2024 Q2: Buzzwords

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

Individual
April - June 2024

This is a simple challenge. You read books centered around a Buzzword. You earn points based on the point system below. Who will win the Buzzword badges?

Buzzword
Blossom

Point System
Title start letter: 1 point
Author initial: 1 point
Series start letter: 1 point
Buzzword in title: 2 points


For example (if WINTER is our Buzzword):

Nothing Lasts Forever by Sidney Sheldon = 1 point for title
OR
Fire in the Blood by Dale Ibitz = 1 point for author last name
OR
Winter Swans by Danica Winters (Series: Nymph) = 1 point for title, 1 points for author, 1 point for series, 2 points for winter in title = 5 points



To sign up simply start yourself a post to track what you've read during the challenge.

Here is a template for your post:

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Points:
Books read:

1.
2.

Challenge Rules posted 1/21/24 because I forgot to post them
📘Standard Rules Apply
📘You may use or drop articles A, An or The
📘Any books posted (anything posted 1/21 or before) prior to my posting of these rules are exempt so don't worry if those books don't fit these rules.

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

Buzzword Badges

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

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[christene_littlelibrary]

Buzzword: Blossom

Points: 3
Books read:


1. Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross 4/1 4⭐ - 1 point (series)
2. The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer 4/2 4⭐ - 1 point (author)
3. Ready or Not by Cara Bastone 4/3 4⭐ - 1 point (author)
4.

[Morana]

Buzzword
Blossom

Point System
Title start letter: 1 point
Author initial: 1 point
Series start letter: 1 point
Buzzword in title: 2 points

Points:
Books read:

1.
2.

[Jenny]

Buzzword
Blossom

Point System
Title start letter: 1 point
Author initial: 1 point
Series start letter: 1 point
Buzzword in title: 2 points

Points: 65
Books read 53

1. Undone a 1pt
2. The Butcher of the Forest a+t 2pts
3. Sidney Sheldon’s The Silent Widow a+t 2pts
4. Legend in Green Velvet t 1pt
5. I Shudder at Your Touch a 1pt
6. Magical Midlife Madness a+t+s 3pts
7. The Road a 1pt
8. Beneath the Bleeding a+t 2pts
9. Reprieve a 1pt
10. The Three-Body Problem a 1pt
11. Baumgartner t 1pt
12. Fever Of The Bone a 1pt
13. No Two Persons a 1pt
14. Elektra a 1pt
15. Mazes of Power t+s 2pt
16. Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide t 1pt
17. Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder a 1pt
18. Checkout 19 a 1pt
19. Moon of the Crusted Snow t 1pt
20. Call Me Cassandra a 1pt
21. Murder Road a+t 2pt
22. White Cat, Black Dog: Stories a 1pt
23. The Brides of High Hill t 1pt
24. Elantris a 1pt
25. The Malevolent Seven 1pt
26. The Retribution 1pt
27. Splinter the Silence 2pt
28. Insidious Intent 1pt
29. Generation Ship 1pt
30. Salt & Broom 2pt
31. Black River Orchard 1pt
32. A Whisper in the Walls 1pt
33. Love in the Time of Cholera 1pt
34. Starling House 1pt.
35. Pines 1pt
36. The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels 1pt
37. Jerusalem 1pt
38. Ghostdrift 1pt
39. Salvation 1pt
40. The Moon-Spinners 2pts
41. The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts 1pt
42. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet 2pts
43. The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen 1pt
44. I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons 1pt
45. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1pt
46. After That Night 1pt
47. A Bad Deal for the Whole Galaxy 1pt
48. The Wishing Game 1pt
49. Catching Fire 1pt
50. Mason & Dixon 1pt
51. The Bee Sting 2pts
52. Beastly Beauty 1pt
53. Blasphemy 1pt

[Angie ☯]

