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NEW YEAR, NEW SERIES



All Things New Challenge: This challenge is about starting a new series. It's a new year, so let's discover new books---Blaze New Trails!

*ONLY BRAND NEW SERIES. No re-reads

Levels:
Safe: 1-3
Player: 4-6
Daredevil: 7+

All Things New Challenge
Level: Daredevil
Read 7 of 8

1) Moonlight Series: Masked by Moonlight--reading now
☑ 2) ThunderPoint Series: The Wanderer (Done 1/15) ★★★¾
☑ 3) The Protectors Series: Damon (Done 1/2)★★
☑ 4) Hidden Legacy Series: Burn for Me (Done 1/2)★★★★
☑ 5) Breathless Trilogy: Rush(Done 1/11) ★
☑ 6)All The Kings Men: Knight of Desire (Done 1/19) ★★★
☑ 7) Return of the Highlandes Series: The Guardian(Done 1/2) ★★
☑8) Vampires in America: Raphael(Done 1/15) ★★

All Things New Challenge
Level: Player
04 Read

Uninvited Sophie Jordan 01/06
Facing the Music Andrea Laurence 01/07
Make it Rain Terri Marie 01/08
Reaper's Deliverance Miranda Stork 01/13
Love So Hot Marquita Valentine 01/13

Ora wrote: "All Things New Challenge
Level: Safe

Will post as I go."

Good deal. I have so many new ones I want to sample :D

All Things New Challenge
Level: Daredevil

1) Jane Yellowrock
2) Protectors
3) Fae Chronicles
4) Sins Brothers
5) Roaring Twenties
6) Wild Seasons
7) White Trash Zombie

But wait...I thought we were supposed to be finishing series?!? lol

Of course I'm in. I'll post as I go and figure out my level here before January starts.

Paris wrote: "But wait...I thought we were supposed to be finishing series?!? lol

Of course I'm in. I'll post as I go and figure out my level here before January starts."

New Year, New books---but Jenne's challenges is finishing series :D

All Things New Challenge
Level: Daredevil
Progress: 10/10 --> *** COMPLETED ***

✔1.) Gamblers: Then Came You --> Read 01/03/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
✔2.) A Modern Witch: A Modern Witch --> Read 01/06/15 ☆☆☆
✔3.) October Daye: Rosemary and Rue --> Read 01/06/15 ☆☆.5
✔4.) Ruin: Ruin --> Read 01/06/15 ☆☆.5
✔5.) The Grisha: Shadow and Bone --> Read 01/06/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
✔6.) Hidden Legacy: Burn for Me --> Read 01/08/15 ☆☆☆☆
✔7.) More Than: More Than This --> Read 01/28/15 ☆☆☆
✔8.) Innkeeper Chronicles: Clean Sweep --> Read 01/18/15 ☆☆☆☆
✔9.) A Wicked Saga: Wicked - Read 01/11/15 ☆☆☆☆
✔10) Hex Hall: Hex Hall - Read 01/11/15 ☆☆☆☆

NEW YEAR, NEW SERIES
SAFE: 2/3

1 Granby Knitting: The Winter Courtship Rituals of Fur-Bearing Critters 1/30/15 4♥
2 More heat than the Sun: Love is a Stranger 1/8/15 4♥
3 Red Dirt: Red Dirt Heart 1/31 still reading.......... finished 2/1/15 4♥

I'm in !!!! Yay :D

level daredevil

1.Protector of the Alpha
2.Off Campus
3.Slow Bloom
4.Moment Of Impact
5.Wrong Number, Right Guy
6.Ryan's Wizard
7.Love Match
8.Mannies Incorporated

I'm in, and a "player". I can't seem to quit starting new series


1. Murder Buys a T-shirt 1/3/15
Haunted Souvenir Shop Mystery
2. Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! 1/8/15
Elmwood Springs
3. The Blessing Way 1/18/15
Navajo Mysteries
4. Button Holed 1/22/15
A Button Box Mystery

All Things New Challenge
Level: Safe - DONE

1) Lynn Cahoon, Tourist Trap Mystery - Guidebook to Murder 1/08/15
2) Dorothy Simpson, Inspector Thanet - Night She Died, The 1/14/15
3) Laura Morrigan, Call of the Wilde - Woof at the Door 1/22/15

Debbie wrote: "I'm in, and a "player". I can't seem to quit starting new series"

LOL, Debbie is a "player", I like that!

In for Daredevil

1. Skinwalker 1/5
2. Seduction and Snacks 1/6
3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Long Way Home 1/6
4. Dance of the Winnebagos 1/12
5. Darkfever 1/13
6. Sin City Goddess 1/15
7. Maybe Someday 1/19
8. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer 1/22
9. Justice Calling 1/22
10. Alex Finch: Monster Hunter 1/23
11. Book of Shadows 1/27

I'm in for safe.

1.Something Like Lightning (Storms, #1)

I'm in for safe, I'll add more as I go along.


Sweet Evil Done 12th Jan ☆☆☆☆
Daughter of Smoke & Bone Done 20th Jan ☆☆☆☆☆
Darkhouse 22nd Jan ☆☆☆
Pushing the Limits 31st Jan ☆☆☆☆

Foreman Ezi All Things New Challenge
Duration: January 1st to 31st, 2015
Level: Player 4-6
Read: 6/6

1) Thunder Point Series: The Wanderer by Robyn Carr-1/16/15
2) The D.I.R.E. Agency Series: Agent I1: Tristan by Joni Hahn-1/22/15
3) Adams Grove Series: Sweet Tea and Secrets by Nancy Naigle-1/29/15
4) Magnificent Devices Series: Lady of Devices by Shelley Adina-1/27/15
5) Welcome to Redemption Series: A Fair of the Heart by Donna Marie Rogers-1/3/15
6) The Shop-Til-U-Drop Collection Series: Priced to Move by Ginny Aiken-1/11/15

V Audio Nerd wrote: "I'm in for safe, I'll add more as I go along.

series
series
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V, I'll BR dark house with you.
Sweet Evil is a series I really enjoyed and I normally don't like nephilim genre

Xaviera wrote: "~Foreman Ezi - "All Things New" in January 2015
Duration: January 1, 2015 - January 31, 2015
Level: Player

Progress: 0/4 books

1. The Grisha - Shadow and Bone
2. Delirium - [book:..."

Kristin is reading Shadow and Bone too

Kristin ~ Experiment in Terror Junkie wrote: "All Things New Challenge
Level: Daredevil

1.) Ruin: Ruin
2.) The Grisha: Shadow and Bone
3.) October Daye: Rosemary and Rue
4.) Alex Craft: [book:..."

I just have to say Grave Witch will only have 3 books the author has dropped off the face of the earth and book 3 leaves you with a slight cliff hanger. It is an awesome series but it is unknown whether book 4 will actually be released a few people have gotten emails about the series being cancelled since book 4 has been delayed for 2 years. I just want to save you the frustration.

All Things New Challenge
Level: Safe

Hidden Legacy Series:
Mercy Thompson Series (if I like it, I tried the spin off and hated it):
TBA

Sounds good Ezi, I don't usually read PNR but I'm going to change my reading habits next year and try some different ones.

V Audio Nerd wrote: "Sounds good Ezi, I don't usually read PNR but I'm going to change my reading habits next year and try some different ones."

I am not pleased that it's not on audio but whatever.

Ah yeah I know, although I can't even get her others on audio so I've just been using the speed reader for hers.

@Danniegurl - Thanks for the heads up! Grrr... Hate when that happens... Maybe I'll just read the first one and then wait and see what happens with the rest of the series before moving on. I definitely won't want to read book 3. (TY!).

@Xavier - me too! Have had a lot of folks tell me how awesome the series is so I'm excited to read it.

@V - I may have to re-read the first book in Hush-Hush series again. I'm not sure what happened but read it a long time ago and then didn't continue and it seems right up my ally.

All Things New Challenge
Level: Daredevil 7+

| Series: Thunder Point
| Series: Moonlight
| Series: Fantasyland
| Series: The Kingkiller Chronicles
| Series: Raven's Shadow
| Series: The Simon Family
| Series: Desert Dogs

I am determined to try some PNR and enjoy it lol, I usually read the synopsis and if it mentions Witches, Magic, Dragons, Fairies, Angels, Vampires or Werewolves etc.etc. I won't even look at it........so my NYR is to give them a go!

I mostly like shifters & vampires.
I tend to not like witches, fae and angels etc. but a few series are good to me in those genres

I'm sure there are loads that I would enjoy but I'm such a creature of habit lol.

Kristin ~ Experiment in Terror Junkie wrote: "@Danniegurl - Thanks for the heads up! Grrr... Hate when that happens... Maybe I'll just read the first one and then wait and see what happens with the rest of the series before moving on. I defi..."

Each book has a slight cliff hanger to it, hence how I got sucked in. They are definitely 5 star books, but the fact that the author has not communicated with the reader in over a year is disheartening and sad. I would totally jump onto that series if book 4 wouldn't stop missing it's publication. And if the author came out and updated her fb, twitter and blog to let us know what's going on.

V Audio Nerd wrote: "I am determined to try some PNR and enjoy it lol, I usually read the synopsis and if it mentions Witches, Magic, Dragons, Fairies, Angels, Vampires or Werewolves etc.etc. I won't even look at it....."

I love love love Paranormal and UF I can recommend a slew to you. Kate Daniels, Charley Davidson, Riley Jensen, Night Huntress, BDB, Dory Basarab, Anita Blake, Chicagoland Vampires lol. Yeaaaaaaa it's my main genre area.

Danielle (Danniegurl) wrote: "V Audio Nerd wrote: "I am determined to try some PNR and enjoy it lol, I usually read the synopsis and if it mentions Witches, Magic, Dragons, Fairies, Angels, Vampires or Werewolves etc.etc. I w..."

We should put together a list of "light & fluffy"--Molly Harper versus intricate stories like BDB and Demonica

Ezinwanyi~the Troublemaker wrote: "Danielle (Danniegurl) wrote: "V Audio Nerd wrote: "I am determined to try some PNR and enjoy it lol, I usually read the synopsis and if it mentions Witches, Magic, Dragons, Fairies, Angels, Vampir..."

Yes I think I tried a few of Molly Harper books and not a huge fan tbh I think I like intricate stories.
But I love love love UF and then PNR. There is a cool listopia though which has a boat load of my favs on page 1: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

Im in for level Player.

~All Things New Challenge~
Duration: January 1st to 31st 2015
Level: Player

3/4

01. Zero Sight by B. Justin Shier (#1 Zero Sight) ★★★☆☆ - 05.01.15
02. Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs (#1 Temperance Brennan) ★★★★☆ - 21.01.15
03. Beneath a Blood Red Moon by Heather Graham (#1 Alliance Vampires) ★★☆☆☆ - 11.01.15

Danielle (Danniegurl) wrote: "Ezinwanyi~the Troublemaker wrote: "Danielle (Danniegurl) wrote: "V Audio Nerd wrote: "I am determined to try some PNR and enjoy it lol, I usually read the synopsis and if it mentions Witches, Mag..."

I love Molly Harper or Elemental Assassins. After you read a mercy Thompson or Kate Daniels type book, you need a light and fluffy to cool down. The narrator Amanda Ronconi is awesome.

Ezinwanyi~the Troublemaker wrote: "Danielle (Danniegurl) wrote: "Ezinwanyi~the Troublemaker wrote: "Danielle (Danniegurl) wrote: "V Audio Nerd wrote: "I am determined to try some PNR and enjoy it lol, I usually read the synopsis a..."

I'm on hold for Mercy Thompson and I have read Kate Daniels back to back and love them lol. I'm a binge reader. I read Anita Blake 1-9 with one book break I think then 9-19 yea......I've got a problem when I find a series.

I'm in!

Level:Player
0/4

1.Fox and O'Hare series The Heist 1/3/15 ****
2.Cousins O'Dwyer series Dark Witch 1/4/13 *
3.Tracers series Untraceable 1/13/15 ****
4.Forgiving Lies series Forgiving Lies 1/14/15 *****
5. Red, Hot & Blue series Trey 1/23/15 ****

Daredevil: 7+ DONE
9/7

1 (Kassandra Lyall Preternatural Investigator, #1)Witch Wolf 1/3 ★★★
2 (Shelter Bay #1) The Homecoming JoAnn Ross 1/6 ★★★★
3 (Paris Homicide #1) The 7th Woman 1/6 ★★★
4 A Carrion Death (Detective Kubu, #1) 1/9 ★★★
5 (Adam Dalgliesh #1) Cover Her Face 1/11 ★★★★
6 (The Ender Quintet, #1) Ender's Game 1/11 ★★★★★
7 (Brainship, #1) The Ship Who Sang 1/11 ★★★★★
8 (Kate Kane, Paranormal Investigator #1) Iron & Velvet 1/16 ★★
9 (Tucker Wayne #1) The Kill Switch 1/21 ★★★★★
10 Silent in the Grave(Lady Julia Grey #1)

Safe: 1-3

I have not yet decided which of those I start with :)

1 Cracked Soul Eaters #1
2 The Diary of a Provincial Lady
3 Jackaby Jackaby #1
4 Charming Pax Arcana #1
5 The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack Burton & Swinburne #1

All Things New - January 2015
Begins: 01Jan15 / Ends: 31Jan15


I'm not much of a series reader but I do have a couple that I've wanted to explore.

LEVEL: Safe - 1 to 3

3/3 completed

1. The Paper Magician ✔ – 17 Jan 15
2. Mistress of the Art of Death ✔ – 17 Jan 15
3. Grace Under Pressure ✔ – 24 Jan 15

Daredevil: 7+


7/7 ~~ finished Jan 12th

A Reason To Stay by R.J. Scott ~ 1/11/15 ~ 3★
Sweet Giordan, Please Remember by Raine O'Tierney ~ 1/12/15 ~ 3★
A King Undone by Cooper Davis ~ 1/2/15 ~ 3★
All Fired Up by Morticia Knight ~ 1/4/15 ~ 3.5★
A Forbidden Rumspringa by Keira Andrews ~ 1/5/15 ~ 4★
Love You Senseless by Susan Mac Nicol ~ 1/6/15 ~ 4★
Blue Mountain by Cardeno C. ~ 1/8/15 ~ 3.5★

Im moving to Player since most of what I have read/listened to have been new series this month.

Completed 6/6 Completed

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Foreman Ezi - All Things New in January 2015
Duration: 1/1/15 - 1/31/15
Level: Daredevil
Completed: 7/7

1. Planning for Love by Christi Barth - ♥♥♥ - 1/2/15
2. Try Me by Diana Alberts - ♥♥♥ - 1/19/15
3. Burned by Tara Sivec - ♥♥♥♥ - 1/16/15
4. Broken by Kelly Elliott - ♥♥♥.5 - 1/25/15
5. Sweet Home by Tillie Cole - ♥♥♥ - 1/27/15
6. Veiled Target by Robin Bielman - ♥♥♥ - 1/31/15
7. Written in Red by Anne Bishop - ♥♥♥♥ - 1/19/15

Foreman Ezi - All Things New in January 2015
Duration: 1/1/15 - 1/31/15
Level: Daredevil
Completed: 0/7

Safe: 1-3

1) A.I Love You - A.I. Love You, Vol. 01 2/1/15
2) Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl Adventure! - Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Adventure!, Vol. 1 3/1/15
3) Fullmetal Alchemist - Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 01 4/1/15

3/3

I'm in! I'll start with safe and see how that goes!

All Things New Challenge
Level: Safe
Read:

1.

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~Foreman Ezi - "All Things New" in January 2015
Duration: 1/1/2015 - 1/31/2015

Progress: 3 out of 3

*ONLY BRAND NEW SERIES. No re-reads
1. Simply Unforgettable by Mary Balogh - **** - 1/24/2015
2. Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn - ***** - 1/25/2015
3. The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell - ***** - 1/26/2015 - 408 Pages
4. Game of Thrones

I am half way on this one :D

I've reached player status :D

Love the excuse to start new series!

All Things New Challenge
Level: Safe
Progress: 0/3

1. Lost and Found by Lori L. Otto - (Emi Lost and Found Series)
2. Hiding the Past by Nathan Dylan Goodwin - (Forensic Genealogist Series)
3. Virgin River by Robyn Carr - (Virgin River Series)