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🍂 Sunset Spell-Out Challenge 🍂
Duration: August 1 – October 31, 2025

As the sun sets on summer and autumn stirs in the breeze, it’s the perfect time to wind down with a seasonal reading adventure. Whether you're chasing the last heatwave or welcoming sweater weather, this challenge invites you to spell your way through books one golden page at a time.

Challenge Rules:
Standard Challenge Rules apply!

📖 How It Works:
For each book you read, you can claim ONE letter using any of the following:

✨ First letter of the book title
✨ First letter of the series title (if applicable)
✨ First letter of the author's first name
✨ First letter of the author's last name

📚 Challenge Levels

🍁 Level 1: Breezy
Phrase to spell: "SUNSET"

🍁 Level 2: Crisp
Phrase to spell: "LATE SUMMER ADVENTURE"

🍁 Level 3: Harvest
Phrase to spell: "SPECTACULAR SEASONAL READING CHALLENGE EXTRAVAGANZA"

🍂 Sunset Spell-Out Challenge 🍂
Duration: August 1 – October 31, 2025

(view spoiler)[
✨ First letter of the book title
✨ First letter of the series title (if applicable)
✨ First letter of the author's first name
✨ First letter of the author's last name
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🍁 Level 3: Harvest
Phrase to spell: "SPECTACULAR SEASONAL READING CHALLENGE EXTRAVAGANZA"

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P - Pucking Around - Read: 15-Aug-2025
E - A Curse Dark as Gold (AFN: Elizabeth) - Read: 12-Aug-2025
C - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (ALN: Collins)
T - The Whispers - Read: 16-Aug-2025
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A - What You Are Looking For Is in the Library (AFN: Aoyama) - Read: 7-Aug-2025
R - That One Night (ALN: Rath) - Read: 13-Aug-2025

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S-Beach Vibesby [/¡⁸author:Susan Mallery|8716]-AFN Susan
P-By Any Other Nameby Jodi Picoult-ALN Piccoult 8/4/25
C-Closer to Home-title
8/5/25
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L-Exile's Honorby Mercedes Lackey-ALN Lackey
08/10/25
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R-She's a Mad Hatterby S.J. Ransom-ALN Ramson 10/1/25

S-A Study in Sable-title
Completed 08/27/25
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Completed 09/7/25

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H-Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris
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L-Joleneby Mercedes Lackey-ALN Lackey
Completed 09/18/25
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🍂 Sunset Spell-Out Challenge 🍂
Duration: August 1, 2025 – October 31, 2025

📖 How It Works:
For each book you read, you can claim ONE letter using any of the following:

✨ First letter of the book title
✨ First letter of the series title (if applicable)
✨ First letter of the author's first name
✨ First letter of the author's last name

📚 Challenge Levels

🍁 Level 2: Crisp
Phrase to spell: "LATE SUMMER ADVENTURE"

Completed: 19/19

L: Love in a Cold Climate - Nancy Mitford 8/3/25
A: Ann Arensberg - Incubus 8/3/25
T: Tricky Twenty-Two - Janet Evanovich 8/5/25
E: Eileen - Ottessa Moshfegh 8/11/25

S: She Can Run - Melinda Leigh 8/9/25
U: Unspeakable - Kevin O'Brien 8/24/25
M: Mineko Iwasaki - Geisha, a Life 8/2/25
M: Mary Monroe - God Don't Like Ugly 8/4/25
E: Elizabeth Pantley - Vampires and Villains 8/29/25
R: Rachel Caine - Carpe Corpus 8/1/25

A: A.K. Thorne - Myth Academy 8/1/25
D: Denise Grover Swank - Finding Peace 8/7/25
V: Virgin River Series - Temptation Ridge - Robyn Carr 8/10/25
E: E.E. Holmes - What the Lady's Maid Knew 9/1/25
N: Notorious Series - Playing Dirty - Kiki Swinson 8/2/25
T: Twisted Devils MC Series - Razor - Zahra Girard 8/5/25
U: Undertow - Michael Buckley 9/26/25
R: Roth, Philip - The Ghost Writer - Philip Roth 8/6/25
E: Eugenides, Jeffrey - The Virgin Suicides 9/13/25

S Assassin of Fire and Sacrifice in Sacrificed Hearts series
P The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick
E Cajun Kiss of Death by Ellen Byron
C From Fable to Grave by Marlene Chase
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C Can You Solve the Murder?
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🍂 Sunset Spell-Out Challenge 🍂
Duration: August 1, 2025 – October 31, 2025

📖 How It Works:
For each book you read, you can claim ONE letter using any of the following:

✨ First letter of the book title
✨ First letter of the series title (if applicable)
✨ First letter of the author's first name
✨ First letter of the author's last name

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S - The Terror ByDan Simmons on 08/11/25.
E - Europea Halls ByAlan Shivers on 08/25/25.
A CHARACTER - Luck of the Devil ByDenise Grover Swank on 08/22/25.
S TITLE - Summer of Night ByDan Simmons on 08/12/25.
O - Over Your Dead Body ByDan Wells on 08/25/25.
N - Now I Rise ByKiersten White on 08/09/25.
A SERIES - Heartbreak Hotel ByJonathan Kellerman on 08/24/25.
L - Comanche Moon ByLarry McMurty on 08/15/25.

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🍁 Level 1: Breezy
Phrase to spell: "SUNSET"

S Seven Empty Houses
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🍁 Level 2: Crisp
Phrase to spell: "LATE SUMMER ADVENTURE"

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M The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store (McBride)
M The Cloud Roads (Martha)
E A Half-Built Garden (Emrys)
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🍁 Level 3: Harvest
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P The Pineapple Upside-Down Case
E Winter Solstice C: Erin
C Rainbow Six A: Clancy
T The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
A All Better Now
C Perils in Provence (Carolyn)
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L The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois title
A The Cosmic Cook-Off C: Abby
R The Running Grave title

S Summer at The Cosy Cottage Cafe
E The Empire of Gold title
A A Jingle Bell Mingle
S The Sol Majestic
O Olympos title
N The City in Glass (Nghi)
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I Infidel
N Named of the Dragon
G Yours for the Taking

C A Thousand Pieces of You (Claudia)
H Wasteland Warlords 1: A Post-Apocalyptic LitRPG Adventure (Hunter)
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🍂 Sunset Spell-Out Challenge 🍂
Duration: August 1 – October 31, 2025

🍁 Level 1: Breezy
Phrase to spell: "SUNSET"
S The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog by Elizabeth Peters Title Read 16/08/2025 5 stars
U Uncaged by John Sandford Title Read 11/08/2025 5 stars
N Night Work by Steve Higgs Title Read 07/08/2025 5 stars
S Jaw Breaker by Alex Smith Author surname read 21/08/2025 5 stars
E Eat Smarter: Use the Power of Food to Reboot Your Metabolism, Upgrade Your Brain, and Transform Your Life by Shawn Stevenson Title Read 08/08/2025 5 stars
T The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien Author surname Read 09/08/2025 3 stars

🍁 Level 2: Crisp
Phrase to spell: "LATE SUMMER ADVENTURE"
L The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux Author surname Read 23/08/2025 3 stars
A 36 Hours by Angela Marsons Author first name Read 08/08/2025 5 stars
T The 9th Girl by Tami Hoag Author first name Read 14/08/2025 5 stars
E Graves on the Fens by Joy Ellis Author surname Read 18/08/2025 5 stars

S Damaged but Powerful: The Rise of Anastasia Aaronson by Steve Higgs Author first name Read 16/08/2025 5 stars
U Under the Dome by Stephen King Title Read 15/09/2025 3 stars
M Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer Title Read 04/08/2025 5 stars
M John Murtagh's General Practice by John Murtagh Author surname Read 22/08/2025 5 stars
E High Five by Janet Evanovich Author surname Read 30/08/2025 5 stars
R Bonded in Death by J.D. Robb author surname Read 18/08/2025 5 stars

A Apple Strudel Alibi by H.Y. Hanna Title Read 11/08/2025 5 stars
D Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien Title Read 18/08/2025 4 stars
V The Last Temptation by Val McDermid Author first name Read 15/09/2025 5 stars
E Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer Author first name Read 01/09/2025 5 stars
N The Ninth Grave by Stefan Ahnhem Title Read 10/08/2025 4 stars
T The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff Title read 29/08/2025 4 stars
U The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco Author first name Read 18/09/2025 2 stars
R Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb Author surname Read 04/08/2025 5 stars
E On Thin Icing by Ellie Alexander Author first name Read 06/09/2025 4 stars

🍁 Level 3: Harvest
Phrase to spell: "SPECTACULAR SEASONAL READING CHALLENGE EXTRAVAGANZA"
S Four Past Midnight by Stephen King Author first name Read 03/09/2025 3 stars
P Her Silent Bones by Pamela Fagan Hutchins Author first name Read 15/08/2025 5 stars
E Fudge and Jury by Ellie Alexander Author first name Read 07/09/2025 4 stars
C Charles Kingsford Smith and Those Magnificent Men by Peter FitzSimons Title Read 10/08/2025 5 stars
T Taylor Swift by the Book: The Literature Behind the Lyrics, from Fairy Tales to Tortured Poets by Rachel Feder Title Read 04/09/2025 2 stars
A Alice With a Why: Return to Wonderland by Anna James Title Read 23/08/2025 5 stars
C Foreign Deceit by Jeff Carson Author surname Read 22/08/2025 3 stars
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A The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories by Agatha Christie Author first name Read 25/08/2025 4 stars
R The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule Author surname Read 02/08/2025 5 stars

S Lord Hale's Monster by Steve Higgs Author first name Read 04/09/2025 5 stars
E The Naughtiest Girl in the School by Enid Blyton Author first name Read 16/09/2025 5 stars
A Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie Author first name Read 27/08/2025 5 stars
S Murder of a Small-Town Honey by Denise Swanson Author surname Read 11/09/2025 5 stars
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N The Night Stalker by Robert Bryndza Title Read 05/09/2025 5 stars
A Memory Man by David Baldacci #1 Amos Decker series Read 08/09/2025
L Awakening Your Psychic Ability: A Practical Guide to Develop Your Intuition, Demystify the Spiritual World, and Open Your Psychic Senses by Lisa Campion Author first name Read 12/09/2025

R Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Author first name Read 21/08/2025 5 stars
E The Frozen People by Elly Griffiths Author first name Read 20/09/2025 4 stars
A Apley's System of Orthopaedics and Fractures by Louis Solomon Title Read 08/09/2025 5 stars
D The Paris Affair by Pip Drysdale Author surname Read 25/08/2025 4 stars
I Ice Cream Murder by Leighann Dobbs Title Read 01/08/2025
N Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March Author first name Read 07/09/2025 4 stars
G The Golden One by Elizabeth Peters Title Read 02/09/2025 5 stars

C Cut to the Bone by Jefferson Bass Title read 08/09/2025 5 stars
H Demon Bound: The Battle for Anastasia Aaronson by Steve Higgs Author surname Read 28/09/2025 4 stars
A Knock Knock by Alex Smith Author first name Read 12/09/2025
L Killer Cupcakes by Leighann Dobbs Author first name Read 14/09/2025
L The Little Book of Colour: How to Use the Psychology of Colour to Transform Your Life by Karen Haller Title Read 05/10/2025 4 stars
E Echoes on the Fens by Joy Ellis Title read 24/09/2025 5 stars
N So You Think You Know What's Good for You? by Norman Swan Author first name Read 28/09/2025 3 stars
G The Tees Valley Killings by C.J. Grayson Author surname Read 18/09/2025 5 stars
E Endurance by J.A. Konrath Title Read 25/09/2025 4 stars

E The Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer Author first name Read 01/10/2025 5 stars
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T Tunnel Vision by Sara Paretsky Title read 16/09/2025 4 stars
R The Red Thumb Mark by R. Austin Freeman Title Read 29/08/2025 5 stars
A Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie Author first name Read 20/09/2025 5 stars
V Void Moon by Michael Connelly Title Read 21/09/2025 3 stars
A Black Beauty by Anna Sewell Author first name Read 25/09/2025 4 stars
G The Grilling Season by Diane Mott Davidson Title Read 20/09/2025 5 stars
A Cockatiels at Seven by Donna Andrews Author surname Read 28/09/2025 5 stars
N The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo Title Read 23/09/2025 3 stars
Z Zen and the Art of Happiness by Chris Prentiss Title Read 30/08/2025 5 stars
A Aisle Kill Him by Steve Higgs Title Read 02/10/2025 5 stars

SPECTACULAR SEASONAL READING CHALLENGE EXTRAVAGANZA

S So, Anyway...
P Planet of the Apes
E Egypt, Greece and Rome: Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean
C A Calamity of Souls
T The Woman in Black
A All Better Now
C They Do It With Mirrors by Agatha Christie
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A Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas
R Time for the Stars by Robert A. Heinlein

S Secret Ingredients: The New Yorker Book of Food and Drink
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N Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
A The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
L Whose Body? (S: Lord Peter Wimsey)

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A At the Mountains of Madness
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N Termination Shock by Neal Stephenson
G Two Steps Forward by Graeme Simsion

C The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
H The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
A A Murder Is Announced
L The Last Day
L The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
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August 1 to October 31

I’ll start with level 1 and see how things go.

📖 How It Works:
For each book you read, you can claim ONE letter using any of the following:

✨ First letter of the book title
✨ First letter of the series title (if applicable)
✨ First letter of the author's first name
✨ First letter of the author's last name

📚 Challenge Levels

🍁 Level 1: Breezy
Phrase to spell: "SUNSET"
S - Dirty Thirty 8/3/25 (Series starts with S. Also works for E for ALN)
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N - Born in Shame 8/6/25 (AFN: Nora)
S - The Seven Year Slip 8/15/25 (Title) (Also works for A and P)
E - Now or Never 8/12/25 (ALN: Evanovich) (Also works for S or N)
T - The Sweet Spot 8/31/25 (Title: The)

🍁 Level 2: Crisp
Phrase to spell: "LATE SUMMER ADVENTURE"

🍁 Level 3: Harvest
Phrase to spell: "SPECTACULAR SEASONAL READING CHALLENGE EXTRAVAGANZA"

Unused books:
Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice by Cristina Rivera Garza - 8/6/25. Fits: Level 2 or 3

🍂 Sunset Spell-Out Challenge 🍂
Duration: August 1, 2025 – October 31, 2025
🍁 Level 3: Harvest

S || The Legacy | ALN Sigurdardottir | 8.15.25
P || A Master of Djinn | AFN P. | 9.4.25
E || A Moveable Feast | AFN Ernest | 8.24.25
C || Delicious | SN Cupcakes & Camos | 8.17.25
T || The Wild Robot | title | 9.15.25
A || The Ardent Swarm | title | 8.6.25
C || The Children of Gods and Fighting Men | title | 9.2.25
U || Upgrade | title | 9.22.25
L || The Warrior's Apprentice | AFN Lois | 8.2.25
A || Just for the Summer | title | 8.8.25
R || The Tainted Cup | AFN Robert | 8.5.25

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E || Blue Murder | AFN Emma | 9.11.25
A || The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian | title | 8.10.25
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O || The Memory Police | ALN Ogawa | 8.23.24
N || Murder in Old Bombay | AFN Nev | 9.7.25
A || Gemina | AFN Amie | 8.14.25
L || The Last Unicorn | title | 8.25.25

R || The Titan’s Curse | AFN Rick | 9.2.25
E || The Witch Roads | ALN Elliott | 9.20.25
A || Juniper & Thorn | AFN Ava | 8.19.25
D || Trust | ALN Diaz | 8.11.25
I || Hammered | SN Iron Druid | 8.27.25
N || Spinning Silver | ALN Novik | 9.16.25
G || How Do You Live? | AFN Genzaburo | 8.3.25

C || Sky Full of Elephants | AFN Cebo | 9.18.25
H || The High House | title | 9.8.25
A || The Hunt for Atlantis | AFN Andy | 8.9.25
L || The Monsters We Defy | AFN Leslye | 8.27.25
L || Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder | title | 8.29.25
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G || Golden Son | title | 8.16.25
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V || The Hands of the Emperor | AFN Victoria | 8.16.25
A || A Drop of Corruption | title | 9.3.25
G || The Spy Coast | ALN Gerritsen | 8.21.25
A || The Afterlife Project | title | 9.8.25
N || The Tusks of Extinction | ALN Nayler | 9.18.25
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SPECTACULAR SEASONAL READING CHALLENGE EXTRAVAGANZA

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Sunset Spell-Out Challenge

Aug 1 - Oct 31

Title, Series, AFN, ALN

Level 1: Breezy
S: Sally Hepworth - The Younger Wife
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N: Nita Prose - The Maid's Secret (Molly the Maid, #3)
S: Secret Life of Sunflowers, The by Marta Molnar
E: Emilia Hart - Weyward
T: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Level 2: Crisp
Late
(view spoiler)[L: Lauren A. Forry - The Launch Party
A: As Good As Dead (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #3) by Holly Jackson
T: The Survivors by Jane Harper
E: Elby, Amber - Cauldron's Bubble (Netherfeld Trilogy, #1) (hide spoiler)]

S: Silent Sister by Megan Davidhizar
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M: Mosquito, The: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator by Timothy C. Winegard
M: Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
E: Erlick, Nikki - The Measure
R: Road to Jonestown, The: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple by Jeff Guinn

A: Alex Kershaw - The Bedford Boys: One American Town's Ultimate D-Day Sacrifice
D: Deborah Blum - The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
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E: Eskens, Allen - Saving Emma (Boady Sanden, #2)
N: Not a Very Good Murderer by Ronan Farrow
T: The Perfect Stranger by Megan Miranda
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R: Rubenhold, Hallie - The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
E: Ernest Cline - Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)

Level 3: Harvest
S: Steve Berry - The Patriot Threat (Cotton Malone, #10)
P: Patterson, James - The Big Bad Wolf (Alex Cross Book, #9)
E: Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green
C: Cornwell, Patricia - Black Notice (Kay Scarpetta, #10)
T: Timothy B. Tyson - The Blood of Emmett Till
A: Allen Eskens - The Quiet Librarian
C: Crouch, Blake - Dark Matter
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L: Lincoln Myth, The (Cotton Malone, #9) by Steve Berry
A: Acampora, Paul - I Kill the Mockingbird
R: Rasputin's Daughter (Romanov, #2) by Robert Alexander

S: Sanders, Lisa - Diagnosis: Solving the Most Baffling Medical Mysteries
E: Easy Rawlins - Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1) by Walter Mosley
A: Anthony Horowitz - The Word is Murder (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #1)
S: Screaming Staircase, The (Lockwood & Co., #1) by Jonathan Stroud
O: Oil and Marble: A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo by Stephanie Storey
N: Never Flinch (Holly Gibney, #4) by Stephen King
A: Ayaz Virji - Love Thy Neighbor: A Muslim Doctor's Struggle for Home in Rural America
L: Lisa Sanders - Diagnosis: Solving the Most Baffling Medical Mysteries

R: Race Against Time (Nancy Drew, #66) by Carolyn Keene
E: Elizabeth A. Murray - The Dozier School for Boys: Forensics, Survivors, and a Painful Past
A: Ayaz Virji - Love Thy Neighbor: A Muslim Doctor's Struggle for Home in Rural America
D: Dracula by Bram Stoker
I: Irving, John - The Cider House Rules
N: Night Film by Marisha Pessl
G: Great Alone, The by Kristin Hannah

C: Cornwell, Patricia - The Last Precinct (Kay Scarpetta, #11)
H: Hayley Scrivenor - Dirt Creek
A: Alan Brennert - Daughter of Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #2)
L: Lion Women of Tehran, The by Marjan Kamali
L: London Bridges (Alex Cross, #10) by James Patterson
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N: Nick Medina - Sisters of the Lost Nation
G: Gabriel García Márquez - One Hundred Years of Solitude
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A: Alexander, Kwame - Booked (The Crossover, #2)
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A: Andrew Shaffer - Feel the Bern (Bernie Sanders Mystery #1)
G: Green, Philip Allen - Trauma Room Two
A: Alexie, Sherman - The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
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Z: Zook, Kristal Brent - Black Women's Lives: Stories of Pain and Power
A: Anthony Horowitz - The Sentence is Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz #2)

🍂 Sunset Spell-Out Challenge 🍂
Duration: August 1, 2025 – October 31, 2025

✨ First letter of the book title
✨ First letter of the series title (if applicable)
✨ First letter of the author's first name
✨ First letter of the author's last name
Level 1: Breezy
S: by Patricia McCormick
U: by Ana Holguin
N: by Katie Holt
S: by Katherine Wood
E: by Catherine Mack
T: by Robert Jackson Bennett

Level 2: Crisp
L: by Laurell K. Hamilton
A: by Scott Reintgen
T: by Jane Harper
E: by Amanda Eyre Ward

S: by Samantha Shannon
U: by Dick Wolf
M: by Fern Michaels
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A: by Kelley Armstrong
D: by Douglas Westerbeke
V: by Kelley Armstrong
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🍁 Level 3: Harvest
Phrase to spell: "SPECTACULAR SEASONAL READING CHALLENGE EXTRAVAGANZA"

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Level 2:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

🍂 Sunset Spell-Out Challenge 🍂
Duration: August 1, 2025 – October 31, 2025

✨ First letter of the book title
✨ First letter of the series title (if applicable)
✨ First letter of the author's first name
✨ First letter of the author's last name


🍁 Level 3: Harvest
Phrase to spell: "SPECTACULAR SEASONAL READING CHALLENGE EXTRAVAGANZA"

✔️S - I Went To See My Father/Kyung-Sook Shin - ALN
✔️P - 25 Alive/James Patterson - ALN
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✔️C - Bear in the Back Seat I: Adventures of a Wildlife Ranger in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park/Carolyn Jourdan - AFN
✔️T - The Memory Police - title
✔️A - A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World - title
✔️C - Killer Comfort Food/Lynn Cahoon - ALN
✔️U - Under the Same Stars - title
✔️L - Paper Wife/Laila Ibrahim - AFN
✔️A - The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife/Anna Johnston - AFN
✔️R - Great and Precious Things/Rebecca Yarros - AFN

✔️S - Secrets Between Friends - title
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✔️A - The Bear and the Nightingale/Katherine Arden - ALN
✔️S - All Better Now/Neal Shusterman - ALN
✔️O - Onyx Storm - title
✔️N - 999: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz/Heather Dune Macadam - Title
✔️A - Thirteen Reasons Why/Jay Asher - ALN
✔️L - The Pearl Sister/Lucinda Riley - AFN

