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African Countries Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from your start date.
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Object: Spell Out each letter of 5 or 10 African countries from the Wikipedia site below by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

List
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa#...



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 name - 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

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I'm in and have chosen two countries from each section of the continent.

African Countries Spell Out
Begin: August 28, 2023

1. Egypt
2. Sudan
S -
U -
D -
A - After the Shadows by Amanda Cabot 9/4/23
N -

3. Kenya
4. Rwanda
5. Chad
6. Gabon
7. Botswana
8. Namibia
9. Ghana
10. Ivory Coast

Just in case.

African Countries Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from your start date, 8/28/23

1. Morocco
M: Murder Most Howl - Krista Davis - 9/6/23
O: On Thin Icing - Ellie Alexander - 5/15/24
R: Raiders of the Lost Heart - Jo Segura - 8/29/24
O: Once Upon a Con #3 - Bookish and the Beast - Ashley Poston - 5/26/24
C: Color Me Murder - Krista Davis - 9/18/23
C: Chapter and Curse - Elizabeth Penney - 9/30/23
O: The Outsiders - S.E. Hinton - 6/29/24

2. Algeria
A: Assailants, Asphalt & Alibis - Tonya Kappes - 9/11/23
L: Lasagna Means I Love You - Kate O'Shaughnessy - 12/9/23
G: Geekerella - Ashley Poston - 10/19/23
E: Evanovich - Janet Evanovich - Tricky Twenty-Two - 11/11/23
R: The Royals Next Door - Karina Halle - 9/30/24
I: It Found Us - Lindsay Currie - 10/31/23
A: Alexis Daria - You Had Me at Hola - 9/14/23

3. Nigeria
N: Nicola Yoon - The Sun Is Also a Star - 2/23/24
I: It's Not Summer Without You - Jenny Han - 2/29/24
G: Gretchen Rue - A Pie to Die For - 2/14/24
E: Every Dog Has His Day - Jenn McKinlay - 1/6/24
R: Roald Dahl - Matilda - 9/30/24
I: An Irish Village Mystery #1 - Murder in an Irish Village - Carlene O'Connor - 3/24/24
A: Amanda Flower - Blueberry Blunder - 10/26/23

4. Chad
C: Colgan - Jenny Colgan - The Bookshop on the Shore - 11/10/23
H: Hugh Howey - Shift - 10/27/23
A: Ashley Poston - The Princess and the Fangirl - 11/15/23
D: The Dos and Donuts of Love - Adiba Jaigirdar - 12/14/23

5. Rwanda
R: Rachel Lynn Solomon - Weather Girl - 10/17/24
W: When in Rome - Sarah Adams - 5/9/24
A: Anna and the French Kiss - Stephanie Perkins - 11/29/23
N: Name Your Price - Holly James - 7/18/24
D: The Do-Over - Lynn Painter - 1/25/24
A: Ashley Poston - The Seven Year Slip - 12/7/23

6. Somalia
S: Sunsets, Sabbatical & Scandal - Tonya Kappes - 11/8/23
O: One Piece. Omnibus, Vol. 1 - Eiichiro Oda - 7/17/24
M: Meri Allen - Fatal Fudge Swirl - 10/16/23
A: Abby Collette - A Deadly Inside Scoop - 2/26/24
L: Love in Winter Wonderland - Abiola Bello - 12/19/23
I: In Farm's Way - Amanda Flower - 3/29/24
A: Abby Jimenez - The Friend Zone - 4/4/24

7. Ethiopia
E: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone - Benjamin Stevenson - 1/22/24
T: Tonya Kappes - Valleys, Vehicles & Victims - 10/12/23
H: Holly Danvers - Murder at the Lakeside Library - 6/28/24
I: Ill-Fated Fortune - Jennifer J. Chow - 3/31/24
O: One Piece. Omnibus, Vol. 2 - Eiichiro Oda - 8/19/24
P: Polaris Rising - Jessie Mihalik - 9/24/23
I: I Was Born for This - Alice Oseman - 6/18/24
A: Agatha Christie - The Mysterious Affair at Styles - 5/22/24

8. Uganda
U: Undeniably Yours - Heather Webber - 1/31/25
G: Getaway With Murder - Diane Kelly - 11/15/24
A: Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express - 6/4/24
N: No Parm No Foul - Linda Reilly - 10/22/24
D: Duffy Brown - Braking for Bodies - 2/22/24
A: Alexia Gordon - Murder in G Major - 7/3/24

9. Botswana
B: The Bookshop on the Corner - Jenny Colgan - 10/8/23
O: Olivia Dade - All the Feels - 9/24/24
T: Top Secret Twenty-One - Janet Evanovich - 11/2/23
S: Season of Love - Helena Greer - 12/30/23
W: Williams, Denise - The Fastest Way to Fall - 2/12/25
A: Arsenic and Adobo - Mia P. Manansala - 7/13/24
N: A Noodle Shop Mystery #4 - Wonton Terror - Vivien Chien - 8/31/25
A: Angie Thomas - The Hate U Give - 8/21/24

10. Angola
A: Ann Claire - Dead and Gondola 8/31/24
N: A Noodle Shop Mystery #3 - Murder Lo Mein - Vivien Chien - 12/26/24
G: Gone But Not for Garden - Kate Collins - 2/20/25
O: Our Cursed Love - Julie Abe - 10/2/24
L: Love & Gelato - Jenna Evans Welch - 1/10/24
A: Amelia Pine - Killer Brownies - 9/4/24

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African Countries Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from your start date
Sept. 1, 2023-?
62/62

Algeria
Abner, Flora mc Flippin' Out Patti Benning 9/2/23
L Lifeless at the Lighthouse Cindy Bell 9/5/23
Garson, Macy mc Paws for Cause Summer Prescott 9/6/23
Emma-Cold Cutting Murder Emma Ainsley 9/25/23
Read Bet. the Wines Mystery-Murder at the Chocolatier Dani Simms 9/12/23
I The Incorruptible Ivy Jackson and her Dog, Boo 9/16/23
Angela Condos and Corpses Angela K. Ryan 9/4/23

Angola
Avery mc Murder at the Grape Stomp Dani Simms 9/10/23
Norwegian Forest Cat Café Mystery Meow Means Murder Jinty James 9/7/23
Gladys mc-Toes in the Tulips Katherine H. Brown 9/12/23
Ooey Gooey Bakery Rest, Relax, Run for Your Life Katherine H. Brown 9/8/23
Lucy mc-Secrets of a Deadly Antique Cassidy Harlow 9/13/23
Aubrey mc A Case of Poison Problems Lily Rose Lane 9/11/23

Botswana
Barbour Murder in the Mall Mimi Barbour 9/3/23
Olivia mc-Mystery at the Lighthouse Claire Harlow 10/9/23
T Tastes Like Murder Catherine Bruns 9/9/23
S Snapped Shut Murder Emma Ainsley 9/11/23
Word Travels Mystery Murder at the Villa Penny Brooke 9/1/23
Angela mc-Purr Purr Purloin Max Parrott 9/14/23
N Nixed in Nantucket Patti Benning 9/20/23
Alex mc-Stitching Concerns Kathryn Mykel 9/17/23

Chad
Collier, Rue mc-A Slip of Murder Penny Brooke 9/16/23
Helen mc Booked for Murder Maggie Benton 9/14/23
Allen-Baking Up Trouble Gretchen Allen 9/18/23
D Deadly Dining Gwen Taylor Jen Booker 9/14/23

Ethiopia
Emma-Sugar Know Better Emma Ainsley 10/4/23
Tonya-Macchiato Murder Tonya Kappes 9/23/23
H Have Yourself a Deadly Little Christmas Vicki Delany 9/19/23
Ivy mc-Elite Secrets Hazel Smith 10/12/23
Oooey Gooey Bakery Mystery-Pastries, Pies and Poison Katherine H. Brown 9/18/23
Point Fusilli Foul Play Rosie A. Point 9/15/23
I In the Wick of Time Valona Jones 10/17/23
Allen-Cheesy Does It Gretchen Allen 9/26/23

Kenya
Kappes Questions, Quarrels & Quandary 9/13/23
Eileen-Murders of a Feather Eileen Brady 10/4/23
Nancy-Having a Fudgy Christmastime Nancy CoCo 9/21/23
Y in series name-Mayhem Village Mysteries-The Case of the Suspicious Smoke Kate Jach 9/24/23
Abbey mc-Hanging by a Thread Dorothy Howell 9/25/23

Mali
M Movin' Up Patti Benning 9/21/23
Abram, Flora mc-Findin' Out Patti Benning 10/3
L Lavender and Larceny Sue Hollowell 10/2/23
Ivy mc-Murky Murder Hazel Smith 11/7/23

Morroco
Maggie Sugarplums and Murder Maggie Benton 9/22/23
O Overdue or Die Allison Brook 10/10/23
Race-Scares and Dares Lucinda Race 9/30/23
R The Rotelle Ruin Rosie A. Point 10/10/23
O Of Mice and Murder Emily James 10/26/23
C The Case of the Calculated Coma Kate Jach 9/24/23
O'Connell Ginger, mc-Lunchtime Murder Sydney Tate 11/12/23

Niger
Norrie mc Pinot, Red or Dead? J.C. Eaton 9/29/23
Ileana-Yuletide Murder Ileana Munoz Renfroe 12/7/23
Gina mc The Farfalle Fatality Rosie A. Point 9/15/23
Eaton-Pinot, Red or Dead? J.C. Eaton 9/29/23
Rosie-The Conchiglie Catastrophe Rosie A. Point 9/19/23

Zambia
Z in title-Freezin' Up Patti Benning 12/14/23
Antique Bookshop Mystery-Caught on the Book Laura Gail Black 10/3/23
Moss-Case of the Bleus Korina Moss 9/25/23
Benton An Arrow of Murder Maggie Benton 9/22/23
I Irish Milkshake Murder Carlene O'Connor, Peggy Ehrhart, Liz Ireland 12/22/23
A Authors, Arson and Apple Struedel Sharon Michaels 10/5/23

Start: Sept. 1, 2023
End:
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Algeria
A: A Duet of Darkness and Dreams - L.H. Blake ✧✧✧✧✧ 1/23/24
L
G
E: Eve in Overdrive - Faith Gardner ✧✧✧✧ 1/11/24
R
I: Iron Flame - Rebecca Yarros ✧✧✧✧ 1/27/24
A

Angola
A
N
G: The Golden Cage - Camilla Läckberg 🧡🖤🧡🖤 10/2/23
O: Obsidian - Jennifer L. Armentrout 💙💙💙 9/1/23
L
A

Botswana
B: Braineater Jones - Stephen Kozeniewski 🧡🖤🧡 10/11/23
O: One Must Go - Alex Reid ✧✧✧ 1/20/24
T: The Titan's Curse - Rick Riordan 🧡🖤🧡🖤 10/16/23
S: The Steampunk Bible: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Imaginary Airships, Corsets and Goggles, Mad Scientists, and Strange Literature - Jeff VanderMeer 🧡🖤🧡 10/1/23
W: What January Remembers - Faith Gardner ✧✧✧✧✧ 1/7/24
A
N
A

Chad
C: Cinder - Marissa Meyer 🧡🖤🧡🖤 10/2/23
H: How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 🧡🖤 10/13/23
A
D: The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein - Kiersten White 🧡🖤🧡🖤 10/7/23

Ethiopia
E
T
H
I
O
P
I
A

Kenya
K
E
N
Y: You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight - Kalynn Bayron 🧡🖤🧡🖤 10/10/23
A

Mali
M: Mary E. Pearson - Dance of Thieves ❤💚❤💚 12/2/23
A: A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens ❤💚❤💚❤ 12/6/23
L
I

Morocco
M
O
R
O
C: Chris Pauls - Deck Z: The Titanic: Unsinkable. Undead. ❤💚❤ 12/6/23
C
O

Niger
N
I
G
E
R

Zambia
Z
A
M: Marguerite Henry - Justin Morgan Had a Horse ❤💚❤ 12/8/23
B: BadAsstronauts - Grady Hendrix ✧✧✧ 1/2/24
I
A

African Countries Spell Out
Open Ended

1. Algeria
A - Anderson (Mitch), Desire or Defense by Leah Brunner (8/29/23)
L - Love Stung by Brooke St. James (8/30/23)
G - The Gentleman and the Thief by Sarah M. Eden (10/2/23)
E - Eugenie, Soot and Slipper by Kate Stradling (9/3/23)
R - Ronin, Fairest One by Kayla Eshbaugh (8/30/23)
I - Iris Lim, Lady Flora's Fiancé (9/5/23)
A - Amberlee Day, Ten Dates with the Billionaire (9/20/23)

2. Sudan
S - Sweater Weather, The Fall Back Plan by Melanie Jacobson (9/11/23)
U - An Unexpected Proposal by Susan Hatler (10/30/23)
D - Dinard (Simon), Lord Farleigh and Miss Frost by Sally Britton (10/4/23)
A - Abigail Manning, To Shatter A Slipper (10/6/23)
N - Noah Jackson, The Real Fake Fiancé by Sara Jane Woodley (9/14/23)

3. Kenya
K - Kate Stradling, The Heir and the Spare (10/8/23)
E - Emma St. Clair, Just Don't Fall (9/7/23)
N - Night of Secrets by Tara Grayce (9/15/23)
Y - Jennifer Youngblood, The Reckless Warrior (9/3/23)
A - Alexia Allen, When the Smoke Clears by Lynette Eason (10/10/23)

