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We have an extra Challenge to help us navigate the Coronavirus situation; our social isolation and life as it's never been before! This one will run for six months - from April 1st - September 30th . (when we dearly hope the virus will have run its course!)

A Spell-It-Out where you can choose as many words to spell as you wish; whatever level you want to challenge yourself to.



Easy - 6-7 books (minimum 1 AA)
Medium - 8-9 books (minimum 2 AAs)
Hard - 11 books --> (minimum 3 AAs)

Choose from:

6 Books
Safety
Health
Active
Threat

7 books
Disease
Economy
Healthy
Updates

8 books
Wellness
Shutdown
Outbreak
Recovery

9 books
Isolation
Infection
Sanitizer
Wash hands
Situation

11 books ->
Uncertainty
Coronavirus
Toilet Paper
Non essential
Transmission
Social Distancing

Copy the blank template below and paste it into a new comment to start your challenge! Good Luck and Happy Reading!

Spell-it-Out 6 monthly Challenge
1st April - 30th Sept 2020
Level: ?
0/?

Don't forget our Challenge Guidelines here

Participants


✅Alex
✅Amanda
✅Brenda
✅Carolyn
✅Cherie
cherryjellybeans
✅Genevieve
Gin
Gloria
✅Jacm
✅Jackmeister
✅Jane
Janelle
✅Janine
Jason
✅Jennifer
✅Jennifer (JC-S)
✅Jenny
✅Kahlia
Katie_Potatie
Kerri
✅Kim
✅Kylie D
✅Kylie H
Kylie (kyliemaree)
✅Lee
✅Li'l Owl
Lily
✅Mari
Maria
Mary
✅MaryG2E
Melissa
Mell
Nicola
Odette
✅PattyMacDotComma
✅Phrynne
✅Sally906
Sarah #2
✅Sarah
✅Sarah Part 2
Sharon
✅#Teresa
✅TheMadHatter
✅Tina
✅Tien
✅Trish
Valerie

Spell-it-Out 6 monthly Challenge
Level: Hard
69/69

W What You've Done by J.A. Schneider 5★s 13/4/20
A Amethyst Pledge by Leonie Rogers 5★s 10/4/20 AA
S When He Finds You by Sadie Ryan 3.5★s 21/4/20
H A Horse Called Trouble by C.K. Volnek 5★s 26/4/20

H Away with the Penguins by Hazel Prior 4★s 2/4/20
A Murder at the Brightwell by Ashley Weaver 5★s 7/4/20
N Constable On The Hill by Nicholas Rhea 4★s 3/4/20
D Damage Done by Susan Wilkins 4★s 18/4/20
S See You In September by Charity Norman 4★s 11/5/20



U The Secrets Mothers Keep by Jacquie Underdown 4★s 15/5/20 AA
P A Silent Death by Peter May 5★s 9/4/20
D The French Wife by Diney Costeloe 5★s 5/5/20
A When Grace Went Away by Meredith Appleyard 5★s 16/5/20 AA
T Torched by Kimberley Starr 4★s 19/5/20 AA
E Elsa Goody, Bushranger by Darry Fraser 5★s 14/5/20 AA
S Something to Talk About by Rachael Johns 4★s 17/4/20 AA



T The House on Boundary Street by Tea Cooper 4★s 23/6/20
H Brave Girl, Quiet Girl: A Novel by Catherine Ryan Hyde 5★s 18/5/20
R Red Dirt Country by Fleur McDonald 5★s 3/4/20 AA
E Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer 5★s 1/4/20
A The Forces' Sweethearts by Rosie Archer 5★s 20/4/20
T To Kill a Mocking Girl by Harper Kincaid 5★s 6/5/20



S The Sunken Road by Garry Disher 4★s 5/4/20 AA
A The Safe Place by Anna Downes 3★s 21/6/20 AA
F Find Her Alive by Lisa Regan 5★s 11/4/20
E Killer Takes All by Erica Spindler 5★s 19/4/20
T Mercy Street by Tess Evans 5★s 22/4/20 AA
Y Colombiano by Rusty Young 5★s 25/4/20 AA



H Her Last Words by Kim Kelly 5★s 3/7/20 AA
E Beware the Past by Joy Ellis 5★s 17/6/20
A An Alice Girl by Tanya Heaslip 5★s 12/5/20 AA
L Lockdown by Peter May 5★s 14/6/20
T Turn to Dust by Rachel Amphlett 5★s 8/7/20 AA
H Better Luck Next Time by Kate Hilton 3★s 29/6/20



N The Silk House by Kayte Nunn 5★s 21/6/20 AA
O The Chocolate Magic Café by Olivia Swift 5★s 6/7/20
N The McCalister Legacy by Nicole Hurley-Moore 4.5★s 7/8/20

E A Spell for Trouble by Esme Addison 4★s 5/6/20
S The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan by Lisa Ireland 4.5★s 2/6/20 AA
S The Satapur Moonstone by Sujata Massey 4★s 15/6/20
E The Hidden Hand of Death by Lawrence J. Epstein 4★s 18/5/20
N Helix: Episode 7 by Nathan M. Farrugia 5★s 1/7/20 AA
T The Cake Maker’s Wish by Josephine Moon 5★s 10/6/20 AA
I Into the Darkest Day by Kate Hewitt 5★s 9/5/20
A The Goldminer's Sister by Alison Stuart 5★s 6/7/20 AA
L Prey by L.A. Larkin 5★s 10/5/20



T The Life She Finds by Maggie Christensen 5★s 5/6/20 AA
R When She Was Good by Michael Robotham 5★s 21/7/20 AA
A Worth the Wait by Annie Seaton 4★s 17/5/20 AA
N Nineteen Days by Kath Engebretson 5★s 6/8/20
S Deadman's Track by Sarah Barrie 5★s 5/7/20 AA
M A Murder at Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey 4★s 21/5/20
I Golden Poppies by Laila Ibrahim 5★s 16/7/20
S Stars Over the Southern Ocean by J.H. Fletcher 5★s 13/6/20 AA
S Breakfast at Bronzefield by Sophie Campbell 3★s 17/6/20
I Blueblood by Matthew Iden 4★s 20/5/20
O Out of the Silence: After the Crash by Eduardo Strauch Urioste 4★s 6/6/20
N Draekora by Lynette Noni 5★s 31/5/20 AA



