Pyramid Series Challenge

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Novels Books & Reading Challenges


Pyramid Series Challenge
Duration: January 2013-October 2014
Levels: 9
Completed: 10/3/14

Pyramid Series Challenge #2
Duration: 1/1/16 - 9/9/16
Levels: 7

Pyramid Series Challenge #3
Duration: 1/1/20 - 11/5/21
Levels: 10

Pyramid Series Challenge #4
Duration: 1/1/22 - 11/19/23
Levels: 10

[Marla]

Novels Books & Reading Challenges
Pyramid Series Challenge
Duration: January 2013-October 2014
Progress: 45/45
Completed: 10/3/14

I won't read more than 3 books in any one series for this challenge. This is going to take me awhile, I am quite sure that I won't get done in a year, because I don't think any of the series I am currently reading even have 9 books, and I have to read them in order :)

9th in Series
1. Scorpia Rising by Anthony Horowitz - Alex Rider (9/28/14)

8th in Series
2. Crocodile Tears by Anthony Horowitz - Alex Rider (7/18/13)
3. Nevermore by James Patterson - Maximum Ride (9/13/13)

7th in Series
4. The Everafter War by Michael Buckley - The Sisters Grimm (9/23/13)
5. The Atlantis Complex by Eoin Colfer - Artemis Fowl (4/22/14)
6. Stalemate by Iris Johansen - Eve Duncan (10/3/14)

6th in Series
7. Mr. Monk Goes to Germany by Lee Goldberg - Mr. Monk (7/8/13)
8. Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead - Vampire Academy (11/13/13)
9. Let Me Go by Chelsea Cain - Gretchen Lowell & Archie Sheridan (2/26/14)
10. Darke by Angie Sage - Magyk (5/4/14)

5th in Series
11. Thirteen Plus One by Lauren Myracle - The Winnie Years (5/10/13)
12. Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead - Vampire Academy (3/6/13)
13. Oblivion by Anthony Horowitz - The Gatekeepers (8/18/13)
14. The Ring of Water by Chris Bradford - Young Samurai (10/7/13)
15. Sisterhood Everlasting by Ann Brashares - Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (10/15/13)

4th in Series
16. Four to Score by Janet Evanovich - Stephanie Plum (4/25/13)
17. Fugitive by Phillip Margolin - Amanda Jaffe (4/16/13)
18. Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares - Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (4/8/13)
19. Thirteen by Lauren Myracle - The Winnie Years (3/30/13)
20. Size 12 and Ready to Rock by Meg Cabot - Heather Wells (10/26/13)
21. The Careful Use of Compliments by Alexander McCall Smith - The Sunday Philosophy Club (2/10/14)

3rd in Series
22. Brother Odd by Dean Koontz - Odd Thomas (5/15/13)
23. The Right Attitude to Rain by Alexander McCall Smith - The Sunday Philosophy Club (5/7/13)
24. Journey Through Fire by Maya Snow - Sisters of the Sword (5/7/13)
25. Crispin: The End of Time by Avi - Crispin (4/30/13)
26. Proof Positive by Phillip Margolin - Amanda Jaffe (3/5/13)
27. Lies by Michael Grant - Gone (1/25/13)
28. Midnight Alley by Rachel Caine - Morganville Vampires (11/4/13)

2nd in Series
29. Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare - The Infernal Devices (5/30/13)
30. The Scorch Trials by James Dashner - Maze Runner (4/7/13)
31. Killer View by Ridley Pearson - Walt Fleming (3/12/13)
32. The Forgotten by David Baldacci - John Puller (12/6/13)
33. The Recruit by Robert Muchamore - Cherub (2/1/13)
34. Lost by Michael Robotham - Joseph O'Loughlin (1/19/13)
35. Die Trying by Lee Child - Jack Reacher (10/2/13)
36. Living Dead in Dallas - Sookie Stackhouse (10/24/13)

1st in Series
37. Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz - Blue Bloods (6/16/13)
38. Legend by Marie Lu - Legend (5/21/13)
39. The Innocent by David Baldacci - Will Robie (5/13/13)
40. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare - The Infernal Devices (4/26/13)
41. The Duke and I by Julia Quinn - The Bridgertons (3/21/13)
42. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi - Shatter Me (3/19/13)
43. Sweet Venom by Tera Lynn Childs - Medusa Girls (8/26/13)
44. Cinder by Marissa Meyer - Lunar Chronicles (2/5/13)
45. Divergent by Veronica Roth - Divergent (1/11/13)


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~ Pyramid Series Challenge #2 ~
~ Thanks to Barbara ★ for this borrowed pyramid image
Start: 1/1/16
Levels: 7 of 7
Progress: 28 of 28
Completed: 9/9/16

Time for me to do this again...last time 1/2013 - 10/2014

7th in Series
1. Fyre by Angie Sage (4/20/16) ~ Septimus Heap

6th in Series
2. Secret Life of a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks (3/16/16) ~ Love at Stake
3. Without Fail by Lee Child (6/21/16) ~ Jack Reacher

5th in Series
4. Silver Shadows by Richelle Mead (4/1/16) ~ Bloodlines
5. The Windy City by Roland Smith (6/15/16) ~ I.Q.
6. Brian's Hunt by Gary Paulsen (8/16/16) - Brian's Saga

4th in Series
7. The Plains of Passage by Jean M. Auel (4/22/16) - Earth's Children
8. Mort by Terry Pratchett (6/7/16) - Diskworld
9. The Viper Club by E.L. Young (7/19/16) - S.T.O.R.M.
10. 4th of July by James Patterson (9/9/16) - Women's Murder Club

3rd in Series
11. The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin (1/18/16) ~ Mara Dyer
12. The Sword Thief by Peter Lerangis (2/9/16) - 39 Clues
13. The Faerie War by Rachel Morgan (3/5/16) - Sleepy Hollow
14. Grave Peril by Jim Butcher (3/28/16) - Dresden Files
15. Morality for Beautiful Girls by Alexander McCall Smith (3/30/16) - No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

2nd in Series
16. A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny (1/15/16) ~ Chief Inspector Armand Gamache
17. One False Note by Gordon Korman (1/23/16) ~ 39 Clues
18. Friends and Traitors by C.J. Hill (1/29/16) ~ Slayers
19. The Golem's Eye by Jonathan Stroud (3/18/16) ~ Bartimaeus
20. The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey (3/28/16) ~ 5th Wave
21. Chosen To Die by Lisa Jackson (4/7/16) - To Die

1st in Series
22. Cop Hater by Ed McBain (1/8/16) ~ 87th Precinct
23. Left To Die by Lisa Jackson (1/13/16) ~ To Die
24. To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han (1/24/16) ~ To All the Boys I've Loved Before
25. Wild Card by Lora Leigh (2/2/16) - Elite Ops
26. Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson (2/10/16) - Undead
27. The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (2/11/16) - Cormoran Strike
28. The Godwulf Manuscript by Robert B. Parker (2/17/16) - Spenser


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[Marla]

~ Pyramid Series Challenge #3 ~
~ Thanks to Barbara ★ for this borrowed pyramid image
Start: 1/1/20
Levels: 10 of 10
Progress: 55 of 55
Completed: 11/5/21

I think I want to do thing again, for the third time.
1st time: 1/2013 - 10/2014
2nd time: 1/1/16 - 9/9/16

I originally was going to do 7 levels, but I have 18 of 28 books and 3 of 7 levels by 3/5/20 so I think I'm going to do it for 10 levels.

10th in Series
1. 10th Anniversary by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro (2/17/20) ~ Women's Murder Club #10

9th in Series
1. Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews (1/13/21) ~ Kate Daniels #9
2. Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs (8/24/21) ~ Mercy Thompson #9

8th in Series
1. Vampire's Faith by Rebecca Zanetti (8/26/20) ~ Dark Protectors #8
2. Taken by Midnight by Lara Adrian (1/22/21) ~ Midnight Breed #8
3. Night Broken by Patricia Briggs (2/23/21) ~ Mercy Thompson #8

7th in Series
1. Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward (2/14/20) ~ Black Dagger Brotherhood #7
2. Remembrance by Meg Cabot (2/19/20) ~ Mediator #7
3. Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs (5/16/20) ~ Mercy Thompson #7
4. It's in His Kiss by Julia Quinn (8/20/21) ~ Bridgertons #7

6th in Series
1. In the Company of Cheerful Ladies by Alexander MaCall Smith (11/24/20) ~ No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #6
2. One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost (6/13/21) ~ Night Huntress #6
3. Catch Me by Lisa Gardner (9/25/21) ~ Detective D.D. Warren #6
4. Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb (10/8/21) ~ In Death #6
5. The Ring of Fire by Chris Bradford (11/5/21) ~ Young Samurai #6

