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message 1: by Dana (last edited Jul 21, 2011 10:06AM) (new)

Dana (erato) This challenge will be 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, 2nd, and a 3rd book in a 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.


message 2: by Dana (last edited Jul 21, 2011 10:06AM) (new)

Dana (erato) Just in case....


message 3: by Dana (last edited Aug 23, 2011 11:26AM) (new)

Dana (erato) I'll be doing this one myself!



As Easy As...1-2-3! Monthly-Mini Challenge
Duration:
August 1st to August 31st,2011

Read: 2/3

1st: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
2nd: Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs ★ ★ ★ ★
3rd: Beyond the Shadows by Brent Weeks

The Name of the Wind (Kingkiller Chronicle #1) by Patrick Rothfuss Blood Bound (Mercedes Thompson, #2) by Patricia Briggs Beyond the Shadows (Night Angel #3) by Brent Weeks


message 4: by Barbara ★ (last edited Aug 07, 2011 01:29PM) (new)

Barbara ★ | 3208 comments I'll give this a try.

Read: 2/3

1st: Red-Headed Stepchild - Jaye Wells
2nd: Black Rose - Nora Roberts 8/69
3rd: Cold Fire - Tamora Pierce

Red-Headed Stepchild (Sabina Kane, #1) by Jaye Wells Black Rose (In the Garden trilogy, #2) by Nora Roberts Cold Fire (Circle Opens, #3) by Tamora Pierce


message 5: by Dawn (Kat N Hat) (last edited Jul 24, 2011 01:20PM) (new)

Dawn (Kat N Hat) (katnhat) I'm in!



1st Heart of the Dragon- Gena Showalter
2nd The Dead Girls' Dance- Rachel Caine
3rd No Rest for the Wicked- Kresley Cole


message 6: by Zakiya (last edited Aug 13, 2011 01:09PM) (new)

Zakiya LadyWings (zladywings) Joining in! I'm sure I'll find something for all the slots :)

1/3 completed

1. Beautiful Creatures
2. The Girl Who Played With Fire
3. Midnight Alley

Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1) by Kami Garcia The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium, #2) by Stieg Larsson Midnight Alley (The Morganville Vampires, #3) by Rachel Caine


message 7: by Susan (new)

Susan Count me in.


message 8: by Foxy Grandma (new)

Foxy Grandma (foxygrandma) 1st in Series: Working Stiff
2nd in Series: Night Veil
3rd in Series: Faithful Place

Working Stiff (Revivalist, #1) by Rachel Caine Night Veil (Indigo Court, #2) by Yasmine Galenorn Faithful Place (Dublin Murder Squad, #3) by Tana French


message 9: by Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos), Group Creator (new)

Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos) | 3564 comments Mod
I'm in

(A new boyfriend and reading don't mix lol)


message 10: by Dana (new)

Dana (erato) Welcome everyone!

@LIZZ: LOL yeah, those two things tend to clash, but new boyfriends are one of the few things that can trump a really good book. ;D


message 11: by Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos), Group Creator (new)

Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos) | 3564 comments Mod
I'm trying to get some reading done today


message 12: by KatyO (last edited Aug 07, 2011 12:26PM) (new)

KatyO I´m definately up for this challenge!

3/3 finished
1st in a series: Matched
2nd in a series: Betrayed
3rd in a series: Chosen


message 13: by Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos), Group Creator (new)

Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos) | 3564 comments Mod
I need to get on the ball with challenges


message 14: by Dana (last edited Aug 04, 2011 12:38PM) (new)

Dana (erato) RL can really get in the way of reading. ;)


Welcome to the challenge KatyO!


message 15: by Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos), Group Creator (new)

Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos) | 3564 comments Mod
don't i know it Dana


message 16: by Dana (new)

Dana (erato) I have basically determined that anyone who you ever hear saying, "I've got to get a life!" is not a reader.

True book aficionados usually think life is a bother...sleep and eating are just getting in the way, dang-it! And don't get me started on work, Oy! ;D


message 17: by Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos), Group Creator (new)

Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos) | 3564 comments Mod
So true


message 18: by KatyO (new)

KatyO wohooo I´m already done with this challenge.... can´t believe it myself, but the books were just too good to stop reading ;-)


3/3 finished
1st in a series: Matched
2nd in a series: Betrayed
3rd in a series: Chosen


message 19: by Dana (new)

Dana (erato) Congrats KatyO!


message 20: by Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos), Group Creator (new)

Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos) | 3564 comments Mod
Way to go KatyO


message 21: by Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos), Group Creator (new)

Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos) | 3564 comments Mod
Challenge Duration:August 1 -31 2011
1/3

1st
1. Some Girls Bite 8/7
2nd
2.
3rd
3.

Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires, #1) by Chloe Neill


message 22: by Dana (last edited Aug 09, 2011 11:40AM) (new)

Dana (erato) Hey KatyO, just a reminder, only a maximum 2 of the 3 books can be from the same series. Sorry :(

I'm glad to hear these are so good. I just put a couple of them into another challenge I am doing so I'm glad to have another person voting 'two thumbs up' for them. :)


message 23: by KatyO (new)

KatyO Erato wrote: "Hey KatyO, just a reminder, only a maximum 2 of the 3 books can be from the same series. Sorry :(

I'm glad to hear these are so good. I just put a couple of them into another challenge I am doing ..."


well only tw of them are from one series!
Matched is from a different series! the other two are from house of night!


message 24: by Dana (new)

Dana (erato) My TOTAL bad...sorry! Lord, I can be a dork sometimes. :P

Which series do you think is the best so far?


message 25: by Susan (new)

Susan 1/3 Complete

1st

2nd

3rd
Underground by Kat Richardson 8/11
Underground (Greywalker, #3) by Kat Richardson


message 26: by Barbara ★ (new)

Barbara ★ | 3208 comments Read: 2/3

1st:
Red-Headed Stepchild - Jaye Wells 8/6
Amazon Ink -Lori Devoti 8/12

2nd:
Black Rose - Nora Roberts 8/6
Kiss of Fury - Deborah Cooke 8/9
Seraphs - Faith Hunter 8/14

3rd: Cold Fire - Tamora Pierce

Red-Headed Stepchild (Sabina Kane, #1) by Jaye Wells Amazon Ink (Amazon, #1) by Lori Devoti Black Rose (In the Garden trilogy, #2) by Nora Roberts Kiss of Fury (Dragonfire, #2) by Deborah Cooke Seraphs (Rogue Mage, #2) by Faith Hunter Cold Fire (Circle Opens, #3) by Tamora Pierce


message 27: by Dana (new)

Dana (erato) Whew Barbara, you are on fire! Go you. :)


message 28: by Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos), Group Creator (new)

Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos) | 3564 comments Mod
Way to go Barbara your getting there


message 29: by Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos), Group Creator (last edited Aug 15, 2011 08:56PM) (new)

Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos) | 3564 comments Mod
Challenge Duration:August 1 -31 2011
2/3

1st
1. Some Girls Bite 8/7
2nd
2. The Laughing Corpse 8/14
3rd
3.

Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires, #1) by Chloe Neill The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #2) by Laurell K. Hamilton

Also Read
Queen of Shadows (Shadow World, #1) by Dianne Sylvan


message 30: by A book away from an episode of hoarders (last edited Aug 23, 2011 01:51PM) (new)

A book away from an episode of hoarders (fidgit77) I'm so in.

Challenge Duration:August 1-31 2011
3/3 Done. :D

1st
1. The Gathering 08-12-11
2nd
2. One Foot in the Grave 08-19-11
3rd
3. Grave Peril 08-02-11

The Gathering (Darkness Rising, #1) by Kelley Armstrong One Foot in the Grave (Night Huntress, #2) by Jeaniene Frost Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, #3) by Jim Butcher


message 31: by Barbara ★ (new)

Barbara ★ | 3208 comments Read: 3/3

1st:
Red-Headed Stepchild - Jaye Wells 8/6
Amazon Ink -Lori Devoti 8/12

2nd:
Black Rose - Nora Roberts 8/6
Kiss of Fury - Deborah Cooke 8/9
Seraphs - Faith Hunter 8/14

3rd: Cold Fire - Tamora Pierce 8/17

Red-Headed Stepchild (Sabina Kane, #1) by Jaye Wells Amazon Ink (Amazon, #1) by Lori Devoti Black Rose (In the Garden trilogy, #2) by Nora Roberts Kiss of Fury (Dragonfire, #2) by Deborah Cooke Seraphs (Rogue Mage, #2) by Faith Hunter Cold Fire (Circle Opens, #3) by Tamora Pierce


message 32: by Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos), Group Creator (new)

Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos) | 3564 comments Mod
Awesome Barbara


message 33: by Dana (new)

Dana (erato) WTG Barbara!


message 34: by Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos), Group Creator (new)

Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos) | 3564 comments Mod
I'm working on my 3th book in a series


message 35: by Dana (new)

Dana (erato) Me too :) August is a tough month for me. i have so many commitments, birthdays, and back-to school stuff that I can barely keep up.

RL is getting in the way of my reading, gah! ;)


message 36: by Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos), Group Creator (new)

Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos) | 3564 comments Mod
Yeah I been spending most of my time with the boyfriend,work, and hanging out with friends. So i'm tryng to find some reading time.And next month i'm going out of town to Galveston and its about 6 hour drive so I will be getting so good reading time


message 37: by Dana (new)

Dana (erato) Whew! Did it!

As Easy As...1-2-3! Monthly-Mini Challenge
Duration:
August 1st to August 31st,2011

Read: 3/3

1st: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
2nd: Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs ★ ★ ★ ★
3rd: My Immortal Assasin by Carolyn Jewel ★ ★ ★ ½

The Name of the Wind (Kingkiller Chronicle #1) by Patrick Rothfuss Blood Bound (Mercedes Thompson, #2) by Patricia Briggs My Immortal Assassin (Witches, #3) by Carolyn Jewel


message 38: by Dana (new)

Dana (erato) Road trips are great for reading (unless you are driving ;P). Enjoy!


message 39: by Dana (new)

Dana (erato) One week to go...how is everyone doing on their challenge? I hope you all are enjoying your books. :)


message 40: by Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos), Group Creator (new)

Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos) | 3564 comments Mod
Still trying to read


message 41: by Susan (new)

Susan 2/3 Complete

1st
Absolution by Murder by Peter Tremayne 8/25
Absolution by Murder (Sister Fidelma, #1) by Peter Tremayne

2nd

3rd
Underground by Kat Richardson 8/11
Underground (Greywalker, #3) by Kat Richardson


message 42: by Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos), Group Creator (new)

Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos) | 3564 comments Mod
almost done Susan


message 43: by Dawn (Kat N Hat) (new)

Dawn (Kat N Hat) (katnhat) Ok, so I didn't stick with my original reading list but I did the challenge any way.

1st Hex Hall Rachel Hawkins 8/14/11
2nd Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men- Molly Harper 8/21/11
3rd Born of Ice Sherrilyn Kenyon 8/27/11


message 44: by Susan (new)

Susan ❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥ wrote: "almost done Susan"

I'm trying. I'm about half way done with my last one. Things have been crazy this month leaving little reading time.


message 45: by Dana (new)

Dana (erato) All done! ;)


As Easy As...1-2-3! Monthly-Mini Challenge
Duration:
August 1st to August 31st,2011

Read: 3/3

1st: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
2nd: Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs ★ ★ ★ ★
3rd: My Immortal Assasin by Carolyn Jewel ★ ★ ★ ½

The Name of the Wind (Kingkiller Chronicle #1) by Patrick Rothfuss Blood Bound (Mercedes Thompson, #2) by Patricia Briggs My Immortal Assassin (Witches, #3) by Carolyn Jewel


message 46: by Dana (new)

Dana (erato) WTG Dawn!


message 47: by Susan (new)

Susan 3/3 Complete

1st
Absolution by Murder by Peter Tremayne 8/25
Absolution by Murder (Sister Fidelma, #1) by Peter Tremayne

2nd
I Thirst for You by Susan Sizemore 8/29
I Thirst for You (Primes, #2) by Susan Sizemore

3rd
Underground by Kat Richardson 8/11
Underground (Greywalker, #3) by Kat Richardson


message 48: by Dana (new)

Dana (erato) WTG Susan! :)

I hope you all join us again next month. I'm hoping this challenge helps us to start/keep going on/finish quite a few series/trilogies. :)


message 49: by Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos), Group Creator (new)

Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos) | 3564 comments Mod
Still Working on my 3th but I don't think i'm going to get it done by tomorrow


message 50: by Dana (new)

Dana (erato) I know how you feel. August is my month of 'almost' apparently. :(

Next month I am kicking butt! For sure. Riiiiight :)


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