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message 1: by Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos), Group Creator (last edited Jun 29, 2011 12:17PM) (new)

Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos) | 3564 comments Mod
From this challenge you going to use the female name of the person in the book.You can use the books you have read in Jan til now or you can start now.First or last names count
From Jan 1- Dec 31
Read A-Z so 26 books
A:Annabeth The Lightning Thief
B:Bella Twilight
C:Cat Halfway to the Grave

Rules
Any genre work for this challenge.
Don't have to read in ABC order
Rereads are ok as long that you do reread them
You can post your list now or as you read


Mlpmom (Book Reviewer) (mlpmombookreviewer) Fun!
I think with this one I better start from the beginning of the year, lol.
Can you use their last name as well? That might help a little.

A: Alice-Hollywood Vampires
B: Bridget-A Rose to the Fallen
C: Clary-City of Glass
D: Denise-First Drop of Crimson (Night Huntress World #1)
E: Eugiene-Dark Swan
F:
G: Georgina-Succumbus On Top
H: Harper-My One and Only
I:
J: Jerri-Vanished
K: Krista-Meant to Be
L: Liv-The Frenzy
M: MacKayla-Darkfever
N: Natalie-Babe in Boyland
O:
P: Stephanie Plum-To the Nines
Q: Olivia-The Silent Governess
R: Raven-Vampireville
S: Sabine-Witch Ball (Seer #3)
T: Theodora-Dead Travel Fast
U:
V: Viola-As You Wish
W: Jolie Wilkins-Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble
X:
Y: Yuki-She Smells the Dead
Z: Zara-Entice (Need #3)


message 3: by Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos), Group Creator (new)

Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos) | 3564 comments Mod
Mlpmom wrote: "Fun!
I think with this one I better start from the beginning of the year, lol.
Can you use their last name as well? That might help a little.

A: Alice-Hollywood Vampires
B: Bridget-A Rose to the..."


Yes you can use the last name


message 5: by Eirian (last edited May 06, 2011 09:56PM) (new)

Eirian (EirianRane) I'll try :p
List:
I'll finish this later,
But I won't stop without comments

A: Desert Dropping Angela [Award: Relatively Likable character]
B: The Ordinary Us Bree [Award: Best Little Sister]
C:
D: The Great Gatsby Daisy [Award: Most Insincere Character]
E: The Year of Secret Assignments Emily [Award: Awesome Cute Character]
F:
G:
H:
I:
J:
K: The Hunger GamesKatniss [Award: Relatively Okay Character]
L: Fallen Luce [Award: Obsessed with an Idiot]
M:
N: Gravitation, Book 4 Noriko [Award: Best Female Music Player]
O:
P:
Q:
R:
S:
T: Secrets, Lies, and Algebra Tess [Award: One of the Most Annoying Characters in Any Book Ever]
U:
V:
W: Will Grayson, Will Grayson Jane [Award: Likable Character]
X:
Y:
Z:


message 6: by Tabatha (last edited May 26, 2011 01:52AM) (new)

Tabatha not sure about this one, but i will give it a go

A:Ava- I Heart You, You Haunt Me
B:Bianca- Afterlife
C:Cat Crawford- Destined for an Early Grave
D:Donia- Darkest Mercy
E:
F:
G:Clara Gardner- Unearthly
H:Dana Hathaway- Shadowspell
I:
J:
K:Kaye- Tithe
L:
M:Mercy Thompson- Silver Borne
N:
O:
P:Celeste Parker- Once in a Full Moon
Q:
R:Rilet- Forsaken
S:Solange- My Love Lies Bleeding
T:Tabitha- Infinity
U:Donna Underwood- The Iron Witch
V:
W:Willow- Angle
X:
Y:
Z:Zara- Entice


message 7: by Sarah (last edited Aug 13, 2011 08:50PM) (new)

Sarah (wellreadnovel) A:Anna Reiley(Twenty Boy Summer)
B:Beth(Sing Me To Sleep)
C:Cat Crawford(Halfyway to the Grave)
D:Donia(Darkest Mercy)
E:Eve Rosser(Ghost Town)
F:Francesca(Masquerade)
G:Granna(Lament)
H:Haley(Hold Me Closer, Necromancer)
I:Ilana(The Mockingbirds)
J:Jenn Leitner(Damned)
K:Kristen Maxwell(The Hollow)
L:Lucy Scarborough(Impossible)
M:Merit(The Princess and the Hound)
N:Nuala(Ballad)
O:Olivia(The Demon's Lexicon)
P:Petranne(The Trickster's Choice)
Q:Queen Eliona(Pegasus)
R:Rhine Ellery(Wither)
S:Shay(Crave)
T:Tiffany(Clarity)
U:Donna Underwood(The Iron Witch)
V:Violet McKenna(Haven)
W:Klea Wilson(Spells)
X:
Y:
Z:Zoey Redbird(Burned)


message 8: by Dawn (Kat N Hat) (last edited Nov 02, 2011 02:57PM) (new)

