Wanderlust Challenges discussion

Bern Spell Out
April 1, 2020 - April 30, 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:
Switzerland
Bern
Altstadt
Old
Town
Einsteinhaus
Zytglogge
Federal
Palace
Bernisches
Historisches
Museum
Zentrum
Paul
Klee

Participants

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

Jan, eventually you're going to run out of these tough countries to spell (I hope).

Bern Spell Out
Timeframe: 4/1/20 to 4/30/20
15/15

B - Briggs, Patricia - Fire Touched - 4/20/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elizabeth Spann Craig - A Body in the Backyard - 4/19/20 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rosenfelt, David - Open and Shut - 4/6/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Blaze of Memory - 4/2/20 ♥♥♥
S - Sugar: My Life as a Sugar Babe by Monique X - 4/9/20 ♥♥♥
W - What You Wish For by Katherine Center - 4/13/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - Into the Fire by Amanda Usen - 5/7/20 ♥♥♥♥
T - Then Came You by Kate Meader - 4/26/20 ♥♥♥
Z - Zachary, Mia - 9 1/2 Days - 5/6/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Emma Douglas - A Season of You - 5/24/20 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rena Young - Catch A Falling Star - 4/15/20 ♥♥♥
L - Lavinia Kent - Unsuitable - 4/18/20 ♥♥♥
A - Ashley, Kristen - Rock Chick Reawakening - 5/12/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Normandie Alleman - Daddy's Game - 5/23/20 ♥♥♥
D - Donna Grant - A Cowboy Like You - 4/17/20 ♥♥♥♥



*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 5/24/20******

Bern Spell Out

P - Pachinko 4/4/20
A - An Act of Villainy 4/5/20
L - Lilac Girls 4/7/20
A - Anthony Bourdain (Kitchen Confidential) 6/5/20
C - A Column of Fire 4/16/20
E - Everything, Everything 4/27/20

Bern Spell Out
Completed: 15/15

S - In Five Years by Rebecca Serle 4/10
W - Clara Callan by Richard B. Wright 4/5
I - In Cold Chamomile by Joy Avon 4/2
T - Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus 4/10
Z - Over the Top by Rebecca Zanetti 4/28
E - Twisted Palace by Erin Watt 4/3
R - The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosner 4/7
L - Assassin Next Door by Eve Langlais 4/11
A - Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 4/8
N - Remedial Rocket Science by Susannah Nix 4/1
D - Dead as a Door Knocker by Diane Kelly 4/5

B - Slay by Brittney Morris 4/6
E - If I'm Being Honest by Emily Wibberley 4/11
R - Killman Creek by Rachel Caine 4/8
N - Living Lies by Natalie Walters 4/26

Bern Spell Out, April 2020
11/11

4/4
B The Body in the Turkish Bath Shelly West 4/7/20
Elle Brooke White-Dead on the Vine Elle Brooke White 4/4/20
R.B. Marshall-A Corpse at the Castle R.B. Marshall 4/6/20
N Night of the Living Deed E.J. Copperman 4/12/20

3/3
O'Shea Dani mc-The Dessert Corpse Tracey Quinn 5/15/20
Linnea West-Halloween Hayride Murder Linnea West 4/3/20
Day, Maddie-Murder at the Taffy Shop Maddie Day 4/1/20

4/4
Traci Wilton-Mrs. Morris and the Witch Traci Wilton 4/29/20
Owens Toni mc-Thyme to Kill Tegan Maher 6/5/20
Wendy Walker mc-Asking Fur Trouble Ally Roberts 4/2/20
Natalie Barnes mc-Dead and Berried Karen MacInerney 5/6/20

Bern Spell Out
April 1 - 30, 2020

10 of 10 Complete

B - Blood Oath - Christopher Farnsworth - 4/2/20
E - Edgar Rice Burroughs - The Warlord of Mars - 4/6/20
R - Royal Target - Traci Hunter Abramson - 4/23/20
N - Nora Roberts - Savor the Moment - 4/5/20
I - Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day - 4/4/20
S - Savage Run - C.J. Box - 4/17/20
C - The Calculating Stars - Mary Robinette Kowal - 4/18/20
H - Tami Hoag - The 9th Girl - 4/21/20
E - Edgar Rice Burroughs - Thuvia, Maid of Mars - 4/13/20
S - Still Alice - Lisa Genova - 4/19/20

