The Lost Challenges discussion

Downhill Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2025 - July 14, 2025

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

DOWNHILL

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Downhill Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2025 - July 14, 2025
Read: 8/8

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

DOWNHILL

D - Leigh Duncan Treasure Coast Homecoming 2/2/25
O - Olivia Miles Because of You 1/20/25
W - Walt Longmire #6 Junkyard Dogs Craig Johnson 1/19/25
N - Nora Roberts The Mirror 1/31/25
H - Haven Hollow #1 Gypsy Magic H.P. Mallory 1/25/25
I - Irene Hannon Sandcastle Inn 2/3/25
L - The Last Letters Sophie Kenna 1/18/25
L - The Lightkeeper's Ball Colleen Coble 1/16/25

FINISHED

Downhill Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2025 - July 14, 2025

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

Completed: 8/8

DOWNHILL
D: Dances with Wolves - Michael Blake 1/17/25
O: One Weekend in Aspen - Jaime Clevenger 1/21/25
W: Warren, Tiffany - Her Secret Life 1/26/25
N: Nicholas Sparks - Safe Haven 1/19/25
H: Hidden Pictures - Jason Rekulak 1/16/25
I: Integrity Taylor (MC) - Gifted Thief - Helen Harper 1/24/25
L: Lauraine Snelling - The Promise of Dawn 1/18/25
L: Linda Reilly - Escape Claws 1/20/25

Welcome Caraina!

Downhill Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2025 - July 14, 2025

8/8 Completed. Finish

DOWNHILL
1.D:Dark Little Secrets-Willow Rose 2/20/25
2.O:Overkill-Carolyn Ridder Aspenson 2/06/25
3.W:The Wrong Victim-Allison Brennan 1/31/25
4.N:The Next Grave-Kendra Elliot 1/25/25
5.H:Hidden Bones-Rita Herron 1/30/25
6.I:Impulsive-K.E. Osborn 2/21/25
7.L:Lani Lynn Vale-Clown Motel 1/18/25
8.L:Lena Hendrix-Just My Luck 1/19/25

FINISHED! Downhill Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2025 - July 14, 2025 (02/05/25)

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

8/8

DOWNHILL

D - Cara Mia Delgatto (main character) - Paint Can Kill: Book #9 in the Cara Mia Delgatto Mystery Series (Cara Mia Delgatto 9) Joanna Campbell Slan 01/28/25
O - On Animals Susan Orlean 01/19/25
W - Willa Cather (author) - My Ántonia (Great Plains Trilogy 3) 02/02/25
N - Graham Norton (author) - Frankie 01/22/25
H - Paula Hawkins (author) - The Blue Hour 01/16/25
I - Intermezzo Sally Rooney 02/06/25
L - Lunar Love Lauren Kung Jessen 01/16/25
L - Loved by Tandy: A Sweet Romantic Comedy (Cowboys of Stargazer Springs Ranch 6) Remi Carrington 01/17/25

Downhill Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2025 - July 14, 2025
Read: 8/8

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

DOWNHILL

D: Denise Williams - The Fastest Way to Fall - 2/12/25
O: Olivia Blacke - Vinyl Resting Place - 1/22/25
W: Westhill, Emily (MC) - Survival of the Fritters - Ginger Bolton - 3/11/25
N: Nikole (MC) - The Proposal - Jasmine Guillory - 2/6/25
H: Heather Webber - Undeniably Yours - 1/31/25
I: Iced Under - Barbara Ross - 1/23/25
L: A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder - Dianne Freeman - 2/28/25
L: Laurie Cass - Borrowed Crime - 3/5/25

Downhill Spell Out
Duration: Jan. 15th, 2025 - July 14th, 2025

8/8

DOWNHILL

Dina DeMille MC The Innkeeper Chronicles Volume 2 by Ilona Andrews & ChrossxXxRodes - Feb. 18th
Over Over the Woodward Wall byA. Deborah Baker - Jan. 15th
Wataru Cat + Gamer Volume 4 by Wataru Nadatani - Jan. 17th
Noah Turner MC Better Than Friends by Jill Shalvis - Jan. 25th
Hannah Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer - Jan. 21st
Ilona Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews - Jan. 20th
Lemlich, Clara MC Audacity by Melanie Crowder - Feb. 8th
Loid Forger MC Spy x Family, Vol. 13 by Tatsuya Endo - Feb. 14th

