Buzzwords 2025: Q1

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

Individual
January - March 2025

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 badges?

Buzzword
Blizzard

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:

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Challenge Rules
📘Standard Rules Apply
📘You may use or drop articles A, An or The

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

Buzzword Badges

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[SharonV]

Buzzwords 2025: Q1
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Buzzword
Blizzard

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

Points: 1

1. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros - 1/5 - 1 pt (author initial)
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[Emeli]

Points:
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[C]

Points: 47
Books read: 29

1. Best in Breed by Libby Howard in the A Locust Point Mystery series | 3 pts (title, author, series)
2. A Match of Wits in the Ladies of Distinction series | 2 pts (title and series)
3. Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear | 1 pt (title)
4. Queen Macbeth in the Darkland Tales series | 1 pt (series)
5. Cold Waters | 2 pts (author, series)
6. Toto | 1 pt (author)
7. Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him | 1 pt (author)
8. A New Lease on Death | 2 pts (title, author)
9. Death in The Sun | 1 pt (title)
10. The Light Pirate | 2 pts (author first and last)
11. Red Winter | 1 pt (title)
12. Dungeon Crawler Carl | 3 pts (title, author, series)
13. Ripe for Vengeance | 1 pt (title)
14. The Best School Year Ever | 3 pts (title, author first and last)
15. The Best Halloween Ever | 3 pts (title, author first and last)
16. A Place for Peter | 1 pt (title)
17. A Charming Hope | 2 pts (title, author)
18. Emergency Contact | 2 pts (author first and last initial)
19. Brew Unto Others | 2 pts (title, author)
20. The Hidden Gift | 2 pts (author first and last initial)
21. No Safe Harbor | 1 pt (author)
22. America Fantastica | 1 pt (title)
23. Zoo 2 | 1 pt (title)
24. Fatal Cajun Festival | 1 pt (author)
25. Sunshine | 1pt (author)
26. The Girl from the Hidden Forest | 1pt (author)
27. Carl's Doomsday Scenario | 1 pt (author, series)
28. Olivetti | 1 pt (author)
29. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police | 2 pts (title, author)

[Angie ☯]

[Caraina]

Buzzwords 2025: Q1
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Buzzword
Blizzard

Points: 165

1. Baby Teeth - Zoje Stage 1/1/25 (Title) 1pt
2. Beautifully Broken Pieces - Catherine Cowles (Title) 1pt
3. Resting Witch Face - Rebecca Regnier (Title, Author) 2pts
4. Wither - Lauren DeStefano 1/24/25 (Both Author's Initials) 2pts
5. Feast of Fools - Rachel Caine 1/4/25 (Author) 1pt
6. All the Pretty Horses - Cormac McCarthy 1/5/25 (Title, Series - The Border Trilogy) 2pts
7. The Legend of Perley Gates - William W. Johnstone 1/6/25 (Title) 1pt
8. Emma - Jane Austen 1/7/25 (Author) 1pt
9. If He Had Been With Me - Laura Nowlin 1/9/25 (Title, Author, Series - If He Had Been With Me) 3pts
10. The Only Woman in the Room - Marie Benedict 1/10/25 (Author) 1pt
11. Undead and Uneasy - MaryJanice Davidson 1/11/25 (Author) 1pt
12. The Banks Sisters - Nikki Turner (Title) 1pt
13. Crome Yellow - Aldous Huxley 1/12/25 (Author) 1pt
14. Home to Big Stone Gap - Adriana Trigiani 1/14/25 (Author, Series - Big Stone Gap) 2pts
15. Hidden Pictures - Jason Rekulak 1/16/25 (Author) 1pt
16. Dances with Wolves - Michael Blake 1/17/25 (Title, Author) 2pts
17. Pink Is The New Black - Vella Day 1/18/25 (Author) 1pt
18. The Promise of Dawn - Lauraine Snelling 1/18/25 (Author) 1pt
19. Escape Claws - Linda Reilly (Both Author's Initials) 2pts
20. Finding Me In The Storm - Hazel Belle 1/22/25 (Author) 1pt
21. The Whispered Word - Ellery Adams 1/22/25 (Author) 1pt
22. The Year We Fell Down - Sarina Bowen 1/22/25 (Author, Series - The Ivy Years) 2pts
23. The Wanderer - Robyn Carr 1/23/25 (Author) 1pt
24. Anita de Monte Laughs Last - Xóchitl González 1/26/25 (Title) 1pt
25. Forever My Girl - Heidi McLaughlin 1/27/25 (Series - Beaumont) 1pt
26. The Good Earth - Pearl S. Buck 1/7/25 (Author) 1pt
27. Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes 1/28/25 (Author) 1pt
28. Whispering Rock - Robyn Carr 1/28/25 (Author) 1pt
29. My Unexpected Forever - Heidi McLaughlin 1/30/25 (Series - Beaumont) 1pt
30. Indigo - Beverly Jenkins 1/30/25 (Title, Author) 2pts
31. The Bone Garden - Tess Gerritsen 1/31/25 (Title) 1pt
32. The Perfect Guests - Emma Rous 2/1/25 (Author) 1pt
33. One of Us Knows - Alyssa Cole 2/2/25 (Author) 1pt
34. Lords of Summer - Kayla Wren 2/2/25 (Title) 1pt
35. Demon Hunter - Aubrey Law 2/2/25 (Title, Both Author's Initials) 3pts
36. Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? - Crystal Smith Paul 2/3/25 (Title) 1pt
37. Saturday - Ian McEwan 2/4/25 (Author) 1pt
38. Red's Alphas - M.H. Soars 2/5/25 (Title) 1pt
39. Love Amid The Ashes - Mesu Andrews 2/5/25 (Title, Author) 2pts
40. The Good Dream - Donna VanLiere 2/7/25 (Author) 1pt
41. When We Had Wings - Ariel Lawhon 2/8/25 (Both Author's Initials) 2pts
42. On Chill With A Billionaire - Black Lavish 2/9/25 (Both Author's Initials) 2pts
43. On Chill With A Billionaire 2 - Black Lavish 2/9/25 (Both Author's Initials) 2pts
44. On Chill With A Billionaire 3: The Finale - Black Lavish 2/9/25 (Both Author's Initials) 2pts
45. Fearless Love - Donnia Marie 2/9/25 (Author, Series - A Bennett Affair) 2pts
46. BOSS: An Urban Fiction Love Story - Jade Jones 2/10/25 (Title) 1pt
47. Still On Chill With A Billionaire - Black Lavish 2/10/25 (Both Author's Initials) 2pts
48. Lucy by the Sea - Elizabeth Strout 2/11/25 (Title, Series - Amgash) 2pts
49. Arctic Homestead: The True Story of One Family's Survival and Courage in the Alaskan Wilds - Norma Cobb 2/11/25 (Title) 1pt
50. Without Fail - Lee Child 2/12/25 (Author) 1pt
51. Where Sleeping Girls Lie - Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé 2/13/25 (Author) 1pt
52. Raziel - Kristina Douglas 2/13/25 (Title, Author) 2pts
53. Countdown to Valentine's Day - Dianna Houx 2/16/25 (Author) 1pt
54. When the Bough Breaks - Jonathan Kellerman 2/16/25 (Series - Alex Delaware) 1pt
55. How to Save an Undead Life - Hailey Edwards 2/18/25 (Series - The Beginner's Guide to Necromancy) 1pt
56. Snowdrops in Spring: A Tale of the Sleeping Beauty - Penelope Daniels 2/19/25 (Title) 1pt
57. Half-Blood - Jennifer L. Armentrout 2/19/25 (Author) 1pt
58. Our Song - Lauren Runow 2/20/25 (Both Author's Initials) 2pts
59. Undead and Unworthy - MaryJanice Davidson 2/20/25 (Author) 1pt
60. If Only I Had Told Her - Laura Nowlin 2/22/25 (Title, Author, Series - If He Had Been with Me) 3pts
61. Twenty Years Later - Charlie Donlea 2/23/25 (Author) 1pt
62. Precarious Summer - Lyn Cote 2/24/25 (Author) 1pt
63. Death by Coffee - Alex Erickson 2/24/25 (Title, Author, Series - Bookstore Cafe Mystery) 3pts
64. Red Clay Ashes: A Novel - Julie Tulba 2/25/25 (Title) 1pt
65. The Red Door Inn - Liz Johnson 2/25/25 (Title, Author) 2pts
66. The Lucky One - Nicholas Sparks 2/26/25 (Title) 1pt
67. A Little Princess - Frances Hodgson Burnett 2/26/25 (Author) 1pt
68. The Things We Leave Unfinished - Rebecca Yarros 2/27/25 (Author) 1pt
69. A Week at the Shore - Barbara Delinsky 2/27/28 (Both Author's Initials) 2pts
70. If the Creek Don't Rise - Leah Weiss 2/28/25 (Title, Author) 2pts
71. Indigo Fire - Vickie McKeehan 2/28/25 (Title, Series - The Indigo Brothers) 2pts
72. Alex - Sawyer Bennett 3/1/25 (Title, Author) 2pts
73. Bully - Penelope Douglas 3/4/25 (Title, Author) 2pts
74. The Book of Candlelight - Ellery Adams 3/5/25 (Title, Author) 2pts
75. Playing for Keeps - R.L. Mathewson 3/5/25 (Author) 1pt
76. Beautiful Ugly - Alice Feeney 3/6/25 (Title, Author) 2pts
77. The Winter Duchess - Jillian Eaton 3/6/25 (Series - A Duchess for All Seasons) 1pt
78. The Last Love Note - Emma Grey 3/7/25 (Title) 1pt
79. Hope Harbor - Irene Hannon 3/7/25 (Author) 1pt
80. You Shouldn't Have Come Here - Jeneva Rose 3/8/25 (Author) 1pt
81. Breathe Again - Julie Trettel 3/9/25 (Title) 1pt
82. Tea & Treachery - Vicki Delany 3/10/25 (Author) 1pt
83. Undead and Unwelcome - MaryJanice Davidson 3/10/25 (Author) 1pt
84. Book Lovers - Emily Henry 3/11/25 (Title) 1pt
85. The Bookish Life of Nina Hill - Abbi Waxman 3/12/25 (Title, Author) 2pts
86. Cappuccinos, Cupcakes, and a Corpse - Harper Lin 3/12/25 (Author) 1pt
87. Love & Gelato - Jenna Evans Welch 3/13/25 (Title, Series - Love & Gelato) 2pts
88. The Dreamers - Karen Thompson Walker 3/16/25 (Title) 1pt
89. Murder with Lemon Tea Cakes - Karen Rose Smith 3/16/25 (Series - Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery) 1pt
90. A Killer Sundae - Abby Collette 3/17/25 (Author, Series - Ice Cream Parlor Mystery) 2pts
91. Focus on Fraud - Suzanne Bolden 3/18/24 (Author) 1pt
92. Nico - Sarah Castille 3/18/25 (Series - Ruin & Revenge) 1pt
93. Mystic Tea - Rea Nolan Martin 3/19/25 (Author) 1pt
94. It's in His Kiss - Julia Quinn 3/20/25 (Title, Series - Bridgertons) 2pts
95. Finding Tomorrow - Denise Grover Swank 3/21/25 (Author, Series - Bluebird Bay) 2pts
96. The River Snakes: A Novel - Adam Darby 3/21/25 (Title, Both Author's Initials) 3pts
97. The Education of Dixie Dupree - Donna Everhart 3/22/25 (Author) 1pt
98. Burned - Ellen Hopkins 3/22/25 (Title, Series - Burned) 2pts
99. Black Woods Blue Sky - Eowyn Ivey 3/23/25 (Title, Author) 2pts
100. Any Day Now - Robyn Carr 3/23/25 (Title, Author) 2pts
101. The Frozen River - Ariel Lawhon 3/24/25 (Both Author's Initials) 2pts
102. Tamed Omega - Riley Carver 3/25/25 (Author) 1pt
103. Tough Luck Lane - Lois Crockett 3/25/25 (Author) 1pt
104. Murder with a Twist - Allyson K. Abbott 3/26/25 (Author) 1pt
105. Hello, Transcriber - Hannah Morrissey 3/28/25 (Author) 1pt
106. Written in Red - Anne Bishop 3/29/25 (Both Author's Initials) 2pts
107. The Christmas Blizzard - Mary Lantz 3/30/25 (Author, Blizzard in title) 3pts
108. A Blizzard Plane Crash Thanksgiving - Lisa Daniels 3/30/25 (Title, Both Author's, Initials, Blizzard in title) 5pts
109. A Christmas Blizzard: A Novel - Garrison Keillor 3/30/25 (Blizzard in title) 2pts
110. Feint of Art - Hailey Lind 3/30/25 (Author, Series - An Art Lover's Mystery) 2pts
111. Undead and Unfinished - MaryJanice Davidson 3/31/25 (Author) 1pt

[Carrie]

Buzzwords 2025: Q1
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Buzzword
Blizzard

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

Points: 21

1. Campervans, Cooking, and Corpses: A humorous vanlife cozy murder mystery byTyler Rhodes: Date Read: 1/4/2024
Points: 1 point for author
2. The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins; Date Read: 1/10/2025
Points: 1 point for title
3. The Christmas Jigsaw Murders by Alexandra Benedict; Date Read: 1/14/2025
Points: 1 point for Author
4. The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave; Date Read: 1/20/2025
Points: 1 point for author
5. Gone for Good by Joanna Schaffhausen; Date Read: 1/23/2025
1 point for series start letter - Detective Annalisa Vega series
6. Moon Dance by J.R. Rain; Date Read: 1/26/2025
1 point for Author
7. The Murder at the Vicarage: A Miss Marple Mystery by Agatha Christie; Date Read: 1/30/2025
1 point for author
8.Death of a Neighborhood Witch by Laura Levine; Date Read: 2/4/2025
1 point for title; 1 point for author
9.The Secret of Poppyridge Cove: Seaside Inn Mystery, book 1 by Rimmy London; Date Read: 2/12/2025
1 point for Author
10. The Fisherman by John Langan; Date Read: 2/15/2025
1 point for author
11. Bishop's Reach by Kathryn R. Wall; Date Read: 2/15/2025
1 point for title, 1 point for series
12. How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine; Date Read: 2/23/2025
1 point for author
13. Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer; Date Read: 3/1/2025
1 point for title and 1 point for series start letter
14. Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys; Date Read: 3/7/2025
1 point for author
15. The Bookbinder's Guide to Love by Katherine Garbera; Date Read: 3/11/2025
1 point for title
16. Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer; Date Read: 3/22/2025
1 point for title; 1 point for series
17. A Lullaby for Witches by Hester Fox; Date Read: 3/26/2025
1 point for title

[christene_littlelibrary]

Buzzwords 2025: Q1
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Buzzword
Blizzard

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

Points:

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[Sammy]

In! A harder one this time!

Total points: 93


1. The Hunting Party - author - 1 point
2. Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt - author + title - 2 points
3. The Bone Clocks - title + author - 2 points
4. A Very Scalzi Christmas - title - 1 point
5. Q - author - 1 point
6. Lessons in Chemistry - title + author - 2 points
7. Here One Moment - author - 1 point
8. Someone to Kiss - author - 1 point
9. We Play Games - author - 1 point
10. The Black Arrow - author + title - 2 points
11. Around the World in Eighty Days - title - 1 point
12. The Little Brooklyn Bakery - title + series - 2 points
13. And Then There Were None - title + author - 2 points
14. The Man Without Qualities - author - 1 point
15. A Sentimental Journey - title + author - 2 points
16. Sweetheart - series - 1 point
17. The Witches of Vardø - author - 1 point
18. The Travelling Cat Chronicles - author - 1 point
19. The Sins of the Father - author - 1 point
20. A Suitable Boy - title + series - 2 points
21. Altered Carbon - title + author - 2 points
22. Lord Edgware Dies - title + author - 2 points
23. An Autumn Crush - title - 1 point
24. The Halloween Tree - author - 1 point
25. A Picture of Murder - title + series - 2 points
26. The Martian - author - 1 point
27. The Warden - author - 1 point
28. The Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal - title - 1 point
29. The Potato Factory - author - 1 point
30. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - author - 1 point
31. The Book-Lovers' Retreat - title - 1 point
32. Yumi and the Nightmare Painter - author - 1 point
33. Montana Sky - author - 1 point
34. A Pint of Murder - title + author - 2 points
35. A Conjuring of Light - title - 1 point
36. Words of Radiance - author - 1 point
37. Upgrade - author - 1 point
38. The Nowhere Emporium - author - 1 point
39. Once Were Warriors - author - 1 point
40. The Burning Secret - title + author - 2 points
41. Shame - author - 1 point
42. The Complete Sherlock Holmes - author - 1 point
43. In the Lives of Puppets - title - 1 point
44. The Will of the Many - author - 1 point
45. Dark Fire - title - 1 point
46. The Silent Patient - author - 1 point
47. Hang the Moon - author - 1 point
48. Way of the Argosi - series + author - 2 points
48. The One - series - 1 point
49. The Happy Ever After Playlist - author - 1 point
50. The Binding - title + author - 2 points
51. This Book Will Save Your Life - author - 1 point
52. The Sorority Murder - author + series - 2 points
53. Over My Dead Body - author - 1 point
54. Abroad in Japan - title + author - 2 points
55. The Time Traveller's Guide to Restoration Britain - author - 1 point
56. A Natural History of Dragons - title + author - 2 points
57. The Bourne Identity - title + author - 2 points
58. Reykjavík: A Crime Story - title + author - 2 points
59. The Fountainhead - author - 1 point
60. The Unreal and the Real: Selected Stories, Volume One: Where on Earth - author - 1 point
61. Sapphire & Lotus - series - 1 point
62. The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk's Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux - author - 1 point
63. The Year of Magical Thinking - author - 1 point
64. The Haven - author - 1 point
65. The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer - title - 1 point
66. Rides a Dread Legion - title, series & author - 3 points
67. Taming Demons for Beginners - author - 1 point
68. Resurrection - title + series - 2 points
69. The Film Music of John Williams: Reviving Hollywood's Classical Style - author - 1 point

[Jenny]

BLIZZARD

Running total- 64pts

1. The Hunting Party 1pt
2. Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors 1pt
3. The Wicked King 1pt
4. Girl, Missing 1pt
5. You Are Here 1pt
6. Race to the Sun 2pts
7. Someone to Kiss 1pt
8. The Lost Story 1pt
9. Dungeon Crawler Carl 2pts
10, Small Admissions 1pt
11. What Happened to Nina? 1pt
12. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal 1pt
13. Akata Warrior 2pt
14. Death of the Author 1pt
15. The Life Impossible 1pt
16. Master of Tomes 1pt
17. Last Stop 2pts
18. Mirror Me 1pt
19. Redemption's Blade 3pts
20. The American Daughters 2pts
21. The Traitor Baru Cormorant 1pt
22. Cinder 1pt
23. The Black Bird Oracle 3pts
24. Beginner's Greek 1pt
25. Gideon the Ninth 1pt
26. Burma Sahib 1pt
27. A Haunting on the Hill 1pt
28. Skin of the Sea 1pt
29. Nine Princes in Amber 1pt
30. Onyx Storm 1pt
31. The Likely Resolutions of Oliver Clock 2pts
32. The Will of the Many 1pt
33. A Beautiful Blue Death 1pt
34. The Book of Imaginary Beings 2pts
35. The Sorority Murder 1pt
36. One Grave Too Many 2pt
37. Dark Space 2pt
38. The Last One at the Wedding 2pts
39. Barn 8 1pt
40. Happy Jack and the Scary-Ass Book of Doom: Shadows Over Earth-That-Was: Vol. 1 1pt
41. The Ring of Allaire 2pts
42. Defiant 2pts
43. Granny's Got a Gun 1pt
44. Artificial Condition 1pt
45. All Systems Red 1pt
46. Ring Shout 2pts
47. Rogue Protocol 1pt

[Shandrea]

Buzzwords 2025: Q1
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Buzzword
Blizzard

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

Points:

1. Among the Heather by Samantha Young
- Title starts with 'A' - 1 point - Total = 1 Point
2. A Dawn of Onyx by Kate Golden
- Title starts with D/or A - 1 point - Total = 1 Point
3. The C*ck Down the Block by Amy Award
- Author Initial starts with 'A' - 1 point - Total = 1 Point
4. The Wiener Across the Way by Amy Award
- Author initial starts with 'A' - 1 point - Total = 1 Point
5. Red, White & Royal Blue - by Casey McQuiston
- Title starts with 'R' - 1 point - Total = 1 Point
6. A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair
- Title stars with 'A' - 1 Point - Total = 1 Point
7. The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez
- Author Initial starts with 'A' - 1 point Total = 1 Point
8. Sovereign by Raya Morris Edwards
- Author Initial starts with 'R' - 1 point Total = 1 Point
9. Find Me by Ashley N. Rostek
- Author Initial starts with 'A & R' - 1 point Total = 1 Point
10. Heartless Sky - Zodiac Academy #7- by Caroline Peckham
- Series starts with 'Z' - 1 point Total 1 Point

. . . . . . . . . .

Total = 10 Points

[Jessica]

Buzzwords 2025: Q1
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Buzzword: Blizzard

Points: 27

1. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz Aristotle and Dante #1
Title A + Author B + Series A Total: 3 points
2. Alice Winters Hidden in Darkness In Darkness #1
Author A + Series I Total: 2 points
3. A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
Title A + Author I Total: 2 points
4. Rat by Louise Collins Behind Bars #3
Title R + Author L + Series B Total: 3 points
5. A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood
Title A + Author I Total: 2 points
6. Jess Bryant Once Upon a New Year
Author B Total: 1 point
7. Forbidden Fruit by Logan Church
Author L Total: 1 point
8. Smile: Behind the Lens of the ‘Dating Game Killer’ by Ryan Green
Author R Total: 1 point
9. Fool's Gold by Ki Brightly
Author: B Total: 1 point
10. The Prince and the Ice King by Amanda Meuwissen
Author: A Total: 1 point
MC name: R Total: 1 point
11. Hot Saltwater Kisses by Zarah Detand
Author: D Total: 1 point
MC name: L Logan Total: 1 point
12. Of Secrets and Wolves by Alice Winters
Author: A Total: 1 point
MC name: R Rowan Total: 1 point
13. Knight's Fire by S.J. Himes
MC name: Z Zephyr Total: 1 point
14. A Simple Mistake by Alice Winters
Title: A Total: 1 point
Author: A Total: 1 point
Series: D (Deadly Mistakes) Total: 1 point
MC name: L LiamTotal: 1 point

[Catherine]

Individual
January - March 2025

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 badges?

Buzzword
Blizzard

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

1. -ALN: Lauren 1PT
2. -Title 1PT
3. -AFN: Rupert 1PT
4. Lindsay Buroker-AFN, ALN 2 PT
5. -ALN: Broadbent 1 PT
6. Rebecca Yarros -Title, AFN- 2 PT
7. -Title 1 PT
8. -AFN: Layne 1 PT
9. by Ilona Andrews AFN, ALN: 2 PT
10. -Title, AFN: Anna 2 PT
11. -AFN: Liz, ALN: Behrendt 2 PT
12. -ALN: Broadbent-1 PT
13. -AFN: Lyndsay 1 PT
14. -AFN Amanda AMN: Lee-2 PT
15. by Tamie Dearen -Title, ALN: 2 PT
16. by Ilona Andrews-Title, AFN, ALN: 3PT
17. by Darcy Coates-Title, AFN-2 PT
18. Kelley Armstrong -Title, ALN: 2 PT
19. -Title: 1 PT
20. Lauren Roberts- AFN, ALN: 2 PT
21. -title: 1 PT
22. Ande Pliego-AFN: 1 PT
23. Kelley Armstrong- ALN: 1 PT
24. Ali Hazelwood-Title, AFN: 2 PT
25. Armando Lucas Correa- AFN, AMN: 2 PT
26. Deborah Harkness -AFN: 1 PT
27. Alexis Henderson- Title, AFN: 2 PT
28. - Title: 1 PT
29. by Kelley Armstrong- ALN: Armstrong: 1 PT
30. Christelle Dabos-Title, ALN: 2 PT
31. -Title: 1 PT
32. by Aimie K. Runyan- AFN, ALN: 2 PT
33. -Tttle: 1 PT
34. by Astrid Scholte-AFN: 1PT
35. - Title: 1 PT
(52 PTS)
36. byWillow Rose- ALN: 1 PT
37. by Amie Kaufman- Title, AFN: 2 PT
38. -Title: 1 PT
39. by Kelley Armstrong- ALN: 1 PT
40. by Ali Rosen- AFN, ALN: 2 PT
41. -Title: 1 PT
42. by Lauren Layne- AFN, ALN: 2 PT
43. by Abbi Waxman- Title, AFN: 2 PT

64 PTS

[Maria (a)]

Buzzwords 2025: Q1
Buzzword: Blizzard

Points: 38

Books read:
1. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (author first): 1 point
2. The Woman in Me by Britney Spears (author first): 1 point
3. The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda (title): 1 point
4. Ebola ’76 by Amir Tag Elsir (author first): 1 point
5. Ace of Hearts by Abby Colsen (author first; title): 2 points
6. Auto by David Wailing (Auto #1-8) (author first; title; series): 3 points
7. The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett (The Appeal #1.5) (series): 1 point
8. Aces Wild: A Heist by Amanda DeWitt (title, author first & last): 3 points
9. White Trash Warlock by David R. Slayton (Adam Binder #1) (author first, series): 2 points
10. Brieven van Skye by Jessica Brockmole (title; author last): 2 points
11. Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (title, author first & last): 3 points
12. Love Me Louder by Christina Lee (title, author last): 2 points
13. Leer me alles wat je weet by Hanna Bervoets (title, author last): 2 points
14. Beginner's Luck by Kate Clayborn (title): 1 point
15. Luck of the Draw by Kate Clayborn (title): 1 point
16. Best of Luck by Kate Clayborn (title): 1 point
17. Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera (title; author first): 2 points
18. Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (titel): 1 point
19. Roland Rogers Isn't Dead Yet by Samantha Allen (title; author last): 2 points
20. Blijf! by Allie Larkin(title; author first & last): 3 points
21. A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow (title; author first): : 2 points
22. Lief meisje, kwaad bloed by Holly Jackson (title): 1 point

[Heather]

**Compelted**
Individual
January - March 2025

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 badges?

Buzzword
Blizzard

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

Books read: 18
Points: 27

1. Disturbing His Peace-Tessa Bailey (#3 in Academy series)-1/4/25 (3pts)
2. The Au Pair Affair-Tessa Bailey (#2 Big shots series)-1/5/25 (3pts)
3. The Darkest Prison (#3.5 of Lords of Underworld series)-1/7/25 (2pts)
4. Soul Taken-Patricia Briggs (1pt)-1/14/25
5. Twisted Hate-Ana Huang-1/17/25 (1pt)
6. All Together Dead-1/18/25 (1pt)
7. Stuck with You-Ali Hazelwood (1pt)-1/20/25
8. Concrete Evidence-Rachel Grant-1/27/25 (1pt)
9. Below Zero-Ali Hazelwood-1/30/25 (2pts)
10. King's Cage-Victoria Aveyard (#3 Red Queen Series)-2/3/25 (3pts)
11. The Last Second Chance-Lucy Score (Blue Moon series #3)-2/5/25 (3pts)-2/5/25
12. As Good As Dead 2/17/25 (1pt)
13. Body of Evidence -2/23/25 (1pt)
14. Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful #1)-3/1/25 (2pts)
15. Cold Snap-Toni Anderson-3/7/25 (1pt)
16. Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life-Ali Wong-3/14/25 (2pts)
17. Code Name: Virgo (Zodiac tactical #2)-3/19/25 (1pt)
18. Incriminating Evidence-3/23/25 (1pt)

[Jess]

Buzzwords 2025: Q1
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Buzzword
Blizzard

Points: 5

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

Points:

1. The Other Americans by Laila Lalami Author Initials (first and last), 2 points
2. Private Rites by Julia Armfield - Author last initial - 1 point
3. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo Author Initials (first and last), 2 points
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[Jessica]

Are we limited to 10 books?

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

Jessica wrote: "Are we limited to 10 books?"

Absolutely not.

[Jess]

If the author has the same initial for their first and last name, can we claim 2 points for the same letter or only if the letter is also double in the buzzword?

[Claire]

. Buzzwords 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025
63 points
Buzzword
Blizzard

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

1. De erfenis Jennifer Lynn Barnes392 p. 23 january 2025
Author initial 1 point
2. Blauwe maan Lee Child 381 p. 28 january 2025 Title first letter 1 point
3. Rachel Kushner 416 p. First initial author 1 point
4/ Sarah Bailey 464 p. Second initial author 1 point
5. Alan Bennett 142 p. First and last initial author 2 points
6. Agatha Christie 252 p. Title and first initial 2 pounts
7. Isabel Allende 319 First and last initial author 2 points
8. P. Dieudonné 274 p. title and ladt initial author 2 points
9. Cornelia Funke 296 p. title 1 point
10. Willow Rose 304 p. Second initial 1 point
11. ] Ann Cleeves 535 p. First initial author 1 point
12. Violeta Isabel Allende 322 p. Read: 25 january 2025 First and last initial author 2 points
13. Alles is nu Amy Giles 366 p. Read 27 january 2025 Title and first initial author 2 points
14. Rouwdouwers Falun Ellie Koos 235 p. Read 30 january 2025 title 1 point
15. Ragnar Jónasson part 1 in series 224 p. 2 february 2025 title and first initial 2 points
16. Once Hunted Blake Pierce 192 p. 1 february 2025 First initial 1 point
17. Isaac's Song Daniel Black
320 p. Read: 3 february title and first and last initial 3 points
18. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie Alan Bradley 386 p. Read 4 february 2025 initials author 2 points
19. Paris: de memoires van Abel Sikkink Bert Wagendorp 386 p. Read: 5 februaryfirst initial 1 point
20. De bijzondere levens van Violette Valérie Perrin 480 p. 10 february title 1 point
21. Onmacht Yvonne Doorduyn 334 p. 15 february 2025 second initial author 1 point
22. Daglicht Marion Pauw 308 p. 17 february 2025 title 1 point
23. 15. Tussen de regels Lauren Asher 438 p. 18 februaRy initials author 2 pounts
24. De ravenjongens Maggie Stiefvater 365 p. 26 february title 1 point
25. De Liefde, Natuurlijk Carlos Drummond de Andrade 125 p. 25 february 2 points title and initial
26. Bezonken rood Jeroen Brouwers 152 p. 2 march 2 points title and initial
27. Hier waak ik Danila Comastri Montanari 272 p. 3 march 1 point initial
28. In orbit Samantha Harvey 192 p. 7 march title 1 point
29. Yellowface R.F. Kuang 316 p. 10 march 1 point author initial
30. Reisverslag van een kat Hiro Arikawa 239 p. 13 march 2 points Title author
31. Het witte meisje Tony Birch 336 p. 14 march 1 point author
32. Als wij schurken waren M.L. Rio 424 p. 15 march2 points title AFN
33. Dit zijn de namen 303 p. 17 march 1 point title
34. Ikigai: Het Japanse geheim voor een lang en gelukkig leven Fransesc Miralles Hector Garcia 191 p. 18 march title 1 point
35. Kat & muis Ian Rankin 231 p. 19 march Initial author 2 points
36. Bride and Groom Rona Halsall 321 p. 21 march2 points AFN en title
37. Lieg nooit Freida McFadden 271 p. 22 march title 1 point
38. De Cock en kermis in de hel Peter Römer 144 p. 24 march title and ALN 2 points
39. De dag van de Jakhals Frederick Forsyth 476 p. 25 march title 1 point
40. Het transgalactische liftershandboek Douglas Adams 27 march 192 p. AFN ALN 2 poinnt
41. Het restaurant aan het einde van het heelal Douglas Adams 27 march 205 p. AFN ALN 2 points
42. The Mysterious Affair at Styles Agatha Christie 220 p. 28 march 2025 AFN 1 point
43. The Lives of Lee Miller Antony Penrose 350 p. 30 march title + AFN 2 points
44. Met onbekende bestemming Agatha Christie 195 p. 31 march AFNN1 point

[Jayne]

Buzzwords 2025: Q1
Duration: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Buzzword
Blizzard

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

Points: 16

1. The Dragons of Kellynch by Maria Grace - 1/1/25 - title start letter - 1 point
2. The Blanket Cats by Kiyoshi Shigematsu - 2/1/25 - title start letter - 1 point
3. An Escape in Time by Sally Nicholls - 3/1/25 - title start letter - 1 point
4. A Winter in New York by Josie Silver - 5/1/25 - title start letter - 1 point
5. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer - 13/1/25 - title start letter - 1 point
6. One Midnight With You by Shari Low - 15/1/25 - author initial - 1 point
7. The Muddleheaded Wombat by Ruth Park - 17/1/25 - author initial - 1 point
8. Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher - 18/1/25 - author initial - 1 point
9. Villa of Sun and Secrets by Jennifer Bohnet - 19/1/25 - author intitial - 1 point
10. The Bookseller's Apprentice by Amelia Mellor - 20/1/25 - title start letter, author initial - 2 points
11. The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict - author initial - 1 point
12. His Name Was Walter by Emily Rodda - author initial - 1 point
13. The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda - title start letter - 1 point
14. The Last Phone Booth in Manhattan by Beth Merlin - title start letter, author initial - 2 points

[jonidyan]

Buzzword: Blizzard - January 1 through March 31, 2025
Points: 65 pts of 03/31

📕Title start letter: 1 point
📒Author initial: 1 point
📗Series start letter: 1 point
📘📘Buzzword in title: 2 points

01/02 Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez [initial] 📒
01/03 Never Been Kissed (Boy Meets Boy #1) by Timothy Janovsky [series] 📗
01/05 You're a Mean One, Matthew Prince (Boy Meets Boy #2) by Timothy Janovsky [series] 📗
01/07 New Adult (Boy Meets Boy #3) by Timothy Janovsky [series] 📗
01/09 Adult Assembly Required (The Bookish Life of Nina Hill #2) by Abbi Waxman [title+series] 📕📗
01/10 The Bookish Life of Nina Hill (The Bookish Life of Nina Hill #1) by Abbi Waxman [title +series] 📕📗
01/12 Winter Solstice by Elin Hilderbrand ❌
01/12 The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science by Kate McKinnon ❌
01/13 Heartburn by Nora Ephron ❌
01/13 Glaciers by Alexis M. Smith [initial] 📒
01/15 Love Requires Chocolate (Love in Translation #1) by Ravynn K. Stringfield [title+initial+series] 📕📒📗
01/17 Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood [title+initial] 📕📒
01/19 The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean [title+initial] 📕📒
01/20 Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher ❌
01/21 The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling ❌
01/24 Every Summer After by Carley Fortune ❌
01/25 Code Name Sapphire by Pam Jenoff ❌
01/27 Dating Dr. Dil (If Shakespear Was an Auntie #1) by Nisha Sharma [title+series] 📕📗
01/29 The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand ❌
02/01 Things We Never Got Over (Knockemout #1) by Lucy Score [initial] 📒
02/02 Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan ❌
02/03 The Bodyguard by Katherine Center [title] 📕
02/04 The Wedding Crasher by Mia Sosa ❌
02/05 The Pairing by Casey McQuiston ❌
02/07 Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood [title+initial] 📕📒
02/09 The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams[322][initial] 📒
02/13 Delilah Green Doesn't Care (Bright Falls #1) by Ashley Herring Blake [initial+title+series] 📕📒📗
02/14 Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman ❌
02/15 Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood[initial] 📒
02/15 Seas and Greetings by Julie Murphy ❌
02/16 The Pumpkin Spice Café (Dream Harbor #1) by Laurie Gilmore [initial+series] 📒📗
02/17 Honkers Under the Holly by Amy Award [initial] 📒
02/17 Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson ❌
02/18 Rein Me In by Kayla Grosse [title] 📕
02/19 Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? by Crystal Smith Paul [title] 📕
02/20 The Maid by Nita Prose ❌
02/21 All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers [title+initial] 📕📒
02/22 Below Zero by Ali Hazelwood [initial+title] 📕📒
02/23 Stuck with You by Ali Hazelwood[[initial] 📒
02/25 The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley[initial]📒
02/26 The True Love Experiment (DNA Duo #2)by Christina Lauren [initial+series] 📒📗
02/27 Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood [initial] 📒
02/28 Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales ❌
03/02 Pumpkin Everything (An Autumnboro Sweet Romance #1) by Beth Labonte [initial+series] 📒📗
03/04 Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler [title] 📕
03/07 American Royals (American Royals #1) by Katharine McGee [title+series] 📕📗
03/08 Love & Gelato (Love & Gelato #1) by Jenna Evans Welch [title+series] 📕📗
03/09 Love & Luck (Love & Gelato #2) by Jenna Evans Welch [title+series] 📕📗
03/12 The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood[title+initial] 📕📒
03/13 Trick Shot (Brother Puckers #1) by Kayla Grosse [series] 📗
03/14 The Anaconda Downstairs by Amy Award [title] 📕
03/16 I'll Look for You, Everywhere by Cameron Capello [title] 📕
03/17 Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper by Diablo Cody [initial] 📒
03/17 The Grand Finale by Janet Evanovich ❌
03/19 The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee [tital+initial] 📕📒
03/20 Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand ❌
03/21 Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult ❌
03/23 Rope Me In by Kayla Grosse[408][title] 📕
03/25 Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan [initial] 📒
03/27 The Soulmate Equation (DNA Duo #1) by Christina Lauren [inital+series] 📒📗
03/31 Love & Olives (Love & Gelato #3) by Jenna Evans Welch [title+series] 📕📗