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Nyssa wrote: "Sometimes it's easy to forget that these challenges are supposed to be fun, not work. :) Your changes sound like they will be for the best for you as far as time and enjoyment.
I wish you the best..."

Nyssa wrote: "Sometimes it's easy to forget that these challenges are supposed to be fun, not work. :) Your changes sound like they will be for the best for you as far as time and enjoyment.
I wish you the best..."

Agatha Raisin - M C Beaton (book 1)
Archy McNally - Lawrence Sanders/Vincent Largo (book 1)
Adam Dalgliesh - PD James (book 1)
Amanda Pepper - Gillian Roberts (book 7) Update Dec
Argeneau Vampires - Lyndsay Sands (book 5) Update April
Brain Ship Series - Anne McCaffrey (book 1)
The Cat Who series (book 4) Update April
Chief Inspector Gamache (book 1)
Culinary Mysteries - Diane Mott Davidson (book 14)Update Dec
Dan Shamble, Private Eye (book 1)
87th Precinct - Ed McBain (book 11)
Flinx and Pip - Alan Dean Foster (read book 2, but not book 1)
In Death - JD Robb (book 11)
Diskworld - Terry Pratchett (book 15) Update Dec
Harry Bosch - Michael Connelly (book 1)
Inspector Alleyn - Ngaio Marsh (book 2)
Inspector Rebus - (book 1)
Iron Druid (book 3)
Laurel McKay Mysteries (book 3)
Legend of Vanx Malic - M R Mathias (book 1)
Lord of the Rings (book 2) - Update Feb
Myth series - Robert Asprin (book 1)
Midsommer Murders - Carolyn Graham (book 2)
Trash n Treasures Mysteries (book 2 or 3)
Stainless Steel Rat (book 1)
Sword of Shannara - (book 1 of 3)
Vorkosigan Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold (book 4)
Warlock of Gramarye (book 2)
Dune (book 1) Update Jan
Deadwood (book 2) Update Jan
Royal Spyness (book 2) Update Feb
Murder She Wrote (book 9) Update Dec

January
1. Fellowship of the Rings - JRR Tolkein
2. Tall, Dark & Hungry - Lyndsay Sands
3. Love Bites - Lyndsay Sands
4. Single White Vampire - Lyndsay Sands
5. Dune - Frank Herbert (part of a challenge)
6. Reaper Man - Terry Pratchett
7. Nearly Departed In Deadwood - Ann Charles
8. Optical Delusion in Deadwood - Ann Charles

February
1. How I Spent My Summer Vacation - Gillian Roberts
2. The Two Towers - J R R Tolkien
3. Her Royal Spyness - Rhys Bowen
4. Tough Cookie - Diane Mott Davidson
5. A Royal Pain - Rhys Bowen

March
1. Sticks & Scones - Diane Mott Davidson
2. Morgue Drawer: Do Not Enter - Jutta Profijt (new book in completed series)
3. Murder in Merino - Sally Goldenbaum (new book in completed series)

April
1. Gin & Daggers (Murder She Wrote #1) - Donald Bain
2. Manhattans & Murder (Murder She wrote #2) - Donald Bain
3. Witches Abroad - Terry Pratchett
4. Rum & Razors (Murder She Wrote #3) - Donald Bain
5. Cat Who Saw Read (book 4) - Lilian Jackson Braun

May
1. Small Gods - Terry Pratchett
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She "broke" the thread naming scheme! Ahhh!!!!

Oh and Second.

Nyssa wrote: "She "broke" the thread naming scheme! Ahhh!!!!

Oh and Second."

lol! You're right.

Well, maybe someone can fix it. :)

I added the Deadwood series early because I already owned it and I'm trying to concentrated on audiobooks that I already owned this year. I think I also have book 2, but beyond that, not sure. Same thing with The Royal Spyness series.

It's almost midMarch. I'm getting along with my series books although I started a couple of new ones this year. Just finished reading the most recently published book in two completed series, so I'm caught up there. I'm alternating between a couple of series. I expect that I will finish the Diane Mott Davidson series soon. I'm finished book 10 with 7 I think left. I also have one more book in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Both are easy to listen to while I work on Ebaying a bunch of stuff for my Mom.

Slow March and April on series. I've decided to drop book-of-the-month readings for the rest of the year (unless I already have the book) because it's distracting me from my goals of finishing series AND completing my embarrassingly high number of purchased TBRs.

I think my primary series will be the easy to listen to. I spend a lot of time shlepping family members to appointments & ER, waiting while cars are fixed and occasionally, while on errands using an in-ear speaker. Murder She Wrote is my take-a-long series for ebook. They don't take very long to read and are easy to get back to with chronic interruption. Love the series so far. :)

Sometimes it's easy to forget that these challenges are supposed to be fun, not work. :) Your changes sound like they will be for the best for you as far as time and enjoyment.
I wish you the best of luck going forward!!

Since I last posted, I have mostly read and listened to random books, which helped a lot. I did make headway in 3 series - Goldy Shulz (Diane Mott Davidson), Murder she Wrote (Jessica Fletcher/Donald Bain) and Discworld (Terry Pratchett). I only have 3 more books left in the Goldy Shulz culinary mystery series, so that's going along well. I have many books to do on the other two series.

I will be getting more needlework going after the 1st of the year which gives me more time with audiobooks. That's going to be hard at first since tomorrow, I'm going to start on a marathon of Downton Abbey since the final season starts Jan. 3 and I didn't even see all of last season! Just for the fun of it, I plan to make a different cheesecake every episode starting with a traditional New York cheesecake. Why cheesecake? Diabetes. Only low carb thing I can think of.

December 2017. So where Am I Now? Finished 4. Added to a couple. Added more series (not listed below though).

Agatha Raisin - M C Beaton (book 1)
Archy McNally - Lawrence Sanders/Vincent Largo (book 1)
Adam Dalgliesh - PD James (book 1)
Amanda Pepper - Gillian Roberts (book 7) COMPLETED
Argeneau Vampires - Lyndsay Sands (book 5) Update April
Brain Ship Series - Anne McCaffrey (book 1)
The Cat Who series (book 4) Update April
Chief Inspector Gamache (book 1)
Culinary Mysteries - Diane Mott Davidson (book 14) COMPLETED
Dan Shamble, Private Eye (book 1) COMPLETED
87th Precinct - Ed McBain (book 11)
Flinx and Pip - Alan Dean Foster (read book 2, but not book 1)
In Death - JD Robb (book 11) Book 15
Diskworld - Terry Pratchett (book 15) Book 23
Harry Bosch - Michael Connelly (book 1) 2 more not in order
Inspector Alleyn - Ngaio Marsh (book 2)
Inspector Rebus - (book 1)
Iron Druid (book 3)
Laurel McKay Mysteries (book 3) COMPLETED
Legend of Vanx Malic - M R Mathias (book 1)
Lord of the Rings (book 2) - Update Feb
Myth series - Robert Asprin (book 1) Book 4
Midsommer Murders - Carolyn Graham (book 2)
Trash n Treasures Mysteries (book 2 or 3)
Stainless Steel Rat (book 1)
Sword of Shannara - (book 1 of 3)
Vorkosigan Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold (book 4)
Warlock of Gramarye (book 2)
Dune (book 1) Update Jan
Deadwood (book 2) Update Jan
Royal Spyness (book 2) Update Feb
Murder She Wrote (book 9) Book 10