Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 August 2021


This challenge is to see if you can find all the words listed below within your reading for the month. You do not need to preselect a level.

The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.

0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

August
baby
chew
direct
fan
finance
mum/mom
oven
pizza
rat
summary


Bonus
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...

Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.

contest
daydream
detox
paralyzed/paralysed
snooze


and a bonus bonus
aqua


To prove that you have found the word, please quote the page, percentage or LOC (Kindle) and include the sentence in which it appears.

Audiobooks are allowed so long as you can quote the page/%/LOC and the sentence. (Eg Using whispersync or finding that sentence in some other way.)

You must find the actual word or the word's root word must be at the core with the meaning essentially remaining the same ~ just turned into a noun, adjective, adverb etc. No prefixes or hyphenated extensions. An extension is allowed where it is often the accepted spelling eg goodbye or good-bye.

Where a word has more than one meaning, either meaning may be used. Eg coast (beachfront) or coast (moving without effort) etc

Please post all entries, updates, final posts and questions in this thread.

RULING for the BONUS words
If you are one of those super-cray-cray/OCD/overly ambitious/organised or bored readers who wish to find words from PRIOR months that are missing in addition to the current month's words, you may use an additional three (3) words per book. These can only be allocated to prior month words.

So you may allocate three words per book to the current month's words, AND three words per book if those words are from PRIOR months' and have been carried forward.


Examples for 'Reversal'
Reverse - Laser Visions √ 15 May
p50-51 : There were a couple of bands Tam had that this person didn't, but none in the reverse.

Reversing - Sunset √ 10 Jul
p204 : Reversing his grip on his katana, he held it out to Nick.

Example post:(view spoiler)[

Word Hunt - January
1 Jan - 31 Jan 20xx

Word found: 10/10
Book completed: 7

Merry Gentlemen √ 1 Jan
bowl
Undertow √ 4 Jan
bartender, king, mourning
Heart of the Warrior √ 7 Jan
champagne, molasses
Obernewtyn √ 9 Jan
diary
Inestimable Blessings √ 9 Jan
blood
Starfish and Coffee √ 12 Jan
grandmother
Dom Wars: Round One √ 12 Jan
dreamed


1. BARTENDER - Undertow √ 4 Jan
p113 - (Which was Sunday and Monday - Saturday was a busy night on the bartender/club scene.
2. CHAMPAGNE - Heart of the Warrior √ 7 Jan
p180-181 - The doorman greeted him inside the foyer and waved his past - no need to check the guest list for his name - and he grabbed a glass of champagne from a tray and looked around.
3. BOWL Merry Gentlemen √ 1 Jan
p11 - "Another hippy bloke selling hand-turned bowls and crap like that."
4. KING - Undertow √ 4 Jan
p48 - Roan was the king of the jungle, and he should have no problem subduing cats; it was shat he did, sometimes without intention.
5. DREAM - Dom Wars: Round One √ 12 Jan
LOC 756: I'd never have dreamed just holding a person's hand could be such a turn on.
6. MOURN - Undertow √ 4 Jan
p262 - Because, come to think about it, you could confuse remorse for mourning, especially in a naturally depressed person.
7. GRANDMOTHER - Starfish and Coffee √ 12 Jan
p98-99 - "... He put your grandmother on a pedestal until the day she died. ..."
8. DIARY - Obernewtyn √ 9 Jan
p231 - Alexi took the diary, opened it, and held it in front of my eyes.
9. MOLASSES - Heart of the Warrior √ 7 Jan
p217 - "You move like molasses, my pet."
10. BLOOD - Inestimable Blessings √ 9 Jan
p46-47: Lee shivered, overwhelmed by the attraction simmering in his blood. (hide spoiler)]

Tips for finding words - courtesy of Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔

Using Google books:
~Go here https://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&...
~Type in the name of your book
~Select your book
~On the left about midway down there will be a search bar, type your word in there.

Couple of things you need to know...
~you need to check every variety of the word you want so, let's say GROUP doesn't show up you would also need to type in GROUPS/ED/ING
~Unfortunately, 99% of the books on Google does not list page numbers (at least in my experience)

Using Amazon:
~You search for your book
~Once on your book page make sure you are on a version that is paperback or hardcover (Kindle editions will not work)
~On the left there will be a picture of your book and it should have "Search Inside" above it
~Click on the book and the search bar will be inside

You will not need to search separately for plurals but you will still need to search separately for -ed and -ing


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You can also search for words in all the books loaded on your Kindle.

On the home page, use the 'search' function.
~ type in the word and select 'search my items'.

Word Hunt
1 - 31 August 2021

0/10 - Found and Read

Main words
baby
chew
direct
fan
finance
mum/mom
oven
pizza
rat
summary

Bonus
contest
daydream
detox
paralyzed/paralysed
snooze

Bonus bonus
aqua

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Word Hunt 1 - 31 August 2021
Words: 16/16 COMPLETED

Main words
🍁 baby-A Good Day for Chardonnay- “Baby blue chenille bedspread. chap. 15, 50% ✔
🍁 chew -Bound by Honor- I don’t mind it a bit rougher, but don’t chew on it- 35% ✔
🍁 direct- Lord Carew's Bride- louder in direct proportion to the amount of alcohol - chap. 14, 70% ✔
🍁 fan-Lord Carew's Bride- waving an imaginary fan languidly, chap. 3, 8% ✔
🍁 finance- Lovebug- Finance people talk- chap.21, p. 405 ✔
🍁 mom-A Good Day for Chardonnay-Mom said he was still finding himself.
- chap. 1, 2% ✔
🍁 oven- Travis- checking something in the oven, chap. 1, 2% ✔
🍁 pizza- A Good Day for Chardonnay- “Sun dropped the pizza box”, chap.2, 6% ✔
🍁 rat- Bound by Honor- She’s a fucking rat trying to humiliate a queen, 70% ✔
🍁 summary - The Awakening and Selected Stories- "on the second day following the summary proceeding" - p. 178 ✔

Bonus
🍁 contest- Travis- “The pie judging contest” chap.13, 30% ✔
🍁 daydream- Lord Carew's Bride- She must not start daydreaming, chap. 14, 85% ✔
🍁 detox- Holiday in Death-assisting you with your herbal detox, p.163 ✔
🍁 paralyzed- Bound by Honor- Fear paralyzed my body, 90% ✔
🍁 snooze- Mists of the Serengeti- You snooze, you lose- chap. 13, 45% ✔

Bonus bonus
🍁 aqua- Travis- jet-black hair and aqua eyes, chap. 6, 15% ✔



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2021 August Word Hunt

Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 August 2021

AUGUST Read 10/10
1. BABY - The Pearl - √ 20 August 2021
loc 105 - I was a water baby.

2. CHEW - Undone - √ 17 August 2021
p124 - I chew my lip, thinking about this.

3. DIRECT - Broken Phoenix - √ 6 August 2021
loc 457 - “We are direct, the phoenix. I make no apology. When we decide, it’s decided. When we want something, we want it.”

4. FAN - Buck Baxter, Love Detective - √ 7 August 2021
loc 90 - If I held my face any closer to the electric fan on my desk, it might have shaved the stubble off my cheek.

