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message 101: by Rokkan (new)

Rokkan (rokk) | 191 comments This challenge runs until the end of the year so I see no reason why not, Kimona. I started a little late myself.


message 102: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
Of course you can Kimona. As Holli said it's yearly challenge and you can join in anytime while challenge runs. :)

Welcome to the challenge and our group :)


message 103: by Kimona (new)

Kimona Thompson | 3 comments Oh. Okay great. I think i message you twice about the same question. Sorry about that. Thanks for getting back to me.


message 104: by ☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ (last edited Feb 05, 2016 10:24AM) (new)

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ | 7238 comments I'm late to the party but I guess better late than never. LOL.
I'm in :)

Author Alphabet Reading Challenge: 2016
Jan. 1,-Dec. 31,2016
Letters Completed: 14/26


A. - Aly Martinez, Fighting Silence 1/10
B. - Jim Butcher, White Night 1/4
C. - Collette West, Night Games 1/1
D. - Debbie Macomber, Dashing Through the Snow 1/10
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H. - Carl Hiaasen, Bad Monkey 1/8
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J. - Jettie Woodruff, Suit 1/18
K. - Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale 1/17
L. -Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows 1/14
M. - Maggie Stiefvater, Linger 1/11
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P. - Aprilynne Pike, Spells 1/3
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S. - Lisa See, China Dolls 1/6
T. - Adriana Trigiani, The Queen of the Big Time 1/12
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V. - Vanessa Waltz, High Stakes 1/31
W. - Suzanne Wright, Wicked Cravings 1/10
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message 105: by Kimona (last edited May 19, 2016 01:07AM) (new)


message 106: by Lucy Jade (last edited Feb 05, 2016 11:36PM) (new)

Lucy Jade (lucyjadex) | 4 comments I know I'm late but I'm new to this group and I'd love to join in!

Read 12/26

A. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
B. Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
C. Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
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F. The Drowning Pond by Caroline Forde
G. Looking for Alaska by John Green
H. Heroes and Villains by Anthony Horowitz
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K. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
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M. Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne
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P. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
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S. Heidi by Johanna Spyri
T. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
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V. The Robe of Skulls by Vivian French
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message 107: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
Kimona wrote: "Oh. Okay great. I think i message you twice about the same question. Sorry about that. Thanks for getting back to me."

That's ok. :)


message 108: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
Welcome to the challenge Carmen, Kimona (again ;)) and Lucy Jade. ☺

You are linked in post #2.


And welcome to the group Lucy Jade :)


message 109: by Cheryl (last edited Jun 20, 2016 12:23AM) (new)

Cheryl | 910 comments I would like to participate, too. Thanks!

A. I Wish You More by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
B Seize the Day by Sal Bellow
C The Analects by Confucious
D All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
E Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
F The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles
G Eat,Pray,Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
H The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
I If On a Winter Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
J Tartuffe by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (Moliere)
K The Liar's Club by Mary Karr
L Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis
M Runaway by Alice Munro
N Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
O The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Omar Khayyam
P A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck
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R It's Just a Dog by Russ Ryan
S Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner
T Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
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V The Aeneid by Virgil
W Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster
X Dibs:In Search of Self by Virginia Axline
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Z The Isle of the Lost by Melissa de la Cruz


message 110: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
Welcome to the challenge Cheryl :)


message 111: by Roseena (last edited Feb 25, 2016 08:40PM) (new)

Roseena Peralta (roseenaperalta) A: Obsidian by Jennifer Armetrout
B:Die If You Lie by Austin briggs
C: The Queen by kierra cass
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E:The First Affair Emma mclaughlin
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H: A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
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J:A Love for the Pages by joy penny
K:The Siren by kierra cass
L: Confessions of a Paris Potty Trainer by Vicki Lesage
M: Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined by Stephanie Meyer
N: Hot Ice by Nora Roberts
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P: Eragon by Christopher Poalini
Q:The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew quick
R: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling
S:Alice in Zombieland Gena Showalter
T: Shatter Me Tahereh Mafi
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V: Red Queen by victoria aveyard
W:The Martian andy weir
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message 112: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
Welcome to the challenge Roseena :)


message 113: by Roseena (new)

Roseena Peralta (roseenaperalta) Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Welcome to the challenge Roseena :)"
Thanks


message 114: by Roseena (new)

Roseena Peralta (roseenaperalta) Is it possible for me to get linked?


message 115: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
Roseena wrote: "Is it possible for me to get linked?"

Done :)


message 117: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
Welcome Niyati ☺


message 118: by Sarah (last edited Sep 13, 2016 11:37AM) (new)

Sarah (outtaty) | 42 comments Ok, I'm in. I will be backdating some to January 1st because I don't want to use authors twice.
Read 26/26

A. Ally Carter See How They Run
B. Beth Harbison Driving with the Top Down
C. Laura Childs Devonshire Scream
D. Alexandre Dumas The Three Musketeers
E. Erica S. Perl Vintage Veronica
F. Lyndsay Faye Jane Steele
G. William Golding Lord of the Flies
H. Carl Hiaasen Bad Monkey
I. Tanwi Nandini Islam Bright Lines
J. Jill Mansell Good At Games
K. Amie Kaufman Illuminae
L. Melissa Landers Starflight
M. Simon Mayo Itch Rocks
N. Jane Nickerson Strands of Bronze and Gold
O. George Orwell Animal Farm
P. Petty, Heather Lock & Mori
Q. Quinn, Julia Because of Miss Bridgerton
R. Ruta Sepetys Salt to the Sea
S. Sarah MacLean Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover
T. Taylor, Janet B. Into the Dim
U. Usher, Donna The Seven Steps to Closure
V. Virginia Macgregor What Milo Saw
W. Karen White The Forgotten Room
X. Xavier, Stacy On Her Own Two Wheels
Y. Rick Yancey The 5th Wave
Z. Carlos Ruiz Zafon The Shadow of the Wind


message 119: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
Welcome to the challenge, Sarah. :)


message 121: by Demi (new)

Demi (dwibble92) | 1 comments I'm in
1/26
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message 122: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
Congrats JenniferR!


Welcome to the challenge (and group) Demi :)


message 123: by Danielle (last edited May 18, 2016 06:52PM) (new)

Danielle (_danireads) | 25 comments I know I'm starting this a little late, but here we go!

Author Alphabet Reading Challenge: 2016
Duration:
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016
Books Completed: 7/26

A:
B:
C: C. J. Redwine - The Shadow Queen, 5/1/16 ****
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J: J.R. Ward - Dark Lover, 4/16/16 *****
K: Kiera Cass - The Selection, 4/5/16 ***
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N: Nalini Singh - Slave to Sensation, 4/9/16 *****
O:
P: Pierce Brown - Red Rising, 4/24/16 ****
Q:
R: Ruta Sepetys - Between Shades of Gray, 4/16/16 ****
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V: Veronica Roth - Divergent, 5/9/16*****
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message 124: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (last edited Apr 11, 2016 02:04AM) (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
Welcome to the challenge Danielle :)
Since this is yearly challenge (with fixed start date), you can backtrack your books to the beginning of it if you want :)


message 125: by Danielle (new)

Danielle (_danireads) | 25 comments Thanks so much! I may do that if I end up needing one of them in the end. :)


message 126: by Rawan (last edited Apr 28, 2016 09:36AM) (new)

