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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'.
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Main
show
ten
space
like
eye
no
bell
make
blink
need
Bonus
body
pair
maybe
smooth
waist
coffee
💜🏞🦋🦋📘💙💜🏞🦋 🏞🦋🦋📘💙💜🏞🦋 🦋📘💙💜🏞🦋 🏞🦋🦋📘💙💜🦋💙
Read 16/16bell: LOC 98 “The bell rings a moment later…” Sweet Treats 12/7
blink: LOC 676 “He had the guy on the ground with a knee in his back before I could even blink.” Boomtown 12/7
eye: LOC 448 “I popped one eye open and glanced at the clock.” Boomtown 12/7
like: P1 “It’s not like we’re dropping into Hellion.” Death Adder 3/7
make: LOC 269 “You make me miss him even more.” Boomtown 12/7
need: LOC 366 “I need to take care of him.” Love in the Wild: A Tarzan Retelling 11/7
no: LOC 99 “Wait, no.” Love in the Wild: A Tarzan Retelling 11/7
show: LOC 345 “Show me.” Love in the Wild: A Tarzan Retelling 11/7
space: P113 “There’s no counter space.” The Chase 9/7
ten: P4 “Anyway, we have a house meeting in ten minutes.” The Chase 9/7
body: P74 “My body temperature is finally dropping.” The Chase 9/7
maybe: LOC 1116 “Maybe she’d pushed too far.” Billionaire on the Loose 6/7
pair: LOC 260 “She slipped her hands into a pair of oven mitts.” Billionaire on the Loose 6/7
smooth: P199 “It’s smooth as I polish it with my thumb.” Death Adder 3/7
waist: P24 “There’s a pack around her waist.” Death Adder 3/7
coffee: LOC 464 “He had a cup of coffee in his hands…” Billionaire on the Loose 6/7
Monthly Word Hunt1 - 30 July2023
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.
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter! DONE and orphan words carried over
July - Completed 10/10
show
Kindle location 1427 - "It'll be better for me to show you."
Honeymoon Hoax: A Secret Pregnancy, Marriage of Convenience Romance by Sofia T. Summers 7/22/23 4starsten
Kindle location 1249 - At last, the clock chimed ten; no one had realized how late it was.
Emily's Story by Miriam Ilgenfritz 7/20/23 4starsspace
Kindle location 837 - The committee considered finding a space to rent or a place that the owner would be willing to donate.
The Bridge of Progress (Lancaster Bridges Book Two): An Amish Romance Series by Sylvia Price 7/17/23 4starslike(d)
Kindle location 2330 - I would have liked to call Eric and tell him all that had happened since we'd last seen each other this morning, but a glance at the time on my phone told me I had to hustle over to Gauguin.
A Sense for Murder (Sally Solari #6) by Leslie Karst 7/25/23 4stars eye(s)
Kindle location 302 - Then, he looked me dead in the eyes.
Honeymoon Hoax: A Secret Pregnancy, Marriage of Convenience Romance by Sofia T. Summers 7/22/23 4starsno
Kindle location 189 - We were past the point of no return now.
Honeymoon Hoax: A Secret Pregnancy, Marriage of Convenience Romance by Sofia T. Summers 7/22/23 4starsbell
Kindle location 395 - The sound of the bell hanging above the door jovially announced the arrival of another customer, drawing Lydia's gaze.
The Bridge of Progress (Lancaster Bridges Book Two): An Amish Romance Series by Sylvia Price 7/17/23 4starsmake
Kindle location 301 - :They must make quite a sight when they're hitched to a wagon as a team."
Hidden Away at Promise Lodge (Promise Lodge #7) by Charlotte Hubbard 7/23/23 4.5starsblink(ing)
Kindle location 697 - I hover my hands over the keys,unsure what to type into the blinking cursor.
My Fake Billionaire Damaged Boyfriend by Jade Styles 7/16/23 3stars need
Kindle location 178 - "And you'll rest when you need to, I hope?"
Hidden Away at Promise Lodge (Promise Lodge #7) by Charlotte Hubbard 7/23/23 4.5starsBonus - Completed 5/5
body
Kindle location 174 -Was it the pain of losing both of his parents that led to this harshness I can read in his demeanor and body language?
