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April 2024 - Port Louis Spell Out
ParticipantsBev(baglady) ~ Done
Book Concierge ~ Done
Brenda ~ Done
Catsalive ~ Done
Connie ~ Done
Frankie ~ Done
Gretel ~ Done
Jan ~ Done
Jonquil ~ Done
Karen ♐ ~ Done
Mave
Olivermagnus ~ Done
Ruth ~ Done
Tari ~ Done
Teri-k ~ Done
Trish ~ Done
My SpotPort Louis Spell Out
April 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024
6/6
De Mars
D - Dana Stabenow | A Fatal Thaw 4/18/24****
E - Elena from: The Key to Rebecca | Ken Follett 5/2/24***
M - My Brother Michael | Mary Stewart 5/15/24****
A - Alicia from: The Silent Patient | Alex Michaelides 4/10/24***
R - Rose from: Stormy Petrel | Mary Stewart 5/6/24****
S - Mary Stewart | Madam, Will You Talk? 4/16/24****
Port Louis Spell OutApril 2024
6/6 DONE
C Crux Moira Rogers 4/5
I In a Not So Perfect World Neely Tubati Alexander 4/7
T Three Fudges and a Baby Nancy CoCo 4/13
A After the Fire Jane Casey 4/10
D Drizzle, Dreams, and Lovestruck Things Maya Prasad 4/4
E Easter Bonnet Murder Leslie Meier 4/9
L Leave No Trace A.J. Landau 4/3
Port Louis Spell OutApril 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024
12/12 Completed. Finished
Central
01.C:Changing Course-Aly Martinez 4/06/24
02.E:Every Little Thing-Samantha Young 4/25/24
03.N:North of Love-Em Petrova 4/19/23
04.T:This Could Be Us-Kennedy Ryan 4/04/24
05.R:Redemption-Meghan March 4/02/24
06.A:Among the Echoes-Aly Martinez 4/09/24
07.L:Long Gone-Denise Grover Swank 4/17/24
Labor
08.L:Lani Lynn Vale-Kinda Don't Care 4/01/24
09.A:Ashes of You-Catherine Cowles 4/03/24
10.B:Blood Mountain-Alisa Lynn Valdes 4/21/24
11.O:One Night-Lena Hendrix 4/12/24
12.R:Rae:Harloe Rae-Yours to Catch 4/05/24
Port Louis Spell OutApril 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024
11/11
Citadel
C The Case of the Cautious Crow L.C. Richards 4/8/24
Izzy mc-Strawberry Pie Stabbing Diana Dumont 6/30/24
T The Thrill of Pursuit Liz Turner 4/13/24
Ana mc-Murder at the Mayor's Mansion Julia Mestre 4/10/24
Donna-A Brush with Murder Donna Clancy 4/2/24
Emily-A Rash Decision Emily James 4/4/24
Lynn-Murder in a Tourist Town Lynn Cahoon 4/3/24
Fort
Fox-Murder Most Owl Sarah Fox 4/2/24
O Once Upon a Clue Kathi Daley 5/5/24
Roberts, Lily mc-Spilling the Tea on Murder Paige H. Perry 4/4/24
Tate, Annie mc-Antiques and Drinks K.C. Bellinger 4/15/24
Port Louis Spell OutApril 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024
11/11
C- Things She Would Have Said Herself by Catherine Therese 8/4 3★
H- The House of Sorrowing Stars by Beth Cartwright 7/4 2.5★
A- Away with the Fairies by Kerry Greenwood 3/4 5★
M- The Unrepentant Rake by Melinda McRae 14/4 3★
P- Pongo - The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith 12/4 5★
D- Dear Banjo by Sasha Wasley 5/4 3.5★
E- Murder is a Piece of Cake by Elaine Viets 10/4 3★
M- Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett 13/4 5★
A- Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater 5/4 1.5★
R- Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb 9/4 3.5★
S- Scarlet Lies by Lani Wendt Young 1/4 2★
Port Louis Spell OutDuration: April 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024
8/8
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Port Louis Spell OutApril 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024
10 of 10 Complete
W - The Watchmaker's Daughter - C.J. Archer - 4/12/24
A - Ann Aguirre - Strange Love - 4/6/24
T - Throne of Glass - Sarah J. Maas - 4/2/24
E - Emily St. John Mandel - Station Eleven - 4/21/24
R - Hannah Richell - The Search Party - 4/13/24
F - Foxglove - Adalyn Grace - 4/7/24
R - Richard Adams - Watership Down - 4/26/24
O - Omar El Akkad - American War - 4/19/24
N - The Night Swim - Megan Goldin - 4/4/24
T - Top Secret Twenty-One - Janet Evanovich - 4/21/24
Jan, your link to this spell out doesn't work :)
