I recently finished a few challenges, so I decided to wrap them all into one post in order to spare you the misery of having to read three separate posts about it in a span of a few days!

I’ve finished the A to Z challenge!  This was a fun challenge, though I definitely had some trouble finding books and authors.  Funnily enough, a “Z” author wasn’t difficult, I had a lot to choose from!  But I had to read a book I wouldn’t normally read to work a “Q” author in – I expected “Q” to be easy and “Z” to be difficult!

I enjoyed the A to Z Challenge and will be participating again next year.

Authors

A: Alt, Carol - This Year's Model [review]
B: Brashares, Ann - 3 Willows: The Sisterhood Grows [review]
C: Chase, Ella March - The Virgin Queen's Daughter [review]
D: Dajani, Nadine - Fashionably Late [review]
E: Enright, Anne - The Gathering [review]
F: Faber, Michael - The Fire Gospel [review]
G: Graham, Jo - Black Ships [review]
H: Harris, Charlaine - Dead Until Dark [review]
I: Ishiguro, Kazuo – Never Let Me Go
J: Jacobs, Kate - Knit Two [review]
K: Koomson, Dorothy - Marshmallows for Breakfast [review]
L: Lehr, Leslie - Wife Goes On [review]
M: Mlynowski, Sarah - Bras and Broomsticks [review]
N: Newmark, Elle - The Book of Unholy Mischief [review]
O: Olsson, Linda - Sonata for Miriam [review]
P: Porter, Jane - The Frog Prince [review]
Q: Quick, Amanda – Second Sight
R: Ryman, Geoff - The King's Last Song [review]
S: Shumas, Holly - Love and Other Natural Disasters [review]
T: Tokunaga, Wendy - Midori by Moonlight [review]
U: Ulliver, Daphne - Super in the City [review]
V: Vida, Vendela - Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name [review]
W: Wiggs, Susan - Just Breathe [review]
X: Maxwell, Robin – Signora da Vinci [review]
Y: Falling Out of Fashion – Karen Yampolsky [review]
Z: Zama, Farahad – The Marriage Bureau for Rich People [review]

Book Titles:

A: Apollo Moon Missions: The Unsung Heroes - Billy Watkins [review]
B: Bound South - Susan Rebecca White [review]
C: Conscience Point - Erica Abeel [review]
D: Death by Black Hole and Other Cosmic Quandaries - Neil deGrasse Tyson [review]
E: Eat, Drink, and Be From Mississippi - Nanci Kincaid [review]
F: Frenemies - Megan Crane [review]
G: The Ghost Writer – John Harwood [review]
H: The Heretic's Daughter – Kathleen Kent [review]
I: In Other Rooms, Other Wonders - Daniyal Mueenuddin [review]
J: Just Between Us – Cathy Kelly [review]
K: The Kingmaking - Helen Hollick [review]
L: The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi 1857 - William Dalrymple [review]
M: The Mighty Queens of Freeville - Amy Dickinson [review]
N: North of Beautiful – Justina Chen Headley [review]
O: One More Year - Sara Krasikov [review]
P: The Pluto Files - Neil deGrasse Tyson [review]
Q: The Queen’s Man – Sharon Kay Penman [review]
R: Real Life & Liars - Kristina Riggle [review]
S: Sister Wife - Shelley Hrdlitschka [review]
T: The Tsarina's Daughter - Carolly Erickson [review]
U: The Uncommon Reader - Alan Bennett [review]
V: The View from Garden City - Carolyn Baugh [review]
W: What Happened to Anna K - Irina Reyn [review]
X: Pictures at an Exhibition – Sara Houghteling [review]
Y: The Year of Fog – Michelle Richmond [review]
Z: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies – Jane Austen & Seth Grahame-Smith

 

This was my first time participating in the RIP IV Challenge and I really liked it!  I didn’t have much trouble completing this one and will definitely be doing it again next year.

1. The Moonstone – Wilkie Collins
2. Ruined – Paula Morris
3. Mr. Darcy, Vampyre – Amanda Grange
4. Pride & Prejudice & Zombies – Seth Grahame-Smith & Jane Austen

 

The Support Your Local Library Challenge was actually more difficult than I expected. I was on a roll at the beginning of the year, but as the year progressed and more review copies were coming in, I began to use the library less and less.  I actually had to make it a point to go to the library and check out books in order to complete the challenge.  Therefore, I will definitely be doing this challenge again because I want to use the library more!

1. What Happened to Anna K - Irina Reyn [review]
2. The Tsarina's Daughter - Carolly Erickson [review]
3. The Uncommon Reader - Alan Bennett [review]
4. Fire and Ice - Julie Garwood [review]
5. The Fire Gospel - Michael Faber [review]
6. The Pluto Files - Neil deGrasse Tyson [review]
7. The School of Essential Ingredients - Erica Bauermeister[review]
8. The Last Lecture - Randy Pausch [review]
9. The Seance - John Harwood [review]
10. Pictures at an Exhibition – Sara Houghteling [review]
11. Wake – Lisa McMann [review]
12. The Billionaire's Vinegar – Benjamin Wallace [review]
13. The Ghost Writer – John Harwood [review]
14. Caravaggio's Angel – Ruth Brandon [review]
15. Gifted – Nikita Lalwani [review]
16. The Luxe – Anna Godbersen [review]
17. Revenge of the Spellmans – Lisa Lutz [review]
18. The Queen’s Man – Sharon Kay Penman [review]
19. Tattoo – Jennifer Lynn Barnes [review]
20. The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins [review]
21. If I Stay – Gayle Foreman [review]
22. Rumors – Anna Godbersen
23. I’ll Scream Later – Marlee Matlin
24. The Music Room – Namita Devidayal
25. The Knife of Never Letting Go – Patrick Ness