2nd Quarter Challenge: Finish Those Series!

[Kara]

SECOND QUARTER CHALLENGE: FINISH THOSE SERIES!
Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2014

This challenge focuses on finishing series you've started. They can be series you started as a child and want to know what happened to your favorite childhood characters (for example, Lowry's The Giver or L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time), they can be series you would like to start and finish within the span of the quarter, or they can just be any series you started but never finished.


Rules:

- For the purposes of this challenge, a series must have at least three books in it

- Identify how many and which series you plan to finish

- Books marked as x.5 in the series are optional (for example, Percy Jackson and the Sword of Hades is #4.5 in the series so does not need to be read)

- No matter how many books you've read in the series prior to the start of this challenge (even if you've read four of the five books, say), it counts as long as you finish

- You can change your planned lists at any time

- Progress will be tracked by completed series only--individual books will not count, but you can still use this thread to track them

- To count, you must finish the series through books published in 2013 (i.e., if a series has three books currently out but a fourth is coming out later in 2014, you only need to finish the first three books to count it toward this challenge)

Jodi is both the person who suggested this challenge and its leader. Thank you, Jodi!

[Karina]

Oh, what a lovely challenge!

I aim to finish 3 series, for a total of 8 books:

The Dresden Files (Jim Butcher)
4/4 - done!

The Farseer Trilogy (Robin Hobb)
0/2

The Uplift Saga (David Brin)
1/2

[Lilac]

Yay, I loved this challenge in 2012. I'll try and get 3 series finished.

[Tricia]

Great challenge, I'm joining to get myself motivated :)


I want to finish 3 series:

Divergent series by Veronica Roth:


Completed: 0/3

The Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis:

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Completed: 4/7

[Erika]

I'm going to sign up for 3 series:

The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis
Completed 4/7

The MaddAddam Trilogy by Margaret Atwood
Completed 1/3

Fairyland by Catherynne M. Valente
Completed 3.5/3.5

[Sharon]

Goal to finish 4? 0/4
Finishing Hannah Swensen Joanne Fluke
Completed 17/17


Reading lots of different series but too many books left to finish :( in 3 months (Morganville Vampires, Sookie Stackhouse, Stephanie Plum)

Going to read and finish The Maze Runner Series - unless I hate it!


Finish the Inkworld Trilogy


Maybe finish the House of Night Series (I got tired of it)

[Daphne]

Series Complete 0/2


Series 1: Stephen Fry Fry's English Delight 1/4
Fry's English Delight 3/27/2014
Fry's English Delight: Series 2
Fry's English Delight: Series 3
Fry's English Delight: Series 4


Series 2: Douglas Adams Hitchhiker's Guide 1/5
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Life, the Universe and Everything
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
Mostly Harmless


Series 3: R.A. Salvatore Saga of the First King 2/4
The Highwayman -3/24/14
The Ancient -3/29/14
The Dame
The Bear


Series 4: Gregory Maguire Wicked Trilogy 0/3
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
Son of a Witch
A Lion Among Men


Series 4: John Kendrick Bangs Associated Shades 3/4
A House-Boat on the Styx
A Houseboat on the Styx with the Pursuit of the Houseboat on the Styx 3/21/14
The Enchanted Type-Writer 3/22/2014
Baron Munchausen: An Account of His Recent Adventures


Series 5: Mervyn Peake Gormenghast Trilogy 0/3
1. Titus Groan
2. Gormenghast
3. Titus Alone

[[deleted user]]

Count me in for 3 series (I've read the first book in each)-

Blud series:
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London Steampunk series:
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InCryptid series
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[Jaclyn]

I'm going to increase my goal to 5 series for a total of 12 books:

5/5!!!

The Fever series: 5/5 COMPLETED!

The Hush, Hush series: 4/4 COMPLETED!

The Leo Demidov series: 3/3 COMPLETED!

The Charley Davidson series: 6/6 COMPLETED!

The Mortal Instruments series: 6/6 COMPLETED!

[Claire]

I have finished the Tales of the Lore Valley series.

I've completed the Divergent series:

These books are every bit as good as I had heard! I think I'd rank them right up there with the Hunger Games trilogy.


I also have a question. There is a series I have read which is going to have one more book, but it's not published yet. It's expected to be out in May. Can this count for the challenge?

[Elsbeth]

Great idea!
There are 3 series which I would like to finish, but they might be a bit too much for 3 months.
#1 Sherlock Holmes (9 books, finished 2 so far) - 7
#2 Anne of Green Gables (6 books, finished 3 so far) - 3
#3 Little Women (3 books, finished 2 so far) - 1

So that makes 11 books - 3 series.

[Megan]

I will join in for three series right now. Great idea!

1. Jo Graham's Numinous World series - previously completed Black Ships, Hand of Isis, Stealing Fire, and The General's Mistress - completed final book The Emperor's Agent April 2014

2. Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series - previously completed The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife - completed final book The Amber Spyglass April 2014

3. Nora Roberts' In the Garden series - completed Blue Dahlia, Black Rose, and Red Lily May 2014

4. Kristin Cashore's Graceling Realm - Graceling, Fire, and Bitterblue - completed June 2014

4/3 - challenge completed!

[Alison]

I rethought the series that I want to read this year. I have 4 series in progress right now. I dont know if I can get through all of them by June. But I'll go for it.

Divergent (0/3)
Lord of the Rings (2/3)
Fifty Shades of Grey (2/3)
Vampire Academy (1/6)

[Lynn]

Since we have 3 months, I think I can finish 10 series. I've been working on catching up several mystery series and I've gotten close enough to finish (or at least be ready for the next publication).

CHALLENGE COMPLETE - 06/12/14
SERIES FINISHED - (10/10)
TOTAL BOOKS READ - (13/13)

Dr. Siri Paiboun Mysteries by Colin Cotterill -- 9 in Series so far -- COMPLETE
-- Finished 03/31/14 . . . . . -- Finished 06/04/14

Sam Acquillo Mysteries by Chris Knopf -- 5 in Series COMPLETE
-- Finished 04/07/14 . . . . . -- Finished 06/12/14

MaddAddam Trilogy by Margaret Atwood -- 3 in Series -- COMPLETE
-- Finished 04/10/14 . . . . . -- Finished 04/28/14

Vish Puri Mysteries by Tarquin Hall -- 4 in Series so far  -- COMPLETE
-- Finished 05/29/14

Wool Silo Trilogy by Hugh Howey -- 3 in Series -- COMPLETE
-- Finished 05/19/14

Joe O'Loughlin Mysteries by Michael Robotham -- 7 in Series so far -- COMPLETE
-- Finished 05/11/14

Flavia de Luce Mysteries by Alan Bradley -- 6 in Series so far -- COMPLETE
-- Finished 04/20/14

Ruth Galloway Mysteries by Elly Griffiths -- 6 in Series so far -- COMPLETE
-- Finished 05/16/14

Mike Bowditch Mysteries by Paul Doiron -- 5 in series so far -- COMPLETE
-- Finished 06/09/14

Paddy Meehan Trilogy by Denise Mina -- 3 in Series -- COMPLETE
-- Finished 04/25/14

edited 06/12/14

[Theresa~OctoberLace]

This sounds like fun! I'm currently reading A Dance with Dragons, which is the 5th and most recent book of George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series, but that will be done before April. I do have other possibilities, though.

The Poisoned Pilgrim is the 4th and most recent book of The Hangman's Daughter series by Oliver Pötzsch. I've read the other 3, so this will be easy to finish.
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I'm really enjoying Marcel Proust's Remembrance of Things Past Series, also known as In Search of Lost Time, but I have 5 books of 7 still to read. I'll think about that one.

The same is true of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. I've read 9 of the 14 books in that series, and they're all chunksters!

One more possibility is The Lord of the Ring Trilogy. I've read The Hobbit, but not this trilogy.

[Jodi]

I am super excited for this challenge. I have so many series on the go and looking forward to finishing some off. Welcome to all who have signed up already. I am looking forward to seeing what you all read.

