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BOOK TAGS, A - Z
DATE: 10/01/20 - 09/30/21

This is a new kind of A to Z challenge. It deals with Book Tags (also known as shelves and sometimes as genres...these three terms are used interchangeably for this challenge - book tag, shelf, genre).

Here is how it works: for each letter A through Z, you will read a book with a tag, genre or shelf that begins with the corresponding letter. For example: the letter A could be completed by reading a book tagged as Adult Fiction; B could be completed by reading a book tagged as Banking. Tags do NOT need to appear on the book's main page in order to count.

Here is a link that may help:
https://www.goodreads.com/genres/list

For the difficult letters - Q, X, Y and Z - the letter need only appear somewhere in the tag.

This challenge begins October 1, 2020 and ends September 30, 2021.

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Bonita
Karen KK
Kim
Suzanne
Ed
Vanessa

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1. Alex

2. Drowsy Bookworm

3. Patricia

5. Yana

BOOK TAGS, A - Z
DATE: 10/01/20 - 09/30/21

0/26

Adventure - The Physician. Noah Gordon. 5.9.21
Botm - What Happens in Paradise / Elin Hilderbrand / 10/11/2020
Crime - Camino Winds / John Grisham / 10/2/2020
Drama - Answered Prayers. Danielle Steel. 4.16.21
European Literature - Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery. Jenny Colgan. 4.26.21
Fantasy - Off to Be the Wizard. Scott Meyer. 5.6.21
Giveaways - Winter in Paradise / Elin Hilderbrand / 10/1/2020
How-to - HomeMade Modern: Smart DIY Designs for a Stylish Home / Ben Uyeda / 10/4/2020
I-own - Human Touch: A Story in Real Time / Mitch Albom / 10/3/2020
Jewish - The Boston Girl. Anita Diamant. 4.24.21
Kindle-books - The Invisible Man / H.G. Wells / 10/10/2020
Library - The House of Unexpected Sisters. Alexander McCall Smith 5.8.21
Medical - The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales. Oliver Sacks 4.28.2021
Noir - The Big Sleep / Raymond Chandler / 10/7/2020
Own - On Turpentine Lane. Elinor Lipman. 4.16.21
Paranormal - The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. R.A. Dick. 5.8.21
Queer - The House in the Cerulean Sea. T.J. Klune. 4.20.21
Romance - Family Tree / Susan Wiggs / 10/9/2020
Suspense - Naked in Death. J.D. Robb. 4.28.2021
Thriller - You Belong To Me. Mary Higgins Clark. 4.21.21
Upcoming - The Midnight Library / Matt Haig / 10/5/2020
Viola-shipman - The Hope Chest / Viola Shipman / 10/3/2020
Westerns - These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901. Nancy E. Turner. 5.3.21
Xmas - The Christmas Swap. Melody Carlson. 3.23.21
Young-Adult - Bad Dreams / R.L. Stine / 10/3/2020
coZy- Whose Body?. Dorothy L. Sayers. 4.14.21

Welcome, Kim!

BOOK TAGS, A - Z
DATE: 10/01/20 - 09/30/21

26/26

A - Audiobook - The Hot One by Lauren Blakely 10/24/20
B - Book Club - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 10/9/20
C - Contemporary - Unconditionally Mine by Nadine Gonzalez 10/31/20
D - Dystopia - Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi 10/26/20
E - Erotica - Make Me, Take Me by Amanda Usen 11/9/20
F - Fantasy - The Ghost Who Came for Christmas by Bobbi Holmes 11/7/20
G - Gothic - Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 10/10/20
H - Holiday - Christmas Nights by J.H. Croix 10/12/20
I - Interracial Romance - Rainbows Ever After: A Black Rainbow Happily Ever After Novella by J.J. McAvoy 10/28/20
J - Just for Fun - The Yada Yada Prayer Group by Neta Jackson 11/10/20
K - Knitting - Dyeing Up Loose Ends by Maggie Sefton 10/5/20
L - Literature - The Roman Hat Mystery by Ellery Queen 10/17/20
M - Mystery - The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie 11/3/20
N - New Adult - Nikolai by Roxie Rivera 10/4/20
O - Own Audiobook - The Ghost of Valentine Past by Bobbi Holmes 11/8/20
P - Paranormal - Human and Freakn' by Eve Langlais 10/9/20
Q - Harlequin - Her Texan to Tame by Sara Orwig 11/16/20
R - Romance - Tomorrow's Promise by Sandra Brown 10/28/20
S - Spirituality - Jacob's Ladder: Wisdom for the Heart's Ascent by Noah benShea 10/28/20
T - Thriller - The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler 11/3/20
U - Unfinished - A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy by William B. Irvine 11/10/20
V - Vampires - The Vampire Knitting Club by Nancy Warren 10/20/20
W - Women's Fiction - One for the Money by Janet Evanovich 10/2/20
X - Exotic Setting - The Sands of Windee by Arthur W. Upfield 11/12/20
Y - Young Adult - Merry Chris Witch by C.K. Dawn 10/16/20
Z - Cozy Mystery - Organized for Murder by Ritter Ames 11/15/20

Welcome to the challenge, Bonita!

Completed

BOOK TAGS, A - Z
DATE: 10/01/20 - 12/5/20


✔A - Adult Fiction
The Marriage of Opposites/Alice Hoffman 10/8/20 3☆

✔B - Biography
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage/Alfred Lansing 10/25/20 4.5☆

✔C - Cultural India
Murder in Old Bombay/Nev March 10/12/20 3☆

✔D - Drama
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell/Robert Dugoni 10/28/20 3.25☆

✔E - Ebook
What's Eating Gilbert Grape/Peter Hedges 11/9/20 3☆

✔F - Fiction
Olav Audunssøn: I. Vows/Sigrid Undset 10/14/20 4.5☆

✔G - Giveaways
The Children's Blizzard/Melanie Benjamin 11/13/20 3☆

✔H - Historical Fiction
The Manhattan Secret/Marie-Bernadette Dupuy 10/2/20 2☆

✔I - India
Life of Pi/Yann Martel 10/30/20 2☆

✔J - Jo 2021 Reading Challenge
The Four Winds/Kristin Hannah 11/27/20 4☆

✔K - Kindle books
Snow Bound/Blake Crouch 10/29/20 2☆

✔L - Literature
The Turn of the Screw/Henry James 10/31/20 2☆

✔M - Mystery
The Arctic Fury/Greer Macallister 10/17/20 3.5☆

✔N - Nobel Prize
East Wind: West Wind: The Saga of a Chinese Family/Pearl S. Buck 11/4/20 3.5☆

✔O - Owned
Dear Miss Kopp/Amy Stewart 11/10/20 3.5☆

✔P - Preorder
Stel Parad/Lisa Menzel 10/25/20 2☆

✔Q - Quarantine
Little Fires Everywhere/Celeste Ng 11/22/20 3☆

✔R - Romance
The Girl Who Wrote in Silk/Kelli Estes 10/23/20 2☆

✔S - Science Fiction
11/22/63/Stephen King 10/21/20 4☆

✔T - To Read
Shipwrecks of the Delaware Coast: Tales of Pirates, Squalls Treasure/Pam George 11/5/20 2.5☆

✔U - University
The Grass Is Singing/Doris Lessing 11/11/20 1☆

✔V - Victoria
Snow Blind/P.J. Tracy 11/30/20 3☆

✔W - Women's
Miss Benson's Beetle/Rachel Joyce 10/8/20 3☆

✔X - Xxx
The Bride Wore Black/Cornell Woolrich 12/5/20 3.25☆

✔Y - Yet To Come
Prodigal Son/Gregg Andrew Hurwitz 11/18/20 2.5☆

✔Z - Zzz Want To Read
The Mermaid from Jeju: A Novel/Sumi Hahn 11/2/20 2.75☆

I’m In!!

*****COMPLETED 1/21/21*****

BOOK TAGS, A - Z
DATE: 10/01/20 - 09/30/21

Here is how it works: for each letter A through Z, you will read a book with a tag, genre or shelf that begins with the corresponding letter. For example: the letter A could be completed by reading a book tagged as Adult Fiction; B could be completed by reading a book tagged as Banking. Tags do NOT need to appear on the book's main page in order to count.

Here is a link that may help:
https://www.goodreads.com/genres/list

For the difficult letters - Q, X, Y and Z - the letter need only appear somewhere in the tag.

26/26

A-Adventure- A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman-1/4/21
B-Biography- Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth by Albert Podell-1/8/21
C-Cultural-France- Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet 1/1/21
D-Drama- The Shoemaker's Holiday by Thomas Dekker 1/10/21
E-European Literature- A Murder Is Announcedbook:A Murder Is Announced|16298] by Agatha Christie-1/3/21
F-Favorite Books- A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story by Linda Sue Park 10/21/20
G-General Fiction- The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain-1/16/21
H-Humor- Orange Crush by Tim Dorsey 1/1/21
I-i-own- The Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket 10/11/20
J-Jewish- Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth-1/9/21
K-Kindle- The Godmother by Hannelore Cayre 1/14/21
L-LGBT- Openly Bob by Bob Smith-12/6/20
M-Mystery- Blood and Circuses by Kerry Greenwood-1/5/21
N-Nonfiction- The Call of the Weird: Travels in American Subcultures by Louis Theroux 12/12/20-
O-Owned- Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord-1/19/21
P-Plays- Lettice and Lovage: A Comedy by Peter Shaffer-1/11/21
Q-QUEER- A Separate Peace by John Knowles-10/7/20
R-Race- The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead 1/4/21-
S-Swedish- The Father by August Strindberg-1/11/21-
T-Thriller- For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming-1/6/21-
U-UK- Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist by M.C. Beaton-12/3/20
V-Variden- The River Between by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o-1/24/21
W-Wish List- Ask the Cards a Question by Marcia Muller-12/2/20
X-neXt- The Man Who Died by Antti Tuomainen-10/30/20
Y-nYc- Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man by Mary L. Trump-10/30/20
Z-CoZy Mystery-The Green Mill Murder by Kerry Greenwood-10/8/20