TLC - Downhill Spell Out

✅ Total: 40/40

Title
D: 17/1 - Debunking Utopia: Exposing the Myth of Nordic Socialism, Nima Sanandaji - ⭐️⭐️
O: 22/1 - On Freedom, Timothy Snyder - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
W: 16/1 - With My Little Eye: The incredible true story of a family of spies in the suburbs, Sandra Hogan - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: 21/1 - Nonbinary: Memoirs of Gender and Identity, Micah Rajunov - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
H: 17/1 - How To Tell Fate From Destiny: And Other Skillful Word Distinctions, Charles Harrington Elster - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I: 24/1 - Inside the Stargazer's Palace: The Transformation of Science in 16th-Century Northern Europe, Violet Moller - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
L: 16/1 - The Let Them Theory, Mel Robbins - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
L: 18/1 - Lonely Planet Provence & the Cote d'Azur 11, Chrissie McClatchie - ⭐️⭐️

AFN
D: 16/1 - Making Sense of the Troubles: The Story of the Conflict in Northern Ireland, David McKittrick - ⭐️⭐️
O: 19/2 - The Ancient Science of Mantras: Wisdom of the Sages, Om Swami - ⭐️⭐️
W: 31/1 - On Second Thought: How Ambivalence Shapes Your Life, William R. Miller - ⭐️⭐️
N: 16/1 - The Final Film of Laurel and Hardy: A Study of the Chaotic Making and Marketing of Atoll K, Norbert Aping - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
H: 17/1 - Veg in One Bed: How to Grow an Abundance of Food in One Raised Bed, Month by Month, Huw Richards - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I: 19/1 - The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England, Ian Mortimer - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
L: 26/1 - Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything, Lydia Kang - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
L: 3/2 - Lonely Planet Rajasthan, Delhi & Agra, Lonely Planet - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

AMN
D: 19/2 - The Evelyn Wood Seven-Day Speed Reading and Learning Program, Stanley D. Frank - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: 17/2 - Babylon's Legacy: Unlocking Financial Freedom with Ancient Principles, James O Wellington - ⭐️⭐️
W: 19/2 - The Altruistic Brain: How We Are Naturally Good, Donald W. Pfaff - ⭐️⭐️
N: 19/2 - Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Yuval Noah Harari - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
H: 31/1 - Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness, Richard H. Thaler - ⭐️⭐️
I: 19/2 - 90 Seconds to a Life You Love: How to Master Your Difficult Feelings to Cultivate Lasting Confidence, Resilience, and Authenticity, Joan I. Rosenberg - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
L: 12/2 - Bold Spirit: Helga Estby's Forgotten Walk Across Victorian America, Linda Lawrence Hunt - ⭐️⭐️
L: 15/2 - Think Better: Unlocking the Power of Reason, Ulrich L. Lehner - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

ALN
D: 19/1 - The Virtue of Prosperity: Finding Values in an Age of Techno-Affluence, Dinesh D'Souza - ⭐️
O: 30/1 - No Speed Limit: The Highs and Lows of Meth, Frank Owen - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
W: 17/1 - The Power of Trees: How Ancient Forests Can Save Us If We Let Them, Peter Wohlleben - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: 16/1 - Yes, You're Pregnant, But What About Me?, Kevin Nealon - ⭐️⭐️
H: 17/1 - Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics, bell hooks - ⭐️⭐️
I: 19/1 - X-Men and Philosophy: Astonishing Insight and Uncanny Argument in the Mutant X-Verse, William Irwin - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
L: 18/1 - Find the Good: Unexpected Life Lessons from a Small-Town Obituary Writer, Heather Lende - ⭐️⭐️
L: 24/1 - How to Organize Inherited Items: A Step-by-Step Guide for Dealing with Boxes of Your Parents' Stuff, Denise May Levenick - ⭐️⭐️

