Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z Titles

[Helen]

Finished

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

A After You Were Gone Vikki Wakefield AA Done 4* 25/4/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
B The Bad Bridesmaid Rachael Johns AA Done 5* 1/2/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
C Cinderella's Fling With The Billionaire Rachael Stewart Done 5* 19/8/2025
D The Deadly Dispute: A Tea Ladies Mystery Amanda Hampson AA
E Estelle's Ardent Admirer Catherine Bilson AA Done 5* 23/5/2025
F The French Perfumer: European Tycoons Leanne Lovegrove AA Done 5* 20/2/2025
G The Governor, His Wife and His Mistress Sue Williams AA Done 4* 13/1/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
H The Heirloom Julie Brooks AA Done 4* 19/1/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I It Might Be You Juanita Kees AA Done 5* 2/7/2025
J The Jam Maker Mary-Lou Stephens AA Done 5* 25/1/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
K A Kiss Under The Northern Lights Susan Carlisle Done 5* 7/1/2025
L Lest Nobody Lives Phillipa Nefri ClarkAA Done 5* 27/4/2025
M Montana Medic’s Match Eve Gaddy Done 4* 15/5/2025
N New York Fling with the Tycoon Andrea Bolter Done 4* 7/7/2025
O One Dark Night Hannah Richell AA Done 5* 2/1/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
P The Puck Stops Here Rachael Stewart Done 5* 17/6/2025
Q Queen By Royal Command Annie West AA Done 5* 16/6/2025
R Ring for an Heir Annie West AA Done 5* 3/1/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
S Scandal, Secrets, and the Marquess Karla Kratovil Done 5* 16/2/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
T The Three of Us Kim Lock AA Done 4* 22/2/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
U Unspoken Melinda Di Lorenzo Done 4* 14/3/2025
V The View from the Balcony Janette Paul AA Done 5* 6/5/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
W Wings Above the Mallee Leonie Kelsall AA Done 5* 8/1/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
X Deal with the Texas Soldier Julie Benson Done 4* 7/8/2025
Y 17 Years Later J.P. Pomare AA Done 5* 4/9/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Z The Palazzo Kayte Nunn AA Done 4* 25/6/2025



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[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great job Helen! Glad you found that elusive Y :)

[Helen]

Thanks Brenda, I did and glad I did i thoroughly enjoyed it 😀

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I agree - it was a good one!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Well done Helen!

[Helen]

Thanks Phrynne 😊

[Kim]

Completed my 18th read of this Challenge with:-

'I':
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

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

[Jacinta]

Finished this challenge...
Annual 2025 Challenge A-Z Titles
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
26/26 14 /6AA

A - At the Going Down of the Sun - Mary-Anne O'Connor (AA) 27/2 3.5★
B - Bluebottle - Belinda Castles (AA) 16/1 3.5★
C - Cherrywood - Jock Serong (AA) 10/9 3.75★
D - Dusk - Robbie Arnott (AA) 15/2 4★
E - Endgame - Sarah Barrie (AA) 21/9 4★
F - Finding Me - Viola Davis 8/2 4★
G - The Golden Maze - Richard Fidler (AA) 17/2 3.75★
H - Happy Place - Emily Henry 20/4 3.75★
I - I Must Betray You - Ruta Sepetys 4/5 4.25★
J - Juice - Tim Winton (AA) 23/1 4.5★
K - Khaki Town - Judy Nunn (AA) 22/2 3.5★
L - Lying Beside You - Michael Robotham (AA) 7/1 4.5★
M - Magpie's Bend - Maya Linnell (AA) 8/3 3.5★
N - Next Year in Havana - Chanel Cleeton 30/8 4★
O - The Other Bridget - Rachael Johns (AA) 26/2 4★
P - Pineapple Street - Jenny Jackson 5/1 4★
Q - The Bandit Queens - Parini Shroff 16/4 3.5★
R - The River We Remember - William Kent Krueger 14/3 4.25★
S - Slow Horses - Mick Herron 5/1 4★
T - Tipping Point - Dinuka McKenzie (AA) 26/1 3.75★
U - The Unquiet Grave - Dervla McTiernan (AA) 13/7 4.5★
V - The Venice Hotel - Tess Woods (AA) 2/4 4★
W - What You Are Looking For Is in the Library - Michiko Aoyama 30/1 3.75★
X - The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness - Jonathan Haidt 28/1 4.5★
Y - The Yellow Wife - Sadeqa Johnson 29/8 4★
Z - The Good Husband of Zebra Drive - Alexander McCall Smith 4/4 3.75★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Jacinta!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great work Jacinta

