A-Z Challenge - 2015 Showing 751-800 of 1,508

[Megan]

Just completed my "U" selection - Under Different Stars by Amy Bartol. While I got a touch annoyed at some of the teen angst-y and romance elements of the book, I also found it wildly entertaining. I love the world the author created. And the lead character Kricket is a blast to read. Definitely worth reading! 4 stars

18/26

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3/26

Just read Frankenstein cant say i enjoyed it I did finaly read it.

[Holli]

updated #118 - 8/26

[Erika]

294 updated! 16/26

[Kari]

Progress 17/26 updated message 223

[Cindy]

Update to post 522

19/26 :)

[Kari]

Updated message 223
18/26 books

[Beth]

Oops, I've neglected to report my progress!

Total: 37/78

(13 by title, 14 by author's first name and 10 by author's last name)

[Amy]

I would like to join this challenge. Thank you for organizing this. I am so excited to be joining challenges. Here is where I am so far in 2015:

26/26!!

A All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
B The Body in the Boudoir by Katherine Hall Page
C Case Histories by Kate Atkinson
D Delicious! by Ruth Reichl
E Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
F Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
G The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
H Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
I The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman
J Just Desserts by Mary Daheim
K Kilt Dead by Kaitlyn Dunnett
L Letter From Home by Carolyn Hart
M The Mother's Day Murder by Lee Harris
N The Noon God by Donna Carrick
O One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly
P Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
Q Queen of Babble in the Big City by Meg Cabot
R Rogue Island by Bruce DeSilva
S The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen
T The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
U Unlocking the Air and Other Stories by Ursula K. Le Guin
V Vintage by Susan Gloss
W Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
X X by Sue Grafton
Y Yes Please by Amy Poehler
Z Zero Day by David Baldacci

[Cassandra]

Welcome to the challenge, Amy!

[Gwen S.]

Please update:
O: The Apple Orchard by Susan Wiggs.

22/26

[Maria]

Please update. 16/26

A - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

[Laurie]

Updated message 33

12/26

Added this week:
B The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss
E Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper

[Helen]

Finished 2 more (E and Z)

22/26 Completed

A. The Arrival (Animorphs, #38) by Katherine Applegate
B. Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
C. Carswell's Guide to Being Lucky by Marissa Meyer
D. Daja's Book by Tamora Pierce
E. Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
F. Fairest by Marissa Meyer
G. G is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton
H. The Sorcerer Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
I. Igraine the Brave by Cornelia Funke
J. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
K. The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
L.
M. The Martian by Andy Weir
N. Night Film by Marisha Pessl
O. Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters by Mallory Ortberg
P. Pyramids by Terry Pratchett
Q.
R. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
S. The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
T. Is That a Fish in Your Ear?: Translation and the Meaning of Everything by David Bellos
U. Irish Fairy Tales and Legends by Una Leavy
V.
W. The Weakness by K.A. Applegate
X.
Y. So You Want to Be a Wizard by Diane Duane
Z. Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak

[Janet]

Completed Wise Blood I have read Flannery O'Conners short stories before and liked them but this was not my favorite book.
14/26 read.

[Erika]

updated 294!

[Book Dragon 🐉 📚]

A-Z Challenge (11/26)
A – An Amish Family Christmas – Marta Perry/Patricia Davids
B – Bedding the Wrong Brother –Virna Depaul
C – Out of Control – Mary Connealy
D – Dark Witch – Nora Roberts
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M – The Girls of Mischief Bay – Susan Mallery
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O -- One Night with her Boss – Noelle Adams
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S – Texas Star – Jean Brashear
T – Texas Refuge – Jean Brashear
U—Unfinished Business – Nora Roberts
V – A Town Called Valentine – Emma Cane
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Y – The Yuletide Rescue – Margaret Daley
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[Heather]

And so I discover a book that will become a favourite - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer. I absolutely loved this book - not my usual genre but a real delight, beautifully written and so atmospheric - just adored it.

So book number 12/26 read :)

[Megan]

Just completed my "D" selection - Catch of the Day by Kristan Higgins. Sweet story with good romance. As always, the characters are interesting and have depth, and I enjoyed the little Maine town the author created. Definitely worth reading. 4 stars

19/26

[Gwen S.]

I have to correct a typo for #21/26:
U: Bachelor Unclaimed by Brenda Jackson.
.... and NOT 'Undone'

[Mary Pat]

UPDATE:

Goal: 26 - Progress: 10 complete, 16 to go

A - God Bless America: Stories
B - Brisingr
D - For a Few Demons More
F - Fortune's Fool
H - 101 Things You Didn't Know about Irish History: The People, Places, Culture, and Tradition of the Emerald Isle
I - Inheritance
L - The Little Mermaid
O - Outlander
U - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
W - Walking

[Heather]

A short story completed for letter X - Xingu not really my cup of tea but well written.

13/26

[Mandy]

I've just completed J for 11/26:

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë So. Damn. Good. If anyone has wont of a book for J yet, this is the page-turner you're looking for.

[Marina]

E - Charles H. Elliott and Laura L. Smith, Borderline Personality Disorder for Dummies

16/26

[Maria]

Please update 17/26

A - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr 3/13/15
Q - The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick 3/15/15

[Paul Emily]

Updated message 149 with Z: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks.

25/26

Ummm, I'd say I liked it a lot, though it's entirely possible that I wouldn't if I'd read it again (which I don't really plan to do in any case) (and that's largely because I've heard someone express that somewhere else on the internet and I'm extremely susceptible to people's opinions sometimes no matter the type). Basically, I found it very interesting, intriguing, and straight up insightful, and it was quite well written, although I will accept that some of the characterisation / general narration was deficient and that if Brooks had written it as a nested short story anthology and dispensed with his (admittedly really solid) framing conceit he could have avoided that. Then again it's entirely possible that I'm completely wrong about all of this and that in some way I might actually be a terrible person for liking this. Sorry, extreme susceptibility + general insecurity = nonsense, pretty much. See, this is why I never write reviews. At least it's *one* reason why. (I've also never been much of a horror/etc. person, so there's that against me too.)

So on balance I'd give it a 4.5/5 down to **** for the deficiencies I mentioned. I'm fairly sure I'd recommend it. :)

EDIT: Fairly late, but I'd been meaning to say this and forgotten it - I loved that the viewpoints were so spread out and diverse. Really gave a good sense of just how Worldwide the War got to be.

[Erika]

294 is updated! 18/26 :)

[Amy]

Updated message 787

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[Cassandra]

Thanks Paul for sharing your review. I've been curious about that one. Sometimes my opinions of books change after I read them or if I re-read them. Sometimes we're just in a different place later on. I don't think that makes your initial impressions any less valid.

[Elyssa]

Updated - 8/26 complete.

[Megan BG]

Almost halfway! 12/26

A: Going Rogue: An American Life (Sarah Palin)

Doing much better at this than the I Spy challenge.

[Alisia]

Message 21 updated! I have completed 23/26 so far! :)

[Janet]

Completed Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler-

15/26

[Anna]

I added another book :)

A: All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
B:
C:
D: Dream Country by Neil Gaiman*
E:
F:
G: Indias datter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
H:
I: I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett
J:
K:
L: Leaves on the Wind by Zach Whedon*
M: Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman*
N:
O: Odinsbarn by Siri Pettersen
P:
Q:
R: The Returned by Seth Patrick
S: The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss
T: The Sheperd's Tale by Joss Whedon*
U:
V:
W: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
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*Graphic novel

[Cassandra]

Congratulations, Delta! Did anything surprise you about the challenge or the books you read?

It's so funny because Dee is the other one who has finished the challenge and you are right next to each other on the alphabetical list.

[Erika]

updated 294 :)

[Cindy]

Update to post 522

20/26 :)

[Maria]

Please update 18/26

W -What Alice Forgot by Liane Mortiarty 3-19

[Allison]

I would like to join! I'm going to do all the letters. I already have one down. :3
a-
b-
c-Significance-Shelly Crane
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l-The Lanvin Murders
m-marked- PC Cast
n-Silence by Natasha Preston
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s-Starstruck by Brenda Haitt
t- Twin Souls By K.A.Poe
u-
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w-Water Dance by Jay Greenstein
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[Cassandra]

Welcome to the challenge, Allison!

[Dug]

Message 634 updated.

Total of 9/26 now completed.

[Charity]

Updated message 240.

15/26

[Katariina]

Message 259 updated: 14/29

[Kari]

Updated message 223.
20/26 BOOKS

COMPLETED:

[Megan BG]

13/26! Halfway!

B: The Girl in the Wall (Daphne Benedis-Grab)

[Clare]

Updated message 447
8 completedThe Silent Touch of Shadows Christina Courtenay for C

[Allison]

I've finished my next book. S for Starstruck! Such an amazing book!

[Megan]

Just completed my "O" selection - The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan. Great resolution to the first part of this series! Excellent character development! Definitely worth reading. 4.5 stars

20/26

[Marina]

B - Julian Barnes, Il senso di una fine (The Sense of an Ending)

17/26

[Laurie]

Updated message 33

13/26

O One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn