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TOTAL: 74
Inversions - 1 (out of order)
The Player of Games - 2
Use of Weapons - 3
The State of the Art - 4
The Warship - 2
Fleet of Knives - 2
Light of Impossible Stars - 3
The World of Lore: Dreadful Places - 1 [out of order]
Die, Vol. 2: Split the Party - 2
Every Heart a Doorway - 1
Harrow County Vol 1 + 2 - 3
Harrow Country Vol 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 - 33
The Skinner - 1
Murderbot 2 + 3 + 4 = 9
A Fire Upon the Deep, The Children of the Sky and A Deepness of the Sky 1 + 2 +3 = 6
Inversions - 1 (out of order)
The Player of Games - 2
Use of Weapons - 3
The State of the Art - 4
The Warship - 2
Fleet of Knives - 2
Light of Impossible Stars - 3
The World of Lore: Dreadful Places - 1 [out of order]
Die, Vol. 2: Split the Party - 2
Every Heart a Doorway - 1
Harrow County Vol 1 + 2 - 3
Harrow Country Vol 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 - 33
The Skinner - 1
Murderbot 2 + 3 + 4 = 9
A Fire Upon the Deep, The Children of the Sky and A Deepness of the Sky 1 + 2 +3 = 6

Vested Interest - 1 (Jan)
Hidden Agenda - 2 (Jan)
Touch Of Eon - 2 (Jan)
The Devil - 1 (Jan)
The Devil's Advocate - 2 (Jan)
Dungeons and Dreamers - 5 -1 (Jan)
Pretty Stolen Dolls - 1 (Jan)
Fish Out of Water - 1 (Jan)
Folsom - 1 (Jan)
The Change: Earth Realm: A Reverse Harem Fantasy - 1 (Jan)
The Change: Four Others: A Post-apocalyptic -Fantasy - 2 (Jan)
Immortal Beloved - 1 (Jan)
Ink - 1 (Jan)
Zel - 1 (Jan)
Chronicles of Arcana
City of Demons - 1 (Mar)
City of the Lost - 2 (Mar)
City of Everdark - 3 (Mar)
City of War - 4 (Mar)
Chronicles of Deadworld
Deadworld - 1 (Mar)
Dead City - 2 (Mar)
Dead Sea - 3 (Mar)
Dead End - 4 (Mar)
King Series
King - 1 (Jan)
Tyrant - 2 (Jan)
Lawless - 3 (Jan)
Soulless - 4 (Jan)
Beth's Stable - 6 - 1 (Jan)
Twin Rivers Possession
Fire Possessed - 1 (Jan)
Soul Possessed - 2 (Jan)
Savage Possessed - 3 (Jan)
The Wings of War
Child of the Daystar - 1 (Jan)
The Warring Son - 2 (Jan)
Winter's King 3 (Feb)
As Iron Falls - 4 (Feb)
Of Sand and Snow - 5 (Mar)
Marriage Raffle Series
Theirs to Protect -1 Feb
Theirs to Pleasure -2 Feb
Their Bride -3 Feb
Theirs To Defy -4 Feb
Chronicles of Midnight Series
Protector of Midnight - 1 (22/02)
Champion of Midnight - 2 (22/02)
Secrets of Midnight - 3 (22/02)
Shades of Midnight - 4 (23/02)
Savior of Midnight - 5 (23/02)
Great Falls Academy
Hide and Seek - 6 - 1 (Jan)
Enemy Tyes - 7 - 1 (Jan)
Prowess Trials - 8 - 1 (Jan)
The Last Bell - 9 -1 (Jan)
(5 - 9 are small books of less than 150, so I am counting 1 for each)
Age of Andinna
The Gladiator's Downfall -1 (Jan)
The Mercenary's Bounty - 2 (Mar)
The Warrior's Assault - 3 (Mar)
The Rebel's Vision - 4 (Mar)
Fae Touched - 1 (Jan)
Have My Baby - 1 (Jan)

0.5 points
The Strange Case of Finley Jayne
1 point
Family Secrets
The Glittering Court
Cinder
2 points
Midnight Jewel
Scarlet
3 points
Cress
5 points
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
6 points
The Death of Faith
7 points
A Noble Radiance


The World According to Bertie : 4
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies : 6
Maskerade: 1
Close Call: 1

