Queen Elizabeth Spell Out

[JoAnne]

Queen Elizabeth Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from start date
No More Sign-Ups After June 1, 2024

This weekend is an exciting time for Queen Elizabeth. Her Majesty The Queen will become the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee after 70 years of service.


Object: Spell Out each letter of the word by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

Pick one of these words to celebrate the occasion:
British
Monarch
Platinum
Jubilee
Seventy
Queen Elizabeth



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SPELL OUT RULES
For this challenge you may use:
1. Book titles (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
2. Author's first or last initial
3. Series names (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
4. Main character first or last names -You could use Harry Potter but not Fred Weasley.

SPELL OUT EXAMPLE:
B: Elizabeth Bennett - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (main character name)
O: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (title)
O: On Dublin Street - Down London Road by Samantha Young (series name)
K: Misery by Stephen King (author last name)


Challenge Rules
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*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

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[Tari]

Queen Elizabeth Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from start date
June 3, 2022-?
7/7

Monarch
M Murder at Magic Cakes Cafe Rosie Reed 6/3/22
Olivia mc-A Pie to Vie For Kathryn Lin 7/1/22
Neugent-Murder Takes a Bow Wendy Neugent 7/11/22
Amy-Murder Is No Picnic Amy Pershing 6/3/22
Richardson, Lucy mc-Death by Beach Read Eva Gates 6/6/22
C Coffee, a Scone and a Place to Call Home Jen Pitts 6/9/22
H Hark! A Homicide Tricia L. Sanders 6/5/22

[Shelly]

Queen Elizabeth Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from start date

06/03/22 - open

2/6 WORDS

British 5/7 - I I
B. Better Late Than Never - Jenn McKinlay 07/19/22
R. {mc} Agatha RAISIN Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener - M.C. Beaton 08/18/22
I.
T. To Fudge or Not to Fudge - Nancy CoCo 07/25/22
I.
S. Stockings and Spells - Nancy Warren 07/30/22
H. A Hint of Mischief - Daryl Wood Gerber 08/31/22


✅Monarch 7/7
(view spoiler)[
M. Matched - Ally Condie 07/29/22
O. Diana Orgain - Bundle of Trouble 08/08/22
N. No Farm No Fowl - Julie Anne Lindsey 06/28/22
A. Gretchen Archer - Double Wide 06/04/22
R. {mc}Lucy RESNICK Fatal Frost - Karen MacInerney 09/20/22
C. Cloche and Dagger - Jenn McKinlay 06/07/22
H. Sherry Harris - From Beer to Eternity 08/26/22 (hide spoiler)]


✅Platinum 8/8
(view spoiler)[
P. Pleading the Fish - Bree Baker 07/04/22
L. The Lights of Sugarberry Cove - Heather Webber 07/22/22
A. Jennifer S. Alderson - Death by Windmill 07/08/22
T. Trouble in Mudbug 07/11/22 - Jana Deleon 07/11/22
I. I Want You to Haunt Me - Ellen Riggs 07/16/22
N. The New Normal - Kathi Daley 07/28/22
U. The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax - Dorothy Gilman 08/15/22
M. Jenn McKinlay - Death in the Stacks 08/06/22 (hide spoiler)]


JUBILEE 6/7 - U
J. Juliet Blackwell - Dead Bolt 06/30/22
U.
B. Booked 4 Murder - J.C. Eaton 07/12/22
I. In Peppermint Peril - Joy Avon 06/09/22
L. A Likely Story - Jenn McKinlay 06/02/22
E. Elizabeth Penney - Chapter and Curse 06/13/22
E. Eggs in Purgatory - Laura Childs 07/16/22


✅Seventy 7/7
(view spoiler)[
S. {MC} SOPHIE Winston - The Diva Says Cheesecake! - Krista Davis 06/24/22
E. Ellie Alexander - Without a Brew 09/27/22
V. {mc} VIOLET Waverly Crimes and Covers - Amanda Flower 10/29/22
E. Ellen Byron - Bayou Book Thief
N. Nancy Warren - Purls and Potions 08/02/22
T. {MC} TANNER Lund Yours and Mine - Debbie Macomber 09/04/22
Y. You Can't Always Get What You Haunt - Ellen Riggs 07/17/22 (hide spoiler)]


Queen Elizabeth 7/14
Q.
U.
E. Ellie Alexander - Caught Bread Handed 10/18/22
E.
N. {mc} Lindsey NORRIS Word to the Wise - Jenn McKinlay 10/21/22

E.
L. Lorraine Bartlett - The Walled Flower 08/11/22
I.
Z.
A. Amanda Flower - Lemon Drop Dead 08/14/22
B. A Big Fat Greek Murder - Kate Collins 07/27/22
E.
T. Traci Wilton - Mrs. Morris and the Pot of Gold 09/23/22
H. Hitting the Books - Jenn McKinlay 09/12/22

[Connie N.]

I've been watching the special series on Elizabeth for the past few weeks and have learned a lot about her that I didn't know. I can't choose which word to spell, so I'll go for all of them.

Queen Elizabeth Spell Out
Timeframe: 6/1/22 to 2/11/23
50/50
6/6 Words

British (7/7)
B - Bateman, Kate - The Princess and the Rogue - 7/6/2 ♥♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Glory in Death - 6/2/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb - 6/15/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
T - Then He Kissed Me by Laura Trentham - 6/4/22 ♥♥♥♥
I - In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox by Carol Burnett - 7/2/22 ♥♥♥♥
S - The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter - 7/21/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
H - Hilderbrand, Elin - Silver Girl - 6/26/22 ♥♥♥♥

Monarch (7/7)
M – Marcia Clark - Guilt by Association - 7/31/22 ♥♥♥
O - One for the Rogue by Manda Collins - 6/30/22 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nina LaCour - Everything Leads to You - 6/25/22 ♥♥♥
A - Andy Straka - A Witness Above: A Frank Pavlicek Mystery - 6/14/22 ♥♥♥
R - Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb - 8/8/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
C – Caroline Fardig - Death Before Decaf - 8/4/22 ♥♥♥
H - Home Field Advantage by Liz Lincoln - 7/14/22 ♥♥♥♥

Platinum (8/8)
P - Provocative by Lisa Renee Jones - 7/11/22 ♥♥♥
L – Laura Ingalls Wilder - Farmer Boy - 8/6/22 ♥♥♥
A - The Airman's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton - 6/16/22 ♥♥♥♥
T - Till I Kissed You by Laura Trentham - 8/19/22 ♥♥♥♥
I - Imperfect Angel by Christi Barth - 11/6/22 ♥♥♥♥
N - No Other Duke But You by Valerie Bowman - 7/16/22 ♥♥♥♥
U - Ursula Dubosarsky - The Word Snoop - 9/7/22 ♥♥♥♥
M - Marie Force - Fatal Consequences - 7/8/22 ♥♥♥♥

Jubilee (7/7)
J - Jennifer Miller - Mr. Nice Guy - 6/21/22 ♥♥♥♥
U - The Undercover Billionaire by Jackie Ashenden - 6/11/22 ♥♥♥
B - Bivald, Katarina - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend - 7/19/22 ♥♥♥♥
I - I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella - 11/15/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
L - Love Untamed by J.H. Croix - 7/20/22 ♥♥♥♥
E – Emily March - The Christmas Wishing Tree - 8/21/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Eileen Garvin - The Music of Bees - 6/7/22 ♥♥♥♥

Seventy (7/7)
S - Straka, Andy - A Killing Sky - 8/11/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - Emily March - Heartsong Cottage - 6/20/22 ♥♥♥♥
V - Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb - 10/15/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Escape to the Little French Café by Karen Clarke - 6/28/22 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nicole McLaughlin - Maybe This Time - 8/7/22 ♥♥♥
T - Teardrop Lane by Emily March - 6/6/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
Y - Yarnall, Beth - Lush - 2/11/23 ♥♥♥♥

