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A-Z Male Characters Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

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:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
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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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Andy
Ariel

Caraina
CassieCruel
Chrissie FINISHED
Cindy III

Denise
Diane ~Firefly~

Emeli

Ferenc
Frankie FINISHED

Genevieve FINISHED

Jess

Karen ♐
Katelyn
Kim FINISHED
Kimberly

Lali & Michelle FINISHED
Laura Z FINISHED

Maritza
Marscha
Melissa A FINISHED

Olivermagnus FINISHED

Shash
Susan

FINISHED!!! 2025 A-Z Male MAIN Characters Challenge
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
(02/07/25)

26/26

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

☑️ A - Adam Berg - Four Weekends and a Funeral Ellie Palmer 01/02/25
☑️ B - Bernie Little - The Sound and the Furry (Chet & Bernie 6) Spencer Quinn 01/01/25
☑️ C - Caleb - Holiday Wedding (Holiday Romance 2) Melissa Dymond 01/01/24
☑️ D - Dallas - More Than a Blind Date (Cowboys of Stargazer Springs Ranch 8) Remi Carrington 01/07/25
☑️ E - Ethan Clark - Paging Dr. Hart Melissa Dymond 01/03/25
☑️ F - P.J. Flanagan - A Patchwork of Clues (Queen Bees Quilt Shop Mystery 1) Sally Goldenbaum 01/13/24
☑️ G - Grady Green - Beautiful Ugly Alice Feeney 01/14/25
☑️ H - Heath - One Big Happy Family Susan Mallery 01/19/25
☑️ I - Lord Insley - Royal Valentine (The Museum of Literature Romance 1) Jenn McKinlay 02/05/25
☑️ J - Joe Leaphorn - The Blessing Way (Leaphorn & Chee 1) Tony Hillerman 01/11/25
☑️ K - Ozren Karaman - People of the Book Geraldine Brooks 01/06/25
☑️ L - Henry Lamb - The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs 1) Lisa Jewell 01/08/25
☑️ M - Drew Marshall - The Temporary Roomie (It Happened in Nashville 2) Sarah Adams 01/11/25
☑️ N - Nick Winters - Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist Codi Hall 01/02/25
☑️ O - Diego O’Donnoll - A Christmas Date (First Comes Love 3) Camilla Isley 01/08/25
☑️ P - Jae Park - Guilt and Ginataan (Tita Rosa’s Kitchen Mystery 5) Mia P. Manansala 01/27/25
☑️ Q - Kelly Quinn - Winter Solstice (Winter 4) Elin Hilderbrand 01/06/25
☑️ R - Bob Richmond - Needled to Death (A Helping Hands Mystery 1) Annelise Ryan 01/03/25
☑️ S - Ernest Shackleton - Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Alfred Lansing 01/04/25
☑️ T - Theo - Before We Were Innocent Ella Berman 01/07/25
☑️ U - LaUs - Pony Confidential Christina Lynch 01/23/25
☑️ V - Vaughn - Mistletoe Mayhem (It’s All About the Mistletoe 2) Laura Ann 02/07/25
☑️ W - Warren Mitchell - All Signs Point to Malibu Jennifer Snow 01/28/25
☑️ X - MaX Ellison - The Obituary Society (The Obituary Society 1) Jessica L. Randall 01/12/25
☑️ Y - HenrY Beckett - The Weight of It All N.R. Walker 01/04/25
☑️ Z - BaZ - Much Ado about Nada Uzma Jalaluddin 01/08/25

Finished: 2025/07/27

Progress: 26/26

A - Odawara Ai - Mein Leben mit Papa und Papa #01 by Roji ✓ 25/02/11
B - Bailey, Luke - Top Secret by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy ✓ 25/04/18
C - Clamence, Jean-Baptiste - Der Fall by Albert Camus ✓ 25/01/13
D - David Hunter - Die Chemie des Todes by Simon Beckett ✓ 25/03/29
E - Elio - Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman ✓ 25/05/02
F - Francis Ackerman Jr. - Racheopfer by Ethan Cross ✓ 25/02/28
G - George Falconer - A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood ✓ 25/02/07
H - Hercule Poirot - Mord im Orientexpress by Agatha Christie ✓ 25/02/11
I - Ivor - bruder, wenn wir nicht family sind, wer dann by Oliver Lovrenski ✓ 25/03/21
J - Jones, Noah - L.A. Waves by Pengu ✓ 25/01/02
K - Kubo Akino - Goodbye Harlequin - Special Edition by Keri Kusabi ✓ 25/02/03
L - Ly, Eric - When Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao ✓ 25/01/06
M - Mycroft Holmes - 16 DER AUSTAUSCH - OSCAR WILDE by Jonas Maas ✓ 25/01/13
N - Nagi Itsuomi - Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 07 by Suu Morishita ✓ 25/01/10
O - Ogikawa Yuusei - Links by Natsuki Kizu ✓ 25/01/06
P - Pitt, Daniel - Todesurteil im Old Bailey by Anne Perry ✓ 25/02/11
Q - Quebert, Harry - Die Wahrheit über den Fall Harry Quebert by Joël Dicker ✓ 25/05/16
R - Ron Ritchie - Der Donnerstagsmordclub und die verirrte Kugel by Richard Osman ✓ 25/02/26
S - Souma Yuki - Fruits Basket Pearls 01 by Natsuki Takaya ✓ 25/03/17
T - Kageyama Tobio - Haikyu!! – Band 25 by Haruichi Furudate ✓ 25/03/19
U - Udou Ryuuta - Eine Liebesgeschichte voller Traurigkeit und Fehleinschätzungen by Chise Ogawa ✓ 25/01/14
V - Valdrigue "Vald" von Alsviez - Crimson Spell 01 by Ayano Yamane ✓ 25/03/23
W - Wilde, Oscar - 17 DER MAHARADSCHA DER NA - OS by Jonas Maas ✓ 25/01/14
X - Xavier - Die Probe by Katie Kitamura ✓ 25/07/27
Y - Yarahi, Amir - Otaku Stories: Aus dem Leben eines Manga- und Anime-Fans by Amir Yarahi (Kurono) ✓ 25/01/09
Z - NeZumi - No. 6 Band 4 by Atsuko Asano ✓ 25/07/10

A-Z Male Characters Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Progress: 25/26

Adam Chapman The Christmas Guest. Peter Swanson. 1.19.25
Bob Not Till We Are Lost. Dennis E. Taylor. 1.18.25
Coleman A Garland of Bones. Carolyn Haines. 1.25.25
Drayton Conneley Lavender Blue Murder. Laura Childs. 1.15.25
Euan MacIntosh The Author's Guide to Murder. Beatriz Williams. 1.12.25
Farley - A Year on Ladybug Farm. Donna Ball. 3.18.25
Griffin Christmas at the Shelter Inn. RaeAnne Thayne. 1.6.25
Harold - How To Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals. Sy Montgomery. 2.5.25
Ian - Going, Going, Ganache. Jenn McKinlay. 2.6.25
Jose Antonio Violeta. Isabel Allende. 1.24.25
Killion - For the Love of Summer. Susan Mallery. 2.13.25
Loki The Gospel of Loki. Joanne M. Harris. 1.28.25
Michael Phan The Kiss Quotient. Helen Hoang. 1.4.25
Nick Greenwald A Hundred Summers. Beatriz Williams. 1.6.25
Odin - A Letter to Three Witches. Elizabeth Bass. 2.2.25
Philippe Hardwicke The Spy Coast. Tess Gerritsen. 1.9.25
Aquila - Daughter of Rome. Tessa Afshar. 2.26.25
Roarke Innocent in Death. J.D. Robb. 1.23.25
S penser Robert B. Parker's Someone to Watch Over Me. Ace Atkins. 1.4.25
Tate Sheridan Sleigh Bells Ring. RaeAnne Thayne. 1.2.25
Ulf Varg The Department of Sensitive Crimes. Alexander McCall Smith. 1.25.25
Val Moffat - The Bodies in the Library. Marty Wingate. 2.19.25
Wendell Bambleby - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries. Heather Fawcett. 4.12.25
AleX Kanin - The Saturday Night Supper Club. Carla Laureano. 1.20.25
Andrew Yancy Razor Girl. Carl Hiaasen. 1.15.25
Zeke - The Sweetheart List. Jill Shalvis. 3.6.25

A-Z Male Characters Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

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.

Completed: 23/26

A. Alex Jensen: Baby Teeth - Zoje Stage 1/1/25
B. Berry, Nick: Undead and Uneasy - MaryJanice Davidson 1/11/25
C. Charlie Gordon: Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes 1/29/25
D. Dunbar, John: Dances with Wolves - Michael Blake 1/17/25
E. Eli: Lords of Summer - Kayla Wren 2/2/25
F. Friedrich Mandl: The Only Woman in the Room - Marie Benedict 1/10/25
G. Galen Vachon: Indigo - Beverly Jenkins 1/30/25
H. Henry Perowne: Saturday - Ian McEwan 2/4/25
I. Indigo, Jackson - Indigo Fire 2/28/25
J. Joe Morelli: Fearless Fourteen - Janet Evanovich 1/2/25
K. Keith Clayton - The Lucky One 2/26/25
L. Linden Howard: Wither - Lauren DeStefano 1/4/25
M. Maddox Holiday: The Naughty, The Nice and The Nanny - Willa Nash 1/3/25
N. Norris Marshall: The Bone Garden - Tess Gerritsen 1/31/25
O. Owens, T. Ray - The Secret Life of Bees 3/8/25
P. Pat Peoples: The Silver Linings Playbook - Matthew Quick 1/11/25
Q.
R. Ryker: Forever Magic - T.M. Cromer 1/1/25
S. Shane Collins: Feast of Fools - Rachel Caine 1/4/25
T. Ted Maxwell: Hidden Pictures - Jason Rekulak 1/16/25
U.
V. Vladimir Sanguinati - Written in Red 3/29/25
W. Walker: Beautifully Broken Pieces - Catherine Cowles 1/3/25
X. Xuereb, Rafe: Moonlit Magic - T.M. Cromer 1/20/25
Y.
Z. Zayden Moon - Tough and Tamed 3/25/25

A-Z Male Characters Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Progress: 0/26

A - Alan Banks Gallows View by Peter Robinson 1/29/2025
B - Ben Almost an Archangel by Aron Lewes 1/8/2025
C - Charlie File M for Murder by Miranda James 1/21/2025
D - Dashiell Dawson Dane Mystery Magnet by Gregory Ashe 1/6/2025
E -Edson Arantes do Nascimento Young Pele: Soccer's First Star by Lesa Cline-Ransome 1/13/2025
F - Brent Fyne Survival of the Fritters by Ginger Bolton 3/24/2025
G - Grady Movin' Up by Patti Benning 1/3/2025
H - Harrison Buried to the Brim by Jenn McKinlay 1/9/2025
I - Ira Doyle Hudson River Homicides by C.S. Poe 8/8/2025
J - Bill Jefferies Once Gone by Blake Pierce 1/17/2025
K - Marin Luther King Jr Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? by Bonnie Bader 1/20/2025
L - Lucas A Little Bit like Love by Brooke Blaine 5/5/2025
M - Marco Marco by L.A. Witt 1/11/2025
N - Moose Nelson A Killer Cake by Jessica Beck 3/11/2025
O - Ollie Forget Me Not by Brooke Blaine 1/20/2025
P - Prince Phillip Queen Elizabeth by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara 2/24/2025
Q - Mike Quinn French Pressed by Cleo Coyle 3/5/2025
R - John Rebus Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin 1/31/2025
S - Bernie Sanders Feel the Bern by Andrew Shaffer 1/14/2025
T - Travis Kelce Who Is Travis Kelce? by Ellen Labrecque 1/27/2025
U - Hunter Morgan Licked by Brooke Blaine 1/31/2025
V - Viper Jingle Bell Rock by Ella Frank 2/24/2025
W - Walter Shipp book:Red Velvet, Dead Velvet|28005846] by Mary Maxwell 4/8/2024
X - Alex My Secret Billionaire Neighbor by Sophie Dane 3/28/2025
Y - Troy Tanner Beyond the Sea by Keira Andrews 1/2/2025
Z -Zander Strings Attached by Riley Hart 6/4/2025

A-Z Male Characters Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

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:
A
B
C
D
✅E - Emory - Glimmer of Death - 22/1
F
✅G - Gunnar - The Vampire and the Case of the Secretive Siren - 20/1
H
I
J
K
✅L - Lukas- Brimstone Bound - 14/1
✅M - Max Demon Relic Hunter - 12/1
N
O
P
Q
R
S
✅T - Tristan- Dead Serious Case #1: Miz Dusty Le Frey - 5/1
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

A-Z Male Characters Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

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

26/26

A = Amos Decker: Redemption by David Baldacci 1/21/25
B = Blair Bainbridge: Rest in Pieces by Rita Mae Brown 2/13/25
C = Christopher Boone: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon 1/22/25
D = Pradyumna Das: The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell 3/14/25
E = Ernie Cunningham: Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson 1/6/25
F = MC Frank (guess the author thought her main character didn't need a last name): The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce 1/7/25
G = Grant Shepard: How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang 1/18/25
H = Will Havers: Is She Really Going Out with Him? by Sophie Cousens 2/2/25
I = Ivor "Skins" Maloney: The Deadly Mystery of the Missing Diamonds by T.E. Kinsey 6/21/25
J = James: James by Percival Everett 1/4/25
K = Mr. Kanda: A Man and His Cat, Vol. 2 by Umi Sakurai 2/6/25
L = Little Dog: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong 1/14/25
M = Mukesh: The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams 3/11/25
N = Nick Pratt: Death, Taxes, and Peach Sangria by Diane Kelly 2/20/25
O = Oscar: Lucy's Little Village Book Club by Emma Davies 3/22/25
P = Carter Pierce: No More Secrets by Lucy Score 3/2/25
Q = Lukas Blumqvist: Deep End by Ali Hazelwood 2/5/25
R = Luis Rodriguez: Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton 2/19/25
S = Gideon Sweetwater: Shattering Dawn by Jayne Ann Krentz 1/26/25
T = Ethan Thomas: The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren 2/17/25
U* = Rayquan MacMillian: The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb 4/30/25
V = Aiden Valentine: First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison 4/11/25
W = Nick Woodfield: Ukulele Murder by Leslie Langtry 3/12/25
X = Jeremy Cox: The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer 1/31/25
Y* = Hayden Anderson: Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry 4/23/25
Z = Zaphod Beeblebrox: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 1/2/25

Welcome all!

List:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
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J- jordan Officer Master: Lane and Jordan finished 4/1
K
L
M
N
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Q
R
S
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U- June Blu, My Protector
V
W- Whitlock carter With This Ring finished 5/2
X- lennox Lustful Nights finished 10/4
Y
Z

A-Z Male Characters Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

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

26/26 Completed. Finish

List:
Adam Stone:A Little Luck-Tia Louise 3/14/25
Blayze Shaw:Fearless Enough-Kelly Elliott 2/22/25
Cas Demarco:Cold Spite-Toni Anderson 6/13/25
Dallas Sheppard:Somewhere You Belong-Harlow James 3/15/25
Ezra Patterson:Claim Me Forever-A.L. Jackson 1/11/25
Felix Kent:Sold to the Circus-Lani Lynn Vale 1/19/25
Gavin Bailey:Rushing In-Claire Kingsley 4/09/25
Henley Ward:Secret Love-Willow Aster 3/22/25
Isaiah Rhodes:Play Along-Liz Tomforde 2/04/25
Jack Willett:Lessons in Lemonade-Kathryn Andrews 6/09/25
Keene Day:The Fool-Lani Lynn Vale 3/01/25
Lincoln Pierce:Beautiful Exile-Catherine Cowles 4/13/25
Myles St. James:You, Me, and Forever-Laura Pavlov 5/30/25
Nathan Hart:Happy After All-Maisey Yates 2/05/25
Olin Breivik:Meegan-Rebekah Weatherspoon 6/03/25
Parker Wilder:This Wild Heart-Karla Sorensen 4/01/25
Quincy Carter:No Cap-Lani Lynn Vale 3/03/25
Rowan Parker:Mother Pucker-Swati M.H. 2/01/25
Stephen Wilton:When They Disappeared-Addison Michael 4/13/25
Thomas Austin:The Silence at Mystery Bay-D.D. Black 3/07/25
U:LUcas Montana:Crazy Imperfect Hearts-Samantha Christy 5/09/25
Vince Cool:Meet Your Match-Kandi Steiner 6/20/25
Winston Osborn:Clown Motel-Lani Lynn Vale 1/18/25
Xavier Starks:The Way You Tempt Me-Elle Wright 6/28/25
Y:GradY ReYnolds:Sometimes You Fall-Harlow James 5/12/25
Zachary Butler:Falling Like Stars-Emma Scott 5/25/25

A-Z Male Characters Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

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.

Completed: 25/26

List:
A - Andy Hayes-Champagne Kiss Raleigh Ruebins - 1/16/25
B - Beck-The Confession Shayla Black - 1/4/25
C - Duke Canton-Motorcycle Daddy Laylah Roberts - 1/6/25
D - Tyler Davis-Far from Bliss Sophie Oak - 1/2/25
E - Eli McCain-All I Need Is You Julia London - 4/4/25
F - Fox Collins-Whiskey Reveals Carrie Ann Ryan - 1/26/25
G - Grant Sullivan-Midnight Rainbow Linda Howard - 4/24/25
H - Becker Hunt-Artful Lies Jodi Ellen Malpas - 1/13/25
I
J - Carter James-Sincerely, Carter Whitney G. - 2/14/25
K - Kayden Owens-The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden Jessica Sorensen - 5/7/25
L - Jack Lyles-Shared by the Mountain Men Cassie Cole - 4/12/25
M - Cole Muchmore-Alpha Bully Renee Rose - 1/10/25
N - Nick Cappuano-State of Bliss Marie Force - 2/22/25
O - Anthony O'Hare-The Last Letter from Your Lover Jojo Moyes - 4/8/25
P - John Paul-The Husband's Secret Liane Moriarty - 3/10/25
*Q - Quan Diep-The Heart Principle Helen Hoang - 6/24/25
R - Ryan Sullivan-Let Me Be the One Bella Andre - 2/5/25
S - Sully Sinclair-Twice a Wish Pepper Winters - 1/27/25
T - Reese Tavoularis-Bounty Nicole Edwards - 2/16/25
*U - Sumner Mayfield-Same Time Next Year Tessa Bailey - 1/5/25
V - Adrian Volkov-Vow of Deception Rina Kent - 3/12/25
W - Witt Dalton-Cowboy Crushin' Em Petrova - 1/23/25
*X - Alexander-When Gracie Met the Grump Mariana Zapata - 1/22/25
*Y - Sully-Sully's Fantasy Pepper Winters - 3/2/25
*Z - Evan Zanders-Mile High Liz Tomforde - 5/22/25

Welcome Emeli, Frankie and Karen!

A-Z Male Characters Challenge 2025
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

26 of 26 Complete

Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.

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

List:

A - Anderson, Robert - The Demon of Unrest- Erik Larson - 4 Stars - 1/5/25
B - Baldwin, John - All The Pretty Girls - J.T. Ellison - 4 Stars - 3/29/25
C - Cotton Malone - The Warsaw Protocol - Steve Berry - 4 Stars - 1/16/25
D - Devon Lockley - The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love - India Holton - 3.5 Stars - 4/3/25
E - Emmanuel Cooper - A Beautiful Place To Die - Malla Nunn - 4.5 Stars - 1/13/25
F - Fleming, Walt -Killer Weekend - Ridley Pearson - 3.5 Stars - 3/8/25
G - Gamache, Armand - A Great Reckoning - Louise Penny - 4 Stars - 1/24/25
H - Hayes, Teddy - The Muse of Maiden Lane - Mimi Matthews - 4.5 Stars - 1/7/25
I - Iwata, Kosuke - Blue Light Yokohama - Nicolás Obregón - 4 Stars - 1/20/25
J - Joe Sandilands - The Last Kashmiri Rose - Barbara Cleverly - 3 Stars - 5/7/25
K - Khalil, Asad - The Lion's Game - Nelson DeMille - 4 Stars - 3/23/25
L - Little, Bernie - A Fistful of Collars - Spencer Quinn - 4 Stars - 1/9/25
M - Matt Connors - Lock 'N' Load - Tee O'Fallon - 2 Stars - 3/22/25
N - Nelson, Harry - The Janus Stone - Elly Griffiths - 4 Stars - 1/10/25
O - Oliver Griffith - Genesis - Chris Carter - 4.5 Stars - 4/14/25
P - Pickett, Joe - Battle Mountain - C.J. Box - 5 Stars - 3/28/25
Q - Qiang, Khoo Zi - Terror in Topaz - A.M. Stuart - 4 Stars - 3/14/25
R - Renner, Jack - Perish - Lisa Black - 4 Stars - 1/28/25
S - Shaw, Jackie - Dry River - John Steele - 3 Stars - 1/26/25
T - Tiffany, Louis Comfort - Clara and Mr. Tiffany - Susan Vreeland - 4 Stars - 4/2/25
U - rUshdie, salman - Love, Loss, and What We Ate - Padma Lakshmi - 3 Stars - 2/1/25
V - Van Alstyne, Russ - To Darkness and to Death - Julia Spencer-Fleming - 4 Stars - 3/28/25
W - Wormwold, James - Our Man in Havana - Graham Greene - 4 Stars - 1/17/25
X - robicheauX, Dave - Heaven's Prisoners - James Lee Burke - 4 Stars - 1/1/25
Y - Andrew Yancy - Bad Monkey - Carl Hiaasen - 4 Stars - 4/13/25
Z - Zelic, Caleb - Resurrection Bay - Emma Viskic - 3 Stars - 1/8/25

