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A - Z Authors 2022
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Count me in. I'll be adding titles as I go along. A-Z Authors
01/011/22 - 31/12/22
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4/6 AA
✔ A The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams (18/01/22) 4*
✔ B Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (19/02/22) 4.5*
✔ C Love at First Spite by Anna E. Collins (04/01/22) 2.5*
✔ D The Vanished Collection by Pauline Baer de Perignon (12/01/22) 2.5*
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✔ F Anxious People by Fredrik Backman (03/01/22) 5*
✔ G Ghostlines by Nick Gadd AA (01/02/22) 3*
✔ H Full Credit to the Boys: A cliché-free tale of marrying into Footy by Mel Hoffman AA (08/01/22) 4*
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✔ K The Lucky Ones by Kiersten Modglin (13/01/22) 1*
✔ L The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren (06/02/22) 2*
✔ M Dolphin Junction by Mick Herron (13/01/22) 2.5*
✔ N The Maid by Nita Prose (13/01/22) 4*
✔ O Dressed by Iris by Mary-Anne O'Connor (05/02/22) 3*
✔ P How to Save a Life by P Dangelico (02/01/22) 2*
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✔ R The German Wife by Debbie Rix (14/01/22) 3*
✔ S Josh and Gemma Make a Baby by Sarah Ready (07/01/22) 3*
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✔ X Olga Dies Dreaming by Xóchitl González (09/01/22) 3*
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Here's a few, more to come later.A-Z Authors
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L - Natasha Lester, The Riviera House AA
M - Meg Mason, Sorrow and Bliss AA
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S - Cassandra Szoeke, Secrets of Women’s Healthy Ageing: Living Better, Living Longer AA
T - Debbie Terranova, Enemies within these Shores AA
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And it's a wrap! Finished with 21 days to spare. A-Z Authors
1/1/22 - 31/12/22
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Oh, of course I'll be here! I will add authors as I find them and change them as the spirit moves me during the year. Who knows? Some Aussie whose name contains (or even begins with) Q, X, Y, or Z might publish something irresistible in 2022!26/26
✔ A - Anthony Marra - A Constellation of Vital Phenomena 2022-10-14 5★
✔ B - Julian Barnes - The Sense of an Ending 2022-04-24 5★
✔ C - Colum McCann - Apeirogon 2022-03-30 5★
✔ D - Di Morrissey AA- Before the Storm 2022-01-20 2.5~2★
✔ E - Elizabeth Strout - Lucy by the Sea 2022-09-04 5★
✔ F - Richard Flanagan AA - The Sound of One Hand Clapping 2022-11-29 4.5★
✔ G - Garry Disher AA - The Sunken Road 2022-07-03 5★
✔ H - Kent Haruf - Plainsong 2022-12-04 5★
✔ I - Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day 2022-03-15 5★
✔ J - John Boyne - All the Broken Places 2022-09-11 5★
✔ K - Jess Kidd - The Night Ship 2022-08-05 4★
✔ L - Melissa Lucashenko AA Too Much Lip 2022-12-26 5★
✔ M - Michael Robotham AA -Lying Beside You 2022-07-16 5★
✔ N - Robbi Neal AA The Secret World of Connie Starr 2022-05-21 4★
✔ O - Tim O'Brien - The Things They Carried 2022-02-04 5★
✔ P - Pip Williams AA - The Dictionary of Lost Words 2022-01-14 4★
✔ Q- Qian Julie Wang - Beautiful Country: A Memoir 2022-07-20 3.5★
✔ R - Donal Ryan - The Queen of Dirt Island 2022-08-19 5★
✔ S - Caitlin Hamilton Summie - Geographies of the Heart 2022-01-19 4.5~5★
✔ T - Colm Tóibín - Brooklyn 2022-10-31 4★
✔ U - Ousman Umar - North to Paradise: My Journey Along the World's Most Dangerous Migrant Route 2022-12-06 4.5~5★
✔ V - Emma Viskic AA Those Who Perish 2022-06-17 4.5~5★
✔ W - Christian White AA - Wild Place 2022-01-23 5★
✔ X - Alex North - The Whisper Man 2002-08-22 4.5★
✔ Y - Yasmin Cordery Khan - Edgware Road 2022-01-31 4.5~5★
✔ Z - Zeba Blay - Carefree Black Girls: A Celebration of Black Women in Popular Culture 2022-04-06 4★
A-Z Authors1/1/22 - 31/12/22
26/26 (9/6 AA)
A - Agatha Christie - Postern of Fate (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries #5) -Read 04/01
B - Natasha Bowen - Skin of the Sea (Skin of the Sea #1) -Read 01/02 ★★★½
