2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge discussion

SERIAL READER
Duration: January 1 – December 31, 2026

Because every great story deserves more than one book.

This challenge encourages you to dive into and make progress on all those wonderful series out there, just waiting for your attention and time. You can read them all for this challenge: long series, short series, companion books, and novellas.

You don’t need to read the whole series at once. Feel free to finish a series or two that you began in 2025 or earlier, try out the first book in several series, or simply enjoy that long-awaited sequel.

Filling in the blanks below might help you guesstimate your challenge goal:
I will start __ series this year. (# books)
I will finish __ series I have started before this year. (# books)
I will read __ series from start to finish this year. (# books)
I will read __ books that are part of a series. (# books)
My total number of books is __.

As you update your challenge, you’ll move through the tiers below. Will you become a Seasoned Serial Reader?

The tiers are:
01-10: Serial Dabbler 📖
11-20: More than a Vacation Reader ⛺
21-30: Shelf Stacker 📚
31-40: Under the Covers Reader 🔦
41-50: Serious about Serials 🎒
51+: Seasoned Serial Reader 🍃

Happy Reading!

How to Participate:

1. Post here telling the challenge leader how many books you plan to read.
You may choose your books at the beginning, or add them as you go. You may join any time during the year, and may change your goal whenever needed.

2. When you finish books for the challenge, edit your original post or member’s corner thread to add them.
Instructions are in the how-to link below.

3. To have your progress updated, post a new comment here to let the challenge leader know.
Every time you post an update, be sure to include your original (sign-up) message number, the number of books you have completed, and your goal. We use your original message number to identify you, since multiple members may have the same profile name.
Example:
Update to message 32: 2/25 books read!

For more information about how our challenges work, visit this how-to thread or ask your challenge leader.

P.S. Please do not delete posts! It changes the message numbers, complicating the update process for both leaders and participants. If you wish to leave the challenge, simply post a comment here to let us know. You may edit your original post to say {deleted}. Thank you!

Participants:


Amitha #12 - 0/7
BarbaraBrubru_gingertiger #19 - 0/25
Bubbles #26 - 0/25
Chalmation #21 - 0/24
Chrissie #14 - 0/55
Dubhease #20 - 0/15
Frankie #9 - 0/60
GailW #16 - 0/35
Jaida #22 - 0/50
Kalyn #25 - 0/10
Kristina #18 - 0/30
JennH #29 - 0/130
Laura #17 - 0/20
Lexi #24 - 0/52
Mie #11 - 0/25
Missy #23 - 0/21
Moose17 #10 - 0/30
Rachael #6 - 0/40
SarahKat #8 - 0/30
Serafima #28 - 0/21
Susan #5 - 0/40
Vicki #15 - 0/20
Victoria #13 - 0/19
Whitney #7 - 0/80

STATS
Participants - 24
Books Read - 0
Book Goal - 864
Completed - 0

Updated through Message #29 on December 19, 2025.

Reserved by backup moderator

I'd like to sign up for 40

Please sign me up for 40 books for now.

COMPLETED: 0/40

Signing up for 80.

Progress: 0/80

Primas of Power:
#2: A Lot Like Adiós (Primas of Power, #2) by Alexis Daria
#3: Along Came Amor (Primas of Power, #3) by Alexis Daria

Seven Days in June:
Seven Days in June (Seven Days in June Series) by Tia Williams
Audre & Bash Are Just Friends (Seven Days in June Series) by Tia Williams

Practical Magic:
#0.1: Magic Lessons (Practical Magic, #0.1) by Alice Hoffman
#0.2: The Rules of Magic (Practical Magic, #0.2) by Alice Hoffman

Dublin Murder Squad:
#1: In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1) by Tana French
#2: The Likeness (Dublin Murder Squad, #2) by Tana French

The Witches of Thistle Grove:
#3: Back in a Spell (The Witches of Thistle Grove, #3) by Lana Harper

The Kiss Quotient:
#1: The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1) by Helen Hoang

The Godfather:
#1: The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) by Mario Puzo

It Ends with Us:
#1: It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1) by Colleen Hoover

The Brown Sisters:
#3: Act Your Age, Eve Brown (The Brown Sisters, #3) by Talia Hibbert

Summer:
#2: It's Not Summer Without You (Summer, #2) by Jenny Han

American Royals:
#0.5: Inheritance (American Royals, #0.5) by Katharine McGee

Simon Snow:
#3: Any Way the Wind Blows (Simon Snow, #3) by Rainbow Rowell

Part of Your World:
#3.5: The Situationship (Part of Your World, #3.5) by Abby Jimenez

Bride:
#2: Mate (Bride, #2) by Ali Hazelwood

The Wedding Date:
#6: While We Were Dating (The Wedding Date, #6) by Jasmine Guillory

The Rajes:
#3: Incense and Sensibility (The Rajes, #3) by Sonali Dev

Earthsea Cycle:
#1: A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) by Ursula K. Le Guin

Killers of a Certain Age:
#1: Killers of a Certain Age (Killers of a Certain Age, #1) by Deanna Raybourn

Whiskey Sharp:
#2: Jagged (Whiskey Sharp, #2) by Lauren Dane

A League of Extraordinary Women:
#4: The Gentleman's Gambit (A League of Extraordinary Women, #4) by Evie Dunmore

Canary Club Mystery:
#1: Miss Aldridge Regrets (Canary Club Mystery, #1) by Louise Hare

Spindle Cove:
#2: A Week to be Wicked (Spindle Cove, #2) by Tessa Dare

The Baby-Sitters Club Mysteries:
#27: Claudia and the Lighthouse Ghost by Ann M. Martin
#28: Abby and the Mystery Baby by Ann M. Martin
#29: Stacey and the Fashion Victim by Ann M. Martin
#30: Kristy and the Mystery Train by Ann M. Martin
#31: Mary Anne and the Music Box Secret by Ann M. Martin
#32: Claudia and the Mystery in the Painting by Ann M. Martin
#33: Stacey and the Stolen Hearts by Ann M. Martin
#34: Mary Anne and the Haunted Bookstore by Ann M. Martin
#35: Abby and the Notorious Neighbor by Ann M. Martin
#36: Kristy and the Cat Burglar by Ann M. Martin

The Baby-Sitters Club Super Mystery:
#1: Baby-sitters' Haunted House by Ann M. Martin
#2: Baby-sitters Beware by Ann M. Martin
#3: Baby-sitters' Fright Night by Ann M. Martin
#4: Baby-sitters' Christmas Chiller by Ann M. Martin

Baby-Sitters Club Special Edition:
#1: Logan's Story by Ann M. Martin
#2: Logan Bruno, Boy Baby-Sitter by Ann M. Martin
#3: Shannon's Story by Ann M. Martin

The Baby-Sitters Club Portrait Collection:
#1: Stacey's Book by Ann M. Martin
#2: Claudia's Book by Ann M. Martin
#3: Dawn's Book by Ann M. Martin
#4: Mary Anne's Book by Ann M. Martin
#5: Kristy's Book by Ann M. Martin
#6: Abby's Book by Ann M. Martin

The Baby-Sitters Club Friends Forever:
#1: Kristy's Big News by Ann M. Martin
#2: Stacey vs. Claudia by Ann M. Martin
#3: Mary Anne's Big Breakup by Ann M. Martin
#4: Claudia and the Friendship Feud by Ann M. Martin
#5: Kristy Power! by Ann M. Martin
#6: Stacey and the Boyfriend Trap by Ann M. Martin
#7: Claudia Gets Her Guy by Ann M. Martin
#8: Mary Anne's Revenge by Ann M. Martin
#9: Kristy and the Kidnapper by Ann M. Martin
#10: Stacey's Problem by Ann M. Martin
#11: Welcome Home, Mary Anne by Ann M. Martin
#12: Claudia and the Disaster Date by Ann M. Martin

The Baby-Sitters Club Friends Forever Super Special:
#1: Everything Changes by Ann M. Martin
#2: Graduation Day by Ann M. Martin


The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels:
#1: Kristy's Great Idea: A Graphic Novel by Raina Telgemeier
#2: The Truth About Stacey: A Graphic Novel by Raina Telgemeier
#3: Mary Anne Saves the Day: A Graphic Novel by Raina Telgemeier
#4: Claudia and Mean Janine: A Graphic Novel by Raina Telgemeier
#5: Dawn and the Impossible Three: A Graphic Novel by Gale Galligan
#6: Kristy's Big Day: A Graphic Novel by Gale Galligan
#7: Boy-Crazy Stacey: A Graphic Novel by Gale Galligan
#8: Logan Likes Mary Anne!: A Graphic Novel by Gale Galligan
#9: Claudia and the New Girl: A Graphic Novel by Gabriela Epstein
#10: Kristy and the Snobs: A Graphic Novel by Chan Chau
#11: Good-bye Stacey, Good-bye: A Graphic Novel by Gabriela Epstein
#12: Jessi's Secret Language: A Graphic Novel by Chan Chau
#13: Mary Anne's Bad Luck Mystery: A Graphic Novel by Cynthia Yuan Cheng
#14: Stacey's Mistake: A Graphic Novel by Ellen T. Crenshaw
#15: Claudia and the Bad Joke: A Graphic Novel by Arley Nopra

I'll sign up for 30 please!

SERIAL READER
Duration: January 1 – December 31, 2026

00/60 Completed

The Miles Family
01.#3:Reckless Miles-Claire Kingsley
02.#4:Hidden Miles-Claire Kingsley
03.#5:Gaining Miles-Claire Kingsley

Blood Brothers
04.#1:Deadly Silence-Rebecca Zanetti
05.#2:Lethal Lies-Rebecca Zanetti
06.#3:Twisted Truths-Rebecca Zanetti

The Baileys
07.#1:Lessons from a One-Night Stand-Piper Rayne
08.#2:Advice from a Jilted Bride-Piper Rayne
09.#3:Birth of a Baby Daddy-Piper Rayne

Emily Slate FBI Mystery
10.#5:Can't Miss Her-Alex Sigmore
11.#6:The Lost Daughter-Alex Sigmore
12.#7:The Secret Seven-Alex Sigmore
13.#8:A Liar's Grave-Alex Sigmore
14.#9:The Girl In The Wall-Alex Sigmore
15.#10:His Final Act-Alex Sigmore

Content Advisory
16.#2:Look at Her and Die-Lani Lynn Vale
17.#3:Enemies to Lovers-Lani Lynn Vale
18.#4:Other Woman Drama-Lani Lynn Vale
19.#5:Mistaken Identity-Lani Lynn Vale
20.#6:Ugly Duckling-Lani Lynn Vale
21.#7:Forced Proximity-Lani Lynn Vale
22.#8:He's A Mean One-Lani Lynn Vale

The Rookie Club
23.#3:Dark Passage-Danielle Girard
24.#4:Grave Danger-Danielle Girard
25.#5:Everything to Lose-Danielle Girard

Landry Family
26.#4:Swear-Adriana Locke
27.#5:Swink-Adriana Locke
28.#6:Sweet-Adriana Locke

The Gibson Boys
29.#3:Crave-Adriana Locke
30.#4:Crazy-Adriana Locke

The Brewer Family
31.#1:The Proposal-Adriana Locke
32.#2:The Arrangement-Adriana Locke
33.#3:The Invitation-Adriana Locke
34.#4:The Merger-Adriana Locke
35.#5:The Situation-Adriana Locke

Shadow Island FBI Mystery
36.#17:Shadow's Doom-Mary Stone
37.#18:Shadow's Sacrifice-Mary Stone
38.#19:Shadow's Collision-Mary Stone
39.#20:Shadow's Reckoning-Mary Stone

Winter Black FBI Mystery
40.#25:Winter's Stalker-Mary Stone
41.#26:Winter's Maze-Mary Stone
42.#27:Winter's Legacy-Mary Stone

Juniper Springs Mystery
43.#2:The New Girl-A.J. Rivers
44.#3:The Search-A.J. Rivers
45.#4:The Surprise-A.J. Rivers
46.#5:The Secret-A.J. Rivers

Women's Murder Club
47.#13:Unlucky 13-James Patterson
48.#14:14th Deadly Sin-James Patterson
49.#15:15th Affair-James Patterson
50.#16:16th Seduction-James Patterson
51.#17:The 17th Suspect-James Patterson

Stephanie Plum
52.#20:Takedown Twenty-Janet Evanovich
53.#21:Top Secret Twenty-One-Janet Evanovich
54.#22:Tricky Twenty-Two-Janet Evanovich
55.#23:Turbo Twenty-Three-Janet Evanovich
56.#24:Hardcore Twenty-Four-Janet Evanovich
57.#25:Look Alive Twenty-Five-Janet Evanovich

Maya Gray FBI Suspense Thriller
58.#15:Girl Fifteen: Deceived-Molly Black
59.#16:Girl Sixteen: Pursued-Molly Black
60.#17:Girl Seventeen: Abandoned-Molly Black

I'd like to sign up for 30 books! #ShelfStacker 📚

Please sign me up for 25 books 📚

♾️ Serial Reader 🔅
My corner: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Done:
Target: 25
Completion date:

01-10: Serial Dabbler 📖
11-20: More than a Vacation Reader ⛺
21-30: Shelf Stacker 📚 ⬅️ TARGET
31-40: Under the Covers Reader 🔦
41-50: Serious about Serials 🎒
51+: Seasoned Serial Reader 🍃

Archer - Hidden in Plain Sight #2
Asimov - Foundation #1
Banks - Use of Weapons #3
Beckett - The Bone Garden #7
Burroughs - Tarzan the Terrible #8
Butcher - Battle Ground #17
Connolly - The Closers #11
Connolly - Echo Park #12
Fletcher - A Vote for Murder #22
Fletcher - Margaritas and Murder #24
Greenwood - The Castlemaine Murders #13
Horst - Grænseløs #16
Horst - Forræderen #17
Joshi - The Henna Artist #1
Jungstedt - Den sidste udpost #18
Marsh - Colour Scheme #12
Marsh - Died in the Wool #13
Matthews - Happiness for Beginners #1
Pilmark - Eva og Anna #2
Prose - The Mystery Guest #2
Reilly - The 5 Greatest Warriors #3
Riordan - Wrath of the Triple Goddess #7
Riordan - The Dark Prophecy #2
📙 Robinson - Many Rivers to Cross #26
Robinson - Not Dark Yet #27
Rowling - Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone #1
Smith - The Good Husband of Zebra Drive #8
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I'd like to sign up for "Throne of Glass" series - 7 books

I’ll sign up for 19 books please

Serial reader 2026
1st-31st January 2026

Progress: /19 books

I will start 6 series this year (6 books)

Eternal Path Trilogy by Antonia Hodgson
Book 1: The Raven Scholar
Continue series:

Department Q Series by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Book 1: Mercy
Continue series:

The Lucanius Trilogy by James Islington
Book 1: The Shadow of What Was Lost
Continue series:

Jeanette of Kent Duology by Elizabeth Chadwick
Book 1:
The Royal Rebel The Royal Rebel
Continue series:

Ali Dawson Series by Elly Griffiths
Book 1: The Frozen People
Continue series:

The Sunken Archive Series by Sylvie Cathrall
Book 1: A Letter to the Luminous Deep
Continue series:

I will finish 3 series I have started before this year (5 books)

The Fairmile Series by Philippa Gregory
Book 3: Dawnlands

The Joubert Family Chronicles by Kate Mosse
Book 4: The Map of Bones

Daniel Pursglove Series by K.J. Maitland
Book 2: Traitor in the Ice
Book 3: Rivers of Treason
Book 4: A Plague of Serpents

I will read 2 series from start to finish this year (5 books)

Jane Swift Duology by Minette Walters
Book 1: The Swift and the Harrier
Book 2: The Players

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder Series by Holly Jackson
Book 1: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Book 2: Good Girl, Bad Blood
Book 3: As Good As Dead

I will read 3 books that are part of a series.

Shetland Island Series by Ann Cleeves
Book 3: Red Bones
Book 4: Blue Lightning

New Orleans Series by Karen Rose
Book 2: Beneath Dark Waters


OTHERS I MAY ADD TO MY TARGET
Book of Dust Series by Philip Pullman
Book 1: La Belle Sauvage
Continue series:

Claiming a spot for now. Goal will follow soon.

Progress: 0/55

currently reading: tbd

new series:

restarted series:

finished series:

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part of a series:

other:

Serial Reader 2026
1 January - 31 December

Progress: 0/20

Series to Finish

His Fair Assassin
#3 Mortal Heart

Sweet
#4 Sweet Temptation

Pushing the Limits
#4 Take Me On
#5. Chasing Impossible

Flat-Out Love
#2 Flat-Out Celeste

Unwind Dystology
#3 UnSouled

Off
#5 Off Chance

Women's Murder Club
#25 25 Alive
#26 26 Beauties

Series to Continue

Alex Cross
#7 Violets Are Blue
#8 Four Blind Mice
#9 The Big Bad Wolf
#10 London Bridges

Please add me in for 35:

I will start 5 series this year. (# books)
I will finish 0 series I have started before this year. (# books)
I will read 0 series from start to finish this year. (# books)
I will read 30 books that are part of a series. (# books)
My total number of books is 35

Progress: 0/20

Eve Dallas/In Death
Outlander
Bridgerton
Undead
Virgin River
Hannah Swensen
Inkheart
Game of Thrones
Wheel of Time
Witcher
The Lunar Chronicles
Throne of Glass
Crescent City

SERIAL READER
January 1 - December 31, 2026
Progress: 0/30

Sign me up for 30 to start with!

Member Corner Tracking Post

Hi, my target this year is 25
Thanks :)

I am signing up for 15

Progress: 0/15

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I'm in for 24.

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I will start 1 series this year (# books – 1)
I will finish 3 series this year (# books – 7)
I will read 2 series from start to finish this year (# books - 7)
I will read 9 books that are part of a series

hi, sign me up for 50 books!

Signing up for 21 for now

Solo Leveling vol 8 (end)
Stars of Chaos vol 5 (end)
Thousand Autumns vol 2-5 (end)
The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet Fish vol 1-4 (end)
You've Got Mail: The Perils of Pigeon Post vol 1-4 (end)
Case File Compendium vol 5-7 (still going)
Legend of Exorcism 1-4 (still going)

I have plenty more series, but these are the ones I definitely need to focus on since some are all out.

Hello There.

I will be signing up for 52 books

Tiers:
01-10: Serial Dabbler 📖
11-20: More than a Vacation Reader ⛺
21-30: Shelf Stacker
31-40: Under the Covers Reader 🔦
41-50: Serious about Serials 🎒
51+: Seasoned Serial Reader 🍃; Final Goal

Total Number of Books Read:

Sign me up for 10 books please!

Progress: 0/10
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I'm going to start with 25 books

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Update message #14 - please set my goal to 55, thanks

Sign me up for 21 books

Progress: 0/21

Robert Langdon series by Dan Brown (continuing)
1. The Lost Symbol
2. Origin
3. Inferno

Dune series by Frank Herbert (starting)
1. Dune
2. Dune Messiah
3. Children of Dune
4. God Emperor of Dune
5. Heretics of Dune
6. Chapterhouse: Dune

Foundation series by Isaac Asimov (continuing)
1. Foundation's Edge
2. Foundation and Earth
3. Prelude to Foundation
4. Forward the Foundation

Wayward Pines series by Blake Crouch (starting)
1. Pines
2. Wayward
3. The Last Town

All Souls series by Deborah Harkness (starting)
1. A Discovery of Witches
2. Shadow of Night
3. The Book of Life

Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (starting)
1. The Handmaid's Tale
2. The Testaments

Miscellaneous- series I want to start and/or continue/upcoming releases (bonus)
1. Hyperion Hyperion Cantos series
2. All Systems Red - Murderbort series
3. The Faith of Beasts - The Captive's War series - not yet released
4. The Knave and the Moon - The Stonewater Kingdom series - not yet released
5. Startide Rising - The Uplift Saga

I'm signing up for 130.

SERIAL READER
Duration: January 1 – December 31, 2026

0/130

I will start 15 series this year. 0/15

I will finish 3 series I have started before this year. 0/3
Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle 1
Singaporean Mystery series by Ovidia Yu 1
Hannibal Lecter series by Thomas Harris 1

I will read 4 series from start to finish this year. 0/28
Tokyo Ghoul re: by Sui Ishida 14
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation (novels) by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 5
Tommy and Tuppence series by Agatha Christie 5
The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 4

I will read 84 books that are part of a series. 0/84
The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins 1
The Singing Hills Cycle series by Nghi Vo 1
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation series (manhua) by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 11
Solo Leveling series by Chugong 4
Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint series by singNsong 4
Fruits Basket series by Natsuki Takaya 5
Harry Hole series by Jo Nesbo 1
Kinsey Milhone series by Sue Grafton 2
Incarnations of Immortality series by Piers Anthony 2
Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire 3
Finlay Donovan series by Elle Cosimano 2
A Maine Clambake Mystery series by Barbara Ross 1
Phryne Fisher series by Kerry Greenwood 6
Noodle Shop Mystery series by Vivien Chien 1
Her Royal Spyness Mysteries series by Rhys Bowen 2
The Inheritance Games series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 1
Sworn Soldier series by T Kingfisher 2
An Amish Candy Shop Mystery series by Amanda Flower 1
A Bakeshop Mystery series by Ellie Alexander 1
Knit & Nibble Mystery series by Peggy Ehrhart 2
Vampire Knitting Club series by Nancy Warren 2
Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami 10
Ernest Cunningham series by Benjamin Stevenson 1
Camper & Criminals series by Tonya Kappes 2
A Jane Wunderly Mystery by Erica Ruth Neubauer 2
Front desk series by Kelly Yang 2
Lincoln Rhyme series by Jeffery Deaver 1
Magical Fortune Cookie series by Jennifer J Chow 1
Cheese Shop Mystery series by Korina Moss 1
Key West Food Critic Mystery series by Lucy Burdette 1
Sloan Krause series by Ellie Alexander 1
Ghostly Southern Mystery series by Tonya Kappes 1
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure - Phantom Blood series by Hirohiko Araki 2
JoJo’s Bizzare Adventure - Battle Tendency series by Hirohiko Araki 4

01-10: Serial Dabbler 📖

SERIAL READER
Duration: January 1 – December 31, 2026

I will start 2 series this year. (# books)
I will finish 1 series I have started before this year. (# books)
I will read 1 series from start to finish this year. (# books)
I will read 6 books that are part of a series. (# books)

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Same as 2025. Aiming for 45 series books not including comics this year and ideally finishing/getting up to date on at least 15 series. I won't be counting first books in a new series.

0/45

0/15 finished/utd