April 'Easy as 1,2,3...' Monthly Challenge

[Jennifer H]

Easy As...1-2-3! Monthly Mini-Challenge
From: April 1st ~ 30th



This challenge is an ongoing monthly mini-challenge to keep us all motivated to start, (and then continue), some of the many series in our TBR.

Rules:
1) You must read one of each; a 1st, 2nd, and a 3rd book in a series.
2) Any genre of series is acceptable.
3) 'Half-step' short-stories (i.e., shorts in anthologies), do not count.
**For uniformity, the numbering on GR will be the judge of this.**
4) Rereads do count.
5) No more than 2 of the 3 books each month can be from the same series.

[~Melissa~]

April Easy as 1,2,3
6/6read

1 The Magpie Lord 4/19/15 3.5♥
2 Hard as You Can 4/7/15 4♥
3 Tequila Mockingbird 4/4/15 3♥

1 Wake Me Up Inside 4/27/15 4♥
2 Tempted 4/13/15 3♥
3 Rack & Ruin 4/11/15 3.5-3.75 ♥

[Amie]

I'm in!

[Barbara ★]

I have a very ambitious reading list this month. Here's hoping I get through all of it.


READ: 10/10

Set I
✔1 ~ [Liam Campbell 01]Fire And Ice - Dana Stabenow 4/3
✔2 ~ [Spellbound Falls 02]Charmed by His Love - Janet Chapman 4/21
✔3 ~ [Adrien English 03]The Hell You Say - Josh Lanyon 4/9
✔4 ~ [Adrien English 04]Death of a Pirate King - Josh Lanyon 4/11
✔5~ [Deadwood]An Ex to Grind in Deadwood - Ann Charles 4/3


Set II
✔1~ [Trilogia Victoriana]The Map of Time - Felix Palma 4/18
✔2~ [Santa Olivia]Saints Astray - Jacqueline Carey 4/16
✔3 ~ [Hearts of Anemoi 03]South of Surrender - Laura Kaye 4/8
✔4~ [White Trash Zombie]How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back - Diana Rowland 4/29
✔5~ [Jack Caffery 05]Gone - Mo Hayder 4/13


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Jennifer H]

Welcome Melissa, Amie & Barbara!

[Jennifer H]

Good Luck Barbara!

[Jackie]

I'm in!

Easy As...1-2-3! Monthly Mini-Challenge
From: April 1st ~ 30th

1 Earthly Delights by Kerry Greenwood - 4/8/15
2
3 Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews - 4/24/15

[Belkis]

I'm in :)

17 Read

1.Binding Vows 4/2
2.Fragments 4/13
3.Crash into You 4/15


1.Manwhore 4/18
2.Sea of Stars 4/3
3.Queen of Abaddon 4/4


1.Sweet Home 4/11
2.Deception 4/8
3.


1.Virgin River 4/18
2.Split Second 4/18
3.


1.Try 4/19
2.Shelter Mountain 4/21
3.


1.Kiss the Sky 4/23
2.Silent Vows 4/24
3.


1.Gemini 4/25
2.The Mistake 4/30
3.


1.Rule 4/26
2.
3.

[Jonquil]

1 Henry Wood Detective Agency 4/19
2 Eye of the Witch 4/18
3 Black Jasmine 4/15

1 Hotel Paradise 4/18
2 Mr. Swirlee 4/19
3

1 Artscape: An Ike Schwartz Mystery 4/19
2 The Sweetest Heist in History 4/29
3

1 Grumpy Old Wizards 4/17
2 Let's Play Dead 4/30
3

[Alana]

Easy As...1-2-3! Monthly Mini-Challenge
From: April 1st ~ 30th
Completed: 5/6

1. Out of the Dark 4/4/15
2. Start a Blog 4/8/15
3. Fish Out of Water 4/4/15


1. Manwhore 4/23/15
2.
3. The Wide Window 4/11/15

[Ezi]

As Easy As...1-2-3! (April 2015) Monthly-Mini Challenge:
Read 12/12

Book 1: Playing for Keeps (Done 4/2) ★★★
Book 2: Healing Hunter's Heart (Done 4/29) ★★★
Book 3: Masquerade (Done 4/22) ★★★½


Book 1: Against the Ropes (Done 4/13) ★★½
Book 2: Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord (Done 4/4) ★★★
Book 3: About That Night (Done 4/11) ★★★½


Book 1: Thoughtless (Done 4/20) ★★★
Book 2: One Tiny Lie (Done 4/22) ★★★½
Book 3: Rack & Ruin(Done 4/14) ★★½


Book 1: Neanderthal Seeks Human (Done 4/25) ★★★
Book 2: Cursed by Ice (Done 4/2) ★★★
Book 3: Dead Sky Morning (Done 4/13) ★★

[Kme_17]

As Easy As...1-2-3! (April 2015) Monthly-Mini Challenge:
Read

1.
2.
3.

[Karen ♐]

As Easy As...1-2-3! (April 2015) Monthly-Mini Challenge:
Read 11/11 - FINISHED!

1. Own the Wind - 4/3/15
2. The Angel - 4/14/15
3. Unveiled - 4/8/15
4. Fallen - 4/17/15


1. Worth the Fall - 4/6/15
2. In His Keeping - 4/22/15
3. Life Before Damaged, Volume 3: The Ferro Family - 4/9/15
4. Home to Whiskey Creek - 4/19/15


1. Silver Bastard - 4/15/15
2. The Defiant Hero - 4/26/15
3. A Faint Cold Fear - 4/15/15

[Suzanne]

The Lost Challenges
April 'Easy as 1,2,3...' Monthly Challenge
Duration: 4/1/2015 - 4/30/2015

Progress: 3 out of 3

The Others #1: Written in Red by Anne Bishop - ***** - 4/9/2015 - 433 Pages
Daughter of Smoke & Bone #2: Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor - **** - 4/13/2015
Lux #3: Opal by Jennifer L. Armentrout - **** - 4/5/2015 - 382 Pages

[ily]

Easy As...1-2-3! Monthly Mini-Challenge
April 09-31, 2015

READ 0/3:

1. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
2.
3.

[Jennifer H]

Welcome Ilyssia! Good to see jumping into a challenge right away :)

Graceling is a great book!

[ily]

Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "Welcome Ilyssia! Good to see jumping into a challenge right away :)

Graceling is a great book!"

Thanks Jennifer! I'm really excited for these challenges!

Glad you think so! I'm rereading so I can refresh my memory before I finish the series and I haven't met anyone else who's read it.

[Penni]

I enjoyed Graceling a lot also. I haven't read the rest of the series yet. You'll hvae to let me know what you think of it when you get there.

[Suzanne]

Done!

Progress: 3 out of 3

The Others #1: Written in Red by Anne Bishop - ***** - 4/9/2015 - 433 Pages
Daughter of Smoke & Bone #2: Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor - **** - 4/13/2015
Lux #3: Opal by Jennifer L. Armentrout - **** - 4/5/2015 - 382 Pages

[Jennifer H]

WTG, Suzanne!

[Jenn]

"Easy as ... 1,2,3!" Monthly Mini-Challenge
Duration: 1 - 30 April 2015
Status: 9/9

After failing miserably my first time out in February, I'm doing much better this month!

1: The Quick and the Thread by Amanda Lee (Embroidery mystery #1) 17 Apr
2: Assaulted Pretzel by Laura Bradford (Amish mystery #2) 15 Apr
3: Thread and Buried by janet Bolin (Threadville mystery #3) 16 Apr



1: If Walls Could Talk by Juliet Blackwell (Haunted home renovation mystery #1) 17 Apr
2: Threaded for Trouble by Janet Bolin (Threadville mystery #2) 16 Apr
3: Shunned and Dangerous by Laura Bradford (Amish mystery #3) 16 Apr



1: Murder, She Barked by Krista Davis (Paws and Claws Mystery #1) 23 Apr
2: Let Them Eat Stake by Sarah Zettel (Vampire chef mystery #2) 17 Apr
3: Thread Reckoning by Amanda Lee (Embroidery Mystery #3) 24 Apr

[Jennifer H]

Awesome Jenn!

[Kay Kay]

I'll Try
Unveiled: Tamar Lineage of Grace 1
Lola and the Boy Next Door Anna and the French Kiss 2
Lila Gilead 3

[Jennifer H]

Welcome Karrie!

[Jenn]

All done! Thanks for the challenge! ;)

"Easy as ... 1,2,3!" Monthly Mini-Challenge
Duration: 1 - 30 April 2015
Status: 9/9

1: The Quick and the Thread by Amanda Lee (Embroidery mystery #1) 17 Apr
2: Assaulted Pretzel by Laura Bradford (Amish mystery #2) 15 Apr
3: Thread and Buried by janet Bolin (Threadville mystery #3) 16 Apr



1: If Walls Could Talk by Juliet Blackwell (Haunted home renovation mystery #1) 17 Apr
2: Threaded for Trouble by Janet Bolin (Threadville mystery #2) 16 Apr
3: Shunned and Dangerous by Laura Bradford (Amish mystery #3) 16 Apr



1: Murder, She Barked by Krista Davis (Paws and Claws Mystery #1) 23 Apr
2: Let Them Eat Stake by Sarah Zettel (Vampire chef mystery #2) 17 Apr
3: Thread Reckoning by Amanda Lee (Embroidery Mystery #3) 24 Apr

[Jennifer H]

Awesome Jenn!

[~Melissa~]

Yay - I finished 2 sets with a few days to spare!! Thanks for hosting Jennifer PP

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

[Jennifer H]

Congrats, Melissa! Thanks for participating :)

[Karen ♐]

As Easy As...1-2-3! (April 2015) Monthly-Mini Challenge:
Read 11/11 - FINISHED!

1. Own the Wind - 4/3/15
2. The Angel - 4/14/15
3. Unveiled - 4/8/15
4. Fallen - 4/17/15


1. Worth the Fall - 4/6/15
2. In His Keeping - 4/22/15
3. Life Before Damaged, Volume 3: The Ferro Family - 4/9/15
4. Home to Whiskey Creek - 4/19/15


1. Silver Bastard - 4/15/15
2. The Defiant Hero - 4/26/15
3. A Faint Cold Fear - 4/15/15

[Jennifer H]

Awesome Karen!

[Karen ♐]

Thanks, Jennifer

[Jackie]

Never did finish a #2 this month.

Easy As...1-2-3! Monthly Mini-Challenge
From: April 1st ~ 30th

1 Earthly Delights by Kerry Greenwood - 4/8/15
2
3 Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews - 4/24/15

[Ezi]

I am Done!
Ezi's Post

[Jennifer H]

Well Done, Jackie!

[Jennifer H]

Congrats, Ezi!

[Ezi]

thanks

[Penni]

Penni wrote: "I enjoyed Graceling a lot also. I haven't read the rest of the series yet. You'll hvae to let me know what you think of it when you get there."

Finished:
1. - 4/13/15
2. - 4/3/15
3. - 4/10/15

[Jennifer H]

Congrats Penni!

[Ezi]

Penni, did you like The Deal?

[Penni]

It was ok. I really liked the characters and the snark -surprise on that right? The plot was however almost a duplicate of
Offsides which I had previously read and enjoyed a bit. more. I just finished the mistake and liked the deal better.

[Penni]

Oh. But the covers rock. Lol