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🎯 END OF THE YEAR IS 2 MONTHS AWAY

NOVEMBER 2022 Finish What You've Started (Series) Challenge 🌸
Please post your shelves. NO COMMENTS in this thread please. After I post the pair, it will add a link to the shelf, and then you can add discussion comments.

🍭1) Please only post a list of 6 series of WHATEVER you want~C'est La Vie. 🍭

*When listing your series, please only list the bookcovers you have NOT read yet.
**Novellas are optional.

🎯It is the Picker's option to chose Option A or Option B!!
2) OPTION A: An assigned person will pick TWO series from your shelf.

3) You have this month: NOVEMBER 2022 to read as many books in that series as you can.

*its the end of the year, so don't sweat it. Just have fun and be as stress-free as possible

4) Please try to select for your pair ASAP as we all get excited and waiting is torture to some.

5) After you have made your selections, please return to your original bookshelf and update that shelf with the books your chose and the ones chosen for you.

TIMELINE
OCTOBER 19th-25th, 2022: Participants will Post their shelves
*If you do not list a shelf, I will not pair you with anyone
***Cut off on OCT 25th

OCT 25th -28th, 2022: Pairs will be posted & then Selection of a Series
*Again, as I said earlier, please try to select for your pair ASAP.

OCT 28th: Re-picks for those who didn’t get the pick

**MOD ASSIST: In addition to ME (Ezi), the TCF Mods are also around for assistance.

PARTICIPANTS
Ezinwanyi
Jennifer
Oleander
D.L
Suzanne
LaurLa
☘KathyD☘
Severina
Connie N.
Karen♐
Susan A.
♛Vanessa♛
Gabriella
Danielle Gypsy Soul
Chelle

PAIRS 🎯

Danielle Gypsy Soul picks for ♛Vanessa♛
Connie N. picks for Severina
Ezinwanyi picks for Gabriella
Suzanne picks for Oleander
Susan A. picks for Chelle
Gabriella picks for ☘KathyD☘
Karen♐ picks for Suzanne
Jennifer picks for Ezinwanyi
D.L picks for Susan A.
♛Vanessa♛ picks for LaurLa
Oleander picks for Connie N.
Severina picks for Danielle Gypsy Soul
☘KathyD☘ picks for Karen♐
Chelle picks for D.L
LaurLa picks for Jennifer

♛ 🛸I chose for Gabriela: Series of Unfortunate Events and The School for Good and Evil
☀️ Jennifer chose: Aldebarian Alliance and Immortal Enemies

✿ Ezinwanyi's NOVEMBER 2022 FWYS - Series List (view spoiler)[
1) Blame it on the Alcohol by Fiona Cole (Books 1-4)

2) The Salacious Players Club by Sara Cate (Books 2-4)
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3) The Aldebarian Alliance by Dianne Duvall (Books 2-3)
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4) BDB Trilogy by JR Ward (Book 18-22)
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5) The Immortal Enemies series by Gena Showalter (Books 1-2)
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6) Slow Burn series by JT Geissinger (Books 1-3)


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1) Black Series by Joan Vassar (Books 2-4)

2) Compass Series by Brittainy C. Cherry (Book 2-3)

3) The Sun by Rae Lyse (Books 2-3)

4) The Prince’s Bride series by J.J. McAvoy (Books 1-3)

5) Luke Brother series by K.C. Mills (Books 1-3)


1) Roses & Thorns, Book 1 by Christina C. Jones (Books 1-3)

3) Brigs Ferry Bay by K. Webster (Books 1-4)


5) Dark Protector series by Rebecca Zanetti (Books 9.5-13)


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❀ Series Currently Working on:
♛January 2022 Series Completed♛:
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♛February 2022♛:
1. Queens & Monsters series by J.T. Geissinger
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♛March 2022♛:
♛April 2022♛:
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Savannah Reid


Maggody


Merry Wrath


Sloan Krause


Penny Brannigan


Wisteria Tearoom

FWYS November 2022

Christmas Eve


The Duke's Men


Davis Way Crime Caper


Rose Gardner Mystery


12 Dukes of Christmas


Domestic Diva Mystery


Suzanne picked Domestic Diva and 12 Dukes of Christmas for me.
I picked Love Comes Softly and Love Story for Connie.

November 2022

Agatha Raisin


Animal Magnetism


Coral Cove


Heather Wells


Jackson Falls


Juniper Grove Cozy Mysteries

Suzanne's FWYS List - November

I picked Domestic Diva and 12 Dukes of Christmas for Oleander

Karen chose for me Jane Yellowrock and Last Book in Series


1. A Bakeshop Mystery


2. Last book Left in these Series!


3. Jane Yellowrock


4. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache


5. Knitting in the City



6. Detective Karen Hart

LaurLa's FWYS Series List -- November


I pick for: Jennifer
Series: Sloan Krause
Series: Savannah Reid

Picked for me: ♛Vanessa♛
Series: Krewe of Hunters
Series: Protector Superhero

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PAX Series ➺ Barbara Bretton (2)


Protector Superhero ➺ Julie Kenner (4)


Betrayed ➺ Carolyn McCray (5)


T-FLAC ➺ Cherry Adair (6)


Krewe of Hunters ➺ Heather Graham (8+)


Jack Daniels ➺ J.A. Konrath (11)

☘KathyD’s☘ 2022 Finish What You Started Shelf

1. The Baileys, Piper Rayne


2. Dark World, Donna Grant


3. Guardians of Eternity, Alexandra Ivy


4. Immortal Guardians, Dianne Duvall


5. Masters and Mercenaries, Lexi Blake


6. With Me in Seattle, Kristen Proby

Severina's Finish What You Started Shelves - November 2022

01. The Oxford Tearoom Mysteries (Books 9 to 11)


02. Dumplin' Series (Books 2 to 3)


03. Ex-Heroes Series (Books 4 to 5)


04. The Rampart Trilogy (Books 1 to 3)


05. Goblin Emperor Series (Books 2 to 3)


06. Mortal Engines Series (Books 1 to 4)


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I picked for Danielle Gypsy Soul:
Last Book in the Series and Paul Monroe Mysteries

Connie N. picked for me:
Oxford Tearoom Mysteries and The Rampart Trilogy

ETA 11-09-22: I'm finished the entire Oxford Tearoom Mysteries series, woot woot! I also read the first book in The Rampart Trilogy, and LOVED it. Definitely looking forward to getting back to that one.

ETA 11-23-22: Now finished Book 2 of The Rampart Trilogy, and loved it just as much as the first. I've got the third book from the library so I'm hopeful I can start *and* finish the series by the end of the month.

Connie N's FWYS - NOVEMBER 2022

I picked for Severina: The Oxford Tearoom Mysteries and The Rampart Trilogy

Oleander picked for me: Love Comes Softly and Love Story

✔ Love Comes Softly - Janette Oke

Love's Enduring Promise by Janette Oke - 12/13/22 ♥♥♥♥

✔ Love Story - Tracy Ewens

Stirred by Tracy Ewens - 11/28/22 ♥♥♥♥

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Breakaway - L.P. Dover


Cottonbloom - Laura Trentham


Cinderella Sisterhood - Olivia Drake


Dark Protectors - Rebecca Zanetti

Karen♐'s November FWYS

I picked for Suzanne-Jane Yellowrock and Last Book Left in these Series

Kathy D picked Beneath and Stark Saga for me

1. Beneath by Meghan March


2. Steel Brothers Saga by Helen Hardt


3. Stark Saga by J. Kenner


4. Texas Sirens/Nights in Bliss by Sophie Oak/Lexi Blake


5. Dark & Dirty Sinners MC by Serena Akeroyd


6. Blueberry Lane by Katy Regnery

Susan A's Finish What You Started
November 2022

I picked for Chelle: Pendergast and Gravekeeper.