Queen Elizabeth (14/14)
Q - Quinn, Spencer - Scents and Sensibility - 9/20/22 ♥♥♥♥
U - Until Jax by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 9/8/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - Emily March - Reunion Pass - 7/10/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - Emily March - Christmas in Eternity Springs - 7/23/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Nicole McLaughlin - Maybe for You - 8/26/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - Emily March - A Stardance Summer - 8/3/22 ♥♥♥♥
L - Last Words by George Carlin - 7/27/22 ♥♥♥
I - Into the Mist by Maya Banks - 12/3/22 ♥♥♥♥
Z - Zero Visibility by Sharon Dunn - 9/5/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Alberts, Diane - The CEO's Seduction - 7/4/22 ♥♥
B - Beverly Lewis - The Forbidden - 8/14/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - Emily March - The First Kiss of Spring - 8/12/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
T - Thorne, Olivia - Hard as Rock - 9/13/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
H - Hart, Lane - Xavier - 7/26/22 ♥♥♥♥

*******CHALLENGE COMPLETE 2/11/23*****

[Jennifer]

In! Any book posted has been read. ***Finished 09/07/2022

British
B Hotspur Rita Mae Brown
R A Redbird Christmas
I In Cold Blood
T Deconstructed Liz Talley
I Innocent Traitor
S Dying for Strawberries Sharon Farrow
H Hell Hole

Monarch Finished 6/29/2022
M Mind Scrambler
O Other People's Things
N The Nineties
A A Beginner's Guide to Free Fall Andy Abramowitz
R Lily and the Octopus Steven Rowley
C A Caribbean Mystery
H Hungry: Lessons Learned on the Journey from Fat to Thin

Platinum
P Who Invited the Dead Man? Patricia Sprinkle
L The Lying Club
A As the Wicked Watch
T Hard Kill J.B. Turner
I If You Must Know
N The Comedians: Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy Kliph Nesteroff
U An Unsuitable Match
M Movie Night Murder

JJubilee
J. Super Con James Swain
U. Unwavering
B. Young Rich Widows Kimberly Belle
I. Impact Statement: A Family's Fight for Justice against Whitey Bulger, Stephen Flemmi, and the FBI
L. The Gold Pawn L.A. Chandlar
E. Chilled to the Cone Ellie Alexander
E The Glass Hotel Emily St. John Mandel

Seventy
S Moment in Time Suzanne Redfearn
E Mocha, She Wrote Ellie Alexander
V A View Across the Rooftops
E The Silver Blonde Elizabeth Ross
N Cat's Paws and Curses Nancy Warren
T Hard Vengeance J.B. Turner
Y The Younger Wife

Queen Elizabeth
Q The Queen's Fortune
U Until We Meet
E A Most Curious Murder Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli
E The Empress
N Enter a Murderer Ngaio Marsh
E Death by Hot Apple Cider Alex Erickson
L Over 50, Overweight & Out Of Breath: A Year Of Going From Super Fat To Super Fit
I Inherit the Shoes
Z Family Money Chad Zunker
A The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post Allison Pataki
B Passing Fancies Marlowe Benn
E Eleanor & Park
T Hard Fall J.B. Turner
H Strange Weather in Tokyo Hiromi Kawakami

[Genevieve]

Queen Elizabeth Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from start date

06/03/2022
50 of 50 Complete

British

B = Cheddar Off Dead by Julia Buckley 6/20/2022 (author last name)
R = Single Malt by Layla Reyne 6/22/2022 (author last name)
I
T = The Missing Ruby Necklace: An Adele Gossling Mysteries Novella by Tam May 6/12/2022 (author first name)
I
S = Star Spangled Killer by Summer Prescott 6/3/2022 (title)
H

Monarch

M = A Pinch of Poison by Alyssa Maxwell 6/30/2022 (author last name)
O = One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly 6/5/2022 (Title)
N
A = Along Came a Spider by James Patterson 6/16/2022 (title)
R = Risky Behavior by L.A. Witt 6/13/2022 (title)
C = One-Eyed Royals by Cordelia Kingsbridge 6/8/2022 (author first name)
H = Ode to a Fish Sandwich by Rebecca M. Hale 6/28/2022 (author last name)

Platinum

P
L = Latte Trouble by Cleo Coyle 6/27/2022 (title)
A
T
I
N
U
M

Jubilee
J = Jingle All the Way By Debbie Macomber 6/11/2022 (Title)
U
B
I
L = Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay 6/30/2022 (author last name)
E = Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich 6/6/2022 (Author last name)
E

Seventy

S = Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich 6/24/2022 (title)
E
V
E
N
T
Y

Queen Elizabeth

Q
U
E
E
N

E
L
I
Z
A
B
E
T
H

[Grace]

Queen Elizabeth Spell Out
Duration: June 3 - June 19

B- Bill Willingham-Fables - Book Seven 6/3
R- Run, Rebel-Manjeet Mann 6/5
I- Sui Ishida-Tokyo Ghoul: re, Vol. 3 6/19
T- The Rocker That Holds Me-Terri Anne Browning 6/7
I- Sui Ishida-Tokyo Ghoul: re, Vol. 2 6/18
S- A Silent Voice, Vol. 3-Yoshitoki Oima 6/8
H- Jonathan Hickman-New Avengers, Volume 4: A Perfect World 6/7

[Anne]

Queen Elizabeth Spell Out
Duration: June 3 - July 21

COMPLETED

B Bold, Kate Not Me by Kate Bold 6/11/2022
R Rita Lakin Getting Old Can Hurt You by Rita Lakin 6/10/2022
I Ill Met by Murder by Elizabeth J Duncan 6/15/2022
T The Tourist Attraction by Sarah Morganthaler 6/29/2022
I If You've Got It, Haunt It by Rose Pressley Bettancourt 7/14/2022
S A Stitch in Time by Monica Ferris 6/12/2022
H Hot Shot by Fern Michaels 7/18/2022

M Martin, Kimmery Doctors and Friends by Kimmery Martin 6/19/2022
O Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia 6/20/2022
N Never Coming Home by Hannah Mary McKinnon 6/23/2022
A Arsenic and Adobo by Mia Manansala 6/15/2022
R Roberts, Nora Dance Upon the Air by Nora Roberts 7/21/2022
C Carla Neggers Liar's Key by Carla Neggers 6/8/2022
H The Heart Principle by Helen Huang 6/8/2022

[Olivermagnus]

It's Open Ended so I'll spell them all.

Queen Elizabeth Spell Out
June 1, 2022 - Open

50 of 50 Complete

British

B - Blood Kiss - J.R. Ward - 7/24/22
R - Reminders of Him - Colleen Hoover - 7/15/22
I - It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Suzanne Brockmann - 7/9/22
T - Take Me, Cowboy - Maisey Yates - 7/19/22
I - It Happened One Wedding - Julie James - 7/16/22
S - Spider Sapphire Mystery - Carolyn Keene - 7/12/22
H - Heidi - Johanna Spyri - 6/2/22

Monarch

M - Moon Sister - Lucinda Riley - 7/17/22
O - On Gold Mountain - Lisa See - 7/14/22
N - Nele Neuhaus - I Am Your Judge - 8/4/22
A - Alice Hoffman - Red Garden - 6/21/22
R - Rhythm, Chord & Malykhin - Mariana Zapata - 7/15/22
C - Carla Neggers - Cold Ridge - 7/27/22
H - How the Light Gets In - Louise Penny - 7/23/22