U Unwelcome Guests by Anna Willett 5★s 11/7/20 AA
N The Night Whistler by Greg Woodland 5★s 23/7/20 AA
C Finding Eadie by Caroline Beecham 5★s 2/7/20 AA
E Escape to the Art Cafe by Sue McDonagh 5★s 7/7/20
R Deviations From Paradise by Roy T. Humphreys 5★s 9/7/20 AA
T The Tuscan Contessa by Dinah Jefferies 5★s 20/7/20
A Safe by Jane A. Adams 5★s 30/6/20
I Songbird by Ingrid Laguna 5★s 24/7/20
N Graevale by Lynette Noni 5★s 17/8/20 AA
T Texas Outlaw by James Patterson 5★s 17/7/20
Y On Borrowed Crime: A Jane Doe Book Club Mystery by Kate Young 3.5★s 16/9/20

Sign me up - "I'll well be back" -- with my selections of books.

Spell-it-Out 6 monthly Challenge

Level: Hard
16 / 16

S The Secrets That Lie Within by Elisabeth Rose - 5 ★ -- 22/04/2020 --AA
O Once a Family by Tara Taylor Quinn -- 4 ★ -- 17 / 08 / 2020
C Charlotte Pass by Lee Christine -- 5★ - 25/04/2020 -- AA
I Inheritance of Secrets by Sonya Bates -- 4★ -- 13 / 09 / 2020
A The Amethyst Code by Erin Moira O'Hara - 5★ -- 20/04/2020 --AA
L Lawson's Bend by Nicole Hurley-Moore -- AA -- 4★ -- 21 / 03 / 2020

D Darkness for Light by Emma Viskic -- AA -- 5 ★ -- 05/04/2020
I In the Heat of the Night by Susanne Bellamy -- AA -- 4★ -- 31 / 07 / 2020
S Secrets At Wongan Creek by Juanita Kees -- AA -- 5 ★ -- 04/04/2020
T Taming Natasha by Nora Roberts -- 4★ -- 19 / 08 / 2020
A Angel Mage by Garth Nix -- 3★ -- 22 / 08 / 2020
N Nora by Diana Palmer -- 4 ★ -- 13 / 08 / 2020
C The Corpse at the Carnival by Grace York - AA - 5★ - 16/05/2020
I The Infirmary by L.J. Ross -- 5★ -- 15 / 07 / 2020
N No One Home by Tim Weaver -- 4★ -- 13 / 09 / 2020
G The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan -- AA -- 5★ -- 14/06/2020

I'm in, of course! Am refusing to spell out coronavirus :p
I can choose my own phrase?

Spell-it-Out 6 monthly Challenge
Level: ?
16/16 (3/3 AA)

S - Smoke (Burned #2) by Ellen Hopkins -Read 02/04
O - An Outcast and an Ally (A Soldier and a Liar #2) by Caitlin Lochner -Read 23/04
C - A Curse of Ash and Embers (Tales of the Blackbone Witches #1) by Jo Spurrier AA -Read 07/04
I - In the Vanishers’ Palace by Aliette de Bodard -Read 18/04
A - Kappy King and the Puppy Kaper (An Amish Mystery #1) by Amy Lillard -Read 05/04
L - Kappy King and the Pickle Kaper (An Amish Mystery #2) by Amy Lillard -Read 06/04

D - Daughter of the Blood (The Black Jewels #1) by Anne Bishop -Read 16/04
I - In This Grave Hour (Maisie Dobbs #13) by Jacqueline Winspear -Read 21/04
S - The Raven King (The Raven Cycle #4) by Maggie Stiefvater -Read 11/04
T - The Tower of Ravens (Rhiannon's Ride #1) by Kate Forsyth AA -Read 23/04
A - Ashes (Seeds of America #3) by Laurie Halse Anderson -Read 04/04
N - The Killing Moon (Dreamblood #1) by N.K. Jemisin -Read 13/05
C - A Soldier and a Liar (A Soldier and a Liar #1) by Caitlin Lochner -Read 11/04
I - In the Dark Spaces by Cally Black AA -Read 14/05
N - Throne of Jade (Temeraire #2) by Naomi Novik -Read 25/04
G - Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond -Read 05/22

Tien wrote: "I'm in, of course! Am refusing to spell out coronavirus :p
I can choose my own phrase?

Spell-it-Out 6 monthly Challenge
Level: ?
0/16 (0/3 AA)

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C -
I -
A -
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D -
I -
S -
T -
A -
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I didn't put that one in because I thought it was too long, but thanks Tien, I've added it :)

Count me in too. Work hasn't been shutdown yet but I am pretty sure it will be soon. Titles to come soon.

Spell-it-Out 6 monthly Challenge
Level: Hard
32/32
AA 12/12


N - Night Stalker by B.R. Kingsolver 4 stars
O - Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost 4.5 stars
N - New York Cheesecake Chaos by Addison Moore 4 stars
- (Book of my choice) Caged Lightning by Marina Finlayson AA 5 stars
E - Emma Alisyn - Alphonso's Baby 4 stars
S - Smoke Bitten by Patricia Briggs 5 stars
S - Something to Talk About by Rachael Johns AA 4 stars
E - Emma Alisyn - Norelle's Bear 4 stars
N - Garth Nix - Lirael AA 5 stars
T - Twiceborn by Marina Finlayson AA 5 stars
I - Ice Cold Heart by P.J. Tracy 5 stars
A - Ilona Andrews - Iron and Magic 5 stars
L - Lone Star Defender by Jennie Jones AA 4 stars

T - The Twiceborn Queen by Marina Finlayson AA 4 stars
O - Out of the Shadows by Bethany Shaw 4 stars
I - Ice Wolves by Amie Kaufman AA 5 stars
L - Long Way Home by Nicola Marsh AA 5 stars
E - The Ex Who Wouldn't Die by Sally Berneathy 4 stars
T - Trent Dalton - Boy Swallows Universe AA 3.5 stars

P - Diana Palmer - Lionhearted 4 stars
A - Keri Arthur - Blackbird Rising AA 5 stars
P - Diana Palmer - Unleashed3.5 stars
E - Eddie Cleveland - The Beauty's Beast 4 stars
R - Rise of a Merchant Prince by Raymond E. Feist 5 stars

H - Hidden Goddess by Marina Finlayson AA 5 stars
O- The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson 2.5 stars
A - Addison Moore - Felines and Fatalities 4 stars
R - Red Velvet Vengeance by Addison Moore 4 stars
D - Deadly Vows by Keri Arthur AA 5 stars
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Binds 5 stars
N - Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman 3.5 stars
G - The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead 5 stars

Spell-it-Out 6 monthly Challenge
Level: Hard 11 Books
11/11

C Death of a Prominent Citizen by Cora Harrison
O Love Is Strong as Death: Poems chosen by Paul Kelly by Paul KellyAA
R Niccolò Rising by Dorothy Dunnett
O The House of Youssef by Yumna KassabAA
N Sustenance by Simone Lazaroo AA
A Strangers by C.L. Taylor

V Community of Thieves by Cassandra Pybus AA
I The Abstainer by Ian McGuire
R When Grace Went Away by Meredith Appleyard
U The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett
S The Search Party by Simon Lelic

Spell Out THREAT Using title or author initials

T - The Lucky Galah by Tracy Sorensen - AA - 24/05/20 - 4★s
H - The Hunters by John Flanagan- AA - 27/05/20 - 4★s
R - Cloudy with a Chance of Witchcraft by Mandy M. Roth - 06/06/20 - 5★s
E - An Earl by Any Other Name by Lauren Smith - 30/04/20 - 4★s
A - All Who Wander by April Alieda - 04/04/20 - 2★s
T - Thursdays in the Park by Hilary Boyd - 16/05/20 - 5★s

Brenda wrote: "I didn't put that one in because I thought it was too long, but thanks Tien, I've added it :)"

lol - I thought 1 phrase may be easier for me than picking 5 different words like you :p

I'll choose my level later

Spell-it-Out 6 monthly Challenge
1st April - 30 September 2020
Level: Medium - 8-9 books (minimum 2 AAs)
9/9

Wash Hands
W - When There's Nowhere Else to Run by Murray Middleton 17/05/20 AA
A - The Phoenix Wand by Angie Droulias 10/04/20
S - How to Seduce a Vampire (Without Really Trying) by Kerrelyn Sparks 06/05/20
H - The Chronicles of Fire and Ice by L.L. Hunter 24/04/20 AA

H - Fae of the North by E. Hall 28/04/20
A - Alien Warrior's Captive Bride by Juno Wells 20/05/20
N - The Toll by Neal Shusterman 10/06/20
D - Dragon Fever by Elsa Jade 09/06/20
S - Caraval by Stephanie Garber 01/06/20

I've decided to try to focus on the positive and have chosen words I hope to live by in the coming months.
Hard - 21 books --> (minimum 3 AAs)

21/21
✔A Alice to nowhere by Evan Green AA
✔C The Curse of Allie Mae by Aiden James
✔T The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra
✔I The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko by Scott Stambach
✔V The Vintner's Letters by Peter McAra
✔E The Experiment of Dreams by Brandon Zenner


✔H Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum
✔E The Escape Room by Megan Goldin AA
✔A After the End by Clare Mackintosh
✔ Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen
✔T The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
✔H The Housekeeper by Natalie BarelliAA
✔Y You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks


✔W The Wife and the Widow by Christian White AA
✔E Everything Here Is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee
✔L Legendary by Stephanie Garber
✔L Liar by K.L. Slater
✔N Normal People by Sally Rooney
✔E Every Single Secret by Emily Carpenter
✔S Silent Child by Sarah A. Denzil
✔S The Secrets of Lake Road by Karen Katchur

Nice challenge!
Spell-it-Out 6 monthly Challenge
Level: hard
8/16

P Lanny Max Porter
A Ask No Questions Lisa Hartley
N The Never Game Jeffery Deaver
D Dragonfly in Amber Diana Gabaldon finished Apr14
E Emma Jane Austen finished Apr30
MThe Midnight Sea Kat Ross
I Instantiation Greg Egan AA finished May7
C Call Me Evie J.P. Pomare AA

L The Locksmith's Daughter Karen Brooks AA finished Apr4
O Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck finished Apr29
C The Plague Albert Camus finished Apr17
K The Midsummer Garden Kirsty Manning AA Finished 15/8
D The Rook Daniel O'Malley AA
O The Clergyman's Daughter George Orwell finished 11/7
W Whose Body? Dorothy L. Sayers
N Fall, or Dodge in Hell Neal Stephenson

I'm in.

Spell-it-Out 6 monthly Challenge
Level: Hard
37/37

S - Fake: A startling true story of love in a world of liars, cheats, narcissists, fantasists and phonies - Stephanie Wood - AA - 3.5★ - 04/04/2020
A - The Lie of the Land - Amanda Craig - 3★ - 13/04/2020
F - Fight Like A Girl - Clementine Ford - AA - 4★ - 14/04/2020
E - Actress - Anne Enright - 4★ - 23/04/2020
T - The Ten Thousand Doors of January - Alix E. Harrow - 4★ - 19/04/2020
Y - Your Own Kind of Girl - Clare Bowditch - AA - 4★ - 13/05/2020


U - Unfollow: A Journey from Hatred to Hope - Megan Phelps-Roper - 4.5★ - 21/05/2020
P - Unpolished Gem: My Mother, My Grandmother and Me - Alice Pung AA - 3★ - 30/04/2020
D - The Dictionary of Lost Words - Pip Williams - AA - 4★ - 18/05/2020
A - Redhead by the Side of the Road - Anne Tyler - 3★ - 25/05/2020
T - This Body of Death - Elizabeth George - 3★ - 09/05/2020
E - Idaho - Emily Ruskovich - 4★ - 29/05/2020
S - Below Deck - Sophie Hardcastle - AA - 4★ - 28/04/2020