5. FINANCE - Unforgettable - √ 19 August 2021
p59 - “Got my degree in business and finance.”

6. MUM/MOM - Code Red - √ 4 August 2021
loc 236 - “I’m gonna tell my mom you swore at me.”

7. OVEN - True Colors - √ 18 August 2021
p86 - “Put it in the oven please?”

8. PIZZA - True Colors - √ 18 August 2021
p132 - “In any case, this is the best pizza I’ve eaten in a long time.”

9. RAT - Buck Baxter, Love Detective - √ 7 August 2021
loc 817 - At one stage, I stepped on a rat, and it squealed so loud I thought it would wake the devil himself.

10. SUMMARY - Broken Phoenix - √ 6 August 2021
loc 1378 - Darwin confirms with a quick summary for Edgar.

BONUS Read 5/5
1. CONTEST - Code Red - √ 4 August 2021
loc 3309 - He’d argued that, if it ever came down to it, he’d win in a pissing contest with Ambrose, and I’d argued that no one on this tour needed that kind of stress.

2. DAYDREAM - Undone - √ 17 August 2021
p47 - No wonder my fourth-grade teacher told me not to daydream in class.

3. DETOX - Unforgettable - √ 19 August 2021
p137 - And if I’m being honest, it’s probably better to detox and prove to ourselves that we still have control over our arrangement and our feelings.

4. PARALYZED/PARALYSED - The Problem - √ 10 August 2021
p243 - The tongue that had once been paralyzed moved freely again.

5. SNOOZE - The Problem - √ 10 August 2021
p130 - He opened his eyes, slapped the snooze button on his alarm clock, and tried his hardest to get back to sleep.

BONUS BONUS Read 1/1
1. AQUA - The Pearl - √ 20 August 2021
loc 162 - He peered over the rim of the canoe into the aqua water below us.

FINISHED!!!!

Read: 10/10
Bonus: 5/5
Bonus-Bonus: 1/1

8/1 baby - Dragon's Lair, p35 "...you're a baby still," he says, puffing out smoke and shaking his head.

8/2 chew - Taming Zach, p144 I chew on the inside of my lip.

8/6 direct - Sweet Girl, p232 They ignored him, and the tied man used his head to direct his family away.

8/1 fan - Dragon's Lair, p23 I fight the urge to fan myself--he really is a delicious-looking man.

8/10 finance - Falling for the Boss, p39 Nobody had asked her to remortgage her house to finance a photographic show that featured her artistic side, ...

8/1 mom - Dragon's Lair, p36 "Let's just say that my mom didn't approve of my lifestyle choices.

8/2 oven - Taming Zach, p49 "...She can clean an oven like no one's business.

8/4 pizza - Death in a Budapest Butterfly, p92 We finished an hour later, and my father ordered a pizza, which we shared at one of the undecorated tables.

8/4 rat - Death in a Budapest Butterfly, p131 Kill weeds? Rats? I don't know.

8/6 summary - Sweet Girl, p166 "Summary description then," Brandy countered.

Bonus
8/6 contest - Sweet Girl, p202 Code: deciphered: don't get into a pissing contest with Mira because he wouldn't be able to walk away from publicly laying claim to Nicola.

8/2 daydream - Taming Zach, p49 I'm turned on just thinking about it, and I let my mind wander with the daydream of an alternate reality where that really did happen.

8/12 detox - Falling for the Boss, p30 It was more like real life detox for the plugged-in businessman.

8/24 paralyzed - Natural Born Charmer, p138 Riley sat paralyzed drinking him in with her eyes.

8/24 snooze - Natural Born Charmer, p274 ...Blue let him snooze under a hydrangea while she sat on the curb out of sight...

Bonus-Bonus
8/24 aqua - Natural Born Charmer, p143 ...she'd drawn the Stars' aqua and gold logo and an elaborate 10, his jersey number.

read 16/16

baby: LOC 895 “Especially with the baby coming, Rian and I are totally in his debt.” Queen Sized 12/8
chew: P302 “I chew my lip and give him the truth.” Knotted 17/8
direct: LOC 996 “The three most powerful houses who could claim Djedor as a direct blood relative.” Eidolon 5/8
fan: LOC 515 “…over the bony bridge of his nose to the fan of scars and the collapsed lid covering his empty eye socket.” Eidolon 5/8
finance: P26 “Accounting and finance.” Knotted 17/8
mom: LOC 107 “Brooke needs her mom.” Her Rough Mountain Outlaw 1/8
oven: LOC 1106 “Mac shut the oven door, leaned back against it.” Vision in White 11/8
pizza: LOC 3632 “Pizza.” Vision in White 11/8
rat: LOV 1477 “The rumbling of male laughter muffled the soft skittering of a nearby rat.” Sea of Ruin 8/8
summary: LOC 3207 “ … those who normally didn’t eat in the great hall attended to hear Ildiko’s summary of the Wraith Kings’ plan to banish the galla.” Eidolon 5/8

contest: LOC 463 “… clinging wetly to my body like some sort of damn spring break wet t-shirt contest.” Her Rough Mountain Outlaw 1/8
daydream: LOC 1034 “But still, a girl could daydream.” Her Rough Mountain Outlaw 1/8
detox: LOC 443 “I need some me time, some quiet, a place to detox from the stress of this ugly situation.” Vision in White 11/8
paralyzed: LOC 461 “I was paralyzed.” Sea of Ruin 8/8
snooze: P11 “I yawned when my snooze time ran out and my alarm began to buzz again.” Alpha 14/8
aqua: LOC 217 “He stared out at the sea, his eyes a turbulent aqua green.” Sea of Ruin 8/8

Word Hunt
August 2021
Main: 9/10
Bonus: 3/5
Bonus Bonus: 0/1


Book: Hex Hall 💚💚💚💚🖤 8/2
Words:
🏅Mom - Fitting In was really important to my mom. pg. 3
🏅Direct - Directly across from the door, one wall was nothing but windows, finally allowing me a good look at the grounds. pg. 47
🏅Rat - "I turned a boy in my English class into a rat." pg. 97

Book: Shadow and Bone 💚💚💚💚🖤 8/11
Words:
🏅Finance - Mal and I had come to Cofton to find work that would finance our trip west. pg. 358
🏅Oven - At the center of the room were two chairs and a fire roaring in a large tile oven. pg. 132

Book: The Troop 💚💚💚💚🖤 8/12
Words:
🏅Paralyzed - It was stupid Tim’s fault that Kent’s mind was now paralyzed by fear. pg. 79
🏅Pizza - Its wheels were thin as pizza cutters. pg. 505
🏅Contest - They hunted for the smoothest stones and had a skipping contest, which Kent won with ten skips by his count. pg. 93

Book: Find Layla 💚💚🖤🖤🖤
Words:
🏅Daydream - She runs a brown pencil under her eyes again, fixing herself up and going back to staring at the daydream-dressed-like-a-nightmare boy. pg. 19

Book: Wilder Girls 💚💚💚🖤🖤
Words:
🏅Baby - Today she’s brought home a six-pack of seltzer and a bag of baby bell peppers. pg. 357
🏅Chew- She’s chewing hard on the inside of her cheek. pg. 256
🏅Fan- Nobody around, just the whir of a fan somewhere beyond my curtain. pg. 120

Main words
baby
chew
direct
fan
finance
mum/mom
oven
pizza
rat
summary

Bonus
contest
daydream
detox
paralyzed/paralysed
snooze

Bonus bonus
aqua

August Word Hunt
Level Completed:

✔ - Read
No Check Mark - To Read/In Progress

0/10 Words

1. Baby - Book 0/0
Loc - Quote

2. Chew - Book 0/0
Loc - Quote

3. Direct - Book 0/0
Loc - Quote

4. Fan - Book 0/0
Loc - Quote

5. Finance - Book 0/0
Loc - Quote

6. Mum/Mom - Book 0/0
Loc - Quote

7. Oven - Book 0/0
Loc - Quote

8. Pizza - Book 0/0
Loc - Quote

9. Rat - Book 0/0
Loc - Quote

10. Summary - Book 0/0
Loc - Quote

B O N U S — 0/5 Words

1. Contest - Book 0/0
Loc - Quote

2. Daydream - Book 0/0
Loc - Quote

3. Detox - Book 0/0
Loc - Quote

4. Paralyzed/Paralysed - Book 0/0
Loc - Quote

5. Snooze - Book 0/0
Loc - Quote

B O N U S - B O N U S — 0/1 Words

1. Aqua - Book 0/0
Loc - Quote

Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 August 2021

Words Found - 9 of 10 ! 2 of 5 Bonus ! 1 of 1 Bonus Bonus

9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

baby, Elder Wolf 08/02 - Believe it, BABY. (loc. 1248)
chew, Sinner's Creed 08/10 - When I began to CHEW, (pg 65)
direct, Pancakes in Paris: Living the American Dream in France 08/03 - DIRECT question: "Would you like to invest in my diner?" (pg 108)
fan, Death Comes in Threes 08/04 - She'd forgotten the FAN. (pg 4)
finance, The Greek's Virgin Temptation 08/25 - ... to manage her FINANCEs without a hitch. (ch. 10)
mum/mom, Elder Wolf - That must have been hard on your MOM. (loc. 416)
oven, Pancakes in Paris: Living the American Dream in France 08/03 - They just came out of the OVEN---hot and fresh. (pg 73)
pizza, Pancakes in Paris: Living the American Dream in France 08/03 - , since PIZZA was his favorite food. (pg 62)
rat, Sinner's Creed 08/10 - and RAT piss fills my nostrils, (pg 158)
summary



contest, Sinner's Creed 08/10 They look like they are in a pissing CONTEST... (pg 217)
daydream, Echo 08/16 - , pulling me from my DAYDREAM. (pg 171)
detox
paralyzed/paralysed
snooze

aqua, Elder Wolf 08/02 - ,and it took her back in time more than a Michael Jackson song or the smell of AQUA Net Hairspray. (loc. 507)

Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 August 2021


This challenge is to see if you can find all the words listed below within your reading for the month. You do not need to preselect a level.

The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.

0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

August
baby
chew
direct
fan
finance
mum/mom
oven
pizza
rat
summary


Bonus
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...

Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.

contest
daydream
detox
paralyzed/paralysed
snooze


and a bonus bonus
aqua

Monthly Word Hunt
August 2021 1 -31, 2021

The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.

0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

August
baby
chew
direct
fan
finance
mum/mom
oven
pizza
rat
summary


Bonus - you must find the EXACT word

contest
daydream
detox
paralyzed/paralysed
snooze

bonus bonus
aqua

9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter! DONE!

Read 10/10 words; 4/5 bonus words; 1/1 bonus bonus word

Orphan Words:
July bonus bonus - read 1/1
April bonus - read 1/1
February bonus bonus - read 0/1


August - Read 10/10

baby - Kindle location 650 - She called each one of us baby girl or baby boy until she got a feeling for our gifts.
Aspen Crossroads (Whisper Canyon #1) by Janine Rosche 8/7/21 4.5stars

chew(ing) - Kindle location 1193 - Even when she looked like she was about to fall asleep while still chewing on her brownie.
Fake Married to My Best Friend's Daddy: An Age Gap Pregnancy Romance (Forbidden Temptations) by Sofia T Summers 8/4/21 4stars

direct - Paperback location 7 - Nonno's question was more of an instruction than something that warranted a direct answer.
From Ashes to Song by Hilary Hauck 8/2/21 4stars

fan - Kindle location 77 - It had been many years since Sophronia Lattimore had used her fan as a means of flirtatious communication.
Miss Lattimore's Letter by Suzanne Allain 8/3/21 4stars

finance (financial) - Kindle location 1007 - You have financial security and a happy home.
Miss Lattimore's Letter by Suzanne Allain 8/3/21 4stars

mom - Kindle location 460 - Mom hurt a lot of people in her time here.
Aspen Crossroads (Whisper Canyon #1) by Janine Rosche 8/7/21 4.5stars

oven - Kindle location 1180 - Pulling her quiche from the oven, Nicole pulled off her striped apron and smoothed the fabric of her denim skirt and sweater.
Fake Married to My Best Friend's Daddy: An Age Gap Pregnancy Romance (Forbidden Temptations) by Sofia T Summers 8/4/21 4stars

pizza - Kindle location 1130 - ... and preheated the oven to cook the frozen pizza Soph had put in my freezer.
Wait for It by Jenn McKinlay 8/5/21 4.5stars

rat(s) - Paperback location 64 - Mr. Conati showed him how to nail his lunch pail to a post so the rats wouldn't get it,...
From Ashes to Song by Hilary Hauck 8/2/21 4stars

summary (summation) - Paperback page 127 - ...Sedgewick was saying in his summation, "that after listening to the woefully circumstantial evidence presented by the prosecution,...
Deadly Legacy (Emmeline Kirby/Gregory Longdon Mysteries #2) by Daniella Bernett 8/26/21 4.5stars

Bonus - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard. Read 4/5

contest - Paperback location 210 - She'd even won a talent contest, Colver's Shirley Temple, they called her.
From Ashes to Song by Hilary Hauck 8/2/21 4stars

daydream - Kindle location 996 - It was one thing to daydream about Jessica.
Fake Married to My Best Friend's Daddy: An Age Gap Pregnancy Romance (Forbidden Temptations) by Sofia T Summers 8/4/21 4stars

detox

paralyzed - Kindle location 1327 - Sophie and Emily (as they had begun calling each other) stood for a moment as if paralyzed, while one of the bolder men made a jest that it was raining lovely young ladies.
Miss Lattimore's Letter by Suzanne Allain 8/3/21 4stars

snooze - Kindle location 2764 - "...and then we're having dinner with the local entrepreneur group tonight, a snooze fest but the food is always amazing."
Wait for It by Jenn McKinlay 8/5/21 4.5stars

and a bonus bonus - Read 1/1
aqua - Kindle location 5030 - ...it featured Luz's mid-century modern bright yellow sun rising behind two stylized purple mountains with an aqua and orange sky.
Wait for It by Jenn McKinlay 8/5/21 4.5stars

Orphan words

July - read 1/1
bonus bonus - judicious - Kindle location page 33 - Not averse to judicious eavesdropping, she stood to the side and leaned forward.
Scandal's Deception (Scandal #4) by Pamela Gibson 8/17/21 5stars

April - Read 1/1
bonus - crucifix - Paperback location 190 - She had just hung a crucifix and a picture of the Blessed Mother on the kitchen wall to keep everyone in check,...
From Ashes to Song by Hilary Hauck 8/2/21 4stars

Feb - Read 0/1
bonus bonus - punt

Word Hunt
1 - 31 August 2021

10/10 - Found and Read
4/5 - Bonus
1/1 - Bonus Bonus

Main words
💛baby: Off Base - Annabeth Albert, 8/2/21 -- pg.137, She’s my BABY, you know?
💛chew: Off Base - Annabeth Albert, 8/2/21 -- pg.194, Zack CHEWED on the inside of his cheek.
💛direct: Off Base - Annabeth Albert, 8/2/21 -- pg.41, although he had a talent for making a guy think that a DIRECT order was really one’s own idea.
💛fan: Motorcycles and Macarons - Ashton Cade, 8/1/21 -- pg.3, I stand under the ceiling FAN in the dining room
💛finance: Wilde Fire-Lucy Lennox, 8/10/21 -- loc.3275, Hobie First National helping us with the FINANCING.
💛mom: Always a Bridesmaid - Cindi Madsen, 8/4/21 -- audiobook (google preview), My MOM was always a stickler about staying clean.
💛oven: Motorcycles and Macarons - Ashton Cade, 8/1/21 -- pg.26, Toaster, OVEN, or toaster oven to heat it up
💛pizza: Motorcycles and Macarons - Ashton Cade, 8/1/21 -- pg.71, Want to grab some PIZZA at Nero’s when you’re done here?
💛rat: Drive Me Crazy - Samantha Chase, 8/10/21 -- pg.88, ...sliver of dignity rather than looking like a drowned RAT doing some weird version.
💛summary: Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun-Jonny Garza Villa, 8/14/21 -- pg.29, I give him a brief SUMMARY of my classes

Bonus
💛contest: Motorcycles and Macarons - Ashton Cade, 8/1/21 -- pg.57, We have a little CONTEST to see who can guess…
💛daydream: Always a Bridesmaid - Cindi Madsen, 8/4/21 -- audiobook (google preview), What had started as a DAYDREAM about meeting her father ended up a nightmare where lives were ruined in her wake.
🛑detox:
💛paralyzed: Drive Me Crazy - Samantha Chase, 8/10/21 -- pg. 121, and for a long moment, fear held him PARALYZED.
💛snooze: Drive Me Crazy - Samantha Chase, 8/10/21 -- pg.39, and when the alarm went off, I just kept hitting SNOOZE.

Bonus bonus
💛aqua: Motorcycles and Macarons - Ashton Cade, 8/1/21 -- pg.176, he repeats, AQUA eyes flickering up to mine.

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JANUARY leftovers - 0/2

Bonus
🛑abject

Bonus bonus
🛑ritz

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FEBRUARY leftovers - 0/1

Bonus
🛑Grooves

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March leftovers - 0/3

Bonus
🛑contradiction
🛑wilt

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APRIL leftovers - 0/1

Bonus
🛑pagan

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MAY leftovers - 0/1

Bonus bonus
🛑locust

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JUNE leftovers - 2/2

Bonus
💛consultant: Always a Bridesmaid - Cindi Madsen, 8/4/21 -- audiobook (google preview), A gasp escaped the poor CONSULTANT , along with the designers name.
💛soar: Off Base - Annabeth Albert, 8/2/21 -- pg.172, Zack felt his eyebrows SOAR skyward.

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JULY leftovers 2/3

Bonus
💛beak: Bad Idea - Max Walker, 8/21/21 -- pg.204, its BEAK long and narrow.
💛fertile: Motorcycles and Macarons - Ashton Cade, 8/1/21 -- pg.186, He found FERTILE ground in my own fears.
🛑judicious

Read: 3/10
Bonus: 1/5
Bonus-Bonus: 0/1

baby Kulti (80% " I’m just being a baby.”" (01/08)
chew Beach Read (19% "He chewed and swallowed enough to answer." (04/08)
direct
fan
finance
mum/mom
oven
pizza Beach Read (57% “Should we order pizza?” he asked.(04/08)

rat
summary

Bonus
contest
daydream-Kulti (9% " I blinked and then smiled back at her, embarrassed that she caught me daydreaming. " (01/08)
detox
paralyzed/paralysed
snooze

Bonus-Bonus
aqua

My spot for August!

🔎 Monthly Word Hunt 🔍
🌻🌻🌻August 2021 1-31, 2021🌻🌻🌻

The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.

Level Completed: 🌟CHAMPION Hunter🌟
10/10 - Found and Read
5/5 - Bonus
1/1 - Bonus Bonus
5/5 - Orphans

✅ - Read

🖊️ Main Words 🖊️

✅1. baby Deadly Dorian
🔖Page: 11
📜Quote: "The occasional pizza and chocolate ice cream is not a detriment to the baby."
🐱‍👓Read: 8/16/2021

✅2.chew Scandalous
🔖Page: 156
📜Quote: He will chew you up and spit you out if he needs to.
🐱‍👓Read: 8/7/2021

✅3.direct Funny Business
🔖Loc: 750
📜Quote: "Congratulations. I'm glad they got Shane Miller to direct the pilot. He's awesome. And funny."
🐱‍👓Read: 8/12/2021

✅4. fan Enforcer
🔖Page: 15
📜Quote: "I'm a die hard Sharks fan."
🐱‍👓Read: 8/11/2021

✅5. finance Scandalous
🔖Page: 181
📜Quote: Breaking routine scared me, but the idea of living with a man I barely knew and was too terrified to as to tuck me into bed was scarier, so I'd obediently sat next to him on the couch, as he'd mindlessly watched a finance show on CNN and flipped through his mail.
🐱‍👓Read: 8/7/2021

✅6. mum/mom Wicked Outlaw
🔖Page: 51
📜Quote: His mom was a real beauty and hardly looked a day over forty-five.
🐱‍👓Read: 8/19/2021

✅7. oven Wicked Outlaw
🔖Page: 29
📜Quote: "Nah. I've already scrubbed up some potatoes, and they're ready for the oven. It's simple food tonight. Steak, potatoes, and corn on the cob."
🐱‍👓Read: 8/19/2021

✅8. pizza Sadistic Sherlock
🔖Page: 118
📜Quote: Abe followed the rest of the team to the table as they quickly shoved aside an empty pizza box and a jumble of paper plates and napkins.
🐱‍👓Read: 8/18/2021

✅9. rat Wicked Outlaw
🔖Page: 216
📜Quote: It wasn't like he hadn't been dropped into rat holes and dark caves when he'd been in the military.
🐱‍👓Read: 8/19/2021

✅10. summary Break the Rules
🔖Page: 335
📜Quote: "In addition, do you realize that this is supposed to be a three-hundred-word summary about last night's Town Hall meeting, not a discussion of the various candidates attractiveness levels, do you?"
🐱‍👓Read: 8/27/2021


✒️ Bonus - the EXACT Word✒️

✅1. contest Charming Co-Worker: Falling for a Sagittarius
🔖Page: 90
📜Quote: "I am not a closet anything. However, I am a dedicated family man who will sit with his mother and watch a movie about two people who fall in love while competing in a cookie-baking contest."
🐱‍👓Read: 8/20/2021

✅2. daydream Funny Business
🔖Loc: 1167
📜Quote: But she did like to daydream about how they might one day meet and fall in love
🐱‍👓Read: 8/12/2021

✅3. detox Dirty Like Zane
🔖Page: 180
📜Quote: "You needed methadone and detox and a medical team, and don't tell me you imagined all that shit in your head."
🐱‍👓Read: 8/4/2021

✅4. paralyzed/paralysed Thunder and Lighting
🔖Page: 218
📜Quote: He'd been paralyzed by fear and that had never had never been the way Jarrett thought.
🐱‍👓Read: 8/17/2021

✅5. snooze Crazy for Loving You
🔖Loc: 3096
📜Quote: Unlike my highly organized Vagillionaire friends, I hit the snooze button until I can't any longer, which inevitably results in me rushing through a shower, ignoring the clothes Tiana laid out for me the before and grabbing something brighter or darker or shorter or longer depending on my mood.
🐱‍👓Read: 8/10/2021


🌊🌊 Bonus bonus 🌊🌊
✅1. aqua Rock Your Heart Out
🔖Page: 15
📜Quote: The aqua hotel pool hiding behind a black fence.
🐱‍👓Read: 8/1/2021

************************************************************
JUNE Orphans
✒️ June Bonus ✒️

✅1. Filth Thunder and Lighting
🔖Page: 304
📜Quote: Pain assaulted his midsection the instant he rolled over in the filth caking the floor of his tiny cramped cell.
🐱‍👓Read: 8/17/2021

JULY Orphans
🖊️ July Main Words 🖊️

✅1. consist Deadly Dorian
🔖Page: 65
📜Quote: As an only child after the age of twelve, his family had consisted of him and his mom, and they'd never been this loud.
🐱‍👓Read: 8/16/2021

✅2. curl Thunder and Lighting
🔖Page: 213
📜Quote: Jarrett walked up just in time to see the curl-up-and-die glare she was giving the guy as she straightened.
🐱‍👓Read: 8/17/2021

✅3. gutter Deadly Dorian
🔖Page: 71
📜Quote: A part of him felt like he'd been given some sort of pass into a fantasy land, one where the prince of the city had a thing for gutter rats.
🐱‍👓Read: 8/16/2021

✅4. tiger Funny Business
🔖Loc: 1226
📜Quote: So I'm pacing around the room shirtless, listening to "Eye of the Tiger", running through my act in my head.
🐱‍👓Read: 8/12/2021

📚📚📚August Words Books:📚📚📚


📚📚📚Orphan Words Books:📚📚📚

August 2021 Word Challenge Results

I can't wait to complete my third challenge that also has three words from July 2021 added! This creates a total of 19 words to search for in the month of August.

The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.

0-3 words : Better Luck Next Time
3-5 words : Warming Up
6-8 words : Getting Hotter
9-10 Words : Champion Hunter
11-15 Words : Bonus Achieved!
16 Words : Double Bonus Champion!

17-18 Words : LEFTOVER BONUS ACHIEVED

19 words : Follow-Up Double Bonus Champion

August Main Words: 10/10
August Bonus Words: 5/5
August Double Bonus Words: 1/1
All August Words Found!

July Bonus Leftover Word: 0/2
July Double Bonus Leftover Words: 1/1

Total Words Found: 17/19


The Watson Brothers Read August 1-3, 2021. Has three novellas in one, each individual book word hunt outlined.


Bad Boys on Board Read August 1, 2021. The Watson Brother #1: My House, My Rules by Lori Foster

Rat - "I told them you were a prostitute who'd ratted out her pimp, and I had to keep you close so he didn't kill you.", Chapter 2, Page 8 of 34, 1 occurrence overall in the book.

Direct - "His long black lashes hung low over his piercing eyes, direct, taunting.", Chapter 3, Page 1 of 27, 2 occurrences overall in the book.

Chew - "She squirmed, chewed on her bottom lip.", Chapter 4, Page 4 of 24, 1 occurrence overall in the book.


Bad Boys To Go Read August 1, 2021. The Watson Brother #2: Bringing Up Baby by Lori Foster

Finance - "At thirty-two, he concentrated on knowing business, family responsibility, and finances. ", Chapter 1, Page 2 of 37, 1 occurrence overall in the book.

Pizza - "The timely arrival of pizza saved Anabel from saying anymore.", Chapter 1, Page 22 of 37, 6 occurrences overall in the book.

Fan - "She flipped it out like you would a fan. ", Chapter 4, Page 1 of 40, 1 occurrence overall in the book.


Bad Boys In Black Tie Read August 2, 2021. The Watson Brother #3: Good With His Hands by Lori Foster

Baby - "His baby finger tickled her navel, making her muscles pull tight in reaction.", Chapter 3, Page 7 of 21, 6 occurrences overall in the book.

Mom/Mum - " "Mom, you know Holly is pretty smart.", Chapter 4, Page 26 of 28, 14 occurrences overall in the book.


Finding Pride Read August 3-6, 2021.

Summary - " Summary", Chapter Title, Page 1 of 2, 2 occurrences overall in the book.

Oven - "There was an oversized white oven that filled one wall, and brass pots hung from hooks over a marble island.", Chapter 3, Page 6 of 23, 4 occurrences overall in the book.

Daydream - "His daydream was broken by the sound of his phone ringing.", Chapter 15, Page 2 of 13, 1 occurrence overall in the book.


A Kiss for Christmas Read August 7-8, 2021. Holiday Kisses, #5: Sweetbriar Cove Series

Contest - "And I think...yes, there's a gingerbread house contest at three.", Chapter 1, Page 7 of 16, 5 occurrences overall in the book.

Detox - "I guess you're not out here to detox from modern life then.", Chapter 2, Page 8 of 13, 1 occurrence overall in the book.


Finding Finn Read August 8-10, 2021.

Sparkler - "Lucian's head snapped back as many of his teeth exploded from his mouth like a sparkler. , Chapter 18, Page 19 of 21, 1 occurrence overall in the book.


The Wild Side Read August 10-14, 2021.

Paralyzed/Paralysed - "She stood her ground, a seashell rushing noise in her ears, not sure if she was brave or paralyzed by fear, not sure whether to run to him or far away.", Chapter 13, Page 8-9 of 25, 1 occurrence overall in the book.


Love on a Summer Night Read August 15-18, 2021.

Snooze - "He hit snooze and rolled onto his back.", Chapter 19, Page 12 of 19, 1 occurrence overall in the book.


Say No to Joe? Read August 20-23, 2021.

Aqua - "But when Luna reentered the room, freshly dressed in a long cotton summer dress of iridescent blue and aqua with silver sandals, she got the shock of her life.", Chapter 13, Page 32 of 33, 1 occurrence overall in the book.


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Bonus
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...

Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words , and I try to make them hard.

