APRIL 2020 FWYS Challenge

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

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[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

💈 APRIL 2020 Finish What You've Started (Series) Challenge
🌸 FOURTH Shelf for 2020
Please post your shelves. NO COMMENTS in this thread please. After I post the pair, it will add a link to the shelf, and then you can add discussion comments.

🍭1) Please only post a list of 6 series STARTED OR NOT STARTED.
🍭 3 of the oldest series on your shelf and 3 series of your choice.

*When listing your series, please only list the bookcovers you have NOT read yet.
**Novellas are optional.

🎯It is the Picker's option to chose Option A or Option B!!
2) OPTION A: An assigned person will pick ONE series from each set of your series. (one series from the old set, and one series from your choice set)
OPTION B: An assigned person will pick TWO series from one set of your series. (two series from your old set OR two series from your choice set)

3) You have one month: APRIL 2020 to try to read as many books in that series as you can

*if you don't read your chosen series, it's okay because this challenge is for YOUR ENJOYMENT and to clear them off your shelf.

4) Please try to select for your pair ASAP as we all get excited and waiting is torture to some.

5) After you have made your selections, please return to your original bookshelf and update that shelf with the books your chose and the ones chosen for you.

TIMELINE
MARCH 19th-23rd, 2020: Participants will Post their shelves
*If you do not list a shelf, I will not pair you with anyone
***Cut off on MARCH 23rd

MARCH 23rd-27th, 2020: Pairs will be posted & then Selection of a Series (Specify Option A or B)
*Again, as I said earlier, please try to select for your pair ASAP.

MARCH 27th: Re-picks for those who didn’t get the pick

**MOD ASSIST: TCF Mods Trea, Denise & Lanelle are also around for assistance.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

PARTICIPANTS
Jennifer
Ezinwanyi
Deanie
Sunshine
Danielle Gypsy Soul
Connie N.
Cathy
Karen♐
☘KathyD’s☘
Suzanne
Louise
Kat
EnglishElle
LaurLa
Theo
Chelle

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

PAIRS

☑ Karen♐ picks for Chelle
☑ EnglishElle picks for ☘KathyD’s☘
☑ Ezinwanyi picks for Louise
☑ ☘KathyD’s☘ picks for Kat
☑ Connie N. picks for Deanie
Cathy picks for Sunshine
☑ Deanie picks for Theo
☑ Danielle Gypsy Soul picks for Cathy
☑ Chelle picks for Suzanne
☑ Louise picks for Connie N.
☑ Theo picks for LaurLa
☑ Jennifer picks for Ezinwanyi
☑ Sunshine picks for Karen♐
☑ LaurLa picks for EnglishElle
☑ Kat picks for Danielle Gypsy Soul
☑ Suzanne picks for Jennifer

[Jennifer]

April Series

Oldest:

William Marshall


Phryne Fisher


Supper Club


My Choice:

Alix London


Lowcountry


Jade Calhoun

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

♛ I chose for Louise: When Girlfriends and Detective DD Warren
☀️ Jennifer picked for me: Protector and the Pure Ones

✿ Ezinwanyi's APRIL 2020 FWYS - Series List
1) Protector series by Sloane Kennedy (Books 6-13)
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2) Her Russian Protector by Roxie Rivera (Book 7-9):

3) McClain Brothers series by Alexandria House (Book 1-5):


My Choice list
1) Rogue Files Series by Sophie Jordan (Books 1-5)
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2) The Pure Ones by Aja James (Book 1-7):

(view spoiler)[3) All In series by Helena Hunting (Books 1-3)



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1) The Sentinels by Shannon K. Butcher (Book 2-9):

2) Kindred by Lynn Viehl (Books 1-4)

3) The Administration series by Manna Francis (Book 1-8):


❀ Series Completed/Current:
♛January 2020♛:
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♛February 2020♛:
❀ Series Completed/Current:

☀️ BOOKS READ SO FAR: ☀️
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(view spoiler)[ 1) The Walshes by Kate Cantebury (Book 1-8):

3)The River's Wilde by Dylan Allen (Book 1-2):

2) The Legacy Trilogy by Dylan Allen (Book 1-3):

1) The Sons of Gregor McLeod by Alyson McLayne (Book 2-6):

2) Hoops by Kennedy Ryan (Books 2-3)



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3) The Forever Trilogy by Dylan Allen (Book 1-3):

2) Harris Brothers by Amy Daws (Books 2-5)

4) Briar U Series by Elle Kennedy (Books 2-3)

2) Clashing Colors by Elin Peer (Books 3-5)

2) Man Hands by Sarina Bowen (Books 2-3)

3) Seven of Spades Series by Cordelia Kingsbridge (Books 3-6)

2) Fog City by Layla Reyne (Books 1-3)

3) Irin Chronicles Series by Elizabeth Hunter (Books 5-7)
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[Deanie]

Deanie's April FWYS Books

Oldest:
Rizzoli and Isles - Finished 1 in March (maybe 2 by the end of the month)


Miss Marple


The Inn at Holiday Bay




My Choice
Cozy Corgi Mysteries


The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel


Disney Twisted Tales

[Danielle Gypsy Soul]

Danielle Gypsy Soul's Finish What You Started
Apr 2020 - Series List

I pick Harry Potter and The Elder Races for Cathy
Kat picks The Way Home and The Adrien English Mysteries for me

1) Elemental Assassin by Jennifer Estep


2) Death and Destruction by Patricia Logan


3) The Way Home by May Archer


My Choice

1) The Adrien English Mysteries by Josh Lanyon


2) The Protectors/Escort/Barretti by Sloane Kennedy


3) Straight Guys by Hazard by Alessandra Hazard

[Connie N.]

Connie N's FWYS April 2020

I pick for Deanie: Rizzoli and Isles AND The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel

Louise picks for me:
Private
Private by James Patterson - 4/30/20 ♥♥♥♥

Mercy Thompson
Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs - 4/20/20 ♥♥♥♥

Oldest
Thursday Next - Jasper Fforde


✔ Private - James Patterson


Rizzoli & Isles - Tess Gerritsen


My Choice:
The Cat Who - Lilian Jackson Braun


✔ Mercy Thompson - Patricia Briggs


Cinderella Sisterhood - Olivia Drake

[Cathy]

Cathy's Finish What You Started April 2020

Older Series

Breeds


Harry Potter


Celta’s Heartmates


Choice Series

The Elder Races


Amelia Peabody


Castles Ever After

[Karen ♐]

Karen♐'s FWYS April, 2020

I picked Sigma Force and Parasol Protectorate for Chelle
Sunshine picked Submissive and Coyote Ridge for me

Oldest:

Gansett Island by Marie Force


Steel Brothers Saga by Helen Hardt


Submissive by Tara Sue Me


My Choice

First Wives by Catherine Bybee


Buttons by Penelope Sky


Coyote Ridge by Nicole Edwards

[☘KathyD☘]

☘KathyD’s☘ 2020 April Finish What You Started Shelf

Oldest
Renegades, Skye Jordan


Rough Riders, Lorelei James


Stark Saga, Julie Kenner


My Choice
Boudreaux, Kristen Proby


Montgomery Ink, Carrie Ann Ryan


With Me in Seattle, Kristen Proby

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

As much as I would love to participate this month, our library is closed and I am unable to obtain most of the next books in my series... hopefully see you all in May!!

[Suzanne]

Read this Month:
Chelle Picked Outlander and Sookie for me!

This was a tough month! I downloaded An Echo in the Bone to my kindle but that was as far as I got.

I read and aw well.

***Oldest series *** ******************************************
1. Outlander


2. Sookie Stackhouse 10-13


3. Agatha Raisin


***Newer TBR Series ****************************************

4. The Black Jewels 4 - 10


5. Rivers of London 3 - 8


6. Hannah Swenson


FWYS Series with only One Book left
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FWYS Series that are completely done

[Louise]

April FWYS 2020
I chose for Connie:

• Mercy Thomson
• Private

Oldest Series List
1. Private



2. When Girlfriends


3. NYPD Red


Choice Series List
1. Ivy Nash Thrillers


2. Hetta Coffey


3. Detective D D Warren




Books Read
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Lions and the Living Dead
The Peacock's Poison

February 2020
A Memory for Murder
Whales and a Watery Grave
Private L.A.
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[Kat]

Oldest series:
Carol Wyer


Michael Wood


Angela Marsons


Newest
Karen rose


Alexa Martin


Jana Ashton

[EnglishElle]

I was chosen to read shelf #1 and #3!

Series I Still Need To Finish:

1) The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare


2) Red Queen Series by Victoria Aveyard


3) Cinder Series by Melissa Meyer


4) Bloodlines Series by Richelle Mead


5) Georgina Kincaid Series by Richelle Mead



So far, I have finished reading , , and

[LaurLa]

LaurLa's FWYS Series List -- April


I pick for: EnglishElle
Series: The Lunar Chronicles (Cinder)
Series: The Mortal Instruments

Picked for me: Theo
Series: Spindle Cove
Series: Lone Star Cowboys

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Oldest Series Started

DeMarco Family ~ Janes Graves


River City ~ E. Ayers


Spindle Cove ~ Tessa Dare


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My Choice Series ~ Oldest with 5+ to Read

Lone Star Cowboys ~ Tori Scott


Return to Redemption ~ Laurie Kellogg


T-FLAC ~ Cherry Adair

[Theo]

Theo's April 2020 FWYS

I picked for LaurLa: Spindle Cove and Lone Star Cowboys
Deanie picked for me: Holes and Rizzoli & Isles

Holes

Rizzoli & Isles


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Confessions of Georgia Nicolson

Holes

Gaither Sisters


My Choice:
The Queen's Thief

Damar

Rizzoli & Isles
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[Chelle_Rydz]

Chelle's April 2020 FWYS -

Karen ♐ picked Option A for me with Sigma Force and Parasol Protectorate

For Suzanne I pick Option B - Outlander and Sookie Stackhouse series.

Choice Series -
Vampire Knitting Club by Nancy Warren


Jane Hawke by Dean Koontz


Parasol Protectorate Gail Carriger



Older Series -

Sigma Force by James Rollins


The Loch/Meg Steve Alten

Jackaby by William Ritter



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Stalking Jack The Ripper BY Kerri Maniscalco

Gideon Crew by Preston and Child
House of Furies
Crazy Rich Asians
Kinsey Milhone
Order of the Sanguine
Sleeping Beauty (hide spoiler)]

Series I Finished (Or With One Book Left) But With New Books Being Published -
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Special Crimes Unit Series/Bishop Files/Haven by Kay Hooper
Rockton by Kelley Armstrong
Wayward Children by Seanan McGuire
You Caroline Kepnes
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Other Series I've Started (view spoiler)[
Newbury and Hobbes by George Mann

Knit & Nibble Mysteries by Peggy Ehrhart-

Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake


Agent Pendergast by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

Secret, Book, and Scone Society byEllery Adams

Asylum Madeleine Roux

Pluto's Snitch by Carolyn Haines

Roaring Twenties Mysteries by Mary Miley

Witch City Mystery by Carol J. Perry

Magical Bakery Mysteries Bailey Cates

Lighthouse Library Mysteries Eva Gates

Harper Connelly by Charlaine Harris

Heroine Complex Sarah Kuhn

Warm Bodies Isaac Marion

Coffeehouse Mysteries Cleo Coyle

The Hollows Kim Harrison

Hercules Poirot Agatha Christie

Wicked Years Gregory Maguire

Bewitching Mysteries Madelyn Alt
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Series I Want to Start (view spoiler)[
The Villains by Serena Valentino

Phryne Fisher Series by Kerry Greenwood

A Tea Shop Mystery - by Laura Childs

The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club Series by Theodora Goss

Custard Protocol by Gail Carriger
A Writer's Apprentice Mystery by Julia Buckley

Oxford Tearoom Mysteries
Bookmobile Cat Mystery Series
Bewitched by Chocolate
Book Retreat Mysteries
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[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Louise wrote: "March FWYS 2020"

Louise, I chose When Girlfriends and Detective DD Warren. I hope you enjoy reading. I havent been able to read a book since this whole pandemic exploded, my brain can't concentrate. I have listened to a book while driving but I hope I can chill out enough to read.
Stay safe.

[Jennifer]

Ezinwanyi wrote: "
♛ I chose for Louise: When Girlfriends and Detective DD Warren
☀️ Jennifer picked for me:

✿ Ezinwanyi's APRIL 2020 FWYS - Series List
1) Her Russian Protector by Roxie Rivera (Book 7-9):
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What a pulchritudinous set of book covers you have there, Ezi! I choose the Protector and the Pure Ones series for you so you can chip away at them.

[Kat]

Hi Danielle, i hope your doing ok. I choose The way home and The Adrien English Mysteries . Enjoy

[Theo]

LaurLa

I pick Spindle Cove and Lone Star Cowboys for you. I hope they help to take your mind off things!

[Chelle_Rydz]

Suzanne wrote: "Read this Month:

***Oldest series *** ******************************************
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Suzanne I pick Option B for you with the Outlander and Sookie Stackhouse series.

Enjoy!

Chelle

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Jennifer wrote: "Ezinwanyi wrote: "
♛ I chose for Louise: When Girlfriends and Detective DD Warren
☀️ Jennifer picked for me:

✿ Ezinwanyi's APRIL 2020 FWYS - Series List
1) Her Russian Protector by Roxie Rive..."

Okay, so I had to look up "pulchritudinous". LMAO. It is amazing. I have never seen it before so thank you for teaching me something today. Im not sure I can spell it but I like the word

Thank you for my picks

[Suzanne]

Thanks Chelle! I'm excited to get some of these old series done.

[Suzanne]

Jennifer: For you I'm picking

Supper Club and Lowcountry. All of your series look really interesting!

[Jennifer]

Great choices, Suzanne -- thanks!

[Danielle Gypsy Soul]

Cathy

I pick Harry Potter - maybe you can finish it and The Elder Races because I really enjoyed that series! Hope you enjoy.

[Danielle Gypsy Soul]

Kat wrote: "Hi Danielle, i hope your doing ok. I choose The way home and The Adrien English Mysteries . Enjoy"

Thanks for the picks - I'm looking forward to reading them!

[Jennifer]

Ezinwanyi wrote: "Okay, so I had to look up "pulchritudinous". LMAO. It is amazing. I have never seen it before so thank you for teaching me something today. Im not sure I can spell it but I like the word

Thank you for my picks."

Any ol' time at all. :)

[Connie N.]

Connie picks for Deanie

I choose Rizzoli and Isles because I also have it on my list and have heard good things about this series.

And for something lighter, I choose: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. These sound like fun and have some high ratings.

[EnglishElle]

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "☘KathyD’s☘ 2020 April Finish What You Started Shelf

Hi KathyD,

I pick Renegades by Skye Jordan from your oldest list and Boudreaux by Kristen Proby from your choice list. You're close to finishing both of these series, so I hope you are able to finish at least one of these by the end of April. Happy reading!

[☘KathyD☘]

Kat. . .for April. . .I'm choosing Option A. . .Detective Natalie Ward and Wrong. . .Happy reading!

[☘KathyD☘]

EnglishElle wrote: "☘KathyD☘ wrote: "☘KathyD’s☘ 2020 April Finish What You Started Shelf

Hi KathyD,

I pick Renegades by Skye Jordan from your oldest list and Boudreaux by Kristen Proby from your choice list. You're ..."

awesome! thank you!! =)

[Deanie]

Deanie picking for Theo: For you, I'm choosing Rizzoli and Isles (because it's on my list, too) and Holes (because I've heard those books are supposed to be good).

[Kat]

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "Kat. . .for April. . .I'm choosing Option A. . .Detective Natalie Ward and Wrong. . .Happy reading!"

Thank you

[Karen ♐]

Chelle, I pick Option A for you with Sigma Force and Parasol Protectorate - Love that series title!

Hope you enjoy!

[Chelle_Rydz]

Karen ♐ wrote: "Chelle, I pick Option A for you with Sigma Force and Parasol Protectorate - Love that series title!

Hope you enjoy!"

THANK YOU!

[Theo]

Deanie wrote: "Deanie picking for Theo: For you, I'm choosing Rizzoli and Isles (because it's on my list, too) and Holes (because I've heard those books are supposed to be good)."

Thanks!

[Louise]

Connie I choose for you Option A

Mercy Thomson
Private.

Enjoy

[Louise]

Ezinwanyi wrote: "Louise wrote: "March FWYS 2020"

Louise, I chose When Girlfriends and Detective DD Warren. I hope you enjoy reading. I havent been able to read a book since this whole pandemic exploded, my brain c..."

Thanks Ezi, my reading has taken a big hit since this all started. I can normally read about 3 a week but I’m barely hitting 2 at the minute. Stay safe.

[Connie N.]

Thanks so much, Louise, I look forward to these.

[LaurLa]

Hi Elle - I pick for you...


Option B:
The Lunar Chronicles (Cinder) and The Mortal Instruments

[LaurLa]

Theo wrote: "LaurLa

I pick Spindle Cove and Lone Star Cowboys for you. I hope they help to take your mind off things!"

Thank-you Theo!!!

[EnglishElle]

LaurLa wrote: "Hi Elle - I pick for you...


Option B:
The Lunar Chronicles (Cinder) and The Mortal Instruments"

Awesome! Thank you so much :)

[Karen ♐]

Sunshine wrote: "Hi there Karen♐ I hope you're doing well. I choose the Submissive series (I've heard how amazing it is from a friend!) and the Coyote Ridge series (to give you a little variety). Please stay safe a..."

Love both series! Thanks, Sunshine!

[Karen ♐]

I'll pick for you. Back in a few.

[Karen ♐]

Sunshine, I pick Option A with The Whittaker Brothers and Cupcake Diaries for you.