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"Easy As 1, 2, 3" Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020

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.
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 post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
8) Please repost your entire challenge when you are finished to get your badge.

Amanda A FINISHED

Angie FINISHED

Banshee FINISHED

Barbara ★

Bonita FINISHED

Celia FINISHED

Charlotte

Christina (AKA Babbling) FINISHED

.•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*•. Christine .•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*• FINISHED

Cyndee FINISHED

DenXXX FINISHED

Erin FINISHED

Ferenc FINISHED

Genevieve FINISHED

Grace FINISHED

Hannah

Jackie FINISHED

Joanna FINISHED

JoAnne FINISHED

Josie FINISHED

Krissy

Laila Jane

Mave

~Melissa~

Mycal

myfortressofbooks FINISHED

Rina FINISHED

Sandra FINISHED

Sandy FINISHED

Shash FINISHED

Susan A FINISHED

Suzanne

Tari FINISHED

TC FINISHED

Vanessa FINISHED

✨ Vittoria ✨ FINISHED

Wanda FINISHED

January "Easy As 1, 2, 3" Monthly Challenge

My List:

The Hookup Kristen Ashley 1/2/20 (Moonlight and Motor Oil #1)
Unauthorized Deception Lisa Ladew 1/4/20 (Unauthorized #2)
Sweet Laurel Falls RaeAnne Thayne 1/3/20 (Hope's Crossing #3)

The Book Charmer Karen Hawkins 1/9/20 (Dove Pond #1)
Give Me A Chance Natalie Ann 1/15/20 (Lake Placid #2)
The Confession Club Elizabeth Berg 1/13/20 (Mason #3)

Easy As 1-2-3
1/1/20 – 31/1/20
0/3

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Easy as 1-2-3 Monthly Challenge - January

1. The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey, 1st in The Girl with All the Gifts series - 1/3

2. The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee, 2nd in The Montague Siblings series - 1/13

3. Priest by Ella Frank, 3rd in the Confessions series - 1/17

January "Easy As 1, 2, 3" Monthly Challenge

Completed January 26, 2020

"Easy As 1, 2, 3" Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020

6/6 read

1. Frostblood by Elly Blake, Frostblood Saga, read 1/16/20
2. Bedside Manner by D.J. Jamison, Hearts and Health, read 1/19/20
3. Jonah by Shaw Montgomery, Romance & Revolutions, read 1/26/20

1. Untamed by Carly Marie, Untamed, read 1/24/20
2. A Whole Latte Sass by Marguerite Labbe, Geek Life, read 1/25/20
3. The City Dragon's Mate by Silvia Violet, Lonely Dragons Club, read 1/11/20

"Easy As 1, 2, 3" Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020

Tasks: 3/3

1. This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab – 01/04/2020
Monsters of Verity #1
2. The Savage Blue by Zoraida Córdova – 01/01/2020
The Vicious Deep #2
3. The Vast and Brutal Sea by Zoraida Córdova – 01/15/2020
The Vicious Deep #3

FINISHED January 29, 2020
Easy as 1-2-3 January 2020

1. Pratchett, Terry; Baxter, Stephen - Die Lange Erde (The Long Earth) (January 12, 2020)
2. Herbert, Frank - Der Herr des Wüstenplaneten (Dune Messiah) (January 29, 2020)
3. Karpyshyn, Drew - Die Nacht des Dämons (Chaos Unleashed) (January 29, 2020)

"Easy As 1, 2, 3" Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020

#1 - One You Can't Forget by Lexy Timms 1/2/20
#2 - A Charming Cure by Tonya Kappes 1/6/20
#3 - Moonraker by Ian Fleming 1/3/20

Easy As 1, 2, 3" Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020

1 One for the Money by Janet Evanovich 1/17/2020
2 Empty Nest by Marty Wingate 01/21/2020
3 Tide and Punishment by Bree Baker 1/20/2020

January 2020 "Easy As 1, 2, 3"

Completed 6/6

✔️1 - Heart of Stone byChristine Warren - 12/01/2020
✔️2 - Shadow's Seduction by Kresley Cole - 05/01/2020
✔️3 - Hard as a Rock by Christine Warren - 19/01/2020



✔️1 - #Nerd by Cambria Hebert - 09/01/2020
✔️2 - Black Sheep by Zara Cox - 11/01/2020
✔️3 - Arrogant Bastard by Zara Cox - 13/01/2020

Easy As 1-2-3
1/1/20 – 31/1/20
3/3--finished 1/8/20

1. Negative Exposure Lisa B. Thomas 1/4/20
2. Poppy Harmon and the Hung Jury Lee Hollis 1/8/20
3. BlackBuried Pie Lyndsey Cole 1/3/20, #3 Black Cat Café

"Easy As 1, 2, 3" Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020

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.
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 post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
8) Please repost your entire challenge when you are finished to get your badge.

