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A-Z Genres Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Goal: Read 26 genres, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Broaden your horizons and read genres that you might not have tried before!

You may use main genres or sub-genres.

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

WILDCARDS

You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.

Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres. (See example.)

EXAMPLE: (view spoiler)[
A - American classics
B - Biography
C - Crime
D - Dystopian
E - Erotica
F - Fantasy
G - Graphic Novel
H - Historical Fiction
I - WILDCARD - Chick-Lit
J - WILDCARD - Horror
K - WILDCARD - Suspense
L - Legal thriller
M - Mystery
N - Non-fiction
O - Occult
P - Paranormal
Q - WILDCARD - War
R - Romance
S - Sci-Fi
T - Thriller
U - Urban Fantasy
V - Vampire fiction
W - Western
X - WILDCARD - Children's
Y - Young Adult
Z - Zombie fiction

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

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

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

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

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A-Z Genres Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Goal: Read 26 genres, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Broaden your horizons and read genres that you might not have tried before!

You may use main genres or sub-genres.

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

WILDCARDS

You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.

Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres. (See example.)

Completed: 23/26

List:
A: Australia - The Yellow House - Emily O'Grady 1/11/25
B: British Literature - Secrets of a Charmed Life - Susan Meissner 1/2/25
C: China - Peony in Love - Lisa See 1/25/25
D: Dystopia - Wither - Lauren DeStefano 1/4/25
E: Enemies to Lovers - Bully - Penelope Douglas 3/4/25
F: France - Miss Morgan's Book Brigade - Janet Skeslien Charles 3/12/25
G: Greek Mythology - A Touch of Darkness - Scarlett St. Clair3/20/25
H: Horror - Baby Teeth - Zoje Stage1/1/25
I: Inspirational - Love Amid The Ashes - Mesu Andrews 2/5/25
J: Japan - Sweet Bean Paste - Durian Sukegawa 4/15/25
K:
L: Literary Fiction - If the Creek Don't Rise - Leah Weiss 2/28/25
M: Mental Health - One of Us Knows - Alyssa Cole 2/2/25
N: Nonfiction - Arctic Homestead: The True Story of One Family's Survival and Courage in the Alaskan Wilds - Norma Cobb2/11/25
O: Omegaverse - Tamed Omega - Riley Carver 3/25/25
P: Psychological Thriller - The Boyfriend - Freida McFadden 2/1/25
Q: Queer - One Weekend in Aspen - Jaime Clevenger 1/21/25
R: Realistic Fiction - Burned - Ellen Hopkins 3/22/25
S: Southern - The Good Dream - Donna VanLiere 2/7/25
T: Thriller - Beautiful Ugly - Alice Feeney 3/6/25
U: Urban Fantasy - Pure - Jennifer L. Armentrout 4/7/25
V. Vampires - Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris 4/4/25
W: War - The Paris Daughter - Kristin Harmel 1/16/25
X:
Y: Young Adult - If Only I Had Told Her - Laura Nowlin2/22/25
Z:

Progress: 21/26

A - Audiobook - Die Wahrheit über den Fall Harry Quebert by Joël Dicker ✓ 25/05/16
B - Boys Love - Eine Liebesgeschichte voller Traurigkeit und Fehleinschätzungen by Chise Ogawa ✓ 25/01/14
C - Contemporary - Die Vegetarierin by Han Kang ✓ 25/01/18
D - Disability - Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 07 by Suu Morishita ✓ 25/01/10
E -
F - Fiction - Mord im Orientexpress by Agatha Christie ✓ 25/02/11
G - Gay - A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood ✓ 25/02/07
H - Historical - Todesurteil im Old Bailey by Anne Perry ✓ 25/02/11
I - Irish Literature - The Coast Road by Alan Murrin ✓ 25/02/02
J - Japan - Haikyu!! – Band 25 by Haruichi Furudate ✓ 25/03/19
K -
L - LGBT - Goodbye Harlequin - Special Edition by Keri Kusabi ✓ 25/02/03
M - Mystery - 16 DER AUSTAUSCH - OSCAR WILDE by Jonas Maas ✓ 25/01/13
N - Nonfiction - Otaku Stories: Aus dem Leben eines Manga- und Anime-Fans by Amir Yarahi (Kurono) ✓ 25/01/09
O -
P - Philosophy - Der Fall by Albert Camus ✓ 25/01/13
Q - Queer - When Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao ✓ 25/01/06
R - Romance - Links by Natsuki Kizu ✓ 25/01/06
S - Slice of Life - Mein Leben mit Papa und Papa #01 by Roji ✓ 25/02/11
T - Thriller - Wer mit den Toten spricht by A.K. Turner ✓ 25/01/27
U - Urban Fantasy - Slayers: A Buffyverse Story by Amber Benson ✓ 25/06/17
V - Vampires - Devils' Line 02 by Ryo Hanada ✓ 25/03/30
W - World War II - Alles Licht, das wir nicht sehen by Anthony Doerr ✓ 25/06/25
X -
Y - Yaoi - L.A. Waves by Pengu ✓ 25/01/02
Z -

FINISHED!!! 2025 A-Z Genres Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 (02/08/25)

Goal: Read 26 genres, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Broaden your horizons and read genres that you might not have tried before!

You may use main genres or sub-genres.

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

WILDCARDS
You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.

Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres. (See example.)

26/26
2 Wildcards - X & Z

List:
☑️ A - Adventure - Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Alfred Lansing 01/04/25
☑️ B - BIPOC Romance - Much Ado about Nada Uzma Jalaluddin 01/08/25
☑️ C - Cozy Mystery - The Cream Tea Killer (Morwenna Mutton 3) Judy Leigh 01/10/25
☑️ D - Dystopian - Tender Is the Flesh Agustina Bazterrica 01/26/25
☑️ E - Essays - On Animals Susan Orlean 01/19/25
☑️ F - Family - One Christmas Eve Shari Low 01/03/25
☑️ G - Graphic Novel - Robot Dreams Sara Varon 01/15/25
☑️ H - Holiday - Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist Codi Hall 01/02/25
☑️ I - Indigenous - The Blessing Way (Leaphorn & Chee 1) Tony Hillerman 01/11/25
☑️ J - Juvenile - The Witch Tree Symbol (Nancy Drew Mysteries 38) Carolyn Keene 01/11/25
☑️ K - Korean Fiction - Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop Hwang Bo-Reum 02/07/25
☑️ L - Literary Fiction - The Trees Percival Everett 01/06/25
☑️ M - Mystery - The Sound and the Furry (Chet & Bernie 6) Spencer Quinn 01/01/25
☑️ N - Non-Fiction - The Third Gilmore Girl Kelly Bishop 02/08/25
☑️ O - Occupational Fiction - The Dinner Lady Detectives (The Dinner Lady Detectives 1) Hannah Hendy 01/08/25
☑️ P - Paranormal - The Obituary Society (The Obituary Society 1) Jessica L. Randall 01/12/25
☑️ Q - LGBTQI+ - The Weight of It All N.R. Walker 01/04/25
☑️ R - Romance - Holiday Wedding (Holiday Romance 2) Melissa Dymond 01/01/24
☑️ S - Suspense - The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs 1) Lisa Jewell 01/08/25
☑️ T - Thriller - Here One Moment Liane Moriarty 01/05/25
☑️ U - Upmarket (literary fiction with commercial potential)- pAll Fours Miranda July 01/27/25
☑️ V - Verse - Odder Katherine Applegate 02/05/25
☑️ W - Western Romance - Lost and Lassoed (Rebel Blue Ranch 3) Lyla Sage 01/25/25
☑️ X - Wildcard - Historical Fiction - And the Mountains Echoed Khaled Hosseini 01/11/25
☑️ Y - Young Adult - Rebel Seoul (Rebel Seoul 1) Axie Oh 02/07/25
☑️ Z - Wildcard - Comic Book Crossover Novel - Breaking the Dark (Marvel Crime 1) Lisa Jewell 01/20/25

Welcome Caraina, Chrissie and Melissa!

