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message 51: by Barbara ★ (last edited Dec 01, 2018 04:27PM) (new)

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments September Word Hunt

READ: 13/16

armchair - Before He Kills - Blake Pierce 9/11
(he sat in an old ragged armchair), p106

crack - Divergent - Veronica Roth 9/22
(crack the glass), p285

crust - The Best of Us - Sarah Pekkanen 9/27
(I could write a poem about this crust), p207

compelling - Running Hot - Jayne Ann Krentz 9/26
(so darkly compelling), p162

danger - The Queen of the Tearling - Erika Johansen 9/2
(you're entering a life of great danger), p31

lemon - Dead Between the Lines - Denise Swanson 9/6
(potato chips and lemon tarts), p174

folk - O' Artful Death - Sarah Stewart Taylor 9/18
(the Colony folks), p28

shine - Midnight Blue-Light Special - Seanan McGuire 9/10
(where the sun didn't shine), p28

silver -
(), p

toy - Dead Between the Lines - Denise Swanson 9/6
(let's move onto the toy aisle), p121


Bonus
bloke -
(), p

burial - O' Artful Death - Sarah Stewart Taylor 9/18
(today was the day of Mary Denholm's burial), p74

degenerate -
(), p

paparazzi - Alien Proliferation - Gini Koch 9/29
(we're good on the paparazzi front), p319

pyramid - Before He Kills - Blake Pierce 9/11
(they were stacked in a miniature pyramid shape), p108


and a bonus bonus
ladybug - Popped Off - Jeffrey Allen 9/21
(on the purple ladybugs), p273

Dead Between the Lines (Devereaux's Dime Store, #3) by Denise Swanson The Queen of the Tearling (The Queen of the Tearling, #1) by Erika Johansen Midnight Blue-Light Special (InCryptid, #2) by Seanan McGuire Before He Kills (Mackenzie White Mystery, #1) by Blake Pierce O' Artful Death by Sarah Stewart Taylor Popped Off (Stay At Home Dad Mysteries #2) by Jeffrey Allen Divergent (Divergent, #1) by Veronica Roth Running Hot (Arcane Society, #5) by Jayne Ann Krentz Alien Proliferation (Katherine "Kitty" Katt, #4) by Gini Koch The Best of Us by Sarah Pekkanen


message 52: by Barbara ★ (last edited Dec 30, 2018 08:35PM) (new)

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments
Read the Season - Autumn
Duration: September 22 - December 20, 2018

READ: 49/50

✔️stav : Autumn
S: Stygian - Sherrilyn Kenyon 10/13
T: Time's Convert - Deborah Harkness 10/28
A: Magic Triumphs - Ilona Andrews 10/4
V: Divergent - Veronica Roth 9/22

✔️Simchat Torah: Day of Celebrating the Torah
S: Somewhere in the Shallow Sea - Dennis Macaraeg 11/8
I: Storm Cycle - Iris & Roy Johansen 9/24
M: The Devil in Denim - Melanie Scott 10/2
C: Cure for the Common Breakup - Beth Kendrick 10/24
H: Heart of the Season - Julianna Douglas 10/5
A: Hot Ice - Cherry Adair 10/5
T: A Tiger's Bride - Eve Langlais 11/24
T: Trust - Kylie Scott 11/27
O: In Twilight's Shadow - Patti O'Shea 10/15
R: Fortune's Pawn - Rachel Bach 9/24
A: Breath of Fire - Amanda Bouchet 10/11
H: Hope Ignites - Jaci Burton 10/6

✔️Hanukkah: Festival of Lights
H: Eyes of Fire - Heather Graham 10/14
A: Aunt Dimity and the Wishing Well - Nancy Atherton 11/25
N: No One Left to Tell - Karen Rose 10/20
U: Five - Ursula Poznanski 10/8
K: Pelican Point - Donna Kauffman 10/31
K: Dead End Dating - Kimberly Raye 11/10
A: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda - Becky Albertalli 11/17
H: The Bad Luck Witch - Heather Hamilton 10/17

✔️Sigd: Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur
S: Suicide Forest - Jeremy Bates 10/13
I: A Catered Halloween - Isis Crawford 10/29
G: The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye - David Lagercrantz 10/23
D: The Marsh King's Daughter - Karen Dionne 11/29

