Around the World in 80 Books discussion

I’m new to this so hopefully I get it all correct! I live in Gibraltar but unfortunately I’ve found the majority of books set here aren’t great (I DNFed the last one I tried) so I did begin with books that aren’t my own country.

The rest I will do as per the rules (and hopefully that’s ok with everyone :D)

Let’s go…

Currently at 7/80 🇲🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇫🇷 🇵🇹 🇧🇬 🇺🇸 🇭🇷
Continents visited: Africa, Europe, North America

The Storyteller of Casablanca by Fiona Valpy - Morocco 🇲🇦
Snowflakes and Secrets in the Scottish Highlands by Donna Ashcroft - Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
4 Days in Paris by Lexi Haddock - France 🇫🇷
The Book Spy by Alan Hlad - Portugal 🇵🇹
Alba by Nichelle Kovacheff - Bulgaria (Thrace) 🇧🇬
The Bone Wars by Erin Evan - USA 🇺🇸
The Secret Cove in Croatia by Julie Caplin - Croatia 🇭🇷

Currently reading:

Place of Cool Waters by Ndirangu Githaiga - Kenya 🇰🇪

Completed: 16/80 countries
Continents visited: Europe ✅ Africa ✅ Asia ✅ North America ✅


The Storyteller of Casablanca by Fiona Valpy - Morocco 🇲🇦
Snowflakes and Secrets in the Scottish Highlands by Donna Ashcroft - Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
4 Days in Paris by Lexi Haddock - France 🇫🇷
The Book Spy by Alan Hlad - Portugal 🇵🇹
Alba by Nichelle Kovacheff - Bulgaria (Thrace) 🇧🇬
The Bone Wars by Erin Evan - USA 🇺🇸
The Secret Cove in Croatia by Julie Caplin - Croatia 🇭🇷
One Summer in Monte Carlo by Jennifer Bohnet - Monaco 🇲🇨
Place of Cool Waters by Ndirangu Githaiga - Kenya 🇰🇪
The Weekend Getaway by Hannah Ellis - Isles of Scilly ⚪️
Under the Cover of Mercy by Rebecca Connolly - Belgium 🇧🇪
Snug in Iceland by Victoria Williams - Iceland 🇮🇸
The Last Rose of Shanghai by Weina Dai Randel - China 🇨🇳
The Baobab Beach Retreat by Kate Frost - Tanzania 🇹🇿
From Manchester to the Arctic by Sheena Billett - Canada 🇨🇦
The Love Island Bookshop by Kate Frost - The Maldives 🇲🇻

Reached 20/80 and just finished my 21st! Started number 22 as well, as an audiobook for this one.

1. The Storyteller of Casablanca by Fiona Valpy - Morocco
2. Snowflakes and Secrets in the Scottish Highlands by Donna Ashcroft - Scotland
3. 4 Days in Paris by Lexi Haddock - France
4. The Book Spy by Alan Hlad - Portugal
5. Alba by Nichelle Kovacheff - Bulgaria (Thrace)
6. The Bone Wars by Erin Evan - USA (specifically Montana)
7. The Secret Cove in Croatia by Julie Caplin - Croatia
8. One Summer in Monte Carlo by Jennifer Bohnet - Monaco
9. Place of Cool Waters by Ndirangu Githaiga - Kenya
10. The Weekend Getaway by Hannah Ellis - England (specifically the Isles of Scilly)
11. Under the Cover of Mercy by Rebecca Connolly - Belgium
12. Snug in Iceland by Victoria Walker - Iceland
13. The Last Rose of Shanghai by Weina Dai Randel - China
14. The Baobab Beach Retreat by Kate Frost - Tanzania
15. From Manchester to the Arctic by Sheena Billett - Canada (specifically Nunavut)
16. The Love Island Bookshop by Kate Frost - The Maldives
17. Strictly Friends by Frances Mensah Williams - Jamaica
18. The Vast Clear Blue by Karen Winters Schwartz - Belize
19. The Little Teashop in Tokyo by Julie Caplin - Japan
20. The Little Swiss Ski Chalet by Julie Caplin - Switzerland
21. The Amsterdam Affair by Kate Frost - The Netherlands

Currently reading:

A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende

Countries visited so far:

EUROPE

1. Belgium
2. Bulgaria
3. Croatia
4. England
5. France
6. Iceland
7. Monaco
8. Portugal
9. Scotland
10. Switzerland
11. The Netherlands

AFRICA

1. Kenya
2. Morocco
3. Tanzania
4. The Maldives

ASIA

1. China
2. Japan

NORTH & CENTRAL AMERICA

1. Belize
2. Canada
3. Jamaica
4. USA