A thru Zed 2015 challenge

[Amyiw, Challenges Moderator]

This is a 2015 Yearly challenge to read at least 26 books, A - Z initial letters of words for Titles, Series, Authors, and/or Characters.

I did these challenges separately in 2013, Lots of Book and a little difficult for certain letters, so...

I decided that for the lowest level
1st level -you can put all the categories together,
2nd level- use only two of the categories, your choice,
3rd level- use only one category (example A-Z of authors)
4rd level- twist... complete A-Z twice once using Book Title and Series title combined, and once using Authors and Character's names, possibility of 54 books
5th level- Complete twice with one category each of either title, series, author, character - possibly 54 books
6th - Complete 3 times - possible 80 books
7th - Complete 4 times - possible 106 books

You can use the same book for separate A-Z lists but not on the same list. Example Midnight Breeds, Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian with Hunter as a character's name, could be use on level 7 on the four separate lists. M for series list, K for title list, A for authors and H for hunter. If you were really tricky. You could read 26 books and complete 4 lists, the 7th level. I'd like to see that.

You cannot use the same book for the same list. 26 separate books. You can read two books in a series and use the series name twice but you must read two separate stories.

Post your A through Zed list(s) below as you read them. Move books around as you like to get the list(s) completed.

For titles and series, decide for yourself if you are going to use any word in the title or just the first word. I would ignore the a or the at the beginning.

[Norma, BOM & Co Moderator]

So is this for all of 2015...??

[Amyiw, Challenges Moderator]

Yeah, 12 month challenge. You get to decide how hard to make it. :-)

[Norma, BOM & Co Moderator]

ok. ty

[Amyiw, Challenges Moderator]

I'm going for level 4 doing two lists, using authors and character names for one and titles and series for the other.
List 1
CHARACTERS or authors. √ -finished
Right now sticking to character first names.
√ A- Azagoth, from Azagoth by Larissa Ione
√ B- Blaspheme, from Revenant by Larissa Ione, Demonica series
√ C- Cooper from How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly HarperHTSANW
√ D- Diana Bishop, from Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness, All Souls Trilogy
√ E- Eveline from Never Seduce a Scot by Maya BanksNSAS
√ F-Fenris Dalka, from Dark Lycan by Christine Feehan Dark series
√ G- Genevieve Lefoux Etiquette & Espionage
√ H- Hauk, Born of Fury by Sherrilyn Kenyon from The League series
√ I- Iko Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
√ J- Jace Hammond, Stray by Rachel Vincent
√ K- Kate Prospero, Dirty MagicJaye Wells, from Prospero's War
√ L- Lowe Magnusson Grim Shadows by Jenn Bennett
√ M- Matthew deClairmont from The Book of Life, All Souls Trilogy
√ N- Nevada Bailor from Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews, Hidden Legacy 1
√ O- Orion Werelocke, If He's Daring, Hannah Howell, the Werelocke Vaughn series
√ P- Peter Edgeworth, from Simply Magic by Mary Balogh, Simply series
√ Q- Quintin, Kinked by Thea Harrison, Elder Races or
√ Q- Queen Lavana, Cinder or Fairest by Marissa Meyer
√ R- Reid Carver from Eve Langlais's Kodiak's Claim, Kodiak Point series
√ S- Skylar from Dark Wolf by Christine Feehan
√ T- Taran Sealed with a Curse by Cecy Robson
√ U- Ulysses, Ass Over Teacup
√ V- Vlad, Bound by Flames by Jeaniene Frost, Night Prince
√ W- Winter Magnusson from Jenn Bennett's Bitter Spirits, Roaring Twenties
√ X- Xavier del Toro, Night's Honor or Midnight's KissThea Harrison
√ X- Xanthe, Hunter's Season by Thea Harrison, The Elder Races
√ Y- Yasmeen Cosair from Heart of Steel by Meljean Brook
√ Z- Zev from Dark Blood by Christine Feehan

[Terry]

having a little trouble understanding. so it's the first letter of Any word? or first of First word? and we can complete multiple times reusing a previous book? just having a little trouble and making sure

[Terry]

nvm, rereading it a few times and I see it now.

[Amyiw, Challenges Moderator]

You can challenge yourself to sticking with the first letter of the first word, but you can use any word, it is your challenge, your choice. For names you choose too if you want to stick to first names or last. I gave up on that. Still I try to use the first letter of titles but find myself fudging on the harder letters, like U for names. Or X for titles.

[Terry]

with the books I read x is easy, someone's name eventually starts with an x. that's where sci-fi comes in handy :-)

[Amyiw, Challenges Moderator]

Give me a character name that begins with U, I was just lucky the year I did it. X was Xandra but U? Not the easiest for names of authors or characters. Ursula K LeGuin- author and Uilliam MacRieve in the Immortals After Dark series. I was lucky MacRieve came out that year.

[Adele, Moderator]

im doing the 4th level!....can i get a startbon it now or do i have to wait?

[Amyiw, Challenges Moderator]

You can start but not finish any book as the finish date must be in the 2015 year. ;-) I'm going for the same level.

[Missyb]

1. If I did Title/Series combined, Author, & Character, that would be level 4 and would it be 3 lists?
2. For the Character list is it a combination of male & female names?

[Missyb]

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[Missyb]

Title/Series List:
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[Missyb]

Missyb wrote: "1. If I did Title/Series combined, Author, & Character, that would be level 4 and would it be 3 lists?
2. For the Character list is it a combination of male & female names?"

I don't think I'd complete the author list, so I'll just do the two lists.

[Amyiw, Challenges Moderator]

Missyb wrote: "1. If I did Title/Series combined, Author, & Character, that would be level 4 and would it be 3 lists?
2. For the Character list is it a combination of male & female names?"

Level 4 is just 2 lists. The first you either use the book title or the series title for each entry, you can have a mix of book titles and series title in your final list,

and the 2nd list you either use a character name or the author's name, having a mix of characters and authors. I'm going for first names... or at least trying and, at first, will try to stick to Character Names.

If you are going to stick to just Characters, it makes it a little harder, somewhere between 4th level and 5th, as the 5th level is 2 list but no combining.

[Terry]

my NY goal is to read roughly 122 books so I may try for doing that 4 lists challenge

[Terry]

q for the character names: is it only the Main protagonist(s) or is it any relevant character? I'm reading guild hunter series by Singh and some of her antagonist names start with less common letters.
and names, author and character, is it 1st and/or last?

[Amyiw, Challenges Moderator]

Any character is fine, especially for those difficult names. Otherwise, I would stick to the main, but it is you choice. I found U to be the hardest for me last time, both with authors and characters.

As for first and last names... that is up to you. Right now, I'm sticking to first names. If you are going to 4 lists, I'd give myself the slack of first and last names, but that is me. :-)

[Adele, Moderator]

Title/Series List:
A- The Abused Werewolf Rescue Group
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C- Cinder
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H- The Hobbit
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[Adele, Moderator]

i have my grubby little hands on my boyfriends laptop....i can edit comments! we shall see how long it takes him to ask for it back! mwahaha until then i have something i can do homework on and update the group and my challenge with.. win win in my book! oh and speaking of books i excluded the "The" in the title. OK now to find a b book.

[Norma, BOM & Co Moderator]

Ok..I am going for Level 1.... Did I do this right?

Title/Series List:
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B- The Book of Life
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[Amyiw, Challenges Moderator]

Yeap you did it right. I'll put a second list in once I'm close to finishing the first.

I'm only using first reads at this point, but I might use a re-read for the U.

[Norma, BOM & Co Moderator]

Cool! LOL!

[Anjali]

I am going to try and have a go for Level 1.

Title/Series List
A- Ascension/Caris Roane
B- Burn for Me/Ilona Andrews
C- Cloud Invasion R-D 2/Connie Suttle
D- Defying Fate/ SM Reine
E- Elfin/Quinn Loftis
F- Forbidden Call/Martha Bourke
G- Gracie's Touch/S.E Smith
H- Here Be Sexist Vampires/Susanne Wright
I- Into the Fae/Quinn Loftis
J- Jenny Pox/J L Bryan
K- Krac's Firebrand/S.E Smith
L- Light My Fire/G.A Aiken
M- Maggie for Hire/Maggie MacKay
N-Night's Honour/Thea Harrison
O- Oaths of Blood/S M Reine
P- Priceless/Shannon Mayer
Q- Queen of Abaddon/Heather Killough-Walden
R- Rapture/Quinn Loftis
S- Styxx/Sherrilyn Kenyon
T- Taste of Torment/Susanne Wright
U- Unholy Ghosts/Stacia Kane
V- Vampire Shift/Tim O'Rourke
W- Wolf of Stone/Quinn Loftis
X- Xander's Chance/Lizzy Ford
Y- Yield the Night/Annette Marie
Z- Zombie Fallout/Mark Tufo

[Adele, Moderator]

you have already got a good start anjali! i must catch up!

[Amyiw, Challenges Moderator]

Looking at my first list of name, and then thinking about titles, I have a lot of repeats of letters so not going to be as far along. I have, 4 Bs, 4 Ds as the beginning of titles. :-(. Titles definitely will be harder for me.

[Amyiw, Challenges Moderator]

Anjali wrote: "I am going to try and have a go for Level 1.

"
Welcome to the challenge. Above the posting box there is a "add book/author" link. If you use it, people can see exactly which book you read, or alternatively you could put the author's name. I was just trying to look up your books but you get multiple hits on Defying Fate and Forbidden Call. Cloud Invasion looks interesting

[Norma, BOM & Co Moderator]

Title/Series List:
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B- The Book of Life
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N- The Nightlife: Moscow
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[Amyiw, Challenges Moderator]

OK, here is my Title/ Series, though right now I'm sticking to Series.

√ -finished

√ A- All Souls Trilogy, The Book of Life
√ B- Boyfriend Chronicles, The Backup Boyfriend by River Jaymes
√ C- Coda, Promises
√ D- Dark Kings, Darkest Flame
√ E- End of Days, Angelfall by Susan Ee
√ F- Finishing School, Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger
√ G- Gillian, from Kara Gillian, Secrets of the Demon by Diana Rowland
√ H- Hidden Legacy, Burn for Me
√ I- Iron Seas, The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook
√ J- Jane Jameson, Nice Girls Don't Live Forever by Molly Harper
√ K- Kodiac Point, Kodiak's Claim
√ L- Lord's of Deliverance, Revenant
√ M- Montgomery & Armstrongs, Never Seduce a Scot
√ N- Naked Werewolf, How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf
√ O- October Daye, Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
√ P- Prospero's War, Dirty Magic
Q- Simply Quartet, or Queen Betsy aka Undead by MaryJanice Davidson
√ R- Roaring Twenties, Grim Shadows
√ S- Simply Quartet, Simply Magic
√ T- The Others, Written in Red by Anne Bishop
√ U- Unbound, Shifters Unbound Bear Attraction by Jennifer Ashley
√ V- Vampires in America Rajmund by D.B. Reynolds,
√ W- Werelocke, If He's Daring
√ X- Xylon Warriors, Initiation by Ruth D. Kerce
Y- Young Brothers, Jane Yellowrock, Accidentally Yours
√ Z- Zombie, White Trash #5, White Trash Zombie Gone Wild by Diana Rowland

[Norma, BOM & Co Moderator]

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[Julia]

Wow what a challenge. I'm having fun trolling your lists. :) I'll give it a try but so far I've devoted most of January and February to reading pirate books, I don't think that counts. :) Good luck everyone!

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[アウト.]

Ok here is the beginning of my list.. I will update asap!

[Adele, Moderator]

Julia wrote: "Wow what a challenge. I'm having fun trolling your lists. :) I'll give it a try but so far I've devoted most of January and February to reading pirate books, I don't think that counts. :) Good luck..."
Julia, As long as it has a title, it can be used!
you may even see a full series from me!

i have been really busy with my diploma coursework. i had to have a couple of weeks break from ... well life in general it feels like. my whole last two weeks have been spent completely focused on essays etc.
so glad i have a tiny break before anything is due.
i'm going to cram in as much reading as i can! in the next couple of weeks.

[Julia]

Adele wrote: "Julia wrote: "Wow what a challenge. I'm having fun trolling your lists. :) I'll give it a try but so far I've devoted most of January and February to reading pirate books, I don't think that counts..."

Cool, i'll add all the titles then. haha.

Oh my, props to you, it's so hard to find time to read when you're in school. What are you studying?

[Adele, Moderator]

I'm working on Diploma of Events in Travel and Tourism, but when i finish that i will be doing events subjects so effectively i'll end up with a double diploma when im done.

[Julia]

Adele wrote: "I'm working on Diploma of Events in Travel and Tourism, but when i finish that i will be doing events subjects so effectively i'll end up with a double diploma when im done."

That sounds like your job will be a lot of fun! Cool!

[Amyiw, Challenges Moderator]

Yes, definitely all type/genres count. Anything you read.

[Amyiw, Challenges Moderator]

So Julia are you in some sort of pirate challenge? Or just on a pirate binge?

[Adele, Moderator]

oh i like that idea. a pirate challenge. maybe that's something you could organize in the future?

[Marie]

hey im doin an a to z challenge with a friend. we got titles and authors ( first names first) can anyone suggest a good book or author beginning with x z and q please can anyone help. I enjoy fantasy. pnr .urban fantasy but will be grateful for anything to complete the challenge. thanks

[Julia]

Amyiw wrote: "So Julia are you in some sort of pirate challenge? Or just on a pirate binge?"

Lol. I'm just on a big nerdy pirate binge. I've been fascinated since I was a kid and now I'm doing research for a new vampire character. But I am so down for a pirate challenge, Adele. :)

[Julia]

Marie wrote: "hey im doin an a to z challenge with a friend. we got titles and authors ( first names first) can anyone suggest a good book or author beginning with x z and q please can anyone help. I enjoy fanta..."

There's The Queen of the Damned . I'm starting to feel like an Anne Rice pusher, I swear I don't work for her. lol

[Marie]

Thanks julia I have read all of anne rice books and I love them. So at least your pushing a great author :-)

[Adele, Moderator]

ok for Q look at titles with a queen, just do a goodreads search and you should find some. X is a bit harder, but just think of names things with an X. What i came up with is Xander, Xmas Xray.... just do a goodreads serach with your chosen X word and you can find something to read then . Same goes for Z. if you get really stuck consult a dictionary. ... if your still stuck just let us know and we can find more search terms for you..... after all it is a challenge and this is part of the challenge. :o)

[Amyiw, Challenges Moderator]

great idea, I may use Queen Lavana from Lunar Chronicles even though Queen is not actually her name name.

Do you have a suggestion for U. What words in names. Titles is easy as Under, Undead, Un... but names characters or authors... Ursula, any others?

[Beth]

Going in easy and doing level one.
A
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C The Chanur Saga by C. J. CherryhThe Chanur Saga
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Q Queen Levana character Fairest#
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Will put in titles as I start or come to them then check when I finish the book. Stealing your idea for Queen Levana as I just finished fairest. Oops don't seem to have a check so I am going with a #

[Adele, Moderator]

U characters Amy? that is a toughie.
Ursula is a good one but don't forget Ursa. If your reading any Viking Books you might find some weird names like ulrich.
Ulysses and Una also might be found.
Oooh i was watching Merlin the other day.... Uther!
that's all i've got.
do you still need Q's? queenie, quintin, Quetzalcoatl(from Anita Blake, she was one of the vamps.... but it counts!). Quincy? not many Q's i can think of.
i just remembered another X.... Xavier(professor xavier from the x men for example)
who can forget xena.... and i belive there was a x in the black dagger brotherhood books?
ok i'll do Z too....may as well while i'm here
Zac/Zack/Zachary/Zacariah etc you get the drift.
Zander, Zane, Zara, Zelda(yes i'm a nerd haven't you guessed by now?).
Zita, Zoe and Zeus... that was the easy obvious one! thats all i have.... let me know if you are stuck and i can give you more keywords to look for.

[Amyiw, Challenges Moderator]

Z is pretty easy for characters. I thought I was so lucky as I got Zev from a Feehan book, but then I saw like 3 more z after. They were secondary but still. If I could remember where from I would post them as suggestions.

I'll check some of the Scottish romance I have on my shelves to see if there are any Ulrich or something.
Zander is sometimes Xander