2024 A-Z Female Characters Challenge

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Tari!

[Frankie]

A-Z Female Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

26/26 Completed. Finished

List:
Abby Renard:Music of the Heart-Katie Ashley 4/08/24
Bianca Hardwick:Burn for You-J.T. Geissinger 1/26/24
Casey White:Our Sister's Grave-B.R. Spangler 1/02/24
Demi Crawford:Loving Romeo-Laura Pavlov 6/13/24
Emma Griffin:The Girl and the Twisted End-A.J. Rivers 2/10/24
February Owens:For You-Kristen Ashley 2/03/24
Greer Wilder:One and Only-Karla Sorensen 1/12/24
Harriet Foster:Fall-Tracy Clark 3/23/24
Indy Ivers:The Right Move-Liz Tomforde 1/12/24
Josie Quinn:My Child is Missing-Lisa Regan 2/08/24
Kennedy Swallow:Hail No-Lani Lynn Vale 1/27/24
Landry Hill:How About No-Lani Lynn Vale 5/17/24
Mackenzie Price:Their Frozen Graves-Ruhi Choudhary 5/28/24
Nikki Hunt:Her Frozen Heart-Stacy Green 2/23/24
Olivia Knight:Whispers at the Reunion-Elle Gray 6/15/24
Phoenix Bridges:Bring Me Back-Kristen Granata 6/18/24
Quinn O'Meara:Race Against Time-Sharon Sala 3/04/24
Rosie Belmont:Wild Love-Elsie Silver 5/15/24
Sway Coffman:Pitch Please-Lani Lynn Vale 4/05/24
Tanner O'Ryan:Inflame Me-Ryan Michele 5/02/24
U:LUcy Kendall:The Girl in the Pink Shoes-Stacy Green 4/21/24
Victoria Hunter:Silenced Girls-Roger Stelljes 3/20/24
Willow Dalton:The Real Thing-Melissa Foster 2/17/24
Xeni Everly-Wilkins:Xeni-Rebekah Weatherspoon 2/18/24
Yara Gibson:We Lie Here-Rachel Howzell Hall 6/14/24
Zoe Sutton:Broken Miles-Claire Kingsley 6/10/24

[Tari]

JoAnne wrote: "WOOHOO Tari!"
Thanks, JoAnne!

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Frankie!

[Ariel]

FINISHED!

A-Z Female Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

26/26

List:
🗸 A: Arabella 'Bella' Baines-Reeves, The Black Lion, Victoria Vale - 1/4
🗸 B: Brie Monet, That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf, Kimberly Lemming - 1/18
🗸 C: Cinnamon 'Cin' Hotpepper-Shadow, That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon, Kimberly Lemming - 1/2
🗸 D: Dakota James, Countdown: Ethan, Allie Boniface - 4/14
🗸 E: Eliott Rayne, One More Shot, Anise Starre – 2/8
🗸 F: Fiona Parkman, Hearts in the Hard Ground, G. V. Anderson - 6/18
🗸 G: Grace Atwood, Always and Forever, Beverly Jenkins - 1/6
🗸 H: Bronwyn Hyatt, The Two Weddings of Bronwyn Hyatt, Alex Bledsoe – 2/5
🗸 I: Isabella Valencia, King of Pride, Ana Huang - 6/24
🗸 J: Jordyn, Blind Date with a Book Boyfriend, Lucy Eden - 1/29
🗸 K: Korinna, Redsight, Meredith Mooring - 4/12
🗸 L: Laurence 'Laure' Mesny, I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me, Jamison Shea - 1/9
🗸 M: Mickey Chambers, Mickey Chambers Shakes It Up, Charish Reid - 1/7
🗸 N: Jule Norr, The Lady and the Orc, Finley Fenn - 1/31
🗸 O: Nicole Oruwari, The Nigerwife, Vanessa Walters - 5/21
🗸 P: Lunden Pierce, Something So Sweet, Joy Avery - 1/13
🗸 Q: Quinn Buyers, Gravity is Heartless, Sarah Lahey - 3/5
🗸 R: Ruby, Mistlefoe, Kimberly Lemming - 1/10
🗸 S: Winter Simmons, Viper's Run, Jamie Begley - 1/30
🗸 T: Khara Therin, International Incident: Crown and Heart Book 1, Nikki Davenport - 5/7
🗸 U: Nuri Knox-Jones, Goal, Alexandria House - 1/3
🗸 V: Veronica 'Nica' Anders, A Perfect Mistake, Laura Brown – 2/28
🗸 W: Wrenlee, The Stone Wolf's Rejected Mate, Cate C. Wells - 1/15
🗸 X: Xara Merritt, The Shadow, K. Alex Walker - 4/4
🗸 Y: Sylvia, Semiosis, Sue Burke - 2/14
🗸 Z: Zawadi, The Nexus, Vered Ehsani - 5/24

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Ariel!

[Ferenc]

Completed!

A-Z Female Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Tasks: 26/26

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List:
A - Amanda Steele - The Little Grave - Carolyn Arnold - 01/13/24
B - Bangura, Celine - Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute - Talia Hibbert - 02/13/24
C - Couch, Evelyn - Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - Fannie Flagg - 03/20/24
D - Davis, Chloe - A Flicker in the Dark - Stacy Willingham - 02/16/24
E - Electra D'Apliese - The Sun Sister - Lucinda Riley - 01/06/24
F - Ford, Grace - Nearly Mine - Molly Black - 02/11/24
G - Graves, Charlotte - Undiscovered Country Vol. 1: Destiny - Scott Snyder & Charles Soule - 01/12/24
H - Hadley, Jess - The Paris Apartment - Lucy Foley - 01/31/24
I - Immaculée Ilibagiza - Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust - Immaculée Ilibagiza - 08/26/24
J - Jessica Blackwood - Mastermind - Andrew Mayne - 01/18/24
K - Keegan, Julia - The Guest List - Lucy Foley - 03/06/24
L - Lori Gottlieb - Maybe You Should Talk to Someone - Lori Gottlieb - 01/17/24
M - Millie Cousins - Come and Get It - Kiley Reid - 03/15/24
N - Ninurta, Ann - Infinity 8 Vol. 5: Apocalypse Day - Lewis Trondheim - 03/22/24
O - Ong, Jackie - Memory Piece - Lisa Ko - 06/23/24
P - Patty Stardust - Infinity 8 Vol. 4: Symbolic Guerrilla - Lewis Trondheim - 02/22/24
Q - Quarles, Eleanor - The House of Eve - Sadeqa Johnson - 08/13/24
R - Rizzoli, Jane - The Keepsake - Tess Gerritsen - 04/25/24
S - Sloan McPherson - Sea Castle - Andrew Mayne - 02/25/24
T - Tillie Pembroke - Opium and Absinthe - Lydia Kang - 02/18/24
*U - McDougal, Mary - The Missing Sister - Lucinda Riley - 02/10/24
V - Violeta Del Valle - Violeta - Isabel Allende - 02/02/24
W - Welga Ramirez - Machinehood - S.B. Divya - 02/21/24
*X - Alix Summers - None of This Is True - Lisa Jewell - 04/20/24
*Y - Kirby, Monroe - Kiss Me That Way - Laura Trentham - 03/09/24
Z - Zofia Nowak - The Keeper of Hidden Books - Madeline Martin - 01/28/24

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Ferenc!

[Suzanne]

Finished!

The Lost Challenges
2024 A-Z Female Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

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

List:

A: Ann Smith: Scent of Darkness by Christina Dodd - ***** - 1/21/2024 - 416 Pages
B: Kit Bianci, Josie Bianci: When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O'Neal - **** - 1/13/2024 - 348 Pages
C: Meddelin Chan: Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto - **** - 2/3/2024 - 302 Pages
D: Eve Dallas: Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb - ***** - 3/10/2024 - 347 Pages
E: Everly Winthrop: Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan Henry - **** - 1/22/2024 - 432 Pages
F: AJ Foster: Cowgirl Up and Ride by Lorelei James - **** - 1/22/2024 - 280 Pages
G: Alex Green: When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill - **** - 1/29/2024 - 367 Pages
H: Elsie Hannaway, Ph.D.: Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood - ***** - 2/19/2024 - 389 Pages
I: Samantha Irby: Meaty by Samantha Irby - **** - 7/7/2024 - 272 Pages
J: Jeanie: The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore - ***** - 1/11/2024 - 267 Pages
K: Kristin Chenoweth: I'm No Philosopher, But I Got Thoughts: Mini-Meditations for Saints, Sinners, and the Rest of Us by Kristin Chenoweth - ***** - 2/10/2024 - 224 Pages
L: Louise Joyner: How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix - ***** - 1/7/2024 - 419 Pages
M: Annie McCarty: Under the Christmas Tree by Robyn Carr - ***** - 2/5/2024 - 93 Pages
N: Natasha: The Kingdom of Sweets by Erika Johansen - **** - 1/23/2024 - 368 Pages
O: Olivia Charity: Day Shift by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/2/2024 - 307 Pages
P: Persephone: Lore Olympus: Volume Six by Rachel Smythe - ***** - 5/26/2024 - 432 Pages
Q: Jenny Quinn: Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford - ***** - 9/10/2024 - 384 Pages
R: Rakhi: Such Big Dreams by Reema Patel - **** - 4/17/2024 - 336 Pages
S: America Singer: The Selection by Kiera Cass - *** - 2/4/2024 - 336 Pages
T: Tracy Flick: Election by Tom Perrotta - **** - 5/1/2024 - 210 Pages
U: Rachel Rubenstein-Goldblatt: The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer - ***** - 1/1/2024 - 416 Pages
V: Valentina Tran: Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang - ***** - 2/15/2024 - 352 Pages
W: Whitney MacAllister: Hot Ice by Nora Roberts - **** - 2/7/2024 - 312 Pages
X: Alexis Montgomery: Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez - ***** - 4/7/2024 - 400 Pages
Y: Marya Lupu: The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy by Anne Ursu - *** - 2/20/2024 - 423 Pages
Z: Liz Anderson: Paradise Valley by Robyn Carr - ***** - 1/31/2024 - 368 Pages

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Suzanne!

[Susan]

DONE!!!

