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Sandcastle Spell Out
Duration: June 15 - December 14, 2023

Object: Spell Out each letter of SANDCASTLE by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

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SPELL OUT RULES
For this challenge you may use:
1. Book titles (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
2. Author's first or last initial
3. Series names (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
4. Main character's first or last names - You could use Harry Potter but not Fred Weasley.

SPELL OUT EXAMPLE:
B: Elizabeth Bennett - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (main character name)
O: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (title)
O: On Dublin Street - Down London Road by Samantha Young (series name)
K: Misery by Stephen King (author last name)

Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.

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Sandcastle Spell Out
Duration: June 15 - December 14, 2023
Read: 10/10

Object: Spell Out each letter of SANDCASTLE by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SANDCASTLE

S - Save Me Samantha Chase 6/17/23
A - Always You Claudia Y. Burgoa 6/24/23
N - Nathalie (MC) Perfectly You Claudia Y. Burgoa 6/24/23
D - David Baldacci The Innocent 6/20/23
C - Charm Me Samantha Chase 6/16/23
A - Ashley Perfect Together Kristen Ashley 6/26/23
S - The Sweetheart List Jill Shalvis 6/22/23
T - Truly Madly Mine J.H. Croix 6/19/23
L - Letting Go at 40 L.B. Dunbar 6/17/23
E - Evan & Emily (MC) Needing Him Kennedy Fox 6/27/23

Finished!

Start: June 15, 2023
End: December 14, 2023

Sandcastle
S: S.D. Perry - Zero Hour 🏖🏖🏖 6/16/23
A: The Angel Maker - Alex North 🏖🏖🏖🏖 8/22/23
N: Night of the Living Dummy 2 - R.L. Stine 🏖🏖🏖 10/30/23
D: The Deep - Nick Cutter 🏖🏖 6/17/23
C: Chocolate Raspberry Magic - Tena Stetler 🏖🏖🏖 7/20/23
A: Aquino, Xavier Navarro - Velorio 🏖🏖 11/5/23
S: Sophie (MC) Howl’s Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones 🏖🏖🏖 7/19/23
T: Taylor Jenkins Reid - Carrie Soto Is Back 🏖🏖🏖🏖 7/22/23
L: The Library Book - Susan Orlean 🏖🏖🏖 7/15/23
E: Eoin Colfer - The Arctic Incident 🏖🏖🏖 8/19/23

Sandcastle Spell Out
Duration: June 15 - December 14, 2023
10/10

SANDCASTLE

Sennefelder-How the Murder Crumbles Debra Sennefelder 6/16/23
Aubrey-A Spot of Earl Slay Aubrey Elle 6/18/23
Nikki mc-Books and a Body Emmie Lyn 7/12/23
Dan mc-Campground Catastrophe Maisy Marple 6/15/23
C Crepe Workers Patti Benning 6/17/23
Ann-Just a Cozy Murder in the Woods Ann Stang 6/17/23
S Souped Up Murder Emma Ainsley 6/16/23
Tabby mc-Planes, Prisoners and Poisoned Pies Sharon Michaels 6/18/23
Loretta mc-Bread to Kill Gretchen Allen 6/21/23
E Every Dog Has His Day Janice Thompson 7/1/23

7/10

S- The Sun Down Motel
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D- Don't Let in the Cold
C- A Court of Mist and Fury
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S- Serafina and the Black Cloak
T- A Tale of Witchcraft...
L- Let Her Lie
E- Echo Mountain

Sandcastle Spell Out
Duration: June 15 - December 14, 2023

Object: Spell Out each letter of SANDCASTLE by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

10/10 Completed. Finished

SANDCASTLE
01.S:Save Me-Heidi McLaughlin 6/15/23
02.A:Agony to Ashes-Autumn Jones Lake 6/22/23
03.N:Naked in Death-J.D. Robb 6/26/23
04.D:Danila-Roxie Rivera 6/17/23
05.C:Colder Than Sin-Toni Anderson 6/16/23
06.A:Abstract Love-Samantha Christy 6/17/23
07.S:Storm's Justice-Mary Stone 6/23/23
08.T:Tessa's Trust-Rebecca Zanetti 6/18/23
09.L:Love in Due Time-L.B. Dunbar 6/16/23
10.E:Elliott:Kelly Elliott-Fool for You 6/25/23

