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This challenge lasts for 1 year from the date you start

For this challenge, read books where the Villain's first name, last name, or nickname begins with a letter from A through Z. The goal is to find one character for each letter of the alphabet. Try to see how many you can find and if you can complete the task within one year. Make sure to list your start and potential end date. every time you update your list feel free to start a new post. Since this challenge could hold potential spoilers please use the SPOILER html to hide any villain names that could potentially spoil the book for someone. Thanks in advance! Happy reading!

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--> Books with page counts of over 100 pages
--> Any readable format counts (paper, digital, audio)
--> Picture books not allowed, MG allowed if YA is also listed
--> No Graphic Novels / Manga allowed



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✤※※※※※✤ NBRC 26 Alphabet 22: Villains Alphabet ✤※※※※※✤

A - Aizen - Bleach (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 10: Includes vols. 28, 29 & 30 by Tite Kubo 7/6/17
B - Cauldron Born warriors - The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander 17/6/17
C - Carmilla Karnstein - Blood, Milk, and Chocolate - Part One by Cameron Jace 4/6/17
D - The Dark - The Spook's Mistake by Joseph Delaney 11/6/17
E - The Evil forces - Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy 21/6/17
F - Faybelle - Cerise and the Beast: Once Upon a Twist Book 2 by Mattel 4/6/17
G - Gaea - The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan 6/6/17
H - Hollow - Bleach (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 9: Includes vols. 25, 26 27 by Tite Kubo 5/6/17
I - immoral - Alien Rule by Tracy St. John 2/7/17
J - Jake - Reason To Live by C.M. Wright 4/6/17
K - -Evil King- The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle 1/7/17
L - The Living dead - The New Days: The First Son by Robert DeCoteau 11/6/17
M - Ancient Monsters - The House of Hades by Rick Riordan 12/7/17
N - Norse Monsters - Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds: Your Introduction to Deities, Mythical Beings & Fantastic Creatures by Rick Riordan 9/7/17
O - The Order - Black Butler, Vol. 23 by Yana Toboso 6/7/17
P - Pendtal Witches - The Spook's Sacrifice by Joseph Delaney 24/6/17
Q - The Queen of Sorrow (Carmilla Karnstein) - Blood, Milk, and Chocolate - Part Two by Cameron Jace 5/6/17
R - Rowdy Rogues - Year One by Joshua Guess 11/7/17
S - Snake - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling 9/7/17
T - The Umbrella Corporation - The Umbrella Conspiracy by S.D. Perry 12/6/17
U - The Un-dead - Deadland Rising by Rachel Aukes 17/6/17
V - Voldemort -Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling 22/6/17
W - Witches - The Spook's Nightmare by Joseph Delaney
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This sounds fun - and rather tricky! - so I'm in! I just hope I remember to update it after I finish each book, that way it'll be easier to remember who the main villain was for each book!

Duration: June 1, 2017 to May 31, 2018.

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A: (view spoiler)[Aurora (hide spoiler)] from Summer Knight by Jim Butcher. Finished 06/17/2017.
B: Biomancers (inc. Progul Bon) from Bane and Shadow by Jon Skovron. Finished 07/07/2017.
C: (view spoiler)[Claudia Picton (hide spoiler)] from The Girl Who Knew Too Much by Amanda Quick. Read 06/22/2017.
D: d'Albret, Count Alain from Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers. Finished 06/02/2017.
E: Einar the Bloody from Panther Prowling by Yasmine Galenorn. Finished 06/06/2017.
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G: Gary from Bear Necessities by Dana Marie Bell. Read 07/24/2017.
H: (view spoiler)[Horaz Standish (hide spoiler)] from Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear. Finished 07/22/2017.
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J: (view spoiler)[James sisters (Alexis and Haley) (hide spoiler)] from Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep. Read 06/19/2017.
K: (view spoiler)[Kantelvar (hide spoiler)] from An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors by Curtis Craddock. Finished 10/31/2017.
L: (view spoiler)[LaFoys (J.G. and Easy) (hide spoiler)] from Come Sundown by Nora Roberts. Finished 07/04/2017.
M: Minya from Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor. Finished 06/09/2017.
N: Nicodemus from Death Masks by Jim Butcher. Finished 06/19/2017.
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P: Producers 1 and 2 from Pride's Spell by Matt Wallace. Read 07/22/2017.
Q: (view spoiler)[Quinn (hide spoiler)] from Chill Factor by Rachel Caine. Finished 09/27/2017.
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S: Souljacker (Charles Schafer) from Souljacker by Yasmine Galenorn. Read 07/05/2017.
T: Telazhar from Darkness Raging by Yasmine Galenorn. Read 06/07/2017.
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V: (view spoiler)[Victor Webb (hide spoiler)] from All Night Long by Jayne Ann Krentz. Read 06/23/2017.
W: Walter o' Dim from The Gunslinger by Stephen King. Read 06/25/2017.
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Y: Yvarr from Priestess Dreaming by Yasmine Galenorn. Read 06/03/2017.
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19/26 Books Read:

I am totally in!
Start date : June 05 2017
Finished : January 14, 2018

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A – Lord Arbuthnot from Because of Miss Bridgerton (Read July 7 )
B – Basil Lavenham from The Talisman Ring(Read June 15)
C – Cassitty from Mate Hunt (Read June 6)
D – Rene Delfosse from The Dancer at the Gai-Moulin (Read Sept 11)
E – Eric from Promised (read July 25)
F – Francisco from A Demon and His Witch (Read Oct 14)
G – Greyson from Blood Huntress (Read Dec 12)
H – Hitler from All the Light We Cannot See(Read Aug 19)
I – Ida (aka Evil Stepmother) from Vampire King (Adult Fairy Tale, Cinderella #1) (Read Aug 21)
J - Joe Goldberg from You (Read June 8)
K – King from The Hate U Give (Read June 28)
L – Lester from Lion and the Falcon (Read Oct 4)
M – Michael Sawyer from Having Faith (Read July 7 )
N – Nick Munroe from The Purrfect Picture (Read June 15)
O – Oliver Baker from Midnight Fever (Read June 6)
P – Persephone from The Sea Queen (Read June 29)
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R – Julian Roe from Crouching Tigress, Horny Dragon (Read June 13)
S – Shapeshifter from Claws, Class and a Whole Lotta Sass (Read Aug 23)
T – Jack Torrance from The Shining (Read June 13)
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V – Vaughn from Bear Necessities (Read Dec 12)
W – Welvix from Jarek (Read July 19)
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Duration: 15/07/18-15/07/19

A (view spoiler)[Aidan Hamilton True Blue (hide spoiler)] 17/08/18
B (view spoiler)[Bureau of Genetic Welfare Allegiant (hide spoiler)] 15/07/18
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N (view spoiler)[Nathaniel Cavendish Courting Trouble (hide spoiler)] 16/08/18
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NBRC 26 Alphabet 22: Villains
Duration: 7/1/17 - 6/30/18
Status: 0/26


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A question: for the trickiest letters (like "X"), would it be okay to count an anthology for that letter if just one of the stories in that anthology featured an "X" villain?

NBRC 26 Alphabet 22: Villains
Duration: 30/07/2017 to 30/07/2018
Status: 0/26


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Hi Mods, I had a question on July 24th. Still wanting an answer. Are any of you available and checking this thread?

My spot.

Welcome Bobbi!

Welcome Gabi!

NBRC 26 Alphabet 22: Villains Alphabet (Yearly)
Start - 1/6/20
End - 1/5/21

A - Annabelle - Dollbaby by Laura Lane McNeal - 1/6/20
B - The Bell Witch - The Bell Witch: An American Haunting by Brent Monahan - 1/8/20
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D - Desiderius - Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon - 2/3/20
E - Elliot Sandow - Ninth House - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo - 7/25/20
F - Fauks, Benjamin - The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness - 2/11/20
G - Gordan - A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire - 1/26/20
H - Hatch, Roman - book:Sins of the Demon|28221457] by Diana Rowland - 7/15/20
I - Icely - The Book of Riley 4 by Mark Tufo - 3/24/20
J - James Reed - Middlegame by Seanan McGuire - 1/18/20
K - Kurda Smahlt - Trials of Death by Darren Shan - 5/29/20
L - Lida Moran - Secrets of the Demon by Diana Rowland - 2/17/20
M - Magnus Crome - Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve - 5/1/20
N - Nez Landon - Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews - 2/24/20
O - Oleander - Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire - 3/17/20
P - Pharos, Michael - Predator One by Jonathan Maberry - 4/29/20
Q - Queen Nehanda - Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi - 6/11/20
R - Randy Duncan - Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane - 1/20/20
S - saran - Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi - 3/7/20
T - Toby Henderson - Focus by Alyssa Rose Ivy - 4/18/20
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V - Viktor Dal - Born To Be Wilde by Jenn Stark - 4/21/20
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X - Xcor - The King by J.R. Ward - 3/11/20
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Z - Zach - Extreme Medical Services by Jamie Davis - 5/27/20

