The Lost Challenges discussion

Series: Half Books and Numbered Stories
Duration: July 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024

Object: Read series books with numbers like 0.5, 3.5, 4.6, etc.
Tell us the series name and number. Serials not allowed.

Levels:
Level One: 3-11 books
Level Two: 12+ books

Examples:
--> 1001 Dark Nights: Bundle Three contains Blacktop Cowboys (#6.5 Included), Midnight Breed (#12.5), Desire Exchange (#0.5), and Dark Pleasures (#0.5). (Read one or all, list separately)
--> Kate Burkholder Series
--> Virgin River Series
--> Detective D.D. Warren Series





Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter.
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level 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.

Christina (AKA Babbling)

Frankie FINISHED

Genevieve FINISHED

JoAnne FINISHED

Kendra FINISHED

Lali & Michelle FINISHED

Melissa A FINISHED

Natasha

Olivermagnus

Raquel (Silver Valkyrie Reads)

Shash FINISHED
Suzanne

Tari FINISHED

Wanda FINISHED

Series: Half Books and Numbered Stories
Duration: July 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024
Level One: 3-11 books
Read: 3/3

Object: Read series books with numbers like 0.5, 3.5, 4.6, etc.
Tell us the series name and number. Serials not allowed.

1. Fatal Destiny Marie Force 7/9/24 (Fatal #3.5)
2. Dark Storm Rising Linda Castillo 8/19/24 (Kate Burkholder #15.5)
3. Christmas in Cape May: A Sunshine Sisters Novella Jennifer Probst 9/3/24 (The Sunshine Sisters #3.5)

Series: Half Books and Numbered Stories
Duration: July 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024

Object: Read series books with numbers like 0.5, 3.5, 4.6, etc.
Tell us the series name and number. Serials not allowed.

Level:
Level One: 3-11 books

03/3-11 Completed. Finished

01.King #4.5:All the Rage-T.M. Frazier 7/10/24
02.Ravage MC #3.5:Rattle Me-Ryan Michele 7/22/24
03.Kate Burkholder #14.5:Dark Storm Rising-Linda Castillo 8/06/24

Series: Half Books and Numbered Stories
July 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024

12/12+

Object: Read series books with numbers like 0.5, 3.5, 4.6, etc.
Tell us the series name and number. Serials not allowed.

📌 Christmas Cocoa Murder (Irish Village Mystery #3.5) by Carlene O'Connor 7/4/24
📌 The Cat Burglar by Sofie Kelly from Two Tall Tails (Magical Cats #8.5) 7/10/24
📌 No More Pussyfooting Around by Sofie Ryan from Two Tall Tails (Second Chance Cats #3.5) 7/10/24
📌 Dead Letters (Museum Mystery #2.5) by Sheila Connolly 7/14/24
📌 Nogged Off (Maine Clambake #4.5) by Barbara Ross 7/18/24
📌 Definitely, Maybe (Lucy Valentine #3.5) by Heather Webber 7/26/24
📌 Blind Sighted (Psychic Eye #1.5) by Victoria Laurie 7/27/24
📌 Upholding the Paw (Paw Enforcement #2.5) by Diane Kelly 8/9/24
📌 Pages of Sin (Bibliophile Mystery #4.5) by Kate Carlisle 8/10/24
📌 Magic Dreams (World of Kate Daniels #4.5) by Ilona Andrews 8/18/24
📌 Christmas at The Grange (Lady Hardcastle #3.5) by T.E. Kinsey 8/26/24
📌 A Haunting is Brewing (Haunted Home Renovation #4.5) by Juliet Blackwell 9/18/24

Series: Half Books and Numbered Stories
July 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024

Object: Read series books with numbers like 0.5, 3.5, 4.6, etc.
Tell us the series name and number. Serials not allowed.

