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Finally finished this one!Letter: D
Goal: 12/12
Recurring Items:
✓1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris (04/08/22)
✓2. Author: Darynda Jones
Eighth Grave After Dark by Darynda Jones (04/08/22)
✓3. Main Character: Dominic Hughes
Swink by Adriana Locke (04/01/22)
✓4. Secondary Character: Daren Ackwood
Best Kind of Broken by Chelsea Fine (04/07/22)
✓5. Place/Setting: Department Store
Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey (04/13/22)
✓6. Item on cover: Dress Cage
Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey (04/13/22)And the Specials for April are:
✓7. Something You Hide: Deception
Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris (04/08/22)
"...that's a huge deception." - Page: 273
✓8. Another Word for Father: Daddy
Eighth Grave After Dark by Darynda Jones (04/08/22)
"...partly to look out the windows in the hopes of seeing her daddy." - Page: 244
✓9. A Word With An Apostrophe: Don't
Best Kind of Broken by Chelsea Fine (04/07/22)
But I don't suck at cooking." - Page: 12
✓10. A Free Item: Deal
Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris (04/08/22)
"We're a package deal." - Page: 153
✓11. Things With Feathers: Ducks
Swink by Adriana Locke (04/01/22)
"...and fed the ducks and got an ice cream..." - Page: 161
✓12. Ends With -E: Damage
Swink by Adriana Locke (04/01/22)
"...couldn't stand to see the damage the next morning." - Page: 163
Yay, done for April! Thanks JoAnne!April 2022 Scattergories
April Scattergories
Duration: April 1, 2022 - April 30, 2022
FINISHED!!!!
Recurring Items:
✔1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) ~ Death on Denial by E.J. Russell (4/4/2022)
✔2. Author (first or last name) ~ Jocelynn Drake , Deadly Dorian (4/8/2022)
✔3. Main Character (first or last name) ~ Jeremy Dalton: Code Blue by N.R. Walker (4/2/2022)
✔4. Secondary Character (first or last name) ~ David: Death on Denial by E.J. Russell (4/4/2022)
✔5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') ~ Dance Studio: Cursed is the Worst by E.J. Russell (4/11/2022)
✔6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) ~ Duvet, Drinks, Dessert:
by Keira Andrews (4/5/2022)And the Specials for April are:
✔7. Something You Hide ~ "I found a dead body." (page 19), The Less Than Spectacular Times of Henry Milch by Marshall Thornton (4/7/2022)
✔8. Another Word for Father ~ "Sounds about right. That'll be cool that you can spend more time with Obaachan and Mom and Dad." (page 65), Only One Bed by Keira Andrews (4/5/2022)
✔9. A Word With An Apostrophe - like can't ~ He doesn't approve. (page 141), Death on Denial by E.J. Russell (4/4/2022)
✔10. A Free Item ~ I'd watched enough HGTV to know how enthusiastically construction workers approached demo day. (page 54), Death on Denial by E.J. Russell (4/4/2022)
✔11. Things With Feathers ~ Etienne hadn't made the bed, and the red and black plaid duvet was in a pile at the foot of the mattress. (page 38), Only One Bed by Keira Andrews (4/5/2022)
✔12. Ends With -E ~ "I'll take care of the discharge paperwork, so you can leave as soon as you like." (page 69), Death on Denial by E.J. Russell (4/4/2022)
Your letter is: D
Completed D
Read: 12/12
Recurring:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
Dax, Sawyer Bennett ★★★★ 4/13
2. Author (first or last name)
One with You, Sylvia Day ★★★★ 4/3
3. Main Character (first or last name) - Dax
Dax, Sawyer Bennett ★★★★ 4/13
4. Secondary Character (first or last name) - Hawk Delgado
Law Man, Kristen Ashley ★★★★ 4/5
5. Place/Setting - Denver
Law Man, Kristen Ashley ★★★★ 4/5
6. Item on cover - diamonds One with You, Sylvia Day ★★★★ 4/3
Specials:
7. Something You Hide - decision
Law Man, Kristen Ashley ★★★★ 4/5
It was definitely time to make a decision.
8. Another Word for Father - dad
Law Man, Kristen Ashley ★★★★ 4/5
He had two kids of his own and he was a good dad.
9. A Word With An Apostrophe - don't
Law Man, Kristen Ashley ★★★★ 4/5
They don't pay my water bill.
10. A Free Item - delivery
Law Man, Kristen Ashley ★★★★ 4/5
"Remember, two-hour window on delivery freeing you up for the rest of your day."
11. Things With Feathers - duck
Law Man, Kristen Ashley ★★★★ 4/5
...force me down to duck under the crisscross tape.
12. Ends With - E - dance
One with You, Sylvia Day ★★★★ 4/3
Why didn't I dance with my husband more often?
Finished! :)April Scattergories - D
April 2022
Recurring Items:
The Dating Game by Jenny Proctor (4/12/22)
Cade by Diane Darcy (4/12/22)
Summer Nights At The Homestead Inn by Kimberly Krey (4/7/22)
The Best-Laid Plans by Sarah M. Eden (4/2/22)
End Zone by Taylor Hart (4/13/22)
Never Fall for Your Fake Fiancé by Kate O'Keeffe (4/5/22)
And the Specials for April are:
Practically Perfect by Jennifer Youngblood (4/4/22)
"Heavily into alcohol and drugs." (pg 157)
Practically Perfect by Jennifer Youngblood (4/4/22)
"He and his dad run the only dental office in town." (pg 11)
Practically Perfect by Jennifer Youngblood (4/4/22)
"We don't have anything for Penelope Norwood." (pg 7)
The Best-Laid Plans by Sarah M. Eden (4/2/22)
"...caked in the muck and dirt of the city..." (pg 64)
Never Fall for Your Fake Fiancé by Kate O'Keeffe (4/5/22)
"...who promptly buries her face in the duvet and complains..." (pg 70)
The Best-Laid Plans by Sarah M. Eden (4/2/22)
"...they would not dare to balk at me." (pg 71)
I’m FINISHED!!! April ScattergoriesDuration: April 1, 2022 - April 30, 2022
Letter D
12/12
Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
The Dry (Aaron Faulk #1) Jane Harper 04/13/22
2. Author (first or last name)
Last Stop on the 6 Patricia Dunn 04/13/22
3. Main Character (first or last name) - Dylan
The Road Trip Beth O'Leary 04/10/22
4. Secondary Character (first or last name) - Dr. Drew Nichols
The Wedding Party (The Wedding Date #3) Jasmine Guillory 04/02/22
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') - Duke University in Durham, NC
Happiness: A Memoir: How to Build a Family Out of True Love and Spare Parts Heather Harpham 04/08/22
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) - dress
It Happened One Summer (It Happened One Summer #1) Tessa Bailey
04/06/22And the Specials for April are all from: Bright Burning Things Lisa Harding 04/03/22
7. Something you hide - drinking
(Page 91 “. . . drinking ‘too much’? A few drinks . . .”)
8. Another word for father - dad
(Page 10 “. . . three little children and a dad . . . “)
9. A word with an apostrophe - didn’t
(Page 6 “. . . maybe he didn’t hear me, or . . . “)
10. A free item - dive
(Page 69 “. . . close my eyes, and dive down to the depths . . . “)
11. Things with feathers - duvet
(Page 27 “. . . Tommy pulls the duvet off the three of us . . . “)
12. Ends with -E - divorce
(Page 53 “ ‘. . . I’d divorce you if I could . . . ‘“)
Mod
For setting, would December count or does it have to be a place not a time?
Mod
If the whole book takes place in December - it would work! :)
Way to think outside the box!!
Awesome. I was struggling to find a place that started with D, and then I read back to back books set at Christmas.April Scattergories - D
Duration: Apr. 1st, 2022 - Apr. 30th, 2022
12/12
Recurring Items:
✅1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
D: A Tale of Two Worlds by Michel Faber - Apr. 11th
The plot of this book is about a kid who wakes up one day and finds that the letter D has gone missing - so tailor made for this challenge.😉
✅2. Author (first or last name) Darynda
Summoned to Thirteenth Grave by Darynda Jones - Apr. 2nd
✅3. Main Character (first or last name) Davidson, Charley
Summoned to Thirteenth Grave by Darynda Jones - Apr. 2nd
✅4. Secondary Character (first or last name) Davidson, Gemma
Summoned to Thirteenth Grave by Darynda Jones - Apr. 2nd
✅5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') December
Someday by Drew Hayden Taylor - Apr. 16th
✅6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) DNA sequence & Doudna, Jennifer
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race by Walter Isaacson - Apr. 9thAnd the Specials for April are:
✅7. Something You Hide Deception
Summoned to Thirteenth Grave by Darynda Jones - Apr. 2nd
'I felt a niggling of deception" pg. 44
✅8. Another Word for Father Daddy
Summoned to Thirteenth Grave by Darynda Jones - Apr. 2nd
"A quick glower for my baby daddy" pg. 42
✅9. A Word With An Apostrophe - like can't Didn't
Summoned to Thirteenth Grave by Darynda Jones - Apr. 2nd
"He didn't tell you?" pg. 41
✅10. A Free Item Dream
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo - Apr. 8th
"As fleeting as the dream" pg. 93
✅11. Things With Feathers Ducks
D: A Tale of Two Worlds by Michel Faber - Apr. 11th"Paintings of ducks on the walls" pg. 124
✅12. Ends With -E Distance
Summoned to Thirteenth Grave by Darynda Jones - Apr. 2nd
"Osh kept his distance" pg. 44
FINISHED!April Scattergories
Duration: April 1, 2022 - April 30, 2022
Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored) Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie 4/4/22
2. Author (first or last name) Don't Ever Get Old by Daniel Friedman 4/8/22
3. Main Character (first or last name) The Summons byPeter Lovesey 4/15/22 -- Peter Diamond
4. Secondary Character (first or last name) The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien 4/8/22 -- Dave Jensen, Eddie Diamond, and Henry Dobbins
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') Sunburn by Laura Lippman 4/18/22 -- Delaware
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)
-- dressAnd the Specials for April are:
7. Something You Hide Eight Perfect Hours by Lia Louis 4/6/22 (Audiobook Part 2, 17:08 -- "...all the daydreaming about Sam...")
8. Another Word for Father Toss the Bouquet: Three Spring Love Stories by Ruth Logan Herne 4/1/22 (Audiobook part 6, 58:58 -- "My dad happened through at that very moment and laughed.")
9. A Word With An Apostrophe - like can't The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien 4/8/22 "They didn't know Bao Dai from the man in the moon." p. 45
10. A Free Item The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien 4/8/22 "...took a drink from his canteen..." p. 45
11. Things With Feathers Catching Christmas by Terri Blackstock 4/5/22 -- "Duck is always better than turkey." (Audiobook, Part 4, 17:11)
12. Ends With -E Toss the Bouquet: Three Spring Love Stories by Ruth Logan Herne 4/1/22 (Audiobook, Part 6, 59:22 -- "...a family vacation at a dude ranch...")
April Scattergories. D.Duration: April 1, 2022 - April 30, 2022
12/12 Completed. Finish
Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
Dead End Girl-L.T. Vargus 4/08
2. Author (first or last name)
Devney Perry-Timid 4/06
3. Main Character (first or last name):Delphine Larue
The Girl in the Mist-Kristen Ashley 4/14
4. Secondary Character (first or last name):Dara Watkins
Temptation After Dark-Marie Force 4/02
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch'):Dallas
Only One Forever-Natasha Madison 4/20
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items):Dog
Down a Country Road-Inglath Cooper 4/11
And the Specials for April are:
7. Something You Hide:Drugs
Pg.36:"Drugs are way too easy to get in L.A."
Temptation After Dark-Marie Force 4/02
8. Another Word for Father:Dad
Pg.36:"My dad used to tell us..."
Temptation After Dark-Marie Force 4/02
9. A Word With An Apostrophe - like can't:Don't
Pg.20:"I don't even want to know."
Temptation After Dark-Marie Force 4/02
10. A Free Item:Donations
Pg.44:"...who always supported dad in his donations,..."
A Hero to Keep-Susan Gable 4/01
11. Things With Feathers:Ducks
Loc.1080:"I can shoot all my ducks in a row,..."
It Had to Be You-Jill Shalvis 4/08
12. Ends With -E:Dime
Pg.13:"...elaborate bouquets that were a dime a dozen..."
Temptation After Dark-Marie Force 4/02
*COMPLETION POST*April Scattergories - Letter D
Read: 12/12
Recurring Items:
1. Book Title Disorderly Lady - Claudy Conn 4/18/22
2. Author The Bandalore - Danielle K. Girl 4/13/22
3. Main Character Dalton, Rex - The Power of Three - J.C. Ryan 4/7/22
4. Secondary Character Doyle Disorderly Lady - Claudy Conn 4/18/22
5. Place/Setting Desert The Power of Three - J.C. Ryan 4/7/22
6. Item on cover Dress The Aviary - Emily Shore 4/15/22
And the Specials for April are:
7. Something You Hide Dust The Aviary - Emily Shore 4/15/22 {pg 144 "...grinds mine into dust."}
8. Another Word for Father Dad The Aviary - Emily Shore 4/15/22 {pg 45 "...my dad would probably..."}
9. A Word With An Apostrophe Don't The Aviary - Emily Shore 4/15/22 {pg 2 "...I don't shrink into..."}
10. A Free Item Dream The Aviary - Emily Shore 4/15/22 {pg 30 "...is a dream by..."}
11. Things With Feathers Doves The Aviary - Emily Shore 4/15/22 {pg 23 "...not a goose. Doves perhaps?"}
12. Ends With -E Die The Aviary - Emily Shore 4/15/22 {pg 4 "I will die before..."}
Mod
April Scattergories D
Duration: April 1, 2022 - April 30, 2022
Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
Death on Tap by Ellie Alexander 4/21/2022
2. Author (first or last name) Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson 4/19/2022
3. Main Character (first or last name) Devinaira Nile
Outlaws by Jen Calonita 4/1/2022
4. Secondary Character (first or last name) Daniel
You'll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus4/4/2022
5. Place/Setting Dewberry Farm Wicked Harvest by Karen MacInerney 4/7/2022
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)Dagger
by Jen Calonita 4/13/2022And the Specials for April are:
7. Something You Hide dirty laundry
Outlaws by Jen Calonita 4/1/2022 p 182 "airing our royal dirty laundry"
8. Another Word for Father Dad.
You'll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus 4/4/2022 "p 79 "Dad keeps claiming"
9. A Word With An Apostrophe - Don't
Outlaws by Jen Calonita 4/1/2022 p 195 "don't try to be a hero"
10. A Free Item Drink (happy hour) Wicked Harvest by Karen MacInerney 4/7/2022 p 197 "cool sweet drink"
11. Things With Feathers dusters. Murder Most Malicious by Alyssa Maxwell p184 "batted a feather duster"
12. Ends With -E distribute Outlaws by Jen Calonita 4/1/2022 p87 "distribute her stories"
April Scattergories - Letter D<::: *D* :::>CHALLENGE COMPLETE<::: *D* :::>
Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored):Dead Land by Sara Paretsky, completed 04.13.22
2. Author (first or last name): Sarah Dunn, author of The Arrangement, completed 04.22.22
3. Main Character (first or last name): Lucas Davenport, Invisible Prey by John Sandford, completed 04.09.22
4. Secondary Character (first or last name): Dani Shipman, The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix, completed 04..07.22
5. Place/Setting: Dominican Republic, Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo, completed 04.03.22
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items): Diorama,
Tales from the Ant World by Edward O. Wilson, completed 04.01.22
And the Specials for April are:
7. Something You Hide: Drugs Page 54, “something other than drugs”, Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo, completed 04.03.22
8. Another Word for Father: Dad, Page 187, “more than my dad ever made”, Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo, completed 04.03.22
9. A Word With An Apostrophe -- Didn’t: Page 14, “He didn’t know if it worked”, Promise Me by Harlan Coben, completed 04.03.22
10. A Free Item -- Dreams: Page 15, “not in your wildest dreams”, Promise Me by Harlan Coben, completed 04.03.22
11. Things With Feathers- Dancer: Page 123, “She’s an erotic dancer”, Promise Me by Harlan Coben, completed 04.03.22
12. Ends With -E: Disguise, Page 367, “You wore a disguise”, Promise Me, by Harlan Coben, completed 04.03.22
COMPLETE!April Scattergories
Duration: April 1, 2022 - April 30, 2022
Recurring Items:
1. Book Title: The Dead Hours of Night by Lisa Tuttle 4/18
2. Author: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier 4/22
3. Main Character: Nancy Drew
Model Crime by Carolyn Keene 4/20
4. Secondary Character: Mrs. Danvers
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier 4/22
5. Place/Setting: Dorm
Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian 4/16
6. Item on cover: Dress
Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters by Mallory Ortberg 4/6And the Specials for April are:
7. Something You Hide: Disgust
"I gave him a look of disgust and walked off quickly, almost more annoyed at myself for being careless than I was at him." Loc. 592
Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian 4/16
8. Another Word for Father: Daddy
"a pig mommy and a pig daddy who loved each other very much" pg. 15
Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters by Mallory Ortberg 4/6
9. A Word With An Apostrophe: Doesn't
"You have to be the kind of girl who 'doesn't put any effort in' but naturally rolls out of bed looking like a horny but somehow demure starlet." Loc. 123
Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian 4/16
10. A Free Item: Dream
"The meeting was a coincidence; my dreams were my own." Loc. 2473
The Dead Hours of Night by Lisa Tuttle 4/18
11. Things With Feathers: Ducks
"We threw more stones, went to the water's edge, flubg ducks and drakes, and fished for driftwood" Pg. 123
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier 4/22
12. Ends With -E: Dense
"At last we emerged from a surprisingly dense wood into a clearing from which we could see a windowless side wall." Loc. 377
The Dead Hours of Night by Lisa Tuttle 4/18
FINISHED 04/24/22April Scattergories
D
Duration: April 1, 2022 - April 30, 2022
Recurring Items: 6/6
🐣1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
Deadly Summer Nights - Vicki Delany 04/07/22
🐣2. Author (first or last name)
Vicki Delany - Deadly Summer Nights 04/07/22
🐣3. Main Character (first or last name)
A Zen for Murder - Leighann Dobbs 04/24/22 Dominic Benedetti
🐣4. Secondary Character (first or last name) - Deputy Dave Dawson
Deadly Summer Nights - Vicki Delany 04/07/22
🐣5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch') - Diner
No Grater Crime - Maddie Day 04/15/22
🐣6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items). Killer Comfort Food - Lynn Cahoon 04/01/22 DOG
And the Specials for April are: 6/6
🐣7. Something You Hide - DONUTS
Killer Comfort Food pg. 145 “After pouring her coffee, Angie peeked into the box. “Donuts?”
