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I read The Book of the Unnamed Midwife. I found the word "unnamed" in: hAUNtED MaNsion.
Scoring:
4 pts - Word has 7 letters
0 pts - Title
0 pts - Cover
3 pts - Genre, Science Fiction
2 pts - Pages = 291
Total - 9 pts

I read The Haunting of Hill House

Scoring:
2 pts - title - word has 5 letters
1 pt - cover - there is a mansion on the cover
6 pts - genre - horror (5) and mystery (1)
2 pts - pages - 240
11 Total Points

I found the word 'manhunt' in HaUNTed MANsion. I read

It's a fluffy fun story.
Here's my score -
Word picked:
4 pts - 7 letters long
Title:
5 pts - there is only one word in the title
Cover:
3 pts - is 75% white (tineye says it's 81.9% white)
Pages:
2 pts - 200 - 299 (I read the ebook; no hardcover edition; most popular paperback version has 208 pages)
Bonus Points:
3 points - Adopt a Dog (the main character has a rottweiler named Bruno)
Total - 17 points

Thanks, Janice. We'll see how long it stands as the highest score. Probably not long :)

I spelled DEATHS in HAunTED manSion for the book The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
3 pts - Word is 6 letters long
1 pt - Mystery Genre
4 pts - 400 - 499 pages
= 8 pts total

I spelled MOUNTAINS in HaUnTed MANSION for the book At the Mountains of Madness

Scoring:
5pts - word is 9 letters long
5 pts - horror on main page
3pts - science fiction on main page
2pts - 224 pages I read the paperback
3pts - there are dogs in the story - the MCs are scientists in Antarctica and have dog teams who do NOT like the smell of the elder gods :)
Total Points: 18

I read Three Doors to Death and used the word "death" in: HAunTED mansion.
Scoring:
2 pts - Word has 5 letters
0 pts - Title
0 pts - Cover *

1 pts - Genre, Mystery
2 pts - Pages = 219
0 pts - Bonus
Total - 5 pts
* This is not a grave, but the cover of my book shows a dead girl among the flowers. She was laid out on a bench in a green house. Do you feel generous? If not, I am happy to be in line for the glue stick.

Me? Generous? Bwahahahaha! Sorry.

I Listened to the Audiobook for:
Dune (haUNtED mansion)
Score:
Word Length: 1pt (four letters)
Title Length: 5pts (one word)
Genre: 3 pts (science fiction)
Pages: 5pts (500+, standard hardcover edition)
Total Points: 14

The First Time Ever - TIME
Word picked: 4 letters - 1 point
Genre: (Must show on the main book page) Mystery - 1 point
Pages: 288 - 2 points
Total points: 4

I read Because You're Mine (MINE)
Scoring:
Word picked: 1
1 pts - 4 letters long
Title: 0
Cover: 0
Genre: 1
1 pt - Mystery
Pages: 4
4 pts - 400 - 499 (400p)
Bonus Points: 0
There were a few mentions of dogs, but they didn't play an important part in the story.
Total: 6

Word picked: House
2 pts - 5 letters long
Cover: (based on the edition you read) Note: the requested object must be the focus of the cover and clearly identifiable)

2 pts - There is a grave on it.
1 pt - There is a mansion on it.
Genre: (Must show on the main book page)
5 pts - Horror
Pages:
1 pts - 175-199
Bonus Points - 3 points for each:
- Eye Injury Prevention Month - points awarded if there is a large eye on the cover.
--- 12 points

Book: Jane Doe
Word: Doe - hantED mansiOn
Scoring:
Word picked: 0pts
Title: 0pts
Cover: 0pts
Genre: 1 pt - Mystery
Pages: 2 pts - 200 - 299
Bonus Points - 3 points??
Not sure if you'd class the cover as having a large eye or not?

Total points: 3 or 6?

2 pts - 5 letters long
Cover: (based on the edition you read) Note: the requested object must be the focus of the cover and clearly identifiable)
[bookcover:The House with a Cl..."
Two things. First, anytime you report, you need to begin with your wall of fame name. (So WoF - Tasha).
Second, you used this book for the movie mania challenge. You can use it for one or the other but not both. (Hint - with the monthly challenge, you get one badge for one book. For the annual challenge, you get , one badge for 12 books.)

2 pts - 5 letters long
Cover: (based on the edition you read) Note: the requested object must be the focus of the cover and clearly identifiable)
[bookcover:The ..."
Sorry Janice I will use it for this challenge then

Book: Jane Doe
Word: Doe - hantED mansiOn
Scoring:
Word picked: 0pts
Title: 0pts
Cover: 0pts
Genre: 1 pt - Mystery
Pages: 2 pts - 200 - 299
Bonus Points - 3 poin..."
I'll accept that as a large eye. So 6 pts.