Level:
Level One: 3-11 books
Level Two: 12+ books

Series: Half Books and Numbered Stories
Duration: July 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024
Level:
Level One: 3-11 books


Object: Read series books with numbers like 0.5, 3.5, 4.6, etc.
Tell us the series name and number. Serials not allowed

1. A Charming Potion by Tonya Kappes 7/4/2024 (Magical Cures Mystery, #2.5)
2 A Very Henry Christmas by N.R. Walker 7/21/2024 (The Weight Of It All #1.5 )
3. Called Home by Sheila Connolly 8/23/2024 (Orchard 0.5)
4. Punching Up by Kal Smagh 8/31/2024 (Cozy Beatles 1.5)
5. Household Matters by Patrice Greenwood 9/24/2024 (Wisteria Tearoom Mysteries 7.5)

Welcome Frankie, Michelle, Lynda and Genevieve!

Series: Half Books and Numbered Stories
Duration: July 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024

Object: Read series books with numbers like 0.5, 3.5, 4.6, etc.
Tell us the series name and number. Serials not allowed.

Levels:
Level One: 3-11 books

Welcome Christina!

FINISHED! Series: Half Books and Numbered Stories
Duration: July 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024 (08/06/24)

Object: Read series books with numbers like 0.5, 3.5, 4.6, etc.
Tell us the series name and number. Serials not allowed.

Levels:
Level Two: 12+ books

12/12+

Examples:
--> 1001 Dark Nights: Bundle Three contains Blacktop Cowboys (#6.5 Included), Midnight Breed (#12.5), Desire Exchange (#0.5), and Dark Pleasures (#0.5). (Read one or all, list separately)
--> Kate Burkholder Series
--> Virgin River Series
--> Detective D.D. Warren Series

1. Winter's Gifts (Rivers of London 9.5) Ben Aaronovitch 07/16/24
2. The Twelve Desserts of Christmas (Hannah Swensen 8.5) Joanne Fluke07/20/24
3. Botched Butterscotch (Amish Candy Shop Mystery 4.5) Amanda Flower 07/26/24
4. Gone to Hot Pot (Noodle Shop Mystery 9.5) Vivien Chien 07/26/24
5. Candy Cane Crime (Amish Candy Shop Mystery 5.5) Amanda Flower 07/27/24
6. The Iggy Chronicles, Volume One (Chet & Bernie 0.2) Spencer Quinn 08/01/24
7. Tail of Vengeance (Chet & Bernie 0.3) Spencer Quinn 08/02/24
8. Maybe This Kiss (Colorado Ice .5) Jennifer Snow 08/03/24
9. Santa 365 (Chet & Bernie 3.1) Spencer Quinn 08/04/24
10. Sunshine and Suspicion: a prequel novella to the Lana Honeywell Mysteries (A Lana Honeywell Mystery .5) Megan Mayfair 08/05/24
11. Murder 101 (Kitchen Witch Mystery 1.5) pLynn Cahoon 08/05/24
12. Murder in a Tourist Town (Tourist Trap Mystery .5) Lynn Cahoon 08/06/24

Welcome Mel!

Completed Challenge-Level 1

Series: Half Books and Numbered Stories
July 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024



Object: Read series books with numbers like 0.5, 3.5, 4.6, etc.
Tell us the series name and number. Serials not allowed.

Level One: 3-11 books
9/11

1. At the Reunion Buffet-Alexander McCall Smith-7/2-🍑🍑🍑🍑
#10.5 of Isable Dalhousie Series.

2. Passenger 13-Scott Mariani-7/7-🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈
#0.5-Ben Hope Series

3. The Haunting of the Desks: A Sparks & Bainbridge Short Story-Allison Montclair-7/13/24-👻👻👻👻👻-#2.5 Sparks and Bainbridge Mystery

4. Pros and Cons-Janet Evanovich-7/21-⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐-#0.5 Fox and Ohare

5. Enola Holmes and the Boy in Buttons-Nancy Springer-7/24-⭐⭐⭐⭐-#6.5-Enola Holmes

6. Sweet, Thoughtful Valentine-Alexander McCall Smith-7/27-💝💝💝💝💝
#10.7- Isabel Dalhousie Series

7. Cowgirls Love French Kisses-Elsie Woods-8/1/24-😘😘😘😘
#0-Falling in Paris Series.

8. The Second Hostage-Jeffery Deaver-9/6/24-⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#1.5- Colten Shaw Series

9. The Very First Damned Thing-Jodi Taylor-9/27-⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#0.5- The Chronicles of St. Mary's

Series: Half Books and Numbered Stories
Duration: July 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024
3/3-11 level one

Level Two: 12+ books

Object: Read series books with numbers like 0.5, 3.5, 4.6, etc.
Tell us the series name and number. Serials not allowed.

