Wanderlust Challenges discussion

Kingston Spell Out
November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023


Choose one or more of the below words to spell out this month. You can use any of the following to complete a letter:
1. First letter of the Book's title
2. First letter of the Author's first or last name
3. First letter of a Main Character's first or last name

Challenge Rules: All forms of books are accepted as long as they are 100 pages or more. When posting updates of completed books, please include a link to the title and author’s name, along with the date you finished reading the book. When you have finished the challenge, please copy and paste your entire challenge and re-post in a new message, letting us know it is completed.

Words to Choose From:
Jamaica
Kingston
Caribbean
Island
Bob Marley
Museum
Reggae
Music
Devon
House
Mansion
George
Stiebel
Bakery
I Scream
Paint
City
Creative
Murals
Dunn's
River
Falls
Zipline
Blue
Mountains
Coffee
What's
Cooking
Restaurant
Ackee
Saltfish
Patty
Jerk

Participants

Allie ~ Done
Bev(baglady) ~ Done
Book Concierge ~ Done
Brenda ~ Done
Catsalive ~ Done
Connie ~ Done
Frankie ~ Done
Jan ~ Done
Jonquil ~ Done
Karen ♐ ~ Done
Mave
Olivermagnus ~ Done
Ruth ~ Done
Tari ~ Done
Teri-k ~ Done
Tia
Trish ~ Done

My Spot

Kingston Spell Out
November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
10/10

Devons
D - Dana Bate | Too Many Cooks 11/7/23****
E - Emergency Contact | Lauren Layne 12/15/23****
V - Victoria Walker | Stranded in Iceland 11/23/23****
O - Olivia from: The Night I Died | Anne Frasier 11/8/23****
N - Alice Nestleton from: A Cat in the Manger | Lydia Adamson 11/27/23****

Falls
F - Food: A Cultural Culinary History | Ken Albala 11/6/23***
A - Anne of the Island | L.M. Montgomery 11/13/23****
L - Linda Castillo | Sworn to Silence 11/22/23***
L - Lydia Adamson | A Cat of a Different Color 12/2/23****
S - Strange Weather in Tokyo | Hiromi Kawakami 11/9/23***

Kingston Spell Out
November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
12/12

Jamaica
Jach-The Case of the Deceitful Dognapper Kate Jach 11/4/23
Ainsley-Here Comes Crumble Emma Ainsley 11/13/23
Mentink-Spoon to Be Dead Dana Mentink 11/5/23
Avery mc-Murder at the Barrel Room Dani Simms 11/14/23
Ivy mc-Murky Murder Hazel Smith 11/7/23
Catherine-Syrup to No Good Catherine Bruns 11/1/23
Amber Trotting Into Trouble Amber Camp 11/19/23

River
Rosie-Black Forest Warrants Rosie A. Point 11/23/23
I Irish Milkshake Murder Carlene O'Connor, Peggy Ehrhart, Liz Ireland 12/22/23
Virginia-Murder Checks Out Victoria Gilbert 11/16/23
Eddie mc-A Medium Gift Lynn Cahoon 11/8/23
Race-Holidays and Homicide Lucinda Race 11/25/23

Kingston Spell Out
November 1 - 30, 2023

8 of 8 Complete

K - Katrine Engberg - The Tenant - 11/17/23
I - If Fried Chicken Could Fly - Paige Shelton - 11/19/23
N - The Night Hawks - Elly Griffiths - 11/12/23
G - The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank - Erma Bombeck - 11/15/23
S - Southern Magic Thanksgiving - Amy Boyles - 11/10/23
T - To Fetch a Thief - Spencer Quinn - 11/6/23
O - One Last Kill - Robert Dugoni - 11/8/23
N - Nora Roberts - Identity - 11/3/23

Kingston Spell Out
November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023

15/15 Completed

Murals
01.M:Mine to Promise-Natasha Madison 11/02/23
02.U:Unbeloved-Madeline Sheehan 11/05/2
03.R:Red Sin-Aleatha Romig 11/21/23
04.A:All It Takes-Kristen Proby 11/04/23
05.L:Love...It's Complicated-Jeannine Colette 11/09/23
06.S:State of Anger-Thomas L. Scott 11/09/23

River
07.R:Rivers:A.J. Rivers-The Girl and the Midnight Murder 11/03/23
08.I:I Like Big Dragons and I Cannot Lie-Lani Lynn Vale 11/24/23
09.V:Vale:Lani Lynn Vale-Bang Switch 11/04/23
10.E:Execution Style-Lani Lynn Vale 11/05/23
11.R:Rimmer:Kelly Rimmer-Me Without You 11/13/23

Jerk
12.J:Jessica Gadziala-Cato 11/05/23
13.E:Elliott:Kelly Elliott-Fated Hearts 11/18/23
14.R:Regan:Lisa Regan-Local Girl Missing 11/16/23
15.K:Kayley Loring-Good Vibrations 11/01/23

Kingston Spell Out
November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
2/5


R- Role Playing Cathy Yardley Nov 12th - 4 - stars
I- If We Ever Meet Again Ana Huang
V- Vines , Jolie - Touch Her and Die
E- Elena Armas- The Spanish Love Deception
R- Romani Blood Frances , Trione Nov 12th -3 stars-

Kingston Spell Out
Duration: 1/11/23 - 30/11/23
8/8

CREATIVE

C Celebrations in Bellbird Bay by Maggie Christensen 5★s 9/11/23
R Evanly Choirs by Rhys Bowen 4★s 18/11/23
E Evan Help Us by Rhys Bowen 4★s 5/11/23
A Trotting into Trouble by Amber Camp 5★s 7/11/23
T Her Buried Bones by Fiona Tarr 4★s
I The Islanders by Caroline Mitchell 5★s 16/11/23
V Vendetta by Sarah Barrie 5★s 14/11/23
E Code Name Butterfly by Embassie Susberry 5★s 4/11/23

Kingston Spell Out
November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
9/9

B- Becoming Beth by Meredith Appleyard 5/11 3.5★
O- Osiris - The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan 23/11 3★
B- Bird Box by Josh Malerman 6/11 3.5★

M- In the Summertime by Maeve Haran 1/11 3★
A- The Pyramid of Mud by Andrea Camilleri 11/11 2★
R- The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan 14/11 3★
L- A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny 8/11 3★
E- Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett 3/11 5★
Y- You're Doing it Wrong by Kaz Cooke 16/11 5★

Kingston Spell Out
November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023

K - Bite of Pain Natasha Knight - 11/15/23
I - Ivy-HOT SEAL Lynn Raye Harris - 11/1/23
N - Rafe Nicole Edwards - 12/3/23
G - Gemma-Fable of Happiness Pepper Winters - 12/2/23
S - Sabrina-Man with a Castle Debra J. Falasco - 11/4/23
T - Thalia - My Brother's Girl Lexi Buchanan - 11/23/23
O - Off the Record K.A. Linde - 12/10/23
N - Nate-Autumn in the Vineyard Marina Adair - 12/3/23

J - Jace-The Alpha Option Vivian Arend - 12/6/23
A - Nick Andris-Seduction Game Pamela Clare - 11/6/23
M - Shackled Morgan Ashbury - 11/3/23
A - Den of Sins Alta Hensley - 11/10/23
I - Indulge Me J. Kenner - 11/26/23
C - Callie-Blaze Helen Hardt - 11/16/23
A - Anthony-The Courage to Love Samantha Kane - 11/18/23

I'm in. Here's the basics.

B = The Bone Orchard, Sara A Mueller – 04/11/23
O = One Word Kill, Mark Lawrence – 13/11/23
B = Beaver vs. Beaver, Portia Porter – 17/11/23
M = Killer Librarian, Mary Lou Kirwin – 01/11/23
A = Be Brilliant Every Day, Andy Cope, Andy Whittaker – 16/11/23
R = Murphy’s Law, Rhys Bowen – 16/11/23
L = Late Eclipses – Seanan McGuire – 07/10/23
E = Accessory to Murder, Elaine Viets – 10/11/23
Y = Yule Be Sorry, Kim M Watt – 15/11/23

Kingston Spell Out Challenge
11/1/23 - 11/30/23


B - Bizarre London: Discover the Capital's Secrets & Surprises 11/15/23
L - Lisa Jewell (The Family Upstairs) 11/10/23
U - Unger, Lisa (Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six) 11/8/23
E - Eating Viet Nam: Dispatches from a Blue Plastic Table 11/8/23

Now I will have Harry Belafonte and Jamaica Farewell in my head all month. lol

Kingston Spell Out
November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023

K Kaye Death in Kashmir by M.M. Kaye 11/13
I Ian Two-Way Murder by E.C.R. Lorac 11/29
N Nick Zinnia by Jayne Castle 11/7
G Green That Affair Next Door by Anna Katharine Green 11/5
S Smith After Dark by Jayne Castle 11/7
T Thornyhold by Mary Stewart 11/20
O Ortega Under the Wire by Cindy Gerard 11/15
N Neels Hilltop Tryst by Betty Neels 11/8




J Julia No Room for Error by Julie Moffett 11/20
A Abby High Mountain Terror by Janice Kay Johnson 11/5
M Mathilda Envious Casca by Georgette Heyer 11/21
A Angie Hondo by Louis L'Amour 11/19
I Ivo The Fifth Day of Christmas by Betty Neels 11/28
C Castle Zinnia by Jayne Castle 11/7
A Anna Where the Wild Things Bite by Molly Harper 11/19



W Watson The Adventure of the Six Napoleons and Other Cases by Arthur Conan Doyle 11/27
H Heyer Snowdrift and Other Stories by Georgette Heyer 11/25
A Allie It Came upon a Midnight Shear by Allie Pleiter 11/29
T Trent Saturday's Child by Betty Neels 11/24
S Simmons Dearest Eulalia by Betty Neels 11/22

Welcome everyone! You should all be linked up!

When we were in Jamaica we did this and walked the waterfalls

Kingston Spell Out
November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
Dunn's Falls
0/10

D
U
N
N
S

F
A
L
L
S

Kingston Spell Out
November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023

SALTFISH
S - Sky Woman Falling Kirk Mitchell 11/16/2023
A - Ancient Ones Kirk Mitchell 11/14/2023
L - The Last to Die Beverly Barton 11/30/2023
T - Trial by Fire: A Devastating Tragedy, 100 Lives Lost, and A 15-Year Search for Truth Scott James 12/12/2023
F - For the Thrill of It: Leopold, Loeb, and the Murder That Shocked Chicago Simon Baatz 11/01/2023
I - Indu Sundaresan The Twentieth Wife 03/09/2024
S - Spirit Sickness Kirk Mitchell 11/10/2023
H - The Hail Mary Ginger Scott 07/22/2024

Welcome Ruth & Bev!!

Kingston Spell Out
November 2023

7/7 DONE

M Marked Alex Hughes 11/2
A Assistant to the Villain Hannah Nicole Maehrer 11/5
N Now You See It Carol J. Perry 11/1
S Slide Jill Hathaway 11/8
I In the Wick of Time Valona Jones 11/12
O Outback Patricia Wolf 11/9
N Nothing to Fear Blake Pierce 11/11

Thanks for joining Jonquil :)

Count me in, of course!

Kingston Spell Out
Timeframe: 11/1/23 to 11/30/23
15/15

K - Karen Templeton - Baby, I'm Yours - 12/2/23 ♥♥♥
I - Inheritance by Nora Roberts - 11/25/23 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - The 19th Christmas by James Patterson - 11/4/23 ♥♥♥♥
G - The Good Part by Sophie Cousens - 11/5/23 ♥♥♥♥♥
S – Sue Halpern - A Dog Walks Into a Nursing Home: Lessons in the Good Life from an Unlikely Teacher - 11/28/23 ♥♥♥
T - Tammara Webber - Sweet - 11/3/23 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - O'Kane, Leslie - Death and Faxes - 11/27/23 ♥♥♥
N - Nora Roberts - Once Upon A Star - 11/19/23 ♥♥♥♥
J - James Herriot - The Wonderful World of James Herriot: A Charming Collection of Classic Stories - 11/2/23 ♥♥♥♥
A - Arend, Vivian - Rocky Mountain Freedom - 11/20/23 ♥♥♥
M - Moonlight Cove by Sherryl Woods - 11/21/23 ♥♥♥
A - Aurora Rose Reynolds - Until Cobi - 11/29/23 ♥♥♥♥
I - Into the Lair by Maya Banks - 1/2/24 ♥♥♥♥
C - Cynthia Eden - Deadly Fear - 11/11/23 ♥♥♥♥
A - Anne George - Murder Makes Waves - 12/17/23 ♥♥♥♥



******CHALLENGE COMPLETE 1/2/24*****

Welcome Connie!

Kingston Spell Out
November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
3/6
I It's a Wonderful Tangled Christmas Carol by Emma Chase,11/30/23
S Carrie by Stephen King, 11/29/23
L Landline
A A Slipping-Down Life by Anne Tyler
N Natural Born Charmer
D A Date in Your Diary by Jules Stanbridge, 11/19/23

Thanks for joining Mave!

Kingston S*P*E*L*L Out
Begins: 01Nov23 / Ends: 30Nov23


6 / 6 completed


Island
I - ISABELLA is mc in A Natural History of Dragons ✔ – 03Nov23
S - Strange Brew ✔ – 13Nov23
L - LAURENCE is mc in Black Powder War ✔ – 19Nov23
A - ACHILLES is mc in The Song of Achilles ✔ – 06Nov23
N - No Exit ✔ – 04Nov23
D - Daughters of Yalta ✔ – 13Nov23

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I think my link is broken, Jan. I can click on anyone’s but mine.

Welcome BC!!

I'll get your link fixed Allie!

Thank you!

Kingston Spell Out
November 2023

7/7 DONE

M Marked Alex Hughes 11/2
A Assistant to the Villain Hannah Nicole Maehrer 11/5
N Now You See It Carol J. Perry 11/1
S Slide Jill Hathaway 11/8
I In the Wick of Time Valona Jones 11/12
O Outback Patricia Wolf 11/9
N Nothing to Fear Blake Pierce 11/11

Way to go Jonquil!!

Half way mark and I'm DONE!

Kingston Spell Out Challenge
11/1/23 - 11/30/23


B - Bizarre London: Discover the Capital's Secrets & Surprises 11/15/23
L - Lisa Jewell (The Family Upstairs) 11/10/23
U - Unger, Lisa (Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six) 11/8/23
E - Eating Viet Nam: Dispatches from a Blue Plastic Table 11/8/23

Yay Allie! Well done :)

Here we go. The stars aligned for me on this one.

B = The {B}one Orchard, Sara A. Mueller – 04/11/23
O = {O}ne Word Kill, Mark Lawrence – 13/11/23
B = Beaver vs. Beaver, Portia Porter – 17/11/23
M = Killer Librarian, Mary Lou Kirwin – 01/11/23
A = Be Brilliant Every Day, A{}ndy Cope – 16/11/23
R = Murphy's Law, {R}hys Bowen – 16/11/23
L = {L}ate Eclipses – Seanan McGuire – 07/10/23
E = Accessory to Murder, E{}laine Viets – 10/11/23
Y = Yule Be Sorry, Kim M. Watt – 15/11/23

Way to go Trish!! Send some of those lucky stars my way ;)

Finished :)

Kingston Spell Out
Duration: 1/11/23 - 30/11/23
8/8

CREATIVE

C Celebrations in Bellbird Bay by Maggie Christensen 5★s 9/11/23
R Evanly Choirs by Rhys Bowen 4★s 18/11/23
E Evan Help Us by Rhys Bowen 4★s 5/11/23
A Trotting into Trouble by Amber Camp 5★s 7/11/23
T Her Buried Bones by Fiona Tarr 4★s
I The Islanders by Caroline Mitchell 5★s 16/11/23
V Vendetta by Sarah Barrie 5★s 14/11/23
E Code Name Butterfly by Embassie Susberry 5★s 4/11/23

Great challenge work Brenda!

Thanks Jan :)

Completed

Kingston Spell Out
November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
9/9

B- Becoming Beth by Meredith Appleyard 5/11 3.5★
O- Osiris - The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan 23/11 3★
B- Bird Box by Josh Malerman 6/11 3.5★

M- In the Summertime by Maeve Haran 1/11 3★
A- The Pyramid of Mud by Andrea Camilleri 11/11 2★
R- The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan 14/11 3★
L- A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny 8/11 3★
E- Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett 3/11 5★
Y- You're Doing it Wrong by Kaz Cooke 16/11 5★