Platinum

P - Pearl Sister - Lucinda Riley - 6/19/22
L - Love Unscripted - Tina Reber - 7/22/22
A - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle - Barbara Kingsolver - 7/4/22
T - This is the Story of a Happy Marriage - Ann Patchett - 7/12/22
I - Kazuo Ishiguro - Pale View of Hills - 7/8/22
N - Nightwork - Nora Roberts - 7/18/22
U - Lisa Unger - Die for You - 8/4/22
M - Margaret Atwood - On Writers and Writing - 7/31/22

Jubilee
J - Jana Deleon - Louisiana Longshot - 6/9/22
U - Unbirthday - Liz Braswell - 8/3/22
B - Barrayar - Lois McMaster Bujold - 6/15/22
I - The Ice Queen - Nele Neuhaus - 8/2/22
L - Lover Unleashed - J.R. Ward - 6/1/22
E - Elizabeth Lewes - Little Falls - 7/8/22
E - Lynette Eason - Life Flight - 7/7/22

Seventy

S - Summer Island - Kristin Hannah - 6/25/22
E - Edge of Eon - Anna Hackett - 7/3/22
V - Victoria Thompson - Murder on Madison Square - 7/25/22
E - J.T. Ellison - Her Dark Lies - 6/18/22
N - Nora Roberts - Sanctuary - 6/10/22
T - Tonya Kappes - Forests, Fishing, & Forgery - 6/26/22
Y - Years - LaVyrle Spencer - 6/15/22

Queen Elizabeth

Q - Kate Quinn - The Diamond Eye - 1/5/23
U - Us Against You - Fredrik Backman - 9/18/22
E - Ernest Hemingway - Old Man and the Sea - 6/9/22
E - Elysia Whisler - Rescue You - 6/7/22
N - Never Doubt a Duke - Regina Scott - 6/24/22

E - Murder at the Mena House - Erica Ruth Neubauer - 6/27/22
L - Lover at Last - J.R. Ward - 6/16/22
I - Instructions for Dancing - Nicola Yoon - 6/11/22
Z - Zack - Sawyer Bennett - 7/21/22
A - Assault and Pepper - Leslie Budewitz - 6/28/22
B - Beautiful Mystery - Louise Penny - 6/22/22
E - Elizabeth Strout - Anything Is Possible - 6/20/22
T - Things You Save in a Fire - Katherine Center - 6/6/22
H - Hunting Game - Helene Tursten - 6/29/22

[JoAnne]

Welcome Tari, Shelly, Connie, Jennifer, Geneviev, Grace, Anne and Lynda!

[JoAnne]

Connie N. wrote: "I've been watching the special series on Elizabeth for the past few weeks and have learned a lot about her that I didn't know. I can't choose which word to spell, so I'll go for all of them.

Queen..."

Was that on PBS? Have you watched The Crown on Netflix?

[Katelyn]

COMPLETED
Queen Elizabeth Spell Out
Duration: 6/1/22 - 2/13/26

✅British
B: Beth Bolden - Wheels Down, 6/4/22
R: Rhett Redeemed - Chantal Fernando, 5/14/23
I: It's Not Summer Without You - Jenny Han, 7/5/23
T: Twisted Perfection - Abbi Glines, 3/5/23
I: Isabel Conklin (MC) - We'll Always Have Summer - Jenny Han, 7/6/23
S: Samantha Stratten (MC) - Fallen Crest High - Tijan, 2/24/23
H: Hale, Cain (MC) - Beautifully Broken Control - Catherine Cowles, 7/2/23

✅Monarch
M: Maeve Stevens (MC) - Kiss Now, Lie Later - C.W. Farnsworth, 1/9/23
O: O'Shea, Tommy (MC) - The Last Thing He Needs - J.H. Knight, 4/15/23
N: Natalie Ward (MC) - Answering Atlas - Chantal Fernando, 5/20/23
A: Aurora Rose Reynolds - Reckless, 1/18/23
R: Rainbow Rowell - Scattered Showers, 12/10/22
C: Cole, Jensen (MC) - Beautifully Broken Spirit - Catherine Cowles, 3/11/23
H: Hidden Waters - Catherine Cowles, 10/7/22

✅Platinum
P: Pham, Mat (MC) - Jonny Garza Villa - Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun, 7/29/22
L: Landon McClellan (MC) - Timeless - Devney Perry, 4/11/23
A: Aiden Murphy (MC) - More Than A Game - Bella Matthews, 4/7/23
T: Tijan - Fallen Crest Family, 3/5/23
I: If Only for Today - Gabbi Grey, 8/5/23
N: : Nick Nelson (MC) - Heartstopper: Volume Three - Alice Oseman, 8/8/23
U: Unnecessary Roughness - Rheland Richmond, 4/27/23
M: Monroe, Paisley (MC) - Beyond the Game - Kaylee Ryan, 5/18/23

✅Jubilee
J: Julia Whelan - Thank You for Listening, 8/18/22
U: Until May - Aurora Rose Reynolds, 5/23/23
B: Bowen, Sarina - Goodbye Paradise - Sarina Bowen, 8/2/22
I: Ivy Simpson (MC) - Christmas with Saint - J. Sterling, 12/7/23
L: Luka Abrams (MC) - Meet Me in the Blue - A.M. Johnson, 6/19/23
E: Kelly Elliott - Returning Home, 6/5/23
E: Emilio Mendoza (MC) - Just Say When - Aimee N Walker, 8/13/23

Queen Elizabeth
Q: Quinn, Ayri (MC)-Clueless Puckboy-Eden Finley, 6/19/24
U: Until Sage-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 1/19/20
E: Elmwood Stories #1-You, Again-Lane Hayes, 2/12/24
E: Egotistical Puckboy-Eden Finley, 1/21/24
N: Nolan, Kait - Til There Was You, 8/25/23

E: Ellery, Gideon (MC) - To the Moon and Back - NR Walker, 9/10/23
L: Luciano, Cole (MC) - What's Left of Me - Kristen Granata, 6/24/23
I: It's a Date - Again-Jeneva Rose, 1/24/24
Z: Zone Entry-Maia Kinley, 2/13/26
A: Archer Thomas (MC) - The Archer and His Rosebud - Mindy Michele, 11/1/22
B: Bridges, Dustin (MC) - Shift - Ginger Scott, 7/27/23
E: Elsie Silver - Off to the Races, 8/29/23
T: Thatcher, Jordan (MC) - Tutoring the Player - Rebecca Jenshak, 5/28/23
H: Hebert, Cooper (MC) - Boomerangers - Heather M. Orgeron, 7/8/23

✅Seventy
S: Seth Decker (MC) - D: Decker's Dilemma - Chantal Fernando, 4/3/23
E: Evan Tergen (MC) - Better For You - Andy Gallo, 12/14/22
V: Vet Shop Boys #2 - Got Me Wishing - Casey Cox, 3/7/23
Earned Run - Haven Hadley, 1/27/23
N: Nick Nelson (MC) - Alice Oseman - Nick and Charlie, 11/26/22
T: Tom Felton - Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard, 1/13/23
Y: You, Me, and Our Heartstrings - Melissa See, 2/19/23
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[Frankie]

Queen Elizabeth Spell Out
Duration: June 4, 2022, Open Ended from start date

22/22 Completed. Finished

Platinum
01.P:Peep Show-Isabella Starling 6/12/22
02.L:Lost and Found Sisters-Jill Shalvis 6/04/22
03.A:Antichrist-Amo Jones 6/21/22
04.T:Tie Me Down-Melanie Harlow 6/17/22
05.I:I Want to Hold Your Hand-Marie Force 6/18/22
06.N:A Not So Meet Cute-Meghan Quinn 6/12/22
07.U:Until Now-Delaney Diamond 6/10/22
08.M:Most of All You-Mia Sheridan 7/14/22


Monarch
09.M:Midnight Exposure-Melinda Leigh 6/16/22
10.O:Outmatched-Kristen Callihan 6/20/22
11.N:Not a Role Model-Lani Lynn Vale 6/11/22
12.A:Amber Kelly-Fragile Hearts 7/02/22
13.R:Right To My Wrong-Lani Lynn Vale 6/05/22
14.C:Code Name: Disavowed-Sawyer Bennett 7/01/22
15.H:Hollywood Enemy-M.Z. Kelly 6/13/22


Seventy
16.S:Something So Sweet-Joy Avery 7/31/22
17.E:Emily Henry-People We Meet on Vacation 7/05/22
18.V:Vanishing Girls-Lisa Regan 6/15/22
19.E:Elliott:Kelly Elliott-Love at First Sight 7/10/22
20.N:Nebraska-Tiffany Ransier 6/14/22
21.T:Travers:Winter Travers-Fallen Lords Christmas 6/13/22
22.Y:You Better Run-Willow Rose 6/29/22

[JoAnne]

Welcome Katelyn and Frankie!