The Bridge of Progress (Lancaster Bridges Book Two): An Amish Romance Series by Sylvia Price 7/17/23 4starspair
Kindle location 2465 - The pair walked hand in hand to the carriage.
Emily's Story by Miriam Ilgenfritz 7/20/23 4starsmaybe
Kindle location 126 - Maybe it's just boy-talk in the tech world.
My Fake Billionaire Damaged Boyfriend by Jade Styles 7/16/23 3starssmooth
Kindle location 2261 - "How much does a thing like this cost?" I ask, admiring the smooth lines and luxurious leather seats.
My Fake Billionaire Damaged Boyfriend by Jade Styles 7/16/23 3starswaist
Kindle location 2007 - The dress had a dropped waist in front and a full sweeping skirt.
Emily's Story by Miriam Ilgenfritz 7/20/23 4starsand a bonus bonus - Completed 1/1
coffee
Kindle location 2673 - "Gut morning," she murmured, but what she really wanted to say was I'd kill for a cup of coffee.
Hidden Away at Promise Lodge (Promise Lodge #7) by Charlotte Hubbard 7/23/23 4.5starsJune bonus bonus - Completed 0/1
blacklisted
May bonus bonus - Completed 0/1
ensnare
March bonus bonus - Completed 0/1
jaywalk
My spot!2023 July Word Hunt
Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 30 July2023
JULY Read 10/10
1. SHOW - Nora Goes Off Script - √ 2 July 2023
p21 - The sun is putting on a big show, turning the sky a bloody orange behind the outstretched arms of my oak tree.
2. TEN - Nora Goes Off Script - √ 2 July 2023
p4 - By ten o’clock, I run out of things to do, so I know it’s time to go home and see exactly what a movie crew looks like and what the consequences will be to my lawn.
3. SPACE - Nora Goes Off Script - √ 2 July 2023
p108 - We step into that space and the rest of the world is gone.
4. LIKE - Heartstopper: Volume Four - √ 4 July 2023
p117 - "Why are we like this?"
5. EYE - Up To Snow Good - √ 4 July 2023
p38 - As I scraped the last remnants of cheese out of the corner of the foil tray, a familiar figure caught my eye.
6. NO - Up To Snow Good - √ 4 July 2023
p25 - Had he never been told no before?
7. BELL - All the Days of Summer - √ 2 July 2023
p79 - “I heard every note, clear as a bell.”
8. MAKE - All the Days of Summer - √ 2 July 2023
p42 - What could she do to make it her own?
9. BLINK - All the Days of Summer - √ 2 July 2023
p77 - Heather sat smiling, watching the lights blink on in the shops as the sky slowly changed from blue to indigo.
10. NEED - Up To Snow Good - √ 4 July 2023
p65 - “Because you need help,” Max said like it really was the simplest thing in the world.
BONUS Read 5/5
1. BODY - Summer of Sonny - √ 3 July 2023
p150 - He was naturally lean and not unhappy with his body, but Jay was on an entirely different level and Sonny inwardly lamented his lack of abs and his smaller biceps, the bit of softness around his hips.
2. PAIR - Summer of Sonny - √ 3 July 2023
p71 - The two were a pair, Sonny was sure.
3. MAYBE - Summer of Sonny - √ 3 July 2023
p135 - Maybe?
4. SMOOTH - Brimstone - √ 1 July 2023
p51 - I scoffed, and gestured for him to take over the roller while I fed the pieces of dough through it, one at a time, until they were nice, flat, and smooth.
5. WAIST - Brimstone - √ 1 July 2023
p59 - Strong arms wrenched tight around my shoulders, around my waist, pulling me to him.
BONUS BONUS Read 1/1
1. COFFEE - Brimstone - √ 1 July 2023
p93 - “Please enjoy your coffee.”
FINISHED!!!!