Port Louis Spell OutApril 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024
P - Levi Pendleton-When Summer Comes Brenda Novak - 5/9/24
O - Chasing Bliss Sophie Oak - 4/11/24
R - Francesca Rossi-The Kiss Thief L.J. Shen - 4/6/24
T - That Man 3 Nelle L'Amour - 4/12/23
L - The Dom Who Came in from the Cold Lexi Blake - 4/4/24
O - Siren Unleashed Sophie Oak - 4/25/24
U - Unforgettable Willow Aster - 7/20/24
I - I Only Have Eyes for You Bella Andre - 5/3/24
S - Hayleigh's Little Halloween Stella Moore - 4/2/24
M - Make-Believe Match Melanie Harlow - 4/14/24
A - Aurora-Highest Bidder K.C. Crowne - 4/17/24
U - Undeniable Melanie Harlow - 9/12/24
R - Jennifer Riggs-Valentine Roulette Livia Grant - 4/28/24
I - Irresistible Melanie Harlow - 7/15/24
T - True North Marie Force - 5/13/24
I - Isaac-Tapped Out Single Mom Kai Lesy - 7/28/24
U - Unwrapping His Naughty Secret Chloe Maine - 11/19/24
S - Best Kept Secret Skye Warren - 4/14/24
Port Louis Spell OutTimeframe: 4/1/24 to 4/30/24
18/18
P - Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb - 4/17/24 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - An O'Brien Family Christmas by Sherryl Woods - 4/6/24 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rebecca Yarros - The Last Letter - 4/10/24 ♥♥♥
T - Twisted by Helen Hardt - 8/20/24 ♥♥♥
L - Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris - 4/2/24 ♥♥♥♥
O - Oke, Janette - When Hope Springs New - 8/21/24 ♥♥♥♥
U - Until Talon by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 4/28/24 ♥♥♥♥
I - I've Got My Mind Set on Brew by Stephanie Jayne - 5/16/24 ♥♥♥♥
S - Singh, Nalini - Allegiance of Honor - 4/13/24 ♥♥♥♥♥
M - Marie Force - Fatal Frenzy - 4/20/24 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - Alexandra Paige - Weekends with You - 4/9/24 ♥♥♥♥
U - Until April by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 7/23/24 ♥♥♥
R - Roberts, Nora - Mind Games - 5/21/24 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - Ilona Andrews - Clean Sweep - 5/28/24 ♥♥♥
T - Tori Carrington - License to Thrill - 9/8/24 ♥♥♥
I - Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb - 6/14/24 ♥♥♥♥♥
U - Until May by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 8/14/24 ♥♥♥♥
S - Summer After Summer by Lauren Bailey - 5/23/24 ♥♥♥♥
*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 9/8/24*****
Brenda wrote: "Jan, your link to this spell out doesn't work :)"Thanks for the heads up! Off to fix it ;)
Port Louis Spell OutApril 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024
A Anthony The Wintringham Mystery by Anthony Berkeley 4/14
D David The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature by David George Haskell 4/7
E Eden Dressed to Kilt by Hannah Reed 4/10
L Langley Moonspinners by Mary Stewart 4/26
A Allen Crash Landing by Janice Kay Johnson 4/10
I Isabel Zorro by Isabel Allende 4/29
D Drusilla The Quiet Gentleman by Georgette Heyer 4/15
E Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake 4/25
L Liam Operation Alpha: A Thrilling K-9 Suspense Novel by Justine Davis 4/29
A Adams Operation Blind Date by Justine Davis 4/28
B Bennett Goodnight From London by Jennifer Robson 4/28
O Operation Reunion by Justine Davis 4/27
R The Rise of the Roman Empire by Polybius 4/25
Here too. Just one simple one this month.R = Hearing God in Poetry, Rt Revd Lord {R}ichard Harries FRSL – 05/04/24
A = The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman {A}lexie – 20/04/24
C = Wife of Moon, Margaret {C}oel – 15/04/24
I = {I}nk and Bone, Rachel Caine – 13/04/24
N = A {N}ight's Tail, Sofie Kelly – 10/04/24
G = See What You're Missing, {G}OMPERTZ WILL – 08/04/24
No idea what GR is doing with author names. When I read the books, the first one was in just as "Richard Harries", and the last one was "Will Gompertz" - both of which are what's on the actual book covers - but hey, they still work.
