The Lost Challenges discussion

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

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.

Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.

Frankie FINISHED

Genevieve
Grace

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review)

Jackie FINISHED
JoAnne FINISHED

Kendra FINISHED

Laila Jane

Melissa A FINISHED

Olivermagnus FINISHED

RaeRae

Shash
Suzanne

Tari FINISHED
Trina

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

My List:
A Secret in the Keys Hope Holloway 2/4/24 (Coconut Key #1)
Dance Hall of the Dead Tony Hillerman 2/12/24 (Leaphorn & Chee #2)
A Season in the Keys Hope Holloway 2/6/24 (Coconut Key #3)

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

9/9 Completed. Finished

1.The 'Burg #1:For You-Kristen Ashley 2/03/24
2.Whitlock Family #2:Broken Dreams-Corinne Michaels 2/02/24
3.Windy City #3:Caught Up-Liz Tomforde 2/01/24


1.Time River #1:Love Me Today-A.L. Jackson 2/07/24
2.Loose Ends #2:Xeni-Rebekah Weatherspoon 2/18/24
3.McClain Brothers #3:Let Me Show You-Alexandria House 2/03/24


1.Men of S.W.A.T. #1:Hetch-River Savage 2/10/24
2.#1 #2:#1 Player-T. Gephart 2/11/24
3.Love Story #3:Broken Love Story-Natasha Madison 2/09/24

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

0/3 Completed

1.
2. Cozy Craft Mystery The Painted Lobster Murders by Millie Ravensworth 12/2/24
3.

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

3 of 3 Complete

1. The Spanish Love Deception - Elena Armas - 2/1/24 - #1 Spanish Love Deception
2. Salvation of a Saint - Keigo Higashino - 2/8/24 - #2 Detective Galileo
3. Savage Son - Jack Carr - 2/17/24 - #3 Terminal List

FINISHED!!! February 2024 Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: Feb. 1, 2023 - Feb. 29, 2024 (Finished 02/28/24)

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.
*Note: No more than two from any series

Series: 13
Sets: 5

X Kenni Lowry 1
X If Shakespeare was an Auntie 1
X ACOTAR 1
X Ernest Cunningham 1
X Material World 1
X Birthright 1
XX The Improbable Meet Cute 2 & 3
XX Haley Powell Food & Cocktails Mystery 2 & 3
X Well, That Was Unexpected 2
X Molly the Maid 2
X Kitchen Witch Mystery 3
X Wild River 3
X Pelican Cove 3

Set 1
1. (If Shakespeare was an Auntie 1) Dating Dr. Dil Nisha Sharma 02/05/24
2. (Well, That Was Unexpected 2) Didn't See That Coming Jesse Q. Sutanto 02/02/24
3. (Haley Powell Food & Cocktails Mystery 3) Death of a Coupon Clipper Lee Hollis 02/24/24

Set 2
1. (Kenni Lowry 1) Fixin' to Die Tonya Kappes 02/06/24
2. (Ernest Cunningham 2) Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect Benjamin Stevenson 02/08/24
3. (Kitchen Witch Mystery 3) Three Tainted Teas Lynn Cahoon 02/25/24

Set 3
1. (ACOTAR 1) A Court of Thorns and RosesbSarah J. Maas 02/06/24
2. (Improbable Meet Cute 2) Worst Wingman Ever Abby Jimenez 02/19/24
3. (Improbable Meet-Cute 3) Rosie and the Dreamboat Sally Thorne 02/26/24

Set 4
1. (Material World 1) 10 Things That Never Happened Alexis Hall 02/09/24
2. (Haley Powell Food & Cocktails Mystery 2) Death of a Country Fried Redneck Lee Hollis 02/23/24
3. (Wild River 3) A Sweet Alaskan Fall Jennifer Snow 02/28/24

Set 5
1. Birthright 1) All These Things I've Done Gabrielle Zevin 02/17/24
2. (Molly the Maid 2) The Mystery Guest Nita Prose 02/23/24
3. (Pelican Cove 3) Berries and Birthdays Leena Clover 02/28/24

No Set
(The Parasol Protectorate 1) Soulless by Gail Carriger 02/21/24
(The Improbable Meet Cute 1) The Exception to the Rule by Christina Lauren 02/02/24

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

#1 Cleverley Shores Mysteries Clues & Cruel Catastrophes Renee Lyles 2/5/24
#2 Silver Springs Mysteries Ex Marks the Murder Liz Lamar 2/3/24
#3 Ozark Cozy Mysteries The Nosey Neighbor Dianne Harman 2/4/24

#1 Lucky Pie Mysteries A Pie to Die For Gretchen Rue 2/6/24
#2 Lemon Creek Mysteries The Art of Murder Kathleen Suzette 2/5/24
#3 Beach Reads Mysteries A Killer Romance Maggie Blackburn 2/4/24

#1 Frost Peak Mysteries Polar Opposites Amity Allen 2/9/24
#2 Murder on the Menu Mysteries A Lethal Crumb Savannah Marlake 2/7/24
#3 Lemon Creek Mysteries Body on the Boat Kathleen Suzette 2/6/24

#1 Christie’s Flower Shoppe Mystery Killer Flowers PJ Peterson 2/15/24
#2 Cleverley Shores Mystery Deceit & Double Dealings Renee Lyles 2/11/24
#3 Silver Springs Mysteries The Bookseller's Final Fable Liz Lamar 2/8/24

#1 Spellbound Bookstore Mystery Pages and Premonitions J.A. Whiting 2/16/24
#2 Dog Gone Who Done It Cows, Corn & Crime Sharon Michaels 2/28/24
#3 Crooked Quilt Mysteries Seams Like Trouble Mel Morgan 2/19/24

February Easy As 1, 2, 3
Duration: Feb. 1st, 2024 - Feb. 29th, 2024

3/3

1. Wynd, Book One: The Flight of the Prince - by James Tynion IV - Feb. 4th
2. The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan - Feb. 9th
3. Dinosaur Sanctuary Vol. 3 by Itaru Kinoshita - Feb 13th

Welcome Frankie, Hilary, Lynda, Mel, Tari and Kendra!

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

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Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

1. Buried in a Bog by Sheila Connolly 2/9/2024
2. Code Blue by N.R. Walker 2/2/2024 (Atrous)
3, Sense of Place by N.R. Walker 2/23/2024

Welcome Trina and Genevieve!

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

1 The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood - 2/2/24
2 A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire - 2/15/24
3 A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley - 2/1/24

1 The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan - 2/8/24
2 Silesian Station by David Downing - 2/16/24
3 The Fox's Curse by Sarah Painter - 2/2/24

1 Mind over Magic by Lindsay Buroker - 2/16/24
2 The Ghost Who Loved Diamonds by Bobbi Holmes - 2/18/24
3 Doctor Thorne by Anthony Trollope - 2/14/24

1 The Matchmaker's Lonely Heart by Nancy Campbell Allen - 2/29/24
2 Payback by Fern Michaels - 2/21/24
3 The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman - 2/28/24

Welcome Jackie!

February 2024 - Easy as 1, 2, 3

Goal 2/3

1.
2. Every Little Thing by Samantha Young (02/18/24) - Hart's Boardwalk #2
3. Final Offer by Lauren Asher (02/25/24) - Dreamland Billionaires #3

I will try again.

1. Property of the Mountain Man
2.
3.

Welcome Laila Jane and RaeRae!

The Lost Challenges
February 2024 Easy As 1, 2, 3
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

Progress: 3 out of 3

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.

Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.

Aunties #1: Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto - **** - 2/3/2024 - 302 Pages
City of Secrets, #2: City of Illusion by Victoria Ying - ***** - 2/17/2024 - 256 Pages
Midnight Texas #3: Night Shift by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/5/2024 - 308 Pages


The Selection #1: The Selection by Kiera Cass - *** - 2/4/2024 - 336 Pages
Midnight, Texas #2: Day Shift by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/2/2024 - 307 Pages
3.


Underland Chronicles #1: Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins - ***** - 2/11/2024 - 326 Pages
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3.

Easy As 1, 2, 3
February 2024

1. Not Happy Campers by Ash Keller (2/17/24) - Road Trip to Love
2.
3. Magic Unleashed by K.M. Shea (2/2/24) - Hall of Blood and Mercy

Welcome Suzanne and Shash!

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

0/3 Completed

1.
2.
3.

Welcome Grace!

Finished

February Easy As 1, 2, 3
Duration: Feb. 1st, 2024 - Feb. 29th, 2024

3/3

1. Wynd, Book One: The Flight of the Prince - by James Tynion IV - Feb. 4th
2. The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan - Feb. 9th
3. Dinosaur Sanctuary Vol. 3 by Itaru Kinoshita - Feb 13th

WOOHOO Kendra!

FINISHED
Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

My List:
A Secret in the Keys Hope Holloway 2/4/24 (Coconut Key #1)
Dance Hall of the Dead Tony Hillerman 2/12/24 (Leaphorn & Chee #2)
A Season in the Keys Hope Holloway 2/6/24 (Coconut Key #3)

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

9/9 Completed. Finished

1.The 'Burg #1:For You-Kristen Ashley 2/03/24
2.Whitlock Family #2:Broken Dreams-Corinne Michaels 2/02/24
3.Windy City #3:Caught Up-Liz Tomforde 2/01/24


1.Time River #1:Love Me Today-A.L. Jackson 2/07/24
2.Loose Ends #2:Xeni-Rebekah Weatherspoon 2/18/24
3.McClain Brothers #3:Let Me Show You-Alexandria House 2/03/24


1.Men of S.W.A.T. #1:Hetch-River Savage 2/10/24
2.#1 #2:#1 Player-T. Gephart 2/11/24
3.Love Story #3:Broken Love Story-Natasha Madison 2/09/24

WOOHOO Frankie!

~~~ Complete ~~~

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

3 of 3 Complete

1. The Spanish Love Deception - Elena Armas - 2/1/24 - #1 Spanish Love Deception
2. Salvation of a Saint - Keigo Higashino - 2/8/24 - #2 Detective Galileo
3. Savage Son - Jack Carr - 2/17/24 - #3 Terminal List

WOOHOO Lynda!

FINISHED

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

1. Buried in a Bog by Sheila Connolly 2/9/2024
2. Code Blue by N.R. Walker 2/2/2024 (Atrous)
3, Sense of Place by N.R. Walker 2/23/2024

WOOHOO Genevieve!

Finished

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

#1 Cleverley Shores Mysteries Clues & Cruel Catastrophes Renee Lyles 2/5/24
#2 Silver Springs Mysteries Ex Marks the Murder Liz Lamar 2/3/24
#3 Ozark Cozy Mysteries The Nosey Neighbor Dianne Harman 2/4/24

#1 Lucky Pie Mysteries A Pie to Die For Gretchen Rue 2/6/24
#2 Lemon Creek Mysteries The Art of Murder Kathleen Suzette 2/5/24
#3 Beach Reads Mysteries A Killer Romance Maggie Blackburn 2/4/24

#1 Frost Peak Mysteries Polar Opposites Amity Allen 2/9/24
#2 Murder on the Menu Mysteries A Lethal Crumb Savannah Marlake 2/7/24
#3 Lemon Creek Mysteries Body on the Boat Kathleen Suzette 2/6/24

#1 Christie’s Flower Shoppe Mystery Killer Flowers PJ Peterson 2/15/24
#2 Cleverley Shores Mystery Deceit & Double Dealings Renee Lyles 2/11/24
#3 Silver Springs Mysteries The Bookseller's Final Fable Liz Lamar 2/8/24

#1 Spellbound Bookstore Mystery Pages and Premonitions J.A. Whiting 2/16/24
#2 Dog Gone Who Done It Cows, Corn & Crime Sharon Michaels 2/28/24
#3 Crooked Quilt Mysteries Seams Like Trouble Mel Morgan 2/19/24

WOOHOO Tari!

JoAnne wrote: "WOOHOO Tari!"

Thanks, JoAnne!

Finished.

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

1 The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood - 2/2/24
2 A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire - 2/15/24
3 A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley - 2/1/24

1 The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan - 2/8/24
2 Silesian Station by David Downing - 2/16/24
3 The Fox's Curse by Sarah Painter - 2/2/24

1 Mind over Magic by Lindsay Buroker - 2/16/24
2 The Ghost Who Loved Diamonds by Bobbi Holmes - 2/18/24
3 Doctor Thorne by Anthony Trollope - 2/14/24

1 The Matchmaker's Lonely Heart by Nancy Campbell Allen - 2/29/24
2 Payback by Fern Michaels - 2/21/24
3 The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman - 2/28/24

WOOHOO Jackie!

FINISHED!!! February 2024 Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: Feb. 1, 2023 - Feb. 29, 2024 (Finished 02/28/24)

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.
*Note: No more than two from any series

Series: 13
Sets: 5

X Kenni Lowry 1
X If Shakespeare was an Auntie 1
X ACOTAR 1
X Ernest Cunningham 1
X Material World 1
X Birthright 1
XX The Improbable Meet Cute 2 & 3
XX Haley Powell Food & Cocktails Mystery 2 & 3
X Well, That Was Unexpected 2
X Molly the Maid 2
X Kitchen Witch Mystery 3
X Wild River 3
X Pelican Cove 3

Set 1
1. (If Shakespeare was an Auntie 1) Dating Dr. Dil Nisha Sharma 02/05/24
2. (Well, That Was Unexpected 2) Didn't See That Coming Jesse Q. Sutanto 02/02/24
3. (Haley Powell Food & Cocktails Mystery 3) Death of a Coupon Clipper Lee Hollis 02/24/24

Set 2
1. (Kenni Lowry 1) Fixin' to Die Tonya Kappes 02/06/24
2. (Ernest Cunningham 2) Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect Benjamin Stevenson 02/08/24
3. (Kitchen Witch Mystery 3) Three Tainted Teas Lynn Cahoon 02/25/24

Set 3
1. (ACOTAR 1) A Court of Thorns and RosesbSarah J. Maas 02/06/24
2. (Improbable Meet Cute 2) Worst Wingman Ever Abby Jimenez 02/19/24
3. (Improbable Meet-Cute 3) Rosie and the Dreamboat Sally Thorne 02/26/24

Set 4
1. (Material World 1) 10 Things That Never Happened Alexis Hall 02/09/24
2. (Haley Powell Food & Cocktails Mystery 2) Death of a Country Fried Redneck Lee Hollis 02/23/24
3. (Wild River 3) A Sweet Alaskan Fall Jennifer Snow 02/28/24

Set 5
1. Birthright 1) All These Things I've Done Gabrielle Zevin 02/17/24
2. (Molly the Maid 2) The Mystery Guest Nita Prose 02/23/24
3. (Pelican Cove 3) Berries and Birthdays Leena Clover 02/28/24

No Set
(The Parasol Protectorate 1) Soulless by Gail Carriger 02/21/24
(The Improbable Meet Cute 1) The Exception to the Rule by Christina Lauren 02/02/24

WOOHOO Mel!