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Dinosaur Spell-Out Challenge


January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Who doesn't love dinosaurs? Choose your favorite dinosaur using that to spell-out. Use the author's first or last name or a character’s first or last name or the title or series title that starts with that letter. If you use the series title, please make sure to include that in your book list. If listening to an audiobook you can use the narrator's first or last name.

EVERYONE TO FINISH THIS CHALLENGE WILL RECEIVE THIS BADGE

Dinosaur Spell-Out Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Progress: 11/11

Who doesn't love dinosaurs? Choose your favorite dinosaur using that to spell-out. Use the author's first or last name or a character’s first or last name or the title or series title that starts with that letter. If you use the series title, please make sure to include that in your book list. If listening to an audiobook you can use the narrator's first or last name.

Triceratops (11/11)

√T - Character: Dr. Ian Todd, DVM from Doc Showmance - Zoe Forward
√R - Lori L. Robinett - Gingerbread Dead (Christmas Cookies)
√I - In The Shadow of The Apennines - Kimberly Sullivan
√C - Character: Christy Bailey from Dial M for Meow (Bookshop Kitties Mysteries, #1) - Ruth J. Hartman
√E - Character: Ellie Byrne Moving is Murder (Middle Age is Murder, #1) - Nellie H. Steele
√R - Allyson Rice - The Key to Circus-Mom Highway
√A - Alex Kenna - What Meets the Eye (Kate Myles, #1)
√T - Character: Tick Acarus the Third from Roly-Poly Prole - Elizabeth Javidan
√O - Only One Lie - Audrey J. Cole
√P - The Personal Librarian - Marie Benedict
√S - Simon Shaw - The Low Road (McLaren Mystery, #16) - Jo A. Hiestand

A - Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews
P - Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk
A - Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash
T - The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
O - The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles (Odile Souchet)
S - Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews
A - Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton
U - Dead Man's Hand James J. Butcher
R - Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
U - Long Past Dues James J. Butcher
S - We Are All So Good at Smiling by Amber McBride

In honor of my fave dinosaur, Rexy from Toy Story

Dinosaur Spell-Out Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
16/16

Tyrannosaurus Rex
Tricia-Flea Market Felony Tricia L. Sanders 1/5/23
Yiayia char-Gone but Not for Garden Kate Collins 1/24/23
Rambling RV Cozy Mysteries-Offed in Oregon Patti Benning 1/8/23
Auclair, Elise char-Mystery Maid Hazel Smith 1/6/23
Neugent-Overboard at Christmas Wendy Neugent 1/3/23
Nic char-A Medium Homecoming Lynn Cahoon 1/7/23
Orr-Jolie and Scoobie High School Adventures Elaine Orr 1/1/23
S Santa, Surf and Sapphires Emerald Finn 1/2/23
Ashleigh char-The Game Is a Footnote Vicki Delany 1/7/23
Ursula char-Cheddar Late Than Dead Linda Reilly 1/31/23
Roy char-Caribbean Escape Murder First L.A. Marie 1/9/23
Utley, Tanner char-Eyes on the Road Karen C. Whalen 2/19/23
S Snuffed Out Valona Jones 1/10/23

Raised & Glazed Mysteries-Baking Matters Worse Emma Ainsley 1/10/23
Evans-Murdered in the Mall Mila Evans 1/4/2
X-MaXine char-Gossip Ghost Tabatha Gray 1/16/23

Welcome everyone! Hope you enjoy the challenge.

Dinosaur Spell-Out Challenge


January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Completed:13/13
Acanthopholis

A:1/3
C:Chrissie1/18
A:Jacob Astor Addison1/18
N:Noemi 1/29
T:1/16
H:Hector Marais 1/6
O:1/8
P:Olivia Prior 1/11
H:Hester Fox 1/13
O:1/10
L:1/9
I:Ilona Andrews 1/20
S: 1/3

Dinosaur Spell-Out Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Progress: 0/11

Who doesn't love dinosaurs? Choose your favorite dinosaur using that to spell-out. Use the author's first or last name or a character’s first or last name or the title or series title that starts with that letter. If you use the series title, please make sure to include that in your book list. If listening to an audiobook you can use the narrator's first or last name.

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Sky wrote: "Dinosaur Spell-Out Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Progress: 0/11

Who doesn't love dinosaurs? Choose your favorite dinosaur using that to spell-out. Use the author's first or last na..."

Enjoy the challenge.

Finished: 2023/08/02

Challenging myself with two dinosaurs.

Progress: 24/24

V - Vor dem Fest by Saša Stanišić ✓ 01/02
E - Eva Björg Ægisdóttir - Verschwiegen ✓ 01/08
L - Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov ✓ 03/14
O - One of these Nights by GuiltPleasure ✓ 03/01
C - Coyote 4 by Zariya Ranmaru ✓ 01/09
I - In these words 04 by GuiltPleasure ✓ 01/17
R - Roleder, Hans - Der Inselmann by Dirk Gieselmann ✓ 01/28
A - Alex Schulman - Die Überlebenden ✓ 01/15
P - Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie ✓ 01/14
T - Tanya Byrne - Everlove - Bis übers Ende dieser Welt hinaus ✓ 01/22
O - Odysseus - Ilias by Homer ✓ 02/26
R - Richard Mertens - Feldpost by Mechtild Borrmann ✓ 02/18

A - Arnold, Daniela - Die Nacht gehört den Schatten: Norwegen-Thriller ✓ 01/19
N - New York Minute by GuiltPleasure ✓ 03/01
K - King, Stephen - Carrie ✓ 01/29
Y - Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart ✓ 03/27
L - Lukas Sommer - Schreikind by Marcus Hünnebeck ✓ 03/20
O - Oscar Wilde - The Decay of Lying ✓ 03/19
S - Das Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse ✓ 03/15
A - Adam Silvera - The First to Die at the End ✓ 01/25
U - Umeda Miso - Die Stadt in deinen Farben ✓ 02/27
R - Richard Morrison - Katzenauge. Filmerzählungen by Stephen King ✓ 04/26
U - Uhlman, Fred - Der wiedergefundene Freund ✓ 08/02
S - Sebastian Fitzek (Ed.) - P.S. Ich töte dich: 13 Zehn-Minuten-Thriller ✓ 02/19

progress 3/14

B Bridie Devine Things in Jars 1/22/23
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A Andrzej Sapkowski The Last Wish
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A Adrienne Young Spells for Forgetting 1/22/23
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Welcome everyone.

Dinosaur Spell-Out Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Read 11/11

Triceratops

T: The Twin by Natasha Preston 3/6
R: Raft of Stars by Andrew J. Graff 20/1
I: It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover 5/2
C: Chef's Kiss by T.J. Alexander 18/1
E: Ecstasy 65 Days - In the midst of darkness by Abdulhadi Al-Amshan 4/2
R: Radium Girls by Cy. 13/2
A: All Princesses Die Before Dawn by Quentin Zuttion 22/1
T: The Truth About Magic by Atticus Poetry 15/5
O: One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus 3/2
P: The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley 2/1
S: Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman 5/1

Welcome everyone.

Dinosaur Spell-Out Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Progress: 0/11

Who doesn't love dinosaurs? Choose your favorite dinosaur using that to spell-out. Use the author's first or last name or a character’s first or last name or the title or series title that starts with that letter. If you use the series title, please make sure to include that in your book list. If listening to an audiobook you can use the narrator's first or last name.

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Sky wrote: "Dinosaur Spell-Out Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Progress: 0/11

Who doesn't love dinosaurs? Choose your favorite dinosaur using that to spell-out. Use the author's first or last na..."

Welcome to the challenge.

My Dino pick is the Triceratops. My fave because they are short but large, spiky, and herbivorous. Basically, my dinosaur spirit animal!

T: Tara Three Parts Dead
R: Rob Sundial
I: Izzy The Vessel
C: Callan The Death of Us
E: Evie Don't Let Her Stay
R: Ren Chlorine
A: Ava Wonderland
T: Tom The Hill
O: Owen Magic Claims
P: Phil Sour Candy
S: Shaun The Broken Places

11/11 COMPLETED

Update Msg, #2 - Challenge Completed

Karen wrote: "Update Msg, #2 - Challenge Completed"

Congrats!

Hello everyone …

Just finished reading Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray …

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Happy reading!

January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Who doesn't love dinosaurs? Choose your favorite dinosaur using that to spell-out. Use the author's first or last name or a character’s first or last name or the title or series title that starts with that letter. If you use the series title, please make sure to include that in your book list. If listening to an audiobook you can use the narrator's first or last name.

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E: Elizabeth Helen (author)
G: Genya
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A: Alina Starkov
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Katie wrote: "January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Who doesn't love dinosaurs? Choose your favorite dinosaur using that to spell-out. Use the author's first or last name or a character’s first or last name or th..."

Welcome to the challenge.

Hello everyone …

Year to date:

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T = William Makepeace Thackeray
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S = John Steinbeck
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Happy reading!

Bonita

Hello everyone …

Year to date:

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T = William Makepeace Thackeray
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S = John Steinbeck
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S = Mary Shelley

Happy reading …

Bonita

Hello everyone …

Year to date:

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R = Roald Dahl
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T = William Makepeace Thackeray
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S = John Steinbeck
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Happy reading!

Bonita

Duration: Jan 1st - Dec 31st
Triceratops
T: Two Can Keep a Secret
R: Restore Me
I: Imagine Me
C: A Court of Thorns and Roses
E: Even If We Break
R- The Romeo and Juliet Code
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T: The Turn of the Key
O: One of Us Is Next
P: Peach Cobbler Murder
S: The Scapegracers

Lilli Gilliam wrote: "Duration: Jan 1st - Dec 31st
Triceratops
T: Two Can Keep a Secret
R: Restore Me
I: Imagine Me
C: A Court of Thorns and Roses
E: [bo..."

Welcome to the challenge.

Dinosaur Spell-Out Challenge - COMPLETED
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Apatosaurus
A: Anywhere You Run - Wanda M. Morris 4/6/23
P: Patience Griffin - To Scotland with Love 5/11/23
A: And Now She's Gone - Rachel Howzell Hall 9/8/23
T: Two by Two - Nicholas Sparks 4/9/23
O: Oh William! - Elizabeth Strout 4/1/23
S: Slave to Sensation - Nalini Singh 9/21/23
A: All Her Little Secrets - Wanda M. Morris 5/5/23
U: Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith - Jon Krakauer 6/13/23
R: River Sing Me Home - Eleanor Shearer 9/27/23
U: Under the Greenwood Tree - Thomas Hardy 4/24/23
S: Spilled Blood - Brian Freeman 9/1/23

Triceratops
T: Terry McMillan - Getting to Happy 4/24/23
R: River Marked - Patricia Briggs 4/21/23
I: If Beale Street Could Talk - James Baldwin 4/25/23
C: Call the Canaries Home - Laura Barrow 9/22/23
E: Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone - Benjamin Stevenson 8/29/23
R: Rules of Civility - Amor Towles 7/21/23
A: Act Like a Success, Think Like a Success: Discovering Your Gift and the Way to Life's Riches - Steve Harvey 7/20/23
T: To Sir, with Love - Lauren Layne 4/26/23
P: Private: Oz - James Patterson 9/25/23
S: Summer Knight - Jim Butcher 8/25/23

Pteranodon
P: Patricia Briggs - Silver Borne 4/1/23
T: Talkin' Trash - Lani Lynn Vale 4/22/23
E: Elin Hilderbrand - Winter Solstice 5/1/23
R: Robyn Carr - A Family Affair 6/9/23
A: Alienated - Melissa Landers 8/18/23
N: Nicholas Sparks - The Choice 4/17/23
O: One Chance, Fancy - Lani Lynn Vale 5/10/23
D: Dear Martin - Nic Stone 4/5/23
O: Octavia E. Butler - Kindred 5/19/23
N: North of Boston - Elisabeth Elo 9/10/23

Saurolophus
S: Sue Grafton - M is for Malice 9/17/23
A: Alyssa Cole - How to Catch a Queen 5/27/23
U: Under the Wide and Starry Sky - Nancy Horan 9/19/23
R: Rachel Beanland - The House Is on Fire 7/15/23
O: Our Missing Hearts - Celeste Ng 5/26/23
L: Lani Lynn Vale - Mess Me Up 3/31/23
O: Oh, My Dragon - Lani Lynn Vale 9/26/23
P: Peter Hedges - The Heights 8/31/23
H: Hail Mary - Lani Lynn Vale 3/30/23
U: Unlocked - Karen Kingsbury 3/23/23
S: Sarah Pearse - The Retreat 5/30/23

Caraina wrote: "Dinosaur Spell-Out Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

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Enjoy the challenge

Dinosaur Spell-Out Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Progress: 2/10

Who doesn't love dinosaurs? Choose your favorite dinosaur using that to spell-out. Use the author's first or last name or a character’s first or last name or the title or series title that starts with that letter. If you use the series title, please make sure to include that in your book list. If listening to an audiobook you can use the narrator's first or last name.

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U= Uvarov Kolya from Sapphire Scars - Nicole Fox 2/27/2023
S= Sapphire Tears - Nicole Fox 3/14/2023

Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Dinosaur Spell-Out Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Progress: 2/10

Who doesn't love dinosaurs? Choose your favorite dinosaur using that to spell-out. Use the author's first or last na..."

Hope you enjoy the challenge.

Update message #9 - finished my two dinosaurs.

Hina ♡ wrote: "Dinosaur Spell-Out Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Read 11/11

Triceratops

T: The Twin by Natasha Preston 3/6
R: Raft of Stars by [a..."

Congrats!

Chrissie wrote: "Update message #9 - finished my two dinosaurs."

Congrats!

Heather wrote: "**COMPLETED 6/22/23**

Dinosaur Spell-Out Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Read 12/12

**Brontosaurus
B:[book:The Brave Art of Motherhood: Fight Fear, Gain Confidence, and Find Yourse..."

Congrats!

Completed: msg #28 9/28/23

Caraina wrote: "Completed: msg #28 9/28/23"

Congrats!

Done!! MSG 17

MollyK wrote: "Done!! MSG 17"

Congrats!

Msg. 4 is complete

Tari wrote: "Msg. 4 is complete"

Congrats!