NBRC 26 Alphabet 21: Title Challenge: Read the Alphabet (Yearly)

[Kelly]

Welcome Anna :) There's lots of fun stuff going on around here to encourage you to read more and complete challenges.

[It’s.Annie]

I would like to try it I have never done one of these before

[❀Tea❀]

Well done Susan, Elena & Carmen ☺

[❀Tea❀]

Welcome to the challenge Roseann, Carmen, Kelly, Anna, & Annie

Have fun!

[Susan]

❀Tea❀ wrote: "Well done Susan, Elena & Carmen ☺"

Thanks! Trying to decide whether or not to do a new A-Z challenge in 2015. Possibly with authors names this time?

[Kelly]

Susan wrote: "❀Tea❀ wrote: "Well done Susan, Elena & Carmen ☺"

Thanks! Trying to decide whether or not to do a new A-Z challenge in 2015. Possibly with authors names this time?"

We just posted a new A-Z challenge this January if you're interested.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Rebecca Kent]

A- Along for the ride
B- The Bone Bed
C- Cross
D- A darkness more than night
E- Eclipse
F- The first counsel
G- Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy
H- The hour game
I- I touch the future
J- Jane Eyre
K- King of Torts
L- Little Bee
M- Madame Curie
N- New Moon
O- Shadow of power
P- the price we paid
Q- Quiet
R- Nights in Rodanthe
S- A season of joy
T- Trapp family singers
U- Deliver us from evil
V- Hamlet Syndrome
W- The waiting time
X- Windy City Brides
Y- Cry Wolf
Z- The Maze Runner

[Bella]

Starting from 1st Jan. Here are my completed reads so far. 11/26
A - Alpha
B
C
D
E
F -Frostbite
G
H
I
J
K
L -Life of Pi
M -My Dear I Wanted to Tell You
N -The Night Rainbow
O -The Orchid House
P -Pride
Q
R -Rogue
S -Stray
T -Too Close to Home
U
V -Vampire Academy
W -The Winter House
X
Y
Z

thank you for the welcome

[❀Tea❀]

Welcome to the challenge Rebecca & Bella ☺

[Nicole]

A - Z Title Challenge [01/01/15]


A:   Asylum - Lily White   02/17/15
B:   The Bermudez Triangle - Maureen Johnson   02/23/15
C:   The Cuckoo's Calling - Robert Galbraith   02/26/15
D:   Dark Places - Gillian Flynn   03/08/15
E:   Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card   03/19/15
F:   Fever - Maya Banks   03/27/15
G:   Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn   04/14/15
H:   How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents - Julia Alvarez   04/21/15
I:   Insurgent - Veronica Roth   05/05/15
J:   Just Say What's On Your Mind - E.M. Hillwood   05/06/15
K:   Kept - Jamie Fuchs   05/06/15
L:   Lovely Green Eyes - Arnost Lustig   05/29/15
M:   The Magician - Michael Scott   06/17/15
N:   Nickel and Dimed - Barbara Ehrenreich   06/22/15
O:   On His Terms - Sierra Cartwright   06/23/15
P:   Perfect Limit - Sara Brookes   06/23/15
Q:   Querida - Jamie Craig   06/24/15
R:   Ruthless Flight - Kathryn Hunter   06/24/15
S:   The Sorceress - Michael Scott   08/24/15
T:   TTFN - Lauren Myracle   08/24/15
U:   Understanding China - Yanan Ju   09/21/15
V:   Voyeur - Roxy Harte   08/18/15
W:   Whitechapel Gods - S.M. Peters   09/09/15
X:   Xylophone - K.Z. Snow   08/25/15
Y:   You're the One That I Want - Giovanna Fletcher   10/14/15
Z:   Zipless - Diane Dooley   10/06/15

[Kelly]

Very nice Nicole :) Good luck!

[Teri-K]

I've been looking for a new general challenge - this looks fun.

