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A-Z of Locations Challenge

For this challenge we are going to read the alphabet using the settings of our books.

Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a setting that begins with a different letter of the alphabet.

*The majority of the book should be set in the location to count.*

You may use the names of countries, states, counties, cities or towns. Fictional settings are allowed.

EXAMPLE

A - Australia - The Alphabet Sisters - Monica McInerney
B - Brighton, England - Dead Simple - Peter James
C - California, USA - X - Sue Grafton

*For Q, X, Y and Z, the location only needs to have that letter somewhere in it's name.

EXAMPLE

X - Texas

Duration: 1/1/17 - 31/12/17

RULES

*Each book may only be used for one location.

*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go but also post an occasional message to let us know how you're getting on, if you would like to.

*When you have finished please re-post your whole challenge as a new message or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge

Please see TLC Standard Challenge Rules for further details.

PLEASE REMEMBER, READING FOR THIS CHALLENGE BEGINS ON JANUARY 1st

*If you are starting this challenge after January 1st 2017, you may back date to include any books you have read since that date.

Reserved

A-Z of LOCATIONS

START DATE: 1/1/17
DURATION: One Year
PROGRESS: 26/26
DATE COMPLETED: 11/8/17


A. Aberdeen, Scotland - Cold Granite - Stuart MacBride (13/4/17)
B. Bridgehampton, New York - Murder House - James Patterson (12/2/17)
C. Cornwall, UK - My Cousin Rachel - Daphne du Maurier (13/1/17)
D. Denmark - Run Run as Fast as You Can - Willow Rose (20/2/17)
E. Egypt - The Exodus Quest - Will Adams (15/1/17)
F. Florida, USA - Black Out - Lisa Unger (1/2/17)
G. Georgia, USA - Scream for Me - Karen Rose (22/4/17)
H. Helsingborg, Sweden - You're Mine Now - Hans Koppel (7/3/17)
I. Illinois, USA - Killer Profile - Max Allan Collins (27/2/17)
J. Jericho, Mississippi, USA - The Broken Places - Ace Atkins (27/4/17)
K. King's Abbot - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Agatha Christie (11/6/17)
L. London, UK - The One You Love - Paul Pilkington (12/1/17)
M. Maryland, USA - Take a Load Off, Mona Jamborski - Joanna Franklin Bell (21/1/17)
N. New Hampshire, USA - Crash & Burn - Lisa Gardner (4/1/17)
O. Oregon, USA - Xoe - Sara C. Roethle (16/4/17)
P. Pennsylvania, USA - Reflection - Diane Chamberlain (30/1/17)
Q. Quebec, Canada - Dead Cold - Louise Penny (9/8/17)
R. Richmond, Virginia, USA - I'm Watching You - Mary Burton (30/3/17)
S. Scotland - Natural Causes - James Oswald (20/1/17)
T. Istanbul, Turkey - The Istanbul Puzzle - Laurence O'Bryan (27/3/17)
U. USA - Her Last Scream - Jack Kerley (14/5/17)
V. Virginia, USA - Dirty Little Secrets - Liliana Hart (22/4/17)
W. West Virginia, USA - Wild Raspberries - Connie Chappell (11/3/17)
X. Essex, UK - The Surrogate - Tania Carver (3/2/17)
Y. Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK - Muse - K. French (3/3/17)
Z. New Zealand - My Summer of You - Tammy Robinson (11/8/17)

Progress: 26 / 26

A Atlantic Ocean - The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
B Barnacle Bluff - The Gray and Guilty Sea
C California - Yarn to Go
D Dallas, Texas - Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure - Diane Kelly - read 3/6/17
E England - Three Blind Mice and Other Stories
F Freedom, Ohio - A Hoe Lot of Trouble
G Guernsey - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
H Henry Park, Colorado - Color Me Dead
I India - Pirate Vishnu
J Java - Ghostwritten - Isabelle Wolff - 5/14/17
K Kansas - The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster
L London - Coco Pinchard, The Consequences Of Love And Sex
M Montgomery - Armed and Fabulous
N New York State - Death Comes eCalling - Leslie O’Kane - 8/3/17
O Ohio - Trouble in Spades
P Piscataway - The Question of the Unfamiliar Husband - E.J. Cooperman - read 4/4/17
Q Quebec - The Cruelest Month - Louise Penny - 5/2/17
R Russia - Between Shades of Gray
S Sussex, England - The Ocean at the End of the Lane
T Tarrenton - A Pocket Full of Murder - R.J. Anderson - read 3/5/17
U USA - The Passenger
V Venice - Elusive
W Washington State - Blackberry Winter
X Oxford - All-Butter Short Dead
Y New York - The Final Cut Coulter - Mar 11/17
Z Zollverein - All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr - 5/22/17

Welcome Joann :)

Excited and ready to play :)

A-Z of LOCATIONS

START DATE: 1/1/17
DURATION: One Year
PROGRESS: 0/26
DATE COMPLETED:


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B. Bharata - The Star-Touched Queen - 4 stars 6/18
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E. England - The Iron Duke 5 stars 3/9
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H. Houston White Hot 5 stars 7/28
I. Italy Silence Fallen 4.5 stars 4/3
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L. Lannair Castle - When a Scot Ties the Knot 1/18 3.5 stars
M. Mid City Mind Games 3/14 4 stars
N. New Orleans - Sweet Ruin 2/21 4.5 stars
O. Ohio - This Side of the Grave 3 stars 5/1/17
P. Prythian - A Court of Thorns and Roses 4 stars 7/28
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S. Sinta - A Promise of Fire 5 stars 9/12
T. Texas - One Fell Sweep 7/28 4 stars
U. U.K. - Moonshadow
V. - Virginia City, NV - Forbidden 4 stars 8/31
W. West Virginia - Wait for You 2/18 4.5 stars
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Y.
Z. Zombieland - Alice in Zombieland

Good luck Danielle!

Happy new year everyone! 2017 has begun and it's time to start all those new challenges. So...

A-Z of LOCATIONS
01/01/17 - 12/31/17

Arizona These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901, Nancy E. Turner, 1/11/17
Boston It Ends with Us, Colleen Hoover, 1/3/17
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England The Girl with All the Gifts, M.R. Carey, 1/2/17
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Quebec How the Light Gets In, Louise Penny, 1/11/17
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United Kingdom A Darker Shade of Magic, V.E. Schwab, 1/6/17
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Welcome Melissa :)

A - Z Locations 2017
Start Date: January 1st, 2017
End Date: December 31st, 2017
Progress: 0 / 26

A » Aroben » Enlightenment
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Welcome Ana :)

TLC A - Z Locations 2017
Duration: January 1st, 2017 - December 31st, 2017
Status: 24/ 26

A - Alabama Rosa Parks by Douglas Brinkley 1/14/17
B - Boston It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover 2/19/17
C - California The Girls by Emma Cline 3/30/17
D - Dublin Dubliners by James Joyce 3/30/17
E - Echo Bay in Canada Listening to Whales: What the Orcas Have Taught Us 7/22/17
F - Forest Pax by Sara Pennypacker 11/30/17
G - Georgia The Color Purple by Alice Walker 2/24/17
H - Hogwarts Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 by John Tiffany 2/10/17
I - Iowa - Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World 5/31/17
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K - Knocknaree In the Woods 7/1/17
L - Lublin, Poland Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly 3/31/17
M - Madison, Indiana Cruel Sacrifice by Aphrodite Jones 1/27/17
N - North Carolina Redemption Road by John Hart 4/11/17
O - Oklahoma The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 3/21/17
P - Paris Impossible by Danielle Steel 3/15/17
Q - Queens, New York The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride 3/31/17
R - Ranch , Montana Come Sundown 6/26/17
S - Sweden A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 2/28/17
T- Trenton, NJ One For The Money by Janet Evanovich 2/21/17
U - Upstate New York In the Blood 7/9/17
V - Virginia Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case by Patricia Hruby Powell 1/6/17
W - Washington, DC Audacity: How Barack Obama Defied His Critics and Created a Legacy That Will Prevail 7/12/17
X - Texas News of the World by Paulette Jiles 3/4/17
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Z - Zuckerman farm Charlotte's Web 5/9/17

