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A-Z Female Character Name Challenge

Goal: Read a book the female lead's name begins with every letter A to Z. First or last name will count.

*for U,Q,X,Y,Z you can use any book with those letters in the female lead's name.

Duration: Jan 1st - Dec 31st 2015


Example:
S-Dead Until Dark Sookie Stackhouse (First or Last name)
J-13 to Life Jess Gillmansen (First name)
F-Personal Demons Frannie Cavanaugh (First name)

A - Ackerley, Beth The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie 5 stars 1/21
B - Bailey, Morgan Kissed by Darkness 2 stars 1/14/15
C - Carmen Karma Girl 2.5 stars 3/13
D - Dusty - Bunny Club 1 star 1/25
E - Eliza - The Diabolical Miss Hyde 2.5 stars 8/2
F
G - Grace Oracle's Moon 5 stars 1/14/15
H - Honoria Just Like Heaven 4.5 stars 5/10
I - Ivy The Beautiful Ashes 5 stars 10/14
J - Jane Mercy Blade - 3/18 3 stars
K - Sabina Kane Red-Headed Stepchild 4 stars 1/7
L - MacKayla Lane Burned 1/26 5 stars
M - Merritt Twice Bitten 2/5/15 4 stars
N - Nevada Burn for Me 5 stars 6/25
O - Olivia Bite Me 4 stars 8/9
P - Pia Lord's Fall 4.5 stars 3/8
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R - Rose On the Edge 2/24 3.5 stars
S - Scarlett Trail of Dead 2 stars 1/5
T - Tarrabotti, Alexia Soulless 4 stars 5/6
U
V - Venus The Duchess of Love 6/22 2.75 stars
W - Watson, Kera The Unleashing 4 stars 7/8
X - Trixie Angel's Ink
Y - Rylee Priceless 4 stars 1/12
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Attempt 1: Start Date: 1/1/15 - Progress: 26/26 - Date Completed: 14/4/15


A. Agnes Grey - Agnes Grey - Anne Brontë (11/4/15)
B. Beatrice Kaspary - Five - Ursula Poznanski (15/2/15)
C. Catherine 'Cat' Morland - Northanger Abbey - Val McDermid (10/1/15)
D. Mia Dennett - The Good Girl - Mary Kubica (29/3/15)
E. Eden Riley - Secret Lives - Diane Chamberlain (10/3/15)
F. Frances 'Frankie' Derwent - Why Didn't They Ask Evans? - Agatha Christie (25/2/15)
G. Gloria Gilbert - The Beautiful and Damned - F. Scott Fitzgerald (19/1/15)
H. Hannah Reilly - Before We Met - Lucie Whitehouse (11/4/15)
I. Ivy Hart - Necessary Lies - Diane Chamberlain (19/3/15)
J. Jamie Wilding - Wild Oats - Veronica Henry (28/1/15)
K. Katya Hijazi - Kingdom of Strangers - Zoë Ferraris (16/1/15)
L. Lara Carson - A Walk in the Park - Jill Mansell (8/3/15)
M. Marklynn Brooks - Hide 'N Seek - Yvonne Harriott (3/1/15)
N. Nadine Stefano - The Proposal - Lily Zante (8/1/15)
O. Olivia Brookes - Sleep Tight - Rachel Abbott (12/1/15)
P. Pauline Sokol - Dead Weight - Lori Avocato (30/3/15)
Q. Quincy McKay - Deadly Arrangements - Annie Adams (14/4/15)
R. Rosalyn Neal - The Lost and Forgotten Languages of Shanghai - Ruiyan Xu (29/1/15)
S. Saffron Mackleroy - The Flavours of Love - Dorothy Koomson (3/2/15)
T. Tess Chaykin - The Last Templar - Raymond Khoury (1/1/15)
U. Julia Upjohn - Cat Among the Pigeons - Agatha Christie (12/4/15)
V. Virginia 'Ginny' McKensie - Three Girls and a Baby - Rachel Schurig (2/3/15)
W. Wendy Darling - Peter Pan - J.M. Barrie (26/3/15)
X. Lindsay BoXer - Unlucky 13 - James Patterson (9/2/15)
Y. Yuki Castellano - 12th of Never - James Patterson (14/1/15)
Z. Charlie Zailer - Kind of Cruel - Sophie Hannah (21/1/15)