Welcome Lynda!

A-Z Male Characters Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

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.

Completed: 0/26

List:
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B
C
D
E
F
G
H
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J
K
L
M
N
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Welcome Marscha!

A-Z Male Characters Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Goal: 24/26

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

List:
A - The Storm We Made - Vanessa Chan - 05/10/25
B - Bog - Orcs! The Legend - Christine Larsen - 04/10/25
C - Chambers, Malcolm - UFOlogy Vol. 1 - James Tynion IV - 02/27/25
D - Dinios Kol - The Tainted Cup - Robert Jackson Bennett - 03/04/25
E - Ethan Walker - Love Blooms - Jennifer Faye - 08/10/25
F - Ford Grant - Wild Love - Elsie Silver - 04/12/25
G - Gabriel Mardraggon - The Forbidden - Sawyer Bennett - 04/03/25
H - Harris, Clint - 28 Days Later Vol. 6: Homecoming - Michael Alan Nelson - 03/16/25

I

J - Jorge Bergoglio (Pope Francis) - The Pope: Francis, Benedict, and the Decision That Shook the World - Anthony McCarten - 04/21/25
K - Khalid Bakhit - Earth Weeps, Saturn Laughs - Abdulaziz Al Farsi - 01/21/25
L - Liam Weston - The Paradise Problem - Christina Lauren - 03/08/25
M - Merritt Fernsby - Keeper of Enchanted Rooms - Charlie N. Holmberg - 02/14/25
N - North, Beckett - Sugar Daddy - Sawyer Bennett - 02/05/25
O - Odysseus - Odyssey - Stephen Fry - 01/25/25
P - Peter Walsh - Mrs. Dalloway - Virginia Woolf - 05/25/25
*Q - Aquino, Oman - The Great Divide - Cristina Henríquez - 05/04/25
R - Roy - Roy: The Most Chaotic Midlife Crisis in Cosmic History - Zachry Wheeler - 02/13/25
S - Shaheed - Cairo - G. Willow Wilson - 01/27/25
T - Tristán Abascal - Silver Nitrate - Silvia Moreno-Garcia - 04/02/25
*U - Warren Buffett - The Warren Buffett Way, 30th Anniversary Edition - Robert G. Hagstrom - 01/29/25
V - Vincent Rogers - The Kiss Countdown - Etta Easton - 05/13/25
W - Wheeler, Steve - We Solve Murders - Richard Osman - 01/09/25
*X - Max Chadwick - The Information Officer - Mark Mills - 05/05/25
*Y - Y – Harry Potter - Harry Potter és a Tűz Serlege - J.K. Rowling - 02/08/25

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A-Z Male Characters Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

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: Anson Hunt-Fragile Sanctuary-Catherine Cowles, 4/25/25
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K: Kade, Mason-Kade-Tijan, 1/29/25
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A-Z Male Characters Challenge 2025
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

11/26 completed

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B: Blackwood, Oliver (Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall) - 6/11/25
C: Claremont-Diaz, Alex (Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuinston) - 6/9/25
D: Derek Stone (Little Black Book by Kate Carlisle) - 5/29/25
E: Ernest Cunningham (Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson) - 6/20/25
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N: Nick Heathcoat (Bound by Kirsten Weiss) - 3/5/25
O: Ozul Fallon (That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming) - 4/4/25
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R: Rex Manning (Give Fudge a Chance by Nancy CoCo) - 6/27/25
S: Sebastian Stone (The Bookworm's Guide to Faking It by Emma Hart) - 1/26/25
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X: Xavier (Diamond Fire by Ilona Andrews) - 2/3/25
Y: Yorian (Roverpowered 3: Tales of an Aspiring Alchemist by Drew Hayes) - 7/6/25
Z: Zak Andrii (The Twice-Scorned Lady of Shadow by Annette Marie) - 6/30/25

A-Z Male Characters Challenge 2025
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

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.

24/26

A - Dane Anson - Murder at the Alaskan Lodge - Karen Whiddon (HRS #2280 -June 2024) - Jan 8
B - Declan Byrning - The Duke's Guide to Fake Courtship - Jade Lee (HH #1841 - Feb 2025) - Jan 21
C - Cole Perriman - Her Mission with a SEAL - Cindy Dees (HRS #1981 - Feb 2018) - Jan 28
D - Dougal McCarrick - Love Letters from Her Cowboy - Sasha Summers (HSE #3075 - Jan 2025) - Jan 5
E - Emmett O'Malley - The Duke’s Man-At-Arms - C.H. Admirand (Dragonblade - Dec 2024) - Jan 2



F - Theo Filliol - 21 Days with the Lyon - Shana Galen (Dragonblade - Feb 2025) - Feb 8
G - Garrett Caldwell - Shadow Survivors - Julie Miller (HI #2215 - Apr 2024) - Jan 15
H - Blake Harrison - Stateroom for Two - Glenna Finley (Signet - Apr 1980) - Feb 19
I - Ivan Chekov - Personal Security - Lisa Childs (HRS #2325 - May 2025) - May 28
J - Jack Clifton - The Major and the Scandalous Widow - Sarah Mallory (HH #1651- Oct 2023) - Jan 12



K - Kerrigan Lindsay - The Lyon and the Lass - Callie Hutton (Dragonblade - Jan 2025) - Jan 13
L - William Leighton - Hunted on the Bay - Amber Leigh Williams (HRS #2230 - May 2023) - Jan 11
M - Malcolm Colton - Colton's K-9 Rescue - Colleen Thompson (HRS #2307 - Jan 2025) - Jan 2
N - Noah Turner - Better Than Friends - Jill Shalvis (HarperCollins - Jan 2025) - Jan 23
O - Oliver Harrington - The Imperfect Lyon - Aviva Orr (Dragonblade - Jan 2025) - Jan 7



