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September 2025 - Valletta Spell and Search
ParticipantsAllison Done
Angel ~ Done
Bev(baglady)
Book Concierge ~ Done
Brenda ~ Done
Catsalive ~ Done
Denise
Frankie ~ Done
Jan
Jonquil ~ Done
Karen ♐
Mary
Mave
Olivermagnus ~ Done
Susan ~ Done
Tari ~ Done
Teri-k ~ Done X2
Trish ~ Done
My SpotValletta Spell Out
September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Words to Choose From:
Malta
Valletta
Mediterranean
Islands
Five
Déjà vu
Grand
Master
Palace
Knights
St. John
Parliament
Corridors
Throne
Baroque
Armory
Co-Cathedral
Communal
Worship
Italian
Painter
Upper
Barrakka
Gardens
Arches
Cannon
Salute
Ħal Saflieni
Hypogeum
Subterranean
Underground
Necropolis
Sleeping
Lady
Wealth
Museums
Archaeology
Toy
Postal
Hospital
Fort
St. Elmo
War
Jeep
Award
Gallantry
Option Two: Word Search
Find FIFTEEN of the above words. NOTE: If the word above is plural, you must find the plural version in the text. 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!
Just a reminder: I am traveling without much access to much wifi so I will be AWOL from August 21st through August 29th. If I don't get you linked up today, I will do so when I return.
Thanks Jan. Have a wonderful time. Valletta Spell Out
Duration: 1/9/25 - 30/9/25
11/11
ST ELMO
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L
M
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MALTA
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T
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Going with “War” as my grandfather was stationed in Malta for most of the Korean War.W -
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Wow Allison! Interesting connection.
Valletta Spell OutSeptember 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Words to Choose From:
Malta
Valletta
Mediterranean
Islands
Five
Déjà vu
Grand
Master
Palace
Knights
St. John
Parliament
Corridors
Throne
Baroque
Armory
Co-Cathedral
Communal
Worship
Italian
Painter
Upper
Barrakka
Gardens
Arches
Cannon
Salute
Ħal Saflieni
Hypogeum
Subterranean
Underground
Necropolis
Sleeping
Lady
Wealth
Museums
Archaeology
Toy
Postal
Hospital
Fort
St. Elmo
War
Jeep
Award
Gallantry
Malta
Murder in Shades of Pink and Yellow: DS Charlie Rees 5Ripley Hayes 09/02
A Mate for HudsonLorelei M. Hart 09/07
LiamFel Fern 09/01
The Thousand Dollar TeamJ.T. Brannan 09/01
Agent XNoah Boyd 09/20
St. John
Scott FreeJohn Gilstrap 09/13
The Thousand Dollar ChaseJ.T. Brannan 09/02
Jaded Alpha Lorelei M. Hart 09/02
O
His Omega's Safe KeeperAva Beringer 09/03
No Plan BLee Child 09/04
War
Whisker Me Away: Love Sync Mates Season TwoToby Wise 09/13
Agent XNoah Boyd 09/20
RetributionDarin Miller 09/21
I'm in here, too. Words TBC.Edit: only the 19th of the month, and I already have two words.