Rawan (roonehreads) | 10 comments Author Alphabet Reading Challenge: 2016
Duration: January 1 - December 31 2016
Read: 7/26
A. Benjaman Alire Sáenz - Aristole and Dante discover the secret of the universe. ✓
B. Becca Fitzpatrick - Hush, Hush.
C. Catherine Woolley - A room for Cathy. ✓
D. Danielle Paige - Dorothy must die.
E. E.Lockhart - We were liars.
F.
G.
H. Harper Lee - To kill a mockingbird.
I. Ibraheem Abbas - حوجن ✓
J. Jennifer Niven - All the bright places. ✓
K.
L. Leigh Bardugo - Six of Crows.✓
M. Maggie Stiefvater - The raven boys.
N. Jandy Nelson - The sky is Everywhere.
O. Lauren Oliver - Requiem. ✓
P. R.j Palacio - Wonder
Q.
R. Ransom Riggs - Miss Peregrines home for peculiar children. ✓
S. Sabaa Tahir - An ember in the ashes.✓
T. Tahereh Mafi - Shatter me.
U.
V. Victoria Aveyard - Red Queen.
W.
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Z. Markus Zusak - The Book Theif.


message 127: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
Welcome to the challenge Rawan :)


message 128: by Elizabeth (last edited May 04, 2016 03:47PM) (new)

Elizabeth | 1 comments I'm in.
A:
B: All the Truth That's In Me - Julie Berry (finished 4/28)
C: How to Fall - Jane Casey (finished 2/23)
D: Secrets and Shadows - Shannon Delany (finished 1/24)
E:
F: Dark Desire - Christine Feehan (finished 3/19)
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H:
I:
J: The Burning - Jane Casey (finished 4/23)
K: You - Caroline Kepnes (finished 3/25)
L: We Were Liars - E. Lockhart (finished 1/30)
M: Incarnate - Jodi Meadows (finished 2/25)
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S: Welcome to the Dark House - Laurie Faria Stolarz (finished 5/1)
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Y: Dance of Shadows - Yelena Black (finished 1/5)
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message 129: by Amanda (new)

Amanda (daughterofoak) | 3473 comments Welcome to the challenge, Elizabeth! :)


message 130: by Judy (last edited Dec 05, 2016 01:54PM) (new)

Judy | 4065 comments I'm in too! Backdating to January 1st...

Read: 26/26

A: Austen, Jane (Persuasion)
B: Brian Katcher (The Improbable Theory of Ana and Zak)
C: Brontë, Charlotte (Jane Eyre)
D: David Levithan (Another Day)
E: Elizabeth Gaskell (North and South)
F: Fitzpatrick, Huntley (What I Thought Was True)
G: Gino, Alex (George)
H: Haddon, Mark (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time)
I: Ian McEwan (The Daydreamer)
J: Jennifer E. Smith (This Is What Happy Looks Like)
K: Kaufman, Amie (Illuminae)
L: Lowry, Lois (The Giver)
M: Murakami, Haruki (1Q84)
N: Nelson, Jandy (I'll Give You the Sun)
O: Ockler, Sarah (The Summer of Chasing Mermaids)
P: Peterfreund, Diana (For Darkness Shows the Stars)
Q: Quintero, Isabel (Gabi, a Girl in Pieces)
R: Rowell, Rainbow (Kindred Spirits)
S: Sales, Leila (This Song Will Save Your Life)
T: Tolkien, J.R.R. (Die Gefährten)
U: Urban, Madeleine (Caught Running)
V: de Vigan, Delphine (No and Me)
W: William Shakespeare (As You Like It)
X: Roux, Abigal (Cut & Run)
Y: Yann Martel (Life of Pi)
Z: Zarr, Sara (Roomies)


message 131: by Amanda (new)

Amanda (daughterofoak) | 3473 comments Welcome to the challenge Judy!


message 132: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
***everyone should be linked at the beginning of the thread***


message 133: by Calypsa (last edited Sep 05, 2016 03:07PM) (new)

Calypsa Well, since I just joined the group, let's get started on a challenge. Already got three personnal going on, but one more, one less.

So here goes nothing. As of the first of January...

I'll do a list of French and a list of English books.

Français
Read - 15/26

A. - Arleston, Christophe. Ekhö Monde miroir 1
B. - Boris, Hugo. Je n'ai pas dansé depuis longtemps
C. - Collodi, Carlo. Les Aventures de Pinocchio
D. - Drommelshlager, Raphaël. Les 4 Princes de Ganahan 1-4
E. - Ellis, Warren. FreakAngels 1-3
F. - Falardeau, Michel. Le Domaine Grisloire 1-2
G. - Gagnon, Hervé. La voie du livre
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I. - Izzo, Jean-Claude. La trilogie Fabio Montale
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L. - Leroux, Catherine. Madame Victoria
M. - Malzieu, Mathias. Journal d'un vampire en pyjama
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R. - Rocheleau, Carl. Benoit
S. - Simard, Matthieu. Llouis qui tombe tout seul
T. - Turcotte, Élise. La maison étrangère
U. -
V. - Vonarburg, Élisabeth. La maison au bord de la mer
W. -
X. - Xia, Da. Little Yu 1-3
Y. -
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English
Read: 12/26

A. - Ahonen, J.P. Sing No Evil
B. - Bosworth, Jennifer. Struck
C. - Carrol, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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G. - Gaiman, Neil. MirrorMask
H. - Hilton, Marilyn. Found Things
I. - Irving, Washington. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
J. - James, Henry. Turn of the Screw
K. - Kent, Trilby. Once, in a Town Called Moth
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M. - Marshall, Mia. Broken Elements
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P. - Perkins, Stephanie. Anna and the French Kiss
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S. - Sheridan le Fanu, J. Carmilla
T. - Toten, Teresa. Beware That Girl
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message 134: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
Welcome to the challenge Calypsa :)

Just be careful, challenges can become addictive ;)


message 135: by Jess (last edited Jun 02, 2016 04:01AM) (new)

Jess | 1 comments Hello, am really late but it looks like fun!!!
From January 1st to December 31

A- Ahern, Cecelia. (The time of my Life)
B- Bucay, Jorge. (Seguir sin ti)
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D- Dekker, Ted ( Black, The Circle Series)
E- Esquivel, Laura ( Como agua para Chocolate)
F- Fedrick Backman ( My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell you She's Sorry)
G- Garro, Elena ( Los recuerdos del Porvenir)
H- Hawkings, Paula ( The Girl on the Train)
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J- Jesse Andrews. ( Me and Earl and the Dying Girl)
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M- Moyes, Jojo ( Me before you)
N- Ness, Patrick ( A Monster Calls)
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T- Tóiblín, Colm ( Brooklyn)
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message 136: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
Welcome to the challenge Jess :)

Since this started on Jan 1st, you are welcome to backtrack your reading.


message 137: by Diana (new)

Diana Pottorff (dianapottorff) | 9 comments Finished!!

A. -A Long Fatal Love Chase - Louisa May Alcott (7/10/2016)
B. -The Poet of Tolstoy Park - Sonny Brewer (5/25/2016)
C. -Everything I Never Told You- Celeste Ng (1/12/2016)
D. - Great Expectations - Charles Dickens (6/5/2016)
E. - American Psycho - Bret Easton Ellis (5/30/2016)
F. - Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café - Fannie Flagg (7/10,2016)
G. - Why Quantum Physicists Don't Get Fat - Gregory Kuhn (4/3/2016)
H. -Nightingale -Kristin Hannah (1/23/2016)
I. - The House of Spirits - Isabel Allende (2/7/2016)
J. - Secret Sisters - Jayne Ann Krentz (3/8/2016)
K. - Luckiest Girl Alive - Jessica Knoll (4/1/2016)
L. - Jewell - Bret Lott (6/20/2016)
M. -Where'd you go, Bernadett - Maria Semple (5/30/2016)
N. - All the Bright Places - Jennifer Niven (2/11/2016)
O. - The Me I Want to Be - John Ortberg (6/13/2016)
P. - The Witch's Daughter - Paula Brackston (3/26/2016)
Q. - The Silver Linings Playbook - Matthew Quick (4/23/2016)
R. - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J.K. Rowling (4/18/2016)
S. - Boys in the Trees: A Memoir - Carly Simon (5/8/2016)
T. - Dark Horse - Tami Hoag (1/3/2016)
U. - Driving Miss Daisy - Alfred Uhry (6/3/2016)
V. - I, Rhoda - Valerie Harper (3/26/2016)
W. - The Time Machine - HG Wells (4/2/2016)
X. - Sky Burial Xiniran (1/24/2016)
Y. - Mississippi Cotton - Paul H Yarbrough (1/30/2016)
Z. - Bad Thoughts - Dave Zeltserman (1/6/2016)


