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A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

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.

PARTICIPANTS:


Danielle Book Boss

Emeli

Ferenc FINISHED
Frankie FINISHED
Frankie - Second Round FINISHED

Genevieve FINISHED
Grace FINISHED

Hina ♡

Jessica FINISHED

Karen FINISHED
Katelyn
Kathryn
Kimberly
Kristen

Melissa A FINISHED

Olivermagnus FINISHED

Sarah-Jane FINISHED
Shash FINISHED
Suzanne

Tari FINISHED

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A- Atlanta Pink finished 7/1
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A-Z Locations Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

26 of 26 Complete

A - Arizona - Fire and Ice - J.A. Jance - 1/8/23
B - Boston - The Keepsake - Tess Gerritsen - 1/3/23
C - California - Calico Palace - Gwen Bristow - 2/26/23
D - District of Columbia - Hail to the Chef - Julie Hyzy - 6/7/23
E - England - The Mistake I Made - Paula Daly - 1/13/23
F - Florida - The Whistler - John Grisham - 1/18/23
G - Germany - Snow White Must Die - Nele Neuhaus - 1/28/23
H - Hawaii - Unleashed - Cherrie Lynn - 3/24/23
I - Indiana - The Dead Queens Club - Hannah Capin - 1/20/23
J - Jaipur - The Henna Artist - Alka Joshi - 3/2/23
K - Kansas - In Cold Blood - Truman Capote - 5/31/23
L - Laos - The Coroner's Lunch - Colin Cotterill - 1/26/23
M - Mississippi - The Lost Ones - Ace Atkins - 1/2/23
N - North Dakota - Badlands - C.J. Box - 1/12/23
O - Ontario - Bitten - Kelley Armstrong - 1/30/23
P - Paris - The Paris Library - Janet Skeslien Charles - 1/21/23
Q - Quebec - The Long Way Home - Louise Penny - 9/18/23
R - Russia - The Diamond Eye - Kate Quinn - 1/5/23
S - South Carolina - Death by Darjeeling - Laura Childs - 1/25/23
T - Texas - The Seventh Victim - Mary Burton - 1/16/23
U - Utah - Endangered - Pamela Beason - 1/29/23
V - Valencia - Fatal Sunset - Jason Webster - 1/10/23
W - West Virginia - Bitter River - Julia Keller - 2/4/23
X - New MeXico - The Scorpion's Tail - Douglas Preston - 3/4/23
Y - Yellowstone - The Highway - C.J. Box - 1/1/23
Z - New Zealand - In the Land of the Long White Cloud - Sarah Lark - 4/13/23

A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

26/26 Completed. Finished

List:
Austin, Texas:Winter's Rescue-Mary Stone 4/14/23
Berkeley, California:Sacred Serenity-Audrey Carlan 3/26/23
Chicago, Illinois:Storm's Cage-Mary Stone 2/01/23
Dallas, Texas:All the Dead Girls-A.M. Strong 5/26/23
Erie, Pennsylvania:A Promise to Keep-Susan Gable 1/30/23
Fog Harbor, California:Watch Her Vanish-Ellery A. Kane 6/29/23
Georgia:Pretty Little Killers-Rita Herron 6/30/23
Huckleberry Bay, Oregon:Chapel Bend-Kristen Proby 6/12/23
Indonesia:Colder Than Sin-Toni Anderson 6/16/23
Jubilee, Kentucky:Don't Back Down-Sharon Sala 5/01/23
Kansas City, Kansas:Kansas Kissed-Debbie White 5/15/23
London:With Love from London-Sarah Jio 7/04/23
Miami, Florida:How Much I Need-Marie Force 6/21/23
New Mexico:All His Pretty Girls-Charly Cox 5/12/23
Oregon:Rumi: The Hawthornes-Nicole Jacquelyn 7/08/23
Paris:Perfect Strangers-J.T. Geissinger 4/07/23
Quincy, Montana:Jasper Vale-Devney Perry 3/09/23
Reno, Nevada:Bad Mother-Mia Sheridan 4/03/23
Spain:A Spanish Sunrise-Boo Walker 2/05/23
Tuscany:You, Me and Italy-Sue Roberts 3/13/23
Utah:The Secret Witness-Victor Methos 6/30/23
Virginia:The Darkest Web-Kristin Wright 7/01/23
Washington D.C.:State of Shock-Marie Force 1/07/23
X:MeXico:Cliff Diver-Carmen Amato 7/01/23
Y:New York:Naked in Death-J.D. Robb 6/26/23
Z:AriZona:Big Lake-Nick Russell 7/09/23

A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

💚21/26

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.

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

List:
💚A: Arizona - Shift - Ginger Scott, 7/27/23
💚B: Bar - Til There Was You - Kait Nolan, 8/25/23
💚C: Connecticut - Kiss Now, Lie Later - C.W. Farnsworth, 1/9/23
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💚E: Europe - Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard - Tom Felton, 1/13/23
💚F: Fallen Crest High School - Fallen Crest High - Tijan, 2/24/23
💚G: Georgia - Just Say When - Aimee N Walker, 8/13/23
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I: Illinois - Get Frosted - Amy Aislin, 12/30/23
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💚K: Kroyden - More Than A Game - Bella Matthews, 4/7/23
💚L: Louisiana - Boomerangers - Heather M. Orgeron, 7/8/23
💚M: Montana - Reckless - Aurora Rose Reynolds, 1/18/23
💚N: New York - You, Me, and Our Heartstrings - Melissa See, 2/19/23
💚O: Oregon - Beautifully Broken Spirit - Catherine Cowles, 3/11/23
💚P: Portland, Oregon - Unnecessary Roughness - Rheland Richmond, 4/27/23
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💚R: Rosemary Beach - Twisted Perfection - Abbi Glines, 3/5/23
💚S: Seaside, Maine - Returning Home - Kelly Elliott, 6/5/23
💚T: Tennessee - Beyond the Game - Kaylee Ryan, 5/18/23
💚U: United States - Beautifully Broken Control - Catherine Cowles, 7/2/23
💚V: Virginia - Got Me Wishing - Casey Cox, 3/7/23
💚W: Washington - Meet Me in the Blue - A.M. Johnson, 6/19/23
💚X: Texas - Justified - Jay Crownover, 8/23/23
💚Y: New Jersey - Earned Run - Haven Hadley, 1/27/23
💚Z: Arizona - Tutoring the Player - Rebecca Jenshak, 5/28/23

