October '22 Serial Reader Challenge

[Nell]

OCTOBER '22 SERIAL READER CHALLENGE

Butterfly Celtic Zodiac (Sep 30 to Oct 27): Gentle - Idealistic - Peace-Loving



TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OCTOBER 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 September 22nd.

♦Pairs will be posted on September 23rd.

♦Select a series for your partner between September 23rd and 26th...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
🎃Helen picks for Pat
🎃Pat picks for Cheryl A
🎃Marianne picks for Hilary
🎃Hilary picks for Jennifer
🎃Cheryl A picks for Meg
🎃Zermeena picks for Marianne
🎃Meg picks for Karen
🎃Karen picks for Helen

[Jennifer]

I don't say this enough: this is one of my favorite challenges every month!

In!

Merry Wrath


Greatest hits (Langtry)


Savannah Reid


John Ceepak


Jersey Girl

[Helen]

I’m choosing favourite series for October.
Edie Claire Leigh Koslow



Mary Daheim Emma Lord



Joan Hess Claire Malloy



Donna Leon Commissario Brunetti



Louise Penny Armand Gamache

[Nell]

Jennifer wrote: "I don't say this enough: this is one of my favorite challenges every month!

In!..."

Thanks Jennifer!

[Pat]

I am definitely in.

Joanne Flukes
Strawberry Shortcake Murder
Blueberry Murder

Jenn McKinley
Going, Going Ganache
Dark Chocolate Demise

Amanda Flower
Criminally Cocoa
Toxic Toffee

Alex Erickson
Death by Vanilla Latte
Death by Eggnog

Karen Rose Smith
Murder with Oolong Tea
Murder with Orange Pekoe

[Marianne]

I'm in again here are my choices:

Raised and Glazed Cozy Mystery by Emma Ainsley
&

Alvarez Family Murder Mystery by Heather Haven
&

A Melissa Craig Mystery by Betty Rowlands
&

Manor House Mystery by Julie Hyzy
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Bibliophile Mystery by Kate Carlisle
&

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

Phew nearly October!

Karen Rose Smith's tea shop series
Murder with Orange Pekoe Tea
Murder with Darjeeling Tea

B R Snow's Thousand Island Doggy Inn series
The Case of the Hurricane Hounds
The Case of the Itinerant Ibizan

Sarah Fox's Literary Pub series
An Ale of Two Cities
The Malt in Our Stars

Anne Canadeo's Black Sheep Knitting series
Hounds of the Basket Stitch
Strangers on a Skein

Eileen Watkin's cat grooming series
The Bengal Identity
Feral Attraction

[Cheryl A.]

October '22

I am continuing to clear out my TBR mountain!


I picked the Aloha Chickens series for Meg.
Pat picked Trouble Cat Mysteries Series for me.

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Cozy Corgi Mysteries by Mildred Abbott (ongoing)
Lethal Lace
Pesky Puppies

Magical Cures Mystery by Tonya Kappes (new)
A Charming Cure
A Charming Wish

Fern Grove Cozy Mystery by Abby Reede (new)
Carnations and Deadly Fixations
One Daisy and Two Crazy Funerals

Trouble Cat Mysteries Series by Carolyn Haines et al (new)
Familiar Trouble
Trouble in Dixie

Good Girls Don't Come Last by Jennifer Youngblood (new)
High Heels and Big Deals
Weddings, Lace, and Cake in the Face: A Sweet Romcom Novel
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[Zermeena]

I'm in for October. I can't believe October is around the corner!

Poppy McAllister - Libby Klein


Irish Village Mysteries - Carlene O'Connor


Mystic Notch - Leighann Dobbs


Witch Way Librarian - Angela M. Sanders


Bookmobile Cat - Laurie Cass

[Meg]

October 2022
Working on a challenge so these are all things Hawaiian! 🌴☀⛱🌸

Islands of Aloha
Hilo, Goodbye


Aloha Chickens
Hen Pecked
Home to Roost

Tiki Goddess Mystery
Too Hot Four Hula
Hawaii Five Uh-Oh!

The Maui Mystery Series

A Haunted Murder

Maile Spencer
Dead at Diamond Head
Honey of a Hurricane

[Karen]

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

[Nell]

Welcome to the challenge everyone! Our schedule is slightly delayed this month. Pairs have been posted in message 2. Please pick a series for your partner.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Jennifer]

Zermeena wrote: "I'm in for October. I can't believe October is around the corner!

Poppy McAllister - Libby Klein
[bookcover:Beauty Expos Are Murder|..."

Zermeena, I always like your series choices. I think it's going to be Bookmobile Cat for you this month!

[Meg]

Hello, Karen: I'm going with the Flower Shop series for you this month!

[Cheryl A.]

Meg wrote: "October 2022
Working on a challenge so these are all things Hawaiian! 🌴☀⛱🌸


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I like the sound of the Aloha Chickens series, so I picked that one for you! Enjoy! 🤗💖
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[Zermeena]

Hi Marianne - I'm not familiar with any of your series. I'm choosing Raised and Glazed because I love doughnuts! Happy reading! 🍩📚

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

Jennifer wrote: "I don't say this enough: this is one of my favorite challenges every month!

In!

Merry Wrath
[bookcover:Musket Ball M..."

Some interesting choices Jennifer, but I like the sound of the Greatest Hits series and so that is my choice for you this month!

[Meg]

Cheryl A. wrote: "Meg wrote: "October 2022
Working on a challenge so these are all things Hawaiian! 🌴☀⛱🌸


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I like the sound of the Aloha Chickens series, so I picked that one for you! Enjoy! 🤗💖
*"

Thank you, Cheryl! Enjoyed the first two but wasn't taken by the third so looking for redemption with the 4th!

[Karen]

Hi Helen,
I'm choosing the Emma Lord series for you. Happy Reading!
Karen

Helen wrote: "I’m choosing favourite series for October.
Edie Claire Leigh Koslow



[author:Mary Daheim|235..."

[Zermeena]

Jennifer wrote: "Zermeena wrote: "I'm in for October. I can't believe October is around the corner!

Poppy McAllister - Libby Klein
[bookcover:Beauty ..."

Thank you Jennifer! I have been wanting to read this series for a long time.

[Helen]

Pat wrote: "I am definitely in.

Joanne Flukes
Strawberry Shortcake Murder
Blueberry Murder

Jenn McKinley
Going, Going Ganache
Dark Chocolate Demise

Amanda Flower
Criminally Cocoa
Toxic Toffee

Alex Erickso..."

Hi Pat,
Lots of tasty-sounding choices. I think I’ll choose the Amanda Flower books for you. Enjoy.

[Helen]

Karen wrote: "Hi Helen,
I'm choosing the Emma Lord series for you. Happy Reading!
Karen

Helen wrote: "I’m choosing favourite series for October.
Edie Claire Leigh Koslow

[bookcover:Never Mess wi..."

Thank you Karen. I’m sharing these with a friend when I finish them.

[Marianne]

Hi Hillary,
I am choosing for you the Literary Pub Series. Happy reading
Marianne

[Pat]

Cheryl! I pick the Trouble Cat Mysteries by Carolyn Haines. I have not read this series by I love her other series.

[Pat]

Helen, thank you so much for your pick. I love Amanda Flowers series. I already have them downloaded on my Kindle.

[Cheryl A.]

Pat wrote: "Cheryl! I pick the Trouble Cat Mysteries by Carolyn Haines. I have not read this series by I love her other series."

Thanks, Pat! 🤗💖

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

Marianne wrote: "Hi Hillary,
I am choosing for you the Literary Pub Series. Happy reading
Marianne"

Thank you Marianne!

[Pat]

Finish reading Criminally Cocoa by Amanda Flower. Awesome series. Could not sleep last night. I read till 2 am.

[Pat]

I finish my Toxic Toffee by Amanda Flowers. awesome read.

[Zermeena]

I finished both my books Lending a Paw and Tailing a Tabby. They were cute and okay. I'm not sure if I will continue this series. The cast of characters felt too large for me. At times the author jumped right into a scene and I had to figure out how we got there.

[Pat]

Good Morning everyone! This will be my last challenge until next year. I have crochet orders coming in from now to end of the year. Audible thru Amazon is too expensive on my budget. So Happy Holidays, Happy New Year and Happy Reading!

[Eleanor]

Pat, I prefer getting my audiobooks from Chirp especially if you follow their daily specials. No membership or monthly expectations.

[L J]

Pat wrote: "Good Morning everyone! This will be my last challenge until next year. I have crochet orders coming in from now to end of the year. Audible thru Amazon is too expensive on my budget. So Happy Holid..."

Hoopla and Libby aka Overdrive have good variety of cozy mystery audios available to download through your local library.

edit: Check Hoopla for multi volume offerings. I'm listening to the first 3 books in a series packaged together so they counted as 1 borrow.

[Pat]

Thanks LJ and Eleanor! I will check it out.

[Marianne]

Reading book 2

[Cheryl A.]

I completed 10-15-2022 and 10-16-2022

Love this series!

[Helen]

I’ve finished my first

[Helen]

Now finished