Yom HaAliyah - Recognizes Aliyah, immigration to the Jewish State of Israel (Oct. 16)
Y: Haunted Moon - Yasmine Galenorn 11/17
O:
M: Midnight Burning - Karissa Laurel 10/21
H: Somebody's Lover - Jasmine Haynes 10/18
A: Bring the Heat - G.A. Aiken 11/6
A: The Girl Who Chased the Moon - Sarah Addison Allen 11/27
L: Beautiful Sacrifice - Elizabeth Lowell 11/4
I: Shattered Mirror - Iris Johansen 10/31
Y: Autumn Whispers - Yasmine Galenorn 12/12
A: Queen of the Darkness - Anne Bishop 12/8
H: My Bluegrass Baby - Molly Harper 11/23

✔️Asara B’Tevet - Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem (Dec. 18)
A: Alien Proliferation - Gini Koch 9/29
S: Sweet Revenge - Diane Mott Davidson 9/30
A: The Nightingale Before Christmas - Donna Andrews 12/10
R: Running Hot - Jayne Ann Krentz 9/26
A: Burning Lamp - Amanda Quick 12/12
B: The Best of Us - Sarah Pekkanen 9/27
T: Trail of Lightning - Rebecca Roanhorse 11/28
E: The Enchanted Mirror - Marianne Willman 10/9
V: Violet Fire - Brenda Joyce 10/13
E: The Scam - Janet Evanovich/Lee Goldberg 10/21
T:Fools Rush In - Janice Thompson 11/30


message 53: by Barbara ★ (last edited Dec 12, 2018 07:08AM) (new)

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments description
Fourth Quarterly Challenge ~ Rodgers and Hammerstein
Duration: September 15 - December 14, 2018

READ: 21/15

Rodgers and Hammerstein
★ Read a book that has been made into a movie or TV show - or should be.
Divergent - Veronica Roth 9/22
★ Read a book written by two authors.
Storm Cycle - Iris & Roy Johansen 9/24
★ Read a book with over 5000 ratings or with an average rating 4.5 or over.
Magic Triumphs - Ilona Andrews (4.62) 10/4
Divergent (Divergent, #1) by Veronica Roth Storm Cycle by Iris Johansen Magic Triumphs (Kate Daniels, #10) by Ilona Andrews

Oklahoma
★ Read a book with 4&3 or two 5s in the page count. Or since the movie opened in October, read a book published initially in October of any year.
Under Oath - Margaret McLean (October 2004)
★ "Oklahoma!" - Read a book set in or with a character from Oklahoma. Or written by an author from Oklahoma.
Hope Ignites - Jaci Burton (set in Oklahoma) 10/6
★ "People will Say We’re in Love" - Read a romance.
Cure for the Common Breakup - Beth Kendrick 10/24
Under Oath by Margaret McLean Hope Ignites (Hope, #2) by Jaci Burton Cure for the Common Breakup (Black Dog Bay, #1) by Beth Kendrick

Carousel
★ Read a book an antihero, a central character who lacks conventional heroic attributes.
The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye - David Lagercrantz 10/23
★ "Soliloquy" is sung after the antihero learns he is about to be a father. Read a book with a father character.
The Running Dream - Wendelin Van Draanen 11/22
★ "You’ll Never Walk Alone" - Read a book where friends or family support a character through tough times.
Stygian - Sherrilyn Kenyon
The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye (Millennium, #5) by David Lagercrantz The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen Stygian (Dark-Hunter, #27) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

South Pacific
★ Read a book with 4&9 or 5&8 in the page count. Or since the movie opened in March, read a book published initially in March of any year.
Fortune's Pawn - Rachel Bach (March 2013) 9/24
★ Read a book set in a tropical location or with a multiracial romance or multiracial characters.
Running Hot - Jayne Ann Krentz (Hawaii) 9/26
★ "I’m in Love with a Wonderful Guy" - Read a book with a sigh-worthy hero.
Bring the Heat - G.A. Aiken 11/6
Fortune's Pawn (Paradox #1) by Rachel Bach Running Hot (Arcane Society, #5) by Jayne Ann Krentz Bring the Heat (Dragon Kin, #9) by G.A. Aiken

The King and I
★ Read a book with a schoolteacher or student in the story.
Playing for Keeps - R.L. Matheson 11/29
★ "Hello Young Lovers" - Read a book with characters who begin as young lovers, could be YA, NA or a second chance romance.
Unloved - Katy Regnery 9/3
★ "Getting to Know You" - Read a book with MCs who meet for the first time in the story.
Trust - Kylie Scott 11/27
Playing for Keeps (Neighbor from Hell, #1) by R.L. Mathewson Unloved by Katy Regnery [TBD] Trust by Kylie Scott

