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Series Addict Challenges

Part 1 ~ "Serial Addict" Challenge
Part 2 ~ TV Series Series Addict Challenge
Part 3 ~ Canceled TV Series Series Addict Challenge
Part 6 ~ Cereal Serial Addict Challenge
Part 7 ~ Netflix Series Addict Challenge

Please read the rules, they may differ from our other serial challenges

Duration: 1 year from sign-up date for each part

Rules: All books listed must be a part of a series (state the name of the series along with your book choice). Re-reads are allowed. All formats are allowed. Anthologies are not allowed.

NOTE: You may choose to participate in the entire challenge or only parts, it’s up to you, but only those that complete the ENTIRE challenge can truly say, “I’m a Series Addict!” HAPPY READING!


Part 4 ~ Fledgling TV Series Addict Challenge
Part 5 ~ Major League World Series Addict Challenge

Netflix Series Addict Challenge ~ Part 7
Duration: 1/1/20 - 12/31/20
Progress: 10 of 10 categories
Books: 32 of 32 books
Completed: 11/8/20

Rules: All books listed must be a part of a series (state the name of the series along with your book choice). Re-reads are allowed. All formats are allowed. Anthologies are not allowed.

🎥 #1: "Netflix and Chill" (9 BOOKS)

Read a book with a title that begins with each letter (omitting 'The', 'A', 'An' when not needed) -or- author’s FIRST OR LAST name that begins with each letter: N-E-T-F-L-I-C-K-S (Spelled with 'cks' instead of 'x' to make it a bit easier. Your book choices do not all have to be a first-in-series; they just have to be a book in a series; they can be any # within any series.)

N - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (1/5/20) ~ London Below #1
E - Elizabeth Berg's The Story of Arthur Truluv (3/30/20) ~ Mason #1
T - This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost (1/16/20) ~ Night Huntress #5
F - Frightful's Mountain by Jean Craighead George (1/31/20) ~ Mountain #3
L - The Littlest Cowboy by Maggie Shayne (1/10/20) ~ The Texas Brands #1
I - In Her Sights by Katie Rugle (1/31/20) ~ Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters #1
C - Contact by Chris Morphew (1/12/20) ~ The Phoenix Files #2
K - Julie Kagawa's The Iron Warrior (4/14/20) ~ The Iron Fey: Call of the Forgotten #3
S -The Sinner by Tess Gerritsen (1/17/20) ~ Rizzoli & Isles #3

🎥 #2: In the Beginning (8 BOOKS)
* Founded in 1997 - Read 1 book published in 1997
Reliquary by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (6/19/20) ~ Pendergast #2

* American Media-Services Provider - Read 6 books from any of the 20 Largest Trade Publishers (in the US) according to Publishers Weekly
#1 Penguin Random House #2 HarperCollins #3 Simon & Schuster 4 Hachette Book Group 5 Macmillan #6 Scholastic 7 Disney Publishing Worldwide 8 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 9 Workman 10 Sterling 11 John Wiley and Sons 12 Abrams 13 Dover 14 Candlewick 15 W.W. Norton #16 Kensington 17 Chronicle #18 Sourcebooks 19 B&H Publishing 20 Tyndale House
1. Until Proven Guilty by J.A. Jance (1/1/20) ~ J.P. Beaumont #1 ~ HarperCollins
2. Home for the Holidays by Heather Vogel Frederick (1/7/20) ~ Mother-Daughter Book Club #5 ~ Simon & Schuster
3. Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater (2/24/20) ~ The Raven Cycle #3 ~ Scholastic
4. Of Silk and Steam by Bec McMaster (5/7/20) ~ London Steampunk #5 ~ Sourcebooks
5. Vampire's Faith by Rebecca Zanetti (8/26/20) ~ Dark Protectors #8 ~ Kensington
6. The Likeness by Tana French (9/12/20) ~ Dublin Murder Squad #2 ~ Penguin

* Headquartered in California - Read 1 book set in California
The Bad Place by Dean Koontz (7/8/20)