1. 0.5 Rita's Pitas Beyond the Boardwalk Summer Prescott 8/15/24
2. 3.5 Mystic Mutts Mysteries All I Haunt Is You Ellen Riggs 9/6/24
3. 2.5 Paw Enforcement Mysteries Upholding the Paw Diane Kelly 9/20/24

Object: Read series books with numbers like 0.5, 3.5, 4.6, etc.
Tell us the series name and number. Serials not allowed.

Levels:
Level One: 3-11 books

1.

Welcome Wanda, Tari and Raquel!

This looks fun and I'm already reading a 3.5 book.

Series: Half Books and Numbered Stories

Duration: July 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024

Level:
Level One: 3-11 books

Books: 1/5

1. Dawnshard by Brandon Sanderson 7/7/24

Series: Half Books and Numbered Stories
Duration: July 1st, 2024 - Sept. 30th, 2024


Levels:
Level One: 3-11 books
Level Two: 12+ books

3/12

1. The Last Chance Motel by Karen Hawkins - July 2nd (Dove Pond 1.5)
2. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer - Aug. 24th (Twilight 3.5)
3. Rebound by Kwame Alexander - Sept. 19th (The Crossover 0.5)

Welcome Natasha and Kendra!

Series: Half Books and Numbered Stories
July 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024

Object: Read series books with numbers like 0.5, 3.5, 4.6, etc.
Tell us the series name and number. Serials not allowed.

Levels:
Level One: 3-11 books
Level Two: 12+ books

1. A Mistletoe Promise by Sofi Laporte (8/21/24)
The Wishing Well #4.5
2. Wishing for a Duke by Sofi Laporte (8/23/24)
The Wishing Well #0.5
3. Second Chance Spring in Paradise by Brittany Larsen (9/21/24)
Love in Paradise Valley #0.5
4. Cookies & Kisses by Marie Soleil (9/24/24)
Once Upon a RomCom #0.5
5. Beauty's Bell by Brittany Fichter (9/28/24)
Becoming Beauty #2.5

Welcome Shash!

The Lost Challenges
Series: Half Books and Numbered Stories
Duration: July 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024

Progress: 0 out of 12

Object: Read series books with numbers like 0.5, 3.5, 4.6, etc.
Tell us the series name and number. Serials not allowed.

Levels:
Level One: 3-11 books
Level Two: 12+ books

Examples:
--> 1001 Dark Nights: Bundle Three contains Blacktop Cowboys (#6.5 Included), Midnight Breed (#12.5), Desire Exchange (#0.5), and Dark Pleasures (#0.5). (Read one or all, list separately)
--> Kate Burkholder Series
--> Virgin River Series
--> Detective D.D. Warren Series

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Challenge Rules
(view spoiler)[*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter.
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level 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)]

Welcome Suzanne!

Series: Half Books and Numbered Stories
Duration: July 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024

Object: Read series books with numbers like 0.5, 3.5, 4.6, etc.
Tell us the series name and number. Serials not allowed.

Level:
Level One: 3-11 books

03/3-11 Completed. Finished

01.King #4.5:All the Rage-T.M. Frazier 7/10/24
02.Ravage MC #3.5:Rattle Me-Ryan Michele 7/22/24
03.Kate Burkholder #14.5:Dark Storm Rising-Linda Castillo 8/06/24

WOOHOO Frankie!

FINISHED! Series: Half Books and Numbered Stories
Duration: July 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024 (08/06/24)

Object: Read series books with numbers like 0.5, 3.5, 4.6, etc.
Tell us the series name and number. Serials not allowed.

Levels:
Level Two: 12+ books

12/12+

Examples:
--> 1001 Dark Nights: Bundle Three contains Blacktop Cowboys (#6.5 Included), Midnight Breed (#12.5), Desire Exchange (#0.5), and Dark Pleasures (#0.5). (Read one or all, list separately)
--> Kate Burkholder Series
--> Virgin River Series
--> Detective D.D. Warren Series

1. Winter's Gifts (Rivers of London 9.5) Ben Aaronovitch 07/16/24
2. The Twelve Desserts of Christmas (Hannah Swensen 8.5) Joanne Fluke07/20/24
3. Botched Butterscotch (Amish Candy Shop Mystery 4.5) Amanda Flower 07/26/24
4. Gone to Hot Pot (Noodle Shop Mystery 9.5) Vivien Chien 07/26/24
5. Candy Cane Crime (Amish Candy Shop Mystery 5.5) Amanda Flower 07/27/24
6. The Iggy Chronicles, Volume One (Chet & Bernie 0.2) Spencer Quinn 08/01/24
7. Tail of Vengeance (Chet & Bernie 0.3) Spencer Quinn 08/02/24
8. Maybe This Kiss (Colorado Ice .5) Jennifer Snow 08/03/24
9. Santa 365 (Chet & Bernie 3.1) Spencer Quinn 08/04/24
10. Sunshine and Suspicion: a prequel novella to the Lana Honeywell Mysteries (A Lana Honeywell Mystery .5) Megan Mayfair 08/05/24
11. Murder 101 (Kitchen Witch Mystery 1.5) pLynn Cahoon 08/05/24
12. Murder in a Tourist Town (Tourist Trap Mystery .5) Lynn Cahoon 08/06/24

Top job Melissa!

FINISHED
Series: Half Books and Numbered Stories
Duration: July 1, 2024 - September 3, 2024
Level One: 3-11 books
Read: 3/3

Object: Read series books with numbers like 0.5, 3.5, 4.6, etc.
Tell us the series name and number. Serials not allowed.

1. Fatal Destiny Marie Force 7/9/24 (Fatal #3.5)
2. Dark Storm Rising Linda Castillo 8/19/24 (Kate Burkholder #15.5)
3. Christmas in Cape May: A Sunshine Sisters Novella Jennifer Probst 9/3/24 (The Sunshine Sisters #3.5)

FINISHED

Series: Half Books and Numbered Stories
July 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024

12/12+

Object: Read series books with numbers like 0.5, 3.5, 4.6, etc.
Tell us the series name and number. Serials not allowed.

📌 Christmas Cocoa Murder (Irish Village Mystery #3.5) by Carlene O'Connor 7/4/24
📌 The Cat Burglar by Sofie Kelly from Two Tall Tails (Magical Cats #8.5) 7/10/24
📌 No More Pussyfooting Around by Sofie Ryan from Two Tall Tails (Second Chance Cats #3.5) 7/10/24
📌 Dead Letters (Museum Mystery #2.5) by Sheila Connolly 7/14/24
📌 Nogged Off (Maine Clambake #4.5) by Barbara Ross 7/18/24
📌 Definitely, Maybe (Lucy Valentine #3.5) by Heather Webber 7/26/24
📌 Blind Sighted (Psychic Eye #1.5) by Victoria Laurie 7/27/24
📌 Upholding the Paw (Paw Enforcement #2.5) by Diane Kelly 8/9/24
📌 Pages of Sin (Bibliophile Mystery #4.5) by Kate Carlisle 8/10/24
📌 Magic Dreams (World of Kate Daniels #4.5) by Ilona Andrews 8/18/24
📌 Christmas at The Grange (Lady Hardcastle #3.5) by T.E. Kinsey 8/26/24
📌 A Haunting is Brewing (Haunted Home Renovation #4.5) by Juliet Blackwell 9/18/24

WOOHOO Michelle!

Finished. Would've loved to read more but a series I had in mind for this decided to switch all its half-step books to full numbers!

Series: Half Books and Numbered Stories
Duration: July 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024
3/3-11 level one

Level Two: 12+ books

Object: Read series books with numbers like 0.5, 3.5, 4.6, etc.
Tell us the series name and number. Serials not allowed.

1. 0.5 Rita's Pitas Beyond the Boardwalk Summer Prescott 8/15/24
2. 3.5 Mystic Mutts Mysteries All I Haunt Is You Ellen Riggs 9/6/24
3. 2.5 Paw Enforcement Mysteries Upholding the Paw Diane Kelly 9/20/24

WOOHOO Tari!

I understand! I had big plans for this challenge and only did 3. :)

JoAnne wrote: "WOOHOO Tari!

I understand! I had big plans for this challenge and only did 3. :)"

Thanks, JoAnne!

FINISHED. For some reason I thought this would be easy but I was surprised at how few I actually read.

Series: Half Books and Numbered Stories
Duration: July 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024
Level:
Level One: 3-11 books


Object: Read series books with numbers like 0.5, 3.5, 4.6, etc.
Tell us the series name and number. Serials not allowed

1. A Charming Potion by Tonya Kappes 7/4/2024 (Magical Cures Mystery, #2.5)
2 A Very Henry Christmas by N.R. Walker 7/21/2024 (The Weight Of It All #1.5 )
3. Called Home by Sheila Connolly 8/23/2024 (Orchard 0.5)
4. Punching Up by Kal Smagh 8/31/2024 (Cozy Beatles 1.5)
5. Household Matters by Patrice Greenwood 9/24/2024 (Wisteria Tearoom Mysteries 7.5)

Me too! LOL!

WOOHOO Genevieve!

Completed Challenge-Level 1-Message 13

Series: Half Books and Numbered Stories
July 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024



Object: Read series books with numbers like 0.5, 3.5, 4.6, etc.
Tell us the series name and number. Serials not allowed.

Level One: 3-11 books
9/11

1. At the Reunion Buffet-Alexander McCall Smith-7/2-🍑🍑🍑🍑
#10.5 of Isable Dalhousie Series.

2. Passenger 13-Scott Mariani-7/7-🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈
#0.5-Ben Hope Series

3. The Haunting of the Desks: A Sparks & Bainbridge Short Story-Allison Montclair-7/13/24-👻👻👻👻👻-#2.5 Sparks and Bainbridge Mystery

4. Pros and Cons-Janet Evanovich-7/21-⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐-#0.5 Fox and Ohare

5. Enola Holmes and the Boy in Buttons-Nancy Springer-7/24-⭐⭐⭐⭐-#6.5-Enola Holmes

6. Sweet, Thoughtful Valentine-Alexander McCall Smith-7/27-💝💝💝💝💝
#10.7- Isabel Dalhousie Series

7. Cowgirls Love French Kisses-Elsie Woods-8/1/24-😘😘😘😘
#0-Falling in Paris Series.

8. The Second Hostage-Jeffery Deaver-9/6/24-⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#1.5- Colten Shaw Series

9. The Very First Damned Thing-Jodi Taylor-9/27-⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#0.5- The Chronicles of St. Mary's

WOOHOO Wanda!

I really thought I'd read more....

Series: Half Books and Numbered Stories
Duration: July 1st, 2024 - Sept. 30th, 2024

Levels:
Level One: 3-11 books
Level Two: 12+ books

3/12

1. The Last Chance Motel by Karen Hawkins - July 2nd (Dove Pond 1.5)
2. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer - Aug. 24th (Twilight 3.5)
3. Rebound by Kwame Alexander - Sept. 19th (The Crossover 0.5)

WOOHOO Kendra!

Me too!

Finished! :)

Series: Half Books and Numbered Stories
July 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024

Object: Read series books with numbers like 0.5, 3.5, 4.6, etc.
Tell us the series name and number. Serials not allowed.

Levels:
Level One: 3-11 books

1. A Mistletoe Promise by Sofi Laporte (8/21/24)
The Wishing Well #4.5
2. Wishing for a Duke by Sofi Laporte (8/23/24)
The Wishing Well #0.5
3. Second Chance Spring in Paradise by Brittany Larsen (9/21/24)
Love in Paradise Valley #0.5
4. Cookies & Kisses by Marie Soleil (9/24/24)
Once Upon a RomCom #0.5
5. Beauty's Bell by Brittany Fichter (9/28/24)
Becoming Beauty #2.5

WOOHOO Shash!