A Knitting Mystery #1 Knit One, Kill Two by Maggie Sefton 5 January 2020 ★★★
A Mack Bar Mystery #2 Murder with a Twist by Allyson K. Abbott 12 January 2020 ★★★★
Guardians of Eternity #3 Darkness Everlasting by Alexandra Ivy 18 January 2020 ★★★★

Welcome Angie, Cyndee, Charlotte, Banshee, Erin, Ferenc, Joanna, Bonita, Genevieve, Christine, Tari and Christina!!

"Easy As 1, 2, 3" Monthly Challenge
January 2020

1. A Provision for Love by Heather Chapman (1/12/20) - Entangled Inheritance
2. The New Year's Bride by Kit Morgan (1/2/20) - Holiday Mail Order Brides
3. Mostly Risky by Heather B. Moore (1/3/20) - The Women of Ambrose Estate

Welcome Shash!

"Easy As 1, 2, 3" Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020

1 Honor Bound by W.E.B. Griffin - 1/3/20
2 The Black Country by Alex Grecian - 1/2/20
3 Weeping on Wednesday by Ann Purser - 1/13/20

1 An Accidental Murder by J. New - 1/5/20
2 Unhinged by A.G. Howard - 1/14/20
3 The Prophet by Amanda Stevens - 1/30/20

1 Closure by Randall Wood - 1/7/20
2 Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich - 1/18/20
3 Ghost in Trouble by Carolyn G. Hart - 1/31/20

1 Whiskey Sour by J.A. Konrath - 1/9/20
2 A World Without Princes by Soman Chainani - 1/19/20

1 The Rise of Renegade X by Chelsea M. Campbell - 1/12/20
2 Release Of Magic by Martha Carr - 1/20/20

1 The Cats that Surfed the Web by Karen Anne Golden - 1/15/20
2 The Trouble with Turkeys by Kathi Daley - 1/27/20

1 Sweet Thing by Renee Carlino - 1/17/20
2 Savage Run by C.J. Box - 1/28/20

1 The Husband Mission by Regina Scott - 1/17/20
2 The Eagle by Jillian Dodd - 1/30/20

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"Easy As 1, 2, 3" Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020

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.
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 post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
8) Please repost your entire challenge when you are finished to get your badge.

#1 - Two's Company, Three's a Coven 1/31/20
#2 - Scared Stiff 1/17/20
#3 - Frozen Stiff 1/20/20

Easy As 1, 2, 3 Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020

1. Game Changers #1, Game Changer by Rachel Reid Jan 3 ★★★
2. Spectr Series 3 #2, Bringer of Night by Jordan L. Hawk Jan 1 ★★★★★
3. Calluvia's Royalty #3, Once Upon a Time by Alessandra Hazard Jan 10 ★★★★★

I'M IN!

1 Warcross - Marie Lu - 5 JAN
2 Designer Sales and Secrets - A.R. Winters - 3 JAN
3 NYPD Red 3 - James Patterson - 15 JAN

January As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge

READ: 6/6

✔️1 ~ [Texas Justice 01] ~ Don't Close Your Eyes - Christie Craig 1/5
✔️2 ~ [Cut & Run 02] ~ Sticks & Stones - Madeline Urban & Abigail Roux 1/3
✔️3 ~ [Chronicles of the One 03] ~ The Rise of Magicks - Nora Roberts 1/17



✔️1 ~ [Kingdoms of Earth & Air 01] ~ Unlit - Keri Arthur 1/11
✔️2 ~ [Coffeehouse Mystery 02] ~ Through the Grinder - Cleo Coyle 1/12
✔️3 ~ [Tory Bauer Mystery 03] ~ Hotel South Dakota - Kathleen Taylor 1/21



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

"Easy As 1, 2, 3" Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020
Progress: 3/3 Yay I'm so happy I finally read these books!!

1. A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer | 17/01
2. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas | 02/01
3. Defiance by Shelly Crane | 12/01

"Easy As 1, 2, 3" Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020

1. Samson's Lovely Mortal, Tina Folsom, 25.01.2020 - Scanguards Vampires #1
2. Blood of the Demon, Diana Rowland, 23.01.2020 - Kara Gillian #2
3. Heartbreak and Honor, Collette Cameron, 05.01.2020 - Highland Heather Romancing a Scot #3

JoAnne wrote: "



Angie

Banshee

Bonita

Charlotte

Christina (AKA Babbling)

.•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*•. Christine .•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*•

Cyndee

Erin

Ferenc

Genevieve

Joanna

JoAnne

Shash

Tari

Marianne"

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"Easy As 1, 2, 3" Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020

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Welcome Jackie, Sandy, Susan, Sandra, Barbara, myfortressofbooks and Rina!