NBRC 26 Alphabet 22: Villains Alphabet (Yearly)
Duration: August 27, 2020-August 26, 2021

16/26 Completed

01.A:Axel:More Than Miles-Autumn Jones Lake 9/11/20
02.B:Benito:Free-Kristen Ashley 9/05/20
03.C:Cooper:Where the Truth Lives-Mia Sheridan 9/17/20
04.D:Drew:Bad Saint-Monica James 9/24/20
05.E:Eric:Kickin' It-Rachel Van Dyken 9/13/20
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07.G:Ginger:How Much I Feel-Marie Force 10/01/20
08.H:Hosea:Devil in Her Bed-Amarie Avant 8/27/20
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11.K:Kieran:Endurance-Georgia Cates 9/16/20
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13.M:Marcus:Easy to Fall-W. Winters 9/04/29
14.N:Nell:The Bitterroot Inn-Devney Perry 9/11/20
15.O:Oscar:Forever My Saint-Monica James 9/30/20
16.P:Pactman:Say It Ain't So-Lani Lynn Vale 9/10/20
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20.T:Travis:Vodka on the Rocks-Lani Lynn Vale 9/27/20
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22.V:Vander:Take Me Back-Meghan March 10/01/20
23.W:Wulf:Neighbors-Stylo Fantome 9/16/20
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26.Z:Zoey:Fallen Saint-Monica James 9/25/20
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Completion Post

22/26

NBRC 26 Alphabet 22: Villains Alphabet (Yearly)
Start - 1/6/20
End - 1/5/21

A - Annabelle - Dollbaby by Laura Lane McNeal - 1/6/20
B - The Bell Witch - The Bell Witch: An American Haunting by Brent Monahan - 1/8/20
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D - Desiderius - Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon - 2/3/20
E - Elliot Sandow - Ninth House - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo - 7/25/20
F - Fauks, Benjamin - The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness - 2/11/20
G - Gordan - A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire - 1/26/20
H - Hatch, Roman - book:Sins of the Demon|28221457] by Diana Rowland - 7/15/20
I - Icely - The Book of Riley 4 by Mark Tufo - 3/24/20
J - James Reed - Middlegame by Seanan McGuire - 1/18/20
K - Kurda Smahlt - Trials of Death by Darren Shan - 5/29/20
L - Lida Moran - Secrets of the Demon by Diana Rowland - 2/17/20
M - Magnus Crome - Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve - 5/1/20
N - Nez Landon - Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews - 2/24/20
O - Oleander - Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire - 3/17/20
P - Pharos, Michael - Predator One by Jonathan Maberry - 4/29/20
Q - Queen Nehanda - Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi - 6/11/20
R - Randy Duncan - Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane - 1/20/20
S - saran - Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi - 3/7/20
T - Toby Henderson - Focus by Alyssa Rose Ivy - 4/18/20
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V - Viktor Dal - Born To Be Wilde by Jenn Stark - 4/21/20
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X - Xcor - The King by J.R. Ward - 3/11/20
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Z - Zach - Extreme Medical Services by Jamie Davis - 5/27/20

Villains Challenge
Start Date: 01/01/2024
Progress: 17/26

A Asteri - House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas
B Captain Beatty - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
C Chancey - Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
D Day Delos and Associates - The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill
E Evangeline - A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
F Fraziers - The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
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H Haven - Night Star by Alyson Noel
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J Jake - One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
K Keahi - Still See You Everywhere by Lisa Gardner
L Lessers - Darius by J.R. Ward
M Micah - House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
N Nazis - Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman
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R Rigelus - House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas
S Coriolanus Snow - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
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X Xcor - Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward
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Nothing But Reading Challenges
NBRC 26 Alphabet 22: Villains Alphabet (Yearly)
Duration: 1/1/2024 - 12/31/2024

Progress: 0 out of 26

This challenge lasts for 1 year from the date you start

For this challenge, read books where the Villain's first name, last name, or nickname begins with a letter from A through Z. The goal is to find one character for each letter of the alphabet. Try to see how many you can find and if you can complete the task within one year. Make sure to list your start and potential end date. every time you update your list feel free to start a new post. Since this challenge could hold potential spoilers please use the SPOILER html to hide any villain names that could potentially spoil the book for someone. Thanks in advance! Happy reading!

