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A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Goal: Read 26 genres, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Broaden your horizons and read genres that you might not have tried before!

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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Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*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.

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A-Z Genres Challenge 2024
Duration: Jan. 1st, 2024 - Dec. 31st, 2024

26/26

Adventure Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl - Jan. 18th
Biography Thomas Cromwell: The Untold Story of Henry VIII's Most Faithful Servant by Tracy Borman - Jan. 28th
Comedy The History of Sketch Comedy: A Journey through the Art and Craft of Humor by Keegan-Michael Key & Elle Key - Jan. 10th
Distopia Arch-Conspirator by Veronica Roth - Feb. 18th
Essays Black Friend: Essays by Ziwe - Jan. 11th
Fantasy Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire - Jan. 20th
Graphic Novel The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition, Book One by Neil Gaiman - Jan. 6th
Humour The World's Even Dumber Criminals: Unbelievable True Tales of Crime Gone Wrong by Duncan McKenzie - Jan. 9th
Indigenous History Redbone: The True Story of a Native American Rock Band by Christian Staebler - Jan. 23rd
Japanese Literature The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa - Feb. 10th
Korean Mythology The Fox Maidens by Robin Ha - July 8th
Linguistics Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English by Valerie Fridland - Jan. 28th
Manga A Man and His Cat, Vol. 1 by Umi Sakurai - Jan. 8th
Nonfiction You'll Do: A History of Marrying for Reasons Other Than Love by Marcia A. Zug - Jan. 24th
Oral History The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff - Feb. 13th
Poetry Stag's Leap: Poems by Sharon Olds - Jan. 2nd
Queer Wynd, Book One: The Flight of the Prince - by James Tynion IV - Feb. 4th
Romantasy The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent - Jan. 8th
Short Story Anthology The Sandman: Book of Dreams edited by Neil Gaiman - Jan. 5th
Trivia Royal Trivia: Your Guide to the Modern British Royal Family by Rachel Bowie & Roberta Fiorito - Feb. 11th
Urban Fantasy Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs - June 23rd
Vietnamese/Canadian literature Ru by Kim Thúy - Jan. 1st
Womens Fiction: The Bright Spot by Jill Shalvis - Feb. 8th
X Rated Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert - Jan. 26th
YA Romance Heartstopper: Volume Five by Alice Oseman - Jan. 3rd
CoZy Fantasy A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher - Jan. 18th

A-Z Genres Challenge 2024
Duration: Jan. 1st, 2024 - Dec. 31st, 2024

17/26
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A: Adventure
One Piece. Omnibus, Vol. 1 - Eiichiro Oda - 7/17/24
B: Biography
Making It So: A Memoir - Patrick Stewart - 2/5/24
C: Cozy Mystery
Murder at a Scottish Castle - Traci Hall - 1/16/24
D: Dystopian
E: Erotica
F: Fantasy
The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins - 7/31/24
G: Graphic Novel
Belle of the Ball - Mari Costa - 1/12/24
H: Historical Fiction
Lessons in Chemistry - Bonnie Garmus - 1/31/24
I: WILDCARD - Humor
Leslie F*cking Jones - Leslie Jones - 4/30/24
J: WILDCARD - Horror
K: WILDCARD - Novella
The Exception to the Rule - Christina Lauren - 1/23/24
L: LGBTQ+
I Was Born for This - Alice Oseman - 6/18/24
M: Magical Realism
The Perfect Guy Doesn't Exist - Sophie Gonzales - 8/18/24
N: Non-fiction
O: Own Voice
P: Paranormal
Murder in G Major - Alexia Gordon - 7/3/24
Q: WILDCARD - Romance
Every Dog Has His Day - Jenn McKinlay - 1/6/24
R: Retelling
Bookish and the Beast - Ashley Poston - 5/26/24
S: Sci-fi
Dark Matter - Blake Crouch - 4/25/24
T: Thriller
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone - Benjamin Stevenson - 1/22/24
U: Urban Fantasy
V: Verse
W: Women’s Fiction
X: WILDCARD - Middle Grade
The Willoughbys - Lois Lowry - 6/30/24
Y: Young Adult
Love & Gelato - Jenna Evans Welch - 1/10/24
Z: Zombie

A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

*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.

26/26 Completed. Finished

List:
Asian American Literature:Lies and Other Love Languages-Sonali Dev 8/22/24
Black Romance:This Could Be Us-Kennedy Ryan 4/04/24
Contemporary:The Last One You Loved-L.J. Evans 3/20/24
Domestic Thriller:The Shadow Box-Luanne Rice 7/27/24
Espionage:The Spy Coast-Tess Gerritsen 2/16/24
Fiction:Big Chicas Don't Cry-Annette Chavez Macias 9/20/24
Ghosts:First Grave on the Right-Darynda Jones 9/04/24
Humor:The Plus Ones-Kayley Loring 2/08/24
Interracial Romance:Flow-Kennedy Ryan 3/30/24
Jewish Literature:Thank You for Sharing-Rachel Runya Katz 7/29/24
Kidnapping Crime Fiction:The Girl in Paradise-A.J. Rivers 1/26/24
Legal Thriller:Her Deadly Game-Robert Dugoni 7/14/24
Military Romance:Maybe Swearing Will Help-Lani Lynn Vale 7/17/24
New Adult:Titus: The Hawthornes-Nicole Jacquelyn 6/26/24
Organized Crime:Face Her Fear-Lisa Regan 2/22/24
Paranormal:Pen Pal-J.T. Geissinger 2/08/24
Q:(Wild Card):Travel:Dagger in the Sea-Cat Porter 5/29/24
Romantic Comedy:The Wrong Bridesmaid-Lauren Landish 3/07/24
Sports Romance:Pucked-Helena Hunting 3/24/24
Technothriller:The List-J.A. Konrath 4/05/24
U:AmateUr SleUth Mysteries:Tea & Treachery-Vicki Delany 8/08/24
Vigilante:The House Beyond the Dunes-Mary Burton 8/26/24
Western:Off to the Races-Elsie Silver 2/24/24
X:(Wild Card):Women Sleuths:Lights Out-Elise Hart Kipness 9/13/24
Young Adult:Twisted Love-Ana Huang 6/20/24
Z:CoZy Mystery:Christmas in The Sisters-Becki Willis 1/27/24

I enjoyed this in 2023 and look forward to doing again in 2024.


A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

*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.

Progress: 9/26

List:
A - Amish - In a Sniper's Crosshairs by Debby Giusti
B - Biography - The Bravest Woman in America by Marissa Moss
C - Chick Lit - A March Bride by Rachel Hauck
D - Diary - When Will This Cruel War Be Over?: The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson, Gordonsville, Virginia, 1864 by Barry Denenberg
E - Evangelism - The God Who Is There: Finding Your Place in God's Story by D.A. Carson
F - Faith - God Will Use This for Good: Surviving the Mess of Life by Max Lucado (3/10/24)
G - WILDCARD - Legal Thriller - Beyond Justice by Cara C. Putman
H - Historical Fiction - A Soldier's Ruse by Heidi Chiavaroli (1/26/24)
I - Inspirational - The Return of the Gods by Jonathan Cahn
J - Jewish - Blood Secret by Kathryn Lasky
K - WILDCARD - Christian Fiction - Holiday Defenders: Mission: Christmas Rescue\Special Ops Christmas\Homefront Holiday Hero by Debby Giusti (1/7/24)
L - Love Inspired Suspense - Warning Signs by Katy Lee (1/19/24)
M - Miliary Fiction - Waiting for Dawn by Susan May Warren (3/2/24)
N - Novella - All Is Bright by Colleen Coble
O - WILDCARD - Adventure - Stranded by Dani Pettrey
P - Picture Books - Emily Writes: Emily Dickinson and Her Poetic Beginnings by Jane Yolen (3/6/24)
Q - WILDCARD - Christmas - One Enchanted Eve by Melissa Tagg (1/15/24)
R - Retellings - The Reluctant Godfather by Allison Tebo
S - Short Stories - Mrs. Meade and the Schoolboy Prank: A Short Story by Elisabeth Grace Foley
T - Thriller - Cold Shot by Dani Pettrey
U - SUspense - Evidence of Murder by Jill Elizabeth Nelson (3/11/24)
V - JuVenile - The Great Railroad Race: the Diary of Libby West by Kristiana Gregory
W - War - Escape from Paris: A True Story of Love and Resistance in Wartime France by Stephen Harding
X - WILDCARD - Biblical Fiction - As the Stars: 45 Bible Fiction Short Stories by Katrina D. Hamel
Y - Young Adult - Enjoy the Poodle Skirt by Kate Willis (2/22/24)
Z - CoZy Mystery -

This actually looks nice.

Read 26 genres, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Broaden your horizons and read genres that you might not have tried before!

Progress: 23/26

A - Anthology - Hannibal Lecter and Philosophy: The Heart of the Matter by Joseph Westfall ✓ 24/04/28
B - Biography - Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman by Alan Rickman ✓ 24/05/19
C - Classic - The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde ✓ 24/02/19
D - Dystopia - The Gender of Mona Lisa 02 by Tsumuji Yoshimura ✓ 24/08/03
E - Edwardian (https://www.goodreads.com/genres/edwa...)
F - Fantasy - Die Maimädchen by Pascale Quiviger ✓ 24/02/18
G - Graphic Novel - Book Love: Eine Liebeserklärung an das Lesen by Debbie Tung ✓ 24/05/02
H - Historical Fiction - Eine Fingerkuppe Freiheit: Historischer Roman Aus dem Leben des Louis Braille Über den Erfinder der Blindenschrift by Thomas Zwerina ✓ 24/04/08
I - Irish Literature - Dubliner by James Joyce ✓ 24/09/15
J - Japanese Literature - 2 by Hideo Yokoyama ✓ 24/01/21
K - Korean Literature or History
L - LGBTQ+ - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune ✓ 24/01/29
M - Manga - Focus 10 Band 1 by Martina Peters ✓ 24/01/09
N - Non-Fiction - Alan Turing: Enigma by Anna Revell ✓ 24/05/19
O - Omegaverse - Das Alpha-Omega-Dilemma 01 by Cafeco Fujita ✓ 24/06/09
P - Paranormal - Buffy, Im Bann der Dämonen, Spike & Dru, Dämonische Liebe by Christopher Golden ✓ 24/04/21
Q - Queer - Pride! Eine kurze Geschichte der LGBTQ+ Bewegung by Linus Giese ✓ 24/06/06
R - Romance - Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 01 by Suu Morishita ✓ 24/03/22
S - Science Fiction - The Doll by Kichiku Neko ✓ 24/07/25
T - Thriller - Die Verlorenen by Simon Beckett ✓ 24/04/19
U - Urban Fantasy - Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas ✓ 24/02/10
V - Victorian - Irish Peacock and Scarlet Marquess: The Real Trial of Oscar Wilde by Merlin Holland ✓ 24/11/06
W - World War II - Wenn die Lichter ausgehen by Erika Mann ✓ 24/01/08
X - AseXual - Loveless by Alice Oseman ✓ 24/01/20
Y - Young Adult - If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales & Cale Dietrich ✓ 24/02/25
Z - Zombies

Welcome everyone!

A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

*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.

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A-Z Genres Challenge
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

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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 - island
B - British literature - Cruel
C - Cozy Mysteries - Breakers
D - Dystopia - scorpio
E - Espionage - alias
F - Fiction - reco struct
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M - Mystery - lost
N - Nonfiction - into thin
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W - Women's - expatriates
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FINISHED! A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024 (Finished 04/04/24)

Goal: Read 26 genres, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Broaden your horizons and read genres that you might not have tried before!
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.*
You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.

List: 26/26
Two Wild Cards:
X - Alternative History
Z - Holiday

A - American History - The Glovemaker Ann Weisgarber 03/11/24
B - British Classic - The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver 5) Agatha Christie 01/31/23
C - Cosy Mystery - Bulletproof Barista (Coffee House Mystery 20) Cleo Coyle 01/03/24
D - Dystopian - Fairest (Lunar Chronicles 3.5) Marissa Meyer 01/27/24
E - Environmental Fiction - Call of the Penguins (Veronica MacCreedy 2) Hazel Prior 10/11/24
F - Fantasy - Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Paterson 01/26/24
G - Gothic Novel - The Only One Left Riley Sager 04/04/24
H - Historical Fiction - The Storm We Made Vanessa Chan 01/28/24
I - Indigenous Fiction - The Berry Pickers Amanda Peters 03/10/24
J - Juvenile Literature - Rules of the Ruff Heidi Lang 01/01/24
K - K Pop - ASAP Axie Oh 03/05/24
L - Literary Fiction - Dominicana Angie Cruz 01/09/24
M - Mythology (Retelling)- Olympus, Texas Stacey Swann 01/22/24
N - Novella - Rosie and the Dreamboat (Improbable Meet-Cute 3) Sally Thorne 02/26/24
O - Occult - Playing the Witch Card K.J. Dell'Antonia 01/12/24
P - Paranormal - At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities Heather Webber 01/16/24
Q - Queer Fiction - Snow Place Like LA: A Christmas Notch in July Novella Julie Murphy 01/11/24
R - Romance - Much Ado About You Samantha Young 01/05/23
S - Suspense - Just Another Missing Person Gillian McAllister 01/16/24
T - Thriller - First Lie Wins Ashley Elston 02/03/24
U - Urban Fantasy - Ink Blood Sister Scribe Emma Törzs 02/18/24
V - Vampire Fiction - Dancers in the Dark (Sookie Stackhouse 4.3) Charlaine Harris 01/15/24
W - Witch Lit - Two Wicked Desserts (Kitchen Witch Mystery 2) Lynn Cahoon 01/26/24
X - Wild Card: Alternate History - A Longer Fall l (Gunnie Rose 2) Charlaine Harris 01/01/24
Y - Young Adult - Check & Mate Ali Hazelwood 01/15/24
Z - Wild Card: Holiday - An Alaskan Christmas (Wild River 1) Jennifer Snow 01/13/24

Welcome Grace, Lynda and Mel!

Done

A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

List:
✔️A - American Revolutionary War Native Son/J.M. Hochstetler 1/23/24 3.5☆
✔️B - Books I Own Nowhere To Run/C.J. Box 2/8/24 3.75☆
✔️C - Classic Farenheit 451/Ray Bradbury 1/7/24 3.5☆
✔️D - Detective Below Zero/C.J. Box 1/19/24 3.25☆
✔️E - Ebooks If Our Bones Could Talk: A Novel/Melissa Quitadamo 2/16/24 4☆
✔️F - Fiction The House of Fortune/Jessie Burton 1/17/24 3.25☆
✔️G - Greece Glorious Exploits/Ferdia Lennon 2/13/24 2☆
✔️H - Historical Fiction When the Jessamine Grows/Donna Everhart 1/2/24 4.25☆
✔️I - Irish literature Wild Houses/Colin Barrett 2/27/24 2.25☆
✔️J - Jd Robb Salvation in Death/J.D. Robb 2/25/24 3.75☆
✔️K - Kindle The Flower Boat Girl/Larry Feign 3/3/24 3.25☆
✔️L - LITERARY The Visionist/Rachel Urquhart 2/7/24 2☆
✔️M - Mystery Leave No Trace/A.J. Landau 1/10/24 3.25☆
✔️N - Non-Fiction Zenith Man: Death, Love, and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom/McCracken Poston Jr. 1/22/24 2.5☆
✔️O - Owned The Visionist/Rachel Urquhart 2/7/24 2☆
✔️P - Psychological Thriller In the Dark/Brian Freeman 2/23/24 3.25☆
✔️Q - Queer Clear/Carys Davies 2/9/24 3.75☆
✔️R - Romance Snapped/Laura Griffin 1/12/24 3.25☆
✔️S - Speculative Fiction The Fox Wife/Yangsze Choo 1/6/24 3.75☆
✔️T - Thriller The Mist/Ragnar Jónasson 1/11/24 4☆
✔️U - Unreleased Glorious Exploits/Ferdia Lennon 2/13/24 2☆
✔️V - VICTORIAN Whispers Across a Sea: A Novel of Victorian Ireland/Christina Holloway 3/12/24 2.25☆
✔️W - Women's Fiction The Girls We Sent Away: A Novel/Meagan Church 1/13/24 3.25☆
✔️X - WILDCARD - Western - The Oregon Trail/William W. Johnstone 3/8/24 4☆
✔️Y - WILDCARD - Scotland All We Cannot Leave Behind/Iain Kelly 3/10/24 4☆ -
✔️Z - Cozy Mystery Four to Score/Janet Evanovich 3/6/24 3.75☆

Welcome Gretel!

~Genres~
19/26

Animal: The Eyes and the Impossible ★★★★ 26 April
Biography: Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis ★★★★ 19 April
Contemporary: Dungeons and Drama ★★★★ 8 March
Dystopian: The Words in My Hands ★★★★ 23 March
Educational: Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous ...Plants ★★★ 14 February
Fantasy: Bride ★★★★ 14 February
Graphic novel: Squished: A Graphic Novel ★★★★ 22 January
Historical fiction: The Aviator's Wife ★★★ 22 January
Inspirational: Gift from the Sea ★★★★ 27 February
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Literary fiction: Evil Eye ★★★★★ 4 January
Middle grade: Lolo’s Light ★★★★ 7 February
Nonfiction: One Dead Spy ★★★ 28 January
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Paranormal: Anya's Ghost ★★★ 24 February
Queer romance: Heartstopper: Volume Five ★★★★ 3 January
Romance: 10 Blind Dates ★★★★ 17 January
Southern gothic: As I Lay Dying ★ 14 April
Thriller: The Only One Left ★★★★ 30 January
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Verse: Ruptured ★★★★ 15 January
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Welcome Jessica!

A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Tasks: 26/26
**WILDCARDS: 2/5

*For the harder letters - Q, U, X and Z - you may use any genre with that letter in it's name.*

List:
A - Artificial Intelligence - Machinehood - S.B. Divya - 02/21/24
B - Biography - The Woman in Me - Britney Spears - 04/25/24
C - Crime - Nearly Mine - Molly Black - 02/11/24
D - Detective - The Little Grave - Carolyn Arnold - 01/13/24
E - Erotic Romance - The Secret - Elisabeth Naughton - 04/07/24
F - Fantasy - Death Note, Vol. 2: Confluence - Tsugumi Ohba - 02/28/24
G - Graphic Novels - Undiscovered Country Vol. 1: Destiny - Scott Snyder & Charles Soule - 01/12/24
H - Historical Fiction - The Sun Sister - Lucinda Riley - 01/06/24
I - Ireland - The Missing Sister - Lucinda Riley - 02/10/24
**J - Wildcard - Horror - The Night House - Jo Nesbø - 02/28/24
Suspense - A Flicker in the Dark - Stacy Willingham - 02/16/24
**K - Wildcard - Magical Realism - The Water Dancer - Ta-Nehisi Coates - 03/21/24
L - Literary Fiction - Violeta - Isabel Allende - 02/02/24
M - Manga - Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom - Tsugumi Ohba - 01/28/24
N - Nonfiction - The Wager - David Grann - 03/29/24
O - Occult Detective - Joe Golem: Occult Detective, Vol. 1: The Rat Catcher and the Sunken Dead - Christopher Golden Mike Mignola - 07/27/24
P - Psychology - Maybe You Should Talk to Someone - Lori Gottlieb - 01/17/24
Q - Queer - Come and Get It - Kiley Reid - 03/15/24
R - Romance - Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute - Talia Hibbert - 02/13/24
S - Supernatural - A Cosmology of Monsters - Shaun Hamill - 01/23/24
T - Thriller - Mastermind - Andrew Mayne - 01/18/24
U - Urban Fantasy - Babel: An Arcane History - R.F. Kuang - 02/08/24
V - Vampires - Opium and Absinthe - Lydia Kang - 02/18/24
W - World War II - The Keeper of Hidden Books - Madeline Martin - 01/28/24
X - X-Men - X-Men: Age of Apocalypse Prelude - Jeph Loeb - 05/14/24
Y - Young Adult - Harry Potter és a Titkok Kamrája - J.K. Rowling - 01/14/24
*Z - Cozy Mystery - Easter Bonnet Murder - Leslie Meier - 04/14/24

A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

*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.

Completed: 24/26

List:
A: Africa - Afterlives - Abdulrazak Gurnah 1/2/24
B: Book Club - The Art Forger - Barbara A. Shapiro 9/13/24
C: Contemporary Romance - Kissing Under the Mistletoe - Marina Adair 1/1/24
D: Detective - N is for Noose - Sue Grafton 1/6/24
E: Espionage - A Death in Vienna - Daniel Silva 9/8/24
F: Fantasy - Ella Enchanted - Gail Carson Levine 1/4/24
G: Ghosts - Grave Witch - Kalayna Price 7/31/24
H: Historical Fiction - The Time Between - Karen White 1/5/24
I: Italy - Paradiso - Francesca Scanacapra 9/2/24
J: Japan - Before the Coffee Gets Cold - Toshikazu Kawaguchi 7/13/24
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L: Literary Fiction - Balm - Dolen Perkins-Valdez 1/17/24
M: Mystery - Long Road to Mercy - David Baldacci 1/3/24
N: New Adult - Hook, Line, and Sinker - Tessa Bailey 8/24/24
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P: Paranormal - The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater 1/7/24
Q: Queer - If We Were Villains - M.L. Rio 7/19/24
R: Romance - Winter Cottage - Mary Ellen Taylor 1/5/24
S: Southern - Big Cherry Holler - Adriana Trigiani 8/29/24
T: Time Travel - A Rip Through Time - Kelley Armstrong 1/8/24
U: Urban Fantasy - Bayou Moon - Ilona Andrews 9/10/24
V: Victorian - The Raven Spell - Luanne G. Smith 1/4/24
W: War - Stella Bain - Anita Shreve 9/15/24
X: WILDCARD - Horror - The Woman in Black - Susan Hill 10/27/24
Y: Young Adult - The Queen of the Tearling - Erika Johansen 9/19/24
Z: Zimbabwe - Nervous Conditions - Tsitsi Dangarembga 9/17/24

A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

*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.

00/26 Completed

List:
A Australia On Davis Row by N.R. Walker 1/30/2024
B Books about Books The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams 1/19/2024
C Contemporary Romance Code Red by N.R. Walker 2/4/2024
D DARK A New Beginning by Brenda Kennedy 4/22/2024
E Erotica Angel by Ella Frank 1/2/2024
F Fiction Hold on for Beer Life by Ellie Alexander 1/13/2024
G Gay For You Code Blue by N.R. Walker 2/2/2024
H Humor The Weight of It All by N.R. Walker 2/21/2024
I Ireland Buried in a Bog by Sheila Connolly 2/9/2024
J Juvenile The Island of Adventure by Enid Blyton 4/20/2024
K WILD CARD Chick lit Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich 3/12/2024
L LGBT Sense of Place by N.R. Walker 2/23/2024
M Mystery Warned in Wisconsin by Patti Benning 1/18/2024
N Novella An Affair In Paris by Brooke Blaine 1/5/2024
O WILD CARD Scotland The Cracked Spine by Paige Shelton 3/18/2024
P Paranormal Do-over by Amy Lane 1/31/2024
Q Queer Lust Hate Love by Ella Frank 1/4/2024
R Romance Switched by N.R. Walker 1/27/2024
S Suspense Assassins Are People Too by S.C. Wynne 2/11/2024
T Time Travel 1989 by Sam C. Leonhard 4/27/2024
U Music Ukulele Murder by Leslie Langtry 2/28/2024
V WILD CARD Amateur Sleuth Getaway Death by Bonnie Hardy 3/5/2024
W WESTERN Red Dirt Heart by N.R. Walker 4/24/2024
X WILD CARD M/M Romance Assassins Love People Too by S.C. Wynne 2/28/2024
Y YOUNG ADULT Marco's Girl by Mink 4/29/2024
Z Cozy Murder A Jingle of Murder by Patti Benning 1/8/2024

Welcome Ferenc, Caraina and Genevieve!

2024 A-Z Genre Challenge
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

*For Q, U, X, and Z, the genre only needs to have that letter somewhere in it.
*Five Wildcards

A - Author, The Queen and the Knave by Sarah M. Eden (2/21/24)
B - Blackmail, Wager for a Lady's Hand by Laura Rollins (1/7/24)
C - Camping, Not Happy Campers by Ash Keller (2/17/24)
D - Dancing, The Sorcerer and the Swan Princess by Lucy Tempest (2/28/24)
E - Elves, The King's Captive by K.M. Shea (1/8/24)
F - Fairytale, A Dance of Silver and Shadow by Melanie Cellier (1/2/24)
G - Georgian, A Midnight Masquerade by Elizabeth Johns, Jen Geigle Johnson (4/15/24)
H - Hidden Identity, An Agreeable Alliance by Kasey Stockton (3/16/24)
I - Inheritance, Baby, Be Mine by Ginny Baird (2/12/24)
J - Journey, Journey to Bongary Spring by Kasey Stockton (3/27/24)
K - Kidnapping, Lady at Arms by Tamara Leigh (1/6/24)
L - London, An Improper Courtship by Laura Beers (4/30/24)
M - Magic, Magic Redeemed by K.M. Shea (1/29/24)
N - Novella, The White Slipper by Brittany Fichter (3/11/24)
O - Ocean, Pearls of Salt and Sacrifice by Everly Haywood (4/3/24)
P - Politics, Lily for My Enemy by Laura Rollins (1/8/24)
Q* - snow Queen, Frey and the Icy Orchard by Scarlett Luna Strange (3/8/24)
R - Regency, A Well-Kept Promise by L.G. Rollins (3/6/24)
S - Stranded, Saving Miss Everly by Sally Britton (3/7/24)
T - Thief, The Highwayman's Letter by Martha Keyes (3/18/24)
U* - The Ugly Duckling, Willow and the Harvest Moon by Kayla Eshbaugh (2/4/24)
V - Vampires, Magic Forged by K.M. Shea (1/21/24)
W - Wedding, Kissing for Keeps by Martha Keyes (1/6/24)
X* - teXas, Fairest of Heart by Karen Witemeyer (2/10/24)
Y - Young Adult, A Tale of Beauty and Beast by Melanie Cellier (1/3/24)
Z* - coZy Mystery, Juniper Bean Resorts to Murder by Gracie Ruth Mitchell (9/25/24)

A-Z Genres Challenge
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

*For the harder letters - Q, U, X and Z - you may use any genre with that letter in it's name.*

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Welcome Shash and Kimberly!

A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Read: 24

A: Action - Mission: Her Protection by Anna Hackett - 20/3/2024
B: Business - Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Seth Godin - 18/2/2024
C: Crime - Thirteen THIRTEEN BY Morgan, Richard K ( Author ) Jun-24-2008 THIRTEEN THIRTEEN BY MORGAN, RICHARD K ( AUTHOR ) JUN-24-2008 By Morgan, Richard K ( Author )Jun-24-2008 Paperback by Richard K. Morgan
D: Dystopia - Junkyard Cats by Faith Hunter - 29/6/2024
E: Epic Fantasy -
F: Fantasy - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros - 25/2/2024
G: Graphic Novel -
H: Historical Romance - Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage by Jennifer Ashley - 6/1/2024
I: WILDCARD Romance - Italy's Most Scandalous Virgin by Carol Marinelli - 27/4/2024
J: Journalism - America and the Art of the Possible: Restoring National Vitality in an Age of Decay by Christopher Buskirk - 5/6/2024
K: WILDCARD Romance - My Darling Bride by Ilsa Madden-Mills - 4/5/2024
L: Legal Thriller - Misjudged by James Chandler - 20/4/2024
M: Memoir - Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey - 13/1/2024
N: Nonfiction - Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond - 17/2/2024
O: WILDCARD Romance - Forged in Fire by Trish McCallan - 22/5/2024
P: Paranormal - Not the Witch You Wed by April Asher - 4/2/2024
Q: Queer - Thomas's Choice by Tina Folsom - 30/9/2024
R: Romance - The One Who Loves You by Pippa Grant - 22/1/2024
S: Science Fiction - Obsidio by Amie Kaufman - 21/1/2024
T: Thriller - One by One by Ruth Ware - 25/5/2024
U: Urban Fantasy - Wanted By the Wolf by Bella Drake - 21/9/2024
V: Vampires - Single White Vampire by Lynsay Sands - 2/3/2024
W: Werewolf - The Way You Bite by Zoe Forward - 30/3/2024
X: WILDCARD Romance - House Of Vampires by Samantha Snow - 18/5/2024
Y: Young Adult - Colorful by Eto Mori - 24/5/2024
Z: Zen - Zen and the Art of Murder by Oliver Bottini - 17/8/2024

Welcome Aminko!

JoAnne, a question ...

This may be the A-Z that really stumps me. Or maybe I'm over thinking this, I've been known to do that. 🤔

I find myself struggling with what exactly is a genre??

i.e. for the letter E. When I plug that into the genre search, very little besides erotica comes up (which is a genre I am not interested in reading, at all).

Digging further, then 'English' and 'Ebooks' comes up as a genre. Is reading a book in English or as an ebook truly a genre?

I will answer for myself and say if you look at a book goodreads list the "genres" for the book if it is there I use it

Gretel wrote: "JoAnne, a question ...

This may be the A-Z that really stumps me. Or maybe I'm over thinking this, I've been known to do that. 🤔

I find myself struggling with what exactly is a genre??

i.e. for ..."

Here's a link to the start of the E genre.
https://www.goodreads.com/genres/list...

But yes, you may use Ebooks. :)

The Lost Challenges
2024 A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Progress: 0 out of 26

Goal: Read 26 genres, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Broaden your horizons and read genres that you might not have tried before!

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.)

Challenge Rules
(view spoiler)[*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*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. (hide spoiler)]

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Welcome Suzanne!

Done

A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

List:
✔️A - American Revolutionary War Native Son/J.M. Hochstetler 1/23/24 3.5☆
✔️B - Books I Own Nowhere To Run/C.J. Box 2/8/24 3.75☆
✔️C - Classic Farenheit 451/Ray Bradbury 1/7/24 3.5☆
✔️D - Detective Below Zero/C.J. Box 1/19/24 3.25☆
✔️E - Ebooks If Our Bones Could Talk: A Novel/Melissa Quitadamo 2/16/24 4☆
✔️F - Fiction The House of Fortune/Jessie Burton 1/17/24 3.25☆
✔️G - Greece Glorious Exploits/Ferdia Lennon 2/13/24 2☆
✔️H - Historical Fiction When the Jessamine Grows/Donna Everhart 1/2/24 4.25☆
✔️I - Irish literature Wild Houses/Colin Barrett 2/27/24 2.25☆
✔️J - Jd Robb Salvation in Death/J.D. Robb 2/25/24 3.75☆
✔️K - Kindle The Flower Boat Girl/Larry Feign 3/3/24 3.25☆
✔️L - LITERARY The Visionist/Rachel Urquhart 2/7/24 2☆
✔️M - Mystery Leave No Trace/A.J. Landau 1/10/24 3.25☆
✔️N - Non-Fiction Zenith Man: Death, Love, and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom/McCracken Poston Jr. 1/22/24 2.5☆
✔️O - Owned The Visionist/Rachel Urquhart 2/7/24 2☆
✔️P - Psychological Thriller In the Dark/Brian Freeman 2/23/24 3.25☆
✔️Q - Queer Clear/Carys Davies 2/9/24 3.75☆
✔️R - Romance Snapped/Laura Griffin 1/12/24 3.25☆
✔️S - Speculative Fiction The Fox Wife/Yangsze Choo 1/6/24 3.75☆
✔️T - Thriller The Mist/Ragnar Jónasson 1/11/24 4☆
✔️U - Unreleased Glorious Exploits/Ferdia Lennon 2/13/24 2☆
✔️V - VICTORIAN Whispers Across a Sea: A Novel of Victorian Ireland/Christina Holloway 3/12/24 2.25☆
✔️W - Women's Fiction The Girls We Sent Away: A Novel/Meagan Church 1/13/24 3.25☆
✔️X - WILDCARD - Western - The Oregon Trail/William W. Johnstone 3/8/24 4☆
✔️Y - WILDCARD - Scotland All We Cannot Leave Behind/Iain Kelly 3/10/24 4☆ -
✔️Z - Cozy Mystery Four to Score/Janet Evanovich 3/6/24 3.75☆

WOOHOO Gretel!

A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Wild Cards = ♣️

A = Animals = The Other Family Doctor: A Veterinarian Explores What Animals Can Teach Us About Love, Life, and Mortality by Karen Fine 1/20/24
B = Biographical Memoir = Negative Space by Lilly Dancyger 4/15/24
C = Contemporary Romance = Simply the Best by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 3/17/24
D = Drama = Virgin River by Robyn Carr 1/17/24
E = ♣️ (Wild Card) = Ghost = Merry, Merry Ghost by Carolyn G. Hart 1/4/24
F = Feminism =Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay 3/23/24
G = Golden Age Mystery = 4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie 1/3/24
H = Humor = Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure by Diane Kelly 3/3/24
I = Ireland = Murder at an Irish Wedding by Carlene O'Connor 3/1/24
J = Juvenile = Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome 4/16/24
K = Knitting = Died in the Wool by Peggy Ehrhart 2/25/34
L = Literary Fiction = The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer 4/23/24
M = Middle Grade = Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech 3/25/24
N = Novella = Worst Wingman Ever by Abby Jimenez 2/8/24
O = ♣️ (Wild Card) = Travel = Death on the Danube: A New Year's Murder in Budapest by Jennifer S. Alderson 2/4/24
P = Paranormal Mystery/Romance = The Night Island by Jayne Ann Krentz 1/12/24
Q* = ♣️ (Wild Card) Historical Fiction = Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate 3/29/24
R = Romance = Holiday Romance by Catherine Walsh 3/24/24
S = Sports = The Right Call: What Sports Teach Us About Work and Life by Sally Jenkins 1/15/24
T = Thriller = The It Girl by Ruth Ware 4/22/24
U*= Supernatural = Dead and Breakfast (A Merry Ghost Inn Mystery) by Kate Kingsbury 4/20/24
V = Victorian = A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn 4/5/24
W = Witches = Gone with the Witch by Angela M. Sanders 3/30/24
X* = ♣️ (Wild Card) = Fiction = Maggie Moves On by Lucy Score 3/31/24
Y = Young Adult = Better than the Movies by Lynn Painter 4/17/24
Z* = Cozy Mystery = Razing the Dead by Sheila Connolly 3/27/24

Welcome Michelle!

FINISHED 8/23/24
A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

*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.

Progress: 25/26

A: Architecture - Who Was Frank Lloyd Wright? by Ellen Labrecque (5/12/24)
B: British Literature - Vying for the Viscount by Kristi Ann Hunter (1/18/24)
C: Christmas - All's Fair in Love and Christmas by Sarah Monzon(3/28/24)
D: Dual Timeline - The Ringmaster's Wife by Kristy Cambron (3/20/24)
E: Education - What Is the Panama Canal? by Janet B. Pascal (8/9/24)
F: Food - Pizza by Joanne Mattern(4/26/24)
G: Geography - Where Is Alcatraz? by Where Is Alcatraz? (1/11/24)
H: Historical Fiction - Love Finds You in Prince Edward Island, Canada by Susan Page Davis (4/20/24)
I: Italy - The Italian Ballerina by Kristy Cambron (3/9/24)
J: Juvenile- Who Was Joan of Arc? by Pam Pollack (5/2/24)
K: Kids - What Was the Great Chicago Fire? by Janet B. Pascal (8/9/24)
L: Leadership - The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived by William H. McRaven (1/4/24)
M: Middle Grade - Who Was Queen Elizabeth I? by June Eding(3/20/24)
N: Novella - Never a Bridesmaid: A May Wedding Story by Janice Thompson (1/4/24)
O: WILD CARD - Fantasy - The Merchant's Daughter by Melanie Dickerson (7/1/24)
P: Paranormal - Where Is the Bermuda Triangle? by Megan Stine (6/9/24)
Q: WILD CARD - Government - Where Is Area 51? by Paula K. Manzanero (6/29/24)
R: Regency - The Bridge to Belle Island by Julie Klassen (2/13/24)
S: Suspense - Hazardous Duty by Christy Barritt (1/31/24)
T: True Crime - The Pink Bonnet by Liz Tolsma (1/11/24)
U: American RevolUtion - Who Was Betsy Ross? by James Buckley Jr. (5/30/24)
V: Victorian - A Holiday by Gaslight by Mimi Matthews (8/23/24)
W: World War II - If I Were You by Lynn Austin (3/24/24)
X: WILD CARD - Contemporary Romance - Serving Up a Sweetheart: A February Wedding Story by Cheryl Wyatt (6/21/24)
Y: Young Adult - Sunkissed by Kasie West (2/16/24)
Z: CoZy Mystery - Coffee, Cream Pies, and Crimes by Harper Lin (2/10/24)

Welcome Bridget!

You may use books read since Jan 1. :)

Great, thanks!

FINISHED! A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024 (Finished 04/04/24)

Goal: Read 26 genres, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Broaden your horizons and read genres that you might not have tried before!
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.*
You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.

List: 26/26
Two Wild Cards:
X - Alternative History
Z - Holiday

A - American History - The Glovemaker Ann Weisgarber 03/11/24
B - British Classic - The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver 5) Agatha Christie 01/31/23
C - Cosy Mystery - Bulletproof Barista (Coffee House Mystery 20) Cleo Coyle 01/03/24
D - Dystopian - Fairest (Lunar Chronicles 3.5) Marissa Meyer 01/27/24
E - Environmental Fiction - Call of the Penguins (Veronica MacCreedy 2) Hazel Prior 10/11/24
F - Fantasy - Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Paterson 01/26/24
G - Gothic Novel - The Only One Left Riley Sager 04/04/24
H - Historical Fiction - The Storm We Made Vanessa Chan 01/28/24
I - Indigenous Fiction - The Berry Pickers Amanda Peters 03/10/24
J - Juvenile Literature - Rules of the Ruff Heidi Lang 01/01/24
K - K Pop - ASAP Axie Oh 03/05/24
L - Literary Fiction - Dominicana Angie Cruz 01/09/24
M - Mythology (Retelling)- Olympus, Texas Stacey Swann 01/22/24
N - Novella - Rosie and the Dreamboat (Improbable Meet-Cute 3) Sally Thorne 02/26/24
O - Occult - Playing the Witch Card K.J. Dell'Antonia 01/12/24
P - Paranormal - At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities Heather Webber 01/16/24
Q - Queer Fiction - Snow Place Like LA: A Christmas Notch in July Novella Julie Murphy 01/11/24
R - Romance - Much Ado About You Samantha Young 01/05/23
S - Suspense - Just Another Missing Person Gillian McAllister 01/16/24
T - Thriller - First Lie Wins Ashley Elston 02/03/24
U - Urban Fantasy - Ink Blood Sister Scribe Emma Törzs 02/18/24
V - Vampire Fiction - Dancers in the Dark (Sookie Stackhouse 4.3) Charlaine Harris 01/15/24
W - Witch Lit - Two Wicked Desserts (Kitchen Witch Mystery 2) Lynn Cahoon 01/26/24
X - Wild Card: Alternate History - A Longer Fall l (Gunnie Rose 2) Charlaine Harris 01/01/24
Y - Young Adult - Check & Mate Ali Hazelwood 01/15/24
Z - Wild Card: Holiday - An Alaskan Christmas (Wild River 1) Jennifer Snow 01/13/24

WOOHOO Melissa!

FINISHED

A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Wild Cards = ♣️

A = Animals = The Other Family Doctor: A Veterinarian Explores What Animals Can Teach Us About Love, Life, and Mortality by Karen Fine 1/20/24
B = Biographical Memoir = Negative Space by Lilly Dancyger 4/15/24
C = Contemporary Romance = Simply the Best by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 3/17/24
D = Drama = Virgin River by Robyn Carr 1/17/24
E = ♣️ (Wild Card) = Ghost = Merry, Merry Ghost by Carolyn G. Hart 1/4/24
F = Feminism =Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay 3/23/24
G = Golden Age Mystery = 4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie 1/3/24
H = Humor = Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure by Diane Kelly 3/3/24
I = Ireland = Murder at an Irish Wedding by Carlene O'Connor 3/1/24
J = Juvenile = Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome 4/16/24
K = Knitting = Died in the Wool by Peggy Ehrhart 2/25/34
L = Literary Fiction = The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer 4/23/24
M = Middle Grade = Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech 3/25/24
N = Novella = Worst Wingman Ever by Abby Jimenez 2/8/24
O = ♣️ (Wild Card) = Travel = Death on the Danube: A New Year's Murder in Budapest by Jennifer S. Alderson 2/4/24
P = Paranormal Mystery/Romance = The Night Island by Jayne Ann Krentz 1/12/24
Q* = ♣️ (Wild Card) Historical Fiction = Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate 3/29/24
R = Romance = Holiday Romance by Catherine Walsh 3/24/24
S = Sports = The Right Call: What Sports Teach Us About Work and Life by Sally Jenkins 1/15/24
T = Thriller = The It Girl by Ruth Ware 4/22/24
U*= Supernatural = Dead and Breakfast (A Merry Ghost Inn Mystery) by Kate Kingsbury 4/20/24
V = Victorian = A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn 4/5/24
W = Witches = Gone with the Witch by Angela M. Sanders 3/30/24
X* = ♣️ (Wild Card) = Fiction = Maggie Moves On by Lucy Score 3/31/24
Y = Young Adult = Better than the Movies by Lynn Painter 4/17/24
Z* = Cozy Mystery = Razing the Dead by Sheila Connolly 3/27/24

WOOHOO Michelle!

FINISHED
A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

*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.

00/26 Completed

List:
A Australia On Davis Row by N.R. Walker 1/30/2024
B Books about Books The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams 1/19/2024
C Contemporary Romance Code Red by N.R. Walker 2/4/2024
D DARK A New Beginning by Brenda Kennedy 4/22/2024
E Erotica Angel by Ella Frank 1/2/2024
F Fiction Hold on for Beer Life by Ellie Alexander 1/13/2024
G Gay For You Code Blue by N.R. Walker 2/2/2024
H Humor The Weight of It All by N.R. Walker 2/21/2024
I Ireland Buried in a Bog by Sheila Connolly 2/9/2024
J Juvenile The Island of Adventure by Enid Blyton 4/20/2024
K WILD CARD Chick lit Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich 3/12/2024
L LGBT Sense of Place by N.R. Walker 2/23/2024
M Mystery Warned in Wisconsin by Patti Benning 1/18/2024
N Novella An Affair In Paris by Brooke Blaine 1/5/2024
O WILD CARD Scotland The Cracked Spine by Paige Shelton 3/18/2024
P Paranormal Do-over by Amy Lane 1/31/2024
Q Queer Lust Hate Love by Ella Frank 1/4/2024
R Romance Switched by N.R. Walker 1/27/2024
S Suspense Assassins Are People Too by S.C. Wynne 2/11/2024
T Time Travel 1989 by Sam C. Leonhard 4/27/2024
U Music Ukulele Murder by Leslie Langtry 2/28/2024
V WILD CARD Amateur Sleuth Getaway Death by Bonnie Hardy 3/5/2024
W WESTERN Red Dirt Heart by N.R. Walker 4/24/2024
X WILD CARD M/M Romance Assassins Love People Too by S.C. Wynne 2/28/2024
Y YOUNG ADULT Marco's Girl by Mink 4/29/2024
Z Cozy Murder A Jingle of Murder by Patti Benning 1/8/2024

WOOHOO Genevieve!

I managed to do without Wildcards this year🥳

A-Z Genres Challenge 2024
Duration: Jan. 1st, 2024 - Dec. 31st, 2024

26/26

Adventure Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl - Jan. 18th
Biography Thomas Cromwell: The Untold Story of Henry VIII's Most Faithful Servant by Tracy Borman - Jan. 28th
Comedy The History of Sketch Comedy: A Journey through the Art and Craft of Humor by Keegan-Michael Key & Elle Key - Jan. 10th
Distopia Arch-Conspirator by Veronica Roth - Feb. 18th
Essays Black Friend: Essays by Ziwe - Jan. 11th
Fantasy Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire - Jan. 20th
Graphic Novel The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition, Book One by Neil Gaiman - Jan. 6th
Humour The World's Even Dumber Criminals: Unbelievable True Tales of Crime Gone Wrong by Duncan McKenzie - Jan. 9th
Indigenous History Redbone: The True Story of a Native American Rock Band by Christian Staebler - Jan. 23rd
Japanese Literature The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa - Feb. 10th
Korean Mythology The Fox Maidens by Robin Ha - July 8th
Linguistics Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English by Valerie Fridland - Jan. 28th
Manga A Man and His Cat, Vol. 1 by Umi Sakurai - Jan. 8th
Nonfiction You'll Do: A History of Marrying for Reasons Other Than Love by Marcia A. Zug - Jan. 24th
Oral History The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff - Feb. 13th
Poetry Stag's Leap: Poems by Sharon Olds - Jan. 2nd
Queer Wynd, Book One: The Flight of the Prince - by James Tynion IV - Feb. 4th
Romantasy The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent - Jan. 8th
Short Story Anthology The Sandman: Book of Dreams edited by Neil Gaiman - Jan. 5th
Trivia Royal Trivia: Your Guide to the Modern British Royal Family by Rachel Bowie & Roberta Fiorito - Feb. 11th
Urban Fantasy Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs - June 23rd
Vietnamese/Canadian literature Ru by Kim Thúy - Jan. 1st
Womens Fiction: The Bright Spot by Jill Shalvis - Feb. 8th
X Rated Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert - Jan. 26th
YA Romance Heartstopper: Volume Five by Alice Oseman - Jan. 3rd
CoZy Fantasy A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher - Jan. 18th

WOOHOO Kendra! An extra WOOHOO! :)

FINISHED 8/23/24
A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

*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.

Progress: 25/26

A: Architecture - Who Was Frank Lloyd Wright? by Ellen Labrecque (5/12/24)
B: British Literature - Vying for the Viscount by Kristi Ann Hunter (1/18/24)
C: Christmas - All's Fair in Love and Christmas by Sarah Monzon(3/28/24)
D: Dual Timeline - The Ringmaster's Wife by Kristy Cambron (3/20/24)
E: Education - What Is the Panama Canal? by Janet B. Pascal (8/9/24)
F: Food - Pizza by Joanne Mattern(4/26/24)
G: Geography - Where Is Alcatraz? by Where Is Alcatraz? (1/11/24)
H: Historical Fiction - Love Finds You in Prince Edward Island, Canada by Susan Page Davis (4/20/24)
I: Italy - The Italian Ballerina by Kristy Cambron (3/9/24)
J: Juvenile- Who Was Joan of Arc? by Pam Pollack (5/2/24)
K: Kids - What Was the Great Chicago Fire? by Janet B. Pascal (8/9/24)
L: Leadership - The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived by William H. McRaven (1/4/24)
M: Middle Grade - Who Was Queen Elizabeth I? by June Eding(3/20/24)
N: Novella - Never a Bridesmaid: A May Wedding Story by Janice Thompson (1/4/24)
O: WILD CARD - Fantasy - The Merchant's Daughter by Melanie Dickerson (7/1/24)
P: Paranormal - Where Is the Bermuda Triangle? by Megan Stine (6/9/24)
Q: WILD CARD - Government - Where Is Area 51? by Paula K. Manzanero (6/29/24)
R: Regency - The Bridge to Belle Island by Julie Klassen (2/13/24)
S: Suspense - Hazardous Duty by Christy Barritt (1/31/24)
T: True Crime - The Pink Bonnet by Liz Tolsma (1/11/24)
U: American RevolUtion - Who Was Betsy Ross? by James Buckley Jr. (5/30/24)
V: Victorian - A Holiday by Gaslight by Mimi Matthews (8/23/24)
W: World War II - If I Were You by Lynn Austin (3/24/24)
X: WILD CARD - Contemporary Romance - Serving Up a Sweetheart: A February Wedding Story by Cheryl Wyatt (6/21/24)
Y: Young Adult - Sunkissed by Kasie West (2/16/24)
Z: CoZy Mystery - Coffee, Cream Pies, and Crimes by Harper Lin (2/10/24)

Is it too late to sign up for this? Would I be able to use the books I've already read this year, or have to start with those I read from here out?

Kim wrote: "Is it too late to sign up for this? Would I be able to use the books I've already read this year, or have to start with those I read from here out?"

Yes, you may sign up and use any books read since January 1st. :)

WOOHOO Bridget!

Completed!

A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Tasks: 26/26
**WILDCARDS: 2/5

*For the harder letters - Q, U, X and Z - you may use any genre with that letter in it's name.*

List:
A - Artificial Intelligence - Machinehood - S.B. Divya - 02/21/24
B - Biography - The Woman in Me - Britney Spears - 04/25/24
C - Crime - Nearly Mine - Molly Black - 02/11/24
D - Detective - The Little Grave - Carolyn Arnold - 01/13/24
E - Erotic Romance - The Secret - Elisabeth Naughton - 04/07/24
F - Fantasy - Death Note, Vol. 2: Confluence - Tsugumi Ohba - 02/28/24
G - Graphic Novels - Undiscovered Country Vol. 1: Destiny - Scott Snyder & Charles Soule - 01/12/24
H - Historical Fiction - The Sun Sister - Lucinda Riley - 01/06/24
I - Ireland - The Missing Sister - Lucinda Riley - 02/10/24
**J - Wildcard - Horror - The Night House - Jo Nesbø - 02/28/24
Suspense - A Flicker in the Dark - Stacy Willingham - 02/16/24
**K - Wildcard - Magical Realism - The Water Dancer - Ta-Nehisi Coates - 03/21/24
L - Literary Fiction - Violeta - Isabel Allende - 02/02/24
M - Manga - Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom - Tsugumi Ohba - 01/28/24
N - Nonfiction - The Wager - David Grann - 03/29/24
O - Occult Detective - Joe Golem: Occult Detective, Vol. 1: The Rat Catcher and the Sunken Dead - Christopher Golden Mike Mignola - 07/27/24
P - Psychology - Maybe You Should Talk to Someone - Lori Gottlieb - 01/17/24
Q - Queer - Come and Get It - Kiley Reid - 03/15/24
R - Romance - Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute - Talia Hibbert - 02/13/24
S - Supernatural - A Cosmology of Monsters - Shaun Hamill - 01/23/24
T - Thriller - Mastermind - Andrew Mayne - 01/18/24
U - Urban Fantasy - Babel: An Arcane History - R.F. Kuang - 02/08/24
V - Vampires - Opium and Absinthe - Lydia Kang - 02/18/24
W - World War II - The Keeper of Hidden Books - Madeline Martin - 01/28/24
X - X-Men - X-Men: Age of Apocalypse Prelude - Jeph Loeb - 05/14/24
Y - Young Adult - Harry Potter és a Titkok Kamrája - J.K. Rowling - 01/14/24
*Z - Cozy Mystery - Easter Bonnet Murder - Leslie Meier - 04/14/24