Liz is Killing Them Softly 2015

[Liz]

Points:
You will have completed the challenge if you have reached 100 points AND have killed off at least one series.

To remind me of points:

Each series has an assigned point value based on the number of books in the series. In addition, 5 points will be awarded for every book started and finished in the level.

Trilogy = 30 pts base
Four book series = 40 pts
Five book series = 50 pts
Six book series = 60 pts
Seven book series = 70 pts
Eight book series = 80 pts
Nine book series = 90 pts
Ten or more book series = 100 pts

series I have finished
Level 1: J.R Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood series (12 books)

Level 2: Jay McClean's More Than This series (4 books)

Level 3: Laini Taylor's Daughter of Smoke and Bone Triliogy (trilogy)

L.M Ironside's She-King Series (4 books)

Margaret Atwood's Maddaddam series (3 books)

Series to finish:

*Kate Quinn's Empress of Rome Trilogy (2 book read, two to go) # #3 Empress of the Seven Hills

*Lauren Oliver's Delirium Series (2 books read, 1 to go) #3 Requiem

J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter Series (4 books read 3 to go) #5Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix#6Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince #7Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

*Patrick Rothfuss' Kingkiller Chronicles (2 books read, 1 book (hopefully in 2015 to go) #3 Doors of Stone

Michael Sullivan's Riyria Revelations (2 books read, 4 books to go)

Pat Barker's Regenration series: (1 book read, 2 to go)
#2 The Eye in the Door #3 The Ghost Road

Maureen Johnson Shades of London (1 book read 2 to go)

Series I am interested in starting:

* Jennifer DonnellyTea Rose (3 books)
*Kristin Cashore Graceling Realm (3 books)
*Sarah J. Maas Throne of Glass (3 books)
*Anne RiceMayfair Witches (3 books)
*Mike Mullin Ashfall (3 books)

*Patrick Ness Chaos Walking (3 books)
*Marissa Meyer Lunar Chronicles (3 books)
*David Gemmell Troy (3 books)
*Scott Lynch Gentleman Bastard (3 books- 4th released 2015)
*Ray Bradbury green town (4 books)
*T.H. WhiteOnce and Future King (5 books)
*Bernard CromwellSaxon Stories (8 books)

[Liz]

Level 1:
Series KILLED: Black Dagger Brotherhood J.R. Ward - 12 books to date

completed: 1/5 The King Book 12/12

Completed Series points: (10+ book series) = 100pts
Books read in level 1 X 5 points = 5pts
Total Level 1: 105 points

[Liz]

Level 2:
Series KILLED: More Than This Jay McLean - 4 book series to date

completed:
1/25 The Crown Conspiracy book 1/6 (5 points)
1/30 Avempartha book 2/6 (5 points
3/11 Regeneration book 1/3 (5 points)
3/29 Oryx and Crake book 1/3 (5 points)
3/31 More Than This book 1/4 (5 points)
4/2 More Than Herbook 2/4 ( 5 points)
4/3 More Than Him book 3/4 (5 points)
4/13 More Than Forever book 4/4 (5 points, plus series kill +40 for four books)
4/28 The Year of the Flood book 2 0f 3 (5 points)
5/3 The Name of the Star book 1 of 3 (5 points)
5/17 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban book 3 of 7 (5 points)
5/21 A Spy in the House book 1 of 3. (5 points)


Completed Series points: (4 book series) = 40 pts
Books read in level 12 X 5 points = 60 pts
Total Level 2: 100 points

[Liz]

Level 3

Series KILLED:
Daughter of Smoke and Bone Laini Taylor (triology)
She - King L.M. Ironside ( 4 books)

5/28/ Dreams of Gods & Monsters book 3 of 3 (5 points) + series killed + 30 for trilogy
6/5 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Firebook 4 0f 7 (5 points)
6/14 Gileadbook 1 of 3 (5 points)
6/20 Sovereign of Stars book 3 of 4 (5 points)
6/23 The Bull of Min book 4 of 4 (5 points) + 4 book series killed + 40 points
8/19 Daughters of Rome book 2 of 4 (5 points)

Completed series points 3 book series (30 points) and 4 books series (40 points)
Books read in this level : 6 x 5 points each = 30 points
Total level 3: 100 points

[Liz]

Level 4

Series KILLED: Maddaddam Margaret Atwood (trilogy)
Queen of Someday Sherry D. Ficklin (trilogy)

completed:

8/25 MaddAddam book 3 of 3(5 points) + series killed + 30 for trilogy
9/21 All Creatures Great and Small book 1 of 4 (5 points)
Jazzbook 1 of 3 (5 points)

Toppler: Queen of Somedaybook 1 of 3 (5 points)
Queen of Tomorrowbook 2 of 3 (5points)
Queen of Always book 3 of 3 (5 points plus series killed +30)

11/10 More Than Enough book 5 of 5 (5 points- new book of series just released, already killed series in level

11/28 The Knife of Never Letting Go book 1 of 3 (5 points)

Completed series points 3 book series (30 points) and 3 books series (30 points)
Books read in this level : 8 x 5 points each = 40 points
Total level 4: 100 points

[Liz]

reserved

[Liz]

reserved

[Janice, Moderator]

*JR Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood series (11 books read, 2 to go)
#12 The King #13 The Shadows(published March 2015)Requiem

If you read The King in January, you will have completed the series with the currently published books. You will have finished Level One with 105 points just by reading the one book. Waiting until Requiem is published gives you no advantage. You can still read Requiem once it's published as a filler if you need 5 points in another level.

[Liz]

Good point! I should start with The King to complete level one. I will still read the 2015 release once it comes out for a quick 5er in another level.
Thanks, Janice!

[Liz]

Level one and level 2 are planned.... Maybe.

[Tasha]

hahaha ;)

I was thinking about planning mine out too. Haven't yet though.

[Sarah]

Love the title of your challenge!

[Cherie]

Haha, me too. I just saw it. Good one, Liz!

[Liz]

Hehe, thanks!

[Sandra, Moderator]

I like it too!

[Liz]

I must step up my series game! :)

[Liz]

Finally killed level 2. It seemed to take forever!

[Janice, Moderator]

You read a lot of books for that level, Liz!

[Liz]

I know, Janice. And a bunch of book one's. Lol. Not very strategic.

[Liz]

I know, Janice. And a bunch of book one's. Lol. Not very strategic.

[Tasha]

Congrats! I'm trying to finish up level 2 also and reading lots of books too. I think there is a strategy in getting all those reads in bc you really are still pushing through lots of series reads. A lot of these series have huge numbers! For me, even if the levels are slow going, the number of actual series books being read is a lot more than if I didn't have this challenge.

Sorry if that's ^^ written a bit confusingly...just got up. ;)

[Liz]

Yeah, I know what you mean. I really didn't have a lot of series in progress before the challenge started. So I've been taking the opportunity to start some new ones.

I AM finally going To finish the Harry Potter series this year.

[Cherie]

Congratulations, Liz! I know how it feels to read so many books for one level. I did it on my last. I see that you read Oryx and Crake. I have it in my book shelf. Hope to get to it one day, even if it adds another series to my list.

[Liz]

Cheri, I read Oryx and Crake and The Year of the Flood in Level 2. I loved Oryx and Crake, but book 2 was a bit "meh" for me. It had different characters and was told from a different perspective. I'm looking forward to book 3 as it is a continuation of the characters and plot in Oryx and Crake.

[Sarah]

Interested to hear what you think on book 3 Liz. I had the same reaction as you with book 1 and 2. I abandoned book 3 though unfortunately. It is an amalgamation of the characters from 1 and 2. One of the POVs did my head in which was the main reason I stopped, especially as I felt she was out of character.

[Liz]

I think I'll wait a bit to get to book 3, Sarah. Maybe that will help it be more enjoyable. I need to knock off this series, it seems like it was on my TBR forever!

[Liz]

Level 4 finished!

[Tasha]

Yay!! congrats. :D

[Liz]

Thanks, Tasha.

[Tasha]

I'm trying to get level 4 done too before the end of the year.

[Liz]

I wanted to use Lonesome Dove as my last series read- but, I've barely even started it. I'm so bad, but I've hardly read anything over the last month and it hasn't been appealing to me.

[Tasha]

It's definitely a slower start. Part 2 starts to pick up. :)