DL picks for me: Pendergast & Will Trent

1. Rizzoli & Isles by Tess Gerritsen Books 6-13




2. Joe Pickett by C.J. Box, #5 - 22



3. Will Trent by Karin Slaughter, #7 - 10




4. Amelia Peabody by Elizabeth Peters, #7 - 20




5. Aloysius Pendergast by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, #12 - 20



6. Lucas Davenport by John Sandford #7 - 31



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🏈🍂🎃 Vanessa's FWYS November 2022 🎃🍂🏈

🏈1. Renegades series by Marissa Meyer


🍂2. Crooked Sinners series by Callie Hart


✅🎃3. The Dark Artifices Series by Cassandra Clare


🏈4. Fallen Royals Series by S. Massery


🍂5. The Callahans Series & College Years Series by Monica Murphy (Interconnected Continuity)


✅🎃6. Caster Chronicles series by Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl


I picked for LaurLa:
Series: Protector Superhero ➺ Julie Kenner
Series: Krewe of Hunters ➺ Heather Graham

Picked for me by Danielle Gypsy Soul:
Series: Caster Chronicles series by Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl
Series: The Dark Artifices Series by Cassandra Clare

Books read in September:

Nov FWYS 2022!
I know... I know in a kiddy mood and really not feeling the PR series I have on the TBR lists.

I pick for: Kathy D
Series: Immortal Guardians
Series: The Baileys

Picked for me: Ezi
Series: Series of Unfortunate Events
Series: School for Good and Evil

1) Series of Unfortunate Events
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2) Floods


3) Grim and Grimmer


4) Lady grace Mysteries


5) Mel goes to hell


6) School For Good and Evil
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Danielle's FWYS November

1. Stick Side by Amy Aislin


2. Demon Days, Vampire Nights


3. The Paul Monroe Mysteries by A.P. Eisen


4. Last book in the series


5. The Wrong Alpha


6. Criminal Intentions Season Two by Cole McCade


I pick Caster Chronicles and The Dark Artifices for Vanessa
Severina picked Last Book in the Series and The Paul Monroe Mysteries for me

Chelle's FWYS 2022

Susan A picked for me Pendergast and Gravekeeper.


For D.L. I pick the Agatha Raisin and Heather Wells series.

Newbury and Hobbes by George Mann


Pendergast



Discreet Retrieval Agency


Sigma Force


Gravekeeper


The Midsolar Murders


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Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion


The Haunted Library Mysteries Allison Brook


Parasol Protectorate Gail Carriger


Meg/The Loch


Lighthouse Library Mysteries Eva Gates


Noodle Shop Mystery Series by Vivien Chien


Crochet Mystery Betty Hechtman


Newsflesh by Mira Grant (author)


Hercules Poirot Agatha Christie

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My choices For Gabriella

I chose two series that I believe are movies/tv series: Series of Unfortunate Events and The School for Good and Evil. My plan is to watch the second one with my teenagers this upcoming weekend for family night.

Enjoy the books.

Oleander

For you I am choosing:
Domestic Diva (I love this series!)
The Dukes of Christmas (because it snowed here today)

Have a great November

hi Karen...for November I choose Beneath and Stark Saga...happy reading!

Severina, for you I pick a series you're well into: The Oxford Tearoom Mysteries, plus something new: The Rampart Trilogy

For Chelle

Pendergast Series and Gravekeeper

For Susan A. I pick the Pendergast series (my mom highly recommends them) and Will Trent (because you have the least number of books to finish in that series). Enjoy!

Thanks DL!

Key Kathy D I chose for you Immortal Guardians and The Baileys I hope you enjoy them.

Thanks Ezi, yep they are both TV series on Netflix and I kinda wanna read the books before watching the new school of good and evil series so thanks. I really hope it is good! Enjoy it this weekend!

Suzanne, for you, I choose Jane Yellowrock and Last Book Left in these Series

Hope you enjoy!

Jennifer - I pick for you...


Sloan Krause - because you're close

and

Savannah Reid - because I like the name

D.L. wrote: "November 2022..."
D.L. I pick for you Agatha Raisin and Heather Wells series.

Susan A wrote: "For Chelle

Pendergast Series and Gravekeeper"

Thanks!!!!

