A-Z Titles 2023

[Jackmeister]

Finished 2 more, C and Y.

C - Cradle to Grave by Rachel Amphlett AA 🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 16/8/23

Y - A Young Lawyer's Story by John Ellsworth - 3⭐️ - 20/7/23

[Kim]

Finished my 24th of this Challenge with:-

'S':
Solace by Belinda McKeon

Rated this one as 5* (9.5/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Almost there Kim!!

[Kim]

Brenda wrote: "Almost there Kim!!"

Yes, Brenda - aiming to finish this month as I have a cunning plan for the rest of the year!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Ahhh that sounds intriguing Kim! Can't wait to hear what it is - that is if you're sharing ;)

[Denise MF]

3 more completed, 6 to go

✔F - The French Agent by Belinda Alexandra AA - 17/8/23 4*
✔P - The Postmistress by Alison Stuart AA - 21/8/23 4*
✔Z - The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris - 21/8/23 5*

[Kim]

Finished my 25th of this Challenge with:-

'L':-
Larapinta by Annie Seaton

Rated this one as 4+* (9+/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Only one more to go before the 'big reveal' of my plans for the last third of the year!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Can't wait Kim!!

[Jacinta]

Pleased to finish this challenge!

A-Z Titles
1/1/23 - 31/12/23
26/26 13/6 (AA)

✔A A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing - Jessie Tu 7/1 3.5* (AA)
✔B Before the Coffee Gets Cold - Toshikazu Kawaguchi 2/2 3.5*
✔C Carrie Soto Is Back - Taylor Jenkins Reid 14/1 4*
✔D Dead Tide - Fiona McIntosh (AA) 9/6 4*
✔E Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone - Benjamin Stevenson (AA) 2/5 3.8*
✔F Flames - Robbie Arnott (AA) 18/2 4*
✔G Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World - Lauren Fleshman 17/4 4.5*
✔H Horse - Geraldine Brooks (AA) 24/4 4.5*
✔I I'm Glad My Mom Died - Jennette McCurdy 31/5 4*
✔J Just Murdered - Katherine Kovacic 2/1 3.5* (AA)
✔K The Knighton Women's Compendium - Denise Picton 29/6 3.5 (AA)
✔L Love Stories - Trent Dalton (AA) 27/1 4*
✔M My Dream Time: A Memoir of Tennis & Teamwork - Ashleigh Barty (AA) 27/2 4.5*
✔N News of the World - Paulette Jiles 25/3 4*
✔O One by One - Ruth Ware 21/3 4*
✔P The Paris Apartment - Lucy Foley 18/2 3.8*
✔Q The Jam Queens - Josephine Moon (AA) 5/7 4*
✔R A Routine Infidelity - Elizabeth Coleman (AA) 21/4 4*
✔S Still Life - Sarah Winman 6/1 4*
✔T Teacher: One woman's struggle to keep the heart in teaching - Gabbie Stroud (AA) 11/3 4*
✔U Unforgiven - Sarah Barrie (AA) 10/6 4*
✔V Vesper Flights - Helen Macdonald 23/6 3.8*
✔ W The Winners - Fredrik Backman 18/1 4*
✔X The Exiles - Christina Baker Kline 25/8 3.5*
✔Y The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store - Cait Flanders 19/6 3.5*
✔Z The Zig Zag Girl - Elly Griffiths 17/7 3.5*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Jacinta!!!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great work Jacinta

[Bec]

Well done Jacinta!

[Lee at ReadWriteWish]

Just read my E title

The Enchanted Island by Ellie O'Neill

3 out of 5 My review is here

[Bec]

Finally read another book that fits this challenge - Y. Found this one in kindle unlimited and it seemed perfect, aussie author and fits for Y.

You Need to Know by Nicola Moriarty 4 stars. Finished 29/8/2023



It was my first book by Nicola Moriarty. I really enjoyed it and will definitely be reading more.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Glad you enjoyed it Bec! I have this one down for my next Y challenge :)

[Kim]

Completed this Challenge with:-

'K':
Kept by D.J. Taylor

Rated this one as 3* (6.5/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

A-Z Titles
1/1/23 - 31/12/23
Progress: 26/26 (AA 6/6) - COMPLETED 1/9/23

A - Angel by Colleen McCullough - AA -
- FINISHED 23/7/23 - 4* (9/10)
B - Babysitter by Joyce Carol Oates -
- FINISHED 8/2/23 - 4* (8.5/10)
C - Closer by K.L. Slater -
- FINISHED 20/6/23 - 4+* (9+/10)
D - Dreamland by Rosa Rankin-Gee -
- FINISHED 21/6/23 - 4* (8/10)
E - Epiphany by David Hewson -
- FINISHED 12/4/23 - 4* (8.5/10)
F - Fury by Salman Rushdie -
- FINISHED 31/5/23 - 4* (8/10)
G - Gretel by Christopher Coleman -
- FINISHED 26/7/23 - 4* (8.5/10)
H - Heartsick by Jessie Stephens - AA -
- FINISHED 5/7/23 - 4* (8.5/10)
I - Inspection by Josh Malerman -
- FINISHED 27/6/23 - 4* (9/10)
J - Jimmy by William Malmborg -
- FINISHED 11/8/23 - 4* (8.5/10)
K - Kept by D.J. Taylor -
- FINISHED 1/9/23 - 3* (6.5/10)
L - Larapinta by Annie Seaton - AA -
- FINISHED 21/8/23 - 4+* (9+/10)
M - Muse by Michael Cecilione -
- FINISHED 30/3/23 - 4* (9/10)
N - Noonday by Pat Barker -
- FINISHED 19/1/23 - 4* (9/10)
O - Obsession by Amanda Robson -
- FINISHED 31/7/23 - 4* (9/10)
P - Pursuit by Joyce Carol Oates -
- FINISHED 7/7/23 - 4* (9/10)
Q - The Quickening by Rhiannon Ward -
- FINISHED 30/4/23 - 4* (9/10)
R - The Rip by Mark Brandi - AA -
- FINISHED 14/2/23 - 3* (6.5/10)
S - Solace by Belinda McKeon -
- FINISHED 16/8/23 - 5* (9.5/10)
T - Tangerine by Christine Mangan -
- FINISHED 28/1/23 - 5* (9.5/10)
U - Underneath by Anne Goodwin -
- FINISHED 17/7/23 - 3* (7/10)
V - Velocity byKristin McCloy -
- FINISHED 19/6/23 - 3* (7/10)
W - Wake by Shelley Burr - AA -
- FINISHED 22/7/23 - 5* (9.5/10)
X - Exiles by Jane Harper - AA -
- FINISHED 4/5/23 - 4* (9/10)
Y - You by Zoran Drvenkar -
- FINISHED 14/8/23 - 4* (8.5/10)
Z - Buzz by Anders de la Motte -
- FINISHED 10/8/23 - 4* (8/10)

[Kim]

Still 4 months to go and realised that I still have many one-word title books on TBR so I have decided to repeat the Challenge and do a 'Part Two' for the last four months of the year - and not even a 'The' in this batch!

A-Z Titles - Part Two - 'More One-Word Titles'
1/9/23 - 31/12/23
Progress: 26/26 (AA 6/6) - COMPLETED 31/12/23

A - Awakening by Sharon J. Bolton -
- FINISHED 8/10/23 - 4* (8.5/10)
B - Beginnings: Australian Speculative Fiction Anthology Vol. 1 by Jocelyn Spark - AA -
- FINISHED 18/10/23 - 4* (8/10)
C - Commonwealth by Ann Patchett -
- FINISHED 25/11/23 - 4* (8/10)
D - Damage by Josephine Hart -
- FINISHED 28/12/23 - 4* (8.5/10)
E - Educated by Tara Westover -
- FINISHED 18/12/23 - 4* (9/10)
F - Falling by Emma Kavanagh -
- FINISHED 16/12/23 - 4* (8.5/10)
G - Gingerbread by Robert Dinsdale -
- FINISHED 13/12/23 - 2* (5/10)
H - Headland by Ged Gillmore - AA -
- FINISHED 12/10/23 - 4* (8.5/10)
I - Illywhacker by Peter Carey - AA -
- FINISHED 30/9/23 - 4* (8/10)
J - JAM by Jake Wallis Simons -
- FINISHED 27/11/23 - 4* (9/10)
K - Keeper by Jessica Moor -
- FINISHED 23/11/23 - 4* (9/10)
L - Lot by Bryan Washington -
- FINISHED 27/12/23 - 3* (6.5/10)
M - Mirrorland by Carole Johnstone -
- FINISHED 20/10/23 - 3* (7/10)
N - Nomad by James Swallow -
- FINISHED 26/12/23 - 4* (9/10)
O - Outback by Patricia Wolf - AA -
- FINISHED 27/9/23 - 4* (9/10)
P - Pastoral by Nevil Shute - AA -
- FINISHED 5/9/23 - 4* (8.5/10)
Q - Exquisite by Sarah Stovell -
- FINISHED 19/9/23 - 5* (9.5/10)
R - Radiance by Shaena Lambert -
- FINISHED 19/11/23 - 4* (8.5/10)
S - Shell by Kristina Olsson - AA -
- FINISHED 31/12/23 - 4* (8.5/10)
T - Trespasses by Louise Kennedy -
- FINISHED 21/9/23 - 4* (8.5/10)
U - Unforgotten by Clare Francis -
- FINISHED 1/12/23 - 4* (9/10)
V - Visitors by Anita Brookner -
- FINISHED 20/11/23 - 3* (7/10)
W - Wild by Kristin Hannah -
- FINISHED 26/9/23 - 5* (9.5/10)
X - Exile by Denise Mina -
- FINISHED 12/12/23 - 3* (6.5/10)
Y - Yesterday by Felicia Yap -
- FINISHED 7/9/23 - 4* (9/10)
Z - Stargazer by Laurie Petrou -
- FINISHED 17/11/23 - 4* (9/10)

[Bec]

Kim wrote: "Completed this Challenge with:-

'K':
Kept by D.J. Taylor

Rated this one as 3* (6.5/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

A-Z Title..."

Well done Kim!

[Bec]

Finished my G with ✔ The Game You Played by Anni Taylor

Listened on audio and it went quite different to what I was expecting.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great work Kim!! Phrynne will tick you off as well as add part two for you when she's next online :)

[Bec]

Okay U finished today - this one I swapped between audio and kindle so finished it off real quick

Under Her Care by Lucinda Berry 3.5 stars.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Doing well Bec!!

[Kim]

Bec wrote: "Kim wrote: "Completed this Challenge with:-

'K':
Kept by D.J. Taylor

Rated this one as 3* (6.5/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show......"

Thanks, Bec!

[Kim]

Brenda wrote: "Great work Kim!! Phrynne will tick you off as well as add part two for you when she's next online :)"

Thanks, Brenda!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

All done Kim - great work!!!

[Kim]

Phrynne wrote: "All done Kim - great work!!!"

Thanks, Phrynne!

[Lee at ReadWriteWish]

Read my U book

The Unbelieved by Vikki Petraitis

Pretty good read. 4 1/2 stars My review is here

[Kim]

Finished my 2nd of this Challenge Part Two with:-

'Y':
Yesterday by Felicia Yap

Rated this one as 4* (9/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Lee at ReadWriteWish]

Read my Y book.

You Don't Know Me by Sara Foster

It was just okay. 3 out of 5 My review is here

[Bec]

Finished by accident and I Just didn't realise it. I had a different book scheduled for Q, but it was when I went to update my K I realised I just finished The Queens Gambit, to finish off the challenge....so here it is:

A-Z Titles
1/1/23 - 31/12/23
26/26
15/6 (AA)
✔ ★★★★★


✔ A - Anxious People by Fredrik Backman finished 1/7/2023 ★★★★1/2
✔ B - Black River by Matthew Spencer AA finished 30/4/2023 ★★★★
✔ C - Can I Steal You for a Second? by Jodi McAlister AA finished 13/2/2023 ★★★★
✔ D - The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams AA finished 9/3/2023 ★★★★
✔ E - Easy Come Easy Ghost: A Paranormal Cozy Mystery Romance by Jane Hinchey AA finished 12/5/2023 ★★★★
✔ F - Family Baggage by Ilsa Evans AA finished 24/1/2023 ★★★★
✔ G - The Game You Played(a) by Anni Taylor AA finished 41/8/2023 ★★★★
✔ H - Haunting Tessa by Temperance Dawn finished 24/1/2023 ★★★★
✔ I - Ironheart by Jod[author:Nicola Moriartyi McAlister|15906650] AA finished 14/3/2023 ★★★★
✔ J - Just a Regular Boy by Catherine Ryan Hyde finished 31/3/2023 ★★★★
✔ K - The Karma Map by Nisha Sharma finished 13/9/2023 ★★★★
✔ L - Little Fires Everywhere(a) finished 17/1/2023 ★★★★
✔ M - Misrule by Jodi McAlister AA finished 5/4/2023 ★★★★
✔ N - Next Girl Missing by L.A. Larkin AA finished 2/6/2023 ★★★★
✔ O - Our Ride To Forever by Julie Olivia finished 1/2/2023 ★★★★
✔ P - Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales AA finished 11/3/2023 ★★★★
✔ Q - The Queen's Gambit(a) by Walter Tevis finished 15/9/2023 ★★★★
✔ R - Rules by Cynthia Lord finished 16/1/2023 ★★★★
✔ S - Sunrise Over Mercy Court by Fiona McCallum AA finished 18/3/2023 ★★★★
✔ T - Tim Te Maro and the Subterranean Heartsick Blues by H.S. Valley finished 15/1/2023 ★★★
✔ U - Under Her Care(a) by Lucinda Berry finished 2/9/2023 ★★★ 1/2
✔ V - Valentine by Jodi McAlister AA finished 1/3/2023 ★★★★
✔ W - The Woman Who Knew Too Little by Olivia Wearne AA finished 9/1/2023 ★★★★
✔ X - What the Hex: A Paranormal Cozy Mystery Romance by Jane Hinchey AA finished 25/2/2023 ★★★★
✔ Y - You Need to Know by AA finished 29/8/2023 ★★★★
✔ Z - Let's Get Quizzical by Kelly Ohlert finished 25/5/2023 ★★★★


(a) (a) (a)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great work Bec!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Bec!

[Lee at ReadWriteWish]

Read my S book. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

So good. 5 out of 5 My review here

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Lee!

[Kim]

Finished my 3rd of this Challenge Part Two with:-

'Q':
Exquisite by Sarah Stovell

Rated this one as 5* (9.5/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Kim]

Finished my 4th of this Challenge Part Two with:-

'T':
Trespasses by Louise Kennedy

Rated this one as 4* (8.5/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phil]

Finished the challenge.
A Anna by Niccolò Ammaniti Read 02/05; 4*
B Blue Moon by Lee Child Read 30/06; 4*
C Corporal Hitler’s Pistol: Winner of the 2022 ARA Historical Novel Prize by Tom Keneally AA Read11/01; 4*
D Devotion by Hannah Kent AA Read 20/09; 3*
E Echolalia by Briohny Doyle AA Read 06/09; 3*
F Flights by Olga Tokarczuk Read 03/02; 4*
G Gentlemen Formerly Dressed by Sulari Gentill AA Read 27/07; 4*
H Here and Now and Then by Mike Chen Read 17/04; 4*
I I, Robot by Isaac Asimov Read 02/01; 4*
J Johnno by David Malouf AA Read 16/05; 4*
K Kindred by Octavia E. Butler Read 21/04; 4*
L Lucky's by Andrew Pippos AA Read 09/06; 4*
M Modern Marriage by Filip Vukasin AA Read 26/08; 3*
N Network Effect by Martha Wells Read 16/01; 5*
O Over My Dead Body by Jeffrey Archer Read 23/08; 4*
P Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind Read 12/07; 4*
Q Quota by Jock Serong AA Read 25/02; 4*
R Riptides by Kirsten Alexander AA Read 12/02; 3*
S Silas Marner by George Eliot Read 04/01; 4*
T True Believer by Jack Carr Read 18/07; 4*
U Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie AA Read 20/02; 4*
V Violation by Karl Hill Read 21/03; 3*
W Wilder Country by Mark Smith AA Read 14/03; 4*
X Catch Us The Foxes by Nicola West AA Read 30/04; 3*
Y You Don't Know Me by Sara Foster AA Read 26/05; 4*
Z Zodiac by Sam Wilson Read 05/08; 3*

[Bec]

Congratulations Phil! I see you are also over in the Around the year in 52 books group. I would love to see the books you read for that challenge. Can you let me know where your post is.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Phil!

[Phil]

Phrynne wrote: "Well done Phil!"

Thanks Phrynne I'm all challenged out now

[Phil]

Bec wrote: "Congratulations Phil! I see you are also over in the Around the year in 52 books group. I would love to see the books you read for that challenge. Can you let me know where your post is."
Thanks Bec....just go to my profile and those books are listed in my bookshelf as well as my post under Phil's ATY 2023

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great job Phil!!

[Kim]

Finished my 5th and 6th of my Part Two Challenge with:-

'O':-
Outback by Patricia Wolf - AA

Rated this one as 4* (9/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

'W':-
Wild by Kristin Hannah

Rated this one as 5* (9.5/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Lee at ReadWriteWish]

Read my I book

In at the Deep End by Penelope Janu

I thought the book was just wasted potential. 2 out of 5 My review is here

[Kim]

Finished my 7th of this Challenge with:-

'I':
Illywhacker by Peter Carey

Rated this book as 4* (8/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jackmeister]

Challenge complete! 🥳
Last 2 books were L and Q.

A - Abandoned in Death by J.D. Robb - 4⭐️ - 15/1/23
B - Beware of the Dog by Peter Corris - AA 🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 6/4/23
C - Cradle to Grave by Rachel Amphlett - AA 🇦🇺- 4⭐️ - 16/8/23
D - Desperation in Death by J.D. Robb - 5⭐️ - 3/2/23
E - Encore in Death by J.D. Robb - 4⭐️ - 9/3/23
F - Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb - 4⭐️ - 6/1/23
G -Golden in Death by J.D. Robb - 4⭐️ - 3/1/23
H - Headland by Ged Gillmore - AA 🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 26/1/23
I - The Investigator by John Sandford - 4⭐️ - 20/1/23
J - Just Evil by Vickie McKeehan - 5⭐️ - 11/5/23
K - Kill Game: A Cold Poker Gang Mystery by Dean Wesley Smith - 4⭐️ - 25/5/23
L - Last Reminder by Stuart Pawson - 4⭐️ - 5/9/23
M - Murder in the Dark by Kerry Greenwood - AA 🇦🇺 - 3⭐️ - 29/1/23
N - No Man's Land by Roland Fishman - AA 🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 1/4/23
O - The Other Side of Sorrow: Cliff Hardy 23 by Peter Corris - AA 🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 28/1/23
P - Perfect People by Peter James - 3⭐️ - 22/6/23
Q - Quarry's Vote by Max Allan Collins - 3⭐️ - 2/10/23
R - Racing the Light by Robert Crais - 4⭐️ - 17/5/23
S - Shadows in Death by J.D. Robb - 4⭐️ - 4/1/23
T - Treasure of Khan by Clive Cussler - 5⭐️ - 24/1/23
U - Upgrade by Blake Crouch - 4⭐️ - 28/3/23
V - Vendetta in Death by J.D. Robb - 4⭐️ - 2/1/23
W - Wipeout! by Chip Hughes - 3⭐️ - 23/2/23
X - Exiles by Jane Harper - AA 🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 17/1/23
Y - A Young Lawyer's Story by John Ellsworth - 3⭐️ - 20/7/23
Z - The Zero Night by Brian Freeman - 4⭐️ - 6/2/23

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Jackie!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great work Jackie!

[Lauren D]

All Done :) Managed to get a few off my TBR that had been there for a while as well as some current ones I'd been looking forward to!

A-Z Titles
1/1/23 - 31/12/23
26/26

A The American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas 21/1/23 *****
B The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham 03/05/23 *****
C Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid 26/3/23 ****
D Did I Ever Tell You This? by Sam Neill 18/9/23 ***
E Echo Burning by Lee Child 10/3/23 ****
F From Where I Fell by Susan Johnson AA 30/5/23 ***
G The Girl Who Fell From the Sky by Emma Carey AA 6/2/23 *****
H Homecoming by Kate Morton AA 26/5/23 *****
I I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai 12/7/23 ***
J Joy & Sorrow: The story of an Exclusive Brethren survivor by Joy Nason AA 30/9/23 ***
K Kookaburra Cottage by Maya Linnell AA 20/08/23 ***
L The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama 25/3/23 ****
M Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult 13/2/23 ****
N The New Rulebook: Notes from a Psychologist to Help Redefine the Way You Live by Chris Cheers AA 26/4/23 ***
O The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin 1/4/23 *****
P The Passage by Justin Cronin 20/6 ****
Q Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams 17/1/23 ****
R Rebel Talk: The art of powerful conversations by Jane Hutcheon AA 15/3/23 ****
S Sparring Partners by John Grisham 18/3/23 ***
T Tell Me Again by Amy Thunig AA 5/4/23 ***
U The Upside of Being Down: How Mental Health Struggles Led to My Greatest Successes in Work and Life by Jen Gotch 18/8/23 ***
V The Vet from Snowy River by Stella Quinn AA 25/6/23 ***
W The Wife and the Widow by Christian White AA 3/1/23 ****
XExiles by Jane Harper AA 30/1/23 *****
Y Yellowface by R.F. Kuang 13/08/23 ***
Z Love and Other Puzzles by Kimberley Allsopp AA 18/2/23 ***

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Lauren!!