Wanderlust Challenges discussion

Dakar Spell Out
March 1, 2021 - March 31, 2021



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:
Senegal
Dakar
African
Renaissance
Monument
Ile Gorée
House
Slaves
Art
Sacred
Spaces
Mosque
Divinity
Cathedral
Lady
Victories
Lake
Retba
Lac Rose
Ride
Waves
Surf

Participants

Bev(baglady) ~ Done
Book Concierge ~ Done
Chrystal
Connie ~ Done
Deanie
Ed ~ Done
Frankie ~ Done
Jan ~ Done
Jennie-Lee
Jonquil ~ Done
Karen ♐ ~ Done
Mave
Olivermagnus ~ Done
Sam ~ Done
Simone ~ Done
Tari ~ Done

My Spot

Dakar Spell Out
March 1, 2021 - March 31, 2021
5/5

Dakar
D - Dead White | M.K. Coker 3/27/21****
A - Anthony from: Ice Blue | Emma Jameson 3/4/21****
K - Midnight | Dean Koontz 3/11/21****
A - Cruel Candy | Mildred Abbott 3/11/21***
R - Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury 3/9/21****

Dakar Spell Out
Timeframe: 3/1/21 to 3/31/21
12/12

D - Debbie Mason - Mistletoe Cottage - 3/27/21 ♥♥♥
A - Allen, Sarah Addison - Lost Lake - 3/4/21 ♥♥♥♥
K - Kelly Jamieson - Big Stick - 3/7/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ally Carter - Only the Good Spy Young - 3/13/21 ♥♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Vendetta in Death - 3/16/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
S - Sexsomnia - Sleepless in Manhattan by Anya Omah - 3/31/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Evans, Bronwen - A Whisper of Desire - 3/21/21 ♥♥♥♥
N - N or M? by Agatha Christie - 3/2/21 ♥♥♥
E - Emily Murdoch - If You Find Me - 4/6/21 ♥♥♥♥
G - Gregg Olsen - If You Tell - 3/8/21 ♥♥♥
A - Anna Bennett - First Earl I See Tonight - 3/28/21 ♥♥♥♥
L - Laurie, Victoria - Ghouls Just Haunt to Have Fun - 3/11/21 ♥♥♥♥



*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 4/6/21*****

Welcome Connie - the names aren't too bad this month :)

Dakar Spell Out
March 1, 2021 - March 31, 2021
13/13

Ride
Rosie A Point-Murder and Marshmallows Rosie A. Point 3/1/21
Ivy Bradshaw mc-No Lathering Matter S.E.Babin 3/3/21
D Death by Chocolate Snickerdoodle Sarah Graves 3/6/21
Essie Lang-A Deadly Chapter Essie Lang 3/9/21

Waves
Win Crewse mc-A Game of Cones Abby Collette 3/2/21
Alice Evans mc-Murder Loves a Fair Thea Cambert 3/6/21
V Vanilla & Vendettas Lisa Siefert 3/19/21
Ember McNair mc-Momentary Paws Corrinne Winters 3/5/21
S The Squeaky Clean Skeleton R.A. Muth 3/5/21

Surf
Samantha Silver Witches and Wine Samantha Silver 3/8/21
U Under the Cover of Murder Lauren Elliott 4/6/21
R Risky Bisqueness Elizabeth Rain 3/3/21
Fluke Joanne-Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder Joanne Fluke 3/4/21

Dakar Spell Out
March 1 - 31, 2021

12 of 12 Complete

D - Dying for Chocolate - Diane Mott Davidson - 3/14/21
A - Ausma Zehanat Khan - The Unquiet Dead - 3/9/21
K - Kwei Quartey - The Missing American - 3/20/21
A - Adriana Locke - Restraint - 3/25/21
R - Regina Scott - Nothing Short of Wondrous - 3/10/21

S - Scandal in Spring - Lisa Kleypas - 3/18/21
E - Exit Wounds - J.A. Jance - 3/24/21
N - Nev March - Murder in Old Bombay - 3/13/21
E - Dan Egan - The Death and Life of the Great Lakes - 3/3/21
G - Dorothy Gilman - Mrs. Pollifax on Safari - 3/17/21
A - Elizabeth Acevedo - The Poet X - 3/7/21
L - Linda Howard - Up Close and Dangerous - 3/5/21

Thanks for joining Tari & Lynda!

Dakar Spell Out
March 1, 2021 - March 31, 2021

12/12 Completed. Finished

African
01.A:Arrogant Arrival-Gail Haris 3/03
02.F:False Front-Debbie Baldwin 3/05
03.R:A Reckless Note-Lisa Renee Jones 3/17
04.I:If I Were You-Lisa Renee Jones 3/06
05.C:A Criminal Defense-William L. Myers Jr. 3/26
06.A:Angora Alibi-Sally Goldenbaum 3/04
07.N:No Vacancy-Stephanie Rose 3/17


Waves
08.W:When We Met-Marni Mann 3/02
09.A:Acquainted-London Miller 3/21
10.V:Vindicated-Sharon C. Cooper 3/12
11.E:The Enemy Inside-Steve Martini 3/10
12.S:Seeking Worthy Pursuits-MariaLisa deMora 3/13

Welcome Frankie!

Dakar Spell Out
Timeframe: 3/1/21 to 3/31/21
12/12

D - Char-Ashley DeWitt - SEAL Camp Suzanne Brockmann - 3/1
A - Char-Ariel - Lost in You Lexi Blake - 3/14
K - Knocked Up by the Beast Aria R. Blue - 3/8
A - Char-Austin - Barely Breathing Pamela Clare - 3/19
R - Secrets in Death J.D. Robb - 3/20

S - Char-Marjorie Steel - Breathless Helen Hardt - 3/4
E - Char-Evelyn - Three Simple Rules Nikki Sloane - 3/11
N - Char-Mark Nolan - Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor Lisa Kleypas - 3/12
E - Char-Elle - Beneath These Chains Meghan March - 3/22
G - Char-Gareth - It's in His Kiss Julia Quinn - 3/7
A - After the Kiss Lauren Layne - 3/18
L - Char-Laura - The MacGregor Brides Nora Roberts - 4/4

*****COMPLETED 3/19/21*****


Dakar Spell Out
March 1, 2021 - March 31, 2021


D- Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney-3/15/21
A- Gigi: A Comedy in Two Acts by Anita Loos-3/9/21
K- Broken April by Ismail Kadare-3/4/21
A- Three Blind Mice and Other Stories by Agatha Christie-3/19/21-
R- Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya 3/3/21



Words to Choose From:
Senegal
Dakar
African
Renaissance
Monument
Ile Gorée
House
Slaves
Art
Sacred
Spaces
Mosque
Divinity
Cathedral
Lady
Victories
Lake
Retba
Lac Rose
Ride
Waves
Surf

Welcome Karen & Ed!

Dakar Spell Out
March 1, 2021 - July 18, 2021

Dakar

D: Dragonsworn- Marty Mayberry- 6/6/21
A: Amulet of Truth- Timothy Ellis- 3/2/21
K: Kingdom of Exiles- Maxym M. Martineau- 4/19/21
A: All Creatures Great and Small- James Herriot- 3/23/21
R: Redeemer of the Dead- Tao Wong- 7/18/21

Glad you're joining us Sam!

Jan wrote: "Welcome Connie - the names aren't too bad this month :)"

I was thinking the same thing, Jan!

Dakar Spell Out
March 1, 2021 - March 31, 2021

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Dakar Spell Out
March 1, 2021 - March 31, 2021
4/7
A The Amateur Marriage by Anne Tyler, 03/11/21
F Four Sisters, All Queens
R A Place of Secrets by Rachel Hore,03/31/21
I The Fires of Autumn by Irène Némirovsky
CMistress Anne by Carolly Erickson,03/10/21
A The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley
N The Next Always by Nora Roberts,03/10/21

Dakar Spell Out
March 1, 2021 - March 31, 2021

DAKAR
D - Dragon Bones Lisa See 03/18/2021
A - Annihilation Jeff VanderMeer 03/22/2021
K - Stephen King The Outsider 03/30/2021
A - Mark Adams Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time 03/06/2021
R - Richard Paul Evans Lost December 04/05/2021

Welcome Chrystal, Mave & Bev :)

Dakar Spell Out
March 1, 2021- March 31, 2021

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Thanks for joining Jennie-Lee!

Dakar Spell Out
March 1, 2021 - March 31, 2021

Dakar, Senegal
D - Desperate Measures by Jeff Probst - 3/7/2021
A - The Waves by Amy Matayo - 3/7/2021
K - Lovewrecked by Karina Halle - 3/7/2021
A - All At Sea by Tracey Pedersen - 3/6/2021
R - All Washed Up and Nowhere to Run by Rosamund Snow - 3/5/2021

S - Shipwrecked with the Billionaire Rock Star by Victoria Wessex - 3/6/2021
E - Stranded by Emily Barr - 3/19/2021
N - Landon Nix in Their Virgin Princess by Shayla Black - 3/5/2021
E - Elizabeth Bennett in Stranded with Mr Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Lin Mei Wei - 3/14/2021
G - Glory in Death by J.D. Robb - 3/10/2021
A - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie - 3/13/2021
L - The Dating Proposal by Lauren Blakely - 3/3/2021

