Serial Killer Reading Challenge

[Jojobean, Bookworm Challenger]

A Big thank You to the group Romance Readers Reading Challenges and their Mods for allowing us to use their challenge on our group!!!

Serial Killer Reading Challenge

Duration: January 1, 2014~ January 1, 2015 (yes you can backdate the books your read from January 1st.

This one is monstrous, not for the faint of heart!!! In order to complete it officially, you'll have to read: 28+ books and 15+ different series. Yup, you're reading it right. But fear not, I'm willing to compromise: if you omit some of the subcategories and then call it quits - fine by me - you just won't be all that notorious then. Of course, you can post as you go, but be sure to sign up to set the start date. (note: it's ok to back date if you wish to do so)
So Serial Readers, are you up for the challenge?!


1) Jack the Page Ripper (15 books):

Take 5 series, read:
5 books from 1st series (of your choice)
4 from 2nd
3 from 3rd
2 from 4th
1 from the last one (and you don't have to be starting with 1st book each time)

2) Una-book-bomber (5 books):

Read one book from each of the genres. It does not have to be the first book in the series, but it must be a series book, not a stand-alone:
romance
mystery
pnr/urban-fantasy/fantasy/sci-fi
young adult
Your Favorite Genre

3) Spree Series Killer (1+ book):

Try out a totally new author. If the book turns out to be a stinker, you have to TRY AGAIN. Repeat until you find a series that you like and are willing to keep on reading in the future.

4) Author-ican Psycho (1 book):

Try a book from the author you've "given up" on - call it one more try. It can be the same series you previously found only so-so, or a totally different series by the same author. It's up to you.

5) Dr. Hannibal Lecturer (1 book):

Start on that series that everybody is praising so much but you keep postponing for later.
Just read it already. Go on!

6) The Book Strangler (2+ books):

Read a whole series from the beginning to the end (or to the last published book). You choose whether it's going to be a 15-book-long-monster or a 2-book-long-freshly-started-baby series, but there must be at least 2 books, because it's not really a series yet if there's just 1!

7) 3rd Degree (3 books):

Read a trilogy. An old fashioned trilogy that wraps up at book 3.

BONUS: Bloody Mary (1 book):

Read a book in a series with a strong female kick-ass protagonist, something like: police detective, body builder, warrior. So for example LKH Anita Blake would work.

Good Luck, and Enjoy!

[Jojobean, Bookworm Challenger]

Participants

Trisha
Barbara ★
Lisa
Megan
Shelia
Sarah
Jan

[Sheila]

Oh yeah - my kind of challenge!

[Trisha]

Start Date: Jan 4th
Completed: June 21st

29/29

1) Jack the Page Ripper (15 books): 15/15

Take 5 series, read:
5 books from 1st series (of your choice)
1/29
2/23
4/12
4/16
5/11

4 from 2nd
5/7
6/21
6/9
6/21

3 from 3rd
1/8
2/10
4/22

2 from 4th
2/10
3/13

1 from the last one
1/24

2) Una-book-bomber (5 books): 5/5

Romance: Faking It 1/9
Mystery: Deadly Little Secret 1/30
Paranormal/urban-fantasy/fantasy/sci-fi: Doon 1/19
YA: In the After 1/7
Your Favorite Genre: Dystopian - Dearly, Departed 1/8

Part III: 9/9 including bonus
3) Spree Series Killer (1+ book): Ashes 1/6
4) Author-ican Psycho (1 book):Clockwork Angel 1/16
5) Dr. Hannibal Lecturer (1 book): Paranormalcy 1/22
6) The Book Strangler (2+ books): Just One Day1/20 & Just One Year 1/24
7) 3rd Degree (3 books): Read a trilogy.
1/21
2/9
4/4

9)BONUS: Bloody Mary (1 book):
Unchained 1/28

[Barbara ★]

I just joined this over at RRRC so I'll post here as well.


Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014

READ: 36/36

1) Jack the Page Ripper (15 books):
✔The Others by Christine Warren
3/16 4/13 5/6 6/9 5/9
✔Love At Stake by Kerrelyn Sparks
3/14 4/29 5/16 8/1
✔Dragonfire - Deborah Cooke
7/7 8/29 9/9
✔Lords of the Underworld by Gena Showalter
3/11 5/31
✔Dark Sword by Donna Grant
4/16

2) Una-book-bomber (5 books): Read one book from each of the genres.
✔chick-lit: Baby, I'm Yours - Susan Andersen 12/20
✔romance: The Man Must Marry - Janet Chapman 2/9
✔mystery: Ashes to Ashes - Tami Hoag 3/9
✔fantasy: Cold Copper - Devon Monk 1/14
✔young adult: Tiger's Voyage - Colleen Houck 3/23


✔3) Spree Series Killer (1+ book): Try out a totally new author. REPEAT if don't like!
The Queen's Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
2/13 3/31 6/10

✔4) Author-ican Psycho (1 book): Try a book from the author you've "given up" on - call it one more try.
The Host - Stephanie Meyer 11/30

✔5) Dr. Hannibal Lecturer (1 book): Start on that series that everybody is praising so much but you keep postponing for later.
Partials - Dan Wells 1/27

✔6) The Book Strangler (2+ books): Read a whole series from the beginning to the end (or to the last published book).
Lost Lords by Mary Jo Putney
5/11 6/4 7/31 8/30 9/17

✔7) 3rd Degree (3 books): Read a trilogy.
Wilder by Jill Shalvis
1/24 2/23 3/26

✔BONUS: Bloody Mary (1 book): Read a book in a series with a strong female kick-ass protagonist.
3/18 5/29 6/19

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[jingles]

Barbara, I have the Wilder series on deck, so that I will get to them soon.

[Barbara ★]

jingles wrote: "Barbara, I have the Wilder series on deck, so that I will get to them soon."

I really liked the first one. Looking forward to reading the others in February and March.

[jingles]

That's good to know. I really like her style of writing.

[Megan]

I like this challenge!!
Start Date: Feb, 11, 2014
End Date:

Read: 19/28+

1) Jack the Page Ripper (15 books):

Take 5 series, read:
5 books from 1st series (of your choice) Blue Bloods 2/5
4 from 2nd- Dream - Hunter series by Sherrilyn Kenyon Dream Warrior 1/4
3 from 3rd- Hell's Knights Heaven's Sinners Knights' Sinner 3/3
2 from 4th 0/2
1 from the last one (and you don't have to be starting with 1st book each time) Fire with Fire 1/1

2) Una-book-bomber (5 books):

Read one book from each of the genres. It does not have to be the first book in the series, but it must be a series book, not a stand-alone:
romance-
mystery- Dead Head
pnr/urban-fantasy/fantasy/sci-fi- Succubus Heat
young adult- Blue Lily, Lily Blue
Your Favorite Genre- YA- Opal

3) Spree Series Killer (1+ book):

Try out a totally new author. If the book turns out to be a stinker, you have to TRY AGAIN. Repeat until you find a series that you like and are willing to keep on reading in the future. Enslaved by the Ocean


4) Author-ican Psycho (1 book):

Try a book from the author you've "given up" on - call it one more try. It can be the same series you previously found only so-so, or a totally different series by the same author. It's up to you.

5) Dr. Hannibal Lecturer (1 book):

Start on that series that everybody is praising so much but you keep postponing for later.
Just read it already. Go on! Of Poseidon

6) The Book Strangler (2+ books):

Read a whole series from the beginning to the end (or to the last published book). You choose whether it's going to be a 15-book-long-monster or a 2-book-long-freshly-started-baby series, but there must be at least 2 books, because it's not really a series yet if there's just 1! Forbidden Surrender Secret Surrender Beautiful Surrender

7) 3rd Degree (3 books):

Read a trilogy. An old fashioned trilogy that wraps up at book 3. Legend , Prodigy , & Champion


BONUS: Bloody Mary (1 book):

Read a book in a series with a strong female kick-ass protagonist, something like: police detective, body builder, warrior. So for example LKH Anita Blake would work. Fifth Grave Past the Light

Read:
Jack the Page Ripper:

[jingles]

It looks like a really fun one, Megan. It's on my challenge "to do" list. LOL

[Sheila]

Serial Killer Reading Challenge - All Challenges
01/01/14 ~ 12/31/14
15/30 read

1) Jack the Page Ripper (15 books):

5 Books - Maggie O'Dell by Alex Kava
■ 5. A Necessary Evil (2006) ✔
■ 6. Exposed (2007) ✔
■ 7. Black Friday (2009) ✔
■ 8. Damaged (2010) ✔
■ 9. Hotwire (2011) ✔


4 Books - Sophie Anderson by P.D. Martin

■ 2. The Murderers' Club ✔
■ 3. Fan Mail (2008) ✔
■ 4. The Killing Hands (2009) ✔
■ 5. Kiss of Death (2010 ✔
)

Ruth Galloway Mystery by Elly Griffiths

■ 1. The Crossing Places (2009) ✔
■ 2. The Janus Stone (2010) ✔
■ 3. The House at Sea's End (2011) ✔


■ 2 Books - Archie and Gretchen by Chelsea Cain ✔

■ 5. Kill You Twice (2012) ✔
■ 6. Let Me Go (2013) ✔


One Book - Kate Burkholder by Linda Castillo

■ 4. Gone Missing
✔

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2) Una-book-bomber (5 books):

■ chick-lit - Chesapeake Bay Saga by Nora Roberts
Sea Swept
✔

■ romance - Butterfield Institute by M.J. Rose
The Halo Effect by M.J. Rose ✔

■ mystery - Taylor Jackson by J.T. Ellison
Judas Kiss
Finished 1/4/14 ✔

■ pnr/urban-fantasy/fantasy/sci-fi
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (All Souls Trilogy #1) ✔ 6/4

■ young adult Virals by Kathy Reichs
Code
✔

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■ 3) Spree Series Killer (1+ book):
Booktown Mystery by Lorna Barrett
Murder is Binding
✔
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■ 4) Author-ican Psycho (1 book):
Wolf to the Slaughter
Wolf to the Slaughter by Ruth Rendell ✔
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■ 5) Dr. Hannibal Lecturer (1 book):
A Brit in the FBI by Catherine Coulter
The Final Cut
✔
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6) The Book Strangler (2+ books):
Court of Angels by Stella Cameron
1. Out of Body (2010)
2. Out of Mind (2010)
3. Out of Sight (2010)

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7) 3rd Degree (3 books):
Don't Turn Around trilogy by Michelle Gagnon
1. Don't Turn Around (2012)
2. Don't Look Now (2013)
3. Don't Let Go (2014)

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■ BONUS: Bloody Mary (1 book): ✔
Jo Beckett by Meg Gardiner
2. The Memory Collector (2009)
✔

[Sarah]

I'd like to join this one! I'm new to the group, but I have about a million series started. I'll come back and post my choices.

Started: 2/1/14
Finished: TBD
Completed: 16/31

1) Jack the Page Ripper (15 books):

Take 5 series, read:
5 books from Pretty Little Liars
7/6 (4*) 10/3 (4*) 10/5 (4*) 10/22 (4*)
4 from Sookie Stackhouse
6/23 (4*)
3 from The Hollows
5/8/14 9/24
2 from Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter

1 from Millinium


2) Una-book-bomber (5 books):

Read one book from each of the genres:
romance 2/1/14
mystery
pnr/urban-fantasy/fantasy/sci-fi
young adult 9/2(4*)
Your Favorite Genre (Horror / YA) 7/25 (5*)

3) Spree Series Killer (1+ book - new author):
4/26/14 LOVED it! 8/24 (5*)

4) Author-ican Psycho (1 book - given up author):


5) Dr. Hannibal Lecturer (1 book - everyone's talking about it):


6) The Book Strangler (2+ books - whole series): The Lunar Chronicles
2/11/14 8/15/14

7) 3rd Degree (3 books - Trilogy): Divergent
4/3/14

BONUS: Bloody Mary (1 book):

[Jan]

I'm jumping in but am going to back date to January 1st.


Serial Killer Reading Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2014~ January 1, 2015
31/31

Jack the Page Ripper
15/15

Lei Crime Series by Toby Neal
1. Blood Orchids 1/2/14****
2. Torch Ginger 3/22/14***
3. Black Jasmine 4/5/14****
4. Broken Ferns 4/21/14****
5. Twisted Vine 5/17/14*****



Lady Emily by Tasha Alexander

1. A Crimson Warning 2/6/14***
2. Death in the Floating City 3/29/14****
3. Behind the Shattered Glass 4/6/14*****
4. The Counterfeit Heiress 11/9/14****



Flash Chronicles by Lindsay Buroker

1. Flash Gold 3/13/14****
2. Hunted 4/2/14****
3. Peacemaker 4/2/14****



Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen
1. Scarlet 2/26/14***
2. Lady Thief 6/4/14****



Witches of Mayfair by Anne Rice
1. The Witching Hour 6/28/14****



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COMPLETED Una-book-bomber: Read one book from a series from each of the genres:
5/5

Romance: Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts 6/8/14****
Mystery: Dance of the Winnebagos by Ann Charles 6/7/14**
Paranormal/Fantasy: A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin 6/4/14***
Young Adult: Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Your Favorite Genre (Steampunk): Nefertiti's Heart by A.W. Exley 6/14/14*****



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COMPLETED Spree Series Killer: Try out a totally new author.
1/1

1.Storm Front by Jim Butcher 6/21/14*****



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Author-ican Psycho: Try a book from the author you've "given up" on - call it one more try. It can be the same series you previously found only so-so, or a totally different series by the same author. It's up to you.
1/1

1.Password to Larkspur Lane by Carolyn Keene 11/4/14***



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COMPLETED Dr. Hannibal Lecturer: Start on that series that everybody is praising so much but you keep postponing for later. Just read it already. Go on!
1/1

1. by George R.R. Martin 2/20/14*****

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The Book Strangler: Read a whole series from the beginning to the end.
4/4

Graveyard Queen by Amanda Stevens

1. The Abandoned 8/10/14****
2. The Restorer 5/15/14*****
3. The Kingdom 9/2/14*****
4. The Prophet 9/7/14****



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3rd Degree: Read a trilogy. An old fashioned trilogy that wraps up at book 3.
3/3

Seal Island Trilogy by Sophie Moiss

1. The Selkie Spell 8/3/14***
2. The Selkie Enchantress 11/30/14***
3. The Selkie Sorceress 12/24/14**



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COMPLETED BONUS: Bloody Mary: Read a book in a series with a strong female kick-ass protagonist.
1/1

1. Shattered Palms by Toby Neal 6/10/14****

[Trisha]

yay! finally done! See post #4~
LOL! I was taking so long with my last book I had to switch series out altogether. *sigh* I still have so many series to finish up :)

Great challenge! thank you Joanne!!

[Jojobean, Bookworm Challenger]

Congrats Trisha!

[Jan]

All Done with This!!


Serial Killer Reading Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2014~ January 1, 2015
31/31

Jack the Page Ripper
15/15

Lei Crime Series by Toby Neal
1. Blood Orchids 1/2/14****
2. Torch Ginger 3/22/14***
3. Black Jasmine 4/5/14****
4. Broken Ferns 4/21/14****
5. Twisted Vine 5/17/14*****



Lady Emily by Tasha Alexander

1. A Crimson Warning 2/6/14***
2. Death in the Floating City 3/29/14****
3. Behind the Shattered Glass 4/6/14*****
4. The Counterfeit Heiress 11/9/14****



Flash Chronicles by Lindsay Buroker

1. Flash Gold 3/13/14****
2. Hunted 4/2/14****
3. Peacemaker 4/2/14****



Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen
1. Scarlet 2/26/14***
2. Lady Thief 6/4/14****



Witches of Mayfair by Anne Rice
1. The Witching Hour 6/28/14****



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COMPLETED Una-book-bomber: Read one book from a series from each of the genres:
5/5

Romance: Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts 6/8/14****
Mystery: Dance of the Winnebagos by Ann Charles 6/7/14**
Paranormal/Fantasy: A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin 6/4/14***
Young Adult: Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Your Favorite Genre (Steampunk): Nefertiti's Heart by A.W. Exley 6/14/14*****



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COMPLETED Spree Series Killer: Try out a totally new author.
1/1

1.Storm Front by Jim Butcher 6/21/14*****



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Author-ican Psycho: Try a book from the author you've "given up" on - call it one more try. It can be the same series you previously found only so-so, or a totally different series by the same author. It's up to you.
1/1

1.Password to Larkspur Lane by Carolyn Keene 11/4/14***



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COMPLETED Dr. Hannibal Lecturer: Start on that series that everybody is praising so much but you keep postponing for later. Just read it already. Go on!
1/1

1. by George R.R. Martin 2/20/14*****

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The Book Strangler: Read a whole series from the beginning to the end.
4/4

Graveyard Queen by Amanda Stevens

1. The Abandoned 8/10/14****
2. The Restorer 5/15/14*****
3. The Kingdom 9/2/14*****
4. The Prophet 9/7/14****



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3rd Degree: Read a trilogy. An old fashioned trilogy that wraps up at book 3.
3/3

Seal Island Trilogy by Sophie Moss

1. The Selkie Spell 8/3/14***
2. The Selkie Enchantress 11/30/14***
3. The Selkie Sorceress 12/24/14**



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COMPLETED BONUS: Bloody Mary: Read a book in a series with a strong female kick-ass protagonist.
1/1

1. Shattered Palms by Toby Neal 6/10/14****

[Jojobean, Bookworm Challenger]

congrats Jan!

[Barbara ★]

Finished!


READ: 36/36

1) Jack the Page Ripper (15 books):
✔The Others by Christine Warren
3/16 4/13 5/6 6/9 5/9
✔Love At Stake by Kerrelyn Sparks
3/14 4/29 5/16 8/1
✔Dragonfire - Deborah Cooke
7/7 8/29 9/9
✔Lords of the Underworld by Gena Showalter
3/11 5/31
✔Dark Sword by Donna Grant
4/16

2) Una-book-bomber (5 books): Read one book from each of the genres.
✔chick-lit: Baby, I'm Yours - Susan Andersen 12/20
✔romance: The Man Must Marry - Janet Chapman 2/9
✔mystery: Ashes to Ashes - Tami Hoag 3/9
✔fantasy: Cold Copper - Devon Monk 1/14
✔young adult: Tiger's Voyage - Colleen Houck 3/23


✔3) Spree Series Killer (1+ book): Try out a totally new author. REPEAT if don't like!
The Queen's Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
2/13 3/31 6/10

✔4) Author-ican Psycho (1 book): Try a book from the author you've "given up" on - call it one more try.
The Host - Stephanie Meyer 11/30

✔5) Dr. Hannibal Lecturer (1 book): Start on that series that everybody is praising so much but you keep postponing for later.
Partials - Dan Wells 1/27

✔6) The Book Strangler (2+ books): Read a whole series from the beginning to the end (or to the last published book).
Lost Lords by Mary Jo Putney
5/11 6/4 7/31 8/30 9/17

✔7) 3rd Degree (3 books): Read a trilogy.
Wilder by Jill Shalvis
1/24 2/23 3/26

✔BONUS: Bloody Mary (1 book): Read a book in a series with a strong female kick-ass protagonist.
3/18 5/29 6/19

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Jojobean, Bookworm Challenger]

congrats Barbara