Archive Series Challenge

[Lenore]

This challenge is for the individuals.

Pick a series you have been wanting to try for a while, or just saw yesterday. It is up to you. Read all available books in the series over a span of one year. If a new book is published between now and the end of the challenge, it counts toward your series. Any questions? Good luck!

You may do more than one series if you pick a short one.

[Alycia]

Oh this is a good challenge! I pick the Night Huntress series and the Fever series. I need to see how many books that is :)

[Lenore]

Love them both! I believe it is 4 in NH and also 4 in the Fever series.

[Alycia]

Oh, I am glad you like both. Thanks for the info.!

[DarkHeart "Vehngeance"]

Having heard such great things about Nalini Singh's Psy-Changeling series, I'm going to give them a go as the series is being released in the UK this year with new, attractive, covers. I don't know if they'll all be out this year or not, but I'll get all of the ones that are.

[Alycia]

Vehngeance, let me know how you like the Psy-Changeling series! I have heard so many good things and am tempted to read them myself.

Alycia (Phiery)

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

The Lords of the Underworld by Gena Showalter will be my series challenge:

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Update 1/9/10:
1. Finished The Darkest Night 1/9/10

[Tara]

I've got 6 series piling up that I want to start/continue. But the one that has been sitting around the longest is the one I'll go with!

Lynsay Sands- Argeneau Vampires:

[Lenore]

I like those covers much better. LOL. I am starting the first for the Pick-It-For-Me Challenge.

LOTU is very good starting about the third book. If you don't like the first few keep trying.

I have A Quick Bite, but I keep putting it off. Don't know if I am going to read it or not...

I am still looking for a series!

[Tara]

If it helps the others I was deciding between were:

Riley Jensen Guardian Series by Keri Arthur
Women of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong
The Federation Series by Lauren Dane
B.A.D. series by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Bobby Faye Series by Toni McGee Causey

Highland Warriors by Karen Marie Moning (I did read the first book last month, but I think I might try the series)
These weren't in the running because I don't have them lying around...yet...lol!
Then there are the two series by Patricia Briggs- Mercy Thompson & Alpha and Omega

Dante Valentine by Lilith Saintcrow
And then there are some books by Anne Stuart (recommended by Danielle) that I haven't had a chance to check out yet, but I believe are in a series as well.

[[deleted user]]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Riley Jenson books and the Dante Valentine books. Two of my favorite series right there!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish]

I'm going to read Christine Feehan's Drake Sisters this year.

and coming in 2010

[DarkHeart "Vehngeance"]

Heck, as I've got several complete series on my shelf that I've been meaning to start or have only read the first book to, I'm going to really challenge myself this year and try to get through a few more (along with all of the other challenges I participate in). So, here goes:

Rachel Morgan by Kim Harrison

I'm sticking to books released in paperback, so probably won't read whatever new release comes out unless it's out in paperback by the end of the year

Cal Leandros by Rob Thurman

Will buy Roadkill when it comes out

Weather Warden by Rachel Caine

I know there are two more, but the British covers haven't been released yet and I'm very picky about my series all being the same...LOL

[Angie]

I'm going to read the Love At Stake Series by Kerrelyn Sparks. However if I read the first one and don't like it can I change my series?

How To Marry A Millionaire Vampire
Vamps and the City
Be Still My Vampire Heart
The Undead Next Door
All I Want For Christmas Is A Vampire
Secret Life of a Vampire
Forbidden Nights With A Vampire
The Vampire and the Virgin

[Alycia]

I would say yes, go ahead and change Angie. Who wants to read a series they don't like.

[Unapologetic_Bookaholic]

My series list goes on for days. But my #1 series to finish right now is the BREEDS by Lora Leigh:

Breeds
Bk1:Tempting the Beast 12-09
Bk2:The Man Within 10-09
Bk3:Elizabeth's Wolf[tbr:]
Bk4:Kiss of Heat 10-09
Bk5:Soul Deep[tbr:]
Bk6:The Breed Next Door[hotspell antho.:][tbr:]
Bk7:Megan's Mark[tbr:]
Bk8:Harmony's Way[tbr:]
Bk9:Tanner's Scheme[tbr:]
Bk10:Wolf's Hope[tbr:]
Bk11:Jacob's Faith
Bk12:Aiden's Charity
Bk13:In a wolf's embrace
Bk14]dawn's awakening
bk15]A jaguar's kiss
bk16]Mercury's War
bk17Christmas Heat[magical christmas cat antho.:][tbr:]
bk18]coyote's mate[tbr:]
bk19]bengal's heart[tbr:]
bk20]a christmas Kiss[hot for the holidays antho.:][tbr:]
bk21]lion's heat

READ

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish]

Kenjii wrote: "My series list goes on for days. But my #1 series to finish right now is the BREEDS by Lora Leigh:

Breeds
Bk1:Tempting the Beast 12-09
Bk2:The Man Within 10-09
Bk3:Elizabeth's Wolf[tbr:]
Bk4:Kiss ..."

I love the Breeds and can't wait to watch Jonas 'get his' and I bet all the comments by Rule and Law will be hysterical!

[Silvana~Duchess of Avonlea~]

My series will be
Cal Leandros by Rob Thurman

Need me some brotherly love in my life.

Cassandra Palmer series By Karen Chance

Great Challenge!

[Lenore]

Jan wrote: "I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Riley Jenson books and the Dante Valentine books. Two of my favorite series right there! "

Good to know because those were two of the ones I was debating on. Also in the running is:

Atlantis Rising by Alyssa Day
The Rest Falls Away by Colleen Gleason
Shadowfae by Erica Hayes
The Vampire Queen's Servant by Joey Hill
Playing with Fire by Katie MacAlister
Succubus series by Richelle Mead

Keri Arthur's Riley Jenson Series

[Unapologetic_Bookaholic]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Kenjii wrote: "My series list goes on for days. But my #1 series to finish right now is the BREEDS by Lora Leigh:

Breeds
Bk1:Tempting the Beast 12-09
Bk2:The Man Within 10-09
Bk3:Elizabeth's ..."

I haven't gotten that far in the series yet. But I do like the characters/pairings so. am about to read
Elizabeth's Wolf (Breeds, #3).

Sort of out of order but I am still able to follow the story line. I have liked all of LL's series/books so far.

[Unapologetic_Bookaholic]

A few others to consider...

Troubleshooters
Psy-changling
Vampire Huntress
Riley Jensen
Sherrilyn Kenyon Dark Hunters' [re-read:]
Sazi
Heaven Sent
Black Dagger Brotherhoods
Wild Wulfs of London
Phoenix Chronicles
Monere(Children of the Moon)
Bloodrunners
Alien Huntress
Atlantis (Alyssa Day)
Atlantis [Gena Showalter:]
Dark Elves
Darkyn
Dante Valentine
Night Huntress
Trek Mi Q'an
Guild Hunters 9-09
Cat Dupree

[Lenore]

I have the first of the Dark Elves on the way. I hope it is good.

[Unapologetic_Bookaholic]

Lenore: I love Jet Mykles! I have read a lot of her m/m romances and wanted to see what DE would be like, totally hot! WOW! I really liked the history of the DE and how very sexual they are but it doesn't overpower the story or the characters. I would say its paranormal erotica.

[Lenore]

Thanks!

[Barbara ★]

I'm in here too! It's a small one but with all the challenges I have going, I'll be lucky to complete it.

Robin Hobb
Ship of Magic Mad Ship Ship of Destiny

[Christie]

I'm going to try to read the Jaz Parks series by Jennifer Rardin.

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Lenore wrote: "Jan wrote: "I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Riley Jenson books and the Dante Valentine books. Two of my favorite series right there! "

Good to know because those were two of the ones I was debating on. Also..."

Oh!! The Gardella Vampires series by Colleen Gleason is awesome too!

[Victoria]

I'm going to read the Carpathians series by Christine Feehan.

1. Dark Prince
2. Dark Desire
3. Dark Gold
4. Dark Magic
5. Dark Challenge
6. Dark Fire
7. Dark Dream
8. Dark Legend
9. Dark Guardian
10. Dark Symphony
11. Dark Descent
12. Dark Melody
13. Dark Destiny
14. Dark Hunger
15. Dark Secret
16. Dark Demon
17. Dark Celebration
18. Dark Possession
19. Dark Curse
20. Dark Slayer

[Chrizette]

I have just started the Black Dagger Brotherhood series (by JR Ward) two days ago and absolutely loved it.

1. Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood #1)by JR Ward 04 January 2010
2. Lover Eternal (Black Dagger Brotherhood#2) by JR Ward 13 January 2010
3. Lover Awakend (Black Dagger Brotherhood#3) by JR Ward 14 January 2010
4. Lover Revealed (Black Dagger Brotherhood#4) by JR Ward 18 January 2010
5. Lover Unbound (Black Dagger Brotherhood#5) by JR Ward 19 January 2010
6. Lover Enshrined (Black Dagger Brotherhood#6) by JR Ward 20 January 2010
7. Lover Avenged (Black Dagger Brotherhood#7) by JR Ward 16 March 2010

[Alycia]

Chriz wrote: "I have just started the Black Dagger Brotherhood series (by JR Ward) two days ago and absolutely loved it.

1. Dark Lover
2.


BDB series is one of my favorites Chriz! I am so glad you are enjoying it! :)
"

[Lenore]

Okay. Can someone help me choose??

I am debating between:
Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian
Full Moon Rising by Keri Arthur
Tempt Me With Darkness by Shyala Black
Silver Dragons by Katie MacAlister
and My Soul To Take by Rachel Vincent.

Thanks

[Alycia]

In MHO Kiss of Midnight was awful and I would not continue with the series myself. Some people like that series though and I am not trying to offend anyone. I got through 75 pages and thought it was cheesy and somewhat cliche and didn't finish it. As for the rest, that's hard they all sound interesting. I know that doesn't help but I thought I would throw out a warning about the Adrian series.

[Lenore]

Thanks. I bought the book, so I will be reading it eventually. Good to know.

[Steph]

Challenge Overload (PNR+UF) 2010 Series Challenge TBR Shelf
Rules: Read all the books in one series during 2010
Duration: Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2010

All Done! - Read: 5/5

The Gardella Vampire Chronicles #1-5 by Colleen Gleason

1: The Rest Falls Away 4/18/10 4★
2: Rises The Night 4/19/10 5★
3: The Bleeding Dusk 4/20/10 4★
4: When Twilight Burns 4/21/10 5★
5: As Shadows Fade 4/22/10 5★

[DarkHeart "Vehngeance"]

Lenore wrote: "Thanks. I bought the book, so I will be reading it eventually. Good to know."

LOL, I'll throw in an opposite vote and support the series. It's one that gets better over time and, I think, quite entertaining.

[Silvana~Duchess of Avonlea~]

"LOL, I'll throw in an opposite vote and support the series. It's one that gets better over time and,..."

I'm with DarkHeart. If I had judged the series by the first book I would have missed out. I'm not saying it's one of my top (PNR) but I enjoyed it as the series progressed.

[Christie]

Lenore, I enjoyed Kiss of Midnight and Full Moon Rising. I haven't read any of the other series you mentioned.

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

I agree. I wasn't that impressed with Kiss of Midnight, and Kiss of Crimson, but I quite liked Midnight Awakening.

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

Victoria wrote: "I'm going to read the Carpathians series by Christine Feehan.

-Victoria I just discovered CF last year. I love her books.

[Whitney]

The Mortal Instruments Series By Cassandra Clare
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then i will move on to another series :)

[Victoria]

Danielle "The Book Huntress" wrote: "Victoria wrote: "I'm going to read the Carpathians series by Christine Feehan.

-Victoria I just discovered CF last year. I love her books."

I read Dark Prince but I didn't really like it that much. Do they get better or am I just in the minority by not really liking her books?

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

I have heard that Dark Prince isn't that good. Don't let that turn you off the book. I started with Dark Desire, and I liked that one, but I've liked the subsequent books even more. Don't give up.

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This Challenge is so Much fun... :)

Duration: Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2010
Read: 1/5
Author: Vicki Pettersson
Series: The Signs Of The Zodiac
The Scent of Shadows: The First Sign of the Zodiac
The Taste of Night: The Second Sign of the Zodiac
The Touch of Twilight:the Third sign of the Zodiac
City of Souls: The Fourth sign of the Zodiac
Cheat the Grave: The Sign Fifth of the Zodiac

If I Have Time I Will Try Another Series.. Just Have To Think Of One As We All Know There Is To Many To Pick From... :)

[Arcadia]

I'll read the Lords of the Underworld series by Gena Showalter, the Women of the Otherworld series by Kelley Armstrong, and the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher.

Lords of the Underworld: 0 complete


Women of the Otherworld: 1 complete


The Dresden Files: 1 complete
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[Jayme]

I'm going to do Lords of the Underworld, Women of the Otherworld, The Others, Rachel Vincent's Werecat series, and Showalter's Atlantis Series.

Lords of the Underworld:
The Darkest Fire

Women of the Otherworld:
Bitten
Stolen

The Others:
Wolf at the Door

Werecat Series:
Stray

Atlantis:
Heart of the Dragon
Jewel of Atlantis
The Nymph King

[Amanda]

Mass market paperbacks only (where applicable). Will add more as the year goes on.

Mercy Thompson / Alpha & Omega by Patricia Briggs finished 2/10


Harmony by Jayne Castle
next read: Midnight Crystal (released sometime in 2010)
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Immortals After Dark by Kresley Cole
next read: Dark Desires After Dark
(I read a couple of books from this series last year)
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Thirst by Christopher Pike finished 1/27/10
I heard a rumor that Pike may be writing more books for this series!!
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Demonica by Larissa Ione
waiting for Sin Undone
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Anita Blake by Laurell K. Hamilton
next up: Circus of the Damned
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[Lenore]

When is Thirst bk 2 out?

[Whitney]

Lenore wrote: "When is Thirst bk 2 out?"

its already out look for it at borders prob at b&n too

[Lenore]

Ah. Okay. I had not looked for it lately.

[Amanda]

Lenore wrote: "Ah. Okay. I had not looked for it lately. "

Don't worry, it just came out this week!