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2021 AAB Group Challenge: Read the Name

Inspired by the 2017 challenge of one of members, Alannah, & suggested as a group challenge by Pink, we have chosen to do a "read the name" challenge in 2019. To help members protect their privacy, we will not be doing our own names but rather using literary names.

The aim of the challenge is very simple, it's just picking letters from the name of a favorite author or character and finding books that match that letter. Each person can choose whether to use the full name or just the last name of the author/character they have chosen.

To make it more challenging, members can restrict themselves to using only those book titles which start with the letter needed (ignoring initial articles like “The�� or “A��), such as The African Queen for A, or can choose to use any word in the title that matches, such as A Light in August for A.

For an easier challenge, members can choose to use either titles or author’s name, such as The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster for A.

Members can use this thread to update their progress or do the challenge in their personal challenge thread.

This was a popular one, so I thought I would bring it back.
What author or character is on your list?

You can create your own post here or you're more than welcome to create a thread in the 2021 Personal Challenges.

Yay! I really enjoyed this challenge in the past. Since I am trying to read more of his "Human Comedy", I am choosing Honoré de Balzac for my name.

H: Henry VI, Part 1 (1/22)
O: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (3/28)
N: No Country for Old Men (1/2)
O: The Other Boleyn Girl (3/30)
R: A Red Death (2/6)
E: Educated (2/25)

D: Death at La Fenice (1/5)
E:

B: The Book of the Dead (1/23)
A: Asterix and Cleopatra (1/13)
L: Last Ditch (2/2)
Z:
A: Agent of Change (2/14)
C: The Conquering Family (1/17)

Good plan it’s a very flexible challenge.
I want to read some BLM authors this year so maybe I will start with Toni Morrison.

T: Tayari Jones - An American Marriage finished February 2021
O: Ruth Ozeki - A Tale for the Time Being
N: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie- Half of a Yellow Sun
I: Kazuo Ishiguro - The Unconsoled

M: Toni Morrison - Beloved Finished book January 2021
O: Ben Okri - The Famished Road
R: Arundhati Roy - The God of Small Things
R: Salman Rushdie - Midnight's Children
I: Laila Ibrahim - Yellow Crocus
S: Kamila Shamsie - Home Fire
O: Oyinkan Braithwaite - My Sister, the Serial Killer
N: V.S. Naipaul - A Bend in the River

Hmm it’s nearly May and I’ve only read two on this list!

Hmmmmmm December 25th ��. No further progress on this challenge!!!


2/ 12

This is first time for me and it’s interesting.

C: The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole FINISHED 3 Stars

H:Hyperion A Fragment FINISHED 5 Stars

A: A Burning by Megha Majumdar FINISHED 4 stars

R:��é��é�Ծ����� by Jean RacineFINISHED 4 stars
L:The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo TolstoyFINISHED 3 stars
E:
S:The Sound of Waves finished 4 stars


D:Demons by Fyodor Dostoyevsky finished 5 stars

I: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs FINISHED 5 stars

C:Ward No. 6 by Anton ChekhovFINISHED 5 stars

K
E - Euthyphro by Plato FINISHED 4 stars
N- The Newton LetterFINISHED 3 stars
S - Shirley JacksonWe Have Always Lived in the Castle FINISHED 5 stars

Second favorite author

S- Happy Days by Samuel Beckett FINISHED 5 stars

I- Plays 4: The Pillars of Society / John Gabriel Borkman / When We Dead Awakenby Henrik Ibsen FINISHED 5 stars
R- Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke FINISHED 5 stars

W:Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell FINISHED 5 stars

A- Fire on the Mountain by Anita Desai FINISHED 5 stars
L- The London Scene: Six Essays on London LifeFINISHED 3 stars
T: The Secret Lives of Church Ladies byDeesha Philyaw FINISHED 3 stars

E: Sonnets from the Portuguese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning FINISHED 5 stars
R- The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur FINISHED 5 stars

S: Songs of Innocence and of Experience by William Blake FINISHED 3 stars

C: A Message from the Sea by Charles Dickens by Maggie O'Farrell
FINISHED 5 stars
T: The Golden Threshold by Sarojini Naidu FINISHED 5 stars

T- The Maidens by Alex Michaelides by FINISHED 2 stars

Third Author

V- Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.FINISHED 5 stars
I- Ion by Plato FINISHED 3 stars
R - Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie FINISHED 5 stars
G- Gooseberries by Anton ChekhovFINISHED 3 stars
I - Babette’s Feast by Isak Dinesen FINISHED 3 stars
N - The Necklace and Other Stories: Maupassant for Modern Times by Guy de Maupassant
FINISHED 5 stars
I - Ion FINISHED 3 stars
A - Apology FINISHED 5 stars

W - Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri FINISHED 5 stars
O
O
L- Picnic at Hanging Rock BY Joan LindsayFINISHED 1 star
F

Fourth Author

F
Y
O
D - Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens FINISHED 5 stars
O
R - The Householder by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala FINISHED 3 stars

M - The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov FINISHED 5 stars
I - Ikigai by Sebastian Marshall FINISHED 4 stars
K - Dead Poets Society by N.H. Kleinbaum FINISHED 5 stars
H -
A - Cato: A Tragedy, and Selected Essays by Joseph Addison FINISHED 2 stars (read only the play)
I - In Other Words by Jhumpa Lahiri FINISHED 5 stars
L - The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
FINISHED 5 stars
O
V
I
C - Crito by Plato FINISHED 3 stars
H - Harold and Maude by Colin Higgins FINISHED 5 stars

D - Bleak House by Charles Dickens FINISHED 5 stars
O
S - Stoner by John Williams FINISHED 4 stars
T - The Trial For Murder by Charles Dickens FINISHED 3 stars
O
E
V - Villette by Charlotte Brontë FINISHED 5 stars
S -
K
Y -Death in Midsummer and Other Stories by Yukio Mishima FINISHED 4 stars

That is 69 books, I hope I will be able to complete this challenge.

Remember you can do this challenge with as many different names as you like.

I'm going to do IRA LEVIN. I've only read Rosemary's Baby by him, but I'll be reading The Stepford Wives this year.

COMPLETED

I. Insanity*READ* 06.02.2021
R. Revolutionary Road *READ* 22.12.2021
A. Anne of Green Gables Stories *READ* 15.05.2021
L. Longbourn *READ* 20.11.21
E. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine *READ* 25.06.2021
V. Verity *READ* 30.01.2021.
I. Invisible *READ* 26.06.2021
N. Normal People *READ* 13.03.2021.

Bonus* The Stepford Wives*READ* 11.06.2021

9/9

I’m going to start with Jacqueline Wilson and if I have time, I will add more names.

I will probably use my own thread as I usually do and link it here.

I'm going to try Gloria Naylor, since I'm looking forward to reading her Bailey's Café this year.
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G - Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon - and the Journey of a Generation ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review: /review/show...
L - Living My Life, Vol. 2
O - The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas ⭐⭐⭐⭐�� Review: /review/show...
R - Real Life ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review: /review/show...
I - Invisible ⭐⭐ Review: /review/show...
A - The Artificial Silk Girl ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review: /review/show...

N - The Nice and the Good⭐⭐⭐⭐��𱹾����: /review/show...
A - American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review: /review/show...
Y - Yoga for Life: A Journey to Inner Peace and Freedom
L - The Lacuna
O - On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review: /review/show...
R - The Red Queen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review: /review/show...

I'm in for this one and have chosen as my character Harry Potter, with a mix of title and author names for each letter:-

Progress:- 11/11 - COMPLETED 2/11/2021

H - author surname:-
Close to Home by Cara Hunter -
- FINISHED 14/3/21 - 4* (9/10)
A - author first name:-
The Shadow Friend by Alex North -
- FINISHED 20/4/21 - 4* (8.5/10)
R - author surname:-
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs -
- FINISHED 22/4/21 - 5* (9.5/10)
R - title:-
The Rumour by Lesley Kara -
- FINISHED 11/9/21 - 4* (9/10)
Y - title:-
You Can't Hide by Karen Rose -
- FINISHED 2/11/21 - 4* (8.5/10)

P - author surname:-
The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell -
FINISHED 8/6/21 - 5* (9.5/10)
O - author surname:-
The Blood Strand by Chris Ould -
- FINISHED 9/7/21 - 4* (8/10)
T - title:-
Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith -
- FINISHED 27/10/21 - 4+* (9+/10)
T - title:-
A Traveller at the Gates of Wisdom by John Boyne -
- FINISHED 13/5/21 - 3* (7/10)
E - title:-
The End of the Day by Claire North -
- FINISHED 13/8/21 - 3* (7/10)
R - author surname:-
A Song for the Dark Times by Ian Rankin -
- FINISHED 14/5/21 - 4* (9/10)

I'm in of course!!!!
And to make this go on as long as possible, I'll choose a writer I like, but with a LOOONG name!!!!

E Elisabeth von Arnim Elizabeth and Her German Garden Read
L Henry Lawson While the Billy Boils Read
I Isabel Allende Donne dell'anima mia Read
S Elsa Morante La storia Read
A Jeanine Cummins American Dirt Read
B Francesca Serra Le brave ragazze non leggono romanzi Read
E Eudora Welty The Optimist's Daughter Read
T Teresa Ciabatti Sembrava bellezza Read
H Matt Haig The Midnight Library Read

C A.J. Cronin The Citadel Read
L Tomasi da Lampedusa Lighea Read
E Bernardine Evaristo Girl, Woman, Other Read
G Delphine de Vigan, Le gratitudini Read
H Jane Harris Sugar Money Read
O Ovidio L'arte di amare Read
R Roal Dahl My Uncle Oswald Read
N Alice Basso Non ditelo allo scrittore Read

G Gioconda Belli La donna abitata Read
A Elisabeth von Arnim The Solitary Summer Read
S Sean Michaels Us Conductors Read
K Katharine Kilalea Ok, Mr. Field Read
E Eugenio Corti Il cavallo rosso Read
L Davide Longo Il caso Bramard Read
L Nella Larsen Quicksand Read

I am glad you decided to do this challenge again. It is going to take me a bit to decide my name. I finally figured out my first name.

J - A Job to Kill For - Janice Kaplan
A - All is not Forgotten - Wendy Walker
N - The Night Lawyer - Michelle Spring
E - Eight Perfect Murders - Peter Swanson

H - The Hard Way - Lee Child
A - Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree - Nancy Atherton
R - The Runner - Rebecca Moisit
P - Peril In Paperback - Kate Carlisle
E - Everything to Lose - Andrew Gross
R - The Red Address Book - Sofia Lundberg

L - The Language of Flowers - Vanessa Diffenbaugh
O - Open House - Elizabeth Berg
R - Reap the Wind - Iris Johansen
N - Night Blind - Ragnar Jonasson
A - Afterlife - Julia Alvarez

B - The Body in Griffith Park - Jennifer Kincheloe
A - Accused - Lisa Scottoline
R - A River in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters
R - The Remorseful Day - Colin Dexter
E - The End of Her - Shari Lapena
T - Thicker than Water - Rett Macpherson
T - This Old Flame of Mine - J. J. Cook

Lauri's Spot!
Read the Name Challenge 2021
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A - Away in a Manger 1/4/21
B - Bloodring 1/7/21
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L - Listening Woman 1/3/21

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D - Dying for Devil's Food 1/2/21
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I have this in my personal challenge but putting it here:

C
H The Humans by Matt Haig
A American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
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D Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens
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This seems like so much fun! Sophie Kinsella

S: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
O:
P: Public Trust by Tess Shepherd
H: Hot British Boyfriend by Kristy Boyce
I: If I Tell You the Truth by Jasmin Kaur
E: The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon

K:
I: If I Disappear by Eliza Jane Brazier
N:
S: Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade
E:
L: Layla by Colleen Hoover
L:
A:

Completed books:

I’m in and have chosen Barbara Comyns as the author to celebrate.

B -
A - Allowed to Grow Old: Portraits of Elderly Animals from Farm Sanctuaries Isa Leshko
R - Resistance Julián Fuks
B - Beetle Adam Dodd
A - Absolute Solitude: Selected Poems Dulce María Loynaz
R - The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land In Between Hisham Matar
A - A Mine of Serpents Jocelyn Brooke
C - Chronicle of a Death Foretold Gabriel García Márquez
O - Our Place: Can We Save Britain’s Wildlife Before It Is Too Late? Mark Cocker
M - The Military Orchid Jocelyn Brooke
Y - The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books Saved My Life Andy Miller
N - Not to Read Alejandro Zambra
S - The Skin Chairs Barbara Comyns

I have updated my challenge in post #4 - progress so far is 2/14 done.

A few more finished - my post #4 has been updated. Now at 4/14

2021 READ THE NAME CHALLENGE

Spell-out: C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien (Fantasy)
(Titles & Author Names)

Spell out: C. S. LEWIS (5/7)


Clive Cussler's Final Option (1/10/21) ☆☆��
Skin Game by Stuart Woods (1/2/21) ☆☆��
Leslie Meier's Silver Anniversary Murder (1/15/21) 3.5☆☆��
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Woods, Stuart - The Money Shot (1/3/21) 3.5 ☆☆��
I
Strategic Moves by Stuart Woods (1/21/21) ☆☆☆☆

Spell-out: J. R. R. TOLKIEN (6/10)


Jacqueline Winespear's The American Agent (1/13/21) ☆☆☆☆��
Roberts, Sheila - Winter at the Beach (/24/21) ☆☆☆☆��
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T - The Tombs by Clive Cussler (1/7/21) 3.5 ☆☆��
O'Leary, Beth - The Flatshare (1/11/21) ☆☆☆☆
Laurence Yep's A Dragon's Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans (1/22/21) ☆☆☆☆
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Nick Tapalansky's Cast No Shadow (2/10/21) 2.5 ☆☆

Diana S wrote: "2021 READ THE NAME CHALLENGE

Spell-out: C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien (Fantasy)
(Titles & Author Names) ..."

Yay - one of my favorite authors! Good luck with your challenge Diana :)

Leslie wrote: "Diana S wrote: "2021 READ THE NAME CHALLENGE

Spell-out: C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien (Fantasy)
(Titles & Author Names) ..."

Yay - one of my favorite authors! Good luck with your challenge Diana :)"

Thanks Leslie - It should be fun :D

I have updated my post #4 with a few more letters finished - 6 of 14 done now :)

Added two letters to my challenge, 12 books to go.

I have read several books now that won't help me with my challenge - I need to seek out books that start with a vowel :)

A couple more letters finished so I am up to 8/14 done :)

2021 Read the Name Challenge

J
O Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America
H How the Penguins Saved Veronica
N

S The Sweeney Sisters
T Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America
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B
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I'm in. I haven't done a challenge in ages.
I chose a favorite author and the character she created.
Feb. 20 - May 11, 2021
Completed 28/28
Continuing the Challenge in Message #38.

E Enchanting Samantha by Betty Neels
L The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis
I Innocent Hostage by Juno Rushdan
Z Zero to Sixty by Marie Harte
A Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
B The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
E Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger
T Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center
H The Hippopotamus Pool by Elizabeth Peters

P The Pinhoe Egg by Diana Wynne Jones
E Early Poems by W.B. Yeats
T The Trouble with Picket Fences by Teri Wilson 5/11
E Enemy Waters by Justine Davis
R Reforming Lord Ragsdale by Carla Kelly
S Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold

A The Adventurer by Jayne Ann Krentz
M Miss Tibbles Investigates by April Kihlstrom
E Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich
L The Language of Bees by Laurie R. King
I Iron Kissed
A The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie

P A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie
E Elizabeth and Her German Garden by Elizabeth von Arnim 5/11
A Aunts Aren't Gentlemen by P.G. Wodehouse
B Birthright by Nora Roberts
O The Older Woman by Cheryl Reavis
D The Dutch Shoe Mystery by Ellery Queen
Y Yoga Mind: Journey Beyond the Physical, 30 Days to Enhance your Practice and Revolutionize Your Life From the Inside Out by Suzan Colon

Love Amelia Peabody :-)

Leslie wrote: "Love Amelia Peabody :-)"

Me, too. I never grow tired of her, it seems.

Finished my 1st of this Challenge with:-

'H' from Harry Potter - author surname:-
Close to Home by Cara Hunter

Great crime novel - 1st in DI Adam Fawley series. Rated it 4* (9/10). My review is here:-
/review/show...

I updated my challenge with two more authors. Woolf and Dostoevsky. I like this challenge most because it doesn't have any genre or age restrictions, i mostly belong to classic groups which allow only classics written before 1991 or 1971.

Nidhi wrote: "I updated my challenge with two more authors. Woolf and Dostoevsky. I like this challenge most because it doesn't have any genre or age restrictions, i mostly belong to classic groups which allow o..."

Usually that isn't much of a problem for me but as soon as it is an "official" restriction, I get a sudden longing to read some recent sci fi series - lol!

Finally finished a book in March that works for my challenge! My post #4 has been updated - only 3 letters to go :)

Finished my 2nd of this Challenge with:-

'A' from 'Harry Potter' - author first name:-
The Shadow Friend by Alex North

Rated this one as 4* (8.5/10) - slightly preferred 'The Whisper Man'.
My review is here:-
/review/show...

Finished my 3rd of this Challenge with:-

'R' from 'Harry Potter' - author first (or last) name:-
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Rated this excellent book as 5* (9.5/10). My review is here:-
/review/show...

22 out of 28 done. I needed a lot of E's. lol

I'd like to do more when I finish this one. Should I start it in a new message or add it to the existing one?

I finished Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody in message #28. I'm going to start a new one here:

All About Books Yearly Read the Name
Favorite Author and Character: Laurie R. King & Mary Russell
Duration: May 11 - July 10
Completed: 22/22

L A Little Learning by Margot Early 6/22
A After Dark by Jayne Castle 6/5
U Undercover Warrior by Aimée Thurlo 5/18
R Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos by Donna Andrews 6/16
I In Too Deep by Jayne Ann Krentz 5/21
E Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett 5/19

R Right from the Start by Jeanie London 6/23

K Killer Dolphin by Ngaio Marsh 6/9
I Illusion Town by Jayne Castle 5/31
N No Nest for the Wicket by Donna Andrews 6/20
G Ghost Hunter by Jayne Castle 5/18

M Marriage of Inconvenience by Penny Reid 5/12
A After Glow by Jayne Castle 6/8
R Reservations for Two by Jennifer Lohmann 6/24
Y You Say It First by Susan Mallery 7/9

R Roots in Texas by K.N. Casper 7/2
U Unraveling the Past by Beth Andrews 6/23
S Siren's Call by Jayne Castle 5/15
S Selkies are a Girl's Best Friend by Molly Harper 6/21
E Exile's Honor bMercedes Lackey 6/16
L Lord of the Wings by Donna Andrews 7/4
L The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs 7/10

Finished my 4th of this Challenge with:-

'T' from 'Harry Potter' - title:-
A Traveller at the Gates of Wisdom by John Boyne

Rated this one as 3* (7/10) - not my favourite of his books!
My review is here:-
/review/show...

Finished my 5th of this Challenge with:-

'R' from 'Harry Potter' - author surname:-

A Song for the Dark Times by Ian Rankin

Rated this one as 4* (9/10) - Inspector Rebus No.23 - nothing more need be said! My review is here:-
/review/show...

Finished my 6th of this Challenge with:-

'P' from 'Harry Potter' - author surname:-

The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell

Rated this book as 5 stars (9.5/10). My review is here:-
/review/show...

Since I've finished (post 12) my fist name I'll start with another writer I love:

G Giorgio Fontana Morte di un uomo felice Kris1980 Read
E Jennifer Chiaverini Enchantress of Numbers: A Novel of Ada Lovelace Read
O Benjamin Myers The Offing Read
R Sonali Dev Recipe for Persuasion Read
G Juan Gomez-Jurado Regina Rossa Read
E Eva Stachniak Il respiro della danza

E Eva Stachniak Il respiro della danza Read
L Lorenzo Marone La donna degli alberi Read
I Pino Imperatore Allah, san Gennaro e i tre kamikaze Read
O Gervase Phinn The Other Side of the Dale Read
T Rosa Teruzzi La sposa scomparsa Read

I finished my second one - Laurie R. King & Mary Russell. Onward and upward...

All About Books Yearly Read the Name
Favorite Author and Character: Patricia Briggs & Mercy Thompson
Duration: July 10 -
Completed: 27/27

P Picture Miss Seeton by Heron Carvic 7/21
A An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten 7/11
T Tempted by Rebecca Zanetti 7/11
R Revenge of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz 7/27
I I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella 7/14
C Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams 7/11
I Irresistible by Susan Mallery 7/17
A Always Be My Banshee by Molly Harper 7/24

B The Bakeshop at Pumpkin and Spice by Donna Kauffman 7/13
R Risk It All by Katie Ruggle 7/28
I Identity: Unknown by Suzanne Brockmann 7/21
G The Good, the Bad, and the Emus by Donna Andrews 7/17
G Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett 8/7
S Shadowed by Rebecca Zanetti 7/19

M Miss Seeton Draws the Line by Heron Carvic 7/18
E Enchanted Ever After by Shanna Swendson 9/18
R Richard II by William Shakespeare 9/7
C A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn 8/27
Y The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books (and Two Not-So-Great Ones) Saved My Life by Andy Miller 9/4


T The Real Macaw by Donna Andrews 8/5
H The Hob's Bargain by Patricia Briggs 7/21
O One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews 7/18
M Miss Seeton Quilts the Village by Hamilton Crane 7/13
P Purls and Potions by Nancy Warren 8/21
S Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir by Ruth Reichl 7/18
O The Other Side of the Wall by Simon Schwartz 8/1
N The Nonesuch by Georgette Heyer 8/23

Finished my 7th of this Challenge with:-

'O' from 'Harry Potter' - author surname:-
The Blood Strand by Chris Ould

Rated this first in a crime series as 4* (8/10). My review is here:-
/review/show...

Finished my first name challenge.

J = Jacky Daydream by Jacqueline Wilson (finished 30 January)
A = American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI by Kate Winkler Dawson (finished 19 January)
C = Clean Break by Jacqueline Wilson (finished 8 January)
Q = Queen of the Black Coast by Robert E. Howard (finished 26 June)
U = The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen (finished 30 July)
E = The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird (finished 3 March)
L = The Last Night of the World by Ray Bradbury (finished 6 January)
I = The Illustrated Mum by Jacqueline Wilson (finished 14th January)
N = Night Music by Jojo Moyes (finished 28 June)
E = The Eleventh Commandment by Jeffrey Archer (finished 1st August)

W = Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell (finished 3 January)
I = Impossible Dream by Gemma Jackson (finished 15th January)
L = Lola Rose by Jacqueline Wilson (finished 12th January)
S = Secrets by Jacqueline Wilson (finished 1 January)
O = Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson (finished 10 January)
N = The Night Train to Berlin by Melanie Hudson (finished 4 August)

Completed 4th August

I will do another one, I will use the author's name from the next book I pick up.

Finished my 8th of this Challenge with:-

'E' from 'Harry Potter':-
The End of the Day by Claire North

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

Finished my 9th of this Challenge with:-

'R' from 'Harry Potter' - book title:-
The Rumour by Lesley Kara

Rated this excellent read as 4* (9/10). My review is here:-
/review/show...

I finished my third set of names.

All About Books Yearly Read the Name
Favorite Author and Character: Patricia Briggs & Mercy Thompson
Duration: July 10 - September 18
Completed: 27/27

P Picture Miss Seeton by Heron Carvic 7/21
A An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten 7/11
T Tempted by Rebecca Zanetti 7/11
R Revenge of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz 7/27
I I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella 7/14
C Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams 7/11
I Irresistible by Susan Mallery 7/17
A Always Be My Banshee by Molly Harper 7/24

B The Bakeshop at Pumpkin and Spice by Donna Kauffman 7/13
R Risk It All by Katie Ruggle 7/28
I Identity: Unknown by Suzanne Brockmann 7/21
G The Good, the Bad, and the Emus by Donna Andrews 7/17
G Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett 8/7
S Shadowed by Rebecca Zanetti 7/19

M Miss Seeton Draws the Line by Heron Carvic 7/18
E Enchanted Ever After by Shanna Swendson 9/18
R Richard II by William Shakespeare 9/7
C A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn 8/27
Y The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books (and Two Not-So-Great Ones) Saved My Life by Andy Miller 9/4


T The Real Macaw by Donna Andrews 8/5
H The Hob's Bargain by Patricia Briggs 7/21
O One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews 7/18
M Miss Seeton Quilts the Village by Hamilton Crane 7/13
P Purls and Potions by Nancy Warren 8/21
S Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir by Ruth Reichl 7/18
O The Other Side of the Wall by Simon Schwartz 8/1
N The Nonesuch by Georgette Heyer 8/23

All About Books Yearly Read the Name - Round 4
Favorite Author and Character: Dorothy Gilman & Emily Pollifax
Duration: Sept. 18 -
Completed: 23/26

D Death in Kashmir by M.M. Kaye 11/1
O One-Woman Farm: The Seasons of Life Shared with Sheepdogs, Goats, Woodstoves, and a Feisty Fiddle by Jenna Woginrich 10/18
R Raven's Shadow by Patricia Briggs 9/25
O Once For All Time by Betty Neels 10/27
T True Grit by Charles Portis 9/22
H Howards End by E.M. Forster 9/18
Y A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle 11/14

G The Golden Rendezvous by Alistair MacLean 10/28
I Iliad by Homer 9/22
L Legacy by Lois McMaster Bujold 10/2
M Mrs. Pollifax Pursued by Dorothy Gilman 10/23
A Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery 9/29
N Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen 11/21

E An Experiment in Criticism by C.S. Lewis 10/21
M Miss Silver Comes to Stay by Patricia Wentworth 10/10
I The Invisible Ring by Anne Bishop 9/29
L Lake Silence by Anne Bishop 10/7
Y The You I Never Knew by Susan Wiggs 12/28

P Phantastes by George MacDonald 10/1
O The Other Lady Vanishes by Amanda Quick 11/3
L Latter End by Patricia Wentworth 11/7
L The Lady's Companion by Carla Kelly 11/24
I Isobel - a Romance of the Northern Trail by James Oliver Curwood 10/15
F Father and I Were Ranchers by Ralph Moody 9/20
A Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery 10/15
X PollifaX Mrs. Pollifax on Safari by Dorothy Gilman 10/22