Grab a Book & Play Booktivity! discussion
Fun With Challenges
>
MEGA Scavenger Hunt XII - July thru December 2025
date
newest »
newest »
Mod
CLICK on your name to go directly to your challenge post (Note: if you have two posts the link will go only to the first one.)
Beverly
Ed
Jenn H
Koren
Licha-Olivia
Marilyn
Patty
Robin P
Susan
Tessa
.
As someone who reads a lot of historical fiction, sci-fi and fantasy, the hardest ones for me are always modern words like espadrilles and ophthalmologist!43/50
anatomy - "anatomy, physiology, behavior" - City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris p69 7/3
arabesque - "that impossible arabesque" - In the Woods p253 8/14
arsenal - "the sprawling Arsenal fortress" - City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris p168 7/3
automatic - "the airport's automatic doors" - Some Other Time p17 7/24
backyard - "never going anywhere except the backyard" - Bug Hollow - p256 7/7
bayonet = "the sort called bayonets" - The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress - Ch 13, 10:16 of audiobook - 7/8
bourgeois - "the bourgeois Le Tellier family" - City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris p157 7/3
bowling - "loose bronzes were bowling underfoot" - Poseidon's Gold 7/14
Brussels sprouts
carafe - "your next carafe of wine" - The Blacktongue Thief p272 10/17
cauldron - "cauldrons of food" - Poseidon's Gold p21 7/14
chimpanzee (chimp okay) - "lions, a chimpanzee" - Anarchy and Old Dogs ch 3, 4:00 of audiobook
cologne - "a bottle of Stetson cologne" - The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver ch 5 5:57 of audiobook 7/2
cypress - "here, the cypress trees" - The Lion in Winter p53 7/8
designer - "an interior designer" - The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver ch 32, 0:45 of audio 7/2
divan - "a room with divans" - Season of the Swamp p75 9/10
divinity (candy)
dulcet
duvet - "a bit more of the duvet" - Heartbreak Boys ch 27, 13:40 of audio - 7/31
Elvis - "Elvis will soon be leaving the building" - Persons of Interest - Ch 19, 3:51 of audiobook - 8/6
enigma - "the most absolute enigma" - Blood on the Tracks: Railway Mysteries p36 7/25
equilibrium - "a state of unstable equilibrium" - Blood on the Tracks: Railway Mysteries p167 7/25
espadrilles
fedora - "I could get a fedora" - In the Woods p274 8/14
fortune cookie - "to present me with another fortune cookie" - Playing Under the Piano: From Downton to Darkest Peru ch 43, 4:55 of audiobook - 8/20
fracas -"in the midst of another fracas" - Poseidon's Gold p105 7/14
fraught - "had been fraught for years" - City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris p62 7/3
furnace - "in the courtyard furnace" p205 City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris 7/3
garments - "garments of various lengths" p 244 The God of the Woods - 7/1
gestate
gingham - "over her gingham dress" - The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver - ch 17,, 0:37 of audio 7/2
gorgeous - "So your lust is rusty. Gorgeous." - The Lion in Winter - 7/8
harlot - "losing her ribbons to this harlot" - Kitchens of the Great Midwest p 236 - 8/21
hissing - "the hissing started again" - Marriage of Mercy - 8/7
hostage - "exchange hostages first" - The Shipwreck That Saved Jamestown: The Sea Venture Castaways and the Fate of America p160 8/1
hungover - "Are you hungover?" p 4 The God of the Woods - 7/1
hypnotist - "perhaps a hypnotist" - Before We Visit the Goddess p146 8/17
illuminated - "illuminated at night" p23 - City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris 7/3
impeccable - "still tall and impeccable" - Bug Hollow p210 7/7
injured - "when she was injured" p 227 The God of the Woods - 7/1
inspiration - "in a moment of inspiration" p 264 The God of the Woods - 7/1
jamboree
jetty - "to the beach and down a jetty" - p 100 Bug Hollow 7/7
jolt - "snaps up with a jolt " - Some Other Time - p275 7/24
karma - "at least a little karma" - The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver ch 26, 2:21 of audio 7/2
kudzu
libido - "to rouse my libido" - Murder at the ABA - p30 9/13
lightbulb - "changing lightbulbs" p 463 The God of the Woods - 7/1
luscious - "young and luscious Veronica" - Call of the Penguins - ch 47 8:32 7/12
lyrics -"the lyrics come back to her" - Some Other Time p121 -7/23
44/50macrame - "she readjusts the macrame bag" - Some Other Time p142 7/23
mantelpiece - "on the mantelpiece behind her" - Written on the Dark Ch7. 30:40 of audiobook - 7/18
marbles (the game) - "everyone played marbles" - In the Woods p195 8/14
mules (shoes) - "there were mules on her feet" - Cahokia Jazz, audiobook, CD 7, track 25 - 8/31
muscles - "the muscles of her legs and arms" p259 The God of the Woods - 7/1
New Year's Eve - "performing for New Year's Eve" - When God Was a Rabbit ch8, 21:56 of audiobook
noose - "the jury-rigged noose" - The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver ch 63m 1:42 of audio 7/2
novel - "read smutty novels" - The God of the Woods - 7/1
nursing home - "the nursing home fees" - Kitchens of the Great Midwest p166 8/21
obligated - "felt obligated to safeguard" - The Shipwreck That Saved Jamestown: The Sea Venture Castaways and the Fate of America p44 8/1
obstacle - "the obstacle was the amount of work" p 241 The God of the Woods - 7/1
ophthalmologist
overtime - "no overtime at all" - Persons of Interest ch 4 13:39 of audiobook - 8/6
palm tree - "to evoke palm trees" - City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris p38 7/3
panda - "washed off the panda rings" - In the Woods p112 8/14
perfection - "postpone perfection for later" - The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress ch 8 9:20 7/8
polyester - "broad-collared polyester suit" - p 347 The God of the Woods - 7/1
pumice - "this soap with pumice in it" - A Forty Year Kiss p204 8/9
quartz - "Sally loved granite and quartz" - Bug Hollow p172 7/7
quinine - "isolated the quinine extract" - Stages of Desire p220 8/19
raconteur - "the raconteur, the indulger" - My Life with Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues p211 10/4
reception - "a reception room" - The Lion in Winter - 7/9
retina - "imprinted on her retinas" - My Mother's Secret: A Novel of the Jewish Autonomous Region p150 8/13
rivulets - "rivulets started to erode" - The Decagon House Murders p218 8/5
sentry - "I am here as sentry" - The Rake Mistake p42 8/17
shellac - "cinders contain shellac" - Blood on the Tracks: Railway Mysteries p121 7/25
sorbet - "vegan blueberry sorbet" - Kitchens of the Great Midwest p36 8/21
soupçon
stagnant - "cleansing the stagnant energy" - Cahokia Jazz ch 43, 4:55 of audio - 8/31
subway - "afraid to ride the subway" = Some Other Time p45 7/23
temperance - "a patron of the temperance society" - The End of Drum-Time p210 7/16
tendon - "bones, joints, and tendons" - The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver ch 18, 6:02 of audio -7/2
testosterone - "testosterone fueled phone calls" - In the Woods p300 8/14
troupe - "Moliere's troupe also performed" - City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris p104 7/3
turf - "sprinting across the turf" - Some Other Time p188 7/24
ubiquitous - "strip malls that seemed ubiquitous" - Before We Visit the Goddess p122 8/17
ultrasound
vantage - "from that vantage point" - The Shipwreck That Saved Jamestown: The Sea Venture Castaways and the Fate of America p117 8/1
venom - "release the venom" - City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris p70 7/3
vermillion - "painted with vermillion" - The Lost Journals of Sacajewea p115 - 8/3
vigil - "after my vigil last night" - The Haunting of Hill House p84 7/17
votive - "line the sidewalk with votive candles" - Some Other Time p177 7/24
walrus - "a conversation about walruses" - Call of the Penguins ch 26 4:48 7/12
wardrobe - "the long mirror in the wardrobe" - The Haunting of Hill House p33 7/17
welcome - "sign said unconvincingly, Welcome" - p 12 - The God of the Woods - 7/1
wrinkled - "the pictures have wrinkled" p 280 - The God of the Woods - 7/1
yarn (story) - "evoked yarns of the South Seas" - The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories - 10/9
Yorkshire - "in Yorkshire, Suffolk, and Wales" - Call of the Penguins ch 64, 10:42 - 7/12
zillions
zip code - "his zip code contained its fair share" - Four Squares p33 10/2
Mod
Begins: 01July2025/ Ends: 31December2025
PART 1 of 2
40 / 50 words found THIS part
40 / 100 words found TOTAL challenge
12 books read
anatomy - A Dog's Perfect Christmas ✔ – 13July25 - pg 16 - "…portion of his brother's anatomy."
arabesque
arsenal - True Biz ✔ – 06Aug25 - pg 81 - "…Mel's arsenal of jabs (all crafted…"
automatic - A Dog's Perfect Christmas ✔ – 13July25 - pg 54 - "…so automatic that she…"
backyard - A Dog's Perfect Christmas ✔ – 13July25 - pg 33 - "…in the backyard, but he…"
bayonet - 11/22/63 ✔ – 16July25 - pg 194 - "…hand holding the bayonet and…"
bourgeois - Amanda's Wedding ✔ – 11Nov25 - pg 28 - "He thinks it's bourgeois."
bowling - The Lioness ✔ – 24Sep25 - pg 62 - "…at the bowling alley."
Brussels sprouts - The Country Girls ✔ – 17July25 - pg 23 - "…who grew Brussels sprouts."
carafe - Cliff Diver ✔ – 30Oct25 - pg 257 - "She took the carafe to the…"
cauldron - A December to Remember ✔ – 03Aug25 - pg 188 - "…cider brewing in cauldrons."
chimpanzee - The Lioness ✔ – 24Sep25 - pg 209 - "Chimpanzees are splendid…"
cologne - 11/22/63 ✔ – 16July25 - pg 152 - "…aroma of his cologne."
cypress - The Country Girls ✔ – 17July25 - pg 64 - "…led to a dark cypress avenue."
designer - 11/22/63 ✔ – 16July25 - pg 712 - "…her favorite designer, but I…"
divan
divinity (candy)
dulcet
duvet - A December to Remember ✔ – 03Aug25 - pg 300 - "…the duvet pulled tight…"
Elvis - 11/22/63 ✔ – 16July25 - pg 39 - "…from the Elvis wannabe…"
enigma - A December to Remember ✔ – 03Aug25 - pg 236 - "…conquer the enigma of it."
equilibrium
espadrilles
fedora - It's Been a Pleasure, Noni Blake ✔ – 03July25 - pg 17 - "…in a straw fedora looking…"
fortune cookie - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25- pg 246 - "The Fortune Cookie chronicles…"
fracas - A December to Remember ✔ – 03Aug25 - pg 124 - "The fracas outside North…"
fraught - It's Been a Pleasure, Noni Blake ✔ – 03July25 - pg 96 - "…feels so emotionally fraught."
furnace - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 206 - "…an open furnace, its…"
garments - The Country Girls ✔ – 17July25 - pg 142 - "…black, sinful garment between her…"
gestate - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25 - pg 185 - "…time to gestate because…"
gingham - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 73 - "…his brown gingham apron,…"
gorgeous - The Country Girls ✔ – 17July25 - pg 4 - "…a gorgeous little pullet's egg…"
harlot
hissing - The Sentence ✔ – 26July25- pg 3 - "…with its hissing sibilants and…"
hostage - 11/22/63 ✔ – 16July25 - pg 695 - "…the assassin's beautiful hostage, …"
hungover - It's Been a Pleasure, Noni Blake ✔ – 03July25 - pg 44 - "…tired, hungry and hungover."
hypnotist
illuminated - A Dog's Perfect Christmas ✔ – 13July25 - pg 144 - "…barely illuminated in the…"
impeccable - It's Been a Pleasure, Noni Blake ✔ – 03July25 - pg 220 - "…her impeccable suggestions…"
injured - Tooth and Claw ✔ – 17July25- pg 178 - "…Selendra held the injured Wontas."
inspiration - It's Been a Pleasure, Noni Blake ✔ – 03July25 - pg 154 - "Inspiration, babes,…"
jamboree - 11/22/63 ✔ – 16July25 - pg 412 - "…if not for the Jodie Jamboree."
jetty
jolt - Tooth and Claw ✔ – 17July25 - pg 92 - "…of the place with hardly a jolt."
karma - Amanda's Wedding ✔ – 11Nov25 - pg 20 - "I hope karma isn't true."
kudzu
libido - A December to Remember ✔ – 03Aug25 - pg 223 - "…the libido of a horny teenager."
lightbulb - A Dog's Perfect Christmas ✔ – 13July25 - pg 230 - "…a pile of loose lightbulbs."
luscious - The Sentence ✔ – 26July25- pg 66 - "…bearing slices of luscious cake."
lyrics - A Dog's Perfect Christmas ✔ – 13July25 - pg 229 - "…lyrics and improvised."
CONTINUED in following post
Mod
Begins: 01July2025/ Ends: 31December2025
PART 2 of 2 (Continued from above post)
37 / 50 words found THIS part
77 / 100 words found total challenge
14 books read for THIS post
macrame - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25- pg 6 - "…everything from macrame to …"
mantelpiece - The Country Girls ✔ – 17July25 - pg 30 - "…of her father on the mantelpiece."
marbles (the game) - 11/22/63 ✔ – 16July25- pg 795 - "…your bag of marbles was full."
mules (shoes)
muscles - Tooth and Claw ✔ – 17July25- pg 210 - "…tensing her muscles for the dive…"
New Year's Eve - 11/22/63 ✔ – 16July25- pg 407 - "The New Year's Eve dance at…"
noose - Sisters of the Sari✔ – 04Aug25 - pg 150 - "It's a noose."
novel - Tooth and Claw ✔ – 17July25- pg 103 - "…finished the novel she had…"
nursing home - 11/22/63 ✔ – 16July25- pg 363 - "…in an Abilene nursing home, had…"
obligated - In Hot Water ✔ – 20Sep25- pg 258 - "…to feel obligated, Stella."
obstacle - Tooth and Claw ✔ – 17July25- pg 75 - "…more gold, this was no obstacle."
ophthalmologist
overtime - 11/22/63 ✔ – 16July25- pg 439 - "…this fall, in double overtime?"
palm tree - Sisters of the Sari✔ – 04Aug25 - pg 6 - "…pink palm tree logo…"
panda
perfection - The Country Girls ✔ – 17July25 - pg 158 - "…he couldn't endure perfection."
polyester - The Sentence ✔ – 26July25 - pg 283 - "…wore bright polyester blouses but…"
pumice
quartz - Burn for Me ✔ – 30Oct25- pg 69 - "…a piece of quartz, another…"
quinine
raconteur - The Lioness ✔ – 24Sep25- pg 97 - "He was a raconteur, but he…"
reception - The Country Girls ✔ – 17July25 - pg 82 - "…and the reception room is bursting…"
retina
rivulets - A December to Remember ✔ – 03Aug25 - pg 36 - "…in streams and rivulets over…."
sentry - A Dog's Perfect Christmas ✔ – 13July25 - pg 118 - "…then went back to sentry duty."
shellac
sorbet - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25- pg 31 - "…Every King of Sorbet was…"
soupçon
stagnant - People We Meet on Vacation ✔ – 13Oct25- pg 207 - "It means you're not stagnant."
subway - 11/22/63 ✔ – 16July25- pg 838 - "There's a Subway where Al…"
temperance
tendon - Sisters of the Sari✔ – 04Aug25 - pg 10 - "…muscles and tendons clearly…"
testosterone - A Dog's Perfect Christmas ✔ – 13July25 - pg 258 - "…reducing my testosterone level."
troupe - 11/22/63 ✔ – 16July25- pg 612 - "…with the troupe that had put…"
turf - The Country Girls ✔ – 17July25 - pg 3 - "…slept in the turfhouse, but…"
ubiquitous - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25- pg 21 - "…how ubiquitous black pepper…"
ultrasound - The Honeymoon Cottage ✔ – 21Oct25 - pg 112 - "…doing an ultrasound today."
vantage - 11/22/63 ✔ – 16July25- pg 710 - "…share his vantage point."
venom - A Dog's Perfect Christmas ✔ – 13July25 - pg 83 - "…spitting acidic venom."
vermillion
vigil - Six Cats a Slayin' ✔ – 09Nov25- pg 72 - "…then went back to his vigil."
votive - The Sentence ✔ – 26July25- pg 158 - "…bank of votive candles in the…"
walrus - A Dog's Perfect Christmas ✔ – 13July25 - pg 22 - "…like a walrus in comparison."
wardrobe - The Country Girls ✔ – 17July25 - pg 5 - "…rope in a wardrobe upstairs;…"
welcome - The Country Girls ✔ – 17July25 - pg 65 - "You're welcome,"…
wrinkled - Tooth and Claw ✔ – 17July25- pg 218 - "…snout wrinkled as if she could…"
yarn (story)
Yorkshire - The Country Girls ✔ – 17July25 - pg 65 - "…tang of Yorkshire relish."
zillions
zip code
MEGA Scavenger Hunt XIIBegins: 01July2025/ Ends: 31December2025
Word list
anatomy
arabesque
arsenal
automatic Close Your Eyes and Count to 10 7/15/25 location 602 "moved through the automatic"
backyard The Alchemist 7/20/25 p65 "one in his backyard."
bayonet
bourgeois Ruddy Gore 7/19/25 p98 "a large, comforting bourgeois "
bowling
Brussels sprouts
carafe Guilt and Ginataan 7/4/25 p32 "prepare the carafes."
cauldron
chimpanzee (chimp okay)
cologne
cypress
designer Guilt and Ginataan 7/4/25 p54 "wanted to be a designer"
divan
divinity (candy)
dulcet
duvet
Elvis
enigma
equilibrium
espadrilles
fedora Guilt and Ginataan 7/4/25 p191 "pencil brim fedora"
fortune cookie
fracas Ruddy Gore 7/19/25 p29 "a bit of a fracas"
fraught
furnace The Alchemist 7/20/25 p101 "built himself a furnace"
garments Ruddy Gore 7/19/25 p12 "woman in widow’s garments"
gestate
gingham
gorgeous Guilt and Ginataan 7/4/25 p49 "was absolutely gorgeous"
harlot
hissing Shadow of the Fox 7/13/25 location 626 "hissing to the floor"
hostage
hungover
hypnotist
illuminated The Alchemist 7/20/25 p40 "harsh working lights illuminated"
impeccable Guilt and Ginataan 7/4/25 p54 "has impeccable taste."
injured Ruddy Gore 7/19/25 p89 "was the accused injured"
inspiration
jamboree
jetty
jolt Close Your Eyes and Count to 10 7/15/25 location 476 "him a little jolt "
karma
kudzu
libido
lightbulb Guilt and Ginataan 7/4/25 p62 "give me a lightbulb"
luscious
lyrics
MEGA Scavenger Hunt XIIBegins: 01July2025/ Ends: 31December2025
macrame
mantelpiece Ruddy Gore 7/19/25 p148 "mantelpiece was loaded"
marbles (the game)
mules (shoes)
muscles
New Year's Eve
noose
novel Guilt and Ginataan 7/4/25 p120 "lots of romance novels"
nursing home
obligated
obstacle Guilt and Ginataan 7/4/25 p62 "as an obstacle getting"
ophthalmologist
overtime
palm tree
panda
perfection Guilt and Ginataan 7/4/25 p81 "to distrust such perfection."
polyester
pumice
quartz
quinine
raconteur
reception Guilt and Ginataan 7/4/25 p38 "at the reception desk"
retina
rivulets
sentry Shadow of the Fox 7/13/25 location 529 "sentry and patrol walking"
shellac
sorbet
soupçon
stagnant
subway
temperance
tendon
testosterone
troupe
turf
ubiquitous
ultrasound
vantage
venom
vermilion
vigil
votive
walrus
wardrobe Guilt and Ginataan 7/4/25 p211 "a pretty extensive wardrobe"
welcome Guilt and Ginataan 7/4/25 p3 "warm Shady Palms welcome"
wrinkled Shadow of the Fox 7/13/25 location 243 "woman only wrinkled her"
yarn (story)
Yorkshire
zillions
zip code
MEGA Scavenger Hunt XIIBegins: 01July2025/ Ends: 31December2025
Part 1
49/50
Word list
anatomy The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight page "" FINISHED 7/5
arabesque Dance With the Dead by H.P. Mallory page 21 "...deftly executed an arabesque..." FINISHED 7/30
arsenal Deep Past by Eugene Linden page 128 "...whistled at the tecnological arsenal." FINISHED 7/8
automatic The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight page 199 "...stepped through the automatic doors..." FINISHED 7/5
backyard The Storyteller's Death by Ann Dávila Cardinal page 3 "...as I tore into the backyard..." FINISHED 7/13
bayonet Irena's Children: The Extraordinary Story of the Woman Who Saved 2,500 Children from the Warsaw Ghetto by Tilar J. Mazzeo pag248 "...ram his bayonet though Irena's leg..." FINISHED 7/28
bourgeois Irena's Children: The Extraordinary Story of the Woman Who Saved 2,500 Children from the Warsaw Ghetto by Tilar J. Mazzeo page 26 "Marriage was a bourgeois institution..." FINISHED 7/28
bowling The Hartford Circus Fire: Tragedy Under the Big Top by Michael Skidgell page 123 "...a bowling establishment..." FINISHED 9/16
Brussels sprouts Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swansonpage 166 "...we got nachos that had brussels sprouts on them." FINISHED 9/22
carafe The Storyteller's Death by Ann Dávila Cardinal page 122 "...reaching into the fridge for a carafe of passion-fruit juice..." FINISHED 7/13
cauldron The Good, the Bad and the Furry: Life with the World's Most Melancholy Cat and Other Whiskery Friends by Tom Cox page 63 "...having fallen into a cauldron of it..." FINISHED 10/9
chimpanzee (chimp okay) Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America by Dan Flores page 40 "...their hearts changed from the thick chimp organs designed for..." FINISHED 7/26
cologne The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight page 159 "...that smelled of chemical cologne..." FINISHED 7/5
cypress Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America by Dan Flores page 179 "...old growth forests and bayou cypress..." FINISHED 7/26
designer The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight page 26 "...was a fashion designer..." FINISHED 7/5
divan Dark Screams: Volume Two by Brian James Freeman page 61 "...even though it was a divan bed..." FINISHED 7/1
divinity (candy) The Christmas Bus by Melody Carlson location 1129 "...two small pieces of divinity..." FINISHED 11/11
dulcet Dark Screams: Volume Two by Brian James Freeman page 115 "In the dulcet "Shade of a Blue Affair..." FINISHED 7/1
duvet The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight page 11 "...on Pen's white duvet..." FINISHED 7/5
Elvis Dark Screams: Volume Two by Brian James Freeman page 105 "...what Feeder promises is Elvis..." FINISHED 7/1
enigma The Good, the Bad and the Furry: Life with the World's Most Melancholy Cat and Other Whiskery Friends by Tom Cox page 271 "What enigma, which layers?" FINISHED 10/9
equilibrium Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America by Dan Flores page 383 "...may be a wolf-elk equilibrium." FINISHED 7/26
espadrilles The Briar Club by Kate Quinn page 11 "...unlaced the espadrilles..." FINISHED 9/12
fedora The Storyteller's Death by Ann Dávila Cardinal page 301 "...wearing only his fedora." FINISHED 7/13
fortune cookie Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson page 116 "...like that inside a fortune cookie..." FINISHED 7/16
fracas The Briar Club by Kate Quinn page 398 "...the beginning of the fracas..." FINISHED 9/12
fraught Deep Past by Eugene Linden page 65 "If the situation wasn't so fraught..." FINISHED 7/8
furnace
garments Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin page 229 "Shapeless, boldly patterned garments..." FINISHED 9/30
gestate Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures by Katherine Rundell page 32 "...they gestate for fifteen months..." FINISHED 11/14
gingham Weyward by Emilia Hart page 51 "...an ill-fitting orange gingham." FINISHED 7/28
gorgeous The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight page 163 "God is he gorgeous." FINISHED 7/5
harlot What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire Jiménez page 123 "Sluts and harlots..." FINISHED 7/31
hissing Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson page 270 "Steam was hissing out from underneath it..." FINISHED 7/16
hostage Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson page 24 "...taken hostage from a younger man..." FINISHED 7/16
hungover The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight page 221 "Are you hungover or pregnant..." FINISHED 7/5
hypnotist Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin page 189 "...a therapist, a hypnotist, an acupuncturist..." FINISHED 9/30
illuminated The Storyteller's Death by Ann Dávila Cardinal page 128 "...illuminated from beneath." FINISHED 7/13
impeccable The Storyteller's Death by Ann Dávila Cardinal page 325 "...having an impeccable internal clock." FINISHED 7/13
injured The Storyteller's Death by Ann Dávila Cardinal page 169 "...as if injured." FINISHED 7/13
inspiration Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson page 312 "...seeking inspiration for a denouement ." FINISHED 7/16
jamboree Irena's Children: The Extraordinary Story of the Woman Who Saved 2,500 Children from the Warsaw Ghetto by Tilar J. Mazzeo page 14 "...more than jamboree camp songs..." FINISHED 7/28
jetty The Good, the Bad and the Furry: Life with the World's Most Melancholy Cat and Other Whiskery Friends by Tom Cox page 59 "The small, ancient wooden jetty..." FINISHED 10/9
jolt The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight page 240 "...another jolt of anger..." FINISHED 7/5
karma What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire Jiménez page 30 "...but karma is elegant..." FINISHED 7/31
kudzu Macramé Murder by Mollie Cox Bryan page 137 "She remembered the kudzu..." FINISHED 11/10
libido The Good, the Bad and the Furry: Life with the World's Most Melancholy Cat and Other Whiskery Friends by Tom Cox page 123 "...he let his libido get the better of him..." FINISHED 10/9
lightbulb The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight page 108 "Must be the lightbulbs." FINISHED 7/5
luscious Sunlight on My Shadow: After years of secrecy, a pregnant teen's regretful story is brought to light page 157 "...with their luscious scent." FINISHED 8/5
lyrics Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin page 285 "...birthdays, song lyrics, phone numbers." FINISHED 9/30
furnace
MEGA Scavenger Hunt XIIBegins: 01July2025/ Ends: 31December2025
Part 2
47/50
macrame Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin page 4 "...in a black and green macrame hat..." FINISHED 9/30
mantelpiece Weyward by Emilia Hart page 23 "...the mantelpiece is littered..." FINISHED 7/28
marbles (the game) The Final Winter by Iain Rob Wright page 41 "...like glinting black marbles." FINISHED 8/23
mules (shoes) The Storyteller's Death by Ann Dávila Cardinal page 207 "...kitten-heeled mules..." FINISHED 7/13
muscles The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight page 58 "...her stomach muscles felt sore." FINISHED 7/5
New Year's Eve Dark Screams: Volume Two by Brian James Freeman page 119 "...after a New Year's Eve performance." FINISHED 7/1
noose The Good, the Bad and the Furry: Life with the World's Most Melancholy Cat and Other Whiskery Friends by Tom Cox page 33 "...hanged from a steel noose..." FINISHED 10/9
novel The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight page 84 "...pulled out a novel." FINISHED 7/5
nursing home Weyward by Emilia Hart page 289 "...at his nursing home..." FINISHED 7/28
obligated Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson page 47 "...I still felt obligated to them." FINISHED 7/16
obstacle The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight page 256 "...that rushed around obstacles..." FINISHED 7/5
ophthalmologist Second Suns: Two Doctors and Their Amazing Quest to Restore Sight and Save Lives by David Oliver Relin page 28 "...nect to an African ophthalmologist..." FINISHED
overtime Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson page 30 "1 hour, overtime..." FINISHED 7/16
palm tree The Storyteller's Death by Ann Dávila Cardinal page 127 "The palm trees that lined the drive..." FINISHED 7/13
panda The Panda of Deathby Betty Webb page 9 "...that new red panda character..." FINISHED 10/16
perfection
polyester The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight page 240 "...hidden behind a polyester mask..." FINISHED 7/5
pumice
quartz Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami page 288 "No quartz or a single microchip..." FINISHED 7/15
quinine Lovers in Auschwitz: A True Story by Keren Blankfeld page 93 "...slipped Zippi quinine pills pilfered from the pharmacy." FINISHED 9/2
raconteur My Extraordinary Ordinary Life by Sissy Spacek page 109 He was a great raconteur..." FINISHED 7/25
reception The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight page 280 "...working on the reception desk." FINISHED 7/5
retina The Final Winter by Iain Rob Wright page 185 "...to irritate his retinas..." FINISHED 8/23
rivulets Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton page 419 "...sloppy letters trailing rivulet of paint." FINISHED 10/24
sentry The Storyteller's Death by Ann Dávila Cardinal page 29 "...Styrofoam heads that sat sentry." FINISHED 7/13
shellac The Briar Club by Kate Quinn page 94 "The outward shellac of good manners..." FINISHED 9/12
sorbet The Zoo of Intelligent Animals by D.A. Holdsworth page 339 "Or eating sausages with sorbet." FINISHED
soupçon The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan page 235 "...try a soupcon of the Burgundy..." FINISHED 9/28
stagnant The Storyteller's Death by Ann Dávila Cardinal page 71 "...the church's stagnant late-morning air." FINISHED 7/13
subway The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight page 101 "...like a downtown subway stop..." FINISHED 7/5
temperance Monday Mourning by Kathy Reichs page 16 "...we tender Dr. Temperance Brennan..." FINISHED 9/28
tendon Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson page 198 "...flaky gray rags of tendon..." FINISHED 7/16
testosterone Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America by Dan Flores page 80 "...a strong trigger for enhanced testosterone." FINISHED 7/26
troupe The Hartford Circus Fire: Tragedy Under the Big Top by Michael Skidgell page 16 "The Wallenda troupe took its position..." FINISHED 9/16
turf The Final Winter by Iain Rob Wright page 90 "You're on my turf now." FINISHED 8/23
ubiquitous Irena's Children: The Extraordinary Story of the Woman Who Saved 2,500 Children from the Warsaw Ghetto by Tilar J. Mazzeo page 237 "...the ubiquitous gesture of Polish welcome." FINISHED 7/28
ultrasound Weyward by Emilia Hart page 213 "...who performed her first ultrasound." FINISHED 7/28
vantage The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight page 215 "From her current vantage point..." FINISHED 7/5
venom Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson page 98 "...but the venom in her words..." FINISHED 7/16
vermillion The Briar Club by Kate Quinn page 247 "...just to see that pretty vermillion go rolling..." FINISHED 9/12
vigil The Good, the Bad and the Furry: Life with the World's Most Melancholy Cat and Other Whiskery Friends by Tom Cox page 55 "...no-kill vigil of spring." FINISHED 10/9
votive The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight page 149 "...lighting the single votive,,," FINISHED 7/5
walrus Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin page 191 "...versus Lennon's "I Am the Walrus"... FINISHED 9/30
wardrobe The Storyteller's Death by Ann Dávila Cardinal page 127 "...dictating the evening's wardrobe." FINISHED 7/13
welcome The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight page 71 "...was most welcome to take a look." FINISHED 7/5
wrinkled The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight page 31 "...wrinkled by the wind." FINISHED 7/5
yarn (story) The Final Winter by Iain Rob Wright page 91 ",,,spin us your yarn about the furry beast..." FINISHED 8/23
Yorkshire The Good, the Bad and the Furry: Life with the World's Most Melancholy Cat and Other Whiskery Friends by Tom Cox page 184 "...everything from Yorkshire terriers to colanders..." FINISHED 10/9
zillions Monday Mourning by Kathy Reichs page 114 "...listed a zillion Cohens,,," FINISHED 9/28
zip code The Panda of Deathby Betty Webb page 128 "...and in this zip code..." FINISHED 10/16
perfection pumice
Mega Challenge XII July 1st- December 31st 2025Part 1: 0/50 word list
anatomy
arabesque
arsenal
automatic
backyard
bayonet
bourgeois
bowling
Brussel sprouts
carafe
cauldron
chimpanzee/chimp
cologne
cypress
designer
divan
divinity (candy)
dulcet
duvet
Elvis
enigma
equilibrium
espadrilles
fedora
fortune cookie
fracas
fraught
furnace
garments
gestate
gingham
gorgeous
harlot
hissing
hostage
hungover
hypnotist
illuminated
impeccable
injured
inspiration
jamboree
jetty
jolt
karma
kudzu
libido
lightbulb
lucious
lyrics
Mega Challenge XII July 1st-December 31st 2025Part 2: 0/50 word list
macrame
mantelpiece
marbles (game)
mules (shoes)
muscles
New Year’s Eve
noose
novel
nursing home
obligated
obstacle
ophthalmologist
overtime
palm tree
panda
perfection
polyester
pumice
quartz
quinine
raconteur
reception
retina
rivulets
sentry
shellac
sorbet
soupçon
stagnant
subway
temperance
tendon
testosterone
troupe
turf
ubiquitous
ultrasound
vantage
venom
vermillion
vigil
votive
walrus
wardrobe
welcome
wrinkled
yarn (story)
Yorkshire
zillions
zip code
MEGA Scavenger Hunt XIIBegins: 01July2025/ Ends: 31December2025
PART 1 of 2
33/ 50 words found THIS part
63/ 100 words found TOTAL challenge
0 books read
✔ anatomy-p.544-Dombey and Son-"...to study his own anatomy." 9/19/25
✔ arabesque -p.166-Dombey and Son- "...surrounded by this arabesque work..." 7/14/25
✔ arsenal-p.209-Ben Franklin's Almanac of Wit, Wisdom, and Practical Advice: Useful Tips and Fascinating Facts for Every Day of the Year-"...the commandant of the arsenal told the prince..." 7/14/25
✔ automatic-p.112-Broken-"...the tiniest jiggle would trigger the automatic safety shutoff..." 10/10/25
✔ backyard-p.11-Mysterious Skin-"I need help in the backyard." 7/10/25
✔ bayonet-p.482-Zeno's Conscience-"...that long bayonet Austria was supposed to remove..." 8/28/25
bourgeois
✔ bowling-Kindle loc 889-"...and a bowing alley, just as you entered." 10/2/25
✔ Brussels sprouts-p.36- Broken-"...spellcheck told me they're actually 'brussels sprouts'.- 8/10/25
✔ carafe-Kindle loc. 1401-Enchiladas, Rice, and Beans-"...toyed idly with a carafe of coffee." 10/9/25
cauldron
✔ chimpanzee (chimp okay)-p.49-The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang-"In Monkey Business, unlike your typical chimpanzee,..." 9/18/25
✔ cologne-P.230-Ben Franklin's Almanac of Wit, Wisdom, and Practical Advice: Useful Tips and Fascinating Facts for Every Day of the Year-"Sweat is the cologne of accomplishment." 8/3/25
✔ cypress-p.184-Eye of the Storm-"I could make out the shapes of the cypress and corner palm tree..." 7/3/25
✔ designer-p.328-100 Cities, 5,000 Ideas: Where to Go, When to Go, What to See, What to Do-"...followed by gallery owners and fashion designers..." 8/1/25
✔ divan-p.313-Dombey and Son-"...and a divan, which made him poorly." 9/5/25
divinity (candy)
✔ dulcet-Kindle loc 1629-Enchiladas, Rice, and Beans-"...like a dulcet tone on a gold flute." 10/9/25
✔ duvet-p.11-Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam-"...covered in a huge, thick duvet." 11/30/25
Elvis
✔ enigma-p.8-Cover Her Face-"...Sally the enigma became once more Sally the submissive..." 11/1/25
✔ equilibrium-p.359-Zeno's Conscience-"...the embodiment of health and equilibrium..." 8/19/25
espadrilles
fedora
fortune cookie
fracas
fraught
✔ furnace-p.139-The English Reader: What Every Literate Person Needs to Know-"In what furnace was thy brain?" 7/3/25
✔ garments-p.241-Eye of the Storm-"She sighed and continued folding garments." 7/5/25
gestate
gingham
✔ gorgeous-p.138-The English Reader: What Every Literate Person Needs to Know-"...Blake created gorgeous illuminated books..." 7/3/25
✔ harlot-Kindle loc.253-The Sun Also Rises-"There is an actual harlot." 7/30/25
✔ hissing-p. 11--Mysterious Skin-"He dumped the hissing turtle onto the grass." 7/10/25
hostage
hungover
✔ hypnotist-p.54-Mysterious Skin-"My father's a hypnotist..." 8/17/25
✔ illuminated- p.138-The English Reader: What Every Literate Person Needs to Know-"...Blake created gorgeous illuminated books..." 7/3/25
✔ impeccable-p.362-The Crime at Black Dudley-"My taste is impeccable." 7/11/25
✔ injured-p.176-Dombey and Son-"Haven't you injured me enough already?" 7/20/25
✔ inspiration-p.348-Zeno's Conscience-"...to continue to illustrate his inspiration..." 8/18/25
✔ jamboree-p.376-100 Cities, 5,000 Ideas: Where to Go, When to Go, What to See, What to Do-"...are the focus of this merry May jamboree..." 10/8/25
✔ jetty-P.85-Chocky-"...sister playing on a light wooden jetty..." 11/28/25
jolt
karma
kudzu
✔ libido-p.382- Zeno's Conscience- "...just as the twins had done- stifled his libido.." 8/21/25
✔ lightbulb-p.18-Mysterious Skin-"A single light bulb dangled on a cord..." 7/10/25
luscious
✔ lyrics-p.96-Mysterious Skin-"...voices droned lyrics about romancing a machine." 9/17/25
CONTINUED in following pos
MEGA Scavenger Hunt XIIBegins: 01July2025/ Ends: 31December2025
PART 2 of 2 (Continued from above post)
30/ 50 words found THIS part
60/ 100 words found total challenge
0 books read
✔ macrame-Kindle loc2479-"...a macrame of tomatoes woven through stakes and twine." 10/10/25
✔ mantelpiece-p.100-The Crime at Black Dudley-"On the mantelpiece, near his head lay a small leather wallet..." 7/7/25
marbles (the game)
mules (shoes)
✔ muscles-p.390-Zeno's Conscience-"...predicament with the muscles of my legs..." 8/21/25
✔ New Year's Eve-p.45- Raven Black-"To talk to? New Year's Eve..." 10/22/25
✔ noose-p.151-Eye of the Storm-"Or maybe have little nooses as part of the centerpieces?" 7/1/25
✔ novel-p.208-Eye of the Storm-"...so preoccupied with this novel situation..." 7/4/25
nursing home
obligated
✔ obstacle-p.291-Dombey and Son-"...not accustomed to that sort of obstacle." 9/4/25
ophthalmologist
✔ overtime-p.65-Reader's Digest Laughter is the Best Medicine: All Time Favorites- "...what about my overtime?" 7/17/25
✔ palm tree-p.184-Eye of the Storm-"I could make out the shapes of the cypress and corner palm tree..." 7/3/25
panda
perfection
polyester
✔ pumice-p.343-100 Cities, 5,000 Ideas: Where to Go, When to Go, What to See, What to Do-"...20 feet (6m) of volcanic ash and pumice..." 8/17/25
quartz
quinine
raconteur
✔ reception-p.164-Eye of the Storm-"There were footsteps in the reception area..." 7/2/25
retina
✔ rivulets-p.204-Eye of the Storm-"A rivulet of rainwater ran from the towel..." 7/4/25
✔ sentry-p. 10-Mysterious Skin-"...like sentries waiting for the upcoming harvest." 7/10/25
✔ shellac-p.207-Ben Franklin's Almanac of Wit, Wisdom, and Practical Advice: Useful Tips and Fascinating Facts for Every Day of the Year-"...dip...into colorless nail publish or shellac..." 7/12/25
sorbet
soupçon
✔ stagnant-p.683-Dombey and Son-"...the gravy and the egg-sauce stagnant..." 9/27/25
subway
temperance
✔ tendon-p.36-Mysterious Skin-"...clamping each tendon and muscle." 8/3/25
✔ testosterone-p.46- Broken-"1. A lack of testosterone." 8/25/25
✔ troupe-Kindle loc.279-The Last Harem-"...with the touring troupe called Playboy Follies." 7/10/25
✔ turf-p.57-The Crime at Black Dudley-"...out onto the roughly cut turf..." 7/6/25
✔ ubiquitous-p.89- Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened Languages-"...asked for definitions of words like 'unequivocal', 'ubiquitous' and 'umbrage'..." 7/7/25
ultrasound
✔ vantage-p.305-The Crime at Black Dudley-"...who from his place of vantage half-way under the table..." 7/11/25
✔ venom-p.10-Raven Black-"...Catherine said, with so much venom that..." 9/20/25
✔ vermillion-p.39-Mysterious Skin-"...their flesh deepening to vermilion." 8/3/25
vigil
votive
✔ walrus-p.45-The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang-"...in glasses, without his walrus mustache..." 9/11/25
✔ wardrobe-p.159-Eye of the Storm-"The typewriter went into the wardrobe..." 7/1/25
✔ welcome-p.18-Broken-"I choose peeing over stabbing. You're welcome," 7/12/25
✔ wrinkled-p.256-The Crime at Black Dudley-"...satisfaction spread over her wrinkled old face." 7/10/25
✔ yarn (story)-p.36-The Crime at Black Dudley-"It's only a yarn, of course, he began." 7/6/25
✔ Yorkshire-p.40-Raven Black-"...headmaster of a big inner-city school in Yorkshire..." 10/22/25
zillions
✔ zip code-p.113-Mysterious Skin-"I found her zip code in the telephone book." 9/25/25
MEGA Scavenger Hunt XIIBegins: 01July2025/ Ends: 31December2025
46/50 - Part 1 of 2
anatomy - Beauty Queens, pg92, "I like to read Grey's Anatomy" - 7/30
arabesque
arsenal - Beauty Queens, pg64, "...your platform is personal arsenal - 7/30
automatic - A Wrinkle in Time, pg 105, "...an odd, automatic, stride" - 7/20
backyard - One Last Stop, pg78 "...a backyard for their child" - 7/10
bayonet - The Light Between Oceans, pg10, "...with guns and bayonets" - 7/22
bourgeois - The Maid's Secret, pg139, "She invited all the bourgeois wives..." - 8/19
bowling - Fahrenheit 451, pg 54, "You like bowling, don't you..." - 7/23
Brussels sprouts - You Shouldn't Have Come Here, pg31, "Spinach, cabbage, brussels sprouts onions..." - 9/15
carafe - Intermezzo, pg158, "Peter fills their water glasses from the carafe." - 8/12
cauldron - The Poppy Fields,pg112, "...witch brewing the sleep in her cauldron or..." - 8/10
chimpanzee (chimp okay) - Baby Teeth, pg234 (ebook), "...barking like a chimpanzee, a wild child..." - 10/21
cologne- The House of Eve, pg 26 "...taking in a whiff of the spicy cologne" - 7/7
cypress - One Last Stop, pg286, "...beyond the cypress trees." - 7/10
designer - Project Hail Mary, pg 483, "...designer Chris Brand (1921-98)." - 7/18
divan - The Alice Network, pg90, "...sank into an old divan and regarded me blankly." - 8/21
divinity (candy)
dulcet - The Maid's Secret, pg152, "I've got you under my skin sung by a dulcet-voiced crooner." - 8/19
duvet - One Plus One, pg 118, "...pull Tanzie's duvet over..." - 7/13
Elvis - Great Big Beautiful Life, pg14, "People posting pictures of Elvis at a mall in Tuscaloosa." - 8/1
enigma - Fractured, pg 379, “Will Trent was certainly an enigma.” - 8/17
equilibrium - Project Hail Mary, pg220, "...equilibrium temperature well over..." - 7/18
espadrilles - The Hunting Wives, pg 11, "...eyelet dress with cream-colored espadrilles." - 8/15
fedora - Hope Rides Again, pg15, "...ivory suit and fedora barreled out... - 7/25
fortune cookie - The Joy Luck Club, pg259, "...I broke open a fortune cookie and it said..." - 7/25
fracas - Hope Rides Again, pg14, "A pair of cops on horseback watched the fracas" - 7/25
fraught - Hope Rides Again, pg73, "...switching to less fraught territory" - 7/25
furnace - Project Hail Mary, pg57, "...furnace at one thousand degrees" - 7/18
garments - The God of the Woods, pg244, "garments of various lengths" - 7/9
gestate
gingham - One Last Stop, pg 85, "...starry galaxy to picnic gingham" - 7/10
gorgeous- One Last Stop, pg 82, "...charming and gorgeous" - 7/10
harlot - James, pg136, "...heathens and pa-gans, harlots and whores..." - 8/25
hissing - One Last Stop, pg83, "...caught her hissing at the jugs..." - 7/10
hostage - Hope Rides Again, pg258, "...same position as the rest of us hostages" - 7/25
hungover - The God of the Woods, pg4, "Are you hungover?" - 7/9
hypnotist
illuminated - One Last Stop, pg396, "...illuminated by the blue and pink glow..." - 7/10
impeccable - Eye of the Needle, pg35, "This information is impeccable" - 7/26
injured - The God of the Woods, pg227, "Except once, when she was injured" - 7/9
inspiration - Fahrenheit 451, pg167, "...acknowledgment of this inspiration..." - 7/23
jamboree
jetty - The Light Between Oceans, pg21, "The long, thin jetty at Point Partageuse..." - 7/22
jolt - One Last Stop, pg92,"The four of them jolt..." - 7/10
karma - The Perks of Being a Wallflower, pg 146, "He believes in karma." - 8/5
kudzu - Beauty Queens, pg83, "...like kudzu, untamed, unconditional..." - 7/30
libido - Eye of the Needle, pg72, "...murder had neutralized his libido" - 7/26
lightbulb (light bulb) - The God of the Woods, pg463, "Her brothers will be changing lightbulbs" - 7/9
luscious - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, pg20, "...trees bearing rich and luscious fruits" - 7/21
lyrics - One Last Stop, pg67, "...as Jane shouts the lyrics." - 7/10
MEGA Scavenger Hunt XIIBegins: 01July2025/ Ends: 31December2025
47/50 - Part 2 of 2
macrame
mantelpiece - Raven Black, pg 269, "...mirror over the mantelpiece - 7/19
marbles (the game) - Homeseeking, pg26, "...interested only in marbles or dolls..." - 8/28
mules (shoes) - Carrie Soto Is Back, pg85, "...dressed in a red pantsuit and mules" - 8/21
muscles - The God of the Woods, pg259, "The muscles of her legs..." - 7/9
New Year's Eve - One Last Stop, pg154, "...Jane remembers New Year's Eve 1977..." - 7/10
noose - You, pg249, “…with a handgun or a noose or a permanent swim…” - 8/9
novel - The God of the Woods, pg 259 "...novels and how-to guides." - 7/9
nursing home - One Plus One, pg 337, "...friend who managed a nursing home" - 7/13
obligated - Fahrenheit 451, pg16, "He held it in his hand, feeling obligated - 7/23
obstacle - The God of the Woods, pg 241, "The obstacle was the amount of work..." - 7/9
ophthalmologist - Hope Rides Again, pg24, "An ophthalmologist wrote an op-ed warning..." - 7/25
overtime - Beauty Queens, pg159 "...couldn't afford to give my mom overtime and dental?" - 7/30
palm tree - Beauty Queens, pg172, "A fireball arced through the crowd and ignited a palm tree" - 7/30
panda - Eye of the Needle, pg 176, "...panda as big as himself." - 7/26
perfection - One Last Stop, pg21 "perfection or promptness..." - 7/10
polyester - The God of the Woods, pg347, "...absurd broad-collared polyester suit" - 7/9
pumice - Beauty Queens, pg49, "...egg shaped and shiny. Pumice stone?" - 7/30
quartz - Great Big Beautiful Life, pg72, "...digging up the occasional bits of quartz." - 8/1
quinine - The Pull of the Stars, pg41, "...poisoning some patients, and quinine and calomel are just as bad." - 8/14
raconteur
reception - One Last Stop, pg157, "A woman files her nails at reception." - 7/10
retina - The Corrections, pg 271, "...a detached retina, short-term memory loss..." - 10/6
rivulets - Great Big Beautiful Life, pg53, "Or the rivulets running from the dark hair tucked behind his ears..." - 8/1
sentry - Black Notice, pg150, "Candy canes brightly stood sentry along his sidewalk..." - 8/2
shellac - Cherry Cheesecake Murder, pg199, "...wad of something that looks like shellac." - 9/26
sorbet - The Poppy Fields, pg 304, "...clouds turn to peach and berry sorbet..." - 8/10
soupçon
stagnant - Fahrenheit 451, pg41, "...night and stone and stagnant spring water..." - 7/23
subway - One Last Stop, pg 17, "...focused on the subway lines..." - 7/10
temperance - The Pull of the Stars, pg 131, "...in a temperance league, and pregnant out of wedlock..." - 8/14
tendon - Fahrenheit 451, pg42, "...almost shaken from their tendons" - 7/23
testosterone - Hope Rides Again, pg192, "...full of testosterone, with too much..." - 7/25
troupe - Beauty Queens, pg34, "...I organized a dance troupe of non-hearing kids" - 7/30
turf - Raven Black, pg88, "...peeling back the turf from the bank..." - 7/19
ubiquitous - Hope Rides Again, pg53, "...as ubiquitous as AR-15s - 7/25
ultrasound - Weyward, pg110, “…running the ultrasound wand over her stomach.” - 9/16/25
vantage - The Light Between Oceans, pg24, "...considerably lower vantage point." - 7/22
venom - Raven Black, pg10, "...with so much venom" - 7/19
vermillion - One Last Stop, pg154, "...who tattooed the vermilion bird..." - 7/10
vigil - Eye of the Needle, pg13, "...standing a cold vigil over his..." - 7/26
votive - The Light Between Oceans, pg 140, "...and her votive candles were cold..." - 7/22
walrus - Eye of the Needle, pg 24, "...sitting on a bank blowing like a walrus - 7/26
wardrobe - One Plus One, pg5, "...clothes in her wardrobe..." - 7/13
welcome - The God of the Woods, pg 12, "..sign that said, unconvincingly, Welcome" - 7/9
wrinkled - The God of the Woods, pg 280 - "The pictures have wrinkled" - 7/9
yarn (story) - Fractured, pg369, “All cops knew how to spin a yarn.” - 8/17
Yorkshire - One Plus One, pg87, "He's been in north Yorkshire..." - 7/13
zillions - Fractured, pg249, “…perfectly matched his zillion-dollar suit…” - 8/17
zip code - Hope Rides Again, pg43, "...different zip code - 7/25
Mod
MEGA Scavenger Hunt XIIBegins: 01July2025/ Ends: 31December2025
anatomy-Once Upon a Time: A True Story of Memory, Murder and the Law by Harry Maclean finished 7/10 p. 348 What part of his anatomy?
arabesque
arsenal-Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden by Bill O'Reilly finished 7/31 p. 265 the great arsenal of democracy...
automatic-Black Bear: My Life Story by Merrill Osmond finished 9/25 p. 108 ...switch on the automatic pilot....
backyard-Trauma Room Two by Phillip Allen Green finished 7/7 p. 141 She is alone in her backyard.
bayonet-Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden by Bill O'Reilly finished 7/31 p. 127 ...bayonets gleaming as the sun rises.
bourgeois-My Good Bright Wolf: A Memoir finished 9/1 p. A little bourgeois boho neglect...
bowling-The Truth About Demons: A Memoir by C.A. Gilchrist finished 7/10 p. 119 ...dinner, or bowling, or a trip to the park.
Brussels sprouts-Beach Music by Pat Conroy finished 7/14 p. 69 I hate Brussels sprouts.
carafe-The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches From the Border by Francisco Cantu finished 9/29 p. 167 ...glass carafes and ceramic V60 drippers made in Japan.
cauldron-Once Upon a Time: A True Story of Memory, Murder and the Law by Harry Maclean finished 7/10 p. 236 ...the cauldron if cross-examination.
chimpanzee (chimp okay)Obitchuary: The Big Hot Book of Death by Spencer Henry and Madison Reyes finished 7/26 p. 180 ...a case study on a chimpanzee...
cologne-Beach Music by Pat Conroy finished 7/14 p. 132 ...the smell of English Leather cologne...
cypress-Beach Music by Pat Conroy finished 7/14 p. 140 ...oblivious to the cypress swamps...
designer-Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries by Gregg Melville finished 9/7 loc. 235 The cemeteries designer......stopped performing cremations after its furnace collapsed...
divan
divinity (candy)
dulcet
duvet
Elvis-Beach Music by Pat Conroy finished 7/14 p. 418 I'll take Elvis any day.
enigma-Once Upon a Time: A True Story of Memory, Murder and the Law by Harry Maclean finished 7/10 p. 389 ...an enigma to Tipton.
equilibrium-Beach Music by Pat Conroy finished 7/14 p. 107 ...regain whatever equilibrium I could...
espadrilles
fedora-Deer Creek Drive: A Reckoning of Memory and Murder in the Mississippi Delta by Beverly Lowry finished 10/6 p. 41 He wore wide ties and an over-sized fedora.
fortune cookie
fracas-The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy by James Patterson finished 8/8 p. 405 ...in the midst of the fracas...
fraught-Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden by Bill O'Reilly finished 7/31 p. 180 ...a career fraught with bribery scandals.
furnace-Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries by Greg Melville finished 9/7 loc. 614 ...after its furnace collapsed...
garments-Children of Darkness and Light: Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell: A Story of Murderous Faith by Lori Hellis finished 9/8 p. 25 ...they wear clothing that covers their temple garments.
gestate
gingham-By Invitation Only by Dorothea Benton Frank finished 8/1 p. 160...green calico or gingham circles...
gorgeous-Out of the Woods: A Girl, a Killer, and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home by Gregg Olsen p. 283 Some were gorgeous.
harlot
hissing-The Truth About Demons: A Memoir by C.A. Gilchrist finished 7/10 p. A hissing laugh came from the figure...
hostage-Out of the Woods: A Girl, a Killer, and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home by Gregg Olsen p. 179 An anorexic teen was held hostage...
hungover-The Truth About Demons: A Memoir by C.A. Gilchrist finished 7/10 p. 258 Adrenaline snapped my hungover head into the now.
hypnotist-Comet's Tale: How the Dog I Rescued Saved My Life by Steven D. Wolf finished 8/12 p. 215 ...like a hypnotist snapping his fingers....
illuminated-Children of Darkness and Light: Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell: A Story of Murderous Faith by Lori Hellis finished 9/8 p. 113 The imposing, eternally illuminated...
impeccable-An American Killing by Mary-Ann Tyrone Smith finished 8/20 p. 12 The cover he had created for himself was impeccable.
injured-Out of the Woods: A Girl, a Killer, and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home by Gregg Olsen p. 72 ...was not an injured rabbit...
inspiration-The Rule of Crime and Me: An Intimate View of Ann Rule Shared By Her Friend of Thirty Years by Anne Jaeger finished 7/5 p. 77 ...her inspiration for one of her best stories...
jamboree-My Good Bright Wolf: A Memoir finished 9/1 p. 105 ...their jamborees and war cries...
jetty-Black Bear: My Life Story by Merrill Osmond finished 9/25 p. 163 They arrived at the jetty minutes too late.
jolt-Out of the Woods: A Girl, a Killer, and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home by Gregg Olsen p. 62 Sessions were designed to jolt...
karma-Freckled: A Memoir of Growing Up Wild in Hawaii by T.W. Neal finished 10/3 p. 44 ...it's bad karma...
kudzu-Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries by Gregg Melville finished 9/7 loc. 446 ...construction spread like kudzu...
libido-Vivien Leigh: A Biography by Ann Edwards finished 11/11 p. 215 She develops marked increase in libido....
lightbulb (light bulb)-Trauma Room Two by Phillip Allen Green finished 7/7 p. 128 ...a light bulb appears over his head...
luscious-Freckled: A Memoir of Growing Up Wild in Hawaii by T.W. Neal finished 10/3 p. 281 ...black hair and luscious brown skin...
lyrics-The Truth About Demons: A Memoir by C.A. Gilchrist finished 7/10 p. 117 ...asking me to repeat the lyrics...
Part 2macrame-An American Killing by Mary-Ann Tyrone Smith finished 8/20 p. 42 Some people think writing is like doing macrame.
mantelpiece-Once Upon a Time: A True Story of Memory, Murder and the Law by Harry Maclean finished 7/10 p. 216 Right over the mantelpiece in her living room...
marbles (the game)-Leave Out the Tragic Parts: A Grandfather's Search for a Boy Lost to Addiction by Dave Kindred finished 7/24 p. 32 ..PeeWee had been a marbles champion.
mules (shoes)
musclesTrauma Room Two by Phillip Allen Green finished 7/7 p. ...the muscles of her back.
New Year's Eve-Beach Music by Pat Conroy finished 7/14 p. 503 ...New Year's Eve when the ice storm hit...
noose-Out of the Woods: A Girl, a Killer, and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home by Gregg Olsen p. 283 ...released the noose and revived Dylan...
novel-Trauma Room Two by Phillip Allen Green finished 7/7 p. 111 ...reading a John Grisham novel...
nursing home-Trauma Room Two by Phillip Allen Green finished 7/7 p. 101 ...she never wanted to be put in a nursing home...
obligated-By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land by Rebecca Nagle finished 11/7 p. 138...which was obligated to remove the intruders...
obstacle-Killer Story: The Truth Behind True Crime Television by Claire St. Amant finished 8/4 p. 152 Our biggest obstacle...
ophthalmologist-Mirror Touch: Notes from a Doctor Who Can Feel Your Pain by Joel Salinas, MD finished 10/26 p. 122 With the ophthalmologist who turned out to be a former classmate...
overtime-The Truth About Demons: A Memoir by C.A. Gilchrist finished 7/10 p. 171 ...eight hours, ten with overtime.
palm tree-Trauma Room Two by Phillip Allen Green finished 7/7 p. 23 A green palm tree and blue sky...
panda-The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy by James Patterson finished 8/8 p. 101 ...plates high with mounds of Panda Express...
perfection -Trespassing Across America: One Man's Epic, Never-Done-Before (and Sort of Illegal) Hike Across the Heartland by Ken Ilgunas finished 8/14 p. 51 a scene of celestial perfection.
polyester -Trespassing Across America: One Man's Epic, Never-Done-Before (and Sort of Illegal) Hike Across the Heartland by Ken Ilgunas finished 8/14 p. 51 ...nylon pants and a polyester shirt...
pumice-Evergreen Lodge: A Memoir by Tom Bross finished 8/22 p. 69 I grab my pumice stone...
quartz-Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries by Gregg Melville finished 9/7 loc. 313 ...granite boulder bespeckled with quartz...
...the Statue Of Liberty standing sentry...
quinine
raconteur
reception-Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden by Bill O'Reilly finished 7/31 p. 106 Friday evening receptions...
retina-Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden by Bill O'Reilly finished 7/31 p. 209 The detached retina will not completely heal...
rivulets-Out of the Woods: A Girl, a Killer, and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home by Gregg Olsen finished 7/17 p. 91 ...sending little rivulets from their warm breath...
sentry
shellac
sorbet
soupçon
stagnant -Trespassing Across America: One Man's Epic, Never-Done-Before (and Sort of Illegal) Hike Across the Heartland by Ken Ilgunas finished 8/14 p. 28 ...some stiff, stubborn, stagnant plan...
subway-By Invitation Only by Dorothea Benton Frank finished 8/1 p. 267 ...the next she's riding the subway.
temperance-Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden by Bill O'Reilly finished 7/31 p. 84 This angers the growing temperance movement.
tendon-Kill the Silence: A Survivor's Life Reclaimed by Monika Korra finished 9/27 p. 23 ...the tendons in his jaw pulsed.
testosterone-Beach Music by Pat Conroy finished 7/14 p. 99 ...overheated with testostersone and the sheer energy of roughhousing...
troupe-Beach Music by Pat Conroy finished 7/14 p. 41 ...as though a troupe of organ grinders...
turf-Trauma Room Two by Phillip Allen Green finished 7/7 p. 11 ...tackles her to the turf.
ubiquitous-The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy by James Patterson finished 8/8 p. 245 ...white cars are ubiquitous...
ultrasound-Trauma Room Two by Phillip Allen Green finished 7/7 p. 14 I do not need an ultrasound...
vantage-The Truth About Demons: A Memoir by C.A. Gilchrist finished 7/10 p. 187 nestled into a good vantage point...
venom-Beach Music by Pat Conroy finished 7/14 p. 362 ...a second dosage of venom...
vermillion-Comet's Tale: How the Dog I Rescued Saved My Life by Steven D. Wolf finished 8/12 p. 177 ...orange, mint, violet, and vermilliion...
vigil-Beach Music by Pat Conroy finished 7/14 p. 129 ...we drove to the hospital to renew our vigil.
votive-By Invitation Only by Dorothea Benton Frank finished 8/1 p. 169...votive candles in beaded holders...
walrus-Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden by Bill O'Reilly finished 7/31 p. 190 Cleveland's walrus mustache was gray.
wardrobe-The Rule of Crime and Me: An Intimate View of Ann Rule Shared By Her Friend of Thirty Years by Anne Jaeger finished 7/5 p. 184 ...she styled the Jackson 5's wardrobe...
welcome-The Truth About Demons: A Memoir by C.A. Gilchrist finished 7/10 p.312 ...everyone was welcome.
wrinkled-Trauma Room Two by Phillip Allen Green finished 7/7 p. 138 ...her wrinkled, spotted hand.
yarn (story)-Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden by Bill O'Reilly finished 7/31 p. ...regaling guests with lengthy yarns.
Yorkshire-My Good Bright Wolf: A Memoir finished 9/1 p. 6 ...who was from Yorkshire and not Jewish...
zillions-Hearts of Darkness: Serial Killers, the Behavioral Science Unit, and My Life as a Woman in the FBI by Jana Monroe finished 7/20 p. 276 ...from a zillion years ago.
zip code
MEGA Scavenger Hunt XIIBegins: 01July2025/ Ends: 31December2025
PART 1 of 2
0 / 50 words found THIS part
0 / 100 words found TOTAL challenge
0 books read
anatomy
arabesque
arsenal
automatic
backyard
bayonet
bourgeois
bowling
Brussels sprouts
carafe
cauldron
chimpanzee (chimp okay)
cologne
cypress
designer
divan
divinity (candy)
dulcet
duvet
Elvis
enigma
equilibrium
espadrilles
fedora
fortune cookie
fracas
fraught
furnace
garments
gestate
gingham
gorgeous
harlot
hissing
hostage
hungover
hypnotist
illuminated
impeccable
injured
inspiration
jamboree
jetty
jolt
karma
kudzu
libido
lightbulb
luscious
lyrics
CONTINUED in following post
MEGA Scavenger Hunt XIIBegins: 01July2025/ Ends: 31December2025
PART 2 of 2 (Continued from above post)
0 / 50 words found THIS part
0 / 100 words found total challenge
0 books read
macrame
mantelpiece
marbles (the game)
mules (shoes)
muscles
New Year's Eve
noose
novel
nursing home
obligated
obstacle
ophthalmologist
overtime
palm tree
panda
perfection
polyester
pumice
quartz
quinine
raconteur
reception
retina
rivulets
sentry
shellac
sorbet
soupçon
stagnant
subway
temperance
tendon
testosterone
troupe
turf
ubiquitous
ultrasound
vantage
venom
vermillion
vigil
votive
walrus
wardrobe
welcome
wrinkled
yarn (story)
Yorkshire
zillions
zip code
anatomy-Queen Meryl-7/12/25-page 111-"Anatomy of an Actor"arabesque
arsenal-Queen Meryl-7/12/25-page 247-"with-in her aesnal"
automatic-The Berry Pickers-7/16/25-page 223-"when the automatic doors opened."
backyard-The Berry Pickers-7/16/25-page 33-"playing in the backyard"
bayonet-Small Island-8/3/25-page 222-"a bayonet was prodding his backside"
bourgeois-The Bewitching-10/7/25-page 48-"petit bourgeois farmers"
bowling-Queen Meryl-7/12/25-page 74-"some horrible men's bowling shirt"
Brussels sprouts-Last to Die-9/30/25-page 233-"She speared a brussels sprout"
carafe-Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil-8/12/25-page 67-"serving trays and carafes of wine."
cauldron-Small Island-8/3/25-page 197-"fat rendered down in a cauldron"
chimpanzee (chimp okay)-Small Island-8/3/25-page 249-"like a chimpanzee in clothes"
cologne-The Berry Pickers-7/16/25-page 141-"He smelled of the cologne"
cypress-The Hacienda-9/24/25-page 25-"sickley cypress trees lined the path"
designer-Queen Meryl-7/12/25-page 74-"costume designer Ann Roth"
divan-Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil-8/12/25-page 355-"arranges herself on the divan"
divinity (candy)-The Adoption of Charlie Keenan-9/19/25-page 180-"She made peanut brittle, fudge and divinity"
dulcet
duvet-Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil-8/12/25-page 81-"back into the nest of her duvet"
Elvis-A Well-Trained Wife10/21/25-page 221-"Elvis, Pippi Longstocking, George Washington"
enigma-Queen Meryl-7/12/25-page 78-"to flesh out this enigma"
equilibrium-Homecoming-8/20/25-page 5-"regain her equilibrium"
espadrilles-The Humans-10/10/25-page 270-"I told my espadrilles."
fedora-Under The Whispering Door7/27/25-page 157-"under the old-fashioned fedora"
fortune cookie-Under The Whispering Door7/27/25-page 39-"sound like a fortune cookie"
fracas-Small Island-8/3/25-page 63-"this fracas had reached her ears"
fraught-A Tale of Two Cities-9/17/25-page 277-"the changed times were fraught"
furnace-The Berry Pickers-7/16/25-page 72-"tossed it into the furnace"
garments-The Heiress-7/19/25-page 195-"a heavy black garment bag"
gestate
gingham-The Heiress-7/19/25-page 123-"with gingham tablecloths"
gorgeous-Queen Meryl-7/12/25-page 48-"his gorgeous and talented wife"
harlot
hissing-Queen Meryl-7/12/25-page 205-"Meryl hissing Miranda's killer"
hostage-Queen Meryl-7/12/25-page 156-"holding Gail and Roarke hostage"
hungover-Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil-8/12/25-page 73-"replaced by a hungover scowl"
hypnotist
illuminated-Small Island-8/3/25-page 50-"college building was illuminated"
impeccable-The Heiress-7/19/25-page 274-"impeccable as Elaine"
injured-Queen Meryl-7/12/25-page 27-"Julia has been injured"
inspiration-Queen Meryl-7/12/25-page 3-"many artist who lose inspiration"
jamboree
jetty-Homecoming-8/20/25-page 536-"a car accident on Jetty Road"
jolt-Homecoming-8/20/25-page 523-"the jolt of bittersweet pleasure"
karma-Queen Meryl-7/12/25-page 191-"karma arrives in the form of an alligator"
kudzu-The Heiress-7/19/25-page 233-"the same way kudzu climbed the trees"
libido-Guilty as Sin-11/11/25-page 407-"times to develop a libido"
lightbulb-Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil-8/12/25-page 74-"like a lightbulb on the fritz"
luscious-The Summer War-11/6/25-page 126-"luscious summer fruits sizzled"
lyrics-Queen Meryl-7/12/25-page 133-"three minutes of lyrics"
macramemantelpiece-Small Island-8/3/25-page 265-"his feet on the mantlepiece"
marbles (the game)-Fifth Born-9/21/25-page 109-"Marbles out of a sack"
mules (shoes)
muscles-Queen Meryl-7/12/25-page 92-"to flex her theatrical muscles"
New Year's Eve-The Berry Pickers-7/16/25-page 163-"married on New Year's Eve"
noose-The Heiress-7/19/25-page 190-"a hangman's noose"
novel-Queen Meryl-7/12/25-page 20-"of classic Russian novels"
nursing home-Queen Meryl-7/12/25-page 127-"starts a job at the nursing home"
obligated-Queen Meryl-7/12/25-page 249-"Meryl felt obligated"
obstacle-Queen Meryl-7/12/25-page 166-"who pushed through obstacles"
ophthalmologist--Exile Music-10/14/25-page 4-father's father, an opthalmologist"
overtime-Queen Meryl-7/12/25-page 48-"relieving the stress of working overtime"
palm tree-Small Island-8/3/25-page 173-"The palm trees tourists thought rested"
panda
perfection-Queen Meryl-7/12/25-page 138-"Meryl-esque model of perfection"
polyester-Here One Moment-10/25/25-page 60-"a whole lot of polyester"
pumice-A Well-Trained Wife10/21/25-page 60-"off my nose with a pumice stone"
quartz-Last to Die-9/30/25-page 158-"that bit of quartz"
quinine
raconteur-Queen Meryl-7/12/25-page 201-"remarked the writer-director-raconteur"
reception-Under The Whispering Door7/27/25-page 5-"the reception at a Holiday Inn"
retina-Fifth Born-9/21/25-page 119-"what impact could do to the retina"
rivulets-Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil-8/12/25-page 475-"sleep is stained with rivulets of rusted red."
sentry-The Hacienda-9/24/25-page 58-"bowls of incense like sentries"
shellac-Homecoming-8/20/25-page 149-"on the balcony with shellac"
sorbet-The Black Bird Oracle-11/27/28-page 44-"Only in sorbet"
soupçon
stagnant-Under The Whispering Door7/27/25-page 64-"The air was strangely stagnant"
subway-Queen Meryl-7/12/25-page 55-"You ride the subway"
temperance-Homecoming-8/20/25-page 295-"tendency toward temperance and moderation"
tendon-Small Island-8/3/25-page 54-'girls with tendons that stood out"
testosterone-The Secrets We Keep-9/7/25-page 142-"way too much testosterone"
troupe--Exile Music-10/14/25-page 164-"I join the troupe of actors"
turf-Homecoming-8/20/25-page 56-"Ernie Staffsmith's turf"
ubiquitous-Queen Meryl-7/12/25-page 207-"was too ubiquitous for her own good"
ultrasound-A Well-Trained Wife10/21/25-page 99-"rhythm underwater on the ultrasound"
vantage-Homecoming-8/20/25-page 47-"From her vantage point"
venom-The Hope of Azure Springs-8/6/25-page 185-"the venom she had displayed"
vermillion-The Bewitching-10/7/25-page 217-"a splash of vermillion"
vigil-The Berry Pickers-7/16/25-page 127-"other families keeping vigil"
votive-The Heiress-7/19/25-page 204-"the flickering votive on the table"
walrus-The Humans-10/10/25-page 100-"I am the Walrus"
wardrobe-Queen Meryl-7/12/25-page 74-"utilitarian wardrobe of t-shirts"
welcome-Queen Meryl-7/12/25-page 52-"Welcome to being a woman in 1979"
wrinkled-The Berry Pickers-7/16/25-page 73-"rested her wrinkled hand"
yarn (story)-Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil-8/12/25-page 223-"messy yarns of sordid affairs"
Yorkshire-The Heiress-7/19/25-page 156-"growing up in Yorkshire"
zillions
zip code-Guilty as Sin-11/11/25-page 15-"I'm good in any zip code"
Mod
Happy hunting!
I had never heard of the word, raconteur, before and never thought I'd come across it. Yet I went to see a show this week and they said raconteur! I almost jumped up. If only I could count it or find the script.... 😊
JennH wrote: "I had never heard of the word, raconteur, before and never thought I'd come across it. Yet I went to see a show this week and they said raconteur! I almost jumped up. If only I could count it or fi..."Yes, I often notice words on TV or in a crossword puzzle!
Mod
Ha, Ha, Ha! A few years ago I found the word "yurt" and was ready to get my slip of paper to record it when I realized I was listening to TV.
Grab a Book & Play Booktivity!
Books mentioned in this topic
The Zoo of Intelligent Animals (other topics)Second Suns: Two Doctors and Their Amazing Quest to Restore Sight and Save Lives (other topics)
Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam (other topics)
Chocky (other topics)
People We Meet on Vacation (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
D.A. Holdsworth (other topics)David Oliver Relin (other topics)
Katherine Rundell (other topics)
Melody Carlson (other topics)
Mollie Cox Bryan (other topics)
More...
Begins: 01July2025/ Ends: 31December2025
.
Your challenge is to find the following words/phrases in the TEXT of the books you are reading during this challenge period.
You are NOT restricted to one book / one word; you may find as many of the words/phrases in a single book as you like. If you find all the words in one book you are really lucky!
Word list
anatomy
arabesque
arsenal
automatic
backyard
bayonet
bourgeois
bowling
Brussels sprouts
carafe
cauldron
chimpanzee (chimp okay)
cologne
cypress
designer
divan
divinity (candy)
dulcet
duvet
Elvis
enigma
equilibrium
espadrilles
fedora
fortune cookie
fracas
fraught
furnace
garments
gestate
gingham
gorgeous
harlot
hissing
hostage
hungover
hypnotist
illuminated
impeccable
injured
inspiration
jamboree
jetty
jolt
karma
kudzu
libido
lightbulb (light bulb)
luscious
lyrics
macrame
mantelpiece
marbles (the game)
mules (shoes)
muscles
New Year's Eve
noose
novel
nursing home
obligated
obstacle
ophthalmologist
overtime
palm tree
panda
perfection
polyester
pumice
quartz
quinine
raconteur
reception
retina
rivulets
sentry
shellac
sorbet
soupçon
stagnant
subway
temperance
tendon
testosterone
troupe
turf
ubiquitous
ultrasound
vantage
venom
vermillion
vigil
votive
walrus
wardrobe
welcome
wrinkled
yarn (story)
Yorkshire
zillions
zip code
===========================================
NOTE - Given the length of this challenge, and Goodreads' character limit within one post, I'd recommend you reserve TWO spaces right away.
Unless a variation is specified above, words must match exactly, with the following exceptions: I will accept a plural/singular version, or differences in spelling between British and American English (e.g. honor or honour). But those are the ONLY deviations allowed. So if you are looking for "vivid" - I will NOT allow "vividly."
All books used must be a minimum of 100 pages long - Page length determined by HARDCOVER 1st edition. If there is no Hardcover, then the most popular paperback governs page #.
You may read in any format - text, audio or e-book. If using audio or e-book I suggest using Amazon.com's "look inside" feature to get a page number for your quote.
You MUST finish the book before you can claim credit for finding the word/phrase.
EXAMPLE of a successful post:
account - The Frozen River ✔ – 06Aug24 - pg 124 - "…an account of his every…"
Have Fun!
.