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message 1051: by Eirelyn (new)

Eirelyn (ladyeirelyn) | 1244 comments Update!

Progress: 10/15 (on Round 3)

A: Artemisia (Winter)
B: Blossom Street (Christmas Letters)
C: Chicago (Dark Matter)
D:
E:
F: Field (Gathering Blue)
G: Geneva (Frankenstein)
H:
I:
J:
K:
L: Luna (Fairest)
M: Maycomb (To Kill a Mockingbird)
N:
O:
P:
Q:
R: Rot & Ruin (Rot & Ruin)
S:
T: Transylvania (Dracula)
U:
V: Village (Messenger)
W:
X:
Y:
Z:


message 1052: by Tanya Patrice (last edited Nov 12, 2017 02:18AM) (new)

Tanya Patrice (tanyapatrice) | 11 comments 3rd update - now 23/26. Also updated original post too.

D: Dooling - Sleeping Beauties
E: England - Second Life
F: Folgate St. - The Girl Before
G: Garden Heights - The Hate U Give
I: Iowa - Black Mad Wheel
K: Ketanu (Ghana) - Wife of the Gods
L: (changed) London - The Child
M: Manhattan - Final Girls
P: Paris - The Little Paris Bookshop
Q: Queens (NY) - The Changeling
R: Russia - Deathless
O: Oceanside - The Mothers
T: Tejas - Buffalo Soldier


message 1053: by Kadijah Michelle (new)

Kadijah Michelle (kadmich) | 2176 comments Everyone is updated!

Leisa, I'm sorry about the misspelling of your name. It is fixed.


message 1054: by Amanda (new)

Amanda | 526 comments Updated message 71
22/13

✔Y: Yekaterinburg in The Romanov Prophecy


message 1056: by Audrey (new)

Audrey Foreman | 33 comments 19/26


message 1057: by [deleted user] (new)

Updated Message 32
21/26


message 1058: by Margaret (new)

Margaret | 22 comments Update to message 132

U - Utah - Blood Atonement

21/26


message 1059: by Margaret (new)

Margaret | 22 comments Update to message 132

T - Tinsley Street - Blood Underground

22/26


message 1060: by Charity (new)

Charity (faeryrebel78) | 1465 comments Updated message 5.

26/26

Challenge complete!!!


message 1061: by Audrey (new)

Audrey Foreman | 33 comments Update message 1000

20/26


message 1062: by Ze Peng (new)

Ze Peng  (zepengt_) | 76 comments 22/26

V- Virginia (The Raven Boys)


message 1063: by Kadijah Michelle (new)

Kadijah Michelle (kadmich) | 2176 comments The December 1st update is up!

Congrats to everyone that has finished the challenge!

If you love this challenge, join Join The A to Z Challenge -
2018



message 1064: by Teresa (new)

Teresa Gonzales (friend4tea) | 130 comments A-Z 2017 Location Challenge

Completed 12 of 26

✓A- Atlantis Spell or High Water by Scott Meyer

B-

✓C-California, San Francisco The 6th Target by James Patterson

✓D-Dark Side of the Moon Artemis by Andy Weir

✓E- Earth's Parallel Universe The Dark Tower: Book 1 The Gunslinger by Stephen King

✓F-Fadrex - a fictional city Hero of Ages by Brandon Sorenson

G-

H-

I-

J-

K-

✓L- Luthadel - a fictional city Mistborn- The Final Empire by Brandon Sorenson

M-

✓N- New York City The Drawing If Three Dark Tower Book 2 by Stephen King

✓O- Oregon The Cove by Catherine Coulter

P-

Q-

R-

✓S- Scadrial (fictional world) The Well of Ascention by Brandon Sanderson

T-

✓U-The Underthing A Slow Regard for Silent Things by Patrick Rorhfuss

✓V-Video Game -the story takes place inside a simulated video game An Unwelcome Quest by Scott Meyer

✓W-Washington State The Obsession by Nora Roberts

X-

Y-

Z-


message 1065: by Mindy (new)

Mindy Jones (mindyrecycles) Updated message 80:

20/26


message 1067: by Chelsea (new)

Chelsea Morris | 226 comments Update: Message 96
U: Upstate (New York) - The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo


message 1068: by Greg (new)

Greg (lupercross) | 2250 comments Well, I have read a lot of books this year and none that works for Z, until now. Z for Zim's Spaceship from Invader Zim Vol. 1. I know, it's weak but when your desperate . . .

Anyway, this completes my challenge.

A-Abbey of Saint Anne de Beaupre Outlander
B-Bit of Heaven A Stainless Steel Rat is Born
C-Cambridge, Mass Perish Twice
D-Denmark The Keeper of Lost Causes
E-Egypt Slayer of Gods
F-France The Book of Eleanor: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine
G-Greenland East of Desolation
H-House on a Rock American Gods
I-India Flashman in the Great Game
J-Jamaica Governor Ramage R. N.
K-Khwarezmia Genghis: Bones of the Hills
L-Last County Rebel of the Sands
M-Monfort The Dragon Society
N-New Hampshire The Fireman
O-Olympus Red Rising
P-Paris Mission to Paris
Q-Qandir Lord of Emperors
R-Rome Street of the Five Moons
S-Stockholm The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
T-Tuen Mun Nine Dragons
U-Uruguay Blood and Honor
V-Virginia Look Away
W-Washington DC Edge of Eternity
X-Xian Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station
Y-Yemen Foreign Influence
Z-Zim's spaceship Invader Zim Vol. 1

26/26


message 1069: by Lindsay (new)

Lindsay | 1337 comments Update msg 28

26/26


message 1070: by Eirelyn (new)

Eirelyn (ladyeirelyn) | 1244 comments Update!

Progress: 13/15 (on Round 3)

A: Artemisia (Winter)
B: Blossom Street (Christmas Letters)
C: Chicago (Dark Matter)
D:
E: England Remember Me?
F: Field (Gathering Blue)
G: Geneva (Frankenstein)
H: Hatchery (Son)
I:
J:
K:
L: Luna (Fairest)
M: Maycomb (To Kill a Mockingbird)
N:
O:
P: Paris (Stars Above)
Q:
R: Rot & Ruin (Rot & Ruin)
S:
T: Transylvania (Dracula)
U:
V: Village (Messenger)
W:
X:
Y:
Z:


message 1071: by Paula (new)

Paula Bardell-Hedley (gaiabird) | 141 comments Update for message 903: COMPLETED! (14th December) - yippee! 😃


message 1072: by Kadijah Michelle (new)

Kadijah Michelle (kadmich) | 2176 comments I just posted the last update of 2017! My next update will be shortly after January 1, 2018 and will be the last one for this challenge.

Congratulations to everyone who has finished this challenge so far, and best wishes to those that are close to finishing!


message 1073: by Paula (new)

Paula Bardell-Hedley (gaiabird) | 141 comments Thank you, Kadijah! I've really enjoyed this challenge. :-)


message 1074: by Amanda (new)

Amanda | 526 comments updated message 71
23/13

✔R: Romulus in Spock Reflections


message 1075: by Sherry (new)

Sherry (lilsherry) | 721 comments UPDATE
22/26 BOOKS Completed
*INC --- I give up 22 is good enough for now