Cinderella
★ Read a book with 5&7 or 1&3 in the page count. Or since the movie aired in March, read a book published initially in March of any year.
Sprinkle with Murder - Jenn McKinlay (March 2010) 11/10
★ "Do I Love You Because You’re Beautiful" - Read a book where a MC thinks the other is beautiful.
Beautiful Sacrifice - Elizabeth Lowell 11/4
★ "A Lovely Night" - Read a book with a night scene on the cover.
The Girl Who Chased the Moon - Sarah Addison Allen 11/27
Sprinkle with Murder (Cupcake Bakery Mystery, #1) by Jenn McKinlay Beautiful Sacrifice by Elizabeth Lowell The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen

The Sound of Music
★ Read a book with 5&9 or 6&5 in the page count. Or since the movie opened in March, read a book published initially in March of any year.
Curse the Dawn - Karen Chance (March 2009) 12/9
★ "My Favorite Things" - Read a book by a favorite author.
Shattered Mirror - Iris Johansen 10/31
★ "Edelweiss" - Read a book with flowers on the cover.
The Rose Garden - Susanna Kearsley 12/8
Curse the Dawn (Cassandra Palmer, #4) by Karen Chance Shattered Mirror (Eve Duncan, #23) by Iris Johansen The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


message 54: by Barbara ★ (last edited Nov 01, 2018 02:04PM) (new)

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments
October Challenge

READ: 10/8

✔1. 'O' is for October:
☀️ Read a book that starts with 'O' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'O'.
In Twilight's Shadow - Patti O'Shea 10/15

✔2.OLYMPIAN GODS AND GODDESSES-HESTIA:
👩 Read a bookthat features siblings OR one where the MC is shy or diminished in some way in the story
A Catered Halloween - Isis Crawford 10/29

✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author- Vivian Arend:
🌴 OR you may also read a book that’s a standalone read, set in Canada or has water (any form) on the cover.
The Enchanted Mirror - Marianne Willman (standalone) 10/9

✔4. Breast Cancer Awareness Month:
🎀 Read a book that includes any character who suffers in some way OR where the MC ‘prevents’ something from happening OR a book with pink on the cover.
Cure for the Common Breakup - Beth Kendrick 10/24

✔5. Mad Hatter Day-October 6:
😊 Read a fun/funny book OR a book set in Colorado OR a any book that makes you smile.
The Scam - Janet Evanovich/Lee Goldberg 10/21

✔6. Old Farmers’ Day-October 12:
🌻 Read a book where a farm or ranch is featured OR a book with a cover showing a farm/ranch or outdoor scene.
Pelican Point - Donna Kauffman 10/31

✔7. Bosses Day-October 16:
👍 Read a book where any character is a boss--good or bad OR a book that features a workplace of any kind.
Midnight Burning - Karissa Laurel (set around an outdoor shop) 10/21

✔8. Frankenstein Friday-October 26:
💀 Read any book that has a scary/horror twist to it (paranormal is fine) OR read a book that has at least 1800 ratings.
Suicide Forest - Jeremy Bates 10/13

✔9. Halloween-October 31:
🎃 Read a book where the cover depicts someone in a costume (your interpretation is fine) OR one that has any holiday that takes place during the story OR has the number 3 or 1 in the page count.
Death of a Neighborhood Witch - Laura Levine (halloween) 10/19

✔10. Reader's Choice:
🎁 Read any book of your choice.
Stygian - Sherrilyn Kenyon 10/13

In Twilight's Shadow (Light Warriors #2) by Patti O'Shea A Catered Halloween (A Mystery with Recipes, #5) by Isis Crawford The Enchanted Mirror by Marianne Willman Cure for the Common Breakup (Black Dog Bay, #1) by Beth Kendrick The Scam (Fox and O'Hare, #4) by Janet Evanovich Pelican Point (Bachelors of Blueberry Cove #1) by Donna Kauffman Midnight Burning (The Norse Chronicles, #1) by Karissa Laurel Suicide Forest (World's Scariest Places #1) by Jeremy Bates Death of a Neighborhood Witch (A Jaine Austen Mystery, #11) by Laura Levine Stygian (Dark-Hunter, #27) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


message 55: by Barbara ★ (last edited Nov 01, 2018 02:08PM) (new)

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments Read the Month - October (Hebrew)

READ: 5/7

✔ O: In Twilight's Shadow - Patti O'Shea 10/15
Q:
✔T: Time's Convert - Deborah Harkness 10/28
O:
✔ B: The Bad Luck Witch - Heather Hamilton 10/17
✔ E: Eyes of Fire - Heather Graham 10/14
✔ R: No One Left to Tell - Karen Rose 10/20

In Twilight's Shadow (Light Warriors #2) by Patti O'Shea Time's Convert by Deborah Harkness The Bad Luck Witch (The Bad Luck Witch Chronicles Book 1) by Heather Hamilton Eyes of Fire by Heather Graham Pozzessere No One Left to Tell (Romantic Suspense, #13; Baltimore, #2) by Karen Rose


message 56: by Barbara ★ (last edited Dec 07, 2018 09:28AM) (new)

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments October Word Hunt

READ: 16/16

October - Hot Ice - Cherry Adair 10/5
(on Friday, October 13th), p38

carrot - Heart of the Season - Julianna Douglas 10/5
(with freshly sliced carrots), p87

corpse - Magic Triumphs - Ilona Andrews 10/4
(now it was just a corpse), p85

ditch - In Twilight's Shadow - Patti O'Shea 10/15
(peeking over the edge of the irrigation ditch), p331

gruesome - Five - Ursula Poznanski 10/8
(the most gruesome objects in it), p46

halloween - Five - Ursula Poznanski 10/8
(a halloween prop), p27

hound - Heart of the Season - Julianna Douglas 10/5
(a white Afghan hound mix), p78

hunt - Five - Ursula Poznanski 10/8
(ridiculous birthmark hunt), p42

pumpkin - The Bad Luck Witch - Heather Hamilton 10/17
(one of Helen's famous pumpkin pies), p71

scarecrow - The Scam - Janet Evanovich/Lee Goldberg 10/21
(he looked like a scarecrow), p90

scream - Magic Triumphs - Ilona Andrews 10/4
(so I had to scream), p149


Bonus:
butcher - Magic Triumphs - Ilona Andrews 10/4
(Hugh is a butcher), p244

demonic - Magic Triumphs - Ilona Andrews 10/4
(a demonic half-lion, half-child burst out), p267

gurgling - Five - Ursula Poznanski 10/8
(the gurgling of the stream), p273

macabre - Five - Ursula Poznanski 10/8
(fill his cache with such macabre contents), p45

pimp - Stygian - Sherrilyn Kenyon 10/13
(you ain't my pimp), p467


and a bonus bonus
pharaoh - The Enchanted Mirror - Marianne Willman 10/9
(pharaoh rode across the sands), p129

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


message 57: by Barbara ★ (last edited Nov 22, 2018 02:15PM) (new)

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments description
November Challenge

READ: 10/10

✔1. 'N' is for November:
No One Heard Her Scream - Jordan Dane 11/14

✔2. Olympian Gods and Goddesses - POSEIDON:
Stone Spring - Stephen Baxter 11/12

✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Julia London:
The Bronze Horseman - Paullina Simons 11/2

✔4. Aviation History Month:
Endless Knight - Kresley Cole 11/15

✔5. Native American Heritage Month:
Beautiful Sacrifice - Elizabeth Lowell (Latina heroine) 11/4

✔6. November 1 is World Vegan Day:
Somewhere in the Shallow Sea - Dennis Macaraeg 11/8

✔7. November 15 is Clean Your Refrigerator Day:
The Evil Inside - Heather Graham 11/19

✔8. November 23 is National Espresso Day:
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda - Becky Albertalli 11/17

✔9. November 28 is Red Planet Day:
The Hypnotist - Lars Kepler 11/9

✔10. Reader's Choice:
The Pursuit - Janet Evanovich/Lee Goldberg 11/8

No One Heard Her Scream (No One, #1) by Jordan Dane Stone Spring by Stephen Baxter The Bronze Horseman (The Bronze Horseman, #1) by Paullina Simons Endless Knight (The Arcana Chronicles, #2) by Kresley Cole Beautiful Sacrifice by Elizabeth Lowell Somewhere in the Shallow Sea A Novel of Suspense by Dennis Macaraeg The Evil Inside (Krewe of Hunters, #4) by Heather Graham Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Creekwood, #1) by Becky Albertalli The Hypnotist (Joona Linna, #1) by Lars Kepler The Pursuit (Fox and O'Hare, #5) by Janet Evanovich

