March '21 Serial Reader Challenge

[Nell]

MARCH '21 SERIAL READER CHALLENGE

Spirit Animal - Wolf (Feb 19 to Mar 20)
Wolf is a symbol of strength, power and the unknown. Wolf helps you harness your inner most wild nature so you can protect your emotional and physical well-being. Wolf's lesson is to stand in your own power.


TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MARCH CHALLENGE:

♦Pick five series that you want to read.

♦It can be a new or an on-going series.

♦Post the name of the series and the covers of at least two books that you have not read.

♦There must be at least two unread books in the series. No re-reads allowed.

♦You may re-post a series chosen before as long as there are at least two unread books.

♦Post series now through Febuary 20th.

♦Pairs will be posted on Febuary 21st.

♦Select a series for your partner between Febuary 21st and 24th...sooner is better

♦Next month, read two (or more) books from the series selected for you.

New to the challenge? The thread for challenge guidelines and questions is here

Comments on this thread will be limited to members posting series until the 21st. After pairs are selected, the thread is open for discussion.

[Nell]

Players:


🐺Jennifer picks for Zermeena
🐺Meg picks for Helen
🐺Nell Linda C picks for Shelly
🐺Hilary picks for Linda R
🐺Linda R picks for Hilary
🐺Shelly picks for Meg
🐺Helen picks for Linda C
🐺Zermeena picks for Pat
🐺Pat picks for Jennifer
🐺Karen picks for Cathy
🐺Cathy picks for Karen

[Jennifer]

In!

Phryne Fisher


Blue Raven


Lowcountry


Birds of a Feather


Daisy Dalrymple

[Meg]

My March choices 🍀🍀🍀

Davis Way
Double Up
Double Dog Dare

Miss Seeton
A Scandalous Deception
A Scandalous Deception

Mrs. Pollifax
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax

Cozy Corgis
Bickering Birds
Savage Sourdough

Temptation in Florence
Expected Death
Seaside Death

[Linda C]

I'm in

Aunt Dimity Mysteries - Nancy Atherton
#13 #14

Lily Bard Mysteries - Charlaine Harris
#3 #4

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries - Charlaine Harris
#7 #8

Mack's Bar Mysteries - Allyson K. Abbott
#5 #6

Seaside Knitters Mysteries - Sally Goldenbaum
#4 #5

[Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review), Co-Moderator, Featured Series]

Witchy picks for March (my birthday month!)

B R Snows Thousand Island Doggy Inn
The Case of the Eccentric Elkhound
The Case of the Faithful Frenchie

Aloha Lagoon by various
Bikinis & Bloodshed
Death of the Kona Man

Matthew Costello's Cherringham series
Thick as Thieves
Last Train to London

Danger Cove by various
Sinister Snickerdoodles
Heroes and Hurricanes

Tonya Kappes's Campers and Criminals series
Christmas, Criminals, and Campers
Motorhomes, Maps, & Murder

[Linda]

March Picks

Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear (ongoing)


Bad Hair day mysteries by Nancy J. Cohen (ongoing)


Mooseamuck Island by Leighann Dobbs (new to me)


Torie O'Shea by Rett MacPherson (ongoing)


Good Buy Girls by Josie Belle (ongoing)

[Shelly]

I’m in!
I choose:
CHOSEN FOR ME BY NELL!📚📚📚Miranda James Cat in the Stacks
#1
Finished reading March 2, 2021⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#2
Finished reading March 15, 2021


Maybe another time 🤣
Emily Brightwell - Victorian Murder Mysteries
#3 #4

Hillary Avis - Clucks and Clues
#1 #2

Lynn Cahoon - Farm to Fork Mysteries
#1 #2

Paige Shelton - Farmers’ Market Mysteries
#1 #2

[Helen]

My picks for March.

Edie Claire Leigh Koslow



Diana Xarissa Isle of Man mysteries

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Donna Leon Comissario Brunetti

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Catherine Aird Inspector Sloan

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Clare Chase Eve Mallow

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[Zermeena]

I'm in for March!


Magical Bakery by Bailey Cates


Amish Candy Shop by Amanda Flower


Cape Bay by Harper Lin


Tara Holloway by Diane Kelly


Dead-End Jobs by Elaine Viets

[Pat]

I am in for March 2021.

Lea Wait
Threads of Evidence
Threads and Gone

Allison Brook
Read and Gone
Buried in the Stacks

Leslie Meier
Haunted House Murder
Bake Sale Murder

J.J.Cook
In Hot Water
Sweet Pepper Hero

Lorna Barrett
Book Clubbed
A Fatal Chapter

[Karen]

I'm in for March. Here are my picks:

[Cathy]

I am in..

Kathi Daley
Pumpkin in Paradise
Snowmen in Paradise

Amanda Flower
Assaulted Caramel
Lethal Licorice

May Muldoon
Murder in Christmas River
Mayhem in Christmas River

Ian Sansom
The Case of the Missing Books
Mr Dixon Disappears

Kathy Cranston
Backing is Murder
Cruises are murder

[Nell]

Welcome to the challenge everyone.

Pairs are posted here Please pick a series for your partner.

Happy reading!

[Linda]

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "Witchy picks for March (my birthday month!)

B R Snows Thousand Island Doggy Inn
The Case of the Eccentric Elkhound
[book:The..."


Hi Hilary,

I haven’t read any of your series but Aloha Lagoon sounds nice and warm and is my pick for you. Happy reading!

[Pat]

Good morning Jennifer! I recommend Carola Dunn Daisy Dalrymple series. It is excellent series.

[Jennifer]

Zermeena wrote: "I'm in for March!


Magical Bakery by Bailey Cates


Amish Candy Shop by [author:Amanda Flower|341272..."

Zermeena -- this was a tough choice but I'm picking Tara Holloway. If you like Stephanie Plum or the Miss Fortune mysteries, you'll love these.

[Jennifer]

Pat - I agree and thank you! I want to get totally caught up on Daisy this year.

[Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review), Co-Moderator, Featured Series]

Linda wrote: "March Picks

Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear (ongoing)


Bad Hair day mysteries by [author:Nancy J. Co..."

Hmm the only series I know are the Mooseamuck Island ones so those are my pick for you Linda!

[Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review), Co-Moderator, Featured Series]

Linda wrote: "Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "Witchy picks for March (my birthday month!)

B R Snows Thousand Island Doggy Inn
The Case of the Eccentric Elkhound [bookcover:The Case of the..."

Thank you Linda - heading to Hawaii for my birthday sounds fun :D

[Meg]

Hello, Helen:

You had some great choices. I picked Comissario Brunetti for you, mainly because I hope to start this series next month so it jumped out at me!

[Linda]

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "Linda wrote: "March Picks

Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear (ongoing)


Bad Hair day mysteries by [auth..."


Thanks Hilary! Looking forward to trying these out.

[Cathy]

Helen I pick Clare Chase Eve Mallow series.. I hope you enjoy..

[Zermeena]

Pat wrote: "I am in for March 2021.

Lea Wait
Threads of Evidence
Threads and Gone

Allison Brook
Read and Gone
Buried in the Stacks

Leslie Meier
Haunted House Murder
Bake Sale Murder

J.J.Cook
In Hot Water
S..."

Hi Pat - I chose Lea Wait for you. These books are on my tbr list so I hope you enjoy them.

[Helen]

Linda C wrote: "I'm in

Aunt Dimity Mysteries - Nancy Atherton
#13 #14

Lily Bard Mysteries - Charlaine Harris
[book..."

Hi Linda. I love Aunt Dimity, so I’m picking her for you this month. Enjoy.

[Helen]

Cathy wrote: "Helen I pick Clare Chase Eve Mallow series.. I hope you enjoy.."

Thank you Cathy. It is the one new series on my list.

Just checking: I thought you were picking for Karen, and Meg was picking for me!

[Pat]

Zermeena, thank you! I found them on my Kindle app. I cannot wait.

[Cathy]

sorry Helen I was picking for Keewn...

[Cathy]

for karen

[Cathy]

Karen

I chose the Book town Mystery by Lorna Barrett for you.. hope you like it.

[Cathy]

please forgive me.. I had a fire in my house.. and it has been rough.

[Meg]

Cathy wrote: "please forgive me.. I had a fire in my house.. and it has been rough."

This is awful, Cathy! Sending hugs!

[Cathy]

Thank you..

[Helen]

That sounds horrible Cathy. Hope you are all right, and the damage can be repaired easily.

[Helen]

Meg wrote: "Hello, Helen:

You had some great choices. I picked Comissario Brunetti for you, mainly because I hope to start this series next month so it jumped out at me!"

Thank you Meg. A favourite series of mine.

[Shelly]

Meg wrote: "My March choices 🍀🍀🍀

Davis Way
Double Up
Double Dog Dare

Miss Seeton
[bookcover:Picture Miss S..."

Hi Meg, I choose for you the Davis Way series by Gretchen Archer. I’ve read this series and thought is was very entertaining!

[Meg]

Thanks, Shelley! I love this series, and I'm happy to get back to it.

[Karen]

Cathy I pick the Kathy Cranston books for you. Happy Reading!

[Cathy]

thank you Karen..

[Gary]

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "Linda wrote: "March Picks

Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear (ongoing)


Bad Hair day mysteries by [auth..."

I really wish she'd write another Mooseamuck Island book.

[Gary]

Sigh I missed joining for March...I hope to be back in April.

[Nell]

Shelly - I pick the Miranda James Cat in the Stacks series for you.

[Nell]

Gary - Looking forward to your rejoining the challenge next month.

Linda C - Hope all is well. I made the pick for Shelly. Check in when you can and let us know you're ok.

[Shelly]

Thank you Nell. I’m looking forward to reading this series.
Cat in the Stacks series by Miranda James:
#1 MURDER PAST DUE finished March 2, 2021

#2 finished March 15, 2021

[Linda C]

I'm sorry. I am on 2 team challenges this month and I completely forgot to check back in. I promise to do better next month.

[Pat]

I finished both books in the Lea Wait Mainly Needlepoint series. Highly recommend this series.

[Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review), Co-Moderator, Featured Series]

Finished both my Aloha Lagoon books in short order and decided to keep reading!

[Linda]

Just made my first trip to Mooseamuck Island and enjoyed it. Now I want to go to Maine for real!

[Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review), Co-Moderator, Featured Series]

Linda wrote: "Just made my first trip to Mooseamuck Island and enjoyed it. Now I want to go to Maine for real!"

You and me both!!!!

[Helen]

I’ve finished my first,
Another excellent Donna Leon mystery.
I can’t start the next until I get home tomorrow from a five-week journey to Tasmania, as it’s a paperback I didn’t bring with me.