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Calling All Spell-Out Aficionados - Welcome to the 2023 Edition of Our Classic A-Z Challenge!

The purpose of this challenge is to spell out the alphabet using book titles and/or authors.

Time Frame: 01 January 2023 - 31 December 2023

Rules:

* Re-reads are allowed as long as they’re read during the time of the challenge.
* You can join the challenge at any point during the year, backdating is fine.
* When you've finished a book rate & date it.
* You can change your books and level at any time.
* No minimum page requirement.

Levels:

Easy: Mixed list - Either the title of the book/series it belongs to or the author's name (first, middle or last) has to start with the letter. (26 books)

Medium: Non-mixed list - Only titles/series names or only author names count (pick one or the other). (26 books)

Hard: Two lists: Read through the alphabet twice, one time using titles/series names and another using author names. You can't use the same book for both lists. (52 books)

Special rules for X (all levels): When using titles, any word in the title/series name may start with X. When using authors, there must be an X somewhere in the name, does not have to start with it.

I do like this challenge. I will list books as I go for the Medium

Title 21/26
A: Around the World in 80 Men Volume One: The first ten books
B: Bulletproof Damsel
C: Chasing Moon
D: The Deep
E: Etiquette & Espionage
F: First Quiver
G: The Ghost and the Goth (Ghost and the Goth Novels) by Stacey Kade
H: Hit and Nun
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L: Less
M: Merlin the Magical Fluff
N: Nettle & Bone
O: Oona Out of Order
P: Pleasure Rites
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R: Rhapsodic
S: Six Months With Cerberus
T: Then There Were Nun
U: Undercover Bromance
V: Voyeur
W: The Worst Best Man
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Y: You Will Bow
Z: Zane

I'll go for easy since if life gets busy I don't want to hunt for some x, q, etc book I don't want to read. If for any reason I knock those letters off easily in the same non-mixed list I'll switch and backdate books already read in 2023. LOVE the backdating option for a yearly challenge of this particular kind.

26/26

A - All the Dangerous Things
B - Bonjour tristesse by Françoise Sagan
C Corridors of Death Jan 12
DDave Barry Is Not Making This Up by Dave Barry Jan 7
E - Elaine Dewar - Bones: Discovering the First Americans
F - Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun
G - Author Gilman - Dorothy Gilman - The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
H - Mick Herron - Slow Horses
I Ildefonso Falcones - Cathedral of the Sea Jan 5
J Jesse Q. Sutanto Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
K - Sophie Kinsella - Wedding Night
L - The Lager Queen of Minnesota Jan 15
M - Marisa de los Santos I'll Be Your Blue Sky
N - Naomi Novik - Crucible of Gold
O - Osman Richard Osman The Bullet That Missed
P - The Patient by Jane Shemilt Jan
Q - Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story April
R - Adam Rubin - Dragons Love Tacos
S - Spare by Prince Harry
T - To Say Nothing of the Dog
U - Umgrigar - Thrity Umrigar - The Space Between Us
V - Victory of Eagles
W - Wrong Place Wrong Time
X - Alexia Gordon - Murder in G Major
Y - Yours is the Night
Z - Zeroes

A-Z Challenge
January - December 2023

Level: Medium (Titles/Series)

22/26 completed

A. - The Age of Empathy by Frans de Waal - 3/26 ★★★★
B. - Beef by Andrew Rimas and Evan D.G. Fraser - 1/9 ★★★
C. - The City of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafón - 1/5 ★★★★
D. - Dream Park by Larry Niven and Steven Barnes - 1/31 ★★★★
E. - Earth Is Room Enough by Isaac Asimov - 1/13 ★★★★
F. - A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny - 1/25 ★★★
G. - The Guns of Terra 10 by Don Pendleton - 2/4 ★★★
H. - Holy Terror in the Hebrides by Jeanne M. Dams - 1/4 ★★★★
I. - Innumeracy by John Allen Paulos - 4/25 ★★★★
J. - Job by Robert A. Heinlein
K. - Killing Cassidy by Jeanne M. Dams - 1/14 ★★★
L. - The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston - 1/12 ★★★★
M. - Malice in Miniature by Jeanne M. Dams - 1/9 ★★★★
N. - Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger - 1/7 ★★★★★
O. - Other Voices, Other Rooms by Truman Capote - 2/3 ★★★
P. - The Puppet Masters by Robert A. Heinlein - 3/5 ★★★★
Q. - The Quality of Mercy by D.G. Compton - 1/3 ★★★★
R. - The Ringworld Engineers by Larry Niven - 2/24 ★★★
S. - The Songs of Distant Earth by Arthur C. Clarke - 1/2 ★★★★
T. - To Perish in Penzance by Jeanne M. Dams - 1/18 ★★★
U. - Upgrade by Blake Crouch - 3/9 ★★★★
V. - The Victim in Victoria Station by Jeanne M. Dams - 1/10 ★★★
W. - Where Time Winds Blow by Robert Holdstock - 1/28 ★★★★
X. - Timelike Infinity by Stephen Baxter (Xeelee Sequence #2)
Y. - Young Hearts Crying by Richard Yates
Z. - Zorro by Isabel Allende

A-Z Challenge 2023
Level: Hard

*For X, any word in the title/series name may start with the letter; authors, there must be an X somewhere in the name, does not have to start with it.

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At this point, my reading life would feel incomplete without this challenge. ^_^

Duration: 1/1/23 - 12/31/23
Level: Hard (of course)
Progress: 52/52

Authors
A: Mary Anne and the Great Romance by Ann M. Martin (1/21/23)
B: The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill (4/17/23)
C: Cults: Inside the World's Most Notorious Groups and Understanding the People Who Joined Them by Max Cutler (4/1/23)
D: Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond (5/18/23)
E: Book Lovers by Emily Henry (1/2/23)
F: The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (12/16/23)
G: Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries by Greg Melville (4/11/23)
H: The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa (3/21/23)
I: Never Have I Ever by Isabel Yap (8/30/23)
J: The 13 Clocks by James Thurber (1/31/23)
K: The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw (6/6/23)
L: Merit Badge Murder by Leslie Langtry (4/29/23)
M: Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire (3/2/23)
N: Nightmare Fuel: The Science of Horror Films by Nina Nesseth (1/29/23)
O: Can You Sign My Tentacle?: Poems by Brandon O'Brien (2/8/23)
P: The Pride of Garnet Run by Roan Parrish (2/27/23)
Q: The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn (12/9/23)
R: What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe (4/22/23)
S: The New Girl by R.L. Stine (1/10/23)
T: Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree (6/21/23)
U: The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy by Anne Ursu (5/27/23)
V: A Message from Ukraine by Volodymyr Zelensky (3/3/23)
W: Two Old Women: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival by Velma Wallis (8/27/23)
X: This Place Is Still Beautiful by XiXi Tian (2/4/23)
Y: Suffer the Darkness by Yolanda Sfetsos (11/24/23)
Z: Yurei: The Japanese Ghost by Zack Davisson (12/8/23)



Titles
A: All Systems Red (1/9/23)
B: Best Laid Plaids (2/18/23)
C: The Complete Cat's Meow: Everything You Need to Know about Caring for Your Cat (1/17/23)
D: Dawn's Wicked Stepsister (2/2/23)
E: Elatsoe (8/14/23)
F: Fever Dream (8/29/23)
G: The Girl Who Cried Monster (10/24/23)
H: How to Train Your Dragon (3/5/23)
I: If Beale Street Could Talk (4/19/23)
J: Jessi's Baby-sitter (9/8/23)
K: Kristy and the Secret of Susan (3/14/23)
L: Let the Right One In (7/19/23)
M: Mary Anne and Too Many Boys (5/29/23)
N: Nick and Charlie: A Heartstopper Novella (3/6/23)
O: On Critical Race Theory: Why It Matters & Why You Should Care (1/8/23)
P: Pageboy (8/13/23)
Q: Quirkology: How We Discover the Big Truths in Small Things (7/22/23)
R: The Red Palace (6/15/23)
S: Seven Empty Houses (2/18/23)
T: Tell Me I’m Worthless (2/6/23)
U: The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters (4/24/23)
V: Video Palace: In Search of the Eyeless Man (7/27/23)
W: We're Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction of 2020 (3/12/23)
X: Xenocultivars: Stories of Queer Growth 5/28/23)
Y: You Should Have Left (6/10/23)
Z: Zombie Birds, Astronaut Fish, and Other Weird Animals (4/7/23)

I'm going to give this another go this year

Put me down for Hard please

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Going Hard.

A-Z Challenge 2023
Level - Hard

27/52
Titles(13/26)
A: Art and Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking by David Bayles
B: Better Never than Late by Chika Unigwe
C: Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
H: Helium by Rudy Francisco
I: Imperfect Chemistry by Mary Frame
K: King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
L: Little Knife by Leigh Bardugo
M: Mouthful of Forevers by Clementine von Radics
P: Persephone by Lev Grossman
R: Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
S: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
T: Traveling with Gentlemen by Kathryn Moon
U: Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood
Z: Zahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor

Authors(13/26)
A: Alix E. Harrow, The Six Deaths of the Saint
B: Boluwatife Afolabi, The Cartographer of Memory
C: Carolyn Haines, Smarty Bones
D: Debbie Macomber, A Girl's Guide to Moving On
E: Esmé Weijun Wang, The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays
J: James Hadley Chase, Safer Dead
K: Kathryn Moon, A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor
L: Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows
M: Moyosore Orimoloye, Love is a Plot Device: A Chapbook
O: Oyinkan Braithwaite, The Baby is Mine
T: Tia Williams, Seven Days in June
W: William Styron, Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness
Z: Zoe Aarsen, Light as a Feather

Start: 01 January 2023
End: 31 December 2023
Level: Easy
Read: 13/26

A: A Midsummer Night's Scream - R.L. Stine 🉐🉐🉐🉐 1/4/23
B: The Batman Who Laughs - Scott Snyder 🉐🉐🉐🉐 2/14/23
C: Changeless - Gail Carriger 🉐🉐 2/16/23
D: The Deep - Alma Katsu 🉐🉐🉐🉐 1/21/23
E: The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde 🉐🉐🉐 2/7/23
F: The Fear - Charlie Higson 🉐🉐🉐🉐 2/21/23
G: The Getaway - Lamar Giles 🉐🉐🉐🉐 2/4/23
H: How You Ruined My Life - Jeff Strand 🉐🉐 1/2/23
I: I, Robot - Isaac Asimov 🉐🉐🉐🉐🉐 2/3/23
J: James Herriot's Favorite Dog Stories - James Herriot 🉐🉐🉐🉐🉐 1/12/23
K: Kill Hill Carnage - Tim Meyer 🉐🉐🉐 3/8/23
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M: Magic Bleeds - Ilona Andrews 🉐🉐🉐🉐 1/9/23
N: Noah's Ark - Andrew J. Morgan 🉐🉐 1/25/23
O: Oops I Ate a Vengeance Demon - Lauretta Hignett 🉐🉐🉐🉐 4/23/23
P: Pretty Little Liars - Sara Shepard 🉐 3/1/23
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S: Snapshot - Brandon Sanderson 🉐🉐🉐🉐🉐 1/6/23
T: Two Truths and a Lie - April Henry 🉐🉐🉐 1/27/23
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W: The Whispering Dead - Darcy Coates 🉐🉐🉐 2/20/23
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A-Z Challenge 2023
Level: Hard


Title
A: Anything for You
B: Bossypants
C: Charlie All Night
D: Duet
E: End of Story
F: From This Moment On
G: Good Girls Don't
H: How to Do a Liver Transplant: Stories from My Surgical Life
I: I Am Number Four
J:
K: King of Scars
L: L.A. Candy
M: McKettrick's Luck
N: Natural Born Keller
O: One Wish
P: Parker: Movie Tie-in Edition, Originally Published as "Flashfire"
Q:
R: Rule of Wolves
S: Somebody to Love
T: Thunderbird Falls
U: Unqualified
V:
W: Wicked All Night
X:
Y: Yes, My Accent Is Real: and Some Other Things I Haven't Told You
Z:

Author
A: Ali Berg The Book Ninja
B: Bridget Tyler The Pioneer
C: Carr, Robyn The Hero
D: Dani AtkinsFractured
E: England, M. K The Disasters
F: Fiona Lowe Montana Actually
G: Goodman, Alison The Dark Days Deceit
H: Hill, Loretta The Girl in the Yellow Vest
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J: Jacenko, Roxy The Spotlight: A Jazzy Lou novel
K: Karen Marie Moning The Highlander's Touch
L: Linda Lael Miller An Outlaw's Christmas
M: Miller, Linda Lael The Marriage Charm
N: Noni, Lynette Weapon
O: Owens, Robin D Heart Fortune
P: Painter, Lynn Mr. Wrong Number
Q: Quick, Amanda Crystal Gardens
R: Rachael Herron The Darling Songbirds
S: Skye, Christina Butterfly Cove
T: Tade Thompson - The Murders of Molly Southbourne
U:
V: Victoria Dahl - Talk Me Down
W: Westerfield, Scott Specials
X:
Y: Yarros, Rebecca - Fourth Wing
Z:

A-Z Challenge 2023
Level: Hard

For X, any word in the title/series name may start with the letter; authors, there must be an X somewhere in the name, does not have to start with it.

Title 0/26
A: A Soul to Touch 4/5 stars (March)
B: Becoming a Demiurge 5/5 stars (March)
C: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life: How to Unlock Your Full Potential for Success and Achievement 5/5 stars (June)
D: Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between 4/5 stars (January)
E: Executioner's Grace 2/5 stars (January)
F: Faking It with My Best Friend 2/5 stars (March)
G: Glass SlippersThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 5/5 stars (April)
H: How It Has to Be 3/5 stars (January)
I: Into the Dead Fall 3/5 stars (March)
J:
K: Killian 3/5 stars (March)
L: Leyna 5/5 stars (March)
M: My Human Pet 1/5 stars (January 8)
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R: The Ripple Effect 2/5 stars (March)
S: Self-Reliance and Other Essays 4/5 (May)
T: Tall, Dark, and Bossy 3/5 stars (May)
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V: Volunteer 4711 4/5 stars (March)
W:Where the Thistle Grows 4/5 stars (January)
X: Matched to Xycho 4/5 stars (January)
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Author 0/26
A: Aveline, Victoria Releasing Maladek 3/5 stars (April)
B: Blue, Adrian The Widow and the Wolf 4/5 stars (March)
C: Clarke, Neil Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 132, September 2017 4/5 (May)
D: Denise Rowland, Love In A Small Town: BWWM, Billionaire, Escape To A Small Town Romance 3/5 stars (March)
E: Earl Nightingale, The Strangest Secret 4/5 (May)
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G: Georgette Heyer, The Grand Sophy 5/5 stars (April)
H: Helen E. Peters, Elven Lands 5/5 (March)
I: Ivy Sparks, Alien Seed 4/5 stars (March)
J: J.A. Saare, The Renfield Syndrome 3/5 stars (March) 3/5 stars (March)
K: Kelley Armstrong, The Poisoner's Ring 3/5 stars (June)
L: Linda K. Hopkins, Bound by a Dragon
M: Michele Mills His Human Nanny 2/5 (January)
N: Novik, Naomi A Deadly Education 5/5 stars (March)
O: Opal Reyne, The WitchSlayer 3/5 stars (January)
P: Portia MacIntosh, Honeymoon For One 4/5 stars (March)
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R: Ross, Ava Frost 3/5 stars (March)
S: Suzanne Wright, When He’s Dark 5/5 (March)
T: Tiago Forte, Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential 5/5 stars (June)
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V: Victoria Davies, Love at Stake 3/5 stars (May)
W: Wright, Suzanne Here Be Sexist Vampires 4/5 stars March)
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Z: Zoey Draven, Desire in His Blood 5/5 stars (March)

A-Z Challenge 2023
Level: Hard

*For X, any word in the title/series name may start with the letter; authors, there must be an X somewhere in the name, does not have to start with it.

Title: 24/26
A: Archangel's Blade - Nalini Singh 1/10/23
B: Brownies and Broomsticks - Bailey Cates 1/5/23
C: Charms and Chocolate Chips - Bailey Cates 6/28/23
D: Deliberate Cruelty: Truman Capote, the Millionaire's Wife, and the Murder of the Century - Roseanne Montillo 2/22/23
E: Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea - Sungju Lee 2/7/23
F: The Friday Night Knitting Club - Kate Jacobs 1/25/23
G: Go to Hail - Lani Lynn Vale 2/23/23
H: Hurricane Child - Kacen Callender 3/3/23
I: Iron Kissed - Patricia Briggs 3/12/23
J: Just the Nicest Couple - Mary Kubica 3/27/23
K: Killers of a Certain Age - Deanna Raybourn 1/24/23
L: Last One Home - Debbie Macomber 1/17/23
M: Mrs. Fletcher - Tom Perrotta 1/23/23
N: NYPD Red 7: The Murder Sorority - Marshall Karp 1/7/23
O: Outside Beauty - Cynthia Kadohata 2/19/23
P: Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays - Phoebe Robinson 1/14/23
Q: Quiet Until the Thaw - Alexandra Fuller 3/21/23
R: Rosemary's Baby - Ira Levin 3/9/23
S: Solomon's Oak - Jo-Ann Mapson 1/27/23
T: To Love and to Loathe - Martha Waters 1/3/23
U: Under an Outlaw Moon - Dietrich Kalteis 3/13/23
V: Vox - Christina Dalcher 4/12/23
W: Without A Trace - Danielle Steel 1/31/23
X:
Y: You Don't Look Your Age...and Other Fairy Tales - Sheila Nevins 1/10/23
Z:

Author: 25/26
A: Anne Brontë - Agnes Grey 1/27/23
B: Barbara Taylor Bradford - Cavendon Hall 5/15/23
C: Colleen Hoover - November 9 2/28/23
D: The Dark Winter - David Mark 1/8/23
E: Elizabeth Gilbert - Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage 2/3/23
F: Frazier, Charles - The Trackers 7/14/23
G: Gillian McAllister - Wrong Place Wrong Time 5/14/23
H: Howard, Linda - Ice 7/9/23
I: Imbolo Mbue - How Beautiful We Were 3/7/23
J: John Grisham - The Boys from Biloxi 1/4/23
K: Kim Michele Richardson - The Book Woman's Daughter 2/12/23
L: Lisa Scottoline - Accused 1/11/23
M: Michael Lewis - The Blind Side 1/7/23
N: Nic Stone - Dear Martin 4/5/23
O: Octavia E. Butler - Parable of the Sower 1/16/23
P: Patricia Briggs - Blood Bound 2/10/23
Q: Quinn, Kate - The Diamond Eye 4/30/23
R: Riley Sager - The House Across the Lake 1/9/23
S: Sandra Dallas - Little Souls 7/5/23
T: Taylor Jenkins Reid - Carrie Soto Is Back 1/15/23
U: Union, Gabrielle - You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories 8/6/23
V: Viola Davis - Finding Me 2/9/23
W: Wanda M. Morris - Anywhere You Run 4/6/23
X:
Y: Yee, Lisa - The Kidney Hypothetical: Or How to Ruin Your Life in Seven Days 7/29/23
Z: Zevin, Gabrielle - Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow 6/29/23

Alphabet Yearly Challenge
Duration: Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2023
Level: Easy [Books by title/series/author]: 19/26
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A » Amalia von Flatter (1) | Amalia von Flatter: Vampire tanzen nicht mit Feen | Laura Ellen Anderson | 1/5/23 (S)
B » Rendezvous im Café de Flore | Caroline Bernard | 1/4/23 (A)
C » Candide: oder der Optimismus | Voltaire | 10/23 (T)
D » Alles Liebe | André Dietz | 7/23 (A)
E » Eine kurze Geschichte von fast allem | Bill Bryson | 7/23 (T)
F » Mimik | Sebastian Fitzek | 4/23 (A)
G » Gabriele Münter: Eine Biografie (insel taschenbuch) | Boris von Brauchitsch | 7/23 (T)
H » Wer die Nachtigall stört | Harper Lee | 2/23 (A)
I » Miss Peregrine 1 | Die Insel der besonderen Kinder | Ransom Riggs | 1/15/23 (T)
J » Jane Eyre | Charlotte Brontë | 6/23 (T)
K » Fürimmerhaus | Kai Meyer | 4/23 (A)
L » Miss Peregrine 0.5 | Die Legenden der besonderen Kinder | Ransom Riggs | 1/9/23 (T)
M » Miss Peregrine 2 | Die Stadt der besonderen Kinder | Ransom Riggs | 1/21/23 (S)
N »
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P » Die Puppenkönigin: Das Geheimnis eines Sommers | Holly Black | 2/23 (T)
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R » Miss Peregrine 3 | Die Bibliothek der besonderen Kinder | Ransom Riggs | 1/28/23 (A)
S » Reden gegen den Krieg | Wolodymyr Selenskyj | 1/31/23 (A)
T » Weihnachten mit Theodor Fontane | Theodor Fontane | 1/30/23 (T)
U »
V » Verity | Colleen Hoover | 2/23 (A)
W » Was vom Tage übrig blieb | Kazuo Ishiguro | 11/5/23 (T)
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Y »
Z »

Definitely in again for 2023.
1/1-31/12
Insane: 78/78

author first name 26/26
★A Adam Kay: Kay’s Anatomy: A Complete (and Completely Disgusting) Guide to the Human Body 7/1
★B Ben Miller: The Day I Fell Into a Fairytale 18/2
★C Colin Thompson: The Great Outdoors 9/1
★D Diana Wynne Jones: Howl’s Moving Castle 19/3
★E Eoin Colfer: Artemis Fowl 9/1
★F Faith Hunter: WeSa and the Lumber King 12/3
★G Guy Haley: Prophets of Waaagh! 15/1
★H Harriet Muncaster: Mirabelle and the Magical Mayhem 14/1
★I Intisar Khanani: Brambles: A Thorn Short Story 13/1
★J Julia K. (Miyuli): Hearts for Sale 3/1
★K Katy Farina: Karen's Birthday 6/1
★L Leah Mohammed: Luma and the Pet Dragon 3/3
★M Mike Carey: Lucifer, Book Three 15/1
★N Nancy Tillman: Wherever You Are My Love Will Find You 1/2
★O Ophelia Sexton: Hard Landing 2/12
★P Paula Harrison: Kitty and the Runaway Train 28/2
★Q Quinn Blackbird: Dark Fae Extinction 1 18/12
★R RinoZ: The Antventure Begins 14/1
★S Satyajit Sardar: Lily and Luna: A heartwarming adventure of a Little Girl and her Kitten 16/1
★T Terry Pratchett: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch 7/4
★U Uvi Poznansky: Twisted 21/12
★V Varsha Bajaj: Thirst 29/11
★W Wendy Mass: Lo and Behold: 14/5
★X Xander Boyce: Advent 31/12
★Y Yahtzee Croshaw: Jam 30/10
★Z Zogarth: The Primal Hunter 3 7/3

author last name 26/26
★A J.D. Astra: Reluctant Dungeon 7/2
★B Sue Black: Written in Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind 2/2
★C Eoin Colfer: The Seventh Dwarf 14/1
★D Roald Dahl: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 7/2
★E Abi Elphinstone: Sky Song 31/1
★F Stephen Fry: Fry's English Delight: Series 5 30/4
★G Neil Gaiman: The Ocean at the End of the Lane 22/4
★H Molly Harper: How to Date Your Dragon 4/2
★I Eva Ibbotson: The Haunting of Hiram 12/2
★J Brian Jacques: Lord Brocktree 18/3
★K Rudyard Kipling: Selected Just So Stories 15/1
★L Kimberly Lemming: Two Scoops Of Hellfire 22/4
★M Harriet Muncaster: Isadora Moon Under the Sea 14/1
★N Garth Nix: The Sisters of Saint Nicola of The Almost Perpetual Motion vs the Lurch ] 6/6
★O Kousuke Oono: The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 9 24/2
★P Kristen Painter: Moody and the Beast 24/1
★Q Kate Quinn: Signal Moon: A Short Story 19/12
★R Chris Ryan: Siege 19/2
★S Dr. Seuss: The Cat in the Hat 18/3
★T Gav Thorpe: Hand of Darkness 12/5
★U Eric Ugland: One More Last Time 12/12
★V Dennis Vanderkerken: Acyrologia 1/4
★W Jacqueline Wilson: How to Survive Summer Camp 7/2
★X Z. Xolton: Blood of Midgard: A Dark Fantasy Collection 7/12
★Y Susaek Yeongjang: Spirit Farmer Season 1 25/4
★Z Zogarth: The Primal Hunter 4 12/3

book/series 26/26
★A Always Be My Banshee 11/2
★B The Bone Knife 30/1
★C Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator 7/2
★D Death Dates The Oracle 19/4
★E Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues 10/2
★F The Forgettable Miss French 21/1
★G Golden 16/1
★H Her First Taste of Fire 25/1
★I Isadora Moon and the New Girl 26/3
★J Journey to the Center of the Earth 28/4
★K Kay's Brilliant Brains: A World Book Day 2023 Mini Book 28/2
★L Love and Other Wild Things 10/2
★M Mary Anne's Bad Luck Mystery 14/1
★N The Nymph's Realm 30/4
★O One Fine Fae 12/2
★P The Polar Bear Explorers' Club 25/2
★Q Qi=MC2 The First Law of Cultivation 15/10
★R Revolting Rhymes 7/2
★S Selkies are a Girl's Best Friend 11/2
★T The Trouble With Witches 5/1
★U Unfamiliar 12/3
★V The Vampire's Cursed Kiss 21/1
★W The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince 12/2
★X Xzion 4/9
★Y Yesterday Crumb and the Storm in a Teacup 20/3
★Z Zia 17/12

Alphabet Yearly Challenge


A~ A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins, 4 STARS, 1st Jan, 307 PAGES

B~ Beautiful, The Damned (The Beautiful, #2) by Renée Ahdieh, 3 STARS, 12th April, 401 PAGES

C~ Convoy of Carnage by David A. Simpson, 3 STARS, 19th March, 354 PAGES

D~ Dire Straits by Helen Harper, 3 STARS, 5th Jan, 382 PAGES

E~ End of Days by Susan Ee, 3 STARS, 8th March, 344 PAGES

F~ Feeny Alice, Rock Paper Scissors, 4 STARS, 17th March, 294 PAGES

G~ (The) Good House by Tananarive Due, 4 STARS, 16th March, 597 PAGES

H~ High Stakes (Bo Blackman, #3) by Helen Harper, 3 STARS, 12th Jan, 226 PAGES

I~ (The) Indian Lake Trilogy, My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones, 3 STARS, 17th April , 405 PAGES

J~ Jinathan Letham, Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse, 3 STARS, 4th April, 333 PAGES

K~ Krystal Sutherland, House of Hollow, 4 STARS, 15th Feb, 304 PAGES

L~ Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica, 4 STARS, 9th Feb, 352 PAGES

M~ Miller Kristin, The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives, 3 STARS, 21st Feb, 288 PAGES

N~ New Order (Bo Blackman, #2) by Helen Harper, 2 STARS, 9th Jan, 263 PAGES

O~ Obsession in Death (In Death, #40) by J.D. Robb, 3 STARS, 29th April, 404 PAGES

P~ Perron Manor by Lee Mountford, 3 STARS, 4th Feb, 320 PAGES

Q~ (The) Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice, 5 STARS, 3rd Nov, 448 PAGES

R~ Reed Autumn, Touch of Promise, 2 STARS, 25th Jan, 284 PAGES

S~ (The) Sum of All Kisses by Julia Quinn, 3 STARS, 3rd Jan, 373 PAGES

T~ Touch of Wrath by Autumn Reed, 3 STARS,16th Jan, 296 PAGES

U~ (The) Unearthly by Laura Thalassa, 3 STARS, 25th Feb, 296 PAGES

V~ V.E. Schwab, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue,3 STARS, 23rd July, 444 PAGES

W~ (The) Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec, 4 STARS, 18Tth Feb, 359 PAGES

X~

Y~

Z~ Zombie road series, Bloodbath on the Blacktop by David A. Simpson, 3 STARS, 23rd Jan, 306 PAGES

I'm in for Medium - Titles starting with letter

21/26

And Justice for Mall by E.J. Copperman
Baked Books by Jessica Beck
City of Fortune by Victoria Thompson
Death by Smoothie by Laura Levine
Evil Eclairs Jessica Beck
Fatal Fascinator by Jenn McKinlay
Going Rogue by Janet Evanovich
Hot Pot Murder by Jennifer J. Chow
In Farm's Way by Amanda Flower
J
Knit or Dye Trying by Allie Pleiter
Lemon Drop Dead by Amanda Flower
Mixed Malice by Jessica Beck
Never Buried by Edie Claire
On Spine of Death by Tamara Berry
Poppy Harmon and the Backstabbing Bachelor by Lee Hollis
Q
Rum and Choke by Sherry Harris
Steeped in Secrets by Lauren Elliott
Toxic Toffee by Amanda Flower
Unseen Magic by Emily Lloyd-Jones
V
Wine and Punishment by Sarah Fox
X
Y
Zoo Job by Keith R.A. Decandido

January - December 31st 2023

Rules:
* Re-reads are allowed as long as they’re read during the time of the challenge.
* No minimum page requirement.

Levels:
❓Hard: Two lists: Read through the alphabet twice, one time using titles/series names and another using author names. You can't use the same book for both lists. (52 books)

Special rules for X (all levels): When using titles, any word in the title/series name may start with X. When using authors, there must be an X somewhere in the name, does not have to start with it.

A ~ Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - done 1/2/2023
B ~ The Boy Next Door (Boy #1) by Meg Cabot - done 1/3/2023
C ~
D ~ Drake (Pittsburgh Titans #5) by Sawyer Bennett - done 1/11/2023
E ~
F ~
G ~ The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer - 1/5/23
H ~ (Hot Cakes #1) Sugarcoated by Erin Nicholas - done 1/4/2023
I ~ Into the West (The Founding of Valdemar #2) by Mercedes Lackey - 1/20/2023
J ~
K ~ (Kenni Lowry #7) Diggin' Up the Dirt by Tonya Kappes - done 1/4/2023
L ~ A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Murder by Dianne Freeman - done 1/14/2023
M ~
N ~
O ~ (Origami Yoda #5) Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue! by Tom Angleberger - 1/21/23
P ~ The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot - done 1/5/2023
Q ~
R ~ Reed (Cold Fury Hockey #10) by Sawyer Bennett - done 1/9/2023
S ~ Sweep of the Heart (Innkeeper Chronicles #5) by Ilona Andrews - done 1/9/2023
T ~
U ~
V ~
W ~ Witch Slapped (Witchless In Seattle, #1) by Dakota Cassidy
X ~
Y ~
Z ~


A ~ Amber Benson, The Witches of Echo Park (The Witches of Echo Park #1)
B ~ Sawyer Bennett, Bishop (Arizona Vengeance #1) - done 1/18/2023
C ~
D ~
E ~
F ~ Christine Féret-Fleury, The Girl Who Reads on the Métro - done 1/9/2023
G ~
H ~
I ~ Iris Morland, The Prince I Love to Hate (The Heir Affair #1) - done 1/10/2023
J ~ Jean Webster, Daddy-Long-Legs (Daddy-Long-Legs #1) - done 1/22/2023
K ~
L ~
M ~ Iris Morland, The Princess I Hate to Love (The Heir Affair #2) - done 1/10/2023
N ~
O ~ Melissa F. Olson, Boundary Lines (Boundary Magic #2) - done 1/16/2023
P ~ Ashley Poston, The Princess and the Fangirl (Once Upon a Con, #2) - done 1/23/2023
Q ~
R ~
S ~
T ~
U ~
V ~
W ~
X ~
Y ~ Yasmine Galenorn, A Sacred Magic (The Wild Hunt #9) - done 1/12/2023
Z ~

(view spoiler)[
The Witches of Echo Park (The Witches of Echo Park #1) by Amber Benson

Witch Slapped (Witchless In Seattle, #1) by Dakota Cassidy

The Princess and the Fangirl (Once Upon a Con, #2) by Ashley Poston - done 1/23/2023

Daddy-Long-Legs (Daddy-Long-Legs #1) by Jean Webster - done 1/22/2023

Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue! (Origami Yoda #5) by Tom Angleberger - done 1/21/2023

Into the West (The Founding of Valdemar #2) by Mercedes Lackey - 1/20/2023

Bishop (Arizona Vengeance #1) by Sawyer Bennett - done 1/18/2023

Boundary Lines (Boundary Magic #2) by Melissa F. Olson - done 1/16/2023

A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Murder (Countess of Harleigh Mystery #3) by Dianne Freeman - done 1/14/2023

A Sacred Magic (The Wild Hunt #9) by Yasmine Galenorn - done 1/12/2023

Drake (Pittsburgh Titans #5) by Sawyer Bennett - done 1/11/2023

The Princess I Hate to Love (The Heir Affair #2) by Iris Morland - done 1/10/2023

The Prince I Love to Hate (The Heir Affair #1) by Iris Morland - done 1/10/2023

The Girl Who Reads on the Métro by Christine Féret-Fleury - done 1/9/2023

Reed (Cold Fury Hockey #10) by Sawyer Bennett - done 1/9/2023

Sweep of the Heart (Innkeeper Chronicles #5) by Ilona Andrews - done 1/9/2023

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer - 1/5/23

The Princess Diaries (The Princess Diaries #1) by Meg Cabot - done 1/5/2023

Diggin' Up the Dirt (Kenni Lowry #7) by Tonya Kappes - done 1/4/2023

Sugarcoated (Hot Cakes #1) by Erin Nicholas - done 1/4/2023

The Boy Next Door (Boy #1) by Meg Cabot - done 1/3/2023

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante #1) by Benjamin Alire Sáenz - done 1/2/2023 (hide spoiler)]

Level: Hard
45/52 Completed

(For X, any word in the title/series name may start with the letter; authors, there must be an X somewhere in the name, does not have to start with it.)

