A-Z Reading Challenge 2018

[Victoria]

I could probably do the challenge twice too, especially since I should finish it in the next couple of months, and know I have duplicates available for most letters.

[Nancy]

I finished my V book. 20/26 books finished.

[Victoria]

Nancy wrote: "I finished my V book. 20/26 books finished."

Awesome!

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

Nice job Nancy!

[Nancy]

Thanks Victoria and Jenny!

[Victoria]

Added my "O" book, so here's an update:

A ~ Artemis by Andy Weir
B ~ Bogamus In Space (Bogamus And Friends, #3) by Nathan A Jones
C ~ Catherine Dickens: Outside the Magic Circle by Heera Datta
D ~ Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1) by Anne McCaffrey
E ~ Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery by Scott Kelly
F ~ Florence Blackwater (The Cloud Brother's Short Stories) by James Field
G ~ The Gatekeeper (Afterlife, #1.5) by Katrina Cope
H ~ The Hat by C.S. Boyack
I ~
J ~
K ~ The Knowing (The Forgetting, #2) by Sharon Cameron
L ~ Lord of the Flies by William Golding
M ~ Mythos: A Retelling of the Myths of Ancient Greece by Stephen Fry
N ~ The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
O ~ The Operator (The Peri Reed Chronicles, #2) by Kim Harrison
P ~ The Princelings of the North (The Princelings of the East, #8) by Jemima Pett
Q ~ The Queen's Nose by Dick King-Smith
R ~ Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) by Ernest Cline
S ~ Snow White's Revenge (Fairy Tales Forever, #0.5) by Casey Lane
T ~ To Kill a Mockingbird (To Kill a Mockingbird, #1) by Harper Lee
U ~ Unearthed (Unearthed, #1) by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
V ~ VAMPYRIE: Origin of the Vampire by Tina Frisco
W ~ Warlord of the Forgotten Age (Legends of Windemere, #15) by Charles E. Yallowitz
X ~
Y ~
Z ~

21/26 completed

[Nancy]

Your doing great Victoria!

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

Woot Victoria!

[Victoria]

Thanks, Nancy, and Jenny!

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

Normal Challenge

A Armada by Ernest Cline
B Before She Ignites by Jodi Meadows
C Chosen at Nightfall by C.C. Hunter
D The Dazzling Heights by Katherine McGee
E Ever the Brave by Erin Summerill
F Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamandar (JK Rowling)--Illustrated edition
G The Glass Arrow by Kristen Simmons
H The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
I Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johannson
J
K The Knowing by Sharon Cameron
L Leia: Princess of Alderan by Claudia Gray
M The Magicians by Lev Grossman
N Nobody's Princess by Esther Friesner
O Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Colhurst
P Pacifica by Kristen Simmons
Q Queen of Hearts by Colleen Oakes
R Renegades by Marissa Meyer
S Sherlock Holmes Vol I by Arthur Conan Doyle
T
U The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
V
W Wonder Woman: Origins by Ranae de LIz
X Nyxia by Scott Reintgen
Y
Z

21/26



Kindle

A
B
C The Clouded Sky by Megan Crewe
D Did I Mention I Love You by Estelle Maskame
E
F
G
H The Hundredth Queen by Emily King
I
J
K Kat in Zombieland
L
M
N
O
P The Proposal by Jennifer Armentrout
Q
R
S Stay With Me by Jennifer Armentrout
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

6/26


Added Q to my normal challenge!

[Nancy]

Jenny, you’re almost finished with your normal challenge.

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

I know, so close!

[Karen’s Library]

You are all really close!! Great job!!

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

Thanks Karen!

[Nancy]

I have my June books planned out and only one book will be for this challenge.

[Victoria]

Great job, Jenny!

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

Thanks Victoria!

[Karen’s Library]

Nancy wrote: "I have my June books planned out and only one book will be for this challenge."

1 book is good!! If you keep going with 1 book a month, you finish the challenge by year end!

[Karen’s Library]

2nd try!

A Abaddon's Gate
B The Book of M
C Caliban's War
D
E An Ember in the Ashes
F Fever
G
H
I Into the Forest
J
K The King Stag
L Leviathan Wakes
M My Plain Jane
N Nemesis Games
O The Oracle Year
P The Prisoner in the Oak
Q
R
S The Song of Achilles
T They Both Die at the End
U
V Vox
W When the Lights Go Out
X
Y
Z

16/26



I'm in the easy part right now where all the letters are available, although I'm currently reading 2 duplicates. Lol.

[Nancy]

Good luck with round two, Karen!

Yes, that’s the plan to squeeze in at least one book a month. There have been just too many books on my want-to-read shelf come up for group reads lately. Now I have two ARCs I have been procrastinating (because of all the other group reads I want to read) that need to get read for June.

[Karen’s Library]

Nancy wrote: "Good luck with round two, Karen!

Yes, that’s the plan to squeeze in at least one book a month. There have been just too many books on my want-to-read shelf come up for group reads lately. Now I ha..."

I have 4 ARC's I need to read. Yikes!! And I made the mistake of reading the first book in The Expanse series. I tend to binge and there are 9 books at about 600 pages each. See you in a few weeks when I come up for air. 😂

[Nancy]

I have the first book that I bought a while back. I haven’t gotten to it yet. LOL I noticed you are on book 3 now. They must be really good!

[Karen’s Library]

Nancy wrote: "I have the first book that I bought a while back. I haven’t gotten to it yet. LOL I noticed you are on book 3 now. They must be really good!"

Yup!! I made the mistake of watching The Expanse on Amazon Prime! Lol! Try it that way! The authors wrote the scripts so it's really close to the books.

[Nancy]

I have been watching but this season has lost my interest. We still watch but I get bored. I think I will like reading it better.

[Victoria]

You're doing great with your second round, Karen... Well done!

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

You doing great Karen!

[Karen’s Library]

Thanks Victoria and Jenny!! 😊

[Karen’s Library]

Nancy, I started reading the books alongside watching the TV show. It’s been odd and I get confused on whether things happened in the book or on TV. Hahahaah... I still have 3 more episodes to go on my binge watching until I’m caught up on the TV show and then I’ll just have the books. The shows are only on book 2 with a character from book 3 in it. I’m still really loving both and just had to force myself to put down the remote at 2 am this morning. 😳😂

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

Normal Challenge

A Armada by Ernest Cline
B Before She Ignites by Jodi Meadows
C Chosen at Nightfall by C.C. Hunter
D The Dazzling Heights by Katherine McGee
E Ever the Brave by Erin Summerill
F Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamandar (JK Rowling)--Illustrated edition
G The Glass Arrow by Kristen Simmons
H The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
I Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johannson
J
K The Knowing by Sharon Cameron
L Leia: Princess of Alderan by Claudia Gray
M The Magicians by Lev Grossman
N Nobody's Princess by Esther Friesner
O Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Colhurst
P Pacifica by Kristen Simmons
Q Queen of Hearts by Colleen Oakes
R Renegades by Marissa Meyer
S Sherlock Holmes Vol I by Arthur Conan Doyle
T That Summer by Sarah Dessen
U The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
V
W Wonder Woman: Origins by Ranae de LIz
X Nyxia by Scott Reintgen
Y
Z

22/26



Kindle

A
B
C The Clouded Sky by Megan Crewe
D Did I Mention I Love You by Estelle Maskame
E
F
G
H The Hundredth Queen by Emily King
I
J
K Kat in Zombieland
L
M
N
O
P The Proposal by Jennifer Armentrout
Q
R
S Stay With Me by Jennifer Armentrout
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

6/26


Added T to my normal challenge!

[Victoria]

Great job, Jenny!

[Nancy]

Doing great, Jenny!

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

Thanks guys!

[Victoria]

Update:

A ~ Artemis by Andy Weir
B ~ Bogamus In Space (Bogamus And Friends, #3) by Nathan A Jones
C ~ Catherine Dickens: Outside the Magic Circle by Heera Datta
D ~ Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1) by Anne McCaffrey
E ~ Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery by Scott Kelly
F ~ Florence Blackwater (The Cloud Brother's Short Stories) by James Field
G ~ The Gatekeeper (Afterlife, #1.5) by Katrina Cope
H ~ The Hat by C.S. Boyack
I ~ Iron Gold (Red Rising, #4) by Pierce Brown
J ~
K ~ The Knowing (The Forgetting, #2) by Sharon Cameron
L ~ Lord of the Flies by William Golding
M ~ Mythos: A Retelling of the Myths of Ancient Greece by Stephen Fry
N ~ The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
O ~ The Operator (The Peri Reed Chronicles, #2) by Kim Harrison
P ~ The Princelings of the North (The Princelings of the East, #8) by Jemima Pett
Q ~ The Queen's Nose by Dick King-Smith
R ~ Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) by Ernest Cline
S ~ Snow White's Revenge (Fairy Tales Forever, #0.5) by Casey Lane
T ~ To Kill a Mockingbird (To Kill a Mockingbird, #1) by Harper Lee
U ~ Unearthed (Unearthed, #1) by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
V ~ VAMPYRIE: Origin of the Vampire by Tina Frisco
W ~ Warlord of the Forgotten Age (Legends of Windemere, #15) by Charles E. Yallowitz
X ~
Y ~ Year of the Celt: Imbolc by Rob Godfrey
Z ~Zombie Nights by Tom Lichtenberg

24/26 completed

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

Nice job Victoria!

[Victoria]

Thanks, Jenny!

[Karen’s Library]

Victoria wrote: "Update:

A ~ Artemis by Andy Weir
B ~ Bogamus In Space (Bogamus And Friends, #3) by Nathan A Jones
C ~ Catherine Dickens: Outside the Magic Circle by Heera Datta
D ~ Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1) by..."

Wow, Victoria! 2 left! And I see some amazing books in your list. Dragonsong!! Squeeee!

[Karen’s Library]

I picked up 4 more for my 2nd try, but I had lots of duplicates already. I'm at 12/26 this time around. 😬

[Victoria]

Karen wrote: "Victoria wrote: "Update:

A ~ Artemis by Andy Weir
B ~ Bogamus In Space (Bogamus And Friends, #3) by Nathan A Jones
C ~ Catherine Dickens: Outside the Magic Circle by Heera Datta
D ~ Dragonsong (Ha..."

Yeah, I've been reading some great books so far this year! :)

[Victoria]

Karen wrote: "I picked up 4 more for my 2nd try, but I had lots of duplicates already. I'm at 12/26 this time around. 😬"

You're already almost half way done with your second try? That's awesome!

[Nancy]

Victoria wrote: "Update:

A ~ Artemis by Andy Weir
B ~ Bogamus In Space (Bogamus And Friends, #3) by Nathan A Jones
C ~ Catherine Dickens: Outside the Magic Circle by Heera Datta
D ~ Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1) by..."

That’s great, Victoria!!!

[Nancy]

Karen wrote: "I picked up 4 more for my 2nd try, but I had lots of duplicates already. I'm at 12/26 this time around. 😬"

That is really good. I have read a lot of S books. I am stuck. I have been at 20/26 for a while now. I know which books I want to read I just need to get moving. I keep reading dupes.

[Victoria]

Thanks, Nancy!

[Nancy]

Starting my P book tonight.

[Karen’s Library]

Nancy wrote: "Starting my P book tonight."

Yay! Maybe you're out of your duplicate slump.

[Nancy]

I couldn’t decide what I wanted to read and neither could someone else so we decided to buddy read and she picked the book!

[Victoria]

Nancy wrote: "I couldn’t decide what I wanted to read and neither could someone else so we decided to buddy read and she picked the book!"

Well, sounds like it's a good thing for you, since it gives you another letter. ;)

[Nancy]

Yes, and it’s a book I own and I have been wanting to read. So a win-win all around.

[Nancy]

I finished my B book. Four more books to go.

[Karen’s Library]

Nancy wrote: "I finished my B book. Four more books to go."

Awesome, Nancy!!

[Karen’s Library]

I grabbed 4 more for my 2nd try. I'm at 16. I still have all the hard letters to go this time around. 1st time, I got those out of the way at the beginning.