A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
A: Andorra sector- Andorra Sector-Lexi C. Foss 3/6
B: Blood Sector- Blood Sector-Lexi C. Foss 1/3
C: China- Shaman King, Vol. 8: The Road to the Tao Stronghold-Hiroyuki Takei 1/29
D: Deadman Wonderland- Deadman Wonderland Volume 5-Jinsei Kataoka 4/3
E: Eisler Memorial Hospital- Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 1: Herr Dr. Tenma-Naoki Urasawa 4/1
F: Fabletown- Fables, Vol. 10: The Good Prince-Bill Willingham 2/17
G: Germany- Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 3: 511 Kinderheim-Naoki Urasawa 4/3
H: Heidelberg- Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 2: Surprise Party-Naoki Urasawa 4/1
I: Ireland- The Legend of the Irish Castle-Gertrude Chandler Warner 1/20
J: Johto- Nowhere-Jon Robinson 2/14
K: Kansas- The Baby Shift: Kansas-Becca Fanning 7/5
L: Las Vegas- I Married a Mob Boss-Shandi Boyes 6/25
M: Manchester- Guardian-Leigh Kelsey 1/6
N: Northern kingdom- Welcome to Paradise: Wolf Girl 8-Anh Do 3/11
O: The Outside- The Girl from the Other Side-Nagabe 8/23
P: Paradise Hideout- The Promised Neverland, Vol. 14-Kaiu Shirai 1/12
Q: Quarrels Island- Cold Spots-Cullen Bunn 8/13
R: Rhode Island- New Avengers, Vol. 2-Brian Michael Bendis 1/7
S: Surprise Island- Surprise Island-Gertrude Chandler Warner 1/21
T: Tennessee- Until Talon-Aurora Rose Reynolds 3/8
*U: Lake Lucille- The Mystery of the Lake Monster-Gertrude Chandler Warner 2/19
V: Vaizal- The Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 5-Nakaba Suzuki 1/2
W: Wyoming- The Baby Shift: Wyoming-Becca Fanning 5/16
X: Xyrus- The Beginning After the End, Vol. 4 (comic) (The Beginning After the End-TurtleMe 12/17
*Y: New York City- She-Hulk, Vol. 1: Jen, Again-Rainbow Rowell 3/18
*Z: Vaizal- The Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 6-The Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 6 1/2

Welcome Emeli, Lynda, Frankie, Katelyn and Grace!

2023 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

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: 24/26

List:
X A - Arizona - Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus The Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus (Life of a Cactus 1) Dusti Bowling 01/14/23

X B - Boston - Heart of the Matter Emily Giffin 01/01/23

X C - Cascade, Colorado - Toast and Treachery (Mad Egg Cafe 1) Constance Barker 01/11/23

X D - Dallas - Living Dead in Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse 2) Charlaine Harris 01/02/22

X E - England - Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match Sally Thorne 01/02/23

X F - Florida - The Light Pirate Lily Brooks-Dalton 01/22/23

X G - Georgia - Real Murders (Aurora Teagarden 1) Charlaine Harris 01/11/23

X H - Houston - Love on the Brain (Love Hypothesis 2) Ali Hazelwood 01/04/23

X I - Italy - Playing for Pizza John Grisham 01/08/23

X J - Jackson, MS - Club Dead (Sookie Stackhouse 3) Charlaine Harris 01/03/23

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X L - Louisiana - Dead to the World (Sookie Stackhouse 4) Charlaine Harris 01/04/23

X M - Maine - Death of an Ice Cream Scooper (A Haley Powell Mystery Book 15) Lee Hollis 01/12/23

X N - New York - Something Borrowed (Darcy & Rachel 1) Emily Giffin 01/02/23

X O - Oregon - Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls 2) Ashley Herring Blake 01/01/23

X P - Paris - The Snow Globe Kristin Harmel 01/26/24

Q - **Quebec -

X R - Rothenburg - The Watchman of Rothenburg Dies (Homeswappers 1) Adriana Licio 01/14/23

X S - Santa Fe - Cinco de Mayhem (Santa Fe Cafe 2) Ann Myers 01/02/23

X T - Toronto - Donut Fall in Love Jackie Lau 01/19/23

X U - Utah - Autoboyography Christina Lauren 02/02/23

X V - Vermont - Wine and Punishment (A Literary Pub Mystery 1) Sarah Fox 01/24/23

X W - Weymouth - The Whalebone Theatre Joanna Quinn 01/09/23

X X - New Mexico - Cinco de Mayhem Ann Myers 01/02/23

X Y - Weymouth - The Whalebone Theatre Joanna Quinn 01/09/23

X Z - New Zealand - When We Believed in Mermaids Barbara O'Neal 01/22/23

Welcome Melissa!

A-Z Locations Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

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A-Z Locations Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

*For Q, X, Y and Z, the location only needs to have that letter somewhere in its name.
*The majority of the book should be set in the location.

A - Ambrose Estate, The Masked Fae by Shari L. Tapscott (1/3/23)
B - Bytamia, Beacon by Camille Peters (1/10/22)
C - Camp, The Even Odder Couple by Julie Christianson (1/17/23)
D - Dunverlockie Castle, The Widow and the Highlander by Martha Keyes (1/2/23)
E - England, Loving Lieutenant Lancaster by Sarah M. Eden (1/11/23)
F - Forest, Besotted by Jody Hedlund (1/18/23)
G - Glengour Inn, The Gentleman and the Maid by Martha Keyes (1/9/23)
H - Harvest Ranch, Secret Santas and Holiday Dances by Ellie Thornton (1/15/23)
I - Isalla, Poisoned Heart by Abigail Manning (1/21/23)
J - Joy Island, A Meddled Match by Jill Kemerer (4/24/23)
K - Kildonnan, The Innkeeper and the Fugitive by Martha Keyes (1/6/23)
L - London, A Duchess for the Duke by Sally Britton (1/28/23)
M - Mine, Beholden by Jody Hedlund (1/16/23)
N - New York, No Time for Intrigue by Raine English (1/4/23)
O - Oregon, Pretending I Love Lucy by Julie Christianson (1/13/23)
P - Prison Camp, Defiance by A.L. Sowards (1/24/23)
Q* - Quinn Valley, Ryder Revisited by Pamela M. Kelley (4/6/23)
R - Ranch City, Bezza's Book of Enchantments by Andrea Pearson (2/23/23)
S - Scotland, The Enemy and Miss Innes by Martha Keyes (1/5/22)
T - Turks and Caicos, Complex by Kortney Keisel (1/22/23)
U - United States, Compared by Kortney Keisel (1/20/23)
V - Valsta, The Gilded Fae by Shari L. Tapscott (1/6/23)
W - Warwick, Beguiled by Jody Hedlund (1/13/23)
X* - New meXico, Spitfire Sweetheart by Mary Connealy (3/10/23)
Y* - Yorkshire, The Best Intentions by Sarah M. Eden (1/19/23)
Z* - ariZona, Just A Bet by Jenessa Fayeth (1/31/23)

Welcome Kathryn and Shash!

A-Z Locations Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

0/26 Complete

A: Atlanta from Whiteout 3/1
B: Bora Bora from Something in the Water 5/1
C: Crystal from A Light in the Forest 1/1
D: Dehra from Falling in Love Again 22/2
E: England from Margaret the First 21/1
F: France from The Paris Apartment 2/1
G: Greece from Medusa 23/6
H: Hollywood from The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo 6/2
I: Idaho from Just a Regular Boy 2/2
J: Japan from The Easy Life in Kamusari 15/4
K: Kilton from A Good Girl's Guide to Murder 7/3
L: Los Angeles from My Mechanical Romance 5/1
M: Manhattan from The First to Die at the End 12/2
N: The North from House of Hunger 6/1
O: Ontario from Moon of the Crusted Snow 7/1
P: Pandorient from Welcome to Pandorient 2/3
Q: Quebec from
R: Ruby Red Spectacle Circus from Last Breath 11/7
S: Seattle from Where'd You Go, Bernadette 1/1
T: Texas from Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir 4/1
U: The UK from The Songs You've Never Heard 29/1
V: Vietnam from She Is a Haunting 2/4
W: Wisconsin from Raft of Stars 20/1
X: Xi'an from Empress
Y: Yakushima from The Forest of Wool and Steel
Z: Zimbabwe from A Girl Named Disaster

Welcome Hina!

✅Done!!!✅


A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

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

~Locations~
26/26



Alabama: I Kissed Shara Wheeler ★★★★ 2 May
Brazil: Salt and Sugar ★★★★ 9 February
Cornwall, England: Wildoak ★★★★ 21 February
Durant Dance Studio: The Turnout ★★★ 10 May
England: Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake ★★★★ 18 January
Fire Lake, Idaho Nemesis ★★★★ 16 January
Georgia: Eden's Everdark ★★★5 February
Halifax, Canada: Blizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion of 1917 ★★★ 27 January
Iowa: Gilead ★★ 13 January
Japan: Ink ★★ 6 July
Kansas: Seven Ways We Lie ★★★ 15 March
Lake Tahoe: Pretty Things ★★★★ 4 March
Massachusetts: Defending Jacob ★★★★ 20 February
Norfolk, England: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches ★★★★★ 14 February
Ohio: The Secret Letters ★★★★ 24 January
Poland: Anna and the Swallow Man ★★★ 22 January
aQuarium: Remarkably Bright Creatures ★★★★★ 23 April
Romania: I Must Betray You ★★★★ 6 April
Sturgis, Massachusetts: Nothing More to Tell ★★★★ 19 January
Texas: Elatsoe ★★★ 31 January
Ukraine: The Lost Year: A Survival Story of the Ukrainian Famine ★★★★★ 12 June
haVana, Cuba: Find Me in Havana ★★★ 18 June
Wisconsin: The Coincidence of Coconut Cake ★★★ 26 January
teXas: Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry ★★★★ 13 January
kentuckY: Candidly Cline ★★★★ 19 February
ariZona: Stargirl ★★★ 6 January


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Welcome Jessica!

A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
26/26

*The majority of the book should be set in the location/places to count.*
*For Q, X, Y and Z, the location only needs to have that letter somewhere in its name.

Australia-Santa, Surf and Sapphires Emerald Finn 1/2/23
Blue Valley TN-Murder Is Proposed Thea Cambert 1/14/23
Caribbean hotel-Caribbean Escape Murder First L.A. Marie 1/9/23
Dogwood Mountain MO-Baking Matters Worse Emma Ainsley 1/10/23
England-Mystery Maid Hazel Smith 1/6/23
Florida-Cat Scratch Murder Karen McSpade 1/14/23
Georgia-Snuffed Out Valona Jones 1/10/23
Honeysuckle Springs, ID-Cookie Calamity Cindy Stark 1/27/23
Island-Boared Stiff Gretchen Allen 1/22/23
Jersey Shore-Jolie and Scoobie High School Adventures Elaine Orr 1/1/23
Kornville, NE-Cats, Crooks and Cobblers Sharon Michaels 4/22/23
Lewis Falls MA-Murdered in the Mall Mila Evans 1/4/23
Maine-Devil's Food Cake and Death Rosie A. Point 1/13/23
New Orleans-A Medium Homecoming Lynn Cahoon 1/7/23
Ocean-Overboard at Christmas Wendy Neugent 1/3/23
Pine Grove-The Missing Mayor Sam Chase Daisy Landish 1/26/23
Q-SeQuoia, MI-Gone but Not for Garden Kate Collins 1/24/23
RV park-Flea Market Felony Tricia L. Sanders 1/5/23
San Francisco-Croaked in California Patti Benning 1/17/23
Turtle Bay-The Case of the Deadly Truffles Daisy Landish 2/6/23
Undertown WA-Gossip Ghost Tabatha Gray 1/16/23
Vermont-Murder in the Library Penny Brooke 1/21/23
West London MA-The Game Is a Footnote Vicki Delany 1/7/23
X-New MeXico-Nabbed in New Mexico Patti Benning 2/2/23
Y Wyldwood Springs-Any Way You Haunt It Ellen Riggs 1/11/23
Z-AriZona-Larceny and Gingerbread Lattes Justine Maxwell 1/20/23

Welcome Tari!

