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Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z Titles
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Amanda
Amanda(docmandy)
Amy
Angela
Anita
Barbara
✅Brenda
✅Catsalive
Cherie
Clare
✅Elisabeth
✅Helen
✅Jacinta
Jackmeister
Jane
Janelle
✅Janine
Jasmine's
Jenn
Jenny
Jodie
Jonquil
JP
Kim
Kylie H
✅Lauren D
✅Lauren D 2
Lorraine
Martin
Mish
✅Phrynne
✅Sarah
Steve
Sue
✅Teresa
TheMadHatter
Trish
Tr1sha
ZarrixTale
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Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
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Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
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Annual 2025 Challenge A-Z TitlesDuration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
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A- A Secret Garden in Paris by Sophie Beaumont 29/1 4★ (AA)
B- Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree 27/1 4★
C- Castle of Wizardry by David Eddings 17/2 3.5★
D- Dinner at Rose's by Danielle Hawkins 11/2 4★
E- Emergency Exit Only by Michelle Upton 5/1 3.5★ (AA)
F- Faro's Daughter by Georgette Heyer 25/2 5★
G- A Girls' Guide to Winning the War by Annie Lyons 16/1 4★
H- How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks 24/1 2★
I- Irish Thoroughbred by Nora Roberts 6/1 2★
J- Just the Two of Us by Jo Wilde 29/1 4★
K- The Knitting Club at Wagtail Ridge by Janet Gover 22/2 4★ (AA)
L- The Little French Village of Book Lovers by Nina George 26/1 2★
M- The Miracle of Language by Richard Lederer 3/1 4★
N- The Northern Lights Lodge by Julie Caplin 21/3 3★
O- One Day by David Nicholls 1/3 3★
P- Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings 30/1 4★
Q- Queen of Sorcery by David Eddings 1/2 3★
R- The Rivertown Vet by Jennifer Scoullar 24/2 3★ (AA)
S- Sunrise Over Mercy Court by Fiona McCallum 13/4 4★ (AA)
T- Two Weeks 'til Christmas by Laura Greaves 1/1 3★ (AA)
U- An Unlikely Father by Lynn Collum 14/4 2★
V- A Valentine Embrace by Valerie King, Meg-Lynn Roberts, Olivia Sumner 3/6 2.5★
W- Women of a Certain Rage by Liz Byrski 27/2 3★ (AA)
X- The Rynox Murder by Philip MacDonald 9/2 3★
Y- Your Obedient Servant by Elsie Gage 19/5 1.5★
Z- The BlitZ Detective by Mike Hollow 9/3 4★
Need to reduce my growing TBR. This is a good way to do it so I'm in!
Annual 2025 Challenge A-Z Titles
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
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Q, X, and Z, anywhere in the title.
A = An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks
B = The Best of Adam Sharp by Graeme Simsion AA
C = Catch Us The Foxes by Nicola West AA
D = The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey AA
E = The Electric Hotel by Dominic Smith AA
✅F = A Family of Strangers by Fiona Lowe AA - FINISHED 6/4/25 = 4⭐
G = The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth AA
H = History of the Rain by Niall Williams
I = In the Distance by Hernan Diaz
J = Journey to Paradise by Paula Greenlees
K = Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult
L = Love, Just In by Natalie Murray AA
M = The Maid by Nita Prose
N = The Nowhere Child by Christian White AA
O = The Other Side of Beautiful by Kim Lock AA
P = The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
✅Q = She Was the Quiet One by Michele Campbell - FINISHED 11/1/25 = 4⭐
✅R = Red River Road by Anna Downes AA - FINISHED 25/2/25 = 4⭐
S = Small Island by Andrea Levy
✅T = Tom Houghton by Todd Alexander AA - FINISHED 21/4/25 = 4⭐
U = Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie AA
V = The Vacation by T.M. Logan
W = Winter Journey by Diane Armstrong
X = Food, Sex and Money by Liz Byrski AA
Y = Year One by Nora Roberts
Z = Hazel House by Oby Aligwekwe
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M Mistress to the Crown by Isolde Martyn🇦🇺
