Wanderlust Challenges discussion

Zagreb Spell Out
October 1, 2019 - October 31, 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:
Croatia
Zagreb
Republic
Upper
Town
Gradec
Museum
Broken
Relationships
Cathedral
Lenuci
Green
Horseshoe
Gric
Tunnel
Mirogoj
Cemetery

Participants

Amanda A ~ Done
Allie ~ Done
Bev(baglady)
Book Concierge ~ Done
Bryony ~ Done
Connie ~ Done
Ed ~ Done
Jan ~ Done
Jennie-Lee
jingles ~ Done
Karen ♐ ~ Done
Marina H ~ Done
Olivermagnus ~ Done
Sam ~ Done

My Spot

Zagreb Spell Out
October 1, 2019 - October 31, 2019
6/6

Zagreb
Z - A Zany Slice of Italy | Ivanka Di Felice 11/13/19**
A - Recipes for Love and Murder | Sally Andrew 10/3/19****
G - Ghost of a Chance | Yasmine Galenorn 10/13/19***
R - Suspect | Robert Crais 10/10/19**
E - Elin from: Natural Thorn Killer | Kate E. Dyer-Seeley 10/8/19***
B - Barb from: Sleuthing at Sweet Springs | Maggie Pill 12/4/19****

Count me in please!

Zagreb Spell Out
October 1, 2019 - October 31, 2019
Completed: 6 November 2019

C - Clay from Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Completed: 10 October 2019
R - Ruby from Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson
Completed: 27 October 2019
O - Benji Ovich from Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
Completed: 19 October 2019
A - Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery
Completed: 6 November 2019
T - The Dressmaker by Beryl Bainbridge
Completed: 1 November 2019
I - American Street by Ibi Zoboi
Completed: 20 October 2019
A - When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne
Completed: 27 October 2019

I'm in!

Zagreb Spell Out
Timeframe: 10/1/19 to 10/31/19
13/13

Z - Zo White and the Seven Morphs by Barbara Silkstone - 11/12/19 ♥♥♥
A - Archer, Gillian - Rebellious - 10/12/19 ♥♥♥♥
G - Greiman, Lois - Unscrewed - 10/24/19 ♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Brotherhood in Death - 10/30/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Eve Langlais - In the Mood Fur Love - 10/17/19 ♥♥♥
B - Bolt by Dick Francis - 10/7/19 ♥♥♥♥
C - Crystal Green - When the Sun Goes Down... - 11/7/19 ♥♥♥
R - Rebecca Stratton - The Inherited Bride - 11/30/19 ♥♥♥♥
O - Old Before My Time: Hayley Okines' Life with Progeria by Hayley Okines - 10/4/19 ♥♥♥
A - Anne Hampson - Eternal Summer - 11/14/19 ♥♥♥
T - A True Cowboy Christmas by Caitlin Crews - 10/19/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - In a Marrying Mood by Raye Morgan - 11/3/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Angel in Scarlet by Lavinia Kent - 12/3/19 ♥♥♥♥



*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 12/3/19*****

Welcome to the fun Bryony & Connie

Zagreb Spell Out
Duration: October 1-31, 2019
Read: 3/7

✔️C~(C)hampion-Robert J. Crane▪️10/2/2019▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
✔️R~ (R)ules of the Road- Joan Bauer▪️10/1/2019▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
O~
A~
✔️T~ The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer - Krista Davis▪️10/27/2019▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I~
A

Good luck Jennie-Lee!

Zagreb Spell Out

Not an autumn color but I’ll go with green!

G - Glass Sword 11/13/19
R - Robert Wagner (I Loved Her in the Movies) 11/11/19
E - Elwes, Cary (As You Wish) 10/26/19
E - Elizabeth Chadwick (The Winter Crown) 11/5/19
N - Now You See Me 1/1/20

Zagreb Spell Out
October 1 - October 31, 2019

7 of Complete

C - Catherine Coulter - The Final Cut - 10/16/19
R - Riley Sager - The Last Time I Lied - 10/21/19
O - Old Bones - Douglas Preston
A - Anna Hackett - Uncharted - 10/3/19
T - Tidewater: A Novel of Pocahontas and the Jamestown Colony - Libbie Hawker - 10/7/19
I - Jane Isaac - An Unfamiliar Murder - 10/26/19
A - Assaulted Caramel - Amanda Flower - 10/29/19

