October - Serial Slayers

[Margie]

Update message #46: 5/7

I think all my serials this month will be mysteries :)

1. Corinna Chapman #6: Cooking the Books (Cozy mystery - Australia)
2. Thieftaker Chronicles #4: Dead Man's Reach (Paranormal mystery - Revolutionary Boston, US)
3. Siri Palboun #4: Anarchy and Old Dogs (Mystery, 1970s Laos)
4. Rosalind Thorne #3: And Dangerous to Know (Historical mystery - Regency England)
5. Witchcraft Mystery #10: Bewitched and Betrothed (Paranormal mystery - San Francisco, US)

[Alison]

update to message #23

3/5 books read

√ A Perilous Undertaking (Veronica Speedwell #2)
√ The Likeness (The Dublin Murder Squad #2)
√ Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot #37...reading this a lot out of order but it is in the spirit of Halloween & Just the Facts, Ma'am challenge :)

[Mie]

Welcome, Sunshine 🤗

[Sue]

Update message #32

5/10

[Rachael]

Updated original post: 4/5.

[Mie]

Hi all 🤗

We are now over halfway through the challenge, and I’m happy to see so many updates 🤩

I am really enjoying my series and it’s great that they can all count towards my goal!

Hope, you feel the same - wishing you continued happy reading 📚

[Yana]

Update to message #6

PROGRESS : 10/10 completed

1. ✔️Falling for Fitz English Brothers #2
2. ✔️ Anyone but Alex English Brothers #3
3. ✔️ Seduced by Stratton English Brothers #4
4. ✔️Mockingjay the hunger games #3
5. ✔️A Dog's Journey a dog’s purpose #2
6. ✔️Dragonfly in Amber outlander #2
7. ✔️ Voyager outlander #3
8. ✔️ Shopaholic Ties the Knot shopaholic #3
9. ✔️ The Wedding the notebook #2
10. ✔️ Scarlet the lunar chronicles #2

[Mie]

Yay, congratulations, Yana - our first first Serious Serialist 🎈
Well done 🤗

[Carmen]

Update to message #5

PROGRESS: 6/10 📚

[Alekhya]

Update to msg #13
Progress :2/4
Finished Be Careful What You Wish For (Clifton Chronicles #4)

[Greg]

War of Honor book 10 of the Honor Harrington seires by David Weber. I read book 1 in March, 2010, and have been reading one book a year since. This year I cheated and have read two (book 9 in January). I love David Weber's books.

3/5

[Rebecca]

Update Message #14: 3/10

Read Magic Lessons, the third book in the Practical Magic series, though Goodreads calls it the 0.1 book in the series since it's a prequel. It was a really good book, perfect for fall.

[Carmen]

Update to message #5

PROGRESS: 7/10 📚

[Greg]

The Human Division, book 5 of John Scalzi's Old Man's War series. Every time I think I have read the last book of the series he writes a new. Now there is a book 6. Sigh.

4/5

[Samantha]

Update Message #21

Progress: 2/4

[Carmen]

Update to message #5

PROGRESS: 8/10 📚

[Greg]

After the Coup, book 4.5 of John Scalzi's Old Man's War series.

This finishes my challenge.

5/5

[Carmen]

Update to message #5

PROGRESS: 9/10 📚

[Mie]

Greg wrote: "After the Coup, book 4.5 of John Scalzi's Old Man's War series.

This finishes my challenge.

5/5"

Congratulations, Greg 🎊 Well done!

[Alekhya]

Update to message #13
Progress: 3/4

Finished The Waste Lands

[Carmen]

Update to message #5

PROGRESS: 10/10 📚

I've reached my goal but I have a couple of mysteries on my shelf that I want to read before October ends.

Thanks Mie for your great idea encouraging us to make a dent in some of our started series. I finished 2 thanks to this challenge!

[Mie]

Congratulations, Carmen 🎉
And you’re very welcome - cool, you even finished 2 series!!

[Sunny]

Updated to Msg #30:

Progress: 3/3

🏰🏰🏰

Completed!

Hi Mie,

I decided to save the last 4 books in the series for next year; thus, I changed my goal and am finished.

Thanks for leading this fun challenge! :)

[Karin]

Update to message #17 ---
had to alter my original post . no longer 23 books , dropped down
to 12

progress : 9/ 12
Series : 7/10 books --- Series completed 8/10
Continued on in series 2/2books

Apologies to all

[Carmen]

Update to message #5

PROGRESS: 11/10 📚

[Mie]

Sunny wrote: "Updated to Msg #30:

Progress: 3/3

🏰🏰🏰

Completed!

Hi Mie,

I decided to save the last 4 books in the series for next year; thus, I changed my goal and am finished.

Thanks for leading this fun c..."

Congratulations, Sunny 🎁
Haha, you’re not the only one, who has started considering books for next year *pointing-at-myself* 😉

[Mie]

Karin wrote: "Update to message #17 ---
had to alter my original post . no longer 23 books , dropped down
to 12

progress : 9/ 12
Series : 7/10 books --- Series completed 8/10
Continued on in series 2/2books..."

Hi Karin, no problem - I have changed your goal 🤗

[Sue]

Update message #32

7/10

[Sara]

Update to message #36, I dropped my reading goal from 20 to 2. Cause I just didn't get around to it and 2 is actually a manageable amount to finish before this month is over.

[Karin]

Mie wrote: "Karin wrote: "Update to message #17 ---
had to alter my original post . no longer 23 books , dropped down
to 12

progress : 9/ 12
Series : 7/10 books --- Series completed 8/10
Continued on in s..."



thank you !

[Mie]

Sara wrote: "Update to message #36, I dropped my reading goal from 20 to 2. Cause I just didn't get around to it and 2 is actually a manageable amount to finish before this month is over."

Sure thing, Sara. I changed your goal 👍

[Sara]

@Mie

Thanks!

[oshizu]

Update to msg #4

*Greta Helsing #2: Dreadful Company
I'm absolutely in love with the Dr. Greta Van Helsing series in the urban fantasy genre. The protagonist is a human physician to the
supernatural population of London. She is surrounded by a fabulous entourage that includes a vampire, vampyre, demon, werewolf, and more. The humor is very dry.

*Brother Cadfael #9: Dead Man's Ransom
One of my fave historical mystery series.

Progress: 8/8 Challenge completed!
(But I would like to try finishing one or two more books for this challenge!)

[Carmen]

Update to message #5

PROGRESS: 12/10 📚

[Mie]

oshizu wrote: "Update to msg #4

*Greta Helsing #2: Dreadful Company
I'm absolutely in love with the Dr. Greta Van Helsing series in the urban fantasy genre. The protagonist is a human physician t..."

Congratulations, oshizu 🏅
I have successfully followed your recommendations several times before (Brother Cadfael is only one of them, hehe) so I will make sure to check out Greta Helsing, too! 😉

[Sunny]

Mie wrote: "oshizu wrote: "Update to msg #4

*Greta Helsing #2: Dreadful Company
I'm absolutely in love with the Dr. Greta Van Helsing series in the urban fantasy genre. The protagonist is a hu..."

Oh, goody! Another series for 2021! :)

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Message 11: Complete!

4/4

1. Forest of Secrets by Erin Hunter
2. The Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr
3. Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret by Obert Skye
4. The Likeness by Tana French

[Mie]

SarahKat wrote: "Message 11: Complete!

4/4

1. Forest of Secrets by Erin Hunter
2. The Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr
3. [book:Leven Thumps and the Whi..."

Congratulations, SarahKat 💐 Well done!

[Mie]

Update msg 3: 5/5 - COMPLETE ✔️

Yay, I also reached the list of Serious Serialists, woohoo 🎏

[oshizu]

Mie wrote: "Update msg 3: 5/5 - COMPLETE ✔️

Yay, I also reached the list of Serious Serialists, woohoo 🎏"

Congratulations to our Fearless Leader! 👏👏👏

[Mie]

Fearless? Oh right, yes, that’s me 😂 Thanks, oshizu 🤩

[Yana]

Progress update
Msg#12: 1/3

[Alison]

update to message #23

4/5 books as of 10/25/2020

√ Mortal Instruments Series #4: City of Fallen Angels

Hopefully I can squeeze my final book in by the end of the month ;)

[Karin]

Update to message #17 -

challenge completed !

10/10 books have completed 8 series !
2/2/ books have advanced 2 other series

good going everyone

[Mie]

Congratulations, Karin 🎀 Great job!

[Samantha]

Update Message #21

Progress: 3/4

[Alison]

update to message #23

5/5 books read...**Challenge Completed!!**
Thank You, Mie, for this great idea to help all of us along with those incomplete series and running this challenge!

My brain was not working well yesterday and in reviewing what I have read this month, I realized that I complete this challenge by having read:
√ A Court of Mist and Fury...Book #2 in A Court of Thorns and Roses Series. I am re-reading this series in anticipation of book #4 being released Feb 2021 :)

[Mie]

Congratulations, Alison 🎂
You are very welcome. I love series and you obviously do, too, re-reading 3 books before the release of the next in line - coooool! Hope, you will enjoy it 🤞

[oshizu]

Update to msg #4

My interest in Book 3 of Hilary Mantel's trilogy is starting to flag...
To give myself a boost of morale, I shall report the book I finished previously.

*Sebastian St. Cyr #7: When Maidens Mourn
This is part of a historical mysteries series that Margie recommended to me last year. So far, I have enjoyed every installment!

Progress: 9/8

[Alekhya]

Update to msg #13

Progress: 4/4

Note to Mie: Hi, I noticed you're leaving celebratory emoticons before Serious Serialists' names. Can I have this one please: 💃🏻
XD

Finally finished A Clash of Kings. This is probably my record for how long I've read a book.
Started this one way back in Jan and have been stretching it ever since, as I left the rest of the books in this series in my apartment(in a different city) before wfh took over and I came to my parents' house. I'm really eager to go back and read the rest of the books but it looks like that'll have to wait.

That said I'm glad to have finally finished this one.