✔️R - Out of Her Mind/T.R. Ragan - ALN
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✔️H - Between Sisters/Kristin Hannah - ALN
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✔️Z - The Bone Sparrow/Zana Fraillon - AFN
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🍂 Sunset Spell-Out Challenge 🍂
Duration: August 1, 2025 – October 31, 2025

✨ First letter of the book title
✨ First letter of the series title (if applicable)
✨ First letter of the author's first name
✨ First letter of the author's last name


🍁 Level 3: Harvest
Phrase to spell: "SPECTACULAR SEASONAL READING CHALLENGE EXTRAVAGANZA"

S Splintered 8/30
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E Eva Nour The Stray Cats of Homs 14/8
C Craig Silvey Jasper Jones 8/19
T The Vegetarian 8/8
A Alessandra Hazard Just a Bit Bossy
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U Until September 8/17
L Lisa Henry Mark Cooper versus America 8/22
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R Ramen Assassin 8/19

S Suki Fleet The Glass House 8/10
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🍂 Sunset Spell-Out Challenge 🍂
Duration: August 1 – October 31, 2025

🍁 Level 3: Harvest
Phrase to spell: "SPECTACULAR SEASONAL READING CHALLENGE EXTRAVAGANZA"

S Jack: The (Fairly) True Tale of Jack and the Beanstalk by Liesl Shurtliff - 8/10/25
P Small Gods by Terry Pratchett - 8/18/25
E The Bourne Betrayal by Eric Van Lustbader - 8/8/25
C The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves - 8/11/25
T Walden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau - 8/8/25
A Fight Fire with Fire by Michael Anderle - 8/7/25
C Just Add Water by Jinx Schwartz - 8/4/25
U Hail to the King by Michael Anderle - 8/29/25 - Series The Unbelievable Mr. Brownstone
L Cursed by Lindsay Buroker - 8/18/25
A Rogue by Michael Anderle - 8/29/25
R The Judas Strain by James Rollins - 8/6/25

S The Spy by Clive Cussler - 8/15/25
E Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer - 8/2/25
A Renegade by Michael Anderle - 9/4/25
S Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune - 8/22/25
O One Mom Army by Martha Carr - 8/29/25
N Nomad's Fury: A Kurtherian Gambit Series by Craig Martelle - 8/6/25
A Any Witch Way by Lindsay Buroker - 9/12/25
L The Fate of Ten by Pittacus Lore - 9/2/25

R Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow by James Rollins - 8/11/25
E First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston - 8/13/25
A Rebel by Michael Anderle - 9/4/25
D Dead Lions by Mick Herron - 8/25/25
I Jar City by Arnaldur Indriðason - 8/4/25
N Nowhere to Run by Jude Watson - 8/8/25
G Just One Day by Gayle Forman - 8/26/25

C Four If By Power by Martha Carr - 8/14/25
H Malice by Keigo Higashino - 8/9/25
A Alison Brownstone by Michael Anderle - 9/13/25
L Brothers in Arms by Lois McMaster Bujold - 9/17/25
L The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla by Lauren Willig - 9/25/25
E Jaran by Kate Elliott - 9/20/25
N Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens - 8/3/25
G Genesis Draconis by Kevin O. McLaughlin - 9/18/25
E 1634: The Galileo Affair by Eric Flint - 9/26/25

E Diplomatic Recruit by S.E. Weir - 9/30/25 - Series The Empress' Spy
X Just Deserts by Jinx Schwartz - 9/23/25
T The Measure of the Magic by Terry Brooks - 8/9/25
R The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling - 8/16/25
A Judgment on Janus by Andre Norton - 9/20/25
V The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown by Vaseem Khan - 9/1/25
A Victory on Janus by Andre Norton - 9/20/25
G The Friends of Eddie Coyle by George V. Higgins - 9/30/25
A Footprints by Alex Archer - 9/21/25
N The Bangalore Detectives Club by Harini Nagendra - 8/14/25
Z Jack of Shadows by Roger Zelazny 9/20/25
A Out in the Cold by Michael Anderle - 9/27/25

🍁 Level 1: Breezy
Phrase to spell: "SUNSET"

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E - The Summer Melt by Emily March | Finished: 08/08
T - A Muddied Murder by Wendy Tyson Finished: 08/08

🍂 Sunset Spell-Out Challenge 🍂
Duration: August 1 – October 31, 2025

🍁 Level 1: Breezy
Phrase to spell: "SUNSET"
S Soft TargetStephen Hunter 09/09
U Unruly OmegaLorelei M. Hart 08/12
N The Never GameJeffery Deaver 09/14
S Sugar Cookie KissesJena Wade 09/25 159
E Espresso for His OmegaHarper B. Cole 08/21
T The Tinker's ApprenticeJordan Castillo Price 09/22

🍁 Level 2: Crisp
Phrase to spell: "LATE SUMMER ADVENTURE"
L LA: Wild JusticeB[author:Blake Bannerlake Banner|17094088] 08/15
A A Mate for HudsonLorelei M. Hart 09/07
T The Thousand Dollar TeamJ.T. Brannan 09/01
E The Einstaat BriefBlake Banner 08/13

S Scott FreeJohn Gilstrap 09/13
U Unable Omega6orelei M. Hart 09/15
M Make Mine an OtterHarper B. Cole 09/11
M Murder in Shades of Pink and Yellow: DS Charlie Rees 5Ripley Hayes 09/02
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R RetributionDarin Miller 09/21

A Abandoned OmegaRuby Nox 08/14
D Dead Reckoning: A Vigilante Mystery Action ThrillerJohn Corwin 09/05
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N Night SchoolLee Child 08/25
T THE THOUSAND DOLLAR PAYBACK: A Colt Ryder ThrillerJ.T. Brannan 09/19
U Untamed OmegaLorelei M. Hart 09/05
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S Such a Tempting OmegaLorelei M. Hart 08/03
P PersonalLee Child 08/10
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C Cinnamon Spiced OmegaSusi Hawke 08/14
T Their Deadly TruthDeclan James 08/26
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C Candy SecurityLorelei M. Hart 08/06
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A Apples for His OmegaLorelei M. HartBlake Banner 08/17
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S Sweet Razor CutBlake Banner 08/16
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A All Necessary ForceBrad Taylor 08/20
S The SecretLee Child 08/23
O Operation Caldera: PNR/Special Forces/Military MM Fiction Annabella Stone 08/02
N Nathan's RunJohn Gilstrap 09/14
A The Alpha's Autumn-Kissed OmegaLorelei M. Hart 08/09
L Lollipop Lovin'Lorelei M. Hart08/13

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E The Emerald Dragon's Moonlit MateJena Wade 09/24
A The Alpha's Candy-Kissed OmegaLorelei M. Hart 08/07
D Dead EyeMark Greaney 08/05
I Icing the OmegaHarper B. Cole 08/24
N No Plan BLee Child 09/04
G Gone TomorrowLee Child 08/01

C CircumventionDarin Miller 09/18
H Hesitant AlphaLorelei M. Hart 08/08
A The Alpha's Cranberry-Kissed OmegaLorelei M. Hart 08/10
L The Lions of LucerneBrad Thor 08/20
L The Librarian, Her Daughter and The Man Who Lost His HeadSam Lee Jackson 09/09
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G Gunmetal GrayMark Greaney 08/08
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T Trouble Will Find MeMike Donohue 09/17
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A AbductionDarin Miller 09/24
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G Ghostly BotherE.M. Leya 09/10
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🍁 Level 1: Breezy
Phrase to spell: "SUNSET"

🍁 Level 2: Crisp
Phrase to spell: "LATE SUMMER ADVENTURE"

🍁 Level 3: Harvest
S - The Sword of Kaigen-8/16
P - Palace of the Peacock - 8/16
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C - Chaka-8/16
T - That Other Me-8/13
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C - The Mask of Mirrors - ALN: Carrick - 8/28
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O - The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses - 8/21- ALN: Older
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I - The Devils' Dance - 8/11- ALN: Ismailov
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C - The Color of Water - 8/31
H - Hemlock & Silver - 8/26
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🍂 Sunset Spell-Out Challenge 🍂
August 1 – October 31, 2025

✨ First letter of the book title
✨ First letter of the series title (if applicable)
✨ First letter of the author's first name
✨ First letter of the author's last name


🍁 Level 3: Harvest
Phrase to spell: "SPECTACULAR SEASONAL READING CHALLENGE EXTRAVAGANZA"

S - Billy Summers Stephen King 15 AUG
P - Spark of the Everflame Penn Cole 6 AUG
E - Songs of Revolution by Emma Trevayne 6 SEP
C - Queen of Air and Darkness Cassandra Clare 27 AUG
T - The Sword of Kaigen 4 AUG
A - Amour Sucré - Tome 3 - Le Masque des Souvenirs 22 AUG
C - Quicksilver by Callie Hart 19 SEP
U - Unbroken Bonds 17 SEP
L - Killer Crescent by Leigh Kelsey 11 AUG
A - Die Zeit der Verachtung Andrzej Sapkowski 22 AUG
R - A Tale of Foxes and Moons by Rebecca Humpert 16 SEP

S - We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal (Book #2 of the ) 30 AUG
E - Bonded by Thorns by Elizabeth Helen 31 AUG
A - Wisteria by Adalyn Grace 7 SEP
S - Der mexikanische Fluch Silvia Moreno-Garcia 22 AUG
O - Enders Spiel by Orson Scott Card 20 SEP
N - Lights Out by Navessa Allen 3 SEP
A - Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo (Book #2 of the Alex Stern series) 11 SEP
L - Die Lügen des Locke Lamora Scott Lynch 24 AUG

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A - The Ruby Circle: All unsere Geheimnisse 24 SEP
D - The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy - Wie man sich (nicht) in seinen Erzfeind verliebt: Roman (Book #1 of the Dearly Beloathed Series) 27 AUG
I - The Shadow of What Was Lost
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G - Hundert Jahre Einsamkeit by Gabriel García Márquez 14 SEP

C - It Takes a Monster by Karolyn Ciseau 30 SEP
H - Mister Aufziehvogel by Haruki Murakami 20 AUG
A- A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair 27 SEP
L - Meet me in Autumn by Laurie Gilmore 29 AUG
L - Schicksalskuss by Asuka Lionera 9 AUG
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T - Butcher & Blackbird (Book #1 in The Ruinous Love Trilogy) 16 AUG
R - Das Reich der Verdammten
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G - Foxglove: Das Begehren des Todes Adalyn Grace 28 AUG
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Completed

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Finished.

🍂 Sunset Spell-Out Challenge 🍂
Duration: August 1 – October 31, 2025

🍁 Level 3: Harvest
Phrase to spell: "SPECTACULAR SEASONAL READING CHALLENGE EXTRAVAGANZA"

S Jack: The (Fairly) True Tale of Jack and the Beanstalk by Liesl Shurtliff - 8/10/25
P Small Gods by Terry Pratchett - 8/18/25
E The Bourne Betrayal by Eric Van Lustbader - 8/8/25
C The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves - 8/11/25
T Walden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau - 8/8/25
A Fight Fire with Fire by Michael Anderle - 8/7/25
C Just Add Water by Jinx Schwartz - 8/4/25
U Hail to the King by Michael Anderle - 8/29/25 - Series The Unbelievable Mr. Brownstone
L Cursed by Lindsay Buroker - 8/18/25
A Rogue by Michael Anderle - 8/29/25
R The Judas Strain by James Rollins - 8/6/25

S The Spy by Clive Cussler - 8/15/25
E Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer - 8/2/25
A Renegade by Michael Anderle - 9/4/25
S Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune - 8/22/25
O One Mom Army by Martha Carr - 8/29/25
N Nomad's Fury: A Kurtherian Gambit Series by Craig Martelle - 8/6/25
A Any Witch Way by Lindsay Buroker - 9/12/25
L The Fate of Ten by Pittacus Lore - 9/2/25

R Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow by James Rollins - 8/11/25
E First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston - 8/13/25
A Rebel by Michael Anderle - 9/4/25
D Dead Lions by Mick Herron - 8/25/25
I Jar City by Arnaldur Indriðason - 8/4/25
N Nowhere to Run by Jude Watson - 8/8/25
G Just One Day by Gayle Forman - 8/26/25

C Four If By Power by Martha Carr - 8/14/25
H Malice by Keigo Higashino - 8/9/25
A Alison Brownstone by Michael Anderle - 9/13/25
L Brothers in Arms by Lois McMaster Bujold - 9/17/25
L The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla by Lauren Willig - 9/25/25
E Jaran by Kate Elliott - 9/20/25
N Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens - 8/3/25
G Genesis Draconis by Kevin O. McLaughlin - 9/18/25
E 1634: The Galileo Affair by Eric Flint - 9/26/25

E Diplomatic Recruit by S.E. Weir - 9/30/25 - Series The Empress' Spy
X Just Deserts by Jinx Schwartz - 9/23/25
T The Measure of the Magic by Terry Brooks - 8/9/25
R The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling - 8/16/25
A Judgment on Janus by Andre Norton - 9/20/25
V The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown by Vaseem Khan - 9/1/25
A Victory on Janus by Andre Norton - 9/20/25
G The Friends of Eddie Coyle by George V. Higgins - 9/30/25
A Footprints by Alex Archer - 9/21/25
N The Bangalore Detectives Club by Harini Nagendra - 8/14/25
Z Jack of Shadows by Roger Zelazny 9/20/25
A Out in the Cold by Michael Anderle - 9/27/25