Hooked on Books discussion

June - Dec 2025

For this challenge, you will find books with characters whose names start with each alphabet letter. It can be first, last, or nickname. We do not use middle names or initials. You have the rest of the year to complete this challenge.


Challenge Rules
📘Standard Rules Apply
📘Each book can only be used for 3 letters
📘Minimum 100 pages
📘Character first, last, nicknames only. No middle names.
📘Graphic novels, poetry & cookbooks will not be accepted for this challenge

ABC Characters
June - Dec 2025

A - Amena - Network Effect by Martha Wells - 6/18/25
B - Black, Tessa - Buried Bones by Melinda Leigh - 7/8/25
C - Coyote Sunrise - Coyote Lost and Found by Dan Gemeinhart - 6/12/25
D - Delia Peabody - Divided in Death by J.D. Robb - 8/8/25
E - Elliot - Haunting of the Blackthorne House by Bruce Knapp - 7/14/25
F - Fortier, Roger - Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly - 7/20/25
G - Greta - A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen - 6/21/25
H - Henry - Below the Bones by Kendra Elliot - 6/21/25
I - Isabel - It's Raining Cupcakes by Lisa Schroeder - 6/26/25
J Jacob - The Oregon Trail: Pathway to the West by Tecla Emerson - 7/9/25
K - Ken McKenzie - Over Our Dead Bodies: Undertakers Lift the Lid by Ken McKenzie & Todd Harra - 6/18/25
L - Logan Wilde - A Broken Bone by Melinda Leigh - 7/8/25
M - McKenna Brady - Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board by Zoe Aarsen - 6/10/25
N - Nadya - Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear by Seanan McGuire - 7/4/25
O
P - Peter Rogers - U-boat Hunter: Peter Rogers, HMS Arum, 1939-1945 by Bryan Perrett - 6/24/25
Q - QUinn - Survival! Cave-in by Kathleen Duey - 8/17/25
R - Rich - The Thing in the Woods by Gary Frank - 7/6/25
S - Silas - Dearest Ivie by J.R. Ward - 7/5/25
T - Tessa - Bred in the Bone by Kendra Elliot - 6/20/25
U
V - Velasco, Amber - The Sweet Dead Life by Joy Preble - 8/9/25
W - Willa Watters - Broken Bayou by Jennifer Moorhead - 6/14/25
X - Xcor - The Chosen by J.R. Ward - 6/28/25
Y
Z - Zena - I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 by Lauren Tarshis - 8/28/25

ABC characters
June-December 2025
A-Amily-Foundation
Completed 6/12/25
B-Bear-Intrigues 6/16/25
C
D-Dallen-Intrigues6/16/25
E-Eric Northman-Club Dead
F
G-Gina-One Good Knight
H
I
J
M-Mags-
Foundation6/12/25
N-A Study in Sable
Completed 08/27/25
O
P-Peri-One Good Knight
Q
R
S-Soren Mendar-
Foundation6/16/25
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V
W
X
Y
Z

ABC Characters
Duration: June 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Challenge Rules
📘Standard Rules Apply
📘Each book can only be used for 3 letters
📘Minimum 100 pages
📘Character first, last, nicknames only. No middle names.
📘Graphic novels, poetry & cookbooks will not be accepted for this challenge

Completed: 24/26

A: Andrea Todd - Peach Cobbler Murder - Joanne Fluke 6/2/25
B: Brady Donovan - Bat Boy - Christina Lee 6/12/25
C: Claudio - One Hot Italian Summer: A Single Dad Romance - Karina Halle 6/8/25
D: Doris Payne - Diamond Doris: The True Story of the World's Most Notorious Jewel Thief―A Daring Memoir of Audacious Heists, Defiance of Society's Norms, and Glamorous Legacy - Doris Payne 6/7/25
E: Elise Westin - Fighting Destiny - Julie Trettel 6/2/25
F: Flavia de Luce - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie - Alan Bradley 6/7/25
G: Ghastek - Magic Shifts - Ilona Andrews 6/12/25
H: Hannah Swensen - Peach Cobbler Murder - Joanne Fluke 6/2/25
I: Isabel Culpeper - Linger - Maggie Stiefvater 6/26/25
J: Jack Herman - Peach Cobbler Murder - Joanne Fluke 6/2/25
K: Kellan Crawford - Bat Boy - Christina Lee 6/12/25
L: Llewellyn Moss - No Country for Old Men - Cormac McCarthy 6/4/25
M: Maddy Montgomery - A Cup of Flour, A Pinch of Death - Valerie Burns 6/2/25
N: Newland Archer - The Age of Innocence - Edith Wharton 6/17/25
O: Ophelia de Luce - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie - Alan Bradley 6/7/25
P: Patrick O’Connell - Fighting Destiny - Julie Trettel 6/2/25
Q: Quiggley, Kevin - Anna and the French Kiss - Stephanie Perkins 7/13/25
R: Riggle - Opioid, Indiana - Brian Allen Carr 6/4/25
S: Stephanie Plum - Top Secret Twenty-One - Janet Evanovich 6/14/25
T: Tanvi - When Mimi Went Missing - Suja Sukumar 6/9/25
U: Unruh, Deborah - U is for Undertow 7/30/25
V: Valerie - Sister, Sister - Eric Jerome Dickey 6/11/25
W: West McCray - Sadie - Courtney Summers 6/11/25
X: Xerxes - Esther: Royal Beauty - Angela Elwell Hunt 7/2/25
Y: Yoshi Lomax - Playing with Fire - Kiki Swinson 7/9/25
Z: Zuckerman, Nathan - The Ghost Writer 8/6/25

ABC characters
June-December 2025

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Completed: 26/26

ABC characters
June-December 2025
📘Each book can only be used for 3 letters
📘Character first, last, nicknames only. No middle names.

Abigail ~ The Stand by Stephen King ~ 12/03
Ben ~ Definitely Better Now by Ava Robinson ~ 12/05
Colin ~ Definitely Better Now by Ava Robinson ~ 12/05
Damien ~ Tis the Season for Revenge by Morgan Elizabeth ~ 12/07
Evelyn ~ Storm by Carian Cole ~ 12/01
Ford, Krystle ~ Holding by Alexandria House ~ 12/10
Glenn ~ The Stand by Stephen King ~ 12/03
Hank ~ A Very Merry Mistake by Lyra Parish ~ 12/10
Isamu ~ Ready or Not by Cara Bastone ~ 12/16
Julie ~ The Stand by Stephen King ~ 12/03
Kane ~ Taming Kane by Tessa Stone ~ 12/07
Lukas ~ Brimstone Bound by Helen Harper ~ 12/06
Mitchell ~ Definitely Better Now by Ava Robinson ~ 12/05
Nasir ~ The Marriage Game by Sara Desai ~ 12/07
Oskar ~ Forbidden Puckboy by Eden Finley ~ 12/11
Patel, Sara ~ The Marriage Game by Sara Desai ~ 12/07
Quinn ~ Forbidden Puckboy by Eden Finley ~ 12/11
Rydstrom ~ Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole ~ 12/12
Storm ~ Storm by Carian Cole ~ 12/01
Tami ~ Taming Kane by Tessa Stone ~ 12/07
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Valentine, Storm ~ Storm by Carian Cole ~ 12/01
Walker ~ Beautifully Broken Redemption by Catherine Cowles ~ 12/10
X
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Zaina ~ The Marriage Game by Sara Desai ~ 1

Hale Wheeler, Elsa Cohen (others) ~ Fighting the Pull

Better late than never... Let's see how many I can get done in December!

A - Angel - Devil's Own - K.M. Neuhold - 12/9
B - Blaine - Snowblind - Michael McBride - 12/4
C - Czarcik,Paul - Rain Will Come - Thomas Holgate - 12/14
D - David Spier - Do No Harm - Gregg Hurwitz - 12/4
E - Ebenezer Scrooge - A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens - 12/4
F - Fable - My Favorite Holidate - Lauren Blakely - 12/14
G - Greenberg, Jacob - The Matzah Ball - Jean Meltzer - 12/8
H - Harry Reed - The Family Game - Catherine Steadman - 12/5
I - Ivan - The One and Only Ivan = Katherine Applegate - 12/8
J - Jordan Poe - Don't Look Now - Mary Burton - 12/1
K - Kringle, Chris - Kissed by the Krampus - L. Eveland - 12/7
L - Lottie Parker - The Stolen Girls - Patricia Gibney - 12/6
M - Maddox - Ginger Snapping All the Way - Gabbi Grey - 12/7
N - Noelle Holiday - The Firework Exploded - Tara Sivec - 12/5
O - Oliver (cat) - Good Spirits - B.K. Borison - 12/17
P - Porter, Amy - Horrorstör - Grady Hendrix - 12/8
Q - Quinton - How to Hack a Hellhound - Shannon Mae - 12/9
R - Ross, Helena - The Ghostwriter - A.R. Torre - 12/3
S - Sunny Palmer - A Jingle Bell Mingle - Julie Murphy,Sierra Simone - 12/10
T - Thompson, William - Love Letters to a Serial Killer - Tasha Coryell - 12/12
U
V - Vasya (Vasilisa Petrovna) - The Girl in the Tower - Katherine Arden - 12/11
W - Wickings, Angie - A Christmas Ghost Story - Kim Newman - 12/2
X
Y - Young, Elena - Under Your Scars - Ariel N. Anderson - 12/13
Z - Zhukova, Marina - Matterhorn - Christopher Reich - 12/16