July Word HuntREAD: 16/16
✔ show - Here and Then - Linda Lael Miller 7/23
(she was too proud to let them show), p44
✔ ten - Rainy Day Friends - Jill Shalvis 7/1
(ten acres of land had been cordoned off), p23
✔ space - Rainy Day Friends - Jill Shalvis 7/1
(donating the space), p159
✔ like - The Dragon Republic - R.F. Kuang 7/16
(you did storm out like a man on fire), p57
✔ eye - Fool's Moon - Diane A.S. Stuckart 7/2
(that matched narrow black eyes things), p16
✔ no - Eve of Samhain - Lisa Sanchez 7/17
(was there no end o this abilities), p62
✔ bell - Fool's Moon - Diane A.S. Stuckart 7/2
(a pink collar with a tiny pink bell), p15
✔ make - The Burning God - R.F. Kuang 7/19
(weren't meant to make decisions), p62
✔ blink - Burn the Ship - Sarah Branson 7/6
(we both blink), p36
✔ need - The Murder Code - Ava Strong 7/28
(I don't need anything), p2
Bonus
✔ body - Cold Midnight - Joyce Lamb 7/28
(buried them away from the body), p338
✔ pair - Magic and Misrule - K.M. Merritt 7/8
(she got some mixed messages from the pair), p53
✔ maybe - Burn the Ship - Sarah Branson 7/6
(or maybe it might not end), p245
✔ smooth - Eve of Samhain - Lisa Sanchez 7/17
(their walk looked beautifully smooth), p3
✔ waist - Burn the Ship - Sarah Branson 7/6
(a red sash around its stone waist), p127
✔ coffee - Pointe and Shoot - Natalie M. Roberts 7/7
(not drinking coffee again?), p7
Orphans
March
jaywalk -
Monthly Word Hunt1 - 30 July2023
WORDS FOUND - 10 of 10 ! 5 of 5 BONUS !! 1 of 1 BONUS BONUS
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
show, Carrie Soto Is Back 07/05 - To SHOW us what the future of tennis looks like. (43%)
ten, Neighborly Love 07/11 - ... and titles of all TEN people who were there. (28.4%)
space, Carrie Soto Is Back 07/05 - I could feel the SPACE in between my joints, (10%)
like, Neighborly Love 07/11 - It was refreshing to meet someone LIKE that, (26.9%)
eye, Double Shot 07/18 - double - , I caught Karen's EYE and tilted my head toward Spencer. (pg 84)
no, It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time 07/19 - 'NO. It's fine.' (39%)
bell, Double Shot 07/18 - 'Ring the BELL downstairs, and I'll buzz you in.' (pg 23)
make, Double Shot 07/18 - 'Let's MAKE it sixty!' (pg 37)
blink, Carrie Soto Is Back 07/05 - I stand up and BLINK at his tone. (23%)
need, Neighborly Love 07/11 - ... and he didn't NEED to depend on anyone. (23.7%)
body, The Quiet Tenant 07/04 - , every muscle in my BODY loosen with relief. (5%)
pair, The Quiet Tenant 07/04 - He's holding a pair of SCISSORS. (17%)
maybe, Perfect Together 07/01 - MAYBE she wasn't punishing us. (87%)
smooth, The Quiet Tenant 07/04 - Calm and SMOOTH. (54%)
waist, Perfect Together 07/01 - ,as Remy clamped an arm around my WAIST and... (53%)
coffee, Perfect Together 07/01 - She was holding a delicate COFFEE cup by the saucer, (82%)
Read | 10/10Bonus | 5/5
Bonus-Bonus | 1/1
Carry-over | 0/1
7/1 show - Christmas in Silver Bell Falls, p9 Your editor will love the idea and it will show how you're seriously trying to get the book done.
7/1 ten - Christmas in Silver Bell Falls, p1 In her ten years of writing, she'd never once suffered from it, but for some reason the words refused to come.
7/1 space - Christmas in Silver Bell Falls, p14 She was anxious to go and explore the space and silently prayed she wasn't going to open the door to some sort of nightmare.
7/3 like - The Mysterious Affair at Styles: Hercule Poirot's First Case, p6 "Weeds grow like house afire."
7/3 eye - The Mysterious Affair at Styles: Hercule Poirot's First Case, p17 I exclaimed, as my eye travelled round the small room.
7/3 no - The Mysterious Affair at Styles: Hercule Poirot's First Case, p2 Having no near relations or friends, I was trying to make up my mind what to do, ...
7/3 bell - The Elephant Whisperer, p35 Peter Bell was not only a technical genius at Bell Equipment, an international heavy-duty vehicle manufacturer, but ...
7/3 make - The Elephant Whisperer, p8 'Can you make this a priority?' I asked.
7/3 blink - The Elephant Whisperer, p73 In a blink everything changed.