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


message 58: by Barbara ★ (last edited Dec 01, 2018 04:27PM) (new)

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments Read the Month - November (Hebrew)

READ: 7/8

✔ N: No One Heard Her Scream - Jordan Dane 11/14
O:
✔ V: The Running Dream - Wendelin Van Draanen 11/22
✔ E: Beautiful Sacrifice - Elizabeth Lowell 11/4
✔ M: Sprinkle with Murder - Jenn McKinlay 11/10
✔ B: The Bronze Horseman - Paullina Simons 11/2
✔ E: Endless Knight - Kresley Cole 11/15
✔ R: The Risk Agent - Ridley Pearson 11/13

No One Heard Her Scream (No One, #1) by Jordan Dane The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen Beautiful Sacrifice by Elizabeth Lowell Sprinkle with Murder (Cupcake Bakery Mystery, #1) by Jenn McKinlay The Bronze Horseman (The Bronze Horseman, #1) by Paullina Simons Endless Knight (The Arcana Chronicles, #2) by Kresley Cole The Risk Agent (Risk Agent, #1) by Ridley Pearson


message 59: by Barbara ★ (last edited Dec 07, 2018 10:29AM) (new)

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments November Word Hunt

READ: 14/16

autopilot - Sprinkle with Murder - Jenn McKinlay 11/10
(she was on autopilot), p195

blunt - Beautiful Sacrifice - Elizabeth Lowell 11/4
(a blunt blade of nobility), p53

bittersweet - The Bronze Horseman - Paullina Simons 11/2
(a bittersweet tingle remained), p530

crisp - Full Speed - Janet Evanovich/Charlotte Hughes 11/7
(wore crisp uniforms), p328

duel - Muse of Nightmares - Laini Taylor 11/22
(could only end in a duel), p91

explicit -
(), p

magnet - Dead End Dating - Kimberly Raye 11/10
(isn't much of a chick magnet), p60

moon - Beautiful Sacrifice - Elizabeth Lowell 11/4
(I was grinning at the moon), p11

nurse - The Bronze Horseman - Paullina Simons 11/2
(let me have the nurse take care of you), p430

rival - Beautiful Sacrifice - Elizabeth Lowell 11/4
(to get one up on a rival), p298


Bonus
audacity - Somewhere in the Shallow Sea - Dennis Macaraeg 11/8
(he even had the audacity), p126

barren - The Bronze Horseman - Paullina Simons 11/2
(shelled everyday and stood barren), p323

diary - The Bronze Horseman - Paullina Simons 11/2
(jot down small things in her diary), p55

parrot - The Hypnotist - Lars Kepler 11/9
(decorated with a parrot), p15

refugee - The Bronze Horseman - Paullina Simons 11/2
(and claim refugee status), p668


and a bonus bonus
bovine -
(), p


message 60: by Barbara ★ (last edited Dec 30, 2018 08:12PM) (new)

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments description
December Challenge

READ: 9/10

✔1. 'D' is for December:
⛄ Read a book that starts with 'D' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'D'.
The Nightingale Before Christmas - Donna Andrews 12/10

✔2. Olympian Gods and Goddesses - ZEUS
⛄ Read a book where the cover-model's eye/s are clearly shown.
Blood Kiss - Mechele Armstrong 12/26

✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author-Kady Cross (aka Kathryn Smith)
⛄ Read any book with a main page genre tag of Paranormal, Urban Fantasy or Steampunk.
Curse the Dawn - Karen Chance (urban fantasy) 12/9

4. December 1 : Clark Kent's birthday!
⛄ Read a book with a nerdy/beta character, or
⛄ Read a book with a drawn cover.

✔5. December 7 : Faux Fur Friday
⛄ Read a book with fur on the cover
Queen of the Darkness - Anne Bishop (tiger on cover) 12/8

✔6. December 8 : Take It In The Ear Day
⛄ Read a book that is also available in audio. You do not have to listen to the audio version, but the audio must be available. This information is shown the main page of the book on GR (refer other editions) and is also clearly shown on Amazon.
Immortal Nights - Lynsay Sands (listened to audiobook) 12/13

