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MountainKat | 31601 comments 2018 December Monthly Audiobook Scramble

Attention all audiobook lovers - we have a challenge for you!

In this challenge, you need to find the words listed below scrambled in your audiobook titles, series names, author's names and narrator's names.

The maximum number of words per book is THREE and you must listen to 75% of the book for it to count as an audiobook. The audiobook can be any length.

You do not need to preselect a level for this challenge.

0-3 Words: Novice
4-5 Words: Talented
6-8 Words: Proficient
9-10 Words: Expert Descrambler

December:

dreidel (spinning top)
gelt (money, often used to describe foil covered chocolate coins)
hallel (portion of Psalms recited in prayer service)
Hanukkah (eight-day holiday commemorating the Maccabees recapturing the Temple from the Greeks)
Kislev (Jewish month corresponding to November-December)
latke (fried potato pancake)
Maccabees (a group of Jewish rebel warriors who took control of the Temple)
menorah (nine-branched candelabrum kindled on Hanukkah)
shamash (the candle used to light the Hanukkah lamps)
sufganiyot (fried donut, a traditional Hanukkah food)


Bonus Words: Festival of Lights Get a virtual high five if you can find this one!

Please post all entries, updates, final posts and questions in this thread. Please repost upon completion for ease in updating!

If you choose to participate in this challenge but don't listen to audiobooks, you may do so but may only use title, author and series to find your words. In addition, the books must be a minimum of 150 pages.

Posting Examples:

finesse - It Had to Be You (Chicago Stars, #1) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 1.14.16
narrated by Anna Fields, Chicago Stars series
f (Fields), i (It), n (Anna), e (Elizabeth), s (Susan), s (Stars), e (Be)

OR

zenith - The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie by Jennifer Ashley 1.26.16
narrated by Angela Dawe, Mackenzies & McBrides series
z (Mackenzie), e (Jennifer), n (Madness), i (Ian), t (The), h (Ashley)


message 2: by Suzanne (last edited Jan 03, 2019 02:28PM) (new)

Suzanne (esmerelda1) | 2244 comments Romance Readers Reading Challenges
2018 December Monthly Audiobook Scramble
Duration:
12/1/2018 - 12/31/2018

Progress: 11 out of 11

Attention all audiobook lovers - we have a challenge for you!

In this challenge, you need to find the words listed below scrambled in your audiobook titles, series names, author's names and narrator's names.

The maximum number of words per book is THREE and you must listen to 75% of the book for it to count as an audiobook. The audiobook can be any length.

You do not need to preselect a level for this challenge.


December:

Dreidel (spinning top):

Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole - ***** - 12/4/2018 - 430 Pages - Narrated by: Robert Petkoff - Series: Immortals After Dark, Book 10
Gelt (money, often used to describe foil covered chocolate coins):
A Shiver of Light by Laurell K. Hamilton - ** - 12/6/2018 - 372 Pages - Narrated by: Charlotte Hill - Series: Meredith Gentry, Book 9
Hallel (portion of Psalms recited in prayer service):
A Shiver of Light by Laurell K. Hamilton - ** - 12/6/2018 - 372 Pages - Narrated by: Charlotte Hill - Series: Meredith Gentry, Book 9
Hanukkah (eight-day holiday commemorating the Maccabees recapturing the Temple from the Greeks)
The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck: How to Stop Spending Time You Don't Have with People You Don't Like Doing Things You Don't Want to Do by Sarah Knight - ***** - 12/12/2018 - 209 Pages
Kislev (Jewish month corresponding to November-December):
A Shiver of Light by Laurell K. Hamilton - ** - 12/6/2018 - 372 Pages - Narrated by: Charlotte Hill - Series: Meredith Gentry, Book 9
Latke (fried potato pancake):
Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole - ***** - 12/4/2018 - 430 Pages - Narrated by: Robert Petkoff - Series: Immortals After Dark, Book 10
Maccabees (a group of Jewish rebel warriors who took control of the Temple)
Second Chance Pass by Robyn Carr - ***** - 12/27/2018 - 389 Pages - Narrated by: Therese Plummer - Series: Virgin River, Book 5
Menorah (nine-branched candelabrum kindled on Hanukkah):
All I Want for Christmas by Nora Roberts - **** - 12/21/2018 - 102 Pages - Narrated by: Lauren Davis
Shamash (the candle used to light the Hanukkah lamps):
Second Chance Pass by Robyn Carr - ***** - 12/27/2018 - 389 Pages - Narrated by: Therese Plummer - Series: Virgin River, Book 5
Sufganiyot (fried donut, a traditional Hanukkah food):
The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck: How to Stop Spending Time You Don't Have with People You Don't Like Doing Things You Don't Want to Do by Sarah Knight - ***** - 12/12/2018 - 209 Pages

Bonus Words: Festival of Lights: Get a virtual high five if you can find this one!
The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck: How to Stop Spending Time You Don't Have with People You Don't Like Doing Things You Don't Want to Do by Sarah Knight - ***** - 12/12/2018 - 209 Pages

Demon from the Dark (Immortals After Dark, #10) by Kresley Cole A Shiver of Light (Merry Gentry #9) by Laurell K. Hamilton The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck How to Stop Spending Time You Don't Have with People You Don't Like Doing Things You Don't Want to Do by Sarah Knight All I Want for Christmas by Nora Roberts Second Chance Pass (Virgin River, #5) by Robyn Carr

Rules:
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message 3: by MountainKat, Moderator (new)

MountainKat | 31601 comments 2018 December Audiobook Scramble

10 of 10, using an ebook, Updated 12.31.18
Expert Descrambler

dreidel - Wilde in Love by Eloisa James 12.6.18
Narrated by Susan Duerden, The Wildes of Lindow Castle #1
d (Wilde) r (Duerden) e (Love) i (in) d (Wilde) e (Eloisa) l (Love)

gelt - Hold Her Again by Shannon Stacey 12.31.18
Narrated by Samantha Cook
g (Again) e (Her) l (Hold) t (Stacey)

hallel - A Very Marian Christmas by Lucy Lennox 12.15.18
Narrated by Michael Pauley, Made Marian #7
h (Christmas) a (Marian) l (Lucy) l (Lennox) e (Very) l (Pauley)

Hanukkah - Pack Challenge by Shelly Laurenston 12.10.18
Narrated by Kasha Kensington, Magnus Pack #1
H (Challenge) a (Pack) n (Magnus) u (Laurenston) k (Kasha) k (Kensington) a (Pack) h (Shelly)

Kislev - Hot Winter Nights by Jill Shalvis 12.20.18
Narrated by Vivienne Leheny, Heartbreaker Bay #6
K (Heartbreaker) i (Nights) s (Shalvis) l (Jill) e (Winter) v (Vivienne)

latke - Hot Winter Nights by Jill Shalvis 12.20.18
Narrated by Vivienne Leheny, Heartbreaker Bay #6
l (Jill) a (Shalvis) t (Hot) k (Heartbreaker) e (Winter)

Maccabees - Blake the Rogue Reindeer & His Cocky Human by Candi Kay - 12.29.18
ebook, Willy the Kinky Elf & His Bad-Ass Reindeer #3
M (Human) a (Kay) c (Cocky) c (Candi) a (Blake) b (Blake) e (Rogue) e (Reindeer) s (Ass)

menorah - The Christmas Throwaway by R.J. Scott 12.3.18
Narrated by Sean Crisden
m (Christmas) e (The) n (Sean) o (Scott) r (Crisden) a (Throwaway) h (The)

shamash - Be Mine Tonight by Kathryn Smith 12.12.18
Narrated by Vanessa Hart, Brotherhood of Blood #1
s (Smith) h (Tonight) a (Kathryn) m (Mine) a (Hart) s (Vanessa) h (Brotherhood)

sufganiyot - Blake the Rogue Reindeer & His Cocky Human by Candi Kay - 12.29.18
ebook, Willy the Kinky Elf & His Bad-Ass Reindeer #3
s (Ass) u (Human) f (Elf) g (Rogue) a (Blake) n (Reindeer) i (His) y (Cocky) o (Rogue) t (the)

The Christmas Throwaway by R.J. Scott Wilde in Love (The Wildes of Lindow Castle, #1) by Eloisa James Pack Challenge (Magnus Pack, #1) by Shelly Laurenston Be Mine Tonight (Brotherhood of Blood, #1) by Kathryn Smith A Very Marian Christmas (Made Marian, #7) by Lucy Lennox Hot Winter Nights (Heartbreaker Bay, #6) by Jill Shalvis Blake the Rogue Reindeer & His Cocky Human (Willy the Kinky Elf & His Bad-Ass Reindeer #3) by Candi Kay Hold Her Again by Shannon Stacey


message 4: by MountainKat, Moderator (new)

MountainKat | 31601 comments This challenge is going on hiatus in the new year, but please continue to post your update for December. We are hoping to do another audiobook challenge sometime soon!


message 5: by Suzanne (new)

Suzanne (esmerelda1) | 2244 comments Finsihed!

Romance Readers Reading Challenges
2018 December Monthly Audiobook Scramble
Duration:
12/1/2018 - 12/31/2018

Progress: 11 out of 11

Attention all audiobook lovers - we have a challenge for you!

In this challenge, you need to find the words listed below scrambled in your audiobook titles, series names, author's names and narrator's names.

The maximum number of words per book is THREE and you must listen to 75% of the book for it to count as an audiobook. The audiobook can be any length.

You do not need to preselect a level for this challenge.


December:

Dreidel (spinning top):

Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole - ***** - 12/4/2018 - 430 Pages - Narrated by: Robert Petkoff - Series: Immortals After Dark, Book 10
Gelt (money, often used to describe foil covered chocolate coins):
A Shiver of Light by Laurell K. Hamilton - ** - 12/6/2018 - 372 Pages - Narrated by: Charlotte Hill - Series: Meredith Gentry, Book 9
Hallel (portion of Psalms recited in prayer service):
A Shiver of Light by Laurell K. Hamilton - ** - 12/6/2018 - 372 Pages - Narrated by: Charlotte Hill - Series: Meredith Gentry, Book 9
Hanukkah (eight-day holiday commemorating the Maccabees recapturing the Temple from the Greeks)
The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck: How to Stop Spending Time You Don't Have with People You Don't Like Doing Things You Don't Want to Do by Sarah Knight - ***** - 12/12/2018 - 209 Pages
Kislev (Jewish month corresponding to November-December):
A Shiver of Light by Laurell K. Hamilton - ** - 12/6/2018 - 372 Pages - Narrated by: Charlotte Hill - Series: Meredith Gentry, Book 9
Latke (fried potato pancake):
Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole - ***** - 12/4/2018 - 430 Pages - Narrated by: Robert Petkoff - Series: Immortals After Dark, Book 10
Maccabees (a group of Jewish rebel warriors who took control of the Temple)
Second Chance Pass by Robyn Carr - ***** - 12/27/2018 - 389 Pages - Narrated by: Therese Plummer - Series: Virgin River, Book 5
Menorah (nine-branched candelabrum kindled on Hanukkah):
All I Want for Christmas by Nora Roberts - **** - 12/21/2018 - 102 Pages - Narrated by: Lauren Davis
Shamash (the candle used to light the Hanukkah lamps):
Second Chance Pass by Robyn Carr - ***** - 12/27/2018 - 389 Pages - Narrated by: Therese Plummer - Series: Virgin River, Book 5
Sufganiyot (fried donut, a traditional Hanukkah food):
The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck: How to Stop Spending Time You Don't Have with People You Don't Like Doing Things You Don't Want to Do by Sarah Knight - ***** - 12/12/2018 - 209 Pages

Bonus Words: Festival of Lights: Get a virtual high five if you can find this one!
The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck: How to Stop Spending Time You Don't Have with People You Don't Like Doing Things You Don't Want to Do by Sarah Knight - ***** - 12/12/2018 - 209 Pages

Demon from the Dark (Immortals After Dark, #10) by Kresley Cole A Shiver of Light (Merry Gentry #9) by Laurell K. Hamilton The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck How to Stop Spending Time You Don't Have with People You Don't Like Doing Things You Don't Want to Do by Sarah Knight All I Want for Christmas by Nora Roberts Second Chance Pass (Virgin River, #5) by Robyn Carr


message 6: by MountainKat, Moderator (new)

MountainKat | 31601 comments Great work Suzanne!! Sorry, I didn't get a notification for this. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️


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