Well done Kylie!

~~~ Complete ~~~

Kingston Spell Out
November 1 - 30, 2023

8 of 8 Complete

K - Katrine Engberg - The Tenant - 11/17/23
I - If Fried Chicken Could Fly - Paige Shelton - 11/19/23
N - The Night Hawks - Elly Griffiths - 11/12/23
G - The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank - Erma Bombeck - 11/15/23
S - Southern Magic Thanksgiving - Amy Boyles - 11/10/23
T - To Fetch a Thief - Spencer Quinn - 11/6/23
O - One Last Kill - Robert Dugoni - 11/8/23
N - Nora Roberts - Identity - 11/3/23

Great challenge work Kylie & Lynda!

Kingston Spell Out
November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023

15/15 Completed

Murals
01.M:Mine to Promise-Natasha Madison 11/02/23
02.U:Unbeloved-Madeline Sheehan 11/05/2
03.R:Red Sin-Aleatha Romig 11/21/23
04.A:All It Takes-Kristen Proby 11/04/23
05.L:Love...It's Complicated-Jeannine Colette 11/09/23
06.S:State of Anger-Thomas L. Scott 11/09/23

River
07.R:Rivers:A.J. Rivers-The Girl and the Midnight Murder 11/03/23
08.I:I Like Big Dragons and I Cannot Lie-Lani Lynn Vale 11/24/23
09.V:Vale:Lani Lynn Vale-Bang Switch 11/04/23
10.E:Execution Style-Lani Lynn Vale 11/05/23
11.R:Rimmer:Kelly Rimmer-Me Without You 11/13/23

Jerk
12.J:Jessica Gadziala-Cato 11/05/23
13.E:Elliott:Kelly Elliott-Fated Hearts 11/18/23
14.R:Regan:Lisa Regan-Local Girl Missing 11/16/23
15.K:Kayley Loring-Good Vibrations 11/01/23

Way to go Frankie!!

Finished.

Kingston Spell Out
November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023

K Kaye Death in Kashmir by M.M. Kaye 11/13
I Ian Two-Way Murder by E.C.R. Lorac 11/29
N Nick Zinnia by Jayne Castle 11/7
G Green That Affair Next Door by Anna Katharine Green 11/5
S Smith After Dark by Jayne Castle 11/7
T Thornyhold by Mary Stewart 11/20
O Ortega Under the Wire by Cindy Gerard 11/15
N Neels Hilltop Tryst by Betty Neels 11/8




J Julia No Room for Error by Julie Moffett 11/20
A Abby High Mountain Terror by Janice Kay Johnson 11/5
M Mathilda Envious Casca by Georgette Heyer 11/21
A Angie Hondo by Louis L'Amour 11/19
I Ivo The Fifth Day of Christmas by Betty Neels 11/28
C Castle Zinnia by Jayne Castle 11/7
A Anna Where the Wild Things Bite by Molly Harper 11/19



W Watson The Adventure of the Six Napoleons and Other Cases by Arthur Conan Doyle 11/27
H Heyer Snowdrift and Other Stories by Georgette Heyer 11/25
A Allie It Came upon a Midnight Shear by Allie Pleiter 11/29
T Trent Saturday's Child by Betty Neels 11/24
S Simmons Dearest Eulalia by Betty Neels 11/22

Terrific job Teri!

Update message # 24 - CHALLENGE COMPLETED - ✔ 19Nov23

Kingston S*P*E*L*L Out
Begins: 01Nov23 / Ends: 30Nov23


6 / 6 completed


Island
I - ISABELLA is mc in A Natural History of Dragons ✔ – 03Nov23
S - Strange Brew ✔ – 13Nov23
L - LAURENCE is mc in Black Powder War ✔ – 19Nov23
A - ACHILLES is mc in The Song of Achilles ✔ – 06Nov23
N - No Exit ✔ – 04Nov23
D - Daughters of Yalta ✔ – 13Nov23

.

Well done BC!

Finished my last book for this!

Kingston Spell Out
November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
10/10

Devons
D - Dana Bate | Too Many Cooks 11/7/23****
E - Emergency Contact | Lauren Layne 12/15/23****
V - Victoria Walker | Stranded in Iceland 11/23/23****
O - Olivia from: The Night I Died | Anne Frasier 11/8/23****
N - Alice Nestleton from: A Cat in the Manger | Lydia Adamson 11/27/23****

Falls
F - Food: A Cultural Culinary History | Ken Albala 11/6/23***
A - Anne of the Island | L.M. Montgomery 11/13/23****
L - Linda Castillo | Sworn to Silence 11/22/23***
L - Lydia Adamson | A Cat of a Different Color 12/2/23****
S - Strange Weather in Tokyo | Hiromi Kawakami 11/9/23***

Well done Jan!

Thank you Brenda :)

COMPLETED!

Kingston Spell Out
November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023

K - Bite of Pain Natasha Knight - 11/15/23
I - Ivy-HOT SEAL Lynn Raye Harris - 11/1/23
N - Rafe Nicole Edwards - 12/3/23
G - Gemma-Fable of Happiness Pepper Winters - 12/2/23
S - Sabrina-Man with a Castle Debra J. Falasco - 11/4/23
T - Thalia - My Brother's Girl Lexi Buchanan - 11/23/23
O - Off the Record K.A. Linde - 12/10/23
N - Nate-Autumn in the Vineyard Marina Adair - 12/3/23

J - Jace-The Alpha Option Vivian Arend - 12/6/23
A - Nick Andris-Seduction Game Pamela Clare - 11/6/23
M - Shackled Morgan Ashbury - 11/3/23
A - Den of Sins Alta Hensley - 11/10/23
I - Indulge Me J. Kenner - 11/26/23
C - Callie-Blaze Helen Hardt - 11/16/23
A - Anthony-The Courage to Love Samantha Kane - 11/18/23