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A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

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

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

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

You may use the names of countries, states, counties, cities or towns.
Fictional settings are allowed, like Disc in The Color of Magic. Non-specific places maybe used like a ranch or a bakery.

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 - Midnight Crossroad Charlaine Harris

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Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

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

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.

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A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
26/26

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

Alabama-Fatality at the Festival Susan Harper 1/20/22
Berry Cove, Ontario-Blueberry Cream Cupcake & Murder Ann S. Marie 1/6/22
Carina, CA-The Inconvenient Corpse Barbara Cool Lee 1/2/22
Dogwood Mountain MO-Treat and Run Emma Ainsley 1/17/22
England-The Secret Santa Mystery Roz Marshall 1/17/22
Florida-Booked for Murder CeeCee James 1/31/22
Gossip TX-The Case of the Butterscotch Burglars Rosie A. Point 1/22/22
Houston TX-A Dash of Death Michelle Hillen Klump 1/30/22
Idaho-A Fatal Family Feast Lynn Cahoon 1/4/22
Jersey Shore-Cherry Chills Allyssa Mirry 12/30/22
Kentucky-Spoonful of Murder Tonya Kappes 1/5/22
Los Angeles-Twas the Fright Before Christmas Amber Crewes 1/8/22
Memphis TN-Sideburns and Suspicions S.C. Merritt 1/7/22
New York, western-Crimes and Covers Amanda Flower 1/9/22
Oregon-Double Shot Death Emmaline Duncan 4/22/22
Pecan TX-The Pom Pom Premise M.Alfano 1/3/22
Quinn CA-The Sneaky Seashore Slayer Audrey Clementine 7/3/22
Rock Creek Village CO-Double Exposure Lori Roberts Herbst 1/24/22
Sandy Bay-Lemon Tarts and Fiery Darts Amber Crewes 1/9/22
Tennessee-Murder Takes a Fall Thea Cambert 1/19/22
Upper Sprocket, OR-A Sprinkle in Time Dana Mentink 5/22/22
Vermont-Up to No Gouda Linda Reilly 1/16/22
West London, MA-A Three Book Problem Vicki Delany 1/10/22
X-TeXas-A Dashie Discovery M.Alfano 1/1/22
Y-WYoming-Murder Just for Show Thea Cambert 1/23/22
Z-AriZona-Saddled Up 4 Murder J.C.Eaton 3/10/22

Welcome Tari!

A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

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

26/26 Completed. Finished

List:
Australia:Arrow's Hell-Chantal Fernando 1/05/22
Boston:The Surgeon-Tess Gerritsen 4/14/22
Cayman Island:Deadly Sommer-Nicholas Harvey 5/19/22
Dublin:Before I Die-Jackie Morrissey 2/16/22
Eugene, Oregon:Craving Hawk-Nicole Jacquelyn 2/14/22
Florida:Slip Out the Back Jack-Willow Rose 3/18/22
Georgia:The Difference Between Someday and Forever-Aly Martinez 6/16/22
Hollywood, California:Hollywood Blood-M.Z. Kelly 4/30/22
Iowa:Shaken-Charity Ferrell 5/26/22
Jamaica:Not Quite Enough-Catherine Bybee 2/06/22
Kentucky:Rider’s Revenge-Jamie Begley 2/06/22
Louisiana:Girl Two: Taken-Molly Black 7/22/22
Miami, Florida:How Much I Want-Marie Force 5/26/22
New York:You're The One-Layla Hagen 3/02/22
Oregon:Hidden-Kendra Elliot 5/05/22
Pittsburgh:Code Name: Tiara-Sawyer Bennett 4/07/22
Quantico, Virginia:A Cold Dark Promise-Toni Anderson 5/10/22
Rhode Island:Temptation After Dark-Marie Force 4/02/22
Scotland:Here With Me-Samantha Young 4/29/22
Tennessee:Cover Your Eyes-Mary Burton 8/26/22
Utah:Line Change-Brittney Mulliner 6/30/22
Virginia:Things We Never Got Over-Lucy Score 7/01/22
Washington:I Said Yes-Kiersten Modglin 2/23/22
X:TeXas:Hidden-Laura Griffin 4/28/22
Yucca Valley, California:Dark Highway-Lisa Gray 5/20/22
Z:AriZona:Phoenix Burning-Isabella Maldonado 7/21/22

JoAnne wrote: "Welcome Tari!"

Thanks, JoAnne!

A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

22/26

{D J Q Z}

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

A. ASHLAND, OR A Batter of Life and Death - Ellie Alexander 02/25/22
B. Briar Creek, CT Books Can Be Deceiving - Jenn McKinlay 01/02/22
C. Santa Sophia, CALIFORNIA - Kneaded to Death - Winnie Archer 01/07/22
D
E. Oxford, ENGLAND Crochet and Cauldrons - Nancy Warren 03/03/22
F. Boggy Creek, FLORIDA A Cold Brew Killing - Lena Gregory 05/19/22
G. Bliss, GEORGIA Beating the Wrap - Julie Anne Lindsey 04/21/22
H. HENLEY HALL A Very English Murder - Verity Bright 05/22/22
I. Scumble River, ILLINOIS Body Over Troubled Waters - Denise Swanson 03/30/22
J
K. KINDRED, TN Eggs in Purgatory - Laura Childs 07/16/22
L. Pelican, LOUISIANA Cajun Kiss of Death - Ellen Byron 03/17/22
M. Busman’s Harbor, MAINE - Iced Under - Barbara Ross 01/25/22
N. NAGS HEAD, NC - Read and Buried - Eva Gates 01/23/22
O. Ashland, OREGON Meet Your Baker - Ellie Alexander 02/09/22
P. PEACH Cove, GA Southern Sass and Killer Cravings - Kate Young 05/13/22
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R. RIVER VISTA, ID - Killer Comfort Food - Lynn Cahoon 04/01/22
S. SALEM, MA - Mrs. Morris and the VampireTraci Wilton 01/13/22
T. Buttercup, TEXAS Fatal Frost - Karen MacInerney 09/20/22
U. UDDERLY Delightful Ice Cream Shop - The Rocky Road to Ruin - Meri Allen 03/11/22
V. Caerphilly, VIRGINIA Murder Most Fowl - Donna Andrews 02/15/22
W. Leavenworth, WASHINGTON Beyond a Reasonable Stout - Ellie Alexander 04/29/22
X. MEXICO CITY, Mexico The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax - Dorothy Gilman 08/15/22
Y. YUKON Territory, Canada (1898) Gold Digger - Vicki Delany 05/10/22
Z

A-Z Locations Challenge
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

*For the harder letters - Q, X, Y and Z - you may use any genre with that letter in it's name.*