7/4 need - Lost in Las Vegas, p19 To resist bad muthi you need to get a benign sangoma to cast a more potent counter spell.
Bonus
7/1 body - The Red, p14 "The brain is an organ of the body."
7/1 pair - The Red, p120 ...carrying their own urns while a tall and skinny black cat stared wide-eyed at the pair of silly spirits.
7/1 maybe - The Red, p12 Maybe he'd run out of canvases and couldn't afford more.
7/1 smooth - The Man I Never Met: A Novel, p117 "Smooth operator," I comment.
7/1 waist - The Man I Never Met: A Novel, p112 I put mine around his waist as we head back to the hotel.
Bonus~Bonus
7/1 coffee - The Man I Never Met: A Novel, p10 I can already smell the coffee as I open the back door, slip out, and close it...
Carry Over from May
ensnare
16/16show American Fairytale- loc 510- My face must have started to show how anxious I was because he broke eye contact and when he looked at me again his face was softer. 7/2-7/3
ten American Fairytale- loc 133- The tables I knew for a fact went for ten grand a plate. 7/2-7/3
space Bro and the Beast- page 74- "It's a liminal space," Luna remarks. 7/1
like Outside the Lines- loc 112- Kept the gawkers from doing more than gawking - like that time when a guy tried to swipe a grip's badge. 7/4-7/5
eye Omega on Tap- page 5- Ike gave me the eye, the one he reserved for when he was done playing nice. 7/3
noOutside the Lines- loc 124- No time for old loves. 7/4-7/5
bell American Fairytale- loc 714- I rang the bell before I pushed my key in to open her door, so I didn't startle her, and braced myself for whatever mood I'd find her in. 7/2-7/3
make Outside the Lines- loc 167- "I make miniature sets for Wolf's Landing." 7/4-7/5
blink Bro and the Beast- page 19- I blink. 7/1
need Omega on Tap- page 2- "I'm in the back if you need me." 7/3
Bonus
body Omega on Tap- page 97- Kaden's whole body stilled in my arms. 7/3
pair Lost and Found- page 66- "The pair of you are so blind." 7/6
maybe Professor Platonic- page 8- "Maybe I need alcohol." 7/5
smooth Lost and Found-page 41- I rubbed the smooth stone between my fingers. 7/6
waist Lost and Found- page 171- "So, make sure your waist belt is unclipped. 7/6
Bonus Bonus
coffee Bro and the Beast- page 56- Luna stands on the threshold, looking like a woman who's running on coffee and fumes. 7/1
July 2023 Word Hunt Main
show
ten
space
like
eye
no
bell
make
blink
need
Bonus
body
pair
maybe
smooth
waist
coffee
Word HuntJuly 2023
Main Words | 9/10
✅Bonus | 5/5
✅Bonus-Bonus | 1/1
Main Words
💙show: Boomerangers - Heather M. Orgeron, 7/8/23 -- pg.37, something off that walking zombies SHOW
💜ten: We'll Always Have Summer - Jenny Han, 7/6/23 -- pg.37, I had gained TEN pounds in four months
💜space: We'll Always Have Summer - Jenny Han, 7/6/23 -- pg.3, she game me the SPACE t be different
💚like: Shift - Ginger Scott, 7/27/23 -- pg.2, The three pf us fought LIKE hell sometimes
💙eye: Boomerangers - Heather M. Orgeron, 7/8/23 -- pg.20, pairs of my children's EYES jerk my way
🔲no
🧡bell: It's Not Summer Without You - Jenny Han, 7/5/23 -- pg.76, before he could ring the BELL.
