October 2024 Easy As 1, 2, 3

[JoAnne]

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024

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, a 2nd, and a 3rd book in a series. Tell us the name of the 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.
6) Please post a link to the book and the author and also the date you finished the book.
7) Please repost your entire challenge when you are finished to get your badge.

Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.

[JoAnne]

Crystal FINISHED

Frankie FINISHED

Genevieve FINISHED

Helen FINISHED

Jackie FINISHED
JoAnne FINISHED

Kendra FINISHED

Lali & Michelle FINISHED

Meghana FINISHED
Melissa A FINISHED
Michele FINISHED

Olivermagnus FINISHED

RaeRae

Shash FINISHED

Tari FINISHED

[JoAnne]

October - Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge

Beach View Lane Jan Moran 10/2/24 (Crown Island #1)
Mistletoe Season Michelle Major 10/8/24 (The Carolina Girls #2)
The Woman by the Lake Kristen Ashley 10/1/24 (Misted Pines #3)

The Secret of Poppyridge Cove Rimmy London 10/16/24 (Poppyridge Cove #1)
Mistletoe in Montana Pamela M. Kelley 10/15/24 (Montana Sweet Western Romance #2)
Somebody's Baby Donna Alward 10/4/24 (Darling, VT #3)

[Genevieve]

October - Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024

1. Summer Lifeguards by Elizabeth Doyle Carey 10/14/2024 ( Summer Lifeguards)
2.The Mystery of the Curiosities by C.S. Poe 10/18/2024 ( Snow & Winter)
3. The Mystery of the Moving Image by C.S. Poe 10/31/2024

[Melissa A]

FINISHED! October Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: Oct. 1, 2024 - Oct. 31, 2024

Rows: 3
Series: 8

X A Waterwheel Mystery 1
X Tethering 1
XX Survivors’ Book Club Mystery 1 & 2
X Library Lovers 2
X Vera Kelly 2
XX Cowboys of Stargazer Springs Ranch 2 & 3
X If Shakespeare Were an Auntie 3
X Bookstore Cafe Mystery 3

Row 1
(A Waterwheel Mystery 1) Earl Grey and Shallow Graves Victoria Tait 10/08/24
(Library Lovers 2) Due or Die Jenn McKinlay 10/01/24
(If Shakespeare Were an Auntie 3) Marriage & Masti Nisha Sharma 10/03/24

Row 2
(Survivors’ Book Club Mystery 1) The Tuesday Night Survivors' Club Lynn Cahoon 10/08/24
(Survivors’ Book Club Mystery 2) Secrets in the Stacks Lynn Cahoon 10/09/24
(Cowboys of Stargazer Ranch 3) More Than Falling in Love Remi Carrington 10/11/24

Row 3
(Tethering 1) The Tethering Megan O'Russell 10/30/24
(Cowboys of Stargazer Ranch 2) More Than a Pretty Face Remi Carrington 10/12/24
(Bookstore Cafe Mystery 3) Death by Pumpkin Spice Alex Erickson 10/13/24

No Row
(Vera Kelly 2) Vera Kelly is Not a Mystery by Rosalie Knecht 10/14/24
(Cerulean Chronicles 2) Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T. J. Klune 10/27/24

[Frankie]

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024

9/9 Completed. Finished

1.Alexis Parker #1:Likely Suspects-G.K. Parks 10/04/24
2.Sparrow Falls #2:Delicate Escape-Catherine Cowles 10/11/24
3.Battle Crows MC #3:Rattle Some Cages-Lani Lynn Vale 10/16/24


1.Sin City Outlaws #1:Reign-M.N. Forgy 10/08/24
2.Mia Storm #2:Washed Ashore-Cara Kent 10/06/24
3.Jim McGill #3:The K Street Killer-Joseph Flynn 10/13/24


1.Stone Riders MC #1:Where We Started-Ashley Munoz 10/10/24
2.Rose Hill #2:Wild Eyes-Elsie Silver 10/19/24
3.Jake Cashen #3:Bones of Echo Lake-Declan James 10/17/24

[JoAnne]

Welcome Genevieve, Melissa and Frankie!

[Lali & Michelle]

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024

1️⃣ Murder in the Mystery Suite (Book Retreat Mystery #1) by Ellery Adams 10/4/24

2️⃣ A Catered Wedding (Mystery with Recipes #2) by Isis Crawford 10/18/24

3️⃣ Killing Thyme (Spice Shop Mystery #3) by Leslie Budewitz 10/20/24

[JoAnne]

Welcome Michelle!

[Michele]

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024

1. The Sorority Murder by Allison Brennan. Read 10/9/24
2. Rules at the School by the Sea by Jane Beaton. Read 10/9/24
3.

[JoAnne]

Welcome Michele!

[Kendra]

October Easy As 1, 2, 3
Duration: Oct.1st, 2024 - Oct. 31st, 2024

3/3

1. Teach Me by Olivia Dade - Oct. 8th (There's Something About Marysburg)
2. Nightmare Country, Vol. 2: The Glass House by James Tynion IV - Oct. 9th
3. Paladin's Hope by T. Kingfisher - Oct. 22nd (The Saint of Steel)

[Crystal]

October - Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024

1. Antiques Roadkill by Barbara Allan (A Trash n' Treasures Mystery #1) - 10/9
2.Twice Upon a Time by James Riley (Half Upon a Time #2) - 10/13
3. A Chorus Line-Up by Joelle Charbonneau (Glee Club #3) - 10/23

1. The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris (The Magic Misfits #1) - 10/18
2.
3. A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley (Flavia de Luce #3) - 10/30

[JoAnne]

Welcome Kendra and Crystal!

[Olivermagnus]

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024

3 od 3 Complete

1. And Only to Deceive - Tasha Alexander - 10/8/24 - #1 Lady Emily Ashton
2. Love & Luck - Jenna Evans Welch - #2 Love & Gelato
3. Lover Awakened - J.R. Ward - 10/5/2= - #3 Black Dagger Brotherhood

[Jackie]

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024

1 Qualify by Vera Nazarian - 10/1/24
2 Eventide by Kent Haruf - 10/3/24
3 The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafón - 10/5/24

1 The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm - 10/1/24
2 Imprudence by Gail Carriger - 10/5/24
3 The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch - 10/8/24

1 Old Bones by Douglas Preston - 10/2/24
2 Spell Hound by Lindsay Buroker - 10/5/24
3 Brian's Winter by Gary Paulsen - 10/24/24

1 Raven's Gate by Anthony Horowitz - 10/2/24
2 Murder in the Paperback Parlor by Ellery Adams - 10/6/24
3 A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Murder by Dianne Freeman - 10/27/24

1 The Lions of Lucerne by Brad Thor - 10/6/24
2 Murder on the Levels by Frances Evesham - 10/7/24
3 Deadly Brew by Karen MacInerney - 10/31/24

1 If Angels Fall by Rick Mofina - 10/22/24
2 Die Trying by Lee Child - 10/12/24
3

1 Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz - 10/22/24
2 The Towers of the Sunset by L.E. Modesitt Jr. - 10/14/24

1 Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano - 10/23/24
2 Cold Shadows by J.L. Bryan - 10/14/24

1 One for the Money by Janet Evanovich - 10/25/24
2 Dark Fire by C.J. Sansom - 10/16/24

1 A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari - 10/28/24
2 Four Aunties and a Wedding by Jesse Q. Sutanto - 10/24/24

1 Witchmark by C.L. Polk - 10/30/24

1 The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence - 10/30/24

[JoAnne]

Welcome Lynda and Jackie!

[Shash]

Easy As 1, 2, 3
October 2024

1. But He's My Grumpy Neighbor by Annah Conwell (10/1/24) - But He's a Carter Brother
2. Becoming Lady Rodworth by Iris Lim (10/7/24) - Beniton Hall
3. Beauty Beheld by Brittany Fichter (10/2/24) - The Classical Kingdoms

[RaeRae]

October - Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Read:

1. Bombshell Hell's Bells #1 10/03/2024
2. A Soul to Heal Duskwalker Brides #2 10/13/2024
3.

[JoAnne]

Welcome Shash and RaeRae!

[Tari]

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024

#1 Loretta Lafayette Mysteries Poisoned Aboard Avery Kent 10/9/24
#2 Haunted Bishop Library Mysteries An Ill-Fated Halloween Amanda Hijaz 10/13/24
#3 Milly Pepper Mysteries Cheesecake Murder Rosie A. Point 10/2/24

#1 Zipline Zinger on Deck L.Marie 10/9/24
#2 Ivy Shaeffer Mysteries Booked for Murder Angie Frost 10/17/24
#3 Buenaventura Beach Mysteries Black Cherry Chillers & Conniving Beauty Queens Mindy Killgrove 10/8/24

#1 Whisper Hollow Mysteries Murder with a Hint of Pumpkin Spice Laura M. Drake 10/11/24
#2 Harpertown Holiday Cozy Mystery A Deadly Yuletide D.B. McNicol 10/22/24
#3 Maple Syrup Mysteries In the Blink of a Pie Catherine Bruns 10/24/24

[Helen]

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge

October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024

1️⃣The Social Guidebook to Norway, An Illustrated Introduction Julien S. Bourrelle 10-2-24 (The Social Guidebook to Norway, #1)

2️⃣Out of My Heart Sharon M. Draper 10-27-24 (Out of My Mind series #2)

3️⃣All Dressed in White Mary Higgins Clark 10-27-24 (Under Suspicion series #3)

[JoAnne]

Welcome Tari and Helen!