Welcome Deanie :)

Dakar S*P*E*L*L Out
Begins: 01Mar21 / Ends: 31Mar21


7 / 7 completed


Lac Rose
L - LEE, Y.S. / The Body at the Tower ✔ – 04Mar21
A - ALLENDE, Isabel / My Invented Country ✔ – 06Mar21
C - CHRISTIE, Agatha / At Bertram's Hotel ✔ – 15Mar21
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R - Richard Preston / The Cobra Event ✔ – 19Mar21
O - Out of Africa ✔ – 02Mar21
S - SIMSION, Graeme / The Best of Adam Sharp ✔ – 07Mar21
E - Even in Paradise ✔ – 24Apr21

Glad you are joining us Bc!

Dakar Spell Out
March 1 - March 31

DONE

A Angel in Demise Leanne Leeds 3/1
F From Doon With Death Ruth Rendell 3/7
R Restaurant Weeks Are Murder Libby Klein 3/4
I I Tried to Change So You Don't Have To: True Life Lessons Loni Love 3/4
C Cold Wind Paige Shelton 3/3
A Agent Under Siege Lena Diaz 3/11
N No Fixed Line Dana Stabenow 3/6

D Dead Man's Hand Lorraine Bartlett 3/2
A Airborn Kenneth Oppel 3/8
K Knot In My Backyard Mary Marks 3/8
A Akarnae Lynette Noni 3/10
R Rectify Injustice Sarah Noffke 3/2

Welcome Jonquil :)

Done message 27. It seemed weird to paste it right below my first post, so here's the proclamation.

Now worries Jonquil! Nicely done!!

S - Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman 3/1/21
E - Author last name: Tan Twan Eng - The Gift of Rain 3/27/21
N - Not Without My Sister 3/25/21
E - Author last name: Lynette Eason - Active Defense 3/28/21
G - Character: Gideon Speyer - White Ivy 3/17/21
A - Character: Ash - The Midnight Library 3/17/21
L - The Lost Hero: The Graphic Novel 3/23/21

Dakar Spell Out
March 1, 2021 - March 31, 2021

12/12 Completed. Finished

African
01.A:Arrogant Arrival-Gail Haris 3/03
02.F:False Front-Debbie Baldwin 3/05
03.R:A Reckless Note-Lisa Renee Jones 3/17
04.I:If I Were You-Lisa Renee Jones 3/06
05.C:A Criminal Defense-William L. Myers Jr. 3/26
06.A:Angora Alibi-Sally Goldenbaum 3/04
07.N:No Vacancy-Stephanie Rose 3/17