💚make: Shift - Ginger Scott, 7/27/23 -- pg.3, them are trying to MAKE me blush
💙blink: Boomerangers - Heather M. Orgeron, 7/8/23 -- pg.24, She BLINKS a few times as if she's surprised
💚need: Shift - Ginger Scott, 7/27/23 -- pg.27, stuff what I NEED for the next few days
Bonus
💜body: We'll Always Have Summer - Jenny Han, 7/6/23 -- pg.14, look at the lower hald of his BODY
🧡pair: It's Not Summer Without You - Jenny Han, 7/5/23 -- pg.48, Ironing the same PAIR of khaki pants
🧡maybe: It's Not Summer Without You - Jenny Han, 7/5/23 -- pg.18, to see if she MAYBE wanted to see
💖smooth: Beautifully Broken Control - Catherine Cowles, 7/2/23 -- pg.33, his palm a mix of SMOOTH and rough
💖waist: Beautifully Broken Control - Catherine Cowles, 7/2/23 -- pg.3, strings her apron around her WAIST
Bonus Bonus
💖coffee: Beautifully Broken Control - Catherine Cowles, 7/2/23 -- pg.7, I picked up my COFFEE each morning
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MAY leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
🔲locust
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JULY leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
🔲Judicious
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SEPTEMBER leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
🔲crockery
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OCTOBER leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
🔲archive
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DECEMBER Leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
🔲cobweb
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APRIL Leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
🔲grandiose
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MAY Leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
🔲samhain
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JUNE Leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
🔲percentages
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AUGUST Leftover - 2/4
Main words
💜maid: We'll Always Have Summer - Jenny Han, 7/6/23 -- pg.68, Are you going to have a MAID of honor
Bonus
🔲assessments
🔲mountainous
Bonus bonus
💜wipeout: We'll Always Have Summer - Jenny Han, 7/6/23 -- pg.212, WIPEOUT he said I got cut by my fin
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SEPTEMBER Leftover - 0/1
Bonus
🔲railway
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OCTOBER Leftover - 2/3
Main Words
🖤audit: Burn - Ginger Scott, 7/30/23 -- pg.76, Fourty two years and zero AUDITS
🧡fever: It's Not Summer Without You - Jenny Han, 7/5/23 -- pg.69, on my forehead as if I had a FEVER
💙parallel: Boomerangers - Heather M. Orgeron, 7/8/23 -- pg.24, drive that runs PARALLEL to the LeBlanc's
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✅NOVEMBER Leftovers 1/1
Main words
💖monster: Beautifully Broken Control - Catherine Cowles, 7/2/23 -- pg.248, I'd let the world paint me into a MONSTER
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✅DECEMBER Leftovers 1/1
Main words
🧡shovel: It's Not Summer Without You - Jenny Han, 7/5/23 -- pg.230, He SHOVEVELED a forkful of eggs
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JANUARY Leftovers - 0/2
Bonus
💗angular: Red, White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, 7/29/23 -- pg.350, blue eyes and ANGULAR features the heavy
Bonus bonus
🔲traverse
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FEBRUARY Leftovers - 2/6
Main words
💖alpha: Beautifully Broken Control - Catherine Cowles, 7/2/23 -- pg.91, Anyone on the ALPHA team could have
💗humiliation: Red, White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, 7/29/23 -- pg.336, fear, anger, violation, HUMILIATION, uncertainty, panic
