Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Finishing the Series Challenge


 #FinishingTheSeries2021 

This is a challenge that is intended to help you finish up reading series you have already begun.  It is hosted at Celebrity Readers.  You can finish a completed series or just get caught up on an ongoing series.

There are 3 levels of completion.   You just need to post reviews to a linkup on a quarterly basis.

Signup here to join me on this challenge


B-LIST SERIES FINISHER ⇒ COMPLETE 5-8 SERIES.<=MY GOAL 


Completed series:  17/8


Series 1:  Julie Cavallo Investigates by Ana T. Drew-  Caught up on Series

  1. The Sinister Superyacht  
  2. The Shady Chateau #4


Series 2:  Noodle Shop Mysteries by Vivien Chien  Caught up on Series

  1. Killer Kung Pao #6
  2. Fatal Fried Rice by Vivien Chien


Series 3:  Stone Barrington by Stuart Woods   Caught up on Series

  1. Choppy Water  Stone Barrington #54
  2. Shakeup Stone Barrington #55
  3. Hush Hush #56
  4. Double Jeopardy #57
  5. Class Act #58
  6. Foul Play #59


Series 4: Camper and Criminals by Tonya Kappes

  1. Deserts, Driving, & Derelicts 
  2. Forests, Fishing & Forgery 


Series 5: Chiro Cozy series by Cathy Tully  Caught up on Series

  1. Misalignment and Murder 


Series 6: 5 Ingredient Mysteries by Maya Corrigan

  1. Scam Chowder #2

Series 7:  Hannah Swensen Mysteries  by Joanne Fluke Caught up on Series

  1. Christmas Cupcake Murder book #26
  2. Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Book #27

Series 8:  Seaside Cafe Mysteries by Bree Baker

  1. No Good Tea Goes Unpunished #2
  2. Tide and Punishment #3

Series 9:   Cozy Cruise Mysteries by Lizzie Josephson

  1. Peril Through the Panama Canal #2
  2. The Murder Mystery Cruise  #3
  3. The Comeback Cruise book #4
  4. The Cruise to Nowhere  book #5
  5. The Valentine Voyage  book #6
  6. Troubles in Tahiti book #7
  7. Wedding on the Windsong book #8
  8. The Honeymoon from Hell #9

Series 10:   Jessica James Below the Equator Series by Jennifer Joy

  1. Cold Case Crumble #3
Series 11:  Cackleberry Club by Laura Childs Caught up on Series
  1. Egg Shooters book #9  
Series 12:  Courtney Archer by Rosemarie Ross  Caught up on Series
  1.   Finished off in Fondant book #2 
Series 13:  Key West Food Critic by Lucy Burdette
  1. Death in Four Courses book #2
  2. Topped Chef  book #3
  3. Murder with Ganache book #4
  4. Death with All the Trimmings book #5
  5. Fatal Reservations book #6
  6. Killer Takeout book #7
  7. Death on the Menu book #8

Series 14:   Cumberland Creek Mysteries by Mollie Cox Bryan
  1. Death of an Irish Diva book #3
Series 15:  Country Store by Maddie Day
  1. Grilled for Murder book #2
  2. When the Grits Hit the Fan book #3
Series 16:  Poppie McAllister by Libby Klein
  1. Theater Nights are Murder  book #4
  2. Wine Tastings are Murder book #5
Series 17:  Jules & Bun by J.M. Griffin Caught up on Series
  1. Hop Til You Drop book #3
Series 18:  Food Blogger by Debra Sennefelder Caught up on Series
  1. The Corpse Who Knew Too Much book # 4
Series 19:  Farm to Fork by Lynn Cahoon
  1. Killer Green Tomatoes book #2
Series 20:  Mystery Bookshop by  V.M. Burns Caught up on Series
  1. A Tourist's Guide to Murder book #6 

 Series 21:  Bread Shop by Winnie Archer Caught up on Series
  1. Dough or Die book#5 
  2. Death Gone A Rye #6
Series 22:  Singaporean Mysteries by Ovidia Yu
  1. Aunty Lee's Deadly Specials book #2
Series 23:  Modern Love by Alisha Rai  Caught up on Series
  1.     First Comes Like 
Series 24  Amish Candy Shop by Amanda Flower
  1. Botched Butterscotch 
  2. Marshmallow Malice
Series 25:  Cookbook Nook by Daryl Wood Gerber
  1. Grilling the Subject 
Series 26  Candy Coated Mysteries by Nancy Coco
  1. To Fudge or Not to Fudge #2
  2. Oh Say Can You Fudge #3
Series 27  Murder, She Wrote by Jessica Fletcher
  1. Murder in Red #49
  2. Murder in Season #52
  3. Hook, line and murder #46
Series 28  Teddy Fay by Stuart Woods  Caught up on Series
  1.  Skin Game #3
  2. Jackpot #5 

Series 29  Women's Murder Club by James Patterson  Caught up on Series
  1. 21st Birthday #21

Series 30  Foodlover's Village by Leslie Budewitz 
  1. Crime Rib #2
Series 31 Victoria Square by Lorraine Bartlett
  1. The Walled Flower #2
  2. One Hot Murder #3
  3. Yule be Dead #5
  4. Dead, Bath, and Beyond #4


Series 32 Booktown Mysteries by Lorna Barrett  Caught up on Series
  1. Title Wave #10
  2.  Poisoned Pages   #11
  3. A Just Clause    #12
  4. A Killer Edition   #13
  5.  Handbook for Homicide   #14

Series 33  Cupcake Bakery Mysteries by Jenn McKinlay Caught up on Series
  1. For Batter or Worse #13
Series 34  Literary Pub Mysteries by Sarah Fox Caught up on Series
  1. The Malt in Our Stars #3
Series 35  Agatha Christie Book Club Mysteries by C.A. Larmer
  1. Murder on the Orient (SS) #2
Series 36 Cider Shop Mysteries by Julie Anne Lindsey
  1. Pulp Friction #2
Series 37  Book Retreat Mysteries by Ellery Adams  Caught up on Series
  1. Murder in the Cookbook Nook by Ellery Adams
Series 38 Dublin Driver by Catie Murphy
  1. Death on the Green 
Series 39  Gilded Newport by Alyssa Maxwell
  1. Murder at Marble House  Book #2
Series 40  Liss MacCrimmon by Kaitlyn Dunnett
  1.  Kilt Dead Book #1
Series 41 Daley Buzz by Meredith Potts
  1. Caramels with a Side of Murder by Meredith Potts 
Series 42  Tea Shop Mysteries by Laura Childs
  1. The English Breakfast Murder by Laura Childs
Series 43  Dangerous Type by Paige Shelton
  1. Bookman Dead Style #2
Series 44 Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
  1. A Royal Pain #2
Series 45 Bibliophile by Kate Carlisle
  1. Homicide in Hard Cover #1
Series 46  Diana Flowers Floriculture by Ruby Loren
  1. Gardenias and Grave Mistake #1

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Library Love

 Library Love Challenge

 #LibraryLoveChallenge




I am going to participate in this challenge gain in 2021.    It is being hosted at Angel's Guilty Pleasures and Books of My Heart.     They are doing monthly challenges and giveaways if you review the books you read.   Check out the sign up by clicking here or on the logo below.  They have a Goodreads group to join and see what everyone is reading.

This one has a minimum of 12 books from the Library to be read in 2021.  The only requirement is you check it out from the library, no restrictions on format or genre.   Just support your local library.

I get most of my books from my TBR pile or the Library so this challenge along with the TBR ones are perfect for me.  I admit I do not buy books very often if I can find them at the library or in their ebook catalog.  I do have a Kindle Unlimited account which I use for additional titles.  




The levels available to set your target are:

Levels:
  • Dewey Decimal: Read 12 books
  • Thrifty Reader: Read 24 books
  • Overdrive Junkie: Read 36 books
  • Library Addict: Read 48 books
  • Library Card on Fire: Read 60+ books   <== My Goal for 2021





Library Books read in 2021:


134/60 Books

  1.  The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie  
  2. Killer Kung Pao by Vivien Chien
  3. Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson
  4.  Midnight Library by Matt Haig
  5. Choppy Water by Stuart Woods
  6. The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict
  7. The Three Mrs. Wrights by Linda Keir
  8. Laughing at my Nightmare by Shane Burcaw
  9. Murder by the Book by Lauren Elliot
  10.  In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren
  11.  Christmas Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke
  12.  Ms. Marvel, Vol 2   Generation Why by G. Willow Wilson
  13.  The Red Address Book by Sofia Lundberg
  14.  A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline
  15.  The Day the World Came to Town by Jim DeFede
  16. Egg Shooters by Laura Childs
  17. Dry by Augusten Burroughs
  18. Shakeup by Stuart Woods
  19.  The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand
  20.  Finished off in Fondant by Rosemarie Ross
  21.  Booked for Death by Victoria Gilbert
  22.  Olive Bright Pigeoneer by Stephanie Graves
  23. American Royals by Katherine McGee
  24. Hush Hush by Stuart Woods
  25.  The Answer Is by Alex Trebek
  26.  Frontier Follies by Ree Drummond
  27. Topped Chef by Lucy Burdette
  28.  Killer Chardonnay by Kate Lansing
  29.  A Burning by Megha Majumdar
  30. Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger
  31.  Death of an Irish Diva by Mollie Cox Bryan
  32.  One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus
  33. Grilled for Murder by Maddie Day
  34. Theater Nights are Murder by Libby Klein
  35.  The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
  36.  Survival of the Fritters by Ginger Bolton
  37.  Triple Chocolate Cheesecake by Joanne Fluke
  38. Hop Til You Drop by J.M. Griffin
  39. Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
  40. Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
  41.  Death with All the Trimmings by Lucy Burdette
  42. The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse
  43.  Toasting Up Trouble by Linda Wiken
  44.  When the Grits Hit the Fan by Maddie Day
  45. Still Knife Painting by Cheryl Hollon
  46.  I Feel Bad about My Neck by Nora Ephron
  47.  A Tourist's Guide to Murder by V.M. Burns
  48. Double Jeopardy by Stuart Woods
  49.  Dough or Die by Winnie Archer
  50.  Better Homes and Corpses by Kathleen Bridge
  51.  Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick
  52. Hearse and Gardens by Kathleen Bridge
  53.  Ghostal Living  by Kathleen Bridge
  54.  By Book or by Crook by Eva Gates
  55.  First Comes Like by Alisha Rai
  56.  Can't Judge a Book by it's Murder by Amy Lillard
  57.  Grilling the Subject by Daryl Wood Gerber
  58. Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen McManus
  59. The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
  60. Fatal Fried Rice by Vivien Chien
  61. Marshmallow Malice by Amanda Flower
  62. The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
  63.  To Fudge or Not to Fudge by Nancy Coco
  64.  Murder in Red by Jessica Fletcher
  65. Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
  66.  The Girl in the Painting by Tea Cooper
  67.  Fatal Reservations by Lucy Burdette
  68.  Killer Takeout by Lucy Burdette
  69. Crime Rib by Leslie Budewitz
  70. 21st Birthday by James Patterson
  71. Tagged for Death by Sherry Harris
  72. Death on the Menu by Lucy Burdette
  73. For Batter or Worse by Jenn McKinlay
  74. The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
  75. The Malt in Our Stars by Sarah Fox
  76. Title Wave by Lorna Barrett
  77.  Poisoned Pages by Lorna Barrett
  78. A Just Clause by Lorna Barrett
  79. Where'd you Go Bernadette by Maria Semple
  80. A Killer Edition by Lorna Barrett
  81.  Handbook for Homicide by Lorna Barrett
  82.  Skin Game by Stuart Woods
  83.  A Murder Plain and Simple by Isabella Alan
  84. The End of Her by Shari Lapena
  85. All by Myself Alone by Mary Higgins Clark
  86. One Hot Murder by Lorraine Bartlett
  87. Yule be Dead by Lorraine Bartlett
  88.  Death Among the Doilies by Mollie Cox Bryan
  89.  There There by Tommy Orange

  90.  Wine Tastings are Murder by Libby Klein
  91. Icebound by Andrea Pitzer
  92. Murder on the Orient (SS) by C.A. Larmer
  93. Fishing for Trouble by Elizabeth Logan
  94. Z Rex by Steve Cole
  95. Jackpot by Stuart Woods and Byron Quertermous 
  96. The Housewives:  The Real Story Behind the Real Housewives by Brian Moylan
  97. Reserved for Murder by Victoria Gilbert
  98. Pulp Friction by Julie Anne Lindsey
    • Blog Post and Goodreads Review 8/13/21
  99.  Death Gone A Rye by Winnie Archer
  100. Class Act by Stuart Woods
  101. Farm to Trouble by Amanda Flower
  102.  Murder in the Cookbook Nook by Ellery Adams
  103. Binti by Nnedi Okorafor 
  104.  Death on the Green by Catie Murphy
  105. One of Us is Next by Karen McManus
  106.  Dead, Bath, and Beyond by Lorraine Bartlett
  107.  The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafron
  108. The Trivia Lover's Guide to the World by Gary Fuller
  109. Murder in Season by Jessica Fletcher and Jon Land
  110. Steampunk Poe by Edgar Allen Poe  DNF
  111. Murder at Marble House by Alyssa Maxwell
  112. Kilt Dead by Kaitlin Dunnett
  113. The Long Quiche Goodbye by Avery Aames
  114. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
  115. Foul Play by Stuart Woods
  116.  Hook, line and murder by Jessica Fletcher
  117.  I Survived Hurrican Katrina by Lauren Tarshis
  118. Patterns in the Sand by Sally Goldenbaum
  119. The English Breakfast Murder by Laura Childs
  120. And then there were Crumbs by Eve Calder
  121. Bookman Dead Style by Paige Shelton
  122. A Royal Pain by Rhys Bowen
  123. Homicide in Hard Cover by Kate Carlisle
  124. Carry On Simon Snow by Rainbow Rowell
  125. The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha Christie
  126. Chili Cauldron Curse by Lynn Cahoon
  127. Once Upon a Prince by Rachel Hauck
  128. Feng Shui Detective by Nury Vittachi
  129. Murder on Cape Cod  by Maddie Day
  130. A Deadly Eclair by Daryl Wood Gerber 
  131. A Slice of Murder by Chris Cavender
  132. The Christmas Swap by Melody Carlson
  133. The Disney Monorail by Jeff Kurtti and Vanessa Hunt
  134. Holiday Magic at the Disney Parks by Rebecca Cline

Tallying mysteries, thriller and cozies in 2021

Mysteries and Thrillers



There are several challenges that track how many mysteries, thrillers and cozies you read in a given year.  


Cloak and Dagger  #CloakDaggerChal

The first mystery based genre challenge I will do again this year is the Cloak and Dagger challenge

 It is hosted by  Carol on her CarolsNotebook blog.  This tallying includes cozy mysteries but also traditional mysteries, thrillers and suspense novels.  Basically anything with a mystery can be tracked at this challenge

Levels:

  •  5-15 books – Amateur sleuth
  • 16-25 books – Detective- 
  • 26-35 books – Inspector
  • 36 – 55 – Special agent 
  • 56+ books – Sherlock Holmes  My Choice