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The World of Books Challenge
0/24 Completed
· Africa
· Asia
· Australia
· Europe
· North America
· South America
Bonus: Antarctica

The World of Books Challenge
0/12 Completed
· Africa
· Asia
· Australia
· Europe
· North America
· South America
Bonus: Antarctica

0/24
· Africa
· Asia
· Australia
· Europe
· North America
Destruction | Watch Me Burn
· South America



**Africa** 5/8
1. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War -- part of story set in North Africa -- 01/23/15
2. Cinder -- Cinder will escape to Africa - where the plague began -- 03/31/15
3. Days of Blood & Starlight -- Karou has setup sand palace in Morocco -- 04/24/15
4. How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire -- cab driver is from Africa -- 06/16/15
5. The Iron Duke -- several references to ivory coast of Africa -- also traveled to Africa -- 09/05/15





**Asia** 8/8
1. I Remember You -- Lucas was in Afghanistan. -- 03/04/15
2. Kitty Goes to War -- soldiers from Afghanistan -- 03/05/15
3. Darkness Haunts -- Melena Sanders served in Middle East -- 03/23/15
4. Immortal Beloved -- Nastasya references people / items from Georgia (the country, not the state) -- 04/06/15
5. Scarlet -- Part set in New Beijing -- 09/13/15
6. Born at Midnight -- character's dad killed in Saudia Arabia during Gulf War -- 10/11/15
7. Kitty's Big Trouble -- one of the characters is Sun Wukong, the Monkey King from Chinese Forklore -- 10/13/15
8. Sea of Shadows -- not specifically states set in China -- but in Asian fantasy world -- 11/02/15








**Australia** 3/8
1. Mercy Burns -- Keri Arthur lives in Australia -- 01/02/15
2. Nim's Island -- Wendy Orr lives in Australia -- 03/31/15
3. Halfway to the Grave -- Bone spent time in Australia -- 10/08/15
4. One Foot in the Grave -- Bones and Ian spent time in Australia
Coral Sea Affair -- set in Australia



**Europe** 8/8
1. Kitty Raises Hell -- the vampire Roman is from old Roman Empire. -- 02/01/15
2. Die for Me -- Set in France -- 02/06/15
3. Starcrossed -- Delos' family is from Spain -- 02/10/15
4. Once -- Eve and Caleb dream of visiting Venice -- 02/18/15
5. Mark of the Thief -- set in Rome -- 03/16/15
6. Splintered -- The art school she wants to attend is in London -- 03/19/15
7. The Raven -- set in Italy -- 03/23/15
8. Morrigan's Cross -- set in Ireland -- 03/29/15








**North America** 8/8
1. Vixen -- (set in New York and Chicago) -- 01/06/15
2. The Walking Dead: The Fall of the Governor - Part Two --(set in Georgia) -- 01/07/15
3. Ink Exchange -- 01/09/15
4. Lord of Misrule -- Texas -- 01/19/15
5. Carpe Corpus -- Texas -- 01/21/15
6. Fade Out -- Texas -- 01/22/15
7. Desert Tales: A Wicked Lovely Companion Novel -- Mojave Desert -- 02/04/15
8. Beautiful Creatures -- set in South Carolina -- 02/24/15








**South America** 3/8
1. Deep Blue -- Ava is Amazon River Mermaid -- -- 01/15/15
2. What Really Happened in Peru -- 02/11/15
3. Kitty Steals the Show -- Luis is from Brazil -- 10/17/15
4. Kitty Rocks the House -- Kitty must meet with vampire leader from Buenos Aires
The Summer Prince -- set in Brazil



BONUS: Antarctica
Cold War

· Africa
· Asia
· Australia
· Europe
1)ITALY: The Sweetest Seduction (Kelly Brothers #1)by Crista McHugh; 01/24/2015
· North America
· South America


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The World of Books Challenge: Jet Setter
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9/12 + 1
· Africa
1.Ink and BoneI read the arc & part of it set in Alexandria.
2. Morality for Beautiful Girls set in Botswana.
· Asia
1. Out (Set in Japan, read in June)
2. Gunpowder Alchemy(Set in China, read in May)
· Australia
1. Darkness Unbound(Set in Melbourne)01/12
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· Europe
1. Blood Red The heroine goes around hunting monsters all over Eastern Europe. Read 01/30
2. The Spiritglass Charade set in Victorian England and has vampires.
· North America
1. Tempting Danger (The heroine is a police detective in San Diego) Read 01/07
2. The Beautiful Ashes (They hunt gateways to the demon realm all over the U.S.A.) Read 01/11
· South America
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BONUS: Antarctica
Wow, this challenge made me realize that my reading is heavily centered on books set in the U.S. and Europe (specifically U.K.)...must remedy!
Cover Gallery:









Humph, I wasn't able to complete the challenge, but def. eye-opening experience.

The World of Books Challenge
All the books chosen, stores are placed in the country named
FINISHED
· Africa
1- DEMORCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Conspiracy Game by Christine Feehan
2- MADAGASCAR Entwined by Colette Gale
3-LIBYA The Letter Bearer by Robert Allison
4-MOROCCO The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
· Asia
1- AFGHANISTAN The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad
2- INDONESIA The Flamboya Tree: Memories Of A Family's Wartime Courage by Clara Olink Kelly
3- PAKISTAN Iqbal by Francesco D'Adamo
4- IRAQ The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers
· Australia
1- AUSTRALIA The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
2- JAPAN Faithful Elephants: A True Story of Animals, People, and War by Yukio Tsuchiya
3- GUAM Meg: Origins by Steve Alten
4-Hauti The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean by Susan Casey
· Europe
1- ENGLAND Sowing Secrets by Trisha Ashley
2- ITALY Summer Surrender by Sarah Morgan
3-ALBANIA The Fall of the Stone City by Ismail Kadare
4-GREECE The Last Dance: And Other Stories byVictoria Hislop
· North America
1- USA - CALIFORNIAStar Trek Into Darkness by Alan Dean Foster
2- USA - IOWA The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller
3- USA - MINNESOTA Safe from the Sea by Peter Geye
4- USA - NEW YORK Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
5- CANADA Christmas Weddings: His Christmas Eve Proposal / Snowbound Bride / Their Christmas Vows by Carole Mortimer
· South America
1- COLOMBIA Surviving The Volcano by Stanley Williams
2-BRAZIL Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson
3-BONAIREThe Dolphins of Klein Bonaire by Douglas Leas
4- CUBA The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

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2015 - The World of Books
Duration: 1/1/2015 - 12/31/2015
Progress: 22 out of 48 (Mile High Club: 8 books from each continent = 48 books)
Read books with the following continents in mind (ie main setting, travel/visit during the book, in the title, author’s home, etc.)
· Africa
1. Nefertiti by Michelle Moran - *** - 2/26/2015 - 463 Pages
2. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith - ***** - 3/1/2015 - 235 Pages
3. Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor - *** - 4/13/2015 - 517 Pages - Morocco
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9. Glitches by Marissa Meyer - **** - 5/9/2015 - 32 Pages
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· Australia
17. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion - **** - 6/26/2015 - 295 Pages
18. Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson - ***** - 11/14/2015 - 329 Pages
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· North America
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Duration: January 1st, 2015 - December 31st, 2015
Difficulty: Mile High Club
.:FINISHED:.
Africa 8/8
.:FINISHED:.
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman - finished 9/1-2015 (Author have studiet in Zimbabwe)
Skinwalker by Faith Hunter - finished 24/1-2015 (One of Katie's Ladies is from Mozambique)
Zoo City by Lauren Beukes - finished 26/1-2015 (Set in South Africa)
Black Man's Burden by Mack Reynolds - finished 4/2-2015 (set in future Africa)
Poison's Heart by Zhu Hsia - finished 12/2-2015 (Set in Luxor)
Creatures of Light and Darkness by Roger Zelazny - finished 18/2-2015 (Egyptian gods)
The Lost Army Of Cambyses by Paul Sussman - finished 18/2-2015 (Set in Egypt)
Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor - finished 25/2-2015 (Set in post-apocalyptic Africa)
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Asia 8/8
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Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews - finished 16/1-2015 (One of the authors was born in Russia)
Unclean Spirits by M.L.N. Hanover - finished 24/1-2015 (Not sure if this counts: Main character saw Vietnam War movies with her brother as a child)
Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland - finished 29/1-2015 (Main character traveled to Japan to study with her aunts old mentor)
Bridge of Birds: A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was by Barry Hughart - finished 29/1-2015 (Set in ancient China)
Daughter of the Sword by Steve Bein - finished 4/2-2015 (Set in Tokyo)
The Iron Hunt by Marjorie M. Liu - finished 21/2-2015 (Author if half-taiwanese)
Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff - finished 22/2-2015 (set in Japan)
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker - finished 2/3-2015 (One of the characters is from Syria)
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Australia 8/8
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The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman - finished 23/1-2015 (Author lived with his mother in Australia after father died)
Shadow Kin by M.J. Scott - finished 28/1-2015 (Author is Australian)
The Outcast Prince by Shona Husk - finished 1/2-2015 (Author is from Westeren Australia)
Revelation by Erica Hayes - finished 12/2-2015 (Author is from Melbourne)
Full Moon Rising by Keri Arthur - finished 15/2-2015 (Set in Melbourne)
Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey - finished 21/2-2015 (Author is from New Zealand)
Death Most Definite by Trent Jamieson - finished 22/2-2015 (Author born in Newcastle, Australia)
Shadowfae by Erica Hayes - finished 21/3-2015 (Set in Australia)
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Europe 8/8
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Freja: Sagan om Valhalla by Johanne Hildebrandt - finished 21/1-2015 (set in scandinavia)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - finished 18/1-2015 (Author is from Cambridge, England)
Moon Called by Patricia Briggs - finished 17/1-2015 (She repais all cars that a German made)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S.Lewis - finished 7/1-2015 (Author is from Ireland)
Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning - finished 27/1-2015 (Set in Dublin)
Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor - finished 20/2-2015 (Set in Prague)
Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon - finished 21/2-2015 (Greek gods)
Soulless by Gail Carriger - finished 11/3-2015 (Main characters father is Italian)
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North America 8/8
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Dark Lover by J.R. Ward - 22/1-2015 (set in New York)
Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews - 7/1-2015 (authors live in Texas)
Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews - 2/1-2015 (story is set in the Atlanta)
Frostfire by Amanda Hocking - 20/1-2015 (Linus in the book is from Chicago)
Thieftaker by D.B. Jackson - 21/1-2015 (Set in Boston)
Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep - 25/1-2015 (Main character travels to Key West)
Legend by Marie Lu - finished (Set in future LA)
Sins of the Demon by Diana Rowland - 13/2-2015 (Set in Beaulac, Louisiana)








South America 8/8
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Deep Blue by Jennifer Donnelly - finished 19/1-2015 (Amazon mermaid)
The Witches of Echo Park by Amber Benson - finished 26/1-2015 (Main characters grandfather travels to Chile)
The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson - finished 31/1-2015 (Set in Brazil)
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card - finished 7/2-2015 (Author went to Brazil as a missionary)
What Really Happened in Peru by Cassandra Clare - finished 15/2-2015 (set in different places in Peru)
The Night of the Moon Serpent: First Passage to the World Beyond by Amaia S. Li - finished 17/2-2015 (Set en Peru)
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho - finished 17/2-2015 (Author is from Brazil)
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez - finished 17/3-2015 (Set in Latin America)
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Bonus: Antarctica 2/8
Dying Bites by D.D. Barant - finished 3/3-2015 (Killer is murdering people from coutries begining with A, including Antarctica)
Surviving Antarctica: Reality TV 2083 by Andrea White - finished 21/3-2015 (Set on Antarctica)
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WTR
Blood and Ice by Robert Masello (Set on Antarctica)
Champion by Marie Lu (Main characters travel to Antarctica)
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READ 48/48 - *BONUS 2/8*

The World of Books Challenge
0/12 Completed
· Africa
· Asia
· Australia
· Europe
· North America
· South America
Bonus: Antarctica

4/12 (18/48)
· Africa
1) The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty
· Asia
· Australia
· Europe FINISHED
1) Love Beyond MeasureLove Beyond Measure
2) Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
3) In Due Time: Book 4.5 - A Novella
4) Love Beyond Compare (A Scottish Time Travel Romance): Book 5
5) Love Beyond Dreams
6) Love Only Once
7) Tender Rebel
8) Gentle Rogue
· North America FINISHED
1) Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
2) Lover Eternal
3) Lover Awakened
4) Lover Revealed
5) Lover Unbound
6) Lover Enshrined
7) The Big Sleep
8) Lover Avenged
· South America
1) Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free

Need to leave North America in my travels I guess lol

Just finished a lovely book for AustraliaThe Light Between Oceans. 2 more books to go, am thinking maybe some thing from New Zealand. Have found the book for the Artic a new author for me Clive Cussler

Mile High Club: 8 books from each continent = 48 books
Africa
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Asia
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Europe
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1. Anna Dressed in Blood Flew to: Finland
**Anna Korlov is the daughter of Finland immigrants. Currently reading
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North America
Completed: 2/8
1. Reason to Breathe Flew to: Weslyn, Connecticut
**Setting of the story. Finished on: 5/31/15
2. Secrets in the Attic Flew to: Sandburg, NY
**Zipporah and Karen live there. Finished on: 7/2/15
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BONUS: Antarctica
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Ashley wrote: "How is everyone doing? Today is the half-way mark! Are you half-way there, or way behind, or way ahead?"
Thanks Ashley! Doing ok. Kinda stuck with North America atm but I'm sure I'll travel somewhere else soon. Just started this challenge so I'm way behind but I'll catch up!

Ginnie: I've read 2 books lately that are out of North America! Here are some suggestions if you're interested...
The Parasol Protectorate Series goes through Europe and eventually to Africa





The Custard Protocol series (spinoff of the Parasol Protectorate, so read that first) goes to Asia...

The Something Strange and Deadly series starts in America, but in the next books they travel to Europe and Africa...




All the books chosen, stores are placed in the country named
FINISHED
· Africa
1- DEMORCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Conspiracy Game by Christine Feehan
2- MADAGASCAR Entwined by Colette Gale
3-LIBYA The Letter Bearer by Robert Allison
4-MOROCCO The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
· Asia
1- AFGHANISTAN The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad
2- INDONESIA The Flamboya Tree: Memories Of A Family's Wartime Courage by Clara Olink Kelly
3- PAKISTAN Iqbal by Francesco D'Adamo
4- IRAQ The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers
· Australia
1- AUSTRALIA The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
2- JAPAN Faithful Elephants: A True Story of Animals, People, and War by Yukio Tsuchiya
3- GUAM Meg: Origins by Steve Alten
4-Hauti The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean by Susan Casey
· Europe
1- ENGLAND Sowing Secrets by Trisha Ashley
2- ITALY Summer Surrender by Sarah Morgan
3-ALBANIA The Fall of the Stone City by Ismail Kadare
4-GREECE The Last Dance: And Other Stories byVictoria Hislop
· North America
1- USA - CALIFORNIAStar Trek Into Darkness by Alan Dean Foster
2- USA - IOWA The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller
3- USA - MINNESOTA Safe from the Sea by Peter Geye
4- USA - NEW YORK Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
5- CANADA Christmas Weddings: His Christmas Eve Proposal / Snowbound Bride / Their Christmas Vows by Carole Mortimer
· South America
1- COLOMBIA Surviving The Volcano by Stanley Williams
2-BRAZIL Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson
3-BONAIREThe Dolphins of Klein Bonaire by Douglas Leas
4- CUBA The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

12/24
Africa
1. NIGERIA Things Fall Apart

2. LIBERIA The Knights of the Cold War and the Road to Bin Laden

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Asia
1. INDIA The Witch's Revenge

2. CHINA The Last Lover

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Europe
1. ICELAND The Ice Cap and the Rift The Ice Cap and the Rift by Marshall Chamberlain (Jan 28)
2. GERMANY Mein Kampf

3. ENGLAND The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest

4. FRANCE Finding Gabriel

North America
1. ISLAND between CANADA & US The Lobster Kings

2. UNITED STATES, CA Hybrid

3. UNITED STATES, NY All Four Stars

4. CANADA Jackie: The Adventures of a Little Boy Trying to Grow Up

South/Central America
1. CUBA The Double Life of Fidel Castro: My 17 Years as Personal Bodyguard to El Lider Maximo

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BONUS: Antarctica/SPACE?
1. Dark Space

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Books mentioned in this topic
Morality for Beautiful Girls (other topics)Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free (other topics)
One Foot in the Grave (other topics)
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things (other topics)
Sea of Shadows (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
Jenny Lawson (other topics)Rachel L. Demeter (other topics)
Can Xue (other topics)
Peter Shadowhawk (other topics)
Marshall Chamberlain (other topics)
More...
Goal
Read books with the following continents in mind (ie main setting, travel/visit during the book, in the title, author’s home, etc.)
· Africa
· Asia
· Australia
· Europe
· North America
· South America
PS - Vary up your countries and states whenever possible, especially if you plan on reading a large amount of books!
BONUS: Antarctica
Reading Levels
Mile High Club: 8 books from each continent = 48 books
Jet Setter: 4 books from each continent = 24 books
Tourist: 2 books from each continent = 12 books
Instructions
Choose your Reading Level and create a comment to begin your challenge. In your comment, please list the following...
1. The name of the book you read
2. The continent you are reading about
3. How it relates to the continent
4. Your finish date!
Remember to edit your original comment to update your book counts! If you decide to pull out of the challenge, do not delete your challenge comment, as it will mess up the links!
The books you use for this challenge must be started on or after January 1st, 2015 and be completed on or before December 31, 2015!
Any questions, please ask!