.4 I take a long SWALLOW of my water
⭐manage: Already Gone-Kristen Proby, 4/29/24 -- pg.149, Well I think we can MANAGE that
🔲intent
⭐hip: Already Gone-Kristen Proby, 4/29/24 -- pg.12, with a hand on her HIP
🔲grin
🔲cash
Bonus
🔲crept
💗reached: Star of the Game-Amy Aislin, 4/10/24 -- pg.88, Felix REACHED out a hand to wake
🔲remarkable
💗mattress: Star of the Game-Amy Aislin, 4/10/24 -- pg.148, the creak of the MATTRESS springs
💗glimpse: Star of the Game-Amy Aislin, 4/10/24 -- pg.294, giving viewers a GLIMPSE of the fans
Bonus-Bonus
🔲motorcycle
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MAY '21 leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
🔲locust
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JULY '21 leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
🔲Judicious
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SEPTEMBER '21 leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
🔲crockery
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OCTOBER '21 leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
🔲archive
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APRIL '22 Leftovers - 1/1
Bonus
💗grandiose: Star of the Game-Amy Aislin, 4/10/24 -- pg.275, the set design wasn't anything GRANDIOSE most of it
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MAY '22 Leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
🔲samhain
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JUNE '22 Leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
🔲percentages
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AUGUST '22 Leftover - 0/2
Bonus
🔲assessments
🔲mountainous
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SEPTEMBER '22 Leftover - 0/1
Bonus
🔲railway
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FEBRUARY '23 Leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
🔲keening
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MARCH '23 Leftovers 0/1
Bonus
🔲myths
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MAY Leftovers '23 -- 0/1
Bonus bonus
🔲ensnare
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October Leftover '23 -- 1/1
Bonus~Bonus
💗improvised: Star of the Game-Amy Aislin, 4/10/24 -- pg.355, first time hes IMPROVISED on this tour
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March Leftover '24 -- 4/10
🧡mess: Until Cobi-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 4/20/24 -- pg.15, Things have been a MESS since the story
🧡ask: Until Cobi-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 4/20/24 -- pg.3, station and ASK about Hadley
🧡melt: Until Cobi-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 4/20/24 -- pg.141, one minute and MELT your heart the next
🔲back
🔲spark
🔲never
⭐future: Already Gone-Kristen Proby, 4/29/24 -- pg.140, All conversation about the FUTURE is set
⭐glow: Already Gone-Kristen Proby, 4/29/24 -- pg.41, The stars GLOW
⭐rich: Already Gone-Kristen Proby, 4/29/24 -- pg.8, most likely to marry a RICH spouse
Bonus
💗sticky: Star of the Game-Amy Aislin, 4/10/24 -- pg.163, Reeking and STICKY t-shirt soaked
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April Word Hunt
April 2024
My Word Hunt (msg 15)
Words Found🚦10
Bonus Words🚦6
Books Read🚦6
April Words
✅comfortable
🚥She felt more relaxed and comfortable around him [loc: 93.4]
🚥Let's Make It Legal🚦04.01 ★★★
✅stairs
🚥take the rest of the stairs two at a time [loc: 84.5]
🚥Let's Make It Legal🚦04.01 ★★★
✅luring
🚥luring him to Kew to be killed. [loc: 331.6]
🚥Death in Kew Gardens🚦04.13 ★★★★
✅wrapping
🚥grabbed a towel, wrapping her in it. [loc: 304.6]
🚥Disavowed🚦04.02 ★★★★
✅swallow
🚥His shirt and sweats swallowed her slender frame, [loc: 85.2]
🚥Disavowed🚦04.02 ★★★★
✅manage
🚥he’d never managed to surprise her. [loc: 9.6]
🚥Hex Appeal🚦04.04 ★★★★
✅intent
🚥like grim sentries intent on barring their passage. [loc: 24.4]
🚥Hex Appeal🚦04.04 ★★★★
✅hip
🚥from the case clipped to my hip. [loc: 59.6]
🚥Hawke🚦04.03 ★★★★
✅grin
🚥I drawl out with a grin. [loc: 23.0]
🚥Hawke🚦04.03 ★★★★
✅cash
🚥and a load of cash in the bank. [loc: 17.5]
🚥Kaleidoscope🚦04.22 ★★★★
Bonus/Bonus Bonus
✅crept
🚥the note of bitterness that had crept into her voice. [loc: 20.8]
🚥Let's Make It Legal🚦04.01 ★★★
✅reached
🚥He reached her in three strokes. [loc: 6.6]
🚥Disavowed🚦04.02 ★★★★
✅remarkable
🚥He seems to have a remarkable talent [loc: 25.3]
🚥Hex Appeal🚦04.04 ★★★★
✅mattress
🚥on the edge of her mattress [loc: 14.1]
🚥Hawke🚦04.03 ★★★★
✅glimpse
🚥to get just an undead glimpse of him, [loc: 80.6]
🚥Kaleidoscope🚦04.22 ★★★★
✅motorcycle
🚥brown leather modified motorcycle jacket [loc: 5.1]
🚥Kaleidoscope🚦04.22 ★★★★
I was done in a few days with the last one so I'll limit myself to 1-2 words per book this time so it can last longer.I love this challenge even though I read splatter punk/ extreme horror, not romance so my answers always look weird.
comfortable: "Why, do you ask? Well, let us see, you were being creepy is why. I mean 5-10 tweets a day directed at me is overkill. That is some Charles Manson s**t! I just did not feel COMFORTABLE allowing you even the slightest foot hold into my life."
Pg 73, April 5th
stairs: Christina wavered on her feet, then tipped back and tumbled down the STAIRS.
pg 74, Early April
luring: It was inhumane. All of it. The LURING of people here. The streaming of it onto the dark web. The torture games.
Pg 87, April 11th
wrapping: Barbed wire was being rolled around his gloved hand. WRAPPING it tightly around his fist, he had a strange look on his face.
Pg 18 April 10th
swallow
manage: In her dazed, confused state, the best plan Maddie could MANAGE was to throw herself against the door across the hall.
Pg 292, mid April
intent
hip: Everything below the HIPS was a ground up mess of blood and flesh and meat and bone.
Pg 67, early April
grin: Next, I sliced off her lips revealing a creepy, all-too meaty rictus GRIN that would never leave her grisly visage,
Pg 88, April 4th
cash: She'd made more CASH than she could have ever dreamt of, and had even paid her debts, but her contract with The Golden Cumpuss was for a life.
Pg 60, April 3rd
Bonus 10/10
crept: Looking around to see if anyone was watching, I CREPT into a messy ally, ducked down behind a dumpster, and opened my bag.
Pg 61, April 3rd
reached: In my throes of pleasure, I REACHED into the battered chest cavity and extracted his blackened, dead heart.
Pg 39, April 5th
remarkable: Credit where it was due - he did a REMARKABLE job of focusing on the tasto be done instead of the dismembered body and neatly stacked pile of arms and legs.
Pg 232, Mid April
mattress: Harold jumped form the bed and pulled the frail old man by his feet, dragging him from the MATTRESS, his body hitting the floor, a hollow thump.
Pg 67, early April
glimpse: My eyes dart up the hill, frantic for any GLIMPSE of them, for any sign at all of Tasker's stupid cowboy hat or Mac's white and blue Nuggets jersey.
Pg 242 April 1st
and a bonus bonus 1/1
motorcycle: He's right there, clothed in his black and yellow MOTORCYCLE jacket, wearing a pair of Gore-Tex pants, and shaking his head at me like I'm nuts.
Pg 362 April 1st
Romance Readers Reading Challenges2024 April Word Hunt
Duration: 1 - 30 April 2024
Progress: 16 out of 16
This challenge is to see if you can find all the words listed below within your reading for the month. You do not need to preselect a level.
The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
April
Comfortable: "I will try to do as he does, and by my presence alone I'll be a comfort to the mourners." Page 119
Find the Good: Unexpected Life Lessons from a Small-Town Obituary Writer by Heather Lende - **** - 4/8/2024 - 176 Pages
Stairs: "Bobo went back down the stairs to the store." Page 65
Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/1/2024 - 305 Pages
Luring: "I know she will accuse me of luring her best acolyte away if I accept Mejara..." Page 401
The Shelters of Stone by Jean M. Auel - *** - 4/25/2024 - 754 Pages
Wrapping: "It's like a blackened claw wrapping around my heart..." Page 3
Sugar Rush by Sawyer Bennett - **** - 4/11/2024 - 301 Pages
Swallow: " Because they enjoy singing, Nelle and Barbara swallow a little pride..." Page 100
Find the Good: Unexpected Life Lessons from a Small-Town Obituary Writer by Heather Lende - **** - 4/8/2024 - 176 Pages
Manage: "Oh they'd manage same as always." Page 124
Night Shift by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/5/2024 - 308 Pages
Intent: "She was smiling, too, but she was definitely serious in intent." Page 174
Night Shift by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/5/2024 - 308 Pages
Hip: "She nods, cocks a hip, and presses it against the edge of the door." Page 57
Sugar Rush by Sawyer Bennett - **** - 4/11/2024 - 301 Pages
Grin: "They grin at each other without sincerity." Page 3
Day Shift by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/2/2024 - 307 Pages
Cash: "When you added up Olivia's mysterious absenses and her closemouthed policy about her job, combined with her obviously abundant cash..." Page 30
Day Shift by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/2/2024 - 307 Pages
Bonus
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...
Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.
Crept: "Mr. Snuggly had crept out from the bush to look up at Quinn." Page 290
Day Shift by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/2/2024 - 307 Pages
Reached: "His bedroom, which was reached through a door in the west wall of the kitchen..." Page 11
Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/1/2024 - 305 Pages
Remarkable: "His good health and fitness - right up to a few months before the pulmonary fibrosis kicked in and he died - were remarkable." Page 25
Find the Good: Unexpected Life Lessons from a Small-Town Obituary Writer by Heather Lende - **** - 4/8/2024 - 176 Pages
Mattress: "I say, and I bring my hands to rest on the edge of the mattress." Page 28
Sugar Rush by Sawyer Bennett - **** - 4/11/2024 - 301 Pages
Glimpse: "But she has to admit, none of them approach her to ask questions, and none of them try to get close to catch a glimpse of the body." Page 1
Night Shift by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/5/2024 - 308 Pages
and a bonus bonus:
Motorcycle: "He was a tall man - broad, too - and wearing a black motorcycle jacket and jeans." Page 208
Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/1/2024 - 305 Pages
**COMPLETED 6/9/24***This challenge is to see if you can find all the words listed below within your reading for the month. You do not need to preselect a level.
The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.
0-3 words : better luck next time**4/12/24
3-5 words : warming up**4/13/24
6-8 words : getting hotter**4/17/24
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!**4/25/24
Words found: 17/17
Books Read: 11/?
April-A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (32%)-4/21/24
comfortable-One Italian Summer (40%)-4/25/24
stairs-The Assassin and the Underworld (pg 74)-4/16/24
luring-The Kidnapper's Accomplice (pg 85)-6/9/24
wrapping-Hooked (Ch 33)-4/12/24
swallow-A Touch of Malice-5/17/24 (pg 131)
manage-A Touch of Malice (pg 362)-5/17/24
intent-A Touch of Malice-5/17/24 (pg 402)
hip-Written in Red (pg 68)-4/29/24
grin-Hooked (Ch 12)-4/12/24
cash-Deadly Night (pg217)-4/13/24
Bonus
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...
Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.
crept-The Assassin and the Underworld (pg 127)-4/17/24
reached-Hooked (Ch 33)-4/12/24
remarkable-Murder of Crows (pg179)-5/19/24
mattress-Deadly Night (pg285)-4/13/24
glimpse-The Guest List (95%)-4/6/24
and a bonus bonus
motorcycle-The Final Girl Support Group-(7%)-5/25/24
16/16comfortable Best Served Cold- page 277- "Where will you be most comfortable?" 4/10-4/11
stairs How I Took the King on a Bone-a-Fide Quest of Piracy, Piemu, and Profit: Bone 3- page 53- Tan hopped up the stairs to join him at the helm, a spyglass in his hand. 4/12
luring Corsairs: Mathiras- page 378- They're going to keep me passed out in the hopes of luring Helen, are they? 4/6-4/10
wrapping Left on Read- page 204- Wrapping my arms around him, I slowed our kisses. 4/11-4/12
swallow Rattling Bone- page 97- She sighed and took a swallow of her iced tea, 4/3-4/5
manageBest Served Cold- page 214- "Maybe this time you'll manage." 4/10-4/11
intent Left on Read- page 42- "Intent is as important as action, so totally." 4/11-4/12
hip Corsairs: Mathiras- page 33- He pats the blaster at his hip. 4/6-4/10
grin How I Took the King on a Bone-a-Fide Quest of Piracy, Piemu, and Profit: Bone 3- page 9- Tan waggled his fingers some more, a satisfied grin in place. 4/12
cash Best Served Cold- page 19- "Just someone writing a check they can't cash." 4/10-4/11
Bonus
crept Left on Read- page 189- Desperation crept into my voice. 4/11-4/12
reached Corsairs: Mathiras- page 149- I'm back to happy again, thinking about how he reached for me and how he was the one that kissed me. 4/6-4/10
remarkable The Bogeyman and the Schoolteacher- page 42- From my students, I heard how he always listened to their concerns, fears, and frustrations with a degree of patience and understanding that was remarkable. 4/12-4/13
mattress Rattling Bone- page 17- Chris took the air mattress, leaving the fold-out for Nigel and Oscar. 4/3-4/5
glimpse Rattling Bone- page 65- Within a quarter mile, the forest thinned, then abruptly opened up, giving them their first glimpse of the distillery. 4/3-4/5
Bonus Bonus
motorcycle Embracing Faith- page 56- Sexy on his motorcycle. 4/23-4/25
Finished, see message 7! :)Thanks for another fun challenge, Fran! See you all next month!
April Word Hunt READ: 16/16
✔ comfortable - Girl Three: Trapped - Molly Black 4/14
(that someone might feel comfortable walking alone), p73
✔ stairs - Plan for the Worst - Jodi Taylor 4/6
(but it solved the problem of the stairs), p244
✔ luring - A Fate Inked in Blood - Danielle L. Jensen 4/13
(Gnut was luring you in), p311
✔ wrapping - You Can Die - Rebecca Zanetti 4/10
(wrapping up the paperwork), p88
✔ swallow - Love's Funny That Way - Pamela Burford 4/7
(he managed to swallow), p48
✔ manage - Plan for the Worst - Jodi Taylor 4/6
that I would manage you), p363
✔ intent - A Fate Inked in Blood - Danielle L. Jensen 4/13
(seemingly intent on sunning himself), p114
✔ hip - A Fate Inked in Blood - Danielle L. Jensen 4/13
(clinging to the full curve of her hips), p169
✔ grin - A Batter of Life and Death - Ellie Alexander 4/9
(Richard answered my question with a grin), p119
✔ cash - You Can Die - Rebecca Zanetti 4/10
(the pay was good and I needed cash), p43
Bonus
✔ crept - A Batter of Life and Death - Ellie Alexander 4/9
(irritation crept into my voice), p228
✔ reached - You Can Die - Rebecca Zanetti 4/10
(and reached sunrise camp at just about noon), p267
✔ remarkable - Love's Funny That Way - Pamela Burford 4/7
(this latest remarkable development), p265
✔ mattress - Their Fractured Light - Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner 4/6
(he's sprawled on a mattress on the floor), pch40
✔ glimpse - Girl Three: Trapped - Molly Black 4/14
(a local runner caught a glimpse), p71
✔ motorcycle - Murder in the Secret Garden - Ellery Adams 4/17
(until he pulled the motorcycle in front of the Potter's Shed), ch12
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Congratulations Barbara, Rissa and Tammie!!
April Word Hunt Completedcomfortable - Swift and Saddled - Lyla Sage
"Not even having a chance to wonder when I became so comfortable with Weston" pg 117
stairs - Wild Pitch - Cat Giraldo
"Ramirez takes the stairs in slow motion." pg 124
luring - House of Sky and Breath - Sarah J. Maas
"You really don't think Cormac is luring us into a trap?" pg 198
wrapping - I'll Come Back for You - Charish Reid
"I'm wrapping in New York as we speak." pg 172
swallow - Midnight Ruin - Katee Robert
"I swallow hard." 8hr8min
manage - Swift and Saddled - Lyla Sage
"He'll help manage the project and the local crews." pg 39
intent - House of Sky and Breath - Sarah J. Maas
"She purred the words with such intent." pg 174
hip - Swift and Saddled - Lyla Sage
"He dragged the hand that was against my face down the side of my body to grip my hip." pg 14
grin - Lore of the Wilds - Analeigh Sbrana
"Asher did non grin back." pg 174
cash - I'll Come Back for You - Charish Reid
"We have, like a million rainchecks to cash." pg 185
crept - I'll Come Back for You - Charish Reid
"Panic colored her voice and crept into my heart." pg 184
reached - Lore of the Wilds - Analeigh Sbrana
"She reached out to shove him." pg 151
remarkable - House of Sky and Breath - Sarah J. Maas
"A remarkable feat of craftsmanship." pg 205
mattress - Lore of the Wilds - Analeigh Sbrana
"She removed her boots and sunk onto the lumpy mattress." pg 53
glimpse - Wild Pitch - Cat Giraldo
"I catch another glimpse of smooth, brown skin." pg 55
motorcycle - Wild Pitch - Cat Giraldo
"He straps his bag to the back of the motorcycle." pg 160
Finished!Romance Readers Reading Challenges
2024 April Word Hunt
Duration: 1 - 30 April 2024
Progress: 16 out of 16
This challenge is to see if you can find all the words listed below within your reading for the month. You do not need to preselect a level.
The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
April
Comfortable: "I will try to do as he does, and by my presence alone I'll be a comfort to the mourners." Page 119
Find the Good: Unexpected Life Lessons from a Small-Town Obituary Writer by Heather Lende - **** - 4/8/2024 - 176 Pages
Stairs: "Bobo went back down the stairs to the store." Page 65
Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/1/2024 - 305 Pages
Luring: "I know she will accuse me of luring her best acolyte away if I accept Mejara..." Page 401
The Shelters of Stone by Jean M. Auel - *** - 4/25/2024 - 754 Pages
Wrapping: "It's like a blackened claw wrapping around my heart..." Page 3
Sugar Rush by Sawyer Bennett - **** - 4/11/2024 - 301 Pages
Swallow: " Because they enjoy singing, Nelle and Barbara swallow a little pride..." Page 100
Find the Good: Unexpected Life Lessons from a Small-Town Obituary Writer by Heather Lende - **** - 4/8/2024 - 176 Pages
Manage: "Oh they'd manage same as always." Page 124
Night Shift by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/5/2024 - 308 Pages
Intent: "She was smiling, too, but she was definitely serious in intent." Page 174
Night Shift by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/5/2024 - 308 Pages
Hip: "She nods, cocks a hip, and presses it against the edge of the door." Page 57
Sugar Rush by Sawyer Bennett - **** - 4/11/2024 - 301 Pages
Grin: "They grin at each other without sincerity." Page 3
Day Shift by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/2/2024 - 307 Pages
Cash: "When you added up Olivia's mysterious absenses and her closemouthed policy about her job, combined with her obviously abundant cash..." Page 30
Day Shift by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/2/2024 - 307 Pages
Bonus
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...
Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.
Crept: "Mr. Snuggly had crept out from the bush to look up at Quinn." Page 290
Day Shift by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/2/2024 - 307 Pages
Reached: "His bedroom, which was reached through a door in the west wall of the kitchen..." Page 11
Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/1/2024 - 305 Pages
Remarkable: "His good health and fitness - right up to a few months before the pulmonary fibrosis kicked in and he died - were remarkable." Page 25
Find the Good: Unexpected Life Lessons from a Small-Town Obituary Writer by Heather Lende - **** - 4/8/2024 - 176 Pages
Mattress: "I say, and I bring my hands to rest on the edge of the mattress." Page 28
Sugar Rush by Sawyer Bennett - **** - 4/11/2024 - 301 Pages
Glimpse: "But she has to admit, none of them approach her to ask questions, and none of them try to get close to catch a glimpse of the body." Page 1
Night Shift by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/5/2024 - 308 Pages
and a bonus bonus:
Motorcycle: "He was a tall man - broad, too - and wearing a black motorcycle jacket and jeans." Page 208
Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/1/2024 - 305 Pages
April —-COMPLETE!comfortable - PG 30 Despite what he’s learned, despite the pain we’ve both caused, the silence is comfortable and unassuming. -Sugar Rush by Sawyer Bennett
stairs - PG 3 “Don’t want you falling down these stairs and breaking your neck now, do we?” - Sugar Daddy by Sawyer Bennett
luring - PG 155 “You may start by apologizing for luring me into the greenhouse with that note.” - Almost Heaven by Judith McNaught
wrapping - PG 102 I finished the wrapping off with a bow right in the center of my chest. - Sugar Daddy by Sawyer Bennett
swallow - PG 88 I could feel my eyes well with tears as I struggled to swallow my emotions down. - White Trash Beautiful by Teresa Mummert
manage - PG 89 And it goes on for way too long before I manage to contain it. - Set the Record Straight by Hannah Bonam-Young
intent - PG 74 His features looked as if they had been chiseled out of granite by some sculptor who had been intent on portraying brute strength and raw virility—not male beauty. - Paradise by Judith McNaught
hip - PG 18 The phone on my hip begins ringing. - Set the Record Straight by Hannah Bonam-Young
grin - PG 44 Mika fires back with indignation before flashing a wide, gap-toothed grin and then biting into his pear. - A Queen of Thieves & Chaos by K.A. Tucker
cash - PG 264 As a result, they don’t have a lot of cash lying around to weather any major economic reversals. - Paradise by Judith McNaught
Bonus
crept - PG 6 I hinted at my truth one quiet night in a field, before the saplings crept in like shadows, merth cord dangling. - A Queen of Thieves & Chaos by K.A. Tucker
reached - PG 30 “Nothing that has reached the village yet.” - A Curse of Blood & Stone by K.A. Tucker
remarkable - PG 317 “As remarkable as those may be.” - A Curse of Blood & Stone by K.A. Tucker
mattress - PG 7 She pawed the mattress beside her, searching for his formidable shape. - A Fate of Wrath & Flame by K.A. Tucker
glimpse - PG 47 I was only treated to a brief glimpse of the vast collection of rooms before Sofie beckoned me to follow her. -A Fate of Wrath & Flame by K.A. Tucker
and a bonus bonus
motorcycle - PG 2 A man in worn-out dark-wash jeans and a formfitting, dark-gray T-shirt that read I’M WITH THE BAND stood in front of me, motorcycle helmet in hand. - White Trash Beautiful by Teresa Mummert
All done!! Thanks for hosting!Updated post: My Word Hunt (msg 15)
Words Found🚦10
Bonus Words🚦6
Books Read🚦6
Monthly Word Hunt - April - COMPLETEDDuration: April 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024
Completed: 16/16
April
comfortable: With the Band - Jean Haus 4/28/24 (pg. 174 – At least he worked at helping me get more comfortable.)
stairs: The Snow Angel - Anki Edvinsson 4/30/24 (pg. 40 – They took the stairs instead of the lift.)
luring: No Turning Back - Tiffany Snow 4/29/24 (pg. 263 - …luring unwary sailors to their deaths with her irresistible song.)
wrapping: With the Band - Jean Haus 4/28/24 (pg. 114 – I see the girl wrapping her hand around the back of Sam’s neck.)
swallow: With the Band - Jean Haus 4/28/24 (pg. 121 – I swallow the last of the nuts and tear open the candy wrapper.)
manage: True to Me - Kay Bratt 4/29/24 (pg. 188 - …and held her shoulders as upright as she could manage.)
intent: True to Me - Kay Bratt 4/29/24 (pg. 39 - …intent on making some sort of progress in the mess that was now her life.)
hip: The Snow Angel - Anki Edvinsson 4/30/24 (pg. 52 – He was so used to seeing it on her hip that he noticed when it wasn’t there.)
grin: No Turning Back - Tiffany Snow 4/29/24 (pg. 111 – Beneath his grin was real concern…)
cash: No Turning Back - Tiffany Snow 4/29/24 (pg. 36 – I didn’t have a lot of cash on me…)
Bonus
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...
Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.
crept: The Snow Gypsy - Lindsay Jayne Ashford 4/20/24 (pg. 292 – Rose crept out the front door and sank down onto the blanket spread over the grass.)
reached: The Snow Angel - Anki Edvinsson 4/30/24 (pg. 59 – She reached for the phone again…)
remarkable: True to Me - Kay Bratt 4/29/24 (pg. 122 – A family enjoying some of God’s most simple but remarkable gifts of beauty.)
mattress: The Snow Gypsy - Lindsay Jayne Ashford 4/20/24 (pg. 127 - …tucking cloves of garlic under the mattress of Rafaelito’s cradle.)
glimpse: Almost Surely Dead - Amina Akhtar 4/22/24 (pg. 218 – I wanted a glimpse into Liz’s life that she hadn’t shared with me yet.)
and a bonus bonus
motorcycle: The Snow Gypsy - Lindsay Jayne Ashford 4/20/24 (pg. 151 - …with a mustache whose pointed ends looked like the handlebars of a motorcycle.)
Romance Readers Reading Challenges
Books mentioned in this topic
The Kidnapper's Accomplice (other topics)The Snow Gypsy (other topics)
No Turning Back (other topics)
The Snow Angel (other topics)
With the Band (other topics)
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Kay Bratt (other topics)Jean Haus (other topics)
Lindsay Jayne Ashford (other topics)
Tiffany Snow (other topics)
Anki Edvinsson (other topics)
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1 - 30 April 2024
This challenge is to see if you can find all the words listed below within your reading for the month. You do not need to preselect a level.
The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
April
comfortable
stairs
luring
wrapping
swallow
manage
intent
hip
grin
cash
Bonus
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...
Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.
crept
reached
remarkable
mattress
glimpse
and a bonus bonus
motorcycle
To prove that you have found the word, please quote the page, percentage or LOC (Kindle) and include the sentence in which it appears.
Audiobooks are allowed so long as you can quote the page/%/LOC and the sentence. (Eg Using whispersync or finding that sentence in some other way.)
You must find the actual word or the word's root word must be at the core with the meaning essentially remaining the same ~ just turned into a noun, adjective, adverb etc. No prefixes or hyphenated extensions. An extension is allowed where it is often the accepted spelling eg goodbye or good-bye.
Where a word has more than one meaning, either meaning may be used. Eg coast (beachfront) or coast (moving without effort) etc
Please post all entries, updates, final posts and questions in this thread.
RULING for the BONUS words
If you are one of those super-cray-cray/OCD/overly ambitious/organised or bored readers who wish to find words from PRIOR months that are missing in addition to the current month's words, you may use an additional three (3) words per book. These can only be allocated to prior month words.
So you may allocate three words per book to the current month's words, AND three words per book if those words are from PRIOR months' and have been carried forward.
Examples for 'Reversal'
Reverse - Laser Visions √ 15 May
p50-51 : There were a couple of bands Tam had that this person didn't, but none in the reverse.
Reversing - Sunset √ 10 Jul
p204 : Reversing his grip on his katana, he held it out to Nick.