August '24 Serial Reader Challenge

[Nell]

AUGUST '24 SERIAL READER CHALLENGE

August is usually the hottest month of the year in most of the United States and Canada. This month, gather your family and eat outdoors. August is National Picnic Month. You can have a picnic in the park, at the beach, or even in your backyard!



TO PARTICIPATE IN THE AUGUST 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 July 20th.

♦Pairs will be posted on July 21st.

♦Select a series for your partner between July 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


🧺Zermeena picks for Hilary
🧺Jennifer picks for Zermeena
🧺Linda R picks for Brigid
🧺Hilary picks for Barbara
🧺Karen picks for Linda R
🧺Meg picks for Helen
🧺Helen picks for Karen
🧺Brigid picks for Jennifer
🧺Barbara picks for Meg

[Zermeena]

I'm in for August!

Witchcraft


Gethsemane Brown


The Countess of Harleigh


Bookmobile Cat


Haunted Library

[Jennifer]

In! Time to change the series up.

Humorous Tiffany Black


Victorian Bookshop


Ginger Gold


Addison Holmes


Cranberry Cove

[Linda]

Back again for August.

Body Movers by Stephanie Bond (ongoing)


Wind River Reservation by Margaret Coel (ongoing)


Jessie Arnold by Sue Henry (ongoing)


Southern Sewing Circle by Elizabeth Lynn Casey (ongoing)


Sudoku Mystery by Kaye Morgan (ongoing)

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

August picks!

Erin Johnson's Vampire Tea Room series
Steep With One Eye Open: A Magical Tea Room Mystery
A Bitter Blend: A Magical Tea Room Mystery

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

[Karen]

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

[Meg]

🌞🌞🌞 August 2024 🌞🌞🌞

Ok, this year is just moving along too quickly!

Hawthorne & Horowitz
A Line to Kill
The Twist of a Knife

Mydworth Murders
Murder Wore a Mask
Deadly Cargo
Danger in the Air

Liz Danger
Lavender's Blue
Rest in Pink

Death on Demand
Death of the Party
Death Walked In

Mrs. Jeffries
Mrs. Jeffries in the Nick of Time
Mrs. Jeffries and the Yuletide Weddings

[Helen]

I’m in for August. Posting from the northern end of my road trip, Mossman in Far North Queensland, Australia.

Donna Leon Commissario Brunetti


Diana Xarissa Aunt Bessie


Edie Claire Leigh Koslow mysteries.


Jacqueline Winspear Maisie Dobbs


Dawn Brookes Rachel Prince

[Brigid]

Hi all! Hope you are enjoying the summer and chance to enjoy the sunshine. I look forward to another month of great reads. Here are my selections for August:

Harper Lin -- Cape Bay Cafe


Ann George -- Southern Sisters



Elizabeth Penney -- Apron Shop



Alexia Gordon -- Gethsemane Brown Mysteries



Sarah Fox -- Pancake House

[Barbara]

I'm in again! Here are my choices. All are ongoing:

Lord Edgington Investigates by Benedict Brown:
#3 #4

Manor House Mysteries by Julie Hyzy:
#2 #3

Bookstore Mysteries by Sue Minix:
#2 #3

Eve Mallow by Claire Chase:
#11 #12

Cheese Shop Mysteries by Korina Moss:
#2 #3

[Nell]

Welcome to the challenge! Pairs are posted at msg 2.

Please pick a series for your partner.

[Barbara]

Hi, Meg! I am intrigued by the Mydworth Mysteries and I’m choosing them for you (and adding them to my ridiculously long TBR list). Hope you enjoy them!

[Meg]

Thanks, Barbara! They're short, easy reads that I've been meaning to continue.

[Meg]

Hello, Helen: I'm going with Aunt Bessie for you. I really enjoy these!

[Karen]

Hi Linda,
I choose the Southern Sewing Circle for you. Happy Reading!
Karen


Linda wrote: "Back again for August.

Body Movers by Stephanie Bond (ongoing)


Wind River Reservation by [autho..."

[Jennifer]

Zermeena, I’m choosing Bookmobile Cat for you. Enjoy!

[Zermeena]

Hilary, I choose the Cozy Craft mysteries for you. Happy Reading! I hope your recovery is going well.