5th in Series:
1. Home for the Holidays by Heather Vogel Frederick (1/7/20) ~ Mother-Daughter Book Club #5
2. This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost (1/16/20) ~ Night Huntress #5
3. For a Few Demons More by Kim Harrison (3/27/20) ~ The Hollows #5
4. Of Silk and Steam by Bec McMaster (5/7/20) ~ London Steampunk #5
5. Opposition by Jennifer L. Armentrout (9/23/20) ~ Lux #5
6. End Game by David Baldacci (12/15/20) ~ Will Robie #5

4th in Series:
1. Vanguard by Ann Aguirre (5/21/20) ~ Razorland #4
2. Twice the Temptation by Suzanne Enoch (7/14/20) ~ Samantha Jellicoe #4
3. Body Double by Tess Gerritsen (9/21/20) ~ Rizzoli & Isles #4
4. Underground by Chris Morphew (10/16/20) ~ The Phoenix Files #4
5. Live to Tell by Lisa Gardner (10/25/20) ~ Detective D.D. Warren #4
6. Mine to Possess by Nalini Singh (2/20/21) ~ Psy-Changeling #4
7. The Sword That Cut the Burning Grass by Dorothy Hoobler (4/18/21) ~ Samurai Detective #4

3rd in Series:
1. The Sinner by Tess Gerritsen (1/17/20) ~ Rizzoli & Isles #3
2. Frightful's Mountain by Jean Craighead George (1/31/20) ~ Mountain #3
3. The Sorcerer's Secret by Scott Mebus (2/6/20) ~ Gods of Manhattan #3
4. Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater (2/24/20) ~ The Raven Cycle #3
5. Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han (2/27/20) ~ To All the Boys I've Loved Before #3
6. Still Me by Jojo Moyes (3/26/20) ~ Me Before You #3
7. The Iron Warrior by Julie Kagawa (4/14/20) ~ The Iron Fey: Call of the Forgotten #3
8. The Sun Dwellers by David Estes (5/25/20) ~ The Dwellers #3

2nd in Series:
1. Contact by Chris Morphew (1/12/20) ~ The Phoenix Files #2
2. Trapped by Jack Kilborn (2/8/20) ~ Afraid #2
3. Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver (3/3/20) ~ Delirium #2
4. The Hunt for Dark Infinity by James Dashner (3/27/20) ~ The 13 Reality #2
5. Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon (4/23/20) ~ Dark Hunter #2
6. Hollow City by Ransom Riggs (4/26/20) ~ Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #2
7. Vexing Your Mate by Sara Spark (5/26/20) ~ The Chimeric Mates #2
8. A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (6/7/20) ~ Wayfarers #2
9. Golden Son by Pierce Brown (6/18/20) ~ Red Rising Saga #2

1st in Series:
1. Until Proven Guilty by J.A. Jance (1/1/20) ~ J.P. Beaumont #1
2. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (1/5/20) ~ London Below #1
3. The Littlest Cowboy by Maggie Shayne (1/10/20) ~ The Texas Brands #1
4. His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik (1/24/20) ~ Temeraire #1
5. Thread of Fear by Laura Griffin (1/27/20) ~ The Glass Sisters #1
6. Zoo by James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge (1/27/20) ~ Zoo #1
7. In Her Sights by Katie Rugle (1/31/20) ~ Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters #1
8. The Cove by Catherine Coulter (2/10/20) ~ FBI Thriller #1
9. Skinwalker by Faith Hunter (3/19/20) ~ Jane Yellowrock #1
10. Once Bitten, Twice Shy by Jennifer Rardin (4/5/20) ~ Jaz Parks #1

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~ Pyramid Series Challenge #4 ~
~ Thanks to Barbara ★ for this borrowed pyramid image
Start: 1/1/22
Levels: 10 of 10
Progress: 55 of 55
Completed: 11/19/23

I think I want to do thing again, for the 4th time.
1st time: 1/2013 - 10/2014
2nd time: 1/1/16 - 9/9/16
3rd time: 1/1/20 - 11/5/21

I like the way my first 9 level pyramid looked, but I have a couple of series that I should read book #10 next.

10th in Series:
1. The Spook's Blood by Joseph Delaney (10/13/22) ~ The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles #10

9th in Series:
1. One Shot by Lee Child (4/13/22) ~ Jack Reacher #9
2. Look For Me by Lisa Gardner (6/16/22) ~ D.D. Warren #9

8th in Series:
1. Find Her by Lisa Gardner (5/17/22) ~ D.D. Warren #8
2. Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb (7/26/22) ~ In Death #8
3. On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn (5/23/23) ~ Bridgertons #8

7th in Series:
1. Fear Nothing by Lisa Gardner (5/10/22) ~ D.D. Warren #7
2. Dead Beat by Jim Butcher (9/5/23) ~ The Dresden Files #7
3. Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh (10/31/23) ~ Psy-Changeling #7
4. The Ring of Wind by Chris Bradford (11/19/23) ~ Young Samurai #7

6th in Series:
1. The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison (2/8/22) ~ The Hollows #6
2. Doomsday by Chris Morphew (7/3/22) ~ The Phoenix Files #6
3. Imagine Me by Tahereh Mafi (12/10/22) ~ Shatter Me #6
4. Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh (2/25/23) ~ Psy-Changeling #6
5. The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen (6/1/23) ~ Rizzoli & Isles #6

5th in Series:
1. The Dark Highlander by Karen Marie Moning (1/6/22) ~ Highlander #5
2. Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris (2/28/22) ~ Sookie Stackhouse #5
3. Defy Me by Tahereh Mafi (3/3/22) ~ Shatter Me #5
4. Fallout by Chris Morphew (3/30/22) ~ The Phoenix Files #5
5. The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye by David Lagercrantz (7/12/22) ~ Millenium #5
6. The Watcher in the Wall by Owen Laukkanen (10/16/22) ~ Stevens & Windermere #5

4th in Series:
1. Cold Fear by Toni Anderson (2/25/22) ~ Cold Justice #4
2. Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones (4/20/22) ~ Charley Davidson #4
3. Blood Pact by Tanya Huff (5/25/22) ~ Vicki Nelson #4
4. Apollyon by Jennifer Armentrout (6/1/22) ~ Covenant #4
5. Another Man's Moccasins by Craig Johnson (9/3/22) ~ Walt Longmire #4
6. Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill (10/27/22) ~ Chicagoland Vampires #4
7. Touching Evil by Kay Hooper (11/8/22) ~ Bishop/Special Crimes Unit #4

3rd in Series:
1. Faithful Place by Tana French (1/7/22) ~ Dublin Murder Squad #3
2. The Poe Estate by Polly Shulman (1/13/22) ~ The Grimm Legacy #3
3. The Summer Children by Dot Hutchison (2/23/22) ~ The Collector #3
4. Passion Unleashed by Larissa Ione (3/2/22) ~ Demonica #3
5. Eruption by Ivy Smoak (3/5/22) ~ The Hunted #3
6. Ill Wind by Nevada Barr (3/17/22) ~ Anna Pigeon #3
7. Duel at Araluen by John Flanagan (4/1/22) ~ Ranger's Apprentice: The Royal Ranger #3
8. Blood Lines by Tanya Huff (5/18/22) ~ Vicki Nelson #3

2nd in Series:
1. The Lemonade Crime by Jacqueline Davies (1/10/22) ~ The Lemonade War #2
2. China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan (2/16/22) ~ Crazy Rich Asians #2
3. Body of Evidence by Patricia D. Cornwell (3/15/22) ~ Kay Scarpetta #2
4. The Winter Lodge by Susan Wiggs (4/17/22) ~ Lakeshore Chronicles #2
5. Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire (8/26/22) ~ Wayward Children #2
6. Jackal by Tarryn Fisher & Willow Aster (9/15/22) ~ End of Men #2
7. Fractured by Lori Sjoberg (9/20/22) ~ Southern Alphas #2
8. See Her Die by Melinda Leigh (9/23/22) ~ Bree Taggert #2
9. The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima (11/30/22) ~ Seven Realms #2

1st in Series:
1. Nyxia by Scott Reintgen (1/26/22) ~ The Nyxia Triad #1
2. Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper (2/3/22) ~ Jane Jameson #1
3. A Killer's Mind by Mike Omer (2/5/22) ~ Zoe Bentley Mystery #1
4. Keepsake Crimes by Laura Childs (2/11/22) ~ A Scrapbooking Mystery #1
5. At the River's Edge by D.R. Shoultz (3/12/22) ~ A Mountain Mystery #1
6. Touch the Dark by Karen Chance (3/27/22) ~ Cassandra Palmer #1
7. Lock In by John Scalzi (3/28/22) ~ Lock In #1
8. The Last Move by Mary Burton (4/11/22) ~ Criminal Profiler #1
9. Open Season by C.J. Box (5/10/22) ~ Joe Pickett #1
10. Heartbreaker by Julie Garwood (6/15/22) ~ Buchanan-Renard #1

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~ Pyramid Series Challenge #5 ~
~ Thanks to Barbara ★ for this borrowed pyramid image
Start: 1/1/23
Levels: 9 of 9
Progress: 45 of 45
Completed: 1/12/24

I am doing a series challenge this year, so I am going to start a 5th round.
1st time: 1/2013 - 10/3/14
2nd time: 1/1/16 - 9/9/16
3rd time: 1/1/20 - 11/5/21
4th time: 1/1/22 - 11/19/23

9th in Series:
1. Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb (6/27/23) ~ In Death #9

8th in Series:
1. Blue Moon by Laurell K. Hamilton (11/29/23) ~ Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #8
2. Never Tell by Lisa Gardner (1/12/24) ~ FBI Profiler #8

7th in Series:
1. Touch & Go by Lisa Gardner (4/24/23) ~ Tessa Leone #2; D.D. Warren #7
2. Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh (10/31/23) ~ Psy-Changeling #7
3. The Ring of Wind by Chris Bradford (11/19/23) ~ Young Samurai #7

6th in Series:
1. Deserves To Die by Lisa Jackson (10/18/23) ~ Alvarez and Pescoli #6
2. Carpe Corpus by Rachel Caine (12/7/23) ~ The Morganville Vampires #6
3. The Immortal Highlander by Karen Marie Moning (12/25/23) ~ Highlander #6
4. Cold Hearted by Toni Anderson (1/2/24) ~ Cold Justice #6

5th in Series:
1. Cold in the Shadows by Toni Anderson (3/5/23) ~ Cold Justice #5
2. If I Die by Rachel Vincent (3/7/23) ~ Soul Screamers #5
3. Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith (3/18/23) ~ Cormoran Strike #5
4. The Dark Horse by Craig Johnson (3/31/23) ~ Walt Longmire #5
5. Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning (7/12/23) ~ Fever #5

4th in Series:
1. Lethal White by Robert Galbraith (1/4/23) ~ Cormoran Strike #4
2. Phantom by Christopher Pike (1/7/23) ~ The Last Vampire #4
3. Broken Harbor by Tana French (2/20/23) ~ Dublin Murder Squad #4
4. Firestorm by Nevada Barr (6/9/23) ~ Anna Pigeon #4
5. Talking to Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede (6/15/23) ~ Enchanted Forest Chronicles #4
6. Whispers in the Dark by Maya Banks (6/24/23) ~ KGI #4

3rd in Series:
1. Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo (1/8/23) ~ The Shadow and Bone Trilogy #3
2. The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare (3/12/23) ~ Girl Meets Duke #3
3. The Soul Catcher by Alex Kava (4/4/23) ~ Maggie O'Dell #3
4. The Thirteenth Skull by Rick Yancey (4/5/23) ~ Alfred Kropp #3
5. Wolfhunter River by Rachel Caine (4/18/23) ~ Stillhouse Lake #3
6. Rough Country by John Sandford (8/4/23) ~ Virgil Flowers #3
7. Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan (8/6/23) ~ Crazy Rich Asians #3

2nd in Series:
1. Promise Not to Tell by Jayne Ann Krentz (1/26/23) ~ Cutler, Sutter & Salinas #2
2. The Last Mile by David Baldacci (1/27/23) ~ Amos Decker #2
3. Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn (2/17/23) ~ Legendborn #2
4. Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (2/24/23) ~ The Aurora Cycle #2
5. Undead and Unemployed by MaryJanice Davidson (3/1/23) ~ Undead #2
6. Gone by Shirlee McCoy (4/12/23) ~ FBI: Special Crimes Unit #2
7. Beautiful Stranger by Christina Lauren (5/1/23) ~ Beautiful Bastard #2
8. Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti by Bailey Cates (5/4/23) ~ A Magical Bakery Mystery #2

1st in Series:
1. Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella (1/13/23) ~ Shopaholic #1
2. Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (1/19/23) ~ Legendborn #1
3. A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean (1/25/23) ~ The Rules of Scoundrels #1
4. You’ve Got Murder by Donna Andrews (1/31/23) ~ Turing Hopper #1
5. Billionaire in Wolf's Clothing by Terry Spear (3/2/23) ~ Heart of the Wolf #20; Billionaire Wolf #1
6. Warcross by Marie Lu (3/29/23) ~ Warcross #1
7. Deeper Than the Dead by Tami Hoag (4/9/23) ~ Oak Knoll #1
8. Renegades by Marissa Meyer (4/11/23) ~ Renegades #1
9. Drift by L.T. Ryan & Brian Shea (4/23/23) ~ Rachel Hatch #1

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