June 2025 - Malé Spell-Out or Word Search

[Jan, Moderator]

Malé Spell-Out or Word Search
June 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025


There are two challenge options below. You can choose one or do them both!

Option One: Spell-Out
Choose one or more of the below words to spell out this month. You can use any of the following to complete a letter:
1. First letter of the Book's title
2. First letter of the Author's first or last name
3. First letter of a Main Character's first or last name

Challenge Rules: All forms of books are accepted as long as they are 100 pages or more. When posting updates of completed books, please include a link to the title and author’s name, along with the date you finished reading the book. When you have finished the challenge, please copy and paste your entire challenge and re-post in a new message, letting us know it is completed.

Words to Choose From for Spell-Out Option
Maldives
Malé
Hukuru
Miskiiy
Mosque
UNESCO
Minaret
Graveyard
Headstone
Grand
Friday
White
Marble
Royal
Palace
Lush
Greenery
Fountain
Fishpond
Chaos
Circular
Swings
National
Museum
Modern
Sultan
Furniture
Costumes
Tsunami
Monument
Steel
Sculpture
Spheres
Pillar
Tuna
Breakfast
Zesty
Curry
Traditional
Vanilla


Option Two: Word Search
Find FIFTEEN of the above words. They can only be found within the text of the book - no covers, titles or authors, please. For each word you find, please provide the book title, page or location, and the sentence or phrase containing the word. Good Luck!

[Jan, Moderator]

Participants

Bev(baglady)
Book Concierge ~ Done x2
Brenda ~ Done
Catsalive ~ Done
Connie ~ Done
Denise ~ Done
Frankie ~ Done x2
Jan ~ Done
Jonquil ~ Done
Karen ♐ ~ Done
Jonquil
Mary
Olivermagnus ~ Done
Tari ~ Done
Tia
Trish ~ Done

[Jan, Moderator]

My Spot

Malé Spell-Out or Word Search
June 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
21/15

Option Two: Word Search
(view spoiler)[Find FIFTEEN of the above words. They can only be found within the text of the book - no covers, titles or authors, please. For each word you find, please provide the book title, page or location, and the sentence or phrase containing the word. Good Luck! (hide spoiler)]

Words Found
Grand - Ellie Dwyer's Great Escape Loc 1902 "visit the Grand Canyon tomorrow"
Friday - Ellie Dwyer's Great Escape Loc 1708 "I'll take to Friday night's camp potluck"
White - Ellie Dwyer's Great Escape Loc 126 "a lush head of white hair"
Marble - Ellie Dwyer's Great Escape Loc 1808 "I thought she had lost her marbles"
Royal - The Lido Loc 1859 "including the Royal Army"
Palace - What about us? Loc 1207 "gin palaces and pubs"
Lush - Ellie Dwyer's Great Escape Loc 2327 "a lush landscape of barrel cactus"
Fountain - Ellie Dwyer's Great Escape Loc 1809 "She's like a fountain of youth"
Chaos - Ellie Dwyer's Great Escape Loc 648 "with all the chaos in my life"
Swings - Ellie Dwyer's Great Escape Loc "could have tracked my mood swings"
National - Ellie Dwyer's Great Escape Loc 2058 "some of the National Monuments in the area"
Museum - Ellie Dwyer's Great Escape Loc 2319 "a brochure and map of the museum"
Modern - What about us? Loc 1484 "in both ancient and modern times"
Furniture - Give Em Pumpkin To Talk About Loc 1871 "We can move the furniture."
Monument - Ellie Dwyer's Great Escape Loc 2058 "some of the National Monuments in the area"
Steel - Ellie Dwyer's Great Escape Loc 126 "mane of steel gray hair"
Sculpture - Ellie Dwyer's Great Escape Loc 3059 "some sort of fluffy sculpture"
Pillar - What about us? Loc 1334 "behind one of the big iron pillars"
Breakfast - - What about us? Loc 727 "my favorite breakfast cafe"
Curry - What about us? Loc 318 "go out for a cheap pizza or a curry"
Traditional - Ellie Dwyer's Great Escape Loc 3043 "These look like traditional functional jeans"

[Brenda]

Malé Spell-Out
Duration: June 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
Level: Option One!
16/16

U Journey to the Hangman by Arthur W. Upfield 5★s 10/6/25
N Best Left Buried by Neil A. White 3★s 3/6/25
E Escape From Portaleige by Kerstin Stanford 3★s 13/6/25
S The Star of Ceylon by Clare Flynn 3★s 5/6/25
C Cockatoo Cove by Maya Linnell 5★s 1/6/25
O Outback Magic by Rhonda Forrest 5★s 4/6/25



C The Stranger in Room Six by Jane Corry 5★s 11/6/25
H The Body at the Vineyard by Kate Hardy 5★s 8/6/25
A Dolphin Melody by Tui Allen 5★s 9/6/25
O The Other Side of Her by B.M. Carroll 4★s 19/6/25
S Sounds of Murder by Jenna St. James 5★s 13/6/25



S Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend 5★s 2/6/25
T The Tides That Lie by Jenn J. McLeod 4★s 14/6/25
E A Body at the Book Fair by Ellie Alexander 5★s 10/6/25
E The Girl With the Yellow Star by Natalie Meg Evans 5★s 20/6/25
L Grave Words by Gerri Lewis 3★s 7/6/25

[Frankie]

Malé Spell-Out or Word Search
June 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

Option One: Spell-Out

15/15 Completed. Finish

Breakfast
01.B:The Butterfly Effect-Kelly Elliott 6/07/25
02.R:Rewind It Back-Liz Tomforde 6/04/25
03.E:Evanovich:Janet Evanovich-To the Nines 6/13/25
04.A:Axel-Harper Sloan 6/15/25
05.K:Kathryn Andrews-Lessons in Lemonade 6/09/25
06.F:Flirt-Adriana Locke 6/22/25
07.A:Archer's Voice-Mia Sheridan 6/24/25
08.S:Stolen Baby-L.G. Davis 6/23/25
09.T:That Forever Girl-Meghan Quinn 6/19/25

Swings
10.S:She's a Wild One-Kristen Proby 6/07/25
11.W:Woodhall:Melinda Woodhall-Vanishing Angels 6/06/25
12.I:The Ice Sisters-Rita Herron 6/04/25
13.N:Nest Egg-Josi Avari 6/14/25
14.G:Girl, Forgotten-Karin Slaughter 6/13/25
15.S:Someday You Learn-Harlow James 6/18/25

Option Two: Word Search

15/15 Completed. Finish

Words Found
01.Grand:Pg.45"Shell managed a grand total of two hours sleep..." Copper-Lilly Atlas 6/02/25
02.White:Pg.28"Shell glanced up at the white ceiling." Copper-Lilly Atlas 6/02/25
03.Chaos:Pg.186"Chaos ensued, a million things happening at once." Copper-Lilly Atlas 6/02/25
04.Swings:Pg.207"Shell jumped and then glanced towards the swings." Copper-Lilly Atlas 6/02/25
05.Furniture:Pg.54"The woman needed bigger furniture." Copper-Lilly Atlas 6/02/25
06.Steel:Pg.40"Shell was a steel trap on the subject of Beth's father..."Copper-Lilly Atlas 6/02/25
07.Pillar:Pg.305"Copper was a steel pillar,..." Copper-Lilly Atlas 6/02/25
08.Breakfast:Pg.42"Nah, haven't seen him since breakfast." Copper-Lilly Atlas 6/02/25
09.Zesty:Pg.63"...a hint of smoke from those cigarettes he pretended not to smoke on occasion, and a zesty hint of soap." Copper-Lilly Atlas 6/02/25
10.Vanilla:Pg.151"A serving bowl...a table cloth...oh that vanilla cupcake candle she'd been looking for." Copper-Lilly Atlas 6/02/25
11.Friday:Pg.87"I worked early on Friday and drove home to get ready..." Archer's Voice-Mia Sheridan 6/24/25
12.Marble:Pg.296"...a sweeping staircase right off the foyer, lots of marble and glittering chandeliers..." Archer's Voice-Mia Sheridan 6/24/25
13.Greenery:Pg.41"...built up on either side and adorned with large planters full of greenery." Archer's Voice-Mia Sheridan 6/24/25
14.Fountain:Pg.296"We walked past the large fountain out front..." Archer's Voice-Mia Sheridan 6/24/25
15.Circular:Pg.94"The circular pattern had proven to be a bit challenging..." Archer's Voice-Mia Sheridan 6/24/25

[Tia]

b>Malé Spell-Out or Word Search
June 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
Completed : 6/6 Completed


P-Peter Swanson- Every Vow You Break 6/13
A-Alive Day: A Memoir Karie Fugett 6/7
L- Liann Zhang- Julie Chan Is Dead 6//4
A- Death Upon a Star Amy Patricia Mead 6/27
C-Carmella , Lowkis - Spitting Gold 6/2
E-Elevation Stephen King 6/26

15/15
found 10 from by Carmella Lowkis (#)
and 5 from by Amy Patricia Meade (@)
Word Search
1.Graveyard - as she told me the midnight secrets of the graveyard pg. 6 #
2.Headstone - crouching by the headstone, I thought how graves are cut .. pg. 193 #
3. Grand - with your grand dreams of fame and adventure pg. 13 #
4.White - Plaster dust lay white over furniture pg. 69
5.Marble - I was close enough to read marble bust; valuable? pg. 30 #
6. Palace - together and it will feel like a palace pg. 256 #
7.Modern - with a clear lilt to their accent that was clearly not modern pg. 151 #
8. Furniture - furniture has been removed to clear space pg. 85 #
9.Spheres - afford movement not only between floors but also between social spheres. pg. 31 #
10. Breakfast - I'm just getting is breakfast. pg. 129 #
11.Friday - "So how about Friday night ?" pg. 26 @
12.Lush - circa 1920 Craftsman-style bungalow with a lush front garden pg. 240 @
13.Fountain - a courtyard garden replete with palm trees, a fountain , and a garden pg. 31 @
14.National - I'm sure it went national. pg. 49 @
15.Museum - We would sometimes visit a museum on a quiet weekend. pg. 69 @

[Mary]

Malé Spell-Out or Word Search
June 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

Chaos
Coal MountainCliff Mansfield 06/12
His Surprise Husband MannyLorelei M. Hart 06/08
A- AXEL BLAZE Blaze ReturnsBill Runner 06/08
Once QuietScott Blade 06/05 2017
Shadow ThreatJack Gatland06/23

Word Search
The Double ManScott Blade 06/02
1-friday Today’s Friday . ”
Page 116 · Location 1475
2-breakfast And now he stood over a frightened old man who had nearly been breakfast for a huge bear .
Page 34 · Location 491
3-white There was a long white scar down his right cheek .
Page 35 · Location 497
4-furniture The leather furniture and tables filled up .
Page 76 · Location 997
5-royal And there was a group of Middle Easterners that looked like they could’ve been Saudi royal family .
Page 76 · Location 997
6-steel It was mostly glass and steel .
Page 170 · Location 2162
7-vanilla They abandoned the vanilla van on the street a mile away, the keys under the floor mat, then called the rental company to pick it up.
Petrie, Nick. Burning Bright (Peter Ash Book 2) (p. 326).
8-Traditional They were falling back on traditional surveillance.
Gatland, Jack. Shadow Threat: o (p. 117).
9-Graveyard Marlowe moved through the one-time graveyard at the church's perimeter, staying close to the ancient headstones for cover.
Gatland, Jack. Shadow Threat: o (p. 71).
10-circular They ran tightly in a circular pattern.
Blade, Scott. The Standoff (Jack Widow Book 12) (p. 59).
11-national The South was always the last holdout on every national issue
Blade, Scott. The Standoff (Jack Widow Book 12) (p. 141).
12-chaos the chaos of bedtime, and then tidying the house, and for a moment, he felt guilty.
Dawson, Mark. Saint Death - John Milton #2 (John Milton Series) (p. 70).

[Trish]

Saving my place.

I'm only going for the spell out.

M = The Butcher of the Forest, Premee {M}ohamed – 12/06/25
I = {I}celandic Folk Tales, Hjörleifur Helgi Stefánsson – 04/06/25
N = The Brides of High Hill, {N}ghi Vo – 11/06/25
A = Navigational Entanglements, {A}liette de Bodard – 12/06/25
R = {R}eykjavik, Ragnar Jónasson, Katrín Jakobsdóttir – 11/06/25
E = Night Shadows, {E}va Björg Ægisdóttir – 18/06/25
T = The {T}ainted Cup, Robert Jackson Bennett – 06/06/25

[Tari]

Malé Spell-Out or Word Search
June 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
8/8
Spell-out option

Maldives
M Mayhem in Christmas River Meg Muldoon 6/2/25
Amelia mc Artful Deception Ellen Le Teace 6/5/25
Lauren mc Kittens and Killers Jinty James 6/4/25
D Dulce de Leche and Death Rosie A. Point 6/6/25
I Icing on the Murder Valerie Burns 7/29/25
Victoria Shot Through the Tart Victoria Kazarian 6/27/25
Eva The Widow's Last Letter Eva Lovelle 6/4/25
Summer mc Mousse, Murder and Mayhem Amber Crewes 6/6/25

[Jan, Moderator]

Welcome all!!

[Jan, Moderator]

Trish wrote: "Saving my place.

I think I'm only going for the spell out, but we'll see.

Having never done a word search, can multiple words be found in the same book? Or have they all got to be in different b..."

Yes Trish - they can all be found in one book if you are luck enough.

[Trish]

Cool. Thank you.

[Jonquil]

Capital of the Month Malé Spell-Out
June 2025

9/9 DONE

S Searching for Bristol Susan Stoker 6/10
C Christmas with Her Ex Fiona McArthur 6/4
U Under Desert Sand R. Lawson Gamble 6/14
L Lavash at First Sight Taleen Voskuni 6/7
P Paradise Cove Jenny Holiday 6/13
T Troubled Nate Thomas 1 Lexy Timms 6/17
U Unique, Different, Found Violet Samuels 6/2
R Revenge in Rubies A.M. Stuart 6/5
E Essence of Foul Play Daryl Wood Gerber 6/2

[Book Concierge]

Malé S*P*E*L*L-Out / Word Search
Begins: 01June25 / Ends: 30June25

(Note: I'm doing both)

S*P*E*L*L ...

6 / 6 completed

Palace
P - PEEBLES, Frances de Pontes / The Air You Breathe ✔ – 04June25
A - Alex Lasker / The Memory of an Elephant ✔ – 13June25
L - LYUDMILLA is mc / The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25
A - ALEX is mc / Red, White & Royal Blue ✔ – 22June25
C - CALLIE is mc / Drama ✔ – 25June25
E - ELLIS is mc / Love Anthony ✔ – 19June25

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WORD SEARCH - Find 15 of the following words
(NOTE: I've alphabetized them to make it easier)

15 / 15 words found
1 books read

Breakfast - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25 - pg 4 - "…take his breakfast at leisure."

Chaos - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25 - pg 379 - "…exit in the chaos after the…"

Costumes - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25 - pg 375 - "…costumes, harvesst parades, candles…"

Fountain - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25 - pg 70 - "…saw earth fountain up against…"

Grand - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25 - pg 400 - "…his grand dreams had blossomed…"

Graveyard - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25 - pg 85 - "…so I found a graveyard."

Headstone - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25 - pg 235 - "…lay still as a headstone."

Marble - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25 - pg 354 - "…hands across the marble floors."

Modern - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25 - pg 427 - "…differently in modern maps and…"

Monument - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25 - pg 361 - "…around the Washington Monument."

Museum - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25 - pg 230 - "…a great many museums, isn't it?"

National - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25 - pg 339 - "…no longer a national heroine,…"

Palace - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25 - pg 322 - "…in a presidential palace built on…"

Pillar - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25 - pg 320 - "…into the cement pillar of Yuri."

Royal - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25 - pg 420 - "…downing royal soldiers from…"

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Circular
Curry
Fishpond
Friday
Furniture
Greenery
Hukuru
Lush
Maldives
Malé
Minaret
Miskiiy
Mosque
Sculpture
Spheres
Steel
Sultan
Swings
Traditional
Tsunami
Tuna
UNESCO
Vanilla
White
Zesty

[Catsalive]

Malé Spell-Out or Word Search
June 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
8/8

M- Harriet by Joan Mellows 1/6 2.5★
A- Wings Above The Diamantina by Arthur W. Upfield 6/6 3.5★
L- The Wedding by Edith Layton 8/6 1★
D- Delaney & Murphy #1 - Asylum by Jack Adams 11/6 4★
I- Iris - The Right Sort of Man by Allison Montclair 4/6 4.5★
V- A Valentine Embrace by Valerie King, Meg-Lynn Roberts, Olivia Sumner 3/6 2.5★
E- Eric - All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris 5/6 3.5★
S- Sylvia - The Lady in Gray by Patricia Oliver 14/6 4★

[Jan, Moderator]

Welcome Jonquil, BC, and Kylie!

[Connie N.]

Malé Spell
Timeframe: 6/1/25 to 6/30/25
12/12

M - A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie - 6/16/25 ♥♥♥
A - Amelia Grey - Yours Truly, The Duke - 6/18/25 ♥♥♥
L - The Love Haters by Katherine Center - 6/21/25 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Echoes at Dawn by Maya Banks - 6/20/25 ♥♥♥♥
M - Mary Balogh - Someone to Love - 6/27/25 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ashley, Kristen - Rock Chick Renegade - 6/15/25 ♥♥♥♥♥
L - Laurelin Paige - Dirty Filthy Rich Love - 7/19/25 ♥♥♥♥
D - Dover, L.P. - Off the Ice - 6/26/25 ♥♥♥♥
I - Irene Hannon - Hope Harbor - 6/6/25 ♥♥♥♥
V - Valente, Catherynne M. - The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There - 7/12/25 ♥♥♥
E - Evanovich, Janet - Dirty Thirty - 7/7/25 ♥♥♥♥
S - Summer in a Bottle by Annie Rains - 6/7/25 ♥♥♥



******CHALLENGE COMPLETE 7/19/25*****

[Olivermagnus]

Malé Spell-Out or Word Search
June 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

8 of 8 Complete

M - The Mighty Storm - Samantha Towle - 3 Stars - 6/5/25
A - Alone - Lisa Gardner - 4 Stars - 6/15/25
L - Luanne Rice - Summer's Child - 3.5 Stars - 6/13/25
D - David Grann - The White Darkness - 4.5 Stars - 6/7/25
I - In The Shadow Of The Glacier - Vicki Delany - 3 Stars - 6/22/25
V - Victoria Thompson - Murder on Fifth Avenue - 4 Stars - 6/16/25
E - Elizabeth Chadwick - The Summer Queen - 4 Stars - 6/10/25
S - Stories from Suffragette City - M.J. Rose - 4 Stars - 6/1/25

[Denise]

COMPLETE

Malé Spell-Out or Word Search
June 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

29/15 words found

Word Search

Maldives "had been to the Maldives" p. 34 Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter 6.3.25
Malé
Hukuru
Miskiiy
Mosque
UNESCO
Minaret
Graveyard "graveyard, over the old stile" p. 52 Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter 6.3.25
Headstone "headstone Jack Devitt born 1st February 1950 died 12th August 1987" p. 297 Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter 6.3.25
Grand "grand entrance in the Oak last night" p. 106 Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter 6.3.25
Friday - "Friday as well as the radio and television news" p. 129 Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter 6.3.25
White "white on the top of his head" p. 63 Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter 6.3.25
Marble "Jennifer Anne Gilbert had a marble headstone next to her parents" p, 242 Consent by. Annabel Lyon 6.4.25
Royal "Royal she walks along the arcade" p. 64 Consent by. Annabel Lyon 6.4.25
Palace 'It's not a palace but it's a place to write and sleep' P. 164 The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis 6.19.25
Lush "lush carpet" p. 109 Murder in the Paperback Parlor by Ellery Adams 6.11.25
Greenery "a garden, surrounded by greenery in the city that had welcomed his parents and whose northern suburbs were his as much as they were anybody's" p. 352 What You Did Not Tell: A Russian Past and the Journey Home by Mark Mazower 6.25.25
Fountain "sat by the fountain thinking about David Park" p. 222 Consent by. Annabel Lyon 6.4.25
Fishpond
Chaos "chaos of the place" p. 247 Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter 6.3.25
Circular "junk mail and newspaper circulars' P. 187 The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis 6.19.25
Swings "mood swings, the waxy skin, the glassy eyes" p.222 Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter 6.3.25
National "national papers on Friday" p.129 Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter 6.3.25
Museum "It's a museum piece" p. 143 Consent by. Annabel Lyon 6.4.25
Modern "modern cabinets and shiny new appliances" p. 288 Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter 6.3.25
Sultan "complicated by Sultan Abdul Hamid's lack of enthusiasm" p. 183 What You Did Not Tell: A Russian Past and the Journey Home by Mark Mazower 6.25.25
Furniture "furniture, even light fittings" p. 12 Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter 6.3.25
Costumes "costume and code" p. 109 Consent by. Annabel Lyon 6.4.25
Tsunami
Monument "her bedroom was like a monument to the final days of her life" p.53 The Blackout Murders by Anna Elliott 6.27.25
Steel "steel bar of the Millenium Theatre" p. 75 Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter 6.3.25
Sculpture "and a sculpture" p. 93 Murder in the Paperback Parlor by Ellery Adams 6.11.25
Spheres "a clear glass sphere with a deep blue teardrop' P. 232 The Echo of Old Books BY Barbara Davis 6.19.21
Pillar - pillars at the entrance" p. 14 Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter 6.3.25
Tuna "tuna wrap so they could go outside" p. 28 Consent by. Annabel Lyon 6.4.25
Breakfast "breakfast, a mound of toast and scrambled eggs" p. 76 Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter 6.3.25
Zesty
Curry
Traditional "Father states that women have traditionally worked alone" p. 46 Krista's Vexation by Gemma Jackson 6.4.25
Vanilla "vanilla, orange and smoke" p. 62 Consent by. Annabel Lyon 6.4.25

[Jan, Moderator]

Welcome Connie, Lynda, and Denise!

[Karen ♐]

Malé Spell-Out or Word Search
June 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

M - Make Me C.D. Reiss - 6/7/25
A - Complicated Hearts Ashley Jade - 6/2/25
L - Lies & Lullabies Sarina Bowen - 6/1/25
D - Diamond Girl Andrea Smith - 6/5/25
I - Indya-Crossroads Devney Perry - 6/7/25
V - Their Wayward Bride Vanessa Vale - 7/14/25
E - Emerson-Unbroken Melody Grace - 7/4/25
S - The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger - 6/8/25

M - Series-Manhattan Mafia-Break Me C.D. Reiss - 6/13/25
A - Complicated Hearts Ashley Jade - 6/3/25
L - Wright with Benefits K.A. Linde - 6/6/25
E - Emerson-Unbroken Melody Grace - 6/23/25

[Jan, Moderator]

Thanks for joining Karen!

[Bev(baglady)]

sign me up please

Malé Spell-Out or Word Search
June 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

TSUNAMI

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[Jan, Moderator]

Have fun Bev!

[Catsalive]

Done

Malé Spell-Out or Word Search
June 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
8/8

M- Harriet by Joan Mellows 1/6 2.5★
A- Wings Above The Diamantina by Arthur W. Upfield 6/6 3.5★
L- The Wedding by Edith Layton 8/6 1★
D- Delaney & Murphy #1 - Asylum by Jack Adams 11/6 4★
I- Iris - The Right Sort of Man by Allison Montclair 4/6 4.5★
V- A Valentine Embrace by Valerie King, Meg-Lynn Roberts, Olivia Sumner 3/6 2.5★
E- Eric - All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris 5/6 3.5★
S- Sylvia - The Lady in Gray by Patricia Oliver 14/6 4★

[Jan, Moderator]

Great job Kylie!

