The Challenge Factory discussion

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: AUGUST 2024 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)

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


TIMELINE:
JULY 24th-27th, 2024: Participants will Post their shelves
*If you do not list a shelf, I will not pair you with anyone
***Cut off on JULY 27th

JULY 28th-29th: 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.

**JULY 30th: Re-picks for those who didn’t get the pick.

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

WE WILL KEEP THE SAME SERIES UNTIL COMPLETED.
*Exception: you are allowed to dump one series per month IF you decide you don't wish to continue with that series.

PARTICIPANTS

Mamacita aka MawMaw
Christene Paula
Cathy
Oleander
Susan A
Ela (Mouse333)
☘KathyD☘
Elaine
Severina
Jennifer
Michelle
Gabby
Karen ♐
Erica
Avigail
Denise

PAIRS

✔️Mamacita aka MawMaw picks for Erica
✔️Christene Paula picks for Ela (Mouse333)
✔️Cathy picks for Gabby
✔️Oleander picks for Elaine
✔️Susan A picks for Michelle
✔️Ela (Mouse333) picks for ☘KathyD☘
✔️☘KathyD☘ picks for Jennifer
✔️Elaine picks for Christene Paula
✔️Severina picks for Karen ♐
✔️Jennifer picks for Severina
✔️Michelle picks for Oleander
✔️Gabby picks for Denise
✔️Karen ♐ picks for Avigail
✔️Erica picks for Cathy
✔️Avigail picks for Mamacita aka MawMaw
✔️Denise picks for Susan A

Mama's 2024 FWYS Series Challenge
AUGUST 2024


I picked for Erica Anne of Green Gables


Avigail picked #5 Rescued from Ruin
By Elisa Braden




READ SO FAR: 3
Ever Yours, Annabelle 4* ✔️ 8/8
The Devil Is a Marquess 4* ✔️ 8/11
When a Girl Loves an Earl 3.5* ✔️ 8/19


1. Masters and Mercenaries Series by Lexi Blake



2. Dark Protectors
by Rebecca Zanetti



3. Rock Chick



4. Galactic Gladiators by Anna Hackett



5. Rescued from Ruin
By Elisa Braden



6. The Alpha Elite Series by Sybil Bartel





FINISHED ~
FEBRUARY 2024 ~ 1 book
Dark Protectors
by Rebecca Zanetti
Alpha's Promise 3.5* ✔️ 2/9

MARCH FINISHED SERIES
Scorpius Syndrome Series
by Rebecca Zanetti
Winter Igniting 4* 3/10
Knight Awakening 4* ✔️ 3/28

APRIL 2024 ~ only 1 Book
because again the same series was chosen
Dark Protectors
by Rebecca Zanetti
Wicked Bite 4.5* ✔️ 4/11

MAY ~ FINISHED SERIES
Texas Sirens / Nights in Bliss
by Lexi Blake
Happily Ever After in Bliss 3.5* ✔️ 5/11
Far from Bliss 3.5* ✔️ 5/26
Unexpected Bliss 4* ✔️ 6/1

JUNE ~ SERIES ~ 0 BOOK

JULY ~ SERIES ~ 1
Rock Chick
Rock Chick Redemption 3.5* ✔️ 7/21

AUGUST ~ 3
Rescued from Ruin
By Elisa Braden
Ever Yours, Annabelle 4* ✔️ 8/8
The Devil Is a Marquess 4* ✔️ 8/11
When a Girl Loves an Earl 3.5* ✔️ 8/19

Christene Paula's August 2024 FWYS

Thursday Murder Club


Throne of Glass


Bloom Into You


The Daevabad Trilogy


The Folk Air Series

Cathy's FWYS August 2024

Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear


Drakon


Chicago Stars


Dragon Heart Legacy


Red Queen


Billionaires of Manhatten


Chosen:


Series Completed:
The Rogue Queen by Jessie Mihalik
Celta's Heartmates by Robin Owens
Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

Oleander's August FWYS

Beacon Bakeshop


The Duke's Men


12 Dukes of Christmas


Heiress Brides


MacCarrick Brothers


Rogues

Susan A's August 2024 FWYS

I pick for
Picked for me by


1. Barker & Llewelyn by Will Thomas #8.5-14



2. Lucas Davenport/Virgil Flowers by John Sandford #29 - 34





3. Lucy Kincaid Series by Allison Brennan




4. Harry Bosch - Michael Connelly




5. Taylor Jackson series by JT Ellison



6. Bone Secrets by Kendra Elliot




(view spoiler)[
For September - take out Harry B, add Scarlet Falls
take out Barker - add the Naturalist
take out Taylor Jackson - add Rockton

Scarlet falls - Melinda Leigh
Kendra Elliot
Alex Delaware
Michael Connelly - Harry Bosch
Lisa Gardner - Detective DD Warren


other Tami Hoag series?, Robert Dugoni

3. Lincoln Rhyme #13 -16 by Jeffery Deaver


(hide spoiler)]

The House Witch (books 2 and 3)


Hearts of the Anemoi (books 3-4)


Ravage MC (book 1-5)


Club Avalon (books 6-8)


Mann Family (book 2)


Blood Alliance (books 4-6)


Finished:
(view spoiler)[ January - Real
Read: DNF'ed:

February - Bewitched and Bewildered

Not picked but read The Viper's Nest and DNF'ing series

March - Hello Goodbye


April - The Prison Healer


June - Hellfire Riders MC


July - Corisi Billionaires

(hide spoiler)]

☘KathyD’s☘ 2024 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

August FWYS:

Sunrise Cove:


Perspective:


Franklin U 2:


One More to Catch Up/Complete:


Caffeine Daydream:


Bromance Book Club:

(view spoiler)[
Progress to Date:

January Series Read:

Picked Series - Puckboy:

*2-13*|*2-19*|*6-8*

Not-Picked Series - Memento Mori:

*1-13*|

February Series Read:

Picked Series - Paranormal Council Enforcers:

*1-31*|*2-3*|*2-4*|*2-4*|*2-4*|*2-4*|

March Series Read:

Picked Series - The Improbable Meet Cute

*2-29*|*3-1*|*3-2*|*3-2*|DNF

April Series Read:

Picked: Widow's Island:

*3-29|*3-29*|3-29*|3-29*|*3-30*

Not Picked: Four Bears Construction:

DNF - abandoning series...no longer interested in finishing

May Series:

Big Bad Wolf:

No longer interested in reading.

June Series:

Guild Hunter:

Not currently in the right mood for this one.

Not picked: Missing Pieces:

*6-4*|*6-4*|*6-5*

July Series:

Wrexford & Sloane:
(hide spoiler)]

Severina's Finish What You Started - August 2024

01. War With No Name Series (Book 3)


02. Samuel Johnson Series (Books 2 to 3)


03. Rot & Ruin Series (Book 4 to 5)


04. Diary of a Bookseller Series (Books 1 to 3)


05. Mistborn Series (Books 1 to 3)


06. Cat Groomer Series (Books 4 to 6)


**

I picked for Karen
The Blueberry Lane series

Jennifer picked for me:
The War with No Name series

ETA August 11, 2024: Finished the last book of the War With No Name series :)

**
Series Finished:
- The Unwind Series
- Galactic Love series
- Dread Nation series
- Shady Hollow series
- War With No Name series

Series Dropped:
- Monstrous Series (dropped April)
- Commune Series (dropped June)

August series

Joe Grey


Wine & Dine


Odelia Gray


Mrs. Jeffries


Addison Holmes


Posadas County

Michelle's August FWYS

The Naturals Series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes


Bloodlines Series by Richelle Mead


Veronica Speedwell Series by Deanna Raybourne


Vampire Bound by R.A. Steffan



InCryptid by Seanan MsGuire


Keck Series by William Bebb

Picked for: Denise Nocturne Falls
Picked for me: Cathy Sookie Stackhouse

1. Sharani


2. Dauntless path/Sunbolt (same author)
/

3. Sookie Stackhouse
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

4. Torpedo Ink


5. Jane Yellowrock


6. Shadow police


Series Completed 2024
Parasoleverse

Karen♐'s August FWYS

I picked for Avigail-Fatal

Severina picked Blueberry Lane for me

1. Richer Than Sin 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. Next book in Cliffhanger series


6. Blueberry Lane by Katy Regnery

Erica's August FWYS

Harry Hole


Maisie Dobbs


Mrs. Pollifax


The Inheritance Games


Anne of Green Gables


The Wizard of Oz

Avigail's August FWYS


1. Awakens Series by Elise Kova


2. Rochester Trilogy by Skye Warren


3. The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez


4. Fatal Series by Marie Force
,,

5. In Death Series by J.D. Robb
,

6. Arc of a Scythe Series by Neal Shusterman


I picked for Mamacita aka MawMaw: Rescued from Ruin Series by Elisa Braden

Karen ♐picked for me: Fatal Series by Marie Force

Read:
Fatal Justice by Marie Force Read & Rated: 08/27/2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐.

