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

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

EXAMPLE:
J- Jillian, friend of MC Wanda - Mr. March
W- Wallace Warland, friend of MC Eliza Mirk - Eliza and Her Monsters

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


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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.)

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

Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a friend of the main character whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet.
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the friend only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List:
A Asher, friend of MC Jonas The Giver: Graphic Novel by P. Craig Russell - Jan. 2
B Bea, friend of MC Denise Polar Vortex: A Family Memoir by Denise Dorrance - Feb. 9
C Charlie, friend of Brie Mason Take Your Breath Away by Linwood Barclay - Mar. 7
D Devin, boyfriend of MC Lupe Quince by Sebastian Kadlecik - Feb. 23
E Eli, friend of MC Dani Soft Serve Sleighing by Lena Gregory - Jan. 9
F Flounder, friend of MC Ariel Part of Your World: A Twisted Tale Graphic Novel by Stephanie Kate Strohm - Feb. 4
G Gabby, friend of MC Hazel Hazel Has Her Hands Full by Nathan Fairbairn - Jan. 26
H Hannie, Karen's BFF Karen's Witch by Katy Farina - Mar. 2
I Isabel, friend of MC Andrew Take Your Breath Away by Linwood Barclay - Mar. 7
J Julian, MC Tien's crush The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen - Jan. 15
K Kat, friend of MC Gabby Gabby Torres Gets a Billion Followers
by Angela Dominguez - Jan. 5
L Lily, crush of MC Kevin Alterations by Ray Xu - Jan. 16
M Marcus, BFF of MC Ming Don't Cause Trouble by Arree Chung - Feb. 15
N Noah Ramirez, friend of MC Azarie Needle and Thread by David Pinckney (title) - Jan. 22
O Owain, old friend of MC North Brightly Woven: The Graphic Novel adapted by Leigh Dragoon - Jan. 7
P Paloma, friend of Indira and Fawn Pixels of You: A Graphic Novel by Ananth Hirsh & Yuka Ota - Jan. 3
Q Yong Qiang, friend of Aqilah The Makers Club: A Graphic Novel by Reimena Yee - Apr. 1
R Rene, friend of MC Ave Halfway to Somewhere by José Pimienta - Feb. 10
S Sebastian, boyfriend of MC Amber A Big Surprise for Valentine's Day by Jackie Lau - Feb. 11
T Tinkerbell, friend of MC Wendy Darling Straight On Till Morning: A Twisted Tale Graphic Novel adapted by Stephanie Kate Strohm - Jan. 11
U L(U)ca, friend of MC Nat Nat a Chance by Maria Scrivan - Mar. 16
V Vicky, cousin friend of MC Sara Lin The Kiss Bet, Vol. 1 by Ingrid Ochoa - Feb. 13
W Whitney, friend of MC Emmerlyn Resort to Murder by Annie McEwen - Jan. 12
X Sexton Newman, friend of MC Nick Road to Revolution! by Stan Mack - Mar. 20
Y Bo(Y)d, friend of MC Maddie Animal Rescue Friends by Gina Loveless - Jan. 30
Z Zoe Kwon, friend of MC Ollie Fresh Start: A Graphic Novel by Gale Galligan - Feb. 1

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

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

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

Completed: 0/26

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

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

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

Completed: 0/26

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H: Honey, friend of MC Sandy - Just Another Love Song - Kerry Winfrey - 1/17/25
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K: Kristen, friend of MC Minnie - Borrowed Crime - Laurie Cass - 3/5/25
L: Lana Montgomery, friend of MC Zoey - The Tourist Attraction - Sarah Morgenthaler - 1/11/25
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S: Sierra Wahl, best friend of MC Ash - A Purrfect Date - Alex Erickson -
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Finished: 2025/06/04

Progress: 26/26

A - Niitsu Akiha (Sado's friend) - Links by Natsuki Kizu ✓ 25/01/06
B - Ben Anders (David's friend) - Die Chemie des Todes by Simon Beckett ✓ 25/03/29
C - Charlotte (George's best friend) - A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood ✓ 25/02/07
D - Sawamura Daichi (Shoyou's captain) - Haikyu!! 26 by Haruichi Furudate ✓ 25/05/02
E - Eldon Starlight (Franklin's father) - Das weite Herz des Landes by Richard Wagamese ✓ 25/04/03
F - Froput, Halvir (Vald's companion and love interest) - Crimson Spell 01 by Ayano Yamane ✓ 25/03/23
G - Gabi (Elio alias Marko Steiner's wife) - Wackelkontakt by Wolf Haas ✓ 25/03/19
H - Hawthorn, Abel (Oscar's fellow agent) - 17 DER MAHARADSCHA DER NA - OS by Jonas Maas ✓ 25/01/14
I - Kim In-Hye (Yeong-Hye's sister) - Die Vegetarierin by Han Kang ✓ 25/01/18
J - Jasmine Ly (Eric's sister) - When Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao ✓ 25/01/06
K - Kyo (Amir's fellow youtube friend) - Otaku Stories: Aus dem Leben eines Manga- und Anime-Fans by Amir Yarahi (Kurono) ✓ 15/01/09
L - Lucian "Lucy" George Lloyd (Noah's roomie and love interest) - L.A. Waves by Pengu ✓ 25/01/02
M - Meadowcroft, Joyce (part of Elizabeth's murder club) - Der Donnerstagsmordclub und die verirrte Kugel by Richard Osman ✓ 25/02/26
N - Miura Nao (Ai's husband) - Mein Leben mit Papa und Papa #01 by Roji ✓ 25/02/11
O - Ashioka Oushi (Yuki's childhood friend) - Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 07 by Suu Morishita ✓ 25/01/10
P - Phyllida Flyte (Cassie's alter ego) - Wer mit den Toten spricht by A.K. Turner ✓ 25/01/27
Q - Quebert, Harry (Marcus' professor and friend) - Die Wahrheit über den Fall Harry Quebert by Joël Dicker ✓ 25/05/16
R - Yanagi Ryuusei (Yuuki's superintendent) - Devils' Line 02 by Ryo Hanada ✓ 25/03/30
S - Hinata Shoyo (Tobio's rival and friend) - Haikyu!! – Band 25 by Haruichi Furudate ✓ 25/03/19
T - Toby Kitteridge (Daniel's fellow advocate) - Todesurteil im Old Bailey by Anne Perry ✓ 25/02/11
U - Udou Ryuuta (Takayuki's brother) - Eine Liebesgeschichte voller Traurigkeit und Fehleinschätzungen by Chise Ogawa ✓ 25/01/14
V - Vitkus, Grazina (Hai's landlady and friend) - The emperor of gladness by Ocean Vuong ✓ 25/06/04
W - Wheeler, Henry (Oscar's fellow agent) - 18 FEINDBERUEHRUNG - OSCAR WIL by Jonas Maas ✓ 25/02/18
X - Xavier (Luke's pal) - Top Secret by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy ✓ 25/04/18
Y - Souma Yuki (Kyou's cousin) - Fruits Basket Pearls 01 by Natsuki Takaya ✓ 25/03/17
Z - Natsume Zange (Soushi's friend) - Secret Service: Maison de Ayakashi 05 by Cocoa Fujiwara ✓ 25/04/04

