Melissa’s Comments (group member since Nov 26, 2014)

Melissa’s comments from the 2-3-4 Challenge group.

I finished reading Angel by James Patterson, 4 ★. Here's my review.


Since we are so close to the end of the year, I'm going to concentrate on reading Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward. I have been reading it a little here and there for a few months now.

Ashley Bell by Dean Koontz
#0.25 Last Light
#0.5 Final Hour
#1 Ashley Bell ✔

I'm glad that you decided to add The Infernal Devices into the mix. This was how I was hoping to read them.

I finished reading The Book of Life (All Souls Trilogy #3) by Deborah Harkness and started reading The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black.

I finished reading The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness, 5 ★. This completes my 2018 goal of reading 3 trilogies. Here's my review.


I am now reading The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black.

I finished reading Death of a Dapper Snowman (Stormy Day Mystery #1) by Angela Pepper and started reading Angel (Maximum Ride #7) by James Patterson.

I finished reading Death of a Dapper Snowman by Angela Pepper, 3 ★. I will be continuing this series. Here's my review.


I'm now starting Angel by James Patterson. This is one of the series I hope to complete in 2019.

For anyone who is interested, I contacted Tess Gerritsen and the next Rizzoli & Isles book will be out sometime in 2019!

Stormy Day Mysteries by Angela Pepper
#1 Death of a Dapper Snowman ✔
#2 Death of a Crafty Knitter
#3 Death of a Batty Genius
#4 Death of a Modern King
#5 Death of a Double Dipper

Quiet night at work so I was able to read John Doe by Tess Gerritsen, 3 ★. Here's my review.

I finished reading John Doe (Rizzoli & Isles #9.5) by Tess Gerritsen and started reading Death of a Dapper Snowman (Stormy Day Mystery #1) by Angela Pepper.

I finished reading Pocketful of Bones by Julie Frayn, 4 ★. It's not a series so I'll post my review here.

My 2018 Goals

1) Read 50 books - Completed this month (+some)
2) Read 5 books that have been made into movies - Completed
3) Complete 3 trilogies - will be completed this month
4) Complete or get up to date in 5 series - I actually hit 6.

My 2019 Goals

1) Read 20,000 pages
2) Read 55 books
3) Read 5 books that have been made into movies
4) Read 2 Trilogies
5) Complete 3 series
6) Get up-to-date in 3 series

1. Did you complete and/or get up to date in any series this month?
I got up to date in 1 series: The Unwanteds Quests by Lisa McMann and completed 1 series: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas.

2. Did you start any new series? If so, what were they? Will you continue?
I started 1 new series: A Wrinkle in Time Quintet by Madeleine L'Engle

3. Did you move forward in any series? How many?
I moved forward in 1 series: The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen: Rizzoli & Isles book #9

4. Any standout or 5 star books read? Why did you love it/them?
As usual, both Throne of Glass books were 5 ★ reads for me. I loved how the author connects everything from previous books.

5. Overall summary of your reading month?
I read 6 books last month with a total of over 3,000 pages, so I did pretty good. I either had more time to read or the books were so good that I flew through them.

Currently Reading
Lover Avenged (BDB #7) by J.R. Ward
✔ The Book of Life (All Souls Trilogy #3) by Deborah Harkness
✔ Pocketful of Bones by Julie Frayn


Plan to Read – Series
✔ John Doe (Rizzoli & Isles #9.5) by Tess Gerritsen
✔ Death of a Dapper Snowman (Stormy Day Mystery #1) by Angela Pepper
Last to Die (Rizzoli & Isles #10) by Tess Gerritsen
✔ Angel (Maximum Ride #7) by James Patterson


Plan to Read – Standalones
✔ The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black


Book to Movie Reads
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick

I finished reading A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet #1) by Madeleine L'Engle and started reading Pocketful of Bones by Julie Frayn.

I finished reading A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle, 3 ★. Here's my review.

I finished reading Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass #7) by Sarah J. Maas and started reading The Book of Life (All Souls Trilogy #3) by Deborah Harkness.

I finished reading Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas, 5 ★, ❤. This whole series has been amazing and I will miss the adventure. Here's my review.


I am now moving on to The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness to complete my 3 trilogies read this year. The last goal for me to meet.