Sandcastle Spell Out
Duration: June 15 - December 14, 2023
Read: 10/10

Object: Spell Out each letter of SANDCASTLE by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SANDCASTLE

S- Gokuraku-gai sanbandori no ken-Yuto Sano 6/30
A- Alice in Borderland, Vol. 4-Haro Aso 6/17
N- Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 7: Richard-Naoki Urasawa 7/5
D- Dariana- The Experiment-Lexi C. Foss 6/21
C- Chlorine Sky-Mahogany L. Browne 6/16
A- Angel- Vinyl Moon-Mahogany L. Browne 6/17
S- I Married a Mob Boss-Shandi Boyes 6/25
T- Taro- SAKAMOTO DAYS 6-Yuto Suzuki 6/17
L- X-Clan The Origin-Lexi C. Foss 6/25
E- Ella- Saving Ella-Kirsty Dallas 6/25

Sandcastle Spell Out
Duration: June 15 - December 14, 2023
Read: 10/10

Object: Spell Out each letter of SANDCASTLE by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SANDCASTLE

S - Rex Stout- Three Men Out 7/4/23
A - Alison Gaylin - The Collective 6/29/23
N - Newfound Lake Mystery #1 Catch of the Day: A Newfound Lake Cozy Mystery by Virginia K. Bennett 7/11/23
D - A Deadly Service by Gillian Larkin - 6/16/23
C - The Clown Brigade by Stephen Graham Jones 7/4/23
A - Agatha Christie - A Caribbean Mystery 7/23/2023
S - The Silence by Don DeLillo 6/17/23
T - Time To Get Even by Gillian Larkin 6/17/23
L - Lady Stuff: Secrets to Being a Woman by Loryn Brantz 6/24/23
E - Eat the Rich by Sarah Gailey 6/24/23

Sandcastle Spell Out
Duration: June 15 - December 14, 2023

SANDCASTLE

S - The Summoning - Kelley Armstrong 08/11/23
A - Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice 14/08/23
N - Jo Nesbø - Blood on Snow 07/09/23
D - Donato Carrisi - La donna dei fiori di carta 19/09/23
C - Circe - Madeline Miller 28/09/23
A - Agatha Christie - The Unexpected Guest 29/08/23
S - Andrzej Sapkowski - The Last Wish 10/10/23
T - Corey Taylor - You're Making Me Hate You: A Cantankerous Look at the Common Misconception That Humans Have Any Common Sense Left 30/07/23
L - Luncheon of the Boating Party - Susan Vreeland 19/07/23
E - The Exorcist - William Peter Blatty 17/11/23

Sandcastle Spell Out
Duration: June 15 - December 14, 2023

Object: Spell Out each letter of SANDCASTLE by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SANDCASTLE

S - Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore 6/17/23 (Title)
A - Alice Winters; Cast in Shadows 8/27/23 (Author)
N - Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw 9/21/23 (Title)
D - Don't Taco 'Bout Murder by Mona Marple 9/27/23 (Title)
C - Cornwell, Patricia; Unnatural Exposure 6/19/23 (Author)
A - Anthony Doerr; Cloud Cuckoo Land 9/20/23 (Author)
S - The Summer House by Cristina Henríquez 9/16/23 (Title)
T - Trace by Patricia Cornwell 8/23/23 (Title)
L - The Last Precinct by Patricia Cornwell 8/7/23 (Title)
E - Evanovich, Janet; One for the Money 9/16/23 (Author)

Welcome Bobbi, Tari, Lilli, Frankie, Grace, Vanessa, Katrina and Daniel!

FINISHED.
Sandcastle Spell Out
Duration: June 15 - December 14, 2023
Read: 10/10

Object: Spell Out each letter of SANDCASTLE by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SANDCASTLE

S: William Shaw wrote Deadland 6/16/23
A: Agatha Christie wrote The Clocks 6/28/23
N: Nigel Cawthorne wrote A Brief Guide to Agatha Christie 7/13/23
D: Helen Dexter (character) Curtain Call at the Seaview Hotel by Glenda Young 7/14/23
C: Ernest Cline wrote Ready Player One 7/2/23
A: Angela Marsons wrote Play Dead 7/19/23
S: Jon Sopel wrote If Only They Didn't Speak English: Notes From Trump's America 6/17/23
T: Tommy and Tuppence (series) N or M? by Agatha Christie 7/20/23
L: Lonesome Road by Patricia Wentworth 7/23/23
E: Fiona Erskine wrote The Chemical Reaction 6/25/23

Sandcastle Spell Out
Duration: June 15 - December 14, 2023
10/10
(titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials)

S- Sebastian - Money from Holme by Michael Innes 15/6 2.5★
A- A Stone’s Throw Away by Karly Lane 27/6 3.5★
N- The Rake's Retreat by Nancy Butler 16/6 3★
D- Eve Dallas - Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb 20/6 3.5★
C- The Comfort Book by Matt Haig 16/6 3.5 ★
A- An Alluring Deceit by Melissa Lynn Jones 29/6 2★
S- The Laughing Policeman by Maj Sjöwall,Per Wahlöö 25/6 4★
T- The Guardians of the Night - Watchers in the Night by Jenna Black 18/6 3★
L- Lexi - Retribution by Sarah Barrie 17/6 4★
E- Even Money by Dick Francis, Felix Francis 15/6 3★

Sandcastle Spell Out
Duration: June 15th, 2023 - Dec. 14th, 2023

10/10

Shalvis The Sweetheart List by Jill Shalvis - June 17th
And And Don't F&%k It Up: An Oral History of RuPaul's Drag Race by María Elena Fernández - June 21st
Night The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern - June 29th
David The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann - June 15th
C. S. Fence, Vol. 2 by C.S. Pacat - June 23rd
Aubrey Barnes MC An Unexpected Kind of Love by Hayden Stone - June 27th
Smythe Lore Olympus: Volume Four by Rachel Smythe - June 22nd
Tom Legendary Children: The First Decade of RuPaul’s Drag Race and the Last Century of Queer Life by Tom Fitzgerald & Lorenzo Marquez - June 29th
Lucky Harbor #8 Always on My Mind by Jill Shalvis - June 24th
Emma The Third Person by Emma Grove - June 19th

Sandcastle Spell Out
Duration: June 15 - December 14, 2023
Read: 10/10

Object: Spell Out each letter of SANDCASTLE by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SANDCASTLE
S The Sweet Life by Suzanne Woods Fisher (7-9-23)
A Agatha The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie (6-20-23)
N Nadine Wishtress by Nadine Brandes (6-22-23)
D Dee The Negotiator by Dee Henderson (6-28-23)
C Candice Saving Mrs. Roosevelt by Candice Sue Patterson (6-16-23)
A Andi, MC Justice Delayed by Patricia Bradley (6-30-23)
S A Summer at Sagamore by Lisa M. Prysock (6-27-23)
T Tracie In the Shadow of Denali by Tracie Peterson (6-26-23)
L Lynn In Too Deep by Lynn H. Blackburn (6-25-23)
E An Ever After Summer by Toni Shiloh (6-19-23)

Sandcastle Spell Out
Duration: June 15th, 2023 - Dec. 14th, 2023

10/10 Completed 7/23

S - Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto July-23-2023
A - The Awakening by Caroline Peckham June-19-2023
N - Falling by T.J. Newman June-12-2023
D - Drowning by T.J. Newman June-20-2023
C - Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen June-17-2023
A - A Crown of Ivy and Glass July-13-2023
S - Paper Names by Susie Luo June-11-2023
T - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
July-1-2023
L - Terms and Conditions by Lauren Asher June-18-2023
E - The Dragon's Promise by Elizabeth Lim June-14-2023

Welcome Sheila, Catsalive, Kendra, jenn and Christene!

Sandcastle Spell Out
Duration: June 15 - December 14, 2023
Read: 10/10

Object: Spell Out each letter of SANDCASTLE by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SANDCASTLE

S: Steven Rowley - The Guncle - 6/25/23
A: April Asher - Not the Witch You Wed - 7/12/23
N: No Good Tea Goes Unpunished - Bree Baker - 8/4/23
D: Danie Stirling - Crumbs - 10/27/23
C: Canyons, Caravans, & Cadavers - Tonya Kappes - 6/27/23
A: Assailants, Asphalt & Alibis - Tonya Kappes - 9/11/23
S: Steeped to Death - Gretchen Rue - 8/12/23
T: Tonya Kappes - Hitches, Hideouts, & Homicides - 7/31/23
L: Leah Johnson - You Should See Me in a Crown - 6/30/23
E: Elizabeth Penney - Chapter and Curse - 9/30/23

Welcome Kimberly!