🎥 #3: "And the Award Goes To..." (4 BOOKS)
Read 4 books in any series from any of the listed Goodreads Choice Award winners (can be chosen from any year listed 2009-2018).
1. Lover Avenged (Lover at Last GR Choice 2013) ~ Black Dagger Brotherhood #7
2. Still Me by Jojo Moyes (3/26/20) - GR Choice 2018 ~ Me Before You #3
3. Golden Son by Pierce Brown (6/18/20) - GR Choice 2015 ~ Red Rising Saga #2
4. Educated by Tara Westover (9/25/20) - GR Choice 2018

🎥 #4: Lucifer (3 BOOKS)
Read 1 book in a series featuring a demon
For a Few Demons More by Kim Harrison (3/27/20) ~ The Hollows #5

Read 1 book in a series featuring a character who has spent time in hell (as a demonic creature, a prisoner or a temp visitor), lives or works in hell
Trapped by Jack Kilborn (2/8/20) ~ Afraid #2

Read 1 book in a series featuring a character who is a detective
10th Anniversary by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro (2/17/20) ~ Women's Murder Club #10

🎥 #5: OA (2 BOOKS)
Read 1 book in a series featuring a character with new or newly discovered abilities
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik (1/24/20) ~ Temeraire #1

Read 1 book in a series where the main character is female (ie: Kate Daniels, Mercy Thompson, etc)
Thread of Fear by Laura Griffin (1/27/20) ~ The Glass Sisters #1

🎥 #6: Santa Clarita Diet (1 BOOK)
Read 1 book in a series featuring a character who is a zombie or works in real estate
Kiss of Fury by Deborah Cooke (11/8/20) ~ zombie dragons

🎥 #7: Travelers (1 BOOK)
Read 1 book in a series that features time travelers or those who can see the future (ie: any character with psychic visions)
The Sorcerer's Secret by Scott Mebus (2/6/20) ~ Gods of Manhattan #3 ~ oracle

🎥 #8: Sense8 (2 BOOKS)
Read 1 series book that features one or more characters with telepathy
Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs (5/16/20) ~ Mercy Thompson #7

Read 1 book in a PNR series
Remembrance by Meg Cabot (2/19/20) ~ Mediator #7

🎥 #9: Stranger Things (1 BOOK)
Read 1 book in a UF series
Skinwalker by Faith Hunter (3/19/20) ~ Jane Yellowrock #1

🎥 #10: Haunting of Hill House (1 BOOK)
Read 1 book in a series that features a family (can be any type of family - a pack or clan, a band of brothers, a family by blood, etc)
Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han (2/27/20) ~ To All the Boys I've Loved Before #3

Cereal Serial Addict Challenge ~ Part 6
Duration: 1/1/21 - 12/31/21
Progress: 10 of 10 categories
Books: 31 of 31 books
Completed: 11/8/21

Rules: All books listed must be a part of a series (state the name of the series along with your book choice). You may choose books from one series or from different series for each of these unless otherwise stated. Re-reads are allowed. All formats are allowed. Anthologies are not allowed.

🥣 #1: General Mills ~ "Big G" ~ Founded in 1866 (8 BOOKS)

Read a book with a title that begins with each letter (omitting 'The', 'A', 'An' when not needed) -or- author’s FIRST OR LAST name that begins with each letter: G-E-N-M-I-L-L-S (They do not all have to be a #1; they just have to be a book in a series; they can be any # within any series.)

G - (Tess) Gerritsen's Vanish (2/26/21) ~ Rizzoli & Isles #5
E - Emily Voss Episodes 1-3 by Nick Lavitz (2/13/21) ~ Emily Voss Episodes 1-3
N - Nevada Barr's A Superior Death (1/1/21) ~ Anna Pidgeon #2

M - My Sister's Grave by Robert Dugoni (1/31/21) ~ Tracy Crosswhite #1
I - Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon (4/15/21) ~ Chronicles of Nick #1
L - Laura Griffin's Unspeakable (1/3/21) ~ Tracers #2
L - Lisa Kleypas's Again the Magic (2/9/21) ~ Wallflowers #0.5
S - Shirlee McCoy's Night Stalker (1/14/21) ~ FBI Special Crimes Unit #1

🥣 #2: Monster Mix (10 BOOKS)
"Count Chocula, Franken Berry and Boo Berry were available year round for about 35 years. Today, the cereals make an appearance just in time for Halloween."

* Count Chocula - Read 5 books in a series featuring vampires
1. Taken by Midnight by Lara Adrian (1/22/21) ~ Midnight Breed #8
2. The Last Vampire by Christopher Pike (5/28/21) ~ The Last Vampire #1
3. Black Blood by Christopher Pike (5/30/21) ~ The Last Vampire #2
4. Red Dice by Christopher Pike (6/5/21) ~ The Last Vampire #3
5. The Vampire and the Virgin by Kerrelyn Sparks (8/15/21) ~ Love at Stake #8

* Franken Berry - Read 3 books in a series featuring a character who is 1/2 human and 1/2 other -OR- a character who started out as a human and became partially or fully "other"
1. One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost (6/13/21) ~ Night Huntress #6
2. Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning (7/20/21) ~ Highlander #1
3. Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs (8/24/21) ~ Mercy Thompson #9

* Boo Berry - Read 2 books in a series featuring ghosts/spirits
1. Voodoo Butterfly by Camille Faye (1/6/21) ~ Voodoo Butterfly #1
2. Under the Light by Laura Whitcomb (4/7/21) ~ Light #2

🥣 #3: "Silly Rabbit, Trix are for kids!" (2 BOOKS)

Read 2 books in a series that feature a trickster (example: kitsune, coyote, Lilith, Loki, etc; see examples HERE and HERE)
1. Night Broken by Patricia Briggs (2/23/21) ~ Mercy Thompson #8 ~ Coyote
2. Existence by Abbi Glines (5/22/21) ~ Existence #1

🥣 #4: Marbits? (3 BOOKS)
"The marshmallow pieces in Lucky Charms are called marbits. Of the original marbits, only the pink heart remains. In 1983, purple horseshoes were added."

1. Read 1 book in a series featuring magic/magic user
Hex on the Beach by Gina LaManna (2/14/21) ~ Magic and Mixology Mystery #1

2. Read 1 book in a series featuring a character who uses or wears a charm (for any reason - example: protection against magic or to produce a glamour) -OR- a character who is able to cast a glamour (example: certain fae, etc)
The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan (9/29/21) ~ The Heroes of Olympus #2 ~ goddess uses glamour

3. Read 1 book in a series featuring a character who owns or rides a horse or mule (example: Kate Daniels)
Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews (1/13/21) ~ Kate Daniels #9

🥣 #5: Chex tagline: “Full of what you love. Free of what you don't.” (2 BOOKS)

Read 2 books in a series that is one of the following: written by your favorite author, part of a favorite series, features your favorite type of supe or in your favorite genre ~ PNR
1. My Soul to Save by Rachel Vincent (4/15/21) ~ Soul Screamers #2
2. My Soul to Keep by Rachel Vincent (5/19/21) ~ Soul Screamers #3

🥣 #6: Cinnamon Toast Crunch tagline: "Everyone is a kid at heart." (2 BOOKS)

1. Read 1 book in a series featuring a character who is light-hearted or a jokester (example: Cullen in Eileen Wilks' 'World of the Lupi' series)
Wicked Charms by Janet Evanovich & Phoef Sutton (3/4/21) ~ Lizzy & Diesel #3 - Glo is sweet, light-hearted and clueless

2. Read 1 book in a PNR series
Stealing Shadows by Kay Hooper (3/5/21) ~ Bishop/Special Crimes Unit #1 & Shadows #1

🥣 #7: Cheerios - "A family favorite for over 70 years." (1 BOOK)

Read a book in a series that features a non-human family: a brood, clan, coven, or pack
Mine to Possess by Nalini Singh (2/20/21) ~ Psy-Changeling #4

🥣 #8: Fiber One. (for when you need to get things movin') (1 BOOK)

Read a series book that is part of another challenge -OR- a series book that's been on your TBR list for 12 months or more
Beartown by Fredrik Backman (1/16/21) ~ Beartown #1 ~ added 3/27/18

🥣 #9: Wheaties tagline “The Breakfast of Champions” (1 BOOK)

Read book #1 of a UF series
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (1/19/21) ~ Wayward Children #1

🥣 #10: {Total} (1 BOOK)

In honor of Total's wheat flakes that feature "... 100 percent of the Daily Value of 12 vitamins and minerals", read book #12 in any series -OR- the finale book of any series
Total Surrender by Rebecca Zanetti (11/8/21) ~ Sin Brothers #4

TV Series Series Addict Challenge ~ Part 2
Duration: 1/1/22 - 12/31/22
Progress: 10 of 10 categories
Books: 31 of 31 books
Completed: 12/6/22

Duration: 1 year from sign-up date
Rules: All books listed must be a part of a series (state the name of the series along with your book choice). Re-reads are allowed. All formats are allowed. Anthologies are not allowed.

Please edit your original list instead of reposting with updates.

📺 #1: TV Dinners, although not always good for ya, are a top selling frozen food (8 BOOKS)

Read a book with a title that begins with each letter (omitting 'The', 'A', 'An') -or- author’s FIRST OR LAST name that begins with each letter: T-V-D-I-N-N-E-R (They do not have to all be a #1. They just have to be a book in a series. They can be any # within any series.)

T: Tana French's Faithful Place (1/7/22) ~ Dublin Murder Squad #3
V: Vampire in the Woods by Carl Waters (12/6/22) ~ Merlin's Hoods #2

D: Dot Hutchison's The Summer Children (2/23/22) ~ The Collector #3
I: Ill Wind by Nevada Barr (3/17/22) ~ Anna Pigeon #3
N: Nyxia by Scott Reintgen (1/26/22) ~ The Nyxia Triad #1
N: Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper (2/3/22) ~ Jane Jameson #1
E: Eruption by Ivy Smoak (3/5/22) ~ The Hunted #3
R: Ransom Riggs's Library of Souls (4/14/22) ~ Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #3

📺 #2: 5 Types of TV Series (15 BOOKS)
NOTE: You may choose books from one series or from different series for each of these; it's up to you

📕 * Drama - read 5 books in a UF series
1. The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison (2/8/22) ~ The Hollows #6
2. Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris (2/28/22) ~ Sookie Stackhouse #5
3. The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan (5/5/22) ~ The Heroes of Olympus #3
4. Apollyon by Jennifer Armentrout (6/1/22) ~ Covenant #4
5. Bitten by Kelley Armstrong (8/12/22) ~ Otherworld #1

📕 * Soap - read 4 books in a PNR series
1. Lock In by John Scalzi (3/28/22) ~ Lock In #1
2. Out of the Shadows by Kay Hooper (4/30/22) ~ Bishop/Special Crimes Unit #3; Shaldows #3
3. Being Jamie Baker by Kelly Oram (5/23/22) ~ Jamie Baker #1
4. The Last Echo by Kimberly Derting (9/5/22) ~ The Body Finder #3

📕 * Sci-Fi/Fantasy - read 3 books in a Fantasy series (can be high fantasy, sci-fi, sci-fi romance, etc)
1. The Poe Estate by Polly Shulman (1/13/22) ~ The Grimm Legacy #3
2. Lock In by John Scalzi (3/28/22) ~ Lock In #1
3. Champion by Marie Lu (5/20/22) ~ Legend #3

📕 * Kids - read 2 books in a YA series
1. Fallout by Chris Morphew (3/30/22) ~ The Phoenix Files #5
2. Duel at Araluen by John Flanagan (4/1/22) ~ Ranger's Apprentice: The Royal Ranger #3

📕 * Sitcom - read 1 book in a humorous series (Shelly Laurenston's series -and similar- would qualify)
1. Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones (4/20/22) ~ Charley Davidson #4

📚 #3: "True Blood" (1 BOOK)

Read a series book featuring vampires

Touch the Dark by Karen Chance (3/27/22) ~ Cassandra Palmer #1

📚 #4: "Vampire Diaries" (1 BOOK)

Read a series book featuring vamp brothers -OR- shifters -OR- both vamps & shifters who are enemies

Hungry Like the Wolf by Paige Tyler (7/14/22) ~ SWAT: Special Wolf Alpha Team #1

📚 #5: "Supernatural" (1 BOOK)

Read a series book featuring immortals (of any type: gods, angels, reapers, demons, etc)

The Dark Highlander by Karen Marie Moning (1/6/22) ~ Highlander #5 ~ Immortal druid

📚 #6: "Jericho" (1 BOOK)

Read a post-apocalyptic series book

Jackal by Tarryn Fisher & Willow Aster (9/15/22) ~ End of Men #2

📚 #7: "The Walking Dead" (1 BOOK)

Read a series book featuring zombies (Sorry, I love this show, so I had to include it)

Blood Pact by Tanya Huff (5/25/22) ~ Vicki Nelson #4

📚 #8: "Buffy" (1 BOOK)

Read a series book with a character who is a vampire slayer

Mercy Blade by Faith Hunter (8/29/22) ~ Jane Yellowrock #3

📚 #9: "Charmed" (1 BOOK)

Read a series book featuring magic (of any type: witch, fae, magicians/mages, etc)

Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake (8/16/22) ~ Anna #2

📚 #10: "Being Human" (1 BOOK)

Read a series book featuring a ghost -OR- vamps and weres who are friendly, instead of enemies

Passion Unleashed by Larissa Ione (3/2/22) ~ Demonica #3

"Serial Addict" Challenge ~ Part 1
Duration: 1/1/23 - 12/31/23 12/31/24
2023 Progress: 8 of 10 categories
2023 Books: 27 of 31+ books
Progress: 10 of 10
Books: 33 of 33
Completed: 7/26/24

Since we are all addicted to serials, I thought it would be a fun twist to run a challenge based on the homophone (yes, I've learned a big, new word for the day) "CEREAL". :)

DURATION: 1 year from sign-up date. This is going to take me at least 2 years

RULES: All books listed must be a part of a series (state the name of the series along with your book choice). In order for a series to be allowed, you cannot have read more than book #1 of that series at the time you start the challenge (unless stated otherwise in that category’s rules). However, if you are currently reading #2 that I would allow. I can’t make it too easy. It is a challenge after all. >:)

Please edit your original list instead of reposting with updates.

# of Books: This will vary depending on the size of the series' you choose to read. If you aim for the whole kit-and-kaboodle, you will have to read at least 31 books in 14-22 series.

NOTE: You may choose to participate in the entire challenge or only parts, it’s up to you, but only those that complete the ENTIRE challenge can truly say, “I’m a Cereal Serial Addict!” HAPPY READING!

🥣 #1: Kelloggs is ranked as the most popular cereal company in the world (8 BOOKS)

Read a book with a title that begins with each letter -or- author’s FIRST OR LAST name that begins with each letter: K-E-L-L-O-G-G-S (They do not have to all be a #1. They just have to be a book in a series. They can be any # within any series.)

K: Jayne Ann Krentz's Promise Not to Tell (1/26/23) ~ Cutler, Sutter & Salinas #2
E: Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger (9/11/23) ~ Finishing School #1
L: Marie Lu's Warcross (3/29/23) ~ Warcross #1
L: L.T. Ryan & Brian Shea's Drift (4/23/23) ~ Rachel Hatch #1
O: On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn (5/23/23) ~ Bridgertons #8
G: Robert Galbraith's Lethal White (1/4/23) ~ Cormoran Strike #4
G: Gone by Shirlee McCoy (4/12/23) ~ FBI: Special Crimes Unit #2
S: Nalini Singh's Branded by Fire (2/25/23) ~ Psy-Changeling #6

🥣 #2: 5 childhood favorites (15 BOOKS)
NOTE: You may choose more than one series for the options in this category. Ex: a vamp series you want to read doesn't have 5 books in it. In this case, you can list the book(s) for more than one series to complete a total of 5 books.

🐄 Count Chocula - read 5 books in a series about vampires
1. Undead and Unemployed by MaryJanice Davidson (3/1/23) ~ Undead #2
2. The Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt (7/21/23) ~ Princes Trilogy #1
3. Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater (3/28/24) ~ Regency Fairy Tales #1
4. Darker After Midnight by Lara Adrian (6/15/24) ~ Midnight Breed #10
5. Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione (7/26/24) ~ Demonica #4

🐄 Froot Loops - read 4 books in a series about time travel or lupes (shifters, weres, etc)
1. Billionaire in Wolf's Clothing by Terry Spear (3/2/23) ~ Billionaire Wolf #1
2. Paladin's Strength by T. Kingfisher (12/24/23) ~ The Saint of Steel #2
3. Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims by Rush Limbaugh (4/25/24) ~ Adventures of Rush Revere #1 - time travel
4. Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs (6/20/24) ~ Mercy Thompson #10

🐄 Cap’n Crunch - read 3 books in a series that promotes the hero of each book on their covers
1. Beautiful Stranger by Christina Lauren (5/1/23) ~ Beautiful Bastard #2
2. So Not Meant To Be by Meghan Quinn (5/19/23) ~ Cane Brothers #2
3. The Hunted One by Brittney Sahin (5/20/23) ~ Falcon Falls Security #1


🐄 Trix - read 2 books in a series about witches
1. Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti by Bailey Cates (5/4/23) ~ A Magical Bakery Mystery #2
2. James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing by G. Norman Lippert (3/14/24) ~ James Potter #1

🐄 Lucky Charms - read 1 books in a series about fae
1. Spells by Aprilynne Pike (5/25/23) ~ Wings #2

🥣 #3: High-Fiber cereals are good for you (1+ BOOKS) ~ 2 books

Read a series that someone told you was good
Letters of Enchantment by Rebecca Ross
#1 Divine Rivals (3/29/24)
#2 Ruthless Vows (5/31/24)

🥣 #4: KIX tagline “Kid-Tested, Mother-Approved” (1+ BOOKS) ~ 2 books

Read one YA series from beginning to end (or to the last published book)

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
#1 Legendborn (1/19/23)
#2 Bloodmarked (2/17/23)

🥣 #5: Rice Crispies tagline “Snap, Crackle, Pop” (1 BOOK)

Read book #1 of a series (published in 2010) that has been calling to you

The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan (9/27/23) ~ The Kane Chronicles #1 ~ pub. 5/4/2010

🥣 #6: Oatmeal is best served HOT (1 BOOK)

Read book #1 of a series that has a hottie hero (or heroine) on the cover

by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy (8/12/23) ~ Him #1

🥣 #7: Cheerios - a decent bite when nothing tastier is available (1 BOOK)

Read book #1 of a series (published in 2009 or earlier) that you’ve put off starting because there’s always something else you’d rather read instead

Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella (1/13/23) ~ Shopaholic #1 ~ pub. 1/1/2000

🥣 #8: LIFE (1 BOOK)

Read the most recent book published in a series (that you’re otherwise caught up on) that you waited at least one year of your life to get your hands on. (**This book choice can be a book that has yet to be published, but will be within the time you’ve chosen for your challenge dates)

Wolfhunter River by Rachel Caine (4/18/23) ~ Stillhouse Lake #3

🥣 #9: Wheaties tagline “The Breakfast of Champions” (1 BOOK)

Read book #1 of a UF series

Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare (9/30/23) ~ The Dark Artifices #1

🥣 #10: Honey Smacks (1 BOOK)

In honor of it’s high sugar content, read book #1 of a PNR series

Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews (9/22/23) ~ Hidden Legacy #1

Canceled TV Series Series Addict Challenge 3
Start: 8/1/24
Progress:
Books: 0 of 31
Completed: