Agnieszka’s Comments (group member since Feb 01, 2018)

Agnieszka’s comments from the Wanderlust Challenges group.

Part 10 0/34 (+13)


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OCEANIA 0/147 (+60)
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NORTH AMERICA 0/236 (+40)
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EUROPE 0/36 (+7)
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Part 2 - 1/54 (+6)


6. Mayotte (France) 1/7 (view spoiler)[
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Spell-out? Of Course :-D I'll start with option 2 but hope to upgrade to option 1 later on :-D

World Territories Spell Out
Start Date: 4/1/23
Territories Completed: 0/62 (view spoiler)[
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Letters Completed: 2/602 (+160) (view spoiler)[P1: 1/41+19 / P2: 1/54+6 / P3: 0/36+7 / P4: 0/56+20 / P5: 0/63+6 / P6: 0/71 / P7: 0/46+14 / P8: 0/48+27 / P9: 0/65+20 / P10: 0/34+13 / P11: 0/48+14 / P12: 0/40+14 (hide spoiler)]
100+ pages, re-reads are ok; re-post when finished

first letter:
- book title (articles can be used)
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Part 1 - 1/41 (+19)
AFRICA 2/82 (+25)
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That was interesting. Thank you for the short history lesson!

One Island, Many Queens
Start Date: 4/2/23
Completed: 2/12
100+ pages, re-reads are ok, re-post when finished


1. Boudica (I century)
✱ Read a book with a female MC (tell us her name) OR read a book tagged FANTASY or FOLKLORE on its GR homepage.

2. Empress Maude (c. 1102-1167)
Read a book where there is a conflict in the plot (it doesn't have to be a war; tell us briefly what happens) OR read a book whose title starts with a letter found in MAUDE.
München 72 - Der Tag, an dem die Spiele stillstanden (Munich '72: The Day The Games stopped) by Petra Mattfeldt ?* 4/? - fictional account of the terrorist attack on the Olympic games in 1972 & M-title

📌3. Eleanor of Aquitaine (c.1122-1204)
Read a book with a wealthy character My Valentine Seduction by Serenity Woods ?* 4/8? - female MC is billionaire

✔ 4. The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Read a series book numbered 1 through 6 Some Like It Shot by Zara Keane 3* 4/5 - Movie Club Mysteries #6

5. Mary I Tudor (1516-1558)
✱ Read a book with blood on the cover (post cover) OR read a book with a MC whose is very religious (briefly share details).

6. Elizabeth I Tudor (1533-1603)
✱ Read a book written by an author whose first name is ELIZABETH (or any variation of it) OR read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in THE VIRGIN QUEEN (two word minimum).

7. Mary I Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1542-1587)
✱ Read a book set in France or Scotland (tell us where) OR read a book where several of the characters are relatives (tell us who and their relationship).

8. Mary II Stuart (1562-1694)
✱ Read a book with 1, 6 or 8 in its total count page (share count) OR read a book where a married couple run a business together or work together to complete a major project (briefly share details).

✔ 9. Anne Stuart (1665-1714)
Read a book set in the United Kingdom OR read a book where someone is pregnant or a birth occurs. Third Son's a Charm by Shana Galen 4* 4/7 - set in London and female MC's maid's sister is pregnang and gives birth in the course of the story (which is the reason why the maid gets a day off)

10. Queen Victoria (1819-1901)
✱ Read a book set during the Victorian Age OR read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in GRANDMOTHER OF EUROPE (three words minimum).

11. Elizabeth II (1926-2022)
✱ Read a large book (more than 400 pages; share page number) OR read a book whose title starts with a letter found in WINDSOR (ignore A, An or The).
Incorruptible by S.L. Smith ?* 4/? - I-title
Das Beste, was Izzy Poole passieren konnte=Perfect Little World by Kevin Wilson ?* 4/? - 416 pages

12. Future Queens
✱ Read a book with a lone female figure on the cover (post cover) OR read a book that takes place in the future (tell us when).
Kopia doskonała (Perfect Replica) by Małgorzata Rogala ?* 4/?
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I'm in.

Fifty Nifty US States: Idaho
Duration: 4/2/23 - 7/1/23
Completed: 9/9+
100+ pages, re-reads are ok, re-post when finished


✔ 1. Number: 43rd State to Join the Union
Read a book with a total page count that includes 4 or 3. Some Like It Shot by Zara Keane 3* 4/5 - 374 pages

✔ 2. State Animal (Mammal): Appaloosa Horse
Read a book with a title that starts with the letter A or H After the End by Katie Ruggle 4* 6/11

✔ 3. State Bird: Mountain Bluebird
Read a book with a predominantly BLUE cover. Sea Storm by Andrew Mayne 4* 5/16

✔ 4. State Flower: Syringa
Read a book with an MC whose first name starts with a letter in SYRINGA Black Coral by Andrew Mayne 4* 5/1 - all three MCs' first names start with a letter in SyrinGa: Sloan McPherson, George Solar, Scott Hughes

✔ 5. State Tree: Western White Pine
Read a book by an author whose first and last initial can be found in WESTERN WHITE PINE. My Valentine Seduction by Serenity Woods 3* 4/8 - WeStern

✔ 6. Official State Nickname: The Gem State
Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in THE GEM STATE. God's Smuggler by Brother Andrew, John Sherrill & Elizabeth Sherrill 5* 5/3 - Gem State

✔ 7. Popular Attraction: Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve
Read a book with a title that has at least 6 words in it München 72 - Der Tag, an dem die Spiele stillstanden (Munich '72: The Day The Games stopped) by Petra Mattfeldt 5* 5/29

✔ 8. Must Try Food: Baked Potato or French Fries
Read a book with the word POTATO found in the text. Your Blue Is Not My Blue: A Missing Person Memoir by Aspen Matis 3* 4/10 - thirty pounds of potatoes; (p. 21)

✔ 9. Weird Fact: Home to the World's Only B&B Shaped Like a Beagle
As a homage to kooky roadside attractions, husband and wife artists decided to build a bed and breakfast shaped like a giant beagle. Located on Highway 95 in Cottonwood, the quirky Dog Bark Park Inn features dog-themed decor as well as a gift shop featuring the couples’ chainsaw art. A sign at the entrance to the giant beagle reads “a noble and absurd undertaking". That's for sure!
Read a book with an MC who owns a dog Third Son's a Charm by Shana Galen 4* 4/7 - female MC's dog Welly, short for Wellington

10. Optional Bonus Task
Read a book that takes place in Idaho.
Sanctuary Forever by Lisa Phillips ?* 7/? - set in the fictional witness protection town of Sanctuary hidden in the mountains of Idaho
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Jan wrote: "Glad you and your cute little car enjoy these Agnieszka!! Well done :)"

Thank you! Already looking forward to the next one - and I know I have to be patient for a bit :-D

Done! Was so fun again. Thank you Jan!

Riding the Highways: The Aloha Loop
Start Date: 2/1/23
Completed: 28/28


1. Starting Point: Hilo
🚙 Read a a book with 1 in the total page count. My New Year Fling by Serenity Woods 2* 2/1 - 217 pages

2. Drive 2 Miles to Wailuku River State Park
🚙 Read a book with 2 in the total page count. Killer Cupcakes book 2 in Murder in the Mix Books 13-15 by Addison Moore 3* 2/6 - 192 pages

3. Drive 16 Miles to Onomea Bay Scenic Drive Turnoff
🚙 Read a series book #16 Yule Log Eulogy book 1 in Murder in the Mix Books 16-18 by Addison Moore 2.5* 2/9 - Murder in the Mix #16

4. Drive 0.5 Miles Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens
🚙 Read a half step series book OR read a book with a publication year that ends with a 5. River of Danger by Alexa Verde 4* 2/19 - Secrets of Rios Azules #0.5 & published 2015

5. Drive 9 Miles to Akaka Falls State Park
🚙 Read a a book with a publication year that ends with a 9. Promises in Death by J.D. Robb 4* 2/22 - published 2009

6. Drive 7 Miles to Umauma Falls
🚙 Read a series book #7 OR read a book with 7 in the total page count (share count) OR read a book with a publication year that ends with a 7 (share year).
A Very Austen Valentine by Robin M. Helm, Laura Hile, Wendi Sotis, Barbara Cornthwaite, Susan Kaye & Mandy H. Cook ?* 2/22? - 479 pages

7. Drive 11 Miles to Magical Creatures Sanctuary
🚙 Read a series book #1 True Fiction by Lee Goldberg 4* 2/27 - Ian Ludlow Thrillers #1

8. Drive 5 Miles to Laupahoehoe Beach Park
🚙 Read a book with 5 in the total page count Applied Electromagnetism by Susannah Nix 2* 3/2 - 256 pages

9. Drive 13 Miles to the Hawaiian Vanilla Company
🚙 Read a series book #1 Cowboys & Kisses by Vanessa Vale 3* 3/2/23 (160) Lenox Ranch Cowboys #1

10. Drive 8 Miles to Kalopa State Recreation Area
🚙 Read a book with 8 in the total page count Granny on Board by Harper Lin 4* 3/3 - 168 pages

11. Drive 14 Miles to Waip'o Valley Lookout
🚙 Read a series book #1 Ranger Protection book 1 in Texas Ranger Heroes Romantic Suspense Boxed Set: Books 1-3 by Lynn Shannon 3* 3/3 - Texas Ranger Heroes #1

12. Drive 22 Miles to Waimea
🚙 Read a series book #2 Gone to Her Grave by Melinda Leigh 4* 3/6 - Rogue River #2

13. Drive 21 Miles to Hawi
🚙 Read a series book #21. Strawberry Shortcake Sins book 3 in Murder in the Mix Books 19-21 by Addison Moore 2* 3/6 - Murder in the Mix #21

14. Drive 18 Miles to Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site
🚙 Read a series book #1. The Girl Beneath the Sea by Andrew Mayne 5* 3/7 - Underwater Investigation Unit #1

15. Drive 3 Miles to Hapuna State Beach Park
🚙 Read a book with a publication year that ends with a 3. Confessions of a Transformed Heart by Nancy D. Sheppard 3* 3/7 - my edition was published 2013

16. Drive 6 Miles to Puako Petroglyphs
🚙 Read a book with 6 in the total page count Hurricane Force by Jana Deleon 5* 3/10 - 356 pages

17. Drive 13 Miles Kiholo Bay Beach Hike
🚙 Read a series book #1 A Spy's Devotion by Melanie Dickerson 3.5* 3/10 - Regency Spies of London #1

18. Drive 17 Miles to Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park
🚙 Read a series book #1 OR read a book with a publication year that ends with a 1. Murder in Black and White by Loretta Jackson & Vickie Britton 3* 3/13 - High Country Mystery #1 & orig. published 2011

19. Drive 3 Miles to Kailua-Kona
🚙 Read a book with 3 in the total page count. The Babbling Brook Naked Poker Club - Book Four by Ann Warner 4* 3/14 - 237 pages

20. Drive 13 Miles to Captain Cook
🚙 Read a series book #3. A Very Austen Romance by Robin M. Helm, Laura Hile, Wendi Sotis, Barbara Cornthwaite, Chautona Havig & Mandy H. Cook 3* 3/16 - Austen Anthology #3

21. Drive 9 Miles to Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park
🚙 Read a book with 9 in the total page count OR read a book with a publication year that ends with a 9. Meditation is NOT a Dirty Word! by Lillian Duncan 2* 3/16 - 109 pages & orig. publ. 2019

22. Drive 24 Miles to Milolii
🚙 Read a series book #2. Risking Hearts by Iona Findley 3* 3/16 - Hero's Heart #2

23. Drive 34 Miles to Ka Lae
🚙 Read a book with a publication year that ends with a 4. Boots and Backpacks: Pride & Prejudice on the Appalachian Trail, Roughly by K.C. Kahler 4* 3/19 - published 2014

24. Drive 25 Miles to Naalehu
🚙 Read a series book #5. The Babbling Brook Naked Poker Club - Book Five by Ann Warner 5* 3/21 - The Babbling Brook Naked Poker Club #5

25. Drive 9 Miles to Punalu'u Beach Park
🚙 Read a book with a publication year that ends with a 9 Ranger Redemption book 2 in Texas Ranger Heroes Romantic Suspense Boxed Set: Books 1-3 by Lynn Shannon 3.5* 3/22 - single book (originally) published 2019

26. Drive 28 Miles to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
🚙 Read a book with a publication year that ends with a 2. Death on a Long Winter's Night by Lisa Williams 3* 3/23 - published 2012

27. Drive 38 Miles Roundtrip on Chain of Craters Road
🚙 Read a book with 3 AND 8 in the total page count Kill Me If You Can by Nicole Young 4* 3/24 - 384 pages

28. Drive 32 Miles to Pahoa Lava Zone Museum
🚙 Read a series book #2 OR read a book with 3 AND 2 in the total page count Bend the Rules book 3 in The Lethal in Love Series: Books 1-3 by Susan Amanda Kelly 4.5* 3/26 - Lethal in Love #2 & 231 pages

Done! Another one I won't look for the remaining two tasks on top.

Landmarks of the World: Mont Saint-Michel
Duration: 2/10/23 - 4/9/23
Completed: 12/7


1. Unique Location:
Read a book set in France
✔ Read a book that has TWO words in the title that start with the letter M. Claimed By The Mountain Man by Frankie Love 3* 2/28 - mountain & man

✔ 2. It All Began With a Dream:
Read a book that features a dream Clue Krewe by Jana Deleon 5* 2/25 I woke early the next morning after a night full of jumbled dreaming. It always happened when I had a new case with multiple moving parts and too many things that didn’t add up, and this one definitely fit that bill. I could only remember bits of the last dream and it involved Athena wearing a nun’s habit and Gertie feeding popcorn to pigeons. The pigeons were wearing blue sequined thongs. Shadow Chaser was filming it and Carter was loading rounds into a magazine, which was the only part of it that made sense. (p. 147)
Read a book with 7, 0, 8 or 9 in the total page count Forever Paired by Kathleen Brooks 4* 2/12 - 298 pages

✔ 3. Centuries of Building & Modifications:
Read a book that features construction of some sort Gone to Her Grave by Melinda Leigh 4* 3/6 - several people the social worker MC and her detective husband speak to are working on a big construction project (a future resort) and are dependend on it (not many jobs in this small town, it's set)
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in LA MERVEILLE. River of Danger by Alexa Verde 4* 2/19 - lA merVeille

✔ 4. Pilgrimage Destination:
Read a book where the MC takes a physical, spiritual or emotional journey Granny on Board by Harper Lin 4* 3/3 - the MCs go on a cruise
Read a book with a plot focused on books. I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life by Anne Bogel 5* 2/14 - book about books

✔ 5. The Mont Was Never Conquered:
Read a book where a war is important to the plot line Confessions of a Transformed Heart by Nancy D. Sheppard 3* 3/7 - a civil war in Liberia prevents the MC and her family from going back after a home year in the US. They go instead to Ivory Coast and she works with her husand in a Liberian refugee camp. During the following years they experience the effects of war and tribal tensions firsthand on a daily basis.
Read a book with a character that is in or once was in prison Ranger Protection book 1 in Texas Ranger Heroes Romantic Suspense Boxed Set: Books 1-3 by Lynn Shannon 3* 3/3 - Dan Spencer (view spoiler)[female MC adopted daugher's uncle Dan Spencer was in prison for selling drugs (which was the main reason her late neighbor named the MC guardian instead of her brother) (hide spoiler)]

✔ 6. Becoming an Historical Monument:
Read a book tagged HISTORICAL on its GR Homepage A Very Austen Valentine by Robin M. Helm, Laura Hile, Wendi Sotis, Barbara Cornthwaite, Susan Kaye & Mandy H. Cook 3* 2/24 - collection of historical Jane Austen retellings
Read a book originally published between 2009 and 2014 Promises in Death by J.D. Robb 4* 2/22 - 2009

7. The Monks Return:
Read a book that features a religious community (briefly share details)
✔ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in MONT SAINT-MICHEL Applied Electromagnetism by Susannah Nix 2* 3/2 - sAint-michEl

Finished. Since it looks more than unlikely I'll read a book for the remaining two (bonus) tasks I'm done :-D
Thank you Jan, this was a great one!

Endangered Wildlife
Duration: 12/1/22 - 3/31/23
Level: Guide (15 tasks)
Completed: 23/15


GALAPAGOS NATIONAL PARK
🐯 1. Land of the Leopard National Park, Russia
✔ Read a book with any cat species on the cover Pumpkin Pie Parting book 3 in Murder in the Mix Books 13-15 by Addison Moore 3.5* 2/6
✔ Read a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in AMUR LEOPARD. Gingerbread and Deadly Dread book 1 in Murder in the Mix Boxed Set by Addison Moore 2.5* 1/15 - AMur
✔ Read a book with a character who is Russian Four Seasons by Melanie Jackson 2* 12/3 - Sasha Jones
✔ Read a book with a MC whose first name starts with a letter found in PRIMAL. The Babbling Brook Naked Poker Club: Book One by Ann Warner 4* 1/7 - Lillian 'Lill' Fitzel
✔ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in LAND OF THE LEOPARD NATIONAL PARK. A Frightful Noel by Liz Bradford 4* 12/10 - lANd oF

🐘 2. Liwonde National Park, Malawi
✔ Read a book with a primarily black cover Murder in Black and White by Loretta Jackson & Vickie Britton 3* 3/13 - 52% black according to TinEye
✔ Read a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in BLACK RHINO. The Unnamed Devotional by Lisa Buffaloe 5* 12/30 - BLack
✔ Read a book with an MC who owns a dog Seven-Layer Slayer book 2 in Murder in the Mix Boxed Set by Addison Moore 2* 1/16 kind of (view spoiler)[it's a ghost of a dog (hide spoiler)]
Promise of Love by Tamie Dearen ?* 1/?
✔ Read a book with an MC whose first name starts with a letter found in ELEPHANT. Blue Christmas by Clare Revell 4* 1/11/23 - Aidan Urquhart
✔ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in LIWONDE NATIONAL PARK. Der Wald ruft (The Wood Calls) by Moritz Matthies 3* 12/7 - liWonDe paRk

🐵 3. Africa's Gorilla National Parks
🐵 Read a book with a primate on the cover (post cover)
✔ Read a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in GORILLA. True Fiction by Lee Goldberg 4* 2/27 - GorilLa
✔ Read a book where the MC takes a tour The Babbling Brook Naked Poker Club Book Two by Ann Warner 4* 1/20 - she takes a tour of the museum she wants to place her most expensive painting in
✔ Read a book with an MC whose first name starts with a letter found in TREK. Midnight Come Again book 1 in The Kate Shugak Investigation Books 10-20 Box Set by Dana Stabenow 4* 12/14 - Kate Shugak
✔ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in SENKWEKWE GORILLA ORPHANAGE CENTER. A Perfect Christmas Gift by Lori Wilde 3* 1/2 - orPhAnaGe Center

🐵4. Gunung Leuser National Park, Indonesia
✔ Read a book with a primarily orange cover River of Danger by Alexa Verde 4* 2/19 - according to TinEye it's more than 55 percent orange
🐵 Read a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in ORANGUTAN.
✔ Read a book where the MC visits a remote, wilderness location Hunter's Moon book 9 in The Kate Shugak Investigations: Books 1-9 by Dana Stabenow 3.5* 12/8 - Taiga Lodge (125 miles northeast of Anchorage, ten miles south of Denali National Preserve, seventy-five miles southwest of the mountain itself, at the confluence of the Nakochna and the Kichatna rivers), Alaska and its surrounding wilderness area
✔ Read a book with an MC whose first name starts with a letter found in RAINFOREST. Christmas Alpha by Carole Mortimer 4* 12/30 - Eva Shaw & Finn Devlin
✔ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in GUNUNG LEUSER NATIONAL PARK. Love and Shenanigans book 1 in Love in Ballybeg: Books 1-5 by Zara Keane 3.5* 12/16 - leuSer nAtionaL (or 5 - gaLapAgoS)

🐢 5. Galápagos National Park, Ecuador
✔ Read a book with an ocean on the cover Plundered Christmas by Susan Lyttek 3* 12/21
✔ Read a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in MARINE RESERVE. Lethal Lemon Bars book 3 in Murder in the Mix Books 7-9 by Addison Moore 3.5* 1/24 - MArine
✔ Read a book with an MC who works with animals Studmuffin Santa by Tawna Fenske 5* 12/8 - MC owns and runs the Jingle Bell Reindeer Ranch and cares for their medical wellfare of the Reindeer (she's veterinarian)
✔ Read a book with an MC whose first name starts with a letter found in TORTOISE. My Christmas Fiancé by Serenity Woods 5* 12/5 - Stratton Parker
✔ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in GALAPAGOS NATIONAL PARK. On the Run book 1 in The Lethal in Love Series: Books 1-3 by Susan Amanda Kelly 3.5* 2/10

Jan wrote: "I get it and I certainly don't want you having to back out of the challenge. Go ahead and include both English and Polish/German books as you were planning on doing. Please ignore any unusual signs..."

No worries I’m convinced it was nothing you’ve said but my issues coming out to play once again. I’ll do my best to continue without unnecessary work for you (or me)
Thank you! You’re the best!

Jan wrote: "Thanks for your questions Agnieszka!

For the numbers, use the written out words.

And in regards to books in different languages, I would prefer you use one language for the whole challenge. So use the English titles for the whole challenge OR use the titles in your own language for the whole challenge, including the links in your language. Does that make sense? ..."

Thank you. As to the question if it makes sense, it does but is not really practicable as I found out when this issue was raised in a different group. Which means I'll just leave out any German and Polish titles starting or ending with numbers/special signs.
Though I wanted to make sure I understand it correctly: You meant you'd like me to use the English edition for titles with connecting issues (numbers, (translatable) special sign like # or @) and not all books in foreign languages, is it correct?


Just so you understand why it's such a big issue:
Too many of the Polish/German books were never translated to English (and there are way too many books without a Polish/German translation out there to even thinking about going this route) especially since I read a lot of indie books.
I a different group I tried to provide a literal translation for Polish/German books but that changed in most cases the starting letter and made it so much more work I had to make a decision with how much frustration I can deal and in the end decided not to continue the challenges (which is not a threat just pointing out possible issues for other members as well, I'm not the only one reading in more than one language)
If I have to leave out all books I read in Polish/German I'm not sure I'll be able to find enough connecting books I can get my hands on using this challenge's parameters. I noticed I run out of usable books which was the only reason I started to consider those titles with additional work at all (I won't even consider books ending with X - that's road to disaster and an unfinished challenge :-C) and that was before I even thought about the possibility I could start a book I'm not able to finish (for whatever reasons) and can't find anything with the same letters *panic - ok I'll be back later when I got it a handle on myself again*

Another question, sorry (but only a little bit :-D)

If a title starts with a number or special sign, should I just treat those as if it were written out? How about titles in other languages where those are written out differently?

examples what I'd use and hope you agree :-D
English language titles:
Dragon Sim-13 D&N (thirteeN)
The 7th Canon (T)SN ((The) Seventh)
#1 Crush NH (Number)
#Catfished HD (Hashtag)

of course I'd add dictionary links for the pertinent part of a foreign title
Lot 202 LA (two=dwA)
1001001: Netzkind ED (one=Eins)
Wszystko wina kota! (Everything's the Cat's Fault!) WK (exclamation mark=wykrzykniK) or rather WA (who cares about punctuation *grins*)
Offline: Warum antwortest du nicht, Gott? ON (qestion mark=fragezeicheN) or rather OT (who cares about punctuation and those pesky Ns are a real pain *grins*)

Jan wrote: "You always have such good questions that make me think Agnieszka!!

So, to answer . . . if the book takes place in more than one country, I would prefer that the one you use for this challenge cov..."

Thank you so much. Your answers help me to plan though could make life difficult if it turns out later the single county location in the blurb is actually a lot of traveling without a predominant setting. Though I suppose that’s why we get a year to cover so ‘little’ ground :-D