2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge discussion

SERIAL MONOGAMIST
Duration: 1 August - 31 August 2019

Many of us like to read series of books so this month we are challenging you to complete a book series from the first to the last with everything in between (it's up to you if you decide to count .5 books such as prequels/spin-offs). Post below if you'd like to take part - we'd love to see which series you choose to get passionate with :)

This challenge is based on an idea by Aubrey who will also be leading it. Thank you, Aubrey!

Thank you to the mods for choosing my idea for August's monthly challenge. This is my first time leading a challenge.

I am excited to see the series everyone is interested in and will be keeping track of everyone's progress here. Happy Reading!

Participants

Aubrey 3/6
Carmen 10/10 COMPLETE
Chalmation 6/6 COMPLETE
Janine 2/2 COMPLETE
Jill 0/4
Kadijah Michelle 0/5
Kristin 1/3
Lynn 0/3
Nicole 7/7 COMPLETE
Oshizu 4/4 COMPLETE
Rachael 6/6 COMPLETE
Rebecca 2/3
Samantha 3/4
SarahKat 4/4 COMPLETE
Satin 2/6
Stephanie 0/3
Sunny 6/6 COMPLETE
Suzanne 0/?
TerryJane 3/3 COMPLETE

Books Pledged 59/85

Kristin wrote: "I am probably overcommitting, but it is my birthday month so I would like to reread my favorite series, SAGA. I have the larger books that combine volumes 1-9 into 3 books.

0/3"

Thanks, Kristin, for being our first participant in the challenge. Good luck this month! And Happy Birthday!

I will shoot for 5, please. I will either do a duology and trilogy or a 5-book series depending on how I like the first book in the series.

Completing an entire series in a single month is quite the uphill battle! I can't wait to find out which series you'll be reading for this challenge, Aubrey!

Please sign me up for two books, as I'll be reading N.K. Jemisin's Dreamblood duology.
Cheers!

Progress: 4/4
Book of the Ancestor (Mark Lawrence)
✔️1. Red Sister
✔️2. Grey Sister
✔️2.5. Bound
✔️3. Holy Sister

Updated to here. Thanks you guys!

I’ll go for 3 please!!

I'll be reading The Zion Legacy by Bodie and Brock Thoene. There are 6 books in the series.

6/6

Completed!

Alright! I finally picked my series. I will be trying to read the four main books to the Red Queen series. I'm going to try to fit Cruel Crown and Broken Throne in there, too. Because I've been behind on my reading, I'd like to do some catching up. I've been in a slump so hopefully these books are can't-put-them-down books.

1. Red Queen - READ 8/13/19
2. Cruel Crown - READ 8/13/19
3. Glass Sword - READ 8/20/19
4. King's Cage
5. War Storm
6. Broken Throne

Personal Goal 3/6

Update to msg 6 (yes, already...)

Sorry to trouble you, Aubrey, but I've managed to scoot some August reads back to September so I can aim for a trilogy rather than a duology.
Please increase my goal to 3 books. (^_^)/

oshizu wrote: "Update to msg 6 (yes, already...)

Sorry to trouble you, Aubrey, but I've managed to scoot some August reads back to September so I can aim for a trilogy rather than a duology.
Please increase my g..."

No trouble! That's what I'm here for!

Lynn wrote: "Ooh this will be a good one! I'll go with a trilogy:

1. The Jerk Magnet
2. The Best Friend
3. The Prom Queen

Thanks!"

Gotcha down! Thanks for joining!

Aubrey wrote: "No trouble! That's what I'm here for! "

Thank you, Aubrey! I'm excited about reading Mark Lawrence for the first time!

I'm going to try and complete 2 series in August. This will be a total of 6 books (because one of my books combines three instalments into one volume)

Sorrow Duology by Melinda Salisbury
✅ #1 State of Sorrow finished 6 August, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ #2 Song of Sorrow finished 9 August, ⭐⭐⭐⭐

His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman
✅ #0.5 Once Upon a Time in the North finished 10 August, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ # 0.6 The Collectors finished 10 August, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review previously written
✅ #1-3 His Dark Materials finished 25 August, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
✅ #3.5 Lyra's Oxford finished 26 August, ⭐⭐⭐⭐

COMPLETED: 6/6

Rachael wrote: "I'm going to try and complete 2 series in August. This will be a total of 6 books (because one of my books combines three instalments into one volume)

Sorrow Duology by Melinda Salisbury
#1 [book:..."

Thanks for joining!

This sounds like a good excuse to get round to a duology I've been meaning to read for ages. I'm in for 2.

The Archived Series by Victoria Schwab
1. The Archived
2. The Unbound

I just realized the 5th book in the series I'm reading has not been released yet, so could you please lower my goal to 4? Thanks Aubrey!

Thanks, Janine!

And SarahKat, sometimes I HATE waiting for books to be released. UGH!

I'm going in for 5 books (1 Series) 7 Books (2 Series) for now!

Gangsta: Cursed:
Gangsta.: Cursed, Vol. 1: Episode: Marco Adriano
Gangsta.: Cursed., Vol. 2: Ep_Marco Adriano
Gangsta: Cursed., Vol. 3
Gangsta: Cursed., Vol. 4
Gangsta: Cursed., Vol. 5

Once Upon A Con:
Geekerella
The Princess and the Fangirl

Goal Met So Far: 7/7

I'm going to sign up for 4 and see how that goes :) There are two different series I want to read, each with 4 books so if I get through the first one fast I might try for the second.

The Giver Quartet
1. The Giver ✔️
2. Gathering Blue ✔️
3. Messenger ✔️
4. Son

3/4

Updated msg #6

Book of the Ancestor series by Mark Lawrence
✔️Red Sister (Book 1)

Progress: 1/4

(Aubrey, I discovered a short story which is part of the series, which raises my challenge goal to 4 books)

Progress: 1/4

Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine

Hola!
I've started August reading "The Ruritania Trilogy" by Anthony Hope and I have in mind to read another trilogy this month Los gozos y las sombras by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester, so count me in for 2 trilogies.
EDIT: I'm going to read 2 duologies in addition to the 2 trilogies

PROGRESS: 4/4

❎The Ruritania Trilogy:
✔1. The Heart of Princess Osra
✔2. The Prisoner of Zenda
✔3. Rupert of Hentzau

❎Los gozos y las sombras:
1. El señor llega
2. Donde da la vuelta el aire
3. La pascua triste

❎The World duology:
✔1. World Odyssey
✔2. Fiji

❎Harley Quin
0.5. The coming of Mr. Quin
✔1. The Mysterious Mr. Quin (This edition includes the short story: The coming of Mr. Quin)

I’m in!!! I’m going to read the 4 book series Wildstone by Jill Shalvis - started the first one today!

I've been wanting to read the first three books of the Millenium series and the two new ones.
So I am in for 5.

I'd like to try the Caraval series by Stephanie Garber. I have several other series I'd like to read as well, but I think I'll go with this one trilogy for the challenge. If I change my mind later, I'll let you know. 😜

SERIAL MONOGAMIST - Monthly Challenge
Duration: 1 August - 31 August 2019
Progress: 3/3 -- COMPLETE 8/8/19

CARAVAL
✔️ 1. Caraval
✔️ 2. Legendary
✔️ 3. Finale

Okay so although I am a truly a Serial Polygamist... 😆 (I just go from one to the other, and sometimes not even back again LOL)
... I will challenge myself to stay true!

Kadijah Michelle wrote: "I've been wanting to read the first three books of the Millenium series and the two new ones.
So I am in for 5."

FYI - The 6th book is being released August 22nd.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

I'm in for 2 series, 7 6 books.

6/6 (revised goal-going with another series)
COMPLETE

St. Cloud Series - 3 books
Filthy Night (St. Cloud #1)
Death of a Messenger (St. Cloud #2)
A Hot, Bright Light (St. Cloud #3)

Tailorstown Series Themis Files - 3 books
Sleeping Giants (The Themis Files #1)
Waking Gods (The Themis Files #2)
Only Human (The Themis Files #3)

Cindy

Vanessa wrote: "Okay so although I am a truly a Serial Polygamist... 😆 (I just go from one to the other, and sometimes not even back again LOL)
... I will challenge myself to stay true!"

@Vanessa
Your comment made me crack up. Thank you for the laugh!
(And sometimes, it's impossible to "stay true" if the first book doesn't hold our interest, right?)

Update to message #25

PROGRESS: 1/2

Update to message #25

I've changed my goal, now 4 series.

Update to message #25

PROGRESS: 2/4

Welcome everyone! We've got some great series being tackled this month!

Let me know if I made mistakes.

Update to message #25

PROGRESS: 3/4

Are we allowed to do series that are still in the progress of being written? I just started yet another series and the 3rd book doesn't come out until 2020.

2019 Reading Challenge
August - Serial Monogamist
Duration: 1 August - 31 August 2019

Progress: 0 out of ?

Many of us like to read series of books so this month we are challenging you to complete a book series from the first to the last with everything in between (it's up to you if you decide to count .5 books such as prequels/spin-offs). Post below if you'd like to take part - we'd love to see which series you choose to get passionate with :)

This challenge is based on an idea by Aubrey who will also be leading it. Thank you, Aubrey!

Updated message #31

1/7

Nicole wrote: "Are we allowed to do series that are still in the progress of being written? I just started yet another series and the 3rd book doesn't come out until 2020."

I say go for it! One of our participants is reading the Great Library series. The final book doesn't come out for months I believe. If there's only two books out, it still counts as a duology!

Updated msg 6

Last night, I finished reading Grey Sister, Book 2 in Mark Lawrence's Book of the Ancestor series.
I'm losing sleep over the series, but in a good way.

Progress: 2/4

Updated original post: 1/6

Update message #22

1/4

Updated message #31

2/7

I just joined the group today so I feel like I'm a tiny bit late. Also I feel like I'm cheating because I'm already in the middle of a series. I'll use that one for right now though just in case I don't pick up anything else I like.

The Remnant Chronicles by Mary E. Pearson
1. The Kiss of Deception
2. The Heart of Betrayal
3. the Beauty of Darkness

2/3

Aubrey wrote: "Nicole wrote: "Are we allowed to do series that are still in the progress of being written? I just started yet another series and the 3rd book doesn't come out until 2020."

I say go for it! One of..."

Awesome! :D In that case, I'm going to up my goal to 7. And w/ that- Update to Message 21:

Once Upon A Con:
Geekerella
The Princess and the Fangirl

2/7

2/4

2. Paper and Fire by Rachel Caine

Updated message #28.
Progress; 3/3
Completed 8/8/19

Thanks for the challenge!

Updated message 16: 2/6

I love weekends because I've managed to complete 2 books for this challenge today.
4/6

Update to Message 21:
Gangsta.: Cursed, Vol. 1: Episode: Marco Adriano
3/7