C - Jacqueline Carey - Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy #1) -Read 18/01
D - Lindsey Davies - Shadows in Bronze (Marcus Didius Falco #2) -Read 05/01 ★★★
E - Eliza Henry-Jones - P is for Pearl AA -Read 25/02 ★★★★
F - F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby -Read 09/02 ★★
G - Kate Grenville - Joan Makes History (Singer family #3) AA -Read 04/01 ★★
H - Robin Hobb - Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy #1) -Read 27/01 ★★★★★
I - Ilona Andrews - Sweep in Peace (Innkeeper Chronicles #2) -Read 05/01 ★★★★
J - Juliet Rieden - The Writing On The Wall -Read 18/01 ★★½
K - Kellie McCourt - Murder Most Fancy (Indigo #2) AA -Read 30/01 ★★★★★
L - Louis L'Amour - The Iron Marshal -Read 08/01 ★★★
M - Alex Miller - Journey to the Stone Country AA -Read 02/01 ★★★
N - Noa C. Walker - You, Me, and the Colors of Life -Read 31/03 ★★★½
O - Owen Laukkanen - Gale Force -Read 01/03 ★★★★
P - Tony Park - Captive AA -Read 03/03 ★★★½
Q - Amanda Quain - Accomplished: A Georgie Darcy Novel -Read 07/26 ★★★★
R - J.D. Robb - Immortal in Death (In Death #3) -Read 19/01 ★★★★
S - Annie Seaton - Osprey Reef AA -Read 19/01 ★★★★
T - Sabaa Tahir - An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes #1) -Read 28/01 ★★★★
U - Nicola Upson - Two for Sorrow (Josephine Tey #3) -Read 07/02 ★★★★
V - Vanessa McCausland - The Beautiful Words AA -Read 15/03 ★★★
W - William C. Davis - The Pirates Laffite: The Treacherous World of the Corsairs of the Gulf -Read 19/01 ★★½
X - Max Lucado - Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World -Read 31/03 ★★★½
Y - Seishi Yokomizo - The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi #1) -Read 15/02 ★★
Z - Zakes Mda - She Plays with the Darkness -Read 06/04 ★★
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Yay! I'm in too. Will add authors as I go and this time I'll add all the correct information, I promise. A-Z Authors
1/1/22 - 31/12/22
26/26 AA 9/6
A-Eddie Ayres--Danger Music AA 15/4/22 4 stars
B-Sarah Barrie-Shadows Of Hunters Ridge AA 19/2/22 3 stars
C-Sophie Cunningham-City of Trees: Essays on Life, Death and the Need for a Forest AA 23/9/22 5 stars
D-Lindsey Davis-Last Act in Palmyra 20/6/22 4 stars
E-Emily Edwards- The Herd 3/4/22 4 stars
F -Alan Furst- Red Gold 6/2/22 4 stars
G-Sue Grafton - J Is For Judgment 7/1/22 3 stars
H-Robyn Harding - The Party 4/2/22 2 stars
I- Ian Rankin - Knots & Crosses 25/2/22 4 stars
J- Jennie Jones - A Place to Stay AA 15/1/22 4 stars
K-Philip Kerr - Prayer 6/4/22 3 stars
L-Donna Leon - A Venetian Reckoning 1/3/22 4 stars
M-Ben Macintyre-The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War 26/1/22 5 stars
N-Celeste Ng-Little Fires Everywhere 25/9/22 4 stars
O-Richard Osman-The Man Who Died Twice12/10/22 5 stars
P-Tony Park - Ghosts of the Past AA 11/3/22 4 stars
Q- Jenny Quintana - The Hiding Place 20/3/22 4 stars
R- Michael Robotham-The Other Wife AA 16/2/22 4stars
S- Ivan Southall-Ash Road AA 23/2/22 4 stars
T-Christina Thompson - Sea People: In Search of the Ancient Navigators of the Pacific AA 7/1/22 5 stars
U-Lisa Unger - The Stranger Inside 15/3/22 4 stars
V-Kurt Vonnegut Jr. - Slaughterhouse 5 18/6/22 5 stars
W-Darren Williams - Angel Rock AA 20/4/22 4 stars
X- Colin Dexter - The Wench is Dead 9/1/22 4 stars
Y- Ovidia Yu - Aunty Lee's delights : a Singaporean mystery16/5/22 3 stars
Z-Shirley Hazzard-Cliffs of Fall and Other Stories 28/4/22 3 stars
I’m in! I’ll add my books as I read them.A-Z Authors
1/1/22 - 31/12/22
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8/6 AA
A Adrian HylandAA Canticle Creek fin Feb26 4*
B Jacquie ByronAA Happy Hour fin Jan15 4*
C Jane Cockram The Way From Here fin Mar14 4*
D Helen Dunmore The Siege fin Jan9 4*
E Margaret Elphinstone The Sea Road fin Feb4 4*
F Lucy Foley The Paris Apartment fin Feb6 4*
G Nadine Gordimer July's People fin Jan19 4*
H Robyn Harding The Perfect Family fin Feb3 3*
I Isabel Allende Violeta fin Apr18 5*
J Elizabeth Jolley AA The Well fin Jan11 4*
K Milan Kundera Immortality fin Feb18 4*
L Ali Lowe AA The Trivia Night finished Jan2 4*
M Vanessa McCausland AA The Beautiful Words fin Jan7 5*
N Audrey Niffenegger The Time Traveller's Wife fin Jan26 4*