[Michele]

Completion Post

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024

1. The Sorority Murder by Allison Brennan. Read 10/9/24. Book 1 Regan Merrit
2. Rules at the School by the Sea by Jane Beaton. Read 10/9/24 Maggie Adair #2
3.Lessons at the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan Maggie Adair #3

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Michele!

[Meghana]

October 2024 Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge - COMPLETED
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Duration: October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024

3/3

✔ 1. Old Man’s War - Old Man’s War #1 10/3/24 4.5★
✔ 2. A Very Lively Murder by Katy Watson - Three Dahlias #2 10/31/24
✔ 3. The Titan’s Curse - Percy Jackson and the Olympians #3 10/5/24 4★

[JoAnne]

Welcome Meghana!

[Shash]

Finished! :)

Easy As 1, 2, 3
October 2024

1. But He's My Grumpy Neighbor by Annah Conwell (10/1/24) - But He's a Carter Brother
2. Becoming Lady Rodworth by Iris Lim (10/7/24) - Beniton Hall
3. Beauty Beheld by Brittany Fichter (10/2/24) - The Classical Kingdoms

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Shash!

[JoAnne]

FINISHED
October - Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge

Beach View Lane Jan Moran 10/2/24 (Crown Island #1)
Mistletoe Season Michelle Major 10/8/24 (The Carolina Girls #2)
The Woman by the Lake Kristen Ashley 10/1/24 (Misted Pines #3)

The Secret of Poppyridge Cove Rimmy London 10/16/24 (Poppyridge Cove #1)
Mistletoe in Montana Pamela M. Kelley 10/15/24 (Montana Sweet Western Romance #2)
Somebody's Baby Donna Alward 10/4/24 (Darling, VT #3)

[Frankie]

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024

9/9 Completed. Finished

1.Alexis Parker #1:Likely Suspects-G.K. Parks 10/04/24
2.Sparrow Falls #2:Delicate Escape-Catherine Cowles 10/11/24
3.Battle Crows MC #3:Rattle Some Cages-Lani Lynn Vale 10/16/24


1.Sin City Outlaws #1:Reign-M.N. Forgy 10/08/24
2.Mia Storm #2:Washed Ashore-Cara Kent 10/06/24
3.Jim McGill #3:The K Street Killer-Joseph Flynn 10/13/24


1.Stone Riders MC #1:Where We Started-Ashley Munoz 10/10/24
2.Rose Hill #2:Wild Eyes-Elsie Silver 10/19/24
3.Jake Cashen #3:Bones of Echo Lake-Declan James 10/17/24

[Lali & Michelle]

FINISHED

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024

1️⃣ Murder in the Mystery Suite (Book Retreat Mystery #1) by Ellery Adams 10/4/24

2️⃣ A Catered Wedding (Mystery with Recipes #2) by Isis Crawford 10/18/24

3️⃣ Killing Thyme (Spice Shop Mystery #3) by Leslie Budewitz 10/20/24

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Frankie and Michelle!

[Kendra]

Finished

October Easy As 1, 2, 3
Duration: Oct.1st, 2024 - Oct. 31st, 2024

3/3

1. Teach Me by Olivia Dade - Oct. 8th (There's Something About Marysburg)
2. Nightmare Country, Vol. 2: The Glass House by James Tynion IV - Oct. 9th
3. Paladin's Hope by T. Kingfisher - Oct. 22nd (The Saint of Steel)