26/26

A - Angela Marie Duncan - Meadow Falls - Carolyn Brown (Montlake - Jan 2024) - Jan 7
B - Sadie Barnes - Her Secret Valentine's Baby - J.C. Harroway (HMED #1370 - Feb 2024) - Jan 22
C - Marty Campbell - Sergeant Mack - Julie Miller (Ladytech Inc - Jan 2024) - Feb 23
D - Dierdre Colton - Agent Colton's Secret Investigation - Dana Nussio (HRS #2231 - June 2023) - Jan 13
E - Emily Bishop - Operation Takedown - Justine Davis (HRS #2256 - Dec 2023) - Jan 1
F - Franci Walker - A Hideaway Wharf Holiday - Laurel Greer (HSE #3011 - Oct 2023) - Jan 5
G - Mandy Grant - Exile's End - Rachel Lee (SIM #449 - Sept 1992) - Jan 19
H - Verity Harper - Accidentally His - Sabrina Jeffries (Kensington - Jan 2024) - Jan 11
I - Ismay Chalmers - Tourist Season - Brenda Novak (Mira - Apr 2024) - Apr 9
J - Julia Livingston - Their Inconvenient Yuletide Wedding - Joanna Johnson (HH #1763 - Dec 2023) - Feb 12
K - Jess Keller - Island Homecoming - Regan Black (Kindle Scribe - Nov 2023) - Mar 4
L - Lucia Troncoso - The Return of His Caribbean Heiress - Lydia San Andres (HH #1776 - Feb 2024) - Jan 24
M - Mervat - A Viscount for the Egyptian Princess - Heba Helmy (HH #1794 - May 2024) - Jan 27
N - Elena Navarro - K-9 Security - Nichole Severn (HI #2195 - Feb 2024) - Jan 23
O - Olivia Robinson - Her New York Minute - Darby Baham (HSE #3032 - Feb 2024) - Jan 16
P - Petra Jackson - The Suspect Next Door - Rachel Astor (HRS #2270 - Mar 2024) - Feb 26
Q - Ivy Quinn - Cinderella's Billion-Dollar Invitation - Michele Renae (HR #4888 - Feb 2024) - Nov 19
R - Ruby Colton - Colton Threat Unleashed - Tara Taylor Quinn (HRS #2263 - Feb 2024) - Jan 17
S - Arielle Stanton - Part of His Royal World - Nina Singh (HR #4887 - Feb 2024) - Jan 18
T - Twyla Thompson - Once Upon a Charming Bookshop - Heatherly Bell (HSE #3022 - Dec 2023) - Jan 10
U - Violet Slushman - Saved by the Lyon - Laura Landon (Dragonblade - July 2024) - July 14
V - Demi Viglianco - Claiming His Convenient Princess - Susan Meier (HR #4867 - Sept 2023) - Jan 2
W - Lydia Wienewski - The Pierogi Peril - Geri Krotow (Severn House - Jan 2024) - Jan 4
X - Charlie Foxworth - Operation Rafe's Redemption - Justine Davis (HRS #2268 - Mar 2024) - July 10
Y - Paula Lynley - Campus Killer - R. Barri Flowers (HI #2234 - Aug 2024) - July 8
Z - Dare Mazur - No Turning Back - Lindsay McKenna (HI #2217 - June 2024) - Aug 5

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Susan!

[Catsalive]

Completed

A-Z Female Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
26/26
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

A- Aifric - The Sisters by Dervla McTiernan 10/2 4★
B- Bernie - Spider Woman's Daughter by Anne Hillerman 4/2 3.5★
C- Charlie - Hangman by Jack Heath 16/1 3★
D- Eve Dallas - Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb 17/1 4★
E- Edwina - A Decline in Prophets by Sulari Gentill 14/1 5★
F- Floss - If Only They Could Talk by James Herriot 2/1 4★
G- Gaby - Lost Souls by Jenny O'Brien 16/2 3★
H- Harriet - Moonlight Over Manhattan by Sarah Morgan 8/1 3★
I- Iris - Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton 10/1 2★
J- Jazz - Artemis by Andy Weir 11/1 1★
K- Katherine - Goodbye, Mr. Chips by James Hilton 2/1 5★
L- Livira - The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence 13/1 3.5★
M- Maggie - Breaking Creed by Alex Kava 27/1 3★
N- Nisha - Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes 3/1 2★
O- Julia Oversley - A Civil Contract by Georgette Heyer 29/5 5★
P- Poppy - One Italian Summer by Lori Nelson Spielman 24/1 3★
Q- Queenie - The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce 1/12 3.5★
R- Precious Ramotswe - The Colours of all the Cattle by Alexander McCall Smith 29/1 4.5★
S- Soo - Lands of Nowhere by Shannah Jay 21/1 5★
T- Tess - Deadman's Track by Sarah Barrie 4/12 3★
U- Sophie ValroUx - The Secret French Recipes of Sophie Valroux by Samantha Verant 14/2 3★
V- Vera - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 7/1 4★
W- Amelia Williams - The Running Man by Stephen King 5/2 3★
X- AleX - The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg 13/2 4★
Y- TillY - Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year by Joanna Nell 15/1 4★
Z- Ziede - Witch King by Martha Wells 5/1 2★

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Catsalive!

