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A-Z Female Characters Challenge
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.
A - Anne Williams, Miss Oriented and the Billionaire by Lorin Grace (1/2/22)
B - Brook (Elle), Flirting with my Enemy by Laura Burton (1/9/22)
C - Collins (Maddie), The Hopeful Bride by Kimberly Krey (1/7/22)
D - Daphne Locke, A Dangerous Scheme by Laura Beers (1/19/22)
E - Emma Ambrose, Mostly Perilous by Kimberley Montpetit (1/4/22)
F - Fyffe (Eilidh), Remembering Jamie by Nichole Van (1/24/22)
G - Gifford (Sophia), The Solicitor's Son by Rachael Anderson (1/15/22)
H - Honoria Dunbar, The Gentleman's Quest by Camille Elliot (2/17/22)
I - Isabel Palmer, The Secrets of a Scoundrel by Mindy Burbidge Strunk (2/6/22)
J - Jessie Dunaway, Just His Assistant by Donna Jeffries (2/4/22)
K - Kingston (Sophie), Choices of the Heart by Sarah M. Eden (1/19/22)
L - Leslie (Aileen), Miss Leslie's Secret by Jennifer Moore (1/20/22)
M - Moretti (Kira), The Determined Bride by Kimberly Krey (1/18/22)
N - Nielson (Brianna), The Hopeful Heart by Jaclyn Hardy (1/8/22)
O - Olivia Despereaux, Her Royal Mistake by Laura Ann (5/4/22)
P - Piper Belmont, The Librarian and Her Beast by Laura Ann (1/3/22)
*Q - Quinn (Jessie), Birthday Boyfriend by Liz Isaacson (2/22/22)
R - Reve, Awaken by Camille Peters (1/14/22)
S - Seren, Voyage by Camille Peters (1/11/22)
T - Tara Finch, Just His Boss by Donna Jeffries (2/3/22)
*U - prUdence Gifford, My Sister's Intended by Rachael Anderson (1/5/22)
V - Vivi Campbell, Cade by Diane Darcy (4/12/22)
W - Whitaker (Charlotte), Making the Marquess by Nichole Van (1/22/22)
*X - leXi Romeo, One Singing Bachelorette by Jennifer Youngblood (1/31/22)
*Y - lYra Grigor, The Sweetest Things by Bria Quinlan (1/6/22)
*Z - Zara Huntington-Ross, Never Fall for Your Back-Up Guy by Kate O'Keeffe (3/23/22)

Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
COMPLETED
List:
A Alex Witt The Swallows by Lisa Lutz 1/17/2022
B Jolene Broussard The Magnolia Inn by Carolyn Brown 2/15/2022
C Carli A Wild Cow Winter by Natalie Bright 1/4/2022
D Caroline Dester The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim 4/7/2022
E Eve Dawson The Wish Book Christmas by Lynn Austin 3/1/2022
F Poppy Fields Fields' Guide to Abduction by Julie Mulhern 3/23/2022
G Grace Tonquin The Winter Rose by Melanie Dobson 2/14/2022
H Eloise Lou Hansen Smothered by Autumn Chiklis 3/11/2022
I Isabella Waverly Above the Bay of Angels by Rhys Bowen 1/22/2022
J January Scaller The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow 1/11/2022
K Kelly Sullivan The Cowboy's Daughter by Jamie K. Schmidt 2/4/2022
L Laura Scott Nashville Dreams by Pamela Kelley 1/31/2022
M Miranda The Christmas Joy Ride by Melody Carlson 1/7/2022
N Nora Under the Harrow by Flynn Berry 3/31/2022
O Siobhan O'Sullivan Murder in an Irish Cottage by Carlene O'Conor 3/23/2022
P Amanda Pepper Caught Dead in Philadelphia by Gillian Roberts 1/25/2022
Q Quincy Carpenter Final Girls by Riley Sager 1/20/2022
R Gemma Robinson Here To Stay by Mark Edwards 3/18/2022
S Starla Claudelle Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall 2/10/2022
T Tracy Crosswhite The Trapped Girl by Robert Dugoni 2/6/2022
U June Moody The Girls Weekend by Jody Gehrman 5/14/2022
V Val Harris The Quiche and the Dead by Kristin Weiss 3/26/2022
W Mae West Eggnog, Extortion, and Evergreen by Tonya Kappes 1/10/2022
X Maud Dixon/ Helen Wilcox Who Is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews 5/27/2022
Y Beatriz Yagoda Ways to Disappear by Idra Novey 3/25/2022
Z Zoe Bentley A Killer's Mind by Mike Omer 5/29/2022

2022 A-Z Female Characters Challenge
Completed 26/26
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.
✔️A - Agostino, Sonia - Damek's Redemption by N.J. Walters - 04/01/2022
✔️B - Bethany - Quinn's Quest by N.J. Walters - 02/01/2021
✔️C - Chrissten - Finding Chrissten by N.J. Walters - 03/01/2022
✔️D - Dunn, Abby - How to Handle a Heartbreaker by Marie Harte - 22/01/2022
✔️E - Evie - Craig's Heart by N.J. Walters - 05/01/2022
✔️F - Faye - About That Kiss by Harper Bliss - 18/04/2022
✔️G - Gardner, Maddie - The Troublemaker Next Door by Marie Harte - 21/01/2022
✔️H - Holland, Emory - Jett by Sawyer Bennett - 06/01/2022
✔️I - Isla - Untamed Highlander by Donna Grant - 24/01/2022
✔️J - Janelle - Riggs by Sawyer Bennett - 06/01/2022
✔️K - Kat - Sought by Evangeline Anderson - 30/01/2022
✔️L - Linsey, Heather - If You Were Mine by Bella Andre - 16/01/2022
✔️M - Meredith - Isaiah's Haven by N.J. Walters - 01/01/2022
✔️N - Nicola - From This Moment On by Bella Andre - 14/01/2022
✔️O - Olivia - The Vampire and the Virgin by Kerrelyn Sparks - 04/01/2022
✔️P - Peterson, Chloe - The Look of Love by Bella Andre - 13/01/2022
✔️Q - Quinlin - Sweet Ache by K. Bromberg - 31/05/2022
✔️R - Rosalind - A Twist of Fate by Kelley Armstrong - 07/01/2022
✔️S - Shelley - Legacy Found by N.J. Walters - 02/01/2022
✔️T - Tucker, Abby - Sexiest Vampire Alive by Kerrelyn Sparks - 18/01/2022
✔️*U - Prudence - My Favorite Things: A Christmas Collection by Lynsay Sands - 09/02/2022
✔️V - Vanda - Forbidden Nights with a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks - 03/01/2022
✔️W - Waters, Cicely - Night Myst by Yasmine Galenorn - 05/01/2022
✔️*X - Alexandra - The Untamed Earl by Valerie Bowman - 05/02/2022
✔️Y - Yates, Pepper - Run the Risk by Lori Foster - 02/02/2022
✔️Z - Zakar, Amanda (name change less than 30% in) - Mastered by Her Mates by Grace Goodwin - 12/02/2022


























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Challenge Rules
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.

A - Z Female Characters Challenge
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
26 of 26 Completed
A - Ally D'Aplièse - The Storm Sister - Lucinda Riley - 1/12/22
B - Beth Brown - Forged in Fire - Trish McCallan - 3/28/22
C - Cecilia Bassingwaite - The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels - India Holton - 4/5/22
D - Dane, Morgan - Secrets Never Die - Melinda Leigh - 1/2/22
E - Edelstein, Dawn - The Book of Two Ways - Jodi Picoult - 1/3/22
F - Fanny Price - Mansfield Park - Jane Austen - 3/30/22
G - Gallo, Toni - Whiteout - Ken Follett - 1/4/22
H - Helen Carpenter - Happiness for Beginners - Katherine Center - 4/3/22
I - Isabelle Rossignol - The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah - 3/19/22
J - Jessica Shaw - Lonely Hearts - Lisa Gray - 1/1/22
K - Katie Brown - Katie and the Cupcake Cure - Coco Simon - 1/12/22
L - Liberty Bell - Idol - Kristen Callihan - 3/23/22
M - Melinda Monroe - Virgin River - Robyn Carr - 1/13/22
N - Nancy Lenehan - Night Over Water - Ken Follett - 4/6/22
O - Olivia Logan - Virgin River - Robyn Carr - 1/29/22
P - Parker, Lindy - Good Time Cowboy - Maisey Yates - 2/22/22
Q - Quinn, Josie - Save Her Soul - Lisa Regan - 3/17/22
R - Robyn Ellacott - Career of Evil - Robert Galbraith - 1/5/22
S - Singh, Marina - State of Wonder - Ann Patchett - 1/30/22
T - Taylor Greer - The Bean Trees - Barbara Kingsolver - 3/27/22
U - Ulrika - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry - Fredrik Backman - 3/28/22
V - Victoria Roubideaux - Plainsong - Kent Haruf - 3/31/22
W - Wish, Eleanor - The Black Echo - Michael Connelly - 4/4/22
X - Xhex - Lover Mine - J.R. Ward - 5/25/22
Y - Yvette - Instructions for Dancing - Nicola Yoon - 6/11/22
Z - Zoe Goldman - Little Black Lies - Sandra Block - 1/8/22
For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

A-Z Female Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Starting July 1, 2022 - Finished August 11, 2022
For this challenge we are going to read the alphabet using the names of the female lead characters in our books.
Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a female main character whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet.
EXAMPLE:
A - Amy Elliott Dunne - Gone Girl
B - Elizabeth Bennett - Pride and Prejudice
C - Catherine Earnshaw - Wuthering Heights
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.
EXAMPLE:
X - Lindsay Boxer - 4th of July
26/26
List:
A - Amelia - A Great Reckoning Louise Penny 07/11/22
B - Bernadette - The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper Phaedra Patrick 07/05/22
C - Clara - The Long Way Home Louise Penny 07/04/22
D - Diana - The Mother-in-Law Sally Hepworth 07/12/22
E - Marcella Edwards - Hot Dog Horrors: A Felicia's Food Truck One Hour Mystery Celia Kinsey 07/08/22
F - Felicia - Hamburger Heist Celia Kinsey 07/08/22
G - Gia - The First Husband Laura Dave 07/10/22
H - Harper - Without a Hitch Mary Hollis Huddleston 07/09/22
I - Isabelle Lacoste - How the Light Gets In Louise Penny 07/01/22
J - Jill - Felix Ever After Kacen Callender 07/04/22
K - Kirby - Summer of '79: A Summer of '69 Story Elin Hilderbrand 07/10/22
L - Lana - Mistletoe and Mr. Right Sarah Morgenthaler 07/03/22
M - Melissa - Melissa Alex Gino 07/05/22
N - Naoko - Homicide and Halo-Halo Mia P. Manansala 07/06/22
O - Olivia - A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan 07/21/22
P - Polly - Adult Assembly Required Abbi Waxman 07/15/22
Q - Quinn - The Tourist Attraction Sarah Morgenthaler 07/01/22
R - River - Enjoy the View Sarah Morgenthaler 07/12/22
S - Sethe - Beloved Toni Morrison 07/07/22
T - Tate - Twice in a Blue Moon Christina Lauren 07/06/22
U - Una - Death by Dumpling Vivien Chien 07/10/22
V - Vivian - Bloomsbury Girls Natalie Jenner 07/07/22
W - Angela Wexler - The Westing Game Ellen Raskin 07/04/22
X - Xi - The Many Daughters of Afong Moy Jamie Ford 08/11/22
Y - Yolanda - The Swimmers Julie Otsuka 07/02/22
Z - Ruth Zardo - The Nature of the Beast Louise Penny 07/07/22
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.

A-Z Female Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.
26/26 Completed
List:
A Angela Lee - Ghost Stories - Ron Ripley 1/27/22
B Bella - The Black Sisterhood Files - Kristina Naydonova 2/8/22
C Camilla Torres - Lucky in Love - Carolyn Brown 2/14/22
D Daphne Jones - Jasmine Sea - Phillipa Nefri Clark 2/28/22
E Everly Swan - Tide and Punishment - Bree Baker 1/23/22
F Fisher, Joanie - The Wolf's Shadow - Cecilia Dominic 1/23/22
G Germaine, Mia - A Secondhand Lie - Pamela Crane 1/30/22
H Harper, Graciele - Not Quite Dead - Lyla Payne 3/25/22
I Ingalls, Caroline - Little House in the Big Woods - Laura Ingalls Wilder 3/29/22
J Jennifer Worthington - A Secondhand Life - Pamela Crane 2/2/21
K Kayla Aimee - Anchored: Finding Hope in the Unexpected - Kayla Aimee 1/10/22
L Lucy - By Book or By Crook - Eva Gates 1/7/22
M Murphy, Karrin - Storm Front - Jim Butcher 1/12/22
N Natalia Sokolova - Target For Terror - L.A. Iding 3/23/22
O Oalla Keigeri - Qualify - Vera Nazarian 2/11/22
P Porter, Amanda - Homecoming - Scott Langrel 2/9/22
Q Quinzel, Harleen - The Killing Joke - Christa Faust 7/4/22
R Ricci, Antonella - The Devil's Crown: Part 1 - Monica James 3/18/22
S Sheppard, Grace - The One Who Watches - Emerald O'Brien 1/25/22
T Tess Michaelson - Back to You - Kimberly Kincaid 3/16/22
*U Laure - The Sanatorium - Sarah Pearse 4/9/22
V Violet - Sixteen Scandals - Sophie Jordan 2/23/22
W Wright, Kate - Oopsie Daisy - Iris Morland 2/24/22
*X Alexis Blake - Restoring Christmas - Cynthia Ruchti 4/13/22
*Y Audrey Robin - Spoken Bones - N.C. Lewis 3/9/22
*Z Valdez, Gloria - Death Saint - Rich Curtin 3/7/22

2022 A-Z Female Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Progress: 26 out of 26
For this challenge we are going to read the alphabet using the names of the female lead characters in our books.
Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a female main character whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet.
EXAMPLE:
A - Amy Elliott Dunne - Gone Girl
B - Elizabeth Bennett - Pride and Prejudice
C - Catherine Earnshaw - Wuthering Heights
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.
EXAMPLE:
X - Lindsay Boxer - 4th of July
List:
A: Lowen Ashleigh: Verity by Colleen Hoover - ***** - 1/24/2023 - 341 Pages
B: Bee Königswasser: Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood - ***** - 3/19/2023 - 354 Pages
C: Amelia Carson: Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath - ***** - 2/14/2023 - 384 Pages
D: Denise Holton: The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks - ***** - 3/12/2023 - 339 Pages
E: Eleanor St. Clair:The Witches of New York by Ami McKay - ***** - 3/23/2023 - 529 Pages
F: Claire Randall Fraser: The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon - ***** - 2/8/2023 - 979 Pages
G: Gabriela Rose:The Recovery Agent by Janet Evanovich - *** - 5/18/2023 - 320 Pages
H: Hilda: Hilda and the Hidden People by Luke Pearson - ***** - 3/7/2023 - 216 Pages
I.: Samantha Irby: Wow, No Thank You.: Essays by Samantha Irby - **** - 10/12/2023 - 319 Pages
J: Jesse Alden: Mystery Ranch by Gertrude Chandler Warner - **** - 3/1/2023 - 128 Pages
K: Lauren Kline: If Only It Were True by Marc Levy - ***** - 1/30/2023 - 216 Pages
L: Melody Logan: Unfinished Symphony by V.C. Andrews - **** - 1/14/2023 - 268 Pages
M: Mickie Kennedy: The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni - ***** - 2/27/2023 - 448 Pages
N: Naomi Powell: Passion on Park Avenue by Lauren Layne - **** - 1/15/2023 - 279 Pages
O: Samantha Owen: Surrender Bay by Denise Hunter - ** - 1/16/2023 - 298 Pages
P: Enid Pretty: Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce - ***** - 4/9/2023 - 352 Pages
Q: Bryce Quinlan: House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas - ***** - 10/31/2023 - 803 Pages
R: Ruth: Daughter of Moloka'i by Alan Brennert - ***** - 1/21/2023 - 309 Pages
S: Shining Smith: Junkyard Cats by Faith Hunter - **** - 1/4/2023 - 141 Pages
T: Sasha Trudeau: Bad Blood by L.A. Banks - **** - 1/7/2023 - 342 Pages
U: Ursula: Part of Your Nightmare by Vera Strange - *** - 1/5/2023 - 218 Pages
V: Vittoria Vetra: Angels & Demons by Dan Brown - ***** - 1/13/2023 - 736 Pages
W: Frances Welty: Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty - **** - 3/7/2023 - 453 Pages
X: Hanna Alexander: Mending Places by Denise Hunter - **** - 3/23/2023 - 324 Pages
Y: Yetu: The Deep by Rivers Solomon - **** - 2/20/2023 - 166 Pages
Z: Lizzy: The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree by Susan Wittig Albert - **** - 2/11/2023 - 290 Pages


























Challenge Rules
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Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
For this challenge we are going to read the alphabet using the names of the female lead characters in our books.
Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a female main character whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet.
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.
List:
A: Annie Spence, author and protagonist of Dear Fahrenheit 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks (6/10)
B: Vicky Bliss in The Laughter of Dead Kings Elizabeth Peters (6/11)
C: Lauren Clegg in All the Feels Olivia Dade
D: Desiree Vignes in The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett (6/9)
E: Ellie in Devil-May-Care Elizabeth Peters (6/23)
F
G: Barbara Gordon in The Oracle Code Marieke Nijkamp (4/27)
H: Hannah in Below Zero Ali Hazelwood (6/17)
I: Izzy in Ghost Girl in the Corner Daniel José Older (1/4)
J: June Elbus in Tell the Wolves I'm Home Carol Rifka Brunt (4/18)
K: Kate in I Couldn't Love You More Esther Freud (3/27)
L: Stella Lane in The Kiss Quotient Helen Hoang (6/15)
M: Mara in Under One Roof Ali Hazelwood (6/14)
N: Julie Newcomb in Be Buried in the Rain Barbara Michaels (6/12)
O: Rose Owen in Teach Me Olivia Dade (6/12)
P: Phoebe in One of Us Is Next Karen M. McManus (6/5)
Q
R: Rebecca in Ghost World Daniel Clowes (6/27)
S: Sadie in Stuck with You Ali Hazelwood (5/27)
T: Esme Tran in The Bride Test Helen Hoang (6/16)
U: Kerri Arsenault, author and protagonist of Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains (3/7)
V: Vicky Bliss in Borrower of the Night Elizabeth Peters (7/9)
W: April Whittier in Spoiler Alert Olivia Dade (4/1)
X
Y: Alyssa Locke in Hot Pursuit Suzanne Brockmann (3/23)
Z: Michelle Zauner, author and protagonis of Crying in H Mart (5/4)

A-Z Female Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Start: 01 January 2022
Finished: 18 July 2022
~Female Characters~
Ana Dakkar: Daughter of the Deep ★★★ 19 February
Brooks, Grey: How to Fake It in Hollywood ★★★ 18 July
Claire Koster: Scritch Scratch ★★★ 9 January
Danielle (Dani) Porter: Love at First Spite ★★★ 25 January
Emily Parker: Well Met ★★★★ 23 June
Fitz-Amobi, Pip: Good Girl, Bad Blood ★★★★ 6 March
Green, Delilah: Delilah Green Doesn't Care ★★★★★ 13 March
Hana Brady: Hana's Suitcase: A True Story ★★★★★ 15 March
Ida Mae Jones: Flygirl ★★★ 22 January
Janae: Something to Say ★★★★ 6 February
Kowalski, Meryl Lee: Just Like That ★★★★ 17 February
Luisa (Lu) Olivera: My Year in the Middle ★★★★ 1 February
McCain, Scarlett: The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne ★★★ 15 March
Nishat Ahsan: The Henna Wars ★★★★ 10 February
Olive Smith: The Love Hypothesis ★★★★★ 28 January
Petra Peña: The Last Cuentista ★★★★ 20 January
Queenie: Queenie ★★★ 9 June
Reyes, Lila: A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow ★★★★ 20 January
Shastri, Lakshmi: The Henna Artist ★★★★ 12 February
Talin Kanami: Skyhunter ★★★★ 11 February
qUan, Jo: The Downstairs Girl ★★★★ 31 March
Valentina Kaplan: The Blackbird Girls ★★★★ 17 March
Wang, Claire: Parachutes ★★★★ 11 January
foX, Jenna: The Adoration of Jenna Fox ★★★ 7 June
lilY Wilder: Something Wilder ★★★★ 23 March
Zajac, Scottie: She Drives Me Crazy ★★★★ 26 January
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A-Z Female Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Starting July 1, 2022 - Finished August 11, 2022
For this challenge we are going to read the alphabet using the names of the female lead characters in our books.
Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a female main character whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet.
EXAMPLE:
A - Amy Elliott Dunne - Gone Girl
B - Elizabeth Bennett - Pride and Prejudice
C - Catherine Earnshaw - Wuthering Heights
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.
EXAMPLE:
X - Lindsay Boxer - 4th of July
26/26
List:
A - Amelia - A Great Reckoning Louise Penny 07/11/22
B - Bernadette - The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper Phaedra Patrick 07/05/22
C - Clara - The Long Way Home Louise Penny 07/04/22
D - Diana - The Mother-in-Law Sally Hepworth 07/12/22
E - Marcella Edwards - Hot Dog Horrors: A Felicia's Food Truck One Hour Mystery Celia Kinsey 07/08/22
F - Felicia - Hamburger Heist Celia Kinsey 07/08/22
G - Gia - The First Husband Laura Dave 07/10/22
H - Harper - Without a Hitch Mary Hollis Huddleston 07/09/22
I - Isabelle Lacoste - How the Light Gets In Louise Penny 07/01/22
J - Jill - Felix Ever After Kacen Callender 07/04/22
K - Kirby - Summer of '79: A Summer of '69 Story Elin Hilderbrand 07/10/22
L - Lana - Mistletoe and Mr. Right Sarah Morgenthaler 07/03/22
M - Melissa - Melissa Alex Gino 07/05/22
N - Naoko - Homicide and Halo-Halo Mia P. Manansala 07/06/22
O - Olivia - A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan 07/21/22
P - Polly - Adult Assembly Required Abbi Waxman 07/15/22
Q - Quinn - The Tourist Attraction Sarah Morgenthaler 07/01/22
R - River - Enjoy the View Sarah Morgenthaler 07/12/22
S - Sethe - Beloved Toni Morrison 07/07/22
T - Tate - Twice in a Blue Moon Christina Lauren 07/06/22
U - Una - Death by Dumpling Vivien Chien 07/10/22
V - Vivian - Bloomsbury Girls Natalie Jenner 07/07/22
W - Angela Wexler - The Westing Game Ellen Raskin 07/04/22
X - Xi - The Many Daughters of Afong Moy Jamie Ford 08/11/22
Y - Yolanda - The Swimmers Julie Otsuka 07/02/22
Z - Ruth Zardo - The Nature of the Beast Louise Penny 07/07/22

Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
26/26 Completed. Finished
List:
Amber King:Chef Sugarlips-Tawna Fenske 3/10/22
Bree Taggert:Right Behind Her-Melinda Leigh 4/01/22
Cait Weatherby:Maybe We Should-Melissa Foster 3/30/22
Delphine Larue:The Girl in the Mist-Kristen Ashley 4/14/22
Evangeline Cole:Buried Beneath-Debbie Baldwin 2/27/22
Farrah Butler:Craving Absolution-Nicole Jacquelyn 2/01/22
Greer Larson:Playing with Words-Kelly Elliott 1/30/22
Hannah Abbott Guthrie:I Want to Hold Your Hand-Marie Force 6/18/22
Isadora Ilay:Playette-T.L. Smith 7/24/22
Jessica Shaw:Lonely Hearts-Lisa Gray 6/02/22
Kara MacKenzie:Craving Kara-Nicole Jacquelyn 5/05/22
Lana Brown:Tracker's End-Chantal Fernando 1/23/22
Mollie Callister:Kane-Sawyer Bennett 1/12/22
Nina Guerrera:A Different Dawn-Isabella Maldonado 6/10/22
Olive Smith:The Love Hypothesis-Ali Hazelwood 1/29/22
Peyton Powell-James:Holding Onto Forever-Heidi McLaughlin 5/20/22
Quinn Weller:Lost and Found Sisters-Jill Shalvis 6/04/22
Remi Grey:The Difference Between Somebody and Someone-Aly Martinez 5/27/22
Sabrina Proctor:Rattle Some Cages-Lani Lynn Vale 4/21/22
Thalia Blackwood:The Forbidden Man-Karina Halle 1/08/22
Undine Gray:Cold Evidence-Rachel Grant 9/14/22
Violet Hildebrand:Whisperwind-Cat Porter 2/20/22
Winter Black:Winter's Curse-Mary Stone 4/28/22
Xoe Meyers:Accidental Ashes-Sara C. Roethle 7/12/22
Yael Brooks:Cold Silence-Toni Anderson 8/24/22
Zora Leffersbee:Been There Done That-Hope Ellis 8/07/22



























A-Z Female Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
26/26 Completed
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.
List:
A: Aubrey - The Cousins, Karen M. McManus, Jan 22nd
B: Bree - Crank, Ellen Hopkins, Mar 4th
C: Caroline - The Lost Apothecary, Sarah Penner, Feb 5th
D: Dowd, Kate - The Burnt Country, Joy Rhoades, Mar 6th
E: Elsa - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry, Fredrik Backman, Jan 20th
F: Francesca - Americanos, Apple Pies, and Art Thieves, Harper Lin, Apr 7th
G: Galadriel - A Deadly Education, Naomi Novik, Jul 14th
H: Helen - The Girl With All the Gifts: Extended Free Preview, M.R. Carey, Aug 23rd
I: Ivy - The Santa Suit, Mary Kay Andrews, Oct 18th
J: James Juniper, The Once and Future Witches, Alix E. Harrow, Mar 22nd
K: Kate - Firefly Lane, Kristin Hannah, Feb 15th
L: Lakshmi - The Henna Artist, Alka Joshi, May 18th
M: Megan - I'm Fine, Megan Blandford, Apr 9th
N: Nettie - The Color Purple, Alice Walker, Aug 4th
O: Oona - Oona Out of Order, Margarita Montimore, Oct 1st
P: Poppy - This Is How It Always Is, Laurie Frankel, Jul 1st
Q: Quinn, Mia - A Matter of Trust, Lis Wiehl, Jun 20th
R: Rosenthal - The German Girl, Armando Lucas Correa, Jul 28th
S: Saffyre - Invisible Girl, Lisa Jewell, Aug 2nd
T: Tate - Ugly Love, Colleen Hoover, Feb 25th
U: *Plum, Stephanie - Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight, Janet Evanovich, Aug 22nd
V: Val - Girl in Ice, Erica Ferencik, Nov 22nd
W: Walker, Natalie - Midnight at the Blackbird Café, Heather Webber, Oct 9th
X: *Trixie - Then There Were Nun, Dakota Cassidy, Feb 22nd
Y: Yui - The Phone Box at the Edge of the World, Laura Imai Messina, Feb 26th
Z: Zoe - I See You, Clare Mackintosh, Jan 31st

Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
COMPLETED: 11/28/2022
26/26
List:
FINISHED
A-Z Female Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
26/26 Completed
List:
A= Anne Out Of Print by Isabella Bassett 1/8/2022
B = Bethany Davis Ryder Revisited by Pamela M. Kelley 1/8/2022
C = Chrissy McMullen Unhinged by Lois Greiman 1/2/2022
D = Devinaria Nile Misfits by Jen Calonita 3/31/2022
E = Etta Castelmezzano, The Witch Is Dead by Adriana Licio 1/17/2022
F = Annie Fisher RaspBuried Tort by Lyndsey Cole 7/23/2022
G = Gillian Cobbler Switched by Jen Calonita 1/24/2022
H = Holly Harper Strung Out to Die by Tonya Kappes 3/19/2022
I = Ivy Culpepper Flour in the Attic by Winnie Archer 2/28/2022
J = Jasmine A Whole New World by Liz Braswell 3/5/2022
K = AnnieLee Keyes Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson 4/19/2022
L = Lindsay Norris Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay 2/24/2022
M = Melissa Lawrence Take Me Out To The Love Game by Carol Costa 1/20/2022
N = Lindsey Norris Due or Die by Jenn McKinlay 2/27/2022
O = Olivia Glass Aged for Death by Fiona Grace 12/19/2022
P = Stephanie Plum Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich 1/9/2022
Q = Ava Quinn Winter Solstice by Elin Hilderbrand 8/6/2022
R = Lucy Resnick Wicked Harvest by Karen MacInerney 4/7/2022
S = Stephanie Plum Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich 1/5/2022
T = Maddie Townsend Stealing Home by Sherryl Woods 3/21/2022
U = Eva Huntford Murder Most Malicious by Alyssa Maxwell 4/12/2022
V = Violet Oleander Suds and Slayings: A Bubbles Boutique Cozy Mystery by Jemma Bard 3/22/2022
W = Mae West Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries by Tonya Kappes 2/6/2022
X = Lexy Baker Murder, Money & Marzipan by Leighann Dobbs 3/12/2022
Y = Missy Beckett Caramel Pretzel Killer by Summer Prescott 5/30/2022
Z = Faizah The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family by Ibtihaj Muhammad 4/27/2022
A-Z Female Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
26/26 Completed
List:
A= Anne Out Of Print by Isabella Bassett 1/8/2022
B = Bethany Davis Ryder Revisited by Pamela M. Kelley 1/8/2022
C = Chrissy McMullen Unhinged by Lois Greiman 1/2/2022
D = Devinaria Nile Misfits by Jen Calonita 3/31/2022
E = Etta Castelmezzano, The Witch Is Dead by Adriana Licio 1/17/2022
F = Annie Fisher RaspBuried Tort by Lyndsey Cole 7/23/2022
G = Gillian Cobbler Switched by Jen Calonita 1/24/2022
H = Holly Harper Strung Out to Die by Tonya Kappes 3/19/2022
I = Ivy Culpepper Flour in the Attic by Winnie Archer 2/28/2022
J = Jasmine A Whole New World by Liz Braswell 3/5/2022
K = AnnieLee Keyes Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson 4/19/2022
L = Lindsay Norris Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay 2/24/2022
M = Melissa Lawrence Take Me Out To The Love Game by Carol Costa 1/20/2022
N = Lindsey Norris Due or Die by Jenn McKinlay 2/27/2022
O = Olivia Glass Aged for Death by Fiona Grace 12/19/2022
P = Stephanie Plum Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich 1/9/2022
Q = Ava Quinn Winter Solstice by Elin Hilderbrand 8/6/2022
R = Lucy Resnick Wicked Harvest by Karen MacInerney 4/7/2022
S = Stephanie Plum Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich 1/5/2022
T = Maddie Townsend Stealing Home by Sherryl Woods 3/21/2022
U = Eva Huntford Murder Most Malicious by Alyssa Maxwell 4/12/2022
V = Violet Oleander Suds and Slayings: A Bubbles Boutique Cozy Mystery by Jemma Bard 3/22/2022
W = Mae West Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries by Tonya Kappes 2/6/2022
X = Lexy Baker Murder, Money & Marzipan by Leighann Dobbs 3/12/2022
Y = Missy Beckett Caramel Pretzel Killer by Summer Prescott 5/30/2022
Z = Faizah The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family by Ibtihaj Muhammad 4/27/2022

A-Z Female Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Goal: 26/26
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.
List:
A - Adebayo, Chiamako - Ace of Spades - Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé - 01/05/22
B - Blair, Josie - Yarned and Dangerous - Sadie Hartwell - 01/10/22
C - Celia Bowen - Éjszakai cirkusz - Erin Morgenstern - 01/14/22
D - Deborah Tyler - The Glovemaker - Ann Weisgarber - 02/13/22
E - Elizabeth Johnson - The Coincidence of Coconut Cake - Amy E. Reichert - 01/23/22
F - Fisher, Reni - Tell Me - Anne Frasier - 04/03/22
G - Grafton, Betty - Flowers in the Snow - Danielle Stewart - 04/03/22
H - Hangay Milli - A Barnum-rejtély - Gyula Böszörményi - 03/21/22
I - Isles, Maura - Vanish - Tess Gerritsen - 03/16/22
J - Janneke - White Stag - Kara Barbieri - 02/10/22
K - Klara - Klara and the Sun - Kazuo Ishiguro - 02/07/22
L - Laila - The Bronzed Beasts - Roshani Chokshi - 01/19/22
M - Moore, Addie - Our Souls at Night - Kent Haruf - 01/25/22
N - Nadezhda Latepva - Blessed Monsters - Emily A. Duncan - 02/19/22
O - Olamina, Lauren - Parable of the Sower - Octavia E. Butler - 06/01/22
P - Patakhegyi, Bora - Jöttem, hadd lássalak - D. Tóth Kriszta - 02/05/22
Q - Harley Quinn - Harley Quinn: 30 Years of the Maid of Mischief: The Deluxe Edition (Harley Quinn - Various Authors - 12/15/22
R - Red - The Girl in Red - Christina Henry - 01/03/22
S - Sloan McPherson - Black Coral - Andrew Mayne - 03/10/22
T - Tillery, Paisley - Paradise - Jill S. Alexander - 02/20/22
U - SUn-hee, Kim - When My Name Was Keoko - Linda Sue Park - 01/28/22
V - Verity Pruitt - Eventide - Sarah Goodman - 01/22/22
W - Watson, Jen - Newport Harbor House - Cindy Nichols - 07/03/22
X - Alexandria Collins - Betrayal - Aleatha Romig - 02/04/22
Y - Yvette Thomas - Instructions for Dancing - Nicola Yoon - 04/25/22
Z - Calliope Ramirez - Rafe - Sawyer Bennett - 02/25/22

A-Z Female Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.
26/26 completed
A: Alexis Carlisle (Crazy Stupid Bromance by Alyssa Kay Adams) - 8/1/22
B: Belladonna Barrone (Suck it Up Buttercup by Kristen Painter) - 2/7/22
C: Catelina Baylor (Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews) - 7/31/22
D: Dina Demille (Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrews) - 12/14/22
E: Eleanor Wilde (Hypnosis is for Hacks) - 3/9/22
F: Fritz (Split the Party by Drew Hayes) - 3/29/22
G: Gabrielle (Siege Tactics by Drew Hayes) - 7/28/22
H: Hannah Hickok (The Dirty Coven by Lily Harper Hart) - 10/6/22
I: Ivory Moore (Duke of My Heart by Kelly Bowen) - 1/29/22
J: Jazzie Zanders (A Body in the Trench by Judi Lynn) - 12/20/22
K: Kate McGuire (A Tale of Two Cookies by Eve Calder) - 9/10/22
L: Lauren Green (The Accidental Girlfriend by Emma Hart) - 5/2/22
M: Merry Wrath (Mystery Night Murder by Leslie Langtry) - 5/19/22
N: Novalli, Marci (Nice Dragons Finish Last by Rachel Aaron) - 7/4/22
O: Olivia "Liv" McKay (Death Crashes the Party by Vicki Fee) - 1/6/22
P: Poet Parker (Freaky Sights by Amanda M. Lee) - 5/5/22
Q: Quinn, Sam (The Slaughtered Lamb Bookstore and Bar by Seana Kelly) - 7/17/22
R: Richardson, Lucy (By Book or Crook by Eva Gates) - 11/14/22
S: Scout Randall (Sticks and Crones by Amanda M. Lee) - 9/4/22
T: Tess Harlow (Buried in a Good Book by Tamara Berry) - 8/17/22
U: McMurphy, Allie (Here Comes the Fudge by Nancy Coco) - 8/5/22
V: Vyshnevetshkaya, Elizaveta (Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs) - 6/26/22
W: Winters, Dawn (Pushing Up Daisies by Shannon Esposito) - 5/4/22
X: Alexandra Connor (Precinct 13 by Tate Hallaway) - 5/31/22
Y: Lyra Brazier (The Lady Has a Past by Amanda Quick) - 10/18/22
Z: Hazel Medeis (Magic Redeemed by K.M. Shea) - 10/27/22


























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A-Z Female Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.
26/26
List:
A - Annabelle - You're the One I Don't Want by Carrie Aarons 1/24
B - Belle - The Case of the Substitute Face by Erle Stanley Gardner 1/12
C - Callie - Catching Christmas by Terri Blackstock 1/13
D - Diana - The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness 1/16
E - Elaine - White Night by Jim Butcher 2/2
F - Faren - The Token 2 by Marata Eros 1/19
G - Genevieve - Resisting Roots by Audrey Carlan 2/12/22
H - Hadley - In Finn's Heart by Roxie Rivera 1/3
I - Isabel - Quiet Anchorage by Ed Lynskey 1/3
J - June - A Charming Spell by Tonya Kappes 1/6
K - Karana - Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell 1/9
L - Lizzie - Xamnesia: Everything I Forgot in My Search for an Unreal Life by Lizzie Harwood 1/4
M - Maria - The Bone Labyrinth by James Rollins 1/2
N - Nadiah - Revealed by Evangeline Anderson 1/19
O - Deidre O'Brien - Girls of Summer by Barbara Bretton 2/4
P - Peggy - Nozy Cat 1: A Tuxedo Cat Bookshop Cozy Mystery by Lyn Key 1/23
Q - Queen Betsy - Undead and Unreturnable by MaryJanice Davidson 2/22
R - Ronnie - Pink Jinx by Sandra Hill 1/22
S - Skye Preston - All I Want is You by E.L. Todd 1/4
T - Tori - Lady Be Good by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 2/5
U - Lucy - Staking His Claim by Tessa Bailey 2/18
V - Valerie - The Effing List by Cherise Sinclair 1/11
W - Jane Winters - In Too Fast by Mara Jacobs 1/5
X - Alexis - Sin & Chocolate by K.F. Breene 2/6
Y - Syd - In Too Hard by Mara Jacobs 1/7
Z - Elizabeth - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 1/22