A-Z Genres Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Goal: Read 26 genres, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Broaden your horizons and read genres that you might not have tried before!

You may use main genres or sub-genres.

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

WILDCARDS

You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.

Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres. (See example.)

EXAMPLE: (view spoiler)


List:
A Animals File M for Murder by Miranda James 1/21/2025
B British Literature Buried to the Brim by Jenn McKinlay 1/9/2025
C Country Music Loretta Lynn: The Queen of Country Music by Newbury Publishing 1/20/2025
D Detective Once Gone by Blake Pierce 1/17/2025
E Enemies to Friends Flash Point by Brooke Blaine 5/22/2025
F Fiction Dying To Win by Eve Craig 1/20/2025
G Gay For You Forget Me Not by Brooke Blaine 1/20/2025
H History Young Pele: Soccer's First Star by Lesa Cline-Ransome 1/13/2025
I WILD CARD Police Gallows View by Peter Robinson 1/29/2025
J WILD CARD Childrens The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket 1/29/2025
K KIDS Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me by Eric Carle 2/21/2025
L LGBT Marco by L.A. Witt 1/11/2025
M Middle Grade The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 1/22/2025
N New Adult Licked by Brooke Blaine 1/31/2025
O Wild Card Short Story How Shall I Know You?: A Short Story by Hilary Mantel 1/25/2025
P Politics Feel the Bern by Andrew Shaffer 1/14/2025
Q Queer Mystery Magnet by Gregory Ashe 1/6/2025
R Race Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? by Bonnie Bader 1/20/2025
S Survival Beyond the Sea by Keira Andrews 1/2/2025
T Thriller Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin 1/31/2025
U Adult Bundle of Trouble by Diana Orgain 1/30/2025
V WILD CARD Sports Andre by L.A. Witt 2/8/2025
W Westerns Steel Resolve by B.J. Daniels 2/27/2025
X Wild Card Horror Pork Pie Hat by Peter Straub 1/31/2025
Y Young Adult Almost an Archangel by Aron Lewes 1/8/2025
Z Cozy Mystery Movin' Up by Patti Benning 1/3/2025

A-Z Genres Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

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

WILDCARDS: ♣️

26/26

A = Adult fiction: The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce 1/7/25
B = British Literature: Aunt Bessie Assumes by Diana Xarissa 1/8/25
C = Contemporary: Paws & Pastries by Barbara Hinske 1/4/25
D = Detective: Redemption by David Baldacci 1/21/25
E = Essays: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates 2/8/25
F = Fiction: Sleep in Heavenly Pizza by Mindy Quigley 1/11/25
G = Graphic Novel: A Man and His Cat, Vol. 2 by Umi Sakurai 2/6/25
H = Historical fiction: James by Percival Everett 1/4/25
I♣️ = Magical Realism: The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer 1/31/25
J = Juvenile: Wish by Barbara O'Connor 2/15/25
K = Korean Literature: Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum 2/25/25
L = Literary Fiction: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang 1/20/25
M = Mystery: Lost Books and Old Bones by Paige Shelton 1/3/25
N = Nonfiction: The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America by Elizabeth Letts 1/15/25
O♣️ = Christmas: A Catered Christmas by Isis Crawford 3/6/26
P = Paranormal: Shattering Dawn by Jayne Ann Krentz 1/26/25
Q = Queer: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong 1/14/25
R = Romance: How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang 1/18/25
S = Science fiction: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 1/2/25
T - Thriller: Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson 1/6/25
U* - Culinary: Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala 1/12/25
V♣️ - Suspense: The Sixth Man by David Baldacci 3/4/25
W - Women's Fiction: One Big Happy Family by Susan Mallery 2/10/25
X♣️ - Novella: The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose 1/29/25
Y = Young Adult: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon 1/22/25
Z*= Cozy mystery: Rockin' Around the Chickadee by Donna Andrews 1/1/25

Welcome Genevieve and Michelle!

A-Z Genres Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

You may use main genres or sub-genres.

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

WILDCARDS
You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.

Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres. (See example.)

26/26 Completed. Finish

List:
Asian American Lit:How to End a Love Story-Yulin Kuang 5/18/25
Black Romance:Holding-Alexandria House 7/18/25
Contemporary:The Art of Starting Over-Heidi McLaughlin 3/06/25
Domestic Thriller:Darkwater Lane-Rachel Caine 7/18/25
Espionage:The Summer Guests-Tess Gerritsen 7/09/25
Fantasy:Fourth Wing-Rebecca Yarros 3/12/25
Ghost Fiction:Layla-Colleen Hoover 3/31/25
Hispanic American Literature:Too Soon for Adiós-Annette Chavez Macias 6/22/25
Illness:Before I'm Gone-Heidi McLaughlin 5/27/25
J:Wild Card:Suspense:Maniacal-C.M. Sutter 5/29/25
Kidnapping Crime:The Girl on the Run-A.J. Rivers 5/31/25
Legal Thriller:The Fifth Witness-Michael Connelly 5/14/25
Military:Beautifully Broken-K.B. Winters 3/10/25
New Adult:Archer's Voice-Mia Sheridan 6/24/25
Occult Suspense:I Killed You Once-Dawn Merriman 6/30/25
Paranormal:SPIRITWARRIOR-Jamie Begley 8/04/25
Q:Wild Card:Chick Lit:Hard Eight-Janet Evanovich 5/22/25
Romance:Axel-Harper Sloan 6/15/25
Sports Romance:Beautiful Broken Love-Shanora Williams 1/04/25
Travel:In Deep-Michael Segedy 2/23/25
Urban Fantasy:Sixth Grave on the Edge-Darynda Jones 2/10/25
Vigilante:Another Girl Lost-Mary Burton 3/03/25
Western & Frontier:The Brood-Devney Perry 4/16/25
X:Wild Card:Vampire:Dark Lover-J.R. Ward 7/16/25
Y:FamilY Saga:The Butterfly Effect-Kelly Elliott 6/07/25
Z:CoZy Mystery:Curses and Cupcakes-Michelle M. Pillow 5/23/25

Welcome Frankie!

A-Z Genres Challenge 2025
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

26 of 26 Complete

Goal: Read 26 genres, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Broaden your horizons and read genres that you might not have tried before!

You may use main genres or sub-genres.

You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.
Wildcards = 🔸️

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

List:

🔹️A - Audiobook - A Fistful of Collars - Spencer Quinn - 4 Stars - 1/9/25
🔹️B - British Literature - Sovereign - C.J. Sansom - 5 Stars - 2/18/25
🔹️C - Classics - The Giver - Lois Lowry - 4 Stars - 2/11/25
🔹️D - Detective - The Drowner - John D. MacDonald - 3 Stars - 3/1/25
🔹️E - Enemies to Lovers - The Wall of Winnipeg and Me - Mariana Zapata - 4 Stars - 1/18/25
🔹️F - Friends to Lovers - Funny Story - Emily Henry - 4.5 Stars - 1/12/25
🔹️G - Graphic Novel - The Prince and the Dressmaker - Jen Wang - 4 Stars - 1/9/25
🔹️H - Historical Fiction - The Evening and the Morning - Ken Follett - 5 Stars - 1/14/25
🔸️I - *Wildcard 1 - I - Native American - Restless in the Grave - Dana Stabenow - 4 Stars - 6/3/25
🔹️J - Jewish - The Plum Tree - Ellen Marie Wiseman - 4 Stars - 2/14/25
🔸️*Wildcard 2 - K - Paranormal - Inheritance - Nora Roberts - 3.5 Stars - 3/16/25
🔹️L - Literary Fiction - The Wedding People - Alison Espach - 4 Stars - 1/3/25
🔹️M - Mystery - Heaven's Prisoners - James Lee Burke - 4 Stars - 1/1/25
🔹️N - Noir - I, the Jury - Mickey Spillane - 3 Stars - 2/13/25
🔸️ *Wildcard 3 - O - Short Stories - Unaccustomed Earth - Jhumpa Lahiri - 4 Stars - 3/18/25
🔹️P - Politics - The First Ladies - Marie Benedict - 4.5 Stars - 1/11/25
🔸️ *Wildcard 4 - Q - Aliens - Claimed by the Horde King - Zoey Draven - 3 Stars - 6/2/25
🔹️R - Romance - Bonded in Death - J.D. Robb - 5 Stars - 3/2/25
🔹️S - Sports - Stars and Strikes: Baseball and America in the Bicentennial Summer of ‘76 - Dan Epstein - 4.5 Stars - 1/15/25
🔹️T - Thriller - Zero Day - David Baldacci - 4 Stars - 2/6/25
🔹️U - bookclUb - The Frozen River - Ariel Lawhon - 5 Stars - 3/31/25
🔹️V - Vampire - Guilty Pleasures - Laurell K. Hamilton - 3 Stars - 6/24/25
🔹️W - War - The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War- Erik Larson - 4 Stars - 1/5/25
🔸️ *Wildcard 5 - X - Time Travel - The Winter Sea - Susanna Kearsley - 4 Stars - 8/14/25
🔹️Y - Young Adult - The Sun Is Also a Star- Nicola Yoon - 3 Stars - 1/6/25
🔹️Z - coZy - Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles - A.L. Herbert - 4 Stars - 1/4/25

A-Z Genres Challenge 2025
Duration: Jan. 1st, 2025 - Dec. 31st, 2025

26/26

Audio Adaptation
Sweep of the Heart Dramatized Adaptation by Ilona Andrews - Jan 3rd
Biography
Thorns, Lust, and Glory: The Betrayal of Anne Boleyn by Estelle Paranque - June 18th
Crime
Pearl, Vol. 1 by Brian Michael Bendis - Jan. 10th
Dystopian
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins - Mar. 27th
Entertainment Essays
Life's Short, Talk Fast: Fifteen Writers on Why We Can't Stop Watching Gilmore Girls edited by Ann Hood - Jan. 8th
Fantasy
The Malevolent Seven by Sebastien de Castell - Jan 13th
Graphic Novel
Monstress, Volume 9: The Possessed by Marjorie M. Liu - Jan. 7th
Humour
The Little World of Liz Climo by Liz Climo - Jan. 4th
Investigative Journalism
Edge of Reality: Journeys Through the Rabbit Hole of Reality Television by Jacques Peretti - July 10th
Josei Manga
The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl, Vol. 1 by Miyuki Tonogaya - Jan. 4th
Korean Lit
The Healing Season of Pottery by Yeon Somin - Apr. 5th
Literary Fiction
Orbital by Samantha Harvey - May 15th
Memoir
Klee Wyck by Emily Carr - Jan. 15th
New Adult
Deep End by Ali Hazelwood - May 8th
Official Guide
Spy x Family: The Official Guide―Eyes Only by Tatsuya Endo - Feb. 18th
Portal Fantasy
Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear by Seanan McGuire - Jan. 11th
Queer
Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis - May 10th
Retelling
Galatea by Madeline Miller - Jan. 1st
Slice of Life
Cat + Gamer Volume 4 by Wataru Nadatani - Jan. 17th
Travel Memoir
Farewell Yellow Brick Road: Memories of My Life on Tour by Elton John - Mar. 6th
U -
V -
WW1 History
The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism by John U. Bacon - June 23rd
X
Y
Z

🃏Oral history
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid - Apr. 3rd
🃏Healing Fiction
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum - Apr. 23rd
🃏Horror
Overgrowth by Mira Grant - May 20th
🃏Dystopian
The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa - May 21st
🃏Greek Mythology
Lore Olympus: Volume Eight by Rachel Smythe - May 24th

Welcome Lynda and Kendra!

A-Z Genres Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Goal: 23/26

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

WILDCARDS: 0/5

List:
A - Aliens - UFOlogy Vol. 1 - James Tynion IV - 02/27/25
B - Biography - The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science - Dava Sobel - 03/21/25
C - Contemporary - Earth Weeps, Saturn Laughs - Abdulaziz Al Farsi - 01/21/25
D - Dragons - Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros - 02/08/25
E - Erotica - Sugar Daddy - Sawyer Bennett - 02/05/25
F - Finance - The Warren Buffett Way, 30th Anniversary Edition - Robert G. Hagstrom - 01/29/25
G - Graphic Novels - Dept. H, Vol. 3: Decompressed - Matt Kindt - 02/18/25
H - Humor - We Solve Murders - Richard Osman - 01/09/25
I - Islam - Girls of Riyadh - Rajaa Alsanea - 01/02/25
J - Journalism - Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country - Patricia Evangelista - 04/15/25
K - Kazakhstan - Dark Shadows: Inside the Secret World of Kazakhstan - Joanna Lillis - 05/18/25
L - Literary Fiction - Blue Sisters - Coco Mellors - 01/31/25
M - Mystery - Valentine Murder - Leslie Meier - 02/08/25
N - Nonfiction - The Body: A Guide for Occupants - Bill Bryson - 01/17/25

O

P - Paranormal - The Ghost's Call - K.C. Adams - 01/14/25
Q - Queer - These Letters End in Tears - Musih Tedji Xaviere - 02/24/25
R - Retellings - Odyssey - Stephen Fry - 01/25/25
S - Science Fiction - Roy: The Most Chaotic Midlife Crisis in Cosmic History - Zachry Wheeler - 02/13/25
T - Theology - The Great Divorce - C.S. Lewis - 02/16/25
U - Urban Fantasy - Cairo - G. Willow Wilson - 01/27/25

V

W - World War II - Chronicle In Stone - Ismail Kadare - 03/05/25

*X

Y - Young Adult - Harry Potter és a Tűz Serlege - J.K. Rowling - 02/08/25
Z - Zombies - 28 Days Later Vol. 4: Gangwar - Michael Alan Nelson - 01/21/25

A-Z Genres Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Goal: Read 26 genres, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Broaden your horizons and read genres that you might not have tried before!

You may use main genres or sub-genres.

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

WILDCARDS

You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.

Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres. (See example.)

Completed: 0/26

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A-Z Genres Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Goal: Read 26 genres, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Broaden your horizons and read genres that you might not have tried before!

You may use main genres or sub-genres.

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

WILDCARDS

You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.

Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres.

Completed: 26/26

List:
A When I Was White: A Memoir by Sarah Valentine read 1/6/2025 Autobiography
B John Adams by David McCullough read 2/6/2025 Biography
C Native Tongue by Carl Hiaasen read 1/7/2025 Crime
D The Labors of Hercules by Agatha Christie read 1/4/2025 Detective
E Without Remorse by Tom Clancy read 1/1/2025 Espionage
F Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb read 1/13/2025 Futuristic
G The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia read 2/10/2025 Gothic
H Three-Martini Lunch by Suzanne Rindell read 1/8/2025 Historical Fiction
I Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse read 1/30/2025 Indigenous
J The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis read 2/3/2025 Juvenile
K Murder, She Knit by Peggy Ehrhart read 2/2/2025 Knitting
L Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo read 1/26/2025 LGBT
M B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton read 1/7/2025 Mystery
N Outofshapeworthlessloser: A Memoir of Figure Skating, F*cking Up, and Figuring It Out by Gracie Gold read 1/5/2025 Nonfiction
O The Diviners by Libba Bray read 2/20/2025 Occult
P The Teachers: A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession by Alexandra Robbins read 1/22/2025 Politics
Q I Hope You Get This Message by Farah Naz Rishi read 1/29/2025 Queer
R Night Music by Jojo Moyes read 1/3/2025 Romance
S The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell read 1/12/2025 Suspense
T The God of the Woods by Liz Moore read 1/4/2025 Thriller
U John Quincy Adams by Harlow Giles Unger read 2/8/2025 US Presidents
V The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice read 2/14/2025 Vampire
W Atonement by Ian McEwan read 1/26/2025 War
X Wild Card The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross read 2/9/2025 Steampunk
Y Lord of the Flies by William Golding read 1/14/2025 Young Adult
Z Feed by Mira Grant read 2/18/2025 Zombie

Welcome Ferenc, Laura and Carolyn!

Looking forward to seeing how well I do this year.

A-Z Genres Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Goal: Read 26 genres, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Broaden your horizons and read genres that you might not have tried before!

You may use main genres or sub-genres.

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

WILDCARDS
You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.

Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres.

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A-Z Genres Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

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A Amish Blueberry Blunder Amanda Flower 02.01.25 4.5 stars 14 tags
B Books about books The Book Charmer Karen Hawkins 01.29.25 3.5 185 tags
C Cozy mystery Cookies and Clairvoyance Bailey Cates 01.02.25 4 stars 33 tags
D Dystopian Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend M.J. Wassmer 02.21.25 4 stars 79 tags
E Enemies to Lovers Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros 02.09.25 5 stars 3635 tags
F Fiction At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities Heather Webber 01.11.25 5 stars 167 tags
G Ghosts The Dead Romantics Ashley Poston 02.23.25 5 stars 317 tags
H Humor The Opposite of Everything David Kalish 01.06.25 3 stars
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K Kindle Pestilence Laura Thalassa 03.08.25 3 stars 504 tags
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M Mystery The Obituary Society Jessica L. Randall 01.01.25 4 stars 99 tags
N Non-fiction Irena's Children: The Extraordinary Story of the Woman Who Saved 2,500 Children from the Warsaw Ghetto Tilar J. Mazzeo 02.11.25 5 stars 188 tags
O Occult Not in Kansas Anymore Christine Wicker 07.25.25 3 stars 8 tags
P Paranormal Sweep of the Heart Ilona Andrews 02.28.25 5 stars 160 tags
Q Queer Under the Whispering Door T.J. Klune 05.25.25 5 stars 1038 tags
R Romance Trouble After Dark Marie Force 01.14.25 4 stars
S Suspense My Darling Husband Kimberly Belle 01.27.25 4.5 stars 54 tags
T Time Travel The Seven Year Slip Ashley Poston 01.18.25 5 stars 736 tags
U Urban Fantasy True Dead Faith Hunter 01.25.25 5 stars 188 tags
V Vampires Dead and Dateless Kimberly Raye 03.02.25 3 stars 67 tags
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A-Z Genres Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Goal: Read 26 genres, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Broaden your horizons and read genres that you might not have tried before!

You may use main genres or sub-genres.

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

WILDCARDS

You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.

Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres.


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A-Z Genres Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Completed 3.13.25

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

WILDCARDS - You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge. Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter.
Completed: 17/26
Wildcards used: K,O, Q, X

List:
Autism Spectrum Disorder - The Kiss Quotient. Helen Hoang. 1.4.25
Book Club - - A Hundred Summers. Beatriz Williams. 1.6.25
Crime - The Christmas Guest. Peter Swanson. 1.19.25
Detective - Robert B. Parker's Someone to Watch Over Me. Ace Atkins. 1.4.25
Espionage - The Spy Coast. Tess Gerritsen. 1.9.25
Family- Christmas at the Shelter Inn. RaeAnne Thayne. 1.6.25
Grief - Range of Motion. Elizabeth Berg. 2.17.25
Holiday - The Christmas Hope. Donna VanLiere. 1.5.25
Inspirational - The Christmas Child: A Story of Coming Home. Max Lucado. 1.7.25
Japanese Literature - What You Are Looking For Is in the Library. Michiko Aoyama. 1.19.25
K - WC- Biblical Fiction Daughter of Rome. Tessa Afshar. 2.26.25
LGBT - The Last List of Mabel Beaumont. Laura Pearson. 2.6.25
Magical Realism - Violeta. Isabel Allende. 1.24.25
Novels - The Pull of the Moon. Elizabeth Berg. 1.11.25
O - WC - Nonfiction Nothing to Fear: Demystifying Death to Live More Fully. Julie McFadden. 3.1.25
Paranormal - A Garland of Bones. Carolyn Haines. 1.25.25
Q - WC - African American Drunk on Love. Jasmine Guillory. 3.1.25
Romance - The Water Keeper. Charles Martin. 1.30.25
Southern - Isle of Palms. Dorothea Benton Frank. 1.11.25
Thriller - Razor Girl. Carl Hiaasen. 1.15.25
hUmor - The Department of Sensitive Crimes. Alexander McCall Smith. 1.25.25
Vortexes -Reading Between the Lies. Lynn Cahoon. 2.14.25
Women's Fiction - The Blue Bistro. Elin Hilderbrand. 1.18.25
X - WC - Librarianship Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason. Nancy Pearl. 3.2.25
Young Adult - The Girl at Midnight. Melissa Grey. 2.16.25
coZy Mystery - The Author's Guide to Murder. Beatriz Williams. 1.12.25

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A-Z Genres Challenge 2025
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

*For the harder letters - Q, U, X and Z - you may use any genre with that letter in its name.
*You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.