0.5 point
* Harland County Christmas: Jen and Brock (Harland Country, #0.5)
* The New Cowboy At Miller Ranch (Miller brothers of Texas #0.5)
* Desert Hunt (Wolves of Twin Moon Ranch #0.5)
* Danger in the Shadows (O'Malley's #0.5)
1 point
* Tiger Time (Alaskan tigers #1)
* Logan: Cowboy Bodyguard (Alpha male master #4)
* Jarek (Dragons of Preor, #1)
* Bad Panther (Alien guardians of earth #1)
* Secret Lovers (Friendship chronicles, #1)
* Double Duplicity (Shandra Higheagle mystery #1)
* Whistlin' Dixie (Tempered steel #1)
* One Gold Heart (Dominant Cord #1)
* Breeder (Breeder #1)
* Maiden Flight (Dragon knights #1)
* The Princess Trap (Dirty British romance #1)
* Abstract Casualty (Shandra Higheagle Mystery #14)
* Elemental Pleasure (Trinity Masters #1)
* Maverick Sheriff (Sweetwater Ranch #1)
* Bed and Breakfast and Murder (Fiona Flemming #1)
* Something Sparked (Sparks in Texas #2)
* The Strictly Business Proposal (Freshwater Bay novel series #1)
* Wild Passion (Wilder Irish #1)
* Dragon Called (Prince of the Other Worlds #1)
* Operation Phoenix (The Drift : Nova Force #1)
* Love in a Small Town (Pine Harbour #1)
* Happily Ever His (Singletree #1)
* Murder In Half Moon Bay (A Jillian Bradley mystery #1)
* When Love Comes (Diamond Creek, Alaska #1)
* An Indecent Proposition (Indecent #1)
* Protected Mate (Catamount Lion Shifters #1)
* Summer Love (Seasons of love #1)
* Spurred (Steel Ranch #1)
* Love's Fortress (Brother's in arms #7)
* Crying Wolf (Black River Pack #1)
* Alien Lord's Captive (Warriors of the Lathar #1)
* Rocked by her Alpha (Lyric Hounds #1)
* Carved In Stone (Art of love #1)
* Cowboys & Kisses (Lenox Ranch Cowboys #1)
* Love on the Prairie (McKinnie Mail Order Brides #1)
*Spring Fling (Romancing Wisconsin #7)
* The Negotiator (O'Malleys #1)
* Reckless at Heart (Kincaids of Pine Harbour #1)
* The Right to Bear Arms (Wild Operatives #1)
* Love Potions (Warlocks MacGregor #1)
* Sir Loin of Beef (Grade-A Beefcakes #1)
* Asher (Inked Brotherhood #1)
* Dirty Sexy Furry (Southern shifters #1)
* Fiancé for the Night (One night to forever #1)
* Treachery's Devotion (Masters' Admiralty #1)
* Lilith Enraptured (Divinity Warriors #1)
* If We Dare (Swoon series #6)
* Nathan's Heart (brotherhood of bandits)
* The Pirate's Tempting Stowaway (Dukes of War #6)
*Fall Fast (SEALS undone #5)
Cyborg Protector (Men of Mettle #1)
* Treasured Find (Shifter World Royal Kagan #1)
* Delicate Ink (Montgomery Ink #1)
* Christmas on the Last Frontier (Last Frontier Lodge #1)
* Tumble Into Love (Diamond Creek Alaska #1)
* Skies of Fire (The Ether chronicles #1)
* Etched In Stone (Magic, new Mexico #4)
* Death of a Dapper Snowman (Stormy Day mystery #1)
* Hot Mess (Into the fire #4)
* Can't Shake You (River Bend #1)
* Going Down (Dive masters #1)
* Incredulity (Romancing justice #1)
* Letters to Caroline (The Talmadge sisters #1)
* Immortal Ops (Immortal Ops #1)
* Arm Candy (Hot City nights #3)
* All Night Long (Black Halo #1)
* Their Kidnapped Bride (Bridgewater menage #1)
* Steal My Heart (Swoon #7)
* This Crazy Love (Swoon #1)
* Where I Need to Be (Club 24 #1)
* The Teacher's Billionaire (The Sherbrookes of Newport #1)
* Rumor Has It (Limelight #1)
* Miss Kane's Christmas (Christmas central #1)
* Burn So Good (Into the fire #5)
* Spark (Galaxy mail order brides #1)
* Something in the Heir (It's reigning men #1)
* Accidental Detective: Book 1 (Amateur sleuths romantic mystery #1)
* Ariel (Nano wolves #1)
* Julia (Mail-order brides club #2)
* Teach Me (Southern nights #1)
2 points
* The Tiger’s Heart (Alaskan tigers #2)
* Slow Burn (Into the fire #2)
* One Gold Knot (Dominant Cord #2)
* Border Lair (Dragon Knights #2)
* The Guardian (O'Malleys #2)
* Let Us Prey (Wild Operatives #2)
* Tarnished Remains (Shandra Higheagle mystery #2)
* Heir Today Gone Tomorrow (It's reigning men #2)
* Michelle's Marriage Deal: A sweet marriage-of-convenience romance (The Talmadge sisters #2)
3 points
* Tigress for Two (Alaskan tigers #3)
* Wish Upon a Duke (12 Dukes of Christmas, #3)
* One Gold Triquetra (Dominant Cord #3)
* The Ice Dragon (Dragon Knights #3)
* The Price of Silence (Finley Creek #3)
* The Truth Seeker (O'Malleys #3)
* The Purr-fect Soldier (Wild Operatives #3)
* Bad to the Throne (It's reigning men #3)
4 points
* Prince of Spies (Dragon Knights #4)
5 points
* Firedrake (Dragon Knights #5)
* Enchanters' End Game (Belgariad #5)
* Fox Goes Hunting (Gabriel Hawke #5)
6 points
* Dragon Storm (Dragon Knights #6)
7 points
* Hold Me Close (Last Frontier Lodge, #7)
* Keeper of the Flame (Dragon Knights #7)
8 points
* Hidden Dragons (Dragon Knights #8)
* Crazy For You (Last Frontier Lodge #8)
9 points
* Sea Dragon (Dragon Knights #9)
10 points
* Dragon Fire (Dragon Knights #10)
11 points
* Dragon Mates (Dragon Knights #11)

The World According to Bertie : 4 (44 Scotland Street #4)
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies : 6 (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #6)
Maskerade: 1 (Discworld #18)
Close Call: 1 (Kate Baeier #5)
The Sunday Philosophy Club: 1 (Isabel Dalhousie #1)

2020 Total: 250
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Fillers: 9
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Fillers: 9



The World According to Bertie : 4 (44 Scotland Street #4)
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies : 6 (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #6)
Maskerade: 1 (Discworld #18)
Close Call: 1 (Kate Baeier #5)
The Sunday Philosophy Club: 1 (Isabel Dalhousie #1)
Die uur van die engel: 3 (Stemme 3)

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Fillers: - 29







The World According to Bertie : 4 (44 Scotland Street #4)
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies : 6 (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #6)
Maskerade: 1 (Discworld #18)
Close Call: 1 (Kate Baeier #5)
The Sunday Philosophy Club: 1 (Isabel Dalhousie #1)
Die uur van die engel: 3 (Stemme 3)
Africa Trek 2: 2 (Afrika Trek 2)

The World According to Bertie : 4 (44 Scotland Street #4)
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies : 6 (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #6)
Maskerade: 1 (Discworld #18)
Close Call: 1 (Kate Baeier #5)
The Sunday Philosophy Club: 1 (Isabel Dalhousie #1)
Die uur van die engel: 3 (Stemme 3)
Africa Trek 2: 2 (Afrika Trek 2)
The Honey Trap: 1 (Peter Ashton #8)
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Volume I of VI): 1 - 1 (Vol 1 of Vol 6)

The World According to Bertie : 4 (44 Scotland Street #4)
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies : 6 (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #6)
Maskerade: 1 (Discworld #18)
Close Call: 1 (Kate Baeier #5)
The Sunday Philosophy Club: 1 (Isabel Dalhousie #1)
Die uur van die engel: 3 (Stemme 3)
Africa Trek 2: 2 (Afrika Trek 2)
The Honey Trap: 1 (Peter Ashton #8)
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Volume I of VI): 1 - 1 (Vol 1 of Vol 6)
The Big Blowdown: 1 (D.C. Quartet #1)

The World According to Bertie : 4 (44 Scotland Street #4)
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies : 6 (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #6)
Maskerade: 1 (Discworld #18)
Close Call: 1 (Kate Baeier #5)
The Sunday Philosophy Club: 1 (Isabel Dalhousie #1)
Die uur van die engel: 3 (Stemme 3)
Africa Trek 2: 2 (Afrika Trek 2)
The Honey Trap: 1 (Peter Ashton #8)
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Volume I of VI): 1 - 1 (Vol 1 of Vol 6)
The Big Blowdown: 1 (D.C. Quartet #1)
The 47th Samurai: 1 (Bob Lee Swagger #4)

The World According to Bertie : 4 (44 Scotland Street #4)
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies : 6 (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #6)
Maskerade: 1 (Discworld #18)
Close Call: 1 (Kate Baeier #5)
The Sunday Philosophy Club: 1 (Isabel Dalhousie #1)
Die uur van die engel: 3 (Stemme 3)
Africa Trek 2: 2 (Afrika Trek 2)
The Honey Trap: 1 (Peter Ashton #8)
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Volume I of VI): 1 - 1 (Vol 1 of Vol 6)
The Big Blowdown: 1 (D.C. Quartet #1)
The 47th Samurai: 1 (Bob Lee Swagger #4)
Indemnity Only: 1 (V.I. Warshawski #1)

The World According to Bertie : 4 (44 Scotland Street #4)
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies : 6 (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #6)
Maskerade: 1 (Discworld #18)
Close Call: 1 (Kate Baeier #5)
The Sunday Philosophy Club: 1 (Isabel Dalhousie #1)
Die uur van die engel: 3 (Stemme 3)
Africa Trek 2: 2 (Afrika Trek 2)
The Honey Trap: 1 (Peter Ashton #8)
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Volume I of VI): 1 - 1 (Vol 1 of Vol 6)
The Big Blowdown: 1 (D.C. Quartet #1)
The 47th Samurai: 1 (Bob Lee Swagger #4)
Indemnity Only: 1 (V.I. Warshawski #1)
The Wee Free Men: 1 (Discworld #30)
The Wee Free Men: 1 (Tiffany Aching #1)

Wayne wrote: "The Moderators must alert me if I am outside the rules please. I just read The Wee Free Men, which is listed as the 30th in the Discworld series and the 1st of The Tiffany Aching series, so I have ..."
Hi Wayne, you can only use one series per book. So if you want to use The Wee Free Men you can either count it for the full Discworld series OR the Tiffany Aching sub-series. Not both.
For it to count as #30 in Discworld you'll need to have read books 19 - 29 in sequence as the last Discworld or your list was #18.
Hi Wayne, you can only use one series per book. So if you want to use The Wee Free Men you can either count it for the full Discworld series OR the Tiffany Aching sub-series. Not both.
For it to count as #30 in Discworld you'll need to have read books 19 - 29 in sequence as the last Discworld or your list was #18.

Thanks Crusader, I will deduct one point. I don't understand the point you are raising about The Wee Free Men being #30. It is the 30th book i the Discworld Series, but I am scoring only one point for it, as I would have for any other book in a series that is read out of turn. Do I have it right, and thanks again for your response. Much appreciated.

Thanks Crusader, I will deduct one point. I don't understand the point you are raising about The Wee Free Men being #30. It is the 30th book i the Discworld Series, but I am scoring only one point for it, as I would have for any other book in a series that is read out of turn. Do I have it right, and thanks again for your response. Much appreciated.

The World According to Bertie : 4 (44 Scotland Street #4)
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies : 6 (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #6)
Maskerade: 1 (Discworld #18)
Close Call: 1 (Kate Baeier #5)
The Sunday Philosophy Club: 1 (Isabel Dalhousie #1)
Die uur van die engel: 3 (Stemme 3)
Africa Trek 2: 2 (Afrika Trek 2)
The Honey Trap: 1 (Peter Ashton #8)
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Volume I of VI): 1 - 1 (Vol 1 of Vol 6)
The Big Blowdown: 1 (D.C. Quartet #1)
The 47th Samurai: 1 (Bob Lee Swagger #4)
Indemnity Only: 1 (V.I. Warshawski #1)
The Wee Free Men: 1 (Tiffany Aching #1)
Wayne wrote: "I don't understand the point you are raising about The Wee Free Men being #30. It is the 30th book i the Discworld Series, but I am scoring only one point for it, as I would have for any other book in a series that is read out of turn."
Sorry, you have it right. Somehow my tired brain read #30 as a score of 30.
Sorry, you have it right. Somehow my tired brain read #30 as a score of 30.

No problem, it happens toward the end of the week, but chin up, because TGIF! ;,>)

The World According to Bertie : 4 (44 Scotland Street #4)
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies : 6 (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #6)
Maskerade: 1 (Discworld #18)
Close Call: 1 (Kate Baeier #5)
The Sunday Philosophy Club: 1 (Isabel Dalhousie #1)
Die uur van die engel: 3 (Stemme 3)
Africa Trek 2: 2 (Afrika Trek 2)
The Honey Trap: 1 (Peter Ashton #8)
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Volume I of VI): 1 - 1 (Vol 1 of Vol 6)
The Big Blowdown: 1 (D.C. Quartet #1)
The 47th Samurai: 1 (Bob Lee Swagger #4)
Indemnity Only: 1 (V.I. Warshawski #1)
The Wee Free Men: 1 (Tiffany Aching #1)
Nick's Trip: 1 (Nick Stefanos #2)

The World According to Bertie : 4 (44 Scotland Street #4)
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies : 6 (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #6)
Maskerade: 1 (Discworld #18)
Close Call: 1 (Kate Baeier #5)
The Sunday Philosophy Club: 1 (Isabel Dalhousie #1)
Die uur van die engel: 3 (Stemme 3)
Africa Trek 2: 2 (Afrika Trek 2)
The Honey Trap: 1 (Peter Ashton #8)
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Volume I of VI): 1 - 1 (Vol 1 of Vol 6)
The Big Blowdown: 1 (D.C. Quartet #1)
The 47th Samurai: 1 (Bob Lee Swagger #4)
Indemnity Only: 1 (V.I. Warshawski #1)
The Wee Free Men: 1 (Tiffany Aching #1)
Nick's Trip: 1 (Nick Stefanos #2)
Asterix in Britain: 1 (Asterix #8)

The World According to Bertie : 4 (44 Scotland Street #4)
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies : 6 (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #6)
Maskerade: 1 (Discworld #18)
Close Call: 1 (Kate Baeier #5)
The Sunday Philosophy Club: 1 (Isabel Dalhousie #1)
Die uur van die engel: 3 (Stemme 3)
Africa Trek 2: 2 (Afrika Trek 2)
The Honey Trap: 1 (Peter Ashton #8)
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Volume I of VI): 1 - 1 (Vol 1 of Vol 6)
The Big Blowdown: 1 (D.C. Quartet #1)
The 47th Samurai: 1 (Bob Lee Swagger #4)
Indemnity Only: 1 (V.I. Warshawski #1)
The Wee Free Men: 1 (Tiffany Aching #1)
Nick's Trip: 1 (Nick Stefanos #2)
Asterix in Britain: 1 (Asterix #8)
Friends, Lovers, Chocolate: 2 (Isabel Dalhousie #2)
Blue Shoes And Happiness: 7 (No. 1 Ladies Detective #7)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: 1 (Harry Potter #1)
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume II: 2 (Volume II of VI)
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume III: 3 (Volume III of VI)
Onsigbaar: 1 (Lemmer #1)
Pigs in Heaven: 1 (Greer Family#2)
Wayne, here's a great tip: You can edit your original post and update it there. No need to post a new list each time.
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We are reading from 1 January 2020 until 31 December 2020.
All books read during this period will count towards the challenge.
There are no tasks to complete but points will be gathered. You gather points by reading books that are a part of a series. For every book that is first in a series you will get one point, for every book that is second you will get two points etc. If a series like Discworld has 40 books you can get 40 points for the last book in the series.
The catch is that you have to read the books in order. If you first read book 3 and then book 6 and then book 1 you will not get full points. For every book read out of order you will get one point.
You don't have to read all the books during the challenge. So if you have already read books 1-5 in a series last year or before and read book 6 in 2015 you will get 6 points as long as you have read them.
Series filler books also count (e.g. Book 1.5 in a series) as long as they are 150 pages or more. Each series filler book gets points that are the same as its position in the series (e.g. Book 3.5 counts for 3.5 points) However, they need to be read in order of the series. Any filler books that are read out of sequence count for only 1 point. Please note: Reading filler books is optional, they will not affect the main sequence of books in a series, so if you read book 4 but move on to book 5 instead of reading book 4.5, you will still get the 5 points.
Re-reads:
Re-reads only count as 1 point unless you are re-reading the entire series in sequence. Example: Book 40 of Discworld only counts as 1 point when re-reading, unless you are also re-reading from book 1 to 39 in sequence.