A-Z Titles 2023

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Cherie! Yes, it's scary isn't it :(

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great work Cherie!

[#Teresa]

Challenge Completed :)

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


A - An Italian Dream by Kate Frost Read 11/8/2023 3*
B - Betrayal in Death by J.D. Robb Read 31/10/2023 5*
C - The Chocolate Promise by Josephine Moon AA Read 19/8/2023 4*
D - The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn Read 23/9/2023 5*
E - Eleanor's Secret by Caroline Beecham Read 25/10/2023 3*
F - Fire with Fire by Candice Fox AA Read 1/9/2023 4*
G - The Guest List by Lucy Foley Read 4/10/2023 4*
H - Homecoming by Kate Morton AA Read 24/9/2023 5*
I - Invisible by Cecily Anne Paterson AA Read 20/8/2023 4*
J - Judgement in Death by J.D. Robb Read 13/9/2023 4*
K - Khaki Town by Judy NunnAA - Read 30/7/2023 5*
L - Love Stories Trent Dalton AA Read 4/1/2023 5*
M - Myrren's Gift by Fiona McIntosh AA Read 6/8/2023 4*
N - Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult Read 12/11/23 5*
O - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon Read 20/7/2023 5*
P - The Paris Affair by Pip Drysdale AA Read 2/10/2023 5*
Q - A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey Read 28/9/2023 5*
R - Regretting You by Colleen Hoover Read 14/9/2023 5*
S - Stony Creek by Christine Gardner AA Read 6/7/2023 - 3*
T - The Truth about the Accident by Nicole Trope AA Read 10/9/2023 4*
U - Until We Collide by Charlotte Fallowfield Read 7/9/2023 3*
V - The Victory Garden by Rhys Bowen Read 20/10/2023 5*
W - Witness in Death by J.D. Robb Read 20/8/2023 4*
X - Exiles by Jane Harper Read 19/10/2023 4*
Y - You Need to Know by Nicola Moriarty AA Read 18/11/2023 4*
Z - Dizzy In Love by Brittany Larsen Read 5/11/2023 4*

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Teresa!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Teresa :)

[Denise MF]

Finished another - 2 to go

✔Y - Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton - 18/11/23 - 3.5*

[Janelle]

Finished this challenge today with my X!!

A-Z Titles
1/1/23 - 31/12/23
26/26
8/6 AA

A A Country of Eternal Light by Paul DalgarnoAA fin Mar14 3*
B La Bête Humaine by Émile Zola fin Jan14 5*
C City of Ash and Red by Hye-Young Pyun fin Jan5 3*
D The Distance Between Us by Maggie O'Farrell fin Jan1 3*
E The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje fin Mar17 5*
F Fed to Red Birds by Rijn Collins AA fin Jan28 4*
G Good Pop, Bad Pop by Jarvis Cocker fin Jan6 5*
H The Hotel by Elizabeth Bowen fin Jan8 3*
I The Islands by Emily BrugmanAA fin Mar11 3*
J The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta fin Jan8 4*
K Katherine Mansfield: A Secret Life by Claire Tomalin fin Feb27 5*
L Locked Ward by Anne Buist AA fin Mar6 3*
M Mrs Van Gogh by Caroline Cauchi fin Feb12 3*
N Night Blue by Angela O'Keeffe AA fin Jul26 4*
O The Only Suspect by Louise Candlish fin Jan31 4*
P Pinball, 1973 by Haruki Murakami fin Aug16 4*
Q Queens of the Age of Chivalry by Alison Weir fin Jan3 4*
R Restless Dolly Maunder by Kate Grenville AA fin Jul5 5*
S The Sun Walks Down by Fiona McFarlane AA fin Jan21 4*
T Tall Man: The Death of Doomadgee by Chloe Hooper AA fin Apr8 5*
U Untamed Shore by Silvia Moreno-Garcia fin Mar30 4*
V Vita and the Birds by Polly Crosby fin jul1 4*
W Women in Love by D.H. Lawrence fin Feb5 4*
X Anxious Pleasures: A Novel after Kafka by Lance Olsen fin Nov19 4*
Y Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power by Leah Redmond Chang fin Sep27 5*
Z Zola Photographer by Émile Zola fin Feb10 5*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Janelle!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great work Janelle!

[Kim]

Finished my 13th, 14th and 15th of this Challenge with:-

'R':
Radiance by Shaena Lambert

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

'V':
Visitors by Anita Brookner

Rated this one as 3* (7/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

'K':
Keeper by Jessica Moor

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

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Finished:)

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

A Aunt Bessie Likes by Diana Xarissa 4 stars 7/2/23
B Beyond the Grave by C.J. Archer AA 4 stars 22/1/23
C Chain of Evidence by Garry Disher AA 4 stars 10/1/23
D Death Knells and Wedding Bells by Eva Gates 5 stars 27/5/23
E Exiles by Jane Harper AA 4 stars 10/1/23
F A Flicker of a Doubt by Daryl Wood Gerber 4 stars 18/3/23
G Gone But Not for Garden by Kate Collins 4 stars 18/1/23
H A High Whisk Situation by H.Y. Hanna AA 3 stars 6/4/23
I The Island by Adrian McKinty AA 3 stars 16/3/23
J Jumping Jenny by Anthony Berkeley 4 stars 9/1/23
K Key of Knowledge by Nora Roberts 5 stars 26/11/23
L The Last Orphan by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz 5 stars 8/4/23
M Murder at the Freak Show by Helen Goltz AA 5 stars 20/1/23
N Nancy Business by R.W.R. McDonald AA 3 stars 8/11/23
O Outback Roads: The Nanny by Annie Seaton AA 4 stars 15/1/23
P Paper Cuts by Ellery Adams 4 stars 2/4/23
Q Sugar Town Queens by Malla NunnAA 4 stars 23/9/23
R Reading Up a Storm by Eva Gates 4 stars 24/1/23
S Snuffed Out by Valona Jones 4 stars 5/1/23
T Take the Honey and Run by Jennie Marts 3 stars 23/6/23
U Under the Whispering Door] by T.J. Klune 4 stars 12/2/23
V Viviana Valentine Goes Up River by Emily J. Edwards 4 stars 8/4/23
W A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny 3 stars 14/1/23
X The Wonderful Thing about Phoenix Rose by Josephine Moon 4 stars 26/5/23
Y You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle 3 stars 13/2/23
Z Terror in Topaz byA.M. Stuart AA 5 stars 26/9/23

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Phrynne :)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Thanks Brenda!

[Andrea]

Congratulations everyone who has finished so far! I love reading through the lists and seeing what everyone read for the more difficult letters.

[Jonquil]

A-Z Titles 2023
1/1 - 12/31/23

26/26 DONE
14/6 AA

A Arazan's Wolves John Flanagan 10/8 ★★★★ AA
B Bitter Wash Road Garry Disher 1/14 ★★★★ AA
C Coffin Road Peter May ★★★★ 5/5
D Death at the Dog Show Grace York ★★★★ 2/1 AA
E Empty Places Graham Wilson 3/2 ★★★ AA
F Flight to Coorah Creek Janet Gover 1/17 ★★★★★ AA
G Gentlemen Formerly Dressed Sulari Gentill 1/4 ★★★★ AA
H Hearts in Darkness Keri Arthur 7/2 ★★★★ AA
I I, Angel J.C. Andrijeski 9/20 ★★★★★
J Just Murdered Katherine Kovacic 2/22 ★★★★
K Kiss Of Death P.D. Martin 1/29 ★★★ AA
L Little Girl Lost Janet GoverAA 1/17 ★★★★
M Murder in the Drawing Room C.J. Archer AA 9/4 ★★★
N Neon Prey John Sandford 4/25 ★★★★
O Outback Patricia Wolf 11/9 ★★★★★
P Paper Cuts Ellery Adams 5/25 ★★★★
Q Quiche of Death Mary Lee Ashford 1/3 ★★★★
R Racing the Light Robert Crais 7/10 ★★★★★
S A Scone to Die For H.Y. Hanna AA 1/1 ★★★
T Tea with Milk and Murder H.Y. Hanna 6/2 AA ★★★★
U Urn Burial Kerry Greenwood 6/1 AA ★★★★
V Viviana Valentine Gets Her Man Emily J. Edwards 1/10 ★★★★
W Whispering DeathDisher Garry Disher AA 1/30 ★★★★★
X Texas Prey Barb Han 9/13 ★★★★
Y Yuletide Homicide Jennifer David Hesse 1/2 ★★★★
Z Zero Nathan M. Farrugia AA 1/1 ★★★★★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Jonquil!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great work Jonquil!

[Clare]

I finished all of the Alphabet

A-Z Titles
1/1/23 - 31/12/23
26/26
8/6 AA

A ✔ The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow Read 22/4. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

B ✔ The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean Read 31/1. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

C ✔ Cursed by Marissa Meyer Read 12/3. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

D ✔ The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave Read 8/6. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

E ✔ Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld Read 16/5. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

F ✔ A Face Like Glass by Frances Hardinge Read 27/2. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

G ✔ The Girls Are Never Gone by Sarah Glenn Marsh Read 27/1. 1★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

H ✔ A Hunger of Thorns by Lili Wilkinson Read 31/8. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA

I ✔ It's Not You, It's Me by Gabrielle Williams Read 27/5. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA

J ✔ Joyous & Moonbeam by Richard Yaxley Read 23/7. 4★ AA

K ✔ The King's General by Daphne du Maurier Read 10/12. 4★

L ✔ Liar's Beach by Katie Cotugno Read 26/9. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

M ✔ My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand Read 18/3. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

N ✔ Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus Read 25/5. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

O ✔ The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Read 23/10. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

P ✔ The Path of Thorns by A.G. Slatter Read 10/2. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA

Q ✔ The Quiet and the Loud by Helena Fox Read 10/5. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA

R ✔ Rouge by Mona Awad Read 15/11. 4★

S ✔ A Series of Fortunate Events: Chance and the Making of the Planet, Life, and You by Sean B. Carroll Read 6/11. 5★

T ✔ Things to Do Before the End of the World by Emily Barr Read 10/11. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

U ✔ An Uncommon Hangman: The life and deaths of Robert ‘Nosey Bob’ Howard by Rachel Franks Read 10/4. 4★ AA

V ✔ The Vanished by Celia Rees Read 11/7. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

W ✔ What We All Saw by Mike Lucas Read 8/3. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA

X ✔ Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta Read 13/9. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA

Y ✔ Yellowface by R.F. Kuang Read 12/9. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Z ✔ Big Chief Elizabeth: How England's Adventurers Gambled and Won the New World by Giles Milton Read 11/6. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Clare!

[Steve]

Last night, I finished my last for this challenge, well before time, The Year of the Runaways by Sunjeev Sahota for Y. Below is my completed list, thank you to all the mods for an extremely enjoyable yearly challenge!

A Amethyst Pledge by Leonie Rogers AA ★★★★☆ 30/7
B Blind Men Don't Dial Zero by C.A. Larmer AA ★★★☆☆ 14/6
C A Conspiracy of Faith by Jussi Adler-Olsen ★★★★☆ 8/2
D The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams AA ★★★★★ 19/2
E Enough by Cassidy Hutchinson ★★★★☆ 5/11
F Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace ★★★★☆ 23/9
G The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth AA ★★★★★ 22/3
H Headcase by Jack Heath AA ★★★★★ 17/4
I I Found You by Lisa Jewell ★★☆☆☆ 18/11
J Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier ★★☆☆☆ 12/8
K Knight Shift by E.A. Copen ★★★★☆ 16/3
L The Long Cosmos by Terry Pratchett ★★★☆☆ 1/7
M Mechanicum by Graham McNeill ★★★☆☆ 28/2
N No Good Deed by Diane Hester AA ★★★★☆ 14/7
O Of Blood and Fire by Ryan Cahill ★★★★☆ 16/11
P The President's Daughter by Bill Clinton ★★★★☆ 18/3
Q The Queen's Poisoner by Jeff Wheeler ★★★★☆ 17/5
R The Reach by B. Michael Radburn AA ★★★★☆ 13/2
S Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe ★★★★★ 13/5
T Trapper Road by Rachel Caine ★★★★★ 22/2
U The Unquiet by John Connolly ★★★★☆ 28/5
V Violent Exposure by Katherine Howell AA ★★★★☆ 2/1
W Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore ★★★★☆ 21/6
X The Proxy Bride by Zoe Boccabella AA ★★★★☆ 22/5
Y The Year of the Runaways by Sunjeev Sahota ★★☆☆☆ 10/12
Z The School that Escaped the Nazis: The True Story of the Schoolteacher Who Defied Hitler by Deborah Cadbury ★★★★★ 10/7

[Kerri_M]

All done!
Aussie Readers Annual A-Z Titles
26/26 A.A 6/6

✅ A. About Face - Donna Leon - 11/09/2023 - ★★★☆
✅ B. Black Diamond - Martin Walker - 4/03/2023 - ★★★☆
✅ C. The Chestnut Man - Søren Sveistrup - 16/04/2023 - ★★★★
✅ D. Day's End - Garry Disher A.A - 4/04/2023 - ★★★★
✅ E. Exiles - Jane Harper A.A - 22/07/2023 - ★★★★
✅ F. Fifty Fifty - James Patterson A.A - 26/11/2023 - ★★★☆
✅ G. The Girl of His Dreams - Donna Leon - 12/07/2023 - ★★★★
✅ H. The House at Sea's End - Elly Griffiths - 17/02/2023 - ★★★★
✅ I. I Can See You - Michael Leese - 23/01/2023 - ★★☆
✅ J. Jar of Hearts - Jennifer Hillier - 10/12/2023 - ★★★
✅ K. Killers of a Certain Age - Deanna Raybourn - 24/09/2023 - ★★★★
✅ L. Lying Beside You - Michael Robotham A.A - 16/09/2023 - ★★★★
✅ M. Moonflower Murders - Anthony Horowitz29/05/2023 - ★★★★
✅ N. No Plan B - Lee Child - 17/01/2023 - ★★★★
✅ O. Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller - Oliver Darkshire - 21/10/2023 - ★★★☆
✅ P. Present Darkness - Malla Nunn A.A - 11/11/2023 - ★★★★
✅ Q.* A Question of Belief - Donna Leon - 16/09/2023 - ★★★☆
✅ R. Rubbernecker - Belinda Bauer - 1/01/2023 - ★★★☆
✅ S. A Song of Comfortable Chairs - Alexander McCall Smith - 6/01/2023 - ★★★★
✅ T. Through a Glass, Darkly - Donna Leon - 20/05/2023 - ★★★★
✅ U. Uniform Justice - Donna Leon - 7/02/2023 - ★★★★
✅ V. Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers - Jesse Q. Sutanto - 20/08/2023 - ★★★★
✅ W. The World According to Bertie - Alexander McCall Smith - 15/09/2023 - ★★★☆
✅ X.* Exit - Belinda Bauer - 7/01/2023 - ★★★★
✅ Y. The Year the Maps Changed - Danielle Binks - A.A - 31/08/2023 - ★★★★
✅ Z.* A Waltz for Matilda - Jackie French A.A - 15/02/2023 - ★★★☆


A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T. U. V. W. X. Y. Z.

Ticking them off now....

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Clare, Steve and Kerri!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great work Steve and Kerri

[Kim]

I've missed posting reviews for my last four reads on this Challenge - numbers 16 to 19 - so here they are:-

'C':
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett

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

'J':
JAM by Jake Wallis Simons

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

'U':
Unforgotten by Clare Francis

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

'X':
Exile by Denise Mina

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

[Sue]

Complete!
A-Z Titles
1/1/23 - 31/12/23
26/26 18/6 AA

✔︎A - A Brief Affair by Alex Miller AA 24/4 4★
✔︎B - The Beekeeper's Secret by Josephine Moon AA 20/3 3★
✔︎C - Corporal Hitler's Pistol by Tom KeneallyAA 30/1 4★
✔︎D - Daring to Fly: The TV star on facing fear and finding joy on a deadline by Lisa Millar AA 26/4 4★
✔︎E - Earthly Delights by Kerry Greenwood AA 14/11 4★
✔︎F - Fortune by Lenny Bartulin AA 24/2 3★
✔︎G - The Gingko Tree by Rix Weaver AA 2/4 3★
✔︎H - Huda and Me by H. Hayek AA 14/9 3★
✔︎I - Intimate Strangers by Katharine Susannah Prichard AA 2/6 4★
✔︎J - Joan and Peter by H.G. Wells 26/7 5★
✔︎K - Kinder Than Solitude by Yiyun Li 28/2 4★
✔︎L - Loud by Tana Douglas AA 16/9 4★
✔︎M - Murder On The Ballarat Train by Kerry Greenwood AA 2/3 3★
✔︎N - Naked by David Sedaris 24/5 3★
✔︎O - The Other Side of the World by Stephanie Bishop AA 18/2 3★
✔︎P - The Pea Pickers by Eve Langley AA 13/8 3★
✔︎Q - The Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions by Kerry Greenwood AA 15/1 4★
✔︎R - The Rip by Mark Brandi AA 13/7 4★
✔︎S - The Spare Room by Helen Garner AA 2/2 5★
✔︎T - The Watch Tower by Elizabeth Harrower AA 24/1 5★
✔︎U - Unusual Uses for Olive Oil by Alexander McCall Smith 19/2 4★
✔︎V - A Vicarage family: A biography of myself by Noel Streatfeild 13/10 4★
✔︎W - Whole Notes by Eddie Ayres AA 25/2 4★
✔︎X - Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid 5/10 4★
✔︎Y - Yoga by Ernest Egerton Wood 16/12 3★
✔︎Z - Zoli by Colum McCann 12/2 5★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Sue!!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great work Sue:)

[Jenny]

Finished

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

A --American Law by Camille Taylor -- AA -- 4★ -- 16/05/2023
B -- Book Club Murder in Kingfisher Falls -- AA -- 5★ -- 06/09/2023
C -- Chasing Bullets by Suzanne Cass -- AA -- 4★ -- 22/01/2023
D -- Day's End by Garry Disher -- AA -- 4★ -- 06/06/2023
E -- East of Alice -- Annie Seaton AA -- 5★ -- 15/10/2023
F -- A Fatal Booking by Victoria Gilbert -- 4★ -- 15/11/2023
G -- Gathering Storms by Kerry McGinnis -- AA -- 5★ -- 31/01/2023
H -- Hostile Mission by Kendall Talbot--AA -- 4★ -- 02/09/2023
I -- In the Pines by Kendra Elliot -- 5★ -- 5★ --29/05/2023
J -- Just Murdered by Katherine Kovacic --AA -- 4★ -- 17/06/202
K -- Kick the Dust by Rhonda Forrest -- AA -- 4★ -- 01/12/2023
L -- Logan by Nyssa Kathryn -- AA -- 5★ -- 11/10/2023
M -- Murder on a Melbourne Tram by Brigid George -- AA -- 5★ -- 10/03/2023
N -- No Cats Allowed by Miranda James -- 5★ -- 19/07/2023
O --Outback Deception by Suzanne Brandyn AA -- 5★ -- 16/02/2023
P -- Protecting Their Destiny by Erin Moira O'Hara -- AA -- 5★ -- 15/08/2023
Q -- The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian -- 2★ -- 16/04/2023
R -- Reclusive Millionaire's Mistletoe Miracle by Michelle Douglas - AA-- 4★ -- 12/03/2023
S -- A Silent Truth by Rachel Amphlett -- 5★ -- 27/04/2023
T --- The Train Rider by Tony Cavanaugh -- AA -- 4★ -- 12/05/2023
U -- The Unbelieved by Vikki Petraitis -- 5★ -- 31/01/2023
V -- Vanish without Trace by Bill Kitson -- 5★ -- 05/02/2023
W -- We'll Meet Again by Cheryl Adnams -- AA 5★ -- 13/04/2023
X -- The Hexed by Heather Graham -- 5★ -- 02/06/2023
Y -- Yellowstone Justice by Peggy L. Henderson -- 4★ -- 20/02/2023
Z -- Dizzy Spells by Sara Bourgeois -- 5★ -- 27/04/2023

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Jenny!

[Jenny]

Thank you, Phrynne!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great work Jenny!

[Jasmine's]

Finished at Last!!

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

A The Amendment Kiersten Modglin 5* 24/05/23
B ~The Bone Collector Jeffery Deaver 4* 07/05/23
C The Club Ellery Lloyd 3* 27/01/23
D Deadly Outbreaks: How Medical Detectives Save Lives Threatened by Killer Pandemics, Exotic Viruses, and Drug-Resistant Parasites Alexandra M. Levitt 21/11/23 3*
E Exiles Jane Harper 5* 04/03/23 AA
F Four Fires Bryce Courtenay 26/06/23 5* AA
G Ghost Child Caroline Overington AA 5* 17/07/23
H Hong Kong Black Alex Ryan 4* 08/06/23
I The Island of Missing Trees Elif Shafak 4* 25/01/23
J Jasmine Sea Phillipa Nefri Clark 4* 10/06/23 AA
K Kakadu Sunset Annie Seaton 5* 11/06/23 AA
L Larapinta Annie Seaton AA 5* 12/11/23
M My Oxford Year Julia Whelan 4* 18/06/23
N No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality Michael J. Fox 3* 27/07/23
O One Chance Caroline Overington 3* 28/06/23 AA
P Peppercorn Street Anna Jacobs 5* 23/05/23 AA
Q The Queen's Gambit Walter Tevis 4* 14/11/23
R The Retreat Sarah Pearse 06/10/23 3*
S The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo 5* 09/04/23
T Tandia Bryce Courtenay 5* 02/03/23 AA
U Until the End of the World Sarah Lyons Fleming 5* 01/12/23
V The Vacation John Marrs 29/10/23 2*
W Walking with Ghosts Gabriel Byrne *4 31/07/23
X Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me Ralph Macchio 4* 26/05/23
Y The Year of Living Danishly: My Twelve Months Unearthing the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country Helen Russell 5* 25/05/23
Z Patient Zero: A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases Lydia Kang 3* 18/12/23

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Jasmine:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great work Jasmine!

[Sharon Louise]

FINISHED :)
A-Z Titles
1/1/23 - 31/12/23
0/26
6 🐨


A - ☑️ Another Woman's Child - Kerry Fisher Read 14.03.23 (3.5 stars)
B - ☑️ 🐨Bridge Burning and Other Hobbies - Kitty Flanagan Read 11.02.23 (4 stars)
C - ☑️🐨 Caught in the Act - Shane Jenek Read 08.01.23 (3.5 stars)
D - ☑️ 🐨The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison - Meredith JaffeRead 26.01.23 (4 stars)
E - ☑️ Echo - Thomas Olde Heuvelt Read 19/09/23 (4 stars)
F - ☑️Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury Read 07.03.23 (4 stars)
G - ☑️ Good Samaritans - Will Carver Abandoned at 50% - boring
H - ☑️ He Is Watching You - Charlie Gallagher Read 09.05.23 (4 stars)
I - ☑️ 🐨Into the Night - Sarah Bailey Read 30.04.23 (4 stars)
J - ☑️Jumping the Queue - Mary Wesley Read 03.02.23 (4 stars)
K - ☑️🐨The Kookaburra Creek Cafe - Sandie Docker Read 12.09.23 (2 stars)
L - ☑️🐨Ladies in Black - Madeleine St. John Read 27.02.23 (5 stars)
M - ☑️🐨 The Mistake - Wendy James Read 30.01.23 (4 stars)
N - ☑️ The Night She Disappeared - Lisa Jewell Read 09.04.23 (4 stars)
O - ☑️🐨 Other People's Houses - Kelli Hawkins Read 06.03.23 (2 stars)
P - ☑️🐨 The Perfect Family - Jacquie Underdown Read 06.10.23 (4 stars)
Q - ☑️🐨 Quota - Jock Serong Read 21/09/23 (4 stars)
R - ☑️ Razorblade Tears - S.A. Cosby Read 30.10.23 (5 stars)
S - ☑️Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury Read 09.03.23 (2.5 stars)
T - ☑️🐨 Turns Out, I'm Fine: How Not To Fall Apart - Judith Lucy read 24.01.23 (4 stars)
U - ☑️ Unlikeable Female Characters: The Women Pop Culture Wants You to Hate - Anna Bogutskaya Read 09.11.23 (3 stars)
V - ☑️ Vox - Christina Dalcher Read 16.12.23 (3.5 stars)
W - ☑️Will - Will Smith Read 28.01.23 (2 stars)
X - ☑️ Six Dead Spots - Gregor Xane Read 18.12.23 (2 stars)
Y - ☑️You Are Not Alone - Greer Hendricks Read 06.04.23 (3 stars)
Z - ☑️ The Zig Zag Girl - Elly Griffiths Read 23/12/23 (4 stars)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Sharon!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great work Sharon!

[Jude]

Totally signing up for more challenges while still finishing this one!

End of year reading:
X The Expedition Bea Uusma & Z Zeppelin Nights: London in the First World War Jerry White

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Jude, if you've finished, can you please post your completed challenge to receive your tick. Thanks!

[Kim]

These are my reviews for my 20th, 21st and 22nd books of this Challenge:-

'G':
Gingerbread by Robert Dinsdale

Rated this one as 2* (5/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

'F':
Falling by Emma Kavanagh

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

'E':
Educated by Tara Westover

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

[Veronique]

That's my third and last annual challenge done! Just in time for Christmas...

A-Z Titles
26/26 (10/6 AA)

A Apeirogon by Colum McCann finished 09/04/2023 5★
B The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's Secret FBI by Betty Medsger finished 08/01/2023 4★
C Consolation by Garry Disher AA finished 03/01/2023 4★
D Doctored Evidence by Donna Leon finished 24/04/2023 4★
E The Empty Beach by Peter Corris AA finished 28/04/2023 3★
F The Florios of Sicily by Stefania Auci finished 21/05/2023 3★
G The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth AA finished 28/10/2023 4★
H The Housemate by Sarah Bailey AA finished 23/07/2023 4★
I The Immaculate Deception by Iain Pears finished 12/11/2023 4★
J Just Me by Sheila Hancock finished 11/06/2023 4★
K Kindred by Octavia E. Butler finished 23/09/2023 4★
L The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George finished 10/02/2023 3★
M The Mother Fault by Kate Mildenhall AA finished 26/05/2023 2.5★
N The Ninth Hour by Alice McDermott finished 16/06/23 - 3.5 ★
O Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout finished 11/05/2023 5★
P The Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher finished 07/08/2023 3★
Q QAnon and On: A Short and Shocking History of Internet Conspiracy Cults by Van Badham AA finished 24/12/2023 4★
R Rip Tide by Stella Rimington finished 22/02/2023 4★
S SongbirdsChristy Lefteri finished 09/08/23 4★
T Tell Me Again by Amy Thunig AA finished 23/03/23 - 4 ★
U Under the Cold Bright Lights by Garry Disher AA finished 05/09/2023 4.5★
V The Vegetarian by Han Kang finished 23/01/2023 4★
W Who They Was by Gabriel Krauze finished 26/10/2023 4★
X Exiles by Jane Harper AA finished 02/07/2023 3.5★
Y A Young Man's Passage by Julian Clary finished 2/11/2023 3.5★
Z The Zookeeper's War by Steven Conte AA finished 4/12/2023 3.5★

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[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great work Veronique!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Veronique!

[Sharon Louise]

Phrynne wrote: "Well done Sharon!"

Thank you Phrynne :)

[Sharon Louise]

Brenda wrote: "Great work Sharon!"

Thank you Brenda :)

[Veronique]

Brenda wrote: "Well done Veronique!"

Thank you Brenda!

[Veronique]

Phrynne wrote: "Great work Veronique!"

Thank you Phrynne!

[Trish]

Finished my last 3 Annual Challenges for 2023...thank you Brenda and Phrynne for a great year of reading!

A-Z Titles
1/1/23 - 31/12/23
26/26 AA 16/16

✔A - All That's Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien AA....4* 26/02/23
✔️B - The Buchanan Girls by Emily Madden AA....4* 01/10/23
✔C - Consolation by Garry Disher AA....4* 07/02/23
✔D - Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor AA....4* 17/01/23
✔E - The Extraordinary Hope of Dawn Brightside by Jessica Ryn....4* 03/03/23
✔F - From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home by Tembi Locke....4* 31/03/23
✔️G - The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda....3.5* 21/07/23
✔️H - The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne....4* 26/08/23
✔I - Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell....3.5* 11/01/23
✔️J - Just One Look by Harlan Coben....3.5* 08/06/23
✔️K - The Keepers of the Lighthouse by Kaye DobbieAA....4* 07/07/23
✔L - The Lullaby Man by Anni Taylor AA....4* 21/02/23
✔️M - My Dream Time by Ash Barty AA....3.5* 14/05/23
✔️N - No Hard Feelings by Genevieve Novak AA....3* 13/07/23
✔️O - Osprey Reef by Annie Seaton AA....4* 18/04/23
✔️P - Persuader by Lee Child....3.5* 27/06/23
✔️Q - The Quarantine Station by Michelle Montebello AA....4* 26/12/23
✔R - Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief by Katrina Nannestad AA....4.5* 03/01/23
✔️S - Scrublands by Chris Hammer AA....4* 24/05/23
✔️T - That Eye, the Sky by Tim Winton AA....3* 20/04/23
✔️U - An Unsuitable Match by Joanna Trollope....3.5* 14/06/23
✔V - Vertigo by Amanda Lohrey AA....3.5* 04/04/23
✔️W - Watching You by Michael Robotham AA....4.5* 30/08/23
✔️X - Exiles by Jane Harper AA....4.5* 08/05/23
✔️Y - The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion....3.5* 13/05/23
✔️Z - Zero Day by David Baldacci....3.5* 17/05/23

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great work Trish!! And you still have a few days to go :)

[Denise MF]

Completed this one, finally

A-Z Titles
1/1/23 - 31/12/23
26/26 15 AA

✔A - All That is Lost Between Us by Sara Foster AA - 17/4/23 4*
✔B - The Bellbird River Country Choir by Sophie Green AA - 19/3/23 4*
✔C - A Changing Land by Nicole Alexander AA - 5/2 4*
✔D - Day's End by Garry DisherAA - 14/2 4*
✔E - East Lynne by Mrs. Henry Wood a 1939 copy from my Grandmother, based on the radio play with Queenie Ashton (now in my library) - 19/12/23 3*
✔F - The French Agent by Belinda Alexandra AA - 17/8/23 4*
✔G - The Girls of Lake Evelyn by Averil Kenny AA - 24/4/23 4.5*
✔H - Homecoming by Kate Morton AA - 21/5/23 5* +++ Loved this
✔I - It's in His Kiss by Julia Quinn - 4/6/23 5*
✔J - The Juliet Code by Christine Wells AA - 16/6/23 3.5-4*
✔K - Kakadu Sunset by Annie Seaton AA - 21/12/23 5* I'll keep going with this series
✔L - The Last Dance by Fiona McIntosh AA - 23/2 4*
✔M - Moonlight Over Manhattan by Sarah Morgan - 10/3/23 4*
✔N - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah - 1/6/23 5*
✔O - On the Way to the Weddingby Julia Quinn - 13/10 4*
✔P - The Postmistress by Alison Stuart AA - 21/8/23 4*
✔Q - Quick by Steve Worland AA - audiobook 7/3/23 3*
✔R - Rabbit Hole by Mark Billingham - 8/3/23 3.5*
✔S - Six Minutes by Petronella McGovern AA - 24/9/23 3*
✔T -Treasure & Dirt by Chris Hammer AA - 11/4/23 4*
✔U - Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie 4/1/23 4*
✔V - Verity by Colleen Hoover - 23/1/23 not rated
✔W - Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult 4/1/23 - 4.5*
✔X - Exiles by Jane HarperAA - 30/4/23 5*
✔Y - Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton - 18/11/23 - 3.5*
✔Z - The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris - 21/8/23 5*