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message 1: by Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge (new)

Renee M | 4789 comments Mod
This year long challenge is a twist on the Alphabet Soup challenge; however, for this one you are looking for books titles that are MISSING a particular letter.

Mission: 26 books, each missing one letter of the alphabet

No A-
No B-
No C-
No D-
No E-
No F-
No G-
No H-
No I-
No J-
No K-
No L-
No M-
No N-
No O-
No P-
No Q-
No R-
No S-
No T-
No U-
No V-
No W-
No X-
No Y-
No Z-


message 3: by Kathy (last edited Jan 04, 2023 06:22PM) (new)

Kathy | 191 comments RD1
A -
B -
C -
D -
E -
F - Secluded Cabin, Sleeps Six/Lisa Unger
G -
H -
I -
J -
K -
L -
M -
N -
O -
P -
Q -
R -
S -
T -
U -
V -
W - An Invitation To Murder/A. G. Barnett
X -
Y -
Z


message 4: by Nancy (last edited Dec 10, 2023 02:54PM) (new)

Nancy Brady (minesayn) | 202 comments I'm in again, hopefully to complete it three times: (title, author, in alphabetical order).

Titles (in any order)

No A-Wild in Love by Bella Andre/Jennifer Skully 1/9/23
No B-Cradles of the Reich by Jennifer Coburn 1/10/23
No C-Underneath It All by Kate Canterbary 1/18/23
No D-On Mystic Lake by Kristin Hannah 1/21/23
No E-Island No. 6 by Ty Roth 2/8/2023
No F-The Speckled Beauty: A Dog and His People by Rick Bragg 1/11/2023
No G-The Nearness of You by Iris Morland 2/14/23
No H-Ignite by Kaitlyn Dailey 3/15/23
No I-Hell Hath No Fury by Annabelle Anders 1/30/23
No J-Foster by Claire Keegan 3/27/23
No K-The Footman and I by Valerie Bowman 3/24/23
No L-These Precious Days by Ann Patchett 3/12/23
No M-The Little French Bistro by Nina George 2/20/23
No N-To Catch a Bad Guy by Marie Astor 3/4/23
No O-The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett 2/14/23
No P-Emily: Sex and Sensibility by Sandra Marton 3/8/23
No Q-Behaving Like Adults by Anna Maxted 3/30/23
No R-The Executive's Assistant by Bernadette Marie 2/21/23
No S-Broken Hart by Ella Fox 1/2/23
No T-Boar Island by Nevada Barr 3/3/23
No U-Kissing Jessie by Laurie Kellogg 2/11/23
No V-Snowfall and Secrets by Kimmy Loth 3/30/23
No W-The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs 3/23/23
No X-Obsession in Death by J.D. Robb 3/31/23
No Y-If Cats Disappeared From the World by Genki Kawamora 3/15/23
No Z-Snowed in With Grumpy by Olivia Noble 4/6/23

26/26

Author's Name

No A-Don Locke--The Reluctant Journey of David Connors 4/9/23
No B-David Grann--Killers of the Flower Moon 6/9/23
No C-Leighann Dobbs--A Crabby Killer 5/28/23
No D-E. Lockhart--Genuine Fraud 5/23/23
No E-Mitch Albom--The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto 5/20/23
No F-Charlotte Byrd--The Debt 5/19/23
No G-Jodi Picoult/Jennifer Finney Boylan--Mad Honey 4/15/23
No H-Georgie Blalock--An Indiscreet Princess 6/11/23
No I-Audrey Burges--The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone 4/17/23
No J-Ashley Zakrzewski--Adore Me 6/13/23
No K-Barbara Davis--The Echo of Old Books 6/25/23
No L-Meg Cabot--Size 14 is not Fat Either 5/5/23
No M-Jennifer Estep--Conquer the Kingdom 4/29/23
No N-Erica Ridley--Once Upon a Duke 4/26/23
No O-Gary Paulsen--The River 4/8/23
No P-Leanna Morgan--All of Me 5/14/23
No Q-Raynor Winn--The Wild Silence 6/27/23
No R-Kate Quinn--The Alice Network 5/10/23
No S-Erica Ridley--Kiss of a Duke 5/3/23
No T-Jennifer Chiaverini--The Women's March 4/15/23
No U-Kelly Jamieson--Breakaway 4/11/23
No V-Lauren Blakely--Bad Rock 7/9/23
No W-Debby Conrad--Love, Lies, and High Heels 6/26/23
No X-Christina Baker Kline--The Exiles 7/11/23
No Y-Madeline Martin--Last of the London Bookshops 4/24/23
No Z-Bonnie Garmus--Lessons in Chemistry 7/17/23

26/26

In Order Alphabetically

No A-The House I Loved by Tatiana de Rosnay 7/23/23
No B-The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer 7/31/23
No C-Devoted in Death by J.D. Robb 8/7/23
No D-Aquarium by David Vann 8/10/23
No E-Big Jack by J.D. Robb 9/3/23
No F-That Thing That You Do by Maria Geraci 9/5/23
No G-Brotherhood in Death by J.D. Robb 9/7/23
No H-Tangled Tides by Karen Amanda Hoper 9/11/23
No I-Santa, Baby by Crusie, Foster, and Phillips 10/24/23
No J-Someone Else's Daughter by Linsey Lanier 10/28/23
No K-A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg 11/2/23
No L-Echoes in Death by J.D. Robb 11/23/23
No M-The Lost Letter by Jillian Cantor 12/7/23
No N-A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 12/10/23
No O-
No P-
No Q-
No R-
No S-
No T-
No U-
No V-
No W-
No X-
No Y-
No Z-

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message 5: by Kim (last edited Aug 16, 2023 09:25AM) (new)

