Midyear Challenge: Finish Those Series! July - December

[Cathy]

2012 Read Challenge
Midyear Finish Those Series!
July 1 - Dec 31, 2012
Completed 1 /12 Series

Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas
Dream Lake

Pregnancy Passion by Maya Banks
Undone by her Tender Touch 8/13/12

The Devil of the Highlands by Lynsay Sands
The Hellion and the Highlander

The Argeneau Vampires by Lynsay Sands
The Reluctant Vampire 8/20/12
Under a Vampire Moon
The Lady is a Vamp

Travis by Lisa Kleypas
Smooth Talking Stranger

The Blyden Family Saga by Julia Quinn
Minx

House of Night by Kristen & PC Cast
Hidden

Children of the Sea by Virginia Kantra
Forgotten Sea

Smythe-Smith Quartet by Julia Quinn
A Night Like This

Blacktop Cowboys by Lorelei James
Wrangled and Tangled 7/24/12
One Night Rodeo

Pacific Heat by Jill Shalvis
Slow Heat

Matched by Ally Condie
Crossed 7/9/12
Reached

[Kara]

Lilac wrote: "Would a series count for this challege if it was going to have three books in it but the third isn't released until 2013?"

Trevor's leading this challenge, and if he says it's all right, it's fine. :)

[Nathan]

Welcome to the challenge, Cathy! :)

[Lorelei]

I missed this challenge! I have been trying to finish the Cedar Cove Series by Debbie Macomber and the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. Can I join late? I have 4 left for Cedar Cove and 1 left for Plum for a total of 5!

[Nathan]

Of course! We count the progress by series, so that will mean you're up for 2 series, alright? If you want to go for more, just let me know. :)

[Katee]

On Trevor's recommendation, I'd like to join in with this challenge. Thanks Trevor for visiting my corner.

Duration: July - December
Goal: 5 Series
Completed: 0/5

The Coldfire Trilogy
1. Black Sun Rising
2. When True Night Falls
3. Crown of Shadows

King Rolen's Kin
1. The King's Bastard ✓
2. The Uncrowned King
3. The Usurper

Sign of Seven
1. Blood Brothers
2. The Hollow
3. Pagan Stone

A Love Story
1. Bloodsucking Fiends
2. You Suck
3. Bite Me

Night Angel
1. The Way of Shadows
2. Shadow's Edge
3. Beyond the Shadows

[Nathan]

Glad you could join us, Katee! :) What a great list!

[Lilac]

Finished another series. That makes my total 2/7

Robert Langdon -- Started August 2012
Angels and Demons - ★★★★★ - 01/09/12
The Da Vinci Code - ★★★★ - 19/08/12
The Lost Symbol - ★★★ - 28/08/12

[Nathan]

got you updated! Way to go. :)

[Nathan]

Just finished my second series!


Doctor Who: Quick Reads by Various
I Am A Dalek
Made of Steel
Revenge of the Judoon
The Sontaran Games
Code of the Krillitanes
Magic of the Angels

[Kara]

Finished my first one!

Percy Jackson & The Olympians
1. The Lightning Thief
2. Sea of Monsters
3. The Titan's Curse
4. The Battle of the Labyrinth
5. Percy Jackson and the Sword of Hades

Overall rating for the series: 3.5
Love the mythology, wish it had been done more originally (i.e., less like a Harry Potter rip off)

[Nathan]

Congratulations Kara!!

[Toni]

Finished by first series: John Madden mysteries by Rennie Airth. Loved them very much. 4 stars across the board. These books would be perfect for a Masterpiece Mystery series.

[Nathan]

Way to go Toni!

[mussolet]

Trevor, my reading interests have totally switched, so I've had to cut back on my series, and will only finish those I'm really invested in.
New numbers are 6 series, 11 books.

RC: Midyear Finish Those Series!
July 1 - Dec 31, 2012
Progress: 0/11

I) Laura Anne Gilman - Vineart War
#1: Flesh and Fire
#2: Weight of Stone
#3: The Shattered Vine

II) Alison Sinclair - Darkborn
#1: Darkborn
#2: Lightborn
#3: Shadowborn

III) Brandon Sanderson - Mistborn
#1: The Final Empire
#2: The Well of Ascension
#3: The Hero of Ages

IV) Brandon Mull - Fablehaven
#1: Fablehaven
#2: Rise of the Evening Star
#3: Grip of the Shadow Plague
#4: Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary
#5: Keys to the Demon Prison

V) Torsten Fink - Tochter des Magiers
#1: Die Diebin: Die Tochter des Magiers
#2: Die Gefährtin
#3: Die Erwählte

VI) S.L. Farrell - Nessantico Cycle
#1: A Magic of Twilight
#2: A Magic of Nightfall
#3: A Magic of Dawn

[Nathan]

No problem, Silver. I've updated your number. :)

[Lilac]

Another two series' done (at least until the third ones come out) so now my total is 4/7

Dust Lands Started August 2012
Blood Red Road - ★★★★ - 27/08/12
Rebel Heart - ★★★★ - 28/09/12

Unwind Started April 2012
Unwind
UnWholly - ★★★★ - 16/09/12

[Johanna]

I still have a lot to get done! Finished this week so I will finally get to read the two last books of the series that I have not read before..when I have the time for them..


1. Fallen
2. Torment
3. Passion
4. Rapture


ALL READ.


8. Eragon (read, will reread)
9. Eldest (read, will reread)
10. Brisingr (read, will reread)
11. Inheritance

This is a new addition for this challenge for me:


Switched (read this year)
12. Torn
13. Ascend

[Nathan]

I updated both of you. :)

Don't worry, there's still lots of year left!!

[Nathan]

Finished another series:
That's 3/4 for me!

Rainbow Trilogy by Alex Sanchez
Rainbow Boys - 3 stars
Rainbow High - 3 stars
Rainbow Road - 3 stars

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How are you guys coming along with this challenge? Have you discovered any great series we need to know about?

[Johanna]

I am starting to think that this challenge will have to go on next year :)

[Kara]

I might have taken on too much with this one.

[Nathan]

haha, I was thinking when I saw some people's goals that they were crazy lofty. ;)

Don't worry too much about finishing, everybody, this is all in fun!

[Cathy]

I'm making a little progress. Completed 2/12 series.

[Sheena]

I felt at first what was I doing only having three series but I know I can do it!! It makes me feel better knowing others feel the same way!! Still shooting for my goal!!

[Lorelei]

I'm on #11/12 of the Cedar Cove series by Debbie Macomber. There's also a Christmas book, not in the numbered series I want to read!
I have 1 more book in the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich for 18/18!

[Toni]

I am so far behind that there is no way that I'm going to finish. :( Plus I found out that in the Karin Fossum series - two more books are available - one was translated to English and another one has been published. Perhaps I will carry this over to 2013.

[Nathan]

Way to go Lorelei and Cathy and Sheena!

Toni, don't worry about not finishing. :)

Good luck everybody.

[Nathan]

I'm finished my challenge:

Doctor Who: Quick Reads by Various
I Am A Dalek
Made of Steel
Revenge of the Judoon
The Sontaran Games
Code of the Krillitanes
Magic of the Angels

Ender by Orson Scott Card
Mazer in Prison (0.4)
First Meetings in Ender's Universe (0.5)
Ender's Game
A War of Gifts (1.5)
Ender in Exile
Speaker for the Dead
Xenocide
Children of the Mind

The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Giver
Gathering Blue
Messenger
Son

Rainbow Trilogy by Alex Sanchez
Rainbow Boys
Rainbow High
Rainbow Road

[Kara]

Wow, congratulations, Trevor!

[Nathan]

Thanks!

[Kelsi]

See post 24, but I've completed the Chronicles of Narnia Series, so...

Completed: 1/5

[Nathan]

yay Kelsi!! :D

[Sheena]

Go Trevor!!!

[Lilac]

I finished this series in August and was planning to read book 0.5 before posting as completed but the year's nearly over so I don't think I will read it.

Maze Runner Started June 2012
The Maze Runner
The Scorch Trials - ★★★★ - 03/08/12
The Death Cure - ★★★★ - 08/08/12

Completed 5/7

I think I'll finish this challenge as long as I can get a copy of Reached by Ally Condie when it releases in the UK on the 30th.

[Sheena]

Only two books left (one from each series), however ive been on the waiting list for three to four weeks at my local library. :( I hope this doesn't prevent me from finishing!!

[Nathan]

Good job Lilac!
I hope your book comes soon, Sheena. That would be a shame; I hate when I'm on a list for a book!

And good luck everybody who is close to finishing!

[Lorelei]

I have finished all of the Stephanie Plum books through 18. She has just published 19 but it's not even on GR yet so I'll read that next year when it gets in paperback! I have left to read Cedar Cove Christmas and 1225 Christmas Tree Lane to finish the Macomber series and I will completed this challenge!! woot woot!

[Nathan]

Congrats Lorelei! I'll update you right now. :)

[Kara]

Finished my second series!

Time
1. A Wrinkle in Time
2. A Wind in the Door
3. A Swiftly Tilting Planet
4. Many Waters
5. An Acceptable Time
Note: I read the first three in middle school, but it's been so long that I plan to reread them.

COMPLETED: 2/6

[Nathan]

Yay! How was it, Kara?

[Kelsi]

Updated Post 24.

Just finished my second series, the Shopaholic series.

I'm also dropping my series down to 4 and that may even be a stretch, because A Song of Ice and Fire books are really long.

Completed: 2/4

[Kara]

Trevor wrote: "Yay! How was it, Kara?"

Not as good as I remember, but I'd still want my kids to read it.

[Kai]

Kara wrote: "Trevor wrote: "Yay! How was it, Kara?"

Not as good as I remember, but I'd still want my kids to read it."

Kids.
Baby name challenges.
It's like you already know what direction my life is heading into!

[Lilac]

Morganville Vampires Started Spring 2011
Glass Houses
The Dead Girls' Dance
Midnight Alley
Feast of Fools
Lord of Misrule
Carpe Corpus
Fade Out
Kiss of Death
Ghost Town
Bite Club
Last Breath
Black Dawn - ★★★★★ - 08/08/12
Bitter Blood - ★★★★ - 05/12/12

Finished one more series (until next year) so I'm at 6/7. I think I'll manage the last one as I only need to read one book for it.

[Nathan]

Kai wrote: "Kara wrote: "Trevor wrote: "Yay! How was it, Kara?"

Not as good as I remember, but I'd still want my kids to read it."

Kids.
Baby name challenges.
It's like you already know what direction my life is heading into!"

haha, are you thinking of having kids, Kai? That's great! :)

[Nathan]

Updated to here, everybody. :) Keep up the great work! We're in the home stretch now!!

[mussolet]

Updating my list, even though I highly doubt I'll finish it (in fact I am throwing one series out), as I've shifted my priorities to another challenge.

Midyear Finish Those Series!
July 1 - Dec 31, 2012
Progress: 3/8

I) Laura Anne Gilman - Vineart War ♥♥♥
#1: Flesh and Fire
#2: Weight of Stone Oct 02
#3: The Shattered Vine Oct 03

II) Alison Sinclair - Darkborn
#1: Darkborn
#2: Lightborn Aug 31
#3: Shadowborn

III) Brandon Sanderson - Mistborn
#1: The Final Empire
#2: The Well of Ascension
#3: The Hero of Ages

IV) Brandon Mull - Fablehaven
#1: Fablehaven
#2: Rise of the Evening Star
#3: Grip of the Shadow Plague
#4: Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary
#5: Keys to the Demon Prison

V) Torsten Fink - Tochter des Magiers
#1: Die Diebin: Die Tochter des Magiers
#2: Die Gefährtin
#3: Die Erwählte

VI) S.L. Farrell - Nessantico Cycle
#1: A Magic of Twilight Oct 15
#2: A Magic of Nightfall
#3: A Magic of Dawn

[Nathan]

Participant List


Ashley: 0/2
Cathy: 10/10 - COMPLETED
Connieb: 0/2
Johanna: 1/4
Kara: 2/6
Katee: 0/5
Kelsi: 2/4
Lilac: 7/7 - COMPLETED
Lorelei: 2/2 - COMPLETED
Sapir: 0/2
Sharon: 4/4 - COMPLETED
Sheena: 3/3 - COMPLETED
SilverRaindrops: 2/6
Toni: 1/2
Trevor: 4/4 - COMPLETED

[Cathy]

I had to reduce my goal to 10 to even have a shot at finishing this.