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I recommend Emma to those who want a light-hearted, fun piece of Victorian literature. It is a comedy of manners, which seems to mean that polite wording and allusion are preferred to over direct conversation, which creates a lot of misinterpretation and general confusion. Considering that it is about a bunch of young, single stereotypical characters of the age, trying to make friendships and marriageable connections, you're in for quite the series of blunders. One minute you're face-palming and shaking your head, the next you are cheering on the right matches.


2015 A-Z CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
a: Atlantis Betrayed by Alyssa Day 1/15/15
b: Bryant, Annabelle- To Love a Wicked Scoundrel 1/3/15
c: Charred Heart by Lizzy Ford 1/12/15
d: The Darkest Touch by Gena Showalter 1/1/15
e: Enslaved in Shadow by Tigris Eden 2/9/15
f: Force, Marie- Maid For Love 1/22/15
g: Griffin, J.M.- For Love of Livvy 2/6/15
h: H.T. Night- Vampire Love Story 1/31/15
i: In the Groove by Pamela Britton 2/25/15
j: Just Breathe by Heather Allen 1/6/15
k: Kenyon, Sherrilyn- Bad Moon Rising 1/28/15
l: Love by the Letter by Melissa Jagears 1/29/15
m: MacLean, Sarah- No Good Duke Goes Unpunished 2/9/15
n: O'Day- Flannery, Constance- Shifting Love 2/1/15
p: Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas 1/19/15
q: Quicksilver by Amanda Quick 3/18/15
r: Ramsey, Sara- Scotsmen Prefer Blonds 1/10/15
s: Sone of No One by Sherrilyn Kenyon 2/11/15
t: Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn 2/22/15
u: Uner, T.A.- The Leopard Vangaurd 2/7/15
v: Violet Vaughn- Crave 1/25/15
w: The Way They Were by Mary Campisi 1/24/15
x: Hexes and X's by Zoey and Claire Kane 1/16/15
y: Your Scandalous Ways by Loretta Chase 1/22/15
z: Zipper by Victor Frasco 1/29/15 (No Cover)


























Goal: 26 - Progress: 11 complete, 15 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
Q - The Snow Queen
U - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
W - Walking

Welcome, Lisa! I've added you to the list.

Myles, you had this post reporting in at 6/26 already.
Stormie, this post had you at 5/26 already.

B- Brodi Ashton: Everneath
C- Dark Companion- Marta Acosta
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E- Everbound by Brodi Ashton
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A: In The Afterlight
B: Bossypants
C: Clockwork Angel
D: The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
E: Ella Enchanted
F: Mistborn: The Final Empire
G: A.G. Howard's Splintered
H: The Ghosts of Heaven
I: In Time
J: J.K. Rowling's Quidditch Through the Ages
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L: Landline
M: The Darkest Minds
N: Never Fade
O: The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories
P: The Pirate's Wish
Q: The Queen's Army
R: Sparks Rise
S: Saga, Volume 1
T: This Isn't the Sort of Thing That Happens to Someone Like You
U: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
V: The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code
W: Where She Went
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Y: Yes Please
Z: The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead
2 more to go!!

4/18-finished H Heart of a Lion

A re These My Basoomas I See Before me? by Louise Rennison
The Perks of B eing a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Harry Potter and the C hamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling
D ash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
E dgar Allan Poe's Complete Poetical Works
F ifty Great Short Stories by Milton Crane
The Hunger G ames by Suzanne Collins
H ow to be Good by Nick Hornby
The Curious I ncident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Looking for Alaska by J ohn Green
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K . Rowling
The L over's Dictionary by David Levithan
A M illion Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by N ewt Scamander
Harry Potter and the O rder of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling
Harry P otter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling
Q uidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp
Der R ote Seidenschal by Federica de Cesco
The S ound and the Fury by William Faulkner
T om Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Fuenf Katzen U nterm Weihnachtsstern by Andrea Schacht
Haustiere impfen mit V erstand by Monika Peichl
W e Were Liars by E. Lockhart
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Y es Please by Amy Poehler
Reiselustig by Angela Z abel
25/26

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F- Frostbite by Richelle Mead
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H- Heart of a Lion by Gilbert Morris
I- Insurgent by Veronica Roth
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P- Principles of Healthcare Reimbursement by Anne B. Casto
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I am in awe of how well everyone is doing with this challenge. Great job, everyone!


24/26
A: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
B: On Being: A Scientist's Exploration of the Great Questions of Existence ⭐️
C: Coraline ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
D: A Million Ways to Die in the West ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: The Importance of Being Earnest ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
F: Flunked ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
G: The Graveyard Book ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
H: Him & Me ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I: You're Never Weird on the Internet ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
J: Romeo and Juliet ⭐️
K: Sealed with a Kiss ⭐️⭐️⭐️
L: Lullabies ⭐️⭐️⭐️
M: The Miserable Mill ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: You Are Not So Smart ⭐️⭐️
O: Odd and the Frost Giants ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
P: Dirty Pretty Things ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Q: Quiet Storm ⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: The Rest of Us Just Live Here ⭐️⭐️
S: More Sh*t My Dad Says ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
T: They All Fall Down ⭐️⭐️
U: Waiting for Unicorns ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
V: Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
W: The Woman In Black ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Y: The Night We Said Yes ⭐️
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11/26
J - Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
M - Body Movers by Stephanie Bond
Thank you!

Goal: 26 - Progress: 12 complete, 14 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
Q - The Snow Queen
S - The Sleeping Beauty
U - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
W - Walking

(Sorry I can't link the books here; I'm using the mobile app.)

I'd say it should count as 3 if you link them here separately, add the specific titles and put the omnibus at the bottom of the post.


8/26 B: The 25th Hour - 2 stars
9/26 C: The Hours - 3 stars
10/26 L: The Lost Language of Cranes - 3 stars
11/26 F: The Collector - 3 stars

Moved Something Is Out There from S to O
S: A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow by George R. R. Martin - The 3rd book part 1 of A Song of Ice And Fire.

21/26
Books mentioned in this topic
New X-Men, Vol. 1 : E Is for Extinction (other topics)You're Never Weird on the Internet (other topics)
Vengeance Road (other topics)
Stone Cold Touch (other topics)
Confess (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Ted Dekker (other topics)Andrea Kayne (other topics)
John Pearce (other topics)
Gabrielle Zevin (other topics)
Terry Pratchett (other topics)
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05/26
P:The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg