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Example Post:(view spoiler) 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'.
My spot for August! :)2024 August Word Hunt
Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 August 2024
FINISHED!!!!
August Read 10/10
waltz ~ Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (8/6/2024), page 15: I make her laugh with stories about my students, a procession of pimply, dull-eyed kids who could waltz into a lower tier Ivy on their parents’ legacy connections if they could only score two hundred points higher on the SAT, and how their ghostwritten college essays are all an exercise in inventing some personal hardship when it’s clear they’ve never experienced any.
Impose ~ Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (8/6/2024), page 121: “No, please, I couldn’t impose. I’ll get an Uber—”
French ~ Paige's Turn by Jennifer Peel (8/11/2024), page 177: “Now you do, but growing up I watched you eat ice cream and French fries, and I never saw you exercise. I hated you for it.”
terrace ~ The Unlikely Heir by Jax Calder (8/4/2024), page 240: I lean against the stone railing of the terrace, the coldness seeping into my bones, grounding me.
surround ~ The Unlikely Heir by Jax Calder (8/4/2024), page 355: All the seemingly meaningless formalities that surround this event.
effort ~ The Demon's Dealbreaker by Delaney Rain (8/3/2024), page 136: It honestly seemed like they’d dressed up for me and I appreciated each of them for making the effort.
hotel ~ The Amazing Alpha Tau Romeo and Juliet Project by Lisa Henry Sarah Honey (8/7/2024), page 2: It looked like a fancy hotel room, not a place someone actually lived.
sight ~ Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (8/6/2024), page 160: Right then, all I want is to disappear from sight.
cool ~ The Amazing Alpha Tau Romeo and Juliet Project by Lisa Henry Sarah Honey (8/7/2024), page 7: “That’s cool,” I said, hardly able to hear my own words over the rush of blood in my skull.
language ~ Tweet Cute by Emma Lord (8/10/2024), page 35: “Language,” Mrs. Fairchild mutters, evidently not even caring about the contraband in my hands.
Bonus Read 5/5
temporarily ~ Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn (8/2/2024), page 132: “Temporary roommate, temporarily in town? That’s your sort of thing exactly. No fuss there.”
calendar ~ Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn (8/2/2024), page 14: When she showed me her home office, already set up with two monitors and a whiteboard calendar on the wall filled with her careful handwriting, she’d told me that she gets dressed for work every day, even in this new setup.
forest ~ The Demon's Dealbreaker by Delaney Rain (8/3/2024), page 11: I wouldn’t have been surprised if happy little forest animals started singing along with a princess—it was that kind of place.
crunching ~ The Unlikely Heir by Jax Calder (8/4/2024), page 179: The hassle is worth it because when we reach the twenty-foot oak tree that dwarfs all the other trees around it, crunching robust acorns under our shoes, Oliver stares up at it, and for a moment, I glimpse that tenacious little boy who was so determined that his seedling would survive against all odds.
common ~ The Demon's Dealbreaker by Delaney Rain (8/3/2024), page 13: “It’s not as common as folklore makes it out to be.”
and a bonus bonus Read 1/1
skeptical ~ Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn (8/2/2024), page 79: I spear a green bean, skeptical.
