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A-Z Challenge - 2018

10/26 Complete
✅M: The Magicians
✅N: A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea
✅Q: Red Queen
✅Y: As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
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F - Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills
F - Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills

Duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Read a book for each letter of the alphabet. You can use ANY of the first letters of the main words in a title of a book (don't use word..."
I would like to join this challenge. I have already started my list.

A: Still Alice by Lisa Genova Completed 25/1/18 Rating 4 stars
B: Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers by Alexander McCall Smith Completed 31/1/18 Rating 4 stars
F: Five Get into Trouble by Enid Blyton Completed 7/1/18 Rating 4 stars
I: Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer Completed 2/1/18 Rating 2 stars
K: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Completed 22/1/18 Rating 4 stars
Q: The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joel Dicker Completed 18/2/18 Rating 3 stars
W: Wonder by R. J. Palacio Completed 9/1/18 Rating 4 stars
7/20

Duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Read a book for each letter of the alphabet. You can use ANY of the first letters of the main words in a title of a book ..."
Added you :)

(Initial letter of any word in title)
6/26
D: Doctor Sleep
F: The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto
H: Coming Home
M: The Miniaturist
N: Night Film
S: Rocket Science for Babies

B: The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty's Prince by Serena Valentino (finished 2/22), my review is here

UPDATE - As an extra personal challenge for myself, I'm going to try to read both a fiction and nonfiction book for each letter.
(52/52)
FICTION (26/26)
A - The Arrangement by Sarah Dunn
B - Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
C - The Cure for Modern Life by Lisa Tucker
D - The Dry by Jane Harper
E - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
F - Force of Nature by Jane Harper
G - The German Girl by Armando Lucas Correa
H - The Haunting Of Freddy by Dietlof Reiche
I - I, Freddy by Dietlof Reiche
J - Just Fine with Caroline by Annie England Noblin
K - Kingdom Come: The Final Victory by Time LaHaye
L - The Library at the Edge of the World by Felicity Hayes-McCoy
M - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
N - Need to Know by Karen Cleveland
O - One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories by BJ Novak
P - The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy
Q - Queen Sugar by Natalie Baszile
R - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
S - Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner
T - Towards the Shore by Kris Holloway
U - Under the Influence by Joyce Maynard
V - The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
W - The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
X - Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture by Douglas Coupland
Y - Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin
Z - Zoo by James Patterson
NONFICTION (26/26)
A - The Actor's Life: A Survival Guide by Jenna Fischer
B - Bad Dog: A Love Story by Martin Kihn
C - Confessions of an Eco-Sinner: Tracking Down the Sources of My Stuff by Fred Pearce
D - Don't Just Sit There: Transitioning to a Standing and Dynamic Workstation for Whole-Body Health by Katy Bowman
E - Eat Well, Move Well, Live Well: 52 Ways to Feel Better in a Week by Galina Denzel
F - Fat Girl Walking: Sex, Food, Love, and Being Comfortable in Your Skin...Every Inch of It by Brittany Gibbons
G - God Is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World--and Why Their Differences Matter by Stephen Prothero
H - Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay
I - Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Hector Garcia
J - Just a Geek: Unflinchingly honest tales of the search for life, love, and fulfillment beyond the Starship Enterprise by Wil Wheaton
K - Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain
L - Living Large in Our Little House: Thriving in 480 Square Feet with Six Dogs, a Husband, and One Remote--Plus More Stories of How You Can Too by Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell
M - My Mother Was Nuts by Penny Marshall
N - Nano House: Innovations for Small Dwellings by Phyllis Richardson
O - On Being Vegan: Reflections on a Compassionate Life by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
P - Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally by Alisa Smith
Q - The Quiet World: Saving Alaska's Wilderness Kingdom, 1879-1960 by Douglas Brinkley
R - The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery by Sarah Lewis
S - Secrets of a Pet Nanny by Eileen Riley
T - A Thousand Miles to Freedom: My Escape from North Korea by Eunsun Kim
U - Until I Say Goodbye: A Book about Living by Susan Spencer-Wendel
V - The Very Worst Missionary: A Memoir or Whatever by Jamie Wright
W - Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition by T Colin Campbell
X - Jeneration X: One Reluctant Adult's Attempt to Unarrest Her Arrested Development; Or, Why It's Never Too Late for Her Dumb Ass to Learn Why Froot Loops Are Not for Dinner by Jen Lancaster
Y - The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store by Cait Flanders
Z - Zero Waste: Eliminate Your Trash, Simplify Your Life, and Heal the Earth by Shia Su

Progress: 7/15
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C: Caraval
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F: The Onesies, Fall (Totlandia #1)
G: The Girl With All the Gifts (The Hungry Plague #1)
H: Heartless
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O: Sharp Objects
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R: Ready Player One
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T: A Court of Thorns and Roses
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Just finished C
C - Confessions of a Funeral Director by Caleb Wilde 2/23/18

B: Butterfly Summer- Anne-Marie Conway
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F: The Fever Code - James Dashner
G: Goosebumps: Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls - E.L. Stine
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L: Life and Death- Stephenie Meyer
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N: Nineteen Eighty-Four - George Orwell
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V: Valentine's at the Graff - Sinclair Jayne
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Z: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - Akira Himekawa

Just finished C
C - Confessions of a Funeral Director by Caleb Wilde 2/23/18"
Not sure what you mean by forget. Did you start a new so your number is 1? Please let me know how many you have completed :)

09/26
T= Taquanta. Zwischen Traum und Wirklichkeit/ Andrina L. Vögele
V = In dubio pro Vino - Carsten Sebastian Henn

(Initial letter of any word in title)
8/26
B: Rocket Science for Babies
D: Doctor Sleep
F: First Frost
H: Coming Home
M: The Miniaturist
N: Night Film
P: The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto
S: Starseeker

7/26 completed
C - "Bastard Out of Carolina" by Dorothy Allison
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N: Nine Princes in Amber - January 7
R: The Name of the Rose - February 25
W: Words of Radiance - February 11
4/26

A - BreakAway
B- The Princess Bride
C- Candlelight for Rebecca
D- Day of Doom
E- MEEt Cécile
F- The Fugitive Factor
G- The Golden Braid
H - The Battle of Hackham Heath
I- ChIldren of Blood and Bone
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K- Kit Learns a Lesson: A School Story
L- The Cat Who CouLd Read Backwards
M- The Metamorphosis (Kindle edition)
N- A Noble Groom
N- The Old MaN and the Sea
O- Marie-Grace and the Orphans
P- The Flame of Olympus (Pegusus #1)
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R- Rebecca and the Movies
S- Stoneheart
T- A Tale of Two Cities
U- PersUasion
V- Valkyrie
W-Wildwood Dancing
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Y- ReallY TrulY Ruthie
Z- The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora
24/26 (need J, Q, X)
Thanks :-)

A: The Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket
B: Beartown by Fredrik Backman
C: Caraval by Stephanie Garber
D: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
E: The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket
G: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
H: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
L: The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
M: The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket
N: 1984 by George Orwell
P: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
S: Solar by Ian McEwan
T: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
V: The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket
W: The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

Going for it again!!!! Double Down!!! for 52/52
26 of 26 *********!!!!!!!!!
52 of 52 *********!!!!! going to try it again!!!!
78 of 78 !!!!! THIRD TIME'S A CHARM!!!!!!!!
A - After We Fall-- Melanie Harlow ****
A- The Great Alone -- Kristen Hannah **
B- Whiskey Beach -- Nora Roberts ****
B- Beneath the Mask -- Meghan March ****
C-Combust -- K Bromberg ****
C- Cinder -- Marissa Meyer ****
D- Driving Whiskey Wild -- Milissa Foster **
D - She-Hulk, Law and Disorder -- Charles Soule ***
E - Divine Evil -- Nora Roberts ****
E - Envy -- Sandra Brown *****
F- Friends Without Benefits -- Penny Reid ****
F- The Fallen -- David Balducci ****
G- The Girl Who Drank the Moon -- Kelly Barnhill **
G- Girl Unknown -- Karen Perry ***
H - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore -- Robin Sloan ****
H - How the Light Gets In -- Louise Penny *****
I - The Madness of Lord Ian Mackensie -- Jennifer Ashley *****
I - You Think It, I'll Say It -- Curtis Sittenfeld *****
J - Jake Undone -- Penelope Ward ***
J- Jed Had to Die -- Tara Sivec ****
K- You Will Know Me -- Megan Abbott ****
K - The Knockoff -- Lucy Sykes ****
L- Sweet Little Thing -- Abbi Glines ***
L -Little Fires Everywhere -- Celeste Ng *****
M -Mean Streak -- Sandra Brown ****
M -The Mystery of the 99 Steps -- Carolyn Keene **
N- Gentleman Nine -- Penelope Ward *****
N- Everything I Never Told You -- Celeste Ng ****
O- Only You -- Melanie Harlow **
O- The Oracle Year -- Charles Soule *****
P- The Power -- Naomi Alderman****
P- Shelter in Place -- Nora Roberts *****
Q- A Quiet Kind of Thunder -- Sara Bernard *****
Q - Suzie Down in the Quiet -- Matt Fraction *
R- Seeing Red -- Sandra Brown ****
R- Worth the Risk -- K Bromberg ***
S- Still Me -- Jojo Moyes ***
S- The Late Show -- Michael Connelly *****
T- Two Alone -- Sandra Brown ****
T- I Wrote This for You -- Ian Thomas **
U- In the Unlikely Event -- Judy Blume ****
U- The Wife Between Us -- Hendricks and Greer **
V- Vacationland -- John Hodgman *****
V- "Las Vegas Girl" -- Leslie Wolfe *****
W- A Wrinkle in Time --Madeline L'Engle ***
W -King of Wall Street -- Louise Bay ****
X- "X" -- Jack Croxall ***
X- Orphan X -- Gregg Huritz *****
Y- Before We were Yours -- Lisa Wingate ***
Y - This Is Where I Leave You -- Johnathan Tropper *****
Z - "Zoo" by James Patterson ***
Z- "XO, Zach" by Kendall Ryan ****
A -- ***** American Wife
B- **** Magic Bites
C-- * The Woman in Cabin 10
D-- * Double Dirty Mountain Men: An MFM Menage Romance horrible! don't waste your time.
E --**** You Me Everything
F -- **** Deep Freeze
G -- *** The Girls of Mischief Bay
H -- ** Hollywood Roommates
I -- *** If You Were Mine
J -- **** Judgement in Death
K -- **** The Friends We Keep
L -- **** River of Love
M -- ***** An American Marriage
N -- *****The Nowhere Man
O -- **** Love Online
P -- ***** The President Is Missing
Q -- ***** The Kiss Quotient
R -- *** Rebel Heir
S -- **** Still Lives
T -- ***** Tailspin
U -- ***** Dead Until Dark
V -- ***** The Villa
W-- *** Wild Like the Wind
X -- *** X
Y -- *** If Not for You
Z -- ** If I Ran the Zoo
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