P - Monty Powell - Wyoming Christmas Conspiracy - Juno Rushdan (HI #2260 - Jan 2025) - Jan 25
Q - Aaron Quentin - Find Her - Katherine Garbera (HRS #2313 - Feb 2025) - Jan 22
R - Robert Strathford - The Loyalty of a Lyon - Linda Rae Sande (Dragonblade - Mar 2025) - Mar 13
S - Stuart Layton - River Wild - B.J. Daniels (HQN - Jan 2025) - Jan 6
T - Dylan Tucker - Home Sweet Christmas - Susan Mallery (HQN - Oct 2022) - Feb 6



U - Seamus Flaherty - The Duke's Champion - C.H. Admirand (Dragonblade - June 2025) - June 25
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W - Kenji Wada - Christmas Bodyguard - Katherine Garbera (HRS #2297 - Oct 2024) - Jan 17
X - Xander Quentin - Safe in Her Bodyguard's Arms - Katherine Garbera (HRS #2281 - June 2024) - Jan 10
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Z - Zeke Daniels - Cold Case Murder Mystery - Nicole Helm (HI #2272 - Mar 2025) - Mar 1

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Welcome Ferenc, Katelyn, Diane and Susan!

A-Z Male Characters Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

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

List: 24/26

A: Adam Mulvaney, Unhinged, Onley James - 5/29/25
B: Barrett St. Clair, Reluctantly Yours, Erin Hawkins - 4/29
C: Christian de Rivers, Lady Gallant, Suzanne Robinson - 5/22/25
D: Dimitri Castallanos, Damaged, Onley James - 6/5
E: Elliot, All These Wrongs, Violet Dragons - 1/6
F: Merritt Fernsby, Keeper of Enchanted Rooms, Charlie N. Holmberg - 2/11
G: Griffin, Unexpectedly Mine, Erin Hawkins - 5/2
H: Reuben Hoyt, Deadly Hands, Elaina Loughty - 5/14
I: Ive, The Mistake, Sam Crescent - 5/14
J: Jack Marshall, The Love Wager, Lynn Painter - 1/2
K: Declan Knight, The Wrong Wife, Maya Alden - 6/11
L: Lucas Blackwell, Psycho, Onley James - 5/31
M: Matt Harrison, My Fiance's Dad, S. E. Law - 1/7
N: Noah, Spanking His Boy, Violet Dragons - 1/6
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R: Roman Constantine, Possession, Rina Saint - 5/17
S: Smokey, Smokey, Sam Crescent - 1/4
T: Joseph Taylor III, Fire in the Moonlight, Dria Andersen - 3/27
U: Mikhail Zhukov, Beautiful Monster: Zhukov Bratva, Matilda Martel - 8/5
V: Vance, Worship, Ella James - 2/4
W: William Nye, A Bride for the Prizefighter, Alice Coldbreath - 3/9
X: Maxim, Unethical, Lauren Biel - 7/25
Y: Yarik Valkov Kiss a Villain, Mia Darling - 3/28
Z: Zane Scott , Headcase, Onley James - 6/7

13/26

List:
A - Atilla - Happiness by Aminatta Forna 21/05
B - Barny Snaith - The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery 05/05
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D - The Darkling - Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo 24/01/25
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G - Gen Watanabe - Bel Canto by Ann Patchett 11/02/25
H - Hamid Khier Alaseed - A Mouth Full of Salt by Reem Gaafar 17/07
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J - Jeremy Gorecki - The Other Americans by Laila Lalami 10/01/25
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L - Lucas O'Connor - Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by Jessica Guerrieri 17/06
M - Mirsad - Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris 25/03/25
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R - Robert Lebrun - The Awakening by Kate Chopin 22/06
S - Schmenderick - The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle 05/04/25
T - Tim Cranmer - Our Game by John Le Carré 07/03/25
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Welcome Ariel and Jess!

A-Z Male Characters Challenge 2025
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

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Welcome Shash!

To be fair, if I'm doing the female challenge I should do the male:
A: AARON Gregor: In Five Years Rebecca Serle 16 Feb
B. BEN Ducks, Newburyport Lucy Ellmann 25 Jul
C: CHARLIE The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky 26 Jun
D: DORIAN The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde 21 Feb
E: EPRAIM The Frozen River Ariel Lawhon 15 Jun
F: FRANK Daigle, How to Read a Book Monica Wood 20 Jan
G:GARY The Wedding People Alison Espach 26 Apr
H: HOWLAND, John: Still Alice Lisa Genova 8 Jan
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J: JUAN Daughter of Fire Sofia Robleda 5 Jun
K: KI The Rent Collector Camron Wright 1 Jul
L. LONY AND LOOTHER, Wandering Stars Tommy Orange 11 Apr
M: MARK Five Winters Kitty Johnson 18 May
N.Nick WONG A Match Made for Thanksgiving Jackie Lau 25 Jan
O: OBERON, A Midsummer Night’s Dream William Shakespeare 24 Jan
P: PHINEAS A Separate Peace John Knowles 3 May
Q: QUANTRILL Horse Geraldine Brooks 22 Feb
R: REMY The Book of Lost Names Kristin Harmel 4 May
S: SOMERSET, Bibliolepsy Gina Apostol 1 Mar
T: TAKEO The Nakano Thrift Shop Hiromi Kawakami 26 Jan
U. UMANSKY family, The Whisper Sister Jennifer S. Brown 6 Jan
V: VASILY Three Apples Fell from the Sky Narine Abgaryan 22 Jun
W:Charles WANGThe Wangs vs. the World Jade Chang 6 Jun
X: ALEX How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the FA Cup J.L. Carr 24 Aug
Y: Tony Impulse Ellen Hopkins 2 Jul
Z: ZAPF, RANDY America Fantastica Tim O'Brien 8 Mar

A-Z Male Characters Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

22/26

List:
A - Adam Wright - Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney 02.16.25
B - Ben Owens - Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera 01.12.25
C - Collin Case - Stone Cold Fox by Rachel Koller Croft 01.09.25
D - Dylan Abbott - The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary 02.08.25
E - Edward Holbeck - The Family Game by Catherine Steadman 03.08.25
F - Floyd Dunn - Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell 05.18.25
G - Graham Gore - The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley 03.24.25
H - Hollis Hollenbeck - Mrs. Nash's Ashes by Sarah Adler 01.14.25
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J - Jack Harper - His & Hers by Alice Feeney 01.17.25
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L - Lale Sokolov - The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris 05.05.25
M - Nicholas Maxwell - Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs 01.07.25
N - Nathaniel Bennett - The Teacher by Freida McFadden 01.13.25
O - Owen - The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley 03.11.25
P - Perry Wright - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 08.26.25
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R - Rhysand - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas 01.29.25
S - Sam - One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid 02.20.25
T - Tamlin - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 01.24.25
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V - Leo Voldik - Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty 01.16.25
W - Wyn Connor - Happy Place by Emily Henry 01.21.25
X - Xaden Riorson - Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros 02.13.25
Y - Charlie Yates - The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center 03.18.25
Z - Zeke - Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson 06.09.25

Welcome Denise and Maritza!

A-Z Male Characters Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

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:
✓ A Aristotle Mendoza Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 1/11-16
✓ B Brian Robeson The River Gary Paulsen 1/9-13
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✓ H Harold Chasen Harold and Maude Colin Higgins 1/25-2/24
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Welcome Cindy!

A-Z Male Characters Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Progress: 0/26

A - Aiden Holliday - Undeniably Yours - Heather Webber - 1/31/25
B - Brent Fyne - Survival of the Fritters - Ginger Bolton - 3/11/25
C - Carlos Ibarra - The Proposal - Jasmine Guillory - 2/6/25
D - David Rainwater - Murders and Metaphors - Amanda Flower - 2/27/25
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G - Graham Barnett - The Tourist Attraction - Sarah Morgenthaler - 1/11/25
H - Hank Tillman - Just Another Love Song - Kerry Winfrey - 1/17/25
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Welcome Kimberly!

FINISHED!!! 2025 A-Z Male MAIN Characters Challenge
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
(02/07/25)

26/26

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

☑️ A - Adam Berg - Four Weekends and a Funeral Ellie Palmer 01/02/25
☑️ B - Bernie Little - The Sound and the Furry (Chet & Bernie 6) Spencer Quinn 01/01/25
☑️ C - Caleb - Holiday Wedding (Holiday Romance 2) Melissa Dymond 01/01/24
☑️ D - Dallas - More Than a Blind Date (Cowboys of Stargazer Springs Ranch 8) Remi Carrington 01/07/25
☑️ E - Ethan Clark - Paging Dr. Hart Melissa Dymond 01/03/25
☑️ F - P.J. Flanagan - A Patchwork of Clues (Queen Bees Quilt Shop Mystery 1) Sally Goldenbaum 01/13/24
☑️ G - Grady Green - Beautiful Ugly Alice Feeney 01/14/25
☑️ H - Heath - One Big Happy Family Susan Mallery 01/19/25
☑️ I - Lord Insley - Royal Valentine (The Museum of Literature Romance 1) Jenn McKinlay 02/05/25
☑️ J - Joe Leaphorn - The Blessing Way (Leaphorn & Chee 1) Tony Hillerman 01/11/25
☑️ K - Ozren Karaman - People of the Book Geraldine Brooks 01/06/25
☑️ L - Henry Lamb - The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs 1) Lisa Jewell 01/08/25
☑️ M - Drew Marshall - The Temporary Roomie (It Happened in Nashville 2) Sarah Adams 01/11/25
☑️ N - Nick Winters - Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist Codi Hall 01/02/25
☑️ O - Diego O’Donnoll - A Christmas Date (First Comes Love 3) Camilla Isley 01/08/25
☑️ P - Jae Park - Guilt and Ginataan (Tita Rosa’s Kitchen Mystery 5) Mia P. Manansala 01/27/25
☑️ Q - Kelly Quinn - Winter Solstice (Winter 4) Elin Hilderbrand 01/06/25
☑️ R - Bob Richmond - Needled to Death (A Helping Hands Mystery 1) Annelise Ryan 01/03/25
☑️ S - Ernest Shackleton - Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Alfred Lansing 01/04/25
☑️ T - Theo - Before We Were Innocent Ella Berman 01/07/25
☑️ U - LaUs - Pony Confidential Christina Lynch 01/23/25
☑️ V - Vaughn - Mistletoe Mayhem (It’s All About the Mistletoe 2) Laura Ann 02/07/25
☑️ W - Warren Mitchell - All Signs Point to Malibu Jennifer Snow 01/28/25
☑️ X - MaX Ellison - The Obituary Society (The Obituary Society 1) Jessica L. Randall 01/12/25
☑️ Y - HenrY Beckett - The Weight of It All N.R. Walker 01/04/25
☑️ Z - BaZ - Much Ado about Nada Uzma Jalaluddin 01/08/25

WOOHOO Melissa!

A-Z Male Characters Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - April 12, 2025
Progress: 26/26
Completed!

Adam Chapman The Christmas Guest. Peter Swanson. 1.19.25
Bob Not Till We Are Lost. Dennis E. Taylor. 1.18.25
Coleman A Garland of Bones. Carolyn Haines. 1.25.25
Drayton Conneley Lavender Blue Murder. Laura Childs. 1.15.25
Euan MacIntosh The Author's Guide to Murder. Beatriz Williams. 1.12.25
Farley - A Year on Ladybug Farm. Donna Ball. 3.18.25
Griffin Christmas at the Shelter Inn. RaeAnne Thayne. 1.6.25
Harold - How To Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals. Sy Montgomery. 2.5.25
Ian - Going, Going, Ganache. Jenn McKinlay. 2.6.25
Jose Antonio Violeta. Isabel Allende. 1.24.25
Killion - For the Love of Summer. Susan Mallery. 2.13.25
Loki The Gospel of Loki. Joanne M. Harris. 1.28.25
Michael Phan The Kiss Quotient. Helen Hoang. 1.4.25
Nick Greenwald A Hundred Summers. Beatriz Williams. 1.6.25
Odin - A Letter to Three Witches. Elizabeth Bass. 2.2.25
Philippe Hardwicke The Spy Coast. Tess Gerritsen. 1.9.25
Aquila - Daughter of Rome. Tessa Afshar. 2.26.25
Roarke Innocent in Death. J.D. Robb. 1.23.25
S penser Robert B. Parker's Someone to Watch Over Me. Ace Atkins. 1.4.25
Tate Sheridan Sleigh Bells Ring. RaeAnne Thayne. 1.2.25
Ulf Varg The Department of Sensitive Crimes. Alexander McCall Smith. 1.25.25
Val Moffat - The Bodies in the Library. Marty Wingate. 2.19.25
Wendell Bambleby - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries. Heather Fawcett. 4.12.25
AleX Kanin - The Saturday Night Supper Club. Carla Laureano. 1.20.25
Andrew Yancy Razor Girl. Carl Hiaasen. 1.15.25
Zeke - The Sweetheart List. Jill Shalvis. 3.6.25

WOOHOO Kim!

~~~ Complete ~~~

A-Z Male Characters Challenge 2025
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

26 of 26 Complete

Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.

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

List:

A - Anderson, Robert - The Demon of Unrest- Erik Larson - 4 Stars - 1/5/25
B - Baldwin, John - All The Pretty Girls - J.T. Ellison - 4 Stars - 3/29/25
C - Cotton Malone - The Warsaw Protocol - Steve Berry - 4 Stars - 1/16/25
D - Devon Lockley - The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love - India Holton - 3.5 Stars - 4/3/25
E - Emmanuel Cooper - A Beautiful Place To Die - Malla Nunn - 4.5 Stars - 1/13/25
F - Fleming, Walt -Killer Weekend - Ridley Pearson - 3.5 Stars - 3/8/25
G - Gamache, Armand - A Great Reckoning - Louise Penny - 4 Stars - 1/24/25
H - Hayes, Teddy - The Muse of Maiden Lane - Mimi Matthews - 4.5 Stars - 1/7/25
I - Iwata, Kosuke - Blue Light Yokohama - Nicolás Obregón - 4 Stars - 1/20/25
J - Joe Sandilands - The Last Kashmiri Rose - Barbara Cleverly - 3 Stars - 5/7/25
K - Khalil, Asad - The Lion's Game - Nelson DeMille - 4 Stars - 3/23/25
L - Little, Bernie - A Fistful of Collars - Spencer Quinn - 4 Stars - 1/9/25
M - Matt Connors - Lock 'N' Load - Tee O'Fallon - 2 Stars - 3/22/25
N - Nelson, Harry - The Janus Stone - Elly Griffiths - 4 Stars - 1/10/25
O - Oliver Griffith - Genesis - Chris Carter - 4.5 Stars - 4/14/25
P - Pickett, Joe - Battle Mountain - C.J. Box - 5 Stars - 3/28/25
Q - Qiang, Khoo Zi - Terror in Topaz - A.M. Stuart - 4 Stars - 3/14/25
R - Renner, Jack - Perish - Lisa Black - 4 Stars - 1/28/25
S - Shaw, Jackie - Dry River - John Steele - 3 Stars - 1/26/25
T - Tiffany, Louis Comfort - Clara and Mr. Tiffany - Susan Vreeland - 4 Stars - 4/2/25
U - rUshdie, salman - Love, Loss, and What We Ate - Padma Lakshmi - 3 Stars - 2/1/25
V - Van Alstyne, Russ - To Darkness and to Death - Julia Spencer-Fleming - 4 Stars - 3/28/25
W - Wormwold, James - Our Man in Havana - Graham Greene - 4 Stars - 1/17/25
X - robicheauX, Dave - Heaven's Prisoners - James Lee Burke - 4 Stars - 1/1/25
Y - Andrew Yancy - Bad Monkey - Carl Hiaasen - 4 Stars - 4/13/25
Z - Zelic, Caleb - Resurrection Bay - Emma Viskic - 3 Stars - 1/8/25

WOOHOO Lynda!

FINISHED

A-Z Male Characters Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

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

26/26

A = Amos Decker: Redemption by David Baldacci 1/21/25
B = Blair Bainbridge: Rest in Pieces by Rita Mae Brown 2/13/25
C = Christopher Boone: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon 1/22/25
D = Pradyumna Das: The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell 3/14/25
E = Ernie Cunningham: Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson 1/6/25
F = MC Frank (guess the author thought her main character didn't need a last name): The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce 1/7/25
G = Grant Shepard: How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang 1/18/25
H = Will Havers: Is She Really Going Out with Him? by Sophie Cousens 2/2/25
I = Ivor "Skins" Maloney: The Deadly Mystery of the Missing Diamonds by T.E. Kinsey 6/21/25
J = James: James by Percival Everett 1/4/25
K = Mr. Kanda: A Man and His Cat, Vol. 2 by Umi Sakurai 2/6/25
L = Little Dog: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong 1/14/25
M = Mukesh: The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams 3/11/25
N = Nick Pratt: Death, Taxes, and Peach Sangria by Diane Kelly 2/20/25
O = Oscar: Lucy's Little Village Book Club by Emma Davies 3/22/25
P = Carter Pierce: No More Secrets by Lucy Score 3/2/25
Q* = Lukas Blumqvist: Deep End by Ali Hazelwood 2/5/25
R = Luis Rodriguez: Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton 2/19/25
S = Gideon Sweetwater: Shattering Dawn by Jayne Ann Krentz 1/26/25
T = Ethan Thomas: The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren 2/17/25
U* = Rayquan MacMillian: The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb 4/30/25
V = Aiden Valentine: First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison 4/11/25
W = Nick Woodfield: Ukulele Murder by Leslie Langtry 3/12/25
X* = Jeremy Cox: The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer 1/31/25
Y* = Hayden Anderson: Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry 4/23/25
Z = Zaphod Beeblebrox: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 1/2/25

WOOHOO Michelle!

A-Z Male Characters Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

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

26/26 Completed. Finish

List:
Adam Stone:A Little Luck-Tia Louise 3/14/25
Blayze Shaw:Fearless Enough-Kelly Elliott 2/22/25
Cas Demarco:Cold Spite-Toni Anderson 6/13/25
Dallas Sheppard:Somewhere You Belong-Harlow James 3/15/25
Ezra Patterson:Claim Me Forever-A.L. Jackson 1/11/25
Felix Kent:Sold to the Circus-Lani Lynn Vale 1/19/25
Gavin Bailey:Rushing In-Claire Kingsley 4/09/25
Henley Ward:Secret Love-Willow Aster 3/22/25
Isaiah Rhodes:Play Along-Liz Tomforde 2/04/25
Jack Willett:Lessons in Lemonade-Kathryn Andrews 6/09/25
Keene Day:The Fool-Lani Lynn Vale 3/01/25
Lincoln Pierce:Beautiful Exile-Catherine Cowles 4/13/25
Myles St. James:You, Me, and Forever-Laura Pavlov 5/30/25
Nathan Hart:Happy After All-Maisey Yates 2/05/25
Olin Breivik:Meegan-Rebekah Weatherspoon 6/03/25
Parker Wilder:This Wild Heart-Karla Sorensen 4/01/25
Quincy Carter:No Cap-Lani Lynn Vale 3/03/25
Rowan Parker:Mother Pucker-Swati M.H. 2/01/25
Stephen Wilton:When They Disappeared-Addison Michael 4/13/25
Thomas Austin:The Silence at Mystery Bay-D.D. Black 3/07/25
U:LUcas Montana:Crazy Imperfect Hearts-Samantha Christy 5/09/25
Vince Cool:Meet Your Match-Kandi Steiner 6/20/25
Winston Osborn:Clown Motel-Lani Lynn Vale 1/18/25
Xavier Starks:The Way You Tempt Me-Elle Wright 6/28/25
Y:GradY ReYnolds:Sometimes You Fall-Harlow James 5/12/25
Zachary Butler:Falling Like Stars-Emma Scott 5/25/25

WOOHOO Frankie!

Update message #4 - finished

Progress: 26/26

A - Odawara Ai - Mein Leben mit Papa und Papa #01 by Roji ✓ 25/02/11
B - Bailey, Luke - Top Secret by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy ✓ 25/04/18
C - Clamence, Jean-Baptiste - Der Fall by Albert Camus ✓ 25/01/13
D - David Hunter - Die Chemie des Todes by Simon Beckett ✓ 25/03/29
E - Elio - Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman ✓ 25/05/02
F - Francis Ackerman Jr. - Racheopfer by Ethan Cross ✓ 25/02/28
G - George Falconer - A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood ✓ 25/02/07
H - Hercule Poirot - Mord im Orientexpress by Agatha Christie ✓ 25/02/11
I - Ivor - bruder, wenn wir nicht family sind, wer dann by Oliver Lovrenski ✓ 25/03/21
J - Jones, Noah - L.A. Waves by Pengu ✓ 25/01/02
K - Kubo Akino - Goodbye Harlequin - Special Edition by Keri Kusabi ✓ 25/02/03
L - Ly, Eric - When Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao ✓ 25/01/06
M - Mycroft Holmes - 16 DER AUSTAUSCH - OSCAR WILDE by Jonas Maas ✓ 25/01/13
N - Nagi Itsuomi - Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 07 by Suu Morishita ✓ 25/01/10
O - Ogikawa Yuusei - Links by Natsuki Kizu ✓ 25/01/06
P - Pitt, Daniel - Todesurteil im Old Bailey by Anne Perry ✓ 25/02/11
Q - Quebert, Harry - Die Wahrheit über den Fall Harry Quebert by Joël Dicker ✓ 25/05/16
R - Ron Ritchie - Der Donnerstagsmordclub und die verirrte Kugel by Richard Osman ✓ 25/02/26
S - Souma Yuki - Fruits Basket Pearls 01 by Natsuki Takaya ✓ 25/03/17
T - Kageyama Tobio - Haikyu!! – Band 25 by Haruichi Furudate ✓ 25/03/19
U - Udou Ryuuta - Eine Liebesgeschichte voller Traurigkeit und Fehleinschätzungen by Chise Ogawa ✓ 25/01/14
V - Valdrigue "Vald" von Alsviez - Crimson Spell 01 by Ayano Yamane ✓ 25/03/23
W - Wilde, Oscar - 17 DER MAHARADSCHA DER NA - OS by Jonas Maas ✓ 25/01/14
X - Xavier - Die Probe by Katie Kitamura ✓ 25/07/27
Y - Yarahi, Amir - Otaku Stories: Aus dem Leben eines Manga- und Anime-Fans by Amir Yarahi (Kurono) ✓ 25/01/09
Z - NeZumi - No. 6 Band 4 by Atsuko Asano ✓ 25/07/10

WOOHOO Chrissie!

FINISHED

A-Z Male Characters Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Progress: 0/26

A - Alan Banks Gallows View by Peter Robinson 1/29/2025
B - Ben Almost an Archangel by Aron Lewes 1/8/2025
C - Charlie File M for Murder by Miranda James 1/21/2025
D - Dashiell Dawson Dane Mystery Magnet by Gregory Ashe 1/6/2025
E -Edson Arantes do Nascimento Young Pele: Soccer's First Star by Lesa Cline-Ransome 1/13/2025
F - Brent Fyne Survival of the Fritters by Ginger Bolton 3/24/2025
G - Grady Movin' Up by Patti Benning 1/3/2025
H - Harrison Buried to the Brim by Jenn McKinlay 1/9/2025
I - Ira Doyle Hudson River Homicides by C.S. Poe 8/8/2025
J - Bill Jefferies Once Gone by Blake Pierce 1/17/2025
K - Marin Luther King Jr Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? by Bonnie Bader 1/20/2025
L - Lucas A Little Bit like Love by Brooke Blaine 5/5/2025
M - Marco Marco by L.A. Witt 1/11/2025
N - Moose Nelson A Killer Cake by Jessica Beck 3/11/2025
O - Ollie Forget Me Not by Brooke Blaine 1/20/2025
P - Prince Phillip Queen Elizabeth by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara 2/24/2025
Q - Mike Quinn French Pressed by Cleo Coyle 3/5/2025
R - John Rebus Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin 1/31/2025
S - Bernie Sanders Feel the Bern by Andrew Shaffer 1/14/2025
T - Travis Kelce Who Is Travis Kelce? by Ellen Labrecque 1/27/2025
U - Hunter Morgan Licked by Brooke Blaine 1/31/2025
V - Viper Jingle Bell Rock by Ella Frank 2/24/2025
W - Walter Shipp book:Red Velvet, Dead Velvet|28005846] by Mary Maxwell 4/8/2024
X - Alex My Secret Billionaire Neighbor by Sophie Dane 3/28/2025
Y - Troy Tanner Beyond the Sea by Keira Andrews 1/2/2025
Z -Zander Strings Attached by Riley Hart 6/4/2025

WOOHOO Genevieve!

A-Z Male Characters Challenge 2025: 26/26 - COMPLETED 08.08.25
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

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.

A Anton Makusa – Vilest Things | Chloe Gong | 02.11.25
B Maverick Bell – Can't Get Enough | Kennedy Ryan | 07.11.25
C Luke Chandler – A Painted House | John Grisham | 01.10.25
D Dillard Early, Jr. – The Serpent King | Jeff Zentner | 02.13.25
E Elijah Hart – The Lightning Bottles | Marissa Stapley | 07.11.25
F Felix Clark – This Summer Will Be Different | Carley Fortune | 07.24.25
G Ryland Grace – Project Hail Mary | Andy Weir | 03.15.25
H Heath Roca – The Favorites | Layne Fargo | 01.31.25
I Mercer Ives – The Song of the Blue Bottle Tree | India Hayford | 02.09.25
J Jack Mann – The Second You're Single | Cara Tanamachi | 01.15.25
K Kyle McCray – What Happened to the McCrays? | Tracey Lange | 03.18.25
L Logan Arthur –The Boyfriend Candidate | Ashley Winstead | 04.14.25
M Declan Mackenzie – A Little Too Familiar | Lish McBride | 02.27.25
N Noah Jacobsen – Jackpot Summer | Elyssa Friedland | 02.21.25
O Osric Mordaunt – The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy | Brigitte Knightley | 08.05.25
P Dominic Perry – PS: I Hate You | Lauren Connolly | 06.30.25
Q* Quinton Errington – Fortune Favors the Duke | Kristin Vayden | 04.18.25
R Remy Wadi – The Museum of Failures | Thrity Umrigar | 07.08.25
S Robin Swift – Babel | R. F. KuangR.F. Kuang| 03.12.25
T Tucker Taylor – Puck and Prejudice | Lia Riley | 06.18.25
U* Adam Quyen – Adam & Evie's Matchmaking Tour | Nora Nguyen | 04.28.25
V Vincent Rogers – The Kiss Countdown | Etta Easton | 05.17.25
W Waylon Joseph – Mercury | Amy Jo Burns | 01.27.25
X* Xavier Montoya – Say You'll Remember Me | Abby Jimenez | 06.15.25
Y* Haymitch Abernathy – Sunrise on the Reaping | Suzanne Collins | 06.06.25
Z* Owen Zuikas – The Staircase in the Woods | Chuck Wendig | 05.07.25