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OCEAN CHALLENGE


January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Part 1: SPELL-OUT one of the five (5) Oceans:

Pacific
Indian
Atlantic
Southern
Arctic

Part 2: SPELL-OUT your favorite sea creature or anything that you can find in the ocean. 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

OCEAN CHALLENGE
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Progress: 14/14

Part 1: SPELL-OUT one of the five (5) Oceans: Pacific (7/7)

√P - The Personal Librarian - Marie Benedict
√A - Allyson Rice - The Key to Circus-Mom Highway
√C - Audrey J. Cole - Only One Lie
√I - In The Shadow of The Apennines - Kimberly Sullivan
√F - Fire Ants - Adam K. White
√I - Character: Irena "Irishka" Sergeevna from The Girl Who Knew Death (Spider Green, #4) - Norm Harris
√C - Character: Christy Bailey from Dial M for Meow (Bookshop Kitties Mysteries, #1) - Ruth J. Hartman


Part 2: SPELL-OUT your favorite sea creature or anything that you can find in the ocean. 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.

Dolphin (7/7)

√D - Character: Luke Delgado from What Meets the Eye (Kate Myles, #1) - Alex Kenna
√O - Character: Owen Mullen from Murder, She Wrote: Death on the Emerald Isle (Murder, She Wrote, #56) - Jessica Fletcher
√L - Lori L. Robinett - Gingerbread Dead (Christmas Cookies)
√P - Character: Roly-Poly Prole from Roly-Poly Prole - Elizabeth Javidan
√H - Jo A. Hiestand - The Low Road (McLaren Mystery, #16)
√I - Character: Dr. Ian Todd from Doc Showmance - Zoe Forward
√N - Nellie H. Steele - Moving is Murder (Midlife is Murder, #1)

Part 1 - Indian Ocean
I - Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk by Buddy Levy
N - The Maid by Nita Prose
D - Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
I - Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
A - Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews
N - Us Against You by Fredrik Backman (Neil Smith, translator)

O - Gallant by V.E. Schwab (Olivia Prior)
C - Moral Code by Lois Melbourne
E - The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (Ead Duryan)
A - Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash
N -



Part 2 - Killer Whale
K - Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly (Katherine Johnson)
I - Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews
L - The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles
L - Coup de Grâce by Paul L. Centeno
E - Murder at Haven's Rock by Kelley Armstrong (Eric Dalton)
R - The Paris Wife by Paula McLain (Hadley Richardson)

W - We Are All So Good at Smiling by Amber McBride
H - Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton
A - Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
L - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
E - Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk

January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Part 1: SPELL-OUT one of the five (5) Oceans:

Patti-Offed in Oregon Patti Benning 1/8/23
Ashleigh char-The Game Is a Footnote Vicki Delany 1/7/23
Charlie char-Santa, Surf and Sapphires Emerald Finn 1/2/23
Ivy char-Mystery Maid Hazel Smith 1/6/23
F Flea Market Felony Tricia L. Sanders 1/5/23
Isabel char-Sleigh Bells Ring, Jelly's Cooking Donna Clancy 1/18/23
C Caribbean Escape Murder First L.A. Marie 1/9/23

Part 2 Sea Creature

M A Medium Homecoming Lynn Cahoon 1/7/23
Ainsley-Baking Matters Worse Emma Ainsley 1/10/23
Neugent-Overboard at Christmas Wendy Neugent 1/3/23
Alice char-Murder Is Proposed Thea Cambert 1/14/23
Tabby char-Snuffed Out Valona Jones 1/10/23
Elaine-Jolie and Scoobie High School Adventures Elaine Orr 1/1/23
Evans-Murdered in the Mall Mila Evans 1/4/23

Welcome everyone! Hope you enjoy the challenge.

OCEAN CHALLENGE


January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Part 1: SPELL-OUT one of the five (5) Oceans:
COMPLETED:6/6
Arctic
A:1/3
R:(Richard) 2/3
C:1/6
T:1/29
I:Ilona Andrews 1/20
C:Chrissie1/18


Part 2: SPELL-OUT

COMPLETED: 8/8
S:1/3
E:(Emma) 1/10
A:Amanda Flower 1/9
H:Hester Fox 1/13
O:1/8
R:(Remy)2/6
S:V.E. Schwab 1/11
E:(Ernest Hemingway)1/16

Where this is year long can we back date if we start this one later in the year?

