February Serial Reader Challenge

[Nell]

FEBRUARY SERIAL READER CHALLENGE



To participate in the February challenge:

♦Post five series that you want to read in this thread.

♦It can be a new or an on-going series.

♦There must be at least two unread books in the series.

♦You may re-post a series chosen before as long as there are two books left to read.

♦Post two or more covers of the books you have not read.

♦Post now through January 20th.

♦Remember to come back and select a series for your partner by January 25th.

New to the challenge? The thread for challenge guidelines and questions is here

Comments on this thread will be limited to members posting series between now and the 20th. After pairs are selected, the thread is open for discussion.

[Nell]

Participants / Pairs:

√Hilary picks for Marisa
√Kay picks for Anne
√Julesy picks for Stacie
√Kelsi picks for Hilary
√Linda C picks for Anna Catharina
√Louise picks for Caroline
√Jill G picks for Randa
√Katrina picks for Jill G
√Marisa picks for Sue
√Mary W picks for Helen
Jill T picks for Karen
√Anne picks for Julesy
√Karen picks for Kelsi
Caroline picks for Connie
√Randa picks for Jill T
√Helen picks for Louise
√Connie picks for Katrina
√Lori picks for Mary W
√Stacie picks for Linda C
√Anna Catharina picks for Kay
√Sue picks for Lori

[Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review), Co-Moderator, Featured Series]

Thank you Nell :)
Hilary's Picks for February are

by Jana Deleon

by Chrystle Fiedler

by Joyce Lavene

by Edith Maxwell

by Susannah Hardy

[Kay (Brigidsmomma)]

Kay (Brigidsmomma)'s February 2016 Serial Reader Challenge

I pick Coffeehouse series by Cleo Coyle for Anne

Anna Catherina picks Scrappy Librarian for me!

Scrappy Librarian:


Theme Park Mysteries:


Poppy Peters:


Miranda Vaughn Mysteries:


Microbrew Mysteries:

[Julesy]

Count me in, although it may be tough as men's college basketball really kicks into gear during February. :-P

Savannah Reid series by G.A. McKevett (series to catch up on)


Flower Shop series by Kate Collins (series to catch up on)


Kate Turner, DVM series by Eileen Brady (new series)


Patience Price series by Julie Anne Lindsey (new series)


Gunn Zoo Mystery series by Betty Webb (new series)


Julesy picks for Stacie
Anne picks for Julesy

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I'm in!

Cupcake Bakery Mystery


Amelia Peabody


Sugar Maple


Far Wychwood


Chronicles of Brother Cadfael

[Linda C]

My picks

Lucy Valentine - Heather Webber


Lady Arianna Hedly - Andrea Penrose


Aunt Dimity - Nancy Atherton


Agatha Raisin - M. C. Beaton


Allison Aldridge - Helen Goodman

[Louise]

My picks


1. Housewife Assassins Handbook


2. Agatha Raisin


3. Cedar Bay


4. Dead Red


5. Hetta Coffey

[Marisa]

I'll try it again this month, with some series I want to catch:


Danger Cove Quilting Mystery by Gin Jones



Mystic Notch Cozy Mystery by Leighann Dobbs




Microbrewery mysteries by Belle Knudson



Bonnie Pinkwater Mystery by Robert Spiller



Aurora Anderson Mysteries by Sybil Johnson

[Nell]

Jill G's choices:


Miranda James, Cat in the Stacks


Connie Archer, Soup Lover's Mysteries


Laurien Berenson, Melanie Travis
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Kate Carlisle, Bibliophile Mystery


Victoria Hamilton, Vintage Kitchen

[Nell]

Katrina choices:


Wine Country Mysteries by Ellen Crosby


Lady Darby Series by Anna Lee Huber


The Kings Hounds by Martin Jensen


White Trash Zombie Series by Diana Rowland


Psychic Eye Mysteries by Victoria Laurie

[Mary]

This month I think I will try some new series:

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Mary W

[Jill]

I'm in...Continue on with the series that I've already started and are catching up on

Rhys Bowen's Her Royal Spyness:


Rhys Bowen's Molly Murphy (Her new one just came out, so it looks like she will be continuing on with the series, yeah!!!!!!)


Chris Cavender: Pizza Series


Maggie Sefton Knit Shop Series:


E. J. Copperman Ghost Series:

[Anne]

Carolyn Hart


Kerry Greenwood



Cleo Coyle


Jessica Fletcher


Emily Brightwell

[Randa]

I'm in. All new series for me:

Julia Spenser Fleming Adirondack mystery



Laura Alden pta mystery series


Jeffrey Cohen aspergers mystery


Maia chance fairy tale murder mystery


Maureen jennings detective inspector tom tyler

[Nell]

Caroline's choices:


Kate Collins, Flower Shop Mysteries


Charlaine Harris, Aurora Teagarden


Rachelle Christensen, Wedding Planner Mystery


Connie Archer, Soup Lover's Mysteries

[Nell]

Helen's choices:


Donna Leon, Commissario Brunetti


Mary Daheim, Emma Lord


Nancy Atherton, Aunt Dimity
...

Blaize Clement, Dixie Hemingway


JoAnna Carl. Chocoholic Mystery

[Connie N.]

Definitely count me in.

White House Chef Mystery - Julie Hyzy (ongoing)


Chet and Bernie Mystery - Spencer Quinn (ongoing)


Chloe Ellefson Mystery - Kathleen Ernst (new to me)


Bewitching Mystery - Madelyn Alt (new to me)


Stephanie Plum - Janet Evanovich (ongoing)

[Lori]

Okay, going to try this for the first time.

Here are my book choices
Molly Murphy mystery series


Daisy Dalrymple


White House Chef


Hannah Swenson


Bibliophile Mystery

[Stacie]

I'm in again!

Bakeshop Mystery series by Ellie Alexander


Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery by Ellery Adams


Food Lover's Village by Leslie Ann Budewitz


Chocolate Covered Mystery by Kathy Aarons


Chocolate Whisperer Mystery by Colette London

[Anna Catharina]

My choices:

Georgette Heyer: Inspector Hemingway Mystery (new to me)


M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin Mystery


Emilie Richards: Murder is Ministry Mystery (new to me)


Marie Pellissier: Housekeeper Lucie (new to me)


Rebecca Michéle: Mabel Clarence Mystery

[Sue]

Here are Sue's choices:

Georgette Heyer (also new to me!)


Randy Wayne White


Judith Van Gieson's Neil Hamel series


Rebecca M. Hale


J.A. Jance

[Nell]

Welcome to all new and returning serial readers. The pairs are listed in msg #2 Please post a choice for your partner as soon as possible.

[Anna Catharina]

@Kay

I pick the "Scrappy librarian" for you, because I think it sounds really good (and I'm a librarian at real life). I hope, you like it :)

[Julesy]

Thank you, Nell.

Stacie - Looks like you have all culinary cozies this month. All very intriguing and I've read one of those series. It was tough to pick since I love culinary cozies, but I pick the Bakeshop Mystery series by Ellie Alexander for you. Enjoy!

[Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review), Co-Moderator, Featured Series]

Marisa I pick the Microbrewery Mysteries for you, I keep meaning to read these so I will be interested to know what you think!

[Connie N.]

Connie picks for Katrina

Katrina, I haven't read any of your series, so it was difficult to choose. But since my husband and I went on a wine country tour (in Napa) last year, I'm going to go with the Wine Country Mysteries by Ellen Crosby. I mean, it's an excellent subject, so they ought to be good, right? Enjoy!

[Lori]

Mary W.

I pick the Markham Sister Cozy Mysteries for you. I haven't read any of these but the summary looks interesting. Hope you enjoy.

Lori

[Mary]

Lori wrote: "Mary W.

I pick the Markham Sister Cozy Mysteries for you. I haven't read any of these but the summary looks interesting. Hope you enjoy.

Lori"

Thanks, Lori they are new to me also, but they look good, so I am ready to look into them.

I am ready to start something new!

Mary

[Mary]

Helen,

I am picking Chocoholic Mystery for you because it sounds delicious. Hope you enjoy!

Mary W

[Kay (Brigidsmomma)]

Anna Catharina wrote: "@Kay

I pick the "Scrappy librarian" for you, because I think it sounds really good (and I'm a librarian at real life). I hope, you like it :)"

Thanks Anna Catharina. I have been wanting to start this series and this is the perfect excuse!

[Kay (Brigidsmomma)]

@Anne,

Lots of choices to make... unnnn. Coffehouse series by Cleo Coyle because coffeehouses just seem to go with reading!

[Sue]

@Lori, tough choices! I will pick the White House Chef series for Lori, as that's one I've been wanting to read. I'll be interested to learn what you think.

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Hi Hilary,

I pick the Ghost In Law series for you. Enjoy!

[Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review), Co-Moderator, Featured Series]

Kelsi wrote: "Hi Hilary,

I pick the Ghost In Law series for you. Enjoy!"

Thank you Kelsi!

[Jill]

H Randa
I pick the Pta series for you. I'm not familiar with this series hope u enjoy it.

[Louise]

@Caroline I pick for you Soup Lover's Mystery

[Lori]

Sue wrote: "@Lori, tough choices! I will pick the White House Chef series for Lori, as that's one I've been wanting to read. I'll be interested to learn what you think."

I'm excited to get going. I haven't read that series in awhile and am sad to find out its ending so I will be nice to get back in touch with a favorite.

[Marisa]

Sue, I choose Georgette Heyer for you, a very nice writer. I hope you like it.

[Marisa]

Hilary, thank you. I read the first one and I liked it, so I was interested in keeping with the series.

[Helen]

Mary, thank you for choosing the chocoholic mysteries. I have now found them in 2 Australian second-hand bookshops. A new series I was not previously aware of.

[Helen]

Louise, I'm choosing Josie Brown's Housewife assassins for you, because they sound like a fun read.

[Lori]

Helen wrote: "Mary, thank you for choosing the chocoholic mysteries. I have now found them in 2 Australian second-hand bookshops. A new series I was not previously aware of."

I love this series. I hope you enjoy them they are a blast.

[Linda C]

Linda C picks for Anna Catharina


I'm picking Marie Pellissier: Housekeeper Lucie series for you. Something new to try

[Sue]

Marisa wrote: "Sue, I choose Georgette Heyer for you, a very nice writer. I hope you like it."

Thanks, Marisa! I look forward to it!

[Stacie]

Linda C., for you I choose the Lady Arianna Hedly series by Andrea Penrose. I've had this on my list since they were released and haven't gotten around to them. Anxious to hear how you like them.

[Linda C]

Stacie wrote: "Linda C., for you I choose the Lady Arianna Hedly series by Andrea Penrose. I've had this on my list since they were released and haven't gotten around to them. Anxious to hear how you like them."

Thanks Stacie! These look interesting.

[Anne]

Julesy for you I pick the Flower Shop mysteries. I have read several of them and enjoy them.

[Anne]

Kay (Brigidsmomma) wrote: "@Anne,

Lots of choices to make... unnnn. Coffehouse series by Cleo Coyle because coffeehouses just seem to go with reading!"

Thank you, I will order the books from the library

[Julesy]

Anne wrote: "Julesy for you I pick the Flower Shop mysteries. I have read several of them and enjoy them."

Wonderful! Thank you, Anne. I am very much looking forward to being able to catch up on this series. I am 6 books behind in this series!