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💈JULY 2019 Finish What You've Started (Series) Challenge
🌸 SEVENTH 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: JULY 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
JUNE 15th-21st, 2019: Participants will Post their shelves
*If you do not list a shelf, I will not pair you with anyone
***Cut off on JUNE 21st

JUNE 21st-27th, 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.

JUNE 28th: 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
Daph
☘KathyD☘
LaurLa
Cathy
Jammin Jenny
Karen ♐
Danielle Gypsy Soul
Avid Reader and Geek Girl
Chelle
Joyce

PAIRS
☑ made a pick

LaurLa picks for Danielle Gypsy Soul
Chelle picks for Jammin Jenny
Danielle Gypsy Soul picks for Joyce
Cathy picks for Karen ♐
Karen ♐ picks for Jennifer
Jammin Jenny picks for Avid Reader and Geek Girl
☘KathyD☘ picks for Chelle
Daph picks for Cathy
Joyce picks for Ezinwanyi
Ezinwanyi picks for Daph
Jennifer picks for LaurLa
Avid Reader and Geek Girl picks for ☘KathyD☘

♛ I picked for Daph: Option B, Detective Harriet Blue and Sisterhood
☀️ Joyce chose me: Option A: Clashing Colors

✿ Ezinwanyi's JULY 2019 FWYS - Series List (view spoiler)[
1) Nothing Special by A.E. Via (Book 3-6):
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2) Clashing Colors by Elin Peer (Books 2-5)
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(view spoiler)[ 3) Seven of Spades Series by Cordelia Kingsbridge (Books 2-6)

4) Men of the North by Elin Peer (Book 7-10):

5) How to Date a Douchebag by Sara Ney (Books 3-5)


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2) Man Hands by Sarina Bowen (Books 2-3)

2) Lark Cove by Devney Perry (Book 2-4):

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




☀️ BOOKS READ SO FAR: ☀️
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Series for July:

Danger Cove


Donut Shop --


Passport to Peril


Rat Pack


Paranormal Museum

The Women's Murder Club


The Books of Bayern


The Hunger Games


Detective Harriet Blue


Sisterhood

Kathy’s July Finish What You Started List

Boudreaux, Kristen Proby


Bourbon Kings, J.R. Ward


In Death, J.D. Robb


Montgomery Ink, Carrie Ann Ryan


Stark Saga, Julie Kenner


For Chelle, I chose House of Furies and Sigma Force (Option B)
For me, Avid Reader chose Bourbon Kings (Option A)

2019 Series Status
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b>in progress — Bourbon Kings, J.R. Ward
in progress — In Death, J.D. Robb
on hold — Masters and Mercenaries, Lexi Blake
in progress — Montgomery Ink, Carrie Ann Ryan
✔complete — SEAL of Protection, Susan Stoker
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LaurLa's FWYS Series List ~~ July


🔹I pick for: Danielle Gypsy Soul
🔹Series: Duncan Andrews Thrillers AND Whyborne & Griffin

🔹Picked for me: Jennifer
🔹Series: MacKenzie Family

MacKenzie Family ~ Liliana Hart


Maggie O'Dell ~ Alex Kava


Bagram Special Ops ~ Kaylea Cross


Forged of Steele ~ Brenda Jackson


Damaged Heroes ~ Sandy James

Cathy's Finish What You Started July 2019

Dark Ones


The Elder Races


Magnus Pack


The Selection


Tangled

Jammin Jenny's July 2019 FWYS List

I pick for Avid Reader and Geek Girl: Option B, Charlotte Holmes and Beautiful Creatures: The Untold Stories
Chelle picks for me: Option A, Agatha Raisin

1. Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter


2. Agatha Raisin


3. Hannah Swensen


4. Amelia Peabody Series


5. The Oxford Tearoom Mysteries

Karen's FWYS - July

I picked Rat Pack & Donut Shop for Jennifer
Cathy picked I-Team for me

Rocky Mountain House by Vivian Arend


I-Team by Pamela Clare


Billionaire Bachelors by Melody Anne


Sweet Magnolias by Sherryl Woods


Blacktop Cowboys by Lorelei James




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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Danielle Gypsy Soul's FWYS List

I pick In Death and Mercy Thompson for Joyce
Laurla picks Whyborne and Griffin and Duncan Andrews for me

1. A Matter of Time by Mary Calmes


2. The Beacon Hill's Sorcerer by S.J. Himes


3. The Rowan Harbor Cycle by Sam Burns


4. Duncan Andrews Thrillers by Stephen Osborne


5. Whyborne & Griffin by Jordan L. Hawk



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Cole McGinnis Mysteries by Rhys Ford


The Protectors/Escort/Barretti by Sloane Kennedy
(M/F) (M/F) (M/M/M) (M/F) (M/M/M) (M/M/M) (M/M/M) (M/M/F) (M/M/M)

The Rebuilding Year by Kaje Harper


SPECTR by Jordan Hawk


Badlands by Morgan Brice


Shadow of the Templar by M. Chandler


Ward Security by Jocelynn Drake


Hexworld by Jordan L. Hawk


Shifters and Partners by Hollis Shiloh


Psycop by Jordan Castillo Price
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Series Caught Up on or One Book Left

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Sinner's Gin by Rhys Ford


Completed or Caught Up On:
Agents Irish and Whiskey by Layla Reyne
Seven of Spades by Cordelia Kingsbridge
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)]

Avid Readers' FWYS Challenge July

I picked Option A Bourbon Kings, J.R. Ward for KathyD
Jammin Jenny picked Option B Charlotte Homes and Beautiful Creatures Untold Stories for me

1. Grisha Verse


2. Beautiful Creatures: The Untold Stories
7/20


3. Crazy Rich Asians


4. Charlotte Holmes
7/15
7/18
7/20


5. The Glittering Court



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4. Shopaholic


5. Cole McGinnis


THIRDS
- 2/21/19 3.5 stars

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VETOES:
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COMPLETED/CURRENT SERIES:
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Saga-
Jane Hawk-
Tales From Verania-
The Royals- - DNF
The Black Witch-
Truly Devious-
Uglies
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Chelle's FWYS List for July 2019

KathyD picked for me Option B with House of Furies and Sigma Force.

For Jammin' Jenny pick Option A with the Agatha Raisin series.



1) Newbury & Hobbes by George Mann
(Read & LOVED)


2) Sigma Force by James Rollins


3) Jane Hawke by Dean Koontz


4) House of Furies by Madeleine Roux


5) The Loch/Meg Steve Alten



ONE BOOK LEFT IN SERIES
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
Bishop Files Kay Hooper
Kinsey Milhone
Order of the Sanguine
Sleeping Beauty


Series I Finished (Or With One Book Left) But With New Books Being Published -
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Rockton by Kelley Armstrong
Stalking Jack The Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco
Miracle Springs, NC by Ellery Adams
Wayward Children by Seanan McGuire
Three Dark Crowns
You Caroline Kepnes
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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

Pluto's Snitch by Carolyn Haines

Roaring Twenties Mysteries by Mary Miley

Parasol Protectorate Gail Carriger


Witch City Mystery by Carol J. Perry

Asylum Madeleine Roux

Magical Bakery Mysteries Bailey Cates

Lighthouse Library Mysteries Eva Gates

Harper Connelly by Charlaine Harris

Heroine Complex Sarah Kuhn

Warm Bodies Isaac Marion

Coffeehouse Mysteries Cleo Coyle
Not Yet Released-
The Hollows Kim Harrison

Hercules Poirot Agatha Christie

Wicked Years Gregory Maguire

Bewitching Mysteries Madelyn Alt
Walking Dead Robert Kirkman
Injustice: Gods Among Us
Bibliophile Mysteries Kate Carlisle
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Series I Finished -
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Joe Tesla Rebecca Cantrell
Odd Thomas Dean Koontz (hide spoiler)]

FWYS 2019

I picked for Ezinwanyi Opition A Clashing Colors
Danielle Gypsy Soul picked Option B with In Death and Mercy Thompson for me



1: In Death series by J.D. Robb (25-47 current end of series)


2: Stephanie Plum by Janet Evanovich (18-25 current end of series)


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


4. Aisling Grey (Books 3-4)


5. Mercy Thompson (Books 5-11)

Katelyn's FWYS List for July 2019

@Daph:
For you, I went with Option B, Detective Harriet Blue and Sisterhood.

I hope you continue to enjoy them :D

LaurLa wrote: "LaurLa's FWYS Series List ~~ July


🔹I pick for: ??
🔹Series: ??

🔹Picked for me: ??
🔹Series: ??

MacKenzie Family ~ Liliana Hart
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Laurla, I'm going with option A and Mackenzie Family for you so you can knock some more of this series out!

Hi Chelle! For July, I am picking Option B...House of Furies and Sigma Force.
Happy Reading!

Karen,
for you I am choosing option A : I-Team by Pamela Clare

Joyce,

I am choosing Option B with In Death and Mercy Thompson. Both great series!

KathyD

I'm choosing option A Bourbon Kings, J.R. Ward, hopefully, you can finish off the series this month!

Jammin Jenny wrote: "Jammin Jenny's July 2019 FWYS List..."
Jenny, I pick Option A for you so you can finish the Agatha Raisin series.

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "Hi Chelle! For July, I am picking Option B...House of Furies and Sigma Force.
Happy Reading!"

Thanks! I just ordered Court of Shadows today!

Avid Reader and Geek Girl wrote: "KathyD

I'm choosing option A Bourbon Kings, J.R. Ward, hopefully, you can finish off the series this month!"

Thanks Avid Reader!!

Cathy wrote: "Karen,
for you I am choosing option A : I-Team by Pamela Clare"

Great! Thanks, Cathy. I'm loving this series.

Jennifer, for you I choose Option B with Rat Pack and Donut Shop

Karen ♐ wrote: "Jennifer, for you I choose Option B with Rat Pack and Donut Shop"

Oh excellent! I really enjoy both!

Danielle - I pick option B for you. One short and one long!


Duncan Andrews Thrillers by Stephen Osborne AND
Whyborne & Griffin by Jordan L. Hawk

Good luck!!

Jennifer wrote: "Laurla, I'm going with option A and Mackenzie Family for you so you can knock some more of this series out!"

Thank-you!!! This series has SO many novellas!

Hi Ezinwanyi

I pick option A Clashing Colors this sounds like an interesting series

Hi Avid Reader and Geek Girl!

I pick Option B for you with Charlotte Holmes and Beautiful Creatures: The Untold Stories

Jammin Jenny wrote: "Hi Avid Reader and Geek Girl!

I pick Option B for you with Charlotte Holmes and Beautiful Creatures: The Untold Stories"

Thanks! I can't wait to read them!

Joyce wrote: "Hi Ezinwanyi

I pick option A Clashing Colors this sounds like an interesting series"

Great choice!!!
Thank you

I didn't get any picks:-(

Cathy wrote: "I didn't get any picks:-("

I pm’d her already. I’m sorry 😐
I’ll let the first commenter chose for you. If none in the next hour, I’ll pick.
Thanks for your patience thus far

Hi Cathy! For you I pick Option A - The Selection. Here's hoping you can finish this series this month!

Thanks Jamming Jenny

Thanks Jamming Jenny! I will try to knock it out so I can add a new series :-)

I finished these 2 so far:

7/15
7/18

Finished another 2 one from the Charlotte Holmes series: & one from The Beautiful Creatures Untold Stories:

Finished two from Rat Pack: and and will be finished with my first from Donut Shop today:

Finished one of my books now on to the 2nd.

Finished my 2 books and loved them - and