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

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

EXAMPLE:
J- Jillian, friend of MC Wanda - Mr. March
W- Wallace Warland, friend of MC Eliza Mirk - Eliza and Her Monsters

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


List:
A
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✅ C - Chan, friend of MC Dusty & Tristan- Dead Serious Case #1: Miz Dusty Le Frey - 5/1
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✅ K - Kali - Demon Relic Hunter - 12/1
✅ L - Lucy - Glimmer of Death - 22/1
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✅ N - Nin Battle Bond - 23/8
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✅ S - Sidnee - The Vampire and the Case of the Secretive Siren - 20/1
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FINISHED! 2025 A-Z Friends Characters Challenge
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
(02/16/25)

29/26 (I added second C F R friends that were human - in case the dogs weren’t acceptable)

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

☑️ A - Anika (Henry’s ride or die) - The Weight of It All N.R. Walker 01/04/25
☑️ B - Blair (Nikki’s more sensible BFF) - A Christmas Date (First Comes Love 3) Camilla Isley 01/08/25
*☑️ C - Chet (Bernie’s partner & man’s best friend) - The Sound and the Furry (Chet & Bernie 6) Spencer Quinn 01/01/25
Cass (Minh’s enemy to friend) Lunar New Love Ophelia Silk 02/02/25
☑️ D - Doona (Bessie’s somewhat younger friend) Aunt Bessie Likes (Isle of Man 12) Diana Xarissa 01/05/25
☑️ E - Evangeline (Joni and Bess’s mutual friend) - Before We Were Innocent Ella Berman 01/07/25
*☑️ F - Faith (man’s best friend - the MC’s dog) - Hair of the Dog (Melanie Travis 4) Laurien Berenson 02/01/25
*Finn(k) (One of Mira’s friends from the Collective) Birnam Wood Eleanor Catton 02/16/25
☑️ G - George (one of Nancy’s two sidekicks) - The Witch Tree Symbol (Nancy Drew Mysteries 33) Carolyn Keene 01/11/25
☑️ H - Harrison (becomes Ava’s ally) - Winter Solstice (Winter 4) Elin Hilderbrand 01/06/25
☑️ I - Irene (is France’s dear friend and neighbor) - Fudgy Christmas Murders (Candy-Coated Mysteries 13) Nancy CoCo 01/10/25
☑️ J - Jennifer (Gwen’s childhood friend) - Holiday Wedding (Holiday Romance 2) Melissa Dymond 01/01/24
☑️ K - Kate (daughter of late friend and now friend of Portia) - A Patchwork of Clues (Queen Bees Quilt Shop Mystery) Sally Goldenbaum 01/13/25
☑️ L - Sam Logan (Sam is the late BFF of Adam) - Four Weekends and a Funeral Ellie Palmer 01/02/25
☑️ M - Miller Roe (befriends Libby helping her investigate her roots)
The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs 1) Lisa Jewell 01/08/25
☑️ N - Neelke (the cleaner who became Eva’s friend) - The Safekeep Yael van der Wouden 01/18/25
☑️ O - Owen (runs the grocery and is Lila’s friend) - The Obituary Society (The Obituary Society 1) Jessica L. Randall 01/12/25
☑️ P - Pike (one of Nick’s buddies) - Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist Codi Hall 01/02/25
☑️ Q - Quinn Taylor (best friend of the murder victim) - Guilt and Ginataan (Tita Rosa’s Kitchen Mystery 5) Mia P. Manansala 01/27/25
*☑️ R - Roscoe (Hildy’s dog) - Needled to Death (A Helping Hands Mystery 1) Annelise Ryan 01/04/25
Ruth (Helen’s dear friend) - Held Anne Michaels 02/05/25
☑️ S - Shelley (Tiffany’s childhood friend) Paging Dr. Hart Melissa Dymond 01/03/25
☑️ T - Tandy (Tandy became Rose’s friend and supporter) - More Than a Blind Date (Cowboys of Stargazer Springs Ranch 8) Remi Carrington 01/07/25
☑️ U - Amalie SUtter (Hanna’s friend) - People of the Book Geraldine Brooks 01/06/25
☑️ V - Vanessa (Grace’s only friend) - The Blue Hour Paula Hawkins 01/16/25
☑️ W - Frank Wild (Alfred’s friend) - Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Alfred Lansing 01/04/25
☑️ X - AleXis (Briana’s BFF) - Yours Truly Abby Jimenez 01/14/25
☑️ Y - HuxleY (Julie’s co-worker and friend) One Big Happy Family Susan Mallery 01/19/25
☑️ Z - Zahia (befriends Pari) And the Mountains Echoed Khaled Hosseini 01/11/25

Welcome everyone!

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

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

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

Completed: 0/26

List:
A Andreas Ruffner is friends with Darren Romantic Behavior by L.A. Witt 2/9/2025
B Bill is friend of Riley Once Gone by Blake Pierce 1/17/2025
C Crash Robertson is friends with Bernie Sanders Feel the Bern by Andrew Shaffer 1/14/2025
D Dickon is friends with Mary The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 1/22/2025
E Ethan is friends of Sean Up for the Challenge by Riley Hart 6/8/2025
F Fee is friends with Scarlett Buried to the Brim by Jenn McKinlay 1/9/2025
G Grady is friends with Flora Findin' Out by Patti Benning 2/27/2025
H Helen Louise is friends with Charlie File M for Murder by Miranda James 1/21/2025
I Iris is friends with Daisy Murder with Clotted Cream by Karen Rose Smith 4/29/2025
J Julian is friend of Marco Marco by L.A. Witt 1/11/2025
K Kara is friends with Mary Steel Resolve by B.J. Daniels 2/27/2025
L Luca friend of Matt Andre by L.A. Witt 2/8/2025
M Mike is friend of Ollie Forget Me Not by Brooke Blaine 1/20/2025
N Nate is friends with Pepper The Solace of Bay Leaves by Leslie Budewitz 4/3/2024
O Ollie is friends with Zoe Death on Eat Street by J.J. Cook 4/10/2025
P Paula was friends with Brian Beyond the Sea by Keira Andrews 1/2/2025
Q Quinn is friends with Ryleigh Licked by Brooke Blaine 1/31/2025
R Robbie is friends with Priest Jingle Bell Rock by Ella Frank 2/24/2025
S Justice Strauss is friends with the Baudelaire children The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket 1/29/2025
T Taylor Swift is friends with Travis Kelce Who Is Travis Kelce? by Ellen Labrecque 1/27/2025
U Jenny Fuller is friends with Alan Banks Gallows View by Peter Robinson 1/29/2025
V Violet is friends with Flora Movin' Up by Patti Benning 1/3/2025
W Tom Westhill is friends with Emily Survival of the Fritters by Ginger Bolton 3/24/2025
X Fox is friends with Dash Mystery Magnet by Gregory Ashe 1/6/2025
Y Conway Twitty was friends of Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn: The Queen of Country Music by Newbury Publishing 1/20/2025
Z McKenzie is friends with Holly Dying To Win by Eve Craig 1/20/2025

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

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

26/26

List:
A = Adeena Awan: Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala 1/12/25
B = Aida Butler: Rockin' Around the Chickadee by Donna Andrews 1/1/25
C = Candace Carson: The Cat, the Sneak and the Secret by Leann Sweeney 2/1/25
D = Doona Moore: Aunt Bessie Assumes by Diana Xarissa 1/8/25
E = Ellie White: Death by Chocolate Malted Milkshake by Sarah Graves 1/24/25
F = Father Anthony: The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce 1/7/25
G = Gertie: Frightfully Fortune by Jana Deleon 2/7/25
H = Huxley: One Big Happy Family by Susan Mallery 2/10/25
I = Irene Morgan: Shattering Dawn by Jayne Ann Krentz 1/26/25
J = Joshua Francois: Lost Books and Old Bones by Paige Shelton 1/3/25
K = Kristen Gardiner: Chai Another Day by Leslie Budewitz 1/16/27
L = Athena Liu: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang 1/20/25
M = Maisie Johansen: Paws & Pastries by Barbara Hinske 1/4/25
N = Norman Brown: James by Percival Everett 1/4/25
O = Howard Odom: Wish by Barbara O'Connor 2/15/25
P = Penelope Ross: Deep End by Ali Hazelwood 2/5/25
Q = Quentin Tupper: Steamed Open by Barbara Ross 3/1/25
R = Ana Rodriguez: Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton 2/19/25
S = Sonya Perlman-Dokter: Sleep in Heavenly Pizza by Mindy Quigley 1/11/25
T = Trevor Buford: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong 1/14/25
U* = Suzanne (Suz): Furbidden Fatality by Deborah Blake 1/9/25
V = Vera Woodfield: Ukulele Murder by Leslie Langtry 3/12/25
W = Willow Grey: Littered with Trouble by Eryn Scott 1/30/25
X* = Alex Jamison: Redemption by David Baldacci 1/21/25
Y* = Cynthia Cooper: Rest in Pieces by Rita Mae Brown 2/13/25
Z = Zeke Brown: Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson 2/3/25

Welcome Genevieve and Michelle!

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

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

26/26 Completed. Finish

List:
Anisa, friend of MC Gracelynn:Strange & Unusual-Lani Lynn Vale 2/04/25
Bishop, friend of MC Rachel:Countdown-Carolyn Ridder Aspenson 3/21/25
Cookie, friend of MC Charley:Fifth Grave Past the Light-Darynda Jones 1/11/25
Derek, friend of MC Ellie:Hidden Bones-Rita Herron 1/30/25
Everett, friend of MC Lachlan:All Too Well-Corinne Michaels 2/02/25
Fitz, friend of MC Claire:Widows of Medina-D.D. Black 4/01/25
Gretchen, friend of MC Josie:Husband Missing-Lisa Regan 3/28/25
Hoyt, friend of MC Rebecca:Shadow's Hostage-Mary Stone 2/27/25
Indya, friend of MC Sasha:Sunlight-Devney Perry 2/21/25
Jasmine, friend of MC Riley:Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door-Lucy Score 1/05/25
Kathleen, friend of MC Mathias:See How They Hide-Allison Brennan 2/12/25
Lulu, friend of MC Stephanie:Four to Score-Janet Evanovich 1/10/25
Max, friend of MC Madison:Brooklyn Blood-M.Z. Kelly 1/20/25
Nadia, friend of MC Grayson:Heartbreak Hill-Heidi McLaughlin 2/18/25
Olivia, friend of MC Delia:Mother Hater-Daphne Elliot 2/03/25
Phantom, friend of MC Texas:Protective-K.E. Osborn 3/21/25
Quinn, friend of MC Dani:Count to Three-T.R. Ragan 4/21/25
Ryker, friend of MC Rebecca:Shadow's Deadline-Mary Stone 1/01/25
Simone, friend of MC Elena:Trick or Truce-Kristen Granata 1/16/25
Trent, friend of MC Amanda:The Wildfire Girl-Carolyn Arnold 3/02/25
U:RUsso, friend of MC Kate:Bite the Bullet-Gina LaManna 2/17/25
Vincent, friend of MC Martina:Echoes of Her-H.K. Christie 2/06/25
Willow, friend of MC Astrid:Someone You Deserve-Harlow James 4/12/25
Xavier, friend of MC Clayton:Shake Down-Armand Rosamilia 2/11/25
Yuki, friend of MC Lindsay:4th of July-James Patterson 3/09/25
Z:LiZ, friend of MC Jennsyn:Blitz-Devney Perry 3/28/25

Welcome Frankie!

