A-Z Challenge: Locations - 2023

[TCampbell]

Update to Message #42
8/15 Read

M: Majestic We Are the Light READ ★★★★★

[Patty]

Update Message 66. 3/26

[Jana]

UPDATE MESSAGE 107

I'M IN FOR 26!

A ALASKA- THE CALL OF THE WILD - JACK LONDON
B
C
D
E
F
G - GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - FRANKENSTEIN
H
I - ISRAEL - THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
J
K
L
M - Manchester, England (Blink by KL Slater)
N
O
P - POLAND - THE SNOW HARE - PAULA LICHTAROWCZ
Q
R
S - ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
T
U
V
W - WESTMINSTER ABBEY - THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII
X
Y
Z

7/26 BOOKS

[Craig]

Update to Message 64

4/26

Q - Quincy, MA (Founding Brothers)

[Shelley]

Update to Message 34: 4/13 locations.

[Robynne]

Msg 5 update - Now 4/26

[Kristin]

Msg 43 update - 5/20 locations

[Clare]

In for 20

5/20

A-Z CHALLENGE: LOCATIONS
Duration: 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.

Aberfan: A Terrible Kindness
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C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
Ketterdam: Six of Crows
Lymstock: The Moving Finger
M
Nashville: Run Rose Run
O
P
Q
R
Sylt: The Beachcomber
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

[Chrissie]

Update to message #27 - 5/26

[Amy]

Updated message 82-- 11/26

[Robynne]

Msg 5 Update - Now 5/26

[Maria]

Updated msg 4

16/26

[Roop]

Update to message #91: 7/23

Roop wrote: "I am in for 23 books”

B - Blue Belle, Texas (Beauty and the Baller, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...)
S - Sunshine Falls, NC ( Book Lovers, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...)
N - New York City, New York (Recursion, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...)
L - London, UK (The Do-over, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...)
C - Carlsbad, California (Evidence of Affairs, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...)
J - Johannesburg ( Born a crime, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...)
W - Washington DC (Golden Couple, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...)

[JenniferJ]

Gonna try all 26

9/26

A -- Atlantic Ocean -- Treasure Island
B -- Bayside -- The Good Sister -- 2/1/23
C -- California -- Daisy Jones & The Six -- 2/??/23
D
E -- England -- The Suffering -- 3/2/23
F -- Forest -- The Watchers -- 3/3/23
G -- Georgia -- The Color Purple -- 2/10/23
H
I -- Island Home -- The Club -- 1/4/23
J
K
L -- Louisiana -- A Flicker in the Dark -- 1/22/23
M -- Missouri -- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
N -- Nocturne Falls -- Miss Frost Solves a Cold Case -- 1/18/23
O -- Oxford -- The It Girl
P -- Pacific Ocean -- The Deep -- 2/10/23
Q
R
S
T
U
V -- Virginia -- Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun -- 1/1/23
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X
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Z

[TCampbell]

Update to Message #42
9/15 Read


S: Spring Brook, NJ Hidden Pictures READ ★★★★

[Hilary]

C Cambridge Gate of Shadows Mark Wells

4/26 read update to #62

[Ashleigh]

Update to #28

5/26

M - Milton, England - North and South

[Maria]

Updated msg 4

18/26

[JenniferJ]

Update to message #220 - 2/26

[Amy]

Update to message 17: 5/20 locations found.

[Zita]

Update msg. 40 - 5/26 :)

[Samantha]

Update Message #12

Progress: 5/26

[Echo]

Message 63 updated: 4 of 26 completed

[Chrissie]

Update to message #27 - 6/26

[Maria]

Updated msg 4

19/26

H: (HOLLYWOOD)-The Seat Filler 1-25

[Jana]

UPDATE MESSAGE 107

I'M IN FOR 26!

A ALASKA- THE CALL OF THE WILD - JACK LONDON
B
C
D
E
F
G - GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - FRANKENSTEIN
H
I - ISRAEL - THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
J
K
L
M - Manchester, England (Blink by KL Slater)
N
O - OREGON - THE WRONG FAMILY - TARRYN FISHER
P - POLAND - THE SNOW HARE - PAULA LICHTAROWCZ
Q
R
S - ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
T
U
V
W - WESTMINSTER ABBEY - THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII
X
Y
Z

8/26 BOOKS

[Robynne]

Message 5 - Updated

I have now read 6/26 Books!!

[Jean]

I ‘m in for 26 by Jean

[Rachael]

Update to message #65

5/26 read

[Jean]

Update to message 235
4/26

C- Cambridge , Massachusetts. Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
E- England. Family Remains. By Lisa Jewel
H- Hawaii. Sharks in the Time of Savoirs. by KawaiStrong Washburn
N - New Hampshire. Mad Honey. by Jennifer Finney Boulanger

[Barb]

Update to post 60- 6/26 complete

[Hilary]

S Styles The Mysterious Affair at Styles Agatha Christie
6/26 read update to #62

[Chrissie]

Update to message #27 - 7/26

[Ashleigh]

Update to #28

6/26

U - United States of America - A Diamond in My Heart

[Bookspective]

Update to #56
4/20

K: Kabul - The Bookseller of Kabul
L: Lille - The Alice Network
M: Maryland - Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation
N: New York - The Invisible Life of Addie Larue

[Jean]

Update to message 235
8/26

L- London Infamous by Minerva Spencer

I - Illinois. The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki

P- Paris. The Best Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George

T- Trinidad. The Bread the Devil Knead byLisa Allen Agostini

[TCampbell]

Update to Message #42
10/15 Read

Y: Yeshiva Yeshiva Girl READ ★★★★★

[Julie]

Updated message 19
1/23

[Chrissie]

Update to message #27 - 8/26

[Ilona]

Updated! You all are on fire!

[Ashley]

update message #36
5/26

[Ana]

Update to message #22 - 3/26

[TerryJane, Challenges]

Update to Message #11: 26/26

Challenge complete! Thank you for leading, Ilona!

🔠 A-Z: LOCATIONS - Yearly Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2023
Progress: 26/26 -- COMPLETE

🔠 A - Arizona - 20th Century Ghosts
🔠 B - Bourne - One Two Three
🔠 C - California - Beat Until Stiff
🔠 D - Denmark - The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well
🔠 E - England - House 23: A Thriller
🔠 F - Florida - Bad Monkey
🔠 G - Greenville, Florida - You Don't Know Me: Reflections of My Father, Ray Charles
🔠 H - Hanoi - Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life
🔠 I - Iceland - The Glass Woman
🔠 J - Japan - Before the Coffee Gets Cold
🔠 K - Kentucky - GodPretty in the Tobacco Field
🔠 L - Lamuella - Mostly Harmless
🔠 M - Montserrat - The Stranger in the Lifeboat
🔠 N - New York City - All about Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business
🔠 O - Orangeville, Canada - Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum
🔠 P - Paris, Missouri - Bettyville: A Memoir
🔠 Q - Qatar - Turbulence
🔠 R - Rhinebeck, NY - The Last American Vampire
🔠 S - Stockholm, Sweden - The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye
🔠 T - Tokyo - Fault Lines
🔠 U - United Kingdom - The Well
🔠 V - Venice - The Comfort of Strangers
🔠 W - Washington - The Night Olivia Fell
🔠 X - Xasis - So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
🔠 Y - Yemen - Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
🔠 Z - Squornshellous Zeta - Life, the Universe and Everything

[Laureen]

Update to Message #26

K= Kentucky: Horse, A Novel by Geraldine Brooks

9/22

[Allie]

Update to Message #25

Update 1.29.23 will do 52 26 mystery and 26 other
Progress: 8/52

OTHER 4/26

💼M MINNESOTA Holy Ghost
💼N NEBRASKA Fangirl
💼P PARIS The Forbidden
💼V VIRGINIA Razorblade Tears


Mystery 4/26

💼I IRELAND The Secret Place
💼J JAPAN The Aosawa Murders
💼L LONDON The Twist of a Knife
💼M MEROE ISLAND Reckless Girls

[Jess]

19/26

A - Alaska, USA - The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah 11/08
B - Bombay, India - Midnight at Malabar House by Vaseem Khan 18/08
C - Cambridge, Massachusetts - Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow 28/01
D - Dublin, Ireland - A Million to One 14/03
E - England - Our Wives Under the Sea 25/02
F - Florence - The Marriage Portrait 18/05
G -
H - Hiroshima, Japan - The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa 08/06
I - Ireland Actress 30/03
J - Jordan The Map of Salt and Stars 08/05
K - Kent, UK - Heartstopper: Volume One 07/09
L - Linden, New Jersey - The Night Shift 15/01
M - Montego Bay, Jamaica - Here Comes the Sun 19/06
N - Northern Ireland - Trespasses by Louise Kennedy 06/07
O - Oz - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 26/03
P - Pennsylvania, USA - Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic 15/05
Q - Qwghlm - Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson 18/10
R - Rome, Italy - The Portrait of a Lady 07/05
S - Surrey, England - Atonement 20/02
T -
U - United Kingdom - The Crystal Cave 23/01
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[Mariana]

Update message 95: 1/26

[Echo]

Message 63 updated: 6 of 26 completed

[Tammy]

Update to Msg 79

✅ L: Landover in Magic Kingdom for Sale/Sold
✅ G: Grand Ole Opry in Undercover Bromance
✅ H: Hell in Dime a Demon

Progress: 7/15

[Gwen]

Updated message 124

Progress: 2/26