A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Goal: 26/26

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

List:

A - Aurora (spaceship) - Dead Silence - S.A. Barnes - 02/07/23
B - Bruckbeuren - Három ember a hóban - Erich Kästner - 03/04/23
C - California (Westport Beach) - The Perfect Wife - Blake Pierce - 03/16/23
D - Devon, New Jersey - In the Time of our History - Susanne Pari - 01/24/23
E - England - The Shadow Sister - Lucinda Riley - 05/14/23
F - Four Rivers - The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina - Zoraida Córdova - 01/17/23
G - Gotham City - Batman '89 - Sam Hamm - 01/30/23
H - Hotel Magnifique - Hotel Magnifique - Emily J. Taylor - 01/07/23
I - Illinois (Hickory Grove) - Central Places - Delia Cai - 03/07/23
J - Japan - Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 7: Monstrous - Daniel Way - 05/05/23
K - Karachi, Pakistan - Our Lady of Alice Bhatti - Mohammed Hanif - 03/25/23
L - Lagos, Nigeria - My Sister, the Serial Killer - Oyinkan Braithwaite - 02/26/23
M - Massachusetts (Boston) - The Mephisto Club - Tess Gerritsen - 03/31/23
N - North Carolina (Tarburton) - The Santa Suit - Mary Kay Andrews - 03/12/23
O - Orvieto, Italy - The Villa - Rachel Hawkins - 01/30/23
P - Pennsylvania (Oak Grove) - One Last Risk - Nancy Stopper - 02/17/23
*Q - Albuquerque, New Mexico - Love Letters to the Dead - Ava Dellaira - 07/02/23
R - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The Seven Sisters - Lucinda Riley - 03/08/23
S - Soviet Union - The Diamond Eye - Kate Quinn - 01/04/23
T - Thune - Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree - 02/22/23
U - United States of America - The Last Days of American Crime - Rick Remender - 05/30/23
V - Virginia (Richmond) - A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe - Mark Dawidziak - 04/28/23
W - Washington, D.C. - Quantum and Woody Vol. 4: Quantum and Woody Must Die! (Quantum and Woody - James Asmus - 02/17/23
X - Xavier Institute (X-Mansion) - Astonishing X-Men Vol. 3: Torn - Joss Whedon - 03/13/23
*Y - Norway - The Storm Sister - Lucinda Riley - 04/06/23
*Z - Arizona (Saguaro) - Emma's Dream - M. Lee Prescott - 01/05/23

Welcome Ferenc!

😁 I'm in 😉

A-Z Location Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Goal: Read 26 books, each one set in a location whose name begins with a different letter of the alphabet.

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

26/26

List:
A: Australia - The Loudness of Unsaid Things, Hilde Hinton, Mar 7th
B: Blue Mountains - A Month of Sundays, Liz Byrski, Feb 25th
C: California - Untamed, Glennon Doyle, Jan 10th
D: Dorset - The Devil's Feather, Minette Walters, Feb 23rd
E: England - The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox, Maggie O'Farrell, Jan 7th
F: Florin - The Princess Bride, William Goldman, Apr 25th
G: Galapogas Istands - Wish You Were Here, Jodi Picoult, July 1st
H: Hollywood - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Mar 5th
I: Illinois - Where the Forest Meets the Stars, Glendy Vanderah, Feb 28th
J: Joliet, Illinois - Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen, May 4th
K: Keto - To Kill a Kingdom, Alexandra Christo, Aug 1st
L: London - The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter, Theodora Goss, Apr 16th
M: Massachusetts - We Were Liars, E. Lockhart, Feb 12th
N: NSW - The Details: On Love, Death and Reading, Tegan Bennett Daylight, Feb 5th
O: Oregon - Ink in Water: An Illustrated Memoir, Lacy J. Davis, Feb 5th
P: Plum Island - The Chain, Adrian McKinty, Jan 6th
Q: Dauntless Headquarters - The Traitor, Veronica Roth, July 23rd
R: Russia - A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towles, Apr 1st
S: Scotland - Tapestry, Fiona McIntosh, Mar 21st
T: Tasmania - The Octopus and I, Erin Hortle, Jan 17th
U: United Kingdom - White Teeth, Zadie Smith, Feb 18th
V: Vermont - The Starless Sea, Erin Morgenstern, Apr 22
W: Wind Gap - Sharp Objects, Gillian Flynn, Oct 5th
X: Texas - News of the World, Paulette Jiles, Aug 10th
Y: Pennsylvania - Imaginary Friend, Stephen Chbosky, Feb 12th
Z: Zoo - The Midnight Zoo, Sonya Hartnett, Dec 29th

A-Z Locations Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

0 of 26 Complete

A = Arizona Booked 4 Murder by J.C. Eaton 1/25/2023
B = Balsam Dell Up to No Gouda by Linda Reilly 6/6/2023
C = California Lollipop by Amy Lane 1/28/2023
D = Delphi Funeral Food by Kathleen Taylor 1/7/2023
E = England A Devious Death by Alyssa Maxwell 1/31/2023
F = FLorida Shrimply Sublime Murder by Patti Benning 1/8/2023
G = Georgia The Magnolia Murders by Aimee Nicole Walker 7/13/2023
H = Hundred Acre Woods The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne 1/3/2023
I = Illinois Not a Monster of a Chance by Denise Swanson 2/6/2023
J = Jasper Fork A Deadly Beef by Jessica Beck 12/27/2023
K = Kittiport Maine Boldly Basil Murder by Patti Benning 1/12/2023
L = Las Vegas Black Rose by Kate Prada 1/12/2023
M = Massachusetts Banana Slit by Angela K. Ryan 1/9/2023
N = New Jersey Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich 1/2/2023
O = Ohio Trouble in Spades by Heather Webber 3/6/2023
P = Pearl Bay Last Gasp by S.C. Wynne 5/3/2023
Q = Quinn Valley Scented Sensibility by Amelia C. Adams 11/29/2023
R = Rhode Island Murder at Ochre Court by Alyssa Maxwell 5/5/2023
S = Sacremento Bitter Taffy by Amy Lane 1/5/2023
T = Trenton Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich 1/21/2023
U = Utah Tapped Out by Natalie M. Roberts 2/13/2023
V = Victoriana Hiding the Moon by Amy Lane 1/23/2023
W = Washington Beyond a Reasonable Stout by Ellie Alexander 2/13/2023
X = Texas Slay Bells Ring by Karen MacInerney 1/30/2023
Y = New York Slice of Murder by Rosie A. Point 2/8/2023
Z = Miami Pizzeria Zesty Marinara Murder by Patti Benning 6/2/2023

A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

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

Progress: 1/26

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A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

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Welcome Sarah-Jane, Genevieve, Kristen, and Kimberly!