Participants

Adriana - 2/4
Aislinn - 0/2
Alison - 0/4
Amanda - 3/3 Completed
Araceli - 4/4 Completed
Brianna P - 0/3
Brianna - 0/4
Cam - 0/3
Cathy - 4/6
Claire P - 3/3 Completed
Claire E - 0/2
Clare - 3/3 Completed
Daphne - 0/2
Darlene -
Dawn - 3/3 Completed
Deyara - 0/3
Eggp - 3/3 Completed
Erika - 3/3
Erika - 0/4
EstaAmeliaR - 0/3
Finley Jayne - 0/3
Gnomy - 1/3
Helen - 3/3 Completed
Jacelyn - 5/5
Jamie - 0/2
Jannene - 5/5 Completed
Jennifer - 0/2
Jennifer R - 3/6
Jenny - 0/5
Joanna - 0/2
Jodi - 1/4
Karena 0/3
Karina - 3/3 Completed
Karma - 3/3 Completed
Kelsi - 4/4 Completed
Lilac - 5/5
Lisa B - 2/2 Completed
Lynn - 10/10 Completed
Maiko - 2/2
Maureen - 0/3
Megan - 4/3 Completed
Melissa - 2/4
Merja - 1/1 Completed
Michelle - 0/4
Michelle D - 0/2
Michelle L - 1/2
Nancy - 0/3
Natalie - 6/7
Nicole - 0/3
Pat - 1/1 Completed
Pravin - 0/1
Rachel - 0/2
Sarah - 6/5 Completed
Sarah Lou - 3/3 Completed
Sharon - 2/4
Sherry - 3/3 Completed
Spectacles - 0/6
Sydney - 2/5
Talia - 4/5
Tara - 0/3
Theresa~OctoberLace - 1/3
Tricia - 0/2
Victoria - 3/3
Virginie - 0/1

[Jodi]

So here are the series that I would like to finish.

1. Hush, Hush Series 3/4

2. Ender Quintet 3/4 There are 3 additional in-between books that I would also like to read.


3. Unwind Dystology 1/4


4. Divergent 1/3 There are a few in-between books I may read.


5. Odd Thomas 3/6

[Jodi]

@Claire the series does count if there is a book coming out in May. As long as there are three books in the series and you have read all of the books published before the end of the quarter that is fine.

Claire, I put you down for 3 series. Is that correct?

[Theresa~OctoberLace]

Jodi, would William Shakespeare's War of the Roses series work? I've read only the first of 8 books in that series and had planned to read the other 7 in the next few months.
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[Jodi]

Hi everyone,

We should do some buddy reads. Jacelyn and I are planning to buddy up for the Hush, Hush series. I only have to read Finale for that one.

I noticed that there are a few who want to read The Divergent Series. I have only read the first book but if people want to buddy up, we could ask Zara to set us up.

[Alison]

I would be good with doing a buddy read of divergent! its one of my next books up.

[Merja]

Count me in!


Pendergast series
✔ Relic
✔ Reliquary
✔ The Cabinet of Curiosities
✔ Still Life With Crows
✔ Brimstone
✔ Dance of Death
✔ The Book of the Dead
✔ The Wheel of Darkness
✔ Cemetery Dance
✔ Fever Dream
✔ Cold Vengeance
✔ Two Graves
✔ White Fire



Read 13/13

[Maureen]

Nice challenge! Can you count me in for 3? I hope I Will finally be able to finish the Wheel of Time series. Reading the eight book atm and it is so slow. Maybe I Will be motivated because of this challenge.

Series I want to finish:
The Wheel of Time (7/14)
Dune chronicles (1/6)
The Ender Wiggin Saga (1/6)

I may change it, but this is it for now.

[Esther]

I am going to try to complete three series

1. Divergent series - read 2/3

2. Madaddam series - read 1/3

3. Silo series (Wool) - read 2/3

[Esther]

The Mistborn Trilogy Boxed Set has three books in it and should be read as a series - however Sanderson has released a companion book and called that Mistborn #4. I don't particularly want to read that - does the original trilogy count if I just read those three?

[Brianna Andreda]

I want to sign up for three series.

1. Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer - (2/4) completed
Twilight completed
New Moon completed 04/06


2. The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins - 1/3 completed
The Hunger Games completed 04/01


3. The Caster Chronicles by Kami Garcia

[[deleted user]]

Merja wrote: "Count me in!


Pendergast series
Relic
Reliquary
✔ The Cabinet of Curiosities
✔ Still Life With Crows
✔ Brimstone
✔ [book:Dance of ..."

The Pendergast series is one of my all time favorite series!

[Rachel]

Finish Those Series!
Duration: April-June
Completed: 0/2

1. Little Women (2/3):
Little Women
Little Men
Jo's Boys

2. Chronicles of Narnia (2/7):
The Magician's Nephew
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
The Horse and His Boy
Prince Caspian
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Silver Chair
The Last Battle

I actually avoid series as a point. I don't like committing to one book then feeling like I'm actually committing to 3 or more books even if I don't care for the writing. However, there are a lot of series that seem really great to break into and this may actually be an actual challenge for me!

[Jodi]

EstaAmeliaR wrote: "The Mistborn Trilogy Boxed Set has three books in it and should be read as a series - however Sanderson has released a companion book and called that Mistborn #4. I don't particularl..."

EstaAmeliaR I think with the intention of this challenge, you are supposed to read all books associated with the challenge. The only ones that you do not have to read according to the rules are the in-between books (0.5, 1.5)

[Jodi]

I think I have everyone listed. Please correct me if I don't have the right number of series you intend to read or if I missed your name off the list.

[[deleted user]]

I will sign up for four to start with:

Series Completed: 4/4

1) The Dark Tower Series Done!
The Gunslinger
The Drawing of the Three
The Waste Lands
Wizard and Glass
Wolves of the Calla
Song of Susannah
The Dark Tower

2) Chronicles of Narnia Series Done!
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Prince Caspian
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Silver Chair
The Horse and His Boy
The Magician's Nephew
The Last Battle

3) Mortal Instruments Series Done!
City of Bones
City of Ashes
City of Glass
City of Fallen Angels
City of Lost Souls
City of Heavenly Fire

4) Vampire Academy Series Done
Vampire Academy
Frostbite
Shadow Kiss
Blood Promise
Spirit Bound
Last Sacrifice

[Natalie]

A different group I'm in does a similar challenge, but not till the last quarter of the year. I'd love another reason to motivate me to finish a few series off in the meantime.

SECOND QUARTER CHALLENGE: FINISH THOSE SERIES!
Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2014

Completed 6 out of 7 series

Witches of Elieanan
6/29 6/29

Percy Jackson
4/5 6/15

Sky Chasers
4/5 4/29

The Giver
6/9 6/11 6/26

Pit Dragon Chronicles
6/28

Dragon Diaries
5/24

Black Dagger Brotherhood
4/2 4/6 4/23 5/18 5/24 6/5

[Claire]

Jodi wrote: "@Claire the series does count if there is a book coming out in May. As long as there are three books in the series and you have read all of the books published before the end of the quarter that is..."

Thanks, Jodi, that would make three.

[Adriana]

Love this challenge :D


The Lying Game


Half Upon a Time


The Keeper's Trilogy


Matched

[Clare L]

I will sign up for 3 series, and a partial 4th (I don't think it counts but it will give me the added drive to finish it... been putting it off). So three for me!

Finished: 3/3

1) Chronicles of Narnia (7/7)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Prince Caspian
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Silver Chair
The Horse and His Boy
The Magician's Nephew
The Last Battle

2) Odd Thomas Series (4/6)
Odd Thomas
Forever Odd
Brother Odd
Odd Hours
Odd Apocalypse
Deeply Odd

3) Chaos Walking Series(1/3)
The Knife of Never Letting Go
The Ask and the Answer
Monsters of Men
......
4) The Dark Tower Series(7/7)

[Theresa~OctoberLace]

Jodi, I'm editing this post so I have one spot for my series. I started committing to 2 but let's bump it up to 3.

My first series was A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin. When this challenge started, I had read 4 of the 5 books published:
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Series finished 3/27/14

The Poisoned Pilgrim is the 4th and most recent book of The Hangman's Daughter series by Oliver Pötzsch. I've read the other 3, so this will be easy to finish.
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William Shakespeare's War of the Roses series series has 8 books (plays), of which I'd read the first. Finished #2 3/31/14, #3 4/20/14.

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Other series I'm reading include Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time aka Remembrance of Things Past 2 of 7 read, and Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time 9 of 14 read.

[Jodi]

Theresa~OctoberLace wrote: "Jodi, would William Shakespeare's War of the Roses series work? I've read only the first of 8 books in that series and had planned to read the other 7 in the next few months.
[bookcov..."

Theresa, I am so sorry I don't know how I didn't see you! I have you on the list now. I don't see why Shakespeare's plays won't work. Go for it.

By the way, how is the Hangman's Daughter series? I have the first book but haven't read it yet.

[Theresa~OctoberLace]

Jodi, I just figured my posts were vague and you were waiting for me to firm it up. The Hangman's Daughter series is okay for an easy read. All the books are free on Kindle if you have Amazon Prime.

[Jodi]

@Kelsi, for sure read The Mortal Instruments. I loved that series. I think the last one is supposed to come out in May.

As for your other question about The Black Jeweles Trilogy, Kara can you answer that. It was originally published as a trilogy but now there are 9 books in the series. Does Kelsi have to read all 9 when it was originally published as a trilogy? I have a feeling the answer will be yes, but we will see. EstaAmeliaR, this question would pertain to you too.

[Ari]

Hi! Sign me up for 4 series.

Completed 4/4

1. The Fallen Series-Lauren Kate- 4/4 done 6/10/14

Fallen
Torment
Passion
finished

2. The Selection Series- 3/3

The Selection
The Elite- done 6/16/14
The One- done 6/17/14

3. Delirium Series- 3/3

Delirium
Pandemonium


4. The Bronze Horseman series 3/3
The Bronze Horseman
Tatiana and Alexander
The Summer Garden done 6/5/14

[Sarah]

I'd like to take part in this one but I'm not sure how many I'm going to get done. I have 5 series that I'd like to complete - most with 1 book outstanding.

[Eggp]

I'll go for 3 series, with 6 unread books. Thanks, Jodi!


Second Quarter Challenge, April 01 - June 30
Finish Those Series!
Completed: 3/3 series

MaddAddam Trilogy - 3/3 - Completed 07 June
#1 - Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood - 11 Apr 2014, 3/5
#2 - The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood - 06 May 2014, 4/5
#3 - MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood - 07 Jun 2014, 2/5

Millennium Series - 3/3 - Completed 02 June
#1 - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson - 21 Mar 2014, 4/5
#2 - The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson - 14 Apr 2014, 4/5
#3 - The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson - 02 Jun 2014, 5/5

Silo Series - 3/3 - Completed 08 May
#1 - Wool Omnibus by Hugh Howey - 27 Nov 2013, 4/5
#2 - Shift by Hugh Howey - 07 Jan 2014, 4/5
#3 - Dust by Hugh Howey - 08 May 2014, 3/5

[Jojobean]

SECOND QUARTER CHALLENGE: FINISH THOSE SERIES!
Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2014
# of series:

1. Blood of Eden (2/3)
~ 5/11/14

2. Medusa Girls (2/3)


3. Divergent (1/3)



4. Zom-B (6/7)
~ 4/15/14

[Deyara]

Challenge: SECOND QUARTER CHALLENGE: FINISH THOSE SERIES!
Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2014
Details: Finish 3 series

Complete: 1/3 series

✔1. Deadly by Cynthia Eden
Deadly Heat Apr 21, 2014 ★★★★
Deadly Lies Apr 23, 2014 ★★★★

2. Demonica by Larissa Ione
Ecstasy Unveiled Apr 17, 2014 ★★★★★
Sin Undone

3. Immortal Guardians by Dianne Duvall
Phantom Shadows
Predatory
Darkness Rises

✔:

[Sydney]

I have sooooo many series that I want to read!! It's so hard to choose, but I'll start with 2 series, thanks!

[Sydney]

Actually I'll update to 4 series for now!

1. The Legend Series
Legend
Prodigy
Champion
Completed: 0/3

2. The Darkest Minds Series
The Darkest Minds
Never Fade
Book 3 to be released Fall 2014
Completed: 0/2

3. The Delirium Series
Delirium
Pandemonium
Requiem
Completed: 0/3

4. The Giver Series
The Giver
Gathering Blue
Messenger
Son
Completed: 2/4

[Melissa]

SECOND QUARTER CHALLENGE: FINISH THOSE SERIES!

I'm going to go for 4:

1. Sookie Stackhouse Series by Charlaine Harris

Dead Until Dark
Living Dead in Dallas
Club Dead
Dead to the World
Dead as a Doornail
Definitely Dead
All Together Dead
From Dead to Worse
Dead and Gone
Dead in the Family
Dead Reckoning
Deadlocked
Dead Ever After


Completed: 11/13

2. Pretty Little Liars Series by Sara Shepherd

Pretty Little Liars
Flawless
Perfect
Unbelievable
Killer
Wicked
Wanted
Heartless
Twisted
Ruthless
Stunning
Burned
Pretty Little SecretsCrushed
Deadly
Ali's Pretty Little Lies



Completed: 2/16


3. The Giver Series

The Giver
Gathering Blue
Messenger
Son



Completed: 1/4

4. Divergent Series

Divergent
Insurgent
Allegiant



Completed: 1/3

[Jodi]

I think I have everyone here and their goals up to date. Welcome all. I am looking forward to finishing off some of my series. It is crazy how many series I have on the go!

[Pat]

I will do 1 series. I have 2 books to finish it.I will come back to this post to enter the series and author.

Series: The Sisterhood by Fern Michaels

#21 in series Gotcha!

#22 in series Blindsided by Fern Michaels

[Aislinn]

Oh, good. There are a few series I need to get back to and try to finish, so this will help me do that. I need to check my list, but I plan on starting with 2 series, and we'll see how that goes.

Life Lessons (4/4)
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica (1/7)
✔