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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

22/13
O: Okavango Delta - Torn Trousers: A True Story of Courage and Adventure: How A Couple Sacrificed Everything To Escape to Paradise

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2018

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
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K-
✓L- Luthadel - a fictional city Mistborn- The Final Empire by Brandon Sorenson
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✓N- New York City The Drawing If Three Dark Tower Book 2 by Stephen King
✓O- Oregon The Cove by Catherine Coulter
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Q-
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✓S- Scadrial (fictional world) The Well of Ascention by Brandon Sanderson
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✓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
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Z-

18/26
✔️Washington D.C. in Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

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

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:

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

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 :

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:

21/26
A: Alaska from The Snow Child Finished 8/15/2017
C: Chicago from Agnes Finished 1/2/2017
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
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
Z: Zollverein, Germany from All the Light We Cannot See

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

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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:


Thank you all for participating! We had 169 participants and read 2129 books! 37 of you completed the challenge! Congratulations!
Books mentioned in this topic
Gathering Blue (other topics)Hope To Escape (other topics)
Christmas Letters (other topics)
Dark Matter (other topics)
Winter (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Haruki Murakami (other topics)Robert Galbraith (other topics)
Jack Kerouac (other topics)
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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: