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Well done Helen:)

Phrynne wrote: "Well done Helen:)"

Thanks Phrynne :)

Great work Helen!!

Brenda wrote: "Great work Helen!!"

Thanks Brenda :)

Finally finished :)

A-Z Authors
1/1/22 - 31/12/22
26/26

A - Keri Arthur - Sorrow's Song AA 5 stars 9/7/22
B - Patricia Briggs - Soul Taken 5 stars 25/8/22
C - Christine Feehan - Savage Road 5 stars 3/2/22
D - Diana Palmer - Christmas Cowboy 3.5 stars 19/1/22
E - Janet Evanovich - Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven 3.5 stars 8/2/22
F - Fleur McDonald - Something to Hide AA 4 stars 13/5/22
G - Kerry Greenwood - The Spotted Dog AA 3.5 stars 2/1/22
H - Faith Hunter - Skinwalker 4 stars 15/2/22
I - Ilona Andrews - Burn for Me 5 stars 22/7/22
J - Jack Heath - Kill Your Brother AA 4 stars 27/9/22
K - Jay Kristoff - Stormdancer AA 5 stars 9/9/22
L - Laurell K. Hamilton - Bloody Bones 5 stars 8/10/22
M- Lily Malone - The Vet's Country Holiday AA 5 stars 18/4/22
N - Nora Roberts - Montana Sky 5 stars 9/1/22
O - Olivia Jaymes - Cowboy Command 4 stars 19/7/22
P - Fiona Palmer - Tiny White Lies AA 3.5 stars 8/6/22
Q - Livia Quinn - Storm Crazy 4 stars 16/12/22
R - Cristina Rayne - Tempted by the Jaguar: Transformation and Revelation 4 star 1/6/22
S - Kylie Scott - Deep AA 5 stars 24/1/22
T - Night Watch by Terry Pratchett 4 stars 1/2/22
U - Beautiful Illusion by Jacquie Underdown 4 stars 15/4/22
V - Virna DePaul - Rock Strong 4 stars 31/10/22
W - Alisa Woods - Kiss of a Dragon 4 stars 15/3/22
X - Alex Kava - Fallen Creed 5 stars 13/4/22
Y - Maisey Yates - A Good Old-Fashioned Cowboy 4 stars 5/2/22
Z - Zoey Ellis - Claimed by Power 4 stars 19/10/22

Well done Jenn!

Great work Jenn:)

DONE!!!
Just as I started to despair of finding a 'U' author I was interested in enough to persevere with, Una McCormack landed in my lap with a gem of a 'Firefly' adventure.

So glad to have been able to complete this challenge which has eluded me in the past.

✅A - Kimberley Allsopp - Love and Other Puzzles (AA) June 17th 2★
✅B - Ben Aaronovitch - Moon Over Soho May 27th 5★
✅C - Cate Kennedy - Like a House on Fire (AA) July 27th 4★
✅D - Trent Dalton - Love Stories (AA) May 21st 5★
✅E - Elizabeth Acevedo - Clap When You Land Sept 19th 4★
✅F - Jennifer Fallon - Medalon (AA) April 24th 4★
✅G - Gareth Russell - Young and Damned and Fair: The Life of Catherine Howard, Fifth Wife of King Henry VIII March 18th 3.5★
✅H - Sally Hepworth - The Younger Wife (AA) April 29th 2★
✅I - Ian McEwan - Lessons November 7th 2★
✅J - Josephine Tey - The Daughter of Time Feb 1st 4★
✅K - Kim Lock - The Other Side of Beautiful (AA) March 27th 4★
✅L - Liane Moriarty - Apples Never Fall (AA) April 27th 4★
✅M - Sarah J Maas - Kingdom of Ash March 13th 3★
✅N - Nicola Moriarty - Paper Chains Sept 27th 3.5★
✅O - Richard Osman - The Man Who Died Twice 26th Jan 5★
✅P - Jodi Picoult - Wish You Were Here 11th Aug 3★
✅Q -Matthew Quick - The Silver Linings Playbook 7th Oct 3.5★
✅R - J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 13th June 5★
✅S - Sara J Maas - Tower of Dawn 18th Jan 3★
✅T - Terry Pratchett - Small Gods 6th Jan 2.5★
✅U - Una McCormack - Carnival 18th Dec 3★
✅V - V. E. Schwab - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 15th Feb 4★
✅W - Natalie Zina Walschots - Hench 1st Feb 3.5★
✅X - Garth Nix - The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (AA) 12th July 3★
✅Y - Ashley Goldberg - Abomination (AA) 3rd July 5★
✅Z - Behrouz Boochani - No Friend but the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison 29th Sept 4★

Finished my 23rd of this Challenge with:-

'N' -
Hunted by Carla Norton

Rated this one as 4* (9/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Jacm wrote: "DONE!!!
Just as I started to despair of finding a 'U' author I was interested in enough to persevere with, Una McCormack landed in my lap with a gem of a 'Firefly' adventure.

Well done!

Only one to go for me - my "Q" author. I'm hoping to read The Alice Network by Kate Quinn by the end of month - will see how I go...

Challenge completed! (After going through my books to find an X) 🙂

A-Z Authors
1/1/22 - 31/12/22
26/26
8/6 AA

A Adrian HylandAA Canticle Creek fin Feb26 4*
B Jacquie ByronAA Happy Hour fin Jan15 4*
C Jane Cockram The Way From Here fin Mar14 4*
D Helen Dunmore The Siege fin Jan9 4*
E Margaret Elphinstone The Sea Road fin Feb4 4*
F Lucy Foley The Paris Apartment fin Feb6 4*
G Nadine Gordimer July's People fin Jan19 4*
H Robyn Harding The Perfect Family fin Feb3 3*
I Isabel Allende Violeta fin Apr18 5*
J Elizabeth Jolley AA The Well fin Jan11 4*
K Milan Kundera Immortality fin Feb18 4*
L Ali Lowe AA The Trivia Night finished Jan2 4*
M Vanessa McCausland AA The Beautiful Words fin Jan7 5*
N Audrey Niffenegger The Time Traveller's Wife fin Jan26 4*
O Mary-Anne O'Connor Dressed by Iris fin Jan16 3*
P J.P. Pomare AA The Last Guests fin Jan22 3*
Q Sequoia Nagamatsu How High We Go in the Dark fin May12 5*
R Roddy Doyle The Commitments fin Mar3 5*
S Nevil Shute On the Beach fin Jan29 2*
T Claire Tomalin Thomas Hardy: The Time Torn Man fin Jan27 5*
U Silje O. Ulstein Reptile Memoirs fin May26 5*
V Debbi Voisey Only About Love fin Jan 31 4*
W Catriona Ward Sundial fin Mar26 4*
X Halldór Laxness Salka Valka fin Feb14 4*
Y Yangsze Choo The Night Tiger fin Nov21 3*
Z Émile Zola The Abbé Mouret's Sin fin Jan5 4*

Well done Janelle!

Great work Janelle!

2022 - Completed

A-Z Authors
1/1/22 - 31/12/2022
26/26 with 20 +/6 AA

A - ✔Meredith Appleyard-All About Ella AA - 26/4/22 4.5⭐
B - ✔Jacqueline Bublitz- Before You Knew My Name 9/4/22 4⭐
C -✔ Tea Cooper- Matilda's FreedomAA - 7/3/22 4⭐
D - ✔ Katerina Diamond - Trick or Treat 24/7/22 4⭐
E - ✔Ethel Turner - Seven Little Australians AA - 3/12/22 4⭐
F -✔ Darry Fraser - The Prodigal Sister AA 2/5/22 4⭐
G - ✔Laura Griffin - Untraceable 7/2/22 v 4⭐
H -✔ Kristin Hannah - Wild AA - 20/2/22 4⭐
I - ✔ Lisa Ireland - The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan AA 22/10/22 4⭐
J - ✔ Rachael Johns Jilted AA - 4⭐ 25/1/22
K -✔ Kim Kelly - Paper Daisies AA - 3.5⭐ 11/1/22
L - ✔Fiona Lowe - Daughter of MineAA - 2/2/22 5⭐ loved this one
M - ✔ Apples Never Fall by Liane MoriartyAA - 16/4/22 4⭐
N - ✔Kait Nolan Mixed Up with a Marine - 27/11/22 5⭐
O - ✔ Caroline Overington - The Cuckoo's Cry AA 22/9/22 4⭐
P - ✔J.P. Pomare - The Last Guests AA - 4⭐ 4/1/22
Q - ✔Julia Quinn - An Offer From a Gentleman - 22/9/22 5⭐
R - ✔ Matthew Reilly - The One Impossible Labyrinth AA 5⭐ 22/1/22
S -✔ Nicholas Sparks - The Wish 7/9/22 5⭐
T -✔ Tricia Stringer - The Family Inheritance AA 5⭐ 5/1/21 loved this
U -✔ Lisa Unger - Ink and Bone - 189/22 4⭐
V - ✔Vanessa McCausland - The Beautiful Words AA 10/2/22 4⭐
W - ✔Christian White - Wild Place AA 11/10/22 4⭐
X - ✔ Nicole Alexander - The Bark Cutters 19/12/22 5⭐
Y -✔ Helene Young - Border Watch (published 2010) seems to have a different title now Wings of Fear AA 8/10/22 4⭐
Z - ✔Liz Byrski - At the End of the Day AA 17/8/22 4⭐

Wild - not listed

Well done Denise!