Welcome to the challenge, Karen, Yana and Ed!

12/01/20 Done!

I'll join =)

BOOK TAGS, A - Z
DATE: 10/01/20 - 09/30/21
(view spoiler)[
Here is how it works: for each letter A through Z, you will read a book with a tag, genre or shelf that begins with the corresponding letter. For example: the letter A could be completed by reading a book tagged as Adult Fiction; B could be completed by reading a book tagged as Banking. Tags do NOT need to appear on the book's main page in order to count.

Here is a link that may help:
https://www.goodreads.com/genres/list

For the difficult letters - Q, X, Y and Z - the letter need only appear somewhere in the tag.
(hide spoiler)]
26/26

A Adult Fiction The Only Good Indians 10/28/20
B Books from childhood Silent Night 12/01/20
C Children's The First Evil 11/27/20
D Drama The Dilemma 11/30/20
E Erotica Sea of Ruin 11/02/20
F Fantasy Hidden Blade 11/05/20
G Genre-Science fiction Shoot the Messenger 11/09/20
H Humor Slouch Witch 10/30/20
I I Own The Sun Down Motel 10/16/20
J Juvenile The Second Evil 11/28/20
K Kindle The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires 11/14/20
L LGBT These Witches Don't Burn 11/18/20
M Mystery Star Witch 11/02/20
N Novels The Second Evil 11/28/20
O Owned Dirty Magic 11/13/20
P Paranormal Spirit Witch 11/03/20
Q LGBTQ City of Glass 10/15/20
R Romance Bloodfire 11/07/20
S Science Fiction Daughter of the Blood 11/07/20
T Thriller Naked in Death 11/11/20
U Urban Fantasy Spider's Bite 11/22/20
V Vamps Shadow Kiss 12/01/20W When I Was Young The Third Evil 11/30/20
W Werewolves City of Fallen Angels 10/27/20
X neXt in series Grave Surprise 10/14/20
Y Young Adult The Beautiful 11/17/20
Z Zombies The Library at Mount Char 10/19/20

Welcome to the challenge, Erin!

jingles wrote: "Welcome to the challenge, Erin!"

Thank you!

Finished!

BOOK TAGS, A - Z
DATE: 10/01/20 - 09/30/21

26/26

A - Audiobook - The Hot One by Lauren Blakely 10/24/20
B - Book Club - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 10/9/20
C - Contemporary - Unconditionally Mine by Nadine Gonzalez 10/31/20
D - Dystopia - Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi 10/26/20
E - Erotica - Make Me, Take Me by Amanda Usen 11/9/20
F - Fantasy - The Ghost Who Came for Christmas by Bobbi Holmes 11/7/20
G - Gothic - Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 10/10/20
H - Holiday - Christmas Nights by J.H. Croix 10/12/20
I - Interracial Romance - Rainbows Ever After: A Black Rainbow Happily Ever After Novella by J.J. McAvoy 10/28/20
J - Just for Fun - The Yada Yada Prayer Group by Neta Jackson 11/10/20
K - Knitting - Dyeing Up Loose Ends by Maggie Sefton 10/5/20
L - Literature - The Roman Hat Mystery by Ellery Queen 10/17/20
M - Mystery - The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie 11/3/20
N - New Adult - Nikolai by Roxie Rivera 10/4/20
O - Own Audiobook - The Ghost of Valentine Past by Bobbi Holmes 11/8/20
P - Paranormal - Human and Freakn' by Eve Langlais 10/9/20
Q - Harlequin - Her Texan to Tame by Sara Orwig 11/16/20
R - Romance - Tomorrow's Promise by Sandra Brown 10/28/20
S - Spirituality - Jacob's Ladder: Wisdom for the Heart's Ascent by Noah benShea 10/28/20
T - Thriller - The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler 11/3/20
U - Unfinished - A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy by William B. Irvine 11/10/20
V - Vampires - The Vampire Knitting Club by Nancy Warren 10/20/20
W - Women's Fiction - One for the Money by Janet Evanovich 10/2/20
X - Exotic Setting - The Sands of Windee by Arthur W. Upfield 11/12/20
Y - Young Adult - Merry Chris Witch by C.K. Dawn 10/16/20
Z - Cozy Mystery - Organized for Murder by Ritter Ames 11/15/20

Awesome finish, Bonita!!

I wasn't sure how well this one would go over :)

Thanks, jingles!

I was thinking main page genres at first and then read the directions more carefully :-) I appreciate some easy challenges thrown in with the challenges with "twists".

I hear you on the "twists", Bonita! I've signed up for some challenges without paying close attention, and then find myself in quite a mess trying to find books that fit. Lol.

Completed

BOOK TAGS, A - Z
DATE: 10/01/20 - 12/5/20


✔A - Adult Fiction
The Marriage of Opposites/Alice Hoffman 10/8/20 3☆

✔B - Biography
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage/Alfred Lansing 10/25/20 4.5☆

✔C - Cultural India
Murder in Old Bombay/Nev March 10/12/20 3☆

✔D - Drama
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell/Robert Dugoni 10/28/20 3.25☆

✔E - Ebook
What's Eating Gilbert Grape/Peter Hedges 11/9/20 3☆

✔F - Fiction
Olav Audunssøn: I. Vows/Sigrid Undset 10/14/20 4.5☆

✔G - Giveaways
The Children's Blizzard/Melanie Benjamin 11/13/20 3☆

✔H - Historical Fiction
The Manhattan Secret/Marie-Bernadette Dupuy 10/2/20 2☆

✔I - India
Life of Pi/Yann Martel 10/30/20 2☆

✔J - Jo 2021 Reading Challenge
The Four Winds/Kristin Hannah 11/27/20 4☆

✔K - Kindle books
Snow Bound/Blake Crouch 10/29/20 2☆

✔L - Literature
The Turn of the Screw/Henry James 10/31/20 2☆

✔M - Mystery
The Arctic Fury/Greer Macallister 10/17/20 3.5☆

✔N - Nobel Prize
East Wind: West Wind: The Saga of a Chinese Family/Pearl S. Buck 11/4/20 3.5☆

✔O - Owned
Dear Miss Kopp/Amy Stewart 11/10/20 3.5☆

✔P - Preorder
Stel Parad/Lisa Menzel 10/25/20 2☆

✔Q - Quarantine
Little Fires Everywhere/Celeste Ng 11/22/20 3☆

✔R - Romance
The Girl Who Wrote in Silk/Kelli Estes 10/23/20 2☆

✔S - Science Fiction
11/22/63/Stephen King 10/21/20 4☆

✔T - To Read
Shipwrecks of the Delaware Coast: Tales of Pirates, Squalls Treasure/Pam George 11/5/20 2.5☆

✔U - University
The Grass Is Singing/Doris Lessing 11/11/20 1☆

✔V - Victoria
Snow Blind/P.J. Tracy 11/30/20 3☆

✔W - Women's
Miss Benson's Beetle/Rachel Joyce 10/8/20 3☆

✔X - Xxx
The Bride Wore Black/Cornell Woolrich 12/5/20 3.25☆

✔Y - Yet To Come
Prodigal Son/Gregg Andrew Hurwitz 11/18/20 2.5☆

✔Z - Zzz Want To Read
The Mermaid from Jeju: A Novel/Sumi Hahn 11/2/20 2.75☆

Well done, Karen!

Done!

BOOK TAGS, A - Z
DATE: 10/01/20 - 09/30/21
(view spoiler)[
Here is how it works: for each letter A through Z, you will read a book with a tag, genre or shelf that begins with the corresponding letter. For example: the letter A could be completed by reading a book tagged as Adult Fiction; B could be completed by reading a book tagged as Banking. Tags do NOT need to appear on the book's main page in order to count.

Here is a link that may help:
https://www.goodreads.com/genres/list

For the difficult letters - Q, X, Y and Z - the letter need only appear somewhere in the tag.
(hide spoiler)]
26/26

A Adult Fiction The Only Good Indians 10/28/20
B Books from childhood Silent Night 12/01/20
C Children's The First Evil 11/27/20
D Drama The Dilemma 11/30/20
E Erotica Sea of Ruin 11/02/20
F Fantasy Hidden Blade 11/05/20
G Genre-Science fiction Shoot the Messenger 11/09/20
H Humor Slouch Witch 10/30/20
I I Own The Sun Down Motel 10/16/20
J Juvenile The Second Evil 11/28/20
K Kindle The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires 11/14/20
L LGBT These Witches Don't Burn 11/18/20
M Mystery Star Witch 11/02/20
N Novels The Second Evil 11/28/20
O Owned Dirty Magic 11/13/20
P Paranormal Spirit Witch 11/03/20
Q LGBTQ City of Glass 10/15/20
R Romance Bloodfire 11/07/20
S Science Fiction Daughter of the Blood 11/07/20
T Thriller Naked in Death 11/11/20
U Urban Fantasy Spider's Bite 11/22/20
V Vamps Shadow Kiss 12/01/20W When I Was Young The Third Evil 11/30/20
W Werewolves City of Fallen Angels 10/27/20
X neXt in series Grave Surprise 10/14/20
Y Young Adult The Beautiful 11/17/20
Z Zombies The Library at Mount Char 10/19/20

oooh I love this twist to the A-Z! Sign me up!

BOOK TAGS, A - Z
DATE: 10/01/20 - 09/30/21
COMPLETED: 26/26

american - southern - Something Wicked by Carolyn G. Hart 11/22/20
books i own - The Hollow by Agatha Christie 1/30/21
cultural - france - A Crime in Holland by Georges Simenon 10/24/20
detective - Zigzag: A Nameless Detective Collection by Bill Pronzini 11/13/20
ebooks - See Them Run by Marion Todd 3/15/21
fiction - Elevator Pitch by Linwood Barclay 2/20/21
genre-horror - Bunny by Mona Awad 1/14/21
humor - Mastergate by Larry Gelbart 11/19/20
ireland - Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent 3/28/21
January-2021 - People Like Her by Ellery Lloyd 5/16/21
kindle - A Lime to Kill by Summer Prescott 10/15/20
library - On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle 12/14/20
maigret - A Man's Head by Georges Simenon 4/25/21
novella - Bones on Ice by Kathy Reichs 10/26/20
own - Murder & Marble Cake by Nancy McGovern 10/26/20
plays - Prelude to a Kiss by Craig Lucas 11/13/20
lgbtq - The Humans by Stephen Karam 11/14/20
read harder 2020 - The Motherfucker With the Hat by Stephen Adly Guirgis 11/7/20
suspense - The Breakdown by B.A. Paris 11/26/20
thriller - Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris 10/16/20
under suspicion - I've Got You Under My Skin by Mary Higgins Clark 4/17/21
volta - Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey 5/8/21
weird - Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer 1/10/21
next - Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss 5/13/21
dystopian - Q by Ben Mezrich 5/5/21
cozy-mysteries - The Coconut Bunny Butt Caper by Livia J. Washburn 10/4/20

Welcome, Vanessa! Glad you are joining us!!

I have to admit, this fell off my radar until today.
BOOK TAGS, A - Z
DATE: 10/01/20 - 01/13/21

26/26

Audiobook - Heat Wave by Richard Castle 1/13/2021
Botm - What Happens in Paradise / Elin Hilderbrand / 10/11/2020
Crime - Camino Winds / John Grisham / 10/2/2020
Dystopia - The Silence by Don DeLillo 1/2/2021
Economics - Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich 11/12/2020
Fiction - Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 10/12/2020
Giveaways - Winter in Paradise / Elin Hilderbrand / 10/1/2020
How-to - HomeMade Modern: Smart DIY Designs for a Stylish Home / Ben Uyeda / 10/4/2020
I-own - Human Touch: A Story in Real Time / Mitch Albom / 10/3/2020
Juvenile fiction - Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor 10/20/2020
Kindle-books - The Invisible Man / H.G. Wells / 10/10/2020
Literary Fiction - The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler 10/21/2020
Mystery - Cat Me If You Can by Miranda James 10/1/2020
Noir - The Big Sleep / Raymond Chandler / 10/7/2020
Own - The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan 10/1/2020
Politics - Mrs. Lincoln's Sisters by Jennifer Chiaverini 10/19/2020
to-be-acQuired - The Secret French Recipes of Sophie Valroux by Samantha Verant 10/17/2020
Romance - Family Tree / Susan Wiggs / 10/9/2020
Southern - Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns 11/13/2020
Thriller - The Orphan's Guilt by Archer Mayor 11/8/2020
Upcoming - The Midnight Library / Matt Haig / 10/5/2020
Viola-shipman - The Hope Chest / Viola Shipman / 10/3/2020
Witches - The Last of the Moon Girls by Barbara Davis 11/16/2020
neXt-in-a-series - The Spook in the Stacks by Eva Gates 11/11/2020
Young-Adult - Bad Dreams / R.L. Stine / 10/3/2020
coZy-mystery - The Solace of Bay Leaves by Leslie Budewitz 11/1/2020

You did a fantastic job, Kim! Well done!!

All Challenges All The Time
Book Tags, A to Z (2020)
DATE: 10/01/20 - 09/30/21

Progress: 26 out of 26

This is a new kind of A to Z challenge. It deals with Book Tags (also known as shelves and sometimes as genres...these three terms are used interchangeably for this challenge - book tag, shelf, genre).

Here is how it works: for each letter A through Z, you will read a book with a tag, genre or shelf that begins with the corresponding letter. For example: the letter A could be completed by reading a book tagged as Adult Fiction; B could be completed by reading a book tagged as Banking. Tags do NOT need to appear on the book's main page in order to count.

Here is a link that may help:
https://www.goodreads.com/genres/list

For the difficult letters - Q, X, Y and Z - the letter need only appear somewhere in the tag.

This challenge begins October 1, 2020 and ends September 30, 2021.

A: Asian Literature: Death of a Red Heroine by Qiu Xiaolong - ***** - 10/13/2020 - 482 Pages
B: Book Club: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce - ***** - 12/14/2020 - 320 Pages
C: Classics: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton - ***** - 10/4/2020 - 192 Pages
D: Dragons: Stealing Tranquility by J.L. Weil - *** - 11/6/2020 - 180 Pages
E: Erotica: Mistress Christmas by Lorelei James - *** - 12/4/2020 - 126 Pages
F: Fiction: The Language of Good-bye by Maribeth Fischer - **** - 10/9/2020 - 343 Pages
G: Ghosts: Death at First Sight by Lena Gregory - ***** - 11/24/2020 - 304 Pages
H: Horror: The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey - ***** - 10/30/2020 - 461 Pages
I: Italy: Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan - ***** - 12/3/2020 - 336 Pages
J: Juvenile: The Worst Class Trip Ever by Dave Barry - ***** - 1/22/2021 - 224 Pages
K: Kindle: All Adults Here by Emma Straub - **** - 3/18/2021 - 356 Pages
L: LIterary Fiction: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel - ***** - 12/16/2020 - 333 Pages
M: Magical Realism: The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern - ***** - 10/2/2020 - 498 Pages
N: Novella: The Christmas Pact by Vi Keeland - ***** - 12/3/2020 - 3 Pages
O: Owned: Legendarium by Michael Bunker - *** - 3/19/2021 - 101 Pages
P: Paranormal: Death Overdue by Allison Brook - **** - 11/10/2020 - 329 Pages
Q: Sequential Art: Chasin' the Bird: Charlie Parker in California by Dave Chisholm - ***** - 3/18/2021 - 144 Pages
R: Religion: Cartwheels in a Sari: A Memoir of Growing Up Cult by Jayanti Tamm - ***** - 10/16/2020 - 288 Pages
S: Scandinavian Literature: The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna - *** - 10/14/2020 - 135 Pages
T: Theater: Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare - **** - 12/17/2020 - 288 Pages
U: Urban Fantasy: Sweep of the Blade by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 1/18/2021 - 322 Pages
V: Vampires: Undead and Uneasy by MaryJanice Davidson - **** - 12/15/2020 - 272 Pages
W: Witches: The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman - ***** - 10/11/2020 - 369 Pages
X: Read-Next: The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey - ***** - 3/13/2021 - 386 Pages
Y: Young Adult: The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay - ***** - 11/4/2020 - 426 Pages
Z: Zombies: White Trash Zombie Apocalypse by Diana Rowland - ***** - 10/28/2020 - 320 Pages

Enjoy the challenge, Suzanne!

Finished!

Progress: 26 out of 26

A: Asian Literature: Death of a Red Heroine by Qiu Xiaolong - ***** - 10/13/2020 - 482 Pages
B: Book Club: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce - ***** - 12/14/2020 - 320 Pages
C: Classics: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton - ***** - 10/4/2020 - 192 Pages
D: Dragons: Stealing Tranquility by J.L. Weil - *** - 11/6/2020 - 180 Pages
E: Erotica: Mistress Christmas by Lorelei James - *** - 12/4/2020 - 126 Pages
F: Fiction: The Language of Good-bye by Maribeth Fischer - **** - 10/9/2020 - 343 Pages
G: Ghosts: Death at First Sight by Lena Gregory - ***** - 11/24/2020 - 304 Pages
H: Horror: The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey - ***** - 10/30/2020 - 461 Pages
I: Italy: Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan - ***** - 12/3/2020 - 336 Pages
J: Juvenile: The Worst Class Trip Ever by Dave Barry - ***** - 1/22/2021 - 224 Pages
K: Kindle: All Adults Here by Emma Straub - **** - 3/18/2021 - 356 Pages
L: LIterary Fiction: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel - ***** - 12/16/2020 - 333 Pages
M: Magical Realism: The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern - ***** - 10/2/2020 - 498 Pages
N: Novella: The Christmas Pact by Vi Keeland - ***** - 12/3/2020 - 3 Pages
O: Owned: Legendarium by Michael Bunker - *** - 3/19/2021 - 101 Pages
P: Paranormal: Death Overdue by Allison Brook - **** - 11/10/2020 - 329 Pages
Q: Sequential Art: Chasin' the Bird: Charlie Parker in California by Dave Chisholm - ***** - 3/18/2021 - 144 Pages
R: Religion: Cartwheels in a Sari: A Memoir of Growing Up Cult by Jayanti Tamm - ***** - 10/16/2020 - 288 Pages
S: Scandinavian Literature: The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna - *** - 10/14/2020 - 135 Pages
T: Theater: Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare - **** - 12/17/2020 - 288 Pages
U: Urban Fantasy: Sweep of the Blade by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 1/18/2021 - 322 Pages
V: Vampires: Undead and Uneasy by MaryJanice Davidson - **** - 12/15/2020 - 272 Pages
W: Witches: The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman - ***** - 10/11/2020 - 369 Pages
X: Read-Next: The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey - ***** - 3/13/2021 - 386 Pages
Y: Young Adult: The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay - ***** - 11/4/2020 - 426 Pages
Z: Zombies: White Trash Zombie Apocalypse by Diana Rowland - ***** - 10/28/2020 - 320 Pages

Nicely done, Suzanne!

*****COMPLETED 1/21/21*****

BOOK TAGS, A - Z
DATE: 10/01/20 - 09/30/21

Here is how it works: for each letter A through Z, you will read a book with a tag, genre or shelf that begins with the corresponding letter. For example: the letter A could be completed by reading a book tagged as Adult Fiction; B could be completed by reading a book tagged as Banking. Tags do NOT need to appear on the book's main page in order to count.

Here is a link that may help:
https://www.goodreads.com/genres/list

For the difficult letters - Q, X, Y and Z - the letter need only appear somewhere in the tag.

26/26

A-Adventure- A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman-1/4/21
B-Biography- Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth by Albert Podell-1/8/21
C-Cultural-France- Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet 1/1/21
D-Drama- The Shoemaker's Holiday by Thomas Dekker 1/10/21
E-European Literature- A Murder Is Announcedbook:A Murder Is Announced|16298] by Agatha Christie-1/3/21
F-Favorite Books- A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story by Linda Sue Park 10/21/20
G-General Fiction- The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain-1/16/21
H-Humor- Orange Crush by Tim Dorsey 1/1/21
I-i-own- The Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket 10/11/20
J-Jewish- Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth-1/9/21
K-Kindle- The Godmother by Hannelore Cayre 1/14/21
L-LGBT- Openly Bob by Bob Smith-12/6/20
M-Mystery- Blood and Circuses by Kerry Greenwood-1/5/21
N-Nonfiction- The Call of the Weird: Travels in American Subcultures by Louis Theroux 12/12/20-
O-Owned- Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord-1/19/21
P-Plays- Lettice and Lovage: A Comedy by Peter Shaffer-1/11/21
Q-QUEER- A Separate Peace by John Knowles-10/7/20
R-Race- The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead 1/4/21-
S-Swedish- The Father by August Strindberg-1/11/21-
T-Thriller- For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming-1/6/21-
U-UK- Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist by M.C. Beaton-12/3/20
V-Variden- The River Between by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o-1/24/21
W-Wish List- Ask the Cards a Question by Marcia Muller-12/2/20
X-neXt- The Man Who Died by Antti Tuomainen-10/30/20
Y-nYc- Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man by Mary L. Trump-10/30/20
Z-CoZy Mystery-The Green Mill Murder by Kerry Greenwood-10/8/20

Well done, Ed!

Cool! Gonna try this one too.

BOOK TAGS, A - Z
DATE: 10/01/20 - 09/30/21

19 / 26 Completed

A(UDIOBOOK): J.K. Rowling, Troubled Blood {12-17-20}
B(ANNED): D.H. Lawrence, Lady Chatterley's Lover {07-26-21}
C(LASSIC): Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago {11-02-20}
D(OUBLES): Daphne du Maurier, The Scapegoat {07-07-21}
E(NEMIES to LOVERS): Christina Lauren, The Unhoneymooners {05-16-21} F(AVOURITE): Rabih Alameddine, An Unnecessary Woman {12-21-20}
G:
H(ISTORICAL): Walter Tevis, The Queen's Gambit {11-11-20}
I(MAGINARY LAND): George MacDonald, Phantastes {05-02-21}
J(EALOUSY): William Shakespeare, Othello, the Moor of Venice {06-29-21}
K(ILLERS): John Connolly, Every Dead Thing {01-10-21}
L(OVE): Beth O'Leary, The Flatshare {08-02-21}
M(YTH): David Malouf, Ransom {01-26-21}
N(OIR): James M. Cain, Mildred Pierce {12-23-20}
O:
P:
Q(UEST): Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island {02-16-21}
R(EREAD): Leslie Thomas, The Last Detective {01-09-21}
S(HORT STORIES): Elizabeth Strout, Olive, Again {10-29-20}
T(RANSLATED): Masako Togawa, The Master Key {02-12-21}
U(NREQUITED LOVE): Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther {06-26-21}
V(OYAGE): Esi Edugyan, Washington Black {05-12-21}
W:
X(-RATED): Sylvia Day, Bared to You {08-05-21}
Y:
Z:

Welcome to the challenge, Patricia!

Welcome to the challenge, Alex!

This totally fell off my radar, but it's finished now.
BOOK TAGS, A - Z
DATE: 10/01/20 - 09/30/21

26/26

Adventure - The Physician. Noah Gordon. 5.9.21
Botm - What Happens in Paradise / Elin Hilderbrand / 10/11/2020
Crime - Camino Winds / John Grisham / 10/2/2020
Drama - Answered Prayers. Danielle Steel. 4.16.21
European Literature - Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery. Jenny Colgan. 4.26.21
Fantasy - Off to Be the Wizard. Scott Meyer. 5.6.21
Giveaways - Winter in Paradise / Elin Hilderbrand / 10/1/2020
How-to - HomeMade Modern: Smart DIY Designs for a Stylish Home / Ben Uyeda / 10/4/2020
I-own - Human Touch: A Story in Real Time / Mitch Albom / 10/3/2020
Jewish - The Boston Girl. Anita Diamant. 4.24.21
Kindle-books - The Invisible Man / H.G. Wells / 10/10/2020
Library - The House of Unexpected Sisters. Alexander McCall Smith 5.8.21
Medical - The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales. Oliver Sacks 4.28.2021
Noir - The Big Sleep / Raymond Chandler / 10/7/2020
Own - On Turpentine Lane. Elinor Lipman. 4.16.21
Paranormal - The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. R.A. Dick. 5.8.21
Queer - The House in the Cerulean Sea. T.J. Klune. 4.20.21
Romance - Family Tree / Susan Wiggs / 10/9/2020
Suspense - Naked in Death. J.D. Robb. 4.28.2021
Thriller - You Belong To Me. Mary Higgins Clark. 4.21.21
Upcoming - The Midnight Library / Matt Haig / 10/5/2020
Viola-shipman - The Hope Chest / Viola Shipman / 10/3/2020
Westerns - These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901. Nancy E. Turner. 5.3.21
Xmas - The Christmas Swap. Melody Carlson. 3.23.21
Young-Adult - Bad Dreams / R.L. Stine / 10/3/2020
coZy- Whose Body?. Dorothy L. Sayers. 4.14.21

Well done, Kim!

FINISHED!

BOOK TAGS, A - Z
DATE: 10/01/20 - 09/30/21
COMPLETED: 26/26

american - southern - Something Wicked by Carolyn G. Hart 11/22/20
books i own - The Hollow by Agatha Christie 1/30/21
cultural - france - A Crime in Holland by Georges Simenon 10/24/20
detective - Zigzag: A Nameless Detective Collection by Bill Pronzini 11/13/20
ebooks - See Them Run by Marion Todd 3/15/21
fiction - Elevator Pitch by Linwood Barclay 2/20/21
genre-horror - Bunny by Mona Awad 1/14/21
humor - Mastergate by Larry Gelbart 11/19/20
ireland - Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent 3/28/21
January-2021 - People Like Her by Ellery Lloyd 5/16/21
kindle - A Lime to Kill by Summer Prescott 10/15/20
library - On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle 12/14/20
maigret - A Man's Head by Georges Simenon 4/25/21
novella - Bones on Ice by Kathy Reichs 10/26/20
own - Murder & Marble Cake by Nancy McGovern 10/26/20
plays - Prelude to a Kiss by Craig Lucas 11/13/20
lgbtq - The Humans by Stephen Karam 11/14/20
read harder 2020 - The Motherfucker With the Hat by Stephen Adly Guirgis 11/7/20
suspense - The Breakdown by B.A. Paris 11/26/20
thriller - Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris 10/16/20
under suspicion - I've Got You Under My Skin by Mary Higgins Clark 4/17/21
volta - Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey 5/8/21
weird - Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer 1/10/21
next - Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss 5/13/21
dystopian - Q by Ben Mezrich 5/5/21
cozy-mysteries - The Coconut Bunny Butt Caper by Livia J. Washburn 10/4/20

Awesome finish, Vanessa!