[Olivermagnus]

~~~ Complete ~~~

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024

3 od 3 Complete

1. And Only to Deceive - Tasha Alexander - 10/8/24 - #1 Lady Emily Ashton
2. Love & Luck - Jenna Evans Welch - #2 Love & Gelato
3. Lover Awakened - J.R. Ward - 10/5/2= - #3 Black Dagger Brotherhood

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Kendra and Lynda!

[Helen]

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge Finished!

October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024

1️⃣The Social Guidebook to Norway, An Illustrated Introduction Julien S. Bourrelle 10-2-24 (The Social Guidebook to Norway, #1)

2️⃣Out of My Heart Sharon M. Draper 10-27-24 (Out of My Mind series #2)

3️⃣All Dressed in White Mary Higgins Clark 10-27-24 (Under Suspicion series #3)

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Helen!

[Tari]

Finished

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024

#1 Loretta Lafayette Mysteries Poisoned Aboard Avery Kent 10/9/24
#2 Haunted Bishop Library Mysteries An Ill-Fated Halloween Amanda Hijaz 10/13/24
#3 Milly Pepper Mysteries Cheesecake Murder Rosie A. Point 10/2/24

#1 Zipline Zinger on Deck L.Marie 10/9/24
#2 Ivy Shaeffer Mysteries Booked for Murder Angie Frost 10/17/24
#3 Buenaventura Beach Mysteries Black Cherry Chillers & Conniving Beauty Queens Mindy Killgrove 10/8/24

#1 Whisper Hollow Mysteries Murder with a Hint of Pumpkin Spice Laura M. Drake 10/11/24
#2 Harpertown Holiday Cozy Mystery A Deadly Yuletide D.B. McNicol 10/22/24
#3 Maple Syrup Mysteries In the Blink of a Pie Catherine Bruns 10/24/24

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Tari!

[Meghana]

FINISHED


October 2024 Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
———————————————————————————
Duration: October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024

3/3

✔ 1. Old Man’s War - Old Man’s War #1 10/3/24 4.5★
✔ 2. A Very Lively Murder by Katy Watson - Three Dahlias #2 10/31/24
✔ 3. The Titan’s Curse - Percy Jackson and the Olympians #3 10/5/24 4★

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Meghana!

[Melissa A]

FINISHED! October Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: Oct. 1, 2024 - Oct. 31, 2024

Rows: 3
Series: 8

X A Waterwheel Mystery 1
X Tethering 1
XX Survivors’ Book Club Mystery 1 & 2
X Library Lovers 2
X Vera Kelly 2
XX Cowboys of Stargazer Springs Ranch 2 & 3
X If Shakespeare Were an Auntie 3
X Bookstore Cafe Mystery 3

Row 1
(A Waterwheel Mystery 1) Earl Grey and Shallow Graves Victoria Tait 10/08/24
(Library Lovers 2) Due or Die Jenn McKinlay 10/01/24
(If Shakespeare Were an Auntie 3) Marriage & Masti Nisha Sharma 10/03/24

Row 2
(Survivors’ Book Club Mystery 1) The Tuesday Night Survivors' Club Lynn Cahoon 10/08/24
(Survivors’ Book Club Mystery 2) Secrets in the Stacks Lynn Cahoon 10/09/24
(Cowboys of Stargazer Ranch 3) More Than Falling in Love Remi Carrington 10/11/24

Row 3
(Tethering 1) The Tethering Megan O'Russell 10/30/24
(Cowboys of Stargazer Ranch 2) More Than a Pretty Face Remi Carrington 10/12/24
(Bookstore Cafe Mystery 3) Death by Pumpkin Spice Alex Erickson 10/13/24

No Row
(Vera Kelly 2) Vera Kelly is Not a Mystery by Rosalie Knecht 10/14/24
(Cerulean Chronicles 2) Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T. J. Klune 10/27/24

[Genevieve]

FINISHED

October - Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024

1. Summer Lifeguards by Elizabeth Doyle Carey 10/14/2024 ( Summer Lifeguards)
2.The Mystery of the Curiosities by C.S. Poe 10/18/2024 ( Snow & Winter)
3. The Mystery of the Moving Image by C.S. Poe 10/31/2024

[Jackie]

Finished.

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024

1 Qualify by Vera Nazarian - 10/1/24
2 Eventide by Kent Haruf - 10/3/24
3 The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafón - 10/5/24

1 The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm - 10/1/24
2 Imprudence by Gail Carriger - 10/5/24
3 The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch - 10/8/24

1 Old Bones by Douglas Preston - 10/2/24
2 Spell Hound by Lindsay Buroker - 10/5/24
3 Brian's Winter by Gary Paulsen - 10/24/24

1 Raven's Gate by Anthony Horowitz - 10/2/24
2 Murder in the Paperback Parlor by Ellery Adams - 10/6/24
3 A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Murder by Dianne Freeman - 10/27/24

1 The Lions of Lucerne by Brad Thor - 10/6/24
2 Murder on the Levels by Frances Evesham - 10/7/24
3 Deadly Brew by Karen MacInerney - 10/31/24

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Melissa, Genevieve and Jackie!

[Crystal]

FINISHED!

October - Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024

1. Antiques Roadkill by Barbara Allan (A Trash n' Treasures Mystery #1) - 10/9
2.Twice Upon a Time by James Riley (Half Upon a Time #2) - 10/13
3. A Chorus Line-Up by Joelle Charbonneau (Glee Club #3) - 10/23

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Crystal!

[RaeRae]

October - Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Read: 2/2

1. Bombshell Hell's Bells #1 10/03/2024
2. A Soul to Heal Duskwalker Brides #2 10/13/2024
3.

[JoAnne]

Sorry RaeRae!