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

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

EXAMPLE:
A - Arthur Dent - The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
B - Charlie Bucket - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
C - Cotton Malone - The Jefferson Key

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

EXAMPLE:
Z - Ebenezer Scrooge - A Christmas Carol

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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.
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A-Z Male 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:
Alex Cross:Along Came a Spider-James Patterson 3/27/24
Beckett Miller:One Touch-Lena Hendrix 1/05/24
Colin Hudson:My Way to You-Catherine Bybee 4/08/24
Dean Steele:The Woman in the Woods-A.J. Rivers 2/24/24
Eban Winters:Cold As Ice-Toni Anderson 2/25/24
Flint Page:Fighting Shadows-Aly Martinez 4/02/24
Griffin Royal:Fighting the Forbidden-Autumn Jones Lake 1/28/24
Holden McKenzie:Like You Love Me-Adriana Locke 1/01/24
Ian McHugh:Oh, My Dragon-Lani Lynn Vale 1/13/24
Jackson Fletcher:Hell and Back-Natasha Madison 5/08/24
Kai Rhodes:Caught Up-Liz Tomforde 2/01/24
Lee Sullivan:One Chance-Lena Hendrix 3/22/24
Marlon James:Still-Kennedy Ryan 5/11/24
Nolan McClain:Let Me Show You-Alexandria House 2/03/24
Otto Hawthorne:Otto: The Hawthornes-Nicole Jacquelyn 2/01/24
Penn Etling:Trouble-Adriana Locke 1/08/24
Quarry Page:Fighting Solitude-Aly Martinez 5/09/24
Rafe Whitcomb:Rafe-Rebekah Weatherspoon 1/06/24
Sylas Dean:Affliction-River Savage 3/09/24
Theo Landmark:Someday-Willow Aster 1/18/24
U:QUinn, Jericho:Deadly Tide-Brian Spangler 5/04/24
Vaughn Wells:The Survivor-Jessica Gadziala 5/09/24
Will Trent:Broken-Karin Slaughter 2/14/24
Xavier Rivera:Into the Storm-Rachel Grant 5/07/24
Y:RhYs Rivera:Listen, Pitch-Lani Lynn Vale 5/10/24
Zev Braden:Searching for Love-Melissa Foster 4/12/24

2024 A-Z Male 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.

24/26 completed

A: Amir Awan (Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P Manansala) - 3/1/24
B: Brendan O'Connor (Always Be My Banshee by Molly Harper) - 8/14/24
C: Cade Ombra (The Malevolent Seven by Sebastien de Castetille) - 5/20/24
D: Dylan Abbott (The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary) - 11/12/24
E: Erickson, Mal (Play by Kylie Scott) - 4/23/24
F: Ferris, Jimmy (Lead by Kylie Scott) - 4/24/24
G: Gibson, Shane (Hoofin' It by R.J. Blain) - 3/21/24
H: Hugo Blackwood (The Hollow Ones by Guillermo del Toro) - 8/4/24
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J: Johnson, Samuel (The Gates by John Connolly) - 10/31/24
K: Kit Morris (Rogue Ghosts & Other Miscreants by Annette Marie) - 7/27/24
L: Lavoie, Alexander (Between the Devil and the Duke by Kelly Bowen) - 9/30/24
M: Mike Mitchell (CyberStorm by Matthew Mather) - 3/27/24
N: Navarro, Cace (Finders Keepers: A Flannigan Sisters Psychic Cozy Mystery by Amanda Reid) - 6/14/24
O: O'Neill, Abe (Death Over Easy by Maddie Day) - 3/31/24
P: Pritchard, Boaz (How to Save an Undead Life by Hailey Edwards) - 9/26/24
Q:
R: Rule Turner (Death Magic by Eileen Wilks) - 7/10/24
S: Sam Sage (When She Dreams by Amanda Quick) - 9/5/24
T: Tihomirov, Roman (Sanctuary by Ilona Andrews) - 8/6/24
U: Vaughn Hewson (Dirty by Kylie Scott) - 5/2/24
V: Vasic, Adam (Thirteen by Kelley Armstrong) - 1/19/24
W: Westcott, Sully (Semi-Psychic Life by Elizabeth Hunter) - 7/29/24
X: Xan Morgan (Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty) - 2/4/24
Y: Kyrian Calederon (Only Good Enemies by Jennifer Estep) - 5/25/24
Z: Alex Claremont-Diaz (Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuinston) - 1/4/24

2024 A-Z Male 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.

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A-Z Male Character Challenge
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

26 of 26 Complete

A - Augustus - The Gods of War - Conn Iggulden - 3/19/24
B - Bjorn Blondal - Burial Rites - Hannah Kent - 1/6/24
C - Cornelius Vanderbilt - Unsinkable - Jenni L. Walsh - 7/5/24
D - Khai Diep - The Bride Test - Helen Hoang - 2/11/24
E - Eddy Rivers - Lost Hours - Paige Shelton - 1/10/24
F - Frank McEvoy - The Poet - Michael Connelly - 1/17/24
G - George Harvey - The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold - 1/12/24
H: - Rob Hall - Into Thin Air - Jon Krakauer - 1/11/24
I - Tetsuya Ishigami - The Devotion of Suspect X - Keigo Higashino - 1/3/24
J - Jack Hamilton - The Unidentified Redhead - Alice Clayton - 1/13/24
K - Kolbjorn Kristiansen - The Human Flies - Hans Olav Lahlum - 1/7/24
L - Joe Leaphorn - The Blessing Way - Tony Hillerman - 1/30/24
M: Miguel Lienzo - The Coffee Trader - David Liss - 1/7/24
N - Nicholas Russo - The Sweetest Oblivion - Danielle Lori - 1/15/24
O - Orvil Red Feather - There There - Tommy Orange - 2/14/24
P - River Pena - The Soulmate Equation - Christina Lauren - 1/16/24
Q - Justin de Quincy - Cruel as the Grave - Sharon Kay Penman - 1/17/24
R: - Revelstoke Templeton Vane - An Impossible Impostor - Deanna Raybourn - 1/2/24
S: Shane Nelson - The Inmate - Freida McFadden - 5/31/24
T - Tea Cake - Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston - 2/6/24
U: bUddy Conford - Beyond Reach - Karin Slaughter - 4/15/24
V - Virgil Flowers - Judgment Prey - John Sandford - 1/21/24
W: Rufus Weylin - Kindred - Octavia E. Butler - 1/1/24
X: Xavier Byrne - The Briar Club - Kate Quinn - 7/31/24
Y - Yukawa Manabu - Salvation of a Saint - Keigo Higashino - 2/8/24
Z - Zsadist - The Beloved - J.R. Ward - 7/18/24

FINISHED! A-Z Male Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024 (03/20/24)

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

EXAMPLE:
A - Arthur Dent - The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
B - Charlie Bucket - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
C - Cotton Malone - The Jefferson Key

