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SEPTEMBER '24 SERIAL READER CHALLENGE


September ushers in the vernal equinox, where daytime and nighttime are equal in length. The September birthstone is Sapphire, a gem that symbolizes sincerity, truth, faithfulness and nobility.

TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SEPTEMBER CHALLENGE:

♦Pick five series that you want to read.

♦It can be a new or an on-going series.

♦Post the name of the series and the covers of at least two books that you have not read.

♦There must be at least two unread books in the series. No re-reads allowed.

♦You may re-post a series chosen before as long as there are at least two unread books.

♦Post series now through August 20th.

♦Pairs will be posted on August 21st.

♦Select a series for your partner between August 21st and 24th...sooner is better

♦Next month, read two (or more) books from the series selected for you.

New to the challenge? The thread for challenge guidelines and questions is here

Comments on this thread will be limited to members posting series until the 21st. After pairs are selected, the thread is open for discussion.

Players:


🎒Linda R picks for Kate T
🚸Meg picks for Hilary
🚌Hilary picks for Zermeena
🎒Zermeena picks for Karen
🚸Helen picks for Linda C
🚌Brigid picks for Meg
🎒Karen picks for Linda R
🚌Kate T picks for Brigid
🚸Jennifer picks for Barbara
🎒Linda C picks for Jennifer
🚌Barbara picks for Helen

I like to coordinate my books with where I am traveling, so there is a California theme for September.

Pie Town by Kirsten Weiss (ongoing)


Fairy Garden by Daryl Wood Gerber (ongoing)


Cookbook Nook by Daryl Wood Gerber (ongoing)


Fixer Upper by Kate Carlisle (ongoing)


Crochet Mystery by Betty Hechtman (ongoing)

🌞🌞🌞 September 2024 🌞🌞🌞

Time really needs to slow down some! Can't believe summer is already (almost) over...

Here are my jewels for this month:

Death on Demand
Death of the Party
Death Walked In

Daisy Dalrymple
Die Laughing
A Mourning Wedding

Armstrong and Oscar
Murder at the Matterhorn
Murder at the Leaning Tower

Bought the Farm
Swine and Punishment
Don't Rock the Goat

Ginger Gold
Murder at Hartigan House
Murder at Bray Manor

Okay I obviously blinked and missed part of the year lol, still these are my September picks!

Erin Johnson's Vampire Tea Room series
Steep With One Eye Open: A Magical Tea Room Mystery
A Bitter Blend: A Magical Tea Room Mystery

Daryl Wood Gerber's Cookbook Nook series
Simmering with Resentment
Poaching Is Puzzling

Millie Ravensworth's Cozy Craft Mysteries
The Tie-Dyed Kaftan Murders
The Scarecrow Murders

B R Snow's Thousand Island Doggy Inn series
The Case of the Overdue Otterhound
The Case of the Prescient Poodle

Dianne Harman's Clean Sweep series
A Sparkling Deceit: Clean Sweep Cozy Mysteries
A Clean Break-In

I can't believe September is around the corner!

Witchcraft


The Countess of Harleigh


Haunted Library


Beacon Bakeshop


Wishcraft

My picks for September.

Donna Leon Commissario Brunetti



Edie Claire Leigh Koslow mysteries.



Jacqueline Winspear Maisie Dobbs



Dawn Brookes Rachel Prince



Harriet Steel inspector de Silva

I'm excited to be in for September. I so enjoy reading with you.

Stephanie Bond


Lee Strauss
Rosa Reed Mysteries


Benedict Brown
Lord Edginton


Elizabeth Penney
Cambridge Bookshop


Darcie Wilde
Rosalind Thorne

I'm in for September. Here are my picks:

I’m in for September.

Peggy Lee Garden mystery


A Fixer-Upper mystery


A Flower Shop mystery


Booktown mystery

In!

Humorous Tiffany Black


Victorian Bookshop


Ginger Gold


Addison Holmes


Cranberry Cove

In:

Patricia Fisher Mysteries
#8 #9 #10

Mainely Needlepoint Mysteries
#4 #5

Seaside Knitters Mysteries
#7 #8

Magical Bakery Mysteries
#10 #11

WISE Enquiries Agency Mysteries
#1 #3 #4

Count me in! Here are my choices. All are ongoing:

Meg Langslow by Donna Andrews:
#17 #18

Lord Edgington Investigates by Benedict Brown:
#3 #4

Manor House Mysteries by Julie Hyzy:
#2 #3

Bookstore Mysteries by Sue Minix:
#2 #3

Eve Mallow by Claire Chase:
#11 #12

Welcome to the September Serial Readers Challenge. Pairs are posted in msg 2

Please pick a series for your partner.

KateT wrote: "I’m in for September.

Peggy Lee Garden mystery


A Fixer-Upper mystery
[bookc..."

Hi KateT

I've actually read books in all your series. It was a tough choice but I'm going to go with the Fixer-Upper series for you (I love the flower shop too). Happy reading!

Hi Linda,
I'm picking the Cookbook Nook series for you. Happy Reading!
Karen

Linda wrote: "I like to coordinate my books with where I am traveling, so there is a California theme for September.

Pie Town by Kirsten Weiss (ongoing)
[b..."

Thanks Karen! Looking forward to reading these.

Karen wrote: "I'm in for September. Here are my picks:

[bookcover:Town in a Sweet Pickle|22668780..."

Hi Karen - I choose the Haunted Home Renovation for you. Happy Reading!

Brigid wrote: "I'm excited to be in for September. I so enjoy reading with you.

Stephanie Bond


Lee Strauss
Rosa Reed Mysteries
[boo..."

Hi Brigid,

I chose the Cambridge Bookshop series for you and added it to my own TBR.

Enjoy! 🥰📚

Thank you Linda!

Helen wrote: "My picks for September.

Donna Leon Commissario Brunetti



Edie Claire Leigh Koslow mysteries.

[bookcover:Never..."

Hi, Helen -- I've never read any of your choices, but they all look intriguing. More to add to my TBR. I am selecting the Rachel Prince mysteries for you this time. I really like the idea of mysteries on a cruise ship. Hope you enjoy them!

Hello, Hilary: I'm choosing the Millie Ravensworth's Cozy Craft Mysteries for you!

Meg wrote: "🌞🌞🌞 September 2024 🌞🌞🌞

Time really needs to slow down some! Can't believe summer is already (almost) over...

Here are my jewels for this month:

Death on Demand
[bookcover:Death of the Party|6144..."

HI Meg,

I loved the Daisy Dalrymple mysteries, and I am hoping you will too, so I choose those for you. Happy reading.

KateT wrote: "Brigid wrote: "I'm excited to be in for September. I so enjoy reading with you.

Stephanie Bond


Lee Strauss
Rosa Reed..."

Thanks, Kate!

Zermeena wrote: "I can't believe September is around the corner!

Witchcraft


The Countess..."

Some more great choices Zermeena, the only one I know nothing about is The Countess series - so those are my pick for you!

Meg wrote: "Hello, Hilary: I'm choosing the Millie Ravensworth's Cozy Craft Mysteries for you!"

Thank you Meg!

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "Zermeena wrote: "I can't believe September is around the corner!

Witchcraft
[bookcover:Synchronized Sorcery|555981..."

Thank you Hilary! I can't wait to listen to more of this series!

Barbara wrote: "Helen wrote: "My picks for September.

Donna Leon Commissario Brunetti



Edie Claire Leigh Koslow mysteries.

[b..."

Thank you Barbara. Hope you like them as much as I do.

Linda C wrote: "In:

Patricia Fisher Mysteries
#8 #9 #10

Mainely Needlepoi..."

Hi Linda,
I’m choosing Mainely Needlepoint for you, as I enjoyed the first in the series, and could get back to them.

Brigid wrote: "Meg wrote: "🌞🌞🌞 September 2024 🌞🌞🌞

Time really needs to slow down some! Can't believe summer is already (almost) over...

HI Meg,

I loved the Daisy Dalrymple mysteries, and I am hoping you will too, so I choose those for you. Happy reading. ..."

Thank you! I enjoy this series a lot.

Barbara wrote: "Count me in! Here are my choices. All are ongoing:

Meg Langslow by Donna Andrews:
#17 #18

..."

I’m choosing bookstore mysteries for you, Barbara— it’s a good series!

Jennifer wrote: "In!
Humorous Tiffany Black"

Jennifer,
I pick the Ginger Gold series for you. I read the first one in that series, enjoyed it and look forward to reading more. Have fun.

Helen wrote: "Linda C wrote: "In:

Patricia Fisher Mysteries
#8 #9 #10"

Hi Linda,
I’m choosing Mainely Needlepoint for you, as I enjoyed the first in the series, and could get back to them.

Thanks, Helen,
Look forward to continuing this series!

Jennifer wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Count me in! Here are my choices. All are ongoing:

Meg Langslow by Donna Andrews:
#17 #18[bookcover:The Nightingale Before Chris..."

Thank you, Jennifer! I've been wanting to get back to that series. The first one was very good!

Linda C wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "In!
Humorous Tiffany Black"

Jennifer,
I pick the Ginger Gold series for you. I read the first one in that series, enjoyed it and look forward to reading more. Have fun."

Thank you -- it's been a long time since I read any of those and they're long overdue. I think there may have been 7 or 8 when I read them? And there are 23 now....

I blew through both my books in the Countess of Harleigh series and I loved them both!

Zermeena wrote: "I blew through both my books in the Countess of Harleigh series and I loved them both!"

I love those books as well. That's a really fun series. I also blew through my September books before the holiday, and am looking forward to continuing on. Thanks, Kate, for selecting the Cambridge Bookshop for me.

Brigid wrote: "Zermeena wrote: "I blew through both my books in the Countess of Harleigh series and I loved them both!"

I love those books as well. That's a really fun series. I also blew through my September bo..."

I love the Cambridge Bookshop mysteries also! Unfortunately my library doesn't carry them so I have to do an interlibrary loan to get them.

Another one that blew through both of her books here, sadly I am all up to date on this series!

I’ve finished my first, and am halfway through my second.

Finished my first, Sifting Through Clues last night. Enjoyed it and looking forward to the next one later this month.

Finished my second, which gives more insight into the life of crew members on a cruise ship.

Will there be a serial reader challenge for October?

Zermeena wrote: "Will there be a serial reader challenge for October?"

Sort of set one up (badly!)

Having to post things ion phone/tablets means I can't do all the pretty stuff Nell does, oh and can't edit when I fluff it up!

Thank you Hilary. Is everything OK with Nell?

Another good entry in the series. I finished my second, Shredding the Evidence the other day. Very enjoyable.