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💈 MARCH 2019 Finish What You've Started (Series) Challenge
🌸 THIRD Shelf for 2019
Please post your shelves. NO COMMENTS in this thread please. After I post the pair, it will add a link to the shelf, and then you can add discussion comments.

🍭1) 🍭Please only post a list of 5 series STARTED OR NOT STARTED

*When listing your series, please only list the bookcovers you have NOT read yet.
**Novellas are optional.

🎯It is the Picker's option to chose Option A or Option B!!
2) OPTION A: An assigned person will pick ONE series from your post series.
OPTION B: An assigned person will pick TWO series from your post series.

3) You have one month: MARCH 2019
OPTION A: to try to read as many books in that series as you can—minimum two books in that series.
OPTION B: try to read as many books in the two series as you can—minimum one book per series.

*if you don't read your chosen series, it's okay because this challenge is for YOUR ENJOYMENT.

4) Please try to select for your pair ASAP as we all get excited and waiting is torture to some.

5) After you have made your selections, please return to your original bookshelf and update that shelf with the books your chose and the ones chosen for you.

TIMELINE
FEBRUARY 28- MARCH 4, 2019: Participants will Post their shelves
*If you do not list a shelf, I will not pair you with anyone
***Cut off on MARCH 4 @9:00 a.m. (Central Time)

MARCH 4-8, 2019: Pairs will be posted & then Selection of a Series (Specify Option A or B)
*Again, as I said earlier, please try to select for your pair ASAP.

MARCH 8 (after 5pm): Re-picks for those who didn’t get the pick

**MOD ASSIST: TCF Mods Trea, Denise & Lanelle are also around for assistance.

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PARTICIPANTS
Ezinwanyi
Jennifer
☘KathyD☘
Karen ♐
LaurLa
Sunshine
Louise
Brigia
Suzanne
Chelle
Loriridae
Jammin Jenny
Danielle Gypsy Soul
Joyce
Theo
Cathy

PAIRS
☑ made a pick

☑ Suzanne picks for Jennifer
☑ LaurLa picks for Chelle
☑ Brigia picks for ☘KathyD☘
☑ Jennifer picks for Danielle Gypsy Soul
☑ Loriidae picks for LaurLa
☑ Chelle picks for Sunshine
☑ Danielle Gypsy Soul picks for Louise
☑ Karen ♐ picks for Jammin Jenny
☑ Theo picks for Ezinwanyi
☑ Jammin Jenny picks for Suzanne
☑ Ezinwanyi picks for Joyce
☑ ☘KathyD☘ picks for Brigia
☑ Joyce picks for Loriridae
☑ Sunshine picks for Cathy
☑ Cathy picks for Theo
☑ Louise picks for Karen ♐

♛ I pick for Joyce: Stephanie Plum AND Ghosts and Reincarination
☀️ Theo picks for me: Demigods of San Francisco & Seven
✿ Ezinwanyi's MARCH 2019 FWYS - Series List (view spoiler)[
1) The Protector by Sloane Kennedy (Book 6-11):

2) Sign of Love by Mia Sheridan (Book 11-12):

3) Men of the North by Elin Peer (Book 3-8):
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4) The Demigods of San Francisco by K.F Breene (Books 2-3)

5) Seven by Danika Dark (Books 2-8)


Possible series to finish (view spoiler)[
4) Desperate Dutchesses by Eloisa James (Books 4-9)


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❀ Series Completed/Current:
♛January 2019♛:
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♛February 2019♛:
❀ Series Completed/Current:




☀️ BOOKS READ SO FAR: ☀️
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EZI!!! No worries, we were just afraid something had happened to you!!! I'm so sorry you're dealing with so much stuff all at once!

Series for March:

Danger Cove


Donut Shop --


Oxford Tea Room


Passport to Peril


Witch City mysteries

Kathy’s Finish What You Started March List

Boudreaux, Kristen Proby


In Death, J.D. Robb


Montgomery Ink, Carrie Ann Ryan


SEAL of Protection, Susan Stoker


Stark Saga, Julie Kenner


For Brigia, I chose Hidden Legacy and Ravenspire (Option B)
For me, Briga chose In Death and Montgomery Ink (Option B)

2019 Series Status
(view spoiler)[in progress — Boudreaux, Kristen Proby
in progress — In Death, J.D. Robb
on hold — Masters and Mercenaries, Lexi Blake
in progress — Montgomery Ink, Carrie Ann Ryan
in progress — SEAL of Protection, Susan Stoker
in progress — Stark Saga, Julie Kenner (hide spoiler)]

Karen's FWYS - March

I picked Anita Blake and Amelia Peabody for Jammin Jenny
Louise picked Night Horde SoCal and The Proposition for me

Rocky Mountain House by Vivian Arend


I-Team by Pamela Clare


The Night Horde SoCal by Susan Fanetti


The Proposition by Katie Ashley


Billionaire Bachelors by Melody Anne




2019 Series Finished/UTD/1 Book Left
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MacKade Brothers - Finished
Night Horde SoCal - 1 Book Left
The Proposition - 1 Book Left
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LaurLa's FWYS Series List -- March


🔷I pick for: Chelle
🔷Series: Rockton by Kelley Armstrong

🔷Picked for me: Loriidae
🔷Series: Bagram Special Ops and Maggie O'Dell

MacKenzie Family ~ Liliana Hart



Maggie O'Dell ~ Alex Kava


Bagram Special Ops ~ Kaylea Cross


Forged of Steele ~ Brenda Jackson


Damaged Heroes ~ Sandy James

March FWYS

Chelll choose Law of Moses & Eden Series Option B
I chose for Cathy Dresden Files Series Option A


The Law of Moses Series


Reapers MC Series


The Dresden Files Series


The Eden Series


Spires Universe Series
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March 2019 FWYS
I choose for Karen: Night Horde SoCal and The Proposition for me
Danielle chose for me: Ghost-In Law

1. Private by James Patterson


2. Cruise Ship Mysteries by Hope Callaghan


3. Ghost In Law


4. Amelia Peabody


5. No1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith


Series with 1 book remaining

Brigia's March FWYS list

Kathy D chose for me: option B - Hidden Legacy & Ravenspire
I chose for Kathy D: option B - In Death & Montgomery Ink

1) Harry Bosch Universe


2) Signs of Love Series


3) Hitchhiker's Guide Series


4) Ravenspire Series


5) Hidden Legacy Series


Series with 1 book left:
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The Murderbot Series:
Kendra Donovan Series: (hide spoiler)]

Suzanne's FWYS List for 2019

Picked for me: Murderbot

I picked: Witch city and Oxford Tea Shop for Jennifer

Books Read: Series finished!!



1. Kate Burkholder


2. Elemental Assassin


3. Spindle Cove


4. Magister


5. The Murderbot Diaries

FWYS List for March 2019

LaurLa picks Option A for me: Rockton by Kelley Armstrong
(Currently Reading)

For Sunshine I choose Option B with the Eden Series and The Law of Moses Series.

Books Read:

(I added the Rockton series to my list since I am now down to one book in the Crazy Rich Asians series.)

1) Jane Hawke by Dean Koontz


2) Sigma Force by James Rollins


3) Newbury & Hobbes by George Mann


4) Rockton by Kelley Armstrong


5) Roaring Twenties Mysteries by Mary Miley


ONE BOOK LEFT IN SERIES
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Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
Bishop Files Kay Hooper
Kinsey Milhone
Order of the Sanguine
Sleeping Beauty
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Series I Finished (Or With One Book Left) But With New Books Being Published -
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Stalking Jack The Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco
House of Furies by Madeleine Roux
Miracle Springs, NC by Ellery Adams
Wayward Children by Seanan McGuire
Three Dark Crowns
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Series I Want to Start (view spoiler)[
The Villains by Serena Valentino

Custard Protocol by Gail Carriger

A Writer's Apprentice Mystery by Julia Buckley

Oxford Tearoom Mysteries
Bookmobile Cat Mystery Series
Bewitched by Chocolate
Book Retreat Mysteries
Cainsville Series by Kelley Armstrong
Booktown Mystery Series
The Paper Magician
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Other Series I've Started (view spoiler)[
Jackaby by William Ritter

Agent Pendergast by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

Parasol Protectorate Gail Carriger

The Loch/Meg Steve Alten

Magical Bakery Mysteries Bailey Cates

Lighthouse Library Mysteries Eva Gates

Harper Connelly by Charlaine Harris

Heroine Complex Sarah Kuhn

Warm Bodies Isaac Marion

Asylum Madeleine Roux

Coffeehouse Mysteries Cleo Coyle
Not Yet Released-
Hercules Poirot Agatha Christie
Wicked Years Gregory Maguire
Bewitching Mysteries Madelyn Alt
Walking Dead Robert Kirkman
The Hollows Kim Harrison
Injustice: Gods Among Us
Bibliophile Mysteries Kate Carlisle
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Series I Finished -
(view spoiler)[You Caroline Kepnes
Joe Tesla Rebecca Cantrell
Odd Thomas Dean Koontz (hide spoiler)]

March FWYS
picks __ & __ for me
I pick __ & ___ for __

The Cynsters Stephanie Laurens (21-26)
- - - -

Shadows of Justice Regan Black (3 - 6)
- - -

Danger Incorporated Olivia Jaymes (6 - 8)
- - -

Graveyard Queen Amanda Stevens (3 - 6)
- - - -

Mercy Kilpatrick Kendra Elliot (1 - 5)
- - - -

2019 - Series Up to Date / Completed / One Left / Abandoned (view spoiler)[.
Picked for me series (February)

Progress on other series listed:

One Left: Sebastian St Cyr

Series Abandoned: (Series 0/4)
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Jammin Jenny's March FWYS Bookshelf

I pick Option A for Suzanne: Murderbot Diaries
Karen picks Option B for me: Anita Blake and Amelia Peabody

1. Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter


2. Agatha Raisin


3. Hannah Swensen


4. Amelia Peabody Series


5. The Oxford Tearoom Mysteries

Danielle's FWYS Challenge

I pick for Ghost In Law for Louise
Jennifer picks Agents Irish and Whiskey for me

1. A Matter of Time by Mary Calmes


2. Seven of Spades by Cordelia Kingsbridge


3. Sinner's Gin by Rhys Ford


4. Duncan Andrews Thrillers by Stephen Osborne



5. Agents Irish and Whiskey by Layla Reyne




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Upcoming Series:
Dangerous Ground by Josh Lanyon


Whyborne & Griffin by Jordan L. Hawk


The Rowan Harbor Cycle by Sam Burns


Hexworld by Jordan L. Hawk


Series Caught Up on or One Book Left

Series with one book left:

Completed or Caught Up On:
Roads by Garrett Leigh
Metahuman Files by Hailey Turner
Offbeat Crimes by Angel Martinez
Texas by R.J. Scott
Life Lessons by Kaje Harper
Unbreakable Bonds by Jocelynn Drake
THIRDS by Charlie Cochet
Marshals by Mary Calmes
Scorpius Syndrome by Rebecca Zanetti
Bear Otter and the Kid by T.J. Klune (hide spoiler)]

FWYS 2019

I pick option B and Cynsters and Mercy St. Patrick series for Loriidae

Ezi picks Stephanie Plum AND Ghosts and Reincarination for me
Stephanie Plum AND Ghosts and Reincarination

1: In Death series by J.D. Robb (23-47 current end of series)


2: Stephanie Plum by Janet Evanovich (16-25 current end of series)


3. Ghosts and Reincarination by Kristen Ashley (1,3,4,5)


4. Innkeeper Chronicles by Ilona Andrews (books 3, 3.5)


5. Aisling Grey (Books 3-4)

Theo's March 2019 FWYS

I chose for Ezi: Demigods of San Francisco and Seven
Cathy chose for me: Sisterhood and Alex Rider

Sisterhood by Ann Brashares (Book 4.5-5)

Alex Rider by Anthony Horowitz (Books 7-11)


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2. Undead by MaryJanice Davidson (Books 13-15)

3. Alex Rider by Anthony Horowitz (Books 7-11)

4. Confessions of Georgia Nicolson (Books 3-10)

5. A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket (Books 10-13)
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Cathy's Finish What You Started March 2019

Dark Ones



The Elder Races



Rosemary Beach



Dresden Files


Magnus Pack

@Joyce:
☀️ I pick Joyce Stephanie Plum AND Ghosts and Reincarination ~ Option B
Stephanie Plum is funny so I enjoy that one.

@ Jennifer
I'm using Option B and choosing Witch City and Oxford Tea Shop -they both look fun, and I like the puns in the Oxford Tea shop titles :)

Sunshine wrote: "March FWYS

____________ picked picks
I chose for ______________Option


The Law of Moses Series


Reapers MC Series
[..."


Hello Sunshine! (I couldn't help myself;)
I choose Option B for you with the Eden Series and The Law of Moses Series. Perhaps you can finish 2 series this month. Chelle

Hi Brigia...I'm going with Option B for you...Hidden Legacy and Ravenspire

Suzanne wrote: "@ Jennifer
I'm using Option B and choosing Witch City and Oxford Tea Shop -they both look fun, and I like the puns in the Oxford Tea shop titles :)"

OH YAY i need one of the witch city books for another challenge that's about to run out of time! Great picks!

Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "Danielle's FWYS Challenge

I pick for XXXX for XXXXx
XXXXX picks XXXXX for me

1. A Matter of Time by Mary Calmes
[bookcover:Hanna..."

Danielle, I'm picking Agents Irish and Whiskey for you -- I love the covers, and maybe you can finish out the series.

Karen I'm going with Option B and choosing The Night Hirde SoCal & The Proposition

Louise wrote: "Karen I'm going with Option B and choosing The Night Hirde SoCal & The Proposition"

Great! Thanks, Louise!

LaurLa for you I have chosen option B. Both of these are on my TBR to start!
Bagram special ops - Kayle Cross and Maggie O'Dell - Alex Kava

Suzanne for you I choose Option A - Murderbot Diaries. Sounds like a fun series!

Thanks! That will really fantastic to finish a series - and I totally loved (and identified with) Murderbot in the first two books :)

Theo I choose option B for you.

Sisterhood by Ann Brashares and Alex Rider by Anthony Horowitz

Jammin Jenny, for you I choose Anita Blake and Amelia Peabody series with Option B.

Louise, for you I choose Ghost In Law series with Option A so you can finish it up.

Hi Loriidae
I pick option B and Cynsters and Mercy St. Patrick series.

enjoy

Ezinwanyi wrote: "@Joyce:
☀️ I pick Joyce Stephanie Plum AND Ghosts and Reincarination ~ Option B
Stephanie Plum is funny so I enjoy that one."

I always love Stephanie Plum books

Ezi

I'm not familiar with any of your series, so I'm going to go with Option B to give me a better chance of picking something you'll want to read!

Demigods of San Francisco and Seven

Karen ♐ wrote: "Jammin Jenny, for you I choose Anita Blake and Amelia Peabody series with Option B."

Thanks Karen. Just got the next books in Anita Blake for my birthday so I'm psyched.

Cathy wrote: "Theo I choose option B for you.

Sisterhood by Ann Brashares and Alex Rider by Anthony Horowitz"

Thanks Cathy!

Theo wrote: "Ezi

I'm not familiar with any of your series, so I'm going to go with Option B to give me a better chance of picking something you'll want to read!

Demigods of San Francisco and Seven"

Thank you Theo! They are both good series. I think you’d like Demigods of San Francisco

Joyce wrote: "Hi Loriidae
I pick option B and Cynsters and Mercy St. Patrick series.

enjoy"

Thanks Joyce, I am looking forward to Mercy and It's the bump I need to continue the other one.

Cathy's Finish What You Started March 2019

I pick option A for you...
Dresden Files
Cold Days (The Dresden Files, #14) by Jim Butcher
Skin Game (The Dresden Files, #15) by Jim Butcher
Brief Cases (The Dresden Files, #15.1) by Jim Butcher

I hope this finishes the series for you this month

Chelle!!! I pick for you Option A:

Rockton by Kelley Armstrong (so you can finish!)

Loriidae wrote: " LaurLa for you I have chosen option B. Both of these are on my TBR to start!
Bagram special ops - Kayle Cross and Maggie O'Dell - Alex Kava"

Thanks, Loriidae!!! Hopefully will get one of each in!

LaurLa wrote: "Chelle!!! I pick for you Option A:

Rockton by Kelley Armstrong (so you can finish!)"

Thank you! I am excited to read the next one.

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "Hi Brigia...I'm going with Option B for you...Hidden Legacy and Ravenspire"

Thanks, Kathy, really looking forward to both!

And for you I'll also go with option B: In Death and Montgomery Ink.

Brigia wrote: "☘KathyD☘ wrote: "Hi Brigia...I'm going with Option B for you...Hidden Legacy and Ravenspire"

Thanks, Kathy, really looking forward to both!

And for you I'll also go with option B: In Death and Mo..."

Thanks Brigia!!

According to my talley, everyone should have a pick...did I overlook anyone?

Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "Louise, for you I choose Ghost In Law series with Option A so you can finish it up."

Thanks Danielle, that's a really fun series

Finished one and started another from one of my series: . This is a fun series! I'm really happy with both series that were picked for me this month!