Port Louis Spell OutApril 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024
0/5
LABOR
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Port Louis Spell OutApril 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024
2/5
B Belladonna by Adalyn Grace, 04/15/24
E Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
A Invisible by Paul Auster, 04/11/24
C Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo
H All Among the Barley by Melissa Harrison
Done (finally!) 5/14April was a rough month for me, I didn't even get close, lol.
Port Louis Spell Out
April 1, 2024 -
✔️P - Poppy Wirrall The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club/Helen Simonson 4/5/24 2☆
✔️O - Olive Shelterwood/Lisa Wingate 4/26/24 3☆
✔️R - Nora Roberts/Mind Games 4/7/24 3.5☆
✔️T - Thomas Henry A Full Moon in August/Joseph H. Randolph 4/12/24 3☆
✔️L - The Liar's Bones /Morag Pringle 4/18/24 4☆
✔️O - One Big Happy Family/Jamie Day 5/14/24 3☆
✔️U - Under an Outlaw Moon/Dietrich Kalteis 5/1/24 3☆
✔️I - Greg Iles /The Quiet Game 5/4/24 2☆
✔️S The Small Museum: A chilling historical mystery set against the gothic backdrop of Victorian London/Jody Cooksley 4/3/24 3.75☆
Thanks for joining Teri, Trish, Ruth, Mave & Gretel!
Port Louis Spell OutApril 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024
PORT LOUIS
P - Paula Brackston The Witches of the Blue Well 05/05/2024
O - George Orwell 1984 08/07/2024
R - Ann Rule In the Name of Love and Other True Cases 05/28/2024
T - Travis Beacham Impact Winter 05/03/2024
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L - Melissa Lenhardt Stillwater 09/18/2024
O - The Only Survivors Megan Miranda 05/06/2025
U - Unleashed Cherrie Lynn 12/13/2024
I - In the Name of the Children: An FBI Agent's Relentless Pursuit of the Nation's Worst Predators Jeffrey L. Rinek 04/26/2024
S - Indu Sundaresan The Feast of Roses 04/01/2024
DonePort Louis Spell Out
April 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024
11/11
C- Things She Would Have Said Herself by Catherine Therese 8/4 3★
H- The House of Sorrowing Stars by Beth Cartwright 7/4 2.5★
A- Away with the Fairies by Kerry Greenwood 3/4 5★
M- The Unrepentant Rake by Melinda McRae 14/4 3★
P- Pongo - The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith 12/4 5★
D- Dear Banjo by Sasha Wasley 5/4 3.5★
E- Murder is a Piece of Cake by Elaine Viets 10/4 3★
M- Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett 13/4 5★
A- Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater 5/4 1.5★
R- Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb 9/4 3.5★
S- Scarlet Lies by Lani Wendt Young 1/4 2★
Congrats on your finish Kylie!
Port Louis Spell OutApril 2024
6/6 DONE
C Crux Moira Rogers 4/5
I In a Not So Perfect World Neely Tubati Alexander 4/7
T Three Fudges and a Baby Nancy CoCo 4/13
A After the Fire Jane Casey 4/10
D Drizzle, Dreams, and Lovestruck Things Maya Prasad 4/4
E Easter Bonnet Murder Leslie Meier 4/9
L Leave No Trace A.J. Landau 4/3
Finished :)Port Louis Spell Out
Duration: April 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024
8/8
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Port Louis S*P*E*L*L OutBegins: 01Apr24 / Ends: 30Apr24
6 / 6 completed
Marina
M - Michelle Gagnon / The Tunnels ✔ – 25Apr24
A - A.J. Pearce / Yours Cheerfully ✔ – 13Apr24
R - ReShonda Tate / The Queen of Sugar Hill ✔ – 20Apr24
I - Indifferent Stars Above ✔ – 29May24
N - NG, Celeste / Our Missing Hearts ✔ – 29Apr24
A - AIKEN, G.A. / Dragon Actually ✔ – 20Apr24
Port Louis Spell OutApril 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024
12/12 Completed. Finished
Central
01.C:Changing Course-Aly Martinez 4/06/24
02.E:Every Little Thing-Samantha Young 4/25/24
03.N:North of Love-Em Petrova 4/19/23
04.T:This Could Be Us-Kennedy Ryan 4/04/24
05.R:Redemption-Meghan March 4/02/24
06.A:Among the Echoes-Aly Martinez 4/09/24
07.L:Long Gone-Denise Grover Swank 4/17/24
Labor
08.L:Lani Lynn Vale-Kinda Don't Care 4/01/24
09.A:Ashes of You-Catherine Cowles 4/03/24
10.B:Blood Mountain-Alisa Lynn Valdes 4/21/24
11.O:One Night-Lena Hendrix 4/12/24
12.R:Rae:Harloe Rae-Yours to Catch 4/05/24
Just one simple one this month.R = Hearing God in Poetry, {R}ichard Harries – 05/04/24
A = The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman {A}lexie – 20/04/24
C = Wife of Moon, Margaret {C}oel – 15/04/24
I = {I}nk and Bone, Rachel Caine – 13/04/24
N = A {N}ight's Tail, Sofie Kelly – 10/04/24
G = See What You're Missing, Will {G}ompertz – 08/04/24
~~~ Complete ~~~Port Louis Spell Out
April 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024
10 of 10 Complete
W - The Watchmaker's Daughter - C.J. Archer - 4/12/24
A - Ann Aguirre - Strange Love - 4/6/24
T - Throne of Glass - Sarah J. Maas - 4/2/24
E - Emily St. John Mandel - Station Eleven - 4/21/24
R - Hannah Richell - The Search Party - 4/13/24
F - Foxglove - Adalyn Grace - 4/7/24
R - Richard Adams - Watership Down - 4/26/24
O - Omar El Akkad - American War - 4/19/24
N - The Night Swim - Megan Goldin - 4/4/24
T - Top Secret Twenty-One - Janet Evanovich - 4/21/24
Way to go Frankie, Trish & Lynda!
Port Louis Spell Out
April 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024
✔️P - Poppy Wirrall The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club/Helen Simonson 4/5/24 2☆
✔️O - Olive Shelterwood/Lisa Wingate 4/26/24 3☆
✔️R - Nora Roberts/Mind Games 4/7/24 3.5☆
✔️T - Thomas Henry A Full Moon in August/Joseph H. Randolph 4/12/24 3☆
✔️L - The Liar's Bones /Morag Pringle 4/18/24 4☆
O - George Orwell/1984
✔️U - Under an Outlaw Moon/Dietrich Kalteis 5/1/24 3☆
I - Greg Iles/The Quiet Game
✔️S The Small Museum: A chilling historical mystery set against the gothic backdrop of Victorian London/Jody Cooksley 4/3/24 3.75☆
It was a tough one for me too reading wise Gretel! Feel free to carry it over for another month (or two) if you want.
Finished. Took me forever to read that "I"!Port Louis Spell Out
April 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024
A Anthony The Wintringham Mystery by Anthony Berkeley 4/14
D David The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature by David George Haskell 4/7
E Eden Dressed to Kilt by Hannah Reed 4/10
L Langley Moonspinners by Mary Stewart 4/26
A Allen Crash Landing by Janice Kay Johnson 4/10
I Isabel Zorro by Isabel Allende 4/29
D Drusilla The Quiet Gentleman by Georgette Heyer 4/15
E Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake 4/25
L Liam Operation Alpha: A Thrilling K-9 Suspense Novel by Justine Davis 4/29
A Adams Operation Blind Date by Justine Davis 4/28
B Bennett Goodnight From London by Jennifer Robson 4/28
O Operation Reunion by Justine Davis 4/27
R The Rise of the Roman Empire by Polybius 4/25
Nice job Teri! Those I books are tricky!
Done (finally!) 5/14April was a rough month for me, I didn't even get close, lol.
Port Louis Spell Out
April 1, 2024 -
✔️P - Poppy Wirrall The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club/Helen Simonson 4/5/24 2☆
✔️O - Olive Shelterwood/Lisa Wingate 4/26/24 3☆
✔️R - Nora Roberts/Mind Games 4/7/24 3.5☆
✔️T - Thomas Henry A Full Moon in August/Joseph H. Randolph 4/12/24 3☆
✔️L - The Liar's Bones /Morag Pringle 4/18/24 4☆
✔️O - One Big Happy Family/Jamie Day 5/14/24 3☆
✔️U - Under an Outlaw Moon/Dietrich Kalteis 5/1/24 3☆
✔️I - Greg Iles /The Quiet Game 5/4/24 2☆
✔️S The Small Museum: A chilling historical mystery set against the gothic backdrop of Victorian London/Jody Cooksley 4/3/24 3.75☆
Gretel wrote: "Done (finally!) 5/14April was a rough month for me, I didn't even get close, lol."
No worries Gretel!! I completely get it! My reading has taken a nose dive and I can't get back in the grove. So congrats on getting it done when the going is tough!!
This is done!Port Louis Spell Out
April 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024
6/6
De Mars
D - Dana Stabenow | A Fatal Thaw 4/18/24****
E - Elena from: The Key to Rebecca | Ken Follett 5/2/24***
M - My Brother Michael | Mary Stewart 5/15/24****
A - Alicia from: The Silent Patient | Alex Michaelides 4/10/24***
R - Rose from: Stormy Petrel | Mary Stewart 5/6/24****
S - Mary Stewart | Madam, Will You Talk? 4/16/24****
Update message # 31 - Challenge completed - ✔ 29May24Port Louis S*P*E*L*L Out
Begins: 01Apr24 / Ends: 30Apr24
6 / 6 completed
Marina
M - Michelle Gagnon / The Tunnels ✔ – 25Apr24
A - A.J. Pearce / Yours Cheerfully ✔ – 13Apr24
R - ReShonda Tate / The Queen of Sugar Hill ✔ – 20Apr24
I - Indifferent Stars Above ✔ – 29May24
N - NG, Celeste / Our Missing Hearts ✔ – 29Apr24
A - AIKEN, G.A. / Dragon Actually ✔ – 20Apr24
Port Louis Spell OutApril 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024
5/5.....Done April 24, 2024
LABOR
L. Lavender's Blue by Jennifer Crusie.....April 24, 2024
A. Amor Towles.... A Gentleman in Moscow....April 15, 2024
B. Betty Brock..... No Flying in the House....April 7, 2024
O. Once Taken by Blake Pierce....April 1, 2024
R. Rosen, Jane L. .... On Fire Island by Jane L. Rosen.....April 8, 2024
TY, Jan...sorry I posted so many finished posts all at once....just finally got around to posting
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April 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024
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:
Mauritius
Port Louis
Citadel
Fort(ress)
Adelaide
Queen
Champ
De Mars
Horse
Racing
Track
Turf
Club
Central
Market
Bazaar
Alouda
Aapravasi
Ghat
Indentured
Labor
UNESCO
Domaine
Pailles
Nature
Park
Grand
Casino
Beach
Caudan
Waterfront
Marina