[Brenda]

Finished :)

Malé Spell-Out
Duration: June 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
Level: Option One!
16/16

U Journey to the Hangman by Arthur W. Upfield 5★s 10/6/25
N Best Left Buried by Neil A. White 3★s 3/6/25
E Escape From Portaleige by Kerstin Stanford 3★s 13/6/25
S The Star of Ceylon by Clare Flynn 3★s 5/6/25
C Cockatoo Cove by Maya Linnell 5★s 1/6/25
O Outback Magic by Rhonda Forrest 5★s 4/6/25



C The Stranger in Room Six by Jane Corry 5★s 11/6/25
H The Body at the Vineyard by Kate Hardy 5★s 8/6/25
A Dolphin Melody by Tui Allen 5★s 9/6/25
O The Other Side of Her by B.M. Carroll 4★s 19/6/25
S Sounds of Murder by Jenna St. James 5★s 13/6/25



S Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend 5★s 2/6/25
T The Tides That Lie by Jenn J. McLeod 4★s 14/6/25
E A Body at the Book Fair by Ellie Alexander 5★s 10/6/25
E The Girl With the Yellow Star by Natalie Meg Evans 5★s 20/6/25
L Grave Words by Gerri Lewis 3★s 7/6/25

[Jan, Moderator]

Fantastic job Brenda!

[Jonquil]

Capital of the Month Malé Spell-Out
June 2025

9/9 DONE

S Searching for Bristol Susan Stoker 6/10
C Christmas with Her Ex Fiona McArthur 6/4
U Under Desert Sand R. Lawson Gamble 6/14
L Lavash at First Sight Taleen Voskuni 6/7
P Paradise Cove Jenny Holiday 6/13
T Troubled Nate Thomas 1 Lexy Timms 6/17
U Unique, Different, Found Violet Samuels 6/2
R Revenge in Rubies A.M. Stuart 6/5
E Essence of Foul Play Daryl Wood Gerber 6/2

[Brenda]

Jan wrote: "Fantastic job Brenda!"

Thank you Jan!

[Jan, Moderator]

Well done Jonquil!

[Trish]

Got one word done. I'll see if I can get another by the end of the month.

M = The Butcher of the Forest, Premee {M}ohamed – 12/06/25
I = {I}celandic Folk Tales, Hjörleifur Helgi Stefánsson – 04/06/25
N = The Brides of High Hill, {N}ghi Vo – 11/06/25
A = Navigational Entanglements, {A}liette de Bodard – 12/06/25
R = {R}eykjavik, Ragnar Jónasson, Katrín Jakobsdóttir – 11/06/25
E = Night Shadows, {E}va Björg Ægisdóttir – 18/06/25
T = The {T}ainted Cup, Robert Jackson Bennett – 06/06/25

