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The Alphabet Challenge 2017
I plan to do this by title. Skipping "the" in some cases. I'll fill in some potential ones and then check them off as I go. (Check marks mean I've read them.)A. A List of Cages ✓
B. The Book of Dragons ✓
C. City of Thieves ✓
D. Death Spiral: A Faith Flores Science Mystery ✓
E. Ella Enchanted ✓
F. The First Puddlegineer ✓
G. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ✓
H. Heir of Novron ✓
I. Ice Dragon ✓
J. Jackaby ✓
K. Knight's Haven ✓
L. Legend ✓
M. Murder Con Queso ✓
N. New Spring ✓
O. Old Man's War ✓
P. Promise of Blood ✓
Q. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
R. Rise of Empire ✓
S. Shot Down: The true story of pilot Howard Snyder and the crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth ✓
T. Towers of Midnight ✓
U. Unraveling
V. Valkyrie Rising ✓
W. Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy ✓
X. XODUS
Y. Yearling
Z. Zodiac
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By Author Last Name (will overlap from other list)
A. Austen, Jane (Northanger Abbey)
B. Benioff, David (City of Thieves)
C. Chodosh, Janie (Death Spiral)
D. Dessen, Sarah (Saint Anything)
E.
F.
G. Gemmell, David (Legend)
H. Hatler, Susan (Treasured Dreams)
I. Islington, James (The Shadow of What Was Lost)
J. Jordan, Robert (New Spring)
K. Kalnay, P.D. (Knight's Haven)
L. Lord, Emery (When We Collided)
M. McClellan, Brian (Promise of Blood)
N. Nesbit, E (The Book of Dragons)
O. O'Neil, Cathy (Weapon's of Math Destruction)
P. Paulson, Ingrid (Valkyrie Rising)
Q.
R. Roe, Robin (A List of Cages)
S. Sanderson, Brandon (Tower's of Midnight)
T.
U.
V.
W. Weeks, Brent (The Black Prism)
X.
Y.
Z.
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I'm in! :)A
B
C
D
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F
G
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J
K
L
M
N
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P
Q
R
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U
V
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I'm going to finish up 2016 three or four short, so maybe I can get there in 2017!
C P wrote: "I'm going to finish up 2016 three or four short, so maybe I can get there in 2017!"I'm already planning mine. :)
That's a good idea. Maybe I should do the same. For the hard letters at least. Q, X, Y, and Z seem to be the hardest for me.
C P wrote: "That's a good idea. Maybe I should do the same. For the hard letters at least. Q, X, Y, and Z seem to be the hardest for me."I find Q to be fairly easy. J and K were hard for me. :)
By Title (skipping THE and A at the beginning of titles)
A
B
C
Caraval
D
E
Evil Librarian
F. The Fifth Petal
G
Goodbye Days
,
Girl in Pieces
H
I
J Jackaby
K
L Last Seen Leaving
M
N Never Ever
O
P
Q
R RoseBlood
S
T
The Thousandth Floor
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
A
B
C
D
E
F. The Fifth Petal
G
H
I
J Jackaby
K
L Last Seen Leaving
M
N Never Ever
O
P
Q
R RoseBlood
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Here is my list. I hope I get through it. Animal's People, Assasin's Blade
Before I Go To Sleep, Big Girl
Cinder, Cell, City of Bones, Catching Fire
Divergent, Dead Man Walking
Extraordinary Ordinary People
First Family
Good In Bed
Helter Skelter, Heartless
Illuminae, In The Woods
Juliet
Keeping The Moon, Kaleidoscope
Lethal, Life and Death, License To Pawn
My Antonia
Not My Daughter, Natchez Burning
Odd Thomas
Pretty Little Liars, Princess in Love
Quiet the Mind
Red Queen
Six of Crows, Siddhartha
The Host, The Bourne Identity, The Lucky One, The Chemist, The Love Of the Last Tycoon, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Hobbit
Under the Never Sky, Under the Dome
Voices From Chernobyl
Wait For You, Wild
Xena the Warriror Princess: The Thief of Hermes
Your Heart Belongs To Me
Zodiac
I want to try and participate in this. I have so many to read for 2017 but this looked really fun. A- A Cowboy to Remember
B- Bed of Roses
C- Claimed by the Warrior
D-Death by Inferior Design
E-
F- Fixed on You
G- Great Expectations
H-Holiday Wishes: Home for Christmas / All I Want for Christmas
I- I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
J-Just in Time for Christmas
K-
L-Love Surfaced
M-Montana Rogue
N-
O-Once Taken
P-Payback and a Bottle of Merlot
Q-
R-
S-Sophie's Choice
T-Tougher Than The Rest
U-Uneasy Spirits
V-
W-Watching
X-
Y-
Z-
Hopefully a bunch of the ones you plan to read will fit. :)
C P wrote: "Hopefully a bunch of the ones you plan to read will fit. :)"I'm sure they will. I'm doing the Nora Roberts Challenge. I think it's nearly 200 books. So we shall see if I can actually get through all of them or not.
C P wrote: "What's the Nora Roberts challenge?"It's one I made up myself. Here is the post.
For 2017 I am going to do a Nora Roberts challenge. So for this challenge I will break up the books based on subjects.
BORN IN
fire, ice, shame
CALHOUN
counting Catherine, A man for Amanda,
for the love of Lilah, Suzanna's Surrender, Megan's Mate
CELEBRITY MAGAZINE
Second nature, one summer
CIRCLE
Morrigan's Cross, Dance of the Gods, Valley of Silence
CORINA'S FAMILY ROYALE
Affaire Royale, Command Performance,
The playboy Prince, Cordina's Crown Jewel
Unfinished Business
COUSINS O'DWYER
Dark Witch, Shadow Spell, Blood Magick
DREAM
Daring to Dream, Holding the Dream, Finding the Dream
GALLAGER'S OF ARDMORE
Jewels of the Sun, Tears of the Moon, Heart of the Sea,
Christmas at Ardmore
GARDEN
Blue Dahlia, Black Rose, Red Lily
GREAT CHEF
Table for Two
INN BOONSBORO
The Next Always, The Last Boyfriend, The Perfect Hope
IRISH
Irish Thoroughbred, Irish Rose, Irish Rebel
KEY
Key of Valor, Key of Light, Key of Knowledge,
LOVING JACK
Haley, Best Laid Plans, Lawless
MACGREGORS
Serena, Caine, Alan, Grant, Daniel, Ian, Rebellion,
The MacGregor Brides, The Winning Hand,
The MacGregor Grooms, The Perfect Neighbor
MACKADES
The Return of Rafe MacKade,
The Pride of Jared MacKade,
The Heart of Devin MacKade,
The Fall of Shane MacKade
NIGHT TALES
Night Shift, Night Shadows, Nightshade, Night Smoke,
Night Shield
O'HURLEYS
The Last Honest Woman, Dance to the Piper,
Skin, Deep, Without A Trace
ONCE UPON
Once Upon A Kiss- A World Apart
Once Upon A Star- Ever After
Once Upon A Dream- In Dreams
Once Upon A Castle- Spellbound
Once Upon A Rose- Winter Rose
Once Upon A Midnight
QUINN BROTHERS
Sea Swept, Rising Tides, Inner Harbor, Chesapeake Blue
The Quinns' Christmas
SIGN OF SEVEN
Blood Brothers, The Hallow, The Pagan Stone
SINS
Sacred Sins, Brazen Virtue
STANISLASKIN
Taming Natasha, Luring A Lady, Convincing Alex
Falling for Rachel, Waiting for Nick,
Considering Kate
STARS OF MITHRA
Hidden Star, Captive Star, Secret Star
THE BRIDE QUARTET
Vision In White, Bed of Roses, Savor the Moment
Happy Ever After
THE DONOVAN LEGACY
1,2,3,4 Enchanted
THREE SISTERS ISLAND
Dance Upon The Air, Heaven and Earth
Face The Fire
TIME AND AGAIN
Time Was and Times Change
I missed out on this this year, so I want to try it for 2017✔A~Age Before Beauty
✔B~Big Stone Gap
✔C~Confessions of a Murder Suspect
D~
✔E~ Entwined
✔F~Fifty Shades Darker
✔G~ The Gift
✔H~The House in Amalfi
✔I~ In the Shadow of Blackbirds
✔J~Jammed
✔K~Keys to the Repository
✔L~Little Night
✔M~ The Matchmaker
N~
✔O~ Open Road Summer
✔P~Princess in Love
Q~
✔R~Rarity
✔S~ Sex and the City
✔T~Tales of a Drama Queen
✔U~Untamed
✔V~Vein Of Love
✔W~When We Wake
X~
Y~
✔Z~Zombie Blondes
I'd like to give it a try! Books (Omitting "The")
A: An Ember in the Ashes
B: Birth of a Killer
C: City of Stairs
D: Don't Bite the Bridesmaid
E: Empire of Ivory
F:
G: Goblin Emperor, The
H:Hound of the Baskervilles, The
I:
J:
K: Knight's Shadow
L: Land of Loss
M: Mark of Zorro, The
N:
O: Ocean of Blood
P: Princess Diarist, The
Q:
R: Rip Van Winkle and Other Stories
S: Shadow and Bone
T: Traitor's Blade
U:
V: Valley of Fear, The
W: Winter King, The
X:
Y:
Z:
Authors (by last name)
A: Applegate, Katherine
B: Bardugo, Leigh
C: Cornwell, Bernard
D: Doyle, Arthur Conan
E:
F: Fisher, Carrie
G: Garwood, Julie
H:
I: Irving, Washington
J: Jacques, Brian
K: Klause, Annette Curtis
L: Lindgren, Astrid
M: McCulley, Johnston
N: Novik, Naomi
O:
P:
Q:
R: Robert, Katee
S: Schwab, V.E.