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Welcome Jessica and Shash!

Oh, dear... falling straight into it... again...

A adventure fiction

B Biography The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman, Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo, Henry VIII: The King and His Court, Zelda, Lord of Misrule

C classic, cottagecore

D detective

E erotic

F fabulation Nights at the Circus

G ghost story The Woman in Black

H historical Weyward, The Book of Lost Names, The Personal Librarian, The Marriage Portrait, The Water Dancer, The Book of Longings, The Henna Artist or Where the Crawdads Sing

I Isekai The Kartoss Gambit or maybe Accomplishments of the Duke's Daughter (Light Novel) Vol. 1

J Juvenile literature - the same thing as Children's literature ;-)
I'll read something from BBC’s 100 Greatest Children’s Books of All Time, a Caldecott Medal Winner, a Newbery Medal winner, or HCAndersen Award winner

K Korean horror The Vegetarian

L legend Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo, Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table, Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary, together with Sellic Spell, Legends That Every Child Should Know: A Selection of the Great Legends of All Times for Young People

M matronlit Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Miss Benson's Beetle, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, Äldre dam med mörka hemligheter... so many interesting books to read in this

N non-fiction Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World, Assholes: A Theory, Between the World and Me, or some other from my list of non-fiction books to be read :-)

O occult Moon Over Soho, Rosemary and Rue

P poetry - this would be a Nobel prize winner

Q quantum fiction The Space Between Worlds, Kraken, Burn, Arcadia, The Eyre Affair

R Romance Inheritance, Keturah and Lord Death, Mrs. Sorenson and the Sasquatch, There Once Lived a Girl Who Seduced Her Sister's Husband, and He Hanged Himself: Love Stories, Faebound, To Kill a Badger

S science fiction

T thriller

U Changing my mind, I learned about Utopian literature, or more precisely, I learned about some of the books in this genre...
Mizora: A World of Women, Gloriana; Or, The Revolution Of 1900, A Crystal Age, Sultana's Dream,A Modern Utopia

V Vampire fiction Fledgling, Anno Dracula, Countess Dracula, Dracul, Vampire

W women's fiction
I have a whole shelf dedicated for this :-D

X wuxia A Hero Born, The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water

Y YA The Westing Game, Celestial Monsters, Angelfall, Enclave

Z *wild card* graphic novel The Witch Boy, Saga, Volume 1, American Born Chinese

Welcome Ketutar!

JoAnne wrote: "Welcome Ketutar!"

Thank you! <3

A-Z Genres Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Completed: 3/26
*For the harder letters - Q, U, X and Z - you may use any genre with that letter in its name.
*You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.

A. Across-the-tracks / Adventure ‎/ Age-gap /‎ Angels
B. Book Club - Looking for Jane - Jan 14, 2025
C. Christmas ‎/ Contemporary / Cozy Mystery
D. Dark / Dragons ‎/ Demons
E. Enemies to lovers / Erotic Romance
F. Fake relationship ‎/ Fairy tales retellings ‎/ Fantasy
G. God's / Greek mythology
H. Halloween ‎/ Historical Romance
I. Inspirational ‎/ Insta-love
J. Japanese literature
K. Kickass heroine ‎/ Kidnapping
L. Law Enforcement ‎/ LGBT
M. Magic - Book of Night - Jan 06, 2025
N. New adult / Nonfiction
O. Occult ‎/ Office romance / Omegaverse
P. Paranormal
Q. Quarantine
R. Regency / Romance
S. Shapeshifters / Sports / Suspense
T. Thriller / Time travel
U. Urban Fantasy
V. Vampires - The Story of Son - Feb 02, 2025
W. War ‎/ Werewolves / Western romance / Why choose
X*. Forced proximity
Y. Young Adult
Z*. Cozy Mystery / Zodiac / Zombies

Welcome R~wka!

FINISHED!!! 2025 A-Z Genres Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 (02/08/25)

Goal: Read 26 genres, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Broaden your horizons and read genres that you might not have tried before!

You may use main genres or sub-genres.

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

WILDCARDS
You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.

Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres. (See example.)

26/26
2 Wildcards - X & Z

List:
☑️ A - Adventure - Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Alfred Lansing 01/04/25
☑️ B - BIPOC Romance - Much Ado about Nada Uzma Jalaluddin 01/08/25
☑️ C - Cozy Mystery - The Cream Tea Killer (Morwenna Mutton 3) Judy Leigh 01/10/25
☑️ D - Dystopian - Tender Is the Flesh Agustina Bazterrica 01/26/25
☑️ E - Essays - On Animals Susan Orlean 01/19/25
☑️ F - Family - One Christmas Eve Shari Low 01/03/25
☑️ G - Graphic Novel - Robot Dreams Sara Varon 01/15/25
☑️ H - Holiday - Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist Codi Hall 01/02/25
☑️ I - Indigenous - The Blessing Way (Leaphorn & Chee 1) Tony Hillerman 01/11/25
☑️ J - Juvenile - The Witch Tree Symbol (Nancy Drew Mysteries 38) Carolyn Keene 01/11/25
☑️ K - Korean Fiction - Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop Hwang Bo-Reum 02/07/25
☑️ L - Literary Fiction - The Trees Percival Everett 01/06/25
☑️ M - Mystery - The Sound and the Furry (Chet & Bernie 6) Spencer Quinn 01/01/25
☑️ N - Non-Fiction - The Third Gilmore Girl Kelly Bishop 02/08/25
☑️ O - Occupational Fiction - The Dinner Lady Detectives (The Dinner Lady Detectives 1) Hannah Hendy 01/08/25
☑️ P - Paranormal - The Obituary Society (The Obituary Society 1) Jessica L. Randall 01/12/25
☑️ Q - LGBTQI+ - The Weight of It All N.R. Walker 01/04/25
☑️ R - Romance - Holiday Wedding (Holiday Romance 2) Melissa Dymond 01/01/24
☑️ S - Suspense - The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs 1) Lisa Jewell 01/08/25
☑️ T - Thriller - Here One Moment Liane Moriarty 01/05/25
☑️ U - Upmarket (literary fiction with commercial potential)- pAll Fours Miranda July 01/27/25
☑️ V - Verse - Odder Katherine Applegate 02/05/25
☑️ W - Western Romance - Lost and Lassoed (Rebel Blue Ranch 3) Lyla Sage 01/25/25
☑️ X - Wildcard - Historical Fiction - And the Mountains Echoed Khaled Hosseini 01/11/25
☑️ Y - Young Adult - Rebel Seoul (Rebel Seoul 1) Axie Oh 02/07/25
☑️ Z - Wildcard - Comic Book Crossover Novel - Breaking the Dark (Marvel Crime 1) Lisa Jewell 01/20/25

WOOHOO Mel!

You've been busy!

Finished
A-Z Genres Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Goal: Read 26 genres, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Broaden your horizons and read genres that you might not have tried before!

You may use main genres or sub-genres.

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

WILDCARDS

You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.

Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres.

Completed: 26/26

List:
A When I Was White: A Memoir by Sarah Valentine read 1/6/2025 Autobiography
B John Adams by David McCullough read 2/6/2025 Biography
C Native Tongue by Carl Hiaasen read 1/7/2025 Crime
D The Labors of Hercules by Agatha Christie read 1/4/2025 Detective
E Without Remorse by Tom Clancy read 1/1/2025 Espionage
F Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb read 1/13/2025 Futuristic
G The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia read 2/10/2025 Gothic
H Three-Martini Lunch by Suzanne Rindell read 1/8/2025 Historical Fiction
I Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse read 1/30/2025 Indigenous
J The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis read 2/3/2025 Juvenile
K Murder, She Knit by Peggy Ehrhart read 2/2/2025 Knitting
L Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo read 1/26/2025 LGBT
M B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton read 1/7/2025 Mystery
N Outofshapeworthlessloser: A Memoir of Figure Skating, F*cking Up, and Figuring It Out by Gracie Gold read 1/5/2025 Nonfiction
O The Diviners by Libba Bray read 2/20/2025 Occult
P The Teachers: A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession by Alexandra Robbins read 1/22/2025 Politics
Q I Hope You Get This Message by Farah Naz Rishi read 1/29/2025 Queer
R Night Music by Jojo Moyes read 1/3/2025 Romance
S The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell read 1/12/2025 Suspense
T The God of the Woods by Liz Moore read 1/4/2025 Thriller
U John Quincy Adams by Harlow Giles Unger read 2/8/2025 US Presidents
V The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice read 2/14/2025 Vampire
W Atonement by Ian McEwan read 1/26/2025 War
X Wild Card The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross read 2/9/2025 Steampunk
Y Lord of the Flies by William Golding read 1/14/2025 Young Adult
Z Feed by Mira Grant read 2/18/2025 Zombie

WOOHOO Carolyn!

FINISHED

A-Z Genres Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

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

WILDCARDS: ♣️

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A = Adult fiction: The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce 1/7/25
B = British Literature: Aunt Bessie Assumes by Diana Xarissa 1/8/25
C = Contemporary: Paws & Pastries by Barbara Hinske 1/4/25
D = Detective: Redemption by David Baldacci 1/21/25
E = Essays: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates 2/8/25
F = Fiction: Sleep in Heavenly Pizza by Mindy Quigley 1/11/25
G = Graphic Novel: A Man and His Cat, Vol. 2 by Umi Sakurai 2/6/25
H = Historical fiction: James by Percival Everett 1/4/25
I♣️ = Magical Realism: The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer 1/31/25
J = Juvenile: Wish by Barbara O'Connor 2/15/25
K = Korean Literature: Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum 2/25/25
L = Literary Fiction: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang 1/20/25
M = Mystery: Lost Books and Old Bones by Paige Shelton 1/3/25
N = Nonfiction: The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America by Elizabeth Letts 1/15/25
O♣️ = Christmas: A Catered Christmas by Isis Crawford 3/6/26
P = Paranormal: Shattering Dawn by Jayne Ann Krentz 1/26/25
Q = Queer: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong 1/14/25
R = Romance: How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang 1/18/25
S = Science fiction: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 1/2/25
T - Thriller: Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson 1/6/25
U* - Culinary: Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala 1/12/25
V♣️ - Suspense: The Sixth Man by David Baldacci 3/4/25
W - Women's Fiction: One Big Happy Family by Susan Mallery 2/10/25
X♣️ - Novella: The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose 1/29/25
Y = Young Adult: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon 1/22/25
Z*= Cozy mystery: Rockin' Around the Chickadee by Donna Andrews 1/1/25

WOOHOO Michelle!

A-Z Genres Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Completed 3.13.25

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

WILDCARDS used: K, O, Q, X

List:
Autism Spectrum Disorder - The Kiss Quotient. Helen Hoang. 1.4.25
Book Club - - A Hundred Summers. Beatriz Williams. 1.6.25
Crime - The Christmas Guest. Peter Swanson. 1.19.25
Detective - Robert B. Parker's Someone to Watch Over Me. Ace Atkins. 1.4.25
Espionage - The Spy Coast. Tess Gerritsen. 1.9.25
Family- Christmas at the Shelter Inn. RaeAnne Thayne. 1.6.25
Grief - Range of Motion. Elizabeth Berg. 2.17.25
Holiday - The Christmas Hope. Donna VanLiere. 1.5.25
Inspirational - The Christmas Child: A Story of Coming Home. Max Lucado. 1.7.25
Japanese Literature - What You Are Looking For Is in the Library. Michiko Aoyama. 1.19.25
K - WC- Biblical Fiction Daughter of Rome. Tessa Afshar. 2.26.25
LGBT - The Last List of Mabel Beaumont. Laura Pearson. 2.6.25
Magical Realism - Violeta. Isabel Allende. 1.24.25
Novels - The Pull of the Moon. Elizabeth Berg. 1.11.25
O - WC - Nonfiction Nothing to Fear: Demystifying Death to Live More Fully. Julie McFadden. 3.1.25
Paranormal - A Garland of Bones. Carolyn Haines. 1.25.25
Q - WC - African American Drunk on Love. Jasmine Guillory. 3.1.25
Romance - The Water Keeper. Charles Martin. 1.30.25
Southern - Isle of Palms. Dorothea Benton Frank. 1.11.25
Thriller - Razor Girl. Carl Hiaasen. 1.15.25
hUmor - The Department of Sensitive Crimes. Alexander McCall Smith. 1.25.25
Vortexes -Reading Between the Lies. Lynn Cahoon. 2.14.25
Women's Fiction - The Blue Bistro. Elin Hilderbrand. 1.18.25
X - WC - Librarianship Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason. Nancy Pearl. 3.2.25
Young Adult - The Girl at Midnight. Melissa Grey. 2.16.25
coZy Mystery - The Author's Guide to Murder. Beatriz Williams. 1.12.25

WOOHOO Kim!

Finished!

A-Z Genres Challenge 2025
Duration: March 18, 2025 - May 9, 2025

Goal: Read 26 genres, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Broaden your horizons and read genres that you might not have tried before!

