Serial Reader - 2017

[Mie]

Update msg 6: 17/25
✅ The Folk of the Faraway Tree ⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Kadijah Michelle]

Safaa wrote: "I plan to finish (The Story of Civilization,by Will Durant) series I have started before this year. (#46 books in Arabic language,) b . till now i finished book #6 and start 7"

Safaa, would you like to join the challenge?

[Kadijah Michelle]

Hi All, thank you for your patience.

I have been very ill this year. It started in December, and I'm just now starting to recover. I had a very serious migraine that gave me a seizure which ended up affecting my entire nervous system.
This hasn't really been fair to you all, but I am going to try my best to be more available and update more.

I want to say something about this challenge. For those of you who have posted about wanting to join the challenge, but have not posted a goal number, I have not added you to the participants list. Please give me some goal, even if it's only 5 books, because just asking me to count you in doesn't really follow the rules of the challenge.

Also, when you all add your updates, please list the number of books you have completed. Most of you already do this, and thank you so much for doing so. If you have any questions on how to, please don't hesitate to ask.

[Susy]

Kadijah Michelle wrote: "Hi All, thank you for your patience.

I have been very ill this year. It started in December, and I'm just now starting to recover. I had a very serious migraine that gave me a seizure which ended..."

O no Kadijah, that sounds awful. Hope that you recover soon!

[Tahera]

Kadijah Michelle wrote: "Hi All, thank you for your patience.

I have been very ill this year. It started in December, and I'm just now starting to recover. I had a very serious migraine that gave me a seizure which ended..."

Here's wishing you a speedy recovery! :)

[Nik]

Hey, Kadijah, the last thing we need when we're feeling awful physically is a dose of stress on top of that. So if the other challenge participants will kindly forgive me for being presumptuous enough to speak for us all, please don't worry about us. We're happily moseying along, enjoying our reading.

Thinking good thinks for you, hoping you feel well soon, and hoping you get to rest and enjoy some of your own reading. <3

[Rachael]

Kadijah Michelle wrote: "Hi All, thank you for your patience.

I have been very ill this year. It started in December, and I'm just now starting to recover. I had a very serious migraine that gave me a seizure which ended..."

Hope you feel better soon :)
I have just finished the Silo series by Hugh Howey which I would really recommend to anyone who likes dystopia. This means I am now at 13/25 and message 17 has been updated

[Kadijah Michelle]

Nik wrote: "Hey, Kadijah, the last thing we need when we're feeling awful physically is a dose of stress on top of that. So if the other challenge participants will kindly forgive me for being presumptuous eno..."

Thank you so much. Thank God for Audible! It has been a great friend to me so far this year.

[Susy]

Nik wrote: "Hey, Kadijah, the last thing we need when we're feeling awful physically is a dose of stress on top of that. So if the other challenge participants will kindly forgive me for being presumptuous eno..."

Completely agree!

[Amanda]

Hope you're feeling better soon. Don't worry about the updates. Your health comes first.

[Greg]

Just finished Robert B. Parker's Bull River which is book 6 of the Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch series and the second written by Robert Knott. Robert B. Parker's Ironhorse, Robert Knott's first book to continue the late Robert B. Parker's western series was really not up to par with the other books. His second attempt was much better.

I don't normally continue a series taken over by another writer. The new writer's view point or handling of the characters or writing style or, etc..., usually make enough of a difference to end my enjoyment of the series. A case in point is the Jason Bourne series. Robert Ludlum's books were fantastic, Eric van Lustbader's handling was more like a cookie cutter copy that was just horrible. Don't know why I gave Robert Knott another chance and am rather glad I did.

25/63

[Megan]

Kadijah Michelle wrote: "Hi All, thank you for your patience.

I have been very ill this year. It started in December, and I'm just now starting to recover. I had a very serious migraine that gave me a seizure which ended..."

I'm so sorry for everything you've gone through! Wishing you better health for the rest of the year!

[Catherine]

Updated message 84

17/43

[Amanda]

Update #28

Library of Souls Completed 7/4/17 Rating 3 stars

The Folk Of The Faraway Tree Completed 13/4/17 Rating 4 stars

9/28

[Catherine]

Updated comment #84

18/43

[Debra]

7/23 + Be Careful What You Wish For = 8/23

[Mie]

Update msg 6: 18/25
✅ Hjertets renhed ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Clare]

Updated message 47

Now at 12/18

Not quite going to plan - made the mistake of starting to watch Game of Thrones so added another series to my reading list and A Game of Thrones completed - only 6 more to go!

[Luisa]

update me:

read 2/30

[Safaa]

(update)i finished book no. 7 in volume 2 (The Life of Greece)from The Story of Civilization by Will Duran.it is in 11 volume and 46 books.
so iam 7/46

[Chalmation]

Updated message #26

6/27

[Laura]

Message#43 updated:

I will finish 3 series I have started before this year. (# books = 15)

Chief Inspector Gamache Series by Louise Penny (#s 4-12)
(total 8)
Black Dagger Brotherhood (#s 10-14) (total 5)
Sookie Stackhouse (#12 & 13) (total 2)
Deadlocked

I will start 2 series this year. (# books = 6)

On Dublin Street (3 of 6 in series)
Friday Harbor (3 of 5 in series)

I will read 2 series from start to finish this year. (# books = 5)
If I Stay Series by Gayle Forman
1. If I Stay
2. Where She Went
After Dark Series by Sadie Matthews
1. Fire After Dark
2. Secrets After Dark
3. Promises After Dark

I will read 26 books that are part of a series.
(That makes me an Under the Covers Reader) :)

[Megan]

Just started the Ravenspire series by C.J. Redwine - The Shadow Queen by C.J. Redwine. Quick, entertaining fairy tale re-telling. I liked the twists the author put on the original story. Definitely a few interesting characters. Worth reading! 4 stars

9/15

[Miriam]

Updated message 364

[Kylie]

I've just finished my second series, 9 books in total.
Still no clear idea about how many other series I'm starting... or continuing... or finishing.
But I'm really pleased with completing these two series - although I have a massive book hangover now!

(Message 74 for details)

[Miriam]

updated message 364

[Candiss]

I updated message #38.

Read: 4/6

[Greg]

I have finished He Shall Thunder in the Sky which is book #12 in the Amelia Peabody series by Elizabeth Peters, a series I have been enjoying off and on for many years.

26/63

[Anne Hawn]

Serial Reader - 2017
Update - new figures
Total read 88/132
I will finish _11_ series I have started before this year. (# books)
I will start _4_ series this year. (# books)
I will read _2_ series from start to finish this year. (# books)
I will read _132_ number of books that are part of a series. (# books)
My total number of books is _44____

Select from:
Most neglected:
1. William Monk - 16/23 To read: 7
2. Pendergast - 13/18 To read: 5

Keep up to date:
1. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache 12/13 To read: 1
2. 44 Scotland Street - 10/11 To read: 1
3. Isabel Dalhousie series 6/7 (Probably go back and reread some more) To read: 1
4. No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency 15/16 To read: 1

Start new series
1. Portuguese Irregular Verbs 0/4 (less)
2. Leo Demidov 2/3 To read: 1 Start to finish
3. Relatively Dead Mysteries 2/5 To read: 3
4. Wyman Ford - Douglas Preston series 1/4 Start to finish

I have been trying to read all the missing Hamish Macbeth and Agatha Raisin books, but my library doesn’t have the ones I am missing and they are so short, it hardly seems sensible to get an ILL for them, but I just thought of something. I’m going to Mississippi for 2 weeks and I have a library card for my cousin’s library. Perhaps I could get the books and finish them while on vacation. They usually take under 4 hours of reading and I always allow time for reading, even on a visit. I found 10!!!! So….a new list!

Read in Mississippi:
Agatha Raisin 26 Books: 11/28 - 17 to read (10 in MS - maybe)

1. Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell #11
2. Agatha Raisin and the day that the Floods Came #12
3. Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House #14
4. The Deadly Dance #15
5. The Perfect Paragon #16
6. A Spoonful of Poison # 19
7. Agatha Raison and Busy Body #21
8. Pushing up Daisies #27
9. Agatha Raisin and the Witches Tree #28
√10. The Vicious Vet #2
Love, Lies and Liquor #17
There Goes the Bride #20
Hiss and Hers #23
Something Borrowed, Someone Dead #24
The Blood of an Englishman #25
Dishing the Dirt #26
Total in series 132
To Read 44

I will have to revise my serials list when I get back, but there should not be any problem with reading them over the course of the year.

[Megan]

Just finished the first (and last as I will not continue the series) of a new series - The Pleasure Palace by Kate Emerson. Rather standard Tudor novel. The main character is someone much discussed in Tudor history. The writing was a little simple. The characters lacked dimension. Not bad but not great either. 3 stars

10/15

[Megan]

Just started another series (and cannot wait to read the next one!) - Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor. This book started out very slow and a touch teen angsty. However, once the world was revealed and became more intricate, it got very interesting. Writing was good and characters were complex. Definitely worth reading! 4 stars

11/15

[Mary Pat]

Below is a list of Series Buddy Reads planned for May!

If there is something here that you are currently reading or want to read next month, please feel free to join in! Just post here to join a discussion or request a Buddy Read!

May 2017 Series Buddy Reads
✴ City of Ashes (Mortal Instruments #2)
✴ The Alloy of Law (Mistborn #4)
✴ The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials #1)
✴ The Elfstones of Shannara (The Sword of Shannara #2)
✴ The Wolves of Calla (Dark Tower #5)

[Greg]

Here is another in a series I have been reading for a long time. I have just finished Foreign Influence, book 9 of the Scot Harvath series by Brad Thor.

27/63

[Sherry]

Hi, I noticed that you didn't add me to the list of names. I signed up back in message 78: on Dec 23, 2016 10:44AM.

Update:

14/18 BOOKS Completed ✔
Under the Covers Reader (reads 12-24 books)

A. I will finish 2 series I have started before this year. (4 books)
B. I will start 2 series this year. (5 books)
C. I will read 2 series from start to finish this year. (7 books)
D. I will read 2 books that are part of a series. (2 books)
My total number of books is 18

A. Finish Series Started before 2017
The Sisters of Blood and Spirit by Kady Cross
Sisters of Salt and Iron (The Sisters of Blood and Spirit #2) [Read 4/19/2017]

Wait for You Series by J. Lynn (Jennifer L. Armentrout)
Fall with Me (Wait for You #4) [Read 1/14/2017]
Forever with You(Wait for You #5) [Read 3/5/2017]
Fire in You (Wait for You, #6) [Read 4/7/2017]

B. Start Series 2017
Outcast by Keri Arthur
City of Light (Outcast #1)[Read 1/9/2017]
Winter Halo (Outcast #2) [Read 2/8/2017]

Slated series by Teri Terry
Slated (Slated, #1) [Read 3/18/2017]
Fractured (Slated, #2) [Read 4/21/2017]
Shattered (Slated, #3)

C. Read 2 Series from START to FINISH
Lost Hearts series by Christina Dodd
Just the Way You Are (Lost Hearts, #1) [Read 12/8/2016]
Almost Like Being in Love (Lost Hearts, #2) [Read 2/17/2017]
Close to You (Lost Hearts, #3) [Read 3/16/2017]

Fortune Hunter series by Christina Dodd
Trouble in High Heels (Fortune Hunter, #1)
Tongue In Chic (Fortune Hunter, #2)
Thigh High (Fortune Hunter, #3)
Danger in a Red Dress (Fortune Hunter #4) [Read 2/22/2017]

D. Books Part of a Series
Egg Drop Dead (Cackleberry Club #7) by Laura Childs [Read 2/19/2017]
Illusion Town (Ghost Hunters#13) by Jayne Castle [Read 3/13/2017]

[[deleted user]]

Update to message #7.

Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

✅ #5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 04/27/2017 ★★★★★

18/30

[Willemijn]

Updated message 102
Progress: 2/10

[Megan]

Just finished the 2nd book in Daughter of Smoke and Bone - Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor. Definitely building on the series and characters - a good 2nd book! Nice little twist at the end I didn't expect. Definitely worth watching! 4 stars

12/15

[Laura]

I have now increased my goal from 73 to 77 books for this challenge.
Updated message 285 with the challenge and 286 with the number of finished books.
Now finished 28 out of 77.

[Catherine]

Updated message 84

19/43

[Megan]

Just completed my first full series - Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor. Overall, I really enjoyed this series! I liked the worlds that the author created and the interesting characters. My one critique is that she tried to do just one storyline too many - the book would have been tighter and less chaotic towards the end if she had dropped one of the more complicated and less interesting plot points. Definitely worth reading! 4 stars

13/15

[Rachael]

Updated original message 14/25

[Debra]

7/23+Mightier than the Sword=8/23

[Debra]

***correction***8/23+Mightier Than the Sword=9/23

[Lynn]

Updated Message 35 with the 13 series books I finished this month.......57/100

✔Flashfire (Parker #19) -- 04/04/17
✔When Will There Be Good News? (Jackson Brodie #3) -- 04/06/17
✔The Face-Changers (Jane Whitefield #4) -- 04/09/17
✔Hap and Leonard: Blood and Lemonade (Hap & Leonard #13) -- 04/09/17
✔Benediction (Plainsong #3) -- 04/10/17
✔Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd (Flavia de Luce #8) -- 04/13/17
✔Spook (Nameless Detective #28) -- 04/13/17
✔Wizard and Glass (Dark Tower #4) -- 04/18/17
✔Slow Horses (Slough House #1) -- 04/20/17
✔Parable of the Sower (Earthseed #1) -- 04/21/17
✔Firebreak (Parker #20) -- 04/24/17
✔The Inspector and Silence (Insp. Van Veeterten #5) -- 04/26/17
✔The Crossing (Harry Bosch #20/Mickey Haller #7) -- 04/30/17

[Amanda]

At the end of April, I've read 6/18, Amanda (message 52)

[Susy]

Updated #376:

2/3completed

[Lindsay]

Update msg 22

The Well of Ascension

14/33

[Eggp]

April update:
Goal: 12/18, 66.67%

Starting - 6/4
 06. The Forever War #1: The Forever War - 25 Apr 2017, 4/5

[Kelly]

Updated #60.

10/26 complete

[Brianna]

updated message 30

books read → 31 | 40