2-3-4 Challenge discussion

Let's also work together in getting up to date in our series! It's as big a deal as completing one. We will lower our goal to 150.

Here's how it works.

1. You can find the challenge here or on our group home page.
2. After selecting the challenge, complete the information requested, including the number of series where you plan to get up to date in 2021 (it says books here but for this challenge, think series). Where it asks for a shelf name, type in your profile name. Save the information.
3. Go to your shelf and edit "bookshelves." Type in "150 utd" (without the quotes) and then select "Add." This will be the shelf you'll use to track your progress (more to come). You can select another name for your shelf if you prefer.
4. Return to the group home page and select "update my entry" and add the shelf name exactly as follows: 150-utd (or, whatever shelf name you created) but remember to use all lowercase.
5. Click "Save."
6. You've now entered the challenge!

Now, how do you track your series progress?
Whenever you read the last book in a series that you now consider up to date, add that book to your 150-utd shelf (or other shelf name you created). It will be included in the challenge results.

If the series appears to be complete (last book released some time ago, the story feels final, no word from the author about continuing the series, etc.), consider it complete. Otherwise, if there's some doubt, mark it up to date.

Last year, a few I'd tagged as up to date ended up being finished and vice versa. No need to change a previous year but if things change in the current year, you can always adjust.

I've also used the GR "Ask the Author" feature with some success.

(If an author of one of your series releases another book during the year and you don't read the new book by December 31, 2021, you'll need to remove the last book you read from the 150 utd shelf.)

We hope everyone will join again!

I'm in.

I'm planning on getting up to date in 3 series in 2021.

I hope for 3 series.

I'm going to try for 10.

My goal is to get up-to-date in 2 series.

I'm in for getting up-to-date with 10 series.

I'm also going for 10 up to date. Got everything linked.

I have so many, but I'm going to give it a shot.

Okay, I am in. I don't actually know how many series I am part way through, but I'll add that shelf now and then start adding the books I read for this there.

I have a bunch to catch up on

Murder in G Major (Gethsemane Brown Mysteries #1) by Alexia Gordon February
Death in D Minor (Gethsemane Brown Mysteries #2) March
Killing in C Sharp (Gethsemane Brown Mysteries #3) March
Fatality in F (Gethsemane Brown Mysteries #4) March
Execution in E (Gethsemane Brown Mysteries #4) March

I'll Be Your Blue Sky (Love Walked In #3)

Dear Miss Kopp (Kopp Sisters #6) by Amy Stewart March

Jonetta I have a question about Targeted. I marked that as the end of a series, as indicated in Goodreads. Now that we are reading Columbia River, I'm not sure. Is Columbia River a spin-off or a continuation?

Kendra Elliot has a habit of connecting her series by character. Here’s the link to the series list for Callahan & McLane where they appear to be listed. When in doubt, check the series list.

https://www.goodreads.com/series/1315...

Interesting. Is this a recent change? I thought I checked before I added Targeted to my completed series list. Or it could be one of those senior moments.

Never mind. I just checked Kendra's website; it agrees with goodreads. I don't know what I checked. Updated my completed list.

Sharon, it’s quite possible that it was added after you started the series. When readers begin the new series, they make the decision as to whether it’s more than simple character mentions or crossovers. It happens a lot with Elliot.

This is a hard one to complete--I continually start new series.

Same here Sharon. But then I thinkill have some for 2022

This is hard for me because I usually start series when the books are all out.

Laura wrote: "This is hard for me because I usually start series when the books are all out."

I prefer to do that myself, but I do start some because of challenges or reviews that spark my interest.

I had that problem with completed series.
Some just never seem to stop. Trust me I know nI have a series that is 99 strong.

Some authors say it's the last and then oops here's another a few years later. That is the one challenge I said I'm not trying agon. Too much stress.

99? Yikes! I’ll only start if I know the series is different couple each book. If same couple and cliffys I always wait. I read so much I can’t remember.

That series I mentioned started off as standalones. But they somehow became a series. In a good way. Some of the books was revisit and catch up of previous characters. It actaully wasn't bad. I loved the people and wanted to know it. The time line was screwy but the author always said overlaps will happen.

WOW! 99 is a lot unless it is a series like In Death where each book has an ending, but the characters continue. I hope Eve and Roarke go on for a lot more years.

I started a series several years ago that turned into sixteen books when I quit. They were a series of novellas that she charged paperback prices for ebooks. I can't even remember the author or the name of the series at the moment. I was so angry when the next book was released and there still wasn't an ending in sight; I wiped it from my mind. LOL

I hate when they tack on novellas at the end. I have a few series like that and I’m dragging my feet.

Just updated this and I have managed to bring 24 series up to date this year which exceeds my target of 20. I am happy with that:)