June '24 Serial Reader Challenge

[Nell]

JUNE '24 SERIAL READER CHALLENGE:



TO PARTICIPATE IN THE JUNE 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 May 20th.

♦Pairs will be posted on May 21st.

♦Select a series for your partner between May 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:


🎓Linda R picks for Karen
🎓Karen picks for Meg
🎓Meg picks for Linda R
🎓Jennifer picks for Zermeena
🎓Helen picks for Jennifer
🎓Zermeena picks for Helen
🎓Linda C picks for Hilary
🎓Hilary picks for Linda C

[Linda]

June picks!

Wind River Reservation by Margaret Coel (ongoing)


Bibliophile by Kate Carlisle (ongoing)


Body Movers by Stephanie Bond (ongoing)


Torie O'Shea by Rett MacPherson (ongoing)


Sudoku Mystery by Kaye Morgan (ongoing)

[Karen]

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

[Meg]

🩴🩴🩴June 2024 🩴🩴🩴

Antiques & Collectibles
A Deadly Dealer
A Treacherous Trader

Cat in the Stacks
Out of Circulation
The Silence of the Library

Mudbug
Resurrection in Mudbug
Missing in Mudbug

Fiona Figg
Chaos at Carnegie Hall
Covert in Cairo

Molly Murphy
Death of Riley
For the Love of Mike

[Jennifer]

Good grief June already?

In!

American Royals


Wine & Dine


Odelia Gray


Caprice De Luca


Tea Shop

[Helen]

I’m in again for June. I’m moving house over the next week, so hopefullly will be more settled next month.

Donna Leon Commissario Brunetti


Diana Xarissa Aunt Bessie


Louise Penny Chief Inspector Gamache


Edie Claire Leigh Koslow mysteries.


Mary Daheim Emma Lord

[Zermeena]

I got home from the beach today and I'm ready for summer!

Cranberry Cove


Witchcraft


Gethsemane Brown


Hawthorne & Horowitz


Her Royal Spyness

[Linda C]

I have not participated here in a long time. I had intended to catch up on past selections, but to no avail. So I am going to start fresh. Below are some of the old series that I was going to read to try again.

Knitting Mysteries - Maggie Sefton


Crochet Mysteries - Betty Hechtman


Seaside Knitters Mysteries - Sally Goldenbaum


WISE Enquiries Agency - Cathy Ace


Five Ingredient Mysteries - Maya Corrigan

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

Reading is about all I can do at the moment so here are my June picks!

Erin Johnson's Vampire Tea Room series
Spelling the Tea
With Scream and Sugar

Daryl Wood Gerber's Cookbook Nook series
Simmering with Resentment
Poaching Is Puzzling

Millie Ravensworth's Cozy Craft Mysteries
The Sequinned Cape Murders
The Swan Dress Murders

B R Snow's Thousand Island Doggy Inn series
The Case of the Overdue Otterhound
The Case of the Prescient Poodle

Dianne Harman's Clean Sweep series
A Sparkling Deceit: Clean Sweep Cozy Mysteries
A Clean Break-In

[Nell]

Welcome to the challenge - and welcome back!

Pairs are posted at msg 2. Please pick a series for your partner.

[Zermeena]

Hi Helen - I hope you are getting settled in your new house. I'm choosing Emma Lord for you. Enjoy!

[Linda]

Karen wrote: "I'm in for June. Here are my picks:

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Hi Karen,

Love that you have so many baking series to choose from (and I've actually read some) but I'm choosing a series I haven't read. I'm going with the Sweet Baked mysteries for you - they just sound good. Happy Reading!

[Linda C]

Hilary,
I'm picking Erin Johnson's Vampire Tea Room series for you. I just read a Vampire book, so they were on my mind. Hope it's a good new series for you.

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

Linda C wrote: "I have not participated here in a long time. I had intended to catch up on past selections, but to no avail. So I am going to start fresh. Below are some of the old series that I was going to read ..."

Hmm some great choices here Linda! I think my pick for you are the Seaside Knitting books by Sally Goldenbaum, happy reading!!

