February '19 Serial Reader Challenge

[Nell]

FEBRUARY '19 SERIAL READER CHALLENGE

Color of the Month: Sheer Lilac - Inspiring, Imaginative, Progressive

Lilac enhances spirituality and compassion.

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 24th...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.

Challenge participants are advised to have their GR account set to accept personal messages so the moderator can contact you.

[Nell]

Participant / Pairs:


❤Jennifer picks for Linda C
❤Michelle picks for Karen
❤Sharon picks for Pat
❤Meg picks for Lori
❤Pat picks for Cynthia
❤Hilary picks for Jeanne
❤Connie picks for Susan
❤Marina picks for Hilary
❤Gary picks for Danielle
❤Cynthia picks for Louise
❤Linda C picks for Jennifer
❤Becky picks for Connie
❤Lori picks for Sharon
❤Kristina picks for Becky
❤Anne picks for Marina
❤Danielle picks for Kristina
❤Susan picks for Anne
❤Barbara picks for Meg
❤Karen picks for Barbara
❤Jeanne picks for Gary
❤Louise picks for Michelle

[Jennifer]

Series for February:

Danger Cove


Donut Shop --


Deadwood


Bakeshop Mystery


Nocturne Falls Universe

[Michelle]

Count me in...
The Cycle Path Mystery by Duffy Brown

A Bibliophile Mystery by Kate Carlisle

Lucky Paws Petsitting Mystery by Bethany Blake

A Kelly Jackson Mystery by Janet Finsilver

A Tallie Graver Mystery by Misty Simon

[Meg]

My choices for February!

Some Very English Murders
Small Town Shock
Small Town Secrets

Savannah Reid:
Cooked Goose
Sugar and Spite

Murder on Location
Death in the English Countryside
Death in an English Cottage

Charley Davidson
First Grave on the Right
Second Grave on the Left

Deadwood:
Gone Haunting in Deadwood
Don't Let it Snow in Deadwood

[Pat]

I am in for February.

Sofie Ryan
The Fast and The Furriest
No Escape Claws

Sofie Kelly
Paws and Effect
A Tale of Two Kitties

Bailey Cates
Brownies and Broomsticks
Bewitched Bothered Biscotti

Kathi Daley
The Christmas Letter
The Valentine Mystery

Rhys Bowen
Naughty in Nice
Crowned and Dangerous

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

I'm in again!

B R Snow's Thousand Island Doggy Inn Series
The Case of the Dapper Dandie Dinmont (The Thousand Islands Doggy Inn Mysteries)
The Case of the Eccentric Elkhound

Linda Reilly's Deep Fried Mysteries
Out of the Dying Pan
A Frying Shame

Emma Miller's Amish Mysteries
Plain Killing
Plain Dead

Tonya Kappes's Killer Coffee Mysteries
Freshly Ground Murder
Cold Blooded Brew

Gayle Leeson's Down South Cafe series
Silence of the Jams
Honey-Baked Homicide

[Connie N.]

Count me in!

Bath & Body Mystery - India Ink (ongoing)


Chief Inspector Armand Gamache - Louise Penny (ongoing)


A Domestic Diva Mystery - Krista Davis (ongoing)


Donut Shop Mystery - Jessica Beck (ongoing)


Mrs. Pollifax - Dorothy Gilman (ongoing)

[Marina]

I'm in again.

Oceanside Cozy Mystery Series by Susan Gillard (ongoing)


Relatively Dead Series by Sheila Connolly


Peridale Cafe Mystery Series by Agatha Frost


Bookstore Cafe Mystery Series by Alex Erickson


Hannah Swensen Series by Joanne Fluke (ongoing)

[Gary]

I'm back for another month. Will finish series postings by tomorrow.

Aloha Lagoon Mysteries by Various Authors
#10 #11

Ivy Meadows Mystery Series by Cindy Brown
#2 #3

Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mystery Series by Sherry Harris
#3 #4

Tourist Trap Mysteries by Lynn Cahoon
#8 #9

Stephanie Plum by Janet Evanovich
#3 #4

[Cynthia]

Ok. I'm in. I hope I'm not late.
Here we go.

Magical Bakery Mystery series by Bailey Cates
#2 #3

Hannah Swensen series by Joanne Fluke
#8 #9

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series by Alexander McCall Smith
#7 #8

Cupcake Bakery Mystery series by Jenn McKinlay
#2 #3

Daphne Martin series by Gayle Trent
#1 #2

My personal theme for February (mostly) is "Nothin' says lovin' like somethin' from the oven"

[Linda C]

I'm in

Cat in the Stacks - Miranda James
#6 #7

Faith Fairchild Mysteries - Katherine Hall Page
#1 #2

Comfort Food Mysteries - Christine Wenger
#3 #4

TJ Jensen Mysteries - Kathi Daley
#2 #3

Southern Beauty Shop Mysteries - Lila Dare
#2 #3

[Becky]

I haven't done this in a while so I'll jump in on February

The darling dahlia series (ongoing) by Susan Wittig Albert
....

Maine Clambake series by Barbara Ross (new to me)
....

Scumble River Series by Denise Swanson (new to me)
...


Devereaux's Dime store series (ongoing) by Denise Swanson
...

Emma Lord series by May Daheim (new to me)

[Kristina Simon]

My choices for February:

Webb's Glass Shop by Cheryl Hollon (new to me)
#1 #2

Lady Arianna by Andrea Penrose (ongoing)
#2 #3

Key West Food Critic by Lucy Burdette (ongoing)
#6 #7

Meg Langslow by Donna Andrews (ongoing)
#4 #5

Library Lover's by Jenn McKinlay (new to me)
#1 #2

[Anne]

I am Hubbert & Lil


Death on Demand



Tea Shop Mysteries


Hamish MacBeth


Aurora Teagarden

[Danielle]

I'M IN :)

Cat Cafe Mysteries


Witch City Mysteries


A Magical Bookshop Mysteries


Wishcraft Mysteries


Witch's Cat Mysteries

[Susan]

February pairs. and yes there is theme
Wind River reservation mysteries by Margaret Coel

Cadfael mysteries by Ellis Peters

The Grantchester mysteries by James Runcie

Sister Frevisse mysteries by Margaret Frazer

Max Tudor mysteries by G.M. Mallet

[Barbara]

Since I started a new series last month (and February is the second month), this month's theme will be "Two to Go." I have only two books remaining in each of these series to be fully caught up:

Hampton's Home and Gardens by Kathleen Bridge (ongoing):
2. 3.

Callie's Kitchen by Jenny Kales (ongoing):
3. 4.

House of Secrets by Marta Perry (ongoing):
2. 3.

Pendergast by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (ongoing):
16. 17.

Chef-to-Go Mysteries by Denise Swanson (new):
1. 2.

[Karen]

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

[Sharon]

Here are my February picks. (Thanks for the reminder, Nell.)
The first four are new:
Jenn McKinlay Library Lovers
Books Can Be Deceiving, Due or Die

Marty Wingate Birds of a Feather
The Rhyme of the Magpie, Empty Nest

Sherry Thomas Lady Sherlock
A Study in Scarlet Women, A Conspiracy in Belgravia

Harper Lin Secret Agent Granny
Granny's Got a Gun, Granny Undercover

And this is ongoing:
Jacqueline Winspear Maisie Dobbs
Elegy for Eddie, Leaving Everything Most Loved

[Jeanne]

I'd like to rejoin . . . I missed this.

1. Ellery Adams - Book Retreat Mysteries
Murder in the Secret Garden; Murder in the Locked Library


2. Marty Wingate - Birds of a Feather Mysteries
Every Trick in the Rook; Fairwell my Cuckoo


3. Lee Harris - Christine Bennett mysteries
The Silver Anniversary Murder; The Cinco de Mayo Murder


4. Ali Brandon - Black Cat Bookshop mysteries
Literally Murder; Plot Boiler


5. Krista Davis - Domestic Diva mysteries
The Diva Frosts a Cupcake; The Diva Wraps it Up

[Louise]

Me please:


1. Agatha Raisin


2. Ghost In Law


3. Miss Fortune Mysteries


4. Hetta Coffey


5. A Dead Red

[Nell]

Welcome to the challenge everyone. Pairs are posted in msg 2

[Becky]

Connie N. wrote: "Count me in!

Bath & Body Mystery - India Ink (ongoing)


Chief Inspector Armand Gamache - Louise Penny (ongoing)
[bookcover..."

For Connie I'm going to pick the Domestic Diva series by Krista Davis. That's one of my favorites.

[Michelle]

For Karen I pick the Phyrne Fisher Series! Happy Reading!

[Gary]

Danielle:
I haven't read books in any of your series.
A Magical Bookshop sounds like a fun place to hang out, So I pick that series for you. I hope you enjoy the books.

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

Jeanne wrote: "I'd like to rejoin . . . I missed this.

2. Marty Wingate - Birds of a Feather Mysteries
very Trick in the Rook (Birds of a Feather #3) by Marty Wingate Farewell, My Cuckoo (Birds of a Feather Mystery #4) by Marty Wingate"

All of yours looked fun Jeanne but I decided on the Birds of a Feather - happy reading!

[Kristina Simon]

Becky wrote: "I haven't done this in a while so I'll jump in on February

The darling dahlia series (ongoing) by Susan Wittig Albert
"

For Becky I pick the Darling Dahlia series by Susan Wittig Albert. Last two books! Hope you enjoy them!!

[Anne]

Marina,

I pick the Hanna Swenson series for you. I really enjoy them I hope you do

[Becky]

Kristina Simon wrote: "Becky wrote: "I haven't done this in a while so I'll jump in on February

The darling dahlia series (ongoing) by Susan Wittig Albert
"..."

Thanks! LOVE this series!

[Marina]

Hilary, I'm not familiar with any of the series you listed but for this month, I choose ...

Tonya Kappes's Killer Coffee Mysteries

Happy reading!!😀

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

Marina wrote: "Hilary, I'm not familiar with any of the series you listed but for this month, I choose ...

Tonya Kappes's Killer Coffee Mysteries

Happy reading!!😀"

Thank you Marina :D these are a fun and quick read!

[Marina]

Thanks Anne. I just started the first book for another challenge. I look forward to continuing the series.

[Jennifer]

Linda C wrote: "I'm in

Cat in the Stacks - Miranda James
#6 #7

Faith Fairchild Mysteries - Katherine Hall Page
[bookcover:The Body ..."

Linda C, I'm picking the Southern Beauty Shop for you. Those two are on my read-sometime-soon list as well, and I really liked the first. I hope you enjoy!

[Barbara]

Meg wrote: "My choices for February!

Some Very English Murders
Small Town Shock
Small Town Secrets

..."

Hi, Meg! I haven’t read any of the series you posted, so I took a look at each of them. I think I will choose Some Very English Murders for you. The premise — a middle-aged woman retiring and moving to the English countryside — reminds me of the Agatha Raisin series, but this one has a dog (a definite plus for me)! I do hope you enjoy reading them.

[Danielle]

Hi Kristina. I am going pick the Library Lovers Mysteries for you. Happy Reading😁

[Cynthia]

Hello Louise,
For you I pick the Agatha Raisin series. I hope you enjoy.

[Karen]

Hi Barbara,
I choose the Chef-to-go series for you. Happy Reading!
Karen


Barbara wrote: "Since I started a new series last month (and February is the second month), this month's theme will be "Two to Go." I have only two books remaining in each of these series to be fully caught up:

H..."

[Kristina Simon]

Danielle wrote: "Hi Kristina. I am going pick the Library Lovers Mysteries for you. Happy Reading😁"

Thanks, Danielle! I'm looking forward to starting that series.

[Louise]

Cynthia wrote: "Hello Louise,
For you I pick the Agatha Raisin series. I hope you enjoy."

I love this series, hopefully I can knock a few more out.

[Louise]

Michelle I'm not familiar with any of your series so am going with

A Bibliophile Mystery

[Michelle]

Thanks Louise, I love this series!

[Danielle]

Thank you Gary!

[Gary]

Danielle wrote: "Thank you Gary!"

Looking forward to your reviews.

[Connie N.]

Susan, I've heard good things about the Cadfael mysteries by Ellis Peters, so I'll pick that series for you this month.

[Connie N.]

Becky wrote: "For Connie I'm going to pick the Domestic Diva series by Krista Davis. That's one of my favorites. "

Thanks, Becky! I've already got it on order from the library.

[Barbara]

Karen wrote: "Hi Barbara,
I choose the Chef-to-go series for you. Happy Reading!
Karen


Barbara wrote: "Since I started a new series last month (and February is the second month), this month's theme will be "Tw..."

Awesome! Thank you, Karen. I have an ARC of the second book in the series, and it always helps to have read the first one first!

[Meg]

Lori wrote: "Since chocolate is such a popular Valentine’s Day gift, I’ve chosen 5 all new to me chocolate themed series for this month:

Hello, Lori! I've chosen Death by Chocolate Series by Sally Berneathy for you!

[Meg]

Barbara wrote: "Meg wrote: "My choices for February!

Some Very English Murders
Small Town Shock
[book:Small Town Secrets..."

Hi, Meg! I haven’t read any of the series you posted, so I took a look at each of them. I think I will choose Some Very English Murders for you. The premise — a middle-aged woman retiring and moving to the English countryside — reminds me of the Agatha Raisin series, but this one has a dog (a definite plus for me)! I do hope you enjoy reading them.

Thank you, Barbara! I had somehow read the 3rd book of this series and was dying to go back and read the first two. This is perfect!

[Jeanne]

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "Jeanne wrote: "I'd like to rejoin . . . I missed this.

2. Marty Wingate - Birds of a Feather Mysteries
very Trick in the Rook (Birds of a Feather #3) by Marty Wingate Farewell, My Cuckoo (Birds of..."

Thanks, Hilary. I've been wanting to get back to this, so now I can.