[Caraina]

A-Z Female Characters Challenge - FINISHED
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

Completed: 26/26

List:
A: Afiya - Afterlives - Abdulrazak Gurnah 1/2/24
B: Beth Bailey - Five Winters - Kitty Johnson 1/7/24
C: Cinnamon Haynes - You Were Always Mine - Christine Pride 9/21/24
D: Deidre McAlister - The Amber Photograph - Penelope J. Stokes 10/25/24
E: Edwina Blackwood - The Raven Spell - Luanne G. Smith 1/4/24
F: Frances "Frankie" McGrath - The Women - Kristin Hannah 9/9/24
G: Gerri Gilbert - Four Friends - Robyn Carr 1/13/24
H: Harper Wallis - Burn - Suzanne Wright 10/11/24
I: Inti Flynn - Once There Were Wolves - Charlotte McConaghy 1/15/24
J: Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels - Whiskey Sour - J.A. Konrath 1/15/24
K: Kinsey Millhone - N Is For Noose - Sue Grafton 1/6/24
L: Lucy Kincaid - Winter Cottage - Mary Ellen Taylor 1/5/24
M: Mackenzie “Mack” Dalton - Murder on the Rocks - Allyson K. Abbott 12/7/24
N: Nona Davenport - Where Wild Peaches Grow - Cade Bentley 1/8/24
O: Olivia Robertson - Diesel - Lisa Lang Blakeney 8/28/24
P: Polly Lombard - Christmas on Mimosa Lane - Anna DeStefano 1/13/24
Q: Quaid Collins - Just Let Go - Courtney Walsh 8/18/24
R: Regan Marta - Kissing Under the Mistletoe - Marina Adair 1/1/24
S: Stephanie Plum - Twelve Sharp - Janet Evanovich 10/22/24
T: Tess Monaghan - Charm City - Laura Lippman 11/21/24
U: Ursula Owens - Wolf - Lisa Lang Blakeney 8/28/24
V: Vannessa “Michael” Munroe - The Doll - Taylor Stevens 8/14/24
W: Wonder - For You and Only You - Caroline Kepnes 9/14/24
X: Xingyin - Heart of the Sun Warrior - Sue Lynn Tan 6/17/24
Y: Yasmen Wade - Before I Let Go - Kennedy Ryan 5/4/24
Z: Zuri - Mobsters & Mistletoe - Kenya Wright 9/23/24

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Caraina!

[Genevieve]

FINISHED

A-Z Female Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

A Bibina Aranda Lovers at the Museum: A Short Story by Isabel Allende 3/19/2024
B Tulia Blake Warned in Wisconsin by Patti Benning 1/18/2024
C Clare Cosi Murder Most Frothy by Cleo Coyle 2/20/2024
D Maura Donovan Buried in a Bog by Sheila Connolly 2/9/2024
E Ellie Ward A Jingle of Murder by Patti Benning 1/8/2024
F Lauren Foster Fanning the Flames by Victoria Dahl 4/30/2024
G Nikki Green Murder at Hound Hill by Cindy Bell 2/24/2024
H Holly Holly and the Food Pantry by Dianne Harman 3/22/2024
I Imogen An Affair In Paris by Brooke Blaine 1/5/2023
J Nani Johnson Ukulele Murder by Leslie Langtry 2/28/2024
K Sloan Krause Hold on for Beer Life by Ellie Alexander 1/13/2024
L Lucy Ann Trent The Island of Adventure by Enid Blyton 4/20/2024
M Melissa Gladstone-Beckett Southern Pecan Killer by Summer Prescott 3/28/2024
N Nora Pennington The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams 1/19/2024
O Olivia Greer Getaway Death by Bonnie Hardy 3/5/2024
P Stephanie Plum Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich 3/12/2024
Q Georgia Quinn Contracted Cowboy by Liz Isaacson 12/13/2024
R Lucy Resnick Peach Clobber by Karen MacInerney 5/17/2024
S Scarlett Parker At the Drop of a Hat by Jenn McKinlay 5/4/2024
T Emmy Thompson Want You Still by C.E. Ricci 4/29/2024
U Tulia Blake Mayhem in Montana by Patti Benning 4/27/2024
V Miranda Vincent Sinister Sort by L.M. Harper 2/16/2024
W Ellie Ward Oregano Meatball Murder by Patti Benning 3/2/2024
X Alyx Keating Final Test by Aron Lewes 8/22/2024
Y Delaney Nichols The Cracked Spine by Paige Shelton 3/18/2024
Z Ziggy Summer Lifeguards by Elizabeth Doyle Carey 10/14/2024

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Genevieve!

[Sarah-Jane]

💚 Finished 💛
A-Z Female Characters Challenge 2024
Duration: Jan. 1st, 2024 - Dec. 31st, 2024
26/26

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the title only needs to have that letter somewhere in it.

A: Alice - Baking Bad, Kim M. Watt, June 16th
B: Ballard, Martha - The Frozen River, Ariel Lawhon, Apr 12
C: Cinder - Cinder, Marissa Meyer, Apr 12
D: Donohue, Grub - Tidelines, Sarah Sasson, Feb 28
E: Eve - The Teacher, Freida McFadden, Apr 6
F: Fran - Double Shots, Donuts, and Dead Dudes, Harper Lin, Feb 18
G: Gabriela - The Recovery Agent, Janet Evanovich, Jan 13
H: Hayley - Hive, A.J. Betts, Sep 20
I: Isabella - The Girl of Ink and Stars, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Sep 8
J: Jillian Basset - Judgement Day, Mali Waugh, Apr 30th
K: Keira - Slay, Brittney Morris, May 4th
L: Lorraine - Paper Cage, Tom Baragwanath, Mar 25
M: M Ranelagh - The Shape Of Snakes, Minette Walters, Feb 9
N: Nell - Confessions of a Forty-Something, Alexandra Potter, Apr 20
O: Olds, Sharon - Stag's Leap: Poems, Sharon Olds, Feb 27
P: Parton, Dolly - Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics, Dolly Parton, May 27th
Q: Quinn, Jodi - No One Rides For Free, Judith Sonnet, Apr 24th
R: Ropa - The Library of the Dead, T.L. Huchu, Jan 30
S: Scarpetta, Kay - Blow Fly, Patricia Cornwell, July 20th
T: Tova - Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt, Jan 18
U: Lucy - The Wishing Game, Meg Shaffer, Jan 20
V: Victoria - Go As A River, Shelley Read, Jan 27
W: Wilkinson, Dot - Out at the Plate: The Dot Wilkinson Story, Lynn Ames, Mar 17
X: Alex - What Moves the Dead, T. Kingfisher, Oct 19
Y: Ainsley - The Arrangement, Kiersten Modglin, Mar 30
Z: Eliza - Learned by Heart, Emma Donoghue, Mar 15

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Sarah-Jane!

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Completed!
2024 A-Z Female Character Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

26/26 completed

A: Avery Gambs (The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - 3/17/24
B: Bennet, Ani (Famous in a Small Town by Kylie Scott) - 4/21/24
C: Carina, Mia (Long Island Iced Tina by Maria DiRico) - 5/18/24
D: Dora (Sanctuary by Ilona Andrews) - 8/6/24
E: Ev Thomas (Lick by Kylie Scott) - 4/22/24
F: Frlandersmythe, Tulip (Serial Killer Princess by RJ Blain) - 9/6/24
G: Green, Lydia (Dirty by Kylie Scott) - 5/2/24
H: Helena (The Book of Mayhem by Melissa McShane) - 11/9/24
I: Iris Adams (The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow) - 3/16/24
J: Julia Snowden (Muddled Through by Barbara Ross) - 11/13/24
K: Kai Tallman Michalski (Unbinding by Elieen Wilks) - 9/18/24
L: Lindsey Bakewell (Murder at the Blueberry Festival by Darci Hannah) - 7/18/24
M: Maddy Montgomery (Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder by Valerie Burns) - 2/10/24
N: Natalie (Daemon by Daniel Suarez) - 10/2/24
O: Olivia Talbot (Solomon's Seal by Skyla Dawn Cameron) - 3/13/24
P: Parks, Alex (Twist by Kylie Scott) - 5/4/24
Q: Quill, Vesper (Only Good Enemies by Jennifer Estep) - 5/25/24
R: Riley Thorn (The Body in the Backyard by Lucy Score) - 10/7/24
S: Sparks, Mariel (A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley) - 7/26/24
T: Talia March (The Night Island by Jayne Ann Krentz) - 6/18/24
U: Scout Randall (Crone Cold Dead by Amanda M Lee) - 12/10/24
V: Viridian, Mallory (Chaos Terminal by Mur Lafferty) - 2/28/24
W: Weaver, Cyntha (Night Season by Eileen Wilks) - 4/18/24
X: Roxy St. James (The Shifter Romances The Writer by Kirsten Painter) - 4/10/24
Y: Yu, Lily (Blood Lines by Eileen Wilks) - 4/14/24
Z: Liz Danger (Rest in Pink by Jennifer Crusie) - 1/10/24

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Diane!

[Chrissie]

Update message # 17 - managed 21

Well, let's see how far I'll get with this one.

Progress: 21/26

A - Agnes Bain - Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart ✓ 24/05/24
B - Best, Elizabeth - Der Donnerstagsmordclub by Richard Osman ✓ 24/04/01
C - Caris - Die Tore Der Welt by Ken Follett ✓ 24/03/08
D - Daisy Buchanan - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald ✓ 24/03/03
E - Ema - Die Maimädchen by Pascale Quiviger ✓ 24/02/18
F - Franny Glass - Franny und Zooey by J.D. Salinger ✓ 24/04/05
G - Gwendolin Fairfax - The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde ✓ 24/02/19
H - Hope MacKenzie - What if we Trust by Sarah Sprinz ✓ 24/10/08
I -
J - Juniper Hayward - Yellowface by R.F. Kuang ✓ 24/02/12
K - Kira Klausmüller - Ein Hund namens Money: Spielerisch zu Erfolg und Wohlstand by Bodo Schäfer ✓ 24/06/14
L - Lisa Starling - Sommerhaus am See by David James Poissant ✓ 24/03/10
M - Madeleine - Die Namenlose aus der Seine by Jonas Maas ✓ 24/03/29
N - Nanao Tomoko - 2 by Hideo Yokoyama ✓ 24/01/21
O - Ochiai Mikoto - Lieb mich noch, bevor du stirbst 02 by Sora ✓ 24/05/23
P - Parker, Jean - Achterbahn by Stephen King ✓ 24/10/27
Q -
R - Rina - Comandante: Roman by Edoardo De Angelis ✓ 24/03/15
S - Sophie Carstensen - Buffy, Im Bann der Dämonen, Spike & Dru, Dämonische Liebe by Christopher Golden ✓ 24/04/21
T - Theodora Sachs - Eine Nacht am Brocken: Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes by Jonas Maas ✓ 24/03/09
U -
V - Violet Ishiguro - 14 LABYRINTH DER ANGST - OSCAR by Jonas Maas ✓ 24/07/10
W - Warr, Georgia - Loveless by Alice Oseman ✓ 24/01/20
X -
Y - Itose Yuki - Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 01 by Suu Morishita ✓ 24/03/22
Z -

[JoAnne]

Better luck in 2025!

[Jessica]

✅Done!!!✅


~Female Main Characters~
26/26

Avery Lee: Squished: A Graphic Novel ★★★★ 22 January
Bennett, Eve: The Teacher ★★★★ 7 April
Claire: Ruptured ★★★★ 15 January
Del Toro, Belem: Shut Up, This Is Serious ★★★ 31 May
Evie Porter: First Lie Wins ★★★★ 19 February
Frankie Landau-Banks: The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks ★★★★ 10 July
Greenleaf, Mallory: Check & Mate ★★★★ 4 February
Hazel Frances: Hotel Laguna ★★★ 7 June
Iona Iverson: Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting ★★★★ 23 August
June: A Million Junes ★★★ 12 February
Kit McDeere: The Only One Left ★★★★ 30 January
Lilah: Give Me a Sign ★★★ 14 January
Millie: Lolo’s Light ★★★★ 7 January
Nelson, Lara: Tom Lake ★★★★★ 27 January
Olive Martin: Hummingbird ★★★★ 5 April
Piper McBride: The Words in My Hands ★★★★ 23 March
Quinn, Jenny: Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame ★★★★ 6 May
Riley: Dungeons and Drama ★★★★ 8 March
Sampson, Libertie: Libertie ★★ 25 February
Tarkington, Lynette: The Final Girl Support Group ★★ 26 March
LUcrezia de'Medici: The Marriage Portrait ★★★ 17 July
Von Rathe, Evie: The Clackity ★★★ 14 April
Wright, Amelia: Rock Paper Scissors ★★★★ 11 March
AliX Summers: None of This Is True ★★★★ 11 June
Yara Murad: Evil Eye ★★★★★ 4 January
Zhanna Arshanskaya: Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis ★★★★ 19 April


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Books read: ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Jessica!

[Olivermagnus]

~~~ Complete ~~~

A-Z Female Characters Challenge
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

26 of 26 Complete

List:

A - Anna Pigeon - Track of the Cat - Nevada Barr - 1/18/24
B - Beth Rivers - Lost Hours - Paige Shelton - 1/10/24
C - Emma Cross - Murder at the Breakers - Alyssa Maxwell - 1/21/24
D - Dana Franklin - Kindred - Octavia E. Butler - 1/1/24
E - Eve Dallas - Rapture in Death - J.D. Robb - 5/8/24
F - Franny Post - The Vacationers - Emma Straub - 8/9/24
G - Sabrina Grimm - Once Upon a Crime -Michael Buckley - 1/8/24
H - Haley Banks - The Clinic - Cate Quinn - 5/14/24
I - Ingrid Johansen - The Collector - Daniel Silva - 8/5/24
J - Jenny Stills - The Night Swim - Megan Goldin - 4/4/24
K - Katie Buranek - Only the Dead - Jack Carr - 6/30/24
L - Linda Wallander - An Event in Autumn- Henning Mankell - 6/3/24
M - Mabel Beaumont - The Last List of Mabel Beaumont - Laura Pearson - 11/7/24
N - Natalie Vos - Secretly Yours - Tessa Bailey - 8/19/24
O - Faith Owens - Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons - Lorna Landvik - 8/17/24
P - Delia Peabody - Random in Death - J.D. Robb - 5/24/24
Q - Josie Quinn - Local Girl Missing - Lisa Regan - 5/18/24
R - Rachel Walling - The Poet - Michael Connelly - 1/17/24
S - Susie Salmon - The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold - 1/12/24
T - Tabitha Allen - Own the Wind - Kristen Ashley - 4/27/24
U - Agnes MagnUsdottir - Burial Rites - Hannah Kent - 1/6/24
V - Veronica Speedwell - A Sinister Revenge - Deanna Raybourn - 5/21/24
W - Jane Wunderly - Intrigue in Istanbul - Erica Ruth Neubauer - 1/4/24
X - Xoe Meyers - Xoe: or Vampires, and Werewolves, and Demons, Oh My! - Sara C. Roethle - 8/18/24
Y - Yetu - The Deep - Rivers Solomon - 8/6/24
Z - Zoe Cook - An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak - Jennifer Hartmann - 1/29/24

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Lynda!