M = {M}urder at Pope Investigations, Kathi Daley – 06/09/25
A = Murders and Metaphors, {A}manda Flower – 05/09/25
L = {L}ost in the Moment and Found, Seanan McGuire – 07/09/25
T = Pyramids, {T}erry Pratchett – 03/09/25
A = Raven Black, {A}nn Cleeves – 08/09/25
A = Maid of Murder, {A}manda Flower – 10/09/25
R = Navajo Autumn, {R}. Allen Chappell – 04/09/25
C = Murder on Wheels, Lynn {C}ahoon – 15/09/25
H = The {H}aunting, Kathi Daley – 02/05/25
E = {E}ric, Terry Pratchett – 04/09/25
S = The {S}ecret of Father Brown, G.K. Chesterton – 18/09/25
P = A Mind To Murder, {P}.D. James – 12/09/25
A = Marshmallow Malice, Amanda Flower – 15/09/25
L = {L}ioness: My Journey to Glory, Beth Mead – 29/09/25
A = Farm to Trouble, {A}manda Flower – 24/09/25
C = A Bird in the Hand, Ann {C}leeves – 11/09/25
E = The Zig Zag Girl, {E}lly Griffiths – 16/09/25
Valletta Spell OutSeptember 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
16/16 Completed. Finish
Archaeology
01.A:Alone-Lisa Gardner 9/19/25
02.R:Rise After Fall-Amber Kelly 9/13/25
03.C:Cheater-Karen Rose 9/17/25
04.H:Hiding in the Smoke-Ofelia Martinez 9/09/25
05.Ashley:Kristen Ashley-Wild Man 9/04/25
06.E:Everything to Lose-Harlow James 9/11/25
07.O:Over the Moon-Laura Pavlov 9/05/25
08.L:The Law of Innocence-Michael Connelly 9/21/25
09.O:Our Little Secret-Q.B. Tyler 9/08/25
10.Gadziala:Jessica Gadziala-Coast 9/07/25
11.Y:YOLO-Lani Lynn Vale 9/03/25
Grand
12.Goldberg:Lee Goldberg-Hidden in Smoke 9/23/25
13.R:Robert Bailey-The Professor 9/20/25
14.A:Always You and Me-Dani Atkins 9/14/25
15.N:Natasha Madison-Forbidden Dreams 9/24/25
16.D:Dream Town-Lee Goldberg 9/03/25
Valletta Spell OutSeptember 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
10/10
Malta
Maple mc The Batter Witch Project Sue Hollowell 9/10/25
Addison A Brew for Chaos Esme Addison 9/2/25
Letty mc A Critique of Death Joy Diane 9/11/25
Thea mc Poisoned by the Book Ellen Jacobson 9/13/25
Annie mc Crooks and Cocktails K.C. Bellinger 9/12/25
Grand
Georgie mc Tails from the Crypt Sarah Fox 9/3/25
Rosie Danish Pastry and Death Rosie A. Point 9/17/25
Allerton, Daisy mc Spurred Up Secrets Summer Prescott 9/14/25
Nancy Murder Pays a Call Nancy Cohen 9/9/25
D Death at the Docks Arthur Pearce 9/12/25
Valletta Spell OutSeptember 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Wealth - COMPLETED
Wally Lamb - I Know This Much Is True - 9/4/25
E - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert - 9/11/25
A - Anthony Horowitz - The Sentence is Death - 9/11/25
L - The Last Precinct by Patricia Cornwell - 9/9/25
T - The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig - 9/10/25
Holly Brickley - Deep Cuts - 9/6/25
Valletta Spell OutSeptember 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
6/6
S- Lost For Words by Stephanie Butland 15/9 3.5★
A- The Amazing Mrs Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 10/9 3.5★
L- Lessons in Love at the Seaside Salon by Sophie Green 13/9 4★
U- The Mystery of Swordfish Reef by Arthur W. Upfield 17/9 3.5★
T- The Dangerous Marquis by Barbara Reeves 8/9 2★
E- Mother's Choice by Elizabeth Mansfield 2/9 2★
Valletta Spell OutSeptember 2025
13/13 DONE
M Mrs. Jeffries Dusts for Clues Emily Brightwell 9/1
E Evening Star Sigmund Brouwer 9/11
D Delicious! Ruth Reichl 9/13
I I Did Warn Her Sian Gilbert 9/2
T Two Tiny Heartbeats Fiona McArthur 9/3
E Every Time We Touch J.E. Parker 9/11
R Red Rising Pierce Brown 9/6
R Rogue Ops T.R. Cameron 9/14
A Antique Auctions Are Murder Libby Klein 9/4
N Next of Kin Sharon Sala 9/10
E Even in Arcadia Cecil Fayne 9/13
A Acorna's Search Anne McCaffrey 9/5
N Not They Who Soar Amanda Flower 9/1
Valletta Spell OutSeptember 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Throne
The Thousand Dollar TeamJ.T. Brannan 09/01
His Omega's Safe KeeperAva Beringer 09/03
ReunionDarin Miller 09/17
Omega for the Mafia BossJena Wade 09/23
No Plan BLee Child 09/04
The Emerald Dragon's Moonlit MateJena Wade 09/24
Lady
LiamFel Fern 09/01
A Mate for HudsonLorelei M. Hart 09/07
Dead Reckoning: A Vigilante Mystery Action ThrillerJohn Corwin 09/05D
Year of the RabbitT.D. Donnelly 09/06
Fort
F- Forest of Scars: A Dark Suspense Thriller BookDan Padavona 09/03
O
R- The Thousand Dollar ChaseJ.T. Brannan 09/02
T- THE THOUSAND DOLLAR FEUD: A Colt Ryder ThrillerJ.T. Brannan o9/07
Valetta Word SearchSeptember 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Completion 20/15
Book 1 | A Good Mother | Michelle Dunne | 09.01
Five p. 15 | "He held his hand up, indicating that he needed another five minutes."
Grand p. 43 | "I'm grand."
Master p. 142 | "But in the upstairs master bedroom window was the full silhouette of Simon Higgins."
Upper p. 104 | " ...the feeling of having the upper hand"
Sleeping p. 19 | "he gestured towards the sleeping laptop."
Lady p. 68 | "She was too much of a lady for that."
Hospital p. 133 | "..., all the way to Cork University Hospital, where she would spend two days wishing she never woke up."
Fort p. 307 | "Not exactly Fort Knox, but they all knew not to bring valuables to work."
War p. 3 | "Did you know that during World War Two, the american army...."
jeep p. 239 | "..., when she saw a TALK FM Jeep pull up outside."
Award p. 177 | "Her picture had been on the side of a bus last summer after she'd won some award for TALK FM."
Book 2 | Layla | Colleen Hoover | 09.03
Throne | "We were royalty without a throne." p. 167
Toy | "I've been intentionally moping all day, like a child being forced to throw away his favorite toy." p. 180 |
Book 3 | The Club | Ellery Lloyd | 09.05
Knights | The chambers to which Groom is referring is one knights court..." p. 76
Corridors | "...the lingering smell of disinfectant in the corridors." | p. 12 |
Italian | "To smile good-naturedly on some --Irish? Belgian? Italian? ..." p. 91
Painter | "---had taken her to see Painter of Death, a piece..." | p. 191 |
Gardens | "...and that he would probably find some quiet corner of the gardens on his way and.... " | p. 169
Salute | "... gave a little ironic salute, and continued explaining the work..." | p. 147
Wealth | "Obviously, one needed to be at a certain level of wealth to consider joining." | p. 22
Mediterranean | "The Mediterranean?" | p. 110
Unfound
Postal
St. Elmo
Gallantry
Malta
Valletta
Islands
Déjà vu
Palace
St. John
Parliament
Baroque
Armory
Co-Cathedral
Communal
Worship
Barrakka
Arches
Cannon
Ħal Saflieni
Hypogeum
Subterranean
Underground
Necropolis
Museums
Archaeology
Valletta Spell OutSeptember 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
10 of 10 Complete
P - Prodigal Son - Gregg Hurwitz - 4 Stars - 9/4/25
A - Alan Bradley - The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag - 5 Stars - 9/9/25
R - Rage - Linda Castillo - 4 Stars - 9/28/25
L - Liz Moore - The God of the Woods - 4.5 Stars - 9/11/25
I - In Bed with Mr. Wrong - Katee Robert - 3 Stars - 9/9/25
A - Åsa Larsson - Sun Storm - 4 Stars - 9/6/25
M - Maurizio de Giovanni - Blood Curse - 5 Stars - 9/13/25
E - Extinction - Douglas Preston - 3.5 Stars - 9/7/25
N - Nine Women, One Dress - Jane L. Rosen - 4 Stars - 9/17/25
T - Tess Gerritsen - Under the Knife - 3 Stars - 9/10/25
Valletta Spell Out and Word SearchSeptember 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Word Search:
Words to Choose From:
Malta
Valletta
Mediterranean
Islands
Five
Déjà vu
Grand
Master
Palace
Knights
St. John
Parliament
Corridors
Throne
Baroque
Armory
Co-Cathedral
Communal
Worship
Italian
Painter
Upper
Barrakka
Gardens
Arches
Cannon
Salute
Ħal Saflieni
Hypogeum
Subterranean
Underground
Necropolis
Sleeping
Lady
Wealth
Museums
Archaeology
Toy
Postal
Hospital
Fort
St. Elmo
War
Jeep
Award
Gallantry
Option Two: Word Search
Find FIFTEEN of the above words. NOTE: If the word above is plural, you must find the plural version in the text. 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!
Valletta - September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025Spell Out:
V Vernon A Short History of Literary Criticism by Vernon Hall 9/29
A ADAM The Mistletoe Murder And Other Stories by P.D. James 9/1
L LOUISE The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart 9/5
L LUCAS The Zenda Vendetta by Simon Hawke 9/4
E ELINOR Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen 9/6
T THOMAS Under Milkwood: A Play for Voices by Dylan Thomas 9/2
T The Talisman Ring by Georgette Heyer 9/16
A ACHILLES The Iliad by Homer 9/4
M MARSH Overture to Death by Ngaio Marsh 9/14
A ARISTOTLE Poetics by Aristotle 9/20
L LILY Knife Children by Lois McMaster Bujold 9/12
T Thatcher When in Greece by Emma Lathen 9/26
A ARCHER Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center 9/16
Word Search:
15/15
The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country by Helen Russell 9/2
Mediterranean "You want to live in the Mediterranean?" location 662
Islands "Our newly adopted homeland, I discover, is made up of 406 islands...." location 321
Five "Five and a half million!" location 36
Grand "This is a grand claim." location 551
Master "is an art form I have yet to master..." location 159
Parliament "women make up 40% of Danish Parliament..." 493
Throne "I always feel that these non-Nordic pretenders to the throne are cheating..." 1005
Communal "lunch is a communal affair..." location 191
Italian "Danes used to look to French and Italian cuisine..." location 661
Gardens "For many, Tivoli Gardens is the essence of Christmas..." location 910
Salute "Lego man pops the flag a scouting salute..." location 441
Sleeping "Sleeping on my back is out..." location 980
Lady "Are you going to be a lady of leisure?" location 59
Wealth "In the USA, despite the country's wealth, there's no universal healthcare..." location 418
Museums "the home to one of the world's first women's history museums." location 491
Welcome everyone! You should all be linked up now :)
Valletta Spell OutSeptember 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
M - Misadventures of a City Girl Meredith Wild - 9/3/25
A - Seven Brides for Beau McBride Amy Barry - 9/5/25
L - Unexpected Bliss Lexi Blake - 9/12/25
T - Miles Ever After T.L. Swan - 9/1/25
A - Augustus-Beach Read Emily Henry - 9/8/25
V
A - Aleron-Her Vampire Master Maren Smith - 9/10/25
L - Luca-Killer for Hire Alexis Abbott - 9/18/25
L - Luca-Killer Desire Alexis Abbott - 9/23/25
E - Duke Evans-The Bribe Devney Perry - 9/14/25
T - Temple of Swoon Jo Segura - 9/21/25
T
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Sign me up pleaseValletta Spell Out
September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
VALLETTA
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A -
L -
L -
E -
T -
T -
A -
Thanks for joining Karen & Bev!
Valletta Spell OutSeptember 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
5/7
B Book Lovers by Emily Henry, 09/23/25
A Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
R Speak of the Devil by Rose Wilding, 09/25/25
OOrdinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan, 09/30/25
Q With This Ring by Amanda Quick, 09/30/25
U The Beast Player by Nahoko Uehashi
E A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters,09/02/25
Welcome to the challenge Mave!
Completed 09.06.2025 Valetta Word Search
September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Completion 20/15
Book 1 | A Good Mother | Michelle Dunne | 09.01
Five p. 15 | "He held his hand up, indicating that he needed another five minutes."
Grand p. 43 | "I'm grand."
Master p. 142 | "But in the upstairs master bedroom window was the full silhouette of Simon Higgins."
Upper p. 104 | " ...the feeling of having the upper hand"
Sleeping p. 19 | "he gestured towards the sleeping laptop."
Lady p. 68 | "She was too much of a lady for that."
Hospital p. 133 | "..., all the way to Cork University Hospital, where she would spend two days wishing she never woke up."
Fort p. 307 | "Not exactly Fort Knox, but they all knew not to bring valuables to work."
War p. 3 | "Did you know that during World War Two, the american army...."
jeep p. 239 | "..., when she saw a TALK FM Jeep pull up outside."
Award p. 177 | "Her picture had been on the side of a bus last summer after she'd won some award for TALK FM."
Book 2 | Layla | Colleen Hoover | 09.03
Throne | "We were royalty without a throne." p. 167
Toy | "I've been intentionally moping all day, like a child being forced to throw away his favorite toy." p. 180 |
Book 3 | The Club | Ellery Lloyd | 09.05
Knights | The chambers to which Groom is referring is one knights court..." p. 76
Corridors | "...the lingering smell of disinfectant in the corridors." | p. 12 |
Italian | "To smile good-naturedly on some --Irish? Belgian? Italian? ..." p. 91
Painter | "---had taken her to see Painter of Death, a piece..." | p. 191 |
Gardens | "...and that he would probably find some quiet corner of the gardens on his way and.... " | p. 169
Salute | "... gave a little ironic salute, and continued explaining the work..." | p. 147
Wealth | "Obviously, one needed to be at a certain level of wealth to consider joining." | p. 22
Mediterranean | "The Mediterranean?" | p. 110
Unfound
Postal
St. Elmo
Gallantry
Malta
Valletta
Islands
Déjà vu
Palace
St. John
Parliament
Baroque
Armory
Co-Cathedral
Communal
Worship
Barrakka
Arches
Cannon
Ħal Saflieni
Hypogeum
Subterranean
Underground
Necropolis
Museums
Archaeology
I'm doing both spell and word searchValletta S*P*E*L*L Out
Begins: 01Sep25 / Ends: 30Sep25
3 / 6 completed
Arches
A
R
C - Chris Bohjalian / The Lioness ✔ – 24Sep25
H
E - Eight Flavors ✔ – 13Sep25
S - STELLA is mc in In Hot Water ✔ – 20Sep25
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VALLETTA Word Search
Begins: 01Sep25 / Ends: 30Sep25
(NB: I alphebetized the list)
17 / 15 words found
1 books read
Archaeology
Arches
Armory
Award - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 50 - "…dessert of the year award, the…"
Baroque
Barrakka
Cannon
Co-Cathedral
Communal - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 100 - "…from communal platters while…"
Corridors
Déjà vu
Five - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 3 - "My vine had five stems…"
Fort - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 59 - "…everyone in the fort except…"
Gallantry
Gardens - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 160 - "…in their vegetable gardens, what…"
Grand - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 104 - "…at Grand Central Station…"
Ħal Saflieni
Hospital
Hypogeum
Islands - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 39 - "…the neighboring islands of…"
Italian - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 160 - "…a southern Italian at the end…"
Jeep
Knights
Lady - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 6 - "The future first lady was a …"
Malta
Master - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 38 - "…former mistress or his new master."
Mediterranean
Museums
Necropolis
Painter
Palace - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 13 - "…a lavish>, central palace
Parliament
Postal
Salute
Sleeping - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 209 - "..shoulder, or sleeping in piles."
St. Elmo
St. John
Subterranean
Throne - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 62 - "…ascended Martha's throne and…"
Toy
Underground - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 29 - "…to reveal underground rivers."
Upper - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg xii - "…wealthy, Upper East Side."
Valletta
War - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 9 - "After the Revolutionary War, no…"
Wealth - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 9 - "..whisper "wealth" to those in…"
Worship
Valletta Spell OutSeptember 2025
13/13 DONE
M Mrs. Jeffries Dusts for Clues Emily Brightwell 9/1
E Evening Star Sigmund Brouwer 9/11
D Delicious! Ruth Reichl 9/13
I I Did Warn Her Sian Gilbert 9/2
T Two Tiny Heartbeats Fiona McArthur 9/3
E Every Time We Touch J.E. Parker 9/11
R Red Rising Pierce Brown 9/6
R Rogue Ops T.R. Cameron 9/14
A Antique Auctions Are Murder Libby Klein 9/4
N Next of Kin Sharon Sala 9/10
E Even in Arcadia Cecil Fayne 9/13
A Acorna's Search Anne McCaffrey 9/5
N Not They Who Soar Amanda Flower 9/1
COMPLETED - Valletta Spell OutSeptember 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Wealth
Wally Lamb - I Know This Much Is True - 9/4/25
E - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert - 9/11/25
A - Anthony Horowitz - The Sentence is Death - 9/11/25
L - The Last Precinct by Patricia Cornwell - 9/9/25
T - The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig - 9/10/25
Holly Brickley - Deep Cuts - 9/6/25
FinishedValletta Spell Out
September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
10/10
Malta
Maple mc The Batter Witch Project Sue Hollowell 9/10/25
Addison A Brew for Chaos Esme Addison 9/2/25
Letty mc A Critique of Death Joy Diane 9/11/25
Thea mc Poisoned by the Book Ellen Jacobson 9/13/25
Annie mc Crooks and Cocktails K.C. Bellinger 9/12/25
Grand
Georgie mc Tails from the Crypt Sarah Fox 9/3/25
Rosie Danish Pastry and Death Rosie A. Point 9/17/25
Allerton, Daisy mc Spurred Up Secrets Summer Prescott 9/14/25
Nancy Murder Pays a Call Nancy Cohen 9/9/25
D Death at the Docks Arthur Pearce 9/12/25
Jan wrote: "Great job Tari!"Thanks, Jan!
DoneValletta Spell Out
September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
6/6
S- Lost For Words by Stephanie Butland 15/9 3.5★
A- The Amazing Mrs Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 10/9 3.5★
L- Lessons in Love at the Seaside Salon by Sophie Green 13/9 4★
U- The Mystery of Swordfish Reef by Arthur W. Upfield 17/9 3.5★
T- The Dangerous Marquis by Barbara Reeves 8/9 2★
E- Mother's Choice by Elizabeth Mansfield 2/9 2★
Only the 19th of the month, and I already have two words. I'll see if I manage any more.M = {M}urder at Pope Investigations, Kathi Daley – 06/09/25
A = Murders and Metaphors, {A}manda Flower – 05/09/25
L = {L}ost in the Moment and Found, Seanan McGuire – 07/09/25
T = Pyramids, {T}erry Pratchett – 03/09/25
A = Raven Black, {A}nn Cleeves – 08/09/25
A = Maid of Murder, {A}manda Flower – 10/09/25
R = Navajo Autumn, {R}. Allen Chappell – 04/09/25
C = Murder on Wheels, Lynn {C}ahoon – 15/09/25
H = The {H}aunting, Kathi Daley – 02/05/25
E = {E}ric, Terry Pratchett – 04/09/25
S = The {S}ecret of Father Brown, G.K. Chesterton – 18/09/25
Finished :)Valletta Spell Out
Duration: 1/9/25 - 30/9/25
11/11
ST ELMO
S
T
E
L
M
O
MALTA
M
A
L
T
A
Valletta Spell OutSeptember 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
16/16 Completed. Finish
Archaeology
01.A:Alone-Lisa Gardner 9/19/25
02.R:Rise After Fall-Amber Kelly 9/13/25
03.C:Cheater-Karen Rose 9/17/25
04.H:Hiding in the Smoke-Ofelia Martinez 9/09/25
05.Ashley:Kristen Ashley-Wild Man 9/04/25
06.E:Everything to Lose-Harlow James 9/11/25
07.O:Over the Moon-Laura Pavlov 9/05/25
08.L:The Law of Innocence-Michael Connelly 9/21/25
09.O:Our Little Secret-Q.B. Tyler 9/08/25
10.Gadziala:Jessica Gadziala-Coast 9/07/25
11.Y:YOLO-Lani Lynn Vale 9/03/25
Grand
12.Goldberg:Lee Goldberg-Hidden in Smoke 9/23/25
13.R:Robert Bailey-The Professor 9/20/25
14.A:Always You and Me-Dani Atkins 9/14/25
15.N:Natasha Madison-Forbidden Dreams 9/24/25
16.D:Dream Town-Lee Goldberg 9/03/25
~~~ Complete ~~~Valletta Spell Out
September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
10 of 10 Complete
P - Prodigal Son - Gregg Hurwitz - 4 Stars - 9/4/25
A - Alan Bradley - The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag - 5 Stars - 9/9/25
R - Rage - Linda Castillo - 4 Stars - 9/28/25
L - Liz Moore - The God of the Woods - 4.5 Stars - 9/11/25
I - In Bed with Mr. Wrong - Katee Robert - 3 Stars - 9/9/25
A - Åsa Larsson - Sun Storm - 4 Stars - 9/6/25
M - Maurizio de Giovanni - Blood Curse - 5 Stars - 9/13/25
E - Extinction - Douglas Preston - 3.5 Stars - 9/7/25
N - Nine Women, One Dress - Jane L. Rosen - 4 Stars - 9/17/25
T - Tess Gerritsen - Under the Knife - 3 Stars - 9/10/25
Finished within the same month! W - Witches of East End 9/29/25
A - Antoine Laurain (The Red Notebook) 9/7/25
R - Robert J. Randisi (Everybody Kills Somebody Sometime) 9/17/25
Managed one last word:P = A Mind To Murder, {P}.D. James – 12/09/25
A = Marshmallow Malice, Amanda Flower – 15/09/25
L = {L}ioness: My Journey to Glory, Beth Mead – 29/09/25
A = Farm to Trouble, {A}manda Flower – 24/09/25
C = A Bird in the Hand, Ann {C}leeves – 11/09/25
E = The Zig Zag Girl, {E}lly Griffiths – 16/09/25
Update message # 29 - WORD SEARCH component completed ✔ – 12Sep25VALLETTA Word Search
Begins: 01Sep25 / Ends: 30Sep25
(NB: I alphebetized the list)
17 / 15 words found
1 books read
Archaeology
Arches
Armory
Award - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 50 - "…dessert of the year award, the…"
Baroque
Barrakka
Cannon
Co-Cathedral
Communal - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 100 - "…from communal platters while…"
Corridors
Déjà vu
Five - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 3 - "My vine had five stems…"
Fort - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 59 - "…everyone in the fort except…"
Gallantry
Gardens - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 160 - "…in their vegetable gardens, what…"
Grand - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 104 - "…at Grand Central Station…"
Ħal Saflieni
Hospital
Hypogeum
Islands - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 39 - "…the neighboring islands of…"
Italian - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 160 - "…a southern Italian at the end…"
Jeep
Knights
Lady - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 6 - "The future first lady was a …"
Malta
Master - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 38 - "…former mistress or his new master."
Mediterranean
Museums
Necropolis
Painter
Palace - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 13 - "…a lavish>, central palace
Parliament
Postal
Salute
Sleeping - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 209 - "..shoulder, or sleeping in piles."
St. Elmo
St. John
Subterranean
Throne - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 62 - "…ascended Martha's throne and…"
Toy
Underground - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 29 - "…to reveal underground rivers."
Upper - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg xii - "…wealthy, Upper East Side."
Valletta
War - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 9 - "After the Revolutionary War, no…"
Wealth - Eight Flavors ✔ – 12Sep25 - pg 9 - "..whisper "wealth" to those in…"
Worship
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September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Choose one of the options or do both!
Option One: 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:
Malta
Valletta
Mediterranean
Islands
Five
Déjà vu
Grand
Master
Palace
Knights
St. John
Parliament
Corridors
Throne
Baroque
Armory
Co-Cathedral
Communal
Worship
Italian
Painter
Upper
Barrakka
Gardens
Arches
Cannon
Salute
Ħal Saflieni
Hypogeum
Subterranean
Underground
Necropolis
Sleeping
Lady
Wealth
Museums
Archaeology
Toy
Postal
Hospital
Fort
St. Elmo
War
Jeep
Award
Gallantry
Option Two: Word Search
Find FIFTEEN of the above words. NOTE: If the word above is plural, you must find the plural version in the text. 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!