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DECEMBER '24 SERIAL READERS CHALLENGE

December has four birthstones: Tanzanite, Zircon, Turquoise and Blue Topaz — each known for their stunning blue hues.

Blue Topaz is associated with good fortune, good health and love.

Tanzanite, new to the gemstone world, has come to symbolize wisdom and self control.
Blue Zircon represents happiness, positive energy and spiritual protection.
Turquoise is associated with luck, good fortune and friendship.

TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DECEMBER 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 November 20th.

♦Pairs will be posted on November 21st.

♦Select a series for your partner between November 21st and 25th...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 Hilary
🕯️Meg picks for Helen
🤶🏽Nell picks for Brigid
🎄Karen picks for Linda R
🤶🏽Zermeena picks for Nell
🕯️Helen picks for Meg
🌟Jennifer picks for Barbara
🎅🏽Hilary picks for Jennifer
🌟Barbara picks for Karen
🎄Brigid picks for Zermeena

Christmas reads!!

Sierra Pines B&B by Kathryn Long


Vintage Kitchen by Victoria Hamilton


Food Lovers' Village by Leslie Budewitz


Spice Shop Mysteries by Leslie Budewitz


Paws and Claws Mystery by Krista Davis

Christmas for me as well! 🎄🎄🎄

Andy Carpenter
One Dog Night
Leader of the Pack

Bought the Farm
Twas the Bite Before Christmas
Don't Rock the Goat

Zoe Donovan
Holiday Hangover
Reindeer Roundup

Corsario Cove
Cowabunga Christmas
Gnarly New Year

Mrs. Jeffries
Mrs. Jeffries & the Mistletoe Mix-Up
Mrs. Jeffries Defends Her Own

December Picks

One in each series is at Christmastime for me too. There's something deliciously decadent about murders over the holiday season. All those gatherings of families and friends.
😉 😄

🌟 Penny Brannigan by Elizabeth J. Duncan


Armand Gamache by Louise Penny


Lois Meade by Ann Purser


Lt. Sigrid Harald by Margaret Maron


Knitting Mystery by Maggie Sefton

I'm in for December. Here are my picks:
Murder She Wrote Mysteries:

Donut Shop Mysteries:

Candy Holliday Mysteries:

Dream Harbor Series:

Lady Hardcastle Mysteries:

I'm in for December. There are some great series already posted!


Beacon Bakeshop


Haunted Library


Wishcraft


Country Store


Knit and Nibble

I’m in for December. At least 2 Christmas books included.

Dawn Brookes Rachel Prince


Donna Leon, Commissario Brunetti


Edie Claire Leigh Koslow mysteries.



Jacqueline Winspear Maisie Dobbs



Harriet Steel Inspector de Silva

In!

Humorous Tiffany Black


Victorian Bookshop


Ginger Gold


Addison Holmes


Daisy's Tea Garden

December already!!

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

Kathi Daley's Inn at Holiday Bay
Message in the Manuscript
Trouble in the Theatre

Devon Delaney's cook-off series
Double Chocolate Cookie Murder
A Half-Baked Alibi: A Cook-Off Mystery #6

Winter Witches of Holiday Haven by Various
Sleigh Spells (Aurora Hart, #1)
Reindeer Runes (Lumi Northrop, #1)

Janet Finsilver's Kelly Jackson series
Murder at the Mansion
Murder at the Fortune Teller's Table

Count me in! Each selection has at least one Christmas-themed book:

Andy Carpenter by David Rosenfelt (continuing):
Holy Chow
Santa's Little Yelpers

Meg Langslow by Donna Andrews (continuing):
The Nightingale Before Christmas
Lord of the Wings

Library Lover's Mystery by Jenn McKinlay (continuing):
Fatal First Edition
A Merry Little Murder Plot

Lord Edgington Investigates by Benedict Brown (continuing):
Death on a Summer’s Day
The Mystery of Mistletoe Hall

Bookstore Mystery by Sue Minix (continuing):
The Murderous Type
A Chapter on Murder

I look forward to another month of great reads with you!

Stephanie Bond - Body Movers
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Darcie Wilde - Rosalind Thorne Mysteries


Jessica Elliott - Beryl and Edwina Mysterie


Lynn Morrison - Dora and Rex 1920's


Debra Sennefelder - Food Blogger Mysteries

Ooops! I completely forgot the date 😳

Pairs are posted at msg 2

Please pick a series for your partner.

Brigid - I pick the Beryl and Edwina Mysteries for you. I enjoy reading them, I hope you do, too.

