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*For the harder letters - Q, U, X and Z - you may use any genre with that letter in it's name.*You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.
A ADVENTURE Wildwood - Elinor Florence- 3/30/18
B BRAZIL - All Is Beauty Now - Sarah Faber - 1/26/18
C CLASSICS - I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith - 1/28/18
D DETECTIVE Last Bus to Woodstock - Colin Dexter - 5/12/18
E EGYPT The Jackal's Head - Elizabeth Peters - 6/7/18
F FICTION - Hardcore Twenty-Four - Janet Evanovich - 1/2/17
G GOTHIC - The Distant Hours - Kate Morton - 1/6/17
H HISTORICAL FICTION The Lightkeeper's Daughters - Jean Pendziwol - 1/12/18
I IRELAND - The Good People - Hannah Kent - 4/24/18
J WILDCARD - CONTEMPORARY - The Life Intended - Kristin Harmel - 3/25/18
K WILDCARD - CHICK LIT - The Shell Seekers - Rosamunde Pilcher - 2/16/18
L LITERATURE Persuasion - Jane Austen - 3/21/18
M MYSTERY - Girl in Disguise - Greer Macallister - 1/20/18
N NON-FICTION - Notes from a Small Island- Bill Bryson - 3/17/18
O WILDCARD - CRIME - Island of Bones - Imogen Robertson - 1/31/18
P PARANORMAL - Lost Among the Living - Simone St. James - 1/17/18
Q WILDCARD - THRILLER - The Gates of Evangeline - Hester Young - 1/21/18
R ROMANCE - Fairchild - Jaima Fixsen - 1/10/18
S SUSPENSE - Never Let You Go - Chevy Stevens - 2/9/18
T TRAVEL - Lonely Planet Great Britain's Best Trips - 1/16/18
U URBAN FANTASY The Restorer - Amanda Stevens - 2/4/18
V VAMPIRES - A Discovery of Witches - Deborah Harkness - 6/10/18
W WOMEN’S FICTION Maybe in Another Life - Taylor Jenkins Reid - 1/19/18
X WILDCARD - MAGIC - Witchy Tales - Amanda Lee - 1/1/18
Y YOUNG ADULT Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J.K. Rowling - 2/18/18
Z Cozy Mystery - Mrs. Jeffries Stands Corrected - Emily Brightwell - 1/8/17
A-Z Genres Challenge January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
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✔ A – Autobiography - The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry: Love, Laughter, and Tears at the World's Most Famous Cooking School by Kathleen Flinn 5/9/18
✔ B - Biography - Tibetan Peach Pie: A True Account of an Imaginative Life by Tom Robbins 3/10/18
✔ C - Classics - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 1/11/18
✔ D - Dystopian The Plot Against America by Philip Roth 10/11/18
✔ E – Economics Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner 3/30/18
✔ F - Fantasy Wishtree by Katherine Applegate 1/5/18
✔ G – Gothic - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë 7/7/18
✔ H – Historical Fiction My Mother's Secret by J.L. Witterick 1/13/18
✔ I - Ireland - The Magdalen Girls by V.S. Alexander 10/18/18
✔ J - Wild: Feminism - The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan by Jenny Nordberg 9/28/18
✔ K – Wild: Food - The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry: Love, Laughter, and Tears at the World's Most Famous Cooking School by Kathleen Flinn 5/9/18
✔ L - Literature To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 1/29/18
✔ M - Mystery - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan 1/4/18
✔ N – Non-fiction - We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 1/3/18
✔ O - Organization - When Organizing Isn't Enough: Shed Your Stuff, Change Your Life by Julie Morgenstern 10/10/18
✔ P - Philosophy The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 1/12/18
✔ Q - Quilting The Quilter's Legacy by Jennifer Chiaverini 6/25/18
✔ R - Romance Valentine's Rose by E.E. Burke 2/25/18
✔ S – Science Fiction Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick 1/24/18
✔ T – Time Travel - The Door Into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein 7/14/18
✔ U - Urban Fantasy - Storm Front by Jim Butcher 7/28/18
✔ V – Video Games Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 3/14/18
✔ W – Witches The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman 3/21/18
✔ X – Wild: Art The Anatomy Lesson by Nina Siegal 2/15/18
✔ Y – Young Adult Princess in the Spotlight by Meg Cabot 1/18/18
✔ Z - Zen Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice by Shunryu Suzuki 5/19/18
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A-Z GenresDuration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
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A - Arthurian (Fantasy) - The Fall of Arthur by J.R.R. Tolkien 2/20/18
B - Bodice Ripper - Not Even for Love by Sandra Brown 2/20/18
C - Contemporary (Romance) - Lucky in Love by K.S. Thomas 1/12/18
D - Demons - Shadowed by Rebecca Zanetti 2/25/18
E - Epistolary - The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis 3/6/18
F - Futuristic (Mystery) - Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb 2/28/18
G - Gothic - Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson 2/7/18
H - Horror - The Shining by Stephen King 1/13/18
I - Inspirational - The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin 1/22/18
J - Journalistic (Non-Fiction) - Facing the Wave: A Journey in the Wake of the Tsunami by Gretel Ehrlich 1/26/18
K - Wild Card - Erotica - Raising Kane by Lorelei James 2/26/18
L - Literary Fiction - White Dog Fell from the Sky by Eleanor Morse 2/11/18
M - Mystery - Emma Chizzit and the Mother Lode by Mary Bowen Hall 1/23/18
N - Non-Fiction - The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store by Cait Flanders 1/21/18
O - Organizing (Non-Fiction) - Not for Packrats Only: How to Clean Up, Clear Out, and Dejunk Your Life Forever! by Don Aslett 2/23/18
P - Paranormal Romance - Shadow's Awakening by Molle McGregor 1/15/18
Q - Wildcard - Humor - The Pursuit by Janet Evanovich 2/14/18
R - Romance - Off Limits by Clare Connelly 2/12/18
S - Suspense - Eyes of Prey by John Sandford 2/9/18
T - Time Travel - Must Love More Kilts by Angela Quarles 1/9/18
U - Urban Fantasy - Death Masks by Jim Butcher 1/30/18
V - Vampires - Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward 1/5/18
W - Western - To the Last Man by Zane Grey 2/16/18
X - eXotic Locales (Romance) - Untraveled by Anna Hackett 1/10/18
Y - Young Adult - Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins 1/9/18
Z - coZy (Mystery) - Last Puzzle & Testament by Parnell Hall 3/3/18
I'm not usually an A-Z person, but this sounds fun and different.A-Z Genres Challenge
Timeframe: 1/1/18 to 12/31/18
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A – Adult Fiction - The Necklace by Claire McMillan - 3/3/18 ♥♥♥
B – Book Club - Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman - 4/20/18 ♥♥♥
C – Christmas - Welcome Home for Christmas by Annie Rains - 1/5/18 ♥♥♥♥
D – Devotionals - I've Been Thinking . . .Reflections, Prayers, and Meditations for a Meaningful Life by Maria Shriver - 6/7/18 ♥♥♥
E – Erotica - Off Limits by Clare Connelly - 1/14/18 ♥♥♥
F – Fantasy - Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs - 2/24/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
G – Giveaways - I See Life Through Rosé-Colored Glasses by Lisa Scottoline - 7/25/18 ♥♥♥♥
H – Historical Romance - With This Christmas Ring by Manda Collins - 1/4/18 ♥♥♥♥
I – Inspirational - A Step of Faith by Richard Paul Evans - 3/7/18 ♥♥♥♥
J – Juvenile - The Secret of the Wooden Lady by Carolyn Keene - 3/31/18 ♥♥♥♥
K – Kindle - Hawke by Sawyer Bennett - 7/28/18 ♥♥♥
L – LGBT - You Know Me Well by Nina LaCour - 6/25/18 ♥♥♥
M – Mystery - Enquiry by Dick Francis - 1/2/18 ♥♥♥♥
N – Non-fiction - The Gatekeeper by Kathryn Smith - 1/9/18 ♥♥♥
O – Own - Mystery of the Brass-bound Trunk by Carolyn Keene - 8/2/18 ♥♥♥♥
P – Paranormal - Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews - 1/17/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
Q – HarleQuin - Enemy Lover by Pamela Kent - 7/31/18 ♥♥♥♥
R – Romance - Hummingbird Lake by Emily March - 1/4/18 ♥♥♥♥
S – Suspense - Fatal Affair by Marie Force - 2/21/18 ♥♥♥♥
T – Thriller - The Woman in the Movie Star Dress by Praveen Asthana - 2/20/18 ♥♥
U – Urban Fantasy - Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh - 2/16/18 ♥♥♥♥
V – Vampires - One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost - 3/9/18 ♥♥♥♥
W – Women’s Fiction - Shopaholic Ties the Knot by Sophie Kinsella - 2/6/18 ♥♥♥♥
X – WILD CARD – Futuristic - Calculated in Death by J.D. Robb - 8/7/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
Y – Young Adult - The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis - 4/12/18 ♥♥♥♥
Z – CoZy Mystery - Pretty in Ink by Karen E. Olson - 8/8/18 ♥♥♥♥
*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 8/8/18*****
Mod
I may try this one too.
A-Z Genres 2018 Duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Goal: Read 26 genres, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet.
WILDCARDS
You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.
A - Action/Adventure - The Light of Machu Picchu - Antoine B. Daniel - 5/20/2018
B - Biography - Worth Fighting for: Love, Loss, and Moving Forward - Lisa Niemi Swayze - 2/23/2018
C - Crime - The Late Show - Michael Connelly - 1/12/2018
D - Dystopia - All These Things I've Done - Gabrielle Zevin - 5/22/2018
E - European Literature - Lake of Sorrows - Erin Hart - 3/25/2018
F - Fantasy - Helen of Troy - Margaret George - 2/28/2018
G - Gothic - The Phantom Of The Opera - Gaston Leroux - 3/10/2018
H - Historical Fiction - Cleopatra's Daughter - Michelle Moran - 1/13/2018
I - Illness - Every Note Played - Lisa Genova - 6/12/2018
J - Jewish (Holocaust) - The Tattooist of Auschwitz - Heather Morris - 6/10/2018
K - (Wild card) Suspence - As Time Goes By - Mary Higgins Clark - 4/28/2018
L - LGBT - The Danish Girl - David Ebershoff - 3/17/2018
M - Mystery - Y Is for Yesterday - Sue Grafton - 2/16/2018
N - Non-fiction - Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper - Diablo Cody - 4/8/2018
O - Occult - Salem Falls - Jodi Picoult - 5/13/2018
P - Psychological Thriller - The Good Samaritan - John Marrs - 3/16/2018
Q - (Wild card) Paranormal - Poison Study - Maria V. Snyder - 5/10/2018
R - Religion - The Shack - William Paul Young - 1/15/2018
S - Science Fiction -Cinder - Marissa Meyer - 1/5/2018
T - Time Travel - Dragonfly In Amber - Diana Gabaldon - 1/31/2018
U - Autobiography - Don't Shoot! I'm just the Avon Lady! - Birdie Jaworski - 4/16/2018
V - Viking Fiction - The Viking's Chosen - Quinn Loftis - 4/22/2018
W - War/World War II - The Betrayal - Kate Furnivall - 3/5/2018
X - (Wild card) Contemporary - Faithful - Alice Hoffman - 5/5/2018
Y - Young Adult - Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories - R.J. Palacio - 1/26/2018
Z - (Wild card) Memoir - In the Country We Love: My Family Divided - Diane Guerrero - 6/2/2018
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List:
A: Adventure Journey to the River Sea Eva Ibbotson 1/27/18
B: Books-about-books Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore 1/1/18
C: Contemporary Tap Left A. Zavarelli 1/8/18
D: Detective Death Below Stairs Jennifer Ashley 3/6/18
E: Erotica Menage A Cowboy Jenny Klaire 1/4/18
F: Family Her Renegade Rancher Jennifer Ryan 1/6/18
G: Gothic The Gates of Evangeline Hester Young 4/4/18
H: Historical Yesternight Cat Winters 1/8/18
I: Irish The Girl From Ballymor Kathleen McGurl 1/12/18
J: Juvenile Glass Houses Rachel Caine 6/15/18 My library classifies YA as Juvenile
K: Knitting Patterns of Change Terri DuLong 3/22/18
L: Love Inspired Seaside Reunion Irene Hannon 3/21/18
M: Mystery Robert B. Parker's Damned If You Do Michael Brandman 1/21/18
N: Nordic Noir Why Did You Lie? Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1/10/18
O: Wildcard - Magic Magic Bleeds Ilona Andrews 6/20/18
P: Paranormal The Curse of Tenth Grave Darynda Jones 1/20/18
Q: Quilting A Single Thread Marie Bostwick 5/3/18
R: Romance Lilac Lane Sherryl Woods 1/3/18
S: Scotland The Exile of Sara Stevenson Darci Hannah 2/3/18
T: Thriller The Escape David Baldacci 1/7/18
U: Urban Fantasy The Curse of Tenth Grave Darynda Jones 1/20/18
V: Vampire Once Burned Jeaniene Frost 3/4/18
W: Western His Cowboy Heart Jennifer Ryan 1/3/18
X: X-Men X-Men Legacy: Aftermath Mike Carey 3/9/18
Y: YA One of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus 1/22/18
Z: Cozy Mystery A Ghost for Christmas J.D. Winters 3/15/18
A-Z GenresDuration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
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*For the harder letters - Q, U, X and Z - you may use any genre with that letter in it's name.*
WILDCARDS
You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.
Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres. (See example.)
List:
A - Adventure - Lady of the Lake, Andrzej Sapkowski, 28.01.2018
B - WC - Historical- Once Upon a Marquess, Courtney Milan, 03.02.2018
C - Crime - The Bone Collector, Jeffery Deaver, 08.01.2018
D - Drama - A Midsummer Night's Dream, William Shakespeare, 04.02.2018
E - Epic Fantasy - Royal Assassin, Robin Hobb, 18.05.2018
F - Fantasy - The Tower of Swallows, Andrzej Sapkowski, 03.01.2018
G - Ghosts - Second Grave on the Left, Darynda Jones, 26.03.2018
H - Humor - First Grave on the Right, Darynda Jones, 23.01.2018
I - Iranian literature - The Blood of Flowers, Anita Amirrezvani, 13.05.2018
J - Journalism - Logavina Street: Life And Death In A Sarajevo Neighborhood, Barbara Demick, 26.05.2018
K - WC - Angels- Genesis, Bonnie Berman Shores, 05.02.2018
L - LGBT - The Upside of Unrequited, Becky Albertalli, 04.03.2018
M - Mystery - Hades, Candice Fox, 02.01.2018
N - Nonfiction - Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, Neil deGrasse Tyson, 23.03.2018
O - WC - Contemporary - Big Little Lies, Liane Moriarty, 13.02.2018
P - Paranormal - Rituals, Kelley Armstrong, 12.01.2018
Q - WC - Steampunk - The Lost Plot, Genevieve Cogman, 12.03.2018
R - Romance - Ill Wind, Rachel Caine, 19.01.2018
S - Science Fiction - When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead, 25.01.2018
T - Thriller - After the Crash, Michel Bussi, 04.01.2018
U - Urban Fantasy - Magic Bites, Ilona Andrews, 16.01.2018
V - Vampires - Living Dead in Dallas, Charlaine Harris, 30.01.2018
W - Witches - No Shoes, No Shirt, No Spells, Rose Pressey, 08.02.2018
X - WC - Superheroes - Wonder Woman: Warbringer, Leigh Bardugo, 17.03.2018
Y - Young Adult - Everything, Everything, Nicola Yoon, 31.01.2018
Z* - Cozy Mystery - Dark, Witch & Creamy, H.Y. Hanna, 19.04.2018
I'm in!A Autobiography - A Lotus Grows in the Mud - Goldie Hawn - 20 APR
B BDSM - The Siren - Tiffany Reisz - 25 FEB
C Contempory - Nobody But You - Barbara Freethy - 21 FEB
D Dark - Blood & Lies - Bella J. - 4 MAR
E Erotic - Her Master's Courtesan - Lily White - 19 MAR
F Futuristic - Celebrity in Death - J.D. Robb - 9 MAR
G Gay - Take - Ella Frank - 22 FEB
H Humor - The Chase - Janet Evanovich - 26 FEB
I (WC) Military - Falling for the Marine - Samanthe Beck - 7 MAY
J (WC) Historical - The Scottish Prisoner - Diana Gabaldon - 5 JAN
K Kink - Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James - 14 FEB
L LGBT - Felix and the Prince - Lucy Lennox - 7 FEB
M MM - Sense of Place - N.R. Walker - 25 FEB
N New Adult - The Year We Fell Down - Sarina Bowen - 7 MAR
O (WC) Romantic Suspense - The Hunk Next Door - Debra Webb - 29 MAR
P Paranormal - First Grave on the Right - Darynda Jones - 22 FEB
Q (WC) Shifters - Wolf Snatched - Marissa Farrar - 30 JAN
R Romance - Risking it All - Tessa Bailey - 18 MAR
S Sports Romance - Curveball - Kate Angell - 19 MAR
T Thriller - Pursuit of Honor - Vince Flynn - 17 APR
U (WC) Mafia Romance - Where the Sun Hides - Bethany-Kris - 12 JUNE
V Vampires - At Grave's End - Jeaniene Frost - 16 JAN
W Western - Rolling Like Thunder - Vicki Lewis Thompson - 18 FEB
X Xmas - Snow and Mistletoe - Alexa Riley - 23 MAR
Y Young Adult - Never Never: Part Two - Colleen Hoover - 1 MAR
Z Cozy Mystery - Dancing With Danger in Las Vegas - A.R. Winters - 24 FEB
Love this! Really different!A-Z Genres Challenge
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.
Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres.
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the genre only needs to have that letter somewhere
A - Adult Fiction - Stanton Adore T.L. Swan - 1/17
B - BDSM - Claimed Stacey Kennedy - 1/10
C - Contemporary Romance - Desire After Dark Marie Force - 1/3
D - Dark - Defiant Queen Meghan March - 1/6
E - Erotica - Sinful Empire Meghan March - 1/7
F - Fantasy - Heaven and Earth Nora Roberts - 1/20
G - Gay Romance - Never Say Never Nicole Edwards - 3/11
H - Historical Romance - Caden's Vow Sarah McCarty - 1/16
I - Wildcard - Suspense - Sanctum Lexi Blake - 8/9
J - Jewish - Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly - 5/25
K - Wildcard - Firemen - Sparking the Fire Kate Meader - 8/16
L - Love Triangle - Fulfillment K.M. Golland - 8/9
M - Military - Code of Silence Marliss Melton - 1/3
N - New Adult - Unteachable Elliot Wake - 1/30
O - Old School Angst - Slow Heat in Heaven Sandra Brown - 8/4
P - Paranormal - The Red Tiffany Reisz - 2/2
Q - Wildcard - Abuse - Slave Sherri Hayes - 3/16
R - Romantic Suspense - Shattered Helen Hardt - 1/8
S - Sociology - Nothing on Earth & Nothing in Heaven Susan Fanetti - 1/23
T - Thriller - Malevolent Jana Deleon - 2/5
U - Adult Fiction - Wicked Need Sawyer Bennett - 2/16
V - Vampires - Father Mine J.R. Ward - 7/13
W - Western Romance - Dancing on Coals Ellen O'Connell - 1/14
X - Wildcard - Family - Light After Dark Marie Force - 2/3
Y - Young Adult - Never Too Far Abbi Glines - 1/13
Z - Wildcard - Music - As You Wish Elyssa Patrick - 1/28
A-Z Genres Challenge January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name
Auto Biography - The Only Girl in the World: A Memoir -03/18/18
British - The Tidal Zone - 06/02/18
Contemporary - Almost Love - 05/13/18
Dark - Past, Present, and Promises - 05/27/18
Epic Fantasy - Age of Myth - 02/11/18
Food - Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly - 09/02/18
Gothic - The Broken Girls - 02/28/18
Humor - Ham on Rye - 05/24/18
Immigrates - Exit West - 10/06/18
Japanese Literature - Kitchen - 02/18/18
Kidnapping - An Untamed State - 03/25/18
Literary Fiction - Tin Man - 08/19/18
Magical Realism - The Ocean at the End of the Lane - 08/23/18
Non Fiction - When Breath Becomes Air - 11/11/18
Own = You - 10/28/18
Prostitution - Spent - 07/01/18
Q = Wild Card - War - A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier - 11/23/18
Relationship (friendship females) - Marlena- 12/22/18
Short Stories - Interpreter of Maladies - 12/3/18
Texas = News of the World - 09/17/18
U = Wild Card - Homeless (Street Life) - Girlbomb: A Halfway Homeless Memoir - 11/25/18
V = Wild Card - Westerns - Jubilee Trail - 06/05/18
X = Wild Card - Pet Owl - Owl - 12/31/18
Young Adult - X - 12/28/18
Z = Wild Card - Mafia - Dirty Angels- 02/14/18
A-Z Genres 2018 A - Alternate History - Doctor Strange: The Beginning 8/8/18 ★★★
B - Biography - Fool's Assassin (Free Sampler) 10/8/18 ★★★
C - Classics - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 19/8/18 ★★★★★
D - Dystopian - Priest, Volume 1. Prelude for the Deceased 11/8/18 ★★
E - Erotica - Junjo Romantica, Volume 13 1/8/18 ★★★
F - Fantasy - Barbarian's Hope 17/8/18 ★★★
G - Graphic Novel - Wolverine: Old Man Logan, Vol. 1: Berzerker 1/9/18 ★★★★★
H - Historical Fiction - The Graveyard Book 10/8/18 ★★★★
I - WILD CARD: Contemporary - Giant Days, Vol. 6 7/8/18 ★★★
J - Japanese Literature - The World's Greatest First Love, Vol. 5 30/8/18 ★★★★★
K - WILD CARD: Superheroes - A Wonderlandiful World 9/9/18 ★★★★★
L - Literature - Better Date than Never Boxed Set: Books 1-6 15/8/18 ★★★★★
M - Mythology - Critical Failures III: A Storm of S-Words 2/9/18 ★★★★★
N - Non-fiction - Pretending to Love 2/9/18 ★★
O - WILD CARD: Science Fiction - Barbarian's Choice 18/8/18 ★★★
P - Paranormal - Critical Failures II: Fail Harder 25/8/18 ★★★★★
Q - Quantum fiction - The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2/9/18 ★★★
R - Romance - Hell's Geek 2/9/18 ★★★★
S - Sci-Fi - Mercenary Abduction 27/8/18 ★★★★★
T - Time Travel - Allies of the Night 7/9/18 ★★★★★
U - Urban Fantasy - Howl's Moving Castle 17/9/18 ★★★★★
V - Vampire fiction - The Awakening & The Struggle 2/9/18 ★
W - Western - A Plague Upon Your Family 6/9/18 ★★★★
X - WILD CARD: LGBT+ - Hers To Command 10/9/18 ★★★
Y - Young Adult - How to Betray a Dragon's Hero 26/8/18 ★★★★
Z - Zombie fiction - Zombie Fallout 29/8/18 ★★★★
2018 A-Z GenresDuration: 1/1/18 - 12/31/18
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C: Classics
D: Dystopian
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F: Fantasy
G: Graphic Novel
H: Historical Romance
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M: Mistery
N: New Adult
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S:Suspense
T: Time Travel
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The Lost ChallengesA-Z Genres 2018
Duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Progress: 26 out of 26
This challenge is designed to help you broaden your horizons and read genres that you might not have tried before.
Goal: Read 26 genres, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet.
You may use main genres or sub-genres.
*For the harder letters - Q, U, X and Z - you may use any genre with that letter in it's name.*
WILDCARDS
You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.
Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres. (See example.)
List:
A: Autobiography: I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons by Kevin Hart - ***** - 1/3/2018 - 400 Pages
B: Biography: You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams: My Life in Stories and Pictures by Alan Cumming - ***** - 4/2/2018 - 304 Pages
C: Classics: Passing by Nella Larsen - **** - 1/17/2018 - 160 Pages
D: Dystopia: ApocalyptiGirl: An Aria for the End Times by Andrew MacLean - ***** - 3/24/2018
E: EROTICA/EPIC FANTASY: I Love My Breakup - the original part one by Sabrina Lacey - **** - 4/4/2018 - 39 Pages
F: Fiction: Mad About the Boy by Helen Fielding - ***** - 1/31/2018 - 336 Pages
G: Graphic Novel: Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening by Marjorie M. Liu - ***** - 1/4/2018 - 202 Pages
H: Humor: Tourist Season by Carl Hiaasen - *** - 1/24/2018 - 404 Pages
I: INSPIRATIONAL: The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by Dalai Lama XIV - ***** - 6/4/2018 - 354 Pages
J: WILD CARD: Comics: White Sand Volume 1 by Brandon Sanderson - ***** - 3/24/2018
K: WILD CARD: Superheroes: The Unstoppable Wasp, Vol. 1: Unstoppable! by Jeremy Whitley - ***** - 3/24/2018
L: LGBT: Bingo Love by Tee Franklin - ***** - 4/18/2018 - 88 Pages
M: Memoir: The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish - ***** - 2/9/2018 - 288 Pages
N: Non Fiction: Chasing Light: Michelle Obama Through the Lens of a White House Photographer by Amanda Lucidon - ***** - 3/21/2018 - 224 Pages
O: WILD CARD: Feminism: Bitch Planet, Vol. 2: President Bitch by Kelly Sue DeConnick - ***** - 3/31/2018
P: Paranormal: The Curse of Tenth Grave by Darynda Jones - *** - 3/29/2018
Q: Sequential Art: The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui - ***** - 2/17/18 - 329 Pages
R: Romance: Big Rock by Lauren Blakely - ***** - 1/4/2018 - 247 Pages
S: Suspense: Show No Mercy by Cindy Gerard - **** - 3/10/2018 - 359 Pages
T: Thriller: Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers - *** - 3/11/2018 - 212 Pages
U: Urban Fantasy: The Dirt on Ninth Grave by Darynda Jones - ***** - 3/13/2018 - 326 Pages
V: Vampire: Love Bites by Lynsay Sands - **** - 1/18/2018 - 373 Pages
W: Women's Fiction: The Gatecrasher by Madeleine Wickham - *** - 1/8/2018 - 296 Pages
X: WILD CARD: History: His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis - **** - 3/7/2018 - 352 Pages
Y: Young Adult: X by Ilyasah Shabazz - *** - 1/9/2018 - 348 Pages
Z: WILD CARD: Spirituality: The Buddha Walks into a Bar...: A Guide to Life for a New Generation by Lodro Rinzler - ***** - 4/2/2018 - 208 Pages
Challenge Rules
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Done!A-Z Genres
Duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
26/26
A - Arthurian (Fantasy) - The Fall of Arthur by J.R.R. Tolkien 2/20/18
B - Bodice Ripper - Not Even for Love by Sandra Brown 2/20/18
C - Contemporary (Romance) - Lucky in Love by K.S. Thomas 1/12/18
D - Demons - Shadowed by Rebecca Zanetti 2/25/18
E - Epistolary - The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis 3/6/18
F - Futuristic (Mystery) - Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb 2/28/18
G - Gothic - Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson 2/7/18
H - Horror - The Shining by Stephen King 1/13/18
I - Inspirational - The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin 1/22/18
J - Journalistic (Non-Fiction) - Facing the Wave: A Journey in the Wake of the Tsunami by Gretel Ehrlich 1/26/18
K - Wild Card - Erotica - Raising Kane by Lorelei James 2/26/18
L - Literary Fiction - White Dog Fell from the Sky by Eleanor Morse 2/11/18
M - Mystery - Emma Chizzit and the Mother Lode by Mary Bowen Hall 1/23/18
N - Non-Fiction - The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store by Cait Flanders 1/21/18
O - Organizing (Non-Fiction) - Not for Packrats Only: How to Clean Up, Clear Out, and Dejunk Your Life Forever! by Don Aslett 2/23/18
P - Paranormal Romance - Shadow's Awakening by Molle McGregor 1/15/18
Q - Wildcard - Humor - The Pursuit by Janet Evanovich 2/14/18
R - Romance - Off Limits by Clare Connelly 2/12/18
S - Suspense - Eyes of Prey by John Sandford 2/9/18
T - Time Travel - Must Love More Kilts by Angela Quarles 1/9/18
U - Urban Fantasy - Death Masks by Jim Butcher 1/30/18
V - Vampires - Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward 1/5/18
W - Western - To the Last Man by Zane Grey 2/16/18
X - eXotic Locales (Romance) - Untraveled by Anna Hackett 1/10/18
Y - Young Adult - Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins 1/9/18
Z - coZy (Mystery) - Last Puzzle & Testament by Parnell Hall 3/3/18
Bonita wrote: "Done!A-Z Genres
Duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
26/26
A - Arthurian (Fantasy) - The Fall of Arthur by J.R.R. Tolkien 2/20/18
B - Bodice Ripper - [b..."
Amazing feat Bonita and so early in the year.
Finished!A-Z Genres
Duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
26/26
*For the harder letters - Q, U, X and Z - you may use any genre with that letter in it's name.*
WILDCARDS
You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.
Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres. (See example.)
List:
A - Adventure - Lady of the Lake, Andrzej Sapkowski, 28.01.2018
B - WC - Historical- Once Upon a Marquess, Courtney Milan, 03.02.2018
C - Crime - The Bone Collector, Jeffery Deaver, 08.01.2018
D - Drama - A Midsummer Night's Dream, William Shakespeare, 04.02.2018
E - Epic Fantasy - Royal Assassin, Robin Hobb, 18.05.2018
F - Fantasy - The Tower of Swallows, Andrzej Sapkowski, 03.01.2018
G - Ghosts - Second Grave on the Left, Darynda Jones, 26.03.2018
H - Humor - First Grave on the Right, Darynda Jones, 23.01.2018
I - Iranian literature - The Blood of Flowers, Anita Amirrezvani, 13.05.2018
J - Journalism - Logavina Street: Life And Death In A Sarajevo Neighborhood, Barbara Demick, 26.05.2018
K - WC - Angels- Genesis, Bonnie Berman Shores, 05.02.2018
L - LGBT - The Upside of Unrequited, Becky Albertalli, 04.03.2018
M - Mystery - Hades, Candice Fox, 02.01.2018
N - Nonfiction - Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, Neil deGrasse Tyson, 23.03.2018
O - WC - Contemporary - Big Little Lies, Liane Moriarty, 13.02.2018
P - Paranormal - Rituals, Kelley Armstrong, 12.01.2018
Q - WC - Steampunk - The Lost Plot, Genevieve Cogman, 12.03.2018
R - Romance - Ill Wind, Rachel Caine, 19.01.2018
S - Science Fiction - When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead, 25.01.2018
T - Thriller - After the Crash, Michel Bussi, 04.01.2018
U - Urban Fantasy - Magic Bites, Ilona Andrews, 16.01.2018
V - Vampires - Living Dead in Dallas, Charlaine Harris, 30.01.2018
W - Witches - No Shoes, No Shirt, No Spells, Rose Pressey, 08.02.2018
X - WC - Superheroes - Wonder Woman: Warbringer, Leigh Bardugo, 17.03.2018
Y - Young Adult - Everything, Everything, Nicola Yoon, 31.01.2018
Z* - Cozy Mystery - Dark, Witch & Creamy, H.Y. Hanna, 19.04.2018
Finished!!The Lost Challenges
A-Z Genres 2018
Duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Progress: 26 out of 26
This challenge is designed to help you broaden your horizons and read genres that you might not have tried before.
Goal: Read 26 genres, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet.
You may use main genres or sub-genres.
*For the harder letters - Q, U, X and Z - you may use any genre with that letter in it's name.*
WILDCARDS
You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.
Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres. (See example.)
List:
A: Autobiography: I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons by Kevin Hart - ***** - 1/3/2018 - 400 Pages
B: Biography: You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams: My Life in Stories and Pictures by Alan Cumming - ***** - 4/2/2018 - 304 Pages
C: Classics: Passing by Nella Larsen - **** - 1/17/2018 - 160 Pages
D: Dystopia: ApocalyptiGirl: An Aria for the End Times by Andrew MacLean - ***** - 3/24/2018
E: EROTICA/EPIC FANTASY: I Love My Breakup - the original part one by Sabrina Lacey - **** - 4/4/2018 - 39 Pages
F: Fiction: Mad About the Boy by Helen Fielding - ***** - 1/31/2018 - 336 Pages
G: Graphic Novel: Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening by Marjorie M. Liu - ***** - 1/4/2018 - 202 Pages
H: Humor: Tourist Season by Carl Hiaasen - *** - 1/24/2018 - 404 Pages
I: INSPIRATIONAL: The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by Dalai Lama XIV - ***** - 6/4/2018 - 354 Pages
J: WILD CARD: Comics: White Sand Volume 1 by Brandon Sanderson - ***** - 3/24/2018
K: WILD CARD: Superheroes: The Unstoppable Wasp, Vol. 1: Unstoppable! by Jeremy Whitley - ***** - 3/24/2018
L: LGBT: Bingo Love by Tee Franklin - ***** - 4/18/2018 - 88 Pages
M: Memoir: The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish - ***** - 2/9/2018 - 288 Pages
N: Non Fiction: Chasing Light: Michelle Obama Through the Lens of a White House Photographer by Amanda Lucidon - ***** - 3/21/2018 - 224 Pages
O: WILD CARD: Feminism: Bitch Planet, Vol. 2: President Bitch by Kelly Sue DeConnick - ***** - 3/31/2018
P: Paranormal: The Curse of Tenth Grave by Darynda Jones - *** - 3/29/2018
Q: Sequential Art: The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui - ***** - 2/17/18 - 329 Pages
R: Romance: Big Rock by Lauren Blakely - ***** - 1/4/2018 - 247 Pages
S: Suspense: Show No Mercy by Cindy Gerard - **** - 3/10/2018 - 359 Pages
T: Thriller: Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers - *** - 3/11/2018 - 212 Pages
U: Urban Fantasy: The Dirt on Ninth Grave by Darynda Jones - ***** - 3/13/2018 - 326 Pages
V: Vampire: Love Bites by Lynsay Sands - **** - 1/18/2018 - 373 Pages
W: Women's Fiction: The Gatecrasher by Madeleine Wickham - *** - 1/8/2018 - 296 Pages
X: WILD CARD: History: His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis - **** - 3/7/2018 - 352 Pages
Y: Young Adult: X by Ilyasah Shabazz - *** - 1/9/2018 - 348 Pages
Z: WILD CARD: Spirituality: The Buddha Walks into a Bar...: A Guide to Life for a New Generation by Lodro Rinzler - ***** - 4/2/2018 - 208 Pages
Mod
FINISHED!A ADVENTURE Wildwood - Elinor Florence- 3/30/18
B BRAZIL - All Is Beauty Now - Sarah Faber - 1/26/18
C CLASSICS - I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith - 1/28/18
D DETECTIVE Last Bus to Woodstock - Colin Dexter - 5/12/18
E EGYPT The Jackal's Head - Elizabeth Peters - 6/7/18
F FICTION - Hardcore Twenty-Four - Janet Evanovich - 1/2/17
G GOTHIC - The Distant Hours - Kate Morton - 1/6/17
H HISTORICAL FICTION The Lightkeeper's Daughters - Jean Pendziwol - 1/12/18
I IRELAND - The Good People - Hannah Kent - 4/24/18
J WILDCARD - CONTEMPORARY - The Life Intended - Kristin Harmel - 3/25/18
K WILDCARD - CHICK LIT - The Shell Seekers - Rosamunde Pilcher - 2/16/18
L LITERATURE Persuasion - Jane Austen - 3/21/18
M MYSTERY - Girl in Disguise - Greer Macallister - 1/20/18
N NON-FICTION - Notes from a Small Island- Bill Bryson - 3/17/18
O WILDCARD - CRIME - Island of Bones - Imogen Robertson - 1/31/18
P PARANORMAL - Lost Among the Living - Simone St. James - 1/17/18
Q WILDCARD - THRILLER - The Gates of Evangeline - Hester Young - 1/21/18
R ROMANCE - Fairchild - Jaima Fixsen - 1/10/18
S SUSPENSE - Never Let You Go - Chevy Stevens - 2/9/18
T TRAVEL - Lonely Planet Great Britain's Best Trips - 1/16/18
U URBAN FANTASY The Restorer - Amanda Stevens - 2/4/18
V VAMPIRES - A Discovery of Witches - Deborah Harkness - 6/10/18
W WOMEN’S FICTION Maybe in Another Life - Taylor Jenkins Reid - 1/19/18
X WILDCARD - MAGIC - Witchy Tales - Amanda Lee - 1/1/18
Y YOUNG ADULT Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J.K. Rowling - 2/18/18
Z Cozy Mystery - Mrs. Jeffries Stands Corrected - Emily Brightwell - 1/8/17
ALL DONE!A Autobiography - A Lotus Grows in the Mud - Goldie Hawn - 20 APR
B BDSM - The Siren - Tiffany Reisz - 25 FEB
C Contempory - Nobody But You - Barbara Freethy - 21 FEB
D Dark - Blood & Lies - Bella J. - 4 MAR
E Erotic - Her Master's Courtesan - Lily White - 19 MAR
F Futuristic - Celebrity in Death - J.D. Robb - 9 MAR
G Gay - Take - Ella Frank - 22 FEB
H Humor - The Chase - Janet Evanovich - 26 FEB
I (WC) Military - Falling for the Marine - Samanthe Beck - 7 MAY
J (WC) Historical - The Scottish Prisoner - Diana Gabaldon - 5 JAN
K Kink - Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James - 14 FEB
L LGBT - Felix and the Prince - Lucy Lennox - 7 FEB
M MM - Sense of Place - N.R. Walker - 25 FEB
N New Adult - The Year We Fell Down - Sarina Bowen - 7 MAR
O (WC) Romantic Suspense - The Hunk Next Door - Debra Webb - 29 MAR
P Paranormal - First Grave on the Right - Darynda Jones - 22 FEB
Q (WC) Shifters - Wolf Snatched - Marissa Farrar - 30 JAN
R Romance - Risking it All - Tessa Bailey - 18 MAR
S Sports Romance - Curveball - Kate Angell - 19 MAR
T Thriller - Pursuit of Honor - Vince Flynn - 17 APR
U (WC) Mafia Romance - Where the Sun Hides - Bethany-Kris - 12 JUNE
V Vampires - At Grave's End - Jeaniene Frost - 16 JAN
W Western - Rolling Like Thunder - Vicki Lewis Thompson - 18 FEB
X Xmas - Snow and Mistletoe - Alexa Riley - 23 MAR
Y Young Adult - Never Never: Part Two - Colleen Hoover - 1 MAR
Z Cozy Mystery - Dancing With Danger in Las Vegas - A.R. Winters - 24 FEB
COMPLETION POSTA-Z Genres 2018
Duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Goal: Read 26 genres, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet.
WILDCARDS
You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.
A - Action/Adventure - The Light of Machu Picchu - Antoine B. Daniel - 5/20/2018
B - Biography - Worth Fighting for: Love, Loss, and Moving Forward - Lisa Niemi Swayze - 2/23/2018
C - Crime - The Late Show - Michael Connelly - 1/12/2018
D - Dystopia - All These Things I've Done - Gabrielle Zevin - 5/22/2018
E - European Literature - Lake of Sorrows - Erin Hart - 3/25/2018
F - Fantasy - Helen of Troy - Margaret George - 2/28/2018
G - Gothic - The Phantom Of The Opera - Gaston Leroux - 3/10/2018
H - Historical Fiction - Cleopatra's Daughter - Michelle Moran - 1/13/2018
I - Illness - Every Note Played - Lisa Genova - 6/12/2018
J - Jewish (Holocaust) - The Tattooist of Auschwitz - Heather Morris - 6/10/2018
K - (Wild card) Suspence - As Time Goes By - Mary Higgins Clark - 4/28/2018
L - LGBT - The Danish Girl - David Ebershoff - 3/17/2018
M - Mystery - Y Is for Yesterday - Sue Grafton - 2/16/2018
N - Non-fiction - Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper - Diablo Cody - 4/8/2018
O - Occult - Salem Falls - Jodi Picoult - 5/13/2018
P - Psychological Thriller - The Good Samaritan - John Marrs - 3/16/2018
Q - (Wild card) Paranormal - Poison Study - Maria V. Snyder - 5/10/2018
R - Religion - The Shack - William Paul Young - 1/15/2018
S - Science Fiction -Cinder - Marissa Meyer - 1/5/2018
T - Time Travel - Dragonfly In Amber - Diana Gabaldon - 1/31/2018
U - Autobiography - Don't Shoot! I'm just the Avon Lady! - Birdie Jaworski - 4/16/2018
V - Viking Fiction - The Viking's Chosen - Quinn Loftis - 4/22/2018
W - War/World War II - The Betrayal - Kate Furnivall - 3/5/2018
X - (Wild card) Contemporary - Faithful - Alice Hoffman - 5/5/2018
Y - Young Adult - Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories - R.J. Palacio - 1/26/2018
Z - (Wild card) Memoir - In the Country We Love: My Family Divided - Diane Guerrero - 6/2/2018
A-Z GenresDuration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
*For the harder letters - Q, U, X and Z - you may use any genre with that letter in it's name.*
Goal: 26/26
Wildcards: 2
Missing: I, K, O
List:
A - Anthropology - Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari (5/12/2018)
B - Biology - The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins - 7/8/2018
C - Childrens - Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman (5/19/2018)
D - Dark Erotica - Prisoner by Annika Martin (3/8/2018)
E - Epic Fantasy - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (3/20/2018)
F - Fantasy - Fire by Kristin Cashore - 6/6/2018
G - Graphic Novel - The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch by Neil Gaiman (5/29/2018)
H - Hungarian Literature - Papírszív by Evelin Márton (3/18/2018) by A.W. Exley (5/26/2018)
I - (Wildcard) - Science Fiction - Brave New World by Aldous Huxley - 6/19/2018
J - Japanese Literature - The Diving Pool: Three Novellas by Yōko Ogawa - 7/22/2018
K - (Wildcard) - Animals - A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron - 7/18/2018
L - LGBT - The Second Sister by Rae D. Magdon (6/11/2018)
M - Mystery Thriller - Origin by Dan Brown (1/13/2018)
N - Nonfiction - Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson - 4/14/2018
O - (Wildcard) - Historical Fiction - The Far Horizon by Gretta Curran Browne - 6/4/2018
P - Picture Book - The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish by Neil Gaiman (5/20/2018)
Q - Sequential Art - The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman - 7/13/2018
R - Romance - The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro (5/20/2018)
S - Self Help - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson (1/3/2018)
T - Turkish Literature - The Flea Palace by Elif Shafak (3/5/2018)
U - Steampunk - Nefertiti's Heart by A.W. Exley - 5/26/2018
V - Vikings - The Line of His People by C.J. Adrien - 6/26/2018
W - Witches - Beautiful Demons by Sarra Cannon (7/3/2018)
X - X-Men - Marvel 1602 by Neil Gaiman - 7/24/2018
Y - Young Adult - Nobody's Slave by Tim Vicary (6/9/2018)
Z - Zombies - Empty Bodies by Zach Bohannon (6/22/2018)
Mod
A-Z Genres Challenge January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
26/26
List:
A: Adventure Journey to the River Sea Eva Ibbotson 1/27/18
B: Books-about-books Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore 1/1/18
C: Contemporary Tap Left A. Zavarelli 1/8/18
D: Detective Death Below Stairs Jennifer Ashley 3/6/18
E: Erotica Menage A Cowboy Jenny Klaire 1/4/18
F: Family Her Renegade Rancher Jennifer Ryan 1/6/18
G: Gothic The Gates of Evangeline Hester Young 4/4/18
H: Historical Yesternight Cat Winters 1/8/18
I: Irish The Girl From Ballymor Kathleen McGurl 1/12/18
J: Juvenile Glass Houses Rachel Caine 6/15/18 My library classifies YA as Juvenile
K: Knitting Patterns of Change Terri DuLong 3/22/18
L: Love Inspired Seaside Reunion Irene Hannon 3/21/18
M: Mystery Robert B. Parker's Damned If You Do Michael Brandman 1/21/18
N: Nordic Noir Why Did You Lie? Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1/10/18
O: Wildcard - Magic Magic Bleeds Ilona Andrews 6/20/18
P: Paranormal The Curse of Tenth Grave Darynda Jones 1/20/18
Q: Quilting A Single Thread Marie Bostwick 5/3/18
R: Romance Lilac Lane Sherryl Woods 1/3/18
S: Scotland The Exile of Sara Stevenson Darci Hannah 2/3/18
T: Thriller The Escape David Baldacci 1/7/18
U: Urban Fantasy The Curse of Tenth Grave Darynda Jones 1/20/18
V: Vampire Once Burned Jeaniene Frost 3/4/18
W: Western His Cowboy Heart Jennifer Ryan 1/3/18
X: X-Men X-Men Legacy: Aftermath Mike Carey 3/9/18
Y: YA One of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus 1/22/18
Z: Cozy Mystery A Ghost for Christmas J.D. Winters 3/15/18
Finished!Goal: 26/26
Wildcards used: 3
Missing: I, K, O
List:
A - Anthropology - Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari (5/12/2018)
B - Biology - The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins - 7/8/2018
C - Childrens - Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman (5/19/2018)
D - Dark Erotica - Prisoner by Annika Martin (3/8/2018)
E - Epic Fantasy - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (3/20/2018)
F - Fantasy - Fire by Kristin Cashore - 6/6/2018
G - Graphic Novel - The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch by Neil Gaiman (5/29/2018)
H - Hungarian Literature - Papírszív by Evelin Márton (3/18/2018) by A.W. Exley (5/26/2018)
I - (Wildcard) - Science Fiction - Brave New World by Aldous Huxley - 6/19/2018
J - Japanese Literature - The Diving Pool: Three Novellas by Yōko Ogawa - 7/22/2018
K - (Wildcard) - Animals - A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron - 7/18/2018
L - LGBT - The Second Sister by Rae D. Magdon (6/11/2018)
M - Mystery Thriller - Origin by Dan Brown (1/13/2018)
N - Nonfiction - Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson - 4/14/2018
O - (Wildcard) - Historical Fiction - The Far Horizon by Gretta Curran Browne - 6/4/2018
P - Picture Book - The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish by Neil Gaiman (5/20/2018)
Q - Sequential Art - The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman - 7/13/2018
R - Romance - The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro (5/20/2018)
S - Self Help - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson (1/3/2018)
T - Turkish Literature - The Flea Palace by Elif Shafak (3/5/2018)
U - Steampunk - Nefertiti's Heart by A.W. Exley - 5/26/2018
V - Vikings - The Line of His People by C.J. Adrien - 6/26/2018
W - Witches - Beautiful Demons by Sarra Cannon (7/3/2018)
X - X-Men - Marvel 1602 by Neil Gaiman - 7/24/2018
Y - Young Adult - Nobody's Slave by Tim Vicary (6/9/2018)
Z - Zombies - Empty Bodies by Zach Bohannon (6/22/2018)
All done!A-Z Genres Challenge
Timeframe: 1/1/18 to 12/31/18
26/26
A – Adult Fiction - The Necklace by Claire McMillan - 3/3/18 ♥♥♥
B – Book Club - Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman - 4/20/18 ♥♥♥
C – Christmas - Welcome Home for Christmas by Annie Rains - 1/5/18 ♥♥♥♥
D – Devotionals - I've Been Thinking . . .Reflections, Prayers, and Meditations for a Meaningful Life by Maria Shriver - 6/7/18 ♥♥♥
E – Erotica - Off Limits by Clare Connelly - 1/14/18 ♥♥♥
F – Fantasy - Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs - 2/24/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
G – Giveaways - I See Life Through Rosé-Colored Glasses by Lisa Scottoline - 7/25/18 ♥♥♥♥
H – Historical Romance - With This Christmas Ring by Manda Collins - 1/4/18 ♥♥♥♥
I – Inspirational - A Step of Faith by Richard Paul Evans - 3/7/18 ♥♥♥♥
J – Juvenile - The Secret of the Wooden Lady by Carolyn Keene - 3/31/18 ♥♥♥♥
K – Kindle - Hawke by Sawyer Bennett - 7/28/18 ♥♥♥
L – LGBT - You Know Me Well by Nina LaCour - 6/25/18 ♥♥♥
M – Mystery - Enquiry by Dick Francis - 1/2/18 ♥♥♥♥
N – Non-fiction - The Gatekeeper by Kathryn Smith - 1/9/18 ♥♥♥
O – Own - Mystery of the Brass-bound Trunk by Carolyn Keene - 8/2/18 ♥♥♥♥
P – Paranormal - Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews - 1/17/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
Q – HarleQuin - Enemy Lover by Pamela Kent - 7/31/18 ♥♥♥♥
R – Romance - Hummingbird Lake by Emily March - 1/4/18 ♥♥♥♥
S – Suspense - Fatal Affair by Marie Force - 2/21/18 ♥♥♥♥
T – Thriller - The Woman in the Movie Star Dress by Praveen Asthana - 2/20/18 ♥♥
U – Urban Fantasy - Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh - 2/16/18 ♥♥♥♥
V – Vampires - One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost - 3/9/18 ♥♥♥♥
W – Women’s Fiction - Shopaholic Ties the Knot by Sophie Kinsella - 2/6/18 ♥♥♥♥
X – WILD CARD – Futuristic - Calculated in Death by J.D. Robb - 8/7/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
Y – Young Adult - The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis - 4/12/18 ♥♥♥♥
Z – CoZy Mystery - Pretty in Ink by Karen E. Olson - 8/8/18 ♥♥♥♥
*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 8/8/18*****
What a great Challenge!A-Z Genres Challenge
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.
Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres.
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the genre only needs to have that letter somewhere
A - Adult Fiction - Stanton Adore T.L. Swan - 1/17
B - BDSM - Claimed Stacey Kennedy - 1/10
C - Contemporary Romance - Desire After Dark Marie Force - 1/3
D - Dark - Defiant Queen Meghan March - 1/6
E - Erotica - Sinful Empire Meghan March - 1/7
F - Fantasy - Heaven and Earth Nora Roberts - 1/20
G - Gay Romance - Never Say Never Nicole Edwards - 3/11
H - Historical Romance - Caden's Vow Sarah McCarty - 1/16
I - Wildcard - Suspense - Sanctum Lexi Blake - 8/9
J - Jewish - Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly - 5/25
K - Wildcard - Firemen - Sparking the Fire Kate Meader - 8/16
L - Love Triangle - Fulfillment K.M. Golland - 8/9
M - Military - Code of Silence Marliss Melton - 1/3
N - New Adult - Unteachable Elliot Wake - 1/30
O - Old School Angst - Slow Heat in Heaven Sandra Brown - 8/4
P - Paranormal - The Red Tiffany Reisz - 2/2
Q - Wildcard - Abuse - Slave Sherri Hayes - 3/16
R - Romantic Suspense - Shattered Helen Hardt - 1/8
S - Sociology - Nothing on Earth & Nothing in Heaven Susan Fanetti - 1/23
T - Thriller - Malevolent Jana Deleon - 2/5
U - Adult Fiction - Wicked Need Sawyer Bennett - 2/16
V - Vampires - Father Mine J.R. Ward - 7/13
W - Western Romance - Dancing on Coals Ellen O'Connell - 1/14
X - Wildcard - Family - Light After Dark Marie Force - 2/3
Y - Young Adult - Never Too Far Abbi Glines - 1/13
Z - Wildcard - Music - As You Wish Elyssa Patrick - 1/28
Good for you, Karen! This was harder than I expected it to be.
The Lost Challenges
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A-Z Genres
Duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
This challenge is designed to help you broaden your horizons and read genres that you might not have tried before.
Goal: Read 26 genres, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet.
You may use main genres or sub-genres.
*For the harder letters - Q, U, X and Z - you may use any genre with that letter in it's name.*
WILDCARDS
You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.
Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres. (See example.)
EXAMPLE: (view spoiler)[
A - American classics
B - Biography
C - Crime
D - Dystopian
E - Erotica
F - Fantasy
G - Graphic Novel
H - Historical Fiction
I - WILDCARD - Chick-Lit
J - WILDCARD - Horror
K - WILDCARD - Suspense
L - Legal thriller
M - Mystery
N - Non-fiction
O - Occult
P - Paranormal
Q - WILDCARD - War
R - Romance
S - Sci-Fi
T - Thriller
U - Urban Fantasy
V - Vampire fiction
W - Western
X - WILDCARD - Children's
Y - Young Adult
Z - Zombie fiction
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G
H
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Y
Z
Challenge Rules
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.
*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge
(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)
Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.