2019 Series Up to Date Challenge

[Jonetta]

Let's also work together in getting up to date in our series! It's as big a deal as completing one. We will keep our goal at 300.

Here's how it works.

1. You can find the challenge here or on our group home page.
2. After selecting the challenge, complete the information requested, including the number of series where you plan to get up to date in 2019 (it says books here but for this challenge, think series). Where it asks for a shelf name, type in your profile name. Save the information.
3. Go to your shelf and edit "bookshelves." Type in "300 utd" (without the quotes) and then select "Add." This will be the shelf you'll use to track your progress (more to come). You can select another name for your shelf if you prefer.
4. Return to the group home page and select "update my entry" and add the shelf name exactly as follows: 300-utd (or, whatever shelf name you created) but remember to use all lowercase.
5. Click "Save."
6. You've now entered the challenge!

Now, how do you track your series progress?
Whenever you read the last book in a series that you now consider up to date, add that book to your 300-utd shelf (or other shelf name you created). It will be included in the challenge results.

If the series appears to be complete (last book released some time ago, the story feels final, no word from the author about continuing the series, etc.), consider it complete. Otherwise, if there's some doubt, mark it up to date.

Last year, a few I'd tagged as up to date ended up being finished and vice versa. No need to change a previous year but if things change in the current year, you can always adjust.

I've also used the GR "Ask the Author" feature with some success. For example, Robyn Carr answered my question about Thunder Point, letting me know the series was over when no formal announcement was made.

(If an author of one of your series releases another book during the year and you don't read the new book by December 31, 2019, you'll need to remove the last book you read from the 300 up to date shelf.)

We hope everyone will join again!

[Michelle]

I'll be joining. And as I managed to get up to date in 30 books this year ( actually I smidge more than ) I think I'll leave it there. I could always change it later.

[Sharmon]

Edited: My goal is to catch-up 4 series up-to-date.

[Melissa]

I'm hoping to get up to date in 3 series this year.
Rizzoli and Isles series by Tess Gerritsen - Up to date in March

[Lieke]

I only have 1 serie I want to get up-to-date with.

[Kris (My Novelesque Life)]

I am in and my goal is 5!

[Windyhill]

I'm in but I will try for 2 series

[Angela]

My goal is for 5 as well.

[Dana]

My goal is 5 up to date:

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