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

EXAMPLE:
Z - Ebenezer Scrooge - A Christmas Carol

List: 26/26

A - Aydin - Hana Khan Carries On Uzma Jalaluddin 01/14/24
B - Beat Dawkins - Wreck the Halls Tessa Bailey 01/19/24
C - Cesar - Dominicana Angie Cruz 01/09/24
D - Dane Mangano - Knot on Your Life (A Yarn Retreat Mystery 7) Betty Hechtman 01/16/24
E - Eli - A Longer Fall (Gunnie Rose 2) Charlaine Harris 12/01/24
F - Felix - The Russian Cage (Gunnie Rose 3) Charlaine Harris 12/02/24
G - Gordon - The Storm We Made Vanessa Chan 01/28/24
H - Trent - Three Tainted Teas (Kitchen Witch 3) Lynn Cahoon 02/25/24
I - Ian Donnelly - Plus One Brighton Walsh 03/20/24
J - Jerry - Bulletproof Barista (Coffeehouse Mystery 20) Cleo Coyle 01/03/24
K - Kallum - A Holly Jolly Ever After (Christmas Notch 2) Julie Murphy and Sierra asimone 01/08/24
L - Luca - Snow Place Like LA: A Christmas Notch in July Novella Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone 01/11/24
M - Sean McClendon - Dancers in the Dark
(Sookie Stackhouse 4.3) Charlaine Harris 01/15/24
N - Nolan - Check & Mate Ali Hazelwood 01/15/24
O - Jude Oakes - Playing the Witch Card K.J. Dell'Antonia 01/12/24
P - Patrick - Call of the Penguins (Veronica MacCreedy 2) Hazel Prior 01/11/24
Q - Donovan Quinlan - At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities Heather Webber 01/1624
R - Roane - Much Ado About You Samantha Young 01/05/23
S - Sergio - Christmas Mittens Murder Lee Hollis, Lynn Calhoun and Maddie Day 01/07/24
T - Tyler - An Alaskan Wedding (Wild River 1.5) Jennifer Snow 01/14/24
U - Ernest CUnningham - Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect (Ernest Cunningham 2) Benjamin Stevenson 02/08/24
V - Prem (Dil) Verma - Dating Dr. Dil (If Shakespeare was an Auntie 1) Nisha Sharma 02/05/24
W - Wes - Rules of the Ruff Heidi Lang 01/01/24
X - Nicholas MaXwell - Ink Blood Sister Scribe Emma Törzs 02/18/24
Y - RYan Sumner - First Lie Wins Ashley Elston 02/03/24
Z - Zander - Give Me Chills: A Devil's Beach Novella (A Devil’s Beach Mystery 1.5) Tara Lush 01/18/24

Welcome Frankie, Diane, Grace, Lynda and Mel!

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

List:
✔️A - Alvin Ridley Zenith Man: Death, Love, and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom/McCracken Poston Jr. 1/22/24 2.5☆
✔️B - Bao The Fox Wife/Yangsze Choo 1/6/24 3.75☆
✔️C - Brigadier General Jonathan Carleton Native Son/J.M. Hochstetler 1/23/24 3.5☆
✔️D - David Mendes The Phoenix Bride/Natasha Siegel 1/25/24 3.25☆
✔️E - Ennis McBride When the Jessamine Grows/Donna Everhart 1/2/24 4.25☆
✔️F - Ferdias Wild Houses/Colin Barrett 2/27/24 2.25☆
✔️G - Guy Montag Fahrenheit 451/Ray Bradbury 1/7/24 3.5☆
✔️H - Hack Long The Wicked and the Dead: The Hair-Raising Tale of Hack Long and His Outlaw Gang/William W. Johnstone 1/28/24 4☆
✔️I - Ivar Clear/Carys Davies2/9/24 3.75☆
✔️J - Jonah Macon Snapped/Laura Griffin 1/12/24 3.25☆
✔️K - Silas Kimball The Visionist/Rachel Urquhart 2/7/24 2☆
✔️L - Remy LeBlanc If Our Bones Could Talk: A Novel/Melissa Quitadamo 2/16/24 4☆
✔️M - Hari Mistry Relative Strangers/A.H. Kim 2/18/24 3☆
✔️N - Nick Taylor Last House/Jessica Shattuck 3/23/24 3.75☆
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✔️P - Joe Pickett Below Zero/C.J. Box 1/19/24 3.25☆
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✔️R - Rainy I Cheerfully Refuse/Leif Enger 3/27/24 3.75☆
✔️S - Sebastian Gage The Anatomist's Wife/Anna Lee Huber 1/29/24 3.25☆
✔️T - Doctor Thomas Stevenson All We Cannot Leave Behind/Iain Kelly 3/10/24 4☆
✔️U - “Patch Macauley All the Colors of the Dark/Chris Whitaker 5/12/24 2.75☆
✔️V - Balzac Voclain A Half Flower/Mirà Kanehl 4/18/24 4☆
✔️W - Michael Walker Leave No Trace/A.J. Landau 1/10/24 3.25☆
✔️X - Max Eyer Paradise on the Pike/Sarah Angleton 4/14/24 4.25☆
✔️Y - Cheng Yat The Flower Boat Girl/Larry Feign 3/3/24 3.25☆
✔️Z - Klaus Zeiger The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club/Helen Simonson 4/5/24 2☆

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

Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a male 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 Male 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- Aaron - Deadman's Track by Sarah Barrie 4/12 3★
B- Bill - Down Under by Bill Bryson 1/1 4★
C- Carl - Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes 3/1 2★
D- Dion - Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year by Joanna Nell 15/1 4★
E- Ethan - Moonlight Over Manhattan by Sarah Morgan 8/1 3★
F- Charlie Fitzer - Starter Villain by John Scalzi 29/2 4.5★
G- Gabrielle - One Italian Summer by Lori Nelson Spielman 24/1 3★
H- Hayden - The Summer Skies by Jenny Colgan 30/1 3.5★
I- Ian - Lord Freddie's First Love by Patricia Bray 8/3 2.5★
J- James - If Only They Could Talk by James Herriot 2/1 4★
K- Kai - Witch King by Martha Wells 5/1 2★
L- Lawrence - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 7/1 4★
M- Mak - Lands of Nowhere by Shannah Jay 21/1 5★
N- Nate - Summer at the Comfort Food Café by Debbie Johnson 11/3 5★
O- Owen - The Rainbow Trail by Kathleen Gooding 3/2 2.5★
P- Patrik - The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg 13/2 4★
Q- Cameron Quinn - Sea Swept by Nora Roberts 14/6 2★
R- Rowland - A Decline in Prophets by Sulari Gentill 14/1 5★
S- Sam - Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs 6/2 4★
T- Timothy - Hangman by Jack Heath 16/1 3★
U- LUc MartineaU - See Jane Score by Rachel Gibson 20/2 1.5★
V- Vallant - Deceptions by Sharon Green 16/3 3★
W- Jack West - Seven Ancient Wonders by Matthew Reilly 18/1 4★
X- Max - Goodbye, Mr. Chips by James Hilton 2/1 5★
Y- Yute - The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence 13/1 3.5★
Z- Zaphod Beeblebrox - Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams 25/2 5★

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

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C- callum Imperfect Skin finished 16/7
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G- gray The Wolf Assassin's Mate: An M/M Mpreg Shifter Romance finished 7/4
H- herb Why I Love Geeks
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M- Marino elio Texting Mr. Mafia finished 12/1
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Q- quin His Princess finished 24/2
R- raven My Demon Mate
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U- Tatum Daddy Bear finished 14/7
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W- winter Gabriel - Fa La La La Love Me: Naughty Christmas In July finished 17/6
X- onyx How to Hide Your Wolf Cub finished 2/1
Y- kolly A Kitten For Daddy: Pride Pet Play finished 9/1
Z- kozlow dima Tied to You finished 6/4

Welcome Gretel, Karen, Catsalive, and Emeli!

Finished: 2024/08/28

Doing this as well.

Progress: 26/26

A - Arek - So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens ✓ 24/03/26
B - Benny - Barefoot Angel 2 by ito nonomiya ✓ 24/03/21
C - Corey McIntire - BENNI - Pink geht immer by Kay Monroe ✓ 24/02/14
D - Date Yuusei - Kneel Down and Ask for Love by Nonono Yamada ✓ 24/03/22
E - Emmett Sorichetti - What if we Stay by Sarah Sprinz ✓ 24/08/03
F - Farin - Der Totengräbersohn 1 by Sam Feuerbach ✓ 24/04/25
G - Georg Bendemann - Das Urteil und andere Erzählungen. by Franz Kafka ✓ 24/01/25
H - Hannibal Lecter - Hannibal Lecter and Philosophy: The Heart of the Matter by Joseph Westfall ✓ 24/04/28
I - Nagi Itsuomi - Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 01 by Suu Morishita ✓ 24/03/22
J - Jonah Colley - Die Verlorenen by Simon Beckett ✓ 24/04/19
K - Asano Katsuya - Undertow: Illustrated Novel by Kichiku Neko ✓ 24/02/19
L - Linus Baker - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune ✓ 24/01/29
M - Merthin - Die Tore Der Welt by Ken Follett ✓ 24/03/08
N - Nick Carraway - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald ✓ 24/03/03
O - Oscar Wilde - Eine Nacht am Brocken: Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes by Jonas Maas ✓ 24/03/09
P - Page, Elliot - Pageboy by Elliot Page ✓ 24/08/28
Q - Quinn Murphy - Hope in Our Universe by Andreas Dutter ✓ 24/05/15
R - Ruben Montez - If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales & Cale Dietrich ✓ 24/02/25
S - Starling, Michael - Sommerhaus am See by David James Poissant ✓ 24/03/10
T - Thomas Tipton - TIPTOE - Auf Zehenspitzen ins Glück by Kay Monroe ✓ 24/02/13
U - Uriel Blackstone - Father Figure by Kichiku Neko ✓ 24/03/02
V - Vincent Lynch - The Doll by Kichiku Neko ✓ 24/07/25
W - Worthing, John - The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde ✓ 24/02/19
X - AleXander Claremont-Diaz - Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston ✓ 24/01/04
Y - Yadriel Velez Flores - Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas ✓ 24/02/10
Z - Adrian SZaar - Focus 10 Band 1 by Martina Peters ✓ 24/01/09

Welcome Chrissie!

2024 A-Z Male Characters Challenge
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: Alexei Markov-Found in Bliss Sophie Oak - 1/25/24
B: Brayden Thomas-Finding Forever Marie Force - 1/2/24
C: Cole Baywood-Seduced Molly O'Keefe - 1/15/24
D: Don Tillman-The Rosie Project Graeme Simsion - 1/6/24
E: Elliott Foster-Freed Stacey Kennedy - 2/7/24
F: Henry Flanders-Once Upon a Time in Bliss Sophie Oak - 4/30/24
G: Gabe Sullivan-Can't Help Falling in Love Bella Andre - 2/6/24
H: Hendrix-Enslaved by the Ocean Bella Jewel - 2/5/24
I: Isaac Lunden-Christmas in Signal Bend Susan Fanetti - 2/24/24
J: Jonah Carter-Rocked Livia Grant - 1/24/24
K: Aidan Knight-Bared Stacey Kennedy - 1/28/24
L: Luigi-Unconventional Avery Aster - 1/4/24
M: Maxim Sevastayan-The Master Kresley Cole - 1/14/24
N: Noah Brady-River's End Nora Roberts - 1/11/24
O: Oliver Ford Pemberton-Undeniable Melanie Harlow - 9/12/24
P: Perry-Big Little Lies Liane Moriarty - 1/20/24
*Q: Adam Quinn-Valentine Roulette Livia Grant4778] - 4/28/24
R: Beau Rochester-Private Property Skye Warren - 1/8/24
S: Brock Steel-Smolder Helen Hardt - 1/24/24
T: Tony Delvaggio-Master Of My Mind Jenna Jacob - 1/31/24
*U: Calder Cunningham-Always Wicked Ember Casey - 7/6/24
V: Delaney Vezina-The Enforcer's Gamble Vivian Arend - 1/11/24
W: Jake Wild-The Star Trilogy Arianne Richmonde - 2/2/24
*X: Brady Maxwell-For the Record K.A. Linde - 1/3/24
*Y: Tyler Bell-Priest Sierra Simone - 2/13/24
*Z: Zev Donnelly-Theirs to Treasure Sierra Cartwright - 1/5/24

Welcome Karen!

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

26/26

List:
🗸 A: Andrew 'Drew' Reeves, The Black Lion, Victoria Vale - 1/4
🗸 B: Barrett Monroe, Architecture and Artistry, Nora Everly - 4/25
🗸 C: Clay Pulley, The Stone Wolf's Rejected Mate, Cate C. Wells - 1/15
🗸 D: Diego Acosta, Mickey Chambers Shakes It Up, Charish Reid - 1/7
🗸 E: Elliot Petropoulous, Love and Other Words, Christina Lauren - 2/2
🗸 F: Felix Monet, That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf, Kimberly Lemming - 1/18
🗸 G: Grimarr, The Lady and the Orc, Finley Fenn - 1/31
🗸 H: Michael 'Mike' Huang, The Shadow, K. Alex Walker - 4/4
🗸 I: Gareth Inglis, The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen, K. J. Charles - 1/23
🗸 J: Jackson Blake, Always and Forever, Beverly Jenkins - 1/6
🗸 K: Kavik, The Beast of Blackmoor, Milla Vane - 1/24
🗸 L: Loker James, Viper's Run, Jamie Begley - 1/30
🗸 M: Maleek Jones, Goal, Alexandria House - 1/3
🗸 N: Naveen Desai, Partners in Crime, Alisha Rai - 6/23
🗸O: Octavo, Semiosis, Sue Burke - 2/14
🗸 P: Andrew Patterson, Dear Vicky, Octavia Grant - 8/13
🗸 Q: Quade Cannon, Something So Sweet, Joy Avery - 1/13
🗸 R: Rowan Kane, Butcher & Blackbird, Brynne Weaver - 2/23
🗸 S: Everett Sloane, Tommy Cabot Was Here, Cat Sebastian - 2/5
🗸 T: Cameron 'Cam' Thompson, A Perfect Mistake, Laura Brown – 2/28
🗸 U: Jung Ki-tae, Night Kiss, E. T. Malinowski - 5/11
🗸 V: Matthew Vine III, At First Spite, Olivia Dade – 3/14
🗸 W: William Haywood, A Rivalry of Hearts, Tessonja Odette - 6/17
🗸 X: Adam Maxwell, Reckless, Stella Rhys - 8/28
🗸 Y: Euyn, Five Broken Blades, Mai Corland – 7/2
🗸 Z: Armando Alvarez, The Client: A Lawyer Fights for Love, Alex Gilove - 7/10

Welcome Ariel!

A-Z Male Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Completed: 3/26

Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a male 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: Austin Wolfe - Fighting to Breathe-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 2/23/24
B: Baker, Linus - The House in the Cerulean Sea-TJ Klune, 7/1/24
C: Cooper Rice - Something like Love-Piper Rayne, 3/8/24
D: Davies, Warren - Next of Kin-Hannah Bonam-Young, 2/16/24
E: Emery Stanton - Star of the Game-Amy Aislin, 4/10/24
F: Fox-Windsor, Henry -Red, White & Royal Blue-Casey McQuiston, 6/6/24
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H: Harlan MacCabe - Until Harmony-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 2/18/24
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J: Jackson Fields - Roughing the Kicker-Emily Silver, 5/15/24
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L: Levi Ryan - Newcomer-Ana Ashley, 1/27/24
M: Mayson, Cobi - Until Cobi-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 4/20/24
N: Newland, Lincoln - Breaking Through the Pain-Haven Hadley, 11/21/24
O: Owen Prosser - Coach Stare Down-Crea Reitan, 8/29/24
P: Parker, Avery - Show Me How to Love-Ray Celar, 5/5/24
Q: Quinn, Ayri - Clueless Puckboy-Eden Finley, 6/19/24
R: Robbi Parker - It's a Date - Again-Jeneva Rose, 1/24/24
S: Sage Mayson - Until Sage-Aurora Rose Reynolds, 1/19/24
T: Tucker Andrews - Already Gone-Kristen Proby, 4/29/24
U: Hutchins, Shane - What Saves Us-Maggie Gates, 3/29/24
V: Vinnie Kiminski - You, Again-Lane Hayes, 2/12/24
W: Wilson, Parker - Road to You-Jaclyn Quinn, 8/1/24
X: Maddox Anderson - Kiss To Belong-Anna Doe, 1/7/24
Y: Wesley Ryan - Where We Started-Ashley Munoz, 5/25/24
Z: Ezra Palaszczuk - Egotistical Puckboy-Eden Finley, 1/21/24

Welcome Katelyn!

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A - Archer Frost - A Hideaway Wharf Holiday - Laurel Greer (HSE #3011 - Oct 2023) - Jan 5
B - Samuel Beresford - Their Inconvenient Yuletide Wedding - Joanna Johnson (HH #1763 - Dec 2023) - Feb 12
C - Cash Meyers - K-9 Security - Nichole Severn (HI #2195 - Feb 2024) - Jan 23
D - Jackson Dobbs - Sharp Evidence - JulieMiller (HI #2192 - Jan 2024) - Jan 20
E - Egan Donnelly - Heart Like a Cowboy - Delores Fossen (HQN - Dec 2023) - Feb 23
F - Anthony Fanshawe - The Masqueraders - Georgette Heyer (William Heinemann - 1928) - Mar 7
G - Stanley Gorski - The Pierogi Peril - Geri Krotow (Severn House - Jan 2024) - Jan 4
H - Sean Hayes - Trapped in Texas - Barb Han (HI #2146 - June 2023) - Feb 16
I - Ivan Quinn - Cinderella's Billion-Dollar Invitation - Michele Renae (HR #4888 - Feb 2024) - Nov 19
J - Jordan Crockett - Operation Takedown - Justine Davis (HRS #2256 - Dec 2023) - Jan 1
K - Ryan Kent - The Suspect Next Door - Rachel Astor (HRS #2270 - Mar 2024) - Feb 26
L - Liam Sokol - Claiming His Convenient Princess - Susan Meier (HR #4867 - Sept 2023) - Jan 2
M - Micah Perry - Agent Colton's Secret Investigation - Dana Nussio (HRS #2231 - June 2023) - Jan 13
N - Noah Cahill - Once Upon a Charming Bookshop - Heatherly Bell (HSE #3022 - Dec 2023) - Jan 10
O - Eli O'Donnell - Cinderella in the Spotlight - Sophie Pembroke (HR #4891 - Mar 2024) - Mar 4
P - Devon Parker - Meadow Falls - Carolyn Brown (Montlake - Jan 2024) - Jan 7
Q - Alec Quinton - The Lyon's Saving Grace - C.H. Admirand (Dragonblade - Aug 2024) - Sept 1
R - Riko Suarez - Part of His Royal World - Nina Singh (HR #4887 - Feb 2024) - Jan 18
S - Sebastian Cross - Colton Threat Unleashed - Tara Taylor Quinn (HRS #2263 - Feb 2024) - Jan 17
T - Thomas Wright - Her New York Minute - Darby Baham (HSE #3032 - Feb 2024) - Jan 16
U - Travis Upton - Island Refuge - Regan Black (Kindle Scribe - Feb 2024) - Apr 24
V - Rory VanDam - Hunted Hotshot Hero - Lisa Childs (HRS #2273 - Apr 2024) - Mar 27
W - Rafe Wolfford - Accidentally His - Sabrina Jeffries (Kensington - Jan 2024) - Jan 11
X - Max Romero - Three Cowboys and a Bride - Kate Pearce (Zebra - May 2024) - June 9
Y - Sawyer Powell - Wyoming Mountain Investigation - Juno Rushdan (HI #2230 - Aug 2024) - July 3
Z - Zayne Wood - Snowbound Reunion in Japan - Nina Milne (HR #4879 - Dec 2023) - Mar 20

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A-Z Male Characters Challenge 2024
Duration: Jan. 1st, 2024 - Dec. 31st, 2024
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A: Aaron - Exiles, Jane Harper, Mar 9
B: Bertie - The Blunders, David Walliams, Jan 20
C: Connor Bannon - The Irish Cottage: Finding Elizabeth, Juliet Gauvin, July 19th
D: Daniel - Confessions of an Accidental Lawyer, Michael Stockham, Feb 18
E: Eli - Vicious, Victoria E. Schwab, Aug 22
F: France, Tan - Naturally Tan, Tan France, June 15th
G: Gordon - At the Foot of the Cherry Tree, Alli Parker, Mar 31
H: Holloway, Brian - The Safe Man: A Ghost Story, Michael Connelly, Sep 29
I: Ivan Lucic - Treasure & Dirt, Chris Hammer, Feb 12
J: Jack/Jim - Anxious People, Fredrik Backman, June 14th
K: Kieran - The Survivors, Jane Harper, Jan 11
L: Lucas Walker - Outback, Patricia Wolf, Feb 17
M: Mark Watney - The Martian, Andy Weir, May 20th
N: Noah - Saving Noah, Lucinda Berry, Sep 16
O: Oliver Marks - If We Were Villains, M.L. Rio, May 24th
P: Sean Phillips - Wolf in White Van, John Darnielle, Feb 2
Q: Quinlan, Donovan - At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities, Heather Webber, Nov 24
R: Reese, Tim - The Inmate, Freida McFadden, Sep 6
S: Shouhei - XXX Allergy, Meguru Hinohara, Jan 25
T: Todd Anderson - Dead Poets Society, N.H. Kleinbaum, Mar 1
U: Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, Agatha Christie, Jan 17
V: Vance, Jacob - The Quasimodo Killings, John Broughton, July 5th
W: Wallace - Under the Whispering Door, T.J. Klune, Jan 14
X: Max - The Search Party, Hannah Richell, Oct 20
Y: Rydell, Will - The Wild Zone, Joy Fielding, Jan 15
Z: Zain - The Five Year Lie, Sarina Bowen, Oct 29

Welcome Susan and Sarah-Jane!

A-Z Male 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 - Atlas Tanit - Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt - Lucinda Riley - 02/22/24
B - Byron, John - The Wager - David Grann - 03/29/24
C - Cade Fournette - Kiss Me That Way - Laura Trentham - 03/09/24
D - Daniel Graves - Undiscovered Country Vol. 1: Destiny - Scott Snyder & Charles Soule - 01/12/24
E - Elauved, Richard - The Night House - Jo Nesbø - 02/28/24
F - Frank Lester - Scraps of Paper - Kathryn Meyer Griffith - 05/17/24
G - Graeme, Bradley - Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute - Talia Hibbert - 02/13/24
H - Hari Seldon - Forward the Foundation - Isaac Asimov - 04/09/24
I - Issac Jordan - A Love Like the Sun - Riss M. Neilson - 09/13/24
J - Jonathan Briggs - The Guest List - Lucy Foley - 03/06/24
K - Kenyatta, Ace - Undiscovered Country Vol. 3: Possibility - Scott Snyder & Charles Soule - 03/18/24
L - Light Yagami - Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom - Tsugumi Ohba - 01/28/24
M - McTavish, Graham - Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other - Sam Heughan&Graham McTavish - 05/19/24
N - Noah Turner - A Cosmology of Monsters - Shaun Hamill - 01/23/24
O - Offerman, Nick - Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Principles for Delicious Living - Nick Offerman - 03/04/24
P - Potter, Harry - Harry Potter és a Titkok Kamrája - J.K. Rowling - 01/14/24
*Q - Quinn Walsh - Flame for You - Raleigh Damson - 09/05/24
R - Robin Swift - Babel: An Arcane History - R.F. Kuang - 02/08/24
S - Shams, Cyrus - Martyr! - Kaveh Akbar - 04/02/24
T - Theo Cray - Mastermind - Andrew Mayne - 01/18/24
*U - Luciano Salvatici - The Secret - Elisabeth Naughton - 04/07/24
V - Vitalicio, Mwanito - The Tuner of Silences - Mia Couto - 09/03/24
W - Walker, Hiram - The Water Dancer - Ta-Nehisi Coates - 03/21/24
X - Xavier, Charles - X-Men: Age of Apocalypse Prelude - Jeph Loeb - 05/14/24
Y - Yagami, Light - Death Note, Vol. 2: Confluence - Tsugumi Ohba - 02/28/24
*Z - Ryuzaki - Death Note, Vol. 5: Whiteout by Tsugumi Ohba

A-Z Male 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: Adam Parrish - The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater 1/7/24
B: Brant Newquist - N is for Noose - Sue Grafton 1/6/24
C: Chip Reardon - Never Change - Elizabeth Berg 1/12/24
D: Duuncan Gray - A Rip Through Time - Kelley Armstrong 1/8/24
E: Eric Ross - Remember Me? - Sophie Kinsella 1/14/24
F: Fox Thornton - Hook, Line, and Sinker - Tessa Bailey 8/24/24
G: Gabe DeLuca - Kissing Under the Mistletoe - Marina Adair 1/1/24
H: Herb Benedict - Whiskey Sour - J.A. Konrath 1/15/24
I: Ian Cameron - The Raven Spell - Luanne G. Smith 1/4/24
J: Jean Guy Beauvoir - The Beautiful Mystery - Louise Penny 1/10/24
K: Kyle Westin - One True Mate - Julie Trettel 10/13/24
L: Loman, Bob - The Secret, Book & Scone Society - Ellery Adams 8/7/24
M: Mayson Ingram - For the Love of Pumpkins: Small Town Holiday Romances - Joi Copeland 10/24/24
N: Nick Mitchell - You Say It First - Susan Mallery 1/14/24
O: Oliver Addison - Hello Stranger - Katherine Center 10/18/24
P: Phil Gilbert - Four Friends - Robyn Carr 1/13/24
Q: Quinn O'Connor - Tempting Evil - Keri Arthur 7/17/24
R: Robert Lebrun - The Awakening - Kate Chopin 1/15/24
S: Sinclair, Eric - Undead and Unreturnable - MaryJanice Davidson 10/8/24
T: Theo Prince - The Castaway Billionaire - Serenity Woods 9/30/24
U: Quentin Buchanan - Rekindled Magic - T.M. Cromer 12/31/24
V: Vos, Julian - Secretly Yours - Tessa Bailey 8/9/24
W: Wyatt McQuaid - A Cowboy for Keeps - Jody Hedlund 10/8/24
X: Alex Bradshaw - Christmas in Mistletoe Bay - Karen Jackson 12/12/24
Y: John Donnally - Sunset in St. Tropez - Danielle Steel 12/5/24
Z: Zon Woodrow - First Fate - Kendall Talbot 10/2/24

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2024 A-Z Male Character Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

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0/26 completed

A: Adam Clarkson Lethally Green by Amber Boffin 3/31/2024
B: Chas Beckett Southern Pecan Killer by Summer Prescott 3/28/2024
C: Dillion Carter Assassins Love People Too by S.C. Wynne 2/28/2024
D: Dillon Carter Assassins Are People Too by S.C. Wynne 2/11/2024
E: Engall Do-over by Amy Lane 1/31/2024
F: Steven Frost Code Blue by N.R. Walker 2/2/2024
G: Garrett Strong Hold on for Beer Life by Ellie Alexander 1/13/2024
H: Henry Beckett The Weight of It All by N.R. Walker 2/21/2024
I: Israel Ingham Switched by N.R. Walker 1/27/2024
J: Jagger An Affair In Paris by Brooke Blaine 1/5/2024
K: Killian Lust Hate Love by Ella Frank 1/4/2024
L: Detective Larramendi Lovers at the Museum: A Short Story by Isabel Allende 3/19/2024
M: Michael Getaway Death by Bonnie Hardy 3/5/2024
N: Mick Nolan Buried in a Bog by Sheila Connolly 2/9/2024
O: Oscar A Charming Crime by Tonya Kappes 6/27/2024
P: Paul Harrison Old Haunts by E.J. Copperman 3/26/2024
Q Mike Quinn Decaffeinated Corpse by Cleo Coyle 4/7/2024
R: Roscoe Hall Code Red by N.R. Walker 2/4/2024
S: Shaw Jennings A Little Bit like Desire by Brooke Blaine 3/27/2024
T: Thomas Elkin Sense of Place by N.R. Walker 2/23/2024
U: Buck Batten Down the Belfry by Diane Kelly 4/3/2024
V: Viper Angel by Ella Frank 1/2/2024
W: Russel Ward A Jingle of Murder by Patti Benning 1/8/2024
X: Noah Huxley On Davis Row by N.R. Walker 1/30/2024
Y: Mason Myles A New Beginning by Brenda Kennedy 4/22/2024
Z: Zachariah Davies Puzzle for Two by Josh Lanyon 10/3/2024

A-Z Male Characters
01/01/2024-12/31/2024

List:
A Aiden OMalley Undisclosed Assets
B Beau Barnett Property of the Mountain Man
C Cooper Graham How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf
D Dylan Hammond Savvy Negotiator
E Eric Sinclair Undead and Unwed
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G Gavin Strong Prime Minister
H Halen King: A Dark Hades & Persephone Retelling
I Ilya Rough Exile 01/06/2024
J Johnny Pierce Cursed
K Kane Witches of Bourbon Street
L Lowe Moreland Bride
M Marcus Hale Dot Matrix: Mistress of the Stage
N Nick Winter Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist
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Q Quinn Sullivan Neanderthal Seeks Human
R Rune A Werewolf, A Vampire, and A Fae Walk Into A Bar
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Welcome everyone!

