AUGUST 2023 FWYS Challenge

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

📚AUGUST 2023 FWYS 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.

🎯2) An assigned person will pick ONE series from your shelf.

3) You have one month: AUGUST 2023 to try to read at least one book of the chosen series. The goal is to finish that series (*if you don't read your book this month, it's okay because this challenge is for YOUR ENJOYMENT)

5) Please try to select for your pair ASAP as we all get excited and waiting is torture to some.


TIMELINE
JULY 24th-28th, 2023 Participants will Post their shelves
*If you do not list a shelf, I will not pair you with anyone
***Cut off on JULY 28th

JULY 28th-31st: Pairs will be posted & then Selection of the books and posting it for the person you are choosing for
*Again, as I said earlier, please try to select for your pair ASAP.

**JULY 31st: Re-picks for those who didn’t get the pick

**MOD ASSIST: In addition to myself (Ezi), the TCF Mods are also around for assistance.

WE WILL KEEP THE SAME SERIES UNTIL COMPLETED.
Raffle for Prizes for completed series. End of the Year drawing.
*Exception:you are allowed to dump one series per month IF you decide you don't wish to continue with that series

🏆Must have completed at least 6 series to be eligible for END OF YEAR prizes

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

PARTICIPANTS

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

PAIRS

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Ezi's FWYS series Shelf AUGUST 2023

♛🔶Mamacita aka MawMaw (My Fellow Texas Homie) picked for me: Cat & Mouse series by H.D. Carlton
☀️I picked Mouse333

✿ Ezi's AUGUST 2023 FWYS - Series List (view spoiler)[
1) Salacious Players Club by Sara Cate (Books 4-5)

2) Regret Duet by Aly Martinez (Book 1-2)

3) Mount Trilogy by Meghan March (Books 1-3)
(hide spoiler)]
4) Cat & Mouse series by H.D. Carlton (Books 1-2)
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5) Off Limits by Catharina Maura (Books 1-2)

6) Vicious Cycle by Katie Ashley (Books 1-3)



SERIES COMPLETED
♛January 2023 Series Completed♛: (view spoiler)[
✅❀ 1. Slow Burn Series by JT Geissinger

♛April 2023 Series Completed♛:
2. Compass Series by Brittainy C. Cherry

♛May 2023 Series Completed♛:
3. Dark Olympus Series by Katee Robert

♛June 2023 Series Completed♛:
☀️ BOOKS in SERIES THAT I READ SO FAR: ☀️ (view spoiler)[
❤️❤️❤️½
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½ ⭐️⭐️⭐️
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
⭐️⭐️½ ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️½
⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️½ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
⭐️⭐️⭐️½

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6) Nashville Neighborhood by Nikki Sloane (Books 2-5)

6) Ruthless Royals by Amanda Richardson (Books 1-2)

2) Dominion series by Juliette Cross (Books 1-3)

1) Blame it on the Alcohol by Fiona Cole (Books 1-4)

5) The Crave series by Tracy Wolf (Books 4-6)

3) Spark of Hope by Nicole Dykes (Books 1-3)

3) The Sun by Rae Lyse (Books 2-3)

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

1) The Unexpected by Cora Rose (Books 1-5)

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

6) Knockemout Series by Lucy Score (Books 1-2)

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


❀ SERIES THAT I'M Currently Working on: (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

[Ela (Mouse333)]

Hellfire Riders MC (books 7-11)


New Species (books 7-15) Finished


Hearts of the Anemoi (books 2-4)


Bewitched and Bewildered (books 6-13)


Vawdrey Brothers (books 2 and 3)


Montgomery Justice (books 2 and 3)


Finished series:
(view spoiler)[January: The Others - books 4 & 5

February: Psy-Changeling Trinity - books 4-6

March: The Hathaways - books 3-5

April: The Unwanted Dukes - books 3-5

May: Steamwork Chronicles - books 2 and 3

June: Fireblood Dragon - book 10

July: The Other Realm - books 3-7

(hide spoiler)]

[Jennifer]

American Royals


Wine & Dine


Odelia Gray


Retired Witches


Deadwood Undertaker


Wisteria Tearoom

[Elaine]

August Finish What You Started

Roll for Love:


The Foster Brothers:


📒📒📒Heather Bay:📒📒📒


Missing Pieces:


Memento Mori:


Rogue Queen:


(view spoiler)[

Completed Series:

Uncertain Sanctuary:

2-1-23 2-1-23

March’s Pick: Elite Protection Series:

3-3-23 4-22-23 DNF DNF

April Pick:
The Reckless Damned:

4-13-23 DNF

May Pick:
Kincaid Pack:


June Pick:
My Kinky Housemate:

6-2-23/6-3-23/6-4-23/6-4-23/6-4-23

July Pick:
Pine Cove:

7-8-23|7-8-23 |7-9-23|7-10-23|7-10-23 (hide spoiler)]

[Connie N.]