🐣8. Another Word for Father - DAD
Killer Comfort Food pg. 70 “She rang again, and a dog started barking. “Hey, Timber, is your dad home?”
🐣9. A Word With An Apostrophe - like can't - DIDN’T
Killer Comfort Food pg. 9 “but that didn’t mean the guy had gone away.”
🐣10. A Free Item - DUST
Killer Comfort Food - Lynn Cahoon 04/01/22 pg. 38 “clapping his hands together to get rid of the dust from the goat food.”
🐣11. Things With Feathers - DUCK
Deadly Summer Nights - Vicki Delany 04/07/22 pg. 57 “A duck perhaps.”
🐣 12. Ends With -E - DECIDE
Deadly Summer Nights - Vicki Delany 04/07/22 pg. 66 It flickered, as though trying to decide if it wanted to work at this time of night,
Your letter is:
April Scattergories - Letter DCOMPLETED
Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
A Dance in Donegal by Jennifer Deibel 4/20/2022
2. Author (first or last name)
A Dance in Donegal by Jennifer Deibel 4/20/2022
3. Main Character (first or last name)
A Dance in Donegal by Jennifer Deibel 4/20/2022
Moira Doherty
4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
Arsenic and Old Books by Miranda James 4/12/2022
Deisel Harris
5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
A Dance in Donegal by Jennifer Deibel 4/20/2022
Donegal, Ireland
6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)
A Dance in Donegal by Jennifer Deibel 4/20/2022
dressAnd the Specials for April are:
7. Something You Hide
The One That Got Away by Leigh Himes 4/4/2022
Page 59 drunken uncle
I laughed the entire time : at Jimmy's impersonation of their drunken uncle
8. Another Word for Father
The One That Got Away by Leigh Himes 4/4/2022
Page 6 Daddy
"Yes, our Daddy"
9. A Word With An Apostrophe - like can't
The One That Got Away by Leigh Himes 4/4/2022
Page 6 Doesn't
He doesn't count.
10. A Free Item
The Bishop’s Wife by Mette Ivie Harrison 4/8/2022
Page 151 dust
...making a snap judgment of me based on the dust on my cabinets.
11. Things With Feathers
Death by the Finish Line by Alexis Morgan 4/26/2022
Page 42 duck
He knows you'd never duck out on your duty.
12. Ends With -E
The One That Got Away by Leigh Himes 4/4/2022
Page 36 dance
...wheeling my IV pole around like a dance partner.
April Scattergories - Letter DFINISHED
Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)- Dragon Mountain-Katie Tsang 4/4
2. Author (first or last name)- Please Send Help-Gaby Dunn 4/17
3. Main Character (first or last name)- Scalped, Vol. 3: Dead Mothers-Jason Aaron 4/20
4. Secondary Character (first or last name)- Dragon Mountain-Katie Tsang 4/4 (Dylan)
5. Place/Setting- The Baby Shift: Delaware-Becca Fanning 4/24
6. Item on cover-
Dragon Mountain-Katie Tsang 4/4 (Dragon)And the Specials for April are:
7. Something You Hide- Doubt- Dragon Mountain-Katie Tsang 4/4 "small doubt had planted itself" pg. 147
8. Another Word for Father- Dad- Dragon Mountain-Katie Tsang 4/4 "Dear Mom, Dad and Eddie" pg. 165
9. A Word With An Apostrophe - Didn't- Dragon Mountain-Katie Tsang 4/4 "he didn't know how deep the tunnel went" pg. 91
10. A Free Item- Dirt- Dragon Mountain- Katie Tsang 4/4 “a little dirt won’t hurt.” 6%
11. Things With Feathers- Duck- Dragon Mountain-Katie Tsang 4/4 “had to duck behind the boulders” 76%
12. Ends With -E- Done- Dragon Mountain-Katie Tsang 4/4 "Xing and Spark were done with Charlotte's suit" pg. 175
April Scattergoriescompleted
Recurring Items:
1. Book Title
Deadly Virtues - Jo Bannister - 4/29/22
2. Author Diamond
Summer at Shell Cottage - Lucy Diamond - 4/8/22
3. Main Character D.D. Warren
Live to Tell- Lisa Gardner - 4/19/22
4. Secondary Character Dexter
Summer at Shell Cottage - Lucy Diamond - 4/8/22
5. Place/Setting DEVON
Summer at Shell Cottage - Lucy Diamond - 4/8/22
6. Item on cover Dogs
- Stephanie Blackmoore - 4/17/22 7. Something You Hide p. 19 “...her DIAMOND ring and emerald earrings.”
