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ISBN: In Series Books Necessary

2016 ~ Round #1
2016 ~ Round #2
2019 ~ Round #3
2019 ~ Round #4
2020 ~ Round #5
2021 ~ Round #6
2022 ~ Round #7
2022 ~ Round #8
2023 ~ Round #9
2025 ~ Round #10

Duration: 6 months
Rules: Follow the rules and read 10 (or 13) series books. Re-reads are allowed. Prequels and other stories included in Anthologies are allowed (list the name of the story within the anthology). All formats allowed. Be sure to include your start/stop dates for your challenge.

Steps to choosing your books:
STEP 1 - Pick a book you've read & rated at least 4 ✮ - a favorite, last read, your choice
STEP 2 - Enter the book's name into Goodreads book search
STEP 3 - Copy the 10-digit ISBN #
STEP 4 - Paste the ISBN # into your sign-up thread, along with the book name and author you've chosen as your base for the challenge
STEP 5 - Choose 10 books within any series that match the #s listed in your chosen book's ISBN #

NOTE: For '0', you may choose to read a prequel or use it as a FREEBIE and choose any book anywhere within a series. For all #s, make sure you list the name of the series w/the book title and author name

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ISBN: In Series Books Necessary
Duration: 1/1/2016 - 6/30/2016

One of my favorite books in 2015:
by Rachel Bach - ISBN: 0316221112
Progress: 10 out of 10
Completed: 3/16/16

0 ~ Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger (1/12/16)
3 ~ #3 Mara Dyer ~ The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin (1/18/16)
1 ~ #1 87th Precinct ~ Cop Hater by Ed McBain (1/8/16)
6 ~ #6 Love at Stake ~ Secret Life of a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks (3/16/16)
2 ~ #2 Chief Inspector Armand Gamache ~ A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny (1/15/16)
2 ~ #2 39 Clues ~ One False Note by Gordon Korman (1/23/16)
1 ~ #1 Left to Die ~ Left To Die by Lisa Jackson (1/13/16)
1 ~ #1 To All the Boys I've Left Behind ~ To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han (1/24/16)
1 ~ #1 Undead ~ Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson (2/10/16)
2 ~ #2 Slayers ~ Friends and Traitors by C.J. Hill (1/29/16)

ISBN: In Series Books Necessary
Round #2:

One of my favorite books in 2015:
by John Scalzi - ISBN: 0765328542
Progress: 10 out of 10
Completed: 6/21/16

0 ~ What Could Go Wrong? by Willo Davis Roberts (2/12/16)
7 ~ #7 Septimus Heap - Fyre by Angie Sage (4/20/16)
6 ~ #6 Jack Reacher ~ Without Fail by Lee Child (6/21/16)
5 ~ #5 Blood Lines - Silver Shadows by Richelle Mead (4/1/16)
3 ~ #3 Mara Dyer ~ The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin (1/18/16)
2 ~ #2 Bartimaeus ~ The Golem's Eye by Peter Stroud (3/18/16)
8 ~ #8 Princess Diaries ~ Princess on the Brink by Meg Cabot (6/18/16)
5 ~ #5 I.Q. ~ The Windy City by Roland Smith (6/15/16)
4 ~ #4 Earth's Children - The Plains of Passage by Jean M. Auel (4/22/16)
2 ~ #2 5th Wave ~ The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey (3/28/16)

ISBN: In Series Books Necessary
Round #3:
Duration: 8/1/19 - 1/29/20

One of my favorite books in 2018:
by Rachel Bach- ISBN: 0316221120
Progress: 10 out of 10
Completed: 9/12/19

