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973201 Promise of Spring
1 September, 2024->open
89/89


BLUE WREN AND PEEWIT DANCE ABOUT ITS LIP,
PAUSING A WHILE TO TEST THEIR CHORAL POWERS.
AND NOW, A HINT OF FLOWERS...


B- By a Narrow Majority by Faith Martin 1/10 3.5★
L- The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett 7/9 5★
U- The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce 1/12 3.5★
E- The Mysterious Bakery On Rue De Paris by Evie Gaughan 3/9 3★

W- Judgement Day by Mali Waugh 5/10 3.5★
R- After the Worst Has Happened by Richard Gosling 2/9 4.5★
E- Ethan - Murderously Sweet by Kate Bell 9/10 1★
N- Keeper of the Swans by Nancy Butler 29/9 2★

A- The Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey 14/9 3★
N- Nerve by Dick Francis 3/10 3.5★
D- The Dry by Jane Harper 8/10 5★

P- Powers That Be by Anne McCaffrey 19/9 4★
E- Eleanor - The Lyrebird Lake Ladies Choir by Sandie Docker 28/9 4★
E- The Fine Art of Murder by Emily Barnes 11/10 2★
W- Outrider by Mark Wales 12/10 3★
I- The Irish Earl's Ruse by Emma Lange 15/9 2★
T- The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson 23/9 4★
By a Narrow Majority (DI Hillary Greene, #4) by Faith Martin The Light Fantastic (Discworld, #2) by Terry Pratchett The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Harold Fry, #1) by Rachel Joyce The Mysterious Bakery On Rue De Paris by Evie Gaughan Judgement Day by Mali Waugh After the Worst Has Happened Tales from a Funeral Director on the Lighter Side of Death by Richard Gosling Murderously Sweet (Pumpkin Hollow Mystery, #2) by Kate Bell Keeper of the Swans (Signet Regency Romance) by Nancy Butler The Crystal Singer (The Crystal Singer #1) by Anne McCaffrey Nerve (A Dick Francis Novel) by Dick Francis The Dry (Aaron Falk) by Jane Harper Powers That Be (Petaybee, #1) by Anne McCaffrey The Lyrebird Lake Ladies Choir by Sandie Docker The Fine Art of Murder (Katherine Sullivan Mystery #1) by Emily Barnes Outrider by Mark Wales The Irish Earl's Ruse by Emma Lange The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning How to Free Yourself and Your Family From a Lifetime of Clutter by Margareta Magnusson

D- The Torrent by Dinuka McKenzie 26/10 4★
A- Killashandra by Anne McCaffrey 16/9 3★
N- The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George 18/10 3.5★
C- Crystal Line by Anne McCaffrey 17/9 3★
E- Anne Elliot - Persuasion by Jane Austen 7/11 5★

A- Power Lines by Anne McCaffrey 20/9 3.5★
B- The Bookshop Book by Jen Campbell 19/10 3★
O- O'Connor - Glenrock by Lee Christine 11/9 4★
U- Underwood -Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller 20/11 4★
T- The Air Raid Book Club by Annie Lyons 7/10 4★

I- In Death - Born in Death by J.D. Robb 28/9 4★
T- The Collected Works of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin 20/10 4★
S- The Secret Life of Flying by Jeremy Burfoot 1/9 4★

L- Lockdown by Peter May 22/9 3★
I- Innocent in Death by J.D. Robb 2/10 3.5★
P- Poirot - Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie 31/10 3.5★

The Torrent (Detective Kate Miles #1) by Dinuka McKenzie Killashandra (Crystal Singer, #2) by Anne McCaffrey The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George Crystal Line (Crystal Singer, #3) by Anne McCaffrey Persuasion by Jane Austen Power Lines (Petaybee, #2) by Anne McCaffrey The Bookshop Book by Jen Campbell Glenrock by Lee Christine Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller The Air Raid Book Club by Annie Lyons Born in Death (In Death, #23) by J.D. Robb The Collected Works of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin The Secret Life of Flying by Jeremy Burfoot Innocent in Death (In Death, #24) by J.D. Robb Lockdown by Peter May Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41) by Agatha Christie
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P- Power Play by Anne McCaffrey 21/9 3.5★
A- The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton 25/10 3★
U- Bony Buys a Woman by Arthur W. Upfield 22/11 4★
S- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson 25/9 3.5★
I- Homecoming by Isabel Ashdown 28/10 3★
N- First Impressions by Nora Roberts 29/10 2★
G- Art Hour at the Duchess Hotel by Sophie Green 5/9 4★

A- Death Overdue by Allison Brook 5/11 3★

W- Mrs Sinclair's Suitcase by Louise Walters 21/10 2★
H- Always By Your Side by Julie Haworth 10/10 2★
I- Island in the Sun by Katie Fforde 30/10 2.5★
L- Alien Earth by Megan Lindholm, Robin Hobb 27/10 4★
E- His Name Was Walter by Emily Rodda 17/10/24 5★

T- Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree 4/11 4★
O- One Summer In Paris by Sarah Morgan 19/9 3★

T- The Terrible Tide by Alisa Craig, Charlotte MacLeod 6/11 3★
E- Bluestocking Bride by Elizabeth Thornton 14/11 2★
S- Stefan - Lightning by Dean Koontz 13/11 3.5★
T- Going Postal by Terry Pratchett 8/11 5★
Power Play (Petaybee, #3) by Anne McCaffrey The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton Bony Buys A Woman by Arthur W. Upfield The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson Homecoming by Isabel Ashdown First Impressions by Nora Roberts Art Hour at the Duchess Hotel by Sophie Green Death Overdue (The Haunted Library Mysteries, #1) by Allison Brook Mrs Sinclair's Suitcase by Louise Walters Always By Your Side by Julie Haworth Island in the Sun by Katie Fforde Alien Earth by Megan Lindholm His Name Was Walter by Emily Rodda Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1) by Travis Baldree One Summer In Paris by Sarah Morgan The Terrible Tide by Alisa Craig Bluestocking Bride by Elizabeth Thornton Lightning by Dean Koontz Going Postal (Discworld, #33) by Terry Pratchett

T- Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor 11/11 3.5★
H- The Door-to-Door Bookstore by Carsten Henn 14/10 3.5★
E- The Edge by Dick Francis 18/11 4.5★
I- In Death - Creation in Death by J.D. Robb 9/11 4★
R- Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb 3/12 4★

C- Big Man and the Burn-Out by Clayton Bess 25/11 1.5★
H- Something Wicked by Carolyn G. Hart 16/10 1.5★
O- O'Neill - A Charmed Death by Madelyn Alt 22/10 2★
R- Maidens of the Cave by Lloyd Devereux Richards 24/9/24 2★
A- Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey 13/11 4★
L- Howloween Murder by Laurien Berenson 1/11 2.5★

P- Pumpkin Spice Peril by Jenn McKinlay 2/11 2.5★
O- O' Artful Death by Sarah Stewart Taylor 2/12 2★
W- Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell 15/11 3★
E- Manhunt by Janet Evanovich 26/11 1★
R- Reading Between the Crimes by Kate Young 3/11 2★
S- The Seachangers by Meredith Appleyard 15/11 5★

Just One Damned Thing After Another (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #1) by Jodi Taylor The Door-to-Door Bookstore by Carsten Henn The Edge by Dick Francis Creation in Death (In Death, #25) by J.D. Robb Strangers in Death (In Death, #26) by J.D. Robb Big Man and the Burn-Out by Clayton Bess Something Wicked by Carolyn G. Hart A Charmed Death by Madelyn Alt Maidens of the Cave (Stone Maidens #2) by Lloyd Devereux Richards Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1) by Anne McCaffrey Howloween Murder (A Melanie Travis Canine Mystery) by Laurien Berenson Pumpkin Spice Peril (Cupcake Bakery Mystery, #12) by Jenn McKinlay O' Artful Death (Sweeney St. George #1) by Sarah Stewart Taylor Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell Manhunt by Janet Evanovich Reading Between the Crimes (Jane Doe Book Club Mystery, #2) by Kate Young The Seachangers by Meredith Appleyard

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A- Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume 17/11 4★
N- Night Watch by Terry Pratchett 18/11 5★
D- Dove Pond - The Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins 27/11 2★

N- Napoleon - Man of Two Tribes by Arthur W. Upfield 23/11 4★
O- We Solve Murders by Richard Osman 12/12 4★
W- Waite - The Notorious Rake by Mary Balogh 21/11 3★

A- Undara by Annie Seaton 13/9 3★

H- Gone with the Wool by Betty Hechtman 3/11 2.5★
I- Iwan - The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston 16/11 3.5★
N- Nemesis by Agatha Christie 26/11 4★
T- The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan 9/9 3.5★

O- One Man Show by Michael Innes 25/12 3★
F- Forzane - The Big Time by Fritz Leiber 14/11 1★

F- Flitworth - Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett 24/11 5★
L- Little Bookshop of Murder by Maggie Blackburn 25/11 2★
O- One Day by David Nicholls 1/3 3★
W- Mistletoe and Mischief by Patricia Wynn 24/11 2★
E- Eben - Portrait of Jennie by Robert Nathan 28/11 4★
R- In Five Years by Rebecca Serle 17/11 3★
S- A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins 30/11 4★

Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume Night Watch (Discworld, #29) by Terry Pratchett The Book Charmer (Dove Pond #1) by Karen Hawkins Man of Two Tribes by Arthur W. Upfield We Solve Murders (We Solve Murders, #1) by Richard Osman The Notorious Rake (Waite, #3) by Mary Balogh Undara by Annie Seaton Gone with the Wool (Yarn Retreat Mystery, #4) by Betty Hechtman The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston Nemesis by Agatha Christie The Ruin (Cormac Reilly, #1) by Dervla McTiernan One Man Show (Inspector Appleby #13) by Michael Innes The Big Time by Fritz Leiber Reaper Man (Discworld, #11) by Terry Pratchett Little Bookshop of Murder (Beach Reads Mystery, #1) by Maggie Blackburn One Day by David Nicholls Mistletoe and Mischief by Patricia Wynn Portrait of Jennie by Robert Nathan In Five Years by Rebecca Serle A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins
Aug 30, 2024 04:51PM

973201 Participants:
🦜 = completed

Bobbi
BookConcierge
🦜Brenda
🦜catsalive
🦜Denise
🦜Jackie
Katrina
🦜Mary
🦜Richard
🦜Sarah
🦜Tari
🦜Tr1sha
Aug 30, 2024 04:47PM

973201 NEW CHALLENGE ALERT

A new challenge for the advent of Spring in the Southern Hemisphere.

Promise of Spring by C. J. Dennis
Aug 30, 2024 04:45PM

973201 Promise of Spring
1 September, 2024->open
0/89



Spring is sprung down here in the southern hemisphere, how did it come around again so quickly? To celebrate this vernal surge, here is an excerpt from C. J. Dennis' Promise of Spring to spell as quickly or as slowly as you like.
(Full text: https://www.australianculture.org/pro...)

🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜

BLUE WREN AND PEEWIT DANCE ABOUT ITS LIP,

PAUSING A WHILE TO TEST THEIR CHORAL POWERS.

AND NOW, A HINT OF FLOWERS...


🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜


Simply spell out the poem using the usual options. Just to be on the safe side, reserve two posts if you want to include covers.

1. First letter of the book title
2. First letter of the author's first or last name
3. First letter of the main character's first or last name
4. First letter of a series title
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973201 September 2024 - Celebrating 200 Years of RSPCA - ADOPTION
1-30/9/24
8/8


A- After the Worst Has Happened by Richard Gosling 2/9 4.5★
D- The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan 9/9 3.5★
O- O'Connor - Glenrock by Lee Christine 11/9 4★
P- The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett 7/9 5★
T- The Secret Life of Flying by Jeremy Burfoot 1/9 4★
I- The Irish Earl's Ruse by Emma Lange 15/9 2★
O- One Summer In Paris by Sarah Morgan 19/9 3★
N- Keeper of the Swans by Nancy Butler 29/9 2★
After the Worst Has Happened Tales from a Funeral Director on the Lighter Side of Death by Richard Gosling The Ruin (Cormac Reilly, #1) by Dervla McTiernan Glenrock by Lee Christine The Light Fantastic (Discworld, #2) by Terry Pratchett The Secret Life of Flying What Really Happens When You Travel By Air by Jeremy Burfoot The Irish Earl's Ruse by Emma Lange One Summer In Paris by Sarah Morgan Keeper of the Swans (Signet Regency Romance) by Nancy Butler
Aug 29, 2024 12:28PM

973201 Congrats, Jackie!
Aug 26, 2024 11:41PM

973201 Congrats, Tari!
973201 Well done, Frankie!
973201 Tari wrote: "Finished..."

Finally got that elusive N. Congrats, Tari!
973201 Completed the second leg of our Pub Crawl.

24. CHESHIRE - county town Chester

Old Hall Farm: 11/11
O- The Colonel's Lady by Patricia Oliver 29/7 3★
L- Lindsay - The 5th Horseman by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro 23/7 2★
D- Double Deception by Patricia Oliver 30/7 3.5★

H- Guy Hawkhurst - An Unsuitable Match by Patricia Oliver 2/8 3.5★
A- The Thirteen Problems by Agatha Christie 21/7 4★
L- Lady of Spirit by Edith Layton 31/7 3.5★
L- Logan - 22 Dead Little Bodies by Stuart MacBride 17/8 4★

F- 4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie 1/8 4.5★
A- An Inconvenient Wife by Patricia Oliver 30/7 3.5★
R- Reginald - A Matter of Class by Mary Balogh 16/8 3★
M- Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins 26/7 3★

The Colonel's Lady (The Corinthians, #7) by Patricia Oliver The 5th Horseman by James Patterson Double Deception (The Corinthians, #9) by Patricia Oliver An Unsuitable Match (The Corinthians, #8) by Patricia Oliver The Thirteen Problems (Miss Marple, #1) by Agatha Christie Lady of Spirit (Signet Regency Romance) by Edith Layton Ladies' Night in Finbar's Hotel by Dermot Bolger 4 50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #8) by Agatha Christie An Inconvenient Wife (The Corinthians, #10) by Patricia Oliver A Matter of Class by Mary Balogh Mockingjay (Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins

The Nags Head: 11/11
T- The Renegades of Pern by Anne McCaffrey 11/8 3★
H- Gunshot Road by Adrian Hyland 4/8 4★
E- The Gallant Guardian by Evelyn Richardson 24/7 4★

N- The Night Whistler by Greg Woodland 28/7 4.5★
A- Away with the Penguins by Hazel Prior 5/8 4★
G- Garfield - Siege of Hearts by June Calvin 27/7 3★
S- A Couple of Things Before the End by Sean O'Beirne 15/8 3★

H- Ladies' Night in Finbar's Hotel by Dermot Bolger, Maeve Binchy, Claire Boylan, Emma Donoghue, Anne Haverty, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, Kate O'Riordan, Deirdre Purcell 9/8 2★
E- Eve - Memory in Death by J.D. Robb 6/8 4★
A- Armitage - Irresistible by Mary Balogh 14/8 2★
D- DS Walker - Paradise by Patricia Wolf 12/8 4★

The Renegades of Pern (Pern Dragonriders of Pern, #7) by Anne McCaffrey Gunshot Road (Emily Tempest, #2) by Adrian Hyland The Gallant Guardian by Evelyn Richardson The Night Whistler (Mick Goodenough, #1) by Greg Woodland Away with the Penguins by Hazel Prior Siege of Hearts by June Calvin A Couple of Things Before the End by Sean O'Beirne 22 Dead Little Bodies (Logan McRae, #9.5) by Stuart MacBride Memory in Death (In Death, #22) by J.D. Robb Irresistible (Horsemen Trilogy, #3) by Mary Balogh Paradise (DS Walker #2) by Patricia Wolf
973201 Congrats, Brenda!
Aug 13, 2024 08:11PM

Aug 11, 2024 12:13AM

973201 Well done, Brenda.
Aug 07, 2024 12:39PM

Aug 05, 2024 11:07PM

Aug 04, 2024 08:34PM

SOUTH AUSTRALIA (89 new)
Aug 03, 2024 07:10PM

973201 Katrina wrote: "South Australia - Completed..."

Congrats, Katrina!