A : AMHERST, MA- The Sleepwalker by Chris Bohjalian [Read 4/6/2017]
B : BATH, Somerset- The Sisters by Claire Douglas [Read 2/11/2017]
C : CENTRAL CITY- City of Light(Outcast #1) by Keri Arthur [Read 1/09/2017]
D : New DEVON, Haven Crest- Sisters of Salt and Iron by Kady Cross [Read 4/19/2017]
E : Mount Eskel- Princess Academy (Princess Academy #1) by Shannon Hale [Read 3/26/2017]
➔ ➔ F :
G : Ancient GREECE- Religion & the Gods (World Of Ancient Greece) [Read 4/19/2017]
by Robert Hull
H : Lucky HARBOR- Once in a Lifetime by Jill Shalvis [Read 3/2/2017]
I : Bloomville, INDIANA- The Boy Is Back by Meg Cabot [Read 1/11/2017]
J : JAPAN- JAPAN- Lonely Planet Japan(Lonely Planet Country Guide) by Lonely Planet [Read 11/21/2017]
K : KINDRED, Tennessee- Egg Drop Dead by Laura Childs [Read 2/19/2017]
L : LONDON, British Empire time- Imprudence by Gail Carriger [Read 1/31/2017]
M : MAINE- Danger in a Red Dress by Christina Dodd [Read 2/22/2017]
N : NEKROS City Central Precinct- Grave Visions by Kalayna Price [Read 1/20/2017]
O : Cold River, Missouri Ozark Mountain, Missouri - Just Fine with Caroline by Annie England Noblin [Read 5/1/2017]
P : PLYMOUTH Meeting, PA- Fall with Me by J. Lynn [Read 1/14/2017]
➔ ➔ Q :
R : RAINSHADOW- Siren's Call by Jayne Castle [Read 01/03/2017]
S : SEATTLE, Washington- When All The Girls Have Gone by Jayne Ann Krentz [Read 01/06/2017]
T : Thailand- Lost Girls by Ann Kelley [Read 5/22/2017]
U : UENO Park, Japan- Top 10 Tokyo by Draughtsman Ltd [Read 11/16/2017]
V : Richmond, Virginia- Curse on the Land by Faith Hunter [Read 3/24/2017]
W : WHITE LION- Slated by Terri Terry [Read 3/18/2017]
➔ ➔ X :
Y : YORKSHIRE, England-Irresistible by Mary Balogh [Read 4/16/2017]
➔ ➔ Z :


message 1076: by Julie (new)

Julie Farmer | 790 comments updated message 98


message 1077: by Audrey (new)

Audrey Foreman | 33 comments Update 1000 - 22/26


message 1078: by Exokiwi (new)

Exokiwi | 122 comments This is my final list for 2017 Got there a while ago
A-Z location challenge
Duration: January 1, through December 31, 2017
17/13 completed


A:
B: Beijing - The Dark Forest
C: China, The Three-Body Problem
D: Den Haag - Tropenjaren
E:England - The Georgian Star: How William and Caroline Herschel Revolutionized Our Understanding of the Cosmos
F:
G: Germany - Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning
I: inverness - The North Coast 500 Guide Book 2017
J: Japan - Lost in a Good Book
K:
L: Luzon - Cryptonomicon
M: Mannheim - Germany De erfenis van Mozart
N: Napels - My Brilliant Friend
O: Oslo,Norway - The Owl Always Hunts At Night
P: Pluto - Death's End
Q:
R: Riyadh - The Power
S: Swindon, UK - The Eyre Affair
T:
U:
V: Vanaheimr - Norse Mythology
W: Washington DC - Mother of Storms
X:
Y:
Z:


message 1079: by [deleted user] (last edited Dec 24, 2017 01:49PM) (new)

Updated Message 32
26/26 - : )


message 1080: by Siegwalt (new)

Siegwalt Lindenfelser | 20 comments Updated #97 – 12/15


message 1081: by Margaret (new)

Margaret | 22 comments Update to message 132

V - Victory Hill - Vault of Destinies
X - Xingu - Xingu

24/26


message 1082: by Kristina (new)

Kristina I'm not going to finish this one. This is my final update for the year.

21/26

A: Alaska from The Snow Child Finished 8/15/2017
B:
C: Chicago from Agnes Finished 1/2/2017
D:
E: England from The Mysterious Affair at Styles Finished 5/2/2017
F: Florida from Their Eyes Were Watching God Finished 3/2/2017
G: Grand Canyon from Grand Canyon Women: Lives Shaped by Landscape Finished 5/6/2017
H: Harlem from Behold the Dreamers Finished 1/8/2017
I: Ireland from The Wonder Finished 5/21/2017
J: Jackson, Mississippi from The Help Finished 9/27/2017
K: Korea from The Vegetarian Finished 3/5/2017
L: Lakeside from Etched in Bone Finished 5/14/2017
M: Michigan from A Million Junes Finished 7/20/2017
N: New York from A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Finished 12/10/2017
O: Oasis from The Book of Strange New Things Finished 6/8/2017
P: Poland from The History of Love Finished 2/13/2017
Q: Queens, NY from The Man in 3B Finished 9/30/3017
R: Rhode Island from The Forgotten Room
S: Swindon from The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Finished 5/10/2017
T: Tuskegee from Up from Slavery Finished 2/27/2017
U: United States from American Gods Finished 1/31/2017
V: Virginia from House of Leaves Finished 10/29/2017
W: Wragby from Lady Chatterley's Lover Finished 7/17/2017
X: Xanth from A Spell for Chameleon Finished 8/5/2017
Y: Yorkshire, England from Fellside
Z: Zollverein, Germany from All the Light We Cannot See



message 1083: by Austen_Wodehouse (new)

Austen_Wodehouse | 65 comments Message 77 has been updated

17/26

U- United States Over Seventy


message 1084: by Kiawi (new)

Kiawi | 114 comments I actually don't know where my original post was anymore. But I completed the challenge. :)

Here's my full list:

26/26 COMPLETED.

A: Arnes (Red London) - A Darker Shade of Magic
B: Belle Terre, Louisiana - This Is Our Story
C: Calypso, Florida - We Are the Ants
D: Dvernik, Polnya - Uprooted
E: El Paso, Texas - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
F: France (Paris) - Anna and the French Kiss
G: Georgia (Ellison) - Sisters Red
H: Hogwarts - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
I: Iceland - Burial Rites
J: Japan (Tokyo) - Warcross
K: Khorasan - The Wrath & the Dawn
L: London, England (or Hertfordshire) - Pride and Prejudice
M: Melbourne, Australia - The Rosie Project
N: Nashville, Tennessee - Goodbye Days
O: Os Alta - Siege and Storm
P: Providence, Rhode Island - The Marriage Plot
Q: Quietus - Saga, Vol. 2
R: Roanoke General Hospital - The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley
S: Shady Creek, Georgia - Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
T: Thunder Bay, Ontario - Anna Dressed in Blood
U: United States (New York) - We Are Okay
V: Venice or Versailles - The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
W: Wales (Cairnholm) - Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
X: Area X - Annihilation
Y: Yugoslavia - Murder on the Orient Express
Z: Zurich, Switzerland - Me Before You


message 1085: by Margaret (new)

Margaret | 22 comments Update to message 132

Z - Zubiri - Travelled Far
Y - Yorkshire - Wuthering Heights

26/26


message 1086: by Mindy (new)

Mindy Jones (mindyrecycles) Update to message 80:

21/26 final. Didn't quite finish this one but gave it my best shot!


message 1087: by Eirelyn (new)

Eirelyn (ladyeirelyn) | 1244 comments I'm just now getting around to posting my completed round 3 for this challenge. :D

***

Update!

Progress: 15/15 (on Round 3) - FINISHED

A: Artemisia (Winter)
B: Blossom Street (Christmas Letters)
C: Chicago (Dark Matter)
D:
E: England Remember Me?
F: Field (Gathering Blue)
G: Geneva (Frankenstein)
H: Hatchery (Son)
I:
J:
K:
L: Luna (Fairest)
M: Maycomb (To Kill a Mockingbird)
N: Nantucket (An Island Christmas)
O:
P: Paris (Stars Above)
Q:
R: Rot & Ruin (Rot & Ruin)
S:
T: Transylvania (Dracula)
U:
V: Village (Messenger)
W: Woods (Hope To Escape)
X:
Y:
Z:


message 1088: by Gwen S. (new)

Gwen S. (gwen1629) | 449 comments N: New York City, New York- "New York Actually", 376 pgs (1/26)


message 1089: by Gwen S. (new)

Gwen S. (gwen1629) | 449 comments Sorry entered this under the incorrect year, it should be under 2018 A-Z Challenge... Remedied my faux pas! ;-)


message 1090: by Kadijah Michelle (new)

Kadijah Michelle (kadmich) | 2176 comments This will be my last update for this challenge.

Thank you all for participating! We had 169 participants and read 2129 books! 37 of you completed the challenge! Congratulations!


message 1091: by Paula (new)

Paula Bardell-Hedley (gaiabird) | 141 comments That's brilliant. Thanks Kadijah!


message 1092: by Debra H (new)

Debra H | 53 comments Darn, missed your final update. Oh well. I updated my post (#35) anyways, for my sake. Completed 23 out of 26. Q, X, and Z were tricky with this one!


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