A - Athens - Beautiful One by Kerry Adrienne 4/8/22
B - Brookley - Spellbreaker by Charlie N. Holmberg 2/19/22
C - Cambridge - Yesterday by Felicia Yap 3/2/2022
D -
E -Englang - The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths 4/2/22
F -
G - Georgetown - The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty 4/7/22
H -
I - Italy - The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco 2/15/22
J - Jagger Valley - The Wolf at Bay by Charlie Adhara 5/4/22
K - Kingsfield - The Mermaid Murders by Josh Lanyon 4/16/22
L - Luthadel - Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson 1/10/22
M - Michigan - Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates 4/9/22
N - New York City - They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera 3/11/22
O - Oregon - The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James 6/5/22
P - Perrick - Forgotten Bones by Vivian Barz 4/29/22
*Q -
R -
S - San Antonio - Lost Souls by Tim Rangnow 1/30/22
T - Tea Shop - Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune 5/24/22
U - United Kingdom - Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch 1/25/22
V - Virginia - All That Remains by Patricia Cornwell 2/6/22
W - Winsford Village - Of Secrets and Wolves by Alice Winters 1/14/22
*X -
*Y - Yale University - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo 1/3/22
*Z -

A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
26/26

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

A: Alaska- The Baby Shift: Alaska-Becca Fanning 1/31
B: Boston- I Hate Everyone But You-Gaby Dunn 1/22
C: Cerise Island- Pokémon Adventures, Vol. 6-Hidenori Kusaka 1/4
D: Detroit- Call Me Athena: Girl from Detroit-Colby Cedar Smith 2/10
E: Eden- Dividing Eden-Joelle Charbonneau 1/11
F: Florida- Hack/Slash Omnibus Volume 2-Tim Seeley 3/6
G: Gotham- Batgirl: Year One Deluxe Edition-Chuck Dixon 3/6
H: Haverhill- Hack/Slash Omnibus Volume 3-Tim Seeley 3/8
I: Illinois- Hack/Slash Omnibus Volume 1-Tim Seeley 3/3
J: Japan- 斉木楠雄のΨ難 1 Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan 1 -麻生 周一 1/30
K: Krakatoa- The Tomb-S.A. Bodeen 1/26
L: Lagos- The Baby is Mine-Oyinkan Braithwaite 1/14
M: Michigan- Call Me Athena: Girl from Detroit-Colby Cedar Smith 2/10
N: New Jersey- The Baby Shift: New Jersey-Becca Fanning 1/1
O: Oregon- Memetic-James Tynion IV 4/30
P: Pennsylvania- It Came From the Sky-Chelsea Sedoti 1/3
Q: Queens- The Staff of Serapis-Rick Riordan 1/8
R: Rabona- Claymore, Vol. 19: Phantoms in the Heart-Norihiro Yagi 2/23
S: Starfell- Willow Moss & the Lost Day-Dominique Valente 1/15
T: Tokyo- Shaman King, Vol. 5: The Abominable Dr. Faust-Hiroyuki Takei 1/3
*U: Dublin- Playing with Fire-Derek Landy 1/15
V: Vermillion City- Pokémon Adventures, Vol. 5-Hidenori Kusaka 1/1
W: Whitethorn Institute- Where the Drowned Girls Go-Seanan McGuire 1/14
*X: Acedex- White Pawn-Ingrid Seymour 3/14
*Y: New York City- Dazzling-Elizabeth Hayley 1/16
*Z: Izumo- Shaman King, Vol. 6: Road Trip to Izumo-Hiroyuki Takei 1/3

Welcome Frankie, Shelly, Daniel and Grace!

A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

You may use the names of countries, states, counties, cities or towns.
Fictional settings are allowed, like Disc in The Color of Magic. Non-specific places maybe used like a ranch or a bakery.


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


List:
A: Ashford, Massachusetts - My Heart to Touch - S.B. Alexander, 1/9/21
B: Brookhaven, Virginia - Got Me Thinking - Casey Cox, 5/16/22
C: Colorado - Edge of Reason - Freya Barker, 3/2/22
D: Denver - Mason: A Ride Series Crossover - Megan O'Brien, 2/16/22
E: Europe - If This Gets Out - Sophie Gonzales, 1/1/22
F
G: Georgia - Hummingbird Heartbreak - Max Walker, 2/5/22
H: Hartland University - Icebreaker - A.L. Graziadei, 2/6/22
I
J
K
L: London - When He Was Wicked - Julia Quinn, 3/15/22
M: Michigan - Style of Love - A.J. Sherwood, 4/27/22
N: New Jersey - Foul Ball - Haven Hadley, 2/12/22
O: Outer Banks - The Reality of Everything - Rebecca Yarros, 3/27/2
P: Philadelphia - All In - Bella Matthews, 1/28/22
Q: Queensland, Australia - No Take Backs - Becca Seymour, 3/8/22
R: River Bend, Nebraska - Can't Get Enough - Molly McLain, 5/3/22
S: Stanford - The Love Hypothesis - Ali Hazelwood, 1/27/22
T: Tennessee - Until April - Aurora Rose Reynolds, 2/19/22
U: United States - Wayward Son - Rainbow Rowell, 1/14/22
V: Vermont - Touchstone - Karen Stivali, 4/12/22
W: Watford School of Magic - Carry On - Rainbow Rowell, 1/8/22
X: Texas: Tending Tyler - Jodi Payne, 5/10/22
Y: Aster Valley - Right as Raine - Lucy Lennox, 1/30/22
Z

Welcome Katelyn!

A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - March 17, 2022

26/26

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

A - Atlantic Ocean - Pink Jinx by Sandra Hill 1/22
B - Boston - All I Want is You by E.L. Todd 1/4
C - California - The Case of the Substitute Face by Erle Stanley Gardner 1/12
D - Devon - Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie 3/11
E - England - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 1/22
F - Florida - The Effing List by Cherise Sinclair 1/11
G - Gansanet - Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell 1/9
H - Houston - In Finn's Heart by Roxie Rivera 1/3
I - Illinois - White Night by Jim Butcher 2/2
J - jungle - Shifter Overload: A Paranormal Romance Box Set by Candace Ayers
K - Kentucky - A Charming Spell by Tonya Kappes 1/6
L - Los Angeles - Locking Lips by Virna DePaul 1/25
M - Maryland - In Too Fast by Mara Jacobs 1/5
N - New York City - Pucker Up by Virna DePaul 1/13
O - Oxford - The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness 1/16
P - Pennsylvania - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Crime by Tamar Myers 3/17
Q - Quiet Anchorage - Quiet Anchorage by Ed Lynskey 1/3
R - Red Rock - Before the Night is Over by Sandy Sullivan 1/11
S - Shelter Rock Cove - Girls of Summer by Barbara Bretton 2/4
T - Texas - The Tenth Girl by Carrie Aarons 1/15
U - United Kingdom - Grave Consequences by Dana Cameron 2/22
V - Virginia - Nozy Cat 1: A Tuxedo Cat Bookshop Cozy Mystery by Lyn Key 1/23
W - Washington DC - The Fix by David Baldacci 1/26
X - Xamnesia - Xamnesia: Everything I Forgot in My Search for an Unreal Life by Lizzie Harwood 1/4
Y - New York - Asking for Trouble by Tessa Bailey 2/17
Z - Zoo - The Bone Labyrinth by James Rollins 1/2

Welcome Bonita!

A-Z Locations
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

26 of 26 Complete

A - Australia - Apples Never Fall - Liane Moriarty - 1/24/22
B - Boston - It Ends with Us - Colleen Hoover - 2/25/22
C - Canada - Beneath Devil's Bridge - Loreth Anne White - 1/30/22
D - Delaware - Lottie: Bride of Delaware - Kit Morgan - 6/11/22
E - Egypt - Book of Two Ways - Jodi Picoult - 1/3/22
F - France - Meet Me in Monaco - Hazel Gaynor - 3/15/22
G - Georgia - Sanctuary - Nora Roberts - 6/9/22
H - Hawaii - Hawaii - James A. Michener - 4/19/22
I - Illinois - Love Irresistibly - Julie James - 2/24/22
J - Japan - A Tale for the Time Being - Ruth Ozeki - 2/7/22
K - Kentucky - Girl from Widow Hills - Megan Miranda - 1/14/22
L - London - Career of Evil - Robert Galbraith - 1/5/22
M - Maine - Sweet Salt Air - Barbara Delinsky - 1/29/22
N - Nova Scotia - Cartographer of No Man's Land - P.S. Duffy - 1/17/22
O - Oregon - Untamed Cowboy - Maisey Yates - 2/26/22
P - Pennsylvania - Breathe Your Last - Lisa Regan - 2/28/22
Q - Queensland - Crimson Lake - Candice Fox - 1/17/22
R - Russia - Winter Garden - Kristin Hannah - 4/17/22
S - Scotland - Whiteout - Ken Follett - 1/4/22
T - Texas - How to Walk Away - Katherine Center - 1/25/22
U - United Kingdom - Daughter of Sherlock Holmes - Leonard Goldberg - 1/7/22
V - Virginia - Extraordinary Union - Alyssa Cole - 1/27/22
W - Wyoming - The Edge of Courage - Elaine Levine - 3/29/22
X - TeXas - Burn for Me - Ilona Andrews - 2/17/22
Y - Yugoslavia - Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie - 4/15/22
Z - AriZona - Dog on It - Spencer Quinn - 1/18/22

For Q, X, Y and Z, the location only needs to have that letter somewhere in its name.

Welcome Lynda!

A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
26/26

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

A Arkansas - The Wolf's Shadow - Cecilia Dominic 1/25/22
B Bloody Mary, VA - Dirty Little Secrets - Liliana Hart 3/10/21
C Charm, North Carolina - Tide and Punishment - Bree Baker 1/23/22
D Durham, North Carolina - A Secondhand Life - Pamela Crane 2/2/22
E England - The Bandalore - Danielle K. Girl 4/13/22
F Florida - The Pill Mills of Florida - Scott Wilson 3/17/22
G Georgia - Anchored: Finding Hope in the Unexpected - Kayla Aimee 1/10/22
H Heron Creek, NC - Not Quite Dead - Lyla Payne 3/25/22
I Illinois - Storm Front - Jim Butcher 1/12/22
J Jungle - El Dorado Gold - Steven Moore 6/16/22
K Kentucky - 357 Sunset - Jude Hardin 4/28/22
L Louisiana - True Crime Case Histories; Volume 4: 12 Disturbing True Crime Stories - Jason Neal 3/9/22
M Maryland - Target For Terror - L.A. Iding 3/23/22
N Nags Head, North Carolina - By Book or By Crook - Eva Gates 1/7/22
O Oklahoma - Lucky in Love - Carolyn Brown 2/14/22
P Pennsylvania - Qualify - Vera Nazarian 2/11/22
Q Quanta (Spaceship) - Forbidden the Stars - Valmore Daniels 7/12/22
R River's Bend - Jasmine Sea - Phillipa Nefri Clark 2/25/22
S Shallow Springs, Virginia - Homecoming - Scott Langrel 2/9/22
T Tall Pines - The One Who Watches - Emerald O'Brien 1/27/22
U Utah - Death Saint - Rich Curtin 3/7/22
V Vermont - Ghost Stories - Ron Ripley 1/30/22
W West Virginia - The Black Sisterhood Files - Kristina Naydonova 2/8/22
*X Vauxhall - Sixteen Scandals - Sophie Jordan 2/23/22
*Y Solway Firth - Spoken Bones - N.C. Lewis 3/9/22
*Z Switzerland - The Sanatorium - Sarah Pearse 4/9/22

A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Read: 26/26

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

Letters:
A: Alaska Under an Alaskan Sky Jennifer Snow 1/6/22

B: Busy Bean Coffee Shop Sweetheart Sarah Mayberry 2/4/22

C: California The Family You Make Jill Shalvis 1/14/22

D: Dairy Farm Cowboy L.B. Dunbar 2/5/22

E: Eagle's Nest A Cowboy's Christmas Vicki Lewis Thompson 4/25/22

F: Florida Flight Patterns Karen White 5/13/22

G: Gansett Island Gansett After Dark Marie Force 2/10/22

H: Hidden Lake Ski Resort Break the Ice A.K. Evans 3/3/22

I: Idaho Fugitive Mate Anastasia Wilde 1/5/22

J: Jasper Deadly Fear Cynthia Eden 2/15/22

K: Knockemout, Virginia Things We Never Got Over Lucy Score 1/17/22

L: Leavenworth Without a Brew Ellie Alexander 2/14/22

M: Massachusetts Starting Over Marie Force 1/20/22

N: NYC Before Dawn Suzanne Halliday 1/2/22

O: Ohio One Day in Apple Grove C.H. Admirand 1/28/22

P: Phoenix Chasing Serenity Kristen Ashley 1/10/22

Q: Quinn Valley Daring Dreamer Kirsten Osbourne 7/21/22

R: Redwood Ridge Tracking You Kelly Moran 1/30/22

S: Shelter Bay, South Carolina Dirty Tricks Emma Hart 1/12/22

T: Tennessee Fixing the Future Ali Parker 1/18/22

U: Ugly Stick Saloon Boots And Chaps Myla Jackson 1/1/2022

V: Vermont Marking Time Marie Force 1/18/22

W: Washington It's Better This Way Debbie Macomber 1/8/22

X: Texas Wild Nights in Texas Delores Fossen 3/25/22

Y: Boggy Creek Valley The Butterfly Effect Kelly Elliott 5/21/22

Z: New Zealand Bewitching Winter Serenity Woods 1/7/22

Welcome Chelsea!

✅✅✅Done!!!✅✅✅A-Z Locations Challenge✅✅✅Done!!!✅✅✅
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

Start: 1 January 2022
Finished: 09 August 2022



~Locations~


Atlanta, Georgia: The Downstairs Girl ★★★★ 31 March
Brooklyn, New York: When No One is Watching ★★★ 23 January
California, USA: L.A. Weather ★★ 8 January
Dublin, Ireland: The Henna Wars ★★★★ 10 February
East Covina, California: Parachutes ★★★★ 11 January
Farthington, Minnesota: Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year ★★★★ 9 January
Gandma Earl, Georgia: She Drives Me Crazy ★★★★ 26 January
Houston, Texas: Love on the Brain ★★★★ 3 April
Illinois, USA: Scritch Scratch ★★★ 9 January
Jaipur, India: The Henna Artist ★★★★ 24 February
Karensa Federation: Steelstriker ★★★★ 14 February
Louisiana, USA: Flygirl ★★★ 22 January
Maine, USA: Navigating Early ★★★★ 3 January
North Carolina, USA: Book Lovers ★★★★★ 27 February
Ocean: Life of Pi ★★★★ 16 January
Pennsylvania, USA: Dead Wednesday
Q Train, NYC: One Last Stop ★★★★ 9 April
Red Grove, Alabama: My Year in the Middle ★★★★ 1 February
St Elene Prepatory School for Girls, Maine: Just Like That ★★★★ 17 February
Tennessee, USA: Fighting Words ★★★★★ 2 April
Ukraine: The Blackbird Girls ★★★★★ 17 March
Vermont, USA: Chirp ★★★★ 7 March
Winchester, Hampshire, England: A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow ★★★★ 12 February
TeXas: The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez ★★★ 9 June
Ys: The Daughters of Ys ★★★ 20 February
switZerland: A Castle in the Clouds ★★★ 8 July


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Welcome Jessica!

A-Z Locations Challenge
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

*For Q, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

A - Anmore, A Dangerous Scheme by Laura Beers (1/19/22)
B - Boat, Becoming Lady Lockwood by Jennifer Moore (2/20/22)
C - China, Miss Oriented and the Billionaire by Lorin Grace (1/2/22)
D - Dunaid, Miss Leslie's Secret by Jennifer Moore (1/20/22)
E - England, My Sister's Intended by Rachael Anderson (1/5/22)
F - Forest, The Princess Pact by Melanie Cellier (1/23/22)
G - Green End, Her Unsuitable Match by Sally Britton (2/22/22)
H - Hope Springs, Choices of the Heart by Sarah M. Eden (1/19/22)
I - Idaho, The Hopeful Heart by Jaclyn Hardy (1/8/22)
J - Jackson Hole, WY, The Barefoot Groom by Taylor Hart (2/7/22)
K - Kelkona, The Dark King and the Eternal Dance by Alesha Adamson (3/13/22)
L - London, To Catch A Suitor by Sarah Adams (1/28/22)
M - Maine, The Sweetest Things by Bria Quinlan (1/6/22)
N - New York City, Flirting with my Enemy by Laura Burton (1/9/22)
O - Ocean, Voyage by Camille Peters (1/11/22)
P - Provence, Wrong Train to Paris by Jennifer Moore (2/12/22)
*Q - Quinn Valley, Birthday Boyfriend by Liz Isaacson (2/22/22)
R - Radbourne Abbey, The Solicitor's Son by Rachael Anderson (1/15/22)
S - Scotland, Remembering Jamie by Nichole Van (1/24/22)
T - Turret, Turret by Camille Peters (1/16/22)
U - USA, The Librarian and Her Beast by Laura Ann (1/3/22)
V - Vienna, Until Vienna by Heather B. Moore (2/18/22)
W - Wiltshire, Making the Marquess by Nichole Van (1/22/22)
*X - teXas, Mostly Perilous by Kimberley Montpetit (1/4/22)
*Y - wYoming, The Hopeful Bride by Kimberly Krey (1/7/22)
*Z - ariZona, Silver Dollar Duke by Sally Britton (2/16/22)

A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

Goal: 26/26

*For Q, X, Y and Z, the location only needs to have that letter somewhere in it's name.
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List:
A - Arkansas (Wheeler) - Eventide - Sarah Goodman - 01/22/22
B - Budapest, Hungary - Jöttem, hadd lássalak - D. Tóth Kriszta - 02/05/22
C - Colorado (Holt) - Our Souls at Night - Kent Haruf - 01/25/22
D - Dorset Falls, Connecticut - Yarned and Dangerous - Sadie Hartwell - 01/10/22
E - England (Cumbria) - Mycophoria - Tom G.H. Adams - 01/02/22
F - Florida - Black Coral - Andrew Mayne - 03/10/22
G - Georgia (Savannah) - Betrayal - Aleatha Romig - 02/04/22
H - Hungary (Debrecen) - Légy jó mindhalálig - Zsigmond Móricz - 01/18/22
I - Ireland (Dublin) - Beautiful World, Where Are You - Sally Rooney - 03/12/22
J - Junction, Utah - The Glovemaker - Ann Weisgarber - 02/13/22
K - Korea - When My Name Was Keoko - Linda Sue Park - 01/28/22
L - Los Angeles, California - Instructions for Dancing - Nicola Yoon - 04/25/22
M - Massachusetts (Boston) - Vanish - Tess Gerritsen - 03/16/22
N - Niveus Private Academy - Ace of Spades - Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé - 01/05/22
O - Oran, Algeria - Az előretolt helyőrség - Jenő Rejtő - 02/28/22
P - Permafrost - White Stag - Kara Barbieri - 02/10/22
Q - CirQue des Reves - Éjszakai ​cirkusz - Erin Morgenstern - 01/14/22
R - Raleigh, North Carolina - Rafe - Sawyer Bennett - 02/25/22
S - Sherman, Wyoming - Sign Off - Patricia McLinn - 03/05/22
T - Turkey - I Will Never See the World Again - Ahmet Altan - 03/31/22
U - United States of America - Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century - Jessica Bruder - 02/01/22
V - Venice, Italy - The Bronzed Beasts - Roshani Chokshi - 01/19/22
W - Wisconsin (Milwaukee) - The Coincidence of Coconut Cake - Amy E. Reichert - 01/23/22
X - TeXas (Dripping Springs) - Paradise - Jill S. Alexander - 02/20/22
Y - Yazoo City, Mississippi - Empty World - Zach Bohannon - 03/24/22
Z - KalyaZin Kingdom - Blessed Monsters - Emily A. Duncan - 02/19/22

📚❤ Count Me In ❤📚

A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

26/26 Completed

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

List:
A: Antarctica: Ice Station, Matthew Reilly, Feb 13th
B: Brisbane: The Beautiful Fall, Hugh Breakey, Mar 9th
C: Chechnya: A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, Anthony Marra, Jan 22nd
D: Delaware: Infinite Country, Patricia Engel, Oct 9th
E: England: When She Was Good, Michael Robotham, Jan 10th
F: Four Roses Farm: The Santa Suit, Mary Kay Andrews, Oct 18th
G: Gull Cove Island: The Cousins, Karen M. McManus, Jan 2nd
H: Haiti: Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family, Mitch Albom, Jul 1st
I: Ireland: The Ruin, Dervla McTiernan, Mar 31st
J: Japan: The Phone Box at the Edge of the World, Laura Imai Messina, Feb 26th
K: Katherine: Larrimah, Caroline Graham, Oct 13th
L: London: I See You, Clare Mackintosh, Jan 31st
M: Massachusetts: The Once and Future Witches, Alix E. Harrow, Mar 22nd
N: New South Wales: The Burnt Country, Joy Rhoades, Mar 6th
O: Otherworld: Otherworld, Jason Segel, Nov 6th
P: Portland: Then There Were Nun, Dakota Cassidy, Feb 22nd
Q: Quebec: Still Life, Louise Penny, Oct 22nd
R: Reno: Crank, Ellen Hopkins, Mar 4th
S: Seattle: Firefly Lane, Kristin Hannah, Feb 15th
T: Tbilisi: Stalin's Wine Cellar, John Baker, May 2nd
U: USA: Ugly Love, Colleen Hoover, Feb 25th
V: Victoria: Kate Kelly: The true story of Ned Kelly's little sister\, Rebecca Wilson, Mar 31st
W: Warwickshire: Hamnet, Maggie O'Farrell, Mar 18th
X: *Oxford: His Dark Materials: Northern Lights / The Subtle Knife / The Amber Spyglass, Philip Pullman, Sep 5th
Y: *Reykavik: The Legacy, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, May 28th
Z: Zoo: Fierce Kingdom, Gin Phillips, May 28th

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A-Z Locations 2022
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A - Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor 1/17 - Aba, Nigeria
B - The Crimson Protector by Jeffrey Kranzler 2/25 - Benjamin Jefferson Middle School
C - Murder By Chocolate by Rosie A. Point 3/11 - Caramel Springs, Maine
D - Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo 3/14 - Dominican Republic
E - Hyde Park Heist by Bettie Jane 6/3/22
F - Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu 2/1 - the forest
G - Akata Woman by Nnedi Okorafor 3/26 - (view spoiler)[Ginen (hide spoiler)]
H - The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater 1/15 - Henrietta, Virginia
I - Skye Falling by Mia McKenzie 7/19 - Inner-City Philadelphia
J - Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life by Rachel Renée Russell 6/11 - junior high
K - City of Saints & Thieves by Natalie C. Anderson 6/2 - Kenya
L - Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid 5/25 - Los Angeles
M - We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry 3/24 - Massachusetts
N - Sunny Boy! by Candace Fleming 2/15 - Niagara Falls
O - Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor 1/28 - Osisi
P - Candy Apple Killer by Chelsea Thomas 1/21 - Pine Grove, NY
Q - Las Biuty Queens by Iván Monalisa Ojeda 6/13 - Queens and other NYC boroughs
R - Room by Emma Donoghue 3/16 - Room
S - The Secret of Seaside by Agatha Ball 1/29 - Seaside
T - Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt 2/28 - Treegap
U - Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride by Pam Muñoz Ryan 6/8 - US capital city
V - The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross 5/21 - Victorian England
W - Winnetka Road by J.S. Sheridan 3/30 - Winnetka Road
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Z - The Fallen Stones by Diana Marcum 4/6 - BeliZe

A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

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

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

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

You may use the names of countries, states, counties, cities or towns.
Fictional settings are allowed, like Disc in The Color of Magic. Non-specific places maybe used like a ranch or a bakery.

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 - Midnight Crossroad Charlaine Harris

List:
A = Alaska Fishing for Trouble by Elizabeth Logan 2/22/2022
B = Briar Creek Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay 2/24/2022
C = Chicago Take Me Out To The Love Game by Carol Costa 1/20/2022
D = Dahlia A Merry Murder on Ruff Road by Cindy Bell 3/15/2022
E = Enchantasia Switched by Jen Calonita 1/24/2022
F = France The French Have a Word for It by Josh Lanyon 3/28/2022
G = Garden View Cemetery Graveyard Shift by Casey Daniels 5/5/2022
H = Hawaii Murder at Sunrise by Kathi Daley 3/27/2022
I = Italy Castelmezzano, The Witch Is Dead by Adriana Licio 1/17/2022
J = Japan Tea with Milk by Allen Say 12/18/2022
K = Kentucky Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries by Tonya Kappes 2/6/2022
L - L.A. Unhinged by Lois Greiman 1/2/2022
M = Misery Mississippi Teepees & Trailer Parks by Hope Callaghan 3/28/2022
N = New Jersey Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich 01/05/2022
O = Ohio Murder, Plain and Simple by Isabella Alan 3/8/2022
P = Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria A Saucy Taste of Murder by Patti Benning 4/22/2022
Q = Quinn Valley Ryder Revisited by Pamela M. Kelley 1/8/2022
R = Rhode Island Murder at Rough Point by Alyssa Maxwell 3/11/2022
S = Switzerland Out Of Print by Isabella Bassett 1/8/2022
T = Trenton Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich 1/9/2022
U = USA Kill Game by Cordelia Kingsbridge 1/13/2022
V = Vegas Cash Plays by Cordelia Kingsbridge 5/25/2022
W = Washington Strong Heart by Charlie Sheldon 2/14/2022
X = Pickax City The Cat Who Saw Stars by Lilian Jackson Braun 1/2/2022
Y = Dewberry Farm Wicked Harvest by Karen MacInerney 4/7/2022
Z = New Zealand Knitted and Knifed by Tracey Drew 3/22/2022

A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

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

26/26 Books

A-Arizona, USA-Desert Heat-J.A. Jance-3/4-🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵
B-Botswana-The Joy and Light Bus Company-1/21-🚍🚍🚍🚍🚍
C-Chile-Violeta-Isabel Allende-3/29-💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻
D-DIxie(Fictional part of USA
A Longer Fall-Charlaine Harris-1/2-👧🏻👧🏻👧🏻👧🏻👧🏻
E-England
Shadow on the Crown-Patricia Bracewell-1/17-👑👑👑👑
F-France- town of Lansquenet-sous-Tannes
The Strawberry Thief-Joanne Harris-4/8-🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓
G-Georgia, USA)
Haunted-Kay Hooper-2/18-👻👻👻👻👻

H-Hindustan, India
Beneath a Marble Sky-John Shors-7/15

I-India
The Game-Laurie R. King-1/28-🔍🔍🔍🔍🔍

J-Jerusalem>/b>
The Hope of Glory: Reflections on the Last Words of Jesus from the Cross-Jon Meacham-7/27-⛪⛪⛪⛪⛪

K-Kansas, USA
A January Bride-Deborah Raney-1/15-👰🏻👰🏻👰🏻👰🏻👰🏻
L-Louisiana, USA
Haunted on Bourbon Street-Deanna Chase-3/22-🧹🧹🧹
M-Montana, USA
Starlight at Moonglow-Deborah Garner-1/1
N-New Mexico
Three Silver Doves-Deborah Garner-1/13-3️⃣3️⃣3️⃣3️⃣
O-Oklahoma (USA)
Oklahoma Christmas Blues-Maggie Shayne-1/25-🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻
P-Prince Edward Island, Canada
The Story Girl-L.M. Montgomery-1/9-💜💜💜💜💜

Q-Quidicott, Rhode Island
The Ghost and Mrs. McClure-Alice Kimberly-10/31-👻👻👻👻

R- Russia(view spoiler)[
The Last Tiara-M.J. Rose-2/25-👸🏻👸🏻👸🏻👸🏻👸🏻
S-Syria
The Treasure-Iris Johansen-2/2-🧧🧧🧧🧧🧧
T-Timber Ridge, North Carolina
A Slice of Murder-Chris Cavender-3/26-🍕🍕🍕🍕

U- Ukraine
The Diamond Eye-Kate Quinn-5/9-💍💍💍💍💍
V-Virginia, USA
Memory House-Bette Lee Crosby-4/2-🏠🏠🏠🏠🏠
W-Washington, D.C.
At Risk-Patricia Cornwell-2/21-👮🏻‍♂️👮🏻‍♂️👮🏻‍♂️👮🏻‍♂️
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The Twelve Holidates-Emma St. Clair-5/27-💗💗💗💗<

Y-Regensburg, Germany
Your Inner Hedgehog-Alexander McCall Smith-1/24-👨🏻‍🏫👨🏻‍🏫👨🏻‍🏫👨🏻‍🏫👨🏻‍🏫

Z-ZanzibarThe Snowman of Zanzibar-Gordon Wallis-8/21-⛄⛄⛄


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Welcome Celia, Geneviev, Wand and Debs!

@ Debs, *For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.

A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

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

You may use the names of countries, states, counties, cities or towns.
Fictional settings are allowed, like Disc in The Color of Magic. Non-specific places maybe used like a ranch or a bakery.

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

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Welcome Amanda!

Finished! :)

A-Z Locations Challenge
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

*For Q, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

A - Anmore, A Dangerous Scheme by Laura Beers (1/19/22)
B - Boat, Becoming Lady Lockwood by Jennifer Moore (2/20/22)
C - China, Miss Oriented and the Billionaire by Lorin Grace (1/2/22)
D - Dunaid, Miss Leslie's Secret by Jennifer Moore (1/20/22)
E - England, My Sister's Intended by Rachael Anderson (1/5/22)
F - Forest, The Princess Pact by Melanie Cellier (1/23/22)
G - Green End, Her Unsuitable Match by Sally Britton (2/22/22)
H - Hope Springs, Choices of the Heart by Sarah M. Eden (1/19/22)
I - Idaho, The Hopeful Heart by Jaclyn Hardy (1/8/22)
J - Jackson Hole, WY, The Barefoot Groom by Taylor Hart (2/7/22)
K - Kelkona, The Dark King and the Eternal Dance by Alesha Adamson (3/13/22)
L - London, To Catch A Suitor by Sarah Adams (1/28/22)
M - Maine, The Sweetest Things by Bria Quinlan (1/6/22)
N - New York City, Flirting with my Enemy by Laura Burton (1/9/22)
O - Ocean, Voyage by Camille Peters (1/11/22)
P - Provence, Wrong Train to Paris by Jennifer Moore (2/12/22)
*Q - Quinn Valley, Birthday Boyfriend by Liz Isaacson (2/22/22)
R - Radbourne Abbey, The Solicitor's Son by Rachael Anderson (1/15/22)
S - Scotland, Remembering Jamie by Nichole Van (1/24/22)
T - Turret, Turret by Camille Peters (1/16/22)
U - USA, The Librarian and Her Beast by Laura Ann (1/3/22)
V - Vienna, Until Vienna by Heather B. Moore (2/18/22)
W - Wiltshire, Making the Marquess by Nichole Van (1/22/22)
*X - teXas, Mostly Perilous by Kimberley Montpetit (1/4/22)
*Y - wYoming, The Hopeful Bride by Kimberly Krey (1/7/22)
*Z - ariZona, Silver Dollar Duke by Sally Britton (2/16/22)

WOOHOO Shash!

Finished!

A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - March 17, 2022

26/26

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

A - Atlantic Ocean - Pink Jinx by Sandra Hill 1/22
B - Boston - All I Want is You by E.L. Todd 1/4
C - California - The Case of the Substitute Face by Erle Stanley Gardner 1/12
D - Devon - Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie 3/11
E - England - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 1/22
F - Florida - The Effing List by Cherise Sinclair 1/11
G - Gansanet - Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell 1/9
H - Houston - In Finn's Heart by Roxie Rivera 1/3
I - Illinois - White Night by Jim Butcher 2/2
J - jungle - Shifter Overload: A Paranormal Romance Box Set by Candace Ayers 1/30
K - Kentucky - A Charming Spell by Tonya Kappes 1/6
L - Los Angeles - Locking Lips by Virna DePaul 1/25
M - Maryland - In Too Fast by Mara Jacobs 1/5
N - New York City - Pucker Up by Virna DePaul 1/13
O - Oxford - The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness 1/16
P - Pennsylvania - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Crime by Tamar Myers 3/17
Q - Quiet Anchorage - Quiet Anchorage by Ed Lynskey 1/3
R - Red Rock - Before the Night is Over by Sandy Sullivan 1/11
S - Shelter Rock Cove - Girls of Summer by Barbara Bretton 2/4
T - Texas - The Tenth Girl by Carrie Aarons 1/15
U - United Kingdom - Grave Consequences by Dana Cameron 2/22
V - Virginia - Nozy Cat 1: A Tuxedo Cat Bookshop Cozy Mystery by Lyn Key 1/23
W - Washington DC - The Fix by David Baldacci 1/26
X - Xamnesia - Xamnesia: Everything I Forgot in My Search for an Unreal Life by Lizzie Harwood 1/4
Y - New York - Asking for Trouble by Tessa Bailey 2/17
Z - Zoo - The Bone Labyrinth by James Rollins 1/2

WOOHOO Bonita!

Completed!

A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

Goal: 26/26

*For Q, X, Y and Z, the location only needs to have that letter somewhere in it's name.
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List:
A - Arkansas (Wheeler) - Eventide - Sarah Goodman - 01/22/22
B - Budapest, Hungary - Jöttem, hadd lássalak - D. Tóth Kriszta - 02/05/22
C - Colorado (Holt) - Our Souls at Night - Kent Haruf - 01/25/22
D - Dorset Falls, Connecticut - Yarned and Dangerous - Sadie Hartwell - 01/10/22
E - England (Cumbria) - Mycophoria - Tom G.H. Adams - 01/02/22
F - Florida - Black Coral - Andrew Mayne - 03/10/22
G - Georgia (Savannah) - Betrayal - Aleatha Romig - 02/04/22
H - Hungary (Debrecen) - Légy jó mindhalálig - Zsigmond Móricz - 01/18/22
I - Ireland (Dublin) - Beautiful World, Where Are You - Sally Rooney - 03/12/22
J - Junction, Utah - The Glovemaker - Ann Weisgarber - 02/13/22
K - Korea - When My Name Was Keoko - Linda Sue Park - 01/28/22
L - Los Angeles, California - Instructions for Dancing - Nicola Yoon - 04/25/22
M - Massachusetts (Boston) - Vanish - Tess Gerritsen - 03/16/22
N - Niveus Private Academy - Ace of Spades - Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé - 01/05/22
O - Oran, Algeria - Az előretolt helyőrség - Jenő Rejtő - 02/28/22
P - Permafrost - White Stag - Kara Barbieri - 02/10/22
Q - CirQue des Reves - Éjszakai ​cirkusz - Erin Morgenstern - 01/14/22
R - Raleigh, North Carolina - Rafe - Sawyer Bennett - 02/25/22
S - Sherman, Wyoming - Sign Off - Patricia McLinn - 03/05/22
T - Turkey - I Will Never See the World Again - Ahmet Altan - 03/31/22
U - United States of America - Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century - Jessica Bruder - 02/01/22
V - Venice, Italy - The Bronzed Beasts - Roshani Chokshi - 01/19/22
W - Wisconsin (Milwaukee) - The Coincidence of Coconut Cake - Amy E. Reichert - 01/23/22
X - TeXas (Dripping Springs) - Paradise - Jill S. Alexander - 02/20/22
Y - Yazoo City, Mississippi - Empty World - Zach Bohannon - 03/24/22
Z - KalyaZin Kingdom - Blessed Monsters - Emily A. Duncan - 02/19/22

