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Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25

For each letter A through Z, read a book in which the location name begins with the corresponding letter. For the difficult letters Q, X, Y and Z, you may use locations where the letter appears somewhere in the location name. Only real locations will work for this challenge - NO fictional places allowed.

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Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
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Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
26/26

A Austin, Texas - Runaway Justice by Chad Zunker 5★s 27/2/25
B Botswana - Whispers in the Kalahari by B.G. Nettelton 4★s 26/1/25 AA
C Coober Pedy - Her Lonely Bones by Fiona Tarr 4★s 12/2/25 AA
D Denmark - Itsy Bitsy Spider by Willow Rose 1★s 9/3/25
E Egypt - Nephthys by Rachel Louise Driscoll 2.5★s 3/2/25
F Fairview, Colorado - Teaching is Murder by Monique M. Bird 4★s 28/2/25
G Guernsey - The Book of Lost Children by Jenny O'Brien 5★s 6/4/25
H Highlands, Tasmania - Dusk by Robbie Arnott 3.5★s 13/7/25
I Iowa - Downward Death by Stella Bixby 4★s 6/1/25
J Japan - What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama 4★s 10/7/25
K Kharkiv, Ukraine - Shadow Lives by Neil A. White 4★s 20/4/25 AA
L London - Dark Mirror by Barry Maitland 4★s 10/2/25 AA
M The Mallee, Victoria - Wings Above the Mallee by Leonie Kelsall 4★s 5/1/25 AA
N New Orleans, Louisiana - Haunting and Homicide by Ava Burke 4.5★s 18/1/25
O Outback Australia - Boney Creek by Paula Gleeson 5★s 2/6/25 AA
P Paris - The Girl Who Saved Them by S.E. Rutledge 5★s 6/2/25
Q Queensland - Bowen River by Annie Seaton 5★s 2/2/25 AA
R Ridgefield, Connecticut - Grave Words by Gerri Lewis 3★s 7/6/25
S St Lucia, island in Caribbean - Island Song by Pepsi Demacque-Crockett 3★s 23/1/25
T Tuscany - One Summer in Tuscany by Annie Seaton 3★s 7/4/25 AA
U United Kingdom - Death in an English Village by Fliss Chester 4★s 1/4/25
V Virginia - Schooled in Murder by Victoria Gilbert 5★s 3/1/25
W Wales - Evan's Gate by Rhys Bowen 4★s 28/6/25
X Texas - A Jug of Murder by Belinda J. Evaline 4★s 3/1/25
Y Yass - Dancing with Dandelions by Kelly Cameron 2.5★s 9/3/25 AA
Z New Zealand - Peninsula Promises by Heather Reyburn 5★s 8/5/25 AA

Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
25/26

A Australia -The Knitting Club at Wagtail Ridge by Janet Gover AA 4 stars 10/9/25
B Black country - Lost Girls by Angela Marsons 5 stars 20/1/25
C Canada - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny 3 stars 14/2/25
D Douglas, Isle of Man - Boats and Bad Guys by Diana Xarissa
E England - The Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves 5 stars 2/2/25
F France - A Fashionably French Murder by Colleen Cambridge 3 stars
G Galway - The Unquiet Grave by Dervla McTiernan AA 5 stars 28/3/25
H Hobart - Port Vila Blues by Garry Disher AA 4 stars 26/1/25
I Ireland - Hang on St. Christopher by Adrian McKinty AA 5 stars 30/3/25
J Japan - The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino 3 stars 19/3/25
K Kimmerston, UK - The Rising Tide by Ann Cleeves 5 stars 15/3/25
L Louisiana -Haunting and Homicide by Ava Burke 4 stars 10/1/25
M Morocco - Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish by Dorothy Gilman
N New South Wales - Winds of Evil by Arthur W. Upfield AA 5 stars 10/3/25
O Outer Banks, North Carolina - Shot Through the Book by Eva Gates 4 stars 4/5/25
P Palermo - Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief by Dorothy Gilman 5 stars 9/7/25
Q Queensland - The Secrets of Willow Bay by Phillipa Nefri Clark AA 5 stars 18/1/25
R Riviera - To Catch a Thief by David Dodge 4 stars 26/2/25
S Spain -The Life Impossible by Matt Haig 3 stars 19/1/25
T Thailand - Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle by Dorothy Gilman 5 stars 24/22/25
U USA - Bonded in Death by J.D. Robb 5 stars 12/2/25
V Virginia - Schooled in Murder by Victoria Gilbert 4 stars 4/1/25
W Whitsunday Islands - Emerald Secrets by Rhonda Forrest AA 4 stars 24/1/25
X Mexico - Mexico, Margaritas, and Murder by Wendy Day 4 stars 16/3/25
Y York - A Viking's Shadow by H.L. Marsay 5 stars 5/10/25
Z Zanzibar - The Zanzibar Wife by Deborah Rodriguez 3 stars 2/2/25

Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
26/26

QXYZ - letter may appear somewhere in the location. Only real locations.

A- Australia - The Knitting Club at Wagtail Ridge by Janet Gover 22/2 4★ (AA)
B- Boston - The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen 7/2 3.5★
C- Cleveland, Qld - Emergency Exit Only by Michelle Upton 5/1 3.5★ (AA)
D- Denver - The Mirror by Marlys Millhiser 14/1 4★
E- England - Just the Two of Us by Jo Wilde 29/1 4★
F- France - The Little French Village of Book Lovers by Nina George 26/1 2★
G- Grosvenor Sq. - Faro's Daughter by Georgette Heyer 25/2 5★
H- Hamilton - Take Two by Danielle Hawkins 23/1 4★
I- Ireland - The Bookseller's Gift by Felicity Hayes-McCoy 2/2 4★
J- Jackson - Club Dead by Charlaine Harris 5/5 4★
K- Kilbrody - The Woman on the Bus by Pauline McLynn 16/3 4★
L- London - A Girls' Guide to Winning the War by Annie Lyons 16/1 4★
M- Murray River - The Rivertown Vet by Jennifer Scoullar 24/2 3★ (AA)
N- NYC - The 22 Murders of Madison May by Max Barry 2/1 3★ (AA)
O- Oxford - The Scholar's Daughter by April Kihlstrom 13/5 3★
P- Putney, UK - Miss Silver Intervenes by Patricia Wentworth 13/1 4★
Q- QLD - Two Weeks 'til Christmas by Laura Greaves 1/1 3★ (AA)
R- Rainbow Corner - Meet Me at Rainbow Corner by Celia Imrie 4/5 3.5★
S- 7th arondissement - A Secret Garden in Paris by Sophie Beaumont 29/1 4★ (AA)
T- Tyneside - Killjoy by Ann Cleeves 16/2 4★
U- USA - Irish Thoroughbred by Nora Roberts 6/1 2★
V- Virginia - A Noble Ambition by Elizabeth Albright 18/4 1★
W- Washington, DC, USA - Along Came a Spider by James Patterson 19/1 3★
X- EsseX - In Bloom by Eva Verde 22/2 3★
Y- ItalY - Two Steps Onward by Graeme Simsion, Anne Buist 28/2 3★ (AA)
Z- New Zealand - When It All Went to Custard by Danielle Hawkins 5/2 5★

Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
Books: 26/26 Min AA: 6

For each letter A through Z, read a book in which the location name begins with the corresponding letter. For the difficult letters Q, X, Y and Z, you may use locations where the letter appears somewhere in the location name.

✅ A) Africa Follow Me to Africa by Penny Haw 12.1.25 - 5⭐
✅ B) Barnes (London) The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham AA 5.5.25 - 4⭐
✅ C) Cookeville (Tennessee) The Christmas Cookie Wars by Eliza Evans 15.5.25 - 3⭐
✅ D) Dublin The Book of Lost Children by Jenny O'Brien 07.5.25 - 5⭐
✅ E) England Black Summer by M.W. Craven 19.1.25 - 5⭐
✅ F) Fiji A Shipwreck in Fiji by Nilima Rao AA 8.11.25 - 4⭐
✅ G) Germany The Sunflower House by Adriana Allegri 16.1.25 - 4⭐
✅ H) Hobart (Tasmania) The Jam Maker by Mary-Lou Stephens AA 31.3.25 - 5⭐
✅ I) Ireland The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan AA 30.3.25 - 4⭐
✅ J) Japan The Passengers on the Hankyu Line by Hiro Arikawa 20.7.25 - 4⭐
✅ K) Kansas City (Missouri) The Deep End by Julie Mulhern 9.8.25 - 4⭐
✅ L) Louisiana Louisiana Longshot by Jana Deleon 20.5.25 - 4⭐
✅ M) Minnesota Live Bait by P.J. Tracy 4.2.25 - 4⭐
✅ N) New York City Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb 13.4.25 - 4⭐
✅ O) Ohio Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo 31.7.25 - 4⭐
✅ P) Pennsylvania (USA) Mind Your Manors by CeeCee James 22.4.25 - 3.5⭐
✅ Q) Queensland Paradise by Patricia Wolf AA 4.5.25 - 4⭐
✅ R) Robe (SA) Elsa Goody, Bushranger by Darry Fraser AA 11.12.25 - 4⭐
✅ S) Scotland A High Whisk Situation by H.Y. Hanna AA 2.1.25 - 3⭐
✅ T) Trenton (New Jersey) Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich 7.1.25 - 4⭐
✅ U) USA The Darkest Game by Alex Sigmore 18.5.25 - 5⭐
✅ V) Victoria The Creeper by Margaret Hickey AA 13.9.25 - 4⭐
✅ W) Whitechapel (London) The Whitechapel Widow by Emily Organ 6.4.25 - 4⭐
✅ X) Mexico City The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 25.8.25 - 4⭐
✅ Y) Mt Yasur Murder in the Pacific: Mt Yasur by Matt Francis 9.2.25 - 4⭐
✅ Z) Zichron Yaakov The Wild Date Palm by Diane Armstrong AA 6.8.25 - 4⭐

Count me in please

Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
difficult letters Q, X, Y and Z,
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
26/26 6/6 AA

✅ A = AUS - Wyatt - Garry Disher - A.A - 6/10/2025 - ★★★☆
✅ B = Botswana - The Great Hippopotamus Hotel - Alexander McCall Smith - 25/1/2025 - ★★★☆
✅ C = Copenhagen - Locked In - Jussi Adler-Olsen - 4/8/2025 - ★★★★★
✅ D = Dordogne - The Resistance Man * Martin Walker - 8/1/2025 - ★★★★
✅ E = England - The Cliff's Edge - Charles Todd - 15/1/2025 - ★★★
✅ F = France - Children of War - Martin Walker - 21/2/2025 - ★★★★
✅ G = Galway - The Unquiet Grave - Dervla McTiernan - A.A - - 10/5/2025 - ★★★★
✅ H = Hobart - Port Vila Blues - Garry Disher - A.A - 1/8/2025 - ★★★★
✅ I = Italy - Trace Elements - Donna Leon - 2/3/2025 - ★★★★
✅ J = What You Are Looking For Is in the Library - Michiko Aoyama - 28/7/2025 - ★★★★
✅ K = Kladno, Czech Republic - Lying and Dying - Graham Brack - 1/1/2025 - ★★★★☆
✅ L = Limestone Coast - Broken Bay- Margaret Hickey - A.A - 1/8/2025 - ★★★★☆
✅ M = Massachusetts - The Perfect Husband - Lisa Gardner - 2/1/2025 - ★★★☆
✅ N = North Norfolk - The Lantern Men - Elly Griffiths - 3/2/2025 - ★★★★
✅ O = Oxfordshire - The Tainted Coin - Melvin R. Starr - 31/5/2025 - ★★★★
✅ P = Paris - A Cruel Deception - Charles Todd - 13/1/2025 - ★★★
✅ Q = Quebec - The Grey Wolf - Louise Penny - 5/4/2025 - ★★★★☆
✅ R = Reading, Berkshire - Longshot - Dick Francis - 28/1/2025 - ★★★★
✅ S = Scotland - Still Life - Val McDermid - 28/2/2025 - ★★★★
✅ T = Tassie - Fortune's Son -Jennifer Scoullar - A.A - 16/1/2025 - ★★★
✅ U = USA - The Dead Will Tell - Linda Castillo - 5/8/2025 - ★★★★
✅ V = Victoria - - The Fallout - Garry Disher - A.A - 6/9/2025 - ★★★★
✅ W = Wales - This Thing of Darkness - Harry Bingham - 17/2/2025 - ★★★★★
✅ X = OXfordshire - A Corpse at St Andrew's Chapel - Melvin R. Starr - 4/1/2025 - ★★★★
✅ Y = Yorkshire - The Quartet Murders - J.R. Ellis - 10/6/2025 - ★★☆
✅ Z = New Zealand - Doom Creek - Alan Carter - A.A - 28/7/2025 - ★★★★


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Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25

For each letter A through Z, read a book in which the location name begins with the corresponding letter. For the difficult letters Q, X, Y and Z, you may use locations where the letter appears somewhere in the location name.

26/26 11/6 AA

✔︎A - Australia. The Last Woman in the World by Inga Simpson AA 18/8 4★
✔︎B - Bethnal Green, UK. The Little Wartime Library by Kate Thompson 3/2 4★
✔︎C - Cuba. The German Girl by Armando Lucas Correa 16/2 4★
✔︎D - Denmark. The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country by Helen Russell 14/2 4★
✔︎E - England, UK. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen 27/1 4★
✔︎F - France. The Cleaner of Chartres by Salley Vickers 6/3 4★
✔︎G - Geneva, Switzerland. Grand Days by Frank Moorhouse AA 24/3 4★
✔︎H - Hong Kong. Gweilo: Memories of a Hong Kong Childhood by Martin Booth by Martin Booth 14/1 4★
✔︎I - Italy. The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa 12/4 4★
✔︎J - Japan. At The Foot Of The Cherry Tree by Alli Parker
✔︎K - Kabul, Afghanistan. The Kabul Beauty School by Deborah Rodriguez 16/8 4★
✔︎L - Lake District UK. The Grave Tattoo by Val McDermid 7/1 4★
✔︎M - Mainz, Germany. Rapture by Emily Maguire AA 18/4 4★
✔︎N - Netherlands. The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas 22/4 4★
✔︎O - Outback, Australia. Lost Voices by Christopher J. Koch AA 20/1 5★
✔︎P - Poland. The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier 23/5 4★
✔︎Q - Queensland. Coda by Thea Astley AA 24/8 3★
✔︎R - Russia. Secrets and Spies: The Harbin Files by Mara Moustafine AA 23/9 4★
✔︎S - Slapton, UK. The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips by Michael Morpurgo 2/1 4★
✔︎T - Tibet. Tibetan Transit by Lolo Houbein AA 10/1 4★
✔︎U - UK. The Chemistry of Tears by Peter Carey AA 5/1 3★
✔︎V - Venice, Italy. Through a Glass Darkly by Donna Leon 17/9 4★
✔︎W - Western Australia. Juice by Tim Winton AA 30/1 5★
✔︎X - Xi'an, China. Valiant Imperial Warriors 2200 Years Ago by Wu Xiaocong 8/10 3★
✔︎Y - Yorkshire, UK. The Pearl Thief by Fiona McIntosh AA 18/11 4★
✔︎Z - Zimbabwe. King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard 20/8 3★

I'm in again.

Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
26/26 AA 10/6

Australia An Unholy Alliance by Kate Hamilton AA 2/2/25 2 stars
Berlin March Violets by Philip Kerr 22/4/25 4 stars
California After Many a Summer by Aldous Huxley 11/4/25 3 stars
Dorset The Woodlanders by Thomas Hardy 6/7/25 4 stars
England Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie 3/4/25 2 stars
France Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos 30/1/25 4 stars
Greece The Iliad by Homer 1/3/25 4 stars
Harlem The Masquerades of Spring by Ben Aaronovitch 26/9/25 3 stars
Ireland The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan AA 6/5/25 4 stars
Jordan Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie 5/12/25 4 stars
Kenya Something of Value by Robert Ruark 13/1/25 4 stars
Los Angeles Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly 7/2/25 4 stars
Melbourne Judgement Day by Mali Waugh AA 13/1/25 4 stars
New South Wales Gunnawah by Ronni Salt AA 19/4/25 3 stars
Outer Space Nightflyers by George R.R. Martin 2/11/25 3 stars
Panama The Tailor of Panama by John Le Carré 15/3/25 4 stars
Queensland Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton AA 6/4/25 5 stars
Riverina, NSW The Tilt by Chris Hammer AA 15/4/25 4 stars
South Australia Sanctuary by Garry Disher AA 15/1/25 4 stars
Tasmania The Heart Is A Star by Megan Rogers AA 17/6/25 3 stars
USA Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow 4/2/25 4 stars
Virginia The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan AA 16/2/25 3 stars
Western Australia When She Was Gone by Sara Foster AA 14/5/25 4 stars
X Oxford Down Cemetery Road by Mick Herron 22/8/25 4 stars
Yorkshire Gallows View by Peter Robinson 15/5/25 4 stars
Zimbabwe Little Stones by Elizabeth Kuiper AA 9/6/25 4 stars

Count me in :)

Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
26/26

A Australia The Secrets of Willow Bay Phillipa Nefri Clark AA Done 5* 15/1/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
B Blue Mountains The Reunion Bronwyn Rivers AA Done 4* 10/3/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
C California A Cold Dose of Murder Emily George AA Done 4* 18/2/2025
D Dorset Scandal, Secrets, and the Marquess Karla Kratovil Done 5* 16/2/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
E England One Dark Night Hannah Richell AA Done 5* 2/1/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
F France The French Perfumer: European Tycoons Leanne Lovegrove AA Done 5* 20/2/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
G Gawler The Three of Us Kim Lock AA Done 4* 22/2/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
H Hobart The Jam Maker Mary-Lou Stephens AA Done 5* 25/1/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I Iceland A Kiss Under The Northern Lights Susan Carlisle Done 5* 8/1/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
J Japan At the Foot of the Cherry Tree Alli Parker AA Done 5* 29/11/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
K Kentucy The Nowhere Child Christian White AA Done 5* 7/11/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
L Last Stand Texas Swept Away by the Cowboy Leah Vale Dobe 5* 12/7/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
M Montana The Cowboy’s Secret Babies Megan Crane Done 5* 27/2/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
N Norfolk Island The Bad Bridesmaid Rachael Johns AA Done 5* 1/2/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
O Outback Australia Cold Stock Mel A. Rowe AA Done 5* 13/7/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
P Port Moresby Still Waters Run Deep Louisa Valentine AA Done 4* 19/3/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Q Queensland Their Patchwork Family Fiona Marsden AA Done 5* 17/4/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
R Rocky Mountains The Wedding Twist Elle Douglas Done 4* 21/3/2025
S Snowy Mountains A Snowy River Summer Stella Quinn AA Done 5* 8/3/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
T Terrigal Lessons in Love at the Seaside Salon Sophie Green AA Done 4* 31/8/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
U United Kingdom Louise's Christmas Champion Catherine Bilson AA Done 5* 24/7/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
V Venice The Venice Reunion Arrangement Michelle Douglas AA Done 5* 21/3/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
W Wimmera Region Where the Heart Is Nicola Marsh AA Done 4* 29/01/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
X Texas Deal with the Texas Soldier Julie Benson Done 4* 27/8/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Y Yukon Valley Dr. Alaska Jillian David Done 5* 11/1/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Z New Zealand The Lupin Fields Heather Reyburn AA Done 5* 20/11/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...



Finished

Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
26/26
10/6AA

A Adelaide Barren Cape by Michelle PrakAA fin 27/2/25 ⭐️⭐️
B Brittany Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell WoodsAA fin 18/2/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
C Cornwall Fire by John Boyne fin 10/2/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
D Dubai Air by John Boyne fin 7/6/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
E England Earth by John Boyne fin 9/2/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
F Florida Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix fin 3/1/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
G Germany and Ghana Our Sister Killjoy by Ama Ata Aidoo fin 19/4/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
H Holland The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas fin 13/5/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I Ireland Nesting by Roisín O’Donnell fin 1/2/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
J Japan Someone to Watch Over You by Kumi Kimura fin 8/4/25 ⭐️⭐️
K Kapiti Coast, NZ A Beautiful Family by Jennifer Trevelyan fin 30/8/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
L Lebanon Songs for the Dead and the Living by Sara M. Saleh fin 23/2/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
M Melbourne The Spirit Circle by Tara Calaby fin 6/1/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
N NSW Translations by Jumaana AbduAA fin13/1/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
O Oxford Clown Town by Mick Herron fin 26/11/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
P Poland The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk fin 10/1/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Q Queensland Melaleuca by Angie Faye MartinAA fin 18/7/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
R Russia On the Eve by Ivan Turgenev
S South Australia Voices in the Dark by Fleur McDonald fin 8/1/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
T Turkey The Time Regulation Institute by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar fin 24/1/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
U USA Luster by Raven Leilani fin 8/1/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
V Victoria Murder in Montparnasse by Kerry Greenwood fin 28/1/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
W Western Australia When She Was Gone by Sara FosterAA fin 24/4/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
X Texas Model Home by Rivers Solomon fin 30/6/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Y Italy The Evening of the Holiday by Shirley Hazzard AA fin 8/12/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Z Gaza Letters From Gaza: A Collection By the People; Unveiling Their Stories and Emotions From the Year That Has Been ed by Mahmoud Alshaer fin 19/7/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Really enjoyed the last one, so count me in.

Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
0/26

A - Alabama = Work Like Any Other by Virginia Reeves
B - Brisbane = Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton AA
C - Cumbria, England - Weyward by Emilia Hart AA
D - Darwin = The Other Side of Beautiful by Kim Lock AA
E - England - Piglet by Lottie Hazell
F - France = The Best of Adam Sharp by Graeme Simsion AA
G - Gosford = Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie AA
H - Hollywood = Tigers in Red Weather by Liza Klaussmann
I - Ireland = History of the Rain by Niall Williams
J - Jamaica = Small Island by Andrea Levy
K - Kentucky - The Nowhere Child by Christian White AA
L - London - An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn
M - Melbourne = Food, Sex and Money by Liz Byrski AA
N - Newcastle = Love, Just In by Natalie Murray AA
O - Orkney Island, Scotland = The Only Child by Kayte Nunn AA
P - Paddington, NSW = Back on Track by Tricia Stringer AA
Q - Queensland - Outback by Patricia Wolf AA
R - Russia = The Tsarina's Daughter by Ellen Alpsten
S - Sydney = Every Last Suspect by Nicola Moriarty AA
✅T - Tasmania = A Family of Strangers by Fiona Lowe AA - (6/4/25) 4⭐️
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V - Victoria = The Book of Emmett by Deborah Forster AA
✅W - Western Australia - Red River Road by Anna Downes AA - (25/2/25) 4⭐️
X - Oxford - The It Girl by Ruth Ware
Y - York - Snapshots from Home by Sasha Wasley AA
Z - New Zealand = 17 Years Later by J.P. Pomare AA

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📌Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations📌
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25

(125 pages minimum, letters Q, X, Y and Z anywhere)

26/26
6/6 AA

📌A Australia: Her Hidden Bones, Fiona Tarr, 6/3/25, 4*, AA
📌B Brisbane: Beyond the Crushing Waves, Bronwen Pratley, 5/20/25, 5*, AA
📌C Cincinnati: The Last Caretaker, Jessica Strawser, 1/5/25
📌D Devon: The Cottage at Hope Cove, Hannah Ellis, 5/5/25, 4*
📌E Exmoor: The Second Sleep, Robert Harris, /24/25, 4*
📌F France: The Murder on the Links, Agatha Christie, 3/9/25, 3*
📌G Galway: The Ruin, Dervla McTiernan, 6/7/25, 3*, AA
📌H Hampshire: Winter Solstice, Rosamunde Pilcher, 2/20/25, 5*
📌I Ireland: The Irish Child, Daisy O'Shea, 3/28/25, 5*
📌J Japan: White Mulberry, Rosa Kwon Easton, 4/21/25, 5*
📌K Kerry (Ireland) The Keeper of the Irish Secret, Susanne O'Leary, 2/3/25, 3*
📌L London The Highgate Cemetery Murder, Irina Shapiro, 6/9/25, 4*
📌M Morecambe (in Lancashire): The Girl in the Midnight Maze, Cathy Hayward, 4/6/25, 3*
📌N Nigeria: Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 1/27/25, 3*
📌O Outer Hebrides: The Liar's Bones, Morag Pringle, 4/14/25, 3*
📌P Provence: The House Swap: a gripping psychological thriller, Miranda Rijks, 1/19/25, 4*
📌Q* Queensland: Outback Roads: The Nanny, Annie Seaton, 6/6/25, 4*, AA
📌R Russia: The Cossacks, Leo Tolstoy, 7/29/25, 2*
📌S South Australia: Her Scorched Bones, Fiona Tarr, 2/16/25, 3*, AA
📌T Tasmania: Forgotten Places, Johanna Craven, 4/24/25, 4*, AA
📌U Umbria: Ratking, Michael Dibdin, 4/4/25, 3*
📌V Venice: The Glassmaker, Tracy Chevalier, 2/8/25, 4*
📌W Wembley (London): The Reading List, Sara Nisha Adams, 2/13/25, 5*
📌X* OXford: Aspire to Die, M.S. Morris, 5/25/25, 4*
📌Y* Yukon: A Daughter of the Snows, Jack London, 1/15/25, 3*
📌Z* Zanzibar: The Wives, Valerie Keogh, 6/1/25, 4*

Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
16/26

A - Antarctica - Thaw by Dennis Glover AA 4★ (10/1/25)
B - Barcelona - The Labyrinth of the Spirits by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
C - Cradle Mountain - Heartsease by Kate Kruimink AA
D - Dartmoor - Hollow Ground: A Devon Murder Mystery by Freya Wallace 4★ (16/2/25)
E - England - The Seventh Son by Reay Tannahill
F - France - A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel 5★ (14/9/25)
G - Galway - The Unquiet Grave by Dervla McTiernan AA 4.5★ (13/7/25)
H - Hobart - The Living Sea of Waking Dreams by Richard Flanagan AA 3★ (11/2/25)
I - Iceland - The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
J - Jaipur - Jaipur Journals by Namita Gokhale
K - Kentucky - Horse by Geraldine Brooks AA
L - Long Island - The Housemaid by Freida McFadden 3★ (18/1/25)
M - Mole Creek - Mole Creek by James Dunbar AA
N - Namibia - An Empty Coast by Tony Park AA 3★ (22/5/25)
O - Overijssel - The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden 3★ (4/3/25)
P - Perth - Matia by Emily Tsokos Purtill AA 4★ (20/6/25)
Q - Queensland - Paradise by Patricia Wolf AA 4★ (10/3/25)
R - Romania - The World at My Feet by Catherine Isaac 4★ (30/5/25)
S - Sydney - The Ink Stain by Meg Keneally AA 3★ (4/7/25)
T - Turkey - The Honourable Thief by Meaghan Wilson Anastasios AA
U - USA - The Nowhere Man by Gregg Hurwitz
V - Victoria - The Creeper by Margaret Hickey AA 4.5★ (13/4/25)
W - Wuhan - The Wild Beasts of Wuhan by Ian Hamilton 4★ (20/7/25)
X - Texel Island - The Winter Dress by Lauren Chater AA 4★ (17/5/25)
Y - Yorkshire Peak District - The Retribution by Val McDermid
Z - Zimbabwe - Little Stones by Elizabeth Kuiper AA 4★ (6/6/25)

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Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
25/26 @ 09-AUG-2025
10 AAs

A - America - Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb 07-JAN-2025 5*
B - Boston : An Irish Rockstar for Christmas by J. Saman 20-DEC-2024 5*
C - Chicago - Fierce by Skye Warren 14-FEB-2025 3*
D - Dahshoor, Egypt - Lion in the Valley by Elizabeth Peters 05-JAN-2025 3*
E - England : State of Fear by Tim Ayliffe AA 09-AUG-2025 4*
F - Federation Peak, Tasmania : Deadman's Track by Sarah Barrie AA 16-JAN-2025 5*
G - Galway : The Unquiet Grave by Dervla McTiernan AA 11-JUL-2025 5*
H - Ho Chi Minh City - The Bride Test by Helen Hoang 23-MAY-2025 5*
I - Italy : Inferno: Part 1 by T.K. Leigh 17-JAN-2025 4*
J - John O'Groats : Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson 12-JAN-2024 4*
K - Kakadu : Kakadu Dawn by Annie Seaton 10-APR-2025 4*
L - London : The Marx Sisters by Barry Maitland AA 09-JAN-2025 4*
M - Manzano mountains, New Mexico : Dead Mountain by Douglas Preston 02-JAN-2025 4*
N - Norfolk Island : The Bad Bridesmaid by Rachael Johns AA 09-MAR-2025 5*
O - Oviento, Italy : The Malcontenta by Barry Maitland AA 22-FEB-2025 4*
P - Paris : Clive Cussler’s The Corsican Shadow by Dirk Cussler 22-JUL-2025 4*
Q - Queensland : Down the Track by Stella Quinn AA
R - Rome : Inferno: Part 2 by T.K. Leigh 12-FEB-2025 4*
S - Snowy Mountains : Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson AA 07-MAY-2025 4*
T - Three Sisters Islands, Massachusetts : Heaven and Earth by Nora Roberts 05-APR-2025 4*
U - USA : Salvation in Death by J.D. Robb 05-FEB-2024 4*
V - Victoria : The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth AA 09-FEB-2025 5*
W - Western Australia : The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton AA 06-AUG-2025 4*
X - Sussex - Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen 28-FEB-2025 3*
Y - York Peninsula : Dead Tide by Fiona McIntosh AA 05-MAR-2025 5*
Z - New Zealand - The Valentine Billionaire by Serenity Woods 11-MAY-2025 5*

Challenge complete 😁

Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
26/26 (9 AAs)

A - Australia - The Fireground by Dervla McTiernan (Audible, 7 hours 55 mins) AA ✅ 4* (24/5)
B - Boston, USA - Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by Victoria E. Schwab ✅ 4* (2/9)
C - Connecticut, US - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo ✅ 2* (18/2)
D - Darling Harbour, Sydney - The Game You Played by Anni Taylor AA ✅ 4* (21/10)
E - Edinburgh, Scotland - The Shadow Man by Helen Sarah Fields ✅ 3* (10/8)
F - Fall Creek, Michigan, US - Edge of Collapse by Kyla Stone ✅ 3* (3/1)
G - Gosford, Australia - Endgame by Sarah Barrie AA ✅ 4* (13/7)
H - Highgate Cemetery, London - The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith ✅ 4* (13/1)
I - Ireland - Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy ✅ 4* (17/9)
J - Jersey, US - Creepers by David Morrell ✅ 2* (14/10)
K - Kentucky - The Nowhere Childby Christian White AA ✅ 3* (23/10)
L - Louisiana, US - Double Whammy by Carl Hiaasen ✅ 4* (12/1)
M - Maine - The Only One Left by Riley Sager ✅ 4* (3/5)
N - New South Wales - Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty AA ✅ 4* (8/1)
O - Oslo, Norway - Knife by Jo Nesbø ✅ 2* (6/6)
P - Pennsylvania, US - Her Dying Secret by Lisa Regan ✅ 4* (16/5)
Q - Queensland - The Offing by Roz Nay ✅ 4* (8/2)
R - Riversend - Scrublands by Chris Hammer AA ✅ 4* (11/4)
S - Sydney, Australia - The Ex Girlfriend by Nicola Moriarty AA ✅ 3* (1/2)
T - Talkeetna, Alaska - The Gathering by C.J. Tudor ✅ 4* (24/1)
U - United Kingdom - The Cut by Richard Armitage ✅ 4* (8/2)
V - Victoria, Australia - The Good Dog by Simon Rowell AA ✅ 3* (4/1)
W - Wellington, Florida - The Horsewoman by James Patterson ✅ 2* (21/3)
X - Texas - Texas Ranger by James Patterson ✅ 3* (15/2)
Y - Yindi Creek, Queensland - Down the Track by Stella Quinn AA ✅ 2* (23/4)
Z - Zambia - The Garden of Burning Sand by Corban Addison ✅ 4* (31/5)

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Welcome to the 2nd 2025 challenge everyone!!

Got to try 2025
Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25 6AA
0/26

Australia Shadow City: New crime fiction from Ned Kelly award-winning authorBYNatalie ConyerAA Finished july9 4*
Belgrade SerbiaTom Harper Secrets of the Dead3*
Chicago Murder Island by James Patterson
Donegal bay ireland the boy from the sea garrett carr
England brighton The Great Deceiver finished april 25 4*byElly Griffiths
Freiburg germany The Third OptionbyVince Flynn finshed 15th 5*
Gloucestershire west London Judas HorsebyLynda La Plante
Hackney england Tennison byLynda La Plante
Istanbul American American Assassin byVince Flynn finsihed 12 april 4*
Japan sapparo white tiger andrew warren
Kunany mt wellington TasmaniaPrize CatchbyAlan CarterAA FINISHED 2 4*
Lake Michigan Murder Roadby Simone St. Jamesfinished feb12 4*
Manchester The Sinner by Martyn Waitesfinished feb5 *
New OrleansBeneath Dark WatersbyKaren Rose
OFinding Joy in Oyster Bay BYSusan Duncan AA
Paris France Kill ShotbyVince Flynn finshed 15/march 5*
QueenslandLeft Behind BYMartine Kropkowski AA Finished dec3
Reykjavik iceland Gallows Rock BYYrsa Sigurdardottir
Scottish isle of rum SleepbyC.L. Taylor Finished Jan 2 4*
Tel Aviv Separation of PowerVince Flynn
Ukraine Shadow LivesbyNeil A. WhiteAA Finished 28thof feb 3*
Victoria Three Boys GoneMark SmithAA finished march 1 5*
Woolloomooloo the sugar palace Fiona McIntosh AA finished feb8 4*
Xa
Yarralumla the leap
Z new zealand Remember Me byCharity Norman

Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
16/26 (6 AA Min.)

A - Australia - The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth (AA)
B - Brisbane - The Garden of Hopes and Dreams by Barbara Hannay AA 4 stars Fin. ??/5
C - Cornwall - Shadows in the Moonlight by Santa Montefiore 4 stars
D - Dublin - Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy
E - England - Weyward by Emilia Hart AA
F - France - Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
G - Greece - Circe by Madeline Miller
H
I - Ireland - Himself by Jess Kidd
J - Japan - Strange Pictures by Uketsu 4 stars Fin. 8/10
K - Kyoto, Japan - We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida 4 stars Fin. 11/7/25
L - London - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides 5 stars Fin. 5/8
M - Maryland - Well Matched by Jen DeLuca
N - NYC - Are You Happy Now by Hanna Jameson 5 stars Fin. 9/5/25
O - Oregon - Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner 5 stars
P - Pacific Northwest (US) - We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer 4 stars Fin. 21/10
Q - QLD - The Lost Man by Jane Harper (AA) 5 stars Fin. 16/9
R
S - San Francisco - Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto 5 stars Finished 18/6/25
T - Tasmania - The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding: A sweeping and beautiful novel about the far reaches of sisterly by Holly Ringland (AA)
USA - Squat by John Safran (AA) 3.5 stars Finished 30/4/25
V - Victoria - The Dry by Jane Harper (AA) 5 stars
W- Washington - The Last Word by Taylor Adams 4.5 stars Finished 6/5/25
X
Y - Yeonnam-dong - Yeonnam-dong's Smiley Laundromat by Kim Jiyun 4 star 14/4/25
Z

Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
26/26
9/9 AA

A - Arizona - The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende 19/5/25 5*
B - Buckhimgamshire, UK - The Rose Code by Kate Quinn 14/3/25 5*
C - Chicago - Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica 21/3/25 5*
D - Daintree, QLD - Between Husbands and Wives by Susannah Glenn AA 7/4/25 3*
E - England - Murder at the Spring Ball by Benedict Brown 13/2/25 4*
F - Fens - The Fourth Friend by Joy Ellis 17/1/25 5*
G - Guatemala - Daughter of Fire by Sofia Robleda 23/2/25 4*
H - Harlem - Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead 8/6/25 2*
I - India - Independence by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 24/5/25 4*
J - Jaipur - The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi 22/5/25 4*
K - Kentucky - The Moonflowers by Abigail Rose-Marie 28/3/25 4*
L - Llanfair - Evanly Choirs by Rhys Bowen 12/1/25 5*
M - Melbourne - Into the Night by Sarah Bailey AA 1/5/25 4*
N - New York - Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb 10/1/25 4*
O - Oxford - A Scone to Die For by H.Y. Hanna AA 8/2/25 3*
P - Paris - The French Agent by Belinda Alexandra AA 28/3/25 3*
Q - Queensland - Red Dust Running by Anita Heiss AA 9/3/25 3*
R - Rio De Janeiro - The Curse of the Flores Women by Angélica Lopes 23/2/25 5*
S - Scotland - The Blood And The Barley by Angela MacRae Shanks 8/2/25 4*
T - Texas Texas Ranger by James Patterson 24/5/25 4*
U - United States - Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison 4/5/25 5*
V - Victoria - Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood AA 21/4/25 4*
W - Western Australia - The Rip by Holly Craig AA 8/2/25 3*
X - Oxford - All-Butter ShortDead by H.Y. Hanna AA 2/1/25 4*
Y - Sydney - The Peppercorn Tree by Jill Lovett AA 7/6/25 5*
Z - Zimbabwe - The Promise of Rain by Vasundra Tailor 21/4/25 3*

Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25 6AA
0/26 6/6 AA

✔️ A - Australia - The Theory of Everything - Yumna Kassab AA 17/3/25
✔️ B - Beverly Hills - Eve's Hollywood - Eve Babitz 16/5/25
✔️ C - Costa Rica - Turtle Moon - Hannah Gold 5/1/25
✔️ D - Durban, South Africa - Things I Don't Want to Know - Deborah Levy 14/3/25
✔️ E - England - Nightingale - Laura Elvery 3/5/25 AA
✔️ F - France - Creation Lake - Rachel Kushner 1/1/25
✔️ G - Guatamala - The Sun Was Electric Light - Rachel Morton AA 4/6/25
✔️ H - Harvard - Either/Or - Elif Batuman 10/2/25
✔️ I - Indiana - Martyr! - Kaveh Akbar 3/3/25
✔️J - Japan - Strange Pictures - Uketsu 16/6/25
✔️ K - Korea - Cursed Bunny - Bora Chung 24/2/25
✔️ L - London - The Uncommon Reader - Alan Bennett 30/1/25
✔️ M -Minnesota - Part of Your World - Abby Jimenez 20/2/25
✔️ N - New York - Blue Sisters - Coco Mellors 9/1/25
✔️ O - Ocean -Maurice and Maralyn: An Extraordinary True Story of Love, Shipwreck and Survival - Sophie Elmhirst 3/10/25
✔️ P - Perth - West Girls - Laura Elizabeth Woollett AA. 20/1/25
✔️ Q - Queensland 0 Gravity Let Me Go - Trent Dalton AA. 24/10/25
✔️R - Reno, Nevada USA Headshot - Rita Bullwinkel 2/4/25
✔️S - Sonoma, California - The You I've Never Known - Ellen Hopkins 3/1/25
✔️ T - Tullawarra - In the Clearing - J.P. Pomare 8/3/25 AA
✔️ U - UK - Slags - Emma Jane Unsworth 24/5/25
✔️ V - Vegas - Stag Dance - Torrey Peters 10/7/25
✔️ W - Western Sydney - The Bogan Book Club - John LarkinAA. 18/1/25
✔️ X - Oxford, UK - Close to Home - Cara Hunter 22/8/25
✔️ Y - Maryland - Kill Show - Daniel Sweren-Becker 8/8/25
✔️ Z -La Paz - Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave: My Cemetery Journeys - Mariana Enriquez 8/10/25

Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
8/26

A
B
C
D - Devon - A Deadly Walk in Devon by Nicholas George - 3★ 27/1/25
E
F - France - The Islanders: Shocking, hilarious and poignant noir by Pascal Garnier - 3★ 24/1/25
G
H
I - Ireland - Charlie Savage by Roddy Doyle - 4★ 21/2/25
J
K
L
M
N
O - Oslo - Headhunters by Jo Nesbø - 3★ 5/1/25
P - Prague - I Served the King of England by Bohumil Hrabal - 2★ 15/2/25
Q
R
S - Sydney - Restless Dolly Maunder by Kate Grenville - 4★ 24/2/25 AA
T - Tasmania - Past the Shallows by Favel Parrett - 5★ 20/2/25 AA
U
V
W - Washington DC - A Crime in the Neighbourhood by Suzanne Berne - 3★ 17/1/25
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Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
26/26
17/6 AA

✅A - Arnhem Land - A Piece of Red Cloth by Leonie Norrington AA - 10/08, 5⭐
✅B - Brisbane - Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton AA - 27/04, 5⭐
✅C - Coober Pedy - Her Broken Bones by Fiona Tarr AA - 20/11, 3⭐
✅D - Darling River - The Night on the Darling River by Darry Fraser AA - 12/08, 5⭐
✅E - England - The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin by Alison Goodman AA - 09/08, 5⭐
✅F - Fremantle - The Distance Between Dreams by Emily Paull AA - 14/07, 5⭐
✅G - Gold Coast - Paradise by Patricia Wolf AA - 18/05, 5⭐
✅H - Hunter Valley - Among the Grey Gums by Paula J. Beavan AA - 31/01, 3⭐
✅I - Italy - The Montegiallo School of Swearing by Andrew HC McDonald AA - 17/05, 5⭐
✅J - Japan - The Little Teashop in Tokyo by Julie Caplin - 10/07, 5⭐
✅K - Kentucky - The Nowhere Child by Christian White AA - 16/02, 5⭐
✅L - London - A Royal Pain by Rhys Bowen - 19/07, 5⭐
✅M - Melbourne - Crosskill by Garry Disher AA - 11/03, 4⭐
✅N - New Jersey - Four to Score by Janet Evanovich - 05/04, 5⭐
✅O - Oxford - The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams AA - 09/01, 4⭐
✅P - Perth - Honeybee by Craig Silvey AA - 18/12, 5⭐
✅Q - Queensland - Opal by Patricia Wolf AA - 13/10, 3⭐
✅R - Russia - The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden - 29/09, 3⭐
✅S - Sydney - The Wrong Man by Tim Ayliffe AA - 09/06, 5⭐
✅T - Townsville - Khaki Town by Judy Nunn AA - 31/01, 4⭐
✅U - USA - Visions in Death by J.D. Robb - 05/05, 5⭐
✅V - Virginia - One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost - 03/03, 4⭐
✅W - Western Australia - Red River Road by Anna Downes AA - 08/03, 5⭐
✅X - Texas - Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera - 07/05, 5⭐
✅Y - New York - Survivor In Death by J.D. Robb - 03/06, 5⭐
✅Z - New Zealand - She's a Killer by Kirsten McDougall - 15/09, 5⭐

Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
26/26

A: Australia - Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty - Read 6 Mar - 4*
- AA
B: Bonbeach (suburb Melbourne) - Joy Moody Is Out of Time by Kerryn Mayne - Read 26 Jan - 4.5* - AA
C: Colombia - Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez - Read 21 Feb - 4*
D: Darling River area (Soldier Settlement properties situated on its banks) - Sunshine by Kim Kelly - Read 3 Mar - 5* AA
E: England - A Dying Fall by Elly Griffiths - Read 26 Feb - 4*
F: Flanders (Belgium) - The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden - Read 18 Jan - 4*
G: Geelong - The Last Truehart by Darry Fraser - Read 10 Jun - 4* - AA
H: Hawaii - Torch Ginger by Toby Neal - Read Jun - 4*
I: Istanbul - The Architect's Apprentice by Elif Shafak - Read 5 Apr - 4*
J: Japan - What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama - Read 19 Feb - 4*
K: Kings Lynne, Norfolk - A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths - Read 9 Jan - 4*
L: London - The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley - Read 3 Jan - 4*
M: Monaro Region, New South Wales - Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood - Read 27 Jan - 3.5* - AA
N: Norfolk - The Ghost Fields by Elly Griffiths - Read 8 Mar - 4*
O: Oxfordshire - Tea with Milk and Murder by H.Y. Hanna - Read 25 Feb - 4* - AA
P: Paris, France - The River Seine Killings by Simon McCleave - Read 23 Jan - 3.5*
Q: Queensland - Hangman's Gap by Rachel Amphlett - Read 12 Jun - 4.5* - AA
R: Rocky Mountains, Colorado - Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates - Read 30 Jan - 4* - AA
S: Scotland: - The House of Lost Secrets by Anstey Harris - Read 8 Jan - 5*
T: Tasmania - The Jam Maker by Mary-Lou Stephens - Read 19 Jun - 4* - AA
U: USA - The Overstory by Richard Powers - Read 2 Feb - 3*
V: Victoria - In the Dead of Night by Greg Haddrick - Read 2 Mar - 5* - AA
W: Wales - The Lake Vyrnwy Killings: A DI Ruth Hunter Crime Thriller, Book 11 by Simon McCleave - Read 28 Apr - 4*
X: Oxford (colleges in Oxford) - Two Down, Bun to Go by H.Y. Hanna - Read 17 Mar - 4* - AA
Y: Yass Valley (local government area) - Dancing with Dandelions by Kelly Cameron
- Read 28 Feb - 2.5* - AA
Z: Fitzroy - The Girls from Fitzroy by Jennie Jones - Read 18 Oct - 3.5* - AA

Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
26/26

A - Australia - Memorial Days Geraldine Brooks 3* 08/04/25 AA
B - Brisbane - Boy Swallows Universe Trent Dalton AA 5* 03/12/25
C - California - The Unwedding Ally Condie 4* 23/06/25
D - Dubai - The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization Vince Beiser 4* 02/04/25
E - England - The Secrets of Eastby End Anna Jacobs AA 4* 03/09/25
F - Fairhaven, Kent UK - The Last Devil to Die Richard Osman 4* 04/10/25
G - Gallipoli - Nightingale Fiona McIntosh AA 5* 02/01/25
H - Hawaii - Eruption Michael Crichton 5* 09/01/25
I - India - The Mountain Shadow Gregory David Roberts AA 4* 18/03/25
J - Japan - Abroad in Japan: Ten Years In The Land Of The Rising Sun Chris Broad 3* 02/02/25
K - Kentucky - Horse Geraldine Brooks AA 5* 10/02/25
L - London - The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant Kayte Nunn AA 4* 04/11/25
M - Morocco - The Mademoiselle Alliance Natasha Lester AA 5* 03/06/25
N - New Orleans - Southern Ruby Belinda Alexandra AA 5* 04/01/25
O - Olifantshoek, South Africa - The Map of Bones Kate Mosse 5* 25/03/25
P - Pompeii - The Wolf Den Elodie Harper 4* 16/02/25
Q - Quebec - A Fatal Grace Louise Penny 3* 30/01/25
R - Russia - White Gardenia Belinda Alexandra 5* 07/04/25 AA
S - Singapore - Terror in Topaz A.M. Stuart AA 4* 01/09/25
T - Tasmania - Tiger Men Judy Nunn AA 16/07/25 5*
U - USA - In Too Deep Lee Child 4* 16/01/25
V - Vietnam - The Women Kristin Hannah 5* 12/01/25
W - Williamsburg, NYC - When the Day Comes Gabrielle Meyer 5* 04/05/25
X - Texas - Texas Ranger James Patterson 4* 09/05/25
Y - Yorkshire - Fifteen Wild Decembers Karen Powell 3* 26/01/25
Z - New Zealand - When We Believed in Mermaids Barbara O'Neal 5* 29/06/25

Sign me up!


Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
24/26
5/4 Australian Authors

A: Atlanta, GA- I Think They Love You by Julian Winters 4.5 stars 1/6/25
B: Block Island, RI: Mansion Beach by Meg Mitchell Moore 4 stars 5/18/2025
C: Czechoslovakia (WWII)- The Girls of the Glimmer Factory by Jennifer Coburn 4.5 stars 1/11/25
D: Dorset- Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall 4.5 stars 2/1/2025
E: England- The Unseen Sister by Andy Maslen 4.5 stars 1/3/25
F: Fish Creek, WI- I Am the Cage by Allison Sweet Grant 4.5 stars 1/8/2025
G: Georgia- Needy Little Things by Channelle Desamours 4.5 stars 1/19/2025
H: Hudson Valley (NY)- We Are Watching by Alison Gaylin 4 stars 1/5/25
I: Illinois (Chicago)- The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson 4.5 stars 4/7/2025
J: New Jersey: House of Beth by Kerry Cullen 4 stars 7/11/2025
K: Kalgoorlie- The Prospect by Fleur McDonald AA
L: Limestone Coast- Broken Bay by Margaret Hickey AA 4 stars 7/26/2025
M: Muswellbrook- The Fall Between by Darcy Tindale AA 4 stars 9/29/2025
N: New South Wales- Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie AA
O: Oxford: Making a Killing by Cara Hunter 4 stars 05/11/2025
P: Palo Alto, CA- Yours, Eventually by Nura Maznavi 4.5 stars 2/9/2025
Q: Queensland: Blood River by Tony Cavanaugh AA 4 stars 12/9/2025
R: Ridgefield, CT: Grave Words by Gerri Lewis 4 stars 5/27/2025
S: San Francisco, CA- Nothing Serious by Emily J. Smith 4.5 stars 2/3/2025
T: Toronto- Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall 4.5 stars 1/13/25
U: United States: The Rest of Our Lives by Benjamin Markovits 4 stars 12/13/2025
V: Victoria- The Ledge by Christian White AA 4.5 stars 12/10/2025
W: Wisconsin- A Forty Year Kiss by Nickolas Butler 4 stars 1/18/25
X: Exuma (Bahamas)- On the Surface by Rachel McGuire 4 stars 1/1/25
Y: Yulara, NT- The Desert Midwife by Fiona McArthur AA 4 stars 1/24/25
Z: New Zealand- Carved in Blood by Michael Bennett 4.5 stars 9/8/2025

Welcome to the challenge Anita, Sarah, Teresa, Claire, Trevor, JP, Odette, Jasmine and Kathy!

Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
26/26

A - Australia - Wings Above the Mallee by Leonie Kelsall(AA) READ 21/2/25 4*
B - Bel Air - The Ghost Orchid by Jonathan Kellerman READ 27/1/25 3*
C - Cape Cod - The Summer Swap by Sarah Morgan READ 1/1/25 4*
D - Darling River - The Night on the Darling River by Darry Fraser(AA) READ 16/4/25 4*
E - England - The Royal Librarian by Daisy Wood READ 24/2/25 4*
F - Flinders Ranges - Out in Nowhere by Fleur McDonald(AA) READ 14/1/25 4*
G - Glenrock NP - Glenrock by Lee Christine(AA) READ 17/2/25 4*
H - Hawaii - The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West by Sara Ackerman READ 8/4/25 4*
I - Italy - The Songbirds of Florence by Olivia Spooner READ 18/4/25 5*
J - Japan - The Little Teashop in Tokyo by Julie Caplin READ 7/1/25 4*
K - Kent - The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan READ 6/2/25 3*
L - London - The Fallen Woman by Fiona McIntosh(AA) READ 5/1/25 4*
M - Murray River - The Rivertown Vet by Jennifer Scoullar(AA) READ 18/1/25 4*
N - New South Wales - Once Burnt, Twice Shy by Karly Lane(AA) READ 15/1/25 4*
O - Outback Australia - Outback Wind: The Jillaroo by Annie Seaton(AA) READ 18/1/25 3*
P - Paris - Someday in Paris by Olivia Lara READ 10/1/25 2*
Q - Queensland - Those Girls by Pamela Rushby(AA) READ 10/1/25 4*
R - Riviera - Murder at the Grand Hotel by Isabella Bassett READ 12/3/25 3*
S - South Australia - Sanctuary by Garry Disher(AA) READ 8/3/25 3*
T - Tasmania - The Writing Class by Esther Campion(AA) READ 7/4/25 4*
U - USA - In Too Deep by Lee Child READ 3/1/25 4*
V - Victoria - The Ledge by Christian White(AA) READ 22/1/25 3*
W - Wiseman's Ferry - The Woman in the Green Dress by Tea Cooper(AA) READ 25/1/25 5*
X - Oxford - A Scone to Die For by H.Y. Hanna READ 26/1/25 3*
Y - New York - Passions in Death by J.D. Robb READ 2/2/25 3*
Z - Fitzroy - The Girls from Fitzroy by Jennie Jones (AA) READ 27/2/25 4*

Count me in.

CHALLENGE COMPLETE!
Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
(125 pages minimum, letters Q, X, Y and Z anywhere in title)

26/26 READ
18/6 AA

A - Australian suburbia Cassie Hamer with The Stranger at the Table 4🌟 26/5/25 AA
B - Barrington Tops Jane Caro with Lyrebird 4🌟 6/3/25 AA
C - Calabasas - John Safran with Squat 4🌟 7/1/25 AA
D - Deception Bay Vikki Petraitis with The Stolen 5🌟 12/8/25 AA
E - Europe Katherine Johnson with Paris Savages 4🌟 23/1/25 AA
F - Fremantle Rachael Johnswith The Other Bridget 4🌟 27/4/25 AA
G - Greece Amy Taylor with Ruins 3🌟 21/11/25
H - Hunter Valley Matthew Spencer with Broke Road 4🌟 9/4/25 AA
I - Ireland Eimear Lawlor with Kitty's War 4🌟 18/10/25
J - Japan Syou Ishida with We'll Prescribe You a Cat 4🌟14/3/25
K - Katoomba Catherine Jinks with Panic 4🌟 2/2/25 AA
L - Lithuania Lauren Keegan with All the Bees in the Hollows 4🌟 26/3/25 AA debut
M - Maine Amanda Peters with The Berry Pickers 4🌟 26/3/25
N - New South Wales Karly Lane with Twist of Fate 4🌟 1/2/25 AA
O - Orange Leesa Ronald with Special Delivery 4🌟 22/3/25 AA debut
P - Pilbara Region Josh Kemp with Jasper Cliff 4🌟 13/1/25 AA
Q*- Queensland (channel country) Patricia Wolf with Opal 4🌟 5/3/25 AA
R - Remote Australia Candice Fox with High Wire 4🌟 27/1/25 AA
S - Sydney Mark Lamprell with Things I Need You to Know AA 4.5🌟 16/1/25
T - Tasmania Mary-Lou Stephens with The Jam Maker: 2025's best new Tasmanian historical fiction based on a true story, perfect for readers of Fiona McIntosh and Victoria Purman. 4.5🌟 3/4/25 AA
U - Upper Hunter Valley Darcy Tindale with Burning Mountain 4.5🌟 22/4/25 AA
V - Victoria (Melbourne) Chloe Elisabeth Wilson with Rytual 4🌟25/04/25 AA
W - Western Australia Sara Foster with When She Was Gone 4🌟 10/04/25 AA
X* - Exeter Caroline Calloway with Scammer 3🌟 28/11/25
Y* - York Sophie Austin with The Lamplighter’s Bookshop 4🌟 30/04/25 debut
Z* - New Zealand Jennifer Trevelyan with A Beautiful Family 4🌟 04/05/25 debut

Sign me up please, Brenda! This was a fun challenge in 2024.

Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
Progress: 0/26 AA: 0/26 (min 6)

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Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
Read 25/26
AA 8/6

A - Australia The Sirens by Emilia Hart AA 09/03/2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
B - Boston Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab 29/07/205 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
C - China The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin 04/02/2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
D - Dublin Nesting by Roisín O’Donnell 01/10/2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
E - England The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham AA 04/11/2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
F - Florida Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix 17/09/2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
G - Glencoe Corrag by Susan Fletcher
H - Houston Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid 22/09/2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I - Ireland The Guest List by Lucy Foley 07/08/2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
J - Japan Pachinko by Min Jin Lee 16/12/2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
K - Kent The Distant Hours by Kate Morton AA 09/10/2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
L - London Accidents of Providence by Stacia M. Brown 29/04/2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
M - Maine The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon 21/02/2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
N - Newcastle Labour of Love by Oceane Campbell AA 20/04/2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
O - Ohio Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng 10/01/2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
P - Paris The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley 12/06/2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
Q - Queensland The Lost Man by Jane Harper AA 03/01/2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
R - Rocky Mountains Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates AA 07/02/2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
S - Sierra Leone Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green 30/08/2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
T - Tasmania The House of Now and Then by Jo Dixon AA 12/01/2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
U - United Kingdom Home Truths by Charity Norman 19/01/2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
V - Virginia Skewed by Anne McAneny 25/04/2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
W - Western Australia Juice by Tim Winton AA 06/03/2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
X - County WeXford - Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan 27/05/2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Y - Yorkshire The Son-in-Law by Charity Norman 17/01/2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Z - New Zealand Remember Me by Charity Norman 02/01/205 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Welcome to the challenge Janine, Catherine, EmG, Sarah and Cindy!

Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
24/26 as of 13/11/25

Read
Australia - Love Stories by Trent Dalton AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 17/2/25

Barnes (London) - The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 23/5/25

Central Coast (NSW) - Endgame by Sarah Barrie AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 14/6/25

Devon - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 25/1/25

England - Storm Child by Michael Robotham AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4.5 Stars) - 17/3/25

France - The da Vinci Code, Special Illustrated Edition by Dan Brown
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 25/4/25

Gabarone - Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 31/3/25

Houston - Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 8/11/25

Illinois - Friends Without Benefits by Penny Reid
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 25/1/25

Japan - A Thousand Broken Pieces by Tillie Cole
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 13/11/25

Kent - One to Watch by Rachel Amphlett AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 24/8/25

London - Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 stars) - 31/10/25

Minnesota - Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 5/4/25

New South Wales - The Piper's Son by Melina Marchetta AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 15/2/25

Omaha - Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 12/1/25

Pennsylvania - Vanishing Girls by Lisa Regan
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 29/5/25

Queensland - Outback Magic by Rhonda Forrest AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 31/5/25

Rowley Regis - Silent Scream by Angela Marsons
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 11/1/25

Sydney - Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 8/1/25

Texas -Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 6/11/25

United States - Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 22/2/25

Virginia - At Grave's End by Jeaniene Frost
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 1/3/25

Western Australia - Breath by Tim Winton AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 31/8/25

Y* Amity Point - Saltwater Place by Rhonda Forrest AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 29/9/25

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Welcome MH!

Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
0/26

A - Australia =
B - Brisbane = AA
C - Canberra -
D - Darwin =All Our Shimmering Skies Trent DaltonAA
E - England - Piglet by Lottie Hazell
F - France AA
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I - Ireland = History of the Rain by Niall Williams
J - Japan
K - Korea
L - London -
M - Melbourne = Food, Sex and Money by Liz Byrski AA
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O - Orkney Island, Scotland = The Only Child by Kayte Nunn AA
P - Pakistan
Q - Queensland -
R - Russia = AA
S - Sydney = AA
T - Tasmania = AA
U - USA
V - Victoria = The Book of Emmett by Deborah Forster AA
W - Western Australia - AA
X - Oxford - The It Girl by Ruth Ware
Y - AA
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Welcome to the challenge Kim :)

Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
10/26

A -- Albany -- Shipwreck Sadie by Maryanne Ross -- 4★ -- 08/03/2025 -- AA
B -- Birdsville -- Back To Birdsville by Fiona McArthur -- 5★ -- 16/03/2025 -- AA
C -- Caboolture -- Hangman's Gap by Rachel Amphlett -- 5★ -- 25/03/2025 -- AA
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E -- Edinburgh -- Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin -- 4★ -- 31/01/2025
F -- Fargo -- So Simple by Blake Pierce -- 5★ -- 02/10/2025
G -- Gallipoli -- Nightingale by Fiona McIntosh
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K -- Kalgoorlie -- GOLD! by Thomas Greenbank -- 5★ -- 06/03/2025 -- AA
L -- London -- Lines of Inquiry by Rhys Dylan -- 5 ★ -- 13/09/2025
M -- Melbourne -- Lest We Forgive by Phillipa Nefri Clark -- 5★ -- 29/03/2025 -- AA
N -- New South Wales -- Murder In Secret: Australian Outback Crime Mystery by Jason Summers -- 5★ -- 12/04/2025 -- AA
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P -- Perth -- Feargus by Thomas Greenbank -- 5★ -- 05/04/2025 -- AA
Q -- AA Queensland -- The Doctor and the Cattleman by Chris Taylor
R -- Roma -- To Catch A Cattleman by Chris Taylor -- 5★ -- 01/03/2025 -- AA
S -- South Africa -- Whispers in the Kalahari by B.G. Nettelton -- AA
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Ready for some .2025 travels, please include me, Brenda.

Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
Progress: 26/26 AA 11

✔️A: Adelaide Hills - Head for the Hills by Tricia Stringer AA....3.5* 10/05/25
✔️B: Brooklyn - Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín....4* 10/03/25
✔️C: Cornwall - The Search Party by Hannah Richell AA....4* 27/06/25
✔️D: Dartmouth, Devon - Murder at the Playhouse by Helena Dixon....3.5* 13/02/25
✔️E: East Anglia, England - The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald....3.5* 07/02/25
✔️F: Fraser, Colorado - The Fear of Winter by S.C. Sterling....3.5* 07/11/25
✔️G: Gold Coast, QLD - Paradise by Patricia Wolf AA....3.5* 23/01_25
✔️H: Hunter Valley - Among the Grey Gums by Paula J. Beavan AA....3.5* 12/04/25
✔️I: Ireland - The Lost Child by Patricia Gibney....4.5* 23/3/25
✔️J: Japan - Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi....3.5* 26/11/25
✔️K: Katoomba - Everyone this Christmas has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson AA....3.5* 06/05/25
✔️L: London - The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham AA....4* 20/02/25
✔️M: Maine/Massachusetts - The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon....5* 10/02/25
✔️N: New South Wales outback - Treasure & Dirt by Chris Hammer AA....4* 25/04/25
✔️O: Oregon - Judgment Calls by Alafair Burke....3.5* 05/06/25
✔️P: Pilliga Scrub - Her Outback Cowboy by Annie Seaton AA....3* 16/02/25
✔️Q: Quebec - How The Light Gets In by Louise Penny....4.5* 16/05/25
✔️R: Rome - Two Women in Rome byElizabeth Buchan....4* 29/10/25
✔️S: South Australia coast - The Seachangers by Meredith Appleyard AA....4* 03/01/25
✔️T: Tasmania- The Secrets of the Huon Wren by Claire van Ryn AA....4* 10/04/25
✔️U: Uppsala - The Cruel Stars of the Night by Kjell Eriksson....3* 18/03/25
✔️V: Vatican City - Conclave by Robert Harris....4.5* 14/01/25
✔️W: Warsaw - The Warsaw Orphan by Kelly Rimmer AA....4.5* 01/02/25
✔️X: Sussex Downs - The House in the Clouds by Victoria Connelly....3.5* 30/07/25
✔️Y: New York - You Kill Me by Alison Gaylin....3.5* 15/03/25
✔️Z: New Zealand - In My Father's Den by Maurice Gee....3* 01/11/25

Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
Progress: 23/26 (AA 5/6)

A - Australia:
Her Broken Bones by Fiona Tarr - AA -
- FINISHED 18/4/25 - 4* (8.5/10)
B - Brighton, England:
Not Dead Enough by Peter James -
- FINISHED 9/12/25 - 4* (9/10)
C - Cork, Ireland:
Red Light by Graham Masterton -
- FINISHED 1/9/25 - 4* (9/10)
D - Dorset, England:
Deadly Crimes by Michael Hambling -
- FINISHED 26/7/25 - 4* (9/10)
E - Edinburgh, Scotland:
Perfect Crime by Helen Sarah Fields -
- FINISHED 24/3/25 - 5* (9.5/10)
F - France:
The Strawberry Thief by Joanne Harris -
- FINISHED 29/8/25 - 4* (9/10)
G - Glasgow, Scotland:
Resolution by Denise Mina
H - Hampshire, England:
Forget Me Not by M.J. Arlidge -
- FINISHED 13/2/25 - 5* (9.5/10)
I - Ibiza:
The Life Impossible by Matt Haig -
- FINISHED 22/3/25 - 4* (8/10)
J - Japan:
The Ends of the Earth by Robert Goddard -
- FINISHED 13/11/25 - 4* (8.5/10)
K - Kent, England:
The Dust that Falls from Dreams by Louis de Bernières -
- FINISHED 14/5/25 - 4* (8/10)
L - London, England:
Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers -
- FINISHED 10/1/25 - 4* (9/10)
M - Melbourne, Australia:
A Life Worth Living by Louise Guy - AA
N - Norway:
The Wolf by Samuel Bjørk -
- FINISHED 12/7/25 - 4* (9/10)
O - Oregon, USA:
Dying for Justice by L.J. Sellers -
- FINISHED 8/2/25 - 4* (9/10)
P - Peak District, Derbyshire:
Cut to the Bone by Roz Watkins -
- FINISHED 21/10/25 - 4* (9/10)
Q - Queensland, Australia:
Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton - AA -
- FINISHED 15/2/25 - 4* (9/10)
R - Russia:
The Witch and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov -
- FINISHED 1/5/25 - 4* (8/10)
S - Sydney, Australia:
The Shallows by Holly Craig - AA -
- FINISHED 21/8/25 - 4* (8.5/10)
T - Tennessee. USA:
Killman Creek by Rachel Caine
U - United States of America:
French Braid by Anne Tyler -
- FINISHED 5/3/25 - 4* (9/10)
V - Vermont, USA:
What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan - AA -
- FINISHED 17/5/25 - 5* (10/10)
W - Western Australia:
The Woman Behind Her by Anna Willett - AA -
- FINISHED 10/12/25 - 4* (9/10)
X - Texas, USA:
Bad Chili by Joe R. Lansdale -
- FINISHED 23/4/25 - 4* (9/10)
Y - Yorkshire, England:
The Hanging Valley by Peter Robinson -
- FINISHED 8/5/25 - 4* (8.5/10)
Z - Switzerland:
The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse -
- FINISHED 23/10/25 - 4* (9/10)

Count me in for this one, please.

Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
0/26

A Alaska Cold: Adventures in the World's Frozen Places by Bill Streever 24/2/25 4 stars
B Blue Mountains Girl Falling by Hayley Scrivenor 🐨 or Bellevue by Alison Booth 🐨
C China Ghost Cities by Siang Lu 🐨 26/11/25 3 stars
D Darwin All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton 🐨 or Dagestan The Revisionists: by Michelle Johnston 🐨
E England The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley 12/8/25 5 stars
F France These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer 13/11/25 3 stars
G Germany Travellers in the Third Reich by Julia Boyd 16/6/25 4 stars
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I Italy The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri 13/5/25 3 stars
J Japan We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida
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L London Murder at the Mayfair Hotel by C.J. Archer 1/5/25 3 stars
M Melbourne The Season by Helen Garner 🐨 15/10/25 5 stars
N New South Wales Walking Ella: ruminations of a reluctant dog-walker. by Robert Drewe 🐨 25/9/25 3 stars
O Earth's Orbit Orbital by Samantha Harvey 7/7/25 5 stars
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S South Australia Cutters End by Margaret Hickey 🐨 11/2/25 4 stars
T Tasmania Human/Nature: On life in a wild world by Jane Rawson 🐨
U USA Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris 16/8/25 2 stars
V Victoria Art Hour at the Duchess Hotel by Sophie Green 🐨 17/7/25 4 stars
W Western Australia Skimming Stones by Maria Papas 🐨
X Oxford The Eights by Joanna Miller 24/11/25 4 stars
Y New York The Masquerades of Spring by Ben Aaronovitch 10/1/25 5 stars
Z New Zealand Northbound: Four seasons of solitude on Te Araroa by Naomi Arnold 4/10/25 4 stars

Welcome Jenny, Trish, Kim & Jude :)

I would like to join

Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
25/26
13/6 AA

A Australia
✔ Golden by Jade Timms Read 19/8. 5★ AA

B Brighton
✔ Newt's Emerald by Garth Nix Read 24/1. 4★ AA
Brooklyn, NYC
✔ Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead Read 13/9. 4★

C Canberra
✔ Comes the Night by Isobelle Carmody Read 20/7. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA

D Delaware
✔ The Most by Jessica Anthony Read 18/5. 4★
Darwin
White Noise by Raelke Grimmer AA

E England
✔ The Undoing of Violet Claybourne by Emily Critchley Read 21/3. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

F Fremantle
✔ The Catalpa Rescue by Peter FitzSimons Read 3/5. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA

G Gunnamatta Bay, Sydney
✔ Shark Arm: A Shark, A Tattooed Arm and Two Unsolved Murders by Phillip Roope Read 6/9. 4★ AA

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I Ireland
✔ The Sirens by Emilia Hart Read 24/9. 4★ AA
Precious Catastrophe by Deirdre Sullivan

J Japan
✔ The Cat Who Saved the Library by Sōsuke Natsukawa Read 28/9. 2★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

K Korea
✔ The Red Palace by Jean Hur Read 5/12. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

L Los Angeles
✔ I Will Never Leave You by Kara A. Kennedy Read 5/2. 4★
London
✔ The Rushworth Family Plot by Claudia Gray Read 20/10. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

M Maine
✔ Such Charming Liars by Karen M. McManus Read 19/2. 4★

N Northern Beaches
✔ Drift by Pip Harry Read 6/12. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
Notting Hill
✔ Thirteen Steps Down by Ruth Rendell Read 18/4. 5★

O Otway Ranges
✔ A Walk in the Dark by Jane Godwin Read 8/8. 4★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA

P Poland
✔ The Midnight Girls by Alicia Jasinska Read 23/4. 5★ AA

Q Queensland
✔ Sunny At the End of the World by Steph Bowe Read 25/7. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA

R Rottnest Island
✔ Jack's Island by Norman Jorgensen Read 30/11. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA
Richmond, England
✔ Estella by Kathy George Read 16/5. 4★ AA

S Scotland
✔ Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid Read 24/5. 4★
Unhallowed Halls by Lili Wilkinson AA

T Toronto
✔ That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston Read 9/1. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

U US
✔ Leave the Girls Behind by Jacqueline Bublitz Read 13/7. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA

V Victoria
✔ The Edge of Everything by Miranda Luby Read 17/8. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA

W WA
✔ My Family and Other Suspects by Kate Emery Read 23/1. 4★ AA

X Oxford
✔ Babel by R.F. Kuang Read 28/10. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Y Yorkshire
✔ My Plain Jane by Brodi Ashton Read 30/10. 5★
Yorkshire
Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier

Z New Zealand
✔ Pet by Catherine Chidgey Read 26/11. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Welcome Clare :)

Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
26/26

A - Adirondacks - The God of the Woods - Liz Moore - 25/04/2025 - 4*
B - Bondi - After the Worst has Happened - Richard Gosling - AA - 4* - 07/03/2025
C - Conneticut - Somebody Down There Likes Me - Robert Lukins - AA - 09/03/2025 - 3*
D - Deptford - My Mess Is a Bit of a Life: Adventures in Anxiety - Georgia Pritchett - 08/01/2025 - 3.5*
E - Edinburgh - The Fisherman's Gift - Julia R. Kelly - 12/03/2025 - 4.5*
F - France - The Artist - Lucy Steeds - 17/02/2025 - 5*
G - Gaza - Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning - Peter Beinart - 31/03/2025 - 4*
H - Hiroshima - Question 7 - Richard Flanagan - AA - 25/02/2025 - 4*
I - Ireland - Heart, Be at Peace - Donal Ryan - 11/02/2025 - 3.5*
J - Jackson Island - James - Percival Everett - 31/01/2025 - 4.5*
K - Kamakura (Japan) - The Library of Heartbeats - Laura Imai Messina - 13/05/2025 - 3*
L - London - Birding - Rose Ruane - 20/03/2025 - 4*
M - Melbourne - Marshmallow - Victoria Hannan - AA - 08/02/2025 - 4*
N - North Shore (Sydney) - The Thrill of It - Mandy Beaumont - AA - 13/04/2025 - 3* - AA
O - Ohio - Sula - Toni Morrison - 23/01/2025 - 4*
P - Pimlico (London) - Hold Back the Night - Jessica Moor - 02/01/2025 - 4*
Q - Queensland - Prisoner of the State: Unlawfully arrested, illegally detained, a punishment to last a lifetime. - Lily Arthur - AA - 07/04/2025- 4*
R - Reims (France) - Held - Anne Michaels - 05/05/2025 - 3*
S - Sacramento - Selling the Dream: The Billion-Dollar Industry Bankrupting Americans - Jane Marie - 13/03/2025 - 3.5*
T - Tasmani a - Dusk - Robbie Arnott - AA - 19/02/2025 - 4*
U - Utah - The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom - Shari Franke - 07/03/2025 - 4.5*
V - Victoria - The Ledge - Christian White - AA - 08/01/2025 - 4*
W - Waywurru Country - The Creeper - Margaret Hickey - 20/01/2025 - 4* - AA
X - Texas - Fifteen Seconds of Brave: The wisdom of survivors - Melissa Doyle - AA - 17/03/2025 - 3.5*
Y -New York - There Is No Ethan: How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish - Anna Akbari - 28/01/2024 - 4*
Z - New Zealand - This Mortal Boy - Fiona Kidman - 11/04/2025 - 3.5*

Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
26/26

Australia - The Housemate by Sarah Bailey 18/2/25 4★ AA
Bangkok - Laundry Man by Jake Needham 13/11/25 3★
California - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 24/8/25 5★
Denver - Gone to Darkness by Barbara Nickless 20/1/25 4★
England - The Four Queens of Crime by Rosanne Limoncelli 26/3/25 4★
Fjällbacka - The Hidden Child by Camilla Läckberg 14/1/25 4★
Germany - Paving the New Road by Sulari Gentill 14/7/25 4★ AA
Hawkesbury River - Sarah Thornhill by Kate Grenville 26/7/25 3★ AA
Ithaca - Verses for the Dead by Douglas Preston 8/1/25 4★
Japan - The Great Passage by Shion Miura 13/8/25 4★
Kulara - Canticle Creek by Adrian Hyland 14/4/25 4★ AA
Los Angeles - Glamorous Notions by Megan Chance13/1/25 2★
Melbourne - Murder on a Midsummer Night by Kerry Greenwood 25/5/25 4★ AA
New York - More or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova 26/1/25 4★
Oxleigh - The Silk House by Kayte Nunn 22/1/25 4★ AA
Prince Edward Island - Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery 19/5/25 3★
Quebec - The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny 24/2/25 4★
Richmond - Nine Days by Toni Jordan 4/1/25 4★ AA
Scotland - One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson 13/8/25 4★
Tasmania - The Beautiful Words by Vanessa McCausland 11/3/25 4★ AA
UK - Ghosts by Mark Dawson 31/1/2025 4★
Victoria - The Postmistress by Alison Stuart 8/4/25 4★ AA
Washington - The Third Option by Vince Flynn 9/2/25 4★
X - New Mexico - The Stars and Their Light: A Novel by Olivia Hawker 18/4/25 4★
Yorkshire - A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George 30/5/25/25 4★
Zambia - The Garden of Burning Sand by Corban Addison 29/3/25 4★

Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
24/26

A - Australia - Secrets Of The Springs by Kerry McGinnis AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 10/7/25
B - Budapest - Death on the Danube: A New Year's Murder in Budapest by Jennifer S. Alderson
C - Coober Pedy - Her Broken Bones by Fiona Tarr AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 2/2/25
D - Daintree - Daintree by Annie Seaton AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 8/4/25
E - Edenville - The Creeper by Margaret Hickey AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 5/3/25
F - Florida - Hostile Taco-ver by Gretchen Allen - 4⭐️ - 2/3/25
G - Gerrardsville Colorado - No Plan B by Lee Child - 4⭐️ - 3/1/25
H - Hawaii - Maui Lies by Andrew Cunningham - 4⭐️ - 19/8/25
I - Isle of Man - Aunt Bessie Assumes by Diana Xarissa - 4⭐️ - 22/11/25
J - Jersey - Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich - 4⭐️ - 25/10/25
K - Kent - The Dying Season by Rachel Amphlett AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 13/1/25
L - Los Angeles- The Waiting by Michael Connelly - 4⭐️ - 25/5/25
M - Milford - Warranilla by Jason Summers AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 22/9/25
N - New York - Bonded in Death by J.D. Robb - 5⭐️ - 9/2/25
O - The Outback - The Waddi Tree by Kerry McGinnis AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 4/4/25
P - Pembroke Cove Maine - Books & Bribes by Lucinda Race - 4⭐️ - 9/3/25
Q - Queensland - The Twisted Knot by J.M. Peace AA🇦🇺
R - Redruth - Mischance Creek by Garry Disher AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 23/10/25
S - South Australia - Sanctuary by Garry Disher AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 4/11/25
T - Trenton New Jersey - Four to Score by Janet Evanovich - 4⭐️ - 9/1/25
U - USA - Judgement Prey by John Sandford - 4⭐️ - 5/6/25
V - Victoria - Murder and Mendelssohn by Kerry Greenwood AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 7/3/25
W - Wales - Tall, Dark and Troll by Alyn Troy - 4⭐️ - 18/2/25
X - Oxford - Tea with Milk and Murder by H.Y. Hanna AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 5/2/25
Y - Sydney - The Washington Club by Peter Corris AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 7/1/25
Z - St Moritz - Iced by Felix Francis - 10/3/25

Welcome Amanda, Kylie and Jackie!

I will try this one again!
Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
21 /26 ( 11 /6AA)

A - Australia - Opal - Patricia Wolf (AA) 7/4 4★
B - Brooklyn - Pineapple Street - Jenny Jackson 5/1 4★
C - Cornwall - The Botanist's Daughter - Kayte Nunn (AA) 9/8 3.75★
D - Darling River - The Night on the Darling River - Darry Fraser (AA) 22/8 4★
E - England - Weyward - Emilia Hart (AA) 10/1 4.5★
F - France - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer - Patrick Süskind
G - Galway - The Unquiet Grave - Dervla McTiernan (AA) 13/7 4.5★
H - Havana - Next Year in Havana - Chanel Cleeton 30/8 4★
I - India - The Bandit Queens - Parini Shroff 16/4 3.5★
J - Jaipur - The Henna Artist - Alka Joshi 16/7 4★
K - Kent (UK) - The Chilbury Ladies' Choir - Jennifer Ryan
L - London - Maame - Jessica George 17/6 4★
M - Minnesota - The River We Remember - William Kent Krueger 14/3 4.25★
N - New South Wales - Bluebottle - Belinda Castles (AA) 16/1 3.5★
O - Oxford - The It Girl - Ruth Ware 3/8 3.75★
P - Prague - The Golden Maze - Richard Fidler (AA) 17/2 3.75★
Q - Queensland - Down the Track - Stella Quinn (AA)
R - Romania - I Must Betray You - Ruta Sepetys 4/ 5 4.25★
S - Sydney - Every Last Suspect - Nicola Moriarty (AA)
T - Tasmania - The Jam Maker - Mary-Lou Stephens (AA) 16/3 3.75★
U - United States - James - Percival Everett 14/6 4.5★
V - Victoria - The Creeper - Margaret Hickey (AA) 13/1 3.75★
W - Western Australia - Juice - Tim Winton (AA) 23/1 4.5★
X - Texas - Atmosphere - Taylor Jenkins Reid 27/8 4.5★
Y - York (WA) Snapshots from Home - Sasha Wasley (AA)
Z - New Zealand - 17 Years Later - J.P. Pomare 20/2 4★

Welcome to the challenge Jacinta :)