[Katrina]

Queen Elizabeth Spell Out

B - Becoming - Michelle Obama 27/01/23
R - J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 27/07/22
I - Isaac Asimov - Le Olimpiadi della Follia 05/08/22
T - Three Men in a Boat - Jerome K. Jerome 16/09/22
I - Interview with the Vampire - Anne Rice 03/01/23
S - William Shakespeare - Macbeth 21/09/22
H - Holly Black - Doll Bones 02/09/22

M - Cormac McCarthy - No Country for Old Men 04/11/22
O - Ordinary People - Judith Guest 16/06/22
N - Jo Nesbø - The Bat 02/10/22
A - Agatha Christie - Hickory Dickory Dock 17/10/22
R - Revenge - Yōko Ogawa 20/12/22
C - Claudia Gray - Evernight 05/07/22
H - Susan Hill - The Random House Book of Ghost Stories 05/02/23

[Carolyn]

Queen Elizabeth Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from start date
June 1, 2022-?
50/50

British
B Down the Hatch by M.C. Beaton read 6/1/2022
R A Well Constructed Murder by Reagan Davis read 6/2/2022
I Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant read 6/16/2022
T A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini read 6/3/2022
I The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey read 7/12/2022
S Macarons at Midnight by Suzanne Nelson read 6/8/2022
H Hot Cocoa Hearts by Suzanne Nelson read 6/8/2022

Monarch
M Mansfield Park by Jane Austen read 6/5/2022
O Omega Days by John L. Campbell read6/15/2022
N Burn It All Down by Nicolas DiDomizio read 6/4/2022
A Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors by Piers Paul Read read 6/4/2022
R Robocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson read 6/12/2022
C Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie read 6/8/2022
H Hair of the Corn Dog by A.K. Turner read 6/17/2022

Platinum
P Ever Shade by Alexia Purdy read 7/1/2022
L Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda read 6/7/2022
A Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen read 6/7/2022
T This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki read 6/11/2022
I Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov read 7/14/2022
N The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death by Corinne May Botz read 6/5/2022
U The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant by Drew Hayes read 6/19/2022
M Matilda by Roald Dahl read 6/14/2022

Jubilee
J Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen read 6/6/2022
U Undeath and Taxes by Drew Hayes read 6/20/2022
B A Chili Death by Jessica Beck read 6/28/2022
I Violeta by Isabel Allende read 7/25/2022
L Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York by Elon Green read 6/20/2022
E Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America by Nicole Eustace read 6/1/2022
E An Arrow to the Moon by Emily X.R. Pan read 6/3/2022

Seventy
S You're Bacon Me Crazy by Suzanne Nelson read 6/11/2022
E Emma by Jane Austen read 6/11/2022
V Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love by Jonathan Van Ness read 6/18/2022
E The Mansion by Ezekiel Boone read 6/13/2022
N Cake Pop Crush by Suzanne Nelson read 6/8/2022
T This Little Piggy Went to the Liquor Store by A.K. Turner read 6/12/2022
Y Across the Caribbean by Raymond Yusuf read 6/2/2022

Queen Elizabeth
Q The Huntress by Kate Quinn read 9/12/2022
U Undeading Bells by Drew Hayes read 8/6/2022
E Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight by Janet Evanovich read 6/13/2022
E America On Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s by Elizabeth Hinton read 6/17/2022
N Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen read 6/10/2022

E House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig read 6/18/2022
L Every Day by David Levithan read 6/23/2022
I Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch by Anne Isaacs read 7/24/2022
Z Swing Time by Zadie Smith read 7/17/2022
A Coconut Milk Casualty by Agatha Frost read 6/10/2022
B A Deadly Beef by Jessica Beck read 6/28/2022
E The Deviant's War: The Homosexual vs. the United States of America by Eric Cervini read 6/21/2022
T The Ancestor by Danielle Trussoni read 6/16/2022
H Bloody Acquisitions by Drew Hayes read 7/6/2022

[Elle]

Queen Elizabeth Spell Out
June 5, 2022 - Open Ended (July 17, 2022)

British
B - Kimberly Brubaker Bradley | The War That Saved My Life - Jun 22
R - Steven Rowley | The Guncle - Jun 26
I - If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again | Zen Cho - Jun 17
T - Three Dog Knight | Annabel Chase - Jun 8
I - In My Dreams I Hold a Knife | Ashley Winstead - Jul 13
S - Ship of Magic | Robin Hobb - Jun 30
H - London Hayes in Wild Knight | Annabel Chase - Jun 7

Monarch
M - Magic and the Shinigami Detective | Honor Raconteur - Jul 6
O - Ordinary Monsters | J.M. Miro - Jun 21
N - Nonsense! The Curious Story of Edward Gorey | Lori Mortensen - Jun 15
A - Annabel Chase | Deadly Knight - Jun 9
R - Ronia, the Robber's Daughter | Astrid Lindgren - Jul 14
C - Sabrina Carlton in Headliners | Lucy Parker - Jul 8
H - Harry Dresden in Grave Peril | Jim Butcher - Jul 10

Jubilee
J - Jane Harper | The Dry - Jun 5
U - Upgrade | Blake Crouch - Jul 17
B - Becky Chambers | A Prayer for the Crown-Shy - Jul 15
I - Isaac in Word of Mouse | James Patterson - Jul 12
L - London Hayes in One Knight Stand | Annabel Chase - Jun 10
E - Hailey Edwards | Black Wings, Gray Skies - Jul 2
E - Emergency Skin | N.K. Jemisin - Jul 11

[JoAnne]

Welcome Katrina, Carolyn and Elle!

[[deleted user]]

Queen Elizabeth Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from start date

British

Monarch
M:
O:
N: No Offense - Meg Cabot - 7/6/22
A:
R:
C:
H:

Platinum
P:
L: The Love Hypothesis - Ali Hazelwood - 6/18/22
A:
T:
I:
N:
U:
M:

Jubilee

Seventy
S:
E:
V: The Vanished Days, by Susanna Kearsley - 6/9/22
E:
N:
T: Twice Shy, by Sarah Hogle - 6/15/22
Y: You Deserve Each Other, by Sarah Hogle - 6/13/22

Queen Elizabeth

[Barbara ★]

Queen Elizabeth Spell Out

Start Date: June 6, 2022
End Date: September 3, 2022

READ: 28/28

✅Queen Elizabeth
Q: The Queen Is Dead - Kate Locke 7/21
U:The Unquiet - J.D. Robb 6/30
E: Emerald Blaze - Ilona Andrews 7/9
E: The Locked Room - Elly Griffiths 7/9
N: Gilding the Lady - Nicole Byrd 6/14

E: Every Whispered Word - Karyn Monk 7/16
L: God Save the Queen - Kate Locke 7/6
I: Sapphire Flames - Ilona Andrews 7/8
Z: Children of the Night - Zan Safra 9/3
A: Apple Die - Chelsea Thomas 7/16
B: Heart of Steel - Meljean Brook 7/16
E: Second Edition Death - Elizabeth Penney 7/19
T: Camera Obscura - Lavie Tidhar 7/11
H: Found Shadows - P.T. Hylton 7/1

✅Monarch
M: Murder Most Frothy - Cleo Coyle 7/2
O: Ordinary Monsters - J.M. Miro 7/4
N: Lying in Wait - Liz Nugent 7/31
A: Tempting Acquisitions - Addison Fox 7/5
R: Romancing the Duke - Tessa Dare 7/12
C: A Wrench in the Works - Kate Carlisle 7/4
H: Home Again - Mariah Stewart 7/17

✅British
B: Bad Penny - Sharon Sala 7/18
R: Shifter Planet - D.B. Reynolds 6/6
I: It Happened One Night - Stephanie Laurens 7/23
T: Tricks for Free - Seanan McGuire 7/10
I: Inferno - Donna Grant 6/18
S: A Sticky Situation - Jessie Crockett 7/1
H: Malice - Keigo Higashino 7/13

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[JoAnne]

Welcome Cookie and Barbara!

[Daniel]

Queen Elizabeth Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from start date

Object: Spell Out each letter of the word by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

👑BRITISH
B - Book of Night by Holly Black 6/12/22 (Title)
R - Rainbow Rainbow by Lydia Conklin 6/30/22 (Title)
I - In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune 5/9/23 (Title)
T - The Thirst by Jo Nesbø 8/17/22 (Title)
I - Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore 7/2/23 (Title)
S - Six Word Wonder by Doug Weller 8/3/22 (Title)
H - How to Defy a Vampire by Alice Winters 2/2/23 (Title)

👑MONARCH
M - Murder at Dolphin Bay by Kathi Daley 7/6/22 (Title)
O - Once Upon a Haunted Moor by Harper Fox 2/26/23 (Title)
N - Neil Gaiman; Stardust 9/4/22 (Author)
A - Alice Winters; Cast in Shadows 8/27/23 (Author)
R - Rick Riordan; The Lightning Thief 9/5/22 (Author)
C - C.S. Poe; Madison Square Murders 11/23/22 (Author)
H - Hailey Turner; A Ferry of Bones & Gold 2/8/23 (Author)

PLATINUM
P - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 10/12/22 (Title)
L - Luda by Grant Morrison 1/11/23 (Title)
A - Amos, Richard; Night Tricks 1/9/23 (Author)
T - Thomas Harris; The Silence of the Lambs 9/12/22 (Author)
I -
N - Not Dead Yet by Jenn Burke 12/1/22 (Title)
U - Un Lun Dun by China Miéville 12/31/23 (Title)
M - Madeline Miller; The Song of Achilles 7/21/22 (Author)

JUBILEE
J - John Gardner; Grendel 11/24/22 (Author)
U - Unnatural Exposure by Patricia Cornwell 6/19/23 (Title)
B - Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell 9/15/23 (Title)
I -
L - The Last Precinct by Patricia Cornwell 8/7/23 (Title)
E - Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson 7/4/22 (Title)
E - Evanovich, Janet; One for the Money 9/16/23 (Author)

👑SEVENTY
S - Sulari Gentill; The Woman in the Library 10/2/22 (Author)
E - Elliot Page; Pageboy: A Memoir 10/12/23 (Author)
V - Vale of the Vole by Piers Anthony 4/4/23 (Title)
E - Emily Tesh; Silver in the Wood 11/18/23 (Author)
N - North, Alex; The Whisper Man 12/21/22 (Author)
T - Tess Gerritsen; The Sinner 11/27/22 (Author)
Y - The Yellow Cat Mystery by Ellery Queen Jr. 12/2/22 (Title)

QUEEN ELIZABETH
Q -
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E - Elton John; Me 12/8/23 (Author)
E - Evie Woods; The Lost Bookshop 12/16/23 (Author)
N - Neil deGrasse Tyson; Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization 2/20/23 (Author)

E - Exit Strategy by Martha Wells 12/20/23 (Title)
L - Lincoln Child & Douglas Preston; Still Life With Crows 9/26/22 (Author)
I -
Z - Zepeda, Gwendolyn; Houston Noir 1/27/24 (Editor)
A - Anthony, Piers; Golem in the Gears 12/10/22 (Author)
B - The Body Farm by Patricia Cornwell 6/2/23 (Title)
E - Emily St. John Mandel; Sea of Tranquility 12/26/23 (Author)
T - Trace by Patricia Cornwell 8/23/23 (Title)
H - How to Be a Normal Person by T.J. Klune 8/3/22 (Title)

[JoAnne]

Welcome Daniel!

[Shash]

Queen Elizabeth Spell Out
Open Ended

Platinum
P - Pride and Pranks, That Fine Line by Cindy Steel (6/10/22)
L - Logan Kent, A Summer Mismatch by Kaylee Baldwin (6/15/22)
A - Rachael Anderson, The Meltdown Match (6/10/22)
T - Tide Pools by Heather B. Moore (6/13/22)
I - Ivy Manning, The Ranger's Peace by Bree Livingston (6/21/22)
N - Natalie, Golden Sunrise by Annette Lyon (6/12/22)
U - The Ultimate Bachelor Challenge by Annette Lyon (6/17/22)
M - Marten (Logan), Double or Nothing by Cindy Steel (6/13/22)

[.•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*•. Christine .•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*•]

Queen Elizabeth Spell Out

Completed 50/50

✔️British
✔️B - Barbarian's Touch by Ruby Dixon - 22/06/2022
✔️R - Forever Only Once by Carrie Ann Ryan - 16/06/2022
✔️I - Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews - 10/06/2022
✔️T - Tender Rebel by Johanna Lindsey - 30/06/2022
✔️I - Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews - 11/06/2022
✔️S - Saving Verakko by Victoria Aveline - 20/06/2022
✔️H - Hughes, Logan - Issued to the Bride One Marine by Cora Seton - 09/07/2022



✔️Monarch

✔️M - A Duke Worth Falling For by Sarah MacLean - 27/06/2022
✔️O - The Blood King by Abigail Owen - 15/06/2022
✔️N - Nightwork by Nora Roberts - 09/06/2022
✔️A - Grant by Jennifer Ashley - 10/06/2022
✔️R - From That Moment by Carrie Ann Ryan - 17/06/2022
✔️C - From Our First by Carrie Ann Ryan - 18/06/2022
✔️H - Brave the Heat by Sara Humphreys - 20/07/2022



✔️Platinum

✔️P - Promise Me - Far From Destined by Carrie Ann Ryan - 17/06/2022
✔️L - Lightning Game by Christine Feehan - 13/06/2022
✔️A - The Rogue King by Abigail Owen - 14/06/2022
✔️T - That Perfect Someone by Johanna Lindsey - 08/07/2022
✔️I - Ice Planet Barbarians - Barbarian's Hope by Ruby Dixon - 24/06/2022
✔️N - No Choice But Seduction by Johanna Lindsey - 06/07/2022
✔️U - Unzipped by Lauren Blakely - 09/06/2022
✔️M - Malory - Anderson Family - Gentle Rogue by Johanna Lindsey - 01/07/2022



✔️Jubilee

✔️J - The Magic of You by Johanna Lindsey - 01/07/2022
✔️U - Under Fire by Scarlett Cole - 12/06/2022
✔️B - Barbarian's Taming by Ruby Dixon - 23/06/2022
✔️I - Ice Planet Barbarians - Barbarian's Choice by Ruby Dixon - 24/06/2022
✔️L - Lethal Game by Christine Feehan - 30/06/2022
✔️E - Alpha Unbound by Eve Langlais - 13/06/2022
✔️E - Lazy Son by Eve Langlais - 20/06/2022



✔️Seventy
✔️S - Issued to the Bride: One Airman by Cora Seton - 27/06/2022
✔️E - Hell's King by Eve Langlais - 22/06/2022
✔️V - Choosing Theo by Victoria Aveline - 16/06/2022
✔️E - Pretend You Want Me by Cynthia Eden - 24/06/2022
✔️N - Nathan - Stormy Persuasion by Johanna Lindsey - 11/07/2022
✔️T - Troy, Victoria - Promise Not to Tell by Jayne Ann Krentz - 09/07/2022
✔️Y - Yearwood, Max - The Summer Proposal by Vi Keeland - 28/06/2022



Queen Elizabeth
✔️Q - Quicksilver by Dannika Dark - 21/06/2022
✔️U - Untouchable by Jayne Ann Krentz - 10/07/2022
✔️E - Cross My Heart by Cynthia Eden - 25/06/2022
✔️E - Eden, Nicholas - Love Only Once by Johanna Lindsey - 28/06/2022
✔️N - North, Melissa - The Meaning of Love by Stephanie Laurens - 12/07/2022



✔️E - Jilted Prince by Eve Langlais - 21/06/2022
✔️L - Langton, Kelsey - Say You Love Me by Johanna Lindsey - 02/07/2022
✔️I - Ice Planet Barbarians - Barbarian's Redemption by Ruby Dixon - 25/06/2022
✔️Z - You Can Run by Rebecca Zanetti - 15/06/2022
✔️A - Freeing Luka by Victoria Aveline - 17/06/2022
✔️B - Barbarian's Heart by Ruby Dixon - 23/06/2022
✔️E - Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart by Sarah MacLean - 05/07/2022
✔️T - The Traitor by Abigail Owen - 18/07/2022
✔️H - Trouble Walks In by Sara Humphreys - 21/07/2022



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SPELL OUT RULES
For this challenge you may use:
1. Book titles (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
2. Author's first or last initial
3. Series names (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
4. Main character first or last names -You could use Harry Potter but not Fred Weasley.

*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.

[JoAnne]

Welcome Shash and Christine!

[Sabrina]

Queen Elizabeth Spell Out
Duration: June 11, 2022- Open

Object: Spell Out each letter of the word by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

JUBILEE

J Lumberjacked by Flora Ferrari (MC's Name- Jack)
July 29, 2022

U Under Her Care by Lucinda Berry (Title)
June 15, 2022

B But I Love Him by Amanda Grace (Title)
June 18, 2022

I Italian Stallion by Flora Ferrari (Title)
Aug. 24, 2022

L Leader by Flora Ferrari (Title)
June 16, 2022

E Burned by Flora Ferrari (MC's Name- Emma)
June 30, 2022

E The Eagles are Back by Jean Craighead George (Title)
June 11, 2022

[Debs]

HRH PLATINUM JUBILEE
START 13/06/22

SPELL OUT RULES
For this challenge you may use:
1. Book titles (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
2. Author's first or last initial
3. Series names (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
4. Main character first or last names -You could use Harry Potter but not Fred Weasley.

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[JoAnne]

Welcome Sabrina and Debs!

[Shash]

Finished! :)

Queen Elizabeth Spell Out
Open Ended

Platinum
P - Pride and Pranks, That Fine Line by Cindy Steel (6/10/22)
L - Logan Kent, A Summer Mismatch by Kaylee Baldwin (6/15/22)
A - Rachael Anderson, The Meltdown Match (6/10/22)
T - Tide Pools by Heather B. Moore (6/13/22)
I - Ivy Manning, The Ranger's Peace by Bree Livingston (6/21/22)
N - Natalie, Golden Sunrise by Annette Lyon (6/12/22)
U - The Ultimate Bachelor Challenge by Annette Lyon (6/17/22)
M - Marten (Logan), Double or Nothing by Cindy Steel (6/13/22)

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Shash!

[Melissa A]

I’m FINISHED!!!
Queen Elizabeth Spell Out

Queen Elizabeth II (RIP 💔 - April 21, 1926 - Sept. 8, 2022)

Duration: Open Ended from start date
Starting - 06/22/22 to 09/08/22

7/7 Words
50/50 - Books

This weekend is an exciting time for Queen Elizabeth. Her Majesty The Queen will become the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee after 70 years of service.


Object: Spell Out each letter of the word by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

Pick one (or more) of these words to celebrate the occasion: 50/50

British (7)
B - The Beautiful Mystery Louise Penny 06/29/22
R - Rules of Civility Amor Towles 07/29/22
I - Invisible Girl Lisa Jewell 06/26/22
T - Toni Morrison (author) - Beloved 07/07/22
I - Isabella Alan (author) - Plainly Murder (An Amish Quilt Shop Mystery .05) 07/21/22
S - Sorrow and Bliss Meg Mason 06/25/22
H - Homicide and Halo-Halo Mia P. Manansala 07/06/22

Monarch (7)
M - My Own Two Feet Beverly Cleary 06/24/22
O - Julie Otsuka (author) - The Swimmers 06/26/22
N - The No-Show Beth O'Leary 06/26/22
A - Mateo Askaripour (author) - Black Buck
R - Rachel Astley (main character) - My Cousin Rachel Daphne du Maurier
C - The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper Phaedra Patrick 07/05/22
H - How the Light Gets In Louise Penny 07/01/22

Platinum (8)
P - Phaedra Patrick (author) - The Messy Lives of Book People 06/28/22
L - LaRose Louise Erdrich 06/23/22
A - Alex Gino (author) - Melissa 07/04/22
T - The Tourist Attraction Sarah Morgenthaler 07/01/22
I - Isabella Alan (author) -Murder, Plain and Simple (An Amish Quilt Shop Mystery #1) 07/27/22
N - Natalie Jenner (author) - Bloomsbury Girls 07/07/22
U - Under One Roof (STEMinist #1) Ali Hazelwood 08/05/22
M - Marrying the Ketchups Jennifer Close 06/27/22

Jubilee (7)
J - Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating Christina Lauren 06/22/22
U - Uncharted Waters (The Getaway #1) Sally Hepworth 09/04/22
B - The Break Up Charlotte Barnes 07/13/22
I - Imogen (main character) - The Princess and the Fangirl (Once Upon a Con #2) Ashley Poston 08/02/22
L - Lana Montgomery (Main Character) - Mistletoe and Mr. Right Sarah Morgenthaler 07/03/22
E - Ellen Raskin (author) - The Westing Game 07/04/22
E - Enjoy the View Sarah Morgenthaler 07/12/22

Seventy (7)
S - Summer of '79: A Summer of '69 Story Elin Hilderbrand 07/10/22
E - Emily Giffin (author) - Meant to Be 07/13/22
V - Val Chesterfield (main character) - Girl in Ice Erica Ferencik 07/17/22
E - Jennifer Egan (author) - A Visit from the Goon Squad (Goon Squad #1) 07/21/22
N - The Nature of the Beast Louise Penny 07/07/22
T - Twice in a Blue Moon Christina Lauren 07/06/22
Y - Young Mungo Douglas Stuart 08/30/22

Queen Elizabeth (14)
Q - Jesse Q. Sutanto (author) - Four Aunties and a Wedding (Aunties #2) 07/27/22
U - The Underdog and Other Stories Agatha Christie 09/05/22
E - Emmy Everett (Main Character) - London is the Best City in America Laura Dave 07/11/22
E - Elle Cosimano (author) - Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead
N - Nori (main character) - Fifty Words for Rain Asha Lemmie 07/21/22

E - Essie (main character) - The Family Next Door Sally Hepworth 07/19/22
L - The Long Way Home Louise Penny 07/04/22
I - Ian (main character) - Below Zero (STEMinist #3) Ali Hazelwood 08/05/22
Z - The Friend Zone (The Friend Zone #1) Abby Jimenez (Z anywhere in title or author’s name) 07/20/22
A - Agatha Christie (author) - The Million Dollar Bond Robbery: A Hercule Poirot Short Story06/25/22
B - The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope William Kamkwamba 06/30/22
E - Emma Straub (author) - This Time Tomorrow 08/12/22
T - Anne Tyler (author) - French Braid 08/12/22
H - Mary Hollis Huddleston (author) - Without a Hitch 07/09/22

[JoAnne]

Welcome Melissa!