Connie N's FWYS - AUGUST 2023

I picked for ☘KathyD☘: Dark World, Donna Grant

Elaine picked for me: Love Story - Tracy Ewens


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Sweetwater Springs - Annie Rains


The Cat Who - Lilian Jackson Braun


Neighbor from Hell - R.L. Mathewson


Kowalski Family - Shannon Stacey


One Left in Series (Replaces Eternity Springs, which has only one book left.)

[☘KathyD☘]

☘KathyD’s☘ 2023 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

[Susan A]

Susan A's FWYS 2023
July

I pick for
Picked for Me by

1. Barker & Llewelyn by Will Thomas #3-14



2. Kay Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell # 13 -26



3. Lincoln Rhyme #8 -15 by Jeffery Deaver

(Nov 23)

4. The Murderbot Diaries #3-6 by Martha Wells

(#7 Nov 2023)


5. Jeremy Logan #3 - 6 by Lincoln Child



6. Lucas Davenport by John Sandford #12 - 32

(#33 Oct 2023)
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COMPLETED (in the month selected)
1. January pick
Will Trent by Karin Slaughter, (#11 expected Aug 2023) COMPLETE! January 2023

2. February pick
Veronica Speedwell by Deanna Raybourn (#8 expected March 2023) -- COMPLETE FEB 2023,
new release COMPLETE MARCH 2023

3 April pick
. Rizzoli & Isles by Tess Gerritsen - COMPLETE April 2023

4. July pick
Bree Taggert by Melinda Leigh Complete July 2023


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Late Completions
5. March pick
Aloysius Pendergast series by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child -- COMPLETE April 2023

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Still working on
May - Kay Scarpetta
June - Lincoln Rhyme

(view spoiler)[

Melinda Leigh Widow's Island
Ghost Hunter - confused about how arcane society fits in

enola holmes, Alex Delaware, Lady Darby, Hercule Poirot, Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus, Temperence Brennan, Jeremy Logan by Lincoln Child


Temporary Hold (view spoiler)[
4. Amelia Peabody by Elizabeth Peters, #9 - 20

(hide spoiler)]

Temperance Brennan by Kathy Reichs #2 - 22

(Aug 2023)

(hide spoiler)]

[Susan A]

I completed at least 3 of the FWYS series picks in the month they were chosen

1. January pick
Will Trent by Karin Slaughter, (#11 expected Aug 2023) COMPLETE! January 2023

2. February pick
Veronica Speedwell by Deanna Raybourn (#8 expected March 2023) -- COMPLETE FEB 2023,
new release COMPLETE MARCH 2023

3 April pick
. Rizzoli & Isles by Tess Gerritsen - COMPLETE April 2023

4. July pick
Bree Taggert by Melinda Leigh Complete July 2023

[Severina]

Severina's Finish What You Started Shelves - August 2023

Dreams and Shadows Series (Books 1 to 2)


The Kingston Cycle Series (Book 3)


The Half Bad Trilogy (Book 3)


Robocalypse series (Book 2)


Rot & Ruin series (Books 4 to 7)


The Monstrous series (Books 2 to 7)


**

I picked for LaurLa:
The James Bay series

Susan picked for me:
The Kingston Cycle

** ETA 08-15-23: I gave up on the 3rd and final book of the Kingston trilogy. It was focused on a character I didn't particularly like, featured an annoying writing quirk, and I just didn't care enough about the story to finish.

(view spoiler)[
Completed Series

01. Guild Hunter series


02. Road to Nowhere series


03. Elderly Lady series


04. Wanderers series


05. Spellbound Series


06. Skyhunter series


07. Button Box series


08. The Heartland Trilogy
Under the Empyrean Sky

No Longer Reading
Land Fit for Heroes series: I started the first book and gave up after about 100 pages. It just wasn't for me. So I'm taking that one off my list.

Dumplin' series: I started book 2 in the series and just didn't like where it was going, so I've dropped that one.

The Maze Runner series. I got 29% into book 2 before I DNF.

The Kingston Cycle. I read the first two books but DNF on the third.

The Robocalypse series. The first one was not very good and I have no interest in continuing.
(hide spoiler)]

[LaurLa]

LaurLa's FWYS Series List✳️August


Whiskey Creek🔹Brenda Novak (6)


One Week Girlfriend🔹Monica Murphy (4)


Line of Duty🔹Tessa Bailey (2)


Serendipity🔹Carly Phillips (4)


James Bay🔹Kathleen Irene Paterka (3)


Midnight🔹Lisa Marie Rice (3)


✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️

I pick for🔹Karen ♐
Series🔹Blueberry Lane by Katy Regnery

Picked for me🔹Severina
Series🔹

[Karen ♐]

Karen♐'s August FWYS

I picked for Cathy-Doomsday Brethren

LaurLa picked Blueberry Lane for me

1. Richer Than Sin by Meghan March


2. Steel Brothers Saga by Helen Hardt


3. Stark Saga by J. Kenner


4. Texas Sirens/Nights in Bliss by Sophie Oak/Lexi Blake


5. Dark & Dirty Sinners MC by Serena Akeroyd


6. Blueberry Lane by Katy Regnery

[Karen ♐]

Jan - July Completions in the Month They Were Chosen

Jan Pick - Kiss Me Kate - Finished 1/10

May Pick - Spark - Finished 5/20

June Pick - Sin - Finished 6/29

July Pick - Siren Beloved - Finished 7/16

[Cathy]

Cathy's FWYS - July 2023

Doomsday Brethren by Shayla Black


Celta's Heartmates by Robin Owens


Federation Chronicles by Lauren Dane


Stormwalker by Allyson James


Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear


On Dublin Street by Samantha Young


Completed series:
Dream Man by Kristin Ashley

[Cathy]

Cathy's FWYS - July 2023

Doomsday Brethren by Shayla Black


Celta's Heartmates by Robin Owens


Federation Chronicles by Lauren Dane


Stormwalker by Allyson James


Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear


On Dublin Street by Samantha Young


Completed series:
Dream Man by Kristin Ashley

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

Erica's August FWYS

Harry Hole


Maisie Dobbs


Mrs. Pollifax


The Mysterious Benedict Society


Lily Bard


The Thursday Murder Club

[Rebecca]

August

Erica chose Maisie Dobbs for me

Bakeshop Mysteries


Maisie Dobbs


Noodle Shop


No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #1


Helen Grace


Stephanie Plum:


Bonnie & Clyde


Blood & Ash


Single Book Left


In Death:


Lady Sherlock

[Michelle]

Michelle's FWYS

The Vampire's Mage #1 by C.N. Crawford



Southern Eclectic Series by Molly Harper



October Daye Series by Seanan McGuire



Grave Talker Series by Annie Anderson



The Guild Codex: Spellbound by Annette Marie


Maximum Ride Series by James Patterson

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

August

I pick for:Danielle Gypsy Soul
Option #6


Michelle picked for me:Lily Bard Series

Lily Bard
3. Shakespeare's Christmas
4. Shakespeare's Trollop
5. Shakespeare's Counselor


Lunar Chronicles
2. Scarlet
3. Cress
4. Winter
5. Fairest
6. Stars Above


Parasol Protectorate
2. Changeless
3. Blameless
4. Heartless
5. Timeless


Custard Protocol
3. Competence
4. Reticence


Enola Holmes
4. The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan
5. The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline
6. The Case of the Gypsy Good-Bye
7. Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche


1. Daughter of Smoke and Bone
2. Days of Blood & Starlight
3. Dreams of Gods & Monsters
4. Night of Cake & Puppets

[Danielle Gypsy Soul]

Finish What You Started
Duration: Aug 1 - 31

1. The Long Con by Amy Lane


2. Monstrous by Lily Mayne


3. Death Before Dragons by Lindsay Buroker


4. Necromancer by Kaje Harper


5. Unfinished Business by Barbara Elsborg


6. Last Book from Series from previous months FWYS Challenge


Series Completed so far: 6

I pick Keys to the Kingdom for Sadie
Robin picks last book in series for this challenge for me

(view spoiler)[
Completed Series
Here Be Dragons

How I Stole the Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy

Roman and Jade: Monster Hunters

The ABC's of Spellcraft

San Amaro Investigations

Aileen Travers

(hide spoiler)]

[Sadie]

Finish What You Started
Duration: August 08/01 - 08/31

I picked for Mamacita: Treasure Hunter Series

Danielle picked for me: Keys to the Kingdom

Series Shelves

1) Keys to the Kingdom by Garth Nix


2) Gemma Doyle by Libba Bray


3) Gallagher Girls by Ally Carter


4) Kendra Chronicles series by Alex Flinn


5) Shades of Magic by V.E. Schwab


6) Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs



Completed series: 0

[Mamacita aka MawMaw]

Mama's 2023 FWYS Series Challenge
AUGUST 2023

I picked for ~ Ezi My Fellow Texas Homie

#4 Cat & Mouse series by H.D. Carlton

Sadie picked #4. Treasure Hunter Security By

by Anna Hackett

AUGUST 2023 Completed: Treasure Hunter Security By Anna Hackett
Unidentified: The Emerald Tear / The Emerald Butterfly 4* ✔️ 8/28
Undetected 5* ✔️ 8/29


1. Dark Protectors / Realm Enforcers
by Rebecca Zanetti


2. The Phoenix Club



3. Texas Sirens / Nights in Bliss
by Lexi Blake



4. Treasure Hunter Security By



5. Delta Team Two Series
By Susan Stoker



6. Scorpius Syndrome Series
by Rebecca Zanetti

[Severina]

To my person,

The pairs haven't been posted yet and I'm going to be away for the weekend. I may have internet access and if so, I will get your picks up as soon as I can. If not, I'll be home on Monday afternoon and I'll make them then. Apologies in advance for the delay!

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

PLEASE PICK FOR THE PERSON DIRECTLY BELOW YOU

p.s. Mamacita will pick for the very first person (Ezinwanyi)

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Hey Mouse333
I am choosing the New Species series for you because I really enjoyed it. I even read some passages to my husband who laughed at me and then told me that women who write these kinds of books have a weird AF fetish with men and animals.

I don't care what he thinks, I enjoyed them. I hope you are too.

[Susan A]

For Severina - the Kingston Cycle Series

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Hi Danielle Gypsy Soul!! I hope you have a great August and happy reading to you!

Just because I'm not familiar with any of your series I'm going with #6 so you can finish up those last books😀 and be done with those series!

[Ela (Mouse333)]

Hi Jennifer

I’m picking the Odelia Gray series for you, simply because of the colourful covers.

Hope you enjoy :)

[Ela (Mouse333)]

Thanks Ezi! I’ve been waiting for this series to be chosen and I’m especially excited about Tiger’s book.

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

Hi Rebecca - I am picking Maisie Dobbs for you. It's a series I love, although you're much further along in it!

[LaurLa]

Karen ♐ - I pick for you

Blueberry Lane by Katy Regnery

Enjoy (and I hope I did it right!!)

[Connie N.]

☘KathyD☘, I'm picking Dark World by Donna Grant for you. I loved her Heart of Texas series and I suspect her other series are just as good.

[Severina]

LaurLa I pick the James Bay series for you. Happy reading!

[Mamacita aka MawMaw]

Ezi My Fellow Texas Homie, I pick for you,


#4 Cat & Mouse series by H.D. Carlton

This is on the top of my TBR, since we have so many book likes in common I'm dying to know what you think.

[Cathy]

Erica-

I am choosing Lily Bard for you. I read this series several years ago and loved it! I hope you do as well.

[Elaine]

Connie,

Love Story by Tracy Ewens

Hope you enjoy!

[Connie N.]

Thanks so much, Elaine, I do love this series. I just purchased the next three books on Amazon, so I'm good to go.

[Jennifer]

Elaine wrote: "August Finish What You Started

Roll for Love:
..."


Elaine, I’m picking “Heather Bay” for you!

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

Cathy wrote: "Erica-

I am choosing Lily Bard for you. I read this series several years ago and loved it! I hope you do as well."

This is great - thanks! It is a fun series.

[☘KathyD☘]

For Susan A, I choose Kay Scarpetta for August. Happy reading!

[Susan A]

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "For Susan A, I choose Kay Scarpetta for August. Happy reading!"


Thanks!

[Rebecca]

For Michelle I choose Southern Eclectic Series by Molly Harper for August because it seems like a good hot summer month read!

[Sadie]

For MawMaw,
I am going to choose Treasure Hunter Security!

[Danielle Gypsy Soul]

Sadie

Since I also have you for dusty bookshelf I just made it easy for you this month by picking the series of one of the books I picked in the dusty bookshelf. SO for you i pick Keys to the Kingdom.

[Karen ♐]

Cathy, I pick for you: Doomsday Brethren

I love this author. Hope you enjoy.

[Danielle Gypsy Soul]

Robin (Saturndoo) wrote: "Hi Danielle Gypsy Soul!! I hope you have a great August and happy reading to you!

Just because I'm not familiar with any of your series I'm going with #6 so you can finish up those last books😀 an..."

Thanks looking forward to wrapping up those series!

[Mamacita aka MawMaw]

Sadie wrote: "For MawMaw,
I am going to choose Treasure Hunter Security!"

Thx Sadie!