Count me in!

Sandcastle Spell Out
Timeframe: 6/15/23 to 12/14/23
10/10

S - Set the Night on Fire by Laura Trentham - 6/20/23 ♥♥♥♥
A - Adelman, Melissa - What the Neighbors Saw - 6/24/23 ♥♥♥
N - Nancy Naigle - And Then There Was You - 6/27/23 ♥♥♥♥
D - A Dark and Stormy Knight by Kerrigan Byrne - 6/18/23 ♥♥♥♥
C - Carr, Robyn - The Best of Us - 6/19/23 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - Ayres, D.D. - Primal Force by Patricia Briggs - 6/25/23 ♥♥♥♥
T - Trentham, Laura - When the Stars Come Out - 6/17/23 ♥♥♥♥
L - Linwood Barclay - The Twenty-Three - 7/5/23 ♥♥♥♥
E - Evanovich, Stephanie - Under the Table - 6/22/23 ♥♥♥



*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 7/5/23*****

Sandcastle Spell Out
Duration: June 15 - December 14, 2023
Read: 0/10

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FINISHED!!! Sandcastle Spell Out
Duration: June 15 - December 14, 2023

Read: 10/10

Object: Spell Out each letter of SANDCASTLE by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SANDCASTLE

S - Maggie Sefton (author) - Purl Up and Die (Knitting Mystery 13) 06/17/23
A - Alice Walker (author) - The Color Purple 06/17/23
N - The Nigerwife Vanessa Walters 07/03/23
D - Dyeing Up Loose Ends (Knitting Mystery 16) Maggie Sefton 06/22/23
C - Close Knit Killer (Knitting Mystery 11) Maggie Sefton 06/15/23
A - Amelia Diane Coombs (author) - Keep My Heart in San Francisco 06/18/23
S -Maggie Sefton (author) - Yarn Over Murder (Knitting Mystery 12) 06/16/23
T - Henry David Thoreau (author) - Canoeing in the Wilderness 06/23/23
L - Last Night at the Telegraph Club Malinda Lo 06/25/23
E - Elsie Hannaway (main character) - Love, Theoretically Ali Hazelwood 07/16/23

Welcome Connie, Mave and Melissa!

Sandcastle Spell Out
June 15, 2023 - December 14, 2023

S - Sarah E. Ladd, The Light at Wyndcliff (6/20/23)
A - Abigail Wilson, Masquerade at Middlecrest Abbey (6/19/23)
N - Noah Hunter, Mind Games by Nancy Mehl (6/24/23)
D - Daisy-Mae Ray, The Cupcake Cottage by Jean Oram (6/20/23)
C - Charlie Lucas, I'm Not Charlotte Lucas by Kasey Stockton (6/21/23)
A - Alexander Allerton, An Uncommon Earl by Sian Ann Bessey (6/22/23)
S - Sarah: Bride of Minnesota by Katie Crabapple (6/17/23)
T - Tristan Sinclair, The Viscount and the Vicar's Daughter, Mimi Matthews (6/17/23)
L - Leah Brunner, Running Mate (6/22/23)
E - The Emerald Realm, Bearly Free by Abigail Manning (6/23/23)

Welcome Shash!

Sandcastle Spell Out
Duration: June 15 - December 14, 2023
Read: 10/10

Object: Spell Out each letter of SANDCASTLE by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SANDCASTLE

🏰S: Sutter Lake #4 - Beautifully Broken Control - Catherine Cowles, 7/2/23
🏰A: Abrams, Luka (MC) - Meet Me in the Blue - A.M. Johnson, 6/19/23
🏰N: Nick Nelson (MC) - Heartstopper: Volume Three - Alice Oseman, 8/8/23
🏰D: Dustin Richards (MC) - Wreck - Ginger Scott, 7/30/23
🏰C: Callie Kingston (MC) - What's Left of Me - Kristen Granata, 6/24/23
🏰A: Alex Claremont-Diaz (MC) - Red, White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, 7/29/23
🏰S: Summer #2 - It's Not Summer Without You - Jenny Han, 7/5/23
🏰T: TC Matson - Show Me the Way, 8/2/23
🏰L: LeBlanc, Spencer (MC) - Boomerangers - Heather M. Orgeron, 7/8/23
🏰E: Emilio Mendoza (MC) - Just Say When - Aimee N Walker, 8/13/23

Welcome Katelyn!