2024 A-Z Male 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 - Allred (Jack), Kissing for Keeps by Martha Keyes (1/6/24)
B - Brody Hawthorne, How to Kiss Your Best Friend by Jenny Proctor (2/4/24)
C - Cordoba (Alejandro), Saving Miss Everly by Sally Britton (3/7/24)
D - Dominic, A Tale of Beauty and Beast by Melanie Cellier (1/3/24)
E - Edmund Dawkes, A Well-Kept Promise by L.G. Rollins (3/6/24)
F - Fernley (Baxter), Earl Grafton and the Traitor by Angela Johnson (3/21/24)
G - Gillian, Jacklyn and the Twisted Beanstalk by Callie Thomas (2/20/24)
H - Hudson (Jack), Baby, Be Mine by Ginny Baird (2/12/24)
I - Isaac Fox, Engaging Sir Isaac by Sally Britton (3/9/24)
J - Jon, A Dance of Silver and Shadow by Melanie Cellier (1/2/24)
K - Killian Drake, Magic Unleashed by K.M. Shea (2/2/24)
L - Lance Blackman, Not Happy Campers by Ash Keller (2/17/24)
M - McEwan (Cormac), Through the Fairy Tree by Kasey Stockton (3/28/24)
N - Nigel Southcott, A Heart in the Balance by L.G. Rollins (1/9/24)
O - Oliver Bolton, An Unsuitable Suitor by Sally Britton (3/12/24)
P - Peregrine Osbourne, An Amiable Foe by Jennie Goutet (3/20/24)
Q* - Quinton Lockhart, A Farewell Kiss by L.G. Rollins (2/16/24)
R - Revi, The Winter Prince by Constance Lopez (3/9/24)
S - Sheldon Lockhart, Wager for a Lady's Hand by Laura Rollins (1/7/24)
T - Thomas, Willow and the Harvest Moon by Kayla Eshbaugh (2/4/24)
U* - dUncan (Neil), Reforming Lord Neil by Sally Britton (3/10/23)
V - Valentine Donovan, A Confirmed Rake by Martha Keyes (5/24/24)
W - Wardieu (Ranulf), Lady at Arms by Tamara Leigh (1/6/24)
X* - feliX Lockhart, Lily for My Enemy by Laura Rollins (1/8/24)
Y* - Edward everlY, Romancing the Artist by Sally Britton (3/24/24)
Z* - fitZgerald Parkington, The Queen and the Knave by Sarah M. Eden (2/21/24)

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

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Welcome Shash and Kimberly!

2024 A-Z Male Character Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

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Welcome Sid!

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

Progress: 25 out of 26

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

EXAMPLE:
A - Arthur Dent - The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
B - Charlie Bucket - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
C - Cotton Malone - The Jefferson Key

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

EXAMPLE:
Z - Ebenezer Scrooge - A Christmas Carol

Challenge Rules
(view spoiler)[*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.)

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List:

A: Alex: Such Big Dreams by Reema Patel - **** - 4/17/2024 - 336 Pages
B: Aiden Bishop: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton - **** - 6/16/2024 - 505 Pages
C: Charlie: Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson - ***** - 6/30/2024 - 483 Pages
D: Daniel Grant: Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez - ***** - 4/7/2024 - 400 Pages
E: Emilio "The Rev" Sheehan: Night Shift by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/5/2024 - 308 Pages
F: Franklin Plaskett: We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver - * - 2/25/2024 - 400 Pages
G: Gideon: In the Company of Witches by Auralee Wallace - ***** - 7/25/2024 - 336 Pages
H: Hades: Lore Olympus: Volume Six by Rachel Smythe - ***** - 5/26/2024 - 432 Pages
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J: Jim McAllister: Election by Tom Perrotta - **** - 5/1/2024 - 210 Pages
K: Kade McKay: Cowgirl Up and Ride by Lorelei James - **** - 1/22/2024 - 280 Pages
L: Lowe Moreland: Bride by Ali Hazelwood - ***** - 5/8/2024 - 416 Pages
M: Marcus Caster-Rupp: Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade - *** - 5/30/2024 - 409 Pages
N: Beckett North: Sugar Rush by Sawyer Bennett - **** - 4/11/2024 - 301 Pages
O: Omar Evans: I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai - *** - 5/9/2024 - 438 Pages
P: Prince Maxon: The Selection by Kiera Cass - *** - 2/4/2024 - 336 Pages
Q: Mike Quinn: Through the Grinder by Cleo Coyle - ***** - 7/5/2024 - 270 Pages
R: Reid: Zora Books Her Happy Ever After by Taj McCoy - **** - 7/22/2024 - 336 Pages
S: Sean Beane: Road Queens by MaryJanice Davidson - *** - 7/13/2024 - 329 Pages
T: Chade-Meng Tan: Joy on Demand: The Art of Discovering the Happiness Within by Chade-Meng Tan - **** - 7/5/2024 - 272 Pages
U: Lemuel Bridger: Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/1/2024 - 305 Pages
V: Julian Van Winkle III: Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last by Wright Thompson - ***** - 7/23/2024 - 256 Pages
W: Walter Gordon: How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin - **** - 7/26/2024 - 368 Pages
X: Pollux: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich - **** - 7/17/2024 - 387 Pages
Y: Chuy Villegas: Day Shift by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/2/2024 - 307 Pages
Z: Edward Wozny: Codex by Lev Grossman - *** - 6/5/2024 - 348 Pages

Welcome Suzanne!

FINISHED! A-Z Male Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024 (03/20/24)

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

EXAMPLE:
A - Arthur Dent - The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
B - Charlie Bucket - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
C - Cotton Malone - The Jefferson Key