A-Z Locations Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

0 of 26 Complete

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C - Colorado (United States) - Father and I Were Ranchers by Ralph Moody 01.19.2023
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E - Elfhame - The Stolen Heir by Holly Black 01/07/2023
F - Forks, Washington (United States) - Twilight by Stephenie Meyer 01/04/2023
G - Granville, Missouri - Picture Perfect Murder by Jenna St. James 01.20.2023
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M - Manhattan - Single with Benefits by Relentless Aaron 01.09.2023
N - North Haven - Three Woofs for the Dead, White and Blue by Laura Quinn 01.14.2023
O - Orvieto - Italy - The Villa by Rachel Hawkins 01/07/2023
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S - Schenectady, New York - Rocky Road by Rose Kent 01.16.2023
T - Tuscany (Italy) - Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch 01.15.2023
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A-Z Locations Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

0 of 26 Complete

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Welcome Ricka and Danielle!

The Lost Challenges
A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Progress: 0 out of 26

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
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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!

FINISHED!!! 2023 A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

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: 26/26

List:
X A - Arizona - Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus The Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus (Life of a Cactus 1) Dusti Bowling 01/14/23

X B - Boston - Heart of the Matter Emily Giffin 01/01/23

X C - Cascade, Colorado - Toast and Treachery (Mad Egg Cafe 1) Constance Barker 01/11/23

X D - Dallas - Living Dead in Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse 2) Charlaine Harris 01/02/22

X E - England - Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match Sally Thorne 01/02/23

X F - Florida - The Light Pirate Lily Brooks-Dalton 01/22/23

X G - Georgia - Real Murders (Aurora Teagarden 1) Charlaine Harris 01/11/23

X H - Houston - Love on the Brain (Love Hypothesis 2) Ali Hazelwood 01/04/23

X I - Italy - Playing for Pizza John Grisham 01/08/23

X J - Jackson, MS - Club Dead (Sookie Stackhouse 3) Charlaine Harris 01/03/23

X K - King County - See You Yesterday Rachel Lynn Solomon 02/13/23

X L - Louisiana - Dead to the World (Sookie Stackhouse 4) Charlaine Harris 01/04/23

X M - Maine - Death of an Ice Cream Scooper (A Haley Powell Mystery Book 15) Lee Hollis 01/12/23

X N - New York - Something Borrowed (Darcy & Rachel 1) Emily Giffin 01/02/23

X O - Oregon - Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls 2) Ashley Herring Blake 01/01/23

X P - Paris - The Snow Globe Kristin Harmel 01/26/24

X Q - Quindicott, RI - The Ghost and Mrs. McClure Alice Kimberly 03/20/23

X R - Rothenburg - The Watchman of Rothenburg Dies (Homeswappers 1) Adriana Licio 01/14/23

X S - Santa Fe - Cinco de Mayhem (Santa Fe Cafe 2) Ann Myers 01/02/23

X T - Toronto - Donut Fall in Love Jackie Lau 01/19/23

X U - Utah - Autoboyography Christina Lauren 02/02/23

X V - Vermont - Wine and Punishment (A Literary Pub Mystery 1) Sarah Fox 01/24/23

X W - Weymouth - The Whalebone Theatre Joanna Quinn 01/09/23

X X - New Mexico - Cinco de Mayhem Ann Myers 01/02/23

X Y - Weymouth - The Whalebone Theatre Joanna Quinn 01/09/23

X Z - New Zealand - When We Believed in Mermaids Barbara O'Neal 01/22/23

Perfect Melissa!

Finished

A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
26/26

*The majority of the book should be set in the location/places to count.*
*For Q, X, Y and Z, the location only needs to have that letter somewhere in its name.

Australia-Santa, Surf and Sapphires Emerald Finn 1/2/23
Blue Valley TN-Murder Is Proposed Thea Cambert 1/14/23
Caribbean hotel-Caribbean Escape Murder First L.A. Marie 1/9/23
Dogwood Mountain MO-Baking Matters Worse Emma Ainsley 1/10/23
England-Mystery Maid Hazel Smith 1/6/23
Florida-Cat Scratch Murder Karen McSpade 1/14/23
Georgia-Snuffed Out Valona Jones 1/10/23
Honeysuckle Springs, ID-Cookie Calamity Cindy Stark 1/27/23
Island-Boared Stiff Gretchen Allen 1/22/23
Jersey Shore-Jolie and Scoobie High School Adventures Elaine Orr 1/1/23
Kornville, NE-Cats, Crooks and Cobblers Sharon Michaels 4/22/23
Lewis Falls MA-Murdered in the Mall Mila Evans 1/4/23
Maine-Devil's Food Cake and Death Rosie A. Point 1/13/23
New Orleans-A Medium Homecoming Lynn Cahoon 1/7/23
Ocean-Overboard at Christmas Wendy Neugent 1/3/23
Pine Grove-The Missing Mayor Sam Chase Daisy Landish 1/26/23
Q-SeQuoia, MI-Gone but Not for Garden Kate Collins 1/24/23
RV park-Flea Market Felony Tricia L. Sanders 1/5/23
San Francisco-Croaked in California Patti Benning 1/17/23
Turtle Bay-The Case of the Deadly Truffles Daisy Landish 2/6/23
Undertown WA-Gossip Ghost Tabatha Gray 1/16/23
Vermont-Murder in the Library Penny Brooke 1/21/23
West London MA-The Game Is a Footnote Vicki Delany 1/7/23
X-New MeXico-Nabbed in New Mexico Patti Benning 2/2/23
Y Wyldwood Springs-Any Way You Haunt It Ellen Riggs 1/11/23
Z-AriZona-Larceny and Gingerbread Lattes Justine Maxwell 1/20/23

Awesome Tari!