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--> Books with page counts of over 100 pages
--> Any readable format counts (paper, digital, audio)
--> Picture books not allowed, MG allowed if YA is also listed
--> No Graphic Novels / Manga allowed

Wow this was a challenge - surprising how many villains start with the same letter! I'm going to try again in 2025

Date Started: 01/01/2025
Completed: 16/26

For this challenge, read books where the Villain's first name, last name, or nickname begins with a letter from A through Z. The goal is to find one character for each letter of the alphabet. Try to see how many you can find and if you can complete the task within one year. Make sure to list your start and potential end date. every time you update your list feel free to start a new post. Since this challenge could hold potential spoilers please use the SPOILER html to hide any villain names that could potentially spoil the book for someone. Thanks in advance! Happy reading!


A - Arna - Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett
B - Bella Marie - Julie Chan Is Dead by Liann Zhang
C - Cornelius Snow - Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
D - Doug - El Dorado Drive by Megan Abbott
E - Elk Woman - The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
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H - Hidden Faery King - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
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J - Jack - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
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L - Lance Orion - The Awakening by Caroline Peckham
M - Major Varrish - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
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Q - Queen Madra - Quicksilver by Callie Hart
R - Raven in Red - City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab
S - Seeker - This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar
T - Theophanie - Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
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W - William - The Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd-Robinson
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--> Books with page counts of over 100 pages
--> Any readable format counts (paper, digital, audio)
--> Picture books not allowed, MG allowed if YA is also listed
--> No Graphic Novels / Manga allowed

Date Started: 01/01/2025
Completed:

For this challenge, read books where the Villain's first name, last name, or nickname begins with a letter from A through Z. The goal is to find one character for each letter of the alphabet. Try to see how many you can find and if you can complete the task within one year. Make sure to list your start and potential end date. every time you update your list feel free to start a new post. Since this challenge could hold potential spoilers please use the SPOILER html to hide any villain names that could potentially spoil the book for someone. Thanks in advance! Happy reading!

BOOKS READ: 15/26
A:Andre-All Together Dead-1/18/25
B:Bonorata-Soul Taken-1/14/25
C:Cronus-The Darkest Prison-1/7/25
D:Dave Brewer-Smokin' Seventeen-2/1/25
E;Evan Beck-Body of Evidence-2/23/25
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G:Green, Charlie-Good Girl, Bad Blood-1/24/25
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J:Jason Bell-As Good As Dead-2/17/25
K:Kavenaugh, Landon-One of Us Knows-4/16/25
L:Luke-She's Not Sorry-1/18/25
M:Maven Calore-King's Cage-2/3/25
N:Novak, Jake-Concrete Evidence-1/27/25
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P;Peter Nillson-Two Can Keep a Secret-2/8/25
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V:Vicktor-Mafia Boss-4/18/25
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X:maX-Twisted Hate-1/17/25
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Villain Alphabet
Jan 1-Dec 31, 2025
Books Read 15/26
Current Reading:

Antipholus of Ephesus- The Comedy of Errors 07/02
Burton Varrish- Iron Flame 04/06
(view spoiler)[Dr. C (hide spoiler)]The Butcher's Daughter: The Hitherto Untold Story of Mrs. Lovett 06/08
Demeter A Touch of Ruin 07/27
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(view spoiler)[General Aetos (hide spoiler)] Onyx Storm 5/23
(view spoiler)[Hera (hide spoiler)]- A Touch of Malice 08/07
Iachimo- Cymbeline 6/28
Jack Barlowe- Fourth Wing 03/13
(view spoiler)[Kaden (hide spoiler)]- The Book of Azrael 04/22
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Queen Levana- Cinder 01/12
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The Suitors The Odyssey 06/01
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Zeryth- Daughter of No Worlds 03/20