RMFAO (Reading My Frigging A** Off) discussion

Hello all the members of RMFAO,

We all love reading series (how can we not, right?) There are so many amazing series that we simply can't have enough of. Reading about the familiar characters, following their lives one book after the other and exploring their worlds intimately is an entirely different experience than reading a standalone novel. Reading series is like living in different-different fictional worlds in a true sense. But so many times, much to our dismay, we fail to complete a series that were started long ago. Sometimes "real life" comes in the way and some time procrastination does, but no matter what we always think about reading and completing these series, but to no avail.

This challenge is devised for this very problem, and we are happy to present the 6th instalment of this extraordinary challenge - RMFAO 2020 Series Challenge.

RMFAO 2020 Series Challenge is here to give you an opportunity to complete the series you've longed to complete for a long time! You can even start with a fresh series and try to complete it within the year. Just pick a level you want to aim for and start reading.

Levels:
Level 1: Casual Reader: 1 series (easy)
Level 2: Frequent Reader: 2 series (moderate)
Level 3: Bookworm: 3 series (mildly strenuous)
Level 4: Bibliophile: 5 series (strenuous)
Level 5: Bookiopath: 6 series or more (challenging)

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There are absolutely no rules for this challenge. All you have to do is complete as many series as you can, new and old alike.

Feel free to use this discussion board for recommending books, discussing the ones you're reading or really love and posting links to the books or your reviews.

Other challenges that you can participate in:
RMFAO 2020 Genre Challenge
RMFAO 2020 Classics Catchup
RMFAO 2020 Audiobook Challenge

If you're as crazy about reading and books as we then go ahead combining all or any challenges to spice up your reading lists!

You can also read blog posts relating to this challenge, other challenges or the group itself here: https://thereadingbud.com/rmfao/

Happy Reading!

2020 Series Challenge
Levels:
Level 1: Casual Reader: 1 series (easy)
Level 2: Frequent Reader: 2 series (moderate)
Level 3: Bookworm: 3 series (mildly strenuous)
Level 4: Bibliophile: 5 series (strenuous)
Level 5: Bookiopath: 6 series or more (challenging)

Fever Series by James Dasher
The Fever Code

Caraval by Stephanie Garber
Finale

Falling Under by Gwen Hayes
Dreaming Awake

The Sweet Trilogy by Wendy Higgins
Sweet Peril
Sweet Reckoning
Sweet Temptation

The Great Hunt by Wendy Higgins
The Great Pursuit 3/15/20

Fallen by Lauren Kate
Angels in the Dark 2/7/20
Rapture
Unforgiven

Alienated by Melissa Landers
United 7/1/20

Legend by Marie Lu
Champion

I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga
Career Day 8/15/20
Neutral Mask 8/16/20
Blood Boy 8/17/20
Blood of My Blood

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Blood Promise
Spirit Bound
Last Sacrifice

Chaos Walking
Monsters of Men
Snowscape

Maximum Ride
Maximum Ride Forever

Darker Shade of Magic by V E Schwab
A Conjuring of Light

Intertwined by Gena Showalter
Twisted 1/14/20

Partials by Dan Wells
Ruins

Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey
The Last Star

I will still be plugging away on the wheel of time. I was hoping to finish by the end of 2020, but I am one book behind my 2019 goal, and these suckers are long.

LITTLE HOUSE
The Long Winter
Little Town on the Prairie
These Happy Golden Years
The First Four Years
On the Way Home
West from Home: Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder, San Francisco, 1915

ROBERT LANGDON
The Da Vinci Code
The Lost Symbol
Inferno
Origin

OUTLANDER
Virgins
Outlander
Dragonfly in Amber
Voyager
Drums of Autumn

DIVERGENT
The Son
The Transfer
The Traitor
Divergent
Insurgent
Allegiant

LORIEN LEGACIES
I Am Number Four
The Power of Six
The Rise of Nine
The Fall of Five
The Revenge of Seven
The Fate of Ten
United as One

BOOKS PART OF SERIES
1. Hallow Be the Haunt
2. World Without End

Wow... you guys have already planned! I need to get my list sorted...

Not sure why I didn't sign up for this but I am trying to finish more series this year so I'm in.

2/6+
Series I hope to finish in 2020:

The Nyxia Triad by Scott Reintgen - FINISHED 1/12/20
(view spoiler)[✅1. (first read 2018 - reread 1/4/20)
✅2. (first read 1/8/20)
✅3. (first read 1/12/20) (hide spoiler)]

Legacy of Orïsha by Tomi Adeyemi - FINISHED 1/22/20
(view spoiler)[✅1. (first read 2018 - reread 1/17/20)
✅2. (first read 1/22/20) (hide spoiler)]

Zodiac by Romina Russell
✅1. (first read 2017 - reread 2019 - reread 4/19/20)
✅2. (first read 2017 - reread 2019 - reread 5/5/20)
✅3. (first read 2017 - reread 5/19/20)
4.

Scythe by Neal Shusterman
✅1. (read 2019)
2.
3.

Princesses of Westfalin by Jessica Day George
✅1. (read 2019)
✅2. (read 2019)
3.

Akata Witch
✅1. (reread 3/13/20)
2.

Legion
✅1. (first read 2019 - reread 3/18/20)
2. (first read 2019)
3.

Dagny wrote: "Christina wrote: "2020 Series Challenge"

Wow, you are so organized, Christina! I haven't even began to think and decide yet."
LOL only because I've been swearing to knock these out forever so this list has been put together a million times.

I wasn't sure about which series to go for this year but happened to start the Twilight series in December, so I'll be finishing off that one first.
Done with New Moon by Stephenie Meyer - 3/5 stars. It is book #2 in The Twilight Saga.
Already started with the 3rd one, hoping it would be better than this one.

Completed the Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer:
1.) Annihilation
2.) Authority
3.) Acceptance

I'll play! I've got several series I want to complete this year.

Rizzoli and Isles by Tess Gerritsen - FINISHED 8/9/2020
3. The Sinner - FINISHED 1/10/2020
5. Vanish - FINISHED 1/12/2020
6. The Mephisto Club - FINISHED 3/31/2020
7. The Keepsake - FINISHED 4/15/2020
8. Ice Cold - FINISHED 1/20/2020
9. The Silent Girl - FINISHED 3/26/2020
10. Last to Die - FINISHED 4/6/2020
11. Die Again - FINISHED 3/22/2020
12. I Know A Secret - 8/9/2020

Aurora Teagarden Series by Charlaine Harris FINISHED 2/15/2020
1. Real Murders - FINISHED 1/19/2020
2. A Bone to Pick - FINISHED 2/7/2020
3. Three Bedrooms, One Corpse - FINISHED 1/15/2020
4. The Julius House - FINISHED 1/19/2020
5. Dead Over Heels - FINISHED 1/21/2020
6. A Fool and His Honey - FINISHED 1/21/2020
7. Last Scene Alive - FINISHED 2/15/2020
8. Poppy Done to Death - FINISHED 2/8/2020
9. All the Little Liars -1/31/2020
10. Sleep Like a Baby - FINISHED 1/23/2020]

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard by Rick Riordan
1. The Sword of Summer - FINISHED 1/24/2020
2. The Hammer of Thor - FINISHED 1/26/2020
3. The Ship of the Dead - FINISHED 2/17/2020
4. For Magnus Chase: Hotel Valhalla, Guide to the Norse Worlds
5. 9 From the Nine Worlds - FINISHED 5/6/2020

Miss Marple by Agatha Christie FINISHED 12/8/2020
1. Murder at the Vicarage - FINISHED 11/20/2020
2. The Thirteen Problems - 8/25/2020
3. The Body in the Library - FINISHED 1/20/2020
4. The Moving Finger - FINISHED 11/20/2020
5. A Murder is Announced - FINISHED 12/1/2020
6. They Do It With Mirrors - FINISHED 2/19/2020
7. A Pocketful of Rye - FINISHED 9/20/2020
8. 4:50 From Paddington - FINISHED 1/22/2020
9. The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side - 12/3/2020
10. A Caribbean Mystery - FINISHED 1/17/2020
11. At Bertram's Hotel - FINISHED 12/8/2020
12. Nemesis - FINISHED 12/8/2020
13. Sleeping Murder - 1/31/2020

Cozy Corgi Mysteries by Mildred Abbott
1. Cruel Candy - FINISHED 1/21/2020
2. Traitorous Toys - FINISHED 1/27/2020
3. Bickering Birds - FINISHED 2/5/2020
4. Savage Sourdough - FINISHED 2/9/2020
5. Scornful Scones - FINISHED 2/17/2020
6. Chaotic Corgis - FINISHED 3/3/2020
7. Quarrelsome Quartz - FINISHED 3/5/2020
8. Wicked Wildlife - FINISHED - 3/6/2020
9. Malevolent Magic - FINISHED - 3/6/2020
10, Killer Keys - FINISHED - 3/24/2020
11. Perilous Pottery - FINISHED 3/29/2020
12. Ghastly Gadgets
13. Meddlesome Money
14. Precarious Pasta

Nocturne Falls Series by Kristen Painter - FINISHED 2/24/2020
1. The Vampire's Mail Order Bride - FINISHED 1/21/2020
2. The Werewolf Meets His Match - FINISHED 2/22/2020
3. The Gargoyle Gets His Girl - FINISHED 2/16/2020
4. The Professor Woos the Witch - FINISHED 2/17/2020
4.5. The Witch's Halloween Hero - FINISHED 2/6/2020
4.6. The Werewolf's Christmas Wish - FINISHED 2/20/2020
5. The Vampire's Fake Fiancee - FINISHED 2/14/2020
5.5. A Vampire's Valentine Surprise - FINISHED 2/20/2020
6. The Shifter Romances the Writer - FINISHED 2/20/2020
6.5. The Vampire's True Love Trials - FINISHED 2/20/2020
7. The Dragon Finds Forever - FINISHED 2/21/2020
8. The Vampire's Accidental Wife - FINISHED 2/24/2020
9. The Reaper Rescues the Genie - FINISHED 2/23/2020
10. The Detective Wins the Witch - FINISHED 2/17/2020
11. The Vampire's Priceless Treasure - FINISHED 2/14/2020

Jayne Frost Series by Kristen Painter FINISHED 4/4/2020
1. Miss Frost Solves a Cold Case - FINISHED 2019
2. Miss Frost Ices the Imp - FINISHED 2/6/2020
3. Miss Frost Saves the Sandman - FINISHED 2/24/2020
4. Miss Frost Cracks a Caper - FINISHED 3/17/2020
4.5. When Birdie Babysat Spider - FINISHED 2/14/2020
5. Miss Frost Braves the Blizzard - FINISHED 3/27/2020
6. Miss Frost Chills the Cheater - FINISHED 3/28/2020
7. Miss Frost Says I Do - FINISHED 4/4/2020

Finished Book #3 of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer - 2/5

A horrible read. Bella was simply intolerable in this book.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Dagny wrote: "What a bummer, I hat that too. Hope the next book is better."

Oh, Dagny. The next book turned out to be even worse than the 3rd part! Now I know why everyone hates Twilight series so much. What a horrible ending *shudders*

Finished the final part in Twilight series #4 Breaking Dawn - 2/5

THIS BOOK IS THE REASON FOR ALL THE TWILIGHT HATERADE!!
This book was written only to cash in on the success of the earlier 3 books and had no plot or sense to it. I am so amazed by the author's blatant lack of care for her devout readers and fans and kind of even loathe her for it!

Dagny wrote: "Deanie wrote: "I'll play! I've got several series I want to complete this year."

Great list, Deanie! The Aurora Teagarden series was one of the original ones I read starting way back in the last m..."

Thanks, Dagny. I loved the Rizzoli and Isles TV series. The books are different, but still good. You should try them. They're not cozy, though, but good mysteries.

I chose some series from my tbr list, some already started and other no and I made a list to completed in this year:

Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn
The Dragonbone Chair FINISHED 13/07/2019
Stone of Farewell FINISHED 05/10/2019
To Green Angel Tower, Part 1
To Green Angel Tower, Part 2

Raven's Shadow
Blood Song FIRST READING 25/06/2015
Tower Lord FIRST READING 01/07/2015
Queen of Fire

The Expanse
Leviathan Wakes FINISHED 05/01/2016
Caliban's War FINISHED 20/06/2016
Abaddon's Gate. La fuga FINISHED 25/08/2018
Caliban's War FINISHED 13/01/2019
Nemesis Games FINISHED 25/01/2020
Babylon's Ashes
Persepolis Rising
Tiamat's Wrath

The Witcher
Blood of Elves
The Time of Contempt
Baptism of Fire
The Tower of the Swallow
Lady of the Lake
Season of Storms FIRST READING 01/12/2018

The First Law
The Blade Itself FINISHED 30/12/2019
Before They Are Hanged FINISHED 03/02/2020
L'ultima ragione dei re

Series #2: The Chronicles Of Narnia by C.S. Lewis:

Book #1: The Magician's Nephew - 4.5/5
Book #2 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by - 4/5

I will try for frequent reader 2 series because the series I want to read are really long so

First series
Elemental Assassin series by Jennifer Estep
#0.1 Poison 7/12/20
#0.2 Web of Deceit 7/12/20
#0.5 Spider's Bargain 7/12/20
#1 Spider's Bite 7/19/20
#1.5 Web of Death 7/20/20
#2 Web of Lies 8/4/20
#2.7 Wasted 8/4/20
#3 Venom 8/25/20
#3.5 Tangled Dreams
#3.7 Tangled Schemes
#4 Tangled Threads
#4.5 Spider's Nemesis
#4.7 Haints and Hobwebs
#5 Spider's Revenge
#5.5 Thread of Death
#6 By a Thread
#7 Widow's Web
#8 Deadly Sting
#8.1 CarniePunk
#8.5 Kiss of Venom
#9 Heart of Venom
#10 The Spider
#11 Poison Promise
#12 Black Widow
#13 Spider's Trap
#14 Bitter Bite
#14.5 Unwanted
#15 Unraveled
#15.5 Nice Guys Bite
#16 Snared
#17 Venom in the Veins
#17.5 Winter's Web
#18 Sharpest Sting

The second series is The Hollows by Kim Harrison
#0 The Turn
#0.2 The Bloodwork
#0.3 Blood Crime
#1 Dead Witch Walking
#2 The Good, The Bad, and The Undead
#2.5 Dates From Hell
#3 Every Which Way But Dead
#4 A Fistful of Charms
#4.5 Hotter Than Hell
#5 For a Few Demons More
#5.5 Holidays Are Hell
#6 The Outlaw Demon Wails
#7 White Witch, Black Curse
#7.5 Unbound
#8 Black Magic Sanction
#9 Pale Demon
#9.5 The Hollows Insider
#10 A Perfect Blood
#10.5 Trouble on Reserve
#11 Ever After
#12 The Undead Pool
#13 The Witch With No Name
#13.1 Sudden Backtrack
#13.2 Waylaid
#14 American Demon

Dagny wrote: "Wow, that's ambitious Elize!

I had asked on another thread about your favorite genres - looks like this answers my question. Fantasy?"

Yes I love fantasy, paranormal, and horror the most, but a good romance or mystery is fun every once in awhile. I prefer fiction over nonfiction I have enough stress as a nurse I don't need to read about other people's real life stress but I'm always willing to try recommendations before I say I don't like them.

Series #3 - Liminal Sky Trilogy by J. Scott Coatsworth - Science-Fiction Fantasy

Book 1: The Stark Divide - 4/5
Book 2: The Rising Tide - 4.5/5
Book 3: The Shoreless Sea 4.5/5

I would love to join! I know I'm late to the game but I've been in a series-bingeing mood lately....

Finished so far this year:
*The Midwife Series*
1. Call the Midwife - 3/2020
2. Shadows of the Workhouse - 7/2020
3. Farewell to East End - 7/2020

*The Illuminae Files*
1. Illuminae - 5/2020
2. Gemina - 8/2020
3. Obsidio - 8/2020

Plan to finish this year:
*A Song of Ice and Fire*
1. A Game of Thrones - Read
2. A Clash of Kings - 4/2020
3. A Storm of Swords - 7/2020
4. A Feast of Crows
5. A Dance of Dragons

*Throne of Glass*
1. Throne of Glass - 3/2020
2. Crown of Midnight - 6/2020
3. Heir of Fire - 10/2020
4. Queen of Shadows - 10/2020
5. Empire of Storms - 10/2020
6. Tower of Dawn - 10/2020
7. Kingdom of Ash - 10/2020
Novella: Assassin's Blade

*A Court of Thorns and Roses*
1. A Court of Thorns and Roses - 9/2020
2. A Court of Mist and Fury - 9/2020
3. A Court of War and Ruin - 9/2020
Novella: A Court of Frost and Starlight - 9/2020

*The Tattooist of Auschwitz*
1. The Tattooist of Auschwitz - 9/2020
2. Cilka's Journey

I planned on adding more but realized that the ToG + ASOIAF series is quite enough for the last 3 months : )

Added More:

*From Blood and Ash*
1. From Blood and Ash - 10/2020
2. From Flesh and Fire - 10/2020

*The Folk of Air*
1. The Cruel Prince - 10/2020
2. The Wicked King - 10/2020
3. The Queen of Nothing - 10/2020

*The Mortal Instruments* - not sure I will finish the series TBH
1. City of Bones - 10/2020

*The Bargainer
1. Rhapsodic - 10/2020
2. A Strange Hymn - 10/2020
Novella - The Emperor of Evening Stars - 10/2020
3. Dark Harmony - 10/2020

4.) March Violets by Philip Kerr
4 stars. Book 1 in the Bernie Gunther noir mystery series, this one set in 1936 Berlin. Very well-written and well-researched, but pretty violent. Since I bought a combined volume of the first 3 books in this series (at a thrift store for less than $2!), I'll be continuing this series.

5.) The Pale Criminal by Philip Kerr (Bernie Gunther #2)
2 stars. Not as good as the first book, and very depressing. The mystery was pretty easy to figure out, too. I’ll still read the third book, though. Hopefully the series gets better.

Series #4: Deschembine Trilogy by Matt Spencer
Book 1: The Night and the Land - 4/5
Book 2: The Trail of the Beast - 4/5
Book 3: The Blazing Chief - 5/5

A really good apocalyptic urban fantasy series!

Started with Series #5 Throne Of Glass by Sarah J. Mass. The first book was good but I'm positive the next books are going to be a lot better!!

6.) A German Requiem by Philip Kerr
2 stars

This Year In Series:

The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronological Order) Series:
1. The Magician's Nephew
2. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
3. The Horse and His Boy
4. Prince Caspian
5. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
6. The Silver Chair
7. The Last Battle

A Throne Of Glass by S.J. Mass
1. Throne of Glass
2. Crown of Midnight
3. Heir of Fire
4. Queen of Shadows
5. Empire of Storms - Currently Reading
6. Tower of Dawn
7. Kingdom of Ash

Grishaverse Series by Leigh Bardugo
Sub-Series: The Shadow and Bone Trilogy:
1. Shadow and Bone
2. Siege and Storm - Will be reading again
3. Ruin and Rising
Sub-Series: Six Of Crow Trilogy:
4. Six of Crows
5. Crooked Kingdom
6. Unannounced
Sub-Series: King Of Scars Trilogy
6. King of Scars
7. Rule of Wolves
8. Unannounced