Series Challenge - Scoring/Progress for Becky

[Becky]

GOAL: Read either 1 non-reread series book per month AND/OR 3 non-reread graphic novels per month. If both parts are completed, 50 points will be awarded for each goal completed.

Total Points Acquired: 70
Total Points Used:
Finished Series Credits:
Finished Series Credits Used:
*Note: Additional restriction - New series can only be started if I have credits accrued AND I've finished all available books in a series I'm currently working on, except if the new series book is for a group read selection. (This is to prevent me from starting a ton more series and failing to finish them.)

Notes and exceptions:
- DNF books/series: I'll count points for each book read, and 50% of points for DNF book. NO series completion bonus unless at least 50% of series read.

- Non-FOF group read series starts: Will count as half non-group read penalty. (-5 points)

® = Group Read selection.

Misc. Series Reads:
✓ ® The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Re-read)
Scoring: Book - 10 / Review - 25
Total: 35

Series I've Started AFTER Jan 1, 2014:
✓ ® Steelheart
Scoring: Book - 10 / Review - 25
Total: 35

Series I'm Working On:
(Books listed are the ones I have NOT yet read)

Dresden Files - Jim Butcher
#15 Skin Game

Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson
#2 Words of Radiance

Alcatraz - Brandon Sanderson
#2 Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones
#3 Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia
#4 Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens

Gentleman Bastard - Scott Lynch
#0.5 The Bastards and the Knives
#2 Red Seas Under Red Skies
#3 The Republic of Thieves

Expanse - James S.A. Corey
#2 Caliban's War
#2.5 Gods of Risk
#3 Abaddon's Gate
#4 Cibola Burn

Felix Castor - Mike Carey
#2 Vicious Circle
#3 Dead Men's Boots
#4 Thicker Than Water
#5 The Naming of the Beasts

The Passage - Justin Cronin
#2 The Twelve

Night Huntress - Jeaniene Frost
#7 Up From the Grave

Inheritance Cycle - Christopher Paolini
#4 Inheritance

MaddAddam Trilogy - Margaret Atwood
#2 The Year of the Flood
#3 MaddAddam

Dirk Gently - Douglas Adams
#2 The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

Graceling - Kristin Cashore
#3 Bitterblue

Anne of Green Gables - L.M. Montgomery
#2 Anne of Avonlea
#3 Anne of the Island
#4 Anne of Windy Poplars
#5 Anne's House of Dreams
#6 Anne of Ingleside
#7 Rainbow Valley
#8 Rilla of Ingleside

Dr. Laszlo Kreizler
#3 The Angel of Darkness

Little House
#2 Little House on the Prairie
#3 Farmer Boy
#4 On the Banks of Plum Creek
#5 By the Shores of Silver Lake
#6 The Long Winter
#7 Little Town on the Prairie
#8 These Happy Golden Years
#9 The First Four Years

A Song of Ice and Fire - George R.R. Martin
#6 The Winds of Winter

The Strain - Guillermo del Toro/Chuck Hogan
#3 The Night Eternal

The Walking Dead - Robert Kirkman
#2 The Walking Dead, Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us
(I'm not listing all of these right now - there's way too many! I'll list as I complete them.)

Sandman - Neil Gaiman
#2 The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House
(Same - Will list as I go.)

In Death - J.D. Robb
#2 Glory in Death
(Will list as I go.)

Saxon Chronicles - Bernard Cornwell
#2 The Pale Horseman
#3 Lords of the North
#4 Sword Song

New Crobuzon - China Mieville
#2 The Scar

Kingkiller Chronicles - Patrick Rothfuss
#2 The Wise Man's Fear

Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer
#5 The Lost Colony
#6 Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox
#7 The Atlantis Complex

Series I Want to Read:

Night Prince - Jeaniene Frost (Sub-series of Night Huntress)
Heroes of Olympus Rick Riordan (Sub-series of Percy Jackson and the Olympians)
The Belgariad - David Eddings
First Laws Trilogy - Joe Abercrombie
Malazan Book of the Fallen - Steven Erikson
The Furies of Calderon - Jim Butcher
Hyperion Cantos - Dan Simmons
Monster Hunter International - Larry Correia
Odd Thomas - Dean Koontz
Bartimaeus - Jonathan Stroud
Dexter - Jeff Lindsay
Long Price Quartet - Danial Abraham
Wheel of Time - Robert Jordan
Lighthouse - Carol Berg
Vlad Taltos - Steven Brust
Foundation - Isaac Asimov
Incarnations of Immortality - Piers Anthony
Discworld - Terry Pratchett
The Demon Cycle - Peter V. Brett
The Chronicles of Amber - Roger Zelazny
The Dark Is Rising - Susan Cooper
Rome Series - Colleen McCullough
Harry Bosch - Michael Connelly
Harry Hole - Joe Nesbo
Wild Cards - George R.R. Martin
Temperance Brennan - Kathy Reichs
Kate Daniels - Ilona Andrews
Elemental Assassin - Jennifer Estep
The Dagger and the Coin - Daniel Abraham
The Bourne Trilogy - Robert Ludlum
Wool - Hugh Howie



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Scoring chart (For my own reference):

1. Complete your monthly goal = 50 points.
If your goal is one series book/month, you will get this 50 upon completion of that book.

2. Read any book in a series that isn't the 1st = 10 points.

3. Re-read the first book in a series = 10 points.

4. Read the 1st book in a new series = -10 points.
This penalty is waved when using an earned credit. Books chosen for FoF group reads are exempt from this penalty and may be read without using a credit.

5. Read the 1st book in a new series after monthly goal is reached = 10 points.
This simply cancels out the penalty from starting a new series, since you earned the right to do so.

6. Write a review of your series book = 25 points.

7. Complete a small series (3-4 books) = 20 points.

8. Complete a large series (5-9 books) = 30 points.

9. Complete a huuuge series (10 or more books) = 40 points.

10. Complete a book and its sequel (2 book series) = 10 points.

11. Begin a sub-series = 10 points.
Sub-series will be discussed below

12. Complete a sub-series (2 or more books) = 20 points.

13. Complete a big series that has 2 or more sub-series = 20 points.

14. Read a stand-alone that takes place in the same world as the main series = 10 points.

[Becky]

Saved space if needed.

[Becky]

I didn't even bother to list the In Death series or the Stephanie Plum series - both are insanely, ridiculously long. LOL

But I am adding more that I HAVE forgotten. This is tough!

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Becky wrote: "I didn't even bother to list the In Death series or the Stephanie Plum series - both are insanely, ridiculously long. LOL

But I am adding more that I HAVE forgotten. This is tough!"

There are things there that I haven't even started yet! So I have a problem deciding where to shelve them...

Wicked? Have books 1 & 2.

The Cat Who? There's like a million of those (read most of them) but I was in the middle of collecting them when I stopped.

Mistborn? Even hubby has read that and I haven't.

JD Robb? Started collecting them but have never read a single one. I hear there are 38+ books. That is...scary.

The Lee Child books are hubby's. I've not read any of those and he reads them out of order. O_O

I *think* there's one or two Fiest books and a Stein book. But I'm no longer sure.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Becky wrote: "I didn't even bother to list the In Death series or the Stephanie Plum series - both are insanely, ridiculously long. LOL

But I am adding more that I HAVE forgotten. This is tough!"

Do I have any of the Plum books?

[Nyssa]

I'm wondering if I should give Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West another try. I got emotionally involved.
*Warning (view spoiler)[I stopped reading it when I realized that everything we thought we knew in TWoO was wrong. It made me angry. I didn't want to sympathize with the character that would become the Wicked Witch of the West. It made me even more upset to learn that Glenda wasn't really all that good. It was worse than finding out the truth about Snape. (hide spoiler)]
I put it down and didn't look back.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Nyssa wrote: "I'm wondering if I should give Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West another try. I got emotionally involved.
*Warning [spoilers removed]
I put it down and didn'..."

uggggg

[Nyssa]

MrsJoseph (taking back my data & giving GR the middle finger) wrote: "Nyssa wrote: "I'm wondering if I should give Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West another try. I got emotionally involved.
*Warning [spoilers removed]
I put it ..."

??? Did you not heed my warning?

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

lol!!1 I know, I'm bad.

[Nyssa]

MrsJoseph (taking back my data & giving GR the middle finger) wrote: "lol!!1 I know, I'm bad."

*Sigh*
I tried.
*Shakes head and walks away*

[Chris , cookie guilt]

She can't not-click it.

[Jackie]

Nyssa wrote: "I'm wondering if I should give Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West another try. I got emotionally involved.
*Warning [spoilers removed]
I put it down and didn'..."

How far in the book did you get?

I read this awhile back. I sort of pushed myself into finishing it. Started off good, but then it got all weird and I didn't like it all that much. I prefer the musical.

I've tried reading other Maguire books, but I think his brand of story telling is just not for me.

[Nyssa]

Jackie wrote: "Nyssa wrote: "I'm wondering if I should give Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West another try. I got emotionally involved.
*Warning [spoilers removed]
I put it ..."

Ooof.....Its been awhile. I don't remember.

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster!]

Jackie wrote: "I read this awhile back. I sort of pushed myself into finishing it. Started off good, but then it got all weird and I didn't like it all that much. I prefer the musical. "


*dies*

[Jackie]

Colleen wrote: "Jackie wrote: "I read this awhile back. I sort of pushed myself into finishing it. Started off good, but then it got all weird and I didn't like it all that much. I prefer the musical. "


*dies*"



*laughs evilly*

My master plan has succeeded!

;)

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Chris wrote: "She can't not-click it."

^this

He's right

[Nyssa]

Chris wrote: "She can't not-click it."

MrsJoseph (taking back my data & giving GR the middle finger) wrote: "Chris wrote: "She can't not-click it."

^this

He's right"

LOL!

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster!]

*haunts Jackie*

[Becky]

I liked Wicked, actually more than The Wizard of Oz (the movie anyway, I've yet to read it), but it did get a bit weird in the middle.

I didn't really mind the things that you said though, Nyssa, because to me, it was so separate from Wizard of Oz that I kind of think of them as two different things. There's very little bleedover for me. If that makes sense.

Then again, I've never been a huge Wizard of Oz fan either. I like the movie, but it's not a favorite.

Though, in response to your spoiler: (view spoiler)[ I never really felt that Glenda was all that good to begin with. She manipulated Dorothy, took advantage of her naivete, nearly got her (and a few innocent bystanders) killed, and all the while she knew that Dorothy had the means to get home the entire time. That's pretty messed up. And, aside from her title, I never really understood what made The "Wicked" Witch of the West so "wicked" in the first place. She wasn't pretty enough? (hide spoiler)]

[Nyssa]

You make very good points Becks!

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster!]

5 Reasons The Greatest Movie Villain Ever is a 'Good' Witch: http://www.cracked.com/article_18881_...

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster!]

I also see them as separate things. But, then, I've never read Oz, either...

[Nyssa]

I haven't read Oz...I've only seen the movie and my reaction was based off of that. The Wicked Witch was certainly very wicked in the movie.
As for Glinda, I never really gave her a second thought (movie wise) she was just there, but Glinda in the book isn't nice at all.

I think I'll have to give it a second chance and, as you two suggested, keep them separate.

I also have The Complete Oz in ebook format and may get to them one day.

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster!]

Glinda.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Colleen wrote: "5 Reasons The Greatest Movie Villain Ever is a 'Good' Witch: http://www.cracked.com/article_18881_..."

lol!

[Nyssa]

Colleen wrote: "Glinda."

Yep. Thanks..I edited my post.

[Becky]

Colleen wrote: "Glinda."

Yeah, that's what I meant. ;) LOL

[Becky]

Updated scoring:
✓ The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Re-read; Reviewed)
Scoring: Book - 10 / Review - 25
Total: 35

✓ Steelheart (Group read, exempt from penalty)
Scoring: Book - 10 / Review - 25
Total: 35