Good luck Kim :)

A - Z Locations 2017
Duration: January 1st, 2017 - December 31st, 2017
Progress: 26/26

A - Lost Voices, Sarah Porter, 23.03.2017 - Alaska, USA
B - Body Double, Tess Gerritsen, 06.05.2017 - Boston, Massachusetts, USA
C - Black Rabbit Hall, Eve Chase, 03.03.2017 - Cornwall, UK
D - Oxen - Das erste Opfer, Jens Henrik Jensen, 31.08.2017 - Denmark
E - The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Agatha Christie, 11.06.2017 - Essex, UK
F - Insomnia, Jilliane Hoffman, 21.02.2017 - Florida, USA
G - Siebenschön, Judith Winter, 24.02.2017 - Frankfurt, Germany
H - Emma, Jane Austen, 16.04.2017 - Highbury, Surrey, UK
I - Zorn und Morgenröte, Renee Ahdieh, 31.03.2017 - Ray, Chorasan, Iran
J - Hallowed, Cynthia Hand, 22.06.2017 - Jackson, Teton County, Wyoming
K - Wenn du mich tötest, Karen Winter, 15.02.2017 - Kinlochbervie, Sutherland, UK
L - Kein Sterbensort, Clare Donoghue, 31.01.2017 - London, UK
M - No Time for Goodbye, Linwood Barclay, 09.04.2017 - Milford, Connecticut, USA
N - Mansfield Park, Jane Austen, 18.03.2017 - Northhamptonshire, UK
O - Beloved, Toni Morrison, 26.03.2017 - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
P - Mordstrand, Thomas Finn, 14.03.2017 - Pellworm, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Q - Crimson Lake, Candice Fox, 19.10.2017 - Crimson Lake, Queensland, Australia
R - The Last Time We Say Goodbye, Cynthia Hand, 13.04.2017 - Raymond, Nebraska
S - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rowling, 07.06.2017 - Scotland
T - Dunkle Flammen, Cynthia Hand, 27.04.2017 - Jackson, Teton County, Wyoming
U - Nur ein kleiner Gefallen, Darcey Bell, 25.03.2017 - Connecticut, USA
V - Der Mann, der Luft zum Frühstück aß, Radek Knapp, 27.02.2017 - Vienna, Austria
W - The Obsession, Nora Roberts, 18.07.2017 - Sunrise Cove, Washington, USA
X* - The Invisible Man, H.G. Wells, 30.06.2017 - Iping, West Sussex, England
Y - The Woman Who Fell from the Sky, Jennifer Steil, 29.03.2017 - Sana'a, Yemen
Z - Der letzte Weynfeldt, Martin Suter, 21.12.2017 - Zurich, Switzerland

Good luck Rina :)

A-Z Locations
January 1st/17-December 31st/17
Read: 0/26

Good luck Marie!

As you are starting this one late, you may back date to include any books you have read since Jan 1st if you would like to :)

Welcome to the challenge Melanie :)

Finished!!

Progress: 26 / 26

A Atlantic Ocean - The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
B Barnacle Bluff - The Gray and Guilty Sea
C California - Yarn to Go
D Dallas, Texas - Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure - Diane Kelly - read 3/6/17
E England - Three Blind Mice and Other Stories
F Freedom, Ohio - A Hoe Lot of Trouble
G Guernsey - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
H Henry Park, Colorado - Color Me Dead
I India - Pirate Vishnu
J Java - Ghostwritten - Isabelle Wolff - 5/14/17
K Kansas - The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster
L London - Coco Pinchard, The Consequences Of Love And Sex
M Montgomery - Armed and Fabulous
N New York State - Death Comes eCalling - Leslie O’Kane - 8/3/17
O Ohio - Trouble in Spades
P Piscataway - The Question of the Unfamiliar Husband - E.J. Cooperman - read 4/4/17
Q Quebec - The Cruelest Month - Louise Penny - 5/2/17
R Russia - Between Shades of Gray
S Sussex, England - The Ocean at the End of the Lane
T Tarrenton - A Pocket Full of Murder - R.J. Anderson - read 3/5/17
U USA - The Passenger
V Venice - Elusive
W Washington State - Blackberry Winter
X Oxford - All-Butter Short Dead
Y New York - The Final Cut Coulter - Mar 11/17
Z Zollverein - All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr - 5/22/17