Zagreb Spell Out
Date: October 1, 2019 - October 31, 2019
Completed: 11/11

Gradec
G: Gail from Every Wild Heart by Meg Donohue 19/10/19
R: Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard - Blink: da jeg mistede livet og lærte at leve 30/10/19
A: Andersen, Jens - Under bjælken: Et portræt af Kronprins Frederik 03/10/19
D: Dødvægt by Elsebeth Egholm 17/10/19
E: Elsebeth Egholm - Nærmeste Pårørende 05/10/19
C: Clara from Still Life by Louise Penny 24/10/19


Green
G: Gavalda, Anna - Jeg ville ønske, der var én, der ventede på mig et eller andet sted 13/10/19
R: Richie from Det Onde by Stephen King 26/10/19
E: Elsebeth Egholm - Liv og legeme 06/10/19
E: Eget ansvar by Elsebeth Egholm 12/10/19
N: Niru from Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala 23/10/19

Welcome Allie, Lynda & Marina!

212. WC: Zagreb Spell Out
Date: 10/01/19 - 10/31/19
13/13 Spell Out

Challenge Link: WC: Zagreb Spell Out

✔1. Z = Zuiker, Anthony E.|Whodunnit? Murder on Mystery Island|10.29.19|★★
✔2. A = Alan Bradley|The Golden Tresses of the Dead|10.13.19|★★★
✔3. G = Gillian Gill|We Two|10.02.19|★★★
✔4. R = The Red Hunter|Lisa Unger|10.03.19|★★★★
✔5. E = Ebershoff, David|The 19th Wife|10.06.19|★
✔6. B = Beard, Janet|The Atomic City Girls|10.16.19|★★


✔7. C = Cover Her Face|P.D. James|10.07.19|★★★
✔8. R = Robyn Carr|Forbidden Falls|10.04.19|★★★
✔9. O = Old Newgate Road|Keith Scribner|10.10.19|★★
✔10. A = After the War is Over|Jennifer Robson|10.14.19|★★
✔11. T = Take the Fall|Marquita Valentine|10.11.19|★★
✔12. I = Improbable Cause|J.A. Jance|10.09.19|★★★
✔13. A = Agee, Jonis|The River Wife|10.15.19|★★


☀☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀CHALLENGE COMPLETED 10/29/19☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀☀

Have fun jingles!

*****COMPLETED 10/24/19*****

Zagreb Spell Out
October 1, 2019 - October 31, 2019

T-The City of the Sun by Tommaso Campanella 10/24/19
O-Only You Can Save Mankind by Terry Pratchett 10/22/19
W-The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham 10/15/19
N-Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography b [booky [author:Neil Patrick Harris|620872] 10/18/19



Croatia-COATI
Zagreb-ZAEB
Republic-EPIC
Upper -PPE
Town-TOWN
Gradec-GAEC
Museum -MSE
Broken -BOEN
Relationships-ETONHIP
Cathedral -CATHED
Lenuci-ENIC
Green -GEN
Horseshoe-HHOE
Gric -GIC
Tunnel-TNE
Mirogoj -MIOGJ
Cemetery-CEMT

[The Blind Owl|45967] by Sadegh Hedayat 10/11/19
A Zoo in My Luggage by Gerald Durrell 10/13/19
The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham 10/15/19
I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life by Anne Bogel 10/18/19
Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography b [booky [author:Neil Patrick Harris|620872] 10/18/19
The White Devil by John Webster 10/20/19
The Complete Tilling Tales: Mapp and Lucia Short Stories by Geoff Martin 10/21/19
Only You Can Save Mankind by Terry Pratchett 10/22/19
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer 10/24/19
The City of the Sun by Tommaso Campanella 10/24/19

Good luck Ed!

Zagreb Spell Out
October 1, 2019 - November 26, 2019

Zagreb

Z: The Zero Blessing- Christopher G. Nuttall- 11/26/19
A: Alaskan Alliance- Kathi Daley- 11/7/19
G: Garden of Sorrow- Dale Mayer- 10/16/19
R: Rare Find- Dale Mayer- 10/27/19
E: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library- Chris Grabenstein- 10/11/19
B: Big Bunny Bump Off- Kathi Daley- 10/4/19

Welcome Sam!

October 2019 - Zagreb S*P*E*L*L Out
Begins: 01Oct19 / Ends: 31Oct19


6 / 6 Completed

✔ Zagreb
Z - Zafón, Carlos Ruiz / The Prisoner of Heaven ✔ - 14Oct19
A - All the Stars in the Heavens &310004 - 06Oct19
G - Grace Among Thieves ✔ - 11Oct19
R - Rebecca Adler / Here Today, Gone Tamale ✔ - 07Nov19
E - Empty Mansions ✔ - 09Oct19
B - Before I Die ✔ - 02Oct19

.

Zagreb Spell Out
October 1, 2019 - October 31, 2019

GRADEC
G - The Prophet Amanda Stevens 11/03/19 MC Name - Amelia Gray
R - The Restorer Amanda Stevens 10/10/19
A - Amanda Stevens The Kingdom 10/17/19
D - Debra Anastasia Mercy 10/23/19
E - Every Dark Corner Karen Rose 10/02/19
C - Cursed T.L. Brown 10/25/19

Thanks for joining BC & Bev!

Zagreb Spell Out
Completed: 13/13

C - The Curse of Hollister House by Kathi Daley 10/6
R - Bad to the Bone by Roxanne St. Claire 10/5
O - The October List by Jeffery Deaver 10/15
A - Nothing But Trouble by Amy Andrews 10/4
T - Roommates by Tara Brown 10/8
I - Ice Storm by Anne Stuart 10/9
A - His Surprise Son by Allie Pleiter 10/13

Z - Rising Assets by Rebecca Zanetti 10/30
A - Death by Jack-o'-Lantern by Alexis Morgan 10/11
G - The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah 10/3
R - The End and Other Beginnings by Veronica Roth 10/8
E - A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum 10/11
B - City of Thieves by David Benioff 10/12

Good luck Amanda!

Zagreb Spell Out
Timeframe: 10/1/19 to 10/31/19
13/13

Z - Hidden Rebecca Zanetti - 10/6
A - Wild Heat Bella Andre - 10/5
G - Char-Lucas Greywolf - Honor Bound Erin St. Claire - 10/19
R - Char-Reed - Fool Me Once Catherine Bybee - 10/15
E - Escorted Claire Kent - 10/7
B - The Billionaire Falls Melody Anne - 10/3
C - Bound by Temptation Cora Reilly - 10/8
R - Genuine Lies Nora Roberts - 10/2
O - Without Words Ellen O'Connell - 10/12
A - The Billionaire's Marriage Proposal Melody Anne - 10/15
T - Char-Tucker - Her Fantasy Men Shayla Black - 10/10
I - Ice Men of North Dakota Leah Brooke - 10/9
A - The Kill Allison Brennan - 10/17

Glad you are joining us Karen!

Finished!

Zagreb Spell Out
Timeframe: 10/1/19 to 10/31/19
13/13

Z - Hidden Rebecca Zanetti - 10/6
A - Wild Heat Bella Andre - 10/5
G - Char-Lucas Greywolf - Honor Bound Erin St. Claire - 10/19
R - Char-Reed - Fool Me Once Catherine Bybee - 10/15
E - Escorted Claire Kent - 10/7
B - The Billionaire Falls Melody Anne - 10/3
C - Bound by Temptation Cora Reilly - 10/8
R - Genuine Lies Nora Roberts - 10/2
O - Without Words Ellen O'Connell - 10/12
A - The Billionaire's Marriage Proposal Melody Anne - 10/15
T - Char-Tucker - Her Fantasy Men Shayla Black - 10/10
I - Ice Men of North Dakota Leah Brooke - 10/9
A - The Kill Allison Brennan - 10/17

~~~ Complete ~~~

Zagreb Spell Out
October 1 - October 31, 2019

7 of Complete

C - Catherine Coulter - The Final Cut - 10/16/19
R - Riley Sager - The Last Time I Lied - 10/21/19
O - Old Bones - Douglas Preston
A - Anna Hackett - Uncharted - 10/3/19
T - Tidewater: A Novel of Pocahontas and the Jamestown Colony - Libbie Hawker - 10/7/19
I - Jane Isaac - An Unfamiliar Murder - 10/26/19
A - Assaulted Caramel - Amanda Flower - 10/29/19

Way to go Karen & Lynda!!

Done :-)

Zagreb Spell Out
Date: October 1, 2019 - October 31, 2019
Completed: 11/11

Gradec
G: Gail from Every Wild Heart by Meg Donohue 19/10/19
R: Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard - Blink: da jeg mistede livet og lærte at leve 30/10/19
A: Andersen, Jens - Under bjælken: Et portræt af Kronprins Frederik 03/10/19
D: Dødvægt by Elsebeth Egholm 17/10/19
E: Elsebeth Egholm - Nærmeste Pårørende 05/10/19
C: Clara from Still Life by Louise Penny 24/10/19


Green
G: Gavalda, Anna - Jeg ville ønske, der var én, der ventede på mig et eller andet sted 13/10/19
R: Richie from Det Onde by Stephen King 26/10/19
E: Elsebeth Egholm - Liv og legeme 06/10/19
E: Eget ansvar by Elsebeth Egholm 12/10/19
N: Niru from Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala 23/10/19

Zagreb Spell Out
Completed: 13/13

C - The Curse of Hollister House by Kathi Daley 10/6
R - Bad to the Bone by Roxanne St. Claire 10/5
O - The October List by Jeffery Deaver 10/15
A - Nothing But Trouble by Amy Andrews 10/4
T - Roommates by Tara Brown 10/8
I - Ice Storm by Anne Stuart 10/9
A - His Surprise Son by Allie Pleiter 10/13

Z - Rising Assets by Rebecca Zanetti 10/30
A - Death by Jack-o'-Lantern by Alexis Morgan 10/11
G - The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah 10/3
R - The End and Other Beginnings by Veronica Roth 10/8
E - A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum 10/11
B - City of Thieves by David Benioff 10/12

Wonderful job Marina & Amanda!!

All done! :-)

Zagreb Spell Out
October 1, 2019 - October 31, 2019
Completed: 6 November 2019

C - Clay from Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Completed: 10 October 2019
R - Ruby from Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson
Completed: 27 October 2019
O - Benji Ovich from Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
Completed: 19 October 2019
A - Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery
Completed: 6 November 2019
T - The Dressmaker by Beryl Bainbridge
Completed: 1 November 2019
I - American Street by Ibi Zoboi
Completed: 20 October 2019
A - When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne
Completed: 27 October 2019

Way to Bryony!!

*****COMPLETED 10/24/19*****

Zagreb Spell Out
October 1, 2019 - October 31, 2019

T-The City of the Sun by Tommaso Campanella 10/24/19
O-Only You Can Save Mankind by Terry Pratchett 10/22/19
W-The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham 10/15/19
N-Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography b [booky [author:Neil Patrick Harris|620872] 10/18/19



Croatia-COATI
Zagreb-ZAEB
Republic-EPIC
Upper -PPE
Town-TOWN
Gradec-GAEC
Museum -MSE
Broken -BOEN
Relationships-ETONHIP
Cathedral -CATHED
Lenuci-ENIC
Green -GEN
Horseshoe-HHOE
Gric -GIC
Tunnel-TNE
Mirogoj -MIOGJ
Cemetery-CEMT

[The Blind Owl|45967] by Sadegh Hedayat 10/11/19
A Zoo in My Luggage by Gerald Durrell 10/13/19
The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham 10/15/19
I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life by Anne Bogel 10/18/19
Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography b [booky [author:Neil Patrick Harris|620872] 10/18/19
The White Devil by John Webster 10/20/19
The Complete Tilling Tales: Mapp and Lucia Short Stories by Geoff Martin 10/21/19
Only You Can Save Mankind by Terry Pratchett 10/22/19
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer 10/24/19
The City of the Sun by Tommaso Campanella 10/24/19

Terrific job Ed !!