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

EXAMPLE:
Z - Ebenezer Scrooge - A Christmas Carol

List: 26/26

A - Aydin - Hana Khan Carries On Uzma Jalaluddin 01/14/24
B - Beat Dawkins - Wreck the Halls Tessa Bailey 01/19/24
C - Cesar - Dominicana Angie Cruz 01/09/24
D - Dane Mangano - Knot on Your Life (A Yarn Retreat Mystery 7) Betty Hechtman 01/16/24
E - Eli - A Longer Fall (Gunnie Rose 2) Charlaine Harris 12/01/24
F - Felix - The Russian Cage (Gunnie Rose 3) Charlaine Harris 12/02/24
G - Gordon - The Storm We Made Vanessa Chan 01/28/24
H - Trent - Three Tainted Teas (Kitchen Witch 3) Lynn Cahoon 02/25/24
I - Ian Donnelly - Plus One Brighton Walsh 03/20/24
J - Jerry - Bulletproof Barista (Coffeehouse Mystery 20) Cleo Coyle 01/03/24
K - Kallum - A Holly Jolly Ever After (Christmas Notch 2) Julie Murphy and Sierra asimone 01/08/24
L - Luca - Snow Place Like LA: A Christmas Notch in July Novella Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone 01/11/24
M - Sean McClendon - Dancers in the Dark
(Sookie Stackhouse 4.3) Charlaine Harris 01/15/24
N - Nolan - Check & Mate Ali Hazelwood 01/15/24
O - Jude Oakes - Playing the Witch Card K.J. Dell'Antonia 01/12/24
P - Patrick - Call of the Penguins (Veronica MacCreedy 2) Hazel Prior 01/11/24
Q - Donovan Quinlan - At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities Heather Webber 01/1624
R - Roane - Much Ado About You Samantha Young 01/05/23
S - Sergio - Christmas Mittens Murder Lee Hollis, Lynn Calhoun and Maddie Day 01/07/24
T - Tyler - An Alaskan Wedding (Wild River 1.5) Jennifer Snow 01/14/24
U - Ernest CUnningham - Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect (Ernest Cunningham 2) Benjamin Stevenson 02/08/24
V - Prem (Dil) Verma - Dating Dr. Dil (If Shakespeare was an Auntie 1) Nisha Sharma 02/05/24
W - Wes - Rules of the Ruff Heidi Lang 01/01/24
X - Nicholas MaXwell - Ink Blood Sister Scribe Emma Törzs 02/18/24
Y - RYan Sumner - First Lie Wins Ashley Elston 02/03/24
Z - Zander - Give Me Chills: A Devil's Beach Novella (A Devil’s Beach Mystery 1.5) Tara Lush 01/18/24

WOOHOO Melissa!

A-Z Male 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:
Alex Cross:Along Came a Spider-James Patterson 3/27/24
Beckett Miller:One Touch-Lena Hendrix 1/05/24
Colin Hudson:My Way to You-Catherine Bybee 4/08/24
Dean Steele:The Woman in the Woods-A.J. Rivers 2/24/24
Eban Winters:Cold As Ice-Toni Anderson 2/25/24
Flint Page:Fighting Shadows-Aly Martinez 4/02/24
Griffin Royal:Fighting the Forbidden-Autumn Jones Lake 1/28/24
Holden McKenzie:Like You Love Me-Adriana Locke 1/01/24
Ian McHugh:Oh, My Dragon-Lani Lynn Vale 1/13/24
Jackson Fletcher:Hell and Back-Natasha Madison 5/08/24
Kai Rhodes:Caught Up-Liz Tomforde 2/01/24
Lee Sullivan:One Chance-Lena Hendrix 3/22/24
Marlon James:Still-Kennedy Ryan 5/11/24
Nolan McClain:Let Me Show You-Alexandria House 2/03/24
Otto Hawthorne:Otto: The Hawthornes-Nicole Jacquelyn 2/01/24
Penn Etling:Trouble-Adriana Locke 1/08/24
Quarry Page:Fighting Solitude-Aly Martinez 5/09/24
Rafe Whitcomb:Rafe-Rebekah Weatherspoon 1/06/24
Sylas Dean:Affliction-River Savage 3/09/24
Theo Landmark:Someday-Willow Aster 1/18/24
U:QUinn, Jericho:Deadly Tide-Brian Spangler 5/04/24
Vaughn Wells:The Survivor-Jessica Gadziala 5/09/24
Will Trent:Broken-Karin Slaughter 2/14/24
Xavier Rivera:Into the Storm-Rachel Grant 5/07/24
Y:RhYs Rivera:Listen, Pitch-Lani Lynn Vale 5/10/24
Zev Braden:Searching for Love-Melissa Foster 4/12/24

WOOHOO Frankie!

Finished! :)

2024 A-Z Male 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 - Allred (Jack), Kissing for Keeps by Martha Keyes (1/6/24)
B - Brody Hawthorne, How to Kiss Your Best Friend by Jenny Proctor (2/4/24)
C - Cordoba (Alejandro), Saving Miss Everly by Sally Britton (3/7/24)
D - Dominic, A Tale of Beauty and Beast by Melanie Cellier (1/3/24)
E - Edmund Dawkes, A Well-Kept Promise by L.G. Rollins (3/6/24)
F - Fernley (Baxter), Earl Grafton and the Traitor by Angela Johnson (3/21/24)
G - Gillian, Jacklyn and the Twisted Beanstalk by Callie Thomas (2/20/24)
H - Hudson (Jack), Baby, Be Mine by Ginny Baird (2/12/24)
I - Isaac Fox, Engaging Sir Isaac by Sally Britton (3/9/24)
J - Jon, A Dance of Silver and Shadow by Melanie Cellier (1/2/24)
K - Killian Drake, Magic Unleashed by K.M. Shea (2/2/24)
L - Lance Blackman, Not Happy Campers by Ash Keller (2/17/24)
M - McEwan (Cormac), Through the Fairy Tree by Kasey Stockton (3/28/24)
N - Nigel Southcott, A Heart in the Balance by L.G. Rollins (1/9/24)
O - Oliver Bolton, An Unsuitable Suitor by Sally Britton (3/12/24)
P - Peregrine Osbourne, An Amiable Foe by Jennie Goutet (3/20/24)
Q* - Quinton Lockhart, A Farewell Kiss by L.G. Rollins (2/16/24)
R - Revi, The Winter Prince by Constance Lopez (3/9/24)
S - Sheldon Lockhart, Wager for a Lady's Hand by Laura Rollins (1/7/24)
T - Thomas, Willow and the Harvest Moon by Kayla Eshbaugh (2/4/24)
U* - dUncan (Neil), Reforming Lord Neil by Sally Britton (3/10/23)
V - Valentine Donovan, A Confirmed Rake by Martha Keyes (5/24/24)
W - Wardieu (Ranulf), Lady at Arms by Tamara Leigh (1/6/24)
X* - feliX Lockhart, Lily for My Enemy by Laura Rollins (1/8/24)
Y* - Edward everlY, Romancing the Artist by Sally Britton (3/24/24)
Z* - fitZgerald Parkington, The Queen and the Knave by Sarah M. Eden (2/21/24)

WOOHOO Shash!

A-Z Male 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

List:
A = Derek Andrews: Murder at the Breakers by Alyssa Maxwell 6/22/24
B = Wendell Bambleby: Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett 7/15/24
C = Colton Wise: Apple Cider Slaying by Julie Anne Lindsey 6/17/24
D = Dewey Readmore Books: Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron 6/27/24
E = Ethan Hogan: Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan 7/7/24
F = Finnian Gannon: The Cat, the Wife and the Weapon by Leann Sweeney 7/28/24
G = George Hall: A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon 7/2/24
H = Hud Earlie: Crewel World by Monica Ferris 7/16/24
I = Iwan: The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston 8/16/24
J = James Morrison: Privy to the Dead by Sheila Connolly 7/5/24
K = Robert Kapinsky: One-Star Romance by Laura Hankin 6/25/24
L = Carter LeBlanc: Swamp Spook by Jana Deleon 6/20/24
M = Michael Waterston: Between a Flock and a Hard Place by Donna Andrews 8/18/24
N = Nate Williams: Booked 4 Murder by J.C. Eaton 7/6/24
O = Brian Oakhurst: A Very Woodsy Murder by Ellen Byron 9/24/24
P = Pronto Pike: Hanging Woman Creek by Louis L'Amour 6/13/24
Q = Marcellus McSquiddles: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 9/26/24
R = Roane Robson: Much Ado About You by Samantha Young 7/1/24
S = Sammie Nasar: Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie 6/18/24
T = Theo Spencer: You, with a View by Jessica Joyce 7/17/24
U = Tenzing Norbu: The Second Rule of Ten by Gay Hendricks 7/22/24
V = Victor: Public Anchovy #1: A Deep Dish Mystery by Mindy Quigley 9/2/24
W = Sam West: Death in Dark Blue by Julia Buckley 7/3/24
X = Dex: A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers 6/16/24
Y = Charlie Yates: The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center 6/19/24
Z = Mack Zeffer: Murder in a Scottish Shire by Traci Hall 7/9/24

Completed

A-Z Male 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- Aaron - Deadman's Track by Sarah Barrie 4/12 3★
B- Bill - Down Under by Bill Bryson 1/1 4★
C- Carl - Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes 3/1 2★
D- Dion - Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year by Joanna Nell 15/1 4★
E- Ethan - Moonlight Over Manhattan by Sarah Morgan 8/1 3★
F- Charlie Fitzer - Starter Villain by John Scalzi 29/2 4.5★
G- Gabrielle - One Italian Summer by Lori Nelson Spielman 24/1 3★
H- Hayden - The Summer Skies by Jenny Colgan 30/1 3.5★
I- Ian - Lord Freddie's First Love by Patricia Bray 8/3 2.5★
J- James - If Only They Could Talk by James Herriot 2/1 4★
K- Kai - Witch King by Martha Wells 5/1 2★
L- Lawrence - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 7/1 4★
M- Mak - Lands of Nowhere by Shannah Jay 21/1 5★
N- Nate - Summer at the Comfort Food Café by Debbie Johnson 11/3 5★
O- Owen - The Rainbow Trail by Kathleen Gooding 3/2 2.5★
P- Patrik - The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg 13/2 4★
Q- Cameron Quinn - Sea Swept by Nora Roberts 14/6 2★
R- Rowland - A Decline in Prophets by Sulari Gentill 14/1 5★
S- Sam - Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs 6/2 4★
T- Timothy - Hangman by Jack Heath 16/1 3★
U- LUc MartineaU - See Jane Score by Rachel Gibson 20/2 1.5★
V- Vallant - Deceptions by Sharon Green 16/3 3★
W- Jack West - Seven Ancient Wonders by Matthew Reilly 18/1 4★
X- Max - Goodbye, Mr. Chips by James Hilton 2/1 5★
Y- Yute - The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence 13/1 3.5★
Z- Zaphod Beeblebrox - Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams 25/2 5★

Welcome Michelle!


WOOHOO Catsalive!

~~~ Complete ~~~

A-Z Male Character Challenge
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

26 of 26 Complete

A - Augustus - The Gods of War - Conn Iggulden - 3/19/24
B - Bjorn Blondal - Burial Rites - Hannah Kent - 1/6/24
C - Cornelius Vanderbilt - Unsinkable - Jenni L. Walsh - 7/5/24
D - Khai Diep - The Bride Test - Helen Hoang - 2/11/24
E - Eddy Rivers - Lost Hours - Paige Shelton - 1/10/24
F - Frank McEvoy - The Poet - Michael Connelly - 1/17/24
G - George Harvey - The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold - 1/12/24
H: - Rob Hall - Into Thin Air - Jon Krakauer - 1/11/24
I - Tetsuya Ishigami - The Devotion of Suspect X - Keigo Higashino - 1/3/24
J - Jack Hamilton - The Unidentified Redhead - Alice Clayton - 1/13/24
K - Kolbjorn Kristiansen - The Human Flies - Hans Olav Lahlum - 1/7/24
L - Joe Leaphorn - The Blessing Way - Tony Hillerman - 1/30/24
M: Miguel Lienzo - The Coffee Trader - David Liss - 1/7/24
N - Nicholas Russo - The Sweetest Oblivion - Danielle Lori - 1/15/24
O - Orvil Red Feather - There There - Tommy Orange - 2/14/24
P - River Pena - The Soulmate Equation - Christina Lauren - 1/16/24
Q - Justin de Quincy - Cruel as the Grave - Sharon Kay Penman - 1/17/24
R: - Revelstoke Templeton Vane - An Impossible Impostor - Deanna Raybourn - 1/2/24
S: Shane Nelson - The Inmate - Freida McFadden - 5/31/24
T - Tea Cake - Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston - 2/6/24
U: bUddy Conford - Beyond Reach - Karin Slaughter - 4/15/24
V - Virgil Flowers - Judgment Prey - John Sandford - 1/21/24
W: Rufus Weylin - Kindred - Octavia E. Butler - 1/1/24
X: Xavier Byrne - The Briar Club - Kate Quinn - 7/31/24
Y - Yukawa Manabu - Salvation of a Saint - Keigo Higashino - 2/8/24
Z - Zsadist - The Beloved - J.R. Ward - 7/18/24

WOOHOO Lynda!

FINISHED!
A-Z Male Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Completion: August 28, 2024

26/26

List:
🗸 A: Andrew 'Drew' Reeves, The Black Lion, Victoria Vale - 1/4
🗸 B: Barrett Monroe, Architecture and Artistry, Nora Everly - 4/25
🗸 C: Clay Pulley, The Stone Wolf's Rejected Mate, Cate C. Wells - 1/15
🗸 D: Diego Acosta, Mickey Chambers Shakes It Up, Charish Reid - 1/7
🗸 E: Elliot Petropoulous, Love and Other Words, Christina Lauren - 2/2
🗸 F: Felix Monet, That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf, Kimberly Lemming - 1/18
🗸 G: Grimarr, The Lady and the Orc, Finley Fenn - 1/31
🗸 H: Michael 'Mike' Huang, The Shadow, K. Alex Walker - 4/4
🗸 I: Gareth Inglis, The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen, K. J. Charles - 1/23
🗸 J: Jackson Blake, Always and Forever, Beverly Jenkins - 1/6
🗸 K: Kavik, The Beast of Blackmoor, Milla Vane - 1/24
🗸 L: Loker James, Viper's Run, Jamie Begley - 1/30
🗸 M: Maleek Jones, Goal, Alexandria House - 1/3
🗸 N: Naveen Desai, Partners in Crime, Alisha Rai - 6/23
🗸O: Octavo, Semiosis, Sue Burke - 2/14
🗸 P: Andrew Patterson, Dear Vicky, Octavia Grant - 8/13
🗸 Q: Quade Cannon, Something So Sweet, Joy Avery - 1/13
🗸 R: Rowan Kane, Butcher & Blackbird, Brynne Weaver - 2/23
🗸 S: Everett Sloane, Tommy Cabot Was Here, Cat Sebastian - 2/5
🗸 T: Cameron 'Cam' Thompson, A Perfect Mistake, Laura Brown – 2/28
🗸 U: Jung Ki-tae, Night Kiss, E. T. Malinowski - 5/11
🗸 V: Matthew Vine III, At First Spite, Olivia Dade – 3/14
🗸 W: William Haywood, A Rivalry of Hearts, Tessonja Odette - 6/17
🗸 X: Adam Maxwell, Reckless, Stella Rhys - 8/28
🗸 Y: Euyn, Five Broken Blades, Mai Corland – 7/2
🗸 Z: Armando Alvarez, The Client: A Lawyer Fights for Love, Alex Gilove - 7/10

WOOHOO Ariel!