[Linda]

Brigid wrote: "Hi all! Hope you are enjoying the summer and chance to enjoy the sunshine. I look forward to another month of great reads. Here are my selections for August:

Harper Lin -- Cape Bay Cafe
[bookcover..."

Hi Brigid,

I've actually read books in 4 out 5 of your series. My favorite is the pancake house so that is what I am picking for you. Happy Reading!

[Linda]

Karen wrote: "Hi Linda,
I choose the Southern Sewing Circle for you. Happy Reading!
Karen


Linda wrote: "Back again for August.

Body Movers by Stephanie Bond (ongoing)
[bookcover:2 Bodies for t..."

Thanks Karen! Looking forward to getting back to this. Now I need to revamp my summer spell it out to include these extra E's!

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

Barbara wrote: "I'm in again! Here are my choices. All are ongoing:

Lord Edgington Investigates by Benedict Brown:
#3 #4[bookcover:The Mystery of Mistletoe Hall|5960464..."

Hmm a nice selection here Barbara, but I think as the group read is the Cheese Shop mysteries I will pick those for you!

Happy reading!

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

Zermeena wrote: "Hilary, I choose the Cozy Craft mysteries for you. Happy Reading! I hope your recovery is going well."

Thank you Zermeena - for both the pick and the wishes! (I am now in the rehab stage and it is knocking me for six as I am getting used to using muscles that I haven't used since the end of April!)

[Brigid]

Jennifer wrote: "In! Time to change the series up.

Humorous Tiffany Black


Gethsemane Brown
[bookcover:Murder in G M..."


Hi Jennifer,

I am intrigued by the premises of all your series. I think I'll be adding them to my TBR pile ;) I would love feedback on the Tiffany Black books, so I am choosing that for you. Happy reading!

Brigid

[Meg]

Sending hugs to you, Hilary!!

[Zermeena]

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "Zermeena wrote: "Hilary, I choose the Cozy Craft mysteries for you. Happy Reading! I hope your recovery is going well."

Thank you Zermeena - for both the pick and the wishes! (I am now in the reha..."

Hang it there! You can do it!!

[Zermeena]

Jennifer wrote: "Zermeena, I’m choosing Bookmobile Cat for you. Enjoy!"

Thank you Jennifer! I'm looking forward to getting back to that series.

[Jennifer]

That’s a series I like to keep up with too, Zermeena. I got way behind for awhile and then binge-read the most recent handful to catch up.

[Helen]

Meg wrote: "Hello, Helen: I'm going with Aunt Bessie for you. I really enjoy these!"

Thank you, Meg. Aunt Bessie is one of my favourites.

[Helen]

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


[bookcover:T..."
Hi Karen,
I’m choosing Murder She Wrote for you, as I loved the tv series.

[Jennifer]

Brigid wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "In! Time to change the series up.

Humorous Tiffany Black
[bookcover:Furniture Fatality in Las Vegas: A..."

BRIGID!!

You are terrible for my TBR. Just. Sayin. I already read three of this series, which is good progress. But I found them amusing enough to go out and get the remaining sets to fill out the rest of this series which is, BTW, 37 books, plus I got the first couple from the associated "cases" and "travel" series..... In some ways it's a little derivative of Stephanie Plum but the setting, situations and characters are different enough to feel fresh.

[Brigid]

Jennifer,

Wow! You are taking this very seriously. I enjoy most of my books as audios these days because I don't feel I have the time to sit and enjoy like I used to. I put on my TBR pile what I can find on audio from the library or Audible. I will search for these.

Happy reading!
Brigid

[Zermeena]

I finished both my books in the Bookmobile Cat series. I loved them both and I'm looking forward to reading more.

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

I couldn't sleep last night so I ploughed through The Sequinned Cape Murders and The Swan Dress Murders and loved them both!

[Helen]

Finished my first, Like Hilary, I had trouble sleeping last night.

[Linda]

Finished my second, Pinned for Murder over the weekend. This series was fun to get back to.

[Helen]

Finished my second yesterday.

[Meg]

I finished both of mine a few days ago. I really enjoy the husband-wife sleuthing team.

Murder Wore a Mask
Deadly Cargo