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Q Quicksilver by Callie Hart
R The Right Place by Carla Caruso🇦🇺
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U Under Pressure by Lori Foster
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Y You Were Not Born to Suffer: Overcome Fear, Insecurity and Depression and Love Yourself Back to Happiness, Confidence and Peace by Blake D. Bauer
Z Waltzing with the Earl by Catherine Tinley
Annual 2025 Challenge A-Z TitlesDuration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
23/26
6/6 AA
A A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories by Lucia Berlin fin 21/4/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
B The Best Short Stories of J. G. Ballard by J.G. Ballard fin 23/1/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
C Clear by Carys Davies fin 15/5/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
D Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva fin 21/8/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
E The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk fin 10/1/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
F The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North fin 5/2/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
G The Ghost Walk by Karen HerbertAA fin 29/6/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
H The House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier fin 16/3/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I Ice by Anna Kavan fin 19/2/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
J Jenny Wren by E.H. Young fin 20/6/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
K Karla's choice by Nick Harkaway fin 24/9/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
L Lyrebird by Jane CaroAA fin 22/2/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
M Murder in Montparnasse by Kerry GreenwoodAA fin 28/1/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
N Nesting by Roisín O’Donnell fin 1/2/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
O On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan fin 3/3/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
P Perfect Victims: And the Politics of Appeal by Mohammed El-Kurd fin 25/1/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Q The Quantity Theory of Insanity by Will Self fin 9/4/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
R Room 100 : Sid, Nancy, and the Night Punk Rock Died by Jesse P Pollack fin 18/4/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
S The Spirit Circle by Tara CalabyAA fin 6/1/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
T Translations by Jumaana AbduAA fin13/1/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
U Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell Woods AA fin 18/2/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
V Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito fin 14/1/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
W Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix fin 3/1/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Annual 2025 Challenge A-Z TitlesDuration: 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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Annual 2025 Challenge A-Z TitlesDuration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
25/26 8/6 AA
✔︎A - The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips by Michael Morpurgo 2/1 4★
✔︎B - The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki 2/3 4★
✔︎C - The Chemistry of Tears by Peter Carey AA 5/1 3★
✔︎D - Death of Riley by Rhys Bowen 1/2 3★
✔︎E - Emma by Jane Austen 19/7 4★
✔︎F - Forest of the Pygmies by Isabel Allende 24/2 3★
✔︎G - Gweilo: Memories of a Hong Kong Childhood by Martin Booth by Martin Booth 14/1 4★
✔︎H - The Hidden Hand by Stella Rimington 12/6 4★
✔︎I - Island Tales by Michael Morpurgo 1/9 4★
✔︎J - Juice by Tim Winton AA 30/1 5★
✔︎K - The Kabul Beauty School by Deborah Rodriguez 16/8 4★
✔︎L - Lost Voices by Christopher J. Koch AA 20/1 5★
✔︎M - Murder In Paradise by Ann Cleeves 19/5 3★
✔︎N - Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig 11/3 4★
✔︎O - Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood 18/1 3★
✔︎P - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 15/3 5★
✔︎Q - Question 7 by Richard Flanagan AA 19/2 4★
✔︎R - Rebel Without A Clause by Sue Butler AA 5/2 4★
✔︎S - Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen 27/1 4★
✔︎T - Tibetan Transit by Lolo Houbein AA 10/2 4★
✔︎U - Unknown: A Refugee's Story Audio by Akuch Kuol Anyieth AA 8/3 4★
✔︎V - Valiant Imperial Warriors 2200 Years Ago by Wu Xiaocong 8/10 3★
✔︎W - Where the Fruit Falls by Karen Wyld AA 9/2 4★
✔︎X - Anxious People by Fredrik Backman 2/7 4★
✔︎Y - The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country by Helen Russell 14/2 4★
Z - Zorro: The Novel by Isabel Allende
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🌼A Aspire to Die, M.S. Morris, 5/25/25, 4*
🌼B Beyond the Crushing Waves, Bronwen Pratley, 5/20/25, 5*, AA
🌼C The Cottage at Hope Cove, Hannah Ellis, 5/5/25, 4*
🌼D Deadly Games, Sally Rigby, 1/21/25, 4*, AA
🌼E The Embroidered Book, Kate Heartfield, 3/22/25, 3*
🌼F Forget Me Not, M.J. Arlidge, 3/13/25, 4*
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🌼H Her Scorched Bones, Fiona Tarr, 2/16/25, 3*, AA
🌼I The Irish Child, Daisy O'Shea, 3/28/25, 5*
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🌼K The Keeper of the Irish Secret, Susanne O'Leary, 2/3/25, 3*
🌼L The Liar's Bones, Morag Pringle, 4/14/25, 3*
🌼M The Murder on the Links, Agatha Christie, 3/9/25, 3*
🌼N None the Wiser, Rachel Amphlett, 1/13/25, 3*, AA
🌼O The Only Child, Kayte Nunn, 3/11/25, 5*, AA
🌼P The Patchwork Girls, Elaine Everest, 3/4/25, 4*
🌼Q The Quickening, Rhiannon Ward, 9/4/25, 4*
🌼R Ratking, Michael Dibdin, 4/4/25, 3*
🌼S The Second Sleep, Robert Harris, /24/25, 4*
🌼T The Woolworths Girls, Elaine Everest, 5/9/25, 4*
🌼U Unnatural Death, Dorothy L. Sayers, 6/21/25, 2*
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🌼X The Ex, Alex Sinclair, 6/27/25, 3*, AA
🌼Y The Younger Wife, Sally Hepworth, 8/26/25, 4*, AA
🌼Z Towards Zero, Agatha Christie, 5/30/25, 4*
Question: If I can't find a book starting with 'J' for example but I read a book from the 'Jackson Brodie' series - would that be allowed?
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No, sorry Kylie. It's titles only in this one. You can have an A or The in front of the J, but nothing else.
OK, I should be able to find something but thought it was worth asking.
I’m in 😊 Annual 2025 Challenge A-Z Titles
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
23/26 (6AAs)
A - Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty AA ✅ 4* (8/1)
B - Bonehead by Mo Hayder ✅ 3* (10/3)
C - Creepers by David Morrell a
D - Down the Track by Stella Quinn AA ✅ 2* (23/4)
E - Edge of Collapse by Kyla Stone ✅ 3* (3/1)
F - Fear the Silence by Ava Strong ✅ 2* (27/1)
G - The Gathering by C.J. Tudor ✅ 4* (24/1)
H - The Horsewoman by James Patterson ✅ 2* (21/3)
I - The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith ✅ 4* (13/1)
J - Jigsaw by Ed McBain ✅ 3* (28/6)
K - Knife by Jo Nesbø ✅ 2* (6/6)
L - The List by Yomi Adegoke ✅ 2* (16/1)
M - Murder At Magic Cakes Cafe by Rosie Reed ✅ 2* (23/3)
N - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo ✅ 2* (18/2)
O - The Offing by Roz Nay ✅ 4* (8/2) AA
P - Primal Waters by Steve Alten a
Q - Queen Charlotte by Julia Quinn ✅ 4* (4/9)
R - The Reunion by M.J. Arlidge ✅ 3* (27/2)
S - Syndicate by Felix Francis ✅ 3* (4/2)
T - The Good Dog by Simon Rowell AA ✅ 3* (4/1)
U - The Undead: Part VIII by R.R. Haywood ✅ 4* (15/6)
V - The Valley of Lost Children by David Barbur ✅ 4* (21/4)
W - Watchers by Dean Koontz ✅ 4* (10/3)
X - The Ex Girlfriend by Nicola Moriarty AA ✅ 3* (1/2)
Y - The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth AA a
Z - Zombie Fallout by Mark Tufo ✅ 4* (4/4)
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Certainly it is! Good luck :)
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Annual 2025 Challenge A-Z TitlesDuration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
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G - The Glitter Game by Judy Nunn AA🇦🇺
L - Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich
P - Pitch Dark by Paul Doiron
S - Sanctuary by Garry Disher AA🇦🇺
U - Undara by Annie Seaton AA🇦🇺
V - A Villa in Sicily: Olive Oil and Murder by Fiona Grace
I'm in for this one but with the added 'personal challenge' of all books having titles containing four or more words, the longer the better!:Annual 2025 Challenge A-Z Titles
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
Progress: 19/26 (AA 6/6)
- FINISHED 18/4/25 - 5* (10/10)
- FINISHED 14/1/25 - 4* (9/10)
C - The Curious Case of Faith & Grace by David B. Lyons (6)
D - Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk (9)
- FINISHED 1/4/25 - 4* (9/10)
- FINISHED 7/2/25 - 4* (9/10)
- FINISHED 20/5/25 - 4+* (9+/10)
H - How To Kill Friends And Implicate People by Jay Stringer (7)
- FINISHED 5/9/25 - 4* (9/10)
- FINISHED 11/6/25 - 4* (9/10)
K - Karma Never Loses an Address by K.J. McGillick (5)
- FINISHED 6/4/25 - 3* (6.5/10)
- FINISHED 19/7/25 - 4* (8.5/10)
- FINISHED 19/6/25 - 4* (8/10)
- FINISHED 16/1/25 - 2* (4/10)
- FINISHED 10/10/25 - 4* (8.5/10)
- FINISHED 12/4/25 - 3* (7/10)
- FINISHED 13/3/25 - 4* (8.5/10)
- FINISHED 26/8/25 - 3* (6.5/10)
- FINISHED 2/7/25 - 3* (6.5/10)
- FINISHED 16/4/25 - 3* (6/10)
V - Voices from the Workhouse by Peter Higginbotham (4)
- FINISHED 22/8/25 - 4* (9/10)
- FINISHED 8/5/25 - 4* (8/10)
Y - You Loved Me At My Darkest by Evie Harper (6)
Z - The Truth Must Dazzle Gradually by Helen Cullen (5)
Average title length - 5.46 words!
Annual 2025 Challenge A-Z TitlesDuration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
22/26 as of 30/9/25
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A And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 25/1/25
B Breath by Tim Winton AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 31/8/25
D Dust by Patricia Cornwell
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 30/9/25
E Endgame by Sarah Barrie AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 14/6/25
F Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5+ Stars) - 28/4/25
G The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 31/8/25
H The Hunger Games: Illustrated Edition by Suzanne Collins
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 26/3/25
I Izzy + Tristan by Shannon Dunlap
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 1/8/25
J Judgement in Death by J.D. Robb
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 29/7/25
K King of Greed by Ana Huang
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 4/8/25
L Love Stories by Trent Dalton AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 17/2/25
M Mr. Cavendish, I Presume by Julia Quinn
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 13/6/26
N Neon Gods by Katee Robert
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (2.5 Stars) - 31/3/25
O One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 7/5/25
P The Piper's Son by Melina Marchetta AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 15/2/25
Q Quintana of Charyn by Melina Marchetta AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5++++ Stars) - 9/9/25
S Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 8/1/25
U Untainted by Lilian T. James
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 27/7/25
V The Viscount's Sinful Bargain by Kate Archer
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (2.5 Stars) - 13/4/25
W Witness in Death by J.D. Robb
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 23/6/25
X* Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: The Illustrated Edition by J.K. Rowling
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 11/9/25
Z* The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 25/4/25
To Read
C Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
R Raelia by Lynette Noni AA
T A Thousand Broken Pieces by Tillie Cole
Y Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
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Annual 2025 Challenge A-Z TitlesDuration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
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A - Always With Me by Barbara Freethy READ 2/2/25 3*
B - Blood Lines by Angela Marsons READ 6/1/25 3*
C - The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan READ 6/2/25 3*
D - Death by the Dozen by Jenn McKinlay READ 2/3/25 3*
E - Elementary, She Read by Vicki Delany READ 18/1/25 3*
F - The Fallen Woman by Fiona McIntosh(AA) READ 5/1/25 4*
G - The Good Dog by Simon Rowell(AA) READ 8/1/25 4*
H - Head for the Hills by Tricia Stringer(AA) READ 21/4/25 4*
I - In Too Deep by Lee Child READ 3/1/25 4*
J - The Jam Maker by Mary-Lou Stephens(AA) READ 13/3/25 5*
K - Kookaburra Cottage by Maya Linnell(AA) READ 4/2/25 4*
L - The Ledge by Christian White(AA) READ 22/1/25 3*
M - Murder at the Country Club by Helena Dixon READ 24/1/25 3*
N - The Night on the Darling River by Darry Fraser(AA) READ 16/4/25 4*
O - Out in Nowhere by Fleur McDonald(AA) READ 14/1/25 4*
P - Passions in Death by J.D. Robb READ 2/2/25 4*
Q - The Beauty Queen by Sally-Anne Martyn READ 12/2/25 2*
R - The Rivertown Vet by Jennifer Scoullar(AA) READ 18/1/25 4*
S - Someday in Paris by Olivia Lara READ 10/1/25 2*
T - The Torrent by Dinuka McKenzie(AA) READ 22/2/25 4*
U - The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West by Sara Ackerman READ 8/4/25 4*
V - The Valley by Chris Hammer(AA) READ 18/3/25 3*
W - The Woman in the Green Dress by Tea Cooper(AA) READ 25/1/25 5*
X - Boxes in the Basement by Kathi Daley READ 13/1/25 4*
Y - Yew Tree Gardens by Anna Jacobs READ 24/3/25 4*
Z - The Grazier's Son by Cathryn Hein(AA) READ 4/3/25 4*
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I'll be interested to watch your progress Kim! You're great at adding personal touches to your challenges :) Enjoy!
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BBleeding Heart YardbyElly Griffiths
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DDead Man Switch BYTara Moss FINISHED JUNE 3 4*AA
EExtreme MeasuresBY Vince Flynn
Fire and bones Kathy reichs
G GunnawahBYRonni SaltAA
Harvest Tess Gerritsen finsihed april 4*
I dare you sam Carrington finishied 5*
Judas horse Lynda la plante finished feb 3*
KKill ShotBYVince Flynn
LLeave the Girls BehindBYJacqueline BublitzAA /NZ finished July174*
MMy Wife, the Serial KillerbyH.J.
N[book:Nothing but TroubleBYKerry Wilkinson FINISHED JUNE 1 4*
OOne of Us is Missing byB.M. Carroll AA FINISHED MARCH16 4*
PPrize Catch BYAlan Carter AA FINISHED FEB 4*
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SSleepByC.L. Taylor finished jan 2 4*
TTennison byLynda La Plante finshed 4* may 10
UUnder My Skin BY Lisa Unger 2*
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C - Close to Home by Janet Gover AA
G - The Greatest Gift by Rachael Johns AA
H - The House at Angel's Beach by Phillipa Nefri Clark AA
I - In at the Deep End by Penelope Janu AA
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Thanks Brenda! Been planning this one for a while so just got to decide which books to go with, probably those with the longest titles!!
Phrynne wrote: "📗📕📘Welcome to the challenge Lauren, Kim, Jackmeister, TheMadHatter and Jenny 📗📕📘"Thanks Phrynne!
