A-Z challenge 2021 version

[Brittany]

A-Z challenges are always a big hit. This year the twist is instead of using the book or author name, you'll be looking for places. Can you read a book with a location, real or made up, starting with every letter of the alphabet?

[Brittany]

Participants
Brittany
Laura
Gord
Jessie
Elena
Jaya
Teodora
Liliana
Alexandra

[Brittany]

I figure there will be a few difficult letters in here but let's give it a try!

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Amun Magus of the Library, Vol. 1
Brittany Grave Mercy
Chicago Skyward, Vol. 2: Here There Be Dragonflies
Dartmoor A Brush with Shadows
England Magic for Nothing
Fae Realm Signs of Cupidity
Glass town Die, Vol. 2: Split the Party
Hawaii Daughter of Moloka'i
Ireland Wayward, Vol. 4: Threads and Portents
Japan Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 1
Kansas City Skyward, Vol. 3: Fix the World
London The Eyre Affair
Marrakesh Daughter of Smoke & Bone
Nothing Lane The Mongrel Mage
Ohio Chaos Choreography
Prythia A Court of Wings and Ruin
Queens Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner
Russia The Girl in the Tower
Scotland A Grave Matter
Tengu Forest Forest of a Thousand Lanterns
USA Druid Vices and a Vodka
Velaris A Court of Frost and Starlight
Water Temple How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy Steps
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Yucatan Gods of Jade and Shadow
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[Laura ☾]

I'm in

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A- Angeles - The Elite
B- Boston - Fair Game
C- Carolina - The One
D- Duck Island You Have a Match
E- England The Thursday Murder Club
F- France The Crown
G- Georgia Blood Heir
H- Hanami Flame in the Mist
I- Illéa - The Selection
J- Jordan - The Fifth Mountain
K- Kennewick Night Broken
L- the Loop Shifting Shadows
M- Montana Cry Wolf
N- New Asia Happily Ever After
O- Ostia Antica The World Between Blinks
P- Prague Silence Fallen
Q- Queen Anne district from Hunting Ground
R- Richland Storm Cursed
S- St. Aster Love's Recipe
T- Tri-Cities Fire Touched
U- United States of America A Promised Land
V- Valkins Valley A Vow So Bold and Deadly
W- Washington Frost Burned
X- Xicha Rebel of the Sands
Y- Yousay LIFEL1K3
Z- Zuni The Heir
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[Gord]

I'm in.

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A- Atlanta Magic Shifts
B- Bayport See No Evil
C- Cabin Island The Mystery of Cabin Island
D- Dog Collar Channel Tom Swift and His Jetmarine
E- Eiteriach Otherworldly Izakaya Nobu Volume 1
F- Ferryport Landing The Unusual Suspects
G- Grenoble Point Blank
H- Haven Storm Rising
I- Illinois On the Day I Died: Stories from the Grave
J- Jinzhou The Burning God
K- Khurdalain The Poppy War
L- Le Sommet The Sanatorium
M- Murmansk Skeleton Key
N- New Orleans Lethal Bayou Beauty
O- Orario Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Light Novels, Vol. 5
P- Prague Daughter of Smoke & Bone
Q- Quiver Saving Fable
R- Redwall Abbey Redwall
S- Stalingrad Night Witches
T- Terramort Mariel Of Redwall
U- Uluphon Vampirella Archives Volume One
V- Valdemar Storm Warning
W- Wahington Moon Called
X- Xianshang The Dragon Republic
Y- Yekaterinburg The Black Circle
Z- Zalem Battle Angel Alita Deluxe Edition, Vol. 5 (hide spoiler)]

[Brittany]

It being fun is the main thing Jessie!

[Elena]

I'm also in :) Loved this challenge.
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Academy City - A Certain Scientific Railgun, Vol. 2
Brittany - Grave Mercy
China - The Poppy War
Dominican Republic - Clap When You Land
Enchanted Village - A Witch to Remember
France - The Villa on the Riviera
Green Valley - Grin and Beard It
Haven's Hollow - Bookish and the Beast
Italy - The Villa in Italy
Japan - Naruto, Vol. 02: The Worst Client
Korea - The Silence of Bones
Luthadel - The Well of Ascension
Massachusetts - To Catch a Witch
Nocturne Falls - Miss Frost Braves the Blizzard
Omaha - Fangirl
Pacific Northwest - Firefly Lane
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Romania - Hopeless Magic
Soul Society - Bleach, Volume 08
Tennessee - Beard with Me
USA - Soldier
Village Hidden in the Leaves - Naruto, Vol. 01: Uzumaki Naruto
Westmorland, England - The Frozen Lake
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Yucatán - Gods of Jade and Shadow
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[Mystic_Sorceress52]

I'm also in, sounds fun.
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[Gord]

I'm going to be that guy. That guy with all the questions. Does the book need to take place in the place or can it merely be mentioned. For instance would someone saying "Ahhh yes, I've heard tale of the ancient mystical city of Xashjsahuialskjklj" work for X?

[Brittany]

Always ask questions! Id rather it be more than a passing mention but does not have to take place there.

[Gord]

Thanks! I'm just thinking of some of the harder ones like X.

[Teodora]

Omg I'm in too!

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A- Atlanta - Blood Heir
B- Boston - Jake Undone
C- California - Drunk Dial
D- Dva Stolba - Ruin and Rising
E- England - Heartstopper: Volume One
F- Fjerda - Six of Crows
G- Georgia - The Hook Up
H- Hewn City - A ​Court of Silver Flames
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J- Johannesburg - Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
K- Kent - Heartstopper: Volume Two
L- Los Angeles - Dating You / Hating You
M- Molotschna Colony - Women Talking
N- New York - Lore
O- Ottawa - Prime Minister
P- Paris - Heartstopper: Volume Three
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R- Ravka - Shadow and Bone
S- San Francisco - Rhythm, Chord & Malykhin
T- Texas - Sweep in Peace
U- United States - When Sparks Fly
V- Vysnia - Spinning Silver
W- Willow Creek - Well Played
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Y- Yosemite National Park - Slave to Sensation
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[Brittany]

Gord wrote: "Thanks! I'm just thinking of some of the harder ones like X."

Totally! X is going to be difficult

[Liliana, YA Paranormal Lover]

Oooh locations will be fun!

(view spoiler)[Ashland (Last Strand)
Briartop Island (Deadly Sting)
Chicago (Dating Makes Perfect)
Dammerung (The Beauty of Being a Beast)
Europe (The Red Scrolls of Magic)
Fortuna Beach (Instant Karma)
Georgia (Unraveled)
High Bluff Road (Blind Date)
Idris (Queen of Air and Darkness)
Japan (Warcross)
Key West (The Leveller)
Lucky Way (Jinx)
Morta (Capture the Crown)
New York (Hot Mama)
Ohio (The Rich Girl)
Pembroke (Midnight Movie)
Quantico (None Shall Sleep)
Riverside Park (Winter’s Web)
Shadyside (First Date)
Tennessee (Black Widow)
United Sates of America (Tales from the Gas Station: Volume Three)
Virginia (Loop)
Westside (The Boyfriend)
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[Alexandra]

I can't wait to take part in this. Count me in!
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[Gord]

I'm pondering again as I'm barrelling through my first book and I have another question. I've know that things like cities and countries are fine but what about locations? Think Hogwarts or Buckingham Palace or maybe something like street names like Pennsylvania avenue.

[Brittany]

Places like Hogwarts for sure
As for street names, I think if it has meaning and isnt just thrown in there once then yes? Things like 221b baker street for example I'd be okay with.

[Gord]

Alright, alright, I'm getting a grasp on what I'm working with here. Thanks!

[Laura ☾]

Brittany wrote: "Places like Hogwarts for sure
As for street names, I think if it has meaning and isnt just thrown in there once then yes? Things like 221b baker street for example I'd be okay with."

Ok so as an example and just to clarify - for Mercy I could use Washington (the state) and Tri-Cities (the area), as well as Kennewick (the city) etc (of course only using one per book of the series) ?

[Brittany]

Exactly Laura!

