Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z Titles

[Cherie]

Annual 2025 Challenge A-Z Titles
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
18/26

A - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr 3 stars 26/4/25
B - Blood Pact by Fiona McIntosh AA
C - Classified as Murder by Miranda James 4 stars 16/7/25
D - The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell
E - Erak's Ransom by John Flanagan AA 24/3/25
F - Fate Actually by Elizabeth Hunter 4 stars 27/2/25
G - Girls in Boys' Cars by Felicity Castagna2 stars 12/2/25
H - Halt's Peril by John Flanagan AA 4 stars 8/5/25
I - I'll Be Waiting by Kelley Armstrong 3 stars 13/6/25
J - Jade Fire Gold by June C.L. Tan 3 stars 19/7/25
K - The Kings of Clonmel by John Flanagan AA 4 stars 7/5/25
L - The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu 3 stars 6/2/25
M - Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia 3.5 stars 9/1/25
N - Near the Bone by Christina Henry
O - One to Watch by Rachel Amphlett AA 4 stars 10/7/25
P - Playing for Love by H.Y. Hanna AA 2.5 stars 8/1/25
Q - God Save the Queen by Kate Locke 3 stars 8/3/25
R - Rock Hard by Nalini Singh 1 stars 10/2/25
S - The Sorcerer in the North by John Flanagan AA 4 stars 3/1/25
T - The Siege of Macindaw by John Flanagan AA 4 stars 21/2/25
U - Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell
V - Vinyl Resting Place by Olivia Blacke
W - Wild Dark Shore by Christina Lauren AA 3 stars 20/5/25
X - XOXO by Axie Oh
Y - Year One by Nora Roberts
Z - Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend by M.J. Wassmer

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

📗📕📘Welcome to the challenge Jacinta and Cherie📗📕📘

[Jonquil]

2025 Challenge A-Z Titles

0/26
0/6 AA

A After She Wrote Him Sulari Gentill 7/2 ★★★ AA
B Bikinis and Murder H.Y. Hanna 2/9 ★★★★ AA
C Collision Sofia Aves 7/21 ★★★★ AA
D Delivering Love Fiona McArthur 7/2 ★★★ AA
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F Finding Refuge in Bellbird Bay Maggie Christensen 2/20 ★★★★★ AA
G Grave Regret Fiona Tarr 1/15 ★★★ AA
H Her Deadly Truth L.A. Larkin 1/26 ★★★★ AA
I In High Spirits Beth Prentice 2/11 ★★★★ AA
J Just One Bite Jack Heath 2/17 ★★★★ AA
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L Ledge Stacey McEwan 8/1 ★★★ AA
M Murder At The Beaufort Jill Paterson 3/11 ★★★★ AA
N Next Girl Missing L.A. Larkin 1/29 ★★★ AA
O Outback Legacy Aaron Fletcher 2/19 ★★★★ AA
P Presumed Missing Fiona Tarr 2/5 ★★★ AA
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R Revenge in Rubies A.M. Stuart 6/5 ★★★★ AA
S Signal Loss Garry Disher 5/13 ★★★★ AA
T Tales of Life and Daph Phillipa Nefri Clark 2/13 ★★★★ AA
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V Vanishing Falls Poppy Gee 3/6 ★★★★ AA
W Who Knew Tasmanian Tigers Eat Apples! John Martin 6/3 ★★★ AA
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[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

📗📕📘Welcome to the challenge Jonquil📗📕📘

[Trish]

Please include me, Phrynne ☺️
Annual 2025 Challenge A-Z Titles
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
Progress: 22/26 AA 14

✔️A - Among the Grey Gums by Paula J. Beavan AA....3.5* 12/04/25
✔️B - Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín....4* 10/03/25
C - Clouds on the Horizon by Penelope Janu AA
✔️D - Dusk by Robbie Arnott AA....4* 16/04/25
✔️E - Everything We Lost by Kate Smith....3.5* 09/03/25
✔️F - The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon....5* 10/02/25
✔️G - The Glass House by Brooke Dunnell AA....3.5* 22/02/25
✔️H - Head for the Hills by Tricia Stringer AA....3.5* 10/05/25
✔️I - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai....4* 27/01/25
✔️J - Juror No. 3 by James Patterson....3* 21/07/25
✔️K - Kill Your Husbands by Jack Heath AA....3.5* 19/06/25
✔️L - Long Island by Colm Tóibín....13/06/25
✔️M - The Menu Match by Phillipa Nefri Clark AA....3.5* 15/03/25
N - No Ordinary Thursday by Anoop Judge
✔️O - Outback Blaze by Rachael Johns AA....4* 13/01/25
✔️P - Precious Things by Kelly Doust AA....3.5* 23/05/25
✔️Q - Queen of the Flowers by Kerry Greenwood AA....3.5* 13/10/25
R - The Rabbit Girls by Anna Ellory
✔️S - The Seachangers by Meredith Appleyard AA....4* 03/01/25
✔️T - Taking Tom Murray Home by Tim Slee AA....4* 12/01/25
✔️U - The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce....4.5* 18/01/25
V - Venetian Lessons in Love: The enemies-to-lovers summer read by Jenna Lo Bianco AA
✔️W - The Warsaw Orphan by Kelly Rimmer AA....4.5* 01/02/25
✔️X - Emergency Exit Only by Michelle Upton AA....3.5* 18/05/25
✔️Y - The Yellow Wood by Minnie Darke AA....3* 28/07/25
✔️Z - Zero Days by Ruth Ware....3* 28/04/25✔️

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

📗📕📘Welcome to the challenge Trish📗📕📘

[Trish]

Phrynne wrote: "📗📕📘Welcome to the challenge Trish📗📕📘"

Thank you, Phrynne 😊

[Angela]

How can I not do the last Annual Challenge? I'm in.

Annual 2025 Challenge A-Z Titles
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
24/26 Min 6 AA

✅ A) A Lesson in Propriety by Jen Turano 17.7.25 - 4⭐
✅ B) The Book of Lost Children by Jenny O'Brien 07.5.25 - 5⭐
✅ C) The Christmas Cookie Wars by Eliza Evans 15.5.25 - 3⭐
✅ D) Dark Past by Catherine Lee AA 16.6.25 - 4⭐
✅ E) Everyone Is Lying by D.E. White 12.4.25 - 3⭐
✅ F) Follow Me to Africa by Penny Haw 12.1.25 - 5⭐
✅ G) Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight by Janet Evanovich 6.9.25 - 4⭐
✅ H) A High Whisk Situation by H.Y. Hanna AA 2.1.25 - 3⭐
✅ I) Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb 13.4.25 - 4⭐
✅ J) The Jam Maker by Mary-Lou Stephens AA 31.3.25 - 5⭐
✅ K) Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn 27.9.25 - 4⭐
✅ L) Live Bait by P.J. Tracy 4.2.25 - 4⭐
✅ M) Mind Your Manors by CeeCee James 22.4.25 - 3.5⭐
N) Now or Never by Janet Evanovich
✅ O) The One Man by Andrew Gross 4.9.25 - 5⭐
✅ P) Paradise by Patricia Wolf AA 4.5.25 - 4⭐
✅ Q) The Queen Who Came in from the Cold by S.J. Bennett 9.8.25 - 4⭐
✅ R) The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan AA
✅ S) Scarecrow Returns by Matthew Reilly AA 2.1.25 - 4⭐
✅ T) The Talented Mrs Greenway by Tea Cooper AA 8.7.25 - 3.5⭐
✅ U) Untrue till Death by Graham Brack 23.9.25 - 4⭐
✅ V) A Vintage Vacation by Maddie Please 15.9.25 - 3.5⭐
✅ W) The Whitechapel Widow by Emily Organ 6.4.25 - 4⭐
✅ X) The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 25.8.25 - 4⭐
Y) The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosner
✅ Z) The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith 26.7.25 - 3⭐

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

📗📕📘Welcome to the challenge Angela📗📕📘

[Angela]

Phrynne wrote: "📗📕📘Welcome to the challenge Angela📗📕📘"

Thank you Phrynne! 😊

[Steve]

No fair posting challenges on Christmas! Now that the Christmas madness is finally over, I've managed to sit down and construct my list -- looking forward to getting stuck in!

Annual 2025 Challenge A-Z Titles
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
25/26

A Aftermarket Afterlife by Seanan McGuire ★★★★★ 26/4
B Blood Lines by Angela Marsons ★★★★★ 6/8
C The Cheater's Game by C.J. Archer AA ★★★★☆ 8/8
D The Defector by Chris Hadfield ★★★★☆ 3/6
E Empire of the Dawn by Jay Kristoff AA
F The Fires of Vengeance by Evan Winter ★★★★☆ 5/1
G The Girl and the Moon by Mark Lawrence ★★★★★ 17/4
H Her Father's Fugitive Throne by Brandon Barr ★★★★☆ 23/8
I Installment Immortality by Seanan McGuire ★★★★★ 14/7
J The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan ★★★★☆ 16/6
K King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard ★★★☆☆ 9/9
L Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus ★★★★☆ 1/2
M Making It So by Patrick Stewart ★★★★★ 13/1
N The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner ★★★★★ 12/9
O Obsidio by Amie Kaufman AA ★★★★★ 18/1
P Paladin's Strength by T. Kingfisher ★★★★★ 6/3
Q A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey ★★★★★ 13/9
R Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross ★★★★★ 31/7
S The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent ★★★★★ 30/1
T Turn to Dust by Rachel Amphlett AA ★★★★★ 3/7
U Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie AA ★★★★★ 21/8
V Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by Anderson Cooper ★★★★☆ 18/8
W Women and Whitlam: Revisiting the revolution by Michelle Arrow AA ★★★★★ 24/8
X The Foxglove King by Hannah F. Whitten ★★★☆☆ 24/5
Y You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle ★★★★☆ 26/8
Z The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson ★★★★★ 22/4

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

At least we finished releasing them all before Christmas Steve! I'm doing the same as you at the moment :) And thanks for that information...

[Amy]

Count me in for easy.

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TToo Soon, Too Late by Ralph and Kathy Kelly (AA) - completed 23.08.2025 - 3 stars
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W Warrior Princess: Fighting for Life with Courage and Hope by Princess Kasune Zulu - completed 18.01.2025 - 3 stars
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[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

📗📕📘Welcome to the challenge Amy and Steve📗📕📘

[#Teresa]

Annual 2025 Challenge A-Z Titles
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
26/26
9/9 AA

A All-Butter ShortDead by H.Y. Hanna AA 2/1/25 4*
B The Blood And The Barley by Angela MacRae Shanks 8/2/25 4*
C The Curse of the Flores Women by Angélica Lopes 23/2/25 5*
D Dark Justice by Catherine Lee AA 15/2/25 5*
E Evanly Choirs by Rhys Bowen 12/1/25 5*
F The Fourth Friend by Joy Ellis 17/1/25 5*
G Go as a River by Shelley Read 26/6/25 5*
H Her Hidden Bones by Fiona Tarr AA 17/5/25 5*
I Into the Night by Sarah Bailey AA 1/5/25 4*
J Just One Wish by Rachael Johns AA 14/1/25 5*
K Kiss the Girls by James Patterson 19/3/25 5*
L Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica 21/3/25 5*
M Mask of Duplicity by Julia Brannan 11/1/25 5*
N Never Never by James Patterson 15/6/25 3*
O The Other Bridget by Rachael Johns AA 31/3/25 5*
P The Promise of Rain by Vasundra Tailor 21/4/25 3*
Q The Jam Queens by Josephine Moon AA 15/5/25 3*
R Rotten to the Core by T.E. Kinsey 25/1/25 4*
S Salted Caramel Sorcery by H.Y. Hanna AA 8/1/25 4*
T Treasure & Dirt by Chris Hammer AA 19/1/25 5*
U The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli 30/5/25 2*
V The Village Healer’s Book of Cures by Jennifer Sherman Roberts 16/3/25 5*
W A Witness to Murder by Verity Bright 19/1/25 4*
X Texas Ranger by James Patterson 24/5/25 4*
Y The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood 27/5/25 3*
Z The Girl in the Midnight Maze by Cathy Hayward 27/4/25 3*

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

📗📕📘Welcome to the challenge Teresa📗📕📘

[Amanda]

Hi Phrynne, I’d like to join this one too if that is OK.
Amanda

Annual 2025 Challenge A-Z Titles
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
0/26

A American Prometheus: THE INSPIRATION FOR 'OPPENHEIMER', WINNER OF 7 OSCARS, INCLUDING BEST PICTURE, BEST DIRECTOR AND BEST ACTOR by Kai Bird
B Best Served Frozen by Gerald Hansen
C 📚Crime Writer by Dime Sheppard AA Finished 15 Jan 25 4⭐️
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E Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko AA
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H Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell
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J Joan Richmond: The Remarkable, Previously Untold Story from Melbourne to Monte Carlo and Beyond By Joan Richmond AA
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T A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
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Y You Cannot Be Serious by John McEnroe
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[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

📗📕📘Welcome to the challenge Amanda📗📕📘

[Janine]

Finished my first

I - In Too Deep by Lee Child 4*

[Sarah]

Please sign me up, Phrynne!

Annual 2025 Challenge A-Z Titles
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
Progress: 26/26 AA: 16/26 (min 6)

A: Aphrodite's Breath by Susan Johnson AA (9/6) 4*
B: Broke Road by Matthew Spencer AA (28/6) 5*
C: Catherine Wheel by Liz Evans AA (26/1) 4*
D: Dead Again by Sandi Wallace AA (26/7) 5*
E: An Ethical Guide To Murder by Jenny Morris (14/9) 3*
F: Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister (20/7) 5*
G: Gunnawah by Ronni Salt AA (22/3) 5*
H: The Hitchcock Hotel by Stephanie Wrobel (27/3) 5*
I: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (15/2) 5*
J: Just Murdered by Katherine Kovacic AA (30/6) 5*
K: The Kill List by Nadine Matheson (28/1) 5*
L: Lyrebird by Jane Caro AA (7/6) 5*
M: Mrs Sidhu’s Dead and Scone by Suk Pannu (12/1) 4.5*
N: New Year's Eve by Sarah Todman AA (20/4) 5*
O: One Dark Night by Hannah Richell AA (13/4) 5*
P: Prime Cut by Alan Carter AA (25/1) 5*
Q: The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict (12/5) 4.5*
R: The Rush by Michelle Prak AA (24/2) 4*
S: Seven Sisters by Katherine Kovacic AA (8/7) 5*
T: Tell Me Why by Sandi Wallace AA (6/6) 4*
U: The Unquiet Grave by Dervla McTiernan AA (6/5) 4.5*
V: Vanish by Shelley Burr (23/5) 4.5*
W: With Winter Comes Darkness by Robbi Neal AA (30/1) 4.5*
X: The Examiner by Janice Hallett (23/3) 5*
Y: You Are Here by David Nicholls (27/2) 4*
Z: The Frozen People by Elly Griffiths (28/2) 4*

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

📗📕📘Welcome to the challenge Sarah📗📕📘

[Janine]

F - The Fallen Woman by Fiona McIntosh(AA) 4*

[Martin]

I am joining in as well.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

📗📕📘Welcome to the challenge Martin📗📕📘

[Janine]

B - Blood Lines by Angela Marsons 3*

[Agnes]

Annual 2025 Challenge A-Z Titles
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
19/26
5/6 AA

A - Abigail by Magda Szabó - 15/4 - *****
B - The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne - 1/3 - *****
C - Chasing the Stars by Virginie Grimaldi - 18/1 - ****
D - The Door-to-Door Bookstore by Carsten Henn - 10/7 - ****
E - Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie - 26/6 - *****
F - Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin - 29/1 - *****
G - Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry - 13/05 - ****
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I - Island in the Sun by Katie Fforde - 8/7 - ***
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L - The Little Provence Book Shop by Gillian Harvey - 7/1 - *****
M - Murder at the Dolphin Hotel by Helena Dixon - 23/1 - ***
N - Nemesis by Patricia Wolf - 17/6 - **** AA
O - Outback by Patricia Wolf - 15/1 - ***** AA
P - Paradise by Patricia Wolf - 6/2 - ***** AA
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R - River of Dreams Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray: River of Dreams - by Anita Heiss - 22/08 - ***** AA
S - The Secret Love Letters of Olivia Moretti by Jennifer Probst - 20/2 - *****
T - The Private Island: The gripping new 2025 thriller full of scandal, secrets and glamour from the bestselling author of The School Run by Ali Lowe - 19/3 - ***** AA
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W - The Wedding People by Alison Espach - 4/6 - ******
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Y - Yellowface - by R.F. Kuang - 20/07 - ****
Z - The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez - 2/2 - *****

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

📗📕📘Welcome to the challenge Agnes📗📕📘

[Agnes]

Phrynne wrote: "📗📕📘Welcome to the challenge Agnes📗📕📘"
Thank you!

[Jackmeister]

Finished my first two, N and W.

N - No Plan B by Lee Child - 4⭐️ - 3/1/25

W - The Washington Club by Peter Corris AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 7/1/25

[Janine]

G - The Good Dog by Simon Rowell(AA) 4*

[Barbara]

I'd like to join please :)

Annual 2025 Challenge A-Z Titles
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
18/26

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B - Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney 3 ★ 10/3/25
C - Crime on the Fens by Joy Ellis 3★ 26/1/25
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E - Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson(AA) 3★ 9/1/25
F - Fire with Fire by Candice Fox (AA) 5★ 4/6/25
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H - Havoc by Christopher Bollen 4★ 14/3/25
I - If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha 3★ 5/2/25
J - Julie Chan is Dead: by Liann Zhang 3★ 13/5/25
K - Killer on the Fens by Joy Ellis 4★ 11/4/25
L - Lyrebird by Jane Caro (AA) 5★ 3/5/25
M - Melaleuca by Angie Faye Martin (AA) 3★ 9/6/25
N - Necessary as Blood (Kincaid & James #13) by Deborah Crombie 5★ 3/1/25
O - One by One by Ruth Ware 4★ 3/2/25
P - Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane 3★ 23/2/25
Q - Quick and the Dead by Susan Moody 2★ 29/3/25
R - Redemption Road by John Hart 4.5★ 6/3/25
S - Solito by Javier Zamora 4★ 4/2/25
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V - Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto 4★ 11/1/25
W - Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister 3★ 20/1/25
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[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

📗📕📘Welcome to the challenge Barbara📗📕📘

[Janine]

S - Someday in Paris by Olivia Lara 2*

[Janine]

X - Boxes in the Basement by Kathi Daley 4*

[Janine]

O - Out in Nowhere by Fleur McDonald(AA) 4*

[Kim]

Finished my 1st and 2nd of this Challenge with:-

'B' -
Before My Actual Heart Breaks by Tish Delaney

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

'O' -
Our Tiny, Useless Hearts by Toni Jordan - AA

Rated this one as 2* (4/10). My review is here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Janine]

E - Elementary, She Read by Vicki Delany 3*

[Janine]

R - The Rivertown Vet by Jennifer Scoullar(AA) 4*

[Janine]

L - The Ledge by Christian White(AA) 3*

[Janine]

M - Murder at the Country Club by Helena Dixon 3*

[Janine]

W - The Woman in the Green Dress by Tea Cooper(AA) 5*

[Jackmeister]

Finished another two, F and H.

F - Four to Score by Janet Evanovich - 4⭐️ - 9/1/25

H - Her Broken Bones by Fiona Tarr AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 2/2/25

[Janine]

A - Always With Me by Barbara Freethy 3*

P - Passions in Death by J.D. Robb 3*

[Janine]

K - Kookaburra Cottage by Maya Linnell(AA) 4*

[Janine]

C - The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan 3*

[Kim]

Finished my 3rd of this Challenge with:-

'F':
For My Own Good by Vanessa Garbin

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

[Carol]

Please add me to this one

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Carol wrote: "Please add me to this one"

Post your challenge Carol and then I can link it

[Janine]

Q - The Beauty Queen by Sally-Anne Martyn 2*

[Jackmeister]

Finished another two, B and Y.

B - Bonded in Death by J.D. Robb - 5⭐️ - 9/2/25

Y - The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 20/2/25