Denise's August FWYS

1. In Every Generation by Kendare Blake


2. Lady Eleanor by Lynda Wilcox


3. Detective Murdoch by Maureen Jennings


4. Slough House by Mick Herron


5. Nocturne Falls by Kristen Painter


6. Josephine West 1920s Mysteries by Beth Byers



I pick for Susan A: Barker & Llewelyn
Gabby picks for me: Nocturne Falls

Pairs have been posted here.

Please pick for your assigned partner by July 29th.

Re-picks for those who didn't get a pick on July 30th.

Susan A, I pick Barker & Llewelyn for you.
Happy Reading!

Cathy, I pick Chicago Stars for you. Looks fun!

Mamacita aka MawMaw my pick for you for the month of August is Rescued from Ruin

Hi Elaine,
Sunrise Cove is screaming "summer read". Hope you enjoy.

☘KathyD’s☘,

I'm choosing Immortal Guardians by Dianne Duvall for you. I've been really enjoying the series so hopefully you will too :)

Oleander wrote: "Hi Elaine,
Sunrise Cove is screaming "summer read". Hope you enjoy."

I love your reasoning and I love your pick - Thank you!!

Christine Paula,

I'm going with Bloom Into You for your August reading...Enjoy!

Michelle

Veronica Speedwell Series by Deanna Raybourne

Denise wrote: "Susan A, I pick Barker & Llewelyn for you.
Happy Reading!"

Thank you!

hi Jennifer! for August, I pick Joe Grey...happy reading!

Ela (Mouse333) wrote: "☘KathyD’s☘,

I'm choosing Immortal Guardians by Dianne Duvall for you. I've been really enjoying the series so hopefully you will too :)"

thanks, Ela!

Severina, I really liked the bookseller and cat groomer series entries you have (and I'm sure both will be on my TBR shortly) but you only have one book left in War With No Name, so I'll choose that so you can finish it off.

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "hi Jennifer! for August, I pick Joe Grey...happy reading!"

Thank you! I only recently started reading this series after having seen it around for years. It will be good to forge ahead!

Ela (Mouse333) wrote: "The House Witch (books 2 and 3)


Hearts of the Anemoi (books 3-4)
[bookcover:Eas..."

Ela (Mouse333)

I'm picking Club Avalon for you this month.

Karen, I am picking the Blueberry Lane series for you. Hope you enjoy!

Jennifer wrote: "Severina, I really liked the bookseller and cat groomer series entries you have (and I'm sure both will be on my TBR shortly) but you only have one book left in War With No Name, so I'll choose tha..."

Thanks, Jennifer. Looking forward to that one. :)

Denise I pick for you Nocturne Falls.
I adore this series. A couple of the later books not as much but just finished the vampires former flame and really enjoyed it. Was amazing to see Alice taking a more active role and more of vampire culture outside of nocturne falls. :D

For Oleander

The Rogues Series is what I am choosing for you.

Happy Reading!

Thank you, Michelle!

Erica wrote: "Erica's August FWYS

Harry Hole


Maisie Dobbs"

Erica

I get to pick for you again also.

I'm picking the last 2 books in my favorite TV movie/series,
Anne of Green Gables.

Avigail wrote: "Mamacita aka MawMaw my pick for you for the month of August is Rescued from Ruin"

Thank you so much Avigail! I haven't been back on this series in forever.

christene_littlelibrary wrote: "Ela (Mouse333) wrote: "The House Witch (books 2 and 3)


Hearts of the Anemoi (books 3-4)
[bookcover:South of Surrender|..."

Thank you!

Gabby,
I chose Sookie Stackhouse for you. I really loved them and hope you do too.

Erica wrote: "Cathy, I pick Chicago Stars for you. Looks fun!"

Thanks! Looking forward to it.

Thanks Cathy hopefully this time around I can get more of them done :) Looking forward to it.

Severina wrote: "Karen, I am picking the Blueberry Lane series for you. Hope you enjoy!"

Thanks!

Avigail, I pick the Fatal series for you. I loved it!

Denise wrote: "Susan A, I pick Barker & Llewelyn for you.
Happy Reading!"

Thanks Denise!

Lethal Pursuit Aug 1 ★★★★
Dance with Death Aug 8 ★★★★★
An Awkward Way to Die Aug 14 ★★★★