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June 2019 - Muscat Spell Out
ParticipantsAmanda A ~ Done
Amy
Bev(baglady) ~ Done
Book Concierge ~ Done
Bryony ~ Done
Chrystal ~ Done
Connie ~ Done
Ed ~ Done
Jan ~ Done
jingles ~ Done
Karen ♐ ~ Done
Olivermagnus ~ Done
Sam ~ Done
My SpotMuscat Spell Out
June 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019
4/4
Oman
O - Oliver Twisted | Cindy Brown 6/2/19****
M - Nine Perfect Strangers | Liane Moriarty 6/15/19***
A - Amy from: The Overdue Life of Amy Byler | Kelly Harms 6/13/19*****
N - Never Have I Ever | Joshilyn Jackson 6/8/19*
Muscat Spell OutJune 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019
O - The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary [18.6.19]
M - The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction by Meghan Cox Gurdon [14.6.19]
A - A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie [20.6.19]
N - Nina, MC in The Little Shop of Happy Ever After by Jenny Colgan [16.6.19]
Muscat Spell OutJune 1 - 30, 2019
10 of 10 Complete
M - Miranda James - Classified as Murder - 6/9/19
U - Unseen - Rachel Caine - 6/2/19
S - Something Blue - Emily Giffin - 6/11/19
C - Cold Mourning - Brenda Chapman - 6/10/19
A - Along the Broken Bay - Flora J. Solomon - 6/24/19
T - The Third Angel - Alice Hoffman - 6/14/19
O - Outsider in Amsterdam - Janwillem van de Wetering - 6/5/19
M - Mark T. Sullivan - Beneath a Scarlet Sky - 6/15/19
A - Alex Michaelides - The Silent Patient - 6/18/19
N - A Night to Remember - Walter Lord - 6/26/19
Thanks for joining Bryony & Lynda :)
Muscat Spell OutJune 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019
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
O - Char-Oliver - Misadventures with a Professor Sierra Simone - 7/16
M - Char-Travis McMurray - Texas Rain Jodi Thomas - 6/9
A - Lies Aleatha Romig - 6/4
N - Char-Nathaniel - Under the Christmas Tree Robyn Carr - 6/11
M - Char-Cameron Michaels - Paradise Valley Robyn Carr - 6/10
U - Unlawful Contact Pamela Clare - 6/2
S - Texas! Lucky Sandra Brown - 6/15
C - The View from Alameda Island Robyn Carr - 6/6
A - Promises Aleatha Romig - 6/7
T - Honor Reclaimed Tonya Burrows - 6/2
Thanks for a shorter city/country this month!Muscat Spell Out
Timeframe: 6/1/19 to 6/30/19
10/10
M - Author Kate Meader - Down with Love - 6/18/19 ♥♥♥♥
U - Unusually Stupid Americans: A Compendium of All-American Stupidity by Ross Petras - 6/6/19 ♥♥♥♥
S – Author Jill Shalvis - Then Came You - 6/5/19 ♥♥♥♥
C - Claimed by Rebecca Zanetti - 6/17/19 ♥♥♥
A - Author Annette Blair - Cloaked in Malice - 6/16/19 ♥♥♥
T – Author Tracy Wolff - Royal Pain - 6/4/19 ♥♥♥
O - Obsession in Death by J.D. Robb - 6/7/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
M - Author Julianne MacLean - A Curve in the Road - 6/24/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Autumn Song by Margaret Pargeter - 6/26/19 ♥♥
N - Author Nan Asquith - Only My Heart To Give - 6/23/19 ♥♥♥♥
*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 6/26/19*****
LOL...you are most welcome Connie :)
I'm sure you did it just for me, right? ;)
151. WC: MUSCAT SPELL OUT
DATE: 06/01/19 - 06/30/19
6/6 COMPLETED
Challenge Link: WC: Muscat Spell Out
✔1. M = Melanie Benjamin|The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb|06.07.19|★★★
✔2. U = Unnecessary Roughness|José Báez|06.04.19|★★★
✔3. S = Saviano, Roberto|ZeroZeroZero|06.03.19|★★★
✔4. C = Collusion|Stuart Neville|06.09.19|★★★
✔5. A = Adrian McKinty|The Cold Cold Ground|06.05.19|★★
✔6. T = Taking The Fifth|J.A. Jance|06.09.19|★★★
☀☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀CHALLENGE COMPLETED 06/09/19☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀☀
*****COMPLETED 7/3/19*****Muscat Spell Out
June 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019
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.
M- Yasmina Khadra- Morituri (MC=Llob) 6/2/19
U-Under the Net by Iris Murdoch 6/8/19
S-The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert 7/3/19
C-Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell 6/24/19
A-Afghanistan's Blue Treasure: Lapis Lazuli by Lailee McNair Bakhtiar 6/22/19
T-Time and Tide: The Islands of Tuvalu by Tony Wheeler 6/1/19
Words to Choose From
Oman-MA
Muscat-MUSCAT
Sultan -SULTA
Qaboos -QABS
Grand -GRAD
Mosque-MUSQE
Royal -R YAL
Opera -PERA
House-HUSE
Bait Al Zubair -BAIT L UBAI
Museum - MESUM
Al Alam - AL ALM
Palace-PALAE
Muttrah -MUTRA
Souk - SUK
Amouage - AMRUAE
Perfumery- PERFUME
Time and Tide: The Islands of Tuvalu by Tony Wheeler 6/1/19
Yasmina Khadra- Morituri (MC=Llob) 6/2/19
Moonraker by Ian Fleming 6/6/19
Under the Net by Iris Murdoch 6/8/19
In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan 6/9/19
Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence 6/10/19
Balthazar by Lawrence Durrell 6/11/19
In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower by Marcel Proust 6/14/19
In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson 6/17/19
Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf 6/19/19
The Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton 6/21/19
Afghanistan's Blue Treasure: Lapis Lazuli by Lailee McNair Bakhtiar 6/22/19
Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell 6/24/19
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren 6/26/19
In Search of a Smile by Keegan Longueira 6/27/19
Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner 6/28/19
Crossing the Mangrove by Maryse Condé 6/29/19
My Car in Managua by Forrest D. Colburn 6/30/19
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert 7/3/19
Muscat Spell OutJune 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019
Sultan
S - Michael Skidgell The Hartford Circus Fire: Tragedy Under the Big Top 06/28/19
U - Ursula Dubosarsky The Golden Day 06/13/19
L - Lucky Suit Lauren Blakely 06/18/19
T - Tear Down This Wall: A City, a President, and the Speech that Ended the Cold War Romesh Ratnesar 06/01/19
A - Anthony P. Hatch Tinder Box: The Iroquois Theatre Disaster 1903 06/24/19
N - A Night Divided Jennifer A. Nielsen 06/04/19
Muscat Spell OutJune 1, 2019 - August 11, 2019
Muscat
M: Moonbeam- Adrienne Woods- 6/11/19
U: Unholy Magic- Stacia Kane- 6/10/19
S: Snowmen in Paradise- Kathi Daley- 6/3/19
C: The Case of the Rolling Bones- Erle Stanley Gardner- 6/27/19
A: Anne of the Island- L.M. Montgomery- 8/11/19
T: The Trouble with Turkeys- Kathi Daley- 6/17/19
Muscat Spell OutJune 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019
PERFUMERY:
Pollan, Michael (The Omnivore's Dilemma)
Elie Wiesel (Night)
Reid, Taylor Jenkins (Daisy Jones & The Six)
F
U
McMurtry, Larry (Lonesome Dove)
Ellen Raskin (The Westing Game)
R
Y
Muscat Spell OutCompleted: 10/10
O - One Intrepid SEAL by Elle James 6/19
M - Seduce Me, Cowboy by Maisey Yates 6/7
A - Arriving from Arkansas by Elisa Keyston 6/4
N - No Strings... by Janelle Denison 6/27
M - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 6/2
U - Unexpected Fate by Harper Sloan 6/24
S - Saving Meghan by D.J. Palmer 6/1
C - A Charming Crime by Tonya Kappes 6/6
A - Lemonade and Lies by Agatha Frost 6/17
T - The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen 6/20
Muscat Spell OutJune 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019
O Oolong Dead by Laura Childs finished 2/27/20
P Paper Wife by Laila Ibrahim finished 11/1/20
E Elspeth Cooper ( Songs of the Earth ) finished 12/9/19
R Raspberry Danish Murder by Joanne Fluke finished 12/5/19
A Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy finished 8/14/20
Glad you're joining us Chrystal :)
Muscat S*P*E*L*L OutBegins: 01June19 / Ends: 30June19
5 / 5 completed
Opera
O - OSTOW, Micol / The Devil and Winnie Flynn ✔ - 12July19
P - Patricia Highsmith / The Two Faces of January ✔ - 07Jun19
E -Emily March / A Stardance Summer ✔ - 21Jun19
R - ROSS, Ann B. / Miss Julia Renews Her Vows ✔ – 19June19
A - ALLENDE, Isabel / The House of the Spirits ✔ - 03June19
All done, and before the deadline. Thank you for a fun challenge, Jan!
151. WC: MUSCAT SPELL OUT
DATE: 06/01/19 - 06/30/19
6/6 COMPLETED
Challenge Link: WC: Muscat Spell Out
✔1. M = Melanie Benjamin|The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb|06.07.19|★★★
✔2. U = Unnecessary Roughness|José Báez|06.04.19|★★★
✔3. S = Saviano, Roberto|ZeroZeroZero|06.03.19|★★★
✔4. C = Collusion|Stuart Neville|06.09.19|★★★
✔5. A = Adrian McKinty|The Cold Cold Ground|06.05.19|★★
✔6. T = Taking The Fifth|J.A. Jance|06.09.19|★★★
☀☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀CHALLENGE COMPLETED 06/09/19☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀☀
That was fast jingles! Great job :)
Done, and before the end of June too! :-) Muscat Spell Out
June 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019
O - The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary [18.6.19]
M - The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction by Meghan Cox Gurdon [14.6.19]
A - A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie [20.6.19]
N - Nina, MC in The Little Shop of Happy Ever After by Jenny Colgan [16.6.19]
You have been really on top of the challenges lately Bryony! Nice job :)
Thanks Jan! I’m having a great reading month and really enjoying all the Wanderlust challenges.
I'm calling this one done :)Muscat Spell Out
June 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019
4/4
Oman
O - Oliver Twisted | Cindy Brown 6/2/19****
M - Nine Perfect Strangers | Liane Moriarty 6/15/19***
A - Amy from: The Overdue Life of Amy Byler | Kelly Harms 6/13/19*****
N - Never Have I Ever | Joshilyn Jackson 6/8/19*
Muscat Spell OutCompleted: 10/10
O - One Intrepid SEAL by Elle James 6/19
M - Seduce Me, Cowboy by Maisey Yates 6/7
A - Arriving from Arkansas by Elisa Keyston 6/4
N - No Strings... by Janelle Denison 6/27
M - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 6/2
U - Unexpected Fate by Harper Sloan 6/24
S - Saving Meghan by D.J. Palmer 6/1
C - A Charming Crime by Tonya Kappes 6/6
A - Lemonade and Lies by Agatha Frost 6/17
T - The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen 6/20
~~~ Completed ~~~Muscat Spell Out
June 1 - 30, 2019
10 of 10 Complete
M - Miranda James - Classified as Murder - 6/9/19
U - Unseen - Rachel Caine - 6/2/19
S - Something Blue - Emily Giffin - 6/11/19
C - Cold Mourning - Brenda Chapman - 6/10/19
A - Along the Broken Bay - Flora J. Solomon - 6/24/19
T - The Third Angel - Alice Hoffman - 6/14/19
O - Outsider in Amsterdam - Janwillem van de Wetering - 6/5/19
M - Mark T. Sullivan - Beneath a Scarlet Sky - 6/15/19
A - Alex Michaelides - The Silent Patient - 6/18/19
N - A Night to Remember - Walter Lord - 6/26/19
Yay, I was able to finish this one in the correct month (even though I'm a little late in logging).Muscat Spell Out
Timeframe: 6/1/19 to 6/30/19
10/10
M - Author Kate Meader - Down with Love - 6/18/19 ♥♥♥♥
U - Unusually Stupid Americans: A Compendium of All-American Stupidity by Ross Petras - 6/6/19 ♥♥♥♥
S – Author Jill Shalvis - Then Came You - 6/5/19 ♥♥♥♥
C - Claimed by Rebecca Zanetti - 6/17/19 ♥♥♥
A - Author Annette Blair - Cloaked in Malice - 6/16/19 ♥♥♥
T – Author Tracy Wolff - Royal Pain - 6/4/19 ♥♥♥
O - Obsession in Death by J.D. Robb - 6/7/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
M - Author Julianne MacLean - A Curve in the Road - 6/24/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Autumn Song by Margaret Pargeter - 6/26/19 ♥♥
N - Author Nan Asquith - Only My Heart To Give - 6/23/19 ♥♥♥♥
*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 6/26/19*****
*****COMPLETED 7/3/19*****Muscat Spell Out
June 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019
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.