MC
D: 2/2 - The Zen Teacher: Creating Focus, Simplicity, and Tranquility in the Classroom, Dan Tricarico - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dan
O: 16/1 - North to Paradise: A Memoir, Ousman Umar - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Ousman
W: 3/2 - Good Habits, Bad Habits: The Science of Making Positive Changes That Stick, Wendy Wood - ⭐️⭐️
Wendy
N: 3/2 - Pioneers of Jazz: The Story of the Creole Band, Lawrence Gushee - ⭐️⭐️
Norwood
H: 21/1 - Born Both: An Intersex Life, Hida Viloria - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Hida
I: 29/1 - Professor Stewart's Incredible Numbers, Ian Stewart - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Ian
L: 21/1 - Whiskey Bottles and Brand-New Cars: The Fast Life and Sudden Death of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mark Ribowsky - ⭐️⭐️
Leon
L: 27/1 - Truly, Madly: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and the Romance of the Century, Stephen Galloway - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Laurence

Downhill Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2025 - July 14, 2025

8/8

D = Redemption by David Baldacci 1/21/25
O = One Big Happy Family by Susan Mallery 2/10/25
W = MC Merry Wrath: Merit Badge Murder by Leslie Langtry 1/19/25
N = All Fudged Up by Nancy CoCo 1/23/25
H = How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang 1/18/25
I = Is She Really Going Out with Him? by Sophie Cousens 2/2/25
L = The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America by Elizabeth Letts 1/15/25
L = Chai Another Day by Leslie Budewitz 1/16/27

Welcome everyone!

Downhill Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2025 - July 14, 2025

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

DOWNHILL

D - Dan Brown - The da Vinci Code 11/03/25
O - Michael Ondaatje - The English Patient 25/01/25
W - William Shakespeare - Amleto 18/02/25
N - Nora Roberts - The Obsession 28/02/25
H - Paula Hawkins - Into the Water 29/04/25
I - The Invasion of the Tearling - Erika Johansen 01/02/25
L - Leo Tolstoy - The Kreutzer Sonata 18/03/25
L - The Litigators - John Grisham 06/04/25

Finished: 2025/04/18

Duration: January 15, 2025 - July 14, 2025

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

DOWNHILL
D - Daniel Pitt - Todesurteil im Old Bailey by Anne Perry ✓ 25/02/11
O - Richard Osman - Der Donnerstagsmordclub und die verirrte Kugel ✓ 25/02/26
W - Wer mit den Toten spricht by A.K. Turner ✓ 25/01/27
N - Miura Nao - Mein Leben mit Papa und Papa #01 by Roji ✓ 25/02/11
H - Han Kang - Die Vegetarierin ✓ 25/01/18
I - Izzy Keaveney - The Coast Road by Alan Murrin ✓ 25/02/02
L - Oliver Lovrenski - bruder, wenn wir nicht family sind, wer dann ✓ 25/03/21
L - Luke Bailey - Top Secret by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy ✓ 25/04/18

DOWNHILL:

📚D: DORIAN The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde 21 Feb
📚O: OUT of My Mind Sharon M. Draper 25 Jan
📚W: WILLIAM Shakespeare A Midsummer Night’s Dream 24 Jan
📚N: The NAKANO Thrift Shop Hiromi Kawakami 26 Jan
📚H: HOW to Read a Book Monica Wood 20 Jan
📚I: IN Five Years Rebecca Serle 16 Feb
📚L: LYDIA How to Age Disgracefully Clare Pooley 29 Mar
📚L: LILY Tseng, A Match Made for Thanksgiving Jackie Lau 25 Jan

Downhill Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2025 - July 14, 2025
Read:7/8

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

DOWNHILL

D Remainders of the Day: A Bookshop Diary by Shaun Bythell Read 1/22/25
Diary of a Bookseller #3

O Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline. Read 2/17/25

W William Laverty
A Terrible Kindness by Jo Browning Wroe. Read 1/27/25

N The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene. Read 1/27/25. NANCY

H Hostage by Clare Mackintosh Read 1/16/25

I Inman, Linnie Mae
A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler Read 2/27/25

L The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam
Jenoff Read 1/17/25

LThe Life Impossible by Matt Haig Read 2/3/25

Downhill Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2025 - July 14, 2025
Read: 8/8

COMPLETED!

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

DOWNHILL

D Death Dangles a Participle by E. E. Kennedy 1/20/2025
O Olvia Ford Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford 2/5/2025
W Ways to Hide in Winter by Sarah St. Vincent 1/30/2025
N Nosy Neighbors by Freya Sampson 2/21/2025
H Hunter, Maddy Dutch Me Deadly by Maddy Hunter 1/22/2024
I I Invited Her In by Adele Parks 2/14/2025
L The Last Train to London by Meg Waite Clayton 1/21/2025
L Linda Castillo An Evil Heart by Linda Castillo 1/27/2025

Everyone is linked!

Downhill Spell Out
Duration: Jan. 15, 2025 - July 14, 2025

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

DOWNHILL

D- Don't Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews
(Title) Feb. 17, 2025

O- One Last Dance by Judith Lennox
(Title) Feb. 28, 2025

W- A Short Walk Through a Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke
(Author Last Name) Jan. 31, 2025

N- Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent
(Author Last Name) Feb. 24, 2025

H- Weyward by Emilia Hart
(Author Last Name) Jan. 18, 2025

I- The Invited by Jennifer McMahon
(Title) Feb. 10, 2025

L- Little Doves by Sara Ennis March 11, 2025

L- The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
(Title) Jan. 20, 2025

Welcome Sabrina!

Downhill Spell Out
Duration: Jan. 15, 2025 - July 14, 2025
8/8

DOWNHILL

D- Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly read 1/21/2025
O- Once More Upon a Time by Roshani Chokshi read 1/15/2025
W- Witness in Death by J.D. Robb read 1/17/2025
N- The North Water by Ian McGuire read 2/4/2025
H- Off Kilter by Hannah Reed read 1/29/2025
I- The Paris Winter by Imogen Robertson read 1/25/2025
L- Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb read 1/15/2025
L- The Lagos Wife by Vanessa Walters read 1/21/2025

Downhill Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2025 - July 14, 2025

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

Completed: 0/8

DOWNHILL
D - Dead Serious Case #2: Mrs Delores Abernathy - 2/2
O - Oath Sworn - 2/2
W
N - Nancy Warren - Crochet and Cauldrons - 19/1
H - Heather G. Harris - The Vampire and the Case of the Secretive Siren 20/1
I
L - Linus - How to Break an Undead Heart - Hailey Edwards - 27/1
L

Welcome Carolyn and Cassie!

Downhill Spell Out
January 15, 2025 - July 14, 2025

0 of 8 Complete

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

DOWNHILL

D - Dry River - John Steele - 3 Stars - 1/26/25
O - Our Man in Havana - Graham Greene2533] - 4 Stars - 1/17/25
W - Wild Man Creek - Robyn Carr - 3 Stars - 2/20/25
N - The Neighbor - Lisa Gardner - 4 Stars - 1/22/25
H - Hampton Sides - Ghost Soldiers - 4.5 Stars - 2/8/25
I - If You Tell - Gregg Olsen - 4 Stars - 2/12/25
L - Loyalty - Ingrid Thoft - 3 Stars - 1/25/25
L - Love, Theoretically - Ali Hazelwood - 4 Stars - 2/8/25

Welcome Lynda!

I'm in!

Downhill Spell Out
Timeframe: 1/15/25 to 7/14/25
8/8

D - Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris - 2/20/25 ♥♥♥♥
O - Objects of My Affection by Jill Smolinski - 1/15/25 ♥♥♥♥
W - Winter Stroll by Elin Hilderbrand - 1/31/25 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Wolf Rain - 1/21/25 ♥♥♥♥♥
H - Hayle, Olivia - Billion Dollar Fiancé - 2/6/25 ♥♥♥♥
I - I Did Something Bad by Pyae Moe Thet War - 1/18/25 ♥♥♥
L - Louise Penny - A Rule Against Murder - 1/27/25 ♥♥♥
L - Laura Pritchett - Three Keys - 1/30/25 ♥♥



*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 2/20/25*****

Welcome Connie!

FINISHED

Downhill Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2025 - July 14, 2025

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

Completed: 8/8

DOWNHILL
D: Dances with Wolves - Michael Blake 1/17/25
O: One Weekend in Aspen - Jaime Clevenger 1/21/25
W: Warren, Tiffany - Her Secret Life 1/26/25
N: Nicholas Sparks - Safe Haven 1/19/25
H: Hidden Pictures - Jason Rekulak 1/16/25
I: Integrity Taylor (MC) - Gifted Thief - Helen Harper 1/24/25
L: Lauraine Snelling - The Promise of Dawn 1/18/25
L: Linda Reilly - Escape Claws 1/20/25

WOOHOO Caraina!