🧡reject: It's Not Summer Without You - Jenny Han, 7/5/23 -- pg.204, Conrad the chance to REJECT me one more time
Bonus
🔲keening
🔲utmost
Bonus bonus
🔲vulgar
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MARCH Leftovers 0/2
Bonus
🔲myths
Bonus bonus
🔲jaywalk
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APRIL Leftovers 1/2
Bonus
💜omen: We'll Always Have Summer - Jenny Han, 7/6/23 -- pg.198, I took this as a definite good OMEN
Bonus bonus
🔲lagoon
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MAY Leftovers -- 1/4
Main words
💗canvas: Red, White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, 7/29/23 -- pg.11, blank Prince Charming CANVAS. Henry's role Alex thinks
💙juicy: Boomerangers - Heather M. Orgeron, 7/8/23 -- pg.29, cheeks redden like a ripe JUICY tomato
Bonus
🔲aftershave
Bonus bonus
🔲ensnare
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June Leftovers - 6/7
Main Words
💙episode: Boomerangers - Heather M. Orgeron, 7/8/23 -- pg.7, give me shit about the EPISODE with Mr.Monroe
💚under: Shift - Ginger Scott, 7/27/23 -- pg.1, on a dusty track UNDER the assault of the cruel
💛nice: Wreck - Ginger Scott, 7/30/23 -- pg.11, NICE tattoo
💚strict: Shift - Ginger Scott, 7/27/23 -- pg.36, comes from a pretty STRICT family that
💚follow: Shift - Ginger Scott, 7/27/23 -- pg.13, my should to FOLLOW my sightline
Bonus
💖gala: Beautifully Broken Control - Catherine Cowles, 7/2/23 -- pg.114, Attending the GALA will give us a chance
Bonus~Bonus
🔲blacklisted
July Word Hunt
July 2023
My Word Hunt (msg 17)
Words Found ➖ 10
Bonus Words ➖ 6
Books Read ➖ 6
July Words
✅show
➖Now, show me what you did [loc: 27.3]
➖The Rescue ➖ 07.03 ★★★
✅ten
➖in about ten seconds flat. [loc: 95.4]
➖The Rescue ➖ 07.03 ★★★
✅space
➖headquarters was a waste of space. [loc: 11.1]
➖Wolf Trouble ➖ 07.11 ★★★★
✅like
➖She was like a walking card catalog, [loc: 27.9]
➖Wolf Trouble ➖ 07.11 ★★★★
✅eye
➖Dixon lifted his dark eyes [loc: 30.2]
➖Wolf Trouble ➖ 07.11 ★★★★
✅no
➖that’d be a big no-no. [loc: 37.4]
➖The Honeymoon Cottage ➖ 07.10 ★★★★
✅bell
➖handwriting that struck a bell [loc: 494.7]
➖The Honeymoon Cottage ➖ 07.10 ★★★★
✅make
➖make that cinnamon tea [loc: 10.4]
➖The Honeymoon Cottage ➖ 07.10 ★★★★
✅blink
➖I blink back tears and shake my head. [loc: 14.2]
➖The Love That Split the World ➖ 07.18 ★★★★
✅need
➖but you need to be prepared for what’s coming. [loc: 36.6]
➖The Love That Split the World ➖ 07.18 ★★★★
Bonus/Bonus Bonus
✅body
➖Her body shivered with the warmth [loc: 23.4]
➖Bear's Snow ➖ 07.01 ★★★
✅pair
➖It was one of a pair [loc: 3.4]
➖Bear's Snow ➖ 07.01 ★★★
✅maybe
➖and then maybe ice cream. [loc: 111.7]
➖Bear's Snow ➖ 07.01 ★★★
✅smooth
➖it is so smooth and charming [loc: 349.8]
➖Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute ➖ 07.04 ★★★★
✅waist
➖the soft width of her waist [loc: 50.4]
➖Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute ➖ 07.04 ★★★★
✅coffee
➖he’ll spit out his morning coffee. [loc: 256.3]
➖Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute ➖ 07.04 ★★★★
At the risk of jinxing us all... the words seem quite easy this month!
I thought that, too. But I've read two books and part of a serial so far, and none of them had "like" in them. I'm kind of shocked.
Finished, see message 9! :) (I had a great time this long weekend reading, it's a shame it's back to the real world tomorrow, lol.)Thanks for a fun challenge, Fran! See you all next month!
Becky wrote: "I thought that, too. But I've read two books and part of a serial so far, and none of them had "like" in them. I'm kind of shocked."You are not alone!!! I read 6 books and not any of them had the word LIKE. They have had likes, liked, etc.
It was nuts, LOL!!!
Done with July! Now to keep hunting for those missing prior bonus bonus words. July Monthly Word Hunt
✅show - “A particularly important gesture is known as gaping; they approach with an open mouth and SHOW their teeth.” Pg 68 Deep Blue by Kristy McCaffrey
✅ten - “Oh, Hollie, before you go, the woman in room 330 has called about TEN times looking for you.” Pg 106 Hollie Porter Builds a Raft by Eliza Gordon
✅space - “You either come alone and we can talk, or I can make sure you find SPACE on the next transport to the Lower Mainland.” Pg 69 Hollie Porter Builds a Raft by Eliza Gordon
✅like - “LIKE show biz, the game must go on.” Pg 7 Hollie Porter Builds a Raft by Eliza Gordon
✅eye - “I crack one EYE open.” Pg 33 Must Love Otters by Eliza Gordon
✅no - “The Reaper waits for NO man, blistered nipples or not.” Pg. 42 Must Love Otters by Eliza Gordon
✅bell - “No tinkle of his BELL, no bleat from his septic maw.” pg 99 Must Love Otters by Eliza Gordon
✅make - “Keeping my eyes directed at only Roxane, I stare daggers at her while using our twin telepathy to MAKE her aware of my visible discomfort and to divert the Bulge—I mean the man—divert the man away from us.” Pg 10 Vacation Wars by Meghan Quinn
✅blink - “I ask, glancing out the window, attempting to change the subject in the BLINK of an eye.” Pg 98 Vacation Wars by Meghan Quinn
✅need - “Do you NEED some water?” Pg 13 Vacation Wars by Meghan Quinn
Bonus
✅body - “His father stumbled back but shot out a kinetic blast that attempted to crush Silas’s entire BODY.” Pg. 3 Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie N. Holmberg
✅pair - “A delicate PAIR of silver-rimmed glasses perched upon it—the most delicate Merritt had ever seen, as though chosen specifically to be as invisible as possible.” Pg. 38 Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie N. Holmberg
✅maybe - “A dog, MAYBE a wolf.” Pg. 30 Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie N. Holmberg
✅smooth - “Coffee poured into the cup in a SMOOTH black stream, crema forming on the top.” Pg. 9 Sweetheart by Sarah Mayberry
✅waist - “She wore overly-long flippers and a black wetsuit that hinted at the contours of her breasts and hips, and a weight belt hugged her narrow WAIST.” Pg 33 Deep Blue by Kristy McCaffrey
and a bonus bonus
✅ coffee - “Come have a COFFEE with me before you head home.” Pg. 3 Sweetheart by Sarah Mayberry
Previous unfound words:
❌ Jaywalk. (March Bonus Bonus word)
❌ ensnare (May Bonus Bonus word)
❌ blacklisted (June Bonus Bonus word)
Congratulations Rissa and Natalie!!
Okay, this is weird. But is it possible for a Kindle to just... not notice words in a search? I thought I remembered a like in a book I read a couple days ago, but when I was finished, the search turned up nothing. Well, okay. Sometimes I misremember stuff. No big. But as I was reading yesterday, I remember thinking, "Ah ha! A like!" Except, now that I'm finished, my Kindle says there are no likes in this book. So I did a search through my whole Kindle, and it says there are only likes in three books. I have a couple hundred books on my Kindle at the moment. There is absolutely no way only three of them use that extremely common word. What the heck is going on here?Edit: I went back and skimmed a bit and found it. But still. Argh.
That’s so weird! I will do a search of my kindle too and see what I can find. I didn’t mean to make that word so hard to find! Maybe looking for likes or liking will help?
Phew! Finished! See post #13. After some initial Kindle weirdness, I zoomed right through. I tried a search for liked in that same book, and came up with 40 instances of liked, likes, or likely. Same thing in the book I just finished. Nothing when I search for like, 25 instances when I search liked. My Kindle is officially a weirdo.
Congrats Becky! I'm glad you figured out how to work around your Kindle weirdness!
☕️📚July Word Hunt 2023📚☕️The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.
Completed 12/16
Main
🔲Show
🔲Ten
🔲Space
🔲Like
☑️Eye - Ensnared - July 25th
pg.159 (Movement from the corner of her eye caught her attention.)
☑️No - Ensnared - July 25th
pg.8 (No vrix invoked the gods lightly - and Rekosh rarely did so at all.)
☑️Bell - Saint Odd - July 14th
pg.239 (At the end of the silver chain around my neck, the tiny bell rang three times.)
☑️Make - Saint Odd - July 14th
pg.82 ("I make an effort to avoid cliches in my life every bit as much as I eschew them in my books.")
☑️Blink - Ensnared - July 25th
pg.183 (... she could cross those five or six segments as quickly as he could blink,)
☑️Need - Saint Odd - July 14th
pg.14 (...or to the wisdom of the Beatles, which tells us that all we need is love.)
Bonus
☑️Body - Surrendering to Scylla - July 12th
loc.125 (She was willowy in build and her body language screamed of foreboding.)
☑️Pair - Surrendering to Scylla - July 12th
loc.1898 ("You two were quite the pair.)
☑️Maybe - Surrendering to Scylla - July 12th
loc.426 (Twelve, maybe thirteen men scuttled along the bridge of the vessel.)
☑️Smooth - Her Big Neighbor - July 8th
pg.110 (He uses his thumb to smooth something below my lip.)
☑️Waist - Her Big Neighbor - July 8th
pg.35 (My hand snags around her waist and I pull her against me and cover her mouth with mine.)
Bonus-Bonus
☑️Coffee - The Gray Man - July 7th
pg.31 (He sipped his coffee again and made a little face at the bitterness of the brew.)
2023 Rollovers 2/6
Main
☑️Episode - The Gray Man - July 7th
pg.114 (There had been but one episode in the last sixteen years when Court was not an assassin,...)
Bonus
☑️Gala - Her Big Neighbor - July 8th
pg.8 (We're having this opening gala here at the house in two weeks,...)
Bonus-Bonus
🔲Ensnare
🔲Jaywalk
🔲Lagoon
🔲Blacklisted
2022 Rollovers 1/4
Main
🔲Jumper
☑️Annually - The Gray Man - July 7th
pg.37 ("If those poor wretches remain poor wretches after the billions annually in oil wealth that already pour into Nigeria,...)
🔲Percentages
Bonus-Bonus
🔲Wipeout
July Word HuntDuration: 07/01-31/23
Goal: 16; Progress: 6/16
Main
show
ten: A Sheetcake Named Desire, 07/09/23 — pg. 118, “She was the oldest person on staff by at least ten years, but she seemed to mesh surprisingly well with the rest of the group.”
space
like: When in Rome, 07/17/23 — pg. 50, "Looks like your car won't be fixed for about two weeks until they can get a part you need."
eye: When in Rome, 07/17/23 — pg. 51, "She cracks the saddest smile, lowering her eyes to her plate."
no: A Sheetcake Named Desire, 07/09/23 — pg. 117 “No doubt about it, I was going to have to step outside my comfort zone while I was here.”
bell
make: When in Rome, 07/11/23 -- pg. 45, "He scoops out a dollop of batter and drops it into a pan, and now I realize he's making pancakes."
blink
need: A Sheetcake Named Desire, 07/14/23 — pg. 127, “But this wasn’t the time or the place for the conversation I needed to have with Uncle Nestor, so I sent Him straight to voicemail.”
Bonus
body
pair
maybe
smooth
waist
coffee
Yay I found all words for first time this year (post #11)
All done!! Thanks for hosting, Fran!Updated post: My Word Hunt (msg 17)
Words Found ➖ 10
Bonus Words ➖ 6
Books Read ➖ 6
Congratulations Maritza and LaurLa!!
July Word HuntREAD: 16/16
✔ show - Here and Then - Linda Lael Miller 7/23
(she was too proud to let them show), p44
✔ ten - Rainy Day Friends - Jill Shalvis 7/1
(ten acres of land had been cordoned off), p23
✔ space - Rainy Day Friends - Jill Shalvis 7/1
(donating the space), p159
✔ like - The Dragon Republic - R.F. Kuang 7/16
(you did storm out like a man on fire), p57
✔ eye - Fool's Moon - Diane A.S. Stuckart 7/2
(that matched narrow black eyes things), p16
✔ no - Eve of Samhain - Lisa Sanchez 7/17
(was there no end o this abilities), p62
✔ bell - Fool's Moon - Diane A.S. Stuckart 7/2
(a pink collar with a tiny pink bell), p15
✔ make - The Burning God - R.F. Kuang 7/19
(weren't meant to make decisions), p62
✔ blink - Burn the Ship - Sarah Branson 7/6
(we both blink), p36
✔ need - The Murder Code - Ava Strong 7/28
(I don't need anything), p2
Bonus
✔ body - Cold Midnight - Joyce Lamb 7/28
(buried them away from the body), p338
✔ pair - Magic and Misrule - K.M. Merritt 7/8
(she got some mixed messages from the pair), p53
✔ maybe - Burn the Ship - Sarah Branson 7/6
(or maybe it might not end), p245
✔ smooth - Eve of Samhain - Lisa Sanchez 7/17
(their walk looked beautifully smooth), p3
✔ waist - Burn the Ship - Sarah Branson 7/6
(a red sash around its stone waist), p127
✔ coffee - Pointe and Shoot - Natalie M. Roberts 7/7
(not drinking coffee again?), p7
Orphans
March
jaywalk -
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1 - 30 July2023
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!
July
show
ten
space
like
eye
no
bell
make
blink
need
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.
body
pair
maybe
smooth
waist
and a bonus bonus
coffee
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.