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CompletedLOTSA SPELL 2025 Annual Challenge
Duration: 1 December 2024 - 31 December 2025
Progress 82/82
M: The Miracle of Language by Richard Lederer 3/1 4★
M: Miss Silver Intervenes by Patricia Wentworth 13/1 4★
X: The 22 Murders of Madison May by MaX Barry 2/1 3★
X: The RynoX Murder by Philip MacDonald 9/2 3★
V: Viv - Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree 27/1 4★
C: Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris 18/2 3.5★
E: Eve - Salvation in Death by J.D. Robb 11/1 3★
A: A Girls' Guide to Winning the War by Annie Lyons 16/1 4★
D: Take Two by Danielle Hawkins 23/1 4★
S: Shay - The Mirror by Marlys Millhiser 14/1 4★
Q: The Folklore of Discworld by Terry Pratchett, JacQueline Simpson 28/3 5★
U: Emergency Exit Only by Michelle Upton 5/1 3.5★
A: Andrew - When It All Went to Custard by Danielle Hawkins 5/2 5★
R: Promises in Death by J.D. Robb 8/2 4★
E: Emma - A Secret Garden in Paris by Sophie Beaumont 29/1 4★
Y: How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks 24/1 2★
E: Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings 30/1 4★
A: Two Steps Onward by Graeme Simsion, Anne Buist 28/2 3★
R: Rizzoli - The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen 7/2 3.5★
S: The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver 13/2 3★
N: The Little French Village of Book Lovers by Nina George 26/1 2★
A: A Town Called Treachery by Mitch Jennings 7/3 4★
K: Killjoy by Ann Cleeves 16/2 4★
E: Magician's Gambit by David Eddings 4/2 3★
O: One Day by David Nicholls 1/3 3★
S: The Rivertown Vet by Jennifer Scoullar 24/2 3★
A: Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie 15/3 4★
K: The Knitting Club at Wagtail Ridge by Janet Gover 22/2 4★
A: As the River Rises by Fiona McArthur 22/3 5★
J: Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb 4/4 4★
A: The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews 1/4 2.5★
P: Along Came a Spider by James Patterson 19/1 3★
A: A Pressing Engagement by Anne Barbour 10/4 3★
N: The Northern Lights Lodge by Julie Caplin 21/3 3★
B: The Blitz Detective by Mike Hollow 9/3 4★
A: A Noble Ambition by Elizabeth Albright 18/4 1★
S: The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill 26/3 3.5★
E: Castle of Wizardry by David Eddings 17/2 3.5★
L: Women of a Certain Rage by Liz Byrski 27/2 3★
W: Just the Two of Us by Jo Wilde 29/1 4★
O: The Frangipani Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu 5/3 4★
R: Ravenscar - Faro's Daughter by Georgette Heyer 25/2 5★
L: The Skeleton Takes a Bow by Leigh Perry 2/3 3★
D: Dallas - Interlude in Death by J.D. Robb 20/3 4★
C: Sister of the Bride by Carol Quinto 8/4 2★
U: An Unlikely Father by Lynn Collum 14/4 2★
P: The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett 23/3 5★
B: Rake's Honour by Beverley Oakley 23/3 2★
U: Ursula - Cupid's Calendar by Norma Lee Clark 26/4 3★
L: Sherry's Comet by Juliette Leigh 15/4 2.5★
G: Two Weeks 'til Christmas by Laura Greaves 1/1 3★
A: Ailis - The Irish Rogue by Emma Jensen 20/4 3★
R: Riverboat Point by Tricia Stringer 17/3 3★
I: Irish Thoroughbred by Nora Roberts 6/1 2★
A: Angelina - The Primrose Path by Barbara Metzger 21/4 2★
Q: Queen of Sorcery by David Eddings 1/2 3★
U: Unwanted by Mia Sheridan 27/4 4★
A: On Bended Knee by Alice Holden, Kate Huntington, Laura Paquet 23/4 2.5★
N: Drop Dead by Margot Neville 12/4 3.5★
T: Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams 19/2 3★
U: The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer 3/5 1★
M: Knave's Gambit by Margaret Summerville 11/4 2★
S: Sunrise Over Mercy Court by Fiona McCallum 13/4 4★
C: Caroline - Mr. Jeffries and the Jilt by Joy Reed 9/4 3★
I: In Bloom by Eva Verde 22/2 3★
E: Enchanters' End Game by David Eddings 22/2 3★
N: Once upon a Christmas by Nancy Lawrence 15/4 3★
C: Orpheus Nine by Chris Flynn 25/4 4★
E: Guardians of the West by David Eddings 4/3 3.5★
A: Cold Truth by Ashley Kalagian Blunt 13/4 3.5★
N: Lady Farrington's Folly by Nina Porter 16/4 2★
D: Dallas - Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb 20/3 4.5★
T: Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes by Rob Wilkins 30/3 5★
E: King of the Murgos by David Eddings 13/3 3★
C: Charlotte - Set to Partners by Patricia Ormsby 21/4 3★
H: Dinner at Rose's by Danielle Hawkins 11/2 4★
N: The Duke's Dilemma by Nadine Miller 17/4 2★
O: The Rabbits by Sophie Overett 11/3 2★
L: Leslie - The Duke's Dilemma by Elizabeth Chater 18/4 3★
O: Ozzy - The Woman on the Bus by Pauline McLynn 16/3 4★
G: Grey Mask by Patricia Wentworth 26/2 3★
Y: The Bookseller's Gift by Felicity Hayes-McCoy 2/2 4★
Orpheus Nine by Chris Flynn 25/4 4★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Unwanted by Mia Sheridan 27/4 4★ 330p
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Eternity in Death by J.D. Robb 27/4 3★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Celebrating 250 Years of Jane Austen - MANSFIELD (PARK)1 - 31/5/25
13/13
M- The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer 3/5 1★
A- A Merry Escapade by Jenna Jones 17/5 1.5★
N- Eric Northman - Club Dead by Charlaine Harris 5/5 4★
S- A Spirited Bluestocking by Joan Overfield 1/5 3★
F- A Father For Christmas by Paula Tanner Girard 22/5 2.5★
I- Meet Me at Rainbow Corner by Celia Imrie 4/5 3.5★
E- Eric - Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris 10/5 3★
L-Dunraven's Folly by Dawn Lindsey 16/5 1★
D- D-503 - We by Yevgeny Zamyatin 9/5 2.5★
P- The Case Is Closed by Patricia Wentworth 2/5 3★
A- The Counterfeit Betrothal by April Kihlstrom 11/5 2★
R- Indulgence in Death by J.D. Robb 7/5 4★
K- The Scholar's Daughter by April Kihlstrom 13/5 3★
Welcome, Denise & Mary.(Moved this down so Mary's threads could be consecutive.)
Welcome, BC & Denise.
Welcome, Karen, Tari, Richard & Mary.
Welcome, Brenda & Tr1sha 😃
New ChallengeStarts 19 April, 2025
It's been a while coming but the third leg of the pub crawl is finally away.
A Pub Crawl Around England III: Merseyside to Nottinghamshire
A Pub Crawl Around England III: Merseyside to NottinghamshireStart date: 19 April, 2025 - open
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33. EAST YORKSHIRE
34. WEST YORKSHIRE
35. SOUTH YORKSHIRE
36. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
A Pub Crawl Around England III: Merseyside to NottinghamshireStart date: 19 April, 2025 - open
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29. NORTHUMBERLAND
Heart of Northumberland: 21/21
(view spoiler)
30. TYNE AND WEAR
Newcastle upon Tyne: 17/17
(view spoiler)
The Four Ladies: 13/13
(view spoiler)
31. DURHAM
The Head of Steam: 3/14
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E- Eve - Thankless in Death by J.D. Robb 9/10 3★
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D- Valentine Kisses by Donna Bell,Catherine Blair,Lynn Collum 8/10 2.5★
O- The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 7/10 4.5★
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26. MERSEYSIDE
The Shipping Forecast: 19/19
(view spoiler)
26. MANCHESTER
City Arms: 8/8
(view spoiler)
Peveril of the Peak: 16/16
(view spoiler)
27. LANCASHIRE
The Hand & Dagger Inn: 19/19
(view spoiler)
28. CUMBERLAND
Thin White Duke: 13/13
(view spoiler)
A Pub Crawl Around England III: Merseyside to NottinghamshireStart date: 19 April, 2025
Duration: open-ended
Let’s continue our pub crawl around England. Don’t worry, you can always have a cuppa instead of a pint, & most of them serve a pretty good meal, too. Maybe we’ll even get out of the pub for a significant tourist destination. There are 48 Ceremonial Counties through which to travel. We'll be starting off in the City of London and ultimately ending in Greater London. There are so many fantastic pub names that it will be hard to limit it.
We'll do 12 counties per challenge, with 4 challenges all up. For our third itinerary we'll be moving across the north of England and turning south, travelling from Merseyside to Nottinghamshire, as in the map above.
** YOU MUST COMPLETE EACH COUNTY IN THE ORDER OF TRAVEL, picking at least one option to spell before moving on to the next county. You may do more than one spell option per county if you wish, but each county must still be completed before continuing to the next.
If you are doing the Somerset-Cheshire leg, please complete Cheshire before moving on to Merseyside. You can't have a pint in Chester while you're still in Liverpool. There's no need to hurry :0) However, I won't enforce this if you feel you desperately need to travel.
Reserve 2 or 3 posts as you're unlikely to fit them all in one.
Previous legs of the trip:
A Pub Crawl Around England I: London to Cornwall
A Pub Crawl Around England II: Somerset to Cheshire
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
SPELL OPTIONS: (1) first letter of the book title, (2) first letter of the author's first or last name, (3) first letter of a main character's first or last name, or (4) the first letter of a series title (as shown here on GR).
For the difficult letters - Q/X/Y/Z, you may use a book in which the letter appears somewhere in the above options.
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Challenge Rules:
** A book may only be used one time for this challenge.
**Page Count/Formats: 100 page count limit; all formats are welcome.
**Challenge Updates: You are welcome to post updates to your challenge as you work your way through it, but it is not required.
**Completed Challenges: When you have completed your challenge, please post a new message indicating you have finished. A completed challenge must have the following information: (1) Link to book title, (2) Author's name, (3) Date you finished reading your book.
LSC Guidelines
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25. MERSEYSIDE - city of Liverpool
Merseyside
Liverpool
The Shipping Forecast
Ma Egerton's Stage Door
The Cavern
The Ship & Mitre
Bootle Arms
The Scotch Piper
Baltic Fleet
The Bridewell
26. MANCHESTER - Greater City of
Manchester
The Moon Under Water
The Old Wellington
The Britons Protection
The Old Monkey
The Oast House
Peveril of the Peak
The Crown & Kettle
City Arms
The Deansgate
27. LANCASHIRE - county town Lancaster
Lancashire
Calf's Head
The Millstone
Spread Eagle Inn
The Clog & Billycock
The Hand & Dagger Inn
The Higher Buck
The Legh Arms
The Walton Fox
Pendle Inn
28. CUMBERLAND - city of Carlisle
Cumberland
Carlisle
The Duke Of Cumberland
Thin White Duke
Gosling Bridge Inn
The Apple Tree
The Caledonian
The Ratty Arms
Brown Cow
The Flying Pig
29. NORTHUMBERLAND - largest town Blyth
Northumberland
Blyth
The Cook & Barker Inn
The Northumberland Arms
The Dirty Bottles
The Twice Brewed
The Rat Inn
Heart of Northumberland
The Three Wheat Heads
Tankerville Arms
30. TYNE AND WEAR - city of Newcastle upon Tyne ("Newcastle")
Tyne and Wear
Newcastle upon Tyne
The Falcon's Nest
Killingworth Arms
Border Minstrel
The Badger
The Seven Stars
Lord of the Manor
The Four Ladies
The Fog on the Tyne
31. DURHAM - city of Darlington
Durham
Darlington
The Head of Steam
The Water House
The Drunken Duck
The Three Bridges
The Rose Tree
The Fighting Cocks
Dun Cow
Swan & Three Cygnets
32. NORTH YORKSHIRE - cities of Middlesborough & York
North Yorkshire
Middlesborough
Craven Arms Pub & Cruck Barn
Tan Hill Inn
The Horseshoe Inn
The Water Rat
The Crooked Billet
The Stone Trough
The Tickled Trout
The Lister Arms
33. EAST YORKSHIRE - city of Kingston upon Hull
East Yorkshire
Kingston upon Hull
The Ferguson Fawsitt Arms
Pipe and Glass
The Dacre Arms
The Goodmanham Arms
The Black Horse
The Old Star
The Monks Walk
Ye Olde White Harte
34. WEST YORKSHIRE - city of Leeds
West Yorkshire
Leeds
The Hare and Hounds
Lamb and Flag
The Scarbrough Hotel
The Roundhay Fox
Dog & Gun Inn
Yorkshire Rose
The Moot Hall Arms
The Midnight Bell
35. SOUTH YORKSHIRE - city of Sheffield
West Yorkshire
Sheffield
The Mill of the Black Monks
The Shoulder of Mutton
Elephant & Castle
The Hay Nook
Grazing Harts
The Manvers Arms
The Three Merry Lads
The Rising Sun
36. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE - county town Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
Sherwood Forest
Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem
Tap & Tumbler
Trent Navigation Inn
Malt Cross
The Royal Oak
Riverside Farm
Ye Olde Salutation Inn
The Old Volunteer
Congrats, Tari 😃
DoneCelebrating 250 Years of Jane Austen - ANNE ELLIOT
1 - 30/4/25
10/10
A: A Pressing Engagement by Anne Barbour 10/4 3★
N: Drop Dead by Margot Neville 12/4 3.5★
N: Lady Farrington's Folly by Nina Porter 16/4 2★
E: Eve - Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb 4/4 4★
E: Eve - Ritual in Death by J.D. Robb 6/4 3.5★
L: An Unlikely Father by Lynn Collum 14/4 2★
L: Sherry's Comet by Juliette Leigh 15/4 2.5★
I: Ivy - The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews 1/4 2.5★
O: Once upon a Christmas by Nancy Lawrence 15/4 3★
T: Traverhurst - Knave's Gambit by Margaret Summerville 11/4 2★
Cold Truth by Ashley Kalagian Blunt 13/4 3.5★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Sunrise Over Mercy Court by Fiona McCallum 13/4 4★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Welcome, Mary.
DoneMarch: Celebrating 250 Years of Jane Austen - MARIANNE
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/3/25
Progress: 8/8
M: The Blitz Detective by Mike Hollow 9/3 4★
A: A Town Called Treachery by Mitch Jennings 7/3 4★
R: The Rabbits by Sophie Overett 11/3 2★
I: Interlude in Death by J.D. Robb 20/3 4★
A: Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie 15/3 4★
N: One Day by David Nicholls 1/3 3★
N: The Northern Lights Lodge by Julie Caplin 21/3 3★
E: Guardians of the West by David Eddings 4/3 3.5★
Celebrating 250 Years of Jane Austen - ANNE ELLIOT1 - 30/4/25
10/10
A: A Pressing Engagement by Anne Barbour 10/4 3★
N: Drop Dead by Margot Neville 12/4 3.5★
N: Lady Farrington's Folly by Nina Porter 16/4 2★
E: Eve - Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb 4/4 4★
E: Eve - Ritual in Death by J.D. Robb 6/4 3.5★
L: An Unlikely Father by Lynn Collum 14/4 2★
L: Sherry's Comet by Juliette Leigh 15/4 2.5★
I: Ivy - The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews 1/4 2.5★
O: Once upon a Christmas by Nancy Lawrence 15/4 3★
T: Traverhurst - Knave's Gambit by Margaret Summerville 11/4 2★