Congratulations Joann. Not even 6 months into the year, well done!

I will do this

A- amelia island Crema
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D- detroit
Finished 6/8
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I- indiana India: Bride of Indiana
Finished 29/8
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L- linesworth MOUNTAIN Man Candy
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N- nevada city Leora: Bride of California finished 24/8
O- oregon city Love at Harvest Moon finished 26/8
P- paris Flight Risk finished 6/8
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T- Tennessee Finding Release
Finished 31/7
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W- wyoming The Dragon's Heart: Dragon's Blood M.C. Book 2 finished 31/7
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Y- new York Julio's Wolf
Finished 29/7
Z

Welcome to the challenge Emelie!

Sorry but New York would not work for W. Did you mean to use it for Y? :)


*For Q, X, Y and Z, the location only needs to have that letter somewhere in it's name.

EXAMPLE

X - Texas

Finished!

A-Z of LOCATIONS

START DATE: 1/1/17
DURATION: One Year
PROGRESS: 26/26
DATE COMPLETED: 11/8/17


A. Aberdeen, Scotland - Cold Granite - Stuart MacBride (13/4/17)
B. Bridgehampton, New York - Murder House - James Patterson (12/2/17)
C. Cornwall, UK - My Cousin Rachel - Daphne du Maurier (13/1/17)
D. Denmark - Run Run as Fast as You Can - Willow Rose (20/2/17)
E. Egypt - The Exodus Quest - Will Adams (15/1/17)
F. Florida, USA - Black Out - Lisa Unger (1/2/17)
G. Georgia, USA - Scream for Me - Karen Rose (22/4/17)
H. Helsingborg, Sweden - You're Mine Now - Hans Koppel (7/3/17)
I. Illinois, USA - Killer Profile - Max Allan Collins (27/2/17)
J. Jericho, Mississippi, USA - The Broken Places - Ace Atkins (27/4/17)
K. King's Abbot - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Agatha Christie (11/6/17)
L. London, UK - The One You Love - Paul Pilkington (12/1/17)
M. Maryland, USA - Take a Load Off, Mona Jamborski - Joanna Franklin Bell (21/1/17)
N. New Hampshire, USA - Crash & Burn - Lisa Gardner (4/1/17)
O. Oregon, USA - Xoe - Sara C. Roethle (16/4/17)
P. Pennsylvania, USA - Reflection - Diane Chamberlain (30/1/17)
Q. Quebec, Canada - Dead Cold - Louise Penny (9/8/17)
R. Richmond, Virginia, USA - I'm Watching You - Mary Burton (30/3/17)
S. Scotland - Natural Causes - James Oswald (20/1/17)
T. Istanbul, Turkey - The Istanbul Puzzle - Laurence O'Bryan (27/3/17)
U. USA - Her Last Scream - Jack Kerley (14/5/17)
V. Virginia, USA - Dirty Little Secrets - Liliana Hart (22/4/17)
W. West Virginia, USA - Wild Raspberries - Connie Chappell (11/3/17)
X. Essex, UK - The Surrogate - Tania Carver (3/2/17)
Y. Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK - Muse - K. French (3/3/17)
Z. New Zealand - My Summer of You - Tammy Robinson (11/8/17)

WOOHOO Caroline!!

A-Z of LOCATIONS

START DATE: 1/1/17
DURATION: One Year
PROGRESS: 26/26
DATE COMPLETED: 14/07/17 ✔

A. Azores: Shooting Stars are the Flying Fish of the Night - Lynn Michell (09/10/17)
B. Bessapara: The Power - Naomi Alderman (17/06/17)
C. Camberwell (London): The Paying Guests - Sarah Waters (21/04/17)
D. Dresden (Germany): Slaughterhouse-Five - Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (10/06/17)
E. Essex (England): The Turn of the Screw - Henry James (18/10/17)
F. France: Flaubert's Parrot - Julian Barnes (13/07/17)
G. Galapagos Islands: Archipelago - Monique Roffey (28/03/17)
H. Helsinki (Finland): Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words - Boel Westin (27/02/17)
I. Iceland: Burial Rites - Hannah Kent (30/01/17)
J. Judea (Israel): Quarantine - Jim Crace (09/08/17)
K. Krompachy (Slovakia): The Tattooist of Auschwitz - Heather Morris (26/10/17)
L. London: Noonday - Pat Barker (04/06/17)
M. Munich: Address Unknown - Kathrine Kressmann Taylor (28/05/17)
N. New York: Close to the Knives - David Wojnarowicz (22/03/17)
O. Orkney Islands (Scotland): The Outrun - Amy Liptrot (25/06/17)
P. Paris: Les Enfants Terribles - Jean Cocteau (08/07/17)
Q. Quebec (Canada): Ru - Kim Thúy (14/12/17)
R. Ravensbruck (Germany) If This is a Woman - Sarah Helm (24/01/17)
S. Seoul (South Korea): The Vegetarian - Han Kang (31/07/17)
T. Turkey: Madonna in a Fur Coat - Sabahattin Ali (10/01/17)
U. Utah (USA): A Study in Scarlet - Arthur Conan Doyle (05/11/17)
V. Venice: Death in Venice by Thomas Mann (21/08/17)
W. Warwick (England): Outside of a Dog - Rick Gekoski (05/07/17)
X. Xingu (Brazil): Xingu by Edith Wharton (13/07/17)
Y. Yorkshire (England): Dracula - Bram Stoker (21/07/17)
Z. Zennor (England) - Zennor in Darkness - Helen Dunmore (27/09/17)

Great start Paula :)

Thanks, Caroline! :-)

COMPLETE

A - Z Locations 2017
Start Date: January 1st, 2017
End Date: December 31st, 2017
Progress: 26/ 26

A - Antarctica - ICE - Kevin Tinto - 7/20/2017
B - Bournemouth, England - The Darkest Secret - Alex Marwood - 10/29/2017
C - Cuba - Guantanamo Boy - Anna Perera - 8/5/2017
D - Del Mar, California - Freud's Revenge - P.J. Adams - 4/4/2017
E - England - The White Princess - Philippa Gregory – 7/31/2017
F - Florida, USA - Indigo Fire - Vickie McKeehan - 6/24/2017
G - Gilead - The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood - 5/24/2017
H - Hamburg, Germany - My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers Her Family's Nazi Past - Jennifer Teege - 6/3/2017
I - Ireland - The Wonder - Emma Donoghue – 8/11/2017
J - Japan - The Silent Dead - Tetsuya Honda - 9/22/2017
K - Kansas City and Kinnakee, Kansas - Dark Places - Gillian Flynn - 7/1/2017
L - Ludlow, Maine - Pet Sematary - Stephen King - 11/12/2017
M - Massachusetts - Left Neglected - Lisa Genova - 11/2/
N - New York, USA - You - Caroline Kepnes - 6/11/2017
O - Ohio, USA - I Am Number Four - Pittacus Lore - 31/3/2017
P - Paris - The Paris Time Capsule - Ella Carey - 1/18/2017
Q - Queensland, Australia - Rain Music - Di Morrissey - 11/29/2017
R - Rio de Janeiro - The Seven Sisters - Lucinda Riley - 9/13/2017
S - Scotland - Outlander - Diana Gabaldon – 6/10/2017
T - Tasmania - The Lightkeeper's Wife - Karen Viggers - 5/29/2017
U - USA - Before I Fall - Lauren Oliver – 8/8/2017
V - Victoria, Australia and Victoria, Canada - Bronte's Story: Tears, Trials And Triumphs: A Personal Battle With Anorexia - Bronte Cullis and Steve Bibb - 7/22/2017
W - Western Australia - Sanctuary - Judy Nunn - 11/8/2017
X - Texas - The Chemist - Stephenie Meyer - 10/25/2017
Y - Yemen - I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced - Nujood Ali - 3/2/2017
Z - Bosnia and Herzegovina - The Cellist of Sarajevo - Steven Galloway - 3/26/2017

Welcome Melanie!