message 138: by ☘KathyD☘ (new)

☘KathyD☘ | 124 comments Author Alphabet Reading Challenge – 2016
January 1 – December 31, 2016

Completed — 26/26!

Adrian, Lara — Kiss of Crimson – 1/19/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Bennett, Sawyer — Uncivilized – 1/4/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Cunning, Olivia — Rock Hard – 1/8/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Dermott, Shannon — Assets – 1/6/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Emma Chase — Tamed – 1/24/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Folsom, Tina — Amaury’s Hellion – 1/12/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Gena Showalter — The Darkest Pleasure – 2/7/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Hart, Callie — Fracture – 1/5/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Ione, Larissa — Sin Undone – 7/8/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Johnson, Cat — UnRidden – 1/5/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Kennedy, Elle — Body Check – 1/23/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Laurenston, Shelly — Pack Challenge – 1/16/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Michaels, Tere — Truth & Tenderness – 1/2/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
N.M. Silber — The Law of Attraction – 2/11/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Olivia Cunning — Rock Hard – 1/8/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Prescott, R.J. — The Hurricane – 1/13/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Quinn, Paula — The Seduction of Miss Amelia Bell – 6/30/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Roop, Cassy — Void – 1/9/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Singh, Nalini — Rock Hard – 1/23/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Toni Aleo — Trying to Score – 2/15/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Urban, Madeleine — Cut & Run – 1/17/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Villano, Mia — Loving the Senator – 1/18/16 – ✮✮✮✰✰
Ward, J.R. — Rapture – 3/4/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Xireau, Noa — Three Kings for Sarah – 1/30/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Young, Samantha — Before Jamaica Lane – 2/23/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Zanetti, Rebecca — Fated – 1/11/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮

Kiss of Crimson (Midnight Breed, #2) by Lara Adrian Uncivilized (Uncivilized, #1) by Sawyer Bennett Rock Hard (Sinners on Tour, #2) by Olivia Cunning Assets (Balance Sheet, #1) by Shannon Dermott Tamed (Tangled, #3) by Emma Chase Amaury's Hellion (Scanguards Vampires, #2) by Tina Folsom The Darkest Pleasure (Lords of the Underworld #3) by Gena Showalter Fracture (Blood & Roses, #2) by Callie Hart Sin Undone (Demonica #5) by Larissa Ione UnRidden (Studs in Spurs, #1) by Cat Johnson Body Check by Elle Kennedy Pack Challenge (Magnus Pack, #1) by Shelly Laurenston Truth & Tenderness (Faith, Love, & Devotion, #6) by Tere Michaels The Law of Attraction (Lawyers in Love, #1) by N.M. Silber Rock Hard (Sinners on Tour, #2) by Olivia Cunning The Hurricane (The Hurricane, #1) by R.J. Prescott The Seduction of Miss Amelia Bell (The MacGregors Highland Heirs, #1) by Paula Quinn Void by Cassy Roop Rock Hard (Rock Kiss, #2) by Nalini Singh Trying to Score (Assassins, #2) by Toni Aleo Cut & Run (Cut & Run, #1) by Abigail Roux Loving the Senator (Capitol Affairs Book 1) by Mia Villano Rapture (Fallen Angels, #4) by J.R. Ward Three Kings for Sarah by Noa Xireau Before Jamaica Lane (On Dublin Street, #3) by Samantha Young Fated (Dark Protectors, #1) by Rebecca Zanetti


message 139: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
Congrats Diana & ☘KathyD☘


message 140: by Alabama (last edited Oct 08, 2016 02:06PM) (new)