Buzzwords
Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2024

Buzz Word: Blossom
Pages Read: 19,719
Points: 77

Books Read:
1. Second Chance Pass ~ 4/1 | Robyn Carr | T | 1 Pt
2. Easter Bunny Murder ~ 4/1 | Leslie Meier | A-S | 2 Pts
3. Justice Calling ~ 4/2 | Annie Bellet | A | 1 Pt
4. Midnight Marked ~ 4/2 | Chloe Neill | T | 1 Pt
5. The Vanishing Stair ~ 4/4 | Maureen Johnson | A | 1 Pt
6. One Grave at a Time ~ 4/5 | Jeaniene Frost | T | 1 Pt
7. At the River ~ 4/6 | Kendra Elliot | S | 1 Pt
8. Winterkill ~ 4/7 | C.J. Box | A | 1 Pt
9. Excuse Me While I Disappear ~ 4/8 | Laurie Notaro | A | 1 Pt
10. You Slay Me ~ 4/9 | Katie MacAlister | A | 1 Pt
11. Pawsitively Poisonous ~ 4/15 | Melissa Erin Jackson | A | 1 Pt
12. Walking in a Witchy Wonderland ~ 4/15 | Juliette Cross | S | 1 Pt
13. Witches Get Stitches ~ 4/16 | Juliette Cross | S | 1 Pt
14. Leveage in Death ~ 4/22 | J.D. Robb | T | 1 Pt
15. Dime a Demon ~ 4/23 | Devon Monk | A-S | 2 Pts
16. Night Stalker ~ 4/24 | B.R. Kingsolver | A | 1 Pt
17. The One That Got Away with Murder ~ 4/25 | Trish Lundy | T-A | 2 Pts
18. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing ~ 4/25 | Matthew Perry | A | 1 Pt
19. Spree ~ 4/26 | J.A. Konrath / Ann Voss Peterson | T | 1 Pt
20. Always Practice Safe Hex ~ 4/27 | Juliette Cross | S | 1 Pt
21. A Faint Cold Fear ~ 4/28 | Karin Slaughter | A | 1 Pt
22. Everyone on This Train is a Suspect ~ 4/29 | Benjamin Stevenson | A | 1 Pt
23. Eve & Adam ~ 4/30 | Michael Grant / Katherine Applegate | A | 1 Pt
24. Mislaid in Parts Half-Known ~ 5/5 | Seanan McGuire | 149 pgs | T-A | 2 Pts
25. The Quarry Girls ~ 5/6 | Jess Lourey | 332 pgs | A | 1 Pt
26. How Can I Help You ~ 5/9 | Laura Sims | 256 pgs | A | 1 Pt
27. Body of Lies ~ 5/12 | Iris Johansen | 400 pgs | T | 1 Pt
28. Stings and Stones ~ 5/13 | Jennifer Estep | 251 pgs | T | 1 Pt
29. Blade Bound ~ 5/14 | Chloe Neill | 380 pgs | T | 1 Pt
30. The Hunger Games ~ 5/15 | Suzanne Collins | 387 pgs | T | 1 Pt
31. The Sleepwalkers ~ 5/17 | Scarlett Thomas | 304 pgs | T-A | 2 Pts
32. The Malevolent Seven ~ 5/18 | Sebastien de Castell | 412 pgs | T-S-A | 3 Pts
33. Lady in Black ~ 5/19 | John G Hartness | 184 pgs | T-S | 2 Pts
34. On Her Watch ~ 5/20 | Melinda Leigh | 312 pgs | T-S-A | 3 Pts
35. Hell's Spells ~ 5/22 | Devon Monk | 372 pgs | S-A | 2 Pts
36. Mermaid Mimosa ~ 5/24 | Gina LaManna | 252 pgs | T-S-A | 3 Pts
37. Othersphere ~ 5/25 | Nina Berry | 320 pgs | T-S-A | 3 Pts
38. Salt & Broom ~ 5/26 | Sharon Lynn Fisher | 282 pgs | T-A | 2 Pts
39. The Grace Year ~ 5/27 | Kim Liggett | 409 pgs | A | 1 Pt
40. Takeoff ~ 5/28 | Joseph Reid | 302 pgs | A | 1 Pt
41. Skeleton Canyon ~ 6/1 | J.A. Jance | 400 pgs | T | 1 Pt
42. Pines ~ 6/4 | Blake Crouch | 320 pgs | A | 1 Pt
43. The Moon-Spinners ~ 6/5 | Mary Steward | 384 pgs | T-A | 2 Pts
44. Love in the Time of Cholera ~ 6/8 | Gabriel García Márquez | 348 pgs | T-A | 2 Pts
45. Wayward ~ 6/10 | Blake Crouch | 351 pgs | A | 1 Pt
46. Mind Games ~ 6/10 | Nora Roberts | 419 pgs | T | 1 Pt
47. Resting Witch Face ~ 6/12 | Juliette Cross | 365 pgs | S | 1 Pt
48. The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen ~ 6/14 | K.J. Charles | 353 pgs | T | 1 Pt
49. The Wishing Game ~ 6/16 | Meg Shaffer | 320 pgs | A | 1 Pt
50. Faithless ~ 6/19 | Karin Slaughter | 576 pgs | A | 1 Pt
51. Catching Fire ~ 6/20 | Suzanne Collins | 439 pgs | A | 1 Pt
52. Shadows in Death ~ 6/21 | J.D. Robb | 345 pgs | T | 1 Pt
53. Our Finest Hour ~ 6/23 | Jennifer Millikin | 332 pgs | T-A | 2 Pts
54. Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers | Jesse Q Sutanto | 368 pgs | A | 1 Pt
55. The Housemaid ~ 6/24 | Freida McFadden | 338 pgs | A | 1 Pt
56. Burn You Twice ~ 6/29 | Mary Burton | 337 pgs | S-A | 2 Pts
57. The Search ~ 6/30 | Nora Roberts | 528 pgs | T | 1 Pt

[Sammy]

I'll give it a whirl!

Buzzword:
Blossom

Point System
Title start letter: 1 point
Author initial: 1 point
Series start letter: 1 point
Buzzword in title: 2 points

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Points: 129
Books read: 93


1. To Say Nothing of the Dog - Series start letter (Oxford Time Travel) - 1 point
2. A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon - Title, author - 2 points
3. The Keeper of Stories - author - 1 point
4. The Sunday Lunch Club - title - 1 point
5. A Spot of Bother - title & author - 2 points
6. The Kitchen Diaries: A Year in the Kitchen with Nigel Slater - author - 1 point
7. Hand For A Hand - author - 1 point
8. Miss Austen - title - 1 point
9. The House by the Sea - author - 1 point
10. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry - author - 1 point
11. Fugitive Telemetry - Author + series - 2 points
12. The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood's Kings of Carnage - author + title - 2 points
13. Sparkling Cyanide - title - 1 point
14. A Silent Death author + title - 2 points
15. Covenants Author + series - 2 points
16. A Three Dog Problem - author - 1 point
17. Supernova Era - author + title - 2 points
18. The Year of Taking Chances - author - 1 point
19. Cards on the Table series ( part of several series. Superintendent Battle fits the Buzzword) - 1 point
20. Shards of a Broken Crown - title + series - 2 points
21. Sun Damage - title + author - 2 points
22. The Beautiful Ones - title + author - 2 points
23. System Collapse - title, series & author - 3 points
24. The Last Séance: Tales of the Supernatural - title - 1 point
25. Loitering with Intent - Author + title - 2 points
26. Crown of Midnight - author - 1 point
27. Blacklight Blue - author + title - 2 points
28. A Quiet Life in the Country - series - 1 point
29. Luuurve Is a Many Trousered Thing - title + author - 2 points
30. Frankenstein: The 1818 Text - author - 1 point
31. Limitless - title + series - 2 points
32. Truths, Half Truths and Little White Lies - title - 1 point
33. The Survivor - title - 1 point
34. Together We Will Go - author - 1 point
35. Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist - author - 1 point
36. Ungentlemanly Warfare - author - 1 point
37. One of Us Is Lying - author, title & series - 3 points
38. Victory City - author - 1 point
39. Heir of Fire - author - 1 point
40. Sleeping with Monsters - title - 1 point
41. The Leper of Saint Giles - title - 1 point
42. Midnight Mass - title - 1 point
43. Your Irresistible Love - author + series - 2 points
44. Saint - author + title - 2 points
45. Seeking Vengeance - title - 1 point
46. Beyond Affection - title - 1 point
47. The Life and Loves of a He Devil - title - 1 point
48. The Hunger Games - author - 1 point
49. Daughter of Moloka'i author + series - 2 points
50. All Fun and Games Until Somebody Loses an Eye - author - 1 point
51. Star Maker - title + author - 2 points
52. What If? - author - 1 point
53. Sharpe's Command - author, title & series - 3 points
54. The Vacation - author - 1 point
55. The Gallows Curse - author - 1 point
56. Good Girl, Bad Girl - author - 1 point
57. All the Little Bird-Hearts - author - 1 point
58. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid - title + author - 2 points
59. Salt & Broom - author & title - 2 points
60. Mrs. McGinty's Dead - title - 1 point
61. Pines - author - 1 point
62. In the Market for Murder - series - 1 point
63. I Am a Cat - author - 1 point
64. Rolling in the Deep - author - 1 point
65. Love in the Time of Cholera - title + author - 2 points
66. The Last Orphan - title + series - 2 points
67. The Persian Boy - author - 1 point
68. Of Love and Other Demons - title + author - 2 points
69. The Woman in the Middle - author - 1 point
70. The Silmarillion - title + series - 2 points
71. Murder in Chianti - title - 1 point
72. Wayward - author - 1 point
73. Jane Eyre - author - 1 point
74. Queen of Shadows - author - 1 point
75. Our Mutual Friend - title - 1 point
76. Tuesdays with Morrie - author - 1 point
77. The Essex Serpent - author - 1 point
78. Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West - title + author - 2 points
79. The Wishing Game - author - 1 point
80. A Man Called Trent - title + author - 2 points
81. Empire of Storms - author - 1 point
82. Full Circle: From Hollywood to Real Life and Back Again - author - 1 point
83. Erewhon - author - 1 point
84. Starling House - title - 1 point
85. The Human Division - author + series - 2 points
86. Legendborn - title + series - 2 points
87. Tower of Dawn - author - 1 point
88. Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland - title + author - 2 points
89. Eating for England: - author - 1 point
90. Catching Fire - author - 1 point
91. Little Women - title, series & author - 3 points
92. Lily - title - 1 point
93. Two For Three Farthings - author - 1 point

