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Halloween words
Duration: October , 2025 - September 30, 2026


There are three ways you can get a word.
1, You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
2. Find the object on the cover. (Show cover)
3. Find the authors initials in the word.
Do one task for each word. Multiple words can be found in the text from a book.

Words

1. Pumpkin
2. Costume
3. Witch
4. Wizard
5. Candy
6. Spider
7. Ghost
8. Vampire
9. Zombie
10. Skeleton
11, Mummy
12, Bat
13, Black Cat
14. Ghoul
15. Goblin
16. Haunted
17. Graveyard
18. Cauldron
19, Cemetery
20. Demon
21, Creepy
22, Scary
23, Cobwebs
24, Tombstone
25, Jack O Lantern

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Halloween words
Duration: October , 2025 - September 30, 2026
There are three ways you can get a word.
1, You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
2. Find the object on the cover. (Show cover)
3. Find the authors initials in the word.
Do one each for each Halloween word.

Words

1. Pumpkin
by Linnea West 10/04/2025
2. Costume
3. Witch
4. Wizard
The Sinner's Son by Aimee Nicole Walker 10/11/2025
5. Candy
6. Spider
7. Ghost
8. Vampire
9. Zombie
10. Skeleton
11, Mummy
12, Bat
13, Black Cat
14. Ghoul
15. Goblin
16. Haunted
Limoncello Yellow by Traci Andrighetti 10/1/2025
17. Graveyard
18. Cauldron
19, Cemetery
20. Demon
21, Creepy
22, Scary
23, Cobwebs
24, Tombstone
Spelling Mistake by Morgana Best 10/10/2025
25, Jack O Lantern
Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine by Janet Evanovich 10/6/2025

This sounds like fun!

Halloween words
Duration: October , 2025 - September 30, 2026

There are three ways you can get a word.
1, You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
2. Find the object on the cover. (Show cover)
3. Find the authors initials in the word.
Do one each for each Halloween word.
Words

1. Pumpkin
2. Costume
3. Witch
4. Wizard
5. Candy
6. Spider
7. Ghost
8. Vampire
9. Zombie
10. Skeleton
11, Mummy
12, Bat
13, Black Cat
14. Ghoul
15. Goblin
16. Haunted
17. Graveyard
18. Cauldron
19, Cemetery
20. Demon
21, Creepy
22, Scary
23, Cobwebs
24, Tombstone
25, Jack O Lantern

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Halloween Words: 24/25
Duration: October 1, 2025 - September 30, 2026

Option 3: Find the author's initials in each Halloween word or phrase.

👻 1. Pumpkin - MK: The Lion Women of Tehran | Marjan Kamali | 10.10.25
👻 2. Costume - SO: Rin Tin Tin | Susan Orlean | 10.05.25
👻 3. Witch - HW: Midnight at the Blackbird Café | Heather Webber | 10.07.25
👻 4. Wizard - RA: Bewitched by Pemberley | Rachelle Ayala | 10.04.25
👻 5. Candy - AN: Hello Beautiful | Ann Napolitano | 10.08.25



👻 6. Spider - SD: The Bright Years | Sarah Damoff | 12.07.25
👻 7. Ghost - SG: Girl on Girl | Sophie Gilbert | 10.09.25
👻 8. Vampire - MR: Sin Bravely |Maggie Rowe | 11.08.25
9. Zombie
👻 10. Skeleton - SK: Misery | Stephen King | 10.14.25



👻 11. Mummy - MM: The Secret Garden: A Graphic Novel | Mariah Marsden | 10.30.25
👻 12. Bat - BT: Vote With Your Phone | Bradley Tusk | 10.19.25
👻 13. Black Cat - CL: Autoboyography | Christina Lauren | 11.04.25
👻 14. Ghoul - GH: Orphan X | Gregg Hurwitz | 11.18.25
👻 15. Goblin - NB: Big Dumb Eyes | Nate Bargatze | 10.25.25



👻 16. Haunted - EH: The Academy | Elin Hilderbrand | 10.03.25
👻 17. Graveyard - RG: The Ordeals | Rachel Greenlaw | 10.24.25
👻 18. Cauldron - AL: The People We Keep | Allison Larkin | 10.03.25
👻 19. Cemetery - CT: Book of Shadows | Cate Tiernan | 10.21.25
👻 20. Demon - NO: Death of the Author | Nnedi Okorafor | 10.23.25



👻 21. Creepy - CP: Workhorse | Caroline Palmer | 11.23.25
👻 22. Scary - AC: The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year | Ally Carter | 11.24.25
👻 23. Cobwebs - EW: White Horse | Erika Wurth | 10.31.25
👻 24. Tombstone - NS: One Person, One Vote | Nick Seabrook | 10.17.25
👻 25. Jack O Lantern - EJ: American Werewolves | Emily Jane | 10.10.25

Halloween words
Duration: October , 2025 - September 30, 2026


There are three ways you can get a word.
1, You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
2. Find the object on the cover. (Show cover)
3. Find the authors initials in the word.
Do one each for each Halloween word.

Words

1. Pumpkin
2. Costume
3. Witch
4. Wizard
5. Candy
6. Spider
7. Ghost
8. Vampire
9. Zombie
10. Skeleton
11, Mummy
12, Bat
13, Black Cat
14. Ghoul
15. Goblin
16. Haunted
17. Graveyard
18. Cauldron
19, Cemetery
20. Demon
21, Creepy
22, Scary
23, Cobwebs
24, Tombstone
25, Jack O Lantern

Halloween words
Duration: October 1, 2025 - September 30, 2026

There are three ways you can get a word.
1, You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
2. Find the object on the cover. (Show cover)
3. Find the authors initials in the word.
Do one each for each Halloween word.

1. Pumpkin - The Corrections, pg49 (ebook), "...kumquat-raisin, brandy-pumpkin..." - 10/6
2. Costume - The Corrections, pg75 (ebook), "...trick-or-treated in a ballerina costume" - 10/6
3. Witch - Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, pg82 (ebook), "Obviously a real witch couldn't use her actual name..." - 10/17
4. Wizard - Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, pg77 (ebook), "...Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz when it went from black-and-white..." - 10/17
5. Candy - The Corrections, pg7 (ebook), "...seasonal candy tins..." - 10/6
6. Spider - The Corrections, pg110 (ebook), "...big emboldened spiders in the basement..." - 10/6
7. Ghost - The Corrections, pg172 (ebook), "...thought the boy at the table was a ghost..." - 10/6
8. Vampire - The Corrections, pg68 (ebook), "He read Empire Realty as Vampire Reality." - 10/6
9. Zombie - Baby Teeth, pg135 (ebook), "No zombies lurched down the street." - 10/
10. Skeleton - Blow Fly, pg 57 (ebook), "...she would end up a skeleton in her boat..." - 10/7
11. Mummy - Blow Fly, pg 189 (ebook), "...wrapping her a like a mummy so no trace..." - 10/7
12. Bat - Key Lime Pie Murder, pg116, "...ripe melon with a baseball bat." - 10/15
13. Black Cat - The Pumpkin Spice Café, pg65 (ebook), "The author of Black Cat Carves a Pumpkin..." - 10/28
14. Ghoul - Key Lime Pie Murder, pg137, "You're ghouls, both of you!" - 10/15
15. Goblin - Boy, Snow, Bird, pg107 (ebook), "...I'll send you Goblin Market." - 10/21
16. Haunted - The Corrections, pg224 (ebook), "...who haunted the back rows of classrooms." - 10/6
17. Graveyard - Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, pg324 (ebook), "I've stood in graveyards and waiting rooms..." - 10/17
18. Cauldron - Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, pg82 (ebook), "...black plastic cauldron with dry ice..." - 10/17
19. Cemetery - Blow Fly, pg 194 (ebook), "...sounds like the name of a cemetery." - 10/7
20. Demon - Blow Fly, pg 134 (ebook), "Her workouts are an addictive release from demons." - 10/7
21. Creepy - The Corrections, pg17 (ebook), "...it's a little creepy, though..." - 10/6
22. Scary - The Corrections, pg57 (ebook), "That book of yours is scary smart stuff." - 10/6
23. Cobwebs - The Corrections, pg7 (ebook), "...evil spells and the cobwebs of enchantment..." - 10/6
24. Tombstone - Baby Teeth, pg186 (ebook), "...gummy walls with crooked tombstone teeth..."
25. Jack O Lantern

Halloween words
Duration: October , 2025 - September 30, 2026


There are three ways you can get a word.
1, You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
2. Find the object on the cover. (Show cover)
3. Find the authors initials in the word.
Do one each for each Halloween word.

23/25 Completed

Words
1. Pumpkin:A Very Happy Halloween-Elise Noble 10/14/25

2. Costume:Mary Stone-Shadow's Loss 10/02/25
3. Witch
4. Wizard:Rebecca Zanetti-Dead of Winter 10/02/25
5. Candy:Pg.282"I'm like a kid in a candy store."Where We Bloom-Kristen Proby 10/03/25
6. Spider:Elsie Silver-Wild Card 10/10/25
7. Ghost:Pg.368"...it's haunted by the ghost of the man..."The Girl in the Woods-Kristen Ashley 10/22/25
8. Vampire:Isabella Maldonado-The Grave Artist 10/17/25
9. Zombie:Mariana Zapata-Under Locke 10/13/25
10. Skeleton:Kelly Elliott-She's the One 11/16/25
11, Mummy:Marni Mann-A Million Times, Yes 11/10/25
12, Bat:Pg.19"Normally I don't bat an eye at the long hours..."Who's Your Daddy-Brittanee Nicole 10/01/25
13, Black Cat:Claire Kingsley-Forbidden Miles 12/12/25
14. Ghoul:Lena Hendrix-Just Like That 10/19/25
15. Goblin
16. Haunted:Toni Anderson-Cold Truth 10/27/25
17. Graveyard:Aurora Rose Reynolds-Before You Go 10/15/25
18. Cauldron:Lauren Rowe-Hero 10/08/25
19, Cemetery:Michael Connelly-Resurrection Walk 10/24/25
20. Demon:Natasha Madison-Only For Tonight 11/19/25
21, Creepy:Rebecca Yarros-Hallowed Ground 11/29/25
22, Scary:S.A. Cosby-All the Sinners Bleed 10/06/25
23, Cobwebs:Shannon Baker-Echoes in the Sand 10/08/25
24, Tombstone:Molly Black-Girl Fourteen: Shattered 10/16/25
25, Jack O Lantern:Halloween Hayride Murder-Linnea West 10/21/25

Welcome Mary (glad you like it), Laura Z, Emeli, Susan and Frankie

What a fun and creative challenge. Awesome Job!!
There are three ways you can get a word.
1, You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
2. Find the object on the cover. (Show cover)
3. Find the authors initials in the word.
Do one each for each Halloween word.

Words

✅1. Pumpkin on cover
. Read 10/2/25
✅2. Costume T and O
Highland Hearts Holiday Bookshop by Tricia O'Malley. Read 11/3/25
✅3. Witch Page 198 Happy Solstice, Sister Witch
The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan Read 11/18/25.
4. Wizard
✅5. Candy Page 34 You should cut out the CANDY
Rise & Shine, Benedict Stone by Phaedra Patrick. Read 10/9/25
✅6. Spider Initials S and D
Dreamland by Sarah Dessen Read 10/27/25
✅7. Ghost S and O
Overwhelming Odds by Susan O'Leary Read 11/16/25
✅8. Vampire Author's initals M and A
The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom 10/6/25
✅9. Zombie page 158 because Zombies don't seem to look up much
The Librarians by Sherry Thomas. Read 11/23/25
✅10. Skeleton Author's initals N and E
The Measure by Nikki Erlick Read 10/4/25
✅11, Mummy page 376 Mummy the curly-haired boy said
The Mothers by Genevieve Gannon Read 10/28/25
12, Bat
✅13, Black Cat Initial C and K
Queen of Broken Hearts by Cassandra King Read 11/2/25
✅14. Ghoul Author's intials G and L
Don't Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table: It's Time to Win the Battle of Your Mind... by Louie Giglio. Read 10/6/25
15. Goblin
16. Haunted
✅17. Graveyard in the title
The Graveyard Thief by Danielle Collins. Read 10/28/25
✅18. Cauldron Letters A and L
The People We Keep by Allison Larkin. Read 10/23/25
✅19, Cemetery Letters T and R
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid Read 11/13/25
✅20. Demon page 187 Banjo in front of the fire brooding like a demon
The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery
Read 10/20/25
✅21, Creepy. page 75. Yes, it was that CREEPY.
For Batter or Worse by Jenn McKinlay. Read 10/13/25
22, Scary
✅23, Cobwebs
Any Human Heart by William Boyd Read 10/19/25. Letters W and B
✅24, Tombstone Letters N and S
Counting Miracles by Nicholas Sparks. Read 10/26/25
✅25, Jack O Lantern
Stone Mothers by Erin Kelly Read 10/18/2025. Letters E and L

Halloween words
Duration: October 1 , 2025 - September 30, 2026

There are three ways you can get a word.
1, You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
2. Find the object on the cover. (Show cover)
3. Find the authors initials in the word.
Do one each for each Halloween word.

*gone with the witch

1. Pumpkin
- Krista Davis - 10/9/25

2. Costume

3. Witch

4. Wizard

5. Candy
initials AC - Abby Collette - A Killer Sundae - 10/22/25

6. Spider

7. Ghost
Come Shell or High Water - Molly MacRae - pg 69 "What are the odds of a conchologist ghost appearing to a malacologist concussion victim?" - 10/16/25

8. Vampire

9. Zombie

10. Skeleton
- Gigi Pandian - 11/12/25

11. Mummy
initials MM - Molly MacRae - Last Wool and Testament - 10/4/25

12. Bat
- Traci Wilton - 10/31/25

13. Black Cat
- Angela M. Sanders - 10/19/25

14. Ghoul

15. Goblin
Good Spirits - B.K. Borison - pg. 39 “I guzzle at it like a greedy little goblin.” -

16. Haunted
initials TH - Traci Hall - Murder at the Scottish Games - 11/15/25

17. Graveyard
- Angela M. Sanders - 11/15/25

18. Cauldron
- Juliet Blackwell - 10/7/25

19. Cemetery
Shots in the Dark - Allyson K. Abbott - pg. 228 “Are you still planning on going to the cemetery today?” - 12/

20. Demon

21. Creepy
Wrong Side of the Paw - Laurie Cass - pg 297 "It was kind of creepy watching it." - 10/29/25

22. Scary
Booking the Crook - Laurie Cass - pg. 249 "Don't tell me you think I should talk to the slightly scary Detective Hal Inwood instead of the friendly Deputy Ash Wolverson?" - 11/4/25

23. Cobwebs

24. Tombstone

25. Jack O Lantern
- Erin Johnson - 10/27/25

Halloween Words
Duration: October 1, 2025 - September 30, 2026
Read: 25/25


There are three ways you can get a word.
1, You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
2. Find the object on the cover. (Show cover)
3. Find the authors initials in the word.
Do one each for each Halloween word.


1. Pumpkin
Bread, Coffee, Magic Jessica Rosenberg 10/30/25 p 8 ...respond, “I thought you hated it when he called you Pumpkin.”

2. Costume
Heartless Elsie Silver 10/4/25 p 149 Luke mocks us as he runs back in wearing his too-small Batman costume from last Halloween.

3. Witch
Promise of the Witch Deanna Chase 10/11/25 p 21 What’s the point in being a witch if you never use your gifts?

4. Wizard
RW The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware 10/13/25

5. Candy
Beach House Rules Kristy Woodson Harvey 10/20/25 p 192 I laughed, and Elliott handed out popcorn and candy to all of us.

6. Spider
Bones in the Blackout Emma Jameson 11/4/25 p 112 “Spider bite, more likely,” Lady Juliet said.

7. Ghost
Cutie Pies and Deadly Lies Addison Moore 10/19/25 p 1 Throw in the occasional ghost of the human variety,...

8. Vampire
Sweet & Sour Spells Jessica Rosenberg 10/31/25 p 278 ...gushing about a new vampire book that looked thoroughly too mature for them...

9. Zombie
Amber Gambler Hailey Edwards 10/29/25 p 198 “Are we talking zombie or…?”

10. Skeleton
Brambleberry Bay Murder Club Addison Moore 10/18/25 p 74 ...scraping against the window like a skeleton beckoning to come inside.

11. Mummy
MM She's Got the Guns M.O. Mack 11/6/25

12. Bat
Butter, Sugar, Magic Jessica Rosenberg 10/30/25 p 117 How would you even go about collecting bat drool?

13. Black Cat
AB The Better Sister Alafair Burke 10/15/25

14. Ghoul
Bitter, Sweet, Magic Jessica Rosenberg 10/31/25 p 281 "Shifters, ghosts, ghouls, fairies?"

15. Goblin
Bobbing for Bodies Addison Moore 10/24/25 p 198 Noah crashes his lips to mine, and we declare exactly how we feel for one another in front of every ghost and goblin, every...

16. Haunted
The Perfect Wife Blake Pierce 10/9/25 p 42 ...returned to those dark woods from her childhood, the ones that haunted her dreams.

17. Graveyard
The Girl from Devil's Lake J.A. Jance 10/8/25 p 38 Jenny was scheduled for graveyard shift the week...

18. Cauldron
NR Hidden Nature Nora Roberts 10/2/25

19. Cemetery
Blessing of the Lost Girls J.A. Jance 10/7/25 p 65 Dan couldn’t help but wonder what his welcome would have been had not both his grandparents and his mother been buried less than a mile away in the town’s dusty, sunbaked cemetery.

20. Demon
The Last Second Chance Lucy Score 10/26/25 p 109 “Rora and I are taking the demon hell spawn outside for a potty break,...

21. Creepy
The Secret of Secrets Dan Brown 10/21/25 p 616 ...especially one that was notoriously creepy.

22. Scary
Flawless Elsie Silver 10/3/25 p 165 Big scary ones.

23. Cobwebs
SB Baden Sawyer Bennett 10/14/25

24. Tombstone
Fair Market Value Hailey Edwards 10/16/25 p 89 It's a tombstone.

25. Jack O'Lantern
A Witch's Guide to Surviving Halloween A.M. Eno 10/22/25 p 194 Jack-o’-lanterns decorate storefronts, featuring everything from goofy expressions to intricately carved designs,...

Halloween words
Duration: October 2025 - September, 2026

There are three ways you can get a word.
1. You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
2. Find the object on the cover. (Show cover)
3. Find the authors initials in the word.

25/25

1. Pumpkin - "Jeanie was officially the new owner of The Pumpkin Spice Café..." The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore 10/6/25 p1

2. Costume - "...who can pull off the best DIY thrift-store costume." Uprooted by Andrea Wiseman 10/10/25 84%

3. Witch - "...Mia felt the call from her kitchen witch, Gloria." One Poison Pie by Lynn Cahoon 10/20/25 p38

4. Wizard - "Wouldn't that be wizard?" The Fatal Flying Affair by T.E. Kinsey 11/3/25 46%

5. Candy - "Bills and junk mail. Hard candy wrappers." Shadows at Dusk by Elizabeth Goddard 10/24/25 24%

6. Spider - Author's initials are PS - Bookman Dead Style by Paige Shelton 10/2/25

7. Ghost - "...a ghost lingering in Dahlia House from pre-Civil War days..." Buried Bones by Carolyn Haines 11/1/25 3%

8. Vampire - "I could use Vacuuming with Vampire Bats to convince my sons that vacuuming their room once a year isn't quite enough." Murder in the Storybook Cottage by Ellery Adams 11/12/25 p55

9. Zombie - "Forget the zombie apocalypse." Death, Taxes, and Cheap Sunglasses by Diane Kelly 11/25/25 p155

10. Skeleton - "Harry stared down at the skeleton lying facedown in the dirt." Murder at Monticello by Rita Mae Brown 10/3/25 p42

11. Mummy - "...but Kei called him the mummy man and she could watch him all day without getting bored." Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 11/2/25 p226

12. Bat - "...extremely like a bat, especially if you stood at the other side of the room." My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell 10/5/25 38%

13. Black Cat - To Die Fur by Dixie Lyle 10/15/25


14. Ghoul - "Well, it looks like we're having a little ghoul or goblin." The Mistletoe Kisser by Lucy Score 12/15/25 p225

15. Goblin - "...then it stood to reason that Lizbeth Lime was the goblin." Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen 10/21/25 p117

16. Haunted - "Some said it was haunted by the spirits of dead miners..." A History of Murder by Brook Peterson 10/1/25 75%

17. Graveyard - "The headstones looked like the ones in our graveyard..." The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 10/7/25 p380

18. Cauldron - Author's initials LR - No Parm No Foul by Linda Reilly 10/27/25

19, Cemetery - "We sell a lot of irises, what with the cemetery up the road." p22 - Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear 10/4/25

20. Demon - Author's initials NM - The Hub by Nicola May 10/30/25

21, Creepy - Author's initials are PE - Death of a Knit Wit by Peggy Ehrhart 10/23/25

22. Scary - "...pegged him as mysterious, intimidating, and scary...a" - The Devil Drinks Coffee by Destiny Ford 11/6/25 p61

23. Cobwebs - Author's initials are BC - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch 10/18/25

24. Tombstone - "Meredith Hunter's family could not afford a tombstone..." - A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib 11/11/25 71%

25, Jack O Lantern - Author's initials are NE - The Measure by Nikki Erlick 10/31/25

Halloween Words
Duration: October , 2025 - September 30, 2026


There are three ways you can get a word.
1, You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
2. Find the object on the cover. (Show cover)
3. Find the authors initials in the word.
Do one each for each Halloween word.

Words

1. Pumpkin
2. Costume
3. Witch
4. Wizard
5. Candy Agatha Christie - Hallowe'en Party 21/10/25
6. Spider
7. Ghost
8. Vampire - Adriana Mather - How to Hang a Witch 28/10/25
9. Zombie
10. Skeleton - Stephen King - Desperation 13/10/25
11, Mummy
12, Bat
13, Black Cat - Katherine Arden - The Bear and the Nightingale 18/12/25
14. Ghoul
15. Goblin - Ira Levin - Rosemary's Baby 30/11/25
16. Haunted
17. Graveyard
18. Cauldron Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol 11/12/25
19, Cemetery
20. Demon
21, Creepy
22, Scary
23, Cobwebs Benjamin Stevenson - Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone 27/12/25
24, Tombstone
25, Jack O Lantern Lucinda Riley - The Murders at Fleat House 06/10/25

Halloween words
Duration: October , 2025 - September 30, 2026

There are three ways you can get a word.
1, You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
2. Find the object on the cover. (Show cover)
3. Find the authors initials in the word.
Do one each for each Halloween word.

Words

1. Pumpkin
2. Costume
3. Witch
4. Wizard
5. Candy
6. Spider
7. Ghost
8. Vampire
9. Zombie
10. Skeleton
11, Mummy
12, Bat
13, Black Cat
14. Ghoul
15. Goblin
16. Haunted
17. Graveyard
18. Cauldron
19, Cemetery
20. Demon
21, Creepy
22, Scary
23, Cobwebs
24, Tombstone
25, Jack O Lantern

🦇🐈‍⬛🕸️👀🎃💀👻👺👹☠️🦇🐈‍⬛🕸️👀🎃💀👻👺👹☠️🦇🐈‍⬛🕸️👀🎃💀👻👺👹☠️🦇

There are three ways you can get a word.
1, You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
2. Find the object on the cover. (Show cover)
3. Find the authors initials in the word.
Do one each for each Halloween word.

1. PumpkinThe Mesmerist by Caroline Woods✅12/19/25 "...with gourds and white pumpkins strewn over the creamy tablecloth." page 202

2. CostumeHalloween Party Murder by Leighann Dobbs "Through the warm light of the large window, he could see every costume from witches, to princess, to superheroes..." 23%✅ 10/3/25

3. Witch Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite✅12/11/25 "I felt like a witch roaming a wood on some Hallows' Eve as I raised a hand and rapped sharply on the door of Ruthie's flat." page 210

4. Wizard

5. CandyAllegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson "He's taking me to the movies, promising we'll get popcorn and soda, maybe candy." page 131 10/21/25

6. Spider Murder at Holly House by Denzil Meyrick✅12/7/25 "I look down as a large spider meanders across my left shoe..." location 2919

7. Ghost Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds✅11/29/25 "BUT THERE WAS A GHOST IN THE ELEVATOR so, no-go." page 118

8. Vampire Vampire The Woman in Black by Susan Hill✅12/12/25 "...insubstantial specters and sheeted creatures, vampires and bloodhounds, bats and rats and spiders, of men found at dawn..."page 14

9. Zombie My Friends by Fredrik Backman✅1/1/26 "They pretended they were in a zombie film where humanity had been destroyed..."page 231

10. Skeleton Never Lie by Freida McFadden ✅12/5/25 "The woman was practically a skeleton, but she had a certain austere beauty..." page 279

11, Mummy The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury "And Ralph Berngstrum, wound up in his mummy clothes, stumbled over his winding tapes..." page 45✅10/21/25

12, Bat Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann "Little remains of them but shuttered buildings, colonized by bats and rodents and pigeons and spiders..."page 241✅11/27/25

13, Black Cat The Mistletoe Motive by Chloe Liese✅12/14/25

14. GhoulA Fatal Grace by Louise Penny "He'd toured the gloomy old pile with Lyon and nothing he'd seen had made him like the place more, but neither did it hide any ghouls". location 1,419 ✅10/5/25

15. Goblin The Unseen Market by David McElroy✅12/14/25 "...surrounded by wrought iron fences and playing host to some of the largest homes the goblin had yet seen..." page 3

16. Haunted The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo✅12/15/25

17. Graveyard All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson ✅12/12/25 "Something along the lines of encouraging people to go to the graveyard and dig up all the dead bodies in order to hear and tell the stories of those whose dreams were never realized." page 14

18. Cauldron The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett ✅11/29/25 "The cauldron was filled with a curious, whitish fluid that smelled strongly of old milk." page 134

19, Cemetery

20. Demon How to Say Goodbye in Cuban by Daniel Miyares✅12/17/25

21, CreepyGood Spirits by B.K. Borison✅12/21/25 "I was never going to buy a mace from a creepy guy." location 1509

22, ScaryGwendy's Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar "Well...they're all a little scary, but the black one is like a large dark mole, disfiguring and perhaps cancerous." page 33 10/7/25

23, Cobwebs The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden "He tried to fight his way through lethargy, like clawing away cobweb." page 255 10/31/25

24, TombstoneRiot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi✅12/19/25 "...neat and orderly while the overgrown cemetery behind it holds tombstones like more broken teeth." page 124

25, Jack O Lantern

Halloween Words
Duration: October , 2025 - September 30, 2026
COMPLETE


There are three ways you can get a word.
1, You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
2. Find the object on the cover. (Show cover)
3. Find the authors initials in the word.
Do one each for each Halloween word.

Words

1. Pumpkin:
Pumpkin to Talk About: A Novella by Allie Samberts Oct 1 ★★★
2. Costume p17 dressed in a costume
Trick or Treat by Kathleen Suzette Nov 4 ★★
3. Witch
Meditation Can Be Murder: A Cozy Witch Mystery Series by by Poppy Bridgeman Oct 19 ★★★
4. Wizard: p72 twisters that make the Wizard of Oz's tornado look like a summer breeze
The Storm Killings by Iain Henn Nov 1 ★★★★
5. Candy
Candied Murder by Kathleen Suzette Oct 9 ★★★
6. Spider p55 spiders and snakes
Switchback by Pamela Fagan Hutchins Nov 4 ★★★★
7. Ghost 1h 10m the ghost of her mother
Faceless by Alexandra Ivy Oct 30 ★★★★
8. Vampire: initials AI
Unstable by Alexandra Ivy Nov 1 ★★★★
9. Zombie: p12 the rest of the mindless zombies
Suburban Zombie High by Jeremy Flag Oct 19 ★★★
10. Skeleton:
The Wisterious Witch: A Cozy Mystery by Ileana Munroz Renfroe, Oct 25 ★★★
11, Mummy: Mummy Returns by Arla Jones Nov 10 ★★★
12, Bat
Edmund, Accountant of the Night Oct 8 ★★★★
13, Black Cat
Black Magic Kitten Oct 16 ★★★
14. Ghoul: initials LG - LB Gregg, Max and Finn Nov 18 ★★★★
15. Goblin: initials ON - Snowed in with Grumpy by Olivia Noble Nov 5 ★★
16. Haunted p8 It takes place in a haunted military museum
American Monster Hunters by Kenney W. Irish Oct 28 ★★
17. Graveyard
Old Bones Lie by Marion Todd Oct 8 ★★★
18. Cauldron
Terminal Taffy by Kathleen Suzette Oct 8 ★★
19, Cemetery 7h 1m unease at being in a cemetery
Don't Look by Alexandra Ivy Oct 30 ★★★★
20. Demon p6 especially when he dealt with demons
Marshal Maverick: The Riders of Red Rock by RA Ingram Oct 28 ★★★
21, Creepy
Straight by Chunk Tingle Oct 9 ★★★★
22, Scary
Bigfoot - Camp Terror: A Sasquatch Horror Story of Wilderness Survival and Primal Fear by Ethan Blackwood Oct 9 ★★★
23, Cobwebs: Oct 1 ★★★★
Scared to Death by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards Oct 1 ★★★★
24, Tombstone: initials SM, Susie McIver, Rebel Nov 14 ★★
25, Jack O Lantern
Fudgy Fatality by Kathleen Suzette Oct 9 ★★★

Halloween words
Duration: October 1, 2025 - September 30, 2026

There are three ways you can get a word.
1. You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
2. Find the object on the cover. (Show cover)
3. Find the authors initials in the word.
Do one each for each Halloween word.

Words

🎃1. Pumpkin
Ready for a Scare?: The Graphic Novel by P.J. Night - author's initials - Nov. 8
👻2. Costume
Karen's Ghost by DK Yingst - Oct. 17

🔥3. Witch
Coven: A Graphic Novel by Jennifer Dugan - Oct. 29

🧙🏻‍♂️4. Wizard
How It All Ends by Emma Hunsinger - p. 95 And the only one who can stop them is BABY WIZARD! - Oct. 5
🍬5. Candy
My Trip with Drip: A Graphic Novel by Josephine Mark - p. 38 We have two bags of {loooong list of medications}, a pint of raw ether and two dozen wafer candy bars! - Oct. 4
🕷️6. Spider
Cassi and the House of Memories by Dean Stuart - author's initials - Oct. 2
👻7. Ghost Gauguin: The Other World by Fabrizio Dori - p. 95 On nights like this, ghosts come down from the mountains. - Oct. 22
🧛🏻‍♀️8. Vampire
Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots: A Graphix Chapters Book by Pearl Low - Oct. 26

🧟‍♂️9. Zombie
Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley - author's initials - Nov. 17
🩻10. Skeleton
She Didn't See It Coming by Shari Lapena - author's initials - Oct. 4
🩹11. Mummy
Lost & Found: Based on a True Story by Mei Yu - author's initials - Nov. 23
🦇12. Bat
Blood City Rollers by V.P. Anderson - Oct. 15

🐈‍⬛13. Black Cat
Halloween Party Murder by Leighann Dobbs - Oct. 17

👹14. Ghoul
Go, Ghoul, Go! by Liv Livingston - Oct. 27

👺15. Goblin
Whistle by Linwood Barclay - author's initials - Nov. 12
👻16. Haunted
Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story by Debbie Tung - author's initials - Oct. 16
🪦17. Graveyard
Gabby Torres Is the Best Winner Ever by Angela Dominguez - author's initials - Nov. 16
🫕18. Cauldron
Heartstopper: Volume Two by Alice Oseman - author's initials - Oct. 15
🪦19. Cemetery
Bounce Back 3: Sew Totally Nala by Misako Rocks! - author's initials - Oct. 3
👿20. Demon
Cat's Café by Gwen Tarpley - p. 30 When I was hunted by demons in search of the Great Key. - Oct. 7
👹21. Creepy
Jessi Ramsey, Pet-sitter: A Graphic Novel by Ellen T. Crenshaw - author's initials - Oct. 18
🫣22. Scary
Sky Island by Amy Chu - author's initials - Oct. 30
🕸️23. Cobwebs
Hot Fudge Murder by Cynthia Baxter - author's initials - Oct. 12
🪦24. Tombstone
Halloween Night Murder by Leslie Meier - Oct. 24

🎃25. Jack O Lantern
Trapped By His Love: The Duke's Unexpected Bride, Volume 1 by Nimo Kakunimoto - author's initials - Oct. 9

Halloween words
Duration: October , 2025 - September 30, 2026


There are three ways you can get a word.
1, You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
2. Find the object on the cover. (Show cover)
3. Find the authors initials in the word.
Do one each for each Halloween word.

Words

1. Pumpkin
2. Costume
3. Witch Rule of Wolves|Leigh Bardugo|29/10/25
"Some of our enemies will call me a witch." pg543
4. Wizard
5. Candy And They Were Roommates|Page Powars|15/10/25
"I'll keep passing out the candy..." pg 289
6. Spider
7. Ghost
8. Vampire
9. Zombie
10. Skeleton
11, Mummy
12, Bat
13, Black Cat
14. Ghoul
15. Goblin
16. Haunted
17. Graveyard
18. Cauldron
19, Cemetery
20. Demon
21, Creepy
22, Scary
23, Cobwebs
24, Tombstone
25, Jack O Lantern

Duration: October 1, 2025 - September 30, 2026

There are three ways you can get a word.
1. You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
2. Find the object on the cover. (Show cover)
3. Find the authors initials in the word.
Do one each for each Halloween word.

Progress: 11/25

Words

1. Pumpkin Kazuki Minamoto - My Groom Is … Not You! ✓ 25/12/13
2. Costume
3. Witch/Hexe Küss Mich, Student 1 by Hinako Takanaga p. 51 "Meine Mutter ist eine Hexe!!!" ✓ 25/11/14
4. Wizard/Zauberer Crimson Spell Bd. 4 by Ayano Yamane p. 21 "Die Zauberer oder Hexenmeister [...]" ✓ 25/11/17
5. Candy
6. Spider
7. Ghost Stefan Hertmans - Dius ✓ 25/12/05
8. Vampire
9. Zombie Mechtild Borrmann - Lebensbande ✓ 25/11/23
10. Skeleton
11. Mummy
12. Bat
13. Black Cat Atsuko Asano - No. 6 Band 5 ✓ 25/12/12
14. Ghoul
15. Goblin
16. Haunted Anne of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery p. 282 "I know a man who was haunted by a ghost [...]" ✓ 25/11/11
17. Graveyard
18. Cauldron
19. Cemetery/Friedhof Secret Service: Maison de Ayakashi by Cocoa Fujiwara p. 148 "Das ist ein Friedhof!" ✓ 25/12/19
20. Demon/Dämon #DRCL midnight children 1 by Shin'ichi Sakamoto p. 67 "Denn selbst die furchterregendsten unsichtbaren Dämonen können besiegt werden [...]" ✓ 25/12/06
21. Creepy My Groom Is … Not You! by Kazuki Minamoto p. 10 "Jetzt guck doch nicht immer so creepy!" ✓ 25/12/13
22. Scary
23. Cobwebs
24. Tombstone
25. Jack O Lantern Natsuki Takaya - Fruits Basket Pearls 03 ✓ 25/11/21

Halloween Words
October , 2025 - September 30, 2026


There are three ways you can get a word.
1, You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
2. Find the object on the cover. (Show cover)
3. Find the authors initials in the word.
Do one each for each Halloween word.

Words

1. Pumpkin
2. Costume
3. Witch
4. Wizard
5. Candy
6. Spider - The Horus Killings - Paul Doherty - 4 Stars - 10/7/25
7. Ghost
8. Vampire - Broken Bones - Angela Marsons - 4.5 Stars - 10/20/25
9. Zombie
10. Skeleton - We Are All Guilty Here - Karin Slaughter - 4 Stars - 10/10/25
11, Mummy - The Second Empress: A Novel of Napoleon's Court - Michelle Moran - 4 Stars - 10/16/25
12, Bat
13, Black Cat - Storm - Carian Cole - 4 Stars - 10/6/25
14. Ghoul - The Last Orphan - Gregg Hurwitz - 4 Stars - 10/3/25
15. Goblin - Love You More - Lisa Gardner - 4.5 Stars - 10/9/25
16. Haunted - Great Big Beautiful Life - Emily Henry - 4 Stars - 10/11/25
17. Graveyard - The Frozen People - Elly Griffiths - 4 Stars - 10/2/25
18. Cauldron - Irish Thoroughbred - Nora Roberts - 3 Stars - 10/21/25
19, Cemetery
20. Demon
21, Creepy
22, Scary
23, Cobwebs
24, Tombstone - The Garden of Evening Mists - Tan Twan Eng - 4.5 Stars - 10/6/25
25, Jack O Lantern - How to Be a Wallflower - Eloisa James - 3.5 Stars - 10/17/25

Halloween Words
Duration: October 1, 2025 - September 30, 2026

There are three ways you can get a word.
1. You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
2. Find the object on the cover. (Show cover)
3. Find the authors initials in the word.

Do one for each Halloween word.
Completed: 25/25

Words

1. Pumpkin: Felony at the Fall Festival - Tessa Aura 10/7/25
2. Costume: Murder in the Hidden Room - Sydney Tate 10/30/25
3. Witch: Witch 13 - Patrick Delaney 10/12/25
4. Wizard: The Crimson Throne - Sara Raasch 11/1/25
5. Candy: A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens 12/14/25
6. Spider: Someone Like You - Sarah Dessen 12/21/25
7. Ghost: The Forgotten Hours - Katrin Schumann 10/14/25 (pg. 30 – It eventually just gives up the ghost.)
8. Vampire: Ink and Shadows - Ellery Adams 10/29/25
9. Zombie: Infestation - J.T. Sawyer 10/9/25
10. Skeleton: Hidden - Kendra Elliot 12/9/25
11. Mummy: Wicked Lovely - Melissa Marr 12/2/25
12. Bat: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants - Ann Brashares 11/14/25
13. Black Cat: Butter Witch - Tess Lake 12/3/25
14. Ghoul: Veil of Night - Linda Howard 12/8/25
15. Goblin: Before I Fall: The official film tie-in that will take your breath away - Lauren Oliver 11/4/25
16. Haunted: Under Her Skin - Jolene Raine 11/29/25 (pg. 51 – The haunted look returns to his eyes.)
17. Graveyard: Conventionally Yours - Annabeth Albert 12/12/25
18. Cauldron: Pumpkin Pies & Potions - Polly Holmes 10/24/25
19. Cemetery: Angel's Peak - Robyn Carr 11/22/25
20. Demon: A Touch Of Ruin - Scarlett St. Clair 10/26/25 (pg. 119 - …dodging another winged demon as it charged for her face.)
21. Creepy: Beautiful Mistakes - Cora Kent 11/23/25 (pg. 379 – Nothing like a creepy cabin in the woods to add ambiance…)
22. Scary: Delicate Ink - Carrie Ann Ryan 12/1/25
23. Cobwebs: Fired - Cora Brent 11/25/25
24. Tombstone: The Murder at the Vicarage - Agatha Christie 12/15/25
25. Jack O Lantern: 12 Hours of Halloween - Edward Trimnell 10/7/25

Halloween words
Duration: October , 2025 - September 30, 2026
Completion 24/25

There are three ways you can get a word.
1, You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
2. Find the object on the cover. (Show cover)
3. Find the authors initials in the word.
Do one each for each Halloween word.

Words

🎃1. Pumpkin | Johnny Halloween: Tales of the Dark Season | Norman Partridge | 10.02

🎃2. Costume | "...the perfect costume for the act." p. 145 | The Right Move | Liz Tomforde | 10.04
🎃3. Witch | "...from the evil witch who'd put her in danger." p. 216 | Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive | Stephanie Land| 10.05
🎃4. Wizard: "People called him a "Hollywood fixer" or "spin wizard." p. 254 | Paris: The Memoir | Paris Hilton | 10.08
🎃5. Candy: "I must sound like a kid in a candy store." p. 124 | Of Bonds and Daggers | Dakota Monroe | 10.06
🎃6. Spider | Susan Darraj | Behind You Is the Sea | 10.06
🎃7. Ghost | "He's like a ghost in the way he just vanishes and then appears again." p. 104 | The One | John Marrs | 10.02
🎃8. Vampire "The Vampire Diaries, the show Bernie ...." p. 140| Everything I Promised You | Katy Upperman | 10.22
🎃9. Zombie "...., he explained how the zombie myth traveled...." p. 212 | Catherine House | Elisabeth Thomas | 10.23
🎃10. Skeleton "It's a skeleton." p. 249 | Home Is Where the Bodies Are | Jeneva Rose | 10.21
🎃11, Mummy "Mummy sent these mirrors to see if they'd do." p. 6 | Hallowe'en Party | Agatha Christie | 10.25
🎃12, Bat "..a bat outta H-E-double toothpick." p. 9 | Red Menace | Lois Ruby | 10.23
🎃13, Black Cat | Almost Surely Dead | Amina Akhtar | 11.01
🎃14. Ghoul "..,baring myself to the ghoul." Loc. 3079 | I Will Break You | Gigi Styx | 10.26
🎃15. Goblin | Noelle W. Ihli | None Left to Tell | 10.04
🎃16. Haunted | Anthony Doerr | All the Light We Cannot See | 10.08
🎃17. Graveyard | "I ambushed him with my graveyard of ghosts..." | p. 105 | Older | Jennifer Hartmann | 10.28
🎃18. Cauldron | Nora Roberts | The Obsession | 10.25
🎃19, Cemetery | "Her burial took place in an obscure country cemetery" p. 26 | Mio : Run baby run - A dark, suspenseful romance. | The Accountant | 10.31
🎃20. Demon "..., stressed by some internal demon" p. 22 | Kris | Patrick O'Scheen | 10.25
🎃21, Creepy | "It was creepy." p. 43 | Sour Apples: A Novel for Those Who Hate to Read | Paul Jantzen | 10.03
🎃22, Scary "Scary" p. 75 | Room 21 | Jessica Huntley | 10.30
🎃23, Cobwebs | "Cobwebs!" p. 312 | The Two Towers | J.R.R. Tolkien | 11.06
🎃24, Tombstone | "There is no tombstone. No name to mark the spot." p. 370 | A Thousand Splendid Suns | Khaled Hosseini | 10.05
🎃25, Jack O Lantern | Celeste Ng | Little Fires Everywhere | 10.24

FINISHED!! Halloween Words
Duration: October 1, 2025 - September 30, 2026 (11/07/25)

There are three ways you can get a word.
1. You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
2. Find the object on the cover. (Show cover)
3. Find the author’s initials in the word.

Do one each for each Halloween word. Multiple words can be found in the text of a book - author initials and covers one per book.

Words 25/25

Books:

(9) X (Kinsey Millhone 24) Sue Grafton (text) 10/01/25

(3) Howloween Murder (Melanie Travis 26) Laurien Berenson (text) 10/07/25

(3) The Antidote Karen Russell (text) 10/21/25

(2) The Death of Mrs. Westaway Ruth Ware (text) 10/09/25

(2) Spells for Forgetting Adrienne Young (text) 10/15/25

(1) The Magnificent Lives of Majorie Post by Allison Pataki (text) 10/05/25

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

(1) Space Vampire Ruby Dixon (text) 10/09/25

(1) Pumpkin Spice and Demon Eyes: A Halloween Haunting of Family, Trust, and Redemption Seraphine Vale (cover) 10/09/25

(1) Mint Cookie Murder (Merry Wrath 2) Leslie Langtry 11/07/25 (text)

(1) Spicy Little Curses (Scared Sexy Collection 3) J.T. Geissinger 10/30/25

List:

(9) X (Kinsey Millhone 24) Sue Grafton (text) 10/01/25

2. Costume p. 340 “. . . a junky bunch of costumes jewelry . . .”
5. Candy p. 9 “. . . caught the child with my candy . . .”
6. Spider p. 318 “ . . . with nary a spider in sight . . .”
7. Ghost p. 223 “ . . . shaped like a one-armed ghost . . .”
12. Bat p. 317 “. . . say no right off the bat . . .”
16. Haunted p. 392 “. . . Edna looked haunted . . .”
20. Demon (Demons) p. 128 “. . . I might be pursued by demons . . .”
21. Creepy p. 147 “. . . ‘I agree it’s creepy,’ . . .”
23. Cobwebs p. 391 “. . . there were cobwebs shaped like tiny hammocks . . .”

(3) Howloween Murder (Melanie Travis 26) Laurien Berenson (text) 10/07/25

9. Zombie p. 123 “. . . survive a zombie apocalypse. . .”
14. Ghoul (ghouls) &
15. Goblin p. 18 “. . . the night when ghouls and goblins came out to play . . .”

(3) The Antidote Karen Russell (text) 10/21/25

11. Mummy p. 185 “. . . she rose like a mummy . . .”
18. Cauldron (cauldrons) p. 83 “. . . in little cauldrons of my knuckles . . .”
22. Scary p. 60 “. . . It felt scary, in a good way . . .”

(2) The Death of Mrs. Westaway Ruth Ware (text) 10/09/25

10. Skeleton (skeletons) p. 351 “. . . skeletons beneath her feet . . .”
17. Graveyard p. 63 “. . . graveyard towards the church . . .”

(2) Spells for Forgetting Adrienne Young (text) 10/15/25

1. Pumpkin p. 14 “. . . the counter to place your pumpkin . . .”
3. Witch p. 103 “. . . The sign of a witch.”

(1) The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post Allison Pataki (text) 10/05/25

19. Cemetery p. 128 “. . . I turned to leave the cemetery . . .”

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

24. Tombstone (on cover)

(1) Space Vampire Ruby Dixon (text) 10/09/25

8. Vampire p. 25 “. . . ‘tell me that you’re a vampire? . . .”

(1) Pumpkin Spice and Demon Eyes: A Halloween Haunting of Family, Trust, and RedemptionSeraphine Vale 10/09/25

25, Jack O Lantern (on cover)

(1) Mint Cookie Murder (Merry Wrath 2) Leslie Langtry (text) 11/07/25

4. Wizard p. 24 “. . . Maybe the cat’s some kind of evil wizard . . .”

(1) Spicy Little Curses (Scared Sexy Collection 3) J.T. Geissinger (text) 10/30/25

13, Black Cat p. 7 “. . . a black cat with slanted gold eyes . . .”

Welcome all

HALLOWEEN WORDS

🍁1. Pumpkin: cover
The Pumpkin Spice Café Laurie Gilmore 8 Nov
🍁2. Costume: Initials
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Stuart Turton 12 Oct
🍁3. Witch: All the women on the cover are witches
Diane Marie Brown 22 Dec
🍁4. Wizard: initials
Consider the Lobster and Other Essays David Foster Wallace 12 Nov
🍁5. Candy: Initials
Hercule Poirot's Christmas Agatha Christie 12 Dec
🍁6. Spider: Initials
Olive, Again Elizabeth Strout 23 Dec
7. Ghost
🍁8. Vampire: Initials
A Secret Sisterhood: The Literary Friendships of Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, George Eliot & Virginia Woolf Emily Midorikawa 22 Nov
9. Zombie
🍁10. Skeleton: Initials
War and Peace Leo Tolstoy 28 Nov
11, Mummy
12, Bat
🍁13, Black Cat
Toshikazu Kawaguchi 26 Oct
14. Ghoul
🍁15. Goblin: Initials
March Geraldine Brooks 8 Nov
16. Haunted
17. Graveyard
🍁18. Cauldron: initials
An Old-Fashioned Girl Louisa May Alcott 27 Dec
19, Cemetery
20. Demon
🍁21, Creepy: I think she looks creepy
Patrick Radden Keefe 27 Dec
🍁22, Scary: Scary looking cleaver
Camas Davis 20 Dec
🍁23, Cobwebs: Initials
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail Cheryl Strayed 30 Nov
24, Tombstone
🍁25, Jack O Lantern: Initials
Mansfield Park Jane Austen 25 Oct

Welcome Denise

Halloween words
Duration: October , 2025 - September 30, 2026
25/25

1, You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
2. Find the object on the cover. (Show cover)
3. Find the authors initials in the word.

Words
1. Pumpkin - NP - Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason by Nancy Pearl 10/11 3★
2. Costume - ES - Modern Lovers by Emma Straub 18/10 3★
3. Witch - CH - The Stranger at the Table by Cassie Hamer 1/11 3.5★
4. Wizard - Haven't you seen a wizard before?" p.25
Night Watch by Terry Pratchett 4/11 5★
5. Candy - CD - Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens 11/10 5★
6. Spider - SP - Blood Red by Sharon Page 17/11 2.5★
7. Ghost - "as though he had seen a ghost" p.145
Flowers For Mrs Harris by Paul Gallico 8/11 5★
8. Vampire - AM - Melaleuca by Angie Faye Martin 29/10 4★
9. Zombie - IB - The Algebraist by Iain M. Banks 20/10 3★
10. Skeleton - SK - Three Wishes for Miss Winthrop by Shirley Kennedy 6/10 1.5★
11. Mummy - "I was in a rage with Mummy." p.250
Eternity Ring by Patricia Wentworth 21/11 3★
12. Bat - BT - Juggling by Barbara Trapido 2/11 1.5★
13. Black Cat - CB - Open Season by C.J. Box 14/11 3.5★
14. Ghoul - LH - Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton 7/12 3★
15. Goblin - OG - Wish Upon a Star by Olivia Goldsmith 9/11 3.5★
16. Haunted - AU - Death of a Swagman by Arthur W. Upfield 24/10 3★
17. Graveyard - when it came to graveyards" p.165
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 7/10 4.5★
18. Cauldron - AU - The Devil's Steps by Arthur W. Upfield 8/11 4★
19. Cemetery - "Rachael strolled up towards the cemetery gates" p.372
Three's a Crowd by Dianne Blacklock 4/10 3.5★
20. Demon - "their own personal demons" p.234
To Die For by David Baldacci 16/11 4★
21. Creepy - "some kind of creepy control over me" p.131
If Angels Burn by Lynn Viehl 6/11 3★
22. Scary - "This is scary." p.236
Thankless in Death by J.D. Robb 9/10 3★
23. Cobwebs - SB - Found in a Bookshop by Stephanie Butland 1/10 4★
24. Tombstone - MS - Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder 2/10 3.5★
25. Jack O Lantern - JO - A Christmas Affair by Joan Overfield 3/10 3.5★

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Halloween words
Duration: October , 2025 - September 30, 2026


There are three ways you can get a word.
1, You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
2. Find the object on the cover. (Show cover)
3. Find the authors initials in the word.
Do one each for each Halloween word.

Words

1. Pumpkin
2. Costume
3. Witch
4. Wizard
5. Candy

✅6. Spider - Crown of Shadows - 5/10 - page 3 - That was how I saw the spiders.

7. Ghost
8. Vampire
9. Zombie
10. Skeleton
11, Mummy
12, Bat
13, Black Cat
14. Ghoul
15. Goblin
16. Haunted
17. Graveyard
18. Cauldron
19, Cemetery
20. Demon
21, Creepy
22, Scary
23, Cobwebs
24, Tombstone
25, Jack O Lantern

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Welcome Catsalive or CassieCruel

HALLOWEEN WORDS, 10/1/25 - 9/30/26
25/25 COMPLETE
There are three ways you can get a word.
3. Find the author's initials in the word.

1. PUMPKIN
* author P.J. Nelson – All My Bones (Old Juniper Bookstore #2), finished 10/27/25 ★★★.5

2. COSTUME
* author E.J. Copperman – All Spooked Up, finished 10/10/25 ★★★.5

3. WITCH
* Heather Webber – The Forget-Me-Not Library, finished 10/18/25 ★★★★

4. WIZARD
* author Robert Dugoni – The Conviction (David Sloane #5), finished 11/21/25 ★★★★

5. CANDY
* author Donna Andrews – Lark! The Herald Angels Sing (Meg Langslow #24), finished 12/3/25 ★★★★

6. SPIDER
* author Irina Shapiro – Murder on the Prince Regent (Tate & Bell #6), finished 10/11/25 ★★★★

7. GHOST
* author Tess Gerritsen – The Summer Guests (Martini Club #2), finished 10/21/25 ★★★★

8. VAMPIRE
* author Ellis Peters – The Pilgrim of Hate (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #10), finished 10/26/25 ★★★★

9. ZOMBIE
* author Olivia Blacke – Death at the Door (Ruby & Cordelia #2), finished 10/7/25 ★★★★

10. SKELETON
* author Shawn Levy – In on the Joke: The Original Queens of Stand-Up Comedy, finished 10/3/25 ★★★.5

11. MUMMY
* author Michael McGarrity – Under the Color of Law (Kevin Kerney #6), finished 11/18/25 ★★★★

12. BAT
* author Allison Brook – Death on Dickens Island (Books on the Beach #1), finished 10/2/25 ★★★.5

13. BLACK CAT
* author Catherine Lloyd – Death Comes to the Village (Kurland St. Mary #1), finished 10/15/25 ★★★.5

14. GHOUL
* all three initials! : author Henry Louis Gates862441 – Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy and the Rise of Jim Crow, finished 10/14/25 ★★★★

15. GOBLIN
* author Nevada Barr – High Country (Anna Pigeon #12), finished 10/24/25 ★★★★

16. HAUNTED
* author Nathalia Holt – The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History, finished 10/12/25 ★★★★

17. GRAVEYARD
* author Daryl Wood Gerber – Murder by the Millions (Literary Dining #2), finished 10/8/25 ★★★★

18. CAULDRON
* author Laura Childs – Twisted Tea Christmas (Tea Shop #23), finished 11/25/25 ★★★★

19. CEMETERY
* author Taylor Jenkins Reid – The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, finished 10/30/25 ★★★★

20. DEMON
* author Debbie Macomber – A Ferry Merry Christmas, by Debbie Macomber, finished 10/5/25 ★★★★

21. CREEPY
* author Robin Paige – Death at Rottingdean (Kathryn Ardleigh #5), finished 10/25/25 ★★★★

22. SCARY
* author Ann Cleeves – Blue Lightning (Shetland #4), finished 10/9/25 ★★★★

23. COBWEBS
* author Sebastian Barry – Old God’s Time, finished 10/5/25 ★★★

24. TOMBSTONE
* author Ellen Byron – Crescent City Christmas Chaos (Vintage Cookbook #4), by Ellen Byron, finished 10/10/25 ★★★★

25. JACK O LANTERN
* author Kate Carlisle – Premeditated Mortar (Fixer-Upper #8), finished 10/20/25 ★★★★

Halloween Words
Duration: October 1, 2025 - September 30, 2026

Goal: 20/25


There are three ways you can get a word.
1, You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
2. Find the object on the cover. (Show cover)
3. Find the authors initials in the word.
Do one each for each Halloween word.

Words

1. You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
4. Wizard - Old School Indian - Aaron John Curtis - 11/20/25 - "...like something someone cosplaying a wizard might carry." (Kindle Location 1245)
5. Candy - The Wishing Well - Vivian Porter - 12/11/25 – “…with snacks like popcorn and cotton candy, as well as Christmas treats like candy canes and cookies.” (p. 143)
6. Spider - Blood on Her Tongue - Johanna van Veen - 10/31/25 - "...or was this not the kind of spider that wove a web? Sarah might know…" (Kindle Location 142)
7. Ghost - Warcross - Marie Lu - 10/10/25 - "I drift off into sleep, surrounded by ghosts." (Kindle Location 926)
10. Skeleton - Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection - John Green - 11/27/25 - "...wherein the bacteria scrape out tiny holes in the skeleton..." (Kindle Locations 431-432)
14. Ghoul - Sharpe's Waterloo - Bernard Cornwell - 11/30/25 - "...yet she saw in her lover the embodiment of those ghouls who had been used to scare her..." (Kindle Locations 1308-1309)
20. Demon - The Frozen River - Ariel Lawhon - 12/27/25 - That’s why I walked across the river and borrowed that demon of a horse from the tavern.” (Kindle Location 4655)

2. Find the object on the cover. (Show cover)
18. Cauldron - Uncharmed - Lucy Jane Wood - 10/09/25
21. Creepy - Ice Cream Man, Volume 8: Subjects & Objects - W. Maxwell Prince - 12/29/25
23. Cobwebs - Direct Descendant - Tanya Huff - 10/17/25



3. Find the authors initials in the word.
1. Pumpkin - Voice Like a Hyacinth - Mallory Pearson - 10/26/25
2. Costume - The Trouble with Goodbye - Sarra Cannon - 11/02/25
3. Witch - Velvet Kiss Vol. 2 - Chihiro Harumi - 10/03/25
8. Vampire - Tom Lake - Ann Patchett - 10/29/25
12. Bat - A Perfect Alibi - Anne Baines - 10/04/25
13. Black Cat - The Best We Could Do - Thi Bui - 11/21/25
16. Haunted - Bride - Ali Hazelwood - 11/21/25
17. Graveyard - Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice - Virginia Roberts Giuffre - 12/16/25
22. Scary - My Mother Cursed My Name: A Novel - Anamely Salgado Reyes - 12/21/25
25. Jack O Lantern - Queen Sonja Vol. 1 - Joshua Ortega - 10/16/25

Missing
9. Zombie
11. Mummy
15. Goblin
19. Cemetery
24. Tombstone

Halloween Words
October 1, 2025 - September 30, 2026


There are three ways you can get a word.
1, You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
2. Find the object on the cover. (Show cover)
3. Find the author's initials in the word.
Do one each for each Halloween word.

16/25

Words

1. Pumpkin - Storing Secrets - Janice Kay Johnson (HI #2306 - Aug 2025) - Oct 6 (I know you do, pumpkin. - loc 1402
2. Costume - Alibi for Murder - Debra Webb (HI #2309 - Sept 2025) - Dec 2 (costume stuff her grandmother had adored - loc 76)
3. Witch - Meet Me in the Orchard - Carolyn Brown (Sourcebooks - Aug 2025) - Oct 22 (dance...like a witch - loc 409)
4. Wizard
5. Candy - He Falls First - Jill Shalvis (Sourcebooks - Aug 2025) - Oct 18 (candy apple red - loc 90)

4

6. Spider - Beckett - Josie Jade (Calamitte Jane Pub - Sept 2025) - Oct 2 (spider-web fractures - pg 133)
7. Ghost - Duty Devoted - Dominic Pierce (Calamitte Jane Pub - July 2025) - Oct 30 (one more ghost - pg 209)
8. Vampire - Lyon on the Lam - Peri Maxwell (Dragonblade - Sept 2025) (initials) - Dec 15
9. Zombie
10. Skeleton - Dangerous Affair - Sandra Owens (HRS #2340 - Sept 2025) (author) - Dec 12

9

11, Mummy
12, Bat
13, Black Cat - The Lyon Loves Last - Charlie Lane (Dragonblade - Aug 2025) (author's initials - CL) - Oct 26
14. Ghoul
15. Goblin - The Highlander's Mysterious Maiden - Nicole Locke (HH #1878 - Sept 2025) (author's initials - NL) - Nov 12

11 12 14

16. Haunted - Amish Midwife Witness - Dana R. Lynn (LIS #1217 - Dec 2025) (turned her haunted gaze - pg 75) - Nov 23
17. Graveyard - Forbidden Fling with the Princess - Amy Andrews (HMED #1483 - Sept 2025) (author's initials - AA) - Nov 19
18. Cauldron - A Hero's Return - Carrie Nichols (HSE #3107 - Sept 2025) (initials - CN) - Nov 22
19, Cemetery - The Marriage Plan - Christine Rimmer (HSE #3119 - Dec 2025) (initials - CR) - Nov 29
20. Demon

20

21. Creepy - Duty Unbound - Dominic Pierce (Calamitte Jane Pub - June 2025) - Oct 29 (one creepy fan - pg 81)
22. Scary
23. Cobwebs
24. Tombstone
25. Jack O Lantern - Big Sky Slayer - Juno Rushdan (HI #2321 - Nov 2025) (author's initials - JR) - Oct 31

22 23 24


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Hi Genevieve - I would like to do this challenge. I see there is already a DENISE listed. Could you list me as DENISE S. or is that not possible? Anything you can do to keep us distinct.
Thanks!

Addendum: I changed my profile name to Denise S. so that makes it easy for you to list it as such. Thanks!

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Halloween words
Duration: October 1, 2025 - September 30, 2026


There are three ways you can get a word.
1, You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
2. Find the object on the cover. (Show cover)
3. Find the authors initials in the word.
Do one each for each Halloween word.

25/25

Words

*1. Pumpkin
Linda Reilly 10.03.25 4 stars

*2. Costume
Checking Out Crime Laurie Cass 10.08.25 4 stars p 76 Where h'd come up with the costume I did not know...

*3. Witch
Flunked Jen Calonita 11.19.25 4 stars p 46 We take etiquette with the Sea Witch.

*4. Wizard
The Crime That Binds Laurie Cass 10.25.25 4.5 stars p 56 ...a retired accountant and financial wizard.

*5. Candy
Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt 10.14.25 5 stars p 245 He bends down to pick up a candy wrapper from the floor.

*6. Spider
Mrs. Morris and the Sorceress Traci Wilton 11.02.25 3.5 stars p 112 It's a spider.

*7. Ghost
Death Overdue Allison Brook 10.24.25 3.5 stars loc 150 ...when I tell you I'm a ghost.

*8. Vampire
Furever After Sofie Kelly 10.26.25 5 stars p 184 "Yeah, like a snake. Or a vampire."

*9. Zombie
Zero-Degree Murder M.L. Rowland 12.14.25 3 stars p 230 ...resemble a humanbeing and not the walking zombie of a few hours earlier.

*10. Skeleton
The Girl in the Ground Stacy Green 10.16.25 4 stars p 12 ...so most of the skeleton was still in the trunk...

*11, Mummy
Gobble, Gobble Murder Leslie Meier 10.31.25 3 stars p 115 You know you love the mummy."

*12, Bat
A Troubling Tail Laurie Cass 11.09.25 4 stars p 15 We both listened to Eddie bat the bread chunk from one end of the bookcase...

*13, Black Cat
Betty Hechtman 11.20.25 3.5 stars

*14. Ghoul
Fatality in F Alexia Gordon 11.30.25 5 stars p 46 What do you think I am. a ghoul?

*15. Goblin
Six Stunning Sirens Lynn Cahoon 10.12.25 4.5 stars p 5 Trent left him alone, he manifested a goblin to play with.

*16. Haunted
Cheddar Late Than Dead Linda Reilly 10.29.25 4 stars p 264 "The police haven't haunted me in a few days."

*17. Graveyard
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs 11.26.25 3.5 stars p 46 ...in one of the loops, by a graveyard...

*18. Cauldron
Lynn Cahoon 10.18.25 4.5 stars

*19, Cemetery
Dan & Kara Marie Force 11.28.25 4 stars p 1 ...since the week after his only brother was interred in the military cemetary...

*20. Demon
Killing in C Sharp Alexia Gordon 11.23.25 4.5 stars p 41 "It's a sign a minor demon lurks in the vicinity.

*21, Creepy
Practical Magic Alice Hoffman 10.27.25 5 stars p 103 except for a creepy busboy who asked if I wanted...

*22, Scary
Spirits and Sourdough Bailey Cates 11.16.25 4 stars p 4 ...looked more comical than scary...

*23, Cobwebs
The Accidental Life Of Greg Millar Aimee Alexander 11.06.25 3 stars p 370 ...a bit of fresh air to clear the cobwebs.

*24, Tombstones
The Trapped Ones Stacy Green 11.12.25 5 stars p 116 with the entire front yard full of tombstones and ghosts.

*25, Jack O Lantern
Pamela DuMond 11.13.25 2.5 stars

Halloween words
Duration: Oct. 1st, 2025 - Sept. 30th, 2026

29/50

🔠Author Initials
🖼️Cover

Words

1. Pumpkin
🔠Dinosaur Sanctuary Vol. 7 by Itaru Kinoshita - Oct. 18th
🖼️
✅2. Costume
🔠Three Shattered Souls by Mai Corland - Nov. 23rd
🖼️Glorious Rivals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - Oct. 13th

3. Witch
🔠The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish - Nov. 2nd
🖼️
✅4. Wizard
🔠Sanctuary by Ilona Andrews - Nov. 23rd
🖼️Red Threads: A Graphic Novel by Ila Nguyen-Hayama - Dec. 13th

5. Candy
🔠A Lot Like Adiós by Alexis Daria - Oct. 8th
🖼️
6. Spider
🔠Lore Olympus: Volume Nine by Rachel Smythe - Nov. 16th
🖼️
✅7. Ghost
🔠Enough Is Enuf: Our Failed Attempts to Make English Eezier to Spell by Gabe Henry - Oct. 9th
🖼️Your Favorite Scary Movie: How the Scream Films Rewrote the Rules of Horror by Ashley Cullins - Dec. 11th

8. Vampire
🔠Small Magics Dramatized Adaptation by Ilona Andrews - Dec. 8th
🖼️
9. Zombie
🔠Jane Austen and the Price of Happiness by Inger Sigrun Bredkjær Brodey - Dec. 16th
🖼️
10. Skeleton
🔠Arcana Academy by Elise Kova - Dec. 4th
🖼️
11. Mummy
🔠
🖼️
12. Bat
🔠
🖼️Night Broken Dramatized Adaptation by Patricia Briggs - Oct 24th

13. Black Cat
🔠Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher - Dec. 13th
🖼️
14. Ghoul
🔠
🖼️
15. Goblin
🔠Big Dumb Eyes: Stories from a Simpler Mind by Nate Bargatze - Dec. 8th
🖼️
✅16. Haunted
🔠Along Came Amor by Alexis Daria - Oct. 12th
🖼️The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher - Oct. 24th

17. Graveyard
🔠To Clutch a Razor by Veronica Roth - Oct. 2nd
🖼️
18. Cauldron
🔠A Bit Much by Lyndsay Rush - Nov. 29th
🖼️
19. Cemetery
🔠
🖼️
✅20. Demon
🔠Annie Muktuk and Other Stories by Norma Dunning - Nov. 5th
🖼️Queen Demon by Martha Wells - Nov. 28th

21. Creepy
🔠
🖼️Solo Leveling, Vol. 3 by Dubu - Oct. 21st

✅22. Scary
🔠The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams - Oct. 26th
🖼️Cold by Drew Hayden Taylor - Nov. 17th

23. Cobwebs
🔠The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk by Carissa Broadbent - Oct. 20th
🖼️
✅24. Tombstone
🔠The Vinyl Cafe Family Pack by Stuart McLean - Nov. 30th
🖼️The Nefarious Nights of Willowweep Manor by Shaenon K. Garrity - Oct. 3rd

25. Jack O Lantern
🔠The Things Gods Break by Abigail Owen - Dec. 12th
🖼️

Genevieve wrote: "



Halloween words
Duration: October , 2025 - September 30, 2026


There are three ways you can get a word.
1, You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
2. Find..."

Susan wrote: "Halloween Words
October 1, 2025 - September 30, 2026


There are three ways you can get a word.
1, You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
2. Find the object on ..."

I'm looking for clarification. Do we need to do all three options for each book (75 books) or do we choose whichever option works for that word (25 books).

Thanks!

Welcome all

Susan wrote: "Genevieve wrote: "



Halloween words
Duration: October , 2025 - September 30, 2026


There are three ways you can get a word.
1, You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and p..."

Do each word once. I just reclarified it in the instructions :-)

Michele wrote: "What a fun and creative challenge. Awesome Job!!
There are three ways you can get a word.
1, You can find the word in the text. (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #)
2. Find the object on the co..."

Thanks Michele

Denise S wrote: "Hi Genevieve - I would like to do this challenge. I see there is already a DENISE listed. Could you list me as DENISE S. or is that not possible? Anything you can do to keep us distinct.
Thanks!

..."

I got you covered

Halloween Words
October 2025 - September 2026

My Halloween Words Challenge (msg 44)

Books Read ❱❱

Using Author initials for tasks



🎃1. Pumpkin ❱❱ KM ❱❱ Kasey Michaels ❱❱ The Belligerent Miss Boynton
☑️🎃2. Costume ❱❱ UT ❱❱ Una Tiers ❱❱ Die Judge Die ❱❱ 10.14 ★★★
☑️🎃3. Witch ❱❱ TW ❱❱ Tawny Weber ❱❱ Christmas with a SEAL ❱❱ 10.23 ★★★
🎃4. Wizard ❱❱ RZ ❱❱ Rebecca Zanetti ❱❱ Storm Gathering
🎃5. Candy ❱❱ CN ❱❱ Chloe Neill ❱❱ Devouring Darkness
☑️🎃6. Spider ❱❱ RD ❱❱ Ruby Dixon ❱❱ Barbarian Mine ❱❱ 10.19 ★★★★
☑️🎃7. Ghost ❱❱ HG ❱❱ Heather Graham ❱❱ The Hexed ❱❱ 11.26 ★★★★
☑️🎃8. Vampire ❱❱ AM ❱❱ Anne Marsh ❱❱ Burns So Bad ❱❱ 10.28 ★★★




👻9. Zombie ❱❱ EO ❱❱ Elizabeth O'Roarke ❱❱ A Deal with the Devil
☑️👻10. Skeleton ❱❱ TK ❱❱ Toshikazu Kawaguchi ❱❱ Before the Coffee Gets Cold ❱❱ 10.09 ★★★
👻11. Mummy ❱❱ MM ❱❱ Monica Murphy ❱❱ Three Broken Promises
☑️👻12. Bat ❱❱ BT ❱❱ Tessa Bailey ❱❱ Wreck the Halls ❱❱ 10.16 ★★★★
☑️👻13. Black Cat ❱❱ BL ❱❱ Barbara Lohr ❱❱ Finding Southern Comfort ❱❱ 11.29 ★★★
☑️👻14. Ghoul ❱❱ LG ❱❱ Lisa Greenwald ❱❱ You'll Find It All Still Here ❱❱ 11.11 ★★★
👻15. Goblin ❱❱ LO ❱❱ Lisa Oliver ❱❱ Don't Judge a Prince by His Undergarments
👻16. Haunted ❱❱ AH ❱❱ Ali Hazelwood ❱❱ Mate




🐈‍⬛17. Graveyard ❱❱ RY ❱❱ Rebecca Yarros ❱❱ Variation
🐈‍⬛18. Cauldron ❱❱ CL ❱❱ CJ Lyons ❱❱ Lost in Shadows
🐈‍⬛19. Cemetery ❱❱ TM ❱❱ Tanya Michaels ❱❱ Turning Up the Heat
☑️🐈‍⬛20. Demon ❱❱ DM ❱❱ MaryJanice Davidson ❱❱ Bears Behaving Badly ❱❱ 10.21 ★★★★
🐈‍⬛21. Creepy ❱❱ CE ❱❱ Cynthia Eden ❱❱ Sinful Secrets
☑️🐈‍⬛22. Scary ❱❱ SY ❱❱ Samantha Young ❱❱ On Loverose Lane ❱❱ 10.03 ★★★★
☑️🐈‍⬛23. Cobwebs ❱❱ BB ❱❱ Blaire Bancroft ❱❱ Belle ❱❱ 10.08 ★★★
🐈‍⬛24. Tombstone ❱❱ ST ❱❱ Susie Tate ❱❱ Daydreamer
🐈‍⬛25. Jack O Lantern ❱❱ LJ ❱❱ Lisa Renee Jones ❱❱ Being Me

Welcome LaurLa

Denise S wrote: "So we can only use a book one time in this challenge for one task?
If so, I don't want to complete the challenge - I am not interested in reading that many Halloween books and I don't read horror s..."

No you can do one task for each word so for pumpkin you can find the word in the text or on the cover but not both. I just clarified that in the instructions

Genevieve wrote: "Denise S wrote: "So we can only use a book one time in this challenge for one task?
If so, I don't want to complete the challenge - I am not interested in reading that many Halloween books and I do..."

I understand that. What I meant is if you find five words in one book can you count that or only one word per book?

Denise S wrote: "Genevieve wrote: "Denise S wrote: "So we can only use a book one time in this challenge for one task?
If so, I don't want to complete the challenge - I am not interested in reading that many Hallow..."
Yep I added clarification that for the words you can find as many as you want.

Still not sure what you are saying. I'm asking about this part. of the rules:

"*Each book may only be used for one task or letter"

OK, so I can use the book 33 Place Brugmann for the words COSTUME, GHOUL, CAULDRON, CREEPY AND SCARY for example?? Or, no??

I'm not understanding for "the words you can find as many as you want" - I'm asking about the books.

Genevieve

Please remove my name in Participants. I will delete my challenge post but not completely so that it doesn't mess up your links.
Thank you!
Denise S

FINISHED
Halloween Words
Duration: October 1, 2025 - November 6, 2025
Read: 25/25


1. Pumpkin
Bread, Coffee, Magic Jessica Rosenberg 10/30/25 p 8 ...respond, “I thought you hated it when he called you Pumpkin.”

2. Costume
Heartless Elsie Silver 10/4/25 p 149 Luke mocks us as he runs back in wearing his too-small Batman costume from last Halloween.

3. Witch
Promise of the Witch Deanna Chase 10/11/25 p 21 What’s the point in being a witch if you never use your gifts?

4. Wizard
RW The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware 10/13/25

5. Candy
Beach House Rules Kristy Woodson Harvey 10/20/25 p 192 I laughed, and Elliott handed out popcorn and candy to all of us.

6. Spider
Bones in the Blackout Emma Jameson 11/4/25 p 112 “Spider bite, more likely,” Lady Juliet said.

7. Ghost
Cutie Pies and Deadly Lies Addison Moore 10/19/25 p 1 Throw in the occasional ghost of the human variety,...

8. Vampire
Sweet & Sour Spells Jessica Rosenberg 10/31/25 p 278 ...gushing about a new vampire book that looked thoroughly too mature for them...

9. Zombie
Amber Gambler Hailey Edwards 10/29/25 p 198 “Are we talking zombie or…?”

10. Skeleton
Brambleberry Bay Murder Club Addison Moore 10/18/25 p 74 ...scraping against the window like a skeleton beckoning to come inside.

11. Mummy
MM She's Got the Guns M.O. Mack 11/6/25

12. Bat
Butter, Sugar, Magic Jessica Rosenberg 10/30/25 p 117 How would you even go about collecting bat drool?

13. Black Cat
AB The Better Sister Alafair Burke 10/15/25

14. Ghoul
Bitter, Sweet, Magic Jessica Rosenberg 10/31/25 p 281 "Shifters, ghosts, ghouls, fairies?"

15. Goblin
Bobbing for Bodies Addison Moore 10/24/25 p 198 Noah crashes his lips to mine, and we declare exactly how we feel for one another in front of every ghost and goblin, every...

16. Haunted
The Perfect Wife Blake Pierce 10/9/25 p 42 ...returned to those dark woods from her childhood, the ones that haunted her dreams.

17. Graveyard
The Girl from Devil's Lake J.A. Jance 10/8/25 p 38 Jenny was scheduled for graveyard shift the week...

18. Cauldron
NR Hidden Nature Nora Roberts 10/2/25

19. Cemetery
Blessing of the Lost Girls J.A. Jance 10/7/25 p 65 Dan couldn’t help but wonder what his welcome would have been had not both his grandparents and his mother been buried less than a mile away in the town’s dusty, sunbaked cemetery.

20. Demon
The Last Second Chance Lucy Score 10/26/25 p 109 “Rora and I are taking the demon hell spawn outside for a potty break,...

21. Creepy
The Secret of Secrets Dan Brown 10/21/25 p 616 ...especially one that was notoriously creepy.

22. Scary
Flawless Elsie Silver 10/3/25 p 165 Big scary ones.

23. Cobwebs
SB Baden Sawyer Bennett 10/14/25

24. Tombstone
Fair Market Value Hailey Edwards 10/16/25 p 89 It's a tombstone.

25. Jack O'Lantern
A Witch's Guide to Surviving Halloween A.M. Eno 10/22/25 p 194 Jack-o’-lanterns decorate storefronts, featuring everything from goofy expressions to intricately carved designs,...