Book: Major Pettigrew's Last Stand (STAND)
Word picked: 2 pts - 5 letters long
Title: 0 pts
Cover: 0 pts
Genre: 0 pts
Pages:
3 pts - 300 - 399 (355 pages)
Bonus Points - 0 pts
Total 5 points

I read The House on Cold Hill

SCORING:
Word picked : 5 letters long - 2 points
Title: 0 points
Cover: There is a mansion on it - 1 point
Genre: Horror - 5 points
Mystery - 1 point
Pages: 300 - 399 (352) - 3 points
Bonus Points : Adopt a dog - A dog called Jasper appears in a couple of chapters - 3 points
TOTAL - 15 points

I read The Turner House by Angela Flournoy.
Word Picked: House - 2 pts
Title - 0 pts
Cover - 75% White

Genre: 0 pts
Pages: 341 - 3 pts
Bonus - 0 pts
Total 8 pts

I read Life or Death. The word I used was "DEATH"
Scoring:
Word picked:
2 pts - 5 letters long
Genre: (Must show on the main book page)
1 pt - Mystery
Pages:
4 pts - 400 - 499
TOTAL 7 POINTS

I read Life or Death
Scoring:
Word picked:"
Margo, you need to specify the word that you picked. I can figure it out, but...

I used the word "union" from haUNted maNsIOn" and read the book Union with Christ: The Way to Know and Enjoy God.
Scoring:
Word picked:
2 pts - 5 letters long
Pages:
3 pts - 300 - 399 (320 pages)
Total: 5 pts

I read At the Mountains of Madness, which I am sad to say didn't really float my boat :(
hAUNTed ManSION = Mountains
Word: 8 or more letters long = 5 points
Genre: Horror = 5 points
Science Fiction = 3 points
Pages: 224 pages = 2 points
Bonus: Adopt a dog - More than one dog, more than one mention = 3 points
Total = 18 points

unnamed ~ The Book of the Unnamed Midwife
Word Picked
4 pts - 7 letters long
Genre:
3 pts - Science Fiction
Pages:
2 pts - 291 pages
Total; Points - 9 points

I read No One's Home

My word was 'home' so 4 letters long - 1pt
mansion on the cover - 1pt
main edition (paperback) has 400 pages - 4pts
listed genres are horror and mystery - 5 + 1 pts??
Zero bonus points : (
Total: 12 points I think
(Better than expected anyway)
I read the book for the toppler and only just remembered to report it here too - sorry Janice

I read No One's Home

My word was 'home' so 4 letters long - 1pt
mansion on the cover - 1pt
main edition (paperback) has 400 pag..."
Re: the genres. Yes, you count all that fit, so both are accepted.
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Begin your post with your Wall of Fame name (WoF). Link to the book you read along with the word that you found in "Haunted Mansion".
Scoring:
Word picked:
5 pts - 8 or more letters long
4 pts - 7 letters long
3 pts - 6 letters long
2 pts - 5 letters long
1 pts - 4 letters long
Title: (Sub-titles are not included.)
5 pts - There is only one word in the title - the word you chose from the phrase obviously.
4 pts - "Ghost(s)" is in the title.
3 pts - Has the name of a flower in it.
2 pts - Has a verb in it (walk, run, sing, etc).
1 pt - The first main word (not the, an, etc), starts with the letter "O" for October.
Cover: (based on the edition you read) Note: the requested object must be the focus of the cover and clearly identifiable)
5 pts - Has a ghost on it
4 pts - Has blood on it.
3 pts - Is 75% white (because ghosts are white, or are they?).
2 pts - There is a grave on it.
1 pt - There is a mansion on it.
Genre: (Must show on the main book page)
5 pts - Horror
4 pts - Historical Fiction
3 pts - Science Fiction
2 pts - Memoir
1 pt - Mystery
Pages:
5 pts - 500 +
4 pts - 400 - 499
3 pts - 300 - 399
2 pts - 200 - 299
1 pts - 175-199
Bonus Points - 3 points for each:
- Adopt a dog. - points awarded if there is a dog in the story and is more than a mention.
- Eye Injury Prevention Month - points awarded if there is a large eye on the cover.
- Women Walking in Their Own Shoes Month - points awarded if there are shoes on the cover.
- Octoberfest - points awarded if the book is set in Germany.