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The general rules of Scattergories are that you are given a list of categories and a time limit. Then the letter dice is rolled and you have to come up with something that matches the letter and the category.

The object of this challenge is the same sort of thing as the board game. We give you a list of 12 categories/words and a letter and you find items that MATCHES the letter and category in your books. The goal is to find all 12 items. You may use a book to fulfill as many categories as it fits (you don't have to read 12 books this month...don't worry!)

The first 6 categories will stay the same, the second 6 will be announced each month. You may use the same words, BUT you must use different sentences.


Please remember to add a link to the book, the author and give the date you finished reading it.
You also need to post a partial sentence and page/loc# for items 7-12.


October Scattergories
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
2. Author (first or last name)
3. Main Character (first or last name)
4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)

And the Specials for October are:
7. Human beings - plural or singular
8. An Italian meal or food
9. Where you keep things
10. A social event
11. They can help you
12. Something you see on the front of a house






Your letter is:

Angel **Book Junkie** FINISHED
Anne FINISHED

Bubbles

Caraina FINISHED
Chrissie
Christina (AKA Babbling) FINISHED

Denise S FINISHED

emily

Ferenc FINISHED
Frankie FINISHED

Genevieve

Jessica FINISHED
JoAnne FINISHED

Kendra FINISHED

Lali & Michelle FINISHED
Laura Z FINISHED
LaurLa FINISHED

Melissa A FINISHED
Michele FINISHED

Olivermagnus FINISHED

Rissa FINISHED

Sarah FINISHED
Sue
Susan A FINISHED

Tammie FINISHED

October Scattergories - Letter P
Read: 12/12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title: The Perfect Wife Blake Pierce 10/9/25
2. Author: Blake Pierce The Perfect Wife 10/9/25
3. Main Character: Paxton Don't Fall for Your Best Friend Logan Chance 10/6/25
4. Secondary Character: Dan Pardee Blessing of the Lost Girls J.A. Jance 10/7/25
5. Place/Setting: Phoenix and Pittsburgh Baden Sawyer Bennett 10/14/25
6. Item on cover: Pink Shirt
Don't Fall for Your Best Friend Logan Chance 10/6/25

And the Specials for October are:
7. Human beings: Person Hidden Nature Nora Roberts 10/2/25 Loc 215 You are a sick person, sis.

8. An Italian meal or food: Pasta Hidden Nature Nora Roberts 10/2/25 Loc 675 We're having pasta tonight.

9. Where you keep things: Purse Flawless Elsie Silver 10/3/25 p 320 My phone rings loudly in my purse, much too loud in the quiet restaurant.

10. A social event: Party Flawless Elsie Silver 10/3/25 p 379 ...makes me feel like I’m having a tea party at the Mad Hatter’s place.

11. They can help you: Parents Don't Fall for Your Best Friend Logan Chance 10/6/25 p 23 ...Florida, and my parents visiting her for a few months while they renovate their home, there is a noticeable void.

12. Something you see on the front of a house: Porch
Hidden Nature Nora Roberts 10/2/25 Loc 502 ...its sit-and-stay awhile front porch.

October Scattergories
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

Recurring Items:
✅1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
The People We Keep by Allison Larkin. Read 10/23/25
✅2. Author (first or last name) Phaedra Patrick
Rise & Shine, Benedict Stone by Phaedra Patrick. Read 10/9/25
✅3. Main Character (first or last name) Papi
The Book of Broken Hearts by Sarah Ockler Read 10/4/5
✅4. Secondary Character (first or last name) Jean Philipee
The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom 10/6/25
✅5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') PIMLICO,London
Any Human Heart by William Boyd Read 10/19/25
✅6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) Pages in book
Read 10/4/25

And the Specials for October are:
✅7. Human beings - plural or singular PEOPLE
The Measure by Nikki Erlick Read 10/4/25
Page 73 and they shall be his PEOPLE

✅8. An Italian meal or food PASTA
The Book of Broken Hearts by Sarah Ockler Read 10/4/5
Page 69 I dumped a box of PASTS into a pan of boiling water.

✅9. Where you keep things PURSE
The Measure by Nikki Erlick Read 10/4/25
Page 79 Her hands had been resting behing her purse.

✅10. A social event PLAYDATE
The Measure by Nikki Erlick Read 10/4/25
Page 83 That was a fun playdate.

✅11. They can help you PARENTS
The Measure by Nikki Erlick Read 10/4/25
Page 78 How did your PARENTS react.

✅12. Something you see on the front of a house PLANT
The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom 10/6/25
Page 139. She never spoke of the plant accident.

FINISHED! October Scattergories 2025
Oct 1 - 31, 2025 (10/09/25)

Letter P

Read: 12/12

Recurring Items:

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

The Phoenix Pencil Company Allison King 10/01/25

X 2. Author (first or last name) - Lynn Painter

Maid for Each Other Lynn Painter 10/06/25

X 3. Main Character (first or last name) - Marjorie Post

The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post Allison Pataki 10/05/25

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

Dead in Dublin (Dublin Driver Mysteries) Catie Murphy 10/06/25

X 5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') -

Penzance

The Death of Mrs. Westaway Ruth Ware 10/09/25

X 6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) - Pom Pom/Pet/Pup


Jingle Bell Bark (Melanie Travis 11) Laurien Berenson 10/04/25

And the Specials for October are all from - Zara Hossain Is Here Sabina Khan 10/03/25

7. Human beings - plural or singular (people)

p. 10 “. . . for people of color . . .”

8. An Italian meal or food (pizza)

p. 33 “. . . take a bite of my pizza . . .”

9. Where you keep things (pantry)

p. 6 “. . . then disappears into the pantry . . .”

10. A social event (party)

p. 75 “ . . . at a retirement party . . .”

11. They can help you (police)

p. 87 “. . . the police were called . . .”

12. Something you see on the front of a house (path)

p. 183 “. . . I chose the other path . . .”


XX

October Scattergories - Letter P
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

*You may use a book to fulfill as many categories as it fits

Completed: 12/12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) Pumpkin Pies & Potions - Polly Holmes 10/24/25
2. Author (first or last name) The Rattled Bones - S.M. Parker 10/13/25
3. Main Character (first or last name) Turbo Twenty-Three - Janet Evanovich 10/14/25 (Stephanie Plum)
4. Secondary Character (first or last name) The Warm Hands of Ghosts - Katherine Arden 10/26/25 (Penelope “Pim” Shaw)
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') The Storyteller - Jodi Picoult 10/10/25 (Peru; Poland)
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) Felony at the Fall Festival: A Molly Montgomery Cozy Mystery - Tessa Aura 10/7/25 (Pumpkin)

And the Specials for October are:
7. Human beings - plural or singular The Forgotten Hours - Katrin Schumann 10/14/25 (pg. 26 – People thought whatever they thought.)
8. An Italian meal or food The Forgotten Hours - Katrin Schumann 10/14/25 (pg. 145 – In her arms she holds a pizza carton…)
9. Where you keep things The Forgotten Hours - Katrin Schumann 10/14/25 (pg. 64 – Lulu pulls out a lipstick from the pocket of her shorts…)
10. A social event The Forgotten Hours - Katrin Schumann 10/14/25 (pg. 22 – The party would be starting in a few hours…)
11. They can help you The Forgotten Hours - Katrin Schumann 10/14/25 (pg. 146 – There’s a police car out there…)
12. Something you see on the front of a house The Forgotten Hours - Katrin Schumann 10/14/25 (pg. 123 – Constance Nichols was sitting on the front porch of her house…)

October Scattergories - Letter P
October 1-31, 2025

12 of 12 Complete

Recurring Items:
🔹️1. Book Title
The Phoenix Crown - Kate Quinn - 4 Stars - 10/25/25
🔹️2. Author
Bel Canto - Ann Patchett - 4 Stars - 10/8/25
🔹️3. Main Character - Emily Pollifax
Mrs. Pollifax Pursued - Dorothy Gilman - 3 Stars - 10/5/25
🔹️4. Secondary Character - Phil LeBlanc
Love You More - Lisa Gardner - 4.5 Stars - 10/9/25
🔹️5. Place/Setting - Pennsylvania
Staged to Death - Karen Rose Smith - 3 Stars - 10/11/25
🔹️6. Item on cover - Puppy
Staged to Death - Karen Rose Smith - 3 Stars - 10/11/25


And the Specials for October are:
🔹️7. Human beings - People
The Firm - John Grisham - 4 Stars - 10/1/25 - p4 - "We don't hire too many people."
🔹️8. An Italian meal or food - Pasta
The Firm - John Grisham - 4 Stars - 10/1/25 - p87 - "She found the recipe in a pasta cookbook."
🔹️9. Where you keep things - Purse
The Firm - John Grisham - 4 Stars - 10/1/25 - p429 - "She pulled money from her purse and paid him."
🔹️10. A social event - Prom
The Firm - John Grisham - 4 Stars - 10/1/25 - p396 - "Whom did you take to your senior prom?"
🔹️11. They can help you - Parents
The Firm - John Grisham - 4 Stars - 10/1/25 - p129 - "Our parents were good people."
🔹️12. Something you see on the front of a house - Porch
The Firm - John Grisham - 4 Stars - 10/1/25 - p198 - " A small covered porch surrounded the only entrance."

FINISHED!

The object of this challenge is the same sort of thing as the board game. We give you a list of 12 categories/words and a letter and you find items that MATCHES the letter and category in your books. The goal is to find all 12 items. You may use a book to fulfill as many categories as it fits (you don't have to read 12 books this month...don't worry!)

The first 6 categories will stay the same, the second 6 will be announced each month. You may use the same words, BUT you must use different sentences.


Please remember to add a link to the book, the author and give the date you finished reading it.
You also need to post a partial sentence and page/loc# for items 7-12.

October Scattergories
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) Persephone's Curse by Katrina Leno✅10/28/25

2. Author (first or last name) The Lost Queen by Aimee Phan✅10/30/25

3. Main Character (first or last name) Gwendy's Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar Character Name: Gwendy Peterson✅️10/7/25

4. Secondary Character (first or last name) by Aimee Phan (character name: Huong Pham)✅ 10/30/25

5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') Persephone's Curse by Katrina Leno (park=the girls spend a large amount of the story in Central Park)✅10/28/25

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) by Brooke Archer(pavement)✅10/25/25

And the Specials for October are:
7. Human beings - plural or singular Hearts Still Beating "...your settlement's designated medical professional has been briefed on the circumstances." page 24 ✅10/25/25

8. An Italian meal or food Persephone's Curse by Katrina Leno "Bernadette got a slice of pizza, Clara got a veggie burger, and I stood in front of the grill..." location 1584✅10/28/25

9. Where you keep things Hearts Still Beating by Brooke Archer "He digs a hand into his pocket and pulls out a key on a keychain.."pg 74 ✅10/25/25

10. A social event Gwendy's Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar "...his father's big work party, and it is every bit as awkward and wonderful as expected." Location 859✅️10/7/25

11. They can help you Gwendy's Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar "The police tied him to at least four other..." Location 1,000✅️10/7/25

12. Something you see on the front of a house Hearts Still Beating by Brooke Archer "...railing up the handful of stairs to the porch, is straight out of the eighties." page 44✅10/26/25

October Scattergories - Letter P

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
Paddington at the Palace by Michael Bond 10/29/2025
2. Author (first or last name)
Sniffed Out by Patti Benning 10/30/2025
3. Main Character (first or last name) Stephanie Plum
Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine by Janet Evanovich 10/6/2025
4. Secondary Character (first or last name) Mrs Plum (Stephanie's mother)
Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine by Janet Evanovich 10/06/2025
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) Pumpkin
by Linnea West 10/04/2025
And the Specials for October are:
7. Human beings - plural or singular PEOPLE Halloween Hayride Murder by Linnea West p2 "People often wonder why"
8. An Italian meal or food PIGNOLI COOKIES Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine by Janet Evanovich p 171 "Grandma brought out a plate of pignoli cookies"
9. Where you keep things PURSE Halloween Hayride Murder by Linnea West p 243 "bother with a purse"
10. A social event PARTY Halloween Hayride Murder by Linnea West p2 "loves to throw a party"
11. They can help you PARENTS Halloween Hayride Murder by Linnea West p 1 "from her parents"
12. Something you see on the front of a house PUMPKINS Halloween Hayride Murder by Linnea West p 243 "my load of pumpkins"

Welcome Laura, Michele, Melissa, Caraina, Lynda, Sarah and Genevieve!