Title
21/26

A: Anne of Greenville ★★★ Feb 8, 2023
B: Beard Science ★★★★ Jan 14, 2023
C: Crazy like a Fox ★★★★ Jan 18, 2023
D: Devil’s Delight ★★★ Jan 2, 2023
E: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone ★★★★★ Jan 31, 2023
F: Fifteen Dogs ★★★★ Jan 11, 2023
G:
H: The Hobbit ★★★★★ Apr 3, 2023
I: In the Time of Our History ★★★★ Apr 21,2023
J:
K: Kindling Spirit: Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables ★★★ Jan 20, 2023
L: Lumberjanes, Vol. 6: Sink or Swim ★★★★ Jan 3, 2023
M: Malibu Rising ★★★★ Jan 28, 2023
N: Nine Perfect Strangers ★★★★ Oct 13, 2023
O:
P: Paper Girls, Volume 5 ★★★★ Jun 1, 2023
Q:
R: Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory ★★★★ Jun 11, 2023
S: Sapiens: A Graphic History, Volume 1 - The Birth of Humankind ★★★★★ Mar 2, 2023
T: The Twyford Code ★★★★★ Mar 28, 2023
U: The Unexpected Past of Miss Jane Austen ★★★ Jan 26, 2023
V: Vanishing Fleece: Adventures in American Wool ★★★ Mar 27, 2023
W: Wildwood ★★★★ Mar 17, 2023
X:
Y: Year of the Cow: How 420 Pounds of Beef Built a Better Life for One American Family ★★★★★ Jan 25, 2023
Z: Zed and the Cormorants ★★★★ Nov 9, 2023

Author Last Names
24/26

A: Andersen, Jens - "The Lego Story: How a Little Toy Sparked the World's Imagination" ★★★★ Feb 5, 2023
B: Barker, Beatrix - "Cottagecore: A Simple Guide To The Cottagecore Lifestyle" ★★ Feb 23, 2023
C: Celestin, Ray - "The Axeman's Jazz" ★★★ Feb 13, 2023
D: Dahl, Roald - "Fantastic Mr. Fox and Other Animal Stories" ★★★★ Jan 6, 2023
E: Ellis, Helen - "American Housewife" ★★★★ Sep 30, 2023
F: Frederick, Heather Vogel - "Absolutely Truly" ★★★★ Feb 26, 2023
G: Gooley, Tristan - "How to Read Nature: Awaken Your Senses to the Outdoors You've Never Noticed" ★★★ Apr 7, 2023
H: Hanff, Helene - "84, Charing Cross Road" ★★★★★ Jan 26, 2023
I:
J: Jalaluddin, Uzma - "Hana Khan Carries On" ★★★★ Mar 3, 2023
K: Kappes, Tonya - "Motorhomes, Maps, & Murder" ★★★ Feb 14, 2023
L: Linehan Young, Ida - "Being Mary Ro" ★★ Mar 7, 2023
M: Miller, Madeline - "Circe" ★★★★★ Feb 6, 2023
N: Newitz, Annalee - "The Terraformers" ★★★ Mar 31, 2023
O: Oliver, Mary - "Dream Work" ★★★ Feb 6, 2023
P: Paulsen, Gary - "Northwind" ★★ Feb 25, 2023
Q: Quilter, Jenni - "The Hatching: Experiments in Motherhood and Technology" ★★★ Nov 23, 2023
R: Reid, Kiley - "Such a Fun Age" ★★★★★ May 7, 2023
S: Shields, Carol - "Dressing Up for the Carnival" ★★★ Feb 2, 2023
T: Tolkien, J.R.R. - "The Silmarillion" ★★★★★ Feb 18, 2023
U:
V: Vaughan, Brian K. - "Paper Girls, Vol. 4" ★★★★ Jan 1, 2023
W: Williams, Tia - "Seven Days in June" ★★★★ Apr 27, 2023
X: Hendrix, Grady - "Horrorstör" ★★★★
Y: Yu, Charles - "Interior Chinatown" ★★★
Z: Zevin, Gabrielle - "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" ★★★★ Feb 20, 2023

A-Z Challenge 2023
Level: Hard

Title 18/26
A: Abissi. Brividi e terrori dalle profondità marine 06/30/23
B: A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig, 12/22/23
C: Carrie by Stephen King, 11/29/23
D: A Date in Your Diary by Jules Stanbridge, 11/19/23
E: Eventide by Kent Haruf, 09/17/23
F: Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman, 12/06/23
G: A Girl Returned by Donatella Di Pietrantonio, 10/26/23
H: Holy Frigging Matrimony by Emma Chase, 10/21/23
I: It's a Wonderful Tangled Christmas Carol by Emma Chase, 12/17/23
J:
K: The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan, 08/28/23
L: Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage by Jennifer Ashley, 08/04/23
M: Mistletoe Malice by Kathleen Farrell, 12/20/23
N:
O: Overruled by Emma Chase, 12/07/23
P: Péplum by Amélie Nothomb, 08/15/23
Q:
R: The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West, 11/30/23
S: The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie,09/29/23
T:
U:
V: The Viscount Who Loved Me: The 2nd Epilogue by Julia Quinn, 02/04/23
W: Why Read the Classics? by Italo Calvino,06/26/23
X:
Y: Yours Until Dawn by Teresa Medeiros, 09/18/23
Z:

Author 0/26
A: Agatha Christie Murder Is Easy, 07/31/23
B: Brian Selznick The Invention of Hugo Cabret,06/26/23
C:
D: Daphne du Maurier Rebecca, 05/26/23
E: Emerald Fennell Monsters, 08/09/23
F: Freida McFadden The Housemaid, 08/31/23
G:
H: Kent Haruf Plainsong, 07/16/23
I: Irène Némirovsky Master of Souls, 07/22/23
J: Julie Murphy Dumplin', 11/19/23
K: Kent Haruf Benediction,09/25/23
L: Leo by Mia Sheridan,10/05/23
M: Ali McNamaraIt Always Snows on Mistletoe Square: treat yourself to the most uplifting, escapist, festive romance of 2023!, 12/17/23
N: Nora Roberts The Perfect Hope, 07/27/23
O:
P: Jennifer Probst The Marriage Bargain,07/09/23
Q: Julia Quinn Romancing Mr Bridgerton,10/18/23
R: Romy Hausmann Dear Child, 09/24/23
S: Alice Sebold The Lovely Bones, 08/02/23
T: Toshikazu Kawaguchi Before the Coffee Gets Cold, 04/03/23
U: Eleanor Updale Montmorency: Thief, Liar, Gentleman?, 08/09/23
V: Vina Jackson Eighty Days Blue, 04/12/23
W: Don Winslow The Power of the Dog, 06/03/23
X:
Y:
Z:

The Challenge Factory
Alphabet Yearly Challenge 2023
Time Frame: 01 January 2023 - 31 December 2023

Progress: 52 out of 52

Calling All Spell-Out Aficionados - Welcome to the 2023 Edition of Our Classic A-Z Challenge!

The purpose of this challenge is to spell out the alphabet using book titles and/or authors.

Rules:

* Re-reads are allowed as long as they’re read during the time of the challenge.
* You can join the challenge at any point during the year, backdating is fine.
* When you've finished a book rate & date it.
* You can change your books and level at any time.
* No minimum page requirement.

Levels:

Hard: Two lists: Read through the alphabet twice, one time using titles/series names and another using author names. You can't use the same book for both lists. (52 books)

Special rules for X (all levels): When using titles, any word in the title/series name may start with X. When using authors, there must be an X somewhere in the name, does not have to start with it.

Title
A: Angels & Demons by Dan Brown - ***** - 1/13/2023 - 736 Pages
B: Bad Blood by L.A. Banks - **** - 1/7/2023 - 342 Pages
C: A Christmas Memory by Richard Paul Evans - ***** - 1/30/2023 - 192 Pages
D: Daughter of Moloka'i by Alan Brennert - ***** - 1/21/2023 - 309 Pages
E: The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni - ***** - 2/27/2023 - 448 Pages
F: The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon - ***** - 2/8/2023 - 979 Pages
G: Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir - ***** - 6/2/2023 - 479 Pages
H: Half Spent Was the Night by Ami McKay - ***** - 3/24/2023 - 112 Pages
I: I Choose Darkness by Jenny Lawson - ***** - 1/8/2023 - 25 Pages
J: Junkyard Cats by Faith Hunter - **** - 1/4/2023 - 141 Pages
K: Karen's Birthday by Katy Farina - **** - 5/17/2023 - 156 Pages
L: Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree - ***** - 5/4/2023 - 296 Pages
M: The Mayor of Noobtown by Ryan Rimmel - **** - 1/20/2023 - 226 Pages
N: Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty - **** - 3/7/2023 - 453 Pages
O: Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen - ***** - 2/19/2023 - 290 Pages
P: Part of Your Nightmare by Vera Strange - *** - 1/5/2023 - 218 Pages
Q: Quietly Hostile: Essays by Samantha Irby - *** - 8/21/2023 - 304 Pages
R: The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks - ***** - 3/12/2023 - 339 Pages
S: Surrender Bay by Denise Hunter - ** - 1/16/2023 - 298 Pages
T: Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath - ***** - 2/14/2023 - 384 Pages
U: Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood by Lisa Damour - **** - 4/7/2023 - 352 Pages
V: Verity by Colleen Hoover - ***** - 1/24/2023 - 341 Pages
W: The Witches of New York by Ami McKay - ***** - 3/23/2023 - 529 Pages
X: Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid - ***** - 5/6/2023 - 368 Pages
Y: You Do You: How to Be Who You Are and Use What You've Got to Get What You Want by Sarah Knight - ***** - 3/20/2023 - 299 Pages
Z: Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler - *** - 8/30/2023 - 375 Pages



Author:
A: Andy Weir; Project Hail Mary - ***** - 3/8/2023 - 476 Pages
B: James J. Butcher; Dead Man's Hand - ***** - 3/6/2023 - 384 Pages
C: Loretta Chase; Dukes Prefer Blondes - ***** - 3/27/2023 - 372 Pages
D: Denise Hunter; Mending Places - **** - 3/23/2023 - 324 Pages
E: Edward B. Burger; The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking - ** - 2/20/2023 - 157 Pages
F: Francine Pascal; Best Friends - ***** - 5/2/2023 - 217 Pages
G: John Patrick Green; InvestiGators - **** - 1/9/2023 - 208 Pages
H: Ali Hazelwood; Love on the Brain - ***** - 3/19/2023 - 354 Pages
I: Samantha Irby; Wow, No Thank You.: Essays - **** - 10/12/2023 - 319 Pages
J: Jeffrey Brown; Star Wars: Jedi Academy - **** - 2/10/2023 - 160 Pages
K: Kresley Cole; Dark Skye - ***** - 3/1/2023 - 420 Pages
L: Lauren Layne; Passion on Park Avenue - **** - 1/15/2023 - 279 Pages
M: Marc Levy; If Only It Were True - ***** - 1/30/2023 - 216 Pages
N: Nick Offerman; Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living - ***** - 1/15/2023 - 352 Pages
O: Richard Osman; The Man Who Died Twice - ***** - 3/25/2023 - 422 Pages
P: Luke Pearson; Hilda and the Hidden People - ***** - 3/7/2023 - 216 Pages
Q: Jordan Quinn; The Coldfire Curse - ***** - 9/27/2023 - 144 Pages
R: Rivers Solomon; The Deep - **** - 2/20/2023 - 166 Pages
S: Susan Wittig Albert; The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree - **** - 2/11/2023 - 290 Pages
T: Tiya Miles; All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake - *** - 3/16/2023 - 377 Pages
U: Anne Ursu; The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy - *** - 2/20/2024 - 423 Pages
V: V.C. Andrews; Unfinished Symphony - **** - 1/14/2023 - 268 Pages
W: Gertrude Chandler Warner; Mystery Ranch - **** - 3/1/2023 - 128 Pages
X: Qiu Xiaolong; A Loyal Character Dancer - ***** - 2/28/2023 - 368 Pages
Y: Rebecca Yarros; Fourth Wing - ***** - 10/15/2023 - 528 Pages
Z: Gabrielle Zevin; Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - ***** - 10/1/2023 - 401 Pages

A-Z Challenge 2023

* No minimum page requirement.

Level: Hard

*For X, any word in the title/series name may start with the letter; authors, there must be an X somewhere in the name, does not have to start with it.

Title 25/26

A:- Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham by M.C. Beaton-3/14/23
B: Bedtime Is Beautiful by Rebecka Lynn-1/24/23
C:- Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones-1/10/23
D:- Double Down by Jeff Kinney-2/12/23
E: Everest (Eyewitness Guides) by Rebecca Stephens-2/6/23
F: The Frog That Jogged by Rebecka Lynn 1/5/23
G:- The Getaway by Jeff Kinney-2/14/23
H: How Spider Saved Thanksgiving by Robert Kraus-2/8/23
I:- The Insurrection In Dublin: An Eyewitness Account of the Easter Rising, 1916 by James Stephens-2/12/23
J:--Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George-7/27-23
K:- King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard-10/17/23
L:- The Long Valley by John Steinbeck-1/28/22
M:--Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha by Dorothy Gilman-3/19/23
N: The Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore-2/28/23
O:- Old School by Jeff Kinney-1/30/23-
P: Potter, Potter the healthy otter = La nutria saludable by FIRST 5 Santa Clara County-1/21/23
Q:-A Quiet TV Lunch by Pat Edwards-2/7/23
R:-Rip Squeak and His Friends by Susan Yost-Filgate-2/11/23
S: Steam Train, Dream Train by Sherri Duskey Rinker 1/27/23
T:- Territorial Rights by Muriel Spark-3/15/23-
U:- Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies by Alastair Bonnett-3/5/24
V:-Vera Kelly series- Who Is Vera Kelly?- by Rosalie Knecht-1/2/23-
W:- Word Play by Maxwell Nurnberg-6/20/23
X:-
Y: YOO HOO, MOON! (Bank Street Ready-to-Read) by Mary Blocksma by Mary Blocksma-2/8/23
Z:-Zeno's Conscience by Italo Svevo- 8/28/25

Author 25/26

A:-In September, the Light Changes by Andrew Holleran-6/6/23
B: Pocket Bios: Abraham Lincoln by Al Berenger-1/28/23
C:- Slippery Creatures by K.J. Charles-3/2/23
D: The Baseball Scoop by Dan Greenberg-1/26/23
E:- If This World Were Mine by E. Lynn Harris- 5/26/23
F:- Octopussy and The Living Daylights by Ian Fleming-7/24/23
G:--Murder in Montparnasse by Kerry Greenwood-3/13/23-
H:- Trouble in Nuala by Harriet Steel- 3/20/23
I:- You Only Live Twice by Ian Fleming-1/5/23 -
J: Fun At The Beach by Julie A. Walker-1/29/23
K:-Hatched in a Hole: Pilley and Addy's Story by Lou Kelley-Kluchar-2/10/23
L:- A Cut Above by Judi Lynn-4/1/23 -
M:- Double by Marcia Muller-2/8/23
N: Little Skills: Zip! Plop! Brush! Box Set by Tanya Napier-1/25/23
O:-- Master Woody by Tea Orsi-7/31/23-
P:- Sam and Nate by P.J. Sarah Collins-6/6/23
Q:- Secrets of the Kashmir Valley by Farhana Qazi-2/14/24-
R:- Put Me in the Zoo by Robert Lopshire-6/30/23
S: The Itty-Bitty Witch by Trisha Speed Shaskan-1/27/23
T:- Triggerfish Twist by Tim Dorsey-7/21/23
U:--Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco-2/14/24
V:-Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison-8/12/23
W:-Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance by John Waters-3/15/23
X: One Is a Feast for Mouse: A Thanksgiving Tale by Judy Cox-1/28/23
Y:
Z:- Riders of the Purple Sage Zane Grey-5/15/24-

A-Z Challenge
January - December 2023

Diving in, this will be my first challenge in a while. Wish me luck!

Level: Medium (Titles)

12/26 completed

A-
B-
C- Cress
D- Discount Armageddon
E-
F-
G- Gallant
H- Heartstopper: Volume One
I- The Inheritance Games
J-
K-
L- Legends & Lattes
M- The Maidens
N-
O- Old Bones
P-
Q-
R-
S- The Secret History
T- The Turn of the Screw
U-
V- Verses for the Dead
W- The Wicked King
X-
Y-
Z-

Level: Medium
Progress: 17/26

A
B Beach Read
C A Court of Thorns and Roses
D The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend
E Even If We Break
F Five Survive
G The Ghost Files
H
I Imagine Me
J
K Kingdom of the Wicked
L Lightlark
M The Mist
N Night
O One of Us Is Next
P
Q
R Restore Me
S The Scapegracers
T The Turn of the Key
U Unlikely Heroes: 37 Inspiring Stories of Courage and Heart from the Animal Kingdom
V
W- Where the Crawdads Sing
X
Y
Z

Fun, fun, fun! I'm in! I will re-use the books for title/name 😊

Jan 1st - Dec 31th 2023

Title 22/26
A: All Systems Red by Martha Wells - 5/10 ***
B: Build Yourself a Boat by Camonghne Felix - 4/20 *****
C: Cheap Land Colorado: Off-Gridders at America's Edge by Ted Conover - 4/5 *****
D: The Diva Serves High Tea by Krista Davis - 7/21 ****
E: Evil Flowers: Stories by Gunnhild Øyehaug - 3/30 ****
F:
G: Gender Queer: A Memoir: Deluxe Edition by Maia Kobabe - 6/11 *****
H: Her Holiday Hero by Margaret Daley - 4/28 ***
I: Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon - 3/18 ****
J: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë - 6/27 ****
K: Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger - 5/4 ****
L: Love--The Keystone of Life: Keys to a Life of Greater Love, Wisdom and Freedom by Harold Klemp - 3/13 ****
M: Milk & Mocha: Our Little Happiness by Melani Sie - 4/12 *****
N: New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color by Nisi Shawl - 7/10 ****
O: Oak Flat: A Fight for Sacred Land in the American West
P: The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran - 2/14 *****
Q:
R: A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf - 2/12 ****
S: The Second Time Around by Mary Higgins Clark - 4/26 ***
T: Truth Has No Secrets by Harold Klemp - 3/11 ****
U: Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future by Elizabeth Kolbert - 6/1 ****
V: Vulture: The Private Life of an Unloved Bird by Katie Fallon - 10/31 ****
W: With This Collar by Sierra Cartwright - 4/4 *****
X:
Y: Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned by Brian K. Vaughan - 2/23 ***
Z:

Author 18/26
A:
B: Octavia E. Butler - Kindred - 5/20 *****
C: Sierra Cartwright - With This Collar - 4/4 *****
D: Ruby Dixon - Ice Planet Barbarians - 3/18 ****
E:
F: Camonghne Felix - Build Yourself a Boat - 4/20 *****
G: Kahlil Gibran - The Prophet - 2/14 *****
H:
I: Hiromi Itō - The Thorn Puller - 5/28 *****
J: Cassandra Jean - Cuckoos Three - 7/31 *****
K: Harold Klemp - Truth Has No Secrets - 3/11 ****
L: Victor LaValle- The Ballad of Black Tom 4/26 ***
M: Monique W. Morris - Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools - 4/9 *****
N: Friedrich Nietzsche - Twilight of the Idols - 10/21 ****
O: Gunnhild Øyehaug - Evil Flowers: Stories - 3/30 ****
P: Diana Palmer - Kiss Me, Cowboy - 6/9 ****
Q:
R: Jean-­Jacques Rousseau - Les Reveries du Promeneur Solitaire - 4/23 ***
S: Melani Sie - Milk & Mocha: Our Little Happiness - 4/12 *****
T: Tia Torres - My Life Among the Underdogs: A Memoir - 4/18 **
U:
V: Brian K. Vaughan - Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned - 2/23 ***
W: Virginia Woolf - A Room of One's Own - 2/12 ****
X:
Y:
Z:

I'm going for easy since I just joined this one now. so far:

–moments of mindfulness- Thicht Nhat Hanh
I – The Iliad (retold by Nick McCarty)
J -The 3-Hour Diet- Jorge Cruise or Joy Bauer’s Food Cures
K – Meditation as Medicine- Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D.
L -Better Homes Cookbook: Celebrating The Promise, Limited Edition and Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey- The Countess of Carnarvon
M -The Merchant of Venice (No Fear Shakespeare Edition) , Snowblind Justice- Cindi Myers
N -National Geographic Photographs The Milestones
O - An Offer from a Gentleman- Julia Quinn
P -15 Minute abs workout- Joan Pagano
Q – The Duke and I and The Viscount Who Loved Me – Julia Quinn
R – Romancing Mr. Bridgerton- Julia Quinn
S -The Silent Wife- Karin Slaughter
T -Thank You, Friend- Rebecca Christian
U -
V – The Vegan Bible- Marilyn Pocius
W -
X -
Y – you are here- Thich Nhat Hanh
Z -

COMPLETION

Medium
Title 26/26

A: A ll The Dangerous Things
Jan 22 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
B:Before We Were Yours
Mar 24 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
C: Colton
Mar 22 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
D:Destroy Me
Jan 29 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
E:Eye Candy
Apr 22 4⭐⭐⭐⭐
F:Fracture Me
Apr 15 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
G: The Girls Across the Bay
Feb 26 3⭐⭐⭐
H:Hook, Line and Sinker
Mar 11 3⭐⭐⭐
I:Ignite Me
Apr 28 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
J: Just the Nicest Couple
Dec 11 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
K: Knox
Oct 7 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
L:Love on the Brain
Jan 13 4⭐⭐⭐⭐
M: Me Before You
June 11 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
N: The Night Shift
Apr 19 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
O: The Overnight Guest
Mar 3 4⭐⭐⭐⭐
P: The Perfect Marriage
June 25 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Q: Queen Bee
Dec 3 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
R: The Rewind
Feb 11 3 ⭐⭐⭐
S:Secretly Yours
Mar 19 4⭐⭐⭐⭐
T:Tools of Engagement
Jan 19 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
U:Unravel Me
Mar 14 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
V: Vampire, Interrupted
Nov 18 3⭐⭐⭐
W: The Woman in the Library
May 9 3⭐⭐⭐
X: Three Weeks with Lady X
Nov 4 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Y: Yours Truly
Dec 17 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Z: Zero Days
Jul 24 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Alphabet Yearly Challenge 2023
Duration: 1/01/23 - 12/31/23
Books read: 22/26

Level: Easy (mixed title/series and author's name)

A: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Date read: 3/10/23 Rate: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
B: Brutal Blueblood by Becker Grey
Date read: 5/18/23 Rate: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
C: Bluebird by Sharon Cameron
Date read: 3/07/23 Rate: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
D: Drowned Wednesday by Garth Nix
Date read: 3/29/23 Rate: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
E: Vampire Addiction by Eva Pohler
Date read: 4/21/23 Rate: ⭐⭐
F: The Frangipani Hotel by Violet Kupersmith
Date read: 6/09/23 Rate: ⭐⭐⭐
G: Sir Thursday by Garth Nix
Date read: 5/04/23 Rate: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
H: Heartless by Jade West
Date read: 6/10/23 Rate: ⭐⭐⭐
I: It's in His Kiss by Julia Quinn
Date read: 2/20/23 Rate: ⭐⭐⭐
J: Soulless by Jade West
Date read: 6/12/23 Rate: ⭐⭐⭐
K:
L: Going Bovine by Libba Bray
Date read: 2/09/23 Rate: ⭐⭐
M: Jawbone by Monica Ojeda
Date read: 10/01/23 Rate: ⭐⭐⭐
N: Lady Friday by Garth Nix
Date read: 7/26/23 Rate: ⭐⭐⭐
O: On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn
Date read: 6/24/23 Rate: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
P: Blood Countess by Lana Popovic
Date read: 2/21/23 Rate: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Q: When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn
Date read: 2/05/23 Rate: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
R: Ruined Sinner by Becker Grey
Date read: 3/19/23 Rate: ⭐⭐⭐
S: Sweet Devil by Becker Grey
Date read: 3/17/23 Rate: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
T: To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn
Date read: 1/4/23 Rate: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
U: United We Spy by Ally Carter
Date read: 11/18/23 Rate: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐
V: Cowboys & Kisses by Vanessa Vale
Date read: 5/18/23 Rate: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
W: Relentless by Jade West
Date read: 6/16/23 Rate: ⭐⭐⭐
X:
Y:
Z:

Joining in late! Going with the easy level since we're more than halfway through the year :)

A: Alchemy of a Blackbird
B: Beagles Love Cupcake Crimes
C: The Christmas Wedding Guest
D: The Dinner List
E: The Ex Hex
F:
G: Gilt
H: Heartbreak for Hire
I:
J:
K: The Kiss Curse
L: Lost and Found Family
M: Murder at Haven's Rock
N: Nora Goes Off Script
O: On Fire Island
P: Petal to the Metal
Q: Lost Girls of Kato by Quinn Avery
R:
S: Susannah's Garden
T: The True Love Experiment
U:
V: VenCo
W: Win Me Something
X:
Y:
Z: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

I'm going for hard!

Title 26/26
A: After Dead: What Came Next in the World of Sookie Stackhouse by Charlaine Harris | 5/3/23
B: Beartown by Fredrik Backman | 2/1/23
C: Carrie by Stephen King | 1/5/23
D: Dark Forces: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural Horror by Stephen King | 8/15/23
E: Exiles by Jane Harper | 4/30/23
F: First Born by Will Dean | 5/27/23
G: The Girlfriend by K.L. Slater | 2/13/23
H: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss | 5/2/23
I: If You Tell: a True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood by Gregg Olsen | 2/27/23
J: Just After Sunset by Stephen King | 8/18/23
K: Key of Light by Nora Roberts | 9/28/23
L: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott | 3/29/23
M: The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston | 6/21/23
N: Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan | 2/17/23
O: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce | 3/10/23
P: Pandemic by Robin Cook | 4/2/23
Q: Quitters, Inc by Stephen King | 5/3/23
R: Refuge Cove by Janet Dailey | 8/27/23
S: Spare by Prince Harry | 1/13/23
T: The Tell-Tale Heart & Other Writings by Edgar Allan Poe | 5/3/23
U: Unwind by Neal Shusterman | 9/29/23
V: Vertigo by Boileau-Narcejac
W: When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain | 3/28/23
X: The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton | 9/28/23
Y: The Yard by Alex Grecian | 9/18/23
Z: Zenith Rising by Stephen King | 8/7/23

Author 23/26
A: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | We Should All Be Feminists | 5/3/23
B: Jerome Bixby | It's a Good Life | 5/3/23
C: Marianne Cronin | The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot | 2/22/23
D: Janet Dailey | Letters from Peaceful Lane | 8/26/23
E: Harlan Ellison | Deathbird Stories | 3/10/23
F: Anne Frasier | Found Object | 9/23/23
G: Isaac Gomez | the way she spoke | 5/5/23
H: Emily Henry | Book Lovers | 6/20/23
I: Washington Irving The Legend of Sleepy Hollow | 10/2/23
J: Shirley Jackson | We Have Always Lived in the Castle | 3/21/23
K: Stephen King | 'Salem's Lot | 1/10/23
L: Christina Lauren | vThe True Love Experiment | 8/14/23
M: Richard Matheson | I Am Legend | 2/15/23
N:
O: Nnedi Okorafor | Binti | 3/21/23
P: Jodi Picoult | The Storyteller | 3/15/23
Q: Raymond Queneau | Exercises in Style | 10/18/23
R: Kathy Reichs | Déjà Dead | 7/23/23
S: Nancy Star | Sisters One, Two, Three | 7/31/23
T: Hunter S. Thompson | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | 9/3/23
U: John Updike | The Witches of Eastwick | 10/10/23
V: Joe Vasicek | Outworlder
W: Beatriz Williams | The Beach at Summerly | 7/24/23
X:
Y:
Z: Todd Zwillich | The Man Who Knew the Way to the Moon | 3/25/23

Alphabet Yearly Challenge 2023

Title

Completed: 26/26

A - Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross #1) by James Patterson - Jan 21
B - The Butterfly Girl (Naomi Cottle #2) by Rene Denfeld - Jan 27
C - Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket #2) by Roald Dahl - Feb 1
D - The Do-Over by Lynn Painter - Jan 14
E - An English Garden Murder (Julia Bird Mysteries #1) by Katie Gayle - Apr 9
F - A Fatal Thaw (Kate Shugak #2) by Dana Stabenow - Mar 4
G - The Glass House (The Daughters of Foxcote Manor) by Eve Chase - Apr 24
H - Half Sick of Shadows by Laura Sebastian - Feb 28
I - The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games #1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - Mar 29
J - Joy in the Morning (Jeeves #8) by P.G. Wodehouse - Sep 25
K - Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross #2) by James Patterson - Feb 20
L - The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1) by Rick Riordan - Jan 25
M - Misery by Stephen King - Feb 11
N - Northern Lights (His Dark Materials #1) by Philip Pullman - Feb 7
O - One by One by Ruth Ware - Apr 25
P - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind - Feb 21
Q - The Quartet Murders (Yorkshire Murder Mysteries #2) by J.R. Ellis - Feb 17
R - The Rains (Rains #1) by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz - Jun 5
S - The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd - Jan 26
T - This Will Be Funny Someday by Katie Henry - Mar 10
U - The Unbreakable Code (Book Scavenger #2) by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman - Apr 18
V - Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop by Roselle Lim - Feb 9
W - The Witching Place: A Fatal Folio (Curious Bookstore Cozy Mystery #1) by Sophie Love - Feb 26
X - The Six by Anni Taylor - Dec 25
Y - You Are Invited by Sarah A. Denzil - Jan 30
Z - A Zoo in My Luggage (The Zoo Memoirs #1) by Gerald Durrell - May 26

Authors

Completed: 26/26

A - Austen - Lady Susan by Jane Austen - Jan 5 - ALN
B - Bailey - It Happened One Summer (Bellinger Sisters #1) by Tessa Bailey - Jan 7 - AFN
C - Christina - Angelbound (Angelbound Origins #1) by Christina Bauer - Jan 18 - AFN
D - Dodie - I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith - Jan 4 - AFN
E - Ernest - A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway - Jan 12 - AFN
F - Frederick - The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth - Jan 10 - AFN & ALN
G - George - 1984 by George Orwell - Jan 17 - AFN
H - Hemingway - The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway - Jan 15 - ALN starts with H
I - Imogen - Murder at the Snowed Inn (Claire Andersen Murder for All Seasons #1) by Imogen Plimp - Apr 2 - AFN
J - Johann - The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Jan 2 - AFN
K - Kathryn - Bone ​Crier’s Moon (Bone Grace #1) by Kathryn Purdie - Jan 22 - AFN
L - Laline - The Bees by Laline Paull - Jan 3 - AFN
M - Mary Jo - Not Always a Saint (The Lost Lords #7) by Mary Jo Putney - Feb 24 - AFN
N - Naomi Novik - Uprooted by Naomi Novik - Mar 28 - AFN&ALN
O - Orczy - The Scarlet Pimpernel (The Scarlet Pimpernel (chronological order) #1) by Baroness Orczy - Jan 15 - ALN
P - Panikian - Wild Refuge (Yellowstone Shifters #2) by K. Panikian - Jan 11 - ALN
Q - Quartey - The Missing American (Emma Djan Investigation #1) by Kwei Quartey - Dec 29
R - Roselle - Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim - Jan 19 - AFN
S - Sherwood-Fabre - The Adventure of the Murdered Midwife (The Early Case Files of Sherlock Holmes #1) by Liese Sherwood-Fabre - Jan 9 - ALN
T - Taylor - Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid - Jan 24 - AFN
U - Uzma - Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin - Jul 19 - AFN
V - Van Pelt - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt - Mar 24 - ALN
W - Wilson - Twilight at Moorington Cross by Abigail Wilson - Feb 19 - ALN
X - Xiran - Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor (Zachary Ying #1) by Xiran Jay Zhao - Dec 30
Y - Yaa - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi - Apr 2 - AFN
Z - Zusak - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - Feb 16 - ALN

I finished the easy version, which was just right for me for this year with everything going on :)

Alphabet Yearly Challenge 2023
19/26 Books

A: - All Through the Night
B: - The Bromance Book Club
C: - Cleaning the Gold
D: - Deconstructed
E: - Eleventh Grave in Moonlight
F:
G: - A Great Reckoning
H: - How the Light Gets In
I: - Into the Fire
J:
K: - Killjoy
L: - The Long Way Home
M: -Mercy
N: - The Nowhere Man
O: - Open Season
P:
Q:
R: - Right Behind Her
S: - Slow Burn
T: - Triptych
U: - Undone
V: - A Very Merry Bromance
W:- When Tony Met Adam
X:
Y:
Z:

Progress: 14/26

Progress: 14/26

A: The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
B: Into the Storm by Suzanne Brockmann
C: Blood Lovers by K.C. Cross
D: The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
E: Going Rogue by Janet Evanovich
F:
G: Heartbreaker by Julie Garwood
H: Blood Lovers by J.A. Huss
I:
J: A Hard Day for a Hangover by Darynda Jones
K: Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger
L:
M: - Deadly Fate by Angela Marsons
N:
O:
P: The Long Way Home by Louise Penny
Q:
R:
S: Triptych by Karin Slaughter
T: City of Fortune by Victoria Thompson
U:
V: The Tenderfoot by Robert Vaughan
W:
X:
Y:
Z:

I know I have some duplicates most of my authors are series so it will be easy to fix. I will correct this and add dates read when I get home.

This present is no longer available.

COMPLETION

Medium
Title 26/26

A: A ll The Dangerous Things
Jan 22 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
B:Before We Were Yours
Mar 24 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
C: Colton
Mar 22 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
D:Destroy Me
Jan 29 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
E:Eye Candy
Apr 22 4⭐⭐⭐⭐
F:Fracture Me
Apr 15 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
G: The Girls Across the Bay
Feb 26 3⭐⭐⭐
H:Hook, Line and Sinker
Mar 11 3⭐⭐⭐
I:Ignite Me
Apr 28 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
J: Just the Nicest Couple
Dec 11 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
K: Knox
Oct 7 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
L:Love on the Brain
Jan 13 4⭐⭐⭐⭐
M: Me Before You
June 11 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
N: The Night Shift
Apr 19 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
O: The Overnight Guest
Mar 3 4⭐⭐⭐⭐
P: The Perfect Marriage
June 25 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Q: Queen Bee
Dec 3 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
R: The Rewind
Feb 11 3 ⭐⭐⭐
S:Secretly Yours
Mar 19 4⭐⭐⭐⭐
T:Tools of Engagement
Jan 19 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
U:Unravel Me
Mar 14 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
V: Vampire, Interrupted
Nov 18 3⭐⭐⭐
W: The Woman in the Library
May 9 3⭐⭐⭐
X: Three Weeks with Lady X
Nov 4 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Y: Yours Truly
Dec 17 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Z: Zero Days
Jul 24 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Is there going to be another one of these for 2024? This, and the 100 genre challenge, don't have a new thread yet, so I'm not sure if I'm impatient, or...?

VampAmber wrote: "Is there going to be another one of these for 2024? This, and the 100 genre challenge, don't have a new thread yet, so I'm not sure if I'm impatient, or...?"

Sorry for the delay, things got a little busy end of the year and I've been out of the country for a bit.

Alphabet Challenge for 2024 is up, 100 Genre Challenge coming shortly! :)

Denise wrote: "VampAmber wrote: "Sorry for the delay,..."

No worries. ^_^ I thought maybe somebody forgot or something, and figured I'd pop a reminder, since I am in the lower pantheon of forgetfulness and thus fully understand.