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A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

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

You may use main genres or sub-genres.

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

WILDCARDS

You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.

Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres. (See example.)

EXAMPLE: (view spoiler)[
A - American classics
B - Biography
C - Crime
D - Dystopian
E - Erotica
F - Fantasy
G - Graphic Novel
H - Historical Fiction
I - WILDCARD - Chick-Lit
J - WILDCARD - Horror
K - WILDCARD - Suspense
L - Legal thriller
M - Mystery
N - Non-fiction
O - Occult
P - Paranormal
Q - WILDCARD - War
R - Romance
S - Sci-Fi
T - Thriller
U - Urban Fantasy
V - Vampire fiction
W - Western
X - WILDCARD - Children's
Y - Young Adult
Z - Zombie fiction

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Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.

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A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: Jan. 1st, 2023 - Dec. 31st, 2023

26/26

Anthology Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks by Patrick Radden Keefe - Feb. 27th
Biography The Kids in the Hall: One Dumb Guy by Paul Myers - Feb. 1st
Cookbook Is This A Cookbook?: Adventures in the Kitchen by Heston Blumenthal - Jan. 13th
Disney Manga Zero's Journey by D.J. Milky - Feb. 20th
Entertainment Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia by Natasha Lance Rogoff - Jan. 15th
Fairy Tale Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun by Guillermo del Toro & Cornelia Funke - Jan. 11th
Graphic Novel Deadly Class, Volume 12: A Fond Farewell, Part Two by Rick Remender - Feb. 8th
Humour Cryptid Club by Sarah Andersen - Jan. 3rd
Indian Literature The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay - Jan. 22nd
Japanese Literature The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa - Mar. 9th
K🃏Wildcard 3
Literary Fiction Tatouine by Jean-Christophe Réhel - Apr. 7th
Musician Memoir The Sporty One: My Life as a Spice Girl by Melanie Chisholm - Jan. 5th
Nonfiction Blurb Your Enthusiasm: An A-Z of Literary Persuasion by Louise Willder - Jan. 24th
O 🃏Wildcard 4
Portal Fantasy Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire - Jan. 11th
Queer Literature To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers - Jan. 25th
Romance The Backup Plan by Jill Shalvis - Jan. 27th
Science Fantasy Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews - Jan. 3rd
TV tie-in cookbook Friendsgiving: The Official Guide to Hosting, Roasting, and Celebrating with Friends by Shoshana Stopek - Mar. 7th
Urban Fantasy A Killing Frost by Seanan McGuire - Jan. 22nd
V 🃏Wildcard 5
Women's Fiction Mad About You by Mhairi McFarlane - Jan. 2nd
X 🃏Wildcard 1
YA The Stolen Heir by Holly Black - Jan. 24th
Z🃏Wildcard 2

🃏Wildcard 1
Poetry Shakespeare: Sonnets by William Shakespeare - Jan. 26th
🃏Wildcard 2
Magic Realism The Sentence by Louise Erdrich - Jan. 29th
🃏Wildcard 3
Dark Academia A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik - Mar. 12th
🃏Wildcard 4
Comic Collection Your Momma Thinks Square Roots Are Vegetables: A FoxTrot Collection by Bill Amend - Mar. 14th
🃏Wildcard 5
Historical Fantasy The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty - Mar. 20th

A-Z Genres Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

26 of 26 Complete

You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.

A - Action - No Plan B - Lee Child - 1/23/23
B - British Literature - The Lantern Men - Elly Griffiths - 1/15/23
C - Crime - The Keepsake - Tess Gerritsen - 1/4/23
D - Detective - The Ink Black Heart - Robert Galbraith - 1/18/23
E - Environment - Braiding Sweetgrass - Robin Wall Kimmerer - 5/17/23
F - Fantasy - The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafón - 2/12/23
G - German Literature - Snow White Must Die - Nele Neuhaus - 1/28/23
H - Humor - Thereby Hangs a Tail - Spencer Quinn - 1/8/23
I - Indigenous - Firekeeper's Daughter - Angeline Boulley - 6/1/23
J - Japanese Literature - Six Four - Hideo Yokoyama - 3/17/23
K - Kids - Three Keys - Kelly Yang - 6/3/23
L - Legal Thriller - The Whistler - John Grisham - 1/18/23
M - Mystery - The Highway - C.J. Box - 1/1/23
N - Nature - A Ghost of Caribou - Alice Henderson - 1/14/23
O - �� Wildcard #1 - Espionage - Executive Power - Vince Flynn - 6/15/23
P - Psychological Thriller - The Mistake I Made - Paula Daly - 1/13/23
Q - Queer - A Master of Djinn - P. Djèlí Clark - 4/24/23
R - Romance - Claiming the Ranchers Heir - Maisey Yates - 4/25/23
S - Sports - Anything but Minor - Kate Stewart - 1/6/23
T - True Crime - In Cold Blood - Truman Capote - 5/31/23
U - Urban Fantasy - Bitten - Kelley Armstrong - 1/30/23
V - Vampire - The Jackal - J.R. Ward - 3/3/23
W - War - The Diamond Eye - Kate Quinn - 1/5/23
X - �� Wildcard #2 - Poetry - Japanese Death Poems: Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death - Yoel Hoffmann - 6/13/23
Y - Young Adult - One of Us Is Lying - Karen M. McManus - 4/14/23
Z - CoZy Mystery - Assaulted Caramel - Amanda Flower - 2/27/23

A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

You may use main genres or sub-genres.

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

WILDCARDS

You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.

Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres. (See example.)

26/26 Completed. Finished


List:
Asian American:The Heart Principle-Helen Hoang 5/01/23
Black Romance:Almost Perfect-Delaney Diamond 8/13/23
Contemporary:Second Chance Mine-M. Robinson 5/31/23
Dark:The Toybox-Charly Cox 7/03/23
Erotica:The Next 365 Days-Blanka Lipińska 4/02/23
Family Saga:Forbidden Hearts-Corinne Michaels 8/10/23
Gothic:Edge of Woods Road-Leigh Maynard 3/14/23
Hispanic:West Side Love Story-Priscilla Oliveras 7/30/23
Inspirational:What He Always Knew-Kandi Steiner 6/27/23
J:Wildcard:Western:Heartless-Elsie Silver 5/12/23
Kidnapped:The Woman Behind the Door-Elle Gray 2/01/23
Literary Fiction:Midnight Valentine-J.T. Geissinger 7/16/23
Multicultural:Here to Stay-Adriana Herrera 7/22/23
New Adult:Abstract Love-Samantha Christy 6/17/23
Organized Crime:Hush Little Girl-Lisa Regan 7/19/23
Paranormal:FIREWALKER-Jamie Begley 1/10/23
Q:Wildcard:Memoir:The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times-Michelle Obama 1/16/23
Regency:Ironvine-Cat Porter 1/09/23
Suspense:Danila-Roxie Rivera 6/17/23
Thriller:Little Girls Sleeping-Jennifer Chase 8/11/23
Urban Fantasy:Shadowshaper-Daniel José Older 5/05/23
Vampire Suspense:Bite Force-J.A. Konrath 7/07/23
Women's Fiction:The One Real Thing-Samantha Young 4/09/23
X:Wildcard:Sisters Fiction:Forever in Cape May-Jennifer Probst 7/08/23
Young Adult:Always Mine-Laura Pavlov 2/12/23
Z:CoZy Mystery:When the Stars Fall-Becki Willis 5/29/23

A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
A: Adventure- The Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 6-Nakaba Suzuki 1/2
B: Biography- Dandelion-Gabbie Hanna 2/16
C: Childrens- Surprise Island-Gertrude Chandler Warner 1/21
D: Dark- Guardian-Leigh Kelsey 1/6
(WC) E: Magical Realism- The Age of Magic-Ben Okri 2/12
F: Fiction- The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On-Franny Choi 1/19
G: Graphic Novels- The Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 7-Nakaba Suzuki 2/5
H: Horror- The Promised Neverland, Vol. 14-Kaiu Shirai 1/12
I: Ireland- The Legend of the Irish Castle-Gertrude Chandler Warner 1/20
J: Juvenile- The Canoe Trip Mystery-Gertrude Chandler Warner 1/19
(WC) K: Ghosts- The Girl and the Ghost-Hanna Alkaf 1/19
L: LGBT- Movie Night-James Tynion IV 1/17
M: Manga- The Promised Neverland, Vol. 13-Kaiu Shirai 1/12
N: New Adult- Always You-Kirsty Moseley 1/5
O: Omegaverse- Winner-Leigh Kelsey 1/6
P: Poetry- Golden-Wilder Poetry 1/4
*Q: Sequential Art- The Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 5-Nakaba Suzuki 1/2
R: Romance- Blood Sector-Lexi C. Foss 1/3
S: Shonen- Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 33-Yuto Tsukuda 2/2 (492)
T: Thriller- Nowhere-Jon Robinson 2/14
*U: Superheroes- New Avengers, Vol. 2-Brian Michael Bendis 1/7
V: Video Games- Pokémon Adventures, Vol. 8-Hidenori Kusaka 1/29
W: Webtoon- Tower of God-SIU 1/3
*X: Mixed Martial Arts- 5 Rounds-Nikki Castle 1/15
*Y: Contemporary- Sincerly-F.S. Yousaf 1/10
(WC) Z: Marvel- Long-Distance-Jason Latour 1/25

Welcome Kendra, Lynda, Frankie and Grace!

A-Z Genres Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

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

A - Artist, Secret Santas and Holiday Dances by Ellie Thornton (1/15/23)
B - British, The Best Intentions by Sarah M. Eden (1/19/23)
C - Chemist, The Chemistry of Love by Sariah Wilson (1/26/23)
D - Duchess, A Duchess for the Duke by Sally Britton (1/28/23)
E - Escape, Defiance by A.L. Sowards (1/24/23)
F - Fae, The Gilded Fae by Shari L. Tapscott (1/6/23)
G - Georgian, The Enemy and Miss Innes by Martha Keyes (1/5/22)
H - Humor, Pretending I Love Lucy by Julie Christianson (1/13/23)
I - Innkeeper, The Innkeeper and the Fugitive by Martha Keyes (1/6/23)
J - Journalist, Her Athlete's Wedding Secret by Cindy Ray Hale (2/7/23)
K - Kids, The Christmas Bet by Meg Easton (1/26/23)
L - Laird, The Widow and the Highlander by Martha Keyes (1/2/23)
M - Mute, Beacon by Camille Peters (1/10/23)
N - Novella, Commit by Kortney Keisel (1/27/23)
O - Outcasts, Beguiled by Jody Hedlund (1/13/23)
P - Prison, Beholden by Jody Hedlund (1/16/23)
Q* - Evil Queen, The Masked Fae by Shari L. Tapscott (1/3/23)
R - Regency, Loving Lieutenant Lancaster by Sarah M. Eden (1/11/23)
S - Scotland, The Gentleman and the Maid by Martha Keyes (1/9/23)
T - Teacher, Compared by Kortney Keisel (1/20/23)
U* - sUmmer Camp, The Even Odder Couple by Julie Christianson (1/17/23)
V - Victorian, An Autumn Kiss by Laura Rollins, et.al. (2/17/23)
W - Wedding, No Time for Intrigue by Raine English (1/4/23)
X* - phoeniX, Just A Bet by Jenessa Fayeth (1/31/23)
Y - Young Adult, Besotted by Jody Hedlund (1/18/23)
Z* - coZy Mystery, The Obituary Society by Jessica L. Randall (2/21/23)

Welcome Shash!

A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Progress: 26/26

A: Adult - Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple 1/1
B: British Literature- Margaret the First by Danielle Dutton 21/1
C: Contemporary - A Light in the Forest by Melissa Payne 1/1
D: Dutch Literature - The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld 1/2
E: Essays - A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost 25/1
F: Food- Chef's Kiss by T.J. Alexander 18/1
G: Graphic Novel - All Princesses Die Before Dawn by Quentin Zuttion 30/1
H: Humor - Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson 4/1
I: India - Falling in Love Again by Ruskin Bond 22/2
J: WILDCARD - Love - It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover 4/2
K: WILDCARD - Crime - One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus 3/2
L: Literary Fiction - Raft of Stars by Andrew J. Graff 20/1
M: Mystery - The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley 2/1
N: Novels - The Books That Devoured My Father by Afonso Cruz 30/1
O: WILDCARD - Fiction - Just a Regular Boy by Catherine Ryan Hyde 1/2
P: Post Apocalyptic - Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice 7/1
Q: Queer - House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson 6/1
R: Romance - My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth 5/1
S: Self Help - Ecstasy 65 Days - In the midst of darkness by Abdulhadi Al-Amshan 3/2
T: Thriller - Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman 5/1
U: AdventUre - What the Other Three Don't Know by Spencer Hyde 7/2
V: Vampires - Vampires, Hearts, & Other Dead Things by Margie Fuston 20/2
W: Womens - Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution by Mona Eltahawy 8/2
X: WILDCARD - Poetry - The Last Time I'll Write About You by Dawn Lanuza 31/1
Y: Young Adult - Whiteout by Dhonielle Clayton 3/1
Z: WILDCARD - Realistic Fiction - The Songs You've Never Heard by Becky Jerams 29/1

Welcome Hina!

A-Z Genres Challenge

Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

21/26 letters

A - American history - The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride by Daniel James Brown 3/5/2023
B - Books about books - Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World by Irene Vallejo 3/24/2023
C - Contemporary - The Shakespeare Requirement by Julie Schumacher 2/24/23
D - Dystopia - The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird 6/2/23
E - Epic fantasy - The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan 2/10/23
F - Fantasy - Green Rider by Kristen Britain 1/4/2023
G - Gay - Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli 7/14/23
H - History - Ravenna: Crucible of Europe by Judith Herrin 1/14/2023
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L - LGBT - Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender 2/26/23
M - Medieval history - Marriage and the Family in the Middle Ages by Frances Gies 2/8/23
N - Nature - The Appalachian Trail: A Biography by Philip D'Anieri 7/12/23
O
P - Paranormal - Maplecroft by Cherie Priest 1/17/2023
Q - Queer - Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir 3/9/2023
R - Reference - A New Introduction to Bibliography by Philip Gaskell 5/22/23
S - Steampunk - Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear 1/27/2023
T - True crime - The Library Book by Susan Orlean 4/9/2023
U - Urban fantasy - Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire 2/24/23
V - Victorian - The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens 7/21/23
W - War - Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott 4/14/2023
X
Y - Young adult - Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire 2/26/2023
Z - Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry 10/30/23

Welcome Natasha!

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A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023


~Genres~
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Adventure: A Wish in the Dark ★★★★ 4 March
Biography: Beautiful: The Life of Hedy Lamarr ★★�� 2 July
Contemporary fiction: Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry ★★★★ 13 January
Dystopian: Nemesis ★★★★ 16 January
Essays: Crying in the Bathroom ★★★★ 17 March
Fantasy: Eden's Everdark ★★�� 5 February
Gaphic novel: The Magic Fish ★★�� 5 January
Historical fiction: The Patron Thief of Bread ★★★★�� 7 January
I WILDCARD ~romance~ Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake ★★★★ 18 January
Juveline graphic novel: Frizzy ★★★★ 28 January
Kid's book: Dog Man ★★★★ 7 February
Literary fiction: Gilead ★★ 13 January
Mystery: Nothing More to Tell ★★★★ 19 January
Nonfiction: Blizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion of 1917 ★★�� 27 January
O WILDCARD ~ retelling~ Spinning Silver ★★★★�� 17 February
Paranormal: Elatsoe ★★�� 31 January
Queer romance: Paris Daillencourt Is About to Crumble ★★�� 26 January
Realistic fiction: Stargirl ★★�� 6 January
Science fiction: Winter's Orbit ★★�� 4 January
Thriller: Defending Jacob ★★★★ 20 February
Urban fantasy: Edgewood ★★★★ 20 March
Verse: Alone ★★★★ 20 March
Women's lit: Plot Twist
X WILDCARD ~humor~ Kasher in the Rye: The True Tale of a White Boy from Oakland Who Became a Drug Addict, Criminal, Mental Patient, and Then Turned 16 ★★★★ 20 December
Young adult: Salt and Sugar ★★★★ 9 February
Z WILDCARD ~ mythology~ The Alchemyst ★★�� 29 March


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Welcome Jessica!

A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Goal: 26/26

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

Wildcards used: 2

List:
A - Asian - Central Places - Delia Cai - 03/07/23
B - Biography - A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe - Mark Dawidziak - 04/28/23
C - Cultural - In the Time of our History - Susanne Pari - 01/24/23
D - Detective - The Mephisto Club - Tess Gerritsen - 03/31/23
E - Espionage - King Of Spies - Mark Millar - 04/26/23
F - Fantasy - Hotel Magnifique - Emily J. Taylor - 01/07/23
G - Graphic Novels - Quantum and Woody Vol. 2: In Security (Quantum and Woody - James Asmus - 01/06/23
H - Horror - Dead Silence - S.A. Barnes - 02/07/23
I - Islam - Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War - Robin Yassin-Kassab - 06/16/23
J - Journalism - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Hunter S. Thompson - 09/17/23
K - Chick Lit (*Wildcard*) - An Unexpected Home - Bree Kraemer - 10/08/23
L - Literary Fiction - Rose Napolitano kilenc élete - Donna Freitas - 01/21/23
M - Magical Realism - The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina - Zoraida Córdova - 01/17/23
N - Nature - A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future - David Attenborough & Jonnie Hughes - 05/11/23
O - Ghosts (*Wildcard*) - Murder at the Pumpkin Pageant - Darci Hannah - 10/29/23
P - Parenting - Mit kezdjünk az akaratossággal? - Pszichológiai útmutató + dacszelídítő mesék - Deliága Éva & Lovász Hajnalka - 01/27/23
Q - Queer - Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree - 02/22/23
R - Romance - Emma's Dream - M. Lee Prescott - 01/05/23
S - Superheroes - Batman '89 - Sam Hamm - 01/30/23
T - Thriller - The Villa - Rachel Hawkins - 01/30/23
*U - Suspense - The Perfect Wife - Blake Pierce - 03/16/23
V - Vampires - Van Helsing vs. The Mummy of Amun-Ra - 06/26/23
W - World War II - The Diamond Eye - Kate Quinn - 01/04/23
X - X-Men - Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 2: Dangerous - Joss Whedon - 02/21/23
Y - Young Adult - King of Scars - Leigh Bardugo - 04/17/23
*Z - Cozy Mystery - Magical Makeover - Brenda Trim - 10/20/23

Welcome Ferenc!

A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: Jan. 1st, 2023 - Dec. 31st, 2023

18/26 completed

A: Australia The Butterfly Collector 11/28
B: Biography I'm Glad My Mom Died 1/9
C: Contemporary Romance The Romantic Agenda 5/8
D: Dystopia Station Eleven 7/26
E: Education In Dialogue with Reggio Emilia: Listening, Researching and Learning 10/28
F: Fantasy In the Lives of Puppets 10/17
G: Gothic The Spite House
H: Historical Fiction The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo 2/26
I: Indigenous Fiction The Summer of Bitter and Sweet 2/4
J: Jewish Fiction Going Bicoastal 6/2
K: Serial Killer How Can I Help You tbd
L: Literary Fiction The Way the Crow Flies 11/22
M: Magic Thornhedge 11/9
N: Non-Fiction Open: An Uncensored Memoir of Love, Liberation, and Non-Monogamy 09/30
O: *Novella The Helios Syndrome
P: Paranormal Fiction Under the Whispering Door 6/7
Q: Queer Fiction The Luis Ortega Survival Club 6/18
R: Race Refusing Compulsory Sexuality: A Black Asexual Lens on Our Sex-Obsessed Culture 4/9
S: Science Fiction Station Eleven 09/12
T: Transgender Pageboy, 12/5
U
V
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X: *Asexual Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex, 1/5
Y: Young Adult Terminus cauchemar 11/7
Z

A-Z Genres Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
*For the harder letters - Q, U, X and Z - you may use any genre with that letter in it's name.*

0 of 26 Complete

A = Adult Can't Judge a Book By Its Murder by Amy Lillard 2/24/2023
B = Books About Books Booked 4 Murder by J.C. Eaton 1/25/2023
C = Crime Deserts, Driving, & Derelicts by Tonya Kappes 3/11/2023
D = Detective Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers 3/31/2023
E = Erotica Bitter Taffy by Amy Lane 1/5/2023
F = Fiction Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich 1/21/2023
G = Gay Boyfriend Goals by Riley Hart 5/28/2023
H = Humor Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich 1/2/2023
I = Wild Card M/M Romance Last Chance by S.C. Wynne 5/24/2023
J = Wild Card Doctors Strange Medicine by S.C. Wynne 5/19/2023
K = Kids Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff 5/25/2023
L = LGBT Lollipop by Amy Lane 1/28/2023
M = Mystery Funeral Food by Kathleen Taylor 1/7/2023
N = Novella Turkey in the Snow by Amy Lane 1/25/2023
O = Wild Card Contemporary Last Date by S.C. Wynne 5/13/2023
P = Paranormal Restoration of Faith by Jim Butcher 2/17/2023
Q = Queer Body at Buccaneer's Bay by Josh Lanyon 5/14/2023
R = Romance A Devious Death by Alyssa Maxwell 1/31/2023
S = Short Stories Slay Bells Ring by Karen MacInerney 1/30/2023
T = Time Travel I'll Stop the World by Lauren Thoman 3/27/2023
U = Urban Fantasy A Fistful of Warlocks by Jim Butcher 2/16/2023
V = Wild Card Amateur Sleuth Murder at Ochre Court by Alyssa Maxwell 5/5/2023
W = War Hiding the Moon by Amy Lane 1/23/2023
X = Wild Card Magic Fool Moon by Jim Butcher 4/22/2023
Y = Young Adult The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne 1/3/2023
Z = Cozy Mystery Shrimply Sublime Murder by Patti Benning 1/8/2023

A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Goal: Read 26 genres, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Broaden your horizons and read genres that you might not have tried before!
*For the harder letters - Q, U, X and Z - you may use any genre with that letter in it's name.*
Progress:

You may use main genres or sub-genres. ~ /genres

WILDCARDS ~ You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.

Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres. (See example.)

African American Romance ~ Good Behavior by Delaney Diamond ~ 03/21
Biography ~ Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry ~ 03/13
Chick lit ~ Well Met by Jen DeLuca ~ 06/30
Dark ~ My Dark Romeo by Parker S. Huntington ~ 06/28
Erotica ~ Sweetest Secret by Lucy Darling ~ 06/25
Fantasy ~ Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning ~ 05/28
Gay ~ Danger Zone by Brooke Blaine ~ 05/10
Humor ~ The Anti-Boyfriend by Penelope Ward ~ 06/04
I ~ Interracial Romance
J ~ Wildcard ~ Magical Realism ~ Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman ~ 03/30
K ~ Wild Card ~ Historical Fiction ~ Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen ~ 05/12
LGBT ~ If Only You by Chloe Liese ~ 06/03
Mystery ~ The Girl in the Woods by Kristen Ashley ~ 05/30
New Adult ~ Unfixable by Tessa Bailey ~ 06/20
O ~ Wildcard ~ Dystopia ~ The V Girl: a Coming of Age Story by Mya Robarts ~ 04/19
Paranormal ~ Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs ~ 05/27
Queer ~ One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston ~ 06/13
***Romance ~ Maggie Moves On by Lucy Score ~
Sports Romance ~ Throttled by Lauren Asher ~ 05/26
Time Travel ~ Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi ~ 06/11
Urban Fantasy ~ Iced by Karen Marie Moning ~ 06/22
Vampires ~ Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs ~ 05/31
Werewolves ~ Force of Temptation by Suzanne Wright ~ 06/02
X ~ Wildcard ~ Retellings ~ A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas ~ 04/22
Young Adult ~ Frey by Melissa Wright ~ 06/10
Z ~ Wildcard ~ Menage ~ Sea of Ruin by Pam Godwin ~ 05/05

A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

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P - Poetry: The Poet X | Elizabeth Acevedo (2/5/2023)
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Welcome ily, Genevieve, Shan ~A~ and Kimberly!

A-Z Genres Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

0 of 26 Complete

A - Asian Literature - Song of Silver, Flame Like Night by Amélie Wen Zhao - 01.12.2023
B - Biography - Father and I Were Ranchers by Ralph Moody 01.19.2023
C - Contemporary - Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch 01.15.2023
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F - Fantasy - Twilight by Stephenie Meyer 01/04/2023
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M - Mental Health - Rocky Road by Rose Kent 01.16.2023
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S - Science Fiction - CassaStar by Alex J. Cavanaugh 01.19.2023
T - Thriller - The Villa by Rachel Hawkins 01/07/2023
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Welcome Ricka!

A-Z Genres Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

17 of 26 Complete -- I am "jumping into" this one on 21 Jan. 2023.

A - Astronomy -- Wonders of the Solar System by Brian Cox 01-21-23
B - Biography -- Pentimento by Lillian Hellman 04-05-23
C - Contemporary -- The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner 04 - 15 - 23
D - Drama -- The Little Foxes by Lillian Hellman 04-05-23
E - Education -- Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities by Martha C. Nussbaum 02 -21-23
F - Feminism -- Feminine Endings: Music, Gender, and Sexuality by Susan McClary 02-17-23
G - Gothic -- The Turn of the Screw by Henry James 03-04-23
H - Horror -- A History of Fear by Luke Dumas 01-30-23
I -- India -- Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor 04-26-23
J -- Japanese Literature -- Beauty and Sadness by Yasunari Kawabata 05-03-23
K **WILD CARD** Ghosts -- Audrey's Door by Sarah Langan 03-28-23
L - Literature -- The Fox by D.H. Lawrence 04-18-23
M - Music -- Stocktakings from an Apprenticeship by Pierre Boulez 2-23-23
N - Nonfiction -- Music and Imagination by Aaron Copland 02-09-23
O -- Occult -- The Occult Conspiracy: Secret Societies--Their Influence and Power in World History by Michael Howard 4-30-23
P - Paranormal -- One Poison Pie by Lynn Cahoon 05-01-23
Q - Queer -- Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde -05-30-23
R - Religion -- Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas by Elaine Pagels 04 - 18 -23
S - Space Opera -- The Last Watch by J.S. Dewes 04-03-23
T - Thriller -- The Fisherman by John Langan 05-01-23
U - Adult (contains the letter "u") -- A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay 04-28-23
V - **WILD CARD** -- Cultural -- Surface Detail by Iain M. Banks
W - War -- War by Sebastian Junger 2-24-23
X - **WILD CARD** -- Weird Fiction -- Tales of the Quintana Roo by James Tiptree Jr. 04-07-23
Y - **WILD CARD** -- Art -- The Joy of Music by Leonard Bernstein 2-22-23
*Z - Cozy Mystery (contains a Z) -A Real Basket Case by Beth Groundwater 02-09-23

Welcome Nick!

You may use any books read after Jan 1st, you don't have to wait! :)

The Lost Challenges
A-Z Genres Challenge 2023
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Progress: 0 out of 26

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

You may use main genres or sub-genres.

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

WILDCARDS

You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.

Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres. (See example.)

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*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
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*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
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Welcome Suzanne!

Genres Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

The Lost Challenges
A-Z Genres Challenge 2023
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Progress: 26/26

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

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

List:
A - Amish Fiction - A Plain and Simple Christmas by Amy Clipston (1/28/23)
B - Biblical Fiction - Young Mary of Nazareth by Marianna Mayer (11/16/23)
C - Chick-lit - Journey Back to Christmas by Leigh Duncan (2/1/23)
D - Detective - The Kidnapped Prime Minister by Agatha Christie (5/19/23)
E - Epistolary Fiction - Love, Lexi: Letters to God by Sherry Kyle (2/20/23)
F - Fantasy - The Picky Puffin by Amelia Cobb (8/27/23)
G - Gothic - Silverhill by Phyllis A. Whitney (4/13/23)
H - Historical Fiction - A Texas Christmas Carol by Karen Witemeyer (1/22/23)
I - Inspirational - My True Love Gave to Me by Karen Witemeyer (12/14/23)
J - Jewish - The Trees of the Dancing Goats by Patricia Polacco (9/12/23)
K - *Wild Card* - Christmas - Silver Bells by Debby Mayne (11/20/23)
L - Legal Thriller - Witness to a Trial by John Grisham (2/3/23)
M - Mystery - Clammed Up by Barbara Ross (2/27/23)
N - Nonfiction - 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff (5/7/23)
O - Old Testament - Unveiled: Tamar by Francine Rivers (5/24/23)
P - Picture Books - The Fourth Wise Man by Susan Summers (2/11/23)
Q - *Wild Card* - Animals - Sergeant Stubby, Hero Pup of World War I by Laurie Calkhoven (11/13/23)
R - Regency Romance - Legacy of Love by Kristi Ann Hunter (5/15/23)
S - Suspense - Submerged by Dani Pettrey (2/20/23)
T - Thriller - If I Live by Terri Blackstock (2/11/23)
U - Romantic SUspense - Targeted for Murder by Elizabeth Goddard (3/26/23)
V - Victorian - To Enchant a Lady's Heart by Robin Lee Hatcher (12/31/23)
W - Western - No Match for Love by Carol Cox (12/10/23)
X - *Wild Card* - War - Secret Mission: Guam by Marcus Sutter (4/18/23)
Y - Young Adult - The House without a Christmas Tree by Gail Rock (12/16/23)
Z - CoZy Mystery - Sugar and Sliced by C.A. Phipps (6/17/23)

Welcome Karen!

You may use books read since Jan 1!

Finished! :)

A-Z Genres Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

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

A - Artist, Secret Santas and Holiday Dances by Ellie Thornton (1/15/23)
B - British, The Best Intentions by Sarah M. Eden (1/19/23)
C - Chemist, The Chemistry of Love by Sariah Wilson (1/26/23)
D - Duchess, A Duchess for the Duke by Sally Britton (1/28/23)
E - Escape, Defiance by A.L. Sowards (1/24/23)
F - Fae, The Gilded Fae by Shari L. Tapscott (1/6/23)
G - Georgian, The Enemy and Miss Innes by Martha Keyes (1/5/22)
H - Humor, Pretending I Love Lucy by Julie Christianson (1/13/23)
I - Innkeeper, The Innkeeper and the Fugitive by Martha Keyes (1/6/23)
J - Journalist, Her Athlete's Wedding Secret by Cindy Ray Hale (2/7/23)
K - Kids, The Christmas Bet by Meg Easton (1/26/23)
L - Laird, The Widow and the Highlander by Martha Keyes (1/2/23)
M - Mute, Beacon by Camille Peters (1/10/23)
N - Novella, Commit by Kortney Keisel (1/27/23)
O - Outcasts, Beguiled by Jody Hedlund (1/13/23)
P - Prison, Beholden by Jody Hedlund (1/16/23)
Q* - Evil Queen, The Masked Fae by Shari L. Tapscott (1/3/23)
R - Regency, Loving Lieutenant Lancaster by Sarah M. Eden (1/11/23)
S - Scotland, The Gentleman and the Maid by Martha Keyes (1/9/23)
T - Teacher, Compared by Kortney Keisel (1/20/23)
U* - sUmmer Camp, The Even Odder Couple by Julie Christianson (1/17/23)
V - Victorian, An Autumn Kiss by Laura Rollins, et.al. (2/17/23)
W - Wedding, No Time for Intrigue by Raine English (1/4/23)
X* - phoeniX, Just A Bet by Jenessa Fayeth (1/31/23)
Y - Young Adult, Besotted by Jody Hedlund (1/18/23)
Z* - coZy Mystery, The Obituary Society by Jessica L. Randall (2/21/23)

A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
FINISHED

A: Adventure- The Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 6-Nakaba Suzuki 1/2
B: Biography- Dandelion-Gabbie Hanna 2/16
C: Childrens- Surprise Island-Gertrude Chandler Warner 1/21
D: Dark- Guardian-Leigh Kelsey 1/6
(WC) E: Magical Realism- The Age of Magic-Ben Okri 2/12
F: Fiction- The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On-Franny Choi 1/19
G: Graphic Novels- The Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 7-Nakaba Suzuki 2/5
H: Horror- The Promised Neverland, Vol. 14-Kaiu Shirai 1/12
I: Ireland- The Legend of the Irish Castle-Gertrude Chandler Warner 1/20
J: Juvenile- The Canoe Trip Mystery-Gertrude Chandler Warner 1/19
(WC) K: Ghosts- The Girl and the Ghost-Hanna Alkaf 1/19
L: LGBT- Movie Night-James Tynion IV 1/17
M: Manga- The Promised Neverland, Vol. 13-Kaiu Shirai 1/12
N: New Adult- Always You-Kirsty Moseley 1/5
O: Omegaverse- Winner-Leigh Kelsey 1/6
P: Poetry- Golden-Wilder Poetry 1/4
*Q: Sequential Art- The Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 5-Nakaba Suzuki 1/2
R: Romance- Blood Sector-Lexi C. Foss 1/3
S: Shonen- Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 33-Yuto Tsukuda 2/2 (492)
T: Thriller- Nowhere-Jon Robinson 2/14
*U: Superheroes- New Avengers, Vol. 2-Brian Michael Bendis 1/7
V: Video Games- Pokémon Adventures, Vol. 8-Hidenori Kusaka 1/29
W: Webtoon- Tower of God-SIU 1/3
*X: Mixed Martial Arts- 5 Rounds-Nikki Castle 1/15
*Y: Contemporary- Sincerly-F.S. Yousaf 1/10
(WC) Z: Marvel- Long-Distance-Jason Latour 1/25

Amazing Shash and Grace!

FINISHED

A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Progress: 26/26

A: Adult - Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple 1/1
B: British Literature- Margaret the First by Danielle Dutton 21/1
C: Contemporary - A Light in the Forest by Melissa Payne 1/1
D: Dutch Literature - The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld 1/2
E: Essays - A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost 25/1
F: Food- Chef's Kiss by T.J. Alexander 18/1
G: Graphic Novel - All Princesses Die Before Dawn by Quentin Zuttion 30/1
H: Humor - Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson 4/1
I: India - Falling in Love Again by Ruskin Bond 22/2
J: WILDCARD - Love - It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover 4/2
K: WILDCARD - Crime - One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus 3/2
L: Literary Fiction - Raft of Stars by Andrew J. Graff 20/1
M: Mystery - The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley 2/1
N: Novels - The Books That Devoured My Father by Afonso Cruz 30/1
O: WILDCARD - Fiction - Just a Regular Boy by Catherine Ryan Hyde 1/2
P: Post Apocalyptic - Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice 7/1
Q: Queer - House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson 6/1
R: Romance - My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth 5/1
S: Self Help - Ecstasy 65 Days - In the midst of darkness by Abdulhadi Al-Amshan 3/2
T: Thriller - Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman 5/1
U: AdventUre - What the Other Three Don't Know by Spencer Hyde 7/2
V: Vampires - Vampires, Hearts, & Other Dead Things by Margie Fuston 20/2
W: Womens - Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution by Mona Eltahawy 8/2
X: WILDCARD - Poetry - The Last Time I'll Write About You by Dawn Lanuza 31/1
Y: Young Adult - Whiteout by Dhonielle Clayton 3/1
Z: WILDCARD - Realistic Fiction - The Songs You've Never Heard by Becky Jerams 29/1

Great job Hina!

Finished

A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: Jan. 1st, 2023 - Dec. 31st, 2023

26/26

Anthology Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks by Patrick Radden Keefe - Feb. 27th
Biography The Kids in the Hall: One Dumb Guy by Paul Myers - Feb. 1st
Cookbook Is This A Cookbook?: Adventures in the Kitchen by Heston Blumenthal - Jan. 13th
Disney Manga Zero's Journey by D.J. Milky - Feb. 20th
Entertainment Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia by Natasha Lance Rogoff - Jan. 15th
Fairy Tale Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun by Guillermo del Toro & Cornelia Funke - Jan. 11th
Graphic Novel Deadly Class, Volume 12: A Fond Farewell, Part Two by Rick Remender - Feb. 8th
Humour Cryptid Club by Sarah Andersen - Jan. 3rd
Indian Literature The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay - Jan. 22nd
Japanese Literature The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa - Mar. 9th
K🃏Wildcard 3
Literary Fiction Tatouine by Jean-Christophe Réhel - Apr. 7th
Musician Memoir The Sporty One: My Life as a Spice Girl by Melanie Chisholm - Jan. 5th
Nonfiction Blurb Your Enthusiasm: An A-Z of Literary Persuasion by Louise Willder - Jan. 24th
O 🃏Wildcard 4
Portal Fantasy Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire - Jan. 11th
Queer Literature To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers - Jan. 25th
Romance The Backup Plan by Jill Shalvis - Jan. 27th
Science Fantasy Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews - Jan. 3rd
TV tie-in cookbook Friendsgiving: The Official Guide to Hosting, Roasting, and Celebrating with Friends by Shoshana Stopek - Mar. 7th
Urban Fantasy A Killing Frost by Seanan McGuire - Jan. 22nd
V 🃏Wildcard 5
Women's Fiction Mad About You by Mhairi McFarlane - Jan. 2nd
X 🃏Wildcard 1
YA The Stolen Heir by Holly Black - Jan. 24th
Z🃏Wildcard 2

🃏Wildcard 1
Poetry Shakespeare: Sonnets by William Shakespeare - Jan. 26th
🃏Wildcard 2
Magic Realism The Sentence by Louise Erdrich - Jan. 29th
🃏Wildcard 3
Dark Academia A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik - Mar. 12th
🃏Wildcard 4
Comic Collection Your Momma Thinks Square Roots Are Vegetables: A FoxTrot Collection by Bill Amend - Mar. 14th
🃏Wildcard 5
Historical Fantasy The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty - Mar. 20th

WOOHOO Kendra!

FINISHED
A-Z Genres Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
*For the harder letters - Q, U, X and Z - you may use any genre with that letter in it's name.*

26 of 26 Complete

A = Adult Can't Judge a Book By Its Murder by Amy Lillard 2/24/2023
B = Books About Books Booked 4 Murder by J.C. Eaton 1/25/2023
C = Crime Deserts, Driving, & Derelicts by Tonya Kappes 3/11/2023
D = Detective Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers 3/31/2023
E = Erotica Bitter Taffy by Amy Lane 1/5/2023
F = Fiction Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich 1/21/2023
G = Gay Boyfriend Goals by Riley Hart 5/28/2023
H = Humor Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich 1/2/2023
I = Wild Card M/M Romance Last Chance by S.C. Wynne 5/24/2023
J = Wild Card Doctors Strange Medicine by S.C. Wynne 5/19/2023
K = Kids Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff 5/25/2023
L = LGBT Lollipop by Amy Lane 1/28/2023
M = Mystery Funeral Food by Kathleen Taylor 1/7/2023
N = Novella Turkey in the Snow by Amy Lane 1/25/2023
O = Wild Card Contemporary Last Date by S.C. Wynne 5/13/2023
P = Paranormal Restoration of Faith by Jim Butcher 2/17/2023
Q = Queer Body at Buccaneer's Bay by Josh Lanyon 5/14/2023
R = Romance A Devious Death by Alyssa Maxwell 1/31/2023
S = Short Stories Slay Bells Ring by Karen MacInerney 1/30/2023
T = Time Travel I'll Stop the World by Lauren Thoman 3/27/2023
U = Urban Fantasy A Fistful of Warlocks by Jim Butcher 2/16/2023
V = Wild Card Amateur Sleuth Murder at Ochre Court by Alyssa Maxwell 5/5/2023
W = War Hiding the Moon by Amy Lane 1/23/2023
X = Wild Card Magic Fool Moon by Jim Butcher 4/22/2023
Y = Young Adult The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne 1/3/2023
Z = Cozy Mystery Shrimply Sublime Murder by Patti Benning 1/8/2023

Awesome Genevieve!

JoAnne wrote: "Awesome Genevieve!"
1 down at least

You have 7 more months! :)

A-Z Genres Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

*** FINISHED ***

A - Astronomy -- Wonders of the Solar System by Brian Cox 01-21-23
B - Biography -- Pentimento by Lillian Hellman 04-05-23
C - Contemporary -- The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner 04 - 15 - 23
D - Drama -- The Little Foxes by Lillian Hellman 04-05-23
E - Education -- Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities by Martha C. Nussbaum 02 -21-23
F - Feminism -- Feminine Endings: Music, Gender, and Sexuality by Susan McClary 02-17-23
G - Gothic -- The Turn of the Screw by Henry James 03-04-23
H - Horror -- A History of Fear by Luke Dumas 01-30-23
I -- India -- Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor 04-26-23
J -- Japanese Literature -- Beauty and Sadness by Yasunari Kawabata 05-03-23
K **WILD CARD** Ghosts -- Audrey's Door by Sarah Langan 03-28-23
L - Literature -- The Fox by D.H. Lawrence 04-18-23
M - Music -- Stocktakings from an Apprenticeship by Pierre Boulez 2-23-23
N - Nonfiction -- Music and Imagination by Aaron Copland 02-09-23
O -- Occult -- The Occult Conspiracy: Secret Societies--Their Influence and Power in World History by Michael Howard 4-30-23
P - Paranormal -- One Poison Pie by Lynn Cahoon 05-01-23
Q - Queer -- Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde -05-30-23
R - Religion -- Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas by Elaine Pagels 04 - 18 -23
S - Space Opera -- The Last Watch by J.S. Dewes 04-03-23
T - Thriller -- The Fisherman by John Langan 05-01-23
U - Adult (contains the letter "u") -- A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay 04-28-23
V - **WILD CARD** -- Cultural -- Surface Detail by Iain M. Banks 05 - 20 - 23
W - War -- War by Sebastian Junger 2-24-23
X - **WILD CARD** -- Weird Fiction -- Tales of the Quintana Roo by James Tiptree Jr. 04-07-23
Y - **WILD CARD** -- Art -- The Joy of Music by Leonard Bernstein 2-22-23
*Z - Cozy Mystery (contains a Z) -A Real Basket Case by Beth Groundwater 02- 22-23

~~~ Complete ~~~

A-Z Genres Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

26 of 26 Complete

You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.

A - Action - No Plan B - Lee Child - 1/23/23
B - British Literature - The Lantern Men - Elly Griffiths - 1/15/23
C - Crime - The Keepsake - Tess Gerritsen - 1/4/23
D - Detective - The Ink Black Heart - Robert Galbraith - 1/18/23
E - Environment - Braiding Sweetgrass - Robin Wall Kimmerer - 5/17/23
F - Fantasy - The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafón - 2/12/23
G - German Literature - Snow White Must Die - Nele Neuhaus - 1/28/23
H - Humor - Thereby Hangs a Tail - Spencer Quinn - 1/8/23
I - Indigenous - Firekeeper's Daughter - Angeline Boulley - 6/1/23
J - Japanese Literature - Six Four - Hideo Yokoyama - 3/17/23
K - Kids - Three Keys - Kelly Yang - 6/3/23
L - Legal Thriller - The Whistler - John Grisham - 1/18/23
M - Mystery - The Highway - C.J. Box - 1/1/23
N - Nature - A Ghost of Caribou - Alice Henderson - 1/14/23
O - �� Wildcard #1 - Espionage - Executive Power - Vince Flynn - 6/15/23
P - Psychological Thriller - The Mistake I Made - Paula Daly - 1/13/23
Q - Queer - A Master of Djinn - P. Djèlí Clark - 4/24/23
R - Romance - Claiming the Ranchers Heir - Maisey Yates - 4/25/23
S - Sports - Anything but Minor - Kate Stewart - 1/6/23
T - True Crime - In Cold Blood - Truman Capote - 5/31/23
U - Urban Fantasy - Bitten - Kelley Armstrong - 1/30/23
V - Vampire - The Jackal - J.R. Ward - 3/3/23
W - War - The Diamond Eye - Kate Quinn - 1/5/23
X - �� Wildcard #2 - Poetry - Japanese Death Poems: Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death - Yoel Hoffmann - 6/13/23
Y - Young Adult - One of Us Is Lying - Karen M. McManus - 4/14/23
Z - CoZy Mystery - Assaulted Caramel - Amanda Flower - 2/27/23

Super job Nick and Lynda!

A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

You may use main genres or sub-genres.

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

WILDCARDS

You will also be allowed FIVE 'wildcards' for this challenge.

Wildcards can be used in place of any letter that you're struggling with, allowing you to substitute a genre beginning with any other letter. However, the substituted genre must be different from any other genre that you have already used, so that you still end up with 26 different genres. (See example.)

26/26 Completed. Finished


List:
Asian American:The Heart Principle-Helen Hoang 5/01/23
Black Romance:Almost Perfect-Delaney Diamond 8/13/23
Contemporary:Second Chance Mine-M. Robinson 5/31/23
Dark:The Toybox-Charly Cox 7/03/23
Erotica:The Next 365 Days-Blanka Lipińska 4/02/23
Family Saga:Forbidden Hearts-Corinne Michaels 8/10/23
Gothic:Edge of Woods Road-Leigh Maynard 3/14/23
Hispanic:West Side Love Story-Priscilla Oliveras 7/30/23
Inspirational:What He Always Knew-Kandi Steiner 6/27/23
J:Wildcard:Western:Heartless-Elsie Silver 5/12/23
Kidnapped:The Woman Behind the Door-Elle Gray 2/01/23
Literary Fiction:Midnight Valentine-J.T. Geissinger 7/16/23
Multicultural:Here to Stay-Adriana Herrera 7/22/23
New Adult:Abstract Love-Samantha Christy 6/17/23
Organized Crime:Hush Little Girl-Lisa Regan 7/19/23
Paranormal:FIREWALKER-Jamie Begley 1/10/23
Q:Wildcard:Memoir:The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times-Michelle Obama 1/16/23
Regency:Ironvine-Cat Porter 1/09/23
Suspense:Danila-Roxie Rivera 6/17/23
Thriller:Little Girls Sleeping-Jennifer Chase 8/11/23
Urban Fantasy:Shadowshaper-Daniel José Older 5/05/23
Vampire Suspense:Bite Force-J.A. Konrath 7/07/23
Women's Fiction:The One Real Thing-Samantha Young 4/09/23
X:Wildcard:Sisters Fiction:Forever in Cape May-Jennifer Probst 7/08/23
Young Adult:Always Mine-Laura Pavlov 2/12/23
Z:CoZy Mystery:When the Stars Fall-Becki Willis 5/29/23

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Horror /book/show/6... date july 30th
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Mystery /book/show/4... March 4th
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Retellings /book/show/4... june 25th
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YA /book/show/3... june 21st
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Completed!

A-Z Genres Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Goal: 26/26

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

Wildcards used: 2

List:
A - Asian - Central Places - Delia Cai - 03/07/23
B - Biography - A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe - Mark Dawidziak - 04/28/23
C - Cultural - In the Time of our History - Susanne Pari - 01/24/23
D - Detective - The Mephisto Club - Tess Gerritsen - 03/31/23
E - Espionage - King Of Spies - Mark Millar - 04/26/23
F - Fantasy - Hotel Magnifique - Emily J. Taylor - 01/07/23
G - Graphic Novels - Quantum and Woody Vol. 2: In Security (Quantum and Woody - James Asmus - 01/06/23
H - Horror - Dead Silence - S.A. Barnes - 02/07/23
I - Islam - Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War - Robin Yassin-Kassab - 06/16/23
J - Journalism - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Hunter S. Thompson - 09/17/23
K - Chick Lit (*Wildcard*) - An Unexpected Home - Bree Kraemer - 10/08/23
L - Literary Fiction - Rose Napolitano kilenc élete - Donna Freitas - 01/21/23
M - Magical Realism - The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina - Zoraida Córdova - 01/17/23
N - Nature - A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future - David Attenborough & Jonnie Hughes - 05/11/23
O - Ghosts (*Wildcard*) - Murder at the Pumpkin Pageant - Darci Hannah - 10/29/23
P - Parenting - Mit kezdjünk az akaratossággal? - Pszichológiai útmutató + dacszelídítő mesék - Deliága Éva & Lovász Hajnalka - 01/27/23
Q - Queer - Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree - 02/22/23
R - Romance - Emma's Dream - M. Lee Prescott - 01/05/23
S - Superheroes - Batman '89 - Sam Hamm - 01/30/23
T - Thriller - The Villa - Rachel Hawkins - 01/30/23
*U - Suspense - The Perfect Wife - Blake Pierce - 03/16/23
V - Vampires - Van Helsing vs. The Mummy of Amun-Ra - 06/26/23
W - World War II - The Diamond Eye - Kate Quinn - 01/04/23
X - X-Men - Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 2: Dangerous - Joss Whedon - 02/21/23
Y - Young Adult - King of Scars - Leigh Bardugo - 04/17/23
*Z - Cozy Mystery - Magical Makeover - Brenda Trim - 10/20/23