Bern Spell Out
Timeframe: 4/1/20 to 4/30/20
15/15

B - Char-Derek Block - Unblocked - Episode One Marni Mann - 4/3
E - Char-Eric - Five Years Gone Marie Force - 4/6
R - Concealed in Death J.D. Robb - 4/11
N - Beau Nicole Edwards - 4/14
S - Sapiosexual Tymber Dalton - 4/12
W - Born Wild Julie Ann Walker - 4/2
I - Into the Deep Samantha Young - 5/31
T - Char-Julianne Tilden - One Year Home Marie Force - 4/8
Z - Char-Zeke - Sinful Truth Ella Miles - 4/10
E Char-Erik - Hot for the Fireman Gina L. Maxwell - 4/17
R - Rules Of The Game Elaine Raco Chase - 4/12
L - The Honey-Don't List Christina Lauren - 4/4
A - Twist Me Anna Zaires - 4/2
N - Char-Laura Nilsson - Striking Distance Pamela Clare - 4/20
D - Char-Hunter Deluca - Sex, Not Love Vi Keeland - 4/16

Bern S*P*E*L*L Out
Beings: 01April2020 / Ends: 30April2020


4 / 4 completed
(Taking it easy ... books I know I already have on hand)


Bern
B - Because of Winn-Dixie ✔ - 12Apr20
E - EVANOVICH, Janet / Two for the Dough ✔ - 11Apr20
R - REICHERT, Amy E. / The Simplicity of Cider ✔ - 26Apr20
N - NELSON, Willie / It's a Long Story: My Life ✔ – 21Apr2020

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Welcome Everyone! Have fun :)

Connie - you can blame Jody for this one. She picked the capital for this month :)

Bern - Switzerland
8/8

B - The Beekeeper of Aleppo - finished April 11
E - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - finished April 9
R - The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out - finished April 28
N - Nectar - finished April 4

T - This Is How It Always Is - finished April 1
O - Open Season - finished April 13
W - The Words I Never Wrote - finished April 20
N - The Night Swim - finished April 27

Welcome Simone!

Bern Spell Out
April 1, 2020 - April 30, 2020
Completed; 2 May 2020

B - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (5 April 2020)
E - Elena from To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers (2 May 2020)
R - Strip Jack by Ian Rankin (23 April 2020)
N - Naked in Death by J.D. Robb (26 April 2020)

Bern Spell Out
Timeframe: 4/1/20 to 4/30/20
15/15 - FINISHED 4/20/2020

Bern
B - Bound to Submit by Laura Kaye - 4/3/2020
E - Case of the Hound About Town by Erik Schubach - 4/7/2020
R - Crux by Moira Rogers - 4/3/2020
N - Protecting Lily by Nicole Flockton - 4/10/2020

Switzerland
S - The Queen's Accomplice by Susan Elia MacNeal - 4/3/2020
W - Winning Over Waverly by Aspen Drake - 4/7/2020
I - Inevitable by C.A. Harms - 4/17/2020
T - Texas SEAL by Paige Tyler - 4/5/2020
Z - Zeke: Heroes at Heart by Maryann Jordan - 4/15/2020
E - Case of the Shepherd's Pie by Erik Schubach - 4/8/2020
R - Rescuing Annabeth by Melissa Kay Clarke - 4/2/2020
L - Scorpio by Lauren Landish - 4/2/2020
A - Green Bearets: Jarvis by Amelia Jade - 4/3/2020
N - The Nerd and the Marine by D.R. Grady - 4/9/2020
D - Searching for Shan by Aspen Drake - 4/5/2020

Welcome Bryony & Deanie :)

*****COMPLETED 4/18/20*****

Bern Spell Out
April 1, 2020 - April 30, 2020


B-The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin 4/16/20
E-An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten -4/18/20
R-Radio Shangri-La: What I Learned in Bhutan, the Happiest Kingdom on Earth by Lisa Napoli-4/7/20
N-Delta of Venus by Anaïs Nin 4/12/20

Words to Choose From:
Switzerland-SWAND
Bern-EN
Altstadt-ALDA
Old -LD
Town-WN
Einsteinhaus-ENAS
Zytglogge-TLG
Federal -EDAL
Palace-PALAE
Bernisches -BERNC
Historisches -SRE
Museum-MEM
Zentrum -ENM
Paul -PAL
Klee-KLE

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson 4/3/20-#98 of 2220
Radio Shangri-La: What I Learned in Bhutan, the Happiest Kingdom on Earth by Lisa Napoli-4/7/20
The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 4/10/20
Delta of Venus by Anaïs Nin 4/12/20
Close Range by Annie Proulx 4/14/20
The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin 4/16/20
Murder on the Ballarat Train by Kerry Greenwood 4/17/20
An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten -4/18/20-#2138 of 2183
The Commitments by Roddy Doyle 4/19/20
Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene-4/21/20

Thanks for joining Ed!

Bern Spell Out
April 1, 2020 - June 15, 2020

Bern

B: Badger to the Bone- Shelly Laurenston- 4/3/20
E: Electric Curse- Stacey Brutger- 6/15/20
R: Radiance- Grace Draven- 5/22/20
N: Nocturnal Magic- C.N. Crawford- 4/27/20

Bern Spell Out
Duration: April 1, 2020- April 30, 2020
Read: 8/12

✔️B~Fugitive|Cheryl (B)rooks▪️4/13/20▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️
E
✔️R~Neanderthal Seeks Human|Penny (R)eid▪️4/16/20▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️N~His Majesty's Dragon|(N)aomi Novik▪️4/1/20▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️


✔️A~The Case of the Screaming Beauty|(A)llison Golden▪️4/9/20▪️⭐️⭐️.5
✔️L~The Aussie Next Door|Stefanie (L)ondon▪️4/17/20▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️T~(T)rue to You|Becky Wade▪️4/4/20▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
S
✔️T~Behind the Scenes|Jen (T)urano ▪️4/19/20▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
A~
✔️D~(D)eath of a Perfect Wife|M.C. Beaton▪️4/3/20▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
T~The Real Mr. Right|Karen (T)empleton

Bern Spell Out
April 1, 2020 - April 30, 2020
8/9

O: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer,04/27/20 **** main character Oskar
L: Again the Magic by Lisa Kleypas, 04/21/20 ***
D: The Duke and I by Julia Quinn,04/19/20 ****

P: The Perfect Present by Karen Swan,04/29/20 ****
A:If You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern,04/14/20 ***
L
A: Toxic Toffee by Amanda Flower,04/08/20 ****
C: The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie, 04/07/20 ****
E: The Definition of Wind by Ellen Block,04/23/20 ***

Jan wrote: "Connie - you can blame Jody for this one. She picked the capital for this month :)"

Whoops, sorry! You could always use the Italian spelling instead ... Svizzera. 😛

Welcome Sam, Mave & Jennie-Lee :)

Bern Spell Out
April 1, 2020 - April 30, 2020

ALTSTADT
A - Katherine Applegate Wishtree 04/20/2020
L - Lisa Jackson The Night Before 05/07/2020
T - RaeAnne Thayne Evergreen Springs 04/09/2020
S - Stillhouse Lake Rachel Caine 05/14/2020
T - Three Days: The Search for the Boy Messiah Chris Stepien 06/18/2020
A - Ashley Antoinette Murderville 06/26/2020
D - Deadly Gamble Linda Lael Miller 04/06/2020
T - Tarnished Crown Erin Watt 10/16/2020

Welcome Bev :)

*****COMPLETED 4/18/20*****

Bern Spell Out
April 1, 2020 - April 30, 2020


B-The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin 4/16/20
E-An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten -4/18/20
R-Radio Shangri-La: What I Learned in Bhutan, the Happiest Kingdom on Earth by Lisa Napoli-4/7/20
N-Delta of Venus by Anaïs Nin 4/12/20

Great job Ed!

Bern Spell Out
Completed: 15/15

S - In Five Years by Rebecca Serle 4/10
W - Clara Callan by Richard B. Wright 4/5
I - In Cold Chamomile by Joy Avon 4/2
T - Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus 4/10
Z - Over the Top by Rebecca Zanetti 4/28
E - Twisted Palace by Erin Watt 4/3
R - The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosner 4/7
L - Assassin Next Door by Eve Langlais 4/11
A - Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 4/8
N - Remedial Rocket Science by Susannah Nix 4/1
D - Dead as a Door Knocker by Diane Kelly 4/5

B - Slay by Brittney Morris 4/6
E - If I'm Being Honest by Emily Wibberley 4/11
R - Killman Creek by Rachel Caine 4/8
N - Living Lies by Natalie Walters 4/26

~~~ Complete ~~~

Bern Spell Out
April 1 - 30, 2020

10 of 10 Complete

B - Blood Oath - Christopher Farnsworth - 4/2/20
E - Edgar Rice Burroughs - The Warlord of Mars - 4/6/20
R - Royal Target - Traci Hunter Abramson - 4/23/20
N - Nora Roberts - Savor the Moment - 4/5/20
I - Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day - 4/4/20
S - Savage Run - C.J. Box - 4/17/20
C - The Calculating Stars - Mary Robinette Kowal - 4/18/20
H - Tami Hoag - The 9th Girl - 4/21/20
E - Edgar Rice Burroughs - Thuvia, Maid of Mars - 4/13/20
S - Still Alice - Lisa Genova - 4/19/20

Nicely done Amanda & Lynda!

Complete!!!

Bern - Switzerland
8/8

B - The Beekeeper of Aleppo - finished April 11
E - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - finished April 9
R - The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out - finished April 28
N - Nectar - finished April 4

T - This Is How It Always Is - finished April 1
O - Open Season - finished April 13
W - The Words I Never Wrote - finished April 20
N - The Night Swim - finished April 27

Terrific job Simone!

OOPS ... seems I forgot to Update message # 9 - Challenge completed - 26Apr20


Bern S*P*E*L*L Out
Beings: 01April2020 / Ends: 30April2020


4 / 4 completed
(Taking it easy ... books I know I already have on hand)


Bern
B - Because of Winn-Dixie ✔ - 12Apr20
E - EVANOVICH, Janet / Two for the Dough ✔ - 11Apr20
R - REICHERT, Amy E. / The Simplicity of Cider ✔ - 26Apr20
N - NELSON, Willie / It's a Long Story: My Life ✔ – 21Apr2020

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Well done BC!

Finally found that last E!

Bern Spell Out
Timeframe: 4/1/20 to 4/30/20
15/15

B - Briggs, Patricia - Fire Touched - 4/20/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elizabeth Spann Craig - A Body in the Backyard - 4/19/20 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rosenfelt, David - Open and Shut - 4/6/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Blaze of Memory - 4/2/20 ♥♥♥
S - Sugar: My Life as a Sugar Babe by Monique X - 4/9/20 ♥♥♥
W - What You Wish For by Katherine Center - 4/13/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - Into the Fire by Amanda Usen - 5/7/20 ♥♥♥♥
T - Then Came You by Kate Meader - 4/26/20 ♥♥♥
Z - Zachary, Mia - 9 1/2 Days - 5/6/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Emma Douglas - A Season of You - 5/24/20 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rena Young - Catch A Falling Star - 4/15/20 ♥♥♥
L - Lavinia Kent - Unsuitable - 4/18/20 ♥♥♥
A - Ashley, Kristen - Rock Chick Reawakening - 5/12/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Normandie Alleman - Daddy's Game - 5/23/20 ♥♥♥
D - Donna Grant - A Cowboy Like You - 4/17/20 ♥♥♥♥



*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 5/24/20******

Wonderful job Connie!

Finally done!

Bern Spell Out, April 2020
11/11

4/4
B The Body in the Turkish Bath Shelly West 4/7/20
Elle Brooke White-Dead on the Vine Elle Brooke White 4/4/20
R.B. Marshall-A Corpse at the Castle R.B. Marshall 4/6/20
N Night of the Living Deed E.J. Copperman 4/12/20

3/3
O'Shea Dani mc-The Dessert Corpse Tracey Quinn 5/15/20
Linnea West-Halloween Hayride Murder Linnea West 4/3/20
Day, Maddie-Murder at the Taffy Shop Maddie Day 4/1/20

4/4
Traci Wilton-Mrs. Morris and the Witch Traci Wilton 4/29/20
Owens Toni mc-Thyme to Kill Tegan Maher 6/5/20
Wendy Walker mc-Asking Fur Trouble Ally Roberts 4/2/20
Natalie Barnes mc-Dead and Berried Karen MacInerney 5/6/20

Me (finally) too!

P - Pachinko 4/4/20
A - An Act of Villainy 4/5/20
L - Lilac Girls 4/7/20
A - Anthony Bourdain (Kitchen Confidential 6/5/20
C - A Column of Fire 4/16/20
E - Everything, Everything 4/27/20

Yay Tari & Linda! Great job :)

Finished!

Bern Spell Out
Timeframe: 4/1/20 to 4/30/20
15/15

B - Char-Derek Block - Unblocked - Episode One Marni Mann - 4/3
E - Char-Eric - Five Years Gone Marie Force - 4/6
R - Concealed in Death J.D. Robb - 4/11
N - Beau Nicole Edwards - 4/14
S - Sapiosexual Tymber Dalton - 4/12
W - Born Wild Julie Ann Walker - 4/2
I - Into the Deep Samantha Young - 5/31
T - Char-Julianne Tilden - One Year Home Marie Force - 4/8
Z - Char-Zeke - Sinful Truth Ella Miles - 4/10
E Char-Erik - Hot for the Fireman Gina L. Maxwell - 4/17
R - Rules Of The Game Elaine Raco Chase - 4/12
L - The Honey-Don't List Christina Lauren - 4/4
A - Twist Me Anna Zaires - 4/2
N - Char-Laura Nilsson - Striking Distance Pamela Clare - 4/20
D - Char-Hunter Deluca - Sex, Not Love Vi Keeland - 4/16

Way to go Karen!

Finished! I am embarrassed that this one took so long to finish.

Bern Spell Out
April 1, 2020 - June 15, 2020

Bern

B: Badger to the Bone- Shelly Laurenston- 4/3/20
E: Electric Curse- Stacey Brutger- 6/15/20
R: Radiance- Grace Draven- 5/22/20
N: Nocturnal Magic- C.N. Crawford- 4/27/20

Don't be Sam!! A couple of these letters are surprisingly difficult. Well done :)

Jan wrote: "Yay Tari & Linda! Great job :)"

Thanks, Jan!

More catching up! :-)

Bern Spell Out
April 1, 2020 - April 30, 2020
Completed: 2 May 2020

B - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (5 April 2020)
E - Elena from To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers (2 May 2020)
R - Strip Jack by Ian Rankin (23 April 2020)
N - Naked in Death by J.D. Robb (26 April 2020)

Nicely done Bryony!

finished

Bern Spell Out
April 1, 2020 - April 30, 2020

ALTSTADT
A - Katherine Applegate Wishtree 04/20/2020
L - Lisa Jackson The Night Before 05/07/2020
T - RaeAnne Thayne Evergreen Springs 04/09/2020
S - Stillhouse Lake Rachel Caine 05/14/2020
T - Three Days: The Search for the Boy Messiah Chris Stepien 06/18/2020
A - Ashley Antoinette Murderville 06/26/2020
D - Deadly Gamble Linda Lael Miller 04/06/2020
T - Tarnished Crown Erin Watt 10/16/2020

Great job Bev!!