Alabama Vee (alabamavee) | 29 comments Starting pretty late but I like a challenge so don’t want to backtrack
Going to start at A

A: Jonathan Aycliffe - Naomi's Room – 20/08/2016 ✮✮✮✮✰
B: Tom Bale - See How They Run -finished 28.08.16 ✮✮✮✮✮
C: Chelsea Cain - Kill You Twice - finished 28.08.16 ✮✮✮✮✰
D: Brendan Duffy- House of Echoes - finished 02.09.16 ✮✮✮✰✰
E: Louise Erdrich The Round House - finished 03.09.16 ✮✮✮✮✰
F: Tana French Faithful Place -finished 07.09.16 ✮✮✮✮✮
G: Greg F. Gifune Heretics -finished 08.09.16 ✮✮✮✮✮
H: John Hart Down River – finished 28.08.16 ✮✮✮✰✰
I: Jane Isaac Before It's Too Late - finished 12.09.16 ✮✮✮✰✰
J: Jennifer Jaynes - Never Smile at Strangers finished 16.09.16 ✮✮✮✰✰
K: Stephen King - End of Watch – finished 24.08.16 ✮✮✮✮✮
L: Ira Levin Rosemary's Baby- finished 11.09.16 ✮✮✮✮✮
M: Robert McCammon Speaks the Nightbird - finished 17.09.16 ✮✮✮✮✮
N: Adam Nevill Banquet For the Damned - finished 19.09.16 ✮✮
O: Jussi Adler-Olsen, The Keeper of Lost Causes – finished 23.09.16 ✮✮✮✮✮
P: Sarah Pinborough The Death House - finished 23.09.16 ✮✮✮✰✰
Q: Matthew Quick Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock - finished 22.09.16 ✮✮
R: Tom Rob Smith – The Farmfinished 27.09.16 ✮✮✮✮✰
S: Karin Slaughter Pretty Girls - finished 20.09.16 ✮✮✮✮✰
T: Paul Tremblay Disappearance at Devil's Rock - finished 05.10.16 ✮✮✮✰✰
U: Lisa Unger - Ink and Bone – finished 23.08.16 ✮✮✮✮
V: Kurt Vonnegut Slaughterhouse-Five - finished 22.09.16 ✮✮✮✰✰
W: Ruth Ware - The Woman in Cabin 10 finished 25.09.16 ✮✮✮✮✰
X: Xinran Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet - finished reading 01.10.16 ✮✮✮✮✰
Y: Rick Yancey The 5th Wave finished 26.09.16 ✮✮✮✰✰
Z: Gabrielle Zevin The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry - finished 29.09.16 ✮✮✮✮✰


message 141: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
Welcome to the challenge (and group) Alabama :)


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message 143: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
Welcome to the challenge (and group) BlackGoddess247 :)

Since this is yearly challenge, you can backtrack your reading until start of it.


message 144: by Alabama (new)

Alabama Vee (alabamavee) | 29 comments Loving this challenge, also off work with German measles so lots of reading time. anyone got any recommendations for author surnames beginning Q I am coming up short. Thanks


message 145: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
Sorry to hear you are sick, but hey, you get to read! :)

You know, it would help if you mention genre you are looking for (or not looking for).
You might get suggestion like Julia Quinn
Only mystery that comes to mind at the moment is Spencer Quinn.

You can always check other posts for idea :)


message 146: by Sam (new)

Sam | 1663 comments Alabama wrote: "Loving this challenge, also off work with German measles so lots of reading time. anyone got any recommendations for author surnames beginning Q I am coming up short. Thanks"

There is a Devyn Quinn as well.


message 147: by Alabama (new)

Alabama Vee (alabamavee) | 29 comments Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Sorry to hear you are sick, but hey, you get to read! :)

You know, it would help if you mention genre you are looking for (or not looking for).
You might get suggestion like [author:Julia Quinn|63..."


Thanks for the recommendations :) much appreciated I read a lot of thrillers and horror mainly also some comedy and non nonfiction.
Thanks


message 148: by Sarah (new)

Sarah (outtaty) | 42 comments Finished!!!

A. Ally Carter See How They Run
B. Beth Harbison Driving with the Top Down
C. Laura Childs Devonshire Scream
D. Alexandre Dumas The Three Musketeers
E. Erica S. Perl Vintage Veronica
F. Lyndsay Faye Jane Steele
G. William Golding Lord of the Flies
H. Carl Hiaasen Bad Monkey
I. Tanwi Nandini Islam Bright Lines
J. Jill Mansell Good At Games
K. Amie Kaufman Illuminae
L. Melissa Landers Starflight
M. Simon Mayo Itch Rocks
N. Jane Nickerson Strands of Bronze and Gold
O. George Orwell Animal Farm
P. Petty, Heather Lock & Mori
Q. Quinn, Julia Because of Miss Bridgerton
R. Ruta Sepetys Salt to the Sea
S. Sarah MacLean Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover
T. Taylor, Janet B. Into the Dim
U. Usher, Donna The Seven Steps to Closure
V. Virginia Macgregor What Milo Saw
W. Karen White The Forgotten Room
X. Xavier, Stacy On Her Own Two Wheels
Y. Rick Yancey The 5th Wave
Z. Carlos Ruiz Zafon The Shadow of the Wind


message 149: by Beth (new)

Beth | 40 comments Finished this one tonight! It was the Y author that took me the longest.

A - Atkinson, Kate - Emotionally Weird - 2/9 ★★★★★
B - Bacigalupi, Paolo - Pump Six and Other Stories - 2/13 ★★★★★
C - Chuck Wendig - Zer0es - 1/23 ★★
D - Dick, Philip K. - The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch - 3/7 ★★★★
E - Eugenides, Jeffrey - The Virgin Suicides - 1/25 ★★★★
F - Fry, Stephen - Moab is my Washpot - 4/21 ★★★★
G - Grandin, Temple - The Autistic Brain - 1/9 ★★★★
H - Hawking, Stephen - The Universe in a Nutshell - 1/5 ★★★★
I - Ira Levin - The Stepford Wives - 5/16 ★★★★
J - Joseph Heller - Catch-22 - 1/31 ★★★★★
K - Kondō, Marie - Spark Joy - 1/8 ★★★★
L - Lennon, J. Robert - Pieces for the Left Hand - 1/2 ★★★
M - Mindy Kaling - Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? - 1/3 ★★★
N - Ness, Patrick - A Monster Calls - 1/9 ★★★★
O - Oliver Sacks - On the Move - 2/5 ★★★★★
P - P.G. Wodehouse - Barmy in Wonderland - 1/19 ★★★
Q - Quentin Crisp - Resident Alien - 6/19 ★★★★
R - Robin Sloan - Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - 1/28 ★★★
S - Stanton, Brandon - Humans of New York - 1/7 ★★★★★
T - Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman - Good Omens - 5/8 ★★★★
U - Udall, Brady - The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint - 5/28 ★★★★★
V - V.E. Schwab - A Darker Shade of Magic - 4/8 ★★★★
W - Wilhelm, Kate - Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang - 2/24 ★★★★★
X - Proulx, Annie - Close Range - 1/13 ★★★★
Y - Yevgeny Zamyatin - We - 9/20 ★★★
Z - Elizabeth Berg - Open House - 4/29 ★★


message 150: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

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Congrats Sarah and Beth!


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