Attempt 2: Start Date: 15/4/15 - Progress:26/26 - Date Completed: 17/10/15

A. Annie Cabbot - Abattoir Blues - Peter Robinson (28/4/15)
B. Buttercup - The Princess Bride - William Goldman (19/5/15)
C. Constance Chatterley - Lady Chatterley's Lover - D.H. Lawrence (3/6/15)
D. Dolores 'Lolita' Haze - Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov (19/4/15)
E. Elinor Carlisle - Sad Cypress - Agatha Christie (26/4/15)
F. Flavia de Luce - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie - Alan Bradley (9/8/15)
G. Gabrielle 'Brielle' Cohen - The Loch Ness Legacy - Boyd Morrison (30/4/15)
H. Harper Bayliss - The Last Thing You See - Emma South (1/8/15)
I. Izzy Connors - Game, Set, Match - Nana Malone (5/5/15)
J. Jenna Metcalf - Leaving Time - Jodi Picoult (17/4/15)
K. Kat Donovan - Missing You - Harlan Coben (21/6/15)
L. Lauren Matthews - Girl, Missing - Sophie McKenzie (2/5/15)
M. Maximum Ride - The Angel Experiment - James Patterson (20/6/15)
N. Nicki Clements - The Telling Error - Sophie Hannah (1/8/15)
O. Olivia Sutherland - Silent Scream - Karen Rose (31/8/15)
P. Poppy Ericksen - Her Dakota Man - Lisa Mondello (13/6/15)
Q. Cleo Quinn - Take a Chance on Me - Jill Mansell (28/6/15)
R. Riley MacPherson - The Silent Sister - Diane Chamberlain (4/5/15)
S. Sophia Leonides - Crooked House - Agatha Christie (18/4/15)
T. Tuppence Beresford - By the Pricking of My Thumbs - Agatha Christie (25/5/15)
U. LoUisa Clark - Me Before You - Jojo Moyes (16/15/10)
V. Victoria Jones - They Came to Baghdad - Agatha Christie (2/5/15)
W. Bay Winchester - Any Witch Way You Can - Amanda M. Lee (30/4/15)
X. LeXy Baker - Killer Cupcakes - Leighann Dobbs (3/5/15)
Y. Yvonne Carmichael - Apple Tree Yard - Louise Doughty (13/7/15)
Z. Jasmine 'JaZz' Edwards - Seduced - Cari Quinn (9/5/15)

A-Z Female Character Names



A~Avery~Getting Rowdy by Lori Foster 1/1-4♥
B~Beatrix~Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas 1/12-5♥
C~Camille~Beautiful Oblivion by Jamie McGuire 1/5-4♥
D~Diana~Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness 1/5-3♥
E~Evelyn~Lick by Kylie Scott 1/2-4♥
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I~Ivy~Mended by Kim Karr 2/17-4♥
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K~Kim~Lay It Down by Cara McKenna 1/25-2♥
L~Lily~Secondhand Spirits by Juliet Blackwell 1/6-2♥
M~Mallory~Key of Light by Nora Roberts 1/11-5♥
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P~Portia~The Last of the Red-Hot Vampires by Katie MacAlister 1/3-4♥
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R~Rachel~Moloka'i by Alan Bennert 1/21-4♥
S~Sookie~The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg 1/19-4♥
T~Tara~The Sweetest Thing by Jill Shalvis 2/23-4♥
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Read the Alphabet: Female Characters


***COMPLETE***

Goal: 26/26
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015

A - Adelaide Carmichael: Insanity (03/11/15)
B - Bronwyn Palmer: A Husband's Regret (01/09/15)
C - Cassie O'Malley: No Reverse (01/10/15)
D - Ella May Daniels: The Prelude of Ella and Micha (02/17/15)
E - Eleanor Carrington: You Turn (02/04/15)
F - Millie Fitzhugh: Ravishing the Heiress (05/21/15)
G - Mikki Gladstone: Black Box (02/27/15)
H - Haley Willaims: Take Me On (02/10/15)
I - Ivy Morgan: Wicked (06/06/15)
J - Julie Mason: Phoenix: The Rising (01/17/15)
K - Kaye Trilby: Skygods (01/06/15)
L - Bianca London: Illusion (01/23/15)
M - Max Miller: Faking It (02/12/15)
N - Norah Silverberg: Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist (01/07/15)
O - Noelle Olsen: Unforgettable (10/20/15)
P - Skeeter Phelan: The Help (04/19/15)
Q - Grace Farquhar: Moonlight on Nightingale Way (06/16/15)
R - Rachel Watson: The Girl on the Train (04/24/15)
S - Shannon MacLeod: Echoes of Scotland Street (02/07/15)
T - Cassie Taylor: Bad Romeo (01/14/15)
U - Charlie Rourke: Four Seconds to Lose (08/28/15)
V - Venetia Easterbrook: Beguiling the Beauty (05/19/15)
W - Nila Weaver: Second Debt (02/01/15)
X - Alexa Holland: Hero (03/08/15)
Y - Penryn Young: End of Days (05/13/15)
Z - Zoey Odell: Zoey And The Nice Guy (02/18/15)

I'm in :)


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READ: 23/26

✔A: Aurora ~ A Bone to Pick - Charlaine Harris 1/11
✔B: Braith ~ A Tale Of Two Dragons - G.A. Aiken 2/2
✔C: Corazon ~ Much Ado About Vampires - Katie MacAlister 2/15
✔D: Diana ~ The Mists of Time - Susan Squires 6/9
✔E: Elina ~ Light My Fire - G.A. Aiken 1/5
✔F: Fallon ~ If You Give a Rake a Ruby - Shana Galen 2/22
✔G: Gloriana ~ Absolution - Susannah Sandlin 2/5
✔H: Honor ~ Archangel's Blade - Nalini Singh 3/26
✔I: Isabel - Sunrise with a Notorious Lord - Alexandria Hawkins 3/8
✔J: Josette - Son of No One - Sherrilyn Kenyon 3/9
✔K: Katniss ~ Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins 1/19
✔L: Lucky ~ Lucky Stiff - Deborah Coonts 2/16
✔M: Meagan ~ The Mad, Bad Duke - Jennifer Ashley 3/31
✔N: Nicole ~ Bound by Night - Larissa Ione 3/27
✔O: Olivia - Up to Me - M. Leighton 3/12
✔P: Pilar ~ Saints Astray - Jacqueline Carey 4/16
Q:
✔R: Rachel ~ Moloka'i - Alan Brennert 1/18
✔S: Sterling ~ Beware the Wild - Natalie Parker 5/4
✔T: Tess ~ You Can't Hide - Karen Rose 2/7
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✔V: Violet ~ Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1
✔W: Wyanet ~ Fire And Ice - Dana Stabenow 4/3
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✔Y: Yukiko - Endsinger - Jay Kristoff 3/18
✔Z: Zoe ~ Phantasm - Phaedra Weldon 3/29

I'm back for 2015!!

TLC A-Z Female Characters 2015
Time Frame: 01.01.2215 - 31.12.2015
Complete: 6/26

A: Aurelia Cole - Want: Trust no one, no one trusts by Magus Tor 16.01.15 ♥♥♥
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K: Katie Arlen - Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales by Stephen King 17.02.15 ♥♥♥♥
L: Lily St James - Eternity by Maggie Shayne 19.02.15 ♥♥♥♥♥
M: Moira - The Space In Between by Jen Minkman 06.03.15 ♥♥
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R: Riza - Child of Brii by Amanda J. McGee 28.01.15 ♥♥♥♥
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Y: Young, Alaska - Looking for Alaska by John Green 08.01.15 ♥♥♥♥♥
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I'm in!
Read the Alphabet: Female Characters

Goal: 0/26
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015

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A-Z Female Character Names



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I'm in


The Lost Challenges
A-Z Female Characters
01/01/15 - 12/31/15
20/26

A: Addie Banks - Merrick's Maiden by S.E. Smith 01/04/15
B: Barwolf - Strangclyf Secret by Mary McCall 03/05/15
C: Claire Jordan - Circle of Friends: #6 Claire by Karen Nichols 01/04/15
D: Diana Brisco - Chill of Fear by Kay Hooper 02/05/15
E: Emily Murphy - A Town Called Valentine by Emma Cane 03/02/15
F: Felicity Ward - Midnight Promises by Lisa Marie Rice 02/12/15
G: Gemma - Survivalist by Circumstance - Novel One by Cheryl L. Cholley 04/06/15
H: Holly - Die Trying by Lee Child 03/17/15
I: Isis - Love Without Boundaries by Michelle Howard 01/11/15
J: Josie - Forgotten Sins by Rebecca Zanetti 02/09/15
K: Keela - Kidnapping Keela by Cathy McAllister 02/27/15
L: Lumen Young - Venomous: Erotic Science Fiction Romance by Penelope Fletcher 01/20/15
M: Molly - The Way of the Dogs by Joel Baker 02/09/15
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P: Pepper - Viper Game by Christine Feehan 01/29/15
Q:
R: Riley - Aramus by Eve Langlais 02/03/15
S: Sarah Colter - Friends of the Family by Joel Baker 01/11/15
T: Trinity Nichols - Haunted by Kay Hooper 01/25/15
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V: Valerie - Don't Be A Stranger by A.R. Winters 03/10/15
W: Whitney Tremont - Sacred Evil by Heather Graham 01/13/14
X: Xoe - Xoe: or Vampires, and Werewolves, and Demons, Oh My! by Sara C. Roethle 05/07/15
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The Lost Challenges
2015 A-Z Female Character Name Challenge
Duration: 1/1/2015 - 12/31/2015

Goal: Read a book the female lead's name begins with every letter A to Z. First or last name will count.

*for U,Q,X,Y,Z you can use any book with those letters in the female lead's name.

Progress: 24 out of 26

A: Alice Kelleher: Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan - *** - 1/15/2015 - 388 Pages
B: Anita Blake: Hit List by Laurell K. Hamilton - **** - 1/19/2015 - 320 Pages
C: Charley Davidson: Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones - ***** - 1/8/2015 - 326 Pages
D: Daisy Bowman: Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas - **** - 1/2/2015 - 374 Pages
E: Elizabeth Muir: Return to Me by Justina Chen - **** - 4/10/2015 - 352 Pages
F: Flavia DeLuce: The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse by Alan Bradley - ***** - 1/16/2015 - 27 Pages
G: Geraldine: Jemima J by Jane Green - ***** - 2/18/2015 - 373 Pages
H: Hannah Appleton: A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas - *** - 1/4/2015 - 213 Pages
I: Issy Randall: Meet Me at the Cupcake Café by Jenny Colgan - ***** - 4/23/2015 - 456 Pages
J: Jasmine: Bitter Sweet Love by Jennifer L. Armentrout - ***** - 1/12/2015 - 105 Pages
K: Kaderin the Cold Hearted: No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole - **** - 1/5/2015 - 356 Pages
L: Lou Clark: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes - ***** - 1/14/2015 - 369 Pages
M: Laura McAllan: Mudbound by Hillary Jordan - *** - 1/6/2015 - 340 Pages
N: Kitty Norville: Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn - ***** - 1/25/2015
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P: Precious Ramotswe: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith - ***** - 3/1/2015 - 235 Pages
Q: Pequena Abelha: Little Bee by Chris Cleave - *** - 4/14/2015 - 266 Pages
R: Caroline Reynolds: Wallbanger by Alice Clayton - **** - 3/10/2015 - 384 Pages
S: Sophia Mendes: The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell - ***** - 1/26/2015 - 408 Pages
T: Mercy Taylor: The Line by J.D. Horn - ***** - 7/21/2015 - 296 Pages
U: Ursula Monkton: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman - **** - 1/23/2015 - 181 Pages
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W: Cicely Tuuli Waters: Night Myst by Yasmine Galenorn - *** - 7/10/2015 - 317 Pages
X: Alexandra Lovell: Untraceable by Laura Griffin - **** - 8/9/2015 - 374 Pages
Y: Penryn Young: World After by Susan Ee - * - 1/6/2015 - 438 Pages
Z: Zuzanna: Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor - *** - 4/13/2015 - 517 Pages

A-Z Female Character Name Challenge
Duration: 1/1/15 to 12/31/15
Completed: 20/26

A: Alma, 314 Book 2 1/19/15
B: Bree, Cross My Heart 4/9/15
C: Christine, Evil Under the Sun 3/27/15
D: Daisy, The Great Gatsby 3/30/15
E: Emily, The Sittaford Mystery 1/21/15
F: Fredricka, Sleeping with the Fishes 2/21/15
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H: Hannah, Private London 1/28/15
I: Isadora, The Austere Academy 7/1/15
J: Jenna, 30 Days 2/2/15
K: Kelly, The Strain 3/19/15
L: Leila, Bound by Flames 3/1/15
M: Max, When the Wind Blows 2/10/15
N: Nisha, Private India: City on Fire 3/4/15
O: Olivia, Kissed by a Dark Prince 3/20/15
P: Pilot, Song of Solomon 4/28/15
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R: Rose, Prince Lestat 2/16/15
S: Scout, To Kill a Mockingbird
T: Tennian, Swimming Without a Net 2/25/15
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V: Violet, The Wide Window 4/11/15
W: Wisteria, The Kiss 1/7/15
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***finished***



A - Angel Crawford White Trash Zombie Apocalypse (3/8)
B - Bolton, Judy The Yellow Phantom (2/26)
C - Clémence Damour Macaron Murder (3/18)
D - Devi Morris Fortune's Pawn (3/18)
E - Egg (Hermione) Lytton Gore Three Act Tragedy (4/26)
F - Fraser, Makenna The Dragon Conspiracy (3/16)
G - Gin Blanco Heart of Venom (2/19)
H - Honey Driver Wicked Words: A Honey Driver Murder Mystery (2/23)
I - Isabella Swan Twilight (2/11)
J - Jane Marple Miss Marple Omnibus Vol 1 (2/5)
K - Koslow, Leigh - Never Buried by Edie Claire (5/21)
L - Lewis, Melissa - The Martian by Andy Weir (4/24)
M - Maryse Robicheaux Trouble in Mudbug (3/5)
N - Nora Greene The New Hunger (2/13)
O - O'Farrell, Megan Hot Property (3/10)
P - Proctor, Rachel Evil Dark (5/7)
Q - Jaqueline "Jack" Daniels Whiskey Sour (10/27)
R - Rosamund Darnley Evil Under the Sun (4/29)
S - St. Claire, Gabby Hazardous Duty (4/1)
T - "Tuppence" Prudence Cowley The Secret Adversary 5/5)
U - Lucy Angkatell The Hollow (4/30)
V - Valerie Inkman Don't Be A Stranger (4/7)
W - Webb, Sheila The Clocks (4/15)
X - Lexy Baker Killer Cupcakes (3/24)
Y - Stormy Day Death of a Dapper Snowman (Stormy Day Cozy Murder Mystery #1) (3/27)
Z - Lacey Luzzi Sprinkled (4/7)

Finished! (message 3). Might go round again?

WTG, Caroline! That was quick :)

I'm trying the male and female characters.

A - Alice Buckle - Wife 22 1/15
B - Merricat Blackwood - We Have Always Lived in the Castle 2/21
C - Cecillia Fitzpatrick The Husband's Secret Free Preview 6/9
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F - Alice Franklin - The Truth About Alice 2/8
G - Greta - We Are All Completely Fine 5/3
H - Helen Justineau (not sure if she counts As the main character. She seems to be later in the book.) The Girl with All the Gifts 4/15
I
J - Juliet Moreau - The Madman's Daughter 5/19
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L - Liesel Herbermann - The Book Thief 2/5
M - Mia - Zombicorns 3/7
N - Rosalyn Neal - The Lost and Forgotten Languages of Shanghai: A Novel 5/2
O
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R - Rose Baker - The Other Typist 3/12
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T - Tess Rafferty - The First Phone Call from Heaven 2/18
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Z - Enza Ravanelli - The Shoemaker's Wife 1/2