Downhill Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2025 - July 14, 2025
8/8

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

DOWNHILL

D A Deadly Harmony Dee May 2/1/25
O Once Upon a Snowy Night Kathi Daley 2/14/25
Winters, Leslie mc A Golden Guilt Trip M.Alfano 2/3/25
Nellie Ghosts, Lore & a House by the Shore Nellie H. Steele 2/8/25
Harper, Elle mc All Too Dead Scarlett Moss 2/4/25
I Iced in Iowa Patti Benning 2/1/25
Longhorn Trucking Mysteries Magpie Maggie Delivers the Dead Katherine H. Brown 2/1/25
Laura Murder with a Hint of Dark Chocolate Laura M. Drake 2/6/25

Welcome Tari!

Downhill Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2025 - July 14, 2025

D - Dean Koontz - The Praying Mantis Bride 1/31/25
O - One Lucky Subscriber by Kellye Garrett 1/31/25
W - Katie Williams - My Murder 2/5/25
N - No Exit by Taylor Adams 2/28/25
H - Rachel Hawkins - The Villa 2/2/25
I - The Island by Natasha Preston 3/9/25
L - Lyndsey Cole - BlueBuried Muffins 3/11/25
L - Livia Llewellyn - Wasp & Snake 5/10/25

Welcome Vanessa!

Downhill Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2025 - July 14, 2025

Goal: 8/8

DOWNHILL

D – Dept. H, Vol. 3: Decompressed - Matt Kindt - 02/18/25
O – Odyssey - Stephen Fry - 01/25/25
W – Roy: The Most Chaotic Midlife Crisis in Cosmic History - Zachry Wheeler - 02/13/25
N – Sugar Daddy - Sawyer Bennett - 02/05/25 - Beckett North (MC)
H – The Warren Buffett Way, 30th Anniversary Edition - Robert G. Hagstrom - 01/29/25
I - Chronicle In Stone - Ismail Kadare - 03/05/25
L – Blue Sisters - Coco Mellors - 01/31/25 - Lucky Blue (MC)
L – Valentine Murder - Leslie Meier - 02/08/25

Downhill Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2025 - July 14, 2025

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

DOWNHILL

D doll bones Holly Black
O Out of the Silent Planet - C.S. Lewis 2/20-3/15
W
N No Name - Tim Tingle 1/30
H Harold and Maude - Colin Higgins 1/25-2/24
I Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism George Monbiot 5/14-17
L I Love the Earl - Caroline Linden 2/4-
L Lana Wood Johnson - Technically, You Started It 1/18-19

Welcome Ferenc and Cindy!

FINISHED
Downhill Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2025 - February 3, 2025
Read: 8/8

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

DOWNHILL

D - Leigh Duncan Treasure Coast Homecoming 2/2/25
O - Olivia Miles Because of You 1/20/25
W - Walt Longmire #6 Junkyard Dogs Craig Johnson 1/19/25
N - Nora Roberts The Mirror 1/31/25
H - Haven Hollow #1 Gypsy Magic H.P. Mallory 1/25/25
I - Irene Hannon Sandcastle Inn 2/3/25
L - The Last Letters Sophie Kenna 1/18/25
L - The Lightkeeper's Ball Colleen Coble 1/16/25

FINISHED
Downhill Spell Out
January 15, 2025 - July 14, 2025

Read: 8/8

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

DOWNHILL

D: Fran Dorricott wrote The Lighthouse 3/14/25
O: Out of Time by David Klass2/3/25
W: Jonathan Whitelaw wrote The Bingo Hall Detectives 4/13/25
N: Nicci French wrote Until it's Over 4/5/25
H: Cara Hunter wrote Hope to Die 2/11/25
I: Isabel Allende wrote The Wind Knows My Name 2/9/25
L: L.J. Ross wrote The Mystery of the Vanishing Mayor 2/9/25
L: Lucy Worsley wrote A Very British Murder: The Story of a National Obsession

Welcome Sheila!

Downhill Spell Out
January 15, 2025 - July 14, 2025

DOWNHILL

D - Kenley Davidson, The Captive Throne (1/23/25)
O - Opan Cahill, An Agent for Opal by P. Creeden (1/21/25)
W - Courtney Walsh, My Phony Valentine (2/10/25)
N - Night Elves of Abreia, By Blood Oath Bound by Kenley Davidson (2/6/25)
H - The Hidden Queen by Kenley Davidson (1/22/25)
I - In Darkness Forged by Kenley Davidson (2/5/25)
L - Lucas Kincaid, The Honourable Lucas Kincaid by Emma Melbourne (2/4/25)
L - Legends of Abreia, The Sundered Blade by Kenley Davidson (1/25/25)

Welcome Shash!

FINISHED! Downhill Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2025 - July 14, 2025 (02/05/25)

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

8/8

DOWNHILL

D - Cara Mia Delgatto (main character) - Paint Can Kill: Book #9 in the Cara Mia Delgatto Mystery Series (Cara Mia Delgatto 9) Joanna Campbell Slan 01/28/25
O - On Animals Susan Orlean 01/19/25
W - Willa Cather (author) - My Ántonia (Great Plains Trilogy 3) 02/02/25
N - Graham Norton (author) - Frankie 01/22/25
H - Paula Hawkins (author) - The Blue Hour 01/16/25
I - Intermezzo Sally Rooney 02/06/25
L - Lunar Love Lauren Kung Jessen 01/16/25
L - Loved by Tandy: A Sweet Romantic Comedy (Cowboys of Stargazer Springs Ranch 6) Remi Carrington 01/17/25

WOOHOO Melissa!

FINISHED

Downhill Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2025 - July 14, 2025

8/8

D = Redemption by David Baldacci 1/21/25
O = One Big Happy Family by Susan Mallery 2/10/25
W = MC Merry Wrath: Merit Badge Murder by Leslie Langtry 1/19/25
N = All Fudged Up by Nancy CoCo 1/23/25
H = How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang 1/18/25
I = Is She Really Going Out with Him? by Sophie Cousens 2/2/25
L = The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America by Elizabeth Letts 1/15/25
L = Chai Another Day by Leslie Budewitz 1/16/27

WOOHOO Michelle!

Finished! :)

Downhill Spell Out
January 15, 2025 - July 14, 2025

DOWNHILL

D - Kenley Davidson, The Captive Throne (1/23/25)
O - Opan Cahill, An Agent for Opal by P. Creeden (1/21/25)
W - Courtney Walsh, My Phony Valentine (2/10/25)
N - Night Elves of Abreia, By Blood Oath Bound by Kenley Davidson (2/6/25)
H - The Hidden Queen by Kenley Davidson (1/22/25)
I - In Darkness Forged by Kenley Davidson (2/5/25)
L - Lucas Kincaid, The Honourable Lucas Kincaid by Emma Melbourne (2/4/25)
L - Legends of Abreia, The Sundered Blade by Kenley Davidson (1/25/25)

WOOHOO Shash!

Finished

Downhill Spell Out
Duration: January 15, 2025 - July 14, 2025
8/8

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

DOWNHILL

D A Deadly Harmony Dee May 2/1/25
O Once Upon a Snowy Night Kathi Daley 2/14/25
Winters, Leslie mc A Golden Guilt Trip M.Alfano 2/3/25
Nellie Ghosts, Lore & a House by the Shore Nellie H. Steele 2/8/25
Harper, Elle mc All Too Dead Scarlett Moss 2/4/25
I Iced in Iowa Patti Benning 2/1/25
Longhorn Trucking Mysteries Magpie Maggie Delivers the Dead Katherine H. Brown 2/1/25
Laura Murder with a Hint of Dark Chocolate Laura M. Drake 2/6/25

WOOHOO Tari!

finished
Downhill Spell Out
Duration: Jan. 15, 2025 - July 14, 2025
8/8

DOWNHILL

D- Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly read 1/21/2025
O- Once More Upon a Time by Roshani Chokshi read 1/15/2025
W- Witness in Death by J.D. Robb read 1/17/2025
N- The North Water by Ian McGuire read 2/4/2025
H- Off Kilter by Hannah Reed read 1/29/2025
I- The Paris Winter by Imogen Robertson read 1/25/2025
L- Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb read 1/15/2025
L- The Lagos Wife by Vanessa Walters read 1/21/2025