An additional Annual Challenge for 2017 - A-Z

[Zoey]

Brenda wrote: "That's why Zoey! At least it's out of the way now ;)"

Yep. To the donation bin it shall now go :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sounds like a good place for it!

[Odette]

Read my 8th book for this challenge:

P - Read a book with Paranormal aspects: We by Yevgeny Zamyatin - 4★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 3rd (Part 2) - "D" Dog on Cover - Play Dead by Leslie O'Kane 5★s

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Nicola]

Another one down
P - Read a book with Paranormal aspects
Dancing with the Devil / Keri Arthur *

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 4th (part 2) - M Multiple Countries - Situation Critical by Amanda Knight 3★s

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Marianne]

changed my
M. Set in Multiple Countries The Song of Us inAustralia and USA and England and Bali 4★s

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Stef]

N for Neglected Sexualities in Education: A Reader which I started a few years back and then abandoned. Until now!! I have finally finished the whole weighty tome! Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Odette]

Read my 9th book for this challenge:

I - Read a book by an author with the same Initials as you: Loving Daughters by Olga Masters - 4★s AA

[Chris]

Christina wrote: "A - Z Challenge
Duration: 01/01/2017 – 31/12/2017

3/26

A-Z challenge: Here's my list..


A. Won an Award: March by Geraldine Brooks

B. Best Selling Novel -..."

[Zoey]

Finished my 10th book

E - Escape - A Time to Run J.M. Peace AA 4.5★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 5th (part 2) - "K" Kissing on cover - Finding Paradise by Juanita Kees 5★s

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 6th (Part 2) - "C" Colourful Cover - My Outback Life by Toni Tapp Coutts 4★s

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Mary]

Finished

P - Read a book with Paranormal aspects - Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs

Review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... 4*

No idea where I am up but more than halfway there, I think - maybe.

[Janine]

Finished my 21st

D - Dog on Cover
My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises by Fredrik Backman 3*

[Zoey]

Finished numbers 11 & 12

B- Best Selling - The Hypnotist's Love Story Liane Moriarty AA 3.5★

R - Goodreads Rating >4 (4.06)- Jilted Rachael Johns AA 5★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 13th (Part 2) - P (Paranormal) - Imperial Towers by Ashley Capes 5★s

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Mary]

Brenda!! I've just finished my 14th on the first go round.

Q - Read a book with a Question in the title - Scared Yet? by Jaye Ford 4.5*

Review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I think it was thanks to you that I read this too. So thanks because I really enjoyed it.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

That's great Mary! I love her work and have read every book she's written! You have a treat to look forward to :)

[Niamh]

I read book 14 today! F - Characters that fight and make up - These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman (AA) and Meagan Spooner, which gets 4.5★ from me.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 14th (part 2) - Author "J" - Talk Of The Town by Rachael Johns 5★s

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jacm]

Progress: 21/26

A - Read a book that has won an Award: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini 5★
B - Read a Best selling novel: Lord John and the Private Matter by Diana Gabaldon 3★
C - Read a book with a Colourful Cover: Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult4★
D - Read a book with a Dog on the cover
E - Read a book where someone is trying to Escape from someone or something: For the Term of His Natural Life by Marcus ClarkeAA 2.5★
F - Read a book where the characters Fight and make up Carry On by Rainbow Rowell3★
G- Read a book that was a Gift Three Sisters, Three Queens by Philippa Gregory3★
H - Read a Horror book: Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 4★
I - Read a book by an author with the same Initials as you: Shadowfell by Juliet Marillier 3.5★
J - Read a book written by an author whose name starts with J: Reunion by Jennifer Fallon AA 3.5★
K - Read a book where people are Kissing on the front cover: Love in the Friend Zone by Molly E. Lee 1★
L - Read a book from a friends TBR List: A Voice in the Wind by Francine Rivers 3★
M - Read a book that is set in Multiple countries: The Secret River by Kate Grenville AA 5★
N - Read a book that you have Neglected to read: Utopia by Thomas More4★
O - Read a book with an Orange cover: The Odyssey by Homer 4★
P - Read a book with Paranormal aspects: The Dark Divide by Jennifer Fallon AA 3★
Q - Read a book with a Question in the title: Who Could That Be at This Hour? by Lemony Snicket 4★
R - Read a book with a Goodreads Rating higher than 4: Have a Little Faith: a True Story by Mitch Albom 5 ★
S - Read a book which is part of a Series: The Magicians' Guild by Trudi Canavan AA 3★
T - Read a Time Travel book: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams 3★
U - Read a book which you know will be Uncomfortable to read: Daring to Drive: The Young Saudi Woman Who Stood Up to a Kingdom of Men by Manal Al-Sharif
V - Read a book with a Violet cover: The Undivided by Jennifer Fallon AA 3★
W - Read a book that features a Witch: The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory
X - Read a book with an X in the title: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Y - Read a book by an author who is Younger than you: The Princess Saves Herself in this One by Amanda Lovelace3★
Z - Read a book with Zoo in the title OR a Zoo is a big part of the story: The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman

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[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I've added your post to the original list of names Jacm :)

[Jacm]

Brenda wrote: "I've added your post to the original list of names Jacm :)"

Great! Thanks!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You're welcome :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 17th (Part 2) "F" - Characters fight and make up - Beartown by Fredrik Backman 3.5★s

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 18th (part 2) - "Y" - Author younger - Dust On The Horizon by Tricia Stringer 5★s

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Odette]

Finished my 10th book for this challenge:

S - Read a book which is part of a Series: The Spyglass File by Nathan Dylan Goodwin - 5★


This is the 4th book in a series of genealogy mysteries.

[Janine]

Finished my 22nd

K - Kissing on Cover
Some Kind of Wonderful by Barbara Freethy 3*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 19th (Part 2) - "W" Witch - Nothing to Croak About by Leighann Dobbs 4★s

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Chloe]

I still haven't found a book with a WITCH in it. This being NOT my chosen genre - does anyone have an recommendations of a book with a witch in it that isn't the real fantasy/witchcraft type book?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Chloe wrote: "I still haven't found a book with a WITCH in it. This being NOT my chosen genre - does anyone have an recommendations of a book with a witch in it that isn't the real fantasy/witchcraft type book?"

The light cosy mystery I read yesterday was fun Chloe - Nothing to Croak About by Leighann Dobbs It's not too long, and it's a murder mystery and lots of fun :) It's the 3rd in the series and I read the second but haven't read the first! It doesn't really matter ;)

[Kathryn]

Chloe wrote: "I still haven't found a book with a WITCH in it. This being NOT my chosen genre - does anyone have an recommendations of a book with a witch in it that isn't the real fantasy/witchcraft type book?"

Chloe, I'm planning on reading The Shape of Mercy by Susan Meissner which is about the Salem witch trials, but I also remember someone else saying that they were going to read Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire and I thought that would be good. Or there's The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis...

[Leonie]

Chloe wrote: "I still haven't found a book with a WITCH in it. This being NOT my chosen genre - does anyone have an recommendations of a book with a witch in it that isn't the real fantasy/witchcraft type book?"

Try Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett. It is fantasy, but I suspect it's not at all what you were thinking about when you said fantasy/witchcraft.

[Janine]

Finished my 23rd

N - Neglected to Read
Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier 4*

[Odette]

Finished my 11th:

T - Read a Time Travel book:
Secrets in Time by Alison Stuart - 4★ AA

[Noelene]

Finished my 10th (Orange cover audio book) with 2 on the go.

[Chloe]

Thank you so much Brenda, Kathryn and Leonie ... your suggestions were very much appreciated! I think I'll go with The Shape of Mercy. It sounds interesting!

[Kathryn]

Chloe wrote: "Thank you so much Brenda, Kathryn and Leonie ... your suggestions were very much appreciated! I think I'll go with The Shape of Mercy. It sounds interesting!"

Hope you (and I) enjoy it!

[Stef]

I was pretty stumped about the R - a book with a rating over 4.5 but my son recommended

I'll be honest I gave it 3 stars but it was a fun read nevertheless. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

If like me you have often though steampunk had potential as a genre then try it

[Jacm]

I just finished M: A book set in multiple countries The Secret River by Kate Grenville. A definite 5★

[Nicola]

Another couple down...
H - Read a Horror book
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War / Max Brooks
R - Read a book with a Goodreads Rating higher than 4
A Breath of Snow and Ashes / Diana Gabaldon
and I have also updated my original post with new choices as well

[Noelene]

Finished . Swords and Crowns and Rings. Working my way through the Miles Franklin award winners as well with this challenge. Book 11

[Nicola]

Another one down
U - Read a book which you know will be Uncomfortable to read
Stone Butch Blues / Leslie Feinberg
It wasn't the people but the situations they were involved in that were uncomfortable

[Odette]

Finished 12th book for this challenge:

O - Read a book with an Orange cover:
Tallowood Bound by Karly Lane - 3.5★ AA

[Jacm]

Just finished H - Horror book: Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 4 ★

[Noelene]

Book 12Breath N- a neglected book. Usually avoid Tim Winton as when I read Dirt Music found the lack of punctuation a problem. Avoided this by listening to an audio book. Think I will continue to do that with his books.

[Zoey]

Finished lucky number 13

T - Time Travel - The Rose Garden Susanna Kearsley 5★

[Janine]

Finished my 24th

T - Time Travel Book
Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning 3*

[Karen]

Haven't updated in a while and I think I'm falling a bit behind on this challenge, but here's where I'm up to so far.

Progress: 9/26

A - Award Towers of Midnight - Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Fantasy winner 2010)
B - Best selling novel Finnikin of the Rock - Melina Marchetta (AA) ~4 stars
C - Colourful CoverIncarnate - Jodi Meadows

D - Dog on the cover The Tiger and the Wolf - Adrian Tchaikovsky

E - Escape from someone or something Walking The Tree - Kaaron Warren (AA)
F - characters Fight and make up
G- a book that was a Gift The Black Prism - Brent Weeks ~5 stars
H - a Horror book The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories - H.P. Lovecraft ~4 stars
I - an author with the same Initials as you And I Darken - Kiersten White
J - an author whose name starts with J The Blade Itself - Joe Abercrombie
K - Kissing on the front cover The Winter King - C.L. Wilson (Close to kissing anyways...)

L - a book from a friends TBR List The Gathering Storm - Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson
M - set in Multiple countries
N - Neglected to read The Blood Mirror - Brent Weeks ~4 stars
O - Orange cover - This Shattered World - Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner (AA) ~4.5 stars

P - Paranormal aspects Obernewtyn - Isobelle Carmody (AA) ~4 stars
Q - Question in the title Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - Philip K. Dick
R - Goodreads Rating higher than 4 A Memory of Light - Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson
S - part of a Series Crossroads of Twilight - Robert Jordan ~3.5 stars
T - Time Travel Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two - John Tiffany ~2 stars
U - you know will be Uncomfortable to read Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
V - Violet cover Their Fractured Light - Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner (AA) ~5 stars

W - a Witch The Witches of Eileanan - Kate Forsyth (AA)
X - X in the title Froi of the Exiles - Melina Marchetta (AA)
Y - by an author who is Younger than you
Z - Zoo in the title OR a Zoo is a big part of the story The Zookeeper's Wife - Diane Ackerman