Wanderlust Challenges discussion

Maputo Spell Out
March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020



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:
Mozambique
Maputo
Fortaleza
Central
Railway
Station
Iron
House
Feima
Mafalala
Walking
Tour
Elephant
Reserve

Participants

Allie ~ Done
Amanda A ~ Done
Amy
Bev(baglady) ~ Done
Book Concierge ~ Done
Bryony ~ Done
Chrystal ~ Done
Connie ` Done
Deanie
Ed ~ Done
Jennie-Lee
Karen ♐ ~ Done
Kathryn
Olivermagnus ~ Done
Sam ~ Done
Simone ~ Done
Tari ~ Done

Withdrawn

Maputo Spell Out
March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020

Even though I'm going to regret this....I have to go with elephant ❤️

March 2020 - Maputo Spell Out

E - Everything, Everything 4/27/20
L - Lucy Foley (The Hunting Party) 3/15/19
E - Everything I Never Told You 5/15/20
P - Pachinko 4/4/20
H - Holly Black (The Cruel Prince) 3/28/20
A - An Act of Villainy 4/5/20
N - Norse Mythology 6/12/20
T - Tudor, C.J. (The Hiding Place) 4/13/20

Not sure which word I'll use.yet.

Maputo Spell Out
March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020

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

Words to Choose From:
Mozambique
Maputo
Fortaleza
Central
Railway
Station
Iron
House
Feima
Mafalala
Walking
Tour
Elephant
Reserv

Maputo Spell Out
March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020
Completed: 26 April 2020

F - A Fresh Start byFanny Blake (4 March 2020)
E - Eve from Naked in Death by J.D. Robb (26 April 2020)
I - Strip Jack by Ian Rankin (23 April 2020)
M - The Little Dreams of Lara Cliffe by Milly Johnson (14 March 2020)
A - The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie (1 March 2020)

Maputo Spell Out
Duration: March 1, 2020- March 31, 2020
Read: 5/13

✔️M~ Murder Most Howl|Krista Davis▪️March 3▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A~
✔️P~Steam & Sorcery|Cindy Spencer (P)ape▪️March 28▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️U~An (U)ncommon Grace|Serena B. Miller▪️March 8▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
T~
O


R~ (R)evenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos|Donna Andrews
✔️E~The (E)lite|Kiera Cass▪️March 15▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️S~A is for Alibi|(S)ue Grafton▪️March 14▪️⭐️⭐️
E
R
V
E

Maputo Spell Out
March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020

M - My Sister's Keeper - March 2
A - Awesome Kitchen Science Experiments for Kids: 50 STEAM Projects You Can Eat! - March 22
P - Parable of the Sower - March 12
U - Unearthed - March 5
T - Truly Devious - March 5
O - Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love - March 8

Maputo Spell Out
March 1 - 31, 2020

8 of 8 Complete

E - Elizabeth Kolbert - The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History - 3/6/20
L - LaVyrle Spencer - Small Town Girl - 3/9/20
E - Edgar Rice Burroughs - The Gods of Mars - 3/13/20
P - Michael Pearce - The Mamur Zapt and the Return of the Carpet - 3/15/20
H- Hillary Jordan - Mudbound - 3/3/20
A - Agatha Christie - And Then There Were None - 3/4/20
N - Nora Roberts - Black Hills - 3/17/20
T - Tiger Lily - Jodi Lynn Anderson - 3/1/20

Have fun everyone!!

Maputo Spell Out
Duration: March 1, 2020- March 31, 2020

M - Char-Megan - The Princess of Chaos Candice M. Wright - 3/13
A - Sudden Death Allison Brennan - 3/4
P - Buttons and Pain Penelope Sky - 3/12
U - Unblocked - Episode One Marni Mann - 4/3
T - Char-Cole Talmage - The Duke Kerrigan Byrne - 3/2
O - Outfox Sandra Brown - 3/9

Maputo Spell Out
March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020
16/16 Completed

M - Monday's Murderer by Ruby Loren - 3/2/2020
A - Whiteout by Adriana Anders - 3/5/2020
P - The Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts - 3/5/2020
U - Case of the Yorkshire Pudding by Erik Schubach - 3/23/2020 (Series: Unleashed)
T - SEAL for Her Protection by Paige Tyler - 3/24/2020
O - Once Wicked by Cindy Stark - 3/21/2020

M - Malevolent Magic by Mildred Abbott - 3/6/2020
O - One Tequila by Tricia O'Malley - 3/24/2020
Z - Zander by Maryann Jordan - 3/24/2020
A - Chaotic Corgis by Mildred Abbott - 3/4/2020
M - Murder at Macbeth by Susan Harper - 3/7/2020
B - Books and Brews by Susan Harper - 3/6/2020
I - Flight by Alyssa Rose Ivy - 3/18/2020
Q - Quarrelsome Quartz by Mildred Abbott - 3/5/2020
U - Unwanted Danger by Olivia Jaymes - 3/26/2020
E -Case of the Hot Dog by Erik Schubach - 3/10/2020

Maputo S*P*E*L*L Challenge
Begins: 01March20 / Ends: 31March20


7 / 7 completed


Central
C - CONKLIN, Tara / The Last Romantics ✔ – 19Mar2020
E - Ellery Adams / Pecan Pies and Homicides ✔ - 09Mar20
N - Notorious RBG ✔ – 23Mar2020
T - Tan Twan Eng / The Gift of Rain ✔ – 06Mar2020
R - ROBSON, Jennifer / The Gown ✔ – 06Mar2020
A - Alexandra Diaz / The Only Road ✔ – 03Mar2020
L - LEWIS, Beverly / The Preacher's Daughter ✔ – 05Mar2020

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Glad you are joining us Karen, Deanie & BC!

Wow, you're getting mean with your city/country choices, Jan!

Mozambique's Capital: Maputo Spell-Out
Timeframe: 3/1/20 to 3/31/20
16/16

M - The Marrying Kind by Jean Carew - 3/10/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ann Brashares - Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood - 3/5/20 ♥♥♥♥
P - Password to Larkspur Lane by Carolyn Keene - 3/15/20 ♥♥♥♥
U - Unsuitable by Lavinia Kent - 4/18/20 ♥♥♥
T - Thomas, Richard - Disintegration - 3/8/20 ♥♥♥
O - Oke, Janette - When Comes the Spring - 3/14/20 ♥♥♥♥
M - My Favorite Cowboy by Donna Grant - 3/24/20 ♥♥♥♥
O - One Pink Line by Dina Silver - 3/21/20 ♥♥♥♥
Z - Zachary, Mia - 9 1/2 Days - 5/6/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ally Carter - I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You - 3/7/20 ♥♥♥
M - Marie Force - Treading Water - 3/25/20 ♥♥♥♥
B - Bite Me If You Can by Lynsay Sands - 3/11/20 ♥♥♥♥
I – Isabella Bradford - When You Wish Upon a Duke - 3/28/20 ♥♥♥♥
Q - Quinn, Julia - What Happens in London - 5/10/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
U - Usen, Amanda - Into the Fire - 5/7/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones - 3/19/20 ♥♥♥♥



*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 5/10/20*****

LOL...I thought of you when I chose this one. Knew you would be mad at me :/

Maputo Spell Out
Completed: 16/16

M - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie 3/3
O - The Ones We Choose by Julie Clark 3/4
Z - Zeke - Malice by Pintip Dunn 3/29
A - Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara 3/4
M - Christmas Cookie Murder by Leslie Meier 3/5
B - The Sexy One by Lauren Blakely 3/2
I - Influential Magic by Deanna Chase 3/30
Q - Ryder Quinn - The Devoted Groom by Cami Checketts 3/31
U - Under a Georgia Moon by Cindy Roland Anderson 3/27
E - The Whispered Word by Ellery Adams 3/14

M - Memory in Death by J.D. Robb 3/12
A - Asking for a Friend by Lauren Blakely 3/7
P - Pruning the Dead by Julia Henry 3/9
U - Unbreakable Bond by Gemma Halliday & Jennifer Fischetto 3/31
T - Twisted Truth by Melinda Leigh 3/1
O - Snow Creek by Gregg Olsen 3/17

Maputo Spell Out
March 1, 2020 - April 15, 2020

Maputo

M: Murder on the Rocks- Allyson K. Abbott- 3/28/20
A: Alien Tango- Gini Koch- 4/15/20
P: The Pharos Objective- David Sakmyster- 4/1/20
U: Unnatural Causes- P.D. James- 3/18/20
T: Trouble Is My Business- Raymond Chandler- 3/2/20
O: On the Street Where You Live- Mary Higgins Clark- 3/24/20

*****COMPLETED 3/22/20*****

Maputo Spell Out
March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020
100p. min.


F-Flying Too High by Kerry Greenwood 3/22/20
E- I Remember Nothing: and Other Reflections by Nora Ephron 3/2/20
I- In the Heart of the Country by J.M. Coetzee 3/8/20
M- Mohawk Trail by Beth Brant 3/19/20
A- Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage by M.C. Beaton- 3/6/20

Words to Choose From:
Mozambique
Maputo
Fortaleza
Central
Railway
Station
Iron
House
Feima
Mafalala
Walking
Tour
Elephant
Reserve

Amy B

Mafalala

6/8

Maputo Spellout

M Maureen Johnson - Truly Devious
A Apostos Doxiadis - Logicomix
F
A Abraham Lincoln - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
L Lale Solokov - The Tatooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
A Adam Silvera - Infinity Son
L Lightning Thief, The by Rick Riordan
A

Maputo Spell Out
March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020

E Lauren Elliott ( Murder by the Book ) finished 4/26/21
L Laura Childs ( Devonshire Scream ) finished 12/21/20
E Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink finished 5/30/21
P Paper Wife by Laila Ibrahim finished 11/1/20
H Lyn Hamilton ( The Xibalba Murders ) finished 7/18/21
A Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy finished 8/14/20
N Niccolò Rising by Dorothy Dunnett finished 4/20/20
T The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic by Emily Croy Barker finished 5/2/21

Maputo Spell Out
March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020
6/6--finished 3/22/20

M Murder Makes Scents Christin Brecher 3/2/20
Angie Roseland mc--The Sweet Dreams Bake Shop J.A. Whiting 3/3/20
Parker, Charli mc--Murder in Aisle Three: An Alton Oaks Mystery Megan Rivers 3/9/20
UUntil Jam Do Us Part Donna Walo Clancy 3/22/20
Tiptree, Jake mc--Death by Chocolate Frosted Doughnut Sarah Graves 3/4/20
O'Connor, Carlene--Murder in an Irish Village Carlene O'Connor 3/17/20

Good luck everyone!!

Maputo Spell Out
March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020

MAPUTO
M - Murderville Ashley Antoinette 06/26/2020
A - Avalanche: A Love Story Julia Leigh 01/07/2021
P - Picture Us in the Light Kelly Loy Gilbert 08/21/2020
U - The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead 11/07/2020
T - Three Days: The Search for the Boy Messiah Chris Stepien 06/18/2020
O - Outsider Linda Castillo 1/10/2021