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Finished:)

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

A Asylum by Jack Adams AA 5 stars 17/4/25
B Bonded in Death by J.D. Robb 5 stars 12/2/25
C Cold Case in Nuala by Harriet Steel 4 stars 6/9/25
D The Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves 5 stars 2/2/25
E Echoes on the Fens by Joy Ellis 5 stars 5/3/25
F Framed in Death by J.D. Robb 5 stars 9/9/25
G Graves on the Fens by Joy Ellis 5 stars 5/1/25
H Hang on St. Christopher by Adrian McKinty AA 5 stars 30/3/25
I The Incident of the Book in the Nighttime by Vicki Delany 4 stars 6/1/25
J Joy in the Morning by P.G. Wodehouse 5 stars 11/6/25
KA Killing of Angels by Kate Rhodes 4 stars 23/2/25
L Lost Girls by Angela Marsons 5 mstars 20/1/25
M Murder in Bloom by Rosie Sandler 4 stars
N Next Girl Missing by L.A. Larkin AA 4 stars 27/1/25
O One Dark Night by Hannah Richell AA 4 stars 3/1/25
P Port Vila Blues by Garry Disher AA 4 stars 26/1/25
Q The Four Queens of Crime by Rosanne Limoncelli 5 stars 18/2/25
R The Running Girls by Matt Brolly 3 stars 25/3/25
S The Secrets of Willow Bay by Phillipa Nefri Clark AA> 5 stars 18/1/25
T The Life Impossible by Matt Haig 3 stars 19/1/25
U The Unquiet Grave by Dervla McTiernan AA 5 stars 29/3/25
V A Village Theatre Murder by Katie Gayle 5 stars 22/2/25
W Winds of Evil by Arthur W. Upfield AA 5 stars 10/3/25
X Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish by Dorothy Gilman 5 stars 10/5/25
Y You Had It Coming by B.M. Carroll 5 stars 7/2/25
Z The Zanzibar Wife by Deborah Rodriguez 3 stars 3/2/25

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Phrynne!!!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

That was quick! Thanks Brenda:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Right place, right time ;)

[Sarah]

I'm all finished, too! Thanks Phrynne and Brenda for another great alphabetical challenge.

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!]

Well done Sarah!

[Sarah]

Phrynne wrote: "Well done Sarah!"

Thanks Phrynne!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great work Sarah!!

[Sarah]

Brenda wrote: "Great work Sarah!!"

Thank you Brenda!

[Claire]

Annual 2025 Challenge A-Z Titles
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
0/26 4/6

A - The Answers - Catherine Lacey
✅ B - The Burrow - Melanie Cheng 8/9/25 AA
C -
D - Doll Parts - Penny Zang
E - Enchanted Islands: A Mediterranean Odyssey – A Memoir of Travels through Love, Grief and Mythology - Laura Coffey
✅ F - Fireweather - Miranda Darling 21/9/25 AA
G - Gravity Let Me Go - Trent Dalton AA
✅ H - Happiness Forever - Adelaide Faith 9/9/25
✅ I - It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over - Anne de Marcken 3/9/25
J -
✅ K - Kill Joy - Holly Jackson 5/9/25
✅ L - Looking for Alibrandi - Melina Marchetta 23/9/25 AA
✅ M - Maurice and Maralyn: An Extraordinary True Story of Love, Shipwreck and Survival - Sophie Elmhirst 3/10/25
✅ N - No Baggage: A Minimalist Tale of Love and Wandering - Clara Bensen 17/9/25
O - The Odyssey - Homer
P - Pan - Michael Clune
Q - The Killer Question - Janice Hallett
R -
✅ S - Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave: My Cemetery Journeys - Mariana Enriquez 9/10/25
T -
U - Unbirthday - Liz Braswell
V - Vanishing World - Sayaka Murata
W - Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow - Jessica Townsend AA
X - xo Orpheus: Fifty New Myths - Kate Bernheimer
Y - Your Utopia - Bora Chung
Z -

[Lauren D]

All done for part 2 :) Some great reads and some average reads, but all done :)

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

A All That’s Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien AA 5/7/25 ★★★★★
B Broken Brains by Jamila Rizvi AA 7/7/25 ★★★★
C The Close-up by Pip Drysdale AA 10/7/25 ★★★
D The Deal by Elle Kennedy 3/6/25 ★★★★
E Evenings and Weekends by Oisín McKenna 20/7/25 ★★★
F Flawless by Elsie Silver 14/8/25 ★★★★
G Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child 13/8/25 ★★★
H Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty AA 5/9/25 ★★★★
I I Am Not Jessica Chen by Ann Liang AA 6/9/25 ★★★★
J Jump by Jessica Vincent AA 20/6/25 ★★★
K Kill Your Husbands by Jack Heath AA 24/7/25 ★★★★
L Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver 23/6/25 ★★★★
M Morbidly Yours by Ivy Fairbanks 30/8/25 ★★★
N Nothing to Lose by Lee Child 17/6/25 ★★★★
O On the Edge by Richard Hammond 9/9/25 ★★★★
P Perfect-ish by Jessica Seaborn AA 22/5/25 ★★★★★
Q Quicksilver by Callie Hart 28/7/25 ★★★★★
R Rytual by Chloe Elisabeth Wilson AA 1/8/25 ★★★★
S Say You Swear by Meagan Brandy 13/7/25 ★★★★★
T The Testament by John Grisham 31/5/25 ★★★★
U The Usual Desire to Kill by Camilla Barnes 20/8/25 ★★
V Virgin River by Robyn Carr 10/10/25 ★★★★
W The Wedding People by Alison Espach 9/8/25 ★★★★★
X Next of Kin by Hannah Bonam-Young 29/9/25 ★★★★
Y Yours for a Song by Amy James 24/9/25 ★★★★
Z Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend by M.J. Wassmer 30/6/25 ★★★★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Brilliant job Lauren!!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great work Lauren!

[Kim]

Finished my 19th read of this Challenge with:-

'P':
Prelude to a Certain Midnight by Gerald Kersh

Rated this one as 4* (8.5/10). Review completed but cannot post link from this device.

[Elisabeth]

Finished!
Annual 2025 Challenge A-Z Titles
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
26/26 AA 10/6

A A Man without Breath by Philip Kerr 4/3/25 5 stars
B Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton AA 6/4/25 5 stars
C Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran AA 19/3/25 3 stars
D The Dark by Emma Haughton 31/5/25 3 stars
E The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett 25/1/25 4 stars
F For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway 15/2/25 4 stars
G Gone by Midnight by Candice Fox AA 24/4/25 4 stars
H The Hound of Death and Other Stories by Agatha Christie 17/5/25 3 stars
I The Iliad by Homer 1/3/25 4 stars
J Judgement Day by Mali Waugh AA 13/1/25 4 stars
K Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro 1/3/25 4 stars
L Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos 30/1/25 4 stars
M The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan AA 16/2/25 3 stars
N Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 18/4/25 4 stars
O The One From the Other by Philip Kerr 26/6/25 4 stars
P Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie 3/4/25 2 stars
Q A Quiet Flame by Philip Kerr 27/3/25 4 stars
R The Rain Heron by Robbie Arnott AA 17/1/25 4 stars
S So, Anyway... by John Cleese 4/1/24 4 stars
T The Tilt by Chris Hammer AA 15/4/25 4 stars
U An Unholy Alliance by Kate Hamilton AA 2/2/25 2 stars
V Void Moon by Michael Connelly 14/9/25 4 stars
W Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life by Anna Funder AA 13/4/25 3 stars
X Exiles by Jane Harper AA 12/6/25 4 stars
Y The Yellow Rambutan Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu 15/10/25 4 stars
Z The Razor’s Edge by W. Somerset Maugham 21/1/25 3 stars

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Great work Elisabeth!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Elisabeth!