July 2021 Follow-Up
beak
judicious

15/18

baby Top Secret- loc 74- "Come over tonight after practice, okay, baby?" 8/3
chew Dead Heat- page 247- After five minutes more (Anna checked her watch), Charles still having done nothing but sit there, the mare lowered her head and began to chew her bit. 8/4-8/5
direct Dead Heat- page 190- The little girl was happy to talk to them, even though she bowed her head shyly when they asked her a direct question. 8/4-8/5
fan Pretenders- page 58- "I didn't know you're a fan of the opera." 8/1
finance Top Secret- loc 615- Did he just say finance? 8/3
mum/mom Flytrap- page 44- Brian and I met because we were both hiding from the same bullies, and his mom worked as the librarian, so she let us camp out here after school. 8/2-8/6
oven When Stars Collide- page 188- Boys needed their sleep, so he was never required to get up early to tend a hot oven. 8/7-8/12
pizza Flytrap- page 184- Best I remember about the city is that it had great pizza. 8/2-8/6
rat Top Secret- loc 1618- Rats laugh when you tickle them. 8/3
summary Pretenders- page 164- "Here's a summary-- he insulted Ash, and he insulted me, and then I told him he was a judgmental douche and walked away." 8/1


Bonus

contest Pretenders- page 39- It was like we were holding a contest to see which of us could be more embarrassed. 8/1
daydream The Glamour Thieves- loc 1289- JT couldn't tell if the Unicorn was a memory or a daydream. 8/9-8/10
detox Orion- page 79- Juanita was hungry, too, but she'd had a crazy yoga-loving roommate in college who'd convinced her to do detox fasts. 8/7-8/8
paralyzed/paralysed Flytrap- page 139- I'm curled up against the wall, knowing I should yell for help, knowing I could do something as a blood witch, knowing I should help -- but I'm petrified, paralyzed. 8/2-8/6
snooze


Bonus Bonus

aqua


July Leftovers

judicious Dead Heat- page 202- But the wolf was more judicious in her trusts and Leslie was not pack, nor anyone they were long acquainted with. 8/4-8/5
sparkler

August

baby ... The Art of Hearing Heartbeats ... 119 ... In spite of his size, he seemed to her as vulnerable as a baby chick...

chew ... The Art of Hearing Heartbeats ... 157 ... The chicken was so tough I could hardly chew it.

direct ... America for Beginners ... 3 ...Pivals maid into a kind of housekeeper, directing all the servants around her.

fan ... The Art of Hearing Heartbeats ... 12 ...An old wooden fan hung from the ceiling...

finance ... Major Pettigrew's Last Stand ... 43 ... directly from an Italian designer we financed...

mum/mom ... America for Beginners ... 47 ... wishing she had the kind of mom she could call for sympathy.

oven ... Purple Hibiscus ... 5 ... ... cartons of commuion wine, for the new ovens at the convent...

pizza ... How the Penguins Saved Veronica ... 288 ... ...cheese sticks, multicolored dips, and mini pizzas.

rat ... How the Penguins Saved Veronica ... 34 ... Even a rat would find it filthy.

summary


Bonus

contest ... America for Beginners ... 123 ... the staring contest seemed to progress for ages...

daydream ... Major Pettigrew's Last Stand ... 309 ... I allowed myself to daydream, she said.

detox

paralyzed/paralysed ... Major Pettigrew's Last Stand ... 349 ... "Oh, my god, he's paraylzed," Roger said.

snooze


and a bonus bonus
aqua ... How the Penguins Saved Veronica ... 284 ... ...and realize they can achieve amazing aqua - balletic feats.

ORPHAN WORDS (JAN-JUL)

July
*fertile ... Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence ... 12 ... He hoped to find food, fertile lane, and become very wealthy.

June
*soar ... Oona Out of Order ... 321 ... elation because how beautiful to see your child's heart soar.

May
*blaze ... Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence ... 06 ... The green would then be transformed into a blaze of pink, white, and yellow papery flowers.
fifth ... Purple Hibiscus ... 50 ... I came fifth and it was an improvement for me ....
*guzzle...The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society ... 60 ... I am a grown woman - mostly - and I can guzzle champagne with womever I choose.
pearl ... Oona Out of Order ... 43 ... done in creamy marble and mother of pearl.

APRIL
*pagan ... Purple Hibiscus ... 59 ... parish priest and insisting that all pagan undertones be removed...
bible ... Other People's Children ... 212 ... had torn from the back of the Gideons bible...
rust ... Other People's Children ... 30 ... in green metal letter spotted with rust, had been bolted in to the masonry...

MARCH
valiant... The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society ... 14 ... "What a valiant defender - he left the store in a hurry.
fudge ... Other People's Children ... 131 ... daughter down York, though, the smell of fudge drifted from the candy store...
clinic ... Before the Coffee Gets Cold ... 113 ... Kei had needed to go the gynecology clinic...

FEBRUARY
*grooves ... Oona Out of Order ... 27 ... her jaw sagged, parenthesis shaped grooves lined either side of her mouth.

JANUARY
**Ritz ... The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society ... 19 ... You did book a table at the Ritz.

August Word Hunt

READ: 11/16

✔ baby - The Mad King - Jovee Winters 8/3
(clung like a baby monkey to its mother), p160

✔ chew - The Killing Hills - Chris Offutt 8/15
(the man spat a dollop of chew on the ground), p61

direct -
(), p

✔ fan - Mystery at the Fair - Connie Cockrell 8/27
(when it was hitting the fan), p12

✔ finance - The Unkindness of Ravens - M.E. Hilliard 8/6
(he was in finance), p28

✔ mum/mom - The Mad King - Jovee Winters 8/3
(my mum's recipe), p193

✔ oven - Total Rush - Deirdre Martin 8/7
(taking something out of the oven), p8

✔ pizza - The Unkindness of Ravens - M.E. Hilliard 8/6
(at the family pizza shop), p161

✔ rat - Death on Windmill Way - Carrie Doyle 8/12
(slip rat poison in his coffee), p107

✔ summary - City of Stone - T.C. Edge 8/28
(provide a succinct summary of our plight), loc2097


Bonus
contest -
(), p

✔ daydream - The Rogue King - Abigail Owen 8/7
(to stop for a daydream), p122

detox -
(), p

✔ paralyzed/paralysed - The Last Namsara - Kristen Ciccarelli 8/14
(her paralyzed arm began to tingle), p95

snooze -
(), p

aqua -
(), p


ORPHANS
January
swelter -

February
Punt -

July
consist
judicious -
ogling -
sparkler -

zip - Death on Windmill Way - Carrie Doyle 8/12
(decided to zip over to one of her favorite stores), p131

fertile - Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea - Gary Kinder 8/10
(to deed him fifty thousand fertile acres), p5

August Word Hunt
August 2021

My Word Hunt (msg 22)

Words Found: 10
Bonus Words: 6
Books Read: 6

August Words



✔baby
🔹discovered her baby could change into a coyote pup. [loc: 146.9]
🔹Iron Kissed - 08.01 ★★★★

✔chew
🔹until I chewed off my arm to be free [loc: 173.3]
🔹Iron Kissed - 08.01 ★★★★

✔direct
🔹She gave Micah a direct look. [loc: 150.7]
🔹Glorious Montana Sky - 08.03 ★★★

✔fan
🔹I’m a Renegades fan for life. [loc: 104.9]
🔹Most Likely to Score - 08.21 ★★★★

✔finance
🔹thanks to a degree in finance. [loc: 25.0]
🔹Most Likely to Score - 08.21 ★★★★

✔mum/mom
🔹he watched me hold my mom’s hand. [loc: 62.3]
🔹Out of Turn - 08.24 ★★★★

✔oven
🔹After removing a last batch of cookies from the oven, [loc: 340.8]
🔹Glorious Montana Sky - 08.03 ★★★

✔pizza
🔹the good pizza place [loc: 56.2]
🔹Tweet Cute - 08.29 ★★★★

✔rat
🔹I look like a drowned rat. [loc: 283.1]
🔹Out of Turn - 08.24 ★★★★

✔summary
🔹The article pivots then into a summary [loc: 266.9]
🔹Tweet Cute - 08.29 ★★★★


Bonus/Bonus Bonus



✔contest
🔹she’d lost the dominance contest, [loc: 89.4]
🔹Iron Kissed - 08.01 ★★★★

✔daydream
🔹jerked him from his daydream. [loc: 264.6]
🔹Glorious Montana Sky - 08.03 ★★★

✔detox
🔹caused by her body trying to detox. [loc: 29.5]
🔹It's Just Turbulence - 08.08 ★★★

✔paralyzed/paralysed
🔹he almost seemed paralyzed in the moment [loc: 241.5]
🔹Tweet Cute - 08.29 ★★★★

✔snooze
🔹that gives you a full hour to snooze in the car. [loc: 107.0]
🔹Most Likely to Score - 08.21 ★★★★


✔aqua
🔹It was made of a filmy aqua material, [loc: 328.2]
🔹Out of Turn - 08.24 ★★★★

August Word Hunt

1. Baby Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid ...pricey onesies, colourful stacking toys, baby wipes, LOC: pg. 3 READ:8/22/21
2. Chew The Hating Game by Sally Thorne "Sure I will. Don't chew the thermometer," LOC: pg. 112 READ:8/24/21
3. Direct The Hating Game by Sally Thorne ...looming, but I'd have a direct hand in it this time. LOC: pg. 37 READ:8/24/21
4. Fan(s) The Hating Game by Sally Thorne The Beatles' fans who do are deeply, smugly pleased with themselves. LOC: pg. 29 READ:8/24/21
5. Finance(s) Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston It was about royal finances. LOC: pg. 72 READ:8/29/21
6. Mom Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid Okay, mom, it's time to push. LOC: pg. 4 READ:8/22/21
7. Oven Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston ...laughing when she opened the oven... LOC: pg. 87 READ:8/29/21
8. Pizza Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston ...for her guilty-pleasure pizza bagels... LOC: pg. 87 READ:8/29/21
9. rat
10. summary

Bonus

1. contest
2. daydream
3. detox
4. paralyzed/paralysed
5. snooze

Bonus bonus

1. aqua

Orphan Words (August)

Bonus

1. beefcake

Bonus bonus

1. sanitiser / sanitizer

Orphan Words (September)

Bonus

1. ghetto
2. Gurgle The Hating Game by Sally Thorne ...and I made a weird gurgle. LOC: pg. 104 READ:8/24/21

Orphan Words (October)

Bonus

1. astrology
2. drench
3. prophesy

Orphan Words (November)

Bonus bonus

1. Cyber The Hating Game by Sally Thorne ...one who's done some hometown cyber stalking." LOC: pg. 241 READ:8/24/21

Orphan Words (December)

Bonus

1. bauble
2. quixotic

Bonus bonus

1. crackpot

Orphan Words (February)

Bonus

1. Debauchery Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston , like a god of debauchery, LOC: pg. 139 READ:8/29/21
2. maniac

Bonus bonus

1. Punt Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston ...about why you're choosing to punt so hard... LOC: pg. 393 READ:8/29/21

Orphan Words (March)

Bonus

1. contradiction
2. fudge

Orphan Words (April)

1. Cynic(al) The Hating Game by Sally Thorne He's a sarcastic, cynical, LOC: pg. 17 READ:8/24/21

Bonus

1. crucifix
2. Harmony Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston , easy harmony with his best friend, LOC: pg. 309 READ:8/29/21
3. pagan
4. psycho

Orphan Words (May)

1. wit

Bonus

1. blaze
2. drowned
3. guzzle
4. hectic
5. mentor

Bonus bonus

1. locust

Orphan Words (June)

1. Summer Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid ...Emira went home for the summer... LOC: pg. 37 READ:8/22/21
2. Tacos Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid , fish tacos, pineapple salsa, and pulled jerk chicken. LOC: pg. 233 READ:8/22/21
3. Wire(s) Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid , wires, and window ledges. LOC: pg. 147 READ:8/22/21

Bonus

1. consultant
2. filth
3. soar

Bonus bonus

1. sphere

Orphan Words (July)

1. interrogate
2. update
3. zip

Bonus

1. fertile
2. judicious
3. ogling

Bonus bonus

1. sparkler

Finished on post #8.

Georgina wrote: "Finished on post #8."

Congrats Georgina!!

2/10 - Found and Read

Main words
baby
chew
direct
fan
finance
mum/mom: The Silent Wife Page 1 "But I'd never had a dad, Just my Mum who saw the good in everyone" Read on Aug. 17th.

oven
pizza
rat
summary

Bonus
contest
daydream
detox
paralyzed/paralysed
snooze

Bonus bonus

Finished, see message 6! :)

Thanks for another fun challenge, Jane! See you all in September!

Rissa wrote: "Finished, see message 6! :)

Thanks for another fun challenge, Jane! See you all in September!"

Congrats Rissa!!

August 2021 Task Complete! Please see Message #18 for details!

17 Words : LEFTOVER BONUS ACHIEVED

However, two pending words from July 2021 still elude me, so I will keep going!

Thanks for a great challenge and for setting up the next fun Word Hunt for September 2021, Jane. Can't wait!

Congrats AnjaliC!! Looks like you did really well this month :)

All done Jane...thanks!
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Congrats Tammie!!

🎉 I have completed my summer Word Hunt Homework!!!🎉

I was able to successfully find all of August's words AND I was able to find all of my poor orphans from June and July 🤗

My list is in message 17.

Thanks for the monthly challenge Jane! I'll see you all next week in September 💖

Done on post #14
Only carrying two words over!

Word Hunt
1 - 31 August 2021



10/10 - Found and Read
4/5 Bonus Words

August
baby
Across the Green Grass Fields: p. 23: “Staying home to go riding would solidify the idea that she was just a little baby kid and didn’t deserve to be included.”

chew
Venus in Copper: p. 149: “She chewed the side of her thumb for a moment.”

direct
The Yoga Teacher: p. 10-11: “The Westway, the direct route to the West End from Swami D’s, was her favourite stretch of London road.”

fan
The Yoga Teacher: p. 154: “Ryan’s Notting Hill fan base assured that his classes were instantly packed and there was even a waiting list.”

finance
Little Fires Everywhere: p. 23: “Moody began to learn more about Mia’s art, and the intricacies and vagaries of the Warren family finances .”

mum/mom
Across the Green Grass Fields: p. 24: “’Yes, Mom ?’ ‘I just wanted to see that you were all right.’”

oven
The Rosie Effect: p. 24: “I put the scallops and stuff in the oven after I got off the phone.”

pizza
The Rosie Effect: p. 87: “Hey, that’s nice of you, but I’ll get a pizza .”

rat
The Lost Manuscript: p. 99: “I’m in my farmhouse in Lozere and if you could see me right now, you would see that I’m covered in spiderwebs, dirty as a rat and slovenly as could be.”

summary
The Lost Manuscript: p. 12: “In summary , the book’s first author introduced a candor and a sensibility that gave me chills, while the second furnished it with a linguistic excellence that would delight a French professor.”


Bonus


contest
Venus in Copper: p. 78: “She had a peaceful expression which told its own story; in any contest with a tricky reptile I would feel sorry for the snake.”

daydream
Venus in Copper: p. 236: “She had stopped, as if she thought she had turned into the wrong street in a daydream .”

detox

paralyzed/paralysed
The Typist: p. 182: “She told me about waking up in the middle of the night sometimes, paralyzed with fear for Francis.”

snooze
The Yoga Teacher: p. 151: “She was also aware that she now had less than an hour to inspire the patients to return for the next class, and all they’d done so far was snooze .”


and a bonus bonus

aqua


xxxxxxxxxxxxx


June 2021

taco
Little Fires Everywhere: taco: p. 48: “So Pearl had directed Lexie down Northfield Road, past the racetrack, to the thrift store, where women on break from the Taco Bell down the street, or getting ready for the night shift, browsed alongside them.”

bean
The Typist: p. 37: “I always ordered the same thing: kitsune udon. Thick noodles in a salty broth with fried bean curd.”

July 2021

ogling
The Typist: p. 48: “I came upon a pair of GIs, both negroes, both privates, both lanky and tall, ogling Namiki in her display window.”

Dyeing Wishes: p. 103: “Those meetings consisted of a hospitality half hour and a short business meeting followed by a program of general interest.”

sparkler
The Women in Black: p. 205: “’A very handsome sparkler ,’ said Mr. Ryder.”

Again, I fell a little short.


Words found: 10/10
Bonus words found: 3/5
Bonus Bonus words found: 1/1
"Leftover" words found: 0/4
Books completed: 6

1. BABY — Montenegro by Tamara Sheward & Peter Dragicevich ✓ 5 Aug
p. 165: A baby carrier or sling takes up less luggage space and makes exploring easier.

2. CHEW — Last Guard by Nalini Singh ✓ 7 Aug
LOC 847: Payal paused, seeming to chew that over.

3. DIRECT — Montenegro Marco Polo Pocket Travel Guide 2018 - with pull out map by Danja Antonović & Markus Bickel ✓ 5 Aug
p. 45: The Splendido Hotel, with swimming ppol and direct access to the sea, is named after the ship Visin used for his circumnavigation of the world.

4. FAN — Last Guard by Nalini Singh ✓ 7 Aug
LOC 2761: I'm a fan of butter and baked goods.

5. FINANCE — Montenegro by Tamara Sheward & Peter Dragicevich ✓ 5 Aug
p. 93: It was built and financed by the Russians in 1838 and housed the nation's first billiard table (hence the name).

6. MUM/MOM — Say Goodbye by Karen Rose ✓ 10 Aug
LOC 163: Go back to Mom.

7. OVEN — Montenegro by Annalisa Rellie & Rudolf Abraham ✓ 5 Aug
p. 125: Translates to mean 'the Right Place' which it will be for you, particularly if you prefer your pizza cooked in a wood-fired oven.

8. PIZZA — Montenegro by Annalisa Rellie & Rudolf Abraham ✓ 5 Aug
p. 125: Translates to mean 'the Right Place' which it will be for you, particularly if you prefer your pizza cooked in a wood-fired oven.

9. RAT — Lonely Planet Ireland by Neil Wilson et al. ✓ 29 Aug
p. 677: Derry was surrounded and during the 105-day siege no supplies could reach the city, its starving citizens resorting to eating dogs and rats until English ships brought relief.

10. SUMMARY — Say Goodbye by Karen Rose ✓ 10 Aug
LOC 2532: A summary of my own Eden project file.


Bonus
1. CONTEST — Montenegro by Annalisa Rellie & Rudolf Abraham ✓ 5 Aug
p. 58: Floral exhibitions, painting exhibitions, plays, a camellia ball and a Lady of the Camellias contest.

2. DAYDREAM —



3. DETOX — Say Goodbye by Karen Rose ✓ 10 Aug
LOC 5156: Especially if he was hurt or in detox.

4. PARALYZED/PARALYSED — Last Guard by Nalini Singh ✓ 7 Aug
LOC 593: What about her? he'd demand telepathically, while the machine pumped air into his paralyzed lungs.

5. SNOOZE —



Bonus bonus
1. AQUA — Montenegro by Tamara Sheward & Peter Dragicevich ✓ 5 Aug
p. 18: Montenegro's most visited destination now boasts one of its own, thanks to the opening of the €13m Aqua Park Budva.

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January 2021 "leftover"
Bonus
4. SWELTER —



June 2021 "leftover"
6. MUTANT —



July 2021 "leftovers"
Bonus
3. JUDICIOUS —



Bonus bonus
1. SPARKLER —

Finished! Thanks for hosting!!
Updated post: My Word Hunt (msg 22)

Words Found: 10
Bonus Words: 6
Books Read: 6

Word Hunt
1-31 August

Read 8/10

🦩BABY - 09/08 - The Front - p10 - Close up, she smells like baby powder.
CHEW -
🦩DIRECT - 19/08 - Bowraville - p33 - Eye contact can be seen as confrontational, as can asking direct questions.
🦩FAN - 07/08 - Misery - p287 - It was never for you, Annie, or all the other people out there who sign their letters ‘Your number-one fan.’
🦩FINANCE - 07/08 - At Risk - p11 - “Disigner suits, a Hummer, a Harley, raising questions about his finances.
🦩MUM/mom - 05/08 - Misery - p237 - Mommy, your mean!
🦩OVEN - 08/08 - At Risk - p131 - “Sent the Finlay file up here where it’s been hiding in the oven.”
🦩PIZZA - 08/08 - At Risk - p105 - Papa John’s Pizza where he had placed a take-out order and paid for it with a credit card.
🦩RAT - 05/08 - Misery - p210 - And the rats.

Choo Choo!

August
baby - King of Wall Street | Aug 5
Page 29: since she was a baby

chew - The Charmer | Aug 2
Page 160: he was about to chew a hole through his cheek

direct - Family Man | Aug 1
Page 8 - There had never been direct competition

fan - The Charmer | Aug 2
Page 26: she wasn't as much of a fan

finance - Family Man | Aug 1
Page 11 - Independent financial newsletters

mum/mom- King of Wall Street | Aug 5
Page 10: my mom was looking after her

oven - Family Man | Aug 1
Page 17 - Put them into the oven

pizza

rat - King of Wall Street | Aug 5
Page 146: not as pretty as my drowned rat

summary - The Charmer | Aug 2
Page 82: he gave her the quick summary

Bonus
contest
daydream
detox
paralyzed/paralysed
snooze

ROLLOVERS
July Bonus
excrement

August Bonus
Godless

October Bonus 2020
astrology
Prophesy

Dec Bonus 2020
quixotic

Feb Bonus 2021
allegedly

April Bonus 2021
crucifix
pagan

July Bonus 2021
beak
judicious