The Lost Challenges discussion

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023

This challenge is an ongoing monthly mini-challenge to keep us all motivated to start, (and then continue), some of the many series in our TBR.

Rules:
1) You must read one of each: a 1st, a 2nd, and a 3rd book in a series. Tell us the name of the series.
2) Any genre of series is acceptable.
3) 'Half-step' short-stories (i.e., shorts in anthologies), do not count.
**For uniformity, the numbering on GR will be the judge of this.**
4) Rereads do count.
5) No more than 2 of the 3 books each month can be from the same series.
6) Please post a link to the book and the author and also the date you finished the book.
7) Please repost your entire challenge when you are finished to get your badge.

Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.

Amanda A FINISHED

Ferenc FINISHED
Frankie FINISHED

Genevieve FINISHED
Grace FINISHED

Jackie FINISHED
JoAnne FINISHED

Kendra FINISHED
Kimberly

Melissa A FINISHED

Olivermagnus FINISHED

Shash FINISHED
Suzanne

Tari FINISHED

October Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge

My List:
Killer WASPs: A Killer Wasps Mystery Amy Korman 10/2/23 (Killer WASPs #1)
Against a Wall Cate C. Wells 10/3/23 (Stonecut County #2)
You Do Something to Me Bella Andre 10/12/23 (New York Sullivans #3)


Flames of Love Erin Wright 10/6/23 (Firefighters of Long Valley #1)
Small-Town Sweetheart Toni Aleo 10/10/23 (The Spring Grove #2)
Witching for Joy Deanna Chase 10/15/23 (Premonition Pointe #3)


Halloween Hayride Murder Linnea West 10/21/23 (Small Town Minnesota #1)
Tricked in October Starla DeKruyf 10/22/23 (Pineridge #2)
Things We Left Behind Lucy Score 10/16/23 (Knockemout #3)

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023

9/9 Completed. Finished

1.A Dakota Mystery #1:Dead White-M.K. Coker 10/07/23
2.Welcome to the Circus #2:Freak Show-Lani Lynn Vale 10/01/23
3.Shady Valley Henchmen #3:Slash-Jessica Gadziala 10/01/23

1.Special Agent Tess Winnett #1:Dawn Girl-Leslie Wolfe 10/11/23
2.Undeniable #2:Unbeautifully-Madeline Sheehan 10/12/23
3.Shadow Island #3:Shadow's Deadline-Mary Stone 10/15/23

1.Unlawful Men #1:The Brit-Jodi Ellen Malpas 10/14/23
2.Cherry Tree Harbor #2:Hideaway Heart-Melanie Harlow 10/20/23
3.Cottonwood Cove #3:On the Shore-Laura Pavlov 10/19/23

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
October 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023

3 of 3 Complete

1. In Deep Voodoo - Stephanie Bond - 10/6/23 - #1 Voodoo in Mojo
2. Kisscut - Karin Slaughter - 10/9/23 - #2 Grant County
3. The Mummy Case - Elizabeth Peters - 10/10/23 - #3 Amelia Peabody

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023

#1 Silver Spring Mysteries The Grumpy Neighbor's Grave Mistake Liz Lamar 10/5/23
#2 Alaskan Campground Mystery A Case of Moose-taken Identity Julie Ecker 10/16/23
#3 Real Estate Rescue Mystery Findin' Out Patti Benning 10/3

#1 Seasonal Sweets Mysteries Black Licorice Larceny Courtney Flagg 10/6/23
#2 Killer Chocolate Mystery A Nutcracker Nightmare Christina Romeril 10/17/23
#3 Dr. Kate Vet Mystery Murders of a Feather Eileen Brady 10/4/23

#1 Paws & Poltergeists Witching Up the Wrong Tree Mara Webb 10/9/23
#2 Magic Candle Shop Mysteries In the Wick of Time Valona Jones 10/17/23
#3 RV Resort Cozy Mysteries Sunsets and Bad Bets Maisy Marple 10/8/23