The World that We Knew - Alice Hoffman - 4/3/22
8. Another Word for Father p. 292 “My DAD died when I was little.”
Goodnight from London - Jennifer Robson - 4/5/22
9. A Word With An Apostrophe p. 10 “DON’T look,” she told Leah.”
The World that We Knew - Alice Hoffman - 4/3/22
10. A Free Itemp. 214 “He had made DONATIONS to many…”
The World that We Knew - Alice Hoffman - 4/3/22
11. Things With Feathers p.112 “...with a DOVE in her hand.”
The World that We Knew - Alice Hoffman - 4/3/22
12. Ends With -E p. 8 “Before she could DECIDE whether or not….”
The World that We Knew - Alice Hoffman - 4/3/22
✅Done!!!✅ 12/12April Scattergories
Duration: April 1, 2022 - April 30, 2022
Your letter is:
D
Recurring Items:
✔1. Book Title ~Dead Wednesday~ ★★★ 24 April
✔2. Author ~David Grann~ Killers of the Flower Moon: Adapted for Young Readers: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI ★★★★ 15 April
✔3. Main Character ~Don Tillman~ The Rosie Project ★★★★ 21 April
✔4. Secondary Character ~"Doc" White or Dudley White~ Killers of the Flower Moon: Adapted for Young Readers: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI ★★★★ 15 April
✔5. Place/Setting ~Delaware~ The Book of Unknown Americans ★★★★ 17 April
✔6. Item on cover ~dog~ Allergic: A Graphic Novel ★★★★ 23 April
April Specials:
✔7. Something You Hide: ~drug~ "...money-launders for a drug cartel..." loc. 4290 Love on the Brain ★★★★ 03 April
✔8. Another Word for Father ~dad~ "'A mom and a dad...'" loc. 523 Love on the Brain ★★★★ 03 April
✔9. A Word With An Apostrophe ~didn't~ "'It didn't go quite that way.'" loc. 182 Love on the Brain ★★★★ 03 April
✔10. A Free Item ~drink~ "...a very pink drink." loc. 2272 Love on the Brain ★★★★ 03 April
✔11. Things With Feathers ~duck~ "Have you ever seen a duck dick?" loc. 1765 Love on the Brain ★★★★ 03 April
✔12. Ends With -E ~decide~ "They decide to do the shrooms..." loc. 337 Love on the Brain ★★★★ 03 April
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Books Read:
11/12 this month... DNFed my "D" place/setting (Dublin).Scattergories: D
April 2022
11/12 completed
Recurring Items
1. Book Title - David Foster Wallace: The Last Interview by David Foster Wallace - 4/13 ★★★★
2. Author - David Leavitt - Arkansas - 4/4 ★★★★
3. Main Character - David - Arkansas by David Leavitt - 4/4 ★★★★
4. Secondary Character - Sister David - A Vow of Silence by Veronica Black - 4/2 ★★★★
5. Place/Setting -
6. Item on cover - Dog - Hooking Up by Tom Wolfe - 4/5 ★★★★
April Specials
A Vow of Silence by Veronica Black - 4/2 ★★★★
7. Something You Hide - Dust - page 65: "the unmistakable smell of dust and mould"
8. Another Word for Father - Daddy - page 46: "Did that mean Daddy was dead"
9. A Word With An Apostrophe - Don't - page 6: "I don't quite follow you"
12. Ends With -E - Divine - page 127: "she was never a divine being"
Hooking Up by Tom Wolfe - 4/5 ★★★★
10. A Free Item - Daylight - page 248: "you caint tale me you seen no snakes outcheer in no broad daylight"
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal - 4/16 ★★★★★
11. Things With Feathers - Ducklings - page 33: "ducklings imprint on the first moving object they see"
***FINISHED***April Scattergories: Letter D
Duration: April 1, 2022 - April 30, 2022
Completed: 12/12
Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored):
Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff by Dana K. White (30th April)
2. Author:
Abi Daré: The Girl with the Louding Voice (20th April)
DDana K. White: Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff (30th April)
3. Main Character (first or last name): Dakin
The History Boys by Alan Bennett (28th April)
4. Secondary Character (first or last name): Daisy Bowman
It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas (9th April)
5. Place/Setting: Denmark
Oktober 43: Oplevelser og tilstande under jødeforfølgelsen i Danmark by Aage Bertelsen (13th April)
6. Item on cover: deck (on the boat) & doors (on the little houses)
The Island Home by Libby Page (18th April)
And the Specials for April are:
7. Something You Hide: debts
It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas (9th April) - "Marcus was not one to forget past debts" (p.79)
8. Another Word for Father: dad
Idol by Louise O'Neill (15th April) - "This isn't about your mom and dad accepting your sexuality, it's about you accepting it." (p.12)
9. A Word With An Apostrophe: don't
It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas (9th April) - "I like to have my way, and I'm very cross when I don't get it." (p.126)
10. A Free Item: dialogue
It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas (9th April) - "Have you reached a sticking point in your dialogue with Thomas Bowman?" (p.221)
11. Things With Feathers: duck
Idol by Louise O'Neill (15th April) - "hand-painted wallpaper in a whisper of duck-egg blue" (p.15)
12. Ends With -E: dislike
It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas (9th April) - "The older one, Lillian, had become a particular focus of his dislike" (p.22)
~~~ Complete ~~~April Scattergories - D
April 1, 2022 - April 30, 2022
12 of 12 Complete
Recurring Items:
📍1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
Deserts, Driving, & Derelicts - Tonya Kappes - 4/15/22
📍2. Author (first or last name)
Danielle Girard - White Out - 4/4/22
📍3. Main Character (first or last name)
David Stark - Flower Net - Lisa See - 4/12/22
📍4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
Diana Lovesey - Night Over Water - Ken Follett - 4/6/22
📍5. Place/Setting - Denver
The Bounty Hunter's Bride - Victoria Bylin - 4/30/22
📍6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items) - Dogs
Hounding the Pavement - Judi McCoy - 4/25/22
And the Specials for April are:
📍7. Something You Hide - Debt
Deserts, Driving, & Derelicts - Tonya Kappes - 4/15/22 - page 137 - "She has so many loans from medical school, she's drowning in debt."
📍8. Another Word for Father - Dad
Hounding the Pavement - Judi McCoy - 4/25/22 - page 171 - "His mother had been reading the death notices every day since his dad passed away."
📍9. A Word With An Apostrophe - like can't - Don't
Winter Garden - Kristin Hannah - 4/16/22 - page 406 - I don't honestly know how Nina and Meredith would have been different if their mother had been more emotionally present."
📍10. A Free Item - Desert
Deserts, Driving, & Derelicts - Tonya Kappes - 4/15/22 - page 8 - "This month's is about this late Indian summer we are having so it has a desert theme."
📍11. Things With Feathers - Duckling
Hounding the Pavement - Judi McCoy - 4/25/22 - page 234 - "I was the ugly duckling of my high school graduating class."
📍12. Ends With -E - Dove
Hounding the Pavement - Judi McCoy - 4/25/22 - page 23 - "She must have enjoyed that Dove bar a lot more than she realized."
Done on post #23April Scattergories - Letter D
Read 7 books; Completed 12/12 tasks DONE!
Recurring Items:
1. Book Title
Dessert at The Beach House Hotel (Beach House Hotel #6) by Judith S. Keim 4/15/22 4.5stars2. Author - Di Maio, Camille
A Parade of Wishes (The Wishing Tree Series #6) by Camille Di Maio 4/28/22 4stars3. Main Character - Duroy, Carlie
The Best of Me (Blessings, Georgia #13) by Sharon Sala 4/21/22 5stars4. Secondary Character - Gabrielle Dermody
Lady Helena Investigates (Scott-De Quincy Mysteries #1) by Jane Steen 4/5/22 4stars5. Place/Setting - The Duke of Marlborough Hotel
Crazy For You by Mollie Mathews 4/2/2022 4stars6. Item on cover - dog
Lady Helena Investigates (Scott-De Quincy Mysteries #1) by Jane Steen 4/5/22 4starsAnd the Specials for April are:
7. Something You Hide: debts
Kindle location 2481- I wonder just how badly she's in debt, but it seems a rude thing to ask and I don't want to ruin the moment.
Go Hex Yourself (The Hex series #1) by Jessica Clare 4/12/22 3stars8. Another Word for Father: Dad
Kindle location 3891 - "My dad used to work wood-he told me many a tale of severed fingers and blades buried halfway into an arm...
Lady Odelia's Secret (Scott-De Quincy Mysteries #2) by Jane Steen 4/8/22 4.5stars9. A Word With An Apostrophe: Don't
Kindle location 4570 - "Of course they don't."
Lady Helena Investigates (Scott-De Quincy Mysteries #1) by Jane Steen 4/5/22 4stars10. A Free Item - dreams
Kindle location 447 - Neither looking backward nor creating dreams and ambitions for the future.
Lady Helena Investigates (Scott-De Quincy Mysteries #1) by Jane Steen 4/5/22 4stars11. Things With Feathers: Doves
Kindle location 2428 - "Doves' nest' is somewhat poetic for a farmer," Fortier said eventually.
Lady Helena Investigates (Scott-De Quincy Mysteries #1) by Jane Steen 4/5/22 4stars12. Ends With -E Duke
Kindle location 57 - ...one night at The Duke of Marlborough Hotel in Russell, the iconic history-rich luxury hotel in the swoon-worthy Bay of Islands.
Crazy For You by Mollie Mathews 4/2/2022 4stars
Completed!April Scattergories - Letter D
Duration: April 1, 2022 - April 30, 2022
Goal: 12/12
Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
Dark - The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry that Forged the Medieval World - Shelley Puhak - 04/21/22
2. Author (first or last name)
Danielle - Flowers in the Snow - Danielle Stewart - 04/03/22
3. Main Character (first or last name)
Daniel Ellis - Tell Me - Anne Frasier - 04/03/22
4. Secondary Character (first or last name)
Deidra Lundy - Tell Me - Anne Frasier - 04/03/22
5. Place/Setting
Djibouti - Djibouti - Elmore Leonard - 04/23/22
6. Item on cover
Dance partners / Dancing - Instructions for Dancing - Nicola Yoon - 04/25/22
And the Specials for April are:
7. Something You Hide
Drugs - Tell Me - Anne Frasier - 04/03/22
"...because the drugs and the dark had scrambled the clock in her head. (Kindle Locations 2470-2471)"
8. Another Word for Father
Dad - Tell Me - Anne Frasier - 04/03/22
"and he wasn’t her real dad anyway. (Kindle Location 2059) "
9. A Word With An Apostrophe - like can't
Don't - Tell Me - Anne Frasier - 04/03/22
"“I don’t think she ever said.” (Kindle Location 2062)."
10. A Free Item
Drinks - Tell Me - Anne Frasier - 04/03/22
"Give them a drink. Give them a treat. (Kindle Location 882)"
11. Things With Feathers
Duck - Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love - Jonathan Van Ness - 04/27/22
"I felt like a duck that had finally gotten into the right pond..." (Kindle Locations 2276-2277)
12. Ends With -E
Dance - Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love - Jonathan Van Ness - 04/27/22
“I know! It’s a really good dance! (Kindle Location 751)"
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WOOHOO Flying Snow, Lynda, JoAnne and Ferenc!
FINISHED!! April Scattergories - Letter DCompleted tasks: 12 of 12
Recurring Items:
✔1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored): Destroy All Monsters by Ed Brubaker (4/14)
✔2. Author (first or last name): Olivia Dade, author of Spoiler Alert (4/1)
✔3. Main Character (first or last name): Tess Dunn in 40-Love by Olivia Dade (4/13)
✔4. Secondary Character (first or last name): DJ Chuck Chillout, Snoop Dogg, and many other DJs in Music Is History by Ahmir Questlove Thompson (5/7)
✔5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch'): Detroit, Dayton: Music Is History by Ahmir Questlove Thompson (5/7)
✔6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items): a diabolic symbol: Friend of the Devil by Ed Brubaker (4/12)
And the Specials for April are:
✔7. Something You Hide: Dream: p.35 in All the Feels by Olivia Dade (4/3): "All his fanfic and real-life dreams had come true."
✔8. Another Word for Father: Dad: p.167 in Spoiler Alert: "No, Dad."
✔9. A Word With An Apostrophe - like can't: Don't: p.16 in All the Feels: "What happens if you don't change the script?"
✔10. A Free Item: Doughnut: p.240 in Spoiler Alert "... take you to my favorite doughnut shop..."
✔11. Things With Feathers: Ducks: p.101 in Broken Resolutions by Olivia Dade (4/4): "Maybe the duck, too."
✔12. Ends With -E: Dance: p.80 in The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka (5/7): "Who would dance for them?"
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Completed tasks: 12 of 12
Recurring Items:
✔1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored): Destroy All Monsters by [author:Ed Brub..."
All tasks must be completed in the current month. Sorry!
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April Scattergories - Letter D
Read: 12
Recurring Items:
1. Book Title: Deflected Jami Davenport 4/4/22
2. Author: Jami Davenport Deflected 4/4/22
3. Main Character: Darren Starlight Christine DePetrillo 4/6/22
4. Secondary Character: David Ronan Summer People Elin Hilderbrand 4/2/22
5. Place/Setting: Dallas Stealing Home Tara Wyatt 4/6/22
6. Item on cover: Dock
And the Specials for April are:
7. Something You Hide: Delusion Barefoot Elin Hilderbrand 4/3/22 p 63 But then I realized that was my own delusion.
8. Another Word for Father: Dad Summer People Elin Hilderbrand 4/2/22 p 144 She never told my dad.
9. A Word With An Apostrophe: Didn't Summer People Elin Hilderbrand 4/2/22 p 145 ...herself she didn't care what he thought.
10. A Free Item: Dirt Summer People Elin Hilderbrand 4/2/22 p 132 ...long stretch of dirt road that led...
11. Things With Feathers: Darts Goaltending Jami Davenport 4/5/22 p 95 Amelia looked to Brick, who was shooting poisonous darts at Rush with his eyes.
12. Ends With -E: Dare Summer People Elin Hilderbrand 4/2/22 p 120 How dare they put her through this!