JoAnne wrote: "Awesome Tari!"

Thanks, JoAnne!

Finished! :)

A-Z Locations Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

*For Q, X, Y and Z, the location only needs to have that letter somewhere in its name.
*The majority of the book should be set in the location.

A - Ambrose Estate, The Masked Fae by Shari L. Tapscott (1/3/23)
B - Bytamia, Beacon by Camille Peters (1/10/22)
C - Camp, The Even Odder Couple by Julie Christianson (1/17/23)
D - Dunverlockie Castle, The Widow and the Highlander by Martha Keyes (1/2/23)
E - England, Loving Lieutenant Lancaster by Sarah M. Eden (1/11/23)
F - Forest, Besotted by Jody Hedlund (1/18/23)
G - Glengour Inn, The Gentleman and the Maid by Martha Keyes (1/9/23)
H - Harvest Ranch, Secret Santas and Holiday Dances by Ellie Thornton (1/15/23)
I - Isalla, Poisoned Heart by Abigail Manning (1/21/23)
J - Joy Island, A Meddled Match by Jill Kemerer (4/24/23)
K - Kildonnan, The Innkeeper and the Fugitive by Martha Keyes (1/6/23)
L - London, A Duchess for the Duke by Sally Britton (1/28/23)
M - Mine, Beholden by Jody Hedlund (1/16/23)
N - New York, No Time for Intrigue by Raine English (1/4/23)
O - Oregon, Pretending I Love Lucy by Julie Christianson (1/13/23)
P - Prison Camp, Defiance by A.L. Sowards (1/24/23)
Q* - Quinn Valley, Ryder Revisited by Pamela M. Kelley (4/6/23)
R - Ranch City, Bezza's Book of Enchantments by Andrea Pearson (2/23/23)
S - Scotland, The Enemy and Miss Innes by Martha Keyes (1/5/22)
T - Turks and Caicos, Complex by Kortney Keisel (1/22/23)
U - United States, Compared by Kortney Keisel (1/20/23)
V - Valsta, The Gilded Fae by Shari L. Tapscott (1/6/23)
W - Warwick, Beguiled by Jody Hedlund (1/13/23)
X* - New meXico, Spitfire Sweetheart by Mary Connealy (3/10/23)
Y* - Yorkshire, The Best Intentions by Sarah M. Eden (1/19/23)
Z* - ariZona, Just A Bet by Jenessa Fayeth (1/31/23)

A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

26/26 Completed. Finished

List:
Austin, Texas:Winter's Rescue-Mary Stone 4/14/23
Berkeley, California:Sacred Serenity-Audrey Carlan 3/26/23
Chicago, Illinois:Storm's Cage-Mary Stone 2/01/23
Dallas, Texas:All the Dead Girls-A.M. Strong 5/26/23
Erie, Pennsylvania:A Promise to Keep-Susan Gable 1/30/23
Fog Harbor, California:Watch Her Vanish-Ellery A. Kane 6/29/23
Georgia:Pretty Little Killers-Rita Herron 6/30/23
Huckleberry Bay, Oregon:Chapel Bend-Kristen Proby 6/12/23
Indonesia:Colder Than Sin-Toni Anderson 6/16/23
Jubilee, Kentucky:Don't Back Down-Sharon Sala 5/01/23
Kansas City, Kansas:Kansas Kissed-Debbie White 5/15/23
London:With Love from London-Sarah Jio 7/04/23
Miami, Florida:How Much I Need-Marie Force 6/21/23
New Mexico:All His Pretty Girls-Charly Cox 5/12/23
Oregon:Rumi: The Hawthornes-Nicole Jacquelyn 7/08/23
Paris:Perfect Strangers-J.T. Geissinger 4/07/23
Quincy, Montana:Jasper Vale-Devney Perry 3/09/23
Reno, Nevada:Bad Mother-Mia Sheridan 4/03/23
Spain:A Spanish Sunrise-Boo Walker 2/05/23
Tuscany:You, Me and Italy-Sue Roberts 3/13/23
Utah:The Secret Witness-Victor Methos 6/30/23
Virginia:The Darkest Web-Kristin Wright 7/01/23
Washington D.C.:State of Shock-Marie Force 1/07/23
X:MeXico:Cliff Diver-Carmen Amato 7/01/23
Y:New York:Naked in Death-J.D. Robb 6/26/23
Z:AriZona:Big Lake-Nick Russell 7/09/23

A-Z Locations Challenge (Second Round)
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

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

26/26 Completed. Finished

List:
Alabama:The Dying Room-Debra Webb 10/21/23
Berkeley, California:Divine Desire-Audrey Carlan 9/03/23
California:Shadow Falls-Wendy Dranfield 9/29/23
Dallas, Texas:The Hit List-Elle Gray 9/03/23
Eureka, California:A Little Taste-Tia Louise 7/13/23
Florida:Dawn Girl-Leslie Wolfe 10/11/23
Georgia:Kisscut-Karin Slaughter 8/04/23
Heartsdale, Georgia:Indelible-Karin Slaughter 10/19/23
Indianapolis, Indiana:State of Anger-Thomas L. Scott 11/09/23
Jackson, Mississippi:24 Hours-Greg Iles 10/15/23
Kilgore, Texas:Shock Advised-Lani Lynn Vale 9/21/23
Los Angeles, California:The Lincoln Lawyer-Michael Connelly 10/29/23
Montana:Whisper in the Night-D.K. Hood 8/23/23
North Carolina:Saltwater Graves-B.R. Spangler 7/27/23
Oregon:The Perfect Getaway-Elle Gray 9/30/23
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:The Heist-Elle Gray 8/04/23
Quincy, Georgia:Hollywood Dirt-Alessandra Torre 10/28/23
Richmond, Virginia:The Girl in the Woods-A.J. Rivers 10/12/23
Sisters, Texas:Stipulations and Complications-Becki Willis 7/22/23
Tennessee:Killer Shot-Mary Stone 11/11/23
Uncertain, Texas:Whiskey Neat-Lani Lynn Vale 9/27/23
Virginia:The Little Grave-Carolyn Arnold 7/20/23
Washington:My Sister's Grave-Robert Dugoni 10/27/23
X:New MeXico:The Devil's Playground-Charly Cox 8/24/23
Y:New York:Burning for More-Kaye Kennedy 9/29/23
Z:AriZona:One to Hold-Tia Louise 11/12/23

WOOHOO and Welcome again Frankie!

Completed!

A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Goal: 26/26

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

List:

A - Aurora (spaceship) - Dead Silence - S.A. Barnes - 02/07/23
B - Bruckbeuren - Három ember a hóban - Erich Kästner - 03/04/23
C - California (Westport Beach) - The Perfect Wife - Blake Pierce - 03/16/23
D - Devon, New Jersey - In the Time of our History - Susanne Pari - 01/24/23
E - England - The Shadow Sister - Lucinda Riley - 05/14/23
F - Four Rivers - The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina - Zoraida Córdova - 01/17/23
G - Gotham City - Batman '89 - Sam Hamm - 01/30/23
H - Hotel Magnifique - Hotel Magnifique - Emily J. Taylor - 01/07/23
I - Illinois (Hickory Grove) - Central Places - Delia Cai - 03/07/23
J - Japan - Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 7: Monstrous - Daniel Way - 05/05/23
K - Karachi, Pakistan - Our Lady of Alice Bhatti - Mohammed Hanif - 03/25/23
L - Lagos, Nigeria - My Sister, the Serial Killer - Oyinkan Braithwaite - 02/26/23
M - Massachusetts (Boston) - The Mephisto Club - Tess Gerritsen - 03/31/23
N - North Carolina (Tarburton) - The Santa Suit - Mary Kay Andrews - 03/12/23
O - Orvieto, Italy - The Villa - Rachel Hawkins - 01/30/23
P - Pennsylvania (Oak Grove) - One Last Risk - Nancy Stopper - 02/17/23
*Q - Albuquerque, New Mexico - Love Letters to the Dead - Ava Dellaira - 07/02/23
R - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The Seven Sisters - Lucinda Riley - 03/08/23
S - Soviet Union - The Diamond Eye - Kate Quinn - 01/04/23
T - Thune - Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree - 02/22/23
U - United States of America - The Last Days of American Crime - Rick Remender - 05/30/23
V - Virginia (Richmond) - A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe - Mark Dawidziak - 04/28/23
W - Washington, D.C. - Quantum and Woody Vol. 4: Quantum and Woody Must Die! (Quantum and Woody - James Asmus - 02/17/23
X - Xavier Institute (X-Mansion) - Astonishing X-Men Vol. 3: Torn - Joss Whedon - 03/13/23
*Y - Norway - The Storm Sister - Lucinda Riley - 04/06/23
*Z - Arizona (Saguaro) - Emma's Dream - M. Lee Prescott - 01/05/23

~~~ Complete ~~~

A-Z Locations Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

26 of 26 Complete

A - Arizona - Fire and Ice - J.A. Jance - 1/8/23
B - Boston - The Keepsake - Tess Gerritsen - 1/3/23
C - California - Calico Palace - Gwen Bristow - 2/26/23
D - District of Columbia - Hail to the Chef - Julie Hyzy - 6/7/23
E - England - The Mistake I Made - Paula Daly - 1/13/23
F - Florida - The Whistler - John Grisham - 1/18/23
G - Germany - Snow White Must Die - Nele Neuhaus - 1/28/23
H - Hawaii - Unleashed - Cherrie Lynn - 3/24/23
I - Indiana - The Dead Queens Club - Hannah Capin - 1/20/23
J - Jaipur - The Henna Artist - Alka Joshi - 3/2/23
K - Kansas - In Cold Blood - Truman Capote - 5/31/23
L - Laos - The Coroner's Lunch - Colin Cotterill - 1/26/23
M - Mississippi - The Lost Ones - Ace Atkins - 1/2/23
N - North Dakota - Badlands - C.J. Box - 1/12/23
O - Ontario - Bitten - Kelley Armstrong - 1/30/23
P - Paris - The Paris Library - Janet Skeslien Charles - 1/21/23
Q - Quebec - The Long Way Home - Louise Penny - 9/18/23
R - Russia - The Diamond Eye - Kate Quinn - 1/5/23
S - South Carolina - Death by Darjeeling - Laura Childs - 1/25/23
T - Texas - The Seventh Victim - Mary Burton - 1/16/23
U - Utah - Endangered - Pamela Beason - 1/29/23
V - Valencia - Fatal Sunset - Jason Webster - 1/10/23
W - West Virginia - Bitter River - Julia Keller - 2/4/23
X - New MeXico - The Scorpion's Tail - Douglas Preston - 3/4/23
Y - Yellowstone - The Highway - C.J. Box - 1/1/23
Z - New Zealand - In the Land of the Long White Cloud - Sarah Lark - 4/13/23

Awesome Lynda!

✅Done!!!✅


A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

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

~Locations~
26/26



Alabama: I Kissed Shara Wheeler ★★★★ 2 May
Brazil: Salt and Sugar ★★★★ 9 February
Cornwall, England: Wildoak ★★★★ 21 February
Durant Dance Studio: The Turnout ★★★ 10 May
England: Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake ★★★★ 18 January
Fire Lake, Idaho Nemesis ★★★★ 16 January
Georgia: Eden's Everdark ★★★5 February
Halifax, Canada: Blizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion of 1917 ★★★ 27 January
Iowa: Gilead ★★ 13 January
Japan: Ink ★★ 6 July
Kansas: Seven Ways We Lie ★★★ 15 March
Lake Tahoe: Pretty Things ★★★★ 4 March
Massachusetts: Defending Jacob ★★★★ 20 February
Norfolk, England: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches ★★★★★ 14 February
Ohio: The Secret Letters ★★★★ 24 January
Poland: Anna and the Swallow Man ★★★ 22 January
aQuarium: Remarkably Bright Creatures ★★★★★ 23 April
Romania: I Must Betray You ★★★★ 6 April
Sturgis, Massachusetts: Nothing More to Tell ★★★★ 19 January
Texas: Elatsoe ★★★ 31 January
Ukraine: The Lost Year: A Survival Story of the Ukrainian Famine ★★★★★ 12 June
haVana, Cuba: Find Me in Havana ★★★ 18 June
Wisconsin: The Coincidence of Coconut Cake ★★★ 26 January
teXas: Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry ★★★★ 13 January
kentuckY: Candidly Cline ★★★★ 19 February
ariZona: Stargirl ★★★ 6 January


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Well done Jessica!

I'm doing something similar with some other groups, so I'll give this a try!


A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

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.

Progress: 26/26

List:
A - Alberta - The Cowboy's Bride (5/31/23)
B - Brazil - Lethal Deception (3/4/23)
C - Colorado - A November Bride (9/12/23)
D - Denali, Alaska - Glacier of Secrets (7/26/23)
E - England - Legacy of Love (5/15/23)
F - Florida - Everglades Escape (8/9/23)
G - Georgia - If I Run (2/5/23)
H - Hawaii - Leaving Lavender Tides (5/15/23)
I - Iowa - Meet Me Under the Mistletoe (10/15/23)
J - Jackson Hole, WY - Never Let Go (3/20/23)
K - Kentucky - Grave Peril (6/7/23)
L - Louisiana - If I Live (2/11/23)
M - Maine - Clammed Up (2/27/23)
N - New Hampshire - Silverhill (2/27/23)
O - Oregon - Targeted for Murder (3/26/23)
P - Pennsylvania - A Plain and Simple Christmas (1/28/23)
Q - Quebec, Canada - The Ghost on the Hearth (11/8/23)
R - Riverside, Illinois - Missing (3/1/23)
S - South Carolina - Code of Ethics (9/16/23)
T - Texas - Christmas Threat (9/25/23)
U - Utah - Utah Sunrise (11/26/23)
V - Vermont - Love Between the Lines (4/14/23)
W - Wrangler's Corner, Tenn - Christmas Ranch Rescue (3/3/23)
X - New Mexico - Again, Josefina! (11/11/23)
Y - Yancey, Alaska - Shadowed (3/2/23)
Z - Zoo - The Lucky Snow Leopard (9/22/23)

Welcome Karen!

You may use any books read since Jan. 1!

A-Z Locations Challenge (Second Round)
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

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

26/26 Completed. Finished

List:
Alabama:The Dying Room-Debra Webb 10/21/23
Berkeley, California:Divine Desire-Audrey Carlan 9/03/23
California:Shadow Falls-Wendy Dranfield 9/29/23
Dallas, Texas:The Hit List-Elle Gray 9/03/23
Eureka, California:A Little Taste-Tia Louise 7/13/23
Florida:Dawn Girl-Leslie Wolfe 10/11/23
Georgia:Kisscut-Karin Slaughter 8/04/23
Heartsdale, Georgia:Indelible-Karin Slaughter 10/19/23
Indianapolis, Indiana:State of Anger-Thomas L. Scott 11/09/23
Jackson, Mississippi:24 Hours-Greg Iles 10/15/23
Kilgore, Texas:Shock Advised-Lani Lynn Vale 9/21/23
Los Angeles, California:The Lincoln Lawyer-Michael Connelly 10/29/23
Montana:Whisper in the Night-D.K. Hood 8/23/23
North Carolina:Saltwater Graves-B.R. Spangler 7/27/23
Oregon:The Perfect Getaway-Elle Gray 9/30/23
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:The Heist-Elle Gray 8/04/23
Quincy, Georgia:Hollywood Dirt-Alessandra Torre 10/28/23
Richmond, Virginia:The Girl in the Woods-A.J. Rivers 10/12/23
Sisters, Texas:Stipulations and Complications-Becki Willis 7/22/23
Tennessee:Killer Shot-Mary Stone 11/11/23
Uncertain, Texas:Whiskey Neat-Lani Lynn Vale 9/27/23
Virginia:The Little Grave-Carolyn Arnold 7/20/23
Washington:My Sister's Grave-Robert Dugoni 10/27/23
X:New MeXico:The Devil's Playground-Charly Cox 8/24/23
Y:New York:Burning for More-Kaye Kennedy 9/29/23
Z:AriZona:One to Hold-Tia Louise 11/12/23

Amazing Frankie!

FINISHED

A-Z Locations Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Progress: 26/26

List:
A - Alberta - The Cowboy's Bride by Carolyne Aarsen (5/31/23)
B - Brazil - Lethal Deception by Lynette Eason (3/4/23)
C - Colorado - A November Bride by Beth K. Vogt (9/12/23)
D - Denali, Alaska - Glacier of Secrets by J. Carol Nemeth (7/26/23)
E - England - Legacy of Love by Kristi Ann Hunter (5/15/23)
F - Florida - Everglades Escape by Kathleen Tailer (8/9/23)
G - Georgia - If I Run by Terri Blackstock (2/5/23)
H - Hawaii - Leaving Lavender Tides by Colleen Coble (5/15/23)
I - Iowa - Meet Me Under the Mistletoe by JoAnn Durgin (10/15/23)
J - Jackson Hole, WY - Never Let Go by Elizabeth Goddard (3/20/23)
K - Kentucky - Grave Peril by Mary Alford (6/7/23)
L - Louisiana - If I Live by Terri Blackstock (2/11/23)
M - Maine - Clammed Up by Barbara Ross (2/27/23)
N - New Hampshire - Silverhill by Phyllis A. Whitney (2/27/23)
O - Oregon - Targeted for Murder by Elizabeth Goddard (3/26/23)
P - Pennsylvania - A Plain and Simple Christmas by Amy Clipston(1/28/23)
Q - Quebec, Canada - The Ghost on the Hearth by Susan Milord (11/8/23)
R - Riverside, Illinois - Missing by Dee Henderson (3/1/23)
S - South Carolina - Code of Ethics by Lynette Eason (9/16/23)
T - Texas - Christmas Threat by Lynn Shannon (9/25/23)
U - Utah - Utah Sunrise by Amelia C. Adams (11/26/23)
V - Vermont - Love Between the Lines by Colleen Coble (4/14/23)
W - Wrangler's Corner, Tenn - Christmas Ranch Rescue by Lynette Eason (3/3/23)
X - New Mexico - Again, Josefina! by Valerie Tripp (11/11/23)
Y - Yancey, Alaska - Shadowed by Dani Pettrey (3/2/23)
Z - Zoo - The Lucky Snow Leopard by Amelia Cobb (9/22/23)