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Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2025 - February 28, 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
Crystal FINISHED

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Genevieve FINISHED

Jackie FINISHED
JoAnne FINISHED

Kendra FINISHED

Laila Jane
Lali & Michelle FINISHED
LaurLa FINISHED

Mave
Melissa A FINISHED
Michele FINISHED

Olivermagnus FINISHED

Shash FINISHED
Susan A FINISHED

Tari FINISHED

February | Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge

My List:

Treasure Coast Homecoming Leigh Duncan 2/2/25 (Emerald Bay #1)
When You’re Safe Blake Pierce 2/11/25 (Finn Wright #2)
Drown Her Sorrows Melinda Leigh 2/11/25 (Bree Taggert #3)

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Rules: Read books from the same series or ‘mix-n-match’ – as long as it is at least three in a row. Like 3, 4, 5? Or 11, 12, 13? 17, 18, 19?

1.My Sassy Girl #1 by Ho Sik Kim Read 2/9/25
2. The Heron's Cry by Ann Cleeves Read Two Rivers #2. 2/19/25
3. Death at the Dinner Party by Ellie Alexander Read 2/19/25 Secret Bookcase Mystery #3

FINISHED

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2025 - February 28, 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. Lords of Summer - Kayla Wren 2/2/25
2. Wolf's Calling - M.H. Soars 2/6/25
3. Pack's Queen - M.H. Soars 2/6/25

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2025 - February 28, 2025
COMPLETE

1. Hockey Ever After #1, Winging It by Ashlyn Kane and Morgan James Feb 2 ★★★★
2. 12 Dukes of Christmas #2, Kiss of a Duke by Erica Ridley Feb 3 ★★★
3. Lake Prophet #3, Zenith by Eli Easton and RJ Scott Feb 1 ★★★★

1. Bad Behavior #1, Risky Behavior by Cari Z and LA Witt Feb 3 ★★★
2. Camino Island #2, Camino Winds by John Grisham Feb 6 ★★★
3. Black and Blue #3, Something Wicked by Lily Morton Feb 5 ★★★


1. Lucas Page #1, City of Windows by Robert Pobi Feb 3 ★★★
2. The Billionaire Brotherhood #2, Marrying Mr. Majestic by Lucy Lennox Feb 7 ★★★★
3. Midnight #3, Midnight Betrayal by Melinda Leigh Feb 8 ★★★

1. The Sweet Rom"Com" #1, Compared by Kortney Keisel Feb 4 ★★★
2. Fogg Lake #2, All the Colors of Night by Jayne Ann Krentz Feb 14 ★★★
3. Treasure Trail #3, Last Resort by Morgan Brice Feb 10 ★★★

1. The Undead Agency #1, Get It Together by Shelby Rhodes Feb 6 ★★★
2. Letty Davenport #2, Dark Angel by John Sandford Feb 15 ★★★★
3. The Billionaire Brotherhood #3, Inheriting Miss Fortune by Lucy Lennox Feb 11 ★★★★

1. Cider Bar SIsters #1, Her Big City Neighbor by Jackie Lau Feb 13 ★★★
2. Harlow Mountain Men #2, A Mountain Man Walks into a Library by Mal Trevino Feb 28 ★★★★
3. Borealis Investigations #3, Declination by Gregory Ashe Feb 12 ★★★

Ducks In A Row Monthly Challenge
February 1- 28, 2025

3 of 3 Complete

1. Zero Day - David Baldacci - 4 Stars - 2/6/25 - #1 John Puller
2. Murder with Macaroni and Cheese - A.L. Herbert - 3.5 Stars - 2/16/25 - #2 Mahalia Watkins Soul Food Mystery
3. The Singapore School of Villainy - Shamini Flint - 4 Stars - 2/9/25 - #3 Inspector Singh Investigates

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2025 - February 28, 2025

12/12. Finish

1.Ember Falls #1:All Too Well-Corinne Michaels 2/02/25
2.Haven River Ranch #2:Sunlight-Devney Perry 2/21/25
3.Women's Murder Club #3:3rd Degree-James Patterson 2/07/25


1.First Coast Thriller #1:Shake Down-Armand Rosamilia 2/11/25
2.Keera Duggan #2:Beyond Reasonable Doubt-Robert Dugoni 2/12/25
3.Rachel Ryder #3:Overkill-Carolyn Ridder Aspenson 2/06/25