Waves
08.W:When We Met-Marni Mann 3/02
09.A:Acquainted-London Miller 3/21
10.V:Vindicated-Sharon C. Cooper 3/12
11.E:The Enemy Inside-Steve Martini 3/10
12.S:Seeking Worthy Pursuits-MariaLisa deMora 3/13

~~~ Complete ~~~

Dakar Spell Out
March 1 - 31, 2021

12 of 12 Complete

D - Dying for Chocolate - Diane Mott Davidson - 3/14/21
A - Ausma Zehanat Khan - The Unquiet Dead - 3/9/21
K - Kwei Quartey - The Missing American - 3/20/21
A - Adriana Locke - Restraint - 3/25/21
R - Regina Scott - Nothing Short of Wondrous - 3/10/21

S - Scandal in Spring - Lisa Kleypas - 3/18/21
E - Exit Wounds - J.A. Jance - 3/24/21
N - Nev March - Murder in Old Bombay - 3/13/21
E - Dan Egan - The Death and Life of the Great Lakes - 3/3/21
G - Dorothy Gilman - Mrs. Pollifax on Safari - 3/17/21
A - Elizabeth Acevedo - The Poet X - 3/7/21
L - Linda Howard - Up Close and Dangerous - 3/5/21

Simone wrote: "I'm joining!"

Welcome Simone! I'll get you linked up :)

Awesome completions Frankie & Lynda!!

All done!

Dakar Spell Out
March 1, 2021 - March 31, 2021
5/5

Dakar
D - Dead White | M.K. Coker 3/27/21****
A - Anthony from: Ice Blue | Emma Jameson 3/4/21****
K - Midnight | Dean Koontz 3/11/21****
A - Cruel Candy | Mildred Abbott 3/11/21***
R - Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury 3/9/21****

Finished!!!!!

S - Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman 3/1/21
E - Author last name: Tan Twan Eng - The Gift of Rain 3/27/21
N - Not Without My Sister 3/25/21
E - Author last name: Lynette Eason - Active Defense 3/28/21
G - Character: Gideon Speyer - White Ivy 3/17/21
A - Character: Ash - The Midnight Library 3/17/21
L - The Lost Hero: The Graphic Novel 3/23/21

Nicely done Simone!

Finally

Dakar Spell Out
March 1, 2021 - March 31, 2021
13/13

Ride
Rosie A Point-Murder and Marshmallows Rosie A. Point 3/1/21
Ivy Bradshaw mc-No Lathering Matter S.E.Babin 3/3/21
D Death by Chocolate Snickerdoodle Sarah Graves 3/6/21
Essie Lang-A Deadly Chapter Essie Lang 3/9/21

Waves
Win Crewse mc-A Game of Cones Abby Collette 3/2/21
Alice Evans mc-Murder Loves a Fair Thea Cambert 3/6/21
V Vanilla & Vendettas Lisa Siefert 3/19/21
Ember McNair mc-Momentary Paws Corrinne Winters 3/5/21
S The Squeaky Clean Skeleton R.A. Muth 3/5/21

Surf
Samantha Silver Witches and Wine Samantha Silver 3/8/21
U Under the Cover of Murder Lauren Elliott 4/6/21
R Risky Bisqueness Elizabeth Rain 3/3/21
Fluke Joanne-Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder Joanne Fluke 3/4/21

Yay Tari!!

Jan wrote: "Yay Tari!!"

Thanks, Jan!

finished

Dakar Spell Out
March 1, 2021 - March 31, 2021

DAKAR
D - Dragon Bones Lisa See 03/18/2021
A - Annihilation Jeff VanderMeer 03/22/2021
K - Stephen King The Outsider 03/30/2021
A - Mark Adams Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time 03/06/2021
R - Richard Paul Evans Lost December 04/05/2021

Well done Bev!

All done, and close enough to the deadline for me!

Dakar Spell Out
Timeframe: 3/1/21 to 3/31/21
12/12

D - Debbie Mason - Mistletoe Cottage - 3/27/21 ♥♥♥
A - Allen, Sarah Addison - Lost Lake - 3/4/21 ♥♥♥♥
K - Kelly Jamieson - Big Stick - 3/7/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ally Carter - Only the Good Spy Young - 3/13/21 ♥♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Vendetta in Death - 3/16/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
S - Sexsomnia - Sleepless in Manhattan by Anya Omah - 3/31/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Evans, Bronwen - A Whisper of Desire - 3/21/21 ♥♥♥♥
N - N or M? by Agatha Christie - 3/2/21 ♥♥♥
E - Emily Murdoch - If You Find Me - 4/6/21 ♥♥♥♥
G - Gregg Olsen - If You Tell - 3/8/21 ♥♥♥
A - Anna Bennett - First Earl I See Tonight - 3/28/21 ♥♥♥♥
L - Laurie, Victoria - Ghouls Just Haunt to Have Fun - 3/11/21 ♥♥♥♥



*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 4/6/21*****

Way to go Connie!

Finished!

Dakar Spell Out
Timeframe: 3/1/21 to 3/31/21
12/12

D - Char-Ashley DeWitt - SEAL Camp Suzanne Brockmann - 3/1
A - Char-Ariel - Lost in You Lexi Blake - 3/14
K - Knocked Up by the Beast Aria R. Blue - 3/8
A - Char-Austin - Barely Breathing Pamela Clare - 3/19
R - Secrets in Death J.D. Robb - 3/20

S - Char-Marjorie Steel - Breathless Helen Hardt - 3/4
E - Char-Evelyn - Three Simple Rules Nikki Sloane - 3/11
N - Char-Mark Nolan - Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor Lisa Kleypas - 3/12
E - Char-Elle - Beneath These Chains Meghan March - 3/22
G - Char-Gareth - It's in His Kiss Julia Quinn - 3/7
A - After the Kiss Lauren Layne - 3/18
L - Char-Laura - The MacGregor Brides Nora Roberts - 4/4

Great job Karen!

Thanks, Jan!

*****COMPLETED 3/19/21*****


Dakar Spell Out
March 1, 2021 - March 31, 2021


D- Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney-3/15/21
A- Gigi: A Comedy in Two Acts by Anita Loos-3/9/21
K- Broken April by Ismail Kadare-3/4/21
A- Three Blind Mice and Other Stories by Agatha Christie-3/19/21-
R- Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya 3/3/21

Well done Ed!