Wanderlust Challenges discussion

Tallinn Spell Out
October 1, 2021 - October 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:
Estonia
Tallinn
Old Town
Hall
Square
Monk’s
Alley
Wall
Toompea
Hill
Castle
Alexander
Nevski
Cathedral
Kadriorg
Park
Palace
Kuma
Art Museum
Lennusadam
Seaplane
Harbour
Maritime
TV Tower
Teletorn

Participants

Amanda A ~ Done
Bev(baglady) ~ Done
Book Concierge ~ Done
Connie ~ Done
Frankie ~ Done
Geri ~ Done
Jan ~ Done
Jonquil ~ Done
Karen ♐ ~ Done
Olivermagnus ~ Done
Sam ~ Done
Simone
Tari ~ Done
Teri-k ~ Done

My Spot

Tallinn Spell Out
October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021
7/7

Words to Choose From:
T - The Searcher | Tana French 10/5/21*****
A - A Cold War | Alan Russell 10/15/2015***
L - Lauren from: The Unhoneymooners | Christina Lauren 10/19/21***
L - Lucinda from: The Girl on the Cliff | Lucinda Riley 10/8/21**
I - Iron Lake William Kent Krueger 10/23/21*****
N - Blind Descent | Nevada Barr 10/12/21*****
N - Reunion and Revenge | Karen Musser Nortman 10/26/21*

Tallinn Spell Out
October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021

7/7 Completed. Finished

Harbour
1.H:Heart of Glass-Nicole Jacquelyn 10/08
2.A:Absolution-L.P. Lovell 10/12
3.R:Reel-Kennedy Ryan 10/13
4.B:Breakout-Stephanie Kay 10/24
5.O:The Opposite of Addie-Julie C. Gardner 10/20
6.U:Unbreakable-Melanie Harlow 10/01
7.R:Run Girl Run-Willow Rose 10/08

Tallinn Spell Out
October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021
10/10

Palace
Point-The Case of the Waffling Warrants Rosie A. Point 10/2/21
Alexander-The Cure for What Ales You Ellie Alexander 10/4/21
Lawley-On the Trail of a Killer Cate Lawley 10/10/21
Amy Patricia Meade-Well-Offed in Vermont Amy Patricia Meade 10/6/21
C The Case of the Custard Conspiracy Rosie A. Point 10/1/21
Esposito, Tessa mc-It Cannoli Be Murder Catherine Bruns 10/19/21

Park
Pershing-A Side of Murder Amy Pershing 10/7/21
Abbott-A Brush with Murder Bailee Abbott 10/14/21
Rosie A Point-The Case of the Key Lime Crimes Rosie A. Point 10/5/21
K Knifed in Nice Zara Keane 10/3/21

Tallinn S*P*E*L*L Out
Begina: 01October2021 / ENds: 31October2021


5 / 5 completed


Monk's
M - Madeline Miller / Circe ✔ – 11Oct21
O - Olga Dies Dreaming ✔ – 17Oct21
N - NAULT, Renée / The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel ✔ – 05Oct21
K - Keeping the House ✔ – 16Oct21
S - Susan Meissner / A Fall of Marigolds ✔ – 20Oct21

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Tallinn Spell Out
October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021

T - Char-Taggart - Songbird Maya Banks - 10/5
A - For 100 Days Lara Adrian - 10/3
L - Char-Lena - Midnight Bayou Nora Roberts - 10/3
L - VII: Seven Lana Sky - 10/15
I - Char-London Ingram - The Scotch Royals Penelope Sky - 10/1
N - Char-Nikki - Entice Me J. Kenner - 10/5
N - No Love Lost Lexi Blake - 10/25

E - Char-Eve - Golden in Death J.D. Robb - 10/12
S - Last Breath Karin Slaughter - 10/8
T - Char-Thatcher - Blind Tiger Sandra Brown - 10/17
O - Char-Olivia - This Thing Called Love Miranda Liasson - 10/23
N - Their Ruthless Sadist Nicole Edwards - 11/5
I - Char-Ian - Taggart Family Values Lexi Blake - 10/29
A - Wolf Signs Vivian Arend - 10/17

Tallinn
October 1 - October 31, 2021

6/6 DONE

C Cold Case at Cardwell Ranch B.J. Daniels 10/7
A Awakening the Shifter Jane Godman 10/18
S Silken Prey John Sandford 10/6
T Torment Lauren Kate 10/19
L Ladle to the Grave Connie Archer 10/4
E Etty Steele Vampire Hunter Grayson Grave 10/12

Welcome Frankie, Tari, BC, Karen & Jonquil :)

Tallinn Spell Out
October 1 - 31, 2021

7 of 7 Complete

E - Every Vow You Break - Peter Swanson - 10/14/21
S - Sarah Pinborough - Dead to Her - 10/3/21
T - Twenty Centavos - John Scherber - 10/8/21
O - One Red Rose - Julie Garwood - 10/21/21
N - Nicola Furlong - Teed off! - 10/18/21
I - If You've Got It, Haunt It - Rose Pressey - 10/2/21
A - Andrew Mayne - Mastermind - 10/15/21

I'm in! Reserving this spot!

Tallinn Spell Out
October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021

E Elizabeth The Serpent on the Crown by Elizabeth Peters 10/10
S Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski 10/1
T Twilight's Dawn by Anne Bishop 10/4
O One-Woman Farm: The Seasons of Life Shared with Sheepdogs, Goats, Woodstoves, and a Feisty Fiddle by Jenna Woginrich 10/18
N Nancy Southern Charm & Second Chances by Nancy Robards Thompson 10/15
I Isobel - a Romance of the Northern Trail by James Oliver Curwood 10/15
A Anne Lake Silence by Anne Bishop 10/7

P Patricia Miss Silver Comes to Stay by Patricia Wentworth 10/10
A Anne Wild Country by Anne Bishop 10/10
L Laura Uncertain Magic by Laura Kinsale 10/18
A Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery 10/15
C Children of the Storm by Elizabeth Peters 10/16
E Everton The Case Is Closed by Patricia Wentworth 10/13

C The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 10/17
A Alistair The Golden Rendezvous by Alistair MacLean 10/28
S Shadow Riders by Louis L'Amour 10/18
T Through The Wall by Patricia Wentworth 10/23
L Lewis An Experiment in Criticism by C.S. Lewis 10/21
E Emily Miss Silver Comes to Stay by Patricia Wentworth 10/10

H Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary 10/20
I The Immaculate Deception by Iain Pears 10/19
L LM Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery 10/25
L Lyssa Isn't It Bromantic? by Lyssa Kay Adams 10/25

Thanks for joining Lynda, Simone & Teri!

Tallinn Spell Out
Timeframe: 10/1/21 to 10/31/21
14/14

T - Trentham, Laura - Kiss Me That Way - 10/27/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Aurora Rose Reynolds - Until July - 10/8/21 ♥♥♥♥
L - Lemon Pies and Little White Lies by Ellery Adams - 10/9/21 ♥♥♥♥
L - The Last Widow by Karin Slaughter - 10/11/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - I've Got My Eyes on You by Mary Higgins Clark - 11/12/21 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nora Roberts - Summer Desserts - 10/29/21 ♥♥♥
N - Norton, Sheila - Oliver: The Cat Who Saved Christmas - 1/10/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - Eggs Benedict Arnold by Laura Childs - 10/14/21 ♥♥♥♥
S - Spider's Web by Agatha Christie - 10/15/21 ♥♥♥
T - 13:24 by M. Dolon Hickmon - 10/30/21 ♥♥♥♥
O - Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper - 1/2/22 ♥♥♥
N - Night Train to Lisbon by Emily Grayson - 1/16/22 ♥♥♥
I - In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren - 12/7/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Amanda Prowse - The Day She Came Back - 10/12/21 ♥♥♥♥



*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 1/16/22*****

Good luck Connie!

Tallinn Spell Out
October 1, 2021 - May 4, 2022

Tallinn

T: Terror in Taffeta: A Mystery- Marla Cooper- 10/2/21
A: Alien in Chief- Gini Koch- 2/6/22
L: Land of Drunken Pharaohs: A GameLit Urban Fantasy- Christopher Johns- 11/3/21
L: Levi's Legend- Dale Mayer- 12/19/21
I: The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries- Emily Brightwell- 12/17/21
N: The Night Beat- Gini Koch- 12/27/21
N: The Naked Duke- Sally MacKenzie- 5/4/22

Tallinn Spell Out
October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021

KADRIORG
K - Killer by Nature Jan Smith 12/17/2021
A - The Alchemist Paulo Coelho 10/15/2021
D - Dead Girls Erik German 10/17/2021
R - Red at the Bone Jacqueline Woodson 11/001/2021
I - Instinct Sherrilyn Kenyon 12/06/2021
O - Once More Upon a Time Roshani Chokshi 10/06/2021
R - Riley Mack and the Other Known Troublemakers Chris Grabenstein 11/12/2021
G - Ghostsitter - A Crazy Inheritance Tommy Krappweis 11/18/2021

Thanks for joining Sam & Bev!

Tallinn Spell Out
October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021

E - MC Emma Plymouth Undercover by Pamela M. Kelley 10/16
S - The Forever Girl by Jill Shalvis 10/6
T - A Spot of Trouble by Teri Wilson 10/14
O - Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade 10/18
N - Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena 10/3
I - Ink and Shadows by Ellery Adams 10/8
A - Marshmallow Malice by Amanda Flower 10/13

T - Triptych by Karin Slaughter 10/15
A - A Brush with Murder by Bailee Abbott 10/30
L - Class Reunions Are Murder by Libby Klein 10/11
L - Title Wave by Lorna Barrett 10/12
I - MC Ivy The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews 10/31
N - MC Nikki My Vegas Groom by Piper Rayne 10/16
N - Things Liars Say by Sara Ney 10/26

Thanks for joining Amanda!

Tallinn Spell Out
October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021

Estonia
E Embassy Wife - Katie Crouch 10/24
S Stacy Wise - Lie, Lie Again 10/11
T The Baffling Burglaries of Bath - Leighann Dobbs 10/6
O Olsen, Gregg - Lying Next to Me 10/14
N No One Will Miss Her - Kat Rosenfield 10/17
I Interview with the Vampire - Anne Rice 10/3
A Alice Feeney - Rock Paper Scissors 10/4

Looks like you have this one almost wrapper up! Thanks for joining Geri :)

Finished

Tallinn Spell Out
October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021
10/10

Palace
Point-The Case of the Waffling Warrants Rosie A. Point 10/2/21
Alexander-The Cure for What Ales You Ellie Alexander 10/4/21
Lawley-On the Trail of a Killer Cate Lawley 10/10/21
Amy Patricia Meade-Well-Offed in Vermont Amy Patricia Meade 10/6/21
C The Case of the Custard Conspiracy Rosie A. Point 10/1/21
Esposito, Tessa mc-It Cannoli Be Murder Catherine Bruns 10/19/21

Park
Pershing-A Side of Murder Amy Pershing 10/7/21
Abbott-A Brush with Murder Bailee Abbott 10/14/21
Rosie A Point-The Case of the Key Lime Crimes Rosie A. Point 10/5/21
K Knifed in Nice Zara Keane 10/3/21

Great challenge work Tari!

Jan wrote: "Great challenge work Tari!"

Thanks, Jan!

Tallinn
October 1 - October 31, 2021

6/6 DONE

C Cold Case at Cardwell Ranch B.J. Daniels 10/7
A Awakening the Shifter Jane Godman 10/18
S Silken Prey John Sandford 10/6
T Torment Lauren Kate 10/19
L Ladle to the Grave Connie Archer 10/4
E Etty Steele Vampire Hunter Grayson Grave 10/12

Nicely done Jonquil :)

~~~ Complete ~~~

Tallinn Spell Out
October 1 - 31, 2021

7 of 7 Complete

E - Every Vow You Break - Peter Swanson - 10/14/21
S - Sarah Pinborough - Dead to Her - 10/3/21
T - Twenty Centavos - John Scherber - 10/8/21
O - One Red Rose - Julie Garwood - 10/21/21
N - Nicola Furlong - Teed off! - 10/18/21
I - If You've Got It, Haunt It - Rose Pressey - 10/2/21
A - Andrew Mayne - Mastermind - 10/15/21

Great job Lynda!

Finished! 🙂

Tallinn Spell Out
October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021

Estonia
E Embassy Wife - Katie Crouch 10/24
S Stacy Wise - Lie, Lie Again 10/11
T The Baffling Burglaries of Bath - Leighann Dobbs 10/6
O Olsen, Gregg - Lying Next to Me 10/14
N No One Will Miss Her - Kat Rosenfield 10/17
I Interview with the Vampire - Anne Rice 10/3
A Alice Feeney - Rock Paper Scissors 10/4

Tallinn Spell Out
October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021

7/7 Completed. Finished

Harbour
1.H:Heart of Glass-Nicole Jacquelyn 10/08
2.A:Absolution-L.P. Lovell 10/12
3.R:Reel-Kennedy Ryan 10/13
4.B:Breakout-Stephanie Kay 10/24
5.O:The Opposite of Addie-Julie C. Gardner 10/20
6.U:Unbreakable-Melanie Harlow 10/01
7.R:Run Girl Run-Willow Rose 10/08

Way to go Geri & Frankie!!

Finished!

Tallinn Spell Out
October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021
7/7

Words to Choose From:
T - The Searcher | Tana French 10/5/21*****
A - A Cold War | Alan Russell 10/15/2015***
L - Lauren from: The Unhoneymooners | Christina Lauren 10/19/21***
L - Lucinda from: The Girl on the Cliff | Lucinda Riley 10/8/21**
I - Iron Lake William Kent Krueger 10/23/21*****
N - Blind Descent | Nevada Barr 10/12/21*****
N - Reunion and Revenge | Karen Musser Nortman 10/26/21*

Update post # 6 - Challenge completed - 20Oct21

Tallinn S*P*E*L*L Out
Begina: 01October2021 / ENds: 31October2021


5 / 5 completed


Monk's
M - Madeline Miller / Circe ✔ – 11Oct21
O - Olga Dies Dreaming ✔ – 17Oct21
N - NAULT, Renée / The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel ✔ – 05Oct21
K - Keeping the House ✔ – 16Oct21
S - Susan Meissner / A Fall of Marigolds ✔ – 20Oct21

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Nice work BC!

Finished. I get a lot more reading/listening done when it gets dark so early. :)

Tallinn Spell Out
October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021

E Elizabeth The Serpent on the Crown by Elizabeth Peters 10/10
S Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski 10/1
T Twilight's Dawn by Anne Bishop 10/4
O One-Woman Farm: The Seasons of Life Shared with Sheepdogs, Goats, Woodstoves, and a Feisty Fiddle by Jenna Woginrich 10/18
N Nancy Southern Charm & Second Chances by Nancy Robards Thompson 10/15
I Isobel - a Romance of the Northern Trail by James Oliver Curwood 10/15
A Anne Lake Silence by Anne Bishop 10/7

P Patricia Miss Silver Comes to Stay by Patricia Wentworth 10/10
A Anne Wild Country by Anne Bishop 10/10
L Laura Uncertain Magic by Laura Kinsale 10/18
A Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery 10/15
C Children of the Storm by Elizabeth Peters 10/16
E Everton The Case Is Closed by Patricia Wentworth 10/13

C The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 10/17
A Alistair The Golden Rendezvous by Alistair MacLean 10/28
S Shadow Riders by Louis L'Amour 10/18
T Through The Wall by Patricia Wentworth 10/23
L Lewis An Experiment in Criticism by C.S. Lewis 10/21
E Emily Miss Silver Comes to Stay by Patricia Wentworth 10/10

H Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary 10/20
I The Immaculate Deception by Iain Pears 10/19
L LM Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery 10/25
L Lyssa Isn't It Bromantic? by Lyssa Kay Adams 10/25

Wow you went above and beyond Teri! Great job!

Jan wrote: "Wow you went above and beyond Teri! Great job!"

Thanks. I love your challenges! Is there an easy way to invite others to join, or do you have to send PMs to folks?

Thanks Teri! Yes there is! On the homepage on the right there is the option to "invite people".

Finished

Tallinn Spell Out
October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021

E - MC Emma Plymouth Undercover by Pamela M. Kelley 10/16
S - The Forever Girl by Jill Shalvis 10/6
T - A Spot of Trouble by Teri Wilson 10/14
O - Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade 10/18
N - Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena 10/3
I - Ink and Shadows by Ellery Adams 10/8
A - Marshmallow Malice by Amanda Flower 10/13

T - Triptych by Karin Slaughter 10/15
A - A Brush with Murder by Bailee Abbott 10/30
L - Class Reunions Are Murder by Libby Klein 10/11
L - Title Wave by Lorna Barrett 10/12
I - MC Ivy The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews 10/31
N - MC Nikki My Vegas Groom by Piper Rayne 10/16
N - Things Liars Say by Sara Ney 10/26

Way to go Amanda!

Jan wrote: "Thanks Teri! Yes there is! On the homepage on the right there is the option to "invite people"."

Thanks. I thought there was something, but I've never used it before and didn't remember.

Finished!

Tallinn Spell Out
October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021

T - Char-Taggart - Songbird Maya Banks - 10/5
A - For 100 Days Lara Adrian - 10/3
L - Char-Lena - Midnight Bayou Nora Roberts - 10/3
L - VII: Seven Lana Sky - 10/15
I - Char-London Ingram - The Scotch Royals Penelope Sky - 10/1
N - Char-Nikki - Entice Me J. Kenner - 10/5
N - No Love Lost Lexi Blake - 10/25

E - Char-Eve - Golden in Death J.D. Robb - 10/12
S - Last Breath Karin Slaughter - 10/8
T - Char-Thatcher - Blind Tiger Sandra Brown - 10/17
O - Char-Olivia - This Thing Called Love Miranda Liasson - 10/23
N - Their Ruthless Sadist Nicole Edwards - 11/5
I - Char-Ian - Taggart Family Values Lexi Blake - 10/29
A - Wolf Signs Vivian Arend - 10/17

Terrific job Karen!

It took me too long to find those 3 "N" books for this one!

Tallinn Spell Out
Timeframe: 10/1/21 to 10/31/21
14/14

T - Trentham, Laura - Kiss Me That Way - 10/27/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Aurora Rose Reynolds - Until July - 10/8/21 ♥♥♥♥
L - Lemon Pies and Little White Lies by Ellery Adams - 10/9/21 ♥♥♥♥
L - The Last Widow by Karin Slaughter - 10/11/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - I've Got My Eyes on You by Mary Higgins Clark - 11/12/21 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nora Roberts - Summer Desserts - 10/29/21 ♥♥♥
N - Norton, Sheila - Oliver: The Cat Who Saved Christmas - 1/10/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - Eggs Benedict Arnold by Laura Childs - 10/14/21 ♥♥♥♥
S - Spider's Web by Agatha Christie - 10/15/21 ♥♥♥
T - 13:24 by M. Dolon Hickmon - 10/30/21 ♥♥♥♥
O - Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper - 1/2/22 ♥♥♥
N - Night Train to Lisbon by Emily Grayson - 1/16/22 ♥♥♥
I - In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren - 12/7/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Amanda Prowse - The Day She Came Back - 10/12/21 ♥♥♥♥



*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 1/16/22*****

Well done Connie!!! N's are sneaky and hard - I struggle with them too!

Who would have thought Ns would be so hard?

Tallinn Spell Out
October 1, 2021 - May 4, 2022

Tallinn

T: Terror in Taffeta: A Mystery- Marla Cooper- 10/2/21
A: Alien in Chief- Gini Koch- 2/6/22
L: Land of Drunken Pharaohs: A GameLit Urban Fantasy- Christopher Johns- 11/3/21
L: Levi's Legend- Dale Mayer- 12/19/21
I: The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries- Emily Brightwell- 12/17/21
N: The Night Beat- Gini Koch- 12/27/21
N: The Naked Duke- Sally MacKenzie- 5/4/22

Well done Sam!! I agree that N's are hard!! I'm really trying to finish up a few long spell outs and last month I focused on U's and O's. But this month is all about reading N books.

finished

Tallinn Spell Out
October 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021

KADRIORG
K - Killer by Nature Jan Smith 12/17/2021
A - The Alchemist Paulo Coelho 10/15/2021
D - Dead Girls Erik German 10/17/2021
R - Red at the Bone Jacqueline Woodson 11/001/2021
I - Instinct Sherrilyn Kenyon 12/06/2021
O - Once More Upon a Time Roshani Chokshi 10/06/2021
R - Riley Mack and the Other Known Troublemakers Chris Grabenstein 11/12/2021
G - Ghostsitter - A Crazy Inheritance Tommy Krappweis 11/18/2021

Another one done! Doing great Bev!