Welcome Bev!

~~~ Complete ~~~

Maputo Spell Out
March 1 - 31, 2020

8 of 8 Complete

E - Elizabeth Kolbert - The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History - 3/6/20
L - LaVyrle Spencer - Small Town Girl - 3/9/20
E - Edgar Rice Burroughs - The Gods of Mars - 3/13/20
P - Michael Pearce - The Mamur Zapt and the Return of the Carpet - 3/15/20
H- Hillary Jordan - Mudbound - 3/3/20
A - Agatha Christie - And Then There Were None - 3/4/20
N - Nora Roberts - Black Hills - 3/17/20
T - Tiger Lily - Jodi Lynn Anderson - 3/1/20

Great job Lynda!

*****COMPLETED 3/22/20*****

Maputo Spell Out
March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020
100p. min.


F-Flying Too High by Kerry Greenwood 3/22/20
E- I Remember Nothing: and Other Reflections by Nora Ephron 3/2/20
I- In the Heart of the Country by J.M. Coetzee 3/8/20
M- Mohawk Trail by Beth Brant 3/19/20
A- Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage by M.C. Beaton- 3/6/20

Finished

Maputo Spell Out
March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020
6/6--finished 3/22/20

M Murder Makes Scents Christin Brecher 3/2/20
Angie Roseland mc--The Sweet Dreams Bake Shop J.A. Whiting 3/3/20
Parker, Charli mc--Murder in Aisle Three: An Alton Oaks Mystery Megan Rivers 3/9/20
UUntil Jam Do Us Part Donna Walo Clancy 3/22/20
Tiptree, Jake mc--Death by Chocolate Frosted Doughnut Sarah Graves 3/4/20
O'Connor, Carlene--Murder in an Irish Village Carlene O'Connor 3/17/20

Terrific job Ed & Tari!

Completed!!!

Maputo Spell Out
March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020

M - My Sister's Keeper - March 2
A - Awesome Kitchen Science Experiments for Kids: 50 STEAM Projects You Can Eat! - March 22
P - Parable of the Sower - March 12
U - Unearthed - March 5
T - Truly Devious - March 5
O - Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love - March 8

Nicely done Simone!

Update message # 13 - Challenge Completed - 23Mar20


Maputo S*P*E*L*L Challenge
Begins: 01March20 / Ends: 31March20


7 / 7 completed


Central
C - CONKLIN, Tara / The Last Romantics ✔ – 19Mar2020
E - Ellery Adams / Pecan Pies and Homicides ✔ - 09Mar20
N - Notorious RBG ✔ – 23Mar2020
T - Tan Twan Eng / The Gift of Rain ✔ – 06Mar2020
R - ROBSON, Jennifer / The Gown ✔ – 06Mar2020
A - Alexandra Diaz / The Only Road ✔ – 03Mar2020
L - LEWIS, Beverly / The Preacher's Daughter ✔ – 05Mar2020

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Great job BC!

Maputo Spell Out
Completed: 16/16

M - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie 3/3
O - The Ones We Choose by Julie Clark 3/4
Z - Zeke - Malice by Pintip Dunn 3/29
A - Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara 3/4
M - Christmas Cookie Murder by Leslie Meier 3/5
B - The Sexy One by Lauren Blakely 3/2
I - Influential Magic by Deanna Chase 3/30
Q - Ryder Quinn - The Devoted Groom by Cami Checketts 3/31
U - Under a Georgia Moon by Cindy Roland Anderson 3/27
E - The Whispered Word by Ellery Adams 3/14

M - Memory in Death by J.D. Robb 3/12
A - Asking for a Friend by Lauren Blakely 3/7
P - Pruning the Dead by Julia Henry 3/9
U - Unbreakable Bond by Gemma Halliday & Jennifer Fischetto 3/31
T - Twisted Truth by Melinda Leigh 3/1
O - Snow Creek by Gregg Olsen 3/17

Fantastic job Amanda!!

Finished!

Maputo Spell Out
March 1, 2020 - April 15, 2020

Maputo

M: Murder on the Rocks- Allyson K. Abbott- 3/28/20
A: Alien Tango- Gini Koch- 4/15/20
P: The Pharos Objective- David Sakmyster- 4/1/20
U: Unnatural Causes- P.D. James- 3/18/20
T: Trouble Is My Business- Raymond Chandler- 3/2/20
O: On the Street Where You Live- Mary Higgins Clark- 3/24/20

Finished!

Maputo Spell Out
Duration: March 1, 2020- March 31, 2020

M - Char-Megan - The Princess of Chaos Candice M. Wright - 3/13
A - Sudden Death Allison Brennan - 3/4
P - Buttons and Pain Penelope Sky - 3/12
U - Unblocked - Episode One Marni Mann - 4/3
T - Char-Cole Talmage - The Duke Kerrigan Byrne - 3/2
O - Outfox Sandra Brown - 3/9

Terrific job Sam & Karen!

This had some tough letters, but I'm done!

Mozambique's Capital: Maputo Spell-Out
Timeframe: 3/1/20 to 3/31/20
16/16

M - The Marrying Kind by Jean Carew - 3/10/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ann Brashares - Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood - 3/5/20 ♥♥♥♥
P - Password to Larkspur Lane by Carolyn Keene - 3/15/20 ♥♥♥♥
U - Unsuitable by Lavinia Kent - 4/18/20 ♥♥♥
T - Thomas, Richard - Disintegration - 3/8/20 ♥♥♥
O - Oke, Janette - When Comes the Spring - 3/14/20 ♥♥♥♥
M - My Favorite Cowboy by Donna Grant - 3/24/20 ♥♥♥♥
O - One Pink Line by Dina Silver - 3/21/20 ♥♥♥♥
Z - Zachary, Mia - 9 1/2 Days - 5/6/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ally Carter - I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You - 3/7/20 ♥♥♥
M - Marie Force - Treading Water - 3/25/20 ♥♥♥♥
B - Bite Me If You Can by Lynsay Sands - 3/11/20 ♥♥♥♥
I – Isabella Bradford - When You Wish Upon a Duke - 3/28/20 ♥♥♥♥
Q - Quinn, Julia - What Happens in London - 5/10/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
U - Usen, Amanda - Into the Fire - 5/7/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones - 3/19/20 ♥♥♥♥



*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 5/10/20*****

Impressive work Connie!

Finished (finally)!

E - Everything, Everything 4/27/20
L - Lucy Foley (The Hunting Party) 3/15/20
E - Everything I Never Told You 5/15/20
P - Pachinko 4/4/20
H - Holly Black (The Cruel Prince) 3/28/20
A - An Act of Villainy 4/5/20
N - Norse Mythology 6/12/20
T - Tudor, C.J. (The Hiding Place) 4/13/20

Fantastic job Allie!

Thanks, Jan!

And another one done! :-)

Maputo Spell Out
March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020
Completed: 26 April 2020

F - A Fresh Start byFanny Blake (4 March 2020)
E - Eve from Naked in Death by J.D. Robb (26 April 2020)
I - Strip Jack by Ian Rankin (23 April 2020)
M - The Little Dreams of Lara Cliffe by Milly Johnson (14 March 2020)
A - The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie (1 March 2020)

Yay Bryony! Another one off the list!

finished

Maputo Spell Out
March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020

MAPUTO
M - Murderville Ashley Antoinette 06/26/2020
A - Avalanche: A Love Story Julia Leigh 01/07/2021
P - Picture Us in the Light Kelly Loy Gilbert 08/21/2020
U - The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead 11/07/2020
T - Three Days: The Search for the Boy Messiah Chris Stepien 06/18/2020
O - Outsider Linda Castillo 1/10/2021

Nicely done Bev!

Finished

Maputo Spell Out
March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020

E Lauren Elliott ( Murder by the Book ) finished 4/26/21
L Laura Childs ( Devonshire Scream ) finished 12/21/20
E Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink finished 5/30/21
P Paper Wife by Laila Ibrahim finished 11/1/20
H Lyn Hamilton ( The Xibalba Murders ) finished 7/18/21
A Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy finished 8/14/20
N Niccolò Rising by Dorothy Dunnett finished 4/20/20
T The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic by Emily Croy Barker finished 5/2/21

Great job Chrystal!