WOOHOO Ferenc!

~~~ Complete~~~

A-Z Locations
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

26 of 26 Complete

A - Australia - Apples Never Fall - Liane Moriarty - 1/24/22
B - Boston - It Ends with Us - Colleen Hoover - 2/25/22
C - Canada - Beneath Devil's Bridge - Loreth Anne White - 1/30/22
D - Delaware - Lottie: Bride of Delaware - Kit Morgan - 6/11/22
E - Egypt - Book of Two Ways - Jodi Picoult - 1/3/22
F - France - Meet Me in Monaco - Hazel Gaynor - 3/15/22
G - Georgia - Sanctuary - Nora Roberts - 6/9/22
H - Hawaii - Hawaii - James A. Michener - 4/19/22
I - Illinois - Love Irresistibly - Julie James - 2/24/22
J - Japan - A Tale for the Time Being - Ruth Ozeki - 2/7/22
K - Kentucky - Girl from Widow Hills - Megan Miranda - 1/14/22
L - London - Career of Evil - Robert Galbraith - 1/5/22
M - Maine - Sweet Salt Air - Barbara Delinsky - 1/29/22
N - Nova Scotia - Cartographer of No Man's Land - P.S. Duffy - 1/17/22
O - Oregon - Untamed Cowboy - Maisey Yates - 2/26/22
P - Pennsylvania - Breathe Your Last - Lisa Regan - 2/28/22
Q - Queensland - Crimson Lake - Candice Fox - 1/17/22
R - Russia - Winter Garden - Kristin Hannah - 4/17/22
S - Scotland - Whiteout - Ken Follett - 1/4/22
T - Texas - How to Walk Away - Katherine Center - 1/25/22
U - United Kingdom - Daughter of Sherlock Holmes - Leonard Goldberg - 1/7/22
V - Virginia - Extraordinary Union - Alyssa Cole - 1/27/22
W - Wyoming - The Edge of Courage - Elaine Levine - 3/29/22
X - TeXas - Burn for Me - Ilona Andrews - 2/17/22
Y - Yugoslavia - Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie - 4/15/22
Z - AriZona - Dog on It - Spencer Quinn - 1/18/22

For Q, X, Y and Z, the location only needs to have that letter somewhere in its name.

WOOHOO Lynda!

I’m FINISHED!!! A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Starting June 26th - August 28th, 2022

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

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

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

You may use the names of countries, states, counties, cities or towns.
Fictional settings are allowed, like Disc in The Color of Magic. Non-specific places maybe used like a ranch or a bakery.

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 - Midnight Crossroad Charlaine Harris

Books/Locations: 26/26

List:
A - Alaska - The Tourist Attraction Sarah Morgenthaler 07/01/22
B - Bloomsbury - Bloomsbury Girls Natalie Jenner 07/07/22
C - Chicago - Mistletoe and Mr. Right Sarah Morgenthaler 07/04/22
D - Delaware - What Happened to the Bennetts Lisa Scottoline 07/13/22
E - England - The Messy Lives of Book People Phaedra Patrick 06/28/22
F - Florence - My Cousin Rachel Daphne du Maurier 08/27/22
G - Greenland - Girl in Ice Erica Ferencik 07/17/22
H - The Hamptons - Meant to Be Emily Giffin 07/14/22
I -Illinois - Marrying the Ketchups Jennifer Close 06/27/22
J - Japan - Fifty Words for Rain Asha Lemmie 07/21/22
K - Kentucky - Beloved Toni Morrison 07/07/22
L - London - Invisible Girl Lisa Jewell 06/26/22
M - Malawi - The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope William Kamkwamba 06/30/22
N - Nantucket - Summer of '79: A Summer of '69 Story Elin Hilderbrand 07/10/22
O - Ohio - Death by Dumpling Vivien Chien 07/10/22
P - Paris - The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper Phaedra Patrick 07/05/22
Q - Quebec - The Beautiful Mystery Louise Penny 06/29/22
R - Rhode Island - London is the Best City in America Laura Dave 07/11/22
S - Shady Palms - Homicide and Halo-Halo Mia P. Manansala 07/06/22
T - Three Pines - How the Light Gets In Louise Penny 06/30/22
U - United Kingdom - Twice in a Blue Moon Christina Lauren 07/04/22
V - Venice, California - The No-Show Beth O'Leary 07/10/22
W - Winchester, UK - The No-Show Beth O'Leary 06/26/22
X - Texas - Without a Hitch Mary Hollis Huddleston 07/09/22
Y - New York - Felix Ever After Kacen Callender 07/04/22
Z - Zurich - The Other Einstein Marie Benedict 08/28/22

Welcome Melissa!

The Lost Challenges
2022 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

Progress: 0 out of 26

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

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

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

You may use the names of countries, states, counties, cities or towns.
Fictional settings are allowed, like Disc in The Color of Magic. Non-specific places maybe used like a ranch or a bakery.

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 - Midnight Crossroad Charlaine Harris

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*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

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

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

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Welcome Suzanne!

*COMPLETION POST*

A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
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*For Q, X, Y and Z, the location only needs to have that letter somewhere in its name.

A Arkansas - The Wolf's Shadow - Cecilia Dominic 1/25/22
B Bloody Mary, VA - Dirty Little Secrets - Liliana Hart 3/10/21
C Charm, North Carolina - Tide and Punishment - Bree Baker 1/23/22
D Durham, North Carolina - A Secondhand Life - Pamela Crane 2/2/22
E England - The Bandalore - Danielle K. Girl 4/13/22
F Florida - The Pill Mills of Florida - Scott Wilson 3/17/22
G Georgia - Anchored: Finding Hope in the Unexpected - Kayla Aimee 1/10/22
H Heron Creek, NC - Not Quite Dead - Lyla Payne 3/25/22
I Illinois - Storm Front - Jim Butcher 1/12/22
J Jungle - El Dorado Gold - Steven Moore 6/16/22
K Kentucky - 357 Sunset - Jude Hardin 4/28/22
L Louisiana - True Crime Case Histories; Volume 4: 12 Disturbing True Crime Stories - Jason Neal 3/9/22
M Maryland - Target For Terror - L.A. Iding 3/23/22
N Nags Head, North Carolina - By Book or By Crook - Eva Gates 1/7/22
O Oklahoma - Lucky in Love - Carolyn Brown 2/14/22
P Pennsylvania - Qualify - Vera Nazarian 2/11/22
Q Quanta (Spaceship) - Forbidden the Stars - Valmore Daniels 7/12/22
R River's Bend - Jasmine Sea - Phillipa Nefri Clark 2/25/22
S Shallow Springs, Virginia - Homecoming - Scott Langrel 2/9/22
T Tall Pines - The One Who Watches - Emerald O'Brien 1/27/22
U Utah - Death Saint - Rich Curtin 3/7/22
V Vermont - Ghost Stories - Ron Ripley 1/30/22
W West Virginia - The Black Sisterhood Files - Kristina Naydonova 2/8/22
*X Vauxhall - Sixteen Scandals - Sophie Jordan 2/23/22
*Y Solway Firth - Spoken Bones - N.C. Lewis 3/9/22
*Z Switzerland - The Sanatorium - Sarah Pearse 4/9/22

WOOHOO Chelsea!

FINISHED
A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - July 21, 2022
Read: 26/26

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

Letters:
A: Alaska Under an Alaskan Sky Jennifer Snow 1/6/22

B: Busy Bean Coffee Shop Sweetheart Sarah Mayberry 2/4/22

C: California The Family You Make Jill Shalvis 1/14/22

D: Dairy Farm Cowboy L.B. Dunbar 2/5/22

E: Eagle's Nest A Cowboy's Christmas Vicki Lewis Thompson 4/25/22

F: Florida Flight Patterns Karen White 5/13/22

G: Gansett Island Gansett After Dark Marie Force 2/10/22

H: Hidden Lake Ski Resort Break the Ice A.K. Evans 3/3/22

I: Idaho Fugitive Mate Anastasia Wilde 1/5/22

J: Jasper Deadly Fear Cynthia Eden 2/15/22

K: Knockemout, Virginia Things We Never Got Over Lucy Score 1/17/22

L: Leavenworth Without a Brew Ellie Alexander 2/14/22

M: Massachusetts Starting Over Marie Force 1/20/22

N: NYC Before Dawn Suzanne Halliday 1/2/22

O: Ohio One Day in Apple Grove C.H. Admirand 1/28/22

P: Phoenix Chasing Serenity Kristen Ashley 1/10/22

Q: Quinn Valley Daring Dreamer Kirsten Osbourne 7/21/22

R: Redwood Ridge Tracking You Kelly Moran 1/30/22

S: Shelter Bay, South Carolina Dirty Tricks Emma Hart 1/12/22

T: Tennessee Fixing the Future Ali Parker 1/18/22

U: Ugly Stick Saloon Boots And Chaps Myla Jackson 1/1/2022

V: Vermont Marking Time Marie Force 1/18/22

W: Washington It's Better This Way Debbie Macomber 1/8/22

X: Texas Wild Nights in Texas Delores Fossen 3/25/22

Y: Boggy Creek Valley The Butterfly Effect Kelly Elliott 5/21/22

Z: New Zealand Bewitching Winter Serenity Woods 1/7/22

✅✅✅Done!!!✅✅✅A-Z Locations Challenge✅✅✅Done!!!✅✅✅
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

Start: 1 January 2022
Finished: 09 August 2022



~Locations~


Atlanta, Georgia: The Downstairs Girl ★★★★ 31 March
Brooklyn, New York: When No One is Watching ★★★ 23 January
California, USA: L.A. Weather ★★ 8 January
Dublin, Ireland: The Henna Wars ★★★★ 10 February
East Covina, California: Parachutes ★★★★ 11 January
Farthington, Minnesota: Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year ★★★★ 9 January
Gandma Earl, Georgia: She Drives Me Crazy ★★★★ 26 January
Houston, Texas: Love on the Brain ★★★★ 3 April
Illinois, USA: Scritch Scratch ★★★ 9 January
Jaipur, India: The Henna Artist ★★★★ 24 February
Karensa Federation: Steelstriker ★★★★ 14 February
Louisiana, USA: Flygirl ★★★ 22 January
Maine, USA: Navigating Early ★★★★ 3 January
North Carolina, USA: Book Lovers ★★★★★ 27 February
Ocean: Life of Pi ★★★★ 16 January
Pennsylvania, USA: Dead Wednesday
Q Train, NYC: One Last Stop ★★★★ 9 April
Red Grove, Alabama: My Year in the Middle ★★★★ 1 February
St Elene Prepatory School for Girls, Maine: Just Like That ★★★★ 17 February
Tennessee, USA: Fighting Words ★★★★★ 2 April
Ukraine: The Blackbird Girls ★★★★★ 17 March
Vermont, USA: Chirp ★★★★ 7 March
Winchester, Hampshire, England: A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow ★★★★ 12 February
TeXas: The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez ★★★ 9 June
Ys: The Daughters of Ys ★★★ 20 February
switZerland: A Castle in the Clouds ★★★ 8 July


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