October '23 Serial Reader Challenge

[Nell]

OCTOBER '23 SERIAL READER CHALLENGE



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 20th.

♦Pairs will be posted on September 21st.

♦Select a series for your partner between September 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


🎃Meg picks for Christene
🎃Hilary picks for Zermeena
🎃Jennifer picks for Meg
🎃Helen picks for Linda R
🎃Karen picks for Helen
🎃Christene picks for Cheryl
🎃Linda R picks for Hilary
🎃Zermeena picks for Jennifer
🎃Cheryl picks for Karen

[Meg]

🍂🎃🍂🎃October 2023 🍂🎃🍂🎃

Vampire Knitting Club
Lace and Lies
Bobbles and Broomsticks

Southern Ghost
Give Up the Ghost
Dread and Buried

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

Kate Hamilton
A Dream of Death #1
A Legacy of Murder #2

Witch City
Final Exam
Late Checkout

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

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

Elizabeth Logan's Alaskan Diner series
Fishing for Trouble
Murphy's Slaw

Ellie Alexander's Sloan Krause series
The Cure for What Ales You
Beer and Loathing

Lynn Cahoon Survivor's Book Club series
The Tuesday Night Survivors' Club
Secrets in the Stacks

Lynn Cahoon's Tourist Trap series
Picture Perfect Frame
Wedding Bell Blues

[Jennifer]

In!

American Royals


Wine & Dine


Odelia Gray


Deadwood Undertaker


Caprice De Luca

[Helen]

My choices for October.
Kristen Painter Jayne Frost



Mildred Abbott Mildred Abbott Cozy Corgi


Shirley Rousseau Murphy Joe Grey



Dorothy Gilman Mrs Pollifax


Donna Leon Commissario Brunetti

[Karen]

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

[christene_littlelibrary]

For October

Hannah Swensen Series


Flavia de Luce Series


Miss Marple Series


No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series


Agatha Raisin Series

[Linda]

In for October.

Bear Collector's Mystery by John J. Lamb


White House Gardner Mystery by Dorothy St. James


Search and Rescue Mystery by M.L. Rowland


Southern Sewing Circle by Elizabeth Lynn Casey


Body Movers by Stephanie Bond

[Zermeena]

I can't believe it's that time already. I'm in!


The Brown Sisters


Sullivan's Crossing


Country Store


Haunted Library


All Day Breakfast Cafe

[Cheryl A.]

October '23

Happy Halloween! I will be continuing to clear out my TBR mountain!

I picked Murder, She Wrote for Karen.
Christene Paula picked Maggie & Jasper Caper me.

A Maggie & Jasper Caper by Barbara Cool Lee (new)
The Inconvenient Corpse
The Mourning Beads

Cottonwood Springs Cozy Mystery Series by Dianne Harman (new)

Murder in Cottonwood Springs

Murder at the Church

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

A Pajaro Bay Novel by Barbara Cool Lee (new)
Little Fox Cottage
Boardwalk Cottage

Peridale Cafe Cozy Mystery by Agatha Frost (ongoing)
Doughnuts and Deception
Chocolate Cake and Chaos
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[Nell]

Welcome to the Challenge. Pairs are posted in msg 2. Please pick a series for your partner.

[Zermeena]

Jennifer wrote: "In!

American Royals


Wine & Dine
[bookcover:Marriage, Merlot & Murde..."

Hi Jennifer! I'm not familiar with any of your choices. Since I love Ann Charles' Deadwood series, I'm choosing Deadwood Undertaker for you. Enjoy!

[Linda]

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "Eileen Watkin's cat grooming series
The Bengal Identity
Feral Attraction

Elizabeth Lo..."

Hi Hilary,

I've actually read 2 of your series but I'm picking the Alaskan diner because I really want to try them myself. One of these days... Happy reading!

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

Zermeena wrote: "I can't believe it's that time already. I'm in!


The Brown Sisters


Sullivan's Crossing
[bookcover:The Bes..."

Hmm some interesting choices here Zermeena, but I think the Country Store are my pick for you - enjoy!!

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

Linda wrote: "Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "Eileen Watkin's cat grooming series
The Bengal Identity
Feral Attraction [bookcover:F..."

Brilliant! thank you :)

[christene_littlelibrary]

Cheryl A. wrote: "October '23

Happy Halloween! I will be continuing to clear out my TBR mountain!

I pick for XXX.
XXX picks for me.

A Maggie & Jasper Caper by Barbara Cool Lee (new)
[bookcover:Th..."

Christene picks for Cheryl

Hello there, I think I'm going to pick A Maggie & Jasper Caper series for you this month! Happy Reading! :)

[Jennifer]

Meg wrote: "🍂🎃🍂🎃October 2023 🍂🎃🍂🎃

Vampire Knitting Club
Lace and Lies
Bobbles and Broomsticks

Sou..."

Meg, this was a toss-up between Witch City and Southern Ghost, but I’m going with Southern Ghost.

[Jennifer]

Zermeena wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "In!

American Royals


Wine & Dine
[bookcover:Marriag..."

Excellent! I need those for about a half dozen challenges.

[Karen]

Hi Helen,
I pick the Cozy Corgi series for you.
Happy Reading!
Karen


Helen wrote: "My choices for October.
Kristen Painter Jayne Frost



Mildred Abbott [author:Mildred..."

[Zermeena]

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "Zermeena wrote: "I can't believe it's that time already. I'm in!


The Brown Sisters


Sullivan's Crossing
[..."

Thanks Hilary! I love that series!

[Meg]

Wow. Christene Paula, it was hard to choose. You had several of my favorites.

I'm going with the Flavia de Luce Series!

[Meg]

Perfect, Jennifer, thank you. Love the Southern Ghost series!

[christene_littlelibrary]

Meg wrote: "Wow. Christene Paula, it was hard to choose. You had several of my favorites.

I'm going with the Flavia de Luce Series!"

Thanks! :)

[Helen]

Linda wrote: "In for October.

Bear Collector's Mystery by John J. Lamb


White House Gard..."

Hi Linda,
I don’t know any of your series, but Search and Rescue sounds interesting, so I’m choosing those for you.

[Helen]

Karen wrote: "Hi Helen,
I pick the Cozy Corgi series for you.
Happy Reading!
Karen


Helen wrote: "My choices for October.
Kristen Painter Jayne Frost
[bookcover:Miss Frost Solves a Cold Case|29..."

Thank you Karen, I’m finding the Cozy Corgi series lots of fun.

[Linda]

Helen wrote: "Linda wrote: "In for October.

Bear Collector's Mystery by John J. Lamb


Wh..."

Thank you Helen! Looking forward to getting back to this one.

[Cheryl A.]

I have been waiting for a while to start this series. Thanks, Christene Paula, for the incentive!

[Cheryl A.]

I figure a person can never go wrong when choosing "Murder, She Wrote!" Enjoy, Karen!

[Cheryl A.]

Christene Paula, I have completed both of your choices - I enjoyed them, so much! Thank you!

[Linda]

Finished my first, Murder Off the Beaten Path. A little grittier than a typical cozy but I still enjoyed it.

[Helen]

Finished my first

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

I finished my first one yesterday , just finishing off a book for bingo and then I will read

[Meg]

Finished both my reads in the Southern Ghost series and enjoyed them as usual. Love this series.

[Zermeena]

I finished both my Country Store mysteries and enjoyed them. I almost went on to a third one, but I've restrained myself so far.

[Linda]

Finished my second, Murder on the Horizon last night. It was a good ending to the series.

[Helen]

I finished a few days ago.

[Zermeena]

Okay, I broke down and listened to a third book in my series. It was Strangled Eggs and Ham. There were a few odd quirks but overall I enjoyed the book and the characters.