#1 Sparrow Haven Mysteries Mystery at the Lighthouse Claire Harlow 10/9/23
#2 Cat and Mouse Whodunits Of Mice and Murder Emily James 10/26/23
#3 Maid Ivy Mysteries Elite Secrets Hazel Smith 10/12/23

October Easy As 1, 2, 3
Duration: Oct. 1st, 2023 - Oct. 31st, 2023

3/3

1. The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison - Oct. 7th (The Goblin Emperor)
2. Magic Claims by Ilona Andrews - Oct. 5th (Kate Daniels Wilmington Years)
3. The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 3: Hotel Oblivion by Gerard Way - Oct. 9th

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023

1. Meet Your Baker by Ellie Alexander 10/1/2023
2. Crimped to Death by Tonya Kappes 10/01/2023
3. Classified by Brooke Blaine 10/16/2023

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023

Goal: 3/3

1. A Love Unexpected - Leah Brunner - 10/25/23 - Under Kansas Skies #1
2. Infinity 8 Vol. 2 - Lewis Trondheim - 10/29/23
3. Infinity 8 Vol. 3 - Lewis Trondheim - 10/31/23

Welcome Frankie, Lynda, Tari, Kendra, Genevieve and Ferenc!

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023

1. The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 1-Kore Yamazaki 10/2
2. Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 2-Naoya Matsumoto 10/3
3. Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 3-Naoya Matsumoto 10/3

Welcome Grace!

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023

Flock by Kate Stewart (The Ravenhood #1) 10/15
Unfortunately Yours by Tessa Bailey (A Vine Mess #2) 10/1
Can't Help Falling by Courtney Walsh (Sweater Weather #3) 10/7

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
October 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023

1. Shattered Snow
2.
3. The Bungalow Mystery

FINISHED!!! October Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: Oct 1, 2023 - Oct 31, 2023

This challenge is an ongoing monthly mini-challenge to keep us all motivated to start, (and then continue), some of the many series in our TBR.

*Note: No more than two from any series

Rows: 4
Books: 12
Series: 10
XX Clarksons 2 & 3
X Camper and Criminals 2 & 3
X A Vine Mess 2
X Ice Knights 3
XX Liss MacCrimmon Mystery 1 & 2
XX Meera Patel 2 & 3
X Tourist Trap Mystery 1
X Kitchen Witch Mystery 1
X County Kerry Mystery 1
XX Campers & Criminals 2 & 3

Row 1
1. (Kitchen Witch Mystery 1) One Poison Pie Lynn Cahoon 10/04/23
2. (The Clarksons 2) Too Wild to Tame Tessa Bailey 10/01/23
3. (Meeta Patel 3) For a Few Dumplings More Leena Clover 10/02/23

Row 2
1. (Liss MacCrimmon Mystery 1) Kilt Dead Kaitlyn Dunnett 10/05/23
2. (Meera Patel 2) A Pocket Full of Pie Leena Clover 10/01/23
3. (Clarksons 3) Too Hard to Forget Tessa Bailey 10/03/23

Row 3
1. (A Tourist Trap Mystery 1) Guidebook to Murder Lynn Cahoon 10/05/23
2. (Liss MacCrimmon Mystery 2) Scone Cold Dead Kaitlyn Dunnett 10/07/23
3. (Ice Knights 3) Loud Mouth Avery Flynn 10/07/23

Row 4
1. (County Kerry Mystery 1) No Strangers Here Carlene O'Connor 10/10/23
2. (A Vine Mess 2) Unfortunately Yours Tessa Bailey 10/24/23
3. (Campers & Criminals 3) Forests, Fishing & Forgery Tonya Kappes 10/25/23

Not Used -
(Campers & Criminals 2) Deserts, Driving, and Derelicts by Tonya Kappes 10/24/23
(Mr Wrong 2) The Love Wager by Lynn Painter 10/27/23

Rules:
1) You must read one of each: a 1st, a 2nd, and a 3rd book in a series. Tell us the name of the series.
2) Any genre of series is acceptable.
3) 'Half-step' short-stories (i.e., shorts in anthologies), do not count.
**For uniformity, the numbering on GR will be the judge of this.**
4) Rereads do count.
5) No more than 2 of the 3 books each month can be from the same series.
6) Please post a link to the book and the author and also the date you finished the book.
7) Please repost your entire challenge when you are finished to get your badge.

