SA Book & Challenge Lovers discussion

This is the official thread for the Locations reading challenge.

Complete all 25 tasks for the full challenge, or ten task for the mini version.

This challenge will begin on 1 November 2013 and end on 31 October 2014. Any book that you finish reading during that period can count for this challenge.

Tasks
1. Read a book that takes place in space or on another planet.
2. Read a book that takes place in a small town or a rural setting.
3. Read a book set in a country you really want to visit
4. Read a book set in a religious building (church, temple, monastery)
5. Read a book set on an island
6. Read a book with a specific location in the title e.g. Winter in Madrid, The Venetian Affair, etc
7. Read a book set in an original fictional location. Ie. It does not exist, and it is NOT based on folklore, mythology, religion or someone else's fiction.
8. Read a book set in a city, town or village that's name begins with a C
9. Read a book set in an inhospitable environment. For example polar region or desert. It can be a real or fictional location.
10. Read a book that takes place mostly at a school/boarding school/academy of some kind.
11.Read a book set in a location that you have visited as a tourist. So not somewhere where you live.
12. Read a book where the title contains a reference to a geographical feature e.g. hill, cape, river, mountain, etc
13. Read a book in which the main character travels to at least 3 different locations.
14. Read a book in which the protagonist explores strange new lands (real or sff worlds).
Note the words "explores" and "strange new": the protagonist should journey from familiar world to an exotic (to them) one they have never been to before, then travel around this new place.
15. Read a book set in a post apocalyptic world.
16. Read a book set in a real historical place. It does not matter whether the place still exists.
17 Read a book in which railway lines or a railway journey plays a major part.
18. Read a book set in a governmental/political building like a parliament building.
19. Read a book where the ocean is important in a major way, thus set there, important to the character etc. (e.g. main character is a mermaid, takes place on a cruise liner, character is a deep sea fisherman)
20. Read a book set in a location that is isolated/cut off from the rest of civilization. (This could be because of distance from other settlements or physical barriers eg. dome/walls/fence, etc.)
21. ABC's - Read a book that is set in a location that starts with A B or C (continents not included). Only up to country size.
22. Read a book in which the main character goes to live or already lives in a foreign country. -They cannot be tourist/ on holiday etc. And by foreign, I mean foreign to them. Not to you.
23. Read a book that contains both real and fictional locations.
24 read a book in which a library or physical collection of books plays an important part
25. Read a book that is set at a university/college.

1. Read a book that takes place in space or on another planet. - The Martian by Andy Weir

2. Read a book that takes place in a small town or a rural setting. - The Panopticon by Jenni Fagan

3. Read a book set in a country you really want to visit - Bellman and Black by Diane Setterfield England

4. Read a book set in a religious building (church, temple, monastery)

5. Read a book set on an island - The Troop by Nick Cutter

6. Read a book with a specific location in the title e.g. Winter in Madrid, The Venetian Affair, etc - Joyland by Stephen King

7. Read a book set in an original fictional location. Ie. It does not exist, and it is NOT based on folklore, mythology, religion or someone else's fiction. - The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch

8. Read a book set in a city, town or village that's name begins with a C - Apocalypse Now Now by Charlie Human Cape Town

9. Read a book set in an inhospitable environment. For example polar region or desert. It can be a real or fictional location. - Albert of Adelaide by Howard L. Anderson

10. Read a book that takes place mostly at a school/boarding school/academy of some kind.

11.Read a book set in a location that you have visited as a tourist. So not somewhere where you live. - Pompidou Posse by Sarah Lotz Paris

12. Read a book where the title contains a reference to a geographical feature e.g. hill, cape, river, mountain, etc. -

13. Read a book in which the main character travels to at least 3 different locations. - The Cure by Douglas E. Richards

14. Read a book in which the protagonist explores strange new lands (real or sff worlds).
Note the words "explores" and "strange new": the protagonist should journey from familiar world to an exotic (to them) one they have never been to before, then travel around this new place. - The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente

15. Read a book set in a post apocalyptic world. - Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

16. Read a book set in a real historical place. It does not matter whether the place still exists. - Delia's Shadow by Jaime Lee Moyer

17. Read a book in which railway lines or a railway journey plays a major part. - Consider Phlebus by Iain M. Banks

18. Read a book set in a governmental/political building like a parliament building. - The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin set in Sky Palace

19. Read a book where the ocean is important in a major way, thus set there, important to the character etc. (e.g. main character is a mermaid, takes place on a cruise liner, character is a deep sea fisherman) - Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor

20. Read a book set in a location that is isolated/cut off from the rest of civilization. (This could be because of distance from other settlements or physical barriers eg. dome/walls/fence, etc.) - A Song of Stone by Iain Banks

21. ABC's - Read a book that is set in a location that starts with A B or C (continents not included). Only up to country size. - Snowblind by Christopher Golden Coventry

22. Read a book in which the main character goes to live or already lives in a foreign country. -They cannot be tourist/ on holiday etc. And by foreign, I mean foreign to them. Not to you. - Lexicon by Max Barry

23. Read a book that contains both real and fictional locations. - The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There by Catherynne M. Valente Nebraska and Fairyland

24. read a book in which a library or physical collection of books plays an important part - Shelf Life: Fantastic Stories Celebrating Bookstores edited by Greg Ketter

25. Read a book that is set at a university/college.

Total: 21/25

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✔1. Read a book that takes place in space or on another planet.- These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner
✔2. Read a book that takes place in a small town or a rural setting - The Returned
✔3. Read a book set in a country you really want to visit - Timeless by Gail Carriger
4. Read a book set in a religious building (church, temple, monastery)
✔5. Read a book set on an island. - The Troop by Nick Cutter
✔6. Read a book with a specific location in the title e.g. Winter in Madrid, The Venetian Affair, etc - Looking for Alaska by John Green
✔7. Read a book set in an original fictional location. Ie. It does not exist, and it is NOT based on folklore, mythology, religion or someone else's fiction. - Joyland - Joyland
✔8. Read a book set in a city, town or village that's name begins with a C - Wild Cards - chicago
9. Read a book set in an inhospitable environment. For example polar region or desert. It can be a real or fictional location. - Sea by Heidi R. Kling? or Timeless by Gail Carriger
✔10. Read a book that takes place mostly at a school/boarding school/academy of some kind. - Here Lies Bridget
✔11.Read a book set in a location that you have visited as a tourist. So not somewhere where you live. - The Three (Cape Town)
12. Read a book where the title contains a reference to a geographical feature e.g. hill, cape, river, mountain, etc - Sea by Heidi R. Kling or Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters by Ben H. Winters
✔13. Read a book in which the main character travels to at least 3 different locations. - The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
✔14. Read a book in which the protagonist explores strange new lands (real or sff worlds).
Note the words "explores" and "strange new": the protagonist should journey from familiar world to an exotic (to them) one they have never been to before, then travel around this new place. - The 100
✔15. Read a book set in a post apocalyptic world. - Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
✔16. Read a book set in a real historical place. It does not matter whether the place still exists. - Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
17. Read a book in which railway lines or a railway journey plays a major part. ?
✔18. Read a book set in a governmental/political building like a parliament building. - Elder Druid
✔19. Read a book where the ocean is important in a major way, thus set there, important to the character etc. (e.g. main character is a mermaid, takes place on a cruise liner, character is a deep sea fisherman) - Uncharted
✔20. Read a book set in a location that is isolated/cut off from the rest of civilization. (This could be because of distance from other settlements or physical barriers eg. dome/walls/fence, etc.) - Apocalypse Now Now
✔21. ABC's - Read a book that is set in a location that starts with A B or C (continents not included). Only up to country size. - Magic Bites - Atlanta
✔22. Read a book in which the main character goes to live or already lives in a foreign country. - They cannot be tourist/ on holiday etc. And by foreign, I mean foreign to them. Not to you. - Ender's Game
✔23. Read a book that contains both real and fictional locations. - Immortal Beloved
✔24. Read a book in which a library or physical collection of books plays an important part - The Book Thief
25. Read a book that is set at a university/college.

To add:
(view spoiler)[The Fiery Heart by Richelle Mead
Secret Diary of a Call Girl by Belle de Jour
Inkarna by Nerine Dorman
Alice Bliss by Laura Harrington
James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing by G. Norman Lippert
Gameboard of the Gods by Richelle Mead
Generation Dead by Daniel Waters
The F- It List by Julie Halpern
Here Lies Bridget by Paige Harbison
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith
Midnight Alley by Rachel Caine
Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
3rd Degree by James Patterson
Far From You by Tess Sharpe
The Heavens Rise by Christopher Rice
Covet by Tracey Garvis-Graves
Wild Cards by Simone Elkeles, Sia by Josh Grayson
Aberration by Lisa Regan
The Pegasus Project by Daphne Olivier
Nick & Norah's Infinite PlaylistRachel Cohn (hide spoiler)]

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✔1. In space or other planet - Inside Out
✔2. Small town or rural - Into the Wild
✔ 3. Country I really want to visit - Artemis Fowl
✔4. Religious building - Grave Mercy
✔5. On island - Uncharted
✔6. Location in title - Looking for Alaska
✔7. Original fictional location - How to Betray a Dragon's Hero
✔8. City, town starts with C - Allegiant
✔ 9. Inhospitable location - In Shackleton's Footsteps: A Return to the Heart of the Antarctic
✔10. School or academy - Charlie Bone and the Red Knight
✔11. Visited as tourist - Enemy of the Fae
✔12. Title refers to geographical feature - Doctor Who: The Nightmare of Black Island
✔13. Main character travels to 3 or more places - Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
✔14. Protagonist explores strange new lands - All the Pretty Horses
✔15. Post apocalyptic - Uninvited
✔16. Real historical place - The Tournament
✔17. Railway - Railsea
✔18. Government or political building - Trace Memory
✔19. Ocean important - Flood
✔20. Isolated or cut off - Under the Dome
✔21. A, B, C - Druid Lords
✔22. Live in foreign country - The Girl of Fire and Thorns
✔23. Real & fictional locations - The House of Hades
✔24. Library or collection of books NB - Destiny
✔25. University or college - Beautiful Disaster

1. Read a book that takes place in space or on another planet. - Perdition

2. Read a book that takes place in a small town or a rural setting. - Joyland

3. Read a book set in a country you really want to visit -Love and Lists

4. Read a book set in a religious building (church, temple, monastery)-Dark Triumph

5. Read a book set on an island-Uncharted

6. Read a book with a specific location in the title e.g. Winter in Madrid, The Venetian Affair, etc- Moab Is My Washpot

7. Read a book set in an original fictional location. Ie. It does not exist, and it is NOT based on folklore, mythology, religion or someone else's fiction.- A Game of Thrones

8. Read a book set in a city, town or village that's name begins with a C - Allegiant

9. Read a book set in an inhospitable environment. For example polar region or desert. It can be a real or fictional location. - Endless Knight

10. Read a book that takes place mostly at a school/boarding school/academy of some kind. – Catching Jordan

11.Read a book set in a location that you have visited as a tourist. So not somewhere where you live. - Riding the Storm

12. Read a book where the title contains a reference to a geographical feature e.g. hill, cape, river, mountain, etc - The Phantom of Pine Hill

13. Read a book in which the main character travels to at least 3 different locations.- Bound by Night

14. Read a book in which the protagonist explores strange new lands (real or sff worlds).
Note the words "explores" and "strange new": the protagonist should journey from familiar world to an exotic (to them) one they have never been to before, then travel around this new place. -Through the Ever Night

15. Read a book set in a post apocalyptic world. -Never Fade

16. Read a book set in a real historical place. It does not matter whether the place still exists- The Darkest Lie

17. Read a book in which railway lines or a railway journey plays a major part. –Strangers on a Train

18. Read a book set in a governmental/political building like a parliament building- Head Over Heels

19. Read a book where the ocean is important in a major way, thus set there, important to the character etc. (e.g. main character is a mermaid, takes place on a cruise liner, character is a deep sea fisherman) -Gentle Rogue

20. Read a book set in a location that is isolated/cut off from the rest of civilization. (This could be because of distance from other settlements or physical barriers eg. dome/walls/fence, etc.) -Horde

21. ABC's - Read a book that is set in a location that starts with A B or C (continents not included). Only up to country size. -Looking for Alaska
Set in Alabama
22. Read a book in which the main character goes to live or already lives in a foreign country. -They cannot be tourist/ on holiday etc. And by foreign, I mean foreign to them. Not to you. - Carrier of the Mark

23. Read a book that contains both real and fictional locations. – Red

24. read a book in which a library or physical collection of books plays an important part - Witches of East End

25. Read a book that is set at a university/college. -
One Tiny Lie


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1. Read a book that takes place in space or on another planet.
2. Read a book that takes place in a small town or a rural setting.
Dream Eyes by Jayne Ann Krentz
3. Read a book set in a country you really want to visit
4. Read a book set in a religious building (church, temple, monastery)
5. Read a book set on an island
Deception cove by Jayne Ann Krentz
6. Read a book with a specific location in the title e.g. Winter in Madrid, The Venetian Affair, etc
7. Read a book set in an original fictional location. Ie. It does not exist, and it is NOT based on folklore, mythology, religion or someone else's fiction.
Fire Study by Maria V Snyder
8. Read a book set in a city, town or village that's name begins with a C
Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder
9. Read a book set in an inhospitable environment. For example polar region or desert. It can be a real or fictional location.
10. Read a book that takes place mostly at a school/boarding school/academy of some kind.
Cursties and Conspiracies by Gail Carriger
11.Read a book set in a location that you have visited as a tourist. So not somewhere where you live.
Misschief by Amanda Quick
12. Read a book where the title contains a reference to a geographical feature e.g. hill, cape, river, mountain, etc
13. Read a book in which the main character travels to at least 3 different locations.
The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
14. Read a book in which the protagonist explores strange new lands (real or sff worlds).
Note the words "explores" and "strange new": the protagonist should journey from familiar world to an exotic (to them) one they have never been to before, then travel around this new place.
Allegiant by Veronica Roth
15. Read a book set in a post apocalyptic world.
16. Read a book set in a real historical place. It does not matter whether the place still exists.
17 Read a book in which railway lines or a railway journey plays a major part.
18. Read a book set in a governmental/political building like a parliament building.
Poison Study by Maria V Snyder
19. Read a book where the ocean is important in a major way, thus set there, important to the character etc. (e.g. main character is a mermaid, takes place on a cruise liner, character is a deep sea fisherman)
20. Read a book set in a location that is isolated/cut off from the rest of civilization. (This could be because of distance from other settlements or physical barriers eg. dome/walls/fence, etc.)
21. ABC's - Read a book that is set in a location that starts with A B or C (continents not included). Only up to country size.
Blood Rights by Kristen Painter - Corvinestri
22. Read a book in which the main character goes to live or already lives in a foreign country. -They cannot be tourist/ on holiday etc. And by foreign, I mean foreign to them. Not to you.
23. Read a book that contains both real and fictional locations.
The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan
24 read a book in which a library or physical collection of books plays an important part
25. Read a book that is set at a university/college.

✔1. Read a book that takes place in space or on another planet. Shades of the Earth
✔2. Read a book that takes place in a small town or a rural setting. Gone Girl
✔3. Read a book set in a country you really want to visit The Language of Flowers - States
4. Read a book set in a religious building (church, temple, monastery)
✔5. Read a book set on an island The Wasp factory
✔6. Read a book with a specific location in the title e.g. Winter in Madrid, The Venetian Affair, etc Longbourn
✔7. Read a book set in an original fictional location. Ie. It does not exist, and it is NOT based on folklore, mythology, religion or someone else's fiction. The Hobbit - middle earth
✔8. Read a book set in a city, town or village that's name begins with a C The Black Prism
9. Read a book set in an inhospitable environment. For example polar region or desert. It can be a real or fictional location.
✔10. Read a book that takes place mostly at a school/boarding school/academy of some kind.
United We Spy
✔11.Read a book set in a location that you have visited as a tourist. So not somewhere where you live. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day - london
12. Read a book where the title contains a reference to a geographical feature e.g. hill, cape, river, mountain, etc
✔13. Read a book in which the main character travels to at least 3 different locations. Pride and Prejudice
✔14. Read a book in which the protagonist explores strange new lands (real or sff worlds).
Note the words "explores" and "strange new": the protagonist should journey from familiar world to an exotic (to them) one they have never been to before, then travel around this new place. The Vampire Lestat
15. Read a book set in a post apocalyptic world.
✔16. Read a book set in a real historical place. It does not matter whether the place still exists. Code Name Verity
17 Read a book in which railway lines or a railway journey plays a major part.
18. Read a book set in a governmental/political building like a parliament building.
19. Read a book where the ocean is important in a major way, thus set there, important to the character etc. (e.g. main character is a mermaid, takes place on a cruise liner, character is a deep sea fisherman)
✔20. Read a book set in a location that is isolated/cut off from the rest of civilization. (This could be because of distance from other settlements or physical barriers eg. dome/walls/fence, etc.) Afraid
✔21. ABC's - Read a book that is set in a location that starts with A B or C (continents not included). Only up to country size. Tower Treasure - Bayport
✔22. Read a book in which the main character goes to live or already lives in a foreign country. -They cannot be tourist/ on holiday etc. And by foreign, I mean foreign to them. Not to you. The Man in the Brown Suit
✔23. Read a book that contains both real and fictional locations. Things Fall Apart Set in Nigeria in the fictional village of Umuofia
✔24 read a book in which a library or physical collection of books plays an important part Inkheart
25. Read a book that is set at a university/college.

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DOING IT!
Tasks
1. Read a book that takes place in space or on another planet.
2. Read a book that takes place in a small town or a rural setting.
3. Read a book set in a country you really want to visit
4. Read a book set in a religious building (church, temple, monastery)
5. Read a book set on an island
6. Read a book with a specific location in the title e.g. Winter in Madrid, The Venetian Affair, etc
7. Read a book set in an original fictional location. Ie. It does not exist, and it is NOT based on folklore, mythology, religion or someone else's fiction.
8. Read a book set in a city, town or village that's name begins with a C
9. Read a book set in an inhospitable environment. For example polar region or desert. It can be a real or fictional location.
10. Read a book that takes place mostly at a school/boarding school/academy of some kind.
11.Read a book set in a location that you have visited as a tourist. So not somewhere where you live.
12. Read a book where the title contains a reference to a geographical feature e.g. hill, cape, river, mountain, etc
13. Read a book in which the main character travels to at least 3 different locations.
14. Read a book in which the protagonist explores strange new lands (real or sff worlds).
Note the words "explores" and "strange new": the protagonist should journey from familiar world to an exotic (to them) one they have never been to before, then travel around this new place.
15. Read a book set in a post apocalyptic world.
16. Read a book set in a real historical place. It does not matter whether the place still exists.
17 Read a book in which railway lines or a railway journey plays a major part.
18. Read a book set in a governmental/political building like a parliament building.
19. Read a book where the ocean is important in a major way, thus set there, important to the character etc. (e.g. main character is a mermaid, takes place on a cruise liner, character is a deep sea fisherman)
20. Read a book set in a location that is isolated/cut off from the rest of civilization. (This could be because of distance from other settlements or physical barriers eg. dome/walls/fence, etc.)
21. ABC's - Read a book that is set in a location that starts with A B or C (continents not included). Only up to country size.
22. Read a book in which the main character goes to live or already lives in a foreign country. -They cannot be tourist/ on holiday etc. And by foreign, I mean foreign to them. Not to you.
23. Read a book that contains both real and fictional locations.
24 read a book in which a library or physical collection of books plays an important part
25. Read a book that is set at a university/college.
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Tasks
1. Read a book that takes place in space or on another planet.
A Wrinkle in Time

2. Read a book that takes place in a small town or a rural setting.
Up the track - Northern Territory

3. Read a book set in a country you really want to visit
A Case of Two Cities - China

4. Read a book set in a religious building (church, temple, monastery)
Abbey of St Peter and St Paul, Shrewsbury Dead Man's Ransom

5. Read a book set on an island
Treasure Island

6. Read a book with a specific location in the title e.g. Winter in Madrid, The Venetian Affair, etc
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

7. Read a book set in an original fictional location. Ie. It does not exist, and it is NOT based on folklore, mythology, religion or someone else's fiction.
Swain's Chard in Miss Bugle Saw God In The Cabbages

8. Read a book set in a city, town or village that's name begins with a C
Case Histories is set in Cambridge.

9. Read a book set in an inhospitable environment. For example polar region or desert. It can be a real or fictional location.
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed deals with settlements in Greenland and Iceland at the start of the previous millennium.

10. Read a book that takes place mostly at a school/boarding school/academy of some kind.
Curtsies & Conspiracies

11.Read a book set in a location that you have visited as a tourist. So not somewhere where you live.
With This Ring - London

12. Read a book where the title contains a reference to a geographical feature e.g. hill, cape, river, mountain, etc
The River Knows

13. Read a book in which the main character travels to at least 3 different locations.
The Titan's Curse - New York, Washington DC, San Francisco

14. Read a book in which the protagonist explores strange new lands (real or sff worlds).
Note the words "explores" and "strange new": the protagonist should journey from familiar world to an exotic (to them) one they have never been to before, then travel around this new place. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

15. Read a book set in a post apocalyptic world.
The Children of Men

16. Read a book set in a real historical place. It does not matter whether the place still exists.
Versailles - The Man with the Lead Stomach

17 Read a book in which railway lines or a railway journey plays a major part.
The Lost Luggage Porter

18. Read a book set in a governmental/political building like a parliament building.
The Kills is set in a court building

19. Read a book where the ocean is important in a major way, thus set there, important to the character etc. (e.g. main character is a mermaid, takes place on a cruise liner, character is a deep sea fisherman)
Thinking Up a Hurricane

20. Read a book set in a location that is isolated/cut off from the rest of civilization. (This could be because of distance from other settlements or physical barriers eg. dome/walls/fence, etc.)
Room

21. ABC's - Read a book that is set in a location that starts with A B or C (continents not included). Only up to country size.
Cornwall - Angel with Two Faces

22. Read a book in which the main character goes to live or already lives in a foreign country. -They cannot be tourist/ on holiday etc. And by foreign, I mean foreign to them. Not to you.
A Countess Below Stairs

23. Read a book that contains both real and fictional locations.
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making Omaha, Nebraska and Fairyland

24 read a book in which a library or physical collection of books plays an important part
House of Many Ways

25. Read a book that is set at a university/college.
Hush Money

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✔1. Read a book that takes place in space or on another planet.

✔2. Read a book that takes place in a small town or a rural setting.

3. Read a book set in a country you really want to visit
4. Read a book set in a religious building (church, temple, monastery)
✔5. Read a book set on an island
- Île d'Orléans
✔6. Read a book with a specific location in the title e.g. Winter in Madrid, The Venetian Affair, etc

✔7. Read a book set in an original fictional location.
- set in the fictional city of MERIT, USA
✔8. Read a book set in a city, town or village that's name begins with a C

✔9. Read a book set in an inhospitable environment. For example polar region or desert. It can be a real or fictional location.
Set in the desert.
✔10. Read a book that takes place mostly at a school/boarding school/academy of some kind.

11.Read a book set in a location that you have visited as a tourist. So not somewhere where you live.
12. Read a book where the title contains a reference to a geographical feature e.g. hill, cape, river, mountain, etc
✔13. Read a book in which the main character travels to at least 3 different locations.

✔14. Read a book in which the protagonist explores strange new lands.

✔15. Read a book set in a post apocalyptic world.

✔16. Read a book set in a real historical place. It does not matter whether the place still exists.

17 Read a book in which railway lines or a railway journey plays a major part.
✔18. Read a book set in a governmental/political building like a parliament building.
- Large parts set in Post Office.
✔19. Read a book where the ocean is important in a major way, thus set there, important to the character etc.

✔20. Read a book set in a location that is isolated/cut off from the rest of civilization.
- separated from other cities on all sides: by a desert on on the east/north, and a forest on the west, and an ocean on the south.
✔21. ABC's - Read a book that is set in a location that starts with A B or C (continents not included). Only up to country size.
set in Charlotte
✔22. Read a book in which the main character goes to live or already lives in a foreign country.

✔23. Read a book that contains both real and fictional locations.

✔24. Read a book in which a library or physical collection of books plays an important part.

✔25. Read a book that is set at a university/college.


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25/25

1. Read a book that takes place in space or on another
planet.

The Sword of Sighs

2. Read a book that takes place in a small town or a rural setting.

Jessie

3. Read a book set in a country you really want to visit

Yellowstone Heart Song - I would like to see Yellowstone park and the Grand Canyon

4. Read a book set in a religious building (church, temple, monastery)

Ministry to the Shepherds

5. Read a book set on an island

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

6. Read a book with a specific location in the title e.g. Winter in Madrid, The Venetian Affair, etc

Maid in the USA

7. Read a book set in an original fictional location. Ie. It does not exist, and it is NOT based on folklore, mythology, religion or someone else's fiction.

The Ogre Of Oglefort -

8. Read a book set in a city, town or village that's name begins with a C

A Scent of Greek - tale takes place in Charleston

9. Read a book set in an inhospitable environment. For example polar region or desert. It can be a real or fictional location.

Chasing Fire

10. Read a book that takes place mostly at a school/boarding school/academy of some kind.

Curtsies & Conspiracies

11.Read a book set in a location that you have visited as a tourist. So not somewhere where you live.

The Other Boleyn Girl

12. Read a book where the title contains a reference to a geographical feature e.g. hill, cape, river, mountain, etc

Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart

13. Read a book in which the main character travels to at least 3 different locations.

The Land of Painted Caves

14. Read a book in which the protagonist explores strange new lands (real or sff worlds).
Note the words "explores" and "strange new": the protagonist should journey from familiar world to an exotic (to them) one they have never been to before, then travel around this new place.

Eternal Vows

15. Read a book set in a post apocalyptic world.

Offworld

16. Read a book set in a real historical place. It does not matter whether the place still exists.

Daughter of Time: A Time Travel Romance - takes place in Wales

17 Read a book in which railway lines or a railway journey plays a major part.

From Russia With Love

18. Read a book set in a governmental/political building like a parliament building.

A Lost Lady - The Parliament buildings are important

19. Read a book where the ocean is important in a major way, thus set there, important to the character etc. (e.g. main character is a mermaid, takes place on a cruise liner, character is a deep sea fisherman)

Cool Blue Tomb

20. Read a book set in a location that is isolated/cut off from the rest of civilization. (This could be because of distance from other settlements or physical barriers eg. dome/walls/fence, etc.)

The Night Of Knives - takes place in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and various parts of rural Africa

21. ABC's - Read a book that is set in a location that starts with A B or C (continents not included). Only up to country size.

Rescue Team - takes place in Austen

22. Read a book in which the main character goes to live or already lives in a foreign country. -They cannot be tourist/ on holiday etc. And by foreign, I mean foreign to them. Not to you.

No Place for a Lady - the heroine moves from Boston high society to living on and running a ranch in the wild west

23. Read a book that contains both real and fictional locations.

The Son of Neptune

24 read a book in which a library or physical collection of books plays an important part

Murder In The Library

25. Read a book that is set at a university/college.
Picture Perfect

1. Read a book that takes place in space or on another planet.
Vision2- Obawok(fictional planet)
2. Read a book that takes place in a small town or a rural setting.
Jock of the Bushveld- rural Mpumalanga & Limpopo
3. Read a book set in a country you really want to visit
War and Peace- Russia
4. Read a book set in a religious building (church, temple, monastery)
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
5. Read a book set on an island
Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children
6. Read a book with a specific location in the title e.g. Winter in Madrid, The Venetian Affair, etc
A Passage to India
7. Read a book set in an original fictional location.
Raising Steam- Discworld
8. Read a book set in a city, town or village that's name begins with a C
Kill Mandela- Cape Town
9. Read a book set in an inhospitable environment.
The Grapes of Wrath- drought, starvation. Great Depression.
10. Read a book that takes place mostly at a school/boarding school/academy of some kind.
Firebolt
11.Read a book set in a location that you have visited as a tourist. So not somewhere where you live.
A Room with a View- Florence
12. Read a book where the title contains a reference to a geographical feature e.g. hill, cape, river, mountain, etc
And the Mountains Echoed
13. Read a book in which the main character travels to at least 3 different locations.
The Woman in White
14. Read a book in which the protagonist explores strange new lands
Brave New World/Brave New World Revisited
15. Read a book set in a post apocalyptic world.
The 5th Wave
16. Read a book set in a real historical place. It does not matter whether the place still exists.
Gone with the Wind- Atlanta during the American Civil War
17 Read a book in which railway lines or a railway journey plays a major part.
Anna Karenina Divergent
18. Read a book set in a governmental/political building like a parliament building.
A Dry White Season
19. Read a book where the ocean is important in a major way, thus set there, important to the character etc.
Life of Pi
20. Read a book set in a location that is isolated/cut off from the rest of civilization.
1984- Oceana
21. ABC's - Read a book that is set in a location that starts with A B or C
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn- America
22. Read a book in which the main character goes to live or already lives in a foreign country.
How to Start Living or Die Trying
23. Read a book that contains both real and fictional locations.
Middlemarch
24 read a book in which a library or physical collection of books plays an important part
The End of Your Life Book Club
25. Read a book that is set at a university/college.
Truth and Beauty

Finished

✔1. Space : Ender's Game
✔2. Small Town/Rural: Jinx/The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
✔3. Travel: The Queen Is Dead
✔4. Religious Building :Geist&Spectyr
✔5. Island: Vespera
✔6. Location: Amazon Adventure
✔7. Fictional Location: Cast in Sorrow
✔8. C : White Night
✔9. Inhospitable Environ: Burial Rites/Blood and Feathers
✔10. Academy: Etiquette & Espionage&The Rithmatist
✔11. Tourist: London Falling/Destiny
✔12. Geographical Feature: The Island of Dr. Moreau
✔13. 3 Locations: Dawn's Early Light
✔14. New Lands: The Child Thief
✔15. Post Apocolyptic: Deception
✔16. Historical: Kiss of Steel
✔17. Railway Lines: The Great Train Robbery
✔18. Governmental Building: Poison Study
✔19. Ocean: Ship Breaker/The Drowned Cities
✔20. Isolated: The Hunger Games/Burial Rites
✔21. ABC's: Ashland -Deadly Sting
Buena Vista -The Lost Gate
Cincinnati -Ever After
✔22. Foreign Country: Seduced by Crimson
✔23. Real & Fictional: Fate's Edge
✔24. Collection of Books: The Book Thief
✔25. Varsity/College: Fall of Night

Total: 25/25

Finished

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Finished

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