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Serial Killer Reading Challenge

Duration: January 1, 2015~ December 31, 2015 (yes you can backdate the books your read from January 1st.

This one is monstrous, not for the faint of heart!!! In order to complete it officially, you'll have to read: 28+ books and 15+ different series. Yup, you're reading it right. But fear not, I'm willing to compromise: if you omit some of the subcategories and then call it quits - fine by me - you just won't be all that notorious then. Of course, you can post as you go, but be sure to sign up to set the start date. (note: it's ok to back date if you wish to do so)
So Serial Readers, are you up for the challenge?!


1) Jack the Page Ripper (15 books):

Take 5 series, read:
5 books from 1st series (of your choice)
4 from 2nd
3 from 3rd
2 from 4th
1 from the last one (and you don't have to be starting with 1st book each time)

2) Una-book-bomber (5 books):

Read one book from each of the genres. It does not have to be the first book in the series, but it must be a series book, not a stand-alone:
romance
mystery
pnr/urban-fantasy/fantasy/sci-fi
young adult
Your Favorite Genre

3) Spree Series Killer (1+ book):

Try out a totally new author. If the book turns out to be a stinker, you have to TRY AGAIN. Repeat until you find a series that you like and are willing to keep on reading in the future.

4) Author-ican Psycho (1 book):

Try a book from the author you've "given up" on - call it one more try. It can be the same series you previously found only so-so, or a totally different series by the same author. It's up to you.

5) Dr. Hannibal Lecturer (1 book):

Start on that series that everybody is praising so much but you keep postponing for later.
Just read it already. Go on!

6) The Book Strangler (2+ books):

Read a whole series from the beginning to the end (or to the last published book). You choose whether it's going to be a 15-book-long-monster or a 2-book-long-freshly-started-baby series, but there must be at least 2 books, because it's not really a series yet if there's just 1!

7) 3rd Degree (3 books):

Read a trilogy. An old fashioned trilogy that wraps up at book 3.

BONUS: Bloody Mary (1 book):

Read a book in a series with a strong female kick-ass protagonist, something like: police detective, body builder, warrior. So for example LKH Anita Blake would work.

Good Luck, and Enjoy!

Participants

Talia
JoAnne
Stephanie
NancyHelen
Jackie

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Serial Killer Reading Challenge
Duration: Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2015
Completed: 0


1) Jack the Page Ripper (15 books):

Series #1: Alex Cross
1. Jack & Jill
2. Cat & Mouse
3. Pop Goes the Weasel
4. Roses are Red
5. Violets Are Blue




Series #2: Cotton Malone
1. The Paris Vendetta
2. The Emperor's Tomb
3. The Jefferson Key
4. The King's Deception




Series #3: Detective D.D. Warren
1. Love You More (Detective D.D. Warren, #5)
2. The 7th Month
3. Catch Me




Series #4: Parasol Protectorate
1. Blameless
2. Heartless




Series #5: The Mortal Instruments
1. City of Heavenly Fire





2) Una-book-bomber (5 books):

romance - Halfway to the Grave
mystery - The Girl Who Played with Fire
pnr/urban-fantasy/fantasy/sci-fi - The Passage
young adult - Unwind
Your Favorite Genre - Partials




3) Spree Series Killer (1+ book):

Outlander





4) Author-ican Psycho (1 book):

Purity in Death





5) Dr. Hannibal Lecturer (1 book):

The Eye of the World





6) The Book Strangler (2+ books):

Series: The Iron Fey
1. The Iron King
2. The Iron Daughter
3. The Iron Queen
4. The Iron Knight





7) 3rd Degree (3 books):

1. Oryx and Crake
2. The Year of the Flood
3. MaddAddam





BONUS: Bloody Mary (1 book):

Crown of Midnight

I am in on this one!!

1) Jack the Page Ripper (15 books):

Take 5 series, read:
5 books from 1st series (of your choice) KGI
No Place to Run Maya Banks 1/7/15
Hidden Away Maya Banks 1/16/15
Whispers in the Dark Maya Banks 2/13/15

4 from 2nd
Feeling Hot Elle Kennedy 1/13/15
Hotter Than Ever Elle Kennedy 1/13/15
Getting Hotter Elle Kennedy 1/14/15
As Hot As It Gets Elle Kennedy 1/16/15

3 from 3rd
He's So Fine Jill Shalvis 1/17/15
One in a Million Jill Shalvis 1/27/15

2 from 4th
Duke of Midnight Elizabeth Hoyt 1/23/15

1 from the last one
Kiss a Girl in the Rain Nancy Warren 1/2/15


2) Una-book-bomber (5 books):

Read one book from each of the genres. It does not have to be the first book in the series, but it must be a series book, not a stand-alone:

romance Vision in White Nora Roberts 1/20/15

mystery A Bitter Truth Charles Todd 1/2/15

pnr/urban-fantasy/fantasy - Heart of Darkness Lauren Dane 1/19/15

young adult

Your Favorite Genre

3) Spree Series Killer (1+ book) Try out a totally new author:
1. Backstage Pass Olivia Cunning 1/19/15
2. Rock Hard Olivia Cunning 1/22/15
3. Hot Ticket Olivia Cunning 1/22/15
4. Wicked Beat Olivia Cunning 1/22/15
5. Double Time Olivia Cunning 1/18/15

4) Author-ican Psycho (1 book):

Try a book from the author you've "given up" on - call it one more try. It can be the same series you previously found only so-so, or a totally different series by the same author. It's up to you.

5) Dr. Hannibal Lecturer (1 book):

Start on that series that everybody is praising so much but you keep postponing for later.
Just read it already. Go on!
The Play by Play Series
Changing the Game Jaci Burton 2/16/15
Playing to WinJaci Burton 2/17/15
Taking a Shot Jaci Burton 2/17/15
Thrown by a Curve Jaci Burton 2/18/15
One Sweet Ride Jaci Burton 2/23/15


6) The Book Strangler (2+ books):
Random Acts of Crazy Julia Kent 2/9/15
Random Acts of Trust Julia Kent 2/13/15
Random Acts of FantasyJulia Kent 2/14/15
Random Acts of Hope Julia Kent 2/14/15
Randomly Ever After Julia Kent 2/14/15


7) 3rd Degree (3 books):

Somebody's Lover Jasmine Haynes 2/14/15
Somebody's Ex Jasmine Haynes 2/14/15
Somebody's Wife Jasmine Haynes 2/14/15


BONUS: Bloody Mary (1 book):

Read a book in a series with a strong female kick-ass protagonist, something like: police detective, body builder, warrior. Rachel Morgan
The Witch With No Name Kim Harrison 1/29/15

I'll definitely be taking a shot at this one.

1) Jack the Page Ripper (15/15 books):

5 books from 1st series Hercule Poirot
1. Peril at End House by Agatha Christie, #8 1/23/15
2. Black Coffee by Agatha Christie and Charles Osborne, #7, 2/20/15
3. Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie, #9, 3/19/15
4. Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie, #12, 4/20/15
5. The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie, #13, 5/25/15

4 from 2nd Miss Marple
1. Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie, #1, 1/17/15
2. A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie, #5, 2/24/15
3. At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie, #11, 3/25/15
4. Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie, #13, 6/12/15

3 from 3rd Walsh Family
1. Watermelon by Marian Keyes, #1, 1/31/15
2. Anybody Out There? by Marian Keyes, #4, 2/17/15
3. The Mystery of Mercy Close by Marian Keyes, #5, 3/8/15

2 from 4th All Creatures Great and Small
1. The Lord God Made Them All by James Herriot, #4, 2/6/15
2. Every Living Thing by James Herriot, #5, 3/18/15

1 from the last one Peter Fallon
1. The Lincoln Letter by William Martin, #5, 2/9/15

2) Una-book-bomber (5/5 books):

romance - Allegiant by Veronica Roth, Divergent #3, 1/25/15
mystery - The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde, Nursery Crime #2, 1/10/15
fantasy - Making Money by Terry Pratchett, Discworld #36, 1/4/15
young adult - Son by Lois Lowry, The Giver Quartet #4, 1/27/15
historical fiction - Messenger of Truth by Jacqueline Winspear, Maisie Dobbs #4, 1/13/15

3) Spree Series Killer (1/1 book):

Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death by James Runcie, The Grantchester Mysteries #1, 1/26/15

4) Author-ican Psycho (1/1 book):

I, Robot by Isaac Asimov, Robot #0.1, 4/26/15

5) Dr. Hannibal Lecturer (1/1 book):

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, Caster Chronicles #1, 5/3/15

6) The Book Strangler (4/4 books):

1. The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie (Colonel Race #1) 6/6/15
2. Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie (Colonel Race #2) 8/2/15
3. Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie (Colonel Race #3) 10/16/15
4. Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie (Colonel Race #4) 12/3/15

7) 3rd Degree (3/3 books):

1. The Wild Shore by Kim Stanley Robinson (Three Californias Triptych #1) 6/2/15
2. The Gold Coast by Kim Stanley Robinson (Three Californias Triptych #2) 8/18/15
3. Pacific Edge by Kim Stanley Robinson (Three Californias Triptych #3) 10/15/15

BONUS: Bloody Mary (1/1 book):

Darknight by Christine Pope (The Witches of Cleopatra Hill #2) 12/31/15

I'm up for this one as well:

Serial Killer Reading Challenge 2015
Duration: 1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2015

Read: 22/29

1) Jack the Page Ripper (15 books):

Take 5 series, read:
5 books from 1st series (of your choice)
1. ✔A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters - 4.1.15 ★★★★ (Brother Cadfael #1)
2. ✔One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters - 6.3.15 ★★★★★ (Brother Cadfael #2)
3. ✔Monk’s Hood by Ellis Peters - 23.4.15 ★★★★ (Brother Cadfael #3)
4. ✔St. Peter's Fair by Ellis Peters - 19.6.15 ★★★★ (Brother Cadfael #4)
5.

4 from 2nd (Inspector Rebus)
1. ✔Knots & Crosses by Ian Rankin - 4.2.15 ★★★
2. ✔Hide and Seek by Ian Rankin - 15.2.15 ★★★
3. ✔Tooth and Nail by Ian Rankin - 8.3.15 ★★★★
4. ✔Strip Jack by Ian Rankin - 13.4.15 ★★★★

3 from 3rd
1. ✔Faithful Place by Tana French - 12.1.15 ★★★★ (Dublin Murder Squad #3)
2. ✔Broken Harbour by Tana French - 12.2.15 ★★★★★ (Dublin Murder Squad #4)
3.

2 from 4th
1. ✔A Dying Light in Corduba by Lindsey Davis - 28.2.15 ★★★★
2.

1 from the last one (and you don't have to be starting with 1st book each time)
1. ✔The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion - 5.1.15 ★★★★★ (Don Tillman #1)

2) Una-book-bomber (5 books):

Read one book from each of the genres. It does not have to be the first book in the series, but it must be a series book, not a stand-alone:
romance
mystery
✔China Trade by S.J. Rozan - 16.4.15 ★★★
pnr/urban-fantasy/fantasy/sci-fi
✔The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater - 5.5.15 ★★★★★
young adult
✔Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence - 8.2.15 ★★★
Your Favorite Genre - crime fiction
✔Cause of Death by Patricia Cornwall - 15.1.15 ★★★ (Kay Scarpetta #7)

3) Spree Series Killer (1+ book):

Try out a totally new author. If the book turns out to be a stinker, you have to TRY AGAIN. Repeat until you find a series that you like and are willing to keep on reading in the future.
✔The Lady of Sorrows by Anne Zouroudi - 3.2.15 ★★★★

4) Author-ican Psycho (1 book):

Try a book from the author you've "given up" on - call it one more try. It can be the same series you previously found only so-so, or a totally different series by the same author. It's up to you.
✔The Chinese Bell Murders by Robert Van Gulik - 9.1.15 ★★★ (Judge Dee #8)

5) Dr. Hannibal Lecturer (1 book):

Start on that series that everybody is praising so much but you keep postponing for later.
Just read it already. Go on!
✔Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling - 20.3.15 ★★★★

6) The Book Strangler (2+ books):

Read a whole series from the beginning to the end (or to the last published book). You choose whether it's going to be a 15-book-long-monster or a 2-book-long-freshly-started-baby series, but there must be at least 2 books, because it's not really a series yet if there's just 1!
✔The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss - 21.2.15 ★★★★★

7) 3rd Degree (3 books):

Read a trilogy. An old fashioned trilogy that wraps up at book 3.

BONUS: Bloody Mary (1 book):

Read a book in a series with a strong female kick-ass protagonist, something like: police detective, body builder, warrior. So for example LKH Anita Blake would work.
✔Death Dance by Linda Fairstein - 27.2.15 ★★★★

I'm in!

Serial Killer Reading Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015


1) Jack the Page Ripper (15 books):
Take 5 series, read:

5 books from 1st series (of your choice)
1
2
3
4
5

4 from 2nd
1
2
3
4

3 from 3rd
1
2
3

2 from 4th
1
2

1 from the last one (and you don't have to be starting with 1st book each time)
1


2) Una-book-bomber (5 books):
Read one book from each of the genres. It does not have to be the first book in the series, but it must be a series book, not a stand-alone:

romance
1

mystery
1

pnr/urban-fantasy/fantasy/sci-fi
1

young adult
1

Your Favorite Genre
1


3) Spree Series Killer (1+ book):
Try out a totally new author. If the book turns out to be a stinker, you have to TRY AGAIN. Repeat until you find a series that you like and are willing to keep on reading in the future.
1

4) Author-ican Psycho (1 book):
Try a book from the author you've "given up" on - call it one more try. It can be the same series you previously found only so-so, or a totally different series by the same author. It's up to you.
1

5) Dr. Hannibal Lecturer (1 book):
Start on that series that everybody is praising so much but you keep postponing for later.
Just read it already. Go on!
1

6) The Book Strangler (2+ books):
Read a whole series from the beginning to the end (or to the last published book). You choose whether it's going to be a 15-book-long-monster or a 2-book-long-freshly-started-baby series, but there must be at least 2 books, because it's not really a series yet if there's just 1!
1
2

7) 3rd Degree (3 books):
Read a trilogy. An old fashioned trilogy that wraps up at book 3.
1
2
3

BONUS: Bloody Mary (1 book):
Read a book in a series with a strong female kick-ass protagonist, something like: police detective, body builder, warrior. So for example LKH Anita Blake would work.
1