Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days

[Shash]

Finished! :)

Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

Level 3: 21-30 books

THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES

1. MISS - Miss Louisa's Final Waltz by Sofi Laporte (11/20/24)
2. LATER - Later On We'll Conspire by Kortney Keisel (11/20/24)
3. AND - Love and Treasure by Carina Taylor (11/26/24)
4. ADELE'S - Adele's Decision by Amelia C. Adams (11/30/24)
5. HEART - The Matchmaker's Lonely Heart by Nancy Campbell Allen (11/30/24)
6. HIS - To Capture His Heart by Nancy Campbell Allen (12/1/24)
7. HER - Protecting Her Heart by Nancy Campbell Allen (12/2/24)
8. IVY - The Holly and the Ivy by Sarah M. Eden, et.al. (12/4/24)
9. KISMET - Merry Kismet by Anneka R. Walker (12/5/24)
10. CHRISTMAS - A Chocolate-Box Christmas Wish by Josie Riviera (12/5/24)
11. DATE - Just a Date by Jenessa Fayeth (12/7/24)
12. SILVER - Silver Dollar Duke by Sally Britton (12/8/24)
13. RISK - Reputation at Risk by Martha Keyes (12/8/24)
14. LIKE - Match You Like Crazy by Johnnie Alexander (12/8/24)
15. SECRETS - Secrets of a Duke by Martha Keyes (12/9/24)
16. KISS - It's in His Kiss by Bria Quinlan (12/10/24)
17. MERRITT - Merritt and Her Childhood Crush by Emma St. Clair, Jenny Proctor (12/12/24)
18. SADIE - Sadie and the Bad Boy Billionaire by Emma St. Clair, Jenny Proctor (12/13/24)
19. WAY - Mingle All the Way by J.P. Sterling (12/15/24)
20. SLAYERS - The Lies of Vampires and Slayers by K.M. Shea (12/16/24)
21. ENEMIES - The Games of Enemies and Allies by K.M. Shea (12/17/24)
22. MAGE'S - Mage's Apprentice by Sean Fletcher (12/20/24)
23. CHAINED - Dragon Chained by Kenley Davidson (12/20/24)
24. TRIAL - Mage's Trial by Sean Fletcher (12/25/24)
25. END - Mage's End by Sean Fletcher (12/26/24)
26. TREE - Trapped Under the Christmas Tree by Jessie Gussman (12/26/24)
27. ICE - Heart of Ice by K.M. Shea (12/27/24)
28. GAMES - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (1/1/25)
29. MAGIC - Magic Forged by K.M. Shea (1/4/25)
30. LAST - One Last First Date by Kate O'Keeffe (1/6/25)

[Chrissie]

JoAnne wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THA..."

There is no O or U so Mountain will no..."

Woops, I must've misunderstood something. I was under the impression that they just have to start with any of the letters. Fixed it now.

Thanks for the reminder!

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Shash!

@Chrissie, I would hate for you to get to the end and have a bunch not count! :)

[Tari]

Finished

Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025
30/30

Level 1: 10 books
Level 2: 11-20 books
Level 3: 21-30 books

THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES

1 Seat Booty in the Back Seat Karen C. Whalen 11/18/24
2 Tide Tide Up Patti Benning 11/19/24
3 Watch You Feta Watch Out Linda Reilly 11/21/24
4 Nemesis Nutcracker Nemesis Summer Prescott 11/22/24
5 Veiled Veiled Threat Patti Benning 11/23/24
6 Sleigh Sleigh That Song Donna Clancy 11/26/24
7 Kitten Christmas Kitten Caper Max Parrott 12/2/24
8 Tea Murder at the Lemonberry Tea Darci Hannah 12/3/24
9 Dark Dark Roast Mortem Angela Mayble 12/4/24
10 The Witch Is Back Angela M. Sanders 12/6/24
11 Tinsel Tinsel Tragedy Clare Lockhart 12/9/24
12 Indignant Indignant in Indiana Patti Benning 12/10/24
13 Heist Holiday Heist Ileana Munoz Renfroe 12/14/24
14 Times Woof Times Patti Benning 12/16/24
15 Christmas Come Home for Christmas Summer Prescott 12/17/24
16 Awnings Autumn, Awnings & Arson Tonya Kappes 12/18/24
17 Tidings Tidings of Trouble Kathleen Suzette 12/19/24
18 Cake Christmas Cake Murder Donna Doyle 12/21/24
19 With Home with the Holidays Summer Prescott 12/22/24
20 Valentine Mrs. Morris and the Venomous Valentine Traci Wilton 12/23/24
21 Irish Irish Soda Bread Murder Carlene O'Connor Peggy Ehrhart Liz Ireland 12/24/24
22 Hint Murder with a Hint of Peppermint Laura M. Drake 12/27/24
23 Hairy A Hairy Scary Christmas Amber Crewes 12/31/24
25 Merry Merry Murder at the Adobe Seren Star Goode 1/2/25
26 Taste A Taste for Deceit Kay Bishop 1/3/25
27 Stern Stern Warning Wendy Neugent 1/3/25
28 Wag Dead Men Wag No Tails Sarah Fox 1/5/25
29 Stitches Death Among the Stitches Betty Hechtman1/7/25
30 Hits Magpie Maggie Hits the Jackpot Katherine H. Brown 1/8/25

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Tari!

[Tari]

JoAnne wrote: "WOOHOO Tari!"

Thanks, JoAnne!

[Frankie]

Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

Level 3: 21-30 books

The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.

30/21-30 Completed. Finish

01.RECLAIM:Reclaim-Aly Martinez 11/16/24
02.GRAVES:The Snow Graves-Roger Stelljes 11/26/24
03.MADNESS:Marsh Madness-Jana Deleon 11/28/24
04.THREE:Three Small Bones-Jennifer Chase 11/29/24
05.CHASE:Autumn's Chase-Mary Stone 11/29/24
06.WILD:Wild River-Laura Pavlov 12/03/24
07.HEART:Beating Heart-Laura Pavlov 12/04/24
08.INMATE:The Girl and the Inmate-A.J. Rivers 12/09/24
09.CRIME:The Perfect Crime-Elle Gray 12/09/24
10.DESIRES:Forgotten Desires-Corinne Michaels 12/11/24
11.THIRST:Thirst for Sin-Kennedy Layne 12/12/24
12.STARTS:Forever Starts Tonight-Karla Sorensen 12/13/24
13.MATCH:A Match Made for Thanksgiving-Jackie Lau 12/14/24
14.SAND:The Girl in the Sand-L.T. Vargus 12/15/24
15.THIRD:Third Grave Dead Ahead-Darynda Jones 12/16/24
16.GIRLS:The Rose Girls-Jennifer Chase 12/17/24
17.SHE:How She Fell-H.K. Christie 12/19/24
18.MINE:If You Were Mine-Melanie Harlow 12/20/24
19.MISSING:Missing in Mudbug-Jana Deleon 12/20/24
20.MAD:Mad Love-Willow Aster 12/21/24
21.CHASING:Chasing Wild-Kristen Proby 12/21/24
22.LIES:Fatal Lies-Elle Gray 12/22/24
23.TAKEN:Taken in the Cold-Roger Stelljes 12/23/24
24.THEIR:Their Lost Souls-Roger Stelljes 12/23/24
25.DYES:The Drowning at Dyes Inlet-D.D. Black 12/26/24
26.DEATH:Catch Her Death-Wendy Dranfield 12/29/24
27.GET:Three to Get Deadly-Janet Evanovich 12/30/24
28.EASY:Easy Charm-Kristen Proby 1/02/25
29.DREAMS:Wildest Dreams-Kristen Proby 1/08/25
30.SIN:Make Me Sin-J.T. Geissinger 1/09/25

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Frankie!

[Barb]

Finished

WORDS IN A WORD : SPECIAL DAYS, 11/15 - 2/14
LEVEL 3 : 21-30 books

Find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES
Then find words in book titles with these words (3-letter minimum)

WINTER SISTERS (Mary Sutter #2), by Robin Oliveira, finished 11/20/24 ★★★★
VERA Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) (Vera Wong #2), by Jesse Q. Sutanto, finished 11/26/24 ★★★.5
LIKE SEEING a Ghost (Broken Rope #.5), by Paige Shelton, finished 11/28/24 ★★★★
The Library GAME (Secret Staircase #4), by Gigi Pandian, finished 11/29/24 ★★★★
Storm TRACK (Deborah Knott #7), by Margaret Maron, finished 11/30/24 ★★★★
No Roast for the WEARY (Coffeehouse #21), by Cleo Coyle, finished 12/1/24 ★★★★
EIGHT Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine, by Sarah Lohman, finished 12/2/24 ★★★★
The Family WAY (Molly Murphy #12), by Rhys Bowen, finished 12/4/24 ★★★★
REEL of Fortune (Miss Fortune #12), by Jana Deleon, finished 12/5/24 ★★★★
As the CHRISTMAS Cookie Crumbles (Food Lovers’ Village #5), by Leslie Budewitz, finished 12/6/24 ★★★★


Picked to DIE (Orchard #8), by Sheila Connolly, finished 12/8/24 ★★★★
Widow’s TEARS (China Bayles #21), by Susan Wittig Albert, finished 12/12/24 ★★★★
The Solace of Bay LEAVES (Spice Shop #5), by Leslie Budewitz, finished 12/13/24 ★★★★
One Woman’s WAR, by Christine Wells, finished 12/14/24 ★★★★
DEATH and Judgment (Commissario Brunetti #4), by Donna Leon, finished 12/15/24 ★★★★
The Paper MAGICIAN (Paper Magician #1), by Charlie N. Holmberg, finished 12/21/24 ★★★.5
The LIES That Bind (Snug Harbor #3), by Karen MacInerney, finished 12/21/24 ★★★.5
We Did THAT? Human Bloopers, SECRET Histories, Medical Mysteries, Strange Superstitions, and Other Curiosities From Our Past, by Sophie Stirling, finished 12/22/24 ★★★.5
The JFK Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill KENNEDY – And Why It Failed, by Brad Meltzer and John Mensch, finished 12/23/24 ★★★★
The Invisible ASSISTANT (Eli Marks #3.5), by John Gaspard, finished 12/23/24 ★★★.5


I HEAR the SIRENS in the STREET (Det. Sean Duffy #2), by Adrian McKinty, finished 12/28/24 ★★★★
HARD Boiled (Aloha Chicken #3), by Josi Avari, finished 12/31/24 ★★★★
GARDENIAS and a Grave Mistake (Diana Flowers Floriculture #1), by Ruby Loren, finished 1/1/25 ★★★.5
The RED Box (Nero Wolfe #4), by Rex Stout, finished 1/3/25 ★★★.5
Coyote WAITS (Leaphorn & Chee #10), by Tony Hillerman, finished 1/4/25 ★★★★
HARD TIME (Time Police #2), by Jodi Taylor, finished 1/5/25 ★★★★.5
Miss Kopp’s MIDNIGHT Confessions (Kopp Sisters #3), by Amy Stewart, finished 1/7/25 ★★★.5
A Victim at VALENTINE’S (Secret Bookcase #5), by Ellie Alexander, finished 1/12/25 ★★★★
Blood TRAIL (Joe Pickett #8), by C.J. Box, finished 1/13/25 ★★★★
The MEDICI Return (Cotton Malone #19), by Steve Berry, finished 1/14/25 ★★★★.5

[Genevieve]

FINISHED

Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

Level 3: 21-30 books

The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.

1. DIVA The Diva Says Cheesecake! by Krista Davis 11/15/2024
2. THAT That Turtle Story by C.S. Poe 11/16/2024
3. MYSTERY The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage by Enid Blyton
4. DRESS Jacob's New Dress by Sarah Hoffman 11/19/2024
5. THE Frosty the Snowman (Frosty the Snowman) by Diane Muldrow 11/19/2024
6. DEATH Death, Taxes, and Mistletoe Mayhem by Diane Kelly 11/22/2024
7. TALE Nutcracker Nemesis: A Yuletide Tale of Mystery by Summer Prescott 11/27/2024
8. THE The Prisoner in the Tower: Short Story & Big Cat Bones by Clare O'Beara 12/8/2024
9. EVERY Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine Mack 12/10/2024
10. ISLAND Murder on the Island by Daisy Landish 12/12/2024
11. SLEIGH It Started With A Sleigh by Kaydence Snow 12/17/2024
12. LAST About Last Night by Aimee Nicole Walker 12/19/2024
13. THE Down the Colorado: John Wesley Powell, the One-Armed Explorer 12/20/2024
14. CRIME A Crafter Quilts a Crime by Holly Quinn 12/25/2024
15. THE Deadly to the Core by Joyce Tremel 12/29/2024
16. RISE The Rise by Ian Rankin 12/31/2024
17. WITCH Wish Upon A Witch by Lucy May 12/31/2024
18. SEA Beyond the Sea by Keira Andrews 1/2/2025
19. MAGNET Mystery Magnet by Gregory Ashe 1/6/2025
20. ARCHANGEL Almost an Archangel by Aron Lewes 1/8/2025
21. THE Buried to the Brim by Jenn McKinlay 1/9/2025
22. THE Feel the Bern by Andrew Shaffer 1/14/2025
23. LYNN Loretta Lynn: The Queen of Country Music 1/20/2025

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Barb and Genevieve!

[Barbara ★]

Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days

Duration:November 15 - January 14, 2025
Level 3: 21-30 books

TITLE: THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES

READ: 24/21+

1. [DEATH] Passions in Death - J.D. Robb 11/16
2. [REIGN] A Reign of Rose - Kate Golden 11/17
3. [NINE] Nine - Jan Burke 11/19
4. [SECRETS] Closely Harbored Secrets - Bree Baker 11/22
5. [THE] The Unseen - Thea Harrison 11/23
6. [HARM] Do No Harm - Avery Michaels 11/26
7. [MIDNIGHT] Midnight in St. Petersburg - Barbara J. Webb 11/27
8. [DESSERTS] Two Wicked Desserts - Lynn Cahoon 11/28
9. [CHRISTMAS] The Christmas Basket - Debbie Macomber 11/29
10. [LEGEND] Warrior of Legend - Kendare Blake 12/7



11. [AND] Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti - Bailey Cates 12/9
12. [CHRISTMAS] The Christmas Princess - Patricia McLinn 12/15
13. [RINGER] Dead Ringer - Jasmine Cresswell 12/18
14. [CHRISTMAS] The Twelve Jays of Christmas - Donna Andrews 12/20
15. [CAN] You Can Kill - Rebecca Zanetti 12/23
16. [AGATHA] Agatha H. and the Voice of the Castle - Phil & Kaja Foglio 12/27
17. [HEART] Stop Dragon My Heart Around - Susannah Scott 12/28
18. [MAKE] Make Them Pay - Allison Brennan 12/31
19. [WINDY] Windy City Dragon - Genevieve Jack 1/2
20. [LAST] The Last Outpost - Hannah Ross 1/6



21. [HARD] Kiss Hard - Nalini Singh 1/7
22. [GINGER] Torch Ginger - Toby Neal 1/9
23. [WRITE] Caught Dead to Write - Lynn Cahoon 1/10
24. [MANAHATTAN] Manhattan Dragon - Genevieve Jack 1/11



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Barbara!

[Anne]

Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

22/21+

COMPLETED!

THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES


1.) GIN On Gin Lane by Brooke Lea Foster 11/28/2024
2.) NEED Need to Know by Karen Cleveland 11/30/2024
3.) WITH Sprinkle with Murder 12/12/2024
4.) STAY You Can't Stay Here Forever by Katherine Lin 12/17/2024
5.) DAY The Thanksgiving Day Murder by Lee Harris 12/18/2024
6.) LAST The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman 12/20/2024
7.) CHRISTMAS The Christmas Surprise by Jenny Colgan 12/29/2024
8.) LAST The Last Watchman of Old Cairo by Michael David Lukas 12/31/2024
9.) CHRISTMAS A Cross-Country Christmas by Courtney Walsh 12/31/2024
10.) ASHES Opulence and Ashes by Kate Belli 1/3/2025
11.) LINE A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz 1/7/2025
12.) SANDWICH Sandwich by Catherine Newman 1/13/2024
13.) TIE Murder in Black Tie by Sara Rosett 1/14/2025
14.) DEATH Death by Café Mocha by Alex Erickson 1/17/2025
15.) DEATH Death Dangles a Participle by E. E. Kennedy 1/20/2025
16.) LAST The Last Train to London by Meg Waite Clayton 1/21/2025
17.) EVIL An Evil Heart by Linda Castillo 1/27/2025
18.) WINTER Ways to Hide in Winter by Sarah St. Vincent 1/30/2025
19.) DEATH Booked for Death by Victoria Gilbert 2/2/2025
20.) RISE Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford 2/5/2025
21.) LIES Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain 2/8/2025
22.) RIDE Ride South Until the Sawgrass by James Chapin 2/11/2025

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Anne!

[Bridget]

FINISHED
Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

Level 1: 10 books
Level 2: 11-20 books
Level 3: 21-30 books


The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.

1. END - Love Without End by Robin Lee Hatcher (11/15/24)
2. WHENEVER - Whenever You Come Around by Robin Lee Hatcher (11/19/24)
3. CHILD - Child of Light by Annette O'Hare (11/20/24)
4. THE - The Blackout Book Club by Amy Lynn Green (11/22/24)
5. IVY - Beyond Ivy Walls by Rachel Fordham (11/27/24)
6. CHRISTMAS - Faking Christmas by Cindy Steel (11/27/24)
7. CHRISTMAS - Christmas Baggage by Deborah M. Hathaway (11/29/24)
8. WHAT - What Do We Know About the Mystery of D. B. Cooper? by Kirsten Anderson (12/1/24)
9. GREAT - What Was the Great Molasses Flood of 1919? by Kirsten Anderson (12/5/24)
10. THE - If the Boot Fits by Karen Witemeyer (12/10/24)
11. EVER - Happily Ever Amish by Shelley Shepard Gray (12/12/24)
12. EVA - Christmas Eva by Clare Revell (12/12/24)
13. WHERE - Where Is Jerusalem? by Ellen Morgan (12/18/24)
14. CHRISTMAS - A Royal Christmas by Melody Carlson (12/20/24)
15. CHRISTMAS - Christmas in Mistletoe Square: Christmas Romance Novella Collection by Pepper Basham (12/24/24)
16. LADY - The Lady and the Highwayman by Sarah M. Eden (1/4/25)
17. STARS - Keeper of the Stars by Robin Lee Hatcher (1/6/25)
18. THE - The London House by Katherine Reay (1/11/25)
19. AMISH - An Amish Cinderella by Shelley Shepard Gray (1/21/25)
20. THE - The Fairest Beauty by Melanie Dickerson (1/25/25)
21. LETTER - The Letter Tree by Rachel Fordham (2/6/25)
22. SECRETS - Chateau of Secrets by Melanie Dobson (2/7/25)
23. HIS His Guilt by Shelley Shepard Gray (2/9/25)

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Bridget!

[Chrissie]

Update message #13 - finished with 22

Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

Level 1: 10 books
Level 2: 11-20 books
Level 3: 21-30 books

The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.

1. THE: Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin ✓ 24/11/19
2. SECRETS: No Secrets in this Business 01 by Kei Kanai ✓ 24/11/24
3. THIS: No Secrets in this Business 02 by Kei Kanai ✓ 24/11/24
4. GIVEN: Given 09 by Natsuki Kizu ✓ 24/12/02
5. EVER: Best Bro Ever by Jenny Jägerfeld ✓ 24/12/05
6. HILDA: Hilda Hasenherz. Das Abenteuer im Fuchswald by Tobias Goldfarb ✓ 24/12/07
7. GIRL: Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier ✓ 24/12/10
8. EIN: Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 06 by Suu Morishita ✓ 24/12/11
9. DER: Der Prozess by Franz Kafka ✓ 24/12/31
10. WAVES: L.A. Waves by Pengu ✓ 25/01/02
11. HERE: When Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao ✓ 25/01/06
12. LINKS: Links by Natsuki Kizu ✓ 25/01/06
13. NAH: Der Sonne so nah by Axel S. Meyer ✓ 25/01/09
14. DER: Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 07 by Suu Morishita ✓ 25/01/10
15. DER: 16 DER AUSTAUSCH - OSCAR WILDE by Jonas Maas ✓ 25/01/13
16. DER: Der Fall by Albert Camus ✓ 25/01/13
17. EINE: Eine Liebesgeschichte voller Traurigkeit und Fehleinschätzungen by Chise Ogawa ✓ 25/01/14
18. VEGETARIERIN: Die Vegetarierin by Han Kang ✓ 25/01/18
19. WER: Wer mit den Toten spricht by A.K. Turner ✓ 25/01/27
20. THE: The Coast Road by Alan Murrin ✓ 25/02/02
21. SINGLE: A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood ✓ 25/02/07
22. MEIN: Mein Leben mit Papa und Papa #01 by Roji ✓ 25/02/11

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Chrissie!

[Kendra]

Completion Post:

Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: Nov. 15th, 2024 - Feb. 14th, 2025

THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES

Level 1: 10 books
Level 2: 11-20 books
Level 3: 21-30 books

48/30 (GENTLEMAN)

1. THE The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn - Nov. 15th
2. KINDNESS Before We Forget Kindness by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - Nov.15th
3. SEVEN The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid - Nov. 17th
4. GAMES Games Untold by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - Nov. 19th
5. MADNESS The World Will Follow Joy: Turning Madness into Flowers by Alice Walker - Nov. 20th
6. ATLAS The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake - Nov. 23rd
7. THE The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan - Nov. 30th
8. GENTLEMAN An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn - Dec. 2nd
9. GRAY The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - Dec. 6th
10. AGNES Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë - Dec. 6th
11. MISTER Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn - Dec. 9th
12. CANADIAN Best Canadian Essays 2025 edited by Emily Urquhart - Dec. 9th
13. MAGIC Magic Bites Dramatized Adaptation by Ilona Andrews - Dec. 11th
14. HEART The Songbird & the Heart of Stone by Carissa Broadbent - Dec. 14th
15. SEVEN Seven Down by David Whitton - Dec. 15th
16. EVELYN The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton - Dec. 15th
17. WITH Sweep with Me Dramatized Adaptation by Ilona Andrews - Dec. 16th
18. CASTLE Lonely Castle in The Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura - Dec. 19th
19. MAGIC Magic Burns Dramatized Adaption by Ilona Andrews - Dec. 20th
20. DAY Mr. Villain's Day Off 05 by Yuu Morikawa - Dec. 22nd
21. CHRISTMAS Christmas at Holiday House by RaeAnne Thayne - Dec. 23rd
22. THE Sweep of the Blade Dramatized Adaptation by Ilona Andrews - Dec. 27th
23. THE The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan - Dec. 31st
24. GALATEA Galatea by Madeline Miller - Jan. 1st
25. HEART Sweep of the Heart Dramatized Adaptation by Ilona Andrews - Jan 3rd
26. ICE The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl, Vol. 1 by Miyuki Tonogaya - Jan. 4th
27. WITH To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn - Jan. 6th
28. READ Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out by Shannon Reed - Jan. 7th
29. TALK Life's Short, Talk Fast: Fifteen Writers on Why We Can't Stop Watching Gilmore Girls edited by Ann Hood - Jan. 8th
30. CLEAR Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear by Seanan McGuire - Jan. 11th
31. SEVEN The Malevolent Seven by Sebastien de Castell - Jan 13th
32. KLEE Klee Wyck by Emily Carr - Jan. 15th
33. THE Over the Woodward Wall by A. Deborah Baker - Jan. 15th
34. GAMER Cat + Gamer Volume 4 by Wataru Nadatani - JN. 17th
35. STRIKES Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews - Jan. 20th
36. ASSISTANT Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer - Jan. 21st
37. SALTWISE Along the Saltwise Sea by A. Deborah Baker - Jan. 23rd
38. THAN Better Than Friends by Jill Shalvis - Jan. 25th
39. THE Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer - Jan. 27th
40. STARLING Starling House by Alix E. Harrow - Jan. 30th
41. MAGIC Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews - Feb. 1st
42. WILDS Into the Windwracked Wilds by A. Deborah Baker - Feb. 2nd
43. CHANGED Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever by Matt Singer - Feb. 3rd
44. ICE The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl 02 by Miyuki Tonogaya - Feb. 4th
45.YEARS Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood by Ed Zwick - Feb. 6th
46. WICKED When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn - Feb. 9th
47. MIDNIGHT Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris - Feb. 12th
48. KISS It's In His Kiss by Julia Quinn - Feb. 13th

[Kimberly]

Done.


Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

Level 2: 11-20 books
Read: 11

The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.

1. Read
Read It and Weep - Jenn McKinlay - 12/3/24
2. Time
On Borrowed Time - Jenn McKinlay - 12/10/24
3. Amish
Murder of an Amish Bridegroom - Patricia Johns - 12/12/24
4. Game
The Christmas Murder Game - Alexandra Benedict - 12/18/24
5. Deck
Deck the Hallways - Kate Carlisle - 12/24/24
6. Crime
A Crime of Passion Fruit - Ellie Alexander - 12/29/24
7. Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet Women - Sherry Thomas - 1/7/25
8. Christmas
Murder at a Scottish Christmas - Traci Hall - 1/18/25
9. Vinyl
Vinyl Resting Place - Olivia Blacke - 1/22/25
10. Iced
Iced Under - Barbara Ross - 1/23/25
11. The
The Fastest Way to Fall - Denise Williams - 2/12/25

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Kendra and Kimberly!

[Christina (AKA Babbling)]

Finished
Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

19 books
Level 2: 11-20 books


The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.

1. MAN -- Once a Crooked Man by David McCallum 18 November 2024 ★★★
2. INK -- Amazon Ink by Lori Devoti 30 November 2024 ★★★
3. WHAT - What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez 8 December 2024 ★★★
4. THE - The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin 13 December 2024★★★★
5. MIND - Mind Games by Nora Roberts 21 December 2024 ★★★
6. DEATH - Visions in Death by J.D. Robb 22 December 2024 ★★★
7. NIGHT - Guardians of the Night by Alan Russell 23 December 2024 ★★★★
8. SWEET - Sweet Talk by Cara Bastone 27 December 2024 ★★★★★
9. GWEN - Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher 31 December 2024 ★★★★
10. EVENT - In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros 31 December 2024 ★★★
11. THE - The Seduction of the Crimson Rose by Lauren Willig 5 January 2025 ★★★★★
12. ENCHANTER - Enchanter Redeemed by Sharon Ashwood 5 January 2025 ★★★★
13. WHISTLE - Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk 10 January 2025 ★★★
14. TRIALS - The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas 11 January 2025 ★★★★★
15. EYE - Tiger Eye by Marjorie M. Liu 12 January 2025 ★★★★★
16. EATERS - The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean 18 January 2025★★
17. DEATH - Survivor in Death by J.D. Robb 22 January 2025 ★★★★
18. RENT - Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench 25 January 2025 ★★★
19. THE - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst 8 February 2025 ★★★★★

[Olivermagnus]

~~~ Complete ~~~

Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

28 of 21-30 books

Level 3: 21-30 books

The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.
(view spoiler)[THANKSGIVINGCHRISTMASNEWYEARSDAYVALENTINES
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Desire - Forged by Desire - Bec McMaster - 11/15/24
Lady - Lady of Devices - Shelley Adina - 11/17/24
Devices - Brilliant Devices - Shelley Adina - 11/21/24
Stars - Stars Above - Marissa Meyer - 11/29/24
Test - The Eden Test - Adam Sternbergh - 12/1/24
Games - Mind Games - Nora Roberts - 12/2/24
Evil - Fruit of All Evil - Paige Shelton - 12/8/24
Man - The Nowhere Man - Gregg Hurwitz - 12/9/24
Dark - The Dark Lake - Sarah Bailey - 12/11/24
Witness - The Witness - Nora Roberts - 12/14/24
Winter - Winter Journey - Diane Armstrong - 12/19/24
Sinners - The Sinners - Ace Atkins - 12/20/24
Secret - A Secret Wish - Barbara Freethy - 12/21/24
China - Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station - Dorothy Gilman - 12/23/24
Street - Street of the Five Moons - Elizabeth Peters - 12/25/24
Water - Dead in the Water - Dana Stabenow - 12/27/24
Maiden - The Muse of Maiden Lane - Mimi Matthews - 4.5 Stars - 1/7/25
Ladies - The First Ladies - Marie Benedict - 4.5 Stars - 1/11/25
Evening - The Evening and the Morning - Ken Follett - 5 Stars - 1/14/25
Havana - Our Man in Havana - Graham Greene2533] - 4 Stars - 1/17/25
Midnight - The Midnight Library - Matt Haig - 3 Stars - 1/21/25
Darkness - A Deeper Darkness - J.T. Ellison - 4 Stars - 1/23/25
Great - A Great Reckoning - Louise Penny - 4 Stars - 1/24/25
River - Dry River - John Steele - 3 Stars - 1/26/25
Teeth - Thirty-Three Teeth - Colin Cotterill z 4 Stars - 2/3/25
Day - Zero Day - David Baldacci - 4 Stars - 2/6/25
Giver - The Giver - Lois Lowry - 2/11/25
Eyes - Close Her Eyes - Lisa Regan - 2/11/25

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Christina and Lynda!

[Moondance]

Completion Post

Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

Level 1: 10 books
Level 2: 11-20 books
Level 3: 21-30 books

Read: 30/21-30

The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES

1- RITES
Shadow Rites Faith Hunter 11.20.24 5 stars
2- WHISKERS
Whiskers and Lies Sofie Kelly 11.24.24 4 stars
3- STALKING
Stalking Around the Christmas Tree Jacqueline Frost 11.27.24 4 stars
4- REIGN
Cold Reign Faith Hunter 11.30.24 5 stars
5- THE
The Rocky Road to Ruin Meri Allen 12.01.24 3.5 stars
6- DARK
Dark Queen Faith Hunter 12.08.24 5 stars
7- HEARTS
Hearts in Motion Edie Ramer 12.10.24 3 stars
8- CHRISTMAS
Snowball's Christmas Kristen McKanagh 12.12.24 3 stars
9- CHRISTMAS
Murder at the Christmas Cookie Bake-Off Darci Hannah 12.14.24 4 stars
10- SHATTERED
Shattered Bonds Faith Hunter 12.18.24 5 stars
11- TAINTED
Three Tainted Teas Lynn Cahoon 12.21.24 4 stars
12- DEATH
Passions in Death J.D. Robb 12.23.24 5 stars
13- ITCHES
An Embarrassment of Itches M.K. Dean 12.25.24 3.5 stars
14- MISTAKE
Fatal Mistake Marie Force 12.26.24 4 stars
15- SHE
Mocha, She Wrote Ellie Alexander 12.29.24 4 stars
16- THIRTY
Dirty Thirty Janet Evanovich 12.30.24 4 stars
17- THE
The Obituary Society Jessica L. Randall 01.01.25 3.5 stars
18- CHARMING
Four Charming Spells Lynn Cahoon 01.03.25 4 stars
19- EASY
Easy, Beautiful Handmade Rag Rugs: 12 Step-By-Step Techniques with Patterns and Projects, Including Latch Hook, Braiding, and Punch Needle Deana David 01.04.25 5 stars
20- EVERYTHING
The Opposite of Everything David Kalish 01.06.25 3 stars
21- STITCH
Dropped Dead Stitch Maggie Sefton 01.08.25 2 stars
22- DEATH
Coached to Death Victoria Laurie 01.11.25 4.5 stars
23- WITH
Don't Toy With Me: A Christmas Cozy Mystery Diane Kelly 01.13.25 5 stars
24- DARK
Trouble After Dark Marie Force 01.14.25 4 stars
25- SEVEN
The Seven Year Slip Ashley Poston 01.18.25 5+ stars
26- CHARMER
The Book Charmer Karen Hawkins 01.29*.25 3.5 stars
27- DARLING
My Darling Husband Kimberly Belle 01.27.25 4.5 stars
28- ICING
The Icing on the Cake Rosemarie Naramore 02.01.25 3.5 stars
29- LAST
I Was Murdered Last Night A.J. Gallant 02.05.25 3 stars
30-CHILDREN
Irena's Children: The Extraordinary Story of the Woman Who Saved 2,500 Children from the Warsaw Ghetto 02.11.25 5 stars

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Cheryl!

[Marla]

Completion Post for Msg #35

I only got 16 this time, but missing O & P foiled me.

Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: 11/15/24 - 2/14/25
Level 2: 11-20 books
Progress: 16 of 20

The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.

1. GAME - Mind Game by Christine Feehan (11/15/24)
2. EMERALD - Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews (11/17/24)
3. DEATH - Death du Jour by Kathy Reichs (11/26/24)
4. MARLEY - Marley: The Other Christmas Carol by Donald Allen Kirch (11/23/24)
5. CLEANED - Mr. Monk is Cleaned Out by Lee Goldberg (11/30/24)
6. HER LAST - Her Last Word by Mary Burton (12/8/24)
7. READY - Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline (12/11/24)
8. CHRISTMAS - A Billionaire Wolf for Christmas by Terry Spear (12/20/24)
9. HERE - Click Here For Murder by Donna Andrews (12/31/24)
10. LADY - A Clue for the Puzzle Lady by Parnell Hall (1/11/25)

11. HEARING TEST - The Hearing Test by Eliza Barry Callahan (1/14/25)
12. CITY - City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong (1/22/25)
13. SECRET - Beautiful Secret by Christina Lauren (1/28/25)
14. NAKED EYE - The Naked Eye by Iris Johansen (1/29/25)
15. MARRIED - Married with Zombies by Jesse Petersen (2/9/25)
16. EVIL - Whisper of Evil by Kay Hooper (2/14/25)

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Marla!

Next one is worse! :)

[Ferenc]

Completed!

Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

Goal: 23/21+
Level 3: 21-30 books

THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES

1. DEATH - You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty - Akwaeke Emezi - 11/22/24
2. DEATH - Death Note, Vol. 11: Kindred Spirit - Tsugumi Ohba - 11/23/24
3. DAYS - 28 Days Later Vol. 2: Bend In the Road - Michael Alan Nelson - 11/24/24
4. STARTING - I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom - Jason Pargin - 11/29/24
5. DEATH - Death Note, Vol. 12: Finis - Tsugumi Ohba - 12/04/24
6. CHRISTMAS - You Can't Ruin Christmas - Olivia Noble - 12/11/24
7. DAYS - 28 Days Later Vol. 3: Hotzone - Michael Alan Nelson - 12/15/24
8. THE - The Feud - Sawyer Bennett - 12/21/24
9. AND - Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin - 12/21/24
10. DARKNESS - Your Absence is Darkness - Jón Kalman Stefánsson - 12/23/24
11. THE - Dept. H, Vol. 2: After the Flood - Matt Kindt - 12/26/24
12. GIRLS - Girls of Riyadh - Rajaa Alsanea - 01/02/25
13. THE - The Ghost's Call - K.C. Adams - 01/14/25
14. THE - The Body: A Guide for Occupants - Bill Bryson - 01/17/25
15. DAYS - 28 Days Later Vol. 4: Gangwar - Michael Alan Nelson - 01/21/25
16. EARTH - Earth Weeps, Saturn Laughs - Abdulaziz Al Farsi - 01/21/25
17. WARREN - The Warren Buffett Way, 30th Anniversary Edition - Robert G. Hagstrom - 01/29/25
18. SISTERS - Blue Sisters - Coco Mellors - 01/31/25
19. WING - Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros - 02/08/25
20. VALENTINE - Valentine Murder - Leslie Meier - 02/08/25
21. HARRY - Harry Potter és a Tűz Serlege - J.K. Rowling - 02/08/25
22. CRISIS - Roy: The Most Chaotic Midlife Crisis in Cosmic History - Zachry Wheeler - 02/13/25
23. ENCHANTED - Keeper of Enchanted Rooms - Charlie N. Holmberg - 02/14/25

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Ferenc!

[Caraina]

FINISHED

Words in a Word Game #28 - Special Days
Duration: November 15, 2024 - February 14, 2025

Level 3: 21-30 books
Completed: 30/30

The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.

1. Winter: Winter Magic - T.M. Cromer 12/1/24
2. Amish: An Amish Christmas in Whispering Pines: A Holiday Romance - Sylvia Price 12/2/24
3. Christmas: Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist - Codi Hall 12/2/24
4. Magic: Spring Magic - T.M. Cromer 12/2/24
5. Secrets: The Secrets We Left Behind - Soraya M. Lane 12/4/24
6. Witches: Witches and Wedding Cake - Bailey Cates 12/5/24
7. Charing: 84, Charing Cross Road - Helene Hanff 12/6/24
8. Angel: One Salty Christmas Angel - Lucy McConnell 12/7/24
9. Mercy: Cherished Mercy - Tracie Peterson 12/7/24
10. Man: The Best Man - Kristan Higgins 12/8/24
11. Emergency: Emergency Contact - Lauren Layne 12/9/24
12. Thirteen: Lean Mean Thirteen - Janet Evanovich 12/10/24
13. Again: You Again - Lauren Layne
14. Miracle: Miracle Creek Christmas - Krista Lynne Jensen 12/14/24
15. What: What She Left Behind - Ellen Marie Wiseman 12/15/24
16. Rises: Magic Rises - Ilona Andrews 12/15/24
17. Grace: A Christmas Gift of Grace: An Amish Holiday Romance - Sylvia Price 12/16/24
18. Nightside: Something from the Nightside - Simon R. Green 12/17/24
19. Whiskey: A Whiskey Sour Slaying - Constance Barker 12/18/24
20. Child: A Child Called "It" - Dave Pelzer 12/19/24
21. Dark: All the Colors of the Dark - Chris Whitaker 12/29/24
22. Legends: Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree 12/30/24
23. Teeth: Baby Teeth - Zoje Stage 1/1/25
24. Charmed: Secrets of a Charmed Life - Susan Meissner 1/2/25
25. Nanny: The Naughty, The Nice and The Nanny - Willa Nash 1/3/25
26. Resting: Resting Witch Face - Rebecca Regnier 1/3/25
27. Wither: Wither - Lauren DeStefano 1/4/25
28. Legend: The Legend of Perley Gates - William W. Johnstone 1/6/25
29. Midnight: The 23rd Midnight - James Patterson 1/8/25
30. Silver: The Silver Linings Playbook - Matthew Quick 1/11/25

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Caraina!