2021 Finishing the Series Reading Challenge

Hosted by: Celebrity Readers
Dates: January 1 - December 31, 2021

Guidelines:

• The challenge will run from January 1st, 2021 to December 31st, 2021.  Books must be read during this time frame to count.  Sign up is open from now until December 1st, 2021, so you may join even just for the last month of the year.
• Series can be already completed as well as still ongoing.  For ongoing series, the goal is to catch up to the most recent book published by the end of 2021.
  
• It doesn't matter if you have only 1 book or 10 books to read in order to finish your series, as long as you’ve started the series before 2021 (i.e., read at least one book in the series), it counts.  Re-reads are not required.
• Any format and length of book counts – print, ebook, audio, ARC, etc.
• Series can be any length (even if it’s just a Duet).
• Crossovers from other challenges are totally acceptable!
• Reviews are not required, but highly encouraged.

Levels:

1. C-List Series Finisher = complete 1-4 series
2. B-List Series Finisher = complete 5-8 series
3. A-List Series Finisher = complete 9+ series

I'm signing up at the "C-List" level.

● See my original post about the challenge HERE.
● See the challenge announcement/sign-up page HERE. 

MY READING LIST (books I've read, with links to reviews):

1. Faithful unto Death (Chief Inspector Barnaby series, #5). Caroline Graham (1996)

2. Wolf Lake (Dave Gurney series, #5). John Verdon (2016) 

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Series I'd like to finish:

● Robert Langdon series, by Dan Brown (1 book left)

Origin (2017)

● The Dark Is Rising series, by Susan Cooper (1 book left)

Silver on the Tree (1977)

● Mrs. Malory Mysteries, by Hazel Holt (3 books left)

Mrs. Malory and a Death in the Family (2006)
Mrs. Malory and a Necessary End (2012)
Death Is a Word (2014)

● Dave Gurney Mysteries, by John Verdon (4 books left)

Let the Devil Sleep (2012)
Wolf Lake (2016)
White River Burning (2018)
On Harrow Hill (coming in 2021) 

● Inspector Barnaby series, by Caroline Graham (4 books left)

Death of a Hollow Man (1989)
Death in Disguise (1993)
Faithful Unto Death (1996) 
A Ghost in the Machine (2004) 

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2016 Finishing the Series Reading Challenge

Link to announcement/sign-up post.

****I think this challenge has become "inactive."****

Dates: January 1 - December 31, 2016
Host: Bea's Book Nook

Guidelines:

• All books that are part of a continuing series qualify.
• It doesn't matter how many books you need to read to complete a series (if you only need to read one book, that's OK). The goal is to complete a series from wherever you are up to until the last published book.
• Books must be read during the time period from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014.
• You don't need a blog to participate.
• There will be a GoodReads group for the challenge, for participants to join.
• Any format of book counts - audio, e-book, etc.
• You can choose the series you want to finish before the challenge begins, but it isn't necessary.
• It's OK to change series during the year.

Levels:

• Level 1 (Novice series reader) - Complete 1 series.
• Level 2 (Testing the waters) - Complete 2-4 series.
• Level 3 (Experienced) - Complete 3-6 series.
• Level 4 (Expert series reader) - Complete 7 or more series.

✸ I'll be signing up at Level 1 (Novice series reader), although I'd love to finish more than one series during the year.

See my original post about the challenge HERE.
See the challenge announcement/sign-up post HERE.
See the challenge link-up pages: March, June?


MY READING LIST (books I've read, with links to reviews or discussions):

1. Mrs. Malory and the Lilies That Fester (Sheila Malory series #11). Hazel Holt
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Possible series for the challenge:

• The Mrs. Malory mystery series, by Hazel Holt: 21 books in series / I have 4 to read
• The Flavia de Luce mystery series, by Alan Bradley: 7 books in series / I have 4 to read
• The Lord Peter Wimsey mystery series, by Dorothy L. Sayers: 15 books in series / I have 9 to read
• The Inspector Barnaby mystery series, by Caroline Graham: 7 books in series / I have 4 to read
• The Needlecraft (Betsy Devonshire) mystery series, by Monica Ferris: 19 books in series / I have 14 to read

2014 Finishing the Series Reading Challenge

**See my wrap-up post HERE**

Dates: January 1 - December 31, 2014
Hosted by: Yvonne @ Socrates' Book Reviews

Guidelines:

• All books that are part of a continuing series qualify.
• It doesn't matter how many books you need to read to complete a series (if you only need to read one book, that's OK). The goal is to complete a series from wherever you are up to until the last published book.
• Books must be read during the time period from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014.
• You don't need a blog to participate.
• There will be a GoodReads group for the challenge, for participants to join.
• Any format of book counts - audio, e-book, etc.
• You can choose the series you want to finish before the challenge begins, but it isn't necessary. 
• It's OK to change series during the year.

Levels:

• Level 1 - Complete 1 series
• Level 2 - Complete 2 series
• Level 3 - Complete 3 or more series

✷ I'm signing up at Level 1 (complete 1 series), and I'll probably try to finish up one of these series: the Mrs. Malory mystery series by Hazel Holt (I have three more books in the series to finish); the Inspector Alan Grant mystery series by Josephine Tey (four more books); the Flavia de Luce mystery series by Alan Bradley (five more books).
Update (July 2014): Change of direction. I'm thinking of trying to read all the Philip Marlowe books I haven't read (Raymond Chandler's classic detective series). That would be seven books, not counting the books written by other authors, after Chandler's death.

● See my original post about the challenge HERE.
● See my wrap-up post HERE.
● See the challenge announcement/sign-up page HERE.


MY READING LIST (with links to reviews):

1. The Lady in the Lake. Raymond Chandler (1943; Philip Marlowe mystery series)
2. The High Window. Raymond Chandler (1942; Philip Marlowe mystery series)
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Finishing the Series Reading Challenge 2013

Dates: 1 January - 31 December 2013
Hosted by: Yvonne @ Socrates' Book Reviews

Guidelines:

• Books must be part of a continuing series to qualify. 
• Doesn't matter how many books you have left to read in the series -- the goal is to complete the series.
• Books must be read between January 1st and December 31st, 2013.
• You don't need a blog to participate.
• Any format of book counts -- audio, e-book, etc.
• You should have some idea of what series you want to complete when you begin the challenge, but you can change your mind during the course of the challenge.

Levels of Participation:

1. Level 1 - Complete 1 series
2. Level 2 - Complete 2 series
3. Level 3 - Complete 3 or more series

~ I'm signing up at Level 1, and I'll probably try to complete the Mrs. Malory mystery series, by Hazel Holt (I have two books to go). But I have quite a few other series I could work on (see my list HERE), if I get that one wrapped up.

~ See my original post about the challenge HERE.
~ See the challenge announcement / sign-up page HERE.

MY READING LIST (books read, with links to reviews):

Finishing the Series Reading Challenge 2012

Hosted by: Yvonne (Socrates' Book Reviews)
Dates: 1 January - 31 December, 2012

Guidelines (quoted from the announcement/sign-up page):

• All books that are part of a continuing series qualify
• It doesn't matter if you have 1 or 10 books in a series to complete it, it qualifies....The goal is to complete a series from wherever you are up to until the last published book.
• The qualification period is January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012. Books must be read during this time frame to count.
• Any format of book counts - audio, ebook, etc.
• You should choose the series you want to finish before the challenge begins, but it isn't necessary. It's fine to change series during the year - as long as you complete whichever series it is.

There are three levels to choose from:

• Level 1 - Complete 1 series.
• Level 2 - Complete 2 series.
• Level 3 - Complete 3 or more series.

✸ I'm signing up at Level 1, and I'll be trying to finish up the Mrs. Malory mystery series by Hazel Holt (three books left to read).

See my original post about the challenge here.
See the challenge announcement page here.
See my challenge wrap-up post here.

MY READING LIST:

1. Mrs. Malory and No Cure for Death. Hazel Holt
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