16/16Calendar p378 “He tapped it steadily on his desk calendar, considering the nervous sisters through narrowed eyes.” Hook, Line, and Sinker
Common loc 555 “ It was a common piece of advice.” Hunting Ground
Cool loc 64 “His cool, unhurried gaze swept her from head to toe.” Do You Want to Start a Scandal
Crunching p112 “The faint crunching of footsteps in the snow called her attention to the right.” Claimed by an Alien Warrior
Effort loc 3394 “His brow furrowed with effort, and he bared his teeth.” Do You Want to Start a Scandal
Forest: p215 “She’d never registered his scent before, but she knew it as soon as it wrapped around her like a cool forest waterfall.” The Au Pair Affair 14/8
French P33 “ The voice was throaty, the accent French.” Gentlemen Prefer Heiresses
Hotel p378 “You made his hotel seem like it lacks security.” Hook, Line, and Sinker
Impose loc 63 “I don’t wish to impose.” Do You Want to Start a Scandal
Language p136 “You sound like Mrs. DeSoto, my language arts teacher.” The Au Pair Affair 14/8
Sight loc 793 “ And the fae, like us, spent a long time learning to hide in plain sight.” Hunting Ground
Skeptical p180 “Like you’re skeptical.” The Au Pair Affair 14/8
Surround loc 927 “ He closed his eyes and let her scent surround him.” Hunting Ground
Temporarily p226 “Temporarily.” Hook, Line, and Sinker
Terrace p13 “ Standing in a far corner of the terrace…” Gentlemen Prefer Heiresses
Waltz p21 “Your father claimed her next waltz, but he’s a bit tired.” Gentlemen Prefer Heiresses
Monthly Word Hunt1 - 31 August 2024
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
WORDS FOUND - 8 of 10 ! 4 of 5 Bonus !! of 1 Bonus Bonus
waltz
Impose
French, The Perfect Marriage 08/05 - ,a cup of FRENCH press coffee, (82%)
terrace, The Perfect Marriage 08/05 - and stunning oversized TERRACE that made her swoon. (9%)
surround, The Last Flight 08/12 - ,and I study the buildings that SURROUND me... (27%)
effort, Not a Happy Family 08/08 - She makes an EFFORT to compose herself as he watches her, (47%)
hotel, The Perfect Marriage 08/05 - and I need to find a nearby HOTEL. (49%)
sight, Not a Happy Family 08/08 - The SIGHT and smell of it briefly overwhelm him. (16%)
cool, The Last Flight 08/12 - leaning against the COOL tile wall, (16%)
language, Not a Happy Family 08/08 - --I'll spare you the legal LANGUAGE. (68%)
temporarily
calendar, The Last Flight 08/12 - I can read the CALENDAR as well as you can. (3%)
forest, Beauty & the Lumberjacks 08/29 - Beyond the yard, the FOREST shivers with rain. (34.7%)
crunching, Beauty & the Lumberjacks 08/29 - , leaves and downed branches CRUNCHING under our boots. (25%)
common, Loving Smoke: An Enemies to Lover, Age Gap, Dark MC Romance 08/28 - Like you have a COMMON bond, a friendship. (pg. 42)
skeptical
2024 August Word Hunt - COMPLETEDDuration: August 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024
*The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.
*To prove that you have found the word, please quote the page, percentage or LOC (Kindle) and include the sentence in which it appears.
*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
9-10 words: CHAMPION hunter!
Completed: 10/10
Bonus: 5/5
Bonus Bonus: 1/1
August
waltz Stealing Home - Sherryl Woods 8/10/24 (pg. 347 – “You can’t waltz in here and assume that things can go back to the way they used to be.”)
Impose Sangria Forever - Lynn Joseph 8/17/24 (pg. 201 – Instead of broad and imposing, they look hunched and sad.)
French The Long Way Home - Louise Penny 8/10/24 (pg. 76 - …forgetting she was in English Ontario and not French Quebec.)
terrace Sangria Forever - Lynn Joseph 8/17/24 (pg. 150 – Terraced hillsides showcase neat lines of flaming red-leafed grape trees.)
surround Gelato Forever - Lynn Joseph (pg. 11 – I’m now surrounded by the entire crew.)
effort Just Let Go - Courtney Walsh (pg. 2 - …but the whispers started despite his best efforts to disappear.)
hotel Sangria Forever - Lynn Joseph 8/17/24 (pg. 162 – “We have a 9.9 rating on the hotel booking websites.”)
sight Gelato Forever - Lynn Joseph 8/16/24 (pg. 264 – Along with the gorgeous sight of gelato being dished up into bowls.)
cool Gelato Forever - Lynn Joseph 8/16/24 (pg. 73 – The September night is cool and clear.)
language Stealing Home - Sherryl Woods 8/10/24 (pg. 44 – Cal had heard plenty of foul language in the high-school locker room.)