1.St. Louis Sires #1:Goal-Alexandria House 2/12/25
2.Balsam Ridge #2:Fate After Fame-Amber Kelly 2/17/25
3.Daniela Vega #3:A Killer's Code-Isabella Maldonado 2/15/25


1.Joe Court #1:The Girl in the Motel-Chris Culver 2/19/25
2.Gold Rush Ranch #2:A Photo Finish-Elsie Silver 2/26/25
3.Franki Amato #3:Amaretto Amber-Traci Andrighetti 2/16/25

FINISHED! February 2025 - Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Feb. 1-28, 2025 (First Trio 02/03/25)

Trios: 6
Books: 18

Series: 16

X Joe Talbert 1
X Temperance Brennan 1
X Midlife Crisis 1
X The Museum of Literature Romance 1
XX Rebel Seoul 1 & 2
X Baker Street Mystery 2
X Domestic Partners in Crime 2
X It’s All About the Mistletoe 2
X A Helping Hands Mystery 2
X Charlotte Gibson Mystery 2 & 3
XX Kenni Lowry Mystery 2 & 3
X Part of Your World 3
X Dinner Lady Detectives 3
X Great Plains Trilogy 3
X Her Majesty the Queen Investigates 3
X When in Rome 3

Trio 1
(Joe Talbert 1) The Life We Bury Allen Eskens 02/01/25
(Baker Street Mystery 2) Murder is a Piece of Cake Valerie Burns 02/03/25
(Part of your World 3) Just for the Summer Abby Jimenez 02/01/25

Trio 2
(Temperance Brennan 1) Déjà Dead Kathy Reichs 02/02/25
(Domestic Partners in Crime 2) Rehearsed to Death Frank Anthony Polito 02/04/25
(Great Plains Trilogy 3) My Ántonia Willa Cather 02/02/25

Trio 3
(Midlife Crisis 1) Anxious in Nevada Diana Xarissa (KU) 02/03/25
(It’s All About the Mistletoe 2) Mistletoe Mayhem Laura Ann 02/07/25
(Her Majesty the Queen Investigates 3) Murder Most Royal S.J. Bennett (KU) 02/06/25

Trio 4
(A Betty Snickerdoodle Mystery 1) The Return of Betty Snickerdoodle Pepper Frost 02/05/25
(Charlotte Gibson Mystery 2) Maui Murder Jasmine Webb 02/10/25
(Charlotte Gibson Mystery 3) Beachside Bullet Jasmine Webb 02/12/25

Trio 5
(The Museum of Literature Romance 1) Royal Valentine Royal Valentine 02/05/25
(A Helping Hands Mystery 2) Night Shift Annelise Ryan 02/16/25
(When in Rome 3) Beg, Borrow, or Steal Sarah Adams 02/16/25

Trio 6
(Rebel Seoul 1) Rebel Seoul Axie Oh 02/08/25
(Kenni Lowry Mystery 2) Southern Fried Tonya Kappes (KU) 02/15/25
(Kenni Lowry Mystery 3) Ax To Grind Tonya Kappes 02/27/25


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.

February Easy As 1, 2, 3
Duration: Feb. 1st, 2025 - Feb. 28th, 2025

3/3

1. Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris - Feb. 12th (Midnight Texas)
2. The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl 02 by Miyuki Tonogaya - Feb. 4th
3. Into the Windwracked Wilds by A. Deborah Baker - Feb. 2nd (The Up and Under)

Easy as 1, 2, 3
February 2025

#1 Farm to Trouble (Farm to Table Mystery #1) by Amanda Flower 2/11/25

#2 Rest in Pieces (Mrs. Murphy Mystery #2) by Rita Mae Brown 2/13/25

#3 Murder in the Secret Garden (A Book Retreat Mystery #3) by Ellery Adams 2/16/25

Easy as 1, 2, 3
February 2025

#1 - Oath Sworn - 2/2

#2 - Dead Serious Case #2: Mrs Delores Abernathy - 2/2

#3

February 2025 - Easy as 1, 2, 3
Duration: February 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

1. Maui Widow Waltz by JoAnn Bassett 2/20/2025 (Islands of Aloha)
2. Hide and Seek by Ian Rankin 2/26/2025 (Inspector Rebus)
3. Findin' Out by Patti Benning 2/27/2025 (Real Estate Rescue)

Welcome everyone!

February 2025 - Easy as 1, 2, 3

Goal: 2/3

1. The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling (02/14/25) - Graves Glen #1

2.

3. King of Greed by Ana Huang (02/20/25) - Kings of Sin #3

Welcome Laila Jane!

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2025 - February 28, 2025

#1 Swift Justice Club All Too Dead Scarlett Moss 2/4/25
#2 Fish Camp Mysteries Casting Doubt Summer Prescott 2/12/25
#3 Whisper Hollow Mysteries Murder with a Hint of Dark Chocolate Laura M. Drake 2/6/25

#1 Lily & Cassie by the Sea Mysteries Ghosts, Lore & a House by the Shore Nellie H. Steele 2/8/25
#2 Sherlock Paws Mysteries The Lighthouse Murder Kit Sterling 2/14/25
#3 Tea Shop Mysteries Shades of Earl Grey Laura Childs 2/7/25

#1 Sherlock Paws Mysteries Pawsitively Murder Kit Sterling 2/9/25
#2 Baker’s Dozen Mysteries The Empire Biscuit Bites Back L.E. Gordon 2/15/25
#3 Harpertown Holiday Cozy Mysteries A Deadly Heart D.B. McNicol 2/13/25

#1 Eliza Crumbles Mysteries Baked Justice Maisy Marple 2/11/25
#2 Claire’s Candles Black Cherry Betrayal Agatha Frost 2/18/25
#3 Tall Pines Mysteries Murder by Cinnamon Roll Avery Kent 2/23/25

#1 Bishop’s Landing Mysteries Murder from Scratch Avery Kent 2/21/25
#2 Tall Pines Mysteries Murder on the Fairgrounds Avery Kent 2/21/25
#3 Eliza Crumbles Mysteries Crumbs of Deception Maisy Marple 2/26/25

#1 Fawn Valley Mysteries Buried Bones Emily Quinn 2/25/25
#2 Eliza Crumbles Mysteries Murder by the Loaf Maisy Marple 2/22/25
#3 Cookies & Schemes Pinwheel Cookie Peril Angela Mayble 2/27/25

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2025 - February 28, 2025

1. Dear Mrs. Bird by A.J. Pearce (The Emmy Lake Chronicles #1) - 2/24
2. Aru Shah and the Song of Death by Roshani Chokshi (Pandava #2) - 2/12
3. The Broken Mirror by Melissa de la Cruz (Never After #3) - 2/2

Welcome Tari and Crystal!

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2025 - February 28, 2025

1 The Delphi Effect by Rysa Walker - 2/2/25
2 Tails, You Lose by Carol J. Perry - 2/1/25
3 The Gypsy Morph by Terry Brooks - 2/5/25

1 Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim - 2/11/25
2 The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman - 2/6/25
3 Search the Dark by Charles Todd - 2/24/25

1 Vicious by Victoria E. Schwab - 2/13/25
2 Two If By Magic by Martha Carr - 2/8/25
3 The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman - 2/25/25

1 Wicked Fox by Kat Cho - 2/15/25
2 Choked Off by Andrea Frazer - 2/19/25
3

1 The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune - 2/16/25
2 Pocket Full of Posies by Angela Roquet - 2/20/25
3

1 Well, That Was Unexpected by Jesse Q. Sutanto - 2/17/25
2
3

1 Orientation by Gregory Ashe - 2/17/25

1 Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris - 2/21/25

1 Cupcakes for My Orc Enemy by Honey Phillips - 2/22/25

1 Kingdoms at War by Lindsay Buroker - 2/26/25

1 The Searcher by Tana French - 2/27/25

Welcome Jackie!

February 2025 Easy As 1, 2, 3
February 2025

My Easy As 1, 2, 3 Challenge (msg 22)

Books Read ❱❱ 9


🥇Nobody #1 ❱❱ Nobody's Darling ❱❱ 02.15 ★★★★
🥈Random #2 ❱❱ Random Acts of Trust ❱❱ 02.28 ★★★★
🥉Uniformly Hot SEALs #3 ❱❱ A SEAL's Salvation ❱❱ 02.16 ★★★★


🥇Inside Out #1 ❱❱ If I Were You ❱❱ 02.24 ★★★★
🥈Unfinished Hero #2 ❱❱ Creed ❱❱ 02.25 ★★★★
🥉Play by Play #3 ❱❱ Taking a Shot ❱❱ 02.03 ★★★★


🥇Heart's Ease #1 ❱❱ Against Her Rules ❱❱ 02.16 ★★★★
🥈Wild Seasons #2 ❱❱ Dirty Rowdy Thing ❱❱ 02.09 ★★★★
🥉Ice Planet Barbarians #3 ❱❱ Barbarian Lover ❱❱ 02.27 ★★★★

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2025 - February 28, 2025

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2.
3.

Welcome LaurLa and Mave!

Easy As 1, 2, 3
February 2025

1. In Darkness Forged by Kenley Davidson (2/5/25) - Night Elves of Abreia
2. Storms of Allegiance by Melanie Cellier (2/1/25) - A Mage's Apprentice
3. The Honourable Lucas Kincaid by Emma Melbourne (2/4/25) - Miss Fleming

Welcome Shash!

Finished! :)

Easy As 1, 2, 3
February 2025

1. In Darkness Forged by Kenley Davidson (2/5/25) - Night Elves of Abreia
2. Storms of Allegiance by Melanie Cellier (2/1/25) - A Mage's Apprentice
3. The Honourable Lucas Kincaid by Emma Melbourne (2/4/25) - Miss Fleming

WOOHOO Shash!

Finished

February Easy As 1, 2, 3
Duration: Feb. 1st, 2025 - Feb. 28th, 2025

3/3

1. Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris - Feb. 12th (Midnight Texas)
2. The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl 02 by Miyuki Tonogaya - Feb. 4th
3. Into the Windwracked Wilds by A. Deborah Baker - Feb. 2nd (The Up and Under)

WOOHOO Kendra!

FINISHED
February | Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge

My List:

Treasure Coast Homecoming Leigh Duncan 2/2/25 (Emerald Bay #1)
When You’re Safe Blake Pierce 2/11/25 (Finn Wright #2)
Drown Her Sorrows Melinda Leigh 2/11/25 (Bree Taggert #3)

FINISHED

Easy as 1, 2, 3
February 2025

#1 Farm to Trouble (Farm to Table Mystery #1) by Amanda Flower 2/11/25

#2 Rest in Pieces (Mrs. Murphy Mystery #2) by Rita Mae Brown 2/13/25

#3 Murder in the Secret Garden (A Book Retreat Mystery #3) by Ellery Adams 2/16/25

WOOHOO Michelle!

COMPLETION POST
Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Rules: Read books from the same series or ‘mix-n-match’ – as long as it is at least three in a row. Like 3, 4, 5? Or 11, 12, 13? 17, 18, 19?

1.My Sassy Girl #1 by Ho Sik Kim Read 2/9/25
2. The Heron's Cry by Ann Cleeves Read 2/19/25 Two Rivers #2.
3. Death at the Dinner Party by Ellie Alexander Read 2/19/25 Secret Bookcase Mystery #3

WOOHOO Michele!

~~~ Complete ~~~

Ducks In A Row Monthly Challenge
February 1- 28, 2025

3 of 3 Complete

1. Zero Day - David Baldacci - 4 Stars - 2/6/25 - #1 John Puller
2. Murder with Macaroni and Cheese - A.L. Herbert - 3.5 Stars - 2/16/25 - #2 Mahalia Watkins Soul Food Mystery
3. The Singapore School of Villainy - Shamini Flint - 4 Stars - 2/9/25 - #3 Inspector Singh Investigates

WOOHOO Lynda!

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2025 - February 28, 2025

12/12. Finish

1.Ember Falls #1:All Too Well-Corinne Michaels 2/02/25
2.Haven River Ranch #2:Sunlight-Devney Perry 2/21/25
3.Women's Murder Club #3:3rd Degree-James Patterson 2/07/25


1.First Coast Thriller #1:Shake Down-Armand Rosamilia 2/11/25
2.Keera Duggan #2:Beyond Reasonable Doubt-Robert Dugoni 2/12/25
3.Rachel Ryder #3:Overkill-Carolyn Ridder Aspenson 2/06/25


1.St. Louis Sires #1:Goal-Alexandria House 2/12/25
2.Balsam Ridge #2:Fate After Fame-Amber Kelly 2/17/25
3.Daniela Vega #3:A Killer's Code-Isabella Maldonado 2/15/25


1.Joe Court #1:The Girl in the Motel-Chris Culver 2/19/25
2.Gold Rush Ranch #2:A Photo Finish-Elsie Silver 2/26/25
3.Franki Amato #3:Amaretto Amber-Traci Andrighetti 2/16/25

WOOHOO Frankie!

Finished

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2025 - February 28, 2025

#1 Swift Justice Club All Too Dead Scarlett Moss 2/4/25
#2 Fish Camp Mysteries Casting Doubt Summer Prescott 2/12/25
#3 Whisper Hollow Mysteries Murder with a Hint of Dark Chocolate Laura M. Drake 2/6/25

#1 Lily & Cassie by the Sea Mysteries Ghosts, Lore & a House by the Shore Nellie H. Steele 2/8/25
#2 Sherlock Paws Mysteries The Lighthouse Murder Kit Sterling 2/14/25
#3 Tea Shop Mysteries Shades of Earl Grey Laura Childs 2/7/25

#1 Sherlock Paws Mysteries Pawsitively Murder Kit Sterling 2/9/25
#2 Baker’s Dozen Mysteries The Empire Biscuit Bites Back L.E. Gordon 2/15/25
#3 Harpertown Holiday Cozy Mysteries A Deadly Heart D.B. McNicol 2/13/25

#1 Eliza Crumbles Mysteries Baked Justice Maisy Marple 2/11/25
#2 Claire’s Candles Black Cherry Betrayal Agatha Frost 2/18/25
#3 Tall Pines Mysteries Murder by Cinnamon Roll Avery Kent 2/23/25

#1 Bishop’s Landing Mysteries Murder from Scratch Avery Kent 2/21/25
#2 Tall Pines Mysteries Murder on the Fairgrounds Avery Kent 2/21/25
#3 Eliza Crumbles Mysteries Crumbs of Deception Maisy Marple 2/26/25

#1 Fawn Valley Mysteries Buried Bones Emily Quinn 2/25/25
#2 Eliza Crumbles Mysteries Murder by the Loaf Maisy Marple 2/22/25
#3 Cookies & Schemes Pinwheel Cookie Peril Angela Mayble 2/27/25

February 2025 - Easy as 1, 2, 3
Duration: February 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

1. Maui Widow Waltz by JoAnn Bassett 2/20/2025 (Islands of Aloha)
2. Hide and Seek by Ian Rankin 2/26/2025 (Inspector Rebus)
3. Findin' Out by Patti Benning 2/27/2025 (Real Estate Rescue)

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2025 - February 28, 2025
COMPLETE

1. Hockey Ever After #1, Winging It by Ashlyn Kane and Morgan James Feb 2 ★★★★
2. 12 Dukes of Christmas #2, Kiss of a Duke by Erica Ridley Feb 3 ★★★
3. Lake Prophet #3, Zenith by Eli Easton and RJ Scott Feb 1 ★★★★

1. Bad Behavior #1, Risky Behavior by Cari Z and LA Witt Feb 3 ★★★
2. Camino Island #2, Camino Winds by John Grisham Feb 6 ★★★
3. Black and Blue #3, Something Wicked by Lily Morton Feb 5 ★★★


1. Lucas Page #1, City of Windows by Robert Pobi Feb 3 ★★★
2. The Billionaire Brotherhood #2, Marrying Mr. Majestic by Lucy Lennox Feb 7 ★★★★
3. Midnight #3, Midnight Betrayal by Melinda Leigh Feb 8 ★★★

1. The Sweet Rom"Com" #1, Compared by Kortney Keisel Feb 4 ★★★
2. Fogg Lake #2, All the Colors of Night by Jayne Ann Krentz Feb 14 ★★★
3. Treasure Trail #3, Last Resort by Morgan Brice Feb 10 ★★★

1. The Undead Agency #1, Get It Together by Shelby Rhodes Feb 6 ★★★
2. Letty Davenport #2, Dark Angel by John Sandford Feb 15 ★★★★
3. The Billionaire Brotherhood #3, Inheriting Miss Fortune by Lucy Lennox Feb 11 ★★★★

1. Cider Bar SIsters #1, Her Big City Neighbor by Jackie Lau Feb 13 ★★★
2. Harlow Mountain Men #2, A Mountain Man Walks into a Library by Mal Trevino Feb 28 ★★★★
3. Borealis Investigations #3, Declination by Gregory Ashe Feb 12 ★★★

WOOHOO Tari, Genevieve and Susan!

FINISHED!

I concentrated more on stand alones this time and didn't get as many series as usual!

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2025 - February 28, 2025

1. Dear Mrs. Bird by A.J. Pearce (The Emmy Lake Chronicles #1) - 2/24
2. Aru Shah and the Song of Death by Roshani Chokshi (Pandava #2) - 2/12
3. The Broken Mirror by Melissa de la Cruz (Never After #3) - 2/2

FINISHED! February 2025 - Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Feb. 1-28, 2025 (First Trio 02/03/25)

Trios: 6
Books: 18

Series: 16

X Joe Talbert 1
X Temperance Brennan 1
X Midlife Crisis 1
X The Museum of Literature Romance 1
XX Rebel Seoul 1 & 2
X Baker Street Mystery 2
X Domestic Partners in Crime 2
X It’s All About the Mistletoe 2
X A Helping Hands Mystery 2
X Charlotte Gibson Mystery 2 & 3
XX Kenni Lowry Mystery 2 & 3
X Part of Your World 3
X Dinner Lady Detectives 3
X Great Plains Trilogy 3
X Her Majesty the Queen Investigates 3
X When in Rome 3

Trio 1
(Joe Talbert 1) The Life We Bury Allen Eskens 02/01/25
(Baker Street Mystery 2) Murder is a Piece of Cake Valerie Burns 02/03/25
(Part of your World 3) Just for the Summer Abby Jimenez 02/01/25

Trio 2
(Temperance Brennan 1) Déjà Dead Kathy Reichs 02/02/25
(Domestic Partners in Crime 2) Rehearsed to Death Frank Anthony Polito 02/04/25
(Great Plains Trilogy 3) My Ántonia Willa Cather 02/02/25

Trio 3
(Midlife Crisis 1) Anxious in Nevada Diana Xarissa (KU) 02/03/25
(It’s All About the Mistletoe 2) Mistletoe Mayhem Laura Ann 02/07/25
(Her Majesty the Queen Investigates 3) Murder Most Royal S.J. Bennett (KU) 02/06/25

Trio 4
(A Betty Snickerdoodle Mystery 1) The Return of Betty Snickerdoodle Pepper Frost 02/05/25
(Charlotte Gibson Mystery 2) Maui Murder Jasmine Webb 02/10/25
(Charlotte Gibson Mystery 3) Beachside Bullet Jasmine Webb 02/12/25

Trio 5
(The Museum of Literature Romance 1) Royal Valentine Royal Valentine 02/05/25
(A Helping Hands Mystery 2) Night Shift Annelise Ryan 02/16/25
(When in Rome 3) Beg, Borrow, or Steal Sarah Adams 02/16/25

Trio 6
(Rebel Seoul 1) Rebel Seoul Axie Oh 02/08/25
(Kenni Lowry Mystery 2) Southern Fried Tonya Kappes (KU) 02/15/25
(Kenni Lowry Mystery 3) Ax To Grind Tonya Kappes 02/27/25

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 Crystal and Melissa!

Finished.

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2025 - February 28, 2025

1 The Delphi Effect by Rysa Walker - 2/2/25
2 Tails, You Lose by Carol J. Perry - 2/1/25
3 The Gypsy Morph by Terry Brooks - 2/5/25

1 Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim - 2/11/25
2 The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman - 2/6/25
3 Search the Dark by Charles Todd - 2/24/25

1 Vicious by Victoria E. Schwab - 2/13/25
2 Two If By Magic by Martha Carr - 2/8/25
3 The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman - 2/25/25

February 2025 Easy As 1, 2, 3 ❱❱ CHALLENGE COMPLETE ❱❱ 3 Sets
February 2025

My Easy As 1, 2, 3 Challenge (msg 22)

Books Read ❱❱ 9


🥇Nobody #1 ❱❱ Nobody's Darling ❱❱ 02.15 ★★★★
🥈Random #2 ❱❱ Random Acts of Trust ❱❱ 02.28 ★★★★
🥉Uniformly Hot SEALs #3 ❱❱ A SEAL's Salvation ❱❱ 02.16 ★★★★


🥇Inside Out #1 ❱❱ If I Were You ❱❱ 02.24 ★★★★
🥈Unfinished Hero #2 ❱❱ Creed ❱❱ 02.25 ★★★★
🥉Play by Play #3 ❱❱ Taking a Shot ❱❱ 02.03 ★★★★


🥇Heart's Ease #1 ❱❱ Against Her Rules ❱❱ 02.16 ★★★★
🥈Wild Seasons #2 ❱❱ Dirty Rowdy Thing ❱❱ 02.09 ★★★★
🥉Ice Planet Barbarians #3 ❱❱ Barbarian Lover ❱❱ 02.27 ★★★★

WOOHOO Jackie and LaurLa!

FINISHED

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2025 - February 28, 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. Lords of Summer - Kayla Wren 2/2/25
2. Wolf's Calling - M.H. Soars 2/6/25
3. Pack's Queen - M.H. Soars 2/6/25