Title Challenge: Reading the Alphabet
Start: March 17, 2015
Completion: June 7, 2015
Total Completed: 26

A- The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax Dorothy Gliman 4/5
B- Blowing on Dandelions Miralee Ferrell 3/17
C- Cottonwood Whispers Jennifer Erin Valent 3/29
D- Die for Love Elizabeth Peters 3/22
E- The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax Dorothy Gilman 4/8
F- Fireflies in December Jennifer Erin Valent 3/28
G- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Mary Ann Shaffer 3/29
H- The Hippopotamus Pool Elizabeth Peters 4/15
I- The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde 6/1
J- Jesus the King: Understanding the Life and Death of the Son of God Timothy Keller 4/5
K- The Kid from Tomkinsville John Tunis 3/25
L- The Last Camel Died at Noon 4/2
M- Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled Dorothy Gilman 3/18
N- The Nine Tailors Dorothy Sayers 5/1
O- One Came Home Amy Timberlake 4/23
P- The Proposal Mary Balogh 3/21
Q- The Queen of Attolia Megan Whalen Turner 3/18
R- The Reluctant Prophet Nancy Rue 3/25
S- The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy Julia Quinn 3/24
T- The Thirteenth Princess Diane Zahler 3/19
U- The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax Dorothy Gilman 3/31
V- Valley of the Shadow Stephanie grace Whitson 4/2
W- Wyrd Sisters Terry Pratchett 3/17
X- Unexpected Dismounts Nancy Rue 4/24
Y- You're Loved No Matter What: Freeing Your Heart from the Need to Be Perfect Holley Gerth 6/7
Z- A Father For Zach Irene Hannon 4/22

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Ok I've update my post and I have 18/26 done. I hope this year will be the year. I just have to focus on getting some of those difficult letters done before the end of the year comes around because that's when i lose focus, lol.

[❀Tea❀]

Welcome to the challenge Teri-k ☺

[❀Tea❀]

Well done Carmen! I'm sure this year will be better.
Should I say "welcome to the challenge", then?

[Lindsey]

Here's what I have for my alphabet challenge so far (by title):

A-Appetites by Caroline Knapp
B-Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
C-
D-Drinking: A Love Story by Caroline Knapp
E-The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison
F-Family-Based Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa
G-
H-
I-Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
J-Joss Whedon: A Biography
K-
L-
M-My Story by Elizabeth Smart
N-
O-
P-
Q-
R-
S-Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
T-
U-
V-
W-
X-
Y-
Z-

[Roseann]

I have a question. If a book starts with "A" can the second word count? EX:A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" Thank you.

[Kelly]

Yes, you can ignore a, an, the.

[❀Tea❀]

Welcome to the challenge Lindsey ☺

[Laura]

A - Ashwood House by L K Jay
B
C - The Christmas List by Chrissie Manby
D
E - The Enchanted Wood by Enid Blyton
F
G
H - Home for Christmas by Debbie Macomber
I - The Iron Butterfly by Chanda Hahn
J
K
L - The Lion, The Lamb, The Hunted by Andrew E Kaufman
M - MR Miracle by Debbie Macomber
N
O
P
Q
R
S - The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain
T - The Teashop on the Corner by Milly Johnson
U
V
W
X
Y - The Year Of Taking Chances by Lucy Diamond
Z

[❀Tea❀]

Lisa wrote: "do we have to post date from when we joined or can we add the books we've read so far for 2025th?"

You can add all books you've read this year.

[❀Tea❀]

Welcome to the challenge Laura ☺

[Teri-K]

Finished! (Post #569)

It took me a while to get that Y. :)

[❀Tea❀]

Congrats Teri-k :)

Yeah, those are tricky. :)

[Michelle]

Title Challenge: Reading the Alphabet
09/15 - 09/16
(0/26)


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

[❀Tea❀]

Welcome Michelle :)

[Athena Shardbearer]

I'm in

Title Challenge: Reading the Alphabet

A: Angles of Attack by Marko Kloos DONE
B: Blood Song by Anthony Ryan DONE
C: Chasing the Dragon by Nicholas Kaufmann DONE
D: House Atreides by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson Done
E: Endymion by Dan Simmons Done
F: Firefight by Brandon Sanderson Done
G: Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson DONE
H: Hunters of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson DONE
I: It by Stephen King DONE
J:
K:
L: Lords of the North by Bernard Cornwell DONE
M: Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews DONE
N: The New Ghost by Robert Hunter DONE
O: Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 1 by Fumi Yoshinaga DONE
P: The Pale Horseman by Bernard Cornwell DONE
Q:
R: The Ruins by Scott Smith DONE
S: Sandworms of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson DONE
T: The Abyss Beyond Dreams by Peter Hamilton DONE
U: Unwind by Neal Shusterman DONE
V:
W: World After by Susan Ee DONE
X:
Y:
Z:

[Karen ♐]