A-Z Friends Challenge 2025
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

26 of 26 Complete

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

EXAMPLE:
J- Jillian, friend of MC Wanda - Mr. March
W- Wallace Warland, friend of MC Eliza Mirk - Eliza and Her Monsters

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

List:

A - Anna Feist, friend of Josie Quinn- Close Her Eyes - Lisa Regan - 4 Stars - 2/13/25
B - Jack Barak, friend of Thomas Shardlake - Sovereign - C.J. Sansom - 5 Stars - 2/18/25
C - Calvin Motts, friend of Spermwhale Whalen - The Choirboys - Joseph Wambaugh - 3 Stars - 8/15/25
D - Bobby Tom Denton, friend of Dan Calebow - It Had to Be You - Susan Elizabeth Phillips - 4 Stars - 2/17/25
E - Evelyn Maltravers, friend of Stella Hobhouse - The Muse of Maiden Lane - Mimi Matthews - 4.5 Stars - 1/7/25
F - Frankie, friend of Caleb Zelic- Resurrection Bay - Emma Viskic - 3 Stars - 1/8/25
G - Geung, friend of Dr. Siri Paibun - Thirty-Three Teeth - Colin Cotterill - 4 Stars - 2/3/25
H - Col Hastings, friend of Hercule Poirot - The ABC Murders - Agatha Christie - 4 Stars - 8/17/25
I - Isabelle LaCoste, friend ofArmand Gamache - A Great Reckoning - Louise Penny - 4 Stars - 1/24/25
J - Cameron Jennings, friend of John Palmer - Embattled Hearts - J.M. Madden - 3 Stars - 8/16/25
K - Boom Kimbrough, friend of Quinn Colson - The Shameless - Ace Atkins - 4 Stars - 8/18/25
L - Lillian Bowman, friend of Annabelle Peyton - Secrets of a Summer Night - Lisa Kleypas - 4 Stars- 2/19/25
M - Mr J. L. B. Matekoni, friend of Precious Ramotswe - The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith - 4 Stars - 2/15/25
N - Stephanie Nelle, friend of CottonMalone - The Warsaw Protocol - Steve Berry - 4 Stars - 1/16/25
O - Orla, friend of Chicky - A Week in Winter - Maeve Binchy - 3.5 Stars - 8/6/25
P - Miriam Penkar,friend ofPerveenMistry - The Mistress of Bhatia House - Sujata Massey - 4 Stars - 8/8/25
Q - Qiang Wen, friend of Vera Wong - Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) - Jesse Q. Sutanto - 5 Stars - 8/12/25
R - Raynell Rollins, friend of Halia Watkins - Murder with Macaroni and Cheese - A.L. Herbert - 3.5 Stars - 2/16/25
S - Samantha Cole, friend of John Puller - Zero Day - David Baldacci - 4 Stars - 2/6/25
T - Tex, friend of Beth Rivers - Perfect Storm - Paige Shelton - 3.5 Stars - 7/6/25
U - Blade Gushiken, friend of Evie Sage - Assistant to the Villain - Hannah Nicole Maehrer - 4 Stars - 2/10/25
V - Vicky, friend of Merry Wilkinson - Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen - Vicki Delany - 3 Stars - 2/16/25
W - Wavonne, friend of Halia Watkins - Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles - A.L. Herbert - 4 Stars - 1/4/25
X - Campbell Alexander, friend of Anna Fitzgerald - My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult - 4 Stars - 2/7/25
Y - Tanya Fuller fuller, friend of Ruth Galloway- The Last Remains - Elly Griffiths - 5 Stars - 7/16/25
Z - Ruth Zardo, friend of Armand Gamache - Glass Houses - Louise Penny - 4.5 Stars - 4/12/25

Welcome Lynda!

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

Goal: 25/26

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

List:
A - Anthony Sansone - Ice Cold - Tess Gerritsen - 03/20/25
B - Barrett, Stuart - The Killing Game - Kate Bold - 04/05/25
C - Clint Harris - 28 Days Later Vol. 4: Gangwar - Michael Alan Nelson - 01/21/25
D - D’Antonio, Rosie - We Solve Murders - Richard Osman - 01/09/25
E - Ethan Harris - The Boyfriend Loophole - Danielle Stewart - 03/17/25
F - Finch, Sue - Valentine Murder - Leslie Meier - 02/08/25
G - Granger, Hermione - Harry Potter és a Tűz Serlege - J.K. Rowling - 02/08/25
H - Harris, Clint - 28 Days Later Vol. 5: Ghost Town - Michael Alan Nelson - 02/19/25
I - Ilir - Chronicle In Stone - Ismail Kadare - 03/05/25
J - Josh Morgan - The Ghost's Call - K.C. Adams - 01/14/25
K - Kat Blackburn - The Tryst - Sawyer Bennett - 05/21/25
L - Lilian - The Information Officer - Mark Mills - 05/05/25
M - Munger, Charlie - The Warren Buffett Way, 30th Anniversary Edition - Robert G. Hagstrom - 01/29/25
N - Nelson, Brooke - The Harbor House - Mia Kent - 05/19/25

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P - Puo - The Solid-State Shuffle - Jeffrey A. Ballard - 06/05/25
*Q - Gamrah Al-Qusmanji - Girls of Riyadh - Rajaa Alsanea - 01/02/25
R - Rowan Crane - How to Solve Your Own Murder - Kristen Perrin - 04/07/25
S - Shams - Cairo - G. Willow Wilson - 01/27/25
T - Tristán Abascal - Silver Nitrate - Silvia Moreno-Garcia - 04/02/25
*U - Duncan - Roy: The Most Chaotic Midlife Crisis in Cosmic History - Zachry Wheeler - 02/13/25
V - Vivienne Amir - The Paradise Problem - Christina Lauren - 03/08/25
W - Weston Belmont - Wild Love - Elsie Silver - 04/12/25
X - Xaden Riorson - Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros - 02/08/25
*Y - Myra Haigh - Keeper of Enchanted Rooms - Charlie N. Holmberg - 02/14/25
*Z - Tazi Miljin - The Tainted Cup - Robert Jackson Bennett - 03/04/25

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

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

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

List:
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C: Cash-More Than a Spark-Christie Gordon, 5/12/25
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F: Fallon Colson-Fragile Sanctuary-Catherine Cowles, 4/25/25
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H: Heather-Kade-Tijan, 1/29/25
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X: Hendrix-Every Wrong You Right-JE Parker, 5/22/25
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Welcome Ferenc and Katelyn!

