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A-Z Challenge - 2018


So far: 18/26
A - Ally Hughes Has Sex Sometimes by Jules Moulin
B - Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
C - Too Many Cooks by Dana Bate
D - Darker by E.L. James
E - The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion
F - Fake Plastic Love by Kimberley Tait
G - Graceling by Kristin Cashore
H -
I - Independent Study by Joelle Charbonneau
J - Fitness Junkie by Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza
K -
L - Love the Wine You're With by Kim Gruenenfelder
M - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
N - Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
O - One Less Problem Without You by Beth Harbison
P - My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella
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R - The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
S -
T - Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella
U -
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W - Not Working by Lisa Owens
X -
Y - After You by Jojo Moyes
Z -

A - City of Ashes
B - The Poisonwood Bible
C - City of Bones
F - City of Fallen Angels
G - Grit
L - Love in the Time of Cholera
P - The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less
R - Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future
S - Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
T - The Thorn Birds
W - When Breath Becomes Air

A - City of Ashes
B - The Poisonwood Bible
C - City of Bones
E - Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
F - City of Fallen Angels
G - Grit
L - Love in the Time of Cholera
P - The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less
R - Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future
S - Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
T - The Thorn Birds
W - When Breath Becomes Air

E: The Broken Ear by Hergé
Completed 13/5/18 Rating 3 stars
G: Land of Black Gold by Hergé
Completed 20/5/18 Rating 3 stars
16/20

Now at 44/52
Fiction (23/26)
Z - Zoo by James Patterson"
Hi, just noticed Zoo for your Z. I read it too. Pretty spooky. I hadn't read Patterson in forever because he is so gross sometimes. I did enjoy him and glad I am taking part in this challenge because it's expanded my choices. Good luck on your challenge. Looks like you are almost done. I hit 26 and decided to go for ANOTHER A-Z!!! Crazy!! Terrie Robbins post # 674.

A- A Known Evil
B- Butterfly Summer
C- Cold Blood
D- Truth or Dare
E-
F- The Fever Code
G- Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls
H- The Haunted Mask
I- The Fault in Our Stars
J-
K- The Letter for the King
L- Twilight / Life and Death
M- Mysteries and Secrets of Magic
N- 1984
O- The Girl on the Train
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S- The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner
T- Touchy, Feely, Squeezy: Musings of a Masseuse
U-
V- Valentine's at the Graff
W-
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Y-
Z- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

Completed 26/26
I - I Hate Fairyland
J - Jar of Hearts
X - X
Z - The Zombie Survival Guide

A: After Dead: What Came Next in the World of Sookie Stackhouse
B: The Baby
C: Curious Minds
D: Sh*t My Dad Says
E: The Ex
F: Seven Stones to Stand or Fall
G: Misadventures of a City Girl
H: Never Love a Highlander
J: The Julius House
L: London Bridges
M: The Medical Examiner
N: Never Seduce a Scot
O: Three Bedrooms, One Corpse
P: Pop Goes the Weasel
R: Real Murders
S: Grave Sight
T: A Touch of Midnight
V: Misadventures of a Virgin
W: Highlander Most Wanted

I'm sorry I haven't updated in a while. We lost internet for a week. I'm working on catching up, but it might take a few days.

(Initial letter of any word in title)
14/26
A:
B: Rocket Science for Babies
C:
D: Doctor Sleep
E:
F: First Frost
G:
H: Coming Home
I:
J:
K:
L: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
M: The Miniaturist
N: Night Film
O:
P: The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto
Q:
R: The Rules of Magic
S: Starseeker
T: Up a Tree in the Park at Night with a Hedgehog
U: After the Unicorn
V:
W: Arriving in Snowy Weather
X:
Y: I See You
Z:

Now at 45/52
Nonfiction (22/26)
V - The Very Worst Missionary: A Memoir or Whatever by Jamie Wright

Now at 44/52
Fiction (23/26)
Z - Zoo by James Patterson"
Hi, just noticed Zoo for your Z. I read it too. Pretty spooky. I hadn't read Patterson i..."
haha Yeah, I'm reading a fiction and a nonfiction book for each letter. Getting close to being done! Glad I joined in this challenge. It's been fun (and a little challenging) to find a book that fits each letter.

37/52
(There are so many Jennifers I thought I would change my posting name)
✔️C - The Convent's Secret
✔️O - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
✔️S - A Study in Scarlet
✔️V - V.

A - Autumn
B - La Belle Sauvage
C - Cloud Atlas
D - Behold the Dreamers
E - Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
F - Bad Feminist
G - The Golden Compass
H - H is for Hawk
I - When I Was Puerto Rican
J - Showa, 1926-1939: A History of Japan
K - Kindred
L - Little Fires Everywhere
M - Manhattan Beach
N - Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge
O - Open City
P - The Power
Q - 1Q84
R - Ready Player One
S - The Savage Detectives
T - Tree of Smoke
U - A Place for Us
V - Goodbye, Vitamin
W - White Tears
X
Y - We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy
Z
Updated Total 24/26

P-- Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts *****
39 of 52 ( two books for each letter)

23/26
A. Adulthood Is a Myth
B. The Big Alpha in Town
C. Coraline
D. Debutantes
E. Everything Here Is Beautiful
F. From Twinkle, with Love
G. The Ghost Bride
H. The Hopeful
I. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
J. John Muir, Earth - Planet, Universe
K. The Broken Kingdoms
L. Labyrinth Lost
M. Modern Romance
N. Norse Mythology
O. One Came Home
P. The Princess Saves Herself in this One
Q.
R. Rebels, Volume 1: A Well-Regulated Militia
S. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
T. Truly Madly Guilty
U. Unbreak My Heart
V. The Vampire wants a Wife
W.We Have Always Lived in the Castle
X.
Y. Yes Please
Z.

Duration: June 7,2018 - December 31, 2018
1/26
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B - Bec (Demonata Series) (Completed)
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G - A Game Of Thrones (In progress)
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T: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Completed 6/6/18 Rating 4 stars
17/20

Finished so far:
A - Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
B - Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
C - Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
D - Dve medvedice by Meir Shalev
E - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
F - Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch
G - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
H - Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch
I - Past Imperfect by Julian Fellowes
J - Mistress and Commander: High Jinks, High Seas and Highlanders
K - Kapitánova dcéra (Captain's Daughter) by Alexander Pushkin
L - A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows by Diana Gabaldon
M - Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch
N -
O - Orlando by Virginia Woolf
P - The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Q -
R - Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
S - Sviece dohárajú by Sándor Márai
T - Temná dcéra by Elena Ferrante
U - Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch
V - Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
W - Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon
X -
Y - Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Z - Zwischen zwei Leben - The Mountain Between Us - (The Mountain Between Us) by Charles Martin
Total: 23/26
my shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

So far: 21/26
S - The Selection by Kiera Cass
X is proving to be quite tricky for me! I'm going through the pages to find a book!
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