May 2022 FWYS Challenge

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[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

🎯 NEW YEAR, NEW YOU, NEW CHALLENGE

MAY 2022 Finish What You've Started (Series) Challenge 🌸
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 of WHATEVER you want~C'est La Vie. 🍭

*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 TWO series from your shelf.

3) You have this month: MAY 2022 to read as many books in that series as you can.

*its the end of the year, so don't sweat it. Just have fun and be as stress-free as possible

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
APRIL 25th-29th, 2022: Participants will Post their shelves
*If you do not list a shelf, I will not pair you with anyone
***Cut off on APRIL 29th

APRIL 29th-30th, 2022: Pairs will be posted & then Selection of a Series
*Again, as I said earlier, please try to select for your pair ASAP.

APRIL 30th: Re-picks for those who didn’t get the pick

**MOD ASSIST: In addition to ME (Ezi),
TCF Mods Trea, Denise & Lanelle are also around for assistance.

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PARTICIPANTS
Ezinwanyi
Oleander
Bobbi
Gabriela
☘KathyD☘
Severina
Suzanne
Danielle Gypsy Soul
Jennifer
LaurLa
Karen♐
Connie N.

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PAIRS 🎯

If you want to read a series with a partner, then sign up for a Buddy Reads

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Karen♐ picks for Gabriela
Connie N. picks for Suzanne
Bobbi picks for Danielle Gypsy Soul
Danielle Gypsy Soul picks for Severina
Severina picks for ☘KathyD☘
LaurLa picks for Ezinwanyi
Oleander picks for Connie N.
☘KathyD☘ picks for Karen♐
Gabriela picks for Jennifer
Jennifer picks for Oleander
Ezinwanyi picks for Bobbi
Suzanne picks for LaurLa

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

♛ I chose for Bobbi: Argeneau series and the Mercy Thompson series.
☀️ LaurLa chose for me: Slow Burn series by JT Geissinger and Compass Series by Brittainy C. Cherry


✿ Ezinwanyi's MAY 2022 FWYS - Series List (view spoiler)[
1) Black Series by Joan Vassar (Books 2-4)
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2) Compass Series by Brittainy C. Cherry (Book 2-3)
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3) The Unlawful Men by Jodi Ellen Malpas (Books 2-3)

4) Luke Brother series by K.C. Mills (Books 1-3)

5) The St. Louis Cyclones by Alexandria House (Books 2-3)
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6) Slow Burn series by JT Geissinger (Books 1-3)



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4) The Prince’s Bride series by J.J. McAvoy (Books 1-3)

6) Luke Brother series by K.C. Mills (Books 1-3)



1) Roses & Thorns, Book 1 by Christina C. Jones (Books 1-3)


2) Charleston Heat Series by Jessica Peterson (Books 1-4)

1) Getting Lucky by Meghan Quinn (Books 2-4)

3) Brigs Ferry Bay by K. Webster (Books 1-4)


5) Dark Protector series by Rebecca Zanetti (Books 9.5-13)


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❀ Series Currently Working on:
♛January 2022 Series Completed♛:
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☀️ BOOKS READ SO FAR: ☀️
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♛February 2022♛:
1. Queens & Monsters series by J.T. Geissinger
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♛March 2022♛:
♛April 2022♛:
♛May 2022♛:
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[Oleander]

Oleander's May FWYS

Black Cape Case Files 1-2


Chance Sisters 4-5


Drakon 4-5


Ghost-In-Law 5-6.5


Girl Meets Duke 2-4


Offspring 2-7


I picked Cottonbloom and Andy Carpenter for Connie N.
Jennifer picked for me:

[Bobbi]

1. Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series by Rick Riordan:


2. Ex-Heroes Series by Peter Clines:


3. The Enemy Series by Charlie Higson


🌷4. Mercy Thompson Series by Patricia Briggs


5. MurderTrending Series by Gretchen McNeil


🌷6. Argeneau Series by Lynsay Sands
✔ 🌸🌸🌸🌸 5/10

[Gabby]

FWYS May 2022 (audio round as reading is hard at the moment)