Easy as 1-2-3 Monthly Challenge - January

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"Easy As 1, 2, 3" Monthly Challenge

1. Apple Cider Slaying by Julie Anne Lindsey 1/1
2. The Christmas Keeper by Jenn McKinlay 1/11
3. Milk and Honey by Faye Kellerman 1/17

I'll sign up for this month since I'm planning to catch up on a lot of series.

1. Nyxia (The Nyxia Triad #1) 1/4
2. Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha #2) 1/22
3. Nyxia Uprising (The Nyxia Triad #3) 1/12

KRISSY'S SPOT

1. Ice Planet Barbarians, (Ice Planet Barbarians #1), 1/12 ★★★★
2. Shattered Wolf, (The Wildcrest Pack #2), 1/11 ★★★★★
3. Graveyard Shift, (Not Dead Yet #3), 1/02 ★★★★★

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Welcome Melissa, Amanda, Celia, Krissy and Josie!!

Easy As 1-2-3
1/1/20 – 31/1/20
0/3

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Welcome Mycal!

"Easy As 1, 2, 3" Monthly Challenge

1. The Hazel Wood-Melissa Albert 1/3
2. Shades of Magic Vol. 2: Night of Knives-V.E. Schwab 1/16
3. This Girl-Colleen Hoover 1/2

"Easy As 1, 2, 3" Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020

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Welcome Grace and Mave!

Easy As 1-2-3 completed
1/1/20 – 31/1/20
3/3

1 The d'Artagnan Romances #1 – the three musketeers – alexander dumas 13.01.20
2 #2 winnie the pooh – the house at pooh corner – a.a. milne 15.01.20
The Three MusketeersThe House at Pooh Corner
3 elizabeth and the prince of spain - margaret irwin 26.01.20
Elizabeth trilogy #3

Welcome Den!

The Lost Challenges
January 2020 "Easy As 1, 2, 3"
Duration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020

Progress: 1 out of 3

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:
(view spoiler)[1) You must read one of each: a 1st, a 2nd, and a 3rd book in a 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 post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
8) Please repost your entire challenge when you are finished to get your badge. (hide spoiler)]

1. Pride Mates by Jennifer Ashley - ***** - 1/2/2020 - 304 Pages
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Finished

Easy As 1-2-3
1/1/20 – 31/1/20
3/3--finished 1/8/20

1. Negative Exposure Lisa B. Thomas 1/4/20, #1 Killer Shots
2. Poppy Harmon and the Hung Jury Lee Hollis 1/8/20, #2 Desert Flowers
3. BlackBuried Pie Lyndsey Cole 1/3/20, #3 Black Cat Café

Welcome Suzanne!!

WOOHOO Tari!

Love the holidays with loads of time to read :)

Easy As 1-2-3
1/1/20 – 31/1/20
3/3

1 – A Curse So Dark and Lonely – Brigid Kemmerer Cursebreakers #1 - 3/1/20
2 – Rules of Attraction – Simone Elkeles Perfect Chemistry #2 - 6/1/20
3 – The Harder You Fall – Gena Showalter The Original Heartbreakers #3 - 4/1/20

WOOHOO Angie!!

Finished! :)

"Easy As 1, 2, 3" Monthly Challenge
January 2020

1. A Provision for Love by Heather Chapman (1/12/20) - Entangled Inheritance
2. The New Year's Bride by Kit Morgan (1/2/20) - Holiday Mail Order Brides
3. Mostly Risky by Heather B. Moore (1/3/20) - The Women of Ambrose Estate

WOOHOO Shash!

Easy as 1,2,3
January

1. A Defense of Honor by Kristi Ann Hunter 1/8 Haven Manor #1
2. A Return of Devotion by Kristi Ann Hunter 1/10 Haven Manor #2
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2. Miss Billy's Decision by Eleanor H. Porter 1/10

2. Deadly Deceit by Natalie Walters 1/12

January 2020 - Easy as "1,2,3"

Goal: 2/3

1. Always Room for Cupcakes by Bethany Lopez (01/14/20), Cupcakes #1
2. Summer and the City by Candace Bushnell (01/02/20), The Carrie Diaries #2
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Welcome Hannah and Laila Jane!