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Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

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.

Caraina FINISHED
CassieCruel FINISHED

Frankie FINISHED

Genevieve FINISHED

Jackie FINISHED
JoAnne FINISHED

Kendra FINISHED

Lali & Michelle FINISHED
LaurLa FINISHED

Melissa A FINISHED

Olivermagnus FINISHED

Shash FINISHED
Susan A FINISHED

Tari FINISHED
Trina

January | Easy As 1, 2, 3

My List:

With One Breath Margaret Watson 1/5/25 (Blackhawk Security #1)
See Her Die Melinda Leigh 1/11/25 (Bree Taggert #2)
A Hero's Christmas Hope Vivian Arend 1/4/25 (Holidays in Heart Falls #3)

COMPLETED

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

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.

Completed: 3/3

1. Escape Claws - Linda Reilly 1/20/25 (Cat Lady Mysteries Series)
2. The Whispered Word - Ellery Adams 1/22/25 (Secret, Book, & Scone Society Series)
3. Whispering Rock - Robyn Carr 1/28/25 (Virgin River Series)

FINISHED!!January 2025 Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025 (01/08/25 - first trio)

Trios: 3
Books: 9

Series: 9
X Mistletoe Romance 1
X A Helping Hands Mystery 1
X The Weight of It All 1
X The Family Upstairs 2
X Holiday Romance 2
X It Happened in Nashville 2
X First Comes Love 3
X Mowenna Mutton 3
X Rebel Blue Ranch 3

TRIO 1
(Mistletoe Romance 1) Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist Codi Hall 01/02/25
(Holiday Romance 2) Holiday Wedding Melissa Dymond 01/01/25
(First Comes Love 3) A Christmas Date Camilla Isley 01/08/25

TRIO 2
(A Helping Hands Mystery 1) Needled to Death Annelise Ryan 01/03/25
(It Happened in Nashville 2) The Temporary Roomie Sarah Adams 01/11/25
(Morwenna Mutton 3) The Cream Tea KillerbJudy Leigh 01/09/25

TRIO 3
(The Weight of It All 1) The Weight of It All N.R. Walker 01/04/25
(The Family Upstairs 2) The Family Remains Lisa Jewell 01/27/25
(Rebel Blue Ranch 3) Lost and Lassoed Lyla Sage 01/25/25

NO TRIO
(The Family Upstairs 1) The Family Upstairs Lisa Jewell 01/08/25
(The Dinner Lady Detectives 1) The Dinner Lady Detectives Hannah Hendy 01/08/25
(Leaphorn & Chee 1) The Blessing Way Tony Hillerman 01/11/25
(The Obituary Society 1) The Obituary Society Jessica L. Randall 01/12/25
(Marvel Crime 1) Breaking the Dark Lisa Jewell l 01/20/25

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

9/9 Completed. Finish

1.Mapel Creek #1:I Do with You-Lauren Landish 1/07/25
2.Franki Amato #2:Prosecco Pink-Traci Andrighetti 1/07/25
3.Shadow Island #3:Shadow's Deadline-Mary Stone 1/01/25


1.Sugarland Creek #1:Here With Me-Brooke Montgomery 1/14/25
2.Detective Kate Rosetti #2:Riddle Me This-Gina LaManna 1/04/25
3.Time River #3:Claim Me Forever-A.L. Jackson 1/11/25


1.The Momcoms #1:Mother Faker-Brittanee Nicole 1/18/25
2.Houston Defiance MC #2:Addictive-K.E. Osborn 1/06/25
3.Bailey Brothers #3:Unraveling Him-Claire Kingsley 1/10/25

Easy as 1, 2, 3
January 2025

#1 - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 1/2/25

#2 - Paws & Pastries #2 - Sweets & Treats by Barbara Hinske 1/5/25

#3 = Scottish Bookshop Mystery #3 - Lost Books and Old Bones by Paige Shelton 1/3/25

I’m in

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

1. Dead Serious Case #1: Miz Dusty Le Frey - Vawn Cassidy - 5/1
2. The Vampire and the Case of the Secretive Siren - Heather G. Harris - 20/1
3. Crochet and Cauldrons - Nancy Warren19/1

Welcome everyone!

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

1. Mystery Magnet by Gregory Ashe 1/6/2024 (The Last Picks)
2 Movin' Up by Patti Benning 1/3/2025 (Real Estate Rescue)
3. File M for Murder by Miranda James 1/21/2025 (Cat in the Stacks)

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

3 of 3 Complete

1. A Beautiful Place to Die - Malla Nunn - 1/13/25 - #1 Emmanuel Cooper
2. B is for Burglar - Sue Grafton - 1/2/25 - #2 Kinsey Millhone
3. The Neighbor - Lisa Gardner - 1/22/25 - #3 DD Warren

Welcome Genevieve and Lynda!

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

1 Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho - 1/3/25
2 Shadow's Edge by Brent Weeks - 1/7/25
3 The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto - 1/13/25

1 The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima - 1/4/25
2 The Elves of Cintra by Terry Brooks - 1/11/25
3 Stettin Station by David Downing - 1/20/25

1 The Friday Edition by Betta Ferrendelli - 1/12/25
2 Maya and the Return of the Godlings by Rena Barron - 1/13/25
3 Fable by Chanda Hahn - 1/22/25

1 The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh - 1/14/25
2 Wings of Fire by Charles Todd - 1/18/25
3 Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover by Ally Carter - 1/30/25

1 Assaulted Caramel by Amanda Flower - 1/16/25
2 Island of Silence by Lisa McMann - 1/21/25

1 Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery by John Feinstein - 1/17/25
2 The Fire Keeper by J.C. Cervantes - 1/24/25

1 We Solve Murders by Richard Osman - 1/19/25
2 Betrayed by Lindsay Buroker - 1/26/25

1 Born in Fire by K.F. Breene - 1/23/25

1 Graveyard Shift by Angela Roquet - 1/24/25

1 Smoke & Cracked Mirrors by Karen Charlton - 1/29/25

1 NPCs by Drew Hayes - 1/29/25

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

#1 Campus Sleuth Mysteries Schooled in Murder Victoria Gilbert 1/2/25
#2 Magical Menagerie Dead Men Wag No Tails Sarah Fox 1/5/25
#3 Amanda Warren Mysteries Merry Murder at the Adobe Seren Star Goode 1/2/25

#1 Crochet & Crumpets Mysteries Death Among the Stitches Betty Hechtman1/7/25
#2 Havenwood Cozy Mystery Raspberry Tart Murder R.S. Brown 1/9/25
#3 Pacific Northwest Culinary Cozy Death on Bainbridge Island Dennis Shock 1/19/25

#1 Ghost Tours Mysteries Haunting and Homicide Ava Burke 1/20/25
#2 Magical Fortune Cookie Mysteries Star-Crossed Egg Tarts Jennifer Chow 1/21/25
#3 Magic Candle Shop Mysteries Tallowed Ground Valona Jones 1/24/25

#1 Chloe Lane Mysteries To Catch a Murderer Daisy Belle 1/10/25
#2 Pacific Northwest Culinary Cozy Poisoned in Port Townsend Dennis Shock 1/18/25
#3 Mysteries of Cozy Cove Muffin to Lose Virginia K. Bennett 1/27/25

Welcome Jackie and Tari!

January Easy As 1, 2, 3
Duration: Jan. 1st, 2025 - Jan. 31st, 2025

3/3

1. The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl, Vol. 1 by Miyuki Tonogaya - Jan. 4th
2. Along the Saltwise Sea by A. Deborah Baker - Jan. 23rd (The Up and Under)
3. Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews - Jan. 20th (Kate Daniels)

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
January 2025

1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (1/1/25) - The Hunger Games
2. Magic Redeemed by K.M. Shea (1/4/25) - Hall of Blood and Mercy
3. Bluebeard and the Outlaw by Tara Grayce (1/9/25) - A Villain's Ever After

Welcome Kendra and Shash!

FINISHED

Easy as 1, 2, 3
January 2025

#1 - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 1/2/25

#2 - Paws & Pastries #2 - Sweets & Treats by Barbara Hinske 1/5/25

#3 = Scottish Bookshop Mystery #3 - Lost Books and Old Bones by Paige Shelton 1/3/25

WOW! WOOHOO Michelle!

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

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.

1/3
1. Murder at the Lakeside Library Holly Danvers 1/21/25
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Welcome Trina!

January 2025 Easy As 1, 2, 3
January 2025

My Easy As 1, 2, 3 Challenge (msg 23)

Books Read ❱❱ 6


☑️🥇Driven #1 ❱❱ Driven ❱❱ 01.26 ★★★★
☑️🥈Gone South #2 ❱❱ Scrimmage Gone South ❱❱ 01.11 ★★★★
☑️🥉Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper #3 ❱❱ The Crawling Darkness ❱❱ 01.13 ★★★


☑️🥇Her Angel: Bound Warriors #1 ❱❱ Dark Angel ❱❱ 01.19 ★★★
☑️🥈Irish Hearts #2 ❱❱ Irish Rose ❱❱ 01.25 ★★★★
☑️🥉Mountain Masters & Dark Haven #3 ❱❱ My Liege of Dark Haven ❱❱ 01.18 ★★★★

Welcome LaurLa!

Finished! :)

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
January 2025

1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (1/1/25) - The Hunger Games
2. Magic Redeemed by K.M. Shea (1/4/25) - Hall of Blood and Mercy
3. Bluebeard and the Outlaw by Tara Grayce (1/9/25) - A Villain's Ever After

WOOHOO Shash!

FINISHED
January | Easy As 1, 2, 3
My List:

With One Breath Margaret Watson 1/5/25 (Blackhawk Security #1)
See Her Die Melinda Leigh 1/11/25 (Bree Taggert #2)
A Hero's Christmas Hope Vivian Arend 1/4/25 (Holidays in Heart Falls #3)

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

9/9 Completed. Finish

1.Mapel Creek #1:I Do with You-Lauren Landish 1/07/25
2.Franki Amato #2:Prosecco Pink-Traci Andrighetti 1/07/25
3.Shadow Island #3:Shadow's Deadline-Mary Stone 1/01/25


1.Sugarland Creek #1:Here With Me-Brooke Montgomery 1/14/25
2.Detective Kate Rosetti #2:Riddle Me This-Gina LaManna 1/04/25
3.Time River #3:Claim Me Forever-A.L. Jackson 1/11/25


1.The Momcoms #1:Mother Faker-Brittanee Nicole 1/18/25
2.Houston Defiance MC #2:Addictive-K.E. Osborn 1/06/25
3.Bailey Brothers #3:Unraveling Him-Claire Kingsley 1/10/25

WOOHOO Frankie!

FINISHED

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

1. Mystery Magnet by Gregory Ashe 1/6/2024 (The Last Picks)
2 Movin' Up by Patti Benning 1/3/2025 (Real Estate Rescue)
3. File M for Murder by Miranda James 1/21/2025 (Cat in the Stacks)

WOOHOO Genevieve!

Finished :)

I’m in

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

1. Dead Serious Case #1: Miz Dusty Le Frey - Vawn Cassidy - 5/1
2. The Vampire and the Case of the Secretive Siren - Heather G. Harris - 20/1
3. Crochet and Cauldrons - Nancy Warren19/1

WOOHOO Cassie!

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025
COMPLETE

Camino Island by John Grisham, Camino Island #1 Jan 1 ★★★
Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith, No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #2 Jan 1 ★★★★
Leave the Grave Green by Deborah Crombie, Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James #3 Jan 12 ★★★★

The Pretenders of Copper County by May Archer, Copper County #1 Jan 2 ★★★★
The Lion, the Dragon, and Their Unicorn Omega by Lorelei M. Hart, The Unicorn Omegas #2 Jan 8 ★★
Flame by Louisa Masters, Elemental Men #3 Jan 21 ★★★

WOOHOO Susan!

~~~ Complete ~~~

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

3 of 3 Complete

1. A Beautiful Place to Die - Malla Nunn - 1/13/25 - #1 Emmanuel Cooper
2. B is for Burglar - Sue Grafton - 1/2/25 - #2 Kinsey Millhone
3. The Neighbor - Lisa Gardner - 1/22/25 - #3 DD Warren

WOOHOO Lynda!

Finished

January Easy As 1, 2, 3
Duration: Jan. 1st, 2025 - Jan. 31st, 2025

3/3

1. The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl, Vol. 1 by Miyuki Tonogaya - Jan. 4th
2. Along the Saltwise Sea by A. Deborah Baker - Jan. 23rd (The Up and Under)
3. Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews - Jan. 20th (Kate Daniels)

Finished

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

#1 Campus Sleuth Mysteries Schooled in Murder Victoria Gilbert 1/2/25
#2 Magical Menagerie Dead Men Wag No Tails Sarah Fox 1/5/25
#3 Amanda Warren Mysteries Merry Murder at the Adobe Seren Star Goode 1/2/25

#1 Crochet & Crumpets Mysteries Death Among the Stitches Betty Hechtman1/7/25
#2 Havenwood Cozy Mystery Raspberry Tart Murder R.S. Brown 1/9/25
#3 Pacific Northwest Culinary Cozy Death on Bainbridge Island Dennis Shock 1/19/25

#1 Ghost Tours Mysteries Haunting and Homicide Ava Burke 1/20/25
#2 Magical Fortune Cookie Mysteries Star-Crossed Egg Tarts Jennifer Chow 1/21/25
#3 Magic Candle Shop Mysteries Tallowed Ground Valona Jones 1/24/25

#1 Chloe Lane Mysteries To Catch a Murderer Daisy Belle 1/10/25
#2 Pacific Northwest Culinary Cozy Poisoned in Port Townsend Dennis Shock 1/18/25
#3 Mysteries of Cozy Cove Muffin to Lose Virginia K. Bennett 1/27/25

WOOHOO Kendra and Tari!

FINISHED!!January 2025 Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025 (01/08/25 - first trio)

Trios: 3
Books: 9

Series: 9
X Mistletoe Romance 1
X A Helping Hands Mystery 1
X The Weight of It All 1
X The Family Upstairs 2
X Holiday Romance 2
X It Happened in Nashville 2
X First Comes Love 3
X Mowenna Mutton 3
X Rebel Blue Ranch 3

TRIO 1
(Mistletoe Romance 1) Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist Codi Hall 01/02/25
(Holiday Romance 2) Holiday Wedding Melissa Dymond 01/01/25
(First Comes Love 3) A Christmas Date Camilla Isley 01/08/25

TRIO 2
(A Helping Hands Mystery 1) Needled to Death Annelise Ryan 01/03/25
(It Happened in Nashville 2) The Temporary Roomie Sarah Adams 01/11/25
(Morwenna Mutton 3) The Cream Tea KillerbJudy Leigh 01/09/25

TRIO 3
(The Weight of It All 1) The Weight of It All N.R. Walker 01/04/25
(The Family Upstairs 2) The Family Remains Lisa Jewell 01/27/25
(Rebel Blue Ranch 3) Lost and Lassoed Lyla Sage 01/25/25

NO TRIO
(The Family Upstairs 1) The Family Upstairs Lisa Jewell 01/08/25
(The Dinner Lady Detectives 1) The Dinner Lady Detectives Hannah Hendy 01/08/25
(Leaphorn & Chee 1) The Blessing Way Tony Hillerman 01/11/25
(The Obituary Society 1) The Obituary Society Jessica L. Randall 01/12/25
(Marvel Crime 1) Breaking the Dark Lisa Jewell l 01/20/25

WOOHOO Melissa!

Finished.

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

1 Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho - 1/3/25
2 Shadow's Edge by Brent Weeks - 1/7/25
3 The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto - 1/13/25

1 The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima - 1/4/25
2 The Elves of Cintra by Terry Brooks - 1/11/25
3 Stettin Station by David Downing - 1/20/25

1 The Friday Edition by Betta Ferrendelli - 1/12/25
2 Maya and the Return of the Godlings by Rena Barron - 1/13/25
3 Fable by Chanda Hahn - 1/22/25

1 The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh - 1/14/25
2 Wings of Fire by Charles Todd - 1/18/25
3 Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover by Ally Carter - 1/30/25

WOOHOO Jackie!

January 2025 Easy As 1, 2, 3 ❱❱ COMPLETED ❱❱ 2 Sets
January 2025

My Easy As 1, 2, 3 Challenge (msg 23)

Books Read ❱❱ 6


☑️🥇Driven #1 ❱❱ Driven ❱❱ 01.26 ★★★★
☑️🥈Gone South #2 ❱❱ Scrimmage Gone South ❱❱ 01.11 ★★★★
☑️🥉Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper #3 ❱❱ The Crawling Darkness ❱❱ 01.13 ★★★


☑️🥇Her Angel: Bound Warriors #1 ❱❱ Dark Angel ❱❱ 01.19 ★★★
☑️🥈Irish Hearts #2 ❱❱ Irish Rose ❱❱ 01.25 ★★★★
☑️🥉Mountain Masters & Dark Haven #3 ❱❱ My Liege of Dark Haven ❱❱ 01.18 ★★★★

WOOHOO LaurLa!

Want to Start Collecting Badges?

COMPLETED

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

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.

Completed: 3/3

1. Escape Claws - Linda Reilly 1/20/25 (Cat Lady Mysteries Series)
2. The Whispered Word - Ellery Adams 1/22/25 (Secret, Book, & Scone Society Series)
3. Whispering Rock - Robyn Carr 1/28/25 (Virgin River Series)

WOOHOO Caraina!