Hello, Helen! I liked all your choices and went back and forth between them a few times. I finally landed on Edie Claire, Leigh Koslow series. Enjoy!

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "December already!!

Erin Johnson's Vampire Tea Room series
Steep With One Eye Open: A Magical Tea Room Mystery [bookcover:Steep With One Eye Open: A Magical Tea Room Mystery|6328925..."

Hi Hilary,

I haven’t read any of your series but you can’t go wrong with culinary, so I’m going with the cook off series for you. Happy reading!

Barbara wrote: "Count me in! Each selection has at least one Christmas-themed book:

Andy Carpenter by David Rosenfelt (continuing):
Holy Chow
[bookcover:Santa's Littl..."

Barbara, I'm picking the Bookstore Mystery series for you. Good series!

Jennifer wrote: "In!

Humorous Tiffany Black
[bookcover:A Perfect Murder in Las Vegas: A Humorous Tiffany Black Mystery|5196252..."

Hi Jennifer, December is a good time to curl up and read and as you have a LOT of the Ginger Gold books to read they are my pick for you - enjoy!

Linda wrote: "Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "December already!!

Erin Johnson's Vampire Tea Room series
Steep With One Eye Open: A Magical Tea Room Mystery [bookcover:Steep With One Eye O..."

Thank you Linda!

Zermeena wrote: "I'm in for December. There are some great series already posted!


Beacon Bakeshop
..."

Hi Zermeena,

I like a few of your selections and look forward to adding them to my TBR pile.

I'm selecting the Haunted Library series for you. Enjoy!

-- Brigid

Meg wrote: "Hello, Helen! I liked all your choices and went back and forth between them a few times. I finally landed on Edie Claire, Leigh Koslow series. Enjoy!"

Thank you Meg. I’ve been wanting to get back to those.

Meg wrote: "Christmas for me as well! 🎄🎄🎄

Andy Carpenter
One Dog Night
Leader of the Pack

Bought the Far..."

Hi Meg,
I haven’t read any of yours, but Mrs Jeffries sounds like fun. I’ve just downloaded the first in the series, and I’m choosing those for you.

Hi, Karen,

I am choosing the Murder She Wrote mysteries for you. I read Three Strikes and You're Dead and really enjoyed it. Hope you do, too.

Jennifer wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Count me in! Each selection has at least one Christmas-themed book:

Andy Carpenter by David Rosenfelt (continuing):
Holy Chow
[bookcov..."

Thank you, Jennifer. I read the first one and am looking forward to continuing the series!

Thank you, Helen! I get a kick out of the characters in the Mrs. Jeffries series. I won't say much more except that I hope you enjoy the first in this series.

Thank you Brigid!

Hi Nell, you have some great choices. I'm choosing Penny Branigan for you. It's a series I enjoy.

Nell wrote: "December Picks

One in each series is at Christmastime for me too. There's something deliciously decadent about murders over the holiday season. All those gatherings of families and friends.
😉 😄

..."

Thanks Zermeena.

I'm looking forward to getting back into this series.

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "In!

Humorous Tiffany Black
[bookcover:A Perfect Murder in Las Vegas: A Humorous Tiffany Blac..."

Thank you ma'am, and I am woefully behind on that series!

Hi Linda,
I pick the Spice Shop Mysteries for you.
Happy Reading!
Karen

Linda wrote: "Christmas reads!!

Sierra Pines B&B by Kathryn Long


Vintage Kitchen by Victoria Hamilton..."</i>



<i>Linda wrote: "Christmas reads!!

Sierra Pines B&B by [author:Kathryn Long


Vintage Kitchen by [author:Victoria Hamilton..."

Karen wrote: "Hi Linda,
I pick the Spice Shop Mysteries for you.
Happy Reading!
Karen

Linda wrote: "Christmas reads!!

Sierra Pines B&B by Kathryn Long
..."

Thank you Karen! Looking forward to them.

Nell wrote: "Brigid - I pick the Beryl and Edwina Mysteries for you. I enjoy reading them, I hope you do, too."

Hi Nell, I jumped into the first book with gusto, and enjoyed very much. Book 2 starts today. I am thrilled with this pick.

I finished my two books today. I like the Haunted Library series because the people seem real with flaws. What I don't like is that at time the dialogue sounds like an old person trying to pass themselves off as a young person. It doesn't work for me. But that is a minor problem for me. I'm looking forward to the next one!

I’ve finished my first

Finished my second, Between a Wok and a Dead Place. I really liked the story line as it took past events and mixed them with the present.

Finished my second, a couple of days ago.