A-Z Author Challenge 2015

[Sandra, Need more time to Read!!]

WYA A-Z Author Challenge 2015


Duration: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Read: 26 books
Rules: Use authors' first or last names. You cannot use middle initials. For the letter "X", any author with the letter X in his/her name is acceptable including initials.

You can sign up anytime, and you can backdate books if you know when you finished it, as long as it was done in the year 2015.

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[Tina]

WYA A to Z Author Challenge
Duration: January 01, 2015 to December 31, 2015
Progress: 26/26

COMPLETED!

A- √ Alexandra Ivy; Blood Assassin 02/05/15
B- √ Christina Bauer; Armageddon 02/01/15
C- √ Jayne Castle; The Hot Zone 01/20/15
D- √ Kate Douglas; Unbalanced 02/01/15
E- √ Leigh Evans; The Danger of Destiny: A Mystwalker Novel 03/24/15
F- √ Jeaniene Frost; Bound by Flames 02/03/15
G- √ Genevieve Jack; Queen of The Hill 01/31/15
H- √ Faith Hunter; Blood Cross 02/23/15
I- √ Larissa Ione; Revenant 01/08/15
J- √ Jordan K. Rose ;Prim & Proper 01/10/15
K- √ Karen Marie Moning;Burned 01/27/15
L- √ Dianna Love; Demon Storm 03/22/15
M- √ Mimi Jean Pamfiloff; King's 01/14/15
N- √ Nancy Gideon; Remembered By Moonlight 01/03/15
O- √ Odette C. Bell;Witch's Bell Book One10/29/15
P- √ Kristen Painter; City of Eternal Night 01/05/15
Q- √ Erin Quinn; Diablo Springs 07/28/2015
R- √ S.M. Reine;Deadly Wrong 01/06/15
S- √ S.M. Reine; Forbidden Witches 01/29/15
T- √ Tenaya Jayne; Forbidden Forest 11/24/15
U- √ Lavinia Urban; Erin the Fire Goddess: The Beginning 11/25/15
V- √ Rachel Vincent; Lion's Share 03/19/15
W- √ J.R. Ward ; The King 06/30/2015
X- √ Alexandra Ivy;Angel/Hiss 03/24/15
Y- √ K.A. Young;Coven 09/28/15
Z- √ Rebecca Zanetti; Fated 07/17/2015

[Jessica]

I'm going to try....

A: Everneath by Brodi Ashton 1/24
B: Minion by L.A. Banks 2/13
C: Born at Midnight by C.C. Hunter 5/20
D: Spellbound by Sylvia Day 1/10
E: Jane Slayre: The Literary Classic with a Blood-Sucking Twist by Sherri Browning Erwin 5/16
F: The Beautiful Ashes by Jeaniene Frost 5/29
G: Curtsies & Conspiracies by Gail Carriger 3/22
H: A Shiver of Light by Laurell K. Hamilton 1/14
I: Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews 7/2
J: Magisterium by Jeff Hirsch 2/22
K: The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller 1/30
L: Panic by Lauren Oliver 4/8
M: Burned by Karen Marie Moning 2/2
N: Caressed by Ice by Nalini Singh 4/13
O:Requiem by Lauren Oliver 5/3
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R: The Immortal Crown by Richelle Mead 1/18
S: The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater 1/1
T: Hereafter by Tara Hudson 1/3
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[Suzanne]

Who's Your Author?
A-Z Author Challenge 2015
Duration: 1/1/2015 - 12/31/2015

Rules: Use authors' first or last names. You cannot use middle initials. For the letter "X", any author with the letter X in his/her name is acceptable including initials.

Progress: 26 out of 26

A: Jennifer L. Armentrout; Bitter Sweet Love - ***** - 1/12/2015 - 105 Pages
B: Alan Bradley; The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse - ***** - 1/16/2015 - 27 Pages
C: Kresley Cole; No Rest for the Wicked - **** - 1/5/2015 - 356 Pages
D: Dean Koontz; Odd Interlude: A Special Odd Thomas Adventure - ***** - 7/23/2015 - 279 Pages
E: Susan Ee; World After - * - 1/6/2015 - 438 Pages
F: Fannie Flagg; A Redbird Christmas - **** - 1/9/2015 - 193 Pages
G: George R.R. Martin; A Game of Thrones - ***** - 2/1/2015 - 835 Pages
H: Hillary Jordan; Mudbound - *** - 1/6/2015 - 340 Pages
I: Ilona Andrews; Magic Breaks - ***** - 4/1/2015
J: Jojo Moyes; Me Before You - ***** - 1/14/2015 - 369 Pages
K: Lisa Kleypas; Scandal in Spring - **** - 1/2/2015 - 374 Pages
L: Laurell K. Hamilton; Hit List - **** - 1/19/2015 - 320 Pages
M: Mary Balogh; Simply Unforgettable - **** - 1/24/2015 - 422 Pages
N: Neil Gaiman; The Ocean at the End of the Lane - **** - 1/23/2015 - 181 Pages
O: Octavia E. Butler; Kindred - *** - 1/20/2015 - 288 Pages
P: Nancy Pearl; Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason - ***** - 4/6/2015 - 304 Pages
Q: Julia Quinn; Just Like Heaven - ***** - 11/1/2015 - 374 Pages
R: Mary Doria Russell; The Sparrow - ***** - 1/26/2015 - 408 Pages
S: J. Courtney Sullivan; Maine - *** - 1/15/2015 - 388 Pages
T: Laini Taylor; Days of Blood & Starlight - *** - 4/13/2015 - 517 Pages
U: Anne Ursu; Breadcrumbs - **** - 12/16/2015
V: Carrie Vaughn; Kitty and the Midnight Hour - ***** - 1/25/2015
W: J.R. Ward; The Shadows - ***** - 5/12/2015 - 592 Pages
X: Rex Stout; Fer-de-Lance - *** - 11/8/2015
Y: Yasmine Galenorn; Night Myst - *** - 7/10/2015 - 317 Pages
Z: Rebecca Zanetti; Forgotten Sins - **** - 3/29/2015 - 384 Pages

[Veronica]

Progress: 16/26


A Keri Arthur - Darkness Falls 1/2/15
B Rachel Bach - Fortune's Pawn 42/15
C Catherine Asaro - Undercity 1/7/15
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E Elizabeth Chadwick - The Greatest Knight 1/15/15
F Ariana Franklin - Mistress of the Art of Death 1/10/15
G Daisy Goodwin - The American Heiress 1/13/15
H Anna Lee Huber - The Anatomist's Wife 2/10/15
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J Jenn Bennett - Bitter Spirits 4/28/15
K Kristi Charish - Owl and the Japanese Circus 2/5/15
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S Sara Rosett - Secretive 2/6/15
T Victoria Thompson - Murder on Astor Place 5/13/15
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W Karen White - The House on Tradd Street 5/31/15
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[Heather]

Progress: 22/26


A-Deal with the Devil by Evangeline Anderson-2/11
B-Warlord by Jaid Black-2/5
C-When Lust Rules by Virginia Cavanaugh-2/1
D-Darkness by Laurann Dohner-2/19
E-The Wolf Within by Cynthia Eden-4/4
F-Royal Obsession by Cyndi Friberg-2/4
G-His Sahvria by Reese Gabriel-4/3
H-Hunter's Moon by Lori Handeland-2/9
I-Believe In Me by Jessica Inclan-5/6
J-Mine to Take by Dara Joy-1/28
K-The Dark Hunters: Infinity Vol 1 and 2 by Sherrilyn Kenyon-1/14
L-Dragonborn by Jade Lee-1/17
M-Snared by Saber by Shelley Munro-4/9
N-Portal to Passion by Tara Nina-4/10
O-Far From Innocent by Lorie O'Clare-5/7
P-Love Me Tomorrow by Sally Painter-1/31
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R-Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling-4/8
S-The Handdasting by Becca St. John-5/12
T-Waking the Beast by Lacey Thorn-4/22
U-Charm by Sarah Pinborough
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W-Searching for Dragons by Patricia Wrede-2/15
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[Tina]

Would it be okay to use the same author twice (two different books of course)? I have already used S.M. Reine for "R" but am currently reading another book by her so I thought I might use it for "S" too.

[Sandra, Need more time to Read!!]

Yes, that's fine Tina :)

[Catherine]

I'll jump in here too! :)

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[Sandra, Need more time to Read!!]

Welcome Catherine :)

[Jennifer]

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[Sandra, Need more time to Read!!]

Welcome Jennifer :)

[Joseph]

March: This one looks interesting, think I'll give it a go. Backtracking, in the first three months I'm down to only needing 3 letters. Not too bad.

August: P.S. as of May, I just need that U. Still can't seem to find it yet, though, and it's now August!

25/26 as of 5-11-15

A Forbidden by Kelley Armstrong 2-2-15
B Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear 2-22-15
C Tear You Apart by Sarah Cross 2-12-15
D Accidentally Dead by Dakota Cassidy 1-26-15
E Dark and Stormy Knights by P.N. Elrod 1-29-15
F Mr Mac and Me by Esther Freud 2-1-15
G Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood 3-15-15
H Who Buries the Dead by C.S. Harris 3-15-15
I The Challenge Box by Isobel Bird 1-30-15
J Unbound by Jim C. Hines 1-21-15
K Dreaming Spies by Laurie R. King 3-2-15
L Wolf with Benefits by Shelly Laurenston 3-29-15
M The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper 2-22-15
N Dark Debt by Chloe Neill 3-16-15
O Ghost Killer by Robin D. Owens 3-8-15
P The Accidental Alchemist by Gigi Pandian 1-26-15
Q Garden of Lies by Amanda Quick 5-11-15
R The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds 1-19-15
S The Turning Season by Sharon Shinn 2-23-15
T Honeymoon of the Dead by Tate Hallaway 1-5-15
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W The Moon Sisters by Therese Walsh 2-7-15
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Z Bliss by Fiona Zedde 1-4-15

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[Sandra, Need more time to Read!!]

Way to go Joseph!!

[Gnome Claire *Wishes she was as cool as Gnome Ann*]

Great challenge! I think I'll give it a go

My dates are going to be in british order (dd/mm/yy) because I can't cope with them arranged the other way :)

A Jennifer L Armentrout - Cursed 18/2/15 ***
B Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre 3/3/15 *****
C Loretta Chase - Silk is for Seduction 30/3/15 ***
D MaryJanice Davidson - Doing it Right 5/4/15 ***
E Jennifer Estep - Spider's Bite 25/2/15 ****
F Jeaniene Frost - Bound by Flames 2/2/15 *****
G William Goldman - The Princess Bride 27/3/15 **
H Shannon Hale - Book of a Thousand Days 19/2/15 ****
I Kazuo Ishiguro - The Buried Giant 28/4/15 **
J Darynda Jones - Seventh Gave and No Body 17/4/15 ***
K Alison Kent - Kiss and Makeup 9/1/15 ***
L Robin LaFevers - Grave Mercy 8/4/15 ****
M David Mitchell - Back Story 31/3/15 *****
N Chloe Neill - Blood Games 16/4/15 **
O Daniel O’Malley - The Rook 12/4/15 ****
P Robin Peterman - Fashionably Dead in Diapers 4/3/15 ****
Q Julia Quinn - The Lost Duke of Wyndham 25/3/15 ****
R Linda Robertson - Hallowed Circle 18/3/15 ***
S Robin Sloan - Mr Penumbra's 24 hr bookstore 27/3/15 ***
T Rob Thurman - All Seeing Eye 23/2/15 ****
U Madeline Urban (and Abigail Roux) - Cut and Run 10/4/15
V Rachel Vincent - Lion's Share 24/2/15 **
W Jennifer Wardell - Fairy Godmothers Inc 18/1/15
X Abigail Roux- Cut & Run 10/4/15 ***
Y Malala Yousafzai - I am Malala 15/4/15 *****
Z Dima Zales - The Thought Readers 20/11/15 ***

Nearly finished! At the moment I have the same book for U and X (it had two authors) I'm not sure if that is against the rules or not but I'll leave it for both of them and replace whichever when I read something that would work for one of them.

[Sandra, Need more time to Read!!]

Don't worry Claire, I'm in Aus and I do dates just like you do :D

[Leslie]

A Anne Bishop, The Others 3/ Mar 05 2015
B Bauer Christina, Angelbound 1/ Jan 07 2015
C Leah Cypess, Death Sworn 2/ Apr 13 2015
D Danielle L. Jensen,The Malediction Trilogy1 Apr 13 2015
E Aileen Erin, Alpha Girl 1&2&3/ Jan 2015
F Jeaniene Frost, Nignt Prince 3/ Jan 31 2015
G G.A. Aiken, Dragon Kin 1-6/ Feb 2015
H Laurell K. Hamilton, Shutdown/ Feb 2015
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M Martin Madelene, Spark of desire/ Apr 2 2015
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P Patricia Briggs, Dead Heat/ May 09 2015
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S Selene Charles, Tempted/ Feb 2015
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[[deleted user]]

I know it's already halfway through the year but I like the idea of this challenge ... make me find some new to me authors ;-)

Completed 26/26

A – Annie Bellet – Justice Calling
B – K.F. Breene – Jonas
C – Carmen DeSousa – The Library: Where Life Checks Out
D - Dianne Duvall - Phantom Shadows
E - Elisabeth Naughton - Marked
F - Felicity Heaton - Tempted by a Rogue Prince
G - Rose Gluck - Triptych: Delusions of Love
H - Elizabeth Hunter - Shadows and Gold
I – Ilona Andrews – Of Swine and Roses
J - Tenaya Jayne - Forbidden Forest
K – Kevin Hearne – Hounded
L – Jane Lovering – Hubble Bubble
M – William Massa – Fear the Light: Who Murdered Dracula?
N – Neil Gaiman – Stardust
O – John O'Riley – Grumpy Old Wizards
P - Terry Pratchett - Sourcery
Q - Gladys Quintal - The Man of My Dreams
R – Stephanie Rowe – Darkness Unleashed
S – Miranda Stork – Vigilante of Shadows
T - Teresa Gabelman - Slade
U Simon Kurt Unsworth - Mammoth Books presents Mami Wata
V – Victoria Danann – My Familiar Stranger
W – Linda Welch – Along Came A Demon
X - Kate Baxter - The Last True Vampire
Y – Samantha Young – Drip Drop Teardrop
Z - Rebecca Zanetti - Scorpius Rising (not released separately, read in On the Hunt)

[Sandra, Need more time to Read!!]

Welcome *flora* :)

[LastBreath]

Wow colour me impressed with everyone's lists so far! I'm going to go through my lists and join this challenge too

[✿~Danielle~✿]

WYA A-Z Author Challenge 2015
Duration: 1 January - 31 December 2015
Completed: 24 out of 26

Rules: Use authors' first or last names. You cannot use middle initials. For the letter "X", any author with the letter X in his/her name is acceptable including initials.



UX

✔ A | Anne Bishop | Vision in Silver | 7/3
✔ B | Brennan, M.L | Generation V | 16/8
✔ C | Charlie Cochet | Against the Grain | 5/8
✔ D | Dane, Lauren | Opening Up | 4/6
✔ E | Estep, Jennifer | Spider's Trap | 29/7
✔ F | Frost, Jeaniene | Bound by Flames | 22/2
✔ G | Gasp-Dion, Sandrine | Ryde the Lightning | 10/5
✔ H | Hamilton, L.K | Dead Ice | 6/6
✔ I | Ilona Andrews | Magic Shifts | 4/8
✔ J | J.R. Loveless | Chasing Seth | 1/8
✔ K | Kristen Ashley | Wild and Free | 4/2
✔ L | Laurann Dohner | True | 17/8
✔ M | March, Ava | All In with the Duke | 4/4
✔ N | Neill, Chloe | Dark Debt | 7/4
✔ O | Owen, Chris | 911 | 5/7
✔ P | Patricia Briggs | Dead Heat | 14/3
✔ Q | Quinn, Cari | Seduced | 25/2
✔ R | Rhys Ford | Murder and Mayhem | 22/7
✔ S | Shelly Laurenston | The Unleashing | 7/6
✔ T | Tiffany Reisz | The Virgin | 31/7
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✔ V | Vivian Arend | Copper King | 18/5
✔ W | Ward, J.R | The Shadows | 26/6
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✔ Y | Yasmine Galenorn | Flight from Death | 21/7
✔ Z | Zanetti, Rebecca | Total Surrender | 8/4

[[deleted user]]

*phew* I'm finished :-)

[Sandra, Need more time to Read!!]

Hooray *flora*!

[Tina]

*flora* wrote: "*phew* I'm finished :-)"
Congrats! (Sorry I am late.)

[Tina]

Done!

[Sandra, Need more time to Read!!]

Hooray Tina!

[ladymurmur]

Did it! :-)

A - Ben Aaronovitch-Foxglove Summer
B - Stephen Blackmoore-Broken Souls
C - Gail Carriger-Changeless
D - Felicia Day-You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost): A Memoir
E - Elliott James-Fearless
F - Faith Hunter-Black Water
G - Simon R. Green-Tales from the Nightside
H - Charlaine Harris-Day Shift
I - Ilona Andrews-Burn for Me
J - Benedict Jacka-Taken
K - Dean Koontz-Deeply Odd
L - Mercedes Lackey-A Tangled Web
M - Seanan McGuire-A Red-Rose Chain
N - Garth Nix-Clariel
O - Nnedi Okorafor-Binti
P - Cherie Priest-Chapelwood
Q - Susan Kaye Quinn, Third Daughter
R - Patrick Rothfuss-The Slow Regard of Silent Things
S - Maggie Stiefvater-The Raven Boys
T - Tanya Huff-Third Time Lucky: And Other Stories of the Most Powerful Wizard in the World
U - Michael R. Underwood-Hexomancy
V - Disenchanted & Co.-Lynn Viehl
W - Wesley Chu-Time Salvager
X - Necropolis-Xina Marie Uhl
Y - Rick Yancey-The Monstrumologist
Z - Vincent Zandri-The Shroud Key

[Tina]

Thank you Sandra!

Congratulations ladymurmur!!!

[ladymurmur]

Congratulations to you, too, Tina! :-)

[Sandra, Need more time to Read!!]

Hooray ladymurmur!

[ladymurmur]

Thanks, Sandra!

[Tina]

Thank you ladymurmur!

[Suzanne]

Done!

Who's Your Author?
A-Z Author Challenge 2015
Duration: 1/1/2015 - 12/31/2015

Rules: Use authors' first or last names. You cannot use middle initials. For the letter "X", any author with the letter X in his/her name is acceptable including initials.

Progress: 26 out of 26

A: Jennifer L. Armentrout; Bitter Sweet Love - ***** - 1/12/2015 - 105 Pages
B: Alan Bradley; The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse - ***** - 1/16/2015 - 27 Pages
C: Kresley Cole; No Rest for the Wicked - **** - 1/5/2015 - 356 Pages
D: Dean Koontz; Odd Interlude: A Special Odd Thomas Adventure - ***** - 7/23/2015 - 279 Pages
E: Susan Ee; World After - * - 1/6/2015 - 438 Pages
F: Fannie Flagg; A Redbird Christmas - **** - 1/9/2015 - 193 Pages
G: George R.R. Martin; A Game of Thrones - ***** - 2/1/2015 - 835 Pages
H: Hillary Jordan; Mudbound - *** - 1/6/2015 - 340 Pages
I: Ilona Andrews; Magic Breaks - ***** - 4/1/2015
J: Jojo Moyes; Me Before You - ***** - 1/14/2015 - 369 Pages
K: Lisa Kleypas; Scandal in Spring - **** - 1/2/2015 - 374 Pages
L: Laurell K. Hamilton; Hit List - **** - 1/19/2015 - 320 Pages
M: Mary Balogh; Simply Unforgettable - **** - 1/24/2015 - 422 Pages
N: Neil Gaiman; The Ocean at the End of the Lane - **** - 1/23/2015 - 181 Pages
O: Octavia E. Butler; Kindred - *** - 1/20/2015 - 288 Pages
P: Nancy Pearl; Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason - ***** - 4/6/2015 - 304 Pages
Q: Julia Quinn; Just Like Heaven - ***** - 11/1/2015 - 374 Pages
R: Mary Doria Russell; The Sparrow - ***** - 1/26/2015 - 408 Pages
S: J. Courtney Sullivan; Maine - *** - 1/15/2015 - 388 Pages
T: Laini Taylor; Days of Blood & Starlight - *** - 4/13/2015 - 517 Pages
U: Anne Ursu; Breadcrumbs - **** - 12/16/2015
V: Carrie Vaughn; Kitty and the Midnight Hour - ***** - 1/25/2015
W: J.R. Ward; The Shadows - ***** - 5/12/2015 - 592 Pages
X: Rex Stout; Fer-de-Lance - *** - 11/8/2015
Y: Yasmine Galenorn; Night Myst - *** - 7/10/2015 - 317 Pages
Z: Rebecca Zanetti; Forgotten Sins - **** - 3/29/2015 - 384 Pages

[ladymurmur]

Congratulations, Suzanne!

[Sandra, Need more time to Read!!]

Hooray, Suzanne!