Wanderlust Challenges discussion

Paramaribo Spell Out
August 1, 2020 - August 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:
Suriname
Paramaribo
Fort
Zeelandia
Presidential
Palace
St. Peter
St. Paul
Cathedral
Jules
Wijdenbosch
Bridge
Brownsberg
Nature
Park
Steenbakkerijstraat

Participants

Amanda A
Bev(baglady) ~ Done
Bonita ~ Done
Book Concierge ~ Done
Bryony
Connie ~ Done
Deanie
Frankie ~ Done
Jan ~ Done
Karen ♐ ~ Done
Mave
Olivermagnus ~ Done
Sam ~ Done
Tari ~ Done

My Spot

Paramaribo Spell Out
August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020
6/6

Bridge
B - Lowcountry Boneyard | Susan M. Boyer 8/10/20****
R - Romeow and Juliet |Kathi Daley 8/15/20**
I - Journey to the River Sea | Eva Ibbotson 8/2/20****
D - Deadly Sanctuary | Sylvia Nobel 8/9/20***
G - A Room Full of Bones | Elly Griffiths 8/7/20****
E - Nero's Fiddle | A.W. Exley 9/5/20***

Paramaribo Spell Out
August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020
8/8

Suriname
S The Sayers Swindle Victoria Abbott 8/3/20
U The Un-Nimble Thimble Roberta Updegraff 8/10/20
Ruth Shores mc-Killer Cast & Deadly Splash Mel McCoy 8/9/20
I Ice Cream Floater Sara Bourgeois 10/30/20
Nancy McGovern-Death in the Library Nancy McGovern 8/1/20
AR Winters-Cruise Chaos A.R. Winters 8/10/20
M Maui Madness Kathi Daley 8/2/20
Ellie Allbright mc-Marigolds for Malice Bailey Cattrell 8/6/20

Paramaribo Spell Out
August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020

Words to Choose From:
Suriname
Paramaribo
Fort
Zeelandia
Presidential
Palace
St. Peter
St. Paul
Cathedral
Jules
Wijdenbosch
Bridge
Brownsberg
Nature
Park
Steenbakkerijstraat

Welcome Tari & Bryony :)

Paramaribo Spell Out
August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020
FINISHED 8/23/2020

Paramaribo, Suriname
P - Promises in Death by J.D. Robb - 8/5/2020
A - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman - 8/2/2020
R - Smitten by Lauren Rowe - 8/20/2020
A - The Alpha Claims A Mate by Georgette St. Clair - 8/21/2020
M - Always Be My Banshee by Molly Harper - 8/1/2020
A - Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie - 8/4/2020
R - Thankless in Death by J.D. Robb - 8/1/2020
I - Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb - 8/23/2020 (In Death #13)
B - Bought by the SEAL by Zoe York - 8/1/2020
O - Siren Beloved by Sophie Oak - 8/5/2020

S - Wicked Enchantment by Sabrina York - 8/1/2020
U - Unguarded by Kendra Greenwood - 8/3/2020
R - Salvation in Death by J.D. Robb - 8/1/2020
I - Interlude in Death by J.D. Robb - 8/2/2020
N - Blame it on Mistletoe by Noelle Fox - 8/2/2020
A - Kernel of Truth by Kristi Abbott - 8/3/2020
M - Voice of Power by Melanie Cellier - 8/3/2020
E - Sinful Things by Elizabeth Briggs - 8/4/2020

Paramaribo Spell Out
August 1 - August 31, 2020

10 of 10 Complete

Paramaribo

P - The President's Vampire - Christopher Farnsworth - 8/15/20
A - Anna Hackett - Champion - 8/2/20
R - Red Sky Over Hawaii - Sara Ackerman - 8/23/20
A - Anna Hackett - Barbarian - 8/13/20
M - Marissa Meyer - Winter - 8/17/20
A - Amanda Stevens - The Prophet - 8/4/20
R - Raymond Chandler - Farewell, My Lovely - 8/9/20
I - Irma Joubert - The Girl From the Train - 8/25/20
B - Bone Crossed - Patricia Briggs - 8/11/20
O - The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates - Wes Moore - 8/5/20

Thanks for joining Deanie & Lynda!