Update message # 19 - Challenge Completed - 07Nov19


October 2019 - Zagreb S*P*E*L*L Out
Begins: 01Oct19 / Ends: 31Oct19


6 / 6 Completed

✔ Zagreb
Z - Zafón, Carlos Ruiz / The Prisoner of Heaven ✔ - 14Oct19
A - All the Stars in the Heavens &310004 - 06Oct19
G - Grace Among Thieves ✔ - 11Oct19
R - Rebecca Adler / Here Today, Gone Tamale ✔ - 07Nov19
E - Empty Mansions ✔ - 09Oct19
B - Before I Die ✔ - 02Oct19

.

Nicely done BC!! I'm still needing that Z book...LOL.

I finished on time, but am late in posting. Thank you for a fun spell out challenge, Jan!




212. WC: Zagreb Spell Out
Date: 10/01/19 - 10/31/19
13/13 Spell Out

Challenge Link: WC: Zagreb Spell Out

✔1. Z = Zuiker, Anthony E.|Whodunnit? Murder on Mystery Island|10.29.19|★★
✔2. A = Alan Bradley|The Golden Tresses of the Dead|10.13.19|★★★
✔3. G = Gillian Gill|We Two|10.02.19|★★★
✔4. R = The Red Hunter|Lisa Unger|10.03.19|★★★★
✔5. E = Ebershoff, David|The 19th Wife|10.06.19|★
✔6. B = Beard, Janet|The Atomic City Girls|10.16.19|★★


✔7. C = Cover Her Face|P.D. James|10.07.19|★★★
✔8. R = Robyn Carr|Forbidden Falls|10.04.19|★★★
✔9. O = Old Newgate Road|Keith Scribner|10.10.19|★★
✔10. A = After the War is Over|Jennifer Robson|10.14.19|★★
✔11. T = Take the Fall|Marquita Valentine|10.11.19|★★
✔12. I = Improbable Cause|J.A. Jance|10.09.19|★★★
✔13. A = Agee, Jonis|The River Wife|10.15.19|★★


☀☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀CHALLENGE COMPLETED 10/29/19☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀☀

Terrific job jingles!!

Wow, jingles ... I'm impressed!

finished
Zagreb Spell Out
October 1, 2019 - October 31, 2019

GRADEC
G - The Prophet Amanda Stevens 11/03/19 MC Name - Amelia Gray
R - The Restorer Amanda Stevens 10/10/19
A - Amanda Stevens The Kingdom 10/17/19
D - Debra Anastasia Mercy 10/23/19
E - Every Dark Corner Karen Rose 10/02/19
C - Cursed T.L. Brown 10/25/19

Fantastic job Bev!! I noticed you were reading the Graveyard Series. It's one of my favorites and I'm sad that it is complete and there won't be anymore.

Finished!!

Zagreb Spell Out
October 1, 2019 - November 26, 2019

Zagreb

Z: The Zero Blessing- Christopher G. Nuttall- 11/26/19
A: Alaskan Alliance- Kathi Daley- 11/7/19
G: Garden of Sorrow- Dale Mayer- 10/16/19
R: Rare Find- Dale Mayer- 10/27/19
E: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library- Chris Grabenstein- 10/11/19
B: Big Bunny Bump Off- Kathi Daley- 10/4/19

Well done Sam!!

A month late, but I'm done!

Zagreb Spell Out
Timeframe: 10/1/19 to 10/31/19
13/13

Z - Zo White and the Seven Morphs by Barbara Silkstone - 11/12/19 ♥♥♥
A - Archer, Gillian - Rebellious - 10/12/19 ♥♥♥♥
G - Greiman, Lois - Unscrewed - 10/24/19 ♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Brotherhood in Death - 10/30/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Eve Langlais - In the Mood Fur Love - 10/17/19 ♥♥♥
B - Bolt by Dick Francis - 10/7/19 ♥♥♥♥
C - Crystal Green - When the Sun Goes Down... - 11/7/19 ♥♥♥
R - Rebecca Stratton - The Inherited Bride - 11/30/19 ♥♥♥♥
O - Old Before My Time: Hayley Okines' Life with Progeria by Hayley Okines - 10/4/19 ♥♥♥
A - Anne Hampson - Eternal Summer - 11/14/19 ♥♥♥
T - A True Cowboy Christmas by Caitlin Crews - 10/19/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - In a Marrying Mood by Raye Morgan - 11/3/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Angel in Scarlet by Lavinia Kent - 12/3/19 ♥♥♥♥



*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 12/3/19*****

Way to go Connie!! I finally finished mine too but have yet to post it...LOL. That's the real challenge sometimes.

LOL, ain't that the truth!

Jan wrote: "Way to go Connie!! I finally finished mine too but have yet to post it...LOL. That's the real challenge sometimes."

I am about a month behind in posting! At least I'm still reading ...

Late but finished :)

Zagreb Spell Out
October 1, 2019 - October 31, 2019
6/6

Zagreb
Z - A Zany Slice of Italy | Ivanka Di Felice 11/13/19**
A - Recipes for Love and Murder | Sally Andrew 10/3/19****
G - Ghost of a Chance | Yasmine Galenorn 10/13/19***
R - Suspect | Robert Crais 10/10/19**
E - Elin from: Natural Thorn Killer | Kate E. Dyer-Seeley 10/8/19***
B - Barb from: Sleuthing at Sweet Springs | Maggie Pill 12/4/19****

I won’t count how many months later this is but here ya go!!

G - Glass Sword 11/3/19
R - Robert J. Wagner (I Loved Her in the Movies: Working with the Legendary Actresses of Hollywood) 11/11/19
E - Elwes, Cary (As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride 10/26/19
E - Elizabeth Chadwick (The Winter Crown) 11/5/19
N - Now You See Me 1/11/20