Dawn (Kat N Hat) (katnhat) 2011 ABC Female Challenge
25/26

A: Anya, The Darkest Kiss 1/9/11
B: Betsy, Undead and Unwed 2/28/11
C: Claire, Glass Houses 4/7/11
D: Danika, The DArkest Pleasure 1/10/11
E: Emmaline, A hunger like no other 4/18/11
F: Fred, Sleeping with the fishes 3/9/11
G: Gwen, The Darkest Whisper 1/14/11
H: Harper, Grave Secret 4/22/11
I: Inez, Vampires are Forever 5/20/11
J: Josephine, The Renegade Hunter 6/7/11
K: Kate, Single White Vampire 4/13/11
L: Lissianna, A Quick Bite 3/12/11
M: Mo, How to flirt with a naked Werewolf 5/12/11
N: Nakoda, Invincible 5/9/11
O: Olivia, The Darkest Passion 1/18/11
P: Payne, Lover Unleashed 6/28/11
Q: Quinn, Frannie The Sookie Stackhouse Companion, Charlaine Harris 11/2/11
R: Rachel, Love Bites 4/8/11
S: Sookie, Dead Reckoning 5/6/11
T: Tessa, Clockwork Angel 2/13/11
U:
V: Virginia, Quicksilver 8/25/11
W: Wallace, Emma Be still my Vampire Heart 9/9/11
X: Xanthe, A kiss in time 10/2/11
Y: Ysanne, The Summer Tree, 8/31/11
Z: Zarina, Born of Ice 8/27/11


message 10: by Dawn (Kat N Hat) (new)

Dawn (Kat N Hat) (katnhat) 25/26 Done, can any one recommend a good book with a U-Named heroine?


message 11: by Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos), Group Creator (new)

Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos) | 3564 comments Mod
Dawn you can also use the last name


message 12: by Dawn (Kat N Hat) (new)

Dawn (Kat N Hat) (katnhat) I know, I am having a hard time finding one of those too.


message 13: by Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos), Group Creator (new)

Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos) | 3564 comments Mod
Hmmm
If I run across one I will let you know


message 14: by Lisa Kay (last edited Nov 07, 2011 12:52PM) (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) Dawn, I've only read the two with the asterisks * and can recommend them... but here are some other "U" women, from a varity of genres:


Ulean - Night Myst (Indigo Court, #1) by Yasmine Galenorn
Ulrika "Rika" Jaeger - Taming the Fire (ACRO, #4) by Sydney Croft
Ulva - When He Was Bad (Includes Magnus Pack, #4) by Shelly Laurenston
Uma - South Sea Tales (Oxford World's Classics) by Robert Louis Stevenson
Uma Thornton - When Night Falls by Cait London
Umilla - Guardian Of Honor (The Summoning, #1) by Robin D. Owens
Una Hamilton - East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Una from Dark Embrace - Highland Hunger by Hannah Howell
Mrs. Underhill - The Nonesuch by Georgette Heyer
*Underwood, Chloe - Black Ice (Ice, #1) by Anne Stuart
Underwood, Donna - The Iron Witch (The Iron Witch, #1) by Karen Mahoney
Underwood, Zoe - Wild Child by Shelley Munro
Undine - Goddess of the Sea (Goddess Summoning, #1) by P.C. Cast
Unger, Katherine (grandmother of heroine) - Hide In Plain Sight by Marta Perry
*Unruh, Deborah - U is for Undertow (Kinsey Millhone, #21) by Sue Grafton
Upshaw, Miranda - So Wild A Heart (Aincourt's Hearts, #1) by Candace Camp
Urban, Daphne - Beyond the Pale (Darkwing Chronicles #1) by Savannah Russe
Urbank, Sue - The Cat Who Went Underground (Cat Who..., #9) by Lilian Jackson Braun
Urika Tate - An Angel Healed Me True Stories of Heavenly Encounters by Theresa Cheung
Urquhart, Tally - Cat of the Century (Mrs. Murphy, #18) by Rita Mae Brown
Urso, Inez - Vampires Are Forever (Argeneau, #8) by Lynsay Sands
Ursula - Coming Home by Rosamunde Pilcher
Ursula - Dragon's Lair (Justin de Quincy, #3) by Sharon Kay Penman
Ursula (supposed name of Cosette) - Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
Ursula - Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Ursula (two characters with this name) - One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Ursula - The Wyndham Legacy (Legacy, #1) by Catherine Coulter
Ursula Black (pure-blood witch & wife of Phineas Nigellus Black, Hogwarts headmaster) - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) by J.K. Rowling
Ursula Blanchard - Queen of Ambition (Ursula Blanchard, #5) by Fiona Buckley
Ursula York - If You Can't Stand the Heat (Poppy Markham Culinary Cop) by Robin Allen
Usha - The Duke of Shadows by Meredith Duran
Usha - Dragons of a Fallen Sun (Dragonlance The War of Souls, #1) by Margaret Weis The Seventh Gate (The Death Gate Cycle, #7) by Margaret Weis Dragons of Summer Flame (Dragonlance The New Generation, #2) by Margaret Weis
Usha - The Sari Shop Widow by Shobhan Bantwal
Usher, Charlotte - Ghostgirl Homecoming (Ghostgirl, #2) by Tonya Hurley