Paramaribo Spell - August
Timeframe: 8/1/20 to 8/31/20
18/18

P - Priestley, Chris - Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror - 8/16/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ally Carter - Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy - 8/7/20 ♥♥♥♥
R - Richard Yancey - The Highly Effective Detective - 8/12/20 ♥♥♥
A - All Around the Town by Mary Higgins Clark - 8/28/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
M – Madeleine L'Engle - A Wind in the Door - 8/31/20 ♥♥♥♥
A – Ava Finch - Fishing with RayAnne - 9/7/20 ♥♥♥♥
R - Roosevelt, Elliott - The Hyde Park Murder - 8/15/20 ♥♥♥
I - Ilona Andrews - Gunmetal Magic - 8/23/20 ♥♥♥♥
B - Braun, Lilian Jackson - The Cat Who Played Post Office - 8/4/20 ♥♥♥♥
O - Opal Carew - Stroke of Luck - 8/14/20 ♥♥♥
S - Samantha Kane - Misconduct - 8/8/20 ♥♥♥♥
U - Unmanageable by Lavinia Kent - 8/5/20 ♥♥♥
R - Rock Chick Reborn by Kristen Ashley - 8/30/20 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ice Hot by Tracy Goodwin - 8/29/20 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nancy Brophy - Hell On The Heart - 8/27/20 ♥♥♥
A - Agatha Christie - Partners in Crime - 9/2/20 ♥♥♥
M - Maggie Dallen - Her Leading Hero - 8/10/20 ♥♥♥
E - Emma Donoghue - Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins - 8/2/20 ♥♥♥



******CHALLENGE COMPLETE 9/7/20******

Good luck Connie!

Paramaribo Spell Out
August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020

23/23 Completed. Finish!

Paramaribo
01.P:Paradise Cove-Jenny Holiday 8/25
02.A:All the Rage-T.M. Frazier 8/12
03.R:Reaper-Geri Glenn 8/05
04.A:Any Day Now-Lani Lynn Vale 8/12
05.M:The Middle Man-Jessica Gadziala 8/20
06.A:Amber Sky-Cassia Leo 8/14
07.R:Riven Knight-Devney Perry 8/08
08.I:Illusive-Nina Levine 8/06
09.B:Bullseye-Monica James 8/27
10.O:On the Edge-Brittney Sahin 8/28


Fort
11.F:Fury-Jordan Marie 8/19
12.O:One Last Sin-Georgia Cates 8/04
13.R:Rhythm of the Road-Autumn Jones Lake 8/21
14.T:Ten Below Zero-Whitney Barbetti 8/01


Cathedral
15.C:Captivate Me-Ryan Michele 8/04
16.A:All the Way-Kristen Proby 8/11
17.T:Texas Tornado-Lani Lynn Vale 8/16
18.H:Hollywood Prince-Natasha Madison 8/08
19.E:Eye See You-Natasha Thomas 8/18
20.D:Devil In Her Bed-Amarie Avant 8/27
21.R:Resonance-Lina Andersson 8/03
22.A:Allegiance-K.E. Osborn 8/13
23.L:The Life You Stole-Jewel E. Ann 8/04

Welcome to the group Frankie!! Looks like you are all ready to go with this challenge :)

Paramaribo Spell Out
August 1, 2020 - September 19, 2020

Paramaribo

P: Pretend You Don't See Her- Mary Higgins Clark- 8/2/20
A: Alien in the House- Gini Koch- 8/13/20
R: Redshirts- John Scalzi- 8/12/20
A: Assaulted Caramel- Amanda Flower- 8/31/20
M: Midnight Sun- Stephenie Meyer- 8/8/20
A: Aunt Bessie Believes- Diana Xarissa- 9/8/20
R: Raven's Shadow- Patricia Briggs- 9/19/20
I: I See Me- Meghan Ciana Doidge- 8/3/20
B: Bite Me If You Can- Lynsay Sands- 8/28/20
O: Outcast- Annabel Chase- 8/27/20

Paramaribo Spell
8/1/20 - 8/31/20

Wijdenbosch

W - Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall 8/8
I - Ice Games by Jessica Clare 8/6
J - Julia Quinn - On the Way to the Wedding 8/13
D - Donald J. Sobol - Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret UFOs 8/1
E - Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Carnival Crime by Donald J. Sobol 8/4
N - MC Natalie - Valorous by M.S. Force 8/1
B - Fredrik Backman - A Man Called Ove 8/31
O - Orphan X by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz 8/13
S - Julie Seedorf - Granny Skewers A Scoundrel 8/26
C - The Cat Who Turned On and Off by Lilian Jackson Braun 8/30
H - MC Hugh - The Vampire's Mail Order Bride by Kristen Painter 8/3

Paramaribo Spell
8/1/20 - 8/31/20

Paramaribo, Suriname
P - Char-Prudence - A Dark and Stormy Knight Kerrigan Byrne - 8/8
A - Char-Abby - Dirty Doc Next Door Sienna Chance - 8/5
R - Room for You Beth Ehemann - 8/12
A - Misadventures with a Rookie Toni Aleo - 8/10
M - Hour of Need Melinda Leigh - 8/2
A - Char-Adelina - Buttons and Shame Penelope Sky - 8/18
R - Rescue After Dark Marie Force - 8/15
I - The Initiation Nikki Sloane - 8/22
B - Keep Me: A BDSM Romance Cate Bellerose - 8/3
O - An Offer From a Gentleman Julia Quinn - 9/13

S - The Silent Wife Karin Slaughter - 8/18
U - An Unexpected Third 2 Nicole Stewart - 9/28
R - Royally Screwed Lynn Van Dorn - 8/21
I - Inferno: Part 1 T.K. Leigh - 8/24
N - Playing the Odds Nora Roberts - 8/27
A - If I Should Die Allison Brennan - 8/26
M - Georgia on My Mind Marie Force - 8/4
E - Char-Ella - Wrong Number, Right Guy Tara Wylde - 8/6

Welcome Sam, Bonita & Karen!

Paramaribo Spell Out

S
U
R
I
N
A
M
E

P
A
R
A
M
A
R
I
B
O

Good luck Amanda - just notices all the vowels :)

Paramaribo Spell Out
August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020
7/10
P
A:The Clothes They Stood Up In by Alan Bennett,08/07/20
L:The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern by Lilian Jackson Braun,08/09/20
A:Animal Farm by George Orwell,08/10/20
C: Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez,08/06/20
E

P
A:Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire,08/18/20 Abby Abernathy
R:Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury,08/13/20
K:Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella,08/12/20

Welcome to the challenge Mave!

Paramaribo S*P*E*L*L Out
Begins: 01Aug20 / Ends: 31Aug20


6 / 6 completed


Bridge
B - BARNHILL, Kelly / The Girl Who Drank the Moon ✔ – 13Aug2020
R - Rachel Barenbaum / A Bend in the Stars ✔ – 01Aug2020
I - It Takes a Witch ✔ – 23Aug2020
D - Discovery of Witches ✔ – 01Aug2020
G - GALLEGOS, Rómulo / Doña Barbara ✔ – 18Aug2020
E - ELWOOD is the m.c. in The Nickel Boys ✔ – 07Aug2020

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Good word choice BC! I might go with that one.

Update message # 22 - Challenge completed - 23Aug20


Paramaribo S*P*E*L*L Out
Begins: 01Aug20 / Ends: 31Aug20


6 / 6 completed


Bridge
B - BARNHILL, Kelly / The Girl Who Drank the Moon ✔ – 13Aug2020
R - Rachel Barenbaum / A Bend in the Stars ✔ – 01Aug2020
I - It Takes a Witch ✔ – 23Aug2020
D - Discovery of Witches ✔ – 01Aug2020
G - GALLEGOS, Rómulo / Doña Barbara ✔ – 18Aug2020
E - ELWOOD is the m.c. in The Nickel Boys ✔ – 07Aug2020

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Great job BC!!

~~~ Completed ~~~

Paramaribo Spell Out
August 1 - August 31, 2020

10 of 10 Complete

Paramaribo

P - The President's Vampire - Christopher Farnsworth - 8/15/20
A - Anna Hackett - Champion - 8/2/20
R - Red Sky Over Hawaii - Sara Ackerman - 8/23/20
A - Anna Hackett - Barbarian - 8/13/20
M - Marissa Meyer - Winter - 8/17/20
A - Amanda Stevens - The Prophet - 8/4/20
R - Raymond Chandler - Farewell, My Lovely - 8/9/20
I - Irma Joubert - The Girl From the Train - 8/25/20
B - Bone Crossed - Patricia Briggs - 8/11/20
O - The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates - Wes Moore - 8/5/20

Great challenge work Lynda!

Paramaribo Spell Out
August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020

23/23 Completed. Finish!

Paramaribo
01.P:Paradise Cove-Jenny Holiday 8/25
02.A:All the Rage-T.M. Frazier 8/12
03.R:Reaper-Geri Glenn 8/05
04.A:Any Day Now-Lani Lynn Vale 8/12
05.M:The Middle Man-Jessica Gadziala 8/20
06.A:Amber Sky-Cassia Leo 8/14
07.R:Riven Knight-Devney Perry 8/08
08.I:Illusive-Nina Levine 8/06
09.B:Bullseye-Monica James 8/27
10.O:On the Edge-Brittney Sahin 8/28


Fort
11.F:Fury-Jordan Marie 8/19
12.O:One Last Sin-Georgia Cates 8/04
13.R:Rhythm of the Road-Autumn Jones Lake 8/21
14.T:Ten Below Zero-Whitney Barbetti 8/01


Cathedral
15.C:Captivate Me-Ryan Michele 8/04
16.A:All the Way-Kristen Proby 8/11
17.T:Texas Tornado-Lani Lynn Vale 8/16
18.H:Hollywood Prince-Natasha Madison 8/08
19.E:Eye See You-Natasha Thomas 8/18
20.D:Devil In Her Bed-Amarie Avant 8/27
21.R:Resonance-Lina Andersson 8/03
22.A:Allegiance-K.E. Osborn 8/13
23.L:The Life You Stole-Jewel E. Ann 8/04

Fantastic job Frankie!!

Finished!

Paramaribo Spell
8/1/20 - 8/31/20

Wijdenbosch

W - Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall 8/8
I - Ice Games by Jessica Clare 8/6
J - Julia Quinn - On the Way to the Wedding 8/13
D - Donald J. Sobol - Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret UFOs 8/1
E - Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Carnival Crime by Donald J. Sobol 8/4
N - MC Natalie - Valorous by M.S. Force 8/1
B - Fredrik Backman - A Man Called Ove 8/31
O - Orphan X by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz 8/13
S - Julie Seedorf - Granny Skewers A Scoundrel 8/26
C - The Cat Who Turned On and Off by Lilian Jackson Braun 8/30
H - MC Hugh - The Vampire's Mail Order Bride by Kristen Painter 8/3

Well done Bonita!!

Only a few days late!

Paramaribo Spell - August
Timeframe: 8/1/20 to 8/31/20
18/18

P - Priestley, Chris - Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror - 8/16/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ally Carter - Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy - 8/7/20 ♥♥♥♥
R - Richard Yancey - The Highly Effective Detective - 8/12/20 ♥♥♥
A - All Around the Town by Mary Higgins Clark - 8/28/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
M – Madeleine L'Engle - A Wind in the Door - 8/31/20 ♥♥♥♥
A – Ava Finch - Fishing with RayAnne - 9/7/20 ♥♥♥♥
R - Roosevelt, Elliott - The Hyde Park Murder - 8/15/20 ♥♥♥
I - Ilona Andrews - Gunmetal Magic - 8/23/20 ♥♥♥♥
B - Braun, Lilian Jackson - The Cat Who Played Post Office - 8/4/20 ♥♥♥♥
O - Opal Carew - Stroke of Luck - 8/14/20 ♥♥♥
S - Samantha Kane - Misconduct - 8/8/20 ♥♥♥♥
U - Unmanageable by Lavinia Kent - 8/5/20 ♥♥♥
R - Rock Chick Reborn by Kristen Ashley - 8/30/20 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ice Hot by Tracy Goodwin - 8/29/20 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nancy Brophy - Hell On The Heart - 8/27/20 ♥♥♥
A - Agatha Christie - Partners in Crime - 9/2/20 ♥♥♥
M - Maggie Dallen - Her Leading Hero - 8/10/20 ♥♥♥
E - Emma Donoghue - Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins - 8/2/20 ♥♥♥



******CHALLENGE COMPLETE 9/7/20******

Well done Connie!!

Finished!

Paramaribo Spell Out
August 1, 2020 - September 19, 2020

Paramaribo

P: Pretend You Don't See Her- Mary Higgins Clark- 8/2/20
A: Alien in the House- Gini Koch- 8/13/20
R: Redshirts- John Scalzi- 8/12/20
A: Assaulted Caramel- Amanda Flower- 8/31/20
M: Midnight Sun- Stephenie Meyer- 8/8/20
A: Aunt Bessie Believes- Diana Xarissa- 9/8/20
R: Raven's Shadow- Patricia Briggs- 9/19/20
I: I See Me- Meghan Ciana Doidge- 8/3/20
B: Bite Me If You Can- Lynsay Sands- 8/28/20
O: Outcast- Annabel Chase- 8/27/20

Nicely done Sam!

Paramaribo Spell Out
August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020
Paramaribo-Skyline-SM2

PARAMARIBO
P - Picture Us in the Light Kelly Loy Gilbert 08/21/2020
A - Alison Gervais The Silence Between Us 09/09/2020
R - Jennifer Robson The Gown 10/29/2020
A - Alka Joshi The Henna Artist 09/15/2020
M - Margaret Trudeau Certain Woman of an Age 08/18/2020
A - Amanda Eyre Ward The Jetsetters 10/04/2020
R - Kiley Reid Such a Fun Age 10/19/2020
I - Into White Randi Pink 10/07/2020
B - Brandon Sanderson Skin Deep 08/06/2020
O - Octavia E. Butler Kindred 10/05/2020

Welcome Bev!

Finished!

Paramaribo Spell
8/1/20 - 8/31/20

Paramaribo, Suriname
P - Char-Prudence - A Dark and Stormy Knight Kerrigan Byrne - 8/8
A - Char-Abby - Dirty Doc Next Door Sienna Chance - 8/5
R - Room for You Beth Ehemann - 8/12
A - Misadventures with a Rookie Toni Aleo - 8/10
M - Hour of Need Melinda Leigh - 8/2
A - Char-Adelina - Buttons and Shame Penelope Sky - 8/18
R - Rescue After Dark Marie Force - 8/15
I - The Initiation Nikki Sloane - 8/22
B - Keep Me: A BDSM Romance Cate Bellerose - 8/3
O - An Offer From a Gentleman Julia Quinn - 9/13

S - The Silent Wife Karin Slaughter - 8/18
U - An Unexpected Third 2 Nicole Stewart - 9/28
R - Royally Screwed Lynn Van Dorn - 8/21
I - Inferno: Part 1 T.K. Leigh - 8/24
N - Playing the Odds Nora Roberts - 8/27
A - If I Should Die Allison Brennan - 8/26
M - Georgia on My Mind Marie Force - 8/4
E - Char-Ella - Wrong Number, Right Guy Tara Wylde - 8/6

Terrific job Karen!!

Finally

Paramaribo Spell Out
August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020
8/8

Suriname
S The Sayers Swindle Victoria Abbott 8/3/20
U The Un-Nimble Thimble Roberta Updegraff 8/10/20
Ruth Shores mc-Killer Cast & Deadly Splash Mel McCoy 8/9/20
I Ice Cream Floater Sara Bourgeois 10/30/20
Nancy McGovern-Death in the Library Nancy McGovern 8/1/20
AR Winters-Cruise Chaos A.R. Winters 8/10/20
M Maui Madness Kathi Daley 8/2/20
Ellie Allbright mc-Marigolds for Malice Bailey Cattrell 8/6/20

Terrific job Tari!!

finished !

Paramaribo Spell Out
August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020
Paramaribo-Skyline-SM2

PARAMARIBO
P - Picture Us in the Light Kelly Loy Gilbert 08/21/2020
A - Alison Gervais The Silence Between Us 09/09/2020
R - Jennifer Robson The Gown 10/29/2020
A - Alka Joshi The Henna Artist 09/15/2020
M - Margaret Trudeau Certain Woman of an Age 08/18/2020
A - Amanda Eyre Ward The Jetsetters 10/04/2020
R - Kiley Reid Such a Fun Age 10/19/2020
I - Into White Randi Pink 10/07/2020
B - Brandon Sanderson Skin Deep 08/06/2020
O - Octavia E. Butler Kindred 10/05/2020

Yay Bev!!