A-Z Friends Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
26/26

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

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

List:
Aidan After Park Patti Benning 1/4/25
Ben Merry Murder at the Adobe Seren Star Goode 1/2/25
Claire The Silent Network:A Ravenswood Mystery Book Club Novel Virginia James 1/15/25
Doug Poisoned in Port Townsend Dennis Shock 1/18/25
Emily Baffled in the Boutique K.B. Blake 2/10/25
Finn The Puzzle in the Pumpkin Patch L.L. Gray 1/9/25
Gray Death Among the Stitches Betty Hechtman1/7/25
Hentie Neapolitan Murder Rosie A. Point 1/13/25
Isla Murder in the Cul-de-Sac Penny Brooke 1/5/25
Jayne The Incident of the Book in the Nighttime Vicki Delany 1/14/25
Kendra Muffins and Martinis K.C. Bellinger 1/19/25
Leona A Taste for Deceit Kay Bishop 1/3/25
Michelle Funfair Ferret Fiasco Max Parrott 1/10/25
Nate An Oven Beyond Victoria Kazarian 1/8/25
Ortiz, Tessa Dead Men Wag No Tails Sarah Fox 1/5/25
Peter Killer Christmas in Paradise Dennis Shock 1/24/25
Queenie Snowcaps, Skiing & Sabotage Tonya Kappes 1/11/25
Rosie To Catch a Murderer Daisy Belle 1/10/25
Sophia A Corgi Conundrum M.Alfano 1/7/25
Tiana Tea'd Off Patti Benning 1/4/25
U ArthUr Murder at the Bee Farm Sue Hollowell 1/13/25
Vera Knight Brew Heather Day Gilbert 2/12/25
Willow All Too Dead Scarlett Moss 2/4/25
X Alex Stern Warning Wendy Neugent 1/3/25
Y LYnn Bourbon and Betrayal C.S. Ireland 1/23/25
Zach Schooled in Murder Victoria Gilbert 1/2/25

List:
A - Amy, friend of MC Leah in Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by Jessica Guerrieri 17/06
B
C - Cissy Gay friend of MC Valancy in The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery 05/05/25
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E
F
G - Genya, friend of MC Alina in Shadow and Bone - 24/01/25
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L - Larry, friend of MC Tim in Our Game 07/03/25
M - Mersad, friend of MC Zora in Black Butterflies 25/03
N - Nor, friend of MC Frankie in Frankie 17/03/25
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R - Rachel, friend of MC Jess in Homecoming 21/01/25
S - Schmendrick, friend of MC Unicorn in The Last Unicorn 05/04/25
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Welcome Tari and Jess!

A-Z Friends Challenge 2025
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

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

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Welcome Shash!

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

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

EXAMPLE:
J- Jillian, friend of MC Wanda - Mr. March
W- Wallace Warland, friend of MC Eliza Mirk - Eliza and Her Monsters

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


List:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
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J Johnny Mackie, friend of MC Bobby Byington No Name Tim Tingle 1/30
K
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P Poppy friend of MC Zachary Barlow Doll Bones
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Welcome Cindy!

FINISHED! 2025 A-Z Friends Characters Challenge
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
(02/16/25)

29/26 (I added second C F R friends that were human - in case the dogs weren’t acceptable)

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

☑️ A - Anika (Henry’s ride or die) - The Weight of It All N.R. Walker 01/04/25
☑️ B - Blair (Nikki’s more sensible BFF) - A Christmas Date (First Comes Love 3) Camilla Isley 01/08/25
*☑️ C - Chet (Bernie’s partner & man’s best friend) - The Sound and the Furry (Chet & Bernie 6) Spencer Quinn 01/01/25
Cass (Minh’s enemy to friend) Lunar New Love Ophelia Silk 02/02/25
☑️ D - Doona (Bessie’s somewhat younger friend) Aunt Bessie Likes (Isle of Man 12) Diana Xarissa 01/05/25
☑️ E - Evangeline (Joni and Bess’s mutual friend) - Before We Were Innocent Ella Berman 01/07/25
*☑️ F - Faith (man’s best friend - the MC’s dog) - Hair of the Dog (Melanie Travis 4) Laurien Berenson 02/01/25
Finn(k) (One of Mira’s friends from the Collective) Birnam Wood Eleanor Catton 02/16/25
☑️ G - George (one of Nancy’s two sidekicks) - The Witch Tree Symbol (Nancy Drew Mysteries 33) Carolyn Keene 01/11/25
☑️ H - Harrison (becomes Ava’s ally) - Winter Solstice (Winter 4) Elin Hilderbrand 01/06/25
☑️ I - Irene (is France’s dear friend and neighbor) - Fudgy Christmas Murders (Candy-Coated Mysteries 13) Nancy CoCo 01/10/25
☑️ J - Jennifer (Gwen’s childhood friend) - Holiday Wedding (Holiday Romance 2) Melissa Dymond 01/01/24
☑️ K - Kate (daughter of late friend and now friend of Portia) - A Patchwork of Clues (Queen Bees Quilt Shop Mystery) Sally Goldenbaum 01/13/25
☑️ L - Sam Logan (Sam is the late BFF of Adam) - Four Weekends and a Funeral Ellie Palmer 01/02/25
☑️ M - Miller Roe (befriends Libby helping her investigate her roots)
The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs 1) Lisa Jewell 01/08/25
☑️ N - Neelke (the cleaner who became Eva’s friend) - The Safekeep Yael van der Wouden 01/18/25
☑️ O - Owen (runs the grocery and is Lila’s friend) - The Obituary Society (The Obituary Society 1) Jessica L. Randall 01/12/25
☑️ P - Pike (one of Nick’s buddies) - Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist Codi Hall 01/02/25
☑️ Q - Quinn Taylor (best friend of the murder victim) - Guilt and Ginataan (Tita Rosa’s Kitchen Mystery 5) Mia P. Manansala 01/27/25
*☑️ R - Roscoe (Hildy’s dog) - Needled to Death (A Helping Hands Mystery 1) Annelise Ryan 01/04/25
Ruth (Helen’s dear friend) - Held Anne Michaels 02/05/25
☑️ S - Shelley (Tiffany’s childhood friend) Paging Dr. Hart Melissa Dymond 01/03/25
☑️ T - Tandy (Tandy became Rose’s friend and supporter) - More Than a Blind Date (Cowboys of Stargazer Springs Ranch 8) Remi Carrington 01/07/25
☑️ U - Amalie SUtter (Hanna’s friend) - People of the Book Geraldine Brooks 01/06/25
☑️ V - Vanessa (Grace’s only friend) - The Blue Hour Paula Hawkins 01/16/25
☑️ W - Frank Wild (Alfred’s friend) - Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Alfred Lansing 01/04/25
☑️ X - AleXis (Briana’s BFF) - Yours Truly Abby Jimenez 01/14/25
☑️ Y - HuxleY (Julie’s co-worker and friend) One Big Happy Family Susan Mallery 01/19/25
☑️ Z - Zahia (befriends Pari) And the Mountains Echoed Khaled Hosseini 01/11/25

WOOHOO Mel!

Finished

A-Z Friends Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
26/26

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

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

List:
Aidan After Park Patti Benning 1/4/25
Ben Merry Murder at the Adobe Seren Star Goode 1/2/25
Claire The Silent Network:A Ravenswood Mystery Book Club Novel Virginia James 1/15/25
Doug Poisoned in Port Townsend Dennis Shock 1/18/25
Emily Baffled in the Boutique K.B. Blake 2/10/25
Finn The Puzzle in the Pumpkin Patch L.L. Gray 1/9/25
Gray Death Among the Stitches Betty Hechtman1/7/25
Hentie Neapolitan Murder Rosie A. Point 1/13/25
Isla Murder in the Cul-de-Sac Penny Brooke 1/5/25
Jayne The Incident of the Book in the Nighttime Vicki Delany 1/14/25
Kendra Muffins and Martinis K.C. Bellinger 1/19/25
Leona A Taste for Deceit Kay Bishop 1/3/25
Michelle Funfair Ferret Fiasco Max Parrott 1/10/25
Nate An Oven Beyond Victoria Kazarian 1/8/25
Ortiz, Tessa Dead Men Wag No Tails Sarah Fox 1/5/25
Peter Killer Christmas in Paradise Dennis Shock 1/24/25
Queenie Snowcaps, Skiing & Sabotage Tonya Kappes 1/11/25
Rosie To Catch a Murderer Daisy Belle 1/10/25
Sophia A Corgi Conundrum M.Alfano 1/7/25
Tiana Tea'd Off Patti Benning 1/4/25
U ArthUr Murder at the Bee Farm Sue Hollowell 1/13/25
Vera Knight Brew Heather Day Gilbert 2/12/25
Willow All Too Dead Scarlett Moss 2/4/25
X Alex Stern Warning Wendy Neugent 1/3/25
Y LYnn Bourbon and Betrayal C.S. Ireland 1/23/25
Zach Schooled in Murder Victoria Gilbert 1/2/25

WOOHOO Tari!

FINISHED

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

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

26/26

List:
A = Adeena Awan: Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala 1/12/25
B = Aida Butler: Rockin' Around the Chickadee by Donna Andrews 1/1/25
C = Candace Carson: The Cat, the Sneak and the Secret by Leann Sweeney 2/1/25
D = Doona Moore: Aunt Bessie Assumes by Diana Xarissa 1/8/25
E = Ellie White: Death by Chocolate Malted Milkshake by Sarah Graves 1/24/25
F = Father Anthony: The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce 1/7/25
G = Gertie: Frightfully Fortune by Jana Deleon 2/7/25
H = Huxley: One Big Happy Family by Susan Mallery 2/10/25
I = Irene Morgan: Shattering Dawn by Jayne Ann Krentz 1/26/25
J = Joshua Francois: Lost Books and Old Bones by Paige Shelton 1/3/25
K = Kristen Gardiner: Chai Another Day by Leslie Budewitz 1/16/27
L = Athena Liu: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang 1/20/25
M = Maisie Johansen: Paws & Pastries by Barbara Hinske 1/4/25
N = Norman Brown: James by Percival Everett 1/4/25
O = Howard Odom: Wish by Barbara O'Connor 2/15/25
P = Penelope Ross: Deep End by Ali Hazelwood 2/5/25
Q = Quentin Tupper: Steamed Open by Barbara Ross 3/1/25
R = Ana Rodriguez: Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton 2/19/25
S = Sonya Perlman-Dokter: Sleep in Heavenly Pizza by Mindy Quigley 1/11/25
T = Trevor Buford: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong 1/14/25
U* = Suzanne (Suz): Furbidden Fatality by Deborah Blake 1/9/25
V = Vera Woodfield: Ukulele Murder by Leslie Langtry 3/12/25
W = Willow Grey: Littered with Trouble by Eryn Scott 1/30/25
X* = Alex Jamison: Redemption by David Baldacci 1/21/25
Y* = Cynthia Cooper: Rest in Pieces by Rita Mae Brown 2/13/25
Z = Zeke Brown: Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson 2/3/25

WOOHOO Michelle!