I pick for: Jennifer
Series: Lovely lethal garden
Series: Bakeshop Mysteries

Picked for me: Karen
Series: 10 Realms
Series: Nocturne Falls Universe

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1 Alienn Arkansas
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2 Nocturne Falls Universe
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3 Naughtiest Girl
★★★
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4 10 Realms
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5 Artorian Archives


6 First Fangs Club

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[☘KathyD☘]

☘KathyD’s☘ 2022 Finish What You Started Shelf

1. The Baileys, Piper Rayne


2. Dark World, Donna Grant


3. Guardians of Eternity, Alexandra Ivy


4. Immortal Guardians, Dianne Duvall


5. Masters and Mercenaries, Lexi Blake


6. With Me in Seattle, Kristen Proby

[Severina]

Severina's Finish What You Started shelves - May 2022

01. V-Wars (Books 2 to 4)


02. The Oxford Tearoom Mysteries (Books 5 to 11)


03. Dead World Series (Books 4 to 5)


04. Grey Lands Series (Book 2)


05. Dumplin' Series (Books 2 to 3)


06. Chet & Bernie Mysteries (Books 2 to 13)


I picked the following series for KathyD:
Dark World and With Me in Seattle

Danielle Gypsy Soul picked the following series for me:
V-Wars and Chet & Bernie Mysteries

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Edit 05-24-2022: Success! My goal was to read one book in the V-Wars series and 3 in the Chet & Bernie Mysteries series, and I just finished today. :)

[Suzanne]

Suzanne's May Series:
I read
I picked for Laurla: Once Upon a Wedding and Jack Daniels

Connie picked for me: Last Book Left and Jane Yellowrock

1. Scholomance


2. Last book Left in these Series!


3. Jane Yellowrock


4. The Green Bone Saga


5. The World of the White Rat


6. The Kingston Cycle

[Danielle Gypsy Soul]

Danielle's April FWYS:

Chaos Station by Jenn Burke


Familiar Mates by T.J. Nichols


Demon Days & Vampire Nights by K.F. Breene


Alien Blood Wars by Samantha Cayto


Ace's Wild - Various Authors for this series


Mountain Springs Omegas by Lacey Daize


For severina I pick V Wars & Chet and Bernie
Bobbi picks Alien Blood Wars and Demon Days and Vampire Nights for me

[Jennifer]

Series for May:

John Ceepak


Lovely lethal garden


Ivy Morgan


Bakeshop Mystery


Jon Reznick


Savannah Reid

[LaurLa]

LaurLa's FWYS Series List -- May


I pick for: Ezi
Series: Slow Burn series by JT Geissinger
Series: Compass Series by Brittainy C. Cherry

Picked for me: Suzanne
Series: Once Upon a Wedding
Series: Jack Daniels

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Once Upon A Romance ➺ Jessica Woodward (2)


Once Upon a Wedding ➺ Kelly McClymer (3)


Protector Superhero ➺ Julie Kenner (4)


Betrayed ➺ Carolyn McCray (5)


T-FLAC ➺ Cherry Adair (7)


Jack Daniels ➺ J.A. Konrath (12)

[Karen ♐]

Karen♐'s May FWYS

I picked for Gabriella - Nocturne Falls Universe and 10 Realms

Kathy D picked for me: Beneath and Stark Saga

1. Beneath by Meghan March


2. Steel Brothers Saga by Helen Hardt


3. Stark Saga by J. Kenner


4. Dollar by Pepper Winters


5. Dark & Dirty Sinners MC by Serena Akeroyd


6. Lingerie / Beyond Buttons by Penelope Sky



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Masters & Mercenaries - 1 book left
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[Connie N.]

Connie N's FWYS - MAY 2022

I picked for Suzanne: Jane Yellowrock and Last Book Left

Oleander picked for me: Cottonbloom and Andy Carpenter

✔ Cottonbloom - Laura Trentham

Then He Kissed Me by Laura Trentham - 6/4/22 ♥♥♥♥

✔ Andy Carpenter - David Rosenfelt

Bury the Lead by David Rosenfelt - 5/12/22 ♥♥♥♥
Sudden Death by David Rosenfelt - 5/20/22 ♥♥♥♥

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Sookie Stackhouse - Charlaine Harris


Playful Brides - Valerie Bowman


Whiskey and Weddings - Nicole McLaughlin


One Left in Series

[Gabby]

Ezi pretty please can we have the pairs. It is getting close to the wire :)
I have 2 hours till May 1st would anyone be opposed to one of us making a list as we haven't heard anything from Ezi?

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Hey Bobbi,
I will pick for you the Argeneau series and the Mercy Thompson series. I enjoy both of those.
Happy reading

[Connie N.]

Suzanne, for you I'm choosing:

Jane Yellowrock - I've heard good things about this series.

Last Book Left - It's time to finish up some of these leftovers.

Happy reading!

[LaurLa]

Ezi... I pick for you:


Slow Burn series by JT Geissinger

and

Compass Series by Brittainy C. Cherry

[Suzanne]

Thanks Connie - I'll love making progress on both of those!

[Suzanne]

LaurLa

I'm picking for you:
Once Upon a Wedding - because I like the covers
Jack Daniels - because the ones I've read are pretty funny!

Have a wonderful May!

[Gabby]

Hey Jennifer I pick for you Lovely lethal garden and Bakeshop Mysteries as they both look like fun series! Enjoy :)

Ezi I hope you are ok and I am sorry if I stepped on your toes.

[Bobbi]

Danielle Gypsy Soul,

I choose the Demon Days & Vampire Nights series and the Alien Blood Wars series.

Happy reading!

[Bobbi]

Ezinwanyi wrote: "Hey Bobbi,
I will pick for you the Argeneau series and the Mercy Thompson series. I enjoy both of those.
Happy reading"

Thanks! Two of my favorite series.

[Severina]

Hi KathyD!

For you I pick With Me In Seattle and the Dark World series. Hope you enjoy!

[Oleander]

Connie N.,
You've got some nice choices up this month. I am picking Cottonbloom and Andy Carpenter for you. Hope you enjoy!

[Karen ♐]

Gabriella, for you I choose Nocturne Falls Universe and 10 Realms

Hope you enjoy.

[Danielle Gypsy Soul]

Sevirena
I pick V Wars and Chet & Bernie for you

[Gabby]

Thank you Karen I am seriously going to enjoy them :D

[Jennifer]

Oleander wrote: "Oleander's May FWYS

Black Cape Case Files 1-2


Chance Sisters 4-5
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Oleander, I pick Chance Sisters and Ghost-in-Law for you. I hope you enjoy!

[Connie N.]

Thanks so much, Oleander. I'm looking forward to these two very different series.

[Oleander]

Thank you Jennifer. Great choices!

[Jennifer]

Gabriella wrote: "Hey Jennifer I pick for you Lovely lethal garden and Bakeshop Mysteries as they both look like fun series! Enjoy :)

Ezi I hope you are ok and I am sorry if I stepped on your toes."

Good picks! Thank you!

[Severina]

Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "Sevirena
I pick V Wars and Chet & Bernie for you"

Thanks! I've already started the next book in the Chet & Bernie series. So good!

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LaurLa wrote: "Ezi... I pick for you:

Slow Burn series by JT Geissinger and Compass Series by Brittainy C. Cherry"

Thank you Laurla. I’m really excited as I love these authors

[☘KathyD☘]

hi Karen sorry for the delay...for May, I choose Beneath and Stark Saga...enjoy!

[Karen ♐]

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "hi Karen sorry for the delay...for May, I choose Beneath and Stark Saga...enjoy!"

Thanks, Kathy! Can't wait to read them.

[Connie N.]

Oleander picked a couple of good series, and I made progress on both of them. Thanks for helping me to make some progress! I enjoyed them both.

Oleander picked for me: Cottonbloom and Andy Carpenter

✔ Cottonbloom - Laura Trentham

Then He Kissed Me by Laura Trentham - 6/4/22 ♥♥♥♥

✔ Andy Carpenter - David Rosenfelt

Bury the Lead by David Rosenfelt - 5/12/22 ♥♥♥♥
Sudden Death by David Rosenfelt - 5/20/22 ♥♥♥♥