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A-Z Female Characters ChallengeDuration: January 1, 2023 - May 16, 2023
COMPLETED
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 Emily Andrews-Micelli Fleur de Lies by Maddy Hunter 1/26/2023
B Olive Belgrave An Old Money Murder In Mayfair by Sara Rosett 2/12/2023
C Cara Kryzik Save the Date by Mary Kay Andrews 1/8/2022
D Alda Ducci All the Stars in the Heavens by Adriana Trigiani 4/20/2023
E Ellen Secrets of the Greek Revival by Eva Pohler 1/14/2023
F Phrynne Fisher Death by Water by Kerry Greenwood 3/4/2023
G Olivia Glass Aged for Murder by Fiona Grae 2/20/2023
H Hana Keller Death of a Wandering Wolf by Julia Buckley 1/6/2023
I Ivy Perkins The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews 1/23/2023
J Jane Darrowfield Jane Darrowfield and the Madwoman Next Door by Barbara Ross 1/22/2023
K Kate McKay Murder with a Cherry on Top by Cynthia Baxter 3/16/2023
L Lori Shepherd Aunt Dimity Down Under by Nancy Atherton 1/29/2023
M Anne Murphy Courting Trouble by Lisa Scottoline 1/10/2022
N Nikki Sands A Vintage Murder by Michele Scott 3/8/2023
O Siobhan O'Sullivan Murder on an Irish Farm by Carlene O'Connor 1/20/2023
P Zoe Parker Dead Man Talking by Jana DeLeon 4/6/2023
Q Nina Quinn A Hoe Lot of Trouble by Heather Webber 5/16/2023
R Rosemary Grey Murder in the Meadow by Tracy Donley 3/23/2023
S Kellie Scott The Perfect Neighbors by Sarah Pekkanen 3/12/2023
T Tara Heinz Ain't She Sweet by Whitney Dineen 1/27/2023
U Lucy Lancaster Lineage Most Lethal by S C Perkins 5/14/2023
V Valerie d'Orcay Death and Fromage by Ian Moore 4/3/2023
W Winnie Johnson Éclair and Present Danger by Laura Bradford 1/12/2023
X Lindsey Boxer 21st Birthday by James Patterson 1/15/2023
Y Hailey Rock Behind You by Rylie Dark 4/13/2023
Z Zoe Hunter Secretive by Sara Rosett 1/20/2023
A-Z Female Characters ChallengeDuration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
26/26 Completed. Finished
List:
Amelia Storm:Storm's Ruin-Mary Stone 3/17/23
Brienne Norcross:Drake-Sawyer Bennett 2/02/23
Charlotte Mills:The Darkest Sunrise-Aly Martinez 2/22/23
Darcy Hunt:Her Final Wish-Eva Sparks 4/29/23
Emma Griffin:The Girl and the Hunt-A.J. Rivers 1/06/23
Finley O'Sullivan:The Last Lie Told-Debra Webb 5/26/23
Geneva Harris:It Takes Heart-Tif Marcelo 1/18/23
Harriet Foster:Hide-Tracy Clark 4/27/23
Iris Oliver:Someone to Hold-Marie Force 1/25/23
Josie Quinn:Breathe Your Last-Lisa Regan 6/09/23
Kayla Chambers:Hold Me Close-Rosalind James 5/18/23
Luna Winchester:Lighthouse Way-Kristen Proby 3/17/23
Maya Gray:Girl Eight: Hunted-Molly Black 5/20/23
Nikki Hunt:The Girls in the Snow-Stacy Green 1/11/23
Olivia Knight:Murder on the Astoria-Elle Gray 5/27/23
Patterson Blake:Is She Really Gone-A.M. Strong 3/03/23
Queenie Masterson:A Secret for a Secret-Helena Hunting 1/20/23
Rebecca West:Shadow's Secret-Mary Stone 1/27/23
Story Salinger:Best I Ever Had-S.L. Scott 5/25/23
Tilden Marshall:Coen-Sawyer Bennett 1/20/23
Ulla Wingate:Ulla's Courage-Agnes Alexander 6/03/23
Veronica Sutton:Runaway Love-Melanie Harlow 6/06/23
Wren Williams:Whispers of You-Catherine Cowles 3/16/23
Xoe Meyers:Demon Down-Sara C. Roethle 1/17/23
Yasmen Wader:Before I Let Go-Kennedy Ryan 2/17/23
Zoe Santangelo:Carry Me Home-Rosalind James 4/22/23
~~~ Complete ~~~A-Z Female Characters Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
26 of 26 Complete
First or Last Name
List:
A - Anna Pigeon - Burn - Nevada Barr - 4/27/23
B - Alice Boyd - Anything but Minor - Kate Stewart - 1/6/23
C - Cassie Dewell - The Highway - C.J. Box - 1/1/23
D - Daisy Sinclair - Someone Like You - Lauren Layne - 6/25/23
E - Eve Dallas - Time of Death - J.D. Robb - 1/3/23
F - Georgia Ford - Eight Hundred Grapes- Laura Dave - 1/24/23
G - Ruth Galloway - The Lantern Men - Elly Griffiths - 1/15/23
H - Rachel Hatch - Drift - L.T. Ryan - 1/6/23
I - Irene Kennedy - Consent to Kill - Vince Flynn - 6/22/23
J - Joanna Brady - Fire and Ice - J.A. Jance - 1/8/23
K - Kaitlin Roe - Her Last Word - Mary Burton - 1/19/23
L - Lydia Carroll - Pretty Girls - Karin Slaughter - 2/10/23
M - Ffion Morgan - The Last Party - Clare Mackintosh - 1/24/23
N - Natalie - Killers of a Certain Age - Deanna Raybourn - 2/11/23
O - Ollie Paras - Hail to the Chef - Julie Hyzy - 6/7/23
P - Mila Pavlichenko - The Diamond Eye - Kate Quinn - 1/5/23
Q - Nikki Quinn - Weekend Warriors - Fern Michaels - 5/29/23
R - Robin Ellacot - The Ink Black Heart - Robert Galbraith - 1/18/23
S - Lacy Stoltz - The Whistler - John Grisham - 1/18/23
T - Roz Toovey - The Mistake I Made - Paula Daly - 1/13/23
U - Ulrika - The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt - 3/9/23
V - Lillie Virgil - The Lost Ones -Ace Atkins - 1/2/23
W - Willow Dawes - Texas Outlaw - James Patterson - 1/21/23
X - Ximena - The Unhoneymooners - Christina Lauren - 7/2/23
Y - Kate Young - An Eye for an Eye - Carol Wyer - 1/22/23
Z - Zara Kinniard - The Missing Sister - Lucinda Riley - 5/23/23
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.
A-Z Female Characters Challenge (Second Round)Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.
26/26 Completed. Finished
List:
Autumn Trent:Autumn's Warning-Mary Stone 8/26/23
Bree Taggert:Catch Her Death-Melinda Leigh 9/13/23
Casey White:The Innocent Girls-B.R. Spangler 7/14/23
Danica Brandt:Camden-Sawyer Bennett 9/16/23
Emma Griffin:The Girl and the Unlucky 13-A.J. Rivers 8/06/23
Finlay Wilson:Driving Whiskey Wild-Melissa Foster 11/19/23
Grayson Hartley:Glimmers of You-Catherine Cowles 8/01/23
Harper Adams:Little Girl Vanished-Denise Grover Swank 8/18/23
Imogen Davis:Beard Mode-Lani Lynn Vale 9/30/23
Jenna Alton:Her Broken Wings-D.K. Hood 10/05/23
Kerri Devlin:Gone Too Far-Debra Webb 11/08/23
Laney Landers:Peacekeeper-Laura Pavlov 11/16/23
Maddie Baker:Blind Bake-Denise Grover Swank 10/14/23
Norah Donahue:Take a Number-Amy Daws 9/10/23
Oaklyn Rose:The Bachelor-Marni Mann 8/24/23
Peyton Adams:Inside-Brenda Novak 9/07/23
Quinn, Josie:Watch Her Disappear-Lisa Regan 10/11/23
Reese Doherty:Center Mass-Lani Lynn Vale 9/24/23
Sara Linton:A Faint Cold Fear-Karin Slaughter 9/14/23
Tinsley Jensen:Good Little Girls-Rita Herron 7/28/23
U:LUcy Aston:Cold Cruel Kiss-Toni Anderson 10/08/23
Violet Collingwood:Shamrock-Janie Crouch 8/12/23
Winter Black:Winter's Shock-Mary Stone 9/15/23
Xoe Meyers:Demon Down-Sara C. Roethle 9/23/23
Y:NYx Price:Slash-Jessica Gadziala 10/01/23
Zoe Weaver:Breaking Free-Teresa J. Reasor 11/06/23
A-Z Female Characters ChallengeDuration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
26/26 Completed
FINISHED
List:
A: Amano- Yumeiro Patissiere vol. 10-Natsumi Matsumoto 7/5
B: Bobbi- New Avengers, Vol. 2-Brian Michael Bendis 1/7
C: Cardona, Katriana- Andorra Sector-Lexi C. Foss 3/6
D: Daciana- The Experiment-Lexi C. Foss 6/21
E: Emma- Moon Kissed-Jen L. Grey 3/14
F: Flor, Winter- Winter's Arrow-Lexi C. Foss 7/4
G: Gwen- Spider-Gwen, Vol. 3: Long-Distance-Jason Latour 1/17
H: Hannah- Rat Queens, Vol. 8: The God Dilemma-Ryan Ferrier 6/6
I: Isabelle- Trapping Her-Aurora Rose Reynolds 5/17
J: Jessie- The Boxcar Children-Gertrude Chandler Warner 1/21
K: Karen- Movie Night-James Tynion IV 1/17
L: Lyons, Kensey- Shiver-Suzanne Wright 3/14
M: Mercedes- Winner-Leigh Kelsey 1/6
N: Naomi- The Baby Shift: North Carolina-Becca Fanning 5/5
O: Olivia- Gallant-V.E. Schwab 2/19
P: Poppy- The Gathering-Dan Poblocki 2/21
Q: Quinlynn- Blood Sector-Lexi C. Foss 1/3
R: Riley- Always You-Kirsty Moseley 1/5
S: Suraya- The Girl and the Ghost-Hanna Alkaf 1/19
T: Tanaka, Pearl- Pearl, Vol. 1-Brian Michael Bendis 5/1
U: Aubrey- Infatuation-Aurora Rose Reynolds 3/8
V: Vienna- Guardian-Leigh Kelsey 1/6
W: Walters, Jennifer- She-Hulk, Vol. 1: Jen, Again-Rainbow Rowell 3/18
X: Xiaotang, Lu- SAKAMOTO DAYS 5-Yuto Suzuki 5/23
*Y: Remy- 5 Rounds-Nikki Castle 1/15
*Z: Elizabeth- The Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 6-Nakaba Suzuki 1/2
✅Done!!!✅A-Z Female Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Start: 01 January 2023
Finished: 06 July 2023
~Female Characters~
Anna: Anna and the Swallow Man ★★★ 22 January
Bride, Ellie: Elatsoe ★★★ 31 January
Cline Alden: Candidly Cline ★★★★ 19 February
Duck: The Patron Thief of Bread ★★★★★ 7 January
Emaline Lark: Edgewood ★★★ 10 March
Florance Day: The Dead Romantics ★★★★ 15 June
Gallagher, Brynn: Nothing More to Tell ★★★★ 19 January
Harris, Mahalia: Friday I'm in Love ★★★★ 5 March
Irina: Spinning Silver ★★★★★ 17 February
Juniper Kipling: Seven Ways We Lie ★★★ 15 March
Kilpatrick, Harriet: Happy Place ★★★★ 5 June
Lou: Coincidence Of Coconut Cake ★★★ 26 January
Mika Moon: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches ★★★★★ 14 February
Neveah Gallagher: The Secret Letters ★★★★ 24 January
Olsen, Raina: The Children's Blizzard ★★★★ 6 February
Palmer, Rosaline: Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake ★★★★ 18 January
Quinn Jackson: Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry ★★★★ 13 January
Ramires, Lari: Salt and Sugar ★★★★ 9 February
Soontornvat, Christina: The Tryout: A Graphic Novel ★★★★ 28 January
Talbot, Effie: The Party Crasher ★★★ 18 March
rodrigUez, Nina: Find Me in Havana ★★★ 18 June
Vanessa Liebling: Pretty Things ★★★★ 4 March
Wilder, Melinda "Min": Nemesis ★★★★ 16 January
aliX St. Pierre: The Three Lives of Alix St. Pierre ★★★★ 18 April
Yolanda Cicerón: The Last Beekeeper ★★★★ 6 July
Zinnia Manning: My Life in the Fish Tank★★★★ 5 April
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Books read:
FinishedA-Z Female Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
26/26
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.
Alice-Murder Is Proposed Thea Cambert 1/14/23
Bee Devil's Food Cake and Death Rosie A. Point 1/13/23
Charlie (Charlotte)-Santa, Surf and Sapphires Emerald Finn 1/2/23
Diana-Caribbean Escape Murder First L.A. Marie 1/9/23
Eddie (Edwina) A Medium Homecoming Lynn Cahoon 1/7/23
Foster, Libby-Dastardly Deeds & Possible Parricide Ana Bisset 2/12/23
Gemma The Game Is a Footnote Vicki Delany 1/7/23
Happy (Harriet)-Murdered in the Mall Mila Evans 1/4/23
Ivy-Mystery Maid Hazel Smith 1/6/23
Jolie-Jolie and Scoobie High School Adventures Elaine Orr 1/1/23
Kim-A Homecoming to Dye For M.L. Landry 1/26/23
Lucy-Irish Coffee Murder Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis & Barbara Ross 1/23/23
Mattie-Flea Market Felony Tricia L. Sanders 1/5/23
Nikki Cookies and a Killer Emmie Lyn 3/31/23
Olivia-Overboard at Christmas Wendy Neugent 1/3/23
Pam-On Santa's Naughty List Sharon Michaels 2/17/23
Quinn, Jenna-Caught on the Book Laura Gail Black 10/3/23
Robbie (Roberta)-Four Leaf Cleaver Maddie Day 1/25/23
Sidney Grace-Cat Scratch Murder Karen McSpade 1/14/23
Tulia-Offed in Oregon Patti Benning 1/8/23
U RUby-Bells & the Bandit Leona Fox 3/5/23
Victoria-The Deadly Dust Bunnies R.A. Muth 3/15/23
Whitney-Primer and Punishment Diane Kelly 2/21/23
X-AleXandra-Quilting Calamity Kathryn Mykel 2/14/23
Y-AubreY-A Case of Garden Bones Lily Rose Lane 1/29/23
Z-HaZel-Larceny and Gingerbread Lattes Justine Maxwell 1/20/23
JoAnne wrote: "Fantastic Tari!"Thanks, JoAnne!
COMPLETED!A-Z Female Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Goal: Read 26 books, each one whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.
List:
A - Ava Barnett - Tied to the Tycoon Chloe Cox - 1/3/23
B - Bella Soang - Lover Awakened J.R. Ward - 1/18/23
C - Teagan Collins - Ruby Tuesday Mari Carr - 1/16/23
D - Chloe D'Angelo - Be Your Everything Catherine Bybee - 1/29/23
E - Ella Scales - The Soldier's E-Mail Order Bride Cora Seton - 1/1/23
F - Samantha Fairchild - Edge of Sight Roxanne St. Claire - 1/14/23
G - Grace Copeland - The Boss: Book One Cari Quinn - 2/5/23
H - Everly Hughes - Their Fairy Princess Nicole Edwards - 2/15/23
I - Ivy - Start Us Up Lexi Blake - 8/25/23
J - Josie Ryan - Tempting Taste Sara Whitney - 1/7/23
K - Kate English - Kiss Me Kate Katy Regnery - 1/10/23
L - Mary Luce - Lover Eternal J.R. Ward - 1/7/23
M - Maya Brand - The Brands Who Came For Christmas Maggie Shayne - 1/22/23
N - Nora - The Reunion Meghan Quinn - 6/11/23
O - Sinead O'Malley - Bound and Determined Sierra Cartwright - 2/26/23
P - Paige Acosta - House of Paine: Book One Kylie Walker - 2/1/23
*Q - Tiffany Farquar - Sin Serena Akeroyd - 5/29/23
R - Maggie Roberts - Man of the Month Club: January Ann Omasta - 1/23/23
S - Sam Lindale - Secret Baby 4 the SEAL's: Military Reverse Harem Romance Teddy Paisley - 2/9/23
T - Sabrina Taylor - Meeting Trouble Emme Rollins - 5/13/23
*U - Ashley Tucker - Dr. Stanton T.L. Swan - 9/9/23
V - Vivien - Man with Money Debra J. Falasco - 7/30/23
W - Abra Walsh - Whiskey Beach Nora Roberts - 1/25/23
*X - Lex Easton - Undressed Avery Aster - 9/29/23
*Y - Skye Sorenson - Bidding on Brooks Katy Regnery - 2/18/23
*Z - Ally Zimmerman - Once Upon a Sure Thing Lauren Blakely - 1/11/23
Finished!The Lost Challenges
A-Z Female Characters Challenge 2023
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Progress: 26 out of 26
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
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
Completed!A-Z Female Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Goal: 26/26
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.
List:
A - Alice Bhatti - Our Lady of Alice Bhatti - Mohammed Hanif - 03/25/23
B - Izabela Bonifacio - The Seven Sisters - Lucinda Riley - 03/08/23
C - Claire Kovalik - Dead Silence - S.A. Barnes - 02/07/23
D - Ally D'Apliese - The Storm Sister - Lucinda Riley - 04/06/23
E - Emily McCrae - The Villa - Rachel Hawkins - 01/30/23
F - Emma Frost - Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 7: Monstrous - Daniel Way - 05/05/23
G - Gideon Nav - Gideon the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir - 06/25/23
H - Jessie Hunt - The Perfect Wife - Blake Pierce - 03/16/23
I - Ivy Perkins - The Santa Suit - Mary Kay Andrews - 03/12/23
J - Jani Lafayette - Hotel Magnifique - Emily J. Taylor - 01/07/23
K - Korede - My Sister, the Serial Killer - Oyinkan Braithwaite - 02/26/23
L - Lola - Until the Last of Me - Sylvain Neuvel - 03/19/23
M - Mitra Jahani - In the Time of our History - Susanne Pari - 01/24/23
N - Rose Napolitano - Rose Napolitano kilenc élete - Donna Freitas - 01/21/23
O - Odette Hastings - A Love Unexpected - Leah Brunner - 10/25/23
P - Lyudmila Pavlichenko - The Diamond Eye - Kate Quinn - 01/04/23
*Q - Patricia Vasquez - Eon - Greg Bear - 08/03/23
R - Jane Rizzoli - The Mephisto Club - Tess Gerritsen - 03/31/23
S - Sarah Robinson - One Last Risk - Nancy Stopper - 02/17/23
T - Brooklyn Thomason - The World We Make - N.K. Jemisin - 06/19/23
*U - Audrey Zhou - Central Places - Delia Cai - 03/07/23
V - Viv - Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree - 02/22/23
W - Maggie Williams - Emma's Dream - M. Lee Prescott - 01/05/23
*X - Tan Yungxian - Lady Tan's Circle Of Women - Lisa See - 10/24/23
*Y - Marimar Montoya - The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina - Zoraida Córdova - 01/17/23
Z - Nina Zenik - King of Scars - Leigh Bardugo - 04/17/23
A-Z Female Characters Challenge (Second Round)Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.
26/26 Completed. Finished
List:
Autumn Trent:Autumn's Warning-Mary Stone 8/26/23
Bree Taggert:Catch Her Death-Melinda Leigh 9/13/23
Casey White:The Innocent Girls-B.R. Spangler 7/14/23
Danica Brandt:Camden-Sawyer Bennett 9/16/23
Emma Griffin:The Girl and the Unlucky 13-A.J. Rivers 8/06/23
Finlay Wilson:Driving Whiskey Wild-Melissa Foster 11/19/23
Grayson Hartley:Glimmers of You-Catherine Cowles 8/01/23
Harper Adams:Little Girl Vanished-Denise Grover Swank 8/18/23
Imogen Davis:Beard Mode-Lani Lynn Vale 9/30/23
Jenna Alton:Her Broken Wings-D.K. Hood 10/05/23
Kerri Devlin:Gone Too Far-Debra Webb 11/08/23
Laney Landers:Peacekeeper-Laura Pavlov 11/16/23
Maddie Baker:Blind Bake-Denise Grover Swank 10/14/23
Norah Donahue:Take a Number-Amy Daws 9/10/23
Oaklyn Rose:The Bachelor-Marni Mann 8/24/23
Peyton Adams:Inside-Brenda Novak 9/07/23
Quinn, Josie:Watch Her Disappear-Lisa Regan 10/11/23
Reese Doherty:Center Mass-Lani Lynn Vale 9/24/23
Sara Linton:A Faint Cold Fear-Karin Slaughter 9/14/23
Tinsley Jensen:Good Little Girls-Rita Herron 7/28/23
U:LUcy Aston:Cold Cruel Kiss-Toni Anderson 10/08/23
Violet Collingwood:Shamrock-Janie Crouch 8/12/23
Winter Black:Winter's Shock-Mary Stone 9/15/23
Xoe Meyers:Demon Down-Sara C. Roethle 9/23/23
Y:NYx Price:Slash-Jessica Gadziala 10/01/23
Zoe Weaver:Breaking Free-Teresa J. Reasor 11/06/23
FINISHED!A-Z Female Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Completed: November 29, 2023
26/26
List:
Completed!A-Z Female Character
Jan 1, 2023 - Dec 31, 2023
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the title only needs to have that letter somewhere in it.
26/26 completed
A: Adams, Hope (Personal Demon by Kelley Armstrong) - 10/4/23
B: Brooklyn Stone (The Book Supremacy by Kate Carlisle) - 3/26/23
C: Casey Tresscott (Rogue by Elle Kennedy) - 11/5/23
D: Devries, Elise (A Duke to Remember by Kelly Bowen) - 9/28/23
E: Elena Michaels (Stolen by Kelley Armstrong) - 8/3/23
F: Fiesta Hruuk (Dragonfired by Zachary J Pike) - 12/2/23
G: Gardner, Bailey (Playing with Fire by RJ Blain) - 6/6/23
H: Hope (Treasure of the Fire Kingdom by Cassandra Gannon) - 10/14/23
I: Iphiginia Bright (Mistress by Amanda Quick) - 10/23/23
J: Juni Hawkings (Dust Born by Elizabeth Hunter) - 10/30/23
K: Kate Daniels (Magic Claims by Ilona Andrews) - 6/13/23
L: Lane, Kinsely (A Bookworm's Guide to Dating by Emma Hart) - 7/25/23
M: Marci Novalli (A Dragon of a Different Color) - 6/25/23
N: Nia (Warrior from the Shadowland by Cassandra Gannon) -
O: O'Hare, Kate (The Heist by Janet Evanovich) - 6/30/23
P: Poet Parker (Freaky Crypts by Amanda M. Lee) - 4/10/23
Q: "Quin" Adequin Rake (The Last Watch by J.S. Dewes) - 4/30/23
R: Riley Thorn (Riley Thorn and the Corpse in the Closet by Lucy Score) - 5/17/23
S: Sloane Presscott (Misfit by Elle Kennedy) - 7/18/23
T: Tori Dawson (Damned Souls and a Sangria by Annette Marie) - 3/4/23
U: Laura (Son of a Liche by Zachary J Pike) - 11/3/23
V: Vicram, Sunshine (A Good Day for Chardonnay by Darynda Jones) - 1/4/23
W: Welkin, Leila (Crown of Shadows by K.M. Shea) -1/20/23
X: Dixon, Jennifer (Class Mom by Laurie Gelman) - 5/4/23
Y: Yelena (Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder) - 1/30/23
Z: Zoe Lake (Awakening by Amanda M. Lee) - 1/15/23
Mod
A-Z Female Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
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 = Ava Black Rose by Kate Prada 1/12/2023
B = Tory Bauer Funeral Food by Kathleen Taylor 1/7/2023
C = Emma Cross Murder at Chateau Sur Mer by Alyssa Maxwell 3/25/2023
D = Skye Denison Not a Monster of a Chance by Denise Swanson 2/6/2023
E= Ellie Ward Shrimply Sublime Murder by Patti Benning 1/8/2023
F = Faith Restoration of Faith by Jim Butcher 2/17/2023
G = Gina Romano Slice of Murder by Rosie A. Point 2/8/2023
H = Eva Huntford A Devious Death by Alyssa Maxwell 1/31/2023
I = Ivy Culpepper Dough or Die by Winnie Archer 10/26/2023
J = Jenny T Partridge Tapped Out by Natalie M. Roberts 2/13/2023
K = Sophie Kimball Booked 4 Murder by J.C. Eaton 1/25/2023
L = Lucy Resnick Slay Bells Ring by Karen MacInerney 1/30/2023
M = Annabel McBride Banana Slit by Angela K. Ryan 1/9/2023
N = Charlotte Nelson Taming the Sheriff by Cynthia Hickey 12/17/2023
O = Olive Trouble in Spades by Heather Webber 3/6/2023
P = Stephanie Plum Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich 1/21/2023
Q = Nina Quinn Trouble in Spades by Heather Webber 3/6/2023
R = Savannah Reid A Few Drops of Bitters by G.A. McKevett 1/30/2023
S = Stephanie Plum Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich 1/2/2023
T = Tilly An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving by Louisa May Alcott 2/24/2023
U = Sloan Krause Beyond a Reasonable Stout by Ellie Alexander 2/13/2023
V = Violet Oleander Soaps and Séances: A Bubbles Boutique Mystery Novelette by Jemma Bard 12/1/2023
W = Ellie Ward Boldly Basil Murder by Patti Benning 1/12/2023
X = Florrie Fox Murder Outside the Lines by Krista Davis 9/8/2023
Y = Rose Yin I'll Stop the World by Lauren Thoman 3/27/2023
Z = Lola Cruz Living the Vida Lola by Melissa Bourbon 4/26/2023
😁 Finished 😉A-Z Female Lead Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a female main character whose 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.
26/26
List:
A: Adele - A Month of Sundays, Liz Byrski, Feb 25th
B: Burns, Connie - The Devil's Feather, Minette Walters, Feb 23rd
C: Cadence - We Were Liars, E. Lockhart, Feb 12th
D: Doyle, Glennon - Untamed, Glennon Doyle, Jan 11th
E: Esther - The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding, Holly Ringland, June 17th
F: Field, Sally - In Pieces, Sally Field, May 20th
G: Guilda - Everyone in This Room Will Someday be Dead, Emily R. Austin, Apr 29th
H: Hugo, Evelyn - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Mar 5th
I: Iris - The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox, Maggie O'Farrell, Jan 7th
J: Joey - Eat the Rich, Sarah Gailey, Jan 21st
K: Kumiko - Kumiko and the Dragon, Briony Stewart, Jan 7th
L: Lina - Three Women, Lisa Taddeo, Jan 21st
M: Mary Jekyll - The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter, Theodora Goss, Apr 16th
N: Nami - One Piece, Volume 3: Don't Get Fooled Again, Eiichiro Oda, Dec 24th
O: O'Toole, Diana - Wish You Were Here, Jodi Picoult, July 1st
P: Preaker, Camille - Sharp Objects, Gillian Flynn, Oct 5th
Q: Quinn, Wonder - The Heartsong of Wonder Quinn, Kate Gordon, Dec 30
R: Rachel - The Chain, Adrian McKinty, Jan 6th
S: Sophie - The Missing Pieces of Sophie McCarthy, B.M. Carroll, Feb 28th
T: Tegan - The Details: On Love, Death and Reading, Tegan Bennett Daylight, Feb 5th
U: Susie - The Loudness of Unsaid Things, Hilde Hinton, Mar 7th
V: Violet - The Push, Ashley Audrain, Jun 12th
W: Winnie - The Perfect Mother, Aimee Molloy, Jan 9th
X: Maxwell, Jane - Tapestry, Fiona McIntosh, Mar 21st
Y: Yasmin - The Quality of Silence, Rosamund Lupton, Mar 30th
Z: Elizabeth - The Herd, Emily Edwards, Nov 7th
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26/26
A - Alice Moore - The Backup Plan - Jill Shalvis (Avon - Jan 2023) - Jan 10
B - Brynhilde Porunnsdotter - Tempted by Her Outcast Viking - Lucy Morris (HH #1681 - Oct 2022) - Jan 17
C - Molly Cyrs - Falling for His Fake Girlfriend - Shannon Stacey (HSE #2955 - Jan 2023) - Jan 7
D - Grace Dalton - The Devine Doughnut Shop - Carolyn Brown (Montlake - Feb 2023) - Feb 15
E - Esme Flanagan - The Heir's Cinderella Bride - Donna Alward (HR #4820 - Sept 2022) - Jan 1
F - Adelaide Fernside - Captivated by the Lyon - C.H. Admirand (Dragonblade Pub - Mar 2023) - Mar 31
G - Gwendolyn Alexander - The Duke's Sword - C.H. Admirand (Dragonblade - June 2022) - Feb 2
H - Hallie Stanton - Lawman to the Core - Delores Fossen (HI #2115 - Jan 2023) - Jan 3
I - Tammy Ingles - Hotshot Hero in Disguise - Lisa Childs (HRS #2221 - Mar 2023) - Feb 23
J - Josslyn Graham - Her Secret Amish Past - Dana R. Lynn (LIS #1012 - Feb 2023) - Jan 12
K - Keely Tucker - Designs on a Rancher - LaQuette (HD #2929 - Mar 2023) - Feb 24
L - Laura Pomeroy - A Season of Flirtation - Julia Justiss (HH #1702 - Feb 2023) - Jan 21
M - Allissaid MacFarlane - In Her Highlander's Bed - Lynsay Sands (Avon - Jan 2023) - Jan 14
N - Nicole Evans - The Bookstore's Secret - Makenna Lee (HSE #2956 - Jan 2023) - Jan 3
O - Olivia Carson - Skyscrapers to Greener Pastures - Jo McNally (HSE #2984 - June 2023) - May 11
P - Helga Porunnsdotter - Beguiling Her Enemy Warrior - Lucy Morris (HH #1705 - Feb 2023) - Jan 18
Q - Jacqui Reyes - Colton's Rogue Investigation - Jennifer D. Bokal (HRS #2199 - Oct 2022) - Jan 30
R - Robyn Hartmann - Robyn's Guardian - Josie Jade, Regan Black (Calamitte Jane Pub - Feb 2023) - Feb 2
S - Yara Silvia - Falling Again for the Brazilian Doc - Luana DaRosa (HMED #1302 - Feb 2023) - Jan 16
T - Tessa Mahoney - Texas Bodyguard: Brax - Janie Crouch (HI #2136 - Apr 2023) - Mar 24
U - Luna Declan - When Justice Rides - B.J. Daniels (HQN - Feb 2023) - Feb 9
V - Velvet Spencer - The House on Blueberry Lane - Brenda Jackson (HQN - Aug 2022) - Feb 14
W - Hilary Weston - Colton's Baby Motive - Lara Lacombe (HRS #2195 - Sept 2022) - Jan 9
X - Genevieve Alexander - Dead Giveaway - Nichole Severn (HI #2059 - Mar 2022) - May 5
Y - Deni Traynor - Mountain Terror - Cindi Myers (HI #2117 - Jan 2023) - Jan 7
Z - Katrina Sizemore - Captured on Kauai - R. Barri Flowers (HI #2101 - Oct 2022) - Jan 24