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

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

26/26 Completed. Finish

List:
Anisa, friend of MC Gracelynn:Strange & Unusual-Lani Lynn Vale 2/04/25
Bishop, friend of MC Rachel:Countdown-Carolyn Ridder Aspenson 3/21/25
Cookie, friend of MC Charley:Fifth Grave Past the Light-Darynda Jones 1/11/25
Derek, friend of MC Ellie:Hidden Bones-Rita Herron 1/30/25
Everett, friend of MC Lachlan:All Too Well-Corinne Michaels 2/02/25
Fitz, friend of MC Claire:Widows of Medina-D.D. Black 4/01/25
Gretchen, friend of MC Josie:Husband Missing-Lisa Regan 3/28/25
Hoyt, friend of MC Rebecca:Shadow's Hostage-Mary Stone 2/27/25
Indya, friend of MC Sasha:Sunlight-Devney Perry 2/21/25
Jasmine, friend of MC Riley:Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door-Lucy Score 1/05/25
Kathleen, friend of MC Mathias:See How They Hide-Allison Brennan 2/12/25
Lulu, friend of MC Stephanie:Four to Score-Janet Evanovich 1/10/25
Max, friend of MC Madison:Brooklyn Blood-M.Z. Kelly 1/20/25
Nadia, friend of MC Grayson:Heartbreak Hill-Heidi McLaughlin 2/18/25
Olivia, friend of MC Delia:Mother Hater-Daphne Elliot 2/03/25
Phantom, friend of MC Texas:Protective-K.E. Osborn 3/21/25
Quinn, friend of MC Dani:Count to Three-T.R. Ragan 4/21/25
Ryker, friend of MC Rebecca:Shadow's Deadline-Mary Stone 1/01/25
Simone, friend of MC Elena:Trick or Truce-Kristen Granata 1/16/25
Trent, friend of MC Amanda:The Wildfire Girl-Carolyn Arnold 3/02/25
U:RUsso, friend of MC Kate:Bite the Bullet-Gina LaManna 2/17/25
Vincent, friend of MC Martina:Echoes of Her-H.K. Christie 2/06/25
Willow, friend of MC Astrid:Someone You Deserve-Harlow James 4/12/25
Xavier, friend of MC Clayton:Shake Down-Armand Rosamilia 2/11/25
Yuki, friend of MC Lindsay:4th of July-James Patterson 3/09/25
Z:LiZ, friend of MC Jennsyn:Blitz-Devney Perry 3/28/25

WOOHOO Frankie!

Update message #6 - finished

Progress: 26/26

A - Niitsu Akiha (Sado's friend) - Links by Natsuki Kizu ✓ 25/01/06
B - Ben Anders (David's friend) - Die Chemie des Todes by Simon Beckett ✓ 25/03/29
C - Charlotte (George's best friend) - A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood ✓ 25/02/07
D - Sawamura Daichi (Shoyou's captain) - Haikyu!! 26 by Haruichi Furudate ✓ 25/05/02
E - Eldon Starlight (Franklin's father) - Das weite Herz des Landes by Richard Wagamese ✓ 25/04/03
F - Froput, Halvir (Vald's companion and love interest) - Crimson Spell 01 by Ayano Yamane ✓ 25/03/23
G - Gabi (Elio alias Marko Steiner's wife) - Wackelkontakt by Wolf Haas ✓ 25/03/19
H - Hawthorn, Abel (Oscar's fellow agent) - 17 DER MAHARADSCHA DER NA - OS by Jonas Maas ✓ 25/01/14
I - Kim In-Hye (Yeong-Hye's sister) - Die Vegetarierin by Han Kang ✓ 25/01/18
J - Jasmine Ly (Eric's sister) - When Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao ✓ 25/01/06
K - Kyo (Amir's fellow youtube friend) - Otaku Stories: Aus dem Leben eines Manga- und Anime-Fans by Amir Yarahi (Kurono) ✓ 15/01/09
L - Lucian "Lucy" George Lloyd (Noah's roomie and love interest) - L.A. Waves by Pengu ✓ 25/01/02
M - Meadowcroft, Joyce (part of Elizabeth's murder club) - Der Donnerstagsmordclub und die verirrte Kugel by Richard Osman ✓ 25/02/26
N - Miura Nao (Ai's husband) - Mein Leben mit Papa und Papa #01 by Roji ✓ 25/02/11
O - Ashioka Oushi (Yuki's childhood friend) - Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 07 by Suu Morishita ✓ 25/01/10
P - Phyllida Flyte (Cassie's alter ego) - Wer mit den Toten spricht by A.K. Turner ✓ 25/01/27
Q - Quebert, Harry (Marcus' professor and friend) - Die Wahrheit über den Fall Harry Quebert by Joël Dicker ✓ 25/05/16
R - Yanagi Ryuusei (Yuuki's superintendent) - Devils' Line 02 by Ryo Hanada ✓ 25/03/30
S - Hinata Shoyo (Tobio's rival and friend) - Haikyu!! – Band 25 by Haruichi Furudate ✓ 25/03/19
T - Toby Kitteridge (Daniel's fellow advocate) - Todesurteil im Old Bailey by Anne Perry ✓ 25/02/11
U - Udou Ryuuta (Takayuki's brother) - Eine Liebesgeschichte voller Traurigkeit und Fehleinschätzungen by Chise Ogawa ✓ 25/01/14
V - Vitkus, Grazina (Hai's landlady and friend) - The emperor of gladness by Ocean Vuong ✓ 25/06/04
W - Wheeler, Henry (Oscar's fellow agent) - 18 FEINDBERUEHRUNG - OSCAR WIL by Jonas Maas ✓ 25/02/18
X - Xavier (Luke's pal) - Top Secret by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy ✓ 25/04/18
Y - Souma Yuki (Kyou's cousin) - Fruits Basket Pearls 01 by Natsuki Takaya ✓ 25/03/17
Z - Natsume Zange (Soushi's friend) - Secret Service: Maison de Ayakashi 05 by Cocoa Fujiwara ✓ 25/04/04

WOOHOO Chrissie!

FINISHED

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

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

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

Completed: 26/26

List:
A Andreas Ruffner is friends with Darren Romantic Behavior by L.A. Witt 2/9/2025
B Bill is friend of Riley Once Gone by Blake Pierce 1/17/2025
C Crash Robertson is friends with Bernie Sanders Feel the Bern by Andrew Shaffer 1/14/2025
D Dickon is friends with Mary The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 1/22/2025
E Ethan is friends of Sean Up for the Challenge by Riley Hart 6/8/2025
F Fee is friends with Scarlett Buried to the Brim by Jenn McKinlay 1/9/2025
G Grady is friends with Flora Findin' Out by Patti Benning 2/27/2025
H Helen Louise is friends with Charlie File M for Murder by Miranda James 1/21/2025
I Iris is friends with Daisy Murder with Clotted Cream by Karen Rose Smith 4/29/2025
J Julian is friend of Marco Marco by L.A. Witt 1/11/2025
K Kara is friends with Mary Steel Resolve by B.J. Daniels 2/27/2025
L Luca friend of Matt Andre by L.A. Witt 2/8/2025
M Mike is friend of Ollie Forget Me Not by Brooke Blaine 1/20/2025
N Nate is friends with Pepper The Solace of Bay Leaves by Leslie Budewitz 4/3/2024
O Ollie is friends with Zoe Death on Eat Street by J.J. Cook 4/10/2025
P Paula was friends with Brian Beyond the Sea by Keira Andrews 1/2/2025
Q Quinn is friends with Ryleigh Licked by Brooke Blaine 1/31/2025
R Robbie is friends with Priest Jingle Bell Rock by Ella Frank 2/24/2025
S Justice Strauss is friends with the Baudelaire children The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket 1/29/2025
T Taylor Swift is friends with Travis Kelce Who Is Travis Kelce? by Ellen Labrecque 1/27/2025
U Jenny Fuller is friends with Alan Banks Gallows View by Peter Robinson 1/29/2025
V Violet is friends with Flora Movin' Up by Patti Benning 1/3/2025
W Tom Westhill is friends with Emily Survival of the Fritters by Ginger Bolton 3/24/2025
X Fox is friends with Dash Mystery Magnet by Gregory Ashe 1/6/2025
Y Conway Twitty was friends of Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn: The Queen of Country Music by Newbury Publishing 1/20/2025
Z McKenzie is friends with Holly Dying To Win by Eve Craig 1/20/2025

WOOHOO Genevieve!

~~~ Complete ~~~

A-Z Friends Challenge 2025
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

26 of 26 Complete

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

EXAMPLE:
J- Jillian, friend of MC Wanda - Mr. March
W- Wallace Warland, friend of MC Eliza Mirk - Eliza and Her Monsters

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

List:

A - Anna Feist, friend of Josie Quinn- Close Her Eyes - Lisa Regan - 4 Stars - 2/13/25
B - Jack Barak, friend of Thomas Shardlake - Sovereign - C.J. Sansom - 5 Stars - 2/18/25
C - Calvin Motts, friend of Spermwhale Whalen - The Choirboys - Joseph Wambaugh - 3 Stars - 8/15/25
D - Bobby Tom Denton, friend of Dan Calebow - It Had to Be You - Susan Elizabeth Phillips - 4 Stars - 2/17/25
E - Evelyn Maltravers, friend of Stella Hobhouse - The Muse of Maiden Lane - Mimi Matthews - 4.5 Stars - 1/7/25
F - Frankie, friend of Caleb Zelic- Resurrection Bay - Emma Viskic - 3 Stars - 1/8/25
G - Geung, friend of Dr. Siri Paibun - Thirty-Three Teeth - Colin Cotterill - 4 Stars - 2/3/25
H - Col Hastings, friend of Hercule Poirot - The ABC Murders - Agatha Christie - 4 Stars - 8/17/25
I - Isabelle LaCoste, friend ofArmand Gamache - A Great Reckoning - Louise Penny - 4 Stars - 1/24/25
J - Cameron Jennings, friend of John Palmer - Embattled Hearts - J.M. Madden - 3 Stars - 8/16/25
K - Boom Kimbrough, friend of Quinn Colson - The Shameless - Ace Atkins - 4 Stars - 8/18/25
L - Lillian Bowman, friend of Annabelle Peyton - Secrets of a Summer Night - Lisa Kleypas - 4 Stars- 2/19/25
M - Mr J. L. B. Matekoni, friend of Precious Ramotswe - The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith - 4 Stars - 2/15/25
N - Stephanie Nelle, friend of CottonMalone - The Warsaw Protocol - Steve Berry - 4 Stars - 1/16/25
O - Orla, friend of Chicky - A Week in Winter - Maeve Binchy - 3.5 Stars - 8/6/25
P - Miriam Penkar,friend ofPerveenMistry - The Mistress of Bhatia House - Sujata Massey - 4 Stars - 8/8/25
Q - Qiang Wen, friend of Vera Wong - Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) - Jesse Q. Sutanto - 5 Stars - 8/12/25
R - Raynell Rollins, friend of Halia Watkins - Murder with Macaroni and Cheese - A.L. Herbert - 3.5 Stars - 2/16/25
S - Samantha Cole, friend of John Puller - Zero Day - David Baldacci - 4 Stars - 2/6/25
T - Tex, friend of Beth Rivers - Perfect Storm - Paige Shelton - 3.5 Stars - 7/6/25
U - Blade Gushiken, friend of Evie Sage - Assistant to the Villain - Hannah Nicole Maehrer - 4 Stars - 2/10/25
V - Vicky, friend of Merry Wilkinson - Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen - Vicki Delany - 3 Stars - 2/16/25
W - Wavonne, friend of Halia Watkins - Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles - A.L. Herbert - 4 Stars - 1/4/25
X - Campbell AleXander, friend of Anna Fitzgerald - My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult - 4 Stars - 2/7/25
Y - TanYa Fuller, friend of Ruth Galloway- The Last Remains - Elly Griffiths - 5 Stars - 7/16/25
Z - Ruth Zardo, friend of Armand Gamache - Glass Houses - Louise Penny - 4.5 Stars - 4/12/25

WOOHOO Lynda!

A-Z Friends Challenge 2025
Duration: September 10, 2025 - December 31, 2025

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


List:
A
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C
D
E
F
G
H
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J
K
L
M
N
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Q
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Welcome Andy!