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Crocus Spell Out
Duration: April 18 - October 17, 2023

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

CROCUS

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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's 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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Crocus Spell Out
Duration: April 18 - October 17, 2023
Read: 6/6

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

C - Coach Devney Perry 4/22/23
R - RaeAnne Thayne Sugar Pine Trail 4/25/23
O - The Only One Melody Grace 4/26/23
C - Chilled to the Cone Ellie Alexander 4/23/23
U - Unforgettable Willow Aster 4/23/23
S - Silver Brewer L.B. Dunbar 4/21/23

Crocus Spell Out
Duration: April 18 - October 17, 2023

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


C - Corey Taylor - You're Making Me Hate You: A Cantankerous Look at the Common Misconception That Humans Have Any Common Sense Left 30/07/23
R - The Rainmaker - John Grisham 31/05/23
O - Other People's Houses - Kelli Hawkins 29/06/23
C - Donato Carrisi - La donna dei fiori di carta 19/09/23
U - The Unexpected Guest - Agatha Christie 29/08/23
S - The Struggle - L.J. Smith 15/05/23

Welcome Katrina!

Crocus Spell Out
Duration: April 18 - October 17, 2023

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

CROCUS

6/6 Completed. Finished

1.C:Carry Me Home-Rosalind James 4/22/23
2.R:Reid:Penny Reid-Homecoming King 4/23/23
3.O:Older:Daniel José Older-Shadowshaper 5/05/23
4.C:Clark:Tracy Clark-Hide 4/27/23
5.U:Uglies-Scott Westerfeld 5/03/23
6.S:Stillhouse Lake-Rachel Caine 4/28/23

Welcome Frankie!

Crocus Spell Out
Duration: April 18 - October 17, 2023
6/6

C Caramel Macchiato Murder Laura Pauling 4/18/23
Rambling RV Cozies-Miffed in Maine Patti Benning 4/23/23
Ozarks Cozy Mystery-Murdered Underground Dianne Harman 5/8/23
C Cats, Crooks and Cobblers Sharon Michaels 4/22/23
Urban Tails Pet Shop Mysteries Death Steals the Spotlight T.C. LoTempio 6/26/23
SC-Double-Crossed Bones S.C. Merritt 4/20/23

Crocus Spell Out
Duration: April 18 - October 17, 2023

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

CROCUS

C: Chantal Fernando - Rhett Redeemed, 5/14/23
R: Reynolds, Aurora Rose - Until May - Aurora Rose Reynolds, 5/23/23
O: Orgeron, Heather - Boomerangers - Heather M. Orgeron, 7/8/23
C: Cameron Taylor (MC) - Beyond the Game - Kaylee Ryan, 5/18/23
U: Unnecessary Roughness - Rheland Richmond, 4/27/23
S: Sutter Lake #4 - Beautifully Broken Control - Catherine Cowles, 7/2/23

Crocus Spell Out
April 18, 2023 - October 17, 2023


C - Corbin Ledger, The 101 on Love by Jennifer Youngblood (4/20/23)
R - Resort to Romance, A Meddled Match by Jill Kemerer (4/24/23)
O - Only a Kiss with a Billionaire by Ellie Hall (4/22/23)
C - Colleen Coble, The Inn at Ocean's Edge (4/22/23)
U - Unlikely Match, Saving Lady Anna by Mindy Burbidge Strunk (6/3/23)
S - Sunset Cove, Mermaid Moon by Colleen Coble (4/23/23)

Crocus Spell Out
Duration: Apr. 18th, 2023 - Oct. 17th, 2023

6/6

Colucci Golden Girls Forever: An Unauthorized Look Behind the Lanai by Jim Colucci - Apr. 20th
Rachel Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe - Apr. 18th
Other Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga - May 26th
Chris iZombie, Vol. 2: uVampire by Chris Roberson - Apr. 23rd
Under Under the Mistletoe by Jill Shalvis - Apr. 18th
Shalvis Forever and a Day by Jill Shalvis - Apr. 22nd