Kim | 20 comments No A-
No B- The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor 2/23
No C- The Dead List by Jennifer L. Armentrout 1/24
No D- The Twist of a Knife (Hawthorne & Horowitz #4) by Anthony Horowitz 5/15
No E-
No F- The Last Graduate (The Scholomance, #2) by Naomi Novik 4/28
No G- The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides 6/7
No H- The Last Odyssey (Sigma Force #15) by James Rollins 6/5
No I- The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner 6/19
No J- The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose 7/3
No K- The Final Gambit (The Inheritance Games, #3) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 8/16
No L-
No M- A Line to Kill (Hawthorne & Horowitz #3) by Anthony Horowitz 4/3
No N- Slewfoot A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom 8/5
No O-
No P-
No Q-
No R-
No S-
No T-
No U- The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner 5/31
No V-
No W-
No X- A Deadly Education (The Scholomance, #1) by Naomi Novik 1/19
No Y- The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 6/1
No Z- The Hawthorne Legacy (The Inheritance Games, #2) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 1/16


message 8: by Bookworm (last edited May 03, 2023 05:06PM) (new)


message 9: by Alex (last edited Feb 04, 2023 12:01PM) (new)

Alex Cooper | 1 comments The Glass SlipperMission: 26 books, each missing one letter of the alphabet

No A- Wolf Nip
No B- The Glass Slipper
No C- The Master
No D- Prince Charming
No E- Dark Song
No F- In the Dark
No G-
No H-
No I- The Bodyguard
No J- Stroke of Midnight
No K-
No L-
No M-
No N-
No O-
No P-
No Q-
No R-
No S-
No T-
No U-
No V-
No W-
No X-
No Y-
No Z-


message 10: by Glennis (new)

Glennis | 172 comments Looks different!! I'm in!!
Mission: 26 books, each missing one letter of the alphabet

No A-
No B- Where the Forest Meets the Stars
No C- Fairy Tale
No D-
No E-
No F-
No G-
No H-
No I-
No J-
No K-
No L-
No M-
No N-
No O-
No P-
No Q-
No R-
No S-
No T-
No U-
No V-
No W-
No X-
No Y-
No Z-


message 11: by Mary Anne (last edited May 27, 2023 08:05AM) (new)

Mary Anne (maryanneclement) | 253 comments This one is always fun!

Mission: 26 books, each missing one letter of the alphabet

Last updated: 5/27/2023 - 26 complete! Round 1 done!

✔️No A-The Boys from Biloxi 2/6/2023
✔️No B-Cloud Cuckoo Land 1/17/2023
✔️No C-Daisy Darker 2/20/2023
✔️No D-Killers of a Certain Age 1/26/2023
✔️No E-Taft 5/26/2023
✔️No F-The Uncommon Reader 2/8/2023
✔️No G-French Braid 1/3/2023
✔️No H-Pilgrim at Tinker Creek 2/19/2023
✔️No I-The Round House 3/11/2023
✔️No J-Being Texan: Essays, Recipes, and Advice for the Lone Star Way of Life 1/22/2023
✔️No K-The Song of Achilles 2/13/2023
✔️No L-The Road 3/21/2023
✔️No M-The Intangible 3/4/2023
✔️No N-The Pilgrim's Progress 3/15/2023
✔️No O-The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America 3/31/2023
✔️No P-Measure What Matters 1/24/2023
✔️No Q-Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened 3/20/2023
✔️No R-The Poet X 3/27/2023
✔️No S-The Velveteen Rabbit 2/28/2023
✔️No T-Demon Copperhead 4/16/2023
✔️No U-El Deafo 4/22/2023
✔️No V-Becoming Duchess Goldblatt: A Memoir 2/27/2023
✔️No W-Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience 4/22/2023
✔️No X-Benjamin Franklin: An American Life 5/4/2023
✔️No Y-We Are the Brennans 5/7/2023
✔️No Z-So Many Steves: Afternoons with Steve Martin 5/14/2023


message 12: by Beth (new)

Beth | 202 comments I love this challenge I'm in


Mission: 26 books, each missing one letter of the alphabet

No A- Covet
No B- A Game Of Fate
No C- Twisted Love
No D- One Last Stop
No E- Crush
No F- Every Heart A Doorway
No G-The Book Of Cold Cases
No H- A Game Of Retribution
No I- Beneath The Sugar Sky
No J- In An Absent Dream
No K- The Lioness Of Egypt
No L- Down Among The Sticks and Bones
No M- Where The Drowned Girls Go
No N-Twisted Games
No O- The Never King
No P- Come Tumbling Down
No Q- The Stranger Beside Me
No R- Lost In The Moment and Found
No S- Crave
No T- Snowflakes and Sparks
No U- Set
No V- Cemetery Boys
No W- My Sister The Serial Killer
No X- My Lovey-Dovey Wife is a Stone Cold Killer Vol. 1
No Y- Across The Green Grass Fields
No Z- The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires


message 13: by christene_littlelibrary (last edited Aug 24, 2023 01:54AM) (new)

christene_littlelibrary (cpaulanavarro) | 33 comments The Anti-Alphabet Challenge 2023
Mission: 26 books, each missing one letter of the alphabet

No A- House of Hollow August-19-2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
No B- Pray for Silence August-14-2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
No C- The Great Alone August-18-2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
No D-
No E-
No F- The Last Graduate August-23-2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
No G-
No H-
No I-
No J-
No K-
No L-
No M-
No N-
No O-
No P-
No Q-
No R-
No S-
No T-
No U-
No V-
No W-
No X-
No Y-
No Z-


message 15: by Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader (new)

Rosemarie | 4506 comments Mod
Way to go, Asami!


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