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Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

This challenge is an ongoing monthly mini-challenge to keep us all motivated to start, (and then continue), some of the many series in our TBR.

Rules:
1) You must read one of each: a 1st, a 2nd, and a 3rd book in a series. Tell us the name of the series.
2) Any genre of series is acceptable.
3) 'Half-step' short-stories (i.e., shorts in anthologies), do not count.
**For uniformity, the numbering on GR will be the judge of this.**
4) Rereads do count.
5) No more than 2 of the 3 books each month can be from the same series.
6) Please post a link to the book and the author and also the date you finished the book.
7) Please repost your entire challenge when you are finished to get your badge.

Amanda A FINISHED

Ana FINISHED

Barbara ★

.•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*•. Christine .•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*• FINISHED

Ferenc FINISHED

Flying Snow

Frankie

Genevieve FINISHED

Grace FINISHED

Hannah

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review)

Jackie FINISHED

Jennifer

Joanna FINISHED

JoAnne FINISHED

Julia

Kendra FINISHED

Shash FINISHED

Shelly FINISHED

Tari FINISHED

December's Easy As 1, 2, 3

My List:
Collateral Damage Lynette Eason 12/3/21 (Danger Never Sleeps #1)
A Girl Like You Samantha Chase 12/13/21 (Magnolia Sound #2)
Daylight David Baldacci 12/11/21 (Atlee Pine #3)

Mad About Matt Theresa Paolo 12/5/21 (Red Maple Falls #1)
A Minute to Midnight David Baldacci 12/10/21 (Atlee Pine #2)
Beyond a Reasonable Stout Ellie Alexander 12/17/21 (Sloan Krause #3)

A Stitch in Time Kelley Armstrong 12/15/21 (A Stitch in Time #1)
Snowflake Bay Donna Kauffman 12/26/21 (Brides of Blueberry Cove #2)
A Family for Christmas Noelle Adams 12/21/21 (Willow Park #3)

Coming Home to Silver Leaf Falls Meg Easton 12/14/21 (Silver Leaf Falls #1)
Christmas at the End of Main Meg Easton 12/31/21
Winter's Burn Elena Aitken 12/29/21 (The Springs #3)

Long Road to Mercy David Baldacci 12/2/21 (Atlee Pine #1)
There Goes My Heart Bella Andre 12/31/21 (Maine Sullivans #2)
Christmas in Cambria Linda Seed 12/29/21 (Otter Bluff #3)

December's Easy As 1, 2, 3

My List:

1. - The Best Corpse for the Job by Charlie Cochrane 12/12/21
2. Jury of One by Charlie Cochrane 13/12/21
3. Two Feet Under by Charlie Cochrane 13/12/21

nb I use the British date system of dd/mm/yy

Welcome Hilary!

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

#1 A Friend for Hire Mysteries A Plus One for Murder Laura Bradford 12/4/21
#2 Maya and Sandra Mysteries Murder at the Bake Sale Lee Hollis 12/11/21
#3 Main Street Book Club Mysteries A Murder Like No Author Amy Lillard 12/1/21

#1 Teaberry Farm B&B Mysteries Tempest in Teaberry R.A. Wallace 12/2/21
#2 A Very Murder Christmas Owl Be Home for Christmas Rosie A. Point 12/12/21
#3 Cozy Capers Book Club Mysteries Murder at the Lobstah Shack Maddie Day 12/3/21

#1 Skyview Resort Mysteries Untimely Death on the Mountain Liz Turner 12/10/21
#2 Breezy Spoon Diner Mysteries Brutally Kaled Tracey Quinn 12/15/21
#3 Goddess of Greene St. Mysteries Big Trouble in Little Greektown Kate Collins 12/7/21

#1 Copper Saddle Distillery Inherit the Gin Claire Stewart 12/5/21
#2 Coffee Lovers Mysteries Cold Brew Corpse Tara Lush 12/18/21
#3 Courtney Archer Mysteries Christmas Candy Corpse Rosemarie Ross 12/8/21

#1 Starlit Bookshop Mysteries How to Book a Murder Cynthia Kuhn 12/19/21
#2 Raina Sun Mysteries Gusty Lovers and Cadavers Anne R. Tan 12/22/21
#3 Resale Boutique Mysteries How to Frame a Fashionista Debra Sennefelder 12/12/21

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

1. The Love Hypothesis, #1: The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood (3rd December)
2. Once Upon a Vegas Night Series, #2: Cinderellis by by Evie Drae (31st December)
3.

In! **Finished 12/20/2021

1 The Blight Way (Sheriff Bo Tully)
2 'Twas the Knife Before Christmas (Christmas Tree Farm)
3 Gated Prey (Eve Ronin)

I'll try!

December's Easy As 1, 2, 3

My List:
2/3 completed

✔1st of Series: A Tale Dark & Grimm (A Tale Dark & Grimm #1 by Adam Gidwitz) 12/20
✔2nd of Series: Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi) 12/1
3rd of Series: UnSouled (UnWind by Neal Shusterman)

December 2021 "Easy As 1, 2, 3" Monthly Challenge

Completed 6/6

✔️1 - Kodiak's Claim by Eve Langlais - 03/12/2021
✔️2 - Outfoxed by Love by Eve Langlais - 06/12/2021
✔️3 - Inked Devotion by Carrie Ann Ryan - 15/12/2021



✔️1 - The Awakening by Nora Roberts - 09/12/2021
✔️2 - The Becoming by Nora Roberts - 12/12/2021
✔️3 - Polar Bared by Eve Langlais - 06/12/2021

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

3/3 Completed

1.Pike, Wisconsin:Don't Look-Alexandra Ivy 12/16
2.Porter Brothers:Standing His Ground: Greer-Jamie Begley 12/27
3.Lost and Found:Embattled Home-J.M. Madden 12/17

December 2021 "Easy As 1, 2, 3" Monthly Challenge

READ: 3/3

✔️1 ~ [Detective Alyssa Wyatt 01] ~ All His Pretty Girls - Charly Cox 12/31
✔️2 ~ [Eternity Covenant 02] ~ Immortal Illusions - Ursula Bauer 12/30
✔️3 ~ [Bodenstein & Kirchhoff 03] ~ The Ice Queen - Nele Neuhaus 12/7



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

December's Easy As 1, 2, 3

My List:

1. Mousse and Murder by Elizabeth Logan 12/13/2021
2. Dying for Danish by Leighann Dobbs 12/29/2021
3. Death Waxed Over by Tim Myers 12/28/2021

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

Goal: 3/3

1. Unexpected Gifts - Elena Aitken - 12/08/21 - Castle Mountain Lodge #1
2. The Silvered Serpents - Roshani Chokshi - 12/12/21 - The Gilded Wolves #2
3. A ​végső háború - Duncan Shelley - 12/17/21 - Kunoichi Trilógia #3

FINISHED

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

1. On What Grounds - Cleo Coyle 12/02/21 THE COFFEEHOUSE SERIES
2. Mrs. Claus and the Halloween Homicide - Liz Ireland 12/06/21
3. Slashing Through the Snow - Jacqueline Frost12/11/21

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

3/3 - Finished

This challenge is an ongoing monthly mini-challenge to keep us all motivated to start, (and then continue), some of the many series in our TBR.

1. The Darkest Night - 2 Dec 2021 (Lords of the Underworld, #1)
2. Claimed by the Horde King - 19 Dec 2021 (Horde Kings of Dakkar, #2)
3. Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night - 11 Dec 2021 - (Immortals After Dark, #3)

Rules:
1) You must read one of each: a 1st, a 2nd, and a 3rd book in a series. Tell us the name of the series.
2) Any genre of series is acceptable.
3) 'Half-step' short-stories (i.e., shorts in anthologies), do not count.
**For uniformity, the numbering on GR will be the judge of this.**
4) Rereads do count.
5) No more than 2 of the 3 books each month can be from the same series.
6) Please post a link to the book and the author and also the date you finished the book.
7) Please repost your entire challenge when you are finished to get your badge.

Welcome Tari, Flying Snow, Jennifer, Julia, Christine, Frankie, Barbara, Genevieve, Ferenc, Shelly, and Ana!

FINISHED December 31, 2021

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

1. Auer, Margit - Die Schule der magischen Tiere (The School of Magical Animals) (December 14, 2021)
2. Soule, Charles - Light of the Jedi (December 27, 2021)
3. Kaufman, Amie - Aurora's End (December 24, 2021)

Welcome Joanna!

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

1 Be My Ghost by Carol J. Perry - 12/3/21
2 Betrayal by Jean Rabe - 12/2/21
3 Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia by Brandon Sanderson - 12/31/21

1 Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay - 12/3/21
2 NYPD Red 2 by James Patterson - 12/10/21

1 Initiation by Alexandra Engellmann - 12/7/21
2 Trick by Emily Thompson - 12/17/21

1 A Cop and a Coop by Hillary Avis - 12/9/21
2 Rest in Peach by Susan Furlong - 12/18/21

1 Down a Dark River by Karen Odden - 12/9/21

1 Unseen by Gretchel Morales - 12/14/21

1 At First Light by Barbara Nickless - 12/15/21

1 The Roman Hat Mystery by Ellery Queen - 12/17/21

1 The Black River Chronicles: Level One by David Tallerman - 12/29/21

1 Angelfall by Susan Ee - 12/31/21

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
December 2021

1. Snow and Mistletoe by Jen Geigle Johnson (12/2/21) - An Easton Family Christmas
2. A Sleigh Ride Kiss by Jen Geigle Johnson (12/8/21) - A Christmas Match
3. Cruising into Christmas by Aileen Fish (12/12/21) - Hawaiian Holiday

Welcome Jackie and Shash!

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

1. Boyfriend by Sarina Bowen (Moo U #1) 12/4
2. Murder at the Christmas Cookie Bake-Off by Darci Hannah (Beacon Bakeshop #2) 12/14
3. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis (Chronicles of Narnia #3) 12/9

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

1. Slam Dunk, Tome 1-Takehiko Inoue 12/5
2. Pleasure & Corruption, Volume 2-You Someya 12/2
3. Dr.STONE 3-Riichiro Inagaki 12/9

Welcome Amanda and Grace!

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: Dec. 1st, 2021 - Dec. 31st, 2021

3/3

1. The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood - Dec. 7th (The Love Hypothesis)
2. The Wicked King by Holly Black - Dec. 26th
3. Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop - Dec. 1st (The Others)

Welcome Kendra!

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
FINISHED

1. Slam Dunk, Tome 1-Takehiko Inoue 12/5
2. Pleasure & Corruption, Volume 2-You Someya 12/2
3. Dr.STONE 3-Riichiro Inagaki 12/9

WOOHOO Grace!

Finished! :)

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
December 2021

1. Snow and Mistletoe by Jen Geigle Johnson (12/2/21) - An Easton Family Christmas
2. A Sleigh Ride Kiss by Jen Geigle Johnson (12/8/21) - A Christmas Match
3. Cruising into Christmas by Aileen Fish (12/12/21) - Hawaiian Holiday

WOOHOO Shash!

All done for December's Easy As 1, 2, 3

My List:

1. - The Best Corpse for the Job by Charlie Cochrane 12/12/21
2. Jury of One by Charlie Cochrane 13/12/21
3. Two Feet Under by Charlie Cochrane 13/12/21

nb I use the British date system of dd/mm/yy

FINISHED

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

1. On What Grounds - Cleo Coyle 12/02/21 THE COFFEEHOUSE SERIES
2. Mrs. Claus and the Halloween Homicide - Liz Ireland 12/06/21
3. Slashing Through the Snow - Jacqueline Frost12/11/21

Attempting this month.

1.
2. Backlash by Rachel Dylan 12/13/21
3.

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "All done for December's Easy As 1, 2, 3

My List:

1. - The Best Corpse for the Job by Charlie Cochrane 12/12/21
2. ..."

Unfortunately the rules say:
5) No more than 2 of the 3 books each month can be from the same series.

BUT you have plenty of time to read another and change it out! :)

WOOHOO Shelly!

Welcome Hannah! You can do it!! :)

Completed

December 2021 "Easy As 1, 2, 3" Monthly Challenge

Completed 6/6

✔️1 - Kodiak's Claim by Eve Langlais - 03/12/2021
✔️2 - Outfoxed by Love by Eve Langlais - 06/12/2021
✔️3 - Inked Devotion by Carrie Ann Ryan - 15/12/2021



✔️1 - The Awakening by Nora Roberts - 09/12/2021
✔️2 - The Becoming by Nora Roberts - 12/12/2021
✔️3 - Polar Bared by Eve Langlais - 06/12/2021

WOOHOO Christine!

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

3/3 - Finished

This challenge is an ongoing monthly mini-challenge to keep us all motivated to start, (and then continue), some of the many series in our TBR.

1. The Darkest Night - 2 Dec 2021 (Lords of the Underworld, #1)
2. Claimed by the Horde King - 19 Dec 2021 (Horde Kings of Dakkar, #2)
3. Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night - 11 Dec 2021 - (Immortals After Dark, #3)

Rules:
1) You must read one of each: a 1st, a 2nd, and a 3rd book in a series. Tell us the name of the series.
2) Any genre of series is acceptable.
3) 'Half-step' short-stories (i.e., shorts in anthologies), do not count.
**For uniformity, the numbering on GR will be the judge of this.**
4) Rereads do count.
5) No more than 2 of the 3 books each month can be from the same series.
6) Please post a link to the book and the author and also the date you finished the book.
7) Please repost your entire challenge when you are finished to get your badge.

WOOHOO Ana!

Completed!

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

Goal: 3/3

1. Unexpected Gifts - Elena Aitken - 12/08/21 - Castle Mountain Lodge #1
2. The Silvered Serpents - Roshani Chokshi - 12/12/21 - The Gilded Wolves #2
3. A ​végső háború - Duncan Shelley - 12/17/21 - Kunoichi Trilógia #3

WOOHOO Ferenc!

Completion Post:

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: Dec. 1st, 2021 - Dec. 31st, 2021

3/3

1. The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood - Dec. 7th (The Love Hypothesis)
2. The Wicked King by Holly Black - Dec. 26th
3. Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop - Dec. 1st (The Others)

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

3/3 Completed

1.Pike, Wisconsin:Don't Look-Alexandra Ivy 12/16
2.Porter Brothers:Standing His Ground: Greer-Jamie Begley 12/27
3.Lost and Found:Embattled Home-J.M. Madden 12/17

WOOHOO Kendra and Frankie!

Finished

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

#1 A Friend for Hire Mysteries A Plus One for Murder Laura Bradford 12/4/21
#2 Maya and Sandra Mysteries Murder at the Bake Sale Lee Hollis 12/11/21
#3 Main Street Book Club Mysteries A Murder Like No Author Amy Lillard 12/1/21

#1 Teaberry Farm B&B Mysteries Tempest in Teaberry R.A. Wallace 12/2/21
#2 A Very Murder Christmas Owl Be Home for Christmas Rosie A. Point 12/12/21
#3 Cozy Capers Book Club Mysteries Murder at the Lobstah Shack Maddie Day 12/3/21

#1 Skyview Resort Mysteries Untimely Death on the Mountain Liz Turner 12/10/21
#2 Breezy Spoon Diner Mysteries Brutally Kaled Tracey Quinn 12/15/21
#3 Goddess of Greene St. Mysteries Big Trouble in Little Greektown Kate Collins 12/7/21

#1 Copper Saddle Distillery Inherit the Gin Claire Stewart 12/5/21
#2 Coffee Lovers Mysteries Cold Brew Corpse Tara Lush 12/18/21
#3 Courtney Archer Mysteries Christmas Candy Corpse Rosemarie Ross 12/8/21

#1 Starlit Bookshop Mysteries How to Book a Murder Cynthia Kuhn 12/19/21
#2 Raina Sun Mysteries Gusty Lovers and Cadavers Anne R. Tan 12/22/21
#3 Resale Boutique Mysteries How to Frame a Fashionista Debra Sennefelder 12/12/21

Finished

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

1. Boyfriend by Sarina Bowen (Moo U #1) 12/4
2. Murder at the Christmas Cookie Bake-Off by Darci Hannah (Beacon Bakeshop #2) 12/14
3. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis (Chronicles of Narnia #3) 12/9

WOOHOO Tari and Amanda!

FINISHED
December's Easy As 1, 2, 3

My List:

1. Mousse and Murder by Elizabeth Logan 12/13/2021
2. Dying for Danish by Leighann Dobbs 12/29/2021
3. Death Waxed Over by Tim Myers 12/28/2021

WOOHOO Genevieve!