[Olivermagnus]

~~~ Complete ~~•

Malé Spell-Out or Word Search
June 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

8 of 8 Complete

M - The Mighty Storm - Samantha Towle - 3 Stars - 6/5/25
A - Alone - Lisa Gardner - 4 Stars - 6/15/25
L - Luanne Rice - Summer's Child - 3.5 Stars - 6/13/25
D - David Grann - The White Darkness - 4.5 Stars - 6/7/25
I - In The Shadow Of The Glacier - Vicki Delany - 3 Stars - 6/22/25
V - Victoria Thompson - Murder on Fifth Avenue - 4 Stars - 6/16/25
E - Elizabeth Chadwick - The Summer Queen - 4 Stars - 6/10/25
S - Stories from Suffragette City - M.J. Rose - 4 Stars - 6/1/25

[Jan, Moderator]

Great job Trish & Lynda!

[Frankie]

Malé Spell-Out or Word Search
June 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

Option One: Spell-Out

15/15 Completed. Finish

Breakfast
01.B:The Butterfly Effect-Kelly Elliott 6/07/25
02.R:Rewind It Back-Liz Tomforde 6/04/25
03.E:Evanovich:Janet Evanovich-To the Nines 6/13/25
04.A:Axel-Harper Sloan 6/15/25
05.K:Kathryn Andrews-Lessons in Lemonade 6/09/25
06.F:Flirt-Adriana Locke 6/22/25
07.A:Archer's Voice-Mia Sheridan 6/24/25
08.S:Stolen Baby-L.G. Davis 6/23/25
09.T:That Forever Girl-Meghan Quinn 6/19/25

Swings
10.S:She's a Wild One-Kristen Proby 6/07/25
11.W:Woodhall:Melinda Woodhall-Vanishing Angels 6/06/25
12.I:The Ice Sisters-Rita Herron 6/04/25
13.N:Nest Egg-Josi Avari 6/14/25
14.G:Girl, Forgotten-Karin Slaughter 6/13/25
15.S:Someday You Learn-Harlow James 6/18/25

Option Two: Word Search

15/15 Completed. Finish

Words Found
01.Grand:Pg.45"Shell managed a grand total of two hours sleep..." Copper-Lilly Atlas 6/02/25
02.White:Pg.28"Shell glanced up at the white ceiling." Copper-Lilly Atlas 6/02/25
03.Chaos:Pg.186"Chaos ensued, a million things happening at once." Copper-Lilly Atlas 6/02/25
04.Swings:Pg.207"Shell jumped and then glanced towards the swings." Copper-Lilly Atlas 6/02/25
05.Furniture:Pg.54"The woman needed bigger furniture." Copper-Lilly Atlas 6/02/25
06.Steel:Pg.40"Shell was a steel trap on the subject of Beth's father..."Copper-Lilly Atlas 6/02/25
07.Pillar:Pg.305"Copper was a steel pillar,..." Copper-Lilly Atlas 6/02/25
08.Breakfast:Pg.42"Nah, haven't seen him since breakfast." Copper-Lilly Atlas 6/02/25
09.Zesty:Pg.63"...a hint of smoke from those cigarettes he pretended not to smoke on occasion, and a zesty hint of soap." Copper-Lilly Atlas 6/02/25
10.Vanilla:Pg.151"A serving bowl...a table cloth...oh that vanilla cupcake candle she'd been looking for." Copper-Lilly Atlas 6/02/25
11.Friday:Pg.87"I worked early on Friday and drove home to get ready..." Archer's Voice-Mia Sheridan 6/24/25
12.Marble:Pg.296"...a sweeping staircase right off the foyer, lots of marble and glittering chandeliers..." Archer's Voice-Mia Sheridan 6/24/25
13.Greenery:Pg.41"...built up on either side and adorned with large planters full of greenery." Archer's Voice-Mia Sheridan 6/24/25
14.Fountain:Pg.296"We walked past the large fountain out front..." Archer's Voice-Mia Sheridan 6/24/25
15.Circular:Pg.94"The circular pattern had proven to be a bit challenging..." Archer's Voice-Mia Sheridan 6/24/25

[Jan, Moderator]

Fantastic job on both challenges Frankie!!

[Denise]

COMPLETE

Malé Word Search
June 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

29/15 words found

Word Search

Maldives "had been to the Maldives" p. 34 Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter 6.3.25
Malé
Hukuru
Miskiiy
Mosque
UNESCO
Minaret
Graveyard "graveyard, over the old stile" p. 52 Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter 6.3.25
Headstone "headstone Jack Devitt born 1st February 1950 died 12th August 1987" p. 297 Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter 6.3.25
Grand "grand entrance in the Oak last night" p. 106 Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter 6.3.25
Friday - "Friday as well as the radio and television news" p. 129 Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter 6.3.25
White "white on the top of his head" p. 63 Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter 6.3.25
Marble "Jennifer Anne Gilbert had a marble headstone next to her parents" p, 242 Consent by. Annabel Lyon 6.4.25
Royal "Royal she walks along the arcade" p. 64 Consent by. Annabel Lyon 6.4.25
Palace 'It's not a palace but it's a place to write and sleep' P. 164 The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis 6.19.25
Lush "lush carpet" p. 109 Murder in the Paperback Parlor by Ellery Adams 6.11.25
Greenery "a garden, surrounded by greenery in the city that had welcomed his parents and whose northern suburbs were his as much as they were anybody's" p. 352 What You Did Not Tell: A Russian Past and the Journey Home by Mark Mazower 6.25.25
Fountain "sat by the fountain thinking about David Park" p. 222 Consent by. Annabel Lyon 6.4.25
Fishpond
Chaos "chaos of the place" p. 247 Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter 6.3.25
Circular "junk mail and newspaper circulars' P. 187 The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis 6.19.25
Swings "mood swings, the waxy skin, the glassy eyes" p.222 Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter 6.3.25
National "national papers on Friday" p.129 Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter 6.3.25
Museum "It's a museum piece" p. 143 Consent by. Annabel Lyon 6.4.25
Modern "modern cabinets and shiny new appliances" p. 288 Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter 6.3.25
Sultan "complicated by Sultan Abdul Hamid's lack of enthusiasm" p. 183 What You Did Not Tell: A Russian Past and the Journey Home by Mark Mazower 6.25.25
Furniture "furniture, even light fittings" p. 12 Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter 6.3.25
Costumes "costume and code" p. 109 Consent by. Annabel Lyon 6.4.25
Tsunami
Monument "her bedroom was like a monument to the final days of her life" p.53 The Blackout Murders by Anna Elliott 6.27.25
Steel "steel bar of the Millenium Theatre" p. 75 Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter 6.3.25
Sculpture "and a sculpture" p. 93 Murder in the Paperback Parlor by Ellery Adams 6.11.25
Spheres "a clear glass sphere with a deep blue teardrop' P. 232 The Echo of Old Books BY Barbara Davis 6.19.21
Pillar - pillars at the entrance" p. 14 Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter 6.3.25
Tuna "tuna wrap so they could go outside" p. 28 Consent by. Annabel Lyon 6.4.25
Breakfast "breakfast, a mound of toast and scrambled eggs" p. 76 Death at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter 6.3.25
Zesty
Curry
Traditional "Father states that women have traditionally worked alone" p. 46 Krista's Vexation by Gemma Jackson 6.4.25
Vanilla "vanilla, orange and smoke" p. 62 Consent by. Annabel Lyon 6.4.25

[Jan, Moderator]

Impressive job on the search Denise!!

[Book Concierge]

Update message # 14 - S*P*E*L*L challenge completed - ✔ – 25June25


Malé S*P*E*L*L-Out / Word Search
Begins: 01June25 / Ends: 30June25


S*P*E*L*L ...

6 / 6 completed

Palace
P - PEEBLES, Frances de Pontes / The Air You Breathe ✔ – 04June25
A - Alex Lasker / The Memory of an Elephant ✔ – 13June25
L - LYUDMILLA is mc / The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25
A - ALEX is mc / Red, White & Royal Blue ✔ – 22June25
C - CALLIE is mc / Drama ✔ – 25June25
E - ELLIS is mc / Love Anthony ✔ – 19June25

[Jan, Moderator]

Nice work BC!

[Book Concierge]

Update message # 14 - Word Search Challenge Completed ✔ – 08June25


WORD SEARCH - Find 15 of the following words


15 / 15 words found
1 books read

Breakfast - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25 - pg 4 - "…take his breakfast at leisure."

Chaos - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25 - pg 379 - "…exit in the chaos after the…"

Costumes - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25 - pg 375 - "…costumes, harvesst parades, candles…"

Fountain - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25 - pg 70 - "…saw earth fountain up against…"

Grand - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25 - pg 400 - "…his grand dreams had blossomed…"

Graveyard - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25 - pg 85 - "…so I found a graveyard."

Headstone - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25 - pg 235 - "…lay still as a headstone."

Marble - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25 - pg 354 - "…hands across the marble floors."

Modern - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25 - pg 427 - "…differently in modern maps and…"

Monument - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25 - pg 361 - "…around the Washington Monument."

Museum - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25 - pg 230 - "…a great many museums, isn't it?"

National - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25 - pg 339 - "…no longer a national heroine,…"

Palace - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25 - pg 322 - "…in a presidential palace built on…"

Pillar - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25 - pg 320 - "…into the cement pillar of Yuri."

Royal - The Diamond Eye ✔ – 08June25 - pg 420 - "…downing royal soldiers from…"

[Jan, Moderator]

Great job completing the search too, BC!

[Karen ♐]

FINISHED!

Malé Spell-Out or Word Search
June 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

M - Make Me C.D. Reiss - 6/7/25
A - Complicated Hearts Ashley Jade - 6/2/25
L - Lies & Lullabies Sarina Bowen - 6/1/25
D - Diamond Girl Andrea Smith - 6/5/25
I - Indya-Crossroads Devney Perry - 6/7/25
V - Their Wayward Bride Vanessa Vale - 7/14/25
E - Emerson-Unbroken Melody Grace - 7/4/25
S - The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger - 6/8/25

M - Series-Manhattan Mafia-Break Me C.D. Reiss - 6/13/25
A - Complicated Hearts Ashley Jade - 6/3/25
L - Wright with Benefits K.A. Linde - 6/6/25
E - Emerson-Unbroken Melody Grace - 6/23/25

[Jan, Moderator]

Well done Karen!

[Tari]

Finished

Malé Spell-Out or Word Search
June 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
8/8
Spell-out option

Maldives
M Mayhem in Christmas River Meg Muldoon 6/2/25
Amelia mc Artful Deception Ellen Le Teace 6/5/25
Lauren mc Kittens and Killers Jinty James 6/4/25
D Dulce de Leche and Death Rosie A. Point 6/6/25
I Icing on the Murder Valerie Burns 7/29/25
Victoria Shot Through the Tart Victoria Kazarian 6/27/25
Eva The Widow's Last Letter Eva Lovelle 6/4/25
Summer mc Mousse, Murder and Mayhem Amber Crewes 6/6/25

[Connie N.]

Only a couple of weeks overdue!

Malé Spell
Timeframe: 6/1/25 to 6/30/25
12/12

M - A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie - 6/16/25 ♥♥♥
A - Amelia Grey - Yours Truly, The Duke - 6/18/25 ♥♥♥
L - The Love Haters by Katherine Center - 6/21/25 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Echoes at Dawn by Maya Banks - 6/20/25 ♥♥♥♥
M - Mary Balogh - Someone to Love - 6/27/25 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ashley, Kristen - Rock Chick Renegade - 6/15/25 ♥♥♥♥♥
L - Laurelin Paige - Dirty Filthy Rich Love - 7/19/25 ♥♥♥♥
D - Dover, L.P. - Off the Ice - 6/26/25 ♥♥♥♥
I - Irene Hannon - Hope Harbor - 6/6/25 ♥♥♥♥
V - Valente, Catherynne M. - The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There - 7/12/25 ♥♥♥
E - Evanovich, Janet - Dirty Thirty - 7/7/25 ♥♥♥♥
S - Summer in a Bottle by Annie Rains - 6/7/25 ♥♥♥



******CHALLENGE COMPLETE 7/19/25*****

[Jan, Moderator]

Well done Tari & Connie!

[Tari]

Jan wrote: "Well done Tari & Connie!"

Thanks, Jan!