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July 2023 - Honiara Spell Out
ParticipantsAllie ~ Done
Bev (baglady) ~ Done
Book Concierge ~ Done
Brenda ~ Done
Catsalive ~ Done
Chrystal
Connie ~ Done
Frankie ~ Done
Jan ~ Done
Jonquil ~ Done
Karen � ~ Done
Lilli
Mave
Olivermagnus ~ Done
Ruth ~ Done
Tari ~ Done
Teri-k ~ Done
Trish ~ Done
Vanessa ~ Done
My SpotHoniara Spell Out
July 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023
7/7
Solomon
S - Suzanne Kelman | The Rejected Writers' Book Club 7/3/23****
O - Open for Murder | Mary Angela 7/11/23***
L - Linda from: Nine Coaches Waiting | Mary Stewart 7/2/23****
O - K.E. O'Connor | Cream Caramel and Murder |7/19/23***
M - Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha | Dorothy Gilman 7/9/23****
O - Delilah O’Leary from: Six Feet Deep Dish | Mindy Quigley 7/13/23***
N - No Parm No Foul | Linda Reilly 7/6/23**
Honiara Spell OutJuly 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023
12/12
Honiara
Hope-Starboard Secrets Hope Callaghan 7/7/23
Olivia-A Fatal Groove Olivia Blacke 7/17/23
Nikki mc-Books and a Body Emmie Lyn 7/12/23
Isabel mc-Every Dog Has His Day Janice Thompson 7/1/23
Ainsley-A Doughy Dilemma Emma Ainsley 7/12/23
Rivers-Key Lime Crime Cassie Rivers 7/3/23
Aubrey mc-A Case of Deadly Dating Lily Rose Lane 7/13/23
Coral
Clark-Plotted at the Sugar Mill Marketplace Becky Clark 7/4/23
Odessa mc-A Shimmer of Red Valerie Wilson Wesley 7/23/23
Reed, Wendy mc-Matrimony, Money and Murder Cindy Bell 7/15/23
Amara-Innfested Spirits Ravyn Amara 7/13/23
L Lethal Lobster Hope Callaghan 7/9/23
I'll add myself to the list - here's hoping for a better spread of vowels and consonants this month.
Honiara Spell OutDuration: July 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023
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Honiara Spell OutJuly 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023
12/12 Completed. Finished
Tropical
01.T:Things We Hide from the Light-Lucy Score 7/15/23
02.R:Reckless-Elsie Silver 7/02/23
03.O:Only Mine-Laura Pavlov 7/21/23
04.P:The Price of Silence-Ulla Håkanson 7/17/23
05.I:Isabella Maldonado-A Killer’s Game 7/12/23
06.C:Cuffed-K. Bromberg 7/01/23
07.:Amato:Carmen Amato-Cliff Diver 7/01/23
08.L:The Little Grave-Carolyn Arnold 7/20/23
Reef
09.R:Rumi: The Hawthornes-Nicole Jacquelyn 7/08/23
10.E:Elle Gray-The Locked Box 7/02/23
11.E:Elle Gray-The Unlucky Girl 7/07/23
12.F:Flaunt-Adriana Locke 7/08/23
I always spell out a word that means something to me every month (or I don’t participate). Gotta go with airplane�.not only is it my dad’s favorite movie of all time but also, my boyfriend is a licensed pilot.A - Atalanta 7/7/23
I - In a Lonely Place 8/4/23
R - Richard Osman (The Thursday Murder Club) 8/3/23
P - Pumpkin Spice Peril 8/13/23
L - Love and Other Words 7/3/23
A - Alexander, Ellie (Meet Your Baker) 7/3/23
N - Norton, Graham (A Keeper) 8/23/23
E - Essex Dogs 8/3/23
Honiara Spell OutJuly 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023
10 of 10 Complete
Coral Reef
C - Carrie Soto Is Back - Taylor Jenkins Reid - 7/12/23
O - James Oswald - The Gathering Dark - 7/18/23
R - The Railway Viaduct - Edward Marston - 7/16/23
A - Anne Zouroudi - The Taint of Midas - 7/15/23
L - The Last Man - Vince Flynn - 7/13/23
R - Luanne Rice - Beach Girls - 7/9/23
E - Elin Hilderbrand - The Five-Star Weekend - 7/6/23
E - Extreme Measures - Vince Flynn - 7/4/23
F - Falling - T.J. Newman - 7/7/23
Welcome Tari, Trish, Brenda, Frankie, Allie, & Lynda!