W - Walking Towards Thunder: The true story of a whistleblowing cop who took on corruption and the Church - Peter Fox - AA - 4.5★ - 17/06/2020
E - Going Dark: The Secret Social Lives of Extremists - Julia Ebner - 4★ - 10/06/2020
L - The Lost Pianos of Siberia - Sophy Roberts - 2.5★ - 03/06/2020
L - Blue Moon - Lee Child - 3.5★ - 31/05/2020
N - Heartburn - Nora Ephron - 3.5★ - 20/06/2020
E - The Girl in the Letter - Emily Gunnis - 3.5★ - 01/07/2020
S - The Shelf Life of Zora Cross - Cathy Perkins - AA - 4★ - 13/06/2020
S - Once Upon a River - Diane Setterfield - 3.5★ - 08/06/2020


W - Wakenhyrst - Michelle Paver - 3★ - 25/05/2020
A - Fleishman Is in Trouble - Taffy Brodesser-Akner - 2.5★ - 14/06/2020
S - Queens of the Kingdom: The Women of Saudi Arabia Speak - Nicola Sutcliff - 3.5★ - 06/05/2020
H - House of Trelawney - Hannah Rothschild- 3.5★ - 22/06/2020

H - Silver - Chris Hammer - AA - 4★ - 10/07/2020
A - Close to Home: Selected Writings - Alice Pung - AA - 4.5★ - 02/07/2020
N - The Nocturnal Brain: Nightmares, Neuroscience, and the Secret World of Sleep - 3.5★ - 18/05/2020
D - Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death - Caitlin Doughty - 3.5★ - 25/06/2020
S - Between the Stops: The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus - Sandi Toksvig - 3.5★ - 04/04/2020


D - Her - Garry Disher - AA - 4★ - 13/07/2020
I - I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer - Michelle McNamara - 4★ - 07/08/2020
S - Square Haunting: Five Women, Freedom and London Between the Wars - Francesca Wade - 4★ - 03/07/2020
E - The Pull of the Stars - Emma Donoghue - 4★ - 17/08/2020
A - All You Can Ever Know - Nicole Chung - 3.5★ - 12/07/2020
S - The Sun Down Motel - Simone St. James - 3.5★ - 23/07/2020
E - Rest and Be Thankful - Emma Glass - 4★ - 20/08/2020

Spell-it-Out 6 monthly Challenge
33/33

A Angel with Two Faces by Nicola Upson 3 stars 10/4/20
C The Moving Toyshop by Edmund Crispin 4 stars 3/4/20
T The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal 3 stars 21/4/20
I Turning Angel by Greg Iles 5 stars 19/4/20
V The Women's Pages by Victoria Purman AA 3 stars 20/4/20
E A Spell for Trouble by Esme Addison 4 stars 5/4/20



T The Daughter of Victory Lights by Kerri Turner AA 4 stars 2/5/20
H The Huntsman's Tale by Ann Swinfen 4 stars 17/5/20
R Brotherhood in Death by J.D. Robb 5 stars 2/5/20
E Darkness for Light by Emma Viskic AA 4 stars 13/5/20
A Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman AA 5 stars 5/5/20
T Thirty Thousand Bottles of Wine and a Pig Called Helga by Todd Alexander AA 3 stars 16/5/20



H The Hanging Girl by Jussi Adler-Olsen 4 stars 29/6/20
E The Frost Fair by Edward Marston 3 stars 15/7/20
A The Goldminer's Sister by Alison Stuart AA 4 stars 7/6/20
L The Long Cosmos by Terry Pratchett 5 stars 1/6/20
T The Choir by Joanna Trollope4 stars 23/6/20
H A Study in Murder by Callie Hutton 4 stars 6/5/20



S The Safe Place by Anna Downes AA 4 stars 20/6/20
AApprentice in Death byJ.D. Robb 5 stars 5/6/20
F Esme's Gift by Elizabeth Foster AA 4 stars 25/06/20
E Exit by Belinda Bauer 5 stars 20/6/20
T Two for Sorrow by Nicola Upson 4 stars 11/6/20
Y Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton 4 stars 8/7/20



I The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan by Lisa Ireland AA 3 stars 1/7/20
S Secrets in Death by J.D. Robb 5 stars 8/8/20
O The Book of Souls by James Oswald 4 stars 8/7/20
L Killer Twist by C.A. Larmer AA 3 stars 21/7/20
A Hide and Seek by M.J. Arlidge 4 stars 4/7/20
T The Six by Anni Taylor 4 stars 30/7/20
IThe Devil's Punchbowl by Greg Iles
O The Hangman's Song by James Oswald 4 stars 14/8/20
N The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin 5 stars 20/7/20

Another one for 11 books - Toilet Paper 😉😀

I’m in, will pick books later 😊

Spell-it-Out 6 monthly Challenge
Level: Hard
11/11 (AA- 3/3)

C- Silenced For Good by Alex Coombs 3 stars 9/4/20
O- Out of Sorts by Aurélie Valognes 3 stars 29/4/20
R- The Moor by L.J. Ross 4 stars 5/4/20
O- Operation Grizzly Camp by Kimberli A. Bindschatel 4 stars 2/4/20
N- Next Door by Blake Pierce 3 stars 27/4/20
A- The Secret of Provence House by Aubrey Rhodes 3 stars 1/4/20

V- Evelyn, After by Victoria Helen Stone 3 stars 2/4/20
I- In Darkness Visible by Tony Jones AA 4 stars 25/5/20
R- River of Salt by Dave Warner AA 3.5 stars 3/4/20
U- Unleashed by Emily Kimelman 4 stars 25/4/20
S- Silver by Chris Hammer AA 5 stars 18/4/20

Updating my challenge from Easy to Medium. I've been doing a lot more reading than I anticipated, thanks to the coronavirus lockdown.

Now I aim to finish the MEDIUM level, 9 books including at least 2 AAs

AR SPECIAL CORONAVIRUS CHALLENGE 2020 (six months)
01/04/20 to 30/09/20 SPELL-IT-OUT
Level: MEDIUM i.e. 9 books, including at least 2 AAs
Progress: 7/9

✔ I: If Wishes Were Horses by Karly Lane (AA) 4★s
✔ S: Someone Like You by Karly Lane (AA) 3.5★s
✔ O: Yarra: A Diverting History Of Melbourne's Murky River by Kristin Otto (AA) 4★s
✔ L: Last Chance Cafe by Liz Byrski (AA) 4.5★s
✔ A: Red Bones by Ann Cleeves 4.5★s
✔ T: Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich 4★s
✔ I: The Incidental Tourist by Peter C. Doherty (AA) 4.5★s
✔O: The Opal Dragonfly by Julian Leatherdale (AA) 3.5★s
✔ N: The Boat by Nam Le (AA) 3.5★s

Spell-it-Out 6 monthly Challenge
1/4/20 - 30/9/20

Level: Hard
13/17 (3/3 AA)

I The Last Goodbye by Mona Ingram ✓ 21/5/20 ★★★★
S Evelyn by C.L. Stone ✓ 6/4/20 ★★★
O One More Thing by Lilliana Anderson ✓ 20/5/20 ★★★★★ (AA)
L Choose Me by Lea Coll ✓ 18/4/20 ★★★
A Hidden Deep by Amy Patrick ✓ 4/5/20 ★★★★
T Trust in Me by Lea Coll ✓ 26/4/20 ★★★★★
I Isla's Oath by Cassandra Page ✓ 15/6/20 ★★★★ (AA)
O
N Blood Ties by J.D. Nixon ✓ 18/5/20 ★★★★ (AA)



R Decades by Ruth Harris ✓ 11/5/20 ★★★★★
E The Cowboy's Saving Grace by Emma Jay ✓ 16/7/20 ★★★★
C Captive in the Dark ✓ 2/5/20 ★★★
O
V The Vigilante's Lover ✓ 30/6/20 ★★★★
E
R Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling ✓ 7/6/20 ★★★★★
Y

Thanks Brenda for organising - always happy to do another challenge!

Spell-it-Out 6 monthly Challenge
Level: Medium
9/9
Completed - 14th September.

🧼 W - Weather by Jenny Offill 16/08 ★★★★
🧼 A - All That is Lost Between Us by Sara Foster *AA* 05/09 ★★★☆
🧼 S - Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie 13/05 ★★★
🧼 H - The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow 05/06 ★★★★★

🧼 H -Hidden Depths by Ann Cleeves 12/04 ★★★★
🧼 A - The Sisters' Song by Louise Allan *AA* 14/09 ★★★★★
🧼 N - The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant by Kayte Nunn *AA* 15/08 ★★★★
🧼 D - Death and the Harlot by Georgina Clarke 11/06 ★★★★☆
🧼 S - The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott 01/05 ★★★★★

Sharon wrote: "Another one for 11 books - Toilet Paper 😉😀"

Haha! Or loo rolls ;)

Brilliant idea Brenda. Thanks. I'd just been thinking that the challenge of the next six months will be not to overload the credit card with new books! :)) So I might try to make at least a third of them books I already own. I'll come back with titles.

Spell-it-Out 6 monthly Challenge
Level: Hard
0/21

A An Appointment with Murder byJennifer L. Jennings TBR
C The Casquette Girls by Alys Arden TBR
T This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald
I Inca Gold by Clive Cussler TBR
V The Vanishing Point by Val McDermid
E The Rose Rent by Ellis Peters TBR

H The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel TBR
E The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan TBR
A The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein TBR
L Wolfe Island by Lucy Treloar *AA*
T Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton AA
H Dune by Frank Herbert TBR
Y Year of the Unicorn by Andre Norton TBR

W The Wretched of Muirwood BY Jeff Wheeler TBR
E Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides TBR
L The Sisters' Song by Louise Allan *AA*
L The Call of the Wild by Jack London TBR
N Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup TBR
E L.A. Confidential BY
S Reign of the Marionettes by Sheena Macleod
S The Forgotten Tudor Women: Margaret Douglas, Mary Howard & Mary Shelton by Sylvia Barbara Soberton TBR

Welcome everyone! Thanks for participating - we'll get through this together! You're all linked :)

I’m going for Hard:
Read 14 books (4AA)

✔ S Shepherd by Catherine Jinks AA 4★
✔ H The Hunted by Gabriel Bergmoser AA 5★
✔ U Until I Find You by Rea Frey 4★
✔ T The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow 5★
✔ D Dark Edges by Catherine Lee AA 4★
✔ O Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout 5★
✔ W What Lies Between Us by John Marrs 5★
✔ N Nine Elms by Robert Bryndza 4★

✔ S Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls 3.5★
✔ A An Ace and A Pair by Blake Banner 4★
✔ F The Fatality at the Funeral by Grace York AA 4★
✔ E Exit by Belinda Bauer 5★
✔ T Turning Angel by Greg Iles 4★
✔ Y You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen 4★

Welcome Carolyn - you're linked :)

Spell-it-Out 6 monthly Challenge
Level: Hard
0/11

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Will add books when i get home :D

Welcome to the fun Katie! You're linked :)

Great challenge!
Hard
0/14

Titles coming soon

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Thanks for keeping us engaged Brenda :-)

SPELL- IT- OUT 6 Months Challenge
Hopefully this a great list to keep me going :-)
Hard level 40/40 22/22 AA

N - The Nowhere Child by Christian White AA....read 4*
O - The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary....read 4*

H - The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose AA....read 4*
O - One Hundred Years of Dirt by Rick Morton AA....read 4*
A - Still Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen....read 4*
R - The Rose Girls by Victoria Connelly....read 3.5*
D - The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan AA....read 4*
I - The Thing About Clare by Imogen Clark....read 3.5*
N - The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village by Joanna Nell AA....read 4*
G - The Land Before Avocado by Richard Glover AA....read 4*

P - Six Minutes by Petronella McGovern AA....read 4*
L - White Lies by Lucy Dawson....read 3.5*
E - Echo Burning by Lee Child....read 4*
A - Allegra in Three Parts by Suzanne Daniel AA....read 4*
S - The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth AA read 4*
E - Me by Elton John....read 4.5*