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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
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A ✔ Aisle Nine by Ian X. Cho Read 13/8. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
✔ All Better Now by Neal Shusterman Read 25/5. 4★
All Shall Mourn by Ellie Marney AA
B ✔ The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence Read 28/7. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Bad Ones by Melissa Albert
C ✔ Comes the Night by Isobelle Carmody Read 20/7. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
✔ The Catalpa Rescue by Peter FitzSimons Read 3/5. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
D ✔ Darkest Night, Brightest Star by Barry Jonsberg Read 17/7. 3★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
Darkly by Marisha Pessl
Dial Em for Murder by Marni Bates
E ✔ Estella by Kathy George Read 16/5. 4★ AA
Elderflora: A Modern History of Ancient Trees by Jared Farmer
Eleanor Jones Can’t Keep a Secret by Amy Doak AA
F ✔ Fyrebirds by Kate J. Armstrong Read 8/3. 4★ AA
Five Survive by Holly Jackson
G ✔ Golden by Jade Timms Read 19/8. 5★ AA
H ✔ How to be Normal by Ange Crawford Read 23/9. 5★ AA
Hearts & Other Body Parts by Ira Bloom
I ✔ I Will Never Leave You by Kara A. Kennedy Read 5/2. 4★
I Woke Up Dead at the Mall by Judy Sheehan
If Anything Happens To Me by Luanne Rice
J ✔ Julia by Sandra Newman Read 17/7. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid
K Kidnapped: A Story in Crimes Ludmilla Petrushevskaya
Kill Creatures by Rory Power
L ✔ Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid Read 24/5. 4★
M ✔ The Midnight Girls by Alicia Jasinska Read 23/4. 5★ AA
N ✔ Newt's Emerald by Garth Nix Read 24/1. 4★ AA
Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl
O October, October by Katya Balen
Only Ever Always AA
The Other Side of Nowhere AA
P ✔ Phosphorescence: On Awe, Wonder and Things That Sustain You When the World Goes Dark by Julia Baird Read 27/6. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
Q The House of Quiet by Kiersten White
✔ Quintana of Charyn by Melina Marchetta Read 2/10. 5★ AA
The Dead Queens Club by Hannah Capin
R The Rushworth Family Plot by Claudia Gray
S ✔ Such Charming Liars by Karen M. McManus Read 19/2. 4★
T ✔ This Is Not a Dead Girl Story by Kate Sweeney Read 28/8. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
U ✔ The Undoing of Violet Claybourne by Emily Critchley Read 21/3. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
V ✔ Valentine by Jodi McAlister Read 26/6. 3★ AA
✔ Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito Read 10/8. 3★
W ✔ What-the-Dickens by Gregory Maguire Read 16/6. 3★
X ✔ Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta Read 16/9. 5★ AA
Foxlight by Katya Balen
The Hedgewitch of Foxhall by Anna Bright
Y You'd Look Better as a Ghost by Joanna Wallace
✔ Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead Read 13/9. 4★
Z Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend by M.J. Wassmer
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Actually, surprising or not Jane, it's the same amount as last year :) We upped the number for 2024 but kept it the same next year!
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✅A Among the Grey Gums by Paula J. Beavan AA - 31/01, 3⭐
✅B Blood Pact by Fiona McIntosh AA - 09/03, 4⭐
✅C Crosskill by Garry Disher AA - 11/03, 4⭐
✅D Dirrayawadha by Anita Heiss AA - 13/04, 4⭐
✅E Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson AA - 14/06, 4⭐
✅F Four Dogs Missing by Rhys Gard AA - 20/07, 4⭐
✅G Ghost Bird by Lisa Fuller AA - 27/05, 4⭐
✅H Hades by Candice Fox AA - 27/07, 5⭐
✅I Island Witch by Amanda Jayatissa - 13/08, 3⭐
✅J Juice by Tim Winton AA - 23/07, 3⭐
✅K Khaki Town by Judy Nunn AA - 31/01, 4⭐
✅L Love on the Air by Ash London AA - 10/05, 5⭐
✅M Moon Called by Patricia Briggs - 20/05, 3⭐
N Not Another Love Song by Julie Soto
O Opal by Patricia Wolf AA
✅P Paradise by Patricia Wolf AA - 18/05, 5⭐
Q The Queen's Apprenticeship by Tracy Ryan AA
✅R Retribution by Sarah Barrie AA - 10/09, 4⭐
✅S Snake Island by Ben Hobson AA - 30/05, 5⭐
T Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden AA
✅U Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell Woods AA - 30/04, 4⭐
✅V Visions in Death by J.D. Robb - 05/05, 5⭐
✅W Woo Woo by Ella Baxter AA - 26/01, 4⭐
✅X X'd in the Xeriscape by Dale Mayer - 31/05, 5⭐
✅Y You Don't Know Me by Sara Foster AA - 28/07, 4⭐
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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★
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