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Chrysanthemum by Kevin HenkesDaisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Characters with Flower Names
348 books — 34 voters
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloThe Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert ColesThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleAmethyst by Lauren RoyalOnly Opal by Barbara Cooney
Characters with Jewel Names
258 books — 30 voters

Little Women by Louisa May AlcottWonder by R.J. PalacioThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. HarrowRosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
Characters with Month Names
221 books — 27 voters
The BFG by Roald DahlHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesKeeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon MessengerSophie’s World by Jostein GaarderSophie’s Choice by William Styron
Characters named Sophie
98 books — 26 voters

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainWhat's Eating Gilbert Grape by Peter HedgesClementine by Sara PennypackerOne for the Money by Janet EvanovichThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Characters with Fruit Names
188 books — 25 voters
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Door in the Wall by Marguerite de AngeliThe Secret Life of Sparrow Delaney by Suzanne HarperOut in Blue by Sarah Purdy GilmanThe Fairy's Return by Gail Carson Levine
Characters with Bird Names
214 books — 22 voters

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily HenryI've Got Your Number by Sophie KinsellaTempt Me at Twilight by Lisa KleypasFrom Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. ArmentroutSecret Vampire by L.J. Smith
"Poppy"
97 books — 12 voters
The Perfect Rake by Anne GracieHeather and Velvet by Teresa MedeirosThe Wicked Ways of a Duke by Laura Lee GuhrkeThe Scoundrel and the Debutante by Julia LondonThe Devil Earl by Deborah Simmons
"Prudence"
134 books — 11 voters

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel DefoeTuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate RacculiaStardust by Neil GaimanFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThursday's Child by Noel Streatfeild
Characters with Day Names
86 books — 10 voters
Looking for Alaska by John GreenIndiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark by Campbell BlackBurn for Me by Ilona AndrewsFront Page Affair by Jennifer MoreyFeed by Mira Grant
Characters with State Names
98 books — 9 voters

Her Mountain Man Recluse by Gia BaileyNever Marry Your Brother's Best Friend by Lauren LandishLuna by Julie Anne PetersThe Ship of Doom by M.A. BennettBeneath the Patchwork Moon by Alison Kent
"Luna"
29 books — 8 voters
Moon Called by Patricia BriggsScandalous Desires by Elizabeth HoytPrincess Ben by Catherine Gilbert MurdockCharity Girl by Georgette HeyerA Pirate of Her Own by Kinley MacGregor
Virtue Names
88 books — 7 voters

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee WilliamsWonder's Child by Jack WillliamsonSnow White and Rose Red by Patricia C. WredeBlanche on the Lam by Barbara NeelyThe Perfect Bride by Brenda Joyce
"Blanche"
18 books — 6 voters
The Wild Wood by Charles de LintWintergirls by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Kiss of Deception by Mary E. PearsonVow of Deception by Rina KentSkinned by Robin Wasserman
The Lia List: Books With Characters Named Lia
12 books — 4 voters

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonUncle Montague's Tales of Terror by Chris PriestleyThe Warlord by Elizabeth ElliottThe Masterful Mr. Montague by Stephanie LaurensRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
What's in a Name? (Montague)
85 books — 4 voters
Christian the Lion by Anthony BourkeA Lion Called Christian by Anthony BourkeChristian, the Hugging Lion by Justin RichardsonVampire Academy by Richelle MeadOnce Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris
Characters Named Christian
27 books — 4 voters

Suddenly by Candace CampThe Temporary Wife by Mary BaloghAt the Highwayman's Pleasure by Sarah MalloryThe Baron Next Door by Erin KnightleyDeep Waters by Jayne Ann Krentz
"Charity"
82 books — 4 voters
The Outsiders by S.E. HintonIt Ends with Us by Colleen HooverMaradonia and the Seven Bridges by Gloria TeschDeath of a Travelling Man by M.C. BeatonMaradonia and the Gold of Ophir by Gloria Tesch
Books with awful character names
26 books — 4 voters

The Outsiders by S.E. HintonCheck, Please! Book 1 by Ngozi UkazuA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Magician's Nephew / The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe ... by C.S. Lewis
The Character Names Ruined the Book
7 books — 3 voters
Welcome to Dead House by R.L. StineKaren's Witch by Ann M. MartinKaren's Stepmother by Ann M. MartinAll in the Family by Judy Griffith GillKaren's Kittycat Club by Ann M. Martin
Fiction Novels With Characters Named 'Karen'
5 books — 3 voters

Shameless Puckboy by Eden FinleyThe Anonymous Hookup by Jax CalderCowboy Fling by Sherry JamesMan On by Rebecca RatheDark Room by Andrea Kane
"Lane"
18 books — 3 voters
Lords of Mercy by Angel LawsonLady of Forsyth by Angel LawsonLords of Wrath by Angel LawsonLords of Pain by Angel LawsonHeathens by Alta Hensley
Story/Storee - Heroine Name
6 books — 2 voters

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