The 2018 Alphabet Reading Challenge

[A.L.]

Just a reminder that whoever has the most points on June 30 wins a prize. It's your choice of a book by Jennie Hansen, or .

And the first person to hit 607 points wins the Amazon gift card.

I think I'll be at 345 at the end of the month. Nowhere near the lead, but on track for the year.

[Jennie]

I could use some suggestions for X and Y. I read a lot because I review for Meridian Magazine so I've almost completed the challenge twice. By the way I don't consider myself eligible for prizes, I'm just having fun keeping track of my reading this way. Here's what I've read during the past six months:

2018 Alphabet Challenge
A - Lies Jane Austen Told Me? Julie Wright 21 Tripwire/Traci Hunter Abramson 21
B - The Killing Curse/H. B. Moore 23 Beneath the Bellemont Sky/Ranee S Clark 23
C - A Tangled Inheritance? Chalon Linton 23 Burnheart Redemption/Chelsea Curran 23
D - The Fisherman's Daughter/Melinda Sue Sanchez 22 My Dearest Enemy/Jennifer Moore 22
E - Clear Expectations/Terri Reid 21
Loving Lieutenant Lancaster/Sarah M Eden 21
F - A Familiar Fear/Kathi Oram Peterson 24 Fields of Glory/ Anna Jones Buttimore 24
G - The Proud Shall Stumble/ Gerald N Lund 22 One Candle/Gale Sears 22
H - A House Divided/Diane S. Tolley 24 Love's Journey Home/Julie Coulter Bellon 24
I - Deadly Inheritance/Clair M. Poulson 21 If I Should Die/Jennie Hansen 21
J - The Darkest Summer/Rebecca J Greenwood 28 Scarlet/Jen Geigle Johnson 28
K - Six Days to Live/Kenneth M. Page 25 Miss Wilton's Watlz/Josi S. Kilpack 25
L - Love Remains/Sarah M Eden 21 To Love a Spy/Laura Beers 21
M- Lily of the Manor/Anita Stansfield 23 Mustaches for Maddie/Chad Morris and Shelly Brown 23
N - Condemn Me Not/ Heather B Moore 21 The Stars Above Northumberland/ Anita Stansfield 21
O - The Reformation of Lady Elinor/Darryl Harris 21 One Step Enough/Carla Kelly 21
P - In Spite of Lions/Scarlette Pike-Jamie Jensen 23 Suspect/Clair M. Poulson 23
Q - Quality Concealed/Betty Briggs 30 Quantum Breach/Denver Acey 30
R - The Road to Freedom/Shawn Pollock 21 Road to Rosewood 21
S - The Other Side of the Bridge/Camron Wright 21 Kiss of the Spindle/Nancy Campbell Allen 21 points
T - The Time Key/Melinda Sanchez 21 T-The Heart of Thornwell/Anita Stansfield 21
U -Undercover Saint/Frank Holdaway 21 Until Murder Do Us Part/Treg Julander 21
V - Outshine/Nichole Van 24 A Piece of Time/Victoria Fielding 24
W - Heart of the West/Carolyn Twede Frank 24 Waiting for the Light/Carol Pratt Bradley 24
X -Xenocide/Orson Scott Card 28
Y - Angel Island/Dan Yates 14 (198 Pages)
Z - King of the Friend Zone/Sheralyn Pratt 30 Baker's Dozen/Amey Zeigler 30

Challenge Total #1: 597 points
Challenge Total #2: 555 points
Extra:
O-The Old Testament 1
V-A Piece of Hope/Victoria Fielding 24
R-The Road to Covered Bridge-Marilyn Brown 21
S-Sweet Mercy/Donald S. Smurthwaite 11
D-Destroying Their God/Wallace Jeffs 12
T-Teachings of Thomas S. Monson/ Lynn F. Cannegieter -Thomas S. Monson 11
P-Proximity/Traci Hunter Abramson 23
C-Conviction/Robbin J Peterson 23
G- The Forgotten Girl/Heather Chapman 12
A-Operation Hail Storm/Brett Arquette 11

[A.L.]

X is really tricky! I've been doing some research about the Romanovs lately, so I'm probably going to read a biography of Nicholas II's sister, Xenia. It won't get points for an LDS author or for fiction, but I'll get the X points.

Here are some Y ideas:
Yours, Dorothy
You May Already Be a Winner
You Came For Me
Yesterday's Promise
Or something by Jennifer Youngblood (contemporary romance) or Mercedes Yardley (horror).

[Paul]

There are also the brothers (who write both together and separately) Blaine M. Yorgason and Brenton G. Yorgason. It's not a new series (written in the early 1980s, as I recall), but I loved The Bishop's Horse Race and it's sequels.

[A.L.]

Good suggestions, Paul!

[A.L.]

We're officially half-way through the challenge, and that means it's time to award a prize. Who has the most points so far (who hasn't already won a prize)?

[Jennie]

I read YOU CAME FOR ME by Sian Ann Bessey and switched it with Angel Island because it's longer. That give me a final point total of 607 points for my first list of read books. I only need an X to finish my second list.

[A.L.]

Jennie wrote: "I read YOU CAME FOR ME by Sian Ann Bessey and switched it with Angel Island because it's longer. That give me a final point total of 607 points for my first list of read books. I only need an X to ..."

Congrats, Jennie! That's awesome! I think you're the first to hit 607 :-)

[Laura]

I'm woefully behind everyone else and have lost track of my points, but I've read Fire Setters by Debra Erfert, The Silk Stranglers, also by Debra, The Popcorn Prince by Johanna Evelyn, Her Big Fat Dreamy Billionaire Ex by Victorine Lieske, Vista Exiled by Rachel Meldrom Walker, Love on Pointe by Tiffany Odekirk, Loving the Outlaw by Kristen Iten (I don't think she's LDS), and Accidental Guardian by Mary Connealy (not LDS).

[A.L.]

Laura wrote: "I'm woefully behind everyone else and have lost track of my points, but I've read Fire Setters by Debra Erfert, The Silk Stranglers, also by Debra, The Popcorn Prince by Johanna Evelyn, Her Big Fat..."

I've only read 15 so far, but there are still 6 months of the year left, so I'm not too worried!

[Cindy]

I also got way behind on tracking. I’ll try to get caught up this weekend.

[Audrey]

A=1 The Annotated Alice by Lewis Carroll/Marvin Gardner
(LDS: 0/Novel: +10) 11
B=3 Burning Bright by Melissa McShane
(LDS: ?/Novel: +10) 13
C=3 Wayward by Blake Crouch
(LDS:0 /Novel: +10) 13
D=2 Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke
(LDS: 0/Novel: +10) 12
E=1 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K Dick
(LDS: 0/Novel: +10) 11
F=4 Firefight by Brandon Sanderson
(LDS: +10/Novel: +10) 24
G=2 The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
(LDS: 0/Novel: +10) 12
H=4 Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb
(LDS: 0/Novel: +10) 14
I=1 Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
(LDS: 0/Novel: +10) 11
J=8 Insight by Terron James
(LDS: +10/Novel: +10) 28
K=5 Altered Carbon by Richard K Morgan
(LDS: 0/Novel: +10) 15
L=1 Left to Tell by Immaculee Ilibigaza
(LDS 0: /Novel: +10) 11
M=3 True Love and Magic Tricks by Cassie Mae
(LDS: +10/Novel: 0) 13
N=1 The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
(LDS: 0/Novel: +10) 11
O=1 Obsidio by Amie Kaufman/Jay Kristoff
(LDS: 0/Novel: +10) 11
P=3 Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy
(LDS: 0/Novel: +10) 13
Q=10 (LDS: /Novel: )
R=1 Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
(LDS: 0/Novel: +10) 11
S=1 The Bird and the Sword by Amy Harmon
(LDS: ?/Novel: +10) 11
T=1 Thomas Destiny by Jason King & Jon Grundvig
(LDS: ?/Novel: No) 1
U=1 Please Stop Helping Us by Jason L Riley
(LDS: 0/Novel: +10) 11
V=4 A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
(LDS: 0/Novel: +10) 14
W=4 Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson (
LDS: +10/Novel: +10) 24
X=8 (LDS: /Novel: )
Y=4 (LDS: /Novel: )
Z=10 Ones and Zeroes by Dan Wells
(LDS: +10/Novel: +10) 30

Some of these are Utah writers, but I don’t know if they’re LDS or not.

[Laura]

I like the way you've done this. I'll have to take some time this weekend to fill mine out.

[A.L.]

Audrey wrote: "A=1 The Annotated Alice by Lewis Carroll/Marvin Gardner
(LDS: 0/Novel: +10) 11
B=3 Burning Bright by Melissa McShane
(LDS: ?/Novel: +10) 13
C=3 Wayward by Blake Crouch
(LDS:0 /Novel: +10) 13
..."


That's awesome, Audrey!

Melissa McShane, Amy Harmon, and Jason King are all LDS authors.

[A.L.]

Reminder that whoever has the most points as of June 30 (and who hasn't already won a book prize) gets a prize. Please go ahead and post in a new comment how many points you have. I'll give everyone until the end of the week.

And it looks like Jennie Hansen won the Amazon gift card for hitting the maximum number of points first. Again, I'll wait until the end of the week so people have a chance to go through their lists and see if they hit 607 before July 4.

[Katrina]

I had 162 points on June 30, but I don't think that is a winning total, as I am sure many of you are ahead of me. I am enjoying the challenge though and will keep it up and hope to have all the letters by the end of the year. :)

I should be finishing Pumpkin Roll by Josi S. Kilpack this week. Then I am going to start Banana Split by the same author in the same series.

[A.L.]

Katrina wrote: "I should be finishing Pumpkin Roll by Josi S. Kilpack this week. Then I am going to start Banana Split by the same author in the same series."

I've enjoyed several books in that series! Josi writes good mysteries.

[Audrey]

A.L. wrote: “Melissa McShane, Amy Harmon, and Jason King are all LDS authors. “

Ah! Thank you!

[Melanie]

I definitely don't even come close to double digit points (it's amazing how busy life gets), but it's been great seeing all the book lists here. You all are amazing!

[Angela]

I'm a couple chapters from finishing my last book, but I'm going on vacation this week and wanted to post my list. Phew! I loved this challenge and even though I didn't stick to all LDS authors, I did get to know some new ones and read several books I would have kept putting off if not for needing the letter. :) I'll keep updating to replace the non-LDS authored books with LDS authors. My total points ended at 417. Thanks for the fun!!

A. Vita Aeterna by Jay Allan Storey
Letter Points: 1
LDS bonus: 0
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 11

B. Gladly Beyond by Nichole Van
Letter Points: 3
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 23

C. The Children of Henry VIII by Allison Weir
Letter Points: 3
LDS bonus: 0
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 13

D. Divine by Nichole Van
Letter Points: 2
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 22

E. St. Griswold College for Abandoned Boys by E. M. Cooper
Letter Points: 1
LDS bonus: 0
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 11

F. Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss
Letter Points: 4
LDS bonus: 0
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 14

G. The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory
Letter points: 2
LDS bonus: 0
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 12

H. The Host by Stephanie Meyer
Letter Points: 4
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 24

I. Intertwine by Nichole Van
Letter points: 1
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 21

J. Persuasion by Jane Austin
Letter Points: 8
LDS bonus: 0
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 18

K. The Knowing by Ninie Hammon
Letter Points: 5
LDS bonus: 0
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 15

L. Divine Signatures by Gerald Lund
Letter Points: 1
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 21

M. Accidentally Married by Victorine E. Lieske
Letter Points: 3
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 23

N. The Fifth Sense by Erik Nickerson
Letter Points: 1
LDS bonus: 0
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 11

O. The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oaks
Letter points: 1
LDS bonus: 0
Novel bonus: 10
book total: 11 points

P. Prism (The Color Alchemist, #1) by Nina Walker
Letter Points: 3
LDS bonus: 0
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 13

Q. The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
Letter points: 10
LDS bonus: 0
Novel bonus: 10
book total: 20 points

R. The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
Letter Points: 1
LDS bonus: 0
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 11

S. The Memoirs of Mary Queen of Scots by Carolly Erickson
Letter Points: 1
LDS bonus: 0
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 11

T. The Fire (Northwest Passage #4) by John Heldt
Letter Points: 1
LDS bonus: 0
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 11

U. Unsaid Things by Gary Smith
Letter Points: 1
LDS bonus: 0
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 11

V. V Games (The V Games #1) by Caroline Peckham
LDS bonus: 0
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 14

W. The Soldier in the Middle of the World by Trish Mercer
Letter Points: 4
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 24

X. On Raspberry Lane by David Xavier
Letter points: 8
LDS bonus: 0
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 18 points

Y. There is No Me Without You by Melissa Fay Greene
Letter Points: 4
LDS bonus: 0
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 14

Z. The Roadrunner Café by Jamie Zerndt
Letter Points: 10
LDS bonus: 0
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 20

[A.L.]

Angela wrote: "I'm a couple chapters from finishing my last book, but I'm going on vacation this week and wanted to post my list. Phew! I loved this challenge and even though I didn't stick to all LDS authors, I ..."

That's awesome, Angela! Well done!

[A.L.]

I think it's time to award a few PRIZES!

Congrats to Jennie for being the first person to reach the maximum number of points for the challenge! You win an Amazon gift card.

Congrats to Angela for having the highest total at the midpoint of the challenge (and for posting about it)! You win your choice of or , by Jennie Hansen.

[Connie]

I finished the challenge with a total of 497 points. That was fun! I think I'll start over again and see if I can finish it a second time before the end of the year. :)

[A.L.]

Connie wrote: "I finished the challenge with a total of 497 points. That was fun! I think I'll start over again and see if I can finish it a second time before the end of the year. :)"

That's awesome, Connie! Well done!

[Jennie]

Congratulations!

[Connie]

A.L. and Jennie, thanks so much for your examples and encouragement, but, especially for writing some great books! 😉

[Jennie]

Thanks, Connie!

[A.L.]

Ah, thanks, Connie!

[A.L.]

I'm up to 21 books for this challenge. Perhaps it's no surprise that the letters I still need are all the tricky ones: Q, U, X, Y, and Z.

[Paul]

If I happen to enter something in the Mormon Lit Blitz, I'll use the pseudonym Quincy Ulysses Xavier Yuli Zamora, and you can choose which letter to utilitze. :)

[A.L.]

Paul wrote: "If I happen to enter something in the Mormon Lit Blitz, I'll use the pseudonym Quincy Ulysses Xavier Yuli Zamora, and you can choose which letter to utilitze. :)"

LOL. That would be awesome!

[Mara]

Finally got the letter "Q" without rereading a book. I only need the letter "X".

Q The Queen’s Ball (Timeless Victorian Collection) by Anthea Lawson, Rebecca Connolly, Jennifer Moore
Letter:10
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 30

Total challenge points: 579 points

[A.L.]

I'm almost done--I just have X and Z to finish off. They'll be the next two books I read on my kindle. I won't get maximum points for every letter, but I'm going to call it good enough.

[Katrina]

I still have 10 books left. I have actually read 130 books this year, so I could go through and just add things in to finish it. I was just trying to get the maximum points. Even if I don't finish I have all the my books chosen for each letter left and will just continue reading them. If anything this challenge has gotten me to read more Latter-day Saint fiction. So I am happy with it. Thanks for doing this!

[A.L.]

That's a lot of books, Katrina! Awesome!

If I finish the last two books (and I think I will), I'll get full points for most letters, but only partial for Q, U, X, and Y. Y and X won't even be novels. But like you, it got me reading more books by LDS authors, and it's been fun to discover new storytellers that I enjoy.

[Jennie]

Anyone having trouble finding Q might try a little short Christmas book The Candy Cane Queen by Janice Sperry.

[A.L.]

Jennie wrote: "Anyone having trouble finding Q might try a little short Christmas book The Candy Cane Queen by Janice Sperry."

With not too many days left in 2018, SHORT sounds really good! (I have Q already, currently working on Z with X waiting for me after that.)

[Katrina]

I did go through all the books I read this year to fill in every letter, so I didn't get full points on everything, but I did have a book for every letter. Thanks for the challenge it was fun. I look forward to a new challenge in 2019.

Here is my list:
A Assaulted Caramel by Amanda Flower
Letter points: 1
LDS bonus: 0
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 11

B Baked Alaska by Josi S. Kilpack
Letter points: 3
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 23

C Kiss of the Spindle by Nancy Campbell Allen
Letter points: 3
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 23

D Devil's Food Cake by Josi S. Kilpack
Letter points: 2
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 22

E Eleanor and the Iron King by Julie Daines
Letter points: 1
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 21

F A Forest World by Felix Salten
Letter points: 4
LDS bonus: 0
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 14

G The Glass Slipper by Eleanor Farjeon
Letter points: 2
LDS bonus: 0
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 12

H Just David by Eleanor H. Porter
Letter points: 4
LDS bonus: 0
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 14

I The Mistletoe Inn by Richard Paul Evans
Letter points: 1
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 21

J Blackberry Crumble by Josi S. Kilpack
Letter Points: 8
LDS Bonus: 10
Novel Bonus: 10
Book total: 28

K Key Lime Pie by Josi S. Kilpack
Letter points: 5
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 25

L Lethal Licorice by Amanda Flower
Letter points: 1
LDS bonus: 0
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 11

M All That Makes Life Bright: The Life and Love of Harriet Beecher Stowe by Josi S. Kilpack
Letter points: 3
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 23

N Emotion Code: How to Release Your Trapped Emotions for Abundant Health, Love and Happiness by Bradley Nelson
Letter points: 1
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 0
Book total: 11

O The Other Side of Heaven by John H. Groberg
Letter points: 1
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 0
Book total: 11

P Pumpkin Roll by Josi S. Kilpack
Letter points: 3
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 23

Q Behold, I Come Quickly: The Last Days and Beyond by Hoyt W. Brewster
Letter points: 10
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus:
Book total: 20

R The Mistletoe Secret by Richard Paul Evans
Letter points: 1
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 21

S Banana Split by Josi S. Kilpack
Letter points: 1
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 21

T Tres Leches Cupcakes by Josi S. Kilpack
Letter points: 1
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 21

U Just Look Up by Courtney Walsh
Letter points: 1
LDS bonus: 0
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 11

V The Billionaire's Sweet Valentine by Laura L. Walker
Letter points: 4
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 0
Book total: 14

W Christmas by Accident by Camron Wright
Letter points: 4
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 24

X Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet by Xinran
Letter points: 8
LDS bonus: 0
Novel bonus: 0
Book total: 8

Y Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
Letter points: 4
LDS bonus: 0
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 14

Z Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky
Letter points: 10
LDS bonus: 0
Novel bonus: 0
Book total: 10

Challenge total: 457 points

[A.L.]

Katrina wrote: "I did go through all the books I read this year to fill in every letter, so I didn't get full points on everything, but I did have a book for every letter. Thanks for the challenge it was fun. I lo..."

Yay! Good job, Katrina!

[A.L.]

I finished my last book yesterday. I didn't get full points for a few letters, but ended up with 549 total.

A-Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians, by Brandon Sanderson
Letter points: 1
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 21

B-The Knights of Crystallia, by Brandon Sanderson
Letter points: 3
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 23

C-For Castle and Crown, by Sian Ann Bessey
Letter points: 3
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 23

D-Havencross, by Julie Daines
Letter points: 2
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 22

E-Edenbrooke, by Julianne Donaldson
Letter points: 1
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 21

F-The Eternity Elixir, by Frank L. Cole
Letter points: 4
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 24

G-Grump, by Liesl Shurtliff
Letter points: 2
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 22

H-Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, by Jamie Ford
Letter points: 4
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 24

I-Cold as Ice, by Stephanie Black
Letter points: 1
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 21

J-The False Prince, by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Letter points: 8
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 28

K-The Runaway King, by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Letter points: 5
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 25

L-Love Remains, by Sarah M. Eden
Letter points: 1
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 21

M-Passage to Avalon, by Mike Thayer
Letter points: 3
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 23

N-Doorway Back to Forever: Believe, by Nanette O’Neal
Letter points: 1
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 21

O-Secret of the India Orchid, by Nancy Campbell Allen
Letter points: 1
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 21

P-The Passion of Dolssa, by Julie Berry
Letter points: 3
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 23

Q-The Alice Network, by Kate Quin
Letter points: 10
LDS bonus: -
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 20

R-Ruth, by H.B. Moore
Letter points: 1
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 21

S-Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener’s Bones, by Brandon Sanderson
Letter points: 1
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 21

T-The Shadow Throne, by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Letter points: 1
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 21

U-The Underground Railroad, by Colson Whitehead
Letter points: 1
LDS bonus: -
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 11

V-Paper Chains, by Elaine Vickers
Letter points: 4
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 24

W-Petticoat Spy, by Carol Warburton
Letter points: 4
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 24

X-Once a Grand Duchess: Xenia, Sister of Nicholas II, by John Van der Kiste
Letter points: 10
LDS bonus: -
Novel bonus: -
Book total: 10

Y-Cossack Girl, Marina Yulova
Letter points: 4
LDS bonus: -
Novel bonus: -
Book total: 4

Z-The Last Messenger of Zitol, by Chelsea Dyreng
Letter points: 10
LDS bonus: 10
Novel bonus: 10
Book total: 30

Challenge total: 549

[Katrina]

That's great! Glad you were able to finish too.

[A.L.]

Thanks, Katrina! Nothing like the last minute, eh? (Actually, it was done before dinner, but last day of the year.)