COMPLETION POST

A - Z Locations 2017
Start Date: January 1st, 2017
End Date: December 31st, 2017
Progress: 26/ 26

A - Antarctica - ICE - Kevin Tinto - 7/20/2017
B - Bournemouth, England - The Darkest Secret - Alex Marwood - 10/29/2017
C - Cuba - Guantanamo Boy - Anna Perera - 8/5/2017
D - Del Mar, California - Freud's Revenge - P.J. Adams - 4/4/2017
E - England - The White Princess - Philippa Gregory – 7/31/2017
F - Florida, USA - Indigo Fire - Vickie McKeehan - 6/24/2017
G - Gilead - The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood - 5/24/2017
H - Hamburg, Germany - My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers Her Family's Nazi Past - Jennifer Teege - 6/3/2017
I - Ireland - The Wonder - Emma Donoghue – 8/11/2017
J - Japan - The Silent Dead - Tetsuya Honda - 9/22/2017
K - Kansas City and Kinnakee, Kansas - Dark Places - Gillian Flynn - 7/1/2017
L - Ludlow, Maine - Pet Sematary - Stephen King - 11/12/2017
M - Massachusetts - Left Neglected - Lisa Genova - 11/2/
N - New York, USA - You - Caroline Kepnes - 6/11/2017
O - Ohio, USA - I Am Number Four - Pittacus Lore - 31/3/2017
P - Paris - The Paris Time Capsule - Ella Carey - 1/18/2017
Q - Queensland, Australia - Rain Music - Di Morrissey - 11/29/2017
R - Rio de Janeiro - The Seven Sisters - Lucinda Riley - 9/13/2017
S - Scotland - Outlander - Diana Gabaldon – 6/10/2017
T - Tasmania - The Lightkeeper's Wife - Karen Viggers - 5/29/2017
U - USA - Before I Fall - Lauren Oliver – 8/8/2017
V - Victoria, Australia and Victoria, Canada - Bronte's Story: Tears, Trials And Triumphs: A Personal Battle With Anorexia - Bronte Cullis and Steve Bibb - 7/22/2017
W - Western Australia - Sanctuary - Judy Nunn - 11/8/2017
X - Texas - The Chemist - Stephenie Meyer - 10/25/2017
Y - Yemen - I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced - Nujood Ali - 3/2/2017
Z - Bosnia and Herzegovina - The Cellist of Sarajevo - Steven Galloway - 3/26/2017

WOOHOO Melanie!

Thanks JoAnne and thank you for the badge.

Melanie wrote: "Thanks JoAnne and thank you for the badge."

Thank you for playing the challenge!

The Lost Challenges
2017 A-Z Locations
Duration: 1/1/2017 - 12/31/2017

Progress: 26 out of 26

For this challenge we are going to read the alphabet using the settings of our books.

Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a setting that begins with a different letter of the alphabet.

*The majority of the book should be set in the location to count.*

You may use the names of countries, states, counties, cities or towns. Fictional settings are allowed.

EXAMPLE
A - Australia - The Alphabet Sisters - Monica McInerney
B - Brighton, England - Dead Simple - Peter James
C - California, USA - X - Sue Grafton

*For Q, X, Y and Z, the location only needs to have that letter somewhere in it's name.

