The Challenge Factory discussion

📚APRIL 2023 FWYS 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.

🎯2) An assigned person will pick ONE series from your shelf.

3) You have one month: APRIL 2023 to try to read at least one book of the chosen series. The goal is to finish that series (*if you don't read your book this month, it's okay because this challenge is for YOUR ENJOYMENT)

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


TIMELINE
MARCH 16th-23rd, 2023: Participants will Post their shelves
*If you do not list a shelf, I will not pair you with anyone
***Cut off on MARCH 23rd @ 9am
MARCH 23rd-28th: Pairs will be posted & then Selection of the books and posting it for the person you are choosing for
*Again, as I said earlier, please try to select for your pair ASAP.

**MARCH 29th: Re-picks for those who didn’t get the pick

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

WE WILL KEEP THE SAME SERIES UNTIL COMPLETED.
Raffle for Prizes for completed series. Mid Year and End of the Year drawing.
*Exception:you are allowed to dump one series per month IF you decide you don't wish to continue with that series

Must have completed at least 3 series to be eligible for mid year prize. At least six series for end of year prizes.

PARTICIPANTS
Ezinwanyi
Susan A.
Mouse333
LaurLa
Jennifer
Severina
♛Vanessa♛
Elaine
Karen♐
Jammin Jenny
Michelle
Claire
Louise
Cathy
Mamacita aka MawMaw
Erica
Trina
Becca
☘KathyD’☘
D.L.
Danielle Gypsy Soul

PAIRS
Karen♐ picks for Erica
✅ Erica picks for Mouse333
Michelle picks for ♛Vanessa♛
♛Vanessa♛ picks for Severina
Jennifer picks for Louise
✅ Ezinwanyi picks for Claire
Danielle Gypsy Soul picks for D.L.
Becca picks for ☘KathyD’☘
Susan A. picks for Ezinwanyi
D.L. picks for Karen♐
Trina picks for Jammin Jenny
☘KathyD’☘ picks for Becca
Cathy picks for Danielle Gypsy Soul
Elaine picks for Trina
Mamacita aka MawMaw picks for Elaine
LaurLa picks for Michelle
Jammin Jenny picks for Cathy
Severina picks for LaurLa
Mouse333 picks for Susan A.
Claire picks for Jennifer
Louise picks for Mamacita aka MawMaw

Ezi's FWYS New Year series Shelf 2023

♛ 🛸I picked Hades x Persephone series for Claire
☀️ Susan picked for me:
✿ Ezi's APRIL 2023 FWYS - Series List
1) Wildflower Duet by Micalea Smeltzer (Books 1-2)

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

3) Mount Trilogy by Meghan March (Books 1-3)

4) The Crowne Legacy by Sherelle Green (Books 1-6)

5) The Eisenberg Effect Book by Grey Huffington (Books 1-4)

6) Knockemout Series by Lucy Score (Books 1-2)


❀ Series Currently Working on: (view spoiler)[
1) The Salacious Players Club by Sara Cate (Books 4,5)
2) Twisted by Ana Huang (Books 4)


♛January 2023 Series Completed♛:
✅❀ 1. Slow Burn Series by JT Geissinger


♛February 2023 Series Completed♛:
♛March 2023 Series Completed♛:
♛April 2023 Series Completed♛:

☀️ BOOKS in SERIES THAT I READ SO FAR: ☀️ (view spoiler)[
❤️❤️❤️½
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½ ⭐️⭐️⭐️
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
⭐️⭐️½ ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️½
⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️½ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
(view spoiler)[

2) Dominion series by Juliette Cross (Books 1-3)

1) Blame it on the Alcohol by Fiona Cole (Books 1-4)

5) Hamiltown series by Tia Louise (Books 1-4)

5) The Crave series by Tracy Wolf (Books 4-6)

3) Spark of Hope by Nicole Dykes (Books 1-3)

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

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

1) The Unexpected by Cora Rose (Books 1-5)

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


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


❀ SERIES THAT I'M Currently Working on: (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

Susan A's FWYS 2023
April

I pick for Ezi: 2) Compass Series by Brittainy C. Cherry (Book 2-3)
Picked for Me by Mouse333: Rizzoli & Isles

1. Rizzoli & Isles by Tess Gerritsen Books 9-13





2. Kay Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell # 2 -26



3. Temporary Hold -- (view spoiler)[ you must read this series for SSS challenge bonus whenever it is called
3. The Bureau by Kim Fielding #7-10

(hide spoiler)]


4. Amelia Peabody by Elizabeth Peters, #9 - 20




5. Gideon Crew #2-5 by Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston


6. Lucas Davenport by John Sandford #10 - 32


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COMPLETED
3. Will Trent by Karin Slaughter, #8 - 10 (#11 expected Aug 2023) COMPLETE! January 2023

2. Veronica Speedwell by Deanna Raybourn (#8 expected March 2023) -- COMPLETE FEB 2023


WAITING ON LAST BOOK FROM LIBRARY
Aloysius Pendergast series by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

(view spoiler)[
Gideon Crew
Monstrous, Lady Darby, Hercule Poirot, Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus, Temperence Brennan, Lincoln Rhyme?
Jeremy Logan by Lincoln Child
Nora Kelly (hide spoiler)]

Hellfire Riders MC (books 7-11)


The Unwanted Dukes (books 3-5) Finished


Hearts of the Anemoi (books 2-4)


Bewitched and Bewildered (books 6-13)


Vawdrey Brothers (books 2 and 3)


Steamwork Chronicles (books 2 and 3)


Finished series:
(view spoiler)[January: The Others - books 4 & 5

February: Psy-Changeling Trinity - books 4-6

March: The Hathaways - books 3-5

(hide spoiler)]

LaurLa's FWYS Series List✳️April


Whiskey Creek🔹Brenda Novak (6)


One Week Girlfriend🔹Monica Murphy (5)


Line of Duty🔹Tessa Bailey (3)


Serendipity🔹Carly Phillips (4)


James Bay🔹Kathleen Irene Paterka (3)


Midnight🔹Lisa Marie Rice (3)


✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️

I pick for🔹Michelle
Series🔹Free-Wrench

Picked for me🔹Severina
Series🔹Midnight

IN

April Series

Wisteria Tearoom


Torrent Witches


Beechwood Harbor Magic


Spellbound


Starry Hollow


Ozark Ghost Hunter

Severina's Finish What You Started Shelves - April 2023

The Dumplin' Series (Books 2 to 3)


Spellbound Series (Books 6 to 10)


Button Box Series (Books 2 to 3)


The Kingston Cycle Series (Books 1 to 3)


The Heartland Trilogy (Books 1 to 3)


The Skyhunter Series (Books 1 to 2)

**

I picked for LaurLa:
The Midnight series

Vanessa picked for me:
The Skyhunter series -- I read book one. :)

**

Completed Series

01. Guild Hunter series


02. Road to Nowhere series


03. Elderly Lady series


04. Wanderers series


No Longer Reading
Land Fit for Heroes series: I started the first book and gave up after about 100 pages. It just wasn't for me. So I'm taking that one off my list.

Vanessa's 2023 FWYS Series Challenge - April

1. The Illuminae Files (2-3)


2. The Dark Artifices (2-3)


3. Renegades (2-3)


4. The Young Elites (2-3)


5. The Nevernight Chronicle (2-3)


6. Single Books Left in Series


➜I picked for ___:
➜___ picked for me:

April Finish What You Started

Kincaid Pack:
(pub 5/23)

Delicious:


My Kinky Housemate:


📚The Reckless Damned:📚

4-13-23 DNF

Roll for Love:


Puckboys:
(Pub: 4/23)

(view spoiler)[

Completed Series:
Uncertain Sanctuary:

2-1-23 2-1-23

March’s Pick: Elite Protection Series:

3-3-23

(hide spoiler)]

Karen♐'s April FWYS

I picked for Erica-A Wrinkle in Time

D.L. picked 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

Jammin Jenny's 2023 FWYS Series Challenge
April 2023

***I picked for __________ ~

***__________ picked for me


Oxford Tearoom Mysteries - H.Y. Hanna
To Read:


Stalking Jack the Ripper - Kerri Maniscalco
To Read:


No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith
To Read:


Hamish Macbeth - M.C. Beaton
To Read:


Hercule Poirot Books 1-24
To Read:


Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells

Michelle' FWYS

Alpha and Omega Series - Patricia Briggs


Spirit Seeker Series - Janna Ruth


Marshmallow Hollow Mysteries Series - Dakota Cassidy


In Death Series by J.D. Robb - 9 - 12


Parasitology Series - Mira Grant


Free-Wrench Series - Joseph R. Lallo

1.throne of glass series

2.Hades x Persephone

3.off- campus series

4. dune

5. crescent city

6.neon gods


i picked for:

they picked for me:

April FWYS

• Haunted Mystery



• Viola Valentine


• Lucky Harbor



• Made


• Diaries of an Urban Panther


• Shadow and Bone Trilogy


Books Read
(view spoiler)[ 1/7
2/28 (hide spoiler)]

Cathy's FWYS - April 2023

Doomsday Brethren by Shayla Black


Celta's Heartmates by Robin Owens


Federation Chronicles by Lauren Dane


Dream Man by Kristin Ashley


Stormwalker by Allyson James


Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear

Mama's 2023 FWYS Series Challenge
January - December 2023

***I picked for ~ Elaine The Reckless Damned Series
post #61


***Louise picked #4 for me The Survivors
By Shana Galen


April 2023 Completed: 2

READ SO FAR:
Sweet Rogue of Mine 4* ✔️ 4/6


Her Royal Payne 3.5* ✔️ 4/18

1. Dark Protectors / Realm Enforcers
by Rebecca Zanetti


2. The Phoenix Club



3. Texas Sirens / Nights in Bliss
by Lexi Blake



4. The Survivors
By Shana Galen



5. Delta Team Two Series
By Susan Stoker



6. Demonica / LoD
by Larissa Ione






SERIES THAT I'M Currently Working on:

1. January ~ Mackenzie & McBrides
1 book left (view spoiler)[
BOOKS THAT I READ SO FAR:
The Devilish Lord Will ✔️ A Rogue Meets a Scandalous Lady ✔️
STILL TO DO
(hide spoiler)]

2. February The Survivors
4 books left (view spoiler)[
BOOKS THAT I READ SO FAR:
Kisses and Scandal ✔️
STILL TO DO
(hide spoiler)]

3. March Treasure Hunter Security
4 books left
(view spoiler)[
BOOKS THAT I READ SO FAR:
Unfathomed 3* ✔️ 3/8
Untraveled 3* ✔️ 3/15
STILL TO DO

(hide spoiler)]

4. March The Survivors
By Shana Galen
books left
(view spoiler)[
BOOKS THAT I READ SO FAR:
Sweet Rogue of Mine 4* ✔️ 4/6
Her Royal Payne 3.5* ✔️ 4/18

STILL TO DO
(hide spoiler)]

SERIES COMPLETED 2023

Erica's April FWYS
Harry Hole



Maisie Dobbs


A Wrinkle in Time


The Loyal League


Mrs. Pollifax


The Mysterious Benedict Society

Trina's FWYS April 2023
I pick for Jammin Jenny Murderbot Diaries
Elaine Picked for Me: Kylie Berry Mysteries

Academy of the Elites


Cupcake Crimes


Jade Calhoun


Red Havoc Panthers


Kylie Berry Mysteries


Saw Bears


Books Completed


Series Completed in February
Majorie's Cozy Kitten Cafe

Series Completed in April

First time doing this in a while. I really need to get these series under control... Thank you in advance!

I pick for...
... picks for me.

Heartstopper




Mistborn



The Lunar Chronicles



Percy Jackson



A Ghost of Granny Apply



The Hungry City Chronicles

☘KathyD’s☘ 2023 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

Animal Magnetism


Bakery Detectives


Cupcake Diaries


Heather Wells


Ivy Malone Mysteries


Juniper Grove

FWYS - April Series

1. How I stole the Princess's White Knight by A.J. Sherwood


2. Monstrous by Lily Mayne


3. Death Before Dragons by Lindsay Buroker


4. San Amaro Investigations by Kai Butler


5. Stick Side by Amy Aislin


6. Here Be Dragons by Louisa Masters

@Clare
I pick for you the Hades x Persephone series as it looks really interesting. I hope you enjoy it

Hi Mouse333 - I pick The Unwanted Dukes series for you. It looks good and I love the author's reason for being a writer (she wants to live more than one life)!

Erica wrote: "Hi Mouse333 - I pick The Unwanted Dukes series for you. It looks good and I love the author's reason for being a writer (she wants to live more than one life)!"

Thank you!

Susan A.

I pick the Rizzoli & Isles series for you. Hope you enjoy :)

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "☘KathyD’s☘ 2023 Finish What You Started Shelf...

Hello, Kathy!

I choose the "Guardians of Eternity" series for you. It sounds exciting, I hope you continue to enjoy it :) Happy reading!

Erica, for you I chose A Wrinkle in Time. It looks good and only has 2 books left...Hope you enjoy!

For Ezinwanyi

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

Mouse333 wrote: "Susan A.

I pick the Rizzoli & Isles series for you. Hope you enjoy :)"


Thanks!

Becca wrote: "☘KathyD☘ wrote: "☘KathyD’s☘ 2023 Finish What You Started Shelf...

Hello, Kathy!

I choose the "Guardians of Eternity" series for you. It sounds exciting, I hope you continue to enjoy it :) Happy ..."

thanks Becca!

for you, I choose Heartstopper...enjoy!

Hi there, Karen♐ I am not familiar with any of your series, but I am choosing the Steel Brothers Saga because you have fewer books to finish. Happy reading!

Karen ♐ wrote: "Erica, for you I chose A Wrinkle in Time. It looks good and only has 2 books left...Hope you enjoy!"

Oh awesome - thanks!!

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "Becca wrote: "☘KathyD☘ wrote: "☘KathyD’s☘ 2023 Finish What You Started Shelf...

Thank you again! Happy reading :)

Trina I am picking the Kylie Berry mystery series based on their fun cover colors - they look like spring!

Jammin Jenny for you I choose Murderbot Diaries enjoy

Elaine wrote: "Trina I am picking the Kylie Berry mystery series based on their fun cover colors - they look like spring!"

Thanks

D.L. wrote: "Hi there, Karen♐ I am not familiar with any of your series, but I am choosing the Steel Brothers Saga because you have fewer books to finish. Happy reading!"

Thanks! I love that series!

For Vanessa:

I'm choosing one of my favorite series for you:

1. The Illuminae Files

For Severina

I chose The Skyhunter Series by Marie Lu because there are only two books to finish and I love her Legend series! =D

Happy reading!

Michelle wrote: "For Vanessa:

I'm choosing one of my favorite series for you:

1. The Illuminae Files"

Thank you! =D

Danielle Gypsy Soul
I am choosing Stick Side for you. I haven't read any of your authors but I do like a good sports romance. Enjoy!

♛Vanessa♛ wrote: "For Severina

I chose The Skyhunter Series by Marie Lu because there are only two books to finish and I love her Legend series! =D

Happy reading!"

Thanks, Vanessa!

LaurLa

For you I am picking the Midnight series. Maybe you'll be able to finish it off!

Louise, I'm choosing Shadow and Bone for you -- those covers are great! I hope you enjoy.

Hi Cathy,

For you I'm picking Dream Man by Kristin Ashley

Trina wrote: "Jammin Jenny for you I choose Murderbot Diaries enjoy"

Thanks! I've been meaning to get back into this series