List:
A Audiobook: Once Upon a Crime Brynn Kelly 3/29/25
B Biography: Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet by Lyndal Roper 5/04/25
C Children's: Little Turtle's Book of the Blue Yuval Zommer 3/25/25
D Dystopian: Oasis Guojing 4/28/25
E E-Book; Doctor Who: The Empire of Glass Andy Lane 4/24/25
F Fantasy: The Will of the Many James Islington 4/13/25
G Graphic Novel: Murder on the Orient Express: The Graphic Novel by Bob Al-Greene 5/09/25
H Historical Mystery: Death in Kew Gardens Jennifer Ashley 4/01/25
I Irish Literature: The 39 Cupcakes Zara Keane 4/25/25
J Juvenile: Operation Titanic Carolyn Keene 4/23/25
K WC: Christian Lit: A Kingdom Divided Tracie J. Peterson 4/29/25
L Literature: Rebecca Daphne du Maurier 5/07/25
M Manga: Medalist, Vol. 1 Tsurumaikada 3/22/25
N Novella: Party Hats For Sweet Minotaurs: An Obscure Academy Story Laura Greenwood 4/16/25
O WC: Indian Lit: Last Victim of the Monsoon Express 5/09/25
P Picture Book: Our Incredible Library Book and the wonderful journeys it took 3/25/25
Q WC: Media tie-in: Doctor Who: In Wonderland Paul Magrs 4/21/25
R Romance: The Vet Upstairs K.C. McCormick Çiftçi 4/17/25
S Sci-Fi: Doctor Who: The War Machines Ian Stuart Black 3/22/25
T Thriller: Immortal in Death J.D. Robb 3/27/25
U Urban Fantasy: Revenant Kat Richardson 4/21/25
V Victorian Literature: Cry of the Innocents Cavan Scott 4/30/25
W Western: Rodeo Rescuer Lynette Eason 4/23/25
X WC: Mystery Stilton Slaughter Steve Higgs 4/22/25
Y Young Adult: Mission to Disaster Justina Ireland 4/02/25
Z CoZy Mystery: Hollywood Homicide Kellye Garrett 4/14/25

Welcome Anne!

Finished!

A-Z Genres Challenge 2025
Duration: March 18, 2025 - May 9, 2025

Goal: Read 26 genres, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Broaden your horizons and read genres that you might not have tried before!

List:
A Audiobook: Once Upon a Crime Brynn Kelly 3/29/25
B Biography: Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet by Lyndal Roper 5/04/25
C Children's: Little Turtle's Book of the Blue Yuval Zommer 3/25/25
D Dystopian: Oasis Guojing 4/28/25
E E-Book; Doctor Who: The Empire of Glass Andy Lane 4/24/25
F Fantasy: The Will of the Many James Islington 4/13/25
G Graphic Novel: Murder on the Orient Express: The Graphic Novel by Bob Al-Greene 5/09/25
H Historical Mystery: Death in Kew Gardens Jennifer Ashley 4/01/25
I Irish Literature: The 39 Cupcakes Zara Keane 4/25/25
J Juvenile: Operation Titanic Carolyn Keene 4/23/25
K WC: Christian Lit: A Kingdom Divided Tracie J. Peterson 4/29/25
L Literature: Rebecca Daphne du Maurier 5/07/25
M Manga: Medalist, Vol. 1 Tsurumaikada 3/22/25
N Novella: Party Hats For Sweet Minotaurs: An Obscure Academy Story Laura Greenwood 4/16/25
O WC: Indian Lit: Last Victim of the Monsoon Express 5/09/25
P Picture Book: Our Incredible Library Book and the wonderful journeys it took 3/25/25
Q WC: Media tie-in: Doctor Who: In Wonderland Paul Magrs 4/21/25
R Romance: The Vet Upstairs K.C. McCormick Çiftçi 4/17/25
S Sci-Fi: Doctor Who: The War Machines Ian Stuart Black 3/22/25
T Thriller: Immortal in Death J.D. Robb 3/27/25
U Urban Fantasy: Revenant Kat Richardson 4/21/25
V Victorian Literature: Cry of the Innocents Cavan Scott 4/30/25
W Western: Rodeo Rescuer Lynette Eason 4/23/25
X WC: Mystery Stilton Slaughter Steve Higgs 4/22/25
Y Young Adult: Mission to Disaster Justina Ireland 4/02/25
Z CoZy Mystery: Hollywood Homicide Kellye Garrett 4/14/25

WOOHOO Anne!

Welcome Laura!

A-Z Genres Challenge 2025: 26/26 - COMPLETED 05.12.25
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

✅ 1. A Art: The Swans of Harlem | Karen Valby | 01.29.25
✅ 2. B Biography: Jane Austen at Home | Lucy Worsley | 01.13.25
✅ 3. C Contemporary: With Love from London | Sarah Jio | 04.01.25
✅ 4. D Dystopian: Julia | Sandra Newman | 03.22.25
✅ 5. E Essays: My Life as a Villainess | Laura Lippman | 03.22.25
✅ 6. F Fantasy: Toto | A.J. Hackwith | 02.02.25
✅ 7. G Graphic Novel: The Ghostkeeper | Johanna Taylor | 01.14.25
✅ 8. H Historical: The Women | Kristin Hannah | 03.06.25
✅ 9. I WILDCARD - Medicine: Wonder Drug | Jennifer Vanderbes | 05.03.25
✅10. J Juvenile: The Secret Garden | Frances Hodgson Burnett | 02.21.25
✅11. K WILDCARD - Economics and Finance: Limitless | Jeanna Smialek | 01.22.25
✅12. L Literary: The Sentence | Louise Erdrich | 02.08.25
✅13. M Memoir: The Woman in Me | Britney Spears | 01.16.25
✅14. N Nature: The Return of Wolves | Eli Francovich | 03.26.25
✅15. O WILDCARD - Horror: Incidents Around the House | Josh Malerman | 01.23.25
✅16. P Paranormal: You Shouldn't Be Here | Lauren Thoman | 03.28.25
✅17. Q Queer: Rainbow Black | Maggie Thrash | 03.26.25
✅18. R Romance: The Boyfriend Candidate | Ashley Winstead | 04.14.25
✅19. S Steampunk: A Master of Djinn | P. Djèlí Clark | 04.12.25
✅20. T Thriller: Deadly Animals | Marie Tierney | 04.28.25
✅21. U Urban Fantasy: The Saint of Bright Doors | Vajra Chandrasekera | 01.19.25
✅22. V Verse: Audacity | Melanie Crowder | 01.04.25
✅23. W Western: Epitaph | Mary Doria Russell | 02.10.25
✅24. X WILDCARD - Science Fiction: We Lived on the Horizon | Erika Swyler | 02.16.25
✅25. Y Young Adult: The Serpent King | Jeff Zentner | 02.13.25
✅26. Z WILDCARD - Politics: The Quiet Damage | Jesselyn Cook | 04.22.25

WOOHOO Laura!

FINISHED

A-Z Genres Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Goal: Read 26 genres, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Broaden your horizons and read genres that you might not have tried before!

You may use main genres or sub-genres.

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

WILDCARDS

You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.

Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres. (See example.)