[Chelsea]

Queen Elizabeth Spell Out
Timeframe: 6/1/22 to ?

3/6 Words

British (7/7)
B Batman The Killing Joke - Christa Faust 7/4/22
R R.P. Dahlke - A Dead Red Cadillac 8/10/22
I Ivers, Hettie - No Light 7/6/22
T Tennis, Joe - Haunts of Virginia's Blue Ridge Highlands 7/30/22
I It Came from the Garage!: An Anthology of Automotive Horror - Stephen King 8/5/22
S Scott Allen - Voyage of the Dead - David P. Forsyth 8/23/22
H Hunted, The - A.J. Scudiere 7/14/22

Monarch (7/7)
M Myers, Amy - The Wickenham Murders 7/1/22
O Overcoming Bias: Building Authentic Relationships Across Differences - Tiffany Jana 9/21/22
N Nolan, Kait - Wish I Might 7/27/22
A Agent Zero - Jack Mars 7/27/22
R Rodewald, Jennifer - Blue Columbine 11/11/22
C Celtic Viking - Lexy Timms 7/7/22
H Haunting of Leigh Harker, The - Darcy Coates 7/25/22

Platinum (7/8)
P Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum, The - Kirsten Weiss 8/1/22
L Live and Let Chai - Bree Baker 7/18/22
A Andy Weir - Project Hail Mary 8/1/22
T Tessa Layne - A Hero's Heart 11/15/22
I Issy Brooke - Murder at Mondial Castle 11/6/22
N No Good Tea Goes Unpunished - Bree Baker 7/29/22
U
M Malevolent - Jana Deleon 7/18/22

Jubilee (6/7)
J Joker, The: Endgame - Scott Snyder 9/7/22
U
B Batman/Fortnite Zero Point - Christos Gage 8/23/22
I If She Were Blind - Laney Wylde 10/1/22
L Lost Vampire Prince, The - Melody Raven 7/20/22
E Escape Room - Maren Stoffels 8/14/22
E Ethan Daigle - Wildlife - Jeff Menapace 9/9/22

Seventy (7/7)
S Scott Adler - Don't Ever Forget - Matthew Farrell 4/9/22
E Epik - Hero in a Halfling - William Tyler Davis 9/24/22
V Valmore Daniels - Forbidden the Stars 7/12/22
E Emerald Desire - Lynette Vinet 11/8/22
N Notorious - K.M. Scott 12/1/22
T Tom G.H. Adams - Mycophoria 10/17/22
Y Year in Paris, A #1 - A Murder in Paris - Blake Pierce 8/25/22

Queen Elizabeth (11/14)
Q
U
E Emma V. Leech - The Rogue 11/18/22
E Emma V. Leech - The Earl's Temptation 11/25/22
N Norman Corwin - Murder in Studio One 8/1/22
E
L Love & Gelato - Jenna Evans Welch 7/22/22
I Isa Schmidt - The Solid-State Shuffle - Jeffrey A. Ballard 11/22/22
Z Zane, Jennifer - Montana Fire 12/2/22
A Anya Mora - The Wife Lie 8/8/22
B Body Farm, The - Brian Martinez 8/7/22
E Elle Cynder - Slippers And Thieves Special Edition - Christina Bauer 11/28/22
T Tamara Gill - Dare To Be Scandalous 11/18/22
H Henley, Vera - Plucking One String - Kris Knorr 8/11/22

[JoAnne]

Welcome Chelsea!

[Ferenc]

Queen Elizabeth Spell Out
Duration: June 2, 2022 - Open Ended

Pick one of these words to celebrate the occasion:

Monarch (7/7)
M - The Girl from the Sea - Molly Knox Ostertag - 06/22/22
O - Parable of the Sower - Octavia E. Butler - 06/02/22 - Lauren Olamina (MC)
N - The Theory of Flight - Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu - 06/20/22
A - A királycsináló lánya - Philippa Gregory - 06/06/22 - Anne Neville (MC)
R - Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: The Original Screenplay - J.K. Rowling - 06/10/22
C - The Lost Apothecary - Sarah Penner - 06/25/22 - Nella Clavinger (MC)
H - Kung mester beszélgetései - Béla Hamvas - 06/02/22

[Ferenc]

Completed!

Queen Elizabeth Spell Out
Duration: June 2, 2022 - Open Ended

Pick one of these words to celebrate the occasion:

Monarch (7/7)
M - The Girl from the Sea - Molly Knox Ostertag - 06/22/22
O - Parable of the Sower - Octavia E. Butler - 06/02/22 - Lauren Olamina (MC)
N - The Theory of Flight - Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu - 06/20/22
A - A királycsináló lánya - Philippa Gregory - 06/06/22 - Anne Neville (MC)
R - Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: The Original Screenplay - J.K. Rowling - 06/10/22
C - The Lost Apothecary - Sarah Penner - 06/25/22 - Nella Clavinger (MC)
H - Kung mester beszélgetései - Béla Hamvas - 06/02/22

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Ferenc!

[[deleted user]]

British
B-Burned by Ellen Hopkins 8/2/22
R-The River Murders by James Patterson 3/12/23
I-I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak 7/1/22
T-Twilight by Stephenie Meyer 7/3/22
I
S-Smoke by Ellen Hopkins 8/16/22
H-Home Before Dark by Riley Sager 3/8/23

Monarch
M-Mary, Mary by James Patterson 3/9/23
O-Open Season by C.J. Box 3/20/23
N-New Moon by Stephenie Meyer 8/21/22
A-Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman 7/10/22
R
C-A ​Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas 7/6/22
H

Platinum
P-Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard 12/1/22
L-Long Live the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas by Shea Ernshaw 9/3/22
A-Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé 12/4/22
T-Turn Coat by Jim Butcher 10/12/22
I
N-99 Days by Katie Cotugno 1/19/23
U
M

Jubilee
J
U-Unsolved by James Patterson 9/8/22
B-The Big Bad Wolf by James Patterson 1/4/23
I
L-Lost by James Patterson 9/11/22
E
E

Seventy
S-Small Favor by Jim Butcher 9/27/22
E
V-Violets Are Blue by James Patterson 12/18/22
E
N-9 Days and 9 Nights by Katie Cotugno 1/22/23
T-The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton 10/17/22
Y

Queen Elizabeth
Q
U
E
E
N
*
E
L-London Bridges by James Patterson 3/4/23
I
Z
A-An Affair to Dismember by Elise Sax 1/26/23
B-Before by Anna Todd 2/4/23
E
T-2 Sisters Detective Agency by James Patterson 1/6/23
H

[JoAnne]

Welcome Nancy!

[Ana]

Queen Elizabeth Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from start date

This weekend is an exciting time for Queen Elizabeth. Her Majesty The Queen will become the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee after 70 years of service.

Finished!

Object: Spell Out each letter of the word by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

Pick one of these words to celebrate the occasion:

B: Bleach, Vol. 2: Goodbye Parakeet, Good Night My Sister - 27/08/2022
R: Robico - My Little Monster, Vol. 9 - 04/08/2022
I: Isayama, Hajime - Attack on Titan, Vol. 28 - 10/08/2022
T: Tite Kubo - Bleach, Vol. 1: Strawberry and the Soul Reapers - 14/08/2022
I: In The Corsair's Bed - 07/08/2022
S: S.A, Vol. 1: Special A - 26/08/2022
H: Harper, Bebe - Mandy and the Tentacle Monster - 03/07/2022

[JoAnne]

Welcome Ana!

[Suzanne]

The Lost Challenges
Queen Elizabeth Spell Out
Duration: 7/1/2022 - Open Ended from start date

Progress: 50 out of 50

This weekend is an exciting time for Queen Elizabeth. Her Majesty The Queen will become the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee after 70 years of service.

Object: Spell Out each letter of the word by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

Pick one of these words to celebrate the occasion:

British (7)
B: L. Frank Baum; The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - ***** - 8/17/2022 - 154 Pages
R: Steven Rowley; The Guncle - ***** - 7/6/2022 - 326 Pages
I: In the Woods by Tana French - ***** - 7/18/2022 - 429 Pages
T: Kiki Thorpe; The Space Between - **** - 9/18/2022 - 120 Pages
I: Irish Thoroughbred by Nora Roberts - *** - 8/4/2022 - 208 Pages
S: Sunny Rolls the Dice by Jennifer L. Holm - ***** - 7/13/2022 - 224 Pages
H: Hope Jahren; Lab Girl - **** - 9/5/2022 - 290 Pages


Monarch (7)
M: Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker - ***** - 7/2/2022 - 280 Pages
O: Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy - ***** - 8/11/2022 - 258 Pages
N: Natalie Riess; Dungeon Critters - ***** - 8/25/2022 - 256 Pages
A: Allergic: A Graphic Novel by Megan Wagner Lloyd - ***** - 7/14/2022 - 240 Pages
R: Joyce Reardon; The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red - ***** - 7/24/2022 - 252 Pages
C: The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne - ***** - 7/30/2022 - 557 Pages
H: Ali Hazelwood; The Love Hypothesis - ***** - 10/4/2022 - 356 Pages


Platinum (8)
P: Pawcasso by Remy Lai - ***** - 7/20/2022 - 240 Pages
L: Lauren Weisberger; When Life Gives You Lululemons - ***** - 8/10/2022 - 343 Pages
A: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear - ***** - 7/14/2022 - 319 Pages
T: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman - ***** - 7/1/2022 - 382 Pages
I: Irish Rose by Nora Roberts - *** - 8/4/2022 - 250 Pages
N: N.K. Jemisin; The Fifth Season - **** - 9/21/2022 - 468 Pages
U: John Updike; The Witches of Eastwick - ***** - 8/18/2022 - 307 Pages
M: Marie Spenale; Wonder Pony - ***** - 7/18/2022 - 112 Pages


Jubilee (7)
J: Joust by Mercedes Lackey - ***** - 7/21/2022 - 448 Pages
U: Unfuck Your Brain: Using Science to Get Over Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Freak-Outs, and Triggers by Faith G. Harper - ***** - 12/14/2022 - 196 Pages
B: Bill Bryson; A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail - ***** - 8/24/2022 - 397 Pages
L: Lee Min-jin; Pachinko - *** - 7/26/2022 - 490 Pages
I: In a Blink by Kiki Thorpe - **** - 9/14/2022 - 128 Pages
E: Emily St. John Mandel; The Glass Hotel - **** - 7/11/2022 - 302 Pages
E: Emily Giffin; Heart of the Matter - **** - 7/13/2022 - 368 Pages


Seventy (7)
S: Rachel Smythe; Lore Olympus: Volume Two - ***** - 7/9/2022 - 368 Pages
E: Expedition Backyard by Rosemary Mosco - ***** - 7/24/2022 - 128 Pages
V: The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler - **** - 8/5/2022 - 224 Pages
E: Richard Paul Evans; Noel Street - **** - 7/26/2022 - 304 Pages
N: Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder - *** - 10/27/2022 - 273 Pages
T: Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls by Lauren Graham - ***** - 9/29/2022 - 205 Pages
Y: Yearbook by Seth Rogen - ***** - 7/8/2022 - 260 Pages


Queen Elizabeth (14)
Q: Julia Quinn; The Viscount Who Loved Me: The 2nd Epilogue - ***** - 7/8/2022 - 34 Pages
U: Unfinished Symphony by V.C. Andrews - **** - 1/14/2023 - 268 Pages
E: Louise Erdrich; The Round House - **** - 7/28/2022 - 323 Pages
E: Malena Ernman; Our House Is on Fire: Scenes of a Family and a Planet in Crisis - *** - 8/22/2022 - 288 Pages
N: Nora Roberts; The Awakening - **** - 12/11/2022 - 435 Pages

E: Simone Elkeles; Perfect Chemistry - **** - 12/5/2022 - 359 Pages
L: Lauren Weisberger; Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns - **** - 8/8/2022 - 400 Pages
I: In the Prince's Bed by Sabrina Jeffries - ***** - 11/15/2022 - 390 Pages
Z: Yara Zgheib; The Girls at 17 Swann Street - **** - 10/30/2022 - 373 Pages
A: Antoine de Saint-Exup ry; The Little Prince - ***** - 8/1/2022 - 85 Pages
B: Bree Baker; Live and Let Chai - ***** - 7/29/2022 - 346 Pages
E: Richard Paul Evans; A Christmas Memory - ***** - 1/30/2023 - 192 Pages
T: Raina Telgemeier; Share Your Smile: Raina's Guide to Telling Your Own Story - ***** - 10/1/2022 - 144 Pages
H: Heather Webber; Midnight at the Blackbird Caf - ***** - 10/11/2022 - 336 Pages


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SPELL OUT RULES
(view spoiler)[For this challenge you may use:
1. Book titles (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
2. Author's first or last initial
3. Series names (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
4. Main character first or last names -You could use Harry Potter but not Fred Weasley.

SPELL OUT EXAMPLE:
B: Elizabeth Bennett - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (main character name)
O: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (title)
O: On Dublin Street - Down London Road by Samantha Young (series name)
K: Misery by Stephen King (author last name)


Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over. (hide spoiler)]

[JoAnne]

Welcome Suzanne!

[Tari]

Finished

Queen Elizabeth Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from start date
June 3, 2022-?
7/7

Monarch
M Murder at Magic Cakes Cafe Rosie Reed 6/3/22
Olivia mc-A Pie to Vie For Kathryn Lin 7/1/22
Neugent-Murder Takes a Bow Wendy Neugent 7/11/22
Amy-Murder Is No Picnic Amy Pershing 6/3/22
Richardson, Lucy mc-Death by Beach Read Eva Gates 6/6/22
C Coffee, a Scone and a Place to Call Home Jen Pitts 6/9/22
H Hark! A Homicide Tricia L. Sanders 6/5/22

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Tari!

[Tari]

JoAnne wrote: "WOOHOO Tari!"

Thanks, JoAnne!

[Anne]

Queen Elizabeth Spell Out
Duration: June 3 - July 21

COMPLETED

B Bold, Kate Not Me by Kate Bold 6/11/2022
R Rita Lakin Getting Old Can Hurt You by Rita Lakin 6/10/2022
I Ill Met by Murder by Elizabeth J Duncan 6/15/2022
T The Tourist Attraction by Sarah Morganthaler 6/29/2022
I If You've Got It, Haunt It by Rose Pressley Bettancourt 7/14/2022
S A Stitch in Time by Monica Ferris 6/12/2022
H Hot Shot by Fern Michaels 7/18/2022

M Martin, Kimmery Doctors and Friends by Kimmery Martin 6/19/2022
O Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia 6/20/2022
N Never Coming Home by Hannah Mary McKinnon 6/23/2022
A Arsenic and Adobo by Mia Manansala 6/15/2022
R Roberts, Nora Dance Upon the Air by Nora Roberts 7/21/2022
C Carla Neggers Liar's Key by Carla Neggers 6/8/2022
H The Heart Principle by Helen Huang 6/8/2022

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Anne!