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Updated post 443 with 20/26
G-Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story, John Berendt 6/26/15

I just rearranged some of my books so I could add others in.
My total is still 12/26.

24/26 Complete
A - The Accountant's Story: Inside the Violent World of the Medellín Cartel***Roberto Escobar
B - Red Rising**** Pierce Brown
C - Black Cross****Greg Iles
D - Saint Odd**** Dean Koontz
E - Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith** Matthew Woodring Stover
F - Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything***
G - Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies** Jared Diamond
H - The Witch With No Name**** Kim Harrison
I - The Illustrious Dead: The Terrifying Story of How Typhus Killed Napoleon's Greatest Army***
J - The Haunting of Hill House****Shirley Jackson
K - The Way of Kings***** Brandon Sanderson
L - Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game**** Michael Lewis
M - Mr. Mercedes****Stephen King
N - The Son of Neptune****Rick Riordan
O - Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch***Terry Pratchett
P - Psycho****Robert Bloch
Q
R - Divergent****Veronica Roth
S - Starship Troopers****Robert A. Heinlein
T - A Morbid Taste for Bones**Ellis Peters
U - Red Seas Under Red Skies****Scott Lynch
V - The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival***John Vaillant
W - The Exorcist****William Peter Blatty
X
Y - The Infinite Sea****Rick Yancey
Z - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies**Seth Grahame-Smith

19/26
Added:
F Finding George Orwell in Burma by Emma Larkin
R A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf

24/26
A-All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
B-Beneath the Skin by Nicci French
C-Coraline by Neil Gaiman
D-Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James
E-Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie
F-Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby
G-George's Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl
H-The Price of Salt, or Carol by Patricia Highsmith
I-The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
J-Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
K-Carrie by Stephen King
L-The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
M-The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
N-The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
O-One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie
P-Peril at End House by Agatha Christie
Q-
R-Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
S-Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
T-To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
U-UnSouled by Neal Shusterman
V- Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews
W-We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
X-
Y-Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Z-White Teeth by Zadie Smith

W:Winnie-the-Pooh
It's a kids book but I loved it, even thought I dislike the cartoons about it, this book had such a sweet message that made me want to be a kid again.

Just edited post #13 (link above) to reflect 22 of 26 completed. I just have Q, U, X, and Z to finish!

M: They are made out of meat They're Made Out of Meat
N: El rastro de tu sangre en la nieve. The Trail of Your Blood in the snow
Q: Quien de nosotros. Quién de nosotros ("Who among us", it's not available in english yet)
I Decided to change a letter i already had, now for letter E i have The Egg, and changed Ensayo sobre la lucidezfor the letter L.

18/26 All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews - 4 stars
19/26 Inside the Apple: A Streetwise History of New York City by Michelle Nevius - 4 stars
20/26 Yes Please by Amy Poehler - 4 stars
I didn't think it was possible to love Amy even more. I was so so wrong.

Added:
Q - Queen of Babble in the Big City by Meg Cabot

The book kind of dragged meaning the main character didn't meet until 3/4th's into the book but overall it was a good read.

Welcome to the challenge, Annika.
I'm leaving for a convention and may not have reliable computer access. I'll be checking my personal messages (so use that if you want to get in touch) but won't be updating challenges until I get back. Feel free to post away, though - I'll catch up!

X: Xingu of Edith Wharton.
Thanks Janet from message #3 for telling about this book, i really enjoyed. :)
A- The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
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L- The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
M- The Maze Runner by James Dashner
N- The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
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P- Paper Towns by John Green
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T- The Scorch Trial by James Dashner
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K - Knives at Dawn: America's Quest for Culinary Glory at the Legendary Bocuse d'Or Competition read 7/4/2015
24/26 completed

A: All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
B: Billy Elliot by Melvin Burgess
C: A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin
D: Dream Country by Neil Gaiman*
E:
F: A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin
G: Indias datter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
H: Half the World by Joe Abercrombie
I: I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett
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L: Leaves on the Wind by Zach Whedon*
M: Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman*
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O: Odinsbarn by Siri Pettersen
P: The Crown of Ptolemy by Rick Riordan
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R: The Returned by Seth Patrick
S: The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss
T: The Sheperd's Tale by Joss Whedon*
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W: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
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Y: I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
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*Graphic novel

It is her debut novel but it was really riveting. I read it because she was supposed to have a reading and Q & A but it was cancelled. I really wish it wasn't because it left me with questions.
8/26

Read 25/26
Latest book - Hostage Zero by John Gilstrap, excellent pacy, nail biting book

I seriously could not put this book down! I tried to wrack my brain with who did it but this was unpredictable! This had the same feeling as gone girl.
9/26

21/26 completed
U: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption -Laura Hillenbrand 7/12/15
A- The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
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V- Vampirates: Demons of the Sea by Justin Somper
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Almost halfway there! I really enjoyed this book except they repeat the eagles chant like a dozen times and after a while I skipped over those parts.
10/26

I've updated message 627.
I've now completed 14/26 in my A-Z Challenge.
I took a short break half-way into the challenge to squeeze in another Dickens book (couldn't resist)
Thanks,
Doug

23/26
After going through my yearly challenge list I noticed I already had T done. The last three I already have or am waiting for from the library.
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