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

Linda C wrote: "Hilary,
I'm picking Erin Johnson's Vampire Tea Room series for you. I just read a Vampire book, so they were on my mind. Hope it's a good new series for you."

Thank you! I am on a bit of a paranormal read at the moment so this fits right in!

[Jennifer]

Zermeena wrote: "I got home from the beach today and I'm ready for summer!

Cranberry Cove


Witchcraft
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And I suggest you kick summer off with Her Royal Spyness!

[Linda C]

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "Linda C wrote: "I have not participated here in a long time. I had intended to catch up on past selections, but to no avail. So I am going to start fresh. Below are some of the old series that I wa..."

Thanks, Hilary

[Meg]

Hello, Linda: I'm going to pick the Bibliophile series for you!

[Linda]

Thanks Meg! Not only do I love this series but I can use at least one if not both books in the Ohio State bingo that I am doing this summer.

[Meg]

Linda wrote: "Thanks Meg! Not only do I love this series but I can use at least one if not both books in the Ohio State bingo that I am doing this summer."

I love when that happens!

[Linda]

Meg wrote: "Linda wrote: "Thanks Meg! Not only do I love this series but I can use at least one if not both books in the Ohio State bingo that I am doing this summer."

I love when that happens!"

I'm hoping for more cross over as the summer challenges are put up. I have some books picked out for certain categories that I'm hoping to use in other challenges and am figuring books I pick out for challenges might work for some bingo categories too.

[Zermeena]

Jennifer wrote: "Zermeena wrote: "I got home from the beach today and I'm ready for summer!

Cranberry Cove


Witchcraft
[bookcover:A Magi..."

Thanks Jennifer! This is a popular series!

[Karen]

Hi Meg,
I pick the Ghost in Law series for you. Happy Reading!
Karen

Meg wrote: "🩴🩴🩴June 2024 🩴🩴🩴

Antiques & Collectibles
A Deadly Dealer
A Treacherous Trader

Cat in t..."

[Meg]

Great, Karen! I thought I had finished this series sometime ago, but, surprise, I missed some!

[Meg]

Linda wrote: "Meg wrote: "Linda wrote: "Thanks Meg! Not only do I love this series but I can use at least one if not both books in the Ohio State bingo that I am doing this summer."

I love when that happens!"

"I'm hoping for more cross over as the summer challenges are put up. I have some books picked out for certain categories that I'm hoping to use in other challenges ..."

I've started to categorize more books to help with challenges, and the list is growing like crazy. I love it.

[Helen]

Zermeena wrote: "Hi Helen - I hope you are getting settled in your new house. I'm choosing Emma Lord for you. Enjoy!"

Thank you, Zermeena. I won’t be there until next Monday. I’m happy you chose Emma Lord. It’s a series I enjoy, and I haven’t read any since last year.

[Helen]

Jennifer wrote: "Good grief June already?

In!

Hi Jennifer,
I’m choosing the Tea Shop series for you. Enjoy!

American Royals


Wine & Dine
[bookc..."

[Becky]

Linda wrote: "Thanks Meg! Not only do I love this series but I can use at least one if not both books in the Ohio State bingo that I am doing this summer."

I'm attempting that bingo as well. It's my first year doing it.

[Linda]

Becky wrote: "Linda wrote: "Thanks Meg! Not only do I love this series but I can use at least one if not both books in the Ohio State bingo that I am doing this summer."

I'm attempting that bingo as well. It's ..."

It's my first year too.

[Jennifer]

Helen wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Good grief June already?

In!

Hi Jennifer,
I’m choosing the Tea Shop series for you. Enjoy!.."

I love the tea shop series. Thank you!

[Linda]

Finished The Book Stops Here last night. Love this series and can't wait to read the next one later this month.

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

I finished both Spelling the Tea and With Scream and Sugar yesterday - a great pick!

[Helen]

Finished my first,

[Meg]

Catches up on posting:

I finished my two on the 7th and 8th. Just one more to go for the series, I think!

Resurrection in Mudbug Missing in Mudbug

[Linda]

Finished my second, Ripped From the Pages and loved it! This series is great always but I really enjoyed the story in this one.

[Helen]

I finished my second about a week ago, but haven’t had time to post.