0 ~ Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt (8/14/19)
3 ~ #3 Razorland ~ Horde by Ann Aguirre (9/10/19)
1 ~ #1 Dragon Slippers ~ Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George (8/5/19)
6 ~ #6 Midnight Breed ~ Ashes of Midnight by Lara Adrian (8/10/19)
2 ~ #2 Jason Kolarich ~ Breach of Trust by David Ellis (8/23/19)
2 ~ #2 Flavia de Luce ~ The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley (8/27/19)
1 ~ #1 Mitchell & Associates ~ Smash Cut by Sandra Brown (8/7/19)
1 ~ #1 Samantha Jellicoe ~ Flirting With Danger by Suzanne Enoch (8/22/19)
2 ~ #2 Bella Vista Chronicles ~ The Beekeeper's Ball by Susan Wiggs (9/12/19)
0 ~ The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (9/3/19)

ISBN: In Series Books Necessary
Round #4:
Duration: 8/1/19 - 1/31/20

One of my favorite books in 2018:
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch - ISBN: 1101904224
Progress: 10 out of 10
Completed: 10/29/19

1 ~ #1 Roy Grace ~ Dead Simple by Peter James (9/4/19)
1 ~ #1 Wondrous Strange ~ Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston (9/20/19)
0 ~ Family Affair by Debbie Macomber (9/4/19)
1 ~ #1 Steampunk Proper Romance ~ Beauty and the Clockwork Beast by Nancy Campbell Allen (10/11/19)
9 ~ #9 Women's Murder Club ~ The 9th Judgement by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro (10/29/19)
0 ~ Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris (9/29/19)
4 ~ #4 CHERUB ~ The Killing by Robert Muchamore (8/28/19)
2 ~ #2 Samantha Jellicoe ~ Don't Look Down by Suzanne Enoch (9/15/19)
2 ~ #2 Dragon Slippers ~ Dragon Flight by Jessica Day George (10/14/19)
4 ~ #4 Lux ~ Origin by Jennifer Armentrout (10/22/19)

ISBN: In Series Books Necessary
Round #5:
Duration: 9/1/19 - 2/29/20

One of my favorite books in 2018:
Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine - ISBN: 1477848665
Progress: 10 out of 10
Completed: 8/26/20

1 - #1 Dark-Hunter ~ Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon (11/1/19)
4 - #4 Mother-Daughter Book Club ~ Pies & Prejudice by Heather Vogel Frederick (10/25/19)
7 - #7 Quincy & Rainie ~ Right Behind You by Lisa Gardner (10/19/19)
7 - #7 Midnight Breed ~ Shades of Midnight by Lara Adrian (11/5/19)
8 - #8 Jack Reacher ~ The Enemy by Lee Child (9/24/19)
4 - #4 Sookie Stackhouse ~ Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris (11/25/19)
8 - #8 Dark Protectors ~ Vampire's Faith by Rebecca Zanetti (8/26/20)
6 - #6 Bridgerton ~ When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn (9/11/19)
6 - #6 Black Dagger Brotherhood ~ Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward (10/2/19)
5 - #5 Parasol Protectorate ~ Timeless by Gail Carriger (9/11/19)

ISBN: In Series Books Necessary
Round #6:
Duration: 1/1/21-6/30/21
Completed: 8/20/21

One of my favorite books in 2020:
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers - ISBN: 1473621445
Progress: 10 out of 10

1: #1 Beartown - Beartown by Fredrik Backman (1/16/21)
4: #4 Psy-Changeling - Mine to Possess by Nalini Singh (2/20/21)
7: # 7 Bridgertons - It's in His Kiss by Julia Quinn (8/20/21)
3: #3 Lizzy & Diesel - Wicked Charms by Janet Evanovich & Phoef Sutton (3/4/21)
6: #6 Night Huntress - One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost (6/13/21)
2: #2 Anna Pidgeon - A Superior Death by Nevada Barr (1/1/21)
1: #1 Wayward Children - Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (1/19/21)
4: #4 Creepy Hollow - A Faerie's Secret by Rachel Morgan (5/28/21)
4: #4 Private - Private London by James Patterson & Mark Pearson (6/9/21)
5: #5 Rizzoli & Isles - Vanish by Tess Gerritsen (2/26/21)

ISBN: In Series Books Necessary
Round #7
Duration: 1/1/22 - 6/30/22
Completed: 5/10/22

One of my favorite books in 2021:
by Camron Wright
ISBN: 1629722243
Rating: ★★★★★
Progress: 10 out of 10

1: #1 The Nyxia Triad - Nyxia by Scott Reintgen (1/26/22)
6: #6 The Hollows - The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison (2/8/22)
2: #2 The Lemonade War - The Lemonade Crime by Jacqueline Davies (1/10/22)
9: #9 Jack Reacher - One Shot by Lee Child (4/13/22)
7: #7 D.D. Warren - Fear Nothing by Lisa Gardner (5/10/22)
2: #2 Crazy Rich Asians - China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan (2/16/22)
2: #2 Kay Scarpetta - Body of Evidence by Patricia D. Cornwell (3/15/22)
2: #2 Lakeshore Chronicles - The Winter Lodge by Susan Wiggs (4/17/22)
4: #4 Cold Justice - Cold Fear by Toni Anderson (2/25/22)
3: #3 Dublin Murder Squad - Faithful Place by Tana French (1/7/22)

ISBN: In Series Books Necessary
Round #8
Duration: 7/1/22 - 12/31/22
Completed: 4/24/23

One of my favorite books in early 2022:
Look For Me by Lisa Gardner
ISBN: 1524742058
Rating: ★★★★★
Progress: 10 out of 10

1: Guardians of Justice #1 ~ Fatal Judgment by Irene Hannon (7/6/22)
5: Millenium #5 ~ The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye by David Lagercrantz (7/12/22)
2: Anna #2 ~ Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake (8/16/22)
4: Walt Longmire #4 ~ Another Man's Moccasins by Craig Johnson (9/3/22)
7: D.D. Warren #7 ~ Touch & Go by Lisa Gardner (4/24/23) ~ Tessa Leone #2
4: Chicagoland Vampires #4 ~ Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill (10/27/22)
2: Wayward Children #2 ~ Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire (8/26/22)
0: Unlucky 13 by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro (7/29/22) ~ Women's Murder Club #13
5: Stevens & Windermere #5 ~ The Watcher in the Wall by Owen Laukkanen (10/16/22)
8: In Death #8 ~ Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb (7/26/22)

ISBN: In Series Books Necessary
Round #9
Duration: 8/1/23 - 1/31/24
Progress: 10 of 10
Completed: 11/29/23

A favorite book from one of my favorite series & used in my last round:
Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb (7/26/22)
ISBN: 0425168131
Rating: ★★★★★
Progress: 10 of 10

0: Maggie O'Dell #0 ~ Before Evil by Alex Kava (10/31/23)
4: Ranger's Apprentice: The Royal Ranger #4 ~ The Missing Prince by John Flanagan (8/16/23)
2: Joe Pickett #2 ~ Savage Run by C.J. Box (10/18/23)
5: Samantha Jellicoe #5 ~ A Touch of Minx by Suzanne Enoch (10/4/23)
1: The Saint of Steel #1 ~ Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher (8/19/23)
6: Alvarez and Pescoli #6 ~ Deserves To Die by Lisa Jackson (10/18/23)
8: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #8 ~ Blue Moon by Laurell K. Hamilton (11/29/23)
1: Hidden Legacy #1 ~ Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews (9/22/23)
3: Virgil Flowers #3 ~ Rough Country by John Sandford (8/4/23)
1: The Kane Chronicles #1 ~ The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan (9/27/23)

ISBN: In Series Books Necessary
Round #10
Duration: 1/1/25 - 6/30/25
Completed:
Updated:

I'm going to try the 13 ISBN this time.

Round #10
Duration: 1/1/25 - 6/30/25
Completed:
Updated:

I'm going to try the 13 ISBN this time.

Last book from a favorite series from 2024:
The Vanishing Season by Dot Hutchison (6/16/24) ISBN: 9781542090223
Rating: ★★★★★
Progress: 0 of 13

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