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

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


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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.

Ariel FINISHED

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Gretel

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Karen
Karen ♐
Katelyn
Kimberly

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Tari FINISHED
Trina

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

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.

List:
Austin, Tiffany-A Crust to Die For T.C. LoTempio 1/2/24
Bernie-A Catered Quilting Bee Isis Crawford 2/16/24
Cat-Murder on a Snowy Evening Lynn Cahoon 1/11/24
Dawna-Hammers and Homicide Paula Charles 1/15/24
Este-A Pie to Die For Gretchen Rue 2/6/24
Flora Missin' Out Patti Benning 1/8/24
Gemma The Sign of Four Spirits Vicki Delany 1/8/24
Helen-Baked Off Murder Maggie Benton 1/7/24
Ivy-Booked for Murder Shannon Symonds 1/18/24
JJ aka Julia-Death al Dente Joy Patrick 1/4/24
Kate-Deadly to the Core Joyce Tremel 1/16/24
Lou-Once Upon a Christmas Kathi Daley 1/3/24
Murphy, Hannah-The Love That Was Lost Courtney McFarlin 1/25/24
Nessa-Trifle and Trouble Ramona Ransom 1/18/24
Olivia-Fatal Blooms Claire Harlow 1/1/24
Phee Revved Up 4 Murder J.C. Eaton 2/20/24
Quinston, Tarsey A CATastrophic Neighborhood Maryann Shanesy 6/19/24
Rivers, Alex-Harvest Fest Homicide Kate Annie Brown 1/15/24
Summer-A Killer Romance Maggie Blackburn 2/4/24
Tabitha-Secrets, Scrapbooks and Strawberry Shortcake Sharon Michaels 1/21/24
U-Summer-Hair Today, Dead Tomorrow Amber Crewes 1/16/24
Vicki-A Locked Outhouse Murder Julie Ecker 3/2/24
Willow-A Fatal Nibble Savannah Marlake 1/6/24
X Annabelle DiXon-Murder at the Mansion Alison Golden 1/5/24
Young, Charlotte-Murder in the 1920s Penny Brooke 1/14/24
Zoe-Barking Up the Wrong Tree Emily James 1/12/24

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★

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

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

Welcome Frankie, Tari, Catsalive, Diane and Lynda!

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

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.

Progress: 0/26

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A-Z Female Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Completed: 2/26

Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a female main character whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet.

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


List:
A: Alyssa Martinez - Kiss To Belong-Anna Doe, 1/7/24
B: Bethany Hale - What Saves Us-Maggie Gates, 3/29/24
C: Chloe - Next of Kin-Hannah Bonam-Young, 2/16/24
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E: Ellery Wallace - Something like Love-Piper Rayne, 3/8/24
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H: Hadley Emerson - Until Cobi-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 4/20/24
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J: Jeanie Ellis -The Pumpkin Spice Café-Laurie Gilmore, 9/20/24
K: Kincaid, Scarlett - Already Gone-Kristen Proby, 4/29/24
L: Lea Lamb - Fighting to Breathe-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 2/23/24
M - Mayson, Harmony - Until Harmony-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 2/18/24
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P: Peyton Sanders - It's a Date - Again-Jeneva Rose, 1/24/24
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S: Stone, Callie - Where We Started-Ashley Munoz, 5/25/24
T: Tenley Rhodes - Roughing the Kicker-Emily Silver, 5/15/24
U: Cullen, Kim - Until Sage-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 1/19/24
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W: Wynn, Blaire -Fallen Too Far-Abbi Glines, 8/2/24
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Y: Wynn, Blaire-Never Too Far-Abbi Glines, 8/7/24
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Welcome Karen and Katelyn!

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

Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a female main character whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet.

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FINISHED!!! A-Z Female Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024 (Finished 03/01/24)

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: 26/26

A - Ava - At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities Heather Webber 01/16/24
B - Montana Banks - A Sweet Alaskan Fall (Wild River 3) Jennifer Snow 01/16/24
C - Clare Cosi - Bulletproof Barista (Coffee House Mystery 20) Cleo Coyle 01/03/24
D - Julia Day - Just Another Missing Person Gillian McAllister 01/16/24
E - Evangeline - Much Ado About You Samantha Young 01/05/23
F - Flair - Playing the Witch Card K.J. Dell'Antonia 01/12/24
G - Melody Gallard - Wreck the Halls Tessa Bailey 01/19/24
H - Haley - Death of a Kitchen Diva Lee Hollis 01/09/24
I - Ilariah - Royal Valentine (Improbable Meet-Cute 6) Sariah Wilson 03/01/24
J - Jess - Rules of the Ruff Heidi Lang 01/01/24
K - Hana Kahn - Hana Khan Carries On Uzma Jalaluddin 01/14/24
L - Layla LaRue - Dancers in the Dark (Sookie Stackhouse 4.3) Charlaine Harris 01/15/24
M - Mallory - Check & Mate Ali Hazelwood 01/15/24
N - Nathalie - An Aero Island Christmas Mystery (The Homeswappers 3) Adriana Licio 01/29/24
O - Ola - The List Yomi Adegoke 02/25/24
P - Kendra Phillips - A Wild River Retreat (Wild River 2.5) Jennifer Snow 01/16/24
Q - Queen Levana - Fairest (Lunar Chronicles 3.5) Marissa Meyer 01/27/24
R - Ana Ruiz - Dominicana Angie Cruz 01/09/24
S - Erika Sheraton - An Alaskan Christmas (Wild River 1) Jennifer Snow 01/13/24
T - Terra - The Exception to the Rule (Improbable Meet Cute 1) Christina Lauren 02/02/24
U - JUne Briscoe - Olympus, Texas Stacey Swann 01/22/24
V - Veronica - Call of the Penguins (Veronica MacCreedy 2) Hazel Prior 01/11/24
W - Winnie - A Holly Jolly Ever After (Christmas Notch 2) Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone 01/08/24
X - Tan YungXian - Lady Tan’s Circle of Women Lisa See 02/10/24
Y - DarcY Lowell - Written in the Stars Alexandria Bellefleur 01/24/24
Z - LiZbeth - A Longer Fall (Gunnie Rose 2) - Charlaine Harris 12/01/24

Welcome Grace and Mel!

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

List:
✔️A - Ah San The Fox Wife/Yangsze Choo 1/6/24 3.75☆
✔️B - SOPHIE BARRETT Snapped/Laura Griffin 1/12/24 3.25☆
✔️C - Clarisse McClellan Fahrenheit 451/Ray Bradbury 1/7/24 3.5☆
✔️D - Cornelia DuJardin The Book of Thorns/Hester Fox 2/1/24 2
✔️E - Elizabeth Howard Native Son/J.M. Hochstetler 1/23/24 3.5☆
✔️F - Fanny Fabricant The Trouble with You/Ellen Feldman 1/21/24 3.25☆
✔️G - Gina Delgado Leave No Trace/A.J. Landau 1/10/24 3.25☆
✔️H - Hulda Hermannsdóttir The Mist: A Thriller/Ragnar Jónasson 1/11/24 4☆
✔️I - Irene Scofield The Oregon Trail/William W. Johnstone 3/8/24 4☆
✔️J - Joetta McBride When the Jessamine Grows/Donna Everhart 1/2/24 4.25☆
✔️K - Kiera Darby The Anatomist's Wife/Anna Lee Huber 1/29/24 3.25☆
✔️L - Lorraine Delford The Girls We Sent Away: A Novel/Meagan Church 1/13/24 3.25☆
✔️M - Mother The Mother/Pearl S. Buck 2/4/24 4☆
✔️N - N icky Hennigan Wild Houses/Colin Barrett 2/27/24 2.25☆
✔️O - Maria Olivieri If Our Bones Could Talk: A Novel/Melissa Quitadamo 2/16/24 4☆
✔️P - Polly Kimball The Visionist/Rachel Urquhart 2/7/24 2☆
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✔️R - Renee Blackbear Murder on the Red River/Marcie R. Rendon 1/31/24 3.5☆
✔️S - Stephanie Plum Four to Score/Janet Evanovich 3/6/24 3.75☆
✔️T - Thea Brandt The House of Fortune/Jessie Burton 1/17/24 3.25☆
✔️U - Mercy Vaughn Shades of Mercy/Bruce Borgos 5/17/24 4☆
✔️V - Tish Verdure In the Dark/Brian Freeman 2/23/24 3.25☆
✔️W - Amelia Bae-Wood. Relative Strangers/A.H. Kim 2/18/24 3☆
✔️X - Althea Fox Mind Games/Nora Roberts 4/7/24 3.5☆
✔️Y - Lydia Glorious Exploits/Ferdia Lennon 2/13/24 2☆
✔️Z - Rachel McKenzie The Liar's Bones/Morag Pringle 4/18/24 4☆

Welcome Gretel!

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
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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
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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
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V - Violet Ishiguro - 14 LABYRINTH DER ANGST - OSCAR by Jonas Maas ✓ 24/07/10
W - Warr, Georgia - Loveless by Alice Oseman ✓ 24/01/20
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Y - Itose Yuki - Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 01 by Suu Morishita ✓ 24/03/22
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✅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: ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★

2024 A-Z Female Characters Challenge
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
25/26
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

A: Aurora Pike-Smolder Helen Hardt - 1/24/24
B: Leigh Bennett-Master Of My Mind Jenna Jacob - 1/31/24
C: Cat Marin-The Master Kresley Cole - 1/14/24
D: Liz Dougherty-For the Record K.A. Linde - 1/3/24
E: Emma-Four Firemen For Christmas Ajme Williams - 3/20/24
F: Francesca Rossi-The Kiss Thief L.J. Shen - 4/6/24
G: Gia Lunden-Christmas in Signal Bend Susan Fanetti - 2/24/24
H: Maggie Harrington-Finding Forever Marie Force - 1/2/24
I: Indigo Waters-Enslaved by the Ocean Bella Jewel - 2/5/24
J: Jemma Fereti-Unconventional Avery Aster - 1/4/24
K: Renata Klein-Big Little Lies Liane Moriarty - 1/20/24
L: Lindsey Brooks-Letters to a Secret Lover Toni Blake - 1/19/24
M: Melody Hurst-Seduced Molly O'Keefe - 1/15/24
N: Nicola Harding-From This Moment On Bella Andre - 1/30/24
O: Olivia MacBride-River's End Nora Roberts - 1/11/24
P: Harper Pembroke-Theirs to Treasure Sierra Cartwright - 1/5/24
*Q:
R: Rosie Jarman-The Rosie Project Graeme Simsion - 1/6/24
S: Stacy Moraine-The Enforcer's Gamble Vivian Arend - 1/11/24
T: Piper Townie-Daddy's Waiting Pepper North - 3/11/24
*U: Aurora Foster-Highest Bidder K.C. Crowne - 4/17/24
V: MaeBe Vaughan-The Dom Who Came in from the Cold Lexi Blake - 4/4/24
W: Zoey Walker-Drop Dead Gorgeous Lauren Landish - 2/9/24
*X: Savannah Maxwell-Broken Record K.A. Linde - 3/25/24
*Y: Holly Lang-Found in Bliss Sophie Oak - 1/25/24
*Z: Jane Mendoza-Private Property Skye Warren - 1/8/24

Welcome Chrissie, Jessica and Karen!

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

Welcome Ariel!

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

💚 Yes Please 💛
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

Welcome Susan and Sarah-Jane!

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

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

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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

A-Z Female Characters
Jan1, 2024-Dec 31, 2024
List:
A Acadia Collins Savvy Negotiator
B Bonnie Williams Property of the Mountain Man
C Catilina Martin (sorry I can't put a graves accent in) The Spanish Love Deception 06/30/24
D Delilah Rough Exile 01/06/2024
E Elizabeth "Betsy" Taylor Undead and Unwed
F Frankie Kenton Knot My Type 07/07/2024
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H Hayden Timber7th Circle
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J Janie Morris Neanderthal Seeks Human 01/2024
K Katrina Summer Cursed
L Lane Prey Island 01/04/2024
M Mo "Moonflower" Wenstein How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf
N Noel Carter Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist
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P Pippa Fitz_Amobi A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
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R Rachel Morgan Dead Witch Walking
S Sora Loving Captivity
T Tessa Etruscan Goddess of the Dawn What a Goddess Wants: Steamy Paranormal Romance
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Welcome everyone!

2024 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.

A - Ava, The Sorcerer and the Swan Princess by Lucy Tempest (2/28/24)
B - Briar Kensington, Earl Grafton and the Traitor by Angela Johnson (3/21/24)
C - Cassandra Lockhart, A Heart in the Balance by L.G. Rollins (1/9/24)
D - Donnelly (Moirin), The Queen and the Knave by Sarah M. Eden (2/21/24)
E - Esther Collingwood, A Farewell Kiss by L.G. Rollins (2/16/24)
F - Fredrickson (Lainey), Not Happy Campers by Ash Keller (2/17/24)
G - Godfrey (Julianna), A Suitable Arrangement by Martha Keyes (3/26/24)
H - Hazel Medeis, Magic Forged by K.M. Shea (1/21/24)
I - Isobel McEwan, Journey to Bongary Spring by Kasey Stockton (3/27/24)
J - Jocelyn Hunt, Lily for My Enemy by Laura Rollins (1/8/24)
K - Kate Fletcher, How to Kiss Your Best Friend by Jenny Proctor (2/4/24)
L - Lily, A Dance of Silver and Shadow by Melanie Cellier (1/2/24)
M - Medeis (Hazel), Magic Redeemed by K.M. Shea (1/29/24)
N - Nikki Constantino, Baby, Be Mine by Ginny Baird (2/12/24)
O - O'Neil (Jade), The Lies of Vampires and Slayers by K.M. Shea (4/11/24)
P - Penelope Snow, Fairest of Heart by Karen Witemeyer (2/10/24)
Q* - Quinn (Navy), Too-Perfect & Stranded by Cami Checketts (5/10/24)
R - River, The White Slipper by Brittany Fichter (3/11/24)
S - Sienna Sheppard, Kissing for Keeps by Martha Keyes (1/6/24)
T - Twisden (Marianne), Wager for a Lady's Hand by Laura Rollins (1/7/24)
U* - Rebecca tUrner, An Agreeable Alliance by Kasey Stockton (3/16/24)
V - Venetia Lockhart, A Well-Kept Promise by L.G. Rollins (3/6/24)
W - Willow, Willow and the Harvest Moon by Kayla Eshbaugh (2/4/24)
X* - coX (Elsie), Love in the Bargain by Kasey Stockton (5/4/24)
Y* - freY, Frey and the Icy Orchard by Scarlett Luna Strange (3/8/24)
Z* - liZanne Balmaine, Lady at Arms by Tamara Leigh (1/6/24)

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.

A - Addie Greyborne, Murder by the Book by Lauren Elliot (1.6.2024)
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Welcome Shash and Kimberly!

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

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.


3/26 completed

List:

A: Aurora É Sempre a Hora da Nossa Morte Amém by Mariana Salomão Carrara (3/24/24)
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Y: Kim Yeong-hye The Vegetarian by Han Kang (2/1/24)
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Welcome Luana!

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

My Progress: 0/26

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Welcome Sid!

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



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Welcome Suzanne!

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

A = Anna Pigeon A Superior Death by Nevada Barr 2/28/24
B = Brooklyn Wainwright The Twelve Books of Christmas by Kate Carlisle 3/5/24
C = Carly Hale Up to No Gouda by Linda Reilly 3/7/24
D = Daisy Ellery Magic, Lies, and Deadly Pies by Misha Popp 1/29/24
E = Ellie Christie Dead and Gondola by Ann Claire 2/12/24
F = Fortune Redding Fortune Hunter by Jana Deleon 3/11/24
G = Georgie Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen 2/15/24
H = "Harry" Haristeen Wish You Were Here by Rita Mae Brown 3/1/24
I = Iris Collins The Only Purple House in Town by Ann Aguirre 2/16/24
J = Josie Giancola Button Holed by Kylie Logan 3/3/24
K = Kate Kennedy Death With An Ocean View by Nora Charles 2/11/24
L = Lilly Jayne Tilling the Truth by Julia Henry 3/16/24
M = Molly Murphy For the Love of Mike by Rhys Bowen 3/4/24
N = Nell Pratt Razing the Dead by Sheila Connolly 3/27/24
O = Siobhan O'Sullivan Murder at an Irish Wedding by Carlene O'Connor 3/1/24
P = Pamela Patterson Died in the Wool by Peggy Ehrhart 2/25/24
Q* = Quinn Caine To Kill a Mocking Girl by Harper Kincaid 4/7/24
R = Rory Garrett Simply the Best by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 3/18/24
S = Sabrina The Black Cat Sees His Shadow by Kay Finch 3/10/24
T = Tara Chen Exes and O's by Amy Lea 2/26/24
U*= Reagan Summerside Lethal in Old Lace by Duffy Brown 3/9/24
V = Veronica Speedwell A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn 4/5/24
W = Whitney Whitaker Primer and Punishment by Diane Kelly 3/17/24
X* = Roxane Gay Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay 3/23/24
Y* Molly Prince A Line in the Sand by Teri Wilson 3/19/24
Z*= Zoe Donovan Halloween Hijinks by Kathi Daley 3/18/24

Welcome Michelle!

FINISHED!!! A-Z Female Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024 (Finished 03/01/24)

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: 26/26

A - Ava - At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities Heather Webber 01/16/24
B - Montana Banks - A Sweet Alaskan Fall (Wild River 3) Jennifer Snow 01/16/24
C - Clare Cosi - Bulletproof Barista (Coffee House Mystery 20) Cleo Coyle 01/03/24
D - Julia Day - Just Another Missing Person Gillian McAllister 01/16/24
E - Evangeline - Much Ado About You Samantha Young 01/05/23
F - Flair - Playing the Witch Card K.J. Dell'Antonia 01/12/24
G - Melody Gallard - Wreck the Halls Tessa Bailey 01/19/24
H - Haley - Death of a Kitchen Diva Lee Hollis 01/09/24
I - Ilariah - Royal Valentine (Improbable Meet-Cute 6) Sariah Wilson 03/01/24
J - Jess - Rules of the Ruff Heidi Lang 01/01/24
K - Hana Kahn - Hana Khan Carries On Uzma Jalaluddin 01/14/24
L - Layla LaRue - Dancers in the Dark (Sookie Stackhouse 4.3) Charlaine Harris 01/15/24
M - Mallory - Check & Mate Ali Hazelwood 01/15/24
N - Nathalie - An Aero Island Christmas Mystery (The Homeswappers 3) Adriana Licio 01/29/24
O - Ola - The List Yomi Adegoke 02/25/24
P - Kendra Phillips - A Wild River Retreat (Wild River 2.5) Jennifer Snow 01/16/24
Q - Queen Levana - Fairest (Lunar Chronicles 3.5) Marissa Meyer 01/27/24
R - Ana Ruiz - Dominicana Angie Cruz 01/09/24
S - Erika Sheraton - An Alaskan Christmas (Wild River 1) Jennifer Snow 01/13/24
T - Terra - The Exception to the Rule (Improbable Meet Cute 1) Christina Lauren 02/02/24
U - JUne Briscoe - Olympus, Texas Stacey Swann 01/22/24
V - Veronica - Call of the Penguins (Veronica MacCreedy 2) Hazel Prior 01/11/24
W - Winnie - A Holly Jolly Ever After (Christmas Notch 2) Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone 01/08/24
X - Tan YungXian - Lady Tan’s Circle of Women Lisa See 02/10/24
Y - DarcY Lowell - Written in the Stars Alexandria Bellefleur 01/24/24
Z - LiZbeth - A Longer Fall (Gunnie Rose 2) - Charlaine Harris 12/01/24

WOOHOO Melissa!

FINISHED

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

A = Anna Pigeon A Superior Death by Nevada Barr 2/28/24
B = Brooklyn Wainwright The Twelve Books of Christmas by Kate Carlisle 3/5/24
C = Carly Hale Up to No Gouda by Linda Reilly 3/7/24
D = Daisy Ellery Magic, Lies, and Deadly Pies by Misha Popp 1/29/24
E = Ellie Christie Dead and Gondola by Ann Claire 2/12/24
F = Fortune Redding Fortune Hunter by Jana Deleon 3/11/24
G = Georgie Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen 2/15/24
H = "Harry" Haristeen Wish You Were Here by Rita Mae Brown 3/1/24
I = Iris Collins The Only Purple House in Town by Ann Aguirre 2/16/24
J = Josie Giancola Button Holed by Kylie Logan 3/3/24
K = Kate Kennedy Death With An Ocean View by Nora Charles 2/11/24
L = Lilly Jayne Tilling the Truth by Julia Henry 3/16/24
M = Molly Murphy For the Love of Mike by Rhys Bowen 3/4/24
N = Nell Pratt Razing the Dead by Sheila Connolly 3/27/24
O = Siobhan O'Sullivan Murder at an Irish Wedding by Carlene O'Connor 3/1/24
P = Pamela Patterson Died in the Wool by Peggy Ehrhart 2/25/24
Q* = Quinn Caine To Kill a Mocking Girl by Harper Kincaid 4/7/24
R = Rory Garrett Simply the Best by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 3/18/24
S = Sabrina The Black Cat Sees His Shadow by Kay Finch 3/10/24
T = Tara Chen Exes and O's by Amy Lea 2/26/24
U*= Reagan Summerside Lethal in Old Lace by Duffy Brown 3/9/24
V = Veronica Speedwell A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn 4/5/24
W = Whitney Whitaker Primer and Punishment by Diane Kelly 3/17/24
X* = Roxane Gay Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay 3/23/24
Y* Molly Prince A Line in the Sand by Teri Wilson 3/19/24
Z*= Zoe Donovan Halloween Hijinks by Kathi Daley 3/18/24

WOOHOO Michelle!

JoAnne wrote: "WOOHOO Michelle!"

Thanks, JoAnne!

Finished! :)

2024 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.

A - Ava, The Sorcerer and the Swan Princess by Lucy Tempest (2/28/24)
B - Briar Kensington, Earl Grafton and the Traitor by Angela Johnson (3/21/24)
C - Cassandra Lockhart, A Heart in the Balance by L.G. Rollins (1/9/24)
D - Donnelly (Moirin), The Queen and the Knave by Sarah M. Eden (2/21/24)
E - Esther Collingwood, A Farewell Kiss by L.G. Rollins (2/16/24)
F - Fredrickson (Lainey), Not Happy Campers by Ash Keller (2/17/24)
G - Godfrey (Julianna), A Suitable Arrangement by Martha Keyes (3/26/24)
H - Hazel Medeis, Magic Forged by K.M. Shea (1/21/24)
I - Isobel McEwan, Journey to Bongary Spring by Kasey Stockton (3/27/24)
J - Jocelyn Hunt, Lily for My Enemy by Laura Rollins (1/8/24)
K - Kate Fletcher, How to Kiss Your Best Friend by Jenny Proctor (2/4/24)
L - Lily, A Dance of Silver and Shadow by Melanie Cellier (1/2/24)
M - Medeis (Hazel), Magic Redeemed by K.M. Shea (1/29/24)
N - Nikki Constantino, Baby, Be Mine by Ginny Baird (2/12/24)
O - O'Neil (Jade), The Lies of Vampires and Slayers by K.M. Shea (4/11/24)
P - Penelope Snow, Fairest of Heart by Karen Witemeyer (2/10/24)
Q* - Quinn (Navy), Too-Perfect & Stranded by Cami Checketts (5/10/24)
R - River, The White Slipper by Brittany Fichter (3/11/24)
S - Sienna Sheppard, Kissing for Keeps by Martha Keyes (1/6/24)
T - Twisden (Marianne), Wager for a Lady's Hand by Laura Rollins (1/7/24)
U* - Rebecca tUrner, An Agreeable Alliance by Kasey Stockton (3/16/24)
V - Venetia Lockhart, A Well-Kept Promise by L.G. Rollins (3/6/24)
W - Willow, Willow and the Harvest Moon by Kayla Eshbaugh (2/4/24)
X* - coX (Elsie), Love in the Bargain by Kasey Stockton (5/4/24)
Y* - freY, Frey and the Icy Orchard by Scarlett Luna Strange (3/8/24)
Z* - liZanne Balmaine, Lady at Arms by Tamara Leigh (1/6/24)

WOOHOO Shash!

Finished

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.

List:
Austin, Tiffany-A Crust to Die For T.C. LoTempio 1/2/24
Bernie-A Catered Quilting Bee Isis Crawford 2/16/24
Cat-Murder on a Snowy Evening Lynn Cahoon 1/11/24
Dawna-Hammers and Homicide Paula Charles 1/15/24
Este-A Pie to Die For Gretchen Rue 2/6/24
Flora Missin' Out Patti Benning 1/8/24
Gemma The Sign of Four Spirits Vicki Delany 1/8/24
Helen-Baked Off Murder Maggie Benton 1/7/24
Ivy-Booked for Murder Shannon Symonds 1/18/24
JJ aka Julia-Death al Dente Joy Patrick 1/4/24
Kate-Deadly to the Core Joyce Tremel 1/16/24
Lou-Once Upon a Christmas Kathi Daley 1/3/24
Murphy, Hannah-The Love That Was Lost Courtney McFarlin 1/25/24
Nessa-Trifle and Trouble Ramona Ransom 1/18/24
Olivia-Fatal Blooms Claire Harlow 1/1/24
Phee Revved Up 4 Murder J.C. Eaton 2/20/24
Quinston, Tarsey A CATastrophic Neighborhood Maryann Shanesy 6/19/24
Rivers, Alex-Harvest Fest Homicide Kate Annie Brown 1/15/24
Summer-A Killer Romance Maggie Blackburn 2/4/24
Tabitha-Secrets, Scrapbooks and Strawberry Shortcake Sharon Michaels 1/21/24
U-Summer-Hair Today, Dead Tomorrow Amber Crewes 1/16/24
Vicki-A Locked Outhouse Murder Julie Ecker 3/2/24
Willow-A Fatal Nibble Savannah Marlake 1/6/24
X Annabelle DiXon-Murder at the Mansion Alison Golden 1/5/24
Young, Charlotte-Murder in the 1920s Penny Brooke 1/14/24
Zoe-Barking Up the Wrong Tree Emily James 1/12/24