Honiara Spell OutJuly 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023
C - The Clown Brigade by Stephen Graham Jones 7/4/23
R - Rex Stout - Three Men Out 7/4/23
A - Agatha Christie - A Caribbean Mystery 7/23/2023
F - Fishing for Murder by Patti Benning 7/10/23
T - Trouble Is Brewing by Ellie Alexander 7/27/23
S - Sulari Gentill - The Woman in the Library 7/16/23
V - Virginia K. Bennett - Catch of the Day: A Newfound Lake Cozy Mystery 7/11/23
I - Ian Moore - Death and Croissants 7/5/23
L - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam 8/13/23
U - Uzumaki by Junji Ito 7/29/23
Honiara Spell OutJuly 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023
12/12
H- Murder at the Dolphin Hotel by Helena Dixon 3/7 3�
O- Old Gang of Mine by Richard F. West 1/7 3.5�
N- The Orchard Murders by Robert Gott 3/4 3�
I- Indiana - Bloodtree River by Sarah Barrie 10/7 4�
A- All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata 7/7 3�
R- Eat Move Sleep by Tom Rath 3/7 1�
A- Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out by Ryan Love 8/7 3�
F- Freddie - Cotillion by Georgette Heyer 6/7 5�
A- The Barrakee Mystery by Arthur W. Upfield 9/7 3.5�
L- Time After Time by Karly Lane 15/7 3.5�
L- Longmire - The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson 5/7 3.5�
S- The Boardwalk Bookshop by Susan Mallery 2/7 2�
Honiara Spell OutJuly 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023
H - Hard to Love W. Winters - 7/19/23
O - Away From Me Sophie Oak - 7/8/23
N - Primal Instincts: Volume 6 Nicole Edwards - 7/5/23
I - Identity Nora Roberts - 8/7/23
A - Ash - Prince Charming K. Webster - 7/11/23
R - Reaper's Legacy Joanna Wylde - 7/29/23
A - Ash - The Glass Slipper K. Webster - 7/15/23
S - Claim Sierra Cartwright - 7/14/23
O - Siren Enslaved Sophie Oak - 7/17/23
L - The Sun and the Moon Leslie McAdam - 7/6/23
O - Owned Nicole Edwards - 8/5/23
M - Man with Money Debra J. Falasco - 7/30/23
O - Ouch! My Vampire Doms Keep Biting Me Calista Jayne - 9/5/23
N - Primal Instincts: Volume 7 Nicole Edwards - 7/24/23
I - Ian - 16 Lighthouse Road Debbie Macomber - 8/23/23
S - Aleki Samuels - Ruled by her Daddies Laylah Roberts - 8/17/23
L - Ace Frankie Love - 8/11/23
A - Red Sin Aleatha Romig - 7/12/23
N - Primal Instincts: Volume 8 Nicole Edwards - 8/4/23
D - Desolation Road Christine Feehan - 7/10/23
S - Donovan Sherman - Green Envy Aleatha Romig - 8/17/23
Honiara Spell OutJuly 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023
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Honiara Spell OutTimeframe: 7/1/23 to 7/31/23
21/21
H - Hello Stranger by Katherine Center - 7/14/23 ♥♥♥♥�
O - Once More With Feeling by Natalie Spark - 8/17/23 ♥♥
N - Never Too Late by Robyn Carr - 7/2/23 ♥♥�
I - Ilona Andrews - Blood Heir - 8/4/23 ♥♥♥♥
A - Annie Rains - Snowfall on Cedar Trail - 7/30/23 ♥♥♥♥
R - R.L. Mathewson - Christmas from Hell - 7/8/23 ♥♥♥♥
A - Accidentally on Purpose by Jill Shalvis - 8/2/23 ♥♥♥♥
S - Scherm, Rebecca - Unbecoming - 7/27/23 ♥♥
O - Once Upon a Castle by Nora Roberts - 9/22/23 ♥♥�
L - Linwood Barclay - The Twenty-Three - 7/5/23 ♥♥♥♥
O - Oneill, Therese - Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners - 10/19/23 ♥♥♥♥
M - March, Emily - Tucker - 7/10/23 ♥♥�
O - On Middle Ground by Sierra Rydell - 10/27/23 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nelson, Rhonda - The Ex-Girlfriends' Club - 7/4/23 ♥♥♥♥
I - If the Earl Only Knew by Amanda Forester - 8/20/23 ♥♥♥♥
S - Sherryl Woods - A Chesapeake Shores Christmas - 8/7/23 ♥♥♥♥
L - Lost and Found by Carolyn Parkhurst - 7/20/23 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ayres, D.D. - Rival Forces - 8/5/23 ♥♥♥♥
N - Novak, Brenda - A Baby of Her Own - 7/9/23 ♥♥♥♥
D - Double Dare by R.L. Mathewson - 7/3/23 ♥♥♥♥�
S - Sherryl Woods - Driftwood Cottage - 8/18/23 ♥♥♥♥
*CHALLENGE COMPLETE 10/27/23
Honiara Spell OutJuly 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023
5/8
T Twisted Wing
R The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts,07/27/23
O The White Castle by Orhan Pamuk
P Plainsong by Kent Haruf,07/16/23
I Master of Souls by Irène Némirovsky,07/22/23
CGraceling by Kristin Cashore
A Murder Is Easy by Agatha Christie,07/31823
L Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage
Honiara Spell OutJuly 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023
P Pettigrew Death Walks the Woods by Cyril Hare 7/4
A Agatha The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side by Agatha Christie 7/15
R Roderick Death In A White Tie by Ngaio Marsh 7/13
A Ackerman What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds Jennifer Ackerman 7/14
D Darien Troubled Waters by Sharon Shinn 7/24
I I Swear: Politics Is Messier Than My Minivan by Katie Porter 7/20
S The Secret Service of Tea and Treason by India Holton 7/24
E Emily The Amazing Mrs Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 7/29
Honiara Spell OutJuly 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023
CORAL REEF
C - The Coroner M.R. Hall 09/13/2023
O - One Little Secret Cate Holahan 07/21/2023
R - The Russian James Patterson 09/01/2023
A - A Rage to Kill and Other True Cases Ann Rule 07/06/2023
L - Last Girl Gone J.G. Hetherton 07/07/2023
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R - The Ruin Dervla McTiernan 09/28/2023
E - Janet Evanovich Dirty Thirty 09/26/2024
E - Eve S. Evans 50 Real Ghost Stories of First Responders: Haunting True Stories of Ghosts On The Job 11/07/2024
F - Fairest of All Serena Valentino 08/25/2023
Honiara S*P*E*L*L OutBegins: 01July23 / Ends: 31July23
7 / 7 completed
Central
C - Charles Dickens / Great Expectations � � 01July23
E - ELIZA is mc in The Queen of the Tambourine � � 14July23
N - NEWMARK, Elle / The Sandalwood Tree� � 24July23
T - Tarquin Hall / The Case of the Missing Servant � � 02July23
R - Royal Flush � � 15July23
A - Andy Weir / Project Hail Mary � � 13July23
L - Last Ride of the Pony Express � � 01July23
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Honiara Spell OutJuly 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023
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Trying to slowly get back into challenges as i catch up on updating 2 years worth of them *face palm*
Welcome Chrystal! Good luck on your updating ;)
Finished :)Honiara Spell Out
Duration: July 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023
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You made speedy work of this Brenda! Well done :)
CompletedHoniara Spell Out
July 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023
12/12
H- Murder at the Dolphin Hotel by Helena Dixon 3/7 3�
O- Old Gang of Mine by Richard F. West 1/7 3.5�
N- The Orchard Murders by Robert Gott 3/4 3�
I- Indiana - Bloodtree River by Sarah Barrie 10/7 4�
A- All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata 7/7 3�
R- Eat Move Sleep by Tom Rath 3/7 1�
A- Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out by Ryan Love 8/7 3�
F- Freddie - Cotillion by Georgette Heyer 6/7 5�
A- The Barrakee Mystery by Arthur W. Upfield 9/7 3.5�
L- Time After Time by Karly Lane 15/7 3.5�
L- Longmire - The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson 5/7 3.5�
S- The Boardwalk Bookshop by Susan Mallery 2/7 2�
Honiara Spell OutJuly 2023
7/7 DONE
H How to Marry a Ghost Hope McIntyre 7/15
O Overboard Sara Paretsky 7/19
N Near Miss Stuart Woods 7/4
I It Takes Two to Mango Carrie Doyle 7/6
A Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust Mindy Quigley 7/9
R Racing the Light Robert Crais 7/11
A Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail Ashley Herring Blake 7/6
~~~ Complete ~~~Honiara Spell Out
July 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023
10 of 10 Complete
Coral Reef
C - Carrie Soto Is Back - Taylor Jenkins Reid - 7/12/23
O - James Oswald - The Gathering Dark - 7/18/23
R - The Railway Viaduct - Edward Marston - 7/16/23
A - Anne Zouroudi - The Taint of Midas - 7/15/23
L - The Last Man - Vince Flynn - 7/13/23
R - Luanne Rice - Beach Girls - 7/9/23
E - Elin Hilderbrand - The Five-Star Weekend - 7/6/23
E - Extreme Measures - Vince Flynn - 7/4/23
F - Falling - T.J. Newman - 7/7/23
FinishedHoniara Spell Out
July 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023
12/12
Honiara
Hope-Starboard Secrets Hope Callaghan 7/7/23
Olivia-A Fatal Groove Olivia Blacke 7/17/23
Nikki mc-Books and a Body Emmie Lyn 7/12/23
Isabel mc-Every Dog Has His Day Janice Thompson 7/1/23
Ainsley-A Doughy Dilemma Emma Ainsley 7/12/23
Rivers-Key Lime Crime Cassie Rivers 7/3/23
Aubrey mc-A Case of Deadly Dating Lily Rose Lane 7/13/23
Coral
Clark-Plotted at the Sugar Mill Marketplace Becky Clark 7/4/23
Odessa mc-A Shimmer of Red Valerie Wilson Wesley 7/23/23
Reed, Wendy mc-Matrimony, Money and Murder Cindy Bell 7/15/23
Amara-Innfested Spirits Ravyn Amara 7/13/23
L Lethal Lobster Hope Callaghan 7/9/23
Jan wrote: "Way to go Tari!"Thanks, Jan!
Honiara Spell OutJuly 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023
12/12 Completed. Finished
Tropical
01.T:Things We Hide from the Light-Lucy Score 7/15/23
02.R:Reckless-Elsie Silver 7/02/23
03.O:Only Mine-Laura Pavlov 7/21/23
04.P:The Price of Silence-Ulla Håkanson 7/17/23
05.I:Isabella Maldonado-A Killer’s Game 7/12/23
06.C:Cuffed-K. Bromberg 7/01/23
07.:Amato:Carmen Amato-Cliff Diver 7/01/23
08.L:The Little Grave-Carolyn Arnold 7/20/23
Reef
09.R:Rumi: The Hawthornes-Nicole Jacquelyn 7/08/23
10.E:Elle Gray-The Locked Box 7/02/23
11.E:Elle Gray-The Unlucky Girl 7/07/23
12.F:Flaunt-Adriana Locke 7/08/23
I've achieved HONIARA! This time having too many vowels wasn't a problem. H = {H}yperbole and a Half, Allie Brosh � 11/07/23
O = {O}pen Season, C.J. Box � 12/07/23
N = {N}ettle & Bone, T. Kingfisher � 14/07/23
I = {I}sle of Man, A Megalithic Journey, Neil McDonald � 05/07/23
A = A Study in Scarlet, {A}rthur Conan Doyle � 03/07/23
R = The {R}eturn of the King , J.R.R. Tolkien � 06/07/23
A = The Story of the Isle of Man, {A}.W. Moore � 10/07/23
Honiara Spell OutJuly 2023
7/7 DONE
H How to Marry a Ghost Hope McIntyre 7/15
O Overboard Sara Paretsky 7/19
N Near Miss Stuart Woods 7/4
I It Takes Two to Mango Carrie Doyle 7/6
A Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust Mindy Quigley 7/9
R Racing the Light Robert Crais 7/11
A Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail Ashley Herring Blake 7/6
Done!Honiara Spell Out
July 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023
7/7
Solomon
S - Suzanne Kelman | The Rejected Writers' Book Club 7/3/23****
O - Open for Murder | Mary Angela 7/11/23***
L - Linda from: Nine Coaches Waiting | Mary Stewart 7/2/23****
O - K.E. O'Connor | Cream Caramel and Murder |7/19/23***
M - Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha | Dorothy Gilman 7/9/23****
O - Delilah O’Leary from: Six Feet Deep Dish | Mindy Quigley 7/13/23***
N - No Parm No Foul | Linda Reilly 7/6/23**
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July 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023
Choose one or more of the below words to spell out this month. You can use any of the following to complete a letter:
1. First letter of the Book's title
2. First letter of the Author's first or last name
3. First letter of a Main Character's first or last name
Challenge Rules: All forms of books are accepted as long as they are 100 pages or more. When posting updates of completed books, please include a link to the title and author’s name, along with the date you finished reading the book. When you have finished the challenge, please copy and paste your entire challenge and re-post in a new message, letting us know it is completed.
Words to Choose From:
Solomon
Islands
Honiara
Diver's
Paradise
Coral
Reef
Airplane
Shipwreck
Vilu
War Museum
Outdoor
Weapon
Memorial
Battle
Guadalcanal
Mount
Austin
Central
Market
Culture
Tropical
Fruit
Vegetable
Handmade
Crafts
Buildings
National
Parliament
Holy Cross
Catholic
Cathedral
Tenaru
Falls