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message 1: by Carolyn (last edited Apr 21, 2017 01:15AM) (new)

Nov 22, 2016 01:53AM

I'm always grumbling that I don't get time to read the next book in my favourite series, so in 2017 I'm going to challenge myself to read at least two books per month from series I love. If they can be incorporated into other challenges, even better.

I'll add to these as I think of them but series may include:

Jim Butcher's Dresden Files
Ilona Andrews Magic series
Adrian McKinty's Sean Duffy series
C.S. Harris's Sebastian St Cyr series
P.F. Chisholm's Sir Robert Carey series
Terry Pratchett's Discworld series (re-reading since 2015)
J.D. Robb's Eve Dallas series
Ben Aaronovitch's Peter Grant series
Jacqueline Winspear's Masie Dobbs series
Karin Slaughter's Will Trent series
Jo Nesbø's Harry Hole series
Malla Nunn's Emmanuel Cooper series
Alan Bradley's Flavia de Luce series
Tess Gerritsen's Rizzoli & Isles series
Louise Penny's inspector Gamache series
Robert Crais's Elvis Cole series

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message 2: by Veronica ⭐️ (new)

Nov 22, 2016 02:11AM

Good luck Carolyn. I'll be following your progress.

I'm loving the challenges coming through

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message 3: by Sharon (new)

Nov 22, 2016 02:48AM

Good luck Carolyn :)

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message 4: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Nov 22, 2016 02:51AM

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Good luck Carolyn :)

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message 5: by Phrynne, Series Queen! (new)

Nov 22, 2016 11:52AM

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Good luck Carolyn but I predict that as fast as you read your series you will be adding new ones:)

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message 6: by Jülie ☼♄  (new)

Nov 22, 2016 12:52PM

Great challenge Carolyn, I know you will smash it :))

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message 7: by Carolyn (new)

Nov 22, 2016 10:47PM

Thanks everyone :)
Phrynne, you know me too well! I'm going to restrict this to series I've already started (and have books already bought and waiting), but you are right there will be more new series coming along faster than I can read the existing ones :)

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message 8: by Deb (new)

Dec 11, 2016 04:49PM

Another great challenge, Terry Pratchet would probably see you through the whole year all on his own!

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message 9: by K (new)

Dec 11, 2016 11:41PM

I know what this is like! I decided to make a list of all of the series I have started and realised I have 20! Not intentionally, I just don't like to read a series all at once. A) I don't want it to end too soon. B) I get a bit bored. This is the consequence! Lol. Good luck with your challenge.

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message 10: by Niamh (new)

Dec 12, 2016 12:14AM

Good idea! I've found myself reading the first of series in the challenges, and then not managing to incorporate the next books in the next challenges, so I have many series partially read as well!

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message 11: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Dec 12, 2016 12:25AM

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But sometimes you read the first in a series, then decide you're not really "fussed" so the rest of it sits there!

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message 12: by Carolyn (new)

Dec 12, 2016 12:32AM

Deborah wrote: "Another great challenge, Terry Pratchet would probably see you through the whole year all on his own!"

Definitely Deborah! I originally read Terry Pratchett out of order as I picked them up 2nd hand and missed a few so 2y ago I started at the beginning and am really enjoying re-reading some. There's so much you miss the first time :)

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message 13: by Carolyn (last edited Jan 20, 2017 08:27PM) (new)

Dec 12, 2016 12:34AM

Kiera wrote: "I know what this is like! I decided to make a list of all of the series I have started and realised I have 20! Not intentionally, I just don't like to read a series all at once. A) I don't want it ..."

I think I'll have to cap it at 14 of my favourite series or I won't get many read!

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message 14: by Jülie ☼♄  (new)

Dec 12, 2016 02:31PM

Good luck Carolyn! :D

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message 15: by Stef (new)

Dec 14, 2016 01:17PM

Good luck! Sounds really fun

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message 16: by Kathryn (new)

Dec 24, 2016 11:43PM

Good luck with this, Carolyn! Series can be a bit insidious, can't they?! It's much easier to start a series than finish one off! I am aiming to finish several off this year as well...perhaps!

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message 17: by Carolyn (new)

Dec 27, 2016 09:32PM

Thanks everyone. I doubt I'll finish or even get up to date with any of the series but it would be good to catch up a bit :)

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message 18: by Carolyn (last edited Dec 30, 2017 10:27PM) (new)

Jan 06, 2017 03:28PM

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message 19: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Jan 06, 2017 04:50PM

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Great idea Carolyn! It'll be good to follow how you are going through the year :)

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message 20: by Marianne (new)

Jan 15, 2017 12:02AM

Marianne (cloggiedownunder) | 9975 comments

Some excellent series there, Carolyn, I have a few of those in my own series challenge too....

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message 21: by Carolyn (last edited Feb 24, 2017 04:38PM) (new)

Jan 15, 2017 12:28AM

Yours is a serious series challenge Marianne!
For me, it's really just an excuse to fit in books I enjoy into challenges as I found I wasn't getting round to reading them last year.
Good luck with your challenge this year :)

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message 22: by Carolyn (last edited Dec 30, 2017 10:25PM) (new)

Dec 18, 2017 10:57PM

I'm calling this challenge done at 32 books!
Got a few books read in some series :) and not so many in others :(

Will try to carry this through into 2018 and work some of these into the various challenges!

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message 23: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Dec 19, 2017 01:26AM

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Well done Carolyn!

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message 24: by Carolyn (new)

Dec 19, 2017 01:37AM

Thanks Brenda, it's been fun!

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message 25: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Dec 19, 2017 01:42AM

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That's the main thing isn't it :)

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message 26: by Li'l Owl (new)

Dec 25, 2017 08:30PM

Nicely done, Carolyn!

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