2-3-4 Challenge discussion

1. Did you complete and/or get up to date in any series this month?
2. Did you start any new series? If so, what were they? Will you continue?
3. Did you move forward in any series (that you didn’t complete or finish)? How many?
4. Any standout or 5 star books read? Why did you love it/them?
5. Overall summary of your reading month?

1. Did you complete and/or get up to date in any series this month?
I became up-to-date or completed 5 series this month!!!
Gaslight Mysteries by Victoria Thompson
Columbia River by Kendra Elliot
Montana series by Mary Burton
Bromance Book Club series by Alyssa Kay Adams
Will Trent by Karin Slaughter

2. Did you start any new series? If so, what were they? Will you continue?
I started reading the Truly Devious series by Maureen Johnson, but didn't care for it. I won't be continuing.

3. Did you move forward in any series (that you didn’t complete or finish)? How many?
I moved forward in two series:
D.I. Kim Stone by Angela Marsons
Max Revere by Allison Brennan

4. Any standout or 5 star books read? Why did you love it/them?
I had four 5-Star books in August:


5. Overall summary of your reading month?
I had a great month. I finished 15 books, four of them were 5-Star books. I also finished 5 series!

1. Did you complete and/or get up to date in any series this month? Nope
2. Did you start any new series? If so, what were they? Will you continue? Nope
3. Did you move forward in any series (that you didn’t complete or finish)? How many?
Nope
4. Any standout or 5 star books read? Why did you love it/them?
I reread a Kristin Hannah book and I enjoy just as much as I did before and I read two other books that I read enjoy and gave 4/5 and look forward to reading more about these authors.

5. Overall summary of your reading month?
I read three books this month, no series, they were all standalones. Hopefully in Sept I will read more series book.

1. Did you complete and/or get up to date in any series this month?
No

2. Did you start any new series? If so, what were they? Will you continue?
I started The Sweet Magnolias Series by Sherryl Woods, The Dark Artifices trilogy by Cassandra Clare, Max Revere by Allison Brennan. I will be continuing all 3.

3. Did you move forward in any series (that you didn’t complete or finish)? How many?
I moved forward in 1 series: In Death by J.D. Robb (#12.5)

4. Any standout or 5 star books read? Why did you love it/them?
I really enjoyed all the books I read, but Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices #1) was a definite 5 star. Cassandra Clare's book are always so full of energy, intrigue and adventure.

5. Overall summary of your reading month?
I'm always happy when I finished 5-6 books and stay on point to meet my yearly goal of 60 books. I'm still working on finishing some of my other goals for the year.

Viki wrote: "1. Did you complete and/or get up to date in any series this month? Nope
2. Did you start any new series? If so, what were they? Will you continue? Nope
3. Did you move forward in any series (that ..."

Nope 😂. But you did enjoy what you did read.

Robin wrote: "5. Overall summary of your reading month?
I had a great month. I finished 15 books, four of them were 5-Star books. I also finished 5 series!"

That is absolutely fantastic Robin! I just love ticking off those series, don't you?

Viki wrote: "I read three books this month, no series, they were all standalones. Hopefully in Sept I will read more series book."

I've been reading more standalone too, Viki. Sometimes I'm just i the mood for something that begins and ends straight away.

Melissa wrote: "I'm always happy when I finished 5-6 books and stay on point to meet my yearly goal of 60 books. I'm still working on finishing some of my other goals for the year.."

Glad you had a great month Melissa. I've only read one Cassandra Clare book but I've been wanting to continue. Maybe it can be a goal for me next year.

1. Did you complete and/or get up to date in any series this month? Yes, 4.


I also DNF's a series Last Breath. The author is taking the character in a direction that I do not like and the plots are becoming repetitive.

2. Did you start any new series? If so, what were they? Will you continue?
Yes, 2 and I will continue


3. Did you move forward in any series? How many?
Yes, 9 -


4. Any standout or 5 star books read? Why did you love it/them?
Yes.
- Great characters and an action packed plot.

5. Overall summary of your reading month? Another good month with 19 books - 3 standalones.

1. Did you complete and/or get up to date in any series this month?
I completed one series, The Perfect Gentlemen by Shayla Black & Lexie Blake

2. Did you start any new series? If so, what were they? Will you continue?
I started 4 series 😬 and plan to continue all of them:
Windsor Horne Lockwood, III by Harlan Coben
Lakeside by Helena Hunting
Beck Sisters by Trish Doller (didn’t know it was a series)
Max Revere by Allison Brennan

3. Did you move forward in any series (that you didn’t complete or finish)? How many?
I moved forward in four series:
DI Kim Stone by Angela Marsons
Kate Burkholder Linda Castillo
Brotherhood in Fire by Jaci Burton
New Orleans by Lisa Jackson

4. Any standout or 5 star books read? Why did you love it/them?
I loved At the Pleasure of the President, the series finale. It ended on a great note. I also loved the start to the new Coben series, Win. It surpassed my expectations.

5. Overall summary of your reading month?
I enjoyed everything I read this month and finished 14 books. Nice mix of series reads and standalones, just the way I prefer.

Robin wrote: "1. Did you complete and/or get up to date in any series this month?
I became up-to-date or completed 5 series this month!!!
Gaslight Mysteries by Victoria Thompson
Columbia River by Kendra Elliot
M..."

What a fantastic month, Robin! You rocked everything. Oh, how I loved The Silent Wife. That’s one I could listen to again.

Viki wrote: "1. Did you complete and/or get up to date in any series this month? Nope
2. Did you start any new series? If so, what were they? Will you continue? Nope
3. Did you move forward in any series (that ..."

Congrats on the three books, Viki, as I know you thought you might not get much reading in. And, they were all by authors I really like. Glad to see you enjoyed the Ware book. That was my first by her.

Melissa wrote: "1. Did you complete and/or get up to date in any series this month?
No

2. Did you start any new series? If so, what were they? Will you continue?
I started The Sweet Magnolias Series by Sherryl Wo..."

Congrats on meeting your reading goal, Melissa! I’d noticed you were reading Cassandra Clare. One of these days I will continue reading her series as I enjoyed our group read.

Lauren wrote: "1. Did you complete and/or get up to date in any series this month? Yes, 4.
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Nine series? Well done, Lauren! Too bad about the Erika Foster series.

I'm a little late.

1.Did you complete and/or get up to date in any series this month?

I completed The Perfect Gentlemen by Shayla Black & Lexie Blake

2. Did you start any new series? If so, what were they? Will you continue?

I started 2 new series that I will continue.

A Wrexford & Sloane Mystery by Andrea Penrose (historical)
The Troubleshooters by Suzanne Brockman (SEAL romantic suspense)

3. Did you move forward in any series (that you didn’t complete or finish)? How many?

I moved forward in 6 series

Karen Rose – Romantic Suspense
Kendra Elliot – Columbia River
Alexandra Sokoloff – The Huntress /FBI
Angela Marsons -DI Kim Stone
Lisa Jackson – New Orleans
Julia Quinn – The Bridgertons


4. Any standout or 5 star books read? Why did you love it/them?

I had 5 standout books for different reasons.

The Unsung Hero by Suzanne Brockmann - I love the flashbacks and characters
Gimme Some Sugar by Juliette Poe – I needed a sweet romance and loved the ending to this series
A Dark Lure by Loreth Anne White – White always pulls me into her stories
Child’s Play by Angela Marsons – Kim Stone is one of my favorites, and this story hit close to home.
At the Pleasure of the President by Shayla Black & Lexi Blake – Good suspense to end the series. Great characters.

.5. Overall summary of your reading month?

I read/listened to 16 books this month. It was a great reading month. I don't regret reading anything.

The only story that didn’t live up to my expectations was Romancing Mr. Bridgerton. I am blaming this on the TV series spoiler revealing Lady Whistledown. When I look at older reviews, they all comment on how much fun it was to find out who Lady Whistledown is. Also Colin let me down with his petty jealousy of Penelope’s career.

1. Did you complete and/or get up to date in any series this month?
Fugitive(Bodyguard #6) Completed 8/30/2021
Dark Days (Dead City #3) Completed 8/22
The Secret of White Stone Gate (Black Hollow Lane #2) Completed 8/13
Trapped! (Framed #3) Completed 8/8
The Return of Skeleton Man (Skeleton Man #2) Completed 8/8
Sting (Loot #2) Completed 8/6
The Sultan's Tigers (Tom Trelawney #2) Completed 8/1

2. Did you start any new series? If so, what were they? Will you continue?
The Great Greene Heist (The Great Greene Heist #1) 8/31/2021 - Probably will not continue
Winterhouse (Winterhouse #1) 8/29/2021 - May continue
City of Ghosts (Cassidy Blake #1) 8/28 - Will not continue
The North Star (The Gemini Mysteries #1) 8/27 - May continue
Lola Benko, Treasure Hunter (Treasure Hunter #1) 8/25 - May Continue
Addison Cooke and the Treasure of the Incas (Addison Cooke #1) 8/25 - May continue
TBH, This Is So Awkward (TBH #1) 8/22 - Read book 2 but will not continue
A Guide to the Other Side (Beyond Baylor #1) - 8/24 - Probably will not continue
Money Run (Ashley Arthur #1) - 8/19 - Probably will not continue
Ali Cross (Ali Cross #1) - 8/15 - Will not continue
Call Waiting (Vintage Rose Mysteries) 8/15 - Will not continue
The Darkdeep (Darkdeep #1) - 8/15 - Will not continue
The Epic Documentary of a Not-Yet-Epic Kid (The Classroom #1) - 8/11 - Will probably not continue
The Lab (Agent Six of Hearts #1) 8/10 - Will not continue
The Mighty Odds (The Mighty Odds #1) 8/19 - Will not continue
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls #1) 8/2 - May continue

3. Did you move forward in any series (that you didn’t complete or finish)? How many? 4
TBH, This May Be TMI (TBH #2) 8/22
Jaguar (Jacob Lansa #2) 8/25
Beautiful Chaos (Caster Chronicles #3) 8/20
The Unbreakable Code (Book Scavenger #2) 8/13

4. Any standout or 5 star books read? Why did you love it/them?
Winterhouse is a fun story about a girl who has nothing and suddenly finds an adventure in an old Victorian hotel with quirky characters.
The Explorer's Code - another story with clues and codes - family dynamics. Three kids, three sets of clues - come together at the end in this dandy mystery tale.
Baylor's Guide to the Other Side - Baylor's twin sister, Kristina is dead, but helps him deliver messages from dead loved ones to the living.
The Unteachables - Hilarious situations highlight this one, especially for educators. Ex.. teacher's name is Zachary Kermit and they call him Mr. Ribbit.
Con Quest! fun ride through a comic convention like San Diego Comic Con with characters such as Whom M. D. instead of Dr. Who and Star Worlds instead of Star Wars.
Lola Benko, Treasure Hunter Three very clever kids use their intelligence to get out of outrageous and hilarious situations.
Dead City - Read all three books - Organization to keep zombies in New York City in line. Funny and, well, zombies.
Framed! - Florian Bates uses TOAST - Theory of All Small Things to solve an art theft for the FBI. Read all three books.

5. Overall summary of your reading month?
Participated in month-long Middle Grade Madness Readathon
Read 48 book - 29 were part of series

Lynn wrote: "Read 48 book - 29 were part of series.."

Wow! That is an achievement, Lynn. Kudos!

Great job Lynn. I need a month like that to get caught up.