Bonus - you must find the EXACT word
temporarily A Time for Mercy - John Grisham 8/4/24 (pg. 158 – Keep in mind, I’m just on the case temporarily.)
calendar A Time for Mercy - John Grisham (pg. 216 - …but Meg and Charles were watching the calendar…)
forest The Long Way Home - Louise Penny 8/10/24 (pg. 39 – He looked away from her, across the forest that went on and on forever.)
crunching Stealing Home - Sherryl Woods 8/10/24 (77 – I’m sure Dana Sue told you I was crunching numbers…”)
common The Long Way Home - Louise Penny 8/10/24 (pg. 118 – It was a common sight.)
bonus bonus
skeptical A Time for Mercy - John Grisham
Read | 10/10Bonus | 5/5
Bonus-Bonus | 1/1
Carry-over | 1/1
8/3 waltz - Emma, p329 Mrs. Weston, capital in her country dances, was seated, and beginning an irresistible waltz; and Frank Churchill...
8/3 impose - Emma, p8 ...the mildness of her temper had hardly allowed her to impose any restraint; and the shadow of authority...
8/1 French - The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline, p15 There must've been a 'undred people in that room, jabbering all French an' whatnot, coming an' going with sponge baths...
8/7 terrace - Flying Angels, p42 ...he took them to the terrace for lunch, where they ordered...
8/1 surround - The Full Cupboard of Life, p175 ...the waist-high wall that surrounded the car park of Radio Cabs, enjoying the...
8/1 effort - The Full Cupboard of Life, p93 ...and he made every effort to drum the lesson into the heads of his apprentices.
8/3 hotel - The Friend Zone, p61 Get a hotel.
8/1 sight - The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline, p29 ...for Miss Meshle was a familiar sight on that street, and its other inhabitants would not hesitate to talk with me.
8/5 cool - Waiting For Love, p70 The cool water soothed her burning, itching skin but didn't do much for the ache in her heart.
8/5 language - Waiting For Love, p253 "It's my second language, the only thing I've ever been any good at."
Bonus
8/6 temporarily | Funny Story, p134 ...one expect to a story about her coworker having to temporarily ban a library patron...
8/6 calendar | Funny Story, p19 I have a detailed whiteboard calendar in the kitchen where he can clearly see exactly where I'm going to be and when.
8/6 forest | Funny Story, p84 I ask, hopping out to follow him into the moonlit forest, bag of fries in one hand and my milkshake in the other.
8/3 crunching - The Friend Zone, p271 I fell in next to the guys and we made our way onto the scene, our feet crunching over broken glass.
8/1 common - Yellowface, p26 "It's just not common knowledge that they are."
Bonus-Bonus
8/1 skeptical - Yellowface, p105 But I still see some skeptical faces, especially from the other Asians present, so I continue.
Carry-over
8/1 mythical - Yellowface, p110 The way she described it, this process wasn't exploitative, but something mythical and profound.
August Word Hunt
August 2024
My Word Hunt (msg 12)
Words Found🚦10
Bonus Words🚦6
Books Read🚦6
August Words
✅waltz
🚥and then just waltz away without a word. [loc: 178.2]
🚥A SEAL's Surrender🚦08.05 ★★★
✅impose
🚥had imposed on myself already. [loc: 236.1]
🚥Confessions of a Litigation God🚦08.29 ★★★★
✅french
🚥one of those cute little French maid outfits, [loc: 166.1]
🚥Roommaid🚦08.31 ★★★★
✅terrace
🚥She’d opted for the terrace, [loc: 397.6]
🚥Rebel Charm🚦08.23 ★★★
✅surround
🚥living area was surrounded by windows [loc: 19.4]
🚥Roommaid🚦08.31 ★★★★
✅effort
🚥although it took great effort. [loc: 220.3]
🚥Roommaid🚦08.31 ★★★★
✅hotel
🚥I’ll take you to a hotel if you like [loc: 10.0]
🚥Courage Dares🚦08.21 ★★★
✅sight
🚥already out of sight [loc: 100.0]
🚥Courage Dares🚦08.21 ★★★
✅cool
🚥had time to cool off. [loc: 243.7]
🚥Rebel Charm🚦08.23 ★★★
✅language
🚥It’s the only language they understand. [loc: 278.2]
🚥Rebel Charm🚦08.23 ★★★
Bonus/Bonus Bonus
✅temporarily
🚥had temporarily transformed into the official headquarters [loc: 97.2]
🚥Majesty🚦08.04 ★★★★
✅calendar
🚥clear my calendar [loc: 218.4]
🚥Confessions of a Litigation God🚦08.29 ★★★★
✅forest
🚥Ocean meets forest, [loc: 95.7]
🚥A SEAL's Surrender🚦08.05 ★★★
✅crunching
🚥her hair crunching a bit [loc: 31.9]
🚥Majesty🚦08.04 ★★★★
✅common
🚥doesn’t have the keenest common sense. [loc: 127.6]
🚥Confessions of a Litigation God🚦08.29 ★★★★
✅skeptical
🚥the skeptical look this time. [loc: 41.8]
🚥A SEAL's Surrender🚦08.05 ★★★
calendarcommon
cool: 'Oh, COOL. The tablet at nine in the morning. Did you even eat breakfast yet?'
Pg 14
crunching: It giggled and then there was a violent snap and CRUNCHING sound like something was chewing on peanut shells.
Pg 130
effort
forest: They turned back around and saw the dog was now facing them with the same intensity that he has shown toward whatever disappeared into the FOREST.
Pg 82
French: He ate a burger with bacon and barbecue sauce, a side of FRENCH fries, and a chocolate milkshake while flicking his thumb across his cell phone's screen.
Pg 44
hotel: Am episode of American Horror Story: HOTEL played on the screen.
Pg 1
Impose
language: He was speaking so fast, all his sentences were coming out as one, making him sound like he was talking another LANGUAGE.
Pg 21
sight: This SIGHT always took John's breath away.
Pg 9
skeptical: Lacey was SKEPTICAL.
Pg 21
surround
temporarily: I remember Kaitlyn tellin' him just to focus on the positive and try to make it through this and that it was all TEMPORARY, and he still had plenty of time to get his back on track, and blah, blah, blah.
Pg 184
terrace
waltz
July roll over:
Cupcake:
Lavender:
Mythical:
Soup: John's thoughts were fuzzy as his head and brain felt like they were floating in a thick SOUP, but the surprise of seeing his friend splayed out on the table before him shocked him to the core.
Pg 275
Spirit: The brown paper bag full of the mean SPIRIT stared back at him.
Pg 127
Tradition:
Unicorn:
August Word Hunt READ: 16/16
✔ waltz - Been There Dragon That - Krystal Shannan 8/4
(think they can waltz in), p73
✔ Impose - New York Cheesecake Chaos - Addison Moore 8/15
(do you still impose a credit card embargo), p92
✔ French - Etiquette & Espionage - Gail Carriger 8/10
(even wore the occasional French gown), ch1
✔ terrace - Been There Dragon That - Krystal Shannan 8/4
(Penny picked them off from the top terrace), p269
✔ surround - Don't Feed the Dragon - S.W. Clarke & Ramy Vance 8/9
(set off into the surrounding field), p117
✔ effort - Sunshine Over Bluebell Castle -Sarah Bennett 8/17
(didn't matter how much effort she put in), p32
✔ hotel - The Grifter's Daughter - Duane Lindsay 8/4
(you needed a proper hotel), p15
✔ sight - Quadehar the Sorcerer - Erik L'Homme 8/7
(within sight of the white chalk cliffs), p85
✔ cool - Quadehar the Sorcerer - Erik L'Homme 8/7
(carrying a tray with glasses of cool cola), p82
✔ language - 1970 - Sarah M. Cradit 8/2
(with that command of language), p53
Bonus
✔ temporarily - Don't Feed the Dragon - S.W. Clarke & Ramy Vance 8/9
(not just temporarily alone), p123
✔ calendar - The Grifter's Daughter - Duane Lindsay 8/4
(a high point on the social calendar), p15
✔ forest - The Land Below - William Meikle 8/3
(a rough forest of pale distended woodland), p131
✔ crunching - Been There Dragon That - Krystal Shannan 8/4
(crunching glass), p45
✔ common - Don't Feed the Dragon - S.W. Clarke & Ramy Vance 8/9
(that was the most common one), p117
✔ skeptical - The Land Below - William Meikle 8/3
(Tommy had been skeptical at first), p7
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Monthly Word Hunt1 - 31 August 2024
Main Words | 0/10
Bonus | 0/5
Bonus-Bonus | 0/1
Carry-over |
Main Words
🔲waltz
💗Impose: Fallen Too Far-Abbi Glines, 8/2/24 -- pg.206, I don't want to IMPOSE on her
💙French: Never Too Far-Abbi Glines, 8/7/24 -- pg.202, I headed out the FRENCH doors
🔲terrace
💛surround: Forever Too Far-Abbi Glines, 8/10/24 -- pg.5, the talk SURROUNDING me went silent
💕effort: Coach Stare Down-Crea Reitan, 8/29/24 -- pg.23, putting their full EFFORT into their new positions
💗hotel: Fallen Too Far-Abbi Glines, 8/2/24 -- pg.7, find a HOTEL until I can
💗sight: Fallen Too Far-Abbi Glines, 8/2/24 -- pg.62, drank in the SIGHT of Bethy
💙cool: Never Too Far-Abbi Glines, 8/7/24 -- pg.94, ice or something to COOL you down
💛language: Forever Too Far-Abbi Glines, 8/10/24 -- pg.47, boundaries are a foreign LANGUAGE to him
Bonus
💙temporarily: Never Too Far-Abbi Glines, 8/7/24 -- pg.63, said he could TEMPORARILY fix it
🔲calendar
🧡forest: Road to You-Jaclyn Quinn, 8/1/24 -- pg.21, Those FOREST green eyes with flecks
🔲crunching
🧡common: Road to You-Jaclyn Quinn, 8/1/24 -- pg.108, love was as COMMON as snow in July
Bonus bonus
🧡skeptical: Road to You-Jaclyn Quinn, 8/1/24 -- pg.29, completely ignoring the SKEPTICAL look he was getting
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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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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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April Leftover '24 -- 0/1
Main Words
🔲luring
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June '24 -- 0/2
Main Words
🧡Poor: Road to You-Jaclyn Quinn, 8/1/24 -- pg.18, shouldn't have brought the POOR guy here
Bonus
💕destiny: Coach Stare Down-Crea Reitan, 8/29/24 -- pg.232, fate or DESTINY or even whether some
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July '24 -- 2/7
Main Words
🧡unicorn: Road to You-Jaclyn Quinn, 8/1/24 -- pg.40, was an elusive, magical UNICORN
💗feel: Fallen Too Far-Abbi Glines, 8/2/24 -- pg.30, making the girl FEEL made me just
💗miss: Fallen Too Far-Abbi Glines, 8/2/24 -- pg.5, I didn't MISS the distaste in her scowl
💗anyone: Fallen Too Far-Abbi Glines, 8/2/24 -- pg.49, I'm not here with ANYONE
🧡actual: Road to You-Jaclyn Quinn, 8/1/24 -- pg.64, for this to be an ACTUAL date
Bonus
💙lavender: Never Too Far-Abbi Glines, 8/7/24 -- pg.141, too long at a pretty LAVENDER quilt
Bonus bonus
🔲mythical
Romance Readers Reading Challenges2024 August Word Hunt
Duration: 1 - 31 August 2024
Progress: 9 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!
August
waltz
Impose
French
terrace
surround
effort
hotel
Sight: "That's why we're standing out of their direct sight." Page 21
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros - ***** - 8/21/2024 - 640 Pages
Cool: "Taking away the show should cool my blood, but it doesn't." Page 176
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros - ***** - 8/21/2024 - 640 Pages
Language: "But I knew them, understood them like I'd been reading the language my entire life." Page 6
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman - ***** - 8/7/2024 - 446 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.
Temporarily: "I could find items and potions that would either temporarily or permanently adjust these numbers." Page 36
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman - ***** - 8/7/2024 - 446 Pages
Calendar: "It was clear to Maurice that Rowan needed to be engaged in more than simply London's social calendar." Page 68
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear - ***** - 8/5/2024 - 321 Pages
Forest: "We were living far off the beaten track, in a cottage in the midst of the Bedgebury Forest in Goudhurst." Page 293
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear - ***** - 8/5/2024 - 321 Pages
Crunching: "My left hand exploded in pain, and I didn't know if the crunching bones were in the llama's face..." Page 73
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman - ***** - 8/7/2024 - 446 Pages
Common: "In common with many London squares, only residents had access to the garden." Page 18
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear - ***** - 8/5/2024 - 321 Pages
and a bonus bonus
Skeptical: "I sheathe it at my ribs beside the others as she lifts a skeptical eyebrow and chuckles." Page 287
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros - ***** - 8/21/2024 - 640 Pages
Rules:
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***COMPLETED LATE 12/4/24**Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 August 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**8.19.24
3-5 words : warming up**8/22/24
6-8 words : getting hotter**9/1/24
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!**10/17/24
Books read: 12
Words Read: 17
August-You Won't Believe Me (87%)-8/22/24
waltz-Veiled in Moonlight (pg135)-10/24/24
Impose-Conspiracy in Death (ch6)-11/25/24
French-The Selection (pg 24)-9/1/24
terrace-Veiled in Moonlight (pg147)-10/24/24
surround-Not in Love-12/4/24
effort-Five Total Strangers (pg281)-8/19/24
hotel-Deadly Gift (pg26)-9/5/24
sight-Five Total Strangers (pg174)-8/19/24
cool-The Mary Shelley Club (pg337)-8/23/24
language-Fake Flame (pg125)-10/17/24
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.
temporarily-Love on the Brain (pg389)-11/1/24
calendar-Fake Flame (pg83)-10/17/24
forest-The Assassin and the Empire (pg 56)-8/16/24
crunching-Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (pg 48)-11/11/24
common-Five Total Strangers (pg256)-8/19/24
and a bonus bonus
skeptical-The Selection (pg136)-9/1/24
Finished, see message 6! :)Thanks as always for a fun challenge, Fran! See you all next month!
August Word Hunt READ: 16/16
✔ waltz - Been There Dragon That - Krystal Shannan 8/4
(think they can waltz in), p73
✔ Impose - New York Cheesecake Chaos - Addison Moore 8/15
(do you still impose a credit card embargo), p92
✔ French - Etiquette & Espionage - Gail Carriger 8/10
(even wore the occasional French gown), ch1
✔ terrace - Been There Dragon That - Krystal Shannan 8/4
(Penny picked them off from the top terrace), p269
✔ surround - Don't Feed the Dragon - S.W. Clarke & Ramy Vance 8/9
(set off into the surrounding field), p117
✔ effort - Sunshine Over Bluebell Castle -Sarah Bennett 8/17
(didn't matter how much effort she put in), p32
✔ hotel - The Grifter's Daughter - Duane Lindsay 8/4
(you needed a proper hotel), p15
✔ sight - Quadehar the Sorcerer - Erik L'Homme 8/7
(within sight of the white chalk cliffs), p85
✔ cool - Quadehar the Sorcerer - Erik L'Homme 8/7
(carrying a tray with glasses of cool cola), p82
✔ language - 1970 - Sarah M. Cradit 8/2
(with that command of language), p53
Bonus
✔ temporarily - Don't Feed the Dragon - S.W. Clarke & Ramy Vance 8/9
(not just temporarily alone), p123
✔ calendar - The Grifter's Daughter - Duane Lindsay 8/4
(a high point on the social calendar), p15
✔ forest - The Land Below - William Meikle 8/3
(a rough forest of pale distended woodland), p131
✔ crunching - Been There Dragon That - Krystal Shannan 8/4
(crunching glass), p45
✔ common - Don't Feed the Dragon - S.W. Clarke & Ramy Vance 8/9
(that was the most common one), p117
✔ skeptical - The Land Below - William Meikle 8/3
(Tommy had been skeptical at first), p7
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Congratulations Barbara, Rissa and Tammie!!
Challenge complete - thank-you!!Updated post: My Word Hunt (msg 12)
Words Found🚦10
Bonus Words🚦6
Books Read🚦6
2024 August Word Hunt - COMPLETEDDuration: August 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024
*The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.
*To prove that you have found the word, please quote the page, percentage or LOC (Kindle) and include the sentence in which it appears.
*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
9-10 words: CHAMPION hunter!
Completed: 10/10
Bonus: 5/5
Bonus Bonus: 1/1
August
waltz Stealing Home - Sherryl Woods 8/10/24 (pg. 347 – “You can’t waltz in here and assume that things can go back to the way they used to be.”)
Impose Sangria Forever - Lynn Joseph 8/17/24 (pg. 201 – Instead of broad and imposing, they look hunched and sad.)
French The Long Way Home - Louise Penny 8/10/24 (pg. 76 - …forgetting she was in English Ontario and not French Quebec.)
terrace Sangria Forever - Lynn Joseph 8/17/24 (pg. 150 – Terraced hillsides showcase neat lines of flaming red-leafed grape trees.)
surround Gelato Forever - Lynn Joseph (pg. 11 – I’m now surrounded by the entire crew.)
effort Just Let Go - Courtney Walsh (pg. 2 - …but the whispers started despite his best efforts to disappear.)
hotel Sangria Forever - Lynn Joseph 8/17/24 (pg. 162 – “We have a 9.9 rating on the hotel booking websites.”)
sight Gelato Forever - Lynn Joseph 8/16/24 (pg. 264 – Along with the gorgeous sight of gelato being dished up into bowls.)
cool Gelato Forever - Lynn Joseph 8/16/24 (pg. 73 – The September night is cool and clear.)
language Stealing Home - Sherryl Woods 8/10/24 (pg. 44 – Cal had heard plenty of foul language in the high-school locker room.)
Bonus - you must find the EXACT word
temporarily A Time for Mercy - John Grisham 8/4/24 (pg. 158 – Keep in mind, I’m just on the case temporarily.)
calendar A Time for Mercy - John Grisham (pg. 216 - …but Meg and Charles were watching the calendar…)
forest The Long Way Home - Louise Penny 8/10/24 (pg. 39 – He looked away from her, across the forest that went on and on forever.)
crunching Stealing Home - Sherryl Woods 8/10/24 (77 – I’m sure Dana Sue told you I was crunching numbers…”)
common The Long Way Home - Louise Penny 8/10/24 (pg. 118 – It was a common sight.)
bonus bonus
skeptical A Time for Mercy - John Grisham
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1 - 31 August 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!
August
waltz
Impose
French
terrace
surround
effort
hotel
sight
cool
language
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.
temporarily
calendar
forest
crunching
common
and a bonus bonus
skeptical
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.