O Mary-Anne O'Connor Dressed by Iris fin Jan16 3*
P J.P. Pomare AA The Last Guests fin Jan22 3*
Q Sequoia Nagamatsu How High We Go in the Dark fin May12 5*
R Roddy Doyle The Commitments fin Mar3 5*
S Nevil Shute On the Beach fin Jan29 2*
T Claire Tomalin Thomas Hardy: The Time Torn Man fin Jan27 5*
U Silje O. Ulstein Reptile Memoirs fin May26 5*
V Debbi Voisey Only About Love fin Jan 31 4*
W Catriona Ward Sundial fin Mar26 4*
X Halldór Laxness Salka Valka fin Feb14 4*
Y Yangsze Choo The Night Tiger fin Nov21 3*
Z Émile Zola The Abbé Mouret's Sin fin Jan5 4*
2022 - Completed A-Z Authors
1/1/22 - 31/12/2022
26/26 with 20 +/6 AA
A - ✔Meredith Appleyard-All About Ella AA - 26/4/22 4.5⭐
B - ✔Jacqueline Bublitz- Before You Knew My Name 9/4/22 4⭐
C -✔ Tea Cooper- Matilda's FreedomAA - 7/3/22 4⭐
D - ✔ Katerina Diamond - Trick or Treat 24/7/22 4⭐
E - ✔Ethel Turner - Seven Little Australians AA - 3/12/22 4⭐
F -✔ Darry Fraser - The Prodigal Sister AA 2/5/22 4⭐
G - ✔Laura Griffin - Untraceable 7/2/22 v 4⭐
H -✔ Kristin Hannah - Wild AA - 20/2/22 4⭐
I - ✔ Lisa Ireland - The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan AA 22/10/22 4⭐
J - ✔ Rachael Johns Jilted AA - 4⭐ 25/1/22
K -✔ Kim Kelly - Paper Daisies AA - 3.5⭐ 11/1/22
L - ✔Fiona Lowe - Daughter of MineAA - 2/2/22 5⭐ loved this one
M - ✔ Apples Never Fall by Liane MoriartyAA - 16/4/22 4⭐
N - ✔Kait Nolan Mixed Up with a Marine - 27/11/22 5⭐
O - ✔ Caroline Overington - The Cuckoo's Cry AA 22/9/22 4⭐
P - ✔J.P. Pomare - The Last Guests AA - 4⭐ 4/1/22
Q - ✔Julia Quinn - An Offer From a Gentleman - 22/9/22 5⭐
R - ✔ Matthew Reilly - The One Impossible Labyrinth AA 5⭐ 22/1/22
S -✔ Nicholas Sparks - The Wish 7/9/22 5⭐
T -✔ Tricia Stringer - The Family Inheritance AA 5⭐ 5/1/21 loved this
U -✔ Lisa Unger - Ink and Bone - 189/22 4⭐
V - ✔Vanessa McCausland - The Beautiful Words AA 10/2/22 4⭐
W - ✔Christian White - Wild Place AA 11/10/22 4⭐
X - ✔ Nicole Alexander - The Bark Cutters 19/12/22 5⭐
Y -✔ Helene Young - Border Watch (published 2010) seems to have a different title now Wings of Fear AA 8/10/22 4⭐
Z - ✔Liz Byrski - At the End of the Day AA 17/8/22 4⭐
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Hi please Count me in too, and I will add books as I read themA-Z Authors
1/1/22 - 31/12/2022
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Hi guys. I would like to be included in this one as well.Here are some of my books. I will add more as I come across them
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1/1/22 - 31/12/22
22/26 - AA 6/6
A - The Mysterious Affair at Styles Agatha Christie - Read 4 stars
B - The Unsung Hero Susan Brockmann - read 4 stars
C - Honeybee Craig Silvey AA - Read 3 stars
D - Play Dead David Rosenfelt - Read 4 stars
E - The Murderer's Son Joy Ellis
F - Conviction Frank Chalmers AA - Read 4 stars
G- The Dragon Man Gary Disher AA - Read 4 stars
H - Devotion Hannah Kent AA
I - Face Value Ian Andrew AA - Read 4 stars
J - Sandstorm James Rowlins 4 stars
K - The Competition Katherine Collette AA Read 4 stars
L -The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave - Read 4 stars
M - Good Girl, Bad Girl Michael Robotham AA - Read 4 stars
N - Unnecessary Drama Nina Kenwood AA - Read 4 Stars
O - The Thursday Murder Club Richard Osman Read 3 stars
P Judge & Jury James Patterson Read 3 stars
Q - The Scoop - Terence J Quinn AA
R - Crimson Joy Robert B Parker - Read 4 stars
S - O is for Outlaw Sue Grafton Read 4 stars
T - The Lions of Lucerne Brad Thor - Read 4 stars
U - A Wizard of Earthsea Ursula K Le Guin
V - Reputation Sarah Vaughan Read 4 stars
W - Wild Place Christian White AA Read 4 stars
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Z - Fated Rebecca Zanetti Read 4 stars
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A - Osprey Reef by Annie Seaton(AA) READ 2/1/22 4*
B - Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie(AA) READ 6/1/22 5*
C - The Dark Hours by Michael Connelly READ 4/1/22 4*
D - Murder in the Belltower by Helena Dixon READ 22/3/22 3*
E - Meet Me in Bendigo by Eva Scott(AA) READ 12/1/22 3*
F - The Prodigal Sister by Darry Fraser(AA) READ 18/3/22 4*
G - Dangerous Ground by Rachel Grant READ 7/1/22 3*
H - The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth(AA) READ 12/3/22 4*
I - The Unusual Abduction of Avery Conifer by Ilsa Evans(AA) READ 8/1/22 4*
J - How to Mend a Broken Heart by Rachael Johns(AA) READ 22/1/22 4*
K - The Missing Girl by Kerry McGinnis(AA) READ 13/1/22 3*
L - Keeper of the Light by Leanne Lovegrove(AA) READ 23/1/22 4*
M - The Spy's Wife by Fiona McIntosh(AA) READ 18/1/22 4*
N -Angel's Share by Kayte Nunn(AA) READ 29/3/22 4*
O - The Family Doctor by Debra Oswald(AA) READ 21/1/22 3*
P - Never Never by James Patterson READ 16/1/22 3*
Q - The Vet from Snowy River by Stella Quinn(AA) READ 1/4/22 4*
R - Forgotten In Death by J.D. Robb READ 28/1/22 4*
S -Evil in Emerald by A.M. Stuart(AA) READ 11/4/22 4*
T - The Emporium of Imagination by Tabitha Bird(AA) READ 20/3/22 4*
U - The Perfect Family by Jacquie Underdown(AA) READ 12/2/22 3*
V - Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic(AA) READ 1/3/22 3*
W - Wild Place by Christian White(AA) READ 10/1/22 3*
X - Stone Country by Nicole Alexander(AA) READ 5/4/22 4*
Y - Secrets from a Happy Marriage by Maisey Yates READ 5/2/22 2*
Z - Nine Elms by Robert Bryndza READ 14/1/22 3*
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A Kakadu Sunset Annie Seaton AA Done 5* 27/4/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
B Lily Harford's Last Request Joanna Buckley 4* 02/02/2022 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
C Snowy Mountains Cattleman Alissa Callen AA Done 5* 25/2/22
DHometown Cowboy Dakota Harrison AA Done 5* 12/8/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
E Evil in Emerald A.M. Stuart AA Done 5* 21/3/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
F Beyond the Gate Rhonda Forrest AA Done 5* 2/9/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
G The Rake's Daughter Anne Gracie AA Done 5* 26/7/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
H The Mother-in-Law Sally Hepworth AA Done 4* 5/3/22
I The Shape of Us Lisa Ireland AA Done 5* 9/8/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
J The Way From Here Jane Cockram AA Done 4* 8/3/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
K Second Chance with His Cinderella Kandy Shepherd AA Done 5* 10/01/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
L A Family of Strangers Fiona Lowe AA Done 5* 22/2/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
M The Vet's Country Holiday Lily Malone AA Done 5* 22/4/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
N The Only Child Kayte Nunn AA Done 5* 22/10/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
O Dressed by Iris Mary-Anne O'Connor AA Done 5* 14/2/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
P The Liars Petronella McGovern AA Done 5* 14/10/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Q Quiet in Her Bones Nalini Singh Done 4* 7/12/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
R Jilted Rachael Johns AA Done 4* 22/01/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
S Under A Sky of Memories Soraya M. Lane 5* 30/01/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
T The Model Wife Tricia Stringer AA Done 5* 19/10/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
U Meet Me in the Middle Jacquie Underdown AA Done 4* 11/12/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
V The Nurses War Victoria Purman AA Done 5* 28/3/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
W One Woman's War Christine Wells AA Done 5* 20/9/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
X Nicole Alexander The Last Station AA 4* 19/4/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Y Northern Heat Helene Young AA Done 5* 10/12/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Z Zoe's Muster Barbara Hannay AA Done 5* 9/12/22 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Woohoo I have finished this challenge and I loved doing it , Many thanks :)
A-Z Authors1/1/22 - 31/12/22
21/26 21 AA
✔︎A - Melissa Ashley - The Bee and the Orange Tree 14/4 3★
✔︎B - Bruce Pascoe - Salt: Selected Stories and Essays 25/2 3★
✔︎C - Catherine Noske - The Salt Madonna 8/2 3★
✔︎D - David Malouf - The Conversations at Curlow Creek 19/1 4★
✔︎E - Heather Ewart - Back Roads 24/5 3★
✔︎F - Richard Flanagan - And What Do You Do Mr. Gable? 15/2 3★
✔︎G - Richard Glover - Flesh Wounds 23/1 5★
✔︎H - Chris Hammer-Scrublands 15/3 4★
✔︎I - Ion L. Idriess - Man Tracks 30/1 4★
✔︎J - Joanna Nell - The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker 10/1 3★
✔︎K - Christopher J. Koch - The Year of Living Dangerously 14/2 3★
✔︎L - Liane Moriarty - Apples Never Fall 6/2 4★
✔︎M - Robyn Mundy - The Nature of Ice 20/3 4★
✔︎N - Nicholas Jose - Avenue of Eternal Peace 21/1 3★
✔︎O - Kristina Olsson - Shell 6/5 3★
✔︎P - Katharine Susannah Prichard - Coonardoo 19/6 5★
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✔︎S - Alison Stuart - The Postmistress 24/3 3★
✔︎T - Thomas Keneally - The Survivor AA 4/1 2★
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Great to already see a 2022 challenge...thanks to our always hard working moderators. Some of the titles may change 😊 to add more Australian AuthorsA-Z Authors
1/1/22 - 31/12/22
26/26 AA 16/16
✔A - Anna Willett- Small Town Nightmare AA....3.5* 07/04/22
✔B - Liz Byrski - At the End of the Day AA....4* 14/02/22
✔C - Campbell Mattinson - We Were Not Men AA....3.5* 13/04/22
✔D - Garry Disher- Bitter Wash Road AA....4* 11/06/22
✔E- Emily Madden - The Lost Pearl AA....4* 22/04/22
✔F - J.H. Fletcher - White Sands of Summer AA....4* 19/06/22
✔G - Joanna Glen - All My Mothers....4* 10/06/22
✔H - Jane Harper - The Survivors AA....4.5* 27/05/22
✔I - Lisa Ireland - The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan AA....4* 20/11/22
✔J - John Hughes - The Dogs AA....3.5* 12/04/22
✔K - Kristin Hannah - The Nightingale....4.5* 25/02/22
✔L - Amanda Lohrey -The Labyrinth AA....4* 20/05/22
✔M - Fiona McCallum - Her Time to Shine AA....3.5* 23/06/22
✔N - Nicole Trope - The Family Across the Street AA....3.5* 13/02/22
✔O - Kylie Orr - Someone Else's Child AA....4* 20/09/22
✔P - Nita Prose - The Maid....4* 26/05/22
✔Q - Jenny Quintana - Our Dark Secret....3* 17/10/22
✔R - Rick Morton - My Year Of Living Vulnerably AA....3.5* 08/01/22
✔S - Sally Hepworth - The Younger Wife AA....4* 08/04/22
✔T - Taylor Jenkins Reid - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo....4* 10/07/22
✔U - Lisa Unger - Black Out....3.5* 29/03/22
✔V - Victoria Connelly - The Beauty of Broken Things....3.5* 03/05/22
✔W - Wendy James - The Lost Girls AA....4* 03/02/22
✔X - Xinran - Sky Burial....3.5* 08/12/22
✔Y - Nicola Yoon - The Sun Is Also a Star....3.5* 18/03/22
✔Z - Jamie Zerndt - The Roadrunner Cafe....3* 10/10/22
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This will be my first good reads challenge, I am pretty excited. Also a great way to finally read the books on my shelves and not buy anymore.A-Z Authors
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A - √ Elizabeth Acevedo With the Fire on High - Read - 4/12/2022 - 5*
B - √ Alexandra Bracken Lore - Read - 23/12/2022 - 4*
C- √ Cassandra Clare City of Lost Souls - Read - 30/12/2022 - 4*
D - √ Trent Dalton Boy Swallows Universe. AA - Read - 23/11/2022 - 5*
E - √ Emily A. Duncan Wicked Saints - Read - 16/9/2022 - 4*
F- √ Jackie French A Rose for the ANZAC Boys. AA - Read - 13/2/2022 - 4 *
G - √ Morris Gleitzman Once & Then AA - Read - 02/4/2022 - 4 *
H - √ Jane Harper The Lost Man AA - Read - 14/10/2022 - 5*
I - √ Kazuo Ishiguro When We Were Orphans - Read - 29/7/2022 - 4*
J - √ Judy Nunn Khaki Town. AA - Read - 9/8/2022 - 5*
K- √ Kendall Talbot Lost In Kakadu. AA - Read 17/1/2022 - 3*
L - √ Laura Elliot The Wife Before Me - Read - 21/9/2022 - 2*
M - √ Malcolm Knox Bluebird. AA - Read - 11/1/2022 - 4*
N - √ Neal Shusterman Unwind - Read - 6/11/2022 - 4*
O - √ Delia Owens Where the Crawdads Sing - Read - 18/8/2022 - 3*
P - √ Yeonmi Park In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom - Read - 16/11/2022 - 4*
Q - √ Julia Quinn The Duke and I - Read - 4/10/2022 - 4*
R - √ Justin A. Reynolds Forever Ends on Friday - Read - 10/10/2022 - 4*
S - √ Victoria Schwab The Dark Vault - Read - 5/9/2022 - 4*
T - √ Tracy Deonn Legendborn - Read - 12/12/2022 - 4*
U - √ Eleanor Updale Montmorency: Thief, Liar, Gentleman? - Read - 27/11/2022 - 3*
V - √ Serena Valentino Fairest of All - Read - 31/3/2022 - 5*
W - √ John Wyndham The Chrysalids - Read - 14/8/2022 - 5* (new all time favourite)
X - √ Grady Hendrix The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires - Read - 2/1/2022 - 3*
Y - √ Suzanne Young Girls with Sharp Sticks - Read - 21/10/2022 - 5*
Z - √ Francesca Zappia Made You Up - Read - 1/10/2022 - 4*
Did it just in time :)
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I'm off to a Xmas dinner with my staff now but will link all your names asap! (might be tomorrow if the dinner is a good one 😉)
Phrynne wrote: "Such enthusiasm makes our job worthwhile doesn't it Brenda!I'm off to a Xmas dinner with my staff now but will link all your names asap! (might be tomorrow if the dinner is a good one 😉)"
Enjoy your evening Phrynne! I have already slotted in a few book group books and also covered the hard letters (reading in 2 languages has many advantages!).
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A ✔ This Is Not a Ghost Story by Andrea Portes Read 23/11. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
B ✔ The Furies by Mandy Beaumont Read 1/3. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
C ✔ Girls in Boys' Cars by Felicity Castagna Read 27/4. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
D ✔ The Electric Kingdom by David Arnold Read 28/1. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
E ✔ Sheilas: Badass Women of Australian History by Eliza Reilly Read 5/4. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
F ✔ Deeplight by Frances Hardinge Read 12/1. 4★
G ✔ The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot Read 5/11. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
H ✔ How to Repaint a Life by Steven Herrick Read 2/5. 2★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
I ✔ The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro Read 23/12. 4★
J ✔ The Forest of Stolen Girls by June Hur Read 25/2. 4★
or ✔ Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau Read 17/5. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
K ✔ Girl in Snow by Danya Kukafka Read 1/8. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
L ✔ CSI Told You Lies by Meshel Laurie Read 19/5. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
M ✔ Luminous by Mara Rutherford Read 26/8. 2★
N ✔ Stone Blind: Medusa's Story by Natalie Haynes Read 25/11. 4★
O ✔ The Freedom Artist by Ben Okri Read 26/1. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
P ✔ The Ends of the World by Peter Brannen Read 3/7. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Q ✔ Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz Read 20/1. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
R ✔ Tiger Daughter by Rebecca Lim Read 1/7. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
✔ Red Wolf by Rachel Vincent Read 11/9. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
S ✔ If Not Us by Mark Smith Read 30/1. 3★ AA
T ✔ Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price Read 8/7. 3★
or Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson DNF
U The Cabinet by Un-su Kim
V ✔ Mrs March by Virginia Feito Read 19/3. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
W The Jane Austen Remedy by Ruth Wilson AA
✔ The Language of Butterflies by Wendy Williams Read 26/7. 4★
X ✔ Terciel and Elinor by Garth Nix Read 17/6. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
Y ✔ The Valley and the Flood by Rebecca Mahoney Read 4/10. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Z ✔ You're Doing it Wrong by Kaz Cooke Read 15/2. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
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Phrynne wrote: "Such enthusiasm makes our job worthwhile doesn't it Brenda!I'm off to a Xmas dinner with my staff now but will link all your names asap! (might be tomorrow if the dinner is a good one 😉)"
Enjoy your Christmas dinner Phrynne🌲🍸...festivities well earned this year 😊
Count me in, please Phrynne! We don't have this challenge in Aussie Readers in 2021, do we? I think I've confused myself and kept a list without actually having a challenge to count them towards!
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Ooh! Planning 2022 reading - I love this time of year, its like Christmas! :) Books to followA-Z Authors 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
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✅ A. The Scarred Woman - Jussi Adler-Olsen - 3/9/2022 - ★★★☆
✅ B. Untrue till Death - Graham Brack - 3 Jan 2022 - ★★★★
✅ C. Better off Dead - Lee Child - 17/9/2022 - ★★★☆
✅ D. The Way it is Now - Garry Disher A.A - 7 Jan 2022 - ★★★★
✅ E. The Guilty Ones - Joy Ellis - 13/5/2022 - ★★★★
✅ F. Come to Grief - Dick Francis - 20 Jan 2022 - ★★★☆
✅ G. Give the Devil His Due - Sulari Gentill A.A - 25 Apr 2022 - ★★★★
✅ H. Treasure & Dirt - Chris Hammer A.A - 31/7/2022 - ★★★★
✅ I. Dark September - Inger Wolf - 9/12/2022 - ★★★
✅ J. The Hanging Girl - Jussi Adler-Olsen - 9 Apr 2022 - ★★★★
✅ K. Blindsighted - Karin Slaughter - 10/6/2022 - ★★★☆
✅ L. Glass Houses - Louise Penny - 10 Jan 2022 - ★★★★★
✅ M. Blowback - Peter May - 30 Jan 2022 - ★★★★
✅ N. Let The Dead Lie - Malla Nunn A.A - 18 Feb 2022 - ★★★★
✅ O. The Bullet That Missed - Richard Osman - 27/12/2022 - ★★★★
✅ P. Kingdom of the Blind - Louise Penny - 6/5/2022 - ★★★★
✅ Q. The Alice Network - Kate Quinn - 16 Apr 2022 - ★★★★
✅ R. Murder in a Mill Town - P.B. Ryan - 12 Mar 2022 - ★★★★
✅ S. A Dangerous Language - Sulari Gentill A.A - 14/6/2022 - ★★★★
✅ T. A Bitter Truth - Charles Todd - 5/6/2022 - ★★★𗰶
✅ U. Nine Lessons - Nicola Upson - 24 Apr 2022 - ★★★★
✅ V. The Skeleton Road - Val McDermid - 30/6/2022 - ★★★★
✅ W. In This Grave Hour - Jacqueline Winspear - 9 Jan 2022 - ★★★★
✅ X. The Department of Sensitive Crimes - Alexander McCall Smith - 6/12/2022 - ★★★
✅ Y. Flare Up - Felicity Young A.A - 15/12/2022 - ★★★
✅ Z. Dark Suits and Sad Songs - Denzil Meyrick - 11/12/2022 - ★★★★
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A - Wrath of Gods -Dyrk Ashton
B - Siege and Storm - Leigh Bardugo
C - Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 - Cho Nam-Joo
D - Gender Euphoria - Laura Kate Dale
E - Six Crimson Cranes - Elizabeth Lim
F - The Gilded Ones - Namina Forna
G - A Life Worth Living - Louise Guy AA
H - The Year of the Witching - Alexis Henderson
I - The Art of Friendship - Lisa Ireland AA
J - All Boys Aren't Blue - George M. Johnson
K - Nevernight - Jay Kristoff
L - Jade City - Fonda Lee
M - Middlegame - Seanan McGuire
N - Scythe - Neal Shusterman
O - A Promised Land - Barack Obama
P - Nobody But Him - Victoria Purman AA
Q - Splendid - Julia Quinn AA
R - Black Sun - Rebecca Roanhorse
S - The Only Good Indians - Stephen Graham Jones
T - Cemetery Boys - Aiden Thomas
U - The Stockman's Daughter - Jacquie Underdown AA
V - Crowfall - Vashti Hardy
W - Wilder Girls - Rory Power
X - The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding - Alexandra Bracken
Y - Ace of Spades - Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Z - The Night Village - Zoe Deleuil AA
0/6 AAA THE ISLAND (AA ADRIAN MCKINTY 5*
B LOOK BOTH WAYS BARCLAY LINWOOD 5*
C GOLDEN BUDDHA CLIVE CLUSSER 5*
D SHADOW HOUSE ANNA DOWNES 5*
E HIGH FIVE JANET EVANOICH
F AMOK SEBASTIAN FITZEK 5*
G JUDGES LIST JOHN GRISHAM 5*
H CUTTERS END MARGARET HICKEY AA *
I BULLET TRAIN ISAKA KOTORA 3*
J THE HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH EDDIE JAKU 5**
K NOTES ON AN EXECUTION KUKAFKA DANYA 5*
L WOMEN WITHOUT MERCY CAMILLA LACKBERG 5*
M MIRROR MAN FIONA MCINTOSH 5*
N THE MAID NITA POSE 4*
O WHERE THE CROWDADS SING DEILA OWENS 5*
P THE SCARPETTA FACTOR PATRICIA CORNWELL 5*
Q BLACK WIDOW QUINN CATE 3*
R MICHAEL ROBTHAM LYING BESIDE YOU (AA) 5*
S BLACK RIVER MATHEW SPENCER 5*AA
T THE CURFEW TM LOGAN 5*
U THE CHALK MAN Tudor, C. J. 3*
V AND FIRE CAME DOWN EMMA VISKIC 5* AA
W BLOOD HIGHWAY Wohlsdorf, Gina 3*
x THE CHASE CANDICE FOX AA 5*
y THE PEOPLE IN THE TREE Yanagihara, HANYA 3*
z THE BOOK THIEF MARKUS ZUSAK AA 3*
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A - Alister Hodge - Outbreak (AA) ✅ 4* (29/4)
B - Linwood Barclay - Find You First ✅ 4* (7/1)
C - Lee Child - The Sentinel ✅ 4* (1/12)
D - Dean Koontz - The Silent Corner ✅ 2* (14/1)
E - Erica Stevens - The Divide ✅ 4* (19/3)
F - Skinwalker by Faith Hunter ✅ 1* (3/4)
G - Silvia Moreno-Garcia - Velvet Was the Night ✅ 4* (26/4)
H - Heather Morris - Three Sisters (AA) ✅ 4* (23/2)
I - Ilona Andrews - Ruby Fever ✅ 5* (3/10)
J - J.P. Delaney - Playing Nice ✅ 5* (3/2)
K - Jay Kristoff - DEV1AT3 (AA) ✅ 2* (11/*)
L - Lisa Regan - The Bones She Buried ✅ 4* (2/9)
M - Liane Moriarty - Apples Never Fall (AA) ✅ 3* (2/4)
N - Deadly Start by Phillipa Nefri Clark ✅ (AA) 3* (16/10)
O - Richard Osman - The Thursday Murder Club ✅ 2* (6/10)
P - Peter Papathanasiou - The Stoning ✅ 3* (30/7)
Q - Stella Quinn - The Vet from Snowy River (AA) ✅ 4* (10/4)
R - Ruth Ware - In a Dark, Dark Wood ✅ 4* (21/1)
S - Sarah Lyons Fleming - World Departed ✅ 5* (12/5)
T - Toni Anderson - Colder Than Sin ✅ 2* (1/4)
U - Lisa Unger - Last Girl Ghosted ✅ 4* (25/3)
V - Emma Viskic - And Fire Came Down (Caleb Zelic) ✅ 2* (29/6)
W - Anna Willett - Vengeance Blind (AA) ✅ 3* (16/1)
X - Alix E. Harrow - A Spindle Splintered ✅ 4* (2/8)
Y - Darcy Coates - Hunted (AA) ✅ 2* (18/3)
Z - Richard Chizmar - Chasing the Boogeyman ✅ 4* (21/2)
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I have posted my book choices, looking forward to getting stuck into it!
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Steve wrote: "I have posted my book choices, looking forward to getting stuck into it!"I’m not a mod but I was looking for inspiration, and noticed you need to check your list as you’ve gone off book title instead of author for some and Karin Slaughter doesn’t match at all 🙈
Lorraine wrote: "... as you’ve gone off book title instead of author for some and Karin Slaughter doesn’t match at all"Goodness, you're right! I'll correct it today. However, Karin Slaughter is fine, since there are exceptions for U, X, Y and Z.
Once more with feeling, rejigged list is posted.
Question for the mods, when an author uses middle initial or middle name, can that be used for the A-Z - for example C I Dennis - could he be used for "I"?
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No Kerri, just first or last initial - sorry!!
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Goodness, you're right! I'll correct it today. However, Karin Slaughter is f..."
Sorry Steve, U is not included in those letters of exception. Q, X, Y, Z are the ones. Karin Slaughter could only be used for K or S :)
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I’m not a mod but I was looking for inspiration, and noticed you need to check your list as you’ve gone off ..."
Thanks Lorraine :)
Steve wrote: "Goodness, you're right! I'll correct it today. However, Karin Slaughter is fine, since there are exceptions for U, X, Y and Z"Sorry to ruin things, but the exceptions are for Q, X, Y and Z. U is always a hard letter for me 🤨
Brenda wrote: "Sorry Steve, U is not included in those letters of exception."Awww. I have replaced my U choice, thanks.
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Brenda wrote: "Kerri_M wrote: "Question for the mods, when an author uses middle initial or middle name, can that be used for the A-Z - for example C I Dennis - could he be used for "I"?"No Ke..."
No worries, I found another one. Can I check for hyphenated / double barrel names? eg
Jussi Adler-Olsen - Adler or Olsen?
Alexander McCall Smith - McCall or Smith?
I am pretty sure I have been inconsistent in the past.....
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