Sandcastle Spell Out
June 15 - December 14, 2023

Completed: 10/10

S - Violet Sorrengail in Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros - Jun 18
A - Ilona Andrews | Magic Claims - Jun 22
N - Neutral | Jaymin Eve - Jun 20
D - Dawn's Envoy | T.A. White - Jun 30
C - Case Files of Henri Davenforth #8 | This Potion Is da Bomb | Honor Raconteur - Jun 21
A - Alex Stern in Ninth House | Leigh Bardugo - Jul 21
S - Starlight's Shadow #3 | Capture the Sun | Jessie Mihalik - Aug 20
T - Twilight's Herald | T.A. White - Jul 2
L - Laura Griffin | Vanishing Hour - Jul 5
E - Hailey Edwards | Proof of Life - Jun 26

Welcome Elle!

Finished! :)

Sandcastle Spell Out
June 15, 2023 - December 14, 2023

S - Sarah E. Ladd, The Light at Wyndcliff (6/20/23)
A - Abigail Wilson, Masquerade at Middlecrest Abbey (6/19/23)
N - Noah Hunter, Mind Games by Nancy Mehl (6/24/23)
D - Daisy-Mae Ray, The Cupcake Cottage by Jean Oram (6/20/23)
C - Charlie Lucas, I'm Not Charlotte Lucas by Kasey Stockton (6/21/23)
A - Alexander Allerton, An Uncommon Earl by Sian Ann Bessey (6/22/23)
S - Sarah: Bride of Minnesota by Katie Crabapple (6/17/23)
T - Tristan Sinclair, The Viscount and the Vicar's Daughter, Mimi Matthews (6/17/23)
L - Leah Brunner, Running Mate (6/22/23)
E - The Emerald Realm, Bearly Free by Abigail Manning (6/23/23)

Fantastic Shash!

Sandcastle Spell Out
Duration: June 15 - December 14, 2023

Object: Spell Out each letter of SANDCASTLE by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

10/10 Completed. Finished

SANDCASTLE
01.S:Save Me-Heidi McLaughlin 6/15/23
02.A:Agony to Ashes-Autumn Jones Lake 6/22/23
03.N:Naked in Death-J.D. Robb 6/26/23
04.D:Danila-Roxie Rivera 6/17/23
05.C:Colder Than Sin-Toni Anderson 6/16/23
06.A:Abstract Love-Samantha Christy 6/17/23
07.S:Storm's Justice-Mary Stone 6/23/23
08.T:Tessa's Trust-Rebecca Zanetti 6/18/23
09.L:Love in Due Time-L.B. Dunbar 6/16/23
10.E:Elliott:Kelly Elliott-Fool for You 6/25/23

WOOHOO Frankie!

Sandcastle Spell Out
June 15 - December 14, 2023

10 of 10 Complete

Object: Spell Out each letter of SANDCASTLE by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

S - Surrender - Amanda Quick - 6/20/23
A - Act of Treason - Vince Flynn - 6/26/23
N - Not Dead Yet - Peter James - 7/2/23
D - Ruby Dixon - Ice Planet Barbarians - 6/16/23
C - Consent to Kill - Vince Flynn - 6/22/23
A - All That Is Mine I Carry with Me - William Landay - 7/10/23
S - Sulfur Springs - William Kent Krueger - 6/24/23
T - The Taint of Midas - Anne Zouroudi - 7/15/23
L - Lauren Layne - Someone Like You - 6/25/23
E - Extreme Measures - Vince Flynn - 7/4/23

Completed

Sandcastle Spell Out
Duration: June 15 - December 14, 2023
10/10
(titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials)

S- Sebastian - Money from Holme by Michael Innes 15/6 2.5★
A- A Stone’s Throw Away by Karly Lane 27/6 3.5★
N- The Rake's Retreat by Nancy Butler 16/6 3★
D- Eve Dallas - Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb 20/6 3.5★
C- The Comfort Book by Matt Haig 16/6 3.5 ★
A- An Alluring Deceit by Melissa Lynn Jones 29/6 2★
S- The Laughing Policeman by Maj Sjöwall,Per Wahlöö 25/6 4★
T- The Guardians of the Night - Watchers in the Night by Jenna Black 18/6 3★
L- Lexi - Retribution by Sarah Barrie 17/6 4★
E- Even Money by Dick Francis, Felix Francis 15/6 3★

FINISHED
Sandcastle Spell Out
Duration: June 15 - 27, 2023
Read: 10/10

Object: Spell Out each letter of SANDCASTLE by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SANDCASTLE

S - Save Me Samantha Chase 6/17/23
A - Always You Claudia Y. Burgoa 6/24/23
N - Nathalie (MC) Perfectly You Claudia Y. Burgoa 6/24/23
D - David Baldacci The Innocent 6/20/23
C - Charm Me Samantha Chase 6/16/23
A - Ashley Perfect Together Kristen Ashley 6/26/23
S - The Sweetheart List Jill Shalvis 6/22/23
T - Truly Madly Mine J.H. Croix 6/19/23
L - Letting Go at 40 L.B. Dunbar 6/17/23
E - Evan & Emily (MC) Needing Him Kennedy Fox 6/27/23

Welcome Lynda!

Well done Catsalive!

Sandcastle Spell Out
Duration: June 15 - December 14, 2023
10/10

S Time and Chance by Sharon Kay Penman read 6/19/2023
A The Witching Hour by Anne Rice read 6/25/2023
N Nearly Departed in Deadwood by Ann Charles read 8/8/2023
D Devil's Brood by Sharon Kay Penman read 6/24/2023
C The Drowning Tree by Carol Goodman read 6/27/2023
A Aunty Lee's Delights by Ovidia Yu read 7/6/2023
S Peony in Love by Lisa See read 6/29/2023
T F*ck Marriage by Tarryn Fisher read 6/18/2023
L Left Neglected by Lisa Genova read 6/20/2023
E Early Departures by Justin A. Reynolds read 6/18/2023

Finished

Sandcastle Spell Out
Duration: June 15th, 2023 - Dec. 14th, 2023

10/10

Shalvis The Sweetheart List by Jill Shalvis - June 17th
And And Don't F&%k It Up: An Oral History of RuPaul's Drag Race by María Elena Fernández - June 21st
Night The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern - June 29th
David The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann - June 15th
C. S. Fence, Vol. 2 by C.S. Pacat - June 23rd
Aubrey Barnes MC An Unexpected Kind of Love by Hayden Stone - June 27th
Smythe Lore Olympus: Volume Four by Rachel Smythe - June 22nd
Tom Legendary Children: The First Decade of RuPaul’s Drag Race and the Last Century of Queer Life by Tom Fitzgerald & Lorenzo Marquez - June 29th
Lucky Harbor #8 Always on My Mind by Jill Shalvis - June 24th
Emma The Third Person by Emma Grove - June 19th

Welcome Carolyn!

Amazing Kendra!

Sandcastle Spell Out
June 15 - December 14, 2023

Object: Spell Out each letter of SANDCASTLE by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

Read 10/10

S - Olga by Bernhard Schlink - 25/06/23
A - In Love by Alfred Hayes - 08/09/23
N - Tornado Down by John Nichol, John Peters - 26/10/23
D - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab - 27/09/23
C - Women and Fiction: Short Stories By and About Women edited by Susan Cahill - 20/08/23
A - Ariel by Sylvia Plath - 28/10/23
S - Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn - 28/06/23
T - The Farm by Tom Rob Smith - 13/10/23
L - The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Olivia Laing - 23/09/23
E - Un printemps à Tchernobyl by Emmanuel Lepage - 27/08/23

Sandcastle Spell Out
Duration: June 15 - December 14, 2023

Goal: 10/10

SANDCASTLE

S - Wylde - Sawyer Bennett - 06/26/23
A - Unlikely Animals - Annie Hartnett - 06/24/23
N - The World We Make - N.K. Jemisin - 06/19/23
D - Oz: Heart of Magic - Terry Kavanagh - 07/09/23 - Dorothy Gale (MC)
C - The Sirens of Titan - Kurt Vonnegut Jr. - 06/30/23 - Malachi Constant (MC)
A - Love Letters to the Dead - Ava Dellaira - 07/02/23
S - Van Helsing vs. The Mummy of Amun-Ra - Pat Shand - 06/26/23
T - Gideon the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir - 06/25/23
L - Claimed by the Lawman - Rhonda Lee Carver - 07/04/23 - Lawmen of Wyoming (Series)
E - The Eye of the Heron - Ursula K. Le Guin - 07/25/23

Welcome Someone and Ferenc!

I'm in

S - Sally Green wrote Half Bad 03 Jul
A -An Unkindness of Ghosts 21 Jul
N - Nalini Singh Resonance Surge 19 Aug
D - Dark Whisper 14 Jul
C - Cinder’s Adventure: Get Me to the Wedding! 07 Jul
A - Angeline Boulley wrote The Firekeeper’s Daughter 23 Aug
S - Sadeqa Johnson wrote Yellow Wife 17 Jul
T - Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder 13 Jul
L - Lover Unveiled 05 Jul
E - Eternity in Death 25 Sep

I’m in!

Sandcastle Spell Out
Duration: 7/1/23 - 12/14/23
Completed: 10/10
No page minimum, re-reads are ok, re-post when finished
First letter of book or series titles (disregard articles), author's or main character's first or last initial


Sandcastle:
✔ S : Swamp Sniper book 3 in Miss Fortune Series Boxset 1 by Jana Deleon 5* 8/10
✔ A: Apprentice in Death by J.D. Robb 4* 7/4
✔ N: Naked in Death by J.D. Robb 5* 8/20
✔ D: Dead Heat by Kathleen Brooks 4* 8/4
✔ C: Confessions of a Prayer Slacker by Diane Moody 5* 7/24
✔ A: Along Came Love by Carrie Turansky 4* 7/29
✔ S: Sea Castle by Andrew Mayne 5* 8/12
✔ T: Twisted Truth by Melinda Leigh 4* 8/1
✔ L: Lethal Bayou Beauty book 2 in Miss Fortune Series Boxset 1 by Jana Deleon 5* 8/7
✔ E: Elliot, Kendra: Bone Deep 4* 7/26
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Sandcastle Spell Out
Duration: June 15 - December 14, 2023
Read: 10/10 DONE!

Object: Spell Out each letter of SANDCASTLE by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SANDCASTLE

S Susan Mallery The Happiness Plan 6/28/23 4stars

A Alward, Donna Her Rancher Rescuer: An In Love with the Boss Western Romance 6/17/23 4stars

N Nanny for the Single Dad Player (The Rebel Players) by Clarissa McKay 6/20/23 4stars

D Daverley, Claire Talking at Night by 6/18/23 4stars

C Charlotte Fallowfield Until We Collide 6/30/23 4stars

A Ajme Williams Press Your Luck: An Age Gap Secret Pregnancy Office Romance 6/23/23 4stars

S Sofia T Summers 4 SEAL Daddies: A Military Reverse Harem Secret Baby Romance 7/11/23 4stars

T Take A Chance: An Age Gap, Secret Pregnancy, Mafia Romance by Sofia T Summers 6/15/23

L Lancaster Bridges Book One The Bridge of Trust: An Amish Romance Series by Sylvia Price 6/21/23 4stars

E Enrique Montez (MC) Kiss Me, Mi Amor (Love & Tacos#2) by Alana Albertson 7/2/23 4 stars

Welcome Dee, Agnieszka and JoAnne!

Sandcastle Spell Out
Duration: June 15 - December 14, 2023
Read: 10/10
FINISHED

Object: Spell Out each letter of SANDCASTLE by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SANDCASTLE

S- Gokuraku-gai sanbandori no ken-Yuto Sano 6/30
A- Alice in Borderland, Vol. 4-Haro Aso 6/17
N- Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 7: Richard-Naoki Urasawa 7/5
D- Dariana- The Experiment-Lexi C. Foss 6/21
C- Chlorine Sky-Mahogany L. Browne 6/16
A- Angel- Vinyl Moon-Mahogany L. Browne 6/17
S- I Married a Mob Boss-Shandi Boyes 6/25
T- Taro- SAKAMOTO DAYS 6-Yuto Suzuki 6/17
L- X-Clan The Origin-Lexi C. Foss 6/25
E- Ella- Saving Ella-Kirsty Dallas 6/25

Fantastic Grace!