October Scattergories
Letter P

12/12

1. Book Title - The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore 10/6/25

2. Author - Brook Peterson
A History of Murder by Brook Peterson 10/1/25

3. Main Character - Pamela Paterson
Death of a Knit Wit by Peggy Ehrhart 10/23/25

4. Secondary Character - Ellie Porter
A History of Murder by Brook Peterson 10/1/25

5. Place/Setting - The Pumpkin Spice Cafe
The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore 10/6/25

6. Item on cover - Paper & Pencils
Bookman Dead Style by Paige Shelton 10/2/25


7. Human beings - People
"Funny, I had been meeting people all day..." A History of Murder by Brook Peterson 10/1/25 30%

8. An Italian meal or food - Pizza
"...and she had a pizza on the way." The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore 10/6/25 p65

9. Where you keep things - Purse
"No wonder her purse weighed twenty pounds..." A History of Murder by Brook Peterson 10/1/25 14%

10. A social event - Party
"Two of my friends and I went there for a private tour and a tea party..." A History of Murder by Brook Peterson 10/1/25 74%

11. They can help you - Police
"A female police officer appeared in front of me." A History of Murder by Brook Peterson 10/1/25 9%

12. Something you see on the front of a house - Porch
"Let's go sit on the porch and relax." A History of Murder by Brook Peterson 10/1/25 6%

October Scattergories. P.
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

12/12 Completed. Finish

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
Pina Colada Poison-Jasmine Webb 10/11/25

2. Author (first or last name)
Kristen Proby-Where We Bloom 10/03/25

3. Main Character (first or last name): Penny Rose
He Falls First-Jill Shalvis 10/09/25

4. Secondary Character (first or last name): Pacey Lawes
Those Three Little Words-Meghan Quinn 10/11/25

5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch'): Philadelphia, PA
Die for Me-Karen Rose 10/03/25

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items): Pants
Who's Your Daddy-Brittanee Nicole 10/01/25


And the Specials for October are:
7. Human beings - plural or singular: People
Pg.23"Most people call me Cal,..."
Who's Your Daddy-Brittanee Nicole 10/01/25

8. An Italian meal or food: Pasta
Pg.87"That was pasta."
Who's Your Daddy-Brittanee Nicole 10/01/25

9. Where you keep things: Purse
Pg.38"I scoop up my purse and climb out."
Who's Your Daddy-Brittanee Nicole 10/01/25

10. A social event: Party
Pg.240"...my Morticia Adams can enter the Halloween party..."
Who's Your Daddy-Brittanee Nicole 10/01/25

11. They can help you: Police
Pg.110"Police reports."
Who's Your Daddy-Brittanee Nicole 10/01/25

12. Something you see on the front of a house: Porch
Pg.109"But here, in the shade of the porch..."
Where We Bloom-Kristen Proby 10/03/25

October Scattergories. P.
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
COMPLETE

1. Book Title: Pumpkin to Talk About: A Novella by Allie Samberts Oct 1 ★★★
2. Author: Piper Rayne, Secrets of the World's Worst Matchmaker Oct 1 ★★
3. Main Character: Major Patrick Wainwright, A Lady's Favour by Kelly Anne Bruce Oct 1 ★★★
4. Secondary Character: Polly (ex fiancee), The Earl's Heart by Charlotte Fitzwilliam Oct 4 ★★★
5. Place/Setting : Paradise MA, Robert B. Parker's Fool Me Twice by Michael Brandman Oct 8 ★★★★
6. Item on cover: pants

The Bastard's Bride Oct 4 ★★★

7. Human beings - plural or singular PEOPLE p14 support a number of people
Dark Crimes by Michael Hambling Oct 5 ★★★★
8. An Italian meal or food: PASTA 2h46 serving chicken over pasta
Game Plan by Amy AIslin Oct 2 ★★★★
9. Where you keep things POCKET p188 reaching into his pocket
Six Types of Apology by Lisa Oliver Oct 2 ★★★★
10. A social event: PARTY, 11%a long-ago wild party
Hotshot by Lane Hayes Oct 1 ★★★★
11. They can help you: PSYCHOLOGIST 5h32m The psychologist I worked with at the VA
Undercover in Conard County by Rachel Lee Oct 4 ★★★
12. Something you see on the front of a house PORCH ch 5 nodded from the porch
Mine to Serve by Leah Meers Oct 3 ★★★

Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

Letter: P
Progress: 5/12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
2. Author - Pascale Quiviger - Abschiede (25/10/28)
3. Main Character (first or last name)
4. Secondary Character - Philipp Alsen Abschiede by Pascale Quiviger (25/10/28)
5. Place/Setting - Prince Edward Island Anne of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery
6. Item on cover - Palace Abschiede by Pascale Quiviger (25/10/28)

And the Specials for October are:
7. Human beings - plural or singular
8. An Italian meal or food
9. Where you keep things Verbrechen by Ferdinand von Schirach p. 175 "Man hatte die Scherben der Büste in einem Pappkarton eingesammelt [...]" (25/10/16)
10. A social event
11. They can help you Abschiede by Pascale Quiviger p. 19 "Er wollte das Personal in der Wäscherei versammeln." (25/10/28)
12. Something you see on the front of a house Anne of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery p. 4 "Her old porch gable room was always kept for her [...]"

October Scattergories
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
Completion: 12/12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) | Paris: The Memoir | Paris Hilton | 10.09
2. Author (first or last name) | Norman Partridge | Johnny Halloween: Tales of the Dark Season | 10.02
3. Main Character (first or last name): Paris Hilton | Paris: The Memoir | Paris Hilton | 10.09
4. Secondary Character (first or last name) Werner Pfenning | All the Light We Cannot See | Anthony Doerr | 10.08
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') | Port Townsend, Washington | Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive | Stephanie Land | 10.05
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) | Pumpkin | Johnny Halloween: Tales of the Dark Season | Norman Partridge | 10.02


And the Specials for October are:
7. Human beings - plural or singular - People "It changed the way I saw people." p. 108 | Johnny Halloween: Tales of the Dark Season | Norman Partridge | 10.02
8. An Italian meal or food | "Taking a forkful of pasta, Ryan smiles at me....." p. 347 | The Right Move | Liz Tomforde | 10.04
9. Where you keep things pocket A vibrating from his trouser pocket tickled his groin...." p. 5 | The One | John Marrs | 10.02
10. A social event Party | "All we need to find is a photographer now, and we'll probably have a party..." p. 211 | The One | John Marrs | 10.02
11. They can help you | "They advised me to hang up and call the police" | Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive | Stephanie Land | 10.05
12. Something you see on the front of a house | I leaned forward on the rail of my Porch to see what was going on" p. 42 | Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive | Stephanie Land | 10.05

October Scattergories
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

"P"

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) - The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore 26 October 2025 ★★★
2. Author (first or last name) - Perry The Skeleton Paints a Picture by Leigh Perry 15 October 2025 ★★★★
3. Main Character (first or last name) - Patrick O'Hara The Guncle by Steven Rowley 31 October 2025 ★★★★★
4. Secondary Character (first or last name) - Phyllis The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson 3 October 2026 ★★★★★
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') - Palm Springs, California - The Guncle by Steven Rowley 31 October 2025 ★★★★★
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) - pumpkins The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore 26 October 2025 ★★★




And the Specials for October are:
The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson 3 October 2026 ★★★★★

7. Human beings - plural or singular People - (pg 6) “If you want people to come
8. An Italian meal or food Pizza - (pg 275) pizza and a movie?
9. Where you keep things pocket - (pg 141) back into her pocket
10. A social event Party - (pg 62) Once the party had finished
11. They can help you Police - (pg 29) before the police.
📙📙📙📙📙📙📙📙📙📙📙

The Skeleton Paints a Picture by Leigh Perry 15 October 2025 ★★★★

12. Something you see on the front of a house Porch (pg 10) on the porch for the mailman to pick up.”

Welcome Michelle, Frankie, Susan, Chrissie, Angel and Christina!

P | Completed - 12

1. Book Title
Paradise For Two, Betty Neels | 10/21

2. Author
The Big Dark, Rodman Philbrick | 10/27

3. Main Character - Prudence
Paradise For Two, Betty Neels | 10/21

4. Secondary Character - Mrs. Parish
The Secret Book Society, Madeline Martin | 10/22

5. Place/Setting - Pittsburg
Foster, Sawyer Bennett | 10/14

6. Item on cover - planet
Last Chance to Save the World, Beth Revis | 10/6

7. Human beings - plural or singular - persons, p201
"You're my favorite person out of all the persons I know.
Foster, Sawyer Bennett | 10/14

8. An Italian meal or food - pizza, p55
...Cameron patched the drywall in the closet, for payment in pizza after Brad tore it up...
Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt | 10/13

9. Where you keep things - purse, p52
...I walked out with my purse stuffed full of cash and didn't look back.
The Favorites, Layne Fargo | 10/4

10. A social event - party, p72
"My mom throws a little party for the Fourth every year"
The Favorites, Layne Fargo | 10/4

11. They can help you - pills, p395
He was on the same pills Id be prescribed after my fall at 2006 Nationals.
The Favorites, Layne Fargo | 10/4

12. Something you see on the front of a house - pillar, p410
Heath leaned against a pillar in the backstage area, our skate bags at his feet.
The Favorites, Layne Fargo | 10/4

October 2025 Scattergories

October Scattergories
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

Your letter is: P

Recurring Items:
✔1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) ~ The Pucking Proposal by Lauren Landish (10/7/2025)
✔2. Author (first or last name) ~ Lynn Painter , Fake Skating (10/12/2025)
✔3. Main Character (first or last name) ~ Serena Paris: Mate by Ali Hazelwood (10/15/2025)
✔4. Secondary Character (first or last name) ~ Parker: The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson (10/22/2025)
✔5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') ~ Pelion, Maine: Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan (10/20/2025)
✔6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) ~ Paw Prints: by Lana Ferguson (10/22/2025)

And the Specials for October are:
✔7. Human beings - plural or singular ~ page 198: Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore (10/16/2025):
“Settle down, little one, you needed a bath. If we vanquish our enemy, it will be through gallantry and courage, not the stench of our persons.”
✔8. An Italian meal or food ~ page 36, Love & Saffron by Kim Fay (10/15/2025):
P.S. In fact, I do know of Mr. Pellegrini. I was ten or so when Mother cut out his recipe for an exotic sauce called pesto from Sunset magazine. She was besotted with it. It inspired her to grow basil in our garden, and we still have it with pasta regularly.
✔9. Where you keep things ~ page 242, Mrs. Nash's Ashes by Sarah Adler (10/1/2025):
Once we’re in the car, I open the fig bars we found in the pantry.
✔10. A social event ~ page 113, Mrs. Nash's Ashes by Sarah Adler (10/1/2025):
“... The parade is tomorrow at noon, and then later in the day we have the pie-eatin’ contest, live music, vendors of all sorts, fireworks. It’s a great time.”
✔11. They can help you ~ page 153, The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson (10/22/2025):
I’ve noticed at least three nurses and two physicians turning their heads to watch me pass as I move through the hallways down here, each of them staring at the side of my head like I’m some sort of alien visitor they can’t make heads or tails of.
✔12. Something you see on the front of a house ~ page 278, PS: I Hate You by Lauren Connolly (10/9/2025):
Dom’s voice pulls me out of my dark thoughts, and I turn to see him standing at the patio door.

FINISHED!!!!

October Scattergories - Letter P
Read: 9/12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
Please Tell Me by Mike Omer - 10/17
2. Author (first or last name)
3. Main Character (first or last name)
4. Secondary Character (first or last name): Patricia Geller (MC's mom)
The Executioners Three by Susan Dennard - 10/4
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') - Prague
The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown - 10/8
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)

And the Specials for October are:
7. Human beings - plural or singular: parents
Girls of Dark Divine by E.V. Woods - 10/1
pg. 99 - "Heather's parents stared with open mouths and horror-filled eyes as Malcolm left them standing in the center of the foyer."
8. An Italian meal or food: pasta
Please Tell Me by Mike Omer - 10/17
pg. 117 - "Pasta?"
9. Where you keep things: pockets
The Witch's Orchard by Archer Sullivan - 10/17
pg. 13 - "I take a drink of my beer, watch Max put his hands in his pockets and take them back out."
10. A social event: party
The Executioners Three by Susan Dennard - 10/4
pg. 10 - "It's not like I've ever been to a party."
11. They can help you - Policemen
The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown - 10/8
pg. 17 - "Langdon eyed the policemen."
12. Something you see on the front of a house: porch
The Executioners Three by Susan Dennard - 10/4
pg.98 - "She bent out of her family's front door and examined the short space between the porch and street."

Welcome Tammie, Rissa and Bubbles!

October Scattergories
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

Goal: 12/12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
Perfect - A Perfect Alibi - Anne Baines - 10/04/25

2. Author (first or last name)
Pearson, Mallory - Voice Like a Hyacinth - Mallory Pearson - 10/26/25

3. Main Character (first or last name)
Prewitt, Cassidy - Direct Descendant - Tanya Huff - 10/17/25

4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
Pari, Annie’s coworker - Uncharmed - Lucy Jane Wood - 10/09/25

5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
Portland - A Perfect Alibi - Anne Baines - 10/04/25

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)
Pillow - A Perfect Alibi - Anne Baines - 10/04/25


And the Specials for October are:
7. Human beings - plural or singular
People - A Perfect Alibi - Anne Baines - 10/04/25 – “People often panicked when confronted with evidence of their indiscretions, after all.” (Kindle Location 413)

8. An Italian meal or food
Pasta - Uncharmed - Lucy Jane Wood - 10/09/25 – “You are the ultimate cheerleader, so hard-working and frankly a force to be reckoned with, while also contributing excellent pasta recommendations…” (Kindle Locations 5193-5194)

9. Where you keep things
Pocket – A Perfect Alibi - Anne Baines - 10/04/25 - “The man was walking away from him quickly, hands in his pockets.” (Kindle Location 365)

10. A social event
Party – A Perfect Alibi - Anne Baines - 10/04/25 - “Had they gone to company parties together?” (Kindle Location 311)

11. They can help you
Police – A Perfect Alibi - Anne Baines - 10/04/25 - “He wasn’t on the police force anymore, and this wasn’t a criminal case.” (Kindle Location 311)

12. Something you see on the front of a house
Porch – A Perfect Alibi - Anne Baines - 10/04/25 - “Sam came to open the gate and gestured for her to precede him up onto the porch.” (Kindle Location 845)

Welcome Ferenc!

October Scattergories
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

4. Secondary Character : Pabodie, in At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft
7. Human beings : practitioners, in The Masquerades of Spring by Ben Aaronovitch
8. An Italian meal or food : pizza, in Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (one of the family traditions is pizza night)
9. Where you keep things : Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Closeby Hannah Carlson
10. A social event : party, in The Masquerades of Spring by Ben Aaronovitch (the characters attend a drag ball at the climax of the story)
11. They can help you : partner, in Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (Jason's wife Daniela helps him in several universes throughout the course of the book)

i listened to all of these except the Lovecraft on audiobook so don't have direct quotes, but can look some up if anyone's curious :)

Welcome emily!

COMPLETE

October Scattergories
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 10, 2025

Letter: P

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) A Private Investigation by Peter Grainger 10.10.25

2. Author (first or last name) Peter Grainger A Private Investigation 10.10.25

3 Main Character (first or last name) Persephone Blythe The Distant Hours by Kate Morton 10.7.25

4. Secondary Character (first or last name) Phillipe 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25

5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
the setting is an apartment building named "Place Bruggman" 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items). PUMPKIN by Alex Erickson 10.4.25

And the Specials for October are:

7. Human beings - plural or singular "can't pay attention to what PEOPLE say" p. 15 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25

8. An Italian meal or food "he put another slice of PIZZA onto his plate" p. 252 Halloween Cupcake Murder by Carlene O'Connor 10.5.25

9. Where you keep things "I pull out my coin PURSE" p.178 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25

10. A social event "ruin a dinner PARTY with talk of Nazis" p. 45 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25

11. They can help you "Maybe I needed some sort of PSYCHOTHERAPIST after the war?" The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II by Svetlana Alexievich 10.4.25

12. Something you see on the front of a house - "sitting on the PORCH, reflecting on the good old days" p.110 Death by Pumpkin Spice by Alex Erickson 10.4.25

October Scattergories - P
Duration: Oct. 1st, 2025 - Oct. 31st, 2025

12/12

Recurring Items:
✅1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) Polaris
Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik - Oct. 27th
✅2. Author (first or last name) Patricia
Night Broken Dramatized Adaptation by Patricia Briggs - Oct 24th
✅3. Main Character (first or last name) Patel, Mukesh
The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams - Oct. 26th
✅4. Secondary Character (first or last name) Patrick Lordon
Silver and Lead by Seanan McGuire - Oct. 4th
✅5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') Poland
To Clutch a Razor by Veronica Roth - Oct. 2nd
✅6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) Palm leaves
Along Came Amor by Alexis Daria - Oct. 12th

And the Specials for October are:
✅7. Human beings - plural or singular People
To Clutch a Razor by Veronica Roth - Oct. 2nd
"And the people of the village..." @ 7%
✅8. An Italian meal or food Pizza
Night Broken Dramatized Adaptation by Patricia Briggs - Oct 24th
"We have pizza coming" @ 64%
✅9. Where you keep things Pocket
To Clutch a Razor by Veronica Roth - Oct. 2nd
"He slides his phone into his pocket" @ 29%
✅10. A social event Party
Silver and Lead by Seanan McGuire - Oct. 4th
"Did I miss the party?" @ 78%
✅11. They can help you Phones
Silver and Lead by Seanan McGuire - Oct. 4th
"We didn't need phones" @ 77%
✅12. Something you see on the front of a house Porch
To Clutch a Razor by Veronica Roth - Oct. 2nd
"A foreclosed building with a collapsed porch" @ 91%

✅Done!!!✅ 12/12

October Scattergories
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

Letter: P


October Recurring Items:
✔1. Book Title: Positively, Penelope ★★ 7 October
✔2. Author ~Pepper Basham~ Positively, Penelope ★★ 7 October
✔3. Main Character ~Penelope~ Positively, Penelope ★★ 7 October
✔4. Secondary Character ~Patty~ First-Time Caller ★★★★ 5 October
✔5. Place/Setting ~Paris~ The Paris Deception ★★★★ 14 October
✔6. Item on cover ~potato~ My Life as a Potato ★★★★ 28 October



October Specials:
✔7. Human beings - plural or singular ~people~ "'Do people like...'" p. 3 First-Time Caller ★★★★ 5 October
✔8. An Italian meal or food ~pasta~ "...jar of pasta sauce." p. 39 First-Time Caller ★★★★ 5 October
✔9. Where you keep things ~purse~ "I dig into my purse." p. 188 First-Time Caller ★★★★ 5 October
✔10. A social event ~party~ "She called it a pretzel party." p. 15 First-Time Caller ★★★★ 5 October
✔11. They can help you ~partners~ "...have found partners that way..." p. 31 First-Time Caller ★★★★ 5 October
✔12. Something you see on the front of a house ~porch~ "...up the back porch..." p. 101 First-Time Caller ★★★★ 5 October


✔1er★★★★ 2 February

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Your letter is:
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Welcome Denise, Kendra and Jessica!

