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20/20 Spell Out
30 Days of Happiness Challenge
Alphabet Dates
GISH Scavenger Hunt
Hard Scavenger Hunt V
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XXXIII
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XXXIV
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XXXV
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XXXVI
January/February 2020 Bonus Scavenger Hunt
Lost in Space
Scooby Doo Mysteries

20/20 Spell Out
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2020

READ: 44/44

E: The Train to Warsaw - Gwen Edelman 1/19
F: The Day of the Dead - Nicci French 2/3
P: To Helvetica and Back - Paige Shelton 1/20
T: I Am Watching You - Teresa Driscoll 1/3
O: Terrified - Kevin O'Brien 4/4
Z: Zero Belly Diet - David Zinczenko 2/7
L: Claimed in Shadows - Lara Adrian 1/14
P: The Anubis Gates - Tim Powers 1/12
E: Freshwater - Akwaeke Emezi 1/30
D: A Case of Bier - Mary Daheim 1/2
P: The Brothers Cro-Magnon - Roger Thomas Pepper 2/17
E: Under the Snow - Kerstin Ekman 2/9
C: The Sleep of Stone - Louise Cooper 1/19
F: The Last Dragonslayer - Jasper Fforde 2/21
D: Wickedly Unraveled - Deborah Blake 1/10
E: Full Bloom - Janet Evanovich & Charlotte Hughes 2/25
D: Dangerously Divine - Deborah Blake 1/22
F: You Belong with Me - Tari Faris 2/22
C: Bryant & May on the Loose - Christopher Fowler 1/30
Z: Provoked - Rebecca Zanetti 3/6
P: Whom the Gods Hate - M.M. Perry 2/6
F: Dark Queen - Faith Hunter 3/29
E: Endless Heart - Emma Lang 2/28
L: The Unleashing - Shelly Laurenston 1/18
O: Blood & Water - Katie O'Rourke 4/4
P: Whom the Gods Fear - M.M. Perry 2/15
Z: The Vicious Deep - Zoraida Córdova 6/8
D: January in Atlantis - Alyssa Day 2/4
D: Burning Desire - Donna Grant 1/29
E: Shifting Dreams - Elizabeth Hunter 3/13
F: Gabe - Susan Fisher-Davis 4/5
P: Undermajordomo Minor - Patrick deWitt 2/27
O: Angel of Mercy - Lisa Olsen 4/21
T: Just One Damned Thing After Another - Jodi Taylor 1/9
E: Haunted Ground - Erin Hart 3/24
C: Night of the Highland Dragon - Isabel Cooper 1/31
L: The Whispering Hollows - Lisa Unger 1/27
E: Bone Driven - Hailey Edwards 3/18
F: Luck in the Shadows - Lynn Flewelling 5/11
O: A Killer's Mind - Mike Omer 4/28
D: Dangerously Charming - Deborah Blake 1/27
P: Verses for the Dead - Douglas Preston 4/1
T: Through the Grinder - Cleo Coyle 1/12
C: Enigma - Catherine Coulter 2/7

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Alphabet Dates
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2020

READ: 31/31

A: Author - Wickedly Charming - Kristine Grayson 1/24
B: Bartender - Dangerously Fierce - Deborah Blake 2/8
C: Canada - Claimed in Shadows - Lara Adrian 1/14
D: Dragon - Night of the Highland Dragon - Isabel Cooper 1/31
E: Emergency Room - Houston, We Have A Problem - Erin McCarthy 4/2
F: Fishing - Keeping Company - Tami Hoag 3/9
G: Germany - Snow White Red-Handed - Maia Chance 4/12
H: Hiking - Sticks & Stones - Madeline Urban & Abigail Roux 1/3
I: Ireland - Burning Desire - Donna Grant 1/29
J: Japan - Shadow of the Fox - Julie Kagawa 4/20
K: Kinky - Divide & Conquer - Madeline Urban & Abigail Roux 5/2
L: Librarian - Dangerously Divine - Deborah Blake 1/22
M: Mute - The Shape of Water - Guillermo del Toro & Daniel Kraus 1/13
N: New Zealand - A Madness of Sunshine - Nalini Singh 1/31
O: Ohio - Tell Me Lies - Jennifer Crusie 3/8
P: Prom - You Belong with Me - Tari Faris 2/22
Q: Quickie - Talon/Xavier - Alexandra Ivy & Laura Wright 6/27
R: Reincarnation - My Lord Raven - Tamela Quijas 3/3
S: Spanish Dancing - Death of Darkness - Dianne Duvall 3/4
T: Teacher - Running into Love - Aurora Rose Reynolds 2/29
U: U-Pick Pumpkin farm - 180 Seconds - Jessica Park 4/29
V: Vampire - The Savior - JR Ward 3/10
W: Werewolf - Flirting Under a Full Moon - Ashlyn Chase 2/16
X: Xplore - A Beginner's Guide to Paradise - Alex Sheshunoff 5/7
Y: Yoga - A Death at the Yoga Café - Michelle Kelly 5/15
Z: Zipline - The Final Fight - JD Salsbury 6/3

SPELL OUT - Title/Author
D: January in Atlantis - Alyssa Day 2/4
A: Break the Day - Lara Adrian 2/11
T: I Stop Somewhere - T.E. Carter 4/21
E: Endless Heart - Emma Lang 2/28
S: Chasing Perfect - Susan Mallery 1/18

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

yearly

Hello. In January My Name Is...

My Name is Arctic Apollo
1. Thirteen Rising - Romina Russell (villain is a God) 1/26
2. Murder on the Yukon Quest - Sue Henry (Alaska near Arctic border) 1/28



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Hello. In February, My Name Is...

My name is Flirty Sugar-Lips.

Flirting Under a Full Moon - Ashlyn Chase 2/16

February

February

Hello. In March My Name Is...

Lucky Leprechaun Name: Nora "Shamrockin" Bryne

Nora means honor // Bryne means raven

Heartbreak and Honor - Collette Cameron 3/15
My Lord Raven - Tamela Quijas 3/3



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

March/April 2020 Bonus Scavenger Hunt
Duration: March 1 - April 30, 2020

READ: 40/40

A Cosmology of Monsters - Shaun Hamill 3/1
Beer - with a beer in hand, p100
Instruction - he read the instructions, p99
Primary - there's primary or "de novo", p85
Steak - Eunice made hamburger steaks, p101

Hot Blooded - Donna Grant 3/2
Antique - reappeared inside the silver dragon antique store, p96
Bark - slammed him head first into the bark, p69
Green article of clothing - in her jeans and hunter green shirt, p98
Penny - sell the land and make a pretty penny on it, p95
Puddle - she drove around puddles, p15
Will - in town for the reading of the will, p14

My Lord Raven - Tamela Quijas 3/3
Butler - as her father summoned the butler, p69
Madness - an obsessive madness, p130
Pinch - inhaling a hearty pinch of snuff, p5

Death of Darkness - Dianne Duvall 3/4
DJ - Tracy talked Lisette into letting him play DJ tonight, p466

Crown of Death - Keary Taylor 3/4
Gown - the gown around me swishing softly, p78

The Peculiar Boars of Malloy - Doug Crandell 3/5
Routine - in his father's daily routine, p13
Worm - like a dying gray worm, p74

Provoked - Rebecca Zanetti 3/6
Curly hair - curly blond hair had been pinned up, p113
Prize - what am , some sort of prize, p39
Tulip - silly flowers and dancing tulips, p234

Yesterday's Thief - Al Macy 3/7
Lucky - lucky me, p87
Wi-Fi - they have wi-fi here, p94
Wrap - she wore a head wrap that constrained a massive afro, p22

The Savior - JR Ward 3/10
Adjustment of the time - time snapped out of its stupor and started rolling again, p161
Bee - he hated bug bites and bee stings, p78
Cuddle - romantic couples who cuddled in old beds, p295
Depot - serviceable Home Depot special, p76

Inferno - Dan Brown 3/15
Recruit - to recruit in Cambrige, p448

Echo North - Joanna Ruth Meyer 3/16
Scale - seemed to be formed from dragon scales, p110

Bone Driven - Hailey Edwards 3/18
Chilled - with chilled glasses filled with amber liquid, p110
Drenched - woke drenched in cold sweat, p25
Room service - they offer room service, p255
Swell - rode out the gentle swell, p185

Jar of Hearts - Jennifer Hillier 3/28
Cotton Candy - with a cloud of blue cotton candy in her hand, p8

Murder with Cucumber Sandwiches - Karen Rose Smith 3/28
Lemon flavored pastry - she baked lemon tea cakes, p6

Dark Queen - Faith Hunter 3/29
Coconut - which taste of coconut and rice, p398
Plumber - disreputable carpenters, electricians and plumbers, p260

Houston, We Have A Problem - Erin McCarthy 4/2
Surfboard - a feeling he usually only accomplished on a surfboard, p58

A Tale of Two Biddies - Kylie Logan 4/23
Mint - that picture is worth a mint, p305

Jumping Jude - Lucy Lennox 4/26
Draft - when I felt a slight draft, p75

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

March

May

May/June 2020 Bonus Scavenger Hunt
Duration: May 1 - June 30, 2020

READ: 40/40

The Law of Moses - Amy Harmon 5/2
Butterfly - a couple of butterfly bandages were applied, p27
Chest - a chest of drawers, p345
Chores - those were all my chores, p20
Circumstance - the circumstances were even more unpleasant, p33
Closet - sometimes I hide in the closet, p377
Deaf - and the deaf men hear, p350
Dizzy - it was easy to get dizzy, p62
Remote - remote in hand, p291
Stroll - they stroll the hall every few minutes, p182

Divide & Conquer - Madeline Urban & Abigail Roux 5/2
Cafe - as he waited in line at the cafe, p45
Capacity - serving in any capacity, p231
Helmet - he shoved his helmet on, p39
Image - the image being presented, p44
Paranoia - I wouldn't call it paranois, p108
Watch - he wasn't wearing a watch, p226

Getting Wilde - Jenn Stark 5/4
Yearn - what truths do you truly yearn to know, p137

Three Bedrooms In Chelsea - Liz Ireland 5/4
Butcher - Dr. Hanff better not be a butcher, p103
Queue - the head of the euthanasia queue, p57
Soap - sassy soccer mom in need of soap, p181

Rituals - Kelley Armstrong 5/5
Bottle - clutching a bottle in one hand, p37
Fresh - comes from a single and fresh source, p85
Parlor - then he joined me in the parlor, p21
Record - that had to be a record, p124
Scenario - which is your worst scenario, p198
Schedule - often too far to fit into my schedule, p274

Darker Than Night - Kim Lenox 5/6
Lightning - lightning forked across the sky, p70

A Beginner's Guide to Paradise - Alex Sheshunoff 5/7
Board - has anything exciting ever happened on board, loc1252
Rummage - while rummaging around in my bag, loc560

Seeing Red - Jill Shalvis 5/7
Belly - it was the belly laugh Joe remembered, p125

Twinepathy - C.B. Cook 5/7
Presence - gives it more of a physical presence, p88
Typical - but that's typical, p39

Night's Blaze - Donna Grant 5/9
Lash - needed to lash out, p11

Jack and Djinn - Jasinda Wilder 5/10
Pepper - refilling salt and pepper shakers, p11

Luck in the Shadows - Lynn Flewelling 5/11
Task - at any task he was assigned, p154

Home for the Summer - Mariah Stewart 5/13
Estimate - did Cam give you his final estimate, p20
White piece of furniture -there'd be white furniture - sofas, love seats and some big ottomans, p204

Spawned By The Dragon - Amira Rain 5/16
Peach cobbler - which was peach cobbler, p390

Crystal Cove - Lisa Kleypas 5/23
Upholstery - the upholstery was covered in linen, p28

Stars & Stripes - Abigail Roux 6/9
Drift - he began to drift toward it, p111

Heir of the Dog -Judi McCoy 6/18
Late night snack - asked Vivian over a late night snack of Haagen-Dazs, p62

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

June

June

Hard Scavenger Hunt VI
Duration: July 1 - December 31, 2020

28/30 FOUND

The Song of David - Amy Harmon 7/2
Beaver - eager little beaver that David, loc3334

Sharks in the Time of Saviors - Kawai Strong Washburn 7/7
Algebra - pre-algebra and life sciences, p36

Stalked - Brian Freeman 7/14
Jaded - he was playing their latest single, Jaded, p340

Agatha H and the Clockwork Princess - Phil & Kaja Foglio 7/17
Blue bow - tied with a festive blue bow, p53
Preposterous - Gil shook his head, preposterous, p308

New Uses for Old Boyfriends - Beth Kendrick 7/17
Portal - it's a portal to misery, p54
Yoke - the edges of the zipper yoke rotted out, p132

The Fallen Vampire - Beata Blitz 7/18
Garland - garlands hung from the ceiling, p18
Search party - when one of our search parties, p73

Drink of Me - Jacquelyn Frank 7/19
Boorish - his boorish baseness, p87
Din - shouting over the din of their work, p130

Red Queen - Victoria Aveyard 7/20
Rudimentary - for the first time in your rudimentary life, p85

A Bad Day for Sunshine - Darynda Jones 7/23
Big Bang Theory Reference - she loved The Big Bang Theory, p172
Sandalwood - smelled like soap and sandalwood, p260

Cursed - Alexa Egan 7/24
Shuck - long enough to shuck off his heavy robe, p50

Messenger's Angel - Heather Killough-Walden 7/29
Jet Lag - the jetlag, the pressure of her studies, p3

Chinook, Wine and Sink Her - Morgan Q. O'Reilly 7/29
Codger - the old codger needed every one of them, p138

The Highlander's Iron Will - Amy Jarecki 8/4
Black Sheep - Glenlyon, black sheep of clan Campbell, p4

Murder in the Storybook Cottage - Ellery Adams 8/7
Miser - when his miserly brothers weren't looking, p53
Sudoku - crossword puzzles and sudoku, p279

Trick or Treat Murder - Leslie Meier 8/12
Teeter - teetering on the brink of adolescence, p78

Scottish Ecstasy - Rebecca Sinclair 8/16
Calamity - barring a very noisy unseen calamity, p238

Nightmare in Shining Armor - Tamar Myers 8/17
Bungee jump - a lot of people go bungee jumping, p276

Death of a Rug Lord - Tamar Myers 8/18
Megaphone - stands out in the street with a megaphone, p118
Two-Bit - made me look like a two-bit streetwalker, p138

Castle Perilous - John DeChancie 8/27
Loath - people are loath to live in dwellings, p26

Bears Behaving Badly - MaryJanice Davidson 8/29
Avoidance - use them for tax avoidance purposes, p170

The Magicians - Lev Grossman 9/3
Beech - they sat under a massive spreading beech tree, p95

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Middle Earth -
Whey-faced -

July/August 2020 Bonus Scavenger Hunt
Duration: July 1 - August 30, 2020

READ: 40/40

The Song of David - Amy Harmon 7/2
Channel - like that show on the National Geographic channel, loc2706

Necessary Magic - Val St. Crowe 7/3
Ladder - she'd climbed the ladder after her, p21
Lasso - ridiculous things like lasso and capture unicorns, p45
Nap - when I stopped to nap earlier, p48
Party - reentering the party, p16
Snickered - Jack snickered, p61

The Carnival Keepers - Amber Gulley 7/3
Beacon - the beacon at the top of the lighthouse, p217
Cousin - cousin Emily arrived at eight o'clock this morning, p151
Hazel - his hazel eyes sleepy, p225
Mentally - while mentally trying to calculate, p52

The Winner's Curse - Marie Rutkoski 7/5
Twins - trying to unload twins, p16
Wasp - than a pair of wasps, p108

Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between - J.A. Saare 7/6
Material - caused the material to pooch out, loc104
Mission - the Mission:Impossible theme song rattled in my head, loc1442
Restroom - she followed me into the restroom, loc1643

Sharks in the Time of Saviors - Kawai Strong Washburn 7/7
Pickup - your father and I were naked in his pickup, p3

The Vanishing of Katharina Linden - Helen Grant 7/7
Antenna - with her antenna twitching, p10
Exclamation - followed by a smothered exclamation, p212

Golden in Death - J.D. Robb 7/8
Passenger seat - Peabody settled into the passenger seat, p266

Itsy Bitsy Spider - Willow Rose 7/9
Binoculars - I picked up my binoculars, p40

All the Stars and Teeth - Adalyn Grace 7/10
Trace - there's not trace of skin or muscles, p242

The House of Dolls - David Hewson 7/11
Hobby - her Aunt's Maartje needs a new hobby, p283
Obsession - an obsession for some reason, p323
Seat belt - unhooked her seat belt, p169

Say No To Joe? - Lori Foster 7/12
Heartbeat - the thundering of her own heartbeat, p68
Wardrobe - Willow's wardrobe isn't quite as bad, p174

Stalked - Brian Freeman 7/14
Camper - like from a camper or something, p283
Client - I've got a new client meeting today, p29
Hostage - during a hostage crises at his factory, p103

Hidden Salem - Kay Hooper 7/15
Dealership - she could see a car dealership, p90

Agatha H and the Clockwork Princess - Phil & Kaja Foglio 7/17
Definition - convoluted definition of the word innocent, p413
Deli - under old Rudolf's delicatessen, p30
Fiasco - even after this fiasco, p317

The Fallen Vampire - Beata Blitz 7/18
Exhaust - to numb her physical exhaustion, p26
Technique - perhaps it had learned this technique, p27

Traggedy Ann - Sinclair Browning 7/19
Deep end - he was going off the deep end awfully quickly, p66
Primary - through interviews with primary sources, p49

Highfire - Eoin Colfer 7/24
Ornery - I did hear that dragons were ornery cusses, p107
Pointers - with some pointers from Waxman, p10
Washing machine - load up the boss's industrial washing machine, p87

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

August

August

September

September/October 2020 Bonus Scavenger Hunt
Duration: September 1 - October 31, 2020

READ: 35/40

Crash & Burn - Abigail Roux 9/17
Flashlight - took the flashlight from his back pocket, loc534
Football - suddenly it seemed like a football field, loc4188
Hunt - was in on the hunt for him, loc2773
Mountains - he'd take the older kids out into the mountains, loc940

Dust to Dust - Beverly Connor 9/18
Apple - Diane grabbed an apple, p192
Barn - the horse is out of the barn, p325
Candy - she was like a kid in a candy store, p83
Cinnamon - lit the fat cinnamon candle, p1
Community - students at the community college, p130
Creep - that little creep doesn't deserve a way out, p349
Fire pit - from the fire pit, p81
Flannel - slipped a flannel shirt over her dress, p5
Resume - not the resume of a woman who had enemies, p232
Watching a sport on TV - me sitting watching the Atlanta Braves on TV, p71

Crooked River - Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child 9/20
Orange article of clothing - judging from the universal orange uniforms, p261

Grand Slam - J.T. Cheyanne 9/22
Blur - the game passed in a blur, loc672

Firestorm Forever - Deborah Cooke 9/24
Candles - the chandelier contained candles, p1
Opal - there was the opal and gold dragon, p176
Sapphire - the sapphire and steel dragon, p269
Scale - there was blood on the dragon's scales, p13
Section - the contents of each section were composed, p459
Sunflower - the seeds of the sunflower head, p312

Igniting Darkness - Robin LaFevers 9/25
Descend - as we descend, p509
Hay - on the thin pile of hay, p320
Web - spread out like a giant web, p279

Unexpected Mates - Grace Brennan 9/26
Windy - it was windy that day, p227

The Werewolf Upstairs - Ashlyn Chase 9/29
Shower Curtain - it's behind the shower curtain, p68

The Siren and the Deep Blue Sea - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/3
Dorm - being detained in their dorm rooms, p308

Passion Ignites - Donna Grant 10/8
Rocky - my parents marriage was rocky, p86

An Apprentice to Elves - Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear 10/10
Roasted - she roasted the porcupine tail, p294

Charlie All Night - Jennifer Crusie 10/12
Fraternity or sorority - he's drinking like a fraternity boy, p110

Blackmark - Jean Lowe Carlson 10/17
Waterfall - a waterfall of the water in the silent space, p131

The Second Deadly Sin - Åsa Larsson 10/19
School bus - they all share the same school bus, p80
Toilet paper - reaching for the toilet paper, p18

Adam - Jennifer Ashley 10/23
Crabby - he was a crabby old fart, p10

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Coffee with cream -
Futon -
Halloween party -
Sanitize -
Table lamp -

The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XXXVI
Duration: October 1 - December 30, 2020

READ: 49/50

✔ Amulet - What Lurks Below - Donald Firesmith 11/10
(could it actually be a magic amulet), p64

✔ Branches - Walking in Fire - Catheryn Cade 10/3
(palm branches against moonlit sky), loc2535

✔ Brick - A Tapestry of Spells - Lynn Kurland 10/15
(was built up with brick and wood), p38

✔ Broken phone screen - Of Dawn and Embers - Kyoko M. 10/24
(spotted another dropped, cracked phone), p298

✔ Chalk - Whiskey, Vamps, and Thieves - Selene Charles 10/11
(he scented chalk), p253

✔ Decorate - Walking in Fire - Catheryn Cade 10/3
(offered to decorate his sports car), loc417

✔ Dragon - Passion Ignites - Donna Grant 10/8
(she couldn't take her eyes off the dragon), p78

✔ Farmer - A Tapestry of Spells - Lynn Kurland 10/15
(better suited to the life of a farmer), p67

✔ Floats (Parade) - Perversion - T.M. Frazier 11/8
(all distracted by the passing homemade floats), p112

✔ Frayed - Blackmark - Jean Lowe Carlson 10/17
(tempers were frayed), p261

✔ Fudge - Whiskey, Vamps, and Thieves - Selene Charles 10/11
(Luke's pissed as fudge about it), p

✔ Gala - The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux 11/4
(were giving a last gala performance), p7

✔ Gathering - An Apprentice to Elves - Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear 10/10
(were still gathering), p189

✔ Grotesque - Dreams in the Key of Blue - John Philpin 10/7
(posed her corpse in a grotesque sexual mimicry), p41

✔ Gunpowder - An Almond for a Parrot - Wray Delaney 10/24
(were gunpowder-blasted mumpers), p21

✔ Heartburn - Dreams in the Key of Blue - John Philpin 10/7
(why do I sense heartburn in my immediate future), p21

✔ Heave - An Apprentice to Elves - Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear 10/10
(the Konigenwolf heaved herself up), p168

✔ Hunting - An Apprentice to Elves - Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear 10/10
(on the subject of hunting with wolves), p216

✔ Indulge - Nuts - Alice Clayton 10/14
(but I'll indulge you), p141

✔ Lobster - The Siren and the Deep Blue Sea - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/3
(the sun could cook me as red as a lobster), p67

✔ Mash - Charlie All Night - Jennifer Crusie 10/12
(Allie heard "the monster mash" on the speakers), p80

✔ Operation - An Apprentice to Elves - Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear 10/10
(the rebuilding operation would delay them), p190

✔ Parachute - Walking in Fire - Catheryn Cade 10/3
(a parachute, she realized), loc2962

✔ Peeked - Passion Ignites - Donna Grant 10/8
(before she peeked around the corner), p88

✔ Pinecone - An Apprentice to Elves - Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear 10/10
(you couldn't eat pinecones), p190

✔ Pipe - Taken by Tuesday - Catherine Bybee 10/9
(filled with valves and pipes), p274

✔ Plant (verb) - Nuts - Alice Clayton 10/14
(planting a kiss on my right cheek), p154

✔ Plead - Taken by Tuesday - Catherine Bybee 10/9
(there has to be something I can plead), p196

✔ Plum - An Apprentice to Elves - Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear 10/10
(the last thumb-size plums of the summer), p230

✔ Plumber - A Ghost of a Chance - Morgana Best 10/31
(just call a plumber), p49

✔ Pretend - Passion Ignites - Donna Grant 10/8
(humans like to pretend), p70

✔ Rake - The Second Deadly Sin - Åsa Larsson 10/19
(as thin as a rake), p19

✔ Sage - Nuts - Alice Clayton 10/14
(was that a hint of clary sage), p79

✔ Seeds - Dreams in the Key of Blue - John Philpin 10/7
(seeds placed neatly on rinds), p2

✔ Slope - The Buccaneers - Iain Lawrence 11/14
(for a run across the green slopes), p44

✔ "Under the weather" - Marrow - Tarryn Fisher 11/19
(Judah is feeling a little under the weather), p252

✔ Unpack - Passion Ignites - Donna Grant 10/8
(she left the unpacking for later), p153

✔ Validate - Of Dawn and Embers - Kyoko M. 10/24
(people trying to validate themselves), p107

✔ Veteran - Dreams in the Key of Blue - John Philpin 10/7
(and faced the veteran cop), p71

✔ Visitor - Dreams in the Key of Blue - John Philpin 10/7
(an intoxicated foreign visitor), p72


Bonus list
✔ Brownstone - Weddings from Hell - Maggie Shayne 10/31
(she was on the fifth floor of a brownstone condo), p124

✔ Clove - Whiskey, Vamps, and Thieves - Selene Charles 10/11
(the night smelled of cloves), p11

✔ "Election" - Shocking Pink - Erica Spindler 10/30
(some sort of perverse election year stunt), p169

✔ Equation - Whiskey, Vamps, and Thieves - Selene Charles 10/11
(that doesn't play into this equation), p273

✔ Ginger - Whiskey, Vamps, and Thieves - Selene Charles 10/11
(was an Amazonian ginger who liked to do a little bare-knuckle fighting), p65

✔ Hamptons - Nuts - Alice Clayton 10/14
(their Hamptons seaside cottage), p42

✔ Native - Walking in Fire - Catheryn Cade 10/3
(just another Hawaiian native), p=loc686

✔ Netflix - Perversion - T.M. Frazier 11/8
(you wanna watch a new flick on Netflix), p239

✔ Pyramid - The Sign - Raymond Khoury 10/5
(the pyramids of Giza), p151

Turkey fryer -
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October

November

November/December 2020 Bonus Scavenger Hunt
Duration: November 1 - December 31, 2020

READ: 39/40

Burn Marks - Sara Paretsky 11/2
Electricity - before the widespread use of electricity, p201
Jeans - but jeans will be fine, p25
Midnight - hang around Meagher's Farm until midnight, p34

Murder Most Maine - Karen MacInerney 11/3
Cranberry - to appear on the hillsides of Cranberry Island, p2
Whipped cream - topped with faux whipped cream, p77

The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux 11/4
Scarf - went into the sea to rescue your scarf, p30
Suspicious - cast a red and suspicious light, p13

Leaving Normal - Stef Ann Holm 11/5
Battery - to recharge her emotional battery, p17
Cinnamon - those cinnamon rolls out of a can, p310
Gift card / certificate - whenever she got a gift card, p200
Microwave - push a button on a microwave, p234
Shovel - unless they had to shovel snow, p30
Special - making her evening meal something special, p24
String - to strings of multi-colored lights, p8

Adam and Evil - Gillian Roberts 11/6
Catalog - she's gotten from catalogues, p225
Memorial - held a memorial service, p23
Ritual - a token in the courting ritual, p140

Shadows of the Short Days - Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson 11/7
Frost - growing like frost on a window, p188
Priest - the priest did not agree with her, p100
Seeds - sow the seeds of discord, p24

The Last Colossus - Michael Hodges 11/7
Honey - that little geothermal honey hole, p83

Semi-Psychic Life - Elizabeth Hunter 11/12
Elect - the district attorney was newly elected, p259
Parka - her favorite shearling-lined parka, p76
Pinecone - swaths of evergreens and pine cones, p37

Blood in Her Veins - Faith Hunter 11/14
Mold - the carpet smelled of mold, p25
Peanut butter - can I have a peanut butter and jelly sam'ich, p629
Record - I hit the record button, p142

The Buccaneers - Iain Lawrence 11/14
Cane - with a cutlass for a cane, p110
Home - fitting in like a stray dog who'd found a home, p17

Angels Whisper - Tony Perona 11/15
Gravy - and gravy like Mammaw makes, p63

Children of Blood and Bone - Tomi Adeyemi 11/15
Festival - run toward the edge of the festival grounds, p398
Reserve - the size father reserves for her, p188

Police at the Funeral - Margery Allingham 11/16
Engagement - when I announced my engagement, p10

Dream Eyes - Jayne Ann Krentz 11/21
Flashed - an urgent warning flashed through her eyes, p47
Stuffing - before stuffing himself behind the wheel, p112

Evil in Carnations - Kate Collins 11/23
Mittens - got the child into his snowsuit and mittens, p220
Tape - go get that grey duct tape, p305

Suspended - Sarah Noffke 11/26
Frequency - increased the frequency since Finley arrived, p130

Eleven - Carolyn Arnold 11/26
Avoiding relatives - Debbie worked to avoid her mother, p144


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Ballot -

December

December

The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XXXIII
Duration: January 1 - March 30, 2020

READ: 49/50

Alaska - To Helvetica and Back - Paige Shelton 1/20
(I was living and working in Alaska), p60

Beacon - Just One Damned Thing After Another - Jodi Taylor 1/9
(a beacon for miles around), p213

Beaded - Consequences - Aleatha Romig 1/7
(the beaded silk gown), p62

Canyon - Just One Damned Thing After Another - Jodi Taylor 1/9
(failing to clear the Grand Canyon), p88

Central Park - The Rise of Magicks - Nora Roberts 1/17
(we need to take Central Park), p6

Challenge - Consequences - Aleatha Romig 1/7
(could not challenge the charges), p351

Chandelier - Until the Debt is Paid - Alexander Hartung 1/6
(a striking blown glass chandelier), p47

Charm - Sticks & Stones - Madeline Urban & Abigail Roux 1/3
(it was all part of Zane's charm), p122

Colony - Unlit - Keri Arthur 1/11
(the main entrance to the Irkallan colony), p11

"Common sense" - Consequences - Aleatha Romig 1/7
(something was missing besides common sense), p15

Couple breaks up - Easy - Tammara Webber 1/25
(my boyfriend of three years was not breaking up with me so she can bang other girls), p13

Crown - The Anubis Gates - Tim Powers 1/12
(at the crown and anchor tavern), p29

Cupid -
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Date night - Chasing Perfect - Susan Mallery 1/18
(I want roots and neighbors and date night), p187

Defrost - Bryant & May on the Loose - Christopher Fowler 1/30
(when she should be defrosting my dinner), p52

Designated driver - Easy - Tammara Webber 1/25
(as tonight's designated driver), p1

Electronic - Don't Close Your Eyes - Christie Craig 1/5
(I'm going over Gomez's electronic file), p164

Entourage - A Case of Bier - Mary Daheim 1/2
(part of the Stokes entourage), p277

Explore - Just One Damned Thing After Another - Jodi Taylor 1/9
(we were scheduled to explore and map), p127

Faded - Gladiator - Anna Hackett 1/17
(as the inscriptions faded), p23

Fake - A Case of Bier - Mary Daheim 1/2
(do I have to fake my own death), p76

Federal agent - January in Atlantis - Alyssa Day 2/4
(the wisdom of smashing a federal agent into the side of the building), p133

Flu - Just One Damned Thing After Another - Jodi Taylor 1/9
(there will be an outbreak of flu), p115

Foster - My Fair Assassin - C.J. Anaya 1/4
(escaped my crummy foster family), p5

Golf club - A Case of Bier - Mary Daheim 1/2
(fingerprint results back from the golf club), p274

Hiding a pregnancy - Jar of Hearts - Jennifer Hillier 3/28
(kinda hard to hid your pregnancy from your roommate), p112

Jelly beans - The Romanov Cross - Robert Masello 2/2
(like jelly beans from a jar), p42

Microphone - Don't Close Your Eyes - Christie Craig 1/5
(Mark yanked the microphone from the man's hands), p16

Mood - Until the Debt is Paid - Alexander Hartung 1/6
(that one word told Jan the man's mood), p13

National Park - The Last Dragonslayer - Jasper Fforde 2/21
(I'd make them a national park), p98

New Car - Through the Grinder - Cleo Coyle 1/12
(having sex in her brand new sport utility vehicle), p128

Newborn - My Fair Assassin - C.J. Anaya 1/4
(weight and measurements of a newborn), p89

Nudge - Sticks & Stones - Madeline Urban & Abigail Roux 1/3
(Zane nudged him in the side), p182

Peace - A Case of Bier - Mary Daheim 1/2
(go away and leave me in peace), p4

Penguin - Through the Grinder - Cleo Coyle 1/12
(I read the penguin edition), p120

Port - The Anubis Gates - Tim Powers 1/12
(heeled the boat around the port), p64

Prospect - The Ghost Walker - Margaret Coel 1/15
(any job prospects), p42

Rider - The Bookman - Lavie Tidhar 2/13
(prevent the rabble from looking at the distinguished riders), p129

Runny Nose - The Savior - JR Ward 3/10
(hankies out and runny noses), p320

School canceled - Dangerously Divine - Deborah Blake 1/22
(all the schools had closed after the second day of the blizzard), p154


Bonus list
Shuttle - Just One Damned Thing After Another - Jodi Taylor 1/9
(like a shuttle service), p274

Sleet - The Romanov Cross - Robert Masello 2/2
(the wind blew sleet and spray into her face), p4

Sneeze - Don't Close Your Eyes - Christie Craig 1/5
(if someone had sneezed wrong), p363

Someone breaks a glass/mug/cup - Don't Close Your Eyes - Christie Craig 1/5
(Pirate had pushed a glass off the kitchen table), p142

Spectator - Gladiator - Anna Hackett 1/17
(only catered to all the rabid spectators), p22

Spray air freshener - Fuzzy Navel - J.A. Konrath 2/24
(after spraying her with three cans of Lysol), p68

Tile - I Am Watching You - Teresa Driscoll 1/3
(black and white tiles, coil beneath her palms), p269

Tower - Sticks & Stones - Madeline Urban & Abigail Roux 1/3
(must be a tower washed out somewhere), p207

Vitamin - Chasing Perfect - Susan Mallery 1/18
(missing a B vitamin or not eating enough broccoli), p12

Well - Sticks & Stones - Madeline Urban & Abigail Roux 1/3
(that old well Eve found yonder), p48

The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XXXIV
Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2020

READ: 48/50

Houston, We Have A Problem - Erin McCarthy 4/2
Olive - his olive-colored shorts, p145
Pulse - we've got a pulse, p188
Scrub - she tugged on her scrub pants, p175
Tornado - this tiny tornado of smiles and klutziness, p3

Betrayals - Kelley Armstrong 4/3
Bribe - if I need to bribe you to get it, p177
Cart - loading those barrels in the cart, p91
Fog - fog drifted along the street, p82
Honor - to honor the gods with me, p46
Phase - kids go through those phases, p166
Psychic - Rose is a psychic, p29
Roots - it's a reminder of my roots, p225
Vanished - that youthful joy vanished in a blink, p4

Time Windows - Kathryn Reiss 4/3
Chirp - a whole chorus of chirps and chortles, p15

Terrified - Kevin O'Brien 4/4
Activity - would be anything in his spending activity, p295

Blood & Water - Katie O'Rourke 4/4
Aluminum - he sits don in the aluminum chair, p32

Memoirs of a Dragon Hunter - Katie MacAlister 4/4
Bail - to bail her out of a DUI charge, p10
Brand - they're brands, not scars, p59
Dire - could have dire consequences, p58
Hamster - a litter of newborn hamsters, p51
Research - I can do oodles of research, p48
Slap - to slap your lips all over mine, p112

Gabe - Susan Fisher-Davis 4/5
Books - go work on the books, p14
Mole - with a mole at the right side of her upper lip, p13

They Had Goat Heads - D. Harlan Wilson 4/5
Digest - the great snakes vomits a partially digested Paraguyan, loc146

The Girl Who Lived Twice - David Lagercrantz 4/6
Hum - Salander heard the hum of voices, p19
Jumble - there was a jumble of books on the beside table, p41
Link - inserted a link to various documents, p39

Where Demons Fear to Tread - Stephanie Chong 4/8
Glare - she turned to glare, p118
Penthouse - guarded the penthouse suite,, p171
Valve - escaping through a pressure valve, p232

The Cat's Meow - Robert Wright Campbell 4/9
Taxes - how much in extra taxes, loc961
Siren - attracted by the sirens and the lights, loc1361

When Beauty Tamed the Beast - Eloisa James 4/10
Glaze - get a faintly glazed expression, p40
Lawn - as placid as a manicured lawn, p74
Rhubarb - use of rhubarb as a laxative, p215

Any Witch Way You Can - Amanda M. Lee 4/10
Thistle - thistle was a whole other thing entirely, p11

Hotshot - Julie Garwood
Direct flight - he could have taken a direct flight, p119

Brody - Emma Lang 4/11
Copse - near the copse of trees, p12

Along Came a Cowboy - Christine Lynxwiler 4/12
Ponder - to ponder Lark's wake-up call, p227
Willpower - wow, you've got willpower, p68