M- Yasmina Khadra- Morituri (MC=Llob) 6/2/19
U-Under the Net by Iris Murdoch 6/8/19
S-The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert 7/3/19
C-Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell 6/24/19
A-Afghanistan's Blue Treasure: Lapis Lazuli by Lailee McNair Bakhtiar 6/22/19
T-Time and Tide: The Islands of Tuvalu by Tony Wheeler 6/1/19
Words to Choose From
Oman-MA
Muscat-MUSCAT
Sultan -SULTA
Qaboos -QABS
Grand -GRAD
Mosque-MUSQE
Royal -R YAL
Opera -PERA
House-HUSE
Bait Al Zubair -BAIT L UBAI
Museum - MESUM
Al Alam - AL ALM
Palace-PALAE
Muttrah -MUTRA
Souk - SUK
Amouage - AMRUAE
Perfumery- PERFUME
Time and Tide: The Islands of Tuvalu by Tony Wheeler 6/1/19
Yasmina Khadra- Morituri (MC=Llob) 6/2/19
Moonraker by Ian Fleming 6/6/19
Under the Net by Iris Murdoch 6/8/19
In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan 6/9/19
Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence 6/10/19
Balthazar by Lawrence Durrell 6/11/19
In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower by Marcel Proust 6/14/19
In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson 6/17/19
Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf 6/19/19
The Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton 6/21/19
Afghanistan's Blue Treasure: Lapis Lazuli by Lailee McNair Bakhtiar 6/22/19
Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell 6/24/19
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren 6/26/19
In Search of a Smile by Keegan Longueira 6/27/19
Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner 6/28/19
Crossing the Mangrove by Maryse Condé 6/29/19
My Car in Managua by Forrest D. Colburn 6/30/19
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert 7/3/19
Update message #26 - Challenge completed - 12July19Muscat S*P*E*L*L Out
Begins: 01June19 / Ends: 30June19
5 / 5 completed
Opera
O - OSTOW, Micol / The Devil and Winnie Flynn ✔ - 12July19
P - Patricia Highsmith / The Two Faces of January ✔ - 07Jun19
E -Emily March / A Stardance Summer ✔ - 21Jun19
R - ROSS, Ann B. / Miss Julia Renews Her Vows ✔ – 19June19
A - ALLENDE, Isabel / The House of the Spirits ✔ - 03June19
Finally finished!Muscat Spell Out
June 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019
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
O - Char-Oliver - Misadventures with a Professor Sierra Simone - 7/16
M - Char-Travis McMurray - Texas Rain Jodi Thomas - 6/9
A - Lies Aleatha Romig - 6/4
N - Char-Nathaniel - Under the Christmas Tree Robyn Carr - 6/11
M - Char-Cameron Michaels - Paradise Valley Robyn Carr - 6/10
U - Unlawful Contact Pamela Clare - 6/2
S - Texas! Lucky Sandra Brown - 6/15
C - The View from Alameda Island Robyn Carr - 6/6
A - Promises Aleatha Romig - 6/7
T - Honor Reclaimed Tonya Burrows - 6/2
Great job Karen! O's are hard :)
Finished!Muscat Spell Out
June 1, 2019 - August 11, 2019
Muscat
M: Moonbeam- Adrienne Woods- 6/11/19
U: Unholy Magic- Stacia Kane- 6/10/19
S: Snowmen in Paradise- Kathi Daley- 6/3/19
C: The Case of the Rolling Bones- Erle Stanley Gardner- 6/27/19
A: Anne of the Island- L.M. Montgomery- 8/11/19
T: The Trouble with Turkeys- Kathi Daley- 6/17/19
finished Muscat Spell Out
June 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019
Sultan
S - Michael Skidgell The Hartford Circus Fire: Tragedy Under the Big Top 06/28/19
U - Ursula Dubosarsky The Golden Day 06/13/19
L - Lucky Suit Lauren Blakely 06/18/19
T - Tear Down This Wall: A City, a President, and the Speech that Ended the Cold War Romesh Ratnesar 06/01/19
A - Anthony P. Hatch Tinder Box: The Iroquois Theatre Disaster 1903 06/24/19
N - A Night Divided Jennifer A. Nielsen 06/04/19
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June 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019
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
Oman
Muscat
Sultan
Qaboos
Grand
Mosque
Royal
Opera
House
Bait Al Zubair
Museum
Al Alam
Palace
Muttrah
Souk
Amouage
Perfumery