37. A book that is part of a series

[Jackie, Solstitial Mod]

This prompt is pretty straight forward: the book just needs to be part of a series. It could be a series you've been working on for a while, or one you haven't started yet. It could be a series with 26 books, or this could be the first with more to come. It's up to you!

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What book are you reading and where does it fall in the series?

[Thomas]

Lucy And Tom Go To School

[Pam]

I plan to read The Death of Achilles (Erast Fandorin Mysteries, #4) by Boris Akunin or A Guide to the Beasts of East Africa (Mr Malik, #2) by Nicholas Drayson, if I can find it.

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

I love reading series in the fall, for whatever reason, so I'll likely pick up a new series for this prompt.

[LeahS]

I am planning to read The Temple of Fortuna and Amongst Our Weapons.

The latter is definitely part of a series, the Rivers of London books; the former is the last part of a trilogy, but hey, it's a series of three.

[Beth]

I don't read many series so this one is an easy choice for me. I'm in the middle of Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan with the third and final book left (Rich People Problems) so that will likely be my pick.

I'm also hoping to start The Cazalet Chronicles soon (The Light Years) so that would be my alternative if needed.

[Marie]

I read a lot of series, so the only difficulty with this one was narrowing down the options.

I'm reading Girls Who Lie by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir. It's the second in the Forbidden Iceland series, which currently has five books in total.

[Nataša]

Books within Serial called: AoL Mindfulness #Training. A-Ma Alchemy of Love Tree of Life with Spiritual Poetry Mindful Eating with delicious raw vegan recipes with Olivera Rosic Mindful Being Art of 4 Elements with Jeni Caruana, Jason Lu, Christine CutajarSpiritual Symbols Metaphysics of Sound Ama Dios Chanting Mantras with Best Chords with Goce Nikoloski
Nataša Nuit Pantović

[Dixie]

I'll be attempting to read the prompt books in order in 2024, which I didn't do this year. The prompt just before this one is education, for which I'm reading The Shakespeare Requirement, so I'll read the next one in that series for this prompt: The English Experience. These follow after Julie Schumacher's hilarious and brilliant Dear Committee Members which I read a few years ago and have given to several friends.

[Hayley]

I'm planning to read Parable of the Talents. I chose this book because it is the second in a series and one of my favourite Booktubers enjoys reading books by Octavia Butler.

[Tracy]

I almost read this book this year (2023), but something else ended up taking priority. But I keep hearing good things, and I usually have luck with this publisher, so I'm planning on finally reading The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers.

UPDATE: Just finished this. So glad I did - loved it! If The House in the Cerulean Sea is "really learning about people under the guise of Fantasy", then this is the equivalent, but under the guise of Sci-Fi. Sci-Fi books don't normally make people cry, do they? This one did for me. Can't wait to continue the series!

[SadieReadsAgain]

I'm not a big series reader, but I found some on my shelves

- 'Tis by Frank McCourt (follow up to Angela's Ashes, which I read...a lot of years ago)
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
- When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson (mid-series, but apparently you don't need to necessarily read them in order)
- A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away by Christopher Brookmyre
- The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
- Confessions of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell
- My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
- The Dry by Jane Harper
- Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
- Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin
- The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
- Autumn by Ali Smith

[Mar]

I'll be reading Corrupt (#1 Devil's Night Series) by Penelope Douglas

[LeahS]

I read Fatal Legacy, part of the series about Roman PI, Flavia Albia, and Amongst Our Weapons, part of the Rivers of London series. Both were published last year and are the eleventh and ninth in their respective series.

Fatal Legacy dealt with a complicated quarrel between two families - sometimes too complicated for a reader also coping with similar Latin names. The book's main focus though was on the position of slaves and freedmen in ancient Rome, and as always in this series, these details of Roman life were interesting.

I was a big fan of the early books in the Rivers of London series, but lately I thought there had been too much tied up with the Faceless Man storyline. This book was back on form for me, and left the reader wondering where the series is going from here.

[Denise]

I'm going to read Olive, Again, part 2 of Olive Kitteridge

[Anne]

I am reading Swept Away by Penny Parkes which is no 1 in her Larkford series.

[Anne]

Actually the above book is apparantly 1.5 in the series as it is a short story! I have the kindle edition.

[Tfriend]

I picked Meghan Quinn’s Kiss and Don’t tell, part of her Vancouver Agitators Series.

[Pam]

I read All Systems Red by Martha Wells, the first in the Murderbot Diaries series. Yes, I’m a little behind on this one! The full cast audiobook is very good but I also read the book.

[Jill]

I read Trouble Is My Business by Raymond Chandler The Philip Marlowe series

[Misty]

I read A Vicious Game by Melissa Blair for this prompt. It was released on 2/6, and I THOUGHT it was the final book of a trilogy. I was wrong! It's only book 3 or who knows how many books - LOL. It was so freaking good! Heavy - but good.

[Denise]

I read The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, book 2 of the Hitchhiker's series

[Alyssa]

Puddin' by Julie Murphy

[Deborah]

I'm doing the challenge three times. Once with fiction, once with non-fiction, and once with picture books.
I've finished A book that is part of a series for all three.

For fiction, the first book in the Heartstrikers series, Nice Dragons Finish Last by Rachel Aaron

For nonfiction, the second Huda F book, Huda F Cares? by Huda Fahmy

For picture books, the third Penelope Rex book, We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish by Ryan T. Higgins

[Guylian]

by Virginie Despentes. Planning to read numbers 2 and 3, too for the "reading two similar books" prompt.

[Severina]

I read Vanguard by Ann Aguirre, book #4 of the Razorland series.

[Sarmon]

H(a)unt me on Christmas (Federzirkel 15)

[lexiskat]

The book I chose for this prompt


short and sweet review: 5.0
Good storyline. Rowan is almost my 1st book crush. He loved him some Zahra. He really melted my heart when him and Anna became friends. I finished this book in less than 24 hrs. If the other books are about the two other brothers and their journey with their letters than, I'm down for it. I also love the play off Disneyland.

[J]

I ended up reading The Three-Body Problem for this week's prompt. A bit odd considering I usually use this type of prompt to continue a series that I am reading, while this time I started a whole new series.

[Book Concierge]

Book number 5 in the Mrs Jeffries series.

✔ - 10Feb24
Mrs Jeffries On the Ball – Emily Brightwell – 3***
Book number five in the Victorian Mystery series starring Inspector Gerald Witherspoon and his very capable housekeeper, Mrs Jeffries. Victorian London is certainly a hotbed of crime but Mrs Jeffries and her staff are more than up to the task of ferreting out the information to make the Inspector look good when he solves the murder.
LINK to my full review

[Robin H-R]

I read:
The Dons and Mr. Dickens: The Strange Case of the Oxford Christmas Plot by William J. Palmer

BIO: The last book in a series
REJECT: A book in honor of Willkie Collins

Finished: 05/11/2024
Rating: 4 stars

Final book in an entertaining series starring Charles Dickens and Willkie Collins.

[Stacey]

I read the last book in the Seasonal Quartet series, Summer, by Ali Smith. From the first to this fourth and last novel, the series was timely and eye-opening with a thoroughly unique and clever writing style. I also love learning about long-forgotten or obscure subjects/subject matter, so the novels really appealed to me.

I really hope Ms. Smith decides to expand this amazing series in the future.

[Sherri]

I read Another Man's Moccasins

[Marie (UK)]

I read The Unhoneymooners

a typical romance but a nice change from all the murder / prison /execution reading that i have done lately

[Phil]

I read Redemption Point by Candice Fox for this prompt as it is book 2 in the Crimson Lake series. (Read July 10; 4*)

[C-A]

I read Cinder by Marissa Meyer at my daughter's suggestion. It is a quick read, and although the "twist" was predictable from early on, I still greatly enjoyed the storytelling and the unusual sci-fi take on a Cinderella tale. I look forward to continuing this series.

[Robin H-R]

2nd time through I read:
Cupboards All Bared by Patricia Meredith

REJECT: A book with twins in it

Finished: 10/12/2024
Rating: 4 stars

Set in 1901 Spokane. While investigating a murder, twin brothers discover a plot to assassinate President McKinley. Second in series.

[Wendy]

I've been reading through geology classic Annals of the Former World by John McPhee this fall, opting to break it up into individual books instead of tackling the entire thing as a single title, which was the boost I needed to get started. I read Basin and Range for the "Land" category and In Suspect Terrain as my "book that is not a novel". Next in the series is Rising from the Plains, which slotted perfectly into "part of a series". I'm enjoying this series far more than expected. I had figured I'd read the first one this year and take my time slotting the others into my 2025 reading list, but it's so well-written and (moderately) approachable that I've been flying through it.

My review of Rising from the Plains can be found here.