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MAY '25 SERIAL READER CHALLENGE


The emerald gemstone is the birthstone for May and is considered the gem of spring for evoking lush, fresh gardens and a sense of renewal. The emerald also represents truth, wisdom, intuition, foresight, loyalty, abundance, success, and love.
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TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MAY 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 April 20th.

♦Pairs will be posted on April 21st.

♦Select a series for your partner between April 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:


💐Meg picks for Karen
💐Linda R picks for Jennifer
💐Jennifer picks for Meg
💐Jenny picks for Linda R
💐Karen picks for Jenny
💐Zermeena picks for Helen
💐Helen picks for Zermeena

Two gentlemen and three ladies for May:

Chet and Bernie
Of Mutts and Men
Tender Is the Bite

Charles Lenox
A Beautiful Blue Death
The September Society

Merry Wrath
Marriage Vow Murder
Mystery Night Murder

Charlie Parker
Cruises Can Be Murder
Deceptions Can Be Murder

Kiki Lowenstein
Make, Take, Murder
Ready, Scrap, Shoot

May the 4th be with you!

Wind River Reservation by Margaret Coel


Writer's Apprentice by Julia Buckley


Southern Sewing Circle by Elizabeth Lynn Casey


Body Movers by Stephanie Bond


Jane Jeffrey by Jill Churchill

May series:

Humorous Tiffany Black


Posadas County



Nathan Heller



Kylie Berry


Celebrity Mysteries

Series 1 by Yvonne Vincent



Series 2 by Bree Baker


Series 3 by S.E. Babin



Series 4 by Mary Daheim



Series 5 by Elaine Viets

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

Dream Harbour Series - Laurie Gilmore


Lady Hardcastle Mysteries - T. E. Kinsey


Julia Bird Mysteries - Katie Gayle


The Vampire Knitting Club - Nancy Warren


Bookstore Cafe Mysteries - Alex Erickson

Nell is the next step you pair us up and then we choose the series for the other person? This is my first time participating in this challenge 😀

Jenny wrote: "Nell is the next step you pair us up and then we choose the series for the other person? This is my first time participating in this challenge 😀"

Yes, we are just waiting for Nell to pair us up. Hopefully, she's like me and April has just gotten away from her. There was one time she gave us all a scare.

I hope I'm not too late! I got back from a vacation in Peru last night.

Tourist Trap by Lynn Cahoon


Scumble River by Denise Swanson


Mad for Mod by Diane Vallere


Magical Cats by Sofie Kelly


China Bayles by Susan Wittig Albert

Nearly missed again. I’ve been doing a lot of travelling in February and March, and missed 2 deadlines.
(I’m having trouble posting and linking, so I’ll try to list my authors and books, and come back later to post covers.)
Donna Andrews Meg Langslow

Cockatiels at Seven
Six Geese A-Slaying

Donna Leon Commisario Brunetti

Suffer the Little Children
Drawing Conclusions

Jacqueline Winspear Maisie Dobbs

A Lesson in Secrets
Elegy for Eddie

Harriet Steel Inspector de Silva

Christmas in Nuala (
Passage from Nuala

Louise Penny, Chief Inspector Gamache

A Better Man
All the Devils are Here

Sorry guys. I lost track of the dates.

Pairs are posted at msg 2
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Please pick a series for your partner.

Jennifer wrote: "April series:

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

Hi Jennifer,

I've never read any of your series but think the celebrity ones sound interesting so that's my pick for you. I love the old time celebs! Happy reading!

Linda wrote: "May the 4th be with you!

Wind River Reservation by Margaret Coel


Writer's Apprentice by [author:Julia Buckl..."

Linda, I choose the sewing circle book series for you...
-Jenny-

Jenny wrote: "Linda wrote: "May the 4th be with you!

Wind River Reservation by Margaret Coel


Writer's Apprentice by [auth..."

Thanks Jenny! Looking forward to them.

Helen, you have a lot of great choices! I'm choosing Maisie Dobbs for you. I hope you enjoy them.

Meg wrote: "Two gentlemen and three ladies for May:

Chet and Bernie
Of Mutts and Men
[book:Tender Is the Bite|550776..."

Oh, Meg! Merry Wrath! Merry Wrath!

Linda wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "April series:

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

Perfect pick!

Hi Jenny,
I pick the Bed and Breakfast series for you. Happy Reading!
Karen

Jenny wrote: "Series 1 by Yvonne Vincent



Series 2 by Bree Baker
[bookcover:No Good Tea Go..."

Karen wrote: "Hi Jenny,
I pick the Bed and Breakfast series for you. Happy Reading!
Karen

Jenny wrote: "Series 1 by Yvonne Vincent

[bookcover:The Laird’s Ladle..."

Thanks, Karen-I look forward to a brand new author!

Great pick, Jennifer; I've needed to get back to this series. Thanks!

Karen, I couldn't make up my mind between three of your series! I
finally decided on The Vampire Knitting Club. This is a fun one and I hope you enjoy it!

Nell - Helen hasn't chosen a series for me as yet. Could you please choose for me?

Hi Zermeena,
My apologies for being so late. I was travelling to attend a funeral.
I’m choosing one of my favourite series for you, the Scumble River mysteries.

Zermeena wrote: "Helen, you have a lot of great choices! I'm choosing Maisie Dobbs for you. I hope you enjoy them."

Thank you Zermeena. Maisie is an old friend.

Helen wrote: "Hi Zermeena,
My apologies for being so late. I was travelling to attend a funeral.
I’m choosing one of my favourite series for you, the Scumble River mysteries."

Thank you Helen! I'm looking forward to starting a new series. And I'm sorry for your loss.

I finished my first book, Deadly Notions, over the weekend. This one was really good and I really thought I had the killer figured out but I was wrong. I'm looking forward to the next one later this month.

For my series for May: "Bed-and-Breakfast Mysteries"
Just Desserts - I only gave this a 2 out of 5. (finished 5/16)

Fowl Prey - 3 stars out of 5. (finished 5/20). I never was engaged in either book of this series so will not be reading another book.

Finished my second, Dangerous Alterations last night. Another good entry in the series and I impressed myself with how early I solved the crime.

I finished my two Scumble River mysteries. I liked the first book in the series more than I did the second. I'm looking forward to reading more.

Finished . I’m a bit slow this month, as I have this series as audiobooks, which I usually listen to on road trips, and I haven’t driven far this month.

Finally finished . I love this series, but limited solo road trips has slowed down my listening to audiobooks.