I'm in for this month.

October Scattergories
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

Recurring Items:

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

2. Author (first or last name)

3. Main Character (first or last name)

4. Secondary Character (first or last name)

5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')

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


And the Specials for October are:

7. Human beings - plural or singular

8. An Italian meal or food

9. Where you keep things

10. A social event

11. They can help you

12. Something you see on the front of a house

October 2025 Scattergories
October 2025

My Scattergories Challenge (msg 32)

Books Planned ❱❱ 6
Books Read ❱❱ 6

October ❱❱ Letter P



Recurring Items

☑️1. Book Title ❱❱ title P ❱❱ Perfect Stranger ❱❱ 10.15 ★★★★
☑️2. Author ❱❱ Kristen Painter ❱❱ The Witch's Halloween Hero ❱❱ 10.15 ★★★★
☑️3. Main Character ❱❱ Sloane Preston ❱❱ Wicked Lust ❱❱ 10.01 ★★★★
☑️4. Secondary Character ❱❱ Paul ❱❱ Shaken ❱❱ 10.08 ★★★★
☑️5. Place/Setting ❱❱ Pennsylvania ❱❱ The Guarded Widow ❱❱ 10.26 ★★★
☑️6. Item on cover ❱❱ pectorals ❱❱ Fourth and Goal ❱❱ 10.06 ★★★

And the Specials for October are

☑️7. Human beings - plural or singular ❱❱ people
🔺spotted a few people she knew [loc 2.9]
🔺Perfect Stranger ❱❱ 10.15 ★★★★

☑️8. An Italian meal or food ❱❱ pizza
🔺college was pizza and ramen noodles, [loc 331.4]
🔺Wicked Lust ❱❱ 10.01 ★★★★

☑️9. Where you keep things ❱❱ pocket
🔺the small velvet box in his jacket pocket. [loc 3.1]
🔺The Witch's Halloween Hero ❱❱ 10.15 ★★★★

☑️10. A social event ❱❱ party
🔺There was a bachelorette party [loc 9.4]
🔺Shaken ❱❱ 10.08 ★★★★

☑️11. They can help you ❱❱ police
🔺from the local police precinct. [loc 5.9]
🔺The Guarded Widow ❱❱ 10.26 ★★★

☑️12. Something you see on the front of a house ❱❱ porch
🔺one gutter hung askew over the front porch. [loc 40.0]
🔺Fourth and Goal ❱❱ 10.06 ★★★

Welcome Sue and LaurLa!

October Scattergories. P.
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
COMPLETE

1. Book Title: Pumpkin to Talk About: A Novella by Allie Samberts Oct 1 ★★★
2. Author: Piper Rayne, Secrets of the World's Worst Matchmaker Oct 1 ★★
3. Main Character: Major Patrick Wainwright, A Lady's Favour by Kelly Anne Bruce Oct 1 ★★★
4. Secondary Character: Polly (ex fiancee), The Earl's Heart by Charlotte Fitzwilliam Oct 4 ★★★
5. Place/Setting : Paradise MA, Robert B. Parker's Fool Me Twice by Michael Brandman Oct 8 ★★★★
6. Item on cover: pants

The Bastard's Bride Oct 4 ★★★

7. Human beings - plural or singular PEOPLE p14 support a number of people
Dark Crimes by Michael Hambling Oct 5 ★★★★
8. An Italian meal or food: PASTA 2h46 serving chicken over pasta
Game Plan by Amy AIslin Oct 2 ★★★★
9. Where you keep things POCKET p188 reaching into his pocket
Six Types of Apology by Lisa Oliver Oct 2 ★★★★
10. A social event: PARTY, 11%a long-ago wild party
Hotshot by Lane Hayes Oct 1 ★★★★
11. They can help you: PSYCHOLOGIST 5h32m The psychologist I worked with at the VA
Undercover in Conard County by Rachel Lee Oct 4 ★★★
12. Something you see on the front of a house PORCH ch 5 nodded from the porch
Mine to Serve by Leah Meers Oct 3 ★★★

WOOHOO Susan!

Completed 10.10.25
October Scattergories
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
Completion: 12/12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) | Paris: The Memoir | Paris Hilton | 10.09
2. Author (first or last name) | Norman Partridge | Johnny Halloween: Tales of the Dark Season | 10.02
3. Main Character (first or last name): Paris Hilton | Paris: The Memoir | Paris Hilton | 10.09
4. Secondary Character (first or last name) Werner Pfenning | All the Light We Cannot See | Anthony Doerr | 10.08
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') | Port Townsend, Washington | Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive | Stephanie Land | 10.05
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) | Pumpkin | Johnny Halloween: Tales of the Dark Season | Norman Partridge | 10.02


And the Specials for October are:
7. Human beings - plural or singular - People "It changed the way I saw people." p. 108 | Johnny Halloween: Tales of the Dark Season | Norman Partridge | 10.02
8. An Italian meal or food | "Taking a forkful of pasta, Ryan smiles at me....." p. 347 | The Right Move | Liz Tomforde | 10.04
9. Where you keep things pocket A vibrating from his trouser pocket tickled his groin...." p. 5 | The One | John Marrs | 10.02
10. A social event Party | "All we need to find is a photographer now, and we'll probably have a party..." p. 211 | The One | John Marrs | 10.02
11. They can help you | "They advised me to hang up and call the police" | Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive | Stephanie Land | 10.05
12. Something you see on the front of a house | I leaned forward on the rail of my Porch to see what was going on" p. 42 | Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive | Stephanie Land | 10.05

WOOHOO Angel!

October Scattergories. P.
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

12/12 Completed. Finish

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
Pina Colada Poison-Jasmine Webb 10/11/25

2. Author (first or last name)
Kristen Proby-Where We Bloom 10/03/25

3. Main Character (first or last name): Penny Rose
He Falls First-Jill Shalvis 10/09/25

4. Secondary Character (first or last name): Pacey Lawes
Those Three Little Words-Meghan Quinn 10/11/25

5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch'): Philadelphia, PA
Die for Me-Karen Rose 10/03/25

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items): Pants
Who's Your Daddy-Brittanee Nicole 10/01/25


And the Specials for October are:
7. Human beings - plural or singular: People
Pg.23"Most people call me Cal,..."
Who's Your Daddy-Brittanee Nicole 10/01/25

8. An Italian meal or food: Pasta
Pg.87"That was pasta."
Who's Your Daddy-Brittanee Nicole 10/01/25

9. Where you keep things: Purse
Pg.38"I scoop up my purse and climb out."
Who's Your Daddy-Brittanee Nicole 10/01/25

10. A social event: Party
Pg.240"...my Morticia Adams can enter the Halloween party..."
Who's Your Daddy-Brittanee Nicole 10/01/25

11. They can help you: Police
Pg.110"Police reports."
Who's Your Daddy-Brittanee Nicole 10/01/25

12. Something you see on the front of a house: Porch
Pg.109"But here, in the shade of the porch..."
Where We Bloom-Kristen Proby 10/03/25

WOOHOO Frankie!

October Scattergories
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

COMPLETED

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
Pay Dirt by Sara Paretsky 10/19/2025
2. Author (first or last name)
Pay Dirt by Sara Paretsky 10/19/2025
3. Main Character (first or last name)
Death in Provence by Serena Kent 10/10/2025 Penelope Kite
4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
Halloween Party Murder by Leslie Meier 10/28/2025
Stan Pulaski
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
Death in Provence by Serena Kent 10/10/2025 Provence
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)
Put Out to Pasture by Amanda Flowers 1023/2025
pumpkin

And the Specials for October are:
7. Human beings - plural or singular
Halloween Party Murder by Leslie Meier 10/28/2025
People page 166
I've been people watching.
8. An Italian meal or food
Put Out to Pasture by Amanda Flowers 1023/2025
Page 178 pizza
"I want pizza for dinner."
9. Where you keep things
Halloween Party Murder by Leslie Meier 10/28/2025
Page 10 pantry
Throwing open the pantry door, she sent a mouse scurrying.
10. A social event
Dare Me by Megan Abbott 10/14/2025
Page 69 pep rally
At the pep rally, they see our swagger
11. They can help you
Dare Me by Megan Abbott 10/14/2025
Pg 156 police
She tells me the police called last night and they had some questions for her.
12. Something you see on the front of a house
Dare Me by Megan Abbott 10/14/2025
Pg. 21 picture window
Knowing Coach is in there, behind the big picture window....

Welcome Anne!

FINISHED
October Scattergories - Letter P
Read: 12/12

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title: The Perfect Wife Blake Pierce 10/9/25
2. Author: Blake Pierce The Perfect Wife 10/9/25
3. Main Character: Paxton Don't Fall for Your Best Friend Logan Chance 10/6/25
4. Secondary Character: Dan Pardee Blessing of the Lost Girls J.A. Jance 10/7/25
5. Place/Setting: Phoenix and Pittsburgh Baden Sawyer Bennett 10/14/25
6. Item on cover: Pink Shirt
Don't Fall for Your Best Friend Logan Chance 10/6/25

And the Specials for October are:
7. Human beings: Person Hidden Nature Nora Roberts 10/2/25 Loc 215 You are a sick person, sis.

8. An Italian meal or food: Pasta Hidden Nature Nora Roberts 10/2/25 Loc 675 We're having pasta tonight.

9. Where you keep things: Purse Flawless Elsie Silver 10/3/25 p 320 My phone rings loudly in my purse, much too loud in the quiet restaurant.

10. A social event: Party Flawless Elsie Silver 10/3/25 p 379 ...makes me feel like I’m having a tea party at the Mad Hatter’s place.

11. They can help you: Parents Don't Fall for Your Best Friend Logan Chance 10/6/25 p 23 ...Florida, and my parents visiting her for a few months while they renovate their home, there is a noticeable void.

12. Something you see on the front of a house: Porch
Hidden Nature Nora Roberts 10/2/25 Loc 502 ...its sit-and-stay awhile front porch.

COMPLETE

October Scattergories
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 10, 2025

Letter: P

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) A Private Investigation by Peter Grainger 10.10.25

2. Author (first or last name) Peter Grainger A Private Investigation 10.10.25

3 Main Character (first or last name) Persephone Blythe The Distant Hours by Kate Morton 10.7.25

4. Secondary Character (first or last name) Phillipe 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25

5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
the setting is an apartment building named "Place Bruggman" 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items). PUMPKIN by Alex Erickson 10.4.25

And the Specials for October are:

7. Human beings - plural or singular "can't pay attention to what PEOPLE say" p. 15 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25

8. An Italian meal or food "he put another slice of PIZZA onto his plate" p. 252 Halloween Cupcake Murder by Carlene O'Connor 10.5.25

9. Where you keep things "I pull out my coin PURSE" p.178 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25

10. A social event "ruin a dinner PARTY with talk of Nazis" p. 45 33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen 10.1.25

11. They can help you "Maybe I needed some sort of PSYCHOTHERAPIST after the war?" The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II by Svetlana Alexievich 10.4.25

12. Something you see on the front of a house - "sitting on the PORCH, reflecting on the good old days" p.110 Death by Pumpkin Spice by Alex Erickson 10.4.25

WOOHOO Denise!

COMPLETED 10.17.25


October Scattergories - P: 12/12
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

👻 1. Book Title: The People We Keep | Allison Larkin | 10.03.25
👻 2. Author: Furious | Jamie Pacton and Rebecca Podos | 10.17.25
👻 3. Main Character: Hello Beautiful | Ann Napolitano | 10.08.25 | Julia Padavano
👻 4. Secondary Character: We Used to Live Here | Marcus Kliewer | 10.12.25 | Paige Faust
👻 5. Place/Setting: The Girls Who Grew Big | Leila Mottley | 10.08.25 | set in Padua Beach, Florida
👻 6. Item on Cover: The Academy | Elin Hilderbrand | 10.03.25 | pediment



👻 7. Human beings - plural or singular: Midnight at the Blackbird Café | Heather Webber | 10.07.25 | p. 117: River walked a step ahead of us, his tail wagging as he sniffed people who passed by.
👻 8. An Italian meal or food: Booked on a Feeling | Jayci Lee | 10.05.25 | p. 258: “So instead of fancy pasta and wine, you get turkey chili and beer.”
👻 9. Where you keep things: Solito | Javier Zamora | 10.04.25 | p. 13: …everything except the small brown notepad he keeps in his back pocket .
👻 10. A social event: Bewitched by Pemberley | Rachelle Ayala | 10.04.25 | p. 16: She smoothed her skirts, carefully arranging them as if for a particularly tedious tea party .
👻 11. They can help you: The Last Bathing Beauty | Amy Sue Nathan | 10.11.25 | p. 201: “No. I want you to get a psychiatrist . Georgia has lost her mind.”
👻 12. Something you see on the front of a house: American Werewolves | Emily Jane | 10.10.25 | p. 152: He swept the porch with a pine-needle broom.

WOOHOO Laura!

FINISHED!!!! Thanks JoAnne! Always a fun challenge! :)

October 2025 Scattergories

October Scattergories
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

Your letter is: P

Recurring Items:
✔1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) ~ The Pucking Proposal by Lauren Landish (10/7/2025)
✔2. Author (first or last name) ~ Lynn Painter , Fake Skating (10/12/2025)
✔3. Main Character (first or last name) ~ Serena Paris: Mate by Ali Hazelwood (10/15/2025)
✔4. Secondary Character (first or last name) ~ Parker: The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson (10/22/2025)
✔5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') ~ Pelion, Maine: Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan (10/20/2025)
✔6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) ~ Paw Prints: by Lana Ferguson (10/22/2025)

And the Specials for October are:
✔7. Human beings - plural or singular ~ page 198: Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore (10/16/2025):
“Settle down, little one, you needed a bath. If we vanquish our enemy, it will be through gallantry and courage, not the stench of our persons.”
✔8. An Italian meal or food ~ page 36, Love & Saffron by Kim Fay (10/15/2025):
P.S. In fact, I do know of Mr. Pellegrini. I was ten or so when Mother cut out his recipe for an exotic sauce called pesto from Sunset magazine. She was besotted with it. It inspired her to grow basil in our garden, and we still have it with pasta regularly.
✔9. Where you keep things ~ page 242, Mrs. Nash's Ashes by Sarah Adler (10/1/2025):
Once we’re in the car, I open the fig bars we found in the pantry.
✔10. A social event ~ page 113, Mrs. Nash's Ashes by Sarah Adler (10/1/2025):
“... The parade is tomorrow at noon, and then later in the day we have the pie-eatin’ contest, live music, vendors of all sorts, fireworks. It’s a great time.”
✔11. They can help you ~ page 153, The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson (10/22/2025):
I’ve noticed at least three nurses and two physicians turning their heads to watch me pass as I move through the hallways down here, each of them staring at the side of my head like I’m some sort of alien visitor they can’t make heads or tails of.
✔12. Something you see on the front of a house ~ page 278, PS: I Hate You by Lauren Connolly (10/9/2025):
Dom’s voice pulls me out of my dark thoughts, and I turn to see him standing at the patio door.

COMPLETION POST
October Scattergories
Duration: October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025

Recurring Items:
✅1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
The People We Keep by Allison Larkin. Read 10/23/25
✅2. Author (first or last name) Phaedra Patrick
Rise & Shine, Benedict Stone by Phaedra Patrick. Read 10/9/25
✅3. Main Character (first or last name) Papi
The Book of Broken Hearts by Sarah Ockler Read 10/4/5
✅4. Secondary Character (first or last name) Jean Philipee
The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom 10/6/25
✅5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') PIMLICO,London
Any Human Heart by William Boyd Read 10/19/25
✅6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) Pages in book
Read 10/4/25

And the Specials for October are:
✅7. Human beings - plural or singular PEOPLE
The Measure by Nikki Erlick Read 10/4/25
Page 73 and they shall be his PEOPLE

✅8. An Italian meal or food PASTA
The Book of Broken Hearts by Sarah Ockler Read 10/4/5
Page 69 I dumped a box of PASTS into a pan of boiling water.

✅9. Where you keep things PURSE
The Measure by Nikki Erlick Read 10/4/25
Page 79 Her hands had been resting behing her purse.

✅10. A social event PLAYDATE
The Measure by Nikki Erlick Read 10/4/25
Page 83 That was a fun playdate.

✅11. They can help you PARENTS
The Measure by Nikki Erlick Read 10/4/25
Page 78 How did your PARENTS react.

✅12. Something you see on the front of a house PLANT
The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom 10/6/25
Page 139. She never spoke of the plant accident.

WOOHOO Rissa and Michele!

FINISHED

October Scattergories
Letter P

12/12

1. Book Title - The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore 10/6/25

2. Author - Brook Peterson
A History of Murder by Brook Peterson 10/1/25

3. Main Character - Pamela Paterson
Death of a Knit Wit by Peggy Ehrhart 10/23/25

4. Secondary Character - Ellie Porter
A History of Murder by Brook Peterson 10/1/25

5. Place/Setting - The Pumpkin Spice Cafe
The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore 10/6/25

6. Item on cover - Paper & Pencils
Bookman Dead Style by Paige Shelton 10/2/25


7. Human beings - People
"Funny, I had been meeting people all day..." A History of Murder by Brook Peterson 10/1/25 30%

8. An Italian meal or food - Pizza
"...and she had a pizza on the way." The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore 10/6/25 p65

9. Where you keep things - Purse
"No wonder her purse weighed twenty pounds..." A History of Murder by Brook Peterson 10/1/25 14%

10. A social event - Party
"Two of my friends and I went there for a private tour and a tea party..." A History of Murder by Brook Peterson 10/1/25 74%

11. They can help you - Police
"A female police officer appeared in front of me." A History of Murder by Brook Peterson 10/1/25 9%

12. Something you see on the front of a house - Porch
"Let's go sit on the porch and relax." A History of Murder by Brook Peterson 10/1/25 6%

WOOHOO Michelle!