EXAMPLE

X - Texas


RULES
(view spoiler)[
*Each book may only be used for one location.
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go but also post an occasional message to let us know how you're getting on, if you would like to.
*When you have finished please re-post your whole challenge as a new message or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge (hide spoiler)]

A: Alabama: March: Book One by John Lewis - ***** - 3/20/2017 - 128 Pages
B: Bascom, North Carolina: First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen - ***** - 1/26/2017 - 296 Pages
C: Capri, Maryland: Wake by Amanda Hocking - ** - 1/5/2017 - 309 Pages
D: Dreg City: Three Days to Dead by Kelly Meding - **** - 6/15/2017 - 405 Pages
E: London, England: The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher - ***** - 1/16/2017 - 257 Pages
F: Paris, France; Inverness, Scotland: Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon - ***** - 1/25/2017 - 743 Pages
G: Garrison, Tennessee: Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - ***** - 9/29/2017 - 400 Pages
H: Hogwarts: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 by John Tiffany - ***** - 7/11/2017 - 320 Pages
I: Capri, Italy: Bay of Sighs by Nora Roberts - **** - 2/6/2017 - 319 Pages
J: Japan: Orange: The Complete Collection, Vol. 1 by Ichigo Takano - ***** - 10/26/2017 - 384 Pages
K: Kentucky: Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men by Molly Harper - ***** - 8/30/2017 - 376 Pages
L: Luna: Winter by Marissa Meyer - **** - 2/8/2017 - 823 Pages
M: Middletown, Ohio; New Haven, Connecticut; Jackson, Kentucky: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance - **** - 1/31/2017 - 272 Pages
N: Omaha, Nebraska: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell - ***** - 1/9/2017 - 328 Pages
O: Ohio: Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng - ***** - 1/16/2017 - 304 Pages
P: Prosper, Missouri: A Bad Day for Pretty by Sophie Littlefield - ***** - 2/18/2017 - 304 Pages
Q: Quebec: Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs - ***** - 12/4/2017 - 411 Pages
R: Rome: The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan - ***** - 10/3/2017 - 586 Pages
S: Selma, Alabama: March: Book Three by John Lewis - ***** - 5/28/2017 - 246 Pages
T: Trenton, New Jersey: Seven Up by Janet Evanovich - *** - 1/12/2017 - 337 Pages
U: Pagford, United Kingdom: The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling - ** - 3/21/2017 - 503 Pages
V: Virgin Islands: The Remix by Jennifer Haymore - *** - 1/19/2017 - 71 Pages
W: West Virginia: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls - ***** - 4/11/2017 - 288 Pages
X: Mexico City: The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver - ***** - 9/25/2017 - 508 Pages
Y: Yemen: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday - **** - 3/19/2017 - 333 Pages
Z: Zoo City: Zoo City by Lauren Beukes - **** - 10/4/2017 - 384 Pages

WOOHOO Suzanne!

COMPLETED!

A-Z of LOCATIONS

START DATE: 1/1/17
DURATION: One Year
PROGRESS: 26/26
DATE COMPLETED: 14/07/17 ✔

A. Azores: Shooting Stars are the Flying Fish of the Night - Lynn Michell (09/10/17)
B. Bessapara: The Power - Naomi Alderman (17/06/17)
C. Camberwell (London): The Paying Guests - Sarah Waters (21/04/17)
D. Dresden (Germany): Slaughterhouse-Five - Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (10/06/17)
E. Essex (England): The Turn of the Screw - Henry James (18/10/17)
F. France: Flaubert's Parrot - Julian Barnes (13/07/17)
G. Galapagos Islands: Archipelago - Monique Roffey (28/03/17)
H. Helsinki (Finland): Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words - Boel Westin (27/02/17)
I. Iceland: Burial Rites - Hannah Kent (30/01/17)
J. Judea (Israel): Quarantine - Jim Crace (09/08/17)
K. Krompachy (Slovakia): The Tattooist of Auschwitz - Heather Morris (26/10/17)
L. London: Noonday - Pat Barker (04/06/17)
M. Munich: Address Unknown - Kathrine Kressmann Taylor (28/05/17)
N. New York: Close to the Knives - David Wojnarowicz (22/03/17)
O. Orkney Islands (Scotland): The Outrun - Amy Liptrot (25/06/17)
P. Paris: Les Enfants Terribles - Jean Cocteau (08/07/17)
Q. Quebec (Canada): Ru - Kim Thúy (14/12/17)
R. Ravensbruck (Germany) If This is a Woman - Sarah Helm (24/01/17)
S. Seoul (South Korea): The Vegetarian - Han Kang (31/07/17)
T. Turkey: Madonna in a Fur Coat - Sabahattin Ali (10/01/17)
U. Utah (USA): A Study in Scarlet - Arthur Conan Doyle (05/11/17)
V. Venice: Death in Venice by Thomas Mann (21/08/17)
W. Warwick (England): Outside of a Dog - Rick Gekoski (05/07/17)
X. Xingu (Brazil): Xingu by Edith Wharton (13/07/17)
Y. Yorkshire (England): Dracula - Bram Stoker (21/07/17)
Z. Zennor (England) - Zennor in Darkness - Helen Dunmore (27/09/17)

WOOHOO Paula!

JoAnne wrote: "WOOHOO Paula!"

Thank you, JoAnne. I had struggled with the Q for a while, but eventually discovered (and loved) the short novel, Ru by Kim Thúy, which is partly set in Quebec. Just got there before the end of the year!

Finished!

A - Z Locations 2017
Duration: January 1st, 2017 - December 31st, 2017
Progress: 26/26

A - Lost Voices, Sarah Porter, 23.03.2017 - Alaska, USA
B - Body Double, Tess Gerritsen, 06.05.2017 - Boston, Massachusetts, USA
C - Black Rabbit Hall, Eve Chase, 03.03.2017 - Cornwall, UK
D - Oxen - Das erste Opfer, Jens Henrik Jensen, 31.08.2017 - Denmark
E - The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Agatha Christie, 11.06.2017 - Essex, UK
F - Insomnia, Jilliane Hoffman, 21.02.2017 - Florida, USA
G - Siebenschön, Judith Winter, 24.02.2017 - Frankfurt, Germany
H - Emma, Jane Austen, 16.04.2017 - Highbury, Surrey, UK
I - Zorn und Morgenröte, Renee Ahdieh, 31.03.2017 - Ray, Chorasan, Iran
J - Hallowed, Cynthia Hand, 22.06.2017 - Jackson, Teton County, Wyoming
K - Wenn du mich tötest, Karen Winter, 15.02.2017 - Kinlochbervie, Sutherland, UK
L - Kein Sterbensort, Clare Donoghue, 31.01.2017 - London, UK
M - No Time for Goodbye, Linwood Barclay, 09.04.2017 - Milford, Connecticut, USA
N - Mansfield Park, Jane Austen, 18.03.2017 - Northhamptonshire, UK
O - Beloved, Toni Morrison, 26.03.2017 - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
P - Mordstrand, Thomas Finn, 14.03.2017 - Pellworm, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Q - Crimson Lake, Candice Fox, 19.10.2017 - Crimson Lake, Queensland, Australia
R - The Last Time We Say Goodbye, Cynthia Hand, 13.04.2017 - Raymond, Nebraska
S - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rowling, 07.06.2017 - Scotland
T - Dunkle Flammen, Cynthia Hand, 27.04.2017 - Jackson, Teton County, Wyoming
U - Nur ein kleiner Gefallen, Darcey Bell, 25.03.2017 - Connecticut, USA
V - Der Mann, der Luft zum Frühstück aß, Radek Knapp, 27.02.2017 - Vienna, Austria
W - The Obsession, Nora Roberts, 18.07.2017 - Sunrise Cove, Washington, USA
X* - The Invisible Man, H.G. Wells, 30.06.2017 - Iping, West Sussex, England
Y - The Woman Who Fell from the Sky, Jennifer Steil, 29.03.2017 - Sana'a, Yemen
Z - Der letzte Weynfeldt, Martin Suter, 21.12.2017 - Zurich, Switzerland

WOOHOO Rina!