[Sammy]

Is it one point per book, or can you get both title and author points for example if they both fit for the same book?

[Aoife]

Buzzword Q2 2024

Buzzword: Blossom

Point System:
Title start letter: 1 point
Author initial: 1 point
Series start letter: 1 point
Buzzword in title: 2 points

Points: 3

1. Here Comes the Body | Author (M) | 2/4 | 1pt
2. Crewel World | Author (M) | 3/4 | 1pt
3. We Play Games | Author (S) | 2/4 | 1pt

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

Sammy wrote: "Is it one point per book, or can you get both title and author points for example if they both fit for the same book?"

I answered this in the example in message 1.

[Vicki]

Buzzwords
Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2024
Point System:(view spoiler)[
Title start letter: 1 point
Author initial: 1 point
Series start letter: 1 point
Buzzword in title: 2 points

Book:
Read:
Pages Read:
Rating: stars
Points: (hide spoiler)]

Total Books Read: 4
Total Points: 4

Buzz Word: Blossom

Book: None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
Read: 1 April 2024
Pages Read: 380
Rating: 4 stars
Points ~ Author (L): 1

Book: The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Read: 2 April 2024
Pages Read: 304
Rating: 4 stars
Points ~ Author (M): 1

Book: I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Read: 3 April 2024
Pages Read: 320
Rating: 4 stars
Points ~ Author (M): 1

Book: The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
Read: 6 April 2024
Pages Read: 390
Rating: 4 stars
Points ~ Author (O): 1

Books Read:

[Sammy]

Donna wrote: "Sammy wrote: "Is it one point per book, or can you get both title and author points for example if they both fit for the same book?"

I answered this in the example in message 1."

Ah yes, gotcha!

[Heather]

**completed***

Individual
April - June 2024

This is a simple challenge. You read books centered around a Buzzword. You earn points based on the point system below. Who will win the Buzzword badges?

Buzzword:
Blossom

Point System
Title start letter: 1 point
Author initial: 1 point
Series start letter: 1 point
Buzzword in title: 2 points

Total Books Read: 22
Total Points: 29

1. The Love Hypothesis Title=1pt-4/5/24
2. Lucy Foley-The Guest List Author=1pt-4/6/24
3. Emily McIntire-Hooked Author=1 pt-4/12/24
4. Sarah J. Maas-The Assassin and the Underworld Author=1 pt-4/16/24
5. Freida McFadden-Never Lie-4/17/24 Author=1 pt
6. Rebecca Serle-One Italian Summer-4/25/24 author & Title=2 pts
7. Mindy Kaling-Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?-4/28/24 (Author=1 pt)
8. Anne Bishop-Written in Red (The Other series)-4/29/24 series & Author=2 pt
9. Lauren Asher-Terms and Conditions-5/2/24 (Author=1 pt).
10. Break Me-5/7/24 (Title=1 pt).
11. A Touch of Malice-Scarlett St. Clair-5/17/24 (Author=1pt).
12. Anne Bishop-Murder of Crows (The others series)-5/19/24 (Title + Series + Author=3pts)
13. Freida McFadden-The Coworker (Author=1 pt)-5/20/24
14. Because of Miss Bridgerton-5/22/24 (author=1 pt).
15. Jennifer McMahon-The Invited-5/28/24 1pt
16. Vision in Silver-Anne Bishop (The Others series)-author + Series=2pts-5/29/24
17. Crown of Midnight-Sarah J. Maas (author=1 pt)-6/2/24
18. The Unhoneymooners-Christina Lauren (author)=1 pt-6/5/24
19. Sizzling Sixteen (Stephanie Plum-series)=2 pts-6/14/24
20. Group Therapy-B.B. Easton (author)=1pt-6/16/24
21. The 100-Kass Morgan (author)=1pt-6/16/24
22. Maybe Someday Maybe (Series)=2pts-6/21/24