4. Madagascar
M - Melanie Cellier, Voice of Command (10/14/23)
A - Allen (Dominic), When a Heart Stops by Lynette Eason (10/10/23)
D - Driven to Date by Susan Hatler (10/11/23)
A - Annette K. Larsen, To Betray a King (10/17/23)
G - Getting Shipped!, Friendshipped by Savannah Scott (10/24/23)
A - Aviva, To Escape a Wonderland by Cece Louise (11/4/23)
S - The Spoken Mage, Voice of Power by Melanie Cellier (10/13/23)
C - Melanie Cellier, Voice of Life (10/16/23)
A - Aurelia, To Defy a Dream by Mary Mecham (11/5/23)
R - Rob Baldwin, Battleshipped by Savannah Scott (10/30/23)

5. Malawi
M - Melanie Cellier, Crown of Secrets (10/17/23)
A - Aiden, Townshipped by Savannah Scott (11/6/23)
L - Lincoln James, Faking the Fall by Julie Christianson (9/29/23)
A - Absolutely Not in Love by Jenny Proctor (11/9/23)
W - When a Secret Kills by Lynette Eason (10/11/23)
I - Isaiah Joplin, The Black Midnight by Kathleen Y'Barbo (9/12/23)

6. Gabon
G - Jennie Goutet, A Fall from Grace (10/25/23)
A - Ari, The Unlucky Prince by Deborah Grace White (11/15/23)
B - Blackfriars Lane, The Thief of Blackfriars Lane by Michelle Griep (11/8/23)
O - Owen Larrabee, Can't Help Falling by Courtney Walsh (9/18/23)
N - Ashtyn Newbold, The Ace of Hearts (9/19/23)

7. Botswana
B - The Bachelor and the Bride by Sarah M. Eden (11/21/23)
O - Oliver Northcott, A Prior Engagement by Ashtyn Newbold (11/7/23)
T - To Break a Silence by Lydia Mae (11/11/23)
S - The Spoken Mage, Voice of Dominion by Melanie Cellier (10/15/23)
W - Christmas Ranch Rescue by Lynette Eason (12/7/23)
A - Liz Adair, Hidden Spring (11/25/23)
N - Ashtyn Newbold, The Captain's Confidant (9/20/23)
A - Autumn Fairy Tales, Scarlett and the Dark Woods by Mary Mecham (11/30/23)

8. Benin
B - The Bride of Blackfriars Lane by Michelle Griep (11/28/23)
E - Elliot James, Snowed In on Main Street by Kasey Stockton (11/29/23)
N - Ashtyn Newbold, With Love, Louisa (9/23/23)
I - Ivy Jones, Feel the Rhythm by Marie Soleil (9/24/23)
N - Ashtyn Newbold, The Matchmaker's Request (9/25/23)

9. Ghana
G - Gates of Myth and Power, The King's Captive by K.M. Shea (10/26/23)
H - The Hidden Mage, Crown of Danger by Melanie Cellier (10/18/23)
A - Apple Cart County Christmas, Christmas in Dixie by Kaci Lane (12/1/23)
N - Ashtyn Newbold, Lord Blackwell's Promise (9/27/23)
A - Anneka R. Walker, Merry Kismet (12/7/23)

10. Senegal
S - Saffron, Power of Pen and Voice by Melanie Cellier (10/16/23)
E - Sarah M. Eden, The Merchant and the Rogue (10/3/23)
N - Noctus, The King's Queen by K.M. Shea (10/31/23)
E - Easy as Pie by Carina Taylor (10/4/23)
G - Gates of Myth and Power, The King's Shadow by K.M. Shea (10/28/23)
A - Ash Keller, Christmas Blind Date (12/11/23)
L - The Lady and the Highwayman by Sarah M. Eden (9/30/23)

African Spellout
Sept. 1, 2023 - Open

A - Above the East China Sea - Sarah Bird - 9/10/23
L - Long Way Home - Louise Penny - 9/18/23
G - Guys & Dogs - Elaine Fox - 9/20/23
E - Enemy at the Gates - Kyle Mills - 9/9/23
R - Red, White, and Blood - Christopher Farnsworth - 10/7/23
I - Isabella Maldonado - Cipher - 9/26/23
A - After That Night - Karin Slaughter - 9/11/23

S - S.A. Cosby - Blacktop Wasteland - 10/25/23
U
D - Dispatcher - John Scalzi - 10/28/23
A - Ace Atkins - Fallen - 9/6/23
N - Nora Roberts - Hot Ice - 9/17/23


M - My Kind of Christmas - Janet Dailey - 10/20/23
A - Angela Marsons - Stolen Ones - 10/21/23
D - Devil's Cut - J.R. Ward - 10/17/23
A - Arctic Storm Rising - Dale Brown - 10/23/23
G - Good Girl - Lauren Layne - 9/27/23
A
S - Steve Higgs - Kidnapped Bride - 10/26/23
C - Code Red - Kyle Mills - 9/28/23
A
R - James Rollins - Eye of God - 9/21/23

S - Steve Martini - Blood Flag - 10/19/23
E - Enemy Women - Paulette Jiles - 9/12/23
Y - You Don't Own Me - Mary Higgins Clark - 10/2/23
C - C.S. Harris - What Darkness Brings - 10/16/23
H - The Handler - L.T. Ryan - 9/8/23
E - Every Breath You Take - Mary Higgins Clark - 9/24/23
L - Leslie Meier - Turkey Trot Murder - 10/11/23
L - Lisa Scottoline - Everywhere That Mary Went - 9/29/23
E - Elizabeth Peters - Mummy Case - 10/10/23
S - Suddenly One Summer - Julie James - 9/15/23

A
N - Never Let Her Go - Ann Rule - 9/5/23
G - Guilt by Association - Marcia Clark - 10/12/23
O
L - Light of the World - Elizabeth Alexander - 10/1/23
A

C - Cut and Run - Mary Burton - 9/25/23
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A
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G - Elizabeth Goddard - Present Danger - 10/4/23
H
A
N - Nora Roberts - Dark Witch - 10/15/23
A

B - Black Swan of Paris - Karen Robards - 10/13/23
O - Oath of Loyalty - Kyle Mills - 9/5/23
T - Terminal List - Jack Carr - 10/29/23
S - Sex, Lies, and Serious Money - Stuart Woods - 9/3/23
W - Weird Sisters - Eleanor Brown - 9/17/23
A - Arthur Conan Doyle - Sign of the Four - 9/7/23
N - Not the Witch You Wed - April Asher - 10/24/23
A - Adriana Anders - Whiteout - 9/14/23

S - Silent Wife - A.S.A. Harrison - 9/22/23
O - The Other Einstein - Marie Benedict - 10/18/23
U
T - That Old Flame of Mine - J.J. Cook - 9/13/23
H

A
F - Fern Michaels - Vendetta - 9/23/23
R - Robert Dugoni - Her Deadly Game - 10/5/23
I
C
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I - In Deep Voodoo - Stephanie Bond - 10/6/23
V - Victoria Thompson - Murder on Bedford Street - 10/27/23
O - Out of Nowhere - Sandra Brown - 10/3/23
R - R.A. Dick - Ghost and Mrs. Muir - 10/14/23
Y

C - J.J. Cook - Playing with Fire - 10/30/23
O
A
S - Paige Shelton - Winter's End - 10/8/23
T - Tequila Mockingbird - Tim Federle - 10/22/23

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FINISHED!!! African Countries Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from your start Date: September 1, 2023

Object: Spell Out each letter of 5 or 10 African countries from the Wikipedia site below by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

10/10 Countries
58/58 Books

List:

☑️ Chad 4/4
C - Captivated by Steph (Stargazer Springs Ranch 5) Remi Carrington 09/07/23
H - Lana Harper (author) - Payback's a Witch (The Witches of Thistle Grove 1) Lana Harper 09/05/23
A - Avery Flynn (author) - Parental Guidance (Ice Knights 1) 09/08/23
D - Junot Díaz (author) - The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao 09/09/23

☑️ Djibouti 8/8
D - Cara Mia Delgatto (main character) - Cast Away (Cara Mia Delgatto 4) Joanna Campbell Slan 09/11/23
J - Jessica Anya Blau (author) - Mary Jane 09/02/23
I - Ignacia (main character) - Two Words I'd Never Say Again (Never Say Never 3) Remi Carrington 09/06/23
B - Books Can Be Deceiving (Library Lovers Mystery 1) Jenn McKinlay 09/04/23
O - One Guy I'd Never Date (Never Say Never) Remi Carrington 09/02/23
U - Uzma Jalaluddin (author) - Ayesha at Last 10/21/23
T - Three Things I'd Never Do (Never Say Never 1) Remi Carrington 09/01/23
I - Inspired by Mindy (Stargazer Springs Ranch 4) Remi Carrington 09/06/23

☑️ Egypt 5/5
E - An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good Helene Tursten 09/03/23
G - The Girls in the Garden Lisa Jewell 09/07/23
Y - Yellow Wife Sadeqa Johnson 09/16/23
P - Pride and Premeditation (Jane Austen Murder Mystery 1) Tirzah Price 09/06/23
T - Tom Lake Ann Patchett 09/01/23

☑️ Ghana 5/5
G - A Girl's Guide to Moving On Debbie Macomber 09/16/23
H - Helen Haught Fanick (author) - Moonflowers: Book IV of the Moon Mystery Series (Moon Mystery 4) Helen Haught Fanick 09/10/23
A - Elizabeth Acevedo (author) - Family Lore 09/05/23
N - None of This Is True Lisa Jewell 09/22/23
A - All Washed Up (Cara Mia Delgatto 3) Joanna Campbell Slan 09/11/23

☑️ Kenya 5/5
K - Zara Keane (author) - The Postman Always Dies Twice (Movie Club Mysteries 2) 09/14/23
E - An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed (Elderly Lady 2) Helene Tursten 09/04/23
N - Nina Simon (author) - Mother-Daughter Murder Night 09/24/23
Y - Samantha Young (author) - A Cosmic Kind of Love 11/16/23
A - Darcy Albano (main character) - Bear With Me Now Katie Shepard 09/19/23

☑️ Liberia 7/7
L - Lucy by the Sea (Amgash 4) Elizabeth Strout 09/04/23
I - Ice Knights Series - Loud Mouth (Ice Knights 3) Avery Flynn 10/07/23
B - Sandra Balzo (author) - A Cup of Jo (Maggy Thorsen Mystery 6) 09/08/23
E - Louise Erdrich (author) - Future Home of the Living God 10/03/23
R - Rachel (main character) - Walk on the Wilder Side (Wilder Adventures 2) Serena Bell 09/15/23
I - Inheritance Games Series - The Brothers Hawthorne (Inheritance Games 4) Jennifer Lynn Barnes 10/12/23
A - Awk-Weird (Ice Knights 2) Avery Flynn 09/21/23

☑️ Malawi 6/6
M -Marissa Meyer (author) - Cress (Lunar Chronicles 3) 09/07/23
A - Ann Napolitano (author) - Hello Beautiful 10/02/23
L - A Little Wilder (Wilder Adventures 4) Serena Bell 09/18/23
A - Mary Kay Andrews (author) - Bright Lights, Big Christmas 10/05/23
W - Wilder Adventures Series - Make Me Wilder (Wilder Adventures 1) Serena Bell 09/12/23
I - Isle of Man (series) - Aunt Bessie Believes Diana Xarissa 11/13/23

☑️ Senegal 7/7
S - The Soulmate Sally Hepworth 09/10/23
E - Excavations Kate Myers 09/20/23
N - No Strangers Here (County Kerry Mystery 1) Carlene O'Connor 10/10/23
E - Emma Wild (main character) - Death of a Snowman (Emma Wild 3) Harper Lin 09/24/23
G - Guidebook to Murder (A Tourist Trap Mystery 1) Lynn Cahoon 10/05/23
A - Sage Alexander (main character) - Too Beautiful to Break (Clarksons 4) Tessa Bailey 10/15/23
L - Laline Paull (author) - The Bees 09/19/23

☑️ Togo 4/4
T - Too Hot to Handle (The Clarksons 1) Tessa Bailey 09/03/23
O - Colleen Oakley (author) - The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise 09/23/22
G - Beth Greer (main character) - The Book of Cold Cases Simone St. James 10/06/23
O - One Poison Pie (Kitchen Witch Mystery 1) Lynn Cahoon 10/04/23

Tunisia 7/7
T - The 39 Cupcakes (Movie Club Mysteries 4)Zara Keane 09/15/23
U - (Unhoneymooners 1.5) The Honeymoon Crashers Christina Lauren 10/23/23
N - Natalie Vos (main character) - Unfortunately Yours (A Vine Mess 2) Tessa Bailey 10/24/23
I - Isle of Man 3 (series) - Aunt Bessie Considers Diana Xarissa 11/20/23
S - Scarlet (Lunar Chronicles 2) Marissa Meyer 09/01/23
I - It Waits in the Woods (Creature Feature 3) Josh Malerman 11/21/23
A - Ann Pachett (author) - Truth & Beauty Ann Patchett 10/27/23

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa#...

African Countries Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from your start date
65/65
(title, author, MC, series)

A- Adam - Moon Called by Patricia Briggs 7/9 4★
L- Last Chance Cafe by Liz Byrski 6/9 4★
G- Guido - Death in a Strange Country by Donna Leon 25/9 4★
E- A Routine Infidelity by Elizabeth Coleman 4/9 3.5★
R- Cold, Cold Bones by Kathy Reichs 26/9 3.5★
I- Move Your Blooming Corpse by D.E. Ireland 17/9 3.5★
A- Mrs. McGinty's Dead by Agatha Christie 19/9 4★

M- The Radium Girls by Kate Moore 1/9 3★
A- A Girl's Guide to Vampires by Katie MacAlister 27/9 2★
D- Sun, Surf and Murder by D.C. Pitt 3/9 3.5★
E- Exit Strategy by Martha Wells 11/9 4★
I- Ill Wind by Rachel Caine 24/9 3★
R- James Reece - The Terminal List by Jack Carr 5/10 3★
A- At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson 4/10 4★

K- A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey 17/9 4★
E- Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne 14/9 3★
N- Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh 2/9 3.5★
Y- You're Doing it Wrong by Kaz Cooke 16/11 5★
A- The Angry Women's Choir by Meg Bignell 7/10 4★

M- Cross and Burn by Val McDermid 8/10 3★
A- The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom 8/10 2★
L- The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers 15/9 4★
A- A June Betrothal by Lynn Kerstan,Rebecca North,Marissa Edwards,Jeanne Savery,Cynthia Richey,Monette Cummings 14/10 3★
W- Artificial Condition by Martha Wells 9/9 4.5★
I- In Death #9 - Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb 29/9 3.5★

C- Crazy Aunt Purl's Drunk, Divorced, and Covered in Cat Hair by Laurie Perry 16/9 3★
H- High Stakes by Erin McCarthy 12/9 2★
A- Rand Al'thor - The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan 19/10 3★
D- The Duke and I by Julia Quinn 14/9 3★

G- Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind 3/10 4★
A- Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews 22/10 3.5★
B- Carved in Bone by Jefferson Bass 13/10 3★
O- One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie 21/9 4★
N- Network Effect by Martha Wells 12/9 4★

B- Casting Spells by Barbara Bretton 28/10 3★
O- Bad Timing by Nick Oldham 22/10 4★
T- Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome 15/10 3.5★
S- Savage Drift by Emmy Laybourne 14/9 3★
W- Outback by Patricia Wolf 1/10 4★
A- Aviendha - The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan 26/10 3★
N- Nika - Stars Uncharted by S.K. Dunstall 23/9 3.5★
A- Andrew - In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren 27/10 3★

S- Mrs. Pargeter's Pound of Flesh by Simon Brett 5/9 3.5★
O- Miss Drayton's Downfall by Patricia Oliver 28/9 3★
U- Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie 20/10 4★
T- Paper Cage by Tom Baragwanath 15/10 3★
H- Vertigo by Karen Herbert 20/9 3★
A- Alice - One Hot Summer by Kat French 27/10 4★
F- Our Country Christmas by Darry Fraser,Penelope Janu,Fiona Lowe,Eva Scott,Jacquie Underdown 6/10 4★
R- Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells 10/9 4★
I- In Death #10 - Witness in Death by J.D. Robb 30/9 3★
C- Georgette Heyer's Regency England by Teresa Chris 20/10 4★
A- Adam - Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs 8/9 4★

G- The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan 11/10 4★
H- Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center 25/9 2.5★
A- Annabelle - Widow's Web by Ursula Curtiss 28/10 3★
N- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Owning, Raising and Training a Golden Retriever by Nona Bauer 12/10 4★
A- Auditors - Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett 29/10 5★

S- Lord Borin's Secret Love by Regina Scott 22/10 2★
E- Sky on Fire by Emmy Laybourne 14/9 3★
N- No Rest for the Witches by MaryJanice Davidson,Lori Handeland,Cheyenne McCray,Christine Warren 21/10 2★
E- The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan 10/10 3.5★
G- The Unexpected Mrs Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 5/9 4★
A- Angua - Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett 31/10 5★
L- The Telephone Box Library by Rachael Lucas 16/10 4★

Welcome Emeli, Andrea, Kimberly, Tari, Bobbi, Shash, Lynda, Melissa and Catsalive!

8/29/23
Completed: 8/10

I:1, O:1


8. Lesotho
L: Landon, Vance (MC)-Clueless Puckboy-Eden Finley, 6/19/24
E: Every Wrong You Right-JE Parker, 5/22/25
S: Samantha Kade (MC)-Kade-Tijan, 1/29/25
O: Off the Boards-Maia Kinley, 10/19/25
T: Thorn, Archer (MC)-Easton, 6/20/25
H: Hold the Line-Julia Wolf, 10/12/25
O

10. Nigeria
N: NR Walker-To the Moon and Back, 9/10/23
I: Ilya Rozanov (MC) - Heated Rivalry-Rachel Reid, 12/9/25
G: Gates, Maggie-What Saves Us, 3/29/24
E: Ellis, Jeanie (MC)-The Pumpkin Spice Café-Laurie Gilmore, 9/20/24
R: Reiss Hayes (MC)-Prince of the Palisades-Julian Winters, 6/16/24
I
A: Amy Aislin-Star of the Game, 4/10/2


✅1. Algeria
A: Avery, Cath (MC)-Fangirl, Vol. 4: The Manga-Rainbow Rowell, 9/26/24
L: Levi (MC) - Fangirl, Vol. 1: The Manga - Sam Maggs, 9/26/23
G: Gordon, Christie-More Than a Spark, 5/12/25
E: Elsie Silver - Off to the Races, 8/29/23
R: Rainbow Rowell - Fangirl, Vol. 2: The Manga, 11/18/23
I: Ivy Simpson (MC) - Christmas with Saint - J. Sterling, 12/7/23
A: Amie Knight-The Red Zone, 9/21/23

✅2. Morocco
M: Maxwell, Jason (MC)-Road to You-Jaclyn Quinn, 8/1/24
O: Owen Prosser (MC)-Coach Stare Down-Crea Reitan, 8/30/24
R: Rudy Snow (MC) - Get Frosted - Amy Aislin, 12/30/23
O: Outcast-Nicole Sykes, 10/24/24
C: Claremont-Diaz, Alex (MC)-Red, White & Royal Blue-Casey McQuiston, 6/6/24
C: Cerulean Sea #1-The House in the Cerulean Sea-TJ Klune, 7/1/24
O: Oseman, Alice - This Winter, 9/7/23

✅3. Sudan
S: Shooting Stars #1-Fighting to Breathe-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 2/23/24
U: Until Sage-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 1/19/24
D: Davies, Warren (MC)-Next of Kin-Hannah Bonam-Young, 2/16/24
A: Alyssa Martinez (MC)-Kiss To Belong-Anna Doe, 1/7/24
N: Newcomer-Ana Ashley, 1/27/24

✅4. Egypt
E: Egotistical Puckboy-Eden Finley, 1/21/24
G: Gendron, Alice-The Mini ADHD Coach, 1/31/24
Y: Young, Alex (MC)-Sideline Infraction-Emily Silver, 7/2/24
P: Parker, Avery (MC)-Show Me How to Love-Ray Celar, 5/5/24
T: Tucker Andrews (MC)-Already Gone-Kristen Proby, 4/29/24

✅5. Ghana
G: Games We Play #0.5 - Two Truths and a Lyle - DJ Jamison, 10/4/23
H: Hayes, Lane-You, Again, 2/12/24
A: Allan, Kate - You're Smart, Strong and You Got This: Drawings, Affirmations, and Comfort to Help with Anxiety and Depression, 11/13/23
N: Nolan Dugan (MC) - Secret Santa Face-Off - Victoria Denault, 12/1/23
A: Avery, Cath (MC) - Fangirl, Vol. 3: The Manga-Rainbow Rowell, 11/28/23

✅6. Mali
M: Martha Keyes - Solo for the Season, 12/6/23
A: Alice Oseman - Heartstopper: Volume Five, 12/28/23
L: Luna, Julian (MC) - Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun-Jonny Garza Villa, 11/9/23
I: It's a Date - Again-Jeneva Rose, 1/24/24

✅7. Chad
C: Cobi Mayson (MC)-Until Cobi-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 4/20/24
H: Harmony Mayson (MC)-Until Harmony-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 2/18/24
A: Ashley Munoz-Where We Started, 5/25/24
D: Devon D'Agostino (MC)-Breaking Through the Pain-Haven Hadley, 11/21/24

✅9. Senegal
S: Sparrow Falls #1-Fragile Sanctuary-Catherine Cowles, 4/25/25
E: Ellery Wallace (MC)-Something like Love-Piper Rayne, 3/8/24
N: Never Too Far-Abbi Glines, 8/7/24
E: Emily Silver-Roughing the Kicker, 5/15/24
G: Glines, Abbi-Forever Too Far, 8/10/24
A: Abbi Glines-Fallen Too Far, 8/2/24
L: Lind, Samantha-Tristan, 7/28/24

African Countries Spell Out
Duration: August 30- ??

Object: Spell Out each letter of 5 or 10 African countries from the Wikipedia site below by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

1. Niger
N- The Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 31-Nakaba Suzuki 11/1,
I- I Swear Somewhere This Works: Selected Poems 2013-2023-Trista Mateer 9/9
G- The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil A Rún, Volume 5-Nagabe 9/15
E- Emmy- Emmy in the Key of Code-Aimee Lucido 9/19
R- fluid.-Renaada Williams 11/27

2. Sudan
S- Solo Leveling, Vol. 5-Chugong 9/4
U- Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 10: Picnic-Naoki Urasawa 11/13,
D- Denji- Chainsaw Man, Vol. 3: Kill Denji-Tatsuki Fujimoto 11/24,
A- Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 8-Kafka Asagiri 9/2
N- The Seven Deadly Sins Vol. 32-Nakaba Suzuki 11/1

3. Libya
L- Leo- Just Our Luck-Julia Walton 11/22,
I- Iyanu Child of Wonder Volume One-Roye Okupe 9/29
B- Off-Limits Best Friend-Emelia Blair 12/1
Y- Kengan Ashura, vol. 1-Sandrovich Yabako 9/23
A- Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 9-Kafka Asagiri 9/8

4. Egypt
E- Ellie- Starfish-Lisa Fipps 10/13
G- The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil A Rún, Volume 4-Nagabe 9/15,
Y- Cage of Eden, Vol. 2-Yoshinobu Yamada 1/9
P- Parasomnia-Cullen Bunn 8/31
T- The Beginning After the End, Vol. 2-TurtleMe 9/14

5. Mali
M- Meliodas- The Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 33-Nakaba Suzuki 11/3,
A- Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 14: The Shibuya Incident - Right And Wrong-Gege Akutami 10/6
L- Lullabies (Volume 2)-Lang Leav 12/4,
I- Itadori, Yuji- Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 16-Gege Akutami 10/10

6. Togo
T- Chainsaw Man, Vol. 10: A Dog's Feelings-Tatsuki Fujimoto 12/3,
O- Crazy Food Truck, Vol. 3-Rokurou Ogaki 9/23
G- The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, A Rún, Volume 8-Nagabe 9/21
O- The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 10-Kousuke Oono 11/12

7. Chad
C- Chainsaw Man, Vol. 7-Tatsuki Fujimoto 11/27,
H- Doctor Strange, Vol. 5: Secret Empire-Dennis Hopeless 10/2
A- Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, Vol. 2-Haro Aso 11/19,
D- The Patient-Jasper DeWitt 11/17

8. Kenya
K- Kusuo- 斉木楠雄のΨ難 11 Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan 11 -麻生 周一 9/23
E- Fantastic Four: Books of Doom-Ed Brubaker 11/4,
N- The Seven Deadly Sins Vol. 29-Nakaba Suzuki 9/13
Y- Glacias: Issue 1-2-Yaruno 11/30
A- Agatha- The School for Good and Evil-Soman Chainani 11/15

9. Ghana
G- The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, A Rún, Vol. 7-Nagabe 9/21
H- Phoenix Rising-D.J. Hawkins 10/7
A- Prophecy's End: Rise of the Mythix 6-Anh Do 10/21
N- The Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 30-Nakaba Suzuki 9/14,
A- She Was The Storm-Cherie Avritt 11/30

10. Benin
B- Unforseen Daddy-Emelia Blair 12/5
E- Jungle Juice, Vol. 1-Hyeong Eun 10/9
N- The Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 24-Nakaba Suzuki 9/5
I- - Itadori, Yuji- Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 15: The Shibuya Incident - Transformation--Gege Akutami 10/7
N- Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 9: A Nameless Monster-Naoki Urasawa 11/13

African Countries Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from your start date
22/61
1/10

1. Algeria
(view spoiler)[A - - Murder at the Mansion by Alison Golden 9/8 3.5⭐
L - Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York 9/12 4⭐
G - The Golden Enclaves 9/10 4.5⭐
E - Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich 9/11 4⭐
R - The Raven Boys 9/2 4⭐
I - The Inheritance Games 9/23 5⭐
A - The Last Word by Taylor Adams 9/20 4⭐
(hide spoiler)]

2. Madeira
(view spoiler)[M
A
D - Death at the Café 9/5 3.5⭐
E
I
R
A
(hide spoiler)]

3. Kenya
(view spoiler)[ K - Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 9/1 5⭐
E
N
Y
A
(hide spoiler)]

4. Malawi
(view spoiler)[M - My Sister's Keeper 9/15 5⭐
A
L - Lost and Found 9/19 3.5⭐
A
W
I
(hide spoiler)]

5. Chad
(view spoiler)[C - Cassandra in Reverse 9/9 5⭐
H
A
D - Divine Rivals 9/24 4.5⭐
(hide spoiler)]

6. Gabon
(view spoiler)[G
A
B - Breaking Silence 9/1 4.5⭐
O - One for the Money 9/3 5⭐
N
(hide spoiler)]

7. Botswana
(view spoiler)[B - Before Your Memory Fades 9/21 4⭐
O - The Only Survivors 9/4 4⭐
T - The Thursday Murder Club 9/1 4.5⭐
S - Seize the Day 9/14 3.5⭐
W - Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington 9/13 4⭐
A
N - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng 9/22 4.5⭐
A
(hide spoiler)]

8. Namibia
N
A
M - The Marlow Murder Club 9/16 4⭐
I
B
I
A

9. Ghana
10. Senegal

African Countries Spell Out

1) Algeria
2) Chad
3) Gabon
4) Ghana
5) Senegal
6) Sudan
7) Malawi
8) Rwanda
9) Angola
10) Benin

Welcome Katelyn, Grace, Christene and Katrina!

African Countries Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from your start date

Object: Spell Out each letter of 5 or 10 African countries from the Wikipedia site below by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

1. Algeria
A - Anthony Doerr; Cloud Cuckoo Land 9/20/23 (Author)
L -
G - GuRu by RuPaul 9/27/23 (Title)
E - Elliot Page; Pageboy: A Memoir 10/12/23 (Author)
R - Reichs, Kathy; Death du Jour 11/3/23 (Author)
I -
A - Ariana Nash; Twisted Pretty Things 10/5/23 (Author)

✔️2. Egypt
E - Emily Tesh; Silver in the Wood 11/18/23 (Author)
G - Grady Hendrix; How to Sell a Haunted House 10/23/23 (Author)
Y - The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon 11/17/23 (Title)
P - Predator by Patricia Cornwell 9/6/23 (Title)
T - Thomas Harris; Hannibal 10/19/23 (Author)

3. Eritrea
E - Elton John; Me 12/8/23 (Author)
R - Rosie A. Point; Slice of Murder 11/6/23 (Author)
I -
T - Taylor Jenkins Reid; Daisy Jones & The Six 12/10/23 (Author)
R - Rick Riordan; The Sea of Monsters 12/2/23 (Author)
I -
A - All Systems Red by Martha Wells 10/12/23 (Title)

4. Mauritius
M - Michael Jan Friedman; Planet X 9/9/23 (Author)
A - Artificial Condition by Martha Wells 10/19/23 (Title)
U - Un Lun Dun by China Miéville 12/31/23 (Title)
R - Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells 12/14/23 (Title)
I -
T - Thomas Olde Heuvelt; Hex 1/17/24 (Author)
I -
U -
S - The Summer House by Cristina Henríquez 9/16/23 (Title)

5. Somalia
S - Stephen King; Fairy Tale 10/2/23 (Author)
O - One for the Money by Janet Evanovich 9/16/23 (Title)
M - Mona Marple; Don't Taco 'Bout Murder 9/27/23 (Author)
A - A.J. Sherwood; Jon's Downright Ridiculous Shooting Case 12/24/23 (Author)
L - The Lightning-Struck Heart by T.J. Klune 11/20/23 (Title)
I -
A - Alice Winters; A Villain for Christmas 2/7/24 (Author)

6. Angola
A -
N - Nesbø, Jo; Knife 9/27/23 (Author)
G - Give Up the Ghost by Jenn Burke 10/29/23 (Title)
O - Ocker, J.W.; Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items 10/4/23 (Author)
L -
A -

7. Gabon
G - Gwendolyn Zepeda; Houston Noir 1/27/24 (Editor)
A -
B - Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell 9/15/23 (Title)
O -
N - New Orleans Vampires: History and Legend by Marita Woywod Crandle 10/24/23 (Title)

8. Eswatini
E - Evie Woods; The Lost Bookshop 12/16/23 (Author)
S - Summer Knight by Jim Butcher 10/28/23 (Title)
W - Wells, Martha; Exit Strategy 12/20/23 (Author)
A -
T - Troy by Stephen Fry 1/19/24 (Title)
I -
N - Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw 9/21/23 (Title)
I -

9. Liberia
L -
I -
B - Brendan Slocumb; The Violin Conspiracy 11/29/23 (Author)
E - Emily St. John Mandel; Sea of Tranquility 12/26/23 (Author)
R - Rollins, James; Sandstorm 1/23/24 (Author)
I -
A -

10. Senegal
S - Starter Villain by John Scalzi 11/10/23 (Title)
E -
N -
E -
G -
A -
L - The Last Interview - David Bowie: The Last Interview and Other Conversations by David Bowie 12/3/23 (Series)

Welcome Daniel!

African Countries Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from your start date
Sept. 1, 2023-?

1. Libya
L -
I -
B -
Y -
A -

2. Egypt
E -
G -
Y -
P -
T -

3. Sudan
S -
U -
D -
A -
N -

4. Benin
B -
E -
N -
I -
N -

5. Namibia
N -
A -
M -
I -
B -
I -
A -

6. Congo
C -
O -
N -
G -
O -

7. Mali
M -
A -
L -
I -

8. Kenya
K -
E -
N -
Y -
A -

9. Togo
T -
O -
G -
O -

10. Chad
C -
H -
A -
D -

Welcome Dita!

African Countries Spell Out

Start Date: September 1, 2023
End Date: November 30, 2023

READ: 10/10

1. Algeria
A - Spells for Forgetting - Adrienne Young 9/2
L - For Whom the Book Tolls - Laura Gail Black 9/10
G - You Are Not Alone - Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen 9/4
E - The Last Remains - Elly Griffiths 9/3
R - Frozen Tides - Morgan Rhodes 9/9
I - Sweep with Me - Ilona Andrews 10/10
A - Murder in the Book Lover's Loft - Ellery Adams 9/8

2. Angola
A - The Alpha - Dannika Dark 9/10
N - Cherish Hard - Nalini Singh 9/5
G - You'd Be Home Now - Kathleen Glasgow 9/24
O - The September House - Carissa Orlando 11/6
L - Fragile - Lisa Unger 9/19
A - Birder, She Wrote - Donna Andrews 9/30

3. Botswana
B - Flea Market Magic - Bella Falls 9/2
O - {Otto] Night of the Witch - Sara Raasch & Beth Revis 10/14
T - Forced to Flee - Terri Reed 9/17
S - Just Haven't Met You Yet - Sophie Cousens 9/9
W - The Witch Collector - Charissa Weaks 9/1
A - Choosing Theo - Victoria Aveline 10/18
N - No Good Tea Goes Unpunished - Bree Baker 9/29
A - The Librarian of Crooked Lane - C.J. Archer 10/25

4. Chad
C - Fire Bound - Christine Feehan 9/18
H - Hell House - Richard Matheson 9/20
A - The Girl the Sea Gave Back - Adrienne Young 10/4
D - The Vow - Dannika Dark 9/7

5. Egypt
E - Earth Bound - Christine Feehan 9/15
G - Gone with the Whisker - Laurie Cass 10/15
Y - You Betrayed Me - Lisa Jackson 9/5
P - Pumpkin Spice Peril - Jenn McKinlay 9/3
T - A Queen of Thieves & Chaos - K.A. Tucker 9/26

6. Eritrea
E - Unnatural Causes - Dawn Eastman 10/11
R - Cold Blooded Liar - Karen Rose 9/13
I - Ice Like Fire - Sara Raasch 10/20
T - The Toybox - Charly Cox 10/12
R - Under the Never Sky - Veronica Rossi 9/16
I - Imaginary Numbers - Seanan McGuire 10/25
A - Aftershock - Andrew Vachss 10/27

7. Namibia
N - Never Lie - Freida McFadden 10/2
A - Viking Warrior Rising - Asa Maria Bradley 11/17
M - Malice House - Megan Shepherd 10/5
I - A Catered Thanksgiving - Isis Crawford 11/20
B - Benyu Born of Ash - Katie Feavel 9/23
I - Intimate Enemies - Shana Abe 11/23
A - Abounding Might - Melissa McShane 11/22

8. Gabon
G - Death Knells and Wedding Bells - Eva Gates 10/22
A - The Bone Shard Daughter - Andrea Stewart 10/28
B - The Burning Sky - Sherry Thomas 10/15
O - Other Birds - Sarah Addison Allen 10/12
N - Never Whistle at Night - Shane Hawk 10/2

9. Kenya
K - The Book of Fire - Marjorie Kellogg 10/1
E - Uncharted - Erin Cashman 10/22
N - Night of the Witch - Sara Raasch & Beth Revis 10/14
Y - Southern Sass and Killer Cravings - Kate Young 9/6
A - [Aaron Falk #1] Force of Nature - Jane Harper 11/4

10. Senegal
S - You Say It First - Susan Mallery 9/28
E - Spells & Shelves - Elle Adams 11/29
N - Rebel Hard - Nalini Singh 10/31
E - A Merciful Secret - Kendra Elliot 11/26
G - Grave Witch - Kalayna Price 11/3
A - Spotted at the Cemetery - Addison Moore & Bellamy Bloom 11/27
L - Ledge - Stacey McEwan 10/9

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Welcome Barbara!

I do everything so I am doing all the names...

African Countries Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from your start date
75/75

1) Algeria
A All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris read 9/7/2023
L The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis read 9/23/2023
G Swan Dive: The Making of a Rogue Ballerina by Georgina Pazcoguin read 9/3/2023
E Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel read 9/10/2023
R Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie read 9/18/2023
I I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez read 9/8/2023
A Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart read 9/12/2023

2) Canary Islands
C Sweet and Deadly by Charlaine Harris read 9/8/2023
A America's First Daughter by Stephanie Dray read 9/17/2023
N Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton read 9/6/2023
A Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone by Kat Rosenfield read 9/20/2023
R God Save the Child by Robert B. Parker read 9/23/2023
Y You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks read 9/4/2023

I In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner read 9/12/2023
S Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg read 9/5/2023
L We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver read 9/26/2023
A Adventure, Abduction, & Arrest by Tonya Kappes read 9/22/2023
N The Twin by Natasha Preston read 9/28/2023
D Death on Demand by Carolyn G. Hart read 9/10/2023
S Saving Noah by Lucinda Berry read 9/8/2023

3) Pelagie Islands
P The Godwulf Manuscript by Robert B. Parker read 9/23/2023
E The Tsarina's Daughter by Carolly Erickson read 9/11/2023
L Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty read 9/27/2023
A The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand read 10/8/2023
G Schooled in Murder by Brenda Gayle read 9/11/2023
I The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas read 9/19/2023
E The Favored Queen by Carolly Erickson read 9/11/2023

I The Illustrated History of the Kings & Queens of Britain by Charles Phillips read 10/18/2023
S The Witch Hunter by Max Seeck read 9/9/2023
L Lady Friday by Garth Nix read 9/29/2023
A A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid read 10/9/2023
N No Sex Please, I'm Menopausal! by Stevie Turner read 10/7/2023
D Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury read 9/24/2023
S The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd read 9/22/2023

4) Ceuta
C A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain read 9/25/2023
E Thanksgiving by Janet Evanovich read 9/13/2023
U Upgrade by Blake Crouch read 1/14/2024
T Rangers, RVs, & Revenge by Tonya Kappes read 9/28/2023
A Brilliant Devices by Shelley Adina read 10/10/2023

5) Egypt
E The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon read 10/6/2023
G Goddess of the Sea by P.C. Cast read 10/17/2023
Y You Must Remember This by Kat Rosenfield read 9/25/2023
P Pagan Spring by G.M. Malliet read 11/8/2023
T Campfires, Courage, & Convicts by Tonya Kappes read 9/29/2023

6) Libya
L The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi read 10/7/2023
I The Irish Civil War: Law, Execution and Atrocity by Sean Enright read 10/29/2023
B The Mothers by Brit Bennett read 9/4/2023
Y Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts, and Fake News by Kevin Young read 11/27/2023
A A Lady of Resources by Shelley Adina read 10/10/2023

7) Madeira
M Just Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane read 9/6/2023
A A Lady of Spirit by Shelley Adina read 10/12/2023
D Life in Medieval Ireland: Witches, Spies and Stockholm Syndrome by Finbar Dwyer read 10/28/2023
E Beach Read by Emily Henry read 10/9/2023
I The Institute by Stephen King read 11/6/2023
R Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury read 9/24/2023
A Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities by Amy Stewart read 10/20/2023

8) Melilla
M Kiss of Steel by Bec McMaster read 10/1/2023
E Sandy Hook by Elizabeth Williamson read 10/30/2023
L Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge read 10/19/2023
I Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West by Raymond Ibrahim read 11/29/2023
L Lock Every Door by Riley Sager read 10/26/2023
L Linger by Maggie Stiefvater read 11/5/2023
A A Lady of Integrity by Shelley Adina read 10/21/2023

9) Morocco
M Heart of Iron by Bec McMaster read 10/3/2023
O Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout read 10/7/2023
R What Was Mine by Helen Klein Ross read 9/26/2023
O Of Silk and Steam by Bec McMaster read 11/3/2023
C Cloche and Dagger by Jenn McKinlay read 9/27/2023
C The Witching on the Wall by Constance Barker read 10/11/2023
O The Eye Of The Elephant: An Epic Adventure in the African Wilderness by Delia Owens and Mark Owens read 11/9/2023

10) Sudan
S A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult read 10/8/2023
U Unlucky 13 by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro read 1/18/2024
D Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor read 11/1/2023
A American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee by Karen Abbott read 11/25/2023
N NOS4A2 by Joe Hill read 10/26/2023

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11) Tunisia
T Trapping, Turkeys, & Thanksgiving by Tonya Kappes read 9/30/2023
U The Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen Hawking read 1/23/2024
N The Sinister Booksellers of Bath by Garth Nix read 11/19/2023
I The Child in Time by Ian McEwan read 12/12/2023
S Sushi for Beginners by Marian Keyes read 10/17/2023
I Island of the Mad by Laurie R. King read 1/4/2024
A The Celts: search for a civilization by Alice Roberts read 10/22/2023

12) Western Sahara
W The Woman Who Died a Lot by Jasper Fforde read 9/7/2023
E The Engineer Wore Venetian Red by Shelley Adina read 11/22/2023
S Scarface and the Untouchable: Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the Battle for Chicago by Max Allan Collins and A. Brad Schwartz read 10/25/2023
T The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton read 10/30/2023
E Engleby by Sebastian Faulks read 12/9/2023
R Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Charlie Bucket Book 1 by Roald Dahl read 12/16/2023
N Conviction: The Murder Trial That Powered Thurgood Marshall's Fight for Civil Rights by Denver Nicks read 12/7/2023

S Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe read 11/11/2023
A Grace O'Malley: The Biography of Ireland's Pirate Queen 1530–1603 with a Forward by Mary McAleese by Anne Chambers read 10/24/2023
H The How and the Why by Cynthia Hand read 11/21/2023
A Angelology by Danielle Trussoni read 11/7/2023
R Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs read 1/1/2024
A The Art Thief by Michael Finkel read 11/10/2023

13) Burundi
B Watch by Keith Buckley read 10/9/2023
U Unspeakable Things by Jess Lourey read 2/27/2024
R Hollow City by Ransom Riggs read 1/2/2024
U The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman read 2/29/2024
N Nights of Rain and Stars by Maeve Binchy read 12/17/2023
D A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard read 12/16/2023
I Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro read 1/11/2024

14) Comoros
C Graceling by Kristin Cashore read 10/18/2023
O Lafayette by Olivier Bernier read 11/19/2023
M The Clockwork Menace by Bec McMaster read 10/29/2023
P Pirate King by Laurie R. King read 12/10/2023
R Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs read 1/12/2024
O The Cry of the Kalahari by Mark Owens and Delia Owens by 11/26/2023
S A Perfectly Good Family by Lionel Shriver read 11/30/2023

15) Djibouti
D Dreaming Spies by Laurie R. King read 12/20/2023
J Lemon Tart by Josi S. Kilpack read 9/3/2023
I The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street by Susan Jane Gilman read 2/16/2024
B Medusa: The Girl Behind the Myth by Jessie Burton read 10/19/2023
O A Killing in Amish Country: Sex, Betrayal, and a Cold-Blooded Murder by Gregg Olsen read 11/28/2023
U An Unexplained Death: The True Story of a Body at the Belvedere by Mikita Brottman read 4/4/2024
T Trigger Points: Inside the Mission to Stop Mass Shootings in America by Mark Follman read 11/4/2023
I The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro read 2/17/2024

16) Eritrea
E Gray Day: My Undercover Mission to Expose America's First Cyber Spy by Eric O'Neill read 12/15/2023
R The Einstein Prophecy by Robert Masello read 1/26/2024
I A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro read 2/18/2024
T The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson read 11/10/2023
R A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs read 1/28/2024
E Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe read 12/30/2023
A A Gentleman of Means by Shelley Adina read 11/12/2023

17) Ethiopia
E Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot read 1/1/2024
T Women Talking by Miriam Toews read 11/19/2023
H My Contrary Mary by Cynthia Hand , Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows read 11/30/2023
I The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro read 2/19/2024
O O Jerusalem by Laurie R. King read 12/2/2023
P Page by Tamora Pierce read 12/10/2023
I If Fried Chicken Could Fly by Paige Shelton read 2/25/2024
A Devices Brightly Shining by Shelley Adina read 11/12/2023

18) Kenya
K A Letter of Mary by Laurie R. King read 11/26/2023
E The End of Alice by A.M. Homes read 1/12/2024
N The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose read 1/22/2024
Y Uncultured: A Memoir by Daniella Mestyanek Young read 2/26/2024
A Fields of Air by Shelley Adina read 11/13/2023

19) Madagascar
M Forged by Desire by Bec McMaster read 11/2/2023
A Fields of Iron by Shelley Adina read 11/14/2023
D Aunt Bessie Enjoys by Diana Xarissa read 1/5/2024
A Fields of Gold by Shelley Adina read 11/14/2023
G Gem of a Ghost by Sue Ann Jaffarian read 11/21/2023
A The Bride Wore Constant White by Shelley Adina read 11/14/2023
S Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital by Sheri Fink read 12/10/2023
C When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt by Kara Cooney read 11/10/2023
A Magnificent Devices: Manor House Quartet by Shelley Adina read 11/15/2023
R Riviera Gold by Laurie R. King read 1/7/2024

20) Malawi
M A Monstrous Regiment of Women by Laurie R. King read 11/24/2023
A The Dancer Wore Opera Rose by Shelley Adina read 11/18/2023
L The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King read 11/23/2023
A The Matchmaker Wore Mars Yellow by Shelley Adina read 11/22/2023
W The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum read 12/17/2023
I When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro read 3/30/2024

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21) Mauritius
M The Moor by Laurie R. King read 11/28/2023
A Henry VIII: The King and His Court by Alison Weir read 12/29/2023
U An Expert in Murder by Nicola Upson read 5/13/2024
R The Desolations of Devil's Acre by Ransom Riggs read 1/30/2024
I The End: The Defiance and Destruction of Hitler's Germany 1944-45 by Ian Kershaw read 4/1/2024
T Thanksgiving by the Sea by Kathi Daley read 1/23/2024
I The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II by Iris Chang read 4/20/2024
U Angel with Two Faces by Nicola Upson read 5/15/2024
S The Lorax by Dr. Seuss read 12/11/2023

22) Mayotte
M Middlegame by Seanan McGuire read 12/18/2023
A The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden read 12/30/2023
Y A Murder of Crows by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett read 4/15/2024
O The One by John Marrs read 1/23/2024
T This Is How I Lied by Heather Gudenkauf read 1/27/2024
T The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides read 2/9/2024
E This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub read 1/13/2024

23) Mozambique
M The Murder of Mary Russell by Laurie R. King read 12/26/2023
O Jawbone by Mónica Ojeda read 2/28/2024
Z The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón read 4/14/2024
A Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume read 1/2/2024
M The Glass Lake by Maeve Binchy read 1/15/2024
B My Lady Quicksilver by Bec McMaster read 10/29/2023
I A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende read 4/26/2024
Q Six Feet Deep Dish by Mindy Quigley read 12/30/2023
U Two for Sorrow by Nicola Upson read 5/24/2024
E Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel read 1/18/2024

24) Reunion
R The Conference of the Birds by Ransom Riggs read 1/29/2024
E Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel read 1/18/2024
U Fear in the Sunlight by Nicola Upson read 6/10/2024
N No Nest for the Wicket by Donna Andrews read 1/24/2024
I I, Robot by Isaac Asimov read 5/10/2024
O Ender in Exile by Orson Scott Card read 3/22/2024
N The Maid by Nita Prose read 2/22/2024

25) Rwanda
R Run, Rose, Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson read 1/30/2024
W We Two: Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals by Gillian Gill read 2/12/2024
A Aunt Bessie Finds by Diana Xarissa read 1/9/2024
N The 19th Christmas by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro read 2/27/2024
D Secrets by the Sea by Kathi Daley read 1/16/2024
A Anne of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery read 2/2/2024

26) Seychelles
S Seasonal Fears by Seanan McGuire read 12/28/2023
E Borrower of the Night by Elizabeth Peters read 2/4/2024
Y Younger Than Springtime by Andrew M. Greeley read 4/21/2024
C Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan read 1/6/2024
H Homecoming by the Sea by Kathi Daley read 1/15/2024
E Street of the Five Moons by Elizabeth Peters read 2/4/2024
L Justice Hall by Laurie R. King read 12/3/2023
L The Game by Laurie R. King read 12/3/2023
E Silhouette in Scarlet by Elizabeth Peters read 2/4/2024
S Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan by 12/30/2023

27) Somalia
SForever by Maggie Stiefvater read 1/13/2024
O The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman read 4/13/2024
M Death of a Snob by M.C. Beaton read 1/31/2024
A The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman read 2/6/2024
L Locked Rooms by Laurie R. King read 12/4/2023
I I, Coriander by Sally Gardner read 5/13/2024
A All Natural Murder by Staci McLaughlin read 3/1/2024

28) Somaliland
S The Dog Who Knew Too Much by Spencer Quinn read 1/29/2024
O The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman read 4/24/2024
M Death of a Prankster by M.C. Beaton read 2/20/2024
A The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman read 3/5/2024
L The Language of Bees by Laurie R. King read 12/5/2023
I The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See read 5/29/2024
L The God of the Hive by Laurie R. King read 12/6/2023
A Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor by Andrew Lownie read 3/24/2024
N The Women of Rothschild: The Untold Story of the World's Most Famous Dynasty by Natalie Livingstone read 3/31/2024
D Missing by the Sea by Kathi Daley read 1/17/2024

29) South Sudan
S 16th Seduction by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro read 1/31/2024
O The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman read 4/25/2024
U The Royal Ghosts by Samrat Upadhyay read 6/23/2024
T The Secret History by Donna Tartt read 2/20/2024
H A Healthy Homicide by Staci McLaughlin read 3/6/2024

S The 17th Shooter by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro read 1/31/2024
U Underground Airlines by Ben H. Winters read 6/24/2024
D Betrayal by the Sea by Kathi Daley read 1/19/2024
A Churchill: Walking with Destiny by Andrew Roberts read 3/26/2024
N The Nature of Life and Death: Every Body Leaves a Trace by Patricia Wiltshire read 4/6/2024

30) Tanzania
T The Tea Planter's Wife by Dinah Jefferies read 2/27/2024
A Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie read 4/5/2024
N Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon read 4/24/2024
Z The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón read 4/23/2024
A Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie read 4/5/2024
N The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli read 4/29/2024
I Row for Freedom: Crossing an Ocean in Search of Hope by Julia Immonen read 6/9/2024
A Empress Orchid by Anchee Min read 4/9/2024

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31) Uganda
U The Death of Lucy Kyte by Nicola Upson read 6/28/2024
G Garment of Shadows by Laurie R. King read 12/13/2023
A Aunt Bessie Goes by Diana Xarissa read 4/10/2024
N Died in the Wool by Ngaio Marsh read 5/9/2024
D A Dedicated Man by Peter Robinson read 2/5/2024
A The Marsh Madness by Victoria Abbott read 4/25/2024

32) Zambia
Z The Zurich Conspiracy by Bernadette Calonego read 10/29/2024
A Recipes for Love and Murder by Sally Andrew read 4/28/2024
M Going Organic Can Kill You by Staci McLaughlin read 2/25/2024
B Death of a Greedy Woman by M.C. Beaton read 2/21/2024
I Waking Up White: And Finding Myself in the Story of Race by Debby Irving read 6/11/2024
A The Satanic Mechanic by Sally Andrew read 5/2/2024

33) Zimbabwe
Z Highland Burn by Victoria Zak read 11/14/2024
I Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb read 6/15/2024
M The Marsh King's Daughter by Karen Dionne read 3/1/2024
B Bloody Mary by J.A. Konrath read 3/8/2024
A South of Little Rock by George Rollie Adams read 5/5/2024
B Back to School Murder by Leslie Meier read 3/12/2024
W Shadow Born by Jasmine Walt and Rebecca Hamilton read 3/5/2024
E The 18th Abduction by James Patterson read 2/9/2024

34) Angola
A The Makers of History: Mary Queen of Scots by Jacob Abbott read 5/27/2024
N Night Train to Lisbon by Pascal Mercier read 6/4/2024
G Legacy of Darkness by Jane Godman read 1/14/2024
O Earth Unaware by Orson Scott Card read 5/30/2024
L Castle Shade by Laurie R. King read 1/10/2024
A The Fury by Alex Michaelides read 6/3/2024

35) Cameroon
C Cherry Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke read 1/20/2024
A The Last Necromancer by C.J. Archer read 6/8/2024
M Green Living Can Be Deadly by Staci McLaughlin read 3/3/2024
E The Camelot Caper by Elizabeth Peters read 2/10/2024
R Gallows View by Peter Robinson read 2/5/2024
O My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk read 6/14/2024
O The Obituary Writer by Ann Hood read 6/19/2024
N Naked in Death by J.D. Robb read 6/5/2024

36) Central African Republic
C Carrot Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke read 1/21/2024
E The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman read 3/5/2024
N The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai read 6/12/2024
T Tippy Toe Murder by Leslie Meier read 3/10/2024
R The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by William L. Shirer read 3/30/2024
A Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman read 7/3/2024
L The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott read 3/4/2024

A Arresting God In Kathmandu by Samrat Upadhyay read 7/9/2024
F Key Lime Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke read 1/21/2024
R Rainbow Valley by L.M. Montgomery read 4/1/2024
I In Light of All Darkness by Kim Cross read 9/15/2024
C Cream Puff Murder by Joanne Fluke read 1/21/2024
A Ashes to Dust by Yrsa Sigurdardottir read 7/12/2024
N The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi read 7/11/2024

R The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley read 4/10/2024
E Do I Know You? by Emily Wibberley read 3/6/2024
P 14th Deadly Sin by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro read 1/20/2024
U London Rain by Nicola Upson read 6/29/2024
B Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin by Timothy Snyder read 3/23/2024
L The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell read 3/5/2024
I The Ice Coven by Max Seeck read 9/17/2024
C Christmas by the Sea by Kathi Daley read 2/6/2024

37) Chad
C Charlotte & Leopold: The True Story of The Original People's Princess by James Chambers read 2/11/2024
H The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo read 3/14/2024
A First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston read 8/15/2024
D Dirty Thirty by Janet Evanovich read 2/6/2024

38) Republic of The Congo
R The Storm Sister by Lucinda Riley read 4/11/2024
E Echoes in the Darkness by Jane Godman read 3/10/2024
P Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke read 1/20/2024
U First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers by Loung Ung read 7/2/2024
B Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace read 4/3/2024
L Mistletoe Murder by Leslie Meier read 3/9/2024
I Eva Luna by Isabel Allende read 9/30/2024
C The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg read 2/24/2024

O One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware read 8/12/2024
F Plum Pudding Murder by Joanne Fluke read 1/22/2024

T Trick or Treat Murder by Leslie Meier read 3/10/2024
H The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris read 3/18/2024
E Elementary, She Read by Vicki Delany read 3/14/2024

C The Compton Cowboys: The New Generation of Cowboys in America's Urban Heartland by Walter Thompson-Hernández read 3/13/2024
O Orca: The Whale Called Killer by Erich Hoyt read 8/24/2024
N Nine Lessons by Nicola Upson read 7/21/2024
G Death by Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake by Sarah Graves read 2/9/2024
O Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens by Steve Olson read 10/4/2024

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39) Democratic Republic of the Congo
D Death by Chocolate Frosted Doughnut by Sarah Graves read 2/23/2024
E Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson read 3/18/2024
M Public Anchovy #1: A Deep Dish Mystery by Mindy Quigley read 4/17/2024
O One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie read 10/11/2024
C Goddess of Spring by P.C. Cast read 3/20/2024
R The Shadow Sister by Lucinda Riley read 4/12/2024
A The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden read 8/28/2024
T The Daughter of Auschwitz: A Memoir by Tova Friedman and Malcolm Brabant read 3/27/2024
I I Miss You When I Blink: Essays by Mary Laura Philpott read 10/9/2024
C Goddess of Light by P.C. Cast read 3/21/2024

R Signora Da Vinci by Robin Maxwell read 5/4/2024
E Smoke Mountain by Erin Hunter read 4/8/2024
P A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman read 3/7/2024
U Sorry for the Dead by Nicola Upson read 9/1/2024
B Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate read 4/7/2024
L Heinrich Himmler by Peter Longerich read 3/20/2024
I The Insatiable Volt Sisters by Rachel Eve Moulton read 10/16/2024
C Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell read 3/27/2024

O Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman read 10/28/2024
F 15th Affair by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro read 1/30/2024

T Twelve Slays of Christmas by Jacqueline Frost read 4/6/2024
H Holly by Stephen King read 4/20/2024
E Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas read 5/4/2024

C The First Man in Rome by Colleen McCullough read 4/19/2024
O One Second After by William R. Forstchen read 10/29/2024
N A Beautiful Mind: The Life of Mathematical Genius and Novel Laureate John Nash by Sylvia Nasar read 8/26/2024
G Death by Chocolate Snickerdoodle by Sarah Graves read 2/21/2024
O Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older read 11/7/2024

40) Equatorial Guinea
E You Are One of Them by Elliott Holt read 5/14/2024
Q Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust by Mindy Quigley read 12/31/2023
U The Dead of Winter by Nicola Upson read 9/2/2024
A Absolute Monarchs: A History of the Papacy by John Julius Norwich read 9/8/2024
T The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare read 4/12/2024
O Shadowhouse Fall by Daniel José Older read 11/9/2024
R Getting Old Is Murder by Rita Lakin read 5/25/2024
I The Iron King by Julie Kagawa read 10/23/2024
A All That Is Wicked: A Gilded-Age Story of Murder and the Race to Decode the Criminal Mind by Kate Winkler Dawson read 9/11/2024
L The Last Secret of the Secret Annex: The Untold Story of Anne Frank, Her Silent Protector, and a Family Betrayal by Joop van Wijk-Voskuijl and Jeroen de Bruyn read 3/26/2024

G Goebbels: A Biography by Peter Longerich read 3/17/2024
U Dear Little Corpses by Nicola Upson read 9/3/2024
I It by Stephen King read 10/25/2024
N Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships by Nina Totenberg read 9/17/2024
E The Piano Teacher by Elfriede Jelinek read 5/30/2024
A Lindbergh by A. Scott Berg read 9/15/2024

41) Gabon
G Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw read 4/10/2024
A Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail by Andrea Lankford read 9/18/2024
B Bad Monkey by Carl Hiaasen read 5/3/2024
O Shadowshaper Legacy by Daniel José Older read 11/11/2024
N The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander read 10/30/2024

42) Sao Tome and Principe
S Death by Chocolate Malted Milkshake by Sarah Graves read 2/14/2024
A Aurora: The Psychiatrist Who Treated the Movie Theater Killer Tells Her Story by Lynne Fenton read 9/19/2024
O A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki read 11/20/2024

T You're a Mean One, Matthew Prince by Timothy Janovsky read 5/6/2024
O The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake read 11/30/2024
M The Mahé Circle by Georges Simenon read 5/6/2024
E The Waste Land and Other Poems by T.S. Eliot read 5/31/2024

A Among the Bros: A Fraternity Crime Story by Max Marshall read 9/24/2024
N The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman read 11/17/2024
D Death by Chocolate Frosted Doughnut by Sarah Graves read 2/23/2024

P The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore read 4/13/2024
R Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling read 6/8/2024
I The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa read 10/27/2024
N Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng read 12/5/2024
C The Great Divide by Cristina Henríquez read 44/26/2024
I The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa read 10/29/2024
P The Pearl Sister by Lucinda Riley read 4/27/2024
E Written Off by E.J. Copperman read 6/13/2024

43) Botswana
B People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks read 5/7/2024
O One Plus One by Jojo Moyes read 12/4/2024
T The Vatican Diaries: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Power, Personalities, and Politics at the Heart of the Catholic Church by John Thavis read 5/8/2024
S Murder Most Wholesome by Staci McLaughlin read 3/8/2024
W Whiskey Sour by J.A. Konrath read 3/7/2024
A The Patience Stone by Atiq Rahimi read 9/29/2024
N Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. Massie read 12/11/2024
A Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie read 10/11/2024

44) Eswatini
E Edited Out by E.J. Copperman read 6/21/2024
S The King's Daughter. A Novel of the First Tudor Queen by Sandra Worth read 3/14/2024
W The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester read 3/31/2024
A Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie read 10/11/2024
T Campers and Cows: Book One of the Hoople's Haven Mysteries by Teresa Higus read 5/10/2024
I A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff read 11/4/2024
N Renoir: Painter of Happiness by Gilles Néret read 12/15/2024
I The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa read 11/10/2024

African Countries Spell Out #6

83/83

45) Lesotho
L The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux read 5/31/2024
E Man Tiger by Eka Kurniawan read 6/27/2024
S A Cast of Falcons by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett read 5/11/2024
O Outofshapeworthlessloser: A Memoir of Figure Skating, F*cking Up, and Figuring It Out by Gracie Gold read 1/5/2025
T Blind Sight by Tanya R. Taylor read 6/6/2024
H House by Frank E. Peretti and Ted Dekker read 5/12/2024
O The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell read 1/12/2025

46) Namibia
N Public Secrets by Nora Roberts read 12/25/2024
A Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie read 10/11/2024
M Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop Jenny Colgan read 5/18/2024
I The Iron Legends by Julie Kagawa read 11/11/2024
B Backfield Boys by John Feinstein read 5/18/2024
I The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by Victoria E. Schwab read 11/19/2024
A Aunt Bessie's Holiday by Diana Xarissa read 10/12/2024

47) South Africa
S Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee read 5/21/2024
O Once More Upon a Time by Roshani Chokshi read 1/15/2025
U Shot With Crimson by Nicola Upson read 9/4/2024
T The Teacher by Freida McFadden read 6/24/2024
H From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris read 5/23/2024

A Murder in the Mews by Agatha Christie read 10/13/2024
F Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America by Dan Flores read 6/2/2024
R Real Americans by Rachel Khong read 6/25/2024
I I Am Not Who You Think I Am by Eric Rickstad read 12/9/2024
C The Christmas Train by David Baldacci read 5/12/2024
A The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha Christie read 10/14/2024

48) Benin
B Blessing of the Lost Girls by J.A. Jance read 5/22/2024
E Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women's Olympic Team by Elise Hooper read 7/8/2024
N Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo read 12/26/2024
I The Paris Winter by Imogen Robertson read 1/25/2025
N Night Music by Jojo Moyes read 1/3/2025

49) Burkina Faso
B Breadfruit by Célestine Vaite read 6/9/2024
U Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer read 9/16/2024
R Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark read 6/28/2024
K The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson read 7/30/2024
I Atonement by Ian McEwan read 1/26/2025
N Native Tongue by Carl Hiaasen read 1/7/2025
A A Wedding in December by Anita Shreve read 10/16/2024

F Frangipani by Célestine Hitiura Vaite read 6/14/2024
A City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong read 11/1/2024
S The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare read 5/31/2024
O Off Kilter by Hannah Reed read 1/29/2025

50) Cape Verde
C The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan read 5/14/2024
A Killing in C Sharp by Alexia Gordon read 11/2/2024
P Love & Betrayal & Hold the Mayo by Francine Pascal read 5/11/2024
E The Hundredth Queen by Emily R. King read 8/16/2024

V Vistas, Vices, & Valentines by Tonya Kappes read 9/16/2023
E The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson read 8/26/2024
R Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb read 7/2/2024
D Trouble in Mudbug by Jana Deleon read 4/27/2024
E Empire of Blue Water: Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, and the Catastrophe That Ended the Outlaws' Bloody Reign by Stephan Talty read 9/10/2024

51) The Gambia
T A Charming Crime by Tonya Kappes read 7/14/2024
H Brothers by Yu Hua read 6/16/2024
E The Furies: Women, Vengeance, and Justice by Elizabeth Flock read 9/19/2024

G God Save the Mark by Donald E. Westlake read 5/26/2024
A Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher read 11/11/2024
M Portrait of a Conspiracy by Donna Russo Morin read 6/4/2024
B The Children's Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin read 6/21/2024
I I Hope You Get This Message by Farah Naz Rishi read 1/29/2025
A My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel by Ari Shavit read 11/12/2024

52) Ghana
G Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire read 6/6/2024
H The Dinner by Herman Koch read 6/26/2024
A The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams read 11/12/2024
N Final Curtain by Ngaio Marsh read 1/12/2025
A Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen read 11/15/2024

53) Guinea
G Glory in Death by J.D. Robb read 6/12/2024
U Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune read 10/20/2024
I The North Water by Ian McGuire read 2/4/2025
N Nightmare Alley by William Lindsay Gresham read 1/14/2025
E The Elissas: Three Girls, One Fate, and the Deadly Secrets of Suburbia by Samantha Leach read 10/2/2024
A Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney read 11/17/2024

54) Guinea-Bissau
G Gold Spun by Brandie June read 6/30/2024
U Unholy Fire by Robert J. Mrazek read 11/9/2024
I Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam read 2/6/2025
N Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts read 2/12/2025
E Evidence of Things Seen by Sarah Weinman read 10/3/2024
A The Beautiful Mrs Seidenman by Andrzej Szczypiorski read 11/25/2024
- Jackets, Jack-O-Lantern, & Justice by Tonya Kappes read 9/14/2023
B Death by the Book by Beth Byers read 6/24/2024
I How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler read 2/13/2025
S Four Past Midnight by Stephen King read 6/18/2024
S The Perfect Nanny by Leïla Slimani read 6/20/2024
A Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty read 11/26/2024
U The Upper World by Femi Fadugba read 12/30/2024

African Countries Spell Out #7

43/43

55) Ivory Coast
I The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier by Ian Urbina read 4/14/2025
V Valentine Murder by Leslie Meier read 3/12/2024
O The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch read 1/30/2025
R Where We Go From Here by Lucas Rocha read 7/12/2024
Y The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo read 4/23/2024

C Crunch Time by Diane Mott Davidson read 6/17/2024
O The Marginalized Majority: Claiming Our Power in a Post-Truth America by Onnesha Roychoudhuri read 3/25/2025
A East of Alice by Annie Seaton read 12/8/2024
S Squatters in Paradise: A Yellowstone Memoir by James Perry read 6/27/2024
T A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal read 7/19/2024

56)Liberia
L Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay read 6/5/2024
I Amsterdam by Ian McEwan read 5/7/2025
B Death Witnessed by Beth Byers read 6/30/2024
E James by Percival Everett read 10/6/2024
R Ceremony In Death by J.D. Robb read 7/12/2024
I Fault Lines by Emily Itami read 5/9/2025
A The Hollow by Agatha Christie read 12/9/2024

57) Mali
M The Magdalen by Marita Conlon-McKenna read 6/29/2024
A Thanksgiving Day Murder by Addison Moore read 12/10/2024
L The Liz Taylor Ring by Brenda Janowitz read 7/8/2024
I Into the Water by Paula Hawkins read 5/13/2025

58) Mauritania
M Pachinko by Min Jin Lee read 7/16/2024
A What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust by Alan Bradley read 12/20/2024
U John Quincy Adams by Harlow Giles Unger read 2/8/2025
R Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery read 8/15/2024
I The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments by Hadley Vlahos read 5/24/2025
T Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase read 8/12/2024
A Kane & Abel by Jeffrey Archer read 12/22/2024
N The Great Game by Christopher G. Nuttall read 2/27/2025
I Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on Israel's War Against the Palestinians by Noam Chomsky; Ilan Pappe read 6/14/2025
A The Darkest Secret by Alex Marwood read 12/27/2024

59) Niger
N A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes read 2/27/2025
I Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros read 6/26/2025
G The Skin of Water by G.S. Johnston read 7/5/2024
E Eliza Hamilton: The Extraordinary Life and Times of the Wife of Alexander Hamilton by Tilar J. Mazzeo read 10/8/2024
R The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins read 8/21/2024

60) Nigeria
N Tanamera by Noel Barber read 3/23/2025
I Robin by Dave Itzkoff read 7/3/2025
G Gold Diggers by Sanjena Sathian read 7/9/2024
E Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett read 10/10/2024
R Home Before Dark by Riley Sager read 9/21/2024
I Indigo Hill by Liz Rosenberg read 7/3/2025
A Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith read 12/28/2024

African Countries Spell Out #8

60/60

61) Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
S A Mischief of Rats by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett read 7/18/2024
A Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera read 12/29/2024
I The Peculiar Garden of Harriet Hunt by Chelsea Iversen read 7/21/2025
N Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey by Nicola Tallis read 4/18/2025
T The Bridges by Tarjei Vesaas read 8/20/2024

H The Hitler Years: Triumph, 1933-1939 by Frank McDonough read 7/21/2024
E The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim read 10/13/2024
L Burden of Poof by Julie Anne Lindsey read 7/21/2024
E The Kings' Mistresses: The Liberated Lives of Marie Mancini, Princess Colonna, and Her Sister Hortense, Duchess Mazarin by Elizabeth C. Goldsmith read 10/15/2024
N Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes read 4/23/2025
A Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb read 12/29/2024
, Santa, Sunrises, & Suspicions by Tonya Kappes read 9/15/2023

A The Labors of Hercules by Agatha Christie read 1/4/2025
S Deadly Triangle: The Famous Architect, His Wife, Their Chauffeur, and Murder Most Foul by Susan Goldenberg read 8/29/2024
C Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson read 8/6/2024
E Edible: An Adventure into the World of Eating Insects and the Last Great Hope to Save the Planet by Daniella Martin read 10/30/2024
N Legacy of Hunger by Christy Nicholas read 4/26/2025
S The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza read 9/9/2024
I Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez read 8/6/2025
O American War by Omar El Akkad read 4/22/2025
N Anne of Cleves: Henry VIII's Discarded Bride by Elizabeth Norton read 4/28/2025

A The Teachers: A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession by Alexandra Robbins read 1/22/2025
N Coraline by Neil Gaiman read 5/4/2025
D The Pope at War: The Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler by David I. Kertzer read 5/3/2024

T The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett read 9/6/2024
R A Reunion of Ghosts by Judith Claire Mitchell read 9/22/2024
I Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb read 9/16/2025
S Storm Front by Jim Butcher read 9/10/2024
T The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett read 9/8/2024
A The Tale of Hill Top Farm by Susan Wittig Albert read 1/22/2025
N Never, Never by Serena Valentino read 6/30/2025

D The Day is Dark by Yrsa Sigurdardottir read 7/20/2024
A The Tale of Holly How by Susan Wittig Albert read 1/23/2025

C Helltown: The Untold Story of Serial Murder on Cape Cod by Casey Sherman read 9/24/2024
U Ugly by Robert Hoge read 2/16/2025
N Anne Boleyn: 500 Years of Lies by Hayley Nolan read 7/4/2025
H The Hitler Years: Disaster, 1940-1945 by Frank McDonough read 7/29/2024
A Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo read 1/26/2025

62) Senegal
S Marilla of Green Gables by Sarah McCoy read 9/13/2024
E Earthlings by Sayaka Murata read 11/22/2024
N No Surrender by Carl Hiaasen by read 7/28/2025
E Euphoria by Lily King read 11/22/2024
G The Golden Oldies' Book Club by Judy Leigh read 8/28/2024
A Aunt Bessie Invites by Diana Xarissa read 1/31/2025
L Poseidon's Gold by Lindsey Davis read 8/6/2024

63) Sierra Leone
S A Generation of Vipers by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett read 10/1/2024
I Ishmael by Daniel Quinn read 10/12/2025
E Extended Family by Patrick Kendrick read 11/24/2024
R Deliberate Cruelty: Truman Capote, the Millionaire's Wife, and the Murder of the Century by Roseanne Montillo read 9/26/2024
R Catherine the Great: Love, Sex, and Power by Virginia Rounding read 10/6/2024
A Death by Coffee by Alex Erickson read 2/7/2025

L The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley read 8/13/2024
E The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis read 12/3/2024
O Masquerade by O.O. Sangoyomi read 5/6/2025
N The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne read 8/18/2025
E The Fade Out by Ed Brubaker read 12/3/2024

64) Togo
T Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin read 9/13/2024
O Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk read 5/18/2025
G A Grave Robbery by Deanna Raybourn read 9/25/2024
O Of Love and Evil by Anne Rice read 5/25/2025

Welcome Carolyn!

African Countries Spell Out
Duration: September 6, 2023 - Open Ended

Goal: 70/70

1. Angola (6/6)
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A - Steele - Sawyer Bennett - 09/10/23 - Arizona Vengeance (series)
N - Black Hills - Nora Roberts - 11/18/23
G - Goliath - Tochi Onyebuchi - 11/13/23
O - Ketchup Is a Vegetable: And Other Lies Moms Tell Themselves - Robin O'Bryant - 10/11/23
L - Alaska Adventurer - Ann Omasta - 11/25/23 - Quinn Landish (MC)
A - The Fault in Our Stars - John Green - 11/02/23 - Augustus Waters (MC)
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2. Botswana (8/8)
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B - An Unexpected Home - Bree Kraemer - 10/08/23
O - A Love Unexpected - Leah Brunner - 10/25/23 - Odette Hastings (MC)
T - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Hunter S. Thompson - 09/17/23
S - Return to Armageddon - Malcolm Shaw - 10/23/23
W - Cowboy in Colorado - Jasinda Wilder - 12/03/23
A - Alone - Barbara De Smedt - 11/05/23
N – A Cosmology of Monsters - Shaun Hamill - 01/23/24 - Noah Turner (MC)
A - Delaware Dreamboat - Ann Omasta - 12/25/23
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3. Egypt (5/5)
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E - Everything's Eventual - Stephen King - 11/15/23
G – Maybe You Should Talk to Someone - Lori Gottlieb - 01/17/24
Y - Lady Tan's Circle Of Women - Lisa See - 10/24/23 - Tan Yunxian (MC)
P - Summer of My German Soldier - Bette Greene - 12/22/23 - Patty Bergen (MC))
T - Magical Makeover - Brenda Trim - 10/20/23
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4. Kenya (5/5)
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K - Infinity 8 Vol. 1: Love and Mummies - Lewis Trondheim - 09/12/23 - Yoko Keren
E - Brides of Iowa: Three Loves Are Sweet Surprises along Willow Creek - Connie Stevens - 11/25/23 - Everett Behr (MC)
N - Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn - 12/02/23 (Nick Dunne (MC))
Y – Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom - Tsugumi Ohba - 01/28/24 – Light Yagami (MC)
A – The Little Grave - Carolyn Arnold - 01/13/24
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5. Liberia (7/7)
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L - Searoad - Ursula K. Le Guin - 12/14/23
I - The Children on the Hill - Jennifer McMahon - 09/08/23 - Iris (MC)
B - The Brands Who Came For Christmas - Maggie Shayne - 12/18/23
E - Eleanor & Park - Rainbow Rowell - 11/26/23
R - Harry Potter és a bölcsek köve - J.K. Rowling - 09/09/23
I - The Consuming Fire - John Scalzi - 09/11/23 - The Interdependency (series)
A – Mastermind - Andrew Mayne - 01/18/24
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6. Madagascar (10/10)
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M - Murder at the Pumpkin Pageant - Darci Hannah - 10/29/23
A - Idaho Idol - Ann Omasta - 10/29/23
D - Cinderella: Serial Killer Princess - Dave Franchini - 09/28/23
A – Violeta - Isabel Allende - 02/02/24
G – Undiscovered Country Vol. 1: Destiny - Scott Snyder & Charles Soule - 01/12/24 - Daniel Graves (MC)
A – Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt - Lucinda Riley - 02/22/24
S - The September House - Carissa Orlando - 11/30/23
C - The Teacher's Billionaire - Christina Tetreault - 09/05/23
A – Sea Castle - Andrew Mayne - 02/25/24
R - Chasing the Boogeyman - Richard Chizmar - 10/15/23
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7. Nigeria (7/7)
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N – The Keeper of Hidden Books - Madeline Martin - 01/28/24 - Zofia Nowak (MC)
I - The Last Emperox - John Scalzi - 09/15/23 - The Interdependency (Series)
G – Undiscovered Country Vol. 2: Unity - Scott Snyder & Charles Soule - 02/20/24 - Charlotte Graves (MC)
E - Bloombay Beginnings - Lilly Beckett - 12/10/23 (Emily Abernathy (MC))
R - Bad Island: A Graphic Novel - Doug TenNapel - 11/08/23 - Reece (MC)
I - Sömmi - András Cserna-Szabó - 09/22/23 - Imre Veszelka (MC)
A - Martyr! - Kaveh Akbar - 04/02/24
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8. Senegal (7/7)
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S - Infinity 8 Vol. 2 - Lewis Trondheim - 10/29/23 - Stella Moonkicker (MC)
E - Infinity 8 Vol. 3 - Lewis Trondheim - 10/31/23 - Emma O'Mara (MC)
N – The Night House - Jo Nesbø - 02/28/24
E - Effigy (2015): Idle Worship - Tim Seeley - 12/22/23
G – Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute - Talia Hibbert - 02/13/24 - Bradley Graeme (MC)
A - For the First Time, Again - Sylvain Neuvel - 03/23/24 - Aster (MC)
L – The Paris Apartment - Lucy Foley- 01/31/24
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9. Tunisia (7/7)
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T - Tales of Telguuth - Steve Moore - 09/24/23
U - Utoljára látható - Douglas Adams - 09/06/23
N – Nearly Mine - Molly Black - 02/11/24
I - Don't Look - Alexandra Ivy - 10/02/23
S - Unfamiliar Fishes - Sarah Vowell - 09/23/23
I – Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - Fannie Flagg - 03/20/24 - Idgie Threadgoode (MC)
A - Undiscovered Country Vol. 3: Possibility - Scott Snyder & Charles Soule - 03/18/24 - Ace Kenyatta (MC)
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10. Zimbabwe (8/8)
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Z - Other Birds - Sarah Addison Allen - 10/07/23 - Zoey Hennessey (MC)
I – Infinity 8 Vol. 4: Symbolic Guerrilla - Lewis Trondheim - 02/22/24
M - A Canticle for Leibowitz - Walter M. Miller Jr. - 10/11/23
B – Babel: An Arcane History - R.F. Kuang - 02/08/24
A - Infinity 8 Vol. 5: Apocalypse Day - Lewis Trondheim - 03/22/24 - Ann Ninurta (MC)
B - The Wager - David Grann - 03/29/24 - John Byron (MC)
W - Before We Were Yours - Lisa Wingate - 09/16/23
E - A Piece of the Moon - Chris Fabry - 09/27/23 - Waite Evers (MC)
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Welcome Ferenc!

The Lost Challenges
African Countries Spell Out
Duration: 9/9/2023 - Open Ended from your start date

Progress: 124 out of 582

Object: Spell Out each letter of 5 or 10 African countries from the Wikipedia site below by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.

SPELL OUT RULES
(view spoiler)[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 name - 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. (hide spoiler)]

☑️1) Algeria (7)
A: Ann M. Martin; Karen's Haircut: A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #7) - ***** - 9/18/2023 - 144 Pages
L: Lisa Kleypas; Chasing Cassandra - ***** - 9/11/2023 - 374 Pages
G: John Patrick Green; Braver and Boulder - ***** - 10/2/2023 - 208 Pages
E: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman - **** - 10/7/2023 - 336 Pages
R: Rachel Smythe; Lore Olympus: Volume Five - ***** - 10/4/2023 - 400 Pages
I: Samantha Irby; Wow, No Thank You.: Essays - **** - 10/12/2023 - 319 Pages
A: As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl by John Colapinto - ***** - 10/11/2023 - 289 Pages


☑️2) Canary Islands (13)
C: The Coldfire Curse by Jordan Quinn - ***** - 9/27/2023 - 144 Pages
A: Apple Crush by Lucy Knisley - ***** - 10/12/2023 - 198 Pages
N: Mai K. Nguyen; Pilu of the Woods - ***** - 9/11/2023 - 151 Pages
A: Anne Helen Petersen; The Burnout Generation - **** - 11/5/2023 - 2 Pages
R: Cody Rigsby; XOXO, Cody: An Opinionated Homosexual's Guide to Self-Love, Relationships, and Tactful Pettiness - *** - 1/9/2024 - 240 Pages
Y: Yokai Cats Vol. 1 by Pandania - **** - 9/9/2023 - 136 Pages

I: I'm No Philosopher, But I Got Thoughts: Mini-Meditations for Saints, Sinners, and the Rest of Us by Kristin Chenoweth - ***** - 2/10/2024 - 224 Pages
S: Sonia Purnell; A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II - **** - 9/19/2023 - 352 Pages
L: Lisa Kleypas; Devil in Disguise - **** - 9/13/2023 - 384 Pages
A: All Tide Up by John Patrick Green - ***** - 12/30/2023 - 208 Pages
N: Neil Gaiman; The Sleeper and the Spindle - ***** - 10/13/2023 - 71 Pages
D: Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships by Nina Totenberg - **** - 11/12/2023 - 320 Pages


☑️3) Pelagie Islands (14)
P: Kristen Painter; Miss Frost Solves a Cold Case - *** - 11/8/2023 - 198 Pages
E: Enemies by Tijan - ***** - 11/2/2023 - 379 Pages
L: Lucy Knisley; Stepping Stones - ***** - 10/4/2023 - 224 Pages
A: Ali Hazelwood; Love, Theoretically - ***** - 2/19/2024 - 389 Pages
G: Gravity Falls: Lost Legends by Alex Hirsch - ***** - 11/5/2023 - 144 Pages
I: The Ice Dragon by George R.R. Martin - ***** - 2/17/2024 - 120 Pages
E: Enemies by Tijan - ***** - 11/2/2023 - 379 Pages

I: I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy - ***** - 2/24/2024 - 320 Pages
S: Scholar of Magic by Michael G. Manning - ***** - 9/24/2023 - 660 Pages
L: Harper Lee; To Kill a Mockingbird - ***** - 10/18/2023 - 323 Pages
A: Adeline Yen Mah; Falling Leaves - ***** - 2/29/2024 - 279 Pages
N: Ari North; Always Human - *** - 10/16/2023 - 256 Pages
D: Stephen Davis; Gold Dust Woman: The Biography of Stevie Nicks - ***** - 12/24/2023 - 352 Pages
S: Sharon Washington; Feeding the Dragon - **** - 10/16/2023 - 56 Pages


☑️4) Ceuta (5)
C: Colleen Hoover; Finding Perfect - ***** - 11/9/2023 - 128 Pages
E: Emilie Aries; Bossed Up: A Grown Woman's Guide to Getting Your Sh*t Together - *** - 12/17/2023 - 256 Pages
U: Under the Christmas Tree by Robyn Carr - ***** - 2/5/2024 - 93 Pages
T: T.J. Klune; The House in the Cerulean Sea - ***** - 9/30/2023 - 394 Pages
A: Stacey Abrams; While Justice Sleeps - ***** - 3/7/2024 - 367 Pages


☑️5) Egypt (5)
E: Ethan M. Aldridge; The Legend of Brightblade - **** - 1/13/2024 - 208 Pages
G: Go with the Flow by Lily Williams - ***** - 11/5/2023 - 336 Pages
Y: Rebecca Yarros; Fourth Wing - ***** - 10/15/2023 - 528 Pages
P: Dav Pilkey; Cat Kid Comic Club: Perspectives - ***** - 12/29/2023 - 224 Pages
T: Jodi Taylor; When a Child is Born - ***** - 10/16/2023 - 21 Pages


☑️6) Libya (5)
L: Long Distance by Whitney Gardner - ***** - 11/9/2023 - 320 Pages
I: I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai - *** - 5/9/2024 - 438 Pages
B: Britney Spears; The Woman in Me - ***** - 10/26/2023 - 288 Pages
Y: You Can't Joke About That: Why Everything Is Funny, Nothing Is Sacred, and We're All in This Together by Kat Timpf - **** - 11/5/2023 - 248 Pages
A: Abby Jimenez; Part of Your World - ***** - 4/7/2024 - 400 Pages


7) Madeira (7)
M: Sarah J. Maas; House of Earth and Blood - ***** - 10/31/2023 - 803 Pages
A: Jessica Adams; Ladies' Night - ** - 4/8/2024 - 512 Pages
D: Dav Pilkey; Cat Kid Comic Club: On Purpose - ***** - 12/27/2023 - 224 Pages
E: Erika Johansen; The Kingdom of Sweets - **** - 1/23/2024 - 368 Pages
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A: Ali Hazelwood; Bride - ***** - 5/8/2024 - 416 Pages


8) Melilla (7)
M: Mary Elizabeth Braddon; The Christmas Hirelings - *** - 12/27/2023 - 4 Pages
E: Everyday Charisma: Techniques for Mass Appeal, Charm, and Becoming a Social Powerhouse by Patrick King - *** - 4/10/2024 - 84 Pages
L: Leigh Bardugo; Ninth House - ***** - 11/15/2023 - 461 Pages
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L: Laurie Gilmore; The Pumpkin Spice Café - ***** - 1/11/2024 - 267 Pages
L: Lorelei James; Cowgirl Up and Ride - **** - 1/22/2024 - 280 Pages
A: Assaulted Caramel by Amanda Flower - **** - 4/17/2024 - 328 Pages


☑️9) Morocco (7)
M: The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer - ***** - 1/1/2024 - 416 Pages
O: An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn - ***** - 9/9/2023 - 358 Pages
R: Nora Roberts; Hot Ice - **** - 2/7/2024 - 312 Pages
O: Alice Oseman; Heartstopper: Volume Five - ***** - 12/26/2023 - 336 Pages
C: The Cruel Prince by Holly Black - ***** - 11/18/2023 - 370 Pages
C: Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler - ***** - 11/17/2023 - 244 Pages
O: An Offer From a Gentleman: the 2nd Epilogue by Julia Quinn - ***** - 9/10/2023 - 24 Pages


☑️10) Sudan (5)
S: Shadow Hills by Jordan Quinn - **** - 11/4/2023 - 144 Pages
U: Anne Ursu; The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy - *** - 2/20/2024 - 423 Pages
D: Dav Pilkey; Cat Kid Comic Club: Collaborations - ***** - 12/31/2023 - 224 Pages
A: Nicole Andelfinger; Bloodmoon Huntress - **** - 12/10/2023 - 126 Pages
N: Liz Nugent; Strange Sally Diamond - *** - 12/12/2023 - 312 Pages

11) Tunisia (7)
T: Toshikazu Kawaguchi; Before the Coffee Gets Cold - **** - 11/25/2023 - 272 Pages
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12) Western Sahara (13)
W: When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill - **** - 1/29/2024 - 367 Pages
E: The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. - ** - 4/30/2024 - 105 Pages
S: Scent of Darkness by Christina Dodd - ***** - 1/21/2024 - 416 Pages
T: The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow - **** - 11/28/2023 - 374 Pages
E: Election by Tom Perrotta - **** - 5/1/2024 - 210 Pages
R: J.D. Robb; Portrait in Death - ***** - 3/10/2024 - 347 Pages
N: No Man's Land by Kirsten Beyer - *** - 2/29/2024 - 2 Pages

S: Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan Henry - **** - 1/22/2024 - 432 Pages
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N: Night Shift by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/5/2024 - 308 Pages
D: Dav Pilkey; Cat Kid Comic Club: Influencers - **** - 1/24/2024 - 224 Pages
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☑️14) Comoros (7)
C: Caraval by Stephanie Garber - **** - 12/5/2023 - 407 Pages
O: Barbara O'Neal; When We Believed in Mermaids - **** - 1/13/2024 - 348 Pages
M: Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie - ***** - 2/14/2024 - 323 Pages
P: The Prince by Kiera Cass - *** - 2/27/2024 - 64 Pages
R: Reimena Yee; Séance Tea Party - ***** - 4/22/2024 - 250 Pages
O: Out There by Seaerra Miller - ***** - 2/4/2024 - 232 Pages
S: Jesse Q. Sutanto; Dial A for Aunties - **** - 2/3/2024 - 302 Pages


15) Djibouti (8)
D: Day Shift by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/2/2024 - 307 Pages
J: Junkyard Bargain by Faith Hunter - **** - 11/29/2023 - 166 Pages
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E: Effortless Success: How to Get What You Want and Have a Great Time Doing It by Michael Neill - ***** - 5/3/2024 - 6 Pages
R: Rick Stromoski; Schnozzer & Tatertoes: Take a Hike! - ***** - 4/27/2024 - 144 Pages
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K: Kiera Cass; The Selection - *** - 2/4/2024 - 336 Pages
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Y: Victoria Ying; City of Secrets - ***** - 12/28/2023 - 131 Pages
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M: Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/1/2024 - 305 Pages
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S: Sugar Rush by Sawyer Bennett - **** - 4/11/2024 - 301 Pages
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H: How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix - ***** - 1/7/2024 - 419 Pages
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L: Heather Lende; Find the Good: Unexpected Life Lessons from a Small-Town Obituary Writer - **** - 4/8/2024 - 176 Pages
L: Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson - ***** - 4/26/2024 - 318 Pages
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V: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna - ***** - 10/5/2023 - 318 Pages
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Welcome Suzanne!

Object: Spell Out each letter of 5 or 10 African countries!

Completed

African Countries Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from your start date
65/65
(title, author, MC, series)

A- Adam - Moon Called by Patricia Briggs 7/9 4★
L- Last Chance Cafe by Liz Byrski 6/9 4★
G- Guido - Death in a Strange Country by Donna Leon 25/9 4★
E- A Routine Infidelity by Elizabeth Coleman 4/9 3.5★
R- Cold, Cold Bones by Kathy Reichs 26/9 3.5★
I- Move Your Blooming Corpse by D.E. Ireland 17/9 3.5★
A- Mrs. McGinty's Dead by Agatha Christie 19/9 4★

M- The Radium Girls by Kate Moore 1/9 3★
A- A Girl's Guide to Vampires by Katie MacAlister 27/9 2★
D- Sun, Surf and Murder by D.C. Pitt 3/9 3.5★
E- Exit Strategy by Martha Wells 11/9 4★
I- Ill Wind by Rachel Caine 24/9 3★
R- James Reece - The Terminal List by Jack Carr 5/10 3★
A- At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson 4/10 4★

K- A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey 17/9 4★
E- Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne 14/9 3★
N- Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh 2/9 3.5★
Y- You're Doing it Wrong by Kaz Cooke 16/11 5★
A- The Angry Women's Choir by Meg Bignell 7/10 4★

M- Cross and Burn by Val McDermid 8/10 3★
A- The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom 8/10 2★
L- The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers 15/9 4★
A- A June Betrothal by Lynn Kerstan,Rebecca North,Marissa Edwards,Jeanne Savery,Cynthia Richey,Monette Cummings 14/10 3★
W- Artificial Condition by Martha Wells 9/9 4.5★
I- In Death #9 - Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb 29/9 3.5★

C- Crazy Aunt Purl's Drunk, Divorced, and Covered in Cat Hair by Laurie Perry 16/9 3★
H- High Stakes by Erin McCarthy 12/9 2★
A- Rand Al'thor - The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan 19/10 3★
D- The Duke and I by Julia Quinn 14/9 3★

G- Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind 3/10 4★
A- Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews 22/10 3.5★
B- Carved in Bone by Jefferson Bass 13/10 3★
O- One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie 21/9 4★
N- Network Effect by Martha Wells 12/9 4★

B- Casting Spells by Barbara Bretton 28/10 3★
O- Bad Timing by Nick Oldham 22/10 4★
T- Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome 15/10 3.5★
S- Savage Drift by Emmy Laybourne 14/9 3★
W- Outback by Patricia Wolf 1/10 4★
A- Aviendha - The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan 26/10 3★
N- Nika - Stars Uncharted by S.K. Dunstall 23/9 3.5★
A- Andrew - In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren 27/10 3★

S- Mrs. Pargeter's Pound of Flesh by Simon Brett 5/9 3.5★
O- Miss Drayton's Downfall by Patricia Oliver 28/9 3★
U- Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie 20/10 4★
T- Paper Cage by Tom Baragwanath 15/10 3★
H- Vertigo by Karen Herbert 20/9 3★
A- Alice - One Hot Summer by Kat French 27/10 4★
F- Our Country Christmas by Darry Fraser,Penelope Janu,Fiona Lowe,Eva Scott,Jacquie Underdown 6/10 4★
R- Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells 10/9 4★
I- In Death #10 - Witness in Death by J.D. Robb 30/9 3★
C- Georgette Heyer's Regency England by Teresa Chris 20/10 4★
A- Adam - Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs 8/9 4★

G- The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan 11/10 4★
H- Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center 25/9 2.5★
A- Annabelle - Widow's Web by Ursula Curtiss 28/10 3★
N- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Owning, Raising and Training a Golden Retriever by Nona Bauer 12/10 4★
A- Auditors - Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett 29/10 5★

S- Lord Borin's Secret Love by Regina Scott 22/10 2★
E- Sky on Fire by Emmy Laybourne 14/9 3★
N- No Rest for the Witches by MaryJanice Davidson,Lori Handeland,Cheyenne McCray,Christine Warren 21/10 2★
E- The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan 10/10 3.5★
G- The Unexpected Mrs Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 5/9 4★
A- Angua - Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett 31/10 5★
L- The Telephone Box Library by Rachael Lucas 16/10 4★