FINISHED
Crocus Spell Out
Duration: April 18 - October 17, 2023
Read: 6/6

C: Agatha Christie wrote Death in the Clouds 4/22/23
R: Mary Roberts Rinehart wrote Miss Pinkerton 6/22/23
O: Oscar de Muriel wrote The Strings of Murder 6/29/23
C: Cherringham (series name) Murder on Thames by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards 5/20/23
U: Unwanted by Kristina Ohlsson 5/5/23
S: Jo Spain wrote The Perfect Lie 4/25/23

Read: 6/6

C- Clown in a Cornfield 5/1/23
R- The Romeo and Juliet Code 5/17/23
O- Opposite of Always 5/3/23
C- Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder 5/27/23
U- Under Wildwood 5/31/23
S- Sunkissed 5/1/23

Crocus Spell Out
Duration: April 18 - October 17, 2023

Read: 6/6

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

C. Build Yourself a Boat by Camonghne Felix - 4/20 *****
R. Les Reveries du Promeneur Solitaire by Jean-­Jacques Rousseau - 4/23 ***
O. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler - 5/20 *****
C. Her Holiday Hero by Margaret Daley, series Caring Canines - 4/28 ***
U. Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future by Elizabeth Kolbert - 6/1 ****
S. The Second Time Around by Mary Higgins Clark - 4/26 ***

Welcome Tari, Katelyn, Shash, Kendra, Sheila, Lilli, and Enora!

Crocus Spell Out
Timeframe: 4/18/23 to 10/17/23
6/6

C - Clare, Jessica - Romancing the Billionaire - 4/27/23 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rains, Annie - The Good Luck Cafe - 4/18/23 ♥♥♥♥
O - Olivia Drake - Bella and the Beast - 5/7/23 ♥♥♥♥
C - Chapman, Maile - Your Presence Is Requested at Suvanto - 4/30/23 ♥♥
U - Under the Maui Sky by Kellie Coates Gilbert - 5/13/23 ♥♥♥♥
S - Sedaris, David - Me Talk Pretty One Day - 4/25/23 ♥♥♥♥



*******CHALLENGE COMPLETE 5/13/23*****

Welcome Connie! :)

Crocus Spell Out
Duration: April 18 - October 17, 2023

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


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Welcome Kimberly!

Crocus Spell Out
Duration: April 18 - October 17, 2023

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

CROCUS

C - Cornwell, Patricia; The Body Farm 6/2/23 (Author)
R - RuPaul; GuRu 9/27/23 (Author)
O - One for the Money by Janet Evanovich 9/16/23 (Title)
C - A Chip and a Chair by Cordelia Kingsbridge 6/4/23 (Title)
U - Unnatural Exposure by Patricia Cornwell 6/19/23 (Title)
S - Subway Slayings by C.S. Poe 6/6/23 (Title)

I’m finished!
Crocus Spell Out
Duration: April 18 - April 25, 2023

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

CROCUS 6/6

C - Constance Barker (author) -Homicidal Ham and Eggs (Mad Egg Diner 4) 04/19/23

R - Romantic Comedy Curtis Sittenfeld 04/18/23

O - Carlene O'Connor (author) - Murder at an Irish Christmas (Irish Village Mystery 6) 04/24/23

C -Agatha Christie (author) - Black Coffee: A Mystery Play in Three Acts (Hercule Poirot 7.5) 04/24/23

U -The Unexpected Guest: A Play In Two Acts Agatha Christie 04/23/23

S - Maddie Sykes (main character) - The Tobacco Wives Adele Myers 04/22/23

Welcome Daniel and Melissa!

Crocus Spell Out
Duration: April 18 - October 17, 2023
Read: 6/6

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


C- A Certain Scientific Accelerator, Vol. 3-Kazuma Kamachi 5/24
R- Hawkman, Vol. 1: Awakening-Robert Venditti 4/27
O- Mental Fight-Ben Okri 4/22
C- A Certain Scientific Accelerator, Vol. 4-Kazuma Kamachi 5/24
U- Record of Ragnarok 11-Shinya Umemura 5/1
S- Swamp Thing: Twin Branches-Maggie Stiefvater 5/3

Welcome Grace!

I’m finished!
Crocus Spell Out
Duration: April 18 - April 25, 2023

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

CROCUS 6/6

C - Constance Barker (author) -Homicidal Ham and Eggs (Mad Egg Diner 4) 04/19/23

R - Romantic Comedy Curtis Sittenfeld 04/18/23

O - Carlene O'Connor (author) - Murder at an Irish Christmas (Irish Village Mystery 6) 04/24/23

C -Agatha Christie (author) - Black Coffee: A Mystery Play in Three Acts (Hercule Poirot 7.5) 04/24/23

U -The Unexpected Guest: A Play In Two Acts Agatha Christie 04/23/23

S - Maddie Sykes (main character) - The Tobacco Wives Adele Myers 04/22/23

Wonderful Melissa!

Crocus Spell Out
Duration: April 18 - October 17, 2023
6/6

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

C- Cooper - Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie 1/5 4★
R- Rebecca - The Reluctant Thief by April Kihlstrom 1/5 2★
O- Owen - Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center 3/5 4★
C- Charles - The Reluctant Bride by Irene Saunders 3/5 2★
U- Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson 1/6 3.5★
S- Pet Rescue's Amazing Dog Stories by Saskia Adams 2/5 5★

Welcome Catsalive!

FINISHED
Crocus Spell Out
Duration: April 18 - 26, 2023
Read: 6/6

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

C - Coach Devney Perry 4/22/23
R - RaeAnne Thayne Sugar Pine Trail RaeAnne Thayne 4/25/23
O - The Only One Melody Grace 4/26/23
C - Chilled to the Cone Ellie Alexander 4/23/23
U - Unforgettable Willow Aster 4/23/23
S - Silver Brewer L.B. Dunbar 4/21/23

Crocus Spell Out
Duration: April 18 - October 17, 2023

Object: Spell Out each letter of CROCUS by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.
6/6

C The Cellar by Natasha Preston read 4/21/2023
R Zombie Haiku: Good Poetry for Your...Brains by Ryan Mecum read 4/21/2023
O Orange Thyme Death by Leena Clover read 4/23/2023
C Sacred Games by Gary Corby read 4/21/2023
U Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger read 4/24/2023
S The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab read 4/18/2023

Welcome Carolyn!

Crocus Spell Out
April 18 - October 17, 2023

6 of 6 Complete

C - Claiming the Rancher's Heir - Maisey Yates - 4/25/23
R - Robin Wall Kimmerer - Braiding Sweetgrass - 5/17/23
O - Richard Osman - The Thursday Murder Club - 5/18/23
C - Cold Pursuit - Carla Neggers - 5/16/23
U - Leon Uris - Exodus - 5/12/23
S - The Survivors Club - Lisa Gardner - 4/20/23

Crocus Spell Out
April 18 - October 17, 2023


C - Change of Heart | Hailey Edwards - Apr 22
R - The Right Move | Liz Tomforde - May 10
O - Oliver in Minor Mage | T. Kingfisher - Apr 26
C - Curran Lennart in Magic Tides - May 7
U - Uncle Fred in the Springtime | P.G. Wodehouse - Apr 28
S - Stolen Sorcery & Other Misadventures | Annette Marie - May 29

Welcome Lynda and Elle!

Crocus Spell Out
Duration: April 18 - October 17, 2023

Goal: 6/6

C - In Love & Pajamas: A Collection of Comics about Being Yourself Together - Catana Chetwynd - 04/30/23
R - Red Wine and Roses - S.J. McCoy - 04/08/23
O - Kentucky Straight: Stories - Chris Offutt - 05/26/23
C - Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 8: Children of the Brood - Christos Gage - 05/16/23
U - Dead On Time - W.L. Knightly - 05/06/23 - Unconventional Truth (series)
S - The Sandman: Act I - Dirk Maggs & Neil Gaiman - 04/05/23

Welcome Ferenc!

Crocus Spell Out
Timeframe: 4/18/23 to 10/17/23
0/6

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Crocus Spell Out
Duration: April 18 - October 17, 2023

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

C - Soman Chainani - The Last Ever After 30.04.23.
R - Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston 8.08.23.
O - Alice Oseman - Heartstopper: Volume One 10.08.23.
C - Charlie - Heartstopper: Volume Two by Alice Oseman 10.08.23.
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Welcome Chelsea and Dita!

Finished
Crocus Spell Out
Duration: April 18 - October 17, 2023

Object: Spell Out each letter of CROCUS by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initials.
6/6

C The Cellar by Natasha Preston read 4/21/2023
R Zombie Haiku: Good Poetry for Your...Brains by Ryan Mecum read 4/21/2023
O Orange Thyme Death by Leena Clover read 4/23/2023
C Sacred Games by Gary Corby read 4/21/2023
U Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger read 4/24/2023
S The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab read 4/18/2023

Great job Carolyn!

Crocus Spell Out
Duration: April 18 - October 17, 2023

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

CROCUS

6/6 Completed. Finished

1.C:Carry Me Home-Rosalind James 4/22/23
2.R:Reid:Penny Reid-Homecoming King 4/23/23
3.O:Older:Daniel José Older-Shadowshaper 5/05/23
4.C:Clark:Tracy Clark-Hide 4/27/23
5.U:Uglies-Scott Westerfeld 5/03/23
6.S:Stillhouse Lake-Rachel Caine 4/28/23

Brilliant Frankie!

This one fell into place! Thanks for the fun.

Crocus Spell Out
Timeframe: 4/18/23 to 10/17/23
6/6

C - Clare, Jessica - Romancing the Billionaire - 4/27/23 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rains, Annie - The Good Luck Cafe - 4/18/23 ♥♥♥♥
O - Olivia Drake - Bella and the Beast - 5/7/23 ♥♥♥♥
C - Chapman, Maile - Your Presence Is Requested at Suvanto - 4/30/23 ♥♥
U - Under the Maui Sky by Kellie Coates Gilbert - 5/13/23 ♥♥♥♥
S - Sedaris, David - Me Talk Pretty One Day - 4/25/23 ♥♥♥♥



*******CHALLENGE COMPLETE 5/13/23*****

Awesome Connie!

Crocus Spell Out
Duration: April 18 - October 17, 2023

1/6

C - Cursed Crowns by Catherine Doyle - 6/2/23 ♥♥♥♥
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Welcome Wolf!

Finished

Crocus Spell Out
Duration: Apr. 18th, 2023 - Oct. 17th, 2023

6/6

Colucci Golden Girls Forever: An Unauthorized Look Behind the Lanai by Jim Colucci - Apr. 20th
Rachel Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe - Apr. 18th
Other Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga - May 26th
Chris iZombie, Vol. 2: uVampire by Chris Roberson - Apr. 23rd
Under Under the Mistletoe by Jill Shalvis - Apr. 18th
Shalvis Forever and a Day by Jill Shalvis - Apr. 22nd

Awesome Kendra!

Crocus Spell Out: April 18 - October 17
FINISHED

C- A Certain Scientific Accelerator, Vol. 3-Kazuma Kamachi 5/24
R- Hawkman, Vol. 1: Awakening-Robert Venditti 4/27
O- Mental Fight-Ben Okri 4/22
C- A Certain Scientific Accelerator, Vol. 4-Kazuma Kamachi 5/24
U- Record of Ragnarok 11-Shinya Umemura 5/1
S- Swamp Thing: Twin Branches-Maggie Stiefvater 5/3