Wanderlust Challenges discussion

Palikir Spell Out
January 01, 2023 - January 31, 2023



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:
Micronesia
Palikir
Nan Madol
Dynasty
Basalt
Dragon
Kepirohi
Falls
Ant Atoll
South
Pacific
Pilen
Seleur
Eel Pools
Sokehs
Rock
Ridge
Cooking
Choose any food/drink from Task #6 in Capital Challenge to spell out

Participants

Allie ~ Done
Beth ~ Done
Bev(baglady) ~ Done
Book Concierge ~ Done
Brenda ~ Done
Catsalive ~ Done
Connie ~ Done
Deanie
Emeli
Frankie ~ Done
Jan ~ Done
Jonquil ~ Done
Karen ♐ ~ Done
Melike ~ Done
Michelle's Empty Nest ~ Done
Olivermagnus ~ Done
Ruth ~ Done
Tari ~ Done
Teri-k ~ Done
Trish ~ Done

My Spot

Palikir Spell Out
January 01, 2023 - January 31, 2023
9/9

CRAB
C - Matthew Costello | The Body in the Woods 1/9/23****
R - Marilyn Simon Rothstein | Husbands and Other Sharp Objects 1/18/23***
A - Alix E. Harrow | The Ten Thousand Doors of January 1/7/23****
B - B.K. Borison | Lovelight Farms | 1/2/23***



CLAMS
C - Calliope Collins from: The Mystery Before Christmas | Kathi Daley 1/1/23***
L - Rick Lamplugh | In the Temple of Wolves: A Winter's Immersion in Wild Yellowstone 1/18/23**
A - Cathy Ace | The Case Of The Dotty Dowager 1/10/23****
M - Magnus Flyte | City of Dark Magic | 1/11/23****
S - Steamed | Holly Jacobs 1/19/23**

Palikir Spell Out
Duration:1/1/23 - 31/1/23
11/11

DRAGON

D Murder at the Charity Ball by Helena Dixon 5★s 11/1/23
R Cheddar Late Than Dead by Linda Reilly 5★s 21/1/23
A The Homecoming by Alison Stuart 5★s 3/1/23
G My Name is Eva by Suzanne Goldring 5★s 2/1/23
O Only Girl Alive by Holly S. Roberts 5★s 8/1/23
N No Country for Girls by Emma Styles 4★s 19/1/23



FALLS

F Murder at the University by Faith Martin 4★s 14/1/23
A Snowy Mountains Promise by Alissa Callen 3.5★s 20/1/23
L Lest We Forgive by Phillipa Nefri Clark 5★s 16/1/23
L Captured by a Scottish Lord by Marie Laval 4★s 15/1/23
S Shelter from the Storm by Penelope Janu 5★s 4/1/23

Palikir Spell Out ~ January 2023

Since Park wasn’t available 😂 I’ll choose Crab from task #6

C - Chan, Jessamine (The School for Good Mothers) 1/8/23
R - Richard Osman (The Thursday Murder Club) 8/3/23
A - Alison Weir (The Last White Rose: A Novel of Elizabeth of York) 2/1/23
B - Baldacci, David (Long Shadows) 6/28/23

Palikir Spell Out
January 01, 2023 - January 31, 2023
10/10

Basalt
Bee mc-Devil's Food Cake and Death Rosie A. Point 1/13/23
Anderson, Happy mc-Murdered in the Mall Mila Evans 1/4/23
S Santa, Surf and Sapphires Emerald Finn 1/2/23
Alice mc-Murder Is Proposed Thea Cambert 1/14/23
Lynn-A Medium Homecoming Lynn Cahoon 1/7/23
Tricia-Flea Market Felony Tricia L. Sanders 1/5/23

Ridge
Ross-Irish Coffee Murder Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis & Barbara Ross 1/23/23
Ivy mc-Mystery Maid Hazel Smith 1/6/23
Debbie-The Case of the Cat Crazy Lady Debbie De Louise 1/15/23
G The Game Is a Footnote Vicki Delany 1/7/23
Elaine-Jolie and Scoobie High School Adventures Elaine Orr 1/1/23

Palikir Spell Out
January 01, 2023 - January 31, 2023

11/11 Completed. Finished

Basalt
01.B:The Bones She Buried-Lisa Regan 1/12/23
02.A:After Glow-Autumn Jones Lake 1/01/23
03.S:State of Shock-Marie Force 1/07/23
04.A:Alpha Omega-London Miller 1/13/23
05.L:The Lost Girls-Elle Gray 1/05/23
06.T:Toni Anderson-Cold & Deadly 1/18/23

South
07.S:Shaken-J.A. Konrath 1/04/23
08.O:One More Day-Auryn Hadley 1/06/23
09.U:Untying the Knot-Meghan Quinn 1/14/23
10.T:Tif Marcelo-It Takes Heart 1/18/23
11.H:Hollywood Prisoner-M.Z. Kelly 1/11/23

Capital of the Month > January 2023 -
Palikir Spell Out

8/8 DONE

N Nanny Bodyguard Lisa Childs 1/6
A Adrift Jana Deleon 1/4
N Never Run Blake Pierce 1/3
M May Day Murder Jennifer David Hesse 1/13
A Autumn Alibi Jennifer David Hesse 1/8
D Dying for a Taste Leslie Karst 1/8
O On Spine of Death Tamara Berry 1/2
L Last Licks Cynthia Baxter 1/6

Palikir Spell Out
January 01, 2023 - January 31, 2023
11/11

D- Polgara the Sorceress by David Eddings 2/1 3★
R- Reacher - No Plan B by Lee Child 8/1 2.5★
A- Armand - Still Life by Louise Penny 11/1 3.5★
G- Cooking the Books by Kerry Greenwood 9/1 5★
O- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 10/1 5★
N- Navin - Every Version of You by Grace Chan 7/1 3.5★


F- Fred Sleeping with the Fishes by MaryJanice Davidson 1/1 2.5★
A- Annalise - My Husband's Wives by Faith Hogan 4/1 4★
L- Leo - Death at the Belvedere by Sue Williams 13/1 3.5★
L- After the Rain by Lucy Dillon 5/1 3★
S- A Chance Of Stormy Weather by Tricia Stringer 3/1 3.5★

Palikir Spell Out
January 01, 2023 - January 31, 2023

DRAGON
D - The Deep Dark Descending Allen Eskens 03/01/2023
R - Richard Spence Crimes of the Century: A Selective History of Infamy 01/10/2023
A - Attica Locke Bluebird, Bluebird 01/18/2023
G - Ghost Road Blues Jonathan Maberry 01/25/2023
O - Gregg Olsen A Killing in Amish Country: Sex, Betrayal, and a Cold-Blooded Murder 01/30/2023
N - Newtown: An American Tragedy Matthew Lysiak 01/11/2023

ANT ATOLL
A - Angel Killer Andrew Mayne 01/19/2023
N - Never After: The Stolen Slippers Melissa de la Cruz 01/04/2023
T - Jodi Taylor Just One Damned Thing After Another 01/05/2023
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A - Tim Adler Slow Bleed 03/03/2023
T - Tina Turner My Love Story 02/17/2023
O - Overstated: A Coast-to-Coast Roast of the 50 States Colin Quinn 04/05/2023
L - Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War Karen Abbott 01/06/2023
L - Lottie: Bride of Delaware Kit Morgan 01/07/2023

My Spot

Palikir Spell Out
January 01, 2023 - January 31, 2023

Words to Choose From:
Micronesia
Palikir
Nan Madol
Dynasty
Basalt
Dragon
Kepirohi
Falls
Ant Atoll
South
Pacific
Pilen
Seleur
Eel Pools
Sokehs
Rock
Ridge
Cooking
Choose any food/drink from Task #6 in capital challenge to spell out

M- mc Mac Train Me Daddy finished 3/1
I
C- Cheshire in Heartsland finished 2/1
R
O- Onley JamesDamaged finished 4/1
N
E
S
I
A- Aja Foxx The Marriage Switch finished 4/1

Palikir Spell Out
January 01, 2023 - January 31, 2023

Palikir, Micronesia
P - The Princess Search: A Retelling of The Ugly Duckling by Melanie Cellier - 1/6/2023
A - Kiss of Darkness by Brandon Alexander - 1/4/2023
L - Lily Ray in Searching for Lilly by Susan Stoker - 1/2/2023
I - Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb - 1/8/2023
K - The Undead Next Door by Kerrelyn Sparks - 1/4/2023
I - Naked in Death (In Death #1) by J.D. Robb - 1/6/2023
R - Secret Star by Nora Roberts - 1/7/2023

M - A Midwinter's Wedding by Melanie Cellier - 1/6/2023
I - Glory in Death (In Death #2) by J.D. Robb - 1/6/2023
C - A Crown of Snow and Ice: A Retelling of The Snow Queen by Melanie Cellier - 1/9/2023
R - The Reluctant Hunk by Lorna Michaels - 1/20/2023
O - M.J. O'Leary in Captive Star by Nora Roberts - 1/7/2023
N
E - Emergency Delivery by Samanthe Beck - 1/4/2023
S - Searching for Elsie by Susan Stoker - 1/7/2023
I - Ingrid Asher in Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues by Molly Harper - 1/21/2023
A - Aaliyah and the Billionaire's Lamp by Catelyn Meadows - 1/5/2023

Palikir Spell Out
January 01, 2023 - January 31, 2023

M Monica Knit or Dye Trying by Allie Pleiter 1/14
I Isabel The Soul of a Woman by Isabel Allende 12/3
C Capshaw On Thin Icing by Ellie Alexander 1/10
R Romantic Encounter by Betty Neels 1/21
O Ormbersley The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer 1/8
N Neels The End of the Rainbow by Betty Neels 1/14
E Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie 12/7
S Stoker Dracula (Large Print, Annotated) by Bram Stoker 1/9
I Ishiguro The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro 1/23
A Agatha Miss Marple's Final Cases by Agatha Christie 1/6



N Neels Magic in Vienna by Betty Neels 1/29
A Anne Persuasion by Jane Austen 1/21
N NgaioA Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh 1/31

M Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl 1/23
A Alice A Month In The Country by J.L. Carr 1/30
D Dering The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie 1/24
O Overture to Death by Ngaio Marsh 1/27
L Lyssa A Very Merry Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams 1/23

Palikir Spell Out
January 01, 2023 - January 31, 2023

11 of 11 Complete

B - Badlands - C.J. Box - 1/12/23
A - Ace Atkins - The Lost Ones - 1/2/23
S - The Seventh Victim - Mary Burton - 1/17/23
A - Anything but Minor - Kate Stewart - 1/6/23
L - Lee Child - No Plan B - 1/23/23
T - Thereby Hangs a Tail - Spencer Quinn - 1/7/23


R - L.T. Ryan - Drift - 1/6/23
I - The Ink Black Heart - Robert Galbraith - 1/18/23
D - The Diamond Eye - Kate Quinn - 1/5/23
G - A Ghost of Caribou - Alice Henderson - 1/14/23
E - Emily Giffin - Something Borrowed - 1/17/23

Welcome everyone! You should all be linked up :)

***COMPLETED 1-17-2023***
Palikir Spell Out
January 01, 2023 - January 31, 2023
Completed: 10/10


B ~ The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe 1-8-2023

A ~ After Alice by Gregory Maguire 1-17-2023

S ~ Salt Bride by Lucinda Brant 1-2-2023

A ~ A Brass Hat in No Man's Land by Frank P. Crozier 1-15-2023

L ~ Lost Horizon by James Hilton 1-1-2023

T ~ The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan 1-2-2023


R ~ The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery by Ian Morgan Cron 1-8-2023

O ~ The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 1-16-2023

C ~ The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis 1-5-2023

K ~ The Gunslinger by Stephen King 1-14-2023

Palikir Spell Out
January 2023

5/5 completed

F - Fraser, Evan D.G. and Andrew Rimas - Beef - 1/9 ★★★
A - Arthur C. Clarke - The Songs of Distant Earth - 1/2 ★★★★
L - The Lion of Comarre and Against the Fall of Night by Arthur C. Clarke - 1/16 ★★★★
L - The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston - 1/12 ★★★★
S - Salinger, J.D. - Nine Stories - 1/7 ★★★★★

Welcome Beth & Michelle!

Palikir Spell Out
January 2023

D: Maddie DayMurder on Cape Cod 1/23
R: : ReelKennedy Ryan1/14
A: Secrets of a Summer NightLisa Kleypas Anabelle Peyton is the main character 1/3
G: Get Out of That Pit!: Straight Talk about God's DeliveranceBeth Moore 1/11
O: Once Ghosted, Twice ShyAlyssa Cole 1/22
N: No Rings AttachedRachel Lacey 1/16

PALIKIR SPELL OUT
January 1 - January 31, 2023

P - Char-Paige - House of Paine: Book One Kylie Walker - 2/1/23
A - Char-Ally - Once Upon a Sure Thing Lauren Blakely - 1/11/23
L - Lover Eternal J.R. Ward - 1/7/23
I - Char-Ian - Do or Die Suzanne Brockmann - 2/9/23
K - Kiss Me Kate Katy Regnery - 1/10/23
I - Char-Ian - Their Fairy Princess Nicole Edwards - 2/15/23
R - Char-Jackson Reed - Tied to the Tycoon Chloe Cox - 1/3/23

Thanks for joining Melike & Karen!

Palikir Spell Out
January 01, 2023 - January 31, 2023

D
R
A
G
O
N

I'll try - maybe I might even manage a word with more than four letters!

Good luck Ruth & Trish!

Palikir Spell Out
Begins: 01Jan23 / Ends: 31Jan23

6 / 6 completed


Basalt
B - Bettyville ✔ – 24Jan23
A - ANGLADA, Maria Àngels / The Violin of Auschwitz ✔ – 10Jan23
S - Southtown ✔ – 06Jan23
A - Alexander McCall Smith / The Second-Worst Restaurant in France ✔ – 15Jan23
L - Love, Loss, and What We Ate ✔ – 17Jan23
T - Taken to the Cleaners ✔ - 08Jan23

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Welcome BC!

Completed

Palikir Spell Out
January 01, 2023 - January 31, 2023
11/11

D- Polgara the Sorceress by David Eddings 2/1 3★
R- Reacher - No Plan B by Lee Child 8/1 2.5★
A- Armand - Still Life by Louise Penny 11/1 3.5★
G- Cooking the Books by Kerry Greenwood 9/1 5★
O- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 10/1 5★
N- Navin - Every Version of You by Grace Chan 7/1 3.5★


F- Fred Sleeping with the Fishes by MaryJanice Davidson 1/1 2.5★
A- Annalise - My Husband's Wives by Faith Hogan 4/1 4★
L- Leo - Death at the Belvedere by Sue Williams 13/1 3.5★
L- After the Rain by Lucy Dillon 5/1 3★
S- A Chance Of Stormy Weather by Tricia Stringer 3/1 3.5★

Good work Kylie!

Nicely done Kylie!!

Finished!

Palikir Spell Out
January 2023

5/5 completed

F - Fraser, Evan D.G. and Andrew Rimas - Beef - 1/9 ★★★
A - Arthur C. Clarke - The Songs of Distant Earth - 1/2 ★★★★
L - The Lion of Comarre and Against the Fall of Night by Arthur C. Clarke - 1/16 ★★★★
L - The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston - 1/12 ★★★★
S - Salinger, J.D. - Nine Stories - 1/7 ★★★★★

Great job Beth!

All done. 😊


***COMPLETED 1-17-2023***
Palikir Spell Out
January 01, 2023 - January 31, 2023
Completed: 10/10


B ~ The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe 1-8-2023

A ~ After Alice by Gregory Maguire 1-17-2023

S ~ Salt Bride by Lucinda Brant 1-2-2023

A ~ A Brass Hat in No Man's Land by Frank P. Crozier 1-15-2023

L ~ Lost Horizon by James Hilton 1-1-2023

T ~ The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan 1-2-2023


R ~ The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery by Ian Morgan Cron 1-8-2023

O ~ The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 1-16-2023

C ~ The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis 1-5-2023

K ~ The Gunslinger by Stephen King 1-14-2023

Palikir Spell Out
January 01, 2023 - January 31, 2023

11/11 Completed. Finished

Basalt
01.B:The Bones She Buried-Lisa Regan 1/12/23
02.A:After Glow-Autumn Jones Lake 1/01/23
03.S:State of Shock-Marie Force 1/07/23
04.A:Alpha Omega-London Miller 1/13/23
05.L:The Lost Girls-Elle Gray 1/05/23
06.T:Toni Anderson-Cold & Deadly 1/18/23

South
07.S:Shaken-J.A. Konrath 1/04/23
08.O:One More Day-Auryn Hadley 1/06/23
09.U:Untying the Knot-Meghan Quinn 1/14/23
10.T:Tif Marcelo-It Takes Heart 1/18/23
11.H:Hollywood Prisoner-M.Z. Kelly 1/11/23

Terrific job Michelle & Frankie!

Calling this done!

Palikir Spell Out
January 01, 2023 - January 31, 2023
9/9

CRAB
C - Matthew Costello | The Body in the Woods 1/9/23****
R - Marilyn Simon Rothstein | Husbands and Other Sharp Objects 1/18/23***
A - Alix E. Harrow | The Ten Thousand Doors of January 1/7/23****
B - B.K. Borison | Lovelight Farms | 1/2/23***



CLAMS
C - Calliope Collins from: The Mystery Before Christmas | Kathi Daley 1/1/23***
L - Rick Lamplugh | In the Temple of Wolves: A Winter's Immersion in Wild Yellowstone 1/18/23**
A - Cathy Ace | The Case Of The Dotty Dowager 1/10/23****
M - Magnus Flyte | City of Dark Magic | 1/11/23****
S - Steamed | Holly Jacobs 1/19/23**

Well done Jan!

Finished :)

Palikir Spell Out
Duration:1/1/23 - 31/1/23
11/11

DRAGON

D Murder at the Charity Ball by Helena Dixon 5★s 11/1/23
R Cheddar Late Than Dead by Linda Reilly 5★s 21/1/23
A The Homecoming by Alison Stuart 5★s 3/1/23
G My Name is Eva by Suzanne Goldring 5★s 2/1/23
O Only Girl Alive by Holly S. Roberts 5★s 8/1/23
N No Country for Girls by Emma Styles 4★s 19/1/23



FALLS

F Murder at the University by Faith Martin 4★s 14/1/23
A Snowy Mountains Promise by Alissa Callen 3.5★s 20/1/23
L Lest We Forgive by Phillipa Nefri Clark 5★s 16/1/23
L Captured by a Scottish Lord by Marie Laval 4★s 15/1/23
S Shelter from the Storm by Penelope Janu 5★s 4/1/23

Thanks Brenda!! Well done to you too!!

Thanks Jan :)

This month, I've manage to finish this one before the Explorer one!

B = The Story of the Stone, {B}arry Hughart – 17/01/23
A = Rivers of London Vol. 10: Deadly Ever After, Ben {A}aronovitch – 04/01/23
S = {S}worn To Silence, Linda Castillo – 04/01/23
A = Death Comes As the End, {A}gatha Christie – 19/01/23
L = One Poison Pie, {L}ynn Cahoon– 22/01/23
T = The Nothing Girl, Jodi {T}aylor – 16/01/23

Way to go Trish!

Capital of the Month > January 2023 -
Palikir Spell Out

8/8 DONE

N Nanny Bodyguard Lisa Childs 1/6
A Adrift Jana Deleon 1/4
N Never Run Blake Pierce 1/3
M May Day Murder Jennifer David Hesse 1/13
A Autumn Alibi Jennifer David Hesse 1/8
D Dying for a Taste Leslie Karst 1/8
O On Spine of Death Tamara Berry 1/2
L Last Licks Cynthia Baxter 1/6

Well done Jonquil :)

Finished

Palikir Spell Out
January 01, 2023 - January 31, 2023
10/10

Basalt
Bee mc-Devil's Food Cake and Death Rosie A. Point 1/13/23
Anderson, Happy mc-Murdered in the Mall Mila Evans 1/4/23
S Santa, Surf and Sapphires Emerald Finn 1/2/23
Alice mc-Murder Is Proposed Thea Cambert 1/14/23
Lynn-A Medium Homecoming Lynn Cahoon 1/7/23
Tricia-Flea Market Felony Tricia L. Sanders 1/5/23

Ridge
Ross-Irish Coffee Murder Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis & Barbara Ross 1/23/23
Ivy mc-Mystery Maid Hazel Smith 1/6/23
Debbie-The Case of the Cat Crazy Lady Debbie De Louise 1/15/23
G The Game Is a Footnote Vicki Delany 1/7/23
Elaine-Jolie and Scoobie High School Adventures Elaine Orr 1/1/23

Well done Jonquil and Tari!

Nicely done Tari!

Thanks Jan and Brenda!

Palikir Spell Out
January 01, 2023 - January 31, 2023

D. Delicious by Susan Mallery....Jan. 2, 2023
R. Robert B. Parker's Debt to Pay by Reed Farrel Coleman.....Jan. 7, 2023
A. Allen, Sarah Addison.....Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen ....January 19, 2023
G. Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight by Janet Evanovich.....Jan. 1, 2023
O. Olivia Matthews.... Murder by Page One .... Jan. 10, 2023
N. Night Night, Sleep Tight by Hallie Ephron....Jan. 24, 2023

Another one finished! Way to go Ruth!

Thank you, Jan!!