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A-Z Challenge: Locations - 2023
Sheila from eastern NC signing on for all 26 please.
Challenge duration Jan - Dec 2023Updated on July 14, 2023
Progress 17/ 20
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B: Brooklyn : Olga Dies Dreaming
C: Cosmere : Tress of the Emerald Sea
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E: Edinburgh : Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
F: Flagstaff: Death in Nostalgia City
G: Georgia:Gone with the Wind
H: Hertfordshire: The Importance of Being Earnest
I: Inys : The Priory of the Orange Tree
J: Jaipur: The Henna Artist
K: Kabul - The Bookseller of Kabul
L: Lille - The Alice Network
M: Market Chipping : Howl’s Moving Castle
N: New York - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
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P: Paris : The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
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U: United Kingdom:My Cousin Rachel
V: Virginia: Flowers in the Attic
W: Westport : It Happened One Summer
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hi, sign me up for 26!A Atlanta The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye ✅
B The Berkshires The Box in the Woods ✅
C California The Girls ✅
D District Thirteen Mocking Jay ✅
E Elfhame The Cruel Prince ✅
F France Things I Wanted to Say, But Never Did ✅
G grindelwald Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ✅
H Hawthorne House The Hawthorne Legacy ✅
I Ireland Small Things Like These
J Jersey Bad Dolls ✅
K Ketterdam Six of Crows ✅
L London The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ✅
M Maine The Queen of Nothing ✅
N New York City A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime ✅
O Oxford Northern Lights ✅
P Panem The Hunger Games ✅
Q Quiddich World Cup Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ✅
R Rivendell The Hobbit
S Sahara Desert The Little Prince ✅
T Texas The Final Gambit ✅
U The Undersea The Wicked King ✅
V Valbara House of Earth and Blood
W Whimsy An Enchantment of Ravens ✅
X District Six Catching Fire ✅
Y thunder baY Punk 57
Z Oz The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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I'm curious to see how many I can hit- sign me up for 26!17/26
A- Arizona (The Water Knife; Paolo Bacigalupi)
B- Boston (Murder at Fenway Park; Troy Soos)
C- Chagrin Falls (A Deadly Inside Scoop; Abby Collette)
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E- Egypt (Crocodile on the Sandbank; Elizabeth Peters)
F- Florida (Twenty; James Grippando)
G- Glasgow (1989; Val McDermid)
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I- India; Private India (James Patterson)
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L- Linfield, Ohio, among others (People We Meet on Vacation; Emily Henry)
M- Mexico (The Hemingway Thief; Shaun Harris)
N- New York City (A Catered Costume Party; Isis Crawford)
O- Ohio (On the Trail of Bigfoot; Mike Dupler)
P- Paris (Mother of the Bride Murder; Leslie Meier)
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T- Three Pines (A World of Curiosities; Louise Penny)
U- United Kingdom (The Palace Papers; Tina Brown)
V- Vermont (Cheddar Late Than Dead; Linda Reilly)
W- Washington (What Lies in the Woods; Kate Alice Marshall)
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This one sounds challenging and fun. Please add me for 20. Thanks!20 / 20 COMPETED!! 9/15/23
A: Antora The Deceiver's Heart
B: Barcelona The Shadow of the Wind
C: California The Paper Daughters of Chinatown
E: England Stormbreaker
F: Florida Hello, Summer
G: Gatlon Renegades
I: Illinois Fairy Tale
J: Japan Warcross
K: Kentucky Nowhere But Here
L: London Royal Blood
M: Marram Marshes Magyk
N: Nevermoor The Trials of Morrigan Crow
O: Oterra The Gilded Ones
P: Paris The Paris Apartment
Q: Quantico The Naturals
R: Rome Rise of the Wolf
S: Shaker Heights Little Fires Everywhere
T: Tucson The Lying Game
V: Vermont Verity
W: Whistle Stop Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
This looks interesting - I'll try for them all.
I'm in for all 26 please! 26 of 26 completedA - Ashbury, UK The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
B - Boston, Massachusetts The Family Outing: A Memoir by Jessi Hempel
C - China Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik
D - Durham County, England The Fleet Street Murders by Charles Finch
E - Eden Eve by W.M. Paul Young
F - Florin The Princess Bride by William Goldman
G - Gora The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers
H - Huaxia Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
I - Chicago, Illinois Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
J - Johnson City, TN Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States by Samantha Allen
K - Kamalpur, India Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach
L - London, England Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
M - Marsyas Island The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
N - New York The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum
O - Oceania 1984 by George Orwell
P - Wah, Pakistan I Dared to Call Him Father: The Miraculous Story of a Muslim Woman's Encounter with God
Q - Queens, New York There I Go Again: How I Came to Be Mr. Feeny, John Adams, Dr. Craig, KITT, and Many Others by William Daniels
R - Ravenna Inferno by Dante Alighieri
S - San Diego, California Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto
T - Toronto, Canada Wholly Unraveled: A Memoir by Keele Burgin
U - Urithiru Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson
V - Villarreal, Spain The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom
W - Washington D.C. Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship by Jon Meacham
X - Xanadu The Wedding by Dorothy West
Y - Yiqanuc Stone of Farewell by Tad Williams
Z - Z The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann
My goal is going to be 26 this year:Progress: 23 out of 26
A- Alabama (Nine Lies About Work)
B - Brighton, England (The Man Who Died Twice)
C - Clanton, MS (The Reckoning)
D - Dubai (Leadership and the One Minute Manager)
E - Eastasia (1984)
F - Fargo, ND (Playing for the Person Next to You)
G - Germany (Flash Point)
H - Hawaii (Roughing It)
I - Italy (Burner)
J - Jefferson Tract (Dreamcatcher)
K - Kent (Thursday Murder Club)
L - London England (A Column of Fire)
M - Moscow, Russia (Dempsey)
N- New York City (Fountainhead)
O - Oman (State of Terror)
P - Paris, France (Sprinting Through)
Q - Quincy, MA (Founding Brothers)
R - Rhode Island (Only the Dead)
S - Staffordshire, England (The Bullet That Missed)
T - Tajikistan (The Devil's Ransom)
U - Ukraine (Dead Fall)
V - Vermont (Epic Rides)
W - Washington, DC - Six Frigates (Read) 1/4/23
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I'm in! Let's try for 26!22/26
A: Alabama - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
B: Boston - Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
C: Chicago - Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren
D: Dominion Lake - Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling
E: England - Maureen by Rachel Joyce
F: Florida - Long Shadows by David Baldacci
G: Germany - A History of What Comes Next by Sylvain Neuvel
H: Harvard - For You and Only You by Caroline Kepnes
I: India - Living in the Light: Yoga for Self-Realization by Deepak Chopra
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K: Kentucky - The Golem of Brooklyn by Adam Mansbach
L: Los Angeles - Orphan X by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
M: Middle Earth - The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
N: Niflheim - Antimatter Blues by Edward Ashton
O: Ohio - On Earth as It Is on Television by Emily Jane
P: Pacific Coast Trail - Lola at Last by J.C. Peterson
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R: Riven - Riven by Mindee Arnett
S: Springshire - The Friendship Breakup by Annie Cathryn
T: Toronto - Sunshine Nails by Mai Nguyen
U: Underworld - Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld
V: Venice - The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman
W: Washington - Out of the Dark by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
X: Xinjiang - Until the Last of Me by Sylvain Neuvel
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Hi - Thank you for hosting this. It will be fun to see all the places our books take us this year!I am in for 26 books.
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A - Amsterdam - Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland
B - Brooklyn - Olga Dies Dreaming by Xóchitl González
C - Cape Cod - The Summer Place by Jennifer Weiner
D - Dakota Territory - The Children's Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin
E - El Paso - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
F - Finland - The Christmas Escape by Sarah Morgan
G - Garden Grove, California - I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
H - Hollywood, California - Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan
I - Iowa - God Land: A Story of Faith, Loss, and Renewal in Middle America by Lyz Lenz
J - Japan - Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
K - Key West - Death in Four Courses by Lucy Burdette
L - Los Angeles - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
M - Marlow, England - Death Comes to Marlow by Robert Thorogood
N - Nantucket - Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand
O - Old Town Alexandria, Virginia - The Diva Delivers on a Promise by Krista Davis
P - Painters Mill, Ohio - An Evil Heart by Linda Castillo
Q - Quindicott, Rhode Island - The Ghost and Mrs. McClure by Alice Kimberly
R - Rowan Thorp, England - A December to Remember by Jenny Bayliss
S - Sunshine Falls, North Carolina - Book Lovers by Emily Henry
T - Tinker's Cove, Maine - Trick or Treat Murder by Leslie Meier
U - Upper Valley, New Hampshire - Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett
V - Versailles, France - The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled into the Spotlight and Made History by Robin Givhan
W - Wyoming - The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson
X - Xi'an - Empress by Shan Sa
Y - Yorkshire, England - All Things Bright and Beautiful by James Herriot
Z - Zinnia, Mississippi - Them Bones by Carolyn Haines
Count me in pleaseStart: January 1, 2023
End: December 31, 2023
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Please sign me up for 20. Thanks!A - Ascalun (A Day of Fallen Night)
B - the Bronx (The First to Die at the End)
C - Camp Jupiter (The Son of Neptune)
D - Discworld (The Light Fantastic)
E - Earth (Arch-Conspirator)
F - Fairmont House (Trouble)
G - Germany (Stateless)
H - Hungary (The Inheritance of Shame)
I - Ireland (The Henna Wars)
J - Jonathan Edwards College (Hell Bent)
K - Kyrkata (Spellhacker)
L - London (The Left-Handed Booksellers of London)
M - Manchester (Her Majesty's Royal Coven)
N - New Destiny (Frontier)
O - Oregon (In the Lives of Puppets)
P - Penn Yan (Imogen, Obviously)
Q - Quebec (The Lost Hero)
R - Rome (The Mark of Athena)
S - Scotland (Thirsty Animals)
T - The Great Protectorate (The Outrage)
U - United Kingdom (The Sinister Booksellers of Bath)
V - Vancouver Island (Sea of Tranquility)
W - Washington DC (Yellowface)
X - Xesca The Principle of Moments
Y - Yorua (Raybearer)
Z - Zurich (The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy)
Total: 26/20
2022 & 2023 Reading ChallengeA-Z Challenge: Locations - 2023
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Progress: 21 out of 26
This year’s A-Z challenge involves locations, both real and fictional! Boldly Go and visit locations that fit each letter of the alphabet. You may count the first letter of towns or cities, countries, planets, universes, etc. Each book, however, may only be counted once within this challenge.
A - Darling, Alabama - The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree by Susan Wittig Albert - **** - 2/11/2023 - 290 Pages
B - Boston, Massachusetts - Dead Man's Hand by James J. Butcher - ***** - 3/6/2023 - 384 Pages
C - California - Part of Your Nightmare by Vera Strange - *** - 1/5/2023 - 218 Pages
D - Denver - Bad Blood by L.A. Banks - **** - 1/7/2023 - 342 Pages
E - Edenton, North Carolina - The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks - ***** - 3/12/2023 - 339 Pages
F - Fujian Province (China) - A Loyal Character Dancer by Qiu Xiaolong - ***** - 2/28/2023 - 368 Pages
G - Atlanta, Georgia - Geekerella by Ashley Poston - ***** - 7/5/2023 - 320 Pages
H - Hawaii - Daughter of Moloka'i by Alan Brennert - ***** - 1/21/2023 - 309 Pages
I - Illinois - Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living by Nick Offerman - ***** - 1/15/2023 - 352 Pages
J - Jackson Hole, Wyoming - Mending Places by Denise Hunter - **** - 3/23/2023 - 324 Pages
K - Kent, England - The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman - ***** - 3/25/2023 - 422 Pages
L - London, England - Dukes Prefer Blondes by Loretta Chase - ***** - 3/27/2023 - 372 Pages
M - Massachusetts (Cape Cod) - Unfinished Symphony by V.C. Andrews - **** - 1/14/2023 - 268 Pages
N - New York (Manhattan) - Passion on Park Avenue by Lauren Layne - **** - 1/15/2023 - 279 Pages
O - Omaha, Nebraska - You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism by Amber Ruffin - 3/28/2023 - 215 Pages
P - Palm Springs, California - The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead - **** - 3/13/2023 - 401 Pages
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R - Rome - How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe by Thomas Cahill - ** - 4/3/2023 - 246 Pages
S - San Francisco, CA - If Only It Were True by Marc Levy - ***** - 1/30/2023 - 216 Pages
T - Texas - Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath - ***** - 2/14/2023 - 384 Pages
U - Utah - A Christmas Memory by Richard Paul Evans - ***** - 1/30/2023 - 192 Pages
V - Vatican - Angels & Demons by Dan Brown - ***** - 1/13/2023 - 736 Pages
W - Waterford, Pennsylvania - Round Robin by Jennifer Chiaverini - **** - 4/18/2023 - 304 Pages
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Welcome to challenge, everyone! Let's travel the world through reading!
Edit: 1/20/23: A-Z Challenge: Locations
Duration: 1/1/23 - 12/31/23
Completed: 11/23
No page minimum,
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📌C: California: The Thirteenth Santa by Joanne Pence 3* 1/3 - San Francisco, California
E: England: Blue Christmas by Clare Revell 4* 1/11 - St. Morien, Cornwall, England (major setting); Reading, Wokingham & Wadebridge, England; Inverness, Scotland (very minor setting)
📌H: Gingerbread and Deadly Dread book 1 in Murder in the Mix Boxed Set by Addison Moore 2.5* 1/15 - Honey Hollow, Vermont
📌K: Kringle: A Perfect Christmas Gift by Lori Wilde 3* 1/2 - Kringle, Texas
L: Louisiana: Louisiana Longshot by Jana Deleon 5* 1/9 - Sinful, Louisiana
📌N: Netherfield Park: A Very Austen Christmas by Robin M. Helm, Laura Hile, Wendi Sotis & Barbara Cornthwaite 3* 1/11 - Netherfield Park, Rosings Park, Meryton, Thornton Lacey & Mansfield Park, England (two of the novellas are set at Netherfield Park)
O: Ohio: The Babbling Brook Naked Poker Club: Book One by Ann Warner 4* 1/7 - Cincinnati, Ohio; Chiago; NYC
S: Silver Lake: Undercover Santa by Wendy Davy 4* 1/4 - Silver Lake, Virginia
U: USA: 365 Days of Gratitude: Photos from a Beautiful World by Catherine Ryan Hyde no rating 1/18 - southwestern USA: mostly California, Arizona & Utah, with a few in Oregon & a couple in Asia (India)
📌V: Christmas Hideaway by Wendy Davy 3* 1/12 - Virginia Beach & a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains above Silver Lake, Virginia
📌W: White House/Washington, D.C.: From the Dog Shelter to the White House: The Story of Major Biden by Kalea Martin & Kennedi Rianne 3* 1/4 - Delaware; White House, Washington, D.C.
message 75 updated! 11/23 books read!
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Angel Springs: Rodeo Rescue by Teri Wilson ?* 1/? - Angel Springs, Texas
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Belgravia: A Case of Blackmail in Belgravia by Clara Benson ?* ?/? - Belgravia, London, England
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Denver: Promise of Love by Tamie Dearen ?* 1/? - Denver, Colorado
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Fuseta: Lost in Fuseta: Ein Portugal-Krimi (subtitle: A Portugal Mystery) by Gil Ribeiro ?* 2/? - Fuseta, Portugal
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Germany: Herzklopfen und kalte Füße (Palpitations and Cold Feet) by Frieda Lamberti ?* 1/? - Hamburg, Germany
📌I: Israel: Faithful by Amanda Bible Williams. Ann Voskamp, Ginny Owens, Kelly Minter, Kelly Needham, Lisa Harper, Raechel Myers, Ruth Chou Simons, Sally Lloyd-Jones, Sarah MacIntosh, Savannah Locke, Trillia J. Newbell & Amy Grant (Introduction) ?* 1/? - set mostly in today's Israel & neighboring Middle East region
Idaho: Sanctuary Forever by Lisa Phillips ?* 1/? - Sanctuary, Idaho
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Jungle: Eye of the Storm by Monette Michaels ?* ?/? - Triple Frontier in South America
📌M: How the Grinch Stole My Heart by Annabelle Costa ?* 1/? - Manhattan, NYC
Maui: Maui Widow Waltz by JoAnn Bassett ?* 1/? - Maui, Hawaii
📌P: Chef Sugarlips by Tawna Fenske ?* 1/? - Ponderosa Resort, central Oregon
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Madame Curie und die Kraft zu träumen (Madame Curie and the Power To Dream) by Susanna Leonard ?* 2/? - Warszawa (Warsaw), Poland; Paris, France
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Attempting the list again. I think locations might be easier than authors :)23/26
A - Archeon - Red Queen 1/6/23
B - Boston - It Ends with Us 1/12/2023
C - Colorado Better than Fiction (Denver) 1/1/23
D - Denver Meet Cute Diary
East Germany - Strangers on a Bridge 1/27/23
F France - the nightingale 6/2/2023
G - georgia - Jubilee 9/14/2023
H - Harvard - Love Hypothesis 2/7/23
I - Idaho - Cloud Cukoo Land
J - Japan The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line
K - Kirrinfief - The Bookshop on the Corner 1/6/23
L - London - Chain of Thorns 2/18/2023
M Montana Live laugh kidnap 4/6
N - New York - One Last Stop 2/26/2023
O - Ohio - Stories I Only Tell My Friends 5/20/23
P - Paris Time's Convert
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S - Space - Illuminae 1/2/23
T - Texas - Inheritance Games 1/15/23
U - Umuahia - Half of a Yellow Sun 1/26/2023
V Vermont - House Rules
W - Washington D.C - Red, White and Royal Blue 8/5/2023
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I'm in!25/25
A: Austin, Texas in Mrs. Harrison by R. Erik Thomas
B: Buenos Aires in Who is Vera Kelly? by Rosalie Knecht
C: California in Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid
D: Duchess County, New York in We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
E: Edwin’s Cove in Lucky by Heather Grace Stewart
F: Fairfield, Alaska in The Smell of Other’s People’s Houses by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
G: Georgia in Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
H: Houston, Texas in The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper
I: Italy in Less by Andrew Sean Greer
J: Japan in Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
K: Kentucky in Gay Poems for Red States by Willie Carver
L: Los Angeles, California in History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera
M: Mendocino, California in Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour
N: New York in Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
O: Oakland, California in Forever Is Now by Mariama J. Lockington
P: Positano, Italy in One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle
Q: Queens, New York in Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades
R: Raleigh in Emergency Skin by N.K. Jemisin
S: Seattle, Washington in Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon
T: Tundra Cove in The Truth Project by Dante Medema
U: U.K. in Your Place or Mine by Portia MacIntosh
V: Venice, California in Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour
W: Washington in Fly Away by Kristin Hannah
X: Xanadu in Xanadu by Jane Yolen
Y: Yorkshire in Will They, Won't They? by Portia MacIntosh
I'm in for 15 please.2023 Reading Challenge
A-Z Challenge: Locations - 2023
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Progress: 22 out of 15
✅ A: Austin's Territory in Magical Midlife Alliance
✅ B: Beach in Hell's Spells by Devon Monk
✅ C: Community Center in Sealed With a Tryst
✅ D: Dark Kingdom in Fused in Fire
✅ E: Eugene, Oregon in Scissor Kisses by Devon Monk
✅ F: Frigg's Riggs in Brute of All Evil
✅ G: Grand Ole Opry in Undercover Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
✅ H: Hell in Dime a Demon
✅ I: Ivy House in Magical Midlife Challenge by K.F. Breene
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✅M: Mortal Lands in A Court of Wings and Ruin (Part 3 of 3) Dramatized Adaptation
✅ N: Nashville in The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
✅ O: Ordinary, Oregon in Paper Stars by Devon Monk
✅ P: Puff in Muffin Bakery in Nobody's Ghoul
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✅ S: Sterling Silver in The Black Unicorn by Terry Brooks
✅ T: Toe Beans Cat Cafe in Crazy Stupid Bromance
✅ U: Under the Mountain in A Court of Wings and Ruin ( Part 1 of 3) Dramatized Adaptation
✅ V: Virgina in Wizard at Large
✅ W: Washington, DC in A Very Merry Bromance
✅ X: Xian in A Court of Wings and Ruin (Part 2 of 3) Dramatized Adaptation
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A: Austin-- Paper Ghosts
B: Brinkley's Island-- The Bookstore Sisters
C: Connecticut-- Happiness for Humans
D: Destiny Island-- Come Home with Me
E: England-- The Frozen Lake
F: Fryfam-- Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam
G: Greenwich Village-- Murder by Mocha
H: Hamilton-- It Happened One Christmas
I: Idaho-- There's Something about Merry
J: Jonesville, Virginia-- Demon Copperhead
K: Koreatown-- Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: A novel
L: Louisiana-- Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
M: Maine-- Wherever the Wind Takes Us
N: New Orleans-- The Floating World
O: Oklahoma-- Authentically Mexican: A Family History in Six Dishes
P: Paris-- Where The Wild Cherries Grow
Q: Queens: Roast Mortem
R: Richmond, Virginia-- Body of Evidence
S: Sussex-- The Ocean at the End of the Lane
T: Texas-- The Blinds
U: Uganda-- Billionaire Blend
V: Vermont-- Five Tuesdays in Winter
W: Wyoming-- Where the Lost Wander
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A-Z CHALLENGE: LOCATIONSDuration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
This year’s A-Z challenge involves locations, both real and fictional! Boldly Go and visit locations that fit each letter of the alphabet. You may count the first letter of towns or cities, countries, planets, universes, etc. Each book, however, may only be counted once within this challenge.
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W: Worcestershire, England - Right Ho, Jeeves - Wodehouse. 1/17/23
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Happy New Year my fellow readers! I'm in for all 26!
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Completed- 2/26 Update please! Did not complete this listing...So sorry!
I would like to sign up for 26- thanks 🙂
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Update to Message #26N: New York City from Later by Stephen King
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2025 Reading Challenge
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