The Overlook - Michael Connelly 4/14
Buying someone a coffee - chief, can I buy you a cup of coffee, p127

Lure of Song and Magic - Patricia Rice 4/15
Massage - I hate massages, p166
Chasm - a chasm wider than a canyon, p125
Fleet - I have a fleet of aunts and great aunts, p18
Sift - time to sift through the facts and lies, p253

Sandman Slim - Richard Kadrey 4/18
Sprint - I sprint forward, p108

Twice as Hot - Gena Showalter 4/27
Substantial - I'd place my substantial savings on it, p54

Desert Bound - Elizabeth Hunter 4/30
Sweet tea - something stronger than sweat tea, p86

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Dander -
Fake grass -

The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XXXVDuration: July 1 - September 30, 2020

READ: 50/50

✔ Ambulance - The Song of David - Amy Harmon 7/2
(regained consciousness briefly in the ambulance), loc2987

✔ Apartment - Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between - J.A. Saare 7/6
(until I was safely inside my apartment), loc1168

✔ Appeal - Genesis - Bernard Beckett 7/14
(all the appeal of a passing electrical storm), p35

✔ Banana - Itsy Bitsy Spider - Willow Rose 7/9
(I found some apples and bananas), p126

✔ Birthday - The Carnival Keepers - Amber Gulley 7/3
(spending her birthday trying to win a silly bet), p27

✔ Cable - Stalked - Brian Freeman 7/14
(cable news channels), p58

✔ Career - Itsy Bitsy Spider - Willow Rose 7/9
(looking for a long-term career), p17

✔ Cassette tape - The Song of David - Amy Harmon 7/2
(a showbox filled with cassette tapes), loc55

✔ Chaos - The Carnival Keepers - Amber Gulley 7/3
(would quickly turn to chaos), p61

✔ Community - The Vanishing of Katharina Linden - Helen Grant 7/7
(with a powerful sense of community), p3

✔ Crystal - The Carnival Keepers - Amber Gulley 7/3
(of her glowing crystal ball), p105

✔ Dodge - The Carnival Keepers - Amber Gulley 7/3
(so he hissed as he dodged her foot), p127

✔ Fish - The Carnival Keepers - Amber Gulley 7/3
(whether it had been fish or something else), p89

✔ Fleeting - The Fallen Vampire - Beata Blitz 7/18
(to see a fleeting glimpse), p33

✔ Flute - The Winner's Curse - Marie Rutkoski 7/5
(it's for the flute), p110

✔ Foul - The Winner's Curse - Marie Rutkoski 7/5
(Rohan's uncharacteristically foul mood), p117

✔ (Vegetable) Garden - Death of a Bacon Heiress - Lee Hollis 8/9
(Bubba rooted and at our entire vegetable garden), loc507

✔ Gauge - Say No To Joe? - Lori Foster 7/12
(only a moment to gauge the situation), p360

✔ Gust - The Vanishing of Katharina Linden - Helen Grant 7/7
(a gust of icy wind), p191

✔ Hiccups - The Song of David - Amy Harmon 7/2
(all hiccups and slurred words), loc3232

✔ Hose - Sharks in the Time of Saviors - Kawai Strong Washburn 7/7
(and hose a spattering piss), p92

✔ Hurl - All the Stars and Teeth - Adalyn Grace 7/10
(hurling is precisely what he looks ready to do), p86

✔ Jaw - Necessary Magic - Val St. Crowe 7/3
(his jaw strong), p17

✔ Kettle - The Winner's Curse - Marie Rutkoski 7/5
(the metal clatter of kettles), p273

✔ Noble - Itsy Bitsy Spider - Willow Rose 7/9
(how noble), p187

✔ Petite - Say No To Joe? - Lori Foster 7/12
(to consider such a petite female done growing), p174

✔ Puff - Necessary Magic - Val St. Crowe 7/3
(they disappeared in puffs of glitter), p91

✔ Red purse - Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between - J.A. Saare 7/6
(placed her small red clutch onto the counter), loc1592

✔ Rent - Say No To Joe? - Lori Foster 7/12
(you know, like free rent), p25

✔ Reverse - Stalked - Brian Freeman 7/14
(doing a reverse cowgirl), p48

✔ Smear - Stalked - Brian Freeman 7/14
(there was a smeared sentence), p134

✔ Spark - Necessary Magic - Val St. Crowe 7/3
(they sent up plums of bright purple sparks), p76

✔ Strap - Agatha H and the Clockwork Princess - Phil & Kaja Foglio 7/17
(hanging from a silk strap), p449

✔ Summon - Magic of Thieves - C. Greenwood 7/18
(the outlaw answered my summons), p60

✔ Tar - The Winner's Curse - Marie Rutkoski 7/5
(with barrels of tar and coils of rope), p227

✔ Tingle - Necessary Magic - Val St. Crowe 7/3
(that made him tingle), p55

✔ Trust (the legal kind) - New Uses for Old Boyfriends - Beth Kendrick 7/17
(but no trust fund), p240

✔ Update - A Bad Day for Sunshine - Darynda Jones 7/23
(she texted her mom for an update), p94

✔ Whisper - All the Stars and Teeth - Adalyn Grace 7/10
(in a harsh whisper that cracks his voice), p44

✔ White socks - Beneath the Sugar Sky - Seanan McGuire 7/26
(white knee socks, plaid skirt and buttoned blazer), p69


Bonus list
✔ Ambiance - Rules of Contact - Jaci Burton 7/13
(the ambiance of the restaurant), p70

✔ Callus - All the Stars and Teeth - Adalyn Grace 7/10
(sea-roughened calluses he wears with pride), p3

✔ Equity - New Uses for Old Boyfriends - Beth Kendrick 7/17
(wouldn't be entitled to any portion of his equity), p10

✔ Immerse - Drink of Me - Jacquelyn Frank 7/19
(he didn't immerse her all at once), p32

✔ Malleable - The Fallen Vampire - Beata Blitz 7/18
(is much more malleable), p33

✔ Miniature - The Song of David - Amy Harmon 7/2
(traced his miniature features), loc3746

✔ Quartered - Necessary Magic - Val St. Crowe 7/3
(you'd have been drawn and quartered), p65

✔ Someone stress-eats - The Good Ones - Jenn McKinlay 7/30
(the whole messy ending made Maisy's stomach hurt, or maybe that was the half gallon of ice cream), p304

✔ Triangle - The Vanishing of Katharina Linden - Helen Grant 7/7
(a white triangle in the gloom), p11

✔ Ward - All the Stars and Teeth - Adalyn Grace 7/10
(dispatched to healing wards all over Visidia), p12

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XXXVI
October - December

Hard Scavenger Hunt V
Duration: January 1 - July 31, 2020

25/25 FOUND

A Case of Bier - Mary Daheim 1/2
Gallant - he played the gallant, p42
Gondola - glanced up at the two gondola cars above, p257
Ribeye - I'm going for the 10oz ribeye steak, p262

I Am Watching You - Teresa Driscoll 1/3
Posh - I'm not too posh to push, p48

Sticks & Stones - Madeline Urban & Abigail Roux 1/3
Bore - he still bore a striking resemblance p59
Trudge - trudging up to his old room, p400

My Fair Assassin - C.J. Anaya 1/4
Measurements - weights and Measurements of a newborn, p89

Don't Close Your Eyes - Christie Craig 1/5
Kitty - and pulled own the kitty food, p160
Mannequin - they found a mannequin, p131

Consequences - Aleatha Romig 1/7
Multiply - make the figures in the profit column multiply, p58

Wickedly Unraveled - Deborah Blake 1/10
Mystical - trapped in the mystical otherworld, p2

The Anubis Gates - Tim Powers 1/12
Sprig - sprigs of what might have been mistletoe, p16

The Shape of Water - Guillermo del Toro & Daniel Kraus 1/13
Fawn - some adman's fawn-legged secretary, p53

Poppet - Mo Hayder 1/23
Molar - eight of them, incisors and molars, p283
Tweezer - using the knifes tweezer head, p282

Wickedly Charming - Kristine Grayson 1/24
Flue - there was something wrong with the flue, p38

Easy - Tammara Webber 1/25
Sow - if I have these desires to sow my wild oats, p13

The Bookman - Lavie Tidhar 2/13
Habitat - enormous habitats were formed to suit ourselves, p255

Trick or Treat - Kerry Greenwood 2/14
Homage - one small bit of salt beef in homage, p83

No Fixed Line - Dana Stabenow 2/14
Sotto voce - someone said Sotto voce, p294

Alien Diplomacy - Gini Koch 2/22
Empath - Jeff was the strongest empath in the universe, p34

The Day is Dark - Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 2/26
Pashmina - and a glittery pashmina shawl, p98

Bone Driven - Hailey Edwards 3/18
Tiki - a few tiki torch refills, p101

Night Diver - Elizabeth Lowell 3/25
Pontoon -stepped from the gunwale up onto the pontoon, p221

Middlegame - Seanan McGuire 6/26
Dishabille - if someone is in dishabille back there, p348

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

January/February 2020 Bonus Scavenger Hunt
Duration: January 1 - February 29, 2020

READ: 39/40

A Case of Bier - Mary Daheim 1/2
Abandon - why would the kids abandon the car, p112
Canvas - Ada sat in the same canvas chair, p39
Farm - we owned a farm equipment store, p21
Roman - being led out into the Roman Colosseum, p9
Romantic - some kind of recent romantic disappointment, p84
Scene - why would they run away from the scene, p110
Season - and have season tickets, p21

I Am Watching You - Teresa Driscoll 1/3
Cabinet - the gun cabinet is in the small office, p119
Celebrate - a big night to celebrate their release, p6
Flower shop - how did the press know I was a florist, p24
Hero - to when he was her hero, p67
Jazz - Mel has always been nuts about jazz, p165
Peace - I can charge you with breach of peace, p168

Sticks & Stones - Madeline Urban & Abigail Roux 1/3
Bandage - searched for ointment and bandages, p340
Movie Theater - barber shop, diner, movie theatre, p12
Pride - with a hint of pride in his voice, p377

My Fair Assassin - C.J. Anaya 1/4
Cellar - sleeping in the cellar was a real treat, p61
Date - I was too preoccupied with the date on the eviction notice, p9
Honor - you face your imminent demise with honor and dignity, p6
Stab - even a few stabs with is dagger, p22
Tension - to alleviate the tension in my neck and shoulders, p36

Don't Close Your Eyes - Christie Craig 1/5
File - which was actually the file room, p25

Until the Debt is Paid - Alexander Hartung 1/6
Mutual - at a birthday party for a mutual friend, p38

Consequences - Aleatha Romig 1/7
Prey - like a lion sizing up his prey, p21
Spray - turning her face to the hot spray, p82

Just One Damned Thing After Another - Jodi Taylor 1/9
Service - like a shuttle service, p274

Unlit - Keri Arthur 1/11
Claw - with razor sharp teeth and claws to match, p5

The Anubis Gates - Tim Powers 1/12
Rum - with rum in it while we wait, p121

Through the Grinder - Cleo Coyle 1/12
Amazon - was it just under the red headed amazon, p80
Complex - with a rock star complex, p85
Exchange - you can always exchange it, p181
Fling - ever since her fling with Matteo, p281

The Shape of Water - Guillermo del Toro & Daniel Kraus 1/13
Disney reference - Zelda had wanted to watch Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, p131
Fame - he writes for publication and fame, p11
Terms - Strickland's terms now, p23
Whisper - can't muster but a whisper, p85

Gladiator - Anna Hackett 1/17
Feature - networks and these sinkhole features, p85

The Train to Warsaw - Gwen Edelman 1/19
Mimosa - don't be such a mimosa, p159

Dangerously Divine - Deborah Blake 1/22
Thaw - for her fingers and toes to thaw out, p155

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Roman god -

Lost in Space

1. Neptune
Neptune is also the Roman god of the sea. Read a book with water on the cover.
A Case of Bier - Mary Daheim 1/2


2. Uranus
Read a book without a person on the cover.
Sticks & Stones - Madeline Urban & Abigail Roux 1/3


3. Mercury
Read a science fiction book AND read a standalone book
The Anubis Gates - Tim Powers 1/12


4. Jupiter
Listen to an audio book.
Claimed in Shadows - Lara Adrian 1/14


5. Venus
Read a book set during a battle or war AND Read a book about sisters or twins.
The Rise of Magicks - Nora Roberts 1/17


6. Pluto
Read a science fiction book.
Gladiator - Anna Hackett 1/17


7. Saturn
Read a book by an author that is new to you.
The Train to Warsaw - Gwen Edelman 1/19


8. Earth
Read a spin-off book.
Dangerously Divine - Deborah Blake 1/22


9. Mars
Read a science fiction book. AND Read the 4th book in a series.
Thirteen Rising - Romina Russell 1/26


10. The Sun
Read a science fiction book.
Illuminae - Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff 2/7


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

30 Days of Happiness Challenge
Duration: May 1 - July 31, 2020

READ: 25/25

✔ 1. Clean the Bed Sheets - read a book from your TBR list
Loving on Borrowed Time - Olivia Cunning 5/22

✔ 2. Listen to Music From Your Younger Years - read a book where music is performed or listened to
The Martian - Andy Weir 5/23

✔ 3. Meditate - read a book with only a head of a person on the cover
Drink of Me - Jacquelyn Frank 7/19


✔ 5. Compliment Someone & Yourself - read a book with a descriptive word in the title
Avenger's Angel - Heather Killough-Walden 7/19

✔ 6. Dance Like No One is Watching - read a book without a person on the cover
Divide & Conquer - Madeline Urban & Abigail Roux 5/2


✔ 7. Take Yourself Out to Lunch - read a book with food on the cover
A Death at the Yoga Café - Michelle Kelly 5/15


✔ 8. Do Something Creative - read a book with a significant character who creates art of some kind
Lord of Snow and Shadows - Sarah Ash (hero is a painter) 5/18

✔ 9. Take a Relaxing Hot Bath or Shower - read a book with water on the cover
Mermaid's Destiny - Mira Crest 5/15


✔ 10. Create a Pinterest Board of Things You Love - read a book from your favorite genre
Waking Hearts - Elizabeth Hunter 5/21

✔ 11. Bake a Cake - read a book with poetry in it (even just a few lines) (because cake rhymes with bake :)
The Heart's Invisible Furies - John Boyne 5/9

✔ 12. Go For a Walk - read a book where the MC does a lot of walking
Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook - Christina Henry 7/22

✔ 13. Call a Friend - read a book recommended by a friend
Chinook, Wine and Sink Her - Morgan Q. O'Reilly 7/29

✔ 14. Read a Book - read any book you choose
Home for the Summer - Mariah Stewart 5/13

✔ 16. Try Something New - read a book by an author that is new to you
The Law of Moses - Amy Harmon 5/2

✔ 19. Yoga - read a book where someone is 'posing' on the cover
Darker Than Night - Kim Lenox 5/6


✔ 20. Up-Level Something - read the next book in a series you've started
The Rock - Monica McCarty (#11) 5/25

✔ 21. Celebrate Every Win - read a book set around a holiday
Kill Creek - Scott Thomas (Halloween) 5/20

✔ 22. Exercise - read a book with a 'X' somewhere on the cover
Before Evil - Alex Kava 7/25


✔ 23. Cook from Scratch - read a book where the MC cooks
Dream Lake - Lisa Kleypas 5/19

✔ 24. Make a Fancy Breakfast - read a book where the MC gets hungry
Shattered Bonds - Faith Hunter 5/24

✔ 25. Listen to the Birds - listen to an audio book
Rendezvous With Yesterday - Dianne Duvall 5/5

✔ 26. Tidy a Room in Your Home - read a book with a domicile on the cover
The House of Dolls - David Hewson 7/11


✔ 27. Visit Somewhere New - read a book set somewhere you have never been
Twinepathy - C.B. Cook (Antarctica) 5/7

✔ 29. Eat Healthily - read a book while eating something healthy
Straight from the Hip - Susan Mallery 5/14

✔ 30. Have a PJ Day - read a book while wearing pajamas
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making - Catherynne M. Valente 5/21

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Scooby Doo Mysteries

Season 2
1. Scooby's Night with a Frozen Fright
-a book with the letters of 'ICE' in the title
Divide & Conquer - Madeline Urban & Abigail Roux 5/2

2. Jeepers, It's the Creeper
-a book where someone loses consciousness
Rendezvous With Yesterday - Dianne Duvall 5/5

3. A Tiki Scare Is No Fair
-a book with 'statue' in the text of the book
Rituals - Kelley Armstrong 5/6

4. Mystery Mask Mix-Up
-a book with two people on the cover
A Beginner's Guide to Paradise - Alex Sheshunoff 5/7

5. Nowhere to Hyde
-a book with 'ghost' in the text of the book
Luck in the Shadows - Lynn Flewelling 5/11

6. Don't Fool with a Phantom
- a book with 'revenge' in the text of the book
Gray Wolf: A legends of Ansu fantasy - J.W. Webb 5/13

7. Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Werewolf?
-a book with 'wolf' in the text of the book
Valentine Murder - Leslie Meier 5/17
I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in, said the wolf, p172

8. Haunted House Hang-Up
- a book where the MC meets a stranger
Age of the Ashers - Diana Tyler 5/17

Season 3
1. Jeepers, It's the Jaguaro!
-a book 'dinosaur' in the text of the book
Waking Hearts - Elizabeth Hunter 5/21

The Tar Monster
-a book where the main character uses a very private room or place
Shattered Bonds - Faith Hunter 5/24

The Beast is Awake in Bottomless Lake
-a book from a series with 10+ books in it
The Rock - Monica McCarty 5/25

Watch Out! The Willawaw!
-a book where a kidnapping occurs
Of Blood and Ashes - Kyoko M 5/26

A Highland Fling with a Monstrous Thing
-a book with water on the cover
A Deeper Darkness - J.T. Ellison 5/28

Make a Beeline Away from That Feline
- a book where an aunt plays an important part in the story
Boundary Crossed - Melissa F. Olson 6/2

A Scary Night with a Snow Beast Fright
-a book with 'capture', 'captures', or 'captured' in the text of the book
The Final Fight - JD Salsbury 6/3

A Creepy Tangle in the Bermuda Triangle
-a book from a trilogy
Healer's Choice - Jory Strong 6/5

The Creepy Creature of Vulture's Claw
-a book that you own
The Vicious Deep - Zoraida Córdova 6/8

Scooby's Chinese Fortune Kooky Caper
-a book with something made of stone on the cover
Murder by the Book - Lauren Elliott 6/15

Don't Go Near the Fortress of Fear
-a book where the main character has to defend himself/herself
Highland Dragon Warrior - Isabel Cooper 6/17

The Warlock of Wimbledon
-a book with 'doom' in the text of the book
Heir of the Dog -Judi McCoy 6/18

The Diabolical Disc Demon
-a book with 'phantom' in the text of the book
Middlegame - Seanan McGuire 6/26

To Switch a Witch
-a book with 'warning' in the text of the book
Talon/Xavier - Alexandra Ivy & Laura Wright 6/27

A Menace in Venice
-a book with the letters of 'ghost' in the title
Highland Dragon Master - Isabel Cooper 6/28

The Creepy Case of Old Iron Face
-a book with 'captain' in the text of the book
Mariana - Susanna Kearsley 6/30

Season 1

1. What a Night for a Knight
-a historical book
The Carnival Keepers - Amber Gulley 7/3

2. A Gaggle of Galloping Ghosts
-a book with a significant character who is nobility
The Winner's Curse - Marie Rutkoski 7/5

3. What the Hex Going On?
-listen to an audio book
Golden in Death - J.D. Robb 7/8

4. Foul Play in Funland
-a book by a male author
All Knight Long - John G. Hartness 7/9

5. Spooky Space Kook
-a science fiction book
Genesis - Bernard Beckett 7/14

6. Never Ape an Ape Man
- a book where the main character gets a job
New Uses for Old Boyfriends - Beth Kendrick 7/17

7. A Clue for Scooby-Doo
-a book where someone gets revenge
Traggedy Ann - Sinclair Browning 7/19

8. Scooby-Doo and a Mummy, Too
-a book whose author's first name starts with 'C', 'O', 'I', 'N'
Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook - Christina Henry 7/22

9. Go Away Ghost Ship
-a book with a red-haired character in it
A Bad Day for Sunshine - Darynda Jones 7/23

10. Hassle in the Castle
-a book set on an island
Messenger's Angel - Heather Killough-Walden 7/29

11. Decoy for a Dognapper
-a book where the main character has his/her own business
Suddenly Psychic - Elizabeth Hunter 8/1

12. A Night of Fright Is No Delight
- a book with a wealthy significant character
Death of a Trophy Wife - Laura Levine 8/6

13. Mine Your Own Business
-a book with a spooky cover
Trick or Treat Murder - Leslie Meier 8/12

14. Bedlam in the Big Top
- a book with 'stumble' in its text
War of the Sons - Rebecca Dessertine 8/13

15. That's Snow Ghost
-a book with a MC that is responsible
Deadly Currents - Beth Groundwater 8/18

16. Which Witch Is Which?
-a book with 'investigate' in the text of the book
By Book or By Crook - Eva Gates 8/20

17. The Backstage Rage
-a book where a face is the focus of the cover
Dragon Dawn - Deborah O'Neill Cordes 8/30


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

GISH Scavenger Hunt

1. Task #19 - Read a book set in Wisconsin, Switzerland, or the Netherlands
The House of Dolls - David Hewson 7/11

2. Task #42 - Read a book with a sign on the cover
Traggedy Ann - Sinclair Browning 7/19

3. Task #67 - Read a book with a character that uses sign language to communicate
A Bad Day for Sunshine - Darynda Jones 7/23

4. Task #83. read a book with 'penguin' in the text of the book
Alien vs. Alien - Gini Koch 8/2

5. Task #126. read a book with a pizza, pig or box on the cover
Death of a Bacon Heiress - Lee Hollis 8/9

6. Task #132. read a book with "the scales of justice" on the cover
Solomon vs. Lord - Paul Levine (576 pages)

7. Task #180. read a book with two 6's in the published date
Damian - D.B. Reynolds 8/20

8. Task #200. read a book where one of the planets in our Solar System is mentioned
Dragon Dawn - Deborah O'Neill Cordes


CHALLENGE COMPLETE