Title Challenge - Read the Alphabet
Duration: September 25, 2015 - September 24, 2016

25/26

A - All of Me - 10/9/15
B - Bad Things - 10/14/15
C - Chasing Perfection: Vol. I - 9/26/15
D - The Dominator - 9/30/15
E - Enslaved - 11/22/15
F - Fallen - 10/5/15
G - Games of the Heart - 9/28/15
H - Hot Target - 10/13/15
I - In the Dark - 10/16/15
J - Judgment - 11/23/15
K - Kill For Me - 10/24/15
L - Love Under Two Outcasts - 10/7/15
M - Molly's Lips: Club Mephisto Retold - 11/11/15
N - Night Owl - 11/13/15
O - Owned - 10/4/15
P - The Professional - 10/11/15
Q
R - Rock Chick Renegade - 9/30/15
S - Scream for Me - 9/25/15
T - Twisted - 9/25/15
U - Unseen - 12/8/15
V - Vision in White - 1/10/16
W - With Visions of Red, Book Two - 10/3/15
X - Exposure - 3/24
Y - Yes, Doctor - 12/27/15
Z - Zombie Boyz: Ghoul's Gym - 4/7/16

[❀Tea❀]

Welcome to the challenge Athena and Karen ☺

[Karen ♐]

Thanks, Tea

[Alysa]

I'll do this challenge for the Year 2016 (that is, 1 January thru 31 December).


✔ A: Arm of the Sphinx
✔ B: Black Dog Blues
✔ C: City of Heavenly Fire
✔ D: Darkness Brutal
✔ E: The Executioness
✔ F: For the Love of Wine
✔ G: Green but for a Season
✔ H: Hollow World
✔ I: The Immortals
✔ J: Junk
✔ K: Krabat
✔ L: Lady of Devices
✔ M: Magic Burns
✔ N: Nice Dragons Finish Last
✔ O: Ottoline and the Yellow Cat
✔ P: Phoenix Rising
✔ Q: Qualify
✔ R: Raelia
✔ S: Sanctuary Bay
✔ T: A Touch of Dead
✔ U: Unhappenings
✔ V: Vampire Sun
✔ W: The Wolf Gift
✔ X: XOM-B
✔ Y: The Year of Shadows
✔ Z: Zombies Vs. Unicorns



Total: 26 books
Complete!

[❀Tea❀]

Welcome to the challenge Alysa ☺

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

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[Mandy!]

Title Challenge - Read the Alphabet

Duration: 3/30/16-3/30/17

A: And Playing the Role of Herself by K. E. Lane (2/10/17)
B: Brave Enough by Cheryl Strayed (4/19/16)
C: Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine (3/31/16)
D: Dark Sparkler by Amber Tamblyn (8/29/16)
E: e Squared by Matt Beaumont (3/11/17)
F: Fine, Fine, Fine, Fine, Fine by Diane Williams (8/10/16)
G: Goong Vols. 1-18 by So Hee Park (12/7/16-2/22/17)
H: Howl and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg (9/23/16)
I: The Iron Phoenix by Rebecca Harwell (3/11/17)
J: Jim's Lion By Russell Hoban (2/27/17)
K: Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat (1/21/17)
L: Lee by Lee Radziwell (12/6/16)
M: The Magic by Rhonda Byrne (1/29/17)
N: Never Trust a Rebel by Sarah Mallory (3/29/17)
O: Only Serious About You Vols. 1 & 2 by Kai Asou (1/25/17)
P: Prince's Gambit by C.S. Pacat (1/18/17)
Q
R: The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Omar Khayyam, trans. Edward FitzGerald (3/27/17)
S: The Soldier's Scoundrel by Cat Sebastian (2/6/17)
T: Truly Kindly by Fumi Yoshinaga (1/13/17)
U: An Unseen Attraction by K.J. Charles (3/17/17)
V: The Viscount's Wager by Ava March (3/22/17)
W: What Do You Want to Do Before You Die? by The Buried Life (4/19/16)
X: The X-Files: Goblins by Charles L. Grant (3/30/17)
Y
Z: Zeitoun by Dave Eggers (3/26/17)

(This is my first reading challenge, woot!)

Update: 24/26 as of 3/30/17. Not bad, considering I managed to do the letters X and Z. :)

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge Mandy :)

Don't worry. We'll make challenge addict out of you. :P

[Sam]

NBRC 26 Alphabet 21: Title Challenge: Read the Alphabet
Duration: 8/20/16-11/23/16

A: Apprentice in Death- J.D. Robb- 9/6/16
B: Blood Song- Cat Adams- 8/27/16
C: Closer to the Chest- Mercedes Lackey- 10/11/16
D: Daughter of the Forest- Juliet Marillier- 9/1/16
E: The Eyre Affair- Jasper Fforde- 9/11/16
F: Find Me When The Sun Goes Down- Lisa Olsen- 10/2/16
G: Ghostly Worries- Lily Harper Hart- 9/7/16
H: Handle with Care- Jodi Picoult- 8/30/16
I: I'll Be Seeing You: A Novel- Mary Higgins Clark- 10/7/16
J: Jack and the Beanstalk- Jenni James- 8/22/16
K: Kiss of Crimson- Lara Adrian- 10/3/16
L: The Lunatic Cafe- Laurell K. Hamilton- 8/25/16
M: Mortal Ties- Eileen Wilks- 9/5/16
N: Not His Dragon- Annie Nicholas- 9/7/16
O: Once Burned- Jeaniene Frost- 8/23/16
P: Poison Study- Maria V. Snyder- 9/19/16
Q: A Quick Bite- Lynsay Sands- 11/23/16
R: Reaper- K.D. McEntire- 8/24/16
S: Swan Lake- K.M. Shea- 8/30/16
T: Tales of the Otherworld- Kelley Armstrong- 9/4/16
U: Unholy Ghosts- Stacia Kane- 10/14/16
V: Vampire Academy- Richelle Mead- 10/26/16
W: Wish You Were Here- Rita Mae Brown- 9/11/16
X: X in Flight- Karen Rivers- 9/8/16
Y: You Slay Me- Katie MacAlister- 10/6/16
Z: Zombie Team Alpha- Steve R. Yeager- 10/18/16

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge Sam :)

[Sam]

Finished!!

NBRC 26 Alphabet 21: Title Challenge: Read the Alphabet
Duration: 8/20/16-11/23/16

A: Apprentice in Death- J.D. Robb- 9/6/16
B: Blood Song- Cat Adams- 8/27/16
C: Closer to the Chest- Mercedes Lackey- 10/11/16
D: Daughter of the Forest- Juliet Marillier- 9/1/16
E: The Eyre Affair- Jasper Fforde- 9/11/16
F: Find Me When The Sun Goes Down- Lisa Olsen- 10/2/16
G: Ghostly Worries- Lily Harper Hart- 9/7/16
H: Handle with Care- Jodi Picoult- 8/30/16
I: I'll Be Seeing You: A Novel- Mary Higgins Clark- 10/7/16
J: Jack and the Beanstalk- Jenni James- 8/22/16
K: Kiss of Crimson- Lara Adrian- 10/3/16
L: The Lunatic Cafe- Laurell K. Hamilton- 8/25/16
M: Mortal Ties- Eileen Wilks- 9/5/16
N: Not His Dragon- Annie Nicholas- 9/7/16
O: Once Burned- Jeaniene Frost- 8/23/16
P: Poison Study- Maria V. Snyder- 9/19/16
Q: A Quick Bite- Lynsay Sands- 11/23/16
R: Reaper- K.D. McEntire- 8/24/16
S: Swan Lake- K.M. Shea- 8/30/16
T: Tales of the Otherworld- Kelley Armstrong- 9/4/16
U: Unholy Ghosts- Stacia Kane- 10/14/16
V: Vampire Academy- Richelle Mead- 10/26/16
W: Wish You Were Here- Rita Mae Brown- 9/11/16
X: X in Flight- Karen Rivers- 9/8/16
Y: You Slay Me- Katie MacAlister- 10/6/16
Z: Zombie Team Alpha- Steve R. Yeager- 10/18/16

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Congrats Sam! ☺

[Marissa]

✔️Completed✔️
Start Date: 12/01/2016
End Date: 07/12/2019

A - Allegiant by Veronica Roth (01/05/17)
B - Blood Magick by Nora Roberts (12/31/16)
C - Candy by Kevin Brooks (12/18/16)
D - The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman (02/12/17)
E - Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon (01/19/17)
F - Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk (02/17/17)
G - A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray (03/24/17)
H - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (01/23/17)
I - Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (02/06/17)
J - Jaws by Peter Benchley (07/12/19)
K - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (12/17/18)
L - Lord of the Flies by William Golding (01/21/17)
M - Murder On the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (01/13/17)
N - Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult (04/16/17)
O - Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (01/02/2017)
P - Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman (03/22/17)
Q - Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain (06/04/19)
R - Room by Emma Donoghue (03/12/17)
S - Shadow Spell by Nora Roberts (12/12/16)
T - Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (08/30/17)
U - Under the Harrow by Flynn Berry (12/03/16)
V - Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver (07/13/17)
W - What the Night Knows by Dean Koontz (01/09/17)
X - The X-Files Origins: Agent of Chaos by Kami Garcia (11/26/17)
Y - Yes Please by Amy Poehler (09/16/18)
Z - The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman (08/12/17)

✔️Completed on 7/12/19✔️

[Alysa]

Finished!!!
#590

[Mackey]

2017 - I thought I started this last year and fell by the wayside but I don't see a post for me. Regardless, 2017 is my year to be better organized so.....

All the Missing Girls
Behind Closed Doors
Child of God
D
Eeny Meeny
Fatal
G
Hush Hush
Inherit the Bones
Jar City
K
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
Mind's Eye
No One Knows
The Omen Days: A Christmas Ghost Story
Poems for Life: A Special Collection of Poetry Selected by: E. L. Doctorow, Allen Ginsberg, David Mamet, Tom Wolfe, Joyce Carol Oates, Stephen Sondheim, Kurt Vonnegut, Elie Wiesel, and Many More
The Quality of Silence
Raven Black
The Seventh Plague
Truly Madly Guilty
The Unquiet Dead
V
Winter Street
X
Y
Z

[Mackey]

Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Welcome to the challenge Mandy :)

Don't worry. We'll make challenge addict out of you. :P"

Thanks!!!

[Barbara ★]

2017 A-Z Title Challenge

READ: 26/26

✔ A - Afterlight - Elle Jasper 9/6
✔ B - The Bird Eater - Ania Ahlborn 2/13
✔ C - Cold Vengeance - Douglas Preston 5/22
✔ D - Darkling - Yasmine Galenorn 7/11
✔ E - The Empire's Ghost - Isabelle Steiger 7/22/17
✔ F - Fever Dream - Douglas Preston 4/27
✔ G - The Girl with All the Gifts - M.R. Carey 4/4
✔ H - The House at Sea's End - Ruth Galloway 4/6
✔ I - In the Company of Vampires - Katie MacAlister 3/5
✔ J - Judas Kiss - J.T. Ellison 7/28
✔ K - Kinked - Thea Harrison 11/13
✔ L - The Legacy - Linda Lael Miller 3/27
✔ M - Midnight's Warrior - Donna Grant 7/20
✔ N - Never Look Back - Linda Lael Miller 5/30
✔ O - Once Upon a Marigold - Jean Ferris 3/25
✔ P - Phantom Shadows - Dianne Duvall 3/19
✔ Q - The Quiet Game - Greg Iles 5/20
✔ R - Rogue Wave - Boyd Morrison 3/4
✔ S - Some Like It Wild - Teresa Medeiros 3/13
✔ T - Tuesday's Child - Dale Mayer 2/18
✔ U - Unchained - Caris Roane 3/22
✔ V - Vampires Dead Ahead - Cheyenne McCray 12/5
✔ W - Wrayth - Pip Ballantine 3/21
✔ X - Sick Fux - Tillie Cole 12/30
✔ Y - Yours, Mine, and Ours - Mary Janice Davidson 2/19
✔ Z - The Zig Zag Girl - Elly Griffiths 12/25

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Fajriy]

2017 Title Challenge

Completed: 2/26
(view spoiler)[
A
B
C
D
E
F - Facing Addiction
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U - Unravelling
V
W
X
Y
Z
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[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge Marissa :)

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Congrats Alysa! :)

[Krista]

Is it too late to join? I have a personal challenge to read a book a week this year, so this would be half of them. If I am not too late, can I use the 3 I have finished in January...all three started and finished in 2017?

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Krista wrote: "Is it too late to join? I have a personal challenge to read a book a week this year, so this would be half of them. If I am not too late, can I use the 3 I have finished in January...all three star..."

Sorry it took us so long to respond. RL is getting in the way of GR :(

It's not too late :)
And yes, since this is yearly challenge you can backtrack your books to start of the year.

Welcome to the challenge :)