List:
A Animals File M for Murder by Miranda James 1/21/2025
B British Literature Buried to the Brim by Jenn McKinlay 1/9/2025
C Country Music Loretta Lynn: The Queen of Country Music by Newbury Publishing 1/20/2025
D Detective Once Gone by Blake Pierce 1/17/2025
E Enemies to Friends Flash Point by Brooke Blaine 5/22/2025
F Fiction Dying To Win by Eve Craig 1/20/2025
G Gay For You Forget Me Not by Brooke Blaine 1/20/2025
H History Young Pele: Soccer's First Star by Lesa Cline-Ransome 1/13/2025
I WILD CARD Police Gallows View by Peter Robinson 1/29/2025
J WILD CARD Childrens The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket 1/29/2025
K KIDS Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me by Eric Carle 2/21/2025
L LGBT Marco by L.A. Witt 1/11/2025
M Middle Grade The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 1/22/2025
N New Adult Licked by Brooke Blaine 1/31/2025
O Wild Card Short Story How Shall I Know You?: A Short Story by Hilary Mantel 1/25/2025
P Politics Feel the Bern by Andrew Shaffer 1/14/2025
Q Queer Mystery Magnet by Gregory Ashe 1/6/2025
R Race Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? by Bonnie Bader 1/20/2025
S Survival Beyond the Sea by Keira Andrews 1/2/2025
T Thriller Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin 1/31/2025
U Adult Bundle of Trouble by Diana Orgain 1/30/2025
V WILD CARD Sports Andre by L.A. Witt 2/8/2025
W Westerns Steel Resolve by B.J. Daniels 2/27/2025
X Wild Card Horror Pork Pie Hat by Peter Straub 1/31/2025
Y Young Adult Almost an Archangel by Aron Lewes 1/8/2025
Z Cozy Mystery Movin' Up by Patti Benning 1/3/2025

A-Z Genres Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

You may use main genres or sub-genres.

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

WILDCARDS
You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.

Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres. (See example.)

26/26 Completed. Finish

List:
Asian American Lit:How to End a Love Story-Yulin Kuang 5/18/25
Black Romance:Holding-Alexandria House 7/18/25
Contemporary:The Art of Starting Over-Heidi McLaughlin 3/06/25
Domestic Thriller:Darkwater Lane-Rachel Caine 7/18/25
Espionage:The Summer Guests-Tess Gerritsen 7/09/25
Fantasy:Fourth Wing-Rebecca Yarros 3/12/25
Ghost Fiction:Layla-Colleen Hoover 3/31/25
Hispanic American Literature:Too Soon for Adiós-Annette Chavez Macias 6/22/25
Illness:Before I'm Gone-Heidi McLaughlin 5/27/25
J:Wild Card:Suspense:Maniacal-C.M. Sutter 5/29/25
Kidnapping Crime:The Girl on the Run-A.J. Rivers 5/31/25
Legal Thriller:The Fifth Witness-Michael Connelly 5/14/25
Military:Beautifully Broken-K.B. Winters 3/10/25
New Adult:Archer's Voice-Mia Sheridan 6/24/25
Occult Suspense:I Killed You Once-Dawn Merriman 6/30/25
Paranormal:SPIRITWARRIOR-Jamie Begley 8/04/25
Q:Wild Card:Chick Lit:Hard Eight-Janet Evanovich 5/22/25
Romance:Axel-Harper Sloan 6/15/25
Sports Romance:Beautiful Broken Love-Shanora Williams 1/04/25
Travel:In Deep-Michael Segedy 2/23/25
Urban Fantasy:Sixth Grave on the Edge-Darynda Jones 2/10/25
Vigilante:Another Girl Lost-Mary Burton 3/03/25
Western & Frontier:The Brood-Devney Perry 4/16/25
X:Wild Card:Vampire:Dark Lover-J.R. Ward 7/16/25
Y:FamilY Saga:The Butterfly Effect-Kelly Elliott 6/07/25
Z:CoZy Mystery:Curses and Cupcakes-Michelle M. Pillow 5/23/25

WOOHOO Genevieve and Frankie!

~~~ Complete ~~~

A-Z Genres Challenge 2025
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

26 of 26 Complete

Goal: Read 26 genres, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Broaden your horizons and read genres that you might not have tried before!

You may use main genres or sub-genres.

You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.
Wildcards = 🔸️

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

List:

🔹️A - Audiobook - A Fistful of Collars - Spencer Quinn - 4 Stars - 1/9/25
🔹️B - British Literature - Sovereign - C.J. Sansom - 5 Stars - 2/18/25
🔹️C - Classics - The Giver - Lois Lowry - 4 Stars - 2/11/25
🔹️D - Detective - The Drowner - John D. MacDonald - 3 Stars - 3/1/25
🔹️E - Enemies to Lovers - The Wall of Winnipeg and Me - Mariana Zapata - 4 Stars - 1/18/25
🔹️F - Friends to Lovers - Funny Story - Emily Henry - 4.5 Stars - 1/12/25
🔹️G - Graphic Novel - The Prince and the Dressmaker - Jen Wang - 4 Stars - 1/9/25
🔹️H - Historical Fiction - The Evening and the Morning - Ken Follett - 5 Stars - 1/14/25
🔸️I - *Wildcard 1 - I - Native American - Restless in the Grave - Dana Stabenow - 4 Stars - 6/3/25
🔹️J - Jewish - The Plum Tree - Ellen Marie Wiseman - 4 Stars - 2/14/25
🔸️*Wildcard 2 - K - Paranormal - Inheritance - Nora Roberts - 3.5 Stars - 3/16/25
🔹️L - Literary Fiction - The Wedding People - Alison Espach - 4 Stars - 1/3/25
🔹️M - Mystery - Heaven's Prisoners - James Lee Burke - 4 Stars - 1/1/25
🔹️N - Noir - I, the Jury - Mickey Spillane - 3 Stars - 2/13/25
🔸️ *Wildcard 3 - O - Short Stories - Unaccustomed Earth - Jhumpa Lahiri - 4 Stars - 3/18/25
🔹️P - Politics - The First Ladies - Marie Benedict - 4.5 Stars - 1/11/25
🔸️ *Wildcard 4 - Q - Aliens - Claimed by the Horde King - Zoey Draven - 3 Stars - 6/2/25
🔹️R - Romance - Bonded in Death - J.D. Robb - 5 Stars - 3/2/25
🔹️S - Sports - Stars and Strikes: Baseball and America in the Bicentennial Summer of ‘76 - Dan Epstein - 4.5 Stars - 1/15/25
🔹️T - Thriller - Zero Day - David Baldacci - 4 Stars - 2/6/25
🔹️U - bookclUb - The Frozen River - Ariel Lawhon - 5 Stars - 3/31/25
🔹️V - Vampire - Guilty Pleasures - Laurell K. Hamilton - 3 Stars - 6/24/25
🔹️W - War - The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War- Erik Larson - 4 Stars - 1/5/25
🔸️ *Wildcard 5 - X - Time Travel - The Winter Sea - Susanna Kearsley - 4 Stars - 8/14/25
🔹️Y - Young Adult - The Sun Is Also a Star- Nicola Yoon - 3 Stars - 1/6/25
🔹️Z - coZy - Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles - A.L. Herbert - 4 Stars - 1/4/25