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7 Nature Wonders of the World Challenge


DURATION January 1- December 31, 2024

For this challenge you will choose one of the Seven Nature Wonders of the World to spell out. Use the author's first or last name or a character’s first or last name or the title or series title that starts with that letter. If you use the series title, please make sure to include that in your book list. If listening to an audiobook you can use the narrator's first or last name.

1.THE AMAZON RAINFOREST
Quick Facts:
The rainforest, so vast is located within 9 nations; Bolivia, Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Represents the remaining rainforest.
The Amazon is the most specie-rich tropical rainforest in the world.
The Amazon river, located in the Amazon, is the largest river (in volume) in the world.

2.HALONG BAY
Quick Facts:
Located in Quáng Ninh Vietnam
Compiles of islands in various shapes and sizes and thousands of limestone karsts (rocks shaped by erosion).
One specific feature of Halong Bay is the lake within the huge limestone island.
Many of the islands are hollow and there are openings to enormous caves.
The caves have up to 200 species of fish and 450 species of mollusks.

3.IGUAZU FALLS
Quick Facts:
Located in the Iguazu river in between the borders of Argentine Missiones, and the Brazilian state of Paran á.
On of the largest waterfalls in the world with a top height of 82 metres.
The falls are formed by a group of 272 smaller falls.
The biggest attraction of the Iguazu falls is the Garganta del Diablo, or Devil's Throat where the largest volume of water passes causing an almighty roar. The sound of which can be heard several miles away.

4.JEJU ISLAND
Quick Facts:
Jeju is a volcanic island.
It is both the smallest province and the largest island located 130km from the southern cost of korea.
The surface area of the island is just 1846sqkm.
A central feature of Jeju is Hallasan is the tallest mountain and dormant volcano which rises 1950m above sea level.
There are 360 satellite volcanoes around the main volcano.

5.KOMODO ISLAND
Quick Facts:
Located in the National Park, Indonesia.
Komodo is one of three main islands that make up the national park. The other two are Rinca and Padar. There are also numerous other smaller islands orbiting.
The park was founded in 1980 to protect its inhabitants, the komodo dragon. Since then it is in place to also protect other species including marine animals.
The islands of the national park are of volcanic origin.

6.PUERTO PRINCESA SUBTERRANEAN RIVER
Quick Facts:
Located in the Philippines about 50km north of the city centre of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, in a the St. Paul mountain range.
Also known as St. Paul's subterranean river due to its location.
Asia's longest subterranean river measuring 8.2km and the world's second longest.
The river comes out into a lagoon said to possess heavenly clear waters.
The caves on the river has carved has many stalactites and stalagmites, as well as many chambers.

7.TABLE MOUNTAIN
Quick Facts:
Located above Cape Town in South Africa.
It spans 57sqkm.
The highest point of the mountain is at Maclear's Beacon, standing at 1086m above sea level on the eastern side of the front of the mountain.
The level plateau is approximately 3km long.
Table mountain was named so in 1503 after Antonio Saldanha, the first european who landed in Table Bay, climbed it.
It is the only destination on Earth to have a constellation of stars named after it.

EVERYONE TO FINISH THIS CHALLENGE WILL RECEIVE THIS BADGE.

DURATION January 1- December 31, 2024

For this challenge you will choose one of the Seven Nature Wonders of the World to spell out. Use the author's first or last name or a character’s first or last name or the title or series title that starts with that letter. If you use the series title, please make sure to include that in your book list. If listening to an audiobook you can use the narrator's first or last name.


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7 Nature Wonders of the World Challenge - COMPLETED
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

For this challenge you will choose one of the Seven Nature Wonders of the World to spell out. Use the author's first or last name or a character’s first or last name or the title or series title that starts with that letter. If you use the series title, please make sure to include that in your book list. If listening to an audiobook you can use the narrator's first or last name.

Completed: 31/31


P: Penny, Louise - The Beautiful Mystery 1/10/24
U: Upside Down - Danielle Steel 1/16/24
E: Ella Enchanted 1/4/24
R: Romero Pierce (MC) - Dark Knight - J.L. Beck 1/22/24
T: Taylor, Mary Ellen - Winter Cottage 1/5/24
O: Once There Were Wolves - Charlotte McConaghy 1/15/24

P: Perkins-Valdez, Dolen - Balm 1/17/24
R: Robyn Carr - Four Friends 1/13/24
I: Irby, Samantha - Quietly Hostile: Essays 1/20/24
N: N Is For Noose - Sue Grafton 1/6/24
C: Conspiracy of Magic Series - The Raven Spell - Luanne G. Smith 1/4/24
E: Elizabeth Berg - Never Change 1/12/24
S: St. Helena Vineyard Series - Kissing Under the Mistletoe - Marina Adair 1/1/24
A: Afterlives - Abdulrazak Gurnah 1/2/24

S: Stiefvater, Maggie - The Raven Boys 1/7/24
U: Until Friday Night - Abbi Glines 3/19/24
B: Beth Bailey (MC) - Five Winters - Kitty Johnson 1/7/24
T: The Time Between - Karen White 1/5/24
E: Empire of Pain - J.L. Beck 1/21/24
R: Remember Me? - Sophie Kinsella 1/14/24
R: Reluctantly Home - Imogen Clark 2/8/24
A: Atlee Pines Series - Long Road to Mercy - David Baldacci 1/3/24
N: Nona Davenport (MC) - Where Wild Peaches Grow - Cade Bentley 1/8/24
E: Ephron, Hallie - You'll Never Know, Dear 1/25/24
A: Armstrong, Kelley - A Rip Through Time 1/8/24
N: Naked in Death - J.D. Robb 1/19/24

R: Rochelle B. Weinstein - Where We Fall 1/19/24 2/9/24
I: Ink My Heart - Jean Haus
V: Violeta - Isabel Allende 1/8/24
E: Empire of Lies - J.L. Beck 1/21/24
R: Rebecca Boxall - Christmas by the Lighthouse 2/4/24

Finished: 2024/03/03

For this challenge you will choose one of the Seven Nature Wonders of the World to spell out. Use the author's first or last name or a character’s first or last name or the title or series title that starts with that letter.

Jeju Island
J - Juniper Hayward - Yellowface by Rebecca F. Kuang �� 02/12
E - Erika Mann - Wenn die Lichter ausgehen �� 01/08
J - Julian - Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas �� 02/10
U - Das Urteil und andere Erzählungen. by Franz Kafka �� 01/25

I - The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde �� 02/19
S - F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby �� 03/03
L - Loveless by Alice Oseman �� 01/20
A - Adrian Szaar - Focus 10 Band 1 by Martina Peters �� 01/09
N - Kichiku Neko - Undertow: Illustrated Novel �� 02/19
D - Dietrich, Cale - If This Gets Out �� 02/25

Welcome everyone!

7 Nature Wonders of the World Challenge


DURATION January 1- December 31, 2024
Completed:11/11

3.IGUAZU FALLS
Quick Facts:
Located in the Iguazu river in between the borders of Argentine Missiones, and the Brazilian state of Paran á.
On of the largest waterfalls in the world with a top height of 82 metres.
The falls are formed by a group of 272 smaller falls.
The biggest attraction of the Iguazu falls is the Garganta del Diablo, or Devil's Throat where the largest volume of water passes causing an almighty roar. The sound of which can be heard several miles away.

I:Isabel2/13
G:Gloria Dayton1/28
U:Lisa Unger2/25
A:Aidan1/15
Z:Zoya1/12
U:Lisa Unger3/3

F:Fay1/19
A:Arthur2/7
L:1/24
L:Sarah E. Ladd1/25
S:Sam 1/4

7 Nature Wonders of the World Challenge
DURATION January 1- December 31, 2024

For this challenge you will choose one of the Seven Nature Wonders of the World to spell out. Use the author's first or last name or a character’s first or last name or the title or series title that starts with that letter. If you use the series title, please make sure to include that in your book list. If listening to an audiobook you can use the narrator's first or last name.

H - Hideaway Heart
A - All the Stars and Teeth
L - Legendary
O - Out on a Limb
N - New Year's Kiss
G - Garnet Flats

B - Booked on a Feeling
A - Against the Rules
Y - You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters

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DURATION January 1- December 31, 2024
Completed words: 5/7
Books read:100/?

��1.THE AMAZON RAINFOREST
T:Terms and Conditions-5/2/24
H:Happy Place-4/2/24
E:Emily (MC)-The Villa-1/10/24

A:Allie (MC)-Good Girls Don’t Die-1/28/24
M:Murder of Crows-5/19/24
A:The Assassin and the Pirate Lord-4/16/24
Z: Zarha Gulian (MC)-The Fine Print-3/12/24
O:On the Way to the Wedding-1/27/24
N:Never Lie-4/17/24

R:The Recovery Agent-1/7/24
A:Anita Blake (MC)-Cerulean Sins-2/3/24
I:It Ends with Us-2/23/24
N:Narcissus in Chains-1/24/24
F:French Pressed-3/27/24
O:Olive Smith (MC)-The Love Hypothesis-4/5/24
R:Reflected in You-2/11/24
E:Elliot Page-Pageboy-2/1/24
S:A Soul of Ash and Blood-3/30/24
T:Turton, Stuart (Author)-The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle-2/10/24



��2.HALONG BAY
H:Hooked-4/12/24
A:Aiden Flynn (MC)-Deadly Night-4/13/24
L:Laced In Lies-3/23/24
O:Olivia (MC)-The Guest List-4/6/24
N:Natalie Farrell (MC)-The Coworker-5/20/24
G:A Good Girl's Guide to Murder-4/21/24

B:Because of Miss Bridgerton-5/22/24
A:Amy Poehler-Yes Please-3/14/24
Y:Yrene Towers (MC)-The Assassin and the Healer-2/17/24



3.IGUAZU FALLS:
I:Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men-11/26/24
G:Glass Houses-11/9/24
U:The Unquiet Past-9/15/24
A:After-6/27/24
Z:Zodiac Academy (Series)-The Awakening-7/14/24
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F:Flynn, Zach (MC)-Deadly Gift-9/5/24
A;Ava Chen (MC)-Twisted Love-8/17/24
L:Love, Theoretically-9/30/24
L:Larsen, Rhys (MC)-Twisted Games-10/3/24
S:The Selection-9/1/24



��4.JEJU ISLAND
J:Jessica Knoll-Bright Young Women-1/1/24
E:Educated-1/21/24
J:Jason (MC)-The Happy Ever After Playlist-6/11/24
U:Unfortunately Yours-1/6/24

I:Incubus Dreams-2/24/24
S:Sulari Gentill-The Woman in the Library-1/14/24
L:Local Woman Missing-3/5/24
A:Abby Jimenez-The Friend Zone-1/2/24
N:Nettle & Bone-1/4/24
D:The Dead Romantics-2/18/24



��5.KOMODO ISLAND
K:The Kidnapper's Accomplice-6/9/24
O:One Italian Summer-4/25/24
M:Marked in Flesh-8/11/24
O:The Other Mrs.-7/25/24
D:Dead Until Dark-10/11/24
O:The One-9/14/24

I:It Starts with Us-3/17/24
S:Sarah J. Maas-Crown of Midnight-6/2/24
L:Lincoln Fitzroy (MC)-Veiled in Moonlight-10/24/24
A:The Assassin and the Empire-8/16/24
N:Not in Love-12/4/24
D:Deadly Harvest-8/1/24



��6.PUERTO PRINCESA SUBTERRANEAN RIVER
P:Price, Vanessa (MC)-Life’s Too Short-11/16/24
U:The Unhoneymooners-6/5/24
E:The Elite-9/7/24
R:Rachel Hawkins-The Wife Upstairs-4/9/24
T:Tempt Me-5/6/24
O:Octavia Blake (MC)-The 100-6/16/24

P:Pennhallow, Bowen (MC)-The Wedding Witch-11/3/24
R:Ridge (MC)-Maybe Someday-6/21/24
I:Isabella "Bella" Swan (MC)-Twilight-10/13/24
N:Northman, Eric (MC)-Dead to the World-11/17/24
C:Cottingham, Kayla (Author)-This Delicious Death-10/13/24
E:Eve Dallas (MC)-Holiday in Death-9/29/24
S:Surrender to Me-8/12/24
A:Abby Mitchell (MC)-Break Me-5/7/24

S:Sizzling Sixteen-6/14/24
U:Unhoneymooners (Series)-The Honeymoon Crashers-7/16/24
B:Bonnie Garmus-Lessons in Chemistry-10/25/24
T:A Touch of Malice-5/17/24
E:Emily Henry-Funny Story-9/15/24
R:Russell, Warren (MC)-Maybe Not-7/10/24
R:Rourke (MC)-Conspiracy in Death-11/25/24
A:The Alchemist-5/14/24
N:Nick Anthony (MC)-Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice-11/11/24
E:Elijah (MC)-You Won't Believe Me-8/22/24
A:Anne Bishop-Written in Red-4/29/24
N:Nina River (MC)-Malibu Rising-8/30/24

R:Rachel Chavez (MC)-The Mary Shelley Club-8/23/24
I:Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?-4/28/24
V:Vision in Silver-5/29/24
E:Easton, BB (Author)-Group Therapy-6/16/24
R:Rachel Grant-Tinderbox-5/31/24



��7.TABLE MOUNTAIN**
T:TimeReaping in Deadwood-2/25/24
A:The Assassin and the Pirate Lord-2/16/24
B:Buck, Adele (Author)-Fake Flame-10/17/24
L:Lynette Tarkington (MC)-The Final Girl Support Group-5/25/24
E:Elin Warner (MC)-The Sanatorium-2/15/24

M:McAllister, Gillian (Author)-Wrong Place Wrong Time-3/1/24
O:Olive (MC)-The Invited-5/28/24
U:The Unexpected Card-3/17/24
N:Natalie D. Richards-Five Total Strangers-8/19/24
T:Teach Me-5/9/24
A:The Assassin and the Desert-2/19/24
I:The Inmate-3/15/24
N:The Night Island-7/1/24

DURATION January 1- December 31, 2024

For this challenge you will choose one of the Seven Nature Wonders of the World to spell out. Use the author's first or last name or a character’s first or last name or the title or series title that starts with that letter. If you use the series title, please make sure to include that in your book list. If listening to an audiobook you can use the narrator's first or last name.