Additional words

S The Secrets We Keep by Shirley Patton AA....read 3.5*
T Trap Door by Dreda Say Mitchell....read 3*
A Life after Life by Kate Atkinson....read 4*
Y You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott....read 3*




S The Suspect by Michael Robotham AA....read 4*
A Undara by Annie Seaton AA....read 4*
F The Long Road Home by Fiona McCallum AA....read 3.5*
E Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin....read 3*




H Cilka's Journey by Heather Morris AA....read 4*
E Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell....read 3*
A Lovesong by Alex Miller AA....read 4*
L The Lawson Sisters by Janet Gover AA....read 3.5*
T Truths I Never Told You by Kelly Rimmer AA....read 4*
H The Heartwood Hotel by Kerry McGinnis AA....read 3.5*
Y The Year of Pleasures by Elizabeth Berg....read 4*




A Shearwater by Andrea Mayes AA....read 3*
N The Children’s House by Alice Nelson AA....read 4*
D Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier....read 3.5*




A A Kind Man by Susan Hill....read 3.5*
C A Commonplace Killing by Siân Busby....read 3.5*
T Trust by Kate Veitch AA....read 3.5*
I The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera....read 3.5*
V The Lost Summers of Driftwood by Vanessa McCausland AA....read 4*
E My Last Lie by Ella Drummond....read 4*

I would like to join in too

Spell-it-Out 6 monthly Challenge
Level: Easy
0/6

H His and Hers by Alice Feeney
E Every Move by Ellie Marney AA
A A Question of Death: An Illustrated Phryne Fisher Treasury by Kerry Greenwood AA
L Little Men by Louisa May Alcott
T Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus
H Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalco

Great idea moderators! I'm lucky to still be working so don't necessarily have more reading time but maybe I can get through some of my 'physical copy' books now the library is closed.

Spell-it-Out 6 monthly Challenge
Level: Hard
13/13

S Side Effects by Michael Palmer 4*
A None the Wiser by Rachel Amphlett AA 4*
F Forbidden Fruit by Kerry Greenwood AA 4*
E Distraction by Nicole Edwards 4*
T Taken In Death by J.D. Robb 5*
Y Year of the Tiger by Martin Fallon 4*

Word finished 14/06/2020



U Die for You by Lisa Unger 4*
P Quantum by Patricia Cornwell 1*
D 55 by James Delargy 4*
A Eliza by Annie Seaton AA 3*
T An Iron Rose by Peter Temple AA 3*
E Echo by Celina Grace 4*
S Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter 5*

Word finished 16/05/2020



Updated with 3rd word - 3rd May 2020 - 11/11

C Babylon South by Jon Cleary AA 4*
O Odessa Sea by Clive Cussler 4*
R Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier 5*
O Old Bones by Douglas Preston 4*
N Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts 4*
A The Testaments by Margaret Atwood 4*
V Vodka Doesn't Freeze by Leah Giarratano AA 4*
I The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov 3*
R Many Rivers to Cross by Peter Robinson 4*
U The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera 1*
S Summer Desserts by Nora Roberts 4*

Word finished 15/07/2020



Updated with 4th word - 14th June 2020 - 8/9

I The Inn by James Patterson and Candice Fox AA 3*
S The Scholar by Dervla McTiernan AA 5*
O The Damage Done by James Oswald 4*
L The Long Shadow by Anne Buist 4*
A Arson at the Art Gallery by Grace York AA 4*
T Breath by Tim Winton AA 5*
I Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens by Eddie Izzard 3*
O Obsession in Death by J.D. Robb 5*
N Red Lily by Nora Roberts 3*



Word finished 22/07/2020

Updated with 5th word - 11th July 2020 - 9/9

W Without a Trace by Nora Roberts 3*
A Capturing the Pirate's Heart by Annie Seaton AA 4*
S Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan 4*
H Hunter by Jack Heath AA 4*

H Hold Tight by Harlan Coben 4*
A Violated by Carolyn Arnold 4*
N Jewels of the Sun by Nora Roberts 3*
D The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan AA 5*
S Thereby Hangs a Tail by Spencer Quinn 3*

Word finished 14/08/2020



Updated with 6th word - 9th August 2020 -7/7 FINISHED 05-SEP-2020

D Dark Paradise by Catherine Lee AA 4*
I In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware 4*
S The Savage Day by Jack Higgins 3*
E Rebel Pilot, Texas Doctor by Eve Gaddy 3*
A Amnesia by Michael Ridpath 4*
S Quota by Jock Serong AA 4*
E Summer by Edith Wharton 2*



Updated with 7th word - 30th August 2020 - 8/8 FINISHED 20-SEP-2020

O The Oracle by Clive Cussler 3*
U Unsolved by James Patterson 4*
T Total Control by David Baldacci 5*
B Brazen Virtue by Nora Roberts 4*
R Hell to Pay by Rachel Amphlett AA 4*
E Elsa's Stand by Cathryn Hein AA 4*
A Her Outback Playboy by Annie Seaton AA 3*
K Killing Season by Faye Kellerman 4*

Spell-it-Out 6 monthly Challenge
Level: Hard
16/23
AA 5/5 (I might swap a few more in as we go)

C ⛧⛧Claire G Coleman - Terra Nullius AA
O Téa Obreht - Inland A Novel
R ⛧⛧⛧⛧Ruth Rendell - Live Flesh
O ⛧⛧⛧Erin Hortle - The Octopus and I AA
N ⛧⛧Nick Cave - The Death of Bunny Munro AA
A ⛧⛧Ann Leckie - Ancillary Justice
V ⛧⛧⛧Kurt Vonnegut - Galápagos
I Ian McGuire - The North Water
R ⛧⛧⛧⛧⛧Richard Yates - Revolutionary Road
U John Updike - Rabbit Is Rich
S ⛧⛧Nevil Shute - Requiem for a Wren AA

T Tad Williams - Tailchaser's Song
R ⛧⛧Matthew Reilly - Contest AA
A ⛧⛧Attica Locke - Bluebird, Bluebird
N Natsuo Kirino - Out
S ⛧⛧⛧⛧Sebastian Barry - A Thousand Moons
M ⛧⛧Alex Michaelides - The Silent Patient
I ⛧⛧⛧Ian Fleming - Casino Royale
S ⛧⛧⛧⛧⛧Georges Simenon - The Blue Room
S ⛧⛧⛧Stanislaw Lem - His Masters Voice
I ⛧⛧⛧⛧Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day
O Flannery O'Connor - A Good Man Is Hard to Find - And Other Stories
N Neal Stephenson - Snow Crash

Spell-it-Out 6 monthly Challenge
Level: Hard
Read: 19/19

T Taking Tom Murray Home by Tim Slee AA ★★★ (14/8)
O Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales AA ★★★★ (1/4)
I It Sounded Better in My Head by Nina Kenwood AA ★★★ (12/5)
L The Last Smile in Sunder City by Luke Arnold AA ★★ (19/6)
E Euphoria Kids by Alison Evans AA ★★★★ (17/5)
T Temeraire by Naomi Novik ★★★★ (26/5)

P Please Don't Hug Me by Kay Kerr AA ★★★★ (11/7)
A Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff AA ★★★ (5/5)
P Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee ★★★ (29/8)
E Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee AA ★★★ (28/7)
R Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko ★★★★ (26/7)




W What I Like About You byMarisa Kanter ★★★ (28/4)
A All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr ★★ (23/8)
S Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys ★★★ (23/4)
H The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark ★★★★ (6/9)

H The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune ★★★★★ (14/6)
A Ashes of the Sun by Django Wexler ★★★★ (25/7)
N The Ninth Sorceress by Bonnie Wynne AA ★★★ (27/9)
D The Daughter of Victory Lights by Kerri Turner AA ★★★★ (20/5)
S Sky Without Stars by Jessica Brody & Joanne Rendell ★★★ (21/4)

Welcome everyone, especially those of you who are new to our challenges. Great to have you on board! You're all linked :)

Spell-it-Out 6 monthly Challenge
Level: Hard
16/16
11/11 AA

S - The Sunday Girl Pip Drysdale AA Read 4/4/20 5*
O - The Yellow House Emily O'Grady AA Read 1/5/20 4*
C - The Wife and the Widow Christian White AA Read 6/6/20 4.5*
I - The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan Lisa Ireland AA Read 16/7/20 3*
A - Riptides Kirsten Alexander AA Read 17/4/20 4*
L - The Lost Man Jane Harper AA Read 7/5/20 3*

D - The Electric Hotel Dominic Smith AA Read 25/5/20 5*
I - If You Leave Me Crystal Hana Kim Read 19/5/20 4*
S - Whitsunday Dawn Annie Seaton AA Read 28/5/20 5*
T - Try Hard: Tales from the Life of a Needy Overachiever Em Rusciano AA Read 12/4/20 3*
A - The Dutch House Ann Patchett Read 26/4/20 4*
N - The Fifth Letter Nicola Moriarty AA Read 2/5/20 5*
C - The Clockmaker's Daughter Kate Morton AA Read 10/4/20 5*
I - If I Stay Gayle Forman Read 27/4/20 4*
N - Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng Read 24/5/20 5*
G - The Reckless Oath We Made Bryn Greenwood Read 21/4/20 3*

Great you can join us Teresa - you're linked :)

Brenda wrote: "Welcome everyone, especially those of you who are new to our challenges. Great to have you on board! You're all linked :)"

Thank you Brenda...a question for you can we use a related phrase if our own or must the words come from your list?

A related one of your own would work Trish 👍

Spell-it-Out 6 monthly Challenge
Level: Medium
9/9 as of 19 September 2020

W What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars)
A Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars)
S The Shipping News by Annie Proulx
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars)
H The Hating Game by Sally Thorne AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars)

H Haze by Paula Weston AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars)
A The Angels' Share by J.R. Ward
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars)
N The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars)
D Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars)
S Sweet Soul by Tillie Cole
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars)

Challenge Complete!


Spell-it-Out 6 monthly Challenge
Level: Hard - 11 books --> (minimum 3 AAs)
11/11

Toilet Paper!

T A Time to Run by J.M. Peace 4/16/20 5★'s
AA
O The Damage Done by James Oswald 4/1/20 5★'s
I Dark Summer by Iris Johansen 8/25/20 4★'s
L Little Girls Sleeping by Jennifer Chase 7/4/20 5★'s
E Esme's Wish by Elizabeth Foster 4/12/20 5★'s
AA
T 29 Seconds by T.M. Logan 4/17/20 5★'s

P The Twisted Knot byJ.M. Peace 8/21/20 5★'s AA
A Her Last Lie by Amanda Brittany 4/26/20 4.5★'s
P Probable Claws by Rita Mae Brown 8/5/20 5★'s
E The Familiar Dark by Amy Engel 4/22/20 5★'s
R The Girl With No Name by Lisa Regan 8/19/20 5★'s

T O I L E T
P A P E R

Great idea, Brenda and Phrynne! xx

I'm going to try for HEALTHY

1/6 books
Aussie Author count: 0


H - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
E -
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Spell-it-Out 6 monthly Challenge
Level: Hard
16/16

S - Until Dark by Mariah Stewart READ 20/5/20 3*
O - Over the Line by Cindy Gerard READ 22/5/20 4*
C - The Wife and the Widow by Christian White(AA) READ 4/4/20 4*
I - Into the Dark by Karen Rose READ 7/5/20 4*
A - Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie READ 28/4/20 4*
L - Just an Ordinary Family by Fiona Lowe(AA) READ 5/6/20 5*

D - Akin by Emma Donoghue READ 20/4/20 3*
I - The Identicals by Elin Hilderbrand READ 7/5/20 3*
S - Something to Talk About by Rachael Johns(AA) READ 13/5/20 5*
T - Taken by Barbara Freethy READ 3/4/20 3*
A - None the Wiser by Rachel Amphlett(AA) READ 17/4/20 4*
N - The Botanist's Daughter by Kayte Nunn(AA) READ 24/5/20 3*
C - The Boy from the Woods by Harlan Coben READ 8/4/20 4*
I - Isobel's Promise by Maggie Christensen(AA) 3*
N - Khaki Town by Judy Nunn(AA) READ 21/6/20 4*
G - The Girl They Left Behind by Roxanne Veletzos READ 16/4/20 4*

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MH, Owl and Janine - welcome! You're linked :)

Good idea, I'll take it easy and give my TBR list a nudge: 5/6

H Havana Bay by Martin Cruz Smith 5/5 4.5★
E Evening's Land by Pauline West 30/5 3★
A The Autumn Murders by AA Robert Gott 10/5 3★
L Lost Empire by Clive Cussler 6/4 3.5★
T Three to Kill by Jean-Patrick Manchette 12/5 4★
H The Hermit of Eyton Forest by Ellis Peters

You're linked Alex :)

Hope everyone is staying safe and well!

Thanks Brenda for setting up this challenge, it's nice to keep the mind busy!

Spell-it-Out 6 monthly Challenge
Level: Hard
0/20

WWolfe Island by Lucy Treloar AA
A Luna Tango by Alli Sinclair AA
S Little Disasters by Sarah Vaughan 4★
H The River Home by Hannah Richell AA 5★



H The Peacock Summer by Hannah Richell AA
A A Dog Called Harry by Jill Baker AA
N The Secrets of Strangers by Charity Norman
D The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan AA
S In Five Years by Rebecca Serle



T The Weight of a Moment by Michael Bowe
O One Summer Between Friends by Trish Morey AA
I Inside the O'Briens by Lisa Genova
L Lapse by Sarah Thornton AA
E Heart of the Cross by Emily Madden AA
T Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton AA



P Stolen by Lesley Pearse
A The Six by Anni Taylor AA
P Poison Orchids by Sarah A. Denzil
E The Octopus and I by Erin Hortle
R The Round Yard by Alissa Callen AA

Please count me in.

Spell-it-Out 6 monthly Challenge
Level: Hard
17/26

S: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday - 4★
A: Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman - 4★ AA
F: The Family Tree by Sheri S. Tepper - 4★
E: Emerald Springs by Fleur McDonald - 3.5★ AA
T: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini - 5★
Y: You Don't Know Me by Sara Foster - 4★ AA



S: The Snowdonia Killings by Simon McCleave - 4★
H: Hell to Pay by Rachel Amphlett AA
U: Undara by Annie Seaton - 4.5★ AA
T: A Time to Run by J.M. Peace AA
D: Death in Delft by Graham Brack - 4★
O: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
W: We That Are Left by Lisa Bigelow AA
N: Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult - 4★



T: The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
R: Rain Dogs by Adrian McKinty AA
A: Abandon by Blake CrouchAurora Rising by Amie Kaufman AA
N: The Nowhere Child by Christian White - 5★ AA
S: Small Mercies by Richard Anderson - 4★ AA
M: Midwife in the Jungle by Fiona McArthur - 3.5★ AA
I: In Silence by Erica Spindler - 4★
S: The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson - 4★
S: The Scholar by Dervla McTiernan - 4★
I: The Insulted and Humiliated by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
O: The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin - 3★
N: The Naturalist by Andrew Mayne

You're welcome guys! Sharon and Odette you're both linked :)

Hi Brenda, I'd love to join!
I'll add as I go, but will start with a selection of books from my last-gasp library haul yesterday...
Progress: 84/84 AA: 21/21

PART 1:

P: Peace by Garry Disher AA (16/4) 4.5*
P: There Was Still Love by Favel Parrett AA (8/8) 5*
E: The Nidderdale Murders by J.R. Ellis (21/8) 4*


P: The Mystery Gut by Kerryn Phelps AA (25/4) 5*
A: Crossings by Alex Landragin AA (20/6) 5*
N: Nine Elms by Robert Bryndza (30/6) 3.5*
D: The Midnight Watch: A Novel of the Titanic and the Californian by David Dyer AA (11/6) 4.5*
E: The Quartet Murders by J.R. Ellis (27/6) 4*
M: Broken Skin by Stuart MacBride (26/4) 4*
I: The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones by Daven McQueen (13/6) 5*
C: You by Caroline Kepnes (12/6) 3*


C: Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg (29/6) 3.5*
O: The Octopus and I by Erin Hortle AA (17/5) 4*
R: The Gown by Jennifer Robson (4/6) 4*
O: The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht (29/7) 3*
N: The Botanist's Daughter by Kayte Nunn AA (1/8) 4*
A: Dear Fahrenheit 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks by Annie Spence (20/7) 4*


I: Amsterdam by Ian McEwan (8/10) 5*
S: Cold Granite by Stuart MacBride (22/4) 4.5*
O: Killing Jesus: A History by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard (5/10) 4*
L: The Lantern Men by Elly Griffiths (9/8) 4*
A: The Rain Heron by Robbie Arnott AA (28/5) 5*
T: 22 Dead Little Bodies and Other Stories by Stuart MacBride (13/6) 4*
I: I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith (25/5) 5*
O: The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean (28/9) 4*
N: No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy (25/8) 5*


Q: The Scoop (a.k.a. Dead in the Water) by Terence J. Quinn AA (7/6) 3.5*
U: Undara by Annie Seaton AA (29/4) 4*
A: When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald (18/5) 4*
R: The Lying Game by Ruth Ware (17/4) 3.5*
A: A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton (11/5) 3.5*
N: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (13/5) 5*
T: The Yield by Tara June Winch AA (6/4) 5*
I: I Can See in the Dark by Karin Fossum (4/5) 4*
N: The Night Stalker by Robert Bryndza (7/4) 4*
E: Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo (3/4) 5*


S: The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer (28/4) 4.5*
A: The Long Quiche Goodbye by Avery Aames (14/7) 3.5*
N: The Night Whistler by Greg Woodland AA (19/8) 4.5*
I: The Thing About Clare by Imogen Clark (1/10) 4*
T: Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell (6/5) 4*
I: Ice Blue by Emma Jameson (4/9) 4*
S: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson (6/6) 5*
E: The Postscript Murders by Elly Griffiths (15/9) 5*
R: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (16/6) 5*