NBRC 26 Alphabet 20: Texting Acronyms: A to Z (Spell-It-Out)

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge, Rene!

[René]

Thank you! :)

[Lisa Kay]

NBRC: Texting Acronyms: An A-Z Spell-It-Out Challenge

Start Date: April 1, 2014

A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T. U. V. W. X. Y. Z.

36/80

AFK = Away From Keyboard.    2/3
A - ✔ Ashley, Kristen = Mystery Man ★★★★½ audible.com 4/2
F - ✔ Fitzhugh Trilogy #3 - Tempting the Bride, by Thomas ★★★★☆ SJLibrary-PB 5/17
K -

BGUTI = Better Get Used To It.    5/5 - Done!
B - ✔ Bellfield Hall, by Anna Dean ★★★★★ SJLibrary-HC 4/6
G - ✔ Give Him the Slip, by Geralyn Dawson ★★★★☆ Kindle 5/15
U - ✔ The Under Dog and Other Stories, by Agatha Christie ★★★★☆ SJLibrary-ODA 4/24
T - ✔ Tempest in the Tea Leaves, by Kari Lee Townsend ★★★★☆ PB 4/6
I  - ✔ Immortals After Dark #7 - Kiss of a Demon King,
          by Kresley Cole ★★★★★ Loupe’s-audio 4/7 “r.r.v.a.”

C = Cool.    1/1 - Done!
C - ✔ Cold Days, by Jim Butcher ★★★★★ PB 4/3

DL = Download.    2/2 - Done!
D - ✔ The Duke's Holiday, by Maggie Fenton ★★★★☆ Kindle 6/1
L - ✔ A Lady Never Lies, by Juliana Gray ★★★★★ PB 4/10

EG = Evil Grin.    1/2
E - ✔ Everyone Loves a Hero, by Marie Force ★★★½☆ audible.com 4/5
G -

FOFLMBO = Falling On Floor Laughing My Butt Off.    4/7
F -
O - ✔ Otherworld #1 - Bitten, by Kelley Armstrong ★★★★☆ SJLibrary-ODA 05/13
F -
L - ✔ The Lone Wolfe, by Kate Hewitt ★★★★☆ SFLibrary-eBook 5/28
M - ✔ Mail-Order Christmas Brides, by Hart & Tronstad ★★★★½ SFLibrary-eBook 4/22
B - ✔ Brandon Sanderson = Steelheart ★★★★☆ audible.com & SJLibrary-eBook 5/25
O - ✔ The Others #2 - Murder of Crows, by Bishop ★★★★☆ HC 5/26

GGG = Giggle.    0/3
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HAK - Hugs & Kisses.    2/3
H - ✔ Harmony #3 - The Comforts of Home, by Thomas ★★★★★ audible.com 5/14 “r.r.v.a.”
A - ✔ Allergic to Death, by Peg Cochran ★★★½☆ SJLibrary-PB 5/25
K -

ICTYBTIHTKY = I Could Tell You But Then I'd Have To Kill You.    02/11
I - ✔ The Italian's Wedding Ultimatum, by Kim Lawrence ★★★½☆ SJLibrary eBook 5/27
C - ✔ Christi Barth = Planning for Love ★★★★☆ Kindle-Tell-Harlequin 4/21
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JK = Just Kidding.    1/2
J - ✔ Johann David Wyss = The Swiss Family Robinson ★★½☆☆ OCD 4/21
K -

K = Kiss ...or Okay.    0/1
K -

L = Laugh.    1/1 - Done!
L - ✔ Linda Howard = Shadow Woman ★★★★½ SJLibrary-HC 4/30

[Lisa Kay]

NBRC: Texting Acronyms: An A-Z Spell-It-Out Challenge ... Part II


MP = My Pleasure.    2/2 - Done!
M - ✔ Moonlight On My Mind, by Jennifer McQuiston ★★★★☆ audible.com 4/20
P  - ✔ Peach Pies and Alibis, by Ellery Adams ★★★½☆ SJLibrary-PB 4/17

NC = No Comment.    2/2 - Done!
N - ✔ Nothing To Lose, by Christy Reece ★★★★½ PB 6/3
C - ✔ Castaway Dreams, by Darlene Marshall ★★★★½ Kindle 5/31

OAO = Over and Out.    0/3
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PDF = Portable Document Format ...or Pretty Damn Funny.    1/3
P - ✔ The Principal's Office, by Jasmine Haynes ★★★★☆ SFLibrary-eBook 5/22
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QT = Cutie.    0/2
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R = Are.    1/1 - Done!
R - ✔ Redemption, by Carolyn Davidson ★★★★☆ PB 5/14

S = Smile ...or Sigh.    1/1 - Done!
S - ✔ Sarah Strohmeyer = The Cinderella Pact ★★★★½ SJLibrary-HC 4/11

TEOTWAWKI = The End Of The World As We Know It.    4/9
T - ✔ Enchantment: The Life of Audrey Hepburn, by Donald Spoto ★★★☆☆ SJLibrary-HC 4/14
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W - ✔ Whack 'N' Roll, by Gail Oust ★★★★½ PB 4/25
A  - ✔ Ann, Deborah = Memory Betrayal ★★★☆☆ Kindle 6/2
W - ✔ Written in Red, by Anne Bishop ★★★★★ SJLibrary-HC 5/4
K -
I  -

U = You.    1/1 - Done!
U - ✔ Untouchable, by Kresley Cole ★★★★☆ audible.com 4/23 “r.r.v.a.”

VH = Virtual Hug.    0/2
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H -

WFM = Works For Me.    1/3
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F -
M - ✔ Midnight Crossroad, by Charlaine Harris ★★★★½ SJLibrary-HC 5/24

XAO = Hugs and Kisses.    1/3
X - ✔ Knox, Annie = Paws For Murder ★★★★½ PB 4/16
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Y = Why?    0/1
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ZMG = Oh My God.    1/3
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M -
G - ✔ Graeme Simsion = The Rosie Project ★★★★★ SJLibrary-CD-to-iPod/Touch 5/17

Key
OCD = OneClickDigital
ODA = Over Drive Audio
“r.r.v.a.” = “reread via audio”

[Michelle]

Just so I am clear, we can use any of the acronyms and however many we want?

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Michelle wrote: "Just so I am clear, we can use any of the acronyms and however many we want?"

Yes, Michelle, you may go A-Z - or just do the ones you want.

[Michelle]

Sounds fun Start Date 4-9-14
End Date - 12/21/2014

COMPLETED

As Soon As Possible

A - As the World Dies: Untold Tales Volume 1 - Rhiannon Frater
S - Susan L. Glen - Governors Island (NY)
A - Ayana Mathis - The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
P - Population: 485: Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time - Michael Perry

By The Way

B - Julie Berry- All the Truth That's in Me
T - Three Rules- Marie Drake
W - Warren - Silver Borne - Patricia Briggs

Did Not Finish

D Dead and Gone - Jonathan Maberry
N - Night Broken - Patricia Briggs
F Frost Burned - Patricia Briggs

Fucked-up - Insecure - Neurotic - Emotional

F - father Xavier Church - Omega Days - John L. Campbell
I - Laila Ibrahim - Yellow Crocus
N - Niko Mills - Savage Drift - Emmy Laybourne
E - Elody - Before I Fall - Lauren oliver


Got to Go

G - Gage - Rebel - Amy Tintera
T Tooth & Nail - Jonathan Maberry
G - God - The Shack - Wm. Paul Young

Hanging Head In Shame

H Hallowed Ground - Frank Cáceres
H Adam Hauptmn - River Marked - Patricia Briggs
I - Isolation - Shandy L. Kurth
S - Sparrow Hill Road

In Real Life

I - Pietro Ivanov - My Life as a White Trash Zombie
R - Peggy Riley - Amity & Sorrow
L - Lindsay - Jake and the Other Girl - Emmy Laybourne

Joking

J - Jack Wallen - The Last Casket
K - Koslow, Leigh - Never Buried - Edie Claire

Keep it Simple Stupid

K - Shandy Kurth - Devastation
I - Ivanov, Pietro - How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back - Diana Rowland
S - Safe from the Neighbors
S - Suffer the Children

Laughing my Fat ass off

L - Laurie Halse Anderson - The Impossible Knife of Memory
M - My Abandonment- Peter Rock
F - faith Dobbins - The Storycatcher - Ann Hite
A - Angel Crawford - Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues
O - Opal Ellis - Contaminated - Em Garner

May The Force Be With You

M - Marcus - White Trash Zombie Apocalypse
T - Mercedes Thompson - Moon Called- Patricia Briggs
F - Fran Finley - The Tumble Inn - William Loizeaux
B Barry Moreno - Children of Ellis Island
W - What Mario Scietto Says - Emmy Laybourne
Y - Suzanne Young - The Treatment

Oh My Goodness

O - Orc - Gone
M - Dr. Elizabeth Massey - Dress Your Marines in White- Emmy Laybourne
G - Gooch, Mary - The Wife's Tale - Lori Lansens

Public display of Affection

P - Paul - Sunrise - Mike Mullin
D - Dollface: A Novel of the Roaring Twenties - Renee Rosen
A -The Rule of Three
- Eric Walters

Rolling on the floor laughing

R - Rhiannon Frater - Pretty When She Destroys
O - olivia - Shiver
F - Rhiannon Frater - The Last Bastion of the Living
L - Libba Bray - The Diviners

Shaking My Head

S - Sandra Brown - Low Pressure
M - Mike Turner - Hair of the Corn Dog - A.K. Turner
H - Halprin, Alex - Ashfall - Mike Mullin

Talk to you later

T Tom Bernardin - The Ellis Island Immigrant Cookbook
T - Timothy Wilde - The Gods of Gotham
Y - Suzanne Young - The Program
L - Linda Castillo - The Dead Will Tell

Unidentified Flying Object

U - Unwind - Neal Shusterman
F - Feed - Mira Grant
O - Olivia Von Macht - The Seer of Shadows

What The Hell

W - Robison Wells - Blackout
T - Max Turner - Night Runner
H - Hiro - The Three: A Novel - Sarah Lotz

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome "officially" to the challenge, Michelle!

[Michelle]

Moderators of Nothing but Reading Challenges (All the Mods) wrote: "Welcome "officially" to the challenge, Michelle!"

Thanks!

[Lisa Kay]

Update Post #53 & #54 = 08/80.

[Lisa Kay]

Update Post #53 & #54 = 12/80.

[Jojobean]

Texting Acronyms: An A-Z Spell-It-Out Challenge

No Limit

A= AFK (Away from Keyboard)
A
F
K

B= BM (Bite Me)
B
M

C= CYA (Cover Your A**)
C
Y
A

D= DND (Do Not Disturb)
D
N
D

E= ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival)
E
T
A

F= FDA (F***ing Dumb A**)
F
D
A

G= GFAK (Go Fly A Kite)
G
F
A
K

H= HCB (Holy Cow Batman)
H
C
B

I= IDK (I Don't Know)
I
D
K

J= J/K (Just Kidding)
J
K

K= KMA (Kiss My A**)
K
M
A

L= LMFAO (Laughing My F***ing A** Off)
L
M
F
A
O

M= MEG (Mega Evil Grin)
M
E
G

[Jojobean]

N= NMP (Not My Problem)
N
M
P

O= OMG (Oh My God)
O
M
G

P= PDA (Public Display of Affection)
P
D
A

Q= QT (Quiet)
Q
T

R= RIP (Rest In Peace)
R
I
P

S= SBB (Stupid Beyond Belief)
S
B
B


T= TFB (Too F***ing Bad)
T
F
B

U= U (You)
U

V= VHS (Video Home System)
V
H
S

W= WTF (What The F***)
W
T
F

X= XO (Hugs and Kisses)
X
O

Y= YA (Young Adult)
Y
A

Z= ZA (Zero Administration)
Z
A

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge, Joanne♥!

[Shelly]

Finished my first letter

AFB - Away from Brain
3/3 Complete

A - The Alexander Cipher by Will Adams
F - The Final Cut by Catherine Coutler 4/14/2014
B - Heaven Is for Real Conversation Guide by Todd Burpo

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Mini congrats, Shelly!

[Scarlett]

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Example:
AFK = Away From Keyboard

A. - The Amber Room, by Steve Berry
F. - Fowler, Earlene - author of Goose in the Pond
K. - Kinsey Millhone,#22 V is for Vengeance, by Sue Grafton

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge, Scarlett!

[Lisa Kay]

Update Post #53 & #54 = 15/80.

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge, Kalyn!

[Jessica]

Texting Acronyms: An A-Z Spell-It-Out Challenge
Duration: 1st April 2014 - Whenever I Finish

Texting Acronyms: An A-Z Spell-It-Out Challenge
Duration: 1st April 2014 - Whenever I Finish

A. - ASB (Amazing Story Bro)
A: The Assassin's Curse/Cassandra Rose Clarke (4/26/14)
S: The Scorch Trials/James Dashner (4/12/14)
B: Beautiful Creatures/Kami Garcia (08/14/14)

B. - BTAICBW (But Then Again I Could Be Wrong)
B
T
A
I: Into the Wild/Erin Hunter (4/14/14)
C: UnEnchanted/Chanda Hahn (4/28/14)
B
W: Warm Bodies/Isaac Marion (5/1/14)

C. - CSG (Chuckle Snicker Grin)
C
S
G: Go Ask Alice/Beatrice Sparks (4/1/14)

D. - DBAI (Designed By An Idiot)
D: The Descendants/Kaui Hart Hemmings (4/19/14)
B
A
I: If I Stay/Gayle Forman (5/15/14)

E. - EG (Evil Grin)
E
G

F. - FTW (For the win)
F
T
W: The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag/Alan Bradley (6/4/14)

G. - GASP (Go Away Silly Person)
G
A
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P: The Perks of Being a Wallflower/Stephen Chbosky (6/5/14)

H. - HCB (Holy Cow Batman)
H: Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing/Melissa Mohr(04/08/14)
C
B

I. - IARTPFWTSIOWIM (I Am Repeating This Parrot-Fashion Without The Slightest Idea Of What It Means)
I
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W: Where She Went/Gayle Forman (6/30/14)
T
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J. - JK (Just Kidding)
J
K: The Knife of Never Letting Go/Patrick Ness (5/27/14)

K. - KEAH (Kill Everyone After Hours)
K
E
A
H: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet/Jamie Ford (5/12/14)

L. - LYLAS (Love You Like A Sister)
L
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M. - MSG (Message)
M
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N. - NOPE (Not On Planet Earth)
N
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O. - OFS (One Finger Salute)
O
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P. - PPL (People)
P
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Q. - QFT (Quoted For Truth)
Q
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R. - RL (Real Life)
R
L

S. - SSEWBA (Someday Soon Everything Will Be Acronyms)
S
S
E
W
B
A

T. - TYLE (Took You Long Enough)
T
Y
L
E

U. - UNA (Use No Acronyms)
U The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer/Michelle Hodkin (07/11/14)
N
A

V. - VBG (Very Big Grin)

W. - WYP (What's Your Point)

X. - XYZ (Examine Your Zipper)

Y. - YANETUT (You Are Not Expected To Understand This)

Z. - ZA (Zero Administration)

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge, Jessica Ann!

[Lisa Kay]

UNA, Jessica Ann? LOL!

[Jessica]

:)

[Ipshita]

Texting Acronyms: An A-Z Spell-It-Out Challenge

Duration: April 1, 2014 - LSHLIT(Let's See How Long It Takes!)

Read: 24/87

✔ AYOR: At Your Own Risk
(view spoiler)[
A. A Husband's Regret by Natasha Anders
Y. Tsubakikan no Utsukushi Sugiru Garconby Riko Yuuki
O. One Chance At Love
R. No Regrets by Kathryn Ross
(hide spoiler)]

✔BTDT: Been There Done That
(view spoiler)[
B. Coast Road by Barbara Delinsky
T. The Texan's Wager by Jodi Thomas
D. Morning Comes Softly by Debbie Macomber
T. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
(hide spoiler)]

CAUL: Complete And Utter Laziness
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C. Crossing the Line by Samantha Long
A. A Texan's Luck
U.
L. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
(hide spoiler)]

✔DLG: Devilish Little Grin
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D. A Bargain Brideby Rebecca De Medeiros
L. Silent Revenge by Laura Landon
G. The Princess Bride by William Goldman
(hide spoiler)]

✔EIF: Exercise In Futility
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E. Emma's Secret
I. I Love the Earl
F. Fiance by Fate
(hide spoiler)]

✔FCOL: For Crying Out Loud
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F. Falling for Her Fiance
C. Counterfeit Bride
O. Falling For Her Soldier by Ophelia London
L. Love in the Mask
(hide spoiler)]

GAC: Get A Clue
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A. Keegan's Lady by Catherine Anderson
C. Can't Let Go
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HSP: Highly Sensitive Person
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H. High Country Bride
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IMMOR: I Make My Own Rules
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JGI: Just Google It
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KEAH: Kill Everyone After Hours
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LOA: Love On Arrival
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MEG: Mega Evil Grin
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NAVY: Never Again Volunteer Yourself
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OACB: Offensive As Can Be
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PABG: Pack A Big Gun
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QED: Quite Easily Done
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RPG: Really Pathetic Gamer
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SBB: Stupid Beyond Belief
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TCB: Trouble Came Back
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UA: Unauthorized Absence
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VBEG: Very Big Evil Grin
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WFM: Works For Me
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XAO: Hugs and Kisses
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YAA: Yet Another Acronym
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ZA: Zero Administration
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[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge, Ipshita!

[Shilpa]

Joining! :D

[Shilpa]

Duration: April 1, 2014 - whenever!

Letters Done : 24/55

Acronyms Done : 7/26


✓ ASAP (As soon as possible)
(4/4)
✓A-Accidentally In Love
✓S-অনুরাগ by Samaresh Majumdar
✓A-Anya Kouro
✓P-The Promise

BF (Boyfriend)
(1/2)
✓B-Business Doctors: Management Consulting Gone Wild
F-

✓ CD (Compact Disc)
(2/2)
✓C-The Case Of The Fabulous Fake
✓D-Durjoy Datta - When Only Love Remains

DK (Don't Know)
(1/2)
✓D-Daimon
K-

✓ EG (Evil Grin)
(2/2)
✓E-The Elite
✓G-Gayle Forman (Just One Year)

✓ FB (Facebook)
(2/2)
✓F-Fifty Shades of Grey
✓B-The Bad Beginning

✓ GL (Good Luck)
(2/2)
✓G-Gayle Forman - Just One Night
✓L-Lemony Snicket - The Wide Window

✓ HB (Happy Birthday)
(2/2)
✓H-Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
✓B-Bhagat,Chetan - One Night at the Call Center

IM (Instant Messaging)
(1/2)
I-
✓M-Must Date The Playboy

✓ JK (Just Kidding)
(2/2)
✓J-Just One Day
✓K-Kiera Cass - The Selection

KIT (Keep In Touch)
(1/3)
✓K-Kiera Cass - The Prince
I-
T-

LMA (Leave Me Alone)
(0/3)
✓L-Love Stories That Touched My Heart
M-
A-

MGB (May God Bless)
(1/3)
M-
✓G-A Girl by Any Other Name
B-

N/A (Not Applicable)
(0/2)
N-
A-

OMG (Oh My God)
(1/3)
✓O-The Olympus Killer: A Greek Island Mysteries Thriller
M-
G-

PDF (Portable Document Format)
(1/3)
✓P-The Princess Diaries
D-
F-

QA (Question-Answers)
(1/2)
Q-
✓A-Angel Fire

✓ R (Are)
(1/1)
✓R-The Reptile Room

SB (Smiles Back)
(1/2)
✓S-The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
B-

✓ TC (Take Care)
(2/2)
✓T-A Thousand Splendid Suns
✓C-Chase,Emma - Tangled

U (You)
(0/1)
U-

✓ V (We)
(1/1)
✓V-Varun Agarwal How I Braved Anu Aunty & Co-Founded A Million Dollar Company

WB (Welcome Back)
(1/2)
✓W-The Wedding
B-

XO (Hugs n Kisses)
(0/2)
X-
O-

✓ Y (Why)
(1/1)
✓Y-Malala Yousafzai - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

✓ ZA (Zero Administration)
(2/2)
✓Z-Markus Zusak The Book Thief
✓A-The Awakening

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge, Shilpa!

