October '25 Serial Reader Challenge

[Nell]

OCTOBER '25 SERIAL READER CHALLENGE


With a bright orange hue and spicy scent, marigolds herald the change of seasons. ... Although the meaning of marigolds varies between cultures and locations, they are often seen as symbols of joy, resilience, and passion. These warm-colored blooms are also linked to the holidays: During Día de los Muertos, marigolds solidify the connection between life and death. For Diwali, the flowers are symbols of hope, love, success, and purity.

TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OCTOBER 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 September 20th.

♦Pairs will be posted on September 21st.

♦Select a series for your partner between September 21st and 25th.

♦New to the challenge? The thread for challenge guidelines and questions is here

[Nell]

Players


👻Meg picks for Jennifer
🎃Zermeena picks for Linda
👻Linda picks for Zermeena
🎃Hilary picks for Meg
👻Jennifer picks for Hilary

[Meg]

👻🦇🎃 October 2025 👻🦇🎃

Haunting Danielle
The Ghost Who Wanted Revenge
The Ghost of Halloween Past

Cat Cozy
Hawaii Time
Maui Holidaze

Miss Busby Investigates
Murder at Little Minton
Death of a Penniless Poet

Lord Edgington
The Curious Case of the Templeton-Swifts
The Crimes of Clearwell Castle

Camille Divine
Murder on the Dance Floor #2 06/30/2022 311p
The Brighton Murders #3 10/03/2022 312p

[Zermeena]

My choices for October:

Bunburry by Helena Marchmont


Cozy Corgi by Mildred Abbott


Knit and Nibble by Peggy Ehrhart


Country Club by Julie Mulhern


Country Store by Maddie Day

[Linda]

October Picks

Gideon Oliver by Aaron Elkins


Wind River Reservation by Margaret Coel


Dead End Jobs by Elaine Viets


LA Night Market by Jennifer J. Chow


Button Box Mystery by Kylie Logan

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

Winter Witches of Holiday Haven by Various
Sleigh Spells (Aurora Hart, #1)
Reindeer Runes (Lumi Northrop, #1)

Janet Finsilver's Kelly Jackson series
Murder at the Mushroom Festival
Murder in the Wine Country

Barbara Barrett's Nailed It Home Reno series
Loose Screw
Death by Drywall

Kathy Daley's Tess and Tilly series
The Christmas Letter
The Valentine Mystery

B R Snow's Thousand Island Doggy Inn Series
The Case of the Quizzical Queens Beagle
The Case of the Reliable Russian Spaniels

[Jennifer]

October series:

Humorous Tiffany Black


Posadas County


Detective Lavender


Kylie Berry


Celebrity Mysteries

[Nell]

Welcome to the challenge everyone! Sorry to post this late. I am recovering from a cold 🤧

Pairs are posted in message 2. Please pick a series for your partner.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Linda]

Zermeena wrote: "My choices for October:

Bunburry by Helena Marchmont


Cozy Corgi by Mildred Abbott
[bookcover:Chaotic Corgis|4061..."

Hi Zermeena,

I’ve read book 1 in knit and nibble and haven’t made it back, so you can read for both of us. Happy reading!

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

Meg wrote: "👻🦇🎃 October 2025 👻🦇🎃

Haunting Danielle
The Ghost Who Wanted Revenge
[book:The Ghost..."

Hmm all new series to me, but the Haunting Danielle ones sound interesting and so they are my pick for you. Happy spooky reading!

[Zermeena]

Linda - I've enjoyed the Dead End Jobs so that is what I pick for you. Thank you for choosing Knit and Nibble. I'm looking forward to getting back to the series. It's one of my favorites!

[Jennifer]

Hilary, I'm picking Kelly Jackson for you. I love her group of older sidekicks!

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

Jennifer wrote: "Hilary, I'm picking Kelly Jackson for you. I love her group of older sidekicks!"

Thank you Jennifer, this will finish the series off for me!

[Linda]

Zermeena wrote: "Linda - I've enjoyed the Dead End Jobs so that is what I pick for you. Thank you for choosing Knit and Nibble. I'm looking forward to getting back to the series. It's one of my favorites!"

Thank you! Looking forward to getting back to them.

[Meg]

Jennifer wrote: "October series:

Humorous Tiffany Black
[bookcover:Hatters and Haters in Las Vegas|5971..."

Hello, Jennifer: I'm choosing the first series you listed, Tiffany Black. I'm loving these books so far!

[Meg]

Nell, I hope you're feeling better. Colds are a bear. grrr....

[Meg]

Thank you, Hilary, I've enjoyed the Haunting Danielle series so far. Plus it's perfect for Halloween, what with the ghost and all!

[Jennifer]

Meg wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "October series:

Humorous Tiffany Black
[bookcover:Hatters and Haters ..."

Me too, although Ian needs a good smack from time to time!

[Meg]

Jennifer wrote: "Meg wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "October series:

Humorous Tiffany Black
[bookcover:Hatters..."

Yes, he does!!

[Linda]

Finished my first over the weekend, Pumped for Murder. Really enjoyed how this new chapter in Helen's life started out.

[Jennifer]

Well, after having had the Tiffany Black Mysteries chosen for me three times this year, including this month, I finished the series today: all 37 books.

Of course, there are still the Tiffany Black travel mysteries and the Tiffany Black Cases, and the McBlack's Treats mysteries, all of which have the same cast of characters, and all of which I've started but not finished......

[Zermeena]

I listened to two books in my series. Sadly I listened to the second one out of order. Now I have to go back to the one I missed but it probably won't be in October.

[Meg]

I've finished both of mine; both were very good listens. I'm hoping to rev up working through the series; there are now something like 37 books and here I am just at #6.

Congrats at finishing the Tiffany Black series, Jen. That's another one I want to work through faster.

[Linda]

Finished my second earlier this week. I'm really enjoying the new direction this series is going in.

[Meg]

Linda wrote: "Finished my second earlier this week. I'm really enjoying the new direction this series is going in."

This was good series. I also enjoy her secret shopper series.

[Linda]

Meg wrote: "Linda wrote: "Finished my second earlier this week. I'm really enjoying the new direction this series is going in."

This was good series. I also enjoy her secret shopper series."

I loved the secret shopper series!