✔7. December 12 : 12 Hours of Fresh Breath Day
⛄ Read a book with the number 1 and 2 in the page number count, published on the 12th day of a month, or published in December of any year.
Lending a Paw - Laurie Cass (pub Dec 2013) 12/3

✔8. December 18 : Answer The Telephone Like Buddy The Elf Day
⛄ Read a fantasy book
Spider's Trap - Jennifer Estep 12/23

✔9. December 21: Crossword Puzzle Day, Short Girl Appreciation Day, Global Orgasm Day and Celebrate Short Fiction Day
⛄ Read a mystery
Mr. Timothy - Louis Bayard 12/13

✔10. Reader's Choice
⛄ Read any book of your choice
The Rose Garden - Susanna Kearsley 12/8

The Nightingale Before Christmas (Meg Langslow, #18) by Donna Andrews Blood Kiss (Blood Lines, #1) by Mechele Armstrong Curse the Dawn (Cassandra Palmer, #4) by Karen Chance Queen of the Darkness (The Black Jewels, #3) by Anne Bishop Immortal Nights (Argeneau, #24) by Lynsay Sands Lending a Paw (A Bookmobile Cat Mystery, #1) by Laurie Cass Spider's Trap (Elemental Assassin, #13) by Jennifer Estep Mr. Timothy by Louis Bayard The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley


message 61: by Barbara ★ (last edited Dec 30, 2018 08:17PM) (new)

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments Read the Month - December (Hebrew)

READ: 7/8

✔ D: The Nightingale Before Christmas - Donna Andrews ✔ 12/10
✔ E: When an Omega Snaps - Eve Langlais 12/1
✔ C: Curse the Dawn - Karen Chance 12/9
✔ E: Spider's Trap - Jennifer Estep 12/23
✔ M: There and Now - Linda Lael Miller 12/15
✔ B: Mr. Timothy - Louis Bayard 12/13
E:
✔ R: The Care and Feeding of Unmarried Men - Christie Ridgeway 12/14

The Nightingale Before Christmas (Meg Langslow, #18) by Donna Andrews When an Omega Snaps (A Lion's Pride, #3) by Eve Langlais Curse the Dawn (Cassandra Palmer, #4) by Karen Chance Spider's Trap (Elemental Assassin, #13) by Jennifer Estep ( There and Now (Beyond the Threshold, #1) by Linda Lael Miller Mr. Timothy by Louis Bayard The Care and Feeding of Unmarried Men by Christie Ridgway


message 62: by Barbara ★ (last edited Jan 04, 2019 07:18PM) (new)

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments December Word Hunt

READ: 15/16

✔blubber - Julie - Jean Craighead George 12/22
(the bear stopped to gobble the whale blubber), p42

✔coal - Curse the Dawn - Karen Chance 12/9
(the mounds of wood and coal), p12

✔deer - Sick B*stards - Matt Shaw 12/15
(I thought you were a deer), p20

✔elf - Autumn Whispers - Yasmine Galenorn 12/12
(the elf looked straight out of medical school), p64

✔giving - Book, Line and Sinker - Jenn McKinlay 12/21
(we will be giving a short in the arm), p65

✔naughty - Queen of the Darkness - Anne Bishop 12/8
(do you know any naughty songs), p115

✔pant - Queen of the Darkness - Anne Bishop 12/8
(feel each breathy pant), p126

✔potato - Mr. Timothy - Louis Bayard 12/13
(helped herself to some boiled potatoes), p20

✔rumble - Burning Lamp - Amanda Quick 12/12
(heard the hired carriage rumble away), p259

✔wicked - Forgotten - Mariah Stewart 12/5
(I've met a lot of wicked people), p43


Bonus
cartel

✔hymn - Foul Play at the Fair - Shelley Freydont 12/24
(the usual introductions and a hymn), p14

✔scrooge - The Nightingale Before Christmas - Donna Andrews 12/10
(Christmas yet to come shows Ebenezer Scrooge), p74

✔stockings - The Nightingale Before Christmas - Donna Andrews 12/10
(velvet Christmas stockings hanging), p252

✔thunderstorm - Ghost - Stephanie Rowe 12/15
(more skittish than a horse in a thunderstorm), p38

and a bonus bonus
✔cinder - White Cat - Holly Black 12/25
(against the painted cinder block wall), p23

Forgotten by Mariah Stewart Curse the Dawn (Cassandra Palmer, #4) by Karen Chance Queen of the Darkness (The Black Jewels, #3) by Anne Bishop The Nightingale Before Christmas (Meg Langslow, #18) by Donna Andrews Burning Lamp (Arcane Society, #8; Dreamlight Trilogy, #2) by Amanda Quick Mr. Timothy by Louis Bayard Autumn Whispers (Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon, #14) by Yasmine Galenorn Ghost (Alaska Heat, #3) by Stephanie Rowe Sick Bastards by Matt Shaw Book, Line and Sinker (Library Lover's Mystery, #3) by Jenn McKinlay Julie (Julie of the Wolves, #2) by Jean Craighead George Foul Play at the Fair (Celebration Bay, #1) by Shelley Freydont White Cat (Curse Workers, #1) by Holly Black


message 63: by Barbara ★ (last edited Dec 30, 2018 08:29PM) (new)

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments Create Your Own Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2018

READ: 14/30

✔️1. Seduced By Your Spell - Lois Greiman 1/1
2. Antarktos Rising - Jeremy Robinson
✔️3. Moonlight Warrior - Janet Chapman 4/16
✔️4. Night Huntress - Yasmine Galenorn 2/20
✔️5. Demon Mistress - Yasmine Galenorn 3/17
✔️6. Bone Magic - Yasmine Galenorn 4/28
✔️7. Running Hot - Jayne Ann Krentz 9/26
✔️8. There and Now - Linda Lael Miller 12/15
9. Heir to Sevenwaters - Juliet Marillier
10. Sinjin - Julia Templeton
Seduced By Your Spell (Witches of Mayfair, #2) by Lois Greiman Antarktos Rising (Origins, #4) by Jeremy Robinson Moonlight Warrior (Midnight Bay, #1) by Janet Chapman Night Huntress (Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon, #5) by Yasmine Galenorn Demon Mistress (Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon, #6) by Yasmine Galenorn Bone Magic (Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon, #7) by Yasmine Galenorn Running Hot (Arcane Society, #5) by Jayne Ann Krentz There and Now (Beyond the Threshold, #1) by Linda Lael Miller Heir to Sevenwaters (Sevenwaters, #4) by Juliet Marillier Sinjin (Rakehells of Rochester, #1) by Julia Templeton

11. Instinctive - Cathryn Fox
12. The Invisible Ring - Ann Bishop
13. Dreams Made Flesh - Ann Bishop
14. Tangled Webs - Ann Bishop
15. The Shadow Queen - Ann Bishop
16. Primal - Lora Leigh
17. Assassin's Quest - Robin Hobb
18. The Compass Rose - Gail Dayton
19. Tell Me Lies - Jennifer Crusie
✔️20. Royal Assassin - Robin Hobb 6/16
Instinctive (Eternal Pleasure, #1) by Cathryn Fox The Invisible Ring (The Black Jewels, #4) by Anne Bishop Dreams Made Flesh (The Black Jewels, #5) by Anne Bishop Tangled Webs (The Black Jewels, #6) by Anne Bishop The Shadow Queen (The Black Jewels, #7) by Anne Bishop Primal (Breeds, #16.5; Feline Breeds, #14; Ghostland World, #3.5; Nightshade, #1.5) by Lora Leigh Assassin's Quest (Farseer Trilogy, #3) by Robin Hobb The Compass Rose (One Rose Trilogy, #1) by Gail Dayton Tell Me Lies by Jennifer Crusie Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2) by Robin Hobb

21. The Charmed Sphere - Catherine Asaro
✔️22. The Care and Taming of a Rogue - Suzanne Enoch 6/9
✔️23. No One Heard Her Scream - Jordan Dane 11/14
✔️24. Outlaw Lovers: Jude and Luke - Jan Springer 8/16
✔️25. Over Her Dead Body - Kate White 5/28
26. Moon Craving - Lucy Monroe
✔️27. Dark Tournament - Elisa S. Amore 8/8
28. Raphael - D.B. Reynolds
✔️29. Not Quite a Husband - Sherry Thomas 6/20
30. Last Vampire Standing - Nancy Haddock
The Charmed Sphere (Lost Continent, #1) by Catherine Asaro The Care and Taming of a Rogue (Adventurers’ Club, #1) by Suzanne Enoch No One Heard Her Scream (No One, #1) by Jordan Dane Outlaw Lovers Jude and Luke (Outlaw Lovers, #1-2) by Jan Springer Over Her Dead Body (Bailey Weggins Mystery, #4) by Kate White Moon Craving (Children of the Moon, #2) by Lucy Monroe Dark Tournament by Elisa S. Amore Raphael (Vampires in America, #1) by D.B. Reynolds Not Quite a Husband (The Marsdens, #2) by Sherry Thomas Last Vampire Standing (Oldest City Vampire, #2) by Nancy Haddock


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Barbara ★ | 3901 comments 2018 Where Are You Reading



READ: 51/51

✔Alabama ~ Going Too Far - Jennifer Echols 7/27
✔Alaska ~ Midnight Burning - Karissa Laurel 10/21
✔Arizona ~ A Dangerous Reality - Layla Wolfe 1/4
✔Arkansas ~ Thirty-Four and a Half Predicaments - Denise Grover Swank 6/11
✔California ~ Night's Honor - Thea Harrison 1/2
✔Colorado ~ Mister Hockey - Lia Riley 2/15
✔Connecticut ~ Book, Line and Sinker - Jenn McKinlay 12/21
✔Delaware ~ Cure for the Common Breakup - Beth Kendrick 10/24
✔Florida ~ Something About Witches - Joey W. Hill 8/26
✔Georgia ~ Magic Triumphs - Ilona Andrews 10/4
✔Hawaii ~ Murder on the Aloha Express - Sally J. Smith 1/11
✔Idaho ~ Nemesis - Brendan Reichs 12/17
✔Illinois ~ Black Market - Sheryl Steines 9/4
✔Indiana ~ Shady Cross - James Hankins 7/16
✔Iowa ~ A Kiss Before Dying - Ira Levin 10/25
✔Kansas ~ Gluten for Punishment - Nancy Parra 12/18
✔Kentucky ~ My Bluegrass Baby - Molly Harper 11/23
✔Louisiana ~ Lucifer - Ava Martell 1/8
✔Maine ~ Unloved - Katy Regnery 9/3
✔Maryland ~ No One Left to Tell - Karen Rose 10/20
✔Massachusetts ~ A Ghoul's Guide to Love and Murder - Victoria Laurie 3/14
✔Michigan ~ Bird Box - Josh Malerman 4/10
✔Minnesota ~ Cinnamon Roll Murder - Joanne Fluke 3/2
✔Mississippi ~ Violet Fire - Brenda Joyce 10/3
✔Missouri ~ Dead Between the Lines - Denise Swanson 9/6
✔Montana ~ At Wolf Ranch - Jennifer Ryan 1/6
✔Nebraska ~ Before He Kills - Blake Pierce 9/11
✔Nevada ~ Curse the Dawn - Karen Chance 12/9
✔New Hampshire ~ Exclusively Yours - Shannon Stacey 5/17
✔New Jersey ~ Bowled Over - Kasey Michaels 1/8
✔New Mexico ~ The Trouble with Twelfth Grave - Darynda Jones 3/20
✔New York ~ City of Endless Night - Douglas Preston 5/6
✔North Carolina ~ Hold Back the Dark - Kay Hooper 5/9
✔North Dakota ~ The Beet Fields - Gary Paulsen 12/6
✔Ohio ~ Just a Hint - Clint - Lori Foster 1/27
✔Oklahoma ~ Hope Ignites - Jaci Burton 10/6
✔Oregon ~ Sea Glass Winter - JoAnn Ross 5/3
✔Pennsylvania ~ The Hike - Drew Magary 1/16
✔Rhode Island ~ The Drowning Girl - Caitlín R. Kiernan 6/9
✔South Carolina ~ The House on Tradd Street - Karen White 12/31
✔South Dakota ~ A Wild Fright in Deadwood - Ann Charles 3/12
✔Tennessee ~ Truth or Beard - Penny Reid 6/29
✔Texas ~ Queen of Shadows - Dianne Sylvan 7/24
✔Utah ~ Total Surrender - Rebecca Zanetti 8/1
✔Vermont ~ Laced with Magic - Barbara Bretton 3/20
✔Virginia ~ Charming - Elliott James 1/10
✔Washington ~ Demon Mistress - Yasmine Galenorn 3/16
✔West Virginia ~ In the Event of My Death - Carlene Thompson 12/23
✔Wisconsin ~ Dead Angler - Victoria Houston 4/12
✔Wyoming ~ 24690 - A.A. Dark 2/1

✔District of Columbia ~ Back to the Bedroom - Janet Evanovich 6/24


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