February '18 Serial Reader Challenge

[Nell]

FEBRUARY SERIAL READER CHALLENGE

February - Full Snow Moon

Since the heaviest snow usually falls during this month, native tribes of the north and east called February’s full Moon the Full Snow Moon.

TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FEBRUARY CHALLENGE:

♦Pick five series that you want to read.

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

♦Post the name of the series and the covers of at least two books that you have not read.

♦There must be at least two unread books in the series. No re-reads allowed.

♦You may re-post a series chosen before as long as there are at least two unread books.

♦Post series now through January 20th.

♦Pairs will be posted on January 21st.

♦Select a series for your partner between January 21st and 25th...sooner is better

♦Next month, read two (or more) books from the series selected for you.

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

Comments on this thread will be limited to members posting series until the 21st. After pairs are selected, the thread is open for discussion.

[Nell]

Participants / Pairs:


√Hilary picks for Michelle
√Michelle picks for Cynthia
√Jennifer picks for Karen
√Anne picks for Misty
√Connie picks for Anna Catharina
√Cynthia picks for Sharon
√Karen picks for Connie
√Susan picks for Danielle
√Jill picks for Jess
√Danielle picks for Barbara
√Angie picks for Marisa
√Barbara picks for Helen
√Anna Catharina picks for Meg
√Misty picks for Sarah
√Meg picks for Jennifer
√Jess picks for Louise
√Sarah picks for Ann
√Helen picks for Hilary
√Marisa picks for Jill
√Sharon picks for Suranjana
√Suranjana picks for Susan
√Louise picks for Angie

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

Cor this has come around a bit sharpish! But I am in again :)

Lyndsey Cole's Black Cat Cafe series
RaspBuried Tort
PoisonBuried Punch

Matthew Costello's Cherringham series
Thick as Thieves
Last Train to London

Danger Cove by various
Death by Scones
Four-Patch of Trouble

Jean Flower's Postmistress series
Cancelled by Murder
Addressed to Kill

Patrice Greenwood's tea shop series
A Sprig of Blossomed Thorn
An Aria of Omens

[Michelle]

Here are my February picks....

Mrs. Jefferies Mystery by Emily Brightwell
#2 Mrs. Jefferies Dust for Clues
#3 The Ghost And Mrs. Jeffries

A Mystic Notch by Leighann Dobbs
#2 A Spirited Tail
#3 A Mew To A Kill

Silver Six Crafting Mystery by Nancy Haddock
#1 Basket Case
#2 Paint the Town Dead

Mattie Winston Mystery by Annalise Ryan
#6 Stiff Penelty
#7 Stiff Competition

A Bay Island Psychic Mystery by Lena Gregory

#1 Death at First Sight
#2 Occult And Battery

[Jennifer]

In!

February Series:

Wicked Witches of the Midwest by Amanda M. Lee:


Danger Cove


Donut Shop -- Picked


Haunted Yarn Shop


Southern Ghost Hunter:

[Anne]

I am in

Hope Callaghan books


Murder on Demand


Phryne Fisher


Sarah Delaney Booth


Mrs Jeffries

[Connie N.]

I'm in for February:

Blackbird Sisters Mystery - Nancy Martin (ongoing)


A Chrissy McMullen Mystery - Lois Greiman (ongoing)


An Aunt Dimity Mystery - Nancy Atherton (ongoing)


Tattoo Shop Mystery - Karen E. Olson (ongoing)


In Death - J.D. Robb (ongoing)

[Cynthia]

Ok. Here we go!
Chocolate Covered Mystery (New to me)
1.) Death is Like a Box of Chocolates and 2.) Truffled to Death

Donut Shop Mystery (New to me)
1.)Glazed Murder and 2.)Fatally Frosted

Chocoholic Mystery (New to me)
1.)The Chocolate Cat Caper and 2.)The Chocolate Bear Burglary

Magical Bakery Mystery (On-going)
2.)Bewitched Bothered and Biscotti and 3.)Charms and Chocolate Chips

Candy-Coated Mystery (New to me)
1.)All Fudged Up and 2.)To Fudge or Not to Fudge

[Karen]

I'm in for February. Here are my picks:

[Susan]

February's choices
Bess Crawford Mysteries (Charles Todd)
An Unmarked grave and A question of Honor

A Gaslight Mystery (Victoria Thompson)
Murder on Astor Place and Murder on St. Mark's Place
A Victorian mystery (Robin Paige)
Death at Bishop's Keep and Death at Gallow's Green
Inspector Lynley's Mysterys (Elizabeth George)
Missing Joseph and Pl aying for Ashes
Maisie Dobbs (Jacqueline Winspear)
Elegy for Eddie and Leaving Everything Most Loved
It's a short month with the Olympics and all. Must read fast

[Jill]

Hi everyone
finally got a new computer so I'm ready to enjoy this challenge again




Sue Grafton




Elizabeth Peters




Country Store mysteries




Post Mistress Series

[Danielle]

Okay here are my five series :)

WishCraft Mysteries [On-going]


Haunted Vintage Mysteries [On-going]


Tess & Tilly Mysteries [New to Me]


Under Suspicion Novel [New to Me]


Lucy Valentine Series [New to Me]

[Angie]

Hi there, I'd love to participate and I hope I'm doing this right.

#1 Tea Shop Mystery Series by Laura Childs

Gunpowder Green

Shades of Earl Grey


#2 China Bayles Series by Susan Wittig Albert

Love Lies Bleeding

Chile Death


#3 Pawsitively Organic Series

A Biscuit, a Casket

The Icing on the Corpse


#4 Roderick Alleyn Series by Ngaio Marsh

Enter A Murderer

The Nursing Home Murder


#5 Lord Peter Wimsy Series by Dorothy Sayers

Whose Body?

Clouds of Witness

[Barbara]

I'm in. All of these are ongoing series:

Agatha Raisin by MC Beaton (audio):
2 3

Tourist Trap by Lynn Cahoon:
5 6

Cruise Ship Mysteries by Hope Callaghan (KU):
3 4

Northwest Cozy Mysteries by Dianne Harman (KU):
2 3

Mainely Needlepoint by Lea Wait:
2 3

[Anna Catharina]

I'm in, here are my series:

Max Tudor by G.M. Malliet (new to me)
Wicked Autumn A Fatal Winter

Frey & McCray by Oscar de Muriel (new to me)
The Strings of Murder A Fever of the Blood

A Black Cat Bookshop Myster by Ali Brandon (ongoing)
Words With Fiends Literally Murder

Agatha Raisin by M.C. Beaton (ongoing)
A Spoonful of Poison There Goes the Bride

Dido Kent by Anne Dean (new to me)
A Moment of Silence A Gentleman of Fortune

[Misty]

I would love to join. New to me series:

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2. ,

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4. ,

Continuing Series:

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[Meg]

I'm in:

Jennifer Fischetto; Traci Andrighetti - Danger Cove
Death by Scones
Deadly Dye and a Soy Chai

Marie Astor - Janet Maple
Catching the Bad Guy
Bad Guys Get Caught

Catherine Bruns, Anne Marie Stoddard - Aloha Lagoon
Death of the Big Kahuna
Bikinis Bloodshed

Leslie Langtry - Merry Wrath
Mint Cookie Murder
Marshmallow S'More Murder

Terri L Austin - Rose Strickland
Diners, Dives & Dead Ends
Last Diner Standing

[Jess]

I'm not late again, am I? :)

Below is my list:


Murder, She Wrote by Jessica Fletcher - ongoing (#1 and #6)


Armand Gamache by Louise Penny - ongoing (#6 and #7)


Flavia de Luce by Alan Bradley - ongoing (#5 and #6)


Roderick Alleyn by Ngaio Marsh - new for me (#1 and #2)


Mrs. Jeffries - ongoing (#4 and #5)

[Sarah]

I'd like to join in for February :)


Coffeehouse Mystery Series - Ongoing

Books by the Bay Mystery Series - New To Me

Library Lover's Mystery Series - Ongoing

Country Store Mystery Series - New To Me

Kelly Jackson Mystery Series - New To Me

[Helen]

Im in again. Still travelling, and won't be home till February, so I'm posting series I've listed before, but which haven't been chosen.


Jerilyn Dufresne, Sam Darling.
Who Killed My Boss?: A Sam Darling Mystery, Any Meat in That Soup?: A Sam Darling Mystery

Alison Golden, Reverend Annabelle Dixon.
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Stacey Alabaster Craft Circle Murders
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Leighann Dobbs, Lexy Baker
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Emma Lord, by Mary Daheim,
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[Marisa]

Hi everybody, although with previous months ongoing 😔, I'm going to try this, changing the books:

Hannaford British Cozy (New)



Scarlet Cove (New)



Madigan Amos Zoo Mystery (Ongoing)



Maddie Goodwell (New)



Sand and Sea Hawaiian Mystery (Ongoing)

[Sharon]

I miss my cozies, so count me in for February. My choices are:
ongoing- MC Beaton, Agatha Raisin, 13 and 14 - Agatha Raisin and the Case of the Curious Curate and Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House
Frances Brody, Kate Shackleton, 4 and 5 A Woman Unknown Woman Unknown Murder on a Summer's Day by Frances Brody
Krista Davis, Diva Mysteries, 3 and 4 The Diva Paints the Town by Krista Davis The Diva Cooks a Goose by Krista Davis
M.C. Beaton, Hamish MacBeth 6 and 7 Death of a Snob Death of a Snob (Hamish Macbeth, #6) by M.C. Beaton Death of a Prankster Death of a Prankster (Hamish Macbeth, #7) by M.C. Beaton
new - Emily Brightwell, Mrs. Jeffries,1 and 2 The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries (Mrs. Jeffries, #1) by Emily Brightwell Mrs. Jeffries Dusts for Clues (Mrs. Jeffries, #2) by Emily Brightwell

[Suranjana]

I am in again! 🙂 These are my choices.

1. Silver Six Mystery series by Nancy Haddock
Basket Case
Paint the Town Dead

2. Hannah Swensen series by Joanne Fluke
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder
Strawberry Shortcake Murder

3. Chocoholic Mysteries by JoAnna Carl
The Chocolate Cat Caper
The Chocolate Bear Burglary

4. Booktown Mystery series by Lorna Barrett
Murder is Binding
Bookmarked For Death

5. Lucy Stone series by Leslie Meier
Mistletoe Murder
Tippy Toe Murder

[Louise]

My choices

1. Mac Faraday Mystery


2. Tony Hill & Carol Jordan


3. Magic & Mayhem


4. Southern Ghost Hunter


5. Peridale Cafe

[Angie]

Have we posted the partners yet and if so, where do we find them?

[Jennifer]

Angie wrote: "Have we posted the partners yet and if so, where do we find them?"

They're usually posted at the top of the challenge, by the participants. Something must have come up: she's usually very prompt! Check back tomorrow!

[Nell]

I'm back guys. Thanks for your patience. I attended a business meeting this weekend then was on a train coming home. I didn't have access to the internet yesterday and got in really late last night. So I'm a day behind schedule on this challenge.

Pairs are posted at message two. Please pick a series for your partner. And welcome to the challenge everyone. Have fun.

[Michelle]

Cynthia I pick Candy Coated Mystery for you to read. Happy Reading!

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

Michelle wrote: "Here are my February picks....

Silver Six Crafting Mystery by Nancy Haddock
#1 Basket Case
#2 Paint the Town Dead

You have some nice choices there Michelle but the ones I am picking for you are the Silver Six books - happy reading!

[Connie N.]

Anna Catharina, I'll pick Agatha Raisin by M.C. Beaton for you. You're way ahead of me in the series, but I've enjoyed listening to the first few so far.
Enjoy!

[Sarah]

Anne, I pick the Hope Callaghan books for you. Hope you enjoy them!

[Susan]

Morning Danielle
Lots of interesting choices there. I pick the Mary Higgins Clark series. I have read a few and found them hard to put down.

[Jill]

Hi Jess
I choose for you the Murder She Wrote mysteries her show was one of my favorites and I have enjoyed the books as much as the tv show Hope you enjoy them as much as I have Happy reading

[Suranjana]

Hi Susan. I pick for you Gaslight Mystery series by Victoria Thompson. I have read these books and I hope you like them like I did.

[Barbara]

Helen wrote: "Im in again. Still travelling, and won't be home till February, so I'm posting series I've listed before, but which haven't been chosen.


Jerilyn Dufresne, Sam Darling.
[book:Who ..."

Hi, Helen,

I haven’t read any of your series before, but they all look interesting. May have to add more to my TBR list! I am choosing the Reverend Annabelle Dixon books by Alison Golden for you. They seem to have a bit of humor in them, which I find appealing.

I hope you enjoy the books. Safe travels, and happy reading!

[Karen]

Hi Connie,
I'm picking the "In Death" series for you. Happy Reading!
Karen


Connie N. wrote: "I'm in for February:

Blackbird Sisters Mystery - Nancy Martin (ongoing)


A Chrissy McMullen Mystery - Lois G..."

[Danielle]

Hi Barbara. I am going to choose the Mainely Needlepoint Series for you! Happy Reading.

[Gary]

RL got in the way of my posting and joining this month. We had to take my older of my two 18 year old cats to the vet ver the weekend. How an indoor cat picks up an infection....He is on the mend, but I was pretty sure he was not going to survive. He is the one pictured in the foreground of my profile icon.

I'll be watching from the sidelines. Happy reading everyone.
I will be back in the March challenge.

[Cynthia]

Hello, Sharon. I choose for you the Mrs. Jeffries series. Enjoy.

[Anne]

HI Misty.

I pick the Slice of Paradise Mysteries for you.

[Marisa]

Gary wrote: "RL got in the way of my posting and joining this month. We had to take my older of my two 18 year old cats to the vet ver the weekend. How an indoor cat picks up an infection....He is on the mend, ..."

Sorry about your cat, Gary. I hope you're wrong about his survival.

[Marisa]

Jill wrote: "Hi everyone
finally got a new computer so I'm ready to enjoy this challenge again


[bookcover:Take Me Home for Chris..."

Jill, I choose for you the Postmistress Mystery. I haven't read this series but I like other by the same author. I hope you enjoy it.

[Connie N.]

Karen wrote: "Hi Connie,
I'm picking the "In Death" series for you. Happy Reading!"

Thanks, Karen, I'm always up for hanging out with Eve and Roarke and the gang! Good choice.

[Jennifer]

Karen wrote: "I'm in for February. Here are my picks:

..."

Karen, I pick the coffeehouse mysteries for you -- it's one of the few series I read every book in as soon as it comes out. I hope you enjoy!

[Gary]

Marisa wrote: "Gary wrote: "RL got in the way of my posting and joining this month. We had to take my older of my two 18 year old cats to the vet ver the weekend. How an indoor cat picks up an infection....He is ..."

I did say he is on the mend. Thanks Marisa.

[Jess]

Louise wrote: "My choices

1. Mac Faraday Mystery
[bookcover:T..."

Hi Louise, I picked the Peridale Cafe Mystery series. Coffee/cafe theme always makes me feel cozy. Hope you enjoy!

[Barbara]

Danielle wrote: "Hi Barbara. I am going to choose the Mainely Needlepoint Series for you! Happy Reading."

Thanks, Danielle! I have been wanting to get back into this series.

[Misty]

Hey Sara, I pick the Library Lovers Mystery Series for you. I haven’t read any of these yet, but they sound great. Hope you enjoy.

[Karen]

Thanks! I can't wait to dig in!


Jennifer wrote: "Karen wrote: "I'm in for February. Here are my picks:

[bookcover:Through the G..."

[Danielle]

Thank you Susan! I look forward to reading them.