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This one is a twist on the Alphabet Soup challenge; however, for this one you are looking for books titles that are MISSING a particular letter.

Mission: 26 books, each missing one letter of the alphabet

No A-
No B-
No C-
No D-
No E-
No F-
No G-
No H-
No I-
No J-
No K-
No L-
No M-
No N-
No O-
No P-
No Q-
No R-
No S-
No T-
No U-
No V-
No W-
No X-
No Y-
No Z-

This is fun. I'm in!

No A: Discovering the Kingdom of Benin by Amie Jane Leavitt
No B: The Annals of Imperial Rome by Tacitus
No C: The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human by Jonathan Gottschall
No D: Three More John Silence Stories by Algernon Blackwood
No E: Huis Clos by Jean-Paul Sartre
No F: Shane by Jack Schaefer
No G: Tales and Fantasies by Robert Louis Stevenson
No H: Scoop by Evelyn Waugh
No I: The Romance of the Rose by Guillaume de Lorris
No J: Hillsboro People by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
No K: Lysistrata / The Acharnians / The Clouds by Aristophanes
No L: What the Moon Saw by Laura Resau
No M: Lighthouse, the Cat, and the Sea, The: A Tropical Tale by Leigh W. Rutledge
No N: The Ballad of the White Horse by G.K. Chesterton
No O: Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde
No P: Summer Lightning by P.G. Wodehouse
No Q: My Childhood by Maxim Gorky
No R: A Long Fatal Love Chase by Louisa May Alcott
No S: The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
No T: Murder Underground by Mavis Doriel Hay
No U: Carnacki, the Ghost Finder by William Hope Hodgson
No V: From the Dust Returned by Ray Bradbury
No W: Epigrams by Ambrose Bierce
No X: The Complete English Works by George Herbert
No Y: The Moorland Cottage byElizabeth Gaskell
No Z: Don Juan oder Die Liebe zur Geometrie by Max Frisch

I'm in :) Completed

Mission: 26 books, each missing one letter of the alphabet

No A- Gone Girl - finished
No B- Summerland - finished
No C- The New Husband - finished
No D- The Black Stallion - finished
No E- Girl at War - finished
No F- The Great Alone - finished
No G- Son of the Black Stallion - finished
No H- Nine Perfect Strangers - finished
No I- The House on the Beach - finished
No J- When We Were Vikings - finished
No K- Number the Stars - finished
No L- Twisted Twenty-Six - finished
No M- Look Alive Twenty-Five - finished
No N- Miracle Creek - finished
No O- Fahrenheit 451 - finished
No P- The Black Stallion Returns- finished
No Q- An Abundance of Katherines - finished
No R- The Nightingale - finished
No S- Mary, Mary - finished
No T- Paris for One and Other Stories - finished
No U-Lost Horses - finished
No V- Into the Water finished
No W- Anne of Green Gables - finished
No X- What Hurts the Most - finished
No Y- A Stranger in the Mist - finished
No Z- Salt to the Sea - finished

Okay, this sounds rather fun! I didn't do this one last year, so I'm in! Will check off (✔) as I finish.

Anti-Alphabet Soup:

Mission: 26 books, each missing one letter of the alphabet

✔ No A: Everything, Everything
✔ No B: Find Another Dream
✔ No C: Lighter Than My Shadow
✔ No D: Bunnicula
✔ No E: Night
✔ No F: Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss
✔ No G: Thick: And Other Essays
✔ No H: One of Us Is Lying
✔ No I: Always and Forever, Lara Jean
✔ No J: The Golden Compass
✔ No K: The Benefits of Being an Octopus
✔ No L: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
✔ No M: The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls
✔ No N: Sweet Thursday
✔ No O: Sula
✔ No P: Nils: The Tree of Life
✔ No Q: Boundary Waters
✔ No R: A Man Called Ove
✔ No S: Leah on the Offbeat
✔ No T: Smailholm
✔ No U: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
✔ No V: Ask Again, Yes
✔ No W: Razor: Becoming a Hero
✔ No X: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
✔ No Y: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
✔ No Z: Tentacles and Teeth

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This one is a twist on the Alphabet Soup challenge; however, for this one you are looking for books titles that are MISSING a particular letter.

Mission: 26 books, each missing one letter of the alphabet

No A-
No B-
No C-
No D-
No E-
No F-
No G-
No H-
No I-
No J-
No K-
No L-
No M-
No N-
No O-
No P-
No Q-
No R-
No S-
No T-
No U-
No V-
No W-
No X-
No Y-
No Z-

Round 1
A - Deck The Hounds by David Rosenfelt
B - The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
C - The First Lady by James Patterson
D - 19th Christmas by James Patterson
E - Juror #3 by James Patterson
F - Inspector Spector by E. J. Copperman
G - The Party by Robyn Harding
H - Pandemic by Robin Cook
I - The Secret of Shadow Ranch by Carolyn Keene
J - The Silence of the Elves by Meg Muldoon
K - The Melody Lingers On by Mary Higgins Clark
L - Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen McManus
M - The Chocolate Falcon Fraud by Johanna Carl
N - The Bitterroots by C. J. Box
O -Death in the Stacks by Jenn McKinlay
P - Murder at Mistletoe Manor by Holly Tierney-Bedord
Q - The Atomic City Girls by Janet Beard
R - Manhunt by James Patterson
S - Better Late Than Never by Jenn McKinlay
T - Ambush by James Patterson
U - The Chocolate Book Bandit/JoAnna Carl
V - Christmas Shopaholic/Sophie Kinsella
W - The Melting by Christopher Coleman
X - Ghost in the Wind by E. J. Copperman
Y- The Escape Room by Megan Goldin
Z- They Came With The Snow by Christopher Coleman

I'm in....

Looks interesting. I'm in.

Finished: 2021/03/22

No A - Wild Orchids by Jude Deveraux ✓ 2020/10/11
No B - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling ✓ 2020/01/14
No C - Lethal White by Robert Galbraith ✓ 2020/02/01
No D - Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith ✓ 2020/01/26
No E - City of Glass by Cassandra Clare ✓ 2021/01/06
No F - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen ✓ 2020/02/17
No G - Zusammen ist der schönste Ort by Judith Knigge ✓ 2020/02/21
No H - Marquis Lover by A.A. ✓ 2020/02/27
No I - After Dark by Murakami Haruki ✓ 2020/11/14
No J - The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger ✓ 2020/02/12
No K - Schattenschrei by Erik Axl Sund ✓ 2020/02/26
No L - Eisbach by Nadine Petersen ✓ 2020/11/22
No M - Dancing Queens - Alle Wege führen nach Waterloo by Jana Fuchs ✓ 2020/03/04
No N - Amethyst Dreams by Phyllis A. Whitney ✓ 2020/03/28
No O - Der Teufel in dir by Richard Montanari ✓ 2021/01/23
No P - The Valley of the Kings by Cecelia Holland ✓ 2020/11/09
No Q - Misery by Stephen King ✓ 2020/02/10
No R - City of Bones by Cassandra Clare ✓ 2020/12/05
No S - The Fever Code by James Dashner ✓ 2020/09/16
No T - Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy ✓ 2021/03/22
No U - Fairest of All by Serena Valentino ✓ 2020/11/17
No V - Unusual Ways to Die: History's Weirdest Deaths by James Proud ✓ 2020/05/29
No W - The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling ✓ 2020/03/24
No X - Coyote Moon by John Vornholt ✓ 2020/02/20
No Y - Dancing at the Harvest Moon by K.C. McKinnon ✓ 2020/12/06
No Z - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling ✓ 2020/01/16

I'm in again...hope to do three rounds, two with titles and one with authors (Titles: one in alphabetical order (or it that anti-alphabetical order?), the other in any order, and the authors in any order).

Titles (in alphabetical order)
No A-The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalble 1/12/2020
No B-The Dressmaker's Gift by Fiona Valpy 1/15/2020
No C-Purity in Death by J.D. Robb
No D-The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes by Crusie, Dreyer, and Stuart 1/31/2020
No E-All I Want for Christmas is You by Lisa Mondello 3/22/2020
No F-Single in Sitka by Kate Regnery 3/28/2020
No G-Dellia by David Scidmore 3/30/2020
No H-An Undeniable Rogue by Annette Blair 4/6/2020
No I-Fool Me Once by Fern Michaels 4/18/2020
No J-Divided in Death by J.D. Robb 4/26/2020
No K-Dangerous by Suzannah Daniels 4/26/2020
No L-His Christmas Present by Serenity Woods 4/30/2020
No M-Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman 5/2/2020
No N-The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern 5/4/2020
No O-Dancing Between the Beats by Lynn Nicholas 5/9/2020
No P-Lady Falls by Renee Bernard 5/13/2020
No Q-Crush the King by Jennifer Estep 5/14/2020
No R-Visions in Death by J.D. Robb 6/12/20
No S-Luck of the Draw by Cheri Allan 6/19/2020
No T-Bleachers by John Grisham 6/22/2020
No U-Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 6/24/2020
No V-The Snow Garden by Christopher Rice 6/28/2020
No W-Hooked Up (Part1) by Arianne Richmonde 6/28/2020
No X-Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott 6/29/2020
No Y-The Wedding Gift by Lucy Kevin 6/30/2020
No Z-Karina by E.B. Mann 7/3/2020

26/26 Completed Round 1...in order read

Titles (in any order)
No A-The Women of the Copper Country by Mary Doria Russell 7/15/2020
No B-St. Francis Society for Wayward Pets by Annie England Noblin 8/16/2020
No C-Love, Lattes and Mutants by Sandra Cox 8/19/2020
No D-The Bright Court by Anthea Sharp9/1/2020
No E-A Family Affair by Mary Campisi 9/25/2020
No F-Love, Lattes and Danger by Sandra Cox 8/25/2020
No G-The Dark Realm by Anthea Sharp 8/8/2020
No H-Survivor In Death by J.D. Robb 7/23/2020
No I-Just Me by Lexy Timms 7/16/2020
No J-White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo 8/10/2020
No K-Love, Lattes and Angel by Sandra Cox 8/29/2020
No L-Origin in Death by J.D. Robb 8/27/2020
No M-The Queen of Everything by Deb Caletti 8/4/2020
No N-The Violets of March by Sarah Jio 7/10/2020
No O-Castle Cay by Lee Hanson 7/19/2020
No P-Some Like It Hot by Louisa Edwards 8/6/2020
No Q-Multiple Choice by Claire Cook 9/2/2020
No R-The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery 9/15/2020
No S-Eternal Journey by Carol Hutton 7/24/2020
No T-Sea Scoundrel by Annette Blair 8/3/2020
No U-The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins 7/7/2020
No V-Memory in Death by J.D. Robb 9/7/2020
No W-Truth or Date by Susan Hatler 8/15/2020
No X-Dead Drop by Jesse Miles 9/11/2020
No Y-Trouble by Ann Christopher 8/14/2020
No Z-Let It Snow by Nancy Thayer 9/26/2020

26/26

Authors (in any order)
No A-B.C. Powell--The Ice in Our Hearts 10/9/2020
No B-J.D. Robb--Innocent in Death 12/1/2020
No C-Suzanne Ferrell--Close to Home 12/7/2020
No D-Bethany Lopez--15 Minutes 11/9/2020
No E-Susan Wiggs--Just Breathe 11/12/2020
No F-Elizabeth Cox--The Slow Moon 12/6/2020
No G-Catherine Coulter--Labyrinth 12/11/2020
No H-Ryan La Sala--Reverie 11/27/2020
No I-Judy Blume--Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret 10/12/2020
No J-Katie Ruggle--Fan the Flames 12/21/2020
No K-Darryl Donaghue--A Journal of Sin 12/17/2020
No L- Donna Andrews--The Gift of the Magpie 11/28/2020
No M-J.D. Robb--Three in Death 11/19/2020
No N-Ashlee Mallory--Her Backup Boyfriend 11/13/2020
No O-Catherine McKenzie--You Can't Catch Me 10/2/2020
No P-Samantha Silva--Mr. Dickens and His Carol 11/23/2020
No Q-Lacy Williams--Once Upon a Cowboy 12/19/2020
No R-Ann Patchett--The Dutch House 10/31/2020
No S-Penny Reid--Neanderthal Seeks Human 10/22/2020
No T-Darien Gee--Friendship Bread 11/5/2020
No U-Vicki Myron--Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World 11/17/2020
No V-Jennifer Steil--Exile Music 12/26/2020
No W-J.D. Robb--Strangers in Death 12/17/2020
No X-Tiffany Reisz--The Pearl 1/1/2021
No Y-J.D. Robb--Born in Death 11/18/2020
No Z-Max Monroe--Tapping the Billionaire 12/28/2020

26/26

Completed all three, the last on 1/1/2021

I'm in again

No A- Kindred Spirits
No B- Mouse Magic
No C- Our Endless Numbered Days
No D- Shakespeare sonnets
No E- August
No F- Once Upon A Dream
No G- Heart Of Darkness
No H- Crossed, Vol. 11: Badlands
No I- Good Omens
No J- Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
No K- Confidence: How to Overcome Your Limiting Beliefs and Achieve Your Goals
No L- Borrowed Finery
No M- Cilka's Journey
No N- Shimmer
No O- Whisper
No P- BookEnds
No Q- The Motivation Switch: 77 Ways to Get Motivated, Avoid Procrastination, and Achieve Success
No R- The Day I Died
No S- Radiance
No T- Llive Llaugh Llove Llike A Llama
No U- Crossed Badlands vol 12
No V- Dreamland
No W- Snow Like Ashes
No X- Stories on the Go: 101 Very Short Stories by 101 Authors
No Y- Lament
No Z- A Crime Short Story Collection From Bloomsbury

ROUND 2

No A- Three Little Words
No B- Heartstopper: Volume One
No C- The Book of Tea
No D- Heartstopper: The Mini-Comics
No E- Ballad
No F- Heartstopper: Volume Two
No G- The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
No H- Rescue Me
No I- Heartstopper: Become Human
No J- Heartstopper: Volume Three
No K- Spider-Man: The Other
No L- How I Found You
No M- The Black Echo
No N- The Complete Alice
No O- The Magician's Nephew
No P- Free Comic Book Day 2019: Avengers/Savage Avengers
No Q- The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe
No R- Lily And The Octopus
No S- The Poet X
No T- Free Comic Book Day 2019: Spider-Man/Venom
No U-The Wizard Of Oz
No V- Peter Pan
No W- The Secret Seven: Hurry, Secret Seven, Hurry!
No X- Lost Boy
No Y- Crossed Volume 13: Badlands
No Z- Nearly Forgotten True Crimes: 7 Infamous Cases Revisited (Vintage Crime Series Book 1)

ROUND 3

No A- Lovey
No B- Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
No C- Another Me
No D- Gobbolino The Witch's Cat
No E- Uprising
No F- Gregor the Overlander
No G- Under The Never Sky
No H- In Order To Live
No I- Possessed
No J- Secrets In Phoenix
No K- Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane
No L- Gregor and the Marks of Secret
No M- The Witches of the Glass Castle
No N- The Alchemist
No O- Animal Farm
No P- Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods
No Q- A Puppy Called Hugo
No R - Of Mice And Men
No S- IT
No T- You Should See Me In A Crown
No U- RWBY: Fairytales Of Remnant
No V- Take An Owl Or Two
No W-
No X-
No Y-
No Z-

I'm in again too.

Challenge Completed July 16, 2020

Mission: 26 books, each missing one letter of the alphabet

No A- The Lost Continent by Tui T. Sutherland (January, 2020)
No B- Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell (January, 2020)
No C- The Hive Queen by Tui T. Sutherland (January, 2020)
No D- Geeta Chapter 9 by Chinmayananda Saraswati (January, 2020)
No E-Go Long! by Tiki Barber (February, 2020)
No F- The Poison Jungle by Tui T. Sutherland (February, 2020)
No G- Ravished by Amanda Quick (February, 2020)
No H- Wild Card by Tiki Barber (March, 2020)
No I- Red Zone by Tiki Barber (March, 2020)
No J- The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality by Dalai Lama XIV (February, 2020)
No K- The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories by P. D. James (March, 2020)
No L- End Zone by Tiki Barber (April, 2020)
No M- BHAGAVAD GITA CHAPTER 10: Divine Glories by Chinmayananda Saraswati (March, 2020)
No N- The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie (March, 2020)
No O- Uncle Dynamite by P. G. Wodehouse (May, 2020)
No P- Goal Line by Tiki Barber (April , 2020)
No Q- Emotional Alchemy: How the Mind Can Heal the Heart by Tara Bennett-Goleman (April, 2020)
No R- The Hypnotists by Gordon Korman (May, 2020)
No S- Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie (May, 2020)
No T- Memory Maze by Gordon Korman (June, 2020)
No U- Karma Yoga: The Inner Alchemy of Action by Sukhabodhananda (May, 2020)
No V- Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie (June, 2020)
No W- The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton (June, 2020)
No X- Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn (June, 2020)
No Y- Towards Zero by Agatha Christie (July, 2020)
No Z- The Art of Data Science: A Guide for Anyone Who Works with Data by roger D. Peng (July, 2020)

***Challenge completed***

Love it, I’m in!

No a - Snow on the Cobbles
No b - Imaginary Friend
No c - Stories I'd Tell in Bars
No d - True Believer
No e - Making It Up As I Go Along
No f - Truly Madly Guilty
No g - The Break
No h - Postscript
No i - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
No j - The Reckoning
No k -Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
No l - Then She Was Gone
No m - Dietland
No n - The Third Wife
No o - Nine Perfect Strangers
No p - Camino Island
No q - Becoming
No r - Camino Winds
No s - The One
No t - We Were Liars
No u - Dead Poets Society
No v - The Family Upstairs
No w - Shakespeare for Squirrels
No x - Something Blue
No y - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
No z - Mr. Nobody

I didn't finish this last year, but I'll redeem myself this year!

No A-
No B- Throne of Glass
No C-
No D-
No E-
No F-
No G-
No H-
No I-
No J-
No K-
No L-
No M-
No N-
No O-
No P-
No Q-
No R-
No S-
No T-
No U-
No V-
No W-
No X-
No Y-
No Z-

Count me in! Will do at least one round, probably a couple.

Finished: 4/16/2020
Completed: 26 of 26

✔️ No A- Still Life 1/13/2020
✔️ No B- Prodigal Summer 1/25/2020
✔️ No C- Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed 1/20/2020
✔️ No D- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 2/10/2020
✔️ No E- City of Girls 3/19/2020
✔️ No F-84, Charing Cross Road 2/1/2020
✔️ No G- Beloved 02/02/2020
✔️ No H- The Overstory 2/16/2020
✔️ No I- The Lola Quartet 2/22/2020
✔️ No J- A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II 2/5/2020
✔️ No K- The Night Circus 2/17/2020
✔️ No L- The Dutch House 2/23/2020
✔️ No M- The Virgin Suicides 3/1/2020
✔️ No N- Book Love 2/29/2020
✔️ No O- The Dry 3/12/2020
✔️ No P- Half of a Yellow Sun 3/9/2020
✔️ No Q- Don't Overthink It: Make Easier Decisions, Stop Second-Guessing, and Bring More Joy to Your Life 3/15/2020
✔️ No R- The Prophet 3/22/2020
✔️ No S- Cinder 4/1/2020
✔️ No T- Holes 3/20/2020
✔️ No U- Little Fires Everywhere 4/6/2020
✔️ No V- The Testaments 3/28/2020
✔️ No W-Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
✔️ No X- Strange Weather in Tokyo 4/10/2020
✔️ No Y- The Floating Feldmans 4/16/2020
✔️ No Z- Break Shot: My First 21 Years 4/11/2020

Start: January 1st, 2020
Finish: December 31st, 2020
Books completed: 0/26

No A-
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No C-
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So, I've decided to do this one too.

No A-
No B-Adulthood Is a Myth
No C-
No D-
No E-
No F-
No G-
No H-
No I-Strange Grace
No J-
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No O-The Last Wish
No P-
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No S-Middlegame
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finished 05-03-2020
A bit easier than the alphabet soup challenge

No A- Wild Hunt
No B- Dark Gods
No C- Reaping Angels
No D- Hateful Heroes
No E- Blood Laws
No F- Road To Winter
No G- Fae's Captive
No H- Bite Of Winter
No I- Taken
No J- Beyond The Mountain
No K- Ruthless Idols
No L- Freedom
No M- Royally Bitten
No N- Wicked Hexes
No O- Regally Bitten
No P- Chastely Bitten
No Q- Innocence
No R- Awakening
No S- Elemental Fae Academy
No T- A Hellish Year One
No U- Elemental Fae Academy: Book Two
No V-Elemental Fae Academy: Book Three
No W- The Governess Game
No X- A Demonic Year Two
No Y- Viktor
No Z- The Duchess Deal

Okay, finished this one! See message 4. This is much easier than the regular alphabet challenge!

Congrats, Eileen!

Thank you, Rosemarie!

RD 2
A - 142 Ostriches by April Davila
B - In the Heart of the Fire by Dean Koontz
C - Terrier Transgression by Molly Fitz
D - The Rise of Magicks by Nora Roberts
E - Dial P for Poison by Zara Keane
F - Red Rain by Dean Koontz
G - The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
H - Crooked River by Preston and Child
I - Prologue to Murder by Lauren Elliott
J - Two Like Me And You by Chad Alan Gibbs
K - The Problem With Pugs by A. G. Henley
L - Photographing the Dead by Dean Koontz
M - The Dolls by James Patterson
N - The Girl I used To Be by Mary Torjossen
O - The Praying Mantis Bride by Dean Koontz
P - Milagro, The Miracle Dog by J. M. Lynch
Q - Hairless Harassment by Molly Fitz
R - The Twisted Ones by T. KIngfisher
S - Verity by Colleen Hoover
T - Spooky Business by Addison Creek
U - The Inn by James Patterson
V - Spouse on Haunted Hill by E. J. Copperman
W - The Royals by James Patterson
X - The New Husband by D. J. Palmer
Y - Murder in the First Edition by Lauren Elliott
Z - Pilgrimage by Tom Abrahams

Just came across this, and it looks like fun!

Completed: 26/26

Mission: 26 books, each missing one letter of the alphabet

No A - Sorry for Your Trouble: Stories, 3/10/2020
No B - The Dark Continent, 2/17/2020
No C - The Holdout, 2/12/2020
No D - The Other Mrs., 2/12/2020
No E - Goldilocks, 2/19/2020
No F - The Color of Magic, 4/30/2020
No G - The First Emma, 2/4/2020
No H - Roanoke Ridge: A Creature X Mystery, 2/8/2020
No I - A Man Called Ove, 1/20/2020
No J - Weave The Lightning, 2/6/2020
No K - Long After Midnight: 22 Hauntings & Celebrations, 2/4/2020
No L - Oryx and Crake, 1/11/2020
No M - An Echo in the Bone, 1/2/2020
No N - A Map of Days, 1/5/2020
No O - The Glass Magician, 1/8/2020
No P - Something Rotten, 1/3/2020
No Q - Now and Forever: Somewhere a Band Is Playing Leviathan '99, 1/26/2020
No R - These Lost & Broken Things, 3/18/2020
No S - Fractured Tide, 3/13/2020
No T - Dandelion Wine, 1/29/2020
No U - World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, 1/29/2020
No V - Treasure of the Blue Whale, 2/28/2020
No W - The Glamourist, 3/5/2020
No X - City, 3/23/2020
No Y - The Sleeper and the Spindle, 4/20/2020
No Z - The Paris Library, 4/5/2020

Good luck on your challenges, everyone!

Anti-Alphabet Soup

Challenge Accepted: March 12, 2020
Challenge Completed: March 28, 2020 Yay!

Sounds fun! Love the twist...

25/26 Completed
Updated through: 3-25-20 (Saving my Sanity)

No A- Rushing In by Alice Winters 3-12-12
No B- Spencer by Shaw Montgomery 3-14-20
No C- Wesley by Shaw Montgomery 3-14-20
No D- Principles of Spookology by S.E. Harmon 3-15-20
No E- P.S. I Spook You by S.E. Harmon 3-15-20
No F- Snowspelled by Stephanie Burgis 3-17-20
No G- Vendetta Road by Christine Feehan 3-18-20
No H- All Fired Up by Lori Foster 3-18-20
No I- Hard Knocks by Lori Foster 3-18-20
No J- The Changeling King by Ethan M. Aldridge 3-17-20
No K- Wolf Gone Wild by Juliette Cross 3-19-20
No L- The Gift by May Archer 3-20-20
No M- Lift You Up by Jessica Gadziala 3-20-20
No N- The Secret by May Archer 3-21-20
No O- My Truth, My Future by Taylor Rylan 3-22-20
No P- Salvaging Toby's Heart by Lexi Ander 3-21-20
No Q- My Forever, My Always by Taylor Rylan 3-21-20
No R- My Choice, My Chance by Taylor Rylan 3-22-20
No S- My Love, My Valentine by Taylor Rylan 3-23-20
No T- My Survivor, My Savior by Taylor Rylan 3-22-20
No U- My Heart, My Home by Taylor Rylan 3-23-20
No V- Protecting My Commitment by Taylor Rylan 3-24-20
No W- Simon's Surprise by Taylor Rylan 3-24-20
No X- Rescuing My Angel by Taylor Rylan 3-25-20
No Y- Rhett's Gift by Taylor Rylan 3-28-20
No Z- Saving My Sanity by Taylor Rylan 3-25-20

Just found this setting my start date today: 3/14/2020

Mission: 26 books, each missing one letter of the alphabet
9/26

No A- Irish Thoroughbred by Nora Roberts
No B- Year One by Nora Roberts
No C- The Printed Letter Bookshop by Katherine Reay
No D- The Sewing Machine by Natalie Fergie
No E- The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory
No F- The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell
No G- Fashionably Late by Beth Kendrick
No H- Butterfly: From Refugee to Olympian - My Story of Rescue, Hope, and Triumph by Yusra Mardini
No I-
No J- Irish Rose by Nora Roberts
No K-
No L-
No M-
No N-
No O-
No P-
No Q-
No R-
No S-
No T-
No U-
No V-
No W-
No X-
No Y-
No Z-

Anti-Alphabet Soup (Titles)
March 19, 2020-December 31, 2020

No A - The Men with the Golden Cuffs by Lexi Blake - 3/21/2020
No B - Skate Crime by Alina Adams - 3/29/2020
No C - An Artful Assassination by Susan Harper - 3/19/2020
No D - The Silence of the Elves by Meg Muldoon - 3/22/2020
No E - Thin Ice by Maryann Jordan - 3/22/2020
No F - Justice for Boone by Susan Stoker - 3/29/2020
No G - The List by Velvet Vaughn - 3/22/2020
No H - Die Again by Tess Gerritsen - 3/22/2020
No I - South of Surrender by Laura Kaye - 3/20/2020
No J - Miss Frost Braves the Blizzard by Kristen Painter - 3/27/2020
No K - The Librarian's Vampire Assistant, Book 4 by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff - 3/29/2020
No L - East of Ecstasy by Laura Kaye - 3/21/2020
No M - Shelter for Penelope by Susan Stoker - 3/20/2020
No N - The Dom Who Loved Me by Lexi Blake - 3/20/2020
No O - Killer Keys by Mildred Abbott - 3/24/2020
No P - Once Wicked by Cindy Stark - 3/21/2020
No Q - Perilous Pottery by Mildred Abbott - 3/29/2020
No R - West of Want by Laura Kaye - 3/19/2020
No S - North of Need by Laura Kaye - 3/19/2020
No T - Zander by Maryann Jordan - 3/24/2020
No U - Damsel In Danger by Olivia Jaymes - 3/25/2020
No V - One Tequila by Tricia O'Malley - 3/24/2020
No W - SEAL Strong: A Second Chances Romance Cat Johnson - 3/20/2020
No X - The Dragon of New Orleans by Genevieve Jack - 3/27/2020
No Y - In Bed with Mr. Wrong by Katee Robert - 3/27/2020
No Z - Miss Frost Chills The Cheater by Kristen Painter - 3/28/2020

Good luck on your challenge to those who recently joined!

RD3
A - Forced Exodus by Christine Kersey
B - Dog-eared Delinquent by Molly Fitz
C - Sleep Like a Baby by Charlaine Harris
D - No Safe Place by Christine Kersey
E - I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawton
F - The Girl Before by JP Delaney
G - The Safe Place by Anna Downes
H - Insurrection by Christine Kersey
I - The War of the Worlds by E. G. Wells
J - The First Mistake by Sandie Jones
K - The Downside to Dachshunds by A. G. Henley
L - Murder in the Storybook Cottage by Ellery Adams
M - The Cat Caper by Molly Fitz
N - Scooby Doo Teams up by Sholly Fisch
O - The Lying Game by Ruth Ware
P - The Trouble With Tabbies by A. G. Henley
Q - Nothing Stays Buried by P. J. Tracy
R - The Chocolate Cupid Killings by JoAnna Carl
S - Cinder by Marissa Meyer
T - Who Murdered Mr. Malone by Hope Callaghan
U - Stay At Home Dead by Jeffrey Allen
V - Raspberry Danish Murder by Joanne Fluke
W - Murdered by Superstition/Dianne Harman
X - You Are Not Alone by Hendricks and Greer
Y - Open and Shut by David Rosenfelt
Z - Pandemic by Christine Kersey

Starting Round 2! Complete as of 8/4/2020.

Last updated: 8/9/2020
Books read: 26

✔️ No A-The House of the Spirits 4/24/2020
✔️ No B-Normal People 5/10/2020
✔️ No C-The Great Believers 4/30/2020
✔️ No D-The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 5/16/2020
✔️ No E- A Woman Is No Man 8/4/2020
✔️ No F- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 4/30/2020
✔️ No G- Red, White & Royal Blue 5/24/2020
✔️ No H- Pride and Prejudice 5/21/2020
✔️ No I- News of the World 5/27/2020
✔️ No J- Year of Yes 5/23/2020
✔️ No K- The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor 5/25/2020
✔️ No L- A Wind in the Door 5/29/2020
✔️ No M- Seeing Red 5/31/2020
✔️ No N- Exit West 6/11/2020
✔️ No O- Small Great Things 7/20/2020
✔️ No P- Cattle To Courts: A History of Tennis In Texas 6/3/2020
✔️ No Q- Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves 6/28/2020
✔️ No R- The Haunting of Hill House 6/20/2020
✔️ No S-Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen 6/14/2020
✔️ No T- I Miss You When I Blink: Essays 7/6/2020
✔️ No U- Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life 6/30/2020
✔️ No V- BROWN BOY BROWN BOY WHAT CAN YOU BE? 6/23/2020
✔️ No W- The Jane Austen Society 7/5/2020
✔️ No X-The Map of Salt and Stars 7/15/2020
✔️ No Y- The Silent Patient 7/12/2020
✔️ No Z- Know My Name: A Memoir 7/30/2020

I finished the challenge. (Message 2)

Rosemarie wrote: "I finished the challenge. (Message 2)"

Good job! Congratulations!

Thank you, Eileen!

RD 4
A - Her Best Friend by Sarah Wray
B - Infected Waters by Alathia Paris Morgan
C - Gone Without A Trace by Mary Torjussen
D - Princess by James Patterson
E - Poison in Paddington by Samantha Silver
F - Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts
G - The Broken Ones by Sarah Denzil
H - Cryptid Zoo by Gerry Griffiths
J - Getting Old is Criminal by Rita Lankin
K - One Dog Night by David Rosenfelt
L - Surrender the Sun by A. R. Shaw
M - Cupcakes and Chaos by Lisa Siefert
N - Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum
O - The Babysitter by Nancy Bush
P - Murder on the East Coast by Dianne Harman
Q - The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
R - The Chalk Man by C. J. Tudor
S - The Wife Lie by Anya Mora
T - Marshmallow Malice/Amanda Flower
U - Keeper of the Bride by Tess Gerritsen
V - Don't You Cry by Mary Kubica
W - The Time Hunters by Carl Ashmore
X - Sabrina Goes to Rome by Mel Odom
Y - The Sleepover by Samantha KIng
Z - The Lies That Bind by Kate Carlisle

Starting Round Two, in reverse order:

No Z: Paul Kelver a Novel by Jerome K. Jerome
No Y: A Sicilian Romance by Ann Radcliffe
No X: City of Lions by Józef Wittlin
No W: The Harlequin Tea Set by Agatha Christie
No V: Light in August by William Faulkner
No U: Niebla by Miguel de Unamuno
No T: A Crime in Holland by Georges Simenon
No S: An Expert in Murder by Nicola Upson
No R: The Hollow Man by John Dickson Carr
No Q: The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice by Wilkie Collins
No P: Memoirs of a Midget by Walter de la Mare
No O: Farewell Spain by Kate O'Brien
No N: A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter
No M: The Dancing Floor by John Buchan
No L: Fire in the Thatch: A Devon Mystery by E.C.R. Lorac
No K: Love's Comedy by Henrik Ibsen
No J: The First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder
No I: The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
No H: Send for Paul Temple by Francis Durbridge
No G: Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie
No F: Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
No E: Hiroshima by John Hersey
No D: The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
No C: The Walnut Mansion by Miljenko Jergović
No B: Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr
No A: South Riding by Winifred Holtby

Challenge completed on Nov. 8

Rosemarie wrote: "Starting Round Two, in reverse order:

No Z: Paul Kelver a Novel by Jerome K. Jerome"

How interesting! Maybe I'll give this a try. I still haven't completed the Alphabet (I need V and Q still), but it would be interesting to see if I could in complete order from Z to A. :D

I need about 5 books for the Alphabet challenge.

Rosemarie wrote: "I need about 5 books for the Alphabet challenge."

I have a book in mind for the V (just need to sit down and read it) but while I have a book for Q (The Quest by DeMilles), I'm not 100% sure I want to read it, lol.

RD5
A -The Guest List by Lucy Foley
B - The Arrangement by Miranda Rijks
C - Bending The Paw by Diane Kelly
D - Killer Librarian by Mary Lou Kerwin
E - A Night's Tail by Sofie Kelly
F - The Spread by Ian Wright
G - The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
H - Toe to Toe by Deborah LeBlanc
I - Murder at the Dog Show by Dianne Harman
J - Raspberry Truffle Murder by Wendy Meadows
K - Wrath of Poseidon by Clive Cussler
L - Buy A Whisker by Sofie Ryan
M - Courting Can Be Killer by Amanda Flower
N - The Dilemma by B. A. Paris
O -Three Perfect Liars by Heidi Perks
P - Black Kitten Magic by Sara Bourgeois
Q - The Boy From The Woods by Harlan Coben
R - Popped Off by Jeffrey Allen
S - O is for Outlaw by Sue Grafton
T - Murder Under Cover by Kate Carlisle
U - Two Days Gone by Randall Silvis
V - The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth
W - In My Attic by Lina Hansen
Y - The Chocolate Clown Corpse by JoAnna Carl
Z- If It Bleeds by Stephen King

Challenge Completed! Now for a second round:

Anti Alphabet Soup - Round 2

Mission: 26 books, each missing one letter of the alphabet

No A- Entwined by Emma Jensen (October, 2020)
No B- Discover the Arjuna in You by Satish Modh (July, 2020)
No C- Peril at End House by Agatha Christie (July, 2020)
No D- Visual Analytics with Tableau by Alexander Loth (September, 2020)
No E-
No F- Becoming Your Own Therapist Make Your Mind an Ocean by Thubten Yeshe (July, 2020)
No G- Art of Contemplation by Chinmayananada Saraswati (October 2020)
No H-
No I- The Dragonfly Effect by Gordon Korman (July, 2020)
No J- You matter – Insights from Vedanta by Swamini Brahmaprajnananda (July, 2020)
No K- Storytelling with Data: Let's Practice! by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic (August, 2020)
No L- Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (October, 2020)
No M- The Vedas and Upanishads for Children by Roopa Pai (September, 2020)
No N-
No O-
No P- An Unusual Bride for the Beastly Duke by Emma Linfield (November, 2020)
No Q-
No R-
No S- A Whole New Duke by Samantha Holt (November, 2020)
No T-
No U-
No V-
No W-
No X-
No Y-
No Z- Tableau Desktop Certified Associate: Exam Guide: Develop your Tableau skills and prepare for Tableau certification with tips from industry experts by Dmitry Anoshin (October, 2020)

Way to go, Badlydone! Happy reading!

Round 3 -- this time I'll try doing it in order.

Update on 12/28! I'm calling this done -- but did not finish in order -- completed through "no R" in order, then got stuck at "no S". But I finished enough books to complete "no S" thru "no Z" with books read after completing Round 2.

Mission: 26 books, each missing one letter of the alphabet

Started 8/05/2020. Last updated 12/28/2020.
Books read: 33
Books used: 26

✔️ No A- Nothing to See Here 8/14/2020
✔️ No B- Miracle Creek 8/21/2020
✔️ No C- We Should All Be Feminists 8/30/2020
✔️ No D- March: Book One 9/14/2020
✔️ No E- Half Light 10/5/2020
✔️ No F- How to Be an Antiracist 10/6/2020
✔️ No G- We Were Liars 10/7/2020
✔️ No H- Anne of Green Gables 10/30/2020
✔️ No I- Unsheltered 10/31/2020
✔️ No J- Dare to Lead 11/6/2020
✔️ No K- Between the World and Me 11/10/2020
✔️ No L- Zen in the Art of Writing: Essays on Creativity 11/11/2020
✔️ No M- Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows 11/15/2020
✔️ No N- Home 11/29/2020
✔️ No O- The Night Masquerade 12/9/2020
✔️ No P- Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life 12/11/2020
✔️ No Q- I Am a Cat: I 12/15/2020
✔️ No R- Wow, No Thank You. 12/21/2020
✔️ No S- Red at the Bone 8/10/2020
✔️ No T- Kindred 9/6/2020
✔️ No U- The Vanishing Half 9/19/2020
✔️ No V- The Grapes of Wrath 9/30/2020
✔️ No W- Three Men in a Boat 10/18/2020
✔️ No X- Binti 11/23/2020
✔️ No Y- 11/22/63 11/26/2020
✔️ No Z- Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany 12/24/2020

RD 6
A - The Request by David Bell
B - The Cat Jumped Over the Moon by Phaedra Weldon
C - We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
D - Break No Bones by Kathy Reichs
E - Don't Look by Alexandra Ivy
F - The Housewarming by S. E. Lynes
G - The Comyn Curse by M. MacKinnon
H - A Page Marked For Murder by Lauren Elliott
I - A Home for Peanut Butter and Jelly by Wendy Kaupa
J - By Familiar Means by Delia James
K - The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager
L - My Sister's Husband by Nicola Marsh
M - A Killer Edition by Lorna Barrett
N - Malorie by John Malerman
O - Red Pickett Fences by Daphne McLean
P - The Ghostly Grounds by Sofie Love
Q - Of Potions and Portents by Nyx Halliwell
R - Getting Old Is To Die For by Rita Lakin
S - The Other Child by Joanne Fluke
T - Muzzled by David Rosenfelt
U - Camino Winds by John Grisham
V - Witch for Hire by Molly Fitz
W - Of Mutts and Men by Spencer Quinn
X - The Half Sister by Sandie Jones
Y - Killer Classes by Laina Turner
Z - Textbook Murders by Laina Turner

Can't believe I am starting round 7! Guess that is what Covid-19 (not going anywhere) and retirement will do for you!

RD7
A - The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth
B - Southern Peach Pie and a Dead Guy by A. Gardner
C - Word To The Wise by Jenn McKinlay
D -Familiar Motives by Delia James
E - Final Girls by Riley Sager
F - A Secret Rage by Charlaine Harris
G - What My Husband Did by Kerry Wilkinson
H - Strawberry Tartletts and a Dead Starlet by A. Gardner
I - Do No Harm by Christina McDonald
J - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
K - The Haunted by Bentley LIttle
L - Emma's Story by Jan Smith
M - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
N - Disappearance At Devil's Rock by Paul Tremblay
O - Death in Dark Blue by Julia Buckley
P - Chocolate Macaroons and a Dead Groom by A. Gardner
Q - Invitation Only Murder by Leslie Meier
R - Love Your Life by Sophie Kinsella
S - No Filter by Heather Day Gilbert
T - Decker and Joy by Elle Rush
U - Bananas Foster and a Dead Mobster by A. Gardner
V - Her Sister's Child by Alison James
W - A Dark and Stormy Murder by Julia Buckley
X - Wedding Souffle and a Dead Valet by A. Gardner
Y - The Lost Village by Camilla Sten
Z - A Whisker of Trouble by Sofie Ryan

Congrats, Kathy! I'm sure that is a new record! 🎉

Anti Alphabet Soup

No A- Cinder
No B- Peter and Wendy
No C- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
No D- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
No E- Final Girls
No F- Thunderhead
No G- The Toll
No H- Cress
No I- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
No J- The Lorax
No K- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two
No L- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
No M- Red Rising
No N- Tales from Outer Suburbia
No O- Scarlet
No P- Where the Wild Things Are
No Q- The Hunger Games
No R- Golden Son
No S- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
No T- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
No U- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
No V- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
No W- Fairest
No X- Morning Star
No Y- A Little Princess
No Z- The Outsiders

Way to go, Asami!

Going for Round 8, but I know I won't finish this one! It's been fun, hoping this will continue next year.

RD8
A - Wicked River by Jenny Milchman
B - Dead to the Last Drop by Cleo Coyle
C -
D - The 20th Victim by James Patterson
E -
F-
G - Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke
H -
I -
J - A Street Cat Named Bob by James Bowen
K -
L -
M - The Witch of the North Pole by Snow Eden
N -
O -
p - The Silent Women by Sara Blaedel
Q - Death of a Dapper Snowman by Angela Pepper
R -
S - Bury the Lead by David Rosenfelt
T - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
U -
V - The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalion
W - One Book in the Grave by Kate Carlisle
X -
Y -
Z- Dead Cold Brew by Cleo Coyle

Fantastic challenge!