Chelle wrote: "D.L. wrote: "November 2022..."
D.L. I pick for you Agatha Raisin and Heather Wells series."

Thanks!!

Ezi wrote: "
♛ 🛸I chose for Gabriela: Series of Unfortunate Events and The School for Good and Evil
☀️ Jennifer chose:

✿ Ezinwanyi's NOVEMBER 2022 FWYS - Series List
1) Blame it on the Alcohol by Fiona C..."


I’m picking Aldebarian Alliance and Immortal Enemies for you, Ezi, because you look close to being finished with both. Enjoy!

LaurLa wrote: "Jennifer - I pick for you...


Sloan Krause - because you're close

and

Savannah Reid - because I like the name"

Two big time faves! Thanks!

Connie,
Janette Oke is an automatic pick. Such a beautiful inspirational romance writer, and Love Comes Softly is so good. Have you seen the movies?
Continuing with the love, 2nd choice is Love Story.
Hope you have a lovely month of reading.

Thank you Suzanne. Hope you enjoy your snowfall. I'm looking forward to trying out Domestic Diva. It sure sounds good. And this is the perfect time of year for those Christmas dukes.

Connie N. wrote: "Severina, for you I pick a series you're well into: The Oxford Tearoom Mysteries, plus something new: The Rampart Trilogy"

Thanks, Connie! Maybe I'll be very productive and get the Oxford Tearoom series done this month. *fingers crossed*

Hi Danielle Gypsy Soul! For you I picked Last Book in the Series in the hopes that you'll be able to finish off a series or two, and The Paul Monroe Mysteries. Happy reading!

Vanessa

I pick for you Caster Chronicles and The Dark Artifices Hope you enjoy

Severina wrote: "Hi Danielle Gypsy Soul! For you I picked Last Book in the Series in the hopes that you'll be able to finish off a series or two, and The Paul Monroe Mysteries. Happy reading!"

Thanks it will be nice to get a few series wrapped up

Gabriella wrote: "Key Kathy D I chose for you Immortal Guardians and The Baileys I hope you enjoy them.

Thanks Ezi, yep they are both TV series on Netflix and I kinda wanna read the books before watching the new s..."

thanks Gabriella!

Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "Vanessa

I pick for you Caster Chronicles and The Dark Artifices Hope you enjoy"

Thank you so much! Looking forward to making headway in these. =D

LaurLa, here are my picks for you. I hope that you enjoy!

Krewe of Hunters ➺ Heather Graham

Protector Superhero ➺ Julie Kenner

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♛Vanessa♛ wrote: "LaurLa, here are my picks for you. I hope that you enjoy!

Krewe of Hunters ➺ Heather Graham

Protector Superhero ➺ Julie Kenner

=D"

Awesome!!!

Jennifer wrote: "
☀️ I’m picking Aldebarian Alliance and Immortal Enemies for you, Ezi, because you look close to being finished with both.
Enjoy!

Thank you Jennifer. I do want to finish them this year so thanks for the push

DEAR FWYS CHALLENGERS

As the year is winding down, please look at your shelves and see if there is a series you have NOT started that you would want to read next year.
We are going to do have a BUDDY READ thread and that would be a good way to go through a series with a fellow reader.

I will be doing the same. I finished some great series with the help of Lanelle, ~Melissa~, Denise etc

D.L. wrote: "For Susan A. I pick the Pendergast series (my mom highly recommends them) and Will Trent (because you have the least number of books to finish in that series). Enjoy!"

THanks again for these picks! I read 2 books from each series.

I took the extra time this year to finish one book from each series. Thanks, Oleander. Both were love stories, but both were very different. I enjoyed them both!

Connie N's FWYS - NOVEMBER 2022

Oleander picked for me: Love Comes Softly and Love Story

✔ Love Comes Softly - Janette Oke

Love's Enduring Promise by Janette Oke - 12/13/22 ♥♥♥♥

✔ Love Story - Tracy Ewens

Stirred by Tracy Ewens - 11/28/22 ♥♥♥♥