T: Tahir, Sabaa
U:
V:
W: Williams, Beatriz
X:
Y:
Z: Zappia, Francesca
3 down, 23 to go! :D
Is it to late to sign up for this?
C P wrote: "Nope, join in at any time. :)"Okay awesome. Now that my computer is working I can catch up on everything. I will post my alphabet when I'm at lunch.
Option 2 AuthorA-
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I'm in!A ☽ Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
B ☽ Burn
C ☽ Captive Prince
D ☽ The Darkest Minds
E ☽ The End of Oz
F ☽ Falling Kingdoms
G ☽ Gathering Darkness
H ☽ Heir of Fire
I ☽ Illuminae
J ☽ Jet
K ☽ Kings Rising
L ☽ Leal
M ☽ A Monster Calls
N
O ☽ One Foot in the Grave
P ☽ Prodigy
Q ☽ Queen of Shadows
R ☽ The Rose & the Dagger
S ☽ Salt to the Sea
T ☽ Truthwitch
U ☽ Una llama entre cenizas
V ☽ La vidente
W ☽ We Are the Ants
X
Y ☽ You Know Me Well
Z
Excellent! Excited to see how everyone does with this. :)
@C P I have a question. I'm dominican so there are a few books I'll read with the title in spanish, it counts? If I put the titles in spanish? Or I can only put them in english?
De nada. (That's spanish right? I need to brush up on my--rather limited--skills.) :)
C P wrote: "Great job!"Thanks. :)
I've been planning out possible books to read for each letter and V is the only one I have NOTHING for. Anyone have any ideas?
C P wrote: "I've been planning out possible books to read for each letter and V is the only one I have NOTHING for. Anyone have any ideas?"I have a few.
Thanks, Bookbuyer! Maybe one of these will work. :)
C P wrote: "Thanks, Bookbuyer! Maybe one of these will work. :)"NP. If they don't I can try to find more. I like searching for books for the Alphabet Challenge. :)
My library system has
, so maybe I'll try that one. :)
C P wrote: "My library system has , so maybe I'll try that one. :)"I remember it as being pretty good. I read it years ago though. You have to like Norse Mythology. :)
If you want to reread it let me know and we can plan a buddy read. :)
C P wrote: "If you want to reread it let me know and we can plan a buddy read. :)"I might be able to next month. :)
That would probably work for me as well.
C P wrote: "That would probably work for me as well."Shall we say about mid of the month then?
I'm in for this. I'll go with option one, titles, and I'll probably omit "the" at the start of any of them if I need to. A--A New Dawn
B--
C--Cirque Du Freak
D--Dark Disciple
E--The Enemy
F--The Family Corleone
G--The Gods Themselves
H--His Majesty's Dragon
I--In the Balance
J--
K--Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
L--The Light Fantastic
M--Master and Commander
N--
O--
P--
Q--
R--
S--
T--
U--
V--
W--
X--
Y--
Z--
3 books down! I decided I was going to go with the author because that seems more challenging for me to branch out and try different authors.
Some of the books that start with V look good Bookbuyer. Thanks for putting them up, you gave me some ideas as well! :)
Colleen wrote: "Some of the books that start with V look good Bookbuyer. Thanks for putting them up, you gave me some ideas as well! :)":D
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Option One: Read books with titles starting with each letter of the alphabet. (Length, type, ignoring "the" in titles is purely up to each individual.)
Option Two: Read books by authors whose name (first or last, depending on what you decide) starts with each letter of the alphabet.
This is just a fun challenge so no pressure to complete and no rules about lengths, if they can be poetry, manga, graphic novels, all of that is up to you. So however you decide to do it is fine.