Great work Denise!

A-Z Authors
1/1/22 - 31/12/22
25/26 1DNF

Calling time on this one: tried substituting for my DNF and fell asleep at page 4.

A - Tim Ayliffe - The Greater Good AA 3/3 3★
B - D.V. Bishop - City of Vengeance 21/3 4.5★
C - Charles Cumming - BOX 88 12/1 3.5★
D - Garry Disher - Consolation AA 22/7 4.5★
E - Ellis Peters - A Morbid Taste for Bones 23/4 4★
F - Brian Freeman - The Crooked Street 4/4 3.5★
G - Kate Griffin - A Madness of Angels 6/5 4★
H - Gregg Hurwitz - Out of the Dark 6/1 4.5★
I - Ian Rankin - Knots and Crosses 14/1 4★
J - Tony Jones - The Twentieth Man AA 19/8 4★
K - Kennedy Kerr - A Spell of Murder 23/6 4★
L - Jack Ludlow - Mercenaries 3/10 4.5★
M - Derek B. Miller - How to Find Your Way in the Dark 21/4 2.5★
N - Moisés Naím - Two Spies in Caracas 25/5 2.5★
O - James Oswald - [book:The Gathering Dark 12/10 4★
P - Natasha Pulley - The Watchmaker of Filigree Street 7/8 3.5★
Q - Kate Quinn - The Diamond Eye 31/5 4.5★
R - Michael Robotham - When You Are Mine AA 9/3 4.5★
S - Daniel Silva - The New Girl 20/11 4&%9733
T - Peter Temple - The Broken Shore AA 3/2 4★
U - Nicola Upson - London Rain 17/9 DNF at 25% (p83)
V - Paul Vidich - The Mercenary: A Spy's Escape from Moscow 26/11 4.5★
W - Sandi Wallace - Tell Me Why AA 10/2 3.5★
X - Candice Fox - Crimson Lake AA 21/12 3.5★
Y - Yigal Zur- Death in Shangri-La/s> 9/12 4★
Z - Zoë Ferraris - City of Veils 5/10 3.5★

Well done Alex:)

Good job Alex!

Phrynne wrote: "Well done Alex:)"

Thank you Phrynne and Brenda, some very good reads there overall.

Finished my 24th of this Challenge with:-

'I' - author first name:-
Kōtarō Isaka Bullet Train

Rated this one as 5* (9.5/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

My goodness, I'm done with eight days to spare! I finally managed to finish my last book for this challenge. Thank you mods, one and all for another great yearly challenge! Below is my completed list:

A Crowbones by Anne Bishop ★★★★★ 17/6
B Turn Coat by Jim Butcher ★★★★☆ 24/1
C The Lost Mask by Ashley Capes AA ★★★★☆ 5/12
D Little Brother by Cory Doctorow ★★★★★ 6/6
E Shallow Grave by E.A. Copen ★★★★☆ 2/2
F The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan AA ★★★★☆ 23/10
G Failure is Not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond by Gene Kranz ★★★★★ 22/2
H Hideout by Jack Heath AA ★★★★☆ 2/4
I Matter by Iain M. Banks ★★★★☆ 7/11
J High Five by Janet Evanovich ★★★★☆ 27/2
K Transit of Angels by Desney King AA ★☆☆☆☆ 5/5
L Alone by Lisa Gardner ★★★★★ 25/10
M Miss Spelled by Morgana Best AA ★★☆☆☆ 25/1
N Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames ★★★★☆ 27/7
O The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman ★★★★☆ 24/2
P The Stationmaster's Cottage by Phillipa Nefri Clark AA ★★★☆☆ 18/2
Q Minx by Julia Quinn ★★★★★ 26/2
R The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski ★★★★☆ 16/8
S Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson ★★☆☆☆ 19/1
T Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor ★★★★☆ 31/1
U The Traitor's Son by Pedro Urvi ★★★☆☆ 11/2
V American Assassin by Vince Flynn ★★★☆☆ 2/11
W The Curse of the Mistwraith by Janny Wurts ★☆☆☆☆ 23/12
X The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix AA ★★★★★ 8/11
Y Witch Chocolate Fudge by H.Y. Hanna AA ★★☆☆☆ 6/2
Z A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George ★★★★☆ 27/10

Well done Steve!

Great work Steve!!

and its a wrap.....

A-Z Authors
1/1/22 - 31/12/22
26/26

A The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel - 4/01/2022 4⭐
B When Things Are Alive They Hum by Hannah Bent -17/08/2022 5⭐
C Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey AA - 8/07/2022 4⭐
D Frog Music by Emma Donoghue -14/07/2022 4.5⭐
E The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak - 6/06/2022 5⭐
F The Guardian of Lies by [author:Kate Furnivall - 4/02/2022 4⭐
G Crossing the Lines by Sulari Gentill - 5/04/2022 AA 4⭐
H The Foundling by Stacey Halls - 2/02/2022 4⭐
I Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud - 24/04/2022 4⭐
J Jilted by Rachael Johns AA - 2/06/2022 3.5⭐
K Other People's Houses by Kelli Hawkins AA - 22/10/2022 3⭐
L Unholy Murder by Lynda La Plante - 30/11/2022 4⭐
M The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty AA - 6/02/2022 3.75⭐
N The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris - 27/09/2022 5⭐
O In a Great Southern Land by Mary-Anne O'Connor AA - 18/01/2022 4⭐
P A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult -3/04/2022 3.5⭐
Q The Duke and I by Julia Quinn - 11/12/2022 4⭐
R The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid - 31/05/2022 4⭐
S Kakadu Sunset by Annie Seaton AA - 2/07/2022 4⭐
T White Trash: My year as a high-class call girlWhite Trash - my year as a high class callgirl by Terry Angelos - 13/09/2022 3.5⭐
U The Taking of Annie Thorne by C.J. Tudor - 12/12/2022 4⭐
V How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry - 22/06/2022 4⭐
W The Wife and the Widow by Christian White AA - 13/10/2022 5⭐
X Barkskins by Annie Proulx - 19/10/2022 4⭐
Y The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes- 16/09/2022 5⭐
Z Pomegranate & Fig by Zaheda Ghani AA - 8/11/2022 4⭐

Well done Carol:)

Great job Carol!!

Finished! My last 2022 challenge completed :)
Thanks Mods!

A-Z Authors 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
26/26 AA 6/6

✅ A. The Scarred Woman - Jussi Adler-Olsen - 3/9/2022 - ★★★☆
✅ B. Untrue till Death - Graham Brack - 3 Jan 2022 - ★★★★
✅ C. Better off Dead - Lee Child - 17/9/2022 - ★★★☆
✅ D. The Way it is Now - Garry Disher A.A - 7 Jan 2022 - ★★★★
✅ E. The Guilty Ones - Joy Ellis - 13/5/2022 - ★★★★
✅ F. Come to Grief - Dick Francis - 20 Jan 2022 - ★★★☆
✅ G. Give the Devil His Due - Sulari Gentill A.A - 25 Apr 2022 - ★★★★
✅ H. Treasure & Dirt - Chris Hammer A.A - 31/7/2022 - ★★★★
✅ I. Dark September - Inger Wolf - 9/12/2022 - ★★★
✅ J. The Hanging Girl - Jussi Adler-Olsen - 9 Apr 2022 - ★★★★
✅ K. Blindsighted - Karin Slaughter - 10/6/2022 - ★★★☆
✅ L. Glass Houses - Louise Penny - 10 Jan 2022 - ★★★★★
✅ M. Blowback - Peter May - 30 Jan 2022 - ★★★★
✅ N. Let The Dead Lie - Malla Nunn A.A - 18 Feb 2022 - ★★★★
✅ O. The Bullet That Missed - Richard Osman - 27/12/2022 - ★★★★
✅ P. Kingdom of the Blind - Louise Penny - 6/5/2022 - ★★★★
✅ Q. The Alice Network - Kate Quinn - 16 Apr 2022 - ★★★★
✅ R. Murder in a Mill Town - P.B. Ryan - 12 Mar 2022 - ★★★★
✅ S. A Dangerous Language - Sulari Gentill A.A - 14/6/2022 - ★★★★
✅ T. A Bitter Truth - Charles Todd - 5/6/2022 - ★★★𗰶
✅ U. Nine Lessons - Nicola Upson - 24 Apr 2022 - ★★★★
✅ V. The Skeleton Road - Val McDermid - 30/6/2022 - ★★★★
✅ W. In This Grave Hour - Jacqueline Winspear - 9 Jan 2022 - ★★★★
✅ X. The Department of Sensitive Crimes - Alexander McCall Smith - 6/12/2022 - ★★★
✅ Y. Flare Up - Felicity Young A.A - 15/12/2022 - ★★★
✅ Z. Dark Suits and Sad Songs - Denzil Meyrick - 11/12/2022 - ★★★★

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Well done Kerri!!!

Great work Kerri

Finished with a real WINNER!
L

Australian Aboriginal author Melissa Lucashenko has deservedly won awards for her terrific novel Too Much Lip . It has everything - family, indigenous culture, pride, love, violence, loss. Loved it! (The audio is exceptional.)
5★ My review of Too Much Lip

26/26

✔ A - Anthony Marra - A Constellation of Vital Phenomena 5★ 2022-10-14
✔ B - Julian Barnes - The Sense of an Ending 2022-04-24 5★
✔ C - Colum McCann - Apeirogon 2022-03-30 5★
✔ D - Di Morrissey AA- Before the Storm 2022-01-20 2.5~2★
✔ E - Elizabeth Strout - Lucy by the Sea 2022-09-04 5★
✔ F - Richard Flanagan AA - The Sound of One Hand Clapping 2022-11-29 4.5★
✔ G - Garry Disher AA - The Sunken Road 2022-07-03 5★
✔ H - Kent Haruf - Plainsong 2022-12-04 5★
✔ I - Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day 2022-03-15 5★
✔ J - John Boyne - All the Broken Places 2022-09-11 5★
✔ K - Jess Kidd - The Night Ship 2022-08-05 4★
✔ L - Melissa Lucashenko AA Too Much Lip 2022-12-26 5★
✔ M - Michael Robotham AA -Lying Beside You 2022-07-16 5★
✔ N - Robbi Neal AA The Secret World of Connie Starr 2022-05-21 4★
✔ O - Tim O'Brien - The Things They Carried 2022-02-04 5★
✔ P - Pip Williams AA - The Dictionary of Lost Words 2022-01-14 4★
✔ Q- Qian Julie Wang - Beautiful Country: A Memoir 2022-07-20 3.5★
✔ R - Donal Ryan - The Queen of Dirt Island 2022-08-19 5★
✔ S - Caitlin Hamilton Summie - Geographies of the Heart 2022-01-19 4.5~5★
✔ T - Colm Tóibín - Brooklyn 2022-10-31 4★
✔ U - Ousman Umar - North to Paradise: My Journey Along the World's Most Dangerous Migrant Route 2022-12-06 4.5~5★
✔ V - Emma Viskic AA Those Who Perish 2022-06-17 4.5~5★
✔ W - Christian White AA - Wild Place 2022-01-23 5★
✔ X - Alex North - The Whisper Man 2002-08-22 4.5★
✔ Y - Yasmin Cordery Khan - Edgware Road 2022-01-31 4.5~5★
✔ Z - Zeba Blay - Carefree Black Girls: A Celebration of Black Women in Popular Culture 2022-04-06 4★

I finished my last challenge for 2022 - I failed to finish one challenge - I hope I do better next year. Thank you, Brenda and Phrynne, for the beautiful challenges during the year. Take care and stay safe.

___________________________________________________
A-Z Authors -- 1/1/22 - 31/12/22

26/26

A -- Adrian Hyland -- Canticle Creek -- AA -- 5★ -- 27/02/2022
B -- Suzanne Brandyn -- Outback Promises -- AA -- 5★ -- 19/03/2022
C -- Suzanne Cass -- Dawn Skies: Stormcloud Station Series AA -- 5★ -- 06/03/2022
D -- Garry Disher -- The Way it is Now -- AA -- 4★ -- 22/09/2022
E -- Elisabeth Rose -- Outback Hero -- AA -- 5★ -- 04/06/2022
F -- Nicole Flockton -- Blind Date Bet -- 4★ -- 06/04/2022
G -- Laura Griffin -- Exposed -- 4★ -- 31/03/2022
H -- Anthea Hodgson -- The Drifter -- AA -- 5★ -- 14/02/2022
I -- Irina Shapiro -- Murder at Ardith Hall -- 3★ -- 26/05/2022
J -- Juanita Kees by Shadows Over Wongan Creek -- AA -- 5★ -- 16/07/2022
K -- Leonie Kelsall -- The Wattle Seed Inn -- AA -- 5★ -- 29/01/2022
L -- Karly Lane -- Once Burnt, Twice Shy -- AA -- 5★ -- 06/02/2022
M -- Peter McKelvie -- Snowy Ridge -- AA -- 5★ --- 11/02/2022
N -- Nicki Edwards -- Second Chance Christmas -- 5★ -- 21/01/2022
O -- Nnedi Okorafor -- Akata Woman -- 3★ -- 09/09/2022
P -- Louise Penny -- The Madness of Crowds -- 5★ -- 29/08/2022
Q -- Terence J. Quinn -- Deadline (Jonno Bligh, #2). -- 3★ -- 23/12/2022
R -- Elisabeth Rose -- Empty Heart -- AA -- 5★ -- 16/03/2022
S -- Mary-Lou Stephens -- The Last of the Apple Blossom -- AA-- 5★ -- 22/09/2022
T -- Chris Taylor -- Broken Bonds -- AA -- 5★ -- 24/01/2022
U -- Michael Underwood -- The Seeds of Murder -- 3ፅ -- 28/12/2022
V -- Roger Silverwood -- The Diamond Rosary Murders -- 3★ -- 24/09/2022
W -- Meredith Webber -- The Accidental Daddy -- AA -- 4★ -- 26/02/2022
X -- Alex Scarrow -- The Last Train -- 5★ -- 02/11/2022
Y -- Karly Lane -- Once Burnt, Twice Shy --5★ -- 06/02/2022
Z -- James W. Ziskin -- Bombay Monsoon -- 4★ -- 02/06/2022

Well done Patty and Jenny:)

Woo-hoo! All done, just in time! Thanks Brenda and Phrynne - this has been fun.
Aussie Readers' Annual Challenge: A-Z Authors
Duration: 1/1/22 - 31/12/22
Progress: 26/26 AA: 19/26

A: Gather the Bones by Alison Stuart AA (25/3) 4*
B: The Housemate by Sarah Bailey AA (15/3) 5*
C: Daughters of Eve by Nina D. Campbell AA (29/8) 5*
D: All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton AA (24/4) 5*
E: The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections by Eva Jurczyk (29/1) 4*
F: Beyond Fear by Jaye Ford AA (17/8) 4*
G: Where There's a Will (aka A Testament of Character) by Sulari Gentill AA (26/1) 4*
H: Treasure & Dirt by Chris Hammer AA (7/1) 5*
I: Evil Intent by Jane Isaac (2/2) 4*
J: Gravity Is the Thing by Jaclyn Moriarty AA (3/1) 4*
K: Murder Most Fancy by Kellie McCourt AA (21/2) 4*
L: The Other Side of Beautiful by Kim Lock AA (25/6) 5*
M: Cutters End by Margaret Hickey AA (13/4) 4.5*
N: The Ex Girlfriend by Nicola Moriarty AA (13/1) 4*
O: Voting Day by Clare O'Dea (31/3) 4.5*
P: Snowtown: The Bodies In Barrels Murders: The Grisly Story of Australia's Worst Serial Killings by Jeremy Pudney AA (8/1) 4*
Q: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn (26/12) 4.5*
R: Shatter by Michael Robotham AA (22/1) 5*
S: Crossing the Lines by Sulari Gentill AA (11/3) 4.5*
T: His Other Wife by Nicole Trope AA (23/6) 4.5*
U: The Barrakee Mystery by Arthur W. Upfield AA (16/4) 4.5*
V: Those Who Perish by Emma Viskic AA (2/8) 3.5*
W: The Jane Austen Remedy by Ruth Wilson AA (3/6) 4*
X: The Night Shift by Alex Finlay (4/9) 4.5*
Y: A Murder of Crows by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett (6/7) 3.5*
Z: The Art of Traveling Strangers by Zoe Disigny (27/2) 3*

Well done Sarah!

Well done Patty, Jenny and Sarah :)

Completed this Challenge on Boxing Day with my last two reads:-

'D' -
David Rain - The Heat of the Sun - AA

Rated this one as 3* (7/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

'L' -
David Lagercrantz - The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye

Rated this one as 4* (9/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

A-Z Authors
1/1/22 - 31/12/22
26/26 (AA 6/6) - COMPLETED 26/12/22

A - Ania Ahlborn - The Bird Eater -
- FINISHED 28/4/22 - 4* (8.5/10)
B - James Baldwin - Another Country -
- FINISHED 23/1/22 - 3* (6.5/10)
C - Emma Cline - The Girls -
- FINISHED 14/8/22 - 4* (8/10)
D - David Rain - The Heat of the Sun - AA -
FINISHED 23/12/22 - 3* (7/10)
E - Ella Carey - Paris Time Capsule - AA -
- FINISHED 17/11/22 - 3* (6/10)
F - Helen Sarah Fields - Perfect Prey -
- FINISHED 17/1/22 - 5* (9.5/10)
G - Elizabeth Gaskell - North and South -
- FINISHED 25/3/22 - 4* (7.5/10)
H - M.J. Hyland - How the Light Gets In - AA -
- FINISHED 1/10/22 - 3* (7/10)
I - Kōtarō Isaka - Bullet Train -
- FINISHED 22/12/22 - 5* (9.5/10)
J - Joyce Carol Oates - Breathe -
- FINISHED 23/2/22 - 3* (7/10)
K - Lars Kepler - The Nightmare -
- FINISHED 16/11/22 - 4* (9/10)
L - David Lagercrantz - The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye -
- FINISHED 26/12/22 - 4* (9/10)
M - S.A. McEwen - The Lost Boy - AA -
- FINISHED 27/8/22 - 4* (8/10)
N - Carla Norton - Hunted -
- FINISHED 17/12/22 - 4* (9/10)
O - Darren O'Sullivan - Closer Than You Think - AA -
- FINISHED 7/10/22 - 4* (9/10)
P - Laura Purcell - The Silent Companions -
- FINISHED 12/1/22 - 4* (9/10)
Q - Anna Quindlen - Miller's Valley -
- FINISHED 11/10/22 - 4* (9/10)
R - Michael Robotham - Lying Beside You - AA -
- FINISHED 2/8/22 - 5* (10/10)
S - John Steinbeck - East of Eden -
- FINISHED 17/9/22 - 5* (9.5/10)
T - Colm Tóibín - The Magician -
- FINISHED 28/1/22 - 4* (9/10)
U - Lisa Unger - Confessions on the 7:45 -
- FINISHED 27/5/22 - 5* (9.5/10)
V - Veronica Roth - Divergent -
- FINISHED 29/3/22 - 3* (7/10)
W - William Boyd - Trio -
- FINISHED 21/1/22 - 4* (9/10)
X - Paul Theroux - The Mosquito Coast -
- FINISHED 11/5/22 - 3* (7/10)
Y - Hanya Yanagihara - To Paradise -
- FINISHED 21/4/22 - 3* (6.5/10)
Z - Zoje Stage - Bad Apple -
- FINISHED 29/5/22 - 4* (9/10)

Well done Kim!

Thank you, Brenda and Phrynne

Great work Kim!

I only got to 25 books because I gave up on my U author. And my O author's book has been on my TBR for 3 years. Sadly that's not my longest serving TBR book...

A-Z Authors
1/1/22 - 31/12/22
25/26
9/6 AA

A ✔ This Is Not a Ghost Story by Andrea Portes Read 23/11. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

B ✔ The Furies by Mandy Beaumont Read 1/3. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA

C ✔ Girls in Boys' Cars by Felicity Castagna Read 27/4. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA

D ✔ The Electric Kingdom by David Arnold Read 28/1. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

E ✔ Sheilas: Badass Women of Australian History by Eliza Reilly Read 5/4. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA

F ✔ Deeplight by Frances Hardinge Read 12/1. 4★

G ✔ The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot Read 5/11. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

H ✔ How to Repaint a Life by Steven Herrick Read 2/5. 2★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA

I ✔ The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro Read 23/12. 4★

J ✔ The Forest of Stolen Girls by June Hur Read 25/2. 4★

K ✔ Girl in Snow by Danya Kukafka Read 1/8. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

L ✔ CSI Told You Lies by Meshel Laurie Read 19/5. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA

M ✔ Luminous by Mara Rutherford Read 26/8. 2★

N ✔ Stone Blind: Medusa's Story by Natalie Haynes Read 25/11. 4★

O ✔ The Freedom Artist by Ben Okri Read 26/1. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

P ✔ The Ends of the World by Peter Brannen Read 3/7. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Q ✔ Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz Read 20/1. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

R ✔ Tiger Daughter by Rebecca Lim Read 1/7. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA

S ✔ If Not Us by Mark Smith Read 30/1. 3★ AA

T ✔ Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price Read 8/7. 3★

U The Cabinet by Un-su Kim

V ✔ Mrs March by Virginia Feito Read 19/3. 4★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

W ✔ The Language of Butterflies by Wendy Williams Read 26/7. 4★

X ✔ Terciel and Elinor by Garth Nix Read 17/6. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA

Y ✔ The Valley and the Flood by Rebecca Mahoney Read 4/10. 5★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Z ✔ You're Doing it Wrong by Kaz Cooke Read 15/2. 3★ Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... AA

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TBR:

Well done Clare :) If you're looking for U authors, Nicola Upson is a handy one. A helpful tool to give you lots of different things to do with your challenges - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

Well done Clare:)

Finished with a few days to go. I also finished with War and Peace - so very thankful that I got it finished this year as it was touch and go for a while :-P

Read
A Agatha Christie - Murder in Mesopotamia
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 22/3/2022
B Brandon Sanderson - The Final Empire
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 22/9/22
C Christi Caldwell - The Scoundrel's Honor
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 8/12/22
D Diana Gabaldon - An Echo in the Bone
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 31/7/22
E Emma Powell - Charlie Collins (finally) Gets A Life AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 10/1/22
F Rhonda Forrest - We'll Meet Again AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 19/3/2022
G Garth Nix - Sabriel AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 23/3/2022
H Holly Black - The Cruel Prince
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 14/5/22
I Ian McEwan - Atonement
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 16/4/22
J Jo Baker - Longbourn
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (2.5 Stars) - 21/9/22
K Kerry Greenwood - Flying Too High AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 5/2/2022
L Leo Tolstoy - War and Peace
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 29/12/22
M Melina Marchetta - Finnikin of the Rock AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5++ stars) - 23/4/2022
N Nora Roberts - Born in Fire
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 6/8/22
O C.M. Owens - Going Wild
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 13/1/22
P Patricia Cornwell - Predator
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 23/1/22
Q* Julia Quinn - The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 3/4/22
R Deanna Raybourn - A Dangerous Collaboration
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 27/10/22
S L.J. Shen - Pretty Reckless
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 1/8/22
T Tabitha Bird - A Lifetime of Impossible Days AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 12/5/22
U Anne Ursu - Breadcrumbs
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 12/12/22
V V.E. Schwab - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 30/11/22
W J.R. Ward - Lover Unleashed
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 5/1/22
X* Ruby Dixon - Barbarian Alien
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3 Stars) - 23/9/22
Y* Lisa Kleypas - Secrets of a Summer Night
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 10/7/22
Z* Mariana Zapata - The Wall of Winnipeg and Me
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 25/9/22


*Letter can be in the name anywhere

TheMadHatter wrote: "Finished with a few days to go. I also finished with War and Peace - so very thankful that I got it finished this year as it was touch and go for a while :-P

Well done!!! Especially with a giant like War and Peace included!

Great job MH!! Congrats on reading War & Peace, and for your great review of it!

TheMadHatter wrote: "Finished with a few days to go. I also finished with War and Peace - so very thankful that I got it finished this year as it was touch and go for a while :-P

Read
A Agatha Christie..."

Well done on completing your Challenge with War and Peace - loved your review! Made me want to re-read mine as I couldn't remember exactly what I said all those years ago!! Gave it 4 stars myself but I can see why you would award it 5. My most recent 5 star classic read was East of Eden, which is also fairly long but nothing like W&P!!

Almost complete. Book 25 finished on New Year's Day, and book 26 lost somewhere in the moving mess. Still, this is the best I've done on an annual challenge for a few years.

A-Z Authors
01/01/22 - 31/12/22
25/26 (6/6 AA 🦘)

✅A: Becky Albertalli - Here's to Us 5🌟 - finished 07/03/22
✅B: Leigh Bardugo - Shadow and Bone 5🌟 - finished 20/02/22
✅C: Kristin Cashore - Graceling 5🌟 - finished 01/01/23
D: David Attenborough - Adventures of a Young Naturalist: The Zoo Quest Expeditions
✅E: Emily Henry - The Love That Split the World 4🌟 - finished 02/04/22
✅F: Tan France - Naturally Tan 4🌟 - finished 10/07/22
✅G: Stephanie Garber - Once Upon a Broken Heart 4🌟 - finished 29/01/22
✅H: Alexis Hall - Boyfriend Material 4🌟 - finished 10/01/22
✅I: Julie Israel - Juniper Lemon's Happiness Index 4🌟 - finished 09/10/22
✅J: Megan Jacobson 🦘 - The Build-up Season 4🌟 - finished 27/04/22
✅K: Melissa Keil 🦘 - The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl 4🌟 - finished 09/04/22
✅L: Lynette Noni 🦘 - The Gilded Cage 5🌟 - finished 08/01/22
✅M: Mackenzi Lee - The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks 4🌟 - finished 13/03/22
✅N: Lynette Noni 🦘 - The Blood Traitor 5🌟 - finished 19/06/22
✅O: Lauren Oliver - Panic 4🌟 - finished 28/11/22
✅P: Ashley Poston - Bookish and the Beast 4🌟 - finished 30/01/22
✅Q*: Casey McQuiston - I Kissed Shara Wheeler 4🌟 - finished 16/08/22
✅R: Patrick Rothfuss - The Name of the Wind 5🌟 - finished 02/10/22
✅S: Astrid Scholte 🦘 - Four Dead Queens 3.5🌟 - finished 23/04/22
✅T: Laini Taylor - Strange the Dreamer 5🌟 - finished 28/12/22
✅U: Ursula K. Le Guin - A Wizard of Earthsea 4🌟 - finished 12/11/22
✅V: V.E. Schwab - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 5🌟 - finished 10/02/22
✅W: Andy Weir - Project Hail Mary 5🌟 - finished 17/01/22
✅X*: Alexandra Monir - The Final Six 4🌟 - finished 17/11/22
✅Y*: Ayana Gray - Beasts of Prey 3🌟 - finished 29/05/22
✅Z*: Claire Zorn 🦘 - One Would Think the Deep 4🌟 - finished 19/04/22
*Letter can appear anywhere in author's name