[Shilpa]

Thanx! :D

[Ipshita]

Hi Shilpa!

[Shilpa]

Hey! :D

[Anita Reads]

Finished three letters this month.

Post 29

✔ DL = Download
D: Dead Witch Walking Kim Harrison 05/14/14 ★★★★
L: Lewis, C.S. The Silver Chair 04/26/14 ★★★★


✔ HP = Homepage
H: Homecoming Richelle Mead 04/06/14 ★★★★★
P: Princess in the Spotlight Meg Cabot 05/22/14 ★★★★


✔ NM = Nothing Much
N: Nora Roberts High Noon 05/01/14 ★★★★
M: Mead, Richelle Adrian's Lost Chapter 04/29/14 ★★★★★

[Lisa Kay]

Congrats times three, Anita!

[Lisa Kay]

Update Post #53 & #54 = 36/80.

[Gianna]

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Three to Ride
Ingram (MC)-Out of Bounds
Wellington, Trevor (MC)-A Table for Three
Taylor (MC)-Caught
Gasq-Dion, Sandrine (author)-A Betting Man
Lynne, Carol (author)-Storming Hell's Gate
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[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge, too, Gianna!

[Ipshita]

Updated Post #76

[Rebecca]

I'm in!!

Texting Acronyms Challenge
Duration: July 9, 2014-July 2, 2015
(26/26) Acronyms
(74/74) Books read

✔ A: AAK (Asleep At Keyboard)
A Animal Farm by George Orwell 7/13/14
A Alice Walker The Color Purple 8/5/14
K Kava, Alex A Perfect Evil 8/4/14
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✔ B: BFF (Best Friends Forever :)
B The Burning Air by Erin Kelly 7/24/14
F Franzen, Jonathan The Corrections 8/25/14
F Freeman, Brian The Cold Nowhere 9/23/14
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✔ C: CWOT (Complete Waste of Time)
C The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon 7/26/14
W Waiting for Wednesday by Nicci French 7/10/14
O O'Brien, Kevin Disturbed 7/22/14
T The Third Victim by Lisa Gardner 7/27/14
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✔ D: DJM (Don't Judge Me)
D Don't Tell by Karen Rose 7/11/14
J Judith Rossner Looking for Mr. Goodbar 7/15/14
M Malcolm Lowry Under the Volcano 8/8/14
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✔ E: EWI (E-Mailing While Intoxicated)
E Ellison, J.T. 14 8/22/14
W White Noise by Don DeLillo 8/20/14
I Ice Cold by Tess Gerritsen 7/29/14
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✔ F: FTW (F*** The World)
F Fear Nothing by Lisa Gardner 12/6/14
T The Treatment by Mo Hayder 8/11/14
W Walls, Jeannette The Glass Castle 12/23/14
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✔ G: GG (Gotta Go)
G Ghost Story by Peter Straub 8/15/14
G Gerritsen, Tess The Silent Girl 9/8/14
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✔ H: HBIC (Head Bitch in Charge)
H Hayder, Mo Ritual 9/3/14
B Brennan, Allison Love Me to Death 8/9/14
I Iron House by John Hart 8/7/14
C Cornered by Alan Brenham 8/2/14
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✔ I: IJS (I'm Just Sayin'...)
I Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer 8/12/14
J Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë 8/1/14
S Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith 7/13/14
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✔ J: JK (Just Kidding)
J Jane Casey The Last Girl 8/16/14
K Karin Slaughter Cop Town 9/5/14
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✔ K: KIT (Keep in Touch)
K Kava, Alex Split Second 9/20/14
I Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice 10/16/14
T Thomas Harris The Silence of the Lambs 9/15/14
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✔ L: LMK (Let Me Know)
L The Last Place by Laura Lippman 7/15/14
M Margaret Atwood The Handmaid's Tale 10/7/14
K Kiss Me, Kill Me by Allison Brennan 9/27/14
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✔ M: MOS (Mom Over Shoulder)
M Monkeewrench by P.J. Tracy 9/12/14
O The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton 8/9/14
S Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut 8/30/14
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✔ N: NBD (No Big Deal)
N The Neon Rain by James Lee Burke 7/17/14
B Burke, Alafair Dead Connection 9/6/14
D The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen 9/11/14
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✔ O: OG (Original Gangsta)
O The Other Daughter by Lisa Gardner 8/18/14
G Gardner, Lisa Live to Tell 9/13/14
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✔ P: PMP (Peeing My Pants)
P P.D. James Cover Her Face 9/2/14
M Mo Hayder Skin 10/26/14
P The Pure in Heart by Susan Hill 9/10/14
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✔ Q: QYB (Quit Your Bitchin)
Q A Question of Identity by Susan Hill 7/2/15
Y Yalom, Irvin D. Lying on the Couch 9/24/14
B The Bone Garden by Tess Gerritsen 10/22/14
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✔ R: RNN (Reply Not Necessary)
R Red by Erica Spindler 7/30/14
N Native Son by Richard Wright 7/19/14
N Naked in Death by J.D. Robb 7/21/14
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✔ S: SG (Sounds Good)
S The Stranger House by Reginald Hill 9/1/14
G Gardner, Lisa The Next Accident 9/17/14
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✔ T: TMI (Too Much Information)
T Tania Carver The Surrogate 10/1/14
M Marquez, Gabriel Garcia One Hundred Years of Solitude 11/6/14
I The Immortals by J.T. Ellison 11/24/14
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✔ U: UTM (You Tell Me)
U Ubik by Philip K. Dick 7/12/14
T Tess Gerritsen Last to Die 10/21/14
M Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl 11/6/14
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✔ V: VWP (Very Well Played)
V Vicious by Kevin O'Brien 11/28/14
W Where All the Dead Lie by J.T. Ellison 1/20/15
P Play It as It Lays by Joan Didion 9/25/14
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✔ W: WTF (What the F***)
W William Golding Lord of the Flies1/29/15
T The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith 11/1/14
F Finder, Joseph The Zero Hour 12/20/14
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✔ X: XAO (Hugs and Kisses)
X XO: A Kathryn Dance Novel by Jeffery Deaver 2/4/15
A Alafair Burke Never Tell2/18/15
O One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey 2/8/15
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✔ Y: YM (Yo Momma!)
Y You're Not Safe by Mary Burton 4/11/15
M McCarthy, Cormac Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West 11/9/14
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✔ Z: ZZ (sleeping)
Z Zailckas, Koren Mother, Mother 7/20/14
Z Zailckas, Koren Fury: A Memoir 10/3/14

[Rebecca]

Reserved just in case

[Lisarenee]

Welcome to the challenge, Rebecca.

[ᒪᗴᗩᕼ]

ALL DONE

Texting Acronyms: An A-Z Spell-It-Out Challenge
Start Date: 7/10/14
End Date: 6/11/15

26/26 Acronyms
73/73 Books

✔A= AFK (Away From Keyboard)

A: Amped by Daniel H. Wilson -08/01/14☆☆☆1/2
F: Fire Country by David Estes -07/24/14☆☆☆☆☆
K: The Kiss Off by Sarah Billington -08/02/14☆☆☆☆☆



✔B= BTW (By The Way)

B: Beth Revis - Across the Universe -10/07/14☆☆☆
T: Alessandra Torre - Black Lies -09/10/14☆☆☆☆1/2
W: Dan Wells - Fragments -10/09/14>☆☆☆☆☆



✔C= CU (See You)

C: Cristin Terrill - All Our Yesterdays -09/27/14☆☆☆☆☆
U: Undeniable by Madeline Sheehan -07/23/14☆☆1/2



✔D= DTF (Down to F*ck)

D: Paul Draker - New Year Island -07/12/14☆☆☆☆
T: A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray -11/25/14☆☆☆☆☆
F: Forgotten by Cat Patrick -08/14/14☆☆☆☆1/2



✔E= ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival)

E: Everneath by Brodi Ashton -02/26/15☆☆☆☆
T: Tara Elizabeth - Denounced -08/10/14☆☆☆☆☆
A: After the End by Amy Plum -08/27/14☆☆☆1/2



✔F= FTW (F*ck The World)

F: Sarah Fine - Marked -01/02/15☆☆☆☆☆
T: Amy Tintera - Reboot -01/31/15☆☆☆☆☆
W: Rysa Walker - Timebound -02/03/15☆☆☆☆☆



✔G= GBTM (Get Back To Me)

G: The Giver by Lois Lowry -10/25/14☆☆☆☆
B: Brandon Sanderson - Firefight -02/24/15☆☆☆☆
T: Amy Tintera - Rebel -02/18/15☆☆☆☆☆
M: Erin McCarthy - Flat-Out Sexy -09/18/14☆☆☆☆



✔H= HBIC (Head Bitch In Charge)

H: Halo by Frankie Rose -12/01/14☆☆☆
B: Bedroom Games by Jessica Clare -03/01/15☆☆☆☆1/2
I: Into the Deep by Samantha Young -07/16/14☆☆1/2
C: Caisey Quinn - Girl with Guitar -11/03/14☆☆☆☆



✔I= IDK (I Don't Know)

I: Rachael Isaacson - Stolen Daisy: A Novel -09/16/14☆☆☆
D: Dangerous Boys by Abigail Haas -04/14/15☆☆☆☆1/2
K: Kathy Reichs - Virals -03/08/15☆☆☆1/2



✔J= JK (Just Kidding)

J: Joe by H.D. Gordon -08/24/14☆☆☆☆☆
K: Amie Kaufman & Megan Spooner - This Shattered World -01/11/14☆☆☆☆☆



✔K= KMA (Kiss My Ass)

K: Katja Millay - The Sea of Tranquility -03/13/15☆☆☆☆☆+
M: Maggie Stiefvater - The Raven Boys -10/21/14☆☆☆☆
A: AUBURN Confess by Colleen Hoover -03/28/15☆☆☆☆☆



✔L= LOL (Laugh Out Load)

L: Robin LaFevers - Grave Mercy -11/02/14☆☆☆☆☆
O: One Good Reason by Nicole Salmond -08/18/14☆☆1/2
L: Lisa Unger - Die for You -11/18/14☆☆☆



✔M= MSG (Message)

M: Michelle Hodkin - The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer -11/15/14☆☆☆1/2
S: Statistic by Dawn Robertson -12/01/14☆☆☆
G: Gates of Thread and Stone by Lori M. Lee -01/28/15☆☆☆1/2



✔N= NP (No Problem)

N: Night Sky by Suzanne Brockmann & Melanie Brockmann -02/11/15☆☆☆
P: Playing Games by Jessica Clare -11/06/14☆☆☆☆1/2



✔O= OMG (Oh My God/Goodness/Gosh)

O: Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout -01/15/16☆☆☆☆☆
M: MEIRA Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch -03/25/15☆☆☆☆
G: Grift by Jason Mosberg -03/29/15☆☆☆☆☆



✔P= POS (Piece Of Shit)

P: Puddle Jumping by Amber L. Johnson -03/19/15☆☆☆☆1/2
O: Maise O'MALLEY Unteachable by Leah Raeder -06/11/15☆☆☆☆
S: Striking by Lila Felix & Rachel Higginson -12/24/14☆☆☆☆1/2



✔Q= Q&A (Questions & Answers)

Q: Quiver by S.L. Naeole -08/31/14☆☆☆
A: Abigail Haas - Dangerous Girls -02/08/15☆☆☆☆☆



✔R= RL (Real Life)

R: Reapers by Edward W. Robertson -03/14/15☆☆☆☆
L: Emily Lloyd-Jones - Illusive -12/30/14☆☆☆☆



✔S= SOL (Shit Outta Luck)

S: Scan by Sarah Fine -01/22/15☆☆☆☆1/2
O: Caragh M. O'Brien - Birthmarked -04/09/15☆☆☆1/2
L: Lauren Miller - Free to Fall -04/26/15☆☆☆☆☆



✔T= TMI (Too Much Information)

T: Ten Tiny Breaths by K.A. Tucker -05/21/15☆☆☆☆☆
M: Richelle Mead - The Fiery Heart -03/31/15☆☆☆☆
I: Ice Country by David Estes -12/14/14☆☆☆☆1/2



✔U= UR (Your)

U: Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover -10/22/14☆☆☆☆☆
R: Ruins by Dan Wells -11/08/14



✔V= VPL (Visible Panty Line)

V: Variant by Robison Wells -08/08/14☆☆☆1/2
P: Lily Paradis - Volition -03/17/15☆☆☆☆☆
L: Marie Lu - The Young Elites -12/07/14☆☆☆☆1/2



✔W= WTF (What The F*ck)

W: Paula Weston - Shadows -05/08/15☆☆☆1/2
T: Torn Away by Jennifer Brown -05/11/15☆☆☆☆☆
F: Sarah Fine - Chaos -10/15/14☆☆☆☆☆



✔X= XAO (Hugs and Kisses)

X: Xoe: or Vampires, and Werewolves, and Demons, Oh My! by Sara C. Roethle -07/15/14☆☆☆☆
A: Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh -09/09/14☆☆☆☆
O: Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout -12/20/14☆☆☆☆☆



✔Y= YR (Yeah Right)

Y: Yessi Smith - Life's A Cappella -07/28/14☆☆☆☆
R: Rumors by Anna Godbersen -12/17/14☆☆☆☆



✔Z= ZZZ (Sleeping or Bored)

Z: Sara Zarr - How to Save a Life -01/18/15☆☆☆☆1/2
Z: ZARA Ice Games by Jessica Clare -02/25/15☆☆☆☆1/2
Z: Christine Zolendz - Here's To Falling -06/07/15☆☆☆☆☆

[Lisarenee]

Welcome to the challenge, ✰Leah✰ .

[Barb]

Finished:

TEXTING ACRONYMS, no deadline
PROGRESS: 79/79

A – AFK (away from keyboard) - COMPLETED 6/13
A – author Alan Bradley – A Red Herring Without Mustard (Flavia de Luce #3), finished 4/8 ★★★.5
F – File M for Murder (Cat in the Stacks #3), by Miranda James, finished 6/13 ★★★★
K – Killer Physique (Savannah Reid #19), by G.A. McKevett, finished 3/31 ★★★★

  


B – BBL (be back later) - COMPLETED 5/11
B – A Bucket Full of Lies (Bob Roosevelt #1), by Robert K. Swisher, Jr., finished 4/2 ★★.5
B – The Blue Rose (English Garden #1), by Anthony Eglin, finished 5/11 ★★★.5
L – The Lincoln Myth (Cotton Malone #9), by Steve Berry, finished 4/14 ★★★★

  


C – CYA (cover your ass) - COMPLETED 5/24
C – Cry in the Night, by Carolyn Hart, finished 5/24 ★★★
Y – author Malala Yousafzai - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban, finished 5/4 ★★★★.5
A – Animal Magnetism (Animal Magnetism #1), by Jill Shalvis, finished 4/26 ★★★.5

  


D – DH (dear hubby – or whatever other D adjective fit that day!) - COMPLETED 5/16
D – Death of Riley (Molly Murphy #2), by Rhys Bowen, finished 5/16 ★★★★
H – Hail to the Chef (White House Chef #2), by Julie Hyzy, finished 5/6 ★★★★

 


E – ETA (edited to add) - COMPLETED 6/17
E – Elusive (On the Run #1), by Sara Rosett, finished 5/8 ★★★
T – Think of a Numb3r (Dave Gurney #1), by John Verdon, finished 6/17 ★★★
A – author Jeffrey Allen - Stay At Home Dead (Stay at Home Dad #1), finished 5/31 ★★★.5

  


F – FWIW (for what it’s worth) - COMPLETED 6/11
F – Farm Fresh Murder (Farmer’s Market #1), by Paige Shelton, finished 6/11 ★★★★
W – The Widower's Tale, by Julia Glass, finished 4/1 ★★★
I – Inn Keeping with Murder (Old Maids of Mercer Island #1), by Lynn Bohart, finished 5/27 ★★★★
W – author Aris Whittier - Across Eternity, finished 5/1 ★★★

   


G – GTG (got to go) - COMPLETED 4/9
G – author Gillian Roberts – Caught Dead in Philadelphia (Amanda Pepper #1), finished 4/4 ★★★
T – This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All, by Marilyn Johnson, finished 4/5 ★★★.5
G – author Elizabeth George – A Suitable Vengeance (Inspector Lynley #4), finished 4/9 ★★★

  


H – HAGD (have a good day) - COMPLETED 5/26
H – author Parnell Hall - The Puzzle Lady vs. The Sudoku Lady (Puzzle Lady #11), finished 5/9 ★★★
A – author Susan Wittig Albert - Chile Death (China Bayles #7), finished 4/22 ★★★★
G – author Elly Griffiths - The Outcast Dead (Ruth Galloway #6), finished 4/19/14 ★★★★
D – author Charles Darwin - The Voyage of the Beagle, finished 5/26 ★★★

   


I – IMHO (in my humble opinion) - COMPLETED 5/11
I – Instant Family, by Elisabeth Rose, finished 5/11 ★★★
M – author Debbie Macomber - Blossom Street Brides (Blossom Street #10), finished 4/16 ★★★★
H – The Heretic Queen, by Michelle Moran, finished 4/16 ★★★.5
O – Oh, That I Had Wings, by Sarah Pawley, finished 4/27 ★★★

   


J – J/K (just kidding) - COMPLETED 4/17
J – author Julie Smith - Death Turns a Trick (Rebecca Schwartz #1), finished 4/5 ★★★.5
K – author Kathleen Delaney - Dying for a Change (Ellen McKenzie #1), finished 4/17 ★★★

 


K – KISS (keep it simple, stupid) - COMPLETED 6/6
K – author Kendel Lynn - Board Stiff (Elliott Lisbon #1), finished 5/6 ★★★.5
I – author Jane Isenberg - Death in a Hot Flash (Bel Barrett #2), finished 6/6 ★★★.5
S – The Sweetest Thing (Lucky Harbor #2), by Jill Shalvis, finished 4/7 ★★★★
S – Silver Girl, by Elin Hilderbrand, finished 5/31 ★★★.5

   


L – LMK (let me know) - COMPLETED 6/10
L – Louisiana Longshot (Miss Fortune #1), by Jana DeLeon, finished 5/17 ★★★★
M – Murder Uncorked (Wine Lover’s Mystery #1), by Michele Scott, finished 5/14 ★★★.5
K – The Kill Artist (Gabriel Allon #1), by Daniel Silva, finished 6/10 ★★★

  


M – MIL (mother in law) - COMPLETED 6/24
M – The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History, by Robert M. Edsel, finished 5/19 ★★★★
I – Inner Circle, by Peter Rowan, finished 6/24 ★.5
L – Loose Screw (Dusty Deals #1), by Rae Davies, finished 6/1 ★★★

  


N – NVM (nevermind) - COMPLETED 6/5
N – author Nancy Naigle - Sweet Tea and Secrets (Adams Grove #1), finished 6/5 ★★★.5
V – author Vince Flynn - Transfer of Power (Mitch Rapp #3), finished 5/9 ★★★.5
M – author Charles Martin - Unwritten, finished 5/13 ★★★

  


O – OP (original post/er) - COMPLETED 6/7
O – character Ollie - Eggsecutive Orders (White House Chef #3), by Julie Hyzy, finished 6/3 ★★★★
P – Pompeii, by Robert Harris, finished 6/7 ★★★★

 


P – PITA (pain in the ass) - COMPLETED 7/2
P – author Louise Penny - Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #1), finished 4/21 ★★★.5
I – I've Got You Under My Skin, by Mary Higgins Clark, finished 7/2 ★★★.5
T – To Catch a Bad Guy (Janet Maple #1), by Marie Astor, finished 6/20 ★★★
A – author Andrew McAllister - Unauthorized Access, finished 4/24 ★★★

   


Q – Q&A (questions & answers) - COMPLETED 6/18
Q – character Quinn – A Case of Vineyard Poison (Martha’s Vineyard #6), by Philip R. Craig, finished 6/16 ★★★★
A – character Ashley – Murder on the Ghost Walk (Magnolia Mysteries #1), by Ellen Elizabeth Hunter, finished 6/18 ★★.5

 


R – RAK (random acts of kindness) - COMPLETED 6/25
R – author Rosy Hugener - Xtabentum, finished 6/21 ★★★
A – Aunt Dimity and the Wishing Well (Aunt Dimity #19), by Nancy Atherton, finished 5/2 ★★★.5
K – author Julie Kaewert - Unprintable (Book Lover’s #3), finished 6/25 ★★★★

  


S – SMH (shaking my head) - COMPLETED 5/25
S – She Walks These Hills (Ballad Series #3), by Sharyn McCrumb, finished 5/25 ★★★
M – author Susan Mallery - Evening Stars (Blackberry Island #3), finished 5/21 ★★★★
H - A Hairy Tail (Hairy Tale #1), by Jamie Campbell, finished 5/22 ★★.5

  


T – TTYL (talk to you later) - COMPLETED 7/2
T – author Augusta Trobaugh – Swan Place, finished 6/26 ★★★.5
T – author Tessa Harris – The Anatomist's Apprentice (Dr. Thomas Silkstone #1), finished 7/2 ★★★
Y – You Cannoli Die Once (Italian Restaurant #1), by Shelley Costa, finished 6/4 ★★★
L – author L.K. Ellwood – Saints Preserve Us (Ash Lake #1), finished 6/15 ★★

   


U – UL (upload) - COMPLETED 5/30
U – Under the Wide and Starry Sky, by Nancy Horan, finished 4/15 ★★★
L – author Lucy Arlington - Every Trick in the Book (Novel Idea #2), finished 5/30 ★★★★

 


V – VBG (very big grin) - COMPLETED 5/20
V – author Ann Voskamp - One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are, finished 5/12 ★★★
B – Better Than Chocolate, by Susan Waggoner, finished 5/20 ★★★
G – author Jill Gregory - Sage Creek (Lonesome Way #1), finished 5/14 ★★★.5

  


W – WTF (what the f***) - COMPLETED 7/11
W – character Wade – All The Talk Is Dead, by Michael Ebner, finished 7/7 ★★
T – character Tucker – Roast Mortem (Coffeehouse #9), by Cleo Coyle, finished 7/11 ★★★★
F – character Frankie – The Yankee Club, by Michael Murphy, finished 7/9 ★★★★

  


X – X&O (hugs & kisses) - COMPLETED 4/13
X – author Alan P. Xenakis - Why Doesn't My Funny Bone Make Me Laugh?: Sneezes, Hiccups, Butterflies, and Other Funny Feelings Explained
O – Off Season (Martha’s Vineyard #5), by Philip R. Craig, finished 4/13 ★★★★

 


Y – YGM (you’ve got mail) - COMPLETED 5/3
Y – author Jeff Yeager - The Ultimate Cheapskate's Road Map to True Riches: A Practical (and Fun) Guide to Enjoying Life More by Spending Less, finished 5/1 ★★★
G – author Elizabeth Gilbert - Eat, Pray, Love, finished 4/20 ★★★
M – My Name Is Resolute, by Nancy E. Turner, finished 5/3 ★★★.5

  


Z – ZOMG (z’oh my god – much more exciting than simply OMG) - COMPLETED 5/7
Z – Zoobiquity: What Animals Can Teach Us About Health and the Science of Healing, by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, finished 4/28 ★★★
O – The Orion Project, by Edward Marin, finished 4/29 ★★★
M – author Lorena McCourtney - Dying to Read (Cate Kinkaid #1), finished 5/7 ★★★
G – Group, Photo, Grave (Kiki Lowenstein #8), by Joanna Campbell-Slan, finished 5/5 ★★★.5

   


***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 7/11 *****

[Ipshita]

OMG! You rocked this challenge, Barb. Congrats ^^

[Connie N.]

All done! Thanks for the fun.

Texting Acronyms: An A-Z Spell-It-Out Challenge
Timeframe: 4/1/14 to 9/30/14
88/88 Books
26/26 Acronyms

*******CHALLENGE COMPLETE 9/30/14********

A - ARE (Acronym-Rich Environment)
A - Against the Cage by Sidney Halston - 4/27/14 ♥♥♥♥
R - Raw Silk by Janet Burroway - 4/6/14 ♥♥♥
E - Let There Be Suspects by Emilie Richards - 4/18/14 ♥♥♥♥



B - BBFN (Bye Bye For Now)
B - Bossypants by Tina Fey - 4/4/14 ♥♥♥
B - The Beach House by Jane Green - 4/20/14 ♥♥♥♥♥
F - Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke - 4/9/14 ♥♥♥♥
N - I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali - 5/7/14 ♥♥♥



C – CSS (Can’t Stop Smiling)
C - Chance by Robert B. Parker - 4/13/14 ♥♥♥♥♥
S - Sold by Patricia McCormick - 4/6/14 ♥♥♥
S - The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares - 5/2/14 ♥♥♥♥♥



D – DMML (Don’t Make Me Laugh)
D - The Duke's Obsession by Frances Fowlkes - 5/18/14 ♥♥♥
M - Lip Service by Susan Mallery - 5/7/14 ♥♥♥♥
M - Match Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - 5/16/14 ♥♥♥♥♥
L - Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder - 4/16/14 ♥♥♥♥♥



E – EOD (End of Discussion)
E - Eclipse Bay by Jayne Ann Krentz - 5/31/14 ♥♥♥♥
O - The Missing Ink by Karen E. Olson - 4/30/14 ♥♥♥♥
D - Daddy Morebucks by Normandie Alleman - 6/5/14 ♥♥♥♥



F – FWIW (For What It’s Worth)
F - Fake It by Jennifer Chance - 5/9/14 ♥♥♥♥
W - The Wish List by Eoin Colfer - 5/10/14 ♥♥♥♥
I - The Inn at Rose Harbor by Debbie Macomber - 5/4/14 ♥♥♥♥
W - Wallflower in Bloom by Claire Cook - 5/14/14 ♥♥♥♥♥



G – GN (Good night)
G - Gambling with the Crown by Lynn Raye Harris - 5/5/14 ♥♥♥♥
N - Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - 6/18/14 ♥♥♥♥♥



H – HTH (Happy to Help)
H - How To Lose A Duke In Ten Days by Kate McKinley - 4/7/14 ♥♥♥
T - This Heart of Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - 4/24/14 ♥♥♥♥♥
H - Heart to Heart by Lurlene McDaniel - 4/22/14 ♥♥♥♥



I – IDK (I Don’t Know)
I - The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe by Mary Simses - 5/21/14 ♥♥♥
D - You...Again: Baby Blessed\Yesterday Once More by Debbie Macomber - 5/26/14 ♥♥♥
K - Expose Me by Kate Hewitt - 5/27/14 ♥♥♥♥



J – J4F (Just for Fun)
J - Heat by Jamie K. Schmidt - 5/20/14 ♥♥♥♥
F - Far Gone by Laura Griffin - 5/29/14 ♥♥♥♥
F - Funeral Food by Kathleen Taylor - 6/16/14 ♥♥♥♥



K – KUTGW (Keep Up the Good Work)
K - Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella - 6/7/14 ♥♥♥♥♥
U - An Expert in Murder by Nicola Upson - 6/3/14 ♥♥♥♥
T - Taming A Sea-Horse by Robert B. Parker - 6/20/14 ♥♥♥♥
G - A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton - 6/30/14 ♥♥♥♥
W - Wild Ways by Tina Wainscott - 4/19/14 ♥♥♥♥



L - LTR (Later)
L - The Art of Arranging Flowers by Lynne Branard - 6/1/14 ♥♥♥♥
T - Then and Always by Dani Atkins - 5/23/14 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - Cold Service by Robert B. Parker - 4/26/14 ♥♥♥♥

[Connie N.]

Texting Acronyms: An A-Z Spell-It-Out Challenge
Part 2

M - MSMD (Monkey See Monkey Do)
M - Straight from the Hip by Susan Mallery - 5/22/14 ♥♥♥♥♥
S - Hot on Her Heels by Susan Mallery - 6/9/14 ♥♥♥♥♥
M - The Man in the Empty Boat by Mark Salzman - 7/12/14 ♥♥♥
D - Deeply In You by Sharon Page - 7/3/14 ♥♥♥♥



N - NBD (No Big Deal)
N - The 9th Judgment by James Patterson - 7/22/14 ♥♥♥♥♥
B - Beaglemania by Linda O. Johnston - 4/26/14 ♥♥
D - Dog Gone, Back Soon by Nick Trout - 6/6/14 ♥♥♥♥



O - OBTW (Oh, By the Way)
O - The Other Half by Sarah Rayner - 5/4/14 ♥♥♥♥
B - Beautiful Day by Elin Hilderbrand - 5/13/14 ♥♥♥♥♥
T - Surrender by Tawny Taylor - 6/3/14 ♥♥♥
W - Wife for Hire by Janet Evanovich - 6/22/14 ♥♥♥



P - PDQ (Pretty Darn Quick)
P - Paris in Love by Eloisa James - 5/23/14 ♥♥♥
D - Delectable by Adrianne Lee - 8/1/14 ♥♥♥
Q - It's in His Kiss by Julia Quinn - 8/9/14 ♥♥♥♥♥



Q - Q&A (Questions & Answers)
Q - When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn - 4/11/14 ♥♥♥♥
A - The Hot Corner by Amy Noelle - 6/12/14 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - Pies and Prejudice by Ellery Adams - 6/28/14 ♥♥♥♥



R - ROFLASC (Rolling on the Floor Laughing and Scaring the Cat)
R - Robert B. Parker's Fool Me Twice by Michael Brandman - 6/17/14 ♥♥♥♥
O - Rock Hard by Olivia Cunning - 5/16/14 ♥♥♥
F - Odds Against by Dick Francis - 7/8/14 ♥♥♥♥♥
L - Hot Secrets by Lisa Renee Jones - 6/28/14 ♥♥♥♥
A - Aftershock by Desiree Holt - 6/25/14 ♥♥♥
S - You Can Get Arrested for That: 2 Guys, 25 Dumb Laws, 1 Absurd American Crime Spree by Rich Smith - 7/12/14 ♥♥
C - Cowboy with a Cause by Carla Cassidy - 6/13/14 ♥♥♥♥



S - SCNR (Sorry, Could Not Resist)
S - The Best of Us by Sarah Pekkanen - 6/24/14 ♥♥♥♥
C - The Beach Quilt by Holly Chamberlin - 6/19/14 ♥♥♥
N - A Superior Death by Nevada Barr - 9/12/14 ♥♥♥
R - Caged Wolf by S.M. Reine - 7/4/14 ♥♥♥♥♥



T - TLC (Tender Loving Care)
T - Tempting Meredith by Samantha Ann King - 7/6/14 ♥♥♥♥
L - Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir by Linda Ronstadt - 7/16/14 ♥♥♥
C - Welcome to Temptation by Jennifer Crusie - 7/9/14 ♥♥♥♥♥



U - USU (Usually)
U - Under Her Skin by Susan Mallery - 4/3/14 ♥♥♥♥
S - Lick by Kylie Scott - 7/19/14 ♥♥♥♥
U - Unsaid by Neil Abramson - 9/28/14 ♥♥♥



V - VH (Virtual Hug)
V - Virgin by Radhika Sanghani - 7/23/14 ♥♥♥
H - Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman - 7/31/14 ♥♥♥♥



W - WTG (Way to Go)
W - Wrongly Accused by Laura Scott - 4/24/14 ♥♥♥♥
T - Trapped at the Altar by Jane Feather - 7/15/14 ♥♥♥♥
G - The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town by John Grisham - 8/26/14 ♥♥♥♥



X - XAO (Hugs and Kisses)
X - The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton - 7/6/14 ♥♥♥
A - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie - 7/14/14 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - Hot Ticket by Olivia Cunning - 8/13/14 ♥♥♥♥



Y - YSW (Yeah, Sure, Whatever)
Y - Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim - 4/12/14 ♥♥♥♥
S - Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith - 7/31/14 ♥♥♥♥♥
W - The Wicked Wager by Anya Wylde - 9/30/14 ♥♥♥



Z - ZIP (Zoning Improvement Plan)
Z - The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin - 5/19/14 ♥♥♥♥
I - I Scream, You Scream by Wendy Lyn Watson - 6/30/14 ♥♥♥♥
P - The 8th Confession by James Patterson - 6/21/14 ♥♥♥♥

[Kimberly]

Texting Acronyms: An A-Z Spell-It-Out Challenge
Start: 10/17/14

AML (All My Love):
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M:
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BRB (Be Right Back)
B:
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B:

CYM (Check Your Mail)
C:
Y:
M:

DH ( Dear Husband)
D:
H:

ETA (Edited To Add)
E:
T:
A:

FCOL (For Crying Out Loud)
F:
C:
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L:

GBH ( Great Big Hug)
G:
B:
H:

HAGN ( Have A Good Night)
H:
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ICBW (I Could Be Wrong)
I:
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W:

JAM (Just A Minute)
J:
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M:

KIT (Keep In Touch)
K:
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LMK (Let Me Know)
L:
M:
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[Kimberly]

Texting Acronyms: An A-Z Spell-It-Out Challenge - continued

MSMD (Monkey See Monkey Do)
M:
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NBD (No Big Deal)
N:
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D:

OTW (On The Way)
O:
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PM (Private Message)
P:
M:

QT (Cutie)
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T:

ROTF (Rolling On The Floor)
R:
O:
T:
F:

SYL (See You Later)
S:
Y:
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TTFN (Ta Ta For Now)
T:
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UOK (You Okay)
U:
O:
K:

VBG (Very Big Grin)
V:
B:
G:

WTG (Way To Go)
W:
T:
G:

XAO (Hugs And Kisses)
X:
A:
O:

YGM (You've Got Mail)
Y:
G:
M:

ZA (Zero Administration)
Z:
A:

[❀Tea❀]

Connie N. wrote: "All done! Thanks for the fun."

Congrats, Connie!