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Welcome everyone!

Completed 13/13

✔️T- Tanzy in The Best Laid Plans
✔️A - Abby in Keep Me Afloat
✔️B - Brittney Sahin author of Let Me Love You
✔️L - Avery Lawrance in The Last Phone Booth in Manhattan
✔️E - Ethel in The Women

✔️M - Matt Chandler author of To Live Is Christ to Die Is Gain
✔️O - Oliver in The Wrong Guy
✔️U - Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect
✔️N - Nicole in Hot Mess Summer
✔️T - Tamlin in A Court of Thorns and Roses
✔️A - Avery Ford in The Wrong Bridesmaid
✔️I - Inessa in Really Good, Actually
✔️N - Nora in The Midnight Library

Welcome Cindy!

T - The Lincoln Lawyer
H - The Stolen Heir
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A - A Flicker in the Dark
M - Muse of Nightmares
A - Little Monsters (Adrienne Brodeur)
Z - Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Zuzana)
O - Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
N - Naked in Death

R - Rule of Wolves
A - A Vicious Game
I - Sing Her Down (Ivy Pochoda)
N - None of This Is True
F - Fairy Tale
O - Night of the Dragon
R - Rogue Protocol
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S - The Seed Keeper
T - That Bird Has My Wings: The Autobiography of an Innocent Man on Death Row

Welcome Sheri!

I'm in! I will pick Jeju Island because I have couple of books on TBR that is set there.
* Using author's first or last names

J: Ai Jaing - Linghun
E: Emma Torez Ink Blood Sister Scribe
J: Jennifer McMahon - The Invited
U: Usman T. Malik#Spring Love, #Pichal Pairi

I: Ivy Tholen - Tastes Like Candy 2: Sugarless
S: Rachel Swirsky - Also, the Cat
L: Lisa Quigley Camp Neverland
A: Amina Akhtar Almost Surely Dead
N: Nat Cassidy - Mary
D: Darcy Coates - Dead of Winter

10 / 10 completed

MollyK wrote: "I'm in! I will pick Jeju Island because I have couple of books on TBR that is set there.

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That's cool. Welcome to the challenge.

Update message #4 - finished with 10/10

Chrissie wrote: "Update message #4 - finished with 10/10"

Congrats!

I will choose this beautiful landmark

completed 8/11

I Iris 1/23/24
G Georgie 2/17/24
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F Faizal 3/20/23
A Ali 3/6/24
L Lindell's 3/12/24
L Lewis 2/24/24
S Sanderson 3/19/24

Elise wrote: "I will choose this beautiful landmark

completed 8/11

I Iris 1/23/24
G Georgie 2/17/24
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Welcome!

I will choose Jeju island and I will be using titles of the books :)

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Welcome!

7 Nature Wonders of the World Challenge
DURATION January 1- December 31, 2024

TABLE MOUNTAIN

T - Twisted Love (4th Jan 2024)
A �� Averyard (author last name) Victoria Averyard, Red Queen (6th July 2024)
B �� Birthday Girl (3rd June 2024)
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T - Terms and Conditions (2nd Jan 2024)
A �� Adams (author last name) Sarah Adams, Practice Makes Perfect (18th Feb 2024)
I - If Only I Had Told Her (3rd July 2024)
N �� Nina Winchester (character) The Housemaid (11th July 2024)

Sarah wrote: "7 Nature Wonders of the World Challenge
DURATION January 1- December 31, 2024

TABLE MOUNTAIN

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Welcome to the challenge!

Finally finished! The letter u tho. LOL!

Cindy wrote: "Completed 13/13

✔️T- Tanzy in The Best Laid Plans
✔️A - Abby in Keep Me Afloat
✔️B - Brittney Sahin author of Let Me Love You
✔️L - Avery Lawrance..."

Cindy wrote: "Finally finished! The letter u tho. LOL!

Cindy wrote: "Completed 13/13

✔️T- Tanzy in The Best Laid Plans
✔️A - Abby in Keep Me Afloat
✔️B - Brittney Sahin author..."

Congrats!

Finished MSG 16!

MollyK wrote: "Finished MSG 16!"

Congrats!