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

[Daniell]

Amanda wrote: "@ Danielle - For X, I read Jinx by Sage Blackwood. Meg Cabot also has a book called Jinx, but I haven't it."

Thank you :)

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Danielle wrote: "Carmen wrote: "Danielle for Z you can read Zero Day by David Baldacci. It's a good book."

Thank you :)"

Your welcome :)

[Elena]

This looks fun, I'm in!

Title Challenge: Read the Alphabet 2014
Duration: 1/1/2014 - 12/31/2014 COMPLETE
Progress: 26/26

A: Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer *** - 2/13/2014
B: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Sijie Dai **** - 5/2/2014
C: Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut ***** - 6/15/2014
D: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1) by Douglas Adams ***** - 5/28/2014
E: Enchanted (Woodcutter Sisters, #1) by Alethea Kontis **** - 9/18/2014
F: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury **** - 7/17/2014
G: Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett **** - 3/27/2014
H: Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #1) by Kevin Hearne **** - 5/19/2014
I: Inferno by Dan Brown **1/2 - 2/3/14
J: Just One Look by Harlan Coben **** - 11/9/2014
K: Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig ***** - 12/28/2014
L: Life of Pi by Yann Martel ***** - 2/1/14
M: March Violets (Bernard Gunther, #1) by Philip Kerr *** - 3/31/2014
N: Nine Princes in Amber (The Chronicles of Amber, #1) by Roger Zelazny ** - 6/23/2014
O: On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers **** - 7/21/2014
P: Paper Towns by John Green **** - 10/31/2014
Q: Q & A by Vikas Swarup *** - 12/31/2014
R: Red Rising by Pierce Brown ** - 3/18/2014
S: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach **** - 3/20/2014
T: Timebound (The Chronos Files, #1) by Rysa Walker ***1/5 - 5/30/2014
U: Unwind (Unwind Dystology, #1) by Neal Shusterman **** - 9/27/2014
V: Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) by Richelle Mead *** - 12/18/2014
W: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart *** - 6/20/2014
X: XO (Kathryn Dance, #3) by Jeffery Deaver **** - 12/30/2014
Y: Yellow Blue Tibia by Adam Roberts *** - 12/20/2014
Z: Zombiestan by Mainak Dhar * - 12/7/2014

[Joi]

I'm in.!
Date Started:2.1.14
Date Ended:2.1.15
A:
B:
C:
D:Delirium (2.8.14)
E:
F:
G:The Glass Castle (2.1.14)
H:House of Secrets(2.1.14)
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O:
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R:The Raven Boys (2.10.14)
S:
T:Temptation (2.2.14)
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Z:

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge, Spectre and Joi!

[Catherine]

I thought I added myself to this one..but I guess not...so here I am!


A. Allegiant..Veronica Roth(book 3)
B. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas..John Boyne(read)
c. Cutting For Stone..Abraham Verghese
D.
E.
F. Forest Born..Shannon Hale(book 4)(read)
G. Gabriel's Redemption..Sylvain Reynard(book 3)
I.
J. Just One Year..Gayle Forman(book 2)(read)
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R. Reckless..S.C. Stephens(book 3)(2 Feb)
S. The Sheen on the Silk..Anne Perry(read)
T. Touchstone..Laurie R. King(book 1)(9 Jan)
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Y.
Z.

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Looking good, Catherine!

[Aspanna]

Read the Alphabet: 2014
Duration: January 1st, 2014 - April 9th, 2014
Read 26 of 26

✔ A merican Gods
✔ B ook of Lost Things, the
✔ C lash of Kings, a
✔ D aughter of Smoke & Bone
✔ E verneath
✔ F ragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders
✔ G unslinger, the
✔ H usband's Secret, the
✔ I ron Kissed
✔ J ohn Dies at the End
✔ K nife of Never Letting Go, the
✔ L ies of Locke Lamora, the
✔ M iss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
✔ N ine Princes in Amber
✔ O n the Edge
✔ P ump Six and Other Stories
✔ Q uantum Thief, the
✔ R osemary and Rue
✔ S abriel
✔ T ales of Beedle the Bard, the
✔ U nholy Night
✔ V Vampire Academy
✔ W ilt
✔ X -Files, the: Season 10 #1-#5 Believers
✔ Y : The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned
✔ Z Zero Day

[Jex]

You're making nice progress Aspanna!

[Ronyell]

Read the Alphabet: 2014
Duration: January 1st, 2014 - December 31st, 2014
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[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge, Ronyell!

[Ronyell]

Moderators of Nothing but Reading Challenges (All the Mods) wrote: "Welcome to the challenge, Ronyell!"

Thanks!!!

[Athena Shardbearer]

I'm in!

A: All You Need Is Kill
B: Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls, Vol. 1
C: 1/7 *****
D: ***** 3/20
E: The Earthsea Trilogy
F: The Fall of Arthur
G: A Game of Thrones Currently reading
H: 1/31 ***
I: Eragon(The Inheritance Cycle)
J:
K: (The Kingkiller Chronicles) 3/11 *****
L: The Lathe of Heaven
M: 2/9 *****
N: NOS4A2
O: On the Road
P: 3/8 ***
Q: Quid Pro Quo
R: 3/7 *****
S: 2/23 *****
T: Titus Groan
U: Unearthly
V:
W: Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1)Currently Reading
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Y:
Z:

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge, Athena!

[Rachel]

A -
B -
C - Canvas Falcons Men And Planes Of Ww1 by Steven Longstreet
D - Dodger by Terry Pratchett 1/27/14
E -
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H -
I -
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L - Life of Pi by Yann Martel 1/14/14
M - Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers
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Q -
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S - Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw 1/15/14
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Z - Zoya by Danielle Steel 2/18/14

[Nicole]

Read the Alphabet: 2014
Start 2/19/14

A - All That Glitters... by Serena Akeroyd 3/31/14
B - Bared by Stacey Kennedy 2/15/14
C - Carnelian by B. Kristin McMichael 3/28/14
D - Dead Sexy by Paige Tyler 2/1/14
E - End Of The Beginning by Serena Akeroyd 4/11/14
F - Full Exposure by Tracy Wolff 2/28/14
G - Gerard's Beauty by Marie Hall 3/4/14
H - Hard Body Rock by Nora Flite 2/8/14
I - Immoral: Tales of a Vampire Hunter by Zander Vyne 1/17/14
J - Jonathan’s Locket by Lorraine Carey 3/28/14
K - Knockout by J.C. Valentine 5/2/14
L - Letting Go by Maya Banks 2/23/14
M - Montana Spring by Bobbi Romans 4/13/24
N - A Need So Insatiable by Cecilia Robert 3/18/14
O - Only Pretend by Nora Flite 5/29/14
P - Play by Kylie Scott 7/26/14
Q -
R - Ruined by Tracy Wolff 2/3/14
S - Slow Body Rock by Nora Flite 2/9/14
T - That Man 1: by Nelle L'Amour 3/26/14
U - Unmanned by Lois Greiman 2/17/14
V - The Vixen Torn by J.E. & M. Keep 5/6/14
W - Wanted by J. Kenner 1/4/14
X -
Y - Yanked: A Frenched Novella by Melanie Harlow 6/5/14
Z -

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge, Nicole!

Looking good, Rachel!

[Athena Shardbearer]

Moderators of Nothing but Reading Challenges (All the Mods) wrote: "Welcome to the challenge, Athena!"

Thank you!

[Rachel]

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C - Canvas Falcons Men And Planes Of Ww1 by Steven Longstreet
D - Dodger by Terry Pratchett 1/27/14
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F -
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L - Life of Pi by Yann Martel 1/14/14
M - The Maid of Fairbourne Hall by Julie Klassen 2/25/14
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S - Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw 1/15/14
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Z - Zoya by Danielle Steel 2/18/14

[Sunshine✰✰✰]

Alphabet Reading Challenge
Duration: 10/1/13 - 10/1/14
Progress: 21/26

A Afterlife by Douglas Clegg 10/18/2013
B Blackstone & Brenwen: Swansong for a Sibling by Andrew D. Mellusco 2/4/2014
C The Cannibals of Candyland by Carlton Mellick III 10/20/2013
D Dead Pan by Gayle Trent 11/25/2013
E E. Godz by Robert Lynn Asprin 3/13/2014
F Fanged & Fabulous by Michelle Rowen 5/28/2014
G The Gunslinger by Stephen King 8/22/14
H A Heartbeat Away by Michael Palmer 10/23/2013
I INFECTED by James Schannep 2/8/14
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K The Kingmakers by Clay and Susan Griffith 1/15/14
L The Last Master by Gordon R. Dickson 4/16/2014
M Murder Takes the Cake by Gayle Trent 10/28/2013
N Night Life by Nancy A. Collins 6/13/2014
O Once Upon A Halloween by Richard Laymon 1/20/2014
P The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle 6/5/14
Q
R The Rift Walker by Clay and Susan Griffith11/19/13
S Scent of Darkness by Christina Dodd 2/12/2014
T Touch of Darkness by Christina Dodd 2/21/2014
U The Unlikely Event by Joshua Wright 8/12/14
V Vamps by Nancy A. Collins 3/25/2014
W For Whom The Spell Tolls by H.P. Mallory10/15/13
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Z Zombies Vs. Unicorns by Holly Black 5/22/2014

[Rachel]

A -
B -
C - Canvas Falcons Men And Planes Of Ww1 by Steven Longstreet 3/1/14
D - Dodger by Terry Pratchett 1/27/14
E -
F -
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H -
I -
J -
K -
L - Life of Pi by Yann Martel 1/14/14
M - The Maid of Fairbourne Hall by Julie Klassen 2/25/14
N -
O - The Other Guy's Bride by Connie Brockway 3/2/14
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S - Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw 1/15/14
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Z - Zoya by Danielle Steel 2/18/14

7/26 read

[Rachel]

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C - Canvas Falcons Men And Planes Of Ww1 by Steven Longstreet 3/1/14
D - Dodger by Terry Pratchett 1/27/14
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L - Life of Pi by Yann Martel 1/14/14
M - The Maid of Fairbourne Hall by Julie Klassen 2/25/14
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O - The Other Guy's Bride by Connie Brockway 3/2/14
P - The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan 4/1/14
Q -
R -
S - Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw 1/15/14
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U -
V -
W -
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Y -
Z - Zoya by Danielle Steel 2/18/14

8/26 read

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Good one on the "Z," Rachel.

[Amy]

#485

13/26

[Amy]

#485

20/26

[Rabaab]

Update

A - Alexandra potter, The Love Dectective
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I
J
K
L - Lucinda Riley ( the midnight rose )
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[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to this challenge, too, Rabaab!

[Amy]

#485

21/26

[Renee]

Nearly there Amy!

[Angela]

Start Date 7/21/2014

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[Renee]

Hi again Angela :), welcome to this one too!

[Kelly]

Yay! Finished with 2014!

I decided to go "pure" this year and not count any with The's, A's or An's.

[Renee]

Nice work Kelly!

[Amy]

#485

23/26

[Laila Jane]

Yay! Finished this one this year! =)

Msg 470

[Renee]

Congrats Laila Jane!

[Dani]

Part of me really wants to wait to start this on Jan. 1st, but the other part of me is too impatient to wait. So I'm making my start date from yesterday, since I was too tired to post this last night.

Read The Alphabet (Title Challenge)
Duration: 11/28/14 - 11/28/15
Progress: 13/26

A
✔B Breakaway by Bianca Sommerland, 1/4/15
✔C Caressed by Ice by Nalini Singh, 2/18/15
✔D Delirium by Lauren Oliver, 11/28/14
E
F
✔G Game Misconduct by Bianca Sommerland, 12/11/14
✔H Hostage to Pleasure by Nalini Singh, 2/28/15
I
J
K
✔L Lover Mine by J.R. Ward, 12/8/14
✔M Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover, 1/20/15
✔N Night by Elie Wiesel, 1/29/15
✔O Offside by Bianca Sommerland, 1/26/15
✔P Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione, 1/11/15
Q
✔R Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier, 12/13/14
✔S Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh, 1/13/15
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✔V Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh, 1/31/15
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[❀Tea❀]

Welcome to the challenge Dani ☺

[Sibil]

Finished! *_*
Msg 452

[Izavel]

Read The Alphabet (Title Challenge)
Duration: 12/09/14 - 12/09/15
Progress: 8/26

A)
B) The Bell Jar 1-2-15
C) The Cat Manual 2-8-15
D) The Darkest Part of the Forest 2-6-15
E)
F)
G)
H)
I)
J)
K)
L) Liv, Forever 2-10-15
M)
N)
O)
P)
Q) Queen Mab: A Tale Entwined with William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet 2-13-15
R)
S) Serenity: Leaves on the Wind 1-2-15
T)
U)
V)
W) We Were Liars 1-3-15
X)
Y) Yes Please 2-3-15
Z)

[Kelly]

Glad to have you Izavel :)

[Izavel]

Kelly wrote: "Glad to have you Izavel :)"

Thanks, Kelly!

[Colleen]

I haven't done a reading challenge here in some time, looking forward to getting back to it! :) Starting with something relatively straightforward.

Read The Alphabet (Title Challenge)
Duration: 12/15/14 - 12/15/15
Progress: 26/26

A All the Light We Cannot See 02/09/2015
B Burial Rites 01/09/2015
C Countdown City 12/20/2014
D Dark Places 02/20/2015
E Ender's Game 01/01/2015
F The Formula: How Algorithms Solve all our Problems … and Create More 02/04/2015
G Good Bones and Simple Murders 01/05/2015
H Homeland 12/21/2014
I The Imposter Bride 01/25/2014
J The Jaguar's Children 09/19/2015
K Kindness Goes Unpunished: A Longmire Mystery 07/01/2015
L Late Eclipses 02/28/2015
M The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible 01/12/2015
N NOS4A2 01/16/2015
O One Shot 01/18/2015
P The Paying Guests 12/28/2014
Q Department Q #1 The Keeper of Lost Causes 07/22/2015
R Red Planet Blues 02/16/2015
S Station Eleven 01/04/2015
T Trading in Danger 12/18/2014
U Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption 03/29/2015
V Voyage of Strangers 08/01/2015
W The Witch's Daughter 01/24/2015
X Dawn (Xenogenesis #1) 05/04/2015
Y The Years of Rice and Salt 03/22/2015
Z Fatal Puzzle (Zons Crime #1) 04/28/2015

[❀Tea❀]

Welcome to the challenge, Colleen. ☺
Glad to have you back.

[Susan]

So close to the end and might actually finish this year! (I've been in a race with my dad and aunt, so it has kept me on top of my game.)

I already have two of my last three letters lined up - Going to read XOM-B for X and Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories: And Other Disasters for W. After that, it'll just be the J! And depending on time it'll be the short little Joyland or the massive Jurassic Park.

Update: Anndddd...DONE!
And here's the master list of the books I've read:

A - American Gods
B - Beloved
C - The CircleThe Circle by Dave Eggers
D - A Dance with Dragons
E - Edge
F - A Feast for Crows
G - The Giver
H - Heart-Shaped Box
I - In the Woods
J - The Jungle Book
K - The Killer Inside Me
L - The Leftovers
M - Me Before You
N - NW
O - The October List
P - Paper Towns
Q - Q is for Quarry
R - Ready Player One
S - Sharp Objects
T - Tell the Wolves I'm Home
U - Us
V - The Vacationers
W - Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories: And Other Disasters
X - XOM-B
Y - You
Z - Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald

[Elena]

Done! Had to push a few books back to complete, finished last book yesterday! message #510

[Roseann]

Setting up a spot for my list:

A As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
B Boy, Snow, Bird
C
D Dirty Little Secrets
E Etiquette and Espionage
F
G The Good Girl
H How to Train Your Dragon
I Insurgent
J
K Killer Librarian
L
M Murder on the Half Shelf
N
O On Immunity: An Inoculation
P
Q A Quick Bite
R As Red as Blood
S Small Blessings
T Two Boys Kissing
U
V
W Whistling Past the Graveyard
X
Y
Z Zooburbia: Meditations on the Wild Animals Among Us

16/26

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Ok I didn't get to finish 4 books for last years (yesterday's list :)) so I'm going to try again this year and really focus on this :)

**Title Challenge: Reading the Alphabet**
Start: Jan.1,2015
End: Dec. 31,2015
Total: 18/26

A Anna and the French Kiss 1/4
B Black Like Me 1/3
C Cress 1/2
D Divergent 1/27
E The 8th Confession 2/15
F The Forgotten 1/31
G Golden Eyes 1/16
H The Help 1/23
I Insurgent 3/5
J Judgment in Death 3/17
K
L Losing It 1/16
M Meet Me in Silicon Valley: The Juliette Trilogy 1/13
N The Night Circus 1/18
O
P The Pillars of the Earth 1/11
Q The Quest
R Rock the Heart 1/16
S Seducing Cinderella 1/6
T The Taming of Red Riding 2/19
U
V
W Wallbanger
X
Y Yes, Sir 1/22
Z

[Kelly]

Read the Alphabet Yearly
1/1/15-12/31/15
19/26

A- Aftershock Sylvia Day 2/1/15
B- Bad Luck and Trouble Lee Child 03/01/15
C- Charmed Nora Roberts 03/04/15
D- Deadly Sins Lora Leigh 1/12/15
E- Ecstasy Unveiled Larissa Ione 1/24/15
F- Full Throttle Julie Ann Walker 1/14/15
G- Golden Son Pierce Brown 1/31/15
H- Hard to Hold on To Laura Kaye 2/7/15
I- I'll Give You the Sun Jandy Nelson 1/29/15
J-
K-
L- Larger than Life Kay Hooper 2/21/15
M- Moon Called Patricia Briggs 1/4/15
N-
O- Outlander Diana Gabaldon 2/9/15
P- Passion Unleashed Larissa Ione 1/9/15
Q- Quarterback Draw Jaci Burton 4/17/15
R- Reaper's Legacy Joanna Wylde 1/29/15
S- Show Me, Baby: 1001 Dark Nights Cherise Sinclair 1/11/15
T- Trial By Fury J.A. Jance 1/15/15
U-
V-
W- Wicked and Dangerous Shayla Black/Rhyannon Byrd 1/17/15
X-
Y- Yes Please Amy Poehler 1/18/15
Z-

[Ania]

So, that's my first attempt in this challenge, maybe I'll be able to complete it during my first try ;)

**Title Challenge: Reading the Alphabet**
Start: Jan.1,2015
End: Dec. 31,2015
Total: 2/26

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B-
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✔ P -> The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict - Martin Bunton
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✔ W -> Wałkowanie Ameryki - Marek Wałkuski
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