message 15: by Dawn (Kat N Hat) (new)

Dawn (Kat N Hat) (katnhat) WOW! Lisa you are amazing at finding this stuff! Thanks. I'll see if I can get one of these.


message 16: by Lisa Kay (last edited Nov 07, 2011 01:29PM) (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) I'll let you know if I find more. There is, of course, The Little Mermaid (Disney Princess, 2) by Walt Disney Company ... Always a good choice if you have your children doing this challenge.


message 17: by Lisa Kay (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) Steal the Dragon (Sianim, #2) by Patricia Briggs has a character named Uriah, but I don't know if it is a male or female (baby book says it can be both).


message 18: by Lisa Kay (last edited Nov 07, 2011 01:08PM) (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) In The Maker's Song series, by Adrian Phoenix there are characters named Underwood and Uriel; but, again, I don't know their sex.


message 19: by Dawn (Kat N Hat) (new)

Dawn (Kat N Hat) (katnhat) YAY! I have The Iron Witch checked out from the library!

I should have it done this month!


message 20: by Lisa Kay (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) Great, Dawn! ☺


message 21: by Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos), Group Creator (new)

Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos) | 3564 comments Mod
Awesome Dawn


message 22: by Dawn (Kat N Hat) (new)

Dawn (Kat N Hat) (katnhat) Note to self, start with the hard letters first next year.




2011 ABC Female Challenge
26/26

A: Anya, The Darkest Kiss 1/9/11
B: Betsy, Undead and Unwed 2/28/11
C: Claire, Glass Houses 4/7/11
D: Danika, The DArkest Pleasure 1/10/11
E: Emmaline, A hunger like no other 4/18/11
F: Fred, Sleeping with the fishes 3/9/11
G: Gwen, The Darkest Whisper 1/14/11
H: Harper, Grave Secret 4/22/11
I: Inez, Vampires are Forever 5/20/11
J: Josephine, The Renegade Hunter 6/7/11
K: Kate, Single White Vampire 4/13/11
L: Lissianna, A Quick Bite 3/12/11
M: Mo, How to flirt with a naked Werewolf 5/12/11
N: Nakoda, Invincible 5/9/11
O: Olivia, The Darkest Passion 1/18/11
P: Payne, Lover Unleashed 6/28/11
Q: Quinn, Frannie The Sookie Stackhouse Companion, Charlaine Harris 11/2/11
R: Rachel, Love Bites 4/8/11
S: Sookie, Dead Reckoning 5/6/11
T: Tessa, Clockwork Angel 2/13/11
U: Underwood, Donna, The Iron Witch 12/14/11
V: Virginia, Quicksilver 8/25/11
W: Wallace, Emma Be still my Vampire Heart 9/9/11
X: Xanthe, A kiss in time 10/2/11
Y: Ysanne, The Summer Tree, 8/31/11
Z: Zarina, Born of Ice 8/27/11


message 23: by Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos), Group Creator (new)

Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos) | 3564 comments Mod
WTG Dawn


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