December '22 Serial Reader Challenge

[Nell]

DECEMBER SERIAL READER CHALLENGE
Hawk: Ambitious, Intuitive, True-Seer
Celtic Zodiak, Nov 24 to Dec 23



TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DECEMBER 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 November 22nd.

♦Pairs will be posted on November 23rd.

♦Select a series for your partner between November 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 23rd. After pairs are selected, the thread is open for discussion.

[Nell]

Players:


Hilary
Meg
Cheryl
Linda C
Jennifer
Linda R
Zermeena
Helen
Marianne
Nell

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

In for the last of the year!

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

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

Aloha Lagoon by various
Death Under the Sea
Tidal Wave

[Meg]

Lots of Christmas choices for joyous December!

Meg Langslow
Round Up the Usual Peacocks
Dashing Throught the Snowbirds

Sweet's Sweets
Deadly Sweet Dreams
The Ghost of Christmas Sweet

Winter Witches of Holiday Haven
Holiday Hexes
Winter Wishes

Kate Hamilton
A Dream of Death
A Legacy of Murder

Resort at Castaway Bay
Prove or Perish
Hide and Seek

[Cheryl A.]

December '22

I am continuing to clear out my TBR mountain!


I picked Home Repair is Homicide Mysteries for Linda C.
Jennifer picked Writer's Retreat for me.

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

Haunting By The Sea by Kathi Daley (new)
Homecoming by the Sea
The Secret of the Emerald Sea

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 (ongoing)
Trouble in Paradise
Turning for Trouble

Writers Retreat Mystery by Kathi Daley (new)
First Case
Second Look
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[Linda C]

I'm in

Lily Bard Mysteries - Charlaine Harris
#3 #4 #5

Home Repair is Homicide Mysteries - Sarah Graves
#8 #9

Patience Price Mysteries - Julie Anne Lindsey
#1 #2 #3

Do It Yourself Mysteries - Jennie Bentley
#5 #6 #7

Booklover's Mysteries - Julie Kaewert
#1 #2

[Jennifer]

In!

Merry Wrath


Wisteria Tearoom


Posadas County


Bookmobile Cat


Cat in the Stacks

[Linda]

Christmas Cozies!

Pancake House by Sarah Fox (ongoing)


Cookbook Nook by Daryl Wood Gerber (ongoing)


Scottish Bookshop by Paige Shelton (ongoing)


Haunted Library by Allison Brook (ongoing)


Dewberry Farm by Karen MacInerney (ongoing)

[Zermeena]

I'm in!


Sullivan's Crossing


Temperance Brennan


Wishcraft


All-Day Breakfast Cafe


Faith Fairchild

[Helen]

I’m on holidays from the middle of December, to the end of January, a good opportunity to reduce the mountain of TBR physical books on my shelves.

Joan Hess Claire Malloy



Alexander McCall Smith Number 1 Ladies



Charlaine Harris Lily Bard



Dorothy Gilman Mrs Pollifax



Simon Brett Fethering

[Marianne]

I'm in again for December here are my choices:
Hannah Swenson Series by Joanne Fluke
&
Cajun Country Mystery by Ellen Byron
&
A Sullivan sisters Mstery by Jenn St. James
&
Killer Christmas Cozzies by Jenn St. James

Flo & Maude Christmas Cozies by Sarah Osborne
&

[Nell]

I just moved so all my books are in boxes.
The books in the box on top:

Southern Fried Mysteries by Cathie Pickens

Done Gone Wrong
Hog Wild
Hush My Mouth
Can't Never Tell

Augusta Goodnight by Mignon F. Ballard

Angel At Troublesome Creek
AN Angel to Die for

Andy Carpenter by David Rosenfelt

Open and Shut
First Degree
Bury the Lead
Sudden Death

Yellow Rose Mystery by Leann Sweeney

A Wedding to Die For
Dead Giveaway
Shoot from the Lip

Knitting Mystery by Maggie Sefton

A Deadly Yarn
A Killer Stitch
Dyer Consequences
Fleece Navidad

[Meg]

Nell wrote: "I just moved so all my books are in boxes.
The books in the box on top:

Southern Fried Mysteries by Cathie Pickens
[bookcover:Hush..."

Moving is a pain! I think it's awesome that your books were easy to access, and in series, too.

[writer...]

Back in for December…



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

Are you okay Nell?

[writer...]

Nell wrote: "DECEMBER SERIAL READER CHALLENGE
, Nov 24 to Dec 23…”

Are you well, Nell?

[jaxnsmom]

While waiting to hear from Nell I've made pairings using my favorite slot machine.

Hilary - Zermeena
Meg - Helen
Cheryl - Linda C
Linda C - writer
Jennifer - Cheryl
Linda R - Hilary
Zermeena - Jennifer
Helen - Linda R
Marianne - Meg
writer - Marianne
Nell - I'll choose for her

[Linda C]

writer, I pick the Once Upon a Dickens Christmas series for you. It seems appropriate for this time of year.

[Meg]

Helen, so many good ones on your list! I'm going to give you Number 1 Ladies Detective Agency. Funnily enough I just read one the other day!

[Meg]

jaxnsmom wrote: "While waiting to hear from Nell I've made pairings using my favorite slot machine.

..."

Okay I'm very curious about this slot machine! Is it like an online randomizer?

[jaxnsmom]

Yeah - I used to use this great one and this is from the same source. The other one was more attractive and more user friendly.

https://www.classtools.net/random-nam...

[Helen]

Meg wrote: "Helen, so many good ones on your list! I'm going to give you Number 1 Ladies Detective Agency. Funnily enough I just read one the other day!"

Thank you Meg, and thank you Jaxnsmom for stepping up.

[Helen]

Linda wrote: "Christmas Cozies!

Pancake House by Sarah Fox (ongoing)


Cookbook Nook by [author:Daryl Wood Gerber|4750..."
Hi Linda,
I’m not familiar with any of your series, but the Scottish bookshop sounds great, so I’m choosing those for you.

[Linda]

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "In for the last of the year!

Karen Rose Smith's tea shop series
Murder with Orange Pekoe Tea
[book:Murder with Darjeeling Tea|5891..."

Hi Hilary,

I've not read any of your series but it seems like December is a good month to curl up with a cup of tea and a good book so I'm going with the tea shop series for you. Happy reading!

[Linda]

Helen wrote: "Linda wrote: "Christmas Cozies!

Pancake House by Sarah Fox (ongoing)


Cookbook Nook by [author:Daryl Wo..."

Thank you Helen! I read the first book earlier this year and am looking forward to getting back to it.

[Zermeena]

Jaxnsmom - Thank you for stepping up. I hope Nell is okay.

Jennifer - I'm choosing The Wisteria Tearoom for you because I'm intrigued by Santa Fe as setting. Happy reading and happy holidays!

[Cheryl A.]

Linda C wrote: "I'm in

Lily Bard Mysteries - Charlaine Harris
#3 #4 #5

Home Repair is H..."

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I picked Home Repair is Homicide since it seems you like this series and it looked fun! Enjoy!
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[Jennifer]

Cheryl, I’m picking Writer’s Retreat for you. I hope you enjoy!

[Jennifer]

Zermeena wrote: "Jaxnsmom - Thank you for stepping up. I hope Nell is okay.

Jennifer - I'm choosing The Wisteria Tearoom for you because I'm intrigued by Santa Fe as setting. Happy reading and happy holidays!"

I love that series. Plus they all have actual teapots on the covers and I liked one of them so well I tracked it down and bought it, and now I use it daily. Good pick!

[Cheryl A.]

Jennifer wrote: "Cheryl, I’m picking Writer’s Retreat for you. I hope you enjoy!"

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Thanks, Jennifer! I have been eager to read this series by Kathi Daley since I love every other book I have read by this author!
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[writer...]

Tasty Holiday sleuthing Marianne with
Hannah Swenson Series by Joanne Fluke
& ..."

EnJoy!

[writer...]

Thanks so much, Linda

Linda C wrote: "writer, I pick the Once Upon a Dickens Christmas series for you. It seems appropriate for this time of year."

Off to a Holiday reading world!

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

Zermeena wrote: "I'm in!"

I know three of your picks Zermeena, but the other two interest me as well so I am going for one of those and picking Faith Fairchild for you - happy reading!

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

Linda wrote: "Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "In for the last of the year!

Karen Rose Smith's tea shop series
Murder with Orange Pekoe Tea [bookcover:Murder with Orange Pekoe Tea|56119988..."

Thank you Linda - it will be good to get back to these!

[Meg]

jaxnsmom wrote: "Yeah - I used to use this great one and this is from the same source. The other one was more attractive and more user friendly.

https://www.classtools.net/random-nam..."

It was fun to play with 😄 A slot machine without using $$ is always a kick! Thanks for sharing!

[Linda C]

Cheryl A. wrote: "Linda C wrote: "I'm in
..."
I picked Home Repair is Homicide since it seems you like this series and it looked fun! Enjoy!

Thanks, I need to get back to that one

[jaxnsmom]

Jennifer wrote: "I love that series. Plus they all have actual teapots on the covers and I liked one of them so well I tracked it down and bought it, and now I use it daily. Good pick!"

How fun! Which one did you get?

[Zermeena]

Jennifer wrote: "Zermeena wrote: "Jaxnsmom - Thank you for stepping up. I hope Nell is okay.

Jennifer - I'm choosing The Wisteria Tearoom for you because I'm intrigued by Santa Fe as setting. Happy reading and hap..."

That is so cool! I'll have to check out the series myself.

[Zermeena]

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "Zermeena wrote: "I'm in!"

I know three of your picks Zermeena, but the other two interest me as well so I am going for one of those and picking Faith Fairchild for you - happy reading!"

Thank you Hilary! I already have the books checked out from the library.

[Marianne]

I’ll have to do my pick for Meg on my laptop can’t do it from my phone, doesn’t open to see the full post. Will do it when I get home from work tonight.

[Meg]

Marianne wrote: "I’ll have to do my pick for Meg on my laptop can’t do it from my phone, doesn’t open to see the full post. Will do it when I get home from work tonight."

That works for me. Thanks, Marianne!

[Marianne]

Meg
I pick for you the Resort at Castaway Bay Series. Happy Reading!!!
Marianne

[Meg]

Marianne wrote: "Meg
I pick for you the Resort at Castaway Bay Series. Happy Reading!!!
Marianne"

Thanks so much! These are nice, quick reads that nevertheless have substance, just right for a busy December.

[Jennifer]

jaxnsmom wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "I love that series. Plus they all have actual teapots on the covers and I liked one of them so well I tracked it down and bought it, and now I use it daily. Good pick!"

How fun! W..."

This one: . In fact I'm having tea from it right now. I also found that cup and saucer. I'm still looking for a few others from the series.

[jaxnsmom]

Nell - If you are up to it, I choose Open and Shut by David Rosenfelt for you. If you can, I really recommend listening to it. Grover Gardner does the best narration - he really brings Andy to life.

[Marianne]

Finished reading Coconut Layer Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke.

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

Quickly read both of mine and enjoyed them!

[Nell]

jaxnsmom wrote: "Nell - If you are up to it, I choose Open and Shut by David Rosenfelt for you. If you can, I really recommend listening to it. Grover Gardner does the best narration ..."

Thanks. I've heard good things about this series. I have this series in print books that it takes two hands to read. Will probably get to it next month.

[Marianne]

Started listening to A Christmas Cupcake Murder

[Linda]

Finally finished my first, A Christmas Tartan today. Will be getting to the second over the weekend.