[Robyn]

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[[deleted user]]

This sounds like a fun and interesting challenge! I’m in 🙋🏽‍♀️

[Brittany]

Sounds great! Good luck to you both

[Laura ☾]

Question: if a location has multiple words, does it have to be the beginning of the first word ? Like could New York count for Y?

[Brittany]

I'm going to go with no on that one Laura. Unless its for X

[Laura ☾]

Brittany wrote: "I'm going to go with no on that one Laura. Unless its for X"

Alright! 😊

[Liliana, YA Paranormal Lover]

I'm just over halfway there! How is everyone else doing?

[Brittany]

I'm up to 18! I feel like I forgot a place name for one of the books but oh well

[Liliana, YA Paranormal Lover]

I also feel like I may have forgotten one too 😂 I only have 5 letters left! J, Q, X, Y, and Z. These are gonna be hard to fill.

[Brittany]

Ouch, those are the hard ones for sure Lili
N, Q ,X, Z are the letters I have left

[Liliana, YA Paranormal Lover]

I think I'll be able to get J no problem, but the others 😬 Idk. Lol.
Oh man, you have the hard ones left too. Lol.

[Brittany]

N and probably Q are doable. X though no clue.


Gods of Jade and Shadow would get you Y Lili

[Brittany]

For X it looks like I need to read books set in parts of China
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[Gord]

I've got four left. I've got C,D,I, and Y which means I probably filled them and just forgot to fill in my sheet.

[Liliana, YA Paranormal Lover]

Right! I was looking through people challenges for inspiration and I saw that that one takes place in Yucatan! And speaking of Mexico, I think Mexico might have a few places that start with X too! Xochimilco (it's near Mexico City) came to mind because we might be visiting it next Spring! But China might be a better bet. Or a good old fantasy novel might have some interesting places too.

That's not too bad Gord! It does suck that you may have forgotten to fill them in though. Lol.

[Brittany]

What did you get for X Gord?

And yes Lili there are some X's in Mexico too

[Laura ☾]

I haven’t found anything actually for x yet 😅😅

[Gord]

Brittany wrote: "What did you get for X Gord?

And yes Lili there are some X's in Mexico too"

Xianshang from The Dragon Republic

[Brittany]

Nice! I will hopefully get that series read before the end of the year

[Laura ☾]

I don’t think I can stomach a reread yet (although I love the series and highly recommend it!

[Gord]

Done!

A- Atlanta Magic Shifts
B- Bayport See No Evil
C- Cabin Island The Mystery of Cabin Island
D- Dog Collar Channel Tom Swift and His Jetmarine
E- Eiteriach Otherworldly Izakaya Nobu Volume 1
F- Ferryport Landing The Unusual Suspects
G- Grenoble Point Blank
H- Haven Storm Rising
I- Illinois On the Day I Died: Stories from the Grave
J- Jinzhou The Burning God
K- Khurdalain The Poppy War
L- Le Sommet The Sanatorium
M- Murmansk Skeleton Key
N- New Orleans Lethal Bayou Beauty
O- Orario Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Light Novels, Vol. 5
P- Prague Daughter of Smoke & Bone
Q- Quiver Saving Fable
R- Redwall Abbey Redwall
S- Stalingrad Night Witches
T- Terramort Mariel Of Redwall
U- Uluphon Vampirella Archives Volume One
V- Valdemar Storm Warning
W- Wahington Moon Called
X- Xianshang The Dragon Republic
Y- Yekaterinburg The Black Circle
Z- Zalem Battle Angel Alita Deluxe Edition, Vol. 5

[Elena]

Congratulations! You're amazing, Gord!

[Brittany]

Awesome! Well done Gord!

[Liliana, YA Paranormal Lover]

I am very excited because I just filled in Q (Quantico!) All I have left is XYZ.

[Elena]

Lili that's amazing! I'm still struggling with Q, X, Z :)

[Brittany]

That's awesome Lili! I am still stuck with X and Z

[Laura ☾]

I'm DONE ! I finally found something for X (Xicha in Rebel of the Sands)

[Liliana, YA Paranormal Lover]

oooh nice job Laura! Those last few letters are tough.

[Elena]

Congratulations Laura! It's amazing that you managed to cover all the letters :)

[Brittany]

Ooo!! That's exciting!