Spell the Character Name Challenge 2024

[Brenda]

Thanks Robin :)

[Sandra]

I'm down to one name left to spell and need a K & E. I'm determined to get this! lol

[Brenda]

You will Sandra - still have plenty of time :)

[Michelle]

You'll get them Sandra.

[Sandra]

Ok...I have my K & final E. Two books I've been wanting to read, but haven't. I'll get them read before year's end! I'll finish at the Graduate level - 9 books-- I did 4 couples equaling 8 + added Bella since she's part of Mavis & Leonardo's family!



Update: I just realized I'm reading another book that works for E so I may use it.

[Brenda]

Good job Sandra!

[Jonetta]

Woo hoo! Congrats Sandra.

[Sandra]

Thanks! It feels good! lol

[Michelle]

Love when that happens. Options and completions.
I think I also completed graduate level. And names I hadn't done before.
Yes next year I'm rethinking my approach. No to doing full names. It kicked me in the behind. I'm sure if it wasn't for that I might have completed more

[Robin]

Whew! Finished this one.

[Brenda]

Well done Robin!

[Sandra]

Congrats Michelle & Robin!! Great job!

[Patty]

Congrats Robin & Michelle!!!🎊🎉

[Jonetta]

Congrats Michelle & Robin!

[Jenny]

Finished

Spell the Character Name Challenge

Duration: January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024
Level: Elementary
Number of Names Completed: 6/6

1. Eve
2. Ryan
3. Delia
4. Nadine
5. McNab
6. Mira


1. Eve COMPLETE

E -- Eden by Nyssa Kathryn -- 5★ -- 26/01/2024
V -- Vendetta by Sarah Barrie -- 5★ -- 16/12/2024
E -- Echoes at Dawn by Maya Banks -- 4&$9733 -- 24/12/2024



2. Delia COMPLETE

D -- Declan by Nyssa Kathryn -- 5★ -- 10/01/2024
E -- ELITE Redemption by KaLyn Cooper -- 4★ -- 19/08/2024
L -- Lovers Ransom by Faye Hall -- 5★ -- 03/03/2024
I -- Inheritance by Nora Roberts -- 5★ -- 15/06/2024
A -- African Sky by Tony Park -- 3★ -- 23/08/2024



3. Ryan COMPLETE

R -- Runaway Lies by Shannon Curtis -- 5★ -- 03/03/2024
Y -- You've Got Bear by Truli Thorne -- 4★ -- 31/08/2024
A -- All Hallows Eve by Heather Graham -- 4★ -- 07/04/2024
N -- No Mercy Cheyenne McCray -- 4★ -- 08/08/2024



4. Nadine COMPLETE

N -- Natural Causes by James Oswald -- 4★ -- 31/07/2024
A -- Anubis by Kris Michaels -- 4★ -- 13/05/2024
D -- Deception by Camille Taylor -- 5★ -- 16/01/2024
I -- Indigo Ridge by Devney Perry -- 5★ -- 22/12/2024
N -- Never Fall Again by Lynn H. Blackburn -- 5★ -- 30 October 2024
E -- Excalibur by Anna Hackett -- 5★ -- 20/05/2024



5. McNab COMPLETE

M -- Maverick Sheriff by Delores Fossen -- 4★ -- 03/03/2024
C -- Curse of Salem by Kay Hooper -- 4★ -- 07/03/2024
N -- Night Comes Falling by T.G. Reid -- 5★ -- 30/10/2024
A -- Anubis by Kris Michaels -- 4★ -- 13/05/2024
B -- Beneath the Surface by Lynn H. Blackburn -- 5★ -- 05/02/2024



6. Mira COMPLETE

M -- Midnight Confessions by Robyn Carr -- 4★ -- 22/01/2024
I -- Ice Into Ashes by John Carson -- 5★ -- 31/10/2024
R -- Reckless Trust by Nyssa Kathryn -- 5★ -- 27/06/2024
A -- All Hallows Eve by Heather Graham -- 4★ -- 07/04/2024

[Brenda]

Well done Jenny!

[Jonetta]

Congrats, Jenny!

[Sandra]

Great job, Jenny!

[Michelle]

Congrats Jenny 👏👏👏

[Jenny]

Thank you, Brenda, Jonetta, Sandra and Michelle.

[Patty]

Congratulations Jenny!!!

[Moondance]

Completion Post!

Spell that Name Challenge
Duration: Jan. 1 – Dec. 31
Level: Elementary
Progress: 6/6
Number of Names: 6
Number of books: 39/39



Summerset
Mavis
Bella
Leonardo
Nadine
Feeney

Name 1- 9/9

S The Snowman Killer Wendy Meadows 01.19.24 3 stars
U Up in Smoke Shannon VanBergen 02.04.24 3 stars
M Moll Flanders Daniel Defoe 01.01.24 3 stars
M Murder by Mocha Cleo Coyle 02.11.24 4 stars
E Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone Benjamin Stevenson 02.02.24 4 stars
R Ready for Love Marie Force 05.07.24 4 stars
S Six Feet Under Tonya Kappes 07.10.24 4 stars
E The Eyes of the Sun Christina McMullen 05.18.24 3.5 stars
T These Haunts are Made for Walking Rose Pressey Betancourt 06.18.24 3 stars

Name 2- 5/5

M Murder in G Major Alexia Gordon 02.17.24 5 stars
A Art in Felt & Stitch: Creating beautiful works of art using fleece, fibres and threads Moy Mackay 01.05.24 5 stars
V Vanilla Vendetta Rosie A. Point 08.13.24 2.5 stars
I In the Middle of Hickory Lane Heather Webber 03.14.24 5 stars
S Safe Hex With a Vampire Cassandra Lawson 08.11.24 3 stars

Name 3- 5/5

B Because It's Christmas Kathryn Shay 01.18.24 3 stars
E The Exception to the Rule Christina Lauren 07.23.24 5 stars
L The Lights of Sugarberry Cove Heather Webber 03.17.24 5 stars
L Little Bookshop of Murder Maggie Blackburn 03.31.24 4 stars
A Assault and Beret Jenn McKinlay 01.23.24 5 stars

Name 4- 8/8


L Longing for Love Marie Force 05.29.24 4 stars
E An Ear for Murder Diane Weiner 08.12.24 3 stars
O One Last Lie Rob Kaufman 01.14.24 3 stars
N Naked in the Garden of the Serpent Carey Ravenstar Robin 01.03.24 3 stars
A The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Sherman Alexie 03.18.24 4 stars
R Random in Death J.D. Robb 05.09.24 5 stars
D The Drowning Kind Jennifer McMahon 03.08.24 3 stars
O One Poison Pie Lynn Cahoon 03.09.24 4 stars

Name 5- 6/6

N Needle Felted Tapestries: Make Your Own Woolen Masterpieces Neysa Russo 01.07.24 5 stars
A And the Killer Is... G.A. McKevett 03.21.24 4.5 stars
D Demon's Dance Keri Arthur 04.23.24 4 stars
I I'll Be Home for Christmas Lori Wilde 04.18.24 3.5 stars
N A Negotiated Marriage Noelle Adams 01.09.24 3.5 stars
E Early Birds Janetta Fudge-Messmer 09.04.24 3 stars

Name 6- 6/6

F Falling for Alaska Cathryn Brown 03.01.24 3 stars
E Eastside Hedge Witch T.J. Deschamps 09.10.24 3 stars
E Elephants In My Room Christie Nicholls 09.15.24 3 stars
N The Nameless Survivor J.K. Hawk 09.26.24 2.5 stars
E An Embarrassment of Itches M.K. Dean 12.25.24 3.5 stars
Y You Can't Ruin Christmas Olivia Noble 01.11.24 3 stars

[Brenda]

Well done Moondance!

[Michelle]

Congratulations 🎊

[Jonetta]

Congrats Moondance!

[Robin]

Good Job, Moondance!

[Patty]

Patty wrote: "Spell the Character Name Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024
Level:
Progress: 28/28
Number of Names Completed: 7/7

1. Mavis

M: The Mystery Guest
A: [book:Ain'..."

Finished with 7 names!!!

[Robin]

Congrats, Patty!

[Phrynne]

Finished
Spell the Character Name Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024
Level: Scholar
Number of Names Completed: 12/12

✅1. Mavis
M The Mystery Writer 5 stars
A Aunt Bessie Provides 5 stars
V Veil, Vows and Vengeance 4 stars
I Into a Cornish Wind 3stars
S Summer of Blood 3 stars

✅2. Rourke
R Random in Death 5 stars
O On the Blue Train 4 stars
U Unbalanced 4 stars
R The Raging Storm 5 stars
K Kill or Bee Killed 4 stars
E Evan Blessed 5 stars

✅3. Galahad
G The Glass House 5 stars
A A Country Wedding Murder 4 stars
L Living the Dream at Puddleduck Farm 4 stars
A The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax 5 stars
H The Henna Artist 3 stars
A A Bean to Die For 4 stars
D Death by Reunion 4 stars

✅4. Morris
M Murder Marks the Page 4 stars
O Once Upon a Murder 3 stars
R The Rewilding 4 stars
R The Rockpool Murder 4 stars
I The Ink Master's Silence 4 stars
S Smart Girls Don't Trust Strangers 3 stars

✅5. Trina
T Taken in Nuala 5 stars
R The Radio Hour 3 stars
I The Instruments of Darkness 5 stars
N A Note Before Dying 4 stars
A Aunt Bessie Questions 5 stars

✅6. Bella
B Bikinis and Murder 3 stars
E Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect 4 stars
L Lethal Vengeance 5 stars
L The Last Bookshop 4 stars
A A Pose Before Dying 3 stars

✅7. McNab
M A Morbid Taste for Bones 5 stars
C Crossbones Yard 3 stars
N Night of the Living Deed 3 stars
A A Shilling for Candles 5 stars
B Buried on the Fens 5 stars

✅8. Dallas
D The Dark Days Pact by Alison Goodman 3 stars
A Absolute Power by David Baldacci 2 stars
L Lest We Forgive by Phillipa Nefri Clark 4 stars
L Lone Wolf by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz 3 stars
A A Poisonous Palate by Lucy Burdette 4 stars
S Sun, Sand and Slaughter by Emerald Finn 4 stars

✅9. Charles
C Crosskill by Garry Disher 5 stars
H High Wire in Nuala by Harriet Steel 4 stars
A The Antique Store Detective by Clare Chase 4 stars
R Rolling Toward Clear Skies by Catherine Ryan Hyde 5 stars
L Love by the Jewel Sea by Rhonda Forrest 4 stars
E The Edge by David Baldacci 5 stars
S Starling House Alix E. Harrow 5 stars

✅10. Caro
C The Camborne Killings by Sally Rigby 4 stars
A A Killer Clue by Victoria Gilbert 4 stars
R A Routine Infidelity by Elizabeth Coleman 4 stars
O One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters 3 stars

✅11. Delia
D Dominoes, Danzón, and Death by Raquel V. Reyes 3 stars
E Evie by Annie Seaton 4 stars
L Limberlost by Robbie Arnott 3 stars
I In the Blink of a Pie by Catherine Bruns 4 stars
A A Holiday Homicide by Ellie Alexander 4 stars

✅12. Mira
M The Moers Murders by Graham Brack 5 stars
I In Too Deep by Lee Child 4 stars 27/12/24
R Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor 3 stars
A Agony in Amethyst by A.M. Stuart 5 stars

[Brenda]

Great work Phrynne!!

[Sandra]

Patty, Phrynne - Great job!!!

[Patty]

Congrats, Phrynne!!

[Robin]

Good job, Phrynne!

[Jonetta]

Congrats Patty and Phrynne!

[Jonetta]

Jonetta wrote: "Spell the Character Name Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024
Level: Elementary
Progress: 31/33
Number of Names Completed: 4/6

1. Trina
***Complete***

T: Tom Lake..."

I finished four names with only one letter missing from the other two.

[Sandra]

Great job, Jonetta!

[Jonetta]

Thanks, Sandra!

[Michelle]

I didn't do too badly. I managed to be a Scholar(1w names) . Full names proved to be not the way to go.

Congratulations to everyone that managed to reach there goals /targets. Better luck 2025 for us all.

[Sandra]

That's great, Michelle! I admire you for taking on full names...much harder task!!

[Jonetta]

Well done, Michelle!

[Michelle]

Jonetta wrote: "Well done, Michelle!"

Thank you Jonetta.

Sandra wrote: "That's great, Michelle! I admire you for taking on full names...much harder task!!"

Don't think I'll be doing that again in a hurry. I've picked a different theme this year. Just kept Eve Dallas. The rest are mostly as we know them. Added a few extra names so I have obtions. I really want to complete at least one challenge 2025.

[Sandra]

Good plan, Michelle! You can do it!!
I haven't decided on names for this year yet. I did "couples" last year & enjoyed it.

[Michelle]

I should remember that for next year. I'm doing the police squad this year. And then picked names I thought I'd be able to complete. Trying to minimize all the E's I'd need. Those really gets me every year.

[Phrynne]

It's the i's that I can't find!

[Michelle]

Let's just say most vowels are difficult to find. Or should that be finding multiples. Because I always manage 1 or 2. I'm one of those that read and hope it fits a directive.

[Sandra]

Michelle - I'm the same ... I read what I need/want to read and then look to see what challenges they fit. I don't pick books specifically because they fit one of the challenges.

Believe it or not...it's R's that get me!

[Michelle]

😂 That is odd. Better luck this year Sandra.

[Sharon]

My problem is I read a lot of series that start with the same word

Finlay Donovan ...
Fatal ...
Blood ...
Lady ...

After the first couple of books, they don't work.

[Michelle]

Oh Sharon that has been helpful at times. I'll be knocking off all my A's because of me trying to complete/get-up-to-date 2 series.

All good that the author can be cute or clever using the same word. But I just want to pull out my hair. I think I once had author that started with the same pronoun I eventually asked if I could use the second word letter out of desperation. 😁