Welcome Amanda, Kimberly and Melissa!

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023

1 The Blood Gospel by James Rollins - 10/9/23
2 White Hot by Ilona Andrews - 10/2/23
3 Nobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - 10/1/23

1 Plum Island by Nelson DeMille - 10/12/23
2 Red Rabbit by Tom Clancy - 10/6/23
3 The Bourne Ultimatum by Robert Ludlum - 10/4/23

1 The Ipcress File by Len Deighton - 10/12/23
2 Stiletto by Daniel O'Malley - 10/14/23
3 Starclimber by Kenneth Oppel - 10/7/23

1 The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson - 10/25/23
2 The Silver Mark by Sarah Painter - 10/19/23
3 Morning Star by Pierce Brown - 10/16/23

1 Dead Beat by Val McDermid - 10/26/23
2 Blood And Honor by W.E.B. Griffin - 10/19/23
3 The Faceless Ones by Derek Landy - 10/20/23

1 The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander - 10/26/23
2 The Iron Flower by Laurie Forest - 10/21/23
3 The Devil's Punchbowl by Greg Iles - 10/24/23

1 Search and Destroy by J.T. Sawyer - 10/31/23
2 The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man by Jonas Jonasson - 10/28/23
3

1 The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan - 10/31/23
2 Kick Back by Val McDermid - 10/28/23
3

1
2 Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope - 10/29/23
3

1
2 Standing in the Rainbow by Fannie Flagg - 10/31/23

Welcome Jackie!

Easy As 1, 2, 3
October 2023

1. To Shatter A Slipper by Abigail Manning (10/6/23) - The Shattered Tales
2. When a Heart Stops by Lynette Eason (10/10/23) - Deadly Reunions
3. The Merchant and the Rogue by Sarah M. Eden (10/3/23) - The Dread Penny Society

Welcome Shash!

Finished

October Easy As 1, 2, 3
Duration: Oct. 1st, 2023 - Oct. 31st, 2023

3/3

1. The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison - Oct. 7th (The Goblin Emperor)
2. Magic Claims by Ilona Andrews - Oct. 5th (Kate Daniels Wilmington Years)
3. The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 3: Hotel Oblivion by Gerard Way - Oct. 9th

Well done Kendra!

~~~ Complete ~~~

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
October 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023

3 of 3 Complete

1. In Deep Voodoo - Stephanie Bond - 10/6/23 - #1 Voodoo in Mojo
2. Kisscut - Karin Slaughter - 10/9/23 - #2 Grant County
3. The Mummy Case - Elizabeth Peters - 10/10/23 - #3 Amelia Peabody

Awesome Lynda!

Finished! :)

Easy As 1, 2, 3
October 2023

1. To Shatter A Slipper by Abigail Manning (10/6/23) - The Shattered Tales
2. When a Heart Stops by Lynette Eason (10/10/23) - Deadly Reunions
3. The Merchant and the Rogue by Sarah M. Eden (10/3/23) - The Dread Penny Society

WOOHOO Shash!

The Lost Challenges
October 2023 Easy As 1, 2, 3
Duration: October 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023

Progress: 3 out of 3

This challenge is an ongoing monthly mini-challenge to keep us all motivated to start, (and then continue), some of the many series in our TBR.

Rules:
(view spoiler)[1) You must read one of each: a 1st, a 2nd, and a 3rd book in a series. Tell us the name of the series.
2) Any genre of series is acceptable.
3) 'Half-step' short-stories (i.e., shorts in anthologies), do not count.
**For uniformity, the numbering on GR will be the judge of this.**
4) Rereads do count.
5) No more than 2 of the 3 books each month can be from the same series.
6) Please post a link to the book and the author and also the date you finished the book.
7) Please repost your entire challenge when you are finished to get your badge.

Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over. (hide spoiler)]

1. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros - ***** - 10/15/2023 - 528 Pages
2. Junkyard Bargain by Faith Hunter - **** - 11/29/2023 - 166 Pages
3. Junkyard War by Faith Hunter - ***** - 11/30/2023 - 200 Pages

Welcome Suzanne!

FINISHED

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023

1. Meet Your Baker by Ellie Alexander 10/1/2023
2. Crimped to Death by Tonya Kappes 10/01/2023
3. Classified by Brooke Blaine 10/16/2023

Great job Genevieve!

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023

9/9 Completed. Finished

1.A Dakota Mystery #1:Dead White-M.K. Coker 10/07/23
2.Welcome to the Circus #2:Freak Show-Lani Lynn Vale 10/01/23
3.Shady Valley Henchmen #3:Slash-Jessica Gadziala 10/01/23

1.Special Agent Tess Winnett #1:Dawn Girl-Leslie Wolfe 10/11/23
2.Undeniable #2:Unbeautifully-Madeline Sheehan 10/12/23
3.Shadow Island #3:Shadow's Deadline-Mary Stone 10/15/23

1.Unlawful Men #1:The Brit-Jodi Ellen Malpas 10/14/23
2.Cherry Tree Harbor #2:Hideaway Heart-Melanie Harlow 10/20/23
3.Cottonwood Cove #3:On the Shore-Laura Pavlov 10/19/23

Well done Frankie!

FINISHED
October Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge

My List:
Killer WASPs: A Killer Wasps Mystery Amy Korman 10/2/23 (Killer WASPs #1)
Against a Wall Cate C. Wells 10/3/23 (Stonecut County #2)
You Do Something to Me Bella Andre 10/12/23 (New York Sullivans #3)


Flames of Love Erin Wright 10/6/23 (Firefighters of Long Valley #1)
Small-Town Sweetheart Toni Aleo 10/10/23 (The Spring Grove #2)
Witching for Joy Deanna Chase 10/15/23 (Premonition Pointe #3)


Halloween Hayride Murder Linnea West 10/21/23 (Small Town Minnesota #1)
Tricked in October Starla DeKruyf 10/22/23 (Pineridge #2)
Things We Left Behind Lucy Score 10/16/23 (Knockemout #3)

Finished

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023

#1 Silver Spring Mysteries The Grumpy Neighbor's Grave Mistake Liz Lamar 10/5/23
#2 Alaskan Campground Mystery A Case of Moose-taken Identity Julie Ecker 10/16/23
#3 Real Estate Rescue Mystery Findin' Out Patti Benning 10/3

#1 Seasonal Sweets Mysteries Black Licorice Larceny Courtney Flagg 10/6/23
#2 Killer Chocolate Mystery A Nutcracker Nightmare Christina Romeril 10/17/23
#3 Dr. Kate Vet Mystery Murders of a Feather Eileen Brady 10/4/23

#1 Paws & Poltergeists Witching Up the Wrong Tree Mara Webb 10/9/23
#2 Magic Candle Shop Mysteries In the Wick of Time Valona Jones 10/17/23
#3 RV Resort Cozy Mysteries Sunsets and Bad Bets Maisy Marple 10/8/23

#1 Sparrow Haven Mysteries Mystery at the Lighthouse Claire Harlow 10/9/23
#2 Cat and Mouse Whodunits Of Mice and Murder Emily James 10/26/23
#3 Maid Ivy Mysteries Elite Secrets Hazel Smith 10/12/23

Awesome Tari!

JoAnne wrote: "Awesome Tari!"

Thanks, JoAnne!

Completed!

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023

Goal: 3/3

1. A Love Unexpected - Leah Brunner - 10/25/23 - Under Kansas Skies #1
2. Infinity 8 Vol. 2 - Lewis Trondheim - 10/29/23
3. Infinity 8 Vol. 3 - Lewis Trondheim - 10/31/23

FINISHED!!! October Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: Oct 1, 2023 - Oct 31, 2023

This challenge is an ongoing monthly mini-challenge to keep us all motivated to start, (and then continue), some of the many series in our TBR.

*Note: No more than two from any series

Rows: 4
Books: 12
Series: 10
XX Clarksons 2 & 3
X Camper and Criminals 2 & 3
X A Vine Mess 2
X Ice Knights 3
XX Liss MacCrimmon Mystery 1 & 2
XX Meera Patel 2 & 3
X Tourist Trap Mystery 1
X Kitchen Witch Mystery 1
X County Kerry Mystery 1
XX Campers & Criminals 2 & 3

Row 1
1. (Kitchen Witch Mystery 1) One Poison Pie Lynn Cahoon 10/04/23
2. (The Clarksons 2) Too Wild to Tame Tessa Bailey 10/01/23
3. (Meeta Patel 3) For a Few Dumplings More Leena Clover 10/02/23

Row 2
1. (Liss MacCrimmon Mystery 1) Kilt Dead Kaitlyn Dunnett 10/05/23
2. (Meera Patel 2) A Pocket Full of Pie Leena Clover 10/01/23
3. (Clarksons 3) Too Hard to Forget Tessa Bailey 10/03/23

Row 3
1. (A Tourist Trap Mystery 1) Guidebook to Murder Lynn Cahoon 10/05/23
2. (Liss MacCrimmon Mystery 2) Scone Cold Dead Kaitlyn Dunnett 10/07/23
3. (Ice Knights 3) Loud Mouth Avery Flynn 10/07/23

Row 4
1. (County Kerry Mystery 1) No Strangers Here Carlene O'Connor 10/10/23
2. (A Vine Mess 2) Unfortunately Yours Tessa Bailey 10/24/23
3. (Campers & Criminals 3) Forests, Fishing & Forgery Tonya Kappes 10/25/23

Not Used -
(Campers & Criminals 2) Deserts, Driving, and Derelicts by Tonya Kappes 10/24/23
(Mr Wrong 2) The Love Wager by Lynn Painter 10/27/23

Rules:
1) You must read one of each: a 1st, a 2nd, and a 3rd book in a series. Tell us the name of the series.
2) Any genre of series is acceptable.
3) 'Half-step' short-stories (i.e., shorts in anthologies), do not count.
**For uniformity, the numbering on GR will be the judge of this.**
4) Rereads do count.
5) No more than 2 of the 3 books each month can be from the same series.
6) Please post a link to the book and the author and also the date you finished the book.
7) Please repost your entire challenge when you are finished to get your badge.

Wonderful Ferenc and Mel!

Finished.

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023

1 The Blood Gospel by James Rollins - 10/9/23
2 White Hot by Ilona Andrews - 10/2/23
3 Nobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - 10/1/23

1 Plum Island by Nelson DeMille - 10/12/23
2 Red Rabbit by Tom Clancy - 10/6/23
3 The Bourne Ultimatum by Robert Ludlum - 10/4/23

1 The Ipcress File by Len Deighton - 10/12/23
2 Stiletto by Daniel O'Malley - 10/14/23
3 Starclimber by Kenneth Oppel - 10/7/23

1 The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson - 10/25/23
2 The Silver Mark by Sarah Painter - 10/19/23
3 Morning Star by Pierce Brown - 10/16/23

1 Dead Beat by Val McDermid - 10/26/23
2 Blood And Honor by W.E.B. Griffin - 10/19/23
3 The Faceless Ones by Derek Landy - 10/20/23

1 The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander - 10/26/23
2 The Iron Flower by Laurie Forest - 10/21/23
3 The Devil's Punchbowl by Greg Iles - 10/24/23

Finished

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023

Flock by Kate Stewart (The Ravenhood #1) 10/15
Unfortunately Yours by Tessa Bailey (A Vine Mess #2) 10/1
Can't Help Falling by Courtney Walsh (Sweater Weather #3) 10/7

Marvelous Jackie and Amanda!

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023
FINISHED

1. The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 1-Kore Yamazaki 10/2
2. Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 2-Naoya Matsumoto 10/3
3. Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 3-Naoya Matsumoto 10/3

Well done Grace!