Sky wrote: "Where this is year long can we back date if we start this one later in the year?"

It starts January 1, 2023 -December 31,
2023. Only books completed during that time can be counted.

I'm sorry, I meant after January first if we wee to join this in like May, can we back track to January 1st?

Finished: 2023/12/21

Part 1: SPELL-OUT one of the five (5) Oceans

P - Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie ��
A - Alex Schulman - Die Überlebenden ��
C - Coyote 4 by Zariya Ranmaru ��
I - In these words 04 by GuiltPleasure ��
F - Forbidden Iceland Series #1 - Verschwiegen by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir ��
I - Der Inselmann by Dirk Gieselmann ��
C - Carrie by Stephen King ��

I - Ilias by Homer ��
N - Nabokov, Vladimir - Lolita ��
D - Das Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse ��
I - Ichinose Yuma - No God in Eden 01 ��
A - Annie - Lichte Tage by Sarah Winman ��
N - New York Minute by GuiltPleasure ��

A - Austen, Jane - Verstand und Gefühl ��
T - Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh ��
L - Le Royaume de Pierre d'Angle #1 - Eckstein: Die Kunst des Schiffbruchs by Pascale Quiviger ��
A - Akram El-Bahay - Fabula - Das Portal der dreizehn Reiche ��
N - No God in Eden 02 by Ichinose Yuma ��
T - Turner Wilson - Barefoot Angel by Nonomiya Ito ��
I - Ich, Sperling: Roman Der Sunday Times Bestseller by James Hynes ��
C - Calcifer - Das wandelnde Schloss by Diana Wynne Jones ��

S - Suehiro Machi - Wolfsgrau und geheimnisvoll ��
O - Olivia Bentele - Jetzt ist Sense by Hans Rath ��
U - Uhlman, Fred - Der wiedergefundene Freund ��
T - Tom Parsons - Orwell Collection: Animal Farm & 1984 by George Orwell ��
H - Heinlein, Norbert - Der nette Herr Heinlein und die Leichen im Keller by Stephan Ludwig ��
E - Eine Frage der Chemie by Bonnie Garmus ��
R - Ross aka Crest - Out of the Blue by Jason June ��
N - Naruse Makoto - Caligula's Love by Michinoku Atami ��

A - Abel Hawthorn - Finsteres Hochland by Marc Freund & Jonas Maas ��
R - Rieux, Bernard - Die Pest by Albert Camus ��
C - Camus, Albert - Der Fremde ��
T - Tod der Königin: Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes by Jonas Maas ��
I - Ishiguro, Violet - Kalter Fels: Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes by Jonas Maas ��
C - Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins ��

Part 2: SPELL-OUT your favorite sea creature or anything that you can find in the ocean.

S - ����š�� Stanišić - Vor dem Fest ��
H - Harvey, Thomas - Einsteins Hirn: Roman by Franzobel ��
A - Ash Persaud - Everlove - Bis übers Ende dieser Welt hinaus by Tanya Byrne ��
R - Runa - Die Nacht gehört den Schatten: Norwegen-Thriller by Daniela Arnold ��
K - Kojima Lalako - Neun Leben ��

Part 1: SPELL-OUT one of the five (5) Oceans:

P
A Andrzej Sapkowski The Last Wish 1/22/23
C Bethany CarlisleHow to Marry Keanu Reeves in 90 Days 1/15/23
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C Christabel Berwick Things in Jars 1/20/23

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E Elizabeth Zott Lessons in Chemistry 1/26/23
A August Salt Spells for Forgetting 1/22/23
N

Part 2: SPELL-OUT
S Simone Chef's Kiss 1/27/23
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Sky wrote: "I'm sorry, I meant after January first if we wee to join this in like May, can we back track to January 1st?"

As long as the books are read between January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023, you can sign up anytime.

Welcome everyone.

Ocean Challenge
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Aurora wrote: "Ocean Challenge
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Welcome to the challenge.

Ocean Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Read 11/11

Part 1: Ocean 6/6

A - All Princesses Die Before Dawn by Quentin Zuttion 22/1
R - Raft of Stars by Andrew J. Graff 20/1
C - Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi 10/2
T - The Truth About Magic by Atticus Poetry 12/5
I - It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover 4/2
C - Chef's Kiss by T.J. Alexander 18/1

Part 2: Sea Creature 4/5

F - Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott 15/4
I - I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy 1/4
S - Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman 5/1
H - House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson 6/1

Welcome to the challenge, everyone.

OCEAN CHALLENGE - COMPLETED
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023


Part 1: SPELL-OUT: Atlantic (8/8)

A - Angels Burning - Tawni O'Dell 3/19/23
T - To Love and to Loathe - Martha Waters 1/3/23
L - Love on the Brain - Ali Hazelwood 1/2/23
A - Agnes Grey - Anne Brontë 1/27/23
N - NYPD Red 7: The Murder Sorority - Marshall Karp 1/7/23
T - Twelve Days of Christmas - Debbie Macomber 1/12/23
I - Ira Levin - Rosemary's Baby 3/9/23
C - Cottage by the Sea - Debbie Macomber 2/17/23


Part 2: SPELL-OUT your favorite sea creature or anything that you can find in the ocean. 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.

Sea Turtle (9/9)

S - Sheila Nevins - You Don't Look Your Age...and Other Fairy Tales 1/10/23
E - Elif Shafak - The Island of Missing Trees 1/3/23
A - Alan Paton - Cry, the Beloved Country 1/8/23

T - Taylor Jenkins Reid - Carrie Soto Is Back 1/15/23
U - Unlocked - Karen Kingsbury 3/23/23
R - Riley Sager - The House Across the Lake 1/9/23
T - Twelve Days of Christmas - Debbie Macomber 1/12/23
L - Last One Home - Debbie Macomber 1/17/23
E - Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea - Sungju Lee 2/7/23

Caraina wrote: "OCEAN CHALLENGE
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023


Part 1: SPELL-OUT: Atlantic (0/8)

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Part 2: SPELL-OUT your favorite sea creature or anything that you can find..."

Welcome to the challenge.

I'm in!

Part 1: OCEAN SPELL-OUT:
Southern Ocean

S: Santiago Monstrilio
O: Olivia The Last House on Needless Street
U: Madeline Usher What Moves the Dead
T: Tommy Mama
H: Harper Dead Eleven
E: Erica The Perfect Son
R: Rathi Fugitive Telemetry
N: Nate Darwin's Cipher: A Medical Thriller
(8/8 completed)

Part 2: ANIMAL SPELL-OUT:
Penguin

P: Paige On a Quiet Street
E: Elvis Velvet Was the Night
N: Nora Whispers the Blood
G: Gurathin Exit Strategy
U: Rix Usher Usher's Passing
I: Izzy The Vessel
N: Neena Every Last Secret
(7/7 completed)

COMPLETED!!
15/15 books

Part 1: SPELL-OUT: (7/7 done)

P - Patty Sharpe in The Hive
A - Andrea in Where They Lie
C - Ceil in Happy Is On Hiatus
I - Bad Things Feel Best by Ivy Smoak
F - Mrs. Frask in Lessons in Chemistry
I - Ivy Jane in The Perfect Dress
C - Covey in Black Cake

Part 2: (8/8 done)
S - Jack Stapleton in The Bodyguard
E - Evelyn in Beautiful Graves
A - The Collective by Alison Gaylin
H - Hudson in Claimed
O - Claimed Outlaws #1
R - Ruth in Swim
S - Sam in Jack & Jill
E - Eva van den Berg in One by One

Good morning

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Welcome everyone

Hello everyone ��

Just finished reading Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray ��

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Happy reading!

Jessica HawkinsJanuary 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Part 1: SPELL-OUT one of the five (5) Oceans:

A:
R:
C:
T:
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C:

Part 2: SPELL-OUT your favorite sea creature or anything that you can find in the ocean. 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.

K: Keldarion: Bonded by Thorns by Elizabeth Helen
I: I'll Kiss you Twice by W.Winters
L: Lucienne Peery: Contractually Yours by Nadia Lee
L: Lasker, Griffin: My Grumpy Billionaire by Nadia Lee
E: Ezryn: Woven by Gold by Elizabeth Helen
R: Ryder, Cutler: The Not-Outcast by Tijan

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H: Hawkins, Jessica
A: Andrew Beckwith: The First Taste by Jessica Hawkins
L: Lake and Manning by Jessica Hawkins
E: Erik: The Marriage Auction by Audrey Carlan

Katie wrote: "January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Part 1: SPELL-OUT one of the five (5) Oceans:

A:
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C:
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Part 2: SPELL-OUT your favorite sea creature or anything that you can find in the ocean. Use t..."

Welcome to the challenge.

Update to Message #2 - Completed!

14/14

Karen wrote: "Update to Message #2 - Completed!

14/14"

Congrats!

Hello everyone ��

Just finished reading House of Mirth by Edith Wharton ��

Year to date:

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Happy Reading!

Bonita

Hello everyone ��

Year to date:

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F = Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Happy reading!

Bonita

Hello everyone ��

Year to date:

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I = Italo Calvino
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F = Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Happy reading!

Bonita

Hello everyone ��

Year to date:

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I = Italo Calvino
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F = Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Happy reading!

Bonita

Hello everyone ��

Year to date:

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I = Italo Calvino
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H = Thor Hanson

Happy reading ��

Bonita

Ocean Challenge:

January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Part 1: SPELL-OUT one of the five (5) Oceans:

Pacific 0/7
Indian 0/6
Atlantic 0/8
Southern 0/8
Arctic 0/6

Total 0/35

PACIFIC:

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Part 2: SPELL-OUT your favorite sea creature or anything that you can find in the ocean. 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.

Finished, message #3

Sheri wrote: "Finished, message #3"

Congrats!

Can you use same books for either author's name, title or character's names?

Many thanks x

Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Can you use same books for either author's name, title or character's names?

Many thanks x"

One book per letter to Spell Out your word.
Example:
Arctic
A:1/3
R:(Richard) 2/3
C:1/6
T:1/29
I:Ilona Andrews 1/20
C:Chrissie1/18

January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Part 1: SPELL-OUT one of the five (5) Oceans:

Pacific
Indian
Atlantic
Southern
Arctic

S= The Snow Killer - Ross Greenwood
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U= Uvarov 3/14/2023
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Part 2: SPELL-OUT your favorite sea creature or anything that you can find in the ocean. 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.

D=
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N= Nicole Fox - Sapphire Scars 2/27/2023

Update to Message #19 - Completed!

17/17

Fiona (Titch) wrote: "January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Part 1: SPELL-OUT one of the five (5) Oceans:

Pacific
Indian
Atlantic
Southern
Arctic

S= The Snow Killer - Ross Greenwood
O= ..."

Welcome

Caraina wrote: "Update to Message #19 - Completed!

17/17"

Congrats!

FINISHED

Ocean Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Read 10/10

Part 1: Ocean 6/6

A - All Princesses Die Before Dawn by Quentin Zuttion 22/1
R - Raft of Stars by Andrew J. Graff 20/1
C - Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi 10/2
T - The Truth About Magic by Atticus Poetry 12/5
I - It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover 4/2
C - Chef's Kiss by T.J. Alexander 18/1

Part 2: Sea Creature 4/4

F - Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott 15/4
I - I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy 1/4
S - Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman 5/1
H - House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson 6/1

Hina �� wrote: "FINISHED

Ocean Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Read 10/10

Part 1: Ocean 6/6

A - All Princesses Die Before Dawn by Quentin Zuttion 22/1
R - [book:..."

Congrats!

Just completed my challenge!

Cindy wrote: "COMPLETED!!
15/15 books

Part 1: SPELL-OUT: (7/7 done)

P - Patty Sharpe in The Hive
A - Andrea in Where They Lie
C - Ceil in Happy Is On Hiatus
I - ..."

Completed!!
Msg 21

Cindy wrote: "Just completed my challenge!

Cindy wrote: "COMPLETED!!
15/15 books

Part 1: SPELL-OUT: (7/7 done)

P - Patty Sharpe in The Hive
A - Andrea in Where They Lie
C - Cei..."

Congrats!

MollyK wrote: "Completed!!
Msg 21"

Congrats!

Finished message 26!

Katie wrote: "Finished message 26!"

Congrats!