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.General
1. Book Title:
2. Author:
3. Main Character:
4. Secondary Character:
5. Place:
6. Cover:
February Specials
February is month number two. It is “leap” year so let’s do a little leaping with any form of forward momentum. Even with it’s extra day February is still the smallest month. February 2nd is Groundhogs Day; groundhogs are an odd little animal. The February flower is the violet and the stone is the amethyst which are both shades of purple. And last but not least February is most known for Valentine’s Day filled with all sorts of romantic things.
7. Something there are two of:
8. Forward momentum:
9. Small:
10. Animal:
11. Purple:
12. Romantic:
Letter of the month is J.
Participants:❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥
Melissa
Leslie = 9
Kristen **NaNoWriMo winner!!** =1
Teneal
Dawn =9
Barbara= 10
Jennifer
Cathy=11
Mod
Letter J 11/12
Letter J
1. BOOK TITLE Justice 2/28/12 *** stars 1 POINT
2.AUTHOR Julie London Wedding Survivor2/6/12 *** stars 1 POINT
3. MAIN CHARACTER Gabriel Jones Second Sight 2/4/12 **** stars 1 POINTS
4. SECONDARY CHARACTER Riley Jenson Darkness Unbound 2/9/12 ***1/2 stars 1 POINT
5. PLACE Jackson, MS
6. COVER jewelry Secrets of Bella Terra 2/2/12 **** stars 1 POINT
7. FORWARD MOMENTUM"It was her summons that had sent Vaughn Jolting through the back roads . . ." location #368 The Seduction of the Crimson Rose 2/4/12 ***1/2 stars 1 POINT
8. ROMANTIC "Yet in my daydreams, we strolled hand in hand beneath a gentle June sun . . ." location#230 The Seduction of the Crimson Rose 1 POINT
9. SOMETHING THERE ARE TWO OF "The kind of eyes that jumped from a woman's dream . . ." p. 42 Magic Burns 2/5/12 **** stars 1 POINT
10. SMALL . . . rusty nails that jutted up . . ." p. 152 My Funny Valentine2/14/12 *** stars 1 POINT
11. ANIMAL
12. PURPLE " Violet tried to ignore the sudden stab of jealousy." book:The Body Finder|6261522]2/13/12 *** stars 1 POINT
Leslie wrote: "I would love to do this. I have never played before and feel totally confused by the rules (which is normal for me!) but it looks like fun."Check out the previous months of play and you should be able to catch on. Sounds more complicated than it really is.
I'm in.FOUND 0/12
Regular
1. Title:
2. Author:
3. Main Character:
4. Secondary Character:
5. Place:
6. Cover:
February Specials
7. Something there are 2 of:
8. Forward Momentum:
9. Small:
10. Animal:
11. Purple:
12. Romantic:
Welcome all. Leslie, if you have any questions feel free to ask. Or look over this months challenge.
It is the kind of game that is easier explained face to face. I keep adding to the rules each month as we work out kinks. I am not sure if those additions are helping or just adding to more confusion.
Anyway there are no silly questions so ask away as the questions come to you.
thanks Dawn, I am one of those people that can never just read instructions and understand. I will definitely go and look at the Jan challenge. I'm sure others will understand it perfectly. And I promise not to hesitate to ask questions!
I'm not doing too well in January, so I'm going to try to make it up in February.General
1. Book Title:
2. Author:
3. Main Character: Jane in The Red Book
4. Secondary Character:
5. Place:
6. Cover:
7. Something there are two of:
8. Forward momentum:
9. Small:
10. Animal:
11. Purple:
12. Romantic:
This sounds fun! 1. Book Title:
2. Author:
3. Main Character:
4. Secondary Character:
5. Place:
6. Cover:
7. Something there are two of:
8. Forward momentum:
9. Small:
10. Animal:
11. Purple:
12. Romantic:
Just a heads up. I usually post the letter of the day in the morning but it won't be up until later this afternoon. I normally stay home all day. But the Hubby is out of town today so I have his car. Yipppeee! Which means after the older kid goes to school I am taking my lil tyke out for a library play date. Don't worry I have Sesame Street set up on the DVR so I will have a letter of the day posted after we get home and have a chance to watch.
Have a great with your youngest. I am so excited to start this and I did figure it out! Can't wait for the letter.
This is my first challenge since joining Goodreads. I'll give it a go!
Ok, Rocky Mountain PBS failed me again. Today's show was brought to us by the letter X and the number 10. Since X is too hard to play with I am going to take the 10th letter of the alphabet. The letter of the month will be "J". Good luck to all!
Jennifer wrote: "This is my first challenge since joining Goodreads. I'll give it a go!"YAY! Welcome to my book club buddy!
My list for the letter J.9 points
General
1. Book Title:
2. Author: Jeaniene Frost Destined for an Early Grave 2/1/12 1 point
3. Main Character: Jericho Barrons Bloodfever, Karen Marie Moning 2/8/121 point
4. Secondary Character: John Johnston, Jr. Bloodfever, Karen Marie Moning 2/8/12 KL=1938 3 points
5. Place:
6. Cover:
Specials
7. Something there are two of:
8. Forward momentum: "Maybe you can Jump on next." Destined for an Early Grave Jeaniene Frost, 2/1/12 kindle loc 1366 1 point
9. Small: Jewels Vampire Mine Kerreyln Sparks 2/3/12 pg 254 1 point
10. Animal: Jackrabitt Destined for an Early Grave Jeaniene Frost, 2/1/12 kindle loc 3025 1 point
11. Purple: Jaw Bloodfever, Karen Marie Moning 2/8/12 kindle loc 118 1 point
12. Romantic:
I think I will try this one. Its my first time on this so it might take me alittle while to get going.
Okay,I have a question about what would count for the special items. I'm a little confused if the sentence has to have a J word, or if the item itself must be a J word. Not sure how that would work. Here's a sentence in a book:
"JUST the fact she had survived the past century proved that." Would that count toward forward momentum?
The item itself must start with "J". If there are more J-words connected with it in the sentence then those would count as extra points. So if you found (The phonograph needle jumped.) it would be 1 point.
However, (Startled by the noise she jumped into Joe's arms. )would be two points because of J-forward momentum word and another J-word in the sentence.
Thanks Dawn, that clarified it for me.
FOUND 6/12Regular
1. Title:
2. Author: James Patterson - Sail 2/8
3. Main Character: Justin Miller - Forgotten Sea 2/2
4. Secondary Character: Jenx - Whiskey on the Rocks 2/4
5. Place:
6. Cover: Jeans - Atlantis Redeemed 2/5
February Specials
7. Something there are 2 of:
8. Forward Momentum: whether the affair had already "jumped the shark", p77 Sail 2/8
9. Small:
10. Animal:
11. Purple:
12. Romantic: "Heart of Jersey Motel, very romantic", p121 Forgotten Sea 2/2
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Leslie wrote: " Letter J Points: 13 ..."
Hey Leslie you can only use each "item" once. You have secondary character listed several times. I only counted 6 separate points. I might be wrong. Can you double check the count using each item once. (You can get more than one point per item, but only using one item reference)
Points are updated in post 4.
Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Leslie wrote: " Letter J Points: 13 ..."
Hey Leslie you can only use each "item" once. You have secondary character listed several times. I only counted 6 separate points. I might be wrong. C..."
Okay, now I'm confused. I'm so bad with directions! Does that mean I can only have 1 main character, 1 book that starts with a J, one author and so on? I promise, I am actually intelligent, just have this one issue- direction dyslexia!
Yes, that is right only 1 main character, 1 book that starts with a J, one author and so on. You can change your answer, if you find a better one to get more points.
See my post. For Secondary character I had found a mother named "Justina", which gave me one point. However the book I read today one of the bad guys was John Johnston Jr. Since his name has 3 words that begin with "J" it is worth 3 points instead of the 1 point Justina was worth. So I removed the reference to Justina and put John Johnston Jr. in. That way I am only referencing one book at a time.
Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Yes, that is right only 1 main character, 1 book that starts with a J, one author and so on. You can change your answer, if you find a better one to get more points.
See my post. For Secondary..."
Okay, I think I understand. I didn't get the part that you could only use each category one time. I will correct my entry. Thanks for explaining it- again!
FOUND 8/12Regular
1. Title:
2. Author: James Patterson - Sail 2/8 1 POINT
3. Main Character: Justin Miller - Forgotten Sea 2/2 1 POINT
4. Secondary Character: Jenx - Whiskey on the Rocks 2/4 1 POINT
5. Place:
6. Cover: jeans - Atlantis Redeemed 2/5 1 POINT
February Specials
7. Something there are 2 of: baggie containing a pair of rolled Joints, p232 Wicked Game 2/12 1 POINT
8. Forward Momentum: whether the affair had already "jumped the shark", p77 Sail 2/8 1 POINT
9. Small: I'll nick the external Jugular, it's small, p343 Wicked Game 2/12 1 POINT
10. Animal:
11. Purple:
12. Romantic: "Heart of Jersey Motel, very romantic", p121 Forgotten Sea 2/2 1 POINT
2/22/42/52/8
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February Scattergories Challenge JCompleted 12/12 for 12 points
1. Book Title: Me, Myself and Why? (Cadence Jones #1) 2/20/12
2. Author: Jim Butcher, Storm Front 2/6/12
3. Main Character: John Kowalski in Simply Irresistible 2/8/12
4. Secondary Character: Jerome in Succubus Revealed 2/3/12
5. Place: Jackson, Wyoming Unearthly 2/16/12
6. Cover: jeweled tiara The Duke Is Mine 2/4/12
7. Something there are two of: “I took night classes, got two jobs, and tried to keep Family Services from coming down on us” Can't Stand The Heat 2/5/12
8. Forward momentum: “jumping off the L train” Can't Stand The Heat 2/5/12
9. Small: “Just a hint” Storm Front 2/6/12
10. Animal: Jellyfish Leviathan 2/2/12
11. Purple: The Great Jambini “he had graying hair and a bright purple silk turban…” Succubus Revealed 2/3/12
12. Romantic: “ I haven’t even gambled yet and I feel like I’ve hit the jackpot.” Succubus Revealed 2/3/12
FOUND 10/12Regular
1. Title:
2. Author: James Patterson - Sail 2/8 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Justin Miller - Forgotten Sea 2/2 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character: Jenx - Whiskey on the Rocks 2/4 (1 POINT)
5. Place: Jail p 162 6 Killer Bodies 2/25 (1 POINT)
6. Cover: jeans - Atlantis Redeemed 2/5 (1 POINT)
February Specials
7. Something there are 2 of: baggie containing a pair of rolled Joints, p232 Wicked Game 2/12 (1 POINT)
8. Forward Momentum: whether the affair had already "jumped the shark", p77 Sail 2/8 (1 POINT)
9. Small: I'll nick the external Jugular, it's small, p343 Wicked Game 2/12 (1 POINT)
10. Animal: Japanese fox nymph, p179 Shadow Heir 2/22 (1 POINT)
11. Purple:
12. Romantic: "Heart of Jersey Motel, very romantic", p121 Forgotten Sea 2/2 (1 POINT)
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Hey all, sorry I haven't updated points lately. They are updated now. Cathy, can you double check your book title? The book you linked in doesn't start with J. But hey you are still in the lead!
The series title has a J and that's the closest I could find in my books for this month. I won't count it if that's against the rules.
Did not do so well this month... looking forward to March!1. Book Title:
2. Author:
3. Main Character: Jamie McPherson in
4. Secondary Character: John of Blackthorne in
5. Place: jail pg. 52 in
6. Cover:
7. Something there are two of: “jangling bells on the falcon’s jesses” pg. 28 of
8. Forward momentum: “Gwyn’s familiar voice made Meg jump.” pg. 47 in
9. Small:
10. Animal:
11. Purple:
12. Romantic: “kiss deepened into an elemental joining” pg. 96 in
COMPLETE: Found 12/12Regular
1. Title:Jude Outlaw - Jan Springer 2/29 (1 POINT)
2. Author: James Patterson - Sail 2/8 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Justin Miller - Forgotten Sea 2/2 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character: Jenx - Whiskey on the Rocks 2/4 (1 POINT)
5. Place: Jail p 162 6 Killer Bodies 2/25 (1 POINT)
6. Cover: jeans - Atlantis Redeemed 2/5 (1 POINT)
February Specials
7. Something there are 2 of: baggie containing a pair of rolled Joints, p232 Wicked Game 2/12 (1 POINT)
8. Forward Momentum: whether the affair had already "jumped the shark", p77 Sail 2/8 (1 POINT)
9. Small: I'll nick the external Jugular, it's small, p343 Wicked Game 2/12 (1 POINT)
10. Animal: Japanese fox nymph, p179 Shadow Heir 2/22 (1 POINT)
11. Purple: Jake's broad shoulders began to shake...and he turned nearly purple, p170 Heart of Dixie 2/27 (1 POINT)
12. Romantic: "Heart of Jersey Motel, very romantic", p121 Forgotten Sea 2/2 (1 POINT)
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A little Scattergories LOVE for you all!
The general rules of Scattergories are you are given a list of categories and a time limit. Then the letter dice is rolled and you have to come up with something that matches your letter and the category.
This “Challenge” works in conjunction with the other challenges you may participate in this month. You may use a book to fulfill multiple items (you don't have to read 12 books this month...don't worry!) While you are fulfilling the requirements of your other challenges, be on the lookout for the following items (they may be on the cover or mentioned in the book):
The Challenge: I will post a list of 12 categories, 6 general relating to any book, and 6 specific to that month. On the last day of the month before, I will post the letter of the month. You can start reading on the 1st. The goal is to get as many points as possible by the end of the month.
Duration: February 1st to February 29th
Rules
1.Any genre of books will work
2.Ebooks and audio count
3.You can read in any order
4.Rereads are ok but if you really reread the book
Points: You get one point for each category you can tie to a book, where the first letter begins with the letter of the month. You get double points for each time the letter of the month is used to begin a word (ex. for author if the letter was C, Cassandra Claire would be 2 points). We will not be deducting points for duplicate answers like the original game version does.
…..Note….. if you have already earned 1 point for an item and come across another item worth more points you can replace it. Please only list the one book you are currently using for points.
Special categories are open for interpretation. As long as it is mentioned in the book and you can justify how it fits, it will work.
When you find one of the items list the Book Title and Author (or link the cover), date it, and specify where the item is found within the book. (i.e. page number, e-reader location, audio chapter)
Just like the regular game we will not use the letters Q, U, V, X, Y and Z.
Let me know if you have any questions.