Colleen's Serial Killer thread

[Colleen]

Signing up late, but this sounds like such a fun challenge I can't resist. I have so many series that I want to finish up. So many. Seriously. This list is only a partial list.


The Rules
Each series has an assigned point value based on the number of books in the series. In addition, 5 points will be awarded for every book started and finished in the level.

Trilogy = 30 pts base
Four book series = 40 pts
Five book series = 50 pts
Six book series = 60 pts
Seven book series = 70 pts
Eight book series = 80 pts
Nine book series = 90 pts
Ten or more book series = 100 pts

You will have completed the challenge if you have reached 100 points AND have killed off at least one series.

LEVEL ONE - 8 books
LEVEL TWO - 8 books
LEVEL THREE - 8 books
LEVEL FOUR - 8 books
LEVEL FIVE - 8 books
LEVEL SIX - 2 books

My Series
Lizzy & Diesel trilogy
Trade Pact Universe trilogy
Xenogenesis trilogy
Ruby Red trilogy
Languedoc trilogy
The Last Policeman trilogy
Imperial Radch trilogy
Cormoran Strike trilogy
Gilead trilogy
Wide Open trilogy
*Cut & Run 9 book series


one book remaining
Dublin Murder Squad 5 book series
The 5th Wave trilogy
* The Giver 4 book series

series in progress
Fjällbacka 8 book series
Walt Longmire 11 book series
The Lunar Chronicles 4 book series
Temeraire 9 books series
October Daye 9 book series
Alice Quentin 4 book series
Medicus Investigation 6 books series
Kate Daniels 8 book series (9th coming in 2016)
Chet and Bernie 8 book series
Expanse 5 book series (6th coming in 2016)
Jack Reacher feels like 100? IDK
The Inheritance Trilogy trilogy
* Divergent trilogy
Legend trilogy
* Amelia Peabody 19 book series
*Three-Body trilogy (3rd book English translation ETA April 2016)

series I'd like to start
Marcus Didius Falco 20 book series
*Wayward Pines trilogy
*His Fair Assassin trilogy
*The Clockwork Century 6 book series
*The Liveship Traders trilogy
*Dr. Siri Paiboun 10 book series

*added after I began this challenge (*sigh)

[Sarah]

You have some great books and series listed up there. Welcome to the challenge. Be prepared to have many more series started than killed :-) It seems to be a side affect of this challenge!

[Colleen]

Sarah wrote: "You have some great books and series listed up there. Welcome to the challenge. Be prepared to have many more series started than killed :-) It seems to be a side affect of this challenge!"

Hi Sarah! Thanks :)
Yes, I think it's a side effect of goodreads (or reading) in general. When I attack my TBR, it mysteriously grows.

[Sarah]

Colleen wrote: "When I attack my TBR, it mysteriously grows. "

You'll definitely find that in this group!

[Janice, Moderator]

Oh, dare I look? I've added so many series to my lists and the idea was to control them and tame them. Ha!

[Janice, Moderator]

Your Alice Quentin and Kate Daniels links don't work. I added a few. *sigh*

[Caitlin]

I think I just added The 5th Wave to my own series list. Seems like it could be reminiscent of The Road which I loved. I am starting this challenge late also (only last week) but I keep finding more things to try and squeeze in!

[Colleen]

Janice wrote: "Oh, dare I look? I've added so many series to my lists and the idea was to control them and tame them. Ha!"

LOL - taming and controlling TBR lists? Like unicorns, such things are flights of fancy. :)

Also, I fixed my Alice Quentin and Kate Daniels links. Both are add-able.
*enables

[Colleen]

Caitlin wrote: "I think I just added The 5th Wave to my own series list. Seems like it could be reminiscent of The Road which I loved. I am starting this challenge late also (only last ..."

Oh god.... The Road hurt (in a good way, but so bleak). I recently listened to a book called The Dog Stars that brought back memories of reading The Road.

[Susan]

Welcome, Colleen! You're off to a great start. I just started Citadel to finish off the Languedoc series myself.

[Cherie]

Welcome Colleen! I just read (listened to) the first Temeraire book this weekend. I love him.

[Janice, Moderator]

Colleen wrote: "Also, I fixed my Alice Quentin and Kate Daniels links. Both are add-able.
*enables ..."

Well, wouldn't you know it? Book 1 of Alice Quentin is already on my wishlist. And, I read the 1st book of Kate Daniels.

[Teanka]

Thanks to your first post I just realised I didn't add Imperial Radch series to my list. Just fixed it, thanks :) . I'm really looking forward to reading Ancillary Mercy, I've already preordered.

I also share some other series with you: Gilead, Expanse. Xenogenesis I already read, and loved it. Also, the Trade Pact Universe novels are on my TBR. I read another Julie E. Czerneda series, Species imperative, and enjoyed it.

Happy reading!

[Colleen]

Susan wrote: "Welcome, Colleen! You're off to a great start. I just started Citadel to finish off the Languedoc series myself."

Thanks! I hope you enjoy it, the series has been good so far - although it's been some time since I've read the other two.

[Colleen]

Cherie wrote: "Welcome Colleen! I just read (listened to) the first Temeraire book this weekend. I love him."

Hello and thanks for the welcome. I didn't think a book about dragons would be my thing but it was wonderful!

[Colleen]

Janice wrote: "Colleen wrote: "Also, I fixed my Alice Quentin and Kate Daniels links. Both are add-able.
*enables ..."

Well, wouldn't you know it? Book 1 of Alice Quentin is already on my wishlist. And, I rea..."

Now that's funny - you already had them! :) I liked the Alice Quentin book, it's got a crime-show feel to it and the main character is interesting without being too typical of a female lead.

[Colleen]

Teanka wrote: "Thanks to your first post I just realised I didn't add Imperial Radch series to my list. Just fixed it, thanks :) . I'm really looking forward to reading Ancillary Mercy, I've alrea..."

I rarely sit and wait for books to be published (with so many books out there, I just don't pay attention) but Ancillary Mercy is one I'm keeping an eye out for.

I've not read anything else by Julie E. Czerneda, I may have to go seek out her other stuff next. I read the first in the Trade Pact series, A Thousand Words for Stranger, years ago and really loved it. I picked up the trilogy at a used book thing and re-read the first again because it'd been so long. I'm finding it mildly dated (90's scifi-ish) but still very entertaining.

[Colleen]

My first book for this challenge!!!
I just finished (Fjällbacka #4) which is a crime series set in a small town in Sweden. I didn't think it was as good as the previous books in the series, but it was enjoyable enough that I'll continue.

[Janice, Moderator]

I've got the first three books in that series, but I'm not sure when I'll get to them.

[Colleen]

I was on vacation and finished a few more serial books this past week:

(Cut & Run #1) yes, adding a new series to my list already *sigh

(Walt Longmire #4)

(Lizzy & Diesel #3)

(Xenogenesis #2)


I killed a series with Wicked Charms, so now just need get to 100 points to make it to level one - woo hoo!!

[Cherie]

You might think of killing off your Dublin Murder Squad and you will be there with the books you already read. :). Strategy is harder than reading the books!

[Colleen]

Cherie wrote: "You might think of killing off your Dublin Murder Squad and you will be there with the books you already read. :). Strategy is harder than reading the books!"

Good point, I lent my copy so don't have it on hand or I would do that.

pfft - strategy. (LOL)

[Cherie]

LOL! Too bad about the book loan. Still lots of time. :)

[Colleen]

I've killed off another with and started a new one with . I think I'll make level 1 with another 5 pointer. :)

[Janice, Moderator]

Just a reminder, I'm going to need to see your completed levels with the series killed and books read. Like this.

You don't need to get all fancy with the check marks, but you do need to make it clear which books you read and which series you killed, so that I can see how you arrived at your score. It's kind of like being in school, isn't it? LOL!

[Colleen]

Janice wrote: "Just a reminder, I'm going to need to see your completed levels with the series killed and books read. Like this.

You don't need to get all fancy with the check marks, but you do need to make it ..."

Yup, I plan to list it out in an organized fashion once I've completed a level. Posting the books as I've read them helps remind me which ones I've read count for this challenge. Thanks for the example! :)

[Janice, Moderator]

Sounds great! Thanks Colleen.

[Colleen]

LEVEL ONE


The Gallows Bird (Fjällbacka #4) - 5 points
Cut & Run (Cut & Run #1) - 5 points
Another Man's Moccasins (Walt Longmire #4) - 5 points
✔ Wicked Charms (Lizzy & Diesel #3) - KILLED 30 + 5 points
Adulthood Rites (Xenogenesis #2) - 5 points
✔ To Trade the Stars (Trade Pack Universe #3) - KILLED 30 + 5 points
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) - 5 points
Throne of Jade (Tremeraire #2) - 5 points

Series Killed: 2
Books Read: 8
Total Points: 100

[Colleen]

I read and killed off the Xenogenesis trilogy to kick off level 2 with a bang.

[Janice, Moderator]

I like your gif. Nice to see Darth Vader enjoying himself.

[Colleen]

Janice wrote: "I like your gif. Nice to see Darth Vader enjoying himself."

:) - yes, he seems to be enjoying his new role as a Disney Princess now.

[Colleen]

Finished (Alice Quentin #2) and while it wasn't as good as the first in the series, Crossbones Yard, it was still a pretty solid mystery.

[Colleen]

I'm not one to read one series back to back, so am spreading it around. I doubt I'll be the most efficient at moving from one level to the next, but this challenge is helping me move a lot of my series forward.

I just read (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #3) It'd been a long time since I'd read books 1 & 2, but it didn't take long to get reacquainted with characters. It was a fun read and I'd missed this series. Glad to come back to it.

[Colleen]

Another week traveling and another chunk of books read...
Sticks & Stones (Cut & Run #2)
Sapphire Blue (Ruby Red #2)
Fish & Chips (Cut & Run #3)
The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave #1)

ETA: I'm currently reading Citadel (Languedoc #3) which will wrap up Level 2 for me. -- still reading this, but Emerald Green jumped ahead. whoops. ;)

[Colleen]

LEVEL TWO



✔ Imago (Xenogenesis #3) - KILLED 30 + 5 points
A Killing of Angels (Alice Quentin #2) - 5 points
Persona Non Grata (Gaius Petreius Ruso #3) - 5 points
Sticks & Stones (Cut & Run #2) - 5 points
Sapphire Blue (Ruby Red #2) - 5 points
Fish & Chips (Cut & Run #3) - 5 points
The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave #1) - 5 points
✔ Emerald Green (Ruby Red #3) - KILLED 30 + 5 points

Series Killed: 2
Books Read: 8
Total Points: 100

[Colleen]

FINALLY finished to kill off that trilogy. Unfortunately, I didn't like it nearly as much as the first two and found it more laborious than enjoyable.

[Colleen]

I'm half way into my level 3, I finished The Giver (new-to-me series) and 2 more in the Kate Daniels series, Magic Burns & Magic Strikes.
I took a break for some stand-alones, but hope to tackle some more series books over the next couple weeks.

[Cherie]

Hang in there, Colleen. I am cheering you on! I read The Giver a few years ago, but I have not had a chance to look into the rest of the books in the series. I am not sure I have it on my list. I have heard some good things about Kate Daniels but there are so many series and so little time to visit them all. One thing for sure, we will all have enough series titles to last a life time by the end of the year.

[Colleen]

Thanks, Cherie!
There are so many good series out there. It's comforting to know we'll never run out of reading material.

I think my current favorite series is the Walt Longmire series. I'm savor get it because it's just so dang good. Have you read it?

[Colleen]

LEVEL THREE



✔ Citadel (Languedoc #3) - KILLED 30 + 5 points
Magic Bites (Kate Daniels #2) - 5 points
The Giver (The Giver #1) - 5 points
Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels #3) - 5 points
Divide & Conquer (Cut & Run #4) - 5 points
The Dark Horse (Walt Longmire #5)- 5 points
✔ World of Trouble (The Last Policeman #3) - KILLED 30 + 5 points
Junkyard Dogs (Walt Longmire #6)- 5 points

Series Killed: 2
Books Read: 8
Total Points: 100

[Cherie]

I haven't read it, but I have the first one on my TBR pile.

Great job finishing Level 3!

[Colleen]

I have done what Sarah predicted and added more series than I've killed. I'm determined to inverse that before the end of the year.

I think level 4 is going to be a bunch of 5 pointers... but I'm making headway in some series.
Armed & Dangerous (Cut & Run #5)
Divergent because I needed a new series like a hole in the head
Stars & Stripes (Cut & Run #6) because despite the horrible cover art, the series is like crack.

I think I'll go kill off a couple trilogies.

[Janice, Moderator]

Colleen wrote: "Divergent because I needed a new series like a hole in the head.."

LOL! I can empathize with that sentiment.

[Colleen]

LEVEL FOUR



Armed & Dangerous (Cut & Run #5) - 5 points
Divergent (Divergent #1) - 5 points
Stars & Stripes (Cut & Run #6) - 5 points
The Three-Body Problem (Three-Body #1) - 5 points
Legend (Legend #1) - 5 points
Touch & Geaux (Cut & Run #7) - 5 points
✔ Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike #3) - KILLED 30 + 5 points
✔ Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch #3) - KILLED 30 + 5 points

Series Killed: 2
Books Read: 8 (so far, I'm consistent)
Total Points: 100

[Colleen]

I've read Crocodile on the Sandbank and The Hidden Child. Neither a series killer. I seem to be on my same 8 book path for level 5.

[Colleen]

Almost finished with Level 5. I killed the Gilead trilogy with Lila and have read Magic Bleeds, Ball & Chain, Gathering Blue, The Infinite Sea.

I'm currently reading Strange Country which is a series killer as well.

Enough of this 8 book approach, the next levels are all going to be about SPEED. Only one month to go!!

[Cherie]

Charrrrrgggggeee!!!!

[Colleen]

LEVEL FIVE



Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1) - 5 points
The Hidden Child (Fjällbacka #5) - 5 points
Magic Bleeds (Kate Daniels #3) - 5 points
Ball & Chain (Cut & Run #8) - 5 points
✔ Lila (Gilead #3) - KILLED 30 + 5 points
Gathering Blue (The Giver #2) - 5 points
The Infinite Sea (5th Wave #2)- 5 points
✔ Strange Country (Wide Open #3)- KILLED 30 + 5 points

Series Killed: 2
Books Read: 8
Total Points: 100

[Colleen]